>>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT.
>>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT.
THE RECORD RISE IN COVID CASES.
THE U.S. HITS A NEW DAILY HIGH.
SO DOES FLORIDA.
NEARLY 10,000 CASES IN THAT
STATE IN JUST ONE DAY.
TEXAS AND FLORIDA NOW REVERSING
SOME OF THE REOPENINGS.
>> WE CONTINUE TO SEE MORE
COVID-19 POSITIVE TEST RESULTS
AND RISING HOSPITALIZATIONS.
>> BEACHES IN MIAMI SET TO CLOSE
AGAIN.
WHAT THE TEXAS GOVERNOR WISHES
HE’D DONE DIFFERENTLY.
ARIZONA PUSHING THE LIMITS NOT
REVERSING COURSE IN ITS
REOPENING EVEN AS SOME HOSPITALS
FILL UP AND RESIDENTS WAIT IN
LINE FOR HOURS IN 105-DEGREE
HEAT TO GET TESTED.
>>> THE SUPER SPREADING EVENTS
BEHIND THE NEW OUTBREAKS.
PACKED BARS.
THE NEW SCIENCE ON HOW THEY ARE
DRIVING THE OUTBREAK.
CALLS FOR JUSTICE, RALLIES TODAY
FOR ELIJAH McCLAIN WHO DIED
AFTER A VIOLENT ENCOUNTER WITH
POLICE.
THE OUTRAGE AFTER THE OFFICERS
INVOLVED WERE RE-ASSIGNED TO
DESK DUTY FOR THEIR OWN
PROTECTION.
>>> BACK TO SCHOOL.
AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT HOW NOTRE
DAME PLANS TO BRING STUDENTS
BACK IN AUGUST.
THEY’RE CUTTING CLASS SIZES IN
HALF.
>>> AND SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT.
THE GIANT DUST CLOUD BLANKETING
THE SOUTH.
WHERE IT IS HEADING NEXT.
>> THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"
WITH JOSE DIAZ BALART.
>> GOOD EVENING.
I’M KATE SNOW IN FOR JOSE
TONIGHT.
WE’VE PASSED YET ANOTHER
MILESTONE IN THIS COUNTRY AS
TODAY THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS
CASES TOPPED 2.5 MILLION.
THAT INCLUDED MORE THAN 125,000
DEATHS.
TONIGHT MUCH OF THE FOCUS IS ON
THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
STATES WHERE CASES ARE MOUNTING.
THE 24 STATES NOW SEEING DAILY
CASES INCREASING.
GOVERNORS ARE FINDING THEMSELVES
HAVING TO REVERSE REOPENING
RULES.
TODAY THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN
ANNOUNCED CAMPAIGN APPEARANCES
BY THE VICE PRESIDENT PLANNED
FOR ARIZONA AND FLORIDA WILL BE
POSTPONED.
WE HAVE REPORTERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AGAIN TONIGHT. WE BEGIN WITH SAM BROCK IN
WE BEGIN WITH SAM BROCK IN
MIAMI.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT ANOTHER
RECORD BREAKING MILESTONE FOR
FLORIDA.
NEARLY 10,000 CASES IN A SINGLE
DAY ON THE HEELS OF 9,000 THE
DAY BEFORE.
THE SURGING NUMBERS AND
POSITIVITY RATES PROMPTING THE
MAYOR OF MIAMI-DADE TO CLOSE
BEACHES FROM JULY 3rd TO 7th.
IF YOU DIDN’T CLOSE DOWN THE
BEACHES FOR THE JULY 4th HOLIDAY
WHAT WOULD THE POTENTIAL OUTCOME
BE?
>> WELL, LOOK.
WHAT WE’VE SEEN IN OTHER
HOLIDAYS LIKE MEMORIAL DAY, TWO
WEEKS LATER WE SEE A SPIKE.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING TO STOP
THAT.
>> Reporter: NOT EVERYONE IS
ONBOARD WITH THE DECISION.
>> I THINK FOR ME, I’M PRETTY
ATHLETIC, HEALTHY, WORK OUT.
I’M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT.
>> HONESTLY I JUST THINK IT IS
ALL POLITICS IN THE END.
>> Reporter: AS THE NUMBER OF
CASES SPIKES, TESTING IN SOME
AREAS BLOCKS LONG.
IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS MORE THAN
10% OF ALL TESTS IN FLORIDA
COMING BACK POSITIVE.
WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR
DRIVING THE HIGHER RATES.
GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS ORDERED
BARS ACROSS THE STATE SHUT DOWN.
BAR OWNERS BREAKING THE NEWS TO
PATRONS.
>> I HAD TO WALK UP TO THEM AND
SAY, UNFORTUNATELY WE’RE NOT
ALLOWED TO CONTINUE SERVING YOU.
WHENEVER YOU FINISH YOUR
BEVERAGE, PLEASE JUST CLOSE OUT
YOUR TAB AND GO ABOUT YOUR
BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: FLORIDA ALSO A
POTENTIAL LIABILITY FOR
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
THE NBA PREPARING TO RETURN IN
ORLANDO NEXT MONTH.
THE LEAGUE ANNOUNCING IT’S
TESTED AROUND 300 PLAYERS AND 16
HAVE COVID-19.
THOUGH THEY’LL BE ISOLATED AND
HAVE TO TEST NEGATIVE TWICE IN
MORE THAN 24 HOURS TO RETURN.
TEXAS TAKING AN EVEN MORE
AGGRESSIVE STANCE WITH GOVERNOR
GREG ABBOTT CLOSING BARS AND
REDUCING CAPACITY AT RESTAURANTS
AFTER INFECTION RATES HIT DOUBLE
DIGITS.
ABBOTT TELLING KBIA --
>> IF I COULD GO BACK AND REDO
ANYTHING IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE
BEEN TO SLOW DOWN THE OPENING OF
BARS.
>> Reporter: THIS AS THE HOUSTON
AREA ALREADY REACHED 100% ICU
BED CAPACITY AND THE CRUNCH FOR
CARE IS EXTENDING TO OTHER PARTS
OF THE STATE, TOO.
>> THEY CAN’T EVEN UNDERSTAND
WHY COULD YOU JUST LET MY LOVED
ONE SIT IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM
THAT IS SO ILL AND WHERE DO WE
NEED TO GO?
>> Reporter: FOR FAMILIES
IMPACTED BY TEXAS IMMIGRATION
DETENTION CENTERS, A JUDGE
ORDERING CHILDREN HELD FOR MORE
THAN 20 DAYS MUST BE RELEASED BY
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH
DESCRIBING CONDITIONS IN THE
FACILITIES AS ON FIRE WITH
COVID.
A VIRUS INVADING ALL AREAS OF
SOCIETY, FORCING NEW AND
IMMEDIATE ACTION WITH HUMAN LIFE
HANGING IN THE BALANCE.
>> SAM JOINS US NOW FROM MIAMI
BEACH.
SAM, WHAT HAPPENS IF CASES
CONTINUE TO SURGE IN FLORIDA?
>> Reporter: IN SOUTH FLORIDA
THE MAYOR OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
KATE, DESCRIBING THIS AS A
REVERSE REOPENING.
YOU COULD START WITH THE BEACH
CLOSURES WHICH COULD BE EXTENDED
BEYOND THE JULY 4th HOLIDAY.
THEN GYMS, SALONS, DANCE
STUDIOS, AND EVENTUALLY
RESTAURANTS IF NECESSARY.
KATE?
>> ALL RIGHT.
SAM BROCK FOR US IN FLORIDA.
THANK YOU.
>>> ANOTHER COVID HOT SPOT,
ARIZONA.
TODAY CASES ARE SURGING AND
TESTING SITES ARE OVERWHELMED.
BUT THE STATE IS STICKING TO ITS
REOPENING PLAN AND DOCTORS THERE
ARE INCREASINGLY ANXIOUS ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
VAUGHN HILLYARD IS IN PHOENIX.
>> THERE IS GOING TO BE A BIT OF
A WAIT.
WE’RE CURRENTLY ON HOLD.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
ENOUGH TESTS FOR EVERYONE.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT ARIZONA
HITTING A RECORD NUMBER OF NEW
CASES.
THE STATE IS ONE OF THE WORST
CORONAVIRUS HOT SPOTS IN THE
COUNTRY.
>> TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE,
POSITIVE COVID.
>> Reporter: JASMINE’S MOTHER
LORENA IS ONE OF OVER 20,000 NEW
CASES THIS WEEK.
DESPITE THE STAGGERING NUMBERS
THE GOVERNOR IS RESISTING ADDING
NEW RESTRICTIONS BUT URGING
PEOPLE TO STAY HOME.
>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE IDEA
THAT WE WANT TO SAVE LIVES AND
SAVE LIVELIHOODS --
>> Reporter: ALL THIS WHILE THE
DEMAND FOR TESTING SURGES.
LONG LINES OF CARS AS PEOPLE
WAIT FOR HOURS.
>> KIND OF A TREASURE HUNT RIGHT
NOW, SO WE’LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
JUST GOT TO KEEP LOOKING.
>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR
ACKNOWLEDGING THE SHORT COMINGS.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS EASY
AND CONVENIENT AS POSSIBLE.
IT IS NOT GOING TO RESOLVE
ITSELF OVERNIGHT.
>> Reporter: DARRELL BRANDT
UNABLE TO SECURE A TIME SLOT AT
ANY OF HIS NEARBY TESTING
LOCATIONS.
>> I HAVE ASTHMA, AND I HAVE
DIABETES.
I’M SCARED TO DEATH.
THIS COULD BE THE END OF IT.
>> SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO WAIT
MULTIPLE DAYS TO EVEN FIND A
TESTING SLOT AND THAT OF COURSE
IS NOT IDEAL BECAUSE WE NEED TO
START CONTACT TRACING
IMMEDIATELY.
>> Reporter: HOSPITALS ARE NOW
ON THE BRINK.
ICU BEDS FILLED TO 87% CAPACITY.
THIS DOCTOR GIVING THIS DIRE
WARNING.
>> I’M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT
WHERE THIS IS GOING IN ARIZONA.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO
TAKE IT SERIOUSLY, BUT WE ARE
SEEING THE SURGE IN CASES.
WE’RE NOT SEEING IT SLOW DOWN.
>> VAUGHN JOINS US FROM PHOENIX.
WHY DID THE VICE PRESIDENT
CANCEL HIS CAMPAIGN APPEARANCES
IN ARIZONA AND FLORIDA NEXT
WEEK?
>> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT, KATE, AN OFFICIAL NOW SAYING IT IS OUT
AN OFFICIAL NOW SAYING IT IS OUT
OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION
BUT THE VICE PRESIDENT STILL
EXPECTS TO MEET WITH THE
GOVERNORS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS
ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO JUST THE CAMPAIGN APPEARANCE
IS CANCELED.
THANK YOU.
>>> IN THEIR LATEST BRIEFING THE
WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE LINKED
THE SURGES WE’RE SEEING TO
YOUNGER ADULTS GOING OUT IN
CROWDS.
THERE IS NEW SCIENCE TONIGHT ON
JUST WHY BARS CAN BE SUCH SUPER
SPREADING EVENTS.
>> Reporter: AS RESTRICTIONS
LIFT, BARS ARE BACK AND THEY’RE
PACKED.
BIG CROWDS IN STATES LIKE
FLORIDA, ARIZONA, AND TEXAS.
WHERE COVID CASES ARE ON THE
RISE, PRIMARILY AMONG YOUNG
PEOPLE.
IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY THE NUMBER
OF KNOWN CORONAVIRUS CASES AMONG
18 TO 34-YEAR-OLDS INCREASED
FIVEFOLD IN JUST ONE MONTH.
COMMUNITIES ARE TRACING THE
OUTBREAKS BACK TO BARS AND
RESTAURANTS.
21-YEAR-OLD ADRIANA CARTER IN
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, WENT OUT FOR
A FEW DRINKS WITH FRIENDS.
>> I HAD A REALLY LONG,
STRESSFUL WEEK.
WHAT HARM COULD THAT DO, YOU
KNOW?
JUST ONE NIGHT.
>> Reporter: AND CAME HOME WITH
COVID.
PASSING IT ON TO HER ROOMMATE.
THE RISE IN CASES IS COINCIDING
WITH THE RISE IN SPENDING.
DATA FROM CHASE BANK SHOWS
MILLENNIALS SPENT MORE MONEY
LAST MONTH THAN ANY OTHER AGE
GROUP.
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY PLACES LIKE
BARS ARE A PERFECT STORM FOR
TRANSMISSION.
>> PEOPLE IN PROXIMITY, POOR AIR
CIRCULATION, PEOPLE NOT WEARING
MASKS OR HAVING TO TAKE THEIR
MASKS OFF TO DRINK OR EAT.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO PEOPLE ARE
TALKING.
AS ONE PERSON SPEAKS, PARTICLES
ENTER THE AIR AND IF THEY CARRY
THE VIRUS, IT COULD SPREAD.
THE COLLEGE TOWN OF IOWA CITY
HAS SEEN AN UPTICK IN COVID
CASES SINCE BARS REOPENED
WITHOUT CROWD RESTRICTIONS.
>> I DEFINITELY WASN’T TAKING IT
AS SERIOUS AS I SHOULD HAVE.
>> Reporter: THIS STUDENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA SAYS HE WAS
EXPOSED WHEN HE SHARED A JUUL
WITH OTHERS AT A FRIEND’S HOUSE.
>> WOULD YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR
BEHAVIOR NOW SEEING THE EFFECTS
OF IT ALL?
>> Reporter: OH, YES, FOR SURE.
OBVIOUSLY IF WE JUST WORE MASKS,
SPACED OUT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER,
AND NOT SHARED A JUUL.
>> Reporter: A STRIKING EXAMPLE
THAT ONE NIGHT OUT IS ALL IT
TAKES.
NBC NEWS, IOWA CITY, IOWA.
>>> TONIGHT THE WHITE HOUSE IS
RESPONDING TO AN ALARMING NEW
REPORT THAT RUSSIA SECRETLY
OFFERED BOUNTIES FOR THE DEATHS
OF U.S. TROOPS OVERSEAS.
KELLY O’DONNELL HAS LATE
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT THE
STUNNING CLAIM THAT PUTIN PUT A
BOUNTY ON AMERICAN SOLDIERS IS
RATCHETING UP PRESSURE ON
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
RUSSIAN LEADER.
SET OFF BY THIS STORY FROM THE
"NEW YORK TIMES."
THAT A RUSSIAN MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE UNIT OFFERED
BOUNTIES ON THE LIVES OF
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN
TO TALIBAN-LINKED MILITANTS.
"THE TIMES" WRITES U.S.
OFFICIALS CONCLUDED THE REWARDS
WERE OFFERED LAST YEAR, BUT IT
IS UNKNOWN IF 20 AMERICAN DEATHS
THERE WERE CONNECTED.
NBC NEWS HAS NOT CONFIRMED THIS
REPORTING.
TONIGHT THE WHITE HOUSE OFFERED
ITS FIRST RESPONSE, STATING,
NEITHER THE PRESIDENT NOR THE
VICE PRESIDENT WERE BRIEFED ON
THE ALLEGED RUSSIAN BOUNTY
INTELLIGENCE.
JOE BIDEN MADE IT AN ISSUE
TODAY.
>> HIS ENTIRE PRESIDENCY HAS
BEEN A GIFT TO PUTIN.
THIS IS BEYOND THE PALE.
IT’S BETRAYAL OF THE MOST SACRED
DUTY --
>> Reporter: THE FORMER U.S.
AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA CALLS THIS
A DIRE TURNING POINT.
>> THAT IS A RADICAL ESCALATION
OF HIS BELLIGERENCE TOWARD THE
UNITED STATES, AND I THINK IF IT
IS TRUE, IT DEMANDS A VERY FIRM
RESPONSE.
>> Reporter: AND THE TOP HOUSE
REPUBLICAN ON THE FOREIGN
RELATIONS COMMITTEE HAS A STERN
MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP,
THAT IF THE BOUNTY REPORT IS
ACCURATE, THE ADMINISTRATION
MUST TAKE SWIFT AND SERIOUS
ACTION TO HOLD THE PUTIN REGIME
ACCOUNTABLE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS LONG URGED A
DRAWDOWN OF U.S. FORCES IN
AFGHANISTAN.
>> WE WANT TO BRING OUR SOLDIERS
BACK HOME.
WE WANT TO BRING THEM BACK HOME.
>> Reporter: DENIALS COMING FROM
THE TALIBAN AND THE RUSSIAN
FOREIGN MINISTRY, WHICH CALLED
THE BOUNTY REPORTING NONSENSE.
KELLY O’DONNELL, NBC NEWS, THE
WHITE HOUSE.
>>> THERE IS AN UNUSUAL WEATHER
EVENT BLANKETING THE SOUTH THIS
WEEKEND, A MASSIVE DUST CLOUD
THAT STARTED IN AFRICA AND IS
NOW MAKING A MESS RIGHT HERE IN
THE U.S.
KATHY PARK HAS DETAILS.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT A MASSIVE
CLOUD OF DUST IS ON THE MOVE,
AND IT IS CHOKING PARTS OF THE
SOUTH THIS WEEKEND FROM FLORIDA
BEACHES TO TEXAS SKYLINES.
NICK NAMED GODZILLA FOR ITS
SIZE, THE MONSTER WEATHER EVENT
HASN’T HAPPENED IN HALF A
CENTURY.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH FROM SPACE SHOWS
IT LEAVING THE SAHARA DESERT A
WEEK AGO TRAVELING 5,000 MILES
COATING THE ATLANTIC, CARIBBEAN, AND GULF OF MEXICO WITH A LAYER
AND GULF OF MEXICO WITH A LAYER
OF DRY, DUSTY AIR.
A NORMALLY SUNNY DAY IN PUERTO
RICO TURNED HAZY.
THE DUST ALSO DARKENED SKIES IN
CUBA.
THE TINY PARTICLES LEADING TO
POOR AIR QUALITY AND THREATENING
THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ISSUES.
IN COVID-19 HOT SPOTS LIKE
HOUSTON, THE AIR POLLUTION IS
MIXING WITH THE PANDEMIC.
BUT THERE IS A BRIGHT SPOT WITH
THIS PHENOMENON.
SPECTACULAR SUNSETS AFTER A DAY
FILLED WITH DUST.
KATHY PARK, NBC NEWS.
>>> UP NEXT, CALLS FOR JUSTICE.
NEW RALLIES TODAY AGAINST THE
POLICE, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A
YOUNG BLACK MAN IN COLORADO.
ALSO AN NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE
BEHIND THE SCENES AS ONE MAJOR
UNIVERSITY SHOWS US WHAT THEY’RE DOING TO REOPEN SAFELY.
>>> WE’RE BACK WITH AN HISTORIC
>>> WE’RE BACK WITH AN HISTORIC
VOTE IN MISSISSIPPI TODAY.
LAWMAKERS IN THE STATE HOUSE AND
THE SENATE THERE VOTED TO PUSH
AHEAD WITH LEGISLATION TO REMOVE
THE CONFEDERATE EMBLEM FROM THE
STATE FLAG.
THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO PASS AND
BE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
MISSISSIPPI IS THE LAST STATE IN
THE COUNTRY WITH THAT IMAGERY ON
ITS STATE FLAG.
IN NEW JERSEY, PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED TODAY IT IS
REMOVING WOODROW WILSON’S NAME
FROM BUILDINGS ON THE CAMPUS
NATIONAL ANTHEM TO PROTEST
RACISM AND POLICE BRUTALITY.
>>> TONIGHT RENEWED OUTRAGE
FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF ANOTHER
YOUNG BLACK MAN STOPPED BY
POLICE.
PROTESTERS TOOK TO THE STREETS
DEMANDING MORE ACTION BE TAKEN
AGAINST THE POLICE INVOLVED IN
THE INCIDENT.
WE HAVE A REPORT FROM AURORA,
COLORADO.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT PROTESTERS
CALLING FOR CHANGE AND CHARGES.
HUNDREDS MARCHING IN FRONT OF
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN AURORA,
COLORADO, DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR
ELIJAH McCLAIN WHO DIED AFTER
POLICE DETAINED HIM LAST AUGUST.
LATE YESTERDAY, POLICE SAY THREE
OFFICERS INVOLVED WERE MOVED TO
NONENFORCEMENT DUTIES,
RE-ASSIGNED FOR THEIR OWN
SAFETY.
>> LIKE I SAID, CHARGES NEED TO
BE BROUGHT.
BECAUSE IT WAS MURDER, WHAT WAS
DONE.
>> Reporter: AN INTERNAL
INVESTIGATION HAS FOUND THAT THE
OFFICERS FOLLOWED ALL PROPER
PROTOCOLS.
THE GOVERNOR HAS NOW STARTED A
NEW, INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.
McCLAIN WAS 23 YEARS OLD,
HEADING HOME FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD
CONVENIENCE STORE.
YOU CAN SEE HIM IN THIS NEWLY
OBTAINED SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE.
>> IT WAS HIS JUICE AND HIS
SNACKS.
HE WOULD COME AND PUT IT ON THE
COUNTER AND THEN BUY WITH CASH
MOSTLY.
AND THEN GIVE A BOW BEFORE
LEAVING THE STORE.
>> Reporter: AFTER HE LEFT, HE
WAS WALKING AND DANCING, WEARING
A SKI MASK.
SOMEONE THOUGHT THAT WAS
SUSPICIOUS AND CALLED 911.
>> STOP.
I HAVE A RIGHT TO STOP YOU
BECAUSE YOU ARE BEING
SUSPICIOUS.
>> Reporter: THE POLICE STOPPED
HIM AND PINNED HIM DOWN USING A
CHOKEHOLD.
>> I CAN’T BREATHE DIRECTLY.
>> Reporter: DURING THE STRUGGLE
PARAMEDICS INJECTED ELIJAH WITH
A SEDATIVE.
HE DIED A FEW DAYS LATER IN THE
HOSPITAL.
>> HE DESERVES JUSTICE.
THEY MURDERED MY FRIEND.
AND NOTHING HAPPENED.
THEY GOT TO GO BACK TO WORK.
>> Reporter: IN RECENT WEEKS THE
STATE OF COLORADO HAS PASSED
SWEEPING NEW POLICE REFORMS.
THEY WERE SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE
GOVERNOR ON JUNETEENTH.
>> 100% OF LEGISLATION IS IN
DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO CASES
THAT HAPPENED IN COLORADO
INCLUDING ELIJAH McCLAIN.
>> Reporter: MANY PEOPLE HERE
HOPE THIS WILL LEAD TO
PROSECUTIONS.
NBC NEWS, AURORA, COLORADO.
>>> STILL AHEAD FOR US, BACK TO
SCHOOL.
AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE STEPS ONE
UNIVERSITY IS TAKING WITH THE
AIM OF BRINGING STUDENTS BACK
SAFELY.
>>> PLUS, THE REMARKABLE
REUNION.
MY CONVERSATION WITH THIS PAIR
FINALLY MEETING 40 YEARS AFTER THEIR LIFE SAVING ENCOUNTER.
>>> NOW TO OUR SERIES "THE WAY
>>> NOW TO OUR SERIES "THE WAY
BACK" A LOOK AT HOW COMMUNITIES
ARE PREPARING TO LIVE WITH THIS
PANDEMIC.
TONIGHT AN NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE
LOOK AT THE BIG PLANS ONE MAJOR
UNIVERSITY HAS FOR GETTING
STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS SAFELY.
>> Reporter: NOTRE DAME THE
FAMED CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN
INDIANA TAKING STEPS TO REOPEN.
YOU FEEL YOU CAN MANAGE THE
RISKS?
>> I AM CONFIDENT WE CAN.
>> Reporter: THE UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT FATHER JOHN JENKINS IS
CONFIDENT OF THE NEW SAFETY
PROTOCOLS AND GUIDED BY ADVICE
FROM JOHN HOPKINS AND CLEVELAND
CLINIC.
AMONG THE CHANGES, DAILY
TEMPERATURE CHECKS STARTING WITH
AN EARLY OPENING ON AUGUST 10th.
>> THEY’RE GOING TO STAY HERE
RIGHT UNTIL THE END UNTIL
THANKSGIVING AND THEN WE’RE
GOING TO SEND AWAY SO WE DON’T
HAVE THE KIND OF GOING AWAY AND
RETURNING WE USUALLY HAVE FOR A
NORMAL SEMESTER.
>> Reporter: 54,000 NEW SIGNS
ENCOURAGING STUDENTS PRONE TO
CLOSE CONTACT TO KEEP THEIR
DISTANCE INSTEAD AND WEAR MASKS.
VICE PRESIDENT PAUL BROWN HELPED
CRAFT THE NEW PROTOCOL.
IT WILL BE HARD FOR A STUDENT TO
SAY THEY DIDN’T SEE THE SIGN.
>> TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.
THERE IS A BATHROOM.
>> DOWN SIZING CLASSROOMS.
>> IT IS CROWDED IN HERE.
THAT IS HOW IT IS PREPANDEMIC.
WHEN STUDENTS RETURN, THEY’LL BE
HALF AS MANY.
>> Reporter: IN THE 80 CHAPELS,
CUTTING CAPACITY IN HALF.
>> EVEN WHEN YOU PRAY SOCIAL
DISTANCE.
>> YEAH.
PRAY HEALTHY.
>> Reporter: THIS DINING HALL
FOR 725 STUDENTS WILL BE REDUCED
BY 70%.
HOW MANY PEOPLE PER TABLE?
>> 12.
IT WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF FOUR IN
THE NEW CONFIGURATION.
>> Reporter: IN THE DORMS STILL
TWO TO A ROOM BUT MORE DEEP
CLEANING.
>> CHANGES EVEN COMING HERE FOR
THE FIGHTING IRISH.
THEY’RE STILL WORKING OUT THE
EXACT NUMBER BUT THEY KNOW FOR
SURE IT WON’T BE 80,000 FANS.
>> IF THERE IS AN INFECTION ON
CAMPUS, WHAT WILL YOU DO?
>> OUR CONTACT TRACING TEAM WILL
KICK IN TO IDENTIFY THOSE WHO
MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE CONTACT
WITH THAT PERSON.
WE HAVE ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE
SPACE.
>> Reporter: NOT EVERYONE IS
CONVINCED.
THIS POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR
EILEEN HUNT BUNTING WANTS TO
CONTINUE ONLINE LEARNING
INSTEAD.
DO YOU THINK IT IS WORTH THE
RISK TO REOPEN CAMPUS?
>> IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK, AND
IT’S NOT ANYBODY’S DECISION.
BUT THE INDIVIDUAL’S TO ASSESS
THAT RISK.
>> FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY ARE
ANXIOUS SO THEY HAVE A SPECIAL
HEALTH CONDITION, WE’RE GOING TO
WORK WITH THEM.
>> Reporter: ROOTED IN FAITH AND
GUIDED BY SCIENCE ONE UNIVERSITY
MOVING FORWARD TO BRING STUDENTS
BACK.
NBC NEWS, NOTRE DAME, INDIANA.
>> INTERESTING TO SEE THOSE
PLANS.
>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, MYSTERY
SOLVED.
HOW THIS LITTLE GIRL IN A NEARLY
40-YEAR-OLD PHOTO FINALLY FOUND THE HERO WHO SAVED HER LIFE.
>>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT
>>> THERE’S GOOD NEWS TONIGHT
ABOUT HEROES AND HOME COMINGS.
THROUGHOUT THE COVID CRISIS
WE’VE BROUGHT YOU STORIES OF
FIREFIGHTERS HONORING HEALTH
CARE WORKERS.
WELL, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE
MOMENTS IN NEW YORK RECENTLY
THAT LED A VISITING NURSE TO
FINALLY FIND THE FIREFIGHTER WHO
SAVED HER LIFE ALMOST 40 YEARS
AGO.
IT WAS THIS PROFOUND MOMENT, AN
INSTANT CAUGHT ON CAMERA, THAT
CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR DIEDRA
TAYLOR.
>> I’VE ALWAYS KNOWN I WAS GIVEN
A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE.
>> Reporter: SHE IS THE LITTLE
GIRL IN THIS PHOTO SNAPPED 37
YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS RESCUED
FROM A FIRE ONE ICY DECEMBER
NIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY.
WHY DID YOU KEEP THAT NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE ALL THESE YEARS?
>> IT IS PART OF MY HISTORY.
YOU KNOW?
>> Reporter: NOW AN EMERGENCY
ROOM NURSE SHE ALWAYS WONDERED
ABOUT THE FIREFIGHTER WHO SAVED
HER.
WHEN SHE GOT A CHANCE TO
VOLUNTEER ON THE COVID FRONT
LINES AT A NEW YORK HOSPITAL
RECENTLY SHE CARRIED THE
CLIPPING FROM HER HOME IN
VIRGINIA.
ONE DAY SHE MENTIONED IT TO SOME
NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS.
>> THEY PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THE
CAPTAIN AND WHEN I MENTIONED
EUGENE’S NAME HE KNEW EXACTLY
WHO I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
>> Reporter: HE KNEW GENE.
>> I WILL SAY I FELT LIKE MY
HEART SKIPPED A BEAT.
>> Reporter: GENE IS A RETIRED
NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTER.
HE ALSO NEVER FORGOT THAT NIGHT.
>> I FOUND THE CHILD, THE BABY.
AND GAVE HER TWO QUICK BREATHS.
AND GOT HER REVIVED.
SHE STARTED CRYING.
>> Reporter: THE PAIR FINALLY
FINDING EACH OTHER NEARLY FOUR
DECADES LATER AND IN THE AGE OF
COVID CONNECTING WITH A PHONE
CALL.
>> HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
>> Reporter: THEN ON THIS ZOOM
CALL WITH US.
>> THAT DAY I CRIED ALL DAY.
AND AT 75 YEARS OLD, AND WHAT’S
ALL GOING ON IN THIS WORLD RIGHT
NOW, IT IS JUST WONDERFUL.
>> Reporter: WHAT BROUGHT THE
TEARS?
>> THE WHOLE THING.
THAT THIS YOUNG WOMAN, WHO IS
NOW THE LEGACY HAS CARRIED ON
BECAUSE OF BOTH OF OUR GOOD
FORTUNE, THAT I FOUND HER AND
SHE FOUND ME.
AND KNOCK ON WOOD.
WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
WE’VE BOTH BEEN IN THE MILITARY.
DIEDRA WAS IN THE ARMY.
I WAS IN THE MARINES.
>> Reporter: IT WAS A REALLY
SPECIAL PHONE CALL.
JUST HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SAY THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: A REUNION THAT
NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT
WEREN’T FOR THE PANDEMIC.
>> Reporter: I FEEL NOW SHE IS
PART OF MY LIFE.
AND MY FAMILY’S LIFE ALSO.
>> SO SPECIAL TO MEET THEM.
DIEDRA AND GENE PLAN TO MEET IN
PERSON WHEN IT IS SAFE.
AND MAYBE EVEN CATCH A YANKEES
GAME.
THEY’RE BOTH LIFE LONG FANS.
THAT IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" ON
THIS SATURDAY.
I’M KATE SNOW AND I’LL BE BACK
WITH YOU AGAIN TOMORROW. STAY SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
