POLITICAL CHANGE IN LEBANON HAVE
SAID THEY WILL ALSO GIVE ANY AID
THAT IT'S NEEDED
>> IT TURNS INTO AN 
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ISSUE AS
WELL
THANK YOU.
>>> AS THE NFL SEASON APPROACHES
THE DEADLINE FOR PLAYERS TO OPT 
OUT HAS PASSED
66 PLAYERS DECLINED TO PLAY THE 
2020 SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
CONCERNS
A PLAYER CAN STILL OPT OUT IF HE
HAS A HIGH RISK CONDITION OR
SOMEONE IN HIS FAMILY GETS THE
VIRUS.
>>> LET'S TURN TO JANESSA WEBB
JOINING US NOW
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN AS 
WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND
WE DO HAVE A FEW STRAY SHOWERS
IMPACTING THE EAST COAST
D.C. INTO PHILLY
WE DO HAVE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THAT'S GOING TO LAST UNTIL ABOUT
6:00 A.M. AND THEN THAT SYSTEM
STARTS TO MAKE ITS WAY OUT
THINGS WILL RAMP UP TOMORROW
THIS WILL BE STRAY SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT YOUR WEEKEND AND THEY
MOVE OFFSHORE BY SUNDAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG STORY
OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE DAKOTAS 
ARE STILL SITTING IN THE 90s
A SMALL CHANCE OF SEVERE
WEATHER, DAMAGING WINDS GOING TO
BE THE PRIMARY THREAT AND THEN
WE'RE SITTING IN THE 80s FROM 
PHILLY TO RICHMOND THIS 
AFTERNOON.
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH A NEW 
TELEMUNDO NBC NEWS COLLABORATION
COVERING ISSUES AFFECTING THE 
HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN AMERICA 
WITH REPORTS RUNNING IN SPANISH 
AND ENGLISH ON BOTH NETWORKS
>> COVID-19 TESTING CHALLENGES
AMONG FARM WORKERS
LATINOS ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY HALF 
OF THE STATE'S CORONAVIRUS
DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA. 
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA'S
CENTRAL VALLEY A QUARTER OF OUR 
NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY IS IN THE
HANDS OF AN ESSENTIAL WORK FORCE
WITH A LOT OF FEAR AND A LOT TO 
LOSE
>> SHE SAYS THAT SHE'S JUST 
HOPING THEY DON'T GET EVICTED.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE USUALLY 
PICKING GRAPES BUT HAVEN'T BEEN 
ABLE TO WORK SINCE LEARNING 
5-YEAR-OLD MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
TO COVID-19 AT HIS DAYCARE
HE GOT TESTED BUT HIS RESULTS 
MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR TWO
WEEKS.
>> YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO WORK
FOR THOSE TWO WEEKS?
>> YES
>> WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO FOR
PAYING THE RENT?
>> EXACTLY
IT'S GOING TO BE A STRESS.
>> WE'VE TRIED TO BE AS 
PROACTIVE AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: THE CEO IS TRYING
TO MAKE SURE WORKERS GET PAID 
FOR MISSED HOURS
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING AND TAKE CARE OF YOU IF 
YOU THINK YOU OTHER SICK. 
>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S A FEAR 
AND RELUCTANCE TO SELF-REPORT.
>> ARE YOU GUYS ASKING FOR
DOCUMENTS?
ARE YOU CHECKING IMMIGRATION
STATUS
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT AND THAT IS 
NOT THE INTENT AT ALL.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR HAS 
PLEDGED $52 MILLION TO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TO HELP WITH 
TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING AND 
AS OUR COLLEAGUE SAID, TELEMUNDO
HAS FOUND THE PRESSURE TO KEEP
WORKING IS FORCING SOME TO
IGNORE THE POSSIBILITY OF 
EXPOSURE TO COVID-19
>> THE FARM WORKERS UNION SAYS
THAT UP TO 70% OF FARM WORKERS
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SO THEY 
CAN'T RISK LOSING THEIR 
LIKELIHOODS.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHAT
SALVADOR, A FATHER OF FOUR WHO
WORKS IN THE FIELDS IS AFRAID 
OF
>> SO THREE WEEKS AGO HE WAS
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS
SOMEBODY CAME OVER TO HIS HOUSE,
TESTED POSITIVE RIGHT AFTER.
HE DECIDED NOT TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE HE'S SCARED OF TESTING
POSITIVE AND NOTING WITH ABLE TO
GO TO WORK
>> Reporter: THE $500 HE AND HIS
WIFE BRING HOME EVERY WEEK
BARELY COVER THE BILLS SO HE
KEPT WORKING SAYING SINCE HE
WASN'T SHOWING SYMPTOMS HE
DIDN'T TELL HIS BOSS
INSTEAD HE AND OTHER WORKERS WHO
THOUGHT THEY MAY BE INFECTED
QUIETLY WARNED EACH OTHER TO
KEEP THEIR DISTANCE.
CHRISTINA WORKS ALONGSIDE 
HUNDREDS OF OTHERS AT A PACKING 
PLANT.
>> AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW
THEY WERE SICK THEY WOULD GO TO 
WORK
>> Reporter: SHE GOT CORONAVIRUS
AND STAYED AT HOME FOR A MONTH
MISSING OUT ON TWO WEEKS OF PAY 
BUT BEFORE SHE GOT SICK SHE SAW 
OTHERS HIDING SYMPTOMS, HOLDING 
IN COUGHING FITS FOR AS LONG AS 
THEY COULD
>> SO SHE SAYS AT WORK SHE WOULD
GO INSIDE THE REST ROOM AND SHE 
WOULD HEAR HER COWORKERS
COUGHING BECAUSE THEY WERE MOST 
LIKELY SICK WITH COVID. 
>> Reporter: FOR MANY, A FORCED 
DECISION WITH DANGEROUS 
CONSEQUENCES, HEALTH OR 
LIVELIHOOD, WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR DISASTER
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS THE 
NINE-DAY EVENT IS EXPECTING A 
QUARTER MILLION BIKERS HEADING
INTO A STATE THAT'S SEEN A
RECENT RISE IN CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 400 
YEARS BEAVERS ARE BEING ALLOWED 
IN THE WILD IN ENGLAND
THE END OF A FIVE-YEAR TRIAL ON 
THE COUNTRY DETERMINED THAT THE 
ANIMALS ARE BENEFICIAL FOR
FARMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
>>> AND TOKYO IS REMOVING THE 
GIANT OLYMPIC RINGS FOR 
MAINTENANCE.
OFFICIALS PLAN ON DISPLAYING
THEM AGAIN IN DECEMBER AHEAD OF 
NEXT SUMMER'S RESCHEDULED GAMES.
>>> THE JULY JOBS REPORT IS 
UNDER FIRE AND ECONOMISTS ARE 
EXPECTING TO SEE ABOUT
1.5 MILLION JOBS ADDED LAST 
MONTH BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE 
FROM AS HIGH AS 3 MILLION TO
NEGATIVE TERRITORY AND A BAD
REPORT MAY BE WHAT IT TAKES TO
BREAK THE IMPASSE ON CAPITOL
HILL
ALL THIS AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS NORTH OF 1
MILLION.
>> Reporter: WE'RE AT AN
EMERGENCY FOOD BANK HERE IN 
CALIFORNIA WHERE YOU CAN REALLY 
FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THIS JOBLESS
CLAIMS NUMBER.
1.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SO THE
GOOD NEWS IS THAT NUMBER IS 
STARTING TO COME DOWN AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THE BAD NEWS IS WE'RE
STILL SITTING AT 20 STRAIGHT
WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT OVER A
MILLION PEOPLE
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINE
RIGHT HERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE
FRESH PRODUCE, THE CANNED GOODS,
THE SHELF STABLE FOOD, THE MEAT 
AND THE DAIRY THAT IS GOING OUT 
TO PEOPLE IN NEED AND THIS
PARTICULAR FOOD BANK IS PART OF 
THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK AND 
THE DIRECTOR TELLS ME DEMAND IS 
UP 80% AND THIS REALLY IS A 
CONFLUENCE OF WHAT HE CALLS A 
NATURAL DISASTER AND AN ECONOMIC
DISASTER ALL ROLLED INTO ONE
AND IF THAT WASN'T CHALLENGE
ENOUGH FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO 
WERE ENDURING HARDSHIP RIGHT
NOW, FOOD PRICES ARE ALSO GOING 
UP ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL DATA
THAT WE GOT.
WE SAW MAJOR INCREASES IN MEAT
AND POULTRY AND EGGS AND YOUR 
AVERAGE GROCERY BILL GOING UP BY
6% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR SO 
PEOPLE REALLY FEELING THE 
EFFECTS OF FOOD AND SECURITY
IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
GOING UP B
. 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
A FEW STRAY SHOWERS THAT ARE
GOING TO LINGER ACROSS THE EAST 
COAST.
FOR SATURDAY, NOT A REAL STRONG 
STORM BUT A FEW STORMS
THROUGHOUT YOUR AFTERNOON NOR 
THE GREAT LAKES.
>>> THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
HAS SHUT DOWN A HOUSTON AREA
CLINIC AFTER EVIDENCE SURFACED
THAT THE MAN THAT WAS RUNNING IT
IS NOT A DOCTOR AND THE CLINIC'S
15-MINUTE COVID-19 TESTS ARE NOT
AS ADVERTISED.
>> Reporter: THE SIGN WAS NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS, COVID-19
TEST RESULTS IN 15 MINUTES
>> WE SAW THE SIGN. 
>> Reporter: NANCY SAYS HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE LINED UP FOR HOURS
WEEK AFTER WEEK TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF THAT OFFER 
INCLUDING HER BROTHER-IN-LAW
>> THAT SAME AFTERNOON WE ASKED 
HIM HOW HE WAS DOING HE SAID
THANK GOD EVERYTHING IS FINE, I 
TESTED NEGATIVE AND HE LET HIS
GUARD DOWN. 
>> Reporter: BUT HER
BROTHER-IN-LAW ONLY GOT MUCH
WORSE.
>> HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND
HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID
HE DID HAVE COVID AND HE'S IN 
INTENSIVE CARE NOW
HE'S BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK. 
>> Reporter: THE PROBLEM THE
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS IN A
LAWSUIT SAYS THAT THE 15-MINUTE 
TEST THE CLINIC SAID COULD
DIAGNOSE COVID-19 WAS ACTUALLY
JUST AN ANTI BODY TEST
>> IT'S A GOOD SERVICE. 
>> Reporter: CARLOS SAYS THE
TEST HERE WAS FASTER AND CHEAPER
THAN ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HE NOW 
REALIZES HE SAYS HE WAS TRICKED.
THE ANTI BODY TEST DOESN'T TELL 
YOU IF YOU HAVE IT IT CAN'T.
IT CAN ONLY TELL YOU IF YOU'VE
HAD IT IN THE PAST
>> Reporter: NO ANSWER AT THE 
DOOR OF LUIS ALBERTO WHO POLICE 
SAYS RAN THE CLINIC BUT WAS NOT 
ACTUALLY A DOCTOR.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> LET'S LEAF YOU WITH SOME
CUTE RNS
A GOOD DEED LEADS TO A STOHOCKI 
DISCOVERY FOR A FARMER AFTER HE 
BROUGHT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A 
KITTEN HOME.
HE BEGAN TO SUSPECT THAT THE
FELINE WASN'T AN ORDINARY HOUSE 
CAT.
SHE'S ACTUALLY A COW GAR
SHE IS NOW WITH A VETERINARIAN
AND WILL BE RELEASED INTO THE 
WILD WHEN SHE CAN FEND FOR
HERSELF.
>> I WONDER HOW LONG UNTIL THEY 
WERE GOING TO FIGURE THAT ONE 
OUT.
>> GLAD SHE DIDN'T GET TOO BIG
>>> NOBODY THAT LOVES THE 
PHILLIES MORE THAN THE PHILLY 
FANATIC.
HE'S BEEN GETTING A LOT OF LOVE 
BUT HOW ABOUT THE FANATIC?
THAT'S THE FANATIC THERE HANGING
OUT IN THE STANDS WITH A
CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF THIS GUY
HITTING THE DEEP FLY BALL THAT
DROVE IN A PAIR OF PHILLIES.
THE FANATIC GIVING SOME LOVE TO 
THE CARDBOARD VERSION OF THAT 
MAN YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
>> THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE NEED SO
>>> A SOBERING PREDICTION.
THE NEW MODEL PROJECTING 300,000
DEATHS IN THE U.S., BY DECEMBER,
IF THE NATION DOESN'T CHANGE
COURSE
>>> AND THE NEW SIGN DUE OUT
TODAY ON THE PANDEMIC'S 
STAGGERING, ECONOMIC TOLL.
>> A SHOOTOUT BETWEEN THE NRA 
AND NEW YORK
TAKING AIM AT DISSOLVING THE
GROUP LEAVING SUPPORTERS UP IN
ARMS. 
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
WE BEGIN WITH THE LATEST ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
AND A SOMBER MOMENT FOR THE 
UNITED STATES.
THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 VICTIMS, 
IN THIS COUNTRY, HAS NOW PASSED 
160,000.
THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW 
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NEARLY A 
DOZEN REGIONS ARE IN SERIOUS
TROUBLE.
>> THE GOVERNOR OF OHIO CALLED
OFF A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMP, AFTER TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS.
BUT, OVERNIGHT, GOVERNOR
DeWINE'S OFFICE SAYS A SECOND 
TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE.
OUT OF CAUTION, HE WILL BE
TESTED, AGAIN, ON SATURDAY. 
>> THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION'S TOP OFFICIAL IS
ASKING THE U.S. TO RECONSIDER 
ITS DECISION TO LEAVE THE U.N.
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
DR. TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS. 
>> FACEBOOK IS ALLOWING ITS 
EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM HOME,
UNTIL JULY OF NEXT YEAR.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL ALSO 
PROVIDE ITS EMPLOYEES WITH AN 
ADDITIONAL $1,000 BONUS FOR 
THEIR HOME-OFFICE NEEDS.
>> FACED WITH NEW VIRUS SURGES, 
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE 
PUTTING IN PLACE TOUGH, NEW 
RESTRICTIONS TO SLOW THE SPREAD.
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER IS FOLLOWING
THAT FOR US.
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST WEEK,
ONE AMERICAN HAS DIED EVERY 80
SECONDS, FROM COMPLICATIONS OF
THE VIRUS.
A NEW FORECAST, PREDICTING
NEARLY 300,000 AMERICANS WILL 
DIE FROM COVID BY THE END OF THE
YEAR, IF EXTREME MEASURES AREN'T
TAKEN TO SLOW THE SPREAD
AFTER A HOUSE PARTY NEAR BEVERLY
HILLS, THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES 
IS NOW THREATENING TO CUT OFF 
POWER AND WATER TO ANYONE WHO 
HOSTS A LARGE GATHERING.
>> THESE LARGE HOUSE PARTIES
HAVE ESSENTIALLY BECOME 
NIGHTCLUBS IN THE HILLS.
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, 
CHECKPOINTS ARE SCREENING 
INCOMING TRAVELERS AT TRAIN 
STATIONS, AIRPORTS, BRIDGES, AND
TUNNELS.
VISITORS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CONTACT 
TRACERS, AS BUSINESSES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY TRY TO OPEN THEIR 
DOORS.
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO EITHER SHUT
DOWN, COMPLETELY, OR LET IT RIP.
THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND, WHERE 
YOU CAN PRUDENTLY OPEN
>> Reporter: AS OUR NATION
SURPASSES 160,000 DEATHS, THE 
SENATOR FCENTER FOR PUBLIC 
INTEGRITY SAYS DR. DEBORAH BIRX 
WARNING TEN ALL IN TROUBLE. 
>> HERE, IN CALIFORNIA, BIRX
WARNED NOT A CITY BUT AN ENTIRE 
REGION, THE CENTRAL VALLEY, IS
HOME TO A DANGEROUS SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS.
>> IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 
11-YEAR-OLD SCOTTY CARLTON
TESTED POSITIVE.
>> HE WAS RUNNING A FEVER, AND
HE NEEDED THE SUPPORT OF OXYGEN.
>> Reporter: AFTER BROTHER
JEFFREY, ALSO, CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS, THEIR PARENTS WITH THIS
WARNING TO ALL AMERICANS. 
>> WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD 
HAPPEN TO US IN THE SENSE OF OUR
OTHER CHILDREN, AND IT DID
AND SO, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
>> THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID AND 
ITS WAR ON ALL FAMILIES.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> THE JULY JOBS REPORT IS DUE
OUT THIS MORNING, AND IT COULD
LIGHT A FIRE UNDER LAWMAKERS
NEGOTIATING FOR A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
ECONOMISTS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE 
ABOUT 1.5 MILLION JOBS ADDED
LAST MONTH
BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE FROM AS 
HIGH AS 3 MILLION, TO NEGATIVE
TERRITORY.
A BAD REPORT MAY BE JUST WHAT IT
TAKES TO BREAK THE IMPASSE ON 
CAPITOL HILL, WHERE NEGOTIATORS 
ARE AIMING FOR A DEAL BY DAY'S
END.
ALL THIS, AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS NORTH OF 1
MILLION.
NBC'S JO LING KENT HAS MORE.
JO, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, PHILLIP.
WE ARE AT AN EMERGENCY FOOD BANK
HERE IN PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA,
WHERE YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE 
EFFECTS OF THIS JOBLESS CLAIMS
NUMBER
1.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NUMBER 
IS STARTING TO COME DOWN, AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THE BAD NEWS IS WE'RE
STILL SITTING AT 20-STRAIGHT
WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, OVER A 
MILLION PEOPLE
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINE
RIGHT HERE
AND YOU CAN SEE THE FRESH 
PRODUCE, THE CANNED GOODS, THE
SHELF-STABLE FOOD, THE MEAT, AND
THE DAIRY THAT IS GOING OUT TO
PEOPLE IN NEED
AND THIS PARTICULAR FOOD BANK IS
PART OF THE FEEDING AMERICA 
NETWORK AND THE DIRECTOR TELLS
ME DEMAND IS UP 80%.
AND THIS REALLY IS A CONFLUENCE 
OF, WHAT HE CALLS, A NATURAL
DISASTER AND AN ECONOMIC
DISASTER, ALL ROLLED INTO ONE.
AND AS IF THAT WASN'T CHALLENGE 
ENOUGH FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO 
ARE ENDURING HARDSHIP RIGHT NOW,
FOOD PRICES ARE ALSO GOING UP,
ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL DATA 
THAT WE GOT.
WE SAW MAJOR INCREASES IN MEAT
AND POULTRY AND EGGS
AND YOUR AVERAGE GROCERY BILL,
GOING UP BY 6% COMPARED TO LAST 
YEAR
SO PEOPLE REALLY FEELING THE
EFFECTS OF FOOD INSECURITY
IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
GOING UP BY 50%, THIS YEAR
ALONE.
PHILLIP.
>> GETTING HARDER OUT THERE 
EVERY DAY.
JO, THANK YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS LAUNCHING
A NEW SALVO AGAINST JOE BIDEN.
GUNS AND GOD AS HE CAMPAIGNED IN
THE CRUCIAL STATE OF OHIO.
KRISTEN WELKER HAS MORE.
>> IN BATTLEGROUND OHIO,
PRESIDENT TRUMP INTENSIFYING
ATTACKS AGAINST JOE BIDEN.
AGAIN, TRYING TO PAINT BIDEN AS 
A RADICAL.
DESCRIBING HIM, THIS WAY
>> NO RELIGION
NO ANYTHING.
HURT THE BIBLE
HURT GOD
HE'S AGAINST GOD
HE'S AGAINST GUNS.
HE'S AGAINST ENERGY.
>> Reporter: THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
WASTED NO TIME FIRING BACK
SAYING, JOE BIDEN'S FAITH IS AT 
THE CORE OF WHO HE IS.
IT'S BEEN A SOURCE OF STRENGTH
AND COMFORT, IN TIMES OF EXTREME
HARDSHIP
BUT BIDEN WAS, ALSO, ON DEFENSE,
AFTER HE RAISED EYEBROWS DURING 
A VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH BLACK 
AND HISPANIC JOURNALISTS. 
>> THE ANSWER IS, YES, I'M GOING
TO -- YES.
YES.
AND, BY THE WAY, WHAT YOU ALL 
KNOW, BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW, UNLIKE THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WITH
NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, THE LATINO
COMMUNITY IS AN INCREDIBLY
DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
WITH INCREDIBLY DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES, ABOUT DIFFERENT
THINGS. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP POUNCING.
TWEETING, WOW, JOE BIDEN JUST 
LOST THE ENTIRE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY.
WHAT A DUMB THING TO SAY
AND LASHING OUT BEFORE DEPARTING
WASHINGTON. 
>> I JUST WATCHED THE CLIP
AND JOE BIDEN, THIS MORNING,
TOTALLY DISPARAGED AND INSULTED 
THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
WHAT HE SAID IS INCREDIBLE
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH HIM. 
>> THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SAYING
IT'S CLEAR THAT VICE PRESIDENT
BIDEN WAS REFERRING TO DIVERSITY
OF ATTITUDES AMONG LATINOS FROM 
DIFFERENT LATIN-AMERICAN
COUNTRIES.
AN ADVISER ADDING, OF COURSE, 
BIDEN KNOWS THE BLACK COMMUNITY 
IS NOT A MONOLITH.
AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE A CRITICAL
CONSTITUENCY
PRESIDENT TRUMP ONLY GOT
SINGLE-DIGIT SUPPORT AMONG THE
GROUP IN 2016.
AND THE JULY NBC NEWS/"WALL 
STREET JOURNAL" POLL SHOWS BIDEN
WITH 80% SUPPORT AMONG BLACK
VOTERS
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP, WITH 6%
ANOTHER ANGLE WE'RE WATCHING, 
JOE BIDEN SAID, ON THURSDAY, HE 
WILL ANNOUNCE HIS RUNNING MATE, 
VERY SHORTLY
NOW, HE'S PROMISED TO PICK A
WOMAN.
BUT WILL SHE BE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WE KNOW SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS 
AND FORMER OBAMA NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER, SUSAN RICE, 
ARE AMONG THE KEY CONTENDERS
BUT WE ARE TOLD NOT TO COUNT OUT
OTHERS, LIKE KAREN BASS, OR EVEN
MICHIGAN'S GOVERNOR, GRETCHEN 
WHITMER.
CORI. 
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
>> NOW, TO A BOLD MOVE TAKEN
AGAINST THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL,
LETITIA JAMES, SAYS THE 
NONPROFIT SHOULD BE DISSOLVED 
AND MADE BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP.
GABE GUTIERREZ JOINS US NOW WITH
THE DETAILS.
>> THE NRA IS NOW FIGHTING BACK,
CALLING THIS A POWER GRAB.
AFTER NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL FILED A SWEEPING
LAWSUIT.
>> THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES FOUR OF
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S
TOP LEADERS OF AN EXTENSIVE 
PATTERN OF FRAUD
DIVERTING $64 MILLION FROM THE
NONPROFIT, OVER JUST THREE
YEARS, TO SERVE AS THEIR OWN
PERSONAL PIGGY BANK.
>> FOR THESE YEARS OF FRAUD AND 
MISCONDUCT, WE ARE SEEKING AN 
ORDER TO DISSOLVE THE NRA, IN 
ITS ENTIRETY
>> Reporter: NEW YORK ATTORNEY
GENERAL LETITIA JAMES IS CALLING
FOE REMOVAL OF WAYNE LaPIERRE,
THE NRA'S LEADER FOR DECADES AND
ITS MOST PUBLIC FACE
THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS HE SPENT MORE
THAN $500,000 ON EIGHT TRIPS TO 
THE BAHAMAS AND MORE THAN $3
MILLION ON LUXURY CAR SERVICES
THAT HE PAID FOR HAIR AND MAKEUP
FOR HIS WIFE, AND ATTAINED A
POST-EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION, WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S APPROVAL
IN RESPONSE, LaPIERRE PROMISED
TO FIGHT
SAYING THIS IS AN 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, PREMEDITATED
ATTACK AIMING TO DISMANTLE AND
DESTROY THE NRA.
THE GROUP FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE NEW YORK
ATTORNEY GENERAL, A DEMOCRAT, A 
POWER GRAB TRYING TO SCORE
POINTS BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION.
THE NRA SPENT $54 MILLION DURING
THE 2016 ELECTION CYCLE AND,
LAST MONTH, ENDORSED PRESIDENT
TRUMP FOR A SECOND TERM.
>> IT'S A VERY TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST HAPPENED
I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE TO
TEXAS, AND LEAD A VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> D.C.'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, 
ALSO, SUED THE NRA'S CHARITABLE 
FOUNDATION
ALLEGING MISUSE OF FUNDS AS 
WELL
BOTH LAWSUITS ARE CIVIL 
COMPLAINTS, NOT CRIMINAL
PHILLIP.
>> GABE, THANK YOU. 
>> NBC METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA 
WEBB, IS HERE WITH YOUR FRIDAY
FORECAST
JANESSA, HAPPY FRIDAY.
>> HEY, HAPPY FRIDAY, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
I'M HERE WITH THE GOOD NEWS THIS
MORNING.
WE ARE SEEING A VERY QUIET AND
SUBTLE WEATHER PATTERN THAT'S 
HAPPENING ACROSS THE EAST COAST.
A FEW SHOWERS THAT ARE SETTING
UP THIS MORNING.
BUT A SMALL SECTION OF THE
COUNTRY, FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.
TO PHILADELPHIA, YOU ARE
CURRENTLY UNDER A FLOOD WATCH 
UNTIL ABOUT 6:00 A.M. THAT WILL 
EXPIRE
BUT WE DO HAVE THIS FRONT THAT'S
GOING TO BE LINGERING THROUGHOUT
THE WEEKEND.
KEEPING US PRETTY SOGGY ACROSS
THE EAST COAST FROM NEW YORK
CITY, ALL THE WAY TO CHARLESTON,
SOUTH CAROLINA
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO, OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE 
UP 
UPPER MIDWEST, STILL HOVERING 
NEAR THE 90s
WE WILL SEE KIND OF GRAY
CONDITIONS FROM NEW YORK TO 
BOSTON TODAY
AND ALSO, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER HAS RELEASED A NEW 
STATEMENT.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT, COMING 
UP
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
PUBLIC OUTCRY HAS STARTED IN
BEIRUT, AS A THIRD DAY OF RESCUE
OPERATIONS CONTINUES AFTER A
MASSIVE EXPLOSION KILLED OVER 
130 AND INJURED THOUSANDS 
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS HAVE 
BROKEN OUT IN THE DAMAGED CITY
FROM DEMONSTRATORS SAYING THAT
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND 
NEGLIGENCE LED TO THE EXPLOSION.
THIS AS NEARLY TWO DOZEN PORT 
WORKERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION
WE ARE JOINED NOW FOR THE LATEST
BY NBC'S ALI AROUZI.
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
AS THE DUST BEGINS TO SETTLE IN 
BEIRUT, AUTHORITIES THERE HAVE
STARTED ROUNDING UP THOSE THEY
FEEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DEVASTATING BLAST THAT WIPED OUT
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS
NOW, A MILITARY JUDGE LEADING 
THE INVESTIGATION, SAID THAT 16 
EMPLOYEES OF BEIRUT'S PORT, 
WHERE THE EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE, 
HAVE BEEN DETAINED
BUT THE REST OF LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES IS UNLIKELY TO QUELL
THE RAGE AND FRUSTRATION THE
LEBANESE PEOPLE ARE FEELING, AND
HAVE BEEN FEELING FOR SOME TIME 
NOW, AGAINST THEIR LEADERSHIP,
WHO THEY FEEL ARE CORRUPT,
INCOMPETENT, OR, WORSE, BOTH
IMPROMPTU PROTESTS HAVE BROKEN
OUT.
MANY IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE 
BEEN REDUCED TO RUBBLE
BUT THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY A
CONTINUATION OF REGULAR,
ANTIGOVERNMENT PROTESTS THAT
HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR MONTHS
OVER A FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT HAS
GRIPPED THE COUNTRY.
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH
DAILY POWER CUTS, LACK OF CLEAN 
DRINKING WATER AND LIMITED
HEALTHCARE
NOW, YES, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT, 
EMANUEL MACRON VIKTSITED BEIRUT
HE WAS MET WITH AN ANGRY CROWD
MACRON SAID THAT LEBANON NEEDED 
PROFOUND CHANGE, AND HE WOULD 
PUSH FOR A REFORM.
ALSO, AID FROM ALL AROUND THE 
GLOBE IS NOW POURING INTO 
LEBANON, AS MANY COUNTRIES TRY
TO ASSIST.
>> STILL, A SHOCKING ZEE
TELEMUNDO/NBC NEWS COLLABORATION
COVERING ISSUES AFFECTING THE 
HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN AMERICA,
WITH REPORTS RUNNING IN SPANISH 
AND ENGLISH ON BOTH NETWORKS. 
>> THIS MORNING, GADI SCHWARTZ
WE BEGIN WITH GADI. 
>> IN CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY,
A QUARTER OF OUR NATION'S FOOD
SUPPLY IS IN THE HANDS OF AN
ESSENTIAL WORK FORCE WITH A LOT 
OF FEAR AND A LOT TO LOSE.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE IS JUST HOPING
THEY DON'T GET EVICTED. 
>> THEY'RE USUALLY PICKING
GRAPES BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO 
WORK SINCE LEARNING 5-YEAR-OLD
ANGEL MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED AT
HIS DAYCARE.
HE GOT TESTED BUT HIS RULESULTS
MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR TWO
WEEKS.
>> WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO FOR
PAYING THE RENT?
>> EXACTLY
IT'S GOING TO BE A STRESS.
>> WE HAVE TRIED TO BE AS 
PROACTIVE AS WE CAN.
>> THE CEO OF CALIFORNIA GRAPERY
IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY GET 
PAID FOR MISSED HOURS, AND HOPES
OTHER FARMS DO THE SAME.
>> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF 
YOU IF YOU THINK YOU'RE SICK
WE ARE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING.
>> BUT FOR MANY, THERE IS A FEAR
AND RELUCTANCE TO SELF-REPORT.
ARE YOU GUYS ASKING FOR 
DOCUMENTS?
ARE YOU CHECKING IMMIGRATION
STATUS
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THAT IS NOT THE INTENT, AT ALL. 
>> THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA 
HAS PLEDGED $52 MILLION TO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TO HELP WITH 
TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING.
AND AS OUR COLLEAGUE AT 
TELEMUNDO HAS FOUND, THE
PRESSURE TO KEEP WORKING IS 
FORCING SOME TO IGNORE THE
POSSIBILITY OF EXPOSURE TO
COVID-19. 
>> UP TO 70% OF FARM WORKERS OUT
HERE ARE UNDOCUMENTED AND DON'T 
HAVE ACCESS TO UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, SO THEY JUST CAN'T
RISK LOSING THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
>> THAT'S WHAT SALVADOR, A
FATHER OF FOUR, IS AFRAID OF
SO, THREE WEEKS AGO, HE WAS 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS
SOMEBODY CAME OVER TO HIS HOUSE,
TESTED POSITIVE RIGHT AFTER.
HE DECIDED NOT TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE HE IS SCARED OF TESTING 
POSITIVE, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO 
GO TO WORK AND MAKE MONEY FOR 
HIS FAMILY
>> THE $500 HE AND HIS WIFE 
BRING HOME EVERY WEEK BARELY
COVER THE BILLS.
SO HE KEPT WORKING, SAYING, 
SINCE HE WASN'T SHOWING 
SYMPTOMS, HE DIDN'T TELL HIS
BOSS
INSTEAD, HE AND OTHER WORKERS,
WHO THOUGHT THEY MAY BE 
INFECTED, QUIETLY WARNED EACH 
OTHER TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE
SHE WORKS ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF 
OTHERS AT A PISTACHIO-PACKING 
PLANT.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THEY
WERE SICK, THEY WOULD GO TO 
WORK. 
>> SHE GOT CORONAVIRUS AND
STAYED AT HOME FOR A MONTH
MISSING OUT ON TWO WEEKS OF PAY.
BUT BEFORE SHE GOT SICK, SHE SAW
OTHERS HIDING SYMPTOMS, HOLDING 
IN COUGHING FITS FOR AS LONG AS 
THEY COULD
SO -- SO SHE SAYS, AT WORK, SHE 
WOULD GO INSIDE THE RESTROOM, 
AND SHE WOULD HEAR HER
CO-WORKERS COUGHING BECAUSE THEY
WERE, MOST LIKELY, SICK WITH
COVID.
>> FOR MANY, A FORCED DECISION
WITH DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES.
HEALTH OR LIVELIHOOD, WITH A
POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER, EITHER
WAY.
NB
WITH THE PEAK OF HURRICANE
SEASON HAPPENING IN A FEW WEEKS,
RELEASED A NEW FORECAST.
WE HAVE 60% ABOVE AVERAGE FOR 
HURRICANES BUT, IN MAY, THEY
WERE THINKING OF 13 TO 19 NAMED 
STORMS
NOW, LOOK AT THIS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ISSUED AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER BARRING U.S.
COMPANIES FROM DOING BUSINESS 
WITH THE PARENT COMPANY OF
TIKTOK
THE ORDER WHICH WOULD 
EFFECTIVELY BAN TIKTOK IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS SET TO GO INTO 
EFFECT, WITHIN 45 DAYS
IT SAYS THE RISKS POSED BY THE
PLATFORM ARE REAL, AND
CONSTITUTE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
MICROSOFT HAS BEEN IN TALKS TO
BUY TIKTOK'S U.S. OPERATIONS, 
AND PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT IT 
WOULD COMPLETE THOSE DISCUSSIONS
BY SEPTEMBER 15th.
>> FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE 
OBAMA IS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT HER 
BATTLE WITH SOMETHING IMPACTING 
SO MANY AMERICANS RIGHT NOW.
HERE IS NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL.
>> Reporter: FORMER FIRST LADY, 
MICHELLE OBAMA, OPENING UP ABOUT
A VERY PERSONAL STRUGGLE. 
>> I KNOW THAT I AM DEALING WITH
SOME FORM OF LOW-GRADE
DEPRESSION
NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE 
QUARANTINE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE
RACIAL STRIFE.
AND JUST SEEING THIS
ADMINISTRATION, WATCHING THE
HYPOCRISY OF IT.
>> IN THE SECOND EPISODE OF HER 
NEW PODCAST, MRS. OBAMA 
REVEALING HOW DEEPLY THE RACIAL 
RECKONING SINCE GEORGE FLOYD'S
DEATH HAS BEEN WEIGHING ON HER. 
>> WAKING UP TO HOW THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS OR HAS NOT 
RESPONDED.
WAKING UP TO, YET ANOTHER, STORY
OF A BLACK MAN OR A BLACK 
PERSON, SOMEHOW, BEING
DEHUMANIZED OR HURT OR KILLED OR
FALSELY ACCUSED OF SOMETHING
IT IS EXHAUSTING
>> Reporter: IT BRINGS BACK THE 
RACISM SHE AND HER HUSBAND
EXPERIENCED WHEN HE BECAME THE
NATION'S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. 
>> THE VAST DISCOMFORT WITH THE 
NOTION THAT A BLACK MAN COULD BE
SITTING IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF 
OFFICE
WE SAW THAT.
WE SAW THE SIGNS
WE SAW THE -- THE NOOSES. 
>> AS SHE RECOUNTED, WHEN SHE 
GAVE A COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT
TUSKEGEE. 
>> WE BOTH FELT THE STING OF
THOSE DAILY SLEIGHTS THROUGHOUT 
OUR ENTIRE LIVES
THE FOLKS WHO CROSSED STREETS IN
FEAR OF THEIR SAFETY
THE PEOPLE AT FORMAL EVENTS, WHO
ASSUMED WE WERE THE HELP
AND THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTIONED 
OUR INTELLIGENCE, OUR HONESTY,
EVEN OUR LOVE OF THIS COUNTRY.
>> MICHELLE OBAMA, THE
CELEBRATED, FORMER FIRST LADY,
EXPRESSING WHAT MILLIONS OF 
BLACK AMERICANS FEEL EVERY DAY. 
>> OUR THANKS TO ANDREA FOR THAT
REPORT
HER PODCAST IS DOING REALLY 
WELL. 
>> WE HAVE SOME SURVEILLANCE
VIDEO FOR YOU.
IT CAPTURES AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT
WHEN A MAN WAS NEARLY KILLED BY 
A BUS.
HE WAS PATIENTLY WAITING FOR
THAT BUS ON A HIGHWAY IN
NORTHWEST TURKEY
WHOA
HE REALIZED IT WAS ABOUT TO HIT 
HIM.
YOU SAW HIM LEAP OUT OF THE WAY,
JUST IN TIME
AND THE GUY SAID THAT HE DIDN'T 
KNOW HOW HE MANAGED NOT TO BE 
HIT.
NEITHER DO I
NO WORD ON WHY THE DRIVER LOST
CONTROL OF THAT BUS.
>> WOW. 
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
HIS INSTINCT WAS TO JUMP INTO 
THE STREET, INSTEAD OF GO UP
THAT FENCE. 
>> EXACTLY
JUST MOVE AS QUICKLY AS HE
COULD.
>> THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM AT 
THAT BUS STOP.
RIGHT?
LUCKY MAN.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING 
"EARLY TODAY" ON THIS FRIDAY
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND
>>> WITH U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES 
SURGING TOWARD THE 5 MILLION
MARK, THE PUSH TO SEND KIDS BACK
TO SCHOOL COLLIDES WITH A MAJOR 
TEACHERS UNION
>>> AND ON CAPITOL HILL, HOPES
DIM FOR THE CRITICAL, NEW RELIEF
BILL, BY DAY'S END. 
>> TODAY, WE SEND A STRONG AND
LOUD MESSAGE
THAT NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW
NOT EVEN THE NRA. 
>> SHOTS FIRED
THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL 
UNLOADS ON THE NRA
SEEKING TO DISSOLVE THE GUN 
LOBBY, OVER MASSIVE FRAUD 
ACCUSATIONS.
>>> NFL DEADLINE DAY, WRAPS UP
DOZENS OF PLAYERS OPTING OUT OF 
THE SEASON, AS THE LEAGUE TRIES 
TO TACKLE THE PANDEMIC, HEAD ON.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
COVID-19 HAS BROUGHT THE -- AS
THE DEATH TOLL SURPASSES
160,000.
NEARLY 5 MILLION AMERICANS ARE
INFECTED, AND THEIR FUTURES,
UNCERTAIN.
AS RELIEF MEASURES ARE HANGING
ON BY A THREAD. 
>> NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW 
CUOMO HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER, EXTENDING THE STATE'S
EVICTION MORATORIUM, DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC
THE ORDER EXTENDS THE MORATORIUM
FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
THE EVICTION BAN WILL NOW END ON
SEPTEMBER 4th.
>> PENNSYLVANIA'S GOVERNOR
SUGGESTED THE STATE NOT HOLD ANY
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, UNTIL 
JANUARY, AT THE EARLIEST
SOME SCHOOLS IN THE STATE HAVE
ALREADY CANCELLED FALL SPORTS.
WHILE OTHERS PLANNED ON PLAYING,
WITHOUT SPECTATORS. 
>> WE'LL GET A NEW PULSE ON THE 
PANDEMIC'S ECONOMIC IMPACT THIS 
MORNING WHEN THE JULY JOBS
REPORT COMES OUT AT 8:30
EASTERN.
ECONOMISTS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE 
ABOUT 1 MILLION JOBS ADDED LAST 
MONTH BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE 
FROM AS HIGH AS 3 MILLION TO
NEGATIVE TERRITORY. 
>> TEACHERS UNIONS ARE AT ODDS
WITH STATE LEADERS OVER THE 
LOGISTICS.
MEANWHILE, IN GEORGIA, SEVERAL
STUDENTS TESTED POSITIVE AFTER
REOPENING.
OUR STEPHANIE GOSK HAS THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: THE FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL IN CHEROKEE COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
HIGH SCHOOLERS WERE ALL SMILES
AND NO MASKS ON MONDAY
THE DISTRICT RECOMMENDS STUDENTS
WEAR THEM BUT DOESN'T REQUIRE 
IT
THAT AFTERNOON, A SECOND GRADER 
IN THE COUNTY DEVELOPED COVID 
SYMPTOMS, AND LATER TESTED
POSITIVE, ACCORDING TO THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
WHICH, A DAY LATER, ANNOUNCED A 
FIRST GRADER, AND A KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER, ALSO, HAD THE VIRUS
IN THE FIRST WEEK, 65 STUDENTS
AND STAFF HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED.
WHILE, ALSO, OFFERING A 
REMOTE-LEARNING OPTION
PARENT CHRISTY WORSHAM IS 
KEEPING HER SON AT HOME.
>> I HOPE SOMEBODY'S LEARNING IF
THIS
I HOPE AT LEAST BETTER PRACTICES
ARE GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE, 
MOVING FORWARD. 
>> NEW YORK TEACHERS UNION SAYS 
ONE CASE OF COVID SHOULD SHUT 
DOWN A SCHOOL FOR 14 DAYS.
WHILE NEW YORK CITY'S MAYOR 
ANNOUNCED A BUILDING WILL CLOSE,
ONLY IF TWO OR MORE STUDENTS, IN
DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS, GET SICK. 
>> I TOLD CITY HALL.
I TOLD EVERYONE.
WE ARE NOT AGREEING WITH THIS.
WE TOLD YOU WHAT WE THINK WE
NEED TO HAVE, BECAUSE THAT CAME 
FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. 
>> FIGHTS BETWEEN STATE LEADERS 
AND TEACHERS UNIONS ARE 
ESCALATING. 
>> IN A PARENT PREFERS DISTANCE 
LEARNING, BY ALL MEANINGS, THEY 
HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO OFFER 
DISTANCE LEARNING.
BUT FOR PARENTS THAT REALLY 
WANTED TO HAVE THAT FACE-TO-FACE
INSTRUCTION, WE WANT EVERY
PARENT IN FLORIDA TO HAVE 
OPTIONS.
>> BUT FLORIDA'S LARGEST
TEACHERS UNION IS SUING THE 
GOVERNOR FOR HIS INSISTENCE THAT
EVERY DISTRICT OPEN UP
>> PEOPLE ARE JUST TERRIFIED
ABOUT GOING BACK INTO 
BRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOLS RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE WE CANNOT KEEP THEM 
SAFE
OUR SCHOOLS WERE MADE FOR SOCIAL
INTERACTION, AND NOT SOCIAL DI
S
DISTANCING. 
>> BUT MANY FLORIDA PARENTS ARE 
DECIDING TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN 
BACK TO SCHOOLS THAT ARE
REOPENING.
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE
STILL DISTRICTS WAITING TO HEAR 
WHAT STATE LEADERS WILL DO
HERE, IN NEW YORK, THE GOVERNOR 
SAYS HE WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO
PHYSICALLY REOPEN SCHOOLS BY
TODAY.
CORI
>> STEPHANIE, THANK YOU.
>> WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS 
OUT OF WORK AND FACING AN 
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
HOPES ARE FADING FOR A NEW
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF DEAL BY DAY'S
END.
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN TOP
DEMOCRATS AND THE WHITE HOUSE,
SEEMINGLY, STALLED OUT LAST 
NIGHT.
NBC'S TRACIE POTTS JOINING US 
NOW WITH THE LATEST.
TRACIE, WHY DID THOSE TALKS HIT 
A WALL
>> WELL, TALKS SEEM TO HAVE HIT 
A WALL BECAUSE AFTER THREE MORE 
HOURS OF NEGOTIATING, BOTH SIDES
SAY THEY ARE STILL FAR APART ON 
SOME ISSUES.
BY BOTH SIDES, WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE TWO TOP DEMOCRATS AND 
THE TWO WHITE HOUSE 
REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE IN THESE
CLOSED-DOOR TALKS.
NOW, WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE, WE
DON'T KNOW
WE HAD HEARD THAT THEY HIT A
MIDDLE GROUND ON THE
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS THAT RAN
OUT, RENEWING THOSE.
AND HALTING EVICTIONS.
BUT DEMOCRATS ARE INSISTING 
DOING THE BIGGER BILL, RATHER 
THAN WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE LIKES 
TO CALL THE SKINNY BILL THAT
JUST DEALS WITH A COUPLE ISSUES.
BOTTOM LINE, LOOKS LIKE AN
AGREEMENT TODAY IS UNLIKELY.
>> I SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF
THE TUNNEL
WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE 
TUNNEL IS.
BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY,
MORE QUICKLY, BECAUSE THE LIGHT 
AT THAT END OF THE TUNNEL MAY BE
THE FREIGHT TRAIN OF THE VIRUS
COMING AT US
IF WE DO NOT ACT TO CONTAIN IT. 
>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
ISSUES WE ARE CLOSE TO A
COMPROMISED POSITION ON.
BUT I THINK THERE'S A HANDFUL OF
VERY BIG ISSUES THAT WE ARE 
STILL VERY FAR APART
>> IF THERE IS NO DEAL TODAY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PROMISING TO 
ISSUE SOME EXECUTIVES ORDERS
THAT WOULD TEMPORARILY RESTORE
THOSE FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT
PAYMENTS
THE $600 A WEEK.
HALT EVICTIONS
SUSPEND STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS 
AND DEFER PAYROLL TAXES, AS 
WELL
THE SENATE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN
SESSION NEXT WEEK, AND THEY 
STILL ARE.
BUT MANY LAWMAKERS HAVE LEFT
TOWN, WITH LITTLE HOPE THAT 
ANYTHING IS GOING TO GET DONE BY
TODAY.
PHILLIP.
>> LOT OF PEOPLE DEPENDING ON 
SOMETHING TO GET WORKED OUT 
THERE.
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>> NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL
TAKING AIM AT THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
SHE'S LEVELED SERIOUS A
ACCUSATIONS AT THE GROUP'S
SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND SAYS THE
ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE
DISSOLVED.
NBC NEWS CONTRIBUTING 
CORRESPONDENT JONATHAN DEANST 
HAS THIS REPORT.
>> HE'S BEEN THE FACE OF THE NRA
FOR YEARS.
>> TO STOP A BAD GUY WITH A GUN,
IT TAKES A GOOD GUY WITH A GUN
>> Reporter: NOW, NEW YORK'S
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS WAYNE 
LaPIERRE, AND OTHERS, HAVE TO 
GIVE BACK MILLIONS THEY TOOK OUT
OF THE NRA, AMID ALLEGATIONS OF 
MISMANAGEMENT AND GREED.
>> THE ORGANIZATION WENT
UNCHECKED, FOR DECADES, WHILE 
TOP EXECUTIVES FUNNELED MILLIONS
INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS
>> Reporter: JAMES SAYS ONE 
ABUSE, LaPIERRE USED PRIVATE
JETS ON FAMILY VACATIONS, 
INCLUDING EIGHT RECENT TRIPS TO 
THE BAHAMAS.
>> MR. LaPIERRE SPENT HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THE
NRA'S CHARITABLE ASSETS FOR 
PERSONAL, PRIVATE PLANE TRIPS 
FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY, 
INCLUDING EXTENDED FAMILY WHEN
HE WAS NOT PRESENT. 
>> THE LAWSUIT FILED A CIVIL
ACTION, SEEKING TO DISSOLVE THE 
NRA.
CITING ALLEGED ABUSES OF NEW
YORK'S CHARITY RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
THE NRA CALLED THE LAWSUIT BA
BASELESS, CALLING IT AN ATTACK
ON THE ORGANIZATION IN AN 
ELECTION YEAR BECAUSE OF ITS
SUPPORT FOR THE SECOND
AMENDMENT.
AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO SCORE
POLITICAL POINTS
PRESIDENT TRUMP DENOUNCED THE 
AG'S LAWSUIT. 
>> I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE
TO TEXAS, AND LEAD A VERY GOOD
AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES
LaPIERRE OF IMPROPERLY LIVING A 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
SPENDING $3.6 MILLION ON TRAVEL 
CONSULTANTS, OVER TWO YEARS.
REPEATEDLY, USING 107-FOOT
YACHT.
GETTING A $17 MILLION RETIREMENT
DEAL
AND TRYING TO HIDE PERSONAL 
PAYMENTS THROUGH SIDE DEALS, AND
BY HIDING COSTS AND MEDIA BUYS. 
>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SHE
MAY SOON REFER THE CASE TO THE
MANHATTAN DA FOR CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATION.
IN NEW YORK, I'M JONATHAN DEANST
FOR NBC NEWS. 
>> RESCUE EFFORTS CONTINUE THIS 
MORNING IN LEBANON, AFTER A 
MASSIVE EXPLOSION ROCKED THE
CITY OF BEIRUT EARLIER THIS 
WEEK
THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE BLAST 
NOW STANDS AT 137 WITH MORE THAN
5,000 INJURED.
AND THE DEATH TOLL IS LIKELY TO 
RISE, AS MORE BODIES ARE BEING
PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE 
EXPLOSION HAVE BEGUN
AND SO HAS PUBLIC OUTCRY
ANTIGOVERNMENT PROTESTS HAVE
BROKEN OUT IN THE DAMAGED CITY, 
FROM DEMONSTRATORS WHO SAY THAT 
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND 
NEGLIGENCE LED TO THAT
EXPLOSION.
ON THURSDAY, FRENCH PRESIDENT,
EMANUEL MACRON VISITED THE
REGION AND PROMISED AID.
MEANWHILE, OFFICIALS SAY AT 
LEAST 16 EMPLOYEES OF BEIRUT'S
PORT WHERE THE EXPLOSION TOOK 
PLACE HAVE BEEN DETAINED. 
>> THIS YEAR'S HURRICANE SEASON 
WILL BE, QUOTE, EXTREMELY ACTIVE
ACCORDING TO NATIONAL OCEANIC 
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
THESE ESTIMATES DO INCLUDE THE
SEVEN TROPICAL STORMS AND TWO 
HURRICANES THAT HAVE ALREADY
FORMED THIS SEASON
NOAA SAYS THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN
ABOVE-NORMAL SEASON HAS 
INCREASED TO 85%. 
>> THE NFL'S DEADLINE FOR 
PLAYERS TO OPT OUT WAS
YESTERDAY.
AND NEARLY 70 DECIDED NOT TO
PLAY THIS SEASON
FOR MORE ON WHO OPTED OUT AND 
WHAT IT MEANS FOR THOSE PLAYERS 
THIS YEAR, WE TURN TO NBC'S SAM 
BROCK IN MIAMI
SAM, GOOD MORNING.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
THE NFL DEADLINE FOR OPTING OUT 
FOR THE 2020 SEASON, BECAUSE OF 
COVID-19, CAME AND WENT.
IT TURNS OUT THAT 66 PLAYERS
EXERCISED THEIR RIGHT TO DO SO
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT BUT THERE ARE 
2,900 PLAYERS IN THE NFL
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2% OF THE
POPULATION THERE
AND IT, ALSO, DOES ANOTHER
THING.
THIS HUMANIZES, FOR US, THE 
CONCERNS THAT WE ALL SHARE
THAT ATHLETES HAVE AS WELL
TRADAVIUS WHITE, STAR PLAYER FOR
BUFFALO BILLS.
HE WAS ON THE FENCE.
DEDED ULTIMATELY TO PLAY THIS 
SEASON
BUT TWEETED OUT EARLIER IN THE
DAY THAT HIS PARTNER'S
GRANDFATHER HAD DIED FROM 
COVID-19
HE SAID, DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW
THERE IS AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 
FOR THE NEW YORK GIANTS WHOSE 
SON SURVIVED CANCER.
HE IS, ALSO, A CANCER SURVIVOR
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IS THAT
THESE PLAYERS, WHETHER IT'S 
HEALTH CONCERNS, FAMILY 
CONCERNS, OR BOTH, SHARE THE
SAME KINDS OF PROBLEMS AND
WORRIES THAT WE DO
AND IT WAS EXPRESSED WITH THIS
LATEST WAVE OF OPT-OUTS.
NOW, AS FAR AS NFL IS CONCERNED,
THEY ARE STILL PAYING THE 
PLAYERS.
IF THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE HIGH 
RISK, THEY'RE STILL BE MAKING 
$350,000
IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED V
VOLUNTARY, IT'S STILL $150,000
THE NFL SAYING THIS IS A DEEPLY 
PERSONAL DECISION FOR THE 
PLAYERS AND HOPES TO HAVE THEM
BACK FOR THE NEXT SEASON
PHILLIP, BACK TO YOU. 
>> IT IS A TOUGH DECISION.
SAM, THANK YOU. 
>> EVERY SPORT IS DIFFERENT.
TIME, NOW, FOR YOUR FRIDAY
FORECAST FROM NBC METEOROLOGIST,
JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, HEY. 
>> HEY
HAPPY FRIDAY, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN
THAT WE'RE UNDER ACROSS THE EAST
COAST.
WE ARE WATCHING JUST A FEW
SHOWERS THAT ARE SPARKING UP
ACROSS D.C., INTO PHILLY
AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS STILL A 
FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE FOR THIS 
AREA
IT WILL EXPIRE AT 6:00 A.M
IT WILL BE A SOGGY WEEKEND
ACROSS THE EAST COAST AS WE HAVE
THIS FRONT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
MAKE ITS WAY FROM D.C. ALL THE
WAY INTO THE CAROLINAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> SO TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING 
IN THE 90s
FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE ALMOST 100
DEGREES.
ACROSS THE DAKOTAS
IT WILL BE A SOGGY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS OF NEW YORK TO BUFFALO
CLEARING OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
AND THAT WAS A BIG STATEMENT BY 
NOAA
HURRICANE SEASON, DEFINITELY, BE
PREPARED
AND GUYS, I'M GOING TO GET SOME 
SLEEP.
>> DEFINITELY NEED THAT.
>> RIGHT
WE'RE NOT DONE YET
JUST ONE WEEK INTO AUGUST.
ALL RIGHT.
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS.
THE MASSIVE, ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE
RALLY IN STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 
BEGINS TODAY
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER
400 YAEFRS, BEAVERS ARE BEING 
ALLOWED INTO THE WILD IN ENGLAND
AFTER A FIVE-YEAR TRIAL THAT
DETERMINED THE ANIMALS
>>> WITH 88 DAYS LEFT TO THE
ELECTION, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CLAIMED THAT A CORONAVIRUS
VACCINE COULD BECOME AVAILABLE, 
BEFORE THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
SOONER THAN ESTIMATES FROM WHITE
HOUSE EXPERTS.
AND WITH THAT EFFORT UNDERWAY,
THERE IS A PUSH TO RADICALLY
CHANGE THE WAY TRIALS ARE 
CONDUCTED.
BUT WITH POTENTIAL REWARDS, COME
GREAT RISKS.
NBC'S RICHARD ENGEL REPORTS.
>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD DEVELOPING 
ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING 
VACCINE CANDIDATES, SO FAR, ARE 
CALLING FOR CHALLENGE TRIALS
THAT IS, VACCINATING VOLUNTEERS 
AND, THEN, DELIBERATELY 
INFECTING THEM WITH CORONAVIRUS.
>> YES, I'M CONFIDENT IT WILL BE
APPROVED
YES.
>> ADRIAN HILL LEADS THE OXFORD 
RESEARCH TEAM.
>> A LOT OF FEEL VERY 
PASSIONATELY, THAT THEY SHOULD
BE AND THAT THE TINY RISK IS
WORTH IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF 
DEVELOPING A VACCINE OR A DRUG, 
FASTER
>> Reporter: CURRENTLY, COVID 
VACCINE TRIALS WORK LIKE THIS.
LARGE NUMBERS OF VOLUNTEERS, A
THOUSAND OR TENS OF THOUSANDS,
ARE BROKEN INTO TWO GROUPS
ONE GETS A PLACEBO, OR A
HARMLESS DRUG.
THE OTHER GETS THE EXPERIMENTAL 
VACCINE.
BOTH GROUPS ARE THEN TOLD TO
LIVE NORMALLY.
THE PROBLEM IS, IT'S SLOW, AND
ONLY A FEW VOLUNTEERS MAY COME
INTO CONTACT WITH THE VIRUS, TO 
SEE IF THE VACCINE REALLY WORKS.
IN A CHALLENGE TRIAL, ALL THE 
VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVEN THE
VACCINE, AND ALL ARE INFECTED 
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, WHICH 
THEY'D INHALE, TO SIMULATE
NATURAL CONTAGION.
IT MEANS, SOME DESSCIENTISTS SA 
FAR SMALLER GROUP CAN QUICKLY 
DETERMINE IF A VACCINE STOPS
COVID-19, OR NOT. 
>> WE CAN DO A CHALLENGE TRIAL, 
WITH 40 PEOPLE, AND GET A VERY
INFORMATIVE RESULT ON WHETHER A 
VACCINE IS WORKING
>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S A BIG, 
ETHICAL HURDLE
SINCE RESEARCHERS WOULD BE
GIVING VOLUNTEERS A PATHOGEN, 
FOR WHICH THERE IS NO PROVEN
TREATMENT OR CURE.
SOPHIE ROSE IS FROM ONE DAY 
SOONER, A GROUP GATHERING 
VOLUNTEERS. 
>> IS ANYONE SIGNING UP TO DO 
THIS
RAISE THEIR HAND SAYING, SURE,
INFECT ME WITH CORONAVIRUS. 
>> OVER 30,000 PEOPLE FROM 150
COUNTRIES.
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEBODY DIES
IN THIS TRIAL?
>> WHEN YOU ARE CONSENTING
PEOPLE AND EXPLAINING HOW THIS
WORKS, THEY ARE DEFINITELY
INFORMED AND IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED 
THERE IS A RISK OF DEATH. 
>> CHALLENGE TRIAL PARTICIPANTS 
WOULD BE QUARANTINED
MANY HAVE COMPARED THE FIGHT
AGAINST THIS PANDEMIC TO A WAR
AND, LIKE IN A WAR, THERE ARE 
RISKS AND THOSE WILLING TO
I'M HOSTING THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC 
AWARDS
GIRL, YOU GOOD
>> THE VMAs?
VMAs
>> THE VMAs.
SUMMER'S BIGGEST STAGE WITH THE 
WORLD'S BIGGEST ARTISTS.
>> IT IS OFFICIAL.
KEKE PALMAR IS HOSTING THIS 
YEAR'S MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 
AIRING LIVE FROM THE BARCLAY
CENTER ON AUGUST 30th.
ACTRESS ANNOUNCED THE NEWS ALONG
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HER 
CHARACTER.
>> I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
YOUNGER, I LOOKED FORWARD TO THE
VMAs EVERY SINGLE YEAR
ICONIC PERFORMANCES.
>> YEAH.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE GREAT.
2020
WE NEED IT. 
>> WE SURE DO.
THERE ARE MORE REBOOTS IN THE 
WORKS.
WE COULD, SOON, SEE A NEW TAKE
ON THIS ICONIC DANCE
LIONSGATE JUST CONFIRMED THEY 
ARE WORKING ON A NEW "DIRTY 
DANCING" MOVIE
AND JENNIFER GRAY, THE ORIGINAL 
BABY, IS RETURNING TO EXECUTIVE 
PRODUCE AND STAR IN IT
AND A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN IS
COMING TO AMAZON PRIME
BUT THIS TIME AROUND, IT'S GOING
TO BE A TELEVISION SHOW.
ABBY JACOBSON FROM THE SHOW 
"BROAD CITY" IS CO-CREATING THE 
SERIES AND WILL STAR IN THAT. 
>> WE ALL KNOW 2020 HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGING YEAR
NOT EVEN OVER YET.
FOUR MONTHS LEFT
BUT NOW, YOU CAN SHOW THE WORLD 
HOW YOU HAVE BEEN FEELING ALL 
YEAR LONG.
THANKS TO A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA
CHALLENGE STARTED BY ACTRESS
ROO
REESE WITHERSPOON.
TO ENCAPSULATE YOUR MOOD, FROM
JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE HASHTAG, 2020
CHALLENGE, YOU CAN POST WHATEVER
YOU FEEL
CELEBRITIES LIKE OPRAH, CARRIE
WASHINGTON
HAVE T
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
LET'S DO THIS.
THE WEEKEND.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH A FEW 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE
EAST COAST
STORMY FOR THE GREAT LAKES
AND ALSO, WATCHING THAT FIRE
DANGER FOR THE SOUTHWEST
IF YOU WANT TO PICK DAY GET OUT 
FO
>>> ONE OF THE FIRST CRUISE 
SHIPS TO SET SAIL, POST 
PANDEMIC, IS NOW BATTLING A 
COVID OUTBREAK
NBC'S TESSA ARCILLA HAS THE 
STORY.
>> JUST RESTARTING ITS ENGINES, 
QUITE LITERALLY, THERE ARE
REPORTS OF OUTBREAKS ON SHIPS.
THE MOST RECENT ONE IN NORWAY.
16 PASSENGERS AND 37 CREW 
MEMBERS, SO FAR, HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AFTER THEY
WERE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK IN THE
NORWEGIAN TOWN
WELL, THERE ARE FEARS THAT THERE
ARE MORE INFECTIONS IN TOWNS AND
VILLAGES WHERE THE SHIP HAD 
SAILED FROM PORT TO PORT
THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS NOT GOING
TO ALLOW SHIPS WITH MORE THAN 
100 PEOPLE FROM DISEMBARKING
PASSENGERS IN THE NEXT 14 DAYS
WE SPOKE TO THE MAYOR AND HE
THINKS THAT EUROPE HAD OPENED UP
AGAIN, A LITTLE TOO EARLY.
>> A LOT OF GOVERNMENTS AROUND
EUROPE OPEN UP
WE HAVE TO OPEN UP
AND NOW, WE CAN SEE MAYBE TOO 
EARLY.
MAYBE, WE SHOULD WAIT AFTER THE 
HOLIDAYS. 
>> THE U.S. IS TAKING A HARDER
STANCE WHEN IT COMES TO THE 
CRUISE INDUSTRY.
THERE IS A U.S. BAN ON CRUISE 
SHIPS UNTIL THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION SAY THAT CRUISE
SHIPS ARE MORE CROWDED THAN 
URBAN SETTINGS
AND THAT THE INDUSTRY HAD NOT 
MANAGED TO CONTAIN TRANSMISSIONS
ONBOARD.
NOW, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE WERE MORE THAN
50 SHIPS THAT REPORTED
OUTBREAKS.
THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS,
STRANDED ON BOARD.
SO RIGHT NOW, JUST LIKE 
AIRPORTS, THERE WILL BE NEW 
RULES.
THERE ARE, ALREADY, NEW RULES IN
PLACE ON SHIPS
WE, ALSO, SPOKE TO SOME OF THE
PEOPLE WHO WERE ON THAT 
NORWEGIAN SHIP
AND THEY SAY, WELL, THEY'RE NOT 
REALLY PUT OFF, THAT THEY WILL
STILL GO ON CRUISE HOLIDAYS, IN 
THE FUTURE
SO THAT'S A BIT OF A SILVER 
LINING FOR AN INDUSTRY
EXPERIENCING, YET ANOTHER,
SETBACK.
NBC NEWS, BRUSSELS. 
>> WHEN THIS ALL STARTED, CRUISE
SHIPS WAS WHAT, YOU KNOW, 
EVERYBODY WAS AFRAID OF THOSE 
THINGS
THERE WE SEE IT, RIGHT THERE. 
>> WE WONDER ABOUT THE REBOUND, 
FOR SURE, IN THE LONG-TERM
>>> A SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKET
BLASTED OFF FROM FLORIDA'S CAPE 
CANAVERAL THIS MORNING
IT IS CARRYING STARLINGS
THE FIRST ROCKET RETURNED TO
EARTH, AS PLANNED, AFTER LAUNCH.
THIS WAS THE EIGHTH STAR LAUNCH 
THIS YEAR AND MORE THAN 100 
SATELLITES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT
INTO ORBIT. 
>> I LOVE ALL THESE SPACE 
STORIES WE HAVE BEEN DOING
RECENTLY
SHOWS ALL THE PROGRESS WE'RE
MAKING. 
>> KEEP IT GOING. 
>> LET'S CELEBRATE SOME 
BIRTHDAYS.
L.A. ANGELS SLUGGER, MLB ALL
STAR, AND NEW FATHER, MIKE
TROUT.
HE IS 29 YEARS OLD
OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS, CHAR 
LIA
CHARLIZE THERON.
AN
>>> THE PANDEMIC'S HEAVY DEATH
TOLL
AS U.S. CORONAVIRUS DEATHS PASS 
16 OTHOUSAND, STATES TAKE 
UNPRES
UNPRECEDENTED ACTIONS TO SLOW 
THE SPREAD
>>> THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS STILL 
REPORTING FOR DUTY YET AFRAID TO
GET TESTED
>>> NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL 
GOES AFTER THE NRA WITH PLENTY
OF AMMO BUT THE POWERFUL GUN
LOBBY IS FIRING BACK THIS 
MORNING.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING ON THIS FRIDAY
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
COVID-19 HAS BROUGHT THIS 
COUNTRY TO ITS KNEES AS THE 
DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 150,000
RELIEF MEASURES ARE HANGING ON
BY A THREAD.
FACED WITH NEW VIRUS SURGES 
CITIES ARE PUTTING IN PLACE 
TOUGH NEW RESTRICTIONS TO SLOW
THE SPREAD
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST WEEK 
ONE AMERICAN HAS DIED EVERY 80
SECONDS FROM COMPLICATIONS OF 
THE VIRUS.
A NEW FORECAST PREDICTING NEARLY
300,000 AMERICANS WILL DIE FROM 
COVID BY THE END OF THE YEAR IF 
EXTREME MEASURES AREN'T TAKEN TO
SLOW THE SPREAD.
AFTER A HOUSE PARTY NEAR BEVERLY
HILLS THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES
IS NOW THREATENING TO CUT OFF 
POWER AND WATER TO ANYONE 
HOSTING A LARGE GATHERING.
>> THESE ARE BECOME NIGHTCLUBS
IN THE HILLS. 
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, CHECK 
POINTS IS SCREENING INCOMING
TRAVELERS AT TRAIN STATIONS,
AIRPORTS, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS.
VISITORS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
CONTACT INFORMATION AS
BUSINESSES TRY TO OPEN THEIR
DOORS.
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO SHUT DOWN
COMPLETELY OR LET IT RIP
THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND WHERE
YOU CAN OPEN. 
>> Reporter: THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY SAYS DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX IS WARNING TEN 
LOCAL AREAS ARE ALL IN TROUBLE
>> HERE IN CALIFORNIA SHE WARNED
NOT A CITY BUT AN ENTIRE REGION,
THE CENTRAL VALLEY, IS HOME TO A
DANGEROUS SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>> IN ARLINGTON TEXAS,
11-YEAR-OLD TESTED POSITIVE.
>> HE WAS RUNNING A FEVER AND HE
NEEDED THE SUPPORT OF OXYGEN. 
>> Reporter: AFTER BROTHER
JEFFREY ALSO CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS, THEIR PARENTS WITH THIS
WARNING TO ALL AMERICANS
>> WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD 
HAPPEN TO US IN THE SENSE OF OUR
OTHER CHILDREN AND IT DID AND SO
IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
>> Reporter: THE BATTLE AGAINST 
COVID AND ITS WAR ON ALL
FAMILIES
MIGUEL ALNBC NEWS
>> HOPES ARE FADE ING FOR A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS DEAL BY DAY'S END.
NEGOTIATIONS STALLED OUT LAST 
NIGHT.
TRACIE, WHAT HAPPENS
WHY DID TALKS HIT A WALL. 
>> Reporter: THEY'VE HIT A WALL 
BECAUSE AFTER THREE HOURS BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS TOP DEMOCRATS AND
WHITE HOUSE NEGOTIATORS BOTH SAY
THEY ARE STILL FAR APART ON SOME
ISSUES
WHAT ISSUES?
WE DON'T KNOW.
WE HAD FATHER'S DAY THEY CAME TO
AN AGREEMENT ON $400 A WEEK AND 
ON HALTING EVICTIONS BUT
DEMOCRATS ARE GOING FOR THE BIG 
DEAL, SO TO SPEAK, THEY DON'T 
WANT TO DEAL WITH ONLY THOSE
ISSUES
T THEY WANT THE ENTIRE
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF NEGOTIATED 
NOW.
THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO DO WHAT
THEY CALL THE SKINNY BILL AND 
JUST DEAL WITH THOSE MOST URGENT
ISSUES FIRST
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE HIT A
SNAG AND BASED ON WHAT WE'RE
HEARING AN AGREEMENT TODAY SEEMS
UNLIKELY
>> I SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF
THE TUNNEL
WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE 
TUNNEL IS.
BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY,
MORE QUICKLY BECAUSE THE LIGHT
AT THAT END OF THE TUNNEL MAY BE
A FREIGHT TRAIN OF THE VIRUS
COMING AT US IF WE DO NOT ACT TO
CONTAIN IT
>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
ISSUES
WE ARE CLOSE TO A COMPROMISE
POSITION ON BUT I THINK THERE'S 
A HANDFUL OF VERY BIG ISSUES
THAT WE ARE STILL VERY FAR
APART.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
SAID IF THEY DON'T COME TO SORT 
OF AN OUTLINE OF AGREEMENT TODAY
HE'S READY TO TAKE ACTION WITH
EXECUTIVE ORDERS EXPECTED TO
TEMPORARY LE STORE THOSE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, HALT 
EVICTIONS FOR NOW, SUSPEND
STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS AND DEFER 
PAYROLL TAXES.
>> MILLIONS LOOKING FOR ACTION
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>>> THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION IS IN THE CROSS 
HAIRS OF THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY
GENERAL THIS MORNING
SHE'S CALLING FOR THE 
ORGANIZATION TO BE RESOLVED 
WHILE LEVELING ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST THE GROUP'S SENIOR
LEADERSHIP
WE'RE JOINED NOW WITH THE 
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: THE NRA IS NOW 
FIGHTING BACK CALLING THIS A
POWER GRAB AFTER NEW YORK'S 
ATTORNEY GENERAL FILED A
SWEEPING LAWSUIT
>> THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES FOUR OF
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S
TOP LEADERS OF AN EXTENSIVE 
PATTERN OF FRAUD DIVERTING
$64 MILLION FROM THE NONPROFIT
OVER JUST THREE YEARS TO SERVE
AS THEIR OWN PERSONAL PIGGY 
BANK
>> FOR THESE YEARS OF FRAUD AND 
THIS CONDUCT, WE ARE SEEKING AN 
ORDER TO DISSOLVE THE NRA IN ITS
ENTIRETY
>> NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL IS 
CALLING FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE
NRA'S LEADER FOR NEARLY THREE 
DECADES AND ITS MOST PUBLIC 
FACE
THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS HE SPENT OVER
$500,000 ON TRIPS TO THE BAHAMAS
AND THAT HE PAID FOR HAIR AND 
MAKEUP FOR HIS WIFE AND OBTAINED
A POST EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
VALUED AT $17 MILLION WITHOUT 
THE BOARD'S RESPONSE
HE PROMISED TO FIGHT SAYING THIS
IS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
PREMEDITATED ATTACK AIMING TO 
DISMANTLE AND DESTROY THE NRA.
THE GROUP FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
TRYING TO SCORE POINTS AHEAD OF 
THE COLLECTION
LAST MONTH ENDORSED PRESIDENT 
TRUMP FOR A SECOND TERM.
>> THAT'S A VERY TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST HAPPENED
I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE TO
TEXAS AND LEAD A VERY GOOD AND
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> D.C.'S ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO 
SUED THE NRA'S CHARITABLE 
FOUNDATION ALLEGING MISUSE OF 
FUNDS AS WELL.
BOTH LAWSUITS ARE CIVIL 
COMPLAINTS, NOT CRIMINAL
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> PUBLIC OUTCRY HAS STARTED IN
BAEIRUT AS A THIRD DAY OF RESCUE
OPERATIONS CONTINUES AFTER A
MASSIVE EXPLOSION INJURED 
THOUSANDS THIS WEEK.
PROTESTERS HAVE BROKEN OUT IN 
THE DAMAGED CITY FROM 
DEMONSTRATORS WHO SAY GOVERNMENT
CORRUPTION AND NEGLIGENCE LED TO
THE EXPLOSION.
THIS AS NEAR 2 DOZEN PORT 
WORKERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
WHAT'S THE LATEST?
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
AS THE DUST BEGINS TO SETTLE IN 
BEIRUT, AUTHORITIES ARE STARTED 
TO ROUND UP THOSE THEY FEEL ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVASTATING 
BLAST THAT WIPE OUT 
NEIGHBORHOODS.
A MILITARY JUDGE LEADING THE
INVESTIGATION SAID 16 EMPLOYEES 
OF BEIRUT'S PORT WHERE THE
EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE HAVE BEEN
DETAINED, BUT THE REST OF LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES IS UNLIKELY TO QUELL
THE RAGE ON FRUSTRATION THE 
LEBANESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
FEELING FOR SOME TIME NOW 
AGAINST THEIR LEADERSHIP WHO
THEY FEEL ARE CORRUPT AND 
INCOMPETENT OR EVEN WORSE, BOTH.
SINCE THE EXPLOSION PROTESTS
HAVE BROKEN OUT, MANY OF THEM IN
THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN
REDUCED TO RUBBLE AND THEY'RE 
ESSENTIALLY A CONTINUATION OF 
REGULAR ANTI GOVERNMENT PROTESTS
THAT HAVE BEEN ON GOING IN
LEBANON FOR MONTHS NOW OVER A 
FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT'S GRIPPED 
THE COUNTRY.
YES, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT 
VISITED BEIRUT
HE WAS CONFRONTED BY AN 
EMOTIONAL CROWD.
HE SAID LEBANON NEEDED TO SEE 
PROFOUND CHANGE AND THAT HE 
WOULD PUSH FOR REFORM BUT IN A
COUNTRY ALREADY BESIEGED BY SO
MANY PROBLEMS THE TASK OF TRYING
TO REBUILD AFTER A CATASTROPHE
OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS DAUNTING 
BUT MANY NATIONS HAS OFFERED TO 
HELP
AID HAS BEEN SENT IN THE FORM OF
DOCTORS, MEDICINE, RESCUE 
WORKERS AND MOBILE CLINICS
THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN 
WHO HAVE BEEN DEMANDING 
POLITICAL CHANGE IN LEBANON HAVE
SAID THEY WILL ALSO GIVE ANY AID
THAT IT'S NEEDED
>> IT TURNS INTO AN 
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ISSUE AS
WELL
THANK YOU.
>>> AS THE NFL SEASON APPROACHES
THE DEADLINE FOR PLAYERS TO OPT 
OUT HAS PASSED
66 PLAYERS DECLINED TO PLAY THE 
2020 SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
CONCERNS
A PLAYER CAN STILL OPT OUT IF HE
HAS A HIGH RISK CONDITION OR
SOMEONE IN HIS FAMILY GETS THE
VIRUS.
>>> LET'S TURN TO JANESSA WEBB
JOINING US NOW
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN AS 
WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND
WE DO HAVE A FEW STRAY SHOWERS
IMPACTING THE EAST COAST
D.C. INTO PHILLY
WE DO HAVE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THAT'S GOING TO LAST UNTIL ABOUT
6:00 A.M. AND THEN THAT SYSTEM
STARTS TO MAKE ITS WAY OUT
THINGS WILL RAMP UP TOMORROW
THIS WILL BE STRAY SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT YOUR WEEKEND AND THEY
MOVE OFFSHORE BY SUNDAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG STORY
OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE DAKOTAS 
ARE STILL SITTING IN THE 90s
A SMALL CHANCE OF SEVERE
WEATHER, DAMAGING WINDS GOING TO
BE THE PRIMARY THREAT AND THEN
WE'RE SITTING IN THE 80s FROM 
PHILLY TO RICHMOND THIS 
AFTERNOON.
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH A NEW 
TELEMUNDO NBC NEWS COLLABORATION
COVERING ISSUES AFFECTING THE 
HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN AMERICA 
WITH REPORTS RUNNING IN SPANISH 
AND ENGLISH ON BOTH NETWORKS
>> COVID-19 TESTING CHALLENGES
AMONG FARM WORKERS
LATINOS ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY HALF 
OF THE STATE'S CORONAVIRUS
DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA. 
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA'S
CENTRAL VALLEY A QUARTER OF OUR 
NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY IS IN THE
HANDS OF AN ESSENTIAL WORK FORCE
WITH A LOT OF FEAR AND A LOT TO 
LOSE
>> SHE SAYS THAT SHE'S JUST 
HOPING THEY DON'T GET EVICTED.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE USUALLY 
PICKING GRAPES BUT HAVEN'T BEEN 
ABLE TO WORK SINCE LEARNING 
5-YEAR-OLD MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
TO COVID-19 AT HIS DAYCARE
HE GOT TESTED BUT HIS RESULTS 
MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR TWO
WEEKS.
>> YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO WORK
FOR THOSE TWO WEEKS?
>> YES
>> WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO FOR
PAYING THE RENT?
>> EXACTLY
IT'S GOING TO BE A STRESS.
>> WE'VE TRIED TO BE AS 
PROACTIVE AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: THE CEO IS TRYING
TO MAKE SURE WORKERS GET PAID 
FOR MISSED HOURS
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING AND TAKE CARE OF YOU IF 
YOU THINK YOU OTHER SICK. 
>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S A FEAR 
AND RELUCTANCE TO SELF-REPORT.
>> ARE YOU GUYS ASKING FOR
DOCUMENTS?
ARE YOU CHECKING IMMIGRATION
STATUS
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT AND THAT IS 
NOT THE INTENT AT ALL.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR HAS 
PLEDGED $52 MILLION TO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TO HELP WITH 
TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING AND 
AS OUR COLLEAGUE SAID, TELEMUNDO
HAS FOUND THE PRESSURE TO KEEP
WORKING IS FORCING SOME TO
IGNORE THE POSSIBILITY OF 
EXPOSURE TO COVID-19
>> THE FARM WORKERS UNION SAYS
THAT UP TO 70% OF FARM WORKERS
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SO THEY 
CAN'T RISK LOSING THEIR 
LIKELIHOODS.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHAT
SALVADOR, A FATHER OF FOUR WHO
WORKS IN THE FIELDS IS AFRAID 
OF
>> SO THREE WEEKS AGO HE WAS
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS
SOMEBODY CAME OVER TO HIS HOUSE,
TESTED POSITIVE RIGHT AFTER.
HE DECIDED NOT TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE HE'S SCARED OF TESTING
POSITIVE AND NOTING WITH ABLE TO
GO TO WORK
>> Reporter: THE $500 HE AND HIS
WIFE BRING HOME EVERY WEEK
BARELY COVER THE BILLS SO HE
KEPT WORKING SAYING SINCE HE
WASN'T SHOWING SYMPTOMS HE
DIDN'T TELL HIS BOSS
INSTEAD HE AND OTHER WORKERS WHO
THOUGHT THEY MAY BE INFECTED
QUIETLY WARNED EACH OTHER TO
KEEP THEIR DISTANCE.
CHRISTINA WORKS ALONGSIDE 
HUNDREDS OF OTHERS AT A PACKING 
PLANT.
>> AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW
THEY WERE SICK THEY WOULD GO TO 
WORK
>> Reporter: SHE GOT CORONAVIRUS
AND STAYED AT HOME FOR A MONTH
MISSING OUT ON TWO WEEKS OF PAY 
BUT BEFORE SHE GOT SICK SHE SAW 
OTHERS HIDING SYMPTOMS, HOLDING 
IN COUGHING FITS FOR AS LONG AS 
THEY COULD
>> SO SHE SAYS AT WORK SHE WOULD
GO INSIDE THE REST ROOM AND SHE 
WOULD HEAR HER COWORKERS
COUGHING BECAUSE THEY WERE MOST 
LIKELY SICK WITH COVID. 
>> Reporter: FOR MANY, A FORCED 
DECISION WITH DANGEROUS 
CONSEQUENCES, HEALTH OR 
LIVELIHOOD, WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR DISASTER
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS THE 
NINE-DAY EVENT IS EXPECTING A 
QUARTER MILLION BIKERS HEADING
INTO A STATE THAT'S SEEN A
RECENT RISE IN CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 400 
YEARS BEAVERS ARE BEING ALLOWED 
IN THE WILD IN ENGLAND
THE END OF A FIVE-YEAR TRIAL ON 
THE COUNTRY DETERMINED THAT THE 
ANIMALS ARE BENEFICIAL FOR
FARMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
>>> AND TOKYO IS REMOVING THE 
GIANT OLYMPIC RINGS FOR 
MAINTENANCE.
OFFICIALS PLAN ON DISPLAYING
THEM AGAIN IN DECEMBER AHEAD OF 
NEXT SUMMER'S RESCHEDULED GAMES.
>>> THE JULY JOBS REPORT IS 
UNDER FIRE AND ECONOMISTS ARE 
EXPECTING TO SEE ABOUT
1.5 MILLION JOBS ADDED LAST 
MONTH BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE 
FROM AS HIGH AS 3 MILLION TO
NEGATIVE TERRITORY AND A BAD
REPORT MAY BE WHAT IT TAKES TO
BREAK THE IMPASSE ON CAPITOL
HILL
ALL THIS AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS NORTH OF 1
MILLION.
>> Reporter: WE'RE AT AN
EMERGENCY FOOD BANK HERE IN 
CALIFORNIA WHERE YOU CAN REALLY 
FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THIS JOBLESS
CLAIMS NUMBER.
1.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SO THE
GOOD NEWS IS THAT NUMBER IS 
STARTING TO COME DOWN AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THE BAD NEWS IS WE'RE
STILL SITTING AT 20 STRAIGHT
WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT OVER A
MILLION PEOPLE
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINE
RIGHT HERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE
FRESH PRODUCE, THE CANNED GOODS,
THE SHELF STABLE FOOD, THE MEAT 
AND THE DAIRY THAT IS GOING OUT 
TO PEOPLE IN NEED AND THIS
PARTICULAR FOOD BANK IS PART OF 
THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK AND 
THE DIRECTOR TELLS ME DEMAND IS 
UP 80% AND THIS REALLY IS A 
CONFLUENCE OF WHAT HE CALLS A 
NATURAL DISASTER AND AN ECONOMIC
DISASTER ALL ROLLED INTO ONE
AND IF THAT WASN'T CHALLENGE
ENOUGH FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO 
WERE ENDURING HARDSHIP RIGHT
NOW, FOOD PRICES ARE ALSO GOING 
UP ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL DATA
THAT WE GOT.
WE SAW MAJOR INCREASES IN MEAT
AND POULTRY AND EGGS AND YOUR 
AVERAGE GROCERY BILL GOING UP BY
6% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR SO 
PEOPLE REALLY FEELING THE 
EFFECTS OF FOOD AND SECURITY
IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
GOING UP B
. 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
A FEW STRAY SHOWERS THAT ARE
GOING TO LINGER ACROSS THE EAST 
COAST.
FOR SATURDAY, NOT A REAL STRONG 
STORM BUT A FEW STORMS
THROUGHOUT YOUR AFTERNOON NOR 
THE GREAT LAKES.
>>> THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
HAS SHUT DOWN A HOUSTON AREA
CLINIC AFTER EVIDENCE SURFACED
THAT THE MAN THAT WAS RUNNING IT
IS NOT A DOCTOR AND THE CLINIC'S
15-MINUTE COVID-19 TESTS ARE NOT
AS ADVERTISED.
>> Reporter: THE SIGN WAS NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS, COVID-19
TEST RESULTS IN 15 MINUTES
>> WE SAW THE SIGN. 
>> Reporter: NANCY SAYS HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE LINED UP FOR HOURS
WEEK AFTER WEEK TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF THAT OFFER 
INCLUDING HER BROTHER-IN-LAW
>> THAT SAME AFTERNOON WE ASKED 
HIM HOW HE WAS DOING HE SAID
THANK GOD EVERYTHING IS FINE, I 
TESTED NEGATIVE AND HE LET HIS
GUARD DOWN. 
>> Reporter: BUT HER
BROTHER-IN-LAW ONLY GOT MUCH
WORSE.
>> HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND
HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID
HE DID HAVE COVID AND HE'S IN 
INTENSIVE CARE NOW
HE'S BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK. 
>> Reporter: THE PROBLEM THE
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS IN A
LAWSUIT SAYS THAT THE 15-MINUTE 
TEST THE CLINIC SAID COULD
DIAGNOSE COVID-19 WAS ACTUALLY
JUST AN ANTI BODY TEST
>> IT'S A GOOD SERVICE. 
>> Reporter: CARLOS SAYS THE
TEST HERE WAS FASTER AND CHEAPER
THAN ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HE NOW 
REALIZES HE SAYS HE WAS TRICKED.
THE ANTI BODY TEST DOESN'T TELL 
YOU IF YOU HAVE IT IT CAN'T.
IT CAN ONLY TELL YOU IF YOU'VE
HAD IT IN THE PAST
>> Reporter: NO ANSWER AT THE 
DOOR OF LUIS ALBERTO WHO POLICE 
SAYS RAN THE CLINIC BUT WAS NOT 
ACTUALLY A DOCTOR.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> LET'S LEAF YOU WITH SOME
CUTE RNS
A GOOD DEED LEADS TO A STOHOCKI 
DISCOVERY FOR A FARMER AFTER HE 
BROUGHT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A 
KITTEN HOME.
HE BEGAN TO SUSPECT THAT THE
FELINE WASN'T AN ORDINARY HOUSE 
CAT.
SHE'S ACTUALLY A COW GAR
SHE IS NOW WITH A VETERINARIAN
AND WILL BE RELEASED INTO THE 
WILD WHEN SHE CAN FEND FOR
HERSELF.
>> I WONDER HOW LONG UNTIL THEY 
WERE GOING TO FIGURE THAT ONE 
OUT.
>> GLAD SHE DIDN'T GET TOO BIG
>>> NOBODY THAT LOVES THE 
PHILLIES MORE THAN THE PHILLY 
FANATIC.
HE'S BEEN GETTING A LOT OF LOVE 
BUT HOW ABOUT THE FANATIC?
THAT'S THE FANATIC THERE HANGING
OUT IN THE STANDS WITH A
CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF THIS GUY
HITTING THE DEEP FLY BALL THAT
DROVE IN A PAIR OF PHILLIES.
THE FANATIC GIVING SOME LOVE TO 
THE CARDBOARD VERSION OF THAT 
MAN YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
>> THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE NEED SO
>>> A SOBERING PREDICTION.
THE NEW MODEL PROJECTING 300,000
DEATHS IN THE U.S., BY DECEMBER,
IF THE NATION DOESN'T CHANGE
COURSE
>>> AND THE NEW SIGN DUE OUT
TODAY ON THE PANDEMIC'S 
STAGGERING, ECONOMIC TOLL.
>> A SHOOTOUT BETWEEN THE NRA 
AND NEW YORK
TAKING AIM AT DISSOLVING THE
GROUP LEAVING SUPPORTERS UP IN
ARMS. 
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
WE BEGIN WITH THE LATEST ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
AND A SOMBER MOMENT FOR THE 
UNITED STATES.
THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 VICTIMS, 
IN THIS COUNTRY, HAS NOW PASSED 
160,000.
THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW 
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NEARLY A 
DOZEN REGIONS ARE IN SERIOUS
TROUBLE.
>> THE GOVERNOR OF OHIO CALLED
OFF A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMP, AFTER TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS.
BUT, OVERNIGHT, GOVERNOR
DeWINE'S OFFICE SAYS A SECOND 
TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE.
OUT OF CAUTION, HE WILL BE
TESTED, AGAIN, ON SATURDAY. 
>> THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION'S TOP OFFICIAL IS
ASKING THE U.S. TO RECONSIDER 
ITS DECISION TO LEAVE THE U.N.
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
DR. TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS. 
>> FACEBOOK IS ALLOWING ITS 
EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM HOME,
UNTIL JULY OF NEXT YEAR.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL ALSO 
PROVIDE ITS EMPLOYEES WITH AN 
ADDITIONAL $1,000 BONUS FOR 
THEIR HOME-OFFICE NEEDS.
>> FACED WITH NEW VIRUS SURGES, 
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE 
PUTTING IN PLACE TOUGH, NEW 
RESTRICTIONS TO SLOW THE SPREAD.
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER IS FOLLOWING
THAT FOR US.
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST WEEK,
ONE AMERICAN HAS DIED EVERY 80
SECONDS, FROM COMPLICATIONS OF
THE VIRUS.
A NEW FORECAST, PREDICTING
NEARLY 300,000 AMERICANS WILL 
DIE FROM COVID BY THE END OF THE
YEAR, IF EXTREME MEASURES AREN'T
TAKEN TO SLOW THE SPREAD
AFTER A HOUSE PARTY NEAR BEVERLY
HILLS, THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES 
IS NOW THREATENING TO CUT OFF 
POWER AND WATER TO ANYONE WHO 
HOSTS A LARGE GATHERING.
>> THESE LARGE HOUSE PARTIES
HAVE ESSENTIALLY BECOME 
NIGHTCLUBS IN THE HILLS.
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, 
CHECKPOINTS ARE SCREENING 
INCOMING TRAVELERS AT TRAIN 
STATIONS, AIRPORTS, BRIDGES, AND
TUNNELS.
VISITORS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CONTACT 
TRACERS, AS BUSINESSES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY TRY TO OPEN THEIR 
DOORS.
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO EITHER SHUT
DOWN, COMPLETELY, OR LET IT RIP.
THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND, WHERE 
YOU CAN PRUDENTLY OPEN
>> Reporter: AS OUR NATION
SURPASSES 160,000 DEATHS, THE 
SENATOR FCENTER FOR PUBLIC 
INTEGRITY SAYS DR. DEBORAH BIRX 
WARNING TEN ALL IN TROUBLE. 
>> HERE, IN CALIFORNIA, BIRX
WARNED NOT A CITY BUT AN ENTIRE 
REGION, THE CENTRAL VALLEY, IS
HOME TO A DANGEROUS SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS.
>> IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 
11-YEAR-OLD SCOTTY CARLTON
TESTED POSITIVE.
>> HE WAS RUNNING A FEVER, AND
HE NEEDED THE SUPPORT OF OXYGEN.
>> Reporter: AFTER BROTHER
JEFFREY, ALSO, CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS, THEIR PARENTS WITH THIS
WARNING TO ALL AMERICANS. 
>> WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD 
HAPPEN TO US IN THE SENSE OF OUR
OTHER CHILDREN, AND IT DID
AND SO, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
>> THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID AND 
ITS WAR ON ALL FAMILIES.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> THE JULY JOBS REPORT IS DUE
OUT THIS MORNING, AND IT COULD
LIGHT A FIRE UNDER LAWMAKERS
NEGOTIATING FOR A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
ECONOMISTS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE 
ABOUT 1.5 MILLION JOBS ADDED
LAST MONTH
BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE FROM AS 
HIGH AS 3 MILLION, TO NEGATIVE
TERRITORY.
A BAD REPORT MAY BE JUST WHAT IT
TAKES TO BREAK THE IMPASSE ON 
CAPITOL HILL, WHERE NEGOTIATORS 
ARE AIMING FOR A DEAL BY DAY'S
END.
ALL THIS, AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS NORTH OF 1
MILLION.
NBC'S JO LING KENT HAS MORE.
JO, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, PHILLIP.
WE ARE AT AN EMERGENCY FOOD BANK
HERE IN PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA,
WHERE YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE 
EFFECTS OF THIS JOBLESS CLAIMS
NUMBER
1.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NUMBER 
IS STARTING TO COME DOWN, AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THE BAD NEWS IS WE'RE
STILL SITTING AT 20-STRAIGHT
WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, OVER A 
MILLION PEOPLE
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINE
RIGHT HERE
AND YOU CAN SEE THE FRESH 
PRODUCE, THE CANNED GOODS, THE
SHELF-STABLE FOOD, THE MEAT, AND
THE DAIRY THAT IS GOING OUT TO
PEOPLE IN NEED
AND THIS PARTICULAR FOOD BANK IS
PART OF THE FEEDING AMERICA 
NETWORK AND THE DIRECTOR TELLS
ME DEMAND IS UP 80%.
AND THIS REALLY IS A CONFLUENCE 
OF, WHAT HE CALLS, A NATURAL
DISASTER AND AN ECONOMIC
DISASTER, ALL ROLLED INTO ONE.
AND AS IF THAT WASN'T CHALLENGE 
ENOUGH FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO 
ARE ENDURING HARDSHIP RIGHT NOW,
FOOD PRICES ARE ALSO GOING UP,
ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL DATA 
THAT WE GOT.
WE SAW MAJOR INCREASES IN MEAT
AND POULTRY AND EGGS
AND YOUR AVERAGE GROCERY BILL,
GOING UP BY 6% COMPARED TO LAST 
YEAR
SO PEOPLE REALLY FEELING THE
EFFECTS OF FOOD INSECURITY
IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
GOING UP BY 50%, THIS YEAR
ALONE.
PHILLIP.
>> GETTING HARDER OUT THERE 
EVERY DAY.
JO, THANK YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS LAUNCHING
A NEW SALVO AGAINST JOE BIDEN.
GUNS AND GOD AS HE CAMPAIGNED IN
THE CRUCIAL STATE OF OHIO.
KRISTEN WELKER HAS MORE.
>> IN BATTLEGROUND OHIO,
PRESIDENT TRUMP INTENSIFYING
ATTACKS AGAINST JOE BIDEN.
AGAIN, TRYING TO PAINT BIDEN AS 
A RADICAL.
DESCRIBING HIM, THIS WAY
>> NO RELIGION
NO ANYTHING.
HURT THE BIBLE
HURT GOD
HE'S AGAINST GOD
HE'S AGAINST GUNS.
HE'S AGAINST ENERGY.
>> Reporter: THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
WASTED NO TIME FIRING BACK
SAYING, JOE BIDEN'S FAITH IS AT 
THE CORE OF WHO HE IS.
IT'S BEEN A SOURCE OF STRENGTH
AND COMFORT, IN TIMES OF EXTREME
HARDSHIP
BUT BIDEN WAS, ALSO, ON DEFENSE,
AFTER HE RAISED EYEBROWS DURING 
A VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH BLACK 
AND HISPANIC JOURNALISTS. 
>> THE ANSWER IS, YES, I'M GOING
TO -- YES.
YES.
AND, BY THE WAY, WHAT YOU ALL 
KNOW, BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW, UNLIKE THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WITH
NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, THE LATINO
COMMUNITY IS AN INCREDIBLY
DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
WITH INCREDIBLY DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES, ABOUT DIFFERENT
THINGS. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP POUNCING.
TWEETING, WOW, JOE BIDEN JUST 
LOST THE ENTIRE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY.
WHAT A DUMB THING TO SAY
AND LASHING OUT BEFORE DEPARTING
WASHINGTON. 
>> I JUST WATCHED THE CLIP
AND JOE BIDEN, THIS MORNING,
TOTALLY DISPARAGED AND INSULTED 
THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
WHAT HE SAID IS INCREDIBLE
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH HIM. 
>> THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SAYING
IT'S CLEAR THAT VICE PRESIDENT
BIDEN WAS REFERRING TO DIVERSITY
OF ATTITUDES AMONG LATINOS FROM 
DIFFERENT LATIN-AMERICAN
COUNTRIES.
AN ADVISER ADDING, OF COURSE, 
BIDEN KNOWS THE BLACK COMMUNITY 
IS NOT A MONOLITH.
AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE A CRITICAL
CONSTITUENCY
PRESIDENT TRUMP ONLY GOT
SINGLE-DIGIT SUPPORT AMONG THE
GROUP IN 2016.
AND THE JULY NBC NEWS/"WALL 
STREET JOURNAL" POLL SHOWS BIDEN
WITH 80% SUPPORT AMONG BLACK
VOTERS
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP, WITH 6%
ANOTHER ANGLE WE'RE WATCHING, 
JOE BIDEN SAID, ON THURSDAY, HE 
WILL ANNOUNCE HIS RUNNING MATE, 
VERY SHORTLY
NOW, HE'S PROMISED TO PICK A
WOMAN.
BUT WILL SHE BE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WE KNOW SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS 
AND FORMER OBAMA NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER, SUSAN RICE, 
ARE AMONG THE KEY CONTENDERS
BUT WE ARE TOLD NOT TO COUNT OUT
OTHERS, LIKE KAREN BASS, OR EVEN
MICHIGAN'S GOVERNOR, GRETCHEN 
WHITMER.
CORI. 
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
>> NOW, TO A BOLD MOVE TAKEN
AGAINST THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL,
LETITIA JAMES, SAYS THE 
NONPROFIT SHOULD BE DISSOLVED 
AND MADE BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP.
GABE GUTIERREZ JOINS US NOW WITH
THE DETAILS.
>> THE NRA IS NOW FIGHTING BACK,
CALLING THIS A POWER GRAB.
AFTER NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL FILED A SWEEPING
LAWSUIT.
>> THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES FOUR OF
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S
TOP LEADERS OF AN EXTENSIVE 
PATTERN OF FRAUD
DIVERTING $64 MILLION FROM THE
NONPROFIT, OVER JUST THREE
YEARS, TO SERVE AS THEIR OWN
PERSONAL PIGGY BANK.
>> FOR THESE YEARS OF FRAUD AND 
MISCONDUCT, WE ARE SEEKING AN 
ORDER TO DISSOLVE THE NRA, IN 
ITS ENTIRETY
>> Reporter: NEW YORK ATTORNEY
GENERAL LETITIA JAMES IS CALLING
FOE REMOVAL OF WAYNE LaPIERRE,
THE NRA'S LEADER FOR DECADES AND
ITS MOST PUBLIC FACE
THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS HE SPENT MORE
THAN $500,000 ON EIGHT TRIPS TO 
THE BAHAMAS AND MORE THAN $3
MILLION ON LUXURY CAR SERVICES
THAT HE PAID FOR HAIR AND MAKEUP
FOR HIS WIFE, AND ATTAINED A
POST-EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION, WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S APPROVAL
IN RESPONSE, LaPIERRE PROMISED
TO FIGHT
SAYING THIS IS AN 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, PREMEDITATED
ATTACK AIMING TO DISMANTLE AND
DESTROY THE NRA.
THE GROUP FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE NEW YORK
ATTORNEY GENERAL, A DEMOCRAT, A 
POWER GRAB TRYING TO SCORE
POINTS BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION.
THE NRA SPENT $54 MILLION DURING
THE 2016 ELECTION CYCLE AND,
LAST MONTH, ENDORSED PRESIDENT
TRUMP FOR A SECOND TERM.
>> IT'S A VERY TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST HAPPENED
I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE TO
TEXAS, AND LEAD A VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> D.C.'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, 
ALSO, SUED THE NRA'S CHARITABLE 
FOUNDATION
ALLEGING MISUSE OF FUNDS AS 
WELL
BOTH LAWSUITS ARE CIVIL 
COMPLAINTS, NOT CRIMINAL
PHILLIP.
>> GABE, THANK YOU. 
>> NBC METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA 
WEBB, IS HERE WITH YOUR FRIDAY
FORECAST
JANESSA, HAPPY FRIDAY.
>> HEY, HAPPY FRIDAY, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
I'M HERE WITH THE GOOD NEWS THIS
MORNING.
WE ARE SEEING A VERY QUIET AND
SUBTLE WEATHER PATTERN THAT'S 
HAPPENING ACROSS THE EAST COAST.
A FEW SHOWERS THAT ARE SETTING
UP THIS MORNING.
BUT A SMALL SECTION OF THE
COUNTRY, FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.
TO PHILADELPHIA, YOU ARE
CURRENTLY UNDER A FLOOD WATCH 
UNTIL ABOUT 6:00 A.M. THAT WILL 
EXPIRE
BUT WE DO HAVE THIS FRONT THAT'S
GOING TO BE LINGERING THROUGHOUT
THE WEEKEND.
KEEPING US PRETTY SOGGY ACROSS
THE EAST COAST FROM NEW YORK
CITY, ALL THE WAY TO CHARLESTON,
SOUTH CAROLINA
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO, OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE 
UP 
UPPER MIDWEST, STILL HOVERING 
NEAR THE 90s
WE WILL SEE KIND OF GRAY
CONDITIONS FROM NEW YORK TO 
BOSTON TODAY
AND ALSO, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER HAS RELEASED A NEW 
STATEMENT.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT, COMING 
UP
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
PUBLIC OUTCRY HAS STARTED IN
BEIRUT, AS A THIRD DAY OF RESCUE
OPERATIONS CONTINUES AFTER A
MASSIVE EXPLOSION KILLED OVER 
130 AND INJURED THOUSANDS 
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS HAVE 
BROKEN OUT IN THE DAMAGED CITY
FROM DEMONSTRATORS SAYING THAT
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND 
NEGLIGENCE LED TO THE EXPLOSION.
THIS AS NEARLY TWO DOZEN PORT 
WORKERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION
WE ARE JOINED NOW FOR THE LATEST
BY NBC'S ALI AROUZI.
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
AS THE DUST BEGINS TO SETTLE IN 
BEIRUT, AUTHORITIES THERE HAVE
STARTED ROUNDING UP THOSE THEY
FEEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DEVASTATING BLAST THAT WIPED OUT
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS
NOW, A MILITARY JUDGE LEADING 
THE INVESTIGATION, SAID THAT 16 
EMPLOYEES OF BEIRUT'S PORT, 
WHERE THE EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE, 
HAVE BEEN DETAINED
BUT THE REST OF LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES IS UNLIKELY TO QUELL
THE RAGE AND FRUSTRATION THE
LEBANESE PEOPLE ARE FEELING, AND
HAVE BEEN FEELING FOR SOME TIME 
NOW, AGAINST THEIR LEADERSHIP,
WHO THEY FEEL ARE CORRUPT,
INCOMPETENT, OR, WORSE, BOTH
IMPROMPTU PROTESTS HAVE BROKEN
OUT.
MANY IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE 
BEEN REDUCED TO RUBBLE
BUT THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY A
CONTINUATION OF REGULAR,
ANTIGOVERNMENT PROTESTS THAT
HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR MONTHS
OVER A FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT HAS
GRIPPED THE COUNTRY.
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH
DAILY POWER CUTS, LACK OF CLEAN 
DRINKING WATER AND LIMITED
HEALTHCARE
NOW, YES, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT, 
EMANUEL MACRON VIKTSITED BEIRUT
HE WAS MET WITH AN ANGRY CROWD
MACRON SAID THAT LEBANON NEEDED 
PROFOUND CHANGE, AND HE WOULD 
PUSH FOR A REFORM.
ALSO, AID FROM ALL AROUND THE 
GLOBE IS NOW POURING INTO 
LEBANON, AS MANY COUNTRIES TRY
TO ASSIST.
>> STILL, A SHOCKING ZEE
TELEMUNDO/NBC NEWS COLLABORATION
COVERING ISSUES AFFECTING THE 
HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN AMERICA,
WITH REPORTS RUNNING IN SPANISH 
AND ENGLISH ON BOTH NETWORKS. 
>> THIS MORNING, GADI SCHWARTZ
WE BEGIN WITH GADI. 
>> IN CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY,
A QUARTER OF OUR NATION'S FOOD
SUPPLY IS IN THE HANDS OF AN
ESSENTIAL WORK FORCE WITH A LOT 
OF FEAR AND A LOT TO LOSE.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE IS JUST HOPING
THEY DON'T GET EVICTED. 
>> THEY'RE USUALLY PICKING
GRAPES BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO 
WORK SINCE LEARNING 5-YEAR-OLD
ANGEL MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED AT
HIS DAYCARE.
HE GOT TESTED BUT HIS RULESULTS
MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR TWO
WEEKS.
>> WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO FOR
PAYING THE RENT?
>> EXACTLY
IT'S GOING TO BE A STRESS.
>> WE HAVE TRIED TO BE AS 
PROACTIVE AS WE CAN.
>> THE CEO OF CALIFORNIA GRAPERY
IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY GET 
PAID FOR MISSED HOURS, AND HOPES
OTHER FARMS DO THE SAME.
>> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF 
YOU IF YOU THINK YOU'RE SICK
WE ARE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING.
>> BUT FOR MANY, THERE IS A FEAR
AND RELUCTANCE TO SELF-REPORT.
ARE YOU GUYS ASKING FOR 
DOCUMENTS?
ARE YOU CHECKING IMMIGRATION
STATUS
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THAT IS NOT THE INTENT, AT ALL. 
>> THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA 
HAS PLEDGED $52 MILLION TO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TO HELP WITH 
TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING.
AND AS OUR COLLEAGUE AT 
TELEMUNDO HAS FOUND, THE
PRESSURE TO KEEP WORKING IS 
FORCING SOME TO IGNORE THE
POSSIBILITY OF EXPOSURE TO
COVID-19. 
>> UP TO 70% OF FARM WORKERS OUT
HERE ARE UNDOCUMENTED AND DON'T 
HAVE ACCESS TO UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, SO THEY JUST CAN'T
RISK LOSING THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
>> THAT'S WHAT SALVADOR, A
FATHER OF FOUR, IS AFRAID OF
SO, THREE WEEKS AGO, HE WAS 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS
SOMEBODY CAME OVER TO HIS HOUSE,
TESTED POSITIVE RIGHT AFTER.
HE DECIDED NOT TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE HE IS SCARED OF TESTING 
POSITIVE, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO 
GO TO WORK AND MAKE MONEY FOR 
HIS FAMILY
>> THE $500 HE AND HIS WIFE 
BRING HOME EVERY WEEK BARELY
COVER THE BILLS.
SO HE KEPT WORKING, SAYING, 
SINCE HE WASN'T SHOWING 
SYMPTOMS, HE DIDN'T TELL HIS
BOSS
INSTEAD, HE AND OTHER WORKERS,
WHO THOUGHT THEY MAY BE 
INFECTED, QUIETLY WARNED EACH 
OTHER TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE
SHE WORKS ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF 
OTHERS AT A PISTACHIO-PACKING 
PLANT.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THEY
WERE SICK, THEY WOULD GO TO 
WORK. 
>> SHE GOT CORONAVIRUS AND
STAYED AT HOME FOR A MONTH
MISSING OUT ON TWO WEEKS OF PAY.
BUT BEFORE SHE GOT SICK, SHE SAW
OTHERS HIDING SYMPTOMS, HOLDING 
IN COUGHING FITS FOR AS LONG AS 
THEY COULD
SO -- SO SHE SAYS, AT WORK, SHE 
WOULD GO INSIDE THE RESTROOM, 
AND SHE WOULD HEAR HER
CO-WORKERS COUGHING BECAUSE THEY
WERE, MOST LIKELY, SICK WITH
COVID.
>> FOR MANY, A FORCED DECISION
WITH DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES.
HEALTH OR LIVELIHOOD, WITH A
POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER, EITHER
WAY.
NB
WITH THE PEAK OF HURRICANE
SEASON HAPPENING IN A FEW WEEKS,
RELEASED A NEW FORECAST.
WE HAVE 60% ABOVE AVERAGE FOR 
HURRICANES BUT, IN MAY, THEY
WERE THINKING OF 13 TO 19 NAMED 
STORMS
NOW, LOOK AT THIS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ISSUED AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER BARRING U.S.
COMPANIES FROM DOING BUSINESS 
WITH THE PARENT COMPANY OF
TIKTOK
THE ORDER WHICH WOULD 
EFFECTIVELY BAN TIKTOK IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS SET TO GO INTO 
EFFECT, WITHIN 45 DAYS
IT SAYS THE RISKS POSED BY THE
PLATFORM ARE REAL, AND
CONSTITUTE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
MICROSOFT HAS BEEN IN TALKS TO
BUY TIKTOK'S U.S. OPERATIONS, 
AND PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT IT 
WOULD COMPLETE THOSE DISCUSSIONS
BY SEPTEMBER 15th.
>> FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE 
OBAMA IS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT HER 
BATTLE WITH SOMETHING IMPACTING 
SO MANY AMERICANS RIGHT NOW.
HERE IS NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL.
>> Reporter: FORMER FIRST LADY, 
MICHELLE OBAMA, OPENING UP ABOUT
A VERY PERSONAL STRUGGLE. 
>> I KNOW THAT I AM DEALING WITH
SOME FORM OF LOW-GRADE
DEPRESSION
NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE 
QUARANTINE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE
RACIAL STRIFE.
AND JUST SEEING THIS
ADMINISTRATION, WATCHING THE
HYPOCRISY OF IT.
>> IN THE SECOND EPISODE OF HER 
NEW PODCAST, MRS. OBAMA 
REVEALING HOW DEEPLY THE RACIAL 
RECKONING SINCE GEORGE FLOYD'S
DEATH HAS BEEN WEIGHING ON HER. 
>> WAKING UP TO HOW THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS OR HAS NOT 
RESPONDED.
WAKING UP TO, YET ANOTHER, STORY
OF A BLACK MAN OR A BLACK 
PERSON, SOMEHOW, BEING
DEHUMANIZED OR HURT OR KILLED OR
FALSELY ACCUSED OF SOMETHING
IT IS EXHAUSTING
>> Reporter: IT BRINGS BACK THE 
RACISM SHE AND HER HUSBAND
EXPERIENCED WHEN HE BECAME THE
NATION'S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. 
>> THE VAST DISCOMFORT WITH THE 
NOTION THAT A BLACK MAN COULD BE
SITTING IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF 
OFFICE
WE SAW THAT.
WE SAW THE SIGNS
WE SAW THE -- THE NOOSES. 
>> AS SHE RECOUNTED, WHEN SHE 
GAVE A COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT
TUSKEGEE. 
>> WE BOTH FELT THE STING OF
THOSE DAILY SLEIGHTS THROUGHOUT 
OUR ENTIRE LIVES
THE FOLKS WHO CROSSED STREETS IN
FEAR OF THEIR SAFETY
THE PEOPLE AT FORMAL EVENTS, WHO
ASSUMED WE WERE THE HELP
AND THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTIONED 
OUR INTELLIGENCE, OUR HONESTY,
EVEN OUR LOVE OF THIS COUNTRY.
>> MICHELLE OBAMA, THE
CELEBRATED, FORMER FIRST LADY,
EXPRESSING WHAT MILLIONS OF 
BLACK AMERICANS FEEL EVERY DAY. 
>> OUR THANKS TO ANDREA FOR THAT
REPORT
HER PODCAST IS DOING REALLY 
WELL. 
>> WE HAVE SOME SURVEILLANCE
VIDEO FOR YOU.
IT CAPTURES AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT
WHEN A MAN WAS NEARLY KILLED BY 
A BUS.
HE WAS PATIENTLY WAITING FOR
THAT BUS ON A HIGHWAY IN
NORTHWEST TURKEY
WHOA
HE REALIZED IT WAS ABOUT TO HIT 
HIM.
YOU SAW HIM LEAP OUT OF THE WAY,
JUST IN TIME
AND THE GUY SAID THAT HE DIDN'T 
KNOW HOW HE MANAGED NOT TO BE 
HIT.
NEITHER DO I
NO WORD ON WHY THE DRIVER LOST
CONTROL OF THAT BUS.
>> WOW. 
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
HIS INSTINCT WAS TO JUMP INTO 
THE STREET, INSTEAD OF GO UP
THAT FENCE. 
>> EXACTLY
JUST MOVE AS QUICKLY AS HE
COULD.
>> THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM AT 
THAT BUS STOP.
RIGHT?
LUCKY MAN.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING 
"EARLY TODAY" ON THIS FRIDAY
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND
>>> WITH U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES 
SURGING TOWARD THE 5 MILLION
MARK, THE PUSH TO SEND KIDS BACK
TO SCHOOL COLLIDES WITH A MAJOR 
TEACHERS UNION
>>> AND ON CAPITOL HILL, HOPES
DIM FOR THE CRITICAL, NEW RELIEF
BILL, BY DAY'S END. 
>> TODAY, WE SEND A STRONG AND
LOUD MESSAGE
THAT NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW
NOT EVEN THE NRA. 
>> SHOTS FIRED
THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL 
UNLOADS ON THE NRA
SEEKING TO DISSOLVE THE GUN 
LOBBY, OVER MASSIVE FRAUD 
ACCUSATIONS.
>>> NFL DEADLINE DAY, WRAPS UP
DOZENS OF PLAYERS OPTING OUT OF 
THE SEASON, AS THE LEAGUE TRIES 
TO TACKLE THE PANDEMIC, HEAD ON.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
COVID-19 HAS BROUGHT THE -- AS
THE DEATH TOLL SURPASSES
160,000.
NEARLY 5 MILLION AMERICANS ARE
INFECTED, AND THEIR FUTURES,
UNCERTAIN.
AS RELIEF MEASURES ARE HANGING
ON BY A THREAD. 
>> NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW 
CUOMO HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER, EXTENDING THE STATE'S
EVICTION MORATORIUM, DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC
THE ORDER EXTENDS THE MORATORIUM
FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
THE EVICTION BAN WILL NOW END ON
SEPTEMBER 4th.
>> PENNSYLVANIA'S GOVERNOR
SUGGESTED THE STATE NOT HOLD ANY
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, UNTIL 
JANUARY, AT THE EARLIEST
SOME SCHOOLS IN THE STATE HAVE
ALREADY CANCELLED FALL SPORTS.
WHILE OTHERS PLANNED ON PLAYING,
WITHOUT SPECTATORS. 
>> WE'LL GET A NEW PULSE ON THE 
PANDEMIC'S ECONOMIC IMPACT THIS 
MORNING WHEN THE JULY JOBS
REPORT COMES OUT AT 8:30
EASTERN.
ECONOMISTS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE 
ABOUT 1 MILLION JOBS ADDED LAST 
MONTH BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE 
FROM AS HIGH AS 3 MILLION TO
NEGATIVE TERRITORY. 
>> TEACHERS UNIONS ARE AT ODDS
WITH STATE LEADERS OVER THE 
LOGISTICS.
MEANWHILE, IN GEORGIA, SEVERAL
STUDENTS TESTED POSITIVE AFTER
REOPENING.
OUR STEPHANIE GOSK HAS THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: THE FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL IN CHEROKEE COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
HIGH SCHOOLERS WERE ALL SMILES
AND NO MASKS ON MONDAY
THE DISTRICT RECOMMENDS STUDENTS
WEAR THEM BUT DOESN'T REQUIRE 
IT
THAT AFTERNOON, A SECOND GRADER 
IN THE COUNTY DEVELOPED COVID 
SYMPTOMS, AND LATER TESTED
POSITIVE, ACCORDING TO THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
WHICH, A DAY LATER, ANNOUNCED A 
FIRST GRADER, AND A KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER, ALSO, HAD THE VIRUS
IN THE FIRST WEEK, 65 STUDENTS
AND STAFF HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED.
WHILE, ALSO, OFFERING A 
REMOTE-LEARNING OPTION
PARENT CHRISTY WORSHAM IS 
KEEPING HER SON AT HOME.
>> I HOPE SOMEBODY'S LEARNING IF
THIS
I HOPE AT LEAST BETTER PRACTICES
ARE GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE, 
MOVING FORWARD. 
>> NEW YORK TEACHERS UNION SAYS 
ONE CASE OF COVID SHOULD SHUT 
DOWN A SCHOOL FOR 14 DAYS.
WHILE NEW YORK CITY'S MAYOR 
ANNOUNCED A BUILDING WILL CLOSE,
ONLY IF TWO OR MORE STUDENTS, IN
DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS, GET SICK. 
>> I TOLD CITY HALL.
I TOLD EVERYONE.
WE ARE NOT AGREEING WITH THIS.
WE TOLD YOU WHAT WE THINK WE
NEED TO HAVE, BECAUSE THAT CAME 
FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. 
>> FIGHTS BETWEEN STATE LEADERS 
AND TEACHERS UNIONS ARE 
ESCALATING. 
>> IN A PARENT PREFERS DISTANCE 
LEARNING, BY ALL MEANINGS, THEY 
HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO OFFER 
DISTANCE LEARNING.
BUT FOR PARENTS THAT REALLY 
WANTED TO HAVE THAT FACE-TO-FACE
INSTRUCTION, WE WANT EVERY
PARENT IN FLORIDA TO HAVE 
OPTIONS.
>> BUT FLORIDA'S LARGEST
TEACHERS UNION IS SUING THE 
GOVERNOR FOR HIS INSISTENCE THAT
EVERY DISTRICT OPEN UP
>> PEOPLE ARE JUST TERRIFIED
ABOUT GOING BACK INTO 
BRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOLS RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE WE CANNOT KEEP THEM 
SAFE
OUR SCHOOLS WERE MADE FOR SOCIAL
INTERACTION, AND NOT SOCIAL DI
S
DISTANCING. 
>> BUT MANY FLORIDA PARENTS ARE 
DECIDING TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN 
BACK TO SCHOOLS THAT ARE
REOPENING.
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE
STILL DISTRICTS WAITING TO HEAR 
WHAT STATE LEADERS WILL DO
HERE, IN NEW YORK, THE GOVERNOR 
SAYS HE WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO
PHYSICALLY REOPEN SCHOOLS BY
TODAY.
CORI
>> STEPHANIE, THANK YOU.
>> WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS 
OUT OF WORK AND FACING AN 
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
HOPES ARE FADING FOR A NEW
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF DEAL BY DAY'S
END.
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN TOP
DEMOCRATS AND THE WHITE HOUSE,
SEEMINGLY, STALLED OUT LAST 
NIGHT.
NBC'S TRACIE POTTS JOINING US 
NOW WITH THE LATEST.
TRACIE, WHY DID THOSE TALKS HIT 
A WALL
>> WELL, TALKS SEEM TO HAVE HIT 
A WALL BECAUSE AFTER THREE MORE 
HOURS OF NEGOTIATING, BOTH SIDES
SAY THEY ARE STILL FAR APART ON 
SOME ISSUES.
BY BOTH SIDES, WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE TWO TOP DEMOCRATS AND 
THE TWO WHITE HOUSE 
REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE IN THESE
CLOSED-DOOR TALKS.
NOW, WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE, WE
DON'T KNOW
WE HAD HEARD THAT THEY HIT A
MIDDLE GROUND ON THE
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS THAT RAN
OUT, RENEWING THOSE.
AND HALTING EVICTIONS.
BUT DEMOCRATS ARE INSISTING 
DOING THE BIGGER BILL, RATHER 
THAN WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE LIKES 
TO CALL THE SKINNY BILL THAT
JUST DEALS WITH A COUPLE ISSUES.
BOTTOM LINE, LOOKS LIKE AN
AGREEMENT TODAY IS UNLIKELY.
>> I SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF
THE TUNNEL
WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE 
TUNNEL IS.
BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY,
MORE QUICKLY, BECAUSE THE LIGHT 
AT THAT END OF THE TUNNEL MAY BE
THE FREIGHT TRAIN OF THE VIRUS
COMING AT US
IF WE DO NOT ACT TO CONTAIN IT. 
>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
ISSUES WE ARE CLOSE TO A
COMPROMISED POSITION ON.
BUT I THINK THERE'S A HANDFUL OF
VERY BIG ISSUES THAT WE ARE 
STILL VERY FAR APART
>> IF THERE IS NO DEAL TODAY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PROMISING TO 
ISSUE SOME EXECUTIVES ORDERS
THAT WOULD TEMPORARILY RESTORE
THOSE FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT
PAYMENTS
THE $600 A WEEK.
HALT EVICTIONS
SUSPEND STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS 
AND DEFER PAYROLL TAXES, AS 
WELL
THE SENATE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN
SESSION NEXT WEEK, AND THEY 
STILL ARE.
BUT MANY LAWMAKERS HAVE LEFT
TOWN, WITH LITTLE HOPE THAT 
ANYTHING IS GOING TO GET DONE BY
TODAY.
PHILLIP.
>> LOT OF PEOPLE DEPENDING ON 
SOMETHING TO GET WORKED OUT 
THERE.
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>> NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL
TAKING AIM AT THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
SHE'S LEVELED SERIOUS A
ACCUSATIONS AT THE GROUP'S
SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND SAYS THE
ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE
DISSOLVED.
NBC NEWS CONTRIBUTING 
CORRESPONDENT JONATHAN DEANST 
HAS THIS REPORT.
>> HE'S BEEN THE FACE OF THE NRA
FOR YEARS.
>> TO STOP A BAD GUY WITH A GUN,
IT TAKES A GOOD GUY WITH A GUN
>> Reporter: NOW, NEW YORK'S
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS WAYNE 
LaPIERRE, AND OTHERS, HAVE TO 
GIVE BACK MILLIONS THEY TOOK OUT
OF THE NRA, AMID ALLEGATIONS OF 
MISMANAGEMENT AND GREED.
>> THE ORGANIZATION WENT
UNCHECKED, FOR DECADES, WHILE 
TOP EXECUTIVES FUNNELED MILLIONS
INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS
>> Reporter: JAMES SAYS ONE 
ABUSE, LaPIERRE USED PRIVATE
JETS ON FAMILY VACATIONS, 
INCLUDING EIGHT RECENT TRIPS TO 
THE BAHAMAS.
>> MR. LaPIERRE SPENT HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THE
NRA'S CHARITABLE ASSETS FOR 
PERSONAL, PRIVATE PLANE TRIPS 
FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY, 
INCLUDING EXTENDED FAMILY WHEN
HE WAS NOT PRESENT. 
>> THE LAWSUIT FILED A CIVIL
ACTION, SEEKING TO DISSOLVE THE 
NRA.
CITING ALLEGED ABUSES OF NEW
YORK'S CHARITY RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
THE NRA CALLED THE LAWSUIT BA
BASELESS, CALLING IT AN ATTACK
ON THE ORGANIZATION IN AN 
ELECTION YEAR BECAUSE OF ITS
SUPPORT FOR THE SECOND
AMENDMENT.
AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO SCORE
POLITICAL POINTS
PRESIDENT TRUMP DENOUNCED THE 
AG'S LAWSUIT. 
>> I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE
TO TEXAS, AND LEAD A VERY GOOD
AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES
LaPIERRE OF IMPROPERLY LIVING A 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
SPENDING $3.6 MILLION ON TRAVEL 
CONSULTANTS, OVER TWO YEARS.
REPEATEDLY, USING 107-FOOT
YACHT.
GETTING A $17 MILLION RETIREMENT
DEAL
AND TRYING TO HIDE PERSONAL 
PAYMENTS THROUGH SIDE DEALS, AND
BY HIDING COSTS AND MEDIA BUYS. 
>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SHE
MAY SOON REFER THE CASE TO THE
MANHATTAN DA FOR CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATION.
IN NEW YORK, I'M JONATHAN DEANST
FOR NBC NEWS. 
>> RESCUE EFFORTS CONTINUE THIS 
MORNING IN LEBANON, AFTER A 
MASSIVE EXPLOSION ROCKED THE
CITY OF BEIRUT EARLIER THIS 
WEEK
THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE BLAST 
NOW STANDS AT 137 WITH MORE THAN
5,000 INJURED.
AND THE DEATH TOLL IS LIKELY TO 
RISE, AS MORE BODIES ARE BEING
PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE 
EXPLOSION HAVE BEGUN
AND SO HAS PUBLIC OUTCRY
ANTIGOVERNMENT PROTESTS HAVE
BROKEN OUT IN THE DAMAGED CITY, 
FROM DEMONSTRATORS WHO SAY THAT 
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND 
NEGLIGENCE LED TO THAT
EXPLOSION.
ON THURSDAY, FRENCH PRESIDENT,
EMANUEL MACRON VISITED THE
REGION AND PROMISED AID.
MEANWHILE, OFFICIALS SAY AT 
LEAST 16 EMPLOYEES OF BEIRUT'S
PORT WHERE THE EXPLOSION TOOK 
PLACE HAVE BEEN DETAINED. 
>> THIS YEAR'S HURRICANE SEASON 
WILL BE, QUOTE, EXTREMELY ACTIVE
ACCORDING TO NATIONAL OCEANIC 
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
THESE ESTIMATES DO INCLUDE THE
SEVEN TROPICAL STORMS AND TWO 
HURRICANES THAT HAVE ALREADY
FORMED THIS SEASON
NOAA SAYS THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN
ABOVE-NORMAL SEASON HAS 
INCREASED TO 85%. 
>> THE NFL'S DEADLINE FOR 
PLAYERS TO OPT OUT WAS
YESTERDAY.
AND NEARLY 70 DECIDED NOT TO
PLAY THIS SEASON
FOR MORE ON WHO OPTED OUT AND 
WHAT IT MEANS FOR THOSE PLAYERS 
THIS YEAR, WE TURN TO NBC'S SAM 
BROCK IN MIAMI
SAM, GOOD MORNING.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
THE NFL DEADLINE FOR OPTING OUT 
FOR THE 2020 SEASON, BECAUSE OF 
COVID-19, CAME AND WENT.
IT TURNS OUT THAT 66 PLAYERS
EXERCISED THEIR RIGHT TO DO SO
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT BUT THERE ARE 
2,900 PLAYERS IN THE NFL
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2% OF THE
POPULATION THERE
AND IT, ALSO, DOES ANOTHER
THING.
THIS HUMANIZES, FOR US, THE 
CONCERNS THAT WE ALL SHARE
THAT ATHLETES HAVE AS WELL
TRADAVIUS WHITE, STAR PLAYER FOR
BUFFALO BILLS.
HE WAS ON THE FENCE.
DEDED ULTIMATELY TO PLAY THIS 
SEASON
BUT TWEETED OUT EARLIER IN THE
DAY THAT HIS PARTNER'S
GRANDFATHER HAD DIED FROM 
COVID-19
HE SAID, DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW
THERE IS AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 
FOR THE NEW YORK GIANTS WHOSE 
SON SURVIVED CANCER.
HE IS, ALSO, A CANCER SURVIVOR
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IS THAT
THESE PLAYERS, WHETHER IT'S 
HEALTH CONCERNS, FAMILY 
CONCERNS, OR BOTH, SHARE THE
SAME KINDS OF PROBLEMS AND
WORRIES THAT WE DO
AND IT WAS EXPRESSED WITH THIS
LATEST WAVE OF OPT-OUTS.
NOW, AS FAR AS NFL IS CONCERNED,
THEY ARE STILL PAYING THE 
PLAYERS.
IF THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE HIGH 
RISK, THEY'RE STILL BE MAKING 
$350,000
IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED V
VOLUNTARY, IT'S STILL $150,000
THE NFL SAYING THIS IS A DEEPLY 
PERSONAL DECISION FOR THE 
PLAYERS AND HOPES TO HAVE THEM
BACK FOR THE NEXT SEASON
PHILLIP, BACK TO YOU. 
>> IT IS A TOUGH DECISION.
SAM, THANK YOU. 
>> EVERY SPORT IS DIFFERENT.
TIME, NOW, FOR YOUR FRIDAY
FORECAST FROM NBC METEOROLOGIST,
JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, HEY. 
>> HEY
HAPPY FRIDAY, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN
THAT WE'RE UNDER ACROSS THE EAST
COAST.
WE ARE WATCHING JUST A FEW
SHOWERS THAT ARE SPARKING UP
ACROSS D.C., INTO PHILLY
AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS STILL A 
FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE FOR THIS 
AREA
IT WILL EXPIRE AT 6:00 A.M
IT WILL BE A SOGGY WEEKEND
ACROSS THE EAST COAST AS WE HAVE
THIS FRONT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
MAKE ITS WAY FROM D.C. ALL THE
WAY INTO THE CAROLINAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> SO TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING 
IN THE 90s
FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE ALMOST 100
DEGREES.
ACROSS THE DAKOTAS
IT WILL BE A SOGGY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS OF NEW YORK TO BUFFALO
CLEARING OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
AND THAT WAS A BIG STATEMENT BY 
NOAA
HURRICANE SEASON, DEFINITELY, BE
PREPARED
AND GUYS, I'M GOING TO GET SOME 
SLEEP.
>> DEFINITELY NEED THAT.
>> RIGHT
WE'RE NOT DONE YET
JUST ONE WEEK INTO AUGUST.
ALL RIGHT.
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS.
THE MASSIVE, ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE
RALLY IN STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 
BEGINS TODAY
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER
400 YAEFRS, BEAVERS ARE BEING 
ALLOWED INTO THE WILD IN ENGLAND
AFTER A FIVE-YEAR TRIAL THAT
DETERMINED THE ANIMALS
>>> WITH 88 DAYS LEFT TO THE
ELECTION, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CLAIMED THAT A CORONAVIRUS
VACCINE COULD BECOME AVAILABLE, 
BEFORE THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
SOONER THAN ESTIMATES FROM WHITE
HOUSE EXPERTS.
AND WITH THAT EFFORT UNDERWAY,
THERE IS A PUSH TO RADICALLY
CHANGE THE WAY TRIALS ARE 
CONDUCTED.
BUT WITH POTENTIAL REWARDS, COME
GREAT RISKS.
NBC'S RICHARD ENGEL REPORTS.
>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD DEVELOPING 
ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING 
VACCINE CANDIDATES, SO FAR, ARE 
CALLING FOR CHALLENGE TRIALS
THAT IS, VACCINATING VOLUNTEERS 
AND, THEN, DELIBERATELY 
INFECTING THEM WITH CORONAVIRUS.
>> YES, I'M CONFIDENT IT WILL BE
APPROVED
YES.
>> ADRIAN HILL LEADS THE OXFORD 
RESEARCH TEAM.
>> A LOT OF FEEL VERY 
PASSIONATELY, THAT THEY SHOULD
BE AND THAT THE TINY RISK IS
WORTH IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF 
DEVELOPING A VACCINE OR A DRUG, 
FASTER
>> Reporter: CURRENTLY, COVID 
VACCINE TRIALS WORK LIKE THIS.
LARGE NUMBERS OF VOLUNTEERS, A
THOUSAND OR TENS OF THOUSANDS,
ARE BROKEN INTO TWO GROUPS
ONE GETS A PLACEBO, OR A
HARMLESS DRUG.
THE OTHER GETS THE EXPERIMENTAL 
VACCINE.
BOTH GROUPS ARE THEN TOLD TO
LIVE NORMALLY.
THE PROBLEM IS, IT'S SLOW, AND
ONLY A FEW VOLUNTEERS MAY COME
INTO CONTACT WITH THE VIRUS, TO 
SEE IF THE VACCINE REALLY WORKS.
IN A CHALLENGE TRIAL, ALL THE 
VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVEN THE
VACCINE, AND ALL ARE INFECTED 
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, WHICH 
THEY'D INHALE, TO SIMULATE
NATURAL CONTAGION.
IT MEANS, SOME DESSCIENTISTS SA 
FAR SMALLER GROUP CAN QUICKLY 
DETERMINE IF A VACCINE STOPS
COVID-19, OR NOT. 
>> WE CAN DO A CHALLENGE TRIAL, 
WITH 40 PEOPLE, AND GET A VERY
INFORMATIVE RESULT ON WHETHER A 
VACCINE IS WORKING
>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S A BIG, 
ETHICAL HURDLE
SINCE RESEARCHERS WOULD BE
GIVING VOLUNTEERS A PATHOGEN, 
FOR WHICH THERE IS NO PROVEN
TREATMENT OR CURE.
SOPHIE ROSE IS FROM ONE DAY 
SOONER, A GROUP GATHERING 
VOLUNTEERS. 
>> IS ANYONE SIGNING UP TO DO 
THIS
RAISE THEIR HAND SAYING, SURE,
INFECT ME WITH CORONAVIRUS. 
>> OVER 30,000 PEOPLE FROM 150
COUNTRIES.
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEBODY DIES
IN THIS TRIAL?
>> WHEN YOU ARE CONSENTING
PEOPLE AND EXPLAINING HOW THIS
WORKS, THEY ARE DEFINITELY
INFORMED AND IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED 
THERE IS A RISK OF DEATH. 
>> CHALLENGE TRIAL PARTICIPANTS 
WOULD BE QUARANTINED
MANY HAVE COMPARED THE FIGHT
AGAINST THIS PANDEMIC TO A WAR
AND, LIKE IN A WAR, THERE ARE 
RISKS AND THOSE WILLING TO
I'M HOSTING THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC 
AWARDS
GIRL, YOU GOOD
>> THE VMAs?
VMAs
>> THE VMAs.
SUMMER'S BIGGEST STAGE WITH THE 
WORLD'S BIGGEST ARTISTS.
>> IT IS OFFICIAL.
KEKE PALMAR IS HOSTING THIS 
YEAR'S MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 
AIRING LIVE FROM THE BARCLAY
CENTER ON AUGUST 30th.
ACTRESS ANNOUNCED THE NEWS ALONG
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HER 
CHARACTER.
>> I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
YOUNGER, I LOOKED FORWARD TO THE
VMAs EVERY SINGLE YEAR
ICONIC PERFORMANCES.
>> YEAH.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE GREAT.
2020
WE NEED IT. 
>> WE SURE DO.
THERE ARE MORE REBOOTS IN THE 
WORKS.
WE COULD, SOON, SEE A NEW TAKE
ON THIS ICONIC DANCE
LIONSGATE JUST CONFIRMED THEY 
ARE WORKING ON A NEW "DIRTY 
DANCING" MOVIE
AND JENNIFER GRAY, THE ORIGINAL 
BABY, IS RETURNING TO EXECUTIVE 
PRODUCE AND STAR IN IT
AND A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN IS
COMING TO AMAZON PRIME
BUT THIS TIME AROUND, IT'S GOING
TO BE A TELEVISION SHOW.
ABBY JACOBSON FROM THE SHOW 
"BROAD CITY" IS CO-CREATING THE 
SERIES AND WILL STAR IN THAT. 
>> WE ALL KNOW 2020 HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGING YEAR
NOT EVEN OVER YET.
FOUR MONTHS LEFT
BUT NOW, YOU CAN SHOW THE WORLD 
HOW YOU HAVE BEEN FEELING ALL 
YEAR LONG.
THANKS TO A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA
CHALLENGE STARTED BY ACTRESS
ROO
REESE WITHERSPOON.
TO ENCAPSULATE YOUR MOOD, FROM
JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE HASHTAG, 2020
CHALLENGE, YOU CAN POST WHATEVER
YOU FEEL
CELEBRITIES LIKE OPRAH, CARRIE
WASHINGTON
HAVE T
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
LET'S DO THIS.
THE WEEKEND.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH A FEW 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE
EAST COAST
STORMY FOR THE GREAT LAKES
AND ALSO, WATCHING THAT FIRE
DANGER FOR THE SOUTHWEST
IF YOU WANT TO PICK DAY GET OUT 
FO
>>> ONE OF THE FIRST CRUISE 
SHIPS TO SET SAIL, POST 
PANDEMIC, IS NOW BATTLING A 
COVID OUTBREAK
NBC'S TESSA ARCILLA HAS THE 
STORY.
>> JUST RESTARTING ITS ENGINES, 
QUITE LITERALLY, THERE ARE
REPORTS OF OUTBREAKS ON SHIPS.
THE MOST RECENT ONE IN NORWAY.
16 PASSENGERS AND 37 CREW 
MEMBERS, SO FAR, HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AFTER THEY
WERE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK IN THE
NORWEGIAN TOWN
WELL, THERE ARE FEARS THAT THERE
ARE MORE INFECTIONS IN TOWNS AND
VILLAGES WHERE THE SHIP HAD 
SAILED FROM PORT TO PORT
THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS NOT GOING
TO ALLOW SHIPS WITH MORE THAN 
100 PEOPLE FROM DISEMBARKING
PASSENGERS IN THE NEXT 14 DAYS
WE SPOKE TO THE MAYOR AND HE
THINKS THAT EUROPE HAD OPENED UP
AGAIN, A LITTLE TOO EARLY.
>> A LOT OF GOVERNMENTS AROUND
EUROPE OPEN UP
WE HAVE TO OPEN UP
AND NOW, WE CAN SEE MAYBE TOO 
EARLY.
MAYBE, WE SHOULD WAIT AFTER THE 
HOLIDAYS. 
>> THE U.S. IS TAKING A HARDER
STANCE WHEN IT COMES TO THE 
CRUISE INDUSTRY.
THERE IS A U.S. BAN ON CRUISE 
SHIPS UNTIL THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION SAY THAT CRUISE
SHIPS ARE MORE CROWDED THAN 
URBAN SETTINGS
AND THAT THE INDUSTRY HAD NOT 
MANAGED TO CONTAIN TRANSMISSIONS
ONBOARD.
NOW, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE WERE MORE THAN
50 SHIPS THAT REPORTED
OUTBREAKS.
THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS,
STRANDED ON BOARD.
SO RIGHT NOW, JUST LIKE 
AIRPORTS, THERE WILL BE NEW 
RULES.
THERE ARE, ALREADY, NEW RULES IN
PLACE ON SHIPS
WE, ALSO, SPOKE TO SOME OF THE
PEOPLE WHO WERE ON THAT 
NORWEGIAN SHIP
AND THEY SAY, WELL, THEY'RE NOT 
REALLY PUT OFF, THAT THEY WILL
STILL GO ON CRUISE HOLIDAYS, IN 
THE FUTURE
SO THAT'S A BIT OF A SILVER 
LINING FOR AN INDUSTRY
EXPERIENCING, YET ANOTHER,
SETBACK.
NBC NEWS, BRUSSELS. 
>> WHEN THIS ALL STARTED, CRUISE
SHIPS WAS WHAT, YOU KNOW, 
EVERYBODY WAS AFRAID OF THOSE 
THINGS
THERE WE SEE IT, RIGHT THERE. 
>> WE WONDER ABOUT THE REBOUND, 
FOR SURE, IN THE LONG-TERM
>>> A SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKET
BLASTED OFF FROM FLORIDA'S CAPE 
CANAVERAL THIS MORNING
IT IS CARRYING STARLINGS
THE FIRST ROCKET RETURNED TO
EARTH, AS PLANNED, AFTER LAUNCH.
THIS WAS THE EIGHTH STAR LAUNCH 
THIS YEAR AND MORE THAN 100 
SATELLITES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT
INTO ORBIT. 
>> I LOVE ALL THESE SPACE 
STORIES WE HAVE BEEN DOING
RECENTLY
SHOWS ALL THE PROGRESS WE'RE
MAKING. 
>> KEEP IT GOING. 
>> LET'S CELEBRATE SOME 
BIRTHDAYS.
L.A. ANGELS SLUGGER, MLB ALL
STAR, AND NEW FATHER, MIKE
TROUT.
HE IS 29 YEARS OLD
OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS, CHAR 
LIA
CHARLIZE THERON.
AN
>>> THE PANDEMIC'S HEAVY DEATH
TOLL
AS U.S. CORONAVIRUS DEATHS PASS 
16 OTHOUSAND, STATES TAKE 
UNPRES
UNPRECEDENTED ACTIONS TO SLOW 
THE SPREAD
>>> THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS STILL 
REPORTING FOR DUTY YET AFRAID TO
GET TESTED
>>> NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL 
GOES AFTER THE NRA WITH PLENTY
OF AMMO BUT THE POWERFUL GUN
LOBBY IS FIRING BACK THIS 
MORNING.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING ON THIS FRIDAY
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
COVID-19 HAS BROUGHT THIS 
COUNTRY TO ITS KNEES AS THE 
DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 150,000
RELIEF MEASURES ARE HANGING ON
BY A THREAD.
FACED WITH NEW VIRUS SURGES 
CITIES ARE PUTTING IN PLACE 
TOUGH NEW RESTRICTIONS TO SLOW
THE SPREAD
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST WEEK 
ONE AMERICAN HAS DIED EVERY 80
SECONDS FROM COMPLICATIONS OF 
THE VIRUS.
A NEW FORECAST PREDICTING NEARLY
300,000 AMERICANS WILL DIE FROM 
COVID BY THE END OF THE YEAR IF 
EXTREME MEASURES AREN'T TAKEN TO
SLOW THE SPREAD.
AFTER A HOUSE PARTY NEAR BEVERLY
HILLS THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES
IS NOW THREATENING TO CUT OFF 
POWER AND WATER TO ANYONE 
HOSTING A LARGE GATHERING.
>> THESE ARE BECOME NIGHTCLUBS
IN THE HILLS. 
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, CHECK 
POINTS IS SCREENING INCOMING
TRAVELERS AT TRAIN STATIONS,
AIRPORTS, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS.
VISITORS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
CONTACT INFORMATION AS
BUSINESSES TRY TO OPEN THEIR
DOORS.
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO SHUT DOWN
COMPLETELY OR LET IT RIP
THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND WHERE
YOU CAN OPEN. 
>> Reporter: THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY SAYS DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX IS WARNING TEN 
LOCAL AREAS ARE ALL IN TROUBLE
>> HERE IN CALIFORNIA SHE WARNED
NOT A CITY BUT AN ENTIRE REGION,
THE CENTRAL VALLEY, IS HOME TO A
DANGEROUS SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>> IN ARLINGTON TEXAS,
11-YEAR-OLD TESTED POSITIVE.
>> HE WAS RUNNING A FEVER AND HE
NEEDED THE SUPPORT OF OXYGEN. 
>> Reporter: AFTER BROTHER
JEFFREY ALSO CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS, THEIR PARENTS WITH THIS
WARNING TO ALL AMERICANS
>> WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD 
HAPPEN TO US IN THE SENSE OF OUR
OTHER CHILDREN AND IT DID AND SO
IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
>> Reporter: THE BATTLE AGAINST 
COVID AND ITS WAR ON ALL
FAMILIES
MIGUEL ALNBC NEWS
>> HOPES ARE FADE ING FOR A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS DEAL BY DAY'S END.
NEGOTIATIONS STALLED OUT LAST 
NIGHT.
TRACIE, WHAT HAPPENS
WHY DID TALKS HIT A WALL. 
>> Reporter: THEY'VE HIT A WALL 
BECAUSE AFTER THREE HOURS BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS TOP DEMOCRATS AND
WHITE HOUSE NEGOTIATORS BOTH SAY
THEY ARE STILL FAR APART ON SOME
ISSUES
WHAT ISSUES?
WE DON'T KNOW.
WE HAD FATHER'S DAY THEY CAME TO
AN AGREEMENT ON $400 A WEEK AND 
ON HALTING EVICTIONS BUT
DEMOCRATS ARE GOING FOR THE BIG 
DEAL, SO TO SPEAK, THEY DON'T 
WANT TO DEAL WITH ONLY THOSE
ISSUES
T THEY WANT THE ENTIRE
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF NEGOTIATED 
NOW.
THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO DO WHAT
THEY CALL THE SKINNY BILL AND 
JUST DEAL WITH THOSE MOST URGENT
ISSUES FIRST
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE HIT A
SNAG AND BASED ON WHAT WE'RE
HEARING AN AGREEMENT TODAY SEEMS
UNLIKELY
>> I SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF
THE TUNNEL
WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE 
TUNNEL IS.
BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY,
MORE QUICKLY BECAUSE THE LIGHT
AT THAT END OF THE TUNNEL MAY BE
A FREIGHT TRAIN OF THE VIRUS
COMING AT US IF WE DO NOT ACT TO
CONTAIN IT
>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
ISSUES
WE ARE CLOSE TO A COMPROMISE
POSITION ON BUT I THINK THERE'S 
A HANDFUL OF VERY BIG ISSUES
THAT WE ARE STILL VERY FAR
APART.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
SAID IF THEY DON'T COME TO SORT 
OF AN OUTLINE OF AGREEMENT TODAY
HE'S READY TO TAKE ACTION WITH
EXECUTIVE ORDERS EXPECTED TO
TEMPORARY LE STORE THOSE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, HALT 
EVICTIONS FOR NOW, SUSPEND
STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS AND DEFER 
PAYROLL TAXES.
>> MILLIONS LOOKING FOR ACTION
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>>> THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION IS IN THE CROSS 
HAIRS OF THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY
GENERAL THIS MORNING
SHE'S CALLING FOR THE 
ORGANIZATION TO BE RESOLVED 
WHILE LEVELING ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST THE GROUP'S SENIOR
LEADERSHIP
WE'RE JOINED NOW WITH THE 
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: THE NRA IS NOW 
FIGHTING BACK CALLING THIS A
POWER GRAB AFTER NEW YORK'S 
ATTORNEY GENERAL FILED A
SWEEPING LAWSUIT
>> THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES FOUR OF
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S
TOP LEADERS OF AN EXTENSIVE 
PATTERN OF FRAUD DIVERTING
$64 MILLION FROM THE NONPROFIT
OVER JUST THREE YEARS TO SERVE
AS THEIR OWN PERSONAL PIGGY 
BANK
>> FOR THESE YEARS OF FRAUD AND 
THIS CONDUCT, WE ARE SEEKING AN 
ORDER TO DISSOLVE THE NRA IN ITS
ENTIRETY
>> NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL IS 
CALLING FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE
NRA'S LEADER FOR NEARLY THREE 
DECADES AND ITS MOST PUBLIC 
FACE
THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS HE SPENT OVER
$500,000 ON TRIPS TO THE BAHAMAS
AND THAT HE PAID FOR HAIR AND 
MAKEUP FOR HIS WIFE AND OBTAINED
A POST EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
VALUED AT $17 MILLION WITHOUT 
THE BOARD'S RESPONSE
HE PROMISED TO FIGHT SAYING THIS
IS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
PREMEDITATED ATTACK AIMING TO 
DISMANTLE AND DESTROY THE NRA.
THE GROUP FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
TRYING TO SCORE POINTS AHEAD OF 
THE COLLECTION
LAST MONTH ENDORSED PRESIDENT 
TRUMP FOR A SECOND TERM.
>> THAT'S A VERY TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST HAPPENED
I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE TO
TEXAS AND LEAD A VERY GOOD AND
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> D.C.'S ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO 
SUED THE NRA'S CHARITABLE 
FOUNDATION ALLEGING MISUSE OF 
FUNDS AS WELL.
BOTH LAWSUITS ARE CIVIL 
COMPLAINTS, NOT CRIMINAL
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> PUBLIC OUTCRY HAS STARTED IN
BAEIRUT AS A THIRD DAY OF RESCUE
OPERATIONS CONTINUES AFTER A
MASSIVE EXPLOSION INJURED 
THOUSANDS THIS WEEK.
PROTESTERS HAVE BROKEN OUT IN 
THE DAMAGED CITY FROM 
DEMONSTRATORS WHO SAY GOVERNMENT
CORRUPTION AND NEGLIGENCE LED TO
THE EXPLOSION.
THIS AS NEAR 2 DOZEN PORT 
WORKERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
WHAT'S THE LATEST?
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
AS THE DUST BEGINS TO SETTLE IN 
BEIRUT, AUTHORITIES ARE STARTED 
TO ROUND UP THOSE THEY FEEL ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVASTATING 
BLAST THAT WIPE OUT 
NEIGHBORHOODS.
A MILITARY JUDGE LEADING THE
INVESTIGATION SAID 16 EMPLOYEES 
OF BEIRUT'S PORT WHERE THE
EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE HAVE BEEN
DETAINED, BUT THE REST OF LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES IS UNLIKELY TO QUELL
THE RAGE ON FRUSTRATION THE 
LEBANESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
FEELING FOR SOME TIME NOW 
AGAINST THEIR LEADERSHIP WHO
THEY FEEL ARE CORRUPT AND 
INCOMPETENT OR EVEN WORSE, BOTH.
SINCE THE EXPLOSION PROTESTS
HAVE BROKEN OUT, MANY OF THEM IN
THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN
REDUCED TO RUBBLE AND THEY'RE 
ESSENTIALLY A CONTINUATION OF 
REGULAR ANTI GOVERNMENT PROTESTS
THAT HAVE BEEN ON GOING IN
LEBANON FOR MONTHS NOW OVER A 
FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT'S GRIPPED 
THE COUNTRY.
YES, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT 
VISITED BEIRUT
HE WAS CONFRONTED BY AN 
EMOTIONAL CROWD.
HE SAID LEBANON NEEDED TO SEE 
PROFOUND CHANGE AND THAT HE 
WOULD PUSH FOR REFORM BUT IN A
COUNTRY ALREADY BESIEGED BY SO
MANY PROBLEMS THE TASK OF TRYING
TO REBUILD AFTER A CATASTROPHE
OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS DAUNTING 
BUT MANY NATIONS HAS OFFERED TO 
HELP
AID HAS BEEN SENT IN THE FORM OF
DOCTORS, MEDICINE, RESCUE 
WORKERS AND MOBILE CLINICS
THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN 
WHO HAVE BEEN DEMANDING 
POLITICAL CHANGE IN LEBANON HAVE
SAID THEY WILL ALSO GIVE ANY AID
THAT IT'S NEEDED
>> IT TURNS INTO AN 
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ISSUE AS
WELL
THANK YOU.
>>> AS THE NFL SEASON APPROACHES
THE DEADLINE FOR PLAYERS TO OPT 
OUT HAS PASSED
66 PLAYERS DECLINED TO PLAY THE 
2020 SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
CONCERNS
A PLAYER CAN STILL OPT OUT IF HE
HAS A HIGH RISK CONDITION OR
SOMEONE IN HIS FAMILY GETS THE
VIRUS.
>>> LET'S TURN TO JANESSA WEBB
JOINING US NOW
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN AS 
WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND
WE DO HAVE A FEW STRAY SHOWERS
IMPACTING THE EAST COAST
D.C. INTO PHILLY
WE DO HAVE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THAT'S GOING TO LAST UNTIL ABOUT
6:00 A.M. AND THEN THAT SYSTEM
STARTS TO MAKE ITS WAY OUT
THINGS WILL RAMP UP TOMORROW
THIS WILL BE STRAY SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT YOUR WEEKEND AND THEY
MOVE OFFSHORE BY SUNDAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG STORY
OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE DAKOTAS 
ARE STILL SITTING IN THE 90s
A SMALL CHANCE OF SEVERE
WEATHER, DAMAGING WINDS GOING TO
BE THE PRIMARY THREAT AND THEN
WE'RE SITTING IN THE 80s FROM 
PHILLY TO RICHMOND THIS 
AFTERNOON.
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH A NEW 
TELEMUNDO NBC NEWS COLLABORATION
COVERING ISSUES AFFECTING THE 
HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN AMERICA 
WITH REPORTS RUNNING IN SPANISH 
AND ENGLISH ON BOTH NETWORKS
>> COVID-19 TESTING CHALLENGES
AMONG FARM WORKERS
LATINOS ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY HALF 
OF THE STATE'S CORONAVIRUS
DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA. 
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA'S
CENTRAL VALLEY A QUARTER OF OUR 
NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY IS IN THE
HANDS OF AN ESSENTIAL WORK FORCE
WITH A LOT OF FEAR AND A LOT TO 
LOSE
>> SHE SAYS THAT SHE'S JUST 
HOPING THEY DON'T GET EVICTED.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE USUALLY 
PICKING GRAPES BUT HAVEN'T BEEN 
ABLE TO WORK SINCE LEARNING 
5-YEAR-OLD MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
TO COVID-19 AT HIS DAYCARE
HE GOT TESTED BUT HIS RESULTS 
MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR TWO
WEEKS.
>> YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO WORK
FOR THOSE TWO WEEKS?
>> YES
>> WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO FOR
PAYING THE RENT?
>> EXACTLY
IT'S GOING TO BE A STRESS.
>> WE'VE TRIED TO BE AS 
PROACTIVE AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: THE CEO IS TRYING
TO MAKE SURE WORKERS GET PAID 
FOR MISSED HOURS
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING AND TAKE CARE OF YOU IF 
YOU THINK YOU OTHER SICK. 
>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S A FEAR 
AND RELUCTANCE TO SELF-REPORT.
>> ARE YOU GUYS ASKING FOR
DOCUMENTS?
ARE YOU CHECKING IMMIGRATION
STATUS
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT AND THAT IS 
NOT THE INTENT AT ALL.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR HAS 
PLEDGED $52 MILLION TO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TO HELP WITH 
TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING AND 
AS OUR COLLEAGUE SAID, TELEMUNDO
HAS FOUND THE PRESSURE TO KEEP
WORKING IS FORCING SOME TO
IGNORE THE POSSIBILITY OF 
EXPOSURE TO COVID-19
>> THE FARM WORKERS UNION SAYS
THAT UP TO 70% OF FARM WORKERS
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SO THEY 
CAN'T RISK LOSING THEIR 
LIKELIHOODS.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHAT
SALVADOR, A FATHER OF FOUR WHO
WORKS IN THE FIELDS IS AFRAID 
OF
>> SO THREE WEEKS AGO HE WAS
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS
SOMEBODY CAME OVER TO HIS HOUSE,
TESTED POSITIVE RIGHT AFTER.
HE DECIDED NOT TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE HE'S SCARED OF TESTING
POSITIVE AND NOTING WITH ABLE TO
GO TO WORK
>> Reporter: THE $500 HE AND HIS
WIFE BRING HOME EVERY WEEK
BARELY COVER THE BILLS SO HE
KEPT WORKING SAYING SINCE HE
WASN'T SHOWING SYMPTOMS HE
DIDN'T TELL HIS BOSS
INSTEAD HE AND OTHER WORKERS WHO
THOUGHT THEY MAY BE INFECTED
QUIETLY WARNED EACH OTHER TO
KEEP THEIR DISTANCE.
CHRISTINA WORKS ALONGSIDE 
HUNDREDS OF OTHERS AT A PACKING 
PLANT.
>> AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW
THEY WERE SICK THEY WOULD GO TO 
WORK
>> Reporter: SHE GOT CORONAVIRUS
AND STAYED AT HOME FOR A MONTH
MISSING OUT ON TWO WEEKS OF PAY 
BUT BEFORE SHE GOT SICK SHE SAW 
OTHERS HIDING SYMPTOMS, HOLDING 
IN COUGHING FITS FOR AS LONG AS 
THEY COULD
>> SO SHE SAYS AT WORK SHE WOULD
GO INSIDE THE REST ROOM AND SHE 
WOULD HEAR HER COWORKERS
COUGHING BECAUSE THEY WERE MOST 
LIKELY SICK WITH COVID. 
>> Reporter: FOR MANY, A FORCED 
DECISION WITH DANGEROUS 
CONSEQUENCES, HEALTH OR 
LIVELIHOOD, WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR DISASTER
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS THE 
NINE-DAY EVENT IS EXPECTING A 
QUARTER MILLION BIKERS HEADING
INTO A STATE THAT'S SEEN A
RECENT RISE IN CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 400 
YEARS BEAVERS ARE BEING ALLOWED 
IN THE WILD IN ENGLAND
THE END OF A FIVE-YEAR TRIAL ON 
THE COUNTRY DETERMINED THAT THE 
ANIMALS ARE BENEFICIAL FOR
FARMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
>>> AND TOKYO IS REMOVING THE 
GIANT OLYMPIC RINGS FOR 
MAINTENANCE.
OFFICIALS PLAN ON DISPLAYING
THEM AGAIN IN DECEMBER AHEAD OF 
NEXT SUMMER'S RESCHEDULED GAMES.
>>> THE JULY JOBS REPORT IS 
UNDER FIRE AND ECONOMISTS ARE 
EXPECTING TO SEE ABOUT
1.5 MILLION JOBS ADDED LAST 
MONTH BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE 
FROM AS HIGH AS 3 MILLION TO
NEGATIVE TERRITORY AND A BAD
REPORT MAY BE WHAT IT TAKES TO
BREAK THE IMPASSE ON CAPITOL
HILL
ALL THIS AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS NORTH OF 1
MILLION.
>> Reporter: WE'RE AT AN
EMERGENCY FOOD BANK HERE IN 
CALIFORNIA WHERE YOU CAN REALLY 
FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THIS JOBLESS
CLAIMS NUMBER.
1.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SO THE
GOOD NEWS IS THAT NUMBER IS 
STARTING TO COME DOWN AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THE BAD NEWS IS WE'RE
STILL SITTING AT 20 STRAIGHT
WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT OVER A
MILLION PEOPLE
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINE
RIGHT HERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE
FRESH PRODUCE, THE CANNED GOODS,
THE SHELF STABLE FOOD, THE MEAT 
AND THE DAIRY THAT IS GOING OUT 
TO PEOPLE IN NEED AND THIS
PARTICULAR FOOD BANK IS PART OF 
THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK AND 
THE DIRECTOR TELLS ME DEMAND IS 
UP 80% AND THIS REALLY IS A 
CONFLUENCE OF WHAT HE CALLS A 
NATURAL DISASTER AND AN ECONOMIC
DISASTER ALL ROLLED INTO ONE
AND IF THAT WASN'T CHALLENGE
ENOUGH FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO 
WERE ENDURING HARDSHIP RIGHT
NOW, FOOD PRICES ARE ALSO GOING 
UP ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL DATA
THAT WE GOT.
WE SAW MAJOR INCREASES IN MEAT
AND POULTRY AND EGGS AND YOUR 
AVERAGE GROCERY BILL GOING UP BY
6% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR SO 
PEOPLE REALLY FEELING THE 
EFFECTS OF FOOD AND SECURITY
IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
GOING UP B
. 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
A FEW STRAY SHOWERS THAT ARE
GOING TO LINGER ACROSS THE EAST 
COAST.
FOR SATURDAY, NOT A REAL STRONG 
STORM BUT A FEW STORMS
THROUGHOUT YOUR AFTERNOON NOR 
THE GREAT LAKES.
>>> THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
HAS SHUT DOWN A HOUSTON AREA
CLINIC AFTER EVIDENCE SURFACED
THAT THE MAN THAT WAS RUNNING IT
IS NOT A DOCTOR AND THE CLINIC'S
15-MINUTE COVID-19 TESTS ARE NOT
AS ADVERTISED.
>> Reporter: THE SIGN WAS NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS, COVID-19
TEST RESULTS IN 15 MINUTES
>> WE SAW THE SIGN. 
>> Reporter: NANCY SAYS HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE LINED UP FOR HOURS
WEEK AFTER WEEK TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF THAT OFFER 
INCLUDING HER BROTHER-IN-LAW
>> THAT SAME AFTERNOON WE ASKED 
HIM HOW HE WAS DOING HE SAID
THANK GOD EVERYTHING IS FINE, I 
TESTED NEGATIVE AND HE LET HIS
GUARD DOWN. 
>> Reporter: BUT HER
BROTHER-IN-LAW ONLY GOT MUCH
WORSE.
>> HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND
HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID
HE DID HAVE COVID AND HE'S IN 
INTENSIVE CARE NOW
HE'S BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK. 
>> Reporter: THE PROBLEM THE
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS IN A
LAWSUIT SAYS THAT THE 15-MINUTE 
TEST THE CLINIC SAID COULD
DIAGNOSE COVID-19 WAS ACTUALLY
JUST AN ANTI BODY TEST
>> IT'S A GOOD SERVICE. 
>> Reporter: CARLOS SAYS THE
TEST HERE WAS FASTER AND CHEAPER
THAN ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HE NOW 
REALIZES HE SAYS HE WAS TRICKED.
THE ANTI BODY TEST DOESN'T TELL 
YOU IF YOU HAVE IT IT CAN'T.
IT CAN ONLY TELL YOU IF YOU'VE
HAD IT IN THE PAST
>> Reporter: NO ANSWER AT THE 
DOOR OF LUIS ALBERTO WHO POLICE 
SAYS RAN THE CLINIC BUT WAS NOT 
ACTUALLY A DOCTOR.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> LET'S LEAF YOU WITH SOME
CUTE RNS
A GOOD DEED LEADS TO A STOHOCKI 
DISCOVERY FOR A FARMER AFTER HE 
BROUGHT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A 
KITTEN HOME.
HE BEGAN TO SUSPECT THAT THE
FELINE WASN'T AN ORDINARY HOUSE 
CAT.
SHE'S ACTUALLY A COW GAR
SHE IS NOW WITH A VETERINARIAN
AND WILL BE RELEASED INTO THE 
WILD WHEN SHE CAN FEND FOR
HERSELF.
>> I WONDER HOW LONG UNTIL THEY 
WERE GOING TO FIGURE THAT ONE 
OUT.
>> GLAD SHE DIDN'T GET TOO BIG
>>> NOBODY THAT LOVES THE 
PHILLIES MORE THAN THE PHILLY 
FANATIC.
HE'S BEEN GETTING A LOT OF LOVE 
BUT HOW ABOUT THE FANATIC?
THAT'S THE FANATIC THERE HANGING
OUT IN THE STANDS WITH A
CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF THIS GUY
HITTING THE DEEP FLY BALL THAT
DROVE IN A PAIR OF PHILLIES.
THE FANATIC GIVING SOME LOVE TO 
THE CARDBOARD VERSION OF THAT 
MAN YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
>> THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE NEED SO
>>> A SOBERING PREDICTION.
THE NEW MODEL PROJECTING 300,000
DEATHS IN THE U.S., BY DECEMBER,
IF THE NATION DOESN'T CHANGE
COURSE
>>> AND THE NEW SIGN DUE OUT
TODAY ON THE PANDEMIC'S 
STAGGERING, ECONOMIC TOLL.
>> A SHOOTOUT BETWEEN THE NRA 
AND NEW YORK
TAKING AIM AT DISSOLVING THE
GROUP LEAVING SUPPORTERS UP IN
ARMS. 
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
WE BEGIN WITH THE LATEST ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
AND A SOMBER MOMENT FOR THE 
UNITED STATES.
THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 VICTIMS, 
IN THIS COUNTRY, HAS NOW PASSED 
160,000.
THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW 
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NEARLY A 
DOZEN REGIONS ARE IN SERIOUS
TROUBLE.
>> THE GOVERNOR OF OHIO CALLED
OFF A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMP, AFTER TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS.
BUT, OVERNIGHT, GOVERNOR
DeWINE'S OFFICE SAYS A SECOND 
TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE.
OUT OF CAUTION, HE WILL BE
TESTED, AGAIN, ON SATURDAY. 
>> THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION'S TOP OFFICIAL IS
ASKING THE U.S. TO RECONSIDER 
ITS DECISION TO LEAVE THE U.N.
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
DR. TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS. 
>> FACEBOOK IS ALLOWING ITS 
EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM HOME,
UNTIL JULY OF NEXT YEAR.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL ALSO 
PROVIDE ITS EMPLOYEES WITH AN 
ADDITIONAL $1,000 BONUS FOR 
THEIR HOME-OFFICE NEEDS.
>> FACED WITH NEW VIRUS SURGES, 
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE 
PUTTING IN PLACE TOUGH, NEW 
RESTRICTIONS TO SLOW THE SPREAD.
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER IS FOLLOWING
THAT FOR US.
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST WEEK,
ONE AMERICAN HAS DIED EVERY 80
SECONDS, FROM COMPLICATIONS OF
THE VIRUS.
A NEW FORECAST, PREDICTING
NEARLY 300,000 AMERICANS WILL 
DIE FROM COVID BY THE END OF THE
YEAR, IF EXTREME MEASURES AREN'T
TAKEN TO SLOW THE SPREAD
AFTER A HOUSE PARTY NEAR BEVERLY
HILLS, THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES 
IS NOW THREATENING TO CUT OFF 
POWER AND WATER TO ANYONE WHO 
HOSTS A LARGE GATHERING.
>> THESE LARGE HOUSE PARTIES
HAVE ESSENTIALLY BECOME 
NIGHTCLUBS IN THE HILLS.
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, 
CHECKPOINTS ARE SCREENING 
INCOMING TRAVELERS AT TRAIN 
STATIONS, AIRPORTS, BRIDGES, AND
TUNNELS.
VISITORS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CONTACT 
TRACERS, AS BUSINESSES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY TRY TO OPEN THEIR 
DOORS.
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO EITHER SHUT
DOWN, COMPLETELY, OR LET IT RIP.
THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND, WHERE 
YOU CAN PRUDENTLY OPEN
>> Reporter: AS OUR NATION
SURPASSES 160,000 DEATHS, THE 
SENATOR FCENTER FOR PUBLIC 
INTEGRITY SAYS DR. DEBORAH BIRX 
WARNING TEN ALL IN TROUBLE. 
>> HERE, IN CALIFORNIA, BIRX
WARNED NOT A CITY BUT AN ENTIRE 
REGION, THE CENTRAL VALLEY, IS
HOME TO A DANGEROUS SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS.
>> IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 
11-YEAR-OLD SCOTTY CARLTON
TESTED POSITIVE.
>> HE WAS RUNNING A FEVER, AND
HE NEEDED THE SUPPORT OF OXYGEN.
>> Reporter: AFTER BROTHER
JEFFREY, ALSO, CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS, THEIR PARENTS WITH THIS
WARNING TO ALL AMERICANS. 
>> WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD 
HAPPEN TO US IN THE SENSE OF OUR
OTHER CHILDREN, AND IT DID
AND SO, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
>> THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID AND 
ITS WAR ON ALL FAMILIES.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> THE JULY JOBS REPORT IS DUE
OUT THIS MORNING, AND IT COULD
LIGHT A FIRE UNDER LAWMAKERS
NEGOTIATING FOR A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
ECONOMISTS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE 
ABOUT 1.5 MILLION JOBS ADDED
LAST MONTH
BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE FROM AS 
HIGH AS 3 MILLION, TO NEGATIVE
TERRITORY.
A BAD REPORT MAY BE JUST WHAT IT
TAKES TO BREAK THE IMPASSE ON 
CAPITOL HILL, WHERE NEGOTIATORS 
ARE AIMING FOR A DEAL BY DAY'S
END.
ALL THIS, AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS NORTH OF 1
MILLION.
NBC'S JO LING KENT HAS MORE.
JO, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, PHILLIP.
WE ARE AT AN EMERGENCY FOOD BANK
HERE IN PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA,
WHERE YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE 
EFFECTS OF THIS JOBLESS CLAIMS
NUMBER
1.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NUMBER 
IS STARTING TO COME DOWN, AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THE BAD NEWS IS WE'RE
STILL SITTING AT 20-STRAIGHT
WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, OVER A 
MILLION PEOPLE
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINE
RIGHT HERE
AND YOU CAN SEE THE FRESH 
PRODUCE, THE CANNED GOODS, THE
SHELF-STABLE FOOD, THE MEAT, AND
THE DAIRY THAT IS GOING OUT TO
PEOPLE IN NEED
AND THIS PARTICULAR FOOD BANK IS
PART OF THE FEEDING AMERICA 
NETWORK AND THE DIRECTOR TELLS
ME DEMAND IS UP 80%.
AND THIS REALLY IS A CONFLUENCE 
OF, WHAT HE CALLS, A NATURAL
DISASTER AND AN ECONOMIC
DISASTER, ALL ROLLED INTO ONE.
AND AS IF THAT WASN'T CHALLENGE 
ENOUGH FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO 
ARE ENDURING HARDSHIP RIGHT NOW,
FOOD PRICES ARE ALSO GOING UP,
ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL DATA 
THAT WE GOT.
WE SAW MAJOR INCREASES IN MEAT
AND POULTRY AND EGGS
AND YOUR AVERAGE GROCERY BILL,
GOING UP BY 6% COMPARED TO LAST 
YEAR
SO PEOPLE REALLY FEELING THE
EFFECTS OF FOOD INSECURITY
IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
GOING UP BY 50%, THIS YEAR
ALONE.
PHILLIP.
>> GETTING HARDER OUT THERE 
EVERY DAY.
JO, THANK YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS LAUNCHING
A NEW SALVO AGAINST JOE BIDEN.
GUNS AND GOD AS HE CAMPAIGNED IN
THE CRUCIAL STATE OF OHIO.
KRISTEN WELKER HAS MORE.
>> IN BATTLEGROUND OHIO,
PRESIDENT TRUMP INTENSIFYING
ATTACKS AGAINST JOE BIDEN.
AGAIN, TRYING TO PAINT BIDEN AS 
A RADICAL.
DESCRIBING HIM, THIS WAY
>> NO RELIGION
NO ANYTHING.
HURT THE BIBLE
HURT GOD
HE'S AGAINST GOD
HE'S AGAINST GUNS.
HE'S AGAINST ENERGY.
>> Reporter: THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
WASTED NO TIME FIRING BACK
SAYING, JOE BIDEN'S FAITH IS AT 
THE CORE OF WHO HE IS.
IT'S BEEN A SOURCE OF STRENGTH
AND COMFORT, IN TIMES OF EXTREME
HARDSHIP
BUT BIDEN WAS, ALSO, ON DEFENSE,
AFTER HE RAISED EYEBROWS DURING 
A VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH BLACK 
AND HISPANIC JOURNALISTS. 
>> THE ANSWER IS, YES, I'M GOING
TO -- YES.
YES.
AND, BY THE WAY, WHAT YOU ALL 
KNOW, BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW, UNLIKE THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WITH
NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, THE LATINO
COMMUNITY IS AN INCREDIBLY
DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
WITH INCREDIBLY DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES, ABOUT DIFFERENT
THINGS. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP POUNCING.
TWEETING, WOW, JOE BIDEN JUST 
LOST THE ENTIRE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY.
WHAT A DUMB THING TO SAY
AND LASHING OUT BEFORE DEPARTING
WASHINGTON. 
>> I JUST WATCHED THE CLIP
AND JOE BIDEN, THIS MORNING,
TOTALLY DISPARAGED AND INSULTED 
THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
WHAT HE SAID IS INCREDIBLE
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH HIM. 
>> THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SAYING
IT'S CLEAR THAT VICE PRESIDENT
BIDEN WAS REFERRING TO DIVERSITY
OF ATTITUDES AMONG LATINOS FROM 
DIFFERENT LATIN-AMERICAN
COUNTRIES.
AN ADVISER ADDING, OF COURSE, 
BIDEN KNOWS THE BLACK COMMUNITY 
IS NOT A MONOLITH.
AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE A CRITICAL
CONSTITUENCY
PRESIDENT TRUMP ONLY GOT
SINGLE-DIGIT SUPPORT AMONG THE
GROUP IN 2016.
AND THE JULY NBC NEWS/"WALL 
STREET JOURNAL" POLL SHOWS BIDEN
WITH 80% SUPPORT AMONG BLACK
VOTERS
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP, WITH 6%
ANOTHER ANGLE WE'RE WATCHING, 
JOE BIDEN SAID, ON THURSDAY, HE 
WILL ANNOUNCE HIS RUNNING MATE, 
VERY SHORTLY
NOW, HE'S PROMISED TO PICK A
WOMAN.
BUT WILL SHE BE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WE KNOW SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS 
AND FORMER OBAMA NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER, SUSAN RICE, 
ARE AMONG THE KEY CONTENDERS
BUT WE ARE TOLD NOT TO COUNT OUT
OTHERS, LIKE KAREN BASS, OR EVEN
MICHIGAN'S GOVERNOR, GRETCHEN 
WHITMER.
CORI. 
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
>> NOW, TO A BOLD MOVE TAKEN
AGAINST THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL,
LETITIA JAMES, SAYS THE 
NONPROFIT SHOULD BE DISSOLVED 
AND MADE BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP.
GABE GUTIERREZ JOINS US NOW WITH
THE DETAILS.
>> THE NRA IS NOW FIGHTING BACK,
CALLING THIS A POWER GRAB.
AFTER NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL FILED A SWEEPING
LAWSUIT.
>> THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES FOUR OF
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S
TOP LEADERS OF AN EXTENSIVE 
PATTERN OF FRAUD
DIVERTING $64 MILLION FROM THE
NONPROFIT, OVER JUST THREE
YEARS, TO SERVE AS THEIR OWN
PERSONAL PIGGY BANK.
>> FOR THESE YEARS OF FRAUD AND 
MISCONDUCT, WE ARE SEEKING AN 
ORDER TO DISSOLVE THE NRA, IN 
ITS ENTIRETY
>> Reporter: NEW YORK ATTORNEY
GENERAL LETITIA JAMES IS CALLING
FOE REMOVAL OF WAYNE LaPIERRE,
THE NRA'S LEADER FOR DECADES AND
ITS MOST PUBLIC FACE
THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS HE SPENT MORE
THAN $500,000 ON EIGHT TRIPS TO 
THE BAHAMAS AND MORE THAN $3
MILLION ON LUXURY CAR SERVICES
THAT HE PAID FOR HAIR AND MAKEUP
FOR HIS WIFE, AND ATTAINED A
POST-EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION, WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S APPROVAL
IN RESPONSE, LaPIERRE PROMISED
TO FIGHT
SAYING THIS IS AN 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, PREMEDITATED
ATTACK AIMING TO DISMANTLE AND
DESTROY THE NRA.
THE GROUP FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE NEW YORK
ATTORNEY GENERAL, A DEMOCRAT, A 
POWER GRAB TRYING TO SCORE
POINTS BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION.
THE NRA SPENT $54 MILLION DURING
THE 2016 ELECTION CYCLE AND,
LAST MONTH, ENDORSED PRESIDENT
TRUMP FOR A SECOND TERM.
>> IT'S A VERY TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST HAPPENED
I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE TO
TEXAS, AND LEAD A VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> D.C.'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, 
ALSO, SUED THE NRA'S CHARITABLE 
FOUNDATION
ALLEGING MISUSE OF FUNDS AS 
WELL
BOTH LAWSUITS ARE CIVIL 
COMPLAINTS, NOT CRIMINAL
PHILLIP.
>> GABE, THANK YOU. 
>> NBC METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA 
WEBB, IS HERE WITH YOUR FRIDAY
FORECAST
JANESSA, HAPPY FRIDAY.
>> HEY, HAPPY FRIDAY, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
I'M HERE WITH THE GOOD NEWS THIS
MORNING.
WE ARE SEEING A VERY QUIET AND
SUBTLE WEATHER PATTERN THAT'S 
HAPPENING ACROSS THE EAST COAST.
A FEW SHOWERS THAT ARE SETTING
UP THIS MORNING.
BUT A SMALL SECTION OF THE
COUNTRY, FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.
TO PHILADELPHIA, YOU ARE
CURRENTLY UNDER A FLOOD WATCH 
UNTIL ABOUT 6:00 A.M. THAT WILL 
EXPIRE
BUT WE DO HAVE THIS FRONT THAT'S
GOING TO BE LINGERING THROUGHOUT
THE WEEKEND.
KEEPING US PRETTY SOGGY ACROSS
THE EAST COAST FROM NEW YORK
CITY, ALL THE WAY TO CHARLESTON,
SOUTH CAROLINA
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO, OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE 
UP 
UPPER MIDWEST, STILL HOVERING 
NEAR THE 90s
WE WILL SEE KIND OF GRAY
CONDITIONS FROM NEW YORK TO 
BOSTON TODAY
AND ALSO, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER HAS RELEASED A NEW 
STATEMENT.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT, COMING 
UP
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
PUBLIC OUTCRY HAS STARTED IN
BEIRUT, AS A THIRD DAY OF RESCUE
OPERATIONS CONTINUES AFTER A
MASSIVE EXPLOSION KILLED OVER 
130 AND INJURED THOUSANDS 
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS HAVE 
BROKEN OUT IN THE DAMAGED CITY
FROM DEMONSTRATORS SAYING THAT
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND 
NEGLIGENCE LED TO THE EXPLOSION.
THIS AS NEARLY TWO DOZEN PORT 
WORKERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION
WE ARE JOINED NOW FOR THE LATEST
BY NBC'S ALI AROUZI.
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
AS THE DUST BEGINS TO SETTLE IN 
BEIRUT, AUTHORITIES THERE HAVE
STARTED ROUNDING UP THOSE THEY
FEEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DEVASTATING BLAST THAT WIPED OUT
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS
NOW, A MILITARY JUDGE LEADING 
THE INVESTIGATION, SAID THAT 16 
EMPLOYEES OF BEIRUT'S PORT, 
WHERE THE EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE, 
HAVE BEEN DETAINED
BUT THE REST OF LOCAL 
AUTHORITIEIS UNLIKELY TO QUELL
THE RAGE AND FRUSTRATION THE
LEBANESE PEOPLE ARE FEELING, AND
HAVE BEEN FEELING FOR SOME TIME 
NOW, AGAINST THEIR LEADERSHIP,
WHO THEY FEEL ARE CORRUPT,
INCOMPETENT, OR, WORSE, BOTH
IMPROMPTU PROTESTS HAVE BROKEN
OUT.
MANY IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE 
BEEN REDUCED TO RUBBLE
BUT THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY A
CONTINUATION OF REGULAR,
ANTIGOVERNMENT PROTESTS THAT
HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR MONTHS
OVER A FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT HAS
GRIPPED THE COUNTRY.
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH
DAILY POWER CUTS, LACK OF CLEAN 
DRINKING WATER AND LIMITED
HEALTHCARE
NOW, YES, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT, 
EMANUEL MACRON VIKTSITED BEIRUT
HE WAS MET WITH AN ANGRY CROWD
MACRON SAID THAT LEBANON NEEDED 
PROFOUND CHANGE, AND HE WOULD 
PUSH FOR A REFORM.
ALSO, AID FROM ALL AROUND THE 
GLOBE IS NOW POURING INTO 
LEBANON, AS MANY COUNTRIES TRY
TO ASSIST.
>> STILL, A SHOCKING ZEE
TELEMUNDO/NBC NEWS COLLABORATION
COVERING ISSUES AFFECTING THE 
HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN AMERICA,
WITH REPORTS RUNNING IN SPANISH 
AND ENGLISH ON BOTH NETWORKS. 
>> THIS MORNING, GADI SCHWARTZ
WE BEGIN WITH GADI. 
>> IN CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY,
A QUARTER OF OUR NATION'S FOOD
SUPPLY IS IN THE HANDS OF AN
ESSENTIAL WORK FORCE WITH A LOT 
OF FEAR AND A LOT TO LOSE.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE IS JUST HOPING
THEY DON'T GET EVICTED. 
>> THEY'RE USUALLY PICKING
GRAPES BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO 
WORK SINCE LEARNING 5-YEAR-OLD
ANGEL MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED AT
HIS DAYCARE.
HE GOT TESTED BUT HIS RULESULTS
MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR TWO
WEEKS.
>> WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO FOR
PAYING THE RENT?
>> EXACTLY
IT'S GOING TO BE A STRESS.
>> WE HAVE TRIED TO BE AS 
PROACTIVE AS WE CAN.
>> THE CEO OF CALIFORNIA GRAPERY
IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY GET 
PAID FOR MISSED HOURS, AND HOPES
OTHER FARMS DO THE SAME.
>> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF 
YOU IF YOU THINK YOU'RE SICK
WE ARE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING.
>> BUT FOR MANY, THERE IS A FEAR
AND RELUCTANCE TO SELF-REPORT.
ARE YOU GUYS ASKING FOR 
DOCUMENTS?
ARE YOU CHECKING IMMIGRATION
STATUS
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THAT IS NOT THE INTENT, AT ALL. 
>> THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA 
HAS PLEDGED $52 MILLION TO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TO HELP WITH 
TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING.
AND AS OUR COLLEAGUE AT 
TELEMUNDO HAS FOUND, THE
PRESSURE TO KEEP WORKING IS 
FORCING SOME TO IGNORE THE
POSSIBILITY OF EXPOSURE TO
COVID-19. 
>> UP TO 70% OF FARM WORKERS OUT
HERE ARE UNDOCUMENTED AND DON'T 
HAVE ACCESS TO UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, SO THEY JUST CAN'T
RISK LOSING THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
>> THAT'S WHAT SALVADOR, A
FATHER OF FOUR, IS AFRAID OF
SO, THREE WEEKS AGO, HE WAS 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS
SOMEBODY CAME OVER TO HIS HOUSE,
TESTED POSITIVE RIGHT AFTER.
HE DECIDED NOT TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE HE IS SCARED OF TESTING 
POSITIVE, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO 
GO TO WORK AND MAKE MONEY FOR 
HIS FAMILY
>> THE $500 HE AND HIS WIFE 
BRING HOME EVERY WEEK BARELY
COVER THE BILLS.
SO HE KEPT WORKING, SAYING, 
SINCE HE WASN'T SHOWING 
SYMPTOMS, HE DIDN'T TELL HIS
BOSS
INSTEAD, HE AND OTHER WORKERS,
WHO THOUGHT THEY MAY BE 
INFECTED, QUIETLY WARNED EACH 
OTHER TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE
SHE WORKS ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF 
OTHERS AT A PISTACHIO-PACKING 
PLANT.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THEY
WERE SICK, THEY WOULD GO TO 
WORK. 
>> SHE GOT CORONAVIRUS AND
STAYED AT HOME FOR A MONTH
MISSING OUT ON TWO WEEKS OF PAY.
BUT BEFORE SHE GOT SICK, SHE SAW
OTHERS HIDING SYMPTOMS, HOLDING 
IN COUGHING FITS FOR AS LONG AS 
THEY COULD
SO -- SO SHE SAYS, AT WORK, SHE 
WOULD GO INSIDE THE RESTROOM, 
AND SHE WOULD HEAR HER
CO-WORKERS COUGHING BECAUSE THEY
WERE, MOST LIKELY, SICK WITH
COVID.
>> FOR MANY, A FORCED DECISION
WITH DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES.
HEALTH OR LIVELIHOOD, WITH A
POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER, EITHER
WAY.
NB
WITH THE PEAK OF HURRICANE
SEASON HAPPENING IN A FEW WEEKS,
RELEASED A NEW FORECAST.
WE HAVE 60% ABOVE AVERAGE FOR 
HURRICANES BUT, IN MAY, THEY
WERE THINKING OF 13 TO 19 NAMED 
STORMS
NOW, LOOK AT THIS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ISSUED AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER BARRING U.S.
COMPANIES FROM DOING BUSINESS 
WITH THE PARENT COMPANY OF
TIKTOK
THE ORDER WHICH WOULD 
EFFECTIVELY BAN TIKTOK IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS SET TO GO INTO 
EFFECT, WITHIN 45 DAYS
IT SAYS THE RISKS POSED BY THE
PLATFORM ARE REAL, AND
CONSTITUTE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
MICROSOFT HAS BEEN IN TALKS TO
BUY TIKTOK'S U.S. OPERATIONS, 
AND PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT IT 
WOULD COMPLETE THOSE DISCUSSIONS
BY SEPTEMBER 15th.
>> FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE 
OBAMA IS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT HER 
BATTLE WITH SOMETHING IMPACTING 
SO MANY AMERICANS RIGHT NOW.
HERE IS NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL.
>> Reporter: FORMER FIRST LADY, 
MICHELLE OBAMA, OPENING UP ABOUT
A VERY PERSONAL STRUGGLE. 
>> I KNOW THAT I AM DEALING WITH
SOME FORM OF LOW-GRADE
DEPRESSION
NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE 
QUARANTINE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE
RACIAL STRIFE.
AND JUST SEEING THIS
ADMINISTRATION, WATCHING THE
HYPOCRISY OF IT.
>> IN THE SECOND EPISODE OF HER 
NEW PODCAST, MRS. OBAMA 
REVEALING HOW DEEPLY THE RACIAL 
RECKONING SINCE GEORGE FLOYD'S
DEATH HAS BEEN WEIGHING ON HER. 
>> WAKING UP TO HOW THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS OR HAS NOT 
RESPONDED.
WAKING UP TO, YET ANOTHER, STORY
OF A BLACK MAN OR A BLACK 
PERSON, SOMEHOW, BEING
DEHUMANIZED OR HURT OR KILLED OR
FALSELY ACCUSED OF SOMETHING
IT IS EXHAUSTING
>> Reporter: IT BRINGS BACK THE 
RACISM SHE AND HER HUSBAND
EXPERIENCED WHEN HE BECAME THE
NATION'S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. 
>> THE VAST DISCOMFORT WITH THE 
NOTION THAT A BLACK MAN COULD BE
SITTING IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF 
OFFICE
WE SAW THAT.
WE SAW THE SIGNS
WE SAW THE -- THE NOOSES. 
>> AS SHE RECOUNTED, WHEN SHE 
GAVE A COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT
TUSKEGEE. 
>> WE BOTH FELT THE STING OF
THOSE DAILY SLEIGHTS THROUGHOUT 
OUR ENTIRE LIVES
THE FOLKS WHO CROSSED STREETS IN
FEAR OF THEIR SAFETY
THE PEOPLE AT FORMAL EVENTS, WHO
ASSUMED WE WERE THE HELP
AND THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTIONED 
OUR INTELLIGENCE, OUR HONESTY,
EVEN OUR LOVE OF THIS COUNTRY.
>> MICHELLE OBAMA, THE
CELEBRATED, FORMER FIRST LADY,
EXPRESSING WHAT MILLIONS OF 
BLACK AMERICANS FEEL EVERY DAY. 
>> OUR THANKS TO ANDREA FOR THAT
REPORT
HER PODCAST IS DOING REALLY 
WELL. 
>> WE HAVE SOME SURVEILLANCE
VIDEO FOR YOU.
IT CAPTURES AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT
WHEN A MAN WAS NEARLY KILLED BY 
A BUS.
HE WAS PATIENTLY WAITING FOR
THAT BUS ON A HIGHWAY IN
NORTHWEST TURKEY
WHOA
HE REALIZED IT WAS ABOUT TO HIT 
HIM.
YOU SAW HIM LEAP OUT OF THE WAY,
JUST IN TIME
AND THE GUY SAID THAT HE DIDN'T 
KNOW HOW HE MANAGED NOT TO BE 
HIT.
NEITHER DO I
NO WORD ON WHY THE DRIVER LOST
CONTROL OF THAT BUS.
>> WOW. 
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
HIS INSTINCT WAS TO JUMP INTO 
THE STREET, INSTEAD OF GO UP
THAT FENCE. 
>> EXACTLY
JUST MOVE AS QUICKLY AS HE
COULD.
>> THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM AT 
THAT BUS STOP.
RIGHT?
LUCKY MAN.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING 
"EARLY TODAY" ON THIS FRIDAY
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND
>>> WITH U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES 
SURGING TOWARD THE 5 MILLION
MARK, THE PUSH TO SEND KIDS BACK
TO SCHOOL COLLIDES WITH A MAJOR 
TEACHERS UNION
>>> AND ON CAPITOL HILL, HOPES
DIM FOR THE CRITICAL, NEW RELIEF
BILL, BY DAY'S END. 
>> TODAY, WE SEND A STRONG AND
LOUD MESSAGE
THAT NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW
NOT EVEN THE NRA. 
>> SHOTS FIRED
THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL 
UNLOADS ON THE NRA
SEEKING TO DISSOLVE THE GUN 
LOBBY, OVER MASSIVE FRAUD 
ACCUSATIONS.
>>> NFL DEADLINE DAY, WRAPS UP
DOZENS OF PLAYERS OPTING OUT OF 
THE SEASON, AS THE LEAGUE TRIES 
TO TACKLE THE PANDEMIC, HEAD ON.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
COVID-19 HAS BROUGHT THE -- AS
THE DEATH TOLL SURPASSES
160,000.
NEARLY 5 MILLION AMERICANS ARE
INFECTED, AND THEIR FUTURES,
UNCERTAIN.
AS RELIEF MEASURES ARE HANGING
ON BY A THREAD. 
>> NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW 
CUOMO HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER, EXTENDING THE STATE'S
EVICTION MORATORIUM, DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC
THE ORDER EXTENDS THE MORATORIUM
FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
THE EVICTION BAN WILL NOW END ON
SEPTEMBER 4th.
>> PENNSYLVANIA'S GOVERNOR
SUGGESTED THE STATE NOT HOLD ANY
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, UNTIL 
JANUARY, AT THE EARLIEST
SOME SCHOOLS IN THE STATE HAVE
ALREADY CANCELLED FALL SPORTS.
WHILE OTHERS PLANNED ON PLAYING,
WITHOUT SPECTATORS. 
>> WE'LL GET A NEW PULSE ON THE 
PANDEMIC'S ECONOMIC IMPACT THIS 
MORNING WHEN THE JULY JOBS
REPORT COMES OUT AT 8:30
EASTERN.
ECONOMISTS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE 
ABOUT 1 MILLION JOBS ADDED LAST 
MONTH BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE 
FROM AS HIGH AS 3 MILLION TO
NEGATIVE TERRITORY. 
>> TEACHERS UNIONS ARE AT ODDS
WITH STATE LEADERS OVER THE 
LOGISTICS.
MEANWHILE, IN GEORGIA, SEVERAL
STUDENTS TESTED POSITIVE AFTER
REOPENING.
OUR STEPHANIE GOSK HAS THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: THE FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL IN CHEROKEE COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
HIGH SCHOOLERS WERE ALL SMILES
AND NO MASKS ON MONDAY
THE DISTRICT RECOMMENDS STUDENTS
WEAR THEM BUT DOESN'T REQUIRE 
IT
THAT AFTERNOON, A SECOND GRADER 
IN THE COUNTY DEVELOPED COVID 
SYMPTOMS, AND LATER TESTED
POSITIVE, ACCORDING TO THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
WHICH, A DAY LATER, ANNOUNCED A 
FIRST GRADER, AND A KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER, ALSO, HAD THE VIRUS
IN THE FIRST WEEK, 65 STUDENTS
AND STAFF HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED.
WHILE, ALSO, OFFERING A 
REMOTE-LEARNING OPTION
PARENT CHRISTY WORSHAM IS 
KEEPING HER SON AT HOME.
>> I HOPE SOMEBODY'S LEARNING IF
THIS
I HOPE AT LEAST BETTER PRACTICES
ARE GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE, 
MOVING FORWARD. 
>> NEW YORK TEACHERS UNION SAYS 
ONE CASE OF COVID SHOULD SHUT 
DOWN A SCHOOL FOR 14 DAYS.
WHILE NEW YORK CITY'S MAYOR 
ANNOUNCED A BUILDING WILL CLOSE,
ONLY IF TWO OR MORE STUDENTS, IN
DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS, GET SICK. 
>> I TOLD CITY HALL.
I TOLD EVERYONE.
WE ARE NOT AGREEING WITH THIS.
WE TOLD YOU WHAT WE THINK WE
NEED TO HAVE, BECAUSE THAT CAME 
FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. 
>> FIGHTS BETWEEN STATE LEADERS 
AND TEACHERS UNIONS ARE 
ESCALATING. 
>> IN A PARENT PREFERS DISTANCE 
LEARNING, BY ALL MEANINGS, THEY 
HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO OFFER 
DISTANCE LEARNING.
BUT FOR PARENTS THAT REALLY 
WANTED TO HAVE THAT FACE-TO-FACE
INSTRUCTION, WE WANT EVERY
PARENT IN FLORIDA TO HAVE 
OPTIONS.
>> BUT FLORIDA'S LARGEST
TEACHERS UNION IS SUING THE 
GOVERNOR FOR HIS INSISTENCE THAT
EVERY DISTRICT OPEN UP
>> PEOPLE ARE JUST TERRIFIED
ABOUT GOING BACK INTO 
BRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOLS RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE WE CANNOT KEEP THEM 
SAFE
OUR SCHOOLS WERE MADE FOR SOCIAL
INTERACTION, AND NOT SOCIAL DI
S
DISTANCING. 
>> BUT MANY FLORIDA PARENTS ARE 
DECIDING TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN 
BACK TO SCHOOLS THAT ARE
REOPENING.
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE
STILL DISTRICTS WAITING TO HEAR 
WHAT STATE LEADERS WILL DO
HERE, IN NEW YORK, THE GOVERNOR 
SAYS HE WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO
PHYSICALLY REOPEN SCHOOLS BY
TODAY.
CORI
>> STEPHANIE, THANK YOU.
>> WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS 
OUT OF WORK AND FACING AN 
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
HOPES ARE FADING FOR A NEW
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF DEAL BY DAY'S
END.
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN TOP
DEMOCRATS AND THE WHITE HOUSE,
SEEMINGLY, STALLED OUT LAST 
NIGHT.
NBC'S TRACIE POTTS JOINING US 
NOW WITH THE LATEST.
TRACIE, WHY DID THOSE TALKS HIT 
A WALL
>> WELL, TALKS SEEM TO HAVE HIT 
A WALL BECAUSE AFTER THREE MORE 
HOURS OF NEGOTIATING, BOTH SIDES
SAY THEY ARE STILL FAR APART ON 
SOME ISSUES.
BY BOTH SIDES, WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE TWO TOP DEMOCRATS AND 
THE TWO WHITE HOUSE 
REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE IN THESE
CLOSED-DOOR TALKS.
NOW, WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE, WE
DON'T KNOW
WE HAD HEARD THAT THEY HIT A
MIDDLE GROUND ON THE
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS THAT RAN
OUT, RENEWING THOSE.
AND HALTING EVICTIONS.
BUT DEMOCRATS ARE INSISTING 
DOING THE BIGGER BILL, RATHER 
THAN WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE LIKES 
TO CALL THE SKINNY BILL THAT
JUST DEALS WITH A COUPLE ISSUES.
BOTTOM LINE, LOOKS LIKE AN
AGREEMENT TODAY IS UNLIKELY.
>> I SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF
THE TUNNEL
WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE 
TUNNEL IS.
BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY,
MORE QUICKLY, BECAUSE THE LIGHT 
AT THAT END OF THE TUNNEL MAY BE
THE FREIGHT TRAIN OF THE VIRUS
COMING AT US
IF WE DO NOT ACT TO CONTAIN IT. 
>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
ISSUES WE ARE CLOSE TO A
COMPROMISED POSITION ON.
BUT I THINK THERE'S A HANDFUL OF
VERY BIG ISSUES THAT WE ARE 
STILL VERY FAR APART
>> IF THERE IS NO DEAL TODAY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PROMISING TO 
ISSUE SOME EXECUTIVES ORDERS
THAT WOULD TEMPORARILY RESTORE
THOSE FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT
PAYMENTS
THE $600 A WEEK.
HALT EVICTIONS
SUSPEND STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS 
AND DEFER PAYROLL TAXES, AS 
WELL
THE SENATE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN
SESSION NEXT WEEK, AND THEY 
STILL ARE.
BUT MANY LAWMAKERS HAVE LEFT
TOWN, WITH LITTLE HOPE THAT 
ANYTHING IS GOING TO GET DONE BY
TODAY.
PHILLIP.
>> LOT OF PEOPLE DEPENDING ON 
SOMETHING TO GET WORKED OUT 
THERE.
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>> NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL
TAKING AIM AT THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
SHE'S LEVELED SERIOUS A
ACCUSATIONS AT THE GROUP'S
SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND SAYS THE
ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE
DISSOLVED.
NBC NEWS CONTRIBUTING 
CORRESPONDENT JONATHAN DEANST 
HAS THIS REPORT.
>> HE'S BEEN THE FACE OF THE NRA
FOR YEARS.
>> TO STOP A BAD GUY WITH A GUN,
IT TAKES A GOOD GUY WITH A GUN
>> Reporter: NOW, NEW YORK'S
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS WAYNE 
LaPIERRE, AND OTHERS, HAVE TO 
GIVE BACK MILLIONS THEY TOOK OUT
OF THE NRA, AMID ALLEGATIONS OF 
MISMANAGEMENT AND GREED.
>> THE ORGANIZATION WENT
UNCHECKED, FOR DECADES, WHILE 
TOP EXECUTIVES FUNNELED MILLIONS
INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS
>> Reporter: JAMES SAYS ONE 
ABUSE, LaPIERRE USED PRIVATE
JETS ON FAMILY VACATIONS, 
INCLUDING EIGHT RECENT TRIPS TO 
THE BAHAMAS.
>> MR. LaPIERRE SPENT HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THE
NRA'S CHARITABLE ASSETS FOR 
PERSONAL, PRIVATE PLANE TRIPS 
FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY, 
INCLUDING EXTENDED FAMILY WHEN
HE WAS NOT PRESENT. 
>> THE LAWSUIT FILED A CIVIL
ACTION, SEEKING TO DISSOLVE THE 
NRA.
CITING ALLEGED ABUSES OF NEW
YORK'S CHARITY RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
THE NRA CALLED THE LAWSUIT BA
BASELESS, CALLING IT AN ATTACK
ON THE ORGANIZATION IN AN 
ELECTION YEAR BECAUSE OF ITS
SUPPORT FOR THE SECOND
AMENDMENT.
AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO SCORE
POLITICAL POINTS
PRESIDENT TRUMP DENOUNCED THE 
AG'S LAWSUIT. 
>> I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE
TO TEXAS, AND LEAD A VERY GOOD
AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES
LaPIERRE OF IMPROPERLY LIVING A 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
SPENDING $3.6 MILLION ON TRAVEL 
CONSULTANTS, OVER TWO YEARS.
REPEATEDLY, USING 107-FOOT
YACHT.
GETTING A $17 MILLION RETIREMENT
DEAL
AND TRYING TO HIDE PERSONAL 
PAYMENTS THROUGH SIDE DEALS, AND
BY HIDING COSTS AND MEDIA BUYS. 
>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SHE
MAY SOON REFER THE CASE TO THE
MANHATTAN DA FOR CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATION.
IN NEW YORK, I'M JONATHAN DEANST
FOR NBC NEWS. 
>> RESCUE EFFORTS CONTINUE THIS 
MORNING IN LEBANON, AFTER A 
MASSIVE EXPLOSION ROCKED THE
CITY OF BEIRUT EARLIER THIS 
WEEK
THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE BLAST 
NOW STANDS AT 137 WITH MORE THAN
5,000 INJURED.
AND THE DEATH TOLL IS LIKELY TO 
RISE, AS MORE BODIES ARE BEING
PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE 
EXPLOSION HAVE BEGUN
AND SO HAS PUBLIC OUTCRY
ANTIGOVERNMENT PROTESTS HAVE
BROKEN OUT IN THE DAMAGED CITY, 
FROM DEMONSTRATORS WHO SAY THAT 
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND 
NEGLIGENCE LED TO THAT
EXPLOSION.
ON THURSDAY, FRENCH PRESIDENT,
EMANUEL MACRON VISITED THE
REGION AND PROMISED AID.
MEANWHILE, OFFICIALS SAY AT 
LEAST 16 EMPLOYEES OF BEIRUT'S
PORT WHERE THE EXPLOSION TOOK 
PLACE HAVE BEEN DETAINED. 
>> THIS YEAR'S HURRICANE SEASON 
WILL BE, QUOTE, EXTREMELY ACTIVE
ACCORDING TO NATIONAL OCEANIC 
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
THESE ESTIMATES DO INCLUDE THE
SEVEN TROPICAL STORMS AND TWO 
HURRICANES THAT HAVE ALREADY
FORMED THIS SEASON
NOAA SAYS THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN
ABOVE-NORMAL SEASON HAS 
INCREASED TO 85%. 
>> THE NFL'S DEADLINE FOR 
PLAYERS TO OPT OUT WAS
YESTERDAY.
AND NEARLY 70 DECIDED NOT TO
PLAY THIS SEASON
FOR MORE ON WHO OPTED OUT AND 
WHAT IT MEANS FOR THOSE PLAYERS 
THIS YEAR, WE TURN TO NBC'S SAM 
BROCK IN MIAMI
SAM, GOOD MORNING.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
THE NFL DEADLINE FOR OPTING OUT 
FOR THE 2020 SEASON, BECAUSE OF 
COVID-19, CAME AND WENT.
IT TURNS OUT THAT 66 PLAYERS
EXERCISED THEIR RIGHT TO DO SO
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT BUT THERE ARE 
2,900 PLAYERS IN THE NFL
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2% OF THE
POPULATION THERE
AND IT, ALSO, DOES ANOTHER
THING.
THIS HUMANIZES, FOR US, THE 
CONCERNS THAT WE ALL SHARE
THAT ATHLETES HAVE AS WELL
TRADAVIUS WHITE, STAR PLAYER FOR
BUFFALO BILLS.
HE WAS ON THE FENCE.
DEDED ULTIMATELY TO PLAY THIS 
SEASON
BUT TWEETED OUT EARLIER IN THE
DAY THAT HIS PARTNER'S
GRANDFATHER HAD DIED FROM 
COVID-19
HE SAID, DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW
THERE IS AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 
FOR THE NEW YORK GIANTS WHOSE 
SON SURVIVED CANCER.
HE IS, ALSO, A CANCER SURVIVOR
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IS THAT
THESE PLAYERS, WHETHER IT'S 
HEALTH CONCERNS, FAMILY 
CONCERNS, OR BOTH, SHARE THE
SAME KINDS OF PROBLEMS AND
WORRIES THAT WE DO
AND IT WAS EXPRESSED WITH THIS
LATEST WAVE OF OPT-OUTS.
NOW, AS FAR AS NFL IS CONCERNED,
THEY ARE STILL PAYING THE 
PLAYERS.
IF THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE HIGH 
RISK, THEY'RE STILL BE MAKING 
$350,000
IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED V
VOLUNTARY, IT'S STILL $150,000
THE NFL SAYING THIS IS A DEEPLY 
PERSONAL DECISION FOR THE 
PLAYERS AND HOPES TO HAVE THEM
BACK FOR THE NEXT SEASON
PHILLIP, BACK TO YOU. 
>> IT IS A TOUGH DECISION.
SAM, THANK YOU. 
>> EVERY SPORT IS DIFFERENT.
TIME, NOW, FOR YOUR FRIDAY
FORECAST FROM NBC METEOROLOGIST,
JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, HEY. 
>> HEY
HAPPY FRIDAY, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN
THAT WE'RE UNDER ACROSS THE EAST
COAST.
WE ARE WATCHING JUST A FEW
SHOWERS THAT ARE SPARKING UP
ACROSS D.C., INTO PHILLY
AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS STILL A 
FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE FOR THIS 
AREA
IT WILL EXPIRE AT 6:00 A.M
IT WILL BE A SOGGY WEEKEND
ACROSS THE EAST COAST AS WE HAVE
THIS FRONT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
MAKE ITS WAY FROM D.C. ALL THE
WAY INTO THE CAROLINAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> SO TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING 
IN THE 90s
FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE ALMOST 100
DEGREES.
ACROSS THE DAKOTAS
IT WILL BE A SOGGY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS OF NEW YORK TO BUFFALO
CLEARING OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
AND THAT WAS A BIG STATEMENT BY 
NOAA
HURRICANE SEASON, DEFINITELY, BE
PREPARED
AND GUYS, I'M GOING TO GET SOME 
SLEEP.
>> DEFINITELY NEED THAT.
>> RIGHT
WE'RE NOT DONE YET
JUST ONE WEEK INTO AUGUST.
ALL RIGHT.
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS.
THE MASSIVE, ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE
RALLY IN STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 
BEGINS TODAY
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER
400 YAEFRS, BEAVERS ARE BEING 
ALLOWED INTO THE WILD IN ENGLAND
AFTER A FIVE-YEAR TRIAL THAT
DETERMINED THE ANIMALS
>>> WITH 88 DAYS LEFT TO THE
ELECTION, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CLAIMED THAT A CORONAVIRUS
VACCINE COULD BECOME AVAILABLE, 
BEFORE THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
SOONER THAN ESTIMATES FROM WHITE
HOUSE EXPERTS.
AND WITH THAT EFFORT UNDERWAY,
THERE IS A PUSH TO RADICALLY
CHANGE THE WAY TRIALS ARE 
CONDUCTED.
BUT WITH POTENTIAL REWARDS, COME
GREAT RISKS.
NBC'S RICHARD ENGEL REPORTS.
>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD DEVELOPING 
ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING 
VACCINE CANDIDATES, SO FAR, ARE 
CALLING FOR CHALLENGE TRIALS
THAT IS, VACCINATING VOLUNTEERS 
AND, THEN, DELIBERATELY 
INFECTING THEM WITH CORONAVIRUS.
>> YES, I'M CONFIDENT IT WILL BE
APPROVED
YES.
>> ADRIAN HILL LEADS THE OXFORD 
RESEARCH TEAM.
>> A LOT OF FEEL VERY 
PASSIONATELY, THAT THEY SHOULD
BE AND THAT THE TINY RISK IS
WORTH IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF 
DEVELOPING A VACCINE OR A DRUG, 
FASTER
>> Reporter: CURRENTLY, COVID 
VACCINE TRIALS WORK LIKE THIS.
LARGE NUMBERS OF VOLUNTEERS, A
THOUSAND OR TENS OF THOUSANDS,
ARE BROKEN INTO TWO GROUPS
ONE GETS A PLACEBO, OR A
HARMLESS DRUG.
THE OTHER GETS THE EXPERIMENTAL 
VACCINE.
BOTH GROUPS ARE THEN TOLD TO
LIVE NORMALLY.
THE PROBLEM IS, IT'S SLOW, AND
ONLY A FEW VOLUNTEERS MAY COME
INTO CONTACT WITH THE VIRUS, TO 
SEE IF THE VACCINE REALLY WORKS.
IN A CHALLENGE TRIAL, ALL THE 
VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVEN THE
VACCINE, AND ALL ARE INFECTED 
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, WHICH 
THEY'D INHALE, TO SIMULATE
NATURAL CONTAGION.
IT MEANS, SOME DESSCIENTISTS SA 
FAR SMALLER GROUP CAN QUICKLY 
DETERMINE IF A VACCINE STOPS
COVID-19, OR NOT. 
>> WE CAN DO A CHALLENGE TRIAL, 
WITH 40 PEOPLE, AND GET A VERY
INFORMATIVE RESULT ON WHETHER A 
VACCINE IS WORKING
>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S A BIG, 
ETHICAL HURDLE
SINCE RESEARCHERS WOULD BE
GIVING VOLUNTEERS A PATHOGEN, 
FOR WHICH THERE IS NO PROVEN
TREATMENT OR CURE.
SOPHIE ROSE IS FROM ONE DAY 
SOONER, A GROUP GATHERING 
VOLUNTEERS. 
>> IS ANYONE SIGNING UP TO DO 
THIS
RAISE THEIR HAND SAYING, SURE,
INFECT ME WITH CORONAVIRUS. 
>> OVER 30,000 PEOPLE FROM 150
COUNTRIES.
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEBODY DIES
IN THIS TRIAL?
>> WHEN YOU ARE CONSENTING
PEOPLE AND EXPLAINING HOW THIS
WORKS, THEY ARE DEFINITELY
INFORMED AND IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED 
THERE IS A RISK OF DEATH. 
>> CHALLENGE TRIAL PARTICIPANTS 
WOULD BE QUARANTINED
MANY HAVE COMPARED THE FIGHT
AGAINST THIS PANDEMIC TO A WAR
AND, LIKE IN A WAR, THERE ARE 
RISKS AND THOSE WILLING TO
I'M HOSTING THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC 
AWARDS
GIRL, YOU GOOD
>> THE VMAs?
VMAs
>> THE VMAs.
SUMMER'S BIGGEST STAGE WITH THE 
WORLD'S BIGGEST ARTISTS.
>> IT IS OFFICIAL.
KEKE PALMAR IS HOSTING THIS 
YEAR'S MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 
AIRING LIVE FROM THE BARCLAY
CENTER ON AUGUST 30th.
ACTRESS ANNOUNCED THE NEWS ALONG
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HER 
CHARACTER.
>> I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
YOUNGER, I LOOKED FORWARD TO THE
VMAs EVERY SINGLE YEAR
ICONIC PERFORMANCES.
>> YEAH.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE GREAT.
2020
WE NEED IT. 
>> WE SURE DO.
THERE ARE MORE REBOOTS IN THE 
WORKS.
WE COULD, SOON, SEE A NEW TAKE
ON THIS ICONIC DANCE
LIONSGATE JUST CONFIRMED THEY 
ARE WORKING ON A NEW "DIRTY 
DANCING" MOVIE
AND JENNIFER GRAY, THE ORIGINAL 
BABY, IS RETURNING TO EXECUTIVE 
PRODUCE AND STAR IN IT
AND A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN IS
COMING TO AMAZON PRIME
BUT THIS TIME AROUND, IT'S GOING
TO BE A TELEVISION SHOW.
ABBY JACOBSON FROM THE SHOW 
"BROAD CITY" IS CO-CREATING THE 
SERIES AND WILL STAR IN THAT. 
>> WE ALL KNOW 2020 HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGING YEAR
NOT EVEN OVER YET.
FOUR MONTHS LEFT
BUT NOW, YOU CAN SHOW THE WORLD 
HOW YOU HAVE BEEN FEELING ALL 
YEAR LONG.
THANKS TO A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA
CHALLENGE STARTED BY ACTRESS
ROO
REESE WITHERSPOON.
TO ENCAPSULATE YOUR MOOD, FROM
JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE HASHTAG, 2020
CHALLENGE, YOU CAN POST WHATEVER
YOU FEEL
CELEBRITIES LIKE OPRAH, CARRIE
WASHINGTON
HAVE T
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
LET'S DO THIS.
THE WEEKEND.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH A FEW 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE
EAST COAST
STORMY FOR THE GREAT LAKES
AND ALSO, WATCHING THAT FIRE
DANGER FOR THE SOUTHWEST
IF YOU WANT TO PICK DAY GET OUT 
FO
>>> ONE OF THE FIRST CRUISE 
SHIPS TO SET SAIL, POST 
PANDEMIC, IS NOW BATTLING A 
COVID OUTBREAK
NBC'S TESSA ARCILLA HAS THE 
STORY.
>> JUST RESTARTING ITS ENGINES, 
QUITE LITERALLY, THERE ARE
REPORTS OF OUTBREAKS ON SHIPS.
THE MOST RECENT ONE IN NORWAY.
16 PASSENGERS AND 37 CREW 
MEMBERS, SO FAR, HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AFTER THEY
WERE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK IN THE
NORWEGIAN TOWN
WELL, THERE ARE FEARS THAT THERE
ARE MORE INFECTIONS IN TOWNS AND
VILLAGES WHERE THE SHIP HAD 
SAILED FROM PORT TO PORT
THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS NOT GOING
TO ALLOW SHIPS WITH MORE THAN 
100 PEOPLE FROM DISEMBARKING
PASSENGERS IN THE NEXT 14 DAYS
WE SPOKE TO THE MAYOR AND HE
THINKS THAT EUROPE HAD OPENED UP
AGAIN, A LITTLE TOO EARLY.
>> A LOT OF GOVERNMENTS AROUND
EUROPE OPEN UP
WE HAVE TO OPEN UP
AND NOW, WE CAN SEE MAYBE TOO 
EARLY.
MAYBE, WE SHOULD WAIT AFTER THE 
HOLIDAYS. 
>> THE U.S. IS TAKING A HARDER
STANCE WHEN IT COMES TO THE 
CRUISE INDUSTRY.
THERE IS A U.S. BAN ON CRUISE 
SHIPS UNTIL THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION SAY THAT CRUISE
SHIPS ARE MORE CROWDED THAN 
URBAN SETTINGS
AND THAT THE INDUSTRY HAD NOT 
MANAGED TO CONTAIN TRANSMISSIONS
ONBOARD.
NOW, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE WERE MORE THAN
50 SHIPS THAT REPORTED
OUTBREAKS.
THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS,
STRANDED ON BOARD.
SO RIGHT NOW, JUST LIKE 
AIRPORTS, THERE WILL BE NEW 
RULES.
THERE ARE, ALREADY, NEW RULES IN
PLACE ON SHIPS
WE, ALSO, SPOKE TO SOME OF THE
PEOPLE WHO WERE ON THAT 
NORWEGIAN SHIP
AND THEY SAY, WELL, THEY'RE NOT 
REALLY PUT OFF, THAT THEY WILL
STILL GO ON CRUISE HOLIDAYS, IN 
THE FUTURE
SO THAT'S A BIT OF A SILVER 
LINING FOR AN INDUSTRY
EXPERIENCING, YET ANOTHER,
SETBACK.
NBC NEWS, BRUSSELS. 
>> WHEN THIS ALL STARTED, CRUISE
SHIPS WAS WHAT, YOU KNOW, 
EVERYBODY WAS AFRAID OF THOSE 
THINGS
THERE WE SEE IT, RIGHT THERE. 
>> WE WONDER ABOUT THE REBOUND, 
FOR SURE, IN THE LONG-TERM
>>> A SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKET
BLASTED OFF FROM FLORIDA'S CAPE 
CANAVERAL THIS MORNING
IT IS CARRYING STARLINGS
THE FIRST ROCKET RETURNED TO
EARTH, AS PLANNED, AFTER LAUNCH.
THIS WAS THE EIGHTH STAR LAUNCH 
THIS YEAR AND MORE THAN 100 
SATELLITES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT
INTO ORBIT. 
>> I LOVE ALL THESE SPACE 
STORIES WE HAVE BEEN DOING
RECENTLY
SHOWS ALL THE PROGRESS WE'RE
MAKING. 
>> KEEP IT GOING. 
>> LET'S CELEBRATE SOME 
BIRTHDAYS.
L.A. ANGELS SLUGGER, MLB ALL
STAR, AND NEW FATHER, MIKE
TROUT.
HE IS 29 YEARS OLD
OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS, CHAR 
LIA
CHARLIZE THERON.
AN
>>> THE PANDEMIC'S HEAVY DEATH
TOLL
AS U.S. CORONAVIRUS DEATHS PASS 
16 OTHOUSAND, STATES TAKE 
UNPRES
UNPRECEDENTED ACTIONS TO SLOW 
THE SPREAD
>>> THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS STILL 
REPORTING FOR DUTY YET AFRAID TO
GET TESTED
>>> NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL 
GOES AFTER THE NRA WITH PLENTY
OF AMMO BUT THE POWERFUL GUN
LOBBY IS FIRING BACK THIS 
MORNING.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING ON THIS FRIDAY
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
COVID-19 HAS BROUGHT THIS 
COUNTRY TO ITS KNEES AS THE 
DEATH TOLL SURPASSES 150,000
RELIEF MEASURES ARE HANGING ON
BY A THREAD.
FACED WITH NEW VIRUS SURGES 
CITIES ARE PUTTING IN PLACE 
TOUGH NEW RESTRICTIONS TO SLOW
THE SPREAD
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST WEEK 
ONE AMERICAN HAS DIED EVERY 80
SECONDS FROM COMPLICATIONS OF 
THE VIRUS.
A NEW FORECAST PREDICTING NEARLY
300,000 AMERICANS WILL DIE FROM 
COVID BY THE END OF THE YEAR IF 
EXTREME MEASURES AREN'T TAKEN TO
SLOW THE SPREAD.
AFTER A HOUSE PARTY NEAR BEVERLY
HILLS THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES
IS NOW THREATENING TO CUT OFF 
POWER AND WATER TO ANYONE 
HOSTING A LARGE GATHERING.
>> THESE ARE BECOME NIGHTCLUBS
IN THE HILLS. 
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, CHECK 
POINTS IS SCREENING INCOMING
TRAVELERS AT TRAIN STATIONS,
AIRPORTS, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS.
VISITORS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
CONTACT INFORMATION AS
BUSINESSES TRY TO OPEN THEIR
DOORS.
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO SHUT DOWN
COMPLETELY OR LET IT RIP
THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND WHERE
YOU CAN OPEN. 
>> Reporter: THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY SAYS DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX IS WARNING TEN 
LOCAL AREAS ARE ALL IN TROUBLE
>> HERE IN CALIFORNIA SHE WARNED
NOT A CITY BUT AN ENTIRE REGION,
THE CENTRAL VALLEY, IS HOME TO A
DANGEROUS SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>> IN ARLINGTON TEXAS,
11-YEAR-OLD TESTED POSITIVE.
>> HE WAS RUNNING A FEVER AND HE
NEEDED THE SUPPORT OF OXYGEN. 
>> Reporter: AFTER BROTHER
JEFFREY ALSO CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS, THEIR PARENTS WITH THIS
WARNING TO ALL AMERICANS
>> WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD 
HAPPEN TO US IN THE SENSE OF OUR
OTHER CHILDREN AND IT DID AND SO
IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
>> Reporter: THE BATTLE AGAINST 
COVID AND ITS WAR ON ALL
FAMILIES
MIGUEL ALNBC NEWS
>> HOPES ARE FADE ING FOR A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS DEAL BY DAY'S END.
NEGOTIATIONS STALLED OUT LAST 
NIGHT.
TRACIE, WHAT HAPPENS
WHY DID TALKS HIT A WALL. 
>> Reporter: THEY'VE HIT A WALL 
BECAUSE AFTER THREE HOURS BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS TOP DEMOCRATS AND
WHITE HOUSE NEGOTIATORS BOTH SAY
THEY ARE STILL FAR APART ON SOME
ISSUES
WHAT ISSUES?
WE DON'T KNOW.
WE HAD FATHER'S DAY THEY CAME TO
AN AGREEMENT ON $400 A WEEK AND 
ON HALTING EVICTIONS BUT
DEMOCRATS ARE GOING FOR THE BIG 
DEAL, SO TO SPEAK, THEY DON'T 
WANT TO DEAL WITH ONLY THOSE
ISSUES
T THEY WANT THE ENTIRE
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF NEGOTIATED 
NOW.
THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO DO WHAT
THEY CALL THE SKINNY BILL AND 
JUST DEAL WITH THOSE MOST URGENT
ISSUES FIRST
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE HIT A
SNAG AND BASED ON WHAT WE'RE
HEARING AN AGREEMENT TODAY SEEMS
UNLIKELY
>> I SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF
THE TUNNEL
WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE 
TUNNEL IS.
BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY,
MORE QUICKLY BECAUSE THE LIGHT
AT THAT END OF THE TUNNEL MAY BE
A FREIGHT TRAIN OF THE VIRUS
COMING AT US IF WE DO NOT ACT TO
CONTAIN IT
>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
ISSUES
WE ARE CLOSE TO A COMPROMISE
POSITION ON BUT I THINK THERE'S 
A HANDFUL OF VERY BIG ISSUES
THAT WE ARE STILL VERY FAR
APART.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
SAID IF THEY DON'T COME TO SORT 
OF AN OUTLINE OF AGREEMENT TODAY
HE'S READY TO TAKE ACTION WITH
EXECUTIVE ORDERS EXPECTED TO
TEMPORARY LE STORE THOSE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, HALT 
EVICTIONS FOR NOW, SUSPEND
STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS AND DEFER 
PAYROLL TAXES.
>> MILLIONS LOOKING FOR ACTION
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>>> THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION IS IN THE CROSS 
HAIRS OF THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY
GENERAL THIS MORNING
SHE'S CALLING FOR THE 
ORGANIZATION TO BE RESOLVED 
WHILE LEVELING ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST THE GROUP'S SENIOR
LEADERSHIP
WE'RE JOINED NOW WITH THE 
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: THE NRA IS NOW 
FIGHTING BACK CALLING THIS A
POWER GRAB AFTER NEW YORK'S 
ATTORNEY GENERAL FILED A
SWEEPING LAWSUIT
>> THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES FOUR OF
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S
TOP LEADERS OF AN EXTENSIVE 
PATTERN OF FRAUD DIVERTING
$64 MILLION FROM THE NONPROFIT
OVER JUST THREE YEARS TO SERVE
AS THEIR OWN PERSONAL PIGGY 
BANK
>> FOR THESE YEARS OF FRAUD AND 
THIS CONDUCT, WE ARE SEEKING AN 
ORDER TO DISSOLVE THE NRA IN ITS
ENTIRETY
>> NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL IS 
CALLING FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE
NRA'S LEADER FOR NEARLY THREE 
DECADES AND ITS MOST PUBLIC 
FACE
THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS HE SPENT OVER
$500,000 ON TRIPS TO THE BAHAMAS
AND THAT HE PAID FOR HAIR AND 
MAKEUP FOR HIS WIFE AND OBTAINED
A POST EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
VALUED AT $17 MILLION WITHOUT 
THE BOARD'S RESPONSE
HE PROMISED TO FIGHT SAYING THIS
IS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
PREMEDITATED ATTACK AIMING TO 
DISMANTLE AND DESTROY THE NRA.
THE GROUP FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
TRYING TO SCORE POINTS AHEAD OF 
THE COLLECTION
LAST MONTH ENDORSED PRESIDENT 
TRUMP FOR A SECOND TERM.
>> THAT'S A VERY TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST HAPPENED
I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE TO
TEXAS AND LEAD A VERY GOOD AND
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> D.C.'S ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO 
SUED THE NRA'S CHARITABLE 
FOUNDATION ALLEGING MISUSE OF 
FUNDS AS WELL.
BOTH LAWSUITS ARE CIVIL 
COMPLAINTS, NOT CRIMINAL
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> PUBLIC OUTCRY HAS STARTED IN
BAEIRUT AS A THIRD DAY OF RESCUE
OPERATIONS CONTINUES AFTER A
MASSIVE EXPLOSION INJURED 
THOUSANDS THIS WEEK.
PROTESTERS HAVE BROKEN OUT IN 
THE DAMAGED CITY FROM 
DEMONSTRATORS WHO SAY GOVERNMENT
CORRUPTION AND NEGLIGENCE LED TO
THE EXPLOSION.
THIS AS NEAR 2 DOZEN PORT 
WORKERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
WHAT'S THE LATEST?
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
AS THE DUST BEGINS TO SETTLE IN 
BEIRUT, AUTHORITIES ARE STARTED 
TO ROUND UP THOSE THEY FEEL ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVASTATING 
BLAST THAT WIPE OUT 
NEIGHBORHOODS.
A MILITARY JUDGE LEADING THE
INVESTIGATION SAID 16 EMPLOYEES 
OF BEIRUT'S PORT WHERE THE
EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE HAVE BEEN
DETAINED, BUT THE REST OF LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES IS UNLIKELY TO QUELL
THE RAGE ON FRUSTRATION THE 
LEBANESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
FEELING FOR SOME TIME NOW 
AGAINST THEIR LEADERSHIP WHO
THEY FEEL ARE CORRUPT AND 
INCOMPETENT OR EVEN WORSE, BOTH.
SINCE THE EXPLOSION PROTESTS
HAVE BROKEN OUT, MANY OF THEM IN
THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN
REDUCED TO RUBBLE AND THEY'RE 
ESSENTIALLY A CONTINUATION OF 
REGULAR ANTI GOVERNMENT PROTESTS
THAT HAVE BEEN ON GOING IN
LEBANON FOR MONTHS NOW OVER A 
FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT'S GRIPPED 
THE COUNTRY.
YES, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT 
VISITED BEIRUT
HE WAS CONFRONTED BY AN 
EMOTIONAL CROWD.
HE SAID LEBANON NEEDED TO SEE 
PROFOUND CHANGE AND THAT HE 
WOULD PUSH FOR REFORM BUT IN A
COUNTRY ALREADY BESIEGED BY SO
MANY PROBLEMS THE TASK OF TRYING
TO REBUILD AFTER A CATASTROPHE
OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS DAUNTING 
BUT MANY NATIONS HAS OFFERED TO 
HELP
AID HAS BEEN SENT IN THE FORM OF
DOCTORS, MEDICINE, RESCUE 
WORKERS AND MOBILE CLINICS
THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN 
WHO HAVE BEEN DEMANDING 
POLITICAL CHANGE IN LEBANON HAVE
SAID THEY WILL ALSO GIVE ANY AID
THAT IT'S NEEDED
>> IT TURNS INTO AN 
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ISSUE AS
WELL
THANK YOU.
>>> AS THE NFL SEASON APPROACHES
THE DEADLINE FOR PLAYERS TO OPT 
OUT HAS PASSED
66 PLAYERS DECLINED TO PLAY THE 
2020 SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
CONCERNS
A PLAYER CAN STILL OPT OUT IF HE
HAS A HIGH RISK CONDITION OR
SOMEONE IN HIS FAMILY GETS THE
VIRUS.
>>> LET'S TURN TO JANESSA WEBB
JOINING US NOW
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN AS 
WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND
WE DO HAVE A FEW STRAY SHOWERS
IMPACTING THE EAST COAST
D.C. INTO PHILLY
WE DO HAVE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
THAT'S GOING TO LAST UNTIL ABOUT
6:00 A.M. AND THEN THAT SYSTEM
STARTS TO MAKE ITS WAY OUT
THINGS WILL RAMP UP TOMORROW
THIS WILL BE STRAY SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT YOUR WEEKEND AND THEY
MOVE OFFSHORE BY SUNDAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG STORY
OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE DAKOTAS 
ARE STILL SITTING IN THE 90s
A SMALL CHANCE OF SEVERE
WEATHER, DAMAGING WINDS GOING TO
BE THE PRIMARY THREAT AND THEN
WE'RE SITTING IN THE 80s FROM 
PHILLY TO RICHMOND THIS 
AFTERNOON.
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH A NEW 
TELEMUNDO NBC NEWS COLLABORATION
COVERING ISSUES AFFECTING THE 
HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN AMERICA 
WITH REPORTS RUNNING IN SPANISH 
AND ENGLISH ON BOTH NETWORKS
>> COVID-19 TESTING CHALLENGES
AMONG FARM WORKERS
LATINOS ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY HALF 
OF THE STATE'S CORONAVIRUS
DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA. 
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA'S
CENTRAL VALLEY A QUARTER OF OUR 
NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY IS IN THE
HANDS OF AN ESSENTIAL WORK FORCE
WITH A LOT OF FEAR AND A LOT TO 
LOSE
>> SHE SAYS THAT SHE'S JUST 
HOPING THEY DON'T GET EVICTED.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE USUALLY 
PICKING GRAPES BUT HAVEN'T BEEN 
ABLE TO WORK SINCE LEARNING 
5-YEAR-OLD MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED
TO COVID-19 AT HIS DAYCARE
HE GOT TESTED BUT HIS RESULTS 
MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR TWO
WEEKS.
>> YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO WORK
FOR THOSE TWO WEEKS?
>> YES
>> WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO FOR
PAYING THE RENT?
>> EXACTLY
IT'S GOING TO BE A STRESS.
>> WE'VE TRIED TO BE AS 
PROACTIVE AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: THE CEO IS TRYING
TO MAKE SURE WORKERS GET PAID 
FOR MISSED HOURS
>> WE'RE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING AND TAKE CARE OF YOU IF 
YOU THINK YOU OTHER SICK. 
>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S A FEAR 
AND RELUCTANCE TO SELF-REPORT.
>> ARE YOU GUYS ASKING FOR
DOCUMENTS?
ARE YOU CHECKING IMMIGRATION
STATUS
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT AND THAT IS 
NOT THE INTENT AT ALL.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR HAS 
PLEDGED $52 MILLION TO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TO HELP WITH 
TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING AND 
AS OUR COLLEAGUE SAID, TELEMUNDO
HAS FOUND THE PRESSURE TO KEEP
WORKING IS FORCING SOME TO
IGNORE THE POSSIBILITY OF 
EXPOSURE TO COVID-19
>> THE FARM WORKERS UNION SAYS
THAT UP TO 70% OF FARM WORKERS
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SO THEY 
CAN'T RISK LOSING THEIR 
LIKELIHOODS.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHAT
SALVADOR, A FATHER OF FOUR WHO
WORKS IN THE FIELDS IS AFRAID 
OF
>> SO THREE WEEKS AGO HE WAS
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS
SOMEBODY CAME OVER TO HIS HOUSE,
TESTED POSITIVE RIGHT AFTER.
HE DECIDED NOT TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE HE'S SCARED OF TESTING
POSITIVE AND NOTING WITH ABLE TO
GO TO WORK
>> Reporter: THE $500 HE AND HIS
WIFE BRING HOME EVERY WEEK
BARELY COVER THE BILLS SO HE
KEPT WORKING SAYING SINCE HE
WASN'T SHOWING SYMPTOMS HE
DIDN'T TELL HIS BOSS
INSTEAD HE AND OTHER WORKERS WHO
THOUGHT THEY MAY BE INFECTED
QUIETLY WARNED EACH OTHER TO
KEEP THEIR DISTANCE.
CHRISTINA WORKS ALONGSIDE 
HUNDREDS OF OTHERS AT A PACKING 
PLANT.
>> AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW
THEY WERE SICK THEY WOULD GO TO 
WORK
>> Reporter: SHE GOT CORONAVIRUS
AND STAYED AT HOME FOR A MONTH
MISSING OUT ON TWO WEEKS OF PAY 
BUT BEFORE SHE GOT SICK SHE SAW 
OTHERS HIDING SYMPTOMS, HOLDING 
IN COUGHING FITS FOR AS LONG AS 
THEY COULD
>> SO SHE SAYS AT WORK SHE WOULD
GO INSIDE THE REST ROOM AND SHE 
WOULD HEAR HER COWORKERS
COUGHING BECAUSE THEY WERE MOST 
LIKELY SICK WITH COVID. 
>> Reporter: FOR MANY, A FORCED 
DECISION WITH DANGEROUS 
CONSEQUENCES, HEALTH OR 
LIVELIHOOD, WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR DISASTER
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS THE 
NINE-DAY EVENT IS EXPECTING A 
QUARTER MILLION BIKERS HEADING
INTO A STATE THAT'S SEEN A
RECENT RISE IN CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 400 
YEARS BEAVERS ARE BEING ALLOWED 
IN THE WILD IN ENGLAND
THE END OF A FIVE-YEAR TRIAL ON 
THE COUNTRY DETERMINED THAT THE 
ANIMALS ARE BENEFICIAL FOR
FARMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
>>> AND TOKYO IS REMOVING THE 
GIANT OLYMPIC RINGS FOR 
MAINTENANCE.
OFFICIALS PLAN ON DISPLAYING
THEM AGAIN IN DECEMBER AHEAD OF 
NEXT SUMMER'S RESCHEDULED GAMES.
>>> THE JULY JOBS REPORT IS 
UNDER FIRE AND ECONOMISTS ARE 
EXPECTING TO SEE ABOUT
1.5 MILLION JOBS ADDED LAST 
MONTH BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE 
FROM AS HIGH AS 3 MILLION TO
NEGATIVE TERRITORY AND A BAD
REPORT MAY BE WHAT IT TAKES TO
BREAK THE IMPASSE ON CAPITOL
HILL
ALL THIS AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS NORTH OF 1
MILLION.
>> Reporter: WE'RE AT AN
EMERGENCY FOOD BANK HERE IN 
CALIFORNIA WHERE YOU CAN REALLY 
FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THIS JOBLESS
CLAIMS NUMBER.
1.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SO THE
GOOD NEWS IS THAT NUMBER IS 
STARTING TO COME DOWN AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THE BAD NEWS IS WE'RE
STILL SITTING AT 20 STRAIGHT
WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT OVER A
MILLION PEOPLE
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINE
RIGHT HERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE
FRESH PRODUCE, THE CANNED GOODS,
THE SHELF STABLE FOOD, THE MEAT 
AND THE DAIRY THAT IS GOING OUT 
TO PEOPLE IN NEED AND THIS
PARTICULAR FOOD BANK IS PART OF 
THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK AND 
THE DIRECTOR TELLS ME DEMAND IS 
UP 80% AND THIS REALLY IS A 
CONFLUENCE OF WHAT HE CALLS A 
NATURAL DISASTER AND AN ECONOMIC
DISASTER ALL ROLLED INTO ONE
AND IF THAT WASN'T CHALLENGE
ENOUGH FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO 
WERE ENDURING HARDSHIP RIGHT
NOW, FOOD PRICES ARE ALSO GOING 
UP ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL DATA
THAT WE GOT.
WE SAW MAJOR INCREASES IN MEAT
AND POULTRY AND EGGS AND YOUR 
AVERAGE GROCERY BILL GOING UP BY
6% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR SO 
PEOPLE REALLY FEELING THE 
EFFECTS OF FOOD AND SECURITY
IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
GOING UP B
. 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
A FEW STRAY SHOWERS THAT ARE
GOING TO LINGER ACROSS THE EAST 
COAST.
FOR SATURDAY, NOT A REAL STRONG 
STORM BUT A FEW STORMS
THROUGHOUT YOUR AFTERNOON NOR 
THE GREAT LAKES.
>>> THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL
HAS SHUT DOWN A HOUSTON AREA
CLINIC AFTER EVIDENCE SURFACED
THAT THE MAN THAT WAS RUNNING IT
IS NOT A DOCTOR AND THE CLINIC'S
15-MINUTE COVID-19 TESTS ARE NOT
AS ADVERTISED.
>> Reporter: THE SIGN WAS NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS, COVID-19
TEST RESULTS IN 15 MINUTES
>> WE SAW THE SIGN. 
>> Reporter: NANCY SAYS HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE LINED UP FOR HOURS
WEEK AFTER WEEK TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF THAT OFFER 
INCLUDING HER BROTHER-IN-LAW
>> THAT SAME AFTERNOON WE ASKED 
HIM HOW HE WAS DOING HE SAID
THANK GOD EVERYTHING IS FINE, I 
TESTED NEGATIVE AND HE LET HIS
GUARD DOWN. 
>> Reporter: BUT HER
BROTHER-IN-LAW ONLY GOT MUCH
WORSE.
>> HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND
HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID
HE DID HAVE COVID AND HE'S IN 
INTENSIVE CARE NOW
HE'S BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK. 
>> Reporter: THE PROBLEM THE
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS IN A
LAWSUIT SAYS THAT THE 15-MINUTE 
TEST THE CLINIC SAID COULD
DIAGNOSE COVID-19 WAS ACTUALLY
JUST AN ANTI BODY TEST
>> IT'S A GOOD SERVICE. 
>> Reporter: CARLOS SAYS THE
TEST HERE WAS FASTER AND CHEAPER
THAN ANYWHERE ELSE BUT HE NOW 
REALIZES HE SAYS HE WAS TRICKED.
THE ANTI BODY TEST DOESN'T TELL 
YOU IF YOU HAVE IT IT CAN'T.
IT CAN ONLY TELL YOU IF YOU'VE
HAD IT IN THE PAST
>> Reporter: NO ANSWER AT THE 
DOOR OF LUIS ALBERTO WHO POLICE 
SAYS RAN THE CLINIC BUT WAS NOT 
ACTUALLY A DOCTOR.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> LET'S LEAF YOU WITH SOME
CUTE RNS
A GOOD DEED LEADS TO A STOHOCKI 
DISCOVERY FOR A FARMER AFTER HE 
BROUGHT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A 
KITTEN HOME.
HE BEGAN TO SUSPECT THAT THE
FELINE WASN'T AN ORDINARY HOUSE 
CAT.
SHE'S ACTUALLY A COW GAR
SHE IS NOW WITH A VETERINARIAN
AND WILL BE RELEASED INTO THE 
WILD WHEN SHE CAN FEND FOR
HERSELF.
>> I WONDER HOW LONG UNTIL THEY 
WERE GOING TO FIGURE THAT ONE 
OUT.
>> GLAD SHE DIDN'T GET TOO BIG
>>> NOBODY THAT LOVES THE 
PHILLIES MORE THAN THE PHILLY 
FANATIC.
HE'S BEEN GETTING A LOT OF LOVE 
BUT HOW ABOUT THE FANATIC?
THAT'S THE FANATIC THERE HANGING
OUT IN THE STANDS WITH A
CARDBOARD CUTOUT OF THIS GUY
HITTING THE DEEP FLY BALL THAT
DROVE IN A PAIR OF PHILLIES.
THE FANATIC GIVING SOME LOVE TO 
THE CARDBOARD VERSION OF THAT 
MAN YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
>> THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE NEED SO
>>> A SOBERING PREDICTION.
THE NEW MODEL PROJECTING 300,000
DEATHS IN THE U.S., BY DECEMBER,
IF THE NATION DOESN'T CHANGE
COURSE
>>> AND THE NEW SIGN DUE OUT
TODAY ON THE PANDEMIC'S 
STAGGERING, ECONOMIC TOLL.
>> A SHOOTOUT BETWEEN THE NRA 
AND NEW YORK
TAKING AIM AT DISSOLVING THE
GROUP LEAVING SUPPORTERS UP IN
ARMS. 
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
WE BEGIN WITH THE LATEST ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
AND A SOMBER MOMENT FOR THE 
UNITED STATES.
THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 VICTIMS, 
IN THIS COUNTRY, HAS NOW PASSED 
160,000.
THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW 
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NEARLY A 
DOZEN REGIONS ARE IN SERIOUS
TROUBLE.
>> THE GOVERNOR OF OHIO CALLED
OFF A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMP, AFTER TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS.
BUT, OVERNIGHT, GOVERNOR
DeWINE'S OFFICE SAYS A SECOND 
TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE.
OUT OF CAUTION, HE WILL BE
TESTED, AGAIN, ON SATURDAY. 
>> THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION'S TOP OFFICIAL IS
ASKING THE U.S. TO RECONSIDER 
ITS DECISION TO LEAVE THE U.N.
HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
DR. TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS. 
>> FACEBOOK IS ALLOWING ITS 
EMPLOYEES TO WORK FROM HOME,
UNTIL JULY OF NEXT YEAR.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL ALSO 
PROVIDE ITS EMPLOYEES WITH AN 
ADDITIONAL $1,000 BONUS FOR 
THEIR HOME-OFFICE NEEDS.
>> FACED WITH NEW VIRUS SURGES, 
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE 
PUTTING IN PLACE TOUGH, NEW 
RESTRICTIONS TO SLOW THE SPREAD.
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER IS FOLLOWING
THAT FOR US.
>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST WEEK,
ONE AMERICAN HAS DIED EVERY 80
SECONDS, FROM COMPLICATIONS OF
THE VIRUS.
A NEW FORECAST, PREDICTING
NEARLY 300,000 AMERICANS WILL 
DIE FROM COVID BY THE END OF THE
YEAR, IF EXTREME MEASURES AREN'T
TAKEN TO SLOW THE SPREAD
AFTER A HOUSE PARTY NEAR BEVERLY
HILLS, THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES 
IS NOW THREATENING TO CUT OFF 
POWER AND WATER TO ANYONE WHO 
HOSTS A LARGE GATHERING.
>> THESE LARGE HOUSE PARTIES
HAVE ESSENTIALLY BECOME 
NIGHTCLUBS IN THE HILLS.
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, 
CHECKPOINTS ARE SCREENING 
INCOMING TRAVELERS AT TRAIN 
STATIONS, AIRPORTS, BRIDGES, AND
TUNNELS.
VISITORS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
PERSONAL INFORMATION TO CONTACT 
TRACERS, AS BUSINESSES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY TRY TO OPEN THEIR 
DOORS.
>> YOU DON'T NEED TO EITHER SHUT
DOWN, COMPLETELY, OR LET IT RIP.
THERE IS A MIDDLE GROUND, WHERE 
YOU CAN PRUDENTLY OPEN
>> Reporter: AS OUR NATION
SURPASSES 160,000 DEATHS, THE 
SENATOR FCENTER FOR PUBLIC 
INTEGRITY SAYS DR. DEBORAH BIRX 
WARNING TEN ALL IN TROUBLE. 
>> HERE, IN CALIFORNIA, BIRX
WARNED NOT A CITY BUT AN ENTIRE 
REGION, THE CENTRAL VALLEY, IS
HOME TO A DANGEROUS SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS.
>> IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 
11-YEAR-OLD SCOTTY CARLTON
TESTED POSITIVE.
>> HE WAS RUNNING A FEVER, AND
HE NEEDED THE SUPPORT OF OXYGEN.
>> Reporter: AFTER BROTHER
JEFFREY, ALSO, CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS, THEIR PARENTS WITH THIS
WARNING TO ALL AMERICANS. 
>> WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD 
HAPPEN TO US IN THE SENSE OF OUR
OTHER CHILDREN, AND IT DID
AND SO, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
>> THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID AND 
ITS WAR ON ALL FAMILIES.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> THE JULY JOBS REPORT IS DUE
OUT THIS MORNING, AND IT COULD
LIGHT A FIRE UNDER LAWMAKERS
NEGOTIATING FOR A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
ECONOMISTS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE 
ABOUT 1.5 MILLION JOBS ADDED
LAST MONTH
BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE FROM AS 
HIGH AS 3 MILLION, TO NEGATIVE
TERRITORY.
A BAD REPORT MAY BE JUST WHAT IT
TAKES TO BREAK THE IMPASSE ON 
CAPITOL HILL, WHERE NEGOTIATORS 
ARE AIMING FOR A DEAL BY DAY'S
END.
ALL THIS, AFTER ANOTHER WEEK OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS NORTH OF 1
MILLION.
NBC'S JO LING KENT HAS MORE.
JO, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, PHILLIP.
WE ARE AT AN EMERGENCY FOOD BANK
HERE IN PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA,
WHERE YOU CAN REALLY FEEL THE 
EFFECTS OF THIS JOBLESS CLAIMS
NUMBER
1.2 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NUMBER 
IS STARTING TO COME DOWN, AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THE BAD NEWS IS WE'RE
STILL SITTING AT 20-STRAIGHT
WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, OVER A 
MILLION PEOPLE
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LINE
RIGHT HERE
AND YOU CAN SEE THE FRESH 
PRODUCE, THE CANNED GOODS, THE
SHELF-STABLE FOOD, THE MEAT, AND
THE DAIRY THAT IS GOING OUT TO
PEOPLE IN NEED
AND THIS PARTICULAR FOOD BANK IS
PART OF THE FEEDING AMERICA 
NETWORK AND THE DIRECTOR TELLS
ME DEMAND IS UP 80%.
AND THIS REALLY IS A CONFLUENCE 
OF, WHAT HE CALLS, A NATURAL
DISASTER AND AN ECONOMIC
DISASTER, ALL ROLLED INTO ONE.
AND AS IF THAT WASN'T CHALLENGE 
ENOUGH FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO 
ARE ENDURING HARDSHIP RIGHT NOW,
FOOD PRICES ARE ALSO GOING UP,
ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL DATA 
THAT WE GOT.
WE SAW MAJOR INCREASES IN MEAT
AND POULTRY AND EGGS
AND YOUR AVERAGE GROCERY BILL,
GOING UP BY 6% COMPARED TO LAST 
YEAR
SO PEOPLE REALLY FEELING THE
EFFECTS OF FOOD INSECURITY
IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
GOING UP BY 50%, THIS YEAR
ALONE.
PHILLIP.
>> GETTING HARDER OUT THERE 
EVERY DAY.
JO, THANK YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS LAUNCHING
A NEW SALVO AGAINST JOE BIDEN.
GUNS AND GOD AS HE CAMPAIGNED IN
THE CRUCIAL STATE OF OHIO.
KRISTEN WELKER HAS MORE.
>> IN BATTLEGROUND OHIO,
PRESIDENT TRUMP INTENSIFYING
ATTACKS AGAINST JOE BIDEN.
AGAIN, TRYING TO PAINT BIDEN AS 
A RADICAL.
DESCRIBING HIM, THIS WAY
>> NO RELIGION
NO ANYTHING.
HURT THE BIBLE
HURT GOD
HE'S AGAINST GOD
HE'S AGAINST GUNS.
HE'S AGAINST ENERGY.
>> Reporter: THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
WASTED NO TIME FIRING BACK
SAYING, JOE BIDEN'S FAITH IS AT 
THE CORE OF WHO HE IS.
IT'S BEEN A SOURCE OF STRENGTH
AND COMFORT, IN TIMES OF EXTREME
HARDSHIP
BUT BIDEN WAS, ALSO, ON DEFENSE,
AFTER HE RAISED EYEBROWS DURING 
A VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH BLACK 
AND HISPANIC JOURNALISTS. 
>> THE ANSWER IS, YES, I'M GOING
TO -- YES.
YES.
AND, BY THE WAY, WHAT YOU ALL 
KNOW, BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW, UNLIKE THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WITH
NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, THE LATINO
COMMUNITY IS AN INCREDIBLY
DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
WITH INCREDIBLY DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES, ABOUT DIFFERENT
THINGS. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP POUNCING.
TWEETING, WOW, JOE BIDEN JUST 
LOST THE ENTIRE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY.
WHAT A DUMB THING TO SAY
AND LASHING OUT BEFORE DEPARTING
WASHINGTON. 
>> I JUST WATCHED THE CLIP
AND JOE BIDEN, THIS MORNING,
TOTALLY DISPARAGED AND INSULTED 
THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
WHAT HE SAID IS INCREDIBLE
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH HIM. 
>> THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SAYING
IT'S CLEAR THAT VICE PRESIDENT
BIDEN WAS REFERRING TO DIVERSITY
OF ATTITUDES AMONG LATINOS FROM 
DIFFERENT LATIN-AMERICAN
COUNTRIES.
AN ADVISER ADDING, OF COURSE, 
BIDEN KNOWS THE BLACK COMMUNITY 
IS NOT A MONOLITH.
AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE A CRITICAL
CONSTITUENCY
PRESIDENT TRUMP ONLY GOT
SINGLE-DIGIT SUPPORT AMONG THE
GROUP IN 2016.
AND THE JULY NBC NEWS/"WALL 
STREET JOURNAL" POLL SHOWS BIDEN
WITH 80% SUPPORT AMONG BLACK
VOTERS
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP, WITH 6%
ANOTHER ANGLE WE'RE WATCHING, 
JOE BIDEN SAID, ON THURSDAY, HE 
WILL ANNOUNCE HIS RUNNING MATE, 
VERY SHORTLY
NOW, HE'S PROMISED TO PICK A
WOMAN.
BUT WILL SHE BE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WE KNOW SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS 
AND FORMER OBAMA NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER, SUSAN RICE, 
ARE AMONG THE KEY CONTENDERS
BUT WE ARE TOLD NOT TO COUNT OUT
OTHERS, LIKE KAREN BASS, OR EVEN
MICHIGAN'S GOVERNOR, GRETCHEN 
WHITMER.
CORI. 
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
>> NOW, TO A BOLD MOVE TAKEN
AGAINST THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL,
LETITIA JAMES, SAYS THE 
NONPROFIT SHOULD BE DISSOLVED 
AND MADE BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP.
GABE GUTIERREZ JOINS US NOW WITH
THE DETAILS.
>> THE NRA IS NOW FIGHTING BACK,
CALLING THIS A POWER GRAB.
AFTER NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL FILED A SWEEPING
LAWSUIT.
>> THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES FOUR OF
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION'S
TOP LEADERS OF AN EXTENSIVE 
PATTERN OF FRAUD
DIVERTING $64 MILLION FROM THE
NONPROFIT, OVER JUST THREE
YEARS, TO SERVE AS THEIR OWN
PERSONAL PIGGY BANK.
>> FOR THESE YEARS OF FRAUD AND 
MISCONDUCT, WE ARE SEEKING AN 
ORDER TO DISSOLVE THE NRA, IN 
ITS ENTIRETY
>> Reporter: NEW YORK ATTORNEY
GENERAL LETITIA JAMES IS CALLING
FOE REMOVAL OF WAYNE LaPIERRE,
THE NRA'S LEADER FOR DECADES AND
ITS MOST PUBLIC FACE
THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS HE SPENT MORE
THAN $500,000 ON EIGHT TRIPS TO 
THE BAHAMAS AND MORE THAN $3
MILLION ON LUXURY CAR SERVICES
THAT HE PAID FOR HAIR AND MAKEUP
FOR HIS WIFE, AND ATTAINED A
POST-EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION, WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S APPROVAL
IN RESPONSE, LaPIERRE PROMISED
TO FIGHT
SAYING THIS IS AN 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL, PREMEDITATED
ATTACK AIMING TO DISMANTLE AND
DESTROY THE NRA.
THE GROUP FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE NEW YORK
ATTORNEY GENERAL, A DEMOCRAT, A 
POWER GRAB TRYING TO SCORE
POINTS BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION.
THE NRA SPENT $54 MILLION DURING
THE 2016 ELECTION CYCLE AND,
LAST MONTH, ENDORSED PRESIDENT
TRUMP FOR A SECOND TERM.
>> IT'S A VERY TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST HAPPENED
I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE TO
TEXAS, AND LEAD A VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> D.C.'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, 
ALSO, SUED THE NRA'S CHARITABLE 
FOUNDATION
ALLEGING MISUSE OF FUNDS AS 
WELL
BOTH LAWSUITS ARE CIVIL 
COMPLAINTS, NOT CRIMINAL
PHILLIP.
>> GABE, THANK YOU. 
>> NBC METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA 
WEBB, IS HERE WITH YOUR FRIDAY
FORECAST
JANESSA, HAPPY FRIDAY.
>> HEY, HAPPY FRIDAY, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
I'M HERE WITH THE GOOD NEWS THIS
MORNING.
WE ARE SEEING A VERY QUIET AND
SUBTLE WEATHER PATTERN THAT'S 
HAPPENING ACROSS THE EAST COAST.
A FEW SHOWERS THAT ARE SETTING
UP THIS MORNING.
BUT A SMALL SECTION OF THE
COUNTRY, FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.
TO PHILADELPHIA, YOU ARE
CURRENTLY UNDER A FLOOD WATCH 
UNTIL ABOUT 6:00 A.M. THAT WILL 
EXPIRE
BUT WE DO HAVE THIS FRONT THAT'S
GOING TO BE LINGERING THROUGHOUT
THE WEEKEND.
KEEPING US PRETTY SOGGY ACROSS
THE EAST COAST FROM NEW YORK
CITY, ALL THE WAY TO CHARLESTON,
SOUTH CAROLINA
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO, OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE 
UP 
UPPER MIDWEST, STILL HOVERING 
NEAR THE 90s
WE WILL SEE KIND OF GRAY
CONDITIONS FROM NEW YORK TO 
BOSTON TODAY
AND ALSO, THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER HAS RELEASED A NEW 
STATEMENT.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT, COMING 
UP
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
PUBLIC OUTCRY HAS STARTED IN
BEIRUT, AS A THIRD DAY OF RESCUE
OPERATIONS CONTINUES AFTER A
MASSIVE EXPLOSION KILLED OVER 
130 AND INJURED THOUSANDS 
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS HAVE 
BROKEN OUT IN THE DAMAGED CITY
FROM DEMONSTRATORS SAYING THAT
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND 
NEGLIGENCE LED TO THE EXPLOSION.
THIS AS NEARLY TWO DOZEN PORT 
WORKERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION
WE ARE JOINED NOW FOR THE LATEST
BY NBC'S ALI AROUZI.
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
AS THE DUST BEGINS TO SETTLE IN 
BEIRUT, AUTHORITIES THERE HAVE
STARTED ROUNDING UP THOSE THEY
FEEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DEVASTATING BLAST THAT WIPED OUT
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS
NOW, A MILITARY JUDGE LEADING 
THE INVESTIGATION, SAID THAT 16 
EMPLOYEES OF BEIRUT'S PORT, 
WHERE THE EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE, 
HAVE BEEN DETAINED
BUT THE REST OF LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES IS UNLIKELY TO QUELL
THE RAGE AND FRUSTRATION THE
LEBANESE PEOPLE ARE FEELING, AND
HAVE BEEN FEELING FOR SOME TIME 
NOW, AGAINST THEIR LEADERSHIP,
WHO THEY FEEL ARE CORRUPT,
INCOMPETENT, OR, WORSE, BOTH
IMPROMPTU PROTESTS HAVE BROKEN
OUT.
MANY IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE 
BEEN REDUCED TO RUBBLE
BUT THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY A
CONTINUATION OF REGULAR,
ANTIGOVERNMENT PROTESTS THAT
HAVE BEEN ONGOING FOR MONTHS
OVER A FINANCIAL CRISIS THAT HAS
GRIPPED THE COUNTRY.
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH
DAILY POWER CUTS, LACK OF CLEAN 
DRINKING WATER AND LIMITED
HEALTHCARE
NOW, YES, THE FRENCH PRESIDENT, 
EMANUEL MACRON VIKTSITED BEIRUT
HE WAS MET WITH AN ANGRY CROWD
MACRON SAID THAT LEBANON NEEDED 
PROFOUND CHANGE, AND HE WOULD 
PUSH FOR A REFORM.
ALSO, AID FROM ALL AROUND THE 
GLOBE IS NOW POURING INTO 
LEBANON, AS MANY COUNTRIES TRY
TO ASSIST.
>> STILL, A SHOCKING ZEE
TELEMUNDO/NBC NEWS COLLABORATION
COVERING ISSUES AFFECTING THE 
HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN AMERICA,
WITH REPORTS RUNNING IN SPANISH 
AND ENGLISH ON BOTH NETWORKS. 
>> THIS MORNING, GADI SCHWARTZ
WE BEGIN WITH GADI. 
>> IN CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY,
A QUARTER OF OUR NATION'S FOOD
SUPPLY IS IN THE HANDS OF AN
ESSENTIAL WORK FORCE WITH A LOT 
OF FEAR AND A LOT TO LOSE.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE IS JUST HOPING
THEY DON'T GET EVICTED. 
>> THEY'RE USUALLY PICKING
GRAPES BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO 
WORK SINCE LEARNING 5-YEAR-OLD
ANGEL MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED AT
HIS DAYCARE.
HE GOT TESTED BUT HIS RULESULTS
MIGHT NOT BE READY FOR TWO
WEEKS.
>> WHAT'S THAT GOING TO DO FOR
PAYING THE RENT?
>> EXACTLY
IT'S GOING TO BE A STRESS.
>> WE HAVE TRIED TO BE AS 
PROACTIVE AS WE CAN.
>> THE CEO OF CALIFORNIA GRAPERY
IS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THEY GET 
PAID FOR MISSED HOURS, AND HOPES
OTHER FARMS DO THE SAME.
>> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF 
YOU IF YOU THINK YOU'RE SICK
WE ARE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING.
>> BUT FOR MANY, THERE IS A FEAR
AND RELUCTANCE TO SELF-REPORT.
ARE YOU GUYS ASKING FOR 
DOCUMENTS?
ARE YOU CHECKING IMMIGRATION
STATUS
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THAT IS NOT THE INTENT, AT ALL. 
>> THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA 
HAS PLEDGED $52 MILLION TO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY TO HELP WITH 
TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING.
AND AS OUR COLLEAGUE AT 
TELEMUNDO HAS FOUND, THE
PRESSURE TO KEEP WORKING IS 
FORCING SOME TO IGNORE THE
POSSIBILITY OF EXPOSURE TO
COVID-19. 
>> UP TO 70% OF FARM WORKERS OUT
HERE ARE UNDOCUMENTED AND DON'T 
HAVE ACCESS TO UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, SO THEY JUST CAN'T
RISK LOSING THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
>> THAT'S WHAT SALVADOR, A
FATHER OF FOUR, IS AFRAID OF
SO, THREE WEEKS AGO, HE WAS 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS
SOMEBODY CAME OVER TO HIS HOUSE,
TESTED POSITIVE RIGHT AFTER.
HE DECIDED NOT TO GET TESTED
BECAUSE HE IS SCARED OF TESTING 
POSITIVE, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO 
GO TO WORK AND MAKE MONEY FOR 
HIS FAMILY
>> THE $500 HE AND HIS WIFE 
BRING HOME EVERY WEEK BARELY
COVER THE BILLS.
SO HE KEPT WORKING, SAYING, 
SINCE HE WASN'T SHOWING 
SYMPTOMS, HE DIDN'T TELL HIS
BOSS
INSTEAD, HE AND OTHER WORKERS,
WHO THOUGHT THEY MAY BE 
INFECTED, QUIETLY WARNED EACH 
OTHER TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE
SHE WORKS ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF 
OTHERS AT A PISTACHIO-PACKING 
PLANT.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THEY
WERE SICK, THEY WOULD GO TO 
WORK. 
>> SHE GOT CORONAVIRUS AND
STAYED AT HOME FOR A MONTH
MISSING OUT ON TWO WEEKS OF PAY.
BUT BEFORE SHE GOT SICK, SHE SAW
OTHERS HIDING SYMPTOMS, HOLDING 
IN COUGHING FITS FOR AS LONG AS 
THEY COULD
SO -- SO SHE SAYS, AT WORK, SHE 
WOULD GO INSIDE THE RESTROOM, 
AND SHE WOULD HEAR HER
CO-WORKERS COUGHING BECAUSE THEY
WERE, MOST LIKELY, SICK WITH
COVID.
>> FOR MANY, A FORCED DECISION
WITH DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES.
HEALTH OR LIVELIHOOD, WITH A
POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER, EITHER
WAY.
NB
WITH THE PEAK OF HURRICANE
SEASON HAPPENING IN A FEW WEEKS,
RELEASED A NEW FORECAST.
WE HAVE 60% ABOVE AVERAGE FOR 
HURRICANES BUT, IN MAY, THEY
WERE THINKING OF 13 TO 19 NAMED 
STORMS
NOW, LOOK AT THIS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS ISSUED AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER BARRING U.S.
COMPANIES FROM DOING BUSINESS 
WITH THE PARENT COMPANY OF
TIKTOK
THE ORDER WHICH WOULD 
EFFECTIVELY BAN TIKTOK IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS SET TO GO INTO 
EFFECT, WITHIN 45 DAYS
IT SAYS THE RISKS POSED BY THE
PLATFORM ARE REAL, AND
CONSTITUTE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
MICROSOFT HAS BEEN IN TALKS TO
BUY TIKTOK'S U.S. OPERATIONS, 
AND PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT IT 
WOULD COMPLETE THOSE DISCUSSIONS
BY SEPTEMBER 15th.
>> FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE 
OBAMA IS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT HER 
BATTLE WITH SOMETHING IMPACTING 
SO MANY AMERICANS RIGHT NOW.
HERE IS NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL.
>> Reporter: FORMER FIRST LADY, 
MICHELLE OBAMA, OPENING UP ABOUT
A VERY PERSONAL STRUGGLE. 
>> I KNOW THAT I AM DEALING WITH
SOME FORM OF LOW-GRADE
DEPRESSION
NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE 
QUARANTINE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE
RACIAL STRIFE.
AND JUST SEEING THIS
ADMINISTRATION, WATCHING THE
HYPOCRISY OF IT.
>> IN THE SECOND EPISODE OF HER 
NEW PODCAST, MRS. OBAMA 
REVEALING HOW DEEPLY THE RACIAL 
RECKONING SINCE GEORGE FLOYD'S
DEATH HAS BEEN WEIGHING ON HER. 
>> WAKING UP TO HOW THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS OR HAS NOT 
RESPONDED.
WAKING UP TO, YET ANOTHER, STORY
OF A BLACK MAN OR A BLACK 
PERSON, SOMEHOW, BEING
DEHUMANIZED OR HURT OR KILLED OR
FALSELY ACCUSED OF SOMETHING
IT IS EXHAUSTING
>> Reporter: IT BRINGS BACK THE 
RACISM SHE AND HER HUSBAND
EXPERIENCED WHEN HE BECAME THE
NATION'S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. 
>> THE VAST DISCOMFORT WITH THE 
NOTION THAT A BLACK MAN COULD BE
SITTING IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF 
OFFICE
WE SAW THAT.
WE SAW THE SIGNS
WE SAW THE -- THE NOOSES. 
>> AS SHE RECOUNTED, WHEN SHE 
GAVE A COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT
TUSKEGEE. 
>> WE BOTH FELT THE STING OF
THOSE DAILY SLEIGHTS THROUGHOUT 
OUR ENTIRE LIVES
THE FOLKS WHO CROSSED STREETS IN
FEAR OF THEIR SAFETY
THE PEOPLE AT FORMAL EVENTS, WHO
ASSUMED WE WERE THE HELP
AND THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTIONED 
OUR INTELLIGENCE, OUR HONESTY,
EVEN OUR LOVE OF THIS COUNTRY.
>> MICHELLE OBAMA, THE
CELEBRATED, FORMER FIRST LADY,
EXPRESSING WHAT MILLIONS OF 
BLACK AMERICANS FEEL EVERY DAY. 
>> OUR THANKS TO ANDREA FOR THAT
REPORT
HER PODCAST IS DOING REALLY 
WELL. 
>> WE HAVE SOME SURVEILLANCE
VIDEO FOR YOU.
IT CAPTURES AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT
WHEN A MAN WAS NEARLY KILLED BY 
A BUS.
HE WAS PATIENTLY WAITING FOR
THAT BUS ON A HIGHWAY IN
NORTHWEST TURKEY
WHOA
HE REALIZED IT WAS ABOUT TO HIT 
HIM.
YOU SAW HIM LEAP OUT OF THE WAY,
JUST IN TIME
AND THE GUY SAID THAT HE DIDN'T 
KNOW HOW HE MANAGED NOT TO BE 
HIT.
NEITHER DO I
NO WORD ON WHY THE DRIVER LOST
CONTROL OF THAT BUS.
>> WOW. 
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
HIS INSTINCT WAS TO JUMP INTO 
THE STREET, INSTEAD OF GO UP
THAT FENCE. 
>> EXACTLY
JUST MOVE AS QUICKLY AS HE
COULD.
>> THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM AT 
THAT BUS STOP.
RIGHT?
LUCKY MAN.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING 
"EARLY TODAY" ON THIS FRIDAY
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND
>>> WITH U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES 
SURGING TOWARD THE 5 MILLION
MARK, THE PUSH TO SEND KIDS BACK
TO SCHOOL COLLIDES WITH A MAJOR 
TEACHERS UNION
>>> AND ON CAPITOL HILL, HOPES
DIM FOR THE CRITICAL, NEW RELIEF
BILL, BY DAY'S END. 
>> TODAY, WE SEND A STRONG AND
LOUD MESSAGE
THAT NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW
NOT EVEN THE NRA. 
>> SHOTS FIRED
THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL 
UNLOADS ON THE NRA
SEEKING TO DISSOLVE THE GUN 
LOBBY, OVER MASSIVE FRAUD 
ACCUSATIONS.
>>> NFL DEADLINE DAY, WRAPS UP
DOZENS OF PLAYERS OPTING OUT OF 
THE SEASON, AS THE LEAGUE TRIES 
TO TACKLE THE PANDEMIC, HEAD ON.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
COVID-19 HAS BROUGHT THE -- AS
THE DEATH TOLL SURPASSES
160,000.
NEARLY 5 MILLION AMERICANS ARE
INFECTED, AND THEIR FUTURES,
UNCERTAIN.
AS RELIEF MEASURES ARE HANGING
ON BY A THREAD. 
>> NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW 
CUOMO HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER, EXTENDING THE STATE'S
EVICTION MORATORIUM, DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC
THE ORDER EXTENDS THE MORATORIUM
FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
THE EVICTION BAN WILL NOW END ON
SEPTEMBER 4th.
>> PENNSYLVANIA'S GOVERNOR
SUGGESTED THE STATE NOT HOLD ANY
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, UNTIL 
JANUARY, AT THE EARLIEST
SOME SCHOOLS IN THE STATE HAVE
ALREADY CANCELLED FALL SPORTS.
WHILE OTHERS PLANNED ON PLAYING,
WITHOUT SPECTATORS. 
>> WE'LL GET A NEW PULSE ON THE 
PANDEMIC'S ECONOMIC IMPACT THIS 
MORNING WHEN THE JULY JOBS
REPORT COMES OUT AT 8:30
EASTERN.
ECONOMISTS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE 
ABOUT 1 MILLION JOBS ADDED LAST 
MONTH BUT THE ESTIMATES RANGE 
FROM AS HIGH AS 3 MILLION TO
NEGATIVE TERRITORY. 
>> TEACHERS UNIONS ARE AT ODDS
WITH STATE LEADERS OVER THE 
LOGISTICS.
MEANWHILE, IN GEORGIA, SEVERAL
STUDENTS TESTED POSITIVE AFTER
REOPENING.
OUR STEPHANIE GOSK HAS THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: THE FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL IN CHEROKEE COUNTY,
GEORGIA.
HIGH SCHOOLERS WERE ALL SMILES
AND NO MASKS ON MONDAY
THE DISTRICT RECOMMENDS STUDENTS
WEAR THEM BUT DOESN'T REQUIRE 
IT
THAT AFTERNOON, A SECOND GRADER 
IN THE COUNTY DEVELOPED COVID 
SYMPTOMS, AND LATER TESTED
POSITIVE, ACCORDING TO THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM.
WHICH, A DAY LATER, ANNOUNCED A 
FIRST GRADER, AND A KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER, ALSO, HAD THE VIRUS
IN THE FIRST WEEK, 65 STUDENTS
AND STAFF HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED.
WHILE, ALSO, OFFERING A 
REMOTE-LEARNING OPTION
PARENT CHRISTY WORSHAM IS 
KEEPING HER SON AT HOME.
>> I HOPE SOMEBODY'S LEARNING IF
THIS
I HOPE AT LEAST BETTER PRACTICES
ARE GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE, 
MOVING FORWARD. 
>> NEW YORK TEACHERS UNION SAYS 
ONE CASE OF COVID SHOULD SHUT 
DOWN A SCHOOL FOR 14 DAYS.
WHILE NEW YORK CITY'S MAYOR 
ANNOUNCED A BUILDING WILL CLOSE,
ONLY IF TWO OR MORE STUDENTS, IN
DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS, GET SICK. 
>> I TOLD CITY HALL.
I TOLD EVERYONE.
WE ARE NOT AGREEING WITH THIS.
WE TOLD YOU WHAT WE THINK WE
NEED TO HAVE, BECAUSE THAT CAME 
FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. 
>> FIGHTS BETWEEN STATE LEADERS 
AND TEACHERS UNIONS ARE 
ESCALATING. 
>> IN A PARENT PREFERS DISTANCE 
LEARNING, BY ALL MEANINGS, THEY 
HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO OFFER 
DISTANCE LEARNING.
BUT FOR PARENTS THAT REALLY 
WANTED TO HAVE THAT FACE-TO-FACE
INSTRUCTION, WE WANT EVERY
PARENT IN FLORIDA TO HAVE 
OPTIONS.
>> BUT FLORIDA'S LARGEST
TEACHERS UNION IS SUING THE 
GOVERNOR FOR HIS INSISTENCE THAT
EVERY DISTRICT OPEN UP
>> PEOPLE ARE JUST TERRIFIED
ABOUT GOING BACK INTO 
BRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOLS RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE WE CANNOT KEEP THEM 
SAFE
OUR SCHOOLS WERE MADE FOR SOCIAL
INTERACTION, AND NOT SOCIAL DI
S
DISTANCING. 
>> BUT MANY FLORIDA PARENTS ARE 
DECIDING TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN 
BACK TO SCHOOLS THAT ARE
REOPENING.
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE
STILL DISTRICTS WAITING TO HEAR 
WHAT STATE LEADERS WILL DO
HERE, IN NEW YORK, THE GOVERNOR 
SAYS HE WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO
PHYSICALLY REOPEN SCHOOLS BY
TODAY.
CORI
>> STEPHANIE, THANK YOU.
>> WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS 
OUT OF WORK AND FACING AN 
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
HOPES ARE FADING FOR A NEW
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF DEAL BY DAY'S
END.
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN TOP
DEMOCRATS AND THE WHITE HOUSE,
SEEMINGLY, STALLED OUT LAST 
NIGHT.
NBC'S TRACIE POTTS JOINING US 
NOW WITH THE LATEST.
TRACIE, WHY DID THOSE TALKS HIT 
A WALL
>> WELL, TALKS SEEM TO HAVE HIT 
A WALL BECAUSE AFTER THREE MORE 
HOURS OF NEGOTIATING, BOTH SIDES
SAY THEY ARE STILL FAR APART ON 
SOME ISSUES.
BY BOTH SIDES, WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE TWO TOP DEMOCRATS AND 
THE TWO WHITE HOUSE 
REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE IN THESE
CLOSED-DOOR TALKS.
NOW, WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE, WE
DON'T KNOW
WE HAD HEARD THAT THEY HIT A
MIDDLE GROUND ON THE
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS THAT RAN
OUT, RENEWING THOSE.
AND HALTING EVICTIONS.
BUT DEMOCRATS ARE INSISTING 
DOING THE BIGGER BILL, RATHER 
THAN WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE LIKES 
TO CALL THE SKINNY BILL THAT
JUST DEALS WITH A COUPLE ISSUES.
BOTTOM LINE, LOOKS LIKE AN
AGREEMENT TODAY IS UNLIKELY.
>> I SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF
THE TUNNEL
WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE 
TUNNEL IS.
BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY,
MORE QUICKLY, BECAUSE THE LIGHT 
AT THAT END OF THE TUNNEL MAY BE
THE FREIGHT TRAIN OF THE VIRUS
COMING AT US
IF WE DO NOT ACT TO CONTAIN IT. 
>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
ISSUES WE ARE CLOSE TO A
COMPROMISED POSITION ON.
BUT I THINK THERE'S A HANDFUL OF
VERY BIG ISSUES THAT WE ARE 
STILL VERY FAR APART
>> IF THERE IS NO DEAL TODAY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PROMISING TO 
ISSUE SOME EXECUTIVES ORDERS
THAT WOULD TEMPORARILY RESTORE
THOSE FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT
PAYMENTS
THE $600 A WEEK.
HALT EVICTIONS
SUSPEND STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS 
AND DEFER PAYROLL TAXES, AS 
WELL
THE SENATE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN
SESSION NEXT WEEK, AND THEY 
STILL ARE.
BUT MANY LAWMAKERS HAVE LEFT
TOWN, WITH LITTLE HOPE THAT 
ANYTHING IS GOING TO GET DONE BY
TODAY.
PHILLIP.
>> LOT OF PEOPLE DEPENDING ON 
SOMETHING TO GET WORKED OUT 
THERE.
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>> NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL
TAKING AIM AT THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION.
SHE'S LEVELED SERIOUS A
ACCUSATIONS AT THE GROUP'S
SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND SAYS THE
ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE
DISSOLVED.
NBC NEWS CONTRIBUTING 
CORRESPONDENT JONATHAN DEANST 
HAS THIS REPORT.
>> HE'S BEEN THE FACE OF THE NRA
FOR YEARS.
>> TO STOP A BAD GUY WITH A GUN,
IT TAKES A GOOD GUY WITH A GUN
>> Reporter: NOW, NEW YORK'S
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS WAYNE 
LaPIERRE, AND OTHERS, HAVE TO 
GIVE BACK MILLIONS THEY TOOK OUT
OF THE NRA, AMID ALLEGATIONS OF 
MISMANAGEMENT AND GREED.
>> THE ORGANIZATION WENT
UNCHECKED, FOR DECADES, WHILE 
TOP EXECUTIVES FUNNELED MILLIONS
INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS
>> Reporter: JAMES SAYS ONE 
ABUSE, LaPIERRE USED PRIVATE
JETS ON FAMILY VACATIONS, 
INCLUDING EIGHT RECENT TRIPS TO 
THE BAHAMAS.
>> MR. LaPIERRE SPENT HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THE
NRA'S CHARITABLE ASSETS FOR 
PERSONAL, PRIVATE PLANE TRIPS 
FOR HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY, 
INCLUDING EXTENDED FAMILY WHEN
HE WAS NOT PRESENT. 
>> THE LAWSUIT FILED A CIVIL
ACTION, SEEKING TO DISSOLVE THE 
NRA.
CITING ALLEGED ABUSES OF NEW
YORK'S CHARITY RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
THE NRA CALLED THE LAWSUIT BA
BASELESS, CALLING IT AN ATTACK
ON THE ORGANIZATION IN AN 
ELECTION YEAR BECAUSE OF ITS
SUPPORT FOR THE SECOND
AMENDMENT.
AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO SCORE
POLITICAL POINTS
PRESIDENT TRUMP DENOUNCED THE 
AG'S LAWSUIT. 
>> I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE
TO TEXAS, AND LEAD A VERY GOOD
AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE
>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES
LaPIERRE OF IMPROPERLY LIVING A 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
SPENDING $3.6 MILLION ON TRAVEL 
CONSULTANTS, OVER TWO YEARS.
REPEATEDLY, USING 107-FOOT
YACHT.
GETTING A $17 MILLION RETIREMENT
DEAL
AND TRYING TO HIDE PERSONAL 
PAYMENTS THROUGH SIDE DEALS, AND
BY HIDING COSTS AND MEDIA BUYS. 
>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SHE
MAY SOON REFER THE CASE TO THE
MANHATTAN DA FOR CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATION.
IN NEW YORK, I'M JONATHAN DEANST
FOR NBC NEWS. 
>> RESCUE EFFORTS CONTINUE THIS 
MORNING IN LEBANON, AFTER A 
MASSIVE EXPLOSION ROCKED THE
CITY OF BEIRUT EARLIER THIS 
WEEK
THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE BLAST 
NOW STANDS AT 137 WITH MORE THAN
5,000 INJURED.
AND THE DEATH TOLL IS LIKELY TO 
RISE, AS MORE BODIES ARE BEING
PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE 
EXPLOSION HAVE BEGUN
AND SO HAS PUBLIC OUTCRY
ANTIGOVERNMENT PROTESTS HAVE
BROKEN OUT IN THE DAMAGED CITY, 
FROM DEMONSTRATORS WHO SAY THAT 
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND 
NEGLIGENCE LED TO THAT
EXPLOSION.
ON THURSDAY, FRENCH PRESIDENT,
EMANUEL MACRON VISITED THE
REGION AND PROMISED AID.
MEANWHILE, OFFICIALS SAY AT 
LEAST 16 EMPLOYEES OF BEIRUT'S
PORT WHERE THE EXPLOSION TOOK 
PLACE HAVE BEEN DETAINED. 
>> THIS YEAR'S HURRICANE SEASON 
WILL BE, QUOTE, EXTREMELY ACTIVE
ACCORDING TO NATIONAL OCEANIC 
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
THESE ESTIMATES DO INCLUDE THE
SEVEN TROPICAL STORMS AND TWO 
HURRICANES THAT HAVE ALREADY
FORMED THIS SEASON
NOAA SAYS THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN
ABOVE-NORMAL SEASON HAS 
INCREASED TO 85%. 
>> THE NFL'S DEADLINE FOR 
PLAYERS TO OPT OUT WAS
YESTERDAY.
AND NEARLY 70 DECIDED NOT TO
PLAY THIS SEASON
FOR MORE ON WHO OPTED OUT AND 
WHAT IT MEANS FOR THOSE PLAYERS 
THIS YEAR, WE TURN TO NBC'S SAM 
BROCK IN MIAMI
SAM, GOOD MORNING.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
THE NFL DEADLINE FOR OPTING OUT 
FOR THE 2020 SEASON, BECAUSE OF 
COVID-19, CAME AND WENT.
IT TURNS OUT THAT 66 PLAYERS
EXERCISED THEIR RIGHT TO DO SO
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT BUT THERE ARE 
2,900 PLAYERS IN THE NFL
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2% OF THE
POPULATION THERE
AND IT, ALSO, DOES ANOTHER
THING.
THIS HUMANIZES, FOR US, THE 
CONCERNS THAT WE ALL SHARE
THAT ATHLETES HAVE AS WELL
TRADAVIUS WHITE, STAR PLAYER FOR
BUFFALO BILLS.
HE WAS ON THE FENCE.
DEDED ULTIMATELY TO PLAY THIS 
SEASON
BUT TWEETED OUT EARLIER IN THE
DAY THAT HIS PARTNER'S
GRANDFATHER HAD DIED FROM 
COVID-19
HE SAID, DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW
THERE IS AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 
FOR THE NEW YORK GIANTS WHOSE 
SON SURVIVED CANCER.
HE IS, ALSO, A CANCER SURVIVOR
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING IS THAT
THESE PLAYERS, WHETHER IT'S 
HEALTH CONCERNS, FAMILY 
CONCERNS, OR BOTH, SHARE THE
SAME KINDS OF PROBLEMS AND
WORRIES THAT WE DO
AND IT WAS EXPRESSED WITH THIS
LATEST WAVE OF OPT-OUTS.
NOW, AS FAR AS NFL IS CONCERNED,
THEY ARE STILL PAYING THE 
PLAYERS.
IF THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE HIGH 
RISK, THEY'RE STILL BE MAKING 
$350,000
IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED V
VOLUNTARY, IT'S STILL $150,000
THE NFL SAYING THIS IS A DEEPLY 
PERSONAL DECISION FOR THE 
PLAYERS AND HOPES TO HAVE THEM
BACK FOR THE NEXT SEASON
PHILLIP, BACK TO YOU. 
>> IT IS A TOUGH DECISION.
SAM, THANK YOU. 
>> EVERY SPORT IS DIFFERENT.
TIME, NOW, FOR YOUR FRIDAY
FORECAST FROM NBC METEOROLOGIST,
JANESSA WEBB
JANESSA, HEY. 
>> HEY
HAPPY FRIDAY, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN
THAT WE'RE UNDER ACROSS THE EAST
COAST.
WE ARE WATCHING JUST A FEW
SHOWERS THAT ARE SPARKING UP
ACROSS D.C., INTO PHILLY
AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS STILL A 
FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE FOR THIS 
AREA
IT WILL EXPIRE AT 6:00 A.M
IT WILL BE A SOGGY WEEKEND
ACROSS THE EAST COAST AS WE HAVE
THIS FRONT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
MAKE ITS WAY FROM D.C. ALL THE
WAY INTO THE CAROLINAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> SO TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING 
IN THE 90s
FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE ALMOST 100
DEGREES.
ACROSS THE DAKOTAS
IT WILL BE A SOGGY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS OF NEW YORK TO BUFFALO
CLEARING OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
AND THAT WAS A BIG STATEMENT BY 
NOAA
HURRICANE SEASON, DEFINITELY, BE
PREPARED
AND GUYS, I'M GOING TO GET SOME 
SLEEP.
>> DEFINITELY NEED THAT.
>> RIGHT
WE'RE NOT DONE YET
JUST ONE WEEK INTO AUGUST.
ALL RIGHT.
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS.
THE MASSIVE, ANNUAL MOTORCYCLE
RALLY IN STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 
BEGINS TODAY
>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER
400 YAEFRS, BEAVERS ARE BEING 
ALLOWED INTO THE WILD IN ENGLAND
AFTER A FIVE-YEAR TRIAL THAT
DETERMINED THE ANIMALS
>>> WITH 88 DAYS LEFT TO THE
ELECTION, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CLAIMED THAT A CORONAVIRUS
VACCINE COULD BECOME AVAILABLE, 
BEFORE THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
SOONER THAN ESTIMATES FROM WHITE
HOUSE EXPERTS.
AND WITH THAT EFFORT UNDERWAY,
THERE IS A PUSH TO RADICALLY
CHANGE THE WAY TRIALS ARE 
CONDUCTED.
BUT WITH POTENTIAL REWARDS, COME
GREAT RISKS.
NBC'S RICHARD ENGEL REPORTS.
>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD DEVELOPING 
ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING 
VACCINE CANDIDATES, SO FAR, ARE 
CALLING FOR CHALLENGE TRIALS
THAT IS, VACCINATING VOLUNTEERS 
AND, THEN, DELIBERATELY 
INFECTING THEM WITH CORONAVIRUS.
>> YES, I'M CONFIDENT IT WILL BE
APPROVED
YES.
>> ADRIAN HILL LEADS THE OXFORD 
RESEARCH TEAM.
>> A LOT OF FEEL VERY 
PASSIONATELY, THAT THEY SHOULD
BE AND THAT THE TINY RISK IS
WORTH IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF 
DEVELOPING A VACCINE OR A DRUG, 
FASTER
>> Reporter: CURRENTLY, COVID 
VACCINE TRIALS WORK LIKE THIS.
LARGE NUMBERS OF VOLUNTEERS, A
THOUSAND OR TENS OF THOUSANDS,
ARE BROKEN INTO TWO GROUPS
ONE GETS A PLACEBO, OR A
HARMLESS DRUG.
THE OTHER GETS THE EXPERIMENTAL 
VACCINE.
BOTH GROUPS ARE THEN TOLD TO
LIVE NORMALLY.
THE PROBLEM IS, IT'S SLOW, AND
ONLY A FEW VOLUNTEERS MAY COME
INTO CONTACT WITH THE VIRUS, TO 
SEE IF THE VACCINE REALLY WORKS.
IN A CHALLENGE TRIAL, ALL THE 
VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVEN THE
VACCINE, AND ALL ARE INFECTED 
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, WHICH 
THEY'D INHALE, TO SIMULATE
NATURAL CONTAGION.
IT MEANS, SOME DESSCIENTISTS SA 
FAR SMALLER GROUP CAN QUICKLY 
DETERMINE IF A VACCINE STOPS
COVID-19, OR NOT. 
>> WE CAN DO A CHALLENGE TRIAL, 
WITH 40 PEOPLE, AND GET A VERY
INFORMATIVE RESULT ON WHETHER A 
VACCINE IS WORKING
>> Reporter: BUT THERE'S A BIG, 
ETHICAL HURDLE
SINCE RESEARCHERS WOULD BE
GIVING VOLUNTEERS A PATHOGEN, 
FOR WHICH THERE IS NO PROVEN
TREATMENT OR CURE.
SOPHIE ROSE IS FROM ONE DAY 
SOONER, A GROUP GATHERING 
VOLUNTEERS. 
>> IS ANYONE SIGNING UP TO DO 
THIS
RAISE THEIR HAND SAYING, SURE,
INFECT ME WITH CORONAVIRUS. 
>> OVER 30,000 PEOPLE FROM 150
COUNTRIES.
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEBODY DIES
IN THIS TRIAL?
>> WHEN YOU ARE CONSENTING
PEOPLE AND EXPLAINING HOW THIS
WORKS, THEY ARE DEFINITELY
INFORMED AND IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED 
THERE IS A RISK OF DEATH. 
>> CHALLENGE TRIAL PARTICIPANTS 
WOULD BE QUARANTINED
MANY HAVE COMPARED THE FIGHT
AGAINST THIS PANDEMIC TO A WAR
AND, LIKE IN A WAR, THERE ARE 
RISKS AND THOSE WILLING TO
I'M HOSTING THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC 
AWARDS
GIRL, YOU GOOD
>> THE VMAs?
VMAs
>> THE VMAs.
SUMMER'S BIGGEST STAGE WITH THE 
WORLD'S BIGGEST ARTISTS.
>> IT IS OFFICIAL.
KEKE PALMAR IS HOSTING THIS 
YEAR'S MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS 
AIRING LIVE FROM THE BARCLAY
CENTER ON AUGUST 30th.
ACTRESS ANNOUNCED THE NEWS ALONG
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HER 
CHARACTER.
>> I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
YOUNGER, I LOOKED FORWARD TO THE
VMAs EVERY SINGLE YEAR
ICONIC PERFORMANCES.
>> YEAH.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE GREAT.
2020
WE NEED IT. 
>> WE SURE DO.
THERE ARE MORE REBOOTS IN THE 
WORKS.
WE COULD, SOON, SEE A NEW TAKE
ON THIS ICONIC DANCE
LIONSGATE JUST CONFIRMED THEY 
ARE WORKING ON A NEW "DIRTY 
DANCING" MOVIE
AND JENNIFER GRAY, THE ORIGINAL 
BABY, IS RETURNING TO EXECUTIVE 
PRODUCE AND STAR IN IT
AND A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN IS
COMING TO AMAZON PRIME
BUT THIS TIME AROUND, IT'S GOING
TO BE A TELEVISION SHOW.
ABBY JACOBSON FROM THE SHOW 
"BROAD CITY" IS CO-CREATING THE 
SERIES AND WILL STAR IN THAT. 
>> WE ALL KNOW 2020 HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGING YEAR
NOT EVEN OVER YET.
FOUR MONTHS LEFT
BUT NOW, YOU CAN SHOW THE WORLD 
HOW YOU HAVE BEEN FEELING ALL 
YEAR LONG.
THANKS TO A NEW SOCIAL MEDIA
CHALLENGE STARTED BY ACTRESS
ROO
REESE WITHERSPOON.
TO ENCAPSULATE YOUR MOOD, FROM
JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE HASHTAG, 2020
CHALLENGE, YOU CAN POST WHATEVER
YOU FEEL
CELEBRITIES LIKE OPRAH, CARRIE
WASHINGTON
HAVE T
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
LET'S DO THIS.
THE WEEKEND.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH A FEW 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE
EAST COAST
STORMY FOR THE GREAT LAKES
AND ALSO, WATCHING THAT FIRE
DANGER FOR THE SOUTHWEST
IF YOU WANT TO PICK DAY GET OUT 
FO
>>> ONE OF THE FIRST CRUISE 
SHIPS TO SET SAIL, POST 
PANDEMIC, IS NOW BATTLING A 
COVID OUTBREAK
NBC'S TESSA ARCILLA HAS THE 
STORY.
>> JUST RESTARTING ITS ENGINES, 
QUITE LITERALLY, THERE ARE
REPORTS OF OUTBREAKS ON SHIPS.
THE MOST RECENT ONE IN NORWAY.
16 PASSENGERS AND 37 CREW 
MEMBERS, SO FAR, HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AFTER THEY
WERE ALLOWED TO DISEMBARK IN THE
NORWEGIAN TOWN
WELL, THERE ARE FEARS THAT THERE
ARE MORE INFECTIONS IN TOWNS AND
VILLAGES WHERE THE SHIP HAD 
SAILED FROM PORT TO PORT
THE NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT
ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS NOT GOING
TO ALLOW SHIPS WITH MORE THAN 
100 PEOPLE FROM DISEMBARKING
PASSENGERS IN THE NEXT 14 DAYS
WE SPOKE TO THE MAYOR AND HE
THINKS THAT EUROPE HAD OPENED UP
AGAIN, A LITTLE TOO EARLY.
>> A LOT OF GOVERNMENTS AROUND
EUROPE OPEN UP
WE HAVE TO OPEN UP
AND NOW, WE CAN SEE MAYBE TOO 
EARLY.
MAYBE, WE SHOULD WAIT AFTER THE 
HOLIDAYS. 
>> THE U.S. IS TAKING A HARDER
STANCE WHEN IT COMES TO THE 
CRUISE INDUSTRY.
THERE IS A U.S. BAN ON CRUISE 
SHIPS UNTIL THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION SAY THAT CRUISE
SHIPS ARE MORE CROWDED THAN 
URBAN SETTINGS
AND THAT THE INDUSTRY HAD NOT 
MANAGED TO CONTAIN TRANSMISSIONS
ONBOARD.
NOW, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE WERE MORE THAN
50 SHIPS THAT REPORTED
OUTBREAKS.
THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS,
STRANDED ON BOARD.
SO RIGHT NOW, JUST LIKE 
AIRPORTS, THERE WILL BE NEW 
RULES.
THERE ARE, ALREADY, NEW RULES IN
PLACE ON SHIPS
WE, ALSO, SPOKE TO SOME OF THE
PEOPLE WHO WERE ON THAT 
NORWEGIAN SHIP
AND THEY SAY, WELL, THEY'RE NOT 
REALLY PUT OFF, THAT THEY WILL
STILL GO ON CRUISE HOLIDAYS, IN 
THE FUTURE
SO THAT'S A BIT OF A SILVER 
LINING FOR AN INDUSTRY
EXPERIENCING, YET ANOTHER,
SETBACK.
NBC NEWS, BRUSSELS. 
>> WHEN THIS ALL STARTED, CRUISE
SHIPS WAS WHAT, YOU KNOW, 
EVERYBODY WAS AFRAID OF THOSE 
THINGS
THERE WE SEE IT, RIGHT THERE. 
>> WE WONDER ABOUT THE REBOUND, 
FOR SURE, IN THE LONG-TERM
>>> A SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKET
BLASTED OFF FROM FLORIDA'S CAPE 
CANAVERAL THIS MORNING
IT IS CARRYING STARLINGS
THE FIRST ROCKET RETURNED TO
EARTH, AS PLANNED, AFTER LAUNCH.
THIS WAS THE EIGHTH STAR LAUNCH 
THIS YEAR AND MORE THAN 100 
SATELLITES HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT
INTO ORBIT. 
>> I LOVE ALL THESE SPACE 
STORIES WE HAVE BEEN DOING
RECENTLY
SHOWS ALL THE PROGRESS WE'RE
MAKING. 
>> KEEP IT GOING. 
>> LET'S CELEBRATE SOME 
BIRTHDAYS.
L.A. ANGELS SLUGGER, MLB ALL
STAR, AND NEW FATHER, MIKE
TROUT.
HE IS 29 YEARS OLD
OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS, CHAR 
LIA
CHARLIZE THERON.
AN
PERSIAN GULF WARS COMBINED.
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN 
DO.
THIS MORNING A GRIM NEW 
PREDICTION.
NEARLY 300,000 DEATHS IN THE 
U.S. BEFORE THE NEW YEAR 
ACCORDING TO A RESEARCH CENTER 
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
ALMOST DOUBLE THE DEATHS WE'VE 
SEEN SINCE MARCH.
HOWEVER, EXPERTS SAY IF NEARLY 
EVERYONE WEARS MASKS NOW, ALMOST
70,000 LIVES COULD BE SAVED.
>> IF EVERY INDIVIDUAL WEARING A
MASK IS PUTTING THE BRAKES ON 
TRANSMISSION BY 40%, THAT STARTS
TO ADD UP.
>> Reporter: COMING AS THE 
NATION'S DEATH TOLL FROM THE 
VIRUS SURGED PAST 160,000 ON 
THURSDAY.
ONE OF THE LATEST VICTIMS?
A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO NO 
UNDERLYING CONDITIONS.
THE YOUNGEST TO DIE FROM THE 
VIRUS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
IN OHIO, GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE 
TAKING A TEST IN ORDER TO BE 
CLEARED.
INITIALLY TESTED POSITIVE.
>> YOU CAN CONTRACT IT EVEN WHEN
BEING CAREFUL.
>> Reporter: THEN HOURS LATER 
GETTING NEGATIVE RESULTS IN A 
SECOND TEST.
IN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST COVID-19 
EPICENTER, NEW YORK, CHECK 
POINTS FOR TRAVELERS COMING FROM
ADVISORY STATES ARE UP AND 
RUNNING WITH MIXED REACTION.
>> I THINK IT IS A TERRIBLE IDEA
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS JUST 
THE TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK IS 
ALREADY A MESS.
>> I WISH EVERY STATE WAS DOING 
THIS.
>> Reporter: DR. DEBORAH BIRX IN
A PRIVATE CALL WITH OFFICIALS IS
NOW POINTING TO NINE OTHER MAJOR
CITIES INCLUDING CHICAGO, 
BOSTON, AND DETROIT AND 
CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY 
WARNING THEY COULD BE IN TROUBLE
AS NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE.
THE NATION'S CAPITAL ALSO ON THE
LIST.
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP DECLARED 
WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE THURSDAY A 
VACCINE COULD BE READY BY 
ELECTION DAY.
>> I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT IT'LL BE 
PROBABLY BE AROUND THAT DATE.
>> Reporter: DR. ANTHONY FAUCI 
PREDICTING, THOUGH, IT MAY TAKE 
A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
>> MY PROJECTION WHICH IS ONLY A
PROJECTION IS THAT SOMEWHERE 
TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, THE
BEGINNING OF 2021, WE WILL KNOW 
WHETHER WE HAVE A SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE VACCINE.
>> TOM, YOU MENTIONED WHAT NEW 
YORK IS DOING CRACKING DOWN ON 
DOMESTIC TRAVEL.
WHAT'S THE LATEST NOW ABOUT 
TRAVELING ABROAD?
>> Reporter: SO THE UNITED 
STATES IS NOW LIFTING ITS TRAVEL
ADVISORY FOR AMERICANS TO TRAVEL
ABROAD.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN 
YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN.
BECAUSE THE EU, CANADA, JAPAN, 
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, A LOT OF
SOUTH AMERICA, THE BAHAMAS NOT 
ALLOWING AMERICANS IN BECAUSE 
THIS IS RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE 
LACE.
KIDS ARE EVEN IN CLASS.
AND THE FIGHT HOW TO DO IT 
SAFELY IS ONLY ESCALATING.
THIS MORNING A 15-YEAR-OLD FROM 
GEORGIA'S NORTH PALDING HIGH 
SCHOOL CAN'T GO BACK TO CLASS 
AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF THE 
VIRUS. 
>> MY PUNISHMENT WAS FIVE DAYS 
OF OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION.
>> Reporter: BECAUSE HANNA 
WATERS POSTED THESE IMAGES 
SHARED AND SHARED AGAIN.
STUDENTSPPEAR PACKED INTO THE 
HALLWAYS.
MASKS ARE RECOMMENDED AT HER 
SCHOOL BUT ARE NOT MANDATORY.
IN A STATEMENT TO NBC NEWS, THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEY ARE 
AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND ARE 
GATHERING THE FACTS OF THIS 
SITUATION AND WILL ADDRESS THE 
SITUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
DISTRICT POLICIES AND 
REGULATIONS. 
>> WHETHER YOU GO IN PERSON OR 
VIRTUALLY, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING 
TO HAVE SOMEBODY UPSET WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: WHILE TENNESSEE 
SUPERINTENDENT DR. RAY IS FACING
ANGRY BACKLASH FROM SOME BECAUSE
HE DECIDED TO KEEP SCHOOL DOORS 
SHUT AND LIMIT SPORTS.
>> I'VE GOT TO DO THE RIGHT 
THING FOR THE STUDENTS AND STAFF
MEMBERS HERE.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN HE 
STARTED GETTING THREATS.
>> I'VE SEEN MESSAGES ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA.
THEN I RECEIVED AN EMAIL MESSAGE
THREATENING ME, THREATENING MY 
FAMILY.
NO ONE'S GOING TO DETERMINE EVEN
THREATS ARE GOING TO KEEP ME 
FROM KEEPING MY STUDENTS SAFE.
>> Reporter: WITH NO NATIONAL 
GUIDELINES, EACH STATE AND 
DISTRICT HAS A DIFFERENT PLAN.
LEAVING PARENTS UNSETTLED.
IN NEW YORK THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE
WILL DECIDE TODAY WHETHER OR NOT
TO REOPEN SCHOOLS.
BASED IN LARGE PART ON THE 
NUMBERS.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO OPEN ANY 
SCHOOL UNLESS THE VIRAL 
TRANSMISSION RATE SAYS WE HAVE 
THE VIRUS UNDER CONTROL.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR ALSO 
POINTS OUT THAT IT'S NOT JUST 
ABOUT THE DATA.
THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE BUY IN BY
TEACHERS AND PARENTS.
POINTING O OFFICIALS AS THERE A 
GROWING CALLS.
INSTANTLY MADE THE U.N. 300,000 
PEOPLE HOMELESS.
MOMENTS OF HEROISM AND 
SOLIDARITY TOO.
AMERICAN SURVIVOR BECCA HOVLAND 
WAS DEEPLY IMPRESSED HOW THE 
LEBANESE HAVE BEEN PULLING 
TOGETHER.
>> THE DUST HARDLY SETTLED AND 
ALL OF THE LEBANESE PEOPLE ARE 
ON THE STREETS BRINGING THEIR 
OWN BROOMS, HANDING OUT FOOD, 
HANDING OUT WATER.
DONATING CLOTHES, DONATING 
BLOOD.
>> Reporter: YESTERDAY WE SAW 
THIS PERSON ENTERING THE 
DELIVERY ROOM.
HER HUSBAND CAPTURING THE MOMENT
ON A CELL PHONE WHEN THE BLAST 
HIT.
>> NURSES AND DOCTORS WERE ON 
THE GROUND.
I WAS LOOKING AROUND TO CHECK 
WHERE'S MY WIFE.
BECAUSE ALL THE CEILING WAS 
DOWN.
I WAS AFRAID THAT SHE MIGHT HIT 
OR THE BABY WAS HIT.
SHE WAS ALL COVERED WITH BLOOD.
>> Reporter: THE MOTHER AND BABY
ARE DOING WELL.
>> SOUND ASLEEP.
>> Reporter: RESCUE TEAMS ARE 
SCOURING THROUGH DEBRIS.
DOZENS REMAIN MISSING.
FUNERALS ARE NOW WIDESPREAD.
AND IN THE EMOTION AND GRIEF, 
COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS HAVE FALLEN
BY THE WAYSIDE.
LEBANON WAS ALREADY FACING ITS 
WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS IN 
DECADES.
WHEN FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL 
MACRON VISITED YESTERDAY, HE WAS
MOBBED BY PROTESTERS DENOUNCING 
THEIR GOVERNMENT'S CORRUPTION 
AND INEPTITUDE.
A GOVERNMENT THAT LEFT 2,750 
TONS OF AMMONIUM NITRATE 
IMPOUNDED FROM A FOREIGN CARGO 
SHIP TAKING IT TO AFRICA SITTING
IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE CITY FOR SIX 
YEARS.
DESPITE REPEATED WARNINGS AND 
PLEAS TO REMOVE IT.
AND OVERNIGHT, A PLANE LOAD OF 
U.S. AID ARRIVED.
THE U.S. HAS PLEDGED $17 MILLION
IN MEDICINE, FOOD, AND FIN
NEW BARRAGE OF ATTACKING ON 
BIDEN INVOKING GUNS AND GOD.
THIS MORNING JOE BIDEN ON 
DEFENSE AFTER THESE COMMENTS HE 
MADE DURING A VIDEO CONFERENCE 
WITH BLACK AND LATINO 
JOURNALISTS.
WHEN ASKED IF HE WOULD RE-ENGAGE
WITH CUBA. 
>> WHAT YOU ALL KNOW BUT MOST 
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, UNLIKE THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY WITH 
NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, THE LATINO 
COMMUNITY IS INCREDIBLY DIVERSE 
COMMUNITY WITH INCREDIBLY 
DIFFERENT ATTITUDES ABOUT 
DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IMMEDIATELY POUNCING ON THE 
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT.
>> I JUST WATCHED THE CLIP.
AND JOE BIDEN THIS MORNING 
TOTALLY DISPARAGED AND INSULTED 
THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
WHAT HE SAID IS INCREDIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON 
WITH HIM.
>> Reporter: BIDEN TWEETING LATE
THURSDAY, IN NO WAY DID I MEAN 
TO SUGGEST THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY IS A MONOLITH, NOT BY 
IDENTITY, NOT ON ISSUES, NOT AT 
ALL.
ADDING, I WILL NEVER STOP 
FIGHTING FOR THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
IT COMES AS THE PRESIDENT IS 
SHARPENING HIS ATTACKS AGAINST 
BIDEN SAYING THIS IN THE 
BATTLEGROUND STATE OF OHIO.
>> HE'S FOLLOWING THE RADICAL 
LEFT AGENDA.
HE'S AGAINST GOD.
HE'S AGAINST GUNS.
HE'S AGAINST ENERGY, OUR KIND OF
ENERGY.
>> Reporter: BIDEN THE 
PRACTICING CATHOLIC SLAMMED THE 
PRESIDENT AS AN INSECURE BULLY 
WRITING IN A STATEMENT, FOR 
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ATTACK MY 
FAITH IS SHAMEFUL.
IT'S BENEATH THE OFFICE HE HOLDS
AND IT'S BENEATH THE DIGNITY THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE SO RIGHTLY 
RESPECT AND DESERVE FROM THEIR 
LEADERS.
MEANTIME, TALKS BETWEEN THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS OVER A CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF PACKAGE ARE ON THE VERGE 
OF COLLAPSE AFTER A THREE-HOUR 
MEETING YESTERDAY.
AT ISSUE, THE SIZE OF THE BILL.
DEMOCRATS PUSHING FOR A LARGE 
SCALE PACKAGE.
THE WHITE HOUSE AIMING FOR 
SOMETHING SMALLER AND SHORTER 
TERM.
>> THERE'S A HANDFUL OF VERY BIG
ISSUES THAT WE ARE STILL VERY 
FAR APART.
>> WE'RE VERY FAR APART.
IT'S MOST UNFORTUNATE.
>> Reporter: THE KEY ISSUES YET 
TO BE RESOLVED INCLUDE THE 
EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 
THAT EXPIRED A WEEK AGO FOR TENS
OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
THE PRESIDENT HAS FLOATED THE 
IDEA THAT HE'S PREPARED TO TAKE 
EXECUTIVE ACTIONS ON SOME OF 
THOSE ISSUES AS SOON AS TODAY.
BUT IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHAT HE 
CAN LEGALLY DO.
NO COMMITMENT SO FAR FROM EITHER
SIDE TO MEET TODAY.AYNE
LAPIERRE.
HE SAYS BRING IT ON.
THIS MORNING THE NATIONAL RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION IS UNDER FIRE FACING
A SWEEPING LAWSUIT FROM NEW 
YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.
>> MY OFFICE FILED A LAWSUIT 
AGAINST THE NATIONAL RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION TO DISSOLVE THE 
ORGANIZATION IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR
YEARS OF SELF-DEALING AND 
ILLEGAL CONDUCT THAT VIOLATE NEW
YORK'S CHARITIES LAW AND 
UNDERMINE ITS OWN MISSION.
>> Reporter: LAITY SHA JAMES 
ACCUSES FOUR OF THE NRA'S TOP 
LEADERS OF TAKING $64 MILLION 
OVER THE NONPROFIT TO SERVE AS 
THEIR PERSONAL PIGGY BANK.
IT CLAIMS WAYNE LAPIERRE SPENT 
MORE THAN $500,000 ON EIGHT 
TRIPS TO THE BAHAMAS, MORE THAN 
$3 MILLION ON LUXURY CAR 
SERVICES, AND THAT HE OBTAINED A
POST-EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S APPROVAL.
IN RESPONSE, LAPIERRE AND THE 
NRA VOWED TO FIGHT SAYING THIS 
IS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL PREMADE 
 -- PREMEDITATED ATTACK AIMING 
TO DESTROY THE NRA.
AND WE WILL CONFRONT IT AND 
PREVAIL.
THE GROUP FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, A DEMOCRAT, OF A POWER 
GRAB TRYING TO SCORE POLITICAL 
POINTS AHEAD OF THE 2020 
ELECTION.
HOW IS THIS NOT POLITICAL?
>> I DON'T THINK POLITICS HAS 
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
THE NRA, ITS BOARD, ITS 
OFFICERS, ITS DIRECTORS HAVE AN 
OBLIGATION AND DUTY TO ITS 
DONORS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY FAILED IN 
THAT RESPONSIBILITY.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE NRA IS 
OPERATING IN A DEFICIT.
>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK-BASED 
NRA, ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST 
POWERFUL LOBBYING GROUPS SPENT 
MORE THAN $54 MILLION DURING THE
2016 ELECTION CYCLE.
AND LAST MONTH ENDORSED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR A SECOND 
TERM.
>> THAT'S A VERY TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST HAPPENED.
I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE TO 
TEXAS AND LEAD A VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
>> Reporter: AGAIN, THIS IS A 
CIVIL LAWSUIT THAT COULD TAKE 
YEARS TO PLAY OUT, BUT THE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL HERE IN NEW 
YORK SAYS THAT THIS IS AN 
ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND THAT 
SHE WOULD REFER ANY EVIDENCE OF 
CRIMINAL WRONG DOI 
REASONS, A SHARP REMINDER THERE 
ARE BIGGER CONCERNS RIGHT NOW 
THAN JUST FOOTBALL.
THIS MORNING AN NFL WORLD IN 
FLUX WITH THE FIELD OF PLAY 
SHRINKING.
EVEN VETERAN PLAYERS WHO ARE 
RETURNING DO SO WITH 
TREPIDATION.
>> WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING 
TO HIT HOME.
>> Reporter: THE CORNERBACK 
TRE'DAVIOUS WHITE HOUSE TWEETING
CRAZY THAT ME CHOOSING MY FAMILY
COMES WITH FANS ATTACKING ME.
ADDING HIS GRANDFATHER PASSED 
AWAY FROM COVID-19.
YOU UNDERSTAND NOW?
WHITE ULTIMATELY UNDERSTANDING 
TO PLAY BUT 66 OF HIS PEERS WILL
NOT.
REPRESENTING ABOUT 2.3% OF THE 
LEAGUE.
THE NFL TELLING NBC NEWS IN A 
STATEMENT THESE ARE PERSONAL 
DECISIONS THAT EACH PLAYER IS 
MAKING.
WE RESPECT THOSE DECISIONS AND 
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE 
PLAYERS BACK ON THE FIELD NEXT 
SEASON.
THE SACRIFICES OF STAYING HOME, 
SUBSTANTIAL.
DOES THIS MAKE US UNDERSTAND 
THAT ATHLETES HAVE REAL WORLD 
PROBLEMS AND REAL WORLD CONCERNS
ABOUT THEIR FAMILY?
>> I THINK IT'S HUMANIZED ALL OF
US.
FOR MANY OF THESE ATHLETES, THIS
WILL BE THE ENDEAVOR THAT THEY 
ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN IN 
THEIR LIVES.
THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS.
>> Reporter: ONE PLAYER READY TO
RETURN TO THE FIELD, NEW TAMPA 
BAY BUCS QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY.
>> I PUT A LOT OF ENERGY INTO 
MAKING SURE I'M FEELING GOOD.
BUT MENTALLY I THINK THAT'S BEEN
THE THING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, 
OBVIOUSLY HAS ITS CHALLENGES.
>> Reporter: HIS FORMER TEAM, 
THE PATRIOTS, HIT THE HARDEST 
FROM THE OPT OUTS WITH EIGHT 
PLAYERS SITTING OUT THE SEASON.
INCLUDING THREE-TIME SUPER BOWL 
CHAMP DONT'A HIGHTOWER.
AS TEAMS TRY AND RALLY BACK WITH
A MONTH UNTIL THE SEASON STARTS,
THERE REMAIN MAJOR QUESTION 
MARKS TO TACKLE.
>> THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO, A 
FULL MONTH OF EBB AND FLOW WITH 
THE NFL BEFORE WE HAVE AN IDEA 
OF WHAT FOOTBALL MIGHT LOOK LIKE
IF IT'S GOING TO BE PLAYED AT 
ALL COME SEPTEMBER.
>> SO SAM, ANOTHER BIG QUESTION 
THAT'S LOOMING AHEAD OF THIS 
SEASON, FANS.
WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO SEE FANS
IN THE STANDS FOR ANY OF THESE 
GAMES.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT?
>> Reporter: CRAIG, SO MUCH OF 
THIS IS CONTINGENT ABOUT WHAT 
THE LAWS ARE IN THOSE SPECIFIC 
STATES AND ALSO WHAT THE 
FRANCHISES ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.
WE KNOW IN NEW YORK NO FANS IN 
THE STADIUMS FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE.
YOU THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE 
ICONIC FOOTBALL STADIUMS OUT 
THERE.
LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, THE 
PACKERS ANNOUNCING THERE ARE NOT
GOING TO BE FANS THERE FOR THE 
FIRST TWO HOME GAMES BUT TRY TO 
GET THEM BACKDEN KNOWS VERY WEL 
GONE THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS 
WITH BARACK OBAMA.
AFTER MONTHS OF SPECULATION, JOE
BIDEN IS POISED TO MAKE HIS HIGH
STAKES BIG.
>> EVERY ONE OF THE WOMEN WE'VE 
INTERVIEWED IS QUALIFIED AND 
I'VE NARROWED IT DOWN.
YOU'LL FIND OUT SHORTLY.
>> Reporter: BIDEN'S SHORT LIST 
ACCORDING TO SOURCES FAMILIAR 
WITH THE SEARCH, HIS FORMER 
RIVAL SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS, HIS
ONE-TIME COLLEAGUE FORMER 
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SUSAN 
RICE, AND MICHIGAN GOVERNOR 
GRETCHEN WHITMER.
THE CAMPAIGN VETTING WOMEN FROM 
A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS.
HISTORY SHOWS RUNNING MATES CAN 
BE POLITICAL ASSETS.
A ROLE BIDEN HAS PLAYED BEFORE.
IN 2008 BARACK OBAMA, A 
WASHINGTON NEWCOMER, CHOSE THE 
VETERAN SENATOR TO EASE CONCERNS
ABOUT HIS OWN INEXPERIENCE.
>> HE'S AN EXPERT ON FOREIGN 
POLICY WHOSE HEART AND VALUES 
ARE FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE MIDDLE 
CLASS.
>> Reporter: IN 1960 ANOTHER 
RISING STAR JOHN F. KENNEDY PUT 
LYNDON JOHNSON ON THE TICKET.
THE TEXAN HELPING JFK WIN 
SOUTHERN VOTERS.
>> I THINK HE CAN PLAY A ROLE AS
VICE PRESIDENT MORE INFLUENTIAL 
THAN OTHERS.
>> Reporter: IN 1980, UNITING 
THE PARTY AFTER A PRIMARY.
>> I AM RECOMMENDING THAT GEORGE
BUSH BE NOMINATED FOR VICE 
PRESIDENT.
>> Reporter: IN 1992, BILL 
CLINTON PICKED AL GORE.
BOTH REINFORCING THE CHANGE.
>> THE MAN STANDING BESIDE ME 
TODAY HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD 
THIS NATION FROM THE DAY WE TAKE
OFFICE.
>> Reporter: STILL SOME 
CANDIDATES HAVE FAMOUSLY 
BACKFIRED.
IN 1972, GEORGE McGOVERN UNDER 
PRESSURE CHOSE SENATOR THOMAS 
EAGLETON WITHOUT VETTING HIM.
HE WAS FORCED TO DROP OUT AFTER 
ONLY 18 DAYS AMID REVELATIONS HE
HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR 
DEPRESSION AND TREATED WE 
ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY DECADES 
EARLIER.
WALTER MONDALE TRIED TO JUMP 
START HIS CAMPAIGN WITH A 
HISTORIC CHOICE OF A VICE 
PRESIDENT FOR PRESIDENT.
GERALDINE FERRARO.
>> I LOOKED FOR THE BEST VICE 
PRESIDENT AND I FOUND HER IN 
GERI.
>> Reporter: BUT SHE WAS FORCED 
TO DEFEND HER FINANCES AND HER 
HUSBAND'S BUSINESS PRACTICES. 
>> AT NO TIME DID I VIOLATE ANY 
TRUST THAT WAS PLACED IN ME BY 
MY CONSTITUENTS.
>> Reporter: IN 2008 JOHN McCAIN
PICKED AN UNTESTED GOVERNOR WHOM
HE BARELY KNEW FOR THE TICKET.
>> GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN OF THE 
GREAT STATE OF ALASKA.
>> Reporter: SARAH PALIN HAD A 
SUCCESSFUL ROLLOUT FIRING UP 
CONSERVATIVES, BUT SHE STUMBLED 
IN INTERVIEWS RAISING QUESTIONS 
ABOUT HER KNOWLEDGE AND 
EXPERIENCE.
WHEN ASKED BY KATIE COURIC WHAT 
NEWSPAPER SHE READ.
>> I'VE READ MOST OF THEM AGAIN 
WITH A GREAT APPRECIATION FOR 
THE PRESS, FOR THE MEDIA.
>> BUT WHAT ONES SPECIFICALLY?
I'M CURIOUS.
>> ALL OF THEM.
ANY OF THEM.
>> ANDREA, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE 
FACTORS GUIDING BIDEN'S 
DECISION?
IT'S ALWAYS A CONSEQUENTIAL ONE.
AND HOW SOON WITH WE EXPECT IT?
YOU USUALLY BREAK THE STORY.
>> Reporter: WELL, WE CERTAINLY 
HOPE TO.
CLEARLY JOE BIDEN WANTS SOMEONE 
WHO WILL BE A JOE BIDEN JUST AS 
HE WAS TO BARACK OBAMA.
LOYAL, READY TO TAKE OVER IF 
NEEDED.
HE IS LOOKING VERY CLOSELY AT 
TWO BLACK FINALISTS.
KAMALA HARRIS AND SUSAN RICE.
HE ALSO LIKES GRETCHEN WHITMER, 
ESPECIALLY THE WAY SHE'S BEEN 
HANDLING THE PANDEMIC.
AND I'M TOLD TAMMY DUCKWORTH WHO
IS A GREAT MILITARY STORY THERE 
IS IN THE MIX.
BIDEN HAS WANTED TO HOLD 
IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS.
THAP IS COMPLICATED BY THE 
PANDEMIC.
SOME ADVISERS SAY THEY NEED A 
STRONG CAMPAIGNER TO ADD 
EXCITEMENT.
THAT WOULD BE KAMALA HARRIS.
OTHERS SAY GO WITH SOMEONE YOU 
TRUST, SOMEONE WITH EXPERIENCE 
IN GOVERNMENT.
THAT WOULD BE SUSAN RICE.
IT'S STILL VERY FLUID.
THE DECISION COULD BE ANNOUNCED 
AS EARLY AS MONDAY.
PERSIAN GULF WARS COMBINED.
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN 
DO.
THIS MORNING A GRIM NEW 
PREDICTION.
NEARLY 300,000 DEATHS IN THE 
U.S. BEFORE THE NEW YEAR 
ACCORDING TO A RESEARCH CENTER 
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
ALMOST DOUBLE THE DEATHS WE'VE 
SEEN SINCE MARCH.
HOWEVER, EXPERTS SAY IF NEARLY 
EVERYONE WEARS MASKS NOW, ALMOST
70,000 LIVES COULD BE SAVED.
>> IF EVERY INDIVIDUAL WEARING A
MASK IS PUTTING THE BRAKES ON 
TRANSMISSION BY 40%, THAT STARTS
TO ADD UP.
>> Reporter: COMING AS THE 
NATION'S DEATH TOLL FROM THE 
VIRUS SURGED PAST 160,000 ON 
THURSDAY.
ONE OF THE LATEST VICTIMS?
A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO NO 
UNDERLYING CONDITIONS.
THE YOUNGEST TO DIE FROM THE 
VIRUS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
IN OHIO, GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE 
TAKING A TEST IN ORDER TO BE 
CLEARED.
INITIALLY TESTED POSITIVE.
>> YOU CAN CONTRACT IT EVEN WHEN
BEING CAREFUL.
>> Reporter: THEN HOURS LATER 
GETTING NEGATIVE RESULTS IN A 
SECOND TEST.
IN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST COVID-19 
EPICENTER, NEW YORK, CHECK 
POINTS FOR TRAVELERS COMING FROM
ADVISORY STATES ARE UP AND 
RUNNING WITH MIXED REACTION.
>> I THINK IT IS A TERRIBLE IDEA
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS JUST 
THE TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK IS 
ALREADY A MESS.
>> I WISH EVERY STATE WAS DOING 
THIS.
>> Reporter: DR. DEBORAH BIRX IN
A PRIVATE CALL WITH OFFICIALS IS
NOW POINTING TO NINE OTHER MAJOR
CITIES INCLUDING CHICAGO, 
BOSTON, AND DETROIT AND 
CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY 
WARNING THEY COULD BE IN TROUBLE
AS NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE.
THE NATION'S CAPITAL ALSO ON THE
LIST.
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP DECLARED 
WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE THURSDAY A 
VACCINE COULD BE READY BY 
ELECTION DAY.
>> I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT IT'LL BE 
PROBABLY BE AROUND THAT DATE.
>> Reporter: DR. ANTHONY FAUCI 
PREDICTING, THOUGH, IT MAY TAKE 
A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
>> MY PROJECTION WHICH IS ONLY A
PROJECTION IS THAT SOMEWHERE 
TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, THE
BEGINNING OF 2021, WE WILL KNOW 
WHETHER WE HAVE A SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE VACCINE.
>> TOM, YOU MENTIONED WHAT NEW 
YORK IS DOING CRACKING DOWN ON 
DOMESTIC TRAVEL.
WHAT'S THE LATEST NOW ABOUT 
TRAVELING ABROAD?
>> Reporter: SO THE UNITED 
STATES IS NOW LIFTING ITS TRAVEL
ADVISORY FOR AMERICANS TO TRAVEL
ABROAD.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN 
YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN.
BECAUSE THE EU, CANADA, JAPAN, 
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, A LOT OF
SOUTH AMERICA, THE BAHAMAS NOT 
ALLOWING AMERICANS IN BECAUSE 
THIS IS RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE 
LACE.
KIDS ARE EVEN IN CLASS.
AND THE FIGHT HOW TO DO IT 
SAFELY IS ONLY ESCALATING.
THIS MORNING A 15-YEAR-OLD FROM 
GEORGIA'S NORTH PALDING HIGH 
SCHOOL CAN'T GO BACK TO CLASS 
AND IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF THE 
VIRUS. 
>> MY PUNISHMENT WAS FIVE DAYS 
OF OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION.
>> Reporter: BECAUSE HANNA 
WATERS POSTED THESE IMAGES 
SHARED AND SHARED AGAIN.
STUDENTS APPEAR PACKED INTO THE 
HALLWAYS.
MASKS ARE RECOMMENDED AT HER 
SCHOOL BUT ARE NOT MANDATORY.
IN A STATEMENT TO NBC NEWS, THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THEY ARE 
AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND ARE 
GATHERING THE FACTS OF THIS 
SITUATION AND WILL ADDRESS THE 
SITUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
DISTRICT POLICIES AND 
REGULATIONS. 
>> WHETHER YOU GO IN PERSON OR 
VIRTUALLY, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING 
TO HAVE SOMEBODY UPSET WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: WHILE TENNESSEE 
SUPERINTENDENT DR. RAY IS FACING
ANGRY BACKLASH FROM SOME BECAUSE
HE DECIDED TO KEEP SCHOOL DOORS 
SHUT AND LIMIT SPORTS.
>> I'VE GOT TO DO THE RIGHT 
THING FOR THE STUDENTS AND STAFF
MEMBERS HERE.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN HE 
STARTED GETTING THREATS.
>> I'VE SEEN MESSAGES ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA.
THEN I RECEIVED AN EMAIL MESSAGE
THREATENING ME, THREATENING MY 
FAMILY.
NO ONE'S GOING TO DETERMINE EVEN
THREATS ARE GOING TO KEEP ME 
FROM KEEPING MY STUDENTS SAFE.
>> Reporter: WITH NO NATIONAL 
GUIDELINES, EACH STATE AND 
DISTRICT HAS A DIFFERENT PLAN.
LEAVING PARENTS UNSETTLED.
IN NEW YORK THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE
WILL DECIDE TODAY WHETHER OR NOT
TO REOPEN SCHOOLS.
BASED IN LARGE PART ON THE 
NUMBERS.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO OPEN ANY 
SCHOOL UNLESS THE VIRAL 
TRANSMISSION RATE SAYS WE HAVE 
THE VIRUS UNDER CONTROL.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR ALSO 
POINTS OUT THAT IT'S NOT JUST 
ABOUT THE DATA.
THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE BUY IN BY
TEACHERS AND PARENTS.
POINTING O OFFICIALS AS THERE A 
GROWING CALLS.
INSTANTLY MADE THE U.N. 300,000 
PEOPLE HOMELESS.
MOMENTS OF HEROISM AND 
SOLIDARITY TOO.
AMERICAN SURVIVOR BECCA HOVLAND 
WAS DEEPLY IMPRESSED HOW THE 
LEBANESE HAVE BEEN PULLING 
TOGETHER.
>> THE DUST HARDLY SETTLED AND 
ALL OF THE LEBANESE PEOPLE ARE 
ON THE STREETS BRINGING THEIR 
OWN BROOMS, HANDING OUT FOOD, 
HANDING OUT WATER.
DONATING CLOTHES, DONATING 
BLOOD.
>> Reporter: YESTERDAY WE SAW 
THIS PERSON ENTERING THE 
DELIVERY ROOM.
HER HUSBAND CAPTURING THE MOMENT
ON A CELL PHONE WHEN THE BLAST 
HIT.
>> NURSES AND DOCTORS WERE ON 
THE GROUND.
I WAS LOOKING AROUND TO CHECK 
WHERE'S MY WIFE.
BECAUSE ALL THE CEILING WAS 
DOWN.
I WAS AFRAID THAT SHE MIGHT HIT 
OR THE BABY WAS HIT.
SHE WAS ALL COVERED WITH BLOOD.
>> Reporter: THE MOTHER AND BABY
ARE DOING WELL.
>> SOUND ASLEEP.
>> Reporter: RESCUE TEAMS ARE 
SCOURING THROUGH DEBRIS.
DOZENS REMAIN MISSING.
FUNERALS ARE NOW WIDESPREAD.
AND IN THE EMOTION AND GRIEF, 
COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS HAVE FALLEN
BY THE WAYSIDE.
LEBANON WAS ALREADY FACING ITS 
WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS IN 
DECADES.
WHEN FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL 
MACRON VISITED YESTERDAY, HE WAS
MOBBED BY PROTESTERS DENOUNCING 
THEIR GOVERNMENT'S CORRUPTION 
AND INEPTITUDE.
A GOVERNMENT THAT LEFT 2,750 
TONS OF AMMONIUM NITRATE 
IMPOUNDED FROM A FOREIGN CARGO 
SHIP TAKING IT TO AFRICA SITTING
IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE CITY FOR SIX 
YEARS.
DESPITE REPEATED WARNINGS AND 
PLEAS TO REMOVE IT.
AND OVERNIGHT, A PLANE LOAD OF 
U.S. AID ARRIVED.
THE U.S. HAS PLEDGED $17 MILLION
IN MEDICINE, FOOD, AND FIN
NEW BARRAGE OF ATTACKING ON 
BIDEN INVOKING GUNS AND GOD.
THIS MORNING JOE BIDEN ON 
DEFENSE AFTER THESE COMMENTS HE 
MADE DURING A VIDEO CONFERENCE 
WITH BLACK AND LATINO 
JOURNALISTS.
WHEN ASKED IF HE WOULD RE-ENGAGE
WITH CUBA. 
>> WHAT YOU ALL KNOW BUT MOST 
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, UNLIKE THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY WITH 
NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS, THE LATINO 
COMMUNITY IS INCREDIBLY DIVERSE 
COMMUNITY WITH INCREDIBLY 
DIFFERENT ATTITUDES ABOUT 
DIFFERENT THINGS.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IMMEDIATELY POUNCING ON THE 
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT.
>> I JUST WATCHED THE CLIP.
AND JOE BIDEN THIS MORNING 
TOTALLY DISPARAGED AND INSULTED 
THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
WHAT HE SAID IS INCREDIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON 
WITH HIM.
>> Reporter: BIDEN TWEETING LATE
THURSDAY, IN NO WAY DID I MEAN 
TO SUGGEST THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY IS A MONOLITH, NOT BY 
IDENTITY, NOT ON ISSUES, NOT AT 
ALL.
ADDING, I WILL NEVER STOP 
FIGHTING FOR THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
IT COMES AS THE PRESIDENT IS 
SHARPENING HIS ATTACKS AGAINST 
BIDEN SAYING THIS IN THE 
BATTLEGROUND STATE OF OHIO.
>> HE'S FOLLOWING THE RADICAL 
LEFT AGENDA.
HE'S AGAINST GOD.
HE'S AGAINST GUNS.
HE'S AGAINST ENERGY, OUR KIND OF
ENERGY.
>> Reporter: BIDEN THE 
PRACTICING CATHOLIC SLAMMED THE 
PRESIDENT AS AN INSECURE BULLY 
WRITING IN A STATEMENT, FOR 
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ATTACK MY 
FAITH IS SHAMEFUL.
IT'S BENEATH THE OFFICE HE HOLDS
AND IT'S BENEATH THE DIGNITY THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE SO RIGHTLY 
RESPECT AND DESERVE FROM THEIR 
LEADERS.
MEANTIME, TALKS BETWEEN THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS OVER A CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF PACKAGE ARE ON THE VERGE 
OF COLLAPSE AFTER A THREE-HOUR 
MEETING YESTERDAY.
AT ISSUE, THE SIZE OF THE BILL.
DEMOCRATS PUSHING FOR A LARGE 
SCALE PACKAGE.
THE WHITE HOUSE AIMING FOR 
SOMETHING SMALLER AND SHORTER 
TERM.
>> THERE'S A HANDFUL OF VERY BIG
ISSUES THAT WE ARE STILL VERY 
FAR APART.
>> WE'RE VERY FAR APART.
IT'S MOST UNFORTUNATE.
>> Reporter: THE KEY ISSUES YET 
TO BE RESOLVED INCLUDE THE 
EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 
THAT EXPIRED A WEEK AGO FOR TENS
OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
THE PRESIDENT HAS FLOATED THE 
IDEA THAT HE'S PREPARED TO TAKE 
EXECUTIVE ACTIONS ON SOME OF 
THOSE ISSUES AS SOON AS TODAY.
BUT IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHAT HE 
CAN LEGALLY DO.
NO COMMITMENT SO FAR FROM EITHER
SIDE TO MEET TODAY.AYNE
LAPIERRE.
HE SAYS BRING IT ON.
THIS MORNING THE NATIONAL RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION IS UNDER FIRE FACING
A SWEEPING LAWSUIT FROM NEW 
YORK'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.
>> MY OFFICE FILED A LAWSUIT 
AGAINST THE NATIONAL RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION TO DISSOLVE THE 
ORGANIZATION IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR
YEARS OF SELF-DEALING AND 
ILLEGAL CONDUCT THAT VIOLATE NEW
YORK'S CHARITIES LAW AND 
UNDERMINE ITS OWN MISSION.
>> Reporter: LAITY SHA JAMES 
ACCUSES FOUR OF THE NRA'S TOP 
LEADERS OF TAKING $64 MILLION 
OVER THE NONPROFIT TO SERVE AS 
THEIR PERSONAL PIGGY BANK.
IT CLAIMS WAYNE LAPIERRE SPENT 
MORE THAN $500,000 ON EIGHT 
TRIPS TO THE BAHAMAS, MORE THAN 
$3 MILLION ON LUXURY CAR 
SERVICES, AND THAT HE OBTAINED A
POST-EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S APPROVAL.
IN RESPONSE, LAPIERRE AND THE 
NRA VOWED TO FIGHT SAYING THIS 
IS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL PREMADE 
 -- PREMEDITATED ATTACK AIMING 
TO DESTROY THE NRA.
AND WE WILL CONFRONT IT AND 
PREVAIL.
THE GROUP FILED ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, A DEMOCRAT, OF A POWER 
GRAB TRYING TO SCORE POLITICAL 
POINTS AHEAD OF THE 2020 
ELECTION.
HOW IS THIS NOT POLITICAL?
>> I DON'T THINK POLITICS HAS 
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
THE NRA, ITS BOARD, ITS 
OFFICERS, ITS DIRECTORS HAVE AN 
OBLIGATION AND DUTY TO ITS 
DONORS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY FAILED IN 
THAT RESPONSIBILITY.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE NRA IS 
OPERATING IN A DEFICIT.
>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK-BASED 
NRA, ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST 
POWERFUL LOBBYING GROUPS SPENT 
MORE THAN $54 MILLION DURING THE
2016 ELECTION CYCLE.
AND LAST MONTH ENDORSED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR A SECOND 
TERM.
>> THAT'S A VERY TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST HAPPENED.
I THINK THE NRA SHOULD MOVE TO 
TEXAS AND LEAD A VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE.
>> Reporter: AGAIN, THIS IS A 
CIVIL LAWSUIT THAT COULD TAKE 
YEARS TO PLAY OUT, BUT THE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL HERE IN NEW 
YORK SAYS THAT THIS IS AN 
ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND THAT 
SHE WOULD REFER ANY EVIDENCE OF 
CRIMINAL WRONG DOI 
REASONS, A SHARP REMINDER THERE 
ARE BIGGER CONCERNS RIGHT NOW 
THAN JUST FOOTBALL.
THIS MORNING AN NFL WORLD IN 
FLUX WITH THE FIELD OF PLAY 
SHRINKING.
EVEN VETERAN PLAYERS WHO ARE 
RETURNING DO SO WITH 
TREPIDATION.
>> WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING 
TO HIT HOME.
>> Reporter: THE CORNERBACK 
TRE'DAVIOUS WHITE HOUSE TWEETING
CRAZY THAT ME CHOOSING MY FAMILY
COMES WITH FANS ATTACKING ME.
ADDING HIS GRANDFATHER PASSED 
AWAY FROM COVID-19.
YOU UNDERSTAND NOW?
WHITE ULTIMATELY UNDERSTANDING 
TO PLAY BUT 66 OF HIS PEERS WILL
NOT.
REPRESENTING ABOUT 2.3% OF THE 
LEAGUE.
THE NFL TELLING NBC NEWS IN A 
STATEMENT THESE ARE PERSONAL 
DECISIONS THAT EACH PLAYER IS 
MAKING.
WE RESPECT THOSE DECISIONS AND 
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE 
PLAYERS BACK ON THE FIELD NEXT 
SEASON.
THE SACRIFICES OF STAYING HOME, 
SUBSTANTIAL.
DOES THIS MAKE US UNDERSTAND 
THAT ATHLETES HAVE REAL WORLD 
PROBLEMS AND REAL WORLD CONCERNS
ABOUT THEIR FAMILY?
>> I THINK IT'S HUMANIZED ALL OF
US.
FOR MANY OF THESE ATHLETES, THIS
WILL BE THE ENDEAVOR THAT THEY 
ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN IN 
THEIR LIVES.
THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS.
>> Reporter: ONE PLAYER READY TO
RETURN TO THE FIELD, NEW TAMPA 
BAY BUCS QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY.
>> I PUT A LOT OF ENERGY INTO 
MAKING SURE I'M FEELING GOOD.
BUT MENTALLY I THINK THAT'S BEEN
THE THING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, 
OBVIOUSLY HAS ITS CHALLENGES.
>> Reporter: HIS FORMER TEAM, 
THE PATRIOTS, HIT THE HARDEST 
FROM THE OPT OUTS WITH EIGHT 
PLAYERS SITTING OUT THE SEASON.
INCLUDING THREE-TIME SUPER BOWL 
CHAMP DONT'A HIGHTOWER.
AS TEAMS TRY AND RALLY BACK WITH
A MONTH UNTIL THE SEASON STARTS,
THERE REMAIN MAJOR QUESTION 
MARKS TO TACKLE.
>> THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO, A 
FULL MONTH OF EBB AND FLOW WITH 
THE NFL BEFORE WE HAVE AN IDEA 
OF WHAT FOOTBALL MIGHT LOOK LIKE
IF IT'S GOING TO BE PLAYED AT 
ALL COME SEPTEMBER.
>> SO SAM, ANOTHER BIG QUESTION 
THAT'S LOOMING AHEAD OF THIS 
SEASON, FANS.
WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO SEE FANS
IN THE STANDS FOR ANY OF THESE 
GAMES.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT?
>> Reporter: CRAIG, SO MUCH OF 
THIS IS CONTINGENT ABOUT WHAT 
THE LAWS ARE IN THOSE SPECIFIC 
STATES AND ALSO WHAT THE 
FRANCHISES ARE COMFORTABLE WITH.
WE KNOW IN NEW YORK NO FANS IN 
THE STADIUMS FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE.
YOU THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE 
ICONIC FOOTBALL STADIUMS OUT 
THERE.
LAMBEAU FIELD IN GREEN BAY, THE 
PACKERS ANNOUNCING THERE ARE NOT
GOING TO BE FANS THERE FOR THE 
FIRST TWO HOME GAMES BUT TRY TO 
GET THEM BACKDEN KNOWS VERY WEL 
GONE THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS 
WITH BARACK OBAMA.
AFTER MONTHS OF SPECULATION, JOE
BIDEN IS POISED TO MAKE HIS HIGH
STAKES BIG.
>> EVERY ONE OF THE WOMEN WE'VE 
INTERVIEWED IS QUALIFIED AND 
I'VE NARROWED IT DOWN.
YOU'LL FIND OUT SHORTLY.
>> Reporter: BIDEN'S SHORT LIST 
ACCORDING TO SOURCES FAMILIAR 
WITH THE SEARCH, HIS FORMER 
RIVAL SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS, HIS
ONE-TIME COLLEAGUE FORMER 
NATIONAL SITY ADVISER SUSAN 
RICE, AND MICHIGAN GOVERNOR 
GRETCHEN WHITMER.
THE CAMPAIGN VETTING WOMEN FROM 
A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS.
HISTORY SHOWS RUNNING MATES CAN 
BE POLITICAL ASSETS.
A ROLE BIDEN HAS PLAYED BEFORE.
IN 2008 BARACK OBAMA, A 
WASHINGTON NEWCOMER, CHOSE THE 
VETERAN SENATOR TO EASE CONCERNS
ABOUT HIS OWN INEXPERIENCE.
>> HE'S AN EXPERT ON FOREIGN 
POLICY WHOSE HEART AND VALUES 
ARE FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE MIDDLE 
CLASS.
>> Reporter: IN 1960 ANOTHER 
RISING STAR JOHN F. KENNEDY PUT 
LYNDON JOHNSON ON THE TICKET.
THE TEXAN HELPING JFK WIN 
SOUTHERN VOTERS.
>> I THINK HE CAN PLAY A ROLE AS
VICE PRESIDENT MORE INFLUENTIAL 
THAN OTHERS.
>> Reporter: IN 1980, UNITING 
THE PARTY AFTER A PRIMARY.
>> I AM RECOMMENDING THAT GEORGE
BUSH BE NOMINATED FOR VICE 
PRESIDENT.
>> Reporter: IN 1992, BILL 
CLINTON PICKED AL GORE.
BOTH REINFORCING THE CHANGE.
>> THE MAN STANDING BESIDE ME 
TODAY HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD 
THIS NATION FROM THE DAY WE TAKE
OFFICE.
>> Reporter: STILL SOME 
CANDIDATES HAVE FAMOUSLY 
BACKFIRED.
IN 1972, GEORGE McGOVERN UNDER 
PRESSURE CHOSE SENATOR THOMAS 
EAGLETON WITHOUT VETTING HIM.
HE WAS FORCED TO DROP OUT AFTER 
ONLY 18 DAYS AMID REVELATIONS HE
HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR 
DEPRESSION AND TREATED WE 
ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY DECADES 
EARLIER.
WALTER MONDALE TRIED TO JUMP 
START HIS CAMPAIGN WITH A 
HISTORIC CHOICE OF A VICE 
PRESIDENT FOR PRESIDENT.
GERALDINE FERRARO.
>> I LOOKED FOR THE BEST VICE 
PRESIDENT AND I FOUND HER IN 
GERI.
>> Reporter: BUT SHE WAS FORCED 
TO DEFEND HER FINANCES AND HER 
HUSBAND'S BUSINESS PRACTICES. 
>> AT NO TIME DID I VIOLATE ANY 
TRUST THAT WAS PLACED IN ME BY 
MY CONSTITUENTS.
>> Reporter: IN 2008 JOHN McCAIN
PICKED AN UNTESTED GOVERNOR WHOM
HE BARELY KNEW FOR THE TICKET.
>> GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN OF THE 
GREAT STATE OF ALASKA.
>> Reporter: SARAH PALIN HAD A 
SUCCESSFUL ROLLOUT FIRING UP 
CONSERVATIVES, BUT SHE STUMBLED 
IN INTERVIEWS RAISING QUESTIONS 
ABOUT HER KNOWLEDGE AND 
EXPERIENCE.
WHEN ASKED BY KATIE COURIC WHAT 
NEWSPAPER SHE READ.
>> I'VE READ MOST OF THEM AGAIN 
WITH A GREAT APPRECIATION FOR 
THE PRESS, FOR THE MEDIA.
>> BUT WHAT ONES SPECIFICALLY?
I'M CURIOUS.
>> ALL OF THEM.
ANY OF THEM.
>> ANDREA, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE 
FACTORS GUIDING BIDEN'S 
DECISION?
IT'S ALWAYS A CONSEQUENTIAL ONE.
AND HOW SOON WITH WE EXPECT IT?
YOU USUALLY BREAK THE STORY.
>> Reporter: WELL, WE CERTAINLY 
HOPE TO.
CLEARLY JOE BIDEN WANTS SOMEONE 
WHO WILL BE A JOE BIDEN JUST AS 
HE WAS TO BARACK OBAMA.
LOYAL, READY TO TAKE OVER IF 
NEEDED.
HE IS LOOKING VERY CLOSELY AT 
TWO BLACK FINALISTS.
KAMALA HARRIS AND SUSAN RICE.
HE ALSO LIKES GRETCHEN WHITMER, 
ESPECIALLY THE WAY SHE'S BEEN 
HANDLING THE PANDEMIC.
AND I'M TOLD TAMMY DUCKWORTH WHO
IS A GREAT MILITARY STORY THERE 
IS IN THE MIX.
BIDEN HAS WANTED TO HOLD 
IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS.
THAP IS COMPLICATED BY THE 
PANDEMIC.
SOME ADVISERS SAY THEY NEED A 
STRONG CAMPAIGNER TO ADD 
EXCITEMENT.
THAT WOULD BE KAMALA HARRIS.
OTHERS SAY GO WITH SOMEONE YOU 
TRUST, SOMEONE WITH EXPERIENCE 
IN GOVERNMENT
THAT
THAT WOULD BE 
SUSAN RICE. 
IT'S FLUID. 
THE DECISION 
COULD BE 
ANNOUNCED AS 
EARLY AS MONDAY. 
>> WELL, WE HAVE 
YOU ON SPEED 
DIAL. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
A GRIM NEW 
PREDICTION. 
NEARLY 300,000 
DEATHS IN THE 
U.S. BEFORE THE 
NEW YEAR 
ACCORDING TO A 
RESEARCH CENTER 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
WASHINGTON. 
ALMOST DOUBLE 
THE NUMBER OF 
DEATHS THE 
COUNTRY HAS SEEN 
SINCE MARCH. 
HOWEVER, EXPERTS 
SAY IF NEARLY 
EVERYONE STARTS 
WEARING MASKS 
NOW, THAT FIGURE 
PLUMMETS AND 
ALMOST 70,000 
LIVES COULD BE 
SAVED. 
>> IF EVERY 
INDIVIDUAL IS 
WEARING A MASK 
AND PUTTING THE 
BRAKES ON 
TRANSMISSION BY 
40%, THAT ADDS 
UP. 
>> Reporter: THE 
ALARMING MODEL 
COMING AS THE 
DEATH TOLL SURGED
PAST 160,000. 
ONE OF THE 
LATEST VICTIMS, 
A 7-YEAR-OLD 
WITH NO 
UNDERLYING 
CONDITIONS. 
>> NO SYMPTOMS. 
>> IN OHIO, 
GOVERNOR MORE 
MIKE DeWINE 
TAKING A TEST IN 
ORDER TO BE 
CLEARED TO MEET 
WITH PRESIDENT 
TRUMP INITIALLY 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
>> YOU CAN 
CONTRACT IT WHEN 
YOU ARE BEING 
VERY, VERY 
CAREFUL. 
>> THEN HOURS 
LATER GETTING 
NEGATIVE RESULTS 
IN A SECOND TEST
. 
>> IN NEW YORK, 
CHECKPOINTS FOR 
TRAVELERS COMING 
FROM TRAVEL 
ADVISORY STATES 
ARE UP AND 
RUNNING WITH 
MIXED REACTION. 
>> I THINK IT'S 
A TERRIBLE IDEA. 
THE REASON, THE 
TRAFFIC IN NEW 
YORK IS ALREADY 
A MESS. 
>> DR. DEBORAH 
BIRX IN A 
PRIVATE CALL IS 
NOW POINTING TO 
NINE OTHER MAJOR 
CITIES INCLUDING 
CHICAGO, BOSTON 
AND DETROIT AND 
CALIFORNIA'S 
CENTRAL VALLEY 
WARNING THEY 
COULD BE IN 
TROUBLE AS 
NUMBERS CONTINUE 
TO RISE. 
THE NATION'S 
CAPITAL IS ON 
THE LIST. 
AS PRESIDENT 
TRUMP DECLARED 
WITHOUT ANY 
EVIDENCE 
THURSDAY A 
VACCINE COULD BE 
READY BY 
ELECTION DAY. 
>> I'M 
OPTIMISTIC THAT 
IT WILL BE 
AROUND THAT 
DATE. 
>> Reporter: DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI 
PREDICTING IT 
MAY TAKE A 
LITTLE BIT 
LONGER. 
>> MY 
PROJECTION, 
WHICH IS ONLY A 
PROJECTION, IS 
THAT SOMEWHERE 
TOWARD THE END 
OF THE YEAR 
BEGINNING 2021. 
>> NEW YORK IS 
CRACKING DOWN ON 
DOMESTIC TRAVEL. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ABOUT 
TRAVELING 
ABROAD? 
>> THE UNITED 
STATES IS 
LIFTING THE 
TRAVEL ADVISORY 
FOR AMERICANS TO 
TRAVEL ABROAD 
BUT THAT DOESN'T 
MEAN YOU WILL 
GET IN. 
THE EU, CANADA, 
JAPAN, 
AUSTRALIA, NEW 
ZEALAND, COSTA 
RICA, THE 
BAHAMAS ARE NOT 
ALLOWING 
AMERICANS IN 
BECAUSE THIS IS 
ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST AND 
WORST HOT ZONES 
IN THE WORLD. 
>> TOM LEADING 
US OFF, THANK 
YOU.
>> HANNAH WATERS 
POSTED THESE 
IMAGES SHARED 
AND THEN SHARED 
AGAIN AND AGAIN. 
STUDENTS APPEAR 
PACKED IN THE 
HALLWAYS. 
MASKS ARE 
RECOMMENDED AT 
HER SCHOOL BUT 
NOT MANDATORY. 
>> THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT SAYS 
THEY ARE AWARE 
OF THE ISSUES 
AND GATHERING 
THE FACTS OF THE 
SITUATION AND 
WILL ADDRESS IT 
IN ACCORDANCE 
WITH DISTRICT 
POLICIES AND 
REGULATIONS. 
>> WHETHER YOU 
GO IN PERSON OR 
VIRTUALLY, YOU 
ARE GOING TO 
HAVE SOMEBODY 
UPSET WITH YOU. 
>> IN TENNESSEE, 
DR. GEORGE RAE 
IS FACING ANGRY 
BACKLASH BECAUSE 
HE DECIDED TO 
KEEP SCHOOL 
DOORS SHUT AND 
LIMIT SPORTS AT 
LEAST UNTIL 
LABOR DAY. 
>> I HAVE TO DO 
THE RIGHT THING 
FOR THE STUDENTS 
AND STAFF 
MEMBERS. 
>> THAT'S WHEN 
HE STARTED 
GETTING THREATS. 
>> ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA THEN I SAW 
AN E-MAIL 
MESSAGE 
THREATENING ME 
AND MY FAMILY. 
THREATS WON'T 
KEEP ME FROM 
KEEPING THE 
STUDENTS SAFE. 
>> EACH STATE 
AND DISTRICT HAS 
A DIFFERENT PLAN 
LEAVING PARENTS 
UNSETTLED. 
IN NEW YORK, THE 
GOVERNOR WILL 
DECIDE TODAY 
WHETHER OR NOT 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS BASED IN 
LARGE PART ON 
THE NUMBERS. 
>> WE ARE NOT 
GOING TO OPEN 
ANY SCHOOL 
UNLESS THE VIRAL 
TRANSMISSION 
RATE SAYS WE 
HAVE THE VIRUS 
UNDER CONTROL. 
THE GOVERNOR 
POINTS OUT THAT 
IT'S NOT JUST 
ABOUT THE DATA 
BUT YOU HAVE TO 
HAVE BUY IN BY 
PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS. 
IF A TEACHER 
DOESN'T SHOW UP, 
YOU DON'T HAVE A 
CLASS. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> JOE BIDEN IS 
ON DEFENSE AFTER 
THESE COMMENTS 
HE MADE WITH 
BLACK AND LATINO 
JOURNALISTS, IF 
HE WOULD 
REENGAGE WITH 
CUBA. 
>> WHAT YOU ALL 
KNOW BUT MOST 
PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW, UNLIKE THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY WITH 
NOTABLE 
EXCEPTIONS THE 
LATINO COMMUNITY 
IS AN INCREDIBLY 
DIVERSE 
COMMUNITY WITH 
DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES ABOUT 
DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP POUNCING 
ON THE FORMER 
VICE PRESIDENT. 
>> I WATCHED A 
CLIP AND JOE 
BIDEN DISPARAGED 
THE BLACK 
COMMUNITY. 
WHAT HE SAID WAS 
INCREDIBLE. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH HIM. 
>> BIDEN 
TWEETING IN NO 
WAY DID I MEAN 
TO SUGGEST THAT 
THE AFRICAN 
COMMUNITY IS 
MONO LITth, NOT 
BY IDENTITY OR 
ISSUES, NOT AT 
ALL. 
I WILL NEVER 
SPOON FIGHTING 
FOR THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY. 
IT COMES AS THE 
PRESIDENT 
SHARPENS HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
BIDEN SAYING 
THIS IN THE 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATE OF OHIO. 
>> HE IS 
FOLLOWING THE 
RADICAL LEFT 
AGENDA. 
HE IS AGAINST 
GOD, AGAINST 
GUNS, AGAINST 
ENERGY, OUR KIND 
OF ENERGY. 
>> BIDEN, A 
PRACTICING 
CATHOLIC SLAMMED 
THE PRESIDENT AS 
AN INSECURE 
BULLY. 
FOR PRESIDENT 
TRUMP THE TO 
ATTACK MY FAITH 
IS SHAMEFUL. 
IN THE MEANTIME, 
TALKS BETWEEN 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
AND DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS OVER A 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF PACKAGE 
ARE ON THE VERGE 
OF COLLAPSE 
AFTER A THREE 
HOUR MEETING. 
AT ISSUE THE 
SIZE OF THE 
BILL. 
DEMOCRATS 
PUSHING FOR A 
LARGE SCALE 
PACKAGE. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
AIMING FOR 
SOMETHING 
SMALLER AND 
SHORTER TERM. 
>> THERE IS A 
HANDFUL OF BIG 
ISSUES THAT WE 
ARE STILL FAR 
APART. 
>> WE ARE FAR 
APART. 
IT'S MOST 
UNFORTUNATE. 
>> IT INCLUDES 
THE EMERGENCY 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT 
EXPIRED A WEEK 
AGO FOR TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
FLOATED THE IDEA 
THAT HE IS 
PREPARED TO TAKE 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS ON SOME 
OF THOSE ISSUES 
AS SOON AS TODAY 
BUT IT'S UNCLEAR 
WHAT HE CAN 
LEGALLY DO. 
NO COMMITMENT TO 
MEET TODAY AND 
THE PRESIDENT 
ISN'T HERE, HE 
IS AT HIS NEW 
JERSEY GOLF CLUB 
WITH FUNDRAISERS 
SCHEDULED. 
>>> AFTER A 
BLAST THAT MANY 
DESCRIBED LIKE 
AN ATOP McBOMB 
THAT FLATTENED 
WHOLE SECTIONS 
OF BEIRUT AND 
INSTANTLY MADE 
THE U.N. SAYS, 
300,000 PEOPLE 
HOMELESS, 
MOMENTS OF 
HEROISM AND 
SOLIDARITY. 
AMERICAN 
SURVIVOR BECC 
AWAYS DEEPLY 
IMPRESSED HOW 
THE LEBANESE ARE 
PULLING 
TOGETHER. 
>> THE DUST HAS 
HARDLY SETTLED 
AND THE PEOPLE 
ARE ON THE 
STREET WITH 
THEIR OWN 
BROOMS, HANDING 
OUT FOOD AND 
WATER. 
DONATING CLOTHES 
AND BLOOD. 
>> Reporter: 
YESTERDAY WE SAW 
THIS WOMAN 
ENTERING THE 
DELIVERY ROOM. 
HER HUSBAND 
CAPTURING THE 
MOMENT ON A CELL 
PHONE WHEN THE 
BLAST HIT. 
>> I WAS LOOKING 
AROUND TO CHECK 
WITH MY WIFE. 
I WAS AFRAID 
THAT SHE MIGHT 
BE -- THE BABY 
-- SHE WAS 
COVERED WITH 
MUD. 
>> THE MOTHER 
AND BABY ARE 
DOING WELL. 
RESCUE TEAMS ARE 
SCOURING THROUGH 
DEBRIS. 
DOZENS ARE 
MISSING. 
FUNERALS ARE 
WIDESPREAD. 
IN THE EMOTION 
AND GRIEF, COVID-
19 PRECAUTIONS 
HAVE FALLEN BY 
THE WAYSIDE. 
LEBANON WAS 
FACING THE WORST 
ECONOMIC CRISIS 
IN DECADES. 
WHEN FRENCH 
PRESIDENT MACRON 
VISITED 
YESTERDAY, HE 
WAS MOBBED BY 
PROTESTERS 
DENOUNCING THE 
GOVERNMENT'S 
CORRUPTION. A 
GOVERNMENT THAT 
LEFT 2,750 TONS 
OF AMMONIUM 
NITRATE 
IMPOUNDED FROM A 
FOREIGN CARGO 
SHIP SITTING IN 
UNSAFE 
CONDITIONS IN 
THE MIDDLE OF 
THE CITY FOR SIX 
YEARS DESPITE 
REPEATED 
WARNINGS AND 
PLEAS TO REMOVE 
IT OVERNIGHT A 
PLANE LOAD OF 
U.S. AID 
ARRIVED. 
THE U.S. HAS 
PLEDGED $17 
MILLION IN 
MEDICINE, FOOD 
AND FINANCIAL 
SUPPORT FOR 
LEBANON. 
MANY COUNTRIES 
HAVE SAID THEY 
ARE WILLING TO 
HELP OUT. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
THE NATIONAL 
RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION IS 
UNDER FIRE 
FACING A 
SWEEPING LAWSUIT 
FROM NEW YORK'S 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
>> MY OFFICE 
FILED A LAWSUIT 
AGAINST THE 
NATIONAL RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION TO 
DISSOLVE THE 
ORGANIZATION IN 
ITS ENTIRETY. 
FOR YEARS OF 
SELF DEALING AND 
ILLEGAL CONDUCT 
THAT VIOLATE NEW 
YORK'S CHARITY 
LAW AND 
UNDERMINE ITS 
OWN MISSION. 
>> LETITIA JAMES 
ACCUSES FOUR OF 
THE NRA TOP 
LEADERS OF 
DIVERTING $64 
MILLION FROM THE 
NONPROFIT OVER 
JUST THREE YEARS 
TO SERVE AS 
THEIR OWN 
PERSONAL PIGGY 
BANK. 
THE LAWSUIT 
CLAIMS WAYNE 
LaPIERRE SPENT 
MORE THAN 
500,000 DOLLARS 
ON EIGHT TRIPS 
TO THE BAHAMAS. 
$8 MILLION ON 
LUXURY CAR 
SERVICES AND 
OBTAINED A POST 
EMPLOYMENT 
CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION 
WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S 
APPROVAL. 
IN RESPONSE, THE 
NRA VOWED TO 
FIGHT SAYING 
THIS IS AN 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
PREMEDITATED 
ATTACK AIMING TO 
DISMANTLE AND 
DESTROY THE NRA 
AND WE WILL NOT 
SHRINK FROM THE 
FIGHT BUT 
CONFRONT IT AND 
PREVAIL. 
THE GROUP FILED 
ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, A 
DEMOCRAT OF A 
POWER GRAB 
TRYING TO SCORE 
POLITICAL POINTS 
AHEAD OF THE 
2020 ELECTION. 
>> HOW IS THIS 
NOT POLITICAL? 
>> I DON'T THINK 
POLITICS HAS 
ANYTHING TO DO 
WITH IT. 
THE NRA, ITS 
BOARDS, 
OFFICERS, 
DIRECTORS HAVE 
AN OBLIGATION 
AND DUTY TO ITS 
DONORS. 
UNFORTUNATELY 
THEY FAILED IN 
THAT 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
AS A RESULT OF 
THAT, THE NRA IS 
OPERATING IN A 
DEFICIT. 
>> THE NEW YORK 
BASED NRA, ONE 
OF THE NATION'S 
MOST POWERFUL 
LOBBYING GROUPS 
SPENT $54 
MILLION DURING 
THE 2016 
ELECTION CYCLE 
AND LAST MONTH 
ENDORSED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
FOR A SECOND 
TERM. 
>> A VERY 
TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST 
HAPPENED. 
I THINK THE NRA 
SHOULD MOVE TO 
TEXAS AND LEAD A 
VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE. 
>> THIS IS A 
CIVIL LAWSUIT 
THAT COULD TAKE 
YEARS TO PLAY 
OUT. 
THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL HERE IN 
NEW YORK SAYS 
THAT THIS IS AN 
ONGOING 
INVESTIGATION 
AND THAT SHE 
WOULD REFER ANY 
EVIDENCE OF 
CRIMINAL 
WRONGDOING TO 
THE MANHATTAN 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY'S 
OFFICE. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
AN NFL WORLD IN 
FLUX WITH A 
FIELD OF PLAY 
SHRINKING. 
VETERAN PLAYERS 
THAT ARE 
RETURNING DO SO 
WITH 
TREPIDATION. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW 
THE IMPACT THAT 
IT WILL HAVE. 
>> THE BUFFALO 
BULLS CORNERBACK 
TWEETING CRAZY 
ME CHOOSING MY 
FAMILY'S WELL-
BEING OVER GAME 
COMES WITH FANS 
ATTACKING AND 
QUESTIONING ME 
ADDING HIS 
PARTNER'S 
GRANDFATHER 
PASSED AWAY FROM 
COVID-19. 
YOU UNDERSTAND 
NOW? 
HE DECIDED TO 
PLAY BUT 66 
PEERS WILL NOT. 
IT REPRESENTS 
ABOUT 2.3% OF 
THE LEAGUE. 
THE NFL TELLING 
NBC NEWS IN A 
STATEMENT THAT 
THESE ARE 
PERSONAL 
DECISIONS THAT 
EACH PLAYER IS 
MAKING. 
WE RESPECT THOSE 
DECISIONS AND 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
SEEING THE 
PLAYERS ON THE 
FIELD NEXT 
SEASON. 
THE SACRIFICES 
OF STAYING HOME 
SUBSTANTIAL. 
>> ATHLETES HAVE 
REAL WORLD 
PROBLEMS AND 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> IT HAS 
HUMANIZED ALL OF 
US. 
FOR MANY OF THE 
ATHLETES, THIS 
WILL BE THE 
ENDEAVOR THAT 
THEY ARE THE 
MOST SUCCESSFUL 
IN THEIR LIVES. 
THESE ARE 
DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS. 
>> ONE PLAYER 
READY TO RETURN 
TO THE FIELD, 
NEW TAMPA BAY 
BUCS QUARTERBACK 
TOM BRADY. 
>> I PUT A LOT 
OF TIME AND 
ENERGY INTO 
MAKING SURE THAT 
I AM FEELING 
GOOD. 
MENTALLY, THAT 
IS THE THING 
THAT, YOU KNOW, 
OBVIOUSLY HAS 
ITS CHALLENGES. 
>> HIS FORMER 
TEAM, THE 
PATRIOTS, HIT 
THE HARDEST FROM 
THE OPT OUTS 
WITH EIGHT 
PLAYERS SITTING 
OUT THE SEASON 
INCLUDING DONTE 
HIGHTOWER. 
AS TEAMS TRY TO 
RALLY BACK WITH 
A MONTH UNTIL 
THE SEASON 
STARTS, THERE 
ARE MAJOR 
QUESTION MARKS 
TO TACKLE. 
>> A LONG WAY TO 
GO. 
A MONTH OF EBB 
AND FLOW WITH 
THE NFL BEFORE 
WE HAVE AN IDEA 
WHAT FOOTBALL 
MIGHT LOOK LIKE 
IF IT'S PLAYED 
AT ALL COME 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> ANOTHER BIG 
QUESTION AHEAD 
OF THIS SEASON, 
FANS, WHETHER WE 
WILL SEE FANS IN 
THE STANDS FOR 
THESE GAMES. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THAT? 
>> CRAIG, SO 
MUCH OF THIS IS 
CONTINGENT WHAT 
THE LAWS ARE IN 
THE SPECIFIC 
STATES AND WHAT 
THE FRANCHISES 
ARE COMFORTABLE 
WITH. 
IN NEW YORK, NO 
FANS IN THE 
STADIUMS FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE. 
BUT YOU THINK 
ABOUT THE ICONIC 
FOOTBALL 
STADIUMS, 
LAMBEAU FIELD, 
THE PACKERS 
ANNOUNCED NO 
FANS FOR THE 
FIRST TWO HOME 
GAMES BUT THEY 
WILL TRY TO GET 
THEM BACK AT 
SOME POINT IN 
THE SEASON. 
IN LAS VEGAS, 
THEY OPENED UP A 
$2 BILLION 
FACILITY. 
NO FANS FOR THE 
SEASON IN SIN 
CITY. 
>>> AFTER MONTHS 
OF SPECULATION, 
JOE BIDEN IS 
POISED TO MAKE 
THE HIGH STAKES 
PITCH. 
>> EVERYONE OF 
THE WOMEN I 
INTERVIEWED IS 
QUALIFIED. 
I HAVE NARROWED 
IT DOWN. 
YOU WILL FIND 
OUT SHORTLY. 
>> THE SHORT 
LIST ACCORDING 
TO SOURCES 
FAMILIAR WITH 
THE SEARCH, HIS 
FORMER RIVAL 
KAMALA HARRIS, 
FORMER NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER 
SUSAN RICE AND 
GRETCHEN 
WHITMER. 
THEY ARE SETTING 
UP THE THIRD 
TIME IN HISTORY 
A WOMAN IS ON A 
MAJOR PARTY 
TICKET. 
RUNNING MATES 
CAN BE POLITICAL 
ASSETS. 
IN 2008 BARACK 
OBAMA, A 
WASHINGTON 
NEWCOMER CHOSE 
THE VETERAN 
SENATOR TO EASE 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
HIS OWN 
INEXPERIENCE. 
>> HE IS AN 
EXPERT ON 
FOREIGN POLICY, 
WHOSE HEART AND 
VALUES ARE 
FIRMLY ROOTED IN 
THE MIDDLE 
CLASS. 
>> IN 1960, JOHN 
F. KENNEDY BUT 
SENATE MAJORITY 
LEADER LYNDON 
JOHNSON ON THE 
TICKET HOPING 
THAT JFK WOULD 
WIN SOUTHERN 
VOTERS. 
>> HE CAN PLAY A 
ROLE AS VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
GREATER, MORE 
INFLUENTIAL THAN 
ANY VICE 
PRESIDENT IN 
RECENT TIMES. 
>> RONALD REGAN 
TOOK GEORGE H. 
BUSH UNITING THE 
PARTY. 
>> I AM 
RECOMMENDING 
THAT GEORGE BUSH 
BE NOMINATED. 
>> BILL CLINTON 
PICKED AL GORE, 
BOTH REINFORCING 
THE CASE FOR 
GENERATIONAL 
CHANGE. 
>> THE MAN 
BESIDE ME HAS 
WHAT IT TAKES TO 
LEAD THIS NATION 
FROM THE DAY WE 
TAKE-OFFS. 
>> SOME 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATES HAVE 
BACK FIRED. 
IN 1972, GEORGE 
McGOVERN UNDER 
PRESSURE TO PICK 
A RUNNING MATE 
CHOSE THOMAS 
EAGLETON WITHOUT 
VETTING HIM. 
HE WAS FORCED TO 
DROP OUT AFTER 
18 DAYS AMID 
REVELATIONS THAT 
HE WAS -- IN 
1984 WALTER 
MONDALE TRIED TO 
JUMP START HIS 
CAMPAIGN AGAINST 
RONALD REGAN 
WITH THE CHOICE 
OF A WOMAN, 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
GERALDINE 
OFFICER ARROW. 
>> I LOOKED FOR 
THE BEST VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
FOUND HER IN 
GERRY. 
>> SHE WAS 
FORCED TO DEFEND 
HER FINANCES AND 
HUSBAND'S 
BUSINESS 
PRACTICES. 
>> AT NO TIME 
DID I VIOLATE 
ANY TRUST PLACED 
IN ME BY MY 
CONSTITUENTS. 
>> JOHN McCAIN 
AIMING FOR A 
HAIL MARY 
AGAINST BARACK 
OBAMA. 
>> GOVERNOR 
PALIN FROM THE 
GREAT STATE OF 
ALASKA. 
>> SHE HAD A 
SUCCESSFUL 
ROLLOUT FIRING 
UP CONSERVATIVES 
BUT STUMBLED IN 
INTERVIEWS 
RAISING 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HER KNOWLEDGE 
AND EXPERIENCE. 
WHEN ASKED WHAT 
NEWSPAPERS SHE 
READ TO STAY 
INFORMED ABOUT 
THE WORLD. 
>> I READ MOST 
OF THEM, AGAIN 
-- 
>> WHAT ONES 
SPECIFICALLY? 
>> ALL OF THEM, 
ANY OF THEM. 
>> WHAT ARE SOME 
OF THE FACTORS 
GUIDING BIDEN'S 
DECISION? 
IT'S A CON 
SEQUENTIAL ONE 
BUT MORE SO THIS 
YEAR. 
HOW SOON CAN YOU 
EXPECT IT. 
YOU USUALLY 
BREAK THE STORY. 
>> WE HOPE TO. 
CLEARLY JOE 
BIDEN WANTS 
SOMEONE THAT 
WILL BE A JOE 
BIDEN JUST AS HE 
WAS TO BARACK 
OBAMA, LOYAL, 
READY TO TAKE 
OVER IF NEEDED. 
HE IS LOOKING AT 
TWO BLACK 
FINALISTS, 
KAMALA HARRIS 
AND SUSAN RICE 
AND HE LIKES 
GRETCHEN 
WHITMER, THE WAY 
SHE HAS BEEN 
HANDLING THE 
PANDEMIC AND 
TAMMY DUCKWORTH, 
ASIAN BACKGROUND 
AND GREAT 
MILITARY STORY 
IS IN THE MIX. 
BIDEN WANTED TO 
HOLD IN PERSON 
INTERVIEWS. 
THAT IS 
COMPLICATED. 
SOME SAY HE 
NEEDS A STRONG 
CAMPAIGNER TO 
ADD EXCITEMENT. 
THAT WOULD BE 
KAMALA HARRIS. 
OTHERS SAY GO 
WITH YOUR GUTS. 
THAT WOULD BE 
SUSAN RICE. 
IT'S FLUID. 
THE DECISION 
COULD BE 
ANNOUNCED AS 
EARLY AS MONDAY. 
>> WE GOT YOU ON 
SPEED DIAL, 
ANDREA, THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>>> MIAMI WITH 
MORE THAN 2.5 
MILLION PEOPLE 
AND ONE OF THE 
NATION'S BUSIEST 
PORTS AND 
WATERWAYS. 
>> WE DON'T 
THINK SHARKS ARE 
CLOSE TO THE 
CITY BUT THEY 
ARE. 
>> WHERE THERE 
IS SALTWATER, 
THERE IS A 
CHANCE OF SEEING 
A SHARK. 
>> SHE IS DOING 
GOOD. 
WE WILL TAKE A 
BLOOD SAMPLE. 
>> RESEARCHERS 
FROM THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
MIAMI ARE 
STUDYING CITY 
SHARKS, HOW IT 
AFFECTS THE 
SHARKS SWIMMING 
ALONG THE 
COASTLINE. 
>> THE NEW 
NORMAL IS BIG 
CITIES, 
COASTLINES, 
URBAN ANYZATION. 
WE ARE MISSING 
ABOUT THE 
ECOLOGY OF 
ANIMALS IF WE 
DON'T FOCUS ON 
HOW THE ANIMALS 
ARE RESPONDING 
TO PRESSURES. 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
THE BIG CITY. 
>> SHARKS TRY TO 
AVOID PEOPLE. 
THEY CERTAINLY 
DON'T LIKE HUMAN 
ACTIVITY. 
>> SURPRISINGLY 
WE HAVE BEEN 
TRACKING SHARKS 
AND THEY DO COME 
IN CLOSE AND 
THEY COME RIGHT 
UP TO THE 
SHORELINE. 
HOW DOLL THEY 
DEAL WITH THE 
STRONG URBAN 
ANYZATION, WATER 
QUALITY, NOISE 
AND CHEMICAL 
POLLUTION. 
>> WE JOINED THE 
SHARK RESEARCH 
TEAM AS THEY TAG 
SHARKS ALONG THE 
COASTLINE AS 
PART OF THE 
STUDIES. 
>> I THOUGHT IT 
WOULD BE LIKE 
THE -- WE ARE 
FINDING ACROSS 
TRACKING BULL 
SHARKS, 
HAMMERHEADS, 
THEY ARE IN THE 
CITY. 
>> THE 
SCIENTISTS 
COLLECT DATA 
FROM THE SHARKS 
TO STUDY 
MOVEMENTS, 
BEHAVE YORK AND 
HEALTH. 
>> OUR SURPRISE 
IS WE DON'T FIND 
ANY EFFECTS OF 
THE BOAT TRAFFIC 
ON SHARK 
BEHAVIOR. 
SEEMED LIKE ON 
DAYS WITH THE 
HIGHEST BOAT 
ACTIVITY, 
HOLIDAYS LIKE 
JULY 4th OR 
DURING WEEKENDS, 
THE SHARKS USE 
WAS THE SAME AS 
IT WAS DURING 
WEEKDAYS OR 
TIMES WHEN THERE 
IS NO BOAT 
ACTIVITY. 
>> LIKE AN 
INTERSTATE AND 
THE SHARKS ARE 
JUST FINE WITH 
IT. 
>> IT MIGHT BE 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
SO USED TO IT. 
I THINK THE NEXT 
PART OF IT IS TO 
GO TO AREAS THAT 
ARE, LET'S SAY, 
ROADS LESS 
TRAVELED. 
LOWER BOAT 
ACTIVITY AND SEE 
HOW SHARKS MIGHT 
RESPOND. 
>> THE STUDY 
LOOKING AT WHAT 
HAPPENS ABOVE 
AND ITS EFFECT 
BELOW IN THE 
OCEAN. 
I JOINED A 
DOCTOR ON A DIVE 
OFF THE COAST OF 
MIAMI. 
>> OVER MIAMI AT 
NIGHT. 
IT'S LIT UP BY 
THE CITY LIGHTS. 
IT MADE ME THINK 
ABOUT HOW THERE 
IS NOWHERE WHERE 
AN ANIMAL COULD 
ESCAPE THE URBAN 
ANYZATION. 
>> SHARKS IN THE 
CITY AT NIGHT, 
THIS IS ALL LIT 
UP. 
DO THE LIGHTS 
DRAW SHARKS, 
SCAR THEM AWAY. 
>> THE LIGHTS 
MIGHT ATTRACT 
SMALL BAIT FISH 
THAT ATTRACTION 
BIGGER FISH THAT 
ATTRACTION 
SHARKS. 
>> THE STUDY 
LOOKS AT THE 
IMPACT OF 
POLLUTION.
>> THE NURSE 
SHARKS ARE DOING 
WELL.
>> RESEARCHERS 
HOPE SOON THEY 
HAVE A CLEARER 
IDEA OF WHAT 
IMPACTS THEY ARE 
MAKING LIVING ON 
TOP OF THEIR 
COASTAL HABITAT. 
SHARKS IN THE 
CITY. 
>> MOST OF THE 
POPULATION LIVES 
NEAR THE COAST. 
I THINK IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
STUDY HOW 
ANIMALS ARE 
RESPONDING AND 
WHETHER, YOU 
KNOW, THIS 
AFFECTS THE 
BEHAVIOR OF THE 
ANIMALS IN 
MAKING SURE -- 
>> THAT WAS 
FASCINATING. 
HERE IS A 
QUESTION. 
WHAT IF THEY 
FINISH THE 
STUDY, HOW DO 
THEY PLAN TO USE 
THE FINDINGS? 
>> PERHAPS THE 
MOST INTERESTING 
THING TO US IS 
THAT THEY HAVE 
TAGS THAT THEY 
CAN HEAR WHERE 
THE SHARKS ARE, 
FOLLOWING THEM, 
THAT WILL HELP 
US BECAUSE WE 
ALL LIVE ALONG 
THE COAST, WE 
ALL GO SWIMMING. 
IF WE SEE THAT 
THERE IS A 
CLUSTER OF 
SHARKS 
CONTINUALLY 
GOING TO ONE 
SPOT IT MAY BE A 
PLACE TO STAY 
OUT OF THE 
WATER. 
>> YES. 
WHAT ELSE ARE 
THEY DOING 
BEYOND TAGGING 
THE SHARKS. 
WHAT ELSE DO 
THEY DO TO STUDY 
THEM? 
>> THEY ARE 
TAKING THE BLOOD 
OF THE SHARKS 
AND WHAT THEY DO 
IS LOOK AT THEM 
BEYOND WHETHER 
THEY ARE 
PREGNANT. 
WHAT THEY DO IS 
LOOK FOR IMPACTS 
FROM THE URBAN 
ENVIRONMENT IN 
THE ENVIRONMENT 
WHERE THE SHARKS 
ARE. 
ARE THEIR HEAVY 
METALS, TOXINS 
GETTING IN THE 
ENVIRONMENT. 
ONE SORT OF 
ANOMALY, THE 
SHARK EXPERTS 
SAY THAT IS 
GIVING THEM A 
WINDOW INTO THE 
ACTIVITY IS 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS, 
CITIES ARE 
QUIETER, THERE 
IS LESS 
ACTIVITY. 
THEY ARE 
BUILDING A 
BASELINE FOR 
WHEN WE GET BACK 
TO THE WORLD 
THAT WE WANT TO 
SEE. 
HOW ACTUALLY 
THAT IMPACT OF 
HEAVY URBAN 
ANYZATION AND 
NOISE AND LIGHT 
IS AFFECTING 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE THIS 
HOPEFULLY SMALL 
WINDOW OF WHEN 
THINGS ARE 
QUIET. 
>> GOOD RESEARCH 
SCENARIO. 
UNEXPECTEDLY. 
>> SWIM WITH 
SHARKS AGAIN TO 
WORK. 
YOU ARE LIVING 
RIGHT. 
>> CRAIG, WHAT 
-- HOW DO YOU 
STAY SAFE FROM 
SHARKS. 
>> STAY ON THE 
LAND. 
DON'T GO IN THE 
WATER. 
>> MARGARITAVILLE
. 
>>> FLORIDA HAS 
BECOME SOMETHING 
OF A 
BATTLEGROUND IN 
THE DEBATE OVER 
SCHOOLS. 
SOME OF THEM 
COULD 
POTENTIALLY OPEN 
THEIR DOORS 72 
HOURS FROM NOW. 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
FLORIDA 
EDUCATION 
ASSOCIATION, HIS 
UNION HAS FILED 
A LAWSUIT 
CHALLENGING A 
STATEWIDE ORDER 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS. 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TIME, SIR. 
>> GOOD TO SEE 
YOU. 
>> THIS LAWSUIT 
GENERALS THE 
STATE WAS FILED 
ON JULY 20th, 
NOT LONG AFTER 
FLORIDA'S 
EDUCATION 
DEPARTMENT 
MANDATED ALL 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
MUST REOPEN FIVE 
DAYS A WEEK IN 
PERSON CLASSES. 
IN YOUR OPINION, 
WHAT SHOULD BE 
IN PLACE FOR 
SCHOOLS TO OPEN 
IN FLORIDA. 
>> WE HAVE 15 
COUNTIES SLATED 
TO OPEN ON 
MONDAY, 72 HOURS 
FROM NOW. 
60,000 STUDENTS 
IMPACTED ACROSS 
THE STATE. 
152 SCHOOLS. 
IN NINE OF THESE 
COUNTIES, A 20% 
POSITIVITY RATE 
FOR KIDS UNDER 
THE AGE OF 18. 
YOU HEARD ABOUT 
THE GOVERNOR OF 
NEW YORK. 
WHAT NEEDS TO BE 
IN PLACE IS WHAT 
THE CDC FIRST 
STARTED THE 
CONVERSATION 
WITH, 14 DAY 
DECLINE AND LESS 
THAN 5% 
POSITIVITY RATE 
TO CONTROL THE 
VIRUS SPREAD AND 
COMMUNITY 
SPREAD. 
WE ARE PUTTING 
OUR KIDS IN 
HARMS WAY. 
IN IS 
MISMANAGEMENT 
FROM A GOVERNOR 
THAT HAS 
BLINDERS ON. 
>> AN ATTORNEY 
REPRESENTING THE 
STATE AT THAT 
HEARING, HE DID 
SAY THAT 
DISTRICTS -- 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
HAVE FLEXIBILITY 
IN REOPENING. 
HE NOTED THAT 
ONLINE ONLY 
PLANS HAVE BEEN 
SUBMITTED AND 
THEY ARE BEING 
REVIEWED AND 
APPROVED AS WE 
SPEAK. 
DOES THAT GIVE 
YOU CONFIDENCE? 
>> NO, IT 
DOESN'T. 
THE EMERGENCY 
ORDER SIMPLY 
STATES YOU HAVE 
SOME FLEXIBILITY 
AROUND OPENING 
BRICK AND MORTAR 
BUT THE MANDATE 
IS THAT YOU 
OFFER A BRICK 
AND MORTAR 
OPTION. 
IN PERSON 
TEACHING MUST BE 
A PART OF YOUR 
PLAN. 
YOU CAN HAVE 
HYBRID MODELS, 
ONLINE, VIRTUAL 
SCHOOL, DISTANCE 
LEARNING BUT IN 
THE PLAN TO BE 
APPROVED THE 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
SAYS BRICK AND 
MORTAR FIVE DAYS 
A WEEK MUST BE A 
PART OF WHAT IS 
GOING ON. 
WITH THE 
COMMUNITY SPREAD 
AND US BEING THE 
EPICENTER OF 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING WITH 
THE CORONAVIRUS, 
WE NEED TO THINK 
TWICE ABOUT 
THAT. 
THAT IS WHAT THE 
CASE IS ABOUT. 
IT'S NOT ABOUT 
STOPPING SCHOOLS 
FROM OPENING BUT 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS SAFELY. 
AT THIS TIME OF 
YEAR, OUR 
TEACHERS, 
EDUCATION, THE 
BUS DRIVERS, 
THEY WANT TO GET 
BACK TO WORK BUT 
WE DON'T HAVE IT 
UNDER CONTROL. 
BARS, 
RESTAURANTS, 
BEACHES, RECORDS 
ACROSS THE BOARD 
IN REOPENING, 
CLOSING, 
PARTIALLY 
REOPENING AGAIN. 
WE CAN'T DO THAT 
WITH THE PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 
THESE ARE 
CHILDREN WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT, 
STUDENTS AND 
CLASSROOMS AND 
TEACHERS THAT 
CARE ABOUT THE 
COMMUNITY. 
>> ANY IDEA HOW 
MANY SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
THE POTENTIAL TO 
OPEN ON MONDAY 
MORNING? 
>> THERE WILL BE 
15 SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS THAT 
ARE SLATED TO 
OPEN NEXT WEEK. 
11 OPEN MONDAY. 
AT THE END OF 
NEXT WEEK, 15 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
THEN THE 
FOLLOWING MONDAY 
ANOTHER 27 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
AND THE 
FOLLOWING MONDAY 
AFTER THAT THE 
REST OF THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
OPEN. 
SO, 15 
THROUGHOUT NEXT 
WEEK BUT 11 
START 72 HOURS 
FROM NOW. 
>> UNLESS THE 
JUDGE ACTS, 
THERE IS A 
DECISION. 
>> WE ASKED FOR 
AN EXPEDITED 
HEARING. 
WE ASKED FOR 
EMERGENCY 
INJUNCTION. 
THE GOVERNOR 
PULLED OUT A 
DELAY TACTIC 
THAT TRANSFERRED 
OUR CASE FROM 
MIAMI-DADE TO 
TALLAHASSEE. 
THEY KNEW IT 
WOULD DELAY THE 
CASE. 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO RUN OUT THE 
CLOCK. 
IT'S UNFOR NUN 
NATURE THAT THEY 
ARE USING KIDS. 
SHAME ON THIS 
GOVERNOR AND 
THIS 
COMMISSIONER OF 
EDUCATION WHO 
KNOW BETTER AND 
WE CAN DO 
BETTER. 
GET WAY FROM THE 
POLITICS AND 
TALK ABOUT 
COMPASSION AND 
THINGS THAT MAKE 
SENSE 
SCIENTIFICALLY. 
THINGS THAT MAKE 
SENSE IN THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
SECTOR REOPENING 
THE SCHOOLS. 
>> QUICKLY HERE, 
WHEN THESE 
SCHOOLS DO 
REOPEN AS EARLY 
AS MONDAY, ARE 
TEACHERS AND BUS 
DRIVERS AND 
CAFETERIA 
WORKERS, 
CUSTODIANS, ARE 
THEY ALL GOING 
TO SHOW UP? 
>> PEOPLE NEED 
TO SHOW UP. 
WE ARE TELLING 
PEOPLE TO DO 
WHAT IS BEST FOR 
YOU. 
MAKE SURE THAT 
THEY HAVE THE 
PPE. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THAT SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
THE PPE. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THAT THEY 
CHANGED THE 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
WE WILL ASK 
PEOPLE TO HAVE 
HYGIENE, BETTER 
HYGIENE. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THAT THE SCHOOLS 
ARE READY FOR 
100 STUDENTS TO 
WASH THEIR HANDS 
AT THE SAME 
TIME. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THAT HAND 
SANITIZER 
STATIONS ARE 
AROUND THE 
SCHOOL, IF 
PLEXIGLAS, ONE 
WAY HALLWAYS, 
SMALLER CLASS 
SIZES. 
THE BUSES, 
HAVING KIDS 
FILLED FROM THE 
BACK OF THE BUS 
TO THE FRONT. 
WE DON'T HAVE A 
STRATEGY, 
NATIONAL 
STRATEGY. 
50 MILLION 
CHILDREN ACROSS 
THIS COUNTRY ARE 
GOING INTO THIS 
PERRYLESS 
SITUATIONS FROM 
A VIRUS THAT WE 
CANNOT CONTROL. 
>> FREDERICK 
INGRAM. 
THANK YOU. 
NBC NEWS REACHED 
OUT FOR COMMENT 
FROM FLORIDA 
GOVERNOR RON 
DeSANTIS, AND 
THE EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER AND 
DID NOT HEAR 
BACK FROM THEM. 
WE DID REACH 
OUT. 
WITH SO MANY 
QUESTIONS LEFT 
TO ANSWER, NEXT 
WEEK WE ARE 
LAUNCHING 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE CLASSROOM. 
EVERYTHING THAT 
PARENTS AND 
STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS -- 
EVERYTHING THAT 
YOU NEED TO KNOW 
AS THE SCHOOL 
YEAR APPROACHES. 
>> THERE ARE A 
LOT OF 
QUESTIONS. 
>>> 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 TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY 
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 EVERYDAY. 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE 
ON MSNBC. 
>>> 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. 
THEY ARE 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT'S BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
THE NEXT COUPLE 
OF WEEKS IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL I. 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 PROTESTS? 
>>> IN 
CALIFORNIA'S 
CENTRAL VALLEY, 
THE FOOD SUPPLY 
IS IN THE HANDS 
OF A CENTRAL 
WORKFORCE WITH A 
LOT TO FEAR AND 
LOSE. 
>> SHE IS HOPING 
THEY DON'T GET 
EVICTED. 
>> THEY ARE 
USUALLY PICKING 
GRAPES BUT 
HAVEN'T BEEN 
ABLE TO WORK 
SINCE LEARNING 
THAT THIS 5-YEAR-
OLD MAY HAVE 
EXPOSED TO COVID-
19 AT HIS DAY 
CARE. 
HE GOT TESTED 
BUT HIS RESULTS 
MAY NOT BE READY 
FOR TWO WEEKS. 
>> YOU MAY NOT 
BE ABLE TO WORK 
FOR TWO WEEKS? 
WHAT WILL THAT 
DO FOR PAYING 
THE RENT? 
>> EXACTLY. 
OF IT'S GOING TO 
BE A THREAT. 
>> WE TRIED TO 
BE PROACTIVE. 
>> THEY ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
SURE THAT 
WORKERS GET PAID 
FOR MISSED 
HOURS. 
>> WE WILL TAKE 
CARE OF YOU IF 
WE THINK YOU ARE 
SICK. 
WE WILL DO THE 
RIGHT THING. 
>> FOR MANY 
THERE IS THE 
FEAR AND 
RELUCTANCE
TO SELF REPORT. 
>> ARE YOU 
CHECKING 
IMMIGRATION 
STATUS. 
>> NOT AT ALL. 
>> THE GOVERNOR 
PLEDGED $52 
MILLION TO HELP 
WITH TESTING AND 
CONTACT TRACING. 
AS OUR COLLEAGUE 
SAID, THE 
PRESSURE TO KEEP 
WORKING IS 
FORCING SOME TO 
IGNORE THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
EXPOSURE TO 
COVID-19. 
THAT'S RIGHT, 
THE FARM 
WORKER'S UNION 
SAYS UP TO 70% 
OF FARM WORKERS 
ARE UNDOCUMENTED 
AND THEY DON'T 
HAVE ACCESS TO 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS SO THEY 
CAN'T RISK 
LOSING THEIR 
LIVELIHOOD. 
THIS FATHER OF 
FOUR IS AFRAID 
OF. 
THREE WEEKS AGO 
HE WAS EXPOSED 
TO CORONAVIRUS. 
SOMEONE CAME TO 
HIS HOUSE, 
TESTED POSITIVE 
AFTER. 
HE DECIDED NOT 
TO GET TESTED 
BECAUSE HE IS 
SCARED OF 
TESTING POSITIVE 
AND NOT BEING 
ABLE TO GO TO 
WORK AND MAKE 
MONEY FOR HIS 
FAMILY. 
THE $500 HE AND 
HIS WIFE BRING 
HOME EVERY WEEK 
BARELY COVER THE 
BILLS. 
HE KEPT WORKING 
SAYING SINCE HE 
WASN'T SHOWING 
SYMPTOMS HE 
DIDN'T TELL HIS 
BOSS. 
INSTEAD HE AND 
OTHER WORKERS 
WISELY WARNED 
EACH OTHER TO 
KEEP THEIR 
DISTANCE. 
HE WORKS 
ALONGSIDE 
HUNDREDS OF 
OTHERS AT A 
PISTACHIO 
PACKING PLANT. 
EVEN THOUGH THEY 
KNEW THEY WERE 
SICK THEY WOULD 
GO TO WORK. 
SHE GOT 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
STAYED HOME FOR 
A MONTH MISSING 
OUT ON TWO WEEKS 
OF PAY. 
SHE SAW OTHERS 
HIDING SYMPTOMS 
HOLDING IN 
COUGHING FITS AS 
LONG AS THEY 
COULD.
>> SO, SHE SAYS 
AT WORK SHE 
WOULD GO INSIDE 
THE REST ROOM 
AND HEAR HER 
COWORKERS 
COUGHING BECAUSE 
THEY WERE MOST 
LIKELY SICK WITH 
COVID. 
>> FOR MANY A 
DECISION WITH 
DANGEROUS 
CONSEQUENCES. 
HEALTH OR 
LIVELIHOOD WITH 
THE POTENTIAL 
FOR DISASTER 
EITHER WAY. 
>>> SCIENTISTS 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
OXFORD 
DEVELOPING ONE 
OF THE MOST 
PROMISING 
VACCINE 
CANDIDATES SO 
FAR TONIGHT ARE 
CALLING FOR 
CHALLENGE 
TRIALS. 
THAT IS, 
VACCINATING 
VOLUNTEERS AND 
THEN 
DELIBERATELY 
INFECTING THEM 
WITH 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> I'M CONFIDENT 
THAT IT WILL BE 
APPROVED, YES. 
>> ADRIAN HILL 
LEADS THE TEAM 
AND SUPPORTS 
CHALLENGE 
TRIALS. 
>> I WANT PEOPLE 
TO FEEL 
PASSIONATELY 
THAT THEY SHOULD 
BE AND THAT THE 
TINY RISK IS 
WORTH IT FOR THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF A 
VACCINE OR A 
DRUG FASTER. 
>> CURRENTLY 
COVID VACCINE 
TRIALS WORK LIKE 
THIS? 
LARGE NUMBERS OF 
VOLUNTEERS, A 
THOUSAND OR TENS 
OF THOUSANDS ARE 
BROKEN INTO TWO 
GROUPS. 
ONE GETS A 
PLACEBO AND THE 
OTHER GETS THE 
VACCINE. 
BOTH GROUPS ARE 
TOLD TO LIVE 
NORMALLY. 
THE PROBLEM IS 
IT'S SLOW AND 
ONLY A FEW 
VOLUNTEERS MAY 
COME INTO 
CONTACT WITH THE 
VIRUS TO SEE IF 
THE VACCINE 
WORKS. 
IN A CHALLENGE 
TRIAL, ALL THE 
VOLUNTEERS ARE 
GIVEN THE 
VACCINE AND ALL 
ARE INFECTED 
WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
WHICH THEY 
INHALE TO 
SIMULATE NATURAL 
CONTAGION. 
IT MEANS A FAR 
SMALLER GROUP 
CAN QUICKLY 
DETERMINE IF A 
VACCINE STOPPED 
COVID-19 OR NOT. 
>> WE CAN DO A 
CHALLENGE TRIAL 
WITH 40 PEOPLE 
AND GET A VERY 
INFORMATIVE 
RESULT ON 
WHETHER A 
VACCINE IS 
WORKING. 
>> THERE IS A 
BIG ETHICAL 
HURDLE. 
RESEARCHERS 
WOULD BE GIVING 
A PATHOGEN FOR 
WHICH THERE IS 
NO PROVEN 
TREATMENT OR 
CURE. 
SOPHIE ROSE IS A 
GROUP GATHERING 
VOLUNTEERS. 
>> IS ANYONE 
SIGNING UP TO DO 
THIS, SAYING, 
SURE, INFECT ME 
WITH 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> OVER 30,000 
PEOPLE FROM 130 
COUNTRIES. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS 
IF SOMEONE DIES. 
>> YOU ARE 
CONSENTING AND 
EXPLAINING HOW 
IT WORKS. 
THEY ARE 
INFORMED. 
IT'S 
ACKNOWLEDGED 
THAT THERE IS A 
RISK OF DEATH. 
>> CHALLENGE 
TRIAL 
PARTICIPANTS 
WOULD BE 
QUARANTINED. 
MANY COMPARED 
THE FIGHT 
AGAINST THE 
PANDEMIC TO A 
WAR. 
IN A WAR THERE 
ARE RISKS AND 
THOSE WILLING TO 
ACCEPT THEM 
HOPEFULLY FOR 
THE GREATER 
GOOD. 
>>> TONIGHT AS 
THE NATION 
APPROACHES 5 
MILLION 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, OHIO 
GOVERNOR MIKE 
DeWINE IS AMONG 
THE LATEST TO 
TEST POSITIVE. 
SCREENED TODAY 
BEFORE HE WAS 
SET TO GREET THE 
PRESIDENT HE HAD 
NO SYMPTOMS AND 
RETURNED HOME TO 
QUARANTINE 14 
DAYS. 
>> THIS VIRUS IS 
TOUGH. 
YES, YOU CAN 
CONTRACT IT EVEN 
WHEN YOU ARE 
BEING VERY, VERY 
CAREFUL. 
>> BUT MANY 
OTHERS AREN'T SO 
LUCKY. 
OVER THE LAST 
WEEK ONE 
AMERICAN HAS 
DIED EVERY 80 
SECONDS FROM 
COMPLICATIONS OF 
THE VIRUS. 
TONIGHT A NEW 
FORECAST 
PREDICTING 
NEARLY 300,000 
AMERICANS WILL 
DIE FROM COVID 
BY THE END OF 
THE YEAR IF 
EXTREME MEASURES 
AREN'T TAKEN TO 
SLOW THE HILLS. 
AFTER A HOUSE 
PARTY NEAR 
BEVERLY HILLS, 
THE MAYOR OF LOS 
ANGELES IS 
THREATENING TO 
CUT OFF POWER 
AND WATER TO 
ANYONE WHO HOSTS 
A LARGE 
GATHERING. 
>> THESE LARGE 
HOUSE PARTIES 
HAVE ESSENTIALLY 
BECOME 
NIGHTCLUBS IN 
THE HILLS. 
>> IN NEW YORK, 
CHECKPOINTS ARE 
SCREENING 
INCOMING 
TRAVELERS AT 
TRAIN STATIONS, 
AIRPORTS, 
BRIDGES AND 
TUNNELS. 
THEY PROVIDE 
PERSONAL 
INFORMATION TO 
CONTACT TRACERS 
AS BUSINESSES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY TRY TO 
OPEN THEIR 
DOORS. 
>> YOU DON'T 
NEED TO EITHER 
SHUT DOWN 
COMPLETELY OR 
LET IT RIP. 
THERE IS A 
MIDDLE GROUND 
WHERE YOU CAN 
PRUDENTLY OPEN. 
>> AS THE NATION 
SURPASSES 
160,000 DEATHS, 
THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY 
SAYS DR. DEBORAH 
BIRX IS WARNING 
TEN LOCAL AREAS, 
BALTIMORE, 
KANSAS CITY, 
PORTLAND AND 
OMAHA ARE IN 
TROUBLE. 
IN CALIFORNIA, 
BIRX WARNED NOT 
A CITY BUT 
ENTIRE REGION, 
THE CENTRAL 
VALLEY, IS HOME 
TO A DANGEROUS 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
IN ARLINGTON 
TEXAS, AN 11-
YEAR-OLD TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
>> HE WAS 
RUNNING A FEVER 
AND NEEDED THE 
SUPPORT OF 
OXYGEN. 
>> AFTER BROTHER 
JEFFREY 
CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS, THEIR 
PARENTS WITH 
THIS WARNING TO 
ALL AMERICANS. 
>> WE DIDN'T 
THINK IT WOULD 
HAPPEN TO US IN 
THE SENSE OF OUR 
OTHER CHILDREN 
AND IT DID. 
>> TONIGHT THE 
BATTLE AGAINST 
COVID AND ITS 
WAR ON ALL 
FAMILIES. 
>>> THE FIRST 
DAY OF SCHOOL IN 
CHEROKEE COUNTY 
GEORGIA. 
HIGH SCHOOLERS 
WERE ALL SMILES 
AND NO MASKS. 
THE DISTRICT 
RECOMMENDS 
STUDENTS WEAR 
THEM BUT DOESN'T 
REQUIRE IT. 
A SECOND GRADER 
DEVELOPED COVID 
AND TESTED 
POSITIVE 
ACCORDING TO THE 
SCHOOL SYSTEM 
WHICH A DAY 
LATER ANNOUNCED 
THAT A FIRST 
GRADER, 8th 
GRADER AND 
KINDERGARTEN 
TEACHER HAD THE 
VIRUS. 
IN THE FIRST 
WEEK, 6 A 5 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF HAVE BEEN 
QUARANTINED. 
THE DISTRICT DID 
CONTACT TRACING 
AND WILL KEEP 
THE SCHOOLS OPEN 
AND OFFER A 
REMOTE LEARNING 
OPTION. 
A PARENT IS 
KEEPING HER SON 
AT HOME. 
>> I HOPE 
SOMEBODY IS 
LEARNING FROM 
THIS. 
BETTER PRACTICES 
WILL BE PUT IN 
PLACE MOVING 
FORWARD. 
>> NEW YORK'S 
TEACHER UNION 
SAID ONE CASE OF 
COVID SHOULD 
SHUT DOWN A 
SCHOOL FOR 14 
DAYS. 
THE MAYOR 
ANNOUNCED A 
BUILDING WILL 
CLOSE IF TWO OR 
MORE STUDENTS IN 
DIFFERENT 
CLASSROOMS GET 
SICK. 
>> I TOLD CITY 
HALL, EVERYONE 
WE ARE NOT 
AGREEING WITH 
THIS. 
WE TOLD YOU WHAT 
WE THINK WE NEED 
TO HAVE BECAUSE 
THAT CAME FROM 
MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS. 
>> FIGHTS 
BETWEEN STATE 
LEADERS AND 
TEACHER'S UNIONS 
ARE ESCALATING. 
>> AS A PARENT, 
YOU PREFER 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING YOU 
HAVE EVERY RIGHT 
TO OPT FOR 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING BUT 
PARENTS THAT 
WANT THE FACE TO 
FACE INSTRUCTION 
WE WANT EVERY 
PARENT TO HAVE 
OPTIONS. 
>> THE LARGEST 
TEACHER'S UNION 
IS SUING THE 
GOVERNOR FOR 
INSISTENCE THAT 
EVERY DISTRICT 
OPENS UP. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
TERRIFIED OF 
GOING INTO BRICK 
AND MORTAR 
SCHOOLS. 
SCHOOLS WERE 
MADE FOR SOCIAL 
INTERACTION, NOT 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> MANY FLORIDA 
PARENTS ARE 
DECIDING TO SEND 
THEIR CHILDREN 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
THAT IS REOPEN. 
>> THEY CAN'T 
WAIT TO BE WITH 
THEIR FRIENDS 
AND TEACHERS. 
>> ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THERE 
ARE DISTRICTS 
WAITING TO HEAR 
WHAT STATE 
LEADERS WILL DO. 
IN NEW YORK, THE 
GOVERNOR WILL 
DECIDE WHETHER 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS BY 
AUGUST 7th. 
THAT'S TOMORROW. 
>>> THE LAWSUIT 
ACCUSES FOUR OF 
THE NATIONAL 
RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION'S 
TOP LEADERS OF 
AN EXTENSIVE 
PATTERN OF FRAUD 
DIVERTING $64 
MILLION FROM THE 
NONPROFIT OVER 
THREE YEARS TO 
SERVE AS THEIR 
OWN PERSONAL 
PIGGY BANK. 
>> FOR THESE 
YEARS OF FRAUD 
AND MISCONDUCT 
WE ARE SEEKING 
AN ORDER TO 
DISSOLVE THE NRA 
IN ITS ENTIRETY. 
>> NEW YORK 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
LETITIA JAMES IS 
CALLING FOR THE 
REMOVAL OF WAYNE 
LaPIERRE. 
THE LAWSUIT 
CLAIMS HE SPENT 
MORE THAN 
500,000 DOLLARS 
ON EIGHT TRIPS 
TO THE BAHAMAS 
AND MORE THAN $3 
MILLION ON 
LUXURY CAR 
SERVICES. 
HE PAID FOR HAIR 
AND MAKEUP FOR 
HIS WIFE AND 
POST EMPLOYMENT 
CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION 
WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S 
APPROVAL. 
IN RESPONSE, HE 
PROMISED TO 
FIGHT SAYING 
THIS IS AN 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
PREMEDITATED 
ATTACK AIMING TO 
DISMANTLE AND 
DESTROY THE NRA. 
THE GROUP FILED 
ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE 
NEW YORK 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
OF A POWER GRAB 
TRYING TO SCORE 
POLITICAL POINTS 
AHEAD OF THE 
ELECTION. 
THE NRA SPENT 
$54 MILLION 
DURING THE 2016 
ELECTION CYCLE 
AND LAST MONTH 
ENDORSED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
FOR A SECOND 
TERM. 
>> THAT IS A 
VERY TERRIBLE 
THING THAT 
HAPPENED. 
I THINK THE NRA 
SHOULD MOVE TO 
TEXAS AND LEAD A 
GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE. 
>> D.C.'S 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
SUED THE NRA 
CHARITABLE 
FOUNDATION FOR 
MISUSE OF FUNDS 
AS WELL. 
BOTH LAWSUITS 
ARE CIVIL 
COMPLAINTS, NOT 
CRIMINAL. 
>>> IN 
BATTLEGROUND 
OHIO, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP 
INTENSIFYING HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
JOE BIDEN TRYING 
TO PAINT BIDEN 
AS A RADICAL 
DESCRIBING HIM 
THIS WAY. 
>> NO RELIGION, 
NO ANYTHING, 
HURT THE BIBLE, 
HURT GOD. 
HE IS AGAINST 
GOD. 
HE IS AGAINST 
GUNS. 
HE IS AGAINST 
ENERGY. 
>> THE BIDEN 
COME PAIN WASTED 
NO TIME FIRING 
BACK SAYING JOE 
BIDEN'S FAITH IS 
AT THE CORE OF 
WHO HE IS, A 
SOURCE OF 
STRENGTH AND 
COMFORT IN TIMES 
OF EXTREME 
HARDSHIP. 
BIDEN WAS ON 
DEFENSE AFTER HE 
RAISED EYEBROWS 
DURING A VIDEO 
CONFERENCE WITH 
BLACK AND 
HISPANIC 
JOURNALISTS. 
>> THE ANSWER 
IS, YES. 
BY THE WAY, WHAT 
YOU ALL KNOW BUT 
MOST PEOPLE 
DON'T KNOW, 
UNLIKE THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY WITH 
NOTABLE 
EXCEPTIONS, THE 
LATINO COMMUNITY 
IS A DIVERSE 
COMMUNITY WITH 
INCREDIBLY 
DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES ABOUT 
DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP POUNCING 
TWEETING, WOW, 
JOE BIDEN JUST 
LOST THE ENTIRE 
HALF FRIDAY CAN 
AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY. 
WHAT A DUMB 
THING TO SAY AND 
LASHING OUT 
BEFORE DEPARTING 
WASHINGTON. 
>> I WATCHED A 
CLIP AND JOE 
BIDEN THIS 
MORNING TOTALLY 
DISPAR RAGED AND 
INSULTED THE 
BLACK COMMUNITY. 
WHAT HE SAID WAS 
INCREDIBLE. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH HIM. 
>> THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN SAYING 
IT'S CLEAR THAT 
VICE PRESIDENT 
BIDEN WAS 
REFERRING TO 
DIVERSITY OF 
ATTITUDES FROM 
DIFFERENT LATIN 
AMERICAN 
COUNTRIES. 
OF COURSE HE 
KNOWS THE BLACK 
COMMUNITY IS NOT 
A MONO LITth. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ONLY GOT SINGLE 
DIGIT SUPPORT 
AMONG THE GROUP 
IN 2016 AND THE 
JULY NBC NEWS-
"WALL STREET 
JOURNAL" POLL 
SHOWS BIDEN WITH 
85% SUPPORT 
AMONG BLACK 
VOTERS AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WITH 6%. 
>> HOW CLOSE IS 
JOE BIDEN TO 
PICKING AND 
ANNOUNCING A 
RUNNING MATE. 
>> BIDEN SAID HE 
WILL ANNOUNCE 
HIS PICK 
SHORTLY. 
HE PROMISED TO 
PICK A WOMAN. 
WILL SHE BE 
AFRICAN-
AMERICAN? 
WE KNOW SENATOR 
HARRIS AND SUSAN 
RICE ARE KEY 
CONTENDERS BUT 
WE ARE TOLD NOT 
TO COUNT OUT 
OTHERS LIKE 
KAREN BASS OR 
GRETCHEN 
WHITMER. 
>>> 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 
24á WHO IS LYING 
EVERYDAY. 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE 
ON MSNBC. 
>> WE WOULD LIKE 
TO SAY THAT 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 I. 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 AT 
THE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>> WE ARE 
HALFWAY THROUGH 
2020. 
WE LEARNED THAT 
BLACK AMERICANS 
HAVE 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
DIED FROM THE 
DISEASE THEN 
GEORGE FLOYD 
DIED. 
>> SOUTH 
MINNEAPOLIS 
SMOLDERS OVER 
THE POLICE 
CUSTODY DEATH OF 
GEORGE FLOYD. 
>> BEFORE GEORGE 
IT WAS BREONNA 
TAYLOR. 
BEFORE BREONNA 
IT WAS MARK 
AUBREY. 
>> THE SHOOTING 
DEATH OF A YOUNG 
BLACK MAN KILLED 
AFTER BEING 
CHASED BY A 
WHITE FATHER AND 
SON. 
>> AS A WHITE 
WOMAN, I AM NOT 
THE PERSON TO 
SPECULATE WHAT 
THIS MEANS. 
IF NOTHING ELSE, 
IS THIS A MOMENT 
WHERE WE FINALLY 
ADMIT THAT 
SYSTEMIC RACISM 
LIKE COVID-19 IS 
A PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS? 
>> IT DOESN'T 
MATTER WHAT I DO 
IN THIS COUNTRY. 
>> FOR MONTHS 
AMERICANS HAVE 
BEEN PREOCCUPIED 
WITH OUR HEALTH 
TALKING ABOUT 
SIGNS AND 
SYMPTOMS AND 
PREVENTATIVE 
MEASURES. 
WHAT IF WE 
THOUGHT ABOUT 
RACISM LIKE THE 
WAY WE THINK 
ABOUT A DISEASE 
LIKE COVID-19. 
NO MYSTERY WHY 
BLACK AMERICANS 
ARE DYING OF 
COVID AT A RATE 
OVER TWICE THAT 
OF WHITE 
AMERICANS. 
MANY BLACK 
PEOPLE HAVE 
FRONT LINE JOBS 
WITH A HIGHER 
EXPOSURE RISK. 
THEY RELY ON 
PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION. 
BLACK PEOPLE 
HAVE LESS ACCESS 
TO PRIVATE 
HEALTH INSURANCE 
AND MORE LIKELY 
TO LIVE IN AREAS 
WITHOUT EASILY 
ACCESSIBLE AND 
HEALTHY FOOD 
OPTIONS. 
WHEN WE ADD THE 
IMPACT OF THIS 
CURRENT PANDEMIC 
ON THESE ALREADY 
EXISTING 
DISPARITIES, 
IT'S DISGUSTING 
THAT WE ARE 
HAVING A 
CONVERSATION 
WITH RACISM 
BEING A PUBLIC 
HEALTH CRISIS. 
IT HAS ALWAYS 
BEEN A PUBLIC 
HEALTH CRISIS. 
>> SHE IS AN 
EPIDEMIOLOGIST. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE HEALTH OF 
BLACK PEOPLE, WE 
HAVE HIGHER 
RATES OF 
EVERYTHING. 
WE DIE MORE FROM 
EVERYTHING, 
CARDIOVASCULAR 
DISEASE, STROKE, 
ACROSS THE BOARD 
NO MATTER WHAT 
HEALTH OUT COME 
YOU HAVE. 
>> WE RECOGNIZE 
THE IMPACT OF 
BEHAVIORS LIKE 
SMOKING, 
DRINKING AND 
LONELINESS ON 
OUR HEALTH. 
WHY NOT 
RECOGNIZE THE 
IMPACTS OF 
RACISM, TOO. 
>> WE HAVE A LOT 
OF DATA ON 
INDIVIDUAL 
EXPERIENCES WITH 
RACISM AND 
DISCRIMINATION. 
WE HAVE LINKED 
THAT TO POOR 
HEALTH AND 
MORTALITY. 
>> I TALKED TO A 
SENIOR REPORTER 
AT "ROLLING 
STONE" MAGAZINE 
THAT ARGUES THAT 
RACISM, 
UNTREATED 
PRESENT EXISTING 
CONDITION IS 
KILLING BLACK 
PEOPLE AND THE 
NATION ITSELF. 
>> YOU REFER TO 
RACISM AS THE 
AMERICAN 
PLAYING. 
WHAT DID YOU 
MEAN BY THAT. 
>> RACISM IS IN 
ALL OF OUR 
INSTITUTIONS. 
THINK ABOUT 
HOUSING, 
EDUCATION, 
NUTRITION, HOW 
WE FEED 
OURSELVES AND 
ORGANIZE THE 
ENTIRE SOCIETY. 
WE HAVE TO CUT 
THE CANCER OUT. 
>> THROUGHOUT 
HISTORY, RACISM 
WAS LITERALLY 
WRITTEN INTO 
AMERICAN LAW. 
NOT JUST IN THE 
JIM CROW SOUTH. 
FOR EXAMPLE, RED 
LINING POLICIES 
IN PLACES LIKE 
NEW YORK, 
CHICAGO, 
BALTIMORE 
ALLOWED TO DENY 
MORTGAGES ON THE 
BASIS OF RACE. 
THIS KEPT MANY 
BLACK PEOPLE IN 
HIGH POVERTY 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
NOT BUILDING 
GENERATIONAL 
WEALTH. 
>> A LOT OF US 
ARE LIVING IN 
COMMUNITIES WITH 
FEWER RESOURCES, 
SCHOOLS ARE 
UNDER INVESTED. 
IT REALLY GATES 
PEOPLE THAT ARE 
IMPACTED TO 
LIVES THAT ARE 
LIMITED, THE 
IMPACT OF 
STRUCTURAL 
RACISM ON BLACK 
COMMUNITIES IS 
NOT SOMETHING 
THAT WE CAN OPT 
OUT OF. 
>> BECAUSE 
RACISM IS NOT 
JUST SYSTEMIC 
INFECTION. 
IT'S -- 
>> LIFETIME 
STRESSES, 
STRESSES FROM 
OPPRESSION 
OVERWHELM OUR 
NATURAL ABILITY 
TO COPE AND THE 
BREAKDOWN OF OUR 
IMMUNE SYSTEM 
AND MORE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
CHRONIC DISEASES 
AND MORE LIKELY 
TO DIE EARLY. 
>> SOME STUDIES 
HAVE SHOWN THAT 
HAVING A 
POSITIVE RACIAL 
SELF IMAGE, 
BASICALLY BLACK 
PRIDE MAY HELP 
MITIGATE RACISM, 
PARTICULARLY IN 
SOME BLACK MEN. 
YET WHITE PRIDE 
AND IN SOME 
ITERATIONS WHITE 
SUPREMACY IS 
LONG ON WHAT IS 
ON DISPLAY IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
>> LOOKS LIKE 
WHITE FOLK 
OPPOSING MARTIN 
LUTHER KING 
HOLIDAYS. 
WHITE FOLK 
INSISTING THAT 
THE CONFEDERATE 
STATUE STAY UP. 
>> WHAT IS BLACK 
PRIDE. 
>> REPLACING 
THOSE NAMES WITH 
FREDERICK 
DOUGLAS. 
YOU DON'T EVEN 
HAVE TO PUT WAR 
HEROS NAMES UP. 
BUT SALLY HEMING 
INSTEAD OF 
GLORIFYING 
PEOPLE WHO HELD 
PEOPLE IN 
BONDAGE FOR 
GENERATIONS. 
>> THIS IS ABOUT 
FINDING THE 
POSITIVE IN BAD 
NEWS. 
WHAT IS THE 
HISTORIC MOMENT 
IN THE FIGHT 
AGAINST RACISM. 
WE WENT TO A 
DEMONSTRATION 
AND SPOKE 
DIRECTLY TO 
PROTESTERS TO 
FIND OUT WHAT 
IT'S LIKE TO GO 
THROUGH THE 
HEALTH CRISIS.
>> YOU HAVE TO 
BE A PART OF 
THIS. 
I CAN'T EXPLAIN 
IT TO HIM RIGHT 
NOW IN WAY FOR 
HIM TO 
UNDERSTAND BUT 
WHEN HE GETS 
OLDER AND HE 
ASKS US WHAT WE 
DID, WE WILL BE 
ABLE TO TALK TO 
HIM ABOUT THIS. 
LIKE YOU WERE 
THERE, TOO. 
>> WHEN 
EVERYBODY IS NOT 
ABLE TO OPERATE 
AT THEIR FULL 
POTENTIAL, WHEN 
WE HAVE A 
HIERARCHY OF 
HUMAN VALUES 
WHERE SOME 
PEOPLE'S LIVES 
ARE VALUED LESS 
THAN OTHERS, 
THAT DOES 
SOMETHING TO ALL 
OF OUR HUMANITY. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
THIS IS A 
BREAKING POINT.
>> THIS SURGE OF 
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
IT SHOWS THE 
SORT OF 
RUDIMENTARY 
EFFORT TO 
EDUCATE 
THEMSELVES. 
PEOPLE HAVEN'T 
HAD AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
GET AN 
ANTIRACIST 
EDUCATION. 
THEY DIDN'T GET 
IT IN SCHOOL. 
I KNOW I DIDN'T 
AND I'M BLACK. 
I REMEMBER MY 
7th GRADE 
HISTORY BOOK. 
IT HAD ONE PAGE 
ON THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS MOVEMENT. 
I KNEW THAT OUR 
PEOPLE WERE SO 
MUCH GREATER 
THAN THAT. 
I NEED PEOPLE 
NOT TO BE 
SATISFIED WITH 
THE MINOR STEPS 
THAT THEY HAVE 
MADE IN THE LAST 
FEW WEEKS. 
>> THE NEXT STEP 
IS ACTION. 
WE HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT AND 
WHEN I SAY WE, 
WHITE PEOPLE 
HAVE TO FIGURE 
OUT ALL THE WAYS 
THAT RACISM IS 
SHOWING UP IN 
SOCIETY. 
THAT PRIVILEGE 
IS UNFAIR AND 
DIVEST THIS 
UNEARNED 
PRIVILEGE. 
>> WE ARE 
HALFWAY THROUGH 
2020. 
WHAT HAVE WE 
LEARNED? 
MORE 
IMPORTANTLY, 
WHAT DO WE DO 
NOW. 
>> WE HAD A 400 
YEAR HISTORY OF 
OPPRESSION. 
THAT IS A LONG 
TIME. 
THAT SHOULD BE 
UNBEARABLE TO 
PEOPLE WHOSE 
HISTORY IS 
DIFFERENT. 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
ALL HERE 
TOGETHER. 
WE SHOULD ALL BE 
PART OF THE 
SOLUTION.
>>> THE WAR IN 
THE PACIFIC WAS 
A COSTLY 
CAMPAIGN. 
>> IN AUGUST OF 
1945, JAPAN HAD 
CLEARLY BEEN 
BEATEN. 
AMERICAN AND 
ALLIED FORCES 
COULD TAKE ANY 
POSITION THEY 
WISHED IN THE 
PACIFIC IF THEY 
WERE WILLING TO 
ACCEPT THE 
CASUALTY. 
>> DR. ROB 
PITINO IS THE 
SENIOR HISTORIAN 
AT THE WORLD WAR 
II MUSEUM IN NEW 
ORLEANS. 
>> IT WAS 
UNPRECEDENT. 
ONE SIDE CLEARLY 
BEATEN YET THE 
VIOLENCE IS 
RATCHETING UP 
GETTING WORSE 
AND WORSE AS THE 
ALLIES HAVE 
APPROACHED 
JAPAN'S DOORSTEP 
THE U.S. HAD A 
CHOICE. 
INVASION OF 
JAPAN REQUIRING 
A MILLION TROOPS 
OR A TOP SECRET 
WEAPON. 
THE JAPANESE 
WERE GIVEN AN 
ULTIMATUM. 
SURRENDER OR 
SUFFER DIRE 
CONSEQUENCES. 
>> THAT LEADS TO 
THE NEXT MAJOR 
ACT IN THE 
DRAMA. 
SINGLE PLANE 
CARRYING A 
SINGLE BOMB 
DROPS IT OVER 
HIROSHIMA AND 
KILLS 50 TO 60 
TO 70,000 
PEOPLE. 
WE ARE IN A NEW 
ERA. 
>> PERHAPS 
100,000 PEOPLE 
INCINERATED IN 
SECONDS. 
>> A LOT OF 
COMMOTION. 
PEOPLE SAYING 
THAT THERE WAS 
AN A-29 COMING 
TO HIROSHIMA. 
>> THIS AMERICAN 
WAS 7 YEARS OLD 
LIVING WITH HIS 
GRANDPARENTS 
NEAR HIROSHIMA'S 
GROUND ZERO. 
MY BROTHER AND 
I, KENNY, MY 
OLDER BROTHER, 
WE CLIMBED ON 
TOP OF THE ROOF 
TO WATCH THE 
VAPOR TRAIL. 
MY GRANDMOTHER, 
SMARTER THAN US, 
TOLD US TO GET 
OFF THE ROOF. 
>> AN ACT THAT 
SAVED THEIR 
LIVES. 
>> I DIDN'T SEE 
THE FLASH. 
I DIDN'T HEAR 
THE BOOM. 
I WAS KNOCKED 
OUT 
INSTANTANEOUSLY. 
WHEN I CAME TO 
MINUTES LATER, 
IT WAS BURNING 
AROUND ME. 
S
BROTHER, AND GRANDMOTHER 
SURVIVED.
>> THIS IS
BURNED AROUND 
ME. 
>> SOMEHOW, 
HOWARD AND HIS 
BROTHER AND 
MOTHER SURVIVED. 
>> EVERYTHING 
WAS BURNING. 
>> THEY SAW D
THINGS THAT NO 
PERSON SHOULD 
WITNESS. 
>> PLTHERE WERE 
ALREADY A NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE THERE 
ALONG THE 
ROADSIDE. 
PEOPLE WERE 
BURNED, 
SUFFERING AND 
BUGGING FOR A 
DRINK OF WATER. 
SOME OF THE 
INJURIES WERE SO 
SEVERE THAT, FOR 
EXAMPLE, PEOPLE 
WERE BURNED. 
THEIR SKINS 
WOULD BE RN
DRIPPING FROM 
THEIR BODY. 
AND SOME OF THE 
PEOPLE ACTUALLY 
HAD BROKEN LIMBS 
PROTRUDING. 
WHEN WE CAME 
BACK AFTER THE 
SURRENDER, WE 
CAME BACK TO THE 
SAME AREA AND 
THE WHOLE CITY 
WAS COMPLETELY 
FLAT. 
IT WAS  D
DEVASTATING TO 
SEE. 
>> DO YOU FEEL 
LUCKY TO BE 
ALIVE? 
>> YOU KNOW, IF 
WE STAYED ON 
THAT BOAT WHEN 
THE BOMB 
EXPLODED, I 
WOULD NOT BE 
SPEAKING TO YOU 
RIGHT NOW. 
SO YES I FEEL 
EXTREMELY LUCKY. 
>> HOWARD AND 
THEIR BROTHER 
LOST THEIR HAIR 
TO RADIATION 
BECAUSE OF THE 
BOMB. 
TENS OF 
THOUSANDS NOT 
KILLED 
IMMEDIATELY THAT 
DAY WOULD DIE IN 
THE WEEKS TO 
COME. 
>> THAT'S MY 
GRANDFATHER. 
HE WOULD DIE TWO WO
YEARS AFTER THAT 
WITH CANCER. 
>> HOWARD IS A, 
THAT IS JAPANESE 
FOR AN EXPLOSION 
AFFECTED PEOPLE. 
>> WE UNDERSTAND 
THE MISERY AND  T
TERROR AND DEATH 
IT CAUSED. 
>> IN EDA WORLD 
NOW ARMED WITH 
MORE THAN 10,000 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS, 
WHAT THEY FEAR 
IS SIMPLE. 
>> SOMEBODY IS 
GOING TO MAKE A 
MISTAKE AND THEN 
PUSH THE ONE -- 
THAT ONE BUTTON 
WHICH MAY CAUSE 
OTHER BUTTONS TO 
URB 
APPROXIMATED. 
THE WORLD THAT 
WE TOKNOW TODAY 
WILL BE GONE. 
>> HOWARD SAYS 
AS D,A CHILD HE 
HAD NIGHTMARES 
FOR MANY, MAMANY 
YEARS AND THEN 
THEY JUST SEEMED 
TO DISSIPATE. 
HIS BROTHER, 
HOWEVER, WHO WAS 
ALSO AFFECTED 
HAS NEVER BEEN 
ABLE TO TALK 
ABOUT WHAT 
HAPPENED TODAY. 
THEY HAVE ONE 
DESIRE, THAT 
THERE NEVER BE 
ANOTHER PERSON 
WHO WOULD BE 
CALLED HIB AKSHA 
AGAIN. 
>> IT MAKES 
SINCE. 
IT IS INCREDIBLE 
THAT HE IS ABLE 
TO TELL THAT 
STORY. 
75 YEARS LATER 
WE NEED TO HEAR 
IT. 
>> A STARK 
WARNING. 
>>> THIS 
MORNING, NIA GRIM 
NEW PREDICTION, 
NEARLY 300,000 
DEATHS IN THE 
U.S. BEFORE THE 
NEW YEAR 
ACCORDING TO A 
RESEARCH CENTER 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
WASHINGTON. 
ALMOST DOUBLE 
THE NUMBER OF 
DEATHS THAT THE 
COUNTRY HAS SEEN 
SINCE MARCH. 
IF NEARLY 
EVERYONE STARTS 
WEARING MASKS 
NOW, THAT FIGURE 
PLUMMETS AND 
ALMOST KS70,000 
LIVES COULD BE 
SAVED. 
>> IF EVERY 
INDIVIDUAL IS 
WEARING >>A MASK, 
IT IS PUTTING 
THE TRANSMISSION 
UP TO 40%. 
THAT ADDS UP. 
>> THE ALARMING 
MODEL COMING AS 
THE DEATH TOLL 
SURGED ABOVE 
160,000 ON 
THURSDAY. 
THE YOUNGEST TO 
DIE FROM THE 
VIRUS IN 
GEORGIA. 
>> GOVERNOR 
DeWINE TAKING A 
TEST TO BE 
CLEARED TO MEET 
WITH PRESIDENT 
TRUMP INITIALLY 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
>> YOU CAN 
CONTRACT IT EVEN 
WHEN YOU'RE 
BEING VERY, VERY 
CAREFUL. 
>> AND THEN 
HOURS LATER 
GETTING A 
NEGATIVE RESULT. 
IN THE COUNTRY'S 
FIRST COVID-19 
EPICENTER, NEW 
YORK CHECK 
POINTS FOR 
TRAVELERS COMING 
FROM TRAVEL 
ADVISORY STATES 
ARE UP OMAND 
RUNNING WITH 
MIXED REACTION. 
>> I THINK IT IS 
A TERRIBLE IDEA. 
AND THE REASON  F
FOR THAT IS THE 
TRAFFIC IN NEW 
YORK IS ALREADY 
A MESS. 
>> I WISH EVERY 
STATE WAS DOING 
THIS. 
>> DR. BIRX IN A 
CALL IS NOW 
POINTING TO NINE 
OTHER MAJOR 
CITIES INCLUDING 
CHICAGO, BOSTON 
AND DETROIT AND 
CALIFORNIA'S 
CENTRAL VALLEY, 
WARNING THEY 
COULD  IBE IN 
TROUBLE AS 
NUMBERS CONTINUE 
TO RISE. 
THE NATION'S 
CAPITOL ON THE 
LIST. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CLAIMED ON 
THURSDAY THAT A 
VACCINE WILL BE 
AROUND ELECTION 
DAY. 
>> I'M 
PREDICTING IT ALO
WILL DONE BY Y
THAT DATE. 
>> DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI ECEWSAYING IT 
WILL BE LONGER. 
>> ME PREDICTION 
IS THE END OF 
THE YEAR, THE 
BEGINNING OF 
2021, WE WILL 
KNOW IF WE HAVE 
A SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE 
VACCINE. 
>> YOU MENTIONED 
WHAT NEW YORK  NIS 
DOING CRACKING 
DOWN ON DOMESTIC 
TROUBLE. 
WHAT IS THE 
AD
LATEST NOW ABOUT 
TRAVELING 
ABROAD. 
>> THE UNITED 
STATES IS  TNOW 
LIFTING THE 
TRAVEL ADVISORY 
FOR AMERICANS TO  T
TRAVEL ABROAD. 
HOWEVER, THAT 
DOESN'T MEAN 
THAT YOU OIWILL 
GET IN. 
BECAUSE THE EU, 
CANADA, JAPAN, 
AUSTRALIA, NEW AH
ZEALAND, COSTA 
RICA, THE 
BAHAMAS NOT 
ALLOWING 
AMERICANS IN 
BECAUSE THIS IS 
RIGHT NOW ONE OF 
THE WORST ZONES 
IN THE WORLD. 
>> TOM, THANK 
YOU. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
A 15-YEAR-OLD 
FROM A GEORGIA 
HIGH SCHOOL 
CAN'T GO BACK TO 
CLASS AND IT ANIS 
NOT BECAUSE OF 
THE VIRUS. 
>> MY PUNISHMENT 
WAS FIVE DAYS 
SUSPENSION. 
>> BECAUSE 
HANNAH WATERS 
SHARED THESE 
IMAGES WHICH 
WERE SHARED SHAND 
THEN SHARED 
AGAIN AND AGAIN. 
MASKS ARE 
RECOMMENDED AT 
THE SCHOOL BUT 
NOT MANDATORY. 
>> THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT SAYS 
THEY ARE AWARE SC
OF THE ISSUES 
AND GATHERING 
THE FACTS OF 
THIS SITUATION 
AND WILL ADDRESS 
THE ISSUE IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH 
DISTRICT 
POLICIES AND 
REGULATIONS. 
>> WHETHER YOU 
GO IN PERSON OR 
VIRTUALLY, YOU 
WILL ALWAYS 
HAVE 
SOMEONE AY
UPSET 
WITH YOU. 
>> WHILE IN 
TENNESSEE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
RAY IS FACING 
ANGRY BACKLASH 
FROM SOME 
BECAUSE HE 
DECIDED TO KEEP 
SCHOOL DOORS 
SHUT AND LIMIT 
SPORTS AT LEAST 
UNTIL LABOR DAY. 
>> I HAVE TO DO 
THE RIGHT THING 
FOR THE STUDENTS 
AND STAFF DE
MEMBERS HERE. 
>> THAT'S WHEN 
HE STARTED 
GETTING THREATS. 
>> I'VE SEEN 
MESSAGES ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA. 
THEN I RECEIVED 
AN E-MAIL 
MESSAGE, YOU 
KNOW, IN
THREATENING ME 
AND MY FAMILY. 
NO ONE IS GOING 
TO DETERMINE -- 
EVEN THREATS 
WILL KEEP ME 
FROM KEEPING OUR 
STUDENTS SAFE. 
>> EACH DISTRICT 
HAS A DIFFERENT 
PLAN LEAVING 
PARENTS 
UNSETTLED. 
IN NEW YORK THE 
GOVERNOR WILL 
DECIDED TO 
WHETHER TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
BASED IN LARGE NG
PART ON THE 
NUMBERS. 
>> WE ARE NOT 
GOING TO OPEN 
ANY SCHOOL 
UNLESS THE VIRAL 
TRANSMISSION 
RATE SAYS WE 
HAVE THE VIRUS 
UNDER CONTROL. 
>> THE GOVERNOR 
ALSO POINTS OUT 
IT IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT THE DATA. 
THEY HAVE TO 
HAVE BUY-IN BY 
PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS. 
POINTING OUT IF 
A TEACHER 
DOESN'T SHOW UP, 
YOU DON'T HAVE A 
CLASS. 
GUYS, BACK TO 
YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
JOE BIDEN ON 
DEFENSE AFTER 
THESE COMMENTS 
HE MADE DURING A 
VIDEO CONFERENCE 
WITH BLACK AND 
LATINO LI
JOURNALISTS. 
WHEN ASKED IF HE 
WOULD REENGAGE 
WITH CUBA. 
>> WHAT YOU ALL 
KNOW BUT MOST 
PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW, UNLIKE THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY WITH 
NOTABLE 
EXCEPTIONS, THE 
LATINO COMMUNITY 
IS INCREDIBLY 
DIVERSE 
COMMUNITY WITH 
INCREDIBLY DI
DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES ABOUT 
DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
>> PRESIDENT OU
TRUMP 
IMMEDIATELY 
POUNCING ON THE 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> I HEJUST 
WATCHED A CLIP. 
AND JOE BIDEN 
THIS MORNING 
TOTALLY 
DISPARAGED AND 
INSULTED THE 
BLACK COMMUNITY. 
WHAT HE SAID IS 
INCREDIBLE. 
AND I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH HIM. 
>> BIDEN 
TWEETING IN NO 
WAY DID I MEAN ID M
TO SUGGEST THAT 
THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY IS A 
NOT BY IDENTITY 
OR ON ISSUES. 
NOT AT ALL. 
ADDING I WILL 
NEVER STOP 
FIGHTING FOR THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY. 
IT COMES AS THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
SHARPENING HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
BIDEN. 
SAYING THIS. 
>> HE IS 
FOLLOWING THE 
RADICAL LEFT 
AGENDA. 
HE IS AGAINST 
GOD. 
HE IS AGAINST 
GUNS. 
HE IS AGAINST 
ENERGY. 
OUR KIND OF 
ENERGY. 
>> BIDEN, THE 
PRACTICING 
CATHOLIC,  A
SLAMMED THE 
PRESIDENT AS AN 
INSECURE BULLY. 
FOR PRESIDENT 
TRUMP TO ATTACK 
MY FAITH IS 
SHAMEFUL. 
IT IS BENEATH 
THE OFFICE HE 
HOLDS AND THE 
DIGNITY THAT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
EXPECT AND 
DESERVE INTEREST 
THEIR LEADERS. 
IN THE MEANTIME 
TALKS BETWEEN 
THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
AND  DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS OVER A 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF PACKAGE 
ARE ON THE VERGE 
OF COLLAPSE 
AFTER A THREE-
HOUR MEETING 
YESTERDAY. 
AT ISSUE, THE 
SIZE OF THE 
BILL, DEMOCRATS 
PUSHING FOR A 
LARGE SCALE 
PACKAGE. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
AIMING FOR 
SOMETHING 
SMALLER AND 
SHORTER TERM. 
>> THERE IS A 
HANDFUL OF VERY 
BIG ISSUES THAT 
WE ARE STILL 
VERY FAR APART. 
>> WE'RE VERY 
FAR APART. 
IT IS MOST 
UNFORTUNATE. 
>> THE KEY 
ISSUES YET TO BE 
RESOLVED INCLUDE 
THOSE EMERGENCY 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT 
EXPIRED A WEEK 
AGO  BFOR TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS FLOATED THE 
IDEA THAT HE IS 
PREPARED TO TAKE 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS ON SOME 
OF THE ISSUES AS 
SOON AS TODAY. 
BUT IT IS STILL 
UNCLEAR WHAT HE 
CAN .LEGALLY DO. 
NO COMMITMENT SO 
FAR FROM EITHER 
SIDE TO MEET 
TODAY. 
THE PRESIDENT IS  M
NOT EVEN HERE. 
HE IS AT HIS NEW 
JERSEY GOLF CLUB 
THIS WEEKEND 
WITH FUNDRAISERS 
SCHEDULED. 
>>> AFTER A 
BLAST THAT MANY 
DESCRIBE LIKE AN 
ATOMIC BOMB THAT 
FLATTENED WHOLE 
SECTIONS OF 
BEIRUT AND MADE 
300,000 PEOPLE 
HOMELESS 
INSTANTLY, 
MOMENTS OF 
HEROISM AND 
SOLIDARITY. 
AMERICAN 
SURVIVOR BECCA 
WAS DEEPLY 
IMPRESSED HOW 
THE LEBANESE 
HAVE BEEN 
PULLING 
TOGETHER. 
>> THE DUST HAD 
HARDLY EVEN 
SETTLED AND THE 
LEBANESE PEOPLE 
ARE BRINGING 
THEIR OWN BROOMS 
AND HANDING OUT 
FOOD AND WATER. 
DONATING BLOOD. 
>> YESTERDAY WE 
SAW THIS WOMAN 
ENTERING THE 
DELIVERY ROOM. 
HER HUSBAND 
CAPTURING THE 
MOMENT ON A ROCELL 
PHONE WHEN THE 
BLAST HIT. 
>> DOZENS OF 
DOCTORS WERE ON 
THE GROUND. 
I WAS CHECKING 
AROUND TO  WSEE 
WHERE IS MY 
WIFE. 
I WAS AFRAID 
THAT THE BABY  M-- 
>> THE MOTHER 
AND BABY ARE 
DOING  WELL. 
>> THEY ARE 
SOUND ASLEEP. 
>> RESCUE TEAMS 
ARE SCOURING 
THROUGH DEBRIS. 
DOZENS REMAIN 
MISSING. 
FUNERALS ARE NOW 
WIDESPREAD. 
AND IN THE 
EMOTION AND 
GRIEF, COVID-19 
PRECAUTIONS HAVE 
FALLEN BY THE 
WAYSIDE. 
LEBANON WAS 
ALREADY FACING 
ITS WORST 
ECONOMIC CRISIS 
IN DECADES. 
WHEN THE FRENCH 
PRESIDENT 
VISITED 
YESTERDAY, HE 
WAS MOBBED BY 
PROTESTERS 
DENOUNCING THE 
GOVERNMENT'S 
CORRUPTION. 
[SPEAKING 
FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE] 
>> A GOVERNMENT 
THAT LEFT 2,750 
TONS OF AMMONIUM 
NITRATE SITTING  I
IN UNSAFE 
CONDITIONS IN 
THE CITY FOR SIX 
YEARS DESPITE T.
REPEATED 
WARNINGS AND 
PLEAS TO REMOVE 
IT. 
>> AND OVERNIGHT 
A PLANE-LOAD OF 
U.S. AID 
ARRIVED. 
THE U.S. HAS 
PLEDGED $17 
MILLION IN 
MEDICINE, FOOD 
AND FINANCIAL 
SUPPORT FOR 
LEBANON. 
MANY COUNTRIES 
HAVE SAID THEY 
ARE WILLING TO 
HELP OUT. NE
>> THIS MORNING 
THE NATIONAL 
RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION IS 
UNDER FIRE, 
FACING A 
SWEEPING LAWSUIT 
FROM NEW YORK'S 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
>> MY OFFICE 
FILED A LAWSUIT 
AGAINST THE 
NATIONAL RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION TO 
DISSOLVE THE 
ORGANIZATION IN 
ITS ENTIRETY. 
FOR YEARS OF 
SELF DEALING AND 
ILLEGAL CONDUCT 
THAT VIOLATE NEW 
YORK'S CHARITY 
LAW AND 
UNDERMINES ITS 
OWN MISSION. 
>> LETICIA JAMES 
ACCUSES FOUR OF 
THE NRA TOP 
LEADERS OF 
DIVERTING $64 
MILLION FROM THE 
NONPROFIT OVER 
JUST THREE YEARS 
TO SERVE AS 
THEIR OWN 
PERSONAL PIGGY 
BANK. 
THE LAWSUIT 
CLAIMS THAT 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE 
LA PIERERE SPENT 
MORE THAN $3 
MILLION ON 
LUXURY CAR 
SERVICES AND HE 
OBTAINED A POST-
EMPLOYMENT 
CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION 
WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S 
APPROVAL. 
IN RESPONSE HE 
AND THE NRA 
VOWED TO FIGHT, 
SAYING THIS IS 
AN 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
PREMEDITATED 
ATTACK MEANT TO 
DE TROY THE NRA. 
WE NOT ONLY WILL 
SHRINK FROM THIS 
FIGHT, WE WILL 
CONFRONT IT AND 
PREVAIL. 
THE GROUP FILED 
ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE 
NEW YORK'S 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, A 
DEMOCRAT, OF A 
POWER GRAB, 
TRYING TO SCORE 
POINTS AHEAD OF 
THE 2020 
ELECTION. 
>> HOW IS THIS 
NOT POLITICAL. 
>> I DOENT THINK 
POLITICS HAS 
ANYTHING TO DO 
WITH IT. 
>> THE NRA, ITS 
BOARD AND 
OFFICERS AND 
DIRECTORS HAVE 
AN OBLIGATION 
AND DUTY TO 
THEIR DOE FLOORS 
AND 
UNFORTUNATELY 
THEY FAILED IN 
THAT 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
AS A RESULT OF 
THAT THE NRA IS 
OPERATING IN A 
DEFICIT. 
>> THE NEW YORK-
BASED NRA ONE OF 
THE MOST 
LOBBYING GROUPS 
SENT $24 MILLION 
DURING THE 
ELECTION CYCLE 
AND ENDORSED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
FOR A SECOND 
TERM. 
>> IT IS A VERY 
TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST 
HAPPENED. 
I THINK THE NRA 
SHOULD MOVE TO 
TEXAS AND LEAD A 
VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE. 
>> AGAIN THAT, 
IS A CIVIL 
LAWSUIT THAT 
COULD TAKE YEARS 
TO PLAY OUT. 
BUT THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL HERE IN 
NEW YORK SAYS 
THAT THIS IS AN 
ONGOING 
INVESTIGATION 
AND SHE WOULD 
REFER ANY 
EVIDENCE OF 
CRIMINAL WRONG 
DOING TO THE 
MANHATTAN 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY'S 
OFFICE. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> THANK YOU, 
GABE. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
AN NFL WORLD IN 
FLUX WITH THE 
FIELD OF PLAY 
SHRINKING. 
EVEN VETERAN 
PLAYER WHO'S ARE 
RETURNING DO SO 
WITH SOME 
TREPIDATION. 
>> YOU DON'T 
KNOW HOW COVID 
IS GOING TO HIT 
HOME. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THE IMPACT THAT 
IT WILL HAVE 
WHEN IT HITS 
HOME. 
>> THE BUFFALO 
BILLS 
QUARTERBACK 
TWEETING CRAZY 
ME CHOOSING MY 
FAMILY'S WELL 
BEING OVER A 
GAME COMES WITH 
FANS ATTACKING 
ME. 
ADDING THAT HIS 
GRANDFATHER 
PASSED AWAY FROM 
COVID-19. 
YOU UNDER NOW. 
WHITE ULTIMATELY 
DECIDING TO 
PLAY. 
BUT 66 OF HIS 
PEERS WILL NOT 
OUT OF ROUGHLY 
2,900 FOOTBALLS, 
REPRESENTING 
ABOUT 2.3% OF 
THE LEAGUE. 
THE NFL TELLING 
NBC NEWS IN A 
STATEMENT, THESE 
ARE PERSONAL 
DECISIONS THAT 
EACH PLAYER IS 
MAKING. 
WE RESPECT THOSE 
DECISIONS AND 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
SEEING THE 
PLAYERS BACK ON 
THE FIELD NEXT 
SEASON. 
THE SACRIFICES 
OF STAYING HOME 
SUBSTANTIAL. 
>> DO THEY HAVE 
REAL WORLD 
CONCERNS AND 
PROBLEM BELOW 
ZERO THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> THEY ARE THE 
MOST SUCCESSFUL 
IN THEIR LIVES 
AT THIS TIME. 
THESE ARE VERY 
DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS. 
>> ONE PLAYER 
READY TO RETURN 
TO THE FIELD, 
NEW TAMPA BAY 
BUCS QUARTERBACK 
TOM BRADY. 
>> I WANT TO 
PERFORM AT MY 
BEST. 
MENTALLY THAT 
HAS BEEN THE 
THING THAT, YOU 
KNOW, HAS ITS 
CHALLENGES. 
>> HIS FORMER 
TEAM, THE 
PATRIOTS, HIT 
THE HARDEST FROM 
THE OPT OUTS 
WITH EIGHT 
PLAYERS SITTING 
OUT THIS SEASON. 
AS TEAMS TRY 
RALLY BACK WITH 
A MONTH UNTIL 
THE SEASON 
STARTS, THERE 
REMAIN MAJOR 
QUESTION MARKS 
TO TACKLE. 
>> THERE IS A 
LONG WAY TO GO. 
BEFORE WE HAVE 
AN IDEA WHAT WAS 
FOOTBALL MIGHT 
LOOK LIKE IF IT 
IS PLAYED AT ALL 
COME SEPTEMBER. 
>> SAM, ANOTHER 
BIG QUESTION 
THAT IS LOOMING 
AHEAD OF THIS 
SEASON, FANS, 
WHETHER WE WILL 
SEE FANS IN THE 
STAND FOR ANY OF 
THE GAMES. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THAT? 
>> CRAIG, SO 
MUCH OF THIS IS 
CONTINGENT ABOUT 
WHAT THE LAWS 
ARE IN THE 
SPECIFIC STATES 
AND ALSO WHAT 
THE FRANCHISES 
ARE COMFORTABLE 
WITH. 
WE KNOW THIS IN 
NEW YORK, NO 
FANS IN THE 
STADIUMS FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE. 
YOU THINK OF THE 
ICONIC FOOTBALL 
STADIUMS OUT 
THERE. 
LAMB POE FIELD, 
THE PACKERS 
ANNOUNCED NO 
FANS FOR THE 
FIRST TWO HOME 
GAMES BUT WILL 
TRY TO GET THEM 
BACK AT SOME 
POINT IN THE 
SEASON. 
IN LAS VEGAS 
THEY JUST OPENED 
UP A $2 BILLION 
FACILITY. 
NO FANS IN THE 
STADIUM IN SIN 
CITY. 
>>> AFTER MONTHS 
OF SPECULATION, 
JOE BIDEN IS 
POISED TO MAKE 
HIS HIGH STAKES 
PICK. 
>> EVERY ONE OF 
THE WOMEN THAT 
WE HAVE 
INTERVIEWED IS 
QUALIFIED AND I 
HAVE NARROWED IT 
DOWN. 
>> TO HOW MANY. 
>> YOU WILL FIND 
OUT SHORTLY. 
>> THE SHORT 
LIST, KAMALA 
HARRIS, SUZANNE 
RICE AND 
MICHIGAN 
GOVERNOR 
GRETCHEN 
WHITMER. 
SETTING UP WHAT 
WILL BE THE 
THIRD TIME IN 
HISTORY A WOMAN 
IS ON A MAJOR 
PARTY TICKET. 
HISTORY SHOWS 
RUNNING MATES 
CAN BE POLITICAL 
ASSETS. 
A ROLE THAT 
WIDEN HAS PLAYED 
BEFORE. 
OBAMA CHOSE THE 
VETERAN SENATOR 
TO EASE CONCERNS 
ABOUT HIS 
INEXPERIENCE. 
>> HIS HEART AND 
VALUES ARE 
FIRMLY ROOTED IN 
THE MIDDLE 
CLASS. 
>> ANOTHER 
RISING STAR, 
JOHN F. KENNEDY 
PUT SENATE 
MAJORITY LEADER 
JOHNSON ON THE 
TICKET. 
THE TEXAN 
HELPING HIM WIN 
SOUTHERN VOTERS. 
>> I THINK HE 
CAN PLAY A ROLE 
AS VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
GREATER AND MORE 
INFLUENTIAL THAN 
ANY VICE 
PRESIDENT IN 
RECENT TIMES. 
>> REAGAN CHOSE 
BUSH UNITING THE 
PARTY AFTER A 
BRUISING 
PRIMARY. 
IN 1992 BILL 
CLINTON PICKED 
AL GORE. 
>> THE MAN HAS 
WHAT IT TAKES TO 
LEAD THE NATION 
FROM THE DAY WE 
TAKE OFFICE. 
>> SOME VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATES HAVE 
BACK FIRED. 
IN 1972 GEORGE 
McGOVERN CHOSE 
FELLOW SENATOR 
EAGLETON WITHOUT 
VETTING HIM. 
HE WAS FORCED TO 
DROP OUT AFTER 
ONLY 18 DAYS 
AMID REVELATIONS 
THAT HE HAD BEEN 
TREATED FOR 
DEPRESSION. 
HISTORIC CHOICE 
OF A WOMAN FOR 
VICE PRESIDENT, 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
JERALDINE 
FERARRO. 
>> I FOUND HER. 
>> BUT SHE WAS 
FORCED TO DEFEND 
HER FINANCES AND 
HER HUSBAND'S 
BUSINESS 
PRACTICES. 
>> AT NO TIME 
DID I VIOLATE 
ANY TRUST THAT 
WAS PLACED IN ME 
BY MY 
CONSTITUENTS. 
>> IN 2008, JOHN 
MCCAIN AIMING 
FOR A HAIL MARY 
AGAINST BARACK 
OBAMA PICKED A 
GOVERNOR THAT HE 
BARELY NEW. 
>> SARAH PALIN. 
>> SHE HAD A 
SUCCESSFUL 
ROLLOUT FIRING 
UP CONSERVATIVES 
BUT STUMBLED IN 
INTERVIEWS, 
RAISING 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HER KNOWLEDGE 
AND EXPERIENCE 
WHEN ASKED BY 
KATIE COURIC 
WHAT NEWSPAPER 
SHE READ TO STAY 
INFORMED ABOUT 
THE WORLD. 
>> I HAVE READ 
MOST OF THEM A 
GREAT 
APPRECIATION FOR 
THE PRESS AND 
MEDIA. 
>> WHAT ONE 
SPECIFICALLY. 
>> ALL OF THEM. 
ANY OF THEM. 
>> WHAT ARE SOME 
OF THE FACTORS 
GUIDING BIDEN'S 
DECISION. 
IT IS ALWAYS A 
CONSEQUENTIAL 
ONE. 
EVEN MORE SO 
THIS YEAR. 
HOW SOON CAN WE 
EXPECT IT? 
YOU USUALLY 
BREAK THE STORY. 
>> WE SURE HOPE 
TO. 
JOE BIDEN WANTS 
SOMEONE WHO WILL 
BE A JOE BIDEN 
LIKE HE WAS TO 
BARACK OBAMA. 
LOYAL. 
READY TO TAKE 
OVER IF NEEDED. 
HE IS LOOKING TO 
SUZANNE RICE AND 
KAMALA HARRIS. 
AND LIKES 
GRETCHEN 
WHITMER, 
ESPECIALLY THE 
WAY SHE HAS BEEN 
HANDLING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
AND TAMMY 
DUCKWORTH IS 
ALSO IN THE MIX. 
BIDEN HAS WANTED 
TO HOLD IN-
PERSON 
INTERVIEWS. 
THAT IS 
COMPLICATED BY 
THE PANDEMIC. 
SOME ADVISERS 
SAY HE NEEDS A 
STRONG 
CAMPAIGNER TO 
ADD EXCITEMENT 
THAT WOULD BE 
KAMALA HARRIS. 
SOMEONE WITH 
EXPERIENCE WOULD 
BE SUZANNE RICE. 
THE DECISION 
COULD BE 
ANNOUNCED AS 
EARLY AS MONDAY. 
>> WE HAVE YOU 
ON SPEED DIAL, 
ANDREA. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
WE APPRECIATE 
IT. 
>>> MIAMI WITH 
MORE THAN TWO 
AND A HALF 
MILLION PEOPLE 
AND ONE OF THE 
NATION'S BUSIEST 
PORTS AND WATER 
WAYS. 
>> WE DON'T 
NECESSARILY 
THINK OF SHARKS 
SO CLOSE TO THE 
CITY BUT THEY 
ARE. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
I MEAN WHERE 
THERE IS SALT 
WATER, THERE'S A 
CHANCE OF SEEING 
A SHARK. 
>> SHE IS DOING 
GOOD. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
TAKE A BLOOD 
SAMPLE FROM HER. 
>> RESEARCHERS 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
MIAMI ARE 
STUDYING CITY 
SHARKS. 
HOW URBANIZATION 
AFFECTS SHARKS 
SWIMMING ALONG 
THE COASTLINES. 
>> THE NEW 
NORMAL IS BIG 
CITIES, 
COASTLINES, 
URBANIZATION AND 
I THINK WE'RE 
MISSING A LOT 
ABOUT THE COLONY 
OF ANIMAL THAT'S 
WE DON'T FOCUS 
ON HOW THE 
ANIMALS ARE 
RESPONDING TO 
HUMAN PRESSURES. 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
THE BIG CITIES? 
>> SHARKS TRY TO 
AVOID PEOPLE. 
THEY CERTAINLY 
DON'T LIKE THE 
DISTURBANCE OF 
HUMAN ACTIVITY. 
SURPRISINGLY WE 
HAVE BEEN 
TRACKING SHARKS 
AND THEY DO COME 
IN CLOSE AND 
THEY COME RIGHT 
UP TO THE 
SHORELINE. 
HOW ARE THEY 
DEALING WITH 
SOME OF THE 
EVENTS FROM 
COASTAL 
URBANIZATION 
LIKE POOR WATER 
QUALITY OR NOISE 
AND CHEMICAL 
POLLUTION. 
>> WE JOINED THE 
SHARK RESEARCH 
TEAM AS THEY TAG 
SHARKS ALONG THE 
COASTLINE AS 
PART OF THEIR 
ONGOING STUDY. 
>> I ORIGINALLY 
THOUGHT WE WOULD 
SEE NO SHARK 
ACTIVITY HERE. 
BUT WE'RE 
FINDING FULL 
SHARKS, HAMMER 
HEADS, BLACK 
NOSE, BLACK TIP 
SHARKS. 
THEY ARE USING 
THE CITY. 
>> THE 
SCIENTISTS 
COLLECT DATA 
FROM THE SHARKS 
TO STUDY THEIR 
MOVEMENT, 
BEHAVIOR AND 
HEALTH. 
>> TO OUR 
SURPRISE WE 
DIDN'T FIND ANY 
EFFECT OF THE 
BOAT TRAFFIC ON 
SHARK BEHAVIOR. 
IN FACT IT 
SEEMED LIKE ON 
DAYS WITH THE 
HIGHEST BOAT 
ACTIVITY, WHICH 
ARE HOLIDAYS 
LIKE  JULY 4th 
OR DURING 
WEEKENDS, THE 
SHARKS HABITAT 
IS THE SAME AS 
IT WAS DURING 
WEEKDAYS OR AT 
TIMES WHEN THERE 
WAS NO BOAT 
ACTIVITY. 
>> IT IS LIKE AN 
INTERSTATE AND 
THE SHARKS ARE 
JUST FINE WITH 
IT. 
>> IT MIGHT BE 
BECAUSE THEY'RE 
SO USED TO IT. 
I THINK THE NEXT 
PART OF IT IS TO 
GO TO AREAS THAT 
ARE LET'S SAY 
ROADS ALSO 
TRAVELED, AND 
SEE HOW SHARKS 
MIGHT RESPOND TO 
THAT. 
>> THE STUDY 
LOOKING AT WHAT 
HAPPENS ABOVE 
AND ITS EFFECT 
BELOW IN THE 
OCEAN. 
I JOINED DR. 
HAMMERSLAG ON A 
DIVE JUST OFF OF 
THE COAST OF 
MIAMI. 
>> THE PLACE WAS 
LIT UP BY CITY 
LIGHTS AND IT 
MADE ME THINK 
THERE IS NOWHERE 
THAT AN ANIMAL 
COULD ESCAPE THE 
URBANIZATION. 
>> SO SHARKS IN 
THE CITY AT 
NIGHT, THIS IS 
ALL LIT UP. 
ARE THOSE LIGHTS 
DRAWING SHARKS, 
SCARING SHARKS 
AWAY? 
ANY IMPACTS. 
>> I THINK THE 
LIGHTS WILL 
ATTRACT BAIT 
FISH, SMALLER 
FISH, THAT 
ATTRACTS SHARKS 
HUNTING FOR THE 
FISH. 
>> IT ALSO LOOKS 
AT THE IMPACTS 
OF POLLUTION. 
>> THERE ARE ALL 
KINDS OF STUFF 
DOWN HERE. 
LAWN CHAIRS AND 
WHEN WE HAVE 
HURRICANES MORE 
AND MORE STUFF 
BLOWS IN HERE. 
THE SHARKS HERE 
ARE ACTUALLY 
DOING REALLY 
WELL. 
THEY'RE BETTER 
OFF IN TERMS OF 
THEIR PHYSICAL 
CONDITION THAN 
THE SHARKS IN 
KIND OF FURTHER 
SOUTH MORE 
PRISTINE AREAS 
WHICH IS ALSO 
SURPRISING TO 
US. 
>> RESEARCHERS 
ARE HOPING SOON 
THEY WILL HAVE A 
CLEARER IDEA OF 
WHAT IMPACTS 
WE'RE MAKING 
LIVING ON TOP OF 
THEIR COASTAL 
HABITATS. 
SHARKS IN THE 
CITY. 
>> MOST OF THE 
WORLD'S 
POPULATION LIVES 
NEAR A COAST. 
I THINK IT IS 
REALLY IMPORTANT 
TO STUDY HOW 
ANIMALS ARE 
RESPONDING AND 
WHETHER, YOU 
KNOW, THIS TYPE 
OF URBANIZATION 
AFFECTS ANIMALS 
AND MAKING SURE 
THAT WE CAN 
COEXIST. 
>> WOW. 
THAT WAS 
FASCINATING. 
HERE IS A 
QUESTION, ONCE 
THEY FINISH THE 
STUDY, HOW DO 
THEY PLAN TO USE 
THE FINDINGS? 
>> WELL, I THINK 
PERHAPS THE MOST 
INTERESTING 
THING TO US IS 
THAT THEY HAVE 
HYDROPHONES OUT 
WITH THE TAGS 
THAT THEY CAN 
WHERE THE SHARKS 
ARE FOLLOWING 
THEM. 
THAT WILL HELP 
US BECAUSE WE 
ALL LIVE ALONG 
THE COAST. 
WE ALL GO 
SWIMMING. 
IF WE SEE THERE 
IS A CLUSTER OF 
SHARKS 
CONTINUALLY 
GOING TO ONE 
SPOT, IT MAY BE 
A PLACE THAT WE 
WANT TO STAY OUT 
OF THE WATER. 
>> YES. 
AND WE SAW THEM 
TAGGING THE 
SHARKS. 
WHAT ELSE ARE 
THEY DOING TO 
STUDY THEM. 
>> ACTUALLY 
THEY'RE TAKING 
THE BLOOD OF THE 
SHARKS AND WHAT 
THEY DO IS LOOK 
AT THE SHARKS 
BEYOND WHETHER 
THEY'RE PREGNANT 
OR NOT. 
WHAT THEY DO 
WITH THE BLOOD 
IS THEY LOOK FOR 
IMPACTS FROM THE 
URBAN 
ENVIRONMENT IN 
THE ENVIRONMENT 
WHERE THE SHARKS 
ARE. 
ARE THERE HEAVY 
METALS OR TOXINS 
THAT SOMEHOW OUR 
POLLUTION IS 
GETTING INTO 
THEIR 
ENVIRONMENT. 
ONE SORT OF 
ANOMALY THAT THE 
SHARK EXPERTS 
SAY IS GIVING 
THEM A WINDOW 
INTO THE 
ACTIVITY OF 
SHARKS IS 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
CITIES ARE 
QUIETER, THERE 
IS LESS 
ACTIVITY. 
SO THEY'RE 
ACTUALLY 
BUILDING A 
BASELINE FOR 
WHEN WE GET BACK 
TO THE WORLD 
THAT WE WANT TO 
SEE HOW ACTUALLY 
THAT IMPACT OF 
HEAVY 
URBANIZATION AND 
NOISE AND LIGHTS 
IS AFFECTING 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE THIS VERY 
SMALL WINDOW 
HOPEFULLY OF 
WHEN THINGS ARE 
QUIET. 
>> IT IS A GOOD 
RESEARCH 
SCENARIO 
UNEXPECTEDLY. 
>> YEAH. 
>> AND YOU GOT 
TO SWIM AGAIN 
WITH SHARKS FOR 
WORK. 
YOU ARE LIVING 
RIGHT. 
>> WHAT IS YOUR 
-- HOW DO YOU 
STAY SAFE FROM 
SHARKS. 
>> STAY ON THE 
LAND. 
DON'T GO IN THE 
WATER. 
>> YEAH. 
MARGARET
MARGARITAVILLE. 
I'M FINE WITH 
THAT. 
>> FLORIDA HAS 
BECOME SOMETHING 
OF A 
BATTLEGROUND ON 
THE BATTLE ABOUT 
SCHOOLS. 
SOME COULD OPEN 
THEIR DOORS 72 
HOURS FROM NOW. 
THE UNION HAS 
FILED A LAWSUIT 
CHALLENGING A 
STATE-WIDE ORDER 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS. 
FREDERICK JOINS 
US ONCE AGAIN 
THIS MORNING. 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TIME. 
>> GOOD TO SEE 
YOU. 
>> THIS LAWSUIT 
AGAINST THE 
STATE WAS FILED 
ON JULY 20th, 
NOT LONG AFTER 
FLORIDA'S 
EDUCATION 
DEPARTMENT 
MANDATED ALL 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
MUST REOPEN FIVE 
DAYS A WEEK IN-
PERSON CLASSES. 
IN YOUR OPINION, 
WHAT SHOULD BE 
IN PLACE, WHAT 
MUST BE IN PLACE 
FOR SCHOOLS TO 
OPEN THEIR DOORS 
THERE IN 
FLORIDA. 
>> LET ME JUST 
GIVE YOU THE 
BACK DROP OF 
WHAT WE HAVE. 
WE HAVE 15 
COUNTIES SLATE 
TODAY OPEN THEIR 
DOORS ON MONDAY, 
72 HOURS FROM 
NOW. 
60,000 STUDENTS 
WILL BE IMPACTED 
ACROSS THE 
STATE. 
IN THESE 
COUNTIES, YOU 
JUST HEARD THE 
GOVERNOR FROM 
NEW YORK TALK 
ABOUT THE 
POSITIVITY RATE, 
THE POTENTIAL 
FOR COMMUNITY 
SPREAD. 
WHAT NEEDS TO BE 
IN PLACE IS WHAT 
CDC STARTED 
THEIR 
CONVERSATION 
WITH. 
14 DAYS DECLINE 
AND LESS THAN 5% 
POSITIVITY RATE 
SO WE CAN 
CONTROL THE 
SPREAD AND 
COMMUNITY 
SPREAD. 
WE ARE PUTTING 
OUR KIDS IN 
HARM'S WAY. 
IN FLORIDA, THIS 
IS MISMANAGEMENT 
AT ITS HIGHEST 
LEVEL. 
IT IS SHAMEFUL 
FROM A 
GOVERNMENT WITH 
BLINDERS ON. 
>> AN ATTORNEY 
REPRESENTING 
THAT STATE AT 
THE HEARING, HE 
DID SAY THAT 
DISTRICT SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
FLEXIBILITY IN 
REOPENING. 
HE ALSO NOTED 
THAT ONLINE ONLY 
PLANS HAVE BEEN 
SUBMITTED AND 
THEY'RE BEING 
REVIEWED AND 
APPROVED AS WE 
SPEAK. 
DOES THAT GIVE 
YOU SOME 
CONFIDENCE? 
>> NO, IT 
DOESN'T. 
THE EMERGENCY 
ORDER IS SIMPLY 
STATED THAT YOU 
HAVE FLEXIBILITY 
AROUND OPENING A 
BRICK AND 
MORTAR. 
BUT THE MANDATE 
IS THAT YOU 
OFFER A BRICK 
AND MORTAR 
OPTION. 
IN-PERSON 
TEACHING MUST BE 
A PART OF YOUR 
PLAN. 
YES, YOU CAN 
OFFER HYBRID 
MODELS AND 
ONLINE AND 
DISTANCED 
LEARNING. 
BUT IN THIS PLAN 
THAT MUST BE 
APPROVED, BRICK 
AND MORTAR 
CLASSES MUST BE 
A PART WHAT WAS 
IS GOING ON. 
WITH THIS 
COMMUNITY 
SPREAD, WITH US 
SEEING THE -- 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING WITH 
THIS 
CORONAVIRUS, 
LISTEN, WE NEED 
TO THINK TWICE 
ABOUT THAT. 
IT IS NOT 
STOPPING SCHOOLS 
FROM REOPENING. 
IT IS ABOUT 
REOPENING 
SAFELY. 
RIGHT NOW OUR 
TEACHERS AND 
WORKERS WANT AND 
NEED TO GET BACK 
TO WORK. 
BUT WE HAVE A 
VIRUS THAT WE DO 
NOT HAVE UNDER 
CONTROL. 
BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS AND 
BEACHES, 
REOPENING AND 
CLOSING, 
PARTIALLY 
REOPENING AGAIN. 
WE CAN'T DO THAT 
WITH THE PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 
THESE ARE 
CHILDREN THAT 
WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT. 
STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS THAT 
CARE ABOUT OUR 
COMMUNITY. 
>> ANY IDEA HOW 
MANY SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
THE POTENTIAL TO 
OPEN ON MONDAY 
MORNING? 
>> YES, SIR. 
THERE WILL BE 15 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
THAT ARE SLATED 
TO OPEN NEXT 
WEEK. 
11 OPEN ON 
MONDAY. 
SO AT THE END OF 
NEXT WEEK WE 
WILL HAVE 15 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
AND THE 
FOLLOWING MONDAY 
ANOTHER 27 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
AND THE 
FOLLOWING MONDAY 
AFTER THAT, THE 
REST OF THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
ARE OPEN. 
15 NEXT WEEK BUT 
11 START 72 
HOURS FROM NOW. 
>> UNLESS THE 
JUDGE ACTS AND 
THERE IS SOME 
SORT OF 
DECISION. 
>> YES. 
WE HAVE ASKED 
FOR AN EXPEDITED 
ATTORNEY. 
WE HAVE ASKED 
FOR AN EMERGENCY 
INJUNCTION. 
THE GOVERNOR 
PULLED OUT A 
DELAY TACTIC 
THAT TRANSFERRED 
TO TALLAHASSEE. 
THEY'RE TRYING 
TO RUN OUT THE 
CLOCK. 
IT IS 
UNFORTUNATE THAT 
THEY'RE USING 
THE KIDS IN THE 
BALANCE OF THAT. 
SHAME ON THE 
GOVERNOR AND 
COMMISSIONER OF 
EDUCATION. 
THEY KNOW BETTER 
AND THEY KNOW WE 
CAN DO BETTER. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
COMPASSION AND 
THINGS THAT MAKE 
SENSE 
SCIENTIFICALLY 
IN TRYING TO 
REOPEN OUR 
SCHOOLS. 
>> FREDERICK, 
REALLY QUICKLY 
HERE, WHEN THE 
SCHOOLS DO 
REOPEN AS EARLY 
AS MONDAY, ARE 
TEACHERS AND BUS 
DRIVERS AND 
CAFETERIA 
WORKERS, 
CUSTODIAN, ALL 
OF THE SUPPORT 
STAFF, ARE THEY 
ALL GOING TO 
SHOW UP. 
>> LISTEN, 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
SHOW UP. 
WE'RE TELLING 
PEOPLE TO DO 
WHAT IS BEST FOR 
YOU. 
WE'RE TELLING 
THEM TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THEY 
HAVE THE PPE. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THAT SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
THE PPE. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THAT THEY 
CHANGED THE 
INFRASTRUCTURES. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
ASK PEOPLE TO 
PRACTICE BETTER 
HYGIENE. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THAT THE SCHOOLS 
ARE READY FOR 
100 STUDENTS 
WASHING THEIR 
HANDS AT THE 
SAME TIME. 
WE DON'T KNOW IF 
HAND SANITATION 
STATIONS HAVE 
BEEN SET UP. 
HAVING KIDS LOAD 
UP FROM THE BACK 
OF THE BUS AS 
OPPOSED TO THE 
FRONT TO PROTECT 
THE DRIVERS. 
THESE ARE THINGS 
THAT HAVE NOT 
BEEN ANSWERED. 
WE DON'T HAVE A 
STATEWIDE OR 
NATIONAL 
STRATEGY. 
IT IS A SHAME ON 
THE UNITED 
STATES THAT 50 
MILLION CHILDREN 
ACROSS THIS 
COUNTRY ARE 
GOING BACK INTO 
THESE SITUATIONS 
FROM A VIRUS 
THAT WE CANNOT 
CONTROL. 
>> FREDERICK 
INGRAHAM. 
WE REACHED OUT 
FOR COMMENT FROM 
GOVERNOR 
DeSANTIS AND THE 
COMMISSIONER BUT 
WE DID NOT HEAR 
BACK FROM THEM. 
WE ALSO WANT TO 
MENTION WITH SO 
MANY QUESTIONS 
LEFT TO ANSWER, 
WE ARE LAUNCHING 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE CLASSROOM. 
EVERYTHING THAT 
PARENTS AND 
STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS, 
EVERYTHING THAT 
YOU NEED TO KNOW 
AS THE SCHOOL 
YEAR APPROACHES. 
>> THERE 
CERTAINLY ARE A 
LOT OF 
QUESTIONS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
>> IT IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 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'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
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. 
%
THE BONUS %
BENEFITS RAN %
OUT. %
HOPEFULLY THEY %
ARE MAKING %
PROGRESS AND %
GETTING %
SOMEWHERE. %
>> Reporter: %
THAT IS RIGHT %
ALLISON. ,%
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>> THANK YOU. %
>> THANK YOU. 
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>>> ICU 
>> ICU BEDS IN 
MISSISSIPPI ARE 
FULL. 
ONE HOSPITAL 
SAYS THAT IT IS 
RUNNING ON FUMES 
AND EXHAUSTED. 
MEANWHILE 
DOCTORS ARE 
WORRIED THAT 
MISSISSIPPI 
RESIDENTS STILL 
ARE NOT TAKING 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
SERIOUSLY. 
>> PLEASE DON'T 
MAKE THIS WORSE 
FOR US. 
AND I THINK THAT 
THERE'S THAT 
GROUP OF PEOPLE 
IN MISSISSIPPI 
MAYBE WITH THE 
MASK MANDATE 
THAT JUST WENT 
INTO EFFECT 
YESTERDAY WILL 
START TO BE MORE 
SERIOUS ABOUT 
IT. 
BUT THERE'S A 
BIG GROUP OF 
PEOPLE IN 
MISSISSIPPI WHO 
JUST THEIR LIVES 
HAVE NOT CHANGED 
AT ALL. 
>> NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
ALLISON BARBER 
IS OUTSIDE OF 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF MISSISSIPPI 
MEDICAL CENTER 
IN JACKSON. 
ALLISON, THE 
DOCTOR THAT YOU 
SPOKE TO SAYS 
THAT HER STAFF 
IS EXHAUSTED. 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING AT 
THAT HOSPITAL 
TODAY. 
>> YES. 
YOU CAN HEAR 
SOME OF THE 
NOISE. 
WE'RE SEEING A 
HELICOPTER COME 
IN AND LAND ON 
TOP OF THIS 
HOSPITAL. 
A REMINDER THE 
LOUD NOISE A 
REMINDER HOW 
IMPORTANT THIS 
HOSPITAL IS. 
NOT JUST FOR 
PEOPLE WHO LIVE 
IN THE AREA OF 
JACKSON BUT 
REALLY THE 
ENTIRE STATE. 
THE MEDICAL 
CENTER IS THE 
ONLY HOSPITAL IN 
THE STATE OF 
MISSISSIPPI WITH 
LEVEL 1 TRAUMA 
CARE. 
THE ONLY 
HOSPITAL IN THE 
STATE THAT DOES 
TRANSPLANTS. 
RIGHT NOW WITH 
ALL OF THE COVID 
CASES THEY ARE 
OVERWHELMED, 
OVERBURDENED. 
THEIR ICUs 
AREN'T JUST FULL 
BUT THEY HAVE A 
DEFICIT. 
THEY HAVE MORE 
PEOPLE WAITING 
FOR ICU BEDS 
THAN ICU BEDS 
THEY HAVE. 
IF YOU LOOK IN 
THE WINDOWS 
THERE BEHIND ME, 
EACH OF THOSE 
WINDOWS YOU SEE 
THE SILVER 
THINGS. 
THOSE ARE ICU 
ROOMS THAT HAVE 
BEEN CONVERTED 
TO NEGATIVE 
PRESSURE TO 
TREAT PATIENTS 
WITH COVID-19 
AND SAFELY KEEP 
THE AIR FROM 
GOING INTO OTHER 
PARTS OF THE 
HOSPITAL. 
THE HOSPITAL 
MAKING CHANGES 
TO THE ROOMS IN 
APRIL. 
THIS IS A BATTLE 
THAT THEY ARE 
STILL VERY MUCH 
IN THE MIDDLE 
OF. 
IF WE WALK A 
LITTLE BIT THIS 
WAY, I WANT TO 
INTRODUCE YOU TO 
ONE OF THE 
DOCTORS HERE. 
THIS IS DR. ALAN 
JONES, THE 
CLINICAL 
DIRECTOR AT THIS 
HOSPITAL, ALSO 
AN EMERGENCY 
ROOM PHYSICIAN. 
THANK YOU FOR 
COMING OUT HERE. 
I KNOW YOU'VE 
BEEN INSIDE 
WORKING ALL DAY 
TODAY. 
CAN YOU GIVE US 
A SENSE OF WHAT 
THINGS ARE LIKE 
INSIDE OF YOUR 
HOSPITAL RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> IT IS PRETTY 
HECTIC. 
LOTS OF 
PATIENTS. 
CORONAVIRUS 
REALLY JUST 
MAKES EVERYTHING 
MUCH MORE 
COMPLICATED. 
EVEN PATIENTS 
THAT PRESENT 
WITHOUT THE 
PHYSICAL 
SYMPTOMS WE HAVE 
TO BE CONCERNED 
ABOUT. 
IT MAKES THE 
ABILITY TO CARE 
FOR THE PATIENTS 
MORE DIFFICULT, 
MORE METICULOUS. 
AND IT JUST 
WEARS THE STAFF 
OUT HAVING TO DO 
THIS DAY AFTER 
DAY. 
>> WHAT ARE YOUR 
OTHER DOCTORS, 
NURSES TELLING 
YOU AS THEY ARE 
DEALING WITH 
THIS? 
I UNDERSTAND 
THAT YOU HAVE 
BEEN PRETTY 
STRETCHED NOT 
JUST FOR A 
COUPLE DAYS BUT 
QUITE A FEW 
WEEKS NOW. 
HOW ARE THEY 
HANDLING TO PUSH 
THROUGH WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT 
MISSISSIPPI 
STATEWIDE. 
YOU DON'T HAVE A 
LOT OF 
PHYSICIANS HERE. 
THE LOWEST 
AMOUNT OF 
PHYSICIANS 
COMPARED TO 
OTHER STATES. 
HOW DO YOU 
BALANCE THAT 
WITH THE NEED 
AND HOW DO YOU 
MAINTAIN THEIR 
EMOTIONAL 
COMPOSURE 
THROUGH ALL OF 
THIS. 
>> IT IS HARD. 
I MEAN, WE 
STARTED THIS IN 
MARCH. 
WE KIND OF WERE 
RUNNING A RACE 
GETTING PREPARED 
FOR EVERYTHING. 
WE HAD A LITTLE 
BIT OF A LULL. 
AND THEN PRETTY 
MUCH A STEADY 
UPHILL CLIMB 
SINCE THEN. 
AND IT TAKES A 
TOLL PHYSICALLY, 
EMOTIONALLY. 
I THINK THE MOST 
DIFFICULT THING 
IS THAT WE FEEL 
LIKE WE'RE 
RUNNING A 
MARATHON WITH NO 
FINISH LINE IN 
SIGHT. 
EVERY TIME THAT 
WE THINK WE SEE 
ONE, IT 
DISAPPEARS. 
YOU KNOW, THE 
THING WE'RE 
WORRIED THE MOST 
ABOUT IS OUR 
STAFF. 
OUR NURSES ARE 
TIRED. 
OUR PHYSICIANS 
ARE TIRED. 
IT TAKES A LOT 
OUT OF YOU TO 
DEAL WITH THIS 
DAY AFTER DAY. 
AND, YOU KNOW, 
TO THINK ABOUT 
HOW THE LAG 
BETWEEN CASE 
POSITIVITY AND 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND THEN DEATHS 
WE KNOW THERE IS 
PROBABLY A SIX 
TO EIGHT-WEEK 
WINDOW WHERE ALL 
OF THOSE FOLLOW 
EACH OTHER. 
IT IS JUST 
EXHAUSTING. 
AND THE THING WE 
WORRY THE MOST 
ABOUT IS OUR 
STAFF 
RESILIENCE. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
NEED PEOPLE TO 
DO TO HELP. 
>> REALLY WE 
NEED PEOPLE IN 
MISSISSIPPI TO 
STAY INSIDE. 
STAY AWAY FROM 
EACH OTHER. 
STAY OUT OF BARS 
AND RESTAURANTS 
AND GYMS. 
WEAR A MASK. 
KEEP AWAY FROM 
EACH OTHER. 
AND REALLY TRY 
TO DO THEIR 
PART. 
WE'VE HEARD IT 
SAID AND I THINK 
IT IS REALLY THE 
CORRECT THING, 
AND THAT IS 
WE'RE THE LAST 
LINE OF DEFENSE. 
THEY'RE THE 
FIRST LINE OF 
DEFENSE. 
IF THEY DO WHAT 
THEY NEED TO DO, 
THEY NEVER EVEN 
SEE US. 
SO REALLY LISTEN 
TO THESE THINGS 
AND TRY TO TAKE 
THEM TO HEART. 
>> THANK YOU, 
DR. JONES. 
THE CLIP THAT 
YOU JUST PLAYED 
FROM THE DOCTOR, 
SHE SAID ONE OF 
THE THINGS THAT 
KEEPS UP HER 
RIGHT NOW IS 
PPE. 
THEY SAY THEY 
HAVE ENOUGH 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT FOR 
THE DOCTORS AND 
NURSES FOR RIGHT 
NOW AND TOMORROW 
BUT WHAT SHE IS 
WORRIED ABOUT IS 
OCTOBER WITH THE 
REGULAR FLU 
SEASON. 
THEY ARE 
PRESERVING MASKS 
RIGHT NOW IN THE 
EVENT THAT THEY 
NEED TO TAP INTO 
THE EXTRA STASH. 
SHOW HOPES IT 
DOESN'T GET TO 
THAT POINT. 
DR. JONES SAYS 
THERE IS NOT A 
CLEAR FINISH 
LINE HERE. 
THEY'RE TRYING 
TO STAY ON THEIR 
TOES. 
>> YEAH. 
>> BUT THERE ARE 
A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT 
FACTORS AND 
EVOLVING THINGS 
EVERY DAY. 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
CASES RIGHT NOW. 
MISSISSIPPI, 
THERE'S ONLY 2.9 
MILLION PEOPLE 
LIVING IN THIS 
STATE. 
THEY HAVE ONE OF 
THE HIGHEST PER 
CAPITA DEATH 
RATES RIGHT NOW. 
AND PER CAPITA 
NEW INFECTION 
RATES PUTS THEM 
IN THE SAME 
CATEGORY AS 
FLORIDA. 
>> WOW. 
FROM EVERYTHING 
THAT WE HAVE 
HEARD, THINGS 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
GET ANY EASIER 
HEADING INTO 
FALL. 
THANKS TO YOU 
AND OUR THANKS 
TO DR. JONES AND 
ALL OF THE 
DOCTORS THERE 
WHO ARE WORKING 
SO HARD TO KEEP 
PEOPLE ALIVE AND 
HEALTHY. 
THANK YOU. 
THAT THESE TWO %
CRISES MAY %
DOVETAIL IN %
TERMS OF THE %
RISK OF %
TRANSMISSION AT %
THE PROTEST? ,
>> GOVERNOR 
DeWINE HAS 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR CORONAVIRUS. 
THE OFFICE MADE 
THAT 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
JUST BEFORE 
PRESIDENT GOT ON 
AIR FORCE ONE TO 
GO TO OHIO. 
>> I WANT TO 
JUST SAY THAT A 
VERY GOOD FRIEND 
OF MINE HAS 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
DO YOU KNOW 
THAT? 
OUR GREAT 
GOVERNOR. 
GOVERNOR OF OHIO 
DeWINE JUST 
TESTED POSITIVE 
JUST HERE. 
AND WE WANT TO 
WISH HIM THE 
BEST. 
HE WILL BE FINE. 
I GUESS HE IS 
GOING FOR A 
SECONDARY TEST. 
I JUST SAID I 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
SEEING THE 
GOVERNOR. 
THEY SAID, SIR, 
HE JUST TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
BUT HE IS A 
GREAT GUY. 
HE HAS DONE A 
FANTASTIC JOB. 
>> MONICA IS 
JOINING US NOW 
FROM CLEVELAND. 
MONICA, THE 
GOVERNOR WAS 
TESTED BECAUSE 
HE WAS SUPPOSED 
TO MEET WITH THE 
PRESIDENT. 
WHAT IS THE 
TESTING PROTOCOL 
AROUND SEEING 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> YEAH, 
ALLISON. 
THE VISIT TO 
OHIO EXEMPLIFIES 
THE CHALLENGES 
WITH THE 
PANDEMIC. 
THEY MAY BE 
ASYMPTOMATIC AND 
COME BACK 
POSITIVE. 
THAT IS WHAT 
HAPPENED TO 
GOVERNOR DeWINE 
WHO WAS 
SCHEDULED TO 
MEET THE 
PRESIDENT HERE 
ON THE TARMAC IN 
CLEVELAND 
EARLIER TODAY. 
WHEN HE FOUND 
OUT HE WAS 
POSITIVE, HE 
CHANGED PLANS 
AND DIDN'T MEET 
THE PRESIDENT OR 
ANYONE ELSE 
HERE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HIMSELF WAS 
SURPRISED TO 
LEARN THAT. 
EVERYBODY WHO IS 
GOING TO COME 
INTO CONTACT 
WITH HIM OR WITH 
VICE PRESIDENT 
MIKE PENCE IS 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
TESTED. 
AND THEY 
TYPICALLY DO 
WHAT IS KNOWN AS 
THE RAPID TEST. 
THE RESULTS COME 
BACK 15-30 
MINUTES. 
IF SOMEONE IS 
HEADING TO A 
MEETING, THEY 
HAVE A GOOD 
INDICATION IF 
THEY TESTED 
FALSE OR 
POSITIVE IN 
THOSE MOMENTS. 
THE ISSUE IS 
THAT THERE CAN 
BE FALSE 
POSITIVES OR 
FALSE NEGATIVES. 
THAT'S WHY THE 
PRESIDENT 
MENTIONED THAT 
THE GOVERNOR 
WILL BE SEEKING 
A SECOND TEST TO 
CONFIRM THAT 
RESULT. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
WE HAVE HEARD 
ABOUT DR. BIRX 
AND DR. FAUCI 
TALKING ABOUT 
FOR MONTHS. 
SOMEONE COULD BE 
ASYMPTOMATIC 
THAT DON'T KNOW 
THEY'RE SICK. 
THAT IS WHY IT 
IS IMPORTANT TO 
WEAR A MASK. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAD A SMALLEST 
WITH SUPPORTERS 
ON THE TARMAC. 
THERE WAS VERY 
LITTLE EVIDENCE 
OF SOCIAL 
DISTANCES AND 
THERE WERE SOME 
MASKS BUT NOT 
WIDESPREAD 
THROUGHOUT THE 
CROWD. 
IT CONTINUES TO 
SHOW THIS 
CHALLENGE WHERE 
YOU HAVE HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAYING 
THIS IS WHAT YOU 
SHOULD DO AND 
THE PRESIDENT 
TRYING TO ESCAPE 
WASHINGTON 
PERHAPS YOU 
COULD ARGUE, 
ESCAPE THE 
PANDEMIC BUT HE 
IS CONFRONTED IT 
IN OHIO WITH THE 
REPUBLICAN 
GOVERNOR OF THE 
STATE TESTING 
POSITIVE HOURS 
BEFORE THEY WERE 
SUPPOSED TO 
MEET. 
>> WE KNOW THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
WILL SIGN AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
TODAY DURING THE 
TRIP. 
DO WE KNOW WHAT 
IT IS ABOUT. 
>> WE DO. 
HE WILL BE 
SIGNING AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
THAT HAS TO DO 
WITH ESSENTIAL 
MEDICINES. 
THIS IS ALL PART 
OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
AMERICA FIRST 
AGENDA. 
HE SIGNED AN 
ORDER EARLY IN 
THE WEEK ON THIS 
TOPIC. 
TODAY HE IS IN 
CLYDE, OHIO 
WHERE HE WILL BE 
SPEAKING AT A 
WHIRLPOOL 
MANUFACTURING 
PLANT. 
AND HE WILL BE 
FOCUSING ON THAT 
TOPIC AND THE 
ISSUE OF 
AMERICANS BEING 
ABLE TO GET 
MEDICATIONS. 
NOW HE IS 
SIGNING AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
ON THAT. 
WE EXPECT TO 
HEAR MORE ON 
THAT. 
YOU HAVE THE 
DUAL PURPOSE OF 
THE TRIP. 
HE IS HOLDING A 
HIGH DOLLAR RE-
ELECTION 
FUNDRAISER HERE 
IN CLEVELAND. 
THE PRESIDENT 
LIKES TO COME TO 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATES, DO RE-
ELECTION 
CAMPAIGN 
BUSINESS AND 
OFFICIAL WHITE 
HOUSE ACTIVITY 
WHICH IS WHAT HE 
IS DOING NOW BY 
TOURING 
WHIRLPOOL IN 
CLYDE. 
>> YEAH. 
WE'RE SHOWING 
IMAGES OF HIM AT 
THE WHIRLPOOL 
FACILITY RIGHT 
NOW. 
MONICA, WHAT IS 
IT ABOUT 
SANDUSKY COUNTY. 
WHY DID 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SINGLE IT OUT OF 
ALL OF THE 
PLACES TO VISIT 
IN OHIO TODAY. 
>> IT IS AN 
IMPORTANT 
BATTLEGROUND 
COUNTY. 
THIS IS A PLACE 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT WON BY 
EIGHT POINTS IN 
2016. 
IT IS SOMEWHERE 
THAT REPUBLICANS 
FELT VERY 
CONFIDENT ABOUT 
A YEAR AGO WHEN 
THEY WERE 
LOOKING AHEAD TO 
NO. 
NOW HIS RECENT 
POLLING HAS 
SHOWN THAT HAS 
TIGHTENED 
BETWEEN THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT BIDEN 
SHOWING A MUCH 
NARROWER RACE 
THAN AN 8-POINT 
GAP. 
THEY FEEL THAT 
IT IS AN 
IMPORTANT PLACE 
TO VISIT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HADN'T BEEN TO 
OHIO SINCE 
JANUARY. 
THAT IS HIS 
FIRST TRIP HERE 
SINCE THE START 
OF THE PANDEMIC. 
WE HAVE SEEN HIM 
GO TO THE 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATES. 
OHIO IS THE NEXT 
ONE IN LINE 
WHERE HE WILL BE 
GIVING REMARKS 
THAT WILL 
RESEMBLE A 
CAMPAIGN STYLE 
SPEECH. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
HAS COME AGAIN 
AND AGAIN. 
HE IS IN AN 
OFFICIAL WHITE 
HOUSE CAPACITY 
DELIVERING 
REMARKS ON A 
TOPIC BUT HE 
VEERS OFF AND 
ATTACKS JOE 
BIDEN OR REFERS 
TO THE ELECTION. 
THAT IS WHAT IS 
SUPPOSE TODAY BE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN OHIO. 
IT IS AN 
IMPORTANT PLACE 
FOR HIM TO VISIT 
AHEAD OF 
NOVEMBER. 
>> MONICA, WE 
GOT A WEEKLESS 
JOBLESS CLAIM 
THIS MORNING. 
MORE THAN A 
MILLION 
AMERICANS FILING 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
LAST WEEK. 
WHILE 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF TALKS ARE 
JUST DRAGGING ON 
IN WASHINGTON. 
WHAT IS THE 
PRESIDENT SAYING 
ABOUT ALL OF 
THAT TODAY? 
>> HE IS 
SUGGESTING WHAT 
HE HAS BEEN 
SIGNALING FOR 
DAYS MAY BE 
COMING CLOSER TO 
REALITY WHICH IS 
HE IS PREPARING 
AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER. 
HE IS ASKING HIS 
TEAM TO DRAFT 
THIS, THAT WOULD 
HELP WITH SOME 
OF THE ISSUES 
THAT DEMOCRATS 
AND REPUBLICANS 
CAN'T COMPLETELY 
COME TO TERMS OR 
AN AGREEMENT 
WITH. 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
SOMETHING LIKE 
EVICTION 
MORATORIUMS OR 
THE PAYROLL TAX 
CUT HE SAYS HE 
CAN TAKE 
UNILATERAL 
ACTION. 
AND HE TWEETED 
THAT BEFORE 
LEAVING FOR 
OHIO. 
HE TOLD 
REPORTERS THAT 
AS EARLY AS 
TOMORROW 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT COULD BE 
PREPARED. 
THE HOPE IS THAT 
IT COMES 
TOGETHER ON 
CAPITOL HILL. 
THAT HIS 
NEGOTIATORS 
THERE ARE ABLE 
TO HAMMER OUT A 
DEAL O SO HE 
DOESN'T HAVE TO 
TAKE THE 
UNILATERAL 
ACTION BECAUSE 
THERE IS 
QUESTION HOW 
MUCH AUTHORITY 
HE HAS OVER 
THESE AREAS. 
THE HOPE IS THAT 
SOMETHING COMES 
TOGETHER IN THE 
NEXT FEW DAYS. 
LAWMAKERS SAY IT 
IS NOT CLEAR 
THAT ANYTHING IS 
CRYSTALLIZING 
BUT THEY'RE 
HOPING BY NEXT 
SOMETHING COULD 
COME TOGETHER. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
IS HINTING THAT 
A VACCINE COULD 
BE READY BY 
ELECTION DAY. 
LISTEN HERE. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
A VACCINE COULD 
BE AROUND 
NOVEMBER 3rd? 
ARE YOU 
OPTIMISTIC THAT 
COULD HAPPEN. 
>> ON THE 
VACCINE. 
>> YEAH. 
>> I'M 
OPTIMISTIC THAT 
IT WILL BE 
PROBABLY AROUND 
THAT DATE. 
I BELIEVE WE 
WILL HAVE THE 
VACCINE BEFORE 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR CERTAINLY. 
BUT AROUND THAT 
DATE, YES. 
I THINK SO. 
>> IT WOULD HELP 
YOU IN THE 
ELECTION. 
>> IT WOULDN'T 
HURT. 
BUT I'M NOT 
DOING IT FOR THE 
ELECTION. 
I WANT IT FAST 
BECAUSE I WANT 
TO SAVE A LOT OF 
LIVES. 
>> MONICA, WHAT 
ARE THE 
PRESIDENT HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAYING 
ABOUT THAT 
TIMELINE. 
>> LISTEN, THEY 
WON'T COMMIT TO 
ANYTHING THAT 
EXACT. 
THEY CERTAINLY 
ARE NOT SINGLING 
OUT ELECTION DAY 
AS A DEADLINE. 
THEY SAY WHAT IS 
MORE LIKELY IS 
THAT VACCINE 
TRIALS HAVE BEEN 
ENCOURAGING. 
THEY'VE ARE 
CAUTIOUSLY 
OPTIMISTIC NEWS. 
BUT THE TIMELINE 
THAT WE'RE 
LOOKING AT IS BY 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR, BY THE END 
OF 2020 WE 
SHOULD HAVE THE 
BEST CANDIDATES 
FOR PHASE 4 
TRIALS. 
WHEN YOU HAVE 
THIS VACCINE. 
BUT IN TERMS OF 
REALLY PRODUCING 
THAT VACCINE, 
DISTRIBUTING IT, 
ALL HEALTH 
OFFICIALS POINT 
TO 2021 AS A FAR 
MORE REALISTIC 
OPPORTUNITY FOR 
THAT. 
SO WHAT YOU HAVE 
HERE IS THE 
PRESIDENT MAKING 
THIS POLITICAL 
STATEMENT, 
SAYING IT IS NOT 
BECAUSE OF THE 
RE-ELECTION BUT 
STAKING HIS 
POLITICAL FUTURE 
ON THAT. 
VOTERS ARE GOING 
TO SAY IF YOU'RE 
PROMISING THIS 
AND WAS NOT 
DELIVERED WHAT 
IS THE REASONING 
FOR THAT. 
ETHICAL EXPERTS 
HAVE RAISED WHY 
IS THE PRESIDENT 
PUTTING PRESSURE 
ON THESE 
COMPANIES TO 
FAST TRACK THIS 
OTHER THAN FOR 
HEALTH REASONS. 
WE WANT TO SEE A 
VACCINE AS SOON 
AS POSSIBLE. 
BUT PHYSICIANS 
SAY THEY DON'T 
WANT THE 
PRESIDENT 
EXERTING THIS 
KIND OF 
PRESSURE. 
THEY WORRY THAT 
CAN RESULT IN A 
PROBLEMATIC 
VACCINE BEFORE 
WE HAVE A FULL 
PICTURE ABOUT 
WHAT IS SAFEST. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MONICA. 
%
LIKE THINGS ARE %
GOING TO GET %
EASIER AS WE %
HEAD INTO FALL. %
THANKS TO YOU %
AND OUR THANKS %
TO DR. JONES AND %
ALL OF 
>>> NEW YORK 
CITY NOW HAS 
CHECK POINTS AT 
ITS BRIDGES, 
TUNNELS, TRAIN 
STATIONS AND 
AIRPORTS. 
TRAVELERS FROM 
34 STATES AND 
PUERTO RICO WILL 
HAVE TO FILL OUT 
A HEALTH FORM 
FOR CONTACT 
TRACING. 
ANYONE CAUGHT 
VIOLATING THE 
ORDER COULD GET 
HIT WITH A 
$10,000 FINE. 
THE STATE WANTS 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT OUT OF 
TOWNERS FOLLOW 
THE QUARANTINE 
ORDER. 
WHAT WILL PEOPLE 
HAVE TO GO 
THROUGH THERE AT 
PENN STATION 
STARTING TODAY. 
>> THESE ARE 
CALLED CHECK 
POINTS BUT IT IS 
MORE LIKE A 
CHECK-IN. 
IT IS A 
NONCONFRONTATIONAL 
SYSTEM WHEREBY 
NEW YORKERS ARE 
TRYING TO KEEP 
THE NUMBERS 
DOWN. 
SO ANYONE 
ARRIVING, FOR 
EXAMPLE, ON A 
TRAIN HERE FROM 
FLORIDA OR FROM 
THE WASHINGTON, 
D.C. AREA 
BECAUSE IT IS 
VIRGINIA AND 
MARYLAND THAT 
ARE ON THE HOT 
ZONE LIST, 
THEY'RE GREETED 
BY SOMEONE FROM 
THE CITY'S 
TESTING AND 
TRACING AREA WHO 
GIVE THEM A FORM 
TO FILL OUT THAT 
WILL TELL THEM 
WHERE THEY'RE 
GOING TO BE 
DURING THIS 
TIME. 
AND INFORMATION 
ABOUT THE NEED, 
THE REQUIREMENT, 
IT IS A MANDATE, 
A REQUIREMENT, 
TO SELF 
QUARANTINE FOR 
14 DAYS UPON 
ARRIVING IN NEW 
YORK. 
THIS IS A 
MANDATE THAT HAS 
BEEN ON THE 
BOOKED SINCE 
JUNE 25th. 
NOW THEY'RE 
TRYING TO GET 
MORE SERIOUS 
ABOUT IT TO TRY 
TO ENFORCE IT. 
THERE ARE ALSO 
REPRESENTATIVES, 
OFFICERS FROM 
THE CITY'S 
SHERIFF'S 
DEPARTMENT WHO 
ARE STATIONED AT 
TUNNELS BRIDGES 
COMING INTO THE 
CITY. 
THEY ARE 
STOPPING CARS 
RANDOMLY, THEY 
SAY, EVERY 6th 
OR 7th CAR. 
THEY STOPPED 
SEVERAL DOZEN 
DURING A THREE-
HOUR PERIOD LAST 
NIGHT. 
WHAT THEY 
DESCRIBE AS A 
PILOT PROGRAM 
THAT WILL 
INCREASE GIVING 
PEOPLE 
INFORMATION, 
TELL THEM ABOUT 
THIS QUARANTINE 
REQUIREMENT AND 
TELLING THEM 
ABOUT HOW TO GET 
HELP ALONG THE 
WAY IF THEY'RE 
QUARANTINING. 
FOR EXAMPLE, A 
HOTEL ROOM, FOOD 
DELIVERIES, 
OTHER SERVICE 
THAT'S ARE 
AVAILABLE. 
THE BOTTOM LINE 
IS THAT NEW 
YORK'S NUMBERS 
ARE ROCK BOTTOM 
LOW. 
THE INFECTION 
RATE IS AROUND 
1% OR LESS. 
THEY WANT TO 
KEEP IT THAT 
WAY. 
AND STUDIES HAVE 
SHOWN, THE 
RESEARCH HAS 
SHOWN AS MUCH AS 
20% OF THE NEW 
CASES HAPPENING 
HERE IN THE PAST 
WEEKS ARE 
BROUGHT HERE 
FROM PEOPLE FROM 
OUT OF STATE. 
THAT'S WHY 
THEY'RE STEPPING 
UP THE MECHANISM 
NOW. 
THEY SEE WHAT IS 
HAPPENING ALL 
AROUND THIS CITY 
AND THIS STATE. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
SPIKING AND 
GOING UP. 
AND THEY DON'T 
WANT TO SEE A 
SECOND WAVE 
HAPPEN HERE. 
>> RON, I HAVE 
TO ASK HOW IS 
THE CITY 
ENFORCING THIS 
ORDER? 
WILL THEY 
ACTUALLY BE 
FOLLOWING UP 
WITH PEOPLE TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
THEY'RE 
QUARANTINING TO 
HIT THEM 
POTENTIALLY WITH 
A $10,000 FINE? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, THEY HAVE 
BEEN MAKING 
PHONE CALLS, 
TEXT MESSAGING 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
FILLED OUT THESE 
FORMS. 
AND THAT'S BEEN 
HAPPENING OVER 
THE RECENT 
MONTHS. 
THEY SAY THERE 
IS AS MANY AS 
100,000 CONTACTS 
THEY HAVE MADE. 
THIS IS ALSO 
PART OF THE 
CONTACT TRACING 
PROGRAM TO TRY 
TO PINPOINT 
WHERE THE 
OUTBREAKS OF THE 
VIRUS ARE 
HAPPENING. 
IT IS VERY 
UNCLEAR YET WHAT 
EXACTLY YOU HAVE 
TO DO OR NOT DO 
TO GET A $10,000 
FINE. 
THAT'S VERY 
UNCLEAR. 
THERE ARE 
OBVIOUSLY 
SMALLER PENALTY 
THAT'S CAN BE 
IMPOSED. 
WE DON'T HAVE A 
CLEAR 
UNDERSTANDING 
YET OF WHAT 
EXACTLY 
CONSTITUTES 
WHAT. 
I GUESS THAT 
WILL DEVELOP AS 
WE GO ALONG THE 
WAY. 
THE BOTTOM LINE 
IS THAT THEY'RE 
HOPING FOR 
COMPLIANCE. 
AND THEOREM FA 
SIZING THAT THIS 
IS A 
NONCONFRONTATIONAL 
THING THEY'RE 
DOING. 
IT IS BEING RUN 
BY THE SHERIFF'S 
OFFICE. 
IT IS RUN BY THE 
CITY'S TRACING 
AND TESTING 
DEPARTMENT. 
IT IS NOT BEING 
RUN BY NYPD OR 
STATE TROOPERS 
THAT ARE ACTING 
LIKE POLICE 
OFFICERS, LAW 
ENFORCEMENT, 
TRYING TO 
ENFORCE THIS 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
MANDATE. 
THERE'S BEEN 
SOME CONCERN BY 
-- EXPRESSED BY 
THE NEW YORK 
CIVIL LIBERTIES 
UNION WONDERING 
WHAT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN WITH THE 
INFORMATION THAT 
YOU GET ABOUT 
PEOPLE. 
SOME PEOPLE WE 
HAVE HEARD FROM 
IN THE COMMUNITY 
SAY THAT THEY 
JUST DON'T WANT 
THIS INTRUSION. 
THEY DON'T WANT 
ANOTHER LEVEL OF 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OR SOMETHING 
LIKE THAT 
STOPPING THEM 
AND ASKING THEM 
QUESTIONS. 
YOU KNOW, THERE 
ARE TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE THAT COME 
TO THE CITY AND 
THE STATE FROM 
OUT OF STATE. 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO FIND 
EVERYONE. 
THEY'RE HOPING 
TO SEND THE 
MESSAGE THAT IT 
IS A REQUIREMENT 
TO QUARANTINE 
FOR 14 DAYS 
BECAUSE THEY'RE 
TRYING TO STOP 
THE SPREAD. 
>> RON, A LOT OF 
NEW YORKERS 
HOPING THAT 
MESSAGE GETS 
ACROSS. 
RON ALLEN 
OUTSIDE OF PENN 
STATION. 
THROUGH SO MUCH. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
THIS IS A COUNTY %
THE PRESIDENT %
BARELY ONE. %
HERE IS THE WORD %
FROM THE PEOPLE.
>> I MET ALL OF 
YOU LAST 
NOVEMBER. 
A LOT HAS 
CHANGED SINCE 
THEN. 
WE'RE COMING UP 
ON OUR ONE-YEAR 
ANNIVERSARY. 
>> YES. 
>> WHO HAS HAD 
SOME MAJOR LIFE 
CHANGES SINCE WE 
LAST MET. 
>> I THINK 
EVERYONE. 
>> YEAH. 
>> WHO HAS SEEN 
SOME OF THEIR 
PRIORITIES SHIFT 
A LITTLE BIT 
SINCE WE FIRST 
MET? 
>> WHO FEELS 
MAYBE MORE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE FUTURE THAN 
YOU DID BEFORE? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> THE LAST TIME 
THAT YOU AND I 
MET, KATIE, WAS 
IN MARCH. 
>> RIGHT. 
>> AT THAT TIME 
YOU AND YOUR 
HUSBAND WERE 
BOTH WORKING 
FULL-TIME. 
YOUR KIDS WERE 
IN SCHOOL. 
HOW HAS YOUR 
LIFE CHANGES 
SINCE THEN. 
>> HOW HAS MY 
LIFE CHANGED. 
WE WENT THROUGH 
OBVIOUSLY THE 
KIDS NOT GOING 
TO SCHOOL TO 
TRYING TO WORK 
FROM HOME TO TRY 
TO EDUCATE OUR 
CHILDREN FROM 
HOME AS WELL AND 
TRYING TO 
BALANCE, YOU 
KNOW, THE 
CANCELLATION OF 
LIFE 
ESSENTIALLY. 
>> HOW HAS YOUR 
POLITICAL LIFE 
POLITICAL 
LANDSCAPE 
CHANGED? 
>> I'M TURNING 
INTO MORE OF AN 
ANGRY PERSON 
THAN I THINK I 
HAVE EVER BEEN 
IN MY ENTIRE 
LIFE. 
THAT REALLY 
MAKES ME SAD. 
I'M ON A 
COUNTDOWN TO 
NOVEMBER RIGHT 
NOW AND HOPING 
THAT WE WAKE UP 
FROM THIS 
NIGHTMARE WE'RE 
LIVING IN. 
>> WHEN YOU AND 
I FIRST MET, YOU 
HAD A TERM YOU 
USED. 
>> RIGHT. 
>> FOR YOUR 
POLITICAL 
IDENTITY. 
>> POLITICALLY 
HOMELESS. 
>> HOW HAVE THE 
STAKES CHANGED 
SINCE WE FIRST 
MET. 
>> I THINK WE'RE 
SEEING IT ON A 
DAILY BASIS. 
PILLARS OF OUR 
SOCIETY OF 
INSTITUTIONS OF 
GOVERNMENT, 
EVERYTHING FROM 
COVID TESTING TO 
CHOICE THAT'S WE 
HAVE TO MAKE 
ABOUT EDUCATION 
FOR OUR KIDS. 
AND THERE'S A 
VOID OF 
LEADERSHIP AT 
THE TOP. 
>> JERRY, I 
THINK YOU ARE 
STILL PROBABLY 
FURTHEST TO THE 
RIGHT OF THIS 
GROUP. 
WHEN WE FIRST 
MET AT THE 
FARMER'S MARKET, 
YOU WERE ECHOING 
A LOT OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
LANGUAGE. 
YOU CALLED 
IMPEACH A WITCH 
HUNT. 
WHAT MADE YOU GO 
FROM PRETTY 
SOLIDLY FOR 
TRUMP TO BACKING 
AWAY FROM THAT 
AND NOW WINDING 
UP MORE ON THE 
FENCE? 
>> SOME OF HIS 
STATEMENTS, SOME 
OF THE BABOONERY 
AT TIMES I SAW 
SOME OF THE 
SHENANIGANS. 
HIS ACTIONS. 
WHEN HE SAID 
WE'RE GOING TO 
KNOCK THIS DOWN. 
THAT AIN'T GOING 
TO HAPPEN. 
 
WHEN HE SAID %
THAT WE ARE %
GOING TO KNOCK %
THIS RIGHT OUT, %
WELL, THAT AIN'T %
CAN HAPPEN. %
>> Reporter: %
WHAT SHOULD HE %
HAVE DONE %
DIFFERENTLY? %
>> HE WAS SO %
BLASI BLASI. %
HE SAID WE WILL %
TAKE CARE OF %
THIS. %
THE BRAVADO, THE 
FOR DONALD TRUMP 
IN HA2016. 
HOW HAS THIS 
CRISIS MADE THYOU 
THINK 
DIFFERENTLY 
ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
WHAT LEADERSHIP 
SHOULD LOOK LIKE 
AND HOW 
IMPORTANT THE 
BUSINESS IS OF 
-- 
>> THE 
ATTRACTION 
THERE, FROM THE 
LEADERS OF THE 
COMPANY I WORK 
FOR S TO ALL 
ACROSS CORPORATE 
AMERICA, THERE 
IS NO REASON A 
GUY IN THE WHITE 
HOUSE CAN'T DO 
IT. 
>> THE 
PRESIDENT, BOTH 
CANDIDATES ARE 
LOOKING AT THE 
SUBURBS, TO WIN 
OVER SUBURBS 
LIKE KENT 
COUNTY. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
CAMPAIGNING ON 
THIS LAW  AND 
ORDER MESSAGE IN 
PLACES LIKE 
THIS. 
IS THAT 
RESONATING? 
>> I THINK IT 
WILL BACK FIRE. 
I THINK THE TYPE 
OF LAW AND FORD 
THAT HE THINKS 
HE IS PROMOTING 
IS NOT THE LAW 
AND ORDER THAT 
RESONATES WITH 
SUBURBAN VOTERS. 
>> WE AREN'T 
1950s HOUSEWIVES 
ANY MORE. BA
WE ARE EDUCATED 
STRONG WOMEN 
TRYING TO RAISE 
FAMILIES WHILE 
WORKING FULL 
TIME OUT OF THE 
HOME, OM
A LOT OF 
US ARE. 
TO MAKE US THINK 
THAT WE WILL BE 
-- DEFUND THE 
POLICE AND ALL 
OF A SUDDEN BE 
OVERRUN IN OUR 
COMMUNITIES BY 
THESE BAD PEOPLE 
IS LUDICROUS. 
>> WHEN  MI TALK 
TO PEOPLE ABOUT 
VOTERS, A LOT OF 
PEOPLE SAY HOW 
CAN YOU UTSTILL BE 
ON THE FENCE. 
PEOPLE WONDER 
HOW ARE VOTERS 
STILL UNDECIDED. 
HOW ARE THEY 
STILL ON THE 
FENCE. 
HOW DO YOU 
ANSWER THAT 
QUESTION? 
>> I WILL BE ON 
THE FENCE UNTIL 
I WALK IN THERE. 
I'M SURE WE WILL 
TALK BETWEEN NOW 
AND THEN. 
ONCE THE 
DECISION IS MADE 
FOR A VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PICK. 
BUT I WILL LEAVE 
IT RSOUAT THAT. 
I WANT TO SEE A 
PLATFORM EITHER 
WAY. 
I KNOW WHAT THE 
RIGHT -- I KNOW 
WHAT DONALD 
TRUMP'S PLATFORM 
IS. 
I WANT TO SEE IT
WHAT JOE BIDEN 
AND WHOEVER HE 
PICKS IS. 
>> DASHA, DID 
THE VOTERS TALK 
TO YOU ABOUT JOE 
BIDEN'S RUNNING 
MATE. 
WHAT ARE THEIR 
THOUGHTS ON THAT 
PICK. 
>> ALISON, THAT 
DECISION IS A 
BIG DEAL TO 
VOTERS HERE, 
ESPECIALLY THE 
THREE THAT I SAT 
DOWN WITH. 
FOR KATIE, SHE 
MADE UP HER 
MIND. 
SHE WILL GO FOR 
BIDEN IN 
NOVEMBER. 
FOR HER IT'S THE 
STRENGTH OF THE 
TICKET TO 
CONVINCE OTHER 
CONFLICTED 
REPUBLICANS LIKE 
HER TO GO FOR 
BIDEN. 
HALL DOES NOT 
WANT TO VOTE FOR 
TRUMP SHBUT 
NERVOUS ABOUT 
THE PICK. 
IF HE GOES WITH 
SOMEONE MORADI 
CALL, ELIZABETH 
WARREN, HE HAS 
TO GO FOR TRUMP. 
BUT OTHERWISE HE 
IS INTERESTED IN 
FOLKS LIKE SUSAN 
RICE, KAREN 
BASS, OPEN TO 
THOSE. 
NOW, FOR JERRY, 
IT'S REALLY 
GOING TO BE MAKE 
OR BREAK. 
HE IS VERY MUCH 
ON THE FENCE. 
HE HAS BEEN 
TALKING TO ME 
ABOUT WANTING TO 
HEAR THAT 
DECISION FOR 
SEVERAL MONTHS 
NOW. 
 V WANTS TO SEE 
IF IT'S SOMEONE 
THAT IS 
QUALIFIED. 
FOR ALL FLEE OF 
THEM, THERE 
WASN'T 
NECESSARILY ONE 
NAME THAT WOULD 
BOOST THEIR VIEW 
OF BIDEN IN ANY 
SIGNIFICANT WAY. 
IT WAS MORE SO 
NAMES THAT MIGHT 
SCARE SOME OFF 
AND THAT'S HOW 
THEY ARE VIEWING 
THE NOMINATION. 
ALISON? 
>> INTERESTING 
TO CATCH UP WITH 
THOSE FOLKS 
AGAIN. 
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN TH
THEM IN A WHILE. 
HAVE W YOU 
BEEN KEEPING IN 
TOUCH. 
THANK YOU FOR 
LETTING US KNOW 
HOW THEY 
PROGRESSED SINCE 
LAST YEAR. 
>> THANKS, 
ALISON. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
A GRIM NEW 
PREDICTION. 
NEARLY 300,000 
DEATHS IN THE 
U.S. BEFORE THE 
NEW YEAR 
ACCORDING TO A 
RESEARCH CENTER 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
WASHINGTON. 
ALMOST DOUBLE 
THE NUMBER OF 
DEATHS THE 
COUNTRY HAS SEEN 
SINCE MARCH. AL
HOWEVER, EXPERTS 
SAY IF NEARLY 
EVERYONE STARTS 
WEARING MASKS 
NOW, THAT FIGURE 
PLUMMETS AND 
ALMOST 70,000 
LIVES COULD BE 
SAVED. 
>> IF OSEVERY 
INDIVIDUAL IS 
WEARING A MASK, 
IT'S PUTTING THE 
BRAKES ON 
TRANSMISSION BY 
40%. 
THAT STARTS TO 
ADD UP. 
>> THE DEATH 
TOLL SURGED PAST 
160,000. 
THE LATEST 
VICTIM A 7-YEAR-
OLD BOY WITH NO 
UNDERLYING 
CONDITIONS. 
THE YOUNGEST TO 
DIE FROM THE 
VIRUS IN THE  NG
STATE OF VI
GEORGIA. 
>> NO SYMPTOMS. 
>> IN OHIO, 
GOVERNOR MIKE 
DeWINE TAKING A 
TEST IN ORDER TO 
BE CLEARED TO 
MEET WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP N
INITIALLY TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
>> YOU CAN 
CONTRACT IT 
BEING CAREFUL. 
>> THEN HOURS 
LATER NEGATIVE 
IN A SECOND 
TEST. 
IN THE COUNTRY'S 
FIRST COVID-19 
EPICENTER NEW  C
YORK, 
CHECKPOINTS FOR 
TRAVELERS FROM 
TRAVEL ADVISORY 
STATES ARE UP 
AND RUNNING WITH 
MIXED REACTION. 
>> I THINK IT'S 
A TERRIBLE IDEA. 
THE REASON IS 
THE TTRAFFIC IN 
NEW YORK IS A 
MESS ALREADY. 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX 
IN A PRIVATE 
CALL IS POINTING 
TO NINE OTHER 
MAJOR CITIES 
INCLUDING 
CHICAGO, BOSTON 
AND DETROIT AND 
CALIFORNIA'S 
CENTRAL VALLEY 
WARNING THAT 
THEY COULD BE ONIN 
TROUBLE AS 
NUMBERS RISE. 
THE NATION'S 
CAPITAL IS ON 
THE LIST. 
AS PRESIDENT 
TRUMP DECLARED 
WITHOUT ANY 
EVIDENCE 
THURSDAY, A 
VACCINE COULD BE 
READY BY 
ELECTION DAY. 
>> I'M 'M
OPTIMISTIC THAT 
IT WILL BE 
AROUND THAT 
DATE. 
DR. FAUCI 
PREDICTING RO
LONGER. 
>> MY 
PREDICTION, 
WHICH IS ONLY A 
PREGEEKS, 
SOMEWHERE TOWARD 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR, 2021 WE 
WILL KNOW IF WE 
HAVE A SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE 
VACCINE. 
>> WHAT  NNEW YORK 
IS DOING, 
CRACKING DOWN ON 
DOMESTIC TRAVEL, 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ABOUT 
TRAVELING 
ABROAD. 
>> THE UNITED 
STATES IS 
LIFTING THE 
TRAVEL ADVISORY 
FOR AMERICANS TO 
TRAVEL ABROAD 
HOWEVER THAT 
DOESN'T MEAN YOU 
WILL GET IN. 
THE EU, CANADA, 
JAPAN, NEW 
ZEALAND, A LOT 
OF SOUTH 
AMERICA, COSTA 
RICK CASHES THE 
BAHAMAS ARE NOT 
ALLOWING 
AMERICANS IN 
BECAUSE IT'S  OONE 
OF THE 
BIGGEST 
HOT ZONES IN THE 
WORLD.
>>> THIS MORNING 
A 15-YEAR-OLD 
FROM NORTH 
PAULDING HIGH 
SCHOOL CAN'T GO 
BACK TO NOCLASS 
NOT BECAUSE OF 
THE VIRUS. 
>> FIVE-DAY 
SCHOOL 
SUSPENSION. 
>> SHE POSTED 
THESE IMAGES 
SHARED AND 
SHARED AGAIN NDAND 
AGAIN. 
STUDENTS PACKED 
IN THE HALLWAYS, 
MASKS ARE 
RECOMMENDED AT 
HER SCHOOL BUT 
NOT MANDATORY. 
>> WE WEREN'T 
SAFE. 
>> Reporter: IN  S
A STATEMENT, THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
SAID THEY ARE 
AWARE OF THE AY
ISSUES AND ARE 
GATHERING THE 
FACTS OF THE 
SITUATION AND 
WILL ADDRESS THE 
ISSUE IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH 
DISTRICT  Y
POLICIES AND 
REGULATIONS. 
>> WHETHER YOU 
GO IN PERSON OR 
VIRTUALLY, YOU 
WILL HAVE 
SOMEONE UPSET 
WITH YOU. 
>> Reporter: DR. 
JOYCE RAY IS 
FACING ANGRY 
BACKLASH FROM 
SOME BECAUSE HE 
DECIDED TO KEEP 
SCHOOL DOORS 
SHUT AND LIMIT 
SPORTS UNTIL 
LABOR DAY. 
>> I HAVE TO DO r:
THE RIGHT THING 
FOR THE STUDENTS 
AND STAFF 
MEMBERS. 
>> I 
SAW 
MESSAGES ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
THEN AN E-MAIL 
MESSAGE 
THREATENING ME 
AND MY FAMILY. 
NO ONE WILL 
DETER ME, EVEN 
THREATS, TO KEEPN 
ME FOR KEEPING 
THE STUDENTS 
SAFE. 
THAT'S WHAT IT'S 
ABOUT. 
>> WITH NO 
NATIONAL 
GUIDELINES, EACH 
STATE AND EACH  A 
DISTRICT HAS A 
DIFFERENT PLAN EW
LEAVING PARENTS 
UNSETTLED. 
IN NEW YORK 
THE 
GOVERNOR WILL 
DECIDE TODAY 
WHETHER OR NOT 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS BASED IN 
LARGE PART ON 
THE NUMBERS. 
>> WE WON'T OPEN 
ANY SCHOOL 
UNLESS THE SMVIRAL 
TRANSMISSION 
RATE SAYS WE 
HAVE THE VIRUS 
UNDER CONTROL. 
>> THE 
GOVERNOR 
POINTS OUT OTIT'S 
NOT OUJUST ABOUT 
THE DATA THAT 
THEY HAVE TO BE 
BUY IN BY 
PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS. 
IF A TEACHER 
DOESN'T SHOW UP, 
YOU DON'T HAVE A 
CLASS. 
BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> JOE BIDEN IS 
ON DEFENSE AFTER 
THESE COMMENTS 
HE MADE DURING A 
VIDEO CONTEST 
WHEN ASKED IF HE 
WOULD REENGAGE 
WITH CUBA. 
>> WHAT YOU TKNOW 
BUT MOST DON'T 
KNOW, UNLIKE THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY, THE 
LATINO COMMUNITY 
IS INCREDIBLY 
DIVERSE 
COMMUNITY WITH 
INCREDIBLY 
DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES ABOUT 
DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP 
IMMEDIATELY 
POUNCING ON THE 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> I WATCHED A 
CLIP OF JOE 
BIDEN, TOTALLY 
DISPARAGED AND 
INSULTED THE 
BLACK COMMUNITY. 
WHAT HE SAID IS 
INCREDIBLE. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH HIM. 
>> BIDEN 
TWEETING IN  NNO 
WAY DID I MEAN 
TO SUGGEST THE 
AFRICAN 
COMMUNITY IS A 
MONOLITH, NOT ON 
IDENTITY OR  
ISSUES, NOT AT 
ALL. 
I WILL ILNEVER 
STOP FIGHTING 
FOR THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY. 
IT COMES ESAS THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
SHARPENING HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
BIDEN SAYING 
THIS IN THE 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATE OF OHIO. 
>> HE IS 
FOLLOWING THE 
RADICAL LEFT 
AGENDA. 
HE IS AGAINST 
GOD, AGAINST 
GUNS, AGAINST 
ENERGY, OUR KIND 
OF ENERGY. 
>> BIDEN, THE 
PRACTICING 
CATHOLIC SLAMMED 
THE PRESIDENT AS 
BE INSECURE 
BULLY WRITING 
FOR PRESIDENT 
TRUMP TO ATTACK 
MY FAITH IS 
SHAMEFUL, 
BENEATH THE 
OFFICE HE HOLDS 
AND THE DIGNITY 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE SO 
RIGHTLY EXPECT 
AND DESERVE FROM 
THEIR LEADERS. 
TALKS BETWEEN TI
THE WHITE HOUSE 
AND DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS OVER A 
RELIEF PACKAGE 
ARE ON THE VERGE 
OF COLLAPSE 
AFTER A THREE 
HOUR MEETING 
YESTERDAY. 
AT ISSUE THE  T
SIZE OF THE 
BILL. 
DEMOCRATS 
PUSHING FOR A 
LARGE SCALE 
PACKAGE. 
THE WHITE HOUSE IM
AIMING FOR 
SOMETHING 
SMALLER AND 
SHORTER TERMS. 
>> THERE IS A 
HANDFUL OF VERY 
BIG ISSUES THAT 
WE ARE STILL FAR 
APART. 
>> ADVISER VERY 
FAR APART. 
IT'S MOST 
UNFORTUNATE. 
>> THE KEY 
ISSUES YET TO BE 
RESOLVED  TTHE 
EMERGENCY 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT 
EXPIRED A WEEK YSK
AGO FOR TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS FLOATED THE 
IDEA THAT HE IS 
PREPARED TO TAKE 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS ON SOME 
OF THOSE ISSUES 
AS SOON AS TODAY 
BUT IT'S UNCLEAR 
WHAT HE CAN 
LEGALLY DO. 
NO COMMITMENT 
FROM EITHER SIDE 
TO MEET TODAY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
ISN'T EVEN HERE. 
HE IS AT HIS NEW 
JERSEY GOLF CLUB 
WITH FUNDRAISERS 
SCHEDULED. 
>>> AFTER  OA 
BLAST THAT MANY 
DESCRIBED LIKE 
AN ATOMIC BOMB 
THAT FLATTENED 
WHOLE SECTIONS 
OF BERUIT AND 
MADE THE U.N. 
SAID 300,000 
PEOPLE HOMELESS, 
MOMENTS A 
HEROISM AND 
SOLIDARITY. 
THIS AMERICAN 
SURVIVOR WAS 
DEEPLY IMPRESSED 
HOW THE LEBANESE 
HAVE BEEN 
PULLING 
TOGETHER. 
>> THE DUST HAS 
HARDLY SETTLED 
AND THE LEBANESE 
PEOPLE ARE ON 
THE STREETS 
BRINGING OUT 
BROOMS, HANDING 
OUT FOOD, WATER, 
DONATING 
CLOTHES, BLOOD. 
>> YESTERDAY WE  D
SAW THIS WOMAN 
ENTERING THE 
DELIVERY ROOM. 
HER HUSBAND 
CAPTURING THE 
MOMENT ON A CELL 
PHONE WHEN THE 
BLAST HIT. 
>> THE NURSES 
AND DOCTORS WERE 
ON THE GROUND. 
I LOOKED I TO 
CHECK WITH MY 
WIFE. 
I WAS AFRAID 
THAT SHE WAS 
HIT, THE BABY 
WAS HIT. 
SHE WAS COVERED 
WITH GLASS. 
>> THE MOTHER 
AND BABY, 
GEORGE, ARE 
DOING WELL. 
>> RESCUE TEAMS 
ARE SCOURING 
THROUGH DEBRIS. 
DOZENS REMAIN 
MISSING. 
FUNERALS ARE NOW 
WIDESPREAD AND 
IN THE EMOTION 
AND GRIEF, COVID-
19 PRECAUTIONS 
HAVE FALLEN BY 
THE WAYSIDE. 
LEBANON WAS 
FACING THE WORST 
ECONOMIC CRISIS 
IN DECADES WHEN 
FRENCH PRESIDENT 
MACRON VISITED 
YESTERDAY, HE 
WAS MET BY 
PROTESTERS 
DENOUNCING THE 
GOVERNMENT 
CORRUPTION. 
A GOVERNMENT 
THAT LEFT 2,750 
TONS OF AMMONIUM 
NITRATE 
IMPOUNDED FROM A 
CARGO SHIP 
SITTING ONIN 
UNSAFE 
CONDITIONS IN 
THE MIDDLE OF MI
THE CITY FOR SIX 
YEARS DESPITE 
PLEATED WARNINGS 
AND PLEAS TO 
REMOVE IT. 
OVERNIGHT A GH
PLANE LOAD OF 
U.S. AID 
ARRIVED. 
THE U.S. PLEDGED 
$17 MILLION IN 
MEDICINE, FOOD 
AND FINANCIAL 
SUPPORT FOR 
LEBANON. 
MANY COUNTRIES 
SAID NETHEY ARE 
WILLING TO HELP 
OUT. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
THE NATIONAL 
RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION IS 
UNDER FIRE 
FACING A  L
SWEEPING LAWSUIT 
FROM NEW YORK'S 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
>> MY OFFICE 
FILED A LAWSUIT 
AGAINST THE 
NATIONAL RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION TO 
DISSOLVE THE 
ORGANIZATION IN 
ITS ENTIRETY. 
FOR YEARS OF 
SELF DEALING AND 
ILLEGAL CONDUCT 
THAT VIOLATE'S 
NEW YORK'S 
CHARITY LAW AND 
UNDERMINES ITS 
OWN MISSION. 
>> LETITIA JAMES 
ACCUSES FOUR OF 
THE TOP LEADERS 
OF DIVERTING $64 
MILLION FROM THE 
NONPROFIT OVER 
JUST THREE YEARS 
TO SERVE AS 
THEIR OWN 
PERSONAL PIGGY 
BANK. 
IT CLAIMS CHIEF 
EXECUTIVE WAYNE 
A LA PEA ANOTHER 
SPEND MONEY ON 
TRIPS TO THE 
BAHAMAS, CAR 
SERVICES AND 
OBTAINED A POST 
EMPLOYMENT 
CONTRACT VALUED  
AT $17 MILLION 
WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S 
APPROVAL. 
IN RESPONSE, 
LaPIERRE AND THE 
NRA VOWED NTO 
FIGHT SAYING 
THIS WAS AN 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
PREMEDITATED 
ATTACK AND WE 
NOT ONLY WILL 
SHRINK FROM THIS 
FIGHT BUT 
CONFRONT IT AND 
PREVAIL. 
THE GROUP  GFILED 
ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, A 
DEMOCRAT OF A 
POWER GRAB 
TRYING TO SCORE 
POLITICAL POINTS 
AHEAD OF THE 
2020 ELECTION. 
>> HOW  TIS THIS 
NOT POLITICAL? 
>> POLITICS 
DOESN'T HAVE 
ANYTHING ICTO DO 
WITH IT. 
THE NRA, ITS 
BOARDS, 
OFFICERS, 
DIRECTORS HAVE  A
AN OBLIGATION 
AND DUTY TO ITS 
DONORS. 
THEY FAILED IN 
THAT 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
AS A RESULT OF TH
THAT, THE NRA IS 
OPERATING IN A ER
DEFICIT. 
>> THE NEW  YORK 
BASED NRA, ONE 
OF THE NATION'S 
MOST POWERFUL 
LOBBYING GROUPS 
SPENT $54 
MILLION DURING 
THE 2016 
ELECTION CYCLE 
AND LOSS MONTH 
ENDORSED 
PRESIDENT IDTRUMP 
FOR A SECOND 
TERM. S
>> A VERY 
TERRIBLE THING 
THAT JUST 
HAPPENED. 
I THINK THE NRA 
SHOULD MOVE TO 
TEXAS AND LEAD A 
VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE. 
>> THIS IS A 
CIVIL LAWSUIT 
THAT COULD TAKE 
YEARS TO PLAY 
OUT. 
BUT THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL HERE IN 
NEW YORK  GSAYS 
THAT THIS IS AN 
ONGOING 
INVESTIGATION 
AND THAT SHE 
WOULD REFER ANY 
EVIDENCE OF 
CRIMINAL 
WRONGDOING TO 
THE MANHATTAN 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY'S 
OFFICE. 
>> ERTHANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
AN NFL WORLD IN 
FLUX WITH THE 
FIELD OF PLAY 
SHRINKING. 
EVEN VETERAN 
PLAYERS WHO ARE 
RETURNING INDO SO 
WITH 
TREPIDATION. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW 
THE IMPACT THAT 
IT WILL HAVE 
WHEN IT HITS 
HOME. 
>> THE BUFFALO 
BILLS CORNERBACK 
TWEETING CRAZY 
THAT ME CHOOSING 
MY FAMILY'S WELL-
BEING OVER A 
GAME COMES WITH 
FANS ATTACKING 
AND QUESTIONING 
ME ADDING HIS 
PARTNER'S 
GRANDFATHER 
PASSED AWAY FROM 
COVID-19. 
YOU UNDERSTAND 
NOW? 
HE ULTIMATELY  U
DECIDED TO PLAY 
BUT 66 OF HIS 
PEERS WILL NOT 
OUT OF 2,900 
FOOTBALL PLAYERS 
REPRESENTING 
2.3% OF THE 
LEAGUE. 
THE NFL TELLING 
NBC NEWS IN A 
STATEMENT THAT 
THESE ARE 
PERSONAL 
DECISIONS THAT 
EACH PLAYER IS 
MAKING. 
WE RESPECT THOSE  P 
DECISIONS AND 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
SEEING  TTHOSE 
PLAYERS BACK ON 
THE FIELD NEXT 
SEASON. 
THE SACRIFICES 
OF STAYING HOME 
SUBSTANTIAL. 
>> DOES THIS 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
ATHLETES HAVE 
REAL WORLD 
PROBLEMS AND 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
THEIR FAMILIES? 
>> IT HUMANIZES 
US. 
FOR MANY 
ATHLETES, THESE 
ARE DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS. 
>> ONE PLAYER  T
READY TO RETURN 
TO THE FIELD, 
TOM BRADY. 
>> I SPENT A LOT 
OF TIME AND 
ENERGY TO MAKE 
SURE THAT I'M 
FEELING GOOD IN 
ORDER TO PERFORM 
AT MY BEST. 
MENTALLY, THAT 
IS THE THING 
THAT, YOU KNOW, 
HAS ITS 
CHALLENGES. 
>> HIS FORMER 
TEAM, THE 
PATRIOTS, HIT 
THE HARDEST WITH 
THE OPT OUTS 
WITH EIGHT 
PLAYERS SITTING 
OUT INCLUDING 
DONT'A 
HIGHTOWER. 
AS TEAMS TRY TO 
RALLY BACK WITH 
A MONTH UNTIL 
THE SEASON 
STARTS, THERE 
ARE MAJOR 
QUESTION MARKS 
TO TACKLE. 
>> THERE IS A 
LONG WAY TO GO. 
EBB AND FLOW IN 
THE NFL BEFORE 
WE HAVE AN IDEA 
WHAT FOOTBALL 
MIGHT LOOK LIKE 
IF IT'S PLAYED 
AT ALL COME 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> ANOTHER BIG 
QUESTION THAT IS 
LOOMING AHEAD OF 
THIS SEASON, 
FANS, WHETHER WE 
ARE GOING TO SEE 
FANS IN RTHE 
STANDS FOR ANY 
OF THESE GAMES. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THAT? 
>> SO MUCH IS 
CONTINGENT WHAT 
THE LAWS ARE 
IN 
THE STATES AND 
THE BE 
FRANCHISES ARE 
COMFORTABLE 
WITH. 
IN NEW YORK, NO CH
FANS IN THE 
STADIUMS FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE. 
THINK ABOUT THE 
ICONIC FOOTBALL 
STADIUMS. 
LAMBEAU FIELD, 
THE PACKERS 
ANNOUNCING THAT 
THERE WILL BE NO 
FANS FOR THE 
FIRST TWO HOME 
GAMES BUT THEYRE 
WILL TRY TO GET 
THEM BACK AT 
SOME POINT IN 
THE SEASON. 
IN LAS VEGAS 
THEY OPENED UP A 
$2 BILLION 
FACILITY. 
NO FANS FOR THE 
SEASON IN SIN 
CITY. 
>>> AFTER MONTHS 
OF SPECULATION, 
JOE BIDEN IS 
POISED TO MAKE 
HIS HIGH STAKES 
PICK. 
>> EVERYONE OF 
THE WOMEN THAT 
WE INTERVIEWED 
IS QUALIFIED AND 
I HAVE NARROWED 
IT DOWN. 
>> THE SHORT 
LIST ACCORDING 
TO SOURCES 
FAMILIAR, HIS 
FORMER RIVAL 
KAMALA HARRIS, 
ONE TIME 
COLLEAGUE FORMER 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER 
SUSAN RICE AND 
GRETCHEN 
WHITMER. 
THEY ARE VETTING 
WOMEN FROM A 
VARIETY OF 
BACKGROUNDS 
SETTING UP THE 
THIRD TIME IN 
HISTORY A WOMAN 
IS ON A MAJOR 
PARTY TICKET. 
RUNNING MATES 
CAN BE POLITICAL 
ASSETS, A ROLE 
THAT BIDEN 
PLAYED BEFORE. 
IN  22008 BARACK 
OBAMA, A 
WASHINGTON 
NEWCOMER CHOSE 
THE VETERAN 
SENATOR TO EASE 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
HIS OWN 
INEXPERIENCE. 
>> HE IS AN 
EXPERT ON 
FOREIGN POLICY, 
WHOSE HEART AND 
VALUES ARE 
FIRMLY ROOTED IN 
THE MIDDLE 
CLASS. 
>> IN 1960, JOHN 
F. KENNEDY BUT 
LYNDON JOHNSON 
ON THE TICKET. 
THE TEXAN HOPING 
JFK WINS 
SOUTHERN VOTERS. 
>> I THINK HE 
CAN PLAY A ROLE 
AS VICE 
PRESIDENT, MORE 
INFLUENTIAL THAN 
ANY VICE 
PRESIDENT IN 
RECENT TIMES. 
>> IN 
1980, 
RONALD REGAN 
CHOICE GEORGE 
H.W. 
BUSH UNITING TITHE 
PARTY AFTER A 
BRUISING 
PRIMARY. 
>>  AI RECOMMEND 
TO THIS 
CONVENTION THAT 
GEORGE BUSH BE 
NOMINATED -- 
>> IN 1992, BILL 
CLINTON PICKED A 
FELLOW BABY 
BOOMER AL GORE 
REINFORCING THE 
CASE FOR 
GENERATIONAL 
CHANGE. 
>> THE MAN 
STANDING BEHIND 
ME TODAY HAS 
WHAT IT TAKES TO 
LEAD THIS NATION 
FROM THE DAY WE 
TAKE-OFFS. 
>> SOME FEEL THE 
VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATES HAVE 
BACK FIRED. 
IN 1972, GEORGE 
McGOVERN UNDER 
PRESSURE TO PICK 
A RUNNING MATE 
CHOOSE A MAN 
WITHOUT VETTING 
HIM. 
HE DROPPED  WOUT 
AFTER 18 DAYS. 
AMID REVELATIONS 
THAT HE WAS 
HOSPITALIZED FOR OS
DEPRESSION AND 
CHEATED WITH 
ELECTROSHOCK 
THERAPY DECADES 
EARLIER. 
IN 1984 WALTER 
MONDALE TRIED TO 
JUMP HIS 
CAMPAIGN WITH A 
HISTORIC CHOICE 
OF A WOMAN FOR 
VICE PRESIDENT, 
GERAN DINE 
FERRARO. 
>> I LOOKED FOR 
THE BEST VICE 
PRESIDENT AND I 
FOUND HER. 
>> SHE WAS 
FORCED TO DEFEND 
HER FINANCES AND HU
HER HUSBAND'S 
BUSINESS 
PRACTICES. 
>> AT NO TIME AC A
DID I VIOLATE 
ANY TRUST THAT 
WAS PLACED IN ME 
BY MY 
CONSTITUENTS. 
>> JOHN McCAIN 
AIMING FOR A 
HAIL MARY 
AGAINST BARACK 
OBAMA PICKED AN 
UNTESTED 
GOVERNOR THAT HE 
BARELY NEW FOR 
THE TICKET. 
>> GOVERNOR 
SARAH PALIN FROM 
THE GREAT STATE 
OF ALASKA. 
>> SARAH PALIN 
HAD A SUCCESSFUL 
ROLL OUT FIRING 
UP CONSERVATIVES 
BUT SHE STUMBLED 
IN INTERVIEWS 
RAISING 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HER KNOWLEDGE 
AND EXPERIENCE. 
WHEN ASKED BY 
KATIE COURIC 
WHAT NEWSPAPERS 
SHE RED TO STAY 
INFORMED ABOUT 
THE WORLD. 
>> I READ MOST 
OF THEM. 
>> WHAT ONES 
SPECIFICALLY. 
>> ALL OF THEM, 
ANY OF THEM. 
>> WHAT ARE SOME CT
OF THE FACTORS 
GUIDING BIDEN'S 
DECISION? 
IT'S A 
CONSEQUENTIAL 
ONE AND HOW SOON 
CAN WE EXPECT 
IT? 
YOU USUALLY 
BREAK THE STORY. 
>> JOE BIDEN 
WANTS SOMEONE 
THAT IS A JOE BE
BIDEN AS HE WAS 
TO BARACK OBAMA, 
LOYAL, READY TO 
TAKE OVER IF 
NEEDED. 
HE IS LOOKING 
CLOSELY AT TWO 
BLACK FINALISTS, 
KAMALA HARRIS 
AND SUSAN RICE. 
HE LIKES 
GRETCHEN 
WHITMER, THE WAY 
SHE HANDLED THE 
PANDEMIC AND 
TAMMY DUCKWORTH, 
ASIAN BACKGROUND 
AND GREAT AR
MILITARY STORY 
IS IN 
THE MIX. 
BIDEN WANTS TO 
HOLD IN PERSON 
INTERVIEWS THAT 
IS COMPLICATED 
BY THE PANDEMIC. 
SOME ARE TELLING 
HIM THAT HE 
NEEDS A STRONG 
CAMPAIGNER TO 
ADD EXCITEMENT. 
THAT WOULD BE 
KAMALA HARRIS. 
OTHERS SAY GO 
WITH YOUR GUT, 
SOMEONE YOU 
TRUST. 
THAT WOULD BE 
SUSAN RICE. 
IT'S VERY FLUID. 
THE DECISION 
COULD BE 
ANNOUNCED AS 
EARLY AS SMONDAY. 
>> WE GOT YOU ON 
SPEED DIAL, 
ANDREA. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>>> MIAMI WITH 
MORE THAN 2 1/2 
MILLION PEOPLE 
AND ONE OF THE 
NATION'S BUSIEST 
PORTS AND 
WATERWAYS. 
>> WE DON'T 
NECESSARILY 
THINK SHARKS ARE 
CLOSE TO THE 
CITY BUT THEY 
ARE. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
WHERE THERE REIS 
SALTWATER, THERE 
IS A CHANCE OF A 
SHARK. 
>> ARE YOU GOING 
TO RELEASE HER. 
>> SHE IS DOING 
GOOD. 
>> RESEARCHERS 
AT E'THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
MIAMI ARE 
STUDYING CITY 
SHARKS, HOW 
URBAN ANYZATION 
AFFECTS THE 
COASTLINE. 
>> BIG CITIES, 
COASTLINE. 
MISSING A  INGLOT 
ABOUT THE 
ECOLOGY OF 
ANIMALS AS WE 
DON'T FOCUS ON 
HOW THESE 
ANIMALS ARE 
RESPONDING TO 
PRESSURE. 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
THE BIG CITIES? 
>> SHARKS TRY TO 
AVOID PEOPLE. 
THEY DON'T LIKE 
HUMAN ACTIVITY. 
SURPRISINGLY WE 
ARE TRACKING 
SHARKS AND WE T
FIND OUT THAT 
THEY DO COME IN 
CLOSE AND THEY 
COME RIGHT UP TO 
THE 
SHORELINE. 
HOW ARE THEY 
DEALING WITH THE 
STRONG COASTAL 
URBAN ANYZATION 
LIKE WATER 
QUALITY OR 
NOISE, CHEMICAL 
POLLUTION -- 
>> WE JOINED THE 
SHARK RESEARCH 
TEAM AS THEY 
TAGGED SHARKS ON 
THE COASTLINE AS 
PART OF THE 
ONGOING STUDIES. 
>> WE ARE 
FINDING SHARKS, 
HAMMERHEADS, 
BLACK NOSE, 
NURSE SHARKS, 
THEY THARE USED TO 
THE CITY. 
>> SCIENTISTS 
COLLECT DATA 
FROM THE SHARKS 
TO STUDY THE 
MOVEMENT, 
BEHAVIOR AND 
HEALTH. 
>> THY STAY IN 
THE AREA FOR A 
LONG PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
>> WE HAVEN'T 
FOUND ANY EFFECT 
OF THE OABOAT 
TRAFFIC ON SHARK 
BEHAVIOR. 
IT SEEMED LIKE 
ON DAYS THAT THE 
HIGHEST BOAT 
ACTIVITY, 
HOLIDAYS LIKE 
JULY 4th OR 
DURING WEEKENDS, 
THE SHARKS USE 
WAS THE SAME AS 
IT WAS DURING 
WEEKDAYS. 
OR WHEN THERE 
WAS NO BOAT 
ACTIVITY. 
>> LIKE AN 
INTERSTATE AND  
THE SHARKS ARE 
FINE WITH IT. 
>> IT COULD BE 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
USED TO IT. 
THE NEXT PART OF 
IT IS TO GO TO 
AREAS THAT ARE, 
LET'S SAY, ROADS 
LESS TRAVELED. 
SEE HOW SHARKS 
MIGHT RESPOND. 
>> THE STUDY 
LOOKING AT WHAT 
HAPPENS ABOVE 
AND ITS EFFECT 
BELOW IN THE 
OCEAN. 
I JOINED THIS .
DOCTOR ON A DIVE 
OFF THE COAST OF 
MIAMI. 
>> OVER MIAMI 
AT 
NIGHT, IT'S LIT 
UP. 
THERE IS NOWHERE 
WHERE ANIMALS 
COULD ESCAPE THE 
URBAN ANYZATION. 
>> SO, SHARKS IN 
THE CITY AT 
NIGHT, THIS  TIS 
ALL LIT UP, ARE 
THOSE LIGHTS 
DRAWING SHARKS, 
SCARING THEM 
AWAY, ANY 
IMPACT? 
>> THE LIGHTS 
MIGHT ATTRACT 
SMALL BAIT FISH 
THAT ATTRACTS 
BIGGER FISH THAT 
ATTRACTS SHARKS 
HUNTING THE te
FISH. 
>> IT LOOKS AT 
THE IMPACT OF 
POLLUTION. 
THERE IS ALL 
TYPES OF STUFF 
DOWN HERE. 
LAWN CHAIRS, 
TOASTER OVENS. 
WHEN THERE IS  TA 
HURRICANE, MORE 
AND MORE STUFF 
BLOWS IN. 
IT PROVIDES AN 
ARTIFICIAL 
HABITAT. 
THE NURSE SHARKS 
ARE DOING WELL.
>> RESEARCHERS 
ARE HOPING SOON 
THEY WILL HAVE A 
CLEARER IDEA OF 
WHAT IMPACTS WE 
ARE MAKING 
LIVING GON TOP OF 
THEIR COASTAL 
HABITAT. 
SHARKS IN THE 
CITY. 
>> MOST OF THE 
WORLD'S 
POPULATION LIVES 
NEAR THE COAST. 
I THINK IT'S 
IMPORTANT FOR 
THE STUDIES, HOW 
ANIMALS ARE 
RESPONDING AND 
WHETHER THIS 
AFFECTS THE TI
BEHAVIOR AND 
HEALTH OF THE 
ANIMALS. 
>> THAT WAS FA
FASCINATING. 
HERE IS A 
QUESTION. 
WHAT IF THEY 
FINISH THE 
STUDY, HOW DO 
THEY PLAN TO USE 
THE FINDINGS. 
>> PERHAPS THE 
MOST INTERESTING 
THING IS THAT 
THEY HAVE THE 
TAGS THAT THEY 
CAN HEAR WHERE 
THE SHARKS ARE 
FOLLOWING THEM 
AND THAT WILL 
HELP US BECAUSE 
WE ALL LIVE 
ALONG THE COAST, 
WE ALL GO 
SWIMMING. 
IF WE SEE DTHERE 
IS A CLUSTER OF 
SHARKS 
CONTINUALLY 
GOING TO ONE 
SPOT, IT MAY BE 
A PLACE TO STAY 
OUT OF THE 
WATER. 
>> YES. 
THEY TAG THE TH
SHARKS BUT WHAT 
ELSE DO THEY DO 
TO STUDY YTHEM? 
>> THEY ARE 
TAKING THE BLOOD 
OF THE SHARK AND 
WHAT THEY DO IS 
LOOK AT THE 
SHARK BEYOND 
WHETHER THEY ARE 
PREGNANT OR NOT. 
WHAT THEY RDO 
IS 
LOOK FOR IMPACTS 
FROM THE URBAN 
ENVIRONMENT IN 
THE NTENVIRONMENT 
WHERE THE SHARKS 
ARE? 
ARE OMTHEIR HEAVY 
METALS, TOXINS, 
POLLUTION 
GETTING IN. 
JUST ONE 
ANOMALY, THE 
SHARK EXPERTS 
SAY THAT IS 
GIVING THEM A 
WINDOW INTO THE 
ACTIVITY OF 
SHARKS IS 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS, 
CITIES ARE 
QUIETER, LESS VI
ACTIVITY. 
THEY ARE SO
BUILDING A 
BASELINE FOR 
WHEN WE GET BACK 
TO THE WORLD 
THAT WE WANT TO 
SEE, HOW 
ACTUALLY THAT 
IMPACT OF HEAVY 
URBAN ANYZATION 
AND NOISE AND 
LIGHTS IS 
AFFECTING 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE THIS HI
HOPEFULLY SMALL 
WINDOW OF WHEN 
THINGS ARE 
QUIET. 
>> GOOD RESEARCH 
SCENARIO. 
UNEXPECTEDLY. 
THANK YOU. 
>> SWAM WITH 
SHARKS  YAGAIN FOR 
WORK. 
YOU ARE LIVING 
RIGHT. 
>> CRAIG, WHAT 
IS YOUR -- HOW 
DO YOU STAY SAFE 
FROM A SHARK. 
>> STAY ON THE 
LAND. 
DON'T GO IN THE 
WATER. 
>> 
MARGARITAVILLE. 
>> I'M FINE WITH 
THAT. 
>>> FLORIDA IS 
SOMETHING OF A 
BATTLEGROUND IN 
THE DEBATE OVER 
SCHOOLS. 
SOME COULD 
POTENTIALLY FLDOPEN 
THEIR DOORS 72 
HOURS FROM NOW. 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE FLORIDA 
EDUCATION 
ASSOCIATION'S 
UNION HAS FILED 
A LAWSUIT 
CHALLENGING A 
STATEWIDE ORDER 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS. 
HE JOINS US THIS 
MORNING. 
GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TIME, SIR. 
>> GOOD TO SEE 
YOU. 
THANK YOU FOR G
HAVING ME. 
>> THE LAWSUIT 
WAS FILED JULY 
20th NOT LONG 
AFTER FLORIDA'S 
EDUCATION 
DEPARTMENT 
MANDATED ALL 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
MUST REOPEN FIVE 
DAYS A WEEK, IN 
PERSON CLASSES 
N. YOUR OPINION, 
WHAT SHOULD BE 
IN PLACE? 
WHAT MUST BE IN 
PLACE FOR 
SCHOOLS TO OPEN 
THEIR DOORS IN 
FLORIDA? 
>> LET RE MME GIVE 
YOU THE 
BACKDROP. 
WE HAVE 15 
COUNTIES SLATED 
TO OPEN THEIR 
DOORS ON MONDAY, 
72 HOURS FROM 
NOW. 
THAT IS 0060,000 
STUDENTS 
IMPACTED ACROSS 
THE STATE. 
152 SCHOOLS. 
IN THESE  N
COUNTIES, NINE 
OF THE COUNTIES 
HAVE A 20% 
POSITIVITY RATE 
FOR KIDS UNDER 
THE AGE OF 18. 
SO, YOU JUST 
HEARD THE 
GOVERNOR FROM 
NEW YORK TALKING 
ABOUT THE 
POSITIVITY RATE 
FOR COMMUNITY 
SPREAD. 
WHAT NEEDS TO BE 
IN PLACE IS WHAT 
THE CDC FIRST 
STARTED THE 
CONVERSATION 
WITH, 14 DAY 
DECLINE AND A 
LESS THAN 5% 
POSITIVITY RATE 
TO CONTROL THE 
VIRAL SPREAD AND 
COMMUNITY 
SPREAD. 
WE ARE PUTTING 
OUR KIDS IN 
HARM'S WAY. 
IN FLORIDA, THIS 
IS MISMANAGEMENT 
AT ITS HIGHEST 
LEVEL. 
THE GOVERNOR HAS 
BLINDERS ON. 
>> AN ATTORNEY 
REPRESENTING THE 
STATE AT THE 
HEARING DID SAY 
THAT DISTRICTS, 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
HAVE FLEXIBILITY 
IN REOPENING. 
YOU NOTED THAT 
ONLINE ONLY 
PLANS HAVE BEEN 
SUBMITTED AND 
ARE BEING 
REVIEWED AND 
APPROVED AS WE 
SPEAK. 
DOES  YTHAT GIVE 
YOU SOME 
CONFIDENCE? 
>> NO, IT 
DOESN'T. 
THE EMERGENCY 
ORDER IS SIMPLY 
STATED YOU HAVE 
FLEXIBILITY 
AROUND OPENING 
BRICK AND MORTAR 
BUT  BTHE MANDATE 
IS  TTHAT YOU 
OFFER A BRICK 
AND MORTAR 
OPTION, IN 
PERSON TEACHING 
A PART OF YOUR 
PLAN. 
SO, YES, YOU CAN 
OFTEN OFFICER 
HYBRID, ONLINE, 
VIRTUAL SCHOOL 
AND DISTANCE 
LEARNING BUT IN 
THE PLAN 
APPROVED THE 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
SAYS THAT BRICK 
AND MORTAR FIVE 
DAYS A WEEK MUST 
BE A PART OF WE
WHAT IS GOING 
ON. 
WITH THIS 
COMMUNITY SPREAD 
AND US BEING THE 
EPICENTER OF 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING, WE 
NEED TO THINK 
TWICE ABOUT 
THAT. 
THAT IS WHAT 
THIS CASE IS 
ABOUT. 
IT'S NOT ABOUT 
STOPPING SCHOOLS 
FROM CHOPENING. 
IT'S ABOUT 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS SAFELY. 
OUR TEACHERS, 
EDUCATION AND 
SUPPORT 
PROFESSIONALS, 
CAFETERIA AND 
BUS DRIVERS 
NEED 
TO GET BACK TO 
WORK BUT WE HAVE 
TO -- THE VIRUS 
IS NOT UNDER 
CONTROL. 
BARS, 
RESTAURANTS, 
BEACHES, 
REOPENING, 
CLOSING, 
REOPENING, 
PARTIALLY 
REOPENING AGAIN. 
WE CAN'T DO THAT ENO
WITH THE PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS. 
THESE ARE NT
CHILDREN, 
STUDENTS IN 
CLASSROOMS AND 
TEACHERS THAT 
CARE ABOUT THE 
COMMUNITY. 
>> ANY IDEA HOW 
MANY SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
THE POTENTIAL TO 
ON MONDAY 
MORNING? 
>> YES, SIR  
THERE. 
WILL BE 15 
SCHOOL  SDISTRICTS 
SLATED TO OPEN 
NEXT WEEK. 
11 OPEN ON 
MONDAY. 
AT  THE END OF 
NEXT WEEK, 15 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
THEN THE 
FOLLOWING MONDAY 
ANOTHER 27  
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
AND THE 
FOLLOWING STMONDAY 
AFTER THAT THE 
REST OPEN. 
SO, 15 
THROUGHOUT NEXT 
WEEK BUT 11 
START 72 HOURS 
FROM NOW. 
>> UNLESS THE 
JUDGE ACTS, 
THERE IS A 
DECISION. 
>> WE ASKED FOR 
AN EXPEDITED 
HEALTH CARE 
REFORM. 
WE ASKED FOR 
EMERGENCY 
INJUNCTION. 
THE GOVERNOR  P
PULLED OUT A 
DELAY TACTIC, 
TRANSFERRING THE 
CASE FROM MIAMI-
DADE TO 
TALLAHASSEE. 
THEY KNEW IT 
WOULD DELAY THE 
CASE. 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO RUN OUT THE 
CLOCK. 
IT'S UNFORTUNATE 
THAT THEY ARE 
USING KIDS IN 
THE BALANCE OF 
THAT. 
WE CAN DO 
BETTER. 
GET WAY FROM THE 
POLL LIKES AND 
TALK ABOUT 
COMPASSION AND 
THINGS THAT MAKE 
SENSE 
SCIENTIFICALLY, 
THINGS THAT MAKE 
SENSE IN THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
SECTORTO IN 
REOPENING THE 
SCHOOL. 
>> REALLY 
QUICKLY HERE, 
WHEN THESE 
SCHOOLS ENREOPEN 
AS EARLY AS 
MONDAY, MOARE 
TEACHERS AND BUS 
DRIVERS AND 
CAFETERIA 
WORKERS, SUPPORT 
STAFF, ARE  STHEY 
ALL GOING TO 
SHOW UP? 
>> SO, LISTEN, 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
SHOW UP. 
WE ARE TELLING EN
PEOPLE TO DO 
WHAT IS BEST FOR 
YOU. 
WE ARE TELLING 
THEM TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THEY 
HAVE THE PPE. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THAT SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
THE PPE. 
WE DON'T KNOW  D
THAT THEY HAVE 
CHANGED THE 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
HYGIENE, BETTER 
HYGIENE, WE 
DON'T KNOW THAT 
OUR SCHOOLS ARE 
READY FOR 100 
STUDENTS TO WASH 
AT THE SAME 
TIME. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THAT HAND 
SANITIZER 
STATIONS HAVE 
BEEN PLACED 
AROUND THE 
SCHOOLS. 
WE DON'T KNOW IF 
PLEXIGLAS IS 
BUILD UP, ONE 
WAY HALLWAYS, 
SMALLER CLASS 
SIZES, THE 
BUSES, KIDS 
LOADED FROM THE 
BACK OF THE BUS. 
WE DON'T HAVE A 
STATE STRATEGY, 
A NATIONAL 
STRATEGY. 
IT'S A SHAME 
THAT THEY 
CHILDREN ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY ARE 
GOING INTO THESE 
PERILOUS 
SITUATIONS FROM 
A VIRUS THAT WE 
CAN'T CONTROL. 
>> NBC 
NEWS 
REACHED OUT FOR 
COMMENT FROM 
GOVERNOR 
DeSANTIS AND THE 
EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER BUT 
WE DIDN'T REACH 
BACK. 
WITH SO M.MANY 
QUESTIONS LEFT  
TO ANSWER, NEXT 
WEEK WE ARE 
LAUNCHING 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE CLASSROOM. 
EVERYTHING THAT 
PARENTS AND 
STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS, 
EVERYTHING THAT 
YOU NEED TO  TKNOW 
AS THE SCHOOL 
YEAR APPROACHES. 
>> THERE ARE A 
LOT OF QUESTIONS.
>>> 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 EVERY DAY. 
THAT'S THE STORY 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE 
ON MSNBC. 
>>> 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 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL I. 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 PROTESTS? 
>>> WITH THE -- 
IN CALIFORNIA'S 
CENTRAL VALLEY, 
A QUARTER OF THE 
FOOD SUPPLIES IS S.
IN THE HANDS OF 
AN ESSENTIAL 
WORKFORCE WITH 
A 
LOT OF FEAR AND 
A LOT TO LOSE. 
>> THEY ARE 
USUALLY PICKING 
GRAPES BUT 
HAVEN'T WORKED 
SINCE LEARNING 
THAT THE 5-YEAR-
OLD MAY HAVE CE
BEEN EXPOSED TO 
COVID-19 AT HIS 
DAY CARE. 
HE GOT TESTED 
BUT HIS RESULTS 
MAY NOT BE READY 
FOR TWO WEEKS. 
>> YOU MAY NOT 
BE ABLE TO WORK 
FOR TWO WEEKS. 
>> YES. 
>> WHAT WILL 
THAT DO FOR 
PAYING THE RENT? 
>> EXACTLY. 
IT WILL BE A 
STRETCH. 
>> ACTHE CEO OF 
KAVANAUGH 
GRAPIERY IS 
TRYING TO GET 
WORKERS PAID FOR 
MISSED HOURS. 
>> WE  MWILL TAKE 
CARE OF YOU IF 
YOU HAVE TO MISS 
WORK. 
>> FOR OTHERS 
THERE IS THE 
FEAR TO SELF 
REPORT. 
EVEN TO DOCTORS 
PROMISING 
CONFIDENTIALITY. 
>> ARE  YOU 
ASKING FOR 
DOCUMENTS, 
CHECKING 
IMMIGRATION 
STATUS? 
>> ABSOLUTELY 
NOT. 
THAT IS FON NOT THE 
INTENT AT ALL. 
WE ARE HERE TO 
HELP. 
>> THE GOVERNOR 
PLEDGED $52 
MILLION FOR THE 
CENTRAL VALLEY 
TO HELP WITH 
CONTACT TRACING. 
AS OUR COLLEAGUE 
HAS FOUND, THE 
PRESSURE TO KEEP 
WORKING IS 
FORCING SOME TO 
IGNORE THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
EXPOSURE TO 
COVID-19. 
>> THE FARM 
WORKER'S UNION 
SAYS UP TO 75% 
OF FARM WORKERS 
ARE UNDOCUMENTED 
AND THEY DON'T 
HAVE ACCESS TO 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
>> THAT'S WHAT 
THIS FATHER OF 
FOUR WHO WORKS LV
IN THE FIELD IS 
AFRAID OF. 
THREE WEEKS AGO SO
HE WAS EXPOSED 
TO CORONAVIRUS. 
SOMEONE CAME TO 
HIS HOUSE AND 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
HE DECIDED NOT 
TO GET BETESTED. 
HE IS SCARED OF 
TESTING POSITIVE 
AND NOT GOING TO WO
WORK AND MAKE 
MONEY FOR HIS 
FAMILY. 
THE $500 THAT HE 
AND HIS WIFE 
BRING HOME EVERY 
WEEK BARELY 
COVERS THE 
BILLS. 
HE KEPT  WORKING 
SAYING SINCE HE 
DIDN'T SHOW 
SYMPTOMS, HE 
DIDN'T TELL HIS 
BOSS. 
INSTEAD, HE AND 
OTHER WORKERS 
THAT MAY BE 
INFECTED WARNED 
EACH OTHER TO 
KEEP THEIR 
DISTANCE. 
HE WORKS 
ALONGSIDE 
HUNDREDS OF 
OTHERS AT A 
PISTACHIO PLANT. 
THEY KNEW 
THEY 
WERE SICK AND 
WOULD GO TO 
WORK? 
SHE GOT 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
MISSED OUT ON 
TWO WEEKS OF 
PAY. 
BEFORE SHE 
GOT 
SICK SHE SAW 
OTHERS HIDING 
SYMPTOMS, 
HOLDING IN 
COUGHING FITS AS 
LONG AS THEY 
COULD. 
>> SO, SHE SAYS 
AT WORK SHE 
WOULD GO INSIDE 
THE REST ROOM 
AND HEAR HER 
COWORKERS 
COUGHING BECAUSE 
THEY WERE MOST 
LIKELY SICK WITH 
COVID. 
>> FOR MANY, A 
FORCED DECISION 
WITH DANGEROUS 
CONSEQUENCES, 
WITH THE 
POTENTIAL FOR 
DISASTER EITHER 
WAY.
>>> SCIENTISTS 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
OXFORD 
DEVELOPING ONE 
OF THE MOST 
PROMISING 
VACCINES SO FAR 
TONIGHT ARE 
CALLING FOR 
CHALLENGE 
TRIALS. 
THAT IS 
VACCINATING 
VOLUNTEERS AND 
THEN 
DELIBERATELY 
INFECTING THEM 
WITH 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> I AM  
 'M
CONFIDENT IT 
WILL BE 
APPROVED, YES. 
>> ADRIAN 
HILL 
LEADS THE OXFORD 
RESEARCH TEAM 
AND SUPPORTS 
CHALLENGE 
TRIALS. 
>> I IAWANT PEOPLE 
TO FEEL 
PASSIONATELY 
THAT THEY  FSHOULD 
BE AND THAT THE 
TINY RISK IS 
WORTH IT FOR THE 
BENEFIT OF 
DEVELOPING A  V
VACCINE OR A 
DRUG FASTER. 
>> CURRENTLY 
TRIALS WORK LIKE 
THIS. 
LARGE NUMBERS OF 
VOLUNTEERS, A 
THOUSAND OR TENS 
OF THOUSANDS ARE 
BROKEN INTO 0 
TWO GROUPS. 
ONE GETS A 
PLACEBO OR HOME 
LESS DRUG. 
THE OTHER GETS 
THE EXPERIMENTAL 
VACCINE. 
BOTH GROUPS RIARE 
THEN TOLD TO 
LIVE NORMALLY. 
THE PROBLEM IS 
IT'S SLOW AND 
ONLY A FEW 
VOLUNTEERS MAY 
COME INTO 
CONTACT WITH THE 
VIRUS TO SEE IF 
THE VACCINE 
WORKS. 
IN A CHALLENGE 
TRIAL, ALL OF 
THE VOLUNTEERS 
ARE GIVEN THE 
VACCINE AND ALL 
ARE INFECTED 
WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
WHICH THEY 
INHALE. 
IT MEANS, SOME 
SCIENTISTS TAKE 
A SMALLER GROUP 
CAN QUICKLY 
DETERMINE IF A 
VACCINE STOPS 
COVID-19 OR NOT. 
>> WE CAN DO A 
CHALLENGE TRIAL 
WITH 40 PEOPLE 
AND GET 
INFORMATIVE 
RESULT ON 
WHETHER A 
VACCINE IS 
WORKING. 
>> THERE IS A  I
BIG HE WILL THY 
CALL HURDLE. 
RESEARCHERS 
WOULD GIVE 
VOLUNTEERS A ER
PATHOGEN FOR 
WHICH THERE IS 
NO PROVEN 
TREATMENT OR 
CURE. 
SOPHIE ROSE IS 
FROM A GROUP 
GATHERING 
VOLUNTEERS. 
IS ANYONE 
SIGNING UP TO DO 
THIS. 
>> SURE. 
>> WITH 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> OVER 30,000 
PEOPLE FROM 150 
COUNTRIES. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS 
IF SOMEONE DIES. 
>> YOU CONSENT  A
AND YOU EXPLAIN 
HOW IT WORKS. 
THEY ARE EY
INFORMED AN IT'S 
ACKNOWLEDGED ND
THAT THERE IS A 
RISK OF DEATH. 
>> PARTICIPANTS 
WOULD BE 
QUARANTINESID.
>>> OHIO 
GOVERNOR MIKE 
DeWINE IS AMONG 
THE LATEST TO 
TEST POSITIVE. 
SCREENED 
TODAY 
BEFORE HE WAS 
SET TO GREET THE 
PRESIDENT ON THE 
TARMAC IN 
CLEVELAND, HE 
HAS NO SYMPTOMS 
AND RETURNED 
HOME TO 
QUARANTINE FOR 
14 DAYS. 
>> THIS VIRUS IS 
TOUGH. 
YES, YOU CAN 
CONTRACT IT EVEN 
WHEN YOU ARE 
BEING VERY 
CAREFUL. 
>> CAMANY OTHERS 
AREN'T SO LUCKY. 
OVER THE LAST 
WEEK ONE 
AMERICAN DIED 
EVERY 80 SECONDS 
FROM 
COMPLICATIONS OF  
THE VIRUS. 
A NEW FORECAST 
PREDICTING 
NEARLY 300,000 
AMERICANS WILL 
DIE FROM COVID 
BY THE 
END OF 
THE YEAR IF 
EXTREME MEASURES 
AREN'T TAKING TO 
SLOW THE SPREAD. 
AFTER A HOUSE 
PARTY NEAR 
BEVERLY HILLS, 
THE PLAY I DON'T 
REMEMBER OF LOS 
ANGELES IS 
THREATENING TO 
CUT OFF  I
POWER 
AND WATER TO 
ANYONE  WTHAT 
HOSTS A LARGE 
GATHERING. 
>> THESE  HLARGE 
HOUSE PARTIES 
ARE ESSENTIALLY 
NIGHTCLUBS IN 
THE HILLS. 
>> IN NEW YORK, 
THEY ARE 
SCREENING 
INCOMING 
TRAVELERS. 
VISITORS RSARE 
REQUIRED TO 
PROVIDE PERSONAL 
INFORMATION TO 
CONTACT TRACERS 
AS BUSINESSES 
TRY TO OPEN 
THEIR DOORS. 
>> YOU 
DON'T 
NEED TO SHUT 
DOWN COMPLETELY 
OR LET IT RIP. 
THERE IS A  
MIDDLE GROUND 
WHERE YOU CAN 
PRUDENTLY OPEN. 
>> AS THE NATION ,
SURPASSES 
160,000 DEATHS, 
THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY 
SAYS DR. BIRX IS 
WARNING 10 LOCAL 
AREAS INCLUDING 
BALTIMORE, 
KANSAS CITY, 
PORTLAND 
AND 
OMAHA ARE IN 
TROUBLE. 
IN CALIFORNIA, 
BIRX WARNED NOT 
A CITY BUT 
ENTIRE REGION 
THAT THE CENTRAL 
VALLEY DIS HOME 
TO THE SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS. 
IN ARLINGTON, 
TEXAS, SCOTTY 
CARLTON TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
>> HE WAS 
RUNNING A FEVER 
AND NEEDED THE 
SUPPORT OF 
OXYGEN. 
>> BROTHER 
JEFFREY 
CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS. 
THE PARENTS HAD 
THIS WARNING TO 
ALL AMERICANS. 
>> WE DIDN'T THO
THINK IT WOULD 
HAPPEN TO US 
IN 
THE SENSE OF OUR 
OTHER CHILDREN 
AND IT DID. 
SO, IT CAN D.
HAPPEN TO YOU. 
>> TONIGHT THE 
BATTLE AGAINST 
COVID AND  B
ITS 
WAR ON ALL 
FAMILIESE. 
>>> THE FIRST 
DAY OF SCHOOL IN 
CHEROKEE, 
GEORGIA. 
HIGH SCHOOLERS 
ALL SMILES AND 
NO MASKS. 
THE DISTRICT 
RECOMMENDS 
WEARING THEM BUT 
UT
DOESN'T REQUIRE 
IT. 
A SECOND GRADER 
DEVELOPED COVID 
SYMPTOMS AND  
TESTED POSITIVE. 
A DAY LATER THEY 
ANNOUNCED THAT A 
FIRST GRADER, 
8th GRADER AND 
KINDERGARTEN 
TEACHER HAD THE 
VIRUS. 
IN THE FIRST 
WEEK, 65 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF HAVE BEEN 
QUARANTINED. 
THE DISTRICT 
SAID IT HAS DONE 
CONTACT TRACING 
AND WILL KEEP 
THE SCHOOLS OPEN 
AND OFFER A 
REMOTE LEARNING 
OPTION. 
THIS PARENT IS 
KEEPING HER SON 
AT HOME. 
>> I  HOPE 
SOMEBODY IS 
LEARNING FROM 
THIS. 
BETTER PRACTICES 
WILL BE PUT IN 
PLACE MOVING 
FORWARD. 
>> NEW 
YORK'S 
TEACHER'S UNION 
SAID ONE CASE OF 
COVID SHOULD 
SHUT DOWN 
A CASE 
FOR 14 DAYS. 
NEW YORK CITY'S 
MAYOR SAID A 
BUILDING WILL 
CLOSE IF TWO OR 
MORE STUDENTS IN 
DIFFERENT 
CLASSROOMS GET 
SICK. 
>> I TOLD CITY 
HALL AND 
EVERYONE WE ARE 
NOT AGREEING 
WITH THIS. 
WE TOLD YOU WHAT AL
WE THINK WE NEED 
TO HAVE. 
>> FIGHTS 
BETWEEN STATE 
LEADERS AND 
TEACHER UNIONS 
ARE ESCALATING. 
>> AS A PARENT, 
PREFERS DISTANCE 
LEARNING BY ALL 
MEANS THEY HAVE 
EVERY RIGHT TO 
OFFER THAT. 
FOR PARENTS THAT 
WANT TO S.HAVE THE 
FACE TO FACE 
INSTRUCTION, WE 
WANT EVERY IO
PARENT IN 
FLORIDA TO HAVE 
OPTIONS. 
>> FLORIDA'S 
GE
LARGEST TEACHER 
UNION IS SUING 
THE GOVERNOR FOR 
HIS INSISTENCE 
THAT EVERY 
DISTRICT OPEN 
UP. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
TERRIFIED ABOUT 
GOING BACK INTO 
BRICK AND MORTAR 
SCHOOLS. 
WE AUCANNOT KEEP 
THEM SAFE. 
OUR SCHOOLS WERE 
MADE FOR SOCIAL 
INTERACTING NOT 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> MANY ARE 
DECIDING TO SEND 
THEIR CHILDREN 
BACK TO SCHOOLS 
THAT ARE 
REOPENING. 
ACROSS 
THE 
COUNTRY THERE 
ARE DISTRICTS 
WAITING TO HEAR 
WHAT STATE 
LEADERS WILL DO. 
IN NEW YORK, THE 
GOVERNOR WILL 
DECIDE WHETHER 
TO PHYSICALLY 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
BY AUGUST 7th. 
THAT IS 
TOMORROW. 
>>> THE LAWSUIT 
ACCUSES FOUR OF 
THE NATIONAL 
RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION TOP 
LEADERS OF 
EXTENSIVE 
PATTERN OF FRAUD 
DIVERTING $64 
MILLION FROM THE 
NONPROFIT OVER 
THREE YEARS TO 
SERVE AS THEIR 
OWN PERSONAL 
BIGGY BANK. 
FOR THESE YEARS 
OF FRAUD AND 
MISCONDUCT, WE 
ARE SEEKING AN 
ORDER TO  I
DISSOLVE THE NRA 
AND ITS 
ENTIRETY. 
>> LETITIA JAMES 
IS CALLING FOR 
THE REMOVAL OF 
WAYNE LaPIERRE. 
THE LAWSUIT 
CLAIMS THAT HE 
SPENT MORE THAN 
500,000 DOLLARS 
ON EIGHT TRIPS 
TO THE  BAHAMAS 
AND $3 MILLION 
ON LUXURY CAR 
SERS ADVICES AND 
PAID FOR HAIR 
AND MAKEUP FOR 
HIS WIFE AND A 
POST EMPLOYMENT 
CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $17 MILLION 
WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S 
APPROVAL. 
IN RESPONSE, 
LaPIERRE 
PROMISED TO 
FIGHT SAYING 
THIS IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
PREMEDITATED 
ATTACK AIMING TO 
DISMANTLE AND 
DESTROY THE NRA. 
THE GROUP FILED 
ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED THE 
NEW YORK 
ATTORNEY GENERAL ND
OF A POWER GRAB 
TRYING SETO SCORE 
POLITICAL POINTS 
AHEAD OF THE 
2020 ELECTION. 
THE NRA SPENT 
$54 MILLION 
DURING THE 2016 
ELECTION CYCLE 
AND LAST  MONTH 
ENDORSED HA
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
FOR A SECOND 
TERM. 
>> A TERRIBLE 
THING THAT 
HAPPENED. 
I THINK THE NRA 
SHOULD MOVE TO 
TEXAS AND LEAD A 
VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE. 
>> ALSO TODAY, 
D.C.'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL SUED THE 
CHARITABLE 
FOUNDATION FOR 
MISUSE OF FUNDS 
AS WELL. 
BOTH ELAWSUITS 
ARE CIVIL 
COMPLAINTS, NOT 
CRIMINAL. 
>>> IN 
BATTLEGROUND 
OHIO, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP 
INTENSIFYING HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
JOE  JBIDEN AGAIN 
TRYING TO PAINT 
BIDEN AS A 
RADICAL 
DESCRIBING HIM 
THIS WAY? 
>> NO RELIGION, 
NO ANYTHING. 
HURT THE BIBLE, 
HURT GOD. 
HE IS AGAINST 
GOD. 
HE IS AGAINST 
GUNS. 
HE IS AGAINST 
ENERGY. 
>> THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN WASTED 
NO TIME FIRING 
BACK SAYING JOE 
BIDEN'S FAITH IS 
AT THE CORE OF 
WHO HE IS. 
IT'S BEEN A 
SOURCE OF 
STRENGTH AND 
COMFORT IN TIMES 
OF EXTREME 
HARDSHIP. 
BIDEN WAS ON 
DEFENSE TODAY 
AFTER HE RAISED 
EYEBROWS DURING E
A VIDEO 
CONFERENCE WITH 
BLACK AND 
HISPANIC 
JOURNALISTS. 
>> THE ANSWER IS 
YES. 
YES. 
YES. 
BY THE WAY, WHAT YE
YOU ALL KNOW BUT 
MOST PEOPLE 
DON'T KNOW, 
UNLIKE THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY WITH 
NOTABLE 
EXCEPTIONS, THE 
LATINO COMMUNITY 
IS A DIVERSE 
COMMUNITY WITH 
INCREDIBLY 
DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES ABOUT  
DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP POUNCING 
TWEETING WOW, 
JOE BIDEN JUST 
LOST THE ENTIRE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY. 
WHAT A DUMB 
 L
THING TO SAY AND 
LASHING OUT 
BEFORE DEPARTING 
WASHINGTON. 
>> I WATCHED THE 
CLIP AND JOE 
BIDEN THIS 
MORNING TOTALLY 
DISPAR RAGED AND 
INSULTED THE 
BLACK COMMUNITY. 
WHAT HE SAID IS AT
INCREDIBLE. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH HIM. 
>> THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN SAYING 
THAT IT'S CLEAR 
VICE PRESIDENT 
BIDEN WAS 
REFERRING TO 
DIVERSITY OF 
ATTITUDES OF 
LATINOS FROM 
DIFFERENT LATIN 
AMERICAN 
COUNTRIES. 
OF COURSE BIDEN 
KNOWS THE T
ICBLACK 
COMMUNITY IS NOT 
A MONOLITH. 
AFRICAN 
AMERICANS ARE A 
CRITICAL 
CONSTITUENCY. 
THE JULY NBC 
NEWS "WALL 
STREET JOURNAL" 
POLL SHOWS BIDEN 
WITH 80% SUPPORT 
AMONG BLACK 
VOTERS AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WITH 6%. 
>>> HOW CLOSE IS 
JOE BIDEN TO 
PICKING AND 
ANNOUNCING A 
RUNNING MATE? 
>> BIDEN SAID HE 
WILL ANNOUNCE 
THE PICK 
SHORTLY. 
HE HAS  TPROMISED 
TO PICK A WOMAN. 
WILL SHE BE 
AFRICAN-
AMERICAN? 
SENATOR HARRIS 
AND SUSAN RICE 
ARE KEY E
CONTENDERS BUT 
WE ARE TOLD NOT 
TO COUNT OUT 
OTHERS LIKE 
KAREN BASS OR 
GRETCHEN WHITMER
.>>> 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. 
>> HE IS TELLING 
THE TRUTH. 
HE IS LYING 
EVERY DAY. 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE 
ON MSNBC. 
>>> 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 I. 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 PROTESTS? 
>>> WE ARE 
HALFWAY THROUGH 
2020. 
WE KNOW TO WEAR 
MASKS, SOCIAL 
DISTANCE, WASH 
OUR HANDS AND WE 
LEARNED THAT 
BLACK AMERICANS 
HAVE 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
DIED FROM THE 
DISEASE. 
THEN GEORGE 
FLOYD DIED. 
>> SOUTH 
MINNEAPOLIS 
SMOLDERS OVER 
THE DEATH OF 
GEORGE FLOYD. 
>> BEFORE GEORGE 
IT WAS BREONNA 
TAYLOR. 
BEFORE BREONNA 
MARK AUBREY. 
>> HEADLINES 
THIS MORNING, 
THE SHOOTING 
DEATH OF A YOUNG 
BLACK MAN KILLED 
AFTER BEING 
CHASED BY A 
WHITE FATHER AND 
SON. 
>> AS A WHITE 
WOMAN I'M NOT 
THE PERSON TO 
SPECULATE ABOUT 
WHAT THIS MEANS. 
HOWEVER, IF 
NOTHING ELSE, IS 
THIS A MOMENT 
WHERE WE FINALLY 
ADMIT THAT 
SYSTEMIC RACISM 
IS ALSO A PUBLIC 
HEALTH CRISIS. 
>> IT DOESN'T 
MATTER WHAT I DO 
IN THIS COUNTRY. 
>> FOR MONTHS 
AMERICANS HAVE 
BEEN PREOCCUPIED 
WITH OUR HEALTH 
TALKING ABOUT 
SIGNS AND 
SYMPTOMS AND 
PREVENTATIVE 
MEASURES. 
WHAT HAVE WE 
THOUGHT ABOUT 
RACISM LIKE WE 
THINK ABOUT A 
DISEASE LIKE 
COVID-19. 
NO MYSTERY WHY 
BLACK AMERICANS 
ARE DYING FROM 
COVID AT A RATE 
JUST OVER TWICE 
THAT OF WHITE 
AMERICANS. 
MANY BLACK 
PEOPLE HAVE 
FRONT LINE JOBS 
WITH A HIGHER 
EXPOSURE RISK 
AND THEY RELY ON 
PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION. 
BLACK PEOPLE 
HAVE LESS ACCESS 
TO PRIVATE 
HEALTH INSURANCE 
AND LIKELY TO 
LIVE IN AREAS 
WITHOUT EASILY 
ACCESSIBLE AND 
HEALTHY FOOD 
OPTIONS. 
WHEN WE ADD THE 
IMPACT OF THIS 
CURRENT PANDEMIC 
ON THESE ALREADY 
EXISTING 
DISPARITIES, 
IT'S DISGUSTING 
THAT WE ARE 
HAVING A 
CONVERSATION 
WITH RACISM 
BEING A PUBLIC 
HEALTH CRISIS. 
IT HAS ALWAYS 
BEEN. 
>> SHE IS AN 
EPIDEMIOLOGIST. 
>> WHEN YOU LOOK 
AT THE HEALTH OF 
BLACK PEOPLE 
COMPARED TO 
OTHER GROUPS. 
WE ARE HIGHER 
RATES OF 
EVERYTHING. 
WE DIE MORE FROM 
EVERYTHING, 
CARDIOVASCULAR 
DISEASE, STROKE, 
CANCER. 
ACROSS THE BOARD 
NO MATTER WHAT 
HEALTH OUT COME 
YOU LOOK AT. 
>> WE RECOGNIZE 
THE IMPACT OF 
BEHAVIORS LIKE 
SMOKING, 
DRINKING, 
LONELINESS. 
WHY NOT 
RECOGNIZE THE 
IMPACTS OF 
RACISM, TOO. 
>> WE HAVE A LOT 
OF DATA ON 
INDIVIDUAL 
EXPERIENCES WITH 
RACISM AND WITH 
DISCRIMINATION. 
WE RATE THAT TO 
POOR HEALTH AND 
MORTALITY. 
>> I TALKED TO A 
SENIOR REPORTER 
AT "ROLLING 
STONE" MAGAZINE 
WHO ARGUES THAT 
RACISM OR 
UNTREATED 
PRESENT EXISTING 
CONDITIONS IS 
KILLING BLACK 
PEOPLE AND THE 
NATION ITSELF. 
YOU REFER TO 
RACISM AS THE 
AMERICAN PLAGUE. 
WHAT DID YOU 
MEAN BY THAT? 
>> RACISM IS IN 
ALL OUR 
INSTITUTIONS. 
WE THINK ABOUT 
HOUSING, 
EDUCATION, 
NUTRITION, HOW 
WE FEED 
OURSELVES, 
ORGANIZE THE 
ENTIRE SOCIETY. 
WE HAVE TO CAN 
YOU TELL THE 
CANCER OUT. 
>> THROUGHOUT 
OUR HISTORY, 
RACISM WAS 
WRITTEN INTO 
AMERICAN LAW. 
NOT JUST IN THE 
JIM CROW SOUTH. 
FOR EXAMPLE, 
POLICIES IN 
PLACES LIKE NEW 
YORK, CHICAGO 
AND BALTIMORE 
ALLOWED BANKS TO 
DENY MORTGAGES 
ON THE BASIS OF 
RACE.
>> A LOT OF US 
ARE LIVING IN 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
HAVE FEWER 
RESOURCES, OUR 
SCHOOLS ARE 
UNDER INVESTED, 
SCHOOLS ARE 
OVERPOPULATED. 
IT REALLY GATES 
PEOPLE THAT ARE 
IMPACTED TO 
LIVES THAT ARE 
LIMITED. 
THE IMPACT OF 
STRUCTURAL 
RACISM ON BLACK 
COMMUNITIES IS 
NOT SOMETHING 
THAT WE CAN OPT 
OUT OF. 
>> BECAUSE 
RACISM IS NOT 
JUST A SYSTEMIC 
INFECTION. 
IT'S A BODILY 
ONE, TOO. 
>> STRESSES FROM 
OPPRESSION, 
OVERWHELM OUR 
NATURAL ABILITY 
TO COPE AND 
RESULTS IN THE 
BREAKDOWN OF OUR 
IMMUNE SYSTEM 
AND MORE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
CHRONIC AND 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES AND 
MORE LIKELY TO 
DIE EARLY. 
SOME STUDIES 
HAVE SHOWN 
HAVING A 
POSITIVE SELF 
IMAGE, BASICALLY 
BLACK PRIDE MAY 
IMPACT RACISM 
YET WHITE PRIDE 
LIKE WHITE 
SUPREMACY HAS 
BEEN WHAT IS ON 
DISPLAY IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
>> IT LOOKS LIKE 
WHITE FOLKS 
OPPOSING MARTIN 
LUTHER KING 
HOLIDAYS. 
WHITE FOLKS 
INSISTING THAT 
CONFEDERATE 
STATUTES STAY 
UP. 
>> WHAT IS BLACK 
PRIDE. 
>> REPLACING 
THOSE NAMES WITH 
FREDERICK 
DOUGLAS. 
YOU DON'T HAVE 
TO PUT WAR EUROS 
NAMES, STATUES 
OF SALLY HEMMING 
INSTEAD OF 
GLORIFYING 
PEOPLE WHO HELD 
PEOPLE IN 
BONDAGE FOR 
GENERATIONS. 
>> THIS IS A 
SERIES ABOUT 
FINDING THE 
POSITIVE IN BAD 
NEWS. 
A FLIMSY 
SUMMATION OF A 
HISTORIC MOMENT 
IN THE FIGHT 
AGAINST RACISM. 
WE WENT TO A 
DEMONSTRATION 
AND SPOKE TO 
PROTESTERS TO 
FIND OUT WHAT 
IT'S LIKE TO GO 
THROUGH THE 
HEALTH CRISIS 
WHILE BEING 
BLACK. 
>> IT'S BIGGER 
THAN THAT. 
>> IT IS A 
PANDEMIC IN 
ITSELF. 
>> ONE THING TO 
DISPOSE OF THE 
HEAD BUT TO 
DISMANTLE -- 
>> REFORMING 
HEALTH CARE. 
>> I CAN'T 
EXPLAIN IT TO 
HIM RIGHT NOW. 
WHEN HE GETS 
OLDER AND HE 
ASKS US WHAT WE 
DID, WE WILL BE 
ABLE TO TALK TO 
HIM ABOUT THIS. 
LIKE YOU WERE 
THERE, TOO. 
>> WHEN 
EVERYBODY IS NOT 
ABLE TO OPERATE 
AT THEIR FULL 
POTENTIAL, WHEN 
WE HAVE A 
HIERARCHY OF 
HUMAN VALUE 
WHERE SOME ARE 
LESS THAN 
OTHERS, THAT 
DOES SOMETHING 
TO ALL OF OUR 
HUMANITY. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
THIS IS A 
BREAKING POINT? 
>> THIS SURGE OF 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
-- TO IS HE 
DEGREE IT'S 
ENCOURAGING. 
IT SHOWS THE 
RUDIMENTARY 
EFFORT TO 
EDUCATE 
THEMSELVES
PEOPLE HAVEN'T 
HAD AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
GET AN 
ANTIRACIST 
EDUCATION. 
THEY DIDN'T GET 
IT IN SCHOOL. 
I DIDN'T GET IT 
IN SCHOOL. 
I'M BLACK. 
STEP WOULD BE 
ACTION. 
BUT WE HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT, WHEN 
I SAY WE I MEAN 
WHY PEOPLE HAD 
TO FIGURE OUT 
ALL OF THE WAYS 
THAT RACISM IS 
SHOWING UP IN 
OUR SOCIETY, 
THAT PRIVILEGE 
IS STILL UNFAIR 
AND DIVEST THIS 
UNEARNED 
PRIVILEGE. 
WE ARE HALFWAY 
THROUGH 2020 AND 
WHAT HAVE WE 
LEARNED? 
MORE IMPORTANTLY 
WHAT DO WE DO 
NOW? 
>> WE HAVE A 400 
YEAR HISTORY OF 
OPPRESSION AND 
THAT IS A LONG 
TIME. 
THAT SHOULD BE 
UNBEARABLE TO 
PEOPLE WHOSE 
HISTORY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM 
THAT BECAUSE WE 
ARE ALL HERE 
TOGETHER. 
WE SHOULD ALL BE 
PART OF THE 
SOLUTION.
[ MUSIC ]
[ MUSIC ]
A
>>> FOR 
AMERICANS THE 
WAR IN THE 
PACIFIC HAD BEEN 
A COSTLY YET 
SUCCESSFUL 
CAMPAIGN. 
IN AUGUST 1945 
JAPAN HAD CLEARLY
BEEN BEATEN. 
AMERICAN AND 
ALLIED FORCES 
COULD TAKE ANY 
POSITION THEY 
WISHED IN THE 
PACIFIC IF THEY 
WERE WILLING TO 
ACCEPT THE 
CASUALTIES. 
DR. ROB PACINO 
IS THE SENIOR 
HISTORIAN AT THE 
WORLD WAR II 
MUSEUM IN NEW 
ORLEANS. 
>> IT LOOKS A 
BIT 
UNPRECEDENTED 
BUT ONE SIDE IS 
CLEARLY DEFEATED 
AND YET THE 
VIOLENCE SEEMS 
TO BE WRENCHING 
UP GETTING WORSE 
AND WORSE AS THE 
ALLIES HAVE 
APPROACHED 
JAPAN'S 
DOORSTEP. 
>> IN NINE DAYS 
OF CONTINUOUS 
BOMBARDMENT 
>> Reporter: THE 
US HAD A CHOICE, 
AND INVASION OF 
JAPAN REQUIRING 
1 MILLION TROOPS 
OR A 
TOP SECRET 
WEAPON, THE 
JAPANESE WERE 
GIVEN AN 
ULTIMATUM, 
SURRENDER OR 
SUFFER DIRE 
CONSEQUENCES. 
>> THAT LEADS TO 
THE NEXT --, A 
SINGLE PLANE 
CARRYING A 
SINGLE BOMB 
TAKES OFF AND 
DROPS THAT BOMB 
OVER HIROSHIMA.
AND IT KILLS 50 
TO 70,000 PEOPLE.
WE ARE IN A 
COMPLETELY NEW 
ERA. 
>> Reporter: 
PERHAPS 100,000 
PEOPLE 
INCINERATED IN 
SECONDS. 
>> THERE WAS A 
LOT OF COMMOTION 
AND PEOPLE WERE 
SAYING THERE IS 
A B-29 COMING 
TOWARD 
HIROSHIMA. 
>> Reporter: 
AMERICAN -- WAS 
SEVEN YEARS OLD 
LIVING WITH HIS 
GRANDPARENTS 
NEAR HIROSHIMA'S 
GROUND ZERO. 
>> MY BROTHER 
AND I WHOSE NAME 
IS KENNY, HE AND 
I WE CLIMBED ON 
TOP OF A ROOF TO 
WATCH THE VAPOR 
TRAIL AND 
UNFORTUNATELY MY 
GRANDMOTHER, SHE 
TOLD US TO GET 
OFF THE ROOF. 
>> Reporter: AN 
ACT THAT SAVED 
THEIR LIVES. 
>> I DIDN'T HEAR 
THE FLASH OF THE 
BOOM, I WAS 
KNOCKED OUT 
INSTANTANEOUSLY. 
WHEN I CAME TO A 
NUMBER OF 
MINUTES LATER, 
STUFF WAS ON TOP 
OF ME AND THINGS 
WERE BURNING 
AROUND ME. 
>> Reporter: 
SOMEHOW HOWARD 
AND HIS BROTHER 
AND GRANDMOTHER 
SURVIVE. 
>> THIS WAS NOT 
AN ORDINARY 
BOMB, IT WAS 
MUCH BIGGER. 
EVERYTHING WAS 
BURNING. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY SAW THINGS 
NO PERSON SHOULD 
WITNESS. 
>> THERE WERE 
ALREADY A NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE THAT 
WERE DEAD ALONG 
THE ROADSIDE. 
PEOPLE WERE 
BURNED, SUFFERING
AND BEGGING FOR 
A DRINK OF 
WATER. 
SOME OF THE 
INJURIES WERE SO 
SEVERE THAT, FOR 
EXAMPLE, PEOPLE 
WITH BURNS, 
THEIR SKIN WAS 
DRIPPING FROM 
THEIR BODY AND 
SOME OF THE 
PEOPLE ACTUALLY 
HAD BROKEN LIMBS 
PROTRUDING. 
WHEN WE CAME 
BACK AFTER THE 
SURRENDER, WE 
CAME BACK TO THE 
SAME AREA AND 
THE WHOLE CITY 
WAS COMPLETELY 
FLAT. IT WAS 
REALLY 
DEVASTATING TO 
SEE. 
>> Reporter: DO 
YOU FEEL LUCKY 
TO BE ALIVE? 
>> [ LAUGHTER ] 
YOU KNOW, IF 
WE'D STAYED ON 
THAT ROOF WHEN 
THE BOMB 
EXPLODED I WOULD 
NOT BE SPEAKING 
TO YOU NOW. 
SO YES. 
I FEEL EXTREMELY 
LUCKY. 
>> Reporter: 
HOWARD AND HIS 
BROTHER LOST 
THEIR HAIR TO 
RADIATION FROM 
THE BOMB BUT 
TENS OF 
THOUSANDS NOT 
KILLED 
IMMEDIATELY THAT 
DAY WOULD DIE IN 
THE WEEKS TO 
COME. 
>> THAT IS MY 
GRANDFATHER, HE 
DIED TWO YEARS 
AFTER THAT WITH 
CANCER. 
>> Reporter: 
HOWARD IS A --, 
THAT IS JAPANESE 
FOR AN EXPLOSION 
AFFECTED PERSON. 
>> THE MESSAGE 
WOULD BE THAT WE 
UNDERSTAND THE 
MISERY AND 
TERROR AND DEATH 
THAT IT CAUSED. 
>> Reporter: IN 
A WORLD NOW 
ARMED WITH MORE 
THAN 10,000 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
WANT THEY FEAR 
IS SIMPLE. 
>> SOMEBODY IS 
GOING TO MAKE A 
MISTAKE AND PUSH 
THAT ONE BUTTON 
WHICH MAY CAUSE 
OTHER BUTTONS TO 
BE PUSHED. 
AND THE WORLD 
THAT WE KNOW 
TODAY WILL BE 
GONE. 
>> Reporter: 
HOWARD SAYS THAT 
AS A CHILD HE 
HAD NIGHTMARES 
FOR MANY MANY 
YEARS AND THEN 
THEY JUST SEEMED 
TO DISSIPATE. 
HIS BROTHER 
HOWEVER HAS 
NEVER BEEN ABLE 
TO TALK ABOUT 
WHAT HAPPENED 
THAT DAY, AND 
THEY HAVE ONE 
DESIRE, THAT 
THERE NEVER BE 
ANOTHER PERSON 
WHO WOULD BE 
CALLED -- AGAIN. 
>> WOW, THAT 
MAKES SENSE. 
IT IS 
UNSPEAKABLE AND 
HE HAS A LOT OF 
COURAGE TO TELL 
THAT STORY. 
TAKE YOU VERY 
MUCH, A GOOD 
REMINDER 75 
YEARS LATER. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> 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 AND THAT'S 
WHY WERE DOWN 
HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY SO 
THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WOULD 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? 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE STORY 
>> WHAT POLICY 
CHANGES ONE THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
THERE 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH AND 
WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE STORY 
EVERYONE WANTS 
TO HEAR. 
>> Reporter: 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST 
RACIAL AMERICA, 
AND 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 MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KID. 
>>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOUR 
DIFFERENT YOU 
JUST HAVE TO NOT 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>>> I CHERISH 
THE FACT THAT WE 
CAN HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS, I 
FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS.  
>> WEEKLY SAW A 
LARGE CON THEY 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COMING THROUGH 
HERE. 
IT IS NEWS MADE 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6 AM 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US . 
>> PEOPLE I 
SPOKE TO SAID IF 
THEY DON'T WORK 
THEY WON'T BE 
ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>>> OUR TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THEY ARE 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
FEW WAKES IN 
STAGES 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, IT JUST 
DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>>> 
THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE. 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T ALONG TO 
THE 
FAINTHEARTED, IT 
BELONGS TO THE 
PEAK ÃBRAVE. 
>> 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? 
AND 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 EACH OTHER 
FOR THE MOST 
PART. 
>>> ARE 
YOU WORRIED THAT 
THESE TWO CRISES 
MAY DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> THIS MORNING 
A GRIM NEW 
PREDICTION, ONLY 
300,000 DEATHS 
IN THE US BEFORE 
THE NEW YEAR 
ACCORDING TO A 
RESEARCH CENTER 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
WASHINGTON. 
ALMOST DOUBLE 
THE NUMBER OF 
DEATHS THE 
COUNTRY HAS SEEN 
SINCE MARCH. 
HOWEVER EXPERTS 
SAY IF NEARLY 
EVERYONE STARTS 
WEARING MASKS 
NOW THAT FIGURE 
PLUMMETS AND 
ALMOST 70,000 
LIVES COULD BE 
SAVED. 
>> THE NUMBER OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
PUTTING ON A 
MASK IS PUTTING 
THE BRAKES ON 
TRANSMISSION BY 
40%. 
>>> THIS 
ALARMING MODEL 
COMING AS THE 
DEATH TOLL 
SURGED PAST 
160,000 ON 
THURSDAY, ONE OF 
THE LATEST 
VICTIMS A SEVEN-
YEAR-OLD BOY 
WITH NO 
UNDERLYING 
CONDITIONS. 
THE YOUNGEST TO 
DIE FROM THE 
VIRUS IN THE 
STATE OF 
GEORGIA. 
>> I HAD NO 
SYMPTOMS. 
>>> IN OHIO THE 
GOVERNOR TAKING 
A TEST IN ORDER 
TO BE CLEAR TO 
MEET WITH PRES. 
TRUMP INITIALLY 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
>> EVEN WHEN 
YOU'RE BEING 
VERY VERY 
CAREFUL. 
>>> HOURS LATER 
GETTING NEGATIVE 
RESULTS IN A 
SECOND TEST. 
IN THE COUNTRY'S 
FIRST COVID-19 
EPICENTER IN NEW 
YORK A 
CHECKPOINT FOR 
TRAVELERS COMING 
FROM TRAVEL 
ADVISORY STATES 
ARE UP AND 
RUNNING WITH 
MIXED REACTION. 
>> I THINK IT IS 
A TERRIBLE IDEA 
AND THE REASON 
IS THAT THE 
TRAFFIC IN NEW 
YORK IS ALREADY 
A MESS. 
>> Reporter: DR. 
DEBRA BIRX IN A 
PRIVATE CALL 
WITH OFFICIALS 
OBTAINED BY THE 
CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY 
IS NOW POINTING 
TO NINE OTHER 
NATURE CITIES 
INCLUDING 
CHICAGO, BOSTON 
AND THE POINT 
AND CALIFORNIA'S 
CENTRAL VALLEY 
WARNING THEY 
COULD BE IN 
TROUBLE AS 
NUMBERS CONTINUE 
TO RISE. 
THE NATION'S 
CAPITAL ALSO ON 
THE LIST AS 
PRES. 
TRUMP DECLARED 
WITHOUT ANY 
EVIDENCE 
THURSDAY A 
VACCINE COULD BE 
READY BY 
ELECTION DAY. 
>> THEY THINK IT 
WILL PROBABLY BE 
AROUND THAT DATE.
>>> DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI IS 
PREDICTING IT 
MAY TAKE LONGER. 
>> PROJECTION 
WHICH IS ONLY 
PROJECTION IS 
THAT SOMEWHERE 
TOWARD THE END 
OF THE YEAR, THE 
BEGINNING OF 
2021, WE WILL 
KNOW WHETHER WE 
HAVE A SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE 
VACCINE. 
>> YOU MENTIONED 
WHAT NEW YORK IS 
DOING CRACKING 
DOWN ON THE 
MASTIC TRAVEL, 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ABOUT 
TRAVELING 
ABROAD? 
>>> THE US IS 
LISTING IT, 
LIFTING ITS 
TRAVEL ADVISORY, 
HOWEVER THAT 
DOESN'T MEAN YOU 
WILL GET IN 
BECAUSE THE EU, 
CANADA, JAPAN, 
AUSTRALIA, NEW 
ZEALAND, MUCH OF 
SOUTH AMERICA, 
THE BAHAMAS, NOT 
ALLOWING 
AMERICANS IN 
BECAUSE THIS IS 
RIGHT NOW ONE OF 
THE BIGGEST AND 
WORST HOT ZONES 
IN THE WORLD. 
>> TOM COSTELLO 
THANK YOU.
>>> THIS MORNING 
JOE BIDEN ON 
DEFENSE
AFTER THESE 
COMMENTS HE MADE 
DURING A 
VIDEOCONFERENCE 
WITH BLACK AND 
LATINO 
JOURNALISTS. 
WHEN ASKED IF HE 
WOULD REENGAGE 
WITH CUBA. 
>> WHAT YOU ALL 
KNOW BUT MOST 
PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW, UNLIKE THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY WITH 
NOTABLE 
EXCEPTIONS, THE 
LATINO COMMUNITY 
IS AN INCREDIBLY 
DIVERSE 
COMMUNITY WITH 
INCREDIBLY 
DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES ABOUT 
DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
>>> PRES. 
TRUMP BOUNCED, 
POUNCED ON THE 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> I DID WATCH 
THE CLIP AND JOE 
BIDEN THIS 
MORNING TOTALLY 
DISPARAGED AND 
INSULTED THE 
BLACK COMMUNITY 
WHEN HE SAID 
WHAT HE SAID 
WHICH IS 
INCREDIBLE. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH HIM. 
>>> BIDEN 
TWEETED LATE 
THURSDAY DID 
THAT IN NO WAY 
DID I MEAN TO 
SUGGEST THAT THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY IS A 
MONOLITH, NOT BY 
IDENTITY AND NOT 
ON ISSUES, NOT 
AT ALL. 
ADDING I WILL 
NEVER STOP 
FIGHTING FOR THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY. 
THIS COMES AS 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
SHARPENING 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
BIDEN. 
>> HE IS 
FOLLOWING THE 
RADICAL LEFT 
AGENDA, HE'S 
AGAINST GOD AND 
AGAINST GUNS, 
HE'S AGAINST 
ENERGY, ALL 
KINDS OF ENERGY. 
>>> BIDEN A 
PRACTICING 
CATHOLIC SLAMMED 
THE PRESIDENT IN 
A STATEMENT 
SAYING FOR PRES. 
TRUMP TO ATTACK 
MY FAITH IS 
SHAMEFUL AND 
BENEATH THE 
OFFICE HE HOLDS 
AND BENEATH THE 
DIGNITY OF THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
WHO RIGHTLY 
EXPECT --
 
SCALE PACKAGE.
THE WHITE HOUSE AIMING FOR 
SOMETHING SMALLER AND
MEANTIME TALKS 
BETWEEN THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND 
DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS OVER A 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF PACKAGE 
ARE ON THE VERGE 
OF COLLAPSE 
AFTER A THREE-
HOUR MEETING 
YESTERDAY. 
AT ISSUE THE 
SIZE OF THE 
BILL, DEMOCRATS 
PUSHING FOR A 
LARGE-SCALE 
PACKAGE IN THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
AIMING FOR 
SOMETHING 
SMALLER. 
AND SHORTER-
TERM. 
>> THERE IS A 
HANDFUL OF VERY 
BIG ISSUES THAT 
WE ARE STILL 
VERY FAR APART 
ON. 
>> WE ARE VERY 
FALL APART AND 
IT'S MOST 
UNFORTUNATE. 
>>> THE KEY 
ISSUES YET TO BE 
RESOLVED INCLUDE 
EMERGENCY 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT 
EXPIRED A WEEK 
AGO FOR TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS, THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
FLOATED THE IDEA 
THAT HE IS 
PREPARED TO TAKE 
EXECUTIVE ACTION 
ON SOME OF THOSE 
ISSUES AS SOON 
AS TODAY BUT IT 
IS UNCLEAR WHAT 
HE CAN LEGALLY 
DO, NO 
COMMITMENT SO 
FAR FROM EITHER 
SIDE TO ME TODAY 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT IS NOT 
EVEN HERE. 
HE IS AT HIS NEW 
JERSEY GOLF CLUB 
THIS 
WEEKEND WITH 
FUNDRAISERS. 
>>> AFTER A 
BLAST THAT MANY 
DESCRIBED LIKE 
AN ATOMIC BOMB 
THAT FLATTENED 
WHOLE SECTIONS 
OF BEIRUT AND 
INSTANTLY MADE 
THE UN SEND, SAY 
THAT 300,000 
PEOPLE WERE 
HOMELESS, 
MOMENTS OF 
TERROR AND 
SOLIDARITY, TOO. 
THIS AMERICAN 
SURVIVOR WAS 
DEEPLY IMPRESSED 
HOW THE LEBANESE 
HAVE BEEN 
PULLING 
TOGETHER. 
>> THE DUST HAS 
HARDLY SETTLED 
AND THE LEBANESE 
PEOPLE ARE OUT 
ON THE STREETS 
BRINGING THEIR 
OWN BROOMS AND 
HANDING OUT FOOD 
AND WATER. 
DONATING 
CLOTHING AND 
BLOOD. 
>> Reporter: 
YESTERDAY WE SAW 
THIS WOMAN 
ENTERING A 
DELIVERY ROOM, 
HER HUSBAND 
CAPTURING THE 
MOMENT ON A CELL 
PHONE WHEN THE 
BLAST HIT. 
>> THE REST OF 
US WERE ON THE 
GROUND, I WAS 
LOOKING AROUND 
TO CHECK WHERE 
MY WIFE WAS 
BECAUSE I WAS 
AFRAID THAT SHE 
MIGHT BE HIT OR 
THE BABY WAS 
HIT. 
>> Reporter: THE 
MOTHER AND BABY 
ARE DOING WELL. 
RESCUE TEAMS ARE 
SCOURING THROUGH 
DEBRIS, DOZENS 
REMAIN MISSING. 
FUNERALS ARE NOW 
WIDESPREAD, AND 
THE EMOTION AND 
GRIEF HAS HAD 
COVID-19 
PRECAUTIONS 
FALLEN BY THE 
WAYSIDE. 
LEBANON WAS 
ALREADY FACING 
ITS WORST 
ECONOMIC CRISIS 
IN DECADES. 
WHEN FRENCH 
PRESIDENT MICAH 
ROANE VISITED 
YESTERDAY HE WAS 
MOBBED BY 
CITIZENS 
DENOUNCING THEIR 
GOVERNMENTS 
CORRUPTION. 
A GOVERNMENT 
THAT LEFT 2750 
TONS OF AMMONIUM 
NITRATE IMPOUND 
IN FROM A 
FOREIGN CARGO 
SHIP SITTING IN 
UNSAFE 
CONDITIONS IN 
THE MIDDLE OF 
THE CITY FOR SIX 
YEARS. 
DESPITE REPEATED 
WARNINGS AND 
PLEASED TO 
REMOVE IT. 
OVERNIGHT A 
PLANELOAD OF US 
AID ARRIVED, THE 
US HAS PLEDGED 
$17 MILLION IN 
MEDICINE, FOOD 
AND FINANCIAL 
SUPPORT FOR 
LEBANON, ANY 
COUNTRIES HAVE 
SAID THEY ARE 
WILLING TO HELP 
OUT. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> THIS MORNING
ASSOCIATION IS UNDER FIRE FACING
THE NATIONAL 
RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION IS 
UNDER FIRE 
FACING A 
SWEEPING LAWSUIT 
FROM NEW YORK'S 
ATTY. 
GEN. 
>> MY OFFICE 
FILED A LAWSUIT 
AGAINST THE 
NATIONAL RIFLE 
ASSOCIATION. 
TO DISSOLVE THE 
ORGANIZATION IN 
ITS ENTIRETY. 
FOR YEARS OF 
SELF-DEALING AND 
ILLEGAL CONDUCT 
THAT VIOLATES 
NEW YORK'S 
CHARITY LAW AND 
UNDERMINES ITS 
OWN MISSION. 
>> Reporter: 
LETITIA JAMES 
ACCUSES FOUR OF 
THE NRA'S TOP 
LEADERS OF 
DIVERTING $64 
MILLION FROM THE 
NONPROFIT 
 
MORE THAN $500,000 ON EIGHT 
TRIPS TO THE BAHAMAS, MORE THAN 
$3 MILLION ON
OVER JUST THREE 
YEARS, TO SERVE 
AS THEIR OWN 
PERSONAL PIGGY 
BANK. 
THE LAWSUIT 
CLAIMS CHIEF 
EXECUTIVE WAYNE 
LaPIERRE SPENT 
MORE THAN 
$500,000 ON 
EIGHT TRIPS TO 
THE BAHAMAS AND 
MORE THAN $3 
MILLION ON 
LUXURY CAR 
SERVICES  AND 
THAT HE OBTAINED 
A POST 
EMPLOYMENT 
CONTRACT VALUED 
AT $70 MILLION 
WITHOUT THE 
BOARD'S 
APPROVAL. 
IN RESPONSE 
WAYNE LaPIERRE 
AND THE NRA 
VOWED TO FIGHT  
SAYING IT WAS AN 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
PREMEDITATED 
ATTACK AIMED TO 
DISMANTLE AND 
DESTROY THE NRA. 
AND WE NOT ONLY 
WILL NOT SHRINK 
FROM THIS FIGHT, 
WE WILL 
CONFRONTED AND 
PREVAILED. 
THE GROUP FILED 
ITS OWN LAWSUIT 
AND ACCUSED NEW 
YORK'S ATTY. 
GEN., A 
DEMOCRAT, OF A 
POWER GRAB 
TRYING TO SCORE 
POLITICAL POINTS 
AHEAD OF THE 
ELECTION. 
HOW IS THIS NOT 
POLITICAL?
 
OBLIGATION AND DUTY TO ITS 
DONORS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY FAILED IN 
THAT RESPONSIBILITY.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE NRA IS
>> I DON'T THINK 
POLITICS HAS 
ANYTHING TO DO 
WITH IT, THE 
NRA, IT'S 
BOARDED 
OFFICERS, ITS 
DIRECTORS HAVE 
AN OBLIGATION 
AND DUTY TO ITS 
DONORS AND 
UNFORTUNATELY 
THEY FAILED IN 
THAT 
RESPONSIBILITY 
AND AS A RESULT 
OF THAT THE NRA 
IS OPERATING IN 
A DEFICIT. 
>> 
Reporter: NEW 
YORK BASED IN 
RA, ONE OF THE 
NATION'S MOST 
POWERFUL 
LOBBYING GROUPS 
SPENT MORE THAN 
$54 MILLION ON 
THE 2016 
ELECTION CYCLE 
AND LAST MONTH 
ENDORSED PRES. 
TRUMP FOR A 
SECOND TERM. 
>> THAT IS A 
VERY TERRIBLE 
THING THAT JUST 
HAPPENED AND I 
THINK THE NRA 
SHOULD MOVE TO 
TEXAS AND LEAD A 
VERY GOOD AND 
BEAUTIFUL LIFE. 
>> Reporter: 
AGAIN THIS IS A 
CIVIL LAWSUIT 
THAT COULD TAKE 
YEARS TO PLAY 
OUT BUT THE 
ATTY. 
GEN. 
HERE IN NEW YORK 
SAYS THIS IS AN 
ONGOING 
INVESTIGATION 
AND THAT SHE 
WOULD REFER ANY 
EVIDENCE OF 
CRIMINAL 
WRONGDOING TO 
THE DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY'S 
OFFICE. 
>>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS MORNING AND 
NFL WORLD IN 
FLUX WITH A FIELD
OF PLAY 
SHRINKING, EVEN 
VETERAN PLAYERS 
WHO ARE 
RETURNING DO SO 
WITH 
TREPIDATION. 
BOOTY YOU DON'T 
WANT TO TAKE IT 
HOME AND WE 
DON'T KNOW THE 
IMPACT IT'S 
GOING TO HAVE 
WHEN YOU DO GET 
HOME. 
>> Reporter: THE 
BUFFALO BILLS 
QUARTERBACK 
TWEETING CRAZY 
THAT ME CHOOSING 
MY FAMILY'S WELL-
BEING OVER A 
GAME COMES WITH 
SO-CALLED FANS 
ATTACKING AND 
QUESTIONING ME 
ADDING HIS 
PARTNER'S 
GRANDFATHER 
PASSED AWAY FROM 
COVID-19. 
YOU UNDERSTAND 
NOW?  
HE ULTIMATELY 
DECIDED TO PLAY 
BUT 66 OF HIS 
PEERS WILL NOT 
OUT OF ROUGHLY 
2900 FOR 
BALLPLAYERS. 
REPRESENTING 
ABOUT 2.3% OF 
THE LEAGUE, THE 
NFL TELLING NBC 
NEWS IN 
 
A STATEMENT 
THESE ARE 
PERSONAL 
DECISIONS THAT 
EACH PLAYER IS 
MAKING AND WE 
RESPECT THOSE 
DECISIONS AND 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
SEEING THOSE 
PLAYERS ON THE 
FIELD NEXT 
SEASON. 
THE SACRIFICES 
OF STAYING HOME 
SUBSTANTIAL. 
>> DO THEY 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
ATHLETES HAVE 
REAL-WORLD 
PROBLEMS AND ARE 
REALLY CONCERNED 
ABOUT THEIR 
FAMILY? 
>> I THINK IT IS 
HUMANIZED ALL OF 
US, FOR MANY 
ATHLETES 
PHYSICAL BEING 
THE ENDEAVOR, 
THEY ARE THE 
MOST SUCCESSFUL 
IN THEIR LIVES 
AND THESE ARE 
VERY DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS. 
>> Reporter: ONE 
PLAYER READY TO 
RETURN, NEW 
QUARTERBACK FOR 
THE BUCKS TOM 
BRADY. 
>> I PUT A LAWMAN
-- A LOT OF TIME 
AND ENERGY INTO 
MAKING MYSELF 
FEEL GOOD AND AS 
FAR AS MY 
ENERGY, THAT IS 
THE THING THAT 
OBVIOUSLY HAS 
SUCH CHALLENGES. 
>> Reporter: HIS 
FORMER TEAM THE 
PATRIOTS HIT THE 
HARDEST FROM THE 
OPT OUTS WITH 
EIGHT PLAYERS 
SITTING OUT THE 
SEASON INCLUDING 
THREE-TIME SUPER 
BOWL CHAMP DANTE 
HIGHTOWER. 
AS TEAMS TRY TO 
RALLY BACK WITH 
A MONTH UNTIL 
THE SEASON 
STARTS TO REMAIN 
MAJOR QUESTIONS 
TO TACKLE. 
>> THERE IS A 
LONG WAY TO GO 
FOUR MONTHS OF 
EBB AND FLOW 
WITH THE NFL, TO 
HAVE AN IDEA OF 
WHAT FOOTBALL 
MIGHT LOOK LIKE 
IF IT'S GOING TO 
BE PLAYED AT 
ALL. 
>> AND ANOTHER 
BIG QUESTION 
THAT IS LOOMING 
AHEAD OF THIS 
SEASON, FANS. 
WHETHER WE WILL 
SEE FANS IN THE 
STANDS FOR ANY 
OF THE GAMES. 
WHAT WE KNOW 
ABOUT THAT? 
>> Reporter: SO 
MUCH OF THIS IS 
CONTINGENT ON 
WHAT THE LAWS 
ARE IN THAT STATE
AND ALSO WHAT 
THE FRANCHISES 
ARE COMFORTABLE 
WITH. 
WE KNOW THAT IN 
NEW YORK NO FANS 
IN THE STADIUMS 
FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE BUT THINK 
ABOUT THE ICONIC 
FOOTBALL 
STADIUMS OUT 
THERE, LAMBEAU 
FIELD FOR 
EXAMPLE, THE 
PACKERS 
ANNOUNCING 
OVERNIGHT THERE 
WILL BE NO FANS 
THERE FOR THE 
FIRST TWO HOME 
GAMES BUT THEY 
WILL TRY TO GET 
THEM BACK AT 
SOME POINT IN 
THE SEASON, THEY 
JUST OPENED THE 
$2 BILLION 
FACILITY SO NO 
FANS FOR THIS 
SEASON IN SIN 
CITY. 
>>> AFTER MONTHS 
OF SPECULATION 
JOE BIDEN IS -- 
>> EVERY ONE OF 
THE WOMEN I'VE 
INTERVIEWED IS 
QUALIFIED AND 
I'VE NARROWED IT 
DOWN. 
>> Reporter: 
BIDEN'S SHORT 
LIST, HIS FORMER 
RIVAL SEN. 
HARRIS, HIS 
ONETIME 
COLLEAGUE 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER 
SUSAN RICE, AND 
MICHIGAN GOV. 
GRETCHEN WITMER. 
THE CAMPAIGN 
VETTING WOMEN 
FROM A VARIETY 
OF BACKGROUNDS 
SETTING UP WHAT 
WILL BE THE 
THIRD TIME IN 
HISTORY THAT A 
WOMAN IS ON OTHER
MAJOR TICKET. 
HISTORY SHOWS 
RUNNING MASK AND 
-- RUNNING MATES 
CAN BE A 
POLITICAL ASSET. 
IN 2008 BARACK 
OBAMA CHOSE A 
VETERAN SENATOR 
TO EASE CONCERNS 
ABOUT HIS OWN 
INEXPERIENCE. 
>> HE'S AN 
EXPERT ON 
FOREIGN POLICY, 
WITH VALUES 
FIRMLY ROOTED IN 
THE MIDDLE CLASS.
>> Reporter: IN 
1960 ANOTHER 
RISING STAR JOHN 
F. KENNEDY PUT 
SENATE MAJORITY 
LEADER LYNDON 
JOHNSON ON THE 
TICKET, HOPING 
JFK COULD WIN 
SOUTHERN VOTERS. 
>> I THINK YOU 
COULD PLAY A 
ROLE AS VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
LATER -- 
>> Reporter: IN 
1980 RONALD 
REAGAN CHOSE HIS 
RIVAL GEORGE HW 
BUSH. 
>> I AM 
RECOMMENDING TO 
THIS CONVENTION 
THAT GEORGE BUSH 
-- 
>> Reporter: IN 
1992 BILL 
CLINTON PICKED 
AL GORE, BOTH 
REINFORCING THE 
CASE FOR 
GENERATIONAL CANE
CHANGE. 
>> THE MAN 
STANDING BESIDE 
ME TODAY HAS 
WHAT IT TAKES TO 
LEAD THIS NATION 
FROM THE DAY WE 
TAKE OFFICE. 
>> Reporter: SOME
VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATES HAVE 
BACKFIRED. 
IN 1972 GEORGE 
McGOVERN UNDER 
PRESSURE TO PICK 
A RUNNING MATE 
CHOSE -- WITHOUT 
VETTING HIM AND 
HE WAS FORCED TO 
DROP OUT AFTER 
18 DAYS AMID 
REVELATIONS HE 
HAD BEEN 
HOSPITALIZED FOR 
DEPRESSION AND 
TREATED WITH 
ELECTROSHOCK 
THERAPY DECADES 
EARLIER. 
IN 1984 WALTER 
MONDALE TRIED TO 
JUMPSTART HIS 
CAMPAIGN AGAINST 
RONALD REAGAN 
WITH THE 
HISTORIC CHOICE 
OF A WOMAN, 
GERALDINE 
FERRARO. 
>> I LOOKED FOR 
THE BEST VICE 
PRESIDENT AND I 
FOUND HER. 
IN JERRY 
FERRARO. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
SHE WAS FORCED TO
-- 
>> AT NO TIME 
DID I VIOLATE 
ANY TRUST. 
>> Reporter: IN 
2008 JOHN McCAIN 
AIMING FOR A 
HAIL MARY 
AGAINST FOR A 
BARACK OBAMA 
PICKED HIS 
UNTESTED 
GOVERNOR THAT HE 
BARELY KNEW FOR 
THE TICKET. 
>> GOV. 
SARAH PALIN OF 
THE GREAT STATE 
OF ALASKA. 
>> Reporter: 
SARAH PALIN HAD 
A SUCCESSFUL 
ROLLOUT FIRING 
UP CONSERVATIVES 
BUT SHE STUMBLED 
IN INTERVIEWS 
RAISING 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HER KNOWLEDGE 
AND EXPERIENCE. 
WHEN ASKED BY 
KATIE COURIC 
WHAT NEWSPAPER 
SHE READ 
>> I READ MOST 
OF THEM AGAIN 
WITH A GREAT 
APPRECIATION FOR 
THE PRESS AND 
THE MEDIA. 
>> I MEAN 
SPECIFICALLY. 
>> ALL OF THEM, 
ANY OF THEM. 
>> Reporter: SO 
WHAT OF SOME OF 
THE FACTORS 
GUIDING BIDEN'S 
DECISION, IT'S 
ALWAYS A 
CONSEQUENTIAL 
ONE BUT EVEN 
MORE SO THIS 
YEAR AND HOW 
SOON? 
HE USUALLY 
BREAKS THE 
STORY. 
>> Reporter: WE 
REALLY HOPE TO. 
CLEARLY JOE 
BIDEN WANTS 
SOMEONE WHO WILL 
BE WHAT HE WAS 
TO BARACK OBAMA, 
LOYAL AND READY 
TO TAKE OVER. 
HE IS LOOKING 
VERY CLOSELY AT 
TWO BLACK 
FINALISTS, AND 
HE LIKES 
GRETCHEN WHITNER 
ESPECIALLY THE 
WAY SHE HAS 
HANDLED THE 
PANDEMIC AND I 
AM TOLD THAT -- 
WHO IS OF ASIAN 
BACKGROUND AND A 
GREAT MILITARY 
SOURCE THERE IS 
IN THE MIX. 
BIDEN WANTED TO 
HOLD INTERVIEWS 
BUT THAT IS COMP 
LOCATED BY THE 
PANDEMIC, SOME 
ADVISERS ARE 
TELLING HIM HE 
NEEDS A STRONG 
CAMPAIGNER TO 
ADD EXCITEMENT 
AND THAT WOULD 
BE KAMALA  
HARRIS AND 
OTHERS SAY  GO 
WITH SOMEONE YOU 
TRUST OR SOMEONE 
EXPERIENCED IN 
GOVERNMENT BUT 
THAT WOULD BE 
SUSAN RICE. 
IT'S VERY FLUID 
AND THE DECISION 
COULD BE 
ANNOUNCED AS 
EARLY AS MONDAY. 
>> WE'VE GOT YOU 
ON SPEED 
DIAL, THANK YOU ER
SO MUCH. 
>> Reporter: 
MIAMI WITH MORE 
THAN 2 1/2 
MILLION PEOPLE 
AND ONE OF THE 
NATION'S BUSIEST 
PORTS AND 
WATERWAYS. 
>> WE DON'T 
NECESSARILY 
THINK OF SHARKS 
SO CLOSE TO THE 
CITY BUT THEY 
ARE. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
WHERE THERE IS 
BOAT 
WATER THERE'S A 
CHANCE OF SEEING 
A SHARK. 
>> HE'S DOING 
GOOD AND WE ARE 
GOING TO TAKE A 
BLOOD SAMPLE. 
>> Reporter: 
THESE 
RESEARCHERS ARE 
STUDYING CITY 
SHARKS, HOW 
URBANIZATION 
AFFECTS SHARKS 
SWIMMING ALONG 
THE COASTLINE. 
THE NEW NORMAL IS
BIG CITIES, 
COASTLINES, 
URBANIZATION AND 
I THINK WE ARE 
MISSING A LOT 
ABOUT ECOLOGY 
THAT WE DON'T 
FOCUS ON. 
HOW THESE 
ANIMALS ARE 
RESPONDING TO 
HUMAN PRESSURE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT ABOUT THE 
BIG CITY? 
>> SHARKS TRY TO 
AVOID PEOPLE AND 
THEY CERTAINLY 
DON'T LIKE THE 
DISTURBANCE OF 
HUMAN 
ACTIVITIES. 
SURPRISINGLY 
WE'VE BEEN 
TRACKING SHARKS 
AND WE FIND THAT 
THEY DO COME IN 
CLOSE AND THEY 
COME RIGHT UP TO 
THE SHORELINE. 
HOW ARE THEY 
DEALING WITH 
SOME OF THE 
THREATS OF 
ORGANIZATION LIKE
POOR WATER 
QUALITY OR NOISE 
AND CHEMICAL 
POLLUTION? 
>> Reporter: WE 
JOINED THE SHARK 
RESEARCH TEAM AS 
THEY TAG SHARKS 
ALONG THE 
COASTLINE AS 
PART OF THEIR 
ONGOING STUDY. 
>> EVERYTHING 
THAT WE NO ABOUT 
SHARK ACTIVITY, 
-- THAT WE'VE 
BEEN TRACKING 
WITH BULL SHARKS 
AND HAMMERHEADS, 
BLACK NOSE, 
NURSE SHARKS, 
THEY ARE USING 
THE CITY. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SCIENTISTS 
COLLECT DATA 
FROM THE SHARKS 
TO STUDY THEIR 
MOVEMENTS, 
BEHAVIOR AND 
HEALTH. 
>> SHARKS STAY 
IN THIS AREA FOR 
A VERY LONG 
PERIOD OF TIME. 
>> WE HAVEN'T 
FOUND ANY 
EFFECTIVE BOAT 
TRAFFIC ON SHARK 
BEHAVIOR, IN 
FACT ON DAYS 
WITH THE HIGHEST 
PRODUCTIVITY 
WHICH ARE 
HOLIDAYS LIKE 
JULY 4 OR DURING 
WEEKENDS, THE 
SHARKS USE IS 
PRETTY MUCH THE 
SAME AS IT WAS 
DURING WEEKDAYS 
OR WHEN THERE IS 
NO PRODUCTIVITY. 
>> SO IT'S LIKE 
AN INTERSTATE 
AND THE SHARKS 
ARE JUST FINE 
WITH IT? 
>> IT MIGHT BE 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
USED TO IT BUT 
THE NEXT PART IS 
TO GO TO AREAS 
THAT ARE LET'S 
SAY THE ROADS 
LESS TRAVELED 
AND SEE HOW 
SHARKS MIGHT 
RESPOND. 
>> Reporter: THE 
STUDY IS LOOKING 
AT WHAT HAPPENS 
ABOVE AND IN THE 
OCEAN. 
I JOINED THIS 
DOCTOR ON A DIVE 
OFF THE COAST OF 
MIAMI. 
>> -- THEY JUST 
LIT UP LIKE CITY 
LIGHTS AND MADE 
ME THINK ABOUT 
HOW THERE IS 
REALLY NOWHERE 
WHERE AN AMINAL 
COULD ESCAPE -- 
ANIMAL COULD 
ESCAPE 
URBANIZATION. 
>> Reporter: 
SHARKS IN THE 
CITY AT NIGHT 
WHEN THIS IS LIT 
UP, ARE THE 
LIGHTS DRAWING 
SHARKS ARE 
SCARING THEM 
AWAY? 
>> BASICALLY THE 
LIGHTS MIGHT 
ATTRACT SMALLER 
FISH WHICH 
ATTRACT BIGGER 
FISH WHICH WILL 
ATTRACT SHARKS 
HUNTING FOR 
THOSE FISH. 
>> 
Reporter: THE 
STUDY ALSO 
LOOKED AT THE 
IMPACT OF 
POLLUTION. 
>> THERE IS ALL 
TYPES OF STUFF 
DOWN HERE, LAWN 
CHAIRS, TOASTER 
OVENS, YOU NAME 
IT. 
WHEN THERE'S A 
HURRICANE MORE 
AND MORE STUFF 
BLOWS IN AND 
PROVIDES 
ARTIFICIAL 
HABITATS. 
NURSE SHARKS 
HERE ARE DOING 
WELL. 
-- IN MORE 
PRISTINE AREAS. 
>> Reporter: 
RESEARCHERS ARE 
HOPING SOON THEY 
WILL HAVE A 
CLEARER IDEA OF 
WHAT IMPACTS WE 
ARE MAKING 
LIVING ON TOP OF 
THEIR COASTAL 
HABITAT. 
SHARKS IN THE 
CITY. 
>> MOST OF THE 
WORLD'S 
POPULATION LIVES 
NEAR A COAST SO 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
TO STUDY HOW 
ANIMALS ARE 
RESPONDING AND 
WHETHER THIS 
TYPE OF -- 
AFFECTS THE 
HEALTH OF THESE 
ANIMALS SO THAT 
HUMANS AND 
SHARKS CAN 
COEXIST. 
>> THAT WAS 
FASCINATING. 
BUT HERE'S A 
QUESTION, WHEN 
THEY FINISH THIS 
STUDY HOW DO 
THEY PLAN TO USE 
THE FINDINGS? 
>> Reporter: I 
THINK THE MOST 
INTERESTING 
THING TO US IS 
THAT THEY HAVE 
HYDROPHONES OUT 
WITH TAGS THAT 
THEY CAN HEAR 
WHERE THE SHARKS 
ARE FOLLOWING 
THEM AND THAT 
WILL HELP US 
BECAUSE WE ALL
.
>> YES.
LIVE ALONG THE 
COAST AND GO 
SWIMMING AND IF 
WE SEE THAT 
THERE IS A 
CLUSTER OF 
SHARKS 
CONTINUALLY 
GOING TO 
ONE SPOT IT MAY 
BE A PLACE WE 
WANT TO STAY OUT 
OF THE WATER. 
>> YES. 
AND WITH TAGGING 
THE SHARKS WHAT 
ELSE ARE THEY 
DOING TO STUDY 
THEM? 
>> Reporter: 
ACTUALLY THEY 
ARE TAKING THE 
BLOOD OF THE 
SHARKS AND WHAT 
THEY DO IS LOOK 
AT THE SHARKS 
BEYOND WHETHER 
THEY ARE 
PREGNANT OR NOT, 
THEY LOOK FOR 
IMPACTS FROM THE 
URBAN 
ENVIRONMENT AND 
THE ENVIRONMENT 
WHERE THE SHARKS 
ARE. 
ARE THERE HEAVY 
METALS? 
ARE THERE TOXINS 
THAT SOMEHOW OUR 
POLLUTION IS 
GETTING INTO 
THEIR 
ENVIRONMENT? 
IT IS ONE 
ANOMALY THAT 
THESE SHARKS, 
THE EXPERTS SAY 
IT IS GIVING 
THEM A WINDOW 
INTO THE 
ACTIVITY OF 
SHARKS, IS 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CITIES ARE 
QUIETER AND 
THERE IS LESS 
ACTIVITY SO THEY 
ARE ACTUALLY 
BUILDING A 
BASELINE FOR 
WHEN WE GET BACK 
TO THE WORLD WE 
WANT TO SEE, HOW 
THAT IMPACT OF 
HEAVY 
URBANIZATION AND 
NOISE AND LIGHT 
IS AFFECTING 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE HOPEFULLY A 
SMALL WINDOW OF 
WHEN THINGS ARE 
QUIET. 
>> THAT'S A GOOD 
RESEARCH 
SCENARIO, 
UNEXPECTEDLY. 
THANK YOU. 
>> AND YOU GOT 
TO SWIM WITH 
SHARKS AGAIN FOR 
WORK. 
YOU ARE LIVING 
RIGHT. 
>> AND CRAIG 
WHAT IS YOUR 
SHTICK, HOW DO 
YOU STAY SAFE 
FROM SHARKS? 
>> STAY ON THE 
LAND AND STAY 
OUT OF THE 
WATER. 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
>>>
 
REPORTING THERE.
FLORIDA HAS
FLORIDA HAS 
BECOME SOMETHING 
OF A BATTLEGROUND
AND A DEBATE 
OVER SCHOOLS AND 
SOME OF THEM 
COULD OPEN THEIR 
DOORS JUST 72 
HOURS FROM NOW. 
HEATHER INGRAM IS
PRESIDENT OF THE 
FLORIDA 
EDUCATION 
ASSOCIATION 
UNION AND THEY 
FILED A LAWSUIT 
CHALLENGING A 
STATEWIDE ORDER 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS, HEATHER 
JOINS US ONCE 
AGAIN THIS 
MORNING, IT'S 
GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
>> GOOD TO SEE 
YOU TOO. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS LAWSUIT WAS 
FILED ON JULY 20 
NOT LONG AFTER 
FLORIDA'S 
EDUCATION 
DEPARTMENT 
MANDATED ALL 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
MUST REOPEN FIVE 
DAYS A WEEK IN 
PERSON CLASSES. 
IN YOUR OPINION 
WHAT SHOULD BE 
IN PLACE? 
WHAT MUST BE IN 
PLACE FOR 
SCHOOLS TO OPEN 
THEIR DOORS. 
>> LET ME GIVE 
YOU THE BACKDROP 
OF WHAT WE HAVE, 
WE HAVE 15 
COUNTIES THAT 
ARE SET TO OPEN 
DOORS ON MONDAY, 
72 HOURS FROM 
NOW AND THAT'S 
60,000 STUDENTS 
THAT WILL BE 
IMPACTED. 
162 SCHOOLS. 
NINE OF THESE 
COUNTIES HAVE AT 
LEAST 20% 
POSITIVITY RATE 
FOR KIDS UNDER 
THE AGE OF 18, 
AND WE HEARD THE 
GOVERNOR OF NEW 
YORK TALK ABOUT 
THE POSITIVITY 
RATE AND 
POTENTIAL FOR 
COMMUNITY SPREAD 
SO WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE IN PLACE IS 
WHAT THEY 
STARTED THE 
CONVERSATION 
WITH, A 14 DAY 
DECLINE AND A 
LESS THAN 5% 
POSITIVITY RATE 
SO WE CAN 
CONTROL 
COMMUNITY 
SPREAD. 
WE ARE PUTTING 
OUR KIDS IN HARM
, IN FLORIDA 
THIS IS 
MISMANAGEMENT AT 
THE HIGHEST 
LEVEL. 
>> Reporter: AN 
ATTORNEY 
REPRESENTING THE 
STATE AT THAT 
HEARING, HE DID 
SAY THAT 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
FLEXIBILITY IN 
REOPENING, HE 
ALSO NOTED THAT 
ONLINE ONLY 
PLANS HAVE BEEN 
SUBMITTED AND 
THEY ARE BEING 
REVIEWED AND 
APPROVED, AS WE 
SPEAK. 
DOES THAT GIVE 
YOU SOME 
CONFIDENCE? 
>> NO IT DOESN'T 
BECAUSE THE 
EMERGENCY ORDER 
SHIPLEY STATED 
THAT WE HAVE 
FLEXIBILITY 
AROUND OPENING 
BRICK-AND-MORTAR 
BUT THE MANDATE 
IS THAT YOU 
OFFER A BRICK-
AND-MORTAR 
OPTION, AND THAT 
MUST BE PART OF 
YOUR PLAN BUT 
YET YOU CAN 
OFFER HYBRID 
MODELS AND 
ONLINE ONLY FOR 
DISTANT LEARNING 
BUT IN THE PLAN 
THAT MUST BE 
APPROVED THE 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
SAYS BRICK-AND-
MORTAR FIVE DAYS 
A WEEK MUST BE A 
PART OF WHAT'S 
GOING ON. 
WITH THIS 
COMMUNITY SPREAD 
IN WITH US BEING 
THE EPICENTER OF 
WHAT'S HAPPENING 
WITH 
CORONAVIRUS, WE 
NEED TO THINK 
TWICE ABOUT THAT
, IT IS NOT ABOUT
-- IT'S ABOUT 
REOPENING SAFELY 
AND THIS TIME OF 
YEAR OUR 
TEACHERS AND 
EDUCATION 
SUPPORT 
PROFESSIONALS 
AND BUS DRIVERS 
WANT TO GET BACK 
TO WORK BUT THEY 
ARE UNEASY TO 
GET BACK TO WORK,
WE HAVE A VIRUS 
THAT IS NOT 
UNDER CONTROL. 
-- WE ARE 
OPENING PARSLEY 
AND OPENING 
AGAIN AND WE CAN 
DO THAT WITH 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
THESE ARE 
CHILDREN WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT, 
STUDENTS IN THE 
CLASSROOM AND 
TEACHERS WHO 
CARE ABOUT THE 
COMMUNITY. 
>> Reporter: ANY 
IDEA HOW MANY 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
WILL OPEN ON 
MONDAY MORNING? 
>> YES SIR, 
THERE WILL BE 15 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
THAT ARE SLATED 
TO OPEN NEXT 
WEEK ON MONDAY 
THERE WILL BE 
11. 
AT THE END OF 
NEXT WEEK WE 
WILL HAVE 15 AND 
THE FOLLOWING 
MONDAY WE WILL 
HAVE ANOTHER 27 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
AND THE REST OF 
THE SCHOOL 
DIRECTS TRICKS 
WILL OPEN THE 
MONDAY AFTER 
THAT. 
BUT WE START 
WITH 11. 
>> Reporter: 
UNLESS 
THERE'S SOME 
SORT OF 
DECISION? 
>> RIGHT. 
WE HAVE ASKED 
FOR AN EXPEDITED 
HEARING AND 
ASKED FOR 
EMERGENCY 
INDUCTIONS, THE 
GOVERNOR PULLED 
OUT A DELAY 
TACTIC -- THEY 
KNEW THIS WOULD 
DELAY THE CASE 
AND IT'S 
UNFORTUNATE THAT 
THEY ARE USING 
KIDS IN THE 
BALANCE SO SHAME 
ON THE GOVERNOR, 
AND THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION, THEY 
NO BETTER. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
TACTICS AND 
THINGS THAT MAKE 
SENSE 
SCIENTIFICALLY, 
THINGS THAT MAKE 
SENSE IN THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
SECTOR OF TRYING 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS. 
>> Reporter: 
REALLY QUICKLY 
HERE, WHEN THESE 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN AS EARLY 
AS MONDAY, OUR 
TEACHERS AND BUS 
DRIVERS AND 
CAFETERIA 
WORKERS AND 
CUSTODIANS, ARE 
THEY ALL GOING 
TO SHOW UP? 
>> LISTEN, 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
SHOW UP, WE ARE 
TELLING PEOPLE 
TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY HAVE THEIR 
PPE, WE DON'T 
KNOW THAT SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
PPE WE DON'T 
KNOW THEY'VE 
CHANGED 
INFRASTRUCTURE SO
WE ARE GOING TO 
ASK ABOUT 
HYGIENE, WE NEED 
TO KNOW THAT OUR 
SCHOOLS ARE 
READY FOR 100 
STUDENTS TO WASH 
THEIR HANDS ALL 
AT ONE TIME, WE 
DON'T KNOW THAT 
THEY HAVE HAND 
SANITIZER 
STATIONS, WE 
DON'T NO IF THEY 
HAVE SMALLER 
CLASS SIZES OR 
HAVE THEM ADDED 
MORE TEACHERS? 
HAVING KIDS 
LOWERED OUT OF 
THE BACK OF THE 
BUS INSTEAD OF 
IN THE FRONT TO 
PROTECT THE 
DRIVER, WE DON'T 
HAVE ANSWERS TO 
THESE. Ã
CHILDREN ACROSS 
THIS COUNTRY ARE 
GOING BACK INTO 
PERILOUS 
SITUATIONS FROM 
A VIRUS THAT WE 
CANNOT STOP. 
>> Reporter: 
FREDERICK INGRAM 
THANK YOU AND WE 
SHOULD NOTE WE 
REACHED OUT FOR 
COMMENT FROM 
GOV. 
RON DESANTIS AND 
WE DID NOT HEAR 
BACK AND WE ALSO 
WANT TO MENTION 
WITH SO 
MANY QUESTIONS 
LEFT TO ANSWER, 
NEXT WEEK WE ARE 
LAUNCHING A 
SERIES 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE CLASSROOM, 
EVERYTHING THAT 
PARENTS AND 
STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS NEED TO 
KNOW AS THE 
SCHOOL YEAR 
APPROACHES. 
>> AND THERE ARE 
A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> YOU DON'T 
HAVE TO 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER, WE 
RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE AND THAT'S 
WHAT WE ARE DOWN 
HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY AND 
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? 
>> GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE STORY 
>> WHAT IS A 
POLICY CHANGE 
THAT YOU WOULD 
LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> HE'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH AND 
HE'S LYING EVERY 
DAY. 
THAT'S THE STORY 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> YOUR MORNING 
SHOW, ONLY ON 
MSNBC. 
>>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST 
RACIAL AMERICA, 
AND 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 MOM
TOWARD HER SON, 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KID. 
>>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
AND SAYING WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
IT'S OKAY TO 
KNOW YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT, YOU 
JUST DON'T NEED 
TO FEEL LESS 
THAN AND THAT'S 
MY THING. 
>>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
WE'VE GOT SOME 
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 AM 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
BOOTY A LOCAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US.
>> THE PEOPLE 
THAT I SPOKE TO 
SAID THEY DON'T 
WORK THEY WON'T 
BE ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND RUNNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
FEW WEEKS IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> ACROSS ITALY 
IT IS BACK TO 
NORMAL BUT IT 
DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>>> THESE ARE 
THE UNITED 
STATES, A UNITED 
PEOPLE WITH A 
UNITED PURPOSE. 
>>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT OF 
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. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>>
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK IT NEEDS 
TO BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DID YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? AND 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 EACH OTHER 
FOR THE MOST 
PART, ARE YOU 
WORRIED THAT 
THESE TWO CRISES 
MIGHT DOVETAIL 
IN TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THE ONGOING 
PROTESTS?
ALLISON. ,%
,%
>> THANK YOU. %
>> THANK YOU. 
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>>> IC
>>> ICU BEDS IN 
MISSISSIPPI ARE 
FULL AND DOCTORS 
ARE TURNING AWAY 
TRANSFER 
PATIENTS, ONE 
HOSPITAL 
DESCRIBING 
ITSELF AS 
STRETCHED THIN 
AND EXHAUSTED 
AND RUNNING ON 
FUMES BEEN WHILE 
DOCTORS WORRY 
THAT RESIDENTS 
ARE NOT TAKING 
CORONAVIRUS 
SERIOUSLY. 
>> PLEASE, DON'T 
MAKE THIS WORSE 
FOR US, I THINK 
THERE IS THAT 
GROUP OF PEOPLE 
IN MISSISSIPPI 
MAYBE WITH THE 
MASK MANDATE 
THAT JUST WENT 
INTO EFFECT THAT 
WILL START TO BE 
MORE SERIOUS 
ABOUT IT. 
BUT THERE IS A 
BIG GROUP OF 
PEOPLE IN 
MISSISSIPPI 
WHOSE LIVES HAVE 
NOT CHANGED AT 
ALL. 
>>> NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
ALLISON BARBER 
OUTSIDE -- 
RADICAL CENTER 
IN JACKSON AND 
ALLISON THE 
DOCTOR YOU SPOKE 
WITH SAYS HER 
STAFF IS 
EXHAUSTED. 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING AT 
THAT HOSPITAL 
TODAY? 
>> Reporter: YOU 
CAN HEAR SOME OF 
THE NOISE, WE 
SAW A HELICOPTER 
COME IN AND LAND 
ON TOP OF THIS 
HOSPITAL, A 
REMINDER OF HOW 
IMPORTANT THIS 
HOSPITAL IS NOT 
JUST FOR PEOPLE 
WHO LIVE IN THE 
AREA OF JACKSON 
BUT REALLY THE 
ENTIRE STATE. 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF MISSISSIPPI 
MEDICAL CENTER 
IS THE 
ONLY HOSPITAL IN 
THE STATE OF 
MISSISSIPPI WITH 
LEVEL I TRAUMA 
CARE, THE ONLY 
HOSPITAL IN THE 
STATE THAT DOES 
TRANSPLANTS AND 
RIGHT NOW WITH 
ALL THE COVID-19 
CASES THEY ARE 
OVERWHELMED, 
OVERBURDENED AND 
THE ICU 
ACCORDING TO 
DOCTORS WE'VE 
SPOKEN TO ARE 
NOT JUST FULL 
BUT THEY HAVE A 
DEFICIT. 
THERE ARE MORE 
PEOPLE WAITING 
FOR ICU BEDS 
THAN THE BEDS 
THEY HAVE, I 
WANT TO SHOW YOU 
IF YOU WILL, 
RIGHT HERE 
BEHIND ME EACH 
OF THOSE WINDOWS,
THOSE SILVER 
THINGS, THOSE 
ARE ROOMS THAT 
HAVE BEEN 
CONVERTED TO 
NEGATIVE 
PRESSURE SO THEY 
CAN TREAT 
PATIENTS WITH 
COVID-19 AND 
SAFELY KEEP THE 
AIR FROM GOING 
INTO OTHER PARTS 
OF THE HOSPITAL. 
THE HOSPITAL 
STARTED MAKING 
THOSE CHANGES TO 
THE ROOMS IN 
APRIL 
AND THEY SAID 
THEY ARE 
FIGHTING A 
BATTLE THAT THEY 
ARE VERY MUCH IN 
THE MIDDLE OF. 
I WANT TO 
INTRODUCE YOU TO 
ONE OF THE 
DOCTORS HERE, 
THIS IS DR. ALAN 
JONES, THE 
CLINICAL 
DIRECTOR AT THIS 
HOSPITAL. 
ALSO AN 
EMERGENCY ROOM 
PHYSICIAN, THANK 
YOU FOR COMING 
OUT HERE, I KNOW 
YOU'VE BEEN IN 
WORKING ALL DAY, 
CAN YOU GIVE US 
A SENSE OF WHAT 
THINGS ARE LIKE 
INSIDER HOSPITAL 
NOW? 
>> IT'S PRETTY 
HECTIC, LOTS OF 
PATIENTS, 
CORONAVIRUS 
REALLY JUST 
MAKES EVERYTHING 
THAT MUCH MORE 
COMPLICATED. 
EVEN PATIENTS 
THAT PRESENT 
WITHOUT THE 
TYPICAL SYMPTOMS 
WE HAVE TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT, 
IT MAKES THE 
ABILITY TO CARE 
FOR THE PATIENT 
MORE DIFFICULT 
AND MORE 
METICULOUS AND 
IT JUST WEARS 
THE STAFF OUT. 
HAVING TO DO 
THIS DAY AFTER 
DAY. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT ARE YOUR 
OTHER DOCTORS 
AND NURSES 
TELLING YOU AS 
THEY ARE DEALING 
WITH THIS? 
I UNDERSTAND YOU 
GUYS HAVE BEEN 
PRETTY STRETCHED 
NOT JUST FOR A 
FEW DAYS BUT FOR 
QUITE A FEW 
WEEKS NOW. 
HOW ARE THEY 
HOLDING UP AND 
HOW ARE THEY 
MANAGING TO PUSH 
THROUGH WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT 
MISSISSIPPI 
STATEWIDE, YOU 
GUYS ALREADY 
DON'T HAVE A LOT 
OF PHYSICIANS 
HERE, YOU HAVE 
THE LOWEST 
AMOUNT OF 
PHYSICIANS PER 
CAPITA COMPARED 
TO ALL THE OTHER 
STATES. 
HOW DO YOU 
BALANCE THAT 
WITH THE NEED 
AND HOW DO THEY 
MAINTAIN THEIR 
EMOTIONAL 
COMPOSURE. 
>> IT'S HARD. 
I MEAN WE 
STARTED THIS IN 
MARCH AND WE 
WERE KIND OF 
RUNNING A RACE 
AND GETTING 
PREPARED FOR 
EVERYTHING, WE 
HAD A LITTLE BIT 
OF A LOWLAND 
THEN PRETTY MUCH 
A STEADY UPHILL 
CLIMB SINCE 
THEN. 
AND IT TAKES A 
TOLL PHYSICALLY 
AND EMOTIONALLY, 
I THINK THE MOST 
DIFFICULT THING 
IS THAT WE FEEL 
LIKE WE ARE 
RUNNING A 
MARATHON WITH NO 
FINISH LINE AND 
SITE. 
EVERY TIME WE 
THINK WE SEE ONE 
IT DISAPPEARS. 
YOU KNOW, 
THE THING WE ARE 
WORRIED MOST 
ABOUT IS OUR 
STAFF, OUR 
NURSES ARE TIRED 
AND PHYSICIANS 
ARE TIRED AND IT 
TAKES A LOT OUT 
OF YOU TO DEAL 
WITH THIS DAY 
AFTER DAY. 
AND YOU KNOW, TO 
THINK ABOUT HOW 
THE LAG BETWEEN 
CASE POSITIVITY 
AND 
HOSPITALIZATION, 
WE KNOW THAT 
THERE IS 
PROBABLY A 6 TO 
8 WEEK WINDOW 
WHERE THOSE 
FOLLOW EACH 
OTHER AND IT'S 
JUST EXHAUSTING. 
THE 
THING THAT WE 
WORRY THE MOST 
ABOUT IS OUR 
STAFF'S 
RESILIENCY. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT DO YOU NEED 
PEOPLE TO DO TO 
HELP RIGHT NOW? 
>> REALLY WE 
NEED PEOPLE IN 
MISSISSIPPI TO 
STAY INSIDE AND 
STAY AWAY FROM 
EACH OTHER, STAY 
OUT OF BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS AND 
GYMS, WHERE A 
MASK AND KEEP 
AWAY FROM EACH 
OTHER AND REALLY 
TRY TO DO THEIR 
PART, WE'VE 
HEARD IT SAID 
AND I THINK IT 
IS REALLY THE 
CORRECT THING, 
THAT IS WE ARE 
THE LAST LINE OF 
DEFENSE. 
THEY ARE THE 
FIRST LINE OF 
DEFENSE. 
IF THEY DO WHAT 
THEY NEED TO DO 
THEY WILL NEVER 
SEE US. 
SO REALLY LISTEN 
TO THESE THINGS 
AND TRY TO TAKE 
THEM TO HEART. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU DR. 
JONES. 
SO THE SOUNDBITE 
THAT YOU PLAYED 
A MINUTE AGO, 
WHEN I WAS 
TALKING TO THAT 
DOCTOR YESTERDAY 
SHE SAID 
SOMETHING THAT 
KEEPS HER UP AT 
NIGHT IS PPE. 
SHE SAID THEY 
HAVE ENOUGH FOR 
THEIR DOCTORS 
AND NURSES NOW 
AND FOR TOMORROW 
BUT SHE IS 
WORRIED ABOUT 
WHAT HAPPENS 
WHEN FLU SEASON 
GETS HERE, SHE 
SAYS RIGHT NOW 
THEY ARE 
PRESERVING SOME 
MASKS SO THEY 
CAN SANITIZE 
THEM IN THE 
EVENT THEY NEED 
TO TAP INTO THAT 
EXTRA STASH AND 
SHE SAYS IT 
HOPES, SHE HOPES 
IT DOESN'T GET 
TO THAT POINT 
BUT THAT IS 
SOMETHING ELSE, 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO LOOK AHEAD AND
DR. JONES SAYS 
THE IDEA THERE 
IS NO CLEAR 
FINISH LINE 
WHERE THEY ARE 
STAYING ON THEIR 
TOES, THERE ARE 
A LOT OF FACTORS 
AND A LOT OF 
THINGS REVOLVING 
EVERY DAY AND 
LOTS OF 
DIFFERENT CASES 
NOW. 
MISSISSIPPI HAS 
2.9 MILLION 
PEOPLE LIVING IN 
THE STATE BUT 
THEY HAVE ONE OF 
THE HIGHEST PER 
CAPITA DEATH 
RATES RIGHT NOW, 
AND THERE PER 
CAPITA NEW 
INFECTION RATE 
IS IN THE SAME 
CORRIDOR 
CATEGORY AS 
FLORIDA. 
>> WOW. 
AND FROM 
EVERYTHING WE 
LEARNED IT 
DOESN'T SOUND 
LIKE THINGS ARE 
GOING TO GET 
EASIER HEADED 
INTO FALL. 
THANKS TO YOU 
AND OUR THANKS 
TO DR. JONES AND 
ALL THE DOCTORS 
THERE WHO ARE 
WORKING SO HARD 
TO KEEP PEOPLE 
ALIVE AND KEEP 
THEM HEALTHY. 
THANK YOU. 
>> Reporter:
OHIO GOV. 
MIKE DeWINE 
WON'T BE 
GREETING PRES. 
TRUMP IN 
CLEVELAND TODAY, 
HE HAS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS. 
HIS OFFICE MADE 
THAT 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
AROUND THE SAME 
TIME AS PRES. 
TRUMP WAS 
GETTING ON AIR 
FORCE ONE TO 
HEAD TO OHIO. 
THE PRESIDENT 
REACTED MOMENTS 
AFTER TOUCHING 
DOWN. 
>> I WANT TO 
JUST SAY THAT A 
VERY 
GOOD FRIEND OF 
MINE JUST TESTED 
POSITIVE, DO YOU 
KNOW THAT? 
OUR GREAT 
GOVERNOR, THE 
GOVERNOR OF 
OHIO, MIKE 
DeWINE JUST 
TESTED POSITIVE, 
AND WE WANT TO 
WISH HIM THE 
BEST. 
HE WILL BE FINE, 
I GUESS HE'S 
GOING FOR A 
SECOND TEST AND 
I LOOK FORWARD 
TO SEEING THE 
GOVERNOR, THEY 
SAID HE JUST 
TESTED POSITIVE 
BUT HE IS A 
GREAT GUY AND 
HAS DONE A 
FANTASTIC JOB. 
>>
 
>> MONACO, THE %
GOVERNOR
MONICAL THE 
JOINS US FROM 
CLEVELAND AND 
MONICA THE 
GOVERNOR WAS 
TESTED BECAUSE 
HE WAS SUPPOSED 
TO MEET WITH THE 
PRESIDENT. 
WHAT IS THE 
TESTING PROTOCOL 
AROUND SEEING 
PRES. 
TRUMP? 
>> Reporter: 
YES, TODAY'S 
VISIT TO OHIO 
REALLY 
EXEMPLIFIED THE 
CHALLENGE OF THE 
ENTIRETY OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC WHICH 
IS IF YOU HAVE 
SOMEBODY WHO IS 
FEELING FINE WHO 
WOULDN'T HAVE A 
REASON 
NECESSARILY TO 
GET TESTED A 
COULD BE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
GO FOR A 
CORONAVIRUS TEST 
AND COME BACK 
POSITIVE, THAT'S 
EXACTLY WHAT 
HAPPENED TO GOV. 
MIKE DeWINE WHO 
WAS SCHEDULED TO 
MEET THE 
PRESIDENT ON THE 
TARMAC HERE IN 
CLEVELAND 
EARLIER TODAY 
BUT ONCE HE 
FOUND OUT HE WAS 
POSITIVE 
OBVIOUSLY HE 
CHANGED PLANS 
AND DIDN'T COME 
TO MEET THE 
PRESIDENT OR 
ANYONE ELSE 
HERE. 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT 
HIMSELF SAID HE 
WAS SURPRISED TO 
LEARN THAT AND 
EVERYBODY WHO'S 
GOING TO COME 
INTO CONTACT 
WITH HIM OR WITH 
VP MIKE PENCE IS 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
TESTED AND THEY 
TYPICALLY DO 
WHAT IS KNOWN AS 
THE RAPID TEST, 
WITH RESULTS 
COMING BACK 
ANYWHERE FROM 15 
TO 30 MINUTES
DO WHAT IS THE %
SO THERE'S A 
GOOD SENSE OF 
SOMEONE IS GOING 
TO A MEETING, 
THEY HAVE A GOOD 
INDICATION OF 
WHETHER THEY'VE 
TESTED FALSE OR 
POSITIVE IN THOSE
MOMENTS. 
THE ISSUE IS 
THERE CAN BE 
FALSE POSITIVES 
AND FALSE 
NEGATIVES AND 
YOU HAD THE 
PRESIDENT 
MENTIONING A 
SECOND TEST TO 
CONFIRM THE 
RESULT BUT THIS 
IS SOMETHING 
WE'VE HEARD DR. 
FAUCI AND DR. 
BROOKS TALKING 
ABOUT, PEOPLE 
WHO COULD BE 
SPREADERS WHO 
ARE ASYMPTOMATIC 
JUST LIKE THE 
GOVERNOR OF THIS 
STATE WHO 
WOULDN'T KNOW 
THEY WERE SICK 
AND THAT IS WHY 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO WEAR A MASK 
AND SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
UPON LANDING HAD 
A SMALL EVENT 
WITH SUPPORTERS 
ON THE TARMAC 
AND THERE WAS 
VERY LITTLE 
EVIDENCE OF 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
THERE WERE SOME 
MASKS BUT IT 
WASN'T WIDESPREAD
WHICH CONTINUES 
TO SHOW THE 
CHALLENGE WHERE 
YOU HAVE HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAYING 
THIS IS HOW IT 
SHOULD BE DONE 
AND THEN YOU 
HAVE THE 
PRESIDENT TRYING 
TO ESCAPE 
WASHINGTON YOU 
COULD ARGUE, 
ESCAPE THE 
PANDEMIC THAT HE 
IS CONFRONTED 
WITH IT IN OHIO 
WITH THE 
GOVERNOR OF THIS 
STATE TESTING 
POSITIVE JUST 
HOURS BEFORE 
THEY WERE SET TO 
MEET. 
>> MONICA WE 
KNOW THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
EXPECTED TO SIGN 
AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER TODAY 
DURING THIS 
TRIP, DO WE KNOW 
WHAT IT'S ABOUT? 
>> Reporter: 
HE'S GOING TO BE 
SIGNING AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
THAT HAS TO DO 
WITH ESSENTIAL 
MEDICINES AND 
THIS IS ALL PART 
OF THE 
PRESIDENTS 
AMERICA FIRST 
AGENDA. 
HE SIGNED AN 
ORDER EARLIER IN 
THE WEEK ON THIS 
TOPIC AND TODAY 
HE IS INCLINED 
OHIO WHERE HE 
WILL SPEAK AT A 
WHIRLPOOL 
MANUFACTURING 
PLANT WHERE HE'S 
FOCUSING ON THAT 
TOPIC AND THE 
TOPIC OF DRUG 
COMPANIES AND 
AMERICANS BEING 
ABLE TO GET 
MEDICATIONS FROM 
AMERICAN 
COMPANIES AS 
OPPOSED TO 
OVERSEAS, 
SOMETHING WE'VE 
HEARD HIM TALK 
ABOUT IT NOW 
HE'S SIGNING AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
ON THAT SO WE 
CAN EXPECT TO 
HEAR MORE FROM 
HIM ON THAT BUT 
TO HAVE THIS 
DUAL-PURPOSE FOR 
THE TRIP WITH 
THE PRESIDENT 
TALKING ABOUT 
THESE THINGS AND 
ALSO HOLDING A 
HIGH DOLLAR 
REELECTION 
FUNDRAISER HERE 
IN CLEVELAND 
LATER TONIGHT. 
WE'VE SEEN THE 
PATTERN EMERGE 
WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT COMES 
TO A 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATE AND DOES 
SOME REELECTION 
CAMPAIGN 
BUSINESS AND 
THEN ALSO SOME 
OFFICIAL WHITE 
HOUSE ACTIVITY 
WHICH IS WHAT 
HE'S DOING NOW 
BY TOURING 
WHIRLPOOL IN 
CLYDE. 
>> WE ARE 
SHOWING IMAGES 
OF HIM AT THE 
WHIRLPOOL 
FACILITY RIGHT 
NOW, MONICA WHAT 
IS IT ABOUT 
SANDUSKY COUNTY? 
WHY DID HE 
SINGLE IT OUT OF 
ALL THE PLACES 
HE COULD VISIT 
IN OHIO TODAY? 
>> Reporter: 
IT'S AN 
IMPORTANT 
BATTLEGROUND 
COUNTY AND AS WE 
TALK ABOUT THIS 
STATE THIS IS A 
PLACE THE 
PRESIDENT WON BY 
EIGHT POINT IN 
2016, SOMEWHERE 
THAT REPUBLICANS 
FELT VERY 
CONFIDENT ABOUT 
A YEAR AGO WHEN 
THEY WERE 
LOOKING AT THE 
MOST IMPORTANT 
STATES ON THE 
MAP AND LOOKING 
AHEAD TO 
NOVEMBER BUT NOW 
RECENT POLLING 
HAS SHOWN THAT 
HAS REALLY 
TIGHTENED HERE 
BETWEEN THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT JOE 
BIDEN SHOWING A 
MUCH NARROWER 
RACE THAN ANY 
EIGHT POINT GAP. 
IT'S A PLACE FOR 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND HIS 
POLITICAL TEAM 
TO VISIT, THE 
PRESIDENT HASN'T 
BEEN TO OHIO 
SINCE JANUARY SO 
THIS IS HIS 
FIRST TRIP SINCE 
THE START OF THE 
PANDEMIC BUT 
WE'VE SEEN HIM 
GO TO THESE 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATES, OHIO IS 
JUST THE NEXT 
ONE IN LINE 
WHERE YOU 
DEFINITELY WILL 
BE GIVING REMARKS
THAT WILL 
RESEMBLE A 
CAMPAIGN STYLE 
SPEECH. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING WE'VE 
SEEN AGAIN AND 
AGAIN, THE 
PRESIDENT IN AN 
OFFICIAL WHITE 
HOUSE CAPACITY 
DELIVERING 
REMARKS ON A 
TOPIC THAT HE 
VEERS OFF AND 
ATTACKS JOE 
BIDEN OR 
REFERENCES THE 
ELECTION, THAT 
IS SUPPOSED TO 
BE HAPPENING 
LATER TODAY IN 
OHIO BUT 
UNMISTAKABLY 
IT'S AN 
IMPORTANT PLACED 
FOR HIM TO VISIT 
AHEAD OF 
NOVEMBER. 
>> MONICA WE GOT 
A WEEKLY JOBLESS 
CLAIM, MORE THAN 
1 MILLION 
AMERICANS FILING 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
LAST WEEK, AND 
CORONAVIRUS 
TALKS ARE 
DRAGGING ON IN 
WASHINGTON, WHAT 
IS THE PRESIDENT 
SAYING ABOUT 
THAT TODAY? 
>> Reporter: HE 
IS SUGGESTING 
WHAT HE'S BEEN 
SIGNALING FOR 
DAYS MAY BE 
COMING CLOSER TO 
REALITY WHICH IS 
HE IS PREPARING 
AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER AND ASKING 
HIS TEAM TO 
DRAFT OF THIS 
THAT WOULD HELP 
WITH SOME OF THE 
ISSUES THAT 
DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS 
CAN'T COME TO 
TERMS OR AN 
AGREEMENT ON. 
SO SOMETHING 
LIKE A FICTION 
MORATORIUM'S OR 
A PAYROLL TAX 
CUT, THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS 
HE CAN TAKE 
UNILATERAL 
ACTION AND HE'S 
HAVING THOSE 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
DRAFTED AND IN A 
TWEET TODAY HE 
TOLD US THAT AS 
EARLY AS 
TOMORROW 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT COULD BE 
PREPARED. 
BUT THE HOPE IS 
THAT THIS DOES 
COME TOGETHER ON 
CAPITOL HILL AND 
THAT HIS 
NEGOTIATOR THERE 
IS ABLE TO 
HAMMER OUT A 
DEAL SO HE 
DOESN'T HAVE TO 
TAKE UNILATERAL 
ACTION BECAUSE 
THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS 
EXACTLY ABOUT 
HOW MUCH 
AUTHORITY HE HAS 
OVER SOME OF 
THESE AREAS. 
THE HOPE IS THAT 
SOMETHING COMES 
TOGETHER IN THE 
NEXT FEW DAYS 
THOUGH LAWMAKERS 
HAVE SAID IT 
ISN'T COMPLETELY 
CLEAR THAT 
ANYTHING IS 
CRYSTALLIZING IN 
THE IMMEDIATE 
SENSE BUT THEY 
ARE HOPEFUL BY 
NEXT WEEK 
SOMETHING COULD 
COALESCE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
IS ALSO 
ANNOUNCING THAT 
A CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE COULD BE 
READY BY 
ELECTION DAY, 
WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
>> I'M OPTIMISTIC
%
I AM OPTIMISTIC %
THAT IT WILL 
PROBABLY BE 
AROUND THAT DATE,
I BELIEVE WE 
WILL HAVE A 
VACCINE BEFORE 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR, I THINK SO.
>> Reporter: 
WILL THAT HELP 
YOU IN THE 
ELECTION? 
>> IT WOULDN'T 
HURT BUT I'M NOT 
DOING IT FOR THE 
ELECTION. 
I WANT IT FAST 
BECAUSE I WANT 
TO SAVE A LOT OF 
LIVES. 
>> MONICA WHAT 
ARE THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
SAYING ABOUT 
THAT TIMELINE? 
>> Reporter: 
LISTEN, THEY 
WON'T COMMIT TO 
ANYTHING
THAT EXACT AND 
THEY ARE 
CERTAINLY NOT 
SINGLING OUT 
ELECTION DAY AS 
A DEADLINE. 
THEY ARE SAYING 
WHAT IS MORE 
LIKELY IS THAT 
TRIALS HAVE BEEN 
ENCOURAGING AND 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
CAUTIOUSLY 
OPTIMISTIC OVER 
SOME OF THE 
RESULTS FROM 
CERTAIN 
COMPANIES BUT 
THE MORE LIKELY 
TIMELINE WE ARE 
LOOKING AT IS BY 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR AND BY THE 
END OF 2020 WE 
SHOULD HAVE A 
GOOD IDEA OF THE 
BEST CANDIDATE 
IN TERMS OF 
PHASE 4 TRIALS 
RESULTING IN A 
POSITIVE OUTCOME 
THAT GIVES 
IMMUNITY. 
BUT IN TERMS OF 
REALLY PRODUCING 
THAT VACCINE AND 
DISTRIBUTING IT 
ALL HEALTH 
OFFICIALS REALLY 
POINT TO 2021 IS 
A FAR MORE 
REALISTIC 
OPPORTUNITY FOR 
THAT SO WHAT YOU 
HAVE IS THE 
PRESIDENT MAKING 
THIS POLITICAL 
SAYING HE'S NOT 
SAYING IT JUST 
BECAUSE OF 
REELECTION BUT 
CERTAINLY 
STAKING A BIT OF 
HIS POLITICAL 
FUTURE ON IT 
BECAUSE VOTERS 
ARE GOING TO SAY 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING YOU 
ARE PROMISING 
AND IF IT ISN'T 
DELIVERED WHAT 
WAS THE 
REASONING FOR 
THAT? 
THE OTHER THING 
IS THAT ETHICAL 
EXPERTS HAVE 
ASKED WHY IS THE 
PRESIDENT 
PUTTING PRESSURE 
ON SOME OF THESE 
COMPANIES TO 
FAST-TRACK THIS
 
IF FOR ANYTHING 
OTHER THAN 
HEALTH REASONS 
AND OF COURSE WE 
ALL WANT TO SEE 
A VACCINE AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE 
BUT WHAT HEALTH 
EXPERTS HAVE 
SAID IS THEY 
DON'T WANT THE 
PRESIDENT 
EXERTING THIS 
KIND OF 
PRESSURE, THEY 
ARE WORRIED FAST 
TRACKING IT 
COULD RESULT IN 
A MORE 
PROBLEMATIC 
VACCINE BEFORE 
WE HAVE A FULL 
PICTURE OF WHAT 
IS SAFEST. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
MONICA THANKS SO 
MUCH.
HERE IS 
%
FROM THE PEOPLE.
>>> I MET ALL OF 
YOU LAST 
NOVEMBER, A LOT 
HAS CHANGED 
SINCE THEN. 
WE 
ARE COMING UP ON 
OUR ONE YEAR 
ANNIVERSARY. 
WHO HAS HAD 
MAJOR LIFE 
CHANGES SINCE WE 
MET? 
>> I THINK 
EVERYONE. 
>> YES. 
>> WHO HAS SEEN 
SOME OF THEIR 
PRIORITIES SHIFT 
A LITTLE BIT 
SINCE WE FIRST 
MET? 
>> WHO FEELS MAY 
BE MORE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE FUTURE THAN 
YOU DID BEFORE? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> THE LAST TIME 
YOU AND I MET 
KATIE WAS IN 
MARCH AND AT 
THAT TIME YOU 
AND YOUR HUSBAND 
WERE BOTH 
WORKING FULL-
TIME, YOUR KIDS 
WERE IN SCHOOL. 
HOW HAS YOUR 
LIFE CHANGED 
SINCE THEN? 
>> WELL 
WE WENT THROUGH 
OBVIOUSLY THE 
KIDS NOT GOING 
TO SCHOOL AND 
TRYING TO WORK 
FROM HOME, TO UG
TRYING TO 
EDUCATE OUR 
CHILDREN FROM 
HOME AS WELL. 
AND TRYING TO 
BALANCE THE 
CANCELLATION OF 
LIFE 
ESSENTIALLY. 
>> HOW HAS YOUR 
POLITICAL LIFE 
AND POLITICAL 
LANDSCAPE 
CHANGED? 
>> I'M TURNING 
INTO MORE OF AN 
ANGRY PERSON 
THEN I THINK 
I'VE EVER BEEN 
IN MY ENTIRE 
LIFE AND THAT 
MAKES ME REALLY 
SAD. 
I JUST WANT TO 
COUNT DOWN TO 
NOVEMBER RIGHT 
NOW AND HOPE 
THAT WE WAKE UP 
FROM THIS 
NIGHTMARE WE ARE 
LIVING IN. 
>> WHEN YOU AND 
I FIRST MET YOU 
HAD A TERM YOU 
USED FOR YOUR 
POLITICAL 
IDENTITY. 
HOW HAVE THE 
STAKES CHANGED 
SINCE WE FIRST 
MET? 
>> I THINK WE 
ARE SEEING ON A 
DAILY BASIS THE 
DELEGITIMIZING OF
PILLARS OF OUR 
SOCIETY, 
INSTITUTIONS OF 
GOVERNMENT AND 
EVERYTHING FROM 
COVID TESTING TO 
CHOICES THAT 
WE'VE GOT TO 
MAKE ABOUT 
EDUCATION FOR 
OUR KIDS. 
AND THERE IS JUST
A VOID OF 
LEADERSHIP AT 
THE TOP. 
>> JERRY I THINK 
YOU ARE PROBABLY 
STILL FURTHEST 
RIGHT IN THIS 
GROUP, WHEN WE 
FIRST MET AT THE 
FARMERS MARKET 
YOU WERE ECHOING 
A LOT OF THE 
PRESIDENTS 
LANGUAGE, YOU 
CALLED 
IMPEACHMENT A 
WITCHHUNT, WHAT 
MADE YOU GO FROM 
PRETTY SOLIDLY 
FOR TRUMP TO 
BACKING AWAY 
FROM THAT AND 
NOW WINDING UP 
MORE ON THE 
FENCE? 
>> A LOT OF HIS 
STATEMENTS, SOME 
OF THE BUFFOONERY
, AT TIMES I SAW 
SOME OF THE 
SHENANIGANS, HIS 
ACTIONS, AND 
ALSO, YOU KNOW, 
WHEN HE SAID WE 
ARE JUST GOING 
TO KNOCK THIS 
WRITE-DOWN, THAT 
AIN'T GOING TO 
HAPPEN. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK YOU 
SHOULD'VE DONE 
DIFFERENTLY? 
>> NOT BE SO 
BLASI LIKE WILL 
TAKE CARE OF 
THIS. 
THE BRAVADO. 
THAT IS IRKING 
ME RIGHT NOW AT 
THIS POINT. 
>> AND YOU DID 
VOTE FOR DONALD 
TRUMP IN 2016, 
YOU THOUGHT HIS 
BUSINESS 
BACKGROUND COULD 
MAKE HIM A 
LEADER THAT 
COULD BRING 
AMERICA FORWARD 
IN VARIOUS WAYS. 
HOW HAS THIS 
CRISIS MADE YOU 
THINK 
DIFFERENTLY NOT 
JUST ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT BUT IN 
GENERAL ABOUT 
WHAT LEADERSHIP 
SHOULD LOOK LIKE 
AND HOW 
IMPORTANT IT IS, 
THE BUSINESSMAN 
IDEAL WAS THE 
ATTRACTION THERE.
>> IF I COULD 
SEE THAT FROM 
THE LEADERS OF A 
COMPANY I LOOK 
FOR, ALL ACROSS 
CORPORATE 
AMERICA, THERE 
IS NO REASON 
THAT THE WHITE 
HOUSE CAN'T DO 
IT. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
AND BOTH 
CANDIDATES ARE 
LOOKING AT THE 
SUMMER, THEY 
WANT TO WIN OVER 
-- AND THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN CAMPAIGNING 
ON THIS LAW AND 
ORDER MESSAGE IN 
PLACES LIKE THIS.
IS THAT 
RESONATING? 
>> I THINK IT'S 
GOING TO 
BACKFIRE. 
I THINK THAT THE 
TYPE OF LAW AND 
ORDER THAT HE 
THINKS HE IS 
PROMOTING IS NOT 
THE TYPE OF LAW 
AND ORDER THAT 
RESONATES WITH 
SUBURBAN VOTERS. 
>> YOU'RE RIGHT, 
WE AREN'T 
SUBURBAN MOMS IN 
1950s HOUSEWIVES,
WE ARE EDUCATED 
STRONG WOMEN WHO 
ARE TRYING TO 
RAISE FAMILIES 
WHILE WORKING 
FULL-TIME OUT OF 
THE HOME, A LOT 
OF US ARE, AND 
TO MAKE US THINK 
THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO BE, 
DEFUND THE 
POLICE AND WE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
OVERRUN IN OUR 
COMMUNITIES BY 
ALL THESE BAD 
PEOPLE IS 
LUDICROUS. 
>> TERRY, WHEN I 
TALK TO PEOPLE 
ABOUT VOTERS, A 
LOT OF PEOPLE SAY
, HOW CAN YOU 
STILL BE ON THE 
FENCE? 
AND THEN PEOPLE 
WONDER HOW ARE 
SOME VOTERS 
STILL UNDECIDED, 
HOW ARE SOME 
STILL ON 
THE FENCE? 
HOW DO YOU 
ANSWER THAT 
QUESTION? 
>> I WILL BE ON 
THE FENCE WHEN I 
WALK IN THERE, 
AND I'M SURE WE 
WILL TALK 
BETWEEN NOW AND 
THEN ONCE THE 
DECISION IS MADE 
FOR A VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PICK, BUT 
OBVIOUSLY I WANT 
TO SEE A 
PLATFORM EITHER 
WAY, I KNOW WHAT 
THE RIGHTS 
PLATFORM IS, I 
KNOW WHAT COMES 
PLATFORM IS A NO 
I WANT TO SEE 
WHAT JOE BIDEN 
AND WHOEVER HE 
PICKS IS. 
>>> -- JOINS ME 
FROM EAST GRAND 
RAPIDS MICHIGAN, 
DID THOSE VOTERS 
TALK TO YOU 
ABOUT A 
POTENTIAL 
RUNNING MATE FOR 
JOE BIDEN AND 
WHAT ARE THEIR 
THOUGHTS ON THAT 
PIC? 
>> Reporter: HEY 
ALLISON, THAT 
DECISION IS A 
BIG DEAL
TO VOTERS HERE 
ESPECIALLY THE 
THREE THAT I SAT 
DOWN WITH. 
FOR KATIE SHE'S 
ALREADY MADE UP 
HER MIND, SHE'S 
GOING TO VOTE 
FOR BIDEN IN 
NOVEMBER AND FOR 
MORE IT'S MORE 
ABOUT THE 
STRENGTH OF THE 
TICKET TO 
CONVINCE OTHER 
CONFLICTED 
REPUBLICANS LIKE 
HER TO GO FOR 
BIDEN. 
BUT HOW, HE SAID 
HE REALLY 
DOESN'T WANT TO 
VOTE FOR TRUMP 
BUT HE'S NERVOUS 
ABOUT THAT AND 
HE WANTS TO GO 
WITH SOMEONE 
THAT HE VIEWS AS 
MORE RADICAL, 
HE'D HAVE TO GO 
FOR TRUMP BUT 
OTHERWISE HE'S 
INTERESTED IN 
FOLKS LIKE KAREN 
BASS, HE'S OPEN 
TO THOSE. 
NOW FOR JERRY IT 
IS REALLY GOING 
TO BE MAKE OR 
BREAK, JERRY IS 
VERY MUCH ON THE 
FENCE, AND HE'S 
BEEN WANTING TO 
HEAR THAT 
DECISION FOR 
SEVERAL MONTHS. 
HE WANTS TO SEE 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
QUALIFIED. 
FOR ALL THREE OF 
THEM THOUGH THE 
SENSE I GOT WAS 
THAT THERE 
WASN'T REALLY 
ONE NAME THAT 
WOULD BOOST 
THEIR VIEW OF 
BIDEN WITH ANY 
SIGNIFICANT WAIT 
BUT MORE SO 
NAMES THAT MIGHT 
SCARE SOME 
PEOPLE OFF AND 
THAT'S HOW THEY 
ARE VIEWING THIS 
NOMINATION.
%
THEM, THE SENSE %
THAT I GOT IS %
THERE WAS NOT 
ONE NAME THAT %
WOULD BOOST %
THEIR VIEW IN %
ANY SIGNIFICANT %
WAY. %
IT WAS MORE SO %
FROM THIS 
NOMINATION. 
>> DASHA, 
INTERESTING TO 
CATCH UP WITH 
SOME OF THOSE 
FOLKS. 
I KNOW YOU HAVE 
BEEN KEEPING UP 
WITH THEM. 
IT'S INTERESTING 
TO KNOW HOW 
THEY'VE 
PROGRESSED SINCE 
LAST YEAR. 
>> Reporter: 
THANKS, ALISON. 
>>> HEY, 
EVERYONE. 
I'M ALISON 
MORRIS. 
AND THE RUMOR YOIS 
TRUE. 
IT IS FRIDAY. D 
LET'S GO TO 
SAVANNAH 
SELLERS. 
SHE HAS THE SA
LATEST FOR US 
FROM NBC NEWS 
NOW.COM. 
WE NADE IT. 
>> WE MADE IT. 
THAT'S THE 
RUMOR. 
AND I'M 
CERTAINLY HAPPY 
TO HEAR. AT
ALL RIGHT. 
ALISON. 
LET'S GET RIGHT 
TO IT WITH 
ANOTHER JOBS 
REPORT OUT THERE 
TODAY. 
AND WHILE 
NUMBERS ARE 
EXPECTED, THERE 
ARE SIGNS THAT 
ECONOMIC GROWTH 
IS SLOWING. 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT 
DROPPED FROM 11% 
TO 1.2%. 
AND THE ECONOMY 
ADDED 1.8 
MILLION JOBS. 
BUT DESPITE 
THOSE JOBS, MANY 
AMERICANS ARE 
STILL STRUGGLING 
FROM THE 
FINANCIAL IMPACT 
OF THE PANDEMIC. 
DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS ARE 
MEETING WITH THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
TODAY TO P TRY TO 
WORK THINGS OUT. 
HOUSE SPEAKER 
NANCY PELOSI WAS 
ASKED EARLIER 
TODAY IF THEY 
WENT TOO FAR. 
>> WE ARE 
FACTUALLY 
PRESENTING WHAT 
THE NEEDS ARE 
FOR OUR 
FAMILIES, FOR 
OUR TEACHERS, 
FOR OUR SCHOOLS, 
FOR ENDING THE 
VIRUS. 
NOW, IF THEY  T
WANT TO DO IT 
WITH LESS MONEY, 
LET'S FIND OUT 
HOW TO DO IT 
WITHOUT 
UNDERMINING THE 
PURPOSE. 
THIS IS LIFE AND 
DEATH. 
>> AND AND MAJOR 
NEWS FOR NEW 
YORKERS. 
TODAY, GOVERNOR 
CUOMO ANNOUNCED 
SCHOOLS ACROSS 
THE STATE ARE 
AALLOWED TO 
REOPEN FOR 
SCHOOLS THIS 
FALL. 
HE ADDED 
DISTRICTS SHOULD 
SHUT DOWN AGAIN 
IF THE LOCAL 
POSITIVITY RATE 
JUMPS TO 9%. 
,
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> MEANWHILE, 
MORE DRAMA OVER 
THE FUTURE OF 
TIKTOK. 
TODAY, THE APP 
RESPONDED TO 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
THAT BANS U.S. 
COMPANIES FROM 
DOING ANY 
BUSINESS WITH 
BITETOWN, 
TIKTOK'S PARENT 
COMPANY. 
THEY SAID THEY 
ARE SHOCKED BY 
THE ORDER AND 
ACCUSED THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
OF PAYING NO 
ATTENTION TO THE 
FACTS. 
MICROSOFT 
OFFERED TO BUY 
THE APP AFTER 
THEY THREATENED 
TO BAN IT IN THE 
U.S. 
>>> RESCUERS ARE 
STILL SEARCHING 
FOR DOZENS  WHO 
WENT MISSING, 
FOLLOWING THAT 
MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION NEXT 
WEEK. 
THE CAUSE OF THE 
BLAST REMAINS 
UNCLEAR. 
THOUGH TODAY, 
LEBANON'S 
PRESIDENT SAID 
THEY'RE NOT 
RULING OUT THE 
POSSIBILITY OF, 
QUOTE, EXTERNAL 
INTERVENTIONS, 
LIKE A BOMB OR 
MISSILE. 
AS OF NOW, ALL 
WE KNOW IS THAT 
MORE THAN 2,700 
TONS OF AMMONIUM 
NITRATE EXPLODED 
AT A WAREHOUSE, 
AT THE PORT OF 
BEIRUT. 
SUCH A TRAGIC 
STORY, ALISON 
THAT'S ALL I'VE 
GOT FOR YOU NOW. 
BUT I'LL BE BACK 
SOON. 
>> WHAT A 
HORRIBLE WEEK 
THERE FOR SURE, 
SAVANNAH. 
THANKS SO MUCH. 
WE'LL CATCH UP 
WITH YOU IN 
ABOUT AN HOUR. 
>>> THE JULY 
JOBS REPORT 
BETTER THAN 
EXPECTED. 
THE U.S. ADDED 
ABOUT 1.8 
MILLION IN JULY. 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT 
FELL TO 10.2%. 
NBC NEWS JO LING 
KENT JOINS ME 
NOW. 
WHERE DID WE SEE 
JOB GAINS IN 
JULY? 
>> YOU KNOW, WE 
SAW JOB GAINS IN 
HEALTHCARE, IN 
RETAIL, IN 
GOVERNMENT 
SERVICES. 
PROFESSIONS, 
BUSINESS 
SERVICES. 
SO YOU KNOW, YOU 
DID SEE SOME 
INCREASES. 
THE GOOD NEWS IS 
THAT OVERALL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE KNOWS TO 
TICK DOWN. 
THAT IS WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
CALLING GREAT. 
HE WAS TAUGHTING 
THE JOBS REPORTS 
NUMBER THIS 
MORNING. 
AND TAKING A 
CLOSER LOOK 
INSIDE THE MEAT 
OF THE JOBS 
REPORT. 
AND I ALWAYS GO 
THROUGH ALL OF 
THE SPREAD 
SHEETS AND 
TABLES THAT ARE 
LINKED IN THAT 
DEPARTMENT OF 
INFORMATION. 
>> I KNOW YOU 
DO. 
>> I THINK IT'S 
SO IMPORTANT. 
BECAUSE WHEN YOU 
GO IN AND YOU 
DIG FOR THE 
DETAILS, YOU SEE 
WHAT HAPPENS 
WITH 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATES FOR 
DIFFERENT GROUPS 
OF PEOPLE. 
SO TAKE A LOOK 
AT WOMEN. 
YOU SEE WOMEN 
GETTING HIT 
HARDER THAN MEN 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
YOU ALSO SEE 
COMMUNITIES OF 
COLOR. 
BLACK AMERICANS, 
UNEMPLOYMENT IS 
15%. 
14.6%. 
HISPANIC AND 
LATINO, 12.9%. 
ASIAN 
UNEMPLOYMENT, 
12%. 
MOST OF THESE 
NUMBERS ARE 
GETTING BETTER. 
THAT'S THE GOOD 
SIGN. 
BUT THE REAL 
QUESTION HERE IS 
THE PACE OF 
RECOVERY, 
ESPECIALLY AS WE 
STAND HERE IN 
ELECTION YEAR. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
WERE HOPING FOR 
AN IMMEDIATE 
BOUNCEBACK WITH 
ALL OF THE 
REOPENINGS. 
BUT OF COURSE, 
WITH SO MANY 
STATES SURGING 
IN THEIR CASES 
AND THE 
REEVALUATION OF 
WHERE WE ARE 
RIGHT NOW, IN 
TERMS OF 
POSITIVE COVID 
CASES AND 
FATALITIES. 
IT'S REALLY 
BEING REFLECTED 
IN THIS JOBS 
REPORT. 
AND THEN YOU 
CHECK BACK TO 
YESTERDAY AND 
YOU SEE OVER 31 
MILLION PEOPLE 
ARE CURRENTLY 
COLLECTING 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
AND SO EVEN 
THOUGH THE 
JOBLESS CLAIMS 
ARE GOING DOWN, 
AS OF LAST WEEK, 
YOU STILL HAVE A 
MASSIVE NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE WHO 
NEED HELP TO PAY 
THE BILLS AND TO 
FIND A NEW JOB. 
>> JILL, ARE WE 
STILL SEEING 
PARTICULAR 
INDUSTRIES, 
PARTICULAR 
GROUPS, REALLY 
JUST HAVING A 
HARDER TIME THAN 
OTHER FOLKS 
GETTING BACK ON 
THEIR FEET? 
I KNOW WE'VE 
TALKED SO MUCH 
ABOUT THE HIT TO 
THE RESTAURANT 
INDUSTRY, THE 
HOSPITALITY 
INDUSTRY HAVE 
TAKEN. 
>> YEAH. 
ABSOLUTELY. 
THAT'S WHERE YOU 
SEE A BULK OF 
THE ISSUES HERE. 
BECAUSE EVEN IF 
YOU ARE, SAY, IN 
A STATE WHERE 
YOU'VE HAD SOME 
REOPENINGS. 
A LOT OF THAT IS 
AT A LIMITED 
BASIS. 
SO THOSE NUMBERS 
CONTINUE TO BE 
VERY WEAK. 
BUT THE SNAPBACK 
THAT WE'VE BEEN 
LOOKING FOR OR 
THAT ECONOMISTS 
REALLY HAVE BEEN 
HOPING FOR, JUST 
REALLY ISN'T 
HAPPENING NOW. 
I WAS LOOKING AT 
MY NOTE HERE. 
LOOKING BACK TO 
LAST WEEK. 
FED CHAIR JEROME 
POWELL, SAYING 
THIS HAS BEEN 
REVERSE ECONOMIC 
FORTUNE FOR SO 
MANY PEOPLE AND 
CREATES 
UNCERTAINTY 
ABOUT THE 
FUTURE. 
WE STILL HAVE A 
LOT OF FURLOUGHS 
AND LAYOFFS ON 
THE HORIZON. 
WE KNOW ABOUT 
THE AIRLINES 
THAT ARE BRACING 
FOR WHAT WILL 
HAPPEN AFTER 
THEIR BAILOUT 
DEADLINE IS 
EXPIRING THIS 
FALL. 
SO AS I LOOK AT 
THE WHOLE 
PICTURE, YOU SEE 
FOOD PRICES 
RISING AS WELL. 
SO THIS IS NOT A 
SIMPLE STORY TO 
TELL. 
AND THIS 
RECOVERY IS 
CERTAINLY SLOWER 
THAN WHAT SO 
MANY HAVE BEEN 
HOPING FOR. 
>> JO. 
LET ME ASK YOU 
THIS. 
IN JULY, PEOPLE 
WERE STILL 
GETTING THAT 
WEEKLY $600 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BONUS. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
THAT SO MUCH. 
THAT IS GONE 
NOW, UNTIL 
CONGRESS FIGURES 
OUT A SOLUTION. 
HOW IS THAT 
COMPLICATING THE 
ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY AND 
MAKING IT TOUGH 
FOR PEOPLE TO 
GET BACK ON 
THEIR FEET, NOW 
THAT WE'RE IN 
AUGUST SHOULD. 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, THINK 
ABOUT IT. 
CONSUMER 
SPENDING REALLY 
DRIVES THE 
ECONOMY, RIGHT? 
THAT IS WHAT IS 
PUTTING HOST 
PEOPLE TO WORK. 
HAVE YOU 
CONSUMER 
SPENDING OVERALL 
DROPPING. 
AND WHEN YOU 
LOSE THAT $600 A 
WEEK, THAT'S 
ONLY GOING TO 
HURT PEOPLE'S 
ABILITY TO 
SPEND. 
THEN YOU COUPLE 
THAT WITH THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
REALITIES. 
PEOPLE ARE MUCH 
MORE UNWILLING 
TO GO OUT AND 
PATRONIZE 
RESTAURANTS, 
EVEN IF THEY'RE 
REOPENING. 
MAYBE IT'S NOT 
JUST ABOUT 
SPENDING THERE. 
IT'S ALSO ABOUT 
YOUR PUBLIC 
HEALTH CONCERNS. 
IF YOU HAVE A 
DOUBLE WHAMMY IN 
THAT ONE 
CATEGORY ALONE. 
THEN YOU ALSO 
LOOK AT THE 
SCHOOL REOPENING 
SITUATION AS 
WELL. 
AND THAT PLAYS 
INTO THIS ENTIRE 
ECONOMIC 
PICTURE. 
SO IT'S A 
COMPLICATED ONE 
TO LOOK AT. 
BUT WHEN YOU 
THINK ABOUT THE 
FUTURE, I CAN'T 
HELP BUT THINK 
ABOUT THE RETAIL 
SITUATION GOING 
INTO THE HOLIDAY 
SEASON. 
RIGHT NOW IS 
WHEN COMPANIES 
ARE STARTING TO 
FIGURE OUT THEIR 
HOLIDAY PLANS. 
THEY'RE ALREADY 
SAYING A LOT OF 
STORES ARE 
CLOSING ON 
THANKSGIVING. 
THAT INCLUDES 
TARGET, BEST 
BUY, AND 
WALMART. 
SO YEAH. 
CLOSING ON 
THANKSGIVING 
THIS YEAR, MAY 
NOT SEEM LIKE A 
BIG DEAL, BUT 
IT'S A SIGNAL OF 
WHAT THEY EXPECT 
IN TERMS OF 
SPENDING. 
BECAUSE IF 
YOU'RE NOT OPEN 
ON THANKSGIVING, 
YOUR ONLINE 
PLATFORMS ARE 
OPEN. 
BUT THE 
EXPECTATIONS THE 
COMPANIES ARE 
SETTING, TO ME, 
INDICATES THAT 
THEY ARE SETTING 
A LOW 
EXPECTATION FOR 
THE HOLIDAY 
SEASON. 
AND THAT'S WHERE 
A LOT OF THE 
ECONOMY GETS ITS 
SUPPORT. 
THAT'S THE 
ENGINE OF OUR 
ECONOMY AS WE 
HEAD INTO THE 
LAST TWO 
QUARTERS OF THE 
YEAR. 
>> YEAH. 
I MEAN, WE GOT 
THAT DATA FROM 
THE NEW YORK FED 
YESTERDAY. 
ON THE SURFACE, 
SOUNDED LIKE 
GOOD NEWS, 
RIGHT? 
PEOPLE WERE 
PAYING DOWN 
DEBT. 
THAT'S A GREAT 
SIGN. 
BUT THEY WERE 
DOING IT LIKELY 
BECAUSE THEY'RE 
PANICKED, RIGHT? 
AND IF YOU'RE 
PAYING DOWN 
DEBT, YOU'RE NOT 
SPENDING. 
AND THAT COULD 
REALLY SLOW 
THINGS DOWN AS 
WELL. 
>> WHEN YOU LOOK 
AT DEBT, MOST 
PEOPLE ARE 
PAYING DOWN 
DEBT, BECAUSE 
THEY'RE LOOKING 
AT THE HIGH 
INTEREST RATE. 
WHETHER IT'S A 
CAR PAYMENT OR 
WHATEVER ELSE. 
SO YOU WANT TO 
MINIMIZE THE 
EXTRA AMOUNT 
THAT YOU'RE 
LOSING. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
FOOD AND YOUR 
AVERAGE GROCERY 
BILL IS GOING TO 
BE RISING 6% 
COMPARED TO LAST 
YEAR. 
AND YOU SEE MEAT 
AND POULTRY AND 
EGGS, RISING 
DOUBLE DIGITS 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
PERCENTAGE 
PRICING. 
I KNOW YOU'RE 
DOING YOUR 
GROCERIES. 
I FEEL IS EVERY 
SINGLE DAY. 
AND WE'RE 
FORTUNATE ENOUGH 
TO HAVE JOBS. 
WHEN YOU THINK 
ABOUT THE 
UNEMPLOYED 
PEOPLE OUT THERE 
WHO ARE TRYING 
TO PINCH EVERY 
PENNY, IT'S 
EXTREMELY DIRE 
FOR SO MANY 
PEOPLE. 
>> YEAH. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
REALLY, REALLY 
STRUGGLING TO 
MAKE ENDS MEET 
WITH THINGS 
GETTING SO 
EXPENSIVE. 
JO. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
HAVE A GREAT 
WEEKEND. 
>> THANKS, 
ALISSON. 
YOU, TOO. 
SEE YOU NEXT 
WEEK. 
>>> THEY ARE 
BACK AT IT GAN. 
TOP WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIALS AND 
DEMOCRATS, 
MEETING AGAIN 
TODAY TO WORK ON 
THAT NEXT 
CORONAVIRUS 
STIMULUS 
PACKAGE. 
BUT HOUSE 
SPEAKER NANCY 
PELOSI SAYS THEY 
ARE HAVING A 
HARD TIME 
FINDING COMMON 
GROUND. 
>> I WILL ONCE 
AGAIN MAKE THE 
OFFER. 
WE'LL COME DOWN. 
YOU GO UP A 
TRILLION. 
THEN WE'LL BE 
WITHIN RANGE OF 
EACH OTHER. 
BUT AGAIN, THIS 
IS A VERY 
DIFFERENT SET OF 
VALUES ACROSS 
THE TABLE. 
TRICKLE-DOWN, 
BUBBLE UP. 
>> NBC NEWS 
CAPITOL HILL 
CORRESPONDENT, 
LEANNE CALDWELL 
JOINS ME NOW, 
ALONG WITH NBC 
WHITE HOUSE 
CORRESPONDENT, 
KELLY O'DONNELL, 
WHO IS IN NEW 
JERSEY. 
LET ME START WU. 
HERE'S WHAT 
TREASURY 
SECRETARY STEVE 
MNUCHIN SAID 
BEFORE THE -- 
GUYS, WE HAVE TO 
GO TO CAPITOL 
HILL, SCHUMER 
AND PELOSI ARE 
SPEAKING RIGHT 
NOW. 
LOOKS LIKE THE 
MEETING ON THAT 
RELIEF STIMULUS 
JUST ENDED. 
LET'S LISTEN IN. 
>> THEY REJECTED 
IT. 
THEY SAID THEY 
COULDN'T GO MUCH 
ABOVE THEIR 
EXISTING $1 
TRILLION. 
AND THAT WAS 
DISAPPOINTING. 
THE BOTTOM LINE 
IS VERY SIMPLE. 
THERE ARE ONLY 
REALLY TWO 
CHOICES. 
CHOICE 1. 
NEGOTIATE FOR 
THEM. 
THERE ARE ONLY 
TWO CHOICES FOR 
THEM. 
NEGOTIATE WITH 
DEMOCRATS AND 
MEET US IN THE 
MIDDLE. 
DON'T SAY IT'S 
YOUR WAY OR NO 
WAY. 
AND IF WE DO 
THAT, WE CAN 
ACCOMPLISH A 
WHOLE LOT OF 
THINGS. 
THE OTHER CHOICE 
IS FOR THEM TO 
DO EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS. 
THEY SAID IT, 
IT'S NOT CLOSE 
TO AS GOOD. 
IT DOESN'T COVER 
SCHOOLS. 
DOESN'T COVER 
TESTING. 
DOESN'T COVER 
DEALING WITH 
RENTAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
IT DOESN'T COVER 
ELECTIONS. 
IT DOESN'T COVER 
SO MANY THINGS. 
THERE'S A LONG 
LIST. 
I COULD ON AND 
ON AND ON. 
SO WE'RE ASKING 
THEM AGAIN TO BE 
FAIR, TO MEET US 
IN THE MIDDLE, 
NOT TO HAVE MY 
WAY OR THE 
HIGHWAY 
ATTITUDE, WHICH 
THEY SEEM TO 
HAVE AND WE CAN 
GET THIS DONE. 
WE NARROWED OUR 
DIFFERENCES AND 
SAW WHERE EACH 
OTHER WAS. 
SO WE'RE HOPEFUL 
THAT THEY WILL 
THINK ABOUT IT 
AND COME BACK 
AND TELL US 
THEY'RE WILLING 
TO MEET US 
HALFWAY. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. LEADER. 
AS YOU WERE 
SPEAKING. 
AND IN THESE 
MEETINGS, I 
ALWAYS THINK 
ABOUT THE 
CHILDREN. 
WHEN PEOPLE ASK 
ME WHAT ARE 
THREE MOST 
IMPORTANT ISSUES 
FACING THE 
CONGRESS, I 
ALWAYS SAY THE 
SAME THING OUR 
CHILDREN, OUR 
CHILDREN, OUR 
CHILDREN. 
THEIR HEALTH, 
EDUCATION. 
HEALTH AND 
SAFETY PLACE FOR 
THEM TO LIVE IN 
AND STRIVE THE 
WORLD AT PEACE 
IN WHICH THEY 
CAN REACH THEIR 
FULG FILLMENT. 
THE FIRST OF 
WHICH ARE IN 
THIS 
LEGISLATION. 
THEIR HEALTH. 
THEIR HEALTH. 
IT'S 
DISAPPOINTING 
THATOW TODAY 
MARKS THE 12th 
WEEK SINCE WE 
PASSED THE 
HEROES ACT. 
CENTRAL TO IT IS 
HOW WE CAN OPEN 
OUR ECONOMY, 
OPEN OUR SCHOOLS 
SAFELY AND THE 
REST. 
SINCE THAT TIME 
FOUR WEEKS AGO, 
3 1/2 MILLION 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
ADDED TO THE 
LIST OF THOSE 
INFECTED. 
SINCE WE PASSED 
OUR BILL. 
3 1/2 MILLION 
PEOPLE. 
AND 70,000 HAVE 
DIED. 
THAT SAME TIME, 
MITCH McCONNELL 
SAID PAUSE AM HE 
PUSHED THE PAUSE 
BUTTON. 
IF WE HAD ACTED 
IN A CLOSER TIME 
THAN SO MANY 
LIVES AND 
LIVELIHOODS 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
SAVED. 
SO THE HEALTH OF 
OUR CHILDREN. 
AND THE HEALTH 
OF OUR CHILDREN 
DEPENDS ON 
HAVING ACCESS TO 
FOOD. 
THE MILLIONS OF 
FOOD INSECURITY 
CHILDREN IN 
AMERICA. 
AND THAT'S ONE 
OF THE PLACES 
WHERE WE HAD A 
BIG DIFFERENCE. 
WE HAD $67 
BILLION FOR FOOD 
AND UTILITY 
COSTS. 
AND MOST OF IT 
FOOD. 
THEY HAD 
$250,000. 
SO WE'RE FAR 
APART. 
YES. 
CAN WE FIND SOME 
COMMON GROUND? 
YES. 
CAN WE CUT BACK 
ON OUR NUMBER? 
NOT CUT BACK ON 
THE NUMBER OF 
CHILDREN WHO 
HAVE SAID. 
BUT FOR THE 
LENGTH, HOW LONG 
THE LEGISLATION 
LASTS. 
I JUST SAY THAT 
TO GIVE YOU AN 
EXAMPLE OF HOW 
FAR APART WE ARE 
AND HOW WE CAN 
MAKE A CHANGE. 
OUR CHILDREN AND 
THEIR EDUCATION. 
WHAT IS MORE 
SACRED TO US 
THAN SENDING OUR 
CHILDREN AND MY 
CASE, 
GRANDCHILDREN 
NOW, TO SCHOOL 
IN A SAFE WAY? 
WE ALL WANT OUR 
CHILDREN TO GO 
TO SCHOOL. 
CHILDREN WANT TO 
GO AND BE WITH 
THEIR FRIENDS. 
PARENTS NEED 
THEM TO GO SO 
THAT THEY CAN GO 
TO WORK. 
AND TEACHERS 
WANT TO BE 
HONORING THEIR 
VOCATION, 
TEACHING 
CHILDREN. 
BUT WE CANNOT 
SUBJECT OUR 
CHILDREN TO RISK 
OF BEING SICK, 
CONTRARY TO WHAT 
THE SECRETARY OF 
EDUCATION SAID. 
ASTRONAUTS TAKE 
RISK, WHY 
SHOULDN'T 
CHILDREN TAKE 
RISK? 
WHAT WE'RE 
DEALING WITH. 
AND A PROPOSE AT 
THAT THEY PUT 
FORTH. 
THE MONEY 
LARGELY, 
OVERWHELMINGLY 
GOING TO SCHOOLS 
THAT WERE 
OPENING UP. 
WELL, WE'RE 
SEEING MOST 
SCHOOLS IN THE 
COUNTRY ARE 
VIRTUAL OR 
HYBRID, SOME 
OPENING UP, SOME 
UNDECIDED YET. 
BECAUSE THEY 
WANT TO SEE HOW 
MUCH MONEY THEY 
HAVE. 
BECAUSE IT MAKES 
A DIFFERENCE HOW 
MUCH MONEY YOU 
HAVE. 
NOW, IT IS 
INTERESTING TO 
THEM. 
AND THEY DID NOT 
KNOW THAT 
HYBRID, SOME 
VIRTUAL, SOME IN 
PERSON. 
IN PERSON 
ACTUAL. 
AND VIRTUAL COST 
ABOUT THE SAME 
AMOUNT OF MONEY. 
SO WHY ON EARTH 
WAS THE 
PRESIDENT SAYING 
UNLESS YOU TAKE 
THIS MONEY AND 
OPEN UP, WE'RE 
NOT GIVING YOU 
THIS MONEY. 
SO WE HAVE 
PHILOSOPHICAL 
DIFFERENCE AS 
WELL AS AMOUNT 
OF MONEY 
DIFFERENCE. 
OUR CHILDREN, 
THEIR HEALTH, 
THEIR EDUCATION, 
THEIR HOUSING. 
HOUSING IS SUCH 
A PSYCHOLOGICAL 
IMPACT ON 
CHILDREN AND 
THEIR WELL 
BEING. 
MANY FAMILIES -- 
BY ONE ESTIMATE, 
12.9 MILLION 
FAMILIES FACE 
EVICTION. 
FACE EVICTION. 
PRESIDENT MAY DO 
A MORATORIUM. 
IT TAKES MORE 
THAN A 
MORATORIUM. 
IT TAKES MONEY. 
IT TAKES MONEY. 
AND THEY HAD TO 
BE CONVINCE SAID 
OF THAT. 
SO THIS TAKES 
TIME. 
THE OTHER 
THINGS, THE 
ECONOMIC 
SECURITY OF 
THEIR FAMILY. 
ECONOMIC 
SECURITY OF 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
AND THAT, OF 
COURSE, IS 
IMPACTED BY HOW 
MUCH MONEY WE 
PUT OUT THERE 
FOR AMERICA'S 
WORKING 
FAMILIES. 
THOSE 
UNEMPLOYED. 
VERY IMPORTANT 
TO ALL OF THIS. 
THE HEALTH, THE 
EDUCATION, THE 
ECONOMIC 
SECURITY OF OUR 
CHILDREN'S 
FAMILIES ARE THE 
STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
HONOR OUR HEROES 
WITH THE SOURCES 
THAT ARE THERE. 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS. 
FIRST 
RESPONDERS. 
TEACHERS. 
TRANSPORTATION, 
SANITATION, FOOD 
WORKERS, WHO 
MEET THE NEEDS 
OF PEOPLE. 
WHATEVER WE DO 
WITH THE 
EDUCATION FROM 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS 
MINOR, COMPARED 
TO WHAT -- 
>> YOU HAVE BEEN 
LISTENING TO 
DEMOCRATIC HOUSE 
SPEAKER NANCY 
PELOSI, AND 
SENATE MIERNTSZ 
LEADER, CHUCK 
SCHUMER. 
THEY'RE TALKING 
ABOUT THE 
STIMULUS TALKS. 
THANK YOU FOR 
HANGING WITH US, 
LEANNE. 
I'M GOING TO GO 
BACK TO YOU. 
NANCY PELOSISY, 
SAY -- PELOSI, 
SAYING THE BIG 
THING IS 
CHILDREN. 
AND THE MONEY, 
AN 
UNDERSTATEMENT 
ON THIS 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF BILL OR 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF TALK. 
WHAT DO YOU MAKE 
OF WHERE WE ARE 
MIDAFTERNOON ON 
A FRIDAY? 
IT SOUNDED A 
LITTLE BIT 
DISCOURAGING 
THERE. 
BUT SPEAKER 
PELOSI SAID 
THEY'RE STILL 
TALKING. 
>> WELL, IT'S 
EXTREMELY 
DISCOURAGING, 
ACTUALLY, 
ALISON. 
I FELT LIKE WHAT 
WAS GOING TO 
COME OUT OF THIS 
MEETING WAS 
GOING TO BE 
CRITICAL. 
IT WAS GOING TO 
BE THE PRESSURE 
POINT ON IF THEY 
ARE CLOSE TO THE 
PRECIPICE OF A 
DEAL OR IF 
THEY'RE CLOSER 
TO THINGS 
BREAKING APART. 
THEY LEFT. 
THEY STARTED THE 
MORNING TODAY, 
WITHOUT ANY 
MEETING EVEN 
SCHEDULED. 
SO THE FACT THAT 
THEY GOT 
TOGETHER TO 
ACTUALLY COME TO 
THE SAME TABLE 
IN THE SAME ROOM 
TO TALK, WAS A 
DECENTLY GOOD 
SIGN. 
BUT AFTER THIS 
90-MINUTE 
MEETING, THEY 
SEEM NO CLOSER 
THAN WHEN THEY 
STARTED WALKING 
INTO THAT 
MEETING. 
AND SO LOOKING 
AT HOW THIS IS 
RESOLVED, I 
DON'T REALLY SEE 
HOW THEY GET 
THERE AT THIS 
POINT. 
YOU KNOW. 
PELOSI WAS 
TALKING JUST 
ABOUT THE TOP-
LINE NUMBER. 
HOW THE 
REPUBLICANS 
WON'T COME ABOVE 
A TRILLION 
DOLLARS. 
THE 
DEMOCRATSANCY 
BILL IS $3.4 
TRILLION. 
SHE SAID SHE 
WILL COME DOWN A 
TRILLION IF THE 
REPUBLICANS COME 
UP A TRILLION. 
THEN THEY'LL BE 
MUCH CLOSER IN 
THEIR DEAL AND 
THEIR 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
THE FACT THAT 
THAT IS NOT EVEN 
IN THE REALM OF 
CARDS BEING 
DISCUSSED IS, I 
DON'T SEE HOW 
THEY CAN, THEY 
CAN COME 
TOGETHER ON 
THESE TWO SIDES. 
AND THAT'S NOT 
EVEN TALKING 
ABOUT THE 
DETAILS, IF THEY 
CAN'T EVEN GET 
THIS TOP LINE 
NUMBER. 
HOW DO THEY 
DISCUSS, YOU 
KNOW, EDUCATION? 
HOW DO THEY 
DISCUSS 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, MONEY 
FOR TESTING AND 
SCHOOLS AND SO 
MANY OTHER 
THINGS THAT ARE 
CAUGHT UP IN 
THESE 
NEGOTIATIONS, 
ALISON. 
[ SNEEZING ] 
>> EXCUSE ME. 
>> LEANNE, 
CERTAINLY A BIG 
DEAL AND NOTHING 
TO SNEEZE AT AS 
I JUST DID. 
IF SOMEONE IS AT 
$3 TRILLION AND 
THE OTHER IS AT 
1. HOW DO YOU 
KNOW HOW MUCH TO 
DEVOTE? 
OBVIOUSLY WE 
JUST HEARD FROM 
THE HOUSE 
SPEAKER AND 
CHUCK SCHUMER. 
SO WE HAVEN'T 
HAD IMMEDIATE 
REACTION FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
BUT WHAT HAVE 
YOU HEARD SO FAR 
ON THESE TALKS 
TODAY. 
>> Reporter: 
TYPICALLY, THE 
RIGHTSZIM OF THE 
MEETING HAS BEEN 
WHEN THEY BREAK 
UP AND THE 
DEMOCRATS COME 
TO THE CAMERA. 
THE REPUBLICAN 
SIDE WHICH 
INCLUDES STEVE 
MNUCHIN, CHIEF 
OF STAFF. 
THEY EITHER TAKE 
A BREAK TO TALK 
TO THE PRESIDENT 
OR 
MITCHMcCONNELL 
OR BOTH TO SORT 
OF UPDATE THEM. 
SO WE MAY HEAR 
FROM THEM. 
BUT THERE'S 
USUALLY AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
TELL THEIR OWN 
SIDE FOR WHERE 
THINGS STAND. 
>> WHAT IS 
EXCITING ABOUT 
THIS IS IF YOU 
DON'T KNOW THE 
TOP LINE NUMBER, 
THEN YOU DON'T 
KNOW HOW TO 
DIVIDE AND DIN 
TO APPORTION 
WHAT YOU WOULD 
DEVOTE TO EACH 
SUBJECT AREA, 
WHETHER IT'S 
TESTING OR 
SCHOOLS OR THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RELIEF. 
SO THAT TOP LINE 
NUMBER IS A HUGE 
STUMBLING BLOCK. 
THEY STARTED OFF 
FAR APART. 
THEY REMAIN FAR 
APART. 
ONE OF THE 
DIFFERENCES IN 
THESE TALKS IS 
THAT YOU DO HAVE 
AGREEMENT ON A 
NARROW AREA, 
WHICH IS A 
DESIRE TO EXTEND 
FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
THERE'S A 
QUESTION ABOUT 
HOW MUCH THAT 
SHOULD BE AND 
FOR HOW LONG. 
BUT THE PRIPSZ 
PEL OF EXTENDING 
THEM, THERE'S 
AGREEMENT. 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE IS THAT 
THAT COULD BE 
SOMETHING THAT 
WOULD BUILD ON 
THE MOMENTUM. 
THAT HAS NOT 
HAPPENED SO FAR 
IN THE 
NEGOTIATION. 
AGREEMENT IN THE 
AREA OF EVICTION 
PROTECTIONS TO 
TRY TO EXTEND 
THE PERIOD OF 
TIME WHERE 
RENTERS COULD 
HAVE THE 
PROTECTION OF 
NOT BEING TAKEN 
TO COURT IF THEY 
ARE BEHIND ON 
THEIR RENT. 
THOSE KINDS OF 
THINGS ARE SMALL 
IN THE SCALE OF 
WHAT THE 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
LOOKING FOR, 
WHICH INCLUDES A 
LOT OF OTHER 
AREAS. 
AND YOU'VE HEARD 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
AND LEADER 
SCHUMER TALK 
ABOUT THOSE. 
AND THEY ARE 
MUCH BROADER AND 
AFFECT MANY MORE 
PARTS OF 
AMERICAN LIFE. 
SO WHAT YOU'RE 
HEARING FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAYING, COULD HE 
DO SOME 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS TO 
ADDRESS THE 
THINGS THAT 
THEY'RE MOST 
CONCERNED ABOUT? 
THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HOW MUCH HE 
COULD DO THAT, 
IN TERMS OF 
ANYTHING THAT 
RELATES TO 
TAXES. 
LIKE THE PAYROLL 
TAX CUT, WHICH 
HAS BEEN ONE OF 
HIS PET 
PRODUCTS. 
TAXING AND 
ANYTHING RELATED 
TO THE TAX CODE, 
HAS TO BE DONE 
BY CONGRESS. 
SO THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HOW HE COULD DO 
THAT. 
AND IN OTHER 
INSTANCES, 
SOMETIMES THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN ABLE TO USE 
AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER TO MOVE 
MONEY AROUND 
THAT WOULD BE 
LAWFUL. 
IN THIS CASE, 
WHAT WE'VE BEEN 
TOLD TO THIS 
POINT IS THE POT 
OF MONEY 
REQUIRED FOR 
THINGS LIKE 
FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS HAS RUN 
DRY AS OF A WEEK 
AGO. 
SO THERE 
WOULDN'T BE THAT 
EASY, AVAILABLE 
POT TO MOVE 
MONEY FROM ONE 
PROJECT TO 
ANOTHER. 
SO THERE ARE 
REALLY QUESTIONS 
ABOUT WHAT COULD 
BE DONE ON AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
LEVEL. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
SAYS THEY ARE 
LOOKING AT THAT. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
OPEN TO MAKING 
SOME KIND OF 
CHANGE. 
THAT COULD ALSO 
BE THE PRESIDENT 
IN HIS EFFORTS 
TO PUT HIMSELF 
INTO THIS. 
AND HE'S LARGELY 
BEEN A CHARACTER 
ON THE OUTSIDE 
OF THESE 
NEGOTIATIONS IN 
THE TIME THAT 
WE'VE SEEN SO 
FAR. 
ALISON? 
>> KELLY AND 
LEANNE. 
AS YOU HAVE BOTH 
SAID. 
THE TEAM'S 
DISAPPOINTING 
POSITION TO BE 
IN ON THIS 
FRIDAY. 
NOT THAT FAR 
FROM WHERE WE 
WERE A WEEK AGO. 
THEY HAVE 
REACHED SOME 
AGREEMENT ON 
SOME OF THE 
FINER POINTS, 
BUT WE REALLY 
NEED TO GET A 
SENSE OF WHAT 
THAT TOP LINE 
NUMBER IS BEFORE 
THEY CAN GET 
MUCH FURTHER. 
LADIES, THANKS 
TO BOTH OF YOU 
FOR BEING WITH 
US. 
>>> IN ARIZONA, 
MYRA AIELLO IS 
TRYING TO KEEP 
HER FAMILY'S 
RESTAURANTS 
OPEN. 
THEIR EMPLOYEES 
WORKING, WHILE 
HER HUSBAND 
FIGHTS THE 
CORONAVIRUS FROM 
THE HOSPITAL, 
WHERE HE IS ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
THESE ARE THE 
HEARTBREAKING 
STORIES OF SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
ACROSS OUR 
COUNTRY. 
NBC NEWS 
POLITICAL 
REPORTER, VAUGHN 
HILLYARD SPOKE 
TO MYRA FOR OUR 
COUNTY BY COUNTY 
SERIES. 
>> IN JUNE, MY 
HUSBAND AND I 
GOT SICK. 
SO WE DECIDED TO 
CLOSE. 
THEN WE BOTH GOT 
SICK. 
AND THEN WE WENT 
HOME AND MY 
HUSBAND ENDED 
UP, JOE ENDED UP 
IN THE HOSPITAL. 
I WAS HOMESICK 
FOR ANOTHER 
WEEK. 
HE WAS AFTER 
THREE DAYS IN 
THE HOSPITAL 
SUBJECT TO ICU, 
AND HE'S BEEN ON 
A VENT FOR EIGHT 
WEEKS NOW. 
HE'S GOTTEN A 
LITTLE MOVEMENT 
ON HIS THUMB. 
HE'S NOT 
COMPLETELY 
PARALYZED. 
HOPEFULLY 
THEY'LL BE ABLE 
TO COVER. 
BUT EVERYBODY 
TOLD US THAT HE 
WOULDN'T. 
AND HERE WE ARE, 
EIGHT WEEKS 
LATER. 
SO WE'RE NOT 
GIVING UP ON 
HIM. 
>> PROGRESS. 
>> LITTLE 
PROGRESS. 
BUT IT'S 
PROGRESS FOR 
SURE. 
>> GIVE ME A 
SENSE OF THAT 
DECISION TO 
REOPEN THE 
RESTAURANTS, SO 
WHY IS YOUR 
FAMILY IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THIS? 
>> WELL, I HAVE 
NO CHOICE. 
THIS IS OUR ONLY 
INCOME. 
ONE OF MY EX-
EMPLOYEES WHO IS 
NOW REALLY PART 
OF MY FAMILY, 
HAD SET UP A GO 
FUND ME FOR JUST 
ME AND JOE TO 
HANDLE 
EXORBITANT 
MEDICAL BILLS. 
BUT I'VE USED A 
FAIR AMOUNT OF 
THAT TO KEEP THE 
RESTAURANT OPEN. 
THE ELECTRIC 
DOESN'T STOP. 
THE GAS. 
YOU CAN TURN 
THINGS OFF, PUT 
THINGS ON HOLD. 
THE INSURANCES 
DON'T STOP. 
BUT YOU CAN'T 
JUST WALK AWAY 
FROM IT, BECAUSE 
YOU CAN NEVER 
GET BACK. 
>> TO EMPLOYEES. 
WHAT ROLE DID 
THEY PLAY IN 
YOUR DECISION TO 
REOPENING THE 
BUSINESS? 
>> THEY WANT TO 
WORK. 
THEY WANT TO -- 
THEY'RE WORKERS. 
THEY WERE WITH 
ME FOREVER. 
AND THEY WANT, 
YOU KNOW, MY 
SUCCESS IS THEIR 
SUCCESS. 
AND THEY'VE 
NEVER MISSED A 
PAYCHECK. 
AND THEY'VE 
NEVER MISSED A 
DAY OF WORK. 
>> BUT THEY RELY 
ON YOU, TOO. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
WE RELY ON THEM. 
ASK I CAN'T DO 
IT WITHOUT THEM 
AND THEY CAN'T 
DO IT WITHOUT 
ME. 
JOE IS AIELLO'S. 
THAT BOISTEROUS 
GUY WITH THE 
WHITE HAIR, OUT 
OF A MOB MOVIE. 
TALKING WITH 
EVERY CUSTOMER 
WITH THAT THICK 
NEW YORK ACCENT. 
THEY LOVE HIM 
AND I'M JUST A 
WIFE. 
I MEAN, I DO 
STUFF IN THE 
BACK. 
WE'RE A TEAM. 
WE ARE LIKE 30 
YEARS TOGETHER. 
WE COULDN'T DO 
IT WITHOUT EACH 
OTHER. 
BUT HE'S MY 
FRONT MAN. 
>> AND VAUGHN 
JOINS ME NOW 
FROM PHOENIX. 
JOHN, I KNOW YOU 
HAVE SPOKEN TO 
SEVERAL BUSINESS 
OWNERS. 
WHAT ARE THEY 
TELLING YOU IS 
THEIR MESSAGE 
FOR LAWMAKERS 
RIGHT NOW? 
>> I'VE GOT TO 
TELL YOU FIRST, 
THAT MYRAH AND 
JOE AND THEIR 
DAUGHTERS. 
THOSE ARE MY 
PEOPLE. 
I GREW UP WITH 
MIMI. 
THEY'RE A STAPLE 
OF MY LIFE. 
AND WHAT YOU 
HAVE SEEN OVER 
THE COURSE OF 
THE FIVE MONTHS 
IN WHICH THE 
PANDEMIC HIT 
ACROSS AMERICA. 
IS THAT MOST 
PEOPLE HAVE 
THEIR OWN PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE BEEN 
IMPACTED. 
AND PEOPLE RUN 
SMALL BUSINESSES 
LIKE AIELLO'S 
DO. 
I THINK WHEN YOU 
JUST HEARD FROM 
MYRAH IS IT. 
THEY WERE SHUT 
DOWN FOR TWO 
MONTHS REMEMBER 
FOR TWO MONTHS. 
SHE TOLD ME, IN 
THE RESTAURANT 
BUSINESS, PROFIT 
MARGINS ARE THIN 
AS IT IS, IF YOU 
DO EVERYTHING 
RIGHT. 
BUT IF YOU TAKE 
A WEEK OFF, TWO 
WEEKSES OFF, A 
MONTH OFF, THREE 
MONTHS OFF, IT'S 
DEVASTATING. 
AND THAT'S WHY 
JOE IS STILL IN 
THE HOSPITAL 
NOW. 
SOME SIGNS OF 
IMPROVEMENT, 
WHICH GOD 
BLESSED HIM 
RIGHT NOW. 
BUT SHE OPENED 
UP THE 
RESTAURANT LAST 
NIGHT. 
THIS IS BIG. 
SHE HAS 32 
EMPLOYEES THAT 
ARE RELYING ON 
HER INCOME AS 
WELL. 
THAT'S WHY WHEN 
YOU SEE THE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
TAKING PLACE 
INWASHINGTON. 
YOU, KELLY 
O'DONNELL AND 
LEANNE WERE 
TALKING ABOUT. 
FOLKS OUT HERE 
ARE WAITING. 
PPP FUNDS RAN 
OUT IN JUNE. 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS FROM 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, 
EXPIRED A WEEK 
AGO. 
WHEN YOU ARE 
TALKING 32 
EMPLOYEES THAT 
DON'T HAVE 
ANYWHERE TO GO. 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT RIPPLE 
EFFECT. 
TALKING WITH THE 
AIELLO FAMILY, 
YOU HEARD MYRAH 
SAY IT HERSELF. 
THEY NEEDED TO 
GET BACK. 
IT WAS NO LONGER 
AN OPTION, 
DESPITE HER 
HUSBAND BEING IN 
THE HOSPITAL. 
IT WAS NECESSARY 
TO GET BACK OUT 
THERE. 
AND THAT'S WHAT 
THEY'RE DOING. 
AND I KNOW AT 
LEAST ON THIS 
END, WE'RE 
CHEERING THEM ON 
HERE. 
>> FOR SURE. 
VAUGHN, WE'RE 
CHEERING THEM 
ON, ON THIS END, 
TOO. 
AND EVERYONE 
DEALING WITH 
JUST SUCH, SUCH 
HARDSHIPS. 
SUCH HEALTH 
TROUBLES RIGHT 
NOW. 
IT'S ALL JUST SO 
COMPOUNDED. 
I KNOW THAT 
ARIZONA IS 
CONSIDERED THE 
CORONAVIRUS HOT 
SPOT. 
BUT THE STATE IS 
SEEING SOME 
SIGNS OF 
PROGRESS. 
COULD YOU TELL 
US ABOUT THAT? 
>> EXACTLY. 
SIGNS OF 
PROGRESS. 
YOU KNOW, WE 
SHOULD NOTE OVER 
THE LAST FOUR 
DAYS, THERE HAS 
BEEN MORE THAN 
300 DEATHS, 
NEWLY REPORTED 
DEATHS HERE IN 
THE STATE OF 
ARIZONA SO THERE 
ARE SIGNS THE 
STATE IS MOVING 
IN THE RIGHT 
DIRECTION. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE NUMBER OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND THE NUMBER 
OF ICU BEDS IN 
USE. 
OVER THE LAST 
TWO WEEKS, YOU 
HAVE REALLY SEEN 
A DROPOFF IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
YET AT THE SAME 
TIME, AS I 
REPEAT THE 
NUMBER, 300 
NEWLY REPORTED 
DEATHS IN JUST 
THE LAST FOUR 
DAYS. 
THEY SAW THOSE 
NUMBERS REALLY 
START TO CHANGE 
WHEN IT WAS IN 
LATE JUNE. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
STAYS TO 
IMPLEMENT MASK 
REQUIREMENTS. 
AND THAT'S 
REALLY THE 
GOVERNMENT 
HIMSELF. 
REPUBLICAN 
GOVERNOR DUCEY 
HIMSELF, HAS 
CREDITED PEOPLE 
WEARING MASKS 
HERE FOR THOSE 
NUMBERS IN THE 
STATE BEGINNING 
TO GO DOWN. 
THE OTHER IS 
BARS WERE 
CLOSED. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
CONTEND THAT 
ALSO THE HEAT 
HERE. 
IT'S BEEN 110 
DEGREES FOR MOST 
OF JULY. 
AND UNDESIRABLE 
CONDITIONS TO BE 
OUT AND ABOUT. 
BUT THAT'S WHERE 
PEOPLE HAVE TO 
BE COGNIZANT. 
YOU HEAR JOE AND 
KNOW THAT THESE 
HOSPITALS ARE 
STILL FACING 
TOUGH 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 
AND RESTAURANTS 
AS WELL. 
UNTIL SCHOOLS 
ARE OPEN. 
UNTIL 
RESTAURANTS ARE 
OPEN. 
LIFE IS STILL 
HARD IN THESE 
COMMUNITIES. 
I WAS TALKING TO 
CHEF DOWN THE 
ROAD FROM HERE. 
AND SHE WAS THE 
ONE GIVING 
THOUSANDS OF 
FREE MEALS TO 
HOMELESS AND 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS IN 
MARCH, APRIL AND 
MAY. 
AND YET ALL OF A 
SUDDEN, 
HERESOURCED 
CLOSED OUT. 
HER EMPLOYEES. 
SHE DOESN'T 
WHETHER SHE HAS 
THE FINANCIAL 
MEANS TO 
CONTINUE TO PAY 
THEM. 
BUT WHEN YOU SEE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
EXPIRE THAT, 
LEAVES REALLY 
DIFFICULT 
QUESTIONS FOR 
THESE SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
AND FOR THEIR 
EMPLOYEES. 
SO YES. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
GOING DOWN HERE. 
THANKFULLY TASTE 
AT THE SAME 
TIME, WE'RE FAR 
AWAY FROM HAVING 
A GOOD GRIP HERE 
ON THE 
HEALTHCARE SIDE 
AND ON THE 
ECONOMIC SIDE, 
ALISON. 
>> YEAH, VAUGHN. 
STILL A LONG 
WAYS TO GO. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
THANKS FOR 
SHARING THE 
AIELLO FAMILY 
STORY. 
PLEASE LET THEM 
KNOW WE ARE 
ROOTING FOR 
THEM. 
HOPE YOU'LL BE 
BACK AGAIN WITH 
SOME GOOD NEWS 
SOON. 
>> WILL DO, MY 
FRIEND. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ARE 
SPIKING IN NEW 
JERSEY, AFTER 
THE STATE 
MANAGED TO 
FLATTEN ITS 
CURVE. 
NBC 
CORRESPONDENT 
RON ALLEN, 
OUTSIDE URGENT 
CARE CLINIC IN 
HOBOKEON, NEW 
JERSEY. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
OUT THERE, RON? 
ARE THEY 
REPORTING MORE 
CASES? 
>> Reporter: 
YES. 
THE SHORT ANSWER 
IS YES. 
THEY'RE 
ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO COME 
IN FOR TESTS. 
CAN YOU SEE 
BEHIND ME, 
THERE'S A SIGN 
THAT SAYS NO 
APPOINTMENTS ARE 
NECESSARY. 
THAT CHANGED 
BECAUSE THEY'RE 
TRAYING TO 
INCREASE 
TESTING. 
BECAUSE THERE 
WAS AN INCREASE 
IN CASE. 
THEY'RE TRYING 
TO GET OUT WORD. 
WE SPOKE WITH 
THE MANAGER. 
HERE'S WHAT SHE 
HAD TO SAY ABOUT 
THE VOLUME OF 
PEOPLE COMING 
IN. 
>> WE HAD 
INTERIOR% OF 
COVID. 
BUT NOW WE'RE 
SEEING MORE 
POSITIVE CASES. 
>> YOU'RE 
ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO COME 
IN AND GET 
TESTED? 
>> THAT'S 
CORRECT. 
STARTING NEXT 
WEEK, WE'LL BE 
TESTING THE 
WHOLE RESIDENCE 
OF HOBOKEN. 
>> THEY ARE 
HOPING IN 
PARTICULAR THAT 
YOUNG PEOPLE 
COME, MOST OF 
THE CASES HAVE 
ALREADY BEEN 
HAPPENING. 
PEOPLE UNDER THE 
AGE OF 40 OR SO. 
TEENAGERS AND 
UP. 
AND A LOT OF 
THIS HAS BEEN 
TIED TO HOUSE 
PARTYING. 
AND 
CELEBRATIONS, 
GRADUATION 
EVENTS, 
BARBECUES, 
SHOWERS, BABY 
SHOWERS. 
THINGS OF THAT 
NATURE. 
FAMILY COMING 
TOGETHER. 
PIPE ESPECIALLY 
DOWN THE JERSEY 
SHORE. 
LETTING DOWN 
THEIR GUARD 
PERHAPS. 
NOT SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
THAT'S WHAT THE 
GOVERNOR IS 
INSISTING CAUSED 
THE SPREAD. 
HE SAID THAT 45% 
OF THE EXACT OF 
CONTACTS. 
>> 45% ARE NOT 
HAPPENING. 
THAT IS NOT TO 
SAY WHEN A 
CONTRACT TRACER 
REACHES OUT, 45% 
ARE NOT 
COOPERATING. 
THE GOVERNOR 
MADE IT CLEAR, 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING YOU 
SHOULD DO. 
A MORAL 
OBLIGATION TO 
DO, ESSENTIALLY. 
>> WE NEED TO BE 
PERFECTLY CLEAR. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
PERIOD. 
NO ONE IS OUT ON 
A WITCH HUNT 
HERE. 
WE DO NOT 
CONDONE THINGS 
LIKE UNDERAGED 
DRINKING OR ANY 
ILLEGAL 
BEHAVIOR. 
BUT THAT IS NOT 
WHAT THIS IS 
ABOUT. 
NO ONE IS ASKING 
ANY OTHER 
QUESTIONS OTHER 
THAN TRYING TO 
STOP THE SPREAD 
OF THE VIRUS. 
>> Reporter: AND 
THE STATE IS 
LAUNCHING YET 
ANOTHER PUBLIC 
SERVICE CAMPAIGN 
TO TELL PEOPLE, 
TO WARN PEOPLE 
THAT ALL THE 
PROGRESS THAT 
NEW JERSEY HAS 
MADE. 
REMEMBER THIS 
STATE WAS IN 
VERY DIRE 
STRAITS BACK IN 
MARCH, APRIL, 
MAY. 
THE NUMBERS CAME 
DOWN WHEN THE 
SHUTDOWN 
HAPPENED. 
ALL OF THE 
OPENING THAT 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
DOING IS AT 
RISK, THE 
GOVERNOR IS 
SAYING. 
THEY'RE IN PHASE 
2 NOW. 
OF COURSE 
THEY'RE 
WONDERING ABOUT 
SCHOOLS. 
ALL OF THAT IS 
AT RISK, UNLESS 
PEOPLE START 
TAKING THIS MORE 
SERIOUSLY. 
MASK, HYGIENE, 
DISTANCING AND 
TESTING. 
ALISON? 
>> RON, COULD 
YOU TALK TO US A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
ABOUT CONTRACT 
TRACING IN NEW 
JERSEY AND HOW 
THEY PLAN TO DO 
THAT TO GET 
THINGS ON TRACK? 
>> WELL, THEY'RE 
TRYING TO HIRE 
MORE PEOPLE AND 
BRING MORE 
VOLUNTEERS ON TO 
DO THIS. 
THERE WAS SOME 
MEMBER, I THINK 
THEY DEVELOPED 
15 TRACERS FOR 
EVERY 100,000 
POPULATIONS 
ACROSS THE STATE 
IN DIFFERENT 
COMMUNITIES. 
I WANT TO DOUBLE 
THAT NUMBER. 
AND WE HEARD 
THIS IN A LOT OF 
PLACES. 
BUT THE BOTTOM 
LINE IS WHEN 
THESE CONTRACT 
TRACERS, SOME 
TEST POSITIVE. 
AND THE CONTRACT 
TRACER REACHES 
OUT TO TRY TO 
FIND THE 10 OR 
12 PEOPLE THAT 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
NEAR. 
THEY COOPERATE. 
AND HE SAID IN 
45% OF THE 
CASES, ALMOST 
HALF OF THEM, 
THE CONTRACT 
TRACERS ARE NOT 
GETTING THE 
COOPERATION THEY 
NEED. 
THAT COULD BE A 
REAL BIG 
SETBACK. 
BECAUSE THAT'S, 
OF COURSE, HOW 
STATES, 
EVERYBODY AROUND 
THE WORLD IS 
TRYING TO 
CONTAIN THE 
VIRUS, BY 
IDENTIFYING IT. 
IDENTIFYING 
PEOPLE WHO COME 
IN CONTACT WITH 
THEM AND 
QUARANTINING 
THEM. 
AGAIN, THE 
NUMBERS HERE IN 
NEW JERSEY ARE 
SPIKED AT THE 
END OF JULY. 
FIRST WEEK OF 
AUGUST HAS BEEN 
BETTER, THE 
GOVERNOR SAID. 
THEY'RE STILL 
NOT WHERE THEY 
WANT THEM TO BE. 
BUT THERE'S A 
LOT AT RISK. 
A LOT AT STAKE. 
AND THIS IS A 
CRITICAL MOMENT. 
WE CAN'T GIVE 
THIS VIRUS AN 
INCH BECAUSE IT 
WILL TAKE OVER 
EVERYTHING. 
>> NO DOUBT. 
RON ALLEN IN 
HOBOKEN, NEW 
JERSEY. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR YOUR 
REPORTING AND 
HAVE A GOOD 
WEEKEND. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER, TRYING 
TO TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
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 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 NEW 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE, 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED, 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN, THAT WE 
DO NOT. 
>> I REACHED OUT 
TO YOU AFTER I 
WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS MOM, 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON. 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
>> IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THATTEE 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. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT UNITES 
AGAINST US. 
>> HERE IN NEW 
MEXICO. 
PEOPLE SAID IF 
THEY DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE AGE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT'S BEEN. 
>> SAID SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
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. 
BELONGS TO THE 
BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED? 
AND WHAT WOULD 
COUNT AS JUSTICE 
IN THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT 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 
TRANSITION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY SAY THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS IGNORING 
THEIR INPUT ON 
KEY GOVERNMENT 
ISSUES. 
THINGS LIKE 
IMMIGRATION AND 
THE PROTESTS. 
NBC NEWS JUSTICE 
CORRESPONDENT, 
JULIA AYNSLEY 
JOINS ME NOW. 
THESE COMPLAINTS 
ARE COMING FROM 
CAREER 
EMPLOYEES, CDC 
AND I.C.E., WHAT 
ARE THEY SAYING? 
>> WELL, THEY'RE 
COMING FROM 
CAREER EMPLOYEES 
THROUGHOUT THE 
DEPARTMENT, 
ALISON. 
MANY OF WHOM 
HAVE SERVED 
UNDER REPUBLICAN 
AND DEMOCRATIC 
ADMINISTRATIONS. 
THEY SAY A LOT 
OF THE SYSTEMS 
HAVE BEEN IN 
PLACE TO ALLOW 
PEOPLE LIKE THEM 
TO GIVE INPUT ON 
NEW POLICIES. 
TO REVIEW 
OPERATIONS 
BEFORE THEY 
OCCUR, WHETHER 
THAT BE AT THE 
BORDER, OR 
WHETHER THAT BE 
RESPONDING TO 
PROTESTS AND 
INTERIOR, PLACES 
LIKE PORTLAND. 
THEY SAY THEIR 
VOICES ARE 
INCREASINGLY 
BEING MINIMIZED. 
WHETHER THAT IS 
RESPONDING TO A 
POLICY. 
THAT'S ACTUALLY 
BEEN ONE EXAMPLE 
WE'VE SEEN IN 
THE OFFICE OF 
CIVIL RIGHTS AND 
CIVIL LIBERTIES. 
THERE'S A POLICY 
THAT THEY WERE 
ASKED TO REVIEW, 
ABOUT NEW USE OF 
FORCE 
CAPABILITIES FOR 
CUSTOMS AND 
BORDER 
PROTECTION. 
AND THEY ADVISED 
AGAINST USING 
CHEMICAL AGENTS, 
AGAINST ANYONE 
WHO COULD 
THREATEN THE 
BORDER WALL. 
THAT WAS 
SOMETHING THAT 
WAS BEING 
PROPOSED. 
THEY SAY THEY 
DEFINITELY 
CAUTIONED 
AGAINST THAT. 
BUT SINCE THEN, 
THEY HAVEN'T 
BEEN INCLUDED IN 
ANY MEETINGS, 
AND THEY DON'T 
THINK THAT COULD 
BE HEARD. 
IT'S NOT JUST 
INSIDE OF 
BASEBALL. 
IT'S GOING TO 
HAVE REAL 
IMPACT. 
BECAUSE PEOPLE 
WHO HAD 
EXPERIENCE ARE 
BEING PUT ON THE 
SIDELINE. 
THEY AREN'T 
BEING LISTENED 
TO. 
WHILE PEOPLE WHO 
ARE IN ACTING 
POSITIONS LIKE 
CHAD WOLF, HAVE 
NOT BEEN 
CONFIRMED BY THE 
SENATE. 
PEOPLE LIKE KEN 
CAN YOU 
CHINELLI, WHO 
HAS A VERY 
IDEOLOGICAL 
POINT OF VIEW. 
THOSE ARE THE 
PEOPLE WHOSE 
VOICES ARE 
GETTING HEARD 
NOW. 
>> JULIA, YOU 
MENTIONED THE 
OFFICE OF CIVIL 
RIGHTS AND CIVIL 
LIBERTIES ON TOP 
OF WHAT IS GOING 
ON. 
THAT OFFICE IS 
GETTING A NEW 
BOSS. 
WHAT CAN YOU 
TELL US ABOUT 
THAT? 
>> YEAH. 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
SO CAMERON QUIN 
HAS RUN THAT 
OFFICE A LONG 
TIME. 
THAT'S A WOMAN 
WITH A LOT OF 
EXPERIENCE IN 
THAT OFFICE. 
NOW THERE'S A 
FLEW WOMAN 
COMING IN, NAMED 
PATRICIA NASHON. 
SHE WAS TIED TO 
THE TEA PARTY. 
SHE HAD DONE TEA 
PARTY EVENTS. 
AND SHE WAS MOST 
RECENTLY IN THE 
JUSTICE PARTY. 
BUT JUST BECAUSE 
THESE BOTH HAVE 
CIVIL RIGHTS IN 
THE TITLE, DOES 
NTSDZ MEAN THEY 
ARE THE SAME 
THING. 
SOME ARE 
CONCERNED SHE 
DOESN'T HAVE THE 
RIGHT 
EXPERIENCE. 
IN THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT, WHAT 
THAT MEANS IS 
PROS CHUTING 
ANYONE WHO COULD 
BE VIOLATING THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
STATUTE. 
THAT COULD BE 
SOMEONE 
WHODOESN'T ALLOW 
SOMEONE TO 
PRACTICE THEIR 
FREEDOM OF 
RELIGION. 
THEY LOOK AT THE 
POLICIES OF 
WHETHER THAT 
PARTICULAR 
AGENCY ARE 
VIOLATING CIVIL 
RIGHTS. 
THEY REVIEW 
COMPLAINTS. 
THEY WOULD 
REVIEW A POLICY 
ABOUT TRYING TO 
KEEP PEOPLE OF A 
CERTAIN 
ETHNICITY OUT OF 
THE COUNTRY. 
IT'S A 
COMPLETELY 
DIFFERENT THING. 
THEY SAY IT'S 
LIKE APPLES AND 
ORANGES. 
AND THEY'RE 
WORRIED THAT SHE 
IS SOMEONE WHO 
IS BEING PICKED 
BECAUSE OF HER 
POLITICS, AND 
NOT BECAUSE OF 
HER EXPERIENCE. 
>> JULIE, HAVE 
YOU GOTTEN ANY 
RESPONSE OR 
HEARD ANYTHING 
FROM DHS ON 
THIS? 
>> IT'S BEEN 
INTERESTING. 
THEY SAID THEY 
STAND BY 
PATRICIA NASHON. 
THEY THINK SHE 
IS AN 
EXPERIENCED, 
QUALIFIED PERSON 
FOR THIS JOB. 
AND THEY SAY 
THAT PARTLY IT 
COULD BE COVID. 
THEY SAY, OF 
COURSE, PEOPLE 
ARE LEFT OUT OF 
MEETINGS BECAUSE 
WE'RE NOT 
ABILITY TO MEET 
IN PERSON LIKE 
WE USED TO. 
BUT YOU HAVE TO 
LOOK AT KIND OF 
HOW MUCH DHS HAS 
HAD A HAND IN 
WHAT IS GOING 
ON, PARTICULARLY 
DURING THESE 
TIMES OF COVID. 
WHETHER THAT'S 
KEEPING THEM 
FROM COMING INTO 
THE COUNTRY. 
UNDER THE 
PURVIEW OR COVER 
OF COVID, 
WHETHER THAT'S 
RESPONDING TO 
PROTESTS IN 
PORTLAND. 
OR WHETHER 
THAT'S USING 
PEOPLE TO FIGHT 
CRIMES. 
AND MAYBE NOT 
ALWAYS LOOKING 
FOR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT. 
THESE ARE TIMES 
WHERE PEOPLE SAY 
IT'S 
PARTICULARLY 
IMPORTANT TO GET 
EXPERIENCED 
FOLKS IN THE 
ROOM, HAVING 
THESE 
CONVERSATIONS. 
OR AT LEAST OVER 
A ZOOM CALL. 
>> SURE. 
>> RIGHT NOW, 
DHS HAS SAID, 
YOU KNOW WHAT? 
MAYBE IT'S 
HARDER TO HAVE 
THE BIGGER 
CONVERSATIONS WE 
HAD. 
AND THEY WANT TO 
GO BY RULES. 
BUT AS WE SAW 
FROM CHAD WOLF'S 
TESTIMONY 
YESTERDAY. 
THERE'S STILL 
QUITE A BIT OF 
PUSHBACK, IN 
TERMS OF HOW HE 
HAS OPERATED. 
THIS DEPARTMENT 
AND WHETHER OR 
NOT HE'S REALLY 
USING IT AS ONE 
FORMER 
ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICIAL FROM 
THE OBAMA 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAID. 
USING IT AS A 
STATE-RUN POLICE 
FORCE. 
THAT'S A 
CRITICISM OF 
WHAT THE AGENCY 
THAT STARTED TO 
BE AN ANSWER TO 
9/11 MAY NOW 
HAVE BECOME. 
>> PRETTY HARSH 
CRITICISM. 
AND I KNOW AS 
YOU SAID 
YESTERDAY. 
I CERTAINLY WAS 
TAKING A LOT OF 
TOUGH QUESTIONS 
ON A RANGE OF 
ISSUES. 
JEWELLIA AINSLY 
-- JULIA 
AYNSLEY, THANK 
YOU FOR YOUR 
REPORTING TODAY. 
>> THANKS, 
ALISON. 
>>> JOE BIDEN'S 
VICE PRESIDENT 
CAL PICK COULD 
MAKE OR BREAK 
HIS CHARGESES, 
WITH SOME 
MODERATE 
REPUBLICANS. 
AS PART OF OUR 
COUNT TO COUNT 
SERIES. 
NBC NEWS NOW 
CORRESPONDENT, 
DASHA BURNS IS 
TRYING TO SEE 
HOW THEY FEEL AS 
2020 ELECTION 
NEARS. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE BIG 
TOPIC THIS WEEK. 
THE VP. 
HOW IMPORTANT IS 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PICK HERE FOR 
YOU ALL? 
>> VERY. 
YOU KNOW, I'D 
HAVE A VERY HARD 
TIME, AS MUCH AS 
I DON'T WANT TO 
VOTE FOR TRUMP, 
VOTING FOR 
BIDEN, IF HE 
WERE ASKING 
SOMEBODY TO BE 
HIS RUNNING 
MATE, IS 
EXTREMELY 
DIVISIVE. 
>> I HOPE 
NOTHING HAPPENS 
TO MR. BIDEN. 
BUT IN THIS KIND 
OF CLIMATE, IF 
SOMETHING DOES, 
I WANT TO KNOW 
WHO IS NEXT ON 
BASE. 
>> ARE THERE 
CHOICES THAT YOU 
ARE EXCITED 
ABOUT? 
>> I'M NOT 
EXCITED ABOUT. 
I WOULD SAY IT'S 
LEVELS OF 
RELUCTANCE. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> KNOWLEDGE IT 
OR NOT. 
SUSAN RICE. 
DON'T 
NECESSARILY 
AGREE WITH HER 
ON POLICY. 
BUT SHE 
UNQUESTIONABLY 
HAS EXPERTISE. 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
KAMALA HARRIS? 
>> NOT AS 
EXCITED ABOUT 
KAMALA HARRIS. 
>> KATIE, I KNOW 
YOU HAVE HAD 
WHAT WE CALL A 
JURIED 
ATONEMENT. 
YOU VOTED FOR 
DONALD TRUMP IN 
2016. 
YOU'RE PRETTY 
DARN CONFIDENT 
NOW THAT YOU'RE 
VOTING FOR 
BIDEN, RIGHT? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
100%. 
>> NONETHELESS, 
HOW IMPORTANT IS 
IT FOR YOU THAT 
VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
YOIS? 
>> I THINK IT'S 
IMPORTANT 
NOTNECESSARILY 
AS AN 
INDIVIDUAL. 
BUT FOR THE 
CORPORATE AS A 
HOLE. 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
MAKE THEIR 
DECISION WHETHER 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
VOTE FOR TRUMP 
OR BIDEN. 
I REALLY LIKED 
HER. 
SHE DID A 
FANTASTIC JOB. 
>> DO YOU AGREE 
WITH KATIE? 
>> NO. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> AND THAT'S 
OKAY. 
>> I THINK WHAT 
WE NEED IS THE 
BEST QUALIFIED 
CANDIDATE. 
SO WE CAN, AS 
EDUCATED ADULTS, 
MAKE THE 
DECISION. 
YOU KNOW, IF 
WE'RE GOING TO 
GO TOWARDS 
BIDEN. 
>> I REALLY 
THINK WE NEED 
SOMEBODY. 
IN THAT SLOT, 
WHO COMPLEMENTS 
BIDEN'S ABILITY 
TO HAVE GOOD 
RELATIONSHIP, TO 
REACH ACROSS THE 
AISLE. 
>> WHAT I'M 
HEARING FROM ALL 
OF YOU, THOUGH, 
IS THERE IS NOT 
AN OBVIOUS 
CHOICE HERE. 
>> I THINK THERE 
ARE OBVIOUS 
CHOICES THAT 
THERE AREN'T, 
MORE THAN THERE 
ARE OBVIOUS 
CHOIBSES THAT 
THERE ARE. 
AT LEAST FOR 
VOTERS LIKE US. 
THAT YOU KNOW, 
HISTORICALLY 
VOTED 
REPUBLICAN. 
>> IT'S NOT 
NECESSARILY 
ABOUT WHO IS 
SHOULD BE BUT 
WHO IS SHOULDN'T 
BE, TO NOT SCARE 
OFF VOTERS LIKE 
YOU. 
>> 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
YES. 
>> YES. 
>>> AN AIR INDIA 
FLIGHT WITH 
NEARLY 200 
PASSENGERS ON 
BOARD, SKIDDED 
OFF A RUNWAY 
WHILE TRYING TO 
LAND IN HEAVY 
RAIN, SPLITTING 
IN TWO. 
CHIEF 
CORRESPONDENT 
BILL NEILY HAS 
MORE. 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS DARK IN 
SOUTHERN INDIA. 
OUR RESCUE 
EFFORTS HAVE 
BEEN CONTINUING 
THROUGH THE 
NIGHT. 
THE PLANE IS IN 
TWO PIECES AFTER 
FALLING LIKE 35 
FEET DOWN INTO A 
GORGE OR VALLEY. 
THERE WERE 191 
PEOPLE ON BOARD, 
AS IT APPROACHED 
THE AIRPORT ON A 
FLIGHT FROM 
DUBAI. 
THE WEATHER WAS 
BAD. 
IT'S MONSOON 
SEASON. 
HEAVY RAIN, POOR 
VISIBILITY. 
AND AS THE PLANE 
TOUCHED DOWN, IT 
SKIDDED, FIRST 
OF ALL, AND THEN 
SIMPLY SLID OFF 
THE RUNWAY. 
THEN TO THAT 
VALLEY. 
AS THERE WERE 
184 PASSENGERS 
ON BOARD, 10 OF 
THEM CHILDREN. 
MUST HAVE BEEN 
TERRIFYING FOR 
THEM. 
THEY WERE 
ACTUALLY ON A 
GOVERNMENT 
FLIGHT, AFTER 
BEING EVACUATED 
FROM DUBAI, 
WHERE THERE'S A 
LOT OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
MOST OF THESE 
PEOPLE EITHER 
DOMESTIC WORKERS 
OR CONSTRUCTION 
WORKERS. 
THERE WERE SEVEN 
CREW ON BOARD. 
INCLUDING TWO 
PILOTS, 
UNCONFIRMED 
REPORTS THAT ONE 
OF THE PILOTS IS 
DEAD. 
NOW, 10 YEARS 
AGO, THERE WAS A 
VERY SIMILAR 
ACCIDENT 
INVOLVING AN AIR 
INDIA PLANE. 
AND IN THAT 
CASE, 158 PEOPLE 
DIED. 
THIS TIME, WELL, 
THERE WAS NO 
FIRE ON BOARD. 
AND ALTHOUGH 
THERE ARE 
NUMBERS DEAD AND 
SCORES INJURED, 
MOST OF THOSE 
INJURIES ARE NOT 
THOUGHT TO BE 
SERIOUS. 
SO IN ONE SENSE, 
THE PEOPLE ON 
BOARD THAT 
PLANE, VERY 
FORTUNATE. 
AND RESCUE 
EFFORTS 
CONTINUING 
THROUGH THE 
NIGHT. 
>> VIOLENCE ON 
THE STREETS 
OFBEIRUT 
OVERNIGHT. 
PROTESTORS 
OUTRAGED TO THE 
GOVERNMENT'S 
RESPONSE TO THE 
PROTESTORS LAST 
WEEK. 
SOME TEAR 
GASSED. 
RICHARD ENGLE 
REPORTS. 
>> Reporter: IN 
MANY WAYS, IT'S 
NOT SURPRISING 
THAT ANTI-
GOVERNMENT 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
HAVE NOW BROKEN 
OUT IN THE CITY 
OF BEIRUT. 
BEIRUT WAS ON 
EDGE, EVEN 
BEFORE THIS 
TERRIBLE 
EXPLOSION. 
THE COUNTRY HAS 
BEEN GOING 
THROUGH AN 
ECONOMIC CRISIS, 
A CURRENCY 
CRISIS. 
A POWER CRISIS. 
A CRISIS OF 
CONFIDENCE IN 
THE GOVERNMENT. 
PEOPLE WERE 
ALREADY FED UP 
WATCHING THEIR 
SAVINGS IN THE 
BANK DISAPPEAR, 
EFFECTIVELY, 
WITH THE 
CURRENCY 
DROPPING AROUND 
80% IN RECENT 
MONTHS. 
THERE HASN'T 
BEEN MANY JOBS, 
POWER CUTS HAVE 
BEEN SOMETIMES 
8, 9, 10 HOURS A 
DAY. 
AND THEN ON TOP 
OF IT, YOU HAVE 
THIS MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION THAT 
SENT A SHOCK 
WAVE RIPPLING 
THROUGH BEIRUT. 
PEOPLE ARE NOW 
TRYING TO 
REBUILD THEIR 
HOUSES. 
BUT THEY DON'T 
HAVE ANY MONEY 
IN THE BANK TO 
REBUILD THEIR 
HOUSES. 
SO THEY'RE OUT 
ON THE STREETS. 
THEY ARE 
DEMANDING 
CHANGE. 
THEY'RE 
DEMANDING 
REVOLUTION. 
THEY ARE USING 
THE OLD ARAB 
SPRING CHANTS 
THAT THE PEOPLE 
WANT TO TOPPLE 
THE REGIME. 
IN FRACT, WHEN 
EMMANUEL MACRON 
VISITED, THE 
FIRST TO MAKE 
SEARCH A VISIT. 
HE WAS MOBBED BY 
CROWDS WHO WERE 
NOT ANGRY WITH 
HIM. 
BUT TRYING TO 
EXPRESS THEIR 
FRUSTRATION AND 
WANTED TO MAKE 
SURE THAT HE 
DELIVERED TO 
LEBANESE 
LEADERS, A 
MESSAGE THAT 
THEY WANT 
CHANGE. 
AND ACTUALLY, 
THE FRENCH 
PRESIDENT SAID 
THAT HE WAS 
GOING TO BE 
TALKING ABOUT 
POLITICAL REFORM 
AND THE NEED TO 
FIGHT 
CORRUPTION. 
SO THERE ARE 
MORE 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
PLANNED 
TOMORROW. 
MASS 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
IN THE CENTER OF 
BEIRUT. 
AND SOME ARE 
SUGGESTING THIS 
COULD BE THE 
START OF A MAJOR 
MOMENT OF 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
THE LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT IS 
TRYINGTO TAMPEN 
THINGS DOWN. 
THE LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT IS 
SAYING THAT IT 
IS TAKING 
ACTION. 
IT IS ALREADY 
ARRESTED OR 
ORDERED THE 
ARREST OF 16 
PEOPLE CONNECTED 
TO THE PORT 
WHERE THE 
AMMONIUM NITRATE 
EXPLODED. 
AND IN WHAT 
COULD BE A MOVE 
OF DEFLECTION, 
TO TRY AND SHIFT 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
THE LEBANESE 
PRESIDENT IN A 
KIND OF OBLIQUE 
REFERENCE, SAID 
THAT MAYBE 
PERHAPS THIS WAS 
NOT THE RESULT 
OF NEGLIGENCE. 
PERHAPS THIS WAS 
SOME SORT OF 
MISSILE THAT 
CAUSED THE 
EXPLOSION. 
SOME SORT OF 
FOREIGN 
INTERVENTION. 
NOW, A LOT OF 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
LOOKING AT. 
>> IMAGES. 
ALL THE EARLY 
INDICATIONS ARE 
THAT THIS WAS 
WHAT IT ALWAYS 
SEEMED TO BE. 
A LARGE QUANTITY 
OF AMMONIUM 
NITRATE, STORED 
AT THE PORT, 
IGNORED FOR 
YEARS AND YEARS, 
AND THEN SET 
OFF. 
NOW, THE 
LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT SEEMS 
TO BE ADDING 
FUEL TO 
SPECULATION 
THATS IS ALREADY 
RIPE ONLINE THAT 
THIS WAS CAUSED 
BY SOMETHING 
ELSE, SOME 
OUTSIDE ACTION. 
BUT IT IS NOT 
SLOWING DOWN THE 
PROTESTS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
THEIR JOBS, THEY 
WANT TO MAKE 
SURE THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER, TRYING 
TO TEACH HAS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WELL 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'S 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 CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN HERE. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE. 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> I REACHED OUT 
TO YOU, AFTER I 
UP WAD MAYOR 
-- I WATCHED 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
TRYING TO ACT AS 
MOM. 
AND I REMEMBER 
YOU AND YOUR 
KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME, 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRL. 
>> IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
JUST HAVE TO NOT 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
THAT'S THE 
THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE, 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT UNITES 
AGAINST US. 
>> HERE, PEOPLE 
HAVE SAID IF 
THEY DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR SKY TEAMS 
ON THE GROUND. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING PEOPLE 
BACK IN THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT IMPACTS YOU 
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. 
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ 
>>> 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 6'APART FROM 
ONE ANOTHER FOR 
THE MOST PART. 
>> ARE YOU 
WORRIED THAT 
THESE TWO CRISIS 
COULD DOVETAIL 
IN TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION IN 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> MORE THAN 60 
NFL PLAYERS 
OPTING OUT OF 
THIS UPCOMING 
FOOTBALL SEASON. 
THEY'RE WORRIED 
ABOUT PLAYING 
DURING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
SAM BROCK HAS 
THE STORY. 
>>> ALISON, GOOD 
AFTERNOON. 
WE TEND TO HAVE 
THIS PERCEPTION 
OF PROFESSIONAL 
ATHLETES AS 
SUPER HUMAN, 
BASED ON THE 
INCREDIBLE 
THINGS WE'VE 
SEEN THEM DO ON 
THE BASEBALL 
DIAMOND OR 
FOOTBALL FIELD. 
BUT THIS IS A 
REMINDER NOW TO 
TELL FAMILIES 
THEY'RE WORRIED 
ABOUT THEIR 
PERSONAL HEALTH 
SITUATIONS. 
THEY'RE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
66 NFL PLAYERS, 
OPTING OUT OF 
THE 2020SEASON 
BECAUSE OF COVID-
19. 
THAT SEEMS LIKE 
A HUGE NUMBER. 
BUT THERE'S ONLY 
ABOUT 900 OF 
THEM. 
GIVE OR TAKE. 
BUT STAR PLAYER, 
TWEETING OUT 
YESTERDAY, THAT 
HE WAS ON THE 
FENCE ABOUT 
WHETHER OR NOT 
TO RETURN. 
BUT HIS 
PARTNER'S 
GRANDFATHER DIED 
FROM COVID-19. 
HE SAYS, DO YOU 
UNDERSTAND NOW? 
AND NATE WHO IS 
AN OFFENSIVE 
LINEMAN FOR THE 
NEW YORK GIANTS 
HAS A SON WHO 
SURVIVED CANCER, 
HE SURVIVED 
CANCER. 
THESE ARE 
FACTORS THEY ARE 
WEIGHING IN ON 
THE DECISION. 
THE NFL CALLING 
IT A DEEPLY 
PERSONAL 
DECISION. 
HOPING THAT 
PLAYERS WILL BE 
ABLE TO RETURN. 
HOPING TO 
PROVIDE A SALARY 
OR STIPEND FOR 
THOSE WHO SIT 
OUT. 
VOLUNTARY 
OPTOUTS, IT'S 
$150,000. 
THIS BASICALLY 
GETS US THROUGH 
WHO IS GOING TO 
BE PLAYING US 
THROUGH THIS 
YEAR. 
THEY ARE JUST 
GETTING UNDER 
WAY NOW. 
EXPECT SOME EBBS 
AND FLOWS AS THE 
NFL TRIES TO 
FIGURE OUT HOW 
THIS IS GOING TO 
WORK IN THE AGE 
OF COVID-19. 
IN MIAMI, SAM 
BROCK, NBC NEWS. 
>>> THE 
CORONAVIRUS HAS 
TAKEN MORE THAN 
160,000 AMERICAN 
LIVES. 
AND RESEARCHERS 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
WASHINGTON SAY 
THAT DEATH TOLL 
COULD HIT 
300,000 BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR. 
THINK ABOUT THAT 
FOR A SECOND. 
THAT IS 100 
TIMES WORSE THAN 
9/11. 
NBC NEWS MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT, 
DR. JOHN TORRES 
JOINS ME NOW. 
DR. JOHN, THOSE 
ARE HORRIFYING 
NUMBERS. 
BUT THOSE 
RESEARCHERS ALSO 
SAY THAT WE CAN 
SAVE 65,000 
LIVES. 
IF 95% OF PEOPLE 
WOULD JUST WEAR 
MASKS IN PUBLIC. 
TALK ABOUT AN 
ARGUMENT FOR 
WEARING A MASK. 
COULD YOU TAKE 
US THROUGH THE 
SCIENCE HERE? 
>> YOU BET, 
ALISON. 
AND YOU'RE 
RIGHT. 
THOSE ARE 
SHOCKING NUMBERS 
HERE. 
BUT REMEMBER, 
THESE ARE MODELS 
AND ESTIMATES. 
THEY THINK BY 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR, THOSE 
ESTIMATES COULD 
BE FAIRLY 
ACCURATE, BASED 
ON WHAT WE KNOW 
NOW. 
BUT WHAT WE'RE 
SEEING IS 95% OF 
US, ALMOST ALL 
OF US, WHEN WE 
GO OUTSIDE AND 
WEAR A MASK, WE 
COULD CUT THOSE 
NUMBERS DOWN BY 
AROUND 70,000 
PEOPLE. 
THAT'S A HUGE 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
THAT COULD 
SURVIVE, SIMPLY 
BY PEOPLE 
WEARING A MASK. 
THE REASON 
THEY'RE SAYING 
THIS, IS UNITED 
STATES 
BECAUSE WE KNOW 
MASKS CAN 
PROTECT OTHER 
PEOPLE FROM US 
PASSING 
CORONAVIRUS TO 
THEM. 
AND GIVE US A 
LITTLE 
PROTECTION AS 
WELL. 
BUT MASKS IN 
GENERAL WERE 
ORIGINALLY MADE 
TO PROTECT 
PATIENTS FROM 
DOCTORS AND 
NURSES SO WE 
DIDN'T PASS 
ANYTHING ON TO 
THEM. 
SHOW THAT'S WHY 
WE WEAR THEM. 
SAME WITH 
CORONAVIRUS. 
WEARING THEM OUT 
AND ABOUT CAN 
PROTECT OTHER 
PEOPLE. 
ESPECIALLY GIVEN 
THE FACT, 35 TO 
50% OF PEOPLE 
DON'T EVEN HAVE 
SYMPTOMS. 
DON'T KNOW THEY 
HAVE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IN THE FIRST FEW 
DAYS WHKS THEY 
HAVE SYMPTOMS, 
THAT'S WHEN 
THEY'RE MORE 
LIKELY TO PASS 
IT ON. 
DIDN'T EXPECT 
THE NUMBER TO BE 
HIGH, THOUGH. 
UP TO 70,000 
LIVES TO THE END 
OF THE YEAR, 
SIMPLY BY 
WEARING MASKS. 
ALISON. 
WE TALK ABOUT 
HOW IMPORTANT 
THIS IS. 
AND AGAIN HOW 
IMPORTANT THAT 
CAN BE. 
>> REALLY DOES. 
DR. JOHN, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT 
TESTING AND 
ISSUES. 
WITH RAPID TEST 
RESULTS IN 
PARTICULAR. 
OHIO GOVERNOR 
MIKE DeWINE TOOK 
A RAPID TEST 
YESTERDAY. 
BEFORE THE 
PRESIDENT TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
HE SAID HE HAS 
SINCE TESTED 
NEGATIVE. 
HOW ACCURATE ARE 
THESE RESULTS? 
AND HOW HELPFUL 
CAN THEY BE IF 
THEY AREN'T 
GIVING 
COMFORTENT 
RESULTS? 
>> ALISON. 
THIS IS SHOWING 
EXACTLY THE 
DIFFERENCE IN 
THE TEST. 
THE MAIN TEST WE 
THINK ABOUT IS 
THE PCR TEST. 
AND IT'S PRETTY 
ACCURATE. 
BUT IT TAKES A 
LONG TIME TO GET 
THE RESULTS 
BACK. 
WITH THESE 
ASPECT GEN -- 
ANTIGEN TESTS, 
THEY ARE 
QUICKER. 
BUT NOT NEARLY 
AS ACCURATE. 
IF PEOPLE DON'T 
HAVE SYMPTOMS, 
THEIR VIRAL 
LOAD, IF THEY 
HAVE ONE AT ALL 
IS GOING TO BE 
LOW. 
IT'S GOING TO 
SHOW THEY MIGHT 
HAVE IT. 
IT'S NOT GOING 
TO BE AS 
ACCURATE AS WE 
LIKE IT TO BE. 
EXACTLY WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE 
WITH GOVERNOR 
DeWINE. 
HE HAD THE 
ANTIGEN TEST. 
THEN FOLLOWED UP 
THE PCR TEST AND 
FOUND OUT HE 
DOES NOT HAVE 
IT. 
NOW THEY'RE 
SENDING A THIRD 
TEST OFF JUST TO 
MAKE SURE THE 
SECOND TEST 
DOESN'T HAVE IT. 
BUT SHOWS US THE 
QUICK TESTS 
AREN'T AS 
ACCURATE. 
BUT THAT DOESN'T 
MEAN THEY'RE NOT 
USEFUL. 
AND THERE'S A 
LOT OF ARGUMENT 
THAT WHAT WE 
NEED TO LOOK AT, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THE PANDEMIC IS 
MORE QUANTITY 
THAN QUALITY. 
IN OTHER WORDS, 
GETTING THOSE 
QUICK TESTS OUT, 
EVEN THOUGH 
THEY'RE NOT AS 
ACERATOR, 
BECAUSE THEY CAN 
GIVE US REALTIME 
INFORMATION. 
VERSUS TESTS 
THAT TAKE A LOT 
LONGER. 
LET'S JUST 
HIGHLIGHT THAT 
DIFFERENCE THERE 
AND THAT 
CONTROVERSY. 
>> YEAH. 
FOR SURE. 
DR. JOHN. 
TESTING IS 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
THE KEY TO 
GETTING THIS 
OUTBREAK UNDER 
CONTROL. 
BUT YOU SPOKE TO 
A WHITE HOUSE 
HEALTH OFFICIAL 
WHO SAID 
SOMETHING A 
LITTLE 
DIFFERENT. 
WHAT DID HE TELL 
YOU? 
>> RIGHT. 
AND HE SAID. 
AND THIS IS DR. 
GERARD. 
AND I TALKED TO 
HIM ON A MY 
FACEBOOK LIVE. 
IT'S A DOC TO 
DOC SEGMENT I 
DO. 
AND TALKED TO 
HIM SPECIFICALLY 
ABOUT TESTING. 
AND WHAT HE SAID 
IS WE CANNOT 
TEST OURSELVESES 
OUT OF THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
IT'S NOT THE 
ONLY ANSWER TO 
THIS. 
IT'S JUST ONE OF 
THE THINGS WE 
NEED. 
AND SOME OF THE 
OTHER THINGS 
THAT WORK, HE 
SAYS, WE NEED TO 
CONCENTRATE, 
FOCUS MORE ON 
WHAT HE CALLS 
THE THREE Ws. 
THAT'S WEAR A 
MASK, WATCH YOUR 
DISTANCE, 
ESPECIALLY AND 
WASH YOUR HANDS. 
THOSE ARE THE 
THREE IMPORTANT 
THINGS THAT ARE 
GOING TO GET US 
THROUGH THE 
PANDEMIC, THAT 
TESTING CAN HELP 
MAKE SURE WE GET 
THESE OUTBREAKS 
UNDER CONTROL 
AND WHERE WE 
NEED TO PUT 
THIS. 
WITHOUT THE 
THREE WS, WEAR A 
MASK, WATCH YOUR 
DANCE AND WASH 
YOUR HANDS. 
WE'RE NOT GOING 
TO GET THROUGH 
THIS AS QUICKLY. 
>> THOSE THREE 
WS SOUND LIKE 
SOMETHING I'VE 
HEARD FROM A 
PARTICULAR 
DOCTOR SEVERAL 
TIMES BEFORE ON 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
SEEMS LIKE ALL 
OF OUR MEDICAL 
EXPERTS IS A 
CONSENSUS HERE. 
YOU NEED TO BE 
DOING THESE 
THINGS. 
THEY MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE. 
>> THEY 
CERTAINLY DO. 
%
CERTAINLY DO. ,
OF PEOPLE THAT 
DIDN'T 
NECESSARILY 
BELIEVE THAT 
BECAUSE OF 
ISSUES AND 
CHANGING 
MESSAGES THAT 
HAND OVER THE 
PAST FEW MONTHS. 
WE KNOW, WE ARE 
7 MONTHS IN, WE 
KNOW MORE NOW, 
THE THREE 
THINGS, WEAR 
MASK, WATCH YOUR 
DISTANCE, WASH 
YOUR HANDS, %UR
THOSE ARE THE 
KEYS. 
IT IS FRIDAY, 
LET'S GO TO 
SAVANNA SELLERS. 
>> WE MADE IT. 
I'M HAPPY TO 
HEAR. 
LET'S GET TO IT 
WITH ANOTHER 
JOBS REPORT OUT 
TODAY. 
WHILE THE 
NUMBERS ARE 
BETTER THAN 
EXPECTED, THERE 
ARE SIGNS 
ECONOMIC GROWTH 
IS SLOWING, 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE DROPPED 
FROM 11.1 TO 10% 
2% AND ECONOMY 
ADDED 1.8 
MILLION JOBS. 
DESPITE THE NEW 
JOBS, MANY 
AMERICANS ARE 
STILL STRUGGLING 
FROM THE 
FINANCIAL 
EFFECTS OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
CONGRESS HAS YET 
TO AGREE ON 
ANOTHER RELIEF 
BILL. 
DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS ARE 
MEETING WITH THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
TODAY TO TRY TO 
WORK THINGS OUT. 
NANCY PELOSI WAS 
ASKED WHETHER 
HER PARTY WENT 
TOO FAR. 
>> WE ARE NOT 
OVERPLAYING OUR 
HAND WHEN WE ARE 
FRAC CHULLY 
PRESENTING WHAT 
THE NEED ARE FOR 
OUR FAMILIES AND 
OUR TEACHERS AND 
SCHOOLS, FOR 
ENDING THE 
VIRUS. 
IF THEY WANT TO 
SAY WE WANT TO 
DO IT WITH LESS 
MONEY, LET'S 
FIND OUT WHERE 
WE CAN DO THAT 
WITHOUT 
UNDERMINING THE 
PURPOSE. 
THIS IS LIFE AND 
DEATH. 
>> MAJOR NEWS 
FOR NEW YORKERS, 
GOVERNOR CUOMO 
ANNOUNCED 
SCHOOLS ACROSS 
THE STATE ARE 
ALLOWED TO RE-
OPEN FOR IN 
PERSON CLASSES 
THIS FALL. 
HE SAID NEW 
YORK'S LOW 
INFECTION RATE 
DROVE HIS 
DECISION BUT 
ADDED DISTRICTS 
SHOULD SHUTDOWN 
IF THEIR LOCAL 
POSITIVITY RATE 
JUMPS UP TO 9%. 
>> IF ANY STATE 
CAN DO IT, THIS 
STATE CAN DO IT 
BECAUSE WE HAVE 
BEEN SMART FROM 
DAY ONE. 
WE DO THE MASKS, 
WE DO THE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
KEPT THAT 
INFECTION RATE 
DOWN AND CAN 
BRING THE SAME 
LEVEL OF 
INTELLIGENCE TO 
THE SCHOOL RE-
OPENING THAT WE 
BROUGHT TO THE 
ECONOMIC RE-
OPENING. 
>> MORE DRAMA 
OVER THE FUTURE 
OF TIKTOK, THE 
APP RESPONDED TO 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
BANNING U.S. 
COMPANIES FROM 
DOING BUSINESS 
WITH THE PARENT 
COMPANY. 
THEY WERE 
SHOCKED BY THE 
ORDER AND 
ACCUSED THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
OF PAYING NO 
ATTENTION TO THE 
FACTS. 
MICROSOFT IS IN 
TALKS TO BUY THE 
APP AFTER THE 
PRESIDENT 
THREATENED TO 
BAN IT WITHIN 
THE U.S. WE 
WANTED TO UPDATE 
YOU ON THE 
SITUATION THIS 
BEIRUT. 
RESCUE WORKERS 
ARE SEARCHING 
FOR DOZENS WHO 
WENT MISSING 
FOLLOWING THE 
MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION THIS 
WEEK. 
THE CAUSE OF THE 
BLAST REMAINS 
UNCLEAR, TODAY, 
LEBANON'S 
PRESIDENT SAID 
THEY ARE NOT 
RULING OUT THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
EXTERNAL 
INTERVENTIONS 
LIKE A BOMB OR 
MISSILE. 
ALL WE KNOW IS 
MORE THAN 2700-
TONS OF AMMONIUM 
NITRATE EXPLODED 
ALONG THE PORT 
OF BEIRUT. 
A TRAGIC STORY. 
THAT'S ALL I GOT 
FOR NOW BUT I 
WILL BE BACK 
SOON. 
>> WHAT A 
HORRIBLE WEEK 
THERE FOR SURE. 
THANKS SO MUCH. 
>>> JULY JOBS 
REPORT OUT, 
BETTER THAN 
EXPECT #-D BUT 
THE ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY IS 
LOSING STEAM. 
U.S. ADDED 1.8 
MILLION JOBS IN 
JULY, 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE FELL TO 
10.2%. 
JOE JOINS ME 
NOW. 
JO LING KENT 
JOINS ME NOW. 
>> Reporter: WE 
SAW GAINS IN 
HEALTH CARE AND 
RETAIL AND 
GOVERNMENT 
SERVICES, 
PROFESSIONAL 
BUSINESS 
SERVICES, YOU 
DID SEE SOME 
INCREASES. 
THE GOOD NEWS IS 
OVERALL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE CONTINUES 
TO TICK DOWN, 
THAT IS WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
CALLING GREAT. 
HE WAS TOUTING 
THE JOBS REPORTS 
NUMBER THIS 
MORNING. 
IF YOU TAKE A 
CLOSER LOOK 
INSIDE THE MEAT 
OF THE JOBS 
REPORT. 
I GO THROUGH THE 
SPREAD SHEETS 
AND TABLES 
LINKED IN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
LABOR 
INFORMATION, YOU 
DO SEE -- I 
THINK IT'S 
IMPORTANT 
BECAUSE WHEN YOU 
GO IN AND DIG 
FOR THE DETAILS 
YOU SEE WHAT 
HAPPENED WITH 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATES FOR 
DIFFERENT GROUPS 
OF PEOPLE. 
LOOK AT WOMEN, 
YOU SEE WOMEN 
GETTING HIT 
HARDER THAN MEN 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
UNEMPLOYMENT AND 
YOU SEE 
COMMUNITIES OF 
COLOR, BLACK 
AMERICANS, 
UNEMPLOYMENT IS 
15%, 14.6%, 
HISPANIC AND 
LATINO, 12.9, 
ASIAN 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
12%. 
POST NUMBERS ARE 
GETTING BETTER. 
THAT'S THE GOOD 
SIGN. 
THE REAL 
QUESTION IS THE 
PACE OF 
RECOVERY, A LOT 
OF PEOPLE WERE 
HOPING FOR AN 
IMMEDIATE BOUNCE 
BACK WITH THE RE-
OPENINGS, WITH 
STATES SURGING 
IN THE CASES AND 
REEVALUATION OF 
WHERE WE ARE 
RIGHT NOW IN 
TERMS OF 
POSITIVE COVID 
CASES AND 
FATALITIES, IT'S 
REALLY BEING 
REFLECTED IN ITS 
JOBS REPORT. 
YOU CHECK BACK 
TO YESTERDAY AND 
SEE OVER 31 
MILLION PEOPLE 
ARE CURRENTLY 
COLLECTING 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
THOUGH THE 
JOBLESS CLAIMS 
ARE GOING DOWN, 
AS OF LAST WEEK, 
YOU HAVE A 
MASSIVE NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE WHO 
NEED HELP TO PAY 
THE BILLS AND TO 
FIND A NEW JOB. 
>> ARE WE STILL 
SEEING 
PARTICULAR 
INDUSTRIES 
PARTICULARLY 
GROUPS REALLY 
JUST HAVING A 
HARDER TIME THAN 
OTHER FOLKS 
GETTING BACK ON 
THEIR FEET. 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
THE HITS THE 
RESTAURANT 
INDUSTRY 
HOSPITALITY 
INDUSTRY HAS 
TAKEN. 
>> Reporter: IF 
YOU ARE IN A 
STATE WHERE YOU 
HAD RE-OPENINGS, 
A LOT IS AT A 
LIMITED BASIS, 
THOSE NUMBERS 
ARE WEAK. 
THAT SNAP BACK 
THAT WE HAVE 
BEEN LOOKING 
FOR, ECONOMISTS 
HAVE BEEN HOPING 
FOR ISN'T 
HAPPENING RIGHT 
NOW. 
I'M LOOKING AT 
MY NOTES BAG TO 
LAST WEEK'S FED 
CHAIR, POWELL, 
SAYING THIS ASP 
A REVERSAL OF 
ECONOMIC AND 
CREATES GREAT 
UNCERTAINTY 
ABOUT FUTURE. 
WE HAVE A LOT OF 
FURLOUGHS AND 
LAYOFFS ON THE 
HORIZON, WE KNOW 
ABOUT THE 
AIRLINES BRACING 
FOR WHAT WILL 
HAPPEN AFTER THE 
BAILOUT DEADLINE 
IS EXPIRING THIS 
FALL. 
AS I LOOK AT THE 
WHOLE PICTURE 
YOU SEE FOOD 
PRICES RISING AS 
WELL. 
THIS IS NOT A 
SIMPLE STORY TO 
TELL, THIS 
RECOVERY IS 
SLOWER THAN WHAT 
SO MANY HAVE 
BEEN HOPING FOR. 
>> LET ME ASK 
YOU THIS IN 
JULY, PEOPLE 
WERE STILL 
GETTING THAT 
WEEKLY $600 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BONUS. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
THAT, THAT GONE 
UNTIL CONGRESS 
FIGURES OUT A 
SOLUTION. 
HOW IS THAT 
COMPLICATING THE 
ECONOMIC 
ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY. 
>> Reporter: 
CONSUMER 
SPENDING DRIVES 
THE ECONOMY, 
THAT'S WHAT IS 
PUTTING MOST 
PEOPLE TO WORK. 
CONSUMER 
SPENDING 
DROPPINGS WHEN 
YOU LOSE THAT 
$600 A WEEK, 
THAT'S ONLY 
GOING TO HURT 
PEOPLE'S ABILITY 
TO SPEND. 
THEN YOU COUPLE 
THAT WITH THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
REALITIES, 
PEOPLE ARE MORE 
UNWILLING TO GO 
OUT AND 
PATRONIZE 
RESTAURANTS, 
EVEN IF THEY ARE 
RE-OPENING. 
MAYBE IT'S NOT 
JUST ABOUT 
SPENDING, IT'S 
THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS AND 
YOU HAVE A 
DOUBLE WHAMMY IN 
THE ONE CATEGORY 
ALONE. 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
SCHOOL RE-
OPENING 
SITUATION AS 
WELL. 
THAT PLAYS INTO 
THIS ENTIRE 
ECONOMIC 
PICTURE. 
IT'S A 
COMPLICATED ONE 
TO LOOK AT. 
WHEN YOU THINK 
ABOUT THE 
FUTURE, YOU ARE 
CAN'T HELP BUT 
THINK ABOUT THE 
RETAIL SITUATION 
INTO THE HOLIDAY 
SEASON. 
COMPANIES ARE 
STARTING TO 
FIGURE OUT THEIR 
HOLIDAY PLANS 
AND SAYING 
STORES ARE 
CLOSING ON 
THANKSGIVING. 
THAT INCLUDES 
TARGET, BEST BUY 
AND WAL-MART. 
CLOSING ON 
THANKSGIVING, 
THIS YEAR, MAY 
NOT SEEM LIKE A 
BIG DEAL PUT A 
SIGNAL OF WHAT 
THEY EXPECT IN 
TERMS OF 
SPENDING. 
IF YOU ARE NOT 
OPEN ON 
THANKSGIVING, 
THE ONLINE 
PLATFORMS ARE 
OPEN, THE 
EXPECTATIONS THE 
COMPANIES ARE 
SETTING TO ME, 
INDICATES THEY 
ARE SETTING A 
LOW EXPECTATION 
FOR THE HOLIDAY 
SEASON, THAT'S 
WHERE A LOT OF 
THE ECONOMY GETS 
ITS SUPPORT. 
THAT'S ENGINE OF 
OUR ECONOMY AS 
WE HEAD INTO THE 
LAST TWO 
QUARTERS OF THE 
YEAR. 
>> YEAH, WE GOT 
THE DATA FROM 
THE KNOCK FED ON 
THE SURFACE, 
SOUNDS LIKE GOOD 
NEWS, PEOPLE 
WERE PAYING DOWN 
DEBT. 
THEY WERE DOING 
IT LIKELY 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
PANICKED. 
IF YOU ARE 
PAYING DOWN DEBT 
YOU ARE NOT 
SPEND ASKING 
THAT COULD SLOW 
THINGS DOWN AS 
WELL. 
>> Reporter: 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
MOST PEOPLE ARE 
PAYING DOWN DEBT 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
LOOKING A AT THE 
HIGH INTEREST 
RATE, WHETHER 
IT'S A CREDIT 
CARD OR A CAR 
PAYMENT OR 
SOMETHING ELSE. 
YOU WANT TO 
MINUTELIZE THE 
AMOUNT OF EXTRA 
MINE YOU ARE 
LOSING WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT FOOD AND 
AVERAGE GROCERY 
BILL IS GOING TO 
BE RISING 6%, 
COMPARED TO LAST 
YEAR, YOU SEE 
MEAT AND POULTRY 
AND EGGS RISING 
DOUBLE DIGITS, I 
FEEL IT EVERY 
SINGLE DAY. 
WE ARE FORTUNATE 
ENOUGH TO HAVE 
JOBS. 
WHEN YOU THINK 
ABOUT THE 
UNEMPLOYED 
PEOPLE TRYING TO 
PINCH EVERY 
PENNY. 
IT'S DIRE FOR SO 
MANY PEOPLE. 
>> A LOT OF 
PEOPLE REALLY 
STRUGGLING TO 
MAKE ENDS MEAT 
WITH THINGS 
GETTING SO 
EXPENSIVE. 
JOE HAVE A GREAT 
WEEKEND.  
. 
>>> NO DEAL ON A 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF BILL YET. 
TALKS BETWEEN 
WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIALS AND 
DEMOCRATS 
BREAKING DOWN 
AFTER THE 90 
MINUTES TODAY. 
HERE IS WHAT 
NANCY PELOSI 
SAID AFTER 
WORDS. 
>> IT'S NOT A 
QUESTION OF THEY 
HAD A GOOD BILL, 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
A GOOD BILL. 
THEY HAVE A 
PIECEMEAL BILL. 
WITH THE 
REPUBLICANS, 
THEY DON'T 
SUPPORT THEIR 
BILL, FOR OTHER 
REASONS. 
HOWEVER, WHEN 
YOU ARE HAVING 
OPPORTUNITY LIKE 
THIS, TO DO 
SOMETHING FOR 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE, IT'S AN 
OPPORTUNITY. 
WE CAN'T HAVE IT 
BE A MISSED 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
DO THAT BY 
SETTLING FOR 
SOMETHING SO 
LOW, SO BENEATH 
THE NEEDS OF THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
>> NANCY PELOSI 
SAYING THE BIG 
ISSUES ARE 
CHILDREN AND 
EDUCATION, THERE 
IS A DIFFERENCE 
HERE ON THE 
MONEY WHICH IS 
PRACTICALLY 
UNDERSTATEMENT 
ON THIS 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF BILL OR 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF TALKS. 
WHAT DO YOU MAKE 
OF WHERE WE ARE 
MID AFTERNOON ON 
A FRIDAY? 
IT SOUND AD LIB. 
DISCOURAGING 
THERE. 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
SAID THEY ARE 
STILL TALKING. 
>> Reporter: 
IT'S EXTREMELY 
DISCOURAGING. 
I THOUGHT WHAT 
WAS GOING TO 
COME OUT OF THE 
MEETING WAS 
GOING TO BE 
CRITICAL, THIS 
PRESSURE POINT 
ON IF THEY ARE 
CLOSE TO THE 
PRECIPICE OF A 
DEAL OR THINGS 
BREAKING APART. 
THEY LEFT, THEY 
STARTED THE 
MORNING TODAY 
WITHOUT ANY 
MEETING EVEN 
SCHEDULED. 
THE FACT THEY 
GOT TOGETHER TO 
COME TO THIS 
SAME TABLE IN 
THE SAME ROOM TO 
TALK, WAS A 
DECENTLY GOOD 
SIGN. 
AFTER THIS 90 
MINUTE MEETING 
THEY SEEMED NO 
CLOSER THAN WHEN 
A THEY STARTED 
WALKING INTO THE 
MEETING. 
LOOKING AT HOW 
THIS IS 
RESOLVED, I 
DON'T REALLY SEE 
HOW THEY GET 
THERE AT THIS 
POINT. 
PELOSI WAS 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE TOP LINE 
NUMBER, HOW THE 
REPUBLICANS 
WON'T COME ABOVE 
A TRILLION 
DOLLARS, THE 
DEMOCRATS BILL 
IS $3.4 
TRILLION, SHE 
SAYS SHE WILL 
COME DOWN A 
TRILLION IN THE 
REPUBLICANS COME 
UP A TRILLION 
AND THEY WILL BE 
MUCH CLOSER THIS 
THEIR DEAL AND 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
THE FACT THAT'S 
NOT EVEN IN THE 
REALM OF CARDS 
BEING DISCUSSED, 
I DON'T SEE HOW 
THEY CAN COME 
TOGETHER ON 
THESE TWO SIDES. 
THAT'S NOT EVEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE DETAILS. 
IF THEY CAN'T 
GET THE TOPLINE 
NUMBER, HOW DO 
THEY DISCUSS 
EDUCATION, HOW 
DO THEY DISCUSS 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, MONEY 
FOR TESTING AND 
SCHOOLS AND SO 
MANY OTHER 
THINGS THAT ARE 
CAUGHT UP IN 
THESE 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
>> IT IS 
CERTAINLY A BIG 
DIFFERENCE AND 
NOTHING TO 
SNEEZE AT AS I 
JUST DID. 
HOW COULD YOU 
TALK ABOUT THE 
ISSUES WHEN YOU 
DON'T KNOW HOW 
MUCH MONEY YOU 
HAVE TO DEVOTE 
TO ALL OF THOSE 
ISSUES. 
KELLY, LET ME 
ASK YOU, WE 
HEARD FROM THE 
HOUSE SPEAKER 
AND CHUCK 
SCHUMER, WE 
HAVEN'T HAD 
IMMEDIATE ACTION 
FROM THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
WHAT HAVE YOU 
BEEN HEARING 
FROM THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
ON THE TALKS 
TODAY. 
>> Reporter: THE 
RHYTHM HAS BEEN 
WHEN THEY BREAK 
UP AND THE 
DEMOCRATS COME 
TO THE CAMERAS , 
THE REPUBLICAN 
SIDE, INCLUDING 
THE SECRETARY 
STEVEN MNUCHIN, 
AND MARK MEADOWS 
TAKES A BREAK TO 
TALK TO THE 
PRESIDENT MITCH 
Mc CONNELL OR 
BOTH. 
THERE IS USUALLY 
AN OPPORTUNITY 
FOR THEM TO TELL 
THEIR SIDE WHERE 
THINGS STAND. 
IF YOU DON'T 
KNOW WHAT THE 
TOPLINE NUMBER 
IS, YOU DON'T 
KNOW HOW TO 
DIVIDE AND BEGIN 
TO APPORTION 
WHAT YOU WOULD 
DEVOTE TO EACH 
SUBJECT AREA, 
TESTING OR 
SCHOOLS OR THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RELIEF. 
THAT TOPLINE 
NUMBER IS A HUGE 
STUMBLING BLOCK 
T THEY STARTED 
OFF FAR APART 
AND REMAIN FAR 
APART. 
ONE OF THE 
DIFFERENCES IN 
THESE TALKS IS 
THAT YOU HAVE 
AGREEMENT ON A 
NARROW AREA, 
WHICH IS A 
DESIRE TO EXTEND 
FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, THERE 
IS A QUESTION 
ABOUT HOW MUCH 
THAT SHOULD BE 
AND FOR HOW 
LONG. 
THE PRINCIPLE OF 
EXTENDING THEM, 
THERE IS 
AGREEMENT. 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE THAT 
COULD BE 
SOMETHING THAT 
WOULD BUILD ON 
THE MOMENTUM, 
THAT HAS NOT 
HAPPENED SO FAR 
IN A COUPLE OF 
WEEKS OF 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
AGREEMENT IN THE 
AREA OF EVICTION 
PROTECTION, TO 
TRY TO EXTENDS 
THE PERIOD OF 
TIME WHERE 
RENTERS COULD 
HAVE THE 
PROTECTION OF 
NOT TAKEN TO 
COURT IF THEY 
ARE BEHIND ON 
THE RENT. 
THOSE KINDS OF 
THINGS ARE SMALL 
IN THE SCALE OF 
WHAT THE 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
LOOKING FOR 
WHICH INCLUDES A 
LOT OF OTHER 
AREAS AND YOU 
HAVE HEARD 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
AND LEADER 
SCHUMER TALK 
ABOUT THOSE, 
THEY ARE BROADER 
AND AFFECT MORE 
PARTS OF 
AMERICAN LIFE. 
WHAT YOU ARE 
HEARING FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAYING, COULD HE 
DO SOME 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS TO 
ADDRESS THE 
THINGS THEY ARE 
MOST CONCERNED 
ABOUT. 
THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HOW MUCH HE 
COULD THAT 
RELATING TO 
TAXES, PAYROLL 
TAX CUT, TAXING 
AND ANYTHING 
RELATED TO THE 
TAX CODE IS HAS 
TO BE DONE BY 
CONGRESS, THERE 
ARE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT HOW HE 
COULD DO THAT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN ABLE TO 
USE AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER TO MOVE 
MONEY AROUND, 
THAT WOULD BE 
LAWFUL, IN THIS 
CASE, WHAT WE 
HAVE BEEN TOLD 
IS THE POT OF 
MONEY REQUIRED 
FOR FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, HAS 
RUN DRY AS OF A 
WEEK AGO. 
THERE WOULDN'T 
BE THAT EASY 
AVAILABLE TALK 
TO MOVE MONEY 
FROM ONE PROJECT 
TO ANOTHER. 
THERE ARE REAL 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
WHAT COULD BE 
DONE ON AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
LEVEL. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
SAYS THEY ARE 
LOOK AT THAT. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
OPEN TO MAKING A 
CHANGE. 
THAT COULD BE 
THE PRESIDENT IN 
HIS EFFORT TO 
PUT HIMSELF INTO 
THIS, AND HE IS 
LARGELY A 
CHARACTER ON THE 
OUTSIDE OF 
NEGOTIATIONS IN 
THE TIME WE 
SOMEWHERE SEEN 
SO FAR. 
>> IT SEEMS 
DISAPPOINTING 
POSITION TO BE 
ON THIS FRIDAY. 
NOT THAT FAR 
FROM WHERE WE 
WERE A WEEK AGO. 
THEY HAVE 
REACHED AN 
AGREEMENT ON 
FINER POINTS BUT 
WE NEED TO KNOW 
WHAT THE TOPLINE 
NUMBER IS BEFORE 
WE GET FURTHER. 
THANK YOU FOR 
BEING WITH US. 
>>> IN ARIZONA 
MYRA IS TRYING 
TO KEEP HER 
FAMILY'S 
RESTAURANTS 
OPEN, THEIR 
EMPLOYEES 
WORKING WHILE 
HER HUSBAND 
FIGHTS THE 
CORONAVIRUS FROM 
THE HOSPITAL 
WHERE HE IS ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
THESE ARE 
HEARTBREAKING 
STORIES OF SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
ACROSS OUR 
COUNTRY. 
VAUGHN SPOKE TO 
HER FOR OUR 
COUNTY TO COUNTY 
SERIES. 
>> IN JUNE MY 
HUSBAND AND I 
GOT SICK. 
WE DECIDED TO 
CLOSE. 
WE BOTH GOT 
SICK. 
WE WENT HOME AND 
MY HUSBAND ENDED 
UP, JOE ENDED UP 
IN THE HOSPITAL. 
I WAS HOME SICK 
FOR A WEEK. 
HE WAS AFTER 
THREE DAYS IN 
THE HOSPITAL 
SENT TO ICU AND 
ON A VENT FOR 8 
WEEKS NOW. 
HE HAS A LITTLE 
MOVEMENT. 
HE IS NOT 
COMPLETELY 
PARALYZED. 
HE WILL HAVE TO 
GO FOR SURGERY 
AND HOPELY HE 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
RECOVER. 
EVERYBODY TOLD 
US HE WOULDN'T. 
HERE WE ARE 8 
WEEKS LATER AND 
WE ARE NOT 
GIVING UP ON 
HIM. 
>> PROGRESS. 
>> LITTLE 
PROGRESS BUT 
PROGRESS FOR 
SURE. 
>> GIVE ME A 
SENSE OF THE 
DECISION TO RE-
OPEN THE 
RESTAURANTS, WHY 
IS YOUR FAMILY 
IS IN THE MIDDLE 
OF THIS. 
>> I HAVE NO 
CHOICE. 
THIS IS OUR ONLY 
INCOME. 
ONE OF MY EX-
-EMPLOYEES WHO 
IS A PART OF OH 
MY FAMILY, SET 
UP A GO FUND ME 
FOR ME AND JOE 
TO HANDLE 
EXORBITANT 
MEDICAL BILLS. 
A FAIR AMOUNT OF 
THAT WAS USED TO 
KEEP THE 
RESTAURANT OPEN, 
NOTHING STOPS, 
YOU CAN PUT 
THINGS ON HOLD, 
THE INSURANCE 
DOESN'T STOP. 
YOU CAN'T WALK 
AWAY FROM IT. 
>> THE EMPLOYEES 
WHAT ROLE DID 
THEY PLAY IN 
YOUR DECISION TO 
BE OPENING YOUR 
BUSINESS. 
>> THEY WANT TO 
WORK. 
THEY ARE WORKERS 
AND HAVE BEEN 
WITH ME FOREVER. 
THEY WANT MY 
SUCCESS IS THEIR 
SUCCESS. 
THEY HAVE NEVER 
MISSED A 
PAYCHECK AND 
HAVE NEVER 
MISSED A DAY OF 
WORK. 
>> THEY RELY ON 
YOU. 
>> ABSOLUTELY, 
WE RELY ON EACH 
OTHER. 
I CAN'T DO IT 
WITHOUT THEM AND 
THEY CAN'T DO IT 
WITHOUT ME. 
JOE IS THAT BIG 
BOISTEROUS, BIG 
GUY WITH THE 
WHITE HAIR, 
LOOKS LIKE OUT 
OF A MOB MOVIE, 
TALKING TO EVERY 
CUSTOMER WITH 
THAT THICK NEW 
YORK ACCENT, 
THEY LOVE HIM 
AND I'M JUST THE 
WIFE. 
WE ARE A TEAM. 
WE ARE 30 YEARS 
TOGETHER. 
WE COULDN'T DO 
IT WITHOUT EACH 
OTHER. 
HE IS MY FRONT 
MAN. 
>> VAUGHN JOINS 
ME FROM PHOENIX. 
I KNOW YOU HAVE 
SPOKE TON 
SEVERAL BUSINESS 
OWNERS IN 
ARIZONA. 
WHAT ARE THEY 
TELLING YOU, 
WHAT IS THEIR 
MESSAGE FOR 
LAWMAKERS IN 
WASHINGTON RIGHT 
NOW? 
>> Reporter: I 
GOT TO TELL YOU, 
DEMYRA AND JOE 
AND THEIR 
DAUGHTERS, THOSE 
ARE MY PEOPLE. 
I GREW UP WITH 
ME-ME. 
THEY HAVE BEEN A 
STAPLE OF MY 
LIFE. 
OVER THE COURSE 
OF FIVE MONTHS, 
MOST PEOPLE HAVE 
THEIR OWN PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE BEEN 
IMPACTED. 
A GOOD NUMBER OF 
THE PEOPLE RUN 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES. 
WHAT YOU HEARD 
FROM MYRA IS IT. 
THEY WERE DOWN 
FOR TWO MONTHS, 
SHUTDOWN FOR TWO 
MONTHS, IN THE 
RESTAURANT 
BUSINESS, IF YOU 
DO EVERYTHING 
RIGHT, IF YOU 
TAKE A WEEK OFF 
OR TWO WEEKS 
OFF, A MONTH 
OFF, IT'S 
DEVASTATING AND 
JOE IS STILL IN 
THE HOSPITAL. 
SIGNS OF 
IMPROVEMENT 
WHICH GOD BLESS 
HIM RIGHT NOW. 
SHE OPENED UP 
THE RESTAURANT 
HERE LAST NIGHT, 
THIS IS BIG, SHE 
HAS 32 EMPLOYEES 
THAT ARE RELYING 
ON THEIR INCOME 
AS WELL. 
WHEN YOU SEE THE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
TAKING PLACE IN 
WASHINGTON THAT 
YOU AND KELLY 
O'DONNELL AND 
LEE ANN WERE 
TALKING ABOUT, 
FOLKS ARE 
WAITING, PPP 
FUNDS, THOSE RAN 
OUT IN JUAN. 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS FROM 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
EXPIRED A WEEK 
AGOEL WHEN YOU 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT 32 
EMPLOYEES THAT 
DON'T HAVE 
ANYWHERE ELSE TO 
GO, WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
RIPPLE EFFECT. 
TALKING WITH THE 
FAMILY, YOU 
HEARD MYRA SAY 
THEY NEEDED TO 
GET BACK, IT WAS 
NOT AN OPTION. 
IT WAS NECESSARY 
TO GET OUT 
THERE. 
THAT'S WHAT THEY 
ARE DOING. 
WE ARE CHEERING 
THEM ON HERE. 
>> FOR SURE. 
VAUGHN, WE ARE 
CHEERING THEM ON 
ON THIS END TOO. 
I KNOW ARIZONA 
IS STILL 
CONSIDERED A 
CORONAVIRUS HOT 
SPOT, THE STATE 
IS SEEING SIGNS 
OF PROGRESS. 
COULD YOU TELL 
US ABOUT THAT? 
>> Reporter: 
EXACTLY. 
SIGNS OF 
PROGRESS. 
WE SHOULD NOTE 
OVER THE LAST 
FOUR DAYS THERE 
HAS BEEN MORE 
THAN 300 DEATHS 
IN THE STATE OF 
ARIZONA. 
THERE ARE SIGNS 
INDICATING THE 
STATE IS MOVING 
IN THE RIGHT 
DIRECTION. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE NUMBER OF 
STABILIZATIONS 
AND ICU BEDS IN 
USE, OVER THE 
WEEKS YOU HAVE 
SEEN A DROP OFF 
IN A 
HOSPITALIZATION, 
AT THE SAME 
TIME, 300 NEWLY 
REPORTED DEATHS 
IN JUST THE LAST 
FOUR DAYS, YOU 
SAW THE NUMBERS 
START TO CHANGE 
THIS LATE JUNE 
THAT THE 
GOVERNOR ALLOWED 
STATES AND 
LOCALITIES TO 
IMPLEMENT MASK 
REQUIREMENTS. 
THAT'S THE 
GOVERNOR HIMSELF 
REPUBLICAN 
GOVERNOR DOUG 
DUCEY CREDITED 
PEOPLE WEARING 
MASKS FOR THE 
NUMBERS 
BEGINNING IN THE 
STATE BEGINNING 
TO GO DOWN, THE 
OTHER WAS BARS 
WERE CLOSED. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
CONTEND THE HEAT 
HERE, IT'S BEEN 
110 DEGREES FOR 
JULYS IT KEPT 
PEOPLE INDOORS, 
UNDESIRABLE 
CONDITIONS, 
PEOPLE HAVE THE 
BE COGNIZANT. 
RESTAURANT 
OWNERS, UNTIL 
SCHOOLS ARE OPEN 
UNTIL 
RESTAURANTS ARE 
OPEN, HIVE IS 
STILL HARD IF 
THESE 
COMMUNITIES. 
I WAS TALKING 
WITH THE CHEF 
DOWN THE ROAD 
FROM HERE, SHE 
WAS ONE THAT WAS 
DISTRIBUTING 
THOUSANDS OF 
FREE MEALS TO 
HOMELESS AND 
HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS AND 
MARCH AND APRIL 
AND MAY, HER 
RESOURCES RAN 
OUT. 
HER EMPLOYEES, 
SHE DOESN'T KNOW 
WHETHER SHE HAS 
THE TESTIMONY 
MEANS TO 
CONTINUE TO PAY 
THEM. 
WHEN YOU SEE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
EXPIRE, THAT 
LEAVES DIFFICULT 
REQUESTS FOR THE 
SMALL BUSINESS 
OWNERS AND 
EMPLOYEES. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
GOING DOWN HERE. 
THANK ANY AT THE 
SAME TIME, WE 
ARE FAR AWAY 
FROM HAVING A 
GOOD GRIP HERE 
ON THE HEALTH 
CARE SIDE AND 
ECONOMIC SIDING 
ALLISON. 
>> VAUGHN, A 
LONG WAYS TO GO. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
THANKS FOR 
SHARING THE 
FAMILY STORY. 
LET THEM KNOW WE 
ARE ROOTING FOR 
THEM. 
I HOPE YOU WILL 
BE BACK AGAIN 
WITH GOOD NEWS, 
SOON.   
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ARE ST. 
PETERSBURGING 
THIS NEW JERSEY 
AFTER THE STATE 
MANAGED TO 
FLATTEN ITS 
CURVE. 
RON -- SPIKING 
IN NEW JERSEY 
AFTER THE STATE 
MANAGED TO 
FLATTEN THE 
CURVE. 
>> Reporter: NO 
APPOINTMENTS 
NECESSARIES THAT 
CHANGED BECAUSE 
WITH THEY ARE 
TRYING TO GET 
OUT WORD, WE 
SPOKE TO MANAGER 
EARLIER. 
HERE IS WHAT SHE 
HAD TO SAY ABOUT 
THE VOLUME OF 
PEOPLE COMING IN 
>> I'M 
CONCERNED, 
LATELY WE HAD 
ZERO CASES OF 
COVID, NOW THAT 
WE ARE TESTING 
MORE PATIENTS 
OUR NUMBERS ARE 
INCREASING AND 
SEEING MORE 
POSITIVE CASES. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
WERE ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO GET 
TESTED. 
WE HAVE STARTING 
AN AGGRESSIVE 
TESTING SITE ON 
MONDAYS AND 
TUESDAYS, WE 
WILL BE TESTING 
THE WHOLE 
RESIDENTS OF 
HOBOKEN. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ARE HOPING 
YOUNG PEOPLE 
COME, THE CASES 
HAPPENING ARE 
PEOPLE UNDER THE 
AGE OF 40. 
A LOT OF THIS IS 
TIED TO HOUSE 
PARTYING AND 
CELEBRATIONS, 
GRADUATION 
EVENTS AND 
BARBECUES AND 
SHOWERS, BABY 
SHOWERS, 
FAMILIES COMING 
TOGETHER, 
ESPECIALLY AT 
THE JERSEY SHORE 
WHERE PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN, 
SUMMER HAS COME 
ON, LETTING DOWN 
THEIR GUARD AND 
NOT SOCIALLY 
DISTANCING. 
THAT'S WHAT THE 
GOVERNOR
INSISTS IS 
CAUSING THE 
SPREAD. 
CONTACT TRACING 
IS NOT 
HAPPENING. 
WHEN A CONTACT 
TRACER REACHING 
OUT TO SOMETHING 
THAT'S POSITIVE, 
45% ARE NOT 
COOPERATING. 
THE GOVERNOR 
SAYS YOU HAVE A 
MORAL 
OBLIGATION. 
>> WE NEED TO BE 
PERFECTLY CLEAR. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
PUBLIC HEALTH, 
PERIOD. 
NO ONE IS OUT ON 
A WITCH HUNT. 
WE DO NOT 
CONDONE UNDER 
AGE DRINKING OR 
ILLEGAL 
BEHAVIOR, THAT 
IS NOT WHAT THIS 
IS ABOUT. 
NO ONE IS ASKING 
QUESTIONS THAT 
HAVE FOCUS OTHER 
THAN TRYING TO 
STOP THE SPREAD 
OF THE VIRUS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
STATE IS 
LAUNCHING 
ANOTHER PUBLIC 
SERVICE CAMPAIGN 
TO TELL PEOPLE 
TO WARN PEOPLE 
THAT ALL THE 
PROGRESS THAT 
NEW JERSEY MADE, 
THIS STATE WAS 
IN DIRE STRAITS 
BACK IN MARCH, 
APRIL AND MAY, 
THE NUMBERS CAME 
DOWN WHEN THE 
SHUTDOWN 
HAPPENED, THEY 
ARE IN PHASE 2 
NOW AND STUCK 
HERE, THEY ARE 
WONDERING ABOUT 
SCHOOLS, ALL 
THAT IS AT RISK 
UNLESS PEOPLE 
TAKE THIS MORE 
SERIOUSLY. 
MASK, HYGIENE, 
DISTANCING AND 
TESTING. 
>> RON, CAN YOU 
TALK ABOUT 
CONTACT TRACING 
IN NEW JERSEY, 
HOW THEY MAN TO 
USE THAT TO GET 
THINGS ON TRACK? 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO HIRE MORE 
PEOPLE BRING 
MORE VOLUNTEERS 
TO DO THIS. 
THERE WAS A 
NUMBER, 15 
TRACERS FOR 
EVERY 100,000 
POPULATION 
ACROSS THE STATE 
IN DIFFERENT 
COMMUNITIES. 
THEY WANT TO 
DOUBLE THAT 
NUMBER. 
THE BOTTOM LINE 
IS THAT, WHEN 
SOMEONE TESTS 
POSITIVE AND THE 
CONTACT TRACER 
REACHES OUT TO 
THAT PERSON TO 
TRY AND FIND OUT 
THE 10 OR 12 
PEOPLE THEY HAVE 
BEEN NEAR, THAT 
PERSON HAS TO 
COOPERATE OR IT 
DOESN'T WORK. 
45% OF THE CASE 
, THE CONTACT 
TRACERS ARE NOT 
GETTING THE 
COOPERATION THAT 
THEY NEED. 
THAT COULD BE A 
SET BACK BECAUSE 
THAT'S HOW 
EVERYBODY IS 
TRYING TO 
CONTAIN THE 
VIRUS BY 
IDENTIFYING 
PEOPLE AND 
QUARANTINING 
THEM. 
THE NUMBERS IN 
NEW JERSEY 
SPIKED AT THE 
END OF JULY, 
FIRST OF AUGUST 
IS BETTER, THEY 
ARE STILL NOT 
WHERE THEY WANT 
THEM TO BE. 
THERE IS A LOT 
AT STAKE. 
THIS IS A 
CRITICAL MOMENT. 
WE CAN'T GIVE 
THE VIRUS AN 
INCH BECAUSE IT 
WILL TAKE OVER 
EVERYTHING. 
>> RON ALLEN IN 
HOBOKEN, NEW 
JERSEY. 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR REPORTING 
AND HAVE A GOOD 
WEEKEND. 
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PROTESTS? 
STAFFERS A THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY SAY THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS IGNORING KEY 
GOVERNMENT 
ISSUES, 
IMMIGRATION AND 
THE PROTESTS. 
JULIA JOINS ME 
NOW. 
THE COMPLAINTS 
ARE COMING FROM 
CAREER 
EMPLOYEES. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ARE COMING 
FROM CAREER 
EMPLOYEES 
THROUGHOUT THE 
DEPARTMENT 
ALLISON, MANY OF 
WHOM WHO SERVED 
UNDER REPUBLICAN 
AND DEMOCRATIC 
ADMINISTRATIONS 
AND SAY THE 
SYSTEMS IN PLACE 
TO ALLOW PEOPLE 
LIKE THEM TO 
GIVE THEIR INPUT 
ON NEW POLICIES, 
TO REVIEW 
OPERATIONS 
BEFORE THEY 
OCCUR, WHETHER 
AT THE BORDER OR 
RESPONDING TO 
PROTESTS AND 
INTERIOR, IN 
PLACES LIKE 
PORTLAND, SAY 
THEIR VOICES ARE 
BEING MINIMIZED. 
WHETHER THAT'S 
RESPONDING TO A 
POLICY, THAT'S 
BEEN ONE EXAMPLE 
WE HAVE SEEN IN 
THE OFFICE OF 
CIVIL RIGHTS AND 
CIVIL LIBERTIES 
AND A POLICY 
THEY WERE ASKED 
TO REVIEW ABOUT 
USE OF FORCE 
CAPABILITIES. 
THEY ADVISED 
AGAINST USING 
CHEMICAL AGENTS 
AGAINST ANYONE 
THAT COULD 
THREATEN THE 
BORDER WALL. 
THEY DEFINITELY 
CAUTIONED 
AGAINST THAT BUT 
SINCE THEN THEY 
HAVE NOT BEEN 
INCLUDED IN 
MEETINGS AND 
DON'T THINK THAT 
IS BEING HEARD. 
IT'S NOT JUST 
INSIDE BASEBALL 
OAR A 
BUREAUCRATIC 
STORY, IT CAN 
HAVE REAL 
IMPACTS. 
PEOPLE WITH 
EXPERIENCE ARE 
BEING SIDELINED 
AND PEOPLE IN 
ACTING POSITIONS 
LIKE CHAD WOLF, 
NOT CONFIRMED BY 
THE SENATE AND 
CUCCINELLI, 
THOSE ARE THE 
PEOPLE WHOSE 
VOICES ARE 
GETTING HEARD 
NOW. 
>> YOU MENTIONED 
THE OFFICE OF 
CIVIL RIGHTS AND 
CIVIL LIBERTYS, 
THAT OFFICE 
GETTING A NEW 
BOSS. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
CAMERON QUINN 
RUN THE OFFICE 
FOR A LONG TIME. 
THAT'S A WOMAN 
WITH A LOT OF 
EXPERIENCE IN 
THE OFFICE, NOW 
THERE IS A NEW 
WOMAN COMING IN 
PATRICIAN SHA 
NATION, A 
REPUBLICAN 
CANDIDATE IN 
ARIZONA TIED TO 
THE TEA PARTY. 
SHE WAS AT THE 
JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT WHERE 
SHE WAS IN THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
DIVISION. 
THERE ARE PEOPLE 
COMING IN WHO 
WILL HAVE HER AS 
A BOSS WHO ARE 
CONCERNED SHE 
DOESN'T HAVE THE 
RIGHT KIND OF 
EXPERIENCE. 
JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT MEANS 
PROSECUTING 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
VIOLATING THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS STA 
CHUTE. 
THEY REVIEW A 
POLICY ABOUT 
TRYING TO KEEP A 
PEOPLE OF 
CERTAIN 
ETHNICITY OUT OF 
THE COUNTRY. 
THEY ARE WORRIED 
SHE IS SOMEONE 
PICKED BECAUSE 
OF HER POLITICS 
AND NOT BECAUSE 
OF HER 
EXPERIENCE. 
>> HAVE YOU 
GOTTEN RESPONSE 
OR HEARD 
ANYTHING FROM 
DHS FROM THIS 
WHETHER 
SECRETARY WOLF 
OR KEN 
CUCCINELLI. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY SAID THEY 
STANDBY PATRICIA 
NATION AND THINK 
SHE IS QUALIFIED 
FOR THE JOB. 
THEY SAY PARTLY 
IT COULD BE 
COVID. 
PEOPLE ARE LEFT 
OUT OF MEETINGS 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
NOT ABLE THE 
MEET IN PERSON. 
TOUGH LOOK AT 
HOW MUCH DHS HAD 
A HAPPENED IN 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
DURING THESE 
TIMES WHETHER 
KEEPING PEOPLE 
FROM COMING INTO 
THE COUNTRY, 
UNDER THE PER 
VIEW OR UNDER 
THE COVER OF 
COVID, WHETHER 
RESPONDING TO 
PROTESTS IN 
PORTLAND OR 
WHETHER THAT'S 
USING PEOPLE TO 
FIGHT CRIMES 
INSIDE CITIES 
AND MAYBE NOT 
ALWAYS 
COORDINATING 
WITH LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AS 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
CRITICIZED FOR 
DOING. 
THESE ARE TIMES 
WHERE PEOPLE SAY 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
TO GET 
EXPERIENCED 
FOLKS IN THE 
ROOM, HAVING THE 
CONVERSATIONS OR 
OVER A ZOOM 
CALL. 
DHS SAID MAYBE 
IT'S HARDER TO 
HAVE THE BIGGER 
CONVERSATIONS WE 
USED TO HAVE. 
THEY SAY THEY 
STILL HAVE A 
DELIBERATIVE 
PROCESS WHERE 
THEY WANT TO GO 
BY THE RULES 
WHEN THEY ROLL 
THESE THINGS 
OUT. 
AS WE SAW FROM 
CHAD WOULD. 
IVES TESTIMONY, 
THIS THERE IS 
PUSH BACK THIS 
TERMS OF HOW HE 
OPERATED THE 
DEPARTMENT AND 
WHETHER HE IS 
USING IT AS ONE 
FORMER 
ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICIAL FROM 
THE OBAMA 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAID, USING IT 
AS STATE RUN 
POLICE FORCE. 
THAT'S A 
CRITICISM OF THE 
INDUSTRY -- 
>> PRETTY HARSH 
CRITICISM. 
I KNOW AS YOU 
SAID YESTERDAY, 
TAKING A LOT OF 
TOUGH QUESTIONS 
ON A RANGE OF 
ISSUES. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR YOUR 
REPORTING. 
GREAT TO SEE YOU 
TODAY. 
 
>>> JOE BIDEN'S 
VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PICK COULD MAKE 
OR BREAK HIS 
CHANCES WITH 
MODERATE 
REPUBLICANS. 
NBC NEWS NOW 
CORRESPONDENT, 
JOSHUAH IS IN 
KEPT COUNTY 
MICHIGAN. 
>> Reporter: 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE BIG TOPIC 
THIS WEEK. 
THE VP. 
HOW IMPORTANT IS 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PICK HERE FOR 
YOU ALL? 
>> VERY. 
I HAVE A HARD 
TIME AS MUCH AS 
I DON'T WANT TO 
VOTE FOR TRUMP, 
VOTING FOR BIDEN 
IF HE WERE TO 
DOMINATE 
SOMEBODY OR ASK 
SOMEONE THAT'S 
DIVISIVE. 
>> I HOPE 
NOTHING HAPPENS 
TO MR. BIDEN. 
IN THIS KIND OF 
CLIMATE, IF 
SOMETHING DOES I 
WANT TO KNOW WHO 
IS NEXT ON BASE. 
>> Reporter: ARE 
THERE CHOICES 
YOU ARE EXCITED 
ABOUT? 
>> NOT EXCITED 
ABOUT. I
SUSAN RICE. 
DON'T 
NECESSARILY 
AGREE WITH HER 
ON POLICY, BUT 
SHE 
UNQUESTIONABLY 
HAS EXPERTISE. 
>> KAMALA 
HARRIS. 
>> NOT AS 
EXCITED ABOUT 
KAMALA HARRIS. 
>> KATIE, I KNOW 
YOU HAD A 
JOURNEY OF 
ATONEMENT AND 
VOTED FOR DONALD 
TRUMP IN 2016, 
YOU ARE 
CONFIDENT YOU 
ARE VOTING FOR 
BIDEN. 
HOW IMPORTANT IS 
THAT VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CHOICE. 
>> I THINK FOR 
THE TICKET AS A 
WHOLE, PEOPLE 
THAT NEED TO GO 
AHEAD AND MAKE 
THEIR DECISION 
IF THEY ARE 
GOING TO VOTE 
FOR TRUMP OR 
BIDEN. 
>> DO YOU AGREE? 
>> NO. 
>> THAT'S OKAY. 
>> WHAT WE NEED 
IS THE BEST 
QUALIFIED 
CANDIDATE SO WE 
CAN AS EDUCATED 
ADULTS MAKE THE 
DECISION, IF WE 
ARE GOING TO GO 
TOWARDS BIDEN. 
>> WE NEED 
SOMEBODY IN THAT 
SPOT WHO 
COMPLIMENTS 
BIDEN'S ABILITY 
TO REACH ACROSS 
THE AISLE. 
>> THERE IS NOT 
AN OBVIOUS 
CHOICE HERE. 
>>  -- [NO AUDIO]
-- 
THAT
 
HISTORICALLY %
VOTED %
REPUBLICAN. %
>> IT'S NOT %
NECESSARILY %
ABOUT WHO IS %
-- [NO AUDIO] 
-- 
%
NEARLY 200 %
PASSENGERS 
%
BOARD, SKIDDED %
OFF A RUNWAY %
WHILE TR
%
LAND IN HEAVY %
RAIN, SPLITTING %
IN TWO. 
CHIEF %
CORRESPONDENT %
BILL NEILY HAS %
MORE. %
>> Reporter: IT 
IS DARK IN %
SOUTHERN INDIA. %
OUR RESCUE %
EFFORTS HAVE %
BEEN CONTINUING %
THROUGH THE %
NIGHT. 
THE PLANE IS IN %
TWO 
35 FEET, DOWN 
INTO A GORGE OR 
VALLEY. 
THERE WERE 191 
PEOPLE ON BOARD 
AS IT APPROACHED 
THE AIRPORT ON A 
FLIGHT FROM 
DUBAI, THE 
WEATHER WAS BAD. 
IT'S MONSOON 
SEASON AND HEAVY 
RAIN, POOR 
VISIBILITY AND 
AS THE PLANE 
TOUCHED DOWN, IT 
SKIDDED AND 
SIMPLY SLID OFF 
THE RUNWAY INTO 
THAT VALLEY. 
THERE WERE 184 
PASSENGERS ON 
BOARD, 10 
CHILDREN, MUST 
HAVE BEEN 
TERRIFYING FOR 
THEM. 
THEY WERE ON A 
GOVERNMENT 
FLIGHT AFTER 
BEING EVACUATED 
FROM DUBAI WHERE 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF CORONAVIRUS. 
MOST PEOPLE 
DOMESTIC WORKERS 
OR CONSTRUCTION 
WORKERS. 
THERE WERE 7 
CREW ON BOARD 
INCLUDING TWO 
PILOTS, 
UNCONFIRMED 
REPORTS THAT ONE 
OF THE PILOTS IS 
DEAD. 
10 YEARS AGO 
THERE WAS A 
SIMILAR ACCIDENT 
INVOLVING A 
PLANE, IN THAT 
CASE, 158 PEOPLE 
DIED. 
THIS TIME, THERE 
WAS NO FIRE ON 
BOARD, ALTHOUGH 
THERE ARE 
NUMBERS DEAD AND 
SCORES INJURED, 
MOST INJURIES 
ARE NOT THOUGHT 
TO BE SERIOUS. 
IN ONE SENSE, 
THE PEOPLE ON 
BOARD THAT PLANE 
VERY FORTUNATE 
AND RESCUE 
EFFORTS 
CONTINUING 
THROUGH THE 
NIGHT. 
>> VIOLENCE ON 
THE STREETS OF 
BUY ROUTE 
OVERNIGHT 
PROTESTERS 
OUTRAGED OVER 
THE GOVERNMENT'S 
RESPONSE TO THAT 
MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION THIS 
WEEK. 
SOME OF THE 
PROTESTERS TEAR 
GASSED BY 
PARLIAMENT. 
RICHARD ENGEL 
REPORTS. 
>> Reporter: 
IT'S NOT 
SURPRISING THAT 
ANTI GOVERNMENT 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
HAVE BROKEN OUT 
IN THE CITY OF 
BEIRUT. 
BEIRUT WAS ON 
EDGE BEFORE THIS 
TERRIBLE 
EXPLOSION. 
THE COUNTRY HAS 
BEEN GOING 
THROUGH AN 
ECONOMIC CRISIS, 
A CURRENCY 
CRISIS, A POWER 
CRISIS, A CRISIS 
OF CONFIDENCE IN 
THE GOVERNMENT. 
PEOPLE WERE 
ALREADY FED UP 
WATCHING THEIR 
SAVINGS IN THE 
BANK DISAPPEAR 
WITH THE 
CURRENCY 
DROPPING 80% IN 
RECENT MONTHS. 
THERE HASN'T 
BEEN MANY JOBSES 
POWER CUTS HAVE 
BEEN SOMETIMES 
8, 9, 10 HOURS A 
DAY, THEN ON TOP 
OF IT, YOU HAVE 
THIS MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION THAT 
SENT A SHOCK 
WAVE RIPPLING 
THROUGH BEIRUT. 
PEOPLE ARE 
TRYING TO 
REBUILD HOUSES 
BUT DIDN'T HAVE 
MONEY IN THE 
BANK TO REBUILD 
THEIR HOUSES. 
THEY ARE OUT ON 
THE STREETS, 
DEMANDING 
CHANGE, 
DEMANDING 
REVOLUTION. 
THEY ARE USING 
THE OLD ARAB 
SPRING CHANTS 
THAT THE PEOPLE 
WANT TO TOPPLE 
THE REGIME. 
WHEN EMMANUEL 
MACRONE VISITED 
BEIRUT, THE 
FIRST FOREIGN 
LEADER TO MAKE 
SUCH A VISIT, HE 
WAS MOBBED BY 
CROWDS WHO WERE 
NOT ANGRY WITH 
HIM BUT TRYING 
TO EXPRESS 
FRUSTRATION. 
THE TENCH 
PRESIDENT SAID 
HE WAS GOING TO 
BE TALKING ABOUT 
POLITICAL REFORM 
AND THE NEED TO 
FIGHT 
CORRUPTION. 
THERE ARE MORE 
DEMONSTRATIONS, 
PLANNED 
TOMORROW, MASS 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
IN THE CENTER OF 
BEIRUT AND SOME 
ARE SUGGESTING 
THIS COULD BE A 
MAJOR MOM OF 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
THE LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT IS 
TRYING TO TAMPEN 
THINGS DOWN , 
THE GOVERNMENT 
IS SAYING THAT 
IT IS TAKING 
ACTION. 
IT HAS ARRESTED 
OR ORDERED THE 
ARREST OF 16 
PEOPLE CONNECTED 
TO THE PORT 
WHERE THE 
AMMONIUM NITRATE 
EXPLODED AND IN 
WHAT COULD BE A 
MOVE OF 
DEFLECTION TO 
TRY AND SHIFT 
RESPONSIBILITY, 
THE LEBANESE 
PRESIDENT IN AN 
OBLIQUE 
REFERENCE SAID 
MAYBE PERHAPS 
THIS WAS NOT THE 
RESULT OF 
NEGLIGENCE, 
PERHAPS THIS WAS 
SOME SORT OF 
MISSILE THAT 
CAUSED THE 
EXPLOSION, SOME 
SORT OF FOREIGN 
INTERVENTION, HE 
ASKED FRANCE TO 
PROVIDE 
SATELLITE 
IMAGERY. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN 
LOOKING AT THE 
IMAGES ALL THE 
EARLY 
INDICATIONS ARE 
THIS WAS WHAT IT 
ALWAYS SEEMED TO 
BE, A LARGE 
QUANTITY OF 
AMMONIUM NITRATE 
LEFT FOR YEARS 
AND YEARS AND 
SET OFF. 
NOW, THE 
LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT SEEMS 
TO BE ADDING 
FUEL TO 
SPECULATION THAT 
RIFED ON LINE 
THAT THIS WAS 
CAUSED BY 
SOMETHING ELSE, 
OUTSIDE ACTION, 
BUT IT IS NOT 
SLOWING DOWN THE 
PROTEST. 
 
RISK OF %
TRANSMISSION IN %
THESE ONGOING %
PROTESTS? 
>>> MORE THAN 
MORE THAN 60 NFL 
PLAYERS OPTING 
OUT OF THE THE 
FOOTBALL SEASON 
WORRIED ABOUT 
PLAYING DURING 
THE PANDEMIC. 
>> Reporter: 
GOOD AFTERNOON, 
WE TEND TO HAVE 
THIS PERCEPTION 
OF PROFESSIONAL 
APT AS A SUPER 
HUMAN, THIS IS A 
REMIND NOW THAT 
THEY HAVE 
FAMILIES THEY 
AREWOOD ABOUT 
AND PERSONAL 
HEALTH 
SITUATIONS THEY 
ARE CONCERNED 
ABOUT 66 NFL 
PLAYERS OPTING 
OUT OF THE 2020 
SEASON BECAUSE 
OF COVID-19. 
SOUNDS LIKE A 
HUGE NUMBER. 
IT'S ONLY 2% OF 
ALL NFL PLAYERS, 
THERE ARE 2900 
OF THEM GIVE OR 
TAKE. 
HE WAS ON THE 
FENCE ON WHETHER 
TO RETURN, HIS 
PARTNER'S 
GRANDFATHER DIED 
FROM COVID-19. 
NICK, OFFENSIVE 
LINEMAN FOR THE 
NEW YORK GIANTS 
HAS A SON THAT 
SURVIVED CANCER 
AND HE SURVIVED 
CANCER, THESE 
ARE THE KIND OF 
FACTORS THE 
PLAYERS ARE 
WEIGHING IN THIS 
DECISION. 
THEY ARE CALLING 
IT A DEEPLY 
PERSONAL 
DECISION. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO BE PROVIDING 
A SALARY OR A 
STIPPEN FOR 
THOSE THAT SIT 
OUT, $350,000 IF 
THEY ARE 
CONSIDEREDDED A 
RISK. 
FOR VOLUNTEER, 
IT'S 150,000 
DOLLARS. 
WHO GOING THE BE 
PLAYING THIS 
YEAR. 
THE NEXT 
QUESTION IS WE 
HAVE AN NFL 
SEASON TO START 
IN A M. 
PRACTICES IN 
TRAINING CAMP 
THAT ARE GETTING 
UNDERWAY. 
EXPECT EBBS AND 
FLOWS AS THE N 
NFL TRIES TO 
FIGURE OUT HOW 
THIS IS GOING TO 
WORK IN THE AGE 
OF COVID-19. 
>>> THE 
CORONAVIRUS HAS 
TAKEN MORE THAN 
160,000 AMERICAN 
LIVES AND 
RESEARCHERS SAY 
THAT DEATH TOLL 
COULD HIT 
300,000 BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR. 
THAT IS 100 
TIMES WORSE THAN 
911. 
DR. JOHN TOREZ 
JOINS ME NOW. 
THOSE ARE 
HORRIFYING 
NUMBERS. 
THOSE 
RESEARCHERS SAY 
WE CAN SAVE 
65,000 LIVES IF 
95% OF PEOPLE 
WOULD WEAR MASKS 
IN PUBLIC. 
TALK ABOUT AN 
ARGUMENT FOR 
WEARING A MASK. 
COULD YOU TAKE 
US THROUGH THE 
SCIENCE HERE? 
>> Reporter: 
THOSE ARE 
SHOCKING 
NUMBERS, 
300,000. 
THIS IS 
MODELING, THESE 
ARE ESTIMATES. 
BY THE END OF 
THE YEAR THE 
ESTIMATES COULD 
BE FAIRLY 
ACCURATE. 
THEY ARE SAYING, 
95% OF US, 
ALMOST ALL OF US 
WHEN WE GO 
OUTSIDE AND WEAR 
A MASK, WE COULD 
CUT THE NUMBERS 
DOWN BY 70,000 
PEOPLE, THAT A 
HUGE NUMBER THAT 
COULD SURVIVE BY 
PEOPLE WEARING 
MASKS. 
WE KNOW MASKS 
CAN PROTECT 
OTHER PEOPLE 
FROM US PASSING 
CORONAVIRUS ONTO 
THEM AND GIVE US 
A LITTLE BIT OF 
PROTECTION AS 
WELL. 
MASKS IN GENERAL 
ORIGINALLY MADE 
TO PROTECT 
PATIENTS FROM 
DOCTORS AND 
NURSES. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
WEAR THEM. 
IT'S THE SAME 
WITH A MASK FOR 
CORONAVIRUS. 
WEARING THEM OUT 
AND ABOUT CAN 
PROTECT OTHER 
PEOPLE, GIVEN 
THE FACT 35 TO 
50% OF PEOPLE 
DON'T HAVE 
SYMPTOMS OR KNOW 
THEY HAVE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IN THE FIRST FEW 
DAYS, THEY ARE 
MORE LIKELY TO 
PASS IT AND HAVE 
THE HIGHEST 
VIRAL LOAD. 
WE KNOW WE CAN 
SAVE LIVES. 
UP TO 70,000 
LIVES BETWEEN 
NOW AND TEND OF 
THE YEAR, BY 
PEOPLE WEARING 
MASKS, WE TALK 
ABOUT THIS 
CONTINUALLY, HOW 
IMPORTANT THAT 
IS. 
THIS SHOWS US 
AGAIN HOW 
IMPORTANT THAT 
CAN BE. 
>> REALLY DOES. 
DR. JOHN, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT 
TESTING AND 
ISSUES WITH 
RAPID TEST 
RESULTS IN 
PARTICULAR. 
OHIO GOVERNOR 
MIKE DEWINE TOOK 
A RAPID TEST 
BEFORE THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
VISIT AND TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19 AND HE 
RECEIVED 
NEGATIVE TEST 
RESULTS. 
HOW ACCURATE ARE 
THE RAPID TESTS 
AND HOW ACCURATE 
CAN THEY BE. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
DIFFERENCES 
BETWEEN THE 
TESTS. 
THE MAIN TEST, 
WE HAD FOR 
MONTHS IS THE 
PCR TEST, THAT'S 
A MORE ACCURATE 
TEST. 
IT TAKES DAYS IF 
NOT WEEKS. 
YOU HAVE TO GET 
TO IT A LAB AND 
PROCESS IT 
THROUGH A 
SPECIAL MACHINE. 
ANTIGEN TESTS 
ARE QUICKER TO 
DO, MOSTLY 5 TO 
15 MINUTES BUT 
THE RESULTS ARE 
NOT AS ACCURATE 
IN CERTAIN 
SITUATIONS. 
IF PEOPLE DON'T 
HAVE SYMPTOMS, 
THE VIRAL LOAD 
WILL BE VERY LOW 
AND SHOW THEY 
MIGHT HAVE IT 
WHEN THEY DON'T 
HAVE IT OR MIGHT 
NOT HAVE IT WHEN 
THEY DO HAVE IT. 
IT'S WHAT 
HAPPENED WITH 
GOVERNOR DEWINE, 
THEY FOLLOWED IT 
ONE A PCR TEST 
AND DOUBLE 
TESTED THE PCR 
TEST AND FOUND 
OUT HE DOES NOT 
HAVE IT. 
THEY ARE SENDING 
A THIRD TEST OFF 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT SECOND TEST 
IS ACCURATE. 
IT SHOWS US THE 
QUICK TESTS 
AREN'T AS 
ACCURATE. 
THAT DOESN'T 
MEAN THEY ARE 
NOT USEFUL. 
THERE IS AN 
ARGUMENT, WHAT 
WE NEED TO LOOK 
AT IS MORE 
QUANTITY THAN 
QUALITY. 
GETTING THE 
QUICK TESTS OUT, 
THOUGH THEY ARE 
NOT AS ACCURATE 
BECAUSE THEY CAN 
GIVE US REAL TIME
INFORMATION. 
>> DR. JOHN, 
TESTING IS 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
THE KEY TO 
GETTING  THIS 
OUTBREAK UNDER 
CONTROL. 
A HEALTH 
OFFICIAL SAID 
SOMETHING 
DIFFERENT. 
WHAT DID HE TELL 
YOU. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS DR. JA 
RAR, WE CANNOT 
TEST OUR SELF 
OUT OF THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
THOUGH THERE IS 
ATTENTION, BETA 
TESTING, IT'S 
NOT THE ONLY 
ANSWER TO THIS. 
IT'S ONE OF THE 
THINGS WE NEED. 
SOME OF THE 
OTHER THINGS 
THAT WORK, HE 
SAYS, WE NEED TO 
CONCENTRATE, 
FOCUS ON WHAT 
THE THREE W'S, 
WEAR A MASK, 
WATCH YOUR 
DISTANCE, WASH 
YOUR HANDS. 
THOSE ARE THE 
THREE IMPORTANT 
THINGS THAT ARE 
GOING TO GET US 
THROUGH THE 
PANDEMIC, THE 
TESTING CAN HELP 
MAKE SURE WE GET 
THE JUT BREAKS 
UNDER CONTROL 
AND WHERE WE 
NEED TO PUT OUR 
RESOURCES. 
WITHOUT THE 
THREE W'S, WEAR 
A MASK, WATCH 
YOU DISTANCE AND 
WASH YOUR HANDS, 
WE ARE NOT GOING 
TO GET THROUGH 
THIS PANDEMIC 
QUICKLY. 
>> THREE W'S 
SOUND LIKE 
SOMETHING I 
HEARD FROM A 
PARTICULAR 
DOCTOR SEVERAL 
TIMES BEFORE ON 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
IT SEEMS LIKE 
ALL OF OUR 
MEDICAL EXPERTS 
IS A CONSENSUS 
HERES YOU NEED 
TO DO THESE 
THINGS, THEY 
MAKE DIFFERENCE. 
>> THEY 
CERTAINLY DO. 
THERE ARE PEOPLE 
THAT DON'T 
NECESSARILY 
BELIEVE THAT 
BECAUSE OF A LOT 
OF ISSUES AND 
CHANGING 
MESSAGES THAT 
HAPPEN OVER THE 
PAST FEW MONTHS, 
NOWS WE KNOW WE 
ARE 7 MONTH IN 
AND KNOW MORE 
THAN WE DID A 
MONTH IN, THESE 
THREE THINGS, 
WEAR A MASK, 
WATCH YOUR 
DISTANCE AND 
WASH YOUR HANDS, 
THOSE ARE THE 
KEYS. 
>> DR. JOHN, 
THANK YOU HAVE A 
SAFE AND HEALTHY 
WEEKEND. 
WE WILL CATCH UP 
WITH YOU NEXT 
WEEK.   
>>> ALL SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS IN NEW 
YORK CLEARED TO 
OPEN THIS FALL, 
NEW YORK 
GOVERNOR ANDREW 
CUOMO MADE THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
THIS MORNING. 
HOW DO TEACHES 
FEEL ABOUT 
RETURNING TO THE 
CLASSROOM SOCIAL 
NEWS GATHERING 
TEAM CAUGHT UP 
WITH SOME OF 
THEM. 
>> Reporter: IF 
AND WHEN SCIENCE 
AND DATA SUPPORT 
THIS, OUR 
EDUCATORS WANT 
TO BE BACK. 
THEY THERE IS 
NOT ONE EDUCATOR 
THAT DOESN'T 
WANT TO BE BACK 
WITH THEIR 
STUDENTS. 
THERE ARE SOME 
PLACES WHERE THE 
INFECTION RATES 
ARE VERY LOW. 
HERE IN LOS 
ANGELES, THE 
INFECTION RATES 
ARE QUITE HIGH. 
THERE IS NO WAY 
IN GOOD 
CONSCIENCE, I 
COULD SAY I 
WOULD SUPPORT 
EDUCATORS GOING 
BACK IF THE 
SCIENCE AND THE 
DATA DOESN'T 
SUPPORT IT. 
>> I DON'T FEEL 
SAFE BECAUSE IN 
THE PAST, WE HAD 
ISSUES WITH 
CLEANLINESS 
INSIDE THE 
SCHOOL. 
NOW I KNOW THE 
PANDEMIC IS 
RAGING, AND JUST 
THE ASSURANCE 
THAT THE 
BUILDING IS IS 
GOING TO BE 
CLEANED, AND 
THAT WE WILL 
HAVE ENOUGH PPE 
FOR STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS, IT'S 
JUST REALLY HARD 
FOR ME TO FEEL 
SAFE IN GOING 
BACK INTO THE 
SCHOOL.
BLAH 
>> THEY MIGHT GO 
TO AN AFTER 
SCHOOL PROGRAM 
OR DAYCARE. 
BEFORE THEY GO 
HOME. 
YOU START TO 
THINK OF HOW 
MANY PEOPLE ARE 
WE INTERACTING 
WITH. 
>> WE NEED TO 
TAKE A STEP BACK 
AND SAY WHAT 
HAPPENS IF A 
STUDENT GETS 
INFECTED. 
THEN THEY INFECT 
THE REST OF THE 
STUDENTS IN THE 
CLASS AND THE 
TEACHER. 
WHAT IS THE 
BOARD OF 
EDUCATION GOING 
TO DO TO HELP, 
WHAT IS THE 
GOVERNMENT GOING 
TO DO TO HELP 
US. 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH 
THE PANDEMIC 
ILLUMINATED THE 
INEQUALITIES 
THAT TAKE PLACE 
IN THE BLACK 
COMMUNITY WITH 
ALL OF THE LACK 
OF RESOURCES IN 
COMMUNITIES OF 
COLOR AND NOW 
THE LACK OF 
RESOURCES TO 
GIVE EDUCATION. 
>> EVERYWHERE 
THERE IS ACE 
TESTIMONYIC 
STRUCTURAL, 
INSTITUTIONAL, 
RACISM, IT'S OUR 
JOB TO ROOT IT 
OUT FROM ITS 
FOUNDATION. 
THAT MEANS 
LOOKING AT THE 
INSTITUTIONS, 
PROGRAMS AND 
POLICIES TO 
REALLY BREAK 
THOSE BARRIERS 
DOWN. 
OUR STUDENTS ARE 
ASKING FOR THAT. 
IT IS INCUMBENT 
UPON US TO DO 
THAT WORK.   
>> THE U.S. 
SEEING MORE 
OVERDOSES THIS 
YEAR AS THE 
PANDEMIC MAKES 
IT TOUGHER FOR 
PEOPLE SUFFERING 
FROM ADDICTION 
TO GET HELP. 
>> Reporter: A 
HIDDEN HORROR OF 
AN ALREADY 
HARROWING 
PERIOD. 
IN WEST CHESTER, 
THE PANDEMIC 
DROVE SOME 
PEOPLE AWAY 
QUIET CORRIDORS, 
THAT FILLED WITH 
ISOLATION AND 
GRIEF. 
THEY CALL IT THE 
SILENCE 
PANDEMIC. 
THOSE WITH 
MENTAL HEALTH 
AND ADDICTION 
ISSUES BECOME 
DISCONNECTED AND 
UNABLE TO COPE. 
2 YEAR OLD ERIC 
BENDER USED TO 
COME HERE FIVE 
DAYS A WEEK FOR 
TREATMENT. 
THINGS WERE 
LOOKING UP. 
>> ERIC WAS A 
DRUG USER FOR 10 
YEARS AND HE HAD 
BEEN SOBER FOR 
THE LAST YEAR. 
HE WAS LOOKING 
FOR A JOB, WE 
FELT HE TURNED 
THE CORNER AND 
THEN COVID CAME 
AND HE ISOLATED 
IN HIS APARTMENT 
BY HIMSELF. 
>> Reporter: HE 
COULDN'T SEE THE 
COUNSELORS HE 
STARTED TO 
SPIRAL. 
>> HE HAD HIS 
BIRTHDAY  APRIL 
9th , ON MAY 
5th. 
HE PASSED AWAY 
FROM A DRUG 
OVERDOSE. 
IT WAS A 
DRAMATIC SHIFT 
IN HIS LIFE, 
COVID-19. 
IT WAS DRAMATIC. 
HE IS COLLATERAL 
DAMAGE. 
IF THE PANDEMIC 
HASN'T COME, 
ERIC WOULD BE 
ALIVE. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
WANT PEOPLE TO 
KNOW? 
>> I LOVE 
DERRICK AND HE 
WORKED REAL HARD 
AND DIDN'T MAKE 
IT AND THERE IS 
NOTHING TO BE 
ASHAMED OF. 
%
YOU 
%
PRICES RISING AS %
WELL. %
THIS IS NOT A 
SIMPLE STORY TO %
TELL, THIS %
RECOVERY IS %
SLOWER THAN WHAT 
SO MANY HAVE %
BEEN HOPING FOR. 
>> LET ME 
WE ARE RATHER 
PROUD THAT HE 
DID WORK SO 
HARD. 
HE DIED AFTER 
TAKING COCAINE 
LACED WITH 
FENTANYL, A 
SYNTHETIC 
OPIOID, HIS 
MOTHER BELIEVES 
HE DIDN'T INTEND 
TO DIE BUT HIS 
PHYSICAL AND 
EMOTIONAL 
TOLERANCE WAS 
TESTED. 
>> A WILL OF 
PATIENTS ARE 
EXPERIENCING 
GRIEF AND LOSSES 
LOSS OF A JOB 
AND FAMILY 
MEMBER ANDCEPS 
OF PURPOSE AND 
IDENTITY. 
THAT WITH THE %
%
REALIT
 
WE SEEN MORE 
SEVERE ILLNESS 
AND A SPIKE OF 
IT. 
 
RESTAURANTS, 
EVEN IF THEY ARE %
RE-OPENING. %
MAYBE IT'S NOT 
JUST ABOUT %
SPENDING, IT'S %
THE PUBLIC %
HEALTH %
CONDITIONS AND 
YOU HAVE A 
DOUBLE WHAMMY IN %
THE ONE CATEGORY %
ALONE. %
YOU LOOK AT THE 
STILL NOT AN 
OPTION. 
>> WHEN COVID 
CAME, ALL OF A 
SUDDEN, PEOPLE 
WHO ARE USED TO 
RECONNECTING 
WITH PEERS AND 
SOCIALIZING WERE 
SUDDENLY FORCED 
INTOIZEALATION. 
AND THAT WAS THE 
HARDEST PART. 
SO MANY GOT SAD, 
THEY GOT 
DEPRESSED. 
THEIR BEST AN
FRIEND, ALL OF A 
SUDDEN IS THEIR 
DRUG OF CHOICE. 
WE SAW A LOT OF 
PEOPLE RETURNING 
TO USE, 
STRUGGLING WITH 
RELAPSE. 
AND ULTIMATELY 
OVERDOSES.A  
JUST 
SKYROCKETING. AL
FROM MY OWN 
EXPERIENCE, I 
KNOWTHREE PEOPLE 
PERSONALLY, WHO 
DIED WITHIN ONE 
WEEK. LI
>> IN MAY, THERE 
WAS A 48% RISE 
IN SUSPECTED 
OVERDOSES IN 
AMERICA, 
COMPARED TO THE 
PREVIOUS YEAR. AT
AND HERE, 
THERE'S BEEN A 
SHARP INCREASE 
IN NEW PEOPLE 
NEEDING MENTAL 
HEALTH SUPPORT. 
THE DOORS ARE 
OPEN. 
THEY WANT ARPEOPLE 
TO COME. 
AND THEY'RE 
FINDING NEW WAYS 
TO TREAT THEM. 
BUT THERE IS NO 
QUICK FIX. 
AND MONTHS, 
MAYBE YEARS OF 
STRUGGLE AHEAD. IN
,
>>> HEY, 
EVERYONE. 
I'M ALLISON 
MORRIS. 
YOU'RE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
THE WEEKEND IS 
SO CLOSE. 
YOU CAN PROBABLY 
SMELL IT. 
LET'S GO TO 
SAVANNAH, SHE 
HAS ONE MORE 
HEADLINE BEFORE 
WE CALL IT A 
WEEK. 
>> YOU JUST GOT 
ME WITH THAT, 
YOU CAN 
PRACTICALLY 
SMELL IT LINE. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
I LOVE IT. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
START, THOUGH, 
WITH THE LATEST 
ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
TODAY, THE 
NATION'S TOP 
DISEASE EXPERT, 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI WARNED 
THAT THE CHANCES 
OF CREATING A 
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE ARE 
SLIM. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT HE SAID 
EARLIER TODAY. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
YET WHAT THE 
EFFICACY MIGHT 
BE. 
I BELIEVE WE'LL 
GET AN EFFECTIVE 
VACCINE. 
BUT WE DON'T 
KNOW IF IT WILL 
BE 50% OR 60%. 
HOPEFULLY I'D 
LIKE TO SEE 75% 
OR MORE. 
BUT THE CHANCES 
OF IT BEING 98% 
EFFECTIVE IS NOT 
GREAT. 
>> NOW, JUST A 
REMINDER, THE 
FDA SAID IT WILL 
AUTHORIZE A 
VACCINE THAT IS 
AT LEAST 50% 
EFFECTIVE. 
NOW, DR. FAUCI 
SAYS THE 
UNCERTAINTY OF 
THE VACCINE IS 
ALL THE MORE 
REASON TO FOLLOW 
SAFETY 
GUIDELINES. 
HOWEVER, THAT 
DOESN'T SEEM TO 
BE HAPPENING IN 
NEW JERSEY. 
TODAY, GOVERNOR 
PHIL MURPHY SAYS 
NEARLY HALF OF 
THOSE ARE 
REFUSING TO GIVE 
CONTACT INFO. 
HE STRESSED THAT 
ALL NEED TO 
COMPLY TO KEEP 
COVID CASES 
UNDER CONTROL. 
>> WE NEED TO BE 
PERFECTLY CLEAR 
THIS. 
IS ABOUT PUBLIC 
HEALTH, PERIOD. 
NO ONE IS OUT ON 
A WITCH HUNT 
HERE. 
WE DO NOT 
CONDONE THINGS 
LIKE UNDERAGED 
DRINKING OR ANY 
ILLEGAL 
BEHAVIOR. 
BUT THAT IS NOT 
WHAT THIS IS 
ABOUT. 
NO ONE IS ASKING 
QUESTIONS THAT 
HAVE ANY FOCUS, 
OTHER THAN 
TRYING TO STOP 
THE SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS. 
>>> NOW, SOME 
BREAKING NEWS ON 
THE 2020 RACE. 
AND NO, IT IS 
STILL NOT 
BIDEN'S V.P. 
PICK. 
BUT LISTEN TO 
THIS. 
IT'S HURDLING. 
TODAY, U.S. 
OFFICIALS 
DETAILED THE 
LATEST THREATS 
TO THE NOVEMBER 
ELECTION, 
WARNING THAT 
RUSSIA AND CHINA 
ARE TRYING TO 
INFLUENCE 
VOTERS. 
IN SHORT, RUSSIA 
DOESN'T WANT 
BIDEN TO WIN AND 
CHINA DOESN'T 
WANT TRUMP TO 
WIN. 
AND APPARENTLY, 
RUSSIA HAS 
ALREADY 
DEPLOYED, QUOTE, 
A RANGE OF 
MEASURES TO 
DENIGRATE BIDEN. 
WE'LL BE KEEPING 
A CLOSE EYE ON 
THAT, OF COURSE, 
AS THE ELECTION 
INCHES CLOSER. 
>>> MEANWHILE, 
DEVASTATING NEWS 
OUT OF INDIA. 
AT LEAST 16 
PEOPLE ARE DEAD, 
AND MORE THAN 
100 INJURED, 
AFTER A PLANE 
CRASHED IN 
KARAPOR. 
THE PLANE 
SKIDDED OFF THE 
RUNWAY, SKIDDING 
THE AIRCRAFT 
INTO TWO. 
INDIA'S PRIME 
MINISTER OF 
AVIATION SAID HE 
WAS QUOTE, 
DEEPLY ANGUISHED 
AND DISTRESSED 
BY THE INCIDENT. 
>>> AND MAJOR 
ACTION BY THE 
MLB. 
CHARGES AGAINST 
FORMER L.A. 
ANGELS STAFFER 
FOR HIS ROLE IN 
THE DEATH OF 
TYLER SCAGS. 
SCAGS WAS A 
PITCHER FOR THE 
ANGELS  WHO WAS 
FOUND 
UNRESPONSIVE 
THIS A HOTEL 
ROOM LAST YEAR, 
AFTER OVERDOSING 
ON OPIOIDS AND 
ALCOHOL. 
HOWEVER, AN 
INVESTIGATION 
FOUND THAT 
FORMER EMPLOYEE 
ALLEGEDLY 
SUPPLIED SCAGS 
WITH THE DRUGS 
THAT ULTIMATELY 
KILLED HIM. 
JUST REALLY A 
TRAGIC STORY. 
ALISON? 
>> SAVANNAH, 
ANOTHER TOUGH 
ONE TO END THIS 
SET OF 
HEADLINES. 
SAD NEWS THERE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
WISHING YOU A 
GREAT AND 
RELAXING 
WEEKEND. 
I'LL SEE YOU 
NEXT WEEK. 
>> YES. 
ENJOY YOUR 
WEEKEND. 
AND I'M WITH YOU 
ON MONDAY. 
SEE YOU THEN. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
HAVE A GOOD ONE. 
>>> IT'S A 
CORONAVIRUS HOT 
SPOT. 
THE SCHOOLS ARE 
BACK OPEN. 
AND NOW, 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF IN SOME 
SCHOOLS IN 
GEORGIA ARE 
TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
JOINS US NOW 
FROM ALABAMA. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
IMAGES FROM ONE 
SCHOOL OUTSIDE 
OF ATLANTA, WITH 
CROWDED HALLS, A 
FEW STUDENTS 
WEARING MASKS. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST THERE? 
>> YES, ALISON. 
WHAT YOU'RE 
TALKING ABOUT IS 
PALDEN COUNTY. 
THAT'S A SCHOOL 
DISTRICT ABOUT 
AN HOUR OUTSIDE 
OF ATLANTA. 
AND THESE IMAGES 
EMERGED FROM THE 
FIRST WEEK OF 
SCHOOL, WHICH 
WAS THE FIRST 
WEEK, THIS PAST 
WEEK. 
SO WE SAW 
STUDENTS KIND OF 
CROWDED INTO 
HALLWAYS, COMMON 
AREAS THERE AT 
NORTH PALDING 
HIGH SCHOOL, THE 
ONE THAT HAS 
BEEN BRINGING 
CRITICISM FROM 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY. 
IS ONE, OF 
IMAGES, STUDENTS 
PACKED INTO ONE 
OF THE MAIN 
HALLWAYS THERE 
AT THE HIGH 
SCHOOL. 
NOW, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
IN A LETTER 
ESSENTIALLY 
SAID, THIS WAS 
ONLY FOR KIND OF 
A SMALL AMOUNT 
OF TIME WHILE 
THE STUDENTS 
WERE CHANGING 
CLASSES. 
BUT ONE OF THE 
STUDENTS WHO WAS 
ATTENDING THERE, 
SOPHOMORE NAMED 
HANNAH WATERS 
SAID SHE TOOK 
PICTURES AND 
POSTED THEM 
BECAUSE SHE WAS 
CONCERNED WHEN 
SHE WENT BACK 
INTO SCHOOL AND 
SAW THE AMOUNT 
OF CROWDS. 
HERE'S A LITTLE 
BIT ABOUT WHAT 
SHE HAD TO SAY 
ABOUT WHY SHE 
POSTED THOSE 
PICTURES. 
>> I TRUSTED 
NORTH PALDING 
AND PALDING 
COUNTY, TO KEEP 
ME SAFE. 
I KNEW WALKING 
IN MASKS WEREN'T 
MANDATORY. 
BUT I KIND OF, I 
DID TRUST THEM 
TO KEEP US SAFE? 
AND WHEN I 
WALKED IN, I 
REALIZED IT 
WASN'T AS SAFE 
AS I THOUGHT IT 
WOULD BE. 
SO IT WASN'T 
THAT I WAS MAD. 
IT WAS MORE LIKE 
YOU SAID, 
DISCOMFORT. 
AND I JUST WANT 
TO KEEP STAFF, 
CUSTODIANS, 
TEACHERS, 
STUDENTS, 
MYSELF, AND ALL 
OF MY LIKE 
FRIENDS AND 
FAMILY SAFE. 
>> SO ALISON, 
SOON AFTER 
HANNAH POSTED 
THOSE PICTURES, 
SHE WAS ACTUALLY 
SUSPENDED FROM 
SCHOOL FOR A 
NUMBER OF DAYS. 
THEY SAY BECAUSE 
SHE VIOLATED THE 
SCHOOL'S POLICY 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
CELL PHONE USE. 
BUT WE JUST 
CONFIRMED THIS 
AFTERNOON, THE 
PRINCIPAL 
ACTUALLY REACHED 
OUT TO HER AND 
REMOVED THAT 
SUSPENSION. 
SO SHE IS ABLE 
TO COME BACK TO 
SCHOOL MONDAY. 
AS FOR THE 
SCHOOLS, WE HAVE 
A STATEMENT, 
SAYING THEY ARE 
AWARE OF THAT. 
WHILE THEY CAN'T 
COMMENT ON 
SPECIFIC 
INCIDENTS, THEY 
SAY THEY ARE 
GATHERING THE 
FACTS AND WILL 
ADDRESS THE 
ISSUE WITH 
DISTRICT 
POLICIES AND 
REGULATIONS. 
ALISON? 
>> SO BLAINE, 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN OTHER SCHOOLS 
IN THE STATE? 
ARE MASKS 
MANDATORY? 
ANY OTHER 
SCHOOLS? 
DOES IT DEPEND 
DISTRICT TO 
DISTRICT? 
WHAT IS THE 
SITUATION KIND 
OF ACROSS 
GEORGIA? 
>> LOTS OF 
DIFFERENT 
POLICIES, 
DISTRICT TO 
DISTRICT. 
AS YOU'RE SEEING 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY, THERE 
IS A UNIFORM 
POLICY. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
GEORGIA FOR 
INSTANCE, FOR 
INSTANCE, PALDEN 
COUNTY, MASKS 
STRONGLY 
ENCOURAGED BUT 
NOT REQUIRED. 
THAT'S WHAT 
WE'RE SEEING IN 
OTHER DISTRICTS 
AS WELL. 
BUT SOME ARE 
REQUIRED FOR 
STAFF ONLY AND 
NOT STUDENTS. 
BUT STUDENTS ARE 
BEING PROVIDED 
WITH MASKS TO 
WEAR. 
BUT AGAIN, IT'S 
LEFT UP TO THEIR 
CHOICE. 
BUT ALISON, I 
WANT TO STEP 
BACK AND GIVE 
YOU A BIGGER 
PICTURE. 
WHEN WE TALK 
ABOUT COVID-19 
CASES. 
TWO TROUBLING 
MILESTONES. 
ONE, SURPASSING 
4,000 DEATHS. 
THAT'S THE 
NUMBER. 
SURPASSING THAT 
NUMBER IN THE 
FIRST TIME IN 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
AND AMONG THOSE 
DEATHS, WE SAW A 
7-YEAR-OLD 
LITTLE BOY, WHO 
DIED IN 
SAVANNAH. 
NOT A LOT OF 
INFORMATION 
BEING RELEASED 
ABOUT HIM FROM 
THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT. 
BUT AGAIN, 
CERTAINLY 
ANOTHER VERY 
TROUBLING SIGN, 
THE YOUNGEST 
PERSON TO DIE 
FROM COVID-19 
HERE IN THE 
STATE OF 
GEORGIA? 
ALISON? 
>> OH, THAT IS 
HEARTBREAKING TO 
HEAR. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR 
REPORTING. 
HAVE A GOOD 
WEEKEND. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP TWEETING 
ABOUT THE JOBS 
REPORT OUT 
TODAY. 
SAYING THE 
NUMBERS WERE 
GREAT. 
BUT WERE THEY? 
NBC NEWS 
BUSINESS AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
CORRESPONDENT, 
JO LING KENT 
TAKES A LOOK. 
>> Reporter: 
HEY, ALISON. 
IT IS GOOD NEWS 
THAT 1.8 MILLION 
JOBS WERE ADD 
BACK IN JULY AND 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE DID DROP TO 
10.2%. 
SO WE CONTINUE 
TO SEE THAT 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE CONTINUE TO 
TICK DOWN. 
BUT 10% IS STILL 
VERY HIGH AS YOU 
KNOW AND THERE'S 
A LOT OF 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
HAVE BEEN 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
HIT. 
WOMEN AND PEOPLE 
OF COLOR ARE 
BEARING THE 
BRUNT. 
THIS CRISIS. 
IF YOU TAKE A 
LOOK INSIDE THE 
JOBS REPORT. 
YOU SEE THAT 
WOMEN 
UNEMPLOYMENT IS 
ACTUALLY HIGHER 
THAN THE 
NATIONAL AVERAGE 
AT 10.6%. 
AND THE BLACK 
COMMUNITY HIT 
HARD. 
14.6% FOR THEM 
AND HISPANIC-
LATINO 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
ALSO 12.9%. 
WHAT WE'RE 
SEEING, THOUGH, 
IS THE JOB 
CREATION STORY 
HERE IS ALSO A 
LOT SLOWER THAN 
BEFORE. 
BACK IN JUNE, IF 
YOU LOOK AT THAT 
JOBS REPORT, 4.8 
MILLION JOBS 
WERE CREATED. 
SO EVEN THOUGH 
WE ARE MOVING IN 
A POSITIVE 
DIRECTION, THE 
HIRING AND THE 
REHIRING IS 
REALLY SLOWING 
DOWN. 
SO THAT'S 
LIMITING A LOT 
OF THINGS FOR 
OUR ECONOMY. 
IT'S LIMITING 
YOUR ABILITY TO 
SPEND MONEY AND 
BE ABLE TO 
SUPPORT THE 
BUSINESSES THAT 
ARE REOPENING. 
RIGHT? 
THAT'S WHERE YOU 
SEE THAT TWO-WAY 
PUSH-AND-PULL 
STRUGGLE HERE. 
NOW, LOOKING 
AHEAD, WHEN YOU 
THINK ABOUT WHAT 
HAS BEEN 
HAPPENING ON 
CAPITOL HILL. 
THERE'S STILL NO 
DEAL SET. 
FOUR PEOPLE WHO 
ARE SUFFERING 
WITH 
UNEMPLOYMENT, 
WHO NEED THAT 
EXTRA MONEY. 
THEY MAY HAVE 
RELIED ON THE 
$600 A WEEK THAT 
IS EXPIRED OVER 
A WEEK AGO NOW. 
AND SO WITH NO 
PLAN. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
ARE TELLING US 
THAT THEY'RE 
HAVING TO MAKE 
TOUGH DECISIONS 
BETWEEN RENT AND 
FOOD AND 
HEALTHCARE. 
AND YOU ALSO 
HAVE THE SPECTER 
OF 30 TO 40 
MILLION PEOPLE 
WHO MAY BE AT 
RISK OF EVICTION 
COMING UP. 
SO WE HAVE A 
VERY GOOD IN ONE 
WAY, ECONOMIC 
REPORT HERE. 
THINGS ARE 
MOVING IN THE 
RIGHT DIRECTION. 
SOMETHING THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
VERY PROUD OF. 
BUT AT THE SAME 
TIME, THE PACE 
OF GROWTH, THE 
RETURN TO WHERE 
WE WERE 
PREPANDEMMIC, 
ALISON, WE ARE 
REALLY JUST NOT 
EVEN CLOSE TO 
BEING THERE YET 
AND YOU CAN SEE 
THE FEDERAL 
RESERVE SAYING 
THAT THIS IS 
GOING TO BE A 
VERY, VERY LONG 
ROAD TO 
RECOVERY. 
ALISS 
LISON? 
>>> HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS OF COLOR 
ARE TWICE AS 
LIKELY TO GET 
COVID-19 AS 
THEIR 
WHITECOWORKERS. 
THAT'S ACCORDING 
TO A NEW STUDY 
FROM HARVARD 
MEDICAL SCHOOL. 
NBC MEDICAL 
CONTRIBUTOR, DR. 
LIPPY ROY JOINS 
ME NOW. 
DR. ROY, ALWAYS 
GREAT TO SEE 
YOU. 
TELL ME WHAT THE 
STUDY FOUND. 
WHY ARE BLACK 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS MORE 
LIKELY TO GET 
THE VIRUS. 
>> GREAT TO SEE 
YOU, ALISON. 
AND I LOVE THE 
FRIDAY SHIRT. 
THANK YOU FOR 
THE REMINDER. 
SO YEAH. 
THIS IS A STUDY 
DONE BY 
RESEARCHERS THAT 
SHOWED THAT 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS OF COLOR 
WERE TWICE AS 
LIKELY TO BE 
WORKING WITH 
PATIENTS WITH 
EITHER SUSPECTED 
OR CONFIRMED TO 
HAVE COVID-19. 
THEY WERE ALSO 
TWICE AS LIKELY 
AS THEIR WHITE 
COUNTERPARTS TO 
BE TESTED FOR 
COVID-19. 
AND THEY WERE 
ALSO MORE LIKELY 
TO REUSE PPE OR 
USE INADEQUATE 
PPE. 
SO ALL OF THESE 
DATA POINTS, 
ALISON, 
HIGHLIGHTS THE 
FACT THAT 
STRUCTURAL 
RACISM EXISTS 
AMONG PEOPLE OF 
COLOR WHO ARE 
WORKING ON THE 
FRONT LINES, AND 
SO FAR AS PPE IS 
INVOLVED. 
AND ALSO A STUDY 
THAT SHOWED THE 
900 HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS WHO DIED 
FROM COTRID VID 
19, -- COVID-19, 
62% WERE PEOPLE 
OF COLOR. 
THAT'S SOMETHING 
WE AS A SOCIETY 
NEED TO PAY 
ATTENTION TO. 
AND MAKE SURE 
THAT PEOPLE ARE 
COLOR, INCLUDING 
FRONT LINE 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS ARE 
GETTING ACCESS 
TO PROPER CARE 
THEMSELVES AND 
ARE GETTING 
ACCESS TO PROPER 
PPE, JUST LIKE 
EVERYONE ELSE 
SHOULD BE. 
>> DR. ROY, 
LET'S TALK A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
ABOUT THAT 
RACISM IN NEVADA 
THIS WEEK. 
DECLARING 
SYSTEMIC RACISM 
A PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS. 
IT IS ONE OF 
SEVERAL STATES 
AND CITIES TO DO 
SO. 
WHAT ARE SOME OF 
THE BIGGEST 
HEALTH ISSUES 
HERE? 
THE BIGGEST 
THINGS THAT ARE 
LACKING? 
AND HOW IS COVID-
19 MAGNIFIED 
THOSE ISSUES? 
>> WELL, I MEAN, 
THIS IS SUCH A 
KEY, KEY POINT. 
AND IF YOU 
RECALL FROM THE 
PROTESTS THAT 
HAPPENED, 
RECENTLY, 
NATIONWIDE. 
THESE RACIALLY 
DRIVEN PROTESTS 
WERE ACTUALLY 
DOCTORS LIKE 
MYSELF INCLUDED, 
SHOWED UP AND WE 
SAID THAT RACISM 
IS A PUBLIC 
HEALTH ISSUE. 
IT'S A PUBLIC 
HEALTH CRISIS. 
AND LOOK, THERE 
IS NOTHING LIKE 
A PANDEMIC, WHO 
EXPOSE THE 
EXISTING CRACKS 
IN THE U.S. 
HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEM. 
THIS IS AN 
EPIDEMIC WELL 
BEFORE COVID-19, 
WHERE BLACK AND 
NATIVE AMERICAN 
AND HISPANIC 
AMERICANS WERE 
LESS LIKELY TO 
GET THE CURE 
THAT THEY 
NEEDED, WERE 
MORE LIKELY TO 
DIE FROM CHRONIC 
ILLNESSES, SUCH 
AS HEART 
DISEASE, 
DIABETES, 
CANCER, STROKE, 
ALZHEIMERS. 
AND A LOT OF 
ISSUES ARE 
UNDERLYING THAT. 
BIAS AMONGST 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS. 
LOWER RATES OF 
INSURANCE 
AMONGST PEOPLE 
OF COLOR. 
AND JUST STRESS 
SYSTEMIC RACISM 
AMONGST 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS AND THE 
HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM AND 
SOCIETY IN 
GENERAL. 
SO THERE'S A LOT 
WORK IN GENERAL. 
BUT WE NEED TO 
RECOGNIZE RACISM 
AS A PUBLIC 
HEALTH CRISIS. 
THAT IS A LONG 
LIST OF SERIOUS 
ISSUES. 
>> I WANT TO 
PLAY A CLIP. 
SHE'S BEEN 
REPORTING ON 
THIS ISSUE. 
HERE'S WHAT SHE 
SAID. 
>> THERE ARE 1.5 
MILLION BLACK 
MEN IN AMERICA. 
DUE TO HEALTH 
INCARCERATION. 
THERE IS ALSO A 
HEALTH CRISIS 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
BLACK MOTHERS. 
THEY ARE SIX 
TIMES MORE 
LIKELY TO DIE 
DURING 
CHILDBIRTH THAN 
WHITE MOTHERS. 
THERE IS A 
MATERNAL 
MORTALITY RATE 
THAT IS TWICE AS 
HIGH. 
BLACK 
TRANSWOMEN, JUST 
IN JULY. 
SIX BLACK WOMEN 
HAVE BEEN FOUND 
DEAD. 
THERE IS A 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS FOR BLACK 
PEOPLE IN THIS 
COUNTRY. 
>> GIVEN, DR. 
ROY, THE WAYS 
THAT COVID-19 IS 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
AFFECTING BLACK 
AMERICANS, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
MAKING SURE THAT 
BLACK AMERICANS 
ARE INVOLVED IN 
CLINICAL TRIALS 
AND ARE PART OF 
OUR RESEARCH AS 
WE TRY TO COME 
UP WITH A 
VACCINE AND A 
WAY TO DEAL WITH 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> SO CLINICAL 
TRIALS IS 
ABSOLUTELY ONE 
KEY WAY THAT WE 
CAN BETTER 
ADDRESS THE 
NEEDS, THE UNMET 
NEEDS, 
HEALTHCARE NEEDS 
OF BLACK 
AMERICANS. 
REMEMBER, MOST 
CLINICAL TRIALS, 
TRADITIONALLY. 
WHO DID THEY USE 
IN THEIR TRIALS? 
WHITE MEN. 
AND SO IT'S NOT 
REALLY 
REFLECTIVE OF 
WOMEN. 
IT'S CERTAINLY 
NOT REFLECTIVE 
OF PEOPLE, WOMEN 
OF COLOR, OR 
PEOPLE OF COLOR 
IN GENERAL. 
SO CLINICAL 
TRIALS IS ONE 
MECHANISM. 
BUT ANOTHER IS 
THE OUTREACH 
THAT WE DO NEEDS 
TO BE TARGETED 
TO COMMUNITIES 
OF COLOR. 
LET'S ENGAGE 
LOCAL COMMUNITY 
LEADERS. 
LET'S ENGAGE THE 
FAITH 
COMMUNITIES, 
CHURCH, BARBER 
SHOPS. 
LOCAL STORES. 
LET'S MAKE SURE 
THAT WE HAVE 
AFTER-SCHOOL 
PROGRAMS. 
EDUCATION, JOB 
TRAINING. 
CHILD CARE. 
MANY OF THE MEN 
AND WOMEN IN 
THESE 
COMMUNITIES WORK 
MULTIPLE JOBS. 
SO WE NEED TO 
HAVE 
TARGETEDMESSAGING 
AND OUTREACH FOR 
THESE 
COMMUNITIES. 
>> DR. ROY, I 
CAN'T LET YOU GO 
TODAY, WITHOUT 
ASKING YOU ABOUT 
SCHOOLS TODAY. 
NEW YORK 
GOVERNOR ANDREW 
CUOMO GAVE NEW 
YORK SCHOOLS THE 
GO AHEAD AND 
OPEN THIS FALL. 
BUT HE IS 
LEAVING IT UP TO 
THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS TO 
DECIDE WHAT IS 
BEST FOR THEM TO 
FIGURE OUT THE 
PLAN. 
WHAT ARE YOUR 
CONCERNS HERE? 
AND WHAT DO YOU 
WANT TO SEE IN 
THESE DISTRICTS 
REOPENING 
GUIDELINES? 
>> YEAH. 
SO REALLY 
IMPORTANT ISSUE 
RIGHT NOW. 
ESPECIALLY AS 
IT'S NOW AUGUST. 
SEPTEMBER IS NOW 
ROLLING AROUND. 
IT'S REALLY 
IMPORTANT FOR -- 
BEFORE ANY 
SCHOOL EVEN 
THINKS OF 
REOPENING. 
THAT THEY LOOK 
AT THE TEST 
POSTIVITY RATE 
IN THE AMOUNT OF 
COVID SPREAD IN 
THAT COMMUNITY. 
NEW YORK STATE 
AND NEW YORK 
CITY, 
THANKFULLY, IS 
IN A POSITION 
NOW, WHERE THE 
COMMUNITY SPREAD 
IS SO LOW. 
AND AGAIN, 
THAT'S MEASURED 
BY TEST 
POSTIVITY RATE, 
MEASURED BY 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, 
INTUBATIONS AND 
DEATHS. 
AND THANKFULLY, 
ALL OF THOSE 
NUMBERS HAVE 
GONE DOWN. 
AND NOW WE ARE 
IN POSITION, IN 
NEW YORK, WHERE 
I AM, THAT 
SCHOOLS CAN 
REOPEN. 
BUT IT'S GOING 
TO DEPEND ON 
SPECIFIC 
COMMUNITIES. 
BUT THIS CANNOT 
APPLY TO MANY 
OTHER STATES, 
SUCH AS TEXAS, 
FLORIDA, 
ARIZONA, WHERE 
THERE IS STILL 
EXTREMELY HIGH 
RATES OF COMMAND 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
AND WE KNOW 
BASED ON THE 
STUDIES WE'RE 
SEEING IN 
GEORGIA. 
SHOWING THAT 
CHILDREN OF ALL 
AGES CANNOT ONLY 
GET INFECTED BUT 
TRANSMIT THE 
VIRUS TO OTHERS, 
BOTH TO 
THEMSELVES AND 
TO ADULTS. 
SO THAT'S 
CONCERNING TO 
ADULTS AND 
GRANDPARENTS AND 
AUNTS THAT ARE 
LIVING IN THE 
HOME AND IN 
THOSE 
COMMUNITIES 
WHERE WE ARE 
LIVING. 
>> DR. ROY, 
EDUCATORS AND 
ADMINISTRATORS 
IN NEW YORK HAVE 
A WHOLE LOT TO 
BE THINKING 
ABOUT OVER THE 
NEXT FEW WEEKS. 
THANKS SO MUCH 
FOR YOUR 
EXPERTISE AND 
ADVICE. 
HAVE A NICE 
WEEKEND. 
>> YOU TOO. 
BYE, ALISON. 
>> BYE. 
>> CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN 
CALIFORNIA COULD 
BE EVEN HIGHER 
THAN REPORTED. 
A COMPUTER 
GLITCH IS 
FORCING HEALTH 
OFFICIALS THERE 
TO PROCESS 
INFECTION DATA 
BY HAND. 
THEY ARE NOW 
MORE THAN 10,000 
CORONAVIRUS 
DEATHS IN 
CALIFORNIA. 
MEANWHILE, 
THOUGH, NEW 
CASES ARE 
DROPPING. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
ERIC McLAUCHLAN 
REPORTS FROM LOS 
ANGELES. 
>> ALISON, A 
HUGE SOURCE OF 
CONCERN IN LOS 
ANGELES, AS 
HOUSE PARTIES 
BIG AND SMALL, 
HAPPENING 
THROUGHOUT THE 
SUMMER AND 
ACROSS THE CITY. 
SEEN AS A 
POTENTIAL SOURCE 
OF SPREAD. 
AND SO L.A. 
MAYOR, ERIC 
GARCETTI, TAKING 
DRASTIC ACTION, 
STARTING 
TONIGHT. 
CUTTING OFF 
WATER AND POWER 
TO REPEAT 
OFFENDERS. 
THIS IS YOUNG 
CALIFORNIANS, 
INCREASINGLY 
BECOMING A 
CONCERN AS A 
SOURCE OF THIS 
SURGE IN THE 
STATE. 
HAS BEEN SEEING 
SOME 18 TO 49 
DEMOGRAPHIC, 
COULDING FOR 60% 
OF ALL COVID-19 
CASES. 
AND IT'S NOT 
JUST HERE IN 
CALIFORNIA THAT 
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE 
CONCERNED. 
BUT ACROSS THE 
UNITED STATES. 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI, TELLING 
YOUNG AMERICANS, 
DON'T BE THE 
WEAK LINK IN THE 
CHAIN. 
>> BECAUSE IF WE 
WANT TO GET 
THOSE NUMBERS 
DOWN, AND WE 
WANT TO OPEN UP 
THE ECONOMY AND 
OPEN UP THE 
COUNTRY SO THAT 
YOU CAN ACTUALLY 
ULTIMATELY GET 
BACK TO SOME 
FORM OF 
NORMALITY, YOU 
ARE PART OF THE 
PROCESS OF 
GETTING US 
THERE. 
AND SO DON'T BE 
A WEAK LINK IN 
THE CHAIN. 
BE A VERY STRONG 
PART OF THE 
CHAIN. 
OF ULTIMATELY 
GETTING US DOWN. 
THAT'S THE 
MESSAGE WE'VE 
GOT TO GET TO 
YOUNG PEOPLE. 
>> ANOTHER BIG 
PROBLEM HERE IN 
THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA IS 
THE SYSTEM USED 
TO TRACK AND 
ACCOUNT FOR ALL 
COVID-19 CASES 
EARLIER IN THE 
WEEK. 
AUTHORITIES SAID 
IT WAS SUFFERING 
FROM ANY NUMBER 
OF GLITCHES. 
THEY BELIEVE IT 
WAS 
UNDERREPORTING 
THE NUMBER OF 
COVID-19 CASES. 
AND THAT'S 
REALLY SEEN AS 
ESSENTIAL TO THE 
FIGHT AGAINST 
THIS VIRUS. 
JUST KNOWING THE 
TRUE EXTENT OF 
THE OUTBREAK. 
THERE ARE SOME 
38 COUNTIES, 
CURRENTLY ON THE 
GOVERNOR'S WATCH 
LIST. 
THEY'RE FROZEN 
THERE UNTIL THEY 
GET THE SYSTEM 
FIXED ANDWITH 
SCHOOL STARTING 
AROUND THE 
CORNER, IT'S 
REALLY A BIG 
PROBLEM 
AUTHORITIES ARE 
TRYING TO DEAL 
WITH. 
NO WORD ON WHEN 
THAT SYSTEM WILL 
COME BACK 
ONLINE. 
ALISON? 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
SNOOZE. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER, TRYING 
TO TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RESTALIATE 
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 DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> YOU NEED TO 
GO DEEP INSIDE 
THE STORY. 
>> WHAT IS A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING YOU'D 
LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH? 
AND WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORIES 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE, 
ONLY ON 34á S 
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 REACH THE 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
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 YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
>> THAT'S THE 
THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THESE THINGS 
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. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
WITH SAID IF 
THEY DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE GO NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE 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 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 6 FEET APART 
FROM EACH OTHER 
FOR THE MOST 
PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THESE TWO CRISES 
MAY DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION, AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTEST. 
>> 
>>> JOE BIDEN, 
NARROWING DOWN 
HIS CHOICES FOR 
V.P., TELLING A 
GROUP OF 
JOURNALISTS, 
QUOTE, YOU'LL 
FIND OUT 
SHORTLY. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
MIKE MEDLEY 
JOINS ME FROM 
WILMINGTON, 
DELAWARE. 
MIKE, WE'VE 
HEARD THAT LINE 
BEFORE. 
WE THOUGHT WE 
MAY HAVE HEARD 
AN ANSWER ON HIS 
VP ALREADY. 
ANY WORD ON WHEN 
THAT INTEL MIGHT 
ACTUALLY HAPPEN? 
>> ALISON. 
IT'S AUGUST 7th. 
I SHOULD HAVE AN 
AUGUST 7th 
SHIRT. 
JOE BIDEN SAID 
HE WOULD MAKE A 
DECISION. 
ALL INDICATIONS 
ARE, THOUGH, 
THAT HE, IN 
FACT, HAS NOT 
MADE THAT 
DECISION. 
WE ACTUALLY SAW 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT TODAY, 
PASS NOT TOO FAR 
FROM WHERE WE'RE 
STANDING HERE. 
IT LOOKED LIKE 
HE WAS DOING A 
WALK-THROUGH, I 
SHOULD ADD, OF 
THE CONVENTION 
CENTER THAT IS 
NEARBY. 
WE OF COURSE, 
HAD THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
THIS WEEK THAT 
HE'S NO LONGER 
GOING TO 
MILWAUKEE TO 
DELIVER HAS 
ACCEPTANCE 
SPEECH. 
WE'VE ALSO BEEN 
CLOSELY 
MONITORING THE 
COMINGS AND 
GOINGS. 
BIDEN SAID THEY 
WERE NOT RULING 
OUT AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
ABOUT THE V.P. 
AS SOON AS 
THISMONDAY. 
BUT AS THE DAY 
HAS GONE ON, THE 
TIME LINE HAS 
SHIFTED. 
AGAIN, JOE BIDEN 
KNOWS HE HAS ONE 
SHIFT. 
IT'S THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
CONVENTION ON 
AUGUST 17th. 
AND AS HE TOLD 
THE NATIONAL 
ASSOCIATION OF 
BLACK 
JOURNALISTS IN A 
CONVERSATION 
WEEK. 
HE HAS NARROWED 
THE CHOICES DOWN 
AND WILL 
ANNOUNCE IT 
SOON. 
SO WE'RE STILL 
PLAYING THAT 
WAITING GAME. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
MIKE. 
SO WE'VE GOT 10 
DAYS TO GO. 
AND I LIKE HOW 
DELICATELY YOU 
PUT THAT. 
THAT YOU'RE 
MONITORING HIS 
HOME. 
I THINK THE 
OFFICIAL TERM IS 
STALKING. 
BUT WE VERY MUCH 
APPRECIATE THE 
CLOSE EYE THAT 
YOU HAVE BEEN 
KEEPING ON THIS. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
SOMETHING 
SERIOUS. 
BIDEN'S COMMENTS 
ABOUT THE BLACK 
COMMUNITY, 
SUGGESTING A 
LACK OF 
DIVERSITY. 
HERE'S WHAT HE 
SAID. 
>> WHAT YOU ALL 
KNOW, BUT MOST 
PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW, UNLIKE THE 
AFRICAN AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY, WITH 
NOTABLE 
EXCEPTIONS, 
LATINO COMMUNITY 
IS AN INCREDIBLY 
DIVERSE 
COMMUNITY, WITH 
INCREDIBLY 
DIFFERENT 
ATTITUDES ABOUT 
DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
>> MIKE, HOW IS 
BIDEN? 
AND HOW IS THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
TRYING TO SLAIN 
THAT ONE TODAY? 
>> WE'RE SEEING 
THIS ALL SUMMER. 
THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN, DOING 
EVERYTHING THEY 
CAN TO TRY TO 
FIND THE LINE OF 
ATTACK ON BIDEN 
AND LARGELY 
UNSUCCESSFULLY. 
BUT IT'S BIDEN'S 
OWN WORDS HERE 
THAT ARE 
TRIPPING HIM UP. 
THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN 
CLARIFYING WHAT 
HE MEANT, 
PUTTING IT IN 
CONTEXT AS THEY 
APPROACH THE 
LATINO VOLT. 
THEY JUST 
LAUNCHED A NEW 
TELEVISION AD. 
ONE AD THAT IS 
PLAYING ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
THEY HAVE TO 
TAILOR THEIR 
LATINO VOTER 
MESSAGING TO 
SPECIFIC 
COMMUNITIES. 
FOR INSTANCE, 
THERE'S A 
DIFFERENT 
MESSAGE THAT 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
AIR IN FLORIDA, 
TARGETING CUBAN 
AMERICANS. 
THAN THE ONE 
THEY WOULD AIR 
IN THE 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATE. 
THERE ARE 
DIFFERENT 
DIALOGUES THAT 
THEY USE. 
THAT'S WHAT THEY 
SAY THE FORMER 
VICE PRESIDENT 
WAS SAYING. 
I'LL READ TO YOU 
PART A TWEET 
READ. 
HE SAID HE DID 
NOT WANT TO GIVE 
ANY INDICATION. 
AND IN NO WAY 
DID I MEAN TO 
SUGGEST THAT THE 
AFRICAN AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY IS A 
MONOLITH, NOT ON 
IDENTITY, NOT ON 
ISSUES, NOT AT 
ALL. 
AND HE ALSO ADD 
IN THIS THREAD 
THAT HE WAS 
NEVER GOING TO 
STOP FIGHTING 
FOR THE AFRICAN 
AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY IF 
HE'S ELECTED. 
>> SO MIKE. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
WHAT POTENTIAL 
EFFECT THIS 
COULD HAVE ON 
BLACK VOTERS. 
THERE'S A REAL 
CONCERN THAT 
THIS COULD SWAY 
WHETHER THEY 
VOTE FOR JOE 
BIDEN? 
>> WELL, TWO 
THINGS THAT ARE 
INTERESTING 
HERE. 
ONE IS, THIS IS 
COMING AS WE 
JUST DISCUSSED, 
AS HE'S 
CONSIDERING HIS 
RUNNING MATE. 
AND WE KNOW THE 
PRESSURE ON HIM 
TO PICK A WOMAN 
OF COLOR. 
WE'RE ALL ASKING 
THAT QUESTION, 
IS THIS NOW ONE 
MORE FACTOR THAT 
MIGHT POINT HIM 
IN A DIFFERENT 
DIRECTION IN THE 
LAST FEW SAMES. 
THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN NOT 
ADDRESSING THAT 
PART OF IT. 
BUT I MENTIONED 
TO YOU THAT NEW 
AD, FOCUSED ON 
AFRICAN AMERICAN 
VOTERS 
SPECIFICALLY, 
CABLES, AIRWAVES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
WHAT WAS SO 
INTERESTING 
ABOUT THAT AD TO 
ME, ALISON. 
IT'S A 50-SECOND 
AD. 
AND JOE BIDEN'S 
NAME DOESN'T 
COME UP UNTIL 49 
SECONDS OUT OF 
60 SECONDS. 
IT APPEARS THEY 
ARE PIVOTING A 
BIT IN TERMS OF 
THEIR MESSAGING 
THAT BIDEN MAY 
NOT BE THE 
PERSON THEY WANT 
TO PUT FRONT AND 
CENTER NOT JUST 
TO WIN THE 
AFRICAN AMERICAN 
VOTE. 
BUT PRIMARILY TO 
TURN THEM OUT IN 
THE FALL. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
MIKE. 
I GOT ONE LAST 
QUESTION FOR YOU 
BEFORE YOU HEAD 
IN FOR A RAIN 
DELAY. 
SOME NEWS OUT OF 
THE INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY TODAY, 
ELECTION THREAT. 
BASICALLY SAYING 
RUSSIA DOESN'T 
WANT BIDEN TO 
WIN THE 
ELECTION. 
CHINA DOESN'T 
WANT TRUMP TO 
WIN THE 
ELECTION. 
ANY REACTION TO 
THAT FROM THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN? 
>> YEAH, OF 
COURSE. 
AS YOU'D EXPECT, 
THEY ARE QUICK 
TO RESPOND TO 
THIS. 
THEY JUST GOT A 
STATEMENT IN THE 
LAST 10 MINUTES 
HERE. 
FROM TONY BLANK, 
HE'S A LONG-TIME 
BIDEN ADVISER. 
I LOOK DOWN AND 
READ PART OF IT. 
DONALD TRUMP, HE 
SAYS, HAS 
PUBLICLY AND 
REPEATEDLY 
LOOKED AT BIDEN. 
HE URGED RUSSIA 
TO HACK THE E-
MAILS OF HIS 
ONOPPONENTS IN 
2016. 
HE GOES ON TO 
SAY JOE BIDEN, 
ON THE OTHER 
HAND, HAS LED 
THE FIGHT FOR 
YEARS AND 
REFUSED TO 
ACCEPT ANY 
FOREIGN 
MATERIALS 
INTENDED TO HELP 
HIM IN THIS 
ELECTION. 
YOU'LL REMEMBER 
WHAT BIDEN JUST 
SAID A FEW WEEKS 
AGO IN AN 
INTERVIEW WITH 
JOY REED, THAT 
RUSSIAN 
INTERFERENCE, IF 
THEY ATTEMPTED 
TO DO SO IN THIS 
ELECTION, WOULD 
NOT GO UNSTATED 
OR UNRESPONDED 
TO. 
BIDEN HAS LEFT 
ALL OPTIONS ON 
THE TABLE, IN 
TERMS OF 
POTENTIAL 
RETALIATION. 
HE BECOMES 
PRESIDENT BEFORE 
THEIR ATTEMPTS 
TO INTERFERE. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
MIKE. 
LET'S GET YOU IN 
THE CLUBHOUSE. 
I THINK IT'S 
TIME TO ROLL OUT 
THE TARP. 
THANK YOU FOR 
HANGING WITH US. 
STAY SAFE OUT 
THERE. 
HAVE A GOOD 
WEEKEND. 
>> TAKE CARE. 
>>> CORONAVIRUS 
TALKS ON CAPITOL 
HILL, ENDING 
TODAY, WITHOUT A 
DEAL. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TWEETING ABOUT 
IT. 
PELOSI AND 
SCHUMER, ONLY 
INTERESTED IN 
BAILOUT MONEY 
FOR POORLY-RUN 
DEMOCRAT CITIES 
AND STATES. 
NOTHING TO DO 
WITH CHINA 
VIRUS. 
WANT $1 
TRILLION, NO 
INTEREST, WE ARE 
GOING A 
DIFFERENT WAY. 
NBC NEWS CAPITOL 
HILL 
CORRESPONDENT, 
LEANNE CALDWELL 
JOINS ME NOW. 
YOU CAN SEE HOW 
THE PRESIDENT 
FEELS TODAY. 
>> IT WAS NOT A 
GOOD DAY IN THE 
WORLD OF 
NEGOTIATION, FOR 
COVID RELIEF. 
THEY STARTED THE 
DAY WITHOUT A 
MEETING SET. 
BECAUSE THINGS 
HAVE JUST BEEN 
TAKING A 
DOWNWARD TURN. 
THEN THEY 
SCHEDULED A 
MIDAFTERNOON 
MEETING FOR LAST-
DITCH EFFORT. 
WELL, THE 
POSTURE GOING 
INTO THAT 
MEETING WAS NOT 
GOOD. 
THE POSTURE 
COMING OUT OF 
THAT MEETING WAS 
JUST AS BAD. 
HERE'S WHAT 
SENATE 
DEMOCRATIC 
LEADER, CHUCK 
SCHUMER SAID 
AFTER THAT 
MEETING TODAY. 
>> IT WAS A 
DISAPPOINTING 
MEETING. 
WE REITERATED IN 
VERY STRONG 
TERMS OUR OFFER. 
WE COME DOWN A 
TRILLION FROM 
OUR TOP NUMBER. 
WHICH IS 3, 4. 
THEY GO UP A 
TRILLION, FROM 
THEIR TOP 
NUMBER, WHICH IS 
1. AND THAT WAY, 
WE COULD BEGIN 
TO MEET IN THE 
MIDDLE. 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
THEY REJECTED 
IT. 
>> SO THEY ARE 
VERY FAR APART 
ON THIS TOP LINE 
NUMBER. 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
SAYING THAT THEY 
WOULD COME DOWN 
TO ABOUT 2.4 
TRILLION, IF THE 
REPUBLICANS 
WOULD MOVE UP 
FROM THEIR $1 
TILL TRILLION 
OPENING OFFER TO 
MAYBE $2 
TRILLION, AND 
MAYBE YOU'LL BE 
IN THE BALLPARK, 
THEY'D ONLY BE 
$400 BILLION 
APART. 
BUT THAT DIDN'T 
HAPPEN. 
SO WHEN YOU 
CAN'T EVEN COME 
TO A TOP-LINE 
NUMBER OF WHAT 
TO BEGIN 
NEGOTIATIONS AT, 
YOU CAN'T EVEN 
GET TO THE 
DETAILS OF THESE 
CRITICAL ISSUES. 
LIKE EXTENDED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, OF THE 
$600. 
OF STATE AND 
LOCAL MONEY. 
SCHOOL FUNDING. 
SO SCHOOLS CAN 
REOPEN. 
OR IMPLEMENT 
THEIR DISTANCE 
LEARNING. 
TESTING. 
RENTAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
FOOD ASSISTANCE. 
THE LIST GOES ON 
AND ON, ALISON. 
BUT THE DAY 
ENDED IN A VERY 
BAD SPOT WITH NO 
MEETINGS OR 
PLANS TO TALK 
SCHEDULED AT 
THIS POINT. 
>> LEIGH ANN WE 
HEARD THE 
PRESIDENT, OR 
SAW THE 
PRESIDENT 
TWEETING THERE, 
WE ARE GOING A 
DIFFERENT WAY. 
HE HAS BEEN 
THREATENING 
EXECUTIVE ACTION 
IF THEY CAN'T 
AGREE ON A DEAL. 
WHAT'S THE 
LATEST THERE? 
AND WHAT DO WE 
HAVE ANY IDEA 
WHAT WOULD BE 
HAPPENING THERE. 
>> AFTER THE 
MEETING, THEY 
TOLD REPORTERS 
THAT THEY WERE 
NOW GOING TO 
ADVISE THE 
PRESIDENT TO 
MOVE FORWARD ON 
THESE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS BECAUSE 
OF THE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
BEING 
SOFRUITLESS. 
THEY SAID THAT 
THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS THEY 
WOULD RECOMMEND 
WOULD INVOLVE A 
RENTAL 
MORATORIUM. 
A STUDENT LOAN 
RELIEF PERHAPS. 
A PAYROLL TAX 
RELIEF PERHAPS. 
SO HERE ARE JUST 
-- THOSE ARE A 
FEW OF THE IDEAS 
THAT THEY'RE 
TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT. 
THEY SAID THAT 
THEY WOULD TRY 
TO GET THEM 
RELEASED BY THE 
END OF THE 
WEEKEND. 
OF COURSE, 
THERE'S A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ON HOW 
IT WOULD BE 
DONE. 
AND THEN THERE'S 
A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ON HOW 
DEMOCRATS WOULD 
RESPOND. 
WOULD THEY 
CHALLENGE THEM 
IN THE COURTS? 
WOULD THEY TRY 
TO YOU KNOW, 
LEGISLATE 
DIFFERENTLY? 
WOULD IT BRING 
THEM BACK TO THE 
TABLE? 
SO THIS COULD BE 
JUST ANOTHER 
NEGOTIATING 
TACTIC TO TRY TO 
GET SOMETHING 
DONE. 
AND WHAT IT 
REALLY IS, IT'S 
AN ATTEMPT BY 
THE PRESIDENT TO 
LOOK LIKE HE'S 
DOING SOMETHING, 
YOU KNOW. 
WE'RE ONLY 90 OR 
LESS DAYS AWAY 
FROM AN 
ELECTION. 
AND HE KNOWS 
THAT THIS IS 
VERY SERIOUS. 
VERY SERIOUS 
ISSUE OUT IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
SO HE DOES NOT 
WANT TO LOOK 
LIKE HE IS 
FAILING TO ACT, 
ALISON? 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
LEANNE. 
WE'RE ABOUT TO 
HEAD INTO WEEK 3 
OF TALKS. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THE WEEK 
AHEAD? 
I KNOW YOU 
MENTIONED, THIS 
MORNING, WE 
DIDN'T EVEN HAVE 
A MEETING ON THE 
SCHEDULE. 
I KNOW THEY WERE 
ON SCHEDULING 
THESE TALKS SO 
FAR VERY FAR IN 
ADVANCE. 
DO WE KNOW 
ANYTHING ABOUT 
NEXT WEEK'S 
PLAN? 
>> I'M TOLD BY 
PARTIES THAT WE 
CANNOT EXPECT 
ANYTHING THIS 
WEEKEND. 
OF COURSE, 
THINGS CAN 
CHANGE ANY 
MOMENT. 
AND THE WAY THEY 
LEFT THINGS 
TODAY IS THE 
DEMOCRATS SAID 
HEY, 
ADMINISTRATION. 
IF YOU'RE 
WILLING TO COME 
UP OFF OF YOUR 
$1 TRILLION CAP, 
THEN CALL US. 
THE 
ADINISTRATION 
SAID, 
HEY,DEMOCRATS IF 
YOU'RE WILLING 
TO NEGOTIATE IN 
THE $1 TRILLION 
RANGE, CALL US. 
SO THEY ARE AT A 
COMPLETE 
STALEMATE AND 
IMPASSE, HOWEVER 
YOU WANT TO 
DESCRIBE IT. 
THERE ARE NO 
PLANS TO TRY TO 
COME TOGETHER 
AND REACH SOME 
SORT OF 
AGREEMENT AT 
THIS POINT. 
SOMETIMES THE 
COOLING OFF 
PERIOD IS ALL 
THEY NEED. 
AND MAYBE 
THEY'LL GET BACK 
TO THE TABLE AT 
SOME POINT NEXT 
WEEK. 
OR MAYBE IT'S 
THE END. 
WE'LL JUST HAVE 
TO TAKE THIS DAY 
BY DAY. 
BUT AT THIS 
POINT, IT'S A 
LOT OF AMERICANS 
LEFT WITHOUT ANY 
HELP AND ANY 
ASSISTANCE AS 
THE PANDEMIC 
CONTINUES 
THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTRY. 
ALISON? 
>> YEAH. 
ALL RIGHT. 
LEANNE. 
WE'LL HEAD INTO 
WEEK 3 AND SEE 
WHAT HAPPENS. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> YES. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, ISSUING 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
AGAINST CHINESE 
COMPANIES 10 
CENT AND BIKE 
DANCE. 
THEY OWN THE 
WEAK CHAT 
MESSAGING 
SERVICE TIKTOK. 
JAKE WARD 
JOINING US NOW. 
AND JAKE, TELL 
US ABOUT THESE 
EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS. 
WHAT DO THEY 
MEAN FOR THESE 
COMPANIES? 
>> YOU KNOW, 
ALISON. 
LAST NIGHT, JUST 
BEFORE DINNER, 
BASICALLY EVERY 
TECH JOURNALIST 
LIKE ME, WAS 
SCRATCHING THEIR 
HEADS TRYING TO 
FIGURE THAT OUT. 
THESE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS WERE THE 
WEIRDEST THING 
WE'VE SEEN IN 
SOMETIME. 
BASICALLY A PAIR 
OF ORDERS 
MANDATING THAT 
NEITHER COULD DO 
ANY BUSINESS 
WITH AMERICANS 
AND AMERICANS 
CAN'T DO ANY 
BUSINESS WITH 
THEM. 
IT'S NOT REALLY 
WHAT WE'RE 
SEEING FOR. 
45 DAYS FROM 
YESTERDAY, 
INTHEORY, ANYONE 
THAT DOES 
BUSINESS WITH 
THEM AND THEN 
WHAT EXACTLY 
THAT MEANS IS 
REALLY UP TO 
YOUR 
IMAGINATION. 
IS IN VIOLATION 
OF AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER. 
SO SUDDENLY, 
EVERYBODY IS 
SCRAMBLING TO 
FIGURE OUT. 
WHAT DOES THAT 
MEAN? 
DOES THAT MEAN 
THAT THESE 
COMPANIES CAN NO 
LONGER HOLD THE 
VAST AMERICAN 
INVESTMENTS THAT 
THEY HAVE? 
DOES IT MEAN 
THAT AMERICAN 
ADVERTISERS CAN 
NO LONGER REACH 
MAINLAND CHINA, 
THROUGH A 
SERVICE LIKE WE 
CHAT. 
IT'S NOT CLEAR. 
BUT HEATS UP THE 
PRESSURE 
CERTAINLY ON 
TIKTOK TO 
COMPLETE THE 
ACQUISITION 
TALKS THAT HAVE 
BEGUN WITH 
MICROSOFT TALKS 
AGAIN UNDER 
PRESSURE FROM 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION. 
>>> I WANT TO 
ASK YOU ABOUT 
THOSE TALKS IN A 
SECOND. 
FIRST, HOW IS 
TIKTOK REACTING. 
WHAT HAVE WE 
HEARD ON THIS? 
>> WELL, THEY 
ARE, OF COURSE, 
FLABBERGASTED. 
IN AN OFFICIAL 
STATEMENT, THEY 
SAID THEY WERE, 
QUOTE, SHOCKED 
BY THE ORDER. 
THEY SAID IT WAS 
ISSUED WITHOUT 
ANY DUE PROCESS 
AND RISKS 
UNDERMINING 
GLOBAL BUSINESS 
TRUST IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
THEY WENT TO SAY 
WE WENT TO 
PROVIDE 
CONSTRUCTIVE 
SOLUTIONS TO THE 
CONCERNS 
EXPRESSED BUT 
WHAT WE 
ENCOUNTERED 
INSTEAD WAS THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
PAID NO 
ATTENTION TO 
FACTS, DICTATED 
WITHOUT GOING 
THROUGH STANDARD 
LEGAL PROCESSES 
AND TRIED TO 
INSERT ITSELF 
INTO 
NEGOTIATIONS 
WITH PRIVATE 
BUSINESSES. 
CERTAINLY THIS 
IS A DEPARTURE 
FROM WHAT SEEMS 
TO BE THE NORM, 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
PRESIDENCIES AND 
BUSINESSES. 
IT'S BEEN VERY 
HANDS OFF. 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THE TECH SECTOR, 
WHICH HAS SEEN 
SUCH GROWTH TO 
THE ECONOMY. 
AND IN THIS 
CASE, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP GETTING 
INVOLVED HERE IS 
A WHOLE NEW 
WORLD. 
AND OBVIOUSLY 
TIKTOK VERY 
CONCERNED, AS IS 
10 CENT, WHICH 
OF COURSE, OWNS 
WEE CHAT. 
>>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE 
MICROSOFT TALKS 
TO BUY TIKTOK. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST THERE? 
>> WELL, AS YOU 
KNOW, MICROSOFT 
IS IN TALKS BY 
THIS HUGELY 
SUCCESSFUL 
SOCIAL APP. 
THEY'RE 
SUPPOSEDLY GOING 
TO WIND UP THOSE 
TALKS BY 
SEPTEMBER 15th, 
WHICH WOULD MEAN 
TIKTOK WOULD 
BASICALLY BE 
DIVESTED. 
THERE WOULD 
STILL BE A 
CHINESE TIKTOK. 
BUT THE AMERICAN 
ONE WOULD GO TO 
MICROSOFT. 
MICROSOFT TOLD 
NBC NEWS LAST 
NIGHT THAT IT 
HAD NO SPECIFIC 
COMMENT ON THESE 
EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS. 
BUT YOU HAVE TO 
IMAGINE, THEY 
WERE SCRAMBLING 
TO FIGURE IT OUT 
LIKE WE WERE. 
BUT THE BROAD 
PRESSURE IS 
THERE. 
THE THING I 
OFTEN FIND SO 
FASCINATING 
ABOUT ALL OF 
THIS IS NOT ONLY 
DOES IT ADD TO 
THIS ONGOING 
SORT OF 
BIFURICATION. 
AND NEVER MIND 
THE ONE IN 
EUROPE, WHICH IS 
ALSO GROWING 
VERY DIFFERENT. 
PLUS, THIS THING 
OF SAYING, YOU 
CAN NO LONGER DO 
BUSINESS WITH 10 
CENT? 
10 CENT AS A 
COMPANY, THEY 
OWN AMERICAN 
STAL WARTS. 
THEY HAVE A 10% 
STAKE IN 
UNIVERSAL MUSIC 
GROUPS. 
HUGE VIDEO GAME 
BUSINESS. 
WE ARE SO MIXED 
TOGETHER IN THIS 
GLOBAL TECH 
ECOMY NOW. 
THE IDEA THAT 
WE'RE GOING TO 
UNPACK IT BY 
EXECUTIVE ORDER, 
THAT'S A NEW AND 
VERY COMPLICATED 
THING, ALISON. 
>> AND JAKE YOU 
SAID IT LAST 
NIGHT. 
A WHOLE LOT OF 
REPORTERS GOING, 
WHAT? 
KIND OF A 
SHOCKER THERE. 
PEOPLE STILL 
AREN'T SURE. 
RIGHT? 
PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW WHAT TO 
MAKEOF IT. 
THANK YOU FOR 
WALKING US 
THROUGH WHAT WE 
DON. 
JAKE, I HAVE NO 
DOUBT WE'LL BE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS ONE AGAIN. 
>>> IT'S THE 
LAST DAY OF 
EARLY VOTING IN 
THE GEORGIA 
RUNOFF ELECTION. 
THE ATLANTA 
HAWKS THROWING 
THE STATE IN 
ASSISTS, RUNNING 
THE LARGEST 
POLLING SITE IN 
GEORGIA. 
THERE WERE A LOT 
OF PROBLEMS WITH 
GEORGIA'S 
PRIMARY BACK? 
JUNE. 
VOTERS WAITED IN 
LINE FOR HOURS. 
SOME POLLING 
SITES EVEN 
CLOSED. 
NBC POLITICAL 
REPORTER, 
SHAQUILLE 
BREWSTER JOINS 
ME FROM ATLANTA. 
IT'S WONDERFUL 
TO SEE YOU. 
THE ATLANTA 
HAWKS TURNING 
THEIR ARENA INTO 
A POLLING SITE. 
HOW IS THAT 
GOING? 
>> THAT'S RIGHT, 
ALISON. 
AND I CAN'T GO 
INSIDE AND WALK 
YOU AROUND THE 
POLLING LOCATION 
AS I WOULD 
NORMALLY DO. 
BECAUSE AS 
VOTERS ARE IN 
THERE, WE'RE NOT 
ALLOWED TO BE 
WITH OUR 
CAMERAS. 
BUT WE DID SHOOT 
SOME VIDEO THIS 
MORNING, BEFORE 
THE VOTING 
STARTED ON THIS 
LAST DAY OF 
EARLY VOTING. 
AND I'LL TELL 
YOU, IT'S A 
PRETTY 
IMPRESSIVE SITE. 
THIS IS A HUGE 
ARENA, THAT HAS 
LARGELY BEEN 
UNUSED SINCE THE 
BEGINNING OF 
THIS CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
AND WHAT THEY 
HAVE BEEN USING 
IT FOR DURING 
THIS ELECTION IS 
EARLY VOTING. 
IT'S A MASSIVE 
EARLY VOTING 
CENTER. 
PEOPLE ON THE 
OUTSIDE ARE ABLE 
TO PARK FOR 
FREE. 
BUT ONCE YOU GET 
INSIDE, THERE'S 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
FORCE. 
THE ATLANTA 
HAWKS HAVE 
TURNED AND 
TRAINED SOME OF 
THEIR STAFFERS 
INTO POLL 
WORKERS. 
SO YOU'RE SEEING 
A VERY EFFICIENT 
SYSTEM IN THERE. 
AND PROBABLY THE 
COOLEST THING OF 
ALL. 
AND THAT'S WHAT 
VOTERS KEEP 
TELLING ME WHEN 
THEY COME OUT. 
ON THE FLOOR OF 
THIS ARENA. 
THAT'S WHERE YOU 
CAN VOTE. 
THERE IS 
ACTUALLY VOTING 
BOOTHS ON THAT 
ARENA FLOOR. 
SO THAT'S AN 
EXPERIENCE THAT 
PEOPLE CAN GET. 
AND THAT HAS 
BEEN DRAWING 
PEOPLE TO THIS 
EARLY VOTING 
SITE. 
SO IT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
HAS BEEN RUNNING 
PRETTY WELL. 
PRETTY 
EFFICIENTLY. 
THE ONE THING TO 
NOTE IS THAT 
THIS IS JUT A 
RUNOFF ELECTION. 
IT'S A PRETTY 
LOW-PROFILE 
ELECTION. 
BUT WHAT 
OFFICIALS HAVE 
BEEN TELLING ME 
IS THAT THIS IS 
ESSENTIALLY THE 
PRESEASON. 
PRACTICE FOR 
WHAT THEY PLAN 
TO DO COME 
NOVEMBER. 
SHAQ THAT IS A 
VERY COOL IDEA. 
I WOULD 
DEFINITELY BE 
INTERESTED IN 
GOING TO VOTE ON 
THE FLOOR THERE. 
THAT WOULD BE 
VERY COOL. 
I KNOW -- [ 
SIMULTANEOUS 
SPEAKERS ] 
>> FOR REAL. 
I CAN'T EVEN 
IMAGINE. 
CAN YOU IMAGINE 
GETTING TO VOTE 
AT MSG? 
IT WOULD BE THE 
CLOSEST TO THE 
FLOOR I WOULD 
EVER GET TO A 
KNICKS GAME. 
>> I WOULDN'T 
MOVE. 
>> YEAH. 
I'LL LET YOU BE 
IF KNOW IF WE 
DECIDE TO DO T. 
SHARK, I KNOW 
DEMOCRATS ABOUT 
THE BRIMARRY IN 
JUNE 
-- PRIMARY IN 
JUNE. 
I KNOW IT'S A 
BIG CONCERN. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
THAT LAWSUIT WAS 
FILED AGAINST 
THE STATE OF 
GEORGIA. 
TRY TO SEE IF A 
JUDGE CAN 
INTERVENE AND 
FORCE CHANGES IN 
THE VOTING LAWS 
OR THE VOTING 
POLICIES AND 
PROCEDURES, 
AHEAD OF THE 
NOVEMBER 
ELECTION. 
YOU SAW THOSE 
LONG LINES IN 
THE JUNE 7th 
PRIMARY. 
LONG LINES, 
PEOPLE WAITING 
FOR HOURS IN 
SOME CASES, THE 
VOTING MACHINES 
NOT WORKING. 
I SPOKE TO THE 
FULTON COUNTY 
BOARD OF 
ELECTIONS. 
AND WHAT THEY 
EXPLAINED IS 
THAT THE BIGGEST 
PROBLEM THAT 
THEY HAD IS THAT 
GEORGIA BROUGHT 
IN NEW VOTING 
BOOTHS. 
THEY HAD NEW 
VOTING SYSTEM. 
AND BECAUSE OF 
THE PANDEMIC, 
LARGELY THEY 
WERE NOT ABLE TO 
TRAIN PEOPLE, 
TRAIN THOSE POLL 
WORKERS ON HOW 
TO OPERATE THOSE 
POLLING BOOTHS 
IN PERSON. 
AHEAD OF THIS IN 
NOVEMBER. 
STEPPED UP THE 
IN-PERSON 
TRAINING FOR 
POLLING WORKERS. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
ABLE TO OPEN UP 
A FEW MORE 
FACILITIES. 
THEY'RE 
EXPANDING IT. 
THERE'S A FEW 
OTHER CHANGES 
LIKE GETTING 
MACHINES THERE 
TO THE POLLING 
LOCATION EARLY. 
SO THEY'VE MADE 
A SERIES OF 
CHANGES AND 
THEY'RE HOPING 
THAT THOSE 
CHANGES WILL 
SATISFY THAT 
LAWSUIT. 
BUT YEAH. 
THAT LAWSUIT IS 
OUT THERE. 
AND THEN PART OF 
THIS, PART OF 
THE REASON WHY 
THE ATLANTA 
HAWKS STEPPED UP 
AND INVOLVED 
THEMSELVES IS 
BECAUSE THEY 
WANTED TO, THEY 
SAW WHAT 
HAPPENED AT THAT 
PRIMARY. 
THEY WANTED TO 
TRY TO HELP AND 
TRY TO SOLVE 
THAT PROBLEM. 
I SPOKE TO THE 
TEAM THIS 
MORNING A LITTLE 
BIT ABOUT WHY 
THEY DID WHAT 
THEY DID. 
LISTEN TO THE 
OBLIGATION THEY 
FELT AND WHY 
THEY MADE THIS 
MOVE. 
>> THE MESSAGE 
FROM OUR 
OWNERSHIP. 
FROM OUR CHIEF 
EXECUTIVE 
OFFICER, 
EXECUTIVE 
LEADERSHIP, IS 
WE WOULD LOVE IT 
IF YOU COME HERE 
TO VOTE. 
WE JUST WANT YOU 
TO GO VOTE. 
>> AND ALISON. 
THIS IS NOT JUST 
A COMMITMENT, AS 
I MENTIONED FOR 
THIS RUNOFF 
ELECTION. 
THIS IS SOMEWHAT 
OF THAT 
PRESEASON, THAT 
PRACTICE, AS I 
SAID BEFORE. 
I SPOKE TO THE 
FULTON COUNTY 
BOARD OF 
ELECTIONS 
SUPERVISOR 
THERE. 
AND HE 
EXPLAINED, YES 
THIS IS ALMOST A 
LIFELINE FOR 
THEM. 
THAT'S WHAT I 
ASKED. 
IS THIS AN 
ASSIST FOR THE 
TEAM? 
OR IS IT A 
LIFELINE? 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
HE TOLD ME. 
>> I THINK IN 
NOVEMBER, IT'S 
GOING TO 
DEFINITELY SERVE 
AS THE LIFELINE. 
I THINK WHAT THE 
ASSIST THIS TIME 
IS UNABLE TO 
PREPARE FOR 
NOVEMBER. 
AND TO SEE HOW 
WE CAN UTILIZE 
THIS BIG 
FACILITY. 
AND WE HAVE 
MULTIPLE PLACES 
YOU CAN VOTE. 
FROM PLACES YOU 
CAN CHECK IN AND 
THEN VOTE IN 
THIS FACILITY. 
>> NOW, BECAUSE 
OF LOCAL 
RESTRICTIONS, 
ONE THING TO 
NOTE IS THAT 
JUST LIKE IN 
THIS ELECTION, 
THIS FACILITY IS 
ONLY OPEN FOR 
EARLY VOTING. 
SO IN NOVEMBER 
-- FOR 
NOVEMBER'S 
ELECTION. 
THIS FACILITY 
WILL REALLY ONLY 
BE OPEN FROM 
MIDOCTOBER UNTIL 
THE END OF 
OCTOBER, 
ALLOWING EARLY 
VOTING. 
IF PEOPLE WANT 
TO VOTE ON 
ELECTION DAY, 
THEN THEY NEED 
TO GO TO THEIR 
REGULAR 
PRECINCTS. 
BUT WHAT THE 
SUPERVISOR THERE 
TOLD ME WAS THAT 
WHAT THEY WANT 
TO DO. 
THEIR GOAL IS TO 
HAVE ABOUT 80% 
OF VOTERS VOTE 
EITHER BY MAIL 
OR AT ONE OF 
THESE EARLY 
VOTING 
LOCATIONS. 
AND THAT WAY, IT 
REDUCES THE 
CAPACITY AND 
REDUCES THAT 
RUSH ON ELECTION 
DAY TO JUST 
ABOUT 20% OF ALL 
VOTERS. 
ALISON? 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
SHAQ BREWSTER IN 
ATLANTA. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> NO PROBLEM. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER, TRYING 
TO TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
SO THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
THE NEED FOR 
ANSWERS. 
>> 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 CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU'D LIKE TO 
HEAR IN ACTION? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH? 
AND HAS BEEN 
THERE EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
SAY THAT WE LIVE 
IN SOME SORT OF 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> I REACHED OUT 
TO YOU AFTER I 
WATCHED MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA ACT AS 
MOM, TRYING TO 
RAISE HER SON. 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING "WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE 
GIRLS?" 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> SNEER 
HERE IN MEXICO 
CITY, THE PEOPLE 
I SPOKE WITH 
SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR TEAMS ARE 
ON THE GROUND 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT'S BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE COMING 
WEEKS IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE IN ITALY 
IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT-
HEART THE. 
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. 
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED? 
AND WHAT WOULD 
COUNT AS JUSTICE 
IN THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FROM ONE 
ANOTHER FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> CONTACT 
TRACING IN COVID-
19 TESTING ARE 
PARTICULARLY 
DIFFICULT AMONG 
CALIFORNIA'S 
FARM WORKERS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
GADI SCHWARTZ 
TEAMS UP TO 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND WHY. 
IT IS PART OF 
OUR NEW 
COLLABORATION 
WITH TELEMUNDO, 
TO BRING YOU 
STORIES THAT 
IMPACT THE 
LATINO COMMUNITY 
IN AMERICA. 
>> ON FRIDAY, 
WHEN I WENT TO 
PICK UP MY SON. 
THEY GAVE ME A 
PAPER SAYING 
THAT THEY CARED 
THAT HE GOES TO. 
IT WAS EXPOSED 
TO THE VIRUS. 
>> I CALLED MY 
FARMER, TELLING 
HIM ABOUT THE 
SITUATION. 
>> HE TOLD US 
NOT TO COME TO 
WORK. 
BECAUSE OF THE 
SAFETY OF THE 
CREW. 
>> WE DON'T 
WORK. 
WE DON'T GET 
MONEY. 
WE DON'T GET 
PAID. 
>> THE TEST THAT 
YOUR SON TOOK IS 
GOING TO TAKE 
TWO WEEKS TO GET 
THE RESULTS. 
AND YOU MIGHT 
NOT BE ABLE TO 
WORK FOR THOSE 
TWO WEEKS. 
WHAT'SA THAT 
GOING TO DO FOR 
PAYING THE RENT? 
>> EXACTLY. 
IT'S GOING TO BE 
A STRESS. 
>> TALKING ABOUT 
FAMILY. 
THEY'RE DOING 
THE RIGHT THING. 
THEY REPORTED 
THEIR CASE. 
THEY TOLD THE 
FARMER THAT THEY 
WERE POTENTIALLY 
EXPOSED. 
AND I MEAN, IT'S 
JUST -- THEY'RE 
GETTING SCREWED. 
>> IN 
CALIFORNIA'S 
CENTRAL VALLEY, 
THERE ARE TWO 
FEARS AMONG THE 
ESSENTIAL WORK 
FORCE THAT HELPS 
PROVIDE A 
QUARTER OF THE 
NATION'S FOOD 
SUPPLY. 
THE FEAR OF 
COVID-19 AND THE 
FEAR OF LOSING 
THEIR ENTIRE 
LIVELILY HOODS, 
FROM COMING IN 
CONTACT WITH 
ANYONE WHO HAS 
BEEN EXPOSED. 
>> WHAT IS YOUR 
BIGGEST FEAR 
WITH COVID-19? 
>> GETTING 
INFECTED. 
MY FAMILY, 
COWORKERS. 
>> YOU'RE GOING 
TO SEE MORE 
MORTALITY IN 
THESE VIDEOS. 
IT'S A PANDEMIC. 
AND IN A 
PANDEMIC, YOU 
KNOW, YOU CAN'T 
LEAVE, SOME 
VIRUS HERE AND 
TAKE CARE OF 
THIS VIRUS HERE. 
YOU CANNOT LEAVE 
THESE 
COMMUNITIES LIKE 
THIS. 
YOU KNOW? 
IF YOU'RE GOING 
TO LEAVE ONE 
FACTORY, YOU'RE 
NOT GOING TO 
TEST IT. 
REALLY, I MEAN, 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO BE ON THE 
WEEKEND GET 
TOGETHER OF A 
PARTY. 
AND WHAT'S THE 
POINT? 
>> THESE ARE ALL 
HARVESTED BY 
HAND. 
>> CEO MANAGES 
THESE WORKERS. 
>> SOME OF THIS 
WORK, WE PAY 
THEM ANYWAY. 
>> YOU GUYS ARE 
PAYING PEOPLE, 
EVEN IF THEY'RE 
QUARANTINED AT 
HOME, RIGHT? 
>> YEAH. 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
>> WE'RE GOING 
TO TAKE CARE OF 
YOU IF YOU THINK 
YOU'RE SICK. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
DO THE RIGHT 
THING. 
>> THE UNION 
WORKERS SAY 
THAT'S THE LAW 
AND EVERYONE 
SHOULD BE 
FOLLOWING IT. 
BUT A LOT OF 
TIMES, IT'S 
SMALLER LABOR 
WORKERS HIRING 
THE WORKERS. 
>> MY CONCERN IS 
THE MIDDLE 
WORKERS. 
THE REASON WHY? 
WHENEVER WE SEE 
ANYTHING WHEN IT 
COMES TO ABUSE, 
OR WAGE THEFT OR 
IN THIS CASE, 
NOT HAVING 
ACCESS TO PPE OR 
WHAT THEY NEED, 
IT'S ALWAYS 
GOING TO BE THE 
MIDDLE MAN. 
>> THE LABOR 
CONTRACT 
NEGOTIATION SAYS 
MANY IN THE 
CENTRAL VALLEY 
ARE SMALL AND 
MIGHT NOT HAVE 
THE RESOURCES 
FOR ROBUST 
COMPLIANCE 
DEPARTMENTS. 
THEY ESTIMATE UP 
TO 70% OF 
AGRICULTURAL 
WORKERS ARE 
UNDOCUMENTED. 
SO THEY DON'T 
QUALIFY FOR 
BENEFITS. 
THE STATE HAS 
ORDERED THAT 
FULL-TIME 
WORKERS BE PAID 
80 HOURS OF SICK 
LEAVE. 
PLUS, AN 
ADDITIONAL $52 
MILLION FOR 
PROGRAMS LIKE 
THIS MOBILE 
TESTING SITE, 
WHERE HEALTHCARE 
PROVIDERS CAN 
BUILD TRUST 
AMONG WORKERS. 
>> I KNOW YOU 
GUYS ARE ASKING 
A LITTLE 
INFORMATION. 
NAMES, DATE OF 
BIRTH. 
ARE YOU GUYS 
ASKING FOR 
DOCUMENTS? 
OR ARE YOU 
CHECKING WITH 
IMMIGRATION? 
>> ABSOLUTELY 
NOT. 
AND THAT IS NOT 
THE INTENT AT 
ALL. 
WE ARE HERE TO 
HELP. 
>> ONE OF THE 
THINGS YOU DON'T 
SEE VERY OFTEN, 
BEHIND THE 
SCENES, BUT WE 
DO ALL THE TIME 
IS WE COMPARE 
NOTES WITH OUR 
PARTNERS AT 
TELEMUNDO. 
YOU WERE TELLING 
ME A LITTLE 
WHILE AGO. 
YOU ACTUALLY 
TALKED TO 
SOMEBODY WHO 
ADMITTED GOING 
TO WORK, EVEN 
THOUGH THEY KNEW 
THEY WERE 
EXPOSED TO COVID-
19? 
>> I DID. 
I TALKED TO A 
FIELD WORKER. 
HE'S OUT DOING 
GRAPES TODAY. 
HE WAS EXPOSED 
TO THE VIRUS. 
HE BASICALLY 
TOLD ME, IF I 
GET TESTED AND 
PEOPLE FIND OUT 
I HAVE THE 
VIRUS, THEN I 
CAN'T WORK. 
THEN I CAN'T 
MAKE MONEY, AND 
HOW AM I GOING 
TO SUPPORT MY 
MONEY? 
[ SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
] 
>> HE SAYS HIM 
AND HIS WIFE 
TRIED TO APPLY 
FOR THE AID 
GIVEN TO 
UNDOCUMENTED 
WORKERS IN 
CALIFORNIA, BUT 
THEY WERE NEVER 
ABLE TO GET 
THROUGH BECAUSE 
THE PHONE LINES 
WERE ACTUALLY 
SATURATED. 
HE SAID THEY 
WOULD HAVE 
GOTTEN THAT 
HELP, THE EXTRA 
$500 FOR EACH 
ONE OF THEM, 
THEN THEIRKIDS 
COULD HAVE 
STOPPED EATING 
RICE AND BEANS 
AND MAYBE HAVE 
HAD A DIFFERENT 
KIND OF FOOD AT 
HOME. 
>> HAVE HIDDEN 
THEIR SYMPTOMS 
TO 
KEEP WORKING. 
>> SHE SAYS AT 
WORK SHE WOULD 
GO INSIDE SHE 
WOULD GO INSIDE 
THE RESTAURANT 
AND HEAR HER 
WORKERS TALKING 
BECAUSE THEY 
WERE MOST LIKELY 
SICK WITH COVID? 
>> YES. 
>> EVEN THOUGH 
THEY KNEW THEY 
WERE SICK, THEY 
WOULD GO TO 
WORK. 
>> THIS IS A 
DISEASE. 
IT ISIL 
KILLING PEOPLE. 
PEOPLE WITH 35 
YEARS IN PERFECT 
HEALTH ARE 
GETTING 
AFFECTED, TOO. 
>> FOR THE 
MEDICAL 
COMMUNITY, IT'S 
SIMPLE. 
CONTAIN THE 
SPREAD. 
WHILE SOME 
WORKERS FEEL 
THEIR DECISIONS 
ARE MORE 
COMPLICATED, AND 
THE CONSEQUENCES 
MORE DANGEROUS. 
HEALTH OR 
LIVELIHOOD, WITH 
THE POTENTIAL 
FOR DISASTER, 
EITHER WAY. 
>>> MANY 
HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES 
STRUGGLING 
FINANCIALLY, 
EVEN BEFORE THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
BUT THAT MIGHT 
BE CHANGING. 
LAST WEEK, 
HOWARD 
UNIVERSITY GOT 
ITS BIGGEST 
DONATION EVER 
FROM 
FROM McKENZIE 
SCOTT. 
SHE'S AMAZON'S 
CEO, JEFF BEZO'S 
EX-WIFE. 
WHAT DOES THIS 
MEAN FOR THE 
FUTURE? 
JERMAINE LEE 
JOINS ME NOW. 
HE EXPLAINS THIS 
QUESTION THROUGH 
HIS PODCAST. 
HE IS ALSO AN 
MSNBC 
CORRESPONDENT. 
I CAN'T BELIEVE 
I HAVEN'T SAID 
THIS BEFORE. 
BUT YOU ARE A 
PULITZER PRIZE 
WINNER. 
IF I WERE A 
PULITZER PRIZE 
WINNER, I WOULD 
MAKE PULITZER 
PRIZE WINNER MY 
MIDDLE NAME 
NAME. 
I SAID, WE NEED 
TO SAY THAT 
MORE. 
CONGRATULATIONS. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
I APPRECIATE 
THAT. 
AND I'LL TAKE 
IT. 
>> HEY, ANY 
TIME. 
THAT'S 
OUTSTANDING. 
HEY, TREMAIN. 
YOU SPOKE TO THE 
PRESIDENT OF 
HOWARD 
UNIVERSITY. 
THIS IS QUITE A 
DONATION. 
WHAT DID HE SAY 
ABOUT WHY 
HBCU NORMALLY 
DON'T SEE THIS? 
>> I SPOKE WITH 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
HOWARD 
UNIVERSITY. 
AND THIS GIFT 
WAS A COMPLETE 
SURPRISE TO HIM. 
IT WAS THE 
BIGGEST GIFT IN 
THE SCHOOL'S 153-
YEAR HISTORY. 
THEY DON'T OFTEN 
GET GIFTS LIKE 
THIS, BECAUSE 
ONE, IT'S BY 
YOUR NETWORK. 
IF YOU DON'T 
HAVE FOLKS  WHO 
COME FROM THESE 
KIND OF LEG 
ASSESS FAMILIES  
WHO HAVE A LOT 
OF MONEY. 
OR FALL INTO 
MONEY THE WAY 
McKENZIE SCOTT 
DID, THEY JUST 
DON'T HAVE THAT 
KIND OF NETWORK 
OR SUPPORT. 
AND MANY OF 
THEIR ALUMNI 
SPEND TIME 
GIVING BACK IN 
THEIR LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES, 
COMMUNITIES THEY 
CAME FROM. 
MANY WERE 
STRUGGLING 
ECONOMICALLY. 
AND WHEN THEY 
RETURN TO 
COMMUNITIES, 
THEY'RE DOING 
JUST THAT. 
PUTTING MONEY, 
EFFORT, TIMES, 
INTO THEIR 
CHURCHES AND 
OTHER LOCAL 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
THIS WAS A BIG 
ONE. 
THERE WERE ALSO 
OTHER FACTORS. 
LET'S TAKE A 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAD TO SAY. 
>> YOU KNOW. 
IT'S A COUPLE OF 
THINGS. 
ONE IS IT'S 
RACISM. 
TWO, LET'S BE 
HONEST. 
WE TEND TO 
ASSOCIATE WITH 
PEOPLE WHO LOOK 
LIKE US, HAVE 
OUR EXPERIENCES 
AHEAD OF US. 
SO IF McKENZIE 
SCOTT GOES TO 
PRINCE PON TON 
-- PRINCETON. 
YOU WOULD EXPECT 
TO GIVE THAT 
GIFT ONCE SHE 
BECOMES WEALTHY. 
YOU MUST 
REMEMBER SHE WAS 
A PUPIL AND A 
RESEARCH 
ASSOCIATE. 
THE COMMUNITY 
SHE WOULD HAVE 
HAD A UNIQUE 
EXPOSURE. 
>> THAT'S ALSO 
WHY DIVERSITY 
MATTERS SO MUCH. 
THINK ABOUT MS. 
McKENZIE SCOTT, 
WAS THE PEOPLE 
OF TONY 
MORRISON. 
BECAUSE OF THAT 
CONNECTION. 
AND TONY 
MORRISON, WHO 
WAS A GRADUATE 
OF HOWARD 
UNIVERSITY. 
THIS GIFT WAS A 
GRANT TO THAT 
INSTITUTION SHE 
LOVED SO MUCH. 
>> SO TREMAIN. 
WE ARE SEEING 
SOME HUGE 
DONATIONS AT BIG 
NAME SCHOOLS. 
HOWARD, SELLMAN, 
MOORE HOUSE. 
BUT WHAT THE 
SMALLER, LESSER-
KNOWN HBCUs? 
THEY'RE AT RISK 
OF POTENTIALLY 
CLOSING, RISK OF 
LOSING ACCREDIT 
A? 
>> I ASKED DR. 
FREDERICK. 
I SAID, HOWARD 
IS ONE OF THE 
BEST KNOWN HBCUS 
IN THIS COUNTRY. 
AND WHAT ABOUT 
SOME OF THE 
SMALLER SCHOOLS 
WHO FOR THE 
LONGEST TIME 
HAVE BEEN DOING 
THE BEST THEY 
CAN FOR STUDENTS 
AND BOOT 
STRAPPING IT AND 
SOMETIMES FACING 
THE THREAT OF 
FORECLOSURE. 
HE SAID, AS A 
RISING TIDE 
LIFTS OFF, WITH 
THIS MONEY, WE 
CAN EXPAND 
PROGRAMS, 
INCLUDING 
PROGRAMS THAT 
ARE PART OF 
HOWARD 
UNIVERSITY'S 
MEDICAL SCHOOL. 
BUT ALSO 
ACTUALLY, 
THROUGH OTHER 
HBC #áU 
US ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
HE SAID, AS 
HOWARD GOES, SO 
GO OTHER HBCUs. 
AND HOPEFULLY 
THIS KIND OF 
GIVING WILL 
CATCH ON AS 
FOLKS ARE ABLE 
TO, IN THE 
PHILANTHROPY 
COMMUNITY. 
GET IN FRONT OF 
THESE SCHOOLS 
AND GET IN WITH 
DEEP POCKETS AND 
HOPEFULLY SOME 
OF THIS WEALTH 
WILL BE SPREAD 
AROUND. 
AND OTHER GIFTS, 
MAYBE NOT $40 
MILLION. 
BUT OTHERS MIGHT 
BE SPREAD OUT? 
>> TREMAIN, WHAT 
ARE SOME OF THE 
OTHER ISSUES? 
WHY WERE BCUs IN 
TROUBLE EVEN 
BEFORE THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC? 
>> YOU KNOW, THE 
FUNDING IS 
TOUGH. 
HOWARD 
UNIVERSITY IS 
ACTUALLY THE 
ONLY SCHOOL THAT 
IS IN CHARTER 
WITH THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
THEY NEED ABOUT 
20 TO 30% OF 
THEIR REVENUE 
FROM THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
AND BECAUSE MANY 
OTHER SCHOOLS 
RELY ON FEDERAL 
GRANTS AND 
FEDERAL MONEY 
THAT ALWAYS 
ISN'T 
GUARANTEED. 
WE HAVE THOSE 
ISSUES WE SPOKE 
WITH EARLIER, IN 
TERMS OF ALUMNI 
GIVEN, MANY ARE 
NOT IN POSITION 
TO GIVE BACK, 
THE WAY 
GRADUATES ARE. 
OR FUNNELING 
THAT MONEY BACK 
TO THE 
COMMUNITIES. 
BUT ALSO, THERE 
IS AN AWARENESS. 
AND THERE'S 
RACISM. 
AND LACK OF 
AWARENESS. 
AND MANY FOLKS 
JUST DON'T KNOW 
WHAT HBCUs ARE. 
HAVE NO 
CONNECTION. 
IT'S TOUGH. 
BUT A LOT OF 
THESE SCHOOLS 
REMEMBER. 
THEY'RE DOING A 
PHENOMENAL JOB. 
MANY PEOPLE OVER 
THE GENERATIONS 
HAVE THEIR 
FAMILY 
CONNECTIONS TO 
THESE 
INSTITUTIONS. 
DR. FREDERICK 
AND SO MANY OF 
MY FRIENDS, 
INCLUDING MY 
WIFE WHO WENT TO 
SOUTHERN 
UNIVERSITY. 
YOU KNOW, 
THEY'RE PROUD OF 
THEIR HBCU 
LINEAGE. 
AND THEY'RE 
HOPING TO GET 
THE RECOGNITION. 
BUT THESE 
SCHOOLS FIND 
THEMSELVES IN 
BETTER SHAPE. 
THEY CAN 
CONTINUE TO HELP 
SO MANY MORE 
STUDENTS. 
BLACK AND OTHER. 
>>> LET ME TELL 
YOU, OUR SENIOR 
PRODUCER, 
BRITNEY CLARK 
WENT TO BCU 
ATLANTA. 
AND SHE'S THE 
FIRST TO TELL 
YOU, THERE ARE 
OTHER HBC Us 
OTHER THAN THE 
BIG NAMES. 
SHE REMINDS US 
ALL THE TIME, 
THERE ARE OTHER 
WONDERFUL 
SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T QUITE GET 
THE ATTENTION. 
>> I'M SURE SHE 
DOES. 
>> TREMAIN, 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE CHALLENGES 
THAT HBCUS ARE 
DEVELOPING. 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK. 
WHAT THEY DO IF 
AND WHEN THEY 
RETURN. 
WHAT ARE SOME OF 
THE MORE 
SPECIFIC 
CONCERNS AT THE 
HBCUs. 
>> THEY AREN'T 
FACING ISSUES 
ANY DIFFERENT 
THAN ANY OTHER 
COLLEGE RIGHT 
NOW, IN TERMS OF 
FACING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
AND WHETHER IT'S 
SAFE AND HEALTHY 
TO BRING 
STUDENTS BACK TO 
CAMPUS OR NOT. 
BUT WE REMEMBER 
THAT BLACK FOLKS 
HAVE BEEN 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
IMPACTED BY 
COVID-19. THOSE 
STUDENTS ARE 
REVEALING 
PROBABLY AT HOME 
AND IN THEIR 
COMMUNITIES 
ADVERSELY, WITH 
FOLKS IN THE 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
AND FAMILIES AND 
COME BACK TO 
CAMPUS. 
IT MAY BE 
TOUGHER BECAUSE 
MORE OF THOSE 
STUDENTS ARE 
LIKELY TO BE 
IMPACTED. 
BECAUSE AGAIN, 
THEY'RE NOT 
FACING ISSUES 
LIKE HOW DO YOU 
BRING FOLKS BACK 
IN. 
>> THESE HAVE 
BEEN HIT 
ESPECIALLY HARD. 
ADD LAYERS OF 
ANY OTHER SCHOOL 
THAT WE'RE 
FACING RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> YEAH, TOUGH 
CHOICES FOR A 
LOT OF COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES 
RIGHT NOW. 
TREMAIN, THANKS 
SO MUCH. 
GREAT WAY TO 
ROUND UP OUR 
WEEK. 
HAVE A NICE 
WEEKEND. 
WE'LL CATCH UP 
WITH YOU SOON. 
>> THANK YOU, 
ALISON. 
YOU, TOO. 
>>> AND YOU CAN 
LISTEN TO THE 
REST OF 
TREMAIN'S 
CONVERSATION 
WITH HOWARD 
UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENT, DR. 
WAYNE FREDERICK 
ON NBC POSS 
PODCAST WHEREVER 
YOU DOWNLOAD. 
HEY, EVERYONE, 
I'M ALISON 
MORRIS, YOU ARE 
WATCHING  NBC 
NEWS NOW, AND  
IT IS TRUE, IT 
IS FRIDAY. 
SAVANNA, WE MADE 
IT. 
>> WE MADE IT. 
I AM CERTAINLY 
HAPPY TO HEAR. 
ALL RIGHT, 
ALLISON, LET'S 
GET RIGHT TO IT, 
WITH ANOTHER JOB 
SUPPORT TODAY. 
AND WHILE THE 
NUMBERS ARE 
BETTER THAN 
EXPECTED, THERE 
ARE SIGNS OF 
ECONOMIC GROWTH 
SLOWING. 
THE 11 .1 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE DROPPED, AND
THE JOB ADDED 
NEARLY 1.8 
MILLION JOBS. 
BUT DESPITE NEW 
JOBS, MANY 
AMERICANS ARE 
STILL STRUGGLING 
FROM THE 
FINANCIAL 
EFFECTS OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
CONGRESS HAS YET 
TO AGREE ON 
ANOTHER RELIEF 
BILL
