 
SEE THAT IN THE MAP BEHIND ME,
DISTRICTS MAY NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS AND 
THAT'S POSSIBLE.
THAT WILL BE UP TO GOVERNORS
THE DECISION SHOULD BE MADE 
BASED ON THE DATA AND THE FACTS 
ON THE GROUNDS IN EACH
COMMUNITY, BUT EVERY DISTRICT 
SHOULD BE ACTIVELY MAKING 
PREPARATIONS TO OPEN
>> Reporter: IT COMES AMID A
SETBACK FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS
WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION
DOLLAR RELIEF PACKAGE, THE
EMERGING ELEMENT SO FAR,
$16 BILLION OF NEW FUNDING FOR
COVID TESTING, $105 BILLION TO
REOPEN SCHOOLS AND MORE DIRECT
PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS.
BUT AMONG THE KEY STICKING
POINTS, THOSE $600 WEEKLY 
PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE 
MONTH.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WANTS 
THE AMOUNT TO BE LOWERED TO 70% 
OF A PERSON'S PAYCHECK
FISCAL CONSERVATIVES SAY EVEN 
THAT'S TOO MUCH AND THEY HAVEN'T
EVEN STARTED NEGOTIATING IN 
ERNEST WITH DEMOCRATS.
>> THE REPUBLICAN DISARRAY AND
DEATHERING HAS DEADLY 
CONSEQUENCES FOR TENS OF
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
CALLED ON LAWMAKERS TO GET A
DEAL QUICKLY
AS FOR THE CONVENTION, IT'S A 
REMARKABLE SHIFT
THE PRESIDENT HAD PRESSED FOR A 
FULL SCALE CONVENTION FOR 
MONTHS
>> WHAT A 180.
THANK YOU.
>>> THE FAMILY OF LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
HE DIED LAST WEEK FOLLOWING A 
BATTLE WITH CANCER
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US NOW WITH
MORE AND THE CEREMONIES WILL
SPAN THREE STATES AND TOUCH KEY 
MOMENTS OF THE CONGRESSMAN'S
INCREDIBLE LIVE.
WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW
>> Reporter: INCLUDING THAT 
ICONIC WALK ACROSS THE
EDMUND PETTIS BRIDGE
IT BEGINS IN ALABAMA
TOMORROW THERE WILL BE
CEREMONIES IN TROY, ALABAMA, HIS
HOME DOWN AND IN SELMA BEFORE 
THAT WALK ACROSS THE BRIDGE ON
SUNDAY
AGAIN RECREATING WHAT WE SAW
BACK DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT
THEN ON MONDAY EVERYTHING MOVES 
TO WASHINGTON WITH A CEREMONY AT
THE CAPITOL RO TUN DA AND A DAY 
AND A HALF OF CONGRESSMAN LEWIS 
LYING IN STATE
NORMALLY THIS HAPPENS INSIDE THE
ROTUNDA.
THIS TIME IT WILL BE OUTSIDE OF 
WASHINGTON REQUIRING EVERYONE TO
QUEUE UP WITH MASKS TO FILE PAST
HOPING IT BE SAFER OUTSIDE
AFTER WASHINGTON SAYS GOOD-BYE
EVERYTHING WILL MOVE TO ATLANTA 
FOR A FINAL SERVICE AND BURIAL
THERE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
>> A GREAT AMERICAN GETTING A 
PROPER GOOD-BYE.
THANK YOU.
>>> BREAKING NEWS, CHINA STRIKES
BACK AFTER THE U.S. CLOSE THE 
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
THEY HAVE NO RETALIATED CLOSING 
THE KONS LET IN CHENGDU.
RELATIONS HAVE DETERIORATED ON
TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY
TODAY HAPPENED TO BE THE
DEADLINE FOR THE CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON TO SHUTTER ITS DOORS
>>> BETTER LATE THAN NEVER BE 
BASEBALL IS BACK
THE 2020 SEASON OPENED AFTER A
NEARLY FOUR MONTH DELAY DUE TO
CORONAVIRUS.
>> Reporter: BASEBALL'S OPENING 
NIGHT.
WITHOUT FANS, WITH EVERY PLAYER 
TAKING A KNEE BEFORE THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
>> FAUCI TO THROW OUT THE FIRST 
PITCH.
>> Reporter: AND A CEREMONIAL 
FIRST PITCH FROM DR. ANTHONY
FAUCI THAT WAS A BIT OFF THE
MARK
THE NATIONAL PAST TIME RETURNED 
TO THE DIAMOND
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING
GREAT ABOUT OPENING DAY ALBEIT
THIS YEAR IN JULY IS IMPORTANT
TO CELEBRATE AND APPRECIATE.
>> Reporter: THE YANKEES AND THE
NATIONALS SQUARING OFF MINUS ONE
OF THE NATION'S STARS.
JUAN SOTO TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
>> WE'VE SEEN THE COMMITMENT
FROM THE THE OTHER GUYS 
UNDERSTANDING ONE PERSON CAN
SCREW THIS UP FOR A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH EMPTY SEATS 
AND IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL
NBC NEWS
>> SO NOW IT'S SUMMER EVEN
THOUGH IT'S REALLY FELT LIKE IT 
WITH THE STEAM THAT WE'VE BEEN
GETTING BUT ALSO THE TROPICAL 
WEATHER THREATS.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE THAT TRIPLE THREAT, THE 
TROPICS HEATING UP
WE HAVE A BEAST OF A STORM
HEADED TOWARDS HAWAII.
POTENTIALLY GOING INTO A
CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
THAT'S REALLY ON OUR RADAR FOR
THE WEEKEND.
ALSO WATCHING THE GULF
YESTERDAY THIS WAS JUST AN AREA 
OF LOW PRESSURE.
THIS IS OUR EIGHTH NAMED STORM
OF THE SEASON.
IT'S VERY DISORGANIZED AND IT 
WILL CONTINUE ITS TRACK TO SOUTH
TEXAS.
IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY ON SHORE,
POTENTIAL LANDFALL TOMORROW 
EVENING WHEN IT STARTS TO LOSE
ITS FORCE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO THE DAKOTAS THIS AFTERNOON,
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH A SEVERE 
WEATHER THREAT
POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOS IN THAT
AREA WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE
AVERAGE AND STILL STEAMY ACROSS 
THE DEEP SOUTH FROM NEW ORLEANS 
TO MIAMI
AND ANOTHER HEAT WAVE IS ON THE 
WAY.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP.
>> THANK YOU
>>> AFTER TEASING SOCIAL MEDIA
WITH SPARRING VIDEOS MIKE TYSON 
IS STEPPING BACK IN THE RING
THE 54-YEAR-OLD HAS AGREED TO AN
8-ROUND EXHIBITION FIGHT WITH 
ROY JONES JR. ON SEPTEMBER 12th.
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CHAOS IN
THE CITY OF PORTLAND CONTINUES
THIS MORNING
CLASHES BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENTS
DEPLOYED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND 
DEMONSTRATORS ARE ESCALATING
AFTER FEDERAL AGENTS TEAR GAS 
PROTESTERS AT A BLACK LIVES 
MATTER RALLY
AND NOW THE MAYOR WANTS TROOPS
OUT OF THE CITY.
>> Reporter: IN PORTLAND
PROTESTERS STORMED THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE, SOME LAUNCHING
FLARES AND FIREWORKS OVER THE 
STEEL BARRICADE.
FEDERAL AGENTS RESPOND WITHTEA
GAS.
PORTLAND POLICE DECLARED A RIOT.
AMONG THOSE GASSED PORTLAND'S 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR
>> I WANT TO THANK THE THOUSANDS
OF YOU WHO HAVE COME OUT TO 
OPPOSE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S OCCUPATION OF
OUR CITY. 
>> Reporter: HE'S ALSO
PORTLAND'S POLICE COMMISSIONER
WAS BOOED BY PROTESTERS,
CRITICIZED HIS LEADERSHIP OF
PORTLAND'S POLICE.
CLASHES JUST THE LATEST SINCE 
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRIVED TO 
PROTECT FEDERAL PROPERTY AFTER
MORE THAN 50 DAYS OF PROTEST
THAT INCLUDE VIOLENCE AGAINST 
POLICE AND LOOTING
>> WE HAVE AUTHORITIES TO MAKE
ARREST ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
TARGETING THAT COURTHOUSE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL WILL REVIEW PROTESTS
HERE
SHE WANTS THEM OUT
>> I WANT TO BE CARED FOR BY
MEMBERS OF MY OWN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE NEED FOR
POLICING
WE NEED COMMUNITY SERVICES
>> Reporter: THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL IS NOT ONLY REVIEWING 
WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN PORTLAND, 
BUT ALSO THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO
PROTESTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRANCES.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS ORDERED 
MICHAEL COHEN, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
FORMER PERSONAL LAWYER RELEASED 
FROM PRISON.
THE JUDGE RULED THAT IN SENDING 
COHEN BACK TO PRISON EARLIER
THIS MONTH FEDERAL OFFICIALS
HAVE RETALIATED AGAINST HIM FOR 
HIS PLAN T
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS 
WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
SO FOR THIS SEASON THEY'LL
SIMPLY BE KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S 
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME UNDER PRESSURE FROM MANY 
WHO VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO 
NATIVE AMERICANS
>> SHUTDOWNS HAVE POSTPONED THE 
FILM MULAN
>> A NEW SURVEY CONDUCTED BY TD 
AAMERITRADE FOUND THAT 59% OF 
AMERICANS SAY THEY DO NOT PLAN
ON RENEWING THEIR GYM 
MEMBERSHIPS ONCE THE PANDEMIC IS
OVER
MANY HAVE FOUND MORE AFFORDSABLE
WAYS TO EXERCISE
EVEN THOUGH I STILL CANNOT FIND 
DUMBBELLS.
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR BIKE.
>> IT TOOK THREE MONTHS TO FIND 
A BICYCLE SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO
REPLACE THAT EXERCISE.
>> DON'T EVEN TRY FOR AN ABOVE
GROUND POOL.
FORGET THAT.
>>> A NEW WARNING ABOUT HAND
SANITIZERS AND WHICH ONES ARE 
SAFE TO USE.
CONSUMERS ARE BEING ADVISED TO
CHECK INGREDIENTS BECAUSE THE 
LIST OF HAND SANITIZERS THAT
COULD BE HARMFUL OR DEADLY IS 
GROWING.
>> Reporter: AN URGENT WARNING
FROM THE FDA, CHECK YOUR HAND 
SANITIZERS
THE FDA IS EXPANDING THE LIST OF
RECALLED SANITIZERS TO INCLUDE
75 PRODUCTS.
THE INGREDIENT IN QUESTION, 
METHANOL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO 
AS WOOD ALCOHOL.
A SUBSTANCE IT SAYS CAN BE TOXIC
WHEN ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN
AND INGESTED AND CAN BE LIFE
THREATENING WHEN INGESTED.
ALL OF THE PRODUCTS APPEAR TO BE
PRODUCED IN MEXICO AND INCLUDE
BRANDS LIKE BLUMEN, KLAR AND
DANVER AND EVEN NOVELTY BRANDS
LIKE HELLO KITTY
SOME ON THE LIST SOLD AT
NATIONAL CHAINS LIKE WALMART AND
COSTCO
AS THE DEMAND FOR SANITIZERS HAS
SURGED SO TOO HAS THE NUMBER OF 
QUESTIONABLE BRANDS.
10 DEATHS AND SEVERAL 
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN ARIZONA AND 
NEW MEXICO ARE BELIEVED TO BE 
LINKED TO METHANOL AND HAND 
SANITIZERS THOUGH THE BRANDS
HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.
IT'S BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THE
HAND SANITIZERS MAY HAVE BEEN 
INGESTED RATHER THAN APPLIED TO 
THE SKIN
BEFORE YOU BUY, TAKE A GOOD LOOK
AT THE INGREDIENTS
>> ALL RIGHT
IF YOU ARE USING HAND SANITIZER 
AS MOST OF US ARE HERE'S WHAT TO
LOOK OUT
. 
>>> HI, EVERYONE
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WEEKEND NOW
T. WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THAT
TROPICAL SYSTEM FOR SOUTH OF
FLORIDA BUT THE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE
FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE 
NORTHEAST.
A TON OF SUNSHINE GOING TO BE 
BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 66
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>> TAYLOR SWIFT, SHE'S BACK.
THE POP STAR RELEASED THE NEW 
MUSIC VIDEO WHICH SHE WROTE AND 
DIRECTED
THE VIDEO WAS FILMED WITH THE 
SINGER DOING HER OWN HAIR AND 
STYLING.
THE SONG IS FEATURED ON HER 
SURPRISE ALBUM FOLKLORE.
SHE MUST BE EXTRA PROUD OF THIS 
KNOWING SHE DID SO MUCH OF IT BY
HERSELF.
>> I THINK AFTER TEN OR SOME ODD
YEARS SHE'S GETTING KANYE BACK
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DROP AN ALBUM
TOO TODAY.
RIGHT?
AND OUT OF NOWHERE
I THINK THAT RIVALRY WILL BE
RENEWED.
CHECK YOUR TWITTER FEED.
>>> THEY ARE CALLED THE SEATTLE 
KRAKEN
CHECK OUT THE NICKNAME, THEIR 
LOGOS THEIR UNIFORM ALL RELEASED
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT'S A SEA MONSTER, THE NAME WAS
SUGGESTED FROM ABOUT 1,200
SUGGESTIONS.
THEY WILL DROP THE PUCK IN
SEATTLE NEXT FALL.
I LIKE THAT LOGO
>> COOL.
>> AND THE FANS GOING TO BE 
CALLED KRAK HEADS YOU THINK?
>> THAT'S GOING TO STICK
>>> WE DO A LOT OF STORIES
NOW YOU'VE REALLY SEEN IT ALL.
A FRIED CHICKEN FOOTWEAR CLAB.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BUY THESE 
LIMITED EDITION SHOES ON THE
WEBSITE FOR 60 BUCKS
THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED
DURING NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
THEY COME WITH TWO KROK CHARMS
THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE
FRIED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS
NOTHING BETTER THAN THE SMELL OF
FRIED CHICKEN AND FEET
>> I'D RATHER SPEND IT ON A 
COUPLE OF BUCKETS OF CHICKEN
>> THIS IS A THING
PEEPS DID A COLLABORATION WITH
THEM AND POST MALONE DO THESE 
FIRE LOGS THAT SMELL LIKE FRIED 
CHICKEN.
>>> NIKE RELEASED GRATEFUL DEAD 
INSPIRED SNEAKERS.
THEY'RE MADE OF SUEDE AND FAUX
FUR.
IF YOU WANT THEM THOUGH, THEY'RE
GOING TO COST THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS RIGHT NOW ON THE RESALE 
MARKET
>> OF COURSE THEY ARE, BUT HOW
COOL IS THAT
LIMITED EDITION.
>> THE LEGO COMPANY IS
CELEBRATING AN INCREDIBLE 
ACHIEVEMENT.
THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL CLOCKED A 
10.4 BILLION VIEWS
THAT MAKES IT THE MOST POPULAR
BRAND ON THE SITE.
MAKES SENSE.
THESE KIDS WATCH IT OVER AND
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
>> 10 BILLION VIEWS.
THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
WOW, WHAT A WEEK WE'VE HAD
BASEBALL IS BACK, EXCITED FOR 
THAT
WE'RE GOING TO B
>>> FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION TO CLASSROOMS TO 
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS, 
CORONAVIRUS HAS LEFT THE FUTURE 
UP IN THE AIR, AS THE COUNTRY 
STRUGGLES TO GET THE PANDEMIC 
UNDER CONTROL, WITH THE U.S.
CASES SOARING PAST THE 4 MILLION
MARK. 
>> A POWDER KEG IN PORTLAND.
FEDERAL AGENTS TEAR GAS A CROWD,
INCLUDING CITY'S MAYOR
THIS MORNING, A TOP INSPECTOR 
GENERAL IS VOWING TO
INVESTIGATE.
>> AFTER CORONAVIRUS THREW THE
LEAGUE A CURVE BALL, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL IS BACK.
ALL THE ACTION FROM AN
UNFORGETTABLE OPENING DAY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW. 
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING TO YOU.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
SKYROCKETING CORONAVIRUS CASES
HAVE PLUNGED THE COUNTRY PAST 
THE 4 MILLION MARK
WHEN THE VIRUS FIRST HIT U.S. 
SOIL, IT TOOK THIS COUNTRY 100
DAYS TO REACH THE 1 MILLION 
MARK
43 DAYS LATER, 2 MILLION WERE 
INFECTED
27 DAYS AFTER THAT, 3 MILLION.
AND IN JUST 16 DAYS, 4 MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
THIS VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE
WILDFIRE. 
>> MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON,
AFTER A THIRD-STRAIGHT
CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MAKES A SURPRISE
ANNOUNCEMENT
CANCELLING THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE
MR. TRUMP SAID THE TIMING WASN'T
RIGHT.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE.
>> THE PANDEMIC HAS ALSO CAUSED 
DISNEY TO POSTPONE THE PREMIERE 
OF THE LIVE ACTION "MULAN" WHICH
IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEATERS IN
MARCH.
THE STUDIO IS ALSO PUSHING BACK 
RELEASE OF THE AVATAR AND "STAR 
WARS" MOVIES. 
>> MEANWHILE, LOOKING AHEAD TO
THE NEXT PANDEMIC.
A REPORT IN THE JOURNAL OF
SCIENCE FOUND IT WILL COST
BETWEEN $22 BILLION AND $30 
BILLION A YEAR TO PREVENT THE 
NEXT ONE. 
>> AFTER MEL GIBSON IS THE
LATEST CELEBRITY TO RECOVER FROM
CORONAVIRUS.
GIB
GIBSON TESTED POSITIVE IN APRIL 
AND TREATED WITH THE DRUG R
REMDESIVIR. 
>> REPUBLICANS CAN'T SEEM TO
AGREE ON A VERSION OF THE 
TRILLION-DOLLAR RELIEF BILL AS
FAMILIES CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE.
OUR JAY GRAY IS IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> WITH LINES GROWING AT TESTING
SITES, HOSPITALS, AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT CENTERS, A LOOK
INSIDE THE NUMBERS FRAMING THE
PANDEMIC ARE STUNNING.
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES CLIMBING 
ABOVE 4 MILLION.
AND NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS, HIGHER
THAN EXPECTED, AT 1.4 MILLION.
LET'S START WITH THE SURGING
VIRUS.
>> WE HAVE A PANDEMIC THAT'S
SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL, AND WE 
NEED TO PROTECT AMERICANS, WITH 
EVERYTHING WE GOT.
>> A PANDEMIC THREATENING, NOT
ONLY THE HEALTH BUT, LIVELIHOOD 
OF MILLIONS OF THE IN THE LAST
18 WEEKS, AT LEAST 52 MILLION 
WORKERS HAVE FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
ON CAPITOL HILL, REPUBLICANS SAY
THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT
WITHIN THE PARTY ON A NEW RELIEF
BILL. 
>> THE PRESIDENT'S PRIORITY, FOR
THE MOMENT, IS TO GET MONEY INTO
AMERICANS QUICKLY.
>> BUT NOT AS MUCH MONEY AS LAID
OUT BY DEMOCRATS. 
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY PEOPLE
MORE TO STAY HOME THAN TO WORK
SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING
THAT LOOKS LIKE A 70% WAGE
REPLACEMENT.
>> SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK 
SCHUMER BLASTING THE PLAN SAYING
IT FALLS SHORT ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> FROM WHAT WE KNOW, IT WON'T
INCLUDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR
EXTEND THE MORATORIUM ON
EVICTIONS.
>> AS LAWMAKERS BICKER, 
STRUGGLING FAMILIES WORRY.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COUNTING
ON THESE FUNDS, AND COUNTING ON 
THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM 
BECAUSE, OTHERWISE, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE A WHOLE RATION OF TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS THAT
ARE GOING TO BE HOMELESS, THAT
HAVE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS BEFORE.
SO WE NEED HELP.
>> WITH TIME FOR MANY RUNNING 
OUT.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>>> THE CDC RELEASED
LONG-AWAITED GUIDELINES FOR 
REOPENING SCHOOLS.
THE GUIDANCE STRONGLY EMPHASIZES
GETTING STUDENTS BACK INTO THE
CLASSROOM, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE 
SOCIAL AND MENTAL RISKS OF
KEEPING CHILDREN AT HOME
THE AGENCY RECOMMENDS KEEPING 
STUDENTS IN PODS, WHERE THE SAME
GROUP STAYS TOGETHER
AND HAVING PLANS READY FOR WHEN 
SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE
OTHER GUIDELINES INCLUDE MOVING 
CLASSES OUTSIDE, WHEN POSSIBLE
AND REPURPOSING UNDERUSED 
BUILDINGS TO CREATE MORE SPACE
AND OF COURSE, PRACTICING GOOD
HYGIENE AND SANITIZING SURFACES.
>>> CHAOS IN THE CITY OF
PORTLAND CONTINUES THIS EVENING.
CLASHES OF FEDERAL AGENTS 
DEPLOYED BY TRUMP, AFTER FEDERAL
AGENTS TEAR GASSED PROTESTORS AT
A BLACK LIVES MATTER RALLY
NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN HAS THE 
LATEST
>> Reporter: IN PORTLAND, 
PROTESTORS STORMED THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE
SOME LAUNCHING FLARES AND 
FIREWORKS OVER THE STEEL
BARRICADE.
FEDERAL AGENTS RESPOND WITH TEAR
GAS.
PORTLAND POLICE DECLARED A RIOT.
AMONG THOSE GASSED, PORTLAND'S
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR. 
>> I WANT TO THANK THE THOUSANDS
OF YOU WHO HAVE COME OUT TO 
OPPOSE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S OCCUPATION OF
OUR CITY
>> TED WHEELER, WHO'S ALSO
PORTLAND'S POLICE COMMISSIONER, 
WAS BOOED BY PROTESTORS, WHO
CRITICIZED HIS LEADERSHIP OF
PORTLAND'S POLICE.
CLASHES JUST THE LATEST SINCE 
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRIVED HERE OVER
50 DAYS OF PROTESTS THAT HAVE 
INCLUDED VIOLENCE AGAINST POLICE
AND LOOTING.
>> WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
ARREST ON INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
TARGETING THAT COURTHOUSE.
>> BUT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S 
INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNOUNCED HE
WILL REVIEW USE OF FORCE KPL
COMPLAINTS
LIKE WHEELER, SHE WANTS THEM
OUT.
>> I WANT TO BE CARED FOR, BY 
MEMBERS OF MY OWN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE NEED FOR
POLICING
WE NEED COMMUNITY SERVICES
>> THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS NOT 
ONLY REVIEWING WHAT HAPPENED, 
HERE, IN PORTLAND.
BUT ALSO, THE FEDERAL RESPONSE
TO PROTESTORS IN WASHINGTON,
D.C.
FRANCES.
>> OKAY, ERIN, THANK YOU. 
>> THE FAMILY OF LATE 
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
THE CONGRESSMAN DIED LAST WEEK
FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH CANCER
THE CEREMONIES WILL BEGIN 
TOMORROW MORNING IN TROY, 
ALABAMA, WHERE LEWIS GREW UP
FOLLOWED BY A MEMORIAL IN SELMA.
THEN, SUNDAY MORNING IS THE 
FINAL CROSSING
A PROCESSION ACROSS THE EDMUND
PETTUS BRIDGE.
THE SITE, A FLASH POINT OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
THEN, HIS BODY WILL LIE IN STATE
AT THE ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL
MONDAY, A SPECIAL CEREMONY
HONORING LEWIS WILL BE HELD IN
THE U.S. CAPITOL ROTUNDA WHERE
HE WILL LIE IN STATE ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.
MORE PLANS FOR ATLANTA, THE 
DISTRICT HE SERVED FOR OVER 
THREE DECADES.
HE WILL BE LAID TO REST THERE 
THURSDAY. 
>> BASEBALL IS BACK AND SWINGING
FOR THE FENCES
THE 2020 MLB SEASON OPENED AFTER
A NEARLY FOUR-MONTH DELAY DUE TO
THE PANDEMIC
HERE'S NBC'S DAN SHENEMAN ON A
RETURN TO THE DIAMOND.
>> Reporter: BASEBALL'S OPENING 
NIGHT.
WITHOUT FANS
WITH EVERY PLAYER TAKING A KNEE 
BEFORE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. 
>> FAUCI TO THROW OUT THE FIRST 
PITCH.
>> AND A CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH 
FROM DR. ANGTHONY FAUCI THAT WAS
A BIT OFF THE MARK
THE NATIONAL PASTIME RETURNED TO
THE DIAMOND.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING
GREAT ABOUT OPENING DAY.
ALBEIT, THIS YEAR, IN JULY, IS
IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE AND
APPRECIATE. 
>> THE YANKEES AND THE REIGNING 
WORLD CHAMPION NATIONALS
SQUARING OFF AT THE NATION'S
CAPITAL, MINUS ONE OF THE GAME'S
STARS.
NATIONALS FORCED TO PLAY WITHOUT
SUPERSTAR JUAN SOTO WHO TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TESTING 
PLAYERS, COACHES, AND STAFF,
EVERY OTHER DAY.
>> ONE PERSON CAN SCREW THIS UP 
FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
>> WITH ACRES OF EMPTY SEATS AND
JUST A 60-GAME SPRINT OF A
SEASON, IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>> NOW, TO FOOTBALL, WHERE
WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
SO FOR THIS SEASON, IT WILL 
SIMPLY BE KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S 
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME, UNDER PRESSURE FROM MANY
WHO VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO 
NATIVE AMERICANS
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY HAD ANY TIME.
YEARS AND YEARS OF PEOPLE 
CALLING FOR THE NAME TO, YOU
KNOW, THINK ABOUT AN IDEA.
NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO -- THEY'RE
PUNTING IT BASICALLY. 
>> WHOLE NOTHER YEAR WE'LL HAVE 
TO WAIT.
FOR NOW, IT'S THE WEEKEND THAT'S
COMING UP.
LET'S SEE HOW YOUR WEATHER IS.
BU
BUT.
>> WE HAVE THREE TROPICAL 
SYSTEMS THAT ARE BREWING
ONE THAT'S GOING TO THREATEN
HAWAII
NOW, HURRICANE
HURRICANE DOUGLAS CONTINUES TO
REALLY STRENGTHEN IN THAT AREA
NOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE, IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO, WE ARE ALSO 
WATCHING TROPICAL STORM HANNA 
NOW CURRENTLY MOVING AT 40 MILES
PER HOUR
THERE IS A SLOW MOVEMENT, AND 
THE STORM SYSTEM IS VERY
DISORGANIZED
BUT THERE IS A BIG-TIME FLOODING
THREAT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
YOU CAN SEE ITS TRACK, AS IT
MAKES ITS WAY ON SHORE
FOR SATURDAY EVENING, IT DOES 
START TO LOSE ITS FORCE, AND
HEAD MORE WELL TO THE SOUTH.
NOW, ALSO, GONZALO, WE ARE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO WATCH, WITH VERY 
MUCH UNCERTAINTY
BUT NOW, THIS TRACK IS MOVING 
MORE TOWARDS THE NORTH
WE ARE SEEING THE CURRENT SPEED 
AT 50 MILES PER HOUR
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
YOU CAN SEE TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO HEAT UP.
AND WE DO HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER 
RISK FOR THE DAKOTAS THIS 
AFTERNOON, WITH TEMPERATURES
ABOVE NORMAL
WELL IN THE 90s.
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST.
VERY BUSY WEEKEND AS WE WATCH 
THE TROPICS.
BUT I WILL HAVE THE REST OF THE 
NATION'S FORECAST COMING UP.
>> SOUNDS BUSY
ALL RIGHT, JANESSA. 
>> HERE ON "EARLY TODAY," WE GOT
A LOT OF NEWS AND SOMETIMES YOU 
THINK YOU HAVE SEEN IT ALL
BUT NOW, YOU'VE GOT A FRIED 
CHICKEN FOOTWEAR COLLABORATION
BETWEEN KFC AND CROCS THAT'S
HITTING THE MARKET
ON JULY 28th, YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO GET THE LIMITED-EDITION SHOES
FOR 60 BUCKS
THE CUSTOM KFC SHOES WERE FIRST 
INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC DURING 
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK.
THEY COME WITH TWO CROC CHARMS
THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AND 
SMELL LIKE FRIED CHICKEN
DRUMSTICKS
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THATBECAUSE
I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT FRIED
CHICKEN AND FEET SMELL LIKE,
TOGETHER, WITH THAT THING.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE GETTING A DOG
AROUND THERE
YOU KNOW, A DOG COMES UP TO YOU.
>> BUT YOU KNOW WHAT
CROCS HAS COLLABORATED WITH 
PEEPS, THE EASTER CANDY PEEPS.
AND ALSO, POST
JUDGE JUDGE HAS ORDERED MICHAEL 
COHEN, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FORMER 
PERSONAL LAWYER, RELEASED FROM
PRISON
THE JUDGE RULED THAT IN SENDING 
COHEN BACK TO PRISON EARLIER
THIS MONTH, FEDERAL OFFICIALS 
HAD RETALIATED AGAINST HIM FOR
HIS PLAN TO WRITE A TELL-ALL
BOOK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
HE WILL SERVE THE REST OF THIS
SENTENCE FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
VIOLATIONS AT HOME. 
>> NOW, AN INTERVIEW WITH TWO 
BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE ISIS 
TERROR CELL KNOWN AS THE
BEATLES.
HERE IS NBC'S RICHARD ENGEL WITH
WHAT THEY NOW ADMIT TO DOING AND
REACTIONS FROM THE FAMILIES OF
SLAIN AMERICANS.
THOSE FAMILIES, DEMANDING 
JUSTICE.
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN NEARLY 
SIX YEARS SINCE THE KIDNAPPING
AND SAVAGE MURDERS, BY ISIS, OF 
AMERICAN AID WORKERS KAYLA
MUELLER AND PETER AND 
JOURNALISTS JAMES FOLEY.
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 
OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, NEW 
DETAILS ABOUT HOW JIM STOOD UP
TO HIS CAPTORS, FROM TWO OF THE 
ISIS MEMBERS WHO HELD HIM AND 
THE OTHER HOSTAGES
>> IF THE GUARD WOULD ASK IS THE
FOOD ENOUGH?
SOMEBODY OF THE PRISON WAS VERY 
TIMID.
THERE WAS ALWAYS HIM WHO WOULD
SAY IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
HE WOULD TAKE THE -- BECAUSE HE 
WOULD THINK HE'S GOING TO GET 
PUNISHED. 
>> PUNISHMENT MEANT TORTURE.
THESE TWO MEN, NOW IN U.S.
CUSTODY IN IRAQ, WERE PART OF 
THE ISIS TERROR CELL NICKNAMED
THE BEATLES, FOR THEIR BRITISH
ACCENTS.
THEY CLAIM THEY DIDN'T
PARTICIPATE IN TORTURE AND
EXECUTIONS
BUT DO ADMIT ABUSE. 
>> I'VE HIT MOST OF THE 
PRISONERS BEFORE. 
>> PREVIOUSLY, THEY'D PRETENDED 
NOT TO KNOW KAYLA MUELLER, WHO
WAS KIDNAPPED, ONE DAY AFTER
ARRIVING IN SYRIA.
>> DID YOU EVER MEET KAYLA
MUELLER?
>> WHO
>> DIDN'T MEET ANY FOREIGN -- 
>> NOW, THEY REMEMBER HER.
INCLUDING, HOW THEY GOT HER 
PARENTS' E-MAIL ADDRESS, TO SEND
RANSOM NOTES, DEMANDING MORE
THAN $6 MILLION AND THREATENING 
MURDER. 
>> SHE WAS VERY SCARED
IN A ROOM BY HERSELF THAT NO ONE
WOULD GO IN.
>> WE SHOWED KAYLA'S DAD THE
DISTURBING INTERVIEWS.
>> OF COURSE, THEY'RE NOT GOING 
TO TELL THE DARK SIDE OF THE
STORY.
THEY WERE THEIR HANDLERS
THEY -- THEY SHACKLED THEM, AND 
TOOK THEM TO THE BATHROOM TWICE 
A DAY.
AT TIMES, KAYLA WAS SHACKLED ALL
NIGHT.
>> BUT THE CASE AGAINST THE TWO 
HAS BEEN HELD UP
WITH A BRITISH COURT RULING THE 
U.S. WON'T GET CRUCIAL EVIDENCE 
FROM BRITISH INVESTIGATORS, 
UNLESS THE DEATH PENALTY IS OFF 
THE TABLE.
JIM'S MOM, DIANE FOLEY
>> WILL THIS GIVE YOU ANY KIND
OF CLOSURE
>> I WANT THEM TO BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE.
ACCOUNTABILITY'S IMPORTANT
OTHERWISE, WE COULD NEVER DETER 
CRIMES, RIGHT?
>> AMERICAN OFFICIALS TELL NBC
NEWS THE U.S. IS DETERMINED TO
ARRANGE FOR THE TWO 
♪ YOU PUT ME ON AND SAID I WAS 
YOUR FAVORITE ♪
>>> TAYLOR SWIFT IS BACK
THIS TIME, IN AN ENCHANTED
FOREST
THAT IS A LOOK AT HER NEW MUSIC 
VIDEO, WHICH SHE WROTE AND
DIRECTED HERSELF
IT'S CALLED CARDIGAN
IT WAS FILMED AMID THIS ONGOING 
PANDEMIC, SO SHE DID HER OWN
HAIR AND STYLING
IT'S FEATURED ON SWIFT'S
SURPRISE ALBUM, FOLKLORE, WHICH 
ALSO DROPPED TODAY. 
>> AMAZING SHE DID IT BY
HERSELF.
WITH THE SET DESIGN AND 
EVERYTHING, I'M SURE THEY HAD 
SOMEBODY ELSE DO THAT.
AND THEN, SHE STEPS IN AND
STYLES HERSELF
AMAZING.
>> IMPRESSIVE.
>> SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE
COUNTRY ARE MAKING DIFFICULT
DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
TO REOPEN BUT SOME CLASSROOMS IN
TENNESSEE HAVE ALREADY STARTED
WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK.
AND THE LEARNING PROCESS LOOKS A
LOT DIFFERENT.
HERE IS NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER
>> Reporter: AS STUDENTS ROLL 
BACK TO SCHOOL BEFORE ENTERING
THE BUILDING, THERE'S A NEW TEST
TO PASS.
AND ONCE INSIDE.
>> WE HAVE HAD SUCH A FUN 
MORNING SO FAR
>> Reporter: SMALL CLASSES, 
STAGGERED ATTENDANCE, AND MASKS 
MARK THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS IN ALCOA, TENNESSEE. 
>> FOR THE MOST PART, DID THEY
FOLLOW THOSE GUIDELINES TODAY?
>> THEY DID.
ALL OF THEM DID AND IT'S EASIER 
WHEN YOU HAVE THE SMALLER 
CLASSES.
>> Reporter: WITH STUDENTS ONLY 
COMING ONE DAY A WEEK, THAT
MEANS SMALLER GROUPS
NO MORE THAN TEN TOGETHER, AT 
ONE TIME
IT'S A WELCOME CHANGE.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF FEWER KIDS
AT A TIME.
I TH
>> Reporter: JUST OUTSIDE OF
KNOXVILLE, THIS DISTRICT OF 
2,000 STUDENTS NOW AMONG THE
FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO MAKE AN 
IN-PERSON ROUETURN TO THE
CLASSROOM.
AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OTHERS
ARE WATCHING CLOSELY
PRESIDENT TRUMP, URGING A RETURN
TO NORMAL CLASSES, SAYS HE IS 
COMFORTABLE SENDING HIS OWN SON 
AND GRANDCHILDREN BACK, WHILE 
MAKING THESE COMMENTS THAT KIDS 
ARE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>> THEY DON'T CATCH IT EASILY.
THEY DON'T BRING IT HOME EASILY.
AND IF THEY DO CATCH IT, THEY 
GET BETTER, FAST
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE
COORDINATOR, DR. DEBORAH BIRX,
WEIGHING IN ON FOX NEWS SHORTLY 
AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS. 
>> I THINK THERE'S STILL OPEN 
QUESTIONS THERE, AND THAT'S WHY 
THE PRESIDENT CONCLUDED WITH, 
WE'RE STUDYING THIS VERY HARD.
>> Reporter: NEAR THE NATION'S
CAPITAL, THREE MAJOR DISTRICTS
HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BEGIN
THE YEAR ONLINE.
IN CHICAGO, TEACHERS DEMAND 
THEIR SCHOOLS DO THE SAME.
AND IN FLORIDA, WHERE COVID 
CASES ARE SPIKING, EDUCATORS
HAVE SUED THE STATE TO STOP 
FULL-TIME REOPENING.
THE GOVERNOR, NOT BUDGING.
>> WHILE THE RISK FROM -- TO
STUDENTS FROM IN-PERSON LEARNING
ARE LOW, THE COST OF KEEPING
SCHOOLS CLOSED ARE ENORMOUS.
>> OHIO ART TEACHER TERRY 
CRUTHERS IS SET TO GO BACK FULL 
TI
TIME NEXT MONTH.
SO WORRIED ABOUT COVID-19, SHE'S
WRITTEN GOOD-BYE LETTERS, JUST
IN CASE.
>> BACK IN ALCOA, FOR LANDRY
BRADBURN, IT'S AN INTERESTING 
START TO SECOND GRADE.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT
THAT MASK, BUDDY
>> NOT GOOD.
IT MAKES ME REALLY HOT. 
>> WE'RE SUPERHEROES PUTTING ON 
OUR MASKS.
THIS MAY NOT GO AWAY ANYTIME
SOON. 
>> THANKS TO BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
FOR THAT REPORT.
SO MANY MIXED 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR.
THE ALL-IMPORTANT WEEKEND 
FORECAST
WE DO HAVE THAT TROPICAL SYSTEM,
MAKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTH TEXAS.
SO YOUR LOCAL FORECAST IS GOING 
TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THROUGHOUT 
THE WEEKEND.
VERY HOT AND HUMID, WITH
TEMPERATURES
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI, THE NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, SAYS 
HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE RECEIVED 
SERIOUS THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY,
SINCE HE'S BECOME ONE OF THE
PUBLIC FACES OF THE RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
FAUCI, ALSO, SAID HE HAS
RECEIVED HATE MAIL AND EVEN HAD 
TO BE ASSIGNED SECURITY, DUE TO 
SOME OF THE THREATS.
>>> CHINA LAUNCHED A BIG STEP IN
THE RACE TO STUDY MARS
THE COUNTRY'S FIRST MARS ROVER
SUCCESSFULLY LIFTED OFF JUST
SOUTH OF MAINLAND CHINA.
IT SHOULD ARRIVE IN ORBIT AROUND
THE RED PLANET IN FEBRUARY, AND 
WILL BE USED TO LOOK FOR
UNDERGROUND WATER.
THE U.S. IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH 
THE MARS ROVER NEXT WEEK
>>> THURSDAY MARKED ONE YEAR TO 
GO UNTIL THE OPENING CEREMONY.
NBC'S KEIR SIMMONS HAS MORE FROM
LONDON
>> Reporter: IT IS
UNPRECEDENTED.
THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS, NOW
SCHEDULED FOR SUMMER 2021.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
AND THIS WEEK, A WARNING
IF INFECTIONS CONTINUE, AT THESE
LEVELS, FOR 12 MONTHS, QUOTE, WE
COULDN'T HOLD THE GAMES, THE
PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAID
WHILE ADDING HE IS HOPEFUL
THE VENUES WILL BE READY
THEY'RE READY NOW.
THE JAPANESE HOSTS HAVE ALREADY 
SPENT $12 BILLION ON TOKYO 2020.
>> WE ARE NOW ABSOLUTELY, 
ABSOLUTELY, CONCENTRATING ON
DELIVERING THE GAMES NEXT YEAR. 
>> IT WILL BE A GREAT SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVAL. 
>> YEAH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A SYMBOL OF 
UNITY AND SOLIDARITY OF 
HUMANKIND.
>> Reporter: IT'S ALSO NOT CLEAR
WHETHER THERE WILL BE SPECTATORS
OR WHAT AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE WILL 
LOOK LIKE.
ORGANIZERS PREPARING TO ENFORCE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
ONE OF THE THEMES OF TOKYO 2020 
IS SUSTAINABILITY AND RENEWAL.
SO OLD PHONES AND LAPTOPS ARE 
BEING TURNED INTO METALS
WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE
RENEWAL AND SUSTAINABILITY, THAN
WATCHING SIMONE BILES TAKE ONE
OF THOSE GOLD MEDALS
KEIR SIMMONS, NBC NEWS, LONDON. 
>> DÉJÀ VU, RIGHT
>> I KNOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WAS A YEAR 
AGO THAT HAPPENED.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE PLANNING ON 
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
A YEAR FROM NOW, LIKE YOU SAID, 
FINGERS CROSSED.
AND WE CAN HOPE THE GAMES CAN 
BEGIN.
>>> IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF
HEIGHTS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP 
THE ZIP LINE IN SOUTHWESTERN
NORWAY
THE LONGEST IN SCANDINAVIA, THIS
4,500-FOOT ZIP LINE SENDS 
THRILLSEEKERS.
RIDERS SOAR PAST CLIFFS AND 
WATERFALLS
IT'S HOPING VISITORS WILL RETURN
ONCE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS EASE.
IT DOES LOOK FUN. 
>>> AN AGONIZING, NEW MILESTONE.
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES SOAR PAST
4 MILLION, AS HEALTH OFFICIALS
URGE DRASTIC ACTION TO GET THE
PANDEMIC UNDER CONTROL
>>> TRIBUTES TO A TITAN OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
THE WEEK OF CEREMONIES PLANNED
TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS
>>> A CONGRESSIONAL CLASH.
NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE 
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ
CONDEMNS A REPUBLICAN 
CONGRESSMAN, WHO ALLEGEDLY
ATTACKED HER WITH PROFANITY.
>>> DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.
>> WHOOPS.
DR. FAUCI FLATTENING THE CU
CURCUR
CURVE BALL THERE WHILE USHERING 
THE SEASON UNLIKE ANY BEFORE
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPENING DAY.
>> GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS ARE
REBOUNDING, PROPELLING THIS 
COUNTRY PAST THE 4 MILLION MARK.
WHEN THE VIRUS FIRST HIT U.S. 
SOIL, IT TOOK THE COUNTRY 100 
DAYS TO REACH THE 1 MILLION 
MARK
43 DAYS LATER -- AND IN JUST 16 
DAYS, 4 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
INFECTED
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE 
WILDFIRE. 
>> THE CDC RELEASED GUIDELINES
FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS, AND THE
AGENCY IS EMPHASIZING THE NEED
TO GET CHILDREN BACK INTO 
CLASSROOMS DUE TO THE SOCIAL AND
MENTAL RISKS OF REMOTE LEARNING.
SOME OF THE GUIDELINES INCLUDE
MOVING CLASSES OUTDOORS, AND
KEEPING STUDENTS IN THE SAME, 
SMALL GROUPS
THE CDC SAYS, WITH THE RIGHT
PLANS IN PLACE, THE ENTIRE
SCHOOL WOULD NOT NEED TO SHUT 
DOWN IF SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE. 
>> MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON,
AFTER A THIRD-STRAIGHT
CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MADE A SURPRISE 
ANNOUNCEMENT
CANCELLING THE REPUBLICAN 
CONVENTION IN JACKSONVILLE
HE HAD THE TIMING WASN'T RIGHT
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE TO CAST 
THEIR VOTES.
>> SOUTHWEST AND AMERICAN 
AIRLINES ARE TIGHTENING NO MASK,
NO FLY RULES
F
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR 
PASSENGERS OVER 2 YEARS OLD.
GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 27th AND
AMERICAN'S STARTS ON THE 29th.
>> AFTER A SURGE IN TEXAS AND 
FLORIDA, THE VIRUS ZEROES IN ON 
OTHER AREAS WITH NEARLY A DOZEN 
CITIES UNDER CLOSE WATCH
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: OFFICIALLY,
ECLIPSING 4 MILLION INFECTIONS, 
THE TRUE NUMBER OF COVID CASES
IN THE U.S. IS, WITHOUT DOUBT,
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
THE NEW MILESTONE REACHED, AS A 
TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL SOUNDS THE
ALARM FOR 11 AMERICAN CITIES IN 
TROUBLE.
AFTER TESTING RESULTS CAME BACK 
FROM METRO AREAS, LIKE
CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS,
MINNEAPOLIS, AND NEW ORLEANS, 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX, IN A PRIVATE
CALL OBTAINED BY THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY, WARNED LOCAL
LEADERS THEY NEED TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS TO MITIGATE
THEIR OUTBREAKS.
>> WE ARE TRACKING THIS VERY
CLOSELY.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE
OFFICIALS, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
RESPONDING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: THE PUSH TO TAKE 
QUICK ACTION, NO SURPRISE TO THE
MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS, WHERE THE
PANDEMIC HAS EXPLODED.
>> OVER THE LAST WEEK, OUR
CITY'S POSITIVITY RATE HAS
JUMPED BY NEARLY 50%. 
>> AS STATES LIKE FLORIDA SET 
NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATH
RECORDS, IN HARD-HIT TEXAS, 
MORGUES ARE SO OVERWHELMED, 
REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS ARE 
ARRIVING, IN ONE COUNTY, TO 
STORE THE DEAD. 
>> RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A CRISIS
35 PEOPLE THAT PASSED AWAY, JUST
TODAY.
MAYBE MORE. 
>> FOR SOME, THE VIRUS TESTING
THEIR FAITH, AFTER 13 SISTERS 
WHO BELONG TO THE SAME MICHIGAN 
CONVENT, LOST THEIR LIVES TO
COVID.
IN ILLINOIS, 30-YEAR-OLD
JONATHAN DAVILA RECOVERED FROM
THE VIRUS TO ONLY LATER BE
READMITTED TO THE ER
HIS WIFE THOUGHT SHE WOULD LOSE 
HIM.
>> I WAS STARTING TO THINK OF 
HOW I WAS GOING TO TELL MY KIDS 
THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE THEIR
DAD.
>> DAVILA IS LEARNING TO WALK 
AGAIN.
>> I'D RATHER BE HERE, LIKE 
THIS, THAN NOT BE HERE AT ALL.
>> AFTER 8,000 DEATHS IN
CALIFORNIA, HERE, IN LOS
ANGELES, ONE OF THE NATION'S
MOST DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS, 
TRANSMISSIONS MAY BE LEVELING 
OFF.
PERHAPS, HELP ON THE HORIZON
THE NATION'S LARGEST MOVIE
THEATER CHAIN, AMC, ANNOUNCED 
THEY PLAN TO REOPEN MANY
LOCATIONS BY MID TO LATE AUGUST.
THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY SET
TO BECOME ONE OF THE FIRST
UNIVERSITIES IN THE NATION TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS 
THIS MONTH
>> YOU WISH YOU COULD GO AND BE 
THERE.
>> BUT ALEXANDRIA KNOWS THE 
DANGERS OF COVID TOO WELL.
SHE LOST HER FATHER AND SISTER, 
JUST DAYS APART.
>> I NEVER, IN A HUNDRED MILLION
YEARS, I WOULD NEVER WISH THIS
FOR ANYONE TO GO THROUGH. 
>> ONE FAMILY'S UNIMAGINABLE
LOSS AS A RECORD NUMBER OF
AMERICANS BECOME INFECTED WITH
THE VIRUS.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> AND AS WE MENTIONED, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SCRAPPING
PLANS TO HOLD THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE NEXT MONTH.
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES SKYROCKET
IN FLORIDA
THE MOVE COMES, AFTER THE LOCAL 
SHERIFF SAID HE COULDN'T
GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF VISITORS
IN THE CITY.
NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER HAS THE
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: A RARE RETREAT FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
WITH CASES OF COVID SURGING IN
FLORIDA, THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCING HE IS CANCELLING HIS 
PLANS TO HOLD THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE
>> BUT I LOOKED AT MY TEAM
AND I SAID THE TIMING FOR THIS
EVENT IS NOT RIGHT
JUST NOT RIGHT, WITH WHAT'S 
HAPPENED, RECENTLY
THE FLARE-UP IN FLORIDA.
TO HAVE A BIG CONVENTION, IT'S
NOT THE RIGHT TIME
IT'S, REALLY, SOMETHING THAT, 
FOR ME, I HAVE TO PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
SAYING HE IS STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF HIS 
CONVENTION SPEECH.
AND DELEGATES WILL CAST THEIR 
VOTES IN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE
IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ASKED WHAT
MADE HIM CHANGE HIS MIND
>> I WOULD JUST SAY SAFETY
WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
AND WE, ALSO, HAVE TO SET AN
EXAMPLE.
>> AND ON SCHOOLS REOPENING IN
THE FALL, THE PRESIDENT SAID THE
CDC WILL SOON PROVIDE MORE
GUIDANCE
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, 
ACKNOWLEDGED SOME SCHOOLS MAY 
NEED TO DELAY.
>> IN CITIES OR STATES, THAT ARE
CURRENT HOT SPOTS, AND YOU WILL 
SEE THAT IN THE MAP BEHIND ME,
DISTRICTS MAY NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS.
AND THAT'S POSSIBLE.
THAT'LL BE UP TO GOVERNORS
THE DECISION SHOULD BE MADE,
BASED ON THE DATA AND THE FACTS 
ON THE GROUNDS, IN EACH 
COMMUNITY.
BUT EVERY DISTRICT SHOULD BE
ACTIVELY MAKING PREPARATIONS TO 
OPEN
>> Reporter: IT COMES AMID A
SETBACK FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS, 
WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION
DOLLAR RELIEF PACKAGE.
THE EMERGING ELEMENTS, SO FAR.
$16 BILLION OF NEW FUNDING FOR
COVID TESTING.
$105 BILLION TO REOPEN SCHOOLS
AND MORE DIRECT PAYMENTS TO 
AMERICANS.
BUT AMONG THE KEY STICKING
POINTS
THOSE $600 WEEKLY PAYMENTS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WANTS 
THE AMOUNT TO BE LOWERED TO 70% 
OF A PERSON'S PAYCHECK
FISCAL CONSERVATIVES SAY EVEN 
THAT'S TOO MUCH.
AND THEY HAVEN'STARTED --
>> DEADLY CONSEQUENCES FOR TENS 
OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
>> THE PRESIDENT CALLED ON
LAWMAKERS TO GET A DEAL,
QUICKLY.
AS FOR THE CONVENTION, IT'S A 
REMARKABLE SHIFT
THE PRESIDENT HAD PRESSED FOR A 
FULL-SCALE CONVENTION, FOR
MONTHS
FRANCES.
>> WHAT A TURNAROUND
KRISTEN, THANK YOU
>>> UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS ARE 
STILL SKYROCKETING AS MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS ARE STILL
STRUGGLING TO GET BENEFITS
TO ADD TO THE FRUSTRATION AND 
ANXIETY, THE $600 A WEEK JOBLESS
PAYMENTS THAT WERE AUTHORIZED IN
THE $2.2 TRILLION STIMULUS
PACKAGE ARE EXPECTED TO END 
TOMORROW, UNLESS CONGRESS CAN 
ACT NOW.
HERE IS NBC'S JOLENE KENT.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
THAT DEBATE RAGING ON CAPITOL 
HILL AND THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT
WHAT TO DO NEXT WITH THIS $600 A
WEEK SUPPLEMENT THAT'S SLATED TO
END AT THE END OF JULY IS 
STRESSING OUT A LOT OF
UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS
SO MANY TELL US THEY NEED IT, 
JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET
CINDY CROW HAS RELIED ON THE
$600 PAYMENT FROM THE CARES ACT 
SINCE HER NEW ORLEANS TOUR
BUSINESS SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY 
DIFFICULT.
>> IF THAT MONEY GOES AWAY. 
>> IT MEANS I'M HOMELESS. 
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RISING 
A
ANXIETY AND UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
NEARLY 1.4 MILLION NEW JOBLESS
CLAIMS FILED LAST WEEK
THE FIRST INCREASE SINCE LATE 
MARCH AND FAR HIGHER THAN THE 
282,000 CLAIMS, BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC
AND SECURING BENEFITS IN THE
FIRST PLACE IS STILL A PROBLEM
FOR SOME
LIKE IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
>> IT'S BEEN TERRIBLE.
IT'S SLOW.
IT'S OUTDATED.
>> Reporter: AND WITHOUT THE
$600 A WEEK SUPPLEMENT
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS WOULD GET, ON
AVERAGE, $383 A WEEK
THE EXTRA MONEY, HOWEVER, HAS 
MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR GARY
BRAMMER TO FULLY STAFF HIS
INDIANA RESTAURANT. 
>> SOME OF THEM WERE MAKING MORE
MONEY TO STAY HOME
I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO 
WORK MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SO I HAD TO START CLOSING ON
MONDAYS BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T 
HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE DILEMMA
IN WASHINGTON.
>> THERE IS AN ARGUMENT BEING 
MADE, BY THE PRESIDENT, HIMSELF,
THAT THE $600 A WEEK IS ACTUALLY
DISCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM GOING
BACK TO WORK. 
>> WELL,HAT'S DISCOURAGING PEOP 
FROM GOING BACK TO WORK IS THE
UNSAFE CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF
COVID.
AMERICANS ARE HARDWORKING.
THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR 
FAMILIES
THEY DON'T NEED INCENTIVE.
WHEN WE TAKE THESE BENEFITS 
AWAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT A DEEPER
AND LONGER RECESSION, WHICH IS
NOT WHAT WE WANT
>> WE NEED HELP.
NOT JUST HERE, IN NEW ORLEANS 
BUT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
>> THE FINAL PAYMENTS OF THAT 
$600 A WEEK ARE SLATED TO GO OUT
THIS WEEKEND
BUT EVEN IF CONGRESS AND THE
WHITE HOUSE CAN STRIKE A DEAL TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT, THERE IS
LIKELY TO BE A DELAY IN GETTING 
THAT MONEY TO PEOPLE
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT
JO, THANK YOU.
>>> THE FAMILY OF LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
THE CONGRESSMAN DIED LAST WEEK, 
FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH CANCER
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT, 
TRACIE POTTS, JOINS US WITH 
MORE
AND, TRACIE, THE CEREMONIES WILL
SPAN THREE STATES AND TOUCH ON
KEY MOMENTS OF THE CONGRESSMAN'S
LIFE. 
>> THEY WILL, FRANCES.
INCLUDING THAT ICONIC WALK
ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE 
IN ALABAMA
WE WILL SEE THAT RE-CREATED THIS
WEEKEND.
THE EVENT.
SIX DAYS OF THEM
START IN ALABAMA, TOMORROW, WITH
CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE IN TROY, 
ALABAMA, WHERE CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
IS FROM.
IN SELMA
AND OF COURSE, WHAT THEY'RE 
CALLING THE FINAL CROSSING, 
ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE.
THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON
SUNDAY
AGAIN, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE
ORIGINAL CROSSING OF THAT BRIDGE
BACK DURING THE CIVIL RIGH
MOVEMENT
NOW, EVERYTHING WILL MOVE TO
WASHINGTON ON MONDAY, WITH A
SPECIAL CEREMONY AT THE U.S.
CAPITOL, AT THE ROTUNDA,
HONORING CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
HIS BODY WILL LIE IN STATE, AT
THE CAPITOL, FOR A DAY AND A
HALF
IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN 
WE NORMALLY SEE BECAUSE OF COVID
RESTRICTIONS
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OUTSIDE.
THE MAYOR HAS SAID THAT EVERYONE
WHO WANTS TO FILE BY, WILL HAVE 
TO WEAR A MASK AND QUEUE
OUTSIDE.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, AFTER
TUESDAY, EVERYTHING MOVES TO
ATLANTA.
WHERE THEY WILL HAVE SOME 
SERVICES AT THE GEORGIA STATE 
CAPITOL.
AND THE FINAL SERVICE, THE FINAL
CELEBRATION OF LIF AND BURIAL 
ON THURSDAY.
FRANCES.
>> TRACIE, THANKS FOR THE 
RUNDOWN.
>> CHINA STRIKES BACK AFTER THE 
U.S. CLOSED THE CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
THEY HAVE NOW RETALIATED CLOSING
AN AMERICAN CONSULATE IN
CHENGDU.
IT'S THE LATEST TWIST IS SENDING
THE TWO WORLD POWERS INTO AN
EVEN DEEPER DIVIDE
DETERIORATED ON EVERYTHING FROM 
TRADE TO TECHNOLOGY AND TODAY 
HAPPENS TO BE THE DEADLINE FOR
THE CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
TO SHUDDER ITS DOORS. 
>> A LOT OF US ARE LOOKING AT 
PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND.
BUT ALSO, NBC METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB IS WATCHING THAT.
AND ALSO, TROPICAL THREATS FOR
THE U.S. AS WELL
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE A TRIPLE THREAT OF 
STORMS
WE HAVE A BEAST OF A STORM THAT 
IS BREWING ACROSS EASTERN 
PACIFIC.
NOW, CURRENTLY, A HURRICANE.
HURRICANE DOUGLAS.
BUT WE'RE ALSO WATCHING THE 
GULF
YESTERDAY, THIS WAS AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE
NOW BECOME MORE ORGANIZED,
TROPICAL STORM HANNA
YOU CAN SEE THE TRACK HERE AS IT
MAKES ITS WAY ONSHORE TOMORROW, 
GOING TO BE SEEING THE GUSTS
PICK UP.
ALSO, THE FLOODING, RAIN
POTENTIAL ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
ALSO, WATCHING THE VSEVERE
WEATHER THREAT
LOOK AT THAT
IT'S BUILDING.
THE HUMIDITY IN PLACE AND IT'S
GOING TO CONTINUE TO THE
MIDATLANTIC INTO THE DEEP SOUTH.
WE'LL WATCH THAT SEVERE WEATHER 
FOR FLORIDA.
AND THE HEAT JUST WON'T GO AWAY.
I KNOW WE'RE IN JULY BUT WE'LL
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. 
>> A LOT TO TALK STILL
JANESSA, THANKS.
>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL
INVESTIGATING.
>>> SHUTDOWNS HAVE CAUSED DISNEY
TO POSTPONE THE PREMIERE OF THE 
LIVE ACTION FILM "MULAN" WHICH
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEATERS
IN MARCH
STUDIO ALSO PUSHING BACK RELEASE
OF THE NEW AVATAR AND "STAR 
WARS" MOVIES. 
>> 59% OF AMERICANS SAY THEY
DON'T PLAN ON RENEWING THEIR GYM
MEMBERSHIPS, ONCE THE PANDEMIC
IS
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
A DRAMATIC MOMENT ON CAPITOL
HILL
CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA
OCASIO-CORTEZ, CONDEMNING A 
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUE, AFTER SHE 
SAYS HE CONFRONTED HER AND
HURLED PROFANITY-LACED INSULTS
NBC'S KASIE HUNT HAS THE LATEST.
>> IN A FIERY SPEECH ON THE 
HOUSE FLOOR, CONGRESSWOMAN
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
STANDING HER GROUND.
REPRESENTATIVE YOHO CALLED ME 
AND I QUOTE A [ BLEEP ].
THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT
REPRESENTATIVE YOHO LEVIED
AGAINST A CONGRESSWOMAN.
>> THE CONFRONTATION HAPPENED 
MONDAY
BUT OCASIO-CORTEZ DIDN'T CONFIRM
THE HILL NEWSPAPER'S REPORTING, 
UNTIL AFTER TED YOHO SAID THIS. 
>> THE OFFENSIVE NAME CALLING 
WORDS ATTRIBUTED TO ME WERE 
NEVER SPOKEN TO MY COLLEAGUES.
AND IF THEY WERE CONSTRUED THAT 
WAY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR
MISUNDERSTANDING
I CANNOT APOLOGIZE FOR MY 
PASSION.
>> OCASIO-CORTEZ CALLED THAT AN 
EXCUSE, NOT AN APOLOGY
MAKING THE CASE IT'S ABOUT MORE 
THAN JUST ONE ARGUMENT
>> I HAVE TOSSED MEN OUT OF BARS
THAT HAVE USED LANGUAGE LIKE MR.
YOHO'S
AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE
OF HARASSMENT, RIDING THE SUBWAY
IN NEW YORK CITY
THIS IS NOT NEW.
AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM.
>> HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI,
RECALLING HER OWN EXPERIENCE. 
>> THEY'VE CALLED ME NAMES FOR
AT LEAST -- AT LEAST 20 YEARS OF
LEADERSHIP
18 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP
>> THIS ISSUE IS NOT ABOUT ONE
INCIDENT
IT IS CULTURAL
IT IS A CULTURE OF LACK OF
IMPUNITY, OF ACCEPTING OF 
VIOLENCE AND VIOLENT LANGUAGE 
AGAINST WOMEN, AND AN ENTIRE
STRUCTURE OF POWER THAT SUPPORTS
THAT
>> DEMOCRATS ARE DEMANDING
REPUBLICANS CONDEMN YOHO BUT HE 
IS STILL DENYING HE USED THE
WORDS AN
>> Announcer: DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.
>>> DR. FAUCI'S FIRST PITCH WAS 
JUST A BIT OUTSIDE
BUT IT DID RING IN THE
LONG-AWAITED RETURN OF BASEBALL.
THE DEFENDING CHAMPION NATIONALS
HOSTED THE YANKEES IN THE 
SEASON'S OPENING GAME.
THE FIRST RUNS OF THE SEASON, 
RIGHT THERE.
COMING OFF THE BAT OF CARLOS
STANTON.
THAT MASSIVE HOME RUN THAT
NOBODY CAUGHT.
IT WOULDN'T BE LONG, THOUGH,
BEFORE THE NATIONALS RESPONDED
IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE FIRST.
ADAM EATON WOULD SEND ONE TO THE
FANS, WHERE THERE WERE NO 
STANDS
THE YANKEES MANAGED TO TACKLE A 
COUPLE MORE RUNS BEFORE RAIN
ULTIMATELY CALLED THE GAME IN 
THE SIXTH INNING. 
>> HOW GOOD DID THAT FEEL FOR 
YOU?
>> I WAS SITTING THERE
I WAS READY TO WATCH BOTH 
BECAUSE THE DODGERS PLAYED THE
GIANTS RIGHT AFTERWARDS.
BUT THAT
LO
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAT
THAT'S BUILDING ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST, ALL THE WAY TO THE EAST
COAST.
NOT REALLY SURE THAT FIRST WAVE 
MADE ITS WAY OUT
BUT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
SEE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A COOLER 
WEATHER PATTERN, SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON, THE BAY IS ACTUALLY
WHERE YOU NEED TO BE
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH OUR SERIES 
INEQUALITY IN AMERICA AND A LOOK
AT HOW COVID-19 IS PUSHING
FAMILIES TO FIND CREATIVE 
SOLUTIONS TO TEACH THEIR KIDS 
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THAT IS, IF THEY CAN AFFORD IT
NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: FOR A LOT OF 
PARENTS, THIS SPRING REVEALED A 
PAINFUL TRUTH.
THEY AREN'T GOOD TEACHERS.
LIKE SINGLE MOM ZOE FISHMAN IN
ATLANTA.
>> BEING A SINGLE PARENT IS HARD
ENOUGH
BUT THIS WAS ON ANOTHER LEVEL OF
EXHAUSTION
>> Reporter: FACING ANOTHER 
SCHOOL YEAR OF AT LEAST SOME
REMOTE LEARNING, FISHMAN IS 
FWARG
GATHERING A GROUP OF PARENTS WHO
PLAN TO HIRE HER BROTHER, A 
TEACHER, TO TEACH THE KIDS WHEN 
THEY AREN'T IN SCHOOL.
>> FIVE FAMILIES, TWO HOURS.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY.
>> WOULD YOU RELY ON THE
CURRICULUM OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 
SYSTEM
>> YES
YES.
WE'RE NOT ASKING MY BROTHER TO
REINVENT THE WHEEL. 
>> IT IS A TEACHING STRATEGY, 
NOW SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
THE PANDEMIC POD
ALLOWING KIDS TO BE TOGETHER AND
LEARN, WHILE THEIR PARENTS WORK.
>> IT WAS TIRING
NOT FUN.
>> Reporter: ONLINE LEARNING WAS
TOUGH FOR BLAKE TASSEY, A THIRD 
GRADER OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON, 
D.C.
HIS PARENTS SAY THE PODS ARE
JUST WHAT HE NEEDS. 
>> YOU REALLY WANT TO GET THE 
BEST FOR YOUR CHILD.
AND YOU WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE
LEARNING ON THOSE ONLINE DAYS.
>> Reporter: BUT TFOR MANY
FAMILIES, IT'S JUST TOO COSTLY
THE TEACHERS HAVE TO BE PAID
AND, IN SOME CASES, THE SPACES, 
TOO.
>> THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE MOST 
VULNERABLE, PARTICULARLY
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BLACK
FAMILIES, THEY ARE LOCKED OUT OF
THAT. 
>> EXPERTS SAY THAT WILL WIDEN
THE EDUCATION GAP.
>> THEY ARE CREATING THEIR OWN
FORM OF PRIVATE SCHOOL
WHEN YOU START TO DO THAT, WE 
KNOW THAT THE INEQUALITY EFFECTS
ARE GOING TO MULTIPLY, OVER 
TIME. 
>> ZOE FISHMAN'S POD WILL COST
ROUGHLY $150 A WEEK.
>> THESE KIDS GET ONE CHANCE AT 
BEING KIDS
AND THEY'RE FORCED TO DEAL WITH 
THESE ISSUES, THAT ARE ON ADULT 
LEVEL, THAT THEY REALLY 
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DEALING
WITH. 
>> IN THE SCRAMBLE TO SAVE THE
SCHOOL YEAR FOR SOME, THERE IS
THE RISK OF MANY MORE BEING LEFT
BEHIND
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS, NEW 
YORK. 
>> TOUGH SITUATION ON BOTH SIDES
BUT YOU GET, YOU KNOW, A
SCENARIO WHERE PARENTS ARE SO 
SEPARA
DESPERATE FOR THEIR KIDS
BOTH SIDE KIND OF STUCK.
>> WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM HAVE
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
THIS SEASON IT WILL SIMPLY BE 
KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL
TEAM
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME FROM PRESSURE OF MANY WHO
VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO NATIVE
AMERICANS.
>> AS FAR AS THE LOGO AND 
MASCOT
>> YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD HAVE 
GONE WITH TH
>>> THE RACE TO CONTAIN 
CORONAVIRUS.
THE NATION SURPASSES 4 MILLION
CASES AS HOPE IN THE CAPITAL FOR
A NEW WAVE OF RELIEF HITS A 
MAJOR ROADBLOCK.
>> THE CITY'S MAYOR TEAR GAS BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS BRINGING KNEW
SCRUTINY TO THE CRACKDOWN BY THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
>> AND THE SEASON IS FINALLY IN 
FULL SWING
WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM
OPENING DAY.
>>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US I'M 
FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IT'S THE PANDEMIC WITH NO END IN
SIGHT.
SKYROCKETING CASES HAVE SENT THE
U.S. PAST THE 4 MILLION MARK
WHEN THE VIRUS HIT THE SOIL IT
TOOK THE COUNTRY 100 DAYS TO
MEET THE 1 MILLION MARK.
IT GREW TO 3 MILLION AND IN JUST
16 DAYS 4 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED.
THIS VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE
WILD FIRE.
>> IN WASHINGTON AFTER A THIRD
STRAIGHT CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING,
PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKES A SURPRISE
ANNOUNCEMENT, CANCELLING THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
IN JACKSONVILLE.
MR. TRUMP SAID THE TIMING WASN'T
RIGHT.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE.
>>> FIRST-TIME JOBLESS CLAIM
NUMBERS ARE ON THE RISE.
FILINGS FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS
ROSE TO 1.4 MILLION WHICH IS
HIGHER THAN THE EXPECTED
1.3 MILLION.
IT MARKS THE 18th STRAIGHT WEEK 
IN WHICH INITIAL CLAIMS ROSE
MORE THAN A MILLION.
>>> THE CDC RELEASED GUIDELINES 
FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS AND 
THEY'RE EMPHASIZING GETTING KIDS
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.
SOME OF THE GUIDELINES INCLUDE
KEEPING STUDENTS IN SMALL GROUPS
THAT STAY TOGETHER AND
REPURPOSING UNDERUSED BUILDINGS 
TO CREATE MORE SPACE
>>> THE VIRUS IS ZEROING IN ON
OTHER AREAS WITH NEARLY A DOZEN 
CITIES UNDER CLOSE WATCH. 
>> Reporter: OFFICIALLY 
ECLIPSING 4 MILLION INFECTIONS
THE TRUE NUMBER OF COVID CASES
IN THE U.S. WITHOUT DOUBT 
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
THE NEW MILESTONE REACHED AS A
TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL SOUNDS THE
ALARM FOR CITIES IN TROUBLE 
AFTER TESTING CAME BACK FROM
CLEVELAND, MINNEAPOLIS AND NEW
ORLEANS, DR. DEBRABY IN A 
PRI -- 
BIRKS SAYS THEY NEED TO MITIGATE
THE OUTBREAKS.
>> WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE 
OFFICIALS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
RESPONDING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: THE PUSH TO TAKE 
QUICK ACTION, NO SURPRISE TO THE
MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS WHERE THE 
PANDEMIC HAS EXPLODED.
>> OVER THE LAST WEEK OUR CITY'S
POSITIVITY RATE HAS JUMPED BY 
NEARLY 50%
>> Reporter: AS STATES LIKE 
FLORIDA SET NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS
AND DEATH RECORDS, IN HARD HIT
TEXAS, MORGUES ARE SO 
OVERWHELMED REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS 
ARE ARRIVING IN ONE COUNTY TO 
STORE THE DEAD
>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CRISIS.
35 PEOPLE THAT PASSED AWAY JUST 
TODAY, MAYBE MORE.
>> Reporter: FOR SOME, THE VIRUS
TESTING THEIR FAITH AFTER 13
SISTERS WHO BELONGED TO THE SAME
MICHIGAN CONVENT LOST THEIR 
LIVES TO COVID
IN ILLINOIS, 30-YEAR-OLD
JONATHAN RECOVERED FROM THE 
VIRUS TO ONLY LATER BE
READMITTED TO THE ER
HIS WIFE THOUGHT SHE WOULD LOSE 
HIM.
>> I WAS STARTING TO THINK OF 
HOW I WAS GOING TO TELL MY KIDS 
THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE 
THEIR DAD.
>> HE'S LEARNING TO WALK AGAIN
>> I'D RATHER BE HERE LIKE THIS 
THAN NOT BE HERE AT ALL.
>> Reporter: AFTER 8,000 DEATHS 
IN CALIFORNIA, HERE IN LOS
ANGELES ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST
DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS,
TRANSMISSIONS MAY BE LEVELING 
OFF.
PERHAPS HOPE ON THE HORIZON.
THE NATION'S LARGEST MOVIE
THEATER CHAIN AMC ANNOUNCES 
THEY'LL PLAN TO REOPEN MANY 
LOCATIONS BY MID TO LATE AUGUST.
THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY SET TO BE 
ONE OF THE FIRST UNIVERSITIES IN
THE NATION TO WELCOME STUDENTS
BACK ON CAMPUS THIS MONTH.
>> YOU WISH YOU COULD GO AND BE 
THERE.
>> Reporter: BUT ALEXANDRIA 
KNOWS THE DANGERS OF COVID TOO
WELL
SHE LOST HER FATHER AND SISTER
JUST DAYS APART.
>> I NEVER IN A HUNDRED MILLION 
YEARS I WOULD NEVER WISH THIS 
FOR ANYONE TO GO THROUGH. 
>> Reporter: ONE FAMILY'S 
UNIMAGINABLE LOSS AS A RECORD 
NUMBER OF AMERICANS BECOME
INFEBLGTED WITH THE VIRUS.
NBC NEWS, LOS ANGELES.
>> AND AS WE MENTIONED PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS SCRAPPING PLANS TO HOLD
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION IN JACKSONVILLE NEXT 
MONTH AS CORONAVIRUS CASES
SKYROCKET IN FLORIDA
THE MOVE COMES AFTER THE LOCAL
SHERIFF SAID HE COULDN'T
GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF VISITORS
IN THE CITY.
>> Reporter: A RARE RETREAT FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH CASES OF 
COVID SURGING IN FLORIDA, THE 
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING HE IS
CANCELLING HIS PLANS TO HOLD THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
IN JACKSONVILLE.
>> BUT I LOOKED AT MY TEAM AND I
SAID, THE TIMING FOR THIS EVENT 
IS NOT RIGHT
JUST NOT RIGHT WITH WHAT'S
HAPPENED RECENTLY, THE FLARE UP 
IN FLORIDA, TO HAVE A BIG 
CONVENTION IS NOT THE RIGHT 
TIME
IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT FOR
ME I HAVE TO PROTECT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
SAYING HE IS STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF HIS 
CONVENTION SPEECH AND DELEGATES 
WILL CAST THEIR VOTES IN NORTH
CAROLINA WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ASKED, WHAT 
MADE HIM CHANGE HIS MIND
>> I WOULD JUST SAY SAFETY
WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND WE
HAVE TO SET AN EXAMPLE. 
>> Reporter: AND ON SCHOOLS 
REOPENING IN THE FALL THE 
PRESIDENT SAID THE CDC WILL 
PROVIDE MORE GUIDANCE AND 
ACKNOWLEDGE SOME SCHOOLS MAY
NEED TO DELAY.
CITIES OR STATES THAT ARE 
CURRENT HOT SPOTS, AND YOU'LL 
SEE THAT IN THE MAP BEHIND ME,
DISTRICTS MAY NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS AND 
THAT'S POSSIBLE.
THAT WILL BE UP TO GOVERNORS
THE DECISION SHOULD BE MADE 
BASED ON THE DATA AND THE FACTS 
ON THE GROUNDS IN EACH
COMMUNITY, BUT EVERY DISTRICT 
SHOULD BE ACTIVELY MAKING 
PREPARATIONS TO OPEN
>> Reporter: IT COMES AMID A
SETBACK FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS
WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION
DOLLAR RELIEF PACKAGE, THE
EMERGING ELEMENT SO FAR,
$16 BILLION OF NEW FUNDING FOR
COVID TESTING, $105 BILLION TO
REOPEN SCHOOLS AND MORE DIRECT
PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS.
BUT AMONG THE KEY STICKING
POINTS, THOSE $600 WEEKLY 
PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE 
MONTH.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WANTS 
THE AMOUNT TO BE LOWERED TO 70% 
OF A PERSON'S PAYCHECK
FISCAL CONSERVATIVES SAY EVEN 
THAT'S TOO MUCH AND THEY HAVEN'T
EVEN STARTED NEGOTIATING IN 
ERNEST WITH DEMOCRATS.
>> THE REPUBLICAN DISARRAY AND
DEATHERING HAS DEADLY 
CONSEQUENCES FOR TENS OF
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
CALLED ON LAWMAKERS TO GET A
DEAL QUICKLY
AS FOR THE CONVENTION, IT'S A 
REMARKABLE SHIFT
THE PRESIDENT HAD PRESSED FOR A 
FULL SCALE CONVENTION FOR 
MONTHS
>> WHAT A 180.
THANK YOU.
>>> THE FAMILY OF LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
HE DIED LAST WEEK FOLLOWING A 
BATTLE WITH CANCER
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US NOW WITH
MORE AND THE CEREMONIES WILL
SPAN THREE STATES AND TOUCH KEY 
MOMENTS OF THE CONGRESSMAN'S
INCREDIBLE LIVE.
WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW
>> Reporter: INCLUDING THAT 
ICONIC WALK ACROSS THE
EDMUND PETTIS BRIDGE
IT BEGINS IN ALABAMA
TOMORROW THERE WILL BE
CEREMONIES IN TROY, ALABAMA, HIS
HOME DOWN AND IN SELMA BEFORE 
THAT WALK ACROSS THE BRIDGE ON
SUNDAY
AGAIN RECREATING WHAT WE SAW
BACK DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT
THEN ON MONDAY EVERYTHING MOVES 
TO WASHINGTON WITH A CEREMONY AT
THE CAPITOL RO TUN DA AND A DAY 
AND A HALF OF CONGRESSMAN LEWIS 
LYING IN STATE
NORMALLY THIS HAPPENS INSIDE THE
ROTUNDA.
THIS TIME IT WILL BE OUTSIDE OF 
WASHINGTON REQUIRING EVERYONE TO
QUEUE UP WITH MASKS TO FILE PAST
HOPING IT BE SAFER OUTSIDE
AFTER WASHINGTON SAYS GOOD-BYE
EVERYTHING WILL MOVE TO ATLANTA 
FOR A FINAL SERVICE AND BURIAL
THERE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
>> A GREAT AMERICAN GETTING A 
PROPER GOOD-BYE.
THANK YOU.
>>> BREAKING NEWS, CHINA STRIKES
BACK AFTER THE U.S. CLOSE THE 
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
THEY HAVE NO RETALIATED CLOSING 
THE KONS LET IN CHENGDU.
RELATIONS HAVE DETERIORATED ON
TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY
TODAY HAPPENED TO BE THE
DEADLINE FOR THE CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON TO SHUTTER ITS DOORS
>>> BETTER LATE THAN NEVER BE 
BASEBALL IS BACK
THE 2020 SEASON OPENED AFTER A
NEARLY FOUR MONTH DELAY DUE TO
CORONAVIRUS.
>> Reporter: BASEBALL'S OPENING 
NIGHT.
WITHOUT FANS, WITH EVERY PLAYER 
TAKING A KNEE BEFORE THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
>> FAUCI TO THROW OUT THE FIRST 
PITCH.
>> Reporter: AND A CEREMONIAL 
FIRST PITCH FROM DR. ANTHONY
FAUCI THAT WAS A BIT OFF THE
MARK
THE NATIONAL PAST TIME RETURNED 
TO THE DIAMOND
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING
GREAT ABOUT OPENING DAY ALBEIT
THIS YEAR IN JULY IS IMPORTANT
TO CELEBRATE AND APPRECIATE.
>> Reporter: THE YANKEES AND THE
NATIONALS SQUARING OFF MINUS ONE
OF THE NATION'S STARS.
JUAN SOTO TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
>> WE'VE SEEN THE COMMITMENT
FROM THE THE OTHER GUYS 
UNDERSTANDING ONE PERSON CAN
SCREW THIS UP FOR A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH EMPTY SEATS 
AND IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL
NBC NEWS
>> SO NOW IT'S SUMMER EVEN
THOUGH IT'S REALLY FELT LIKE IT 
WITH THE STEAM THAT WE'VE BEEN
GETTING BUT ALSO THE TROPICAL 
WEATHER THREATS.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE THAT TRIPLE THREAT, THE 
TROPICS HEATING UP
WE HAVE A BEAST OF A STORM
HEADED TOWARDS HAWAII.
POTENTIALLY GOING INTO A
CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
THAT'S REALLY ON OUR RADAR FOR
THE WEEKEND.
ALSO WATCHING THE GULF
YESTERDAY THIS WAS JUST AN AREA 
OF LOW PRESSURE.
THIS IS OUR EIGHTH NAMED STORM
OF THE SEASON.
IT'S VERY DISORGANIZED AND IT 
WILL CONTINUE ITS TRACK TO SOUTH
TEXAS.
IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY ON SHORE,
POTENTIAL LANDFALL TOMORROW 
EVENING WHEN IT STARTS TO LOSE
ITS FORCE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO THE DAKOTAS THIS AFTERNOON,
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH A SEVERE 
WEATHER THREAT
POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOS IN THAT
AREA WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE
AVERAGE AND STILL STEAMY ACROSS 
THE DEEP SOUTH FROM NEW ORLEANS 
TO MIAMI
AND ANOTHER HEAT WAVE IS ON THE 
WAY.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP.
>> THANK YOU
>>> AFTER TEASING SOCIAL MEDIA
WITH SPARRING VIDEOS MIKE TYSON 
IS STEPPING BACK IN THE RING
THE 54-YEAR-OLD HAS AGREED TO AN
8-ROUND EXHIBITION FIGHT WITH 
ROY JONES JR. ON SEPTEMBER 12th.
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CHAOS IN
THE CITY OF PORTLAND CONTINUES
THIS MORNING
CLASHES BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENTS
DEPLOYED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND 
DEMONSTRATORS ARE ESCALATING
AFTER FEDERAL AGENTS TEAR GAS 
PROTESTERS AT A BLACK LIVES 
MATTER RALLY
AND NOW THE MAYOR WANTS TROOPS
OUT OF THE CITY.
>> Reporter: IN PORTLAND
PROTESTERS STORMED THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE, SOME LAUNCHING
FLARES AND FIREWORKS OVER THE 
STEEL BARRICADE.
FEDERAL AGENTS RESPOND WITHTEA
GAS.
PORTLAND POLICE DECLARED A RIOT.
AMONG THOSE GASSED PORTLAND'S 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR
>> I WANT TO THANK THE THOUSANDS
OF YOU WHO HAVE COME OUT TO 
OPPOSE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S OCCUPATION OF
OUR CITY. 
>> Reporter: HE'S ALSO
PORTLAND'S POLICE COMMISSIONER
WAS BOOED BY PROTESTERS,
CRITICIZED HIS LEADERSHIP OF
PORTLAND'S POLICE.
CLASHES JUST THE LATEST SINCE 
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRIVED TO 
PROTECT FEDERAL PROPERTY AFTER
MORE THAN 50 DAYS OF PROTEST
THAT INCLUDE VIOLENCE AGAINST 
POLICE AND LOOTING
>> WE HAVE AUTHORITIES TO MAKE
ARREST ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
TARGETING THAT COURTHOUSE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL WILL REVIEW PROTESTS
HERE
SHE WANTS THEM OUT
>> I WANT TO BE CARED FOR BY
MEMBERS OF MY OWN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE NEED FOR
POLICING
WE NEED COMMUNITY SERVICES
>> Reporter: THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL IS NOT ONLY REVIEWING 
WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN PORTLAND, 
BUT ALSO THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO
PROTESTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRANCES.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS ORDERED 
MICHAEL COHEN, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
FORMER PERSONAL LAWYER RELEASED 
FROM PRISON.
THE JUDGE RULED THAT IN SENDING 
COHEN BACK TO PRISON EARLIER
THIS MONTH FEDERAL OFFICIALS
HAVE RETALIATED AGAINST HIM FOR 
HIS PLAN T
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS 
WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
SO FOR THIS SEASON THEY'LL
SIMPLY BE KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S 
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME UNDER PRESSURE FROM MANY 
WHO VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO 
NATIVE AMERICANS
>> SHUTDOWNS HAVE POSTPONED THE 
FILM MULAN
>> A NEW SURVEY CONDUCTED BY TD 
AAMERITRADE FOUND THAT 59% OF 
AMERICANS SAY THEY DO NOT PLAN
ON RENEWING THEIR GYM 
MEMBERSHIPS ONCE THE PANDEMIC IS
OVER
MANY HAVE FOUND MORE AFFORDSABLE
WAYS TO EXERCISE
EVEN THOUGH I STILL CANNOT FIND 
DUMBBELLS.
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR BIKE.
>> IT TOOK THREE MONTHS TO FIND 
A BICYCLE SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO
REPLACE THAT EXERCISE.
>> DON'T EVEN TRY FOR AN ABOVE
GROUND POOL.
FORGET THAT.
>>> A NEW WARNING ABOUT HAND
SANITIZERS AND WHICH ONES ARE 
SAFE TO USE.
CONSUMERS ARE BEING ADVISED TO
CHECK INGREDIENTS BECAUSE THE 
LIST OF HAND SANITIZERS THAT
COULD BE HARMFUL OR DEADLY IS 
GROWING.
>> Reporter: AN URGENT WARNING
FROM THE FDA, CHECK YOUR HAND 
SANITIZERS
THE FDA IS EXPANDING THE LIST OF
RECALLED SANITIZERS TO INCLUDE
75 PRODUCTS.
THE INGREDIENT IN QUESTION, 
METHANOL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO 
AS WOOD ALCOHOL.
A SUBSTANCE IT SAYS CAN BE TOXIC
WHEN ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN
AND INGESTED AND CAN BE LIFE
THREATENING WHEN INGESTED.
ALL OF THE PRODUCTS APPEAR TO BE
PRODUCED IN MEXICO AND INCLUDE
BRANDS LIKE BLUMEN, KLAR AND
DANVER AND EVEN NOVELTY BRANDS
LIKE HELLO KITTY
SOME ON THE LIST SOLD AT
NATIONAL CHAINS LIKE WALMART AND
COSTCO
AS THE DEMAND FOR SANITIZERS HAS
SURGED SO TOO HAS THE NUMBER OF 
QUESTIONABLE BRANDS.
10 DEATHS AND SEVERAL 
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN ARIZONA AND 
NEW MEXICO ARE BELIEVED TO BE 
LINKED TO METHANOL AND HAND 
SANITIZERS THOUGH THE BRANDS
HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.
IT'S BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THE
HAND SANITIZERS MAY HAVE BEEN 
INGESTED RATHER THAN APPLIED TO 
THE SKIN
BEFORE YOU BUY, TAKE A GOOD LOOK
AT THE INGREDIENTS
>> ALL RIGHT
IF YOU ARE USING HAND SANITIZER 
AS MOST OF US ARE HERE'S WHAT TO
LOOK OUT
. 
>>> HI, EVERYONE
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WEEKEND NOW
T. WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THAT
TROPICAL SYSTEM FOR SOUTH OF
FLORIDA BUT THE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE
FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE 
NORTHEAST.
A TON OF SUNSHINE GOING TO BE 
BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 66
I 
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
>> TAYLOR SWIFT, SHE'S BACK.
THE POP STAR RELEASED THE NEW 
MUSIC VIDEO WHICH SHE WROTE AND 
DIRECTED
THE VIDEO WAS FILMED WITH THE 
SINGER DOING HER OWN HAIR AND 
STYLING.
THE SONG IS FEATURED ON HER 
SURPRISE ALBUM FOLKLORE.
SHE MUST BE EXTRA PROUD OF THIS 
KNOWING SHE DID SO MUCH OF IT BY
HERSELF.
>> I THINK AFTER TEN OR SOME ODD
YEARS SHE'S GETTING KANYE BACK
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DROP AN ALBUM
TOO TODAY.
RIGHT?
AND OUT OF NOWHERE
I THINK THAT RIVALRY WILL BE
RENEWED.
CHECK YOUR TWITTER FEED.
>>> THEY ARE CALLED THE SEATTLE 
KRAKEN
CHECK OUT THE NICKNAME, THEIR 
LOGOS THEIR UNIFORM ALL RELEASED
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT'S A SEA MONSTER, THE NAME WAS
SUGGESTED FROM ABOUT 1,200
SUGGESTIONS.
THEY WILL DROP THE PUCK IN
SEATTLE NEXT FALL.
I LIKE THAT LOGO
>> COOL.
>> AND THE FANS GOING TO BE 
CALLED KRAK HEADS YOU THINK?
>> THAT'S GOING TO STICK
>>> WE DO A LOT OF STORIES
NOW YOU'VE REALLY SEEN IT ALL.
A FRIED CHICKEN FOOTWEAR CLAB.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BUY THESE 
LIMITED EDITION SHOES ON THE
WEBSITE FOR 60 BUCKS
THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED
DURING NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
THEY COME WITH TWO KROK CHARMS
THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE
FRIED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS
NOTHING BETTER THAN THE SMELL OF
FRIED CHICKEN AND FEET
>> I'D RATHER SPEND IT ON A 
COUPLE OF BUCKETS OF CHICKEN
>> THIS IS A THING
PEEPS DID A COLLABORATION WITH
THEM AND POST MALONE DO THESE 
FIRE LOGS THAT SMELL LIKE FRIED 
CHICKEN.
>>> NIKE RELEASED GRATEFUL DEAD 
INSPIRED SNEAKERS.
THEY'RE MADE OF SUEDE AND FAUX
FUR.
IF YOU WANT THEM THOUGH, THEY'RE
GOING TO COST THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS RIGHT NOW ON THE RESALE 
MARKET
>> OF COURSE THEY ARE, BUT HOW
COOL IS THAT
LIMITED EDITION.
>> THE LEGO COMPANY IS
CELEBRATING AN INCREDIBLE 
ACHIEVEMENT.
THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL CLOCKED A 
10.4 BILLION VIEWS
THAT MAKES IT THE MOST POPULAR
BRAND ON THE SITE.
MAKES SENSE.
THESE KIDS WATCH IT OVER AND
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
>> 10 BILLION VIEWS.
THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
WOW, WHAT A WEEK WE'VE HAD
BASEBALL IS BACK, EXCITED FOR 
THAT
WE'RE GOING TO B
>>> FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION TO CLASSROOMS TO 
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS, 
CORONAVIRUS HAS LEFT THE FUTURE 
UP IN THE AIR, AS THE COUNTRY 
STRUGGLES TO GET THE PANDEMIC 
UNDER CONTROL, WITH THE U.S.
CASES SOARING PAST THE 4 MILLION
MARK. 
>> A POWDER KEG IN PORTLAND.
FEDERAL AGENTS TEAR GAS A CROWD,
INCLUDING CITY'S MAYOR
THIS MORNING, A TOP INSPECTOR 
GENERAL IS VOWING TO
INVESTIGATE.
>> AFTER CORONAVIRUS THREW THE
LEAGUE A CURVE BALL, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL IS BACK.
ALL THE ACTION FROM AN
UNFORGETTABLE OPENING DAY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW. 
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING TO YOU.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
SKYROCKETING CORONAVIRUS CASES
HAVE PLUNGED THE COUNTRY PAST 
THE 4 MILLION MARK
WHEN THE VIRUS FIRST HIT U.S. 
SOIL, IT TOOK THIS COUNTRY 100
DAYS TO REACH THE 1 MILLION 
MARK
43 DAYS LATER, 2 MILLION WERE 
INFECTED
27 DAYS AFTER THAT, 3 MILLION.
AND IN JUST 16 DAYS, 4 MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
THIS VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE
WILDFIRE. 
>> MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON,
AFTER A THIRD-STRAIGHT
CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MAKES A SURPRISE
ANNOUNCEMENT
CANCELLING THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE
MR. TRUMP SAID THE TIMING WASN'T
RIGHT.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE.
>> THE PANDEMIC HAS ALSO CAUSED 
DISNEY TO POSTPONE THE PREMIERE 
OF THE LIVE ACTION "MULAN" WHICH
IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEATERS IN
MARCH.
THE STUDIO IS ALSO PUSHING BACK 
RELEASE OF THE AVATAR AND "STAR 
WARS" MOVIES. 
>> MEANWHILE, LOOKING AHEAD TO
THE NEXT PANDEMIC.
A REPORT IN THE JOURNAL OF
SCIENCE FOUND IT WILL COST
BETWEEN $22 BILLION AND $30 
BILLION A YEAR TO PREVENT THE 
NEXT ONE. 
>> AFTER MEL GIBSON IS THE
LATEST CELEBRITY TO RECOVER FROM
CORONAVIRUS.
GIB
GIBSON TESTED POSITIVE IN APRIL 
AND TREATED WITH THE DRUG R
REMDESIVIR. 
>> REPUBLICANS CAN'T SEEM TO
AGREE ON A VERSION OF THE 
TRILLION-DOLLAR RELIEF BILL AS
FAMILIES CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE.
OUR JAY GRAY IS IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> WITH LINES GROWING AT TESTING
SITES, HOSPITALS, AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT CENTERS, A LOOK
INSIDE THE NUMBERS FRAMING THE
PANDEMIC ARE STUNNING.
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES CLIMBING 
ABOVE 4 MILLION.
AND NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS, HIGHER
THAN EXPECTED, AT 1.4 MILLION.
LET'S START WITH THE SURGING
VIRUS.
>> WE HAVE A PANDEMIC THAT'S
SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL, AND WE 
NEED TO PROTECT AMERICANS, WITH 
EVERYTHING WE GOT.
>> A PANDEMIC THREATENING, NOT
ONLY THE HEALTH BUT, LIVELIHOOD 
OF MILLIONS OF THE IN THE LAST
18 WEEKS, AT LEAST 52 MILLION 
WORKERS HAVE FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
ON CAPITOL HILL, REPUBLICANS SAY
THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT
WITHIN THE PARTY ON A NEW RELIEF
BILL. 
>> THE PRESIDENT'S PRIORITY, FOR
THE MOMENT, IS TO GET MONEY INTO
AMERICANS QUICKLY.
>> BUT NOT AS MUCH MONEY AS LAID
OUT BY DEMOCRATS. 
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY PEOPLE
MORE TO STAY HOME THAN TO WORK
SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING
THAT LOOKS LIKE A 70% WAGE
REPLACEMENT.
>> SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK 
SCHUMER BLASTING THE PLAN SAYING
IT FALLS SHORT ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> FROM WHAT WE KNOW, IT WON'T
INCLUDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR
EXTEND THE MORATORIUM ON
EVICTIONS.
>> AS LAWMAKERS BICKER, 
STRUGGLING FAMILIES WORRY.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COUNTING
ON THESE FUNDS, AND COUNTING ON 
THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM 
BECAUSE, OTHERWISE, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE A WHOLE RATION OF TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS THAT
ARE GOING TO BE HOMELESS, THAT
HAVE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS BEFORE.
SO WE NEED HELP.
>> WITH TIME FOR MANY RUNNING 
OUT.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>>> THE CDC RELEASED
LONG-AWAITED GUIDELINES FOR 
REOPENING SCHOOLS.
THE GUIDANCE STRONGLY EMPHASIZES
GETTING STUDENTS BACK INTO THE
CLASSROOM, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE 
SOCIAL AND MENTAL RISKS OF
KEEPING CHILDREN AT HOME
THE AGENCY RECOMMENDS KEEPING 
STUDENTS IN PODS, WHERE THE SAME
GROUP STAYS TOGETHER
AND HAVING PLANS READY FOR WHEN 
SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE
OTHER GUIDELINES INCLUDE MOVING 
CLASSES OUTSIDE, WHEN POSSIBLE
AND REPURPOSING UNDERUSED 
BUILDINGS TO CREATE MORE SPACE
AND OF COURSE, PRACTICING GOOD
HYGIENE AND SANITIZING SURFACES.
>>> CHAOS IN THE CITY OF
PORTLAND CONTINUES THIS EVENING.
CLASHES OF FEDERAL AGENTS 
DEPLOYED BY TRUMP, AFTER FEDERAL
AGENTS TEAR GASSED PROTESTORS AT
A BLACK LIVES MATTER RALLY
NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN HAS THE 
LATEST
>> Reporter: IN PORTLAND, 
PROTESTORS STORMED THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE
SOME LAUNCHING FLARES AND 
FIREWORKS OVER THE STEEL
BARRICADE.
FEDERAL AGENTS RESPOND WITH TEAR
GAS.
PORTLAND POLICE DECLARED A RIOT.
AMONG THOSE GASSED, PORTLAND'S
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR. 
>> I WANT TO THANK THE THOUSANDS
OF YOU WHO HAVE COME OUT TO 
OPPOSE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S OCCUPATION OF
OUR CITY
>> TED WHEELER, WHO'S ALSO
PORTLAND'S POLICE COMMISSIONER, 
WAS BOOED BY PROTESTORS, WHO
CRITICIZED HIS LEADERSHIP OF
PORTLAND'S POLICE.
CLASHES JUST THE LATEST SINCE 
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRIVED HERE OVER
50 DAYS OF PROTESTS THAT HAVE 
INCLUDED VIOLENCE AGAINST POLICE
AND LOOTING.
>> WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
ARREST ON INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
TARGETING THAT COURTHOUSE.
>> BUT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S 
INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNOUNCED HE
WILL REVIEW USE OF FORCE KPL
COMPLAINTS
LIKE WHEELER, SHE WANTS THEM
OUT.
>> I WANT TO BE CARED FOR, BY 
MEMBERS OF MY OWN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE NEED FOR
POLICING
WE NEED COMMUNITY SERVICES
>> THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS NOT 
ONLY REVIEWING WHAT HAPPENED, 
HERE, IN PORTLAND.
BUT ALSO, THE FEDERAL RESPONSE
TO PROTESTORS IN WASHINGTON,
D.C.
FRANCES.
>> OKAY, ERIN, THANK YOU. 
>> THE FAMILY OF LATE 
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
THE CONGRESSMAN DIED LAST WEEK
FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH CANCER
THE CEREMONIES WILL BEGIN 
TOMORROW MORNING IN TROY, 
ALABAMA, WHERE LEWIS GREW UP
FOLLOWED BY A MEMORIAL IN SELMA.
THEN, SUNDAY MORNING IS THE 
FINAL CROSSING
A PROCESSION ACROSS THE EDMUND
PETTUS BRIDGE.
THE SITE, A FLASH POINT OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
THEN, HIS BODY WILL LIE IN STATE
AT THE ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL
MONDAY, A SPECIAL CEREMONY
HONORING LEWIS WILL BE HELD IN
THE U.S. CAPITOL ROTUNDA WHERE
HE WILL LIE IN STATE ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.
MORE PLANS FOR ATLANTA, THE 
DISTRICT HE SERVED FOR OVER 
THREE DECADES.
HE WILL BE LAID TO REST THERE 
THURSDAY. 
>> BASEBALL IS BACK AND SWINGING
FOR THE FENCES
THE 2020 MLB SEASON OPENED AFTER
A NEARLY FOUR-MONTH DELAY DUE TO
THE PANDEMIC
HERE'S NBC'S DAN SHENEMAN ON A
RETURN TO THE DIAMOND.
>> Reporter: BASEBALL'S OPENING 
NIGHT.
WITHOUT FANS
WITH EVERY PLAYER TAKING A KNEE 
BEFORE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. 
>> FAUCI TO THROW OUT THE FIRST 
PITCH.
>> AND A CEREMONIAL RST PITCH 
FROM DR. ANGTHONY FAUCI THAT WAS
A BIT OFF THE MARK
THE NATIONAL PASTIME RETURNED TO
THE DIAMOND.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING
GREAT ABOUT OPENING DAY.
ALBEIT, THIS YEAR, IN JULY, IS
IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE AND
APPRECIATE. 
>> THE YANKEES AND THE REIGNING 
WORLD CHAMPION NATIONALS
SQUARING OFF AT THE NATION'S
CAPITAL, MINUS ONE OF THE GAME'S
STARS.
NATIONALS FORCED TO PLAY WITHOUT
SUPERSTAR JUAN SOTO WHO TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TESTING 
PLAYERS, COACHES, AND STAFF,
EVERY OTHER DAY.
>> ONE PERSON CAN SCREW THIS UP 
FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
>> WITH ACRES OF EMPTY SEATS AND
JUST A 60-GAME SPRINT OF A
SEASON, IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>> NOW, TO FOOTBALL, WHERE
WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
SO FOR THIS SEASON, IT WILL 
SIMPLY BE KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S 
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME, UNDER PRESSURE FROM MANY
WHO VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO 
NATIVE AMERICANS
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY HAD ANY TIME.
YEARS AND YEARS OF PEOPLE 
CALLING FOR THE NAME TO, YOU
KNOW, THINK ABOUT AN IDEA.
NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO -- THEY'RE
PUNTING IT BASICALLY. 
>> WHOLE NOTHER YEAR WE'LL HAVE 
TO WAIT.
FOR NOW, IT'S THE WEEKEND THAT'S
COMING UP.
LET'S SEE HOW YOUR WEATHER IS.
BU
BUT.
>> WE HAVE THREE TROPICAL 
SYSTEMS THAT ARE BREWING
ONE THAT'S GOING TO THREATEN
HAWAII
NOW, HURRICANE
HURRICANE DOUGLAS CONTINUES TO
REALLY STRENGTHEN IN THAT AREA
NOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE, IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO, WE ARE ALSO 
WATCHING TROPICAL STORM HANNA 
NOW CURRENTLY MOVING AT 40 MILES
PER HOUR
THERE IS A SLOW MOVEMENT, AND 
THE STORM SYSTEM IS VERY
DISORGANIZED
BUT THERE IS A BIG-TIME FLOODING
THREAT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
YOU CAN SEE ITS TRACK, AS IT
MAKES ITS WAY ON SHORE
FOR SATURDAY EVENING, IT DOES 
START TO LOSE ITS FORCE, AND
HEAD MORE WELL TO THE SOUTH.
NOW, ALSO, GONZALO, WE ARE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO WATCH, WITH VERY 
MUCH UNCERTAINTY
BUT NOW, THIS TRACK IS MOVING 
MORE TOWARDS THE NORTH
WE ARE SEEING THE CURRENT SPEED 
AT 50 MILES PER HOUR
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
YOU CAN SEE TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO HEAT UP.
AND WE DO HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER 
RISK FOR THE DAKOTAS THIS 
AFTERNOON, WITH TEMPERATURES
ABOVE NORMAL
WELL IN THE 90s.
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST.
VERY BUSY WEEKEND AS WE WATCH 
THE TROPICS.
BUT I WILL HAVE THE REST OF THE 
NATION'S FORECAST COMING UP.
>> SOUNDS BUSY
ALL RIGHT, JANESSA. 
>> HERE ON "EARLY TODAY," WE GOT
A LOT OF NEWS AND SOMETIMES YOU 
THINK YOU HAVE SEEN IT ALL
BUT NOW, YOU'VE GOT A FRIED 
CHICKEN FOOTWEAR COLLABORATION
BETWEEN KFC AND CROCS THAT'S
HITTING THE MARKET
ON JULY 28th, YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO GET THE LIMITED-EDITION SHOES
FOR 60 BUCKS
THE CUSTOM KFC SHOES WERE FIRST 
INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC DURING 
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK.
THEY COME WITH TWO CROC CHARMS
THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AND 
SMELL LIKE FRIED CHICKEN
DRUMSTICKS
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THATBECAUSE
I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT FRIED
CHICKEN AND FEET SMELL LIKE,
TOGETHER, WITH THAT THING.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE GETTING A DOG
AROUND THERE
YOU KNOW, A DOG COMES UP TO YOU.
>> BUT YOU KNOW WHAT
CROCS HAS COLLABORATED WITH 
PEEPS, THE EASTER CANDY PEEPS.
AND ALSO, POST
JUDGE JUDGE HAS ORDERED MICHAEL 
COHEN, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FORMER 
PERSONAL LAWYER, RELEASED FROM
PRISON
THE JUDGE RULED THAT IN SENDING 
COHEN BACK TO PRISON EARLIER
THIS MONTH, FEDERAL OFFICIALS 
HAD RETALIATED AGAINST HIM FOR
HIS PLAN TO WRITE A TELL-ALL
BOOK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
HE WILL SERVE THE REST OF THIS
SENTENCE FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
VIOLATIONS AT HOME. 
>> NOW, AN INTERVIEW WITH TWO 
BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE ISIS 
TERROR CELL KNOWN AS THE
BEATLES.
HERE IS NBC'S RICHARD ENGEL WITH
WHAT THEY NOW ADMIT TO DOING AND
REACTIONS FROM THE FAMILIES OF
SLAIN AMERICANS.
THOSE FAMILIES, DEMANDING 
JUSTICE.
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN NEARLY 
SIX YEARS SINCE THE KIDNAPPING
AND SAVAGE MURDERS, BY ISIS, OF 
AMERICAN AID WORKERS KAYLA
MUELLER AND PETER AND 
JOURNALISTS JAMES FOLEY.
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 
OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, NEW 
DETAILS ABOUT HOW JIM STOOD UP
TO HIS CAPTORS, FROM TWO OF THE 
ISIS MEMBERS WHO HELD HIM AND 
THE OTHER HOSTAGES
>> IF THE GUARD WOULD ASK IS THE
FOOD ENOUGH?
SOMEBODY OF THE PRISON WAS VERY 
TIMID.
THERE WAS ALWAYS HIM WHO WOULD
SAY IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
HE WOULD TAKE THE -- BECAUSE HE 
WOULD THINK HE'S GOING TO GET 
PUNISHED. 
>> PUNISHMENT MEANT TORTURE.
THESE TWO MEN, NOW IN U.S.
CUSTODY IN IRAQ, WERE PART OF 
THE ISIS TERROR CELL NICKNAMED
THE BEATLES, FOR THEIR BRITISH
ACCENTS.
THEY CLAIM THEY DIDN'T
PARTICIPATE IN TORTURE AND
EXECUTIONS
BUT DO ADMIT ABUSE. 
>> I'VE HIT MOST OF THE 
PRISONERS BEFORE. 
>> PREVIOUSLY, THEY'D PRETENDED 
NOT TO KNOW KAYLA MUELLER, WHO
WAS KIDNAPPED, ONE DAY AFTER
ARRIVING IN SYRIA.
>> DID YOU EVER MEET KAYLA
MUELLER?
>> WHO
>> DIDN'T MEET ANY FOREIGN -- 
>> NOW, THEY REMEMBER HER.
INCLUDING, HOW THEY GOT HER 
PARENTS' E-MAIL ADDRESS, TO SEND
RANSOM NOTES, DEMANDING MORE
THAN $6 MILLION AND THREATENING 
MURDER. 
>> SHE WAS VERY SCARED
IN A ROOM BY HERSELF THAT NO ONE
WOULD GO IN.
>> WE SHOWED KAYLA'S DAD THE
DISTURBING INTERVIEWS.
>> OF COURSE, THEY'RE NOT GOING 
TO TELL THE DARK SIDE OF THE
STORY.
THEY WERE THEIR HANDLERS
THEY -- THEY SHACKLED THEM, AND 
TOOK THEM TO THE BATHROOM TWICE 
A DAY.
AT TIMES, KAYLA WAS SHACKLED ALL
NIGHT.
>> BUT THE CASE AGAINST THE TWO 
HAS BEEN HELD UP
WITH A BRITISH COURT RULING THE 
U.S. WON'T GET CRUCIAL EVIDENCE 
FROM BRITISH INVESTIGATORS, 
UNLESS THE DEATH PENALTY IS OFF 
THE TABLE.
JIM'S MOM, DIANE FOLEY
>> WILL THIS GIVE YOU ANY KIND
OF CLOSURE
>> I WANT THEM TO BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE.
ACCOUNTABILITY'S IMPORTANT
OTHERWISE, WE COULD NEVER DETER 
CRIMES, RIGHT?
>> AMERICAN OFFICIALS TELL NBC
NEWS THE U.S. IS DETERMINED TO
ARRANGE FOR THE TWO 
♪ YOU PUT ME ON AND SAID I WAS 
YOUR FAVORITE ♪
>>> TAYLOR SWIFT IS BACK
THIS TIME, IN AN ENCHANTED
FOREST
THAT IS A LOOK AT HER NEW MUSIC 
VIDEO, WHICH SHE WROTE AND
DIRECTED HERSELF
IT'S CALLED CARDIGAN
IT WAS FILMED AMID THIS ONGOING 
PANDEMIC, SO SHE DID HER OWN
HAIR AND STYLING
IT'S FEATURED ON SWIFT'S
SURPRISE ALBUM, FOLKLORE, WHICH 
ALSO DROPPED TODAY. 
>> AMAZING SHE DID IT BY
HERSELF.
WITH THE SET DESIGN AND 
EVERYTHING, I'M SURE THEY HAD 
SOMEBODY ELSE DO THAT.
AND THEN, SHE STEPS IN AND
STYLES HERSELF
AMAZING.
>> IMPRESSIVE.
>> SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE
COUNTRY ARE MAKING DIFFICULT
DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
TO REOPEN BUT SOME CLASSROOMS IN
TENNESSEE HAVE ALREADY STARTED
WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK.
AND THE LEARNING PROCESS LOOKS A
LOT DIFFERENT.
HERE IS NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER
>> Reporter: AS STUDENTS ROLL 
BACK TO SCHOOL BEFORE ENTERING
THE BUILDING, THERE'S A NEW TEST
TO PASS.
AND ONCE INSIDE.
>> WE HAVE HAD SUCH A FUN 
MORNING SO FAR
>> Reporter: SMALL CLASSES, 
STAGGERED ATTENDANCE, AND MASKS 
MARK THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS IN ALCOA, TENNESSEE. 
>> FOR THE MOST PART, DID THEY
FOLLOW THOSE GUIDELINES TODAY?
>> THEY DID.
ALL OF THEM DID AND IT'S EASIER 
WHEN YOU HAVE THE SMALLER 
CLASSES.
>> Reporter: WITH STUDENTS ONLY 
COMING ONE DAY A WEEK, THAT
MEANS SMALLER GROUPS
NO MORE THAN TEN TOGETHER, AT 
ONE TIME
IT'S A WELCOME CHANGE.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF FEWER KIDS
AT A TIME.
I TH
>> Reporter: JUST OUTSIDE OF
KNOXVILLE, THIS DISTRICT OF 
2,000 STUDENTS NOW AMONG THE
FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO MAKE AN 
IN-PERSON ROUETURN TO THE
CLASSROOM.
AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OTHERS
ARE WATCHING CLOSELY
PRESIDENT TRUMP, URGING A RETURN
TO NORMAL CLASSES, SAYS HE IS 
COMFORTABLE SENDING HIS OWN SON 
AND GRANDCHILDREN BACK, WHILE 
MAKING THESE COMMENTS THAT KIDS 
ARE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>> THEY DON'T CATCH IT EASILY.
THEY DON'T BRING IT HOME EASILY.
AND IF THEY DO CATCH IT, THEY 
GET BETTER, FAST
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE
COORDINATOR, DR. DEBORAH BIRX,
WEIGHING IN ON FOX NEWS SHORTLY 
AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS. 
>> I THINK THERE'S STILL OPEN 
QUESTIONS THERE, AND THAT'S WHY 
THE PRESIDENT CONCLUDED WITH, 
WE'RE STUDYING THIS VERY HARD.
>> Reporter: NEAR THE NATION'S
CAPITAL, THREE MAJOR DISTRICTS
HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BEGIN
THE YEAR ONLINE.
IN CHICAGO, TEACHERS DEMAND 
THEIR SCHOOLS DO THE SAME.
AND IN FLORIDA, WHERE COVID 
CASES ARE SPIKING, EDUCATORS
HAVE SUED THE STATE TO STOP 
FULL-TIME REOPENING.
THE GOVERNOR, NOT BUDGING.
>> WHILE THE RISK FROM -- TO
STUDENTS FROM IN-PERSON LEARNING
ARE LOW, THE COST OF KEEPING
SCHOOLS CLOSED ARE ENORMOUS.
>> OHIO ART TEACHER TERRY 
CRUTHERS IS SET TO GO BACK FULL 
TI
TIME NEXT MONTH.
SO WORRIED ABOUT COVID-19, SHE'S
WRITTEN GOOD-BYE LETTERS, JUST
IN CASE.
>> BACK IN ALCOA, FOR LANDRY
BRADBURN, IT'S AN INTERESTING 
START TO SECOND GRADE.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT
THAT MASK, BUDDY
>> NOT GOOD.
IT MAKES ME REALLY HOT. 
>> WE'RE SUPERHEROES PUTTING ON 
OUR MASKS.
THIS MAY NOT GO AWAY ANYTIME
SOON. 
>> THANKS TO BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
FOR THAT REPORT.
SO MANY MIXED 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR.
THE ALL-IMPORTANT WEEKEND 
FORECAST
WE DO HAVE THAT TROPICAL SYSTEM,
MAKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTH TEXAS.
SO YOUR LOCAL FORECAST IS GOING 
TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THROUGHOUT 
THE WEEKEND.
VERY HOT AND HUMID, WITH
TEMPERATURES
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI, THE NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, SAYS 
HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE RECEIVED 
SERIOUS THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY,
SINCE HE'S BECOME ONE OF THE
PUBLIC FACES OF THE RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
FAUCI, ALSO, SAID HE HAS
RECEIVED HATE MAIL AND EVEN HAD 
TO BE ASSIGNED SECURITY, DUE TO 
SOME OF THE THREATS.
>>> CHINA LAUNCHED A BIG STEP IN
THE RACE TO STUDY MARS
THE COUNTRY'S FIRST MARS ROVER
SUCCESSFULLY LIFTED OFF JUST
SOUTH OF MAINLAND CHINA.
IT SHOULD ARRIVE IN ORBIT AROUND
THE RED PLANET IN FEBRUARY, AND 
WILL BE USED TO LOOK FOR
UNDERGROUND WATER.
THE U.S. IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH 
THE MARS ROVER NEXT WEEK
>>> THURSDAY MARKED ONE YEAR TO 
GO UNTIL THE OPENING CEREMONY.
NBC'S KEIR SIMMONS HAS MORE FROM
LONDON
>> Reporter: IT IS
UNPRECEDENTED.
THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS, NOW
SCHEDULED FOR SUMMER 2021.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
AND THIS WEEK, A WARNING
IF INFECTIONS CONTINUE, AT THESE
LEVELS, FOR 12 MONTHS, QUOTE, WE
COULDN'T HOLD THE GAMES, THE
PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAID
WHILE ADDING HE IS HOPEFUL
THE VENUES WILL BE READY
THEY'RE READY NOW.
THE JAPANESE HOSTS HAVE ALREADY 
SPENT $12 BILLION ON TOKYO 2020.
>> WE ARE NOW ABSOLUTELY, 
ABSOLUTELY, CONCENTRATING ON
DELIVERING THE GAMES NEXT YEAR. 
>> IT WILL BE A GREAT SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVAL. 
>> YEAH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A SYMBOL OF 
UNITY AND SOLIDARITY OF 
HUMANKIND.
>> Reporter: IT'S ALSO NOT CLEAR
WHETHER THERE WILL BE SPECTATORS
OR WHAT AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE WILL 
LOOK LIKE.
ORGANIZERS PREPARING TO ENFORCE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
ONE OF THE THEMES OF TOKYO 2020 
IS SUSTAINABILITY AND RENEWAL.
SO OLD PHONES AND LAPTOPS ARE 
BEING TURNED INTO METALS
WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE
RENEWAL AND SUSTAINABILITY, THAN
WATCHING SIMONE BILES TAKE ONE
OF THOSE GOLD MEDALS
KEIR SIMMONS, NBC NEWS, LONDON. 
>> DÉJÀ VU, RIGHT
>> I KNOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WAS A YEAR 
AGO THAT HAPPENED.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE PLANNING ON 
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
A YEAR FROM NOW, LIKE YOU SAID, 
FINGERS CROSSED.
AND WE CAN HOPE THE GAMES CAN 
BEGIN.
>>> IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF
HEIGHTS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP 
THE ZIP LINE IN SOUTHWESTERN
NORWAY
THE LONGEST IN SCANDINAVIA, THIS
4,500-FOOT ZIP LINE SENDS 
THRILLSEEKERS.
RIDERS SOAR PAST CLIFFS AND 
WATERFALLS
IT'S HOPING VISITORS WILL RETURN
ONCE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS EASE.
IT DOES LOOK FUN. 
>>> AN AGONIZING, NEW MILESTONE.
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES SOAR PAST
4 MILLION, AS HEALTH OFFICIALS
URGE DRASTIC ACTION TO GET THE
PANDEMIC UNDER CONTROL
>>> TRIBUTES TO A TITAN OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
THE WEEK OF CEREMONIES PLANNED
TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS
>>> A CONGRESSIONAL CLASH.
NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE 
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ
CONDEMNS A REPUBLICAN 
CONGRESSMAN, WHO ALLEGEDLY
ATTACKED HER WITH PROFANITY.
>>> DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.
>> WHOOPS.
DR. FAUCI FLATTENING THE CU
CURCUR
CURVE BALL THERE WHILE USHERING 
THE SEASON UNLIKE ANY BEFORE
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPENING DAY.
>> GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS ARE
REBOUNDING, PROPELLING THIS 
COUNTRY PAST THE 4 MILLION MARK.
WHEN THE VIRUS FIRST HIT U.S. 
SOIL, IT TOOK THE COUNTRY 100 
DAYS TO REACH THE 1 MILLION 
MARK
43 DAYS LATER -- AND IN JUST 16 
DAYS, 4 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
INFECTED
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE 
WILDFIRE. 
>> THE CDC RELEASED GUIDELINES
FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS, AND THE
AGENCY IS EMPHASIZING THE NEED
TO GET CHILDREN BACK INTO 
CLASSROOMS DUE TO THE SOCIAL AND
MENTAL RISKS OF REMOTE LEARNING.
SOME OF THE GUIDELINES INCLUDE
MOVING CLASSES OUTDOORS, AND
KEEPING STUDENTS IN THE SAME, 
SMALL GROUPS
THE CDC SAYS, WITH THE RIGHT
PLANS IN PLACE, THE ENTIRE
SCHOOL WOULD NOT NEED TO SHUT 
DOWN IF SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE. 
>> MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON,
AFTER A THIRD-STRAIGHT
CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MADE A SURPRISE 
ANNOUNCEMENT
CANCELLING THE REPUBLICAN 
CONVENTION IN JACKSONVILLE
HE HAD THE TIMING WASN'T RIGHT
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE TO CAST 
THEIR VOTES.
>> SOUTHWEST AND AMERICAN 
AIRLINES ARE TIGHTENING NO MASK,
NO FLY RULES
F
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR 
PASSENGERS OVER 2 YEARS OLD.
GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 27th AND
AMERICAN'S STARTS ON THE 29th.
>> AFTER A SURGE IN TEXAS AND 
FLORIDA, THE VIRUS ZEROES IN ON 
OTHER AREAS WITH NEARLY A DOZEN 
CITIES UNDER CLOSE WATCH
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: OFFICIALLY,
ECLIPSING 4 MILLION INFECTIONS, 
THE TRUE NUMBER OF COVID CASES
IN THE U.S. IS, WITHOUT DOUBT,
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
THE NEW MILESTONE REACHED, AS A 
TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL SOUNDS THE
ALARM FOR 11 AMERICAN CITIES IN 
TROUBLE.
AFTER TESTING RESULTS CAME BACK 
FROM METRO AREAS, LIKE
CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS,
MINNEAPOLIS, AND NEW ORLEANS, 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX, IN A PRIVATE
CALL OBTAINED BY THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY, WARNED LOCAL
LEADERS THEY NEED TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS TO MITIGATE
THEIR OUTBREAKS.
>> WE ARE TRACKING THIS VERY
CLOSELY.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE
OFFICIALS, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
RESPONDING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: THE PUSH TO TAKE 
QUICK ACTION, NO SURPRISE TO THE
MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS, WHERE THE
PANDEMIC HAS EXPLODED.
>> OVER THE LAST WEEK, OUR
CITY'S POSITIVITY RATE HAS
JUMPED BY NEARLY 50%. 
>> AS STATES LIKE FLORIDA SET 
NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATH
RECORDS, IN HARD-HIT TEXAS, 
MORGUES ARE SO OVERWHELMED, 
REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS ARE 
ARRIVING, IN ONE COUNTY, TO 
STORE THE DEAD. 
>> RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A CRISIS
35 PEOPLE THAT PASSED AWAY, JUST
TODAY.
MAYBE MORE. 
>> FOR SOME, THE VIRUS TESTING
THEIR FAITH, AFTER 13 SISTERS 
WHO BELONG TO THE SAME MICHIGAN 
CONVENT, LOST THEIR LIVES TO
COVID.
IN ILLINOIS, 30-YEAR-OLD
JONATHAN DAVILA RECOVERED FROM
THE VIRUS TO ONLY LATER BE
READMITTED TO THE ER
HIS WIFE THOUGHT SHE WOULD LOSE 
HIM.
>> I WAS STARTING TO THINK OF 
HOW I WAS GOING TO TELL MY KIDS 
THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE THEIR
DAD.
>> DAVILA IS LEARNING TO WALK 
AGAIN.
>> I'D RATHER BE HERE, LIKE 
THIS, THAN NOT BE HERE AT ALL.
>> AFTER 8,000 DEATHS IN
CALIFORNIA, HERE, IN LOS
ANGELES, ONE OF THE NATION'S
MOST DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS, 
TRANSMISSIONS MAY BE LEVELING 
OFF.
PERHAPS, HELP ON THE HORIZON
THE NATION'S LARGEST MOVIE
THEATER CHAIN, AMC, ANNOUNCED 
THEY PLAN TO REOPEN MANY
LOCATIONS BY MID TO LATE AUGUST.
THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY SET
TO BECOME ONE OF THE FIRST
UNIVERSITIES IN THE NATION TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS 
THIS MONTH
>> YOU WISH YOU COULD GO AND BE 
THERE.
>> BUT ALEXANDRIA KNOWS THE 
DANGERS OF COVID TOO WELL.
SHE LOST HER FATHER AND SISTER, 
JUST DAYS APART.
>> I NEVER, IN A HUNDRED MILLION
YEARS, I WOULD NEVER WISH THIS
FOR ANYONE TO GO THROUGH. 
>> ONE FAMILY'S UNIMAGINABLE
LOSS AS A RECORD NUMBER OF
AMERICANS BECOME INFECTED WITH
THE VIRUS.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> AND AS WE MENTIONED, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SCRAPPING
PLANS TO HOLD THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE NEXT MONTH.
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES SKYROCKET
IN FLORIDA
THE MOVE COMES, AFTER THE LOCAL 
SHERIFF SAID HE COULDN'T
GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF VISITORS
IN THE CITY.
NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER HAS THE
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: A RARE RETREAT FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
WITH CASES OF COVID SURGING IN
FLORIDA, THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCING HE IS CANCELLING HIS 
PLANS TO HOLD THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE
>> BUT I LOOKED AT MY TEAM
AND I SAID THE TIMING FOR THIS
EVENT IS NOT RIGHT
JUST NOT RIGHT, WITH WHAT'S 
HAPPENED, RECENTLY
THE FLARE-UP IN FLORIDA.
TO HAVE A BIG CONVENTION, IT'S
NOT THE RIGHT TIME
IT'S, REALLY, SOMETHING THAT, 
FOR ME, I HAVE TO PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
SAYING HE IS STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF HIS 
CONVENTION SPEECH.
AND DELEGATES WILL CAST THEIR 
VOTES IN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE
IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ASKED WHAT
MADE HIM CHANGE HIS MIND
>> I WOULD JUST SAY SAFETY
WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
AND WE, ALSO, HAVE TO SET AN
EXAMPLE.
>> AND ON SCHOOLS REOPENING IN
THE FALL, THE PRESIDENT SAID THE
CDC WILL SOON PROVIDE MORE
GUIDANCE
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, 
ACKNOWLEDGED SOME SCHOOLS MAY 
NEED TO DELAY.
>> IN CITIES OR STATES, THAT ARE
CURRENT HOT SPOTS, AND YOU WILL 
SEE THAT IN THE MAP BEHIND ME,
DISTRICTS MAY NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS.
AND THAT'S POSSIBLE.
THAT'LL BE UP TO GOVERNORS
THE DECISION SHOULD BE MADE,
BASED ON THE DATA AND THE FACTS 
ON THE GROUNDS, IN EACH 
COMMUNITY.
BUT EVERY DISTRICT SHOULD BE
ACTIVELY MAKING PREPARATIONS TO 
OPEN
>> Reporter: IT COMES AMID A
SETBACK FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS, 
WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION
DOLLAR RELIEF PACKAGE.
THE EMERGING ELEMENTS, SO FAR.
$16 BILLION OF NEW FUNDING FOR
COVID TESTING.
$105 BILLION TO REOPEN SCHOOLS
AND MORE DIRECT PAYMENTS TO 
AMERICANS.
BUT AMONG THE KEY STICKING
POINTS
THOSE $600 WEEKLY PAYMENTS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WANTS 
THE AMOUNT TO BE LOWERED TO 70% 
OF A PERSON'S PAYCHECK
FISCAL CONSERVATIVES SAY EVEN 
THAT'S TOO MUCH.
AND THEY HAVEN'STARTED --
>> DEADLY CONSEQUENCES FOR TENS 
OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
>> THE PRESIDENT CALLED ON
LAWMAKERS TO GET A DEAL,
QUICKLY.
AS FOR THE CONVENTION, IT'S A 
REMARKABLE SHIFT
THE PRESIDENT HAD PRESSED FOR A 
FULL-SCALE CONVENTION, FOR
MONTHS
FRANCES.
>> WHAT A TURNAROUND
KRISTEN, THANK YOU
>>> UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS ARE 
STILL SKYROCKETING AS MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS ARE STILL
STRUGGLING TO GET BENEFITS
TO ADD TO THE FRUSTRATION AND 
ANXIETY, THE $600 A WEEK JOBLESS
PAYMENTS THAT WERE AUTHORIZED IN
THE $2.2 TRILLION STIMULUS
PACKAGE ARE EXPECTED TO END 
TOMORROW, UNLESS CONGRESS CAN 
ACT NOW.
HERE IS NBC'S JOLENE KENT.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
THAT DEBATE RAGING ON CAPITOL 
HILL AND THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT
WHAT TO DO NEXT WITH THIS $600 A
WEEK SUPPLEMENT THAT'S SLATED TO
END AT THE END OF JULY IS 
STRESSING OUT A LOT OF
UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS
SO MANY TELL US THEY NEED IT, 
JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET
CINDY CROW HAS RELIED ON THE
$600 PAYMENT FROM THE CARES ACT 
SINCE HER NEW ORLEANS TOUR
BUSINESS SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY 
DIFFICULT.
>> IF THAT MONEY GOES AWAY. 
>> IT MEANS I'M HOMELESS. 
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RISING 
A
ANXIETY AND UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
NEARLY 1.4 MILLION NEW JOBLESS
CLAIMS FILED LAST WEEK
THE FIRST INCREASE SINCE LATE 
MARCH AND FAR HIGHER THAN THE 
282,000 CLAIMS, BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC
AND SECURING BENEFITS IN THE
FIRST PLACE IS STILL A PROBLEM
FOR SOME
LIKE IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
>> IT'S BEEN TERRIBLE.
IT'S SLOW.
IT'S OUTDATED.
>> Reporter: AND WITHOUT THE
$600 A WEEK SUPPLEMENT
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS WOULD GET, ON
AVERAGE, $383 A WEEK
THE EXTRA MONEY, HOWEVER, HAS 
MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR GARY
BRAMMER TO FULLY STAFF HIS
INDIANA RESTAURANT. 
>> SOME OF THEM WERE MAKING MORE
MONEY TO STAY HOME
I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO 
WORK MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SO I HAD TO START CLOSING ON
MONDAYS BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T 
HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE DILEMMA
IN WASHINGTON.
>> THERE IS AN ARGUMENT BEING 
MADE, BY THE PRESIDENT, HIMSELF,
THAT THE $600 A WEEK IS ACTUALLY
DISCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM GOING
BACK TO WORK. 
>> WELL,HAT'S DISCOURAGING PEOP 
FROM GOING BACK TO WORK IS THE
UNSAFE CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF
COVID.
AMERICANS ARE HARDWORKING.
THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR 
FAMILIES
THEY DON'T NEED INCENTIVE.
WHEN WE TAKE THESE BENEFITS 
AWAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT A DEEPER
AND LONGER RECESSION, WHICH IS
NOT WHAT WE WANT
>> WE NEED HELP.
NOT JUST HERE, IN NEW ORLEANS 
BUT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
>> THE FINAL PAYMENTS OF THAT 
$600 A WEEK ARE SLATED TO GO OUT
THIS WEEKEND
BUT EVEN IF CONGRESS AND THE
WHITE HOUSE CAN STRIKE A DEAL TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT, THERE IS
LIKELY TO BE A DELAY IN GETTING 
THAT MONEY TO PEOPLE
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT
JO, THANK YOU.
>>> THE FAMILY OF LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
THE CONGRESSMAN DIED LAST WEEK, 
FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH CANCER
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT, 
TRACIE POTTS, JOINS US WITH 
MORE
AND, TRACIE, THE CEREMONIES WILL
SPAN THREE STATES AND TOUCH ON
KEY MOMENTS OF THE CONGRESSMAN'S
LIFE. 
>> THEY WILL, FRANCES.
INCLUDING THAT ICONIC WALK
ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE 
IN ALABAMA
WE WILL SEE THAT RE-CREATED THIS
WEEKEND.
THE EVENT.
SIX DAYS OF THEM
START IN ALABAMA, TOMORROW, WITH
CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE IN TROY, 
ALABAMA, WHERE CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
IS FROM.
IN SELMA
AND OF COURSE, WHAT THEY'RE 
CALLING THE FINAL CROSSING, 
ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE.
THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON
SUNDAY
AGAIN, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE
ORIGINAL CROSSING OF THAT BRIDGE
BACK DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT
NOW, EVERYTHING WILL MOVE TO
WASHINGTON ON MONDAY, WITH A
SPECIAL CEREMONY AT THE U.S.
CAPITOL, AT THE ROTUNDA,
HONORING CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
HIS BODY WILL LIE IN STATE, AT
THE CAPITOL, FOR A DAY AND A
HALF
IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN 
WE NORMALLY SEE BECAUSE OF COVID
RESTRICTIONS
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OUTSIDE.
THE MAYOR HAS SAID THAT EVERYONE
WHO WANTS TO FILE BY, WILL HAVE 
TO WEAR A MASK AND QUEUE
OUTSIDE.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, AFTER
TUESDAY, EVERYTHING MOVES TO
ATLANTA.
WHERE THEY WILL HAVE SOME 
SERVICES AT THE GEORGIA STATE 
CAPITOL.
AND THE FINAL SERVICE, THE FINAL
CELEBRATION OF LIF AND BURIAL 
ON THURSDAY.
FRANCES.
>> TRACIE, THANKS FOR THE 
RUNDOWN.
>> CHINA STRIKES BACK AFTER THE 
U.S. CLOSED THE CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
THEY HAVE NOW RETALIATED CLOSING
AN AMERICAN CONSULATE IN
CHENGDU.
IT'S THE LATEST TWIST IS SENDING
THE TWO WORLD POWERS INTO AN
EVEN DEEPER DIVIDE
DETERIORATED ON EVERYTHING FROM 
TRADE TO TECHNOLOGY AND TODAY 
HAPPENS TO BE THE DEADLINE FOR
THE CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
TO SHUDDER ITS DOORS. 
>> A LOT OF US ARE LOOKING AT 
PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND.
BUT ALSO, NBC METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB IS WATCHING THAT.
AND ALSO, TROPICAL THREATS FOR
THE U.S. AS WELL
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE A TRIPLE THREAT OF 
STORMS
WE HAVE A BEAST OF A STORM THAT 
IS BREWING ACROSS EASTERN 
PACIFIC.
NOW, CURRENTLY, A HURRICANE.
HURRICANE DOUGLAS.
BUT WE'RE ALSO WATCHING THE 
GULF
YESTERDAY, THIS WAS AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE
NOW BECOME MORE ORGANIZED,
TROPICAL STORM HANNA
YOU CAN SEE THE TRACK HERE AS IT
MAKES ITS WAY ONSHORE TOMORROW, 
GOING TO BE SEEING THE GUSTS
PICK UP.
ALSO, THE FLOODING, RAIN
POTENTIAL ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
ALSO, WATCHING THE VSEVERE
WEATHER THREAT
LOOK AT THAT
IT'S BUILDING.
THE HUMIDITY IN PLACE AND IT'S
GOING TO CONTINUE TO THE
MIDATLANTIC INTO THE DEEP SOUTH.
WE'LL WATCH THAT SEVERE WEATHER 
FOR FLORIDA.
AND THE HEAT JUST WON'T GO AWAY.
I KNOW WE'RE IN JULY BUT WE'LL
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. 
>> A LOT TO TALK STILL
JANESSA, THANKS.
>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL
INVESTIGATING.
>>> SHUTDOWNS HAVE CAUSED DISNEY
TO POSTPONE THE PREMIERE OF THE 
LIVE ACTION FILM "MULAN" WHICH
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEATERS
IN MARCH
STUDIO ALSO PUSHING BACK RELEASE
OF THE NEW AVATAR AND "STAR 
WARS" MOVIES. 
>> 59% OF AMERICANS SAY THEY
DON'T PLAN ON RENEWING THEIR GYM
MEMBERSHIPS, ONCE THE PANDEMIC
IS
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
A DRAMATIC MOMENT ON CAPITOL
HILL
CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA
OCASIO-CORTEZ, CONDEMNING A 
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUE, AFTER SHE 
SAYS HE CONFRONTED HER AND
HURLED PROFANITY-LACED INSULTS
NBC'S KASIE HUNT HAS THE LATEST.
>> IN A FIERY SPEECH ON THE 
HOUSE FLOOR, CONGRESSWOMAN
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
STANDING HER GROUND.
REPRESENTATIVE YOHO CALLED ME 
AND I QUOTE A [ BLEEP ].
THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT
REPRESENTATIVE YOHO LEVIED
AGAINST A CONGRESSWOMAN.
>> THE CONFRONTATION HAPPENED 
MONDAY
BUT OCASIO-CORTEZ DIDN'T CONFIRM
THE HILL NEWSPAPER'S REPORTING, 
UNTIL AFTER TED YOHO SAID THIS. 
>> THE OFFENSIVE NAME CALLING 
WORDS ATTRIBUTED TO ME WERE 
NEVER SPOKEN TO MY COLLEAGUES.
AND IF THEY WERE CONSTRUED THAT 
WAY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR
MISUNDERSTANDING
I CANNOT APOLOGIZE FOR MY 
PASSION.
>> OCASIO-CORTEZ CALLED THAT AN 
EXCUSE, NOT AN APOLOGY
MAKING THE CASE IT'S ABOUT MORE 
THAN JUST ONE ARGUMENT
>> I HAVE TOSSED MEN OUT OF BARS
THAT HAVE USED LANGUAGE LIKE MR.
YOHO'S
AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE
OF HARASSMENT, RIDING THE SUBWAY
IN NEW YORK CITY
THIS IS NOT NEW.
AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM.
>> HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI,
RECALLING HER OWN EXPERIENCE. 
>> THEY'VE CALLED ME NAMES FOR
AT LEAST -- AT LEAST 20 YEARS OF
LEADERSHIP
18 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP
>> THIS ISSUE IS NOT ABOUT ONE
INCIDENT
IT IS CULTURAL
IT IS A CULTURE OF LACK OF
IMPUNITY, OF ACCEPTING OF 
VIOLENCE AND VIOLENT LANGUAGE 
AGAINST WOMEN, AND AN ENTIRE
STRUCTURE OF POWER THAT SUPPORTS
THAT
>> DEMOCRATS ARE DEMANDING
REPUBLICANS CONDEMN YOHO BUT HE 
IS STILL DENYING HE USED THE
WORDS AN
>> Announcer: DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.
>>> DR. FAUCI'S FIRST PITCH WAS 
JUST A BIT OUTSIDE
BUT IT DID RING IN THE
LONG-AWAITED RETURN OF BASEBALL.
THE DEFENDING CHAMPION NATIONALS
HOSTED THE YANKEES IN THE 
SEASON'S OPENING GAME.
THE FIRST RUNS OF THE SEASON, 
RIGHT THERE.
COMING OFF THE BAT OF CARLOS
STANTON.
THAT MASSIVE HOME RUN THAT
NOBODY CAUGHT.
IT WOULDN'T BE LONG, THOUGH,
BEFORE THE NATIONALS RESPONDED
IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE FIRST.
ADAM EATON WOULD SEND ONE TO THE
FANS, WHERE THERE WERE NO 
STANDS
THE YANKEES MANAGED TO TACKLE A 
COUPLE MORE RUNS BEFORE RAIN
ULTIMATELY CALLED THE GAME IN 
THE SIXTH INNING. 
>> HOW GOOD DID THAT FEEL FOR 
YOU?
>> I WAS SITTING THERE
I WAS READY TO WATCH BOTH 
BECAUSE THE DODGERS PLAYED THE
GIANTS RIGHT AFTERWARDS.
BUT THAT
LO
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAT
THAT'S BUILDING ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST, ALL THE WAY TO THE EAST
COAST.
NOT REALLY SURE THAT FIRST WAVE 
MADE ITS WAY OUT
BUT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
SEE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A COOLER 
WEATHER PATTERN, SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON, THE BAY IS ACTUALLY
WHERE YOU NEED TO BE
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH OUR SERIES 
INEQUALITY IN AMERICA AND A LOOK
AT HOW COVID-19 IS PUSHING
FAMILIES TO FIND CREATIVE 
SOLUTIONS TO TEACH THEIR KIDS 
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THAT IS, IF THEY CAN AFFORD IT
NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: FOR A LOT OF 
PARENTS, THIS SPRING REVEALED A 
PAINFUL TRUTH.
THEY AREN'T GOOD TEACHERS.
LIKE SINGLE MOM ZOE FISHMAN IN
ATLANTA.
>> BEING A SINGLE PARENT IS HARD
ENOUGH
BUT THIS WAS ON ANOTHER LEVEL OF
EXHAUSTION
>> Reporter: FACING ANOTHER 
SCHOOL YEAR OF AT LEAST SOME
REMOTE LEARNING, FISHMAN IS 
FWARG
GATHERING A GROUP OF PARENTS WHO
PLAN TO HIRE HER BROTHER, A 
TEACHER, TO TEACH THE KIDS WHEN 
THEY AREN'T IN SCHOOL.
>> FIVE FAMILIES, TWO HOURS.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY.
>> WOULD YOU RELY ON THE
CURRICULUM OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 
SYSTEM
>> YES
YES.
WE'RE NOT ASKING MY BROTHER TO
REINVENT THE WHEEL. 
>> IT IS A TEACHING STRATEGY, 
NOW SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
THE PANDEMIC POD
ALLOWING KIDS TO BE TOGETHER AND
LEARN, WHILE THEIR PARENTS WORK.
>> IT WAS TIRING
NOT FUN.
>> Reporter: ONLINE LEARNING WAS
TOUGH FOR BLAKE TASSEY, A THIRD 
GRADER OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON, 
D.C.
HIS PARENTS SAY THE PODS ARE
JUST WHAT HE NEEDS. 
>> YOU REALLY WANT TO GET THE 
BEST FOR YOUR CHILD.
AND YOU WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE
LEARNING ON THOSE ONLINE DAYS.
>> Reporter: BUT TFOR MANY
FAMILIES, IT'S JUST TOO COSTLY
THE TEACHERS HAVE TO BE PAID
AND, IN SOME CASES, THE SPACES, 
TOO.
>> THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE MOST 
VULNERABLE, PARTICULARLY
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BLACK
FAMILIES, THEY ARE LOCKED OUT OF
THAT. 
>> EXPERTS SAY THAT WILL WIDEN
THE EDUCATION GAP.
>> THEY ARE CREATING THEIR OWN
FORM OF PRIVATE SCHOOL
WHEN YOU START TO DO THAT, WE 
KNOW THAT THE INEQUALITY EFFECTS
ARE GOING TO MULTIPLY, OVER 
TIME. 
>> ZOE FISHMAN'S POD WILL COST
ROUGHLY $150 A WEEK.
>> THESE KIDS GET ONE CHANCE AT 
BEING KIDS
AND THEY'RE FORCED TO DEAL WITH 
THESE ISSUES, THAT ARE ON ADULT 
LEVEL, THAT THEY REALLY 
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DEALING
WITH. 
>> IN THE SCRAMBLE TO SAVE THE
SCHOOL YEAR FOR SOME, THERE IS
THE RISK OF MANY MORE BEING LEFT
BEHIND
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS, NEW 
YORK. 
>> TOUGH SITUATION ON BOTH SIDES
BUT YOU GET, YOU KNOW, A
SCENARIO WHERE PARENTS ARE SO 
SEPARA
DESPERATE FOR THEIR KIDS
BOTH SIDE KIND OF STUCK.
>> WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM HAVE
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
THIS SEASON IT WILL SIMPLY BE 
KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL
TEAM
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME FROM PRESSURE OF MANY WHO
VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO NATIVE
AMERICANS.
>> AS FAR AS THE LOGO AND 
MASCOT
>> YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD HAVE 
GONE WITH TH
>>> FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION TO CLASSROOMS TO 
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS, 
CORONAVIRUS HAS LEFT THE FUTURE 
UP IN THE AIR, AS THE COUNTRY 
STRUGGLES TO GET THE PANDEMIC 
UNDER CONTROL, WITH THE U.S.
CASES SOARING PAST THE 4 MILLION
MARK. 
>> A POWDER KEG IN PORTLAND.
FEDERAL AGENTS TEAR GAS A CROWD,
INCLUDING CITY'S MAYOR
THIS MORNING, A TOP INSPECTOR 
GENERAL IS VOWING TO
INVESTIGATE.
>> AFTER CORONAVIRUS THREW THE
LEAGUE A CURVE BALL, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL IS BACK.
ALL THE ACTION FROM AN
UNFORGETTABLE OPENING DAY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW. 
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING TO YOU.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
SKYROCKETING CORONAVIRUS CASES
HAVE PLUNGED THE COUNTRY PAST 
THE 4 MILLION MARK
WHEN THE VIRUS FIRST HIT U.S. 
SOIL, IT TOOK THIS COUNTRY 100
DAYS TO REACH THE 1 MILLION 
MARK
43 DAYS LATER, 2 MILLION WERE 
INFECTED
27 DAYS AFTER THAT, 3 MILLION.
AND IN JUST 16 DAYS, 4 MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
THIS VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE
WILDFIRE. 
>> MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON,
AFTER A THIRD-STRAIGHT
CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MAKES A SURPRISE
ANNOUNCEMENT
CANCELLING THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE
MR. TRUMP SAID THE TIMING WASN'T
RIGHT.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE.
>> THE PANDEMIC HAS ALSO CAUSED 
DISNEY TO POSTPONE THE PREMIERE 
OF THE LIVE ACTION "MULAN" WHICH
IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEATERS IN
MARCH.
THE STUDIO IS ALSO PUSHING BACK 
RELEASE OF THE AVATAR AND "STAR 
WARS" MOVIES. 
>> MEANWHILE, LOOKING AHEAD TO
THE NEXT PANDEMIC.
A REPORT IN THE JOURNAL OF
SCIENCE FOUND IT WILL COST
BETWEEN $22 BILLION AND $30 
BILLION A YEAR TO PREVENT THE 
NEXT ONE. 
>> AFTER MEL GIBSON IS THE
LATEST CELEBRITY TO RECOVER FROM
CORONAVIRUS.
GIB
GIBSON TESTED POSITIVE IN APRIL 
AND TREATED WITH THE DRUG R
REMDESIVIR. 
>> REPUBLICANS CAN'T SEEM TO
AGREE ON A VERSION OF THE 
TRILLION-DOLLAR RELIEF BILL AS
FAMILIES CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE.
OUR JAY GRAY IS IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> WITH LINES GROWING AT TESTING
SITES, HOSPITALS, AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT CENTERS, A LOOK
INSIDE THE NUMBERS FRAMING THE
PANDEMIC ARE STUNNING.
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES CLIMBING 
ABOVE 4 MILLION.
AND NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS, HIGHER
THAN EXPECTED, AT 1.4 MILLION.
LET'S START WITH THE SURGING
VIRUS.
>> WE HAVE A PANDEMIC THAT'S
SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL, AND WE 
NEED TO PROTECT AMERICANS, WITH 
EVERYTHING WE GOT.
>> A PANDEMIC THREATENING, NOT
ONLY THE HEALTH BUT, LIVELIHOOD 
OF MILLIONS OF THE IN THE LAST
18 WEEKS, AT LEAST 52 MILLION 
WORKERS HAVE FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
ON CAPITOL HILL, REPUBLICANS SAY
THERE IS A FUNMENTAL AGREEMENT
WITHIN THE PARTY ON A NEW RELIEF
BILL. 
>> THE PRESIDENT'S PRIORITY, FOR
THE MOMENT, IS TO GET MONEY INTO
AMERICANS QUICKLY.
>> BUT NOT AS MUCH MONEY AS LAID
OUT BY DEMOCRATS. 
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY PEOPLE
MORE TO STAY HOME THAN TO WORK
SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING
THAT LOOKS LIKE A 70% WAGE
REPLACEMENT.
>> SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK 
SCHUMER BLASTING THE PLAN SAYING
IT FALLS SHORT ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> FROM WHAT WE KNOW, IT WON'T
INCLUDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR
EXTEND THE MORATORIUM ON
EVICTIONS.
>> AS LAWMAKERS BICKER, 
STRUGGLING FAMILIES WORRY.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COUNTING
ON THESE FUNDS, AND COUNTING ON 
THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM 
BECAUSE, OTHERWISE, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE A WHOLE RATION OF TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS THAT
ARE GOING TO BE HOMELESS, THAT
HAVE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS BEFORE.
SO WE NEED HELP.
>> WITH TIME FOR MANY RUNNING 
OUT.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>>> THE CDC RELEASED
LONG-AWAITED GUIDELINES FOR 
REOPENING SCHOOLS.
THE GUIDANCE STRONGLY EMPHASIZES
GETTING STUDENTS BACK INTO THE
CLASSROOM, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE 
SOCIAL AND MENTAL RISKS OF
KEEPING CHILDREN AT HOME
THE AGENCY RECOMMENDS KEEPING 
STUDENTS IN PODS, WHERE THE SAME
GROUP STAYS TOGETHER
AND HAVING PLANS READY FOR WHEN 
SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE
OTHER GUIDELINES INCLUDE MOVING 
CLASSES OUTSIDE, WHEN POSSIBLE
AND REPURPOSING UNDERUSED 
BUILDINGS TO CREATE MORE SPACE
AND OF COURSE, PRACTICING GOOD
HYGIENE AND SANITIZING SURFACES.
>>> CHAOS IN THE CITY OF
PORTLAND CONTINUES THIS EVENING.
CLASHES OF FEDERAL AGENTS 
DEPLOYED BY TRUMP, AFTER FEDERAL
AGENTS TEAR GASSED PROTESTORS AT
A BLACK LIVES MATTER RALLY
NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN HAS THE 
LATEST
>> Reporter: IN PORTLAND, 
PROTESTORS STORMED THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE
SOME LAUNCHING FLARES AND 
FIREWORKS OVER THE STEEL
BARRICADE.
FEDERAL AGENTS RESPOND WITH TEAR
GAS.
PORTLAND POLICE DECLARED A RIOT.
AMONG THOSE GASSED, PORTLAND'S
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR. 
>> I WANT TO THANK THE THOUSANDS
OF YOU WHO HAVE COME OUT TO 
OPPOSE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S OCCUPATION OF
OUR CITY
>> TED WHEELER, WHO'S ALSO
PORTLAND'S POLICE COMMISSIONER, 
WAS BOOED BY PROTESTORS, WHO
CRITICIZED HIS LEADERSHIP OF
PORTLAND'S POLICE.
CLASHES JUST THE LATEST SINCE 
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRIVED HERE OVER
50 DAYS OF PROTESTS THAT HAVE 
INCLUDED VIOLENCE AGAINST POLICE
AND LOOTING.
>> WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
ARREST ON INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
TARGETING THAT COURTHOUSE.
>> BUT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S 
INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNOUNCED HE
WILL REVIEW USE OF FORCE KPL
COMPLAINTS
LIKE WHEELER, SHE WANTS THEM
OUT.
>> I WANT TO BE CARED FOR, BY 
MEMBERS OF MY OWN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE NEED FOR
POLICING
WE NEED COMMUNITY SERVICES
>> THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS NOT 
ONLY REVIEWING WHAT HAPPENED, 
HERE, IN PORTLAND.
BUT ALSO, THE FEDERAL RESPONSE
TO PROTESTORS IN WASHINGTON,
D.C.
FRANCES.
>> OKAY, ERIN, THANK YOU. 
>> THE FAMILY OF LATE 
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
THE CONGRESSMAN DIED LAST WEEK
FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH CANCER
THE CEREMONIES WILL BEGIN 
TOMORROW MORNING IN TROY, 
ALABAMA, WHERE LEWIS GREW UP
FOLLOWED BY A MEMORIAL IN SELMA.
THEN, SUNDAY MORNING IS THE 
FINAL CROSSING
A PROCESSION ACROSS THE EDMUND
PETTUS BRIDGE.
THE SITE, A FLASH POINT OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
THEN, HIS BODY WILL LIE IN STATE
AT THE ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL
MONDAY, A SPECIAL CEREMONY
HONORING LEWIS WILL BE HELD IN
THE U.S. CAPITOL ROTUNDA WHERE
HE WILL LIE IN STATE ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.
MORE PLANS FOR ATLANTA, THE 
DISTRICT HE SERVED FOR OVER 
THREE DECADES.
HE WILL BE LAID TO REST THERE 
THURSDAY. 
>> BASEBALL IS BACK AND SWINGING
FOR THE FENCES
THE 2020 MLB SEASON OPENED AFTER
A NEARLY FOUR-MONTH DELAY DUE TO
THE PANDEMIC
HERE'S NBC'S DAN SHENEMAN ON A
RETURN TO THE DIAMOND.
>> Reporter: BASEBALL'S OPENING 
NIGHT.
WITHOUT FANS
WITH EVERY PLAYER TAKING A KNEE 
BEFORE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. 
>> FAUCI TO THROW OUT THE FIRST 
PITCH.
>> AND A CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH 
FROM DR. ANGTHONY FAUCI THAT WAS
A BIT OFF THE MARK
THE NATIONAL PASTIME RETURNED TO
THE DIAMOND.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING
GREAT ABOUT OPENING DAY.
ALBEIT, THIS YEAR, IN JULY, IS
IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE AND
APPRECIATE. 
>> THE YANKEES AND THE REIGNING 
WORLD CHAMPION NATIONALS
SQUARING OFF AT THE NATION'S
CAPITAL, MINUS ONE OF THE GAME'S
STARS.
NATIONALS FORCED TO PLAY WITHOUT
SUPERSTAR JUAN SOTO WHO TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TESTING 
PLAYERS, COACHES, AND STAFF,
EVERY OTHER DAY.
>> ONE PERSON CAN SCREW THIS UP 
FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
>> WITH ACRES OF EMPTY SEATS AND
JUST A 60-GAME SPRINT OF A
SEASON, IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>> NOW, TO FOOTBALL, WHERE
WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
SO FOR THIS SEASON, IT WILL 
SIMPLY BE KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S 
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME, UNDER PRESSURE FROM MANY
WHO VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO 
NATIVE AMERICANS
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY HAD ANY TIME.
YEARS AND YEARS OF PEOPLE 
CALLING FOR THE NAME TO, YOU
KNOW, THINK ABOUT AN IDEA.
NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO -- THEY'RE
PUNTING IT BASICALLY. 
>> WHOLE NOTHER YEAR WE'LL HAVE 
TO WAIT.
FOR NOW, IT'S THE WEEKEND THAT'S
COMING UP.
LET'S SEE HOW YOUR WEATHER IS.
BU
BUT.
>> WE HAVE THREE TROPICAL 
SYSTEMS THAT ARE BREWING
ONE THAT'S GOING TO THREATEN
HAWAII
NOW, HURRICANE
HURRICANE DOUGLAS CONTINUES TO
REALLY STRENGTHEN IN THAT AREA
NOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE, IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO, WE ARE ALSO 
WATCHING TROPICAL STORM HANNA 
NOW CURRENTLY MOVING AT 40 MILES
PER HOUR
THERE IS A SLOW MOVEMENT, AND 
THE STORM SYSTEM IS VERY
DISORGANIZED
BUT THERE IS A BIG-TIME FLOODING
THREAT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
YOU CAN SEE ITS TRACK, AS IT
MAKES ITS WAY ON SHORE
FOR SATURDAY EVENING, IT DOES 
START TO LOSE ITS FORCE, AND
HEAD MORE WELL TO THE SOUTH.
NOW, ALSO, GONZALO, WE ARE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO WATCH, WITH VERY 
MUCH UNCERTAINTY
BUT NOW, THIS TRACK IS MOVING 
MORE TOWARDS THE NORTH
WE ARE SEEING THE CURRENT SPEED 
AT 50 MILES PER HOUR
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
YOU CAN SEE TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO HEAT UP.
AND WE DO HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER 
RISK FOR THE DAKOTAS THIS 
AFTERNOON, WITH TEMPERATURES
ABOVE NORMAL
WELL IN THE 90s.
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST.
VERY BUSY WEEKEND AS WE WATCH 
THE TROPICS.
BUT I WILL HAVE THE REST OF THE 
NATION'S FORECAST COMING UP.
>> SOUNDS BUSY
ALL RIGHT, JANESSA. 
>> HERE ON "EARLY TODAY," WE GOT
A LOT OF NEWS AND SOMETIMES YOU 
THINK YOU HAVE SEEN IT ALL
BUT NOW, YOU'VE GOT A FRIED 
CHICKEN FOOTWEAR COLLABORATION
BETWEEN KFC AND CROCS THAT'S
HITTING THE MARKET
ON JULY 28th, YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO GET THE LIMITED-EDITION SHOES
FOR 60 BUCKS
THE CUSTOM KFC SHOES WERE FIRST 
INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC DURING 
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK.
THEY COME WITH TWO CROC CHARMS
THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AND 
SMELL LIKE FRIED CHICKEN
DRUMSTICKS
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THATBECAUSE
I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT FRIED
CHICKEN AND FEET SMELL LIKE,
TOGETHER, WITH THAT THING.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE GETTING A DOG
AROUND THERE
YOU KNOW, A DOG COMES UP TO YOU.
>> BUT YOU KNOW WHAT
CROCS HAS COLLABORATED WITH 
PEEPS, THE EASTER CANDY PEEPS.
AND ALSO, POST
JUDGE JUDGE HAS ORDERED MICHAEL 
COHEN, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FORMER 
PERSONAL LAWYER, RELEASED FROM
PRISON
THE JUDGE RULED THAT IN SENDING 
COHEN BACK TO PRISON EARLIER
THIS MONTH, FEDERAL OFFICIALS 
HAD RETALIATED AGAINST HIM FOR
HIS PLAN TO WRITE A TELL-ALL
BOOK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
HE WILL SERVE THE REST OF THIS
SENTENCE FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
VIOLATIONS AT HOME. 
>> NOW, AN INTERVIEW WITH TWO 
BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE ISIS 
TERROR CELL KNOWN AS THE
BEATLES.
HERE IS NBC'S RICHARD ENGEL WITH
WHAT THEY NOW ADMIT TO DOING AND
REACTIONS FROM THE FAMILIES OF
SLAIN AMERICANS.
THOSE FAMILIES, DEMANDING 
JUSTICE.
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN NEARLY 
SIX YEARS SINCE THE KIDNAPPING
AND SAVAGE MURDERS, BY ISIS, OF 
AMERICAN AID WORKERS KAYLA
MUELLER AND PETER AND 
JOURNALISTS JAMES FOLEY.
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 
OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, NEW 
DETAILS ABOUT HOW JIM STOOD UP
TO HIS CAPTORS, FROM TWO OF THE 
ISIS MEMBERS WHO HELD HIM AND 
THE OTHER HOSTAGES
>> IF THE GUARD WOULD ASK IS THE
FOOD ENOUGH?
SOMEBODY OF THE PRISON WAS VERY 
TIMID.
THERE WAS ALWAYS HIM WHO WOULD
SAY IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
HE WOULD TAKE THE -- BECAUSE HE 
WOULD THINK HE'S GOING TO GET 
PUNISHED. 
>> PUNISHMENT MEANT TORTURE.
THESE TWO MEN, NOW IN U.S.
CUSTODY IN IRAQ, WERE PART OF 
THE ISIS TERROR CELL NICKNAMED
THE BEATLES, FOR THEIR BRITISH
ACCENTS.
THEY CLAIM THEY DIDN'T
PARTICIPATE IN TORTURE AND
EXECUTIONS
BUT DO ADMIT ABUSE. 
>> I'VE HIT MOST OF THE 
PRISONERS BEFORE. 
>> PREVIOUSLY, THEY'D PRETENDED 
NOT TO KNOW KAYLA MUELLER, WHO
WAS KIDNAPPED, ONE DAY AFTER
ARRIVING IN SYRIA.
>> DID YOU EVER MEET KAYLA
MUELLER?
>> WHO
>> DIDN'T MEET ANY FOREIGN -- 
>> NOW, THEY REMEMBER HER.
INCLUDING, HOW THEY GOT HER 
PARENTS' E-MAIL ADDRESS, TO SEND
RANSOM NOTES, DEMANDING MORE
THAN $6 MILLION AND THREATENING 
MURDER. 
>> SHE WAS VERY SCARED
IN A ROOM BY HERSELF THAT NO ONE
WOULD GO IN.
>> WE SHOWED KAYLA'S DAD THE
DISTURBING INTERVIEWS.
>> OF COURSE, THEY'RE NOT GOING 
TO TELL THE DARK SIDE OF THE
STORY.
THEY WERE THEIR HANDLERS
THEY -- THEY SHACKLED THEM, AND 
TOOK THEM TO THE BATHROOM TWICE 
A DAY.
AT TIMES, KAYLA WAS SHACKLED ALL
NIGHT.
>> BUT THE CASE AGAINST THE TWO 
HAS BEEN HELD UP
WITH A BRITISH COURT RULING THE 
U.S. WON'T GET CRUCIAL EVIDENCE 
FROM BRITISH INVESTIGATORS, 
UNLESS THE DEATH PENALTY IS OFF 
THE TABLE.
JIM'S MOM, DIANE FOLEY
>> WILL THIS GIVE YOU ANY KIND
OF CLOSURE
>> I WANT THEM TO BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE.
ACCOUNTABILITY'S IMPORTANT
OTHERWISE, WE COULD NEVER DETER 
CRIMES, RIGHT?
>> AMERICAN OFFICIALS TELL NBC
NEWS THE U.S. IS DETERMINED TO
ARRANGE FOR THE TWO 
♪ YOU PUT ME ON AND SAID I WAS 
YOUR FAVORITE ♪
>>> TAYLOR SWIFT IS BACK
THIS TIME, IN AN ENCHANTED
FOREST
THAT IS A LOOK AT HER NEW MUSIC 
VIDEO, WHICH SHE WROTE AND
DIRECTED HERSELF
IT'S CALLED CARDIGAN
IT WAS FILMED AMID THIS ONGOING 
PANDEMIC, SO SHE DID HER OWN
HAIR AND STYLING
IT'S FEATURED ON SWIFT'S
SURPRISE ALBUM, FOLKLORE, WHICH 
ALSO DROPPED TODAY. 
>> AMAZING SHE DID IT BY
HERSELF.
WITH THE SET DESIGN AND 
EVERYTHING, I'M SURE THEY HAD 
SOMEBODY ELSE DO THAT.
AND THEN, SHE STEPS IN AND
STYLES HERSELF
AMAZING.
>> IMPRESSIVE.
>> SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE
COUNTRY ARE MAKING DIFFICULT
DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
TO REOPEN BUT SOME CLASSROOMS IN
TENNESSEE HAVE ALREADY STARTED
WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK.
AND THE LEARNING PROCESS LOOKS A
LOT DIFFERENT.
HERE IS NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER
>> Reporter: AS STUDENTS ROLL 
BACK TO SCHOOL BEFORE ENTERING
THE BUILDING, THERE'S A NEW TEST
TO PASS.
AND ONCE INSIDE.
>> WE HAVE HAD SUCH A FUN 
MORNING SO FAR
>> Reporter: SMALL CLASSES, 
STAGGERED ATTENDANCE, AND MASKS 
MARK THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS IN ALCOA, TENNESSEE. 
>> FOR THE MOST PART, DID THEY
FOLLOW THOSE GUIDELINES TODAY?
>> THEY DID.
ALL OF THEM DID AND IT'S EASIER 
WHEN YOU HAVE THE SMALLER 
CLASSES.
>> Reporter: WITH STUDENTS ONLY 
COMING ONE DAY A WEEK, THAT
MEANS SMALLER GROUPS
NO MORE THAN TEN TOGETHER, AT 
ONE TIME
IT'S A WELCOME CHANGE.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF FEWER KIDS
AT A TIME.
I TH
>> Reporter: JUST OUTSIDE OF
KNOXVILLE, THIS DISTRICT OF 
2,000 STUDENTS NOW AMONG THE
FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO MAKE AN 
IN-PERSON ROUETURN TO THE
CLASSROOM.
AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OTHERS
ARE WATCHING CLOSELY
PRESIDENT TRUMP, URGING A RETURN
TO NORMAL CLASSES, SAYS HE IS 
COMFORTABLE SENDING HIS OWN SON 
AND GRANDCHILDREN BACK, WHILE 
MAKING THESE COMMENTS THAT KIDS 
ARE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>> THEY DON'T CATCH IT EASILY.
THEY DON'T BRING IT HOME EASILY.
AND IF THEY DO CATCH IT, THEY 
GET BETTER, FAST
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE
COORDINATOR, DR. DEBORAH BIRX,
WEIGHING IN ON FOX NEWS SHORTLY 
AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS. 
>> I THINK THERE'S STILL OPEN 
QUESTIONS THERE, AND THAT'S WHY 
THE PRESIDENT CONCLUDED WITH, 
WE'RE STUDYING THIS VERY HARD.
>> Reporter: NEAR THE NATION'S
CAPITAL, THREE MAJOR DISTRICTS
HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BEGIN
THE YEAR ONLINE.
IN CHICAGO, TEACHERS DEMAND 
THEIR SCHOOLS DO THE SAME.
AND IN FLORIDA, WHERE COVID 
CASES ARE SPIKING, EDUCATORS
HAVE SUED THE STATE TO STOP 
FULL-TIME REOPENING.
THE GOVERNOR, NOT BUDGING.
>> WHILE THE RISK FROM -- TO
STUDENTS FROM IN-PERSON LEARNING
ARE LOW, THE COST OF KEEPING
SCHOOLS CLOSED ARE ENORMOUS.
>> OHIO ART TEACHER TERRY 
CRUTHERS IS SET TO GO BACK FULL 
TI
TIME NEXT MONTH.
SO WORRIED ABOUT COVID-19, SHE'S
WRITTEN GOOD-BYE LETTERS, JUST
IN CASE.
>> BACK IN ALCOA, FOR LANDRY
BRADBURN, IT'S AN INTERESTING 
START TO SECOND GRADE.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT
THAT MASK, BUDDY
>> NOT GOOD.
IT MAKES ME REALLY HOT. 
>> WE'RE SUPERHEROES PUTTING ON 
OUR MASKS.
THIS MAY NOT GO AWAY ANYTIME
SOON. 
>> THANKS TO BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
FOR THAT REPORT.
SO MANY MIXED 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR.
THE ALL-IMPORTANT WEEKEND 
FORECAST
WE DO HAVE THAT TROPICAL SYSTEM,
MAKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTH TEXAS.
SO YOUR LOCAL FORECAST IS GOING 
TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THROUGHOUT 
THE WEEKEND.
VERY HOT AND HUMID, WITH
TEMPERATURES
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI, THE NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, SAYS 
HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE RECEIVED 
SERIOUS THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY,
SINCE HE'S BECOME ONE OF THE
PUBLIC FACES OF THE RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
FAUCI, ALSO, SAID HE HAS
RECEIVED HATE MAIL AND EVEN HAD 
TO BE ASSIGNED SECURITY, DUE TO 
SOME OF THE THREATS.
>>> CHINA LAUNCHED A BIG STEP IN
THE RACE TO STUDY MARS
THE COUNTRY'S FIRST MARS ROVER
SUCCESSFULLY LIFTED OFF JUST
SOUTH OF MAINLAND CHINA.
IT SHOULD ARRIVE IN ORBIT AROUND
THE RED PLANET IN FEBRUARY, AND 
WILL BE USED TO LOOK FOR
UNDERGROUND WATER.
THE U.S. IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH 
THE MARS ROVER NEXT WEEK
>>> THURSDAY MARKED ONE YEAR TO 
GO UNTIL THE OPENING CEREMONY.
NBC'S KEIR SIMMONS HAS MORE FROM
LONDON
>> Reporter: IT IS
UNPRECEDENTED.
THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS, NOW
SCHEDULED FOR SUMMER 2021.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
AND THIS WEEK, A WARNING
IF INFECTIONS CONTINUE, AT THESE
LEVELS, FOR 12 MONTHS, QUOTE, WE
COULDN'T HOLD THE GAMES, THE
PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAID
WHILE ADDING HE IS HOPEFUL
THE VENUES WILL BE READY
THEY'RE READY NOW.
THE JAPANESE HOSTS HAVE ALREADY 
SPENT $12 BILLION ON TOKYO 2020.
>> WE ARE NOW ABSOLUTELY, 
ABSOLUTELY, CONCENTRATING ON
DELIVERING THE GAMES NEXT YEAR. 
>> IT WILL BE A GREAT SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVAL. 
>> YEAH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A SYMBOL OF 
UNITY AND SOLIDARITY OF 
HUMANKIND.
>> Reporter: IT'S ALSO NOT CLEAR
WHETHER THERE WILL BE SPECTATORS
OR WHAT AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE WILL 
LOOK LIKE.
ORGANIZERS PREPARING TO ENFORCE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
ONE OF THE THEMES OF TOKYO 2020 
IS SUSTAINABILITY AND RENEWAL.
SO OLD PHONES AND LAPTOPS ARE 
BEING TURNED INTO METALS
WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE
RENEWAL AND SUSTAINABILITY, THAN
WATCHING SIMONE BILES TAKE ONE
OF THOSE GOLD MEDALS
KEIR SIMMONS, NBC NEWS, LONDON. 
>> DÉJÀ VU, RIGHT
>> I KNOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WAS A YEAR 
AGO THAT HAPPENED.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE PLANNING ON 
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
A YEAR FROM NOW, LIKE YOU SAID, 
FINGERS CROSSED.
AND WE CAN HOPE THE GAMES CAN 
BEGIN.
>>> IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF
HEIGHTS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP 
THE ZIP LINE IN SOUTHWESTERN
NORWAY
THE LONGEST IN SCANDINAVIA, THIS
4,500-FOOT ZIP LINE SENDS 
THRILLSEEKERS.
RIDERS SOAR PAST CLIFFS AND 
WATERFALLS
IT'S HOPING VISITORS WILL RETURN
ONCE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS EASE.
IT DOES LOOK FUN. 
>>> AN AGONIZING, NEW MILESTONE.
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES SOAR PAST
4 MILLION, AS HEALTH OFFICIALS
URGE DRASTIC ACTION TO GET THE
PANDEMIC UNDER CONTROL
>>> TRIBUTES TO A TITAN OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
THE WEEK OF CEREMONIES PLANNED
TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS
>>> A CONGRESSIONAL CLASH.
NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE 
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ
CONDEMNS A REPUBLICAN 
CONGRESSMAN, WHO ALLEGEDLY
ATTACKED HER WITH PROFANITY.
>>> DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.
>> WHOOPS.
DR. FAUCI FLATTENING THE CU
CURCUR
CURVE BALL THERE WHILE USHERING 
THE SEASON UNLIKE ANY BEFORE
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPENING DAY.
>> GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS ARE
REBOUNDING, PROPELLING THIS 
COUNTRY PAST THE 4 MILLION MARK.
WHEN THE VIRUS FIRST HIT U.S. 
SOIL, IT TOOK THE COUNTRY 100 
DAYS TO REACH THE 1 MILLION 
MARK
43 DAYS LATER -- AND IN JUST 16 
DAYS, 4 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
INFECTED
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE 
WILDFIRE. 
>> THE CDC RELEASED GUIDELINES
FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS, AND THE
AGENCY IS EMPHASIZING THE NEED
TO GET CHILDREN BACK INTO 
CLASSROOMS DUE TO THE SOCIAL AND
MENTAL RISKS OF REMOTE LEARNING.
SOME OF THE GUIDELINES INCLUDE
MOVING CLASSES OUTDOORS, AND
KEEPING STUDENTS IN THE SAME, 
SMALL GROUPS
THE CDC SAYS, WITH THE RIGHT
PLANS IN PLACE, THE ENTIRE
SCHOOL WOULD NOT NEED TO SHUT 
DOWN IF SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE. 
>> MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON,
AFTER A THIRD-STRAIGHT
CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MADE A SURPRISE 
ANNOUNCEMENT
CANCELLING THE REPUBLICAN 
CONVENTION IN JACKSONVILLE
HE HAD THE TIMING WASN'T RIGHT
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE TO CAST 
THEIR VOTES.
>> SOUTHWEST AND AMERICAN 
AIRLINES ARE TIGHTENING NO MASK,
NO FLY RULES
F
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR 
PASSENGERS OVER 2 YEARS OLD.
GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 27th AND
AMERICAN'S STARTS ON THE 29th.
>> AFTER A SURGE IN TEXAS AND 
FLORIDA, THE VIRUS ZEROES IN ON 
OTHER AREAS WITH NEARLY A DOZEN 
CITIES UNDER CLOSE WATCH
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: OFFICIALLY,
ECLIPSING 4 MILLION INFECTIONS, 
THE TRUE NUMBER OF COVID CASES
IN THE U.S. IS, WITHOUT DOUBT,
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
THE NEW MILESTONE REACHED, AS A 
TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL SOUNDS THE
ALARM FOR 11 AMERICAN CITIES IN 
TROUBLE.
AFTER TESTING RESULTS CAME BACK 
FROM METRO AREAS, LIKE
CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS,
MINNEAPOLIS, AND NEW ORLEANS, 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX, IN A PRIVATE
CALL OBTAINED BY THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY, WARNED LOCAL
LEADERS THEY NEED TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS TO MITIGATE
THEIR OUTBREAKS.
>> WE ARE TRACKING THIS VERY
CLOSELY.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE
OFFICIALS, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
RESPONDING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: THE PUSH TO TAKE 
QUICK ACTION, NO SURPRISE TO THE
MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS, WHERE THE
PANDEMIC HAS EXPLODED.
>> OVER THE LAST WEEK, OUR
CITY'S POSITIVITY RATE HAS
JUMPED BY NEARLY 50%. 
>> AS STATES LIKE FLORIDA SET 
NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATH
RECORDS, IN HARD-HIT TEXAS, 
MORGUES ARE SO OVERWHELMED, 
REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS ARE 
ARRIVING, IN ONE COUNTY, TO 
STORE THE DEAD. 
>> RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A CRISIS
35 PEOPLE THAT PASSED AWAY, JUST
TODAY.
MAYBE MORE. 
>> FOR SOME, THE VIRUS TESTING
THEIR FAITH, AFTER 13 SISTERS 
WHO BELONG TO THE SAME MICHIGAN 
CONVENT, LOST THEIR LIVES TO
COVID.
IN ILLINOIS, 30-YEAR-OLD
JONATHAN DAVILA RECOVERED FROM
THE VIRUS TO ONLY LATER BE
READMITTED TO THE ER
HIS WIFE THOUGHT SHE WOULD LOSE 
HIM.
>> I WAS STARTING TO THINK OF 
HOW I WAS GOING TO TELL MY KIDS 
THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE THEIR
DAD.
>> DAVILA IS LEARNING TO WALK 
AGAIN.
>> I'D RATHER BE HERE, LIKE 
THIS, THAN NOT BE HERE AT ALL.
>> AFTER 8,000 DEATHS IN
CALIFORNIA, HERE, IN LOS
ANGELES, ONE OF THE NATION'S
MOST DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS, 
TRANSMISSIONS MAY BE LEVELING 
OFF.
PERHAPS, HELP ON THE HORIZON
THE NATION'S LARGEST MOVIE
THEATER CHAIN, AMC, ANNOUNCED 
THEY PLAN TO REOPEN MANY
LOCATIONS BY MID TO LATE AUGUST.
THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY SET
TO BECOME ONE OF THE FIRST
UNIVERSITIES IN THE NATION TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS 
THIS MONTH
>> YOU WISH YOU COULD GO AND BE 
THERE.
>> BUT ALEXANDRIA KNOWS THE 
DANGERS OF COVID TOO WELL.
SHE LOST HER FATHER AND SISTER, 
JUST DAYS APART.
>> I NEVER, IN A HUNDRED MILLION
YEARS, I WOULD NEVER WISH THIS
FOR ANYONE TO GO THROUGH. 
>> ONE FAMILY'S UNIMAGINABLE
LOSS AS A RECORD NUMBER OF
AMERICANS BECOME INFECTED WITH
THE VIRUS.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> AND AS WE MENTIONED, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SCRAPPING
PLANS TO HOLD THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE NEXT MONTH.
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES SKYROCKET
IN FLORIDA
THE MOVE COMES, AFTER THE LOCAL 
SHERIFF SAID HE COULDN'T
GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF VISITORS
IN THE CITY.
NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER HAS THE
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: A RARE RETREAT FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
WITH CASES OF COVID SURGING IN
FLORIDA, THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCING HE IS CANCELLING HIS 
PLANS TO HOLD THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE
>> BUT I LOOKED AT MY TEAM
AND I SAID THE TIMING FOR THIS
EVENT IS NOT RIGHT
JUST NOT RIGHT, WITH WHAT'S 
HAPPENED, RECENTLY
THE FLARE-UP IN FLORIDA.
TO HAVE A BIG CONVENTION, IT'S
NOT THE RIGHT TIME
IT'S, REALLY, SOMETHING THAT, 
FOR ME, I HAVE TO PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
SAYING HE IS STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF HIS 
CONVENTION SPEECH.
AND DELEGATES WILL CAST THEIR 
VOTES IN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE
IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ASKED WHAT
MADE HIM CHANGE HIS MIND
>> I WOULD JUST SAY SAFETY
WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
AND WE, ALSO, HAVE TO SET AN
EXAMPLE.
>> AND ON SCHOOLS REOPENING IN
THE FALL, THE PRESIDENT SAID THE
CDC WILL SOON PROVIDE MORE
GUIDANCE
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, 
ACKNOWLEDGED SOME SCHOOLS MAY 
NEED TO DELAY.
>> IN CITIES OR STATES, THAT ARE
CURRENT HOT SPOTS, AND YOU WILL 
SEE THAT IN THE MAP BEHIND ME,
DISTRICTS MAY NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS.
AND THAT'S POSSIBLE.
THAT'LL BE UP TO GOVERNORS
THE DECISION SHOULD BE MADE,
BASED ON THE DATA AND THE FACTS 
ON THE GROUNDS, IN EACH 
COMMUNITY.
BUT EVERY DISTRICT SHOULD BE
ACTIVELY MAKING PREPARATIONS TO 
OPEN
>> Reporter: IT COMES AMID A
SETBACK FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS, 
WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION
DOLLAR RELIEF PACKAGE.
THE EMERGING ELEMENTS, SO FAR.
$16 BILLION OF NEW FUNDING FOR
COVID TESTING.
$105 BILLION TO REOPEN SCHOOLS
AND MORE DIRECT PAYMENTS TO 
AMERICANS.
BUT AMONG THE KEY STICKING
POINTS
THOSE $600 WEEKLY PAYMENTS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WANTS 
THE AMOUNT TO BE LOWERED TO 70% 
OF A PERSON'S PAYCHECK
FISCAL CONSERVATIVES SAY EVEN 
THAT'S TOO MUCH.
AND THEY HAVEN'STARTED --
>> DEADLY CONSEQUENCES FOR TENS 
OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
>> THE PRESIDENT CALLED ON
LAWMAKERS TO GET A DEAL,
QUICKLY.
AS FOR THE CONVENTION, IT'S A 
REMARKABLE SHIFT
THE PRESIDENT HAD PRESSED FOR A 
FULL-SCALE CONVENTION, FOR
MONTHS
FRANCES.
>> WHAT A TURNAROUND
KRISTEN, THANK YOU
>>> UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS ARE 
STILL SKYROCKETING AS MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS ARE STILL
STRUGGLING TO GET BENEFITS
TO ADD TO THE FRUSTRATION AND 
ANXIETY, THE $600 A WEEK JOBLESS
PAYMENTS THAT WERE AUTHORIZED IN
THE $2.2 TRILLION STIMULUS
PACKAGE ARE EXPECTED TO END 
TOMORROW, UNLESS CONGRESS CAN 
ACT NOW.
HERE IS NBC'S JOLENE KENT.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
THAT DEBATE RAGING ON CAPITOL 
HILL AND THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT
WHAT TO DO NEXT WITH THIS $600 A
WEEK SUPPLEMENT THAT'S SLATED TO
END AT THE END OF JULY IS 
STRESSING OUT A LOT OF
UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS
SO MANY TELL US THEY NEED IT, 
JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET
CINDY CROW HAS RELIED ON THE
$600 PAYMENT FROM THE CARES ACT 
SINCE HER NEW ORLEANS TOUR
BUSINESS SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY 
DIFFICULT.
>> IF THAT MONEY GOES AWAY. 
>> IT MEANS I'M HOMELESS. 
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RISING 
A
ANXIETY AND UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
NEARLY 1.4 MILLION NEW JOBLESS
CLAIMS FILED LAST WEEK
THE FIRST INCREASE SINCE LATE 
MARCH AND FAR HIGHER THAN THE 
282,000 CLAIMS, BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC
AND SECURING BENEFITS IN THE
FIRST PLACE IS STILL A PROBLEM
FOR SOME
LIKE IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
>> IT'S BEEN TERRIBLE.
IT'S SLOW.
IT'S OUTDATED.
>> Reporter: AND WITHOUT THE
$600 A WEEK SUPPLEMENT
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS WOULD GET, ON
AVERAGE, $383 A WEEK
THE EXTRA MONEY, HOWEVER, HAS 
MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR GARY
BRAMMER TO FULLY STAFF HIS
INDIANA RESTAURANT. 
>> SOME OF THEM WERE MAKING MORE
MONEY TO STAY HOME
I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO 
WORK MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SO I HAD TO START CLOSING ON
MONDAYS BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T 
HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE DILEMMA
IN WASHINGTON.
>> THERE IS AN ARGUMENT BEING 
MADE, BY THE PRESIDENT, HIMSELF,
THAT THE $600 A WEEK IS ACTUALLY
DISCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM GOING
BACK TO WORK. 
>> WELL,HAT'S DISCOURAGING PEOP 
FROM GOING BACK TO WORK IS THE
UNSAFE CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF
COVID.
AMERICANS ARE HARDWORKING.
THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR 
FAMILIES
THEY DON'T NEED INCENTIVE.
WHEN WE TAKE THESE BENEFITS 
AWAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT A DEEPER
AND LONGER RECESSION, WHICH IS
NOT WHAT WE WANT
>> WE NEED HELP.
NOT JUST HERE, IN NEW ORLEANS 
BUT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
>> THE FINAL PAYMENTS OF THAT 
$600 A WEEK ARE SLATED TO GO OUT
THIS WEEKEND
BUT EVEN IF CONGRESS AND THE
WHITE HOUSE CAN STRIKE A DEAL TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT, THERE IS
LIKELY TO BE A DELAY IN GETTING 
THAT MONEY TO PEOPLE
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT
JO, THANK YOU.
>>> THE FAMILY OF LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
THE CONGRESSMAN DIED LAST WEEK, 
FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH CANCER
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT, 
TRACIE POTTS, JOINS US WITH 
MORE
AND, TRACIE, THE CEREMONIES WILL
SPAN THREE STATES AND TOUCH ON
KEY MOMENTS OF THE CONGRESSMAN'S
LIFE. 
>> THEY WILL, FRANCES.
INCLUDING THAT ICONIC WALK
ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE 
IN ALABAMA
WE WILL SEE THAT RE-CREATED THIS
WEEKEND.
THE EVENT.
SIX DAYS OF THEM
START IN ALABAMA, TOMORROW, WITH
CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE IN TROY, 
ALABAMA, WHERE CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
IS FROM.
IN SELMA
AND OF COURSE, WHAT THEY'RE 
CALLING THE FINAL CROSSING, 
ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE.
THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON
SUNDAY
AGAIN, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE
ORIGINAL CROSSING OF THAT BRIDGE
BACK DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT
NOW, EVERYTHING WILL MOVE TO
WASHINGTON ON MONDAY, WITH A
SPECIAL CEREMONY AT THE U.S.
CAPITOL, AT THE ROTUNDA,
HONORING CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
HIS BODY WILL LIE IN STATE, AT
THE CAPITOL, FOR A DAY AND A
HALF
IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN 
WE NORMALLY SEE BECAUSE OF COVID
RESTRICTIONS
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OUTSIDE.
THE MAYOR HAS SAID THAT EVERYONE
WHO WANTS TO FILE BY, WILL HAVE 
TO WEAR A MASK AND QUEUE
OUTSIDE.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, AFTER
TUESDAY, EVERYTHING MOVES TO
ATLANTA.
WHERE THEY WILL HAVE SOME 
SERVICES AT THE GEORGIA STATE 
CAPITOL.
AND THE FINAL SERVICE, THE FINAL
CELEBRATION OF LIF AND BURIAL 
ON THURSDAY.
FRANCES.
>> TRACIE, THANKS FOR THE 
RUNDOWN.
>> CHINA STRIKES BACK AFTER THE 
U.S. CLOSED THE CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
THEY HAVE NOW RETALIATED CLOSING
AN AMERICAN CONSULATE IN
CHENGDU.
IT'S THE LATEST TWIST IS SENDING
THE TWO WORLD POWERS INTO AN
EVEN DEEPER DIVIDE
DETERIORATED ON EVERYTHING FROM 
TRADE TO TECHNOLOGY AND TODAY 
HAPPENS TO BE THE DEADLINE FOR
THE CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
TO SHUDDER ITS DOORS. 
>> A LOT OF US ARE LOOKING AT 
PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND.
BUT ALSO, NBC METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB IS WATCHING THAT.
AND ALSO, TROPICAL THREATS FOR
THE U.S. AS WELL
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE A TRIPLE THREAT OF 
STORMS
WE HAVE A BEAST OF A STORM THAT 
IS BREWING ACROSS EASTERN 
PACIFIC.
NOW, CURRENTLY, A HURRICANE.
HURRICANE DOUGLAS.
BUT WE'RE ALSO WATCHING THE 
GULF
YESTERDAY, THIS WAS AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE
NOW BECOME MORE ORGANIZED,
TROPICAL STORM HANNA
YOU CAN SEE THE TRACK HERE AS IT
MAKES ITS WAY ONSHORE TOMORROW, 
GOING TO BE SEEING THE GUSTS
PICK UP.
ALSO, THE FLOODING, RAIN
POTENTIAL ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
ALSO, WATCHING THE VSEVERE
WEATHER THREAT
LOOK AT THAT
IT'S BUILDING.
THE HUMIDITY IN PLACE AND IT'S
GOING TO CONTINUE TO THE
MIDATLANTIC INTO THE DEEP SOUTH.
WE'LL WATCH THAT SEVERE WEATHER 
FOR FLORIDA.
AND THE HEAT JUST WON'T GO AWAY.
I KNOW WE'RE IN JULY BUT WE'LL
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. 
>> A LOT TO TALK STILL
JANESSA, THANKS.
>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL
INVESTIGATING.
>>> SHUTDOWNS HAVE CAUSED DISNEY
TO POSTPONE THE PREMIERE OF THE 
LIVE ACTION FILM "MULAN" WHICH
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEATERS
IN MARCH
STUDIO ALSO PUSHING BACK RELEASE
OF THE NEW AVATAR AND "STAR 
WARS" MOVIES. 
>> 59% OF AMERICANS SAY THEY
DON'T PLAN ON RENEWING THEIR GYM
MEMBERSHIPS, ONCE THE PANDEMIC
IS
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
A DRAMATIC MOMENT ON CAPITOL
HILL
CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA
OCASIO-CORTEZ, CONDEMNING A 
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUE, AFTER SHE 
SAYS HE CONFRONTED HER AND
HURLED PROFANITY-LACED INSULTS
NBC'S KASIE HUNT HAS THE LATEST.
>> IN A FIERY SPEECH ON THE 
HOUSE FLOOR, CONGRESSWOMAN
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
STANDING HER GROUND.
REPRESENTATIVE YOHO CALLED ME 
AND I QUOTE A [ BLEEP ].
THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT
REPRESENTATIVE YOHO LEVIED
AGAINST A CONGRESSWOMAN.
>> THE CONFRONTATION HAPPENED 
MONDAY
BUT OCASIO-CORTEZ DIDN'T CONFIRM
THE HILL NEWSPAPER'S REPORTING, 
UNTIL AFTER TED YOHO SAID THIS. 
>> THE OFFENSIVE NAME CALLING 
WORDS ATTRIBUTED TO ME WERE 
NEVER SPOKEN TO MY COLLEAGUES.
AND IF THEY WERE CONSTRUED THAT 
WAY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR
MISUNDERSTANDING
I CANNOT APOLOGIZE FOR MY 
PASSION.
>> OCASIO-CORTEZ CALLED THAT AN 
EXCUSE, NOT AN APOLOGY
MAKING THE CASE IT'S ABOUT MORE 
THAN JUST ONE ARGUMENT
>> I HAVE TOSSED MEN OUT OF BARS
THAT HAVE USED LANGUAGE LIKE MR.
YOHO'S
AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE
OF HARASSMENT, RIDING THE SUBWAY
IN NEW YORK CITY
THIS IS NOT NEW.
AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM.
>> HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI,
RECALLING HER OWN EXPERIENCE. 
>> THEY'VE CALLED ME NAMES FOR
AT LEAST -- AT LEAST 20 YEARS OF
LEADERSHIP
18 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP
>> THIS ISSUE IS NOT ABOUT ONE
INCIDENT
IT IS CULTURAL
IT IS A CULTURE OF LACK OF
IMPUNITY, OF ACCEPTING OF 
VIOLENCE AND VIOLENT LANGUAGE 
AGAINST WOMEN, AND AN ENTIRE
STRUCTURE OF POWER THAT SUPPORTS
THAT
>> DEMOCRATS ARE DEMANDING
REPUBLICANS CONDEMN YOHO BUT HE 
IS STILL DENYING HE USED THE
WORDS AN
>> Announcer: DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.
>>> DR. FAUCI'S FIRST PITCH WAS 
JUST A BIT OUTSIDE
BUT IT DID RING IN THE
LONG-AWAITED RETURN OF BASEBALL.
THE DEFENDING CHAMPION NATIONALS
HOSTED THE YANKEES IN THE 
SEASON'S OPENING GAME.
THE FIRST RUNS OF THE SEASON, 
RIGHT THERE.
COMING OFF THE BAT OF CARLOS
STANTON.
THAT MASSIVE HOME RUN THAT
NOBODY CAUGHT.
IT WOULDN'T BE LONG, THOUGH,
BEFORE THE NATIONALS RESPONDED
IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE FIRST.
ADAM EATON WOULD SEND ONE TO THE
FANS, WHERE THERE WERE NO 
STANDS
THE YANKEES MANAGED TO TACKLE A 
COUPLE MORE RUNS BEFORE RAIN
ULTIMATELY CALLED THE GAME IN 
THE SIXTH INNING. 
>> HOW GOOD DID THAT FEEL FOR 
YOU?
>> I WAS SITTING THERE
I WAS READY TO WATCH BOTH 
BECAUSE THE DODGERS PLAYED THE
GIANTS RIGHT AFTERWARDS.
BUT THAT
LO
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAT
THAT'S BUILDING ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST, ALL THE WAY TO THE EAST
COAST.
NOT REALLY SURE THAT FIRST WAVE 
MADE ITS WAY OUT
BUT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
SEE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A COOLER 
WEATHER PATTERN, SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON, THE BAY IS ACTUALLY
WHERE YOU NEED TO BE
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH OUR SERIES 
INEQUALITY IN AMERICA AND A LOOK
AT HOW COVID-19 IS PUSHING
FAMILIES TO FIND CREATIVE 
SOLUTIONS TO TEACH THEIR KIDS 
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THAT IS, IF THEY CAN AFFORD IT
NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: FOR A LOT OF 
PARENTS, THIS SPRING REVEALED A 
PAINFUL TRUTH.
THEY AREN'T GOOD TEACHERS.
LIKE SINGLE MOM ZOE FISHMAN IN
ATLANTA.
>> BEING A SINGLE PARENT IS HARD
ENOUGH
BUT THIS WAS ON ANOTHER LEVEL OF
EXHAUSTION
>> Reporter: FACING ANOTHER 
SCHOOL YEAR OF AT LEAST SOME
REMOTE LEARNING, FISHMAN IS 
FWARG
GATHERING A GROUP OF PARENTS WHO
PLAN TO HIRE HER BROTHER, A 
TEACHER, TO TEACH THE KIDS WHEN 
THEY AREN'T IN SCHOOL.
>> FIVE FAMILIES, TWO HOURS.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY.
>> WOULD YOU RELY ON THE
CURRICULUM OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 
SYSTEM
>> YES
YES.
WE'RE NOT ASKING MY BROTHER TO
REINVENT THE WHEEL. 
>> IT IS A TEACHING STRATEGY, 
NOW SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
THE PANDEMIC POD
ALLOWING KIDS TO BE TOGETHER AND
LEARN, WHILE THEIR PARENTS WORK.
>> IT WAS TIRING
NOT FUN.
>> Reporter: ONLINE LEARNING WAS
TOUGH FOR BLAKE TASSEY, A THIRD 
GRADER OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON, 
D.C.
HIS PARENTS SAY THE PODS ARE
JUST WHAT HE NEEDS. 
>> YOU REALLY WANT TO GET THE 
BEST FOR YOUR CHILD.
AND YOU WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE
LEARNING ON THOSE ONLINE DAYS.
>> Reporter: BUT TFOR MANY
FAMILIES, IT'S JUST TOO COSTLY
THE TEACHERS HAVE TO BE PAID
AND, IN SOME CASES, THE SPACES, 
TOO.
>> THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE MOST 
VULNERABLE, PARTICULARLY
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BLACK
FAMILIES, THEY ARE LOCKED OUT OF
THAT. 
>> EXPERTS SAY THAT WILL WIDEN
THE EDUCATION GAP.
>> THEY ARE CREATING THEIR OWN
FORM OF PRIVATE SCHOOL
WHEN YOU START TO DO THAT, WE 
KNOW THAT THE INEQUALITY EFFECTS
ARE GOING TO MULTIPLY, OVER 
TIME. 
>> ZOE FISHMAN'S POD WILL COST
ROUGHLY $150 A WEEK.
>> THESE KIDS GET ONE CHANCE AT 
BEING KIDS
AND THEY'RE FORCED TO DEAL WITH 
THESE ISSUES, THAT ARE ON ADULT 
LEVEL, THAT THEY REALLY 
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DEALING
WITH. 
>> IN THE SCRAMBLE TO SAVE THE
SCHOOL YEAR FOR SOME, THERE IS
THE RISK OF MANY MORE BEING LEFT
BEHIND
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS, NEW 
YORK. 
>> TOUGH SITUATION ON BOTH SIDES
BUT YOU GET, YOU KNOW, A
SCENARIO WHERE PARENTS ARE SO 
SEPARA
DESPERATE FOR THEIR KIDS
BOTH SIDE KIND OF STUCK.
>> WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM HAVE
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
THIS SEASON IT WILL SIMPLY BE 
KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL
TEAM
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME FROM PRESSURE OF MANY WHO
VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO NATIVE
AMERICANS.
>> AS FAR AS THE LOGO AND 
MASCOT
>> YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD HAVE 
GONE WITH TH
>>> THE RACE TO CONTAIN 
CORONAVIRUS.
THE NATION SURPASSES 4 MILLION
CASES AS HOPE IN THE CAPITAL FOR
A NEW WAVE OF RELIEF HITS A 
MAJOR ROADBLOCK.
>> THE CITY'S MAYOR TEAR GAS BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS BRINGING KNEW
SCRUTINY TO THE CRACKDOWN BY THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
>> AND THE SEASON IS FINALLY IN 
FULL SWING
WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM
OPENING DAY.
>>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US I'M 
FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IT'S THE PANDEMIC WITH NO END IN
SIGHT.
SKYROCKETING CASES HAVE SENT THE
U.S. PAST THE 4 MILLION MARK
WHEN THE VIRUS HIT THE SOIL IT
TOOK THE COUNTRY 100 DAYS TO
MEET THE 1 MILLION MARK.
IT GREW TO 3 MILLION AND IN JUST
16 DAYS 4 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED.
THIS VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE
WILD FIRE.
>> IN WASHINGTON AFTER A THIRD
STRAIGHT CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING,
PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKES A SURPRISE
ANNOUNCEMENT, CANCELLING THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
IN JACKSONVILLE.
MR. TRUMP SAID THE TIMING WASN'T
RIGHT.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE.
>>> FIRST-TIME JOBLESS CLAIM
NUMBERS ARE ON THE RISE.
FILINGS FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS
ROSE TO 1.4 MILLION WHICH IS
HIGHER THAN THE EXPECTED
1.3 MILLION.
IT MARKS THE 18th STRAIGHT WEEK 
IN WHICH INITIAL CLAIMS ROSE
MORE THAN A MILLION.
>>> THE CDC RELEASED GUIDELINES 
FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS AND 
THEY'RE EMPHASIZING GETTING KIDS
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.
SOME OF THE GUIDELINES INCLUDE
KEEPING STUDENTS IN SMALL GROUPS
THAT STAY TOGETHER AND
REPURPOSING UNDERUSED BUILDINGS 
TO CREATE MORE SPACE
>>> THE VIRUS IS ZEROING IN ON
OTHER AREAS WITH NEARLY A DOZEN 
CITIES UNDER CLOSE WATCH. 
>> Reporter: OFFICIALLY 
ECLIPSING 4 MILLION INFECTIONS
THE TRUE NUMBER OF COVID CASES
IN THE U.S. WITHOUT DOUBT 
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
THE NEW MILESTONE REACHED AS A
TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL SOUNDS THE
ALARM FOR CITIES IN TROUBLE 
AFTER TESTING CAME BACK FROM
CLEVELAND, MINNEAPOLIS AND NEW
ORLEANS, DR. DEBRABY IN A 
PRI -- 
BIRKS SAYS THEY NEED TO MITIGATE
THE OUTBREAKS.
>> WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE 
OFFICIALS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
RESPONDING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: THE PUSH TO TAKE 
QUICK ACTION, NO SURPRISE TO THE
MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS WHERE THE 
PANDEMIC HAS EXPLODED.
>> OVER THE LAST WEEK OUR CITY'S
POSITIVITY RATE HAS JUMPED BY 
NEARLY 50%
>> Reporter: AS STATES LIKE 
FLORIDA SET NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS
AND DEATH RECORDS, IN HARD HIT
TEXAS, MORGUES ARE SO 
OVERWHELMED REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS 
ARE ARRIVING IN ONE COUNTY TO 
STORE THE DEAD
>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CRISIS.
35 PEOPLE THAT PASSED AWAY JUST 
TODAY, MAYBE MORE.
>> Reporter: FOR SOME, THE VIRUS
TESTING THEIR FAITH AFTER 13
SISTERS WHO BELONGED TO THE SAME
MICHIGAN CONVENT LOST THEIR 
LIVES TO COVID
IN ILLINOIS, 30-YEAR-OLD
JONATHAN RECOVERED FROM THE 
VIRUS TO ONLY LATER BE
READMITTED TO THE ER
HIS WIFE THOUGHT SHE WOULD LOSE 
HIM.
>> I WAS STARTING TO THINK OF 
HOW I WAS GOING TO TELL MY KIDS 
THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE 
THEIR DAD.
>> HE'S LEARNING TO WALK AGAIN
>> I'D RATHER BE HERE LIKE THIS 
THAN NOT BE HERE AT ALL.
>> Reporter: AFTER 8,000 DEATHS 
IN CALIFORNIA, HERE IN LOS
ANGELES ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST
DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS,
TRANSMISSIONS MAY BE LEVELING 
OFF.
PERHAPS HOPE ON THE HORIZON.
THE NATION'S LARGEST MOVIE
THEATER CHAIN AMC ANNOUNCES 
THEY'LL PLAN TO REOPEN MANY 
LOCATIONS BY MID TO LATE AUGUST.
THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY SET TO BE 
ONE OF THE FIRST UNIVERSITIES IN
THE NATION TO WELCOME STUDENTS
BACK ON CAMPUS THIS MONTH.
>> YOU WISH YOU COULD GO AND BE 
THERE.
>> Reporter: BUT ALEXANDRIA 
KNOWS THE DANGERS OF COVID TOO
WELL
SHE LOST HER FATHER AND SISTER
JUST DAYS APART.
>> I NEVER IN A HUNDRED MILLION 
YEARS I WOULD NEVER WISH THIS 
FOR ANYONE TO GO THROUGH. 
>> Reporter: ONE FAMILY'S 
UNIMAGINABLE LOSS AS A RECORD 
NUMBER OF AMERICANS BECOME
INFEBLGTED WITH THE VIRUS.
NBC NEWS, LOS ANGELES.
>> AND AS WE MENTIONED PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS SCRAPPING PLANS TO HOLD
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION IN JACKSONVILLE NEXT 
MONTH AS CORONAVIRUS CASES
SKYROCKET IN FLORIDA
THE MOVE COMES AFTER THE LOCAL
SHERIFF SAID HE COULDN'T
GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF VISITORS
IN THE CITY.
>> Reporter: A RARE RETREAT FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH CASES OF 
COVID SURGING IN FLORIDA, THE 
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING HE IS
CANCELLING HIS PLANS TO HOLD THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
IN JACKSONVILLE.
>> BUT I LOOKED AT MY TEAM AND I
SAID, THE TIMING FOR THIS EVENT 
IS NOT RIGHT
JUST NOT RIGHT WITH WHAT'S
HAPPENED RECENTLY, THE FLARE UP 
IN FLORIDA, TO HAVE A BIG 
CONVENTION IS NOT THE RIGHT 
TIME
IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT FOR
ME I HAVE TO PROTECT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
SAYING HE IS STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF HIS 
CONVENTION SPEECH AND DELEGATES 
WILL CAST THEIR VOTES IN NORTH
CAROLINA WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ASKED, WHAT 
MADE HIM CHANGE HIS MIND
>> I WOULD JUST SAY SAFETY
WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND WE
HAVE TO SET AN EXAMPLE. 
>> Reporter: AND ON SCHOOLS 
REOPENING IN THE FALL THE 
PRESIDENT SAID THE CDC WILL 
PROVIDE MORE GUIDANCE AND 
ACKNOWLEDGE SOME SCHOOLS MAY
NEED TO DELAY.
CITIES OR STATES THAT ARE 
CURRENT HOT SPOTS, AND YOU'LL 
SEE THAT IN THE MAP BEHIND ME,
DISTRICTS MAY NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS AND 
THAT'S POSSIBLE.
THAT WILL BE UP TO GOVERNORS
THE DECISION SHOULD BE MADE 
BASED ON THE DATA AND THE FACTS 
ON THE GROUNDS IN EACH
COMMUNITY, BUT EVERY DISTRICT 
SHOULD BE ACTIVELY MAKING 
PREPARATIONS TO OPEN
>> Reporter: IT COMES AMID A
SETBACK FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS
WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION
DOLLAR RELIEF PACKAGE, THE
EMERGING ELEMENT SO FAR,
$16 BILLION OF NEW FUNDING FOR
COVID TESTING, $105 BILLION TO
REOPEN SCHOOLS AND MORE DIRECT
PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS.
BUT AMONG THE KEY STICKING
POINTS, THOSE $600 WEEKLY 
PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE 
MONTH.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WANTS 
THE AMOUNT TO BE LOWERED TO 70% 
OF A PERSON'S PAYCHECK
FISCAL CONSERVATIVES SAY EVEN 
THAT'S TOO MUCH AND THEY HAVEN'T
EVEN STARTED NEGOTIATING IN 
ERNEST WITH DEMOCRATS.
>> THE REPUBLICAN DISARRAY AND
DEATHERING HAS DEADLY 
CONSEQUENCES FOR TENS OF
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
CALLED ON LAWMAKERS TO GET A
DEAL QUICKLY
AS FOR THE CONVENTION, IT'S A 
REMARKABLE SHIFT
THE PRESIDENT HAD PRESSED FOR A 
FULL SCALE CONVENTION FOR 
MONTHS
>> WHAT A 180.
THANK YOU.
>>> THE FAMILY OF LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
HE DIED LAST WEEK FOLLOWING A 
BATTLE WITH CANCER
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US NOW WITH
MORE AND THE CEREMONIES WILL
SPAN THREE STATES AND TOUCH KEY 
MOMENTS OF THE CONGRESSMAN'S
INCREDIBLE LIVE.
WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW
>> Reporter: INCLUDING THAT 
ICONIC WALK ACROSS THE
EDMUND PETTIS BRIDGE
IT BEGINS IN ALABAMA
TOMORROW THERE WILL BE
CEREMONIES IN TROY, ALABAMA, HIS
HOME DOWN AND IN SELMA BEFORE 
THAT WALK ACROSS THE BRIDGE ON
SUNDAY
AGAIN RECREATING WHAT WE SAW
BACK DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT
THEN ON MONDAY EVERYTHING MOVES 
TO WASHINGTON WITH A CEREMONY AT
THE CAPITOL RO TUN DA AND A DAY 
AND A HALF OF CONGRESSMAN LEWIS 
LYING IN STATE
NORMALLY THIS HAPPENS INSIDE THE
ROTUNDA.
THIS TIME IT WILL BE OUTSIDE OF 
WASHINGTON REQUIRING EVERYONE TO
QUEUE UP WITH MASKS TO FILE PAST
HOPING IT BE SAFER OUTSIDE
AFTER WASHINGTON SAYS GOOD-BYE
EVERYTHING WILL MOVE TO ATLANTA 
FOR A FINAL SERVICE AND BURIAL
THERE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
>> A GREAT AMERICAN GETTING A 
PROPER GOOD-BYE.
THANK YOU.
>>> BREAKING NEWS, CHINA STRIKES
BACK AFTER THE U.S. CLOSE THE 
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
THEY HAVE NO RETALIATED CLOSING 
THE KONS LET IN CHENGDU.
RELATIONS HAVE DETERIORATED ON
TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY
TODAY HAPPENED TO BE THE
DEADLINE FOR THE CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON TO SHUTTER ITS DOORS
>>> BETTER LATE THAN NEVER BE 
BASEBALL IS BACK
THE 2020 SEASON OPENED AFTER A
NEARLY FOUR MONTH DELAY DUE TO
CORONAVIRUS.
>> Reporter: BASEBALL'S OPENING 
NIGHT.
WITHOUT FANS, WITH EVERY PLAYER 
TAKING A KNEE BEFORE THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
>> FAUCI TO THROW OUT THE FIRST 
PITCH.
>> Reporter: AND A CEREMONIAL 
FIRST PITCH FROM DR. ANTHONY
FAUCI THAT WAS A BIT OFF THE
MARK
THE NATIONAL PAST TIME RETURNED 
TO THE DIAMOND
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING
GREAT ABOUT OPENING DAY ALBEIT
THIS YEAR IN JULY IS IMPORTANT
TO CELEBRATE AND APPRECIATE.
>> Reporter: THE YANKEES AND THE
NATIONALS SQUARING OFF MINUS ONE
OF THE NATION'S STARS.
JUAN SOTO TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
>> WE'VE SEEN THE COMMITMENT
FROM THE THE OTHER GUYS 
UNDERSTANDING ONE PERSON CAN
SCREW THIS UP FOR A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH EMPTY SEATS 
AND IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL
NBC NEWS
>> SO NOW IT'S SUMMER EVEN
THOUGH IT'S REALLY FELT LIKE IT 
WITH THE STEAM THAT WE'VE BEEN
GETTING BUT ALSO THE TROPICAL 
WEATHER THREATS.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE THAT TRIPLE THREAT, THE 
TROPICS HEATING UP
WE HAVE A BEAST OF A STORM
HEADED TOWARDS HAWAII.
POTENTIALLY GOING INTO A
CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
THAT'S REALLY ON OUR RADAR FOR
THE WEEKEND.
ALSO WATCHING THE GULF
YESTERDAY THIS WAS JUST AN AREA 
OF LOW PRESSURE.
THIS IS OUR EIGHTH NAMED STORM
OF THE SEASON.
IT'S VERY DISORGANIZED AND IT 
WILL CONTINUE ITS TRACK TO SOUTH
TEXAS.
IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY ON SHORE,
POTENTIAL LANDFALL TOMORROW 
EVENING WHEN IT STARTS TO LOSE
ITS FORCE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO THE DAKOTAS THIS AFTERNOON,
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH A SEVERE 
WEATHER THREAT
POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOS IN THAT
AREA WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE
AVERAGE AND STILL STEAMY ACROSS 
THE DEEP SOUTH FROM NEW ORLEANS 
TO MIAMI
AND ANOTHER HEAT WAVE IS ON THE 
WAY.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP.
>> THANK YOU
>>> AFTER TEASING SOCIAL MEDIA
WITH SPARRING VIDEOS MIKE TYSON 
IS STEPPING BACK IN THE RING
THE 54-YEAR-OLD HAS AGREED TO AN
8-ROUND EXHIBITION FIGHT WITH 
ROY JONES JR. ON SEPTEMBER 12th.
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CHAOS IN
THE CITY OF PORTLAND CONTINUES
THIS MORNING
CLASHES BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENTS
DEPLOYED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND 
DEMONSTRATORS ARE ESCALATING
AFTER FEDERAL AGENTS TEAR GAS 
PROTESTERS AT A BLACK LIVES 
MATTER RALLY
AND NOW THE MAYOR WANTS TROOPS
OUT OF THE CITY.
>> Reporter: IN PORTLAND
PROTESTERS STORMED THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE, SOME LAUNCHING
FLARES AND FIREWORKS OVER THE 
STEEL BARRICADE.
FEDERAL AGENTS RESPOND WITHTEA
GAS.
PORTLAND POLICE DECLARED A RIOT.
AMONG THOSE GASSED PORTLAND'S 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR
>> I WANT TO THANK THE THOUSANDS
OF YOU WHO HAVE COME OUT TO 
OPPOSE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S OCCUPATION OF
OUR CITY. 
>> Reporter: HE'S ALSO
PORTLAND'S POLICE COMMISSIONER
WAS BOOED BY PROTESTERS,
CRITICIZED HIS LEADERSHIP OF
PORTLAND'S POLICE.
CLASHES JUST THE LATEST SINCE 
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRIVED TO 
PROTECT FEDERAL PROPERTY AFTER
MORE THAN 50 DAYS OF PROTEST
THAT INCLUDE VIOLENCE AGAINST 
POLICE AND LOOTING
>> WE HAVE AUTHORITIES TO MAKE
ARREST ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
TARGETING THAT COURTHOUSE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL WILL REVIEW PROTESTS
HERE
SHE WANTS THEM OUT
>> I WANT TO BE CARED FOR BY
MEMBERS OF MY OWN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE NEED FOR
POLICING
WE NEED COMMUNITY SERVICES
>> Reporter: THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL IS NOT ONLY REVIEWING 
WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN PORTLAND, 
BUT ALSO THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO
PROTESTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRANCES.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS ORDERED 
MICHAEL COHEN, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
FORMER PERSONAL LAWYER RELEASED 
FROM PRISON.
THE JUDGE RULED THAT IN SENDING 
COHEN BACK TO PRISON EARLIER
THIS MONTH FEDERAL OFFICIALS
HAVE RETALIATED AGAINST HIM FOR 
HIS PLAN T
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS 
WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
SO FOR THIS SEASON THEY'LL
SIMPLY BE KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S 
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME UNDER PRESSURE FROM MANY 
WHO VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO 
NATIVE AMERICANS
>> SHUTDOWNS HAVE POSTPONED THE 
FILM MULAN
>> A NEW SURVEY CONDUCTED BY TD 
AAMERITRADE FOUND THAT 59% OF 
AMERICANS SAY THEY DO NOT PLAN
ON RENEWING THEIR GYM 
MEMBERSHIPS ONCE THE PANDEMIC IS
OVER
MANY HAVE FOUND MORE AFFORDSABLE
WAYS TO EXERCISE
EVEN THOUGH I STILL CANNOT FIND 
DUMBBELLS.
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR BIKE.
>> IT TOOK THREE MONTHS TO FIND 
A BICYCLE SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO
REPLACE THAT EXERCISE.
>> DON'T EVEN TRY FOR AN ABOVE
GROUND POOL.
FORGET THAT.
>>> A NEW WARNING ABOUT HAND
SANITIZERS AND WHICH ONES ARE 
SAFE TO USE.
CONSUMERS ARE BEING ADVISED TO
CHECK INGREDIENTS BECAUSE THE 
LIST OF HAND SANITIZERS THAT
COULD BE HARMFUL OR DEADLY IS 
GROWING.
>> Reporter: AN URGENT WARNING
FROM THE FDA, CHECK YOUR HAND 
SANITIZERS
THE FDA IS EXPANDING THE LIST OF
RECALLED SANITIZERS TO INCLUDE
75 PRODUCTS.
THE INGREDIENT IN QUESTION, 
METHANOL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO 
AS WOOD ALCOHOL.
A SUBSTANCE IT SAYS CAN BE TOXIC
WHEN ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN
AND INGESTED AND CAN BE LIFE
THREATENING WHEN INGESTED.
ALL OF THE PRODUCTS APPEAR TO BE
PRODUCED IN MEXICO AND INCLUDE
BRANDS LIKE BLUMEN, KLAR AND
DANVER AND EVEN NOVELTY BRANDS
LIKE HELLO KITTY
SOME ON THE LIST SOLD AT
NATIONAL CHAINS LIKE WALMART AND
COSTCO
AS THE DEMAND FOR SANITIZERS HAS
SURGED SO TOO HAS THE NUMBER OF 
QUESTIONABLE BRANDS.
10 DEATHS AND SEVERAL 
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN ARIZONA AND 
NEW MEXICO ARE BELIEVED TO BE 
LINKED TO METHANOL AND HAND 
SANITIZERS THOUGH THE BRANDS
HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.
IT'S BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THE
HAND SANITIZERS MAY HAVE BEEN 
INGESTED RATHER THAN APPLIED TO 
THE SKIN
BEFORE YOU BUY, TAKE A GOOD LOOK
AT THE INGREDIENTS
>> ALL RIGHT
IF YOU ARE USING HAND SANITIZER 
AS MOST OF US ARE HERE'S WHAT TO
LOOK OUT
. 
>>> HI, EVERYONE
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WEEKEND NOW
T. WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THAT
TROPICAL SYSTEM FOR SOUTH OF
FLORIDA BUT THE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE
FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE 
NORTHEAST.
A TON OF SUNSHINE GOING TO BE 
BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 66
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>> TAYLOR SWIFT, SHE'S BACK.
THE POP STAR RELEASED THE NEW 
MUSIC VIDEO WHICH SHE WROTE AND 
DIRECTED
THE VIDEO WAS FILMED WITH THE 
SINGER DOING HER OWN HAIR AND 
STYLING.
THE SONG IS FEATURED ON HER 
SURPRISE ALBUM FOLKLORE.
SHE MUST BE EXTRA PROUD OF THIS 
KNOWING SHE DID SO MUCH OF IT BY
HERSELF.
>> I THINK AFTER TEN OR SOME ODD
YEARS SHE'S GETTING KANYE BACK
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DROP AN ALBUM
TOO TODAY.
RIGHT?
AND OUT OF NOWHERE
I THINK THAT RIVALRY WILL BE
RENEWED.
CHECK YOUR TWITTER FEED.
>>> THEY ARE CALLED THE SEATTLE 
KRAKEN
CHECK OUT THE NICKNAME, THEIR 
LOGOS THEIR UNIFORM ALL RELEASED
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT'S A SEA MONSTER, THE NAME WAS
SUGGESTED FROM ABOUT 1,200
SUGGESTIONS.
THEY WILL DROP THE PUCK IN
SEATTLE NEXT FALL.
I LIKE THAT LOGO
>> COOL.
>> AND THE FANS GOING TO BE 
CALLED KRAK HEADS YOU THINK?
>> THAT'S GOING TO STICK
>>> WE DO A LOT OF STORIES
NOW YOU'VE REALLY SEEN IT ALL.
A FRIED CHICKEN FOOTWEAR CLAB.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BUY THESE 
LIMITED EDITION SHOES ON THE
WEBSITE FOR 60 BUCKS
THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED
DURING NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
THEY COME WITH TWO KROK CHARMS
THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE
FRIED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS
NOTHING BETTER THAN THE SMELL OF
FRIED CHICKEN AND FEET
>> I'D RATHER SPEND IT ON A 
COUPLE OF BUCKETS OF CHICKEN
>> THIS IS A THING
PEEPS DID A COLLABORATION WITH
THEM AND POST MALONE DO THESE 
FIRE LOGS THAT SMELL LIKE FRIED 
CHICKEN.
>>> NIKE RELEASED GRATEFUL DEAD 
INSPIRED SNEAKERS.
THEY'RE MADE OF SUEDE AND FAUX
FUR.
IF YOU WANT THEM THOUGH, THEY'RE
GOING TO COST THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS RIGHT NOW ON THE RESALE 
MARKET
>> OF COURSE THEY ARE, BUT HOW
COOL IS THAT
LIMITED EDITION.
>> THE LEGO COMPANY IS
CELEBRATING AN INCREDIBLE 
ACHIEVEMENT.
THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL CLOCKED A 
10.4 BILLION VIEWS
THAT MAKES IT THE MOST POPULAR
BRAND ON THE SITE.
MAKES SENSE.
THESE KIDS WATCH IT OVER AND
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
>> 10 BILLION VIEWS.
THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
WOW, WHAT A WEEK WE'VE HAD
BASEBALL IS BACK, EXCITED FOR 
THAT
WE'RE GOING TO B
>>> FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION TO CLASSROOMS TO 
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS, 
CORONAVIRUS HAS LEFT THE FUTURE 
UP IN THE AIR, AS THE COUNTRY 
STRUGGLES TO GET THE PANDEMIC 
UNDER CONTROL, WITH THE U.S.
CASES SOARING PAST THE 4 MILLION
MARK. 
>> A POWDER KEG IN PORTLAND.
FEDERAL AGENTS TEAR GAS A CROWD,
INCLUDING CITY'S MAYOR
THIS MORNING, A TOP INSPECTOR 
GENERAL IS VOWING TO
INVESTIGATE.
>> AFTER CORONAVIRUS THREW THE
LEAGUE A CURVE BALL, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL IS BACK.
ALL THE ACTION FROM AN
UNFORGETTABLE OPENING DAY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW. 
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING TO YOU.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
SKYROCKETING CORONAVIRUS CASES
HAVE PLUNGED THE COUNTRY PAST 
THE 4 MILLION MARK
WHEN THE VIRUS FIRST HIT U.S. 
SOIL, IT TOOK THIS COUNTRY 100
DAYS TO REACH THE 1 MILLION 
MARK
43 DAYS LATER, 2 MILLION WERE 
INFECTED
27 DAYS AFTER THAT, 3 MILLION.
AND IN JUST 16 DAYS, 4 MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
THIS VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE
WILDFIRE. 
>> MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON,
AFTER A THIRD-STRAIGHT
CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MAKES A SURPRISE
ANNOUNCEMENT
CANCELLING THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE
MR. TRUMP SAID THE TIMING WASN'T
RIGHT.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE.
>> THE PANDEMIC HAS ALSO CAUSED 
DISNEY TO POSTPONE THE PREMIERE 
OF THE LIVE ACTION "MULAN" WHICH
IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEATERS IN
MARCH.
THE STUDIO IS ALSO PUSHING BACK 
RELEASE OF THE AVATAR AND "STAR 
WARS" MOVIES. 
>> MEANWHILE, LOOKING AHEAD TO
THE NEXT PANDEMIC.
A REPORT IN THE JOURNAL OF
SCIENCE FOUND IT WILL COST
BETWEEN $22 BILLION AND $30 
BILLION A YEAR TO PREVENT THE 
NEXT ONE. 
>> AFTER MEL GIBSON IS THE
LATEST CELEBRITY TO RECOVER FROM
CORONAVIRUS.
GIB
GIBSON TESTED POSITIVE IN APRIL 
AND TREATED WITH THE DRUG R
REMDESIVIR. 
>> REPUBLICANS CAN'T SEEM TO
AGREE ON A VERSION OF THE 
TRILLION-DOLLAR RELIEF BILL AS
FAMILIES CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE.
OUR JAY GRAY IS IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> WITH LINES GROWING AT TESTING
SITES, HOSPITALS, AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT CENTERS, A LOOK
INSIDE THE NUMBERS FRAMING THE
PANDEMIC ARE STUNNING.
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES CLIMBING 
ABOVE 4 MILLION.
AND NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS, HIGHER
THAN EXPECTED, AT 1.4 MILLION.
LET'S START WITH THE SURGING
VIRUS.
>> WE HAVE A PANDEMIC THAT'S
SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL, AND WE 
NEED TO PROTECT AMERICANS, WITH 
EVERYTHING WE GOT.
>> A PANDEMIC THREATENING, NOT
ONLY THE HEALTH BUT, LIVELIHOOD 
OF MILLIONS OF THE IN THE LAST
18 WEEKS, AT LEAST 52 MILLION 
WORKERS HAVE FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
ON CAPITOL HILL, REPUBLICANS SAY
THERE IS A FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT
WITHIN THE PARTY ON A NEW RELIEF
BILL. 
>> THE PRESIDENT'S PRIORITY, FOR
THE MOMENT, IS TO GET MONEY INTO
AMERICANS QUICKLY.
>> BUT NOT AS MUCH MONEY AS LAID
OUT BY DEMOCRATS. 
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY PEOPLE
MORE TO STAY HOME THAN TO WORK
SO, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING
THAT LOOKS LIKE A 70% WAGE
REPLACEMENT.
>> SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHUCK 
SCHUMER BLASTING THE PLAN SAYING
IT FALLS SHORT ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> FROM WHAT WE KNOW, IT WON'T
INCLUDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR
EXTEND THE MORATORIUM ON
EVICTIONS.
>> AS LAWMAKERS BICKER, 
STRUGGLING FAMILIES WORRY.
>> SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COUNTING
ON THESE FUNDS, AND COUNTING ON 
THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM 
BECAUSE, OTHERWISE, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE A WHOLE RATION OF TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS THAT
ARE GOING TO BE HOMELESS, THAT
HAVE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS BEFORE.
SO WE NEED HELP.
>> WITH TIME FOR MANY RUNNING 
OUT.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>>> THE CDC RELEASED
LONG-AWAITED GUIDELINES FOR 
REOPENING SCHOOLS.
THE GUIDANCE STRONGLY EMPHASIZES
GETTING STUDENTS BACK INTO THE
CLASSROOM, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE 
SOCIAL AND MENTAL RISKS OF
KEEPING CHILDREN AT HOME
THE AGENCY RECOMMENDS KEEPING 
STUDENTS IN PODS, WHERE THE SAME
GROUP STAYS TOGETHER
AND HAVING PLANS READY FOR WHEN 
SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE
OTHER GUIDELINES INCLUDE MOVING 
CLASSES OUTSIDE, WHEN POSSIBLE
AND REPURPOSING UNDERUSED 
BUILDINGS TO CREATE MORE SPACE
AND OF COURSE, PRACTICING GOOD
HYGIENE AND SANITIZING SURFACES.
>>> CHAOS IN THE CITY OF
PORTLAND CONTINUES THIS EVENING.
CLASHES OF FEDERAL AGENTS 
DEPLOYED BY TRUMP, AFTER FEDERAL
AGENTS TEAR GASSED PROTESTORS AT
A BLACK LIVES MATTER RALLY
NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN HAS THE 
LATEST
>> Reporter: IN PORTLAND, 
PROTESTORS STORMED THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE
SOME LAUNCHING FLARES AND 
FIREWORKS OVER THE STEEL
BARRICADE.
FEDERAL AGENTS RESPOND WITH TEAR
GAS.
PORTLAND POLICE DECLARED A RIOT.
AMONG THOSE GASSED, PORTLAND'S
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR. 
>> I WANT TO THANK THE THOUSANDS
OF YOU WHO HAVE COME OUT TO 
OPPOSE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S OCCUPATION OF
OUR CITY
>> TED WHEELER, WHO'S ALSO
PORTLAND'S POLICE COMMISSIONER, 
WAS BOOED BY PROTESTORS, WHO
CRITICIZED HIS LEADERSHIP OF
PORTLAND'S POLICE.
CLASHES JUST THE LATEST SINCE 
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRIVED HERE OVER
50 DAYS OF PROTESTS THAT HAVE 
INCLUDED VIOLENCE AGAINST POLICE
AND LOOTING.
>> WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
ARREST ON INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE
TARGETING THAT COURTHOUSE.
>> BUT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S 
INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNOUNCED HE
WILL REVIEW USE OF FORCE KPL
COMPLAINTS
LIKE WHEELER, SHE WANTS THEM
OUT.
>> I WANT TO BE CARED FOR, BY 
MEMBERS OF MY OWN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE NEED FOR
POLICING
WE NEED COMMUNITY SERVICES
>> THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS NOT 
ONLY REVIEWING WHAT HAPPENED, 
HERE, IN PORTLAND.
BUT ALSO, THE FEDERAL RESPONSE
TO PROTESTORS IN WASHINGTON,
D.C.
FRANCES.
>> OKAY, ERIN, THANK YOU. 
>> THE FAMILY OF LATE 
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
THE CONGRESSMAN DIED LAST WEEK
FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH CANCER
THE CEREMONIES WILL BEGIN 
TOMORROW MORNING IN TROY, 
ALABAMA, WHERE LEWIS GREW UP
FOLLOWED BY A MEMORIAL IN SELMA.
THEN, SUNDAY MORNING IS THE 
FINAL CROSSING
A PROCESSION ACROSS THE EDMUND
PETTUS BRIDGE.
THE SITE, A FLASH POINT OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
THEN, HIS BODY WILL LIE IN STATE
AT THE ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL
MONDAY, A SPECIAL CEREMONY
HONORING LEWIS WILL BE HELD IN
THE U.S. CAPITOL ROTUNDA WHERE
HE WILL LIE IN STATE ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.
MORE PLANS FOR ATLANTA, THE 
DISTRICT HE SERVED FOR OVER 
THREE DECADES.
HE WILL BE LAID TO REST THERE 
THURSDAY. 
>> BASEBALL IS BACK AND SWINGING
FOR THE FENCES
THE 2020 MLB SEASON OPENED AFTER
A NEARLY FOUR-MONTH DELAY DUE TO
THE PANDEMIC
HERE'S NBC'S DAN SHENEMAN ON A
RETURN TO THE DIAMOND.
>> Reporter: BASEBALL'S OPENING 
NIGHT.
WITHOUT FANS
WITH EVERY PLAYER TAKING A KNEE 
BEFORE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. 
>> FAUCI TO THROW OUT THE FIRST 
PITCH.
>> AND A CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH 
FROM DR. ANGTHONY FAUCI THAT WAS
A BIT OFF THE MARK
THE NATIONAL PASTIME RETURNED TO
THE DIAMOND.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING
GREAT ABOUT OPENING DAY.
ALBEIT, THIS YEAR, IN JULY, IS
IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE AND
APPRECIATE. 
>> THE YANKEES AND THE REIGNING 
WORLD CHAMPION NATIONALS
SQUARING OFF AT THE NATION'S
CAPITAL, MINUS ONE OF THE GAME'S
STARS.
NATIONALS FORCED TO PLAY WITHOUT
SUPERSTAR JUAN SOTO WHO TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TESTING 
PLAYERS, COACHES, AND STAFF,
EVERY OTHER DAY.
>> ONE PERSON CAN SCREW THIS UP 
FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
>> WITH ACRES OF EMPTY SEATS AND
JUST A 60-GAME SPRINT OF A
SEASON, IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>> NOW, TO FOOTBALL, WHERE
WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
SO FOR THIS SEASON, IT WILL 
SIMPLY BE KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S 
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME, UNDER PRESSURE FROM MANY
WHO VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO 
NATIVE AMERICANS
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY HAD ANY TIME.
YEARS AND YEARS OF PEOPLE 
CALLING FOR THE NAME TO, YOU
KNOW, THINK ABOUT AN IDEA.
NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO -- THEY'RE
PUNTING IT BASICALLY. 
>> WHOLE NOTHER YEAR WE'LL HAVE 
TO WAIT.
FOR NOW, IT'S THE WEEKEND THAT'S
COMING UP.
LET'S SEE HOW YOUR WEATHER IS.
BU
BUT.
>> WE HAVE THREE TROPICAL 
SYSTEMS THAT ARE BREWING
ONE THAT'S GOING TO THREATEN
HAWAII
NOW, HURRICANE
HURRICANE DOUGLAS CONTINUES TO
REALLY STRENGTHEN IN THAT AREA
NOW, ON THE OTHER SIDE, IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO, WE ARE ALSO 
WATCHING TROPICAL STORM HANNA 
NOW CURRENTLY MOVING AT 40 MILES
PER HOUR
THERE IS A SLOW MOVEMENT, AND 
THE STORM SYSTEM IS VERY
DISORGANIZED
BUT THERE IS A BIG-TIME FLOODING
THREAT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
YOU CAN SEE ITS TRACK, AS IT
MAKES ITS WAY ON SHORE
FOR SATURDAY EVENING, IT DOES 
START TO LOSE ITS FORCE, AND
HEAD MORE WELL TO THE SOUTH.
NOW, ALSO, GONZALO, WE ARE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO WATCH, WITH VERY 
MUCH UNCERTAINTY
BUT NOW, THIS TRACK IS MOVING 
MORE TOWARDS THE NORTH
WE ARE SEEING THE CURRENT SPEED 
AT 50 MILES PER HOUR
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
YOU CAN SEE TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO HEAT UP.
AND WE DO HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER 
RISK FOR THE DAKOTAS THIS 
AFTERNOON, WITH TEMPERATURES
ABOVE NORMAL
WELL IN THE 90s.
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST.
VERY BUSY WEEKEND AS WE WATCH 
THE TROPICS.
BUT I WILL HAVE THE REST OF THE 
NATION'S FORECAST COMING UP.
>> SOUNDS BUSY
ALL RIGHT, JANESSA. 
>> HERE ON "EARLY TODAY," WE GOT
A LOT OF NEWS AND SOMETIMES YOU 
THINK YOU HAVE SEEN IT ALL
BUT NOW, YOU'VE GOT A FRIED 
CHICKEN FOOTWEAR COLLABORATION
BETWEEN KFC AND CROCS THAT'S
HITTING THE MARKET
ON JULY 28th, YOU WILL BE ABLE
TO GET THE LIMITED-EDITION SHOES
FOR 60 BUCKS
THE CUSTOM KFC SHOES WERE FIRST 
INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC DURING 
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK.
THEY COME WITH TWO CROC CHARMS
THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AND 
SMELL LIKE FRIED CHICKEN
DRUMSTICKS
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THATBECAUSE
I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT FRIED
CHICKEN AND FEET SMELL LIKE,
TOGETHER, WITH THAT THING.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE GETTING A DOG
AROUND THERE
YOU KNOW, A DOG COMES UP TO YOU.
>> BUT YOU KNOW WHAT
CROCS HAS COLLABORATED WITH 
PEEPS, THE EASTER CANDY PEEPS.
AND ALSO, POST
JUDGE JUDGE HAS ORDERED MICHAEL 
COHEN, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FORMER 
PERSONAL LAWYER, RELEASED FROM
PRISON
THE JUDGE RULED THAT IN SENDING 
COHEN BACK TO PRISON EARLIER
THIS MONTH, FEDERAL OFFICIALS 
HAD RETALIATED AGAINST HIM FOR
HIS PLAN TO WRITE A TELL-ALL
BOOK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
HE WILL SERVE THE REST OF THIS
SENTENCE FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
VIOLATIONS AT HOME. 
>> NOW, AN INTERVIEW WITH TWO 
BRITISH MEMBERS OF THE ISIS 
TERROR CELL KNOWN AS THE
BEATLES.
HERE IS NBC'S RICHARD ENGEL WITH
WHAT THEY NOW ADMIT TO DOING AND
REACTIONS FROM THE FAMILIES OF
SLAIN AMERICANS.
THOSE FAMILIES, DEMANDING 
JUSTICE.
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN NEARLY 
SIX YEARS SINCE THE KIDNAPPING
AND SAVAGE MURDERS, BY ISIS, OF 
AMERICAN AID WORKERS KAYLA
MUELLER AND PETER AND 
JOURNALISTS JAMES FOLEY.
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 
OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, NEW 
DETAILS ABOUT HOW JIM STOOD UP
TO HIS CAPTORS, FROM TWO OF THE 
ISIS MEMBERS WHO HELD HIM AND 
THE OTHER HOSTAGES
>> IF THE GUARD WOULD ASK IS THE
FOOD ENOUGH?
SOMEBODY OF THE PRISON WAS VERY 
TIMID.
THERE WAS ALWAYS HIM WHO WOULD
SAY IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
HE WOULD TAKE THE -- BECAUSE HE 
WOULD THINK HE'S GOING TO GET 
PUNISHED. 
>> PUNISHMENT MEANT TORTURE.
THESE TWO MEN, NOW IN U.S.
CUSTODY IN IRAQ, WERE PART OF 
THE ISIS TERROR CELL NICKNAMED
THE BEATLES, FOR THEIR BRITISH
ACCENTS.
THEY CLAIM THEY DIDN'T
PARTICIPATE IN TORTURE AND
EXECUTIONS
BUT DO ADMIT ABUSE. 
>> I'VE HIT MOST OF THE 
PRISONERS BEFORE. 
>> PREVIOUSLY, THEY'D PRETENDED 
NOT TO KNOW KAYLA MUELLER, WHO
WAS KIDNAPPED, ONE DAY AFTER
ARRIVING IN SYRIA.
>> DID YOU EVER MEET KAYLA
MUELLER?
>> WHO
>> DIDN'T MEET ANY FOREIGN -- 
>> NOW, THEY REMEMBER HER.
INCLUDING, HOW THEY GOT HER 
PARENTS' E-MAIL ADDRESS, TO SEND
RANSOM NOTES, DEMANDING MORE
THAN $6 MILLION AND THREATENING 
MURDER. 
>> SHE WAS VERY SCARED
IN A ROOM BY HERSELF THAT NO ONE
WOULD GO IN.
>> WE SHOWED KAYLA'S DAD THE
DISTURBING INTERVIEWS.
>> OF COURSE, THEY'RE NOT GOING 
TO TELL THE DARK SIDE OF THE
STORY.
THEY WERE THEIR HANDLERS
THEY -- THEY SHACKLED THEM, AND 
TOOK THEM TO THE BATHROOM TWICE 
A DAY.
AT TIMES, KAYLA WAS SHACKLED ALL
NIGHT.
>> BUT THE CASE AGAINST THE TWO 
HAS BEEN HELD UP
WITH A BRITISH COURT RULING THE 
U.S. WON'T GET CRUCIAL EVIDENCE 
FROM BRITISH INVESTIGATORS, 
UNLESS THE DEATH PENALTY IS OFF 
THE TABLE.
JIM'S MOM, DIANE FOLEY
>> WILL THIS GIVE YOU ANY KIND
OF CLOSURE
>> I WANT THEM TO BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE.
ACCOUNTABILITY'S IMPORTANT
OTHERWISE, WE COULD NEVER DETER 
CRIMES, RIGHT?
>> AMERICAN OFFICIALS TELL NBC
NEWS THE U.S. IS DETERMINED TO
ARRANGE FOR THE TWO 
♪ YOU PUT ME ON AND SAID I WAS 
YOUR FAVORITE ♪
>>> TAYLOR SWIFT IS BACK
THIS TIME, IN AN ENCHANTED
FOREST
THAT IS A LOOK AT HER NEW MUSIC 
VIDEO, WHICH SHE WROTE AND
DIRECTED HERSELF
IT'S CALLED CARDIGAN
IT WAS FILMED AMID THIS ONGOING 
PANDEMIC, SO SHE DID HER OWN
HAIR AND STYLING
IT'S FEATURED ON SWIFT'S
SURPRISE ALBUM, FOLKLORE, WHICH 
ALSO DROPPED TODAY. 
>> AMAZING SHE DID IT BY
HERSELF.
WITH THE SET DESIGN AND 
EVERYTHING, I'M SURE THEY HAD 
SOMEBODY ELSE DO THAT.
AND THEN, SHE STEPS IN AND
STYLES HERSELF
AMAZING.
>> IMPRESSIVE.
>> SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE
COUNTRY ARE MAKING DIFFICULT
DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
TO REOPEN BUT SOME CLASSROOMS IN
TENNESSEE HAVE ALREADY STARTED
WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK.
AND THE LEARNING PROCESS LOOKS A
LOT DIFFERENT.
HERE IS NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER
>> Reporter: AS STUDENTS ROLL 
BACK TO SCHOOL BEFORE ENTERING
THE BUILDING, THERE'S A NEW TEST
TO PASS.
AND ONCE INSIDE.
>> WE HAVE HAD SUCH A FUN 
MORNING SO FAR
>> Reporter: SMALL CLASSES, 
STAGGERED ATTENDANCE, AND MASKS 
MARK THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS IN ALCOA, TENNESSEE. 
>> FOR THE MOST PART, DID THEY
FOLLOW THOSE GUIDELINES TODAY?
>> THEY DID.
ALL OF THEM DID AND IT'S EASIER 
WHEN YOU HAVE THE SMALLER 
CLASSES.
>> Reporter: WITH STUDENTS ONLY 
COMING ONE DAY A WEEK, THAT
MEANS SMALLER GROUPS
NO MORE THAN TEN TOGETHER, AT 
ONE TIME
IT'S A WELCOME CHANGE.
>> I LIKE THE IDEA OF FEWER KIDS
AT A TIME.
I TH
>> Reporter: JUST OUTSIDE OF
KNOXVILLE, THIS DISTRICT OF 
2,000 STUDENTS NOW AMONG THE
FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO MAKE AN 
IN-PERSON ROUETURN TO THE
CLASSROOM.
AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OTHERS
ARE WATCHING CLOSELY
PRESIDENT TRUMP, URGING A RETURN
TO NORMAL CLASSES, SAYS HE IS 
COMFORTABLE SENDING HIS OWN SON 
AND GRANDCHILDREN BACK, WHILE 
MAKING THESE COMMENTS THAT KIDS 
ARE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>> THEY DON'T CATCH IT EASILY.
THEY DON'T BRING IT HOME EASILY.
AND IF THEY DO CATCH IT, THEY 
GET BETTER, FAST
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE
COORDINATOR, DR. DEBORAH BIRX,
WEIGHING IN ON FOX NEWS SHORTLY 
AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS. 
>> I THINK THERE'S STILL OPEN 
QUESTIONS THERE, AND THAT'S WHY 
THE PRESIDENT CONCLUDED WITH, 
WE'RE STUDYING THIS VERY HARD.
>> Reporter: NEAR THE NATION'S
CAPITAL, THREE MAJOR DISTRICTS
HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BEGIN
THE YEAR ONLINE.
IN CHICAGO, TEACHERS DEMAND 
THEIR SCHOOLS DO THE SAME.
AND IN FLORIDA, WHERE COVID 
CASES ARE SPIKING, EDUCATORS
HAVE SUED THE STATE TO STOP 
FULL-TIME REOPENING.
THE GOVERNOR, NOT BUDGING.
>> WHILE THE RISK FROM -- TO
STUDENTS FROM IN-PERSON LEARNING
ARE LOW, THE COST OF KEEPING
SCHOOLS CLOSED ARE ENORMOUS.
>> OHIO ART TEACHER TERRY 
CRUTHERS IS SET TO GO BACK FULL 
TI
TIME NEXT MONTH.
SO WORRIED ABOUT COVID-19, SHE'S
WRITTEN GOOD-BYE LETTERS, JUST
IN CASE.
>> BACK IN ALCOA, FOR LANDRY
BRADBURN, IT'S AN INTERESTING 
START TO SECOND GRADE.
>> HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT
THAT MASK, BUDDY
>> NOT GOOD.
IT MAKES ME REALLY HOT. 
>> WE'RE SUPERHEROES PUTTING ON 
OUR MASKS.
THIS MAY NOT GO AWAY ANYTIME
SOON. 
>> THANKS TO BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
FOR THAT REPORT.
SO MANY MIXED 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR.
THE ALL-IMPORTANT WEEKEND 
FORECAST
WE DO HAVE THAT TROPICAL SYSTEM,
MAKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTH TEXAS.
SO YOUR LOCAL FORECAST IS GOING 
TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THROUGHOUT 
THE WEEKEND.
VERY HOT AND HUMID, WITH
TEMPERATURES
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI, THE NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT, SAYS 
HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE RECEIVED 
SERIOUS THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY,
SINCE HE'S BECOME ONE OF THE
PUBLIC FACES OF THE RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
FAUCI, ALSO, SAID HE HAS
RECEIVED HATE MAIL AND EVEN HAD 
TO BE ASSIGNED SECURITY, DUE TO 
SOME OF THE THREATS.
>>> CHINA LAUNCHED A BIG STEP IN
THE RACE TO STUDY MARS
THE COUNTRY'S FIRST MARS ROVER
SUCCESSFULLY LIFTED OFF JUST
SOUTH OF MAINLAND CHINA.
IT SHOULD ARRIVE IN ORBIT AROUND
THE RED PLANET IN FEBRUARY, AND 
WILL BE USED TO LOOK FOR
UNDERGROUND WATER.
THE U.S. IS SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH 
THE MARS ROVER NEXT WEEK
>>> THURSDAY MARKED ONE YEAR TO 
GO UNTIL THE OPENING CEREMONY.
NBC'S KEIR SIMMONS HAS MORE FROM
LONDON
>> Reporter: IT IS
UNPRECEDENTED.
THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS, NOW
SCHEDULED FOR SUMMER 2021.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
AND THIS WEEK, A WARNING
IF INFECTIONS CONTINUE, AT THESE
LEVELS, FOR 12 MONTHS, QUOTE, WE
COULDN'T HOLD THE GAMES, THE
PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAID
WHILE ADDING HE IS HOPEFUL
THE VENUES WILL BE READY
THEY'RE READY NOW.
THE JAPANESE HOSTS HAVE ALREADY 
SPENT $12 BILLION ON TOKYO 2020.
>> WE ARE NOW ABSOLUTELY, 
ABSOLUTELY, CONCENTRATING ON
DELIVERING THE GAMES NEXT YEAR. 
>> IT WILL BE A GREAT SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVAL. 
>> YEAH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A SYMBOL OF 
UNITY AND SOLIDARITY OF 
HUMANKIND.
>> Reporter: IT'S ALSO NOT CLEAR
WHETHER THERE WILL BE SPECTATORS
OR WHAT AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE WILL 
LOOK LIKE.
ORGANIZERS PREPARING TO ENFORCE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
ONE OF THE THEMES OF TOKYO 2020 
IS SUSTAINABILITY AND RENEWAL.
SO OLD PHONES AND LAPTOPS ARE 
BEING TURNED INTO METALS
WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE
RENEWAL AND SUSTAINABILITY, THAN
WATCHING SIMONE BILES TAKE ONE
OF THOSE GOLD MEDALS
KEIR SIMMONS, NBC NEWS, LONDON. 
>> DÉJÀ VU, RIGHT
>> I KNOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WAS A YEAR 
AGO THAT HAPPENED.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE PLANNING ON 
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
A YEAR FROM NOW, LIKE YOU SAID, 
FINGERS CROSSED.
AND WE CAN HOPE THE GAMES CAN 
BEGIN.
>>> IF YOU ARE AFRAID OF
HEIGHTS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP 
THE ZIP LINE IN SOUTHWESTERN
NORWAY
THE LONGEST IN SCANDINAVIA, THIS
4,500-FOOT ZIP LINE SENDS 
THRILLSEEKERS.
RIDERS SOAR PAST CLIFFS AND 
WATERFALLS
IT'S HOPING VISITORS WILL RETURN
ONCE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS EASE.
IT DOES LOOK FUN. 
>>> AN AGONIZING, NEW MILESTONE.
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES SOAR PAST
4 MILLION, AS HEALTH OFFICIALS
URGE DRASTIC ACTION TO GET THE
PANDEMIC UNDER CONTROL
>>> TRIBUTES TO A TITAN OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
THE WEEK OF CEREMONIES PLANNED
TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS
>>> A CONGRESSIONAL CLASH.
NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE 
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ
CONDEMNS A REPUBLICAN 
CONGRESSMAN, WHO ALLEGEDLY
ATTACKED HER WITH PROFANITY.
>>> DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.
>> WHOOPS.
DR. FAUCI FLATTENING THE CU
CURCUR
CURVE BALL THERE WHILE USHERING 
THE SEASON UNLIKE ANY BEFORE
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPENING DAY.
>> GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS ARE
REBOUNDING, PROPELLING THIS 
COUNTRY PAST THE 4 MILLION MARK.
WHEN THE VIRUS FIRST HIT U.S. 
SOIL, IT TOOK THE COUNTRY 100 
DAYS TO REACH THE 1 MILLION 
MARK
43 DAYS LATER -- AND IN JUST 16 
DAYS, 4 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
INFECTED
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE 
WILDFIRE. 
>> THE CDC RELEASED GUIDELINES
FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS, AND THE
AGENCY IS EMPHASIZING THE NEED
TO GET CHILDREN BACK INTO 
CLASSROOMS DUE TO THE SOCIAL AND
MENTAL RISKS OF REMOTE LEARNING.
SOME OF THE GUIDELINES INCLUDE
MOVING CLASSES OUTDOORS, AND
KEEPING STUDENTS IN THE SAME, 
SMALL GROUPS
THE CDC SAYS, WITH THE RIGHT
PLANS IN PLACE, THE ENTIRE
SCHOOL WOULD NOT NEED TO SHUT 
DOWN IF SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE. 
>> MEANWHILE, IN WASHINGTON,
AFTER A THIRD-STRAIGHT
CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MADE A SURPRISE 
ANNOUNCEMENT
CANCELLING THE REPUBLICAN 
CONVENTION IN JACKSONVILLE
HE HAD THE TIMING WASN'T RIGHT
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE TO CAST 
THEIR VOTES.
>> SOUTHWEST AND AMERICAN 
AIRLINES ARE TIGHTENING NO MASK,
NO FLY RULES
F
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR 
PASSENGERS OVER 2 YEARS OLD.
GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 27th AND
AMERICAN'S STARTS ON THE 29th.
>> AFTER A SURGE IN TEXAS AND 
FLORIDA, THE VIRUS ZEROES IN ON 
OTHER AREAS WITH NEARLY A DOZEN 
CITIES UNDER CLOSE WATCH
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: OFFICIALLY,
ECLIPSING 4 MILLION INFECTIONS, 
THE TRUE NUMBER OF COVID CASES
IN THE U.S. IS, WITHOUT DOUBT,
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
THE NEW MILESTONE REACHED, AS A 
TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL SOUNDS THE
ALARM FOR 11 AMERICAN CITIES IN 
TROUBLE.
AFTER TESTING RESULTS CAME BACK 
FROM METRO AREAS, LIKE
CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS,
MINNEAPOLIS, AND NEW ORLEANS, 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX, IN A PRIVATE
CALL OBTAINED BY THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY, WARNED LOCAL
LEADERS THEY NEED TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS TO MITIGATE
THEIR OUTBREAKS.
>> WE ARE TRACKING THIS VERY
CLOSELY.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE
OFFICIALS, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
RESPONDING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: THE PUSH TO TAKE 
QUICK ACTION, NO SURPRISE TO THE
MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS, WHERE THE
PANDEMIC HAS EXPLODED.
>> OVER THE LAST WEEK, OUR
CITY'S POSITIVITY RATE HAS
JUMPED BY NEARLY 50%. 
>> AS STATES LIKE FLORIDA SET 
NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATH
RECORDS, IN HARD-HIT TEXAS, 
MORGUES ARE SO OVERWHELMED, 
REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS ARE 
ARRIVING, IN ONE COUNTY, TO 
STORE THE DEAD. 
>> RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A CRISIS
35 PEOPLE THAT PASSED AWAY, JUST
TODAY.
MAYBE MORE. 
>> FOR SOME, THE VIRUS TESTING
THEIR FAITH, AFTER 13 SISTERS 
WHO BELONG TO THE SAME MICHIGAN 
CONVENT, LOST THEIR LIVES TO
COVID.
IN ILLINOIS, 30-YEAR-OLD
JONATHAN DAVILA RECOVERED FROM
THE VIRUS TO ONLY LATER BE
READMITTED TO THE ER
HIS WIFE THOUGHT SHE WOULD LOSE 
HIM.
>> I WAS STARTING TO THINK OF 
HOW I WAS GOING TO TELL MY KIDS 
THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE THEIR
DAD.
>> DAVILA IS LEARNING TO WALK 
AGAIN.
>> I'D RATHER BE HERE, LIKE 
THIS, THAN NOT BE HERE AT ALL.
>> AFTER 8,000 DEATHS IN
CALIFORNIA, HERE, IN LOS
ANGELES, ONE OF THE NATION'S
MOST DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS, 
TRANSMISSIONS MAY BE LEVELING 
OFF.
PERHAPS, HELP ON THE HORIZON
THE NATION'S LARGEST MOVIE
THEATER CHAIN, AMC, ANNOUNCED 
THEY PLAN TO REOPEN MANY
LOCATIONS BY MID TO LATE AUGUST.
THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY SET
TO BECOME ONE OF THE FIRST
UNIVERSITIES IN THE NATION TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS 
THIS MONTH
>> YOU WISH YOU COULD GO AND BE 
THERE.
>> BUT ALEXANDRIA KNOWS THE 
DANGERS OF COVID TOO WELL.
SHE LOST HER FATHER AND SISTER, 
JUST DAYS APART.
>> I NEVER, IN A HUNDRED MILLION
YEARS, I WOULD NEVER WISH THIS
FOR ANYONE TO GO THROUGH. 
>> ONE FAMILY'S UNIMAGINABLE
LOSS AS A RECORD NUMBER OF
AMERICANS BECOME INFECTED WITH
THE VIRUS.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> AND AS WE MENTIONED, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SCRAPPING
PLANS TO HOLD THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE NEXT MONTH.
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES SKYROCKET
IN FLORIDA
THE MOVE COMES, AFTER THE LOCAL 
SHERIFF SAID HE COULDN'T
GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF VISITORS
IN THE CITY.
NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER HAS THE
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: A RARE RETREAT FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
WITH CASES OF COVID SURGING IN
FLORIDA, THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCING HE IS CANCELLING HIS 
PLANS TO HOLD THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION IN
JACKSONVILLE
>> BUT I LOOKED AT MY TEAM
AND I SAID THE TIMING FOR THIS
EVENT IS NOT RIGHT
JUST NOT RIGHT, WITH WHAT'S 
HAPPENED, RECENTLY
THE FLARE-UP IN FLORIDA.
TO HAVE A BIG CONVENTION, IT'S
NOT THE RIGHT TIME
IT'S, REALLY, SOMETHING THAT, 
FOR ME, I HAVE TO PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
SAYING HE IS STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF HIS 
CONVENTION SPEECH.
AND DELEGATES WILL CAST THEIR 
VOTES IN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE
IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ASKED WHAT
MADE HIM CHANGE HIS MIND
>> I WOULD JUST SAY SAFETY
WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
AND WE, ALSO, HAVE TO SET AN
EXAMPLE.
>> AND ON SCHOOLS REOPENING IN
THE FALL, THE PRESIDENT SAID THE
CDC WILL SOON PROVIDE MORE
GUIDANCE
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, 
ACKNOWLEDGED SOME SCHOOLS MAY 
NEED TO DELAY.
>> IN CITIES OR STATES, THAT ARE
CURRENT HOT SPOTS, AND YOU WILL 
SEE THAT IN THE MAP BEHIND ME,
DISTRICTS MAY NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS.
AND THAT'S POSSIBLE.
THAT'LL BE UP TO GOVERNORS
THE DECISION SHOULD BE MADE,
BASED ON THE DATA AND THE FACTS 
ON THE GROUNDS, IN EACH 
COMMUNITY.
BUT EVERY DISTRICT SHOULD BE
ACTIVELY MAKING PREPARATIONS TO 
OPEN
>> Reporter: IT COMES AMID A
SETBACK FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS, 
WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION
DOLLAR RELIEF PACKAGE.
THE EMERGING ELEMENTS, SO FAR.
$16 BILLION OF NEW FUNDING FOR
COVID TESTING.
$105 BILLION TO REOPEN SCHOOLS
AND MORE DIRECT PAYMENTS TO 
AMERICANS.
BUT AMONG THE KEY STICKING
POINTS
THOSE $600 WEEKLY PAYMENTS
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WANTS 
THE AMOUNT TO BE LOWERED TO 70% 
OF A PERSON'S PAYCHECK
FISCAL CONSERVATIVES SAY EVEN 
THAT'S TOO MUCH.
AND THEY HAVEN'STARTED --
>> DEADLY CONSEQUENCES FOR TENS 
OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
>> THE PRESIDENT CALLED ON
LAWMAKERS TO GET A DEAL,
QUICKLY.
AS FOR THE CONVENTION, IT'S A 
REMARKABLE SHIFT
THE PRESIDENT HAD PRESSED FOR A 
FULL-SCALE CONVENTION, FOR
MONTHS
FRANCES.
>> WHAT A TURNAROUND
KRISTEN, THANK YOU
>>> UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS ARE 
STILL SKYROCKETING AS MILLIONS
OF AMERICANS ARE STILL
STRUGGLING TO GET BENEFITS
TO ADD TO THE FRUSTRATION AND 
ANXIETY, THE $600 A WEEK JOBLESS
PAYMENTS THAT WERE AUTHORIZED IN
THE $2.2 TRILLION STIMULUS
PACKAGE ARE EXPECTED TO END 
TOMORROW, UNLESS CONGRESS CAN 
ACT NOW.
HERE IS NBC'S JOLENE KENT.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
THAT DEBATE RAGING ON CAPITOL 
HILL AND THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT
WHAT TO DO NEXT WITH THIS $600 A
WEEK SUPPLEMENT THAT'S SLATED TO
END AT THE END OF JULY IS 
STRESSING OUT A LOT OF
UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS
SO MANY TELL US THEY NEED IT, 
JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET
CINDY CROW HAS RELIED ON THE
$600 PAYMENT FROM THE CARES ACT 
SINCE HER NEW ORLEANS TOUR
BUSINESS SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY 
DIFFICULT.
>> IF THAT MONEY GOES AWAY. 
>> IT MEANS I'M HOMELESS. 
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RISING 
A
ANXIETY AND UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS.
NEARLY 1.4 MILLION NEW JOBLESS
CLAIMS FILED LAST WEEK
THE FIRST INCREASE SINCE LATE 
MARCH AND FAR HIGHER THAN THE 
282,000 CLAIMS, BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC
AND SECURING BENEFITS IN THE
FIRST PLACE IS STILL A PROBLEM
FOR SOME
LIKE IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA.
>> IT'S BEEN TERRIBLE.
IT'S SLOW.
IT'S OUTDATED.
>> Reporter: AND WITHOUT THE
$600 A WEEK SUPPLEMENT
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS WOULD GET, ON
AVERAGE, $383 A WEEK
THE EXTRA MONEY, HOWEVER, HAS 
MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR GARY
BRAMMER TO FULLY STAFF HIS
INDIANA RESTAURANT. 
>> SOME OF THEM WERE MAKING MORE
MONEY TO STAY HOME
I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO 
WORK MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SO I HAD TO START CLOSING ON
MONDAYS BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T 
HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE DILEMMA
IN WASHINGTON.
>> THERE IS AN ARGUMENT BEING 
MADE, BY THE PRESIDENT, HIMSELF,
THAT THE $600 A WEEK IS ACTUALLY
DISCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM GOING
BACK TO WORK. 
>> WELL,HAT'S DISCOURAGING PEOP 
FROM GOING BACK TO WORK IS THE
UNSAFE CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF
COVID.
AMERICANS ARE HARDWORKING.
THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR 
FAMILIES
THEY DON'T NEED INCENTIVE.
WHEN WE TAKE THESE BENEFITS 
AWAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT A DEEPER
AND LONGER RECESSION, WHICH IS
NOT WHAT WE WANT
>> WE NEED HELP.
NOT JUST HERE, IN NEW ORLEANS 
BUT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
>> THE FINAL PAYMENTS OF THAT 
$600 A WEEK ARE SLATED TO GO OUT
THIS WEEKEND
BUT EVEN IF CONGRESS AND THE
WHITE HOUSE CAN STRIKE A DEAL TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT, THERE IS
LIKELY TO BE A DELAY IN GETTING 
THAT MONEY TO PEOPLE
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT
JO, THANK YOU.
>>> THE FAMILY OF LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
THE CONGRESSMAN DIED LAST WEEK, 
FOLLOWING A BATTLE WITH CANCER
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT, 
TRACIE POTTS, JOINS US WITH 
MORE
AND, TRACIE, THE CEREMONIES WILL
SPAN THREE STATES AND TOUCH ON
KEY MOMENTS OF THE CONGRESSMAN'S
LIFE. 
>> THEY WILL, FRANCES.
INCLUDING THAT ICONIC WALK
ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE 
IN ALABAMA
WE WILL SEE THAT RE-CREATED THIS
WEEKEND.
THE EVENT.
SIX DAYS OF THEM
START IN ALABAMA, TOMORROW, WITH
CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE IN TROY, 
ALABAMA, WHERE CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
IS FROM.
IN SELMA
AND OF COURSE, WHAT THEY'RE 
CALLING THE FINAL CROSSING, 
ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE.
THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON
SUNDAY
AGAIN, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE
ORIGINAL CROSSING OF THAT BRIDGE
BACK DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT
NOW, EVERYTHING WILL MOVE TO
WASHINGTON ON MONDAY, WITH A
SPECIAL CEREMONY AT THE U.S.
CAPITOL, AT THE ROTUNDA,
HONORING CONGRESSMAN LEWIS
HIS BODY WILL LIE IN STATE, AT
THE CAPITOL, FOR A DAY AND A
HALF
IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN 
WE NORMALLY SEE BECAUSE OF COVID
RESTRICTIONS
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OUTSIDE.
THE MAYOR HAS SAID THAT EVERYONE
WHO WANTS TO FILE BY, WILL HAVE 
TO WEAR A MASK AND QUEUE
OUTSIDE.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, AFTER
TUESDAY, EVERYTHING MOVES TO
ATLANTA.
WHERE THEY WILL HAVE SOME 
SERVICES AT THE GEORGIA STATE 
CAPITOL.
AND THE FINAL SERVICE, THE FINAL
CELEBRATION OF LIF AND BURIAL 
ON THURSDAY.
FRANCES.
>> TRACIE, THANKS FOR THE 
RUNDOWN.
>> CHINA STRIKES BACK AFTER THE 
U.S. CLOSED THE CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
THEY HAVE NOW RETALIATED CLOSING
AN AMERICAN CONSULATE IN
CHENGDU.
IT'S THE LATEST TWIST IS SENDING
THE TWO WORLD POWERS INTO AN
EVEN DEEPER DIVIDE
DETERIORATED ON EVERYTHING FROM 
TRADE TO TECHNOLOGY AND TODAY 
HAPPENS TO BE THE DEADLINE FOR
THE CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
TO SHUDDER ITS DOORS. 
>> A LOT OF US ARE LOOKING AT 
PLANS FOR THE WEEKEND.
BUT ALSO, NBC METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB IS WATCHING THAT.
AND ALSO, TROPICAL THREATS FOR
THE U.S. AS WELL
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE A TRIPLE THREAT OF 
STORMS
WE HAVE A BEAST OF A STORM THAT 
IS BREWING ACROSS EASTERN 
PACIFIC.
NOW, CURRENTLY, A HURRICANE.
HURRICANE DOUGLAS.
BUT WE'RE ALSO WATCHING THE 
GULF
YESTERDAY, THIS WAS AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE
NOW BECOME MORE ORGANIZED,
TROPICAL STORM HANNA
YOU CAN SEE THE TRACK HERE AS IT
MAKES ITS WAY ONSHORE TOMORROW, 
GOING TO BE SEEING THE GUSTS
PICK UP.
ALSO, THE FLOODING, RAIN
POTENTIAL ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
ALSO, WATCHING THE VSEVERE
WEATHER THREAT
LOOK AT THAT
IT'S BUILDING.
THE HUMIDITY IN PLACE AND IT'S
GOING TO CONTINUE TO THE
MIDATLANTIC INTO THE DEEP SOUTH.
WE'LL WATCH THAT SEVERE WEATHER 
FOR FLORIDA.
AND THE HEAT JUST WON'T GO AWAY.
I KNOW WE'RE IN JULY BUT WE'LL
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. 
>> A LOT TO TALK STILL
JANESSA, THANKS.
>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL
INVESTIGATING.
>>> SHUTDOWNS HAVE CAUSED DISNEY
TO POSTPONE THE PREMIERE OF THE 
LIVE ACTION FILM "MULAN" WHICH
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEATERS
IN MARCH
STUDIO ALSO PUSHING BACK RELEASE
OF THE NEW AVATAR AND "STAR 
WARS" MOVIES. 
>> 59% OF AMERICANS SAY THEY
DON'T PLAN ON RENEWING THEIR GYM
MEMBERSHIPS, ONCE THE PANDEMIC
IS
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
A DRAMATIC MOMENT ON CAPITOL
HILL
CONGRESSWOMAN ALEXANDRIA
OCASIO-CORTEZ, CONDEMNING A 
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUE, AFTER SHE 
SAYS HE CONFRONTED HER AND
HURLED PROFANITY-LACED INSULTS
NBC'S KASIE HUNT HAS THE LATEST.
>> IN A FIERY SPEECH ON THE 
HOUSE FLOOR, CONGRESSWOMAN
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, 
STANDING HER GROUND.
REPRESENTATIVE YOHO CALLED ME 
AND I QUOTE A [ BLEEP ].
THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT
REPRESENTATIVE YOHO LEVIED
AGAINST A CONGRESSWOMAN.
>> THE CONFRONTATION HAPPENED 
MONDAY
BUT OCASIO-CORTEZ DIDN'T CONFIRM
THE HILL NEWSPAPER'S REPORTING, 
UNTIL AFTER TED YOHO SAID THIS. 
>> THE OFFENSIVE NAME CALLING 
WORDS ATTRIBUTED TO ME WERE 
NEVER SPOKEN TO MY COLLEAGUES.
AND IF THEY WERE CONSTRUED THAT 
WAY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR
MISUNDERSTANDING
I CANNOT APOLOGIZE FOR MY 
PASSION.
>> OCASIO-CORTEZ CALLED THAT AN 
EXCUSE, NOT AN APOLOGY
MAKING THE CASE IT'S ABOUT MORE 
THAN JUST ONE ARGUMENT
>> I HAVE TOSSED MEN OUT OF BARS
THAT HAVE USED LANGUAGE LIKE MR.
YOHO'S
AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE
OF HARASSMENT, RIDING THE SUBWAY
IN NEW YORK CITY
THIS IS NOT NEW.
AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM.
>> HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI,
RECALLING HER OWN EXPERIENCE. 
>> THEY'VE CALLED ME NAMES FOR
AT LEAST -- AT LEAST 20 YEARS OF
LEADERSHIP
18 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP
>> THIS ISSUE IS NOT ABOUT ONE
INCIDENT
IT IS CULTURAL
IT IS A CULTURE OF LACK OF
IMPUNITY, OF ACCEPTING OF 
VIOLENCE AND VIOLENT LANGUAGE 
AGAINST WOMEN, AND AN ENTIRE
STRUCTURE OF POWER THAT SUPPORTS
THAT
>> DEMOCRATS ARE DEMANDING
REPUBLICANS CONDEMN YOHO BUT HE 
IS STILL DENYING HE USED THE
WORDS AN
>> Announcer: DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.
>>> DR. FAUCI'S FIRST PITCH WAS 
JUST A BIT OUTSIDE
BUT IT DID RING IN THE
LONG-AWAITED RETURN OF BASEBALL.
THE DEFENDING CHAMPION NATIONALS
HOSTED THE YANKEES IN THE 
SEASON'S OPENING GAME.
THE FIRST RUNS OF THE SEASON, 
RIGHT THERE.
COMING OFF THE BAT OF CARLOS
STANTON.
THAT MASSIVE HOME RUN THAT
NOBODY CAUGHT.
IT WOULDN'T BE LONG, THOUGH,
BEFORE THE NATIONALS RESPONDED
IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE FIRST.
ADAM EATON WOULD SEND ONE TO THE
FANS, WHERE THERE WERE NO 
STANDS
THE YANKEES MANAGED TO TACKLE A 
COUPLE MORE RUNS BEFORE RAIN
ULTIMATELY CALLED THE GAME IN 
THE SIXTH INNING. 
>> HOW GOOD DID THAT FEEL FOR 
YOU?
>> I WAS SITTING THERE
I WAS READY TO WATCH BOTH 
BECAUSE THE DODGERS PLAYED THE
GIANTS RIGHT AFTERWARDS.
BUT THAT
LO
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAT
THAT'S BUILDING ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST, ALL THE WAY TO THE EAST
COAST.
NOT REALLY SURE THAT FIRST WAVE 
MADE ITS WAY OUT
BUT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
SEE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A COOLER 
WEATHER PATTERN, SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON, THE BAY IS ACTUALLY
WHERE YOU NEED TO BE
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH OUR SERIES 
INEQUALITY IN AMERICA AND A LOOK
AT HOW COVID-19 IS PUSHING
FAMILIES TO FIND CREATIVE 
SOLUTIONS TO TEACH THEIR KIDS 
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THAT IS, IF THEY CAN AFFORD IT
NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK EXPLAINS.
>> Reporter: FOR A LOT OF 
PARENTS, THIS SPRING REVEALED A 
PAINFUL TRUTH.
THEY AREN'T GOOD TEACHERS.
LIKE SINGLE MOM ZOE FISHMAN IN
ATLANTA.
>> BEING A SINGLE PARENT IS HARD
ENOUGH
BUT THIS WAS ON ANOTHER LEVEL OF
EXHAUSTION
>> Reporter: FACING ANOTHER 
SCHOOL YEAR OF AT LEAST SOME
REMOTE LEARNING, FISHMAN IS 
FWARG
GATHERING A GROUP OF PARENTS WHO
PLAN TO HIRE HER BROTHER, A 
TEACHER, TO TEACH THE KIDS WHEN 
THEY AREN'T IN SCHOOL.
>> FIVE FAMILIES, TWO HOURS.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY.
>> WOULD YOU RELY ON THE
CURRICULUM OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 
SYSTEM
>> YES
YES.
WE'RE NOT ASKING MY BROTHER TO
REINVENT THE WHEEL. 
>> IT IS A TEACHING STRATEGY, 
NOW SWEEPING THE COUNTRY
THE PANDEMIC POD
ALLOWING KIDS TO BE TOGETHER AND
LEARN, WHILE THEIR PARENTS WORK.
>> IT WAS TIRING
NOT FUN.
>> Reporter: ONLINE LEARNING WAS
TOUGH FOR BLAKE TASSEY, A THIRD 
GRADER OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON, 
D.C.
HIS PARENTS SAY THE PODS ARE
JUST WHAT HE NEEDS. 
>> YOU REALLY WANT TO GET THE 
BEST FOR YOUR CHILD.
AND YOU WANT TO MAXIMIZE THE
LEARNING ON THOSE ONLINE DAYS.
>> Reporter: BUT TFOR MANY
FAMILIES, IT'S JUST TOO COSTLY
THE TEACHERS HAVE TO BE PAID
AND, IN SOME CASES, THE SPACES, 
TOO.
>> THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE MOST 
VULNERABLE, PARTICULARLY
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, BLACK
FAMILIES, THEY ARE LOCKED OUT OF
THAT. 
>> EXPERTS SAY THAT WILL WIDEN
THE EDUCATION GAP.
>> THEY ARE CREATING THEIR OWN
FORM OF PRIVATE SCHOOL
WHEN YOU START TO DO THAT, WE 
KNOW THAT THE INEQUALITY EFFECTS
ARE GOING TO MULTIPLY, OVER 
TIME. 
>> ZOE FISHMAN'S POD WILL COST
ROUGHLY $150 A WEEK.
>> THESE KIDS GET ONE CHANCE AT 
BEING KIDS
AND THEY'RE FORCED TO DEAL WITH 
THESE ISSUES, THAT ARE ON ADULT 
LEVEL, THAT THEY REALLY 
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE DEALING
WITH. 
>> IN THE SCRAMBLE TO SAVE THE
SCHOOL YEAR FOR SOME, THERE IS
THE RISK OF MANY MORE BEING LEFT
BEHIND
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS, NEW 
YORK. 
>> TOUGH SITUATION ON BOTH SIDES
BUT YOU GET, YOU KNOW, A
SCENARIO WHERE PARENTS ARE SO 
SEPARA
DESPERATE FOR THEIR KIDS
BOTH SIDE KIND OF STUCK.
>> WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM HAVE
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
THIS SEASON IT WILL SIMPLY BE 
KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL
TEAM
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME FROM PRESSURE OF MANY WHO
VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO NATIVE
AMERICANS.
>> AS FAR AS THE LOGO AND 
MASCOT
>> YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD HAVE 
GONE WITH TH
>>> THE RACE TO CONTAIN 
CORONAVIRUS.
THE NATION SURPASSES 4 MILLION
CASES AS HOPE IN THE CAPITAL FOR
A NEW WAVE OF RELIEF HITS A 
MAJOR ROADBLOCK.
>> THE CITY'S MAYOR TEAR GAS BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS BRINGING KNEW
SCRUTINY TO THE CRACKDOWN BY THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
>> AND THE SEASON IS FINALLY IN 
FULL SWING
WE'LL HAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM
OPENING DAY.
>>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US I'M 
FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IT'S THE PANDEMIC WITH NO END IN
SIGHT.
SKYROCKETING CASES HAVE SENT THE
U.S. PAST THE 4 MILLION MARK
WHEN THE VIRUS HIT THE SOIL IT
TOOK THE COUNTRY 100 DAYS TO
MEET THE 1 MILLION MARK.
IT GREW TO 3 MILLION AND IN JUST
16 DAYS 4 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED.
THIS VIRUS IS SPREADING LIKE
WILD FIRE.
>> IN WASHINGTON AFTER A THIRD
STRAIGHT CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING,
PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKES A SURPRISE
ANNOUNCEMENT, CANCELLING THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
IN JACKSONVILLE.
MR. TRUMP SAID THE TIMING WASN'T
RIGHT.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES WILL STILL 
GATHER IN CHARLOTTE.
>>> FIRST-TIME JOBLESS CLAIM
NUMBERS ARE ON THE RISE.
FILINGS FOR JOBLESS BENEFITS
ROSE TO 1.4 MILLION WHICH IS
HIGHER THAN THE EXPECTED
1.3 MILLION.
IT MARKS THE 18th STRAIGHT WEEK 
IN WHICH INITIAL CLAIMS ROSE
MORE THAN A MILLION.
>>> THE CDC RELEASED GUIDELINES 
FOR REOPENING SCHOOLS AND 
THEY'RE EMPHASIZING GETTING KIDS
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.
SOME OF THE GUIDELINES INCLUDE
KEEPING STUDENTS IN SMALL GROUPS
THAT STAY TOGETHER AND
REPURPOSING UNDERUSED BUILDINGS 
TO CREATE MORE SPACE
>>> THE VIRUS IS ZEROING IN ON
OTHER AREAS WITH NEARLY A DOZEN 
CITIES UNDER CLOSE WATCH. 
>> Reporter: OFFICIALLY 
ECLIPSING 4 MILLION INFECTIONS
THE TRUE NUMBER OF COVID CASES
IN THE U.S. WITHOUT DOUBT 
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER
THE NEW MILESTONE REACHED AS A
TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL SOUNDS THE
ALARM FOR CITIES IN TROUBLE 
AFTER TESTING CAME BACK FROM
CLEVELAND, MINNEAPOLIS AND NEW
ORLEANS, DR. DEBRABY IN A 
PRI -- 
BIRKS SAYS THEY NEED TO MITIGATE
THE OUTBREAKS.
>> WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE 
OFFICIALS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
RESPONDING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: THE PUSH TO TAKE 
QUICK ACTION, NO SURPRISE TO THE
MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS WHERE THE 
PANDEMIC HAS EXPLODED.
>> OVER THE LAST WEEK OUR CITY'S
POSITIVITY RATE HAS JUMPED BY 
NEARLY 50%
>> Reporter: AS STATES LIKE 
FLORIDA SET NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS
AND DEATH RECORDS, IN HARD HIT
TEXAS, MORGUES ARE SO 
OVERWHELMED REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS 
ARE ARRIVING IN ONE COUNTY TO 
STORE THE DEAD
>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CRISIS.
35 PEOPLE THAT PASSED AWAY JUST 
TODAY, MAYBE MORE.
>> Reporter: FOR SOME, THE VIRUS
TESTING THEIR FAITH AFTER 13
SISTERS WHO BELONGED TO THE SAME
MICHIGAN CONVENT LOST THEIR 
LIVES TO COVID
IN ILLINOIS, 30-YEAR-OLD
JONATHAN RECOVERED FROM THE 
VIRUS TO ONLY LATER BE
READMITTED TO THE ER
HIS WIFE THOUGHT SHE WOULD LOSE 
HIM.
>> I WAS STARTING TO THINK OF 
HOW I WAS GOING TO TELL MY KIDS 
THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE 
THEIR DAD.
>> HE'S LEARNING TO WALK AGAIN
>> I'D RATHER BE HERE LIKE THIS 
THAN NOT BE HERE AT ALL.
>> Reporter: AFTER 8,000 DEATHS 
IN CALIFORNIA, HERE IN LOS
ANGELES ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST
DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS,
TRANSMISSIONS MAY BE LEVELING 
OFF.
PERHAPS HOPE ON THE HORIZON.
THE NATION'S LARGEST MOVIE
THEATER CHAIN AMC ANNOUNCES 
THEY'LL PLAN TO REOPEN MANY 
LOCATIONS BY MID TO LATE AUGUST.
THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY SET TO BE 
ONE OF THE FIRST UNIVERSITIES IN
THE NATION TO WELCOME STUDENTS
BACK ON CAMPUS THIS MONTH.
>> YOU WISH YOU COULD GO AND BE 
THERE.
>> Reporter: BUT ALEXANDRIA 
KNOWS THE DANGERS OF COVID TOO
WELL
SHE LOST HER FATHER AND SISTER
JUST DAYS APART.
>> I NEVER IN A HUNDRED MILLION 
YEARS I WOULD NEVER WISH THIS 
FOR ANYONE TO GO THROUGH. 
>> Reporter: ONE FAMILY'S 
UNIMAGINABLE LOSS AS A RECORD 
NUMBER OF AMERICANS BECOME
INFEBLGTED WITH THE VIRUS.
NBC NEWS, LOS ANGELES.
>> AND AS WE MENTIONED PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS SCRAPPING PLANS TO HOLD
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION IN JACKSONVILLE NEXT 
MONTH AS CORONAVIRUS CASES
SKYROCKET IN FLORIDA
THE MOVE COMES AFTER THE LOCAL
SHERIFF SAID HE COULDN'T
GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF VISITORS
IN THE CITY.
>> Reporter: A RARE RETREAT FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP WITH CASES OF 
COVID SURGING IN FLORIDA, THE 
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING HE IS
CANCELLING HIS PLANS TO HOLD THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
IN JACKSONVILLE.
>> BUT I LOOKED AT MY TEAM AND I
SAID, THE TIMING FOR THIS EVENT 
IS NOT RIGHT
JUST NOT RIGHT WITH WHAT'S
HAPPENED RECENTLY, THE FLARE UP 
IN FLORIDA, TO HAVE A BIG 
CONVENTION IS NOT THE RIGHT 
TIME
IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT FOR
ME I HAVE TO PROTECT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
SAYING HE IS STILL TRYING TO
DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF HIS 
CONVENTION SPEECH AND DELEGATES 
WILL CAST THEIR VOTES IN NORTH
CAROLINA WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ASKED, WHAT 
MADE HIM CHANGE HIS MIND
>> I WOULD JUST SAY SAFETY
WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND WE
HAVE TO SET AN EXAMPLE. 
>> Reporter: AND ON SCHOOLS 
REOPENING IN THE FALL THE 
PRESIDENT SAID THE CDC WILL 
PROVIDE MORE GUIDANCE AND 
ACKNOWLEDGE SOME SCHOOLS MAY
NEED TO DELAY.
CITIES OR STATES THAT ARE 
CURRENT HOT SPOTS, AND YOU'LL 
SEE THAT IN THE MAP BEHIND ME,
DISTRICTS MAY NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A FEW WEEKS AND 
THAT'S POSSIBLE.
THAT WILL BE UP TO GOVERNORS
THE DECISION SHOULD BE MADE 
BASED ON THE DATA AND THE FACTS 
ON THE GROUNDS IN EACH
COMMUNITY, BUT EVERY DISTRICT 
SHOULD BE ACTIVELY MAKING 
PREPARATIONS TO OPEN
>> Reporter: IT COMES AMID A
SETBACK FOR SENATE REPUBLICANS
WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION
DOLLAR RELIEF PACKAGE, THE
EMERGING ELEMENT SO FAR,
$16 BILLION OF NEW FUNDING FOR
COVID TESTING, $105 BILLION TO
REOPEN SCHOOLS AND MORE DIRECT
PAYMENTS TO AMERICANS.
BUT AMONG THE KEY STICKING
POINTS, THOSE $600 WEEKLY 
PAYMENTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE 
MONTH.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WANTS 
THE AMOUNT TO BE LOWERED TO 70% 
OF A PERSON'S PAYCHECK
FISCAL CONSERVATIVES SAY EVEN 
THAT'S TOO MUCH AND THEY HAVEN'T
EVEN STARTED NEGOTIATING IN 
ERNEST WITH DEMOCRATS.
>> THE REPUBLICAN DISARRAY AND
DEATHERING HAS DEADLY 
CONSEQUENCES FOR TENS OF
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
CALLED ON LAWMAKERS TO GET A
DEAL QUICKLY
AS FOR THE CONVENTION, IT'S A 
REMARKABLE SHIFT
THE PRESIDENT HAD PRESSED FOR A 
FULL SCALE CONVENTION FOR 
MONTHS
>> WHAT A 180.
THANK YOU.
>>> THE FAMILY OF LATE
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS IS 
DETAILING PLANS TO CELEBRATE THE
LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND.
HE DIED LAST WEEK FOLLOWING A 
BATTLE WITH CANCER
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US NOW WITH
MORE AND THE CEREMONIES WILL
SPAN THREE STATES AND TOUCH KEY 
MOMENTS OF THE CONGRESSMAN'S
INCREDIBLE LIVE.
WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW
>> Reporter: INCLUDING THAT 
ICONIC WALK ACROSS THE
EDMUND PETTIS BRIDGE
IT BEGINS IN ALABAMA
TOMORROW THERE WILL BE
CEREMONIES IN TROY, ALABAMA, HIS
HOME DOWN AND IN SELMA BEFORE 
THAT WALK ACROSS THE BRIDGE ON
SUNDAY
AGAIN RECREATING WHAT WE SAW
BACK DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT
THEN ON MONDAY EVERYTHING MOVES 
TO WASHINGTON WITH A CEREMONY AT
THE CAPITOL RO TUN DA AND A DAY 
AND A HALF OF CONGRESSMAN LEWIS 
LYING IN STATE
NORMALLY THIS HAPPENS INSIDE THE
ROTUNDA.
THIS TIME IT WILL BE OUTSIDE OF 
WASHINGTON REQUIRING EVERYONE TO
QUEUE UP WITH MASKS TO FILE PAST
HOPING IT BE SAFER OUTSIDE
AFTER WASHINGTON SAYS GOOD-BYE
EVERYTHING WILL MOVE TO ATLANTA 
FOR A FINAL SERVICE AND BURIAL
THERE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
>> A GREAT AMERICAN GETTING A 
PROPER GOOD-BYE.
THANK YOU.
>>> BREAKING NEWS, CHINA STRIKES
BACK AFTER THE U.S. CLOSE THE 
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
THEY HAVE NO RETALIATED CLOSING 
THE KONS LET IN CHENGDU.
RELATIONS HAVE DETERIORATED ON
TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY
TODAY HAPPENED TO BE THE
DEADLINE FOR THE CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON TO SHUTTER ITS DOORS
>>> BETTER LATE THAN NEVER BE 
BASEBALL IS BACK
THE 2020 SEASON OPENED AFTER A
NEARLY FOUR MONTH DELAY DUE TO
CORONAVIRUS.
>> Reporter: BASEBALL'S OPENING 
NIGHT.
WITHOUT FANS, WITH EVERY PLAYER 
TAKING A KNEE BEFORE THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM.
>> FAUCI TO THROW OUT THE FIRST 
PITCH.
>> Reporter: AND A CEREMONIAL 
FIRST PITCH FROM DR. ANTHONY
FAUCI THAT WAS A BIT OFF THE
MARK
THE NATIONAL PAST TIME RETURNED 
TO THE DIAMOND
>> YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING
GREAT ABOUT OPENING DAY ALBEIT
THIS YEAR IN JULY IS IMPORTANT
TO CELEBRATE AND APPRECIATE.
>> Reporter: THE YANKEES AND THE
NATIONALS SQUARING OFF MINUS ONE
OF THE NATION'S STARS.
JUAN SOTO TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
>> WE'VE SEEN THE COMMITMENT
FROM THE THE OTHER GUYS 
UNDERSTANDING ONE PERSON CAN
SCREW THIS UP FOR A LOT OF
DIFFERENT PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: WITH EMPTY SEATS 
AND IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL
NBC NEWS
>> SO NOW IT'S SUMMER EVEN
THOUGH IT'S REALLY FELT LIKE IT 
WITH THE STEAM THAT WE'VE BEEN
GETTING BUT ALSO THE TROPICAL 
WEATHER THREATS.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE HAVE THAT TRIPLE THREAT, THE 
TROPICS HEATING UP
WE HAVE A BEAST OF A STORM
HEADED TOWARDS HAWAII.
POTENTIALLY GOING INTO A
CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
THAT'S REALLY ON OUR RADAR FOR
THE WEEKEND.
ALSO WATCHING THE GULF
YESTERDAY THIS WAS JUST AN AREA 
OF LOW PRESSURE.
THIS IS OUR EIGHTH NAMED STORM
OF THE SEASON.
IT'S VERY DISORGANIZED AND IT 
WILL CONTINUE ITS TRACK TO SOUTH
TEXAS.
IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY ON SHORE,
POTENTIAL LANDFALL TOMORROW 
EVENING WHEN IT STARTS TO LOSE
ITS FORCE BY SUNDAY EVENING.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO THE DAKOTAS THIS AFTERNOON,
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH A SEVERE 
WEATHER THREAT
POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOS IN THAT
AREA WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE
AVERAGE AND STILL STEAMY ACROSS 
THE DEEP SOUTH FROM NEW ORLEANS 
TO MIAMI
AND ANOTHER HEAT WAVE IS ON THE 
WAY.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP.
>> THANK YOU
>>> AFTER TEASING SOCIAL MEDIA
WITH SPARRING VIDEOS MIKE TYSON 
IS STEPPING BACK IN THE RING
THE 54-YEAR-OLD HAS AGREED TO AN
8-ROUND EXHIBITION FIGHT WITH 
ROY JONES JR. ON SEPTEMBER 12th.
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CHAOS IN
THE CITY OF PORTLAND CONTINUES
THIS MORNING
CLASHES BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENTS
DEPLOYED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND 
DEMONSTRATORS ARE ESCALATING
AFTER FEDERAL AGENTS TEAR GAS 
PROTESTERS AT A BLACK LIVES 
MATTER RALLY
AND NOW THE MAYOR WANTS TROOPS
OUT OF THE CITY.
>> Reporter: IN PORTLAND
PROTESTERS STORMED THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE, SOME LAUNCHING
FLARES AND FIREWORKS OVER THE 
STEEL BARRICADE.
FEDERAL AGENTS RESPOND WITHTEA
GAS.
PORTLAND POLICE DECLARED A RIOT.
AMONG THOSE GASSED PORTLAND'S 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR
>> I WANT TO THANK THE THOUSANDS
OF YOU WHO HAVE COME OUT TO 
OPPOSE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S OCCUPATION OF
OUR CITY. 
>> Reporter: HE'S ALSO
PORTLAND'S POLICE COMMISSIONER
WAS BOOED BY PROTESTERS,
CRITICIZED HIS LEADERSHIP OF
PORTLAND'S POLICE.
CLASHES JUST THE LATEST SINCE 
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRIVED TO 
PROTECT FEDERAL PROPERTY AFTER
MORE THAN 50 DAYS OF PROTEST
THAT INCLUDE VIOLENCE AGAINST 
POLICE AND LOOTING
>> WE HAVE AUTHORITIES TO MAKE
ARREST ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
TARGETING THAT COURTHOUSE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL WILL REVIEW PROTESTS
HERE
SHE WANTS THEM OUT
>> I WANT TO BE CARED FOR BY
MEMBERS OF MY OWN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE VERY LITTLE NEED FOR
POLICING
WE NEED COMMUNITY SERVICES
>> Reporter: THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL IS NOT ONLY REVIEWING 
WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN PORTLAND, 
BUT ALSO THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO
PROTESTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FRANCES.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS ORDERED 
MICHAEL COHEN, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
FORMER PERSONAL LAWYER RELEASED 
FROM PRISON.
THE JUDGE RULED THAT IN SENDING 
COHEN BACK TO PRISON EARLIER
THIS MONTH FEDERAL OFFICIALS
HAVE RETALIATED AGAINST HIM FOR 
HIS PLAN T
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS 
WASHINGTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS
ANNOUNCED IT IS DELAYING A
PERMANENT NAME CHANGE.
SO FOR THIS SEASON THEY'LL
SIMPLY BE KNOWN AS WASHINGTON'S 
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THE FRANCHISE RETIRED THE OLD 
NAME UNDER PRESSURE FROM MANY 
WHO VIEWED IT AS OFFENSIVE TO 
NATIVE AMERICANS
>> SHUTDOWNS HAVE POSTPONED THE 
FILM MULAN
>> A NEW SURVEY CONDUCTED BY TD 
AAMERITRADE FOUND THAT 59% OF 
AMERICANS SAY THEY DO NOT PLAN
ON RENEWING THEIR GYM 
MEMBERSHIPS ONCE THE PANDEMIC IS
OVER
MANY HAVE FOUND MORE AFFORDSABLE
WAYS TO EXERCISE
EVEN THOUGH I STILL CANNOT FIND 
DUMBBELLS.
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR BIKE.
>> IT TOOK THREE MONTHS TO FIND 
A BICYCLE SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO
REPLACE THAT EXERCISE.
>> DON'T EVEN TRY FOR AN ABOVE
GROUND POOL.
FORGET THAT.
>>> A NEW WARNING ABOUT HAND
SANITIZERS AND WHICH ONES ARE 
SAFE TO USE.
CONSUMERS ARE BEING ADVISED TO
CHECK INGREDIENTS BECAUSE THE 
LIST OF HAND SANITIZERS THAT
COULD BE HARMFUL OR DEADLY IS 
GROWING.
>> Reporter: AN URGENT WARNING
FROM THE FDA, CHECK YOUR HAND 
SANITIZERS
THE FDA IS EXPANDING THE LIST OF
RECALLED SANITIZERS TO INCLUDE
75 PRODUCTS.
THE INGREDIENT IN QUESTION, 
METHANOL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO 
AS WOOD ALCOHOL.
A SUBSTANCE IT SAYS CAN BE TOXIC
WHEN ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN
AND INGESTED AND CAN BE LIFE
THREATENING WHEN INGESTED.
ALL OF THE PRODUCTS APPEAR TO BE
PRODUCED IN MEXICO AND INCLUDE
BRANDS LIKE BLUMEN, KLAR AND
DANVER AND EVEN NOVELTY BRANDS
LIKE HELLO KITTY
SOME ON THE LIST SOLD AT
NATIONAL CHAINS LIKE WALMART AND
COSTCO
AS THE DEMAND FOR SANITIZERS HAS
SURGED SO TOO HAS THE NUMBER OF 
QUESTIONABLE BRANDS.
10 DEATHS AND SEVERAL 
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN ARIZONA AND 
NEW MEXICO ARE BELIEVED TO BE 
LINKED TO METHANOL AND HAND 
SANITIZERS THOUGH THE BRANDS
HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.
IT'S BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THE
HAND SANITIZERS MAY HAVE BEEN 
INGESTED RATHER THAN APPLIED TO 
THE SKIN
BEFORE YOU BUY, TAKE A GOOD LOOK
AT THE INGREDIENTS
>> ALL RIGHT
IF YOU ARE USING HAND SANITIZER 
AS MOST OF US ARE HERE'S WHAT TO
LOOK OUT
. 
>>> HI, EVERYONE
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WEEKEND NOW
T. WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THAT
TROPICAL SYSTEM FOR SOUTH OF
FLORIDA BUT THE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE
FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE 
NORTHEAST.
A TON OF SUNSHINE GOING TO BE 
BUILDING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 66
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>> TAYLOR SWIFT, SHE'S BACK.
THE POP STAR RELEASED THE NEW 
MUSIC VIDEO WHICH SHE WROTE AND 
DIRECTED
THE VIDEO WAS FILMED WITH THE 
SINGER DOING HER OWN HAIR AND 
STYLING.
THE SONG IS FEATURED ON HER 
SURPRISE ALBUM FOLKLORE.
SHE MUST BE EXTRA PROUD OF THIS 
KNOWING SHE DID SO MUCH OF IT BY
HERSELF.
>> I THINK AFTER TEN OR SOME ODD
YEARS SHE'S GETTING KANYE BACK
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DROP AN ALBUM
TOO TODAY.
RIGHT?
AND OUT OF NOWHERE
I THINK THAT RIVALRY WILL BE
RENEWED.
CHECK YOUR TWITTER FEED.
>>> THEY ARE CALLED THE SEATTLE 
KRAKEN
CHECK OUT THE NICKNAME, THEIR 
LOGOS THEIR UNIFORM ALL RELEASED
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT'S A SEA MONSTER, THE NAME WAS
SUGGESTED FROM ABOUT 1,200
SUGGESTIONS.
THEY WILL DROP THE PUCK IN
SEATTLE NEXT FALL.
I LIKE THAT LOGO
>> COOL.
>> AND THE FANS GOING TO BE 
CALLED KRAK HEADS YOU THINK?
>> THAT'S GOING TO STICK
>>> WE DO A LOT OF STORIES
NOW YOU'VE REALLY SEEN IT ALL.
A FRIED CHICKEN FOOTWEAR CLAB.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BUY THESE 
LIMITED EDITION SHOES ON THE
WEBSITE FOR 60 BUCKS
THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED
DURING NEW YORK FASHION WEEK
THEY COME WITH TWO KROK CHARMS
THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE
FRIED CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS
NOTHING BETTER THAN THE SMELL OF
FRIED CHICKEN AND FEET
>> I'D RATHER SPEND IT ON A 
COUPLE OF BUCKETS OF CHICKEN
>> THIS IS A THING
PEEPS DID A COLLABORATION WITH
THEM AND POST MALONE DO THESE 
FIRE LOGS THAT SMELL LIKE FRIED 
CHICKEN.
>>> NIKE RELEASED GRATEFUL DEAD 
INSPIRED SNEAKERS.
THEY'RE MADE OF SUEDE AND FAUX
FUR.
IF YOU WANT THEM THOUGH, THEY'RE
GOING TO COST THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS RIGHT NOW ON THE RESALE 
MARKET
>> OF COURSE THEY ARE, BUT HOW
COOL IS THAT
LIMITED EDITION.
>> THE LEGO COMPANY IS
CELEBRATING AN INCREDIBLE 
ACHIEVEMENT.
THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL CLOCKED A 
10.4 BILLION VIEWS
THAT MAKES IT THE MOST POPULAR
BRAND ON THE SITE.
MAKES SENSE.
THESE KIDS WATCH IT OVER AND
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
>> 10 BILLION VIEWS.
THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
WOW, WHAT A WEEK WE'VE HAD
BASEBALL IS BACK, EXCITED FOR 
THAT
WE'RE GOING TO BE PEOPLE'S 
LIVES.
MEET THE REALITY OF TRY TO GET 
THEM TO FOLLOW THE RULES.
>> YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE 
ORDER THAT YOU HAVE TO WEAR A 
MASK.
>> Reporter: MANDATES IN MIAMI 
TO WEAR A MASK OR PAY A PRICE.
IN MANY WAYS MIRRORING CRITICAL 
CONVERSATIONS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
>> THESE ARE OUR INSTRUMENTS OF 
FREEDOM.
BECAUSE THEY WILL GIVE US THE 
FREEDOM TO OPEN. 
>> Reporter: THE U.S. SURGEON 
GENERAL IN FLORIDA PROVIDING A 
MILLION MASKS TO THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY.
AS RESIDENTS REACT TO THEIR 
SHAKY HANDLE ON THE VIRUS.
>> WITHOUT A RESPONSE, THAT 
TRAJECTORY WILL UNDO ALL THE 
HARD WORK WE'VE DONE -- THAT 
WE'VE PUT IN OVER THE LAST FOUR 
MONTHS.
>> Reporter: THEY'RE 2 OF THE 11
CITIES CAUTIONED BY TASK FORCE 
MEMBER DR. DEBORAH BIRX ABOUT 
EXPLODING CASES.
IN A CALL OBTAINED.
THE RED FLAG FLORIDA LEADS IN 
COVID FATALITIES PER DAY THOUGH 
THE SCIENTIST SAYS BASED ON HIS 
RESEARCH DUE TO A LAG IN 
REPORTING.
FLORIDA REPORTED 473 FATALITIES 
WHICH ITS HIGH SO FAR.
>> IT'S HIGHLY MISLEADING.
ONLY 14 OF THOSE DIED OVER THE 
PAST 24 HOURS.
>> Reporter: ACCURATE DATA HELPS
DRIVE -- RESULTS AND A SHORTAGE 
OF MATERIALS.
>> EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF THE 
SUPPLY CHAIN IS NOW A CHALLENGE.
BECAUSE THE DEMAND FOR TESTING 
IS EXCEEDING THE CURRENT SUPPLY 
WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
>> Reporter: LABS WORKING AROUND
THE CLOCK TO PROCESS TESTS AS 
THIS COUPLE TRIES TO PROCESS ITS
MIRACULOUS STORY.
>> SHE WAS ON MAX SUPPORT ON THE
VENT.
THERE WAS NOWHERE TO GO WITH 
HER.
>> Reporter: PROOF THE WILL TO 
LIVE IS A POWERFUL FORCE.
ALICIA CAPPER SPENT 41 DAYS IN 
THE HOSPITAL.
23 ON A VENTILATOR BEFORE GIVING
BIRTH WHILE IN A MEDICALLY 
INDUCED COMA.
>> I WAS
REOPENING IN THE FALL AS THE CDC
RELEASES GUIDELINES AIMED AT 
RETURNING CHILDREN TO THE 
CLASSROOM.
OVERNIGHT THE CDC RELEASING ITS 
GUIDELINES ON HOW TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS SAFELY.
OFFERING BROAD STROKES FROM 
PRACTICING GOOD HYGIENE AND 
DISINFECTING SURFACES REGULARLY 
TO SPACING OUT STUDENTS AND 
MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED 
REPURPOSING UNUSED BUILDINGS, 
HOLDING CLASSES OUTSIDE WHEN 
POSSIBLE, AND KEEPING GROUPS OF 
STUDENTS TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE
SCHOOL DAY.
THE GUIDELINES APPEAR TO COME 
DOWN IN FAVOR OF OPENING SCHOOLS
NOTING CHILDREN DON'T SUFFER 
MUCH FROM THE CORONAVIRUS, ARE 
LESS LIKELY TO SPREAD IT, AND 
CAN SUFFER FROM BEING OUTSIDE OF
THE CLASSROOM.
ALL FINAL DECISIONS STILL 
RESTING ON THE SHOULDERS OF 
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>> THE LATEST CHALLENGE RIGHT 
NOW, TO BE ABLE TO SAY HERE'S 
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND YOU 
CAN COUNT ON IT.
>> Reporter: THE NEW CDC 
GUIDELINES COMES MORE THAN A 
WEEK AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CALLED THE ORIGINAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS TOO RESTRICTIVE.
BUT ON THURSDAY PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED TO SOFTEN HIS STANCE THAT
ALL SCHOOLS NEED TO REOPEN IN 
THE FALL.
NOW ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THOSE IN 
CORONAVIRUS HOT SPOTS SHOULD 
DELAY THEIR START DATES.
>> I HOPE THAT LOCAL LEADERS PUT
THE FULL HEALTH AND WELL BEING 
OF THEIR STUDENTS FIRST AND MAKE
THE RIGHT DECISION FOR CHILDREN,
PARENTS, TEACHERS AND NOT MAKE 
POLITICAL DECISIONS.
>> Reporter: AT THE SAME TIME 
THE PRESIDENT IS ASKING CONGRESS
TO PASS A RELIEF BILL WORTH MORE
THAN $100 BILLION FOR SCHOOLS 
THAT DO REOPEN THEIR DOORS.
BUT FOR SCHOOLS THAT STICK TO 
ONLINE LEARNING -- 
>> THE MONEY SHOULD FOLLOW THE 
STUDENT.
SO THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES ARE 
IN CONTROL OF THEIR OWN 
DECISIONS.
TEACHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY  IT 
TASK.
SAVANNAH?
>> ALL RIGHT, MIGUEL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE JOINED NOW BY THE KOORDER 
OF THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE AT
THE WHITE HOUSE DR. DEBORAH 
BIRX.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> YOU JUST HEARD THE STATS.
YOU KNOW THEM WELL.
4 MILLION CASES IN THIS COUNTRY 
NOW.
WE ADDED A MILLION JUST IN THE 
LAST 16 DAYS OR SO.
BEFORE THAT, IT TOOK MONTHS TO 
GET TO THOSE KINDS OF NUMBERS.
DEATHS REPORTED 1,000 YESTERDAY.
HAVEN'T SEEN A NUMBER THAT HIGH 
IN WEEKS.
YOU'RE THE HEAD OF THE TASK 
FORCE HERE.
THE.
PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S GOING TO GET
WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
HOW MUCH WORSE?
>> WELL, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON 
THE NEXT SET OF CITIES.
I MEAN, WE'RE ALREADY STARTING 
TO SEE SOME PLATEAUING IN THESE 
CRITICAL FOUR STATES THAT HAVE 
SUFFERED OVER THE LAST FOUR 
WEEKS.
TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND 
FLORIDA.
THOSE MAJOR METROS AND 
THROUGHOUT THEIR COUNTIES.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO 
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, WHAT WE 
HAVE RIGHT NOW ARE ESSENTIALLY 
THREE NEW YORKS WITH THESE THREE
MAJOR STATES.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY HAVING TO 
RESPOND AS AN AMERICAN PEOPLE 
AND THAT'S WHY YOU HEAR US 
CALLING FOR MASKS AND INCREASED 
SOCIAL DISTANCING TO REALLY STOP
THE SPREAD OF THIS EPIDEMIC.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THOSE WHO
DOUBT THAT THIS IS REAL OR THEY 
THINK IT'S KIND OF OVERBLOWN.
THEY SAY YOU GET MORE TESTING 
DONE AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO 
GET MORE CASES OR IT'S ONLY 
YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND THEY DON'T GET AS SICK.
FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, YOU HAVE 
A CHANCE TO GET A MESSAGE ACROSS
HERE.
IS THIS OUTBREAK REAL?
AND IS IT SERIOUS?
>> WELL, IT'S VERY SERIOUS AND 
IT'S VERY REAL.
THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN TRAVELING 
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
I GO TO THREE MORE STATES NEXT 
WEEK.
WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS 
TRANSLATING INFORMATION INTO 
ACTION.
AND REALLY SITTING WITH 
GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITIES AND 
GOVERNORS AND MAYORS AND REALLY 
WORKING TOWARDS AN EFFECTIVE 
RESPONSE COMMUNITY BY COMMUNITY 
UTILIZING THE GUIDELINES THAT 
ARE AVAILABLE.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED ACROSS 
AMERICA.
AND I REALLY APPLAUD THE MAYOR 
OF MIAMI WHO SAID IF YOU HAVE IN
A MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD 
PEOPLE WITH COMORBIDITIES 
INDEPENDENT OF AGE, YOUNG PEOPLE
THAT MAY HAVE OBESITY OR 
HYPERTENSION OR DIABETES, IT IS 
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL OF US 
TO PROTECT THEM WHEN THEY'RE IN 
PUBLIC BY ALL WEARING MASKS.
BUT TO ALSO PROTECT THEM IN THE 
HOUSEHOLD.
BECAUSE THIS FIRST WAVE THAT WE 
SEE NOW ACROSS FLORIDA, TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, AND ARIZONA BEGAN 
WITH UNDER 30-YEAR-OLDS.
MANY WHO WERE ASYMPTOMATIC AND 
DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE SPREADING 
IT.
AND SO THEY HAVE TO ASSUME THAT 
THEY'RE INFECTED AND POSITIVE.
WE ALL NEED TO PROTECT THOSE WHO
NEED OUR PROTECTION RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT BRINGS US TO SCHOOLS.
THE CDC OUT WITH SOME NEW 
GUIDELINES TODAY.
THERE'S ENORMOUS PRESSURES ON 
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN.
THERE'S BEEN A THREAT TO 
WITHHOLD FEDERAL FUNDING FROM 
SCHOOLS THAT DON'T.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID, YOU 
KNOW, CHILDREN DON'T GET THE 
VIRUS AS MUCH AND IF THEY DO 
THEY GET BETTER QUICK.
YOU SAID THERE'S AN OPEN 
QUESTION AND YOU'RE STUDYING IT.
IF IT'S NOT KNOWN, HOW ARE 
SCHOOLS SUPPOSED TO SAFELY 
REOPEN?
WHAT ARE PARENTS TO THINK?
IF WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THE 
SCIENCE AND WE DON'T KNOW THE 
ANSWER TO THOSE QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HOW MUCH KIDS ARE PASSING IT ON 
AND HOW MUCH RISK THEY POSE.
>> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, 
SAVANNAH.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
AND I THINK WHY THAT WAS 
IMPORTANT THE PRESIDENT 
YESTERDAY HAD THE MAP BEHIND HIM
SHOWING WHERE THE MOST RECENT 
CASES ARE.
THOSE ARE THE CASES OVER THE 
LAST 7 TO 14 DAYS REALLY TO 
INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THERE ARE
AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE
CASES ARE RAPIDLY INCREASING AND
CONTINUE TO INCREASE.
AND IN THOSE CASES AND WITH THE 
NEW CDC GUIDELINES TO REALLY 
GIVE PARENTS SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND 
THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS REALLY AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THEY ARE 
IN THE EPIDEMIC AND WHAT 
PRECAUTIONS THEY NEED TO TAKE.
WHAT I CAN'T TELL YOU TODAY IS 
WHETHER CHILDREN UNDER 10 -- WE 
KNOW THAT CHILDREN UNDER 18 ARE 
LESS SICK.
BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT SUFFER 
TERRIBLE CONSEQUENCES IF THEY 
HAVE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS.
WHAT I CAN'T TELL YOU FOR SURE 
DESPITE THE SOUTH KOREA STUDY IS
WHETHER CHILDREN UNDER 10 IN THE
UNITED STATES DON'T SPREAD THE 
VIRUS THE SAME AS CHILDREN OVER 
10.
I THINK THAT IS STILL AN OPEN 
QUESTION THAT NEEDS TO BE 
STUDIED IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE CERTAINLY KNOW FROM OTHER 
STUDIES THAT CHILDREN UNDER 10 
DO GET INFECTED.
IT'S JUST UNCLEAR HOW RAPIDLY 
THEY SPREAD THE VIRUS. 
>> WHAT WE WANT WRONG HERE?
YOU AND I LAST TALKED I THINK IN
EARLY APRIL AND YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT IF WE JUST STICK WITH THE 
30 DAYS GUIDELINES THEN WE'LL 
AVOID AN ACUTE SECOND WAVE.
WELL, WE DID.
THE COUNTRY DID SHUT DOWN FOR 
THE BETTER PART OF THOSE 30 
DAYS
AND YET HERE WE ARE.
THESE AREAS LIKE TEXAS, ARIZONA,
CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA.
NOW THEY'VE SEEN A WAVE.
WHAT WENT WRONG?
AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION 
TO ANSWER NOW BECAUSE OF COURSE 
WE'RE STILL IN THIS EPIDEMIC AND
WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE A NEW HOT
SPOT.
SO WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED?
>> I THINK WHAT'S REALLY 
IMPORTANT IS TO UNDERSTAND WHEN 
YOU FIRST SEE THAT INCREASE IN 
TEST POSITIVITY.
WE PUT OUT GATING CRITERIA ABOUT
HOW TO OPEN SAFELY AND HOW EACH 
OF THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS YOU 
HAD TO MOVE THROUGH WERE 
CRITICAL.
WE ALSO KNOW NOW AND IT WAS IN 
THAT ORIGINAL GATING CRITERIA 
ABOUT TEST POSITIVITY.
AND I THINK WE HAVE A LOT MORE 
KNOWLEDGE NOW THAT WHEN IT JUST 
TICKS UP A LITTLE, EVEN BEFORE 
YOU SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE 
IN CASES, THAT THAT IS A REAL 
INDICATOR THAT SOMETHING IS 
HAPPENING.
AND THIS IS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.
SO MUCH OF THAT EARLY SPREAD IS 
ASYMPTOMATIC.
THEY WOULD NEVER APPEAR AT A 
TESTING SITE.
THEY WOULD HAVE NO REASON TO DO 
IT.
WHEN WE PUT OUT THE CALL AFTER 
MEMORIAL DAY AND I WANT TO THANK
THE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THEIR 
RESPONSIVENESS.
WE ASKED THEM AFTER MEMORIAL DAY
WHEN WE COULD SEE AMERICANS ON 
THE MOVE THAT IF THEY WERE IN 
LARGE GATHERINGS WHETHER IT WAS 
IN THE STREET OR IN A BAR OR IN 
A PRIVATE HOME TO GO AND GET 
TESTED.
AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF 
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY WE WOULD BE
ABLE TO SEE THAT ORIGINAL TICK 
UP.
BUT UNTIL YOU CAN SEE THAT 
EXPLOSION, IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE 
TO UNDERSTAND HOW DEEPLY YOU 
HAVE TO CLAMP DOWN.
THAT'S WHY WE CALLED OUT THE 
NEXT SET OF CITIES WHERE WE SEE 
EARLY WARNING SIGNS.
BECAUSE IF YOU MAKE CHANGES NOW,
YOU WON'T BECOME A PHOENIX.
>> AND VERY QUICKLY, THE 
PRESIDENT HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL 
THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE 
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 
IN FLORIDA BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS.
WAS THAT THE RIGHT CALL?
>> YOU KNOW, THE PRESIDENT SAID 
WHEN WE DID OPENING UP AMERICA 
AGAIN GUIDELINES THAT HE WOULD 
STEP IN WHEN HE SAW THINGS THAT 
HAD TO BE CORRECTED.
AND I THINK YOU SEE THIS WEEK 
HIM REALLY TALKING TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT HOW 
IMPORTANT MASKS ARE AND HOW 
IMPORTANT NOT BEING IN MASS 
GATHERINGS ARE PARTICULARLY IF 
PEOPLE ARE NOT WEARING MASKS.
THIS IS A SIGNAL TO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR BEHAVIOR 
NOW BEFORE THIS VIRUS COMPLETELY
MOVES BACK UP THROUGH THE NORTH.
WE CAN DO THAT AND WE CAN DO 
THAT AS AN AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> DO YOU WISH HE HAD BEEN MORE 
OUTSPOKEN FOR EXAMPLE ON MASKS A
LITTLE BIT EARLIER?
YOU MENTIONED HOW IMPORTANT IT 
WAS HE SPOKE UP TO CLEARLY THIS 
WEEK.
>> I THINK HE'S BEEN SPEAKING 
ABOUT MASKS.
THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN 
MIRRORING THAT BEHAVIOR.
I THINK MANY PEOPLE KNOW I AM 
ALWAYS IN A MASK TO MIRROR THAT 
BEHAVIOR.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
SIGNAL TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE 
HOW CRITICAL MASK WEARING IS, 
BUT ALSO SOCIAL DISTANCING. 
PLAYER TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE 
VIRUS JUST HOURS BEFORE THE 
FIRST PITCH.
>> STANTON WITH A DRIVE OUT TO 
LEFT CENTER FIELD.
>> Reporter: YANKEES SLUGGER 
GIANCARLO STANTON PUTTING THE 
FIRST POINTS OF THE SEASON ON 
THE BOARD WITH A HOME RUN.
THAT BALL LANDING AMID EMPTY 
ROWS AT NATIONALS PARK.
A STARK REMINDER BASEBALL MAY BE
BACK, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY NOT 
THE SAME.
>> SOTO WAY UP IN THE AIR.
>> Reporter: JUST HOURS EARLIER 
THE STAR JUAN SOTO REMOVED FROM 
THE LINEUP AFTER TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
THE TEAM SAYS HE'S ASYMPTOMATIC 
AND THEY'RE TRACING HIS CLOSE 
CONTACTS.
>> WE ALL KNEW THIS COMING INTO 
THE 2020 SEASON, THAT THESE 
THINGS MAY HAPPEN.
SO I TOLD THE PLAYERS LET'S JUST
BE POSITIVE.
LET'S HOPE HE GETS BACK HERE AND
HELPS US WIN.
>> Reporter: HOW CLOSE IS IT TO 
BASEBALL'S WORST CASE SCENARIO?
>> EVERYONE ON THE NATIONALS HAS
TO DEAL WITH ABOUT WHETHER JUAN 
SOTO MIGHT HAVE INFECTED THEM.
RIGHT?
AND IF HE HAS INFECTED MULTIPLE 
TEAMMATES, THEN YOU HAVE A 
CRISIS.
>> Reporter: MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL DEVELOPING MORE THAN 
100 PAGES OF PROTOCOLS TO KEEP 
PLAYERS SAFE.
INCLUDING NO FANS IN THE STANDS,
SOCIAL DISTANCING IN THE 
DUGOUTS, AND MASKS WORN AT ALL 
TIMES EXCEPT DURING ACTUAL PLAY.
>> DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.
>> Reporter: BEFORE THE GAME 
NATS FAN DR. ANTHONY FAUCI 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH.
LET'S SAY IT WAS JUST A BIT 
OUTSIDE.
AND BEFORE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, 
PLAYERS ON BOTH TEAMS KNEELING 
FOR A MOMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE 
BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: THE GAME WAS 
DELAYED IN THE SIXTH INNING 
BECAUSE OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING.
>> WOW.
WE'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL SHOW 
OVER YOUR SHOULDER.
>> Reporter: A WET ENDING TO AN 
UNUSUAL OPENER.
>> NOTHING ABOUT THIS YEAR HAS 
BEEN NORMAL IN BASEBALL.
NOTHING ABOUT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN
NORMAL ON PLANET EARTH.
THIS JUST FITS RIGHT IN.
>> Reporter: THE RAIN FORCED THE
LEAGUE TO CALL THIS GAME.
THE YANKEES WIN IT 4-1.
OUT IN THE WEST COAST OPENER 
THEY PLAYED ALL NINE WITH THE 
DODGERS WINNING 8-1.
AND WE LEARNED PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL THROW THE FIRST PITCH AT AN
UPCOMING YANKEES GAME IN NEW 
YORK.
>> I WAS THINKING BACK TO WHEN 
50 CENT -- REMEMBER WHEN HE 
THREW HIS PITCH OUT?
YOU COULD DO A SIDE-BY-SIDE OF 
FAUCI AND 50 CENT HERE.
I THINK YOU'D NEED A TAPE 
MEASURE TO SEE WHO HAD A TOUGHER
GO OF IT.
WE'VE SEEN TEAMS GET CREATIVE.
WE SAW THE FAN CUTOUTS WHICH I 
THOUGHT WERE COOL.
THEY HAVE SOME ARTIFICIAL CROWD 
NOISE.
BUT I HEAR THEY'RE GOING ONE 
STEP FURTHER?
>> Reporter: YEAH.
ON SOME OF THE GAMES BROADCAST 
ON FOX, THEY'RE GOING TO INCLUDE
VIRTUAL FANS, DIGITAL FANS.
THEY LOOK LIKE SIMS FROM A VIDEO
GAME.
THEY'LL DRESS THEM IN THE TEAM'S
COLOR.
THEY CAN EVEN DO THE WAVE.
BY THE WAY, FAUCI'S GOT AN 
EXCUSE.
HE'S79.
IF I CAN WALK TO THE MOUND REAL 
CONCERN ABOUT THE ABILITY TO RUN
NOVEMBER'S ELECTION AMID THE 
PANDEMIC.
WITH THE PROSPECT OF MORE 
AMERICANS VOTING FROM HOME THIS 
FALL, NEW CONCERN THAT ELECTION 
DAY COULD STRETCH WELL BEYOND 
NOVEMBER 3rd AS STATES SEND 
PEOPLE SCRAMBLING SAFE 
ALTERNATIVES AT THE POLLS.
MANY ARE UTILIZING MAIL-IN 
OPTIONS. 
>> IF THERE'S A STRONG MAIL-IN 
BALLOT THIS TIME IN, IT MAY BE 
ELECTION WEEK.
>> Reporter: IF PRIMARIES ARE 
ANY INDICATION, FINAL RESULTS 
COULD BE DELAYED.
KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES WHICH 
ALL NARROWLY PUT PRESIDENT TRUMP
OVER THE TOP IN 2016 SAW MASSIVE
SURGES IN ABSENTEE VOTING THIS 
PAST SPRING.
FOR SOME WHO DID GO TO THE 
POLLS, LONG LINES LIKE THESE IN 
WISCONSIN AND IN GEORGIA THAT 
KEPT VOTERS WAITING HOURS.
AND THIS CAUTIONARY TALE IN NEW 
YORK'S 12th CONGRESSIONAL 
DISTRICT.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE STILL BEING
COUNTED AFTER LAST MONTH'S 
PRIMARY.
NO WINNER DECLARED.
AS OF NOW, 41 STATES WILL ALLOW 
VOTE BY MAIL IN SOME FORM THIS 
NOVEMBER.
EIGHT OF THOSE STATES WILL MAIL 
A BALLOT APPLICATION IN ADVANCE 
WHILE SEVEN WILL AUTOMATICALLY 
SEND THE BALLOT IN THE MAILBOX.
MEANWHILE, NINE STATES ARE 
REQUIRING AN EXCUSE BEYOND 
COVID-19 TO VOTE ABSENTEE.
THE CHANGES IN HOW WE VOTE, A 
DRAMATIC SHIFT UP UNTIL NOW.
ONLY FIVE STATES VOTED PRIMARILY
BY MAIL.
WASHINGTON STATE IS ONE OF THEL.
>> RESULTS IS GOING TO COME IN 
MUCH LATER THAN THEY'RE USED TO.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF 
PRESSURE TO KNOW WHO WON AND 
IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME.
>> Reporter: SO WHAT CAN STATES 
DO NOW TO PREPARE?
KIM WEIMANN SUGGESTS ELECTION 
OFFICIALS SHOULD SEND OUT 
ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS EARLY 
TO DEAL WITH DEMAND.
>> I THINK NATIONWIDE WE'RE 
GOING TO BE AS HIGH AS 80% TO 
90% TURNOUT IN SOME STATES.
THE SOONER YOU KNOW WHAT THAT 
LOOKS LIKE, THE BETTER PREPARED 
YOU'RE GOING TO BE.
>> Reporter: ALSO URGING STATE 
LEGISLATURES TO ALLOW THE 
PROCESSING AND VERIFYING OF 
BALLOTS IN ADVANCE SO THEY CAN 
COUNT AND REPORT RESULTS FASTER 
ON ELECTION NIGHT.
ALSO ELECTION ADMINISTRATORS SAY
VOTERS NEED TO EDUCATE 
THEMSELVES ABOUT HOW THE PROCESS
WILL WORK IN THEIR STATE TO 
PREPARE.
ALL OF THIS AS PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS STEPPING UP HIS EFFORT TO 
DISCREDIT MAIL IN VOTING AS 
VULNERABLE TO FRAUD.
RAMPING UP ATTACKS ON TWITTER 
AND ON TELEVISION.
>> I THINK MAIL-IN VOTING IS 
GOING TO RIG THE ELECTION.
I REALLY DO.
>> Reporter: BUT THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE OF WIDESPREAD FRAUD 
ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE STUDIES.
>> THERE'S NOT WIDESPREAD FRAUD.
THERE HASN'T BEEN WIDESPREAD 
FRAUD.
WITH THE RIGHT COLLABORATION 
WITH THE STATE AND LOCALS, THERE
WON'T BE WIDESPREAD FRAUD.
>> Reporter: ALSO AT PLAY, SOME 
FEAR THE ELECTION OUTCOME COULD 
BE HEADED FOR THE COURTS.
BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL COMMITTEES ARE PLEDGING
MILLIONS FOR LEGAL CHALLENGES AS
WELL AS PLANNING TO DEPLOY 
LAWYERS ACROSS THE U.S. TO 
MONITOR POLL SITES.
ALL OF IT SETTING THE STAGE FOR 
A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION UNLIKE 
ANY OTHER.
>> ANOTHER ISSUE THAT MAY 
COMPLICATE ALL OF THIS, YOUR 
SIGNATURE ON THE BALLOT.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.
SOME STATES WILL NEED TO VERIFY 
YOUR SIGNATURE ON A BALLOT BY 
MATCHING IT WITH A SIGNATURE 
THEY HAVE ON FILE.
SO THINK, OF COURSE, ABOUT 
COMPARING IT TO YOUR DRIVER'S 
LICENSE AND THE SIGNATURE THERE.
WHEN YOU SIGNED YOUR NAME AT THE
DMV, YOU PROBABLY DID NOT EXPECT
IT WOULD BE USED TO VERIFY A 
SIGNATURE LATER ON.
IN MANY CASES, ELECTION 
OFFICIALS WILL REACH OUT TO YOU 
IF THAT HAPPENS.
BUT LISTEN.
IN THE PAST, SOME BALLOTS HAVE 
BEEN SIMPLY THROWN OUT, NOT 
COUNTED AT ALL.
SO AGAIN, WHILE THE EXPERTS SAY 
VOTING BY MAIL IS SAFE, IT'S 
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW IT'S 
COMPLICATED AND COULD BE MORE 
CHALLENGING COME NOVEMBER.
>> I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK 
HOW MUCH MESSIER MY HANDWRITING 
HAS GOTTEN OVER THE YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, TOM.
>> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE WELL  
ABOUT CROWD CONTROL AND MAKING 
SURE PEOPLE SOCIAL DISTANCE SO 
THEY AVOID FUTURE OUTBREAKS.
SEASHORES HAVE BECOME POPULAR 
DESTINATIONS.
>> THIS IS MY SECOND TIME HERE 
THIS SUMMER.
>> Reporter: IN THE OUTER BANKS,
TOURISM IS THRIVING. 
>> IF THINGS STAY ON TRACK, 
WE'RE LIKELY TO HAVE EITHER A 
RECORD VISITATION YEAR OR A YEAR
THAT IS CERTAINLY UP THERE IN 
TERMS OF HIGH NUMBERS OF VISITS.
>> Reporter: AND WHILE IT'S BEEN
GOOD FOR BEACH BUSINESSES THAT 
RELY HEAVILY ON SALES BETWEEN 
MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY, THE 
VIRUS HASN'T TAKEN A BREAK.
AND CASES OF COVID-19 ARE RISING
IN SOME RESORT TOWNS.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA'S ORI COUNTY 
HOME TO MYRTLE BEACH, THE 
WEEKEND LOOKED LIKE A TYPICAL 
HOLIDAY.
BUT NOW CASES ARE JUMPING AFTER 
WELCOMING VISITORS BACK.
>> I WORK IN HEALTH CARE AND I 
SEE THIS AND IT DISAPPOINTS ME.
>> Reporter: HOT SPOTS LIKE 
MIAMI BEACH ARE CRACKING DOWN 
WITH A CURFEW.
THOSE BREAKING THE CITY'S MASK 
MANDATE FACE A $100 FINE FOR A 
FIRST OFFENSE.
ON THE JERSEY SHORE, BALANCE IS 
STILL A STRUGGLE.
>> PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET 
OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
>> Reporter: THE TOWN OF 
MANISQUAN CANCELED A CAMP.
ARE YOU PLANNING ON ADDING MORE 
RESTRICTIONS?
>> WE'RE ONLY SELLING A THOUSAND
DAILY BADGES EVERY DAY.
AND WE HAVE 17 OPENINGS ALONG 
THE BEACH THAT PEOPLE ARE 
CONSTANTLY MONITORING.
IF IT GETS TOO CROWDED, WE ARE 
CLOSING THAT DOWN AND DIRECTING 
PEOPLE TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
>> Reporter: AT THIS RESTAURANT,
IT'S A NEW ABNORMAL FOR A 
BUSINESS THAT OPENED IN 1935.
>> IT'S BEEN A VERY, VERY HEAVY 
BURDEN WITH ALL THESE EXTRA 
EXPENSES THAT WE'VE HAD.
I MEAN, JUST THE START UP IN THE
BACK, THAT'S PROBABLY CLOSE TO 
$10,000.
>> Reporter: A DEVASTATING BLOW,
BUT IT'S A STORM THIS COMMUNITY 
IS PREPARED TO WEATHER.
>> THIS TOWN IS FIGHTING HARD, 
JUST AS HARD AS IT DID AFTER 
SANDY AND WE'RE GOING TO RECOVER
STRONGER JUST LIKE AFTER SANDY.
>> Reporter: AND SO MANY BEACH 
BUSINESSES REALLY COUNT ON THE 
MONEY COMING IN DURING THESE 
SUMMER MONTHS TO CARRY THEM 
THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.
HERE TOWN OFFICIALS ACTUALLY 
SHUT DOWN MAIN STREET ON CERTAIN
NIGHTS TO ACTUALLY EXPAND THE 
OUTDOOR DINING EXPERIENCE.
IT'S ANOTHER PUSH TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SAVE THE 
SUMMER WHILE DOING IT  LEAGUE B 
PLAYERS TO CELEBRITIES AND NOW 
EVEN PRESIDENT TRUMP.
>> WHETHER YOU LIKE THE MASK OR 
NOT, THEY HAVE AN IMPACT.
>> Reporter: MASKS HAVE BECOME 
THE MUST-HAVE ACCESSORY OF 2020 
WORN TO HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OF 
COVID-19 ACCORDING TO GUIDANCE 
FROM THE CDC.
WHILE FACE COVERINGS COME IN A 
VARIETY OF FORMS, NEW RESEARCH 
SUGGESTS THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO
WEAR THEM EFFECTIVELY.
THEY SHOULD COVER YOUR MOUTH AND
ESPECIALLY YOUR NOSE.
AS ONCE DEMONSTRATED BY GOVERNOR
ANDREW CUOMO.
>> THIS IS A MASK.
THIS IS A CHIN GUARD.
NOBODY TOLD YOU TO WEAR A CHIN 
GUARD.
WEAR A MASK.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A NEW 
STUDY BY RESEARCHERS AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, 
THE CELLS LINING THE NOSE WERE 
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO 
BECOME INFECTED WITH AND SHED 
THE CORONAVIRUS THAN THOSE 
LINING THE THROAT AND LUNGS.
MEANING EVERY TIME AN INFECTED 
PERSON EXHALES THROUGH THEIR 
NOSE, THEY'RE LIKELY RELEASING A
HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF VIRUS 
THAN IF EXHALING THROUGH THEIR 
MOUTH.
THESE FINDINGS LEAVE NO ROOM FOR
THE SO-CALLED CHIN STRAP LOOK.
>> IF SOMEBODY'S WEARING A MASK 
COVERING THEIR MOUTH BUT NOT 
THEIR NOSE, THEN THEY'RE STILL 
GETTING A MAJORITY OF THE VIRUS 
IN THEIR BODY OUT INTO THE 
ENVIRONMENT WHICH MEANS THEY CAN
INFECT OTHER PEOPLE.
BRINGING THAT MASK UP COVERING 
THE NOSE IS ONE OF THE MOST 
IMPORTANT STEPS YOU CAN MAKE.
>> Reporter: IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG
TO SNIFF OUT SOME UNCOVERED 
NOSES WHILE WALKING THE STREETS 
OF NEW YORK CITY.
DID YOU KNOW YOU'RE WEARING YOUR
MASK WRONG?
>> I DIDN'T.
>> Reporter: YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO 
COVER YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE.
HOW HARD IS IT TO WEAR YOUR MASK
OVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH?
>> I CAN'T BREATHE.
>> Reporter: DO YOU MIND TELLING
ME WHY YOU'RE WEARING YOURS NOT 
OVER YOUR NOSE?
BECAUSE IT'S HOT.
>> Reporter: HOW COME YOU DON'T 
HAVE YOUR NOSE COVERED?
>> MY NOSE IS COVERED.
>> Reporter: NOW IT IS.
ASIDE FROM COVERING YOUR NOSE 
AND MOUTH CORRECTLY, MASK 
MATERIAL MATTERS.
A FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 
STUDY SHOWED BANDANNAS ALLOWED 
COUGH DROPLETS TO FLY THREE FEET
WHILE FITTED CLOTH MASKS STOPPED
THEM AT 2 1/2 INCHES.
AND IF YOU'RE MAKING A MASK, 
THIS STUDY SAYS DOUBLE THE 
LAYERS.
>> THE TWO LAYERS OR MORE IS 
WHAT YOU NEED IN HOMEMADE MASKS.
AND THE CDC SAYS HOMEMADE CLOTH 
MASKS WORK WELL.
THE MORE LAYERS YOU HAVE, THE 
BETTER.
TWO BEING THE MINMINIMUM.
>> THIS MASK ACTUALLY HAS A 
POCKET FOR A FILTER.
YOU CAN PUT A COFFEE FILTER 
INSIDE OR YOU CAN FIND A PAPER 
FILTER ONLINE.
REMEMBER THE MASK REALLY SHOULD 
FIT SNUGLY OVER YOUR NOSE AND 
YOUR MOUTH AND ALSO -- HELLO.
ALSO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT 
DOESN'T MOVE AROUND WHEN YOU'RE 
TALKING.
WASH THEM REGULARLY AND YOU WANT
MULTIPLE MASKS SO YOU CAN 
ALTERNATE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID WHAT 
THAT ONE WOMAN SAID.
SHE DIDN'T LIKE WEARING IT 
BECAUSE SHE FELT LIKE SHE 
COULDN'T BREATHE PROPERLY.
BUT WHAT DOES SCIENCE SAY ABOUT 
THAT?
>> IT DOES FEEL LIKE IT'S HARD 
TO BREATHE BUT SILENCE AND THE 
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION PUT 
OUT THIS STATEMENT SAYING MASKS 
ARE DESIGNED TO BE BREATHED 
THROUGH AND THERE'S NO EVIDENCE 
THAT LOW OXYGEN LEVELS OCCUR.
NOW, THEY DID SAY IF YOU HAVE 
LUNG CONDITIONS USING A MEDICAL 
N95 MASK COULD CAUSE SOME CARBON
DIOXIDE BUILDUP IN YOUR BODY BUT
THAT'S ONLY IF YOU HAVE A 
MEDICAL CONDITION.
REMEMBER THOSE N95 MASKS ARE 
ONLY TO BE WORN IF YOU ARE A 
MEDICAL WORKER.
BY THE WAY, CHECK OUT THIS 
EMERGENCY MEDICINE DOCTOR IN 
DUBLIN, IRELAND.
HE ACTUALLY DID AN EXPERIMENT 
WEARING SEVEN MASKS.
AND HE SHOWED THERE WERE NO 
CHANGES IN HIS OXYGEN LEVELS AND
NO ISSUES WITH HIS CARBON 
DIOXIDES IN THEM. 
>> WHAT ABOUT THOSE WITH VENTS 
IN THEM?
THEY LOOK LIKE PAINTER MASKS.
>> THOSE MASKS ARE NOT HELPFUL 
BECAUSE THEY ALLOW YOUR GERMS TO
ESCAPE THROUGH THE VENT.
THAT'S NOT HELPING TO PROTECT 
PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
THOSE MASKS WERE DESIGNED TO 
MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO 
BREATHE IF THEY'RE PAINTING OR 
DOING WOOD WORKING.
SO THEY DON'T BREATHE IN THE 
DUST.
THEY'RE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE 
VIRUS.
>> I SAW SOME.
>> THEY LOOK MORE OFFICIAL. 
>> KIDS MAY BE GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL IN SOME PLACES.
WHAT MASKS SHOULD THEY HAVE?
>> YES.
SO THIS IS A NEW THING.
THE CDC IS REALLY SAYING IN 
ADDITION TO THE CRAYONS, 
PENCILS, NOTEBOOKS, YOU SHOULD 
HAVE THE CLOTH MASKS ON THOSE 
BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS.
SEVERAL BECAUSE KIDS LOSE 
THINGS.
ALSO TEACHERS SHOULD REALLY 
CONSIDER THESE FACE SHIELDS IF 
THEY ARE WORKING WITH STUDENTS 
THAT ARE HEARING IMPAIRED OR 
THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO SPEAK 
ENGLISH OR HOW TO READ.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE YOUR 
TEACHER'S FACE AND YOUR MOUTH 
MOVING.
IF YOU'RE BUYING THINGS FOR YOUR
SCHOOL,E PEOPLE'S 
LIVES.
MEET THE REALITY OF TRY TO GET 
THEM TO FOLLOW THE RULES.
>> YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE 
ORDER THAT YOU HAVE TO WEAR A 
MASK.
>> Reporter: MANDATES IN MIAMI 
TO WEAR A MASK OR PAY A PRICE.
IN MANY WAYS MIRRORING CRITICAL 
CONVERSATIONS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
>> THESE ARE OUR INSTRUMENTS OF 
FREEDOM.
BECAUSE THEY WILL GIVE US THE 
FREEDOM TO OPEN. 
>> Reporter: THE U.S. SURGEON 
GENERAL IN FLORIDA PROVIDING A 
MILLION MASKS TO THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY.
AS RESIDENTS REACT TO THEIR 
SHAKY HANDLE ON THE VIRUS.
>> WITHOUT A RESPONSE, THAT 
TRAJECTORY WILL UNDO ALL THE 
HARD WORK WE'VE DONE -- THAT 
WE'VE PUT IN OVER THE LAST FOUR 
MONTHS.
>> Reporter: THEY'RE 2 OF THE 11
CITIES CAUTIONED BY TASK FORCE 
MEMBER DR. DEBORAH BIRX ABOUT 
EXPLODING CASES.
IN A CALL OBTAINED.
THE RED FLAG FLORIDA LEADS IN 
COVID FATALITIES PER DAY THOUGH 
THE SCIENTIST SAYS BASED ON HIS 
RESEARCH DUE TO A LAG IN 
REPORTING.
FLORIDA REPORTED 473 FATALITIES 
WHICH ITS HIGH SO FAR.
>> IT'S HIGHLY MISLEADING.
ONLY 14 OF THOSE DIED OVER THE 
PAST 24 HOURS.
>> Reporter: ACCURATE DATA HELPS
DRIVE -- RESULTS AND A SHORTAGE 
OF MATERIALS.
>> EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF THE 
SUPPLY CHAIN IS NOW A CHALLENGE.
BECAUSE THE DEMAND FOR TESTING 
IS EXCEEDING THE CURRENT SUPPLY 
WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
>> Reporter: LABS WORKING AROUND
THE CLOCK TO PROCESS TESTS AS 
THIS COUPLE TRIES TO PROCESS ITS
MIRACULOUS STORY.
>> SHE WAS ON MAX SUPPORT ON THE
VENT.
THERE WAS NOWHERE TO GO WITH 
HER.
>> Reporter: PROOF THE WILL TO 
LIVE IS A POWERFUL FORCE.
ALICIA CAPPER SPENT 41 DAYS IN 
THE HOSPITAL.
23 ON A VENTILATOR BEFORE GIVING
BIRTH WHILE IN A MEDICALLY 
INDUCED COMA.
>> I WAS
REOPENING IN THE FALL AS THE CDC
RELEASES GUIDELINES AIMED AT 
RETURNING CHILDREN TO THE 
CLASSROOM.
OVERNIGHT THE CDC RELEASING ITS 
GUIDELINES ON HOW TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS SAFELY.
OFFERING BROAD STROKES FROM 
PRACTICING GOOD HYGIENE AND 
DISINFECTING SURFACES REGULARLY 
TO SPACING OUT STUDENTS AND 
MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCING.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED 
REPURPOSING UNUSED BUILDINGS, 
HOLDING CLASSES OUTSIDE WHEN 
POSSIBLE, AND KEEPING GROUPS OF 
STUDENTS TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE
SCHOOL DAY.
THE GUIDELINES APPEAR TO COME 
DOWN IN FAVOR OF OPENING SCHOOLS
NOTING CHILDREN DON'T SUFFER 
MUCH FROM THE CORONAVIRUS, ARE 
LESS LIKELY TO SPREAD IT, AND 
CAN SUFFER FROM BEING OUTSIDE OF
THE CLASSROOM.
ALL FINAL DECISIONS STILL 
RESTING ON THE SHOULDERS OF 
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>> THE LATEST CHALLENGE RIGHT 
NOW, TO BE ABLE TO SAY HERE'S 
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND YOU 
CAN COUNT ON IT.
>> Reporter: THE NEW CDC 
GUIDELINES COMES MORE THAN A 
WEEK AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CALLED THE ORIGINAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS TOO RESTRICTIVE.
BUT ON THURSDAY PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED TO SOFTEN HIS STANCE THAT
ALL SCHOOLS NEED TO REOPEN IN 
THE FALL.
NOW ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THOSE IN 
CORONAVIRUS HOT SPOTS SHOULD 
DELAY THEIR START DATES.
>> I HOPE THAT LOCAL LEADERS PUT
THE FULL HEALTH AND WELL BEING 
OF THEIR STUDENTS FIRST AND MAKE
THE RIGHT DECISION FOR CHILDREN,
PARENTS, TEACHERS AND NOT MAKE 
POLITICAL DECISIONS.
>> Reporter: AT THE SAME TIME 
THE PRESIDENT IS ASKING CONGRESS
TO PASS A RELIEF BILL WORTH MORE
THAN $100 BILLION FOR SCHOOLS 
THAT DO REOPEN THEIR DOORS.
BUT FOR SCHOOLS THAT STICK TO 
ONLINE LEARNING -- 
>> THE MONEY SHOULD FOLLOW THE 
STUDENT.
SO THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES ARE 
IN CONTROL OF THEIR OWN 
DECISIONS.
TEACHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY  
ABOUT CROWD CONTROL AND MAKING 
SURE PEOPLE SOCIAL DISTANCE SO 
THEY AVOID FUTURE OUTBREAKS.
SEASHORES HAVE BECOME POPULAR 
DESTINATIONS.
>> THIS IS MY SECOND TIME HERE 
THIS SUMMER.
>> Reporter: IN THE OUTER BANKS,
TOURISM IS THRIVING. 
>> IF THINGS STAY ON TRACK, 
WE'RE LIKELY TO HAVE EITHER A 
RECORD VISITATION YEAR OR A YEAR
THAT IS CERTAINLY UP THERE IN 
TERMS OF HIGH NUMBERS OF VISITS.
>> Reporter: AND WHILE IT'S BEEN
GOOD FOR BEACH BUSINESSES THAT 
RELY HEAVILY ON SALES BETWEEN 
MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY, THE 
VIRUS HASN'T TAKEN A BREAK.
AND CASES OF COVID-19 ARE RISING
IN SOME RESORT TOWNS.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA'S ORI COUNTY 
HOME TO MYRTLE BEACH, THE 
WEEKEND LOOKED LIKE A TYPICAL 
HOLIDAY.
BUT NOW CASES ARE JUMPING AFTER 
WELCOMING VISITORS BACK.
>> I WORK IN HEALTH CARE AND I 
SEE THIS AND IT DISAPPOINTS ME.
>> Reporter: HOT SPOTS LIKE 
MIAMI BEACH ARE CRACKING DOWN 
WITH A CURFEW.
THOSE BREAKING THE CITY'S MASK 
MANDATE FACE A $100 FINE FOR A 
FIRST OFFENSE.
ON THE JERSEY SHORE, BALANCE IS 
STILL A STRUGGLE.
>> PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET 
OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
>> Reporter: THE TOWN OF 
MANISQUAN CANCELED A CAMP.
ARE YOU PLANNING ON ADDING MORE 
RESTRICTIONS?
>> WE'RE ONLY SELLING A THOUSAND
DAILY BADGES EVERY DAY.
AND WE HAVE 17 OPENINGS ALONG 
THE BEACH THAT PEOPLE ARE 
CONSTANTLY MONITORING.
IF IT GETS TOO CROWDED, WE ARE 
CLOSING THAT DOWN AND DIRECTING 
PEOPLE TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
>> Reporter: AT THIS RESTAURANT,
IT'S A NEW ABNORMAL FOR A 
BUSINESS THAT OPENED IN 1935.
>> IT'S BEEN A VERY, VERY HEAVY 
BURDEN WITH ALL THESE EXTRA 
EXPENSES THAT WE'VE HAD.
I MEAN, JUST THE START UP IN THE
BACK, THAT'S PROBABLY CLOSE TO 
$10,000.
>> Reporter: A DEVASTATING BLOW,
BUT IT'S A STORM THIS COMMUNITY 
IS PREPARED TO WEATHER.
>> THIS TOWN IS FIGHTING HARD, 
JUST AS HARD AS IT DID AFTER 
SANDY AND WE'RE GOING TO RECOVER
STRONGER JUST LIKE AFTER SANDY.
>> Reporter: AND SO MANY BEACH 
BUSINESSES REALLY COUNT ON THE 
MONEY COMING IN DURING THESE 
SUMMER MONTHS TO CARRY THEM 
THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.
HERE TOWN OFFICIALS ACTUALLY 
SHUT DOWN MAIN STREET ON CERTAIN
NIGHTS TO ACTUALLY EXPAND THE 
OUTDOOR DINING EXPERIENCE.
IT'S ANOTHER PUSH TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SAVE THE 
SUMMER WHILE DOING IT  LEAGUE B 
PLAYERS TO CELEBRITIES AND NOW 
EVEN PRESIDENT TRUMP.
>> WHETHER YOU LIKE THE MASK OR 
NOT, THEY HAVE AN IMPACT.
>> Reporter: MASKS HAVE BECOME 
THE MUST-HAVE ACCESSORY OF 2020 
WORN TO HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OF 
COVID-19 ACCORDING TO GUIDANCE 
FROM THE CDC.
WHILE FACE COVERINGS COME IN A 
VARIETY OF FORMS, NEW RESEARCH 
SUGGESTS THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO
WEAR THEM EFFECTIVELY.
THEY SHOULD COVER YOUR MOUTH AND
ESPECIALLY YOUR NOSE.
AS ONCE DEMONSTRATED BY GOVERNOR
ANDREW CUOMO.
>> THIS IS A MASK.
THIS IS A CHIN GUARD.
NOBODY TOLD YOU TO WEAR A CHIN 
GUARD.
WEAR A MASK.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A NEW 
STUDY BY RESEARCHERS AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, 
THE CELLS LINING THE NOSE WERE 
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO 
BECOME INFECTED WITH AND SHED 
THE CORONAVIRUS THAN THOSE 
LINING THE THROAT AND LUNGS.
MEANING EVERY TIME AN INFECTED 
PERSON EXHALES THROUGH THEIR 
NOSE, THEY'RE LIKELY RELEASING A
HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF VIRUS 
THAN IF EXHALING THROUGH THEIR 
MOUTH.
THESE FINDINGS LEAVE NO ROOM FOR
THE SO-CALLED CHIN STRAP LOOK.
>> IF SOMEBODY'S WEARING A MASK 
COVERING THEIR MOUTH BUT NOT 
THEIR NOSE, THEN THEY'RE STILL 
GETTING A MAJORITY OF THE VIRUS 
IN THEIR BODY OUT INTO THE 
ENVIRONMENT WHICH MEANS THEY CAN
INFECT OTHER PEOPLE.
BRINGING THAT MASK UP COVERING 
THE NOSE IS ONE OF THE MOST 
IMPORTANT STEPS YOU CAN MAKE.
>> Reporter: IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG
TO SNIFF OUT SOME UNCOVERED 
NOSES WHILE WALKING THE STREETS 
OF NEW YORK CITY.
DID YOU KNOW YOU'RE WEARING YOUR
MASK WRONG?
>> I DIDN'T.
>> Reporter: YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO 
COVER YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE.
HOW HARD IS IT TO WEAR YOUR MASK
OVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH?
>> I CAN'T BREATHE.
>> Reporter: DO YOU MIND TELLING
ME WHY YOU'RE WEARING YOURS NOT 
OVER YOUR NOSE?
BECAUSE IT'S HOT.
>> Reporter: HOW COME YOU DON'T 
HAVE YOUR NOSE COVERED?
>> MY NOSE IS COVERED.
>> Reporter: NOW IT IS.
ASIDE FROM COVERING YOUR NOSE 
AND MOUTH CORRECTLY, MASK 
MATERIAL MATTERS.
A FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 
STUDY SHOWED BANDANNAS ALLOWED 
COUGH DROPLETS TO FLY THREE FEET
WHILE FITTED CLOTH MASKS STOPPED
THEM AT 2 1/2 INCHES.
AND IF YOU'RE MAKING A MASK, 
THIS STUDY SAYS DOUBLE THE 
LAYERS.
>> THE TWO LAYERS OR MORE IS 
WHAT YOU NEED IN HOMEMADE MASKS.
AND THE CDC SAYS HOMEMADE CLOTH 
MASKS WORK WELL.
THE MORE LAYERS YOU HAVE, THE 
BETTER.
TWO BEING THE MINMINIMUM.
>> THIS MASK ACTUALLY HAS A 
POCKET FOR A FILTER.
YOU CAN PUT A COFFEE FILTER 
INSIDE OR YOU CAN FIND A PAPER 
FILTER ONLINE.
REMEMBER THE MASK REALLY SHOULD 
FIT SNUGLY OVER YOUR NOSE AND 
YOUR MOUTH AND ALSO -- HELLO.
ALSO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT 
DOESN'T MOVE AROUND WHEN YOU'RE 
TALKING.
WASH THEM REGULARLY AND YOU WANT
MULTIPLE MASKS SO YOU CAN 
ALTERNATE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID WHAT 
THAT ONE WOMAN SAID.
SHE DIDN'T LIKE WEARING IT 
BECAUSE SHE FELT LIKE SHE 
COULDN'T BREATHE PROPERLY.
BUT WHAT DOES SCIENCE SAY ABOUT 
THAT?
>> IT DOES FEEL LIKE IT'S HARD 
TO BREATHE BUT SILENCE AND THE 
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION PUT 
OUT THIS STATEMENT SAYING MASKS 
ARE DESIGNED TO BE BREATHED 
THROUGH AND THERE'S NO EVIDENCE 
THAT LOW OXYGEN LEVELS OCCUR.
NOW, THEY DID SAY IF YOU HAVE 
LUNG CONDITIONS USING A MEDICAL 
N95 MASK COULD CAUSE SOME CARBON
DIOXIDE BUILDUP IN YOUR BODY BUT
THAT'S ONLY IF YOU HAVE A 
MEDICAL CONDITION.
REMEMBER THOSE N95 MASKS ARE 
ONLY TO BE WORN IF YOU ARE A 
MEDICAL WORKER.
BY THE WAY, CHECK OUT THIS 
EMERGENCY MEDICINE DOCTOR IN 
DUBLIN, IRELAND.
HE ACTUALLY DID AN EXPERIMENT 
WEARING SEVEN MASKS.
AND HE SHOWED THERE WERE NO 
CHANGES IN HIS OXYGEN LEVELS AND
NO ISSUES WITH HIS CARBON 
DIOXIDES IN THEM. 
>> WHAT ABOUT THOSE WITH VENTS 
IN THEM?
THEY LOOK LIKE PAINTER MASKS.
>> THOSE MASKS ARE NOT HELPFUL 
BECAUSE THEY ALLOW YOUR GERMS TO
ESCAPE THROUGH THE VENT.
THAT'S NOT HELPING TO PROTECT 
PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
THOSE MASKS WERE DESIGNED TO 
MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO 
BREATHE IF THEY'RE PAINTING OR 
DOING WOOD WORKING.
SO THEY DON'T BREATHE IN THE 
DUST.
THEY'RE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE 
VIRUS.
>> I SAW SOME.
>> THEY LOOK MORE OFFICIAL. 
>> KIDS MAY BE GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL IN SOME PLACES.
WHAT MASKS SHOULD THEY HAVE?
>> YES.
SO THIS IS A NEW THING.
THE CDC IS REALLY SAYING IN 
ADDITION TO THE CRAYONS, 
PENCILS, 
>> YOU SHOULD 
HAVE CLOTH MASKS 
ON THE BACK TO 
SCHOOL SUPPLY 
LISTS BECAUSE 
SEVERAL, KIDS 
LOSE THINGS AND 
TEACHERS SHOULD 
CONSIDER FACE 
SHIELDS IF THEY 
HAVE STUDENTS 
THAT ARE 
LEARNING 
IMPAIRED OR 
LEARNING HOW TO 
SPEAK ENGLISH 
BECAUSE IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO SEE 
THEIR FACE 
MOVING. 
>> A LOT OF 
GREAT 
INFORMATION THAT 
WE NEED. 
>> THANK YOU, 
VICKY. 
>>> YOU HAVE TO 
WEAR A MASK. 
>> MANDATES IN 
MIAMI TO WEAR A 
MASK OR PAY A 
PRICE MIRRORING 
CRITICAL 
CONVERSATIONS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> THESE ARE 
INSTRUMENTS OF 
FREEDOM BECAUSE 
THEY WILL GIVE 
US THE FREEDOM 
TO OPEN. 
>> Reporter: THE 
U.S. SURGEON 
GENERAL IN SOUTH 
FLORIDA 
PROVIDING A 
MILLION MASKS TO 
THE HOSPITALITY 
INDUSTRY. 
CITIES LIKE 
MIAMI AND 
INDIANAPOLIS 
REACT TO THE 
SHAKY HANDLE ON 
THE VIRUS. 
>> WITHOUT A 
RESPONSE THAT 
TRAJECTORY WILL 
UNDO THE HARD 
WORK WE PUT IN. 
>> TWO OF THE 11 
CITIES RECENTLY 
CAUTIONED BY DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX 
ABOUT EXPLODING 
CASES. 
THE RED FLAG 
COMING AS 
FLORIDA LEADS 
THE NATION IN 
COVID FATALITIES 
A DAY. 
THIS PERSON SAYS 
THE STATS DON'T 
TELL THE WHOLE 
STORY DUE TO A 
LAG IN 
REPORTING. 
>> THEY REPORTED 
173 FATALITIES, 
THE HIGH SO FAR. 
IS THAT 
ACCURATE. 
>> ACCURATE BUT 
HIGHLY 
MISLEADING. 
THERE ARE ONLY 
ABOUT 14 OF 
THOSE DIED 
DURING THE PAST 
24 HOURS. 
>> Reporter: 
ACCURATE DATA 
DRIVES POLICY 
DECISIONS AND 
TESTING WHICH IS 
STILL CHOCKFUL 
OF CHALLENGES 
AND WAITS FOR 
RESULTS AND A 
SHORTAGE OF 
MATERIALS. EVERY 
PIECE OF THE 
SUPPLY CHAIN IS 
A CHALLENGE. 
>> Reporter: 
LABS WORKING 
AROUND THE CLOCK 
TO PROCESS TESTS 
AS THIS COUPLE 
TRIES TO PROCESS 
ITS MIR RARE 
COASTAL 
CONNECTICUT LOU 
STORY. 
>> SHE WAS ON 
THE VENT. 
NOWHERE THEY 
COULD GO WITH 
HER. 
>> Reporter: 
PROOF THE WILL 
TO LIVE IS A 
POWERFUL FORCE. 
SHE SPENT 41 
DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
23 ON A 
VENTILATOR 
BEFORE GIVING 
BIRTH IN A 
MEDICALLY 
INDUCED COMA. 
>> SO MUCH JOY 
FOR THESE KIDS.
>>> 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
INCLUDED 
REPURPOSING 
UNUSED 
BUILDINGS, 
HOLDING CLASSES 
OUTSIDE WHEN 
POSSIBLE AND 
KEEPING GROUPS 
OF STUDENTS 
TODAY THROUGHOUT 
THE SCHOOL DAY. 
THE GUIDELINES 
APPEAR TO COME 
DOWN IN FAVOR OF 
OPENING SCHOOLS. 
STUDENTS ARE 
LESS LIKELY TO 
SPREAD IT. 
FINAL DECISIONS 
RESTING ON THE 
SHOULDERS OF 
LOCAL SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS. 
>> THE GREATEST 
CHALLENGE RIGHT 
NOW TO BE ABLE 
TO SAY HERE IS 
WHAT WE WILL DO 
AND YOU CAN 
COUNT ON IT.
>> Reporter: 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CALLED THE 
ORIGINAL 
RESTRICTIONS 
RESTRICTIVE. 
HE SOFTENED HIS 
STANCE THAT ALL 
SCHOOLS NEED TO 
REOPEN IN THE 
FALL AGING THAT 
THOSE IN 
CORONAVIRUS HOT 
SPOTS SHOULD 
DELAY THE START 
DATES. 
>> I HOPE THAT 
LOCAL LEADERS 
PUT THE FULL 
HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING OF THEIR 
STUDENTS FIRST 
AND MAKE THE 
RIGHT DECISIONS, 
NOT POLITICAL 
DECISIONS. 
>> Reporter: HE 
ASKED CONGRESS 
TO PASS A RELIEF 
BILL WORTH $100 
MILLION FOR 
SCHOOLS THAT 
REOPEN THEIR 
DOORS. 
FOR SCHOOLS THAT 
STICK TO ONLINE 
LEARNING -- 
>> THE MONEY 
SHOULD FOLLOW 
THE STUDENT SO 
THE PARENTS AND 
FAMILIES ARE IN 
CONTROL OF THEIR 
OWN DECISIONS. 
>> Reporter: 
TEACHERS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY 
CONFUSED. 
>> WE HAVE A 
PROTOCOL FOR A 
FIRE DRILL. 
WHAT IS THE 
PROTOCOL FOR 
COVID. 
>>> WE ARE 
JOINED BY THE 
COORDINATOR OF 
THE TASK FORCE, 
DR. DEBORAH 
BIRX. 
GOOD MORNING. 
YOU HEARD THE 
STATS, 4 MILLION 
CASES IN THIS 
COUNTRY. 
WE ADDED A 
MILLION IN THE 
LAST 16 DAYS OR 
SO. 
DEATHS REPORTED 
1,000. 
HAVEN'T SEEN THE 
NUMBER THAT HIGH 
IN WEEKS. 
YOU ARE THE HEAD 
OF THE TASK 
FORCE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID IT WILL GET 
WORSE BEFORE IT 
GETS BETTER. 
HOW MUCH WORSE? 
>> IT DEPENDS ON 
THE NEXT SET OF 
CITIES. 
WE ARE STARTING 
TO SEE SOME 
PLATEAUING IN 
THE CRITICALLY 
FOUR STATES THAT 
HAVE SUFFERED 
UNDER THE LAST 
FOUR WEEKS. 
TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, 
ARIZONA AND 
FLORIDA. 
I WANT TO MAKE 
IT CLEAR TO THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC, 
WHAT WE HAVE 
RIGHT NOW ARE 
ESSENTIALLY 
THREE NEW YORKS 
WITH THESE THREE 
MAJOR STATES. 
SO, WE ARE 
REALLY HAVING TO 
RESPOND AS AN 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
AND THAT'S WHY 
YOU HEAR US 
CALLING FOR 
MASKS AND 
INCREASED SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, TO 
REALLY STOP THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
EPIDEMIC. 
>> THERE ARE 
THOSE THAT DOUBT 
THIS AND SAY 
IT'S OVERBLOWN. 
MORE TESTING 
MORE CASES AND 
YOUNGER PEOPLE 
DON'T GET IT. 
IS THE OUTBREAK 
REAL AND IS IT 
SERIOUS. 
>> IT'S VERY 
SERIOUS AND VERY 
REAL. 
THAT'S WHY I 
HAVE BEEN 
TRAVELING AROUND 
THE COUNTRY. 
I HAVE BEEN TO 
NINE STATES. 
I GO TO FIVE 
MORE OVER THE 
WEEKEND AND 
EARLY NEXT WEEK. 
WHAT MATTERS IS 
TRANSLATING 
INFORMATION INTO 
ACTION. 
AND REALLY 
SITTING WITH 
GOVERNMENTS AND 
COMMUNITIES AND 
GOVERNORS AND 
MAYORS AND 
REALLY WORKING 
TOWARD AN 
EFFECTIVE 
RESPONSE 
COMMUNITY BY 
COMMUNITY 
UTILIZING THE 
GUIDELINES THAT 
ARE AVAILABLE. 
THAT'S WHAT WE 
NEED ACROSS 
AMERICA. 
I REALLY APPLAUD 
THE MAYOR OF 
MIAMI WHO SAID 
IF YOU HAVE, IN 
A 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOUSEHOLD, 
PEOPLE WITH 
COMORBIDITY, 
INDEPENDENT OF 
AGE, YOUNG 
PEOPLE WITH 
DIABETES, 
HYPERTENSION, 
IT'S THE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
OF ALL OF US TO 
PROTECT THEM IN 
PUBLIC BY 
WEARING MASKS 
AND PROTECT THEM 
IN THE HOUSEHOLD 
BECAUSE THIS 
FIRST WAVE THAT 
WE SEE ACROSS 
FLORIDA, TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA AND 
ARIZONA BEGAN 
WITH UNDER 30 
YEAR OLDS. 
MANY WERE 
ASYMPTOMATIC AND 
DIDN'T KNOW THEY 
WERE SPREADING 
IT. 
THEY HAVE TO 
ASSUME THAT THEY 
ARE INFECTED AND 
POSITIVE. 
WE ALL NEED TO 
PROTECT THOSE 
WHO NEED OUR 
PROTECTION RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> THAT BRINGS 
US TO SCHOOLS. 
THERE IS 
ENORMOUS 
PRESSURE FOR 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN IN 
PERSON. 
THERE IS A 
THREAT TO 
WITHHOLD FEDERAL 
FUNDING FROM 
SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID CHILDREN 
DON'T GET THE 
VIRUS AS MUCH 
AND IF THEY DO 
THEY GET BETTER 
QUICK. 
YOU SAID IN AN 
INTERVIEW THERE 
IS AN OPEN 
QUESTION AND YOU 
ARE STUDYING IT. 
IF IT'S NOT 
KNOWN, HOW ARE 
SCHOOLS SUPPOSED 
TO SAFELY 
REOPEN? 
WHAT ARE PARENTS 
TO THINK IF WE 
DON'T HAVE THE 
SCIENCE AND WE 
DON'T KNOW THE 
ANSWER TO THOSE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HOW MUCH KIDS 
ARE PASSING IT 
ON AND HOW MUCH 
RISK THEY POSE? 
>> YOU ARE 
RIGHT, SAVANNAH. 
KNOWLEDGE IS 
POWER. 
THAT'S WHY IT'S 
IMPORTANT THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAD THE MAP 
BEHIND HIM 
SHOWING WHERE 
THE MOST RECENT 
CASES ARE. 
THOSE WERE THE 
CASES OVER THE 
LAST 7 TO 14 
DAYS. 
THERE ARE AREAS 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES WHERE 
CASES ARE 
RAPIDLY 
INCREASING. 
WITH THOSE CASES 
AND THE NEW CDC 
GUIDELINES TO 
GIVE PARENTS, 
SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATORS, 
TEACHERS AND THE 
COUNTY 
SUPERVISORS AND 
UNDERSTANDING OF 
WHERE THEY ARE 
IN THE EPIDEMIC 
AND WHAT 
PRECAUTIONS THEY 
NEED TO TAKE. 
WHAT I CAN'T 
REALLY TELL YOU 
TODAY IS WHETHER 
CHILDREN UNDER 
10 -- WE KNOW 
CHILDREN UNDER 
18 ARE LESS SICK 
BUT THERE ARE 
SOME THAT 
SUFFERED 
TERRIBLE 
CONSEQUENCES IF 
THEY HAVE 
UNDERLYING 
CONDITIONS. 
WHAT I CAN'T 
TELL YOU FOR 
SURE, THE SOUTH 
KOREA STUDY, IS 
WHETHER CHILDREN 
UNDER 10 IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
DON'T SPREAD THE 
VIRUS THE SAME 
AS CHILDREN OVER 
10. 
THAT IS STILL AN 
OPEN QUESTION 
THAT NEEDS TO BE 
STUDIED IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
WE CERTAINLY 
KNOW FROM OTHER 
STUDIES THAT 
CHILDREN UNDER 
10 DO GET 
INFECT, IT'S 
UNCLEAR HOW 
RAPIDLY THEY 
SPREAD THE 
VIRUS. 
WHAT WENT WRONG 
HERE. 
WE TALKED IN 
EARLY APRIL. 
YOU WERE TALKING 
ABOUT IF WE 
STICK WITH THE 
30-DAY 
GUIDELINES AND 
AVOID AN ACUTE 
SECOND WAVE. 
WE DID. 
THE COUNTRY DID 
SHUT DOWN FOR 
THE BETTER PART 
OF THOSE 30 DAYS 
YET HERE WE ARE. 
IT WAS NEW YORK 
THEN THE HOT 
SPOT, BUT TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, 
ARIZONA, 
FLORIDA, NOW 
THEY HAVE SEEN A 
WAVE. 
WHAT WENT WRONG. 
AN IMPORTANT 
QUESTION TO 
ANSWER NOW 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
IN THE EPIDEMIC. 
WE DON'T WANT IT 
TO BE A NEW HOT 
SPOT. 
WHAT HAVE YOU 
LEARNED? 
>> I THINK WHAT 
IS REALLY 
IMPORTANT IS TO 
UNDERSTAND WHEN 
YOU FIRST SEE 
THE INCREASE IN 
TEST POSITIVITY. 
WE PUT OUT 
CRITERIA HOW TO 
OPEN SAFELY AND 
HOW EACH OF THE 
INDIVIDUAL 
SECTIONS THAT 
YOU HAD TO MOVE 
THROUGH WERE 
CRITICAL. 
WE KNOW NOW AND 
IT WAS IN THE 
ORIGINAL 
CRITERIA ABOUT 
TEST POSITIVITY. 
WE HAVE A LOT 
MORE KNOWLEDGE 
NOW THAT WHEN IT 
JUST TICKS UP A 
LITTLE, EVEN 
BEFORE YOU SEE A 
SIGNIFICANT 
INCREASE IN 
CASES, THAT THAT 
IS A REAL 
INDICATOR THAT 
SOMETHING IS 
HAPPENING. 
THIS IS WHY IT'S 
IMPORTANT, SO 
MUCH OF THAT 
EARLY SPREAD IN 
20 TO 30 YEAR 
OLDS ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
THEY WOULD HAVE 
NO REASON TO 
SHOW UP AT A 
TESTING SITE. 
WHEN WE PUT OUT 
THE CALL AFTER 
MEMORIAL DAY AND 
I WANT TO THANK 
THE YOUNG PEOPLE 
FOR THEIR 
RESPONSIVENESS. 
WE ASKED THEM 
AFTER MEMORIAL 
DAY WHEN WE 
COULD SEE 
AMERICANS ON THE 
MOVE IF THEY 
WERE IN LARGE 
GATHERINGS, NO 
MATTER IN THE 
STREET OR IN A 
BAR OR IN A 
PRIVATE HOME, TO 
GO AND GET 
TESTED. 
I THINK IT'S 
BECAUSE OF THEIR 
RESPONSIBILITY 
WE WERE ABLE TO 
SEE THAT 
ORIGINAL TICK 
UP. 
UNTIL YOU CAN 
SEE THAT 
EXPLOSION, IT'S 
HASHED FOR 
PEOPLE TO 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
DEEPLY YOU HAVE 
TO CLAMP DOWN. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
CALLED OUT THE 
NEXT SET OF 
CITIES WHERE WE 
SEE EARLY 
WARNING SIGNS 
BECAUSE IF YOU 
MAKE CHANGES 
NOW, YOU WON'T 
BECOME A 
PHOENIX. 
>> AND VERY, 
VERY QUICKLY, 
THE PRESIDENT 
DECIDED TO 
CANCEL THE 
PUBLIC PORTION 
OF THE 
REPUBLICANS 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION IN 
FLORIDA BECAUSE 
OF THE VIRUS. 
WAS THAT THE 
RIGHT CALL? 
>> YOU KNOW, THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
WHEN WE DID 
OPENING UP 
AMERICA AGAIN 
GUIDELINES THAT 
HE WOULD STEP IN 
WHEN HE SAW 
THINGS THAT HAD 
TO BE CORRECTED 
AND I THINK YOU 
SEE THIS WEEK 
HIM TALKING TO 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE ABOUT HOW 
IMPORTANT MASKS 
ARE AND HOW 
IMPORTANT -- NOT 
BEING IN MASS 
GATHERINGS ARE, 
PARTICULARLY IF 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
WEARING MASKS. 
THIS IS A SIGNAL 
TO THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE WE HAVE 
TO CHANGE OUR 
BEHAVIOR NOW 
BEFORE THIS 
VIRUS COMPLETELY 
MOVES BACK UP 
THROUGH THE 
NORTH. 
WE CAN DO THAT 
AND WE CAN DO 
THAT AS AN 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
>> DO YOU WISH 
HE WAS MORE 
OUTSPOKEN ON 
MASKS EARLIER? 
YOU MENTIONED 
HOW IMPORTANT IT 
WAS THAT HE 
SPOKE UP SO 
CLEARLY THIS 
WEEK? 
>> I THINK HE 
HAS BEEN 
SPEAKING ABOUT 
MASKS. 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN MIRRORING 
THAT BEHAVIOR. 
I THINK MANY 
PEOPLE KNOW I AM 
IN A MASK TO 
MIRROR THAT 
BEHAVIOR. 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
TO SIGNAL TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
HOW CRITICAL 
MASK WEARING IS 
AND ALSO SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
DR. BIRX, THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH. 
>>> STANTON WITH 
A DRIVE TO LEFT 
CENTER FIELD. 
>> YANKEE 
SLUGGER PUTTING 
THE FIRST RUNS 
OF THE 2020 
SEASON ON THE 
BOARD WITH THE 
FIRST INNING 
HOME RUN. 
THAT LONG BALL 
LANDING AMID 
ROWS OF EMPTY 
SEATS. 
A STARK REMINDER 
THAT BASEBALL IS 
BACK BUT NOT THE 
SAME. 
>> WAY UP IN THE 
AIR. 
>> JUST HOURS 
EARLIER, THE 
NATIONAL STAR 
OUTFIELDER 
REMOVED FROM THE 
LINEUP AFTER 
FESTING POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19. 
THE TEAM SAYS HE 
IS ASYMPTOMATIC 
AND THEY ARE 
TRACING HIS 
CLOSE CONTACTS. 
>> WE KNEW THIS 
COMING IN TO THE 
2020 SEASON THAT 
THESE THINGS MAY 
HAPPEN. 
I TOLD THE 
PLAYERS, BE 
POSITIVE. 
HOPE THAT HE 
GETS BACK HERE 
AND HELPS US 
WIN. 
>> HOW CLOSE IS 
THIS TO 
BASEBALL'S WORST-
CASE SCENARIO. 
>> EVERYONE ON 
THE NATIONALS 
HAS TO DEAL 
WHETHER JUAN 
SOTO INFECTED 
THEM, RIGHT? 
AND IF HE IS 
INFECTED, 
MULTIPLE 
TEAMMATES, THEN 
YOU HAVE A 
CRISIS. 
>> Reporter: 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL 
DEVELOPING MORE 
THAN 100 PAGES 
OF PROTOCOLS TO 
KEEP PLAYERS 
SAFE INCLUDING 
NO FANS IN THE 
STANDS, SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
THE DUGOUT AND 
MASKS WORN AT 
ALL TIMES ACCEPT 
DURING ACTUAL 
PLAY. 
>> DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI. 
>> Reporter: DR. 
FAUCI THROWING 
OFF THE FIRST 
PITCH. 
LET'S SAY IT WAS 
JUST A BIT 
OUTSIDE. 
AND BEFORE THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM, 
PLAYERS ON BOTH 
TEAMS KNEELING 
FOR A MOMENT IN 
SUPPORT OF THE 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT. 
THE GAME WAS 
DELAYED IN THE 
SIXTH INNING 
BECAUSE OF RAIN 
AND LIGHTNING. 
>> WE GOT AN 
ELECTRICAL SHOW 
OVER YOUR RIGHT 
SHOULDER. 
>> A WET ENDING 
TO A SEASON 
OPENER UNLIKE 
ANY OTHER. 
>> NOTHING ABOUT 
THIS YEAR HAS 
BEEN NORMAL IN 
BASEBALL. 
NOTHING HAS BEEN 
NORMAL ON PLANET 
EARTH. 
THIS JUST FITS 
RIGHT IN. 
>> Reporter: THE 
RAIN FORCED THE 
LEAGUE TO CALL 
THE GAME. 
THE YANKEES WIN 
IT 4-1. WEST 
COAST DODGERS 
WON IT 8-1. WE 
LEARNED THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL THROW OUT 
THE FIRST PITCH 
AT BE UPCOMING 
YANKEES GAME IN 
NEW YORK. 
>> FAUCI IS IN 
GOOD COMPANY. 
I WAS THINKING 
BACK TO WHEN 50-
CENT, WHEN HE 
THREW HIS PITCH 
OUT. 
YOU COULD DO A 
SIDE BY SIDE OF 
FAUCI AND 50-
CENT. 
THERE IS 50-
CENT. 
YOU NEED A TAPE 
MESS STIR TO SEE 
WHO HAD A 
TOUGHER GO. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
TEAMS GET 
CREATIVE AND WE 
SAW THE FAN 
CUTOUTS THAT I 
THOUGHT WERE 
COOL, ARTIFICIAL 
CROWD NOISE BUT 
THEY ARE GOING 
ONE STEP FURTHER 
-- 
>> YEAH, ON SOME 
OF THE GAMES 
BROAD CAST ON 
FOX THEY WILL 
INCLUDE VIRTUAL 
FANS. 
THEY WILL DRESS 
THEM UP IN THE 
TEAM'S COLORS 
AND THEY CAN DO 
THE WAVE. 
THAT MAY TAKE 
SOME GETTING 
USED TO. 
FAUCI HAS AN 
EXCUSE. 
HE IS 79. 
IF I CAN WALK TO 
THE MOUND WHEN 
I'M 79, I WILL 
TAKE IT. 
>> GARRETT, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> WITH THE 
PROSPECT OF MORE 
AMERICANS VOTING 
FROM HOME THIS 
FALL, NEW 
CONCERN THAT 
ELECTION DAY 
COULD STRETCH 
BEYOND NOVEMBER 
3rd. 
AS THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
SENDS STATES 
SCRAMBLING TO 
OFFER SAFE 
ALTERNATIVES TO 
VOTING AT THE 
POLLS. 
MANY ARE 
EXPANDING 
ABSENTEE OR MAIL 
IN VOTING 
OPTIONS. 
>> THERE -- IF 
THERE IS A 
ABSENTEE BALLOT 
ELECTION -- 
>> Reporter: 
FINAL RESULTS 
COULD BE 
DELAYED. 
KEY BATTLEGROUND 
STATES LIKE 
WISCONSIN, 
PENNSYLVANIA AND 
MICHIGAN THAT 
NARROWLY PUT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
OVER THE TOP IN 
2016 SAW MASSIVE 
SURGES IN 
ABSENTEE VOTING 
THIS PAST 
SPRING. 
FOR SOME THAT 
WENT TO THE 
POLLS, LONG 
LINES LIKE THESE 
IN WISCONSIN AND 
GEORGIA THAT 
KEPT VOTERS 
WAITING HOURS. 
THIS CAUTIONARY 
TALE, ABSENTEE 
BALLOTS ARE 
BEING COUNTED 
AFTER LAST 
MONTH'S PRIMARY. 
NO WINNER 
DECLARED. 
AS OF NOW, 41 
STATES WILL 
ALLOW VOTE BY 
MAIL IN SOME 
FORM. 
EIGHT OF THOSE 
STATES WILL MAIL 
A BALLOT 
APPLICATION IN 
ADVANCE WHILE 7 
WILL 
AUTOMATICALLY 
SEND THE BALLOT 
IN THE MAILBOX. 
NINE STATES ARE 
STILL REQUIRING 
AN EXCUSE BEYOND 
COVID-19 
CONCERNS TO VOTE 
ABSENTEE. 
THE CHANGES IN 
HOW WE VOTE, A 
DRAMATIC SHIFT 
UP UNTIL NOW. 
ONLY FIVE STATES 
VOTED PRIMARILY 
BY MAIL. 
WASHINGTON STATE 
IS ONE OF THEM. 
>> RESULTS COME 
IN LATER THAN 
PEOPLE ARE USED 
TO. 
THAT WILL BE 
DIFFICULT. 
THERE WILL BE A 
LOT OF PRESSURE 
TO KNOW WHO WON. 
IT WILL TAKE 
TIME. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT CAN STATES 
DO NOW TO 
PREPARE? 
WASHINGTON'S 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE SUGGESTS 
ELECTION 
OFFICIALS SHOULD 
SEND OUT 
ABSENTEE BALLOT 
REQUESTS EARLY 
TO DEAL WITH 
DEMAND. 
>> NATIONWIDE 
BETWEEN 80 TO 
90% TURNOUT. 
THE SOONER YOU 
KNOW WHAT THE 
FIELD LOOKS LIKE 
THE BETTER 
PREPARED YOU 
WILL BE. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ARE URGING 
STATE 
LEGISLATORS TO 
CHANGE LAWS TO 
ALLOW THE 
PROCESSING OF 
BALLOTS IN 
ADVANCE TO COUNT 
AND REPORT 
RESULTS ON 
ELECTION NIGHT. 
VOTERS NEED TO 
EDUCATE 
THEMSELVES ABOUT 
HOW THE PROCESS 
WILL WORK IN 
THEIR STATE TO 
PREPARE. 
ALL OF THIS AS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS STEPPING UP 
HIS EFFORT TO 
DISCREDIT MAIL 
IN VOTING AS 
VULNERABLE TO 
FRAUD, RAMPING 
UP ATTACKS ON 
TWITTER AND 
TELEVISION. 
>> I THINK MAIL 
IN VOTING WILL 
RIG THE 
ELECTION, I DO. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE OF 
WIDESPREAD FRAUD 
ACCORDING TO 
MULTIPLE 
STUDIES. 
REPUBLICAN TOM 
RIDGE. 
>> THERE IS NOT 
WIDESPREAD 
FRAUD. 
THERE HASN'T 
BEEN WIDESPREAD 
FRAUD. 
AND WITH THE 
STATE AND LOCALS 
THERE WON'T BE 
WIDE SPREAD 
FRAUD. 
>> Reporter: 
SOME FEAR THE 
ELECTION OUT 
COME COULD BE 
HEADED FOR THE 
COURTS. 
THE REPUBLICAN 
AND DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
COMMITTEES ARE 
PLEDGING 
MILLIONS FOR 
LEGAL CHANGES 
AND PLANNING TO 
DEPLOY LAWYERS 
TO MONITOR POLL 
SITES SETTING 
THE STAGE FOR A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION UNLIKE 
ANY OTHER. 
>>> ANOTHER 
ISSUE THAT MAY 
COMPLICATE THIS, 
YOUR SIGNATURE 
ON THE BALLOT. 
TELL ME ABOUT 
THAT. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 
SOME STATES NEED 
TO VERIFY YOUR 
SIGNATURE ON A 
BALLOT BY 
MATCHING IT WITH 
A SIGNATURE THAT 
THEY HAVE ON 
FILE. 
THINK, OF 
COURSE, 
COMPARING IT TO 
YOUR DRIVER'S 
LICENSE AND THE 
SIGNATURE THERE. 
WHEN YOU SIGNED 
YOUR NAME AT THE 
DMV YOU PROBABLY 
DON'T KNOW IT 
WOULD BE USED TO 
VERIFY A 
SIGNATURE LATER 
ON. 
IN MANY CASES, 
ELECTION 
OFFICIALS WILL 
REACH OUT TO YOU 
WHEN IT HAPPENS. 
SOME BALLOTS 
HAVE BEEN THROWN 
OUT, NOT COUNTED 
AT ALL. 
WHILE THE 
EXPERTS SAY 
VOTING BY MAIL 
IS SAFE IT'S 
ANOTHER EXAMPLE 
OF HOW IT'S 
COMPLICATED AND 
IT COULD BE MORE 
CHALLENGING COME 
NOVEMBER. 
>> I DON'T WANT 
TO THINK ABOUT 
HOW MUCH MESSIER 
MY HANDWRITING 
HAS GOTTEN OVER 
THE YEARS. 
>> IT SHOULD BE 
FINE. 
>> MAYBE IT WILL 
IMPROVE NOW THAT 
I CAN SEE IT. 
THANK YOU, TOM. 
>>> THIS 
SUMMER'S 
SOCIALLY DISTANT 
SEASHORES ARE 
POPULAR 
DESTINATIONS. 
>> THE SECOND 
TIME HERE THIS 
SUMMER. 
>> Reporter: IN 
NORTH CAROLINA 
OUTER BANKS 
TOURISM IS THERE 
ARRIVING. 
>> IF THINGS 
STAY ON TRACK WE 
ARE LIKELY TO 
HAVE A RECORD 
VISITATION YEAR 
OR A YEAR UP 
THERE IN TERMS 
OF HIGH NUMBERS 
OF VISITS. 
>> Reporter: IT 
HAS BEEN GOOD 
FOR BEACH 
BUSINESSES THAT 
RELY HEAVILY ON 
SALES BETWEEN 
MEMORIAL DAY AND 
LABOR DAY, THE 
VIRUS HASN'T 
TAKEN A BREAK 
AND CASES OF 
COVID-19 ARE 
RISING IN SOME 
RESORT TOWNS. 
IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA'S HORRY 
COUNTY, HOME TO 
MYRTLE BEACH, 
THE JULY 4th 
WEEKEND LOOKED 
LIKE A TYPICAL 
SUMMER HOLIDAY. 
NOW THE AREA HAS 
SEEN CASES JUMP 
AFTER WELCOMING 
VISITORS BACK. 
>> I WORK IN 
HEALTH CARE AND 
I SEE THIS. 
IT DISAPPOINTS 
ME. 
>> Reporter: HOT 
SPOTS LIKE MIAMI 
BEACH TRYING TO 
FLATTEN THE 
CURVE ARE 
CRACKING DOWN 
WITH A CURFEW. 
THOSE CAUGHT 
BREAKING THE 
CITY'S MASK 
MANDATE FACE A 
$100 FINE FOR A 
FIRST OFFENSE. 
ON THE JERSEY 
SHORE THE SUMMER 
IS A STRUGGLE. 
TRYING TO 
BALANCE SAFETY 
WHILE GETTING 
BACK TO 
BUSINESS. 
>> TRYING TO GET 
OUTSIDE AS MUCH 
AS THEY CAN. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS TOWN 
CANCELED A DAY 
CAMP FOR KIDS 
AFTER A RECENT 
OUTBREAK. 
>> THERE ARE 
MORE CASES, ARE 
YOU PLANNING ON 
ADDING MORE 
RESTRICTIONS? 
>> WE ARE ONLY 
SELLING A 
THOUSAND DAILY 
BADGES EVERYDAY 
AND WE HAVE 17 
OPENINGS ON THE 
BEACH THAT THE 
STAFF MONITORS 
CONSTANTLY. 
IF WE SEE THE 
BEACH GETTING 
CROWDED WE ARE 
CLOSING THAT 
DOWN FOR ACCESS 
AND DIRECTING 
PEOPLE TO 
ANOTHER 
LOCATION. 
>> Reporter: AT 
THIS RESTAURANT, 
A NEW ABNORMAL 
FOR A BUSINESS 
THAT OPENED IN 
1935. 
>> IT HAS BEEN A 
VERY HEAVY 
BURDEN WITH THE 
EXTRA EXPENSES 
THAT WE HAD. 
JUST THE START 
UP IN THE BACK, 
THAT IS PROBABLY 
CLOSE TO 
$10,000. 
>>  Reporter: A 
DEVASTATING BLOW 
BUT A STORM THAT 
THIS COMMUNITY 
IS PREPARED TO 
WEATHER. 
>> THIS TOWN IS 
FIGHTING HARD 
LIKE AFTER SANDY 
AND WE WILL 
RECOVER STRONGER 
LIKE WE DID 
AFTER SANDY. 
>> Reporter: SO 
MANY BEACH 
BUSINESSES COUNT 
ON THE MONEY 
COMING IN TO 
CARRY THEM 
THROUGH TO THE 
REST OF THE 
YEAR. 
HERE TOWN 
OFFICIALS SHUT 
DOWN MAIN STREET 
ON CERTAIN 
NIGHTS TO EXPAND 
THE OUTDOOR 
DINING 
EXPERIENCE. 
THAT'S ANOTHER 
PUSH TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THEY 
CAN SAVE THE 
SUMMER WHILE 
DOING IT SAFELY. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
KATHY, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>>> WHETHER YOU 
LIKE THE A MASK 
OR NOT, THEY 
HAVE AN IMPACT. 
>> THE MUST HAVE 
ACCESSORY OF 
2020 WARN TO 
HELP SLOW THE 
SPREAD OF COVID-
19 ACCORDING TO 
GUIDANCE FROM 
THE CDC. 
FACE COVERINGS 
COME IN A 
VARIETY OF 
FORMS, NEW 
RESEARCH 
SUGGESTS THERE 
IS ONLY ONE WAY 
TO WEAR THEM 
EFFECTIVELY. 
THEY SHOULD 
COVER YOUR MOUTH 
AND ESPECIALLY 
YOUR NOSE AS 
ONCE 
DEMONSTRATED BY 
ANDREW CUOMO. 
>> THIS IS A 
MASK. 
THIS IS A CHIN 
GUARD. 
NOBODY TOLD YOU 
TO WEAR A CHIN 
GUARD. 
WEAR A MASK. 
>> Reporter: 
ACCORDING TO A 
NEW STUDY BY 
RESEARCHERS AT 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF NORTH 
CAROLINA, LINING 
THE NOSE WAS 
MORE LIKELY TO 
BECOME INFECTED 
WITH AND SHED 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
THAN THOSE 
LINING THE 
THROAT AND LUNGS 
MEANING EVERY 
TIME AN INFECTED 
PERSON EXHALES 
THROUGH THEIR 
NOSE THEY ARE 
LIKELY RELEASING 
A HIGHER 
CONCENTRATION OF 
VIRUS THAN 
THROUGH THEIR 
MOUTH. 
THESE FINDINGS 
LEAVE NO ROOM 
FOR THE CHIN 
STRAP LOOK. 
>> IF SOMEBODY 
IS WEARING THE 
MASK LIKE WE 
HAVE SEEN THEM 
WEARING IT, 
COVERING THE 
MOUTH BUT NOT 
THE NOSE, THEY 
ARE GETTING THE 
MAJORITY OF THAT 
VIRUS IN THEIR 
BODY OUT TO THE 
ENVIRONMENT TO 
INFECT OTHER 
PEOPLE. 
BRINGING THAT 
MASK UP, 
COVERING THE 
NOSE IS ONE OF 
THE MOST 
IMPORTANT STEPS 
YOU CAN TAKE. 
>> Reporter: IT 
DIDN'T TAKE LONG 
TO SNIFF OUT 
UNCOVERED NOSES 
WALKING THE 
STREETS OF NEW 
YORK CITY. 
>> DO YOU KNOW 
YOU ARE WEARING 
YOUR MASK WRONG? 
>> NO, I DIDN'T. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
ARE SUPPOSED TO 
COVER YOUR NOSE 
AND MOUTH. 
HOW HARD IS IT 
TO WEAR A MASK 
OVER YOUR NOSE 
AND MOUTH. 
>> IT'S HARD, 
ESPECIALLY AT 
WORK ALL DAY. 
I CAN'T WEAR IT 
OUTSIDE. 
I CAN'T BREATHE. 
>> Reporter: WHY 
ARE YOU WEARING 
YOURS NOT OVER 
YOUR NOSE. 
>> MY NOSE IS 
COVERED. 
>> Reporter: NOW 
IT IS. 
ASIDE FROM 
COVERING YOUR 
NOSE AND MOUTH 
CORRECTLY, MASK 
MATERIAL 
MATTERS. 
A FLORIDA 
ATLANTIC 
UNIVERSITY STUDY 
SHOWED BANDANNAS 
ALLOWED COUGH 
DROPLETS TO FLY 
THREE FEET. 
CLOTH MASKS 
STOPPED THEM AT 
2 1/2 INCHES. 
IF YOU ARE 
MAKING A MASK, 
THIS STUDY SAYS 
DOUBLE THE 
LAYERS. 
>> TWO LAYERS 
ARE MORE IS WHAT 
YOU NEED IN A 
HOMEMADE MASK. 
MOM MADE CLOTH 
MASKS WORK WELL. 
THE MORE LAYERS 
YOU HAVE THE 
BETTER. 
TWO ARE THE 
MINIMUM. 
>> Reporter: 
HERE IS TWO 
LAYERS OF 
FABRIC. 
THIS MASK HAS A 
POCKET FOR A 
FILTER. 
YOU CAN 
LITERALLY PUT A 
COFFEE FILTER 
INSIDE OR A 
PAPER FILTER 
ONLINE. 
REMEMBER, THE 
MASK REALLY 
SHOULD FIT 
SNUGLY OVER YOUR 
NOSE AND MOUTH 
AND YOU WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
IT DOESN'T MOVE 
AROUND WHEN YOU 
ARE TALKING, 
WASH THEM 
REGULARLY AND 
HAVE MULTIPLE 
MASKS TO 
ALTERNATE. 
>> A LOT OF 
PEOPLE SAID THAT 
THAT ONE WOMAN 
SAID, SHE DIDN'T 
LIKE WEARING IT 
BECAUSE SHE FELT 
LIKE SHE 
COULDN'T BREATH 
PROPERLY. 
WHAT DOES 
SCIENCE SAY 
ABOUT THAT. 
>> IT DOES FEEL 
LIKE IT'S HARD 
TO BREATH BUT 
SCIENCE AND 
AMERICAN LUNG 
ASSOCIATION SAID 
MASKS ARE 
DESIGNED TO BE 
BREATHED THROUGH 
AND THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THAT 
LOW OXYGEN 
LEVELS OCCUR. 
IF YOU HAVE LUNG 
CONDITIONS, 
USING A MEDICAL 
N95 MASK COULD 
CAUSE SOME 
CARBON MONOXIDE 
BUILD UP. 
>> COME UP AND 
SAY A FEW WORDS. 
YOU BETTER BE 
PREPARED. 
WE HAVE A LOT OF 
NEWS BACK THERE. 
I AM BEING NICE 
TODAY. 
I DON'T USE THE 
OTHER WORD IN 
FRONT OF NEWS. 
AFTER BEING CUT 
FROM HIS CHURCH 
-- I CAN'T 
BELIEVE IT. 
THAT MUST HAVE 
BEEN A BAD DAY, 
HUH? 
JUNIOR HIGH 
BASKETBALL TEAM, 
HE ASKED GOD FOR 
GUIDANCE. 
JIM WANTED TO 
KNOW GOD'S PLAN 
FOR HIM AND HE 
HAD ONE REQUEST 
THAT IT WAS 
SOMETHING TO DO 
WITH SPORTS. 
YOU LIKE SPORTS. 
THAT PRAYER WAS 
ANSWERED WHEN 
JIM JOINED THE 
HIGH SCHOOL 
TRACK TEAM. 
HE HAD NO 
EXPERIENCE 
WHATSOEVER. 
IN THE FIRST 
MILE RACE HE 
CAME IN A SECOND 
-- SECOND PLACE 
TO THE STATE 
CHAMPION AND A 
REAL TALENTED 
PERSON. 
ARE THEY STILL 
AROUND? 
JIM'S FIRST TIME 
IN RUNNING THE 
MILE WAS 4:32.4. 
THERE IS 
SOMETHING 
GENETICALLY THAT 
IS GOOD. 
THAT DOESN'T 
HAPPEN. 
FIRST TIME HE 
EVER RAN THE 
MILE. 
THAT WAS THE 
LAST TIME HE 
EVER CAME IN 
SECOND AT A HIGH 
SCHOOL RACE AND 
AFTER THAT JIM 
WAS ALWAYS 
FIRST. 
THE NEXT YEAR 
JIM RAN A 3:59-
MILE AND BECAME 
THE FIRST HIGH 
SCHOOL AT LET TO 
SMASH THE 4 
MINUTE BARRIER. 
THAT SUMMER HE 
COMPETED IN THE 
1964 TOKYO 
OLYMPICS AS THE 
YOUNGEST MIDDLE 
DISTRICT RUNNER 
IN THE WORLD BY 
QUITE A BIT 
ACTUALLY. 
IN HIS SENIOR 
YEAR OF HIGH 
SCHOOL HE RAN 
AGAINST PETE 
SNELL. 
HE WAS GOOD, 
WASN'T HE? 
BUT THAT WAS A 
BAD DAY FOR 
PETE. 
SNELL REPORTEDLY 
SAID THAT HE 
DIDN'T THINK JIM 
WOULD HAVE MUCH 
OF A CHANCE OR 
BE MUCH OF A 
FACTOR. 
JIM SOON PROVED 
HIM WRONG WITH 
300 METERS LEFT 
IN THE RACE, JIM 
SWEPT ACROSS THE 
FINISH LINE IN A 
FRACTION -- WHAT 
WAS YOUR TIME, 
3:55.3 SECONDS. 
NOT BAD, RIGHT. 
NOT BAD. 
WHAT DID PETE 
SAY? 
WAS HE GRACIOUS. 
>> VERY 
GRACIOUS. 
>> HE WAS A 
GREAT RUNNER. 
>> THIS WAS ALSO 
THE -- STANDS IN 
HIGH SCHOOL AS A 
RECORD 35 YEARS. 
IT TOOK 35 YEARS 
TO BREAK THAT 
RECORD. 
WHEN ESPN RANKED 
THE GREATEST 
HIGH SCHOOL 
ATHLETES, THIS 
IS INCREDIBLE. 
WHEN ESPN RANKED 
THE GREATEST 
HIGH SCHOOL 
ATHLETES OF ALL 
TIME, ALL 
SPORTS, THEY 
LISTED JIM RYUN 
AS NUMBER ONE. 
THAT'S NOT BAD 
FOR A GUY THAT 
COULDN'T MAKE 
THE BASEBALL 
TEAM, GOES 
RIGHT? 
THAT IS AN 
AMAZING 
ACHIEVEMENT. 
INCREDIBLE. 
JIM CONTINUED 
HIS CAREER AT 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF KANSAS. 
IN 1966 HE SET 
THE FIRST WORLD 
RECORD IN THE 
MILE AT A TIME 
OF 3:51.3 
SECONDS BECOMING 
THE FIRST 
AMERICAN TO DO 
SO IN MORE THAN 
THREE DECADES. 
AFTER THE RACE, 
A YOUNG MAN RAN 
UP TO HIM AND 
ASKED FOR HIS 
AUTOGRAPH. 
THAT FAN WOULD 
SOON BECOME HIS 
FUTURE WIFE. 
THAT WAS A GOOD 
AUTOGRAPH. 
THAT WAS ANN. 
OH, YOU TWO ARE 
SO LUCKY THAT 
HAPPENED'. 
I WONDER WHERE 
YOU WOULD BE -- 
I GUESS -- 
FANTASTIC. 
GREAT. 
IN 1967 JIM RAN 
AN INCREDIBLE 
3.51.1-MILE 
WHICH WOULD 
STAND AS THE 
WORLD RECORD 
MILE FOR ALMOST 
A DECADE. 
JIM STILL 
DESCRIBES IT AS 
THE EASIEST RACE 
HE EVER RAN. 
IS THAT RIGHT? 
MAGIC. 
>> AMAZING. 
>> MAGIC. 
TO THIS DAY IT'S 
THE LAST TIME AN 
AMERICAN SET THE 
WORLD RECORD IN 
THE MILE. 
SO, THAT WAS A 
WHILE AGO. 
WHAT IS THE 
WORLD RECORD. 
YOU ARE 3.51. 
>> 3:43. 
>> A LONG TIME, 
RIGHT, TRAINING 
AND LOTS OF 
OTHER THINGS. 
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS 
NOW. 
THIS COULD BE 
THE STORY TODAY. 
THAT IS SOME 
LONG PERIOD OF 
TIME THAT HE 
HELD THE RECORD. 
1968 JIM PROUDLY 
REPRESENTED TEAM 
USA IN MEXICO 
OLYMPICS AND WON 
SILVER WITH A 
1500 AND 
COMPETED IN 1972 
AT THE MUNICH 
OLYMPICS WITH 
GREAT 
DISTINCTION. 
A FEW YEARS 
LATER JIM 
RETIRED FROM 
RUNNING. 
HE HAD BEEN ON 
THE COVER OF 
SPORTS 
ILLUSTRATED 
SEVEN TIMES, 
SPORTSMAN OF THE 
YEAR IN 1966, 
WAS INDUCTED 
INTO THE KANSAS 
SPORTS HALL OF 
FAME AND 
RECEIVED THE 
IMMORTAL 
NICKNAME -- 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> NEWS MADE FOR 
YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD LIVE 
WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> OFFICIALLY 
ECLIPSING 4 
MILLION 
INFECTIONS, 
TONIGHT THE 
COVID CASES ARE 
HIGHER. 
THE NEW 
MILESTONE 
REACHED TODAY AS 
A TOP HEALTH 
OFFICIAL SOUNDS 
THE ALARM FOR 11 
AMERICAN CITIES 
IN TROUBLE AFTER 
RESULTS CAME 
BACK FROM METRO 
AREAS LIKE 
CLEVELAND, 
COLUMBUS, 
MINNEAPOLIS AND 
NEW ORLEANS, DR. 
BIRX IN A 
PRIVATE CALL 
OBTAINED BY THE 
CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC INTEGRITY 
WARNED LOCAL 
LEADERS THEY 
NEED TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS 
TO MITIGATE THE 
OUTBREAKS. 
>> WE ARE 
TRACKING THIS 
CLOSELY AND 
WORKING WITH 
STATE OFFICIALS 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE ARE 
RESPONDING 
TOGETHER. 
>> Reporter: THE 
QUICK TO TAKE -- 
PUSH TO TAKE 
QUICK ACTION NO 
SURPRISE TO THE 
MAYOR OF 
MINNEAPOLIS 
WHERE THE 
PANDEMIC 
EXPLODED. 
>> THE LAST WEEK 
THE CITY'S 
POSITIVITY RATE 
HAS JUMPED BY 
NEARLY 50%. 
>> Reporter: AS 
STATES LIKE 
FLORIDA SET NEW 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATH 
RECORDS, IN HARD 
HIT TEXAS, 
MORGUES ARE SO 
OVERWHELMED 
REFRIGERATOR 
TRUCKS ARE 
ARRIVING IN ONE 
COUNTY TO STORE 
THE DEAD. 
>> WE HAVE A 
CRISIS. 
35 PEOPLE THAT 
PASSED AWAY JUST 
TODAY. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
SOME THE VIRUS 
TESTING THEIR 
FAITH AFTER 13 
SISTERS WHO 
BELONGED TO THE 
SAME MICHIGAN 
CONVENT LOST 
THEIR LIVES TO 
COVID. 
IN ILLINOIS, 30-
YEAR-OLD 
JONATHAN 
RECOVERED FROM 
THE VIRUS TO 
ONLY LATER BE 
READMITTED TO 
THE E.R. 
HIS WIFE THOUGHT 
SHE WOULD LOSE 
HIM. 
>> I WAS 
THINKING HOW I 
WOULD TELL THEIR 
KIDS THAT THEY 
WOULDN'T HAVE 
THEIR DAD. 
>> Reporter: HE 
IS LEARNING TO 
WALK AGAIN. 
>> I WOULD 
RATHER BE HERE 
LIKE THIS THAN 
NOT BE HERE AT 
ALL. 
>> Reporter: 
AFTER 8,000 
DEATHS IN 
CALIFORNIA, IN 
LOS ANGELES, ONE 
OF THE NATION'S 
MOST DANGEROUS 
HOT SPOTS, 
TRANSMISSIONS 
MAY BE LEVELING 
OFF. 
PERHAPS HELP ON 
THE HORIZON. 
>> Reporter: 
TODAY THE 
NATION'S LARGEST 
MOVIE THEATER 
CHAIN PLAN TO 
REOPEN MANY 
LOCATIONS BY MID-
TO LATE AUGUST. 
THE U.S. AIR 
FORCE ACADEMY 
SET TO BECOME 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
UNIVERSITIES IN 
THE NATION TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS 
BACK ON CAMPUS 
THIS MONTH. 
>> WE WISH WE 
COULD GO AND BE 
THERE. 
>> Reporter: 
ANDREA KNOWS THE 
DANGERS OF COVID 
TOO WELL. 
SHE LOST HER 
FATHER AND 
SISTER DAYS 
APART. 
>> I WOULD NEVER 
WISH THIS FOR 
ANYONE TO GO 
THROUGH. 
>> Reporter: 
TONIGHT ONE 
FAMILY'S 
UNIMAGINABLE 
LOSS AS A RECORD 
NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS BECOME 
INFECTED WITH 
THE VIRUS. 
MIGUEL ALMA 
GARE, NBC NEWS, 
LOS ANGELES. 
>>> TONIGHT A 
RARE RETREAT 
FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WITH CASES 
OF COVID-19 
SEARCHING IN 
FLORIDA, THE 
PRESIDENT 
ANNOUNCED HE 
WILL CANCEL HIS 
PLANS TO HOLD 
THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION IN 
JACKSONVILLE. 
>> I LOOKED AT 
MY TEAM AND SAID 
THE TIMING FOR 
THIS EVENT IS 
NOT RIGHT, NOT 
RIGHT WITH WHAT 
HAS HAPPENED 
RECENTLY, THE 
FLARE-UP IN 
FLORIDA. 
TO HAVE A BIG 
CONVENTION, IT'S 
NOT THE RIGHT 
TIME. 
IT'S REALLY 
SOMETHING THAT 
FOR ME I HAVE TO 
PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENT SAYING 
HE IS TRYING TO 
DETERMINE THE 
LOCATION OF HIS 
CONVENTION 
SPEECH AND 
DELEGATES WILL 
CAST THEIR VOTES 
IN NORTH 
CAROLINA WHERE 
IT WAS 
ORIGINALLY 
SCHEDULED. 
TONIGHT THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
ASKED WHAT MADE 
HIM CHANGE HIS 
MIND? 
>> I WOULD SAY 
SAFETY. 
WE HAVE TO BE 
VIGILANT AND 
CAREFUL AND SET 
AN EXAMPLE. 
>> Reporter: ON 
SCHOOLS 
REOPENING IN THE 
FALL, THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
THE CDC WILL 
SOON PROVIDE 
MORE GUIDANCE 
AND ACKNOWLEDGED 
SOME SCHOOLS MAY 
NEED TO DELAY. 
>> IN CITIES OR 
STATES THAT ARE 
CURRENT HOT 
SPOTS -- YOU 
WILL SEE THAT ON 
THE MAP BEHIND 
ME, DISTRICTS 
MAY NEED TO 
DELAY REOPENING 
FOR A FEW WEEKS. 
THAT'S POSSIBLE. 
THAT WILL BE UP 
TO GOVERNORS. 
THE DECISION 
SHOULD BE MADE 
BASED ON THE 
DATA AND THE 
FACTS ON THE 
GROUND IN EACH 
COMMUNITY. 
BUT EVERY 
DISTRICT SHOULD 
BE ACTIVELY 
MAKING 
PREPARATIONS TO 
OPEN. 
>> Reporter: IT 
COMES AMID A SET 
BACK FOR SENATE 
REPUBLICANS WHO 
HAVE BEEN 
STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN 
AGREEMENT ON A 
TRILLON-DOLLAR 
RELIEF PACKAGE, 
THE EMERGING 
ELEMENTS SO FAR, 
$16 BILLION OF 
NEW FUNDING FOR 
COVID TESTING. 
105 BILLION TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
AND MORE DIRECT 
PAYMENTS TO 
AMERICANS. 
BUT AMONG THE 
KEY STICKING 
POINTS, THOSE 
$600 WEEKLY 
PAYMENTS, 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS SET TO 
EXPIRE AT THE 
END OF THE 
MONTH. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WANTS THE AMOUNT 
TO BE LOWERED TO 
70% OF A 
PERSON'S 
PAYCHECK. 
FISCAL 
CONSERVATIVES 
SAY THAT IS TOO 
MUCH. 
THEY HAVEN'T 
STARTED 
NEGOTIATING IN 
ERNEST WITH 
DEMOCRATS. 
>> THE 
REPUBLICAN 
DISARRAY AND 
DITHERING HAS 
POTENTIALLY 
DEADLY 
CONSEQUENCES FOR 
TENS OF MILLIONS 
OF AMERICANS. 
>> Reporter: 
MITCH McCONNELL 
SAID THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL REVIEW THE 
DETAILS OF THE 
RELIEF PACKAGE 
AND THEY HOPE TO 
HAVE AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
NEXT WEEK.
>> PACK 
DISRUPTION. 
DO YOU KNOW WHAT 
PACK DISRUPTION 
IS. 
A DOG WITH A 
PACK AND OTHER 
PEOPLE COMING 
INTO THE HOME 
AND NOW THE PACK 
IS DISRUPTED. 
AN ISSUE THAT WE 
ARE DEALING WITH
. TODAY IS DAY 
146 IN BEAUTIFUL 
ALBANY. 
IT'S ALL GOOD 
NEWS TODAY. 
650 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
650 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
IS ABOUT 56 
LOWER THAN 
YESTERDAY. 
IT IS THE LOWEST 
SINCE MARCH 
18th. 
SO, THESE REALLY 
GOOD NEWS AND 
EXCITING NEWS. 
GOOD NEWS FOR A 
FRIDAY. 
156 TOTAL ICUZ, 
THE LOWEST 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
WE HAVE HAD IN 
AN ICU SINCE 
MARCH 16th. 
THAT IS GOOD 
NEWS. 
THE NUMBER OF 
DEATHS NINE. 
WHEN ANYONE DIES 
IT'S NOT A GOOD 
DAY. 
WE WANT TO GET 
TO A POINT WHERE 
NOBODY DIES IN 
THE STATE OF NEW 
YORK. 
AS IMPOSSIBLE AS 
THAT WOULD BE. 
BUT OUR THOUGHTS 
AND PRAYERS ARE 
WITH THE NINE 
PEOPLE THAT 
PASSED AWAY. 
BUT THAT IS 
VERY, VERY GOOD 
NEWS COMPARED TO 
WHERE WE WERE. 
INFECTION RATE, 
76,000 TESTS 
TAKEN YESTERDAY. 
.9% POSITIVE. 
SO, THAT IS ALSO 
VERY GOOD NEWS. 
SO, GOES ON THIS 
FRIDAY, THERE IS 
GOING TO BE A 
LOT TO CELEBRATE 
THIS WEEKEND. 
NOT THAT THIS 
WEEKEND IS 
DIFFERENT THAN 
DURING THE WEEK. 
WE LOOK ACROSS 
THE REGION IN 
THE STATE AND 
IT'S ALL GOOD 
NEWS. 
NO ISSUES. 
YOU SEE A SLIGHT 
FLUCTUATION BUT 
YOU SEE THAT IN 
THE NUMBERS. 
YOU LOOK ACROSS 
NEW YORK CITY, 
SAME THING, 
SLIGHT 
FLUCTUATION BUT 
ALL GOOD NEWS. 
WE ARE VERY 
PROUD OF WHAT 
NEW YORKERS HAVE 
DONE. 
WE ARE NOW 
PROTECTING OUR 
PROGRESS, RIGHT? 
WE WANT TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WE 
DON'T HAVE A 
SECOND WAVE OR 
WE DON'T HAVE A 
RICOCHET WHERE 
THE VIRUS COMES 
FROM OTHER 
STATES. 
OR WE DON'T HAVE 
AN INCREASE FROM 
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO 
ARE 
CONGREGATING. 
WE WENT UP THE 
MOUNTAIN, DOWN 
THE MOUNTAIN. 
NEW YORKERS 
FLATTENED THE 
CURVE. 
BUT WE DON'T 
WANT TO DO IT 
AGAIN, RIGHT? 
ONE AND DONE. 
THANK YOU. 
BUT NO THANK 
YOU, WE DON'T 
WANT TO GO 
THROUGH IT 
AGAIN. 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE 
ARE WATCHING ARE 
THE BAR AND 
RESTAURANT 
VIOLATIONS AND 
THE CONGREGATION 
IN FRONT OF BARS 
AND RESTAURANTS. 
WE BELIEVE THAT 
IS CONNECTED TO 
THE INCREASE IN 
THE NUMBER OF 
YOUNG PEOPLE, 
THE INFECTION 
RATE AMONG THE 
NUMBER OF YOUNG 
PEOPLE, 21 TO 
30, FROM 9 TO 
13. 
WE ARE WATCHING 
THAT. 
I HAVE ASKED 
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS 
REPEATEDLY TO 
STEP UP AND DO 
THE ENFORCEMENT. 
THAT'S WHAT THEY 
ARE SUPPOSED TO 
DO, ENFORCE THE 
LAW. 
THEY ARE NOT 
ENFORCING IT 
AGGRESSIVELY 
ENOUGH. 
I SAID THE STATE 
LIQUOR AUTHORITY 
AND POLICE WOULD 
HELP AND WE ARE 
DOING JUST THAT. 
YESTERDAY THEY 
WENT OUT LAST 
NIGHT THROUGH 
PRIMARILY THE 
DOWN STATE AREA, 
MANHATTAN, LONG 
ISLAND, QUEENS, 
GOES ASTORIA, 
BALDWIN, JACKSON 
HEIGHTS, LOWER 
EAST SIDE. 
THEY FOUND A 
NUMBER OF 
VIOLATIONS. 
THEY ARE ISSUING 
VIOLATIONS TO 37 
ESTABLISHMENTS 
TODAY. 
SO, THEY ARE 
DOING THEIR JOB, 
THEY ARE DOING 
IT AGGRESSIVELY. 
BUT, AGAIN, THE 
STATE POLICE AND 
SLA WILL NOT BE 
ENOUGH. 
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT, STEP 
UP AND DO YOUR 
JOB. 
NYPD DO YOUR 
JOB. 
NASSAU COUNTY 
POLICE, DO YOUR 
JOB. 
SUFFOLK COUNTY 
POLICE, DO YOUR 
JOB. 
ERIE, THE SAME 
THING. 
SLA AND STATE 
POLICE WILL 
CONTINUE AND 
THEY ARE THERE 
TO WORK HAND IN 
HAND WITH THE 
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
SOMETHING 
HAPPENED 
YESTERDAY THAT 
IS TROUBLING. 
SOMETHING THAT 
YOU ARE AWARE 
OF. 
I WANT TO BRING 
IT BACK AND GIVE 
YOU THE CONTEXT. 
YESTERDAY -- 
THIS ADVERTISE 
ON THE TRUSTED 
TRAVELER 
PROGRAM. 
THIS HAS BEEN 
GOING ON FOR SIX 
MONTHS. 
WHEN I WAS A 
YOUNG MAN, I WAS 
VERY ANXIOUS TO 
CUT TO THE 
CHASE. 
AND SOME WRONGS 
RIGHTED QUICKLY. 
YOU GET OLDER 
AND YOU REALIZE 
SOMETIMES THINGS 
HAVE TO PLAY OUT 
BEFORE THE TRUTH 
WILL COME OUT 
BUT ULTIMATELY I 
BELIEVE THE 
TRUTH WILL BE 
OUT, SHARKS 
SPEAR, LANCELOT 
-- SHAKESPEARE. 
YESTERDAY AT 
2:00 IN THE 
AFTERNOON THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY ISSUES 
A STATEMENT THAT 
THEY ARE 
DROPPING THEIR 
OPPOSITION TO 
OUR LAWSUIT. 
WE HAD SUED THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY FOR 
STOPPING THE 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM, IF YOU 
REMEMBER. 
YESTERDAY AT 
2:00 THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY DROPS 
THE LAWSUIT. 
AND THEY DROP 
THE LAWSUIT AND 
THEY SAY, WELL, 
BECAUSE NEW YORK 
AMENDED THE 
GREEN LIGHT LAW 
SO NOW THERE IS 
INFORMATION 
SHARING SO WE 
ARE DROPPING THE 
LAWSUIT. 
IT CAME OUT OF 
THE BLUE. 
I DO A STATEMENT 
IN RESPONSE TO 
THEIR DROPPING 
IT SAYING, 
BASICALLY, I'M 
GLAD IT'S OVER. 
LATER IN THE 
DAY, THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE FILES 
COURT PAPERS 
SAYING THEY ARE 
DROPPING THE 
LAWSUIT BECAUSE 
REVELATIONS HAVE 
COME TO LIGHT 
SUGGESTING THAT 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY'S 
POSITION WAS NOT 
TRUTHFUL. 
THE DID YOU 
WANTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY MADE A 
STARTLING 
REVELATION 
YESTERDAY, LATE 
AFTERNOON. 
NEW YORK STATE 
WAS NOT THE ONLY 
STATE TO HAVE A 
GREEN LIGHT LAW. 
AND AS THERE 
WERE OTHER 
STATES THAT HAD 
THE GREEN LIGHT 
LAW, THERE WAS 
NOTHING UNIQUE 
ABOUT NEW YORK 
TO JUSTIFY THEIR 
PUNITIVE ACTION 
AGAINST NEW 
YORK. 
BECAUSE THERE 
WERE OTHER 
STATES THAT HAD 
PASSED THE GREEN 
LIGHT LAW. 
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE 
THAT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
JUSTIFYING GUARD 
THAT OUT 
YESTERDAY 
AFTERNOON. 
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 
BECAUSE I HAVE 
SAID IT 480 
TIMES. 
EVERYBODY NEW 
THERE WERE OTHER 
STATES WITH 
GREEN LIGHT 
LAWS. 
IT HAS BEEN 
WRITTEN ABOUT IN 
A NUMBER OF 
PAPERS. 
WHAT HAPPENED 
YESTERDAY IS 
THEY GOT CAUGHT. 
THEY GOT CAUGHT. 
THAT'S WHAT 
HAPPENED 
YESTERDAY. 
AND THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE, THE 
SOUTHERN 
DISTRICT SAID 
I'M NOT GOING TO 
ADVANCE THE 
LAWSUIT WITH 
FALSE 
REPRESENTATIONS. 
OKAY. 
THAT WAS 
YESTERDAY. 
SO, NOW, LET'S 
GO BACK, JUST TO 
REVIEW THIS. 
YOU REMEMBER THE 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM. 
JANUARY, 
FEBRUARY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DOES THE STATE 
OF THE STATE, 
STATE OF THE 
UNION. 
STATE OF THE 
UNION ADDRESS, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
MAKES A POINT OF 
SAYING THAT HE 
IS GOING TO BE 
VERY AGGRESSIVE 
ON THE ISSUE OF 
IMMIGRATION. 
AND THAT NEW 
YORK'S SANCTUARY 
POLICIES GOT IN 
THE WAY OF ICE 
DOING THEIR 
WORK, ALL RIGHT. 
THAT'S IN THE 
STATE OF THE 
UNION. 
THE SAME DAY, 
CHAD WOLF, 
ACTING SECRETARY 
OF DEPUTY BUILT 
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY GOES ON 
TV, FOX NEWS AND 
SAYS NEW YORK'S 
GREEN LIGHT LAW 
COMPROMISES 
CUSTOMS AND 
BORDER PATROLS' 
ABILITY TO DO 
THEIR JOB AND 
THEREFORE THEY 
ARE CANCELING 
THE TRUSTED 
TRAVELER 
PROGRAM, OKAY. 
SAME NIGHT AS 
THE STATE OF THE 
UNION ADDRESS. 
NEXT DAY GET A 
LETTER FROM THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAYING THE 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM NO 
LONGER WILL BE 
ELIGIBLE FOR 
PEOPLE OF THE 
STATE OF NEW 
YORK. 
200,000 PEOPLE 
WHO USE THE 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM. 
THAT ALLOWS A 
PERSON TO GET 
PRECLEARANCE ON 
BORDER CHECKS. 
SO, TRUSTED 
TRAVELER 
PROGRAM, YOU 
SHOW UP AT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY, YOU 
HAVE AN IN 
PERSON 
INTERVIEW, SHOW 
YOUR PAPERS, 
YOUR PASSPORTS, 
THEY CERTIFIED 
YOU THAT YOU ARE 
A CITIZEN. 
AND THEN WHEN 
YOU COME ACROSS 
THE BORDER, YOU 
SHOW YOUR 
CERTIFICATION. 
IT FREES UP YOU 
FROM HAVING TO 
WAIT IN LINE 
GOING THROUGH 
THAT CUSTOMS AND 
BORDER CHECK 
EVERY TIME YOU 
COME IN. 
IT'S BETTER FOR 
CUSTOMS AND 
BORDER PATROL 
BECAUSE THEY GET 
A FULL CHECK. 
IT SPEEDS THE 
LINE, ET CETERA. 
SO, FEBRUARY 5th 
THEY SAY NEW 
YORK IS OUT OF 
THE TRUSTED 
TRAVELER 
PROGRAM. 
FEBRUARY 10, A 
DHS MEMO GETS 
LEAKED. 
BUZZ FEED RUNS A 
LEAKED DHS MEMO. 
THE MEMO FROM 
DHS SAYS THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
DRAFTED A NUMBER 
OF OPTIONS TO 
PENALIZE STATES 
AND POLITICALLY 
MAKE THE POINT 
THAT THEY ARE 
AGGRESSIVE ON 
IMMIGRATION AND 
OTHER STATES 
AREN'T. 
THE PLANS 
INCLUDE 
RETALIATION 
MEASURES AGAINST 
STATES THAT 
LIMIT ACCESS TO 
RECORDS SUCH AS 
CUTTING THE TSA 
PRECHECK WHICH 
IS EXACTLY WHAT 
THE TRUSTED 
TRAVELER PROGRAM 
IS. 
OKAY. 
THAT'S A DHS 
MEMO. 
I SAY IT IS 
POLITICAL 
EXTORTION. 
WE DISAGREE WITH 
THEIR POSITION 
ON DRIVER'S 
LICENSE FOR 
UNDOCUMENTED 
PEOPLE, WHICH WE 
DO. 
BECAUSE WE 
DISAGREE, WE ARE 
GOING TO REVOKE 
PARTICIPATION IN 
A PROGRAM CALLED 
GLOBAL ENTRY 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM. 
THAT IS WHAT I 
SAID AND NOW WE 
KNOW THAT IS 
WHAT THEY DID. 
I ALWAYS SAID BY 
THE WAY, 15 
OTHER STATES IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES HAVE THE 
SAME PROGRAM. 
IF 15 OTHER 
STATES HAVE THE 
SAME GREEN LIGHT 
PROGRAM, WHY 
JUST NEW YORK. 
THERE ARE 
REPUBLICAN 
STATES THAT HAVE 
THE GREEN LIGHT 
PROGRAM. 
WHY WOULD YOU 
JUST ELIMINATE 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM FROM NEW 
YORK WHEN 15 
OTHER STATES 
HAVE THE SAME 
LAW. 
I SAID, THERE 
ARE MORE THAN A 
DOZEN STATES. 
SO, MORE THAN A 
DOZEN. 
ABOUT 15. 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 
IS IN THERE AND 
WE COUNT IT AS 
ONE OF THE 
STATES. 
MORE THAN A 
DOZEN STATES 
INCLUDING RED 
STATES WITH 
SIMILAR LAWS. 
BUT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP TAKES AIM 
AT NEW YORK'S 
ECONOMY. 
WE KNEW THERE 
WERE OTHER 
STATES THAT HAD 
THE SAME LAW. 
I THEN SAID -- 
THEY DISAGREE 
WITH THE GREEN 
LIGHT LAW. 
MANY OTHER 
STATES HAVE IT. 
BUT BECAUSE OF 
THE IMMIGRATION 
DEBATE THAT THEY 
ARE SO FOND OF 
HAVING, 
POLARIZATION, ET 
CETERA. 
THEIR CHAIRMAN 
OF THE 
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEE 
REPRESENTATIVE 
BENNY THOMPSON 
SAID IT'S 
CLEARLY A 
BLATANT ATTEMPT 
BY THE WHITE 
HOUSE TO SCORE 
POLITICAL POINTS 
AND PER PUT FEW 
WAIT A PARTISAN 
FIGHT WITH NEW 
YORK OFFICIALS. 
FEBRUARY 6th. 
FEBRUARY 12th, I 
CALLED THEIR 
BLUFF. 
I SAID OH, IS 
YOUR ISSUE 
REALLY OUR GREEN 
LIGHT LAW? 
IS THAT WHY YOU 
TOOK AWAY 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM? 
ANYONE WHO 
APPLIES FOR THE 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM, I WILL 
MAKE AVAILABLE 
ALL THE DMV 
DATA. 
IF THAT'S WHAT 
YOU SAY IT IS, I 
WILL DO IT. 
FEBRUARY 13th WE 
HAD A MEETING IN 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WITH THE 
PRESIDENT, WITH 
WOLF AND HIS 
COHORT AND I 
SAID I WILL PASS 
THE LAW THAT 
WOULD OS STEN I 
BELIEVE BELLY 
ADDRESS THEIR 
ISSUE. 
WE CAN'T GIVE 
YOU THE TRUSTED 
TRAVELER PROGRAM 
BECAUSE YOU 
WON'T GIVE US 
DMV INFORMATION. 
OKAY. 
YOU GOT IT. 
THAT'S YOUR 
ISSUE, I WILL DO 
IT. 
YOU HAVE IT. 
APRIL WE PASSED 
THAT LAW. 
IN THE BUDGET. 
IF A PERSON 
APPLIES TO THE 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM, I WOULD 
GIVE THE DMV 
DATA. 
THAT WAS THE 
ONLY APPARENT 
RATIONAL THAT 
THEY HAD. 
DO YOU KNOW WHAT 
HAPPENED SINCE 
APRIL? 
NOTHING. 
NOTHING. 
THEY HAVE DONE 
ABSOLUTELY 
NOTHING SINCE 
APRIL. 
IT HAS BEEN SIX 
MONTHS SINCE 
THEY STARTED 
THIS POLITICAL 
EXPLOITATION OF 
NEW YORK. 
IT'S BEEN SIX 
MONTHS SINCE 
THEY CLEARLY HAD 
NO BASIS 
WHATSOEVER TO DO 
THIS. 
WHAT THEY SAID 
YESTERDAY IN 
DROPPING THE 
LAWSUIT WAS, 
HUH, THERE ARE 
OTHER STATES 
THAT HAD GREEN 
LIGHT LAWS. 
THERE WERE OTHER 
STATES THAT HAD 
GREEN LIGHT 
LAWS. 
WE KNEW THAT AND 
I SAID THAT AND 
I SAID IT TO 
THEM. 
AND I SAID IT 
PUBLICLY. 
NO SECRET THAT 
15 STATES HAVE 
GREEN LIGHT 
LAWS. 
YOU JUST 
REALIZED THAT 
YESTERDAY. 
YOU JUST 
REALIZED THE 
STATE OF THE 
LAWS IN THIS 
COUNTRY 
YESTERDAY? 
IS THAT AT ALL 
PLAUSIBLE? 
IS THAT AT ALL 
CREDIBLE? 
WE JUST REALIZED 
YESTERDAY THAT 
NEW YORK ISN'T 
THE ONLY STATE 
THAT HAD GREEN 
LIGHT LAWS. 
WHY DIDN'T YOU 
LOOK AT THE LAW? 
WHY DIDN'T YOU 
LISTEN TO ANDREW 
CUOMO WHEN HE 
SAID 11 TIMES 
THERE ARE OTHER 
STATES HAVE HAVE 
GREEN LIGHT 
LAWS. 
YOU ARE THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
IS IT PLAUSIBLE 
THAT YOU DIDN'T 
KNOW WHAT THE 
LAWS WERE IN 
THIS NATION? 
NO. 
THEY GOT CAUGHT. 
ALL POLITICS ALL 
THE TIME. 
ALL EXPLOITATION 
ALL THE TIME. 
THEY HURT THIS 
STATE BECAUSE OF 
IT. 
YOU CANNOT USE 
GOVERNMENT FOR 
POLITICAL 
EXPLOITATION. 
NEWS FLASH. 
IT'S CALLED 
GOVERNMENT. 
YOU CAN'T PLAY 
POLITICS WITH 
GOVERNMENT. 
YOU CAN'T USE 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE AS A 
POLITICAL TOOL. 
YOU CAN'T USE 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY AS A 
POLITICAL TOOL. 
IT DOESN'T WORK 
THAT WAY. 
IT'S NOT JUST 
NOT RIGHT AND 
UNETHICAL AND 
IMMORAL, IT'S 
ILLEGAL. 
IT'S ILLEGAL. 
I WAS A FEDERAL 
CABINET 
SECRETARY. 
I WAS ATTORNEY 
GENERAL FOR THE 
STATE OF NEW 
YORK. 
IT'S ILLEGAL 
WHAT THEY DID. 
AND I BELIEVE IT 
VIOLATES ACTING 
SECRETARY WOLF 
AND DEPUTY -- 
ACTING DEPUTY, 
THEY VIOLATED 
THEIR OATH OF 
OFFICE. 
NOWHERE IN YOUR 
OATH OF OFFICE 
DOES IT SAY YOU 
CAN USE 
GOVERNMENT 
RESOURCES TO 
ADVANCE 
POLITICAL 
PURPOSES. 
SIX MONTHS. 
YOU FILED COURT 
PAPERS, MAKING 
REPRESENTATIONS 
THAT THIS WAS A 
BONA FIDE ACT BY 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND 
NOW YESTERDAY 
YOU SAY WE HAD 
NO IDEA THAT IT 
WASN'T JUST NEW 
YORK. 
THERE WERE 
ACTUALLY OTHER 
STATES. 
I BELIEVE MR. 
WOLF AND MR. 
CUCCINELLI HAVE 
POSSIBLE 
CRIMINAL 
LIABILITY. 
I BELIEVE THERE 
IS CIVIL 
LIABILITY. 
IT WAS A CLEAR 
ABUSE OF 
GOVERNMENT POWER 
FOR POLITICAL 
PURPOSES. 
I CALLED IT OUT 
AS SOON AS IT 
WAS DONE. 
I CALLED IT OUT 
IN FEBRUARY. 
I CALLED IT OUT 
MULTIPLE TIMES 
SINCE THEN. 
IT WAS BROUGHT 
TO THE ATTENTION 
OF THE HIGHEST 
PEOPLE IN THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
IT CONTINUED AND 
IT CONTINUED AND 
CONTINUED. 
AND IT HAS DONE 
SIGNIFICANT 
DAMAGE. 
WITHOUT THE 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM, YOU 
KNOW WHAT ELSE 
HAPPENED? 
THE LINES AT THE 
AIRPORTS BACKED 
UP. 
YOU KNOW WHEN 
THE LINES AT THE 
AIRPORT BACKED 
UP? 
IN FEBRUARY AND 
MARCH. 
YOU KNOW WHAT 
WAS GOING ON IN 
THE AIRPORTS IN 
FEBRUARY AND 
MARCH? 
WHAT WAS GOING 
ON? 
THAT'S WHEN THE 
COVID CASES WERE 
COMING FROM 
EUROPE. 
THAT'S WHEN THE 
COVID CASES WERE 
COMING FROM 
EUROPE AND THEY 
WERE PLAYING 
THEIR POLITICAL 
GAMES AND THEY 
BACKED UP THE 
LINES OF PEOPLE 
WAITING TO GET 
THROUGH CUSTOMS 
AND BORDER 
PATROL IN DENSE 
AREAS, IN TIGHT 
QUARTERS WAITING 
IN A LINE 
BECAUSE THEY 
WERE PLAYING 
POLITICS. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BARR, DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE, THE 
CONCEPT OF 
JUSTICE IS 
RELEVANT TO THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE. 
THAT'S WHY THE 
NAME IS THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE. 
I DON'T KNOW 
THAT MR. BARR 
WILL GO DOWN IN 
THE BOOK OF THE 
MOST 
DISTINGUISHED 
ATTORNEYS 
GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES, 
BUT IF HE WANTED 
TO HAVE 
CREDIBILITY, YOU 
KNOW THAT THIS 
AGENCY PLAYED 
POLITICS. 
YOU KNOW THAT 
THEY LIED. 
THEY HAVE 
ADMITTED THAT 
THEY LIED. 
AND YOU ALLOW 
THIS BLATANT 
MISCONDUCT TO GO
UNINVESTIGATED? 
NO. 
IF YOU CAN DO 
WHAT HE HAS DONE 
AT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE, I GUESS 
YOU CAN LET 
ANYTHING GO. 
BUT THIS IS 
REALLY 
EGREGIOUS. 
I CALL ON 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
AND CONGRESSMAN 
INIADER AND 
CONGRESSMAN BEN 
DI THOMPSON TO 
DO A 
CONGRESSIONAL 
INVESTIGATION ON 
THIS ISSUE. 
IT HAS HURT NEW 
YORKERS. 
IT HURT OUR 
ECONOMY. 
IT'S ONLY ONE IN 
A BARRAGE OF 
POLITICAL ABUSES 
THAT WE HAVE 
ENDURED BY THIS 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
BUT IT'S 
EMBLEMATIC. 
IT HAS TO STOP. 
I HOPE THEY DO 
THEIR LEGAL 
DUTY. 
THERE IS NO, NO 
PLAUSIBLE WAY 
YOU SPENT SIX 
MONTHS, YOU 
FILED PAPERS, 
YOU CONTESTED A 
LAWSUIT, YOU 
INCONVENIENCED 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE AND JUST 
YESTERDAY IT WAS 
REVEALED TO YOU 
THAT THERE WERE 
OTHER STATES 
LIKE NEW YORK.
I BELIEVE THERE 
ARE CIVIL 
DAMAGES THAT NEW 
YORK STATE IS 
OWED AND WE WILL 
BE PURSUING 
POSSIBLE CLAIMS 
FOR THAT. 
ON A LIGHTER 
NOTE, I SPOKE TO 
THE COMMISSIONER 
OF BASEBALL THIS 
MORNING. 
BECAUSE WE NEVER 
GIVE UP IN NEW 
YORK, NEVER GIVE 
UP, NEVER GIVE 
UP, NEVER GIVE 
UP. 
QUOTE ATTRIBUTED 
TO WINSTON 
CHURCHILL. 
I DON'T BELIEVE 
WINSTON 
CHURCHILL SAID 
IT BUT IT'S 
ATTRIBUTED TO 
WINSTON 
CHURCHILL. 
THAT'S GOOD 
ENOUGH. 
THE TORONTO BLUE 
JAY-Z, PER STILL 
PURCHASE TUG TO 
PLAY IN BUFFALO. 
IT'S NOT DONE 
YET BUT I HAD A 
GOOD 
CONVERSATION 
WITH THE 
COMMISSIONER 
THIS MORNING, 
FINGERS CROSSED. 
MAYBE WE GET THE 
TORONTO BLUE 
JAYS AND BUFFALO 
AFTER ALL. 
WE DIDN'T GIVE 
UP BECAUSE WE 
ARE NEW YORK 
TOUGH, SMART, 
UNITED, 
DISCIPLINED, 
LOVING. 
QUESTIONS. 
>> THE LEGAL 
BATTLE. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> NO, WE PASSED 
THE LAW, IT'S 
BEING LITIGATED. 
WE WILL SEE WHAT 
THE COURTS DO. 
>> WHAT SORT OF 
LEGAL ACTION 
COULD THE STATE 
TAKE TO ADDRESS 
THIS ISSUE WITH 
DHS WHEN YOU SAY 
YOU WANT 
COMPENSATION. 
WHAT ARE YOU 
LOOKING FOR? 
>> THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF 
LEVELS. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE 
SHOULD DO AN 
INVESTIGATION. 
THEY FILED A 
LAWSUIT. 
YOU HAVE TO MAKE 
A REPRESENTATION 
TO THE COURT. 
AND THEY 
REPRESENTED TO 
THE COURT THAT 
THEY HAD A BONA 
FIDE REASON TO 
STOP NEW YORK 
BECAUSE NEW YORK 
WAS GOING TO DO 
UNIQUE HARM. 
NEW YORK WAS 
UNIQUE WAS THEIR 
POINT. 
SO, I THINK THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE SHOULD 
INVESTIGATE THAT 
AND CONGRESS 
SHOULD 
INVESTIGATE IT 
BECAUSE THEY 
LIED. 
THEY DID A LOT 
OF DAMAGE. 
THERE IS A 
POSSIBILITY OF 
NEW YORK SEEKING 
CIVIL DAMAGES 
FOR THIS 
WRONGFUL ACT BY 
THE FEDERAL 
OFFICIALS. 
WE HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT HOW 
WE WOULD 
QUANTIFY THE 
DAMAGES. 
WE ARE TALKING 
NOW TO LETTER 
ESD. 
YOU BACKED UP 
COMMERCE AT OUR 
BORDERS. 
TRUSTED TRAVELER 
PROGRAM IS FOR 
PEOPLE COMING IN 
AT AIRPORTS AND 
FOR COMMERCIAL 
TRUCKERS. 
AND YOU BACKED 
UP COMMERCE 
COMING IN TO OUR 
STATE FOR SIX 
MONTHS AT BORDER 
CROSSINGS. 
IT HURT NEW 
YORKERS WHO 
WOULD BE 
TRAVELING. 
IT CAUSED THE 
PORT AUTHORITY 
MORE MONEY TO 
RUN THE AIRPORTS 
AND ADMINISTER 
THE AIRPORT. 
THE IT IS AT THE 
EXACT SAME TIME 
THAT WE KNOW 
COVID IS COMING 
IN ON EUROPEAN 
FLIGHTS. 
AND NOW YOU PACK 
PEOPLE INTO 
WAITING ROOMS 
AND IN LINES 
THAT DIDN'T NEED 
TO BE ON THE 
LINE BECAUSE YOU 
WERE PLAYING 
POLITICS. 
HOW DO YOU 
QUANTIFY THAT. 
THIS IS 
YESTERDAY. 
SO WE ARE JUST 
STARTING ON IT 
TODAY. 
>> ARE YOU 
SUGGESTING THAT 
THAT ACTION BY 
DHS, THAT THAT 
CONTRIBUTED TO 
THE SPREAD OF 
COVID IN NEW 
YORK? 
>> IT'S 
POSSIBLE. 
FIRST, THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS 
TOTAL LIABILITY 
FOR COVID COMING 
TO NEW YORK, 
RIGHT? 
THE VIRUS WENT 
FROM CHINA TO 
EUROPE AND THEN 
FROM EUROPE TO 
NEW YORK. 
HOW DID THAT 
HAPPEN? 
HOW DID THAT 
HAPPEN? 
WHERE ARE ALL 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
VIRUS IS IN 
CHINA. 
RS -- YOU DON'T 
THINK SOMEBODY 
IN CHINA IS 
GOING TO GET 
INFECTED AND GET 
ON A PLANE AND 
GO SOMEWHERE 
WHICH IS EXACTLY 
WHAT HAPPENED. 
THE SPREAD. 
FROM CHINA TO 
EUROPE, EUROPE 
TO NEW YORK, 
WHERE WE DON'T 
KNOW IT WAS 
COMING FROM 
EUROPE UNTIL 
LATE MARCH. 
THERE IS NO 
EUROPEAN TRAVEL 
BAN UNTIL MID 
MARCH. 
WE NOW KNOW 
SCIENTISTS GO 
BACK -- IT WAS 
COMING IN 
FEBRUARY. 
THAT'S ALL 
FEDERAL 
LIABILITY. 
ON TOP OF IT, 
YOU NOW, DURING 
THAT PERIOD OF 
TIME WHERE IT'S 
COMING FROM 
EUROPE AND YOU 
DIDN'T EVEN 
KNOW, NOW YOU 
BACKED UP THE 
AIRPORTS BECAUSE 
YOU WERE PLAYING 
POLITICAL GAMES 
WITH THIS 
TRUSTED TRAVEL 
PROGRAM. 
HOW MUCH OF A 
FACTOR WAS THAT? 
I DON'T KNOW. 
HOW WOULD YOU 
QUANTIFY IT? 
I DON'T KNOW. 
BUT THAT 
HAPPENED 
COINCIDENTALLY 
AT THE SAME 
EXACT PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
>> THE CDC PUT 
OUR GUIDELINES, 
ON ANOTHER 
TOPIC, THAT 
SCHOOLS SHOULD 
RE-OPEN, THAT 
THEY SHOULD HAVE 
THE RESOURCES. 
THAT THAT 
GUIDANCE 
INFLUENCE YOUR 
DECISION? 
>> I LOOKED AT 
THE CDC GUIDANCE 
FOR EXAMPLE THE 
VIRUS IS UNDER 
CONTROL, OPEN 
THE SCHOOLS, IF 
THE VIRUS NOT 
UNDER CONTROL, 
DON'T OPEN THE 
SCHOOLS. 
>> (INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION.) 
CONGRESS IS 
TRYING TO WORK 
OUT SOMETHING. 
>> THEY SAY 
MAYBE THIS 
MONTH, MAYBE THE 
END OF AUGUST. 
WE CAN DEAL WITH 
THAT. 
>> YOU'VE GOT AN 
LOT OF PRESSURE 
AND A LOT OF 
TESTS ON THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH'S 
INDEPENDENT 
REPORT, INTERNAL 
REPORT ON 
NEWSING HOMES. 
WHY NOT JUST 
APPOINT AN 
INDEPENDENT 
INVESTIGATOR TO 
PRODUCE THEIR 
OWN REPORT AND 
THEN PUT IT TO 
BED? 
>> I DON'T 
BELIEVE YOUR 
CHARACTERIZATION 
IS CORRECT. 
I BELIEVE IT'S A 
POLITICAL ISSUE, 
THE NEW YORK 
POST, MICHAEL 
GOODWIN, BOB Mc 
MANIS, FOX TV. 
IT'S POLITICALLY 
MOTIVATED. 
IF ANYBODY 
LOOKED AT THE 
FACTS, THEY 
WOULD KNOW IT 
WAS WHOLLY 
ABSURD ON ITS 
FACE. 
PEOPLE DIED IN 
NURSING HOMES, 
THAT'S VERY 
UNFORTUNATE. 
ON THE TOPLINE, 
WE HAVE, WE ARE 
NUMBER 35th IN 
THE NATION IN 
PERCENTAGE OF 
DEATHS IN 
NURSING HOMES. 
GO TALK TO 34 
OTHER STATES, 
FIRST, GO TALK 
TO THE 
REPUBLICAN 
STATES NOW. 
FLORIDA, TEXAS, 
ARIZONA, ASK 
THEM WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
NURSING HOMES. 
IT'S ALL 
POLITICS. 
>> (INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION.) THE 
DISTRICT OFFICE 
IN MONTICELLO IS 
CHECKING. 
WHY NOT LET 
LOCAL HEALTH 
DEPARTMENTS DO 
THEIR JOB AND 
NOT ALLOW THE 
STATE -- 
(INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION.) 
>> THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH CAN DO 
INVESTIGATIONS, 
THE LOCAL 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH CAN DO IT 
ALSO. 
>> WE ARE JUST A 
RESOURCE, 
EDUCATIONAL 
RESOURCE, COUNTY 
HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT IS 
NOT DOING IT 
BECAUSE THEY SAY 
THE STATE IS 
DOING IT. 
THEY SAY WHY 
SHOULD WE. 
>> THE COUNTY 
SAY THEY ARE 
DOING IT BECAUSE 
THE STATE IS 
DOING IT. 
THE COUNTY IS 
PRIMARY 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
>> OKAY. 
THEY ARE SAYING 
WHY SHOULD TWO 
PEOPLE, TWO 
DEPARTMENTS DO 
THE SAME THING. 
>> STATE HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT DOES 
NOT HAVE THE 
RESOURCES TO DO 
EVERY HEALTH 
FACILITY IN THE 
STATE. 
>> IN 
MONTICELLO, 
SUMMER CAMPS, 
INSPECTING THE 
SUMMER CAMPS AND 
ENFORCING THE 
COMPLIANCE. 
>> I HAVE TO 
CHECK THAT. 
>> (INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION.) 
BASED ON YOUR 
REASONS FOR NOT 
OPENING IN NEW 
YORK. 
IS THERE 
CONSEQUENCE FOR 
NOT OPENING UP. 
>> IF THEY COME 
BACK, IF THEY 
COME BACK, IT'S 
UP TO THE 
QUARANTINE 
RULES. 
YOU COME BACK 
FROM THE STATE, 
IF YOU WERE IN 
CAMP AT A STATE 
THAT IS UNDER 
THE QUARANTINE 
RULES, YOU ARE 
QUARANTINED WHEN 
YOU COME BACK.   
IF THE STATE IS 
NOT ON THE 
QUARANTINE LIST, 
THEN YOU ARE NOT 
QUARANTINED. 
IN ALL 
LIKELIHOOD YOU 
ARE COMING FROM 
A STATE THAT 
DOESN'T HAVE 
THAT RAMPANT 
INFECTION 
PROBLEM. 
>> GOVERNOR, THE 
STADIUM 
GOVERNMENT SAID 
NO TO THE BLUE 
JAYS PLAYING 
THERE. 
WHY IS NEW YORK 
COMFORTABLE WITH 
IT WHEN THE 
OTHER REGULATORS 
SAID NO? 
>> WE BELIEVE 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL CAN 
PLAY ON A 
FANLESS BASIS. 
WE HAD THE 
YANKEES AND METS 
DO THEIR SPRING 
TRAINING CAMP 
HERE WHICH I 
THINK WAS VERY 
COOL. 
I THINK WE WANT 
PEOPLE TO STAY 
HOME. 
I THINK GIVING 
THEM SPORTS TO 
WATCH ON TV 
ACTUALLY IS A 
GOOD THING, NOT 
A BAD THING. 
WORKING WITH THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH I THINK 
WE CAN COME UP 
WITH PROTOCOLS 
THAT KEEPS 
PEOPLE SAFE. 
WE HAVE DONE 
THAT.   
IF WE CAN GET 
TORONTO PLAYING 
HERE, I SAY 
GREAT. 
WE HAVE THE 
PROTOCOLS IN 
PLACE, IT WILL 
BE DONE SAFELY, 
BUT THE HORSE IS 
OUT OF BARN ON 
THIS ONE. 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL IS 
GOING TO PLAY. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO PLAY ACROSS 
THE NATION 
FANLESS. 
IF IT'S GOING TO 
HAPPEN, I WOULD 
RATHER IT HAPPEN 
HERE. 
IT'S GOOD FOR 
BUFFALO. 
>> (INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION.) 
>> I INTEND ON 
DOING A LOT OF 
THINGS THIS 
YEAR. 
>> LEGISLATOR 
THIS YEAR PASSED 
A LAW FOR 
HOSPITALS AND 
NURSING HOMES. 
WHY WAS THE 
GREATER NEW YORK 
HOSPITAL 
ASSOCIATION 
ALLOWED TO WRITE 
THAT LAW. 
DON'T BELIEVE 
GREATER NEW YORK 
WROTE GREATER 
MEASURE
LEGISLATION INTO 
LAW. 
THEY HAD A 
LEGITIMATE 
CONCERN. 
WE WERE ASKING 
THEM TO INCREASE 
CAPACITY 50% 
OVERNIGHT, SHARE 
STAFF, SHARE 
RESOURCES, 
EVERYBODY WAS 
DOING 
EXTRAORDINARY 
WORK AND THEY 
WANTED TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WE 
WERE DOING 
THINGS NEVER 
DONE BEFORE THAT 
THEY DIDN'T HAVE 
LIABILITY 
BECAUSE OF IT. 
THE LAW PASSED 
YESTERDAY IS 
CONSISTENT WITH 
THAT BECAUSE IT 
SAYS YOU CAN BE 
LIABLE FOR 
NEGLIGENCE 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
COVID 
CIRCUMSTANCE 
JUST BECAUSE WE 
ARE DEALING WITH 
COVID, DOESN'T 
EXCUSE 
NEGLIGENCE OR 
LIABILITY ON 
SOMETHING HAVING 
NOTHING TO DO 
WITH COVID. 
I BREAK ANY LEG, 
I GO INTO THE 
DOCTOR'S OFFICES 
AND THEY SET THE 
WRONG LEG. 
YOU ARE LIABLE 
FOR THAT. 
HAD NOTHING TO 
DO WITH COVID. 
>> (INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION.) 
>> ZERO. 
ZERO. 
TWO PEOPLE 
DIDN'T ASK A 
QUESTION. 
WE WILL TAKE TWO 
MORE. 
>> YOU HAVE A 
QUESTION, THE 
QUESTION IS A 
QUESTION. 
>> I HAVE A 
QUESTION. 
>> WHY NOT HAVE 
AN INDEPENDENT 
REVIEW OF WHAT 
WENT ON IN THESE 
NURSING HOMES. 
>> YOU CAN DO A 
LOT OF REVIEWS 
AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
BUT YOU NEED 
FACTS, FIRST. 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
FACTS IN THAT 
REPORT, IT'S NOT 
EVEN CLOSE, THIS 
THERE IS NO 
FACTUAL BASIS, 
THE TIMELINES 
DON'T EVEN WORK. 
>> WE HAVEN'T 
HEARD ABOUT WHEN 
SYMPTOMS WERE 
PRESENTING WITH
THE DISEASE. 
>> I HAVE NOT 
DON AN UPDATE -- 
WE DID NOT SEE A 
DRAMATIC 
INCREASE IN THE 
NUMBER OF CASES. 
THAT WAS REALLY 
GOOD NEWS. 
I CAN GET YOU AN 
UPDATE. 
I KNOW THERE WAS 
NO BAD NEWS BUT 
I DON'T KNOW IF 
THERE IS 
ANYTHING NEW 
BEYOND THAT. 
I DON'T BELIEVE 
THE NUMBERS WENT 
UP. 
I HAD A QUICK 
CONVERSATION, 
THE NUMBERS HAD 
NOT GONE UP. 
SO OUR ANXIETY 
DID NOT INCREASE 
BUT I HAVE TO 
CHECK. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
 
COME TO AN END, JUST 
AS CLAIMS FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS 
ROSE.
HERE'S JO LING KENT. 
CINDY CROW 
RELIED ON THE 
CARES ACT SINCE 
HER BUSINESS 
SHUTDOWN DUE TO 
THE PANDEMIC. 
>> IT'S BEEN 
VERY DIFFICULT. 
>> IF THAT MONEY 
GOES AWAY. 
>> I'M HOMELESS. 
THERE IS NO 
ANSWER. 
I DON'T HAVE AN 
OPTION. 
>> Reporter: 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, RISING 
ANXIETY AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS, MORE 
THAN 1.4 MILLION 
NEW JOBLESS 
CLAIMS WERE 
FILED LAST WEEK, 
THE FIRST 
INCREASE SINCE 
LATE MARCH AND 
FAR HIGHER THAN 
THE 282,000 
CLAIMS BEFORE 
THE PANDEMIC. 
SECURING 
BENEFITS IN THE 
FIRST PLACE IS 
STILL A PROBLEM 
FOR SOME LIKE IN 
TULSA, OKLAHOMA. 
>> IT'S BEEN 
TERRIBLE. 
IT'S SLOW AND 
OUTDATED. 
>> Reporter: 
WITHOUT THE $600 
A WEEK 
SUPPLEMENT 
UNEMPLOYED 
WORKERS GET ON 
AVERAGE $383 A 
WEEK. 
THE EXTRA MONEY 
HOWEVER MADE IT 
DIFFICULT FOR 
GARY TO FULLY 
STAFF HIS 
INDIANA 
RESTAURANT. 
>> SOME OF THEM 
WERE MAKING MORE 
MONEY TO STAY 
HOME. 
YOU ARE DIDN'T 
HAVE ENOUGH 
STAFF TO WORK 
MONDAY THROUGH 
SATURDAY. 
I HAD TO START 
CLOSE ON MONDAYS 
BECAUSE I DIDN'T 
HAVE ENOUGH 
PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS THE 
DILEMMA IN 
WASHINGTON. 
>> IT WAS 
DISCOURAGING 
PEOPLE FROM 
GOING BACK TO 
WORK, THE UNSAFE 
CONDITIONS AND 
BECAUSE OF 
COVID. 
MES ARE HARD 
WORKING AND TAKE 
CARE OF THEIR 
FAMILIES AND 
DON'T NEED AN 
INCENTIVE, A 
$600 PAYMENT IS 
NOT GOING TO BE 
A 
DISINSENSITIVE. 
WE ARE LOOKING 
AT A DEEPER AND 
LONGER RECESSION 
WHICH IS NOT 
WHAT WE WANT. 
>> WE NEED HELP. 
NOT JUST HERE IN 
NEW ORLEANS BUT 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY 
REPUBLICAN THE 
FINAL PAYMENTS 
WILL BE SENT OUT 
THIS WEEKEND. 
EACH IF A DEAL 
IS STRUCK ON 
CAPITOL HILL IN 
THE COMING DAYS, 
THERE IS LIKELY 
A DELAY IN 
GETING THAT 
MONEY TO PEOPLE. 
>>> OVERNIGHT IN 
PORTLAND, 
PROTESTORS 
STORMED THE 
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE. 
SOME LAUNCHING 
FLAIRS AND FIRE 
WORKS OVER THE 
STEEL BARRICADE. 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
RESPOND WITH 
TEAR GAS, 
PORTLAND POLICE 
DECLARED A RIOT. 
TED WHEELERRING 
THE POLICE 
COMMISSIONER, 
WAS BOOED BY 
PROTESTORS, WHO 
CRITICIZED HIS 
LEADERSHIP OF 
PORTLAND'S 
POLICE, LAST 
NIGHT'S CLASHES 
IS THE LATEST 
SINCE AGENTS 
ARRIVED TO 
PROTECT FEDERAL 
PROPERTY. 
VIOLENCE AGAINST 
POLICE AND 
LOOTING. 
>> WE HAVE THE 
AUTHORITY TO 
MAKE ARRESTS ON 
INDIVIDUALS THAT 
ARE TARGETING 
THAT COURT 
HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: 
LATE TODAY, THE 
JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT'S 
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL ANNOUNCE 
HE WILL REVIEW 
USE OF FORCE 
COMPLAINTS. 
JENNIFER 
CHRISTIANSON WAS 
ARRESTED  BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS. 
LIKE WHEELER SHE 
WANTS THEM OUT. 
>> I WANT TO BE 
CARED FOR BY 
MEMBERS OF MY 
COMMUNITY. 
REPUBLICAN 
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL IS 
REVIEWING WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE IN 
PORTLAND AND 
FEDERAL RESPONSE 
TO PROTESTORS IN 
WASHINGTON DC. 
>>> A FIERY 
SPEECH ON THE 
HOUSE FLOOR, 
ALEXANDRIA 
OCASIO CORTEZ 
STANDING HER 
GROUND. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
WORDS THAT 
REPRESENTATIVE Y 
OHO -- 
>> Reporter: SHE 
DIDN'T CONFIRM 
THE REPORTING 
UNTIL AFTER TED 
SAID THIS. 
>> THE OFFENSIVE 
NAME CALLING 
WORDS ATTRIBUTED 
ME ME BY THE 
PRESS WERE NEVER 
SPOKE TON MY 
COLLEAGUES AND 
IF THEY WERE 
CONSTRUED THAT 
WAY, I APOLOGIZE 
FOR THE 
MISUNDERSTANDING. 
>> Reporter: 
ALEXANDRIA 
OCASIO-CORTEZ 
CALLED THAT AN 
EXCUSE NOT AN 
APOLOGY. 
I HAVE TOSSED 
MEN OUT OF BARS 
THAT HAVE USED 
LANGUAGE LIKE 
MR. YOHO'S AND 
ENCOUNTERED THIS 
TYPE OF 
HARASSMENT 
RIDING THE 
SUBWAY IN NEW 
YORK CITY. 
THIS IS NOT NEW. 
THAT IS THE 
PROBLEM. 
>> Reporter: 
NANCY PELOSI 
RECALLING HER 
OWN EXPERIENCE. 
>> THEY HAVE 
CALLED ME NAMES 
FOR AT LEAST 20 
YEARS OF 
LEADERSHIP, 18 
YEARS OF 
LEADERSHIP. 
>> THIS ISSUE IS 
NOT ABOUT ONE 
INCIDENT. 
IT IS CULTURAL. 
IT IS IS A 
CULTURE OF LACK 
OF IMPUNITY AND 
ACCEPTANCE OF 
VIOLENCE OF 
LANGUAGE AGAINST 
WOMEN. 
>> Reporter: 
REPUBLICAN 
LEADER KEVIN Mc 
CARTHY ACCEPTS 
YOHO'S APOLOGY.  
>>> IT'S BEEN 
NEARLY 6 YEARS 
SINCE THE 
KIDNAPPING AND 
SAFAGED MURDERS 
BY ISIS OF 
AMERICAN AID WORK
ERS. 
TONIGHT IN AN 
EXCLUSIVE 
INTERVIEW 
OBTAINED BY NBC 
NEWS, ABOUT HOW 
JIM STOOD UP TO 
CAPTORS FROM TWO 
OF THE ISIS 
MEMBERS THAT 
HELD HIM AND THE 
OTHERS HOSTAGES. 
 
BECAUSE HE WOULD THINK
THAT HE'S GOING TO GET
PUNISHMENT, 
MEANING TORTURE. 
THE MEN NOW IN 
U.S. CUSTODY IN 
IRAQ, WERE PART 
OF THE ISIS 
TERROR CELL 
NICKNAMEED THE 
BEETLES FOR 
THEIR BRITISH 
ACCENTS AND 
CLAIM THEY 
DIDN'T 
PARTICIPATE IN 
TORTURE AND 
EXECUTIONS BUT 
DO ADMIT ABUSE. 
>> I HIT MOST OF 
THE PRISONERS. 
>> Reporter: 
PREVIOUSLIES 
THEY PRETENDED 
NOT TO KNOW 
KAYLA MUELLER, 
KIDNAPPED ONE 
DAY AFTER 
ARRIVING IN 
SYRIA. 
>> DID YOU EVER 
MEET KAYLA 
MUELLER. 
>> Reporter: 
NOW, THEY 
REMEMBER HER, 
INCLUDING HOW 
THEY GOT HER 
PAINTS EMAIL 
ADDRESS TO SEND 
RANSOM NOTES 
DEMANDING MORE 
THAN $6 MILLION 
AND THREATENING 
MURDER. 
>> SHE WAS VERY 
SCARED, IN A 
ROOM BY HERSELF 
THAT NO ONE 
WOULD GO IN. 
>> Reporter: WE 
SHOWED KAYLA'S 
DAD THE 
DISTURBING 
INTERVIEWS. 
>> OF COURSE, 
THEY ARE NOT 
GOING TO TELL 
THE DARK SIDE OF 
THE STORY. 
THEY WERE THE 
HANDLERS. 
THEY SHACKLED 
THEM AND TOOK 
THEM TO THE 
BATHROOM TWICE A 
DAY. 
AT TIMES KAYLA 
WAS SHACKLED ALL 
NIGHT. 
>> Reporter: THE 
CASE AGAINST THE 
TWO HAS BEEN 
HELD UP WITH A 
BRITISH COURT 
RULING THE U.S. 
WON'T GET 
CRUCIAL EVIDENCE 
FROM BRITISH 
INVESTIGATORS 
UNLESS THE DEATH 
PENALTY IS OFF 
THE TABLE. 
JIM'S MOM, DIANE 
FOLEY. 
>> WILL THIS 
GIVE YOU ANY 
KIND OF CLOSURE? 
WANT THEM TO BE 
HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
IS IMPORTANT. 
>> Reporter: 
AMERICAN 
OFFICIALS TELL 
NBC NEWS, THE 
U.S. IS TERMED 
TO ARRANGE FOR 
THE TWO MEN TO 
FACE CHARGES IN 
AN AMERICAN 
COURTROOM. 
THAT IS, IF
>>> FOR A LOT OF 
PARENTS THIS 
SPRING REVEALED 
A PAINFUL TRUTH, 
THEY AREN'T GOOD 
TEACHERS LIKE 
SINGLE MOM, ZEL 
FISHMAN IN 
ATLANTA. 
>> THIS WAS ON 
ANOTHER LEVEL OF 
EXHAUSTION. 
>> Reporter: 
FACING ANOTHER 
SCHOOL YEAR OF 
SOME REMOTE 
LEARNING, 
FISHMAN IS 
GATHERING 
PARENTS THAT 
PLAN TO HIRE HER 
BROTHER, A 
TEACHERS TO 
TEACH THE KIDS 
WHEN THEY AREN'T 
IN SCHOOL. 
>> MY FAMILY, 
TWO HOURS, 
MONDAY, 
WEDNESDAY, 
FRIDAY. 
>> WOULD YOU 
RELY ON THE 
CURRICULUM OF 
THE PUBLIC 
SCHOOL SYSTEM? 
>> YES. 
YES. 
WE ARE NOT 
ASKING TO 
REINVENT THE 
WHEEL. 
>> Reporter: A 
TEACHING 
STRATEGY 
SWEEPING THE 
COUNTRY, THE 
PANDEMIC POD 
ALLOWING KIDS TO 
BE TOGETHER AND 
LEARN WHILE 
THEIR PARENTS 
WORK. 
ONLINE LEARNING 
WAS TOUGH FOR 
BLAKE, A THIRD 
GRADER OUTSIDE 
OF WASHINGTON 
DC, HIS PARENTS 
SAY THE PODS ARE 
JUST WHAT HE 
NEEDS. 
>> YOU REALLY 
WANT THE BEST 
FOR YOUR CHILD 
AND MAXIMIZE THE 
LEARNING ON 
THOSE ONLINE 
DAYS. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
MANY FAMILIES, 
IT'S TOO COSTLY. 
THE TEACHERS 
HAVE TO BE PAID 
AND IN SOME 
CASES THE SPACE 
USED COSTS 
MONEY, TOO. 
>> FOR THE 
FAMILIES THAT 
ARE MOST 
VULNERABLE, 
LOWER INCOME 
FAMILY, BLACK 
FAMILIES, BROWN 
FAMILIES, THEY 
ARE LOCKED OUT 
OF THAT. 
>> Reporter: 
EXPERTS SAY THAT 
WILL WIDEN THE 
EDUCATION GAP. 
>> THEY ARE 
CREATING THEIR 
OWN FORM OF 
PRIVATE SCHOOL. 
WHEN YOU START 
TO DO THAT B WE 
KNOW THE 
INEQUALITY 
EFFECTS ARE 
GOING TO 
MULTIPLY 
OVERTIME. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS POD WILL 
COST $150 A 
WEEK. 
>> THE KIDS GET 
ONE CHANCE AT 
BEING KIDS AND 
FORCED TO DEAL 
WITH THESE 
ISSUES ON ADULT 
LEVELS THEY 
SHOULDN'T HAVE 
TO DEAL WITH. 
>> Reporter: IN 
THE SCRAMBLE TO 
SAVE THE SCHOOL 
YEAR FOR SOME, 
THERE IS THE 
RISK OF MANY 
MORE BEING LEFT 
BEHIND. 
AMONG THE CHAOS, 
A FATHER TRYING 
TO TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> THERE IS 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY. 
THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY. 
THIS IS 400 
YEARS OF RACISM. 
WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
WHAT NEEDS TO BE 
DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
WHAT IS A POLICY 
CHANGE IN 
POLICING YOU 
WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE ENACTED? 
WHO IS TELLING 
THE TRUTH AND 
WHO IS LYING 
EVERYDAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
YOU ARE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
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 IN 
BRAZIL RIGHT 
BEFORE OUR EYES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
WHERE IT'S BEEN 
SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
THE ONLY THING 
WE HAVE TO FEAR 
IS FEAR ITSELF. 
THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> 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 THIS 
IS AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART 
FOR THE MOST 
PART. 
>>> WHAT HAPPENS 
WHEN YOU CAN 
MAKE USE OF YOUR 
LIFE, TRAINING 
FOR ONE MOMENT. 
>> I FEEL I 
SACRIFICE SO 
MUCH. 
MY COACH HAS AND 
MY MOM HAS AS 
WELL. 
>> WHEN 
EVERYTHING 
CLICKS, IT'S 
OFTEN. 
UNFORTUNATELY IT 
DOESN'T HAPPEN 
THIS OFTEN. 
>> THEN THAT 
MOMENT IS GONE. 
JA PAP'S PRIME 
MINISTER IS SAID 
TO PROPOSE A ONE 
YEAR DELAY FOR 
THE OLYMPICS. 
>> POSTPONING 
THE GAMES MAYBE 
UNAVOIDABLE. 
>> THEY DECIDED 
THEY WERE GOING 
TO POSTPONE IT 
FOR ANOTHER 
YEAR. 
THE PANDEMIC 
ALTERERRED OUR 
WORLD IN SO MANY 
DIFFERENT WAYS. 
HOW ARE OLYMPIC 
HOPEFULS COPING? 
WHEN THEIR WHOLE 
WORLD WAS 
CENTERED AROUND 
THIS ONE EVENT. 
>> 100%, LIVED, 
EAT, BREATHE, 
SWIMMING. 
IF WE ARE NOT 
TRAINING, WE ARE 
DOING THINGS TO 
MAKE SURE WE CAN 
TRAIN WELL IN 
THE NEXT 
TRAINING 
SESSION. 
EVERYTHING WAS 
GEARED TOWARDS 
SWIMMING, THEN 
NOW, EVERYTHING 
IS NOT THAT WAY. 
THE ANALOGY I 
LIKE TO USE, 
THIS ISN'T THE 
HARD STOP, WE 
ARE OFF THE 
ACCELERATED 
PEDAL JUST A 
LITTLE BIT. 
>> A FIVE TIME 
OLYMPIC GOLD 
MEDALIST IN 
SWIMMING, SINCE 
BEATING CANCER 
IN 2019 HE HAS 
BEEN TRAINING 
FOR A SPOT ON 
HIS FOURTH 
OLYMPIC TEAM. 
AFTER COVID 119 
DELATED TOKYO 
OLYMPIC GAMES HE 
HAD TO PUT HIS 
AMBITIONS ON 
HOLD AGAIN. 
>> IT WAS 
EXTREMELY 
REGIMENTED. 
YOU COULD TELL 
ME, WHAT DAY IT 
IS AND GIVE ME 
PROBABLY A 10 
MINUTE INCREMENT 
AND I COULD TELL 
YOU WHAT I WAS 
DOING. 
ON A GOOD DAY I 
WILL GET IN A 
LITTLE WEIGHT 
TRAINING AND 
THEN HEAD UP TO 
THE POOL, GET A 
LITTLE BIT OF 
SWIM TRAINING 
AND THEN DO 
WHATEVER WE NEED 
TO DO AT THE 
POOL. 
NATHAN IS ONE OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
OLYMPIC HOPEFULS 
ACROSS THE U.S., 
STRUGGLING TO 
ADAPT TO THE 
OLYMPIC DELAYS. 
ITS FORCED SOME 
ATHLETES TO TAKE 
TOUGH CHOICES. 
>> THERE ARE 
DEFINITELY DAYS 
WHERE I GO THIS 
SUCKS. 
I COULD NOT 
ADAPT TO THIS. 
DON'T BE TOO 
HARD ON YOURSELF 
WHEN YOU HAVE 
BAD DAYS. 
KNOW IT'S 
OCTONAUT BE OKAY 
SOMETIMES. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
IS A NATIONAL 
FENCING 
CHAMPION, HOPING 
TO MAKE HER 
OLYMPIC DEBUT IN 
2020. 
SHE IS ALSO A 
FOURTH YEAR 
MEDICAL STUDENT 
AND THAT'S WHERE 
THINGS GET 
REALLY 
COMPLICATED. 
>> I WANTED TO 
BE A DOCTOR AS 
LONG AS I 
REMEMBERED. 
THE PLAN WAS TO 
TAKE OFF A YEAR 
OF SCHOOL, TRAIN 
FOR THE 
OLYMPICS, 
HOPEFULLY MAKE 
THE OLYMPICS AND 
GO AND START MY 
FOURTH YEAR, 
YOUR FOURTH YEAR 
APPLIES TO 
RESIDENCY. 
IT WAS 
STRESSFUL, I 
WOULD BE TRYING 
TO MAKE OLYMPICS 
AND TRY TO GET 
IN AT THE SAME 
TIME, WHICH IS 
TOO MUCH FOR ME 
TO COMPREHEND. 
SOMETIMES WE 
WAKE UP AND GO 
OFF, NOT 
NECESSARILY 
UPSET BUT FEEL 
OFF. 
AT THE AGE OF 3, 
I KNEW I WANTED 
TO GO TO THE 
OLYMPICS, I 
DON'T KNOW HOW I 
KNEW ABOUT THE 
OLYMPICS TO BE 
HONEST WITH YOUS 
IT'S SOMETHING I 
SET A GOAL IN MY 
MIND. 
WHEN I SET A 
GOAL, I WANT TO 
ACHIEVE IT. 
>> Reporter: 19 
YEAR OLD MORGAN 
HEARD IS A WORLD 
CHAMPION IN 
GYMNASTICS. 
SHE IS TRAINING 
TO QUALIFY FOR 
HER FIRST 
OLYMPIC GAMES. 
>> THE BIGGEST 
THING IS TIME 
AND NORMAL 
TEENAGER 
ACTIVITIES, HIGH 
SCHOOL EVENTS 
AND PARTIES. 
>> Reporter: 
MORGAN'S ENTIRE 
CHILDHOOD WAS 
DEDICATED 
TOWARDS REACHING 
THE OLYMPICS, 
ADDING ANOTHER 
YEAR HAS BEEN A 
CONSIDERABLE 
MENTAL 
ADJUSTMENT. 
>> THERE ARE 
SOME DAYS WHERE 
I DON'T WANT TO 
WORKOUT AND 
DON'T REALLY 
WANT TO DO 
ANYTHING BUT I 
THINK TO MYSELF, 
IT'S HARD, THEN 
YOU FEEL BAD 
ABOUT IT. 
>> Reporter: 
PSYCHOLOGISTS 
SAY THE PANDEMIC 
LEFT A HUGE TOLL 
ON A LOT OF 
PEOPLE'S MENTAL 
HEALTH, 
RESULTING IN 
MASS ANXIETY AND 
GRIEF, BEING THE 
HIGH PERFORMING 
ATHLETE TAKES 
MENTAL STRENGTH 
AND FOCUS. 
OH HOPEFULS HAVE 
TO DEAL WITH THE 
STRESS AND 
ANXIETY, WHILE 
SUSTAINING A 
PEAK PHYSICAL 
STRENGTH. 
>> I GLOSS OVER 
A LITTLE BIT OF 
DIFFICULT TIMES, 
ESPECIALLY 
EMOTIONALLY. 
I KNOW I HAVE A 
HEN TENDENCY TO 
DO THAT. 
I JOURNALED WHEN 
I WAS DEALING 
WITH CANCER LAST 
YEAR. 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
FOR ME TO OPEN 
THAT JOURNAL AND 
GO BACK AND SORT 
OF RELIVE IT. 
>> ONE OF MY 
MOTTOS IS DO 
WHAT MAKES YOU 
HAPPY. 
I DON'T WANT TO 
PUT MYSELF IN A 
SUPER RIGID 
SCHEDULE BECAUSE 
THAT WILL MAKE 
ME MORE 
STRESSFUL. 
>> Reporter: ONE 
THING THAT KEPT 
EACH ATHLETE 
GOING IS THEIR 
PASSION FOR 
THEIR SPORT. 
>> FEELS LIKE 
YOU ARE 
ABSOLUTELY ON 
CLOUD 9, YOU 
HAVE SUCH A RUSH 
OF ADRENALINE, 
YOU HAVE SO 
MUCH, YOU FEEL 
SO MUCH JOY. 
>> ONE OF MY 
FAVORITE OH 
MOTIONS IS WHEN 
YOU WAKE UP ON 
COMPETITION DAY 
AND FEELS GREAT. 
THERE IS AN IN 
THE AIR THAT 
SAYS I'M GOING 
TO DO WELL 
TODAY. 
>> I COMMITTED 
TO SWIMMING 
THROUGH THE 
OLYMPIC TRIALS 
2020 AND 
HOPEFULLY THE 
OLYMPIC GAMES. 
I'M GOING TO 
HONOR THAT 
COMMITMENT TO 
MYSELF. 
THAT'S SOMETHING 
THAT'S IMPORTANT 
TO ME.  
%
WE SPOKE WITH %
SOME PEOPLE IN %
OKLAHOMA WHO ARE %
HOLDING OUT HOPE %
AND STRUGGLING 
HOW CLOSE ARE 
YOU TO BEING 
ABLE TO HELP 
EVERYBODY WHO 
NEEDS HELP? 
YOU HAVE TAKEN 
EXTRAORDINARY 
MEASURES. 
ARE YOU GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO HELP 
EVERYBODY. 
>> THAT'S THE 
ONLY OPTION, OUR 
GOVERNOR SAID, 
YOU WILL SERVE 
EVERY SINGLE 
PERSON THAT'S 
ELIGIBLE FOR 
BENEFITS, THAT'S 
MY GOAL. 
THAT'S WHAT I 
WAKE UP EVERY 
MORNING TO DO. 
IF WOULDN'T HAVE 
TAKEN THE JOB IF 
I DIDN'T THINK I 
COULD DO IT. 
I WANTED TO MAKE 
SURE WE COULD DO 
THAT FACE TO 
FACE CONTACT 
WITH PEOPLE, IF 
IT WAS POSSIBLE. 
EVERYTHING WE 
HAD LEADING UP 
TO THIS HAS 
MORPHED AND 
CHANGED SO WE 
CAN SERVE 
PEOPLE. 
IT WAS BEING 
FRUSTRATED ALONG 
WITH IT. 
YOU CAN SEE 
SOMEONE IN FROM 
OF YOU SAYING 
I'M SORRY THIS 
HAPPENED, LET ME 
HELP YOU, THAT 
CAN HELP PEOPLE 
TO UNDERSTAND IN 
THE BACKGROUND 
WHEN WE ARE 
DOING OTHER 
THINGS, WE ARE 
DOING IT WITH 
THE BEST 
INTENTIONS AND 
MAKE UP FOR WHAT 
WASN'T DONE IN 
THE PAST. 
>> WHAT ARE YOU 
SERVING? 
>> I THINK IT'S 
AMAZING CROSS 
SECTION OF 
PEOPLE. 
I TALKED TO A 
GENTLEMEN WHO IS 
A PUBLIC 
SCHOOLTEACHER. 
HE HASN'T BEEN 
EMPLOYED FOR A 
LITTLE WHILE. 
HE WAS TELLING 
ME HIS STORY. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
SO FRUSTRATED 
AND TO HAVE 
SOMEONE LISTEN 
AND SAY I'M 
SORRY THAT 
HAPPENED IS 
MEANINGFUL. 
>> ONCE I LOST 
MY JOB, I 
CHECKED ON LINE 
TO FILE A CLAIM. 
FOUR DAYS PRIOR 
-- I COULDN'T 
GET PAST IT AND 
GET ON THE 
PHONE, I CAME IN 
HERE AND IN 20 
MINUTES THEY GOT 
ME TAKEN CARE 
OF. 
>> I KNOW 
SOMETHING BEING 
DEBATED, 
PANDEMIC RELATED 
BENEFIT, HOW 
IMPORTANT IS 
THAT TO YOU AND 
YOUR FAMILY AT 
THIS POINT? 
>> IT'S PRETTY 
IMPORTANT. 
WHETHER YOU EAT 
OR NOT. 
>> THEY ARE 
GOING TO CREATE 
A FIASCO FOR 
THOSE PEOPLE WHO 
AREN'T GO 
GETTERS LIKE ME, 
I'M A TWO 
GETTER. 
IF THEY COULD, 
JUST EXTEND IT 
FOR THAT TIME 
UNTIL THE 
PANDEMIC GOES 
AWAY. 
I BELIEVE WHEN 
THE PANDEMIC 
GOES AWAY, 
THINGS WILL PICK 
UP. 
UNTIL THEN, WE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
ON SHUTDOWN 
WEARING MASKS 
AND NOT KNOWING 
WHICH WAY TO GO. 
>> DAVID JOINS 
ME FROM TULSA, 
OKLAHOMA. 
DAVID, HOW 
BACKLOGGED IS 
OKLAHOMA'S 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
SYSTEM? 
HOW MANY PEOPLE 
ARE WAITING FOR 
BENEFITS? 
>> THERE ARE 
TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
OKLAHOMAIANS 
THAT HAVE NOT 
RECEIVED THE 
BENEFITS AND 
30,000 HAVE 
FILED 
APPLICATIONS BUT 
SOME PROBLEM 
WITH THEM. 
THEY DIDN'T FILL 
THEM OUT 
CORRECTLY OR 
MAYBE FLAGGED 
FOR FRAUD. 
IT'S AN 
INCREDIBLE 
NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE. 
AS I HAVE BEEN 
TALKING TO FOLKS 
HERE IT'S 
ASTONISHING TO 
THINK BACK ON 
HOW LONG THIS 
CRISIS HAS BEEN 
GOING ON. 
THE 18th WEEK WE 
HAVE SEEN MORE 
THAN A MILLION 
JOB LOSSES ON A 
WEEK BY WEEK 
BASIS. 
THESE ARE PEOPLE 
HERE WHO HAVE 
BEEN STRUGGLING 
THROUGHOUT THAT 
ENTIRE PERIOD OF 
TIME, TRYING TO 
MOVE MONEY 
AROUND AND SOME 
CASES NOT PAYING 
RENT OR CAR 
PAYMENTS. 
IT'S NOVEL WHEN 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO DO. 
THIS IS USUALLY 
A SAFELESS 
PROCESS, YOU 
APPLY AND HOPE 
THEY COME 
THROUGH. 
THE THINKING 
HERE IS YOU CAN 
DO AWAY WITH 
THAT FACELESS 
BUREAUCRAT, IF 
YOU CAN SIT DOWN 
IN FRONT OF 
SOMEBODY THAT 
CAN HELP THEM 
OUT, IT'S GOING 
TO SPEED THIS 
ALONG. 
THE FACT THAT 
STATES HAVE BEEN 
SO BURDENED BY 
THE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE APPLYING 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS IN THE 
WAY WE HAVEN'T 
SEEP IN OUR 
REHISTORIES 
THAT'S A ISSUE. 
THE STATE HAS A 
MAIN FRAME 
COMPUTER SYSTEM, 
FROM THE 170s. 
FROM THE 1970S, 
IT IS JUST 
INCAPABLE OF 
PROCESSING THE 
INFLUX OF 
APPLICATIONS WE 
HAVE SEEP HERE 
IN OKLAHOMA OVER 
THE LAST 18 
WEEKS. 
THIS IS A 
STOPGAP B GET 
PEOPLE IN AND 
TRY TO FIGURE 
THIS OUT, THE 
WOMAN THAT RUNS 
THIS, RECOGNIZES 
THIS IS A LONGER 
TERM TRIP TO 
IMPLEMENT CHASE 
TO THE SYSTEM TO 
MODERNIZE IT TO 
MAKE IT 
SOMETHING THAT'S 
NOT A RELIC OF 
THE PAST. 
>> THAT'S QUITE 
LITERALLY HARD 
TO BELIEVE THAT 
IS THE SYSTEM 
THEY ARE WORKING 
WITH TO TRY TO 
DEAL WITH THIS 
MAJOR 
INNOVATION. 
CONGRESS MAY 
PASS ANOTHER 
STIMULUS PACKAGE 
BY THE END OF 
THE MONTH. 
IF IT GOES 
THROUGH, COULD 
THE SAME PEOPLE 
BE KEPT WAITING? 
>> PEOPLE HERE 
AREWORRIED ABOUT 
THAT. 
EVERYONE WANTS 
TO SEE THE 
BENEFITS 
CONTINUED. 
PEOPLE COMING 
HERE TODAY, 
MAYBE HAVEN'T 
APPLIED FOR 
BENEFITS OR 
TRYING TO GET 
THE BENEFITS TO 
GO THROUGH THE 
SYSTEM. 
THEY ARE HOPEFUL 
TO GET THE 
BENEFITS AS WELL 
AND OPTIMISTIC 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO GET THOSE 
BACK DATED. 
IT IS CRUCIAL TO 
THEM THEY WILL 
GET THEM. 
YOUR QUESTION IS 
A GOOD ONE, IF 
THIS LAPSES AND 
COMES BACK AND 
PLACINGS IS THAT 
GOING TO CAUSE 
ANOTHER PROBLEM 
AS PEOPLE HAVE 
TO REAPPLY. 
EVERYONE HERE IS 
IN THE STRANGE 
SENSE OF LIMBO. 
THE HIGHEST 
AMOUNT OF MONEY 
YOU CAN GET FROM 
THE STATE OF 
OKLAHOMA IS $539 
A WEEK. 
FOLKS GETTING 
THAT KIND OF 
MONEY FROM THE 
STATE, 
ADDITIONAL $600 
FROM THE 
GOVERNMENT AS 
WELL, THAT'S A 
SIGNIFICANT 
AMOUNT OF MONEY. 
THE WOMAN YOU 
HEARD FROM IN 
THAT PIECE, HAS 
10 CHILDREN. 
IT BOGGLES THE 
MIND SOMEONE 
TRYING TO RAISE 
10 CHILDREN CAN 
GET BY ON $539 A 
WEEK OR LESS. 
THAT'S SOMETHING 
ELSE I WANT TO 
MENTION. 
PEOPLE BY IN 
LARGE WHEN THEY 
LEAVE THIS PLACE 
ARE GLAD THEY 
HAD RESOLUTION. 
THEY ARE ADAMANT 
THEY ARE LOOKING 
FOR WORK AND 
WANT TO WORK 
AGAIN. 
THEY ARE NOT 
JUST TRYING TO 
FLY BY. 
THEY WANT TO GET 
BACK IN THE WORK 
FORCE. 
THERE IS A 
COMPOUNDING 
CRISIS IN THIS 
STATE, IN THIS 
PART OF THE 
COUNTRY, 
OKLAHOMA'S 
ECONOMY IS 
BUFFETED BY THE 
OIL AND GAS 
INDUSTRY. 
THAT WAS GETTING 
HARD HIT BEFORE 
THIS PANDEMIC 
HAPPENED. 
NOW IT'S LIKE A 
DOUBLE WHAMMY 
FOR A LOT OF 
FOLKS. 
THEY ARE WAITING 
TO SEE RECOVERY 
IN THE ENERGY 
SECTOR. 
>> 10 KIDS AND 
TRYING TO GET BY 
ON THAT. 
%
THANK YOU SO 
I WILL BE 
THINKING ABOUT 
THAT FAMILY, 
THANKS DAVID. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> YOU ARE IN 
VIOLATION OF THE 
ORDER THAT YOU 
HAVE TO WEAR A 
MASK. 
>> MANDATES IN 
MIAMI TO WEAR A 
MASK OR PAY A 
PRICE, MIRRORING 
CRITICAL 
CONVERSATIONS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> THESE ARE OUR 
INSTRUMENTS OF 
FREEDOM BECAUSE 
THEY WILL GIVE 
US THE FREEDOM 
TO OPEN. 
>> Reporter: THE 
U.S. SURGEON 
GENERAL IN SOUTH 
FLORIDA 
PROVIDING A 
MILLION MASKS TO 
THE HOSPITALITY 
INDUSTRY AS 
CITIES LIKE 
MIAMI AND 
INDIANAPOLIS 
REACT TO THE 
SHAKY HANDLE ON 
THE VIRUS. 
>> WITHOUT A 
RESPONSE, THAT 
TRAJECTORY WILL 
UNDO THE HARD 
WORK WE PUT IN 
OVER THE LAST 
FOUR MONTHS. 
>> Reporter: TWO 
OF THE 11 CITIES 
CAUTIONED BY 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE MEMBER DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX 
ABOUT EXPLODING 
CASES IN A 
PRIVATE CALL. 
THE RED FLAG 
COMING AS 
FLORIDA LEADS 
THE NATION IN 
COVID FATALITIES 
PER DAY, THOUGH 
THE DATA 
SCIENTIST SAYS 
BASED ON HIS 
RESEARCH, THE 
STATS DON'T TELL 
THE FULL STORY 
DUE THE A LAG IN 
REPORTING. 
FLORIDA REPORTED 
173 FATALITIES 
WHICH IS THE 
HIGH SO FAR. 
IS THAT AN 
ACCURATE NUMBER? 
>> IT'S HIGHLY 
MISLEADING, 14 
OF THOSE DIED 
DURING THE PAST 
24 HOURS. 
>> Reporter: 
ACCRA DATA HELPS 
DRIVE POLICY 
DECISIONS AS 
DOES TESTING, 
CHALKED FULL OF 
CHALLENGES, 
EXCESSIVELY LONG 
WAIT FOR RESULTS 
AND SHORTAGE OF 
MATERIALS. 
>> EVPIECE OF 
THE SUPPLY CHAIN 
IS A CHALLENGE 
BECAUSE OF A 
DEMAND FOR 
TESTING IS 
EXCEEDING THE 
CURRENT SUPPLY 
WE HAVE 
AVAILABLE. 
>> Reporter: 
LABS WORKING TO 
PROCESS TEST AS 
THIS COUPLE 
TRIES TO PROCESS 
ITS MIRACULOUS 
STORY. 
>> SHE WAS ON 
THE VENT. 
>> Reporter: 
PROOF THE WILL 
TO LIVE IS A 
POWERFUL FORCE. 
ALECIA SPENT 41 
DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL, 23 ON 
A VENTILATOR 
BEFORE GIVING 
BIRTH WHILE IN A 
MEDICALLY 
INDUCED COMA. 
>> I'M FILLED 
WITH SO MANY 
MUCH JOY FOR 
THESE KIDS AND 
SELFISHLESS FOR 
MYSELF. 
>>> OVERNIGHT 
THE CDC 
RELEASING ITS 
LONG AWAITED 
GUIDELINES ON 
HOW TO RE-OPEN 
SCHOOLS SAFELY. 
SHORT ON 
SPECIFICS, 
INSTEAD OFFERING 
BROAD STROKES 
FROM PRACTICING 
GOOD HYGIENE AND 
DISINFECTING 
SURFACES 
REGULARLY, TO 
SPACING OUT 
STUDENTS AND 
MAINTAINING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
OTHER 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
INCLUDED 
REPURPOSING 
UNUSED 
BUILDINGS, 
HOLDING CLASSES 
OUTSIDE WHEN 
POSSIBLE, 
KEEPING GROUPS 
OF STUDENTS 
TOGETHER 
THROUGHOUT THE 
SCHOOL DAY. 
THE GUIDELINES 
APPEAR TO COME 
DOWN IN FAVOR OF 
OPENING SCHOOLS, 
NOTING CHILDREN 
DON'T SUFFER 
MUCH FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS ARE 
LESS LIKELY TO 
SPREAD IT AND 
CAN SUFFER FROM 
BEING OUT OF THE 
CLASSROOM, FINAL 
DECISIONS, STILL 
RESTING ON THE 
SHOULDERS OF 
LOCAL SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS. 
>> THE GREATEST 
CHALLENGE RIGHT 
NOW, TO BE ABLE 
TO SAY HERE IS 
WHAT WE ARE 
GOING TO DO, YOU 
CAN COUNT ON IT. 
>> Reporter: THE 
NEW CDC 
GUIDELINES COME 
A WEEK AFTER 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CALLED THE 
AGENCY'S 
ORIGINAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
TOO RESTRICTIVE 
BUT ON THURSDAY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED TO SOFTEN 
HIS STANCE THAT 
ALL SCHOOLS NEED 
TO RE-OPEN IN 
THE FALL, NOW 
ACKNOWLEDGING 
THOSE IN 
CORONAVIRUS HOT 
SPOTS SHOULD 
DELAY THEIR 
START DATE. 
HOPE THAT LOCAL 
LEADERS PUT THE 
FULL HEALTH AND 
WELL BEING OF 
THEIR STUDENTS 
FIRST AND MAKE 
THE RIGHT 
DECISION FOR 
CHILDREN, 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS AND NOT 
MAKE POLITICAL 
DECISIONS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENT ASKING 
CONGRESS TO PASS 
A RELIEF BILL 
WORTH MORE THAN 
$100 BILLION FOR 
SCHOOLS THAT DO 
RE-OPEN THEIR 
DOORS. 
BUT FOR SCHOOLS 
THAT STICK TO 
ONLINE LEARNING. 
>> THE MONEY 
SHOULD FOLLOW 
THE STUDENT SO 
THE PAINT AND 
FAMILIES ARE IN 
CONTROL OF THEIR 
OWN DECISIONS. 
>> Reporter: 
TEACHERS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY 
CONFUSED. 
 
TASK.
SAVANNAH?
>> ALL RIGHT, MIGUEL.
THANK YOU VERY
>>> WE ARE 
JOINED BY THE 
COORDINATOR OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
TASK FORCE AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE, 
DR. DEBORAH 
BIRX. 
YOU HEARD THE 
STATS, 4 MILLION 
CASES IN THIS 
COUNTRY, WE 
ADDED 1 MILLION 
IN THE LAST 16 
DAYS OR SO 
BEFORE THAT IT 
TOOK MONTH TO 
GET TO THOSE 
KINDS OF 
NUMBERS. 
DEATHS REPORTED 
1000 YESTERDAY. 
I HAVEN'T SEEN A 
NUMBER THAT HIGH 
IN WEEKS. 
YOU ARE THE HEAD 
OF THES THAT 
FORCES THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS 
IT'S GOING TO 
GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT'S GOING TO 
GET BETTER. 
HOW MUCH WORSE? 
>> WELL. 
IT DEPENDS ON 
THE NEXT SET OF 
CITIES. 
WE ARE ALREADY 
STARTING TO SEE 
PLATEAUING IN 
THE CRITICALLY 
FOUR STATES THAT 
SUFFERED UNDER 
THE LAST FOUR 
WEEKS. 
TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, 
ARIZONA AND 
FLORIDA. 
THOSE MAJOR 
METROS AND 
THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTIES. 
I WANT TO MAKE 
IT CLEAR TO THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC, 
WHAT WE HAVE ARE 
ESSENTIALLY 
THREE NEW YORKS 
WITH THE THREE 
MAJOR STATE. 
WE ARE REALLY 
HAVING TO 
RESPOND AS AN 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
AND THAT'S WHY 
YOU HEAR US 
CALLING FOR 
MASKS AND 
INCREASE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING TO 
REALLY STOP THE 
SPREAD OF THIS 
EPIDEMIC. 
>> THERE ARE 
THOSE WHO DOUBT 
THAT THIS IS 
REAL OR THINK 
IT'S KIND OF 
OVERBLOWN, THEY 
SAY YOU GET 
TESTING DONE AND 
YOU ARE GOING TO 
GET MORE CASES 
OR IT'S ONLY 
YOUNG PEOPLE. 
THEY DON'T GET 
AS SICK. 
FROM YOUR 
PERSPECTIVE, OFF 
CHANCE TO GET A 
MESSAGE ACROSS 
HERES IS THIS 
OUTBREAK REAL 
AND IS IT 
SERIOUS? 
>> IT'S VERY 
SERIOUS AND VERY 
REAL. 
THAT'S WHY I 
HAVE BEEN 
TRAVELING AROUND 
THE COUNTRY, I 
HAVE BEEN TO 9 
STATES. 
I GO TO FIVE MORE
OVER THE 
WEEKEND. 
SITTING WITH 
GOVERNMENTS AND 
COMMUNITIES AND 
GOVERNORS AND 
MAYORS AND 
WORKING TOWARDS 
AN EFFECTIVE 
RESONS COMMUNITY 
BY COMMUNITY, 
UTILIZING THE 
GUIDELINES THAT 
ARE AVAILABLE. 
THAT'S WHAT WE 
NEED ACROSS 
AMERICA. 
I APPLAUD THE 
MAYOR OF MIAMI 
WHO SAID IF YOU 
HAVE IN A 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOUSEHOLD, 
COMORBIDITY 
INDEPENDENT OF 
AGES YOUNG 
PEOPLE WITH 
HYPER TENSION OR 
DIABETES, IT'S 
OUR 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO PROTECT THEM 
WHILE IN PUBLIC 
BY WEARING MASKS 
AND THE 
HOUSEHOLD. 
THIS FIRST WAVE 
THAT WE SEE 
ACROSS FLORIDA, 
TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, AND 
ARIZONA, BEGAN 
WITH UNDER 30 
YEAR OLDS, MANY 
WHO WERE 
ASYMPTOMATIC AND 
DIDN'T KNOW THEY 
WERE SPREADING 
IT. 
THEY NEED TO 
ASSUME THEY ARE 
SPREADING IT AND 
ARE POSITIVE. 
>> CDC OUT WITH 
GUIDELINES 
TODAY. 
THERE IS 
ENORMOUS 
PRESSURE ON 
SCHOOLS TO RE-
OPEN IN PEP, 
THERE IS A 
THREAT TO 
WITHHOLD FEDERAL 
FUNDING FROM 
SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID CHILDREN 
DON'T GET THE 
VIRUS AS MUCH, 
IF THEY DO THEY 
GET BETTER 
QUICK. 
YOU SAID IF AN 
INTERVIEW, THERE 
IS AN OPEN 
QUESTION AND YOU 
ARE STUDYING IT. 
IF IT'S NOT 
KNOWN, HOW ARE 
SCHOOLS SUPPOSED 
TO SAFELY RE-
OPEN? 
WHAT ARE PARENT 
TO THINK IF WE 
DON'T HAVE THE 
SCIENCE OR KNOW 
THE ANSWER TO 
THOSE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT HOW MUCH 
KIDS ARE PASSING 
IT ON AND HOW 
MUCH RISK THEY 
POSE? 
>> Reporter: YOU 
ARE ABSOLUTELY 
RIGHT. 
KNOWLEDGE IS 
POWER. 
I THINK WHY THAT 
WAS IMPORTANT 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
YESTERDAY HAD 
THE MAP BEHIND 
HIM, SEWING 
WHERE THE MOST 
RECENT CASES 
ARES THOSE WERE 
THE CASES OVER 
THE LAST 7 TO 14 
DAYS, TO INFORM 
THE PUBLIC, 
THERE ARE AREAS 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES WHERE 
CASES ARE 
INCREASING AND 
CONTINUE TO 
INCREASE, TO 
GIVE PARENTS, 
SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATORS, 
TEACHERS, AND 
THE COUNTY 
SUPERVISORS, AN 
UNDERSTANDING OF 
WHERE THEY ARE 
IN THE EPIDEMIC 
AND WHAT 
PRECAUTIONS THEY 
NEED TO TAKE. 
WHAT I CAN'T 
REALLY TELL YOU 
TODAY IS WHETHER 
CHILDREN UNDER 
10 WE KNOW 
CHILDREN UNDER 
18 ARE LESS SICK 
BUT THERE ARE 
SOME THAT SUFFER 
TERRIBLE 
CONSEQUENCES IF 
THEY HAVE UNDER 
LYING 
CONDITIONS. 
DESPITE THE 
SOUTH KOREA 
STUDY, WHETHER 
CHILDREN UNDER 
10 IN THE UNITED 
STATES, DON'T 
SPREAD THE VIRUS 
IS THE SAME AS 
CHILDREN OVER 
10, THAT'S STILL 
AN OPEN QUESTION 
THAT NEEDS TO BE 
STUDIED IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
WE KNOW FROM 
OTHER STUDIES 
THAT CHILDREN 
UNDER 10 DO GET 
INFECTED. 
IT'S UNCLEAR HOW 
RAPIDLY THEY 
SPREAD THE 
VIRUS. 
>> WHAT WENT 
WRONG HERE? 
YOU AND I LAST 
TALKED IN EARLY 
APRIL AND YOU 
WERE TALKING 
ABOUT IF WE JUST 
STICK WITH THE 
30 DAYS 
GUIDELINES WE 
WILL AVOID ACUTE 
SECOND WAVE. 
WE DID. 
THE COUNTRY DID 
SHUTDOWN FOR THE 
BETTER PART OF 
THOSE 30 DAYS, 
HERE WE ARE, 
WITH NEW YORK IN 
THE HOT SPOT, 
THESE AREAS LIKE 
TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, 
ARIZONA, 
FLORIDA, NOW 
THEY HAVE SEEN A 
WAVE. 
WHAT WENT WRONG? 
IT'S AN 
IMPORTANT 
QUESTION TO 
ANSWER NOW 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
STILL IN THIS 
EPIDEMIC AND 
DON'T WANT IT TO 
BE A NEW HOT 
SPOT. 
WHAT HAVE YOU 
LEARNED? 
>> I THINK WHAT 
IS REALLY 
IMPORTANT IS TO 
UNDERSTAND WHEN 
YOU FIRST SEE 
THAT INCREASE IN 
TEST POSITIVITY, 
WE PUT OUT 
GATING CRITERIA 
ABOUT HOW TO 
OPEN SAFELY AND 
HOW EACH OF THE 
INDIVIDUAL 
SECTIONS THAT 
YOU HAD TO MOVE 
THROUGH WERE 
CRITICAL. 
WE KNOW NOW AND 
IT WAS IN THE 
ORIGINAL GATING 
CRITERIA ABOUT 
TEST POSITIVITY. 
WE HAVE A LOT 
MORE KNOWLEDGE 
NOW, WHEN IT 
PICKS UP A 
LITTLE, BEFORE 
YOU SEE A 
SIGNIFICANT 
INCREASE IN 
CASES, THAT'S A 
REAL
INDICATOR THAT 
SOMETHING IS 
HAPPENING. 
-- THEY WOULD 
NEVER APPEAR AT 
A AN EMERGENCY 
ROOM OR TESTING 
SITE. 
WHEN WE PUT OUT 
THE CALL AFTER 
MEMORIAL DAY, I 
WANT TO THANK 
THE YOUNG PEOPLE 
FOR THEIR 
RESPONSIVENESS, 
WE ASKED THEM 
AFTER MEMORIAL 
DAY WHEN WE 
COULD SEE 
AMERICANS ON THE 
MOVE, THAT IF 
THEY WERE IN 
LARGE GATHERINGS 
NO MATTER IN THE 
STREET OR IN A 
BAR, OR IN A 
PRIVATE HOME, TO 
GO AND GET 
TESTED. 
I THINK IT'S 
BECAUSE OF THEIR 
RESPONSIBILITY 
WE WERE ABLE TO 
SEE THAT 
ORIGINAL TICK 
UP. 
UNTIL YOU CAN 
SEE THAT 
EXPLOSION, IT'S 
HARD FOR PEOPLE 
TO UNDERSTAND 
HOW DEEPLY YOU 
HAVE TO 
CLAMPDOWN. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
CALLED OUT THE 
NEXT SET OF 
CITIES WHERE WE 
SEE EARLY 
WARNING SIGNS. 
IF YOU MAKE 
CHANGES NOW, YOU 
WON'T BECOME A 
PHOENIX. 
>> VERY, VERY 
QUICKLY , THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
DECIDED TO 
CANCEL THE 
PUBLIC PORTION 
OF THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION IN 
FLORIDA BECAUSE 
OF THE VIRUS. 
WAS THAT THE 
RIGHT CALL? 
>> YEAH, THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
WHEN WE DID 
OPENING UP 
AMERICA AGAIN, 
GUIDELINES, HE 
WOULD STEP IN 
WHEN WE SAW 
THINGS THAT HAD 
TO BE CORRECTED. 
YOU SEE THIS 
WEEK HIM REALLY 
TALKING TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
ABOUT HOW 
IMPORTANT MASKS 
ARE AND HOW 
IMPORTANT NOT 
BEING IN MASS 
MASS GATHERINGS 
ARE, 
PARTICULARLY IF 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
WEARING MASKS. 
THIS IS A CIG 
SIGNAL TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
WE HAVE TO 
CHANGE OUR 
BEHAVIOR NOW 
BEFORE THAT 
VIRUS MOVES BACK 
UP THROUGH THE 
NORTH. 
WE CAN DO THAT, 
WE CAN DO THAT 
AS AN AMERICAN 
PEOPLE. 
>> DO YOU WISH 
HE HAD BEEN MORE 
OUTSPOKEN FOR 
EXAMPLE ON MASKS 
A LITTLE BIT 
EARLIER? 
YOU MENTIONED 
HOW IMPORTANT IT 
WAS THAT HE 
SPOKE UP SO 
CLEARLY THIS 
WEEK. 
>> I THINK HE 
HAS BEEN 
SPEAKING ABOUT 
MASKS, THE VICE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN MIRRORING 
THAT BEHAVIOR. 
I'M ALWAYS IN 
THE MASK TO 
MIRROR THAT 
BEHAVIOR. 
IT'S IMPORTANCE 
TO RECOGNIZE HOW 
IMPORTANT MASKS 
ARE, ALSO SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
 
LEFT CENTER 
>>> YANKEES 
SLUGGER, JOHN 
CARLOS PUTSING 
THE FIRST RUNS 
OF THE 2020 
SEASON ON THE 
BOARD WITH THE 
FIRST INNING 
HOME RUN. 
A STARK REMINDER 
THAT BASEBALL 
MAYBE BACK BUT 
DEFINITELY NOT 
THE SAME. 
THE 
.
>> SOTO WAY UP IN TH
HOURS EARLIER THE
NATIONAL STAR 
OUTFIELDER 
REMOVED FROM THE 
LINE UP AFTER 
TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19. 
THE TEAM SAYS HE 
IS ASYMPTOMATIC 
AND TRACING HIS 
CLOSE CONTACTS. 
>> WE KNEW THESE 
THINGS MAY 
HAPPEN. 
I TOLD THE 
PLAYERS JUST BE 
POSITIVE. 
>> HOW CLOSE IS 
THIS TO BASEBALL 
-- SCENARIO. 
>> EP ON THE 
NATIONALS HAS TO 
DEAL WITH ABOUT 
WHETHER JUAN 
SOTO MIGHT HAVE 
INFECTED THEM. 
IF HE IS 
INFECTED 
MULTIPLE 
TEAMMATES, THEN 
OFF CRISIS. 
>> Reporter: 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL 
DEVELOPING MORE 
THAN 100 PAGES 
OF PRO POCOLS TO 
KEEP PLAYERS 
SAFE INCLUDING 
NO FANS IN THE 
STANDS, SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
THE DUGOUTS AND 
MASKS WON AT ALL 
TIMES EXCEPT 
DURING ACTUAL 
PLAY. 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI, BEFORE 
THE GAME, DR. 
FAUCI THROWING 
OUT THE FIRST 
PITCH. 
LET'S SAY IT WAS 
JUST A BIT 
OUTSIDE. 
BEFORE THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM, 
PLAYERS ON BOTH 
TEAMS KNEELING 
FOR A MOMENT IN 
SUPPORT OF THE 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT. 
THE GAME WAS 
DELAYED IN THE  
6th  INNING 
BECAUSE OF RAIN 
AND LIGHTNING. 
A WET ENDING TO 
A SEASON OWNER 
UNLIKE ANY 
OTHER. 
NOTHING ABOUT 
THIS YEAR HAS 
BEEN NORMAL IN 
BASEBALL, 
NOTHING ABOUT 
THIS YEAR HAS 
BEEN NORMAL ON 
PLANET EARTH. 
THIS FITS RIGHT 
IN. 
THE RAIN FORCED 
THE LEAGUE TO 
CALL THIS GAME, 
THE YANKEES WIN 
IT 4-1. IN THE 
WEST COAST THEY 
PLAYED ALL 9 
WITH DODGERS 
WINNING 8-1. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL THROW OUT 
THE FIRST PITCH 
AT A YANKEES 
GAME IN NEW 
YORK. 
>> ANTHONY FAUCI 
IS IN GOOD 
COMPANY. 
>> BY THE WAY, 
GARRETT, WE HAVE 
SEEN TEAMS GET 
CREATIVE, WE SAW 
THE FAN CUT OUT 
WHICH WERE COOLS 
THEY HAVE 
ARTIFICIAL CROWD 
NOISE. 
I HEAR THEY ARE 
GOING ONE STEP 
FURTHER. 
>> ON SOME OF 
THE GAMES IT 
WILL BE 
BROADCAST ON 
FOX, THEY WILL 
INCLUDE VIRTUAL 
FANS,ES PLACED 
IN THE STANDS, 
THEY WILL DRESS 
THEM UP IN THE 
TEAM'S COLORS 
AND THEY CAN 
EVEN DO THE 
WAVE. 
THAT MIGHT TAKE 
GETTING USED TO. 
FAUCI HAS AN 
EXCUSE, HE IS 
79. 
IF I CAN WALK TO 
THE MOUND WHEN 
I'M 79, I WILL 
TAKE IT. 
>> GARRETT, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.  
. 
>>> WITH THE 
PROSPECT OF MORE 
AMERICANS VOTING 
FROM HOME THIS 
FALL, NEW 
CONDITION THAT 
ELECTION DAY 
COULD STRETCH 
WELL BEYOND 
NOVEMBER 3rd AS 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
SENDS STATES 
SCRAMBLING TO 
OFFER SAFE 
ALTERNATIVES TO 
VOTING AT THE 
POLLS, MANY 
EXPANDING 
ABSENTEE OR MAIL 
IN VOTING 
OPTIONS. 
IF THERE IS A 
STRONG ABSENTEE 
BALLOT REF 
PRESENCE, 
PREFERENCE, IT 
MAYBE ELECTION 
WEEK. 
>> Reporter: 
WISCONSIN, 
PENNSYLVANIA AND 
MICHIGAN, -- SAW 
MASSIVE SURGES 
IN ABSENTEE 
VOTING  THIS 
PAST SPRING FOR 
SOME WHO DID GO 
TO THE POLLS, 
LONG LINES LIKE 
THESE IN 
WISCONSIN AND IN 
GEORGIA THAT 
KEPT VOTERS 
WAITING HOURS. 
THIS CAUTIONARY 
TALE IN KNOCK'S 
12th 
CONGRESSIONAL 
DISTRICT, 
ABSENTEE BALLOTS 
ARE COUNTED 
AFTER LAST 
MONTH'S 
PRIMARIES NO 
WINNER DECLARED. 
AS OF NOW, 41 
STATES WILL 
ALLOW VOTE BY 
MAIL IN SOME 
FORM THIS 
NOVEMBER, 8 OF 
THOSE STATES 
WILL MAIL A 
BALLOT 
APPLICATION IN 
ADVANCE, 7 WILL 
AUTOMATICALLY 
SEND A BALLOT IN 
THE MAILBOX, 9 
STATES REQUIRING 
AN EXCUSE BEYOND 
COVID-19 
CONCERNS TO VOTE 
ABSENTEE. 
THE CHANGES THIS 
HOW WE VOTE, A 
DRAMATIC SHIFT 
UP UNTIL NOW 
ONLY FIVE STATES 
VOTED BY MAIL, 
WASHINGTON STATE 
IS ONE OF THEM. 
>> RESULTS ARE 
GOING TO COME IN 
LATE THAN PEOPLE 
ARE USED TO. 
THAT'S WHAT IS 
GOING TO BE 
DIFFICULT FOR 
THE COUNTRY IS 
THAT THERE WILL 
BE A LOT OF 
PRESSURE TO KNOW 
WHO WON AND IT'S 
GOING TO TAKE 
TIME. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT CAN STATES 
DO NOW TO 
PREPARE? 
WASHINGTON 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE, KIM WYMAN 
SUGGESTS 
OFFICIALS SHOULD 
SEND OUT AB 
ENTEE BALLOT 
REQUESTS EARLY 
TO DEAL WITH 
DEMAND. 
>> WE WILL BE 
SOMEWHERE 
BETWEEN AS HIGH 
AS 80 TO 90% 
TURNOUT IN MANY 
STATES. 
THE SOONER YOU 
KNOW WHAT THAT 
FIELD LOOKS LIKE 
, THE BETTER 
PREPARED YOU ARE 
GOING TO BE. 
>> Reporter: 
OFFICIALS ARE 
ALSO URGING 
LEGISLATORS TO 
CHANGE LAWS TO 
ALLOW THE 
PROCESSING AND 
VERIFYING OF 
BALLOTS IN 
ADVANCE SO THEY 
CAN COUNT AND 
REPORT RESULTS 
FASTER ON 
ELECTION NIGHT. 
ALSO 
ADMINISTRATORS 
SAY VOTES NEED 
TO EDUCATE 
THEMSELVES ABOUT 
HOW THE PROCESS 
WILL WORK IN 
THEIR STATE TO 
PREPARE. 
ALL OF THIS AS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS STEPPING UP 
HIS EFFORT TO 
DISCREDIT MAIL 
IN VOTING AS 
VULNERABLE TO 
FRAUD, RAMPING 
UP ATTACKS ON 
TWITTER AND 
TELEVISION. 
>> I THINK MAIL 
IN VOTING IS 
GOING TO RIG THE 
ELECTION. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE OF 
WIDESPREAD FRAUD 
ACCORDING TO 
MULTIPLE 
STUDIES, 
REPUBLICAN TOM 
RIDGE. 
>> THERE IS NOT 
WIDESPREAD 
FRAUD, THERE 
HASN'T BEEN 
WIDESPREAD 
FRAUD. 
>> Reporter: 
ALSO AT PLAY, 
EXPERTS FEAR THE 
ELECTION OUTCOME 
COULD BE HEADED 
FOR R THE 
COURTS, BOTH 
REPUBLICAN AND 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
COMMITTEES ARE 
PLEDGING 
MILLIONS FOR 
LEGAL CHALLENGES 
AS WELL AS 
PLANNING TO 
DEPLOY LAWYERS 
ACROSS THE U.S. 
TO MONITOR POLL 
SITES, SETTLING 
THE STAGE FOR A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION UNLIKE 
ANY OTHER. 
>> ANOTHER ISSUE 
THAT MAY 
COMPLICATE THIS, 
YOUR SIGNATURE 
ON THE BALLOT. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 
SOME STATES WILL 
NEED TO VERIFY 
YOUR SIGNATURE 
ON A BALLOT BY 
MATCHING IT WITH 
A SIGNATURE THEY 
HAVE ON FILE. 
THINK ABOUT 
COMPARING TO IT 
YOUR DRIVER'S 
LICENSE. 
THE SIGNATURE 
THERE. 
WHEN YOU SIGNED 
YOUR NAME AT THE 
DMV, YOU DID NOT 
IT WOULD BE USED 
TO VERIFY A 
SIGNATURE LATER 
ON. 
OFFICIALS WILL 
REACH OUT TO YOU 
IF THAT HAPPENS 
INDEPENDENT THE 
PAST BALLOTS 
HAVE BEEN THROWN 
OUT AND NOT 
COUNTED AT ALL. 
VOTING BY MAIL 
IS SAFE IT'S 
ANOTHER EXAMPLE 
OF HOW IT'S 
COMPLICATED AND 
COULD BE MORE 
CHALLENGING COME 
NOVEMBER. 
>> I DON'T WANT 
TO THINK ABOUT 
HOW MUCH MESSIER 
MY HANDWRITING 
HAS GOTTEN OVER 
THE YEARS. 
>> YOU CAN SEE 
WELL NOW, IT 
SHOULD BE FINE. 
 
SURE PEOPLE SOCIAL DISTANCE SO
>>> THIS SUMMER 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED 
SEASHORES HAVE 
BECOME POPULAR 
VACATION 
DESTINATIONS. 
>> THIS IS MY 
SECOND TIME HERE 
THIS SUMMER. 
>> Reporter: IN 
NORTH CAROLINA'S 
OUTER BANKS, 
TOURISM IS 
THRIVING. 
>> IF THINGS 
STAY ON TRACKING 
WE WILL HAVE A 
RECORD 
VISITATION YEAR 
OR UP THERE THIS 
TERMS OF HIGH 
NUMBERS OF 
VISITS. 
>> Reporter: 
WHILE IT'S GOOD 
FOR BEACH 
BUSINESSES THAT 
RELY HEAVILY ON 
SALES BETWEEN 
MEMORIAL DAY AND 
LABOR DAY, THE 
VIRUS HAVE NOT 
TAKEN A BREAK 
AND CASES ARE 
RISING IN RESORT 
TOWNS, OR RE 
COUNTY, HOME TO 
MYRTLE BEACH, 
THE JULY 4th 
WEEKEND LOOKED 
LIKE A TYPICAL 
SUMMER HOLIDAY, 
THE AREAS SEEN 
CASES JUMP AFTER 
WELCOMING 
VISITORS BACK. 
>> I WORK IN 
HEALTH CARE AND 
I SEE THIS. 
IT DISAPPOINTS 
ME. 
>> Reporter: HOT 
SPOTS LIKE MIAMI 
BEACH TRYING TO 
FLAT DIDN'T 
CURVE ARE 
CRACKING DOWN 
WITH A CURFEW. 
THOSE CAUGHT 
BREAKING THE 
CITY'S MASK 
MANDATE FACE A 
$100 FIND FOR A 
FIRST OFFENSE ON 
THE JERSEY 
SHORE, THE 
SUMMER IS STILL 
A STRUGGLE. 
TRYING TO 
BALANCE SAFETY 
WHILE GETTING 
BACK TO 
BUSINESS. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
TRYING TO GET 
OUTSIDE AS MUCH 
AS THEY CAN. 
>> Reporter: THE 
TOWN CANCELED A 
DAY CATCH FOR 
KIDS AFTER A 
RECENT OUTBREAK. 
>> THERE ARE 
MORE CASES, ARE 
YOU PLANNING ON 
ADDING MORE 
RESTRICTIONS? 
>> REARE ONLY 
SELLING 1000 
DAILY BADGES 
EVERYDAY AND 17 
OPENINGS ALONG 
THE BEACH, THE 
STAFF IS 
MONITORING 
CONSTANTLY. 
IF WE SEE THE 
BEACH GETTING 
OVERCROWDED, WE 
ARE CLOSING THAT 
DOWN FOR ACCESS 
AND DIRECTING 
PEOPLE TO 
ANOTHER 
LOCATION. 
>> Reporter: AT 
LEGET'S 
RESTAURANT, IT'S 
AN ABNORMAL 
BUSINESS THAT 
OPENED IN 1935. 
>> IT'S BEEN A 
HEAVY BURDEN 
WITHIN THE EXTRA 
EXPENSES. 
THE START UP IN 
THE BACK, THAT'S 
PROBABLY CLOSE 
TO $10,000. 
>> Reporter: A 
DEVASTATING BLOW 
BUT A STORM THIS 
COMMUNITY IS 
PREPARED TO 
WEATHER. 
>> THE TOWN IS 
FIGHTING JUST AS 
HARD AFTER 
SANDY. 
>> Reporter: SO 
MANY BEACH 
BUSINESSES COUNT 
ON THE MONEY 
COMING IN DURING 
THE CRITICAL 
SUMMER MONTHS TO 
CARRY THEM 
THROUGH TO THE 
REST OF THE 
YEAR. 
OFFICIALS 
SHUTDOWN MAIN 
STREET ON 
CERTAIN NIGHTS 
TO EXPAND THE 
OUTDOOR DINING 
EXPERIENCE, 
ANOTHER PUSH TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
THEY ARE ABLE TO 
SAVE THE SUMMER 
AND DOING IT 
SAFELY. 
 
EVEN PRESIDE
WHETHER YOU LIKE 
THE MASK OR NOT, 
THEY HAVE AN 
IMPACT. 
>> MASKS HAVE 
BECOME THE MUST 
HAVE ACCESSORY 
OF 2020, WORN TO 
HELP SLOW THE 
SPREAD OF COVID-
19 ACCORDING TO 
GUIDANCE FROM 
THE CDC, FACE 
COVERINGS IN A 
VARIETY OF 
FORMS, NEW 
RESEARCH 
SUGGESTS THERE 
IS ONLY ONE WAY 
TO WEAR THEM 
AFFECTIVELY. 
THEY SHOULD 
COVER YOUR MOUTH 
AND ESPECIALLY 
YOUR NOSE AS 
ONCE 
DEMONSTRATED BY 
ANDREW CUOMO. 
>> THIS IS A 
MASK. 
THIS IS A 
CHILDREN GUARD. 
.
NOBODY TOLD YOU TO WEAR
TO WEAR A CHIN 
GUARD. 
WEAR A MASK. 
ACCORDING TO A 
NEW STUDY, THE 
CELLS LINING  TTHE 
NOSE WAS MORE 
LIKELY TO BECOME 
INFECTED WITH 
AND THSHED THE 
CORONAVIRUS THAN 
THOSE LINING THE 
THROAT AND 
LUNGS. 
EVERY TIME AN 
INFECTED PERSON 
EXHALES THEIR 
THEIR NOSE THEY 
ARE LIKE WILL GO 
RELEASING A 
HIGHER 
CONCENTRATION OF 
VIRUS THAN 
THROUGH THEIR 
MOUTHS. 
THIS LEAVES NO 
ROOM FOR THE SO-
CALLED CHIP 
STRAP LOOK. 
>> IF SOMEBODY 
IS WEARING A 
MASK, COVERING 
THE MOUTH BUT 
NOT THE NOSE 
THEN THEY ARE 
GETTING THE 
MAJORITY OF THE 
VIRUS INTO THE 
BODY OUT INTO 
THE ENVIRONMENT 
WHICH MEANS -- 
BRINGING THE 
MASK UP, 
COVERING THE 
NOSE IS ONE OF 
THE MOST GE
IMPORTANT STEPS 
YOU CAN TAKE. 
>> Reporter: IT 
DIDN'T TAKE LONG 
TO SNIFF OUT 
UNCOVERED NOSES 
WALKING THE 
STREETS OF NEW 
YORK CITY. 
>> DO YOU KNOWCI 
YOU ARE WEARING 
A MASK WRONG. 
>> NO, I DIDN'T. 
>> YOU HAVE TO 
COVER YOUR NOSE 
AND MOUTH. 
HOW HARD IS IT 
TO WEAR A MASK 
OVER YOUR NOYES 
AND MOUTH. 
>> IT'S HARD. 
I HAVE TO WEAR 
THE AT WORK ALL 
DAY. 
I CAN'T BREATHE. r:
>> WHY ARE YOU 
NOT WEARING 
YOURS OVER YOUR 
NOSE. 
>> IT'S HOT. 
>> HOW COME YOU 
DON'T HAVE THE 
NOSE COVERED. 
>> MY NOSE IS 
COVERED. 
>> NOW IT IS. 
>> Reporter: 
ASIDE FROM 
COVERING YOUR 
NOSE AND MOUTH 
CORRECTLY, MASK 
MATERIAL 
MATTERS. 
A FLORIDA 
ATLANTIC 
UNIVERSITY STUDY 
SHOWED BANDANNAS 
ALLOWED COUGH  D
DROPLETS TO FLY 
THREE FEET. 
CLOTH MASKS STOP 
THEM AT 2 1/2 
INCHES. 
IF YOU ARE 
MAKING A MASK, 
THIS NEWLY WO
PUBLISHED STUDY 
SAYS DOUBLE THE 
LAYERS. 
>> TWO OR MORE 
IS WHAT YOU NEED 
IN HOMEMADE 
MASKS. 
HOMEMADE CLOTH 
MASKS WORK WELL. 
THE MORE LAYERS 
YOU HAVE THE 
BETTER, TWO 
BEING THE 
MINIMUM. 
>> HERE IS AN 
EXAMPLE OF TWO 
LAWYERS OF 
FABRIC. 
THIS MASK HAS A 
POCKET FOR A 
FILTER. 
YOU CAN PUT A 
COFFEE FILTER 
INSIDE OR FIND A 
PAPER FILTER 
ONLINE. 
REMEMBER THE 
MASK REALLY 
SHOULD FIT 
SNUGLY OVER YOUR 
NOSE AND MOUTH 
AND YOU  -WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
IT DOESN'T MOVE 
AROUND WHEN YOU 
ARE TALKING, 
WASH THEM WA
REGULARLY AND 
MULTIPLE MASKS 
TO ALTERNATE. 
>> A LOT OF 
PEOPLE SAID WHAT 
THAT ONE WOMAN 
SAID. 
SHE DIDN'T LIKE 
WEARING IT 
BECAUSE TSHE 
DIDN'T FEEL LIKE 
SHE WOULD BREATH 
OR GET ENOUGH 
OXYGEN IN. 
WHAT DOES 
SCIENCE SAY. 
>> IT DOES 
FEEL 
LIKE IT'S HARD 
TO BREATH BUT 
THIS STATEMENT 
WAS PUT OUT 
MASKS ARE 
DESIGNED TO BE 
BREATHED THROUGH 
AND THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THAT 
LOW OXEN LEVELS 
OCCUR. 
THEY SAID IF YOU 
HAVE LUNG 
CONDITIONS, 
USING A MEDICAL BO
N95 MASK COULD 
CAUSE CARBON 
DIOXIDE BUILD UP 
IN YOUR BODY. 
THAT IS IF YOU 
HAVE A MEDICAL 
CONDITION. 
N95 MASKS ARE TO 
BE WORN 
IF YOU 
ARE A MEDICAL 
WORKER. 
CHECK OUT THIS 
EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL DOCTOR 
IN  ADUBLIN, 
IRELAND. 
HE DID AN 
EXPERIMENT  
WEARING SEVEN 
MASKS. 
HE SHOWED THERE 
WERE NO CHANGES 
IN HIS OXYGEN 
LEVEL AND NO 
ISSUES WITH HIS 
CARBON DIOXIDE 
LEVELS GOING UP. 
WE ARE NOT 
WEARING SEVEN. 
WHAT ABOUT SOME 
THAT HAVE VENTS 
IN THEM. 
THEY LOOK 
PROFESSIONALS OR 
PAINTER'S MASKS. 
>> MULTIPLE 
EXPERTS SAY ETHEY 
ARE NOT HELPFUL 
BECAUSE THEY 
ALLOW YOUR GERMS 
TO ESCAPE 
THROUGH THE 
VENT. 
THAT IS NOT 
HELPING TO 
PROTECT PEOPLE 
AROUND YOU. 
THOSE MASKS WERE 
DESIGNED TO MAKE 
IT EASIER FOR 
PEOPLE TO BREATH 
IF THEY ARE 
PAINTING OR 
DOING 
WOODWORKING. 
>> GOOD TO KNOW. 
>> KIDS GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
IN SOME PLACES, 
WHAT MASKS 
SHOULD THEY 
HAVE? 
CDC SAYS IN 
ADDITION TO THE 
CRAYONS, PENCILS 
YOU NEED THE 
CLOTH MASKS, 
SEVERAL BECAUSE 
KIDS LOSE THINGS 
AND TEACHERS 
SHOULD  CONSIDER 
FACE SHIELDS 
WITH OWSTUDENTS 
THAT ARE HEARING 
IMPAIRED OR 
LEARNING 
ENGLISH. 
SO IF YOU SCARE 
BUYING FOR THE 
SCHOOL, CONSIDER 
THESE TOO. 
>> THANK YOU.
>>> 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. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
FIGHT UNITES US. 
>> 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 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THE OUT GOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> MOST PEOPLE 
USUALLY BREATHE 
THROUGH THEIR 
NOSE AND GOOD 
REASON. 
IT WARMS THE AIR 
WE BREATHE AND 
FILTER OUT 
MICROORGANISMS. 
BREATHING OUT 
NATURALLY 
IMPROVES LUNG 
AND CIRCULATORY 
FUNCTION AND 
GIVES YOUR BODY 
A CHANCE TO 
RECLAIM THE 
WARMTH AND 
HUMIDITY THAT 
YOU WOULD EXHALE 
INTO THE 
ENVIRONMENT. 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
LIKE THE NOSE IS 
BETTER FOR 
BREATHING IT 
APPEARS TO BE 
BETTER AT 
SPREADING COVID-
19. 
A STUDY MAPPED 
LOCATIONS IN THE 
RESPIRATORY 
TRACK WHERE THE 
VIRUS INVADES, 
MULTIPLIES AND 
SPREADS FROM. 
THEY FOUND THE 
CELLS THAT LINE 
THE NOSE WERE 
MORE LIKELY TO 
BECOME INFECTED 
AND SHED VIRUS 
COMPARED TO THE 
LUNGS. 
THAT MEANS EVERY 
TIME A PERSON 
EXHALES THROUGH 
THEIR NOSE THEY 
ARE LIKELY 
GENERATING A 
HIGHER 
CONCENTRATION OF 
INFECTIOUS 
AEROSOL THAN IF >>
THEY WERE 
BREATHING 
THROUGH THEIR 
MOUTH. 
IN ORDER TO 
BLOCK THAT CLOUD 
FROM ESCAPING, 
IT'S JUST AS 
IMPORTANT TO 
COVER YOUR NOSE 
WITH A MASK.
>>> INFLAMMATORY 
SYNDROME HAD 
SEVERE IMPACT ON 
DOZEN OF 
CHILDREN'S IN 
NEW YORK AND LOS 
ANGELES. 
IN THE UK WHICH WA
IS AHEAD OF THE 
UNITED STATES ON 
THE PANDEMIC 
CURVE, PEDIATRIC 
NEUROLOGISTS 
FOUND SOMETHING FO
NEW IN RECENT 
WEEKS, SOMETHING 
THAT IS OBSERVED 
IN ADULT COVID-
19 PATIENTS, THE 
VIRUS' IMPACT ENON 
THE BRAIN 
FUNCTION OF SOME 
CHILDREN 
INCLUDING 
SEVERAL THAT 
SUFFERED FROM 
THE SAME 
MULTISYSTEM 
INFLAMMATORY 
SYNDROME. 
THERE ARE QUITE 
A IF YOU STUDIES 
OUT LINKED TO 
COVID-19 IN 
ADULTS BUT IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES SO FAR 
THERE HAVE ONLY 
BEEN A HANDFUL 
OF SUCH CASES. 
WE SPOKE E TO A 15-
YEAR-OLD GIRL IN 
LONDON, ONE OF 
THE EARLIEST AND 
SHE SPENT TWO 
WEEKS ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
HAD TYPICAL 
COVID SYMPTOMS 
IN HER LUNGS 
THEN A WEEK INTO 
HER RECOVERY SHE 
HAD 
HALLUCINATIONS 
AND ISSEIZURES, A 
SECOND HIT FOR 
HER ACCORDING TO 
THE PEDIATRIC 
DOCTOR TREATING 
HER. 
ONE THAT IN
ENCOUNTERED THIS 
IN ADULTS, HE IS 
AT JOHNS 
HOPKINS. 
HE SAID THE 
NEUROLOGICAL 
IMPACT IS SO THFAR 
NOT THAT 
DIFFERENT FROM 
HAS BEEN 
WITNESSED IN 
OTHER 
RESPIRATORY 
ILLNESSES. [ 
INAUDIBLE ]
REOPEN SAFELY. %
>> OTHER THAN %
SOMETHING LIKE %
PPE DID THEY SAY %
WHAT WOULD MAKE %
THEM FEEL SAFER %
>> HALF A DOZEN 
NEUROLOGISTS 
TOLD US MORE 
RESEARCH, MORE 
DATA, MORE TIME 
WILL BE REQUIRED 
TO UNDERSTAND 
THE MECHANISMS 
BY WHICH THE 
VIRUS CAN IMPACT 
OUR BRAINS BUT 
GIVEN THE 
CHILDREN'S 
BRAINS ARE STILL 
GROWING, ANY 
KIND OF 
NEUROLOGICAL 
INFORMATION IN 
KIDS COULD CAUSE 
THE MOST LONG 
LASTING DAMAGE 
OF ALL. 
AT CHILDREN'S 
HOSPITAL IN 
PHILADELPHIA, 
SHE HAS SEEN A 
HANDFUL OF CASES 
BUT WORRIES THAT 
THERE MAY BE 
MORE. 
>> IT APPEARS 
THAT THE 
INCIDENCE OF 
COMPLICATION IS 
LOW HOWEVER IF 
WE ARE GOING TO 
HAVE A HIGH 
VOLUME OF TOTAL 
CASES ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, A LOW 
PERCENTAGE THAT 
HAS A NEUROLOGIC 
COMPLICATION 
COULD TURN INTO 
A HIGH ABSOLUTE 
NUMBER. 
SO, I THINK, THE 
BETTER THAT WE 
AGGRESSIVELY 
FIRST TRY TO 
UNDERSTAND WHAT 
THIS IS, THE 
BETTER WE WILL 
BE ABLE TO CARE 
FOR THE CHILDREN 
IN THE LONGER 
RUN. 
>> Reporter: 
DOCTORS WE SPOKE 
TO WERE KEEN TO 
EMPHASIZE THAT 
THESE KIND OF 
NEUROLOGICAL 
COMPLICATIONS OF 
AFFECT A SMALL 
NUMBER OF 
PATIENTS. 
THEY WANT 
PARENTS AND 
FAMILY MEMBERS 
TO BE AWARE OF 
THEM. 
>>> TEACHERS, WE 
ALWAYS GIVE 
EVERYTHING. 
WE SACRIFICE 
EVERYTHING FOR 
OUR STUDENTS. 
THIS TIME IT'S A 
MATTER OF LIFE 
AND DEATH. 
>> MANY TEACHERS 
AND FACULTY ARE 
CHOMPING AT THE 
BIT TO GET BACK 
IN THE 
CLASSROOM. 
THEY KNOW HOW 
MUCH THEIR 
STUDENTS DEPEND 
ON THEIR 
INSTRUCTION. 
>> A FIGHT 
AGAINST COVID 
SHOULDN'T LEAD 
TO US DEPRIVE 
OUR KIDS OF THE 
TOOLS THEY NEED 
TO SUCCEED. 
>> IF SOME 
SCHOOLS REOPENED 
PER THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ORDERS, WHAT DO 
YOU THINK IS THE 
WORST-CASE 
SCENARIO. 
HOW DOES THAT 
PLAY OUT. 
>> PEOPLE DIE. 
WE FILED A 
LAWSUIT TO GET 
THE GOVERNOR'S 
ATTENTION 
BECAUSE HE 
HASN'T BEEN 
LISTENING TO US. 
WE WANT TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THEY 
DON'T REOPEN AS 
BRICK AND MORTAR 
BUILDINGS. 
WE KNOW HOW 
DANGEROUS IT IS. 
WE KNOW THAT NOT 
ONLY ARE THE 
LIVES MUCH STAFF 
MEMBERS AND 
FAMILIES AT RISK 
BUT THE LIVES OF 
THE CHILDREN 
THAT WE SERVE. 
>> WE ARE 
HISTORICALLY 
UNDER FUNDED 
ALREADY. 
THEN YOU ADD 
THIS ON TOP OF 
IT WITH THE 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT THAT 
YOU NEED TO OPEN 
SCHOOLS SAFELY, 
WHERE IS THE 
MONEY COMING 
FROM FOR  THAT. 
>> I SPEND A LOT 
OF MONEY TAKING 
WAY FROM MY 
HOUSEHOLD 
BECAUSE I WANT 
TO GIVE THEM THE 
VERY BEST. 
SO, BEING TO 
TAKE AWAY MORE 
FUNDING THAT 
LEAVES ME 
WORRIED BECAUSE 
I WANT -- I GO 
MORE IN MY 
POCKET AND I'M 
ALREADY 
UNDERPAID. 
>> WE HAVE A 
SHORTAGE. 
WE HAD A TEACHER 
SHORTAGE LAST 
YEAR. 
3,000 CLASSROOMS 
DID NOT HAVE A 
TEACHER AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
YEAR. 
SO, WE HEARD 
THAT TEACHERS 
ARE GOING TO 
BELIEVING THE 
PROFESSION. 
>> THERE IS 
NOTHING I WANT 
MORE THAN BEING 
BACK IN FRONT OF 
MY STUDENTS. 
I LOVE MY JOB. 
I GET PAID TO BE 
GOOFY AND SING 
SONGS AND TEACH 
KIDS ABOUT MUSIC 
BUT THIS IS 
KEEPING ME FROM 
DOING MY JOB 
BECAUSE THE 
VIRUS HAS NOT 
BEEN DEALT WITH 
LIKE IT NEEDS TO 
BE. 
>> WE JUST HEARD 
THE CONCERN 
THERE AND ONE 
TEACHER'S UNION 
IN FLORIDA FILED 
A LAWSUIT. 
TELL US ABOUT 
THAT AND MORE 
ABOUT IT. 
>> YEAH, 
SAVANNAH. 
IT'S SUCH A 
POWERFUL 
CONVERSATION TO 
SIT DOWN WITH 
THESE TEACHERS 
FOR AN HOUR AND 
HEAR WHAT IS TOP 
OF MIND FOR 
THEM. 
THEY ARE 
THINKING ABOUT 
THIS 24-7. IT 
WAS CLEAR THE 
LOVE THAT THEY 
HAD FOR THEIR 
STUDENTS AND IN 
THIS 
CONVERSATION. 
THEY WANT TO SEE 
THEIR BEST 
INTEREST IN 
MIND. 
ONE OF THE 
TEACHERS WE MET, 
MINDY IS A 
PLAINTIFF IN THE 
LAWSUIT. 
SHE SAID PART OF 
THE REASON WAS 
TO GET THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ATTENTION. 
THEY WANT HIM TO 
HEAR WHAT THE 
EDUCATORS ARE 
SAYING. 
THE PRESS 
CONFERENCE, THEY 
CONTINUE TO 
DOUBLE DOWN ON 
SCHOOLS 
REOPENING. 
HE EAT TWEETED 
SAYING HE WANTS 
PARENTS TO HAVE 
A CHOICE BETWEEN 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING AND IN 
PERSON LEARNING 
BUT THE 
TEACHERS, THEY 
SAY THAT FLORIDA 
IS THE 
EPICENTER, THE 
WORLD'S 
EPICENTER. 
AND TO OPEN 
SCHOOLS DURING 
THIS TIME WOULD 
BE INCREDIBLY 
DANGEROUS. 
THE OTHER 
ELEMENT IN THE 
LAWSUIT, YOU 
HEARD ABOUT 
FUNDING THERE IN 
THE 
CONVERSATION. 
THAT IS PART OF 
IT. 
RIGHT NOW 
SCHOOLS GET 
MONEY BASED ON 
-- STUDENTS IN 
THESE BUILDINGS, 
THEY WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
IF SCHOOLS ARE 
VIRTUAL THIS 
SEMESTER THAT 
THAT FUNDING 
REMAINS IN PLACE 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT STUDENTS 
HAVE THE 
TECHNOLOGY THEY 
NEED AND PREPARE 
FOR EVENTUALLY 
THE SCHOOLS 
REOPEN IN PERSON 
THEY WANT THE 
RIGHT PPE IN 
PLACE. 
>> EASTERN 
SOMETHING LIKE 
PPE, DID THEY 
SAY WHAT WOULD 
MAKE THEM FEEL 
SAFER RETURNING 
TO THE 
CLASSROOM, AN 
INDICATOR THAT 
IT'S OKAY TO GO 
BACK?
>> EVERYONE 
WANTS TO BE IN 
THE CLASSROOMS 
BUT THEY WANT 
THE VIRUS UNDER 
CONTROL BEFORE 
THAT HAPPENS. 
THEY WANT TO SEE 
RATES GO DOWN IN 
THE STATES AND 
PROPER PLANS AND 
PROTOCOLS IN 
PLACE. 
ONE OF THE 
CRITICISMS I 
HEARD ABOUT THE 
GOVERNOR'S PLAN, 
IT'S NOT MUCH OF 
A PLAN. 
HE DOESN'T TELL 
THE SCHOOLS WHAT 
THEY SHOULD DO. 
HE LEAVES THE 
DETAILS UP TO 
INDIVIDUAL 
LOCALITIES.
THEY WANT THE 
PROTOCOLS IN 
PLACE AND THE 
FUNDING TO 
ACTUALLY 
IMPLEMENT THE 
PROTOCOLS. 
ONE OF THE 
TEACHERS TOLD 
MED NOT HAVING 
THE RESOURCES IS 
LIKE GOING TO 
WAR WITHOUT ANY 
WEAPONS. 
>> WHAT ARE THEY 
GOING TO DO? 
ARE THEY GOING 
TO FOLLOW THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ORDERS AND START 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES? 
WE HEARD THEIR 
CONCERN ABOUT IT 
BUT HOW WILL IT 
PLAY OUT? 
>> I AM IN ONE 
OF THE OLDEST 
SCHOOLS IN 
MIAMI. 
IT'S NOT CLEAR 
IF THESE HALLS 
WILL HAVE 
STUDENTS IN THEM 
COME AUGUST. 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
OF MIAMI-DADE 
DID NOT ISSUE A 
FINAL CALL. 
AS OF YESTERDAY 
HE SAID IT'S 
UNLIKELY THAT 
STUDENTS WILL BE 
COMING BACK TO 
THESE BUILDINGS 
COME AUGUST. 
THEY HAVE YET TO 
DECIDE. 
NEXT DOOR, 
BROWARD COUNTY 
HAS ANNOUNCED 
THAT THEY WILL 
START SCHOOL ALL 
ONLINE. 
IT DOES SEEM 
LIKE MOST OF THE 
DISTRICTS ARE 
DEALING WITH IT 
AND MAKING THEIR 
OWN DECISIONS, 
WHAT IS BEST FOR 
THEIR 
COMMUNITIES. 
SAVANNAH? 
>> AN IMPORTANT 
DEBATE THAT WE 
ARE SEEING PLAY 
OUT ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
ORDERING UP TO 
200 LETTER FROM 
TROOPS BE SENT 
TO CHICAGO TO 
HELP THE CITY'S 
ESCALATION OF 
GUN VIOLENCE. IN 
THE LATEST 
PODCAST YOU 
SPOKE TO COOK 
COUNTY ATTORNEY 
KIMBERLY FOXX. 
WHAT DID SHE SAY 
ABOUT SENDING 
TROOPS INTO 
CHICAGO. 
>> THANKS FOR 
HAVING ME. 
THE COUNTY 
PROSECUTOR SAID 
SHE IS A LITTLE 
SKEPTICAL, 
CONCERNED COMING 
OFF OF WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
PORTLAND. 
PEOPLE ARE WEARY 
WHAT CAN HAPPEN 
IN CHICAGO. 
THY WANT HELP 
BUT THEY ARE NOT 
SURE IF THAT IS 
THE HELP THEY 
WANT. 
LET'S TAKE A 
LISTEN. 
>> OUR NUMBER 
ONE PRIORITY IS 
PUBLIC SAFETY. 
THE NUMBER ONE 
OBJECTIVE IS TO 
STOP THE 
SHOOTINGS AND 
THE KILLINGS. 
SO, WHEREVER WE 
CAN BE A HELP 
WITH ALL HANDS 
ON DECK WE WILL 
TAKE IT BUT WITH 
A SKEPTICISM 
WHICH WILL ALLOW 
US TO HAVE 
CHECKS AND 
BALANCES OF 
THOSE WHO COME 
TO HELP. 
>> NO REPLAY IN 
PORTLAND WHERE 
UNIDENTIFIED 
FEDERAL 
OFFICERS, TEAR 
GAS AND SHOOTING 
WITH RUBBER 
BULLETS. 
IT IS ALL HANDS 
ON DECK 
SITUATION WITH 
THE GUN VIOLENCE 
IN CHICAGO. 
>> KIMBERLY FOXX 
TALKED ABOUT HOW 
PEOPLE IN 
CHICAGO ARE 
COPING WITH THIS 
ESCALATION OF 
VIOLENCE. 
WHAT DID SHE 
TELL YOU? 
>> IN CHICAGO, 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE PLACES THAT 
BREAKS YOUR 
HEART. 
A WONDERFUL CITY 
BUT VIOLENCE 
YEAR IN AND YEAR 
OUT. 
IT HAS BEEN 
DOING BETTER. 
FOLKS ARE HURT. 
MANY ARE SCARED. 
SHE SAID IN THE 
PROCESS, A LOT 
ARE TRAUMATIZED. 
THEY WALK AROUND 
CARRYING THE 
WAIT OF THE 
VIOLENCE IN THE 
PAST AND ONGOING 
VIOLENCE. 
LET'S TAKE 
ANOTHER LISTEN. 
>> ONE THING 
THAT IS MISSING 
FROM THIS 
CONVERSATION, IF 
YOU GO TO THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD 
THAT JUST HAD 
THE 15 PEOPLE 
WHO WERE SHOT 
COMING OUT OF A 
FUNERAL, A LOT 
OF THOSE PEOPLE 
ARE TERRIFIED. 
TERRIFIED NOT OF 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND TROOPS. 
OF THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
AND I DON'T WANT 
THAT LOST IN 
HERE. 
THAT IF THERE IS 
A VIDEO OR YOU 
SEE CHILDREN WHO 
ARE OUT THERE 
RUNNING FOR 
THEIR LIVES. 
SO, IN SOME 
NEIGHBORHOODS IT 
HAS GOTTEN SO 
DESPERATE THAT 
-- 
>> FOLKS ARE 
SCARED IN THEIR 
OWN COMMUNITIES, 
DESPERATELY 
WANTING HELP, TO 
STEM THE 
BLEEDING. 
SOME MAY BELIEVE 
THAT STATIONING 
FELLOW OFFICERS 
OR NATIONAL 
GUARD TROOPS IN 
THE 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
WILL HELP. 
THEY WANT THE 
BULLETS TO STOP 
FLYING AND THE 
BODIES TO STOP 
FALLING FOR THAT 
MATTER. 
>> HEART-
BREAKING TO 
HEAR. 
THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT 
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL IS 
INVESTIGATING 
THE USE OF 
EXCESSIVE FORCE 
BY FEDERAL 
OFFICERS IN 
PORTLAND, ORGAN. 
HOW IS THAT 
FORMING PEOPLE'S 
OPINIONS IN 
CHICAGO. 
>> WHEN IT COMES 
TO ELECTED 
OFFICIALS. 
THEY ARE WATERY. 
THEY WANT THE 
HELP. 
THESE 
PARTNERSHIPS 
HAVE BEEN IN THE 
MAKING A LONG 
TIME. 
BETWEEN FEDERAL 
AUTHORITIES AND 
LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES, 
ESPECIALLY 
INTELLIGENCE 
GATHERING. 
BUT PEOPLE ON 
THE GROUND THAT 
LIVE IN THE 
COMMUNITIES 
WATCH THE NEWS 
AND THEY SEE 
PEOPLE BEING 
BEATEN AND 
THROWN INTO 
UNMARKED VANS 
AND CARTED OFF, 
IT'S CONCERNING 
TO SAY THE 
LEAST. 
LET'S LISTEN TO 
THE LAST CLIP 
FROM KIM FOX. 
TO THINK THAT 
OUR GOVERNMENT 
WOULD USE 
MILITARY 
STRENGTH AGAINST 
ITS OWN CITIZENS 
THAT WERE OUT 
THERE TALKING 
ABOUT SYSTEMIC 
AND 
INSTITUTIONAL 
RACISM AND 
TRYING OUT FOR 
EQUALITY. 
THAT WE WOULD 
USE THAT LEVEL 
OF BRUT FORCE 
AND INDIFFERENCE 
TO 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
PRINCIPLES. 
SO, HAVING SEEN 
THAT. 
HAVING SEEN THAT 
THEY WERE 
SCOOPING PEOPLE 
UP AND PUTTING 
THEM IN UNMARKED 
VEHICLES IN 
2020, THERE IS 
NO REASON 
WHATSOEVER TO 
SAY THAT IS JUST 
PORTLAND. 
WE DON'T WANT IT 
TO HAPPEN HERE. 
WE WANT TO BE 
VIGILANT. 
WE NEED THE HELP 
WHERE IT'S 
APPROPRIATE BUT 
THERE IS NO ONE 
HERE IN CHICAGO 
WHO NIEVELY 
BELIEVES THAT IS 
NOT POSSIBLE. 
>> NOW, THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BILL BARR SAID 
THE OFFICERS 
THAT ARE SENT TO 
CHICAGO, KANSAS 
CITY ARE NOT THE 
SAME KIND OF 
FORCES DOING THE 
JOBS IN 
PORTLAND. 
IN PORTLAND, 
THOSE IDENTIFIED 
OFFICERS FROM 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY WERE 
THERE TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL 
BUILDINGS. 
IN THIS CASE, 
THEY ARE 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
THERE TO HELP 
PREVENT CRIME 
AND SOLVE CRIME. 
AS YOU HEARD 
FROM KIM FOXX, 
THERE IS DEEP 
CONCERN. 
WHAT IS 
CONCERNING IS 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT AS 
WELL AS OTHER 
REPUBLICANS HAVE 
POLITICIZED THE 
USE OF THESE 
FORCES. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
THREATENED THE 
DEMOCRATICALLY 
RUN CITIES WITH 
SENDING HIS OWN 
TROOPS IN. 
WE WILL SEE HOW 
IT GOES DOWN BUT 
A LOT OF CONCERN 
ON BOTH SIDES. 
>> THAT'S THE 
SECOND TIME I AM 
SAYING IT THIS 
WEEK, INCREDIBLE 
EPISODE OF YOUR 
PODCAST. 
THANKS FOR 
JOINING US TO 
DISCUSS. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> A JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT 
WATCHDOG WILL 
INVESTIGATE THE 
CONDUCT OF THE 
FEDERAL OFFICERS 
TARGETING 
PROTESTERS IN 
PORTLAND, 
OREGON. 
DEMONSTRATORS 
WERE HIT WITH 
TEAR GAS AND 
FLASHBANGS. 
AMONG THOSE IN 
THE CROWD WAS 
THE PORTLAND 
MAYOR. 
MARA, FIRST HOW 
IS THE MAYOR OF 
PORTLAND DOING 
TODAY? 
>> YEAH, 
SAVANNAH, 
GETTING 
TEARGASSED ISN'T 
A PLEASANT 
EXPERIENCE. 
HE GOT IT TWO 
TIMES. 
HE WAS WEARING 
GOOGLES WHEN IT 
HAPPENED. 
WE SAW VIDEO OF 
HIM HOLDING HIS 
NOSE AND 
FLUSHING HIS 
EYES OUT. 
THIS IS THE 
FIRST TIME THE 
MAYOR WAS 
PRESENT AT THE 
PROTESTS. 
>> NOW, WHY DID 
HE JOIN THE 
PROTESTERS? 
>> WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE PROTEST IN 
PORTLAND FOR 
SEVERAL DAYS. 
IT HAS BEEN 
GOING ON FOR 56 
DAYS AS OF 
TODAY. 
LAST NIGHT WAS 
THE FIRST TIME 
THE MAYOR CAME 
OUT AND EVEN 
JOINED THE 
DEMONSTRATIONS. 
PEOPLE ARE 
FRUSTRATED ABOUT 
HIM TAKING THIS 
NATIONAL 
PLATFORM, 
CALLING FOR 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TO LEAVE 
PORTLAND WHEN HE 
HASN'T GIVEN ANY 
SUPPORT PRIOR TO 
FEDERAL AGENCIES 
HERE AND DURING 
AS WELL BECAUSE 
THE PROTESTERS 
WERE OUT ON THE 
STREETS GETTING 
TEARGASSED BY 
THE PORTLAND 
POLICE WHICH HE 
IS THE 
COMMISSIONER OF 
AND GETTING THE 
SAME TREATMENT 
WHEN THE FEDERAL 
AGENTS CAME IN 
TOWN AND THE 
MAYOR WASN'T 
PRESENT AND 
DIDN'T SHOW 
SOLIDARITY. 
A LOT OF 
PROTESTERS 
CALLING IT A 
PHOTO OP WHEN HE 
CAME TO VISIT 
LAST NIGHT. 
I SPOKE TO A 
COUPLE OF 
PROTESTERS. 
SHE HAS BEEN OUT 
PROTESTING EVERY 
NIGHT FOR THE 
ENTIRETY OF 
THESE PROTESTS 
IN PORTLAND. 
SHE SPOKE ABOUT 
HOW SHE FEELS 
ABOUT THE MAYOR 
BEING HERE. 
TAKE A LISTEN.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> ANOTHER SAID 
THAT HE WAS AN 
EMBARRASSMENT TO 
THE CITY AND 
WHEN HE CAME TO 
SPEAK TO THOSE 
HERE HE WAS 
DROWNED OUT 
SPEAKING TO THEM 
AS PEOPLE BOOED 
ON HIM AND 
CALLED ON HIM TO 
RESIGN. 
>> THE FEDS CAME 
TO TOWN.
>> THEY ARE OUT 
HERE BEING HURT. 
>> Reporter: 
PROTESTERS 
SAYING THERE 
COULD HAVE BEEN 
MORE WORK FROM 
THE POLICE SIDE 
TO COME OUT AND 
SHOW SOME 
SOLIDARITY, AT 
LEAST HELP 
PROTESTERS AND 
PROTECT THE 
COMMUNITY, DOING 
THEIR JOB. 
BECAUSE THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
WERE BEING VERY 
VIOLENT IN 
RESPONSE TO THE 
PROTESTERS, 
THROWING THINGS 
OVER THE  FENCE. 
ONE SUCTION WAS 
THAT THEY COULD 
HAVE COME OUT. 
BUT THAT'S NOT 
WHAT WE SAW LAST 
NIGHT NOR WHAT 
IS GOING ON THE 
PAST COUPLE OF 
MONTHS. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
STAY SAFE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.
>>> A FASHION 
REVOLUTION IS 
UNDERWAY. ON THE 
FRONT LINES IS 
AN ATTORNEY WHO 
LEFT BEHIND A 
CAREER FOR A 
CALLING. 
>> THERE NEEDS 
TO BE MORE 
JUSTICE IN THIS 
WORLD. 
MY JOB IS TO BE 
PART OF MAKING 
THAT HAPPEN. 
>> SHE IS THE 
BRAINCHILD 
BEHIND CUSTOM 
COLLABORATIVE, A 
SOCIAL 
ENTERPRISE, THE 
FUTURE OF 
FASHION FOR 
WOMEN FACING 
OBSTACLES LIKE 
HOMELESSNESS, 
DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, 
DISCRIMINATION 
AND MORE. 
>> IT FELT LIKE 
I DIDN'T HAVE A 
PURPOSE. 
>> YOU ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
FIGHTING 
INJUSTICES IN 
ONE OF THE HUGE 
WAYS YOU HAVE 
DONE THAT IS 
WITH CUSTOM 
COLLABORATIVE. 
HOW DO YOU 
EXPLAIN ALL THAT 
GOES ON. 
>> IT'S A 
NONPROFIT SOCIAL 
ENTERPRISE THAT 
EXISTS TO 
SUPPORT WOMEN 
FROM LOW INCOME 
AND IMMIGRANT 
COMMUNITIES, 
DEVELOP CAREERS 
IN A SUSTAINABLE 
FASHION. 
SUSTAINABLE 
MEANING NO MORE 
THROW AWAY 
CLOTHES IN THE 
SAME WAY NO MORE 
THROW AWAY 
PEOPLE. 
>> DO YOU KNOW 
WHAT PERCENTAGE 
OF YOUR STUDENTS 
LIVE BELOW THE 
FEDERAL POVERTY 
LINE? 
>> 97. 
>> Reporter: A 
STAT CUSTOM KAY 
LOB BORETIVE 
HOPES TO CHANGE. 
THEY DO THIS 
THROUGH THREE 
PROGRAMS. 
THE FIRST IS A 
14 WEEK PAID 
TRAINING WHERE 
STUDENTS LEARN 
HOW TO DESIGN, 
SEW AND SELL 
SUSTAINABLE 
FASHION. 
>> THE SECOND 
PART OF THE WORK 
IS A BUSINESS 
INCUBATOR. 
PEOPLE COME TO 
US SAYING I WANT 
TO HIRE SOMEONE 
SO WE CAN HIRE 
SOMEONE IN OUR 
NETWORK TO DO 
THE WORK FOR 
THEM. 
WE ARE A 
CONNECTOR IN 
THAT WAY. 
THE THIRD IS AN 
EMPLOYEE OWNED 
COOPERATIVE. 
>> Reporter: 
GRADUATES HAVE 
COME TOGETHER 
FORMING A 
BUSINESS AND ARE 
MANUFACTURING 
CLOTHING FOR 
OTHER DESIGNERS. 
>> I WAS THIRSTY 
FOR KNOWLEDGE 
AND LEARN ABOUT 
THE INDUSTRY. 
I GOT MY FIRST 
JOB. 
IT'S BEEN 
AMAZING. 
>> CHANGED MY 
WORLD. 
I CAN DO THIS. 
>> THESE ARE 
BEAUTIFUL ITEMS 
MADE BY YOU AND 
YOUR COLLEAGUES, 
YOUR FRIENDS. 
TWO YEARS AGO 
DID YOU THINK 
THAT THAT WAS 
POSSIBLE? 
>> NO. I HAVE MY 
OWN PLACE NOW. 
>> HOW DID YOU 
GET YOUR OWN 
PLACE? WHAT DID 
YOUR DAUGHTER 
SAY? 
WHAT DO THEY 
CALL YOU? 
>> WONDER WOMAN. 
>> WHEN THEY 
COME IN DO THEY 
KNOW YOUR VALUE. 
>> NO. 
>> WHEN THEY 
LEAVE DO THEY 
KNOW THEIR 
VALUE. 
>> YES. 
>> THE 
ORGANIZATION 
DIDN'T MISS A 
BEAT 
MANUFACTURING 
MASKS AND 
HOLDING THE 
TRAINING PROGRAM 
ONLINE. 
>> WHY THE NEED 
TO HELP? 
>> BEING A BLACK 
WOMAN, HAVING 
HAD CERTAIN 
EXPERIENCES AND 
SEE PEOPLE 
AROUND ME HAVE 
WORST 
EXPERIENCES THAN 
I HAD, IT 
PROPELLED ME TO 
SAY WHAT CAN WE 
DO ABOUT THIS. 
WHATEVER IT IS 
THAT I CAN DO TO 
EQUALIZE THE 
PLAYING FIELD, 
THAT'S WHAT I 
WOULD LIKE TO 
DO.
>> WE HAVE A 
FASHION SHOW. 
>> WE NEED A 
CHANCE, WHETHER 
IT'S A FIRST 
CHANCE, SECOND 
CHANCE. 
SOMETHING THAT 
THEY CAN BRING. 
I'M HAPPY TO BE 
PART OF BRINGING 
THAT OUT. 
>>> WELCOME 
BACK. 
REGARDLESS OF 
WHETHER KIDS ARE 
ABLE TO RETURN 
TO CLASSROOMS 
THIS FALL, THE 
NEXT GUEST SAID 
THE PANDEMIC 
SHINED A LIGHT 
ON THE DIVIDE 
THAT EXISTS IN 
EDUCATION. 
HE IS BISHOP 
T.J. 
JAKES, BEST 
SELLING AUTHOR. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR TALKING 
TO US THIS 
MORNING. 
>> THANK YOU. 
A PLEASURE TO BE 
WITH YOU 
BOTH. 
>> THANK YOU. 
WE KNOW THERE 
ARE SO MANY 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
LACK THE 
RESOURCES TO 
ADAPT TO REMOTE 
LEARNING FROM 
LACK OF WI-FI TO 
COMPUTERS. 
SINCE YOUR ACTED 
WENT ONLINE, YOU 
FOUND 
SIMILARITIES, 
WHAT DO WE DO 
ABOUT THE 
DIGITAL DIVIDE? 
>> WE HAVE TO 
WORK ON IT IN A 
CONVERTED EFFORT 
LIKE THE 
PANDEMIC SHOWED 
HEALTH 
DISPARITIES WITH 
UNDER SER 
INVESTIGATED 
COMMUNITIES, 
THIS 
TECHNOLOGICAL 
DIVIDE IS 
UNDERSCORING THE 
FACT THAT MANY 
PEOPLE DON'T 
HAVE THE 
WHEREWITHAL THAT 
YOU SAID TO BE 
ABLE TO KEEP UP. 
THE TJ JAKES 
FOUNDATION, 
FIRST TIME DOING 
AN ONLINE SUMMER 
PROGRAM, WE 
EXPECTED TO DO 
500 ONLINE. 
WE HAD 5,000 
KIDS. 
IT WAS AN 
AMAZING 
RESPONSE. 
SOME WE HAD TO 
PROVIDE 
COMPUTERS AND 
ASSISTANCE. 
THE YOUNGER KIDS 
ARE HARDER TO 
KEEP FOCUSED 
THAN THE OLDER 
KIDS. 
BUT IT SPEAKS TO 
THE HUNGER THAT 
EXISTS IN 
UNDERSERVED 
COMMUNITIES TO 
HAVE EQUAL 
OPPORTUNITIES. 
>> THERE ARE SO 
MANY GLARING, 
YOU KNOW, LEVELS 
AND EVEN 
EQUITIES TO ALL 
OF THIS. 
IF YOU WERE TO 
ORDER THEM, IS 
THERE SOMETHING 
THE MOST GLARING 
AS KIDS HEADING 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
THAT WE CAN 
TACKLE? 
>> IT'S A TOUGH 
TIME BECAUSE 
MOST OF THE 
PEOPLE THAT I 
HEAR TALKING 
ABOUT IT ARE NOT 
DEALING WITH THE 
ECONOMIC 
DISPARITIES. 
WE SEEM TO BE 
BLIND TO THE 
FACT THAT WE 
HAVE A MIDDLE 
CLASS COMMUNITY 
AS WELL AS UNDER 
SERVED 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
ARE STRUGGLING 
FINANCIALLY IN A 
WAY THAT THEY 
HAVE NEVER 
BEFORE. 
WHEN YOU THROW 
ON TOP OF THAT 
THE FACT THAT 
THEY HAVE TO GET 
READY FOR 
SCHOOLS AND THE 
UNCERTAINTY THAT 
VARIES FROM 
REGION TO REGION 
AS IT RELATES TO 
THE RISE OF THE 
PANDEMIC, THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES, 
THE JOB 
CONDITIONS, THE 
SCHOOL 
CONDITIONS, 
THERE IS NO ONE 
SIZE FITS ALL. 
I THINK PARENTS 
ARE STRETCHED TO 
THE BREAKING 
POINT WITH SO 
MUCH DISSTARTED 
AT THE. 
I WORRY ABOUT 
THE EMOTIONAL 
WELL-BEING OF 
THE PARENTS AND 
CHILDREN. 
OFTEN WE THINK 
OUR CHILDREN 
DON'T REALIZE WE 
ARE IN DISTRESS. 
YOU CAN'T LIVE 
IN A HOUSE AND 
NOT RECOGNIZE 
THAT THERE IS A 
GREAT DEAL OF 
DISTRESSING ON. 
>> BISHOP JOKES 
I WANT YOUR 
THOUGHTS ON 
PANDEMIC PODS. 
SMALL GROUPS OF 
KIDS HAVING 
CERTAIN 
EDUCATION. 
WHAT ARE YOUR 
THOUGHTS ON 
THAT? 
>> WELL, THERE 
IS NO ONE SIZE 
FITS ALL. 
I THINK PARENTS 
ARE WORRIED, THE 
ONES THAT I HAVE 
TALKED TO. 
WE HAVE OVER 30 
MILLION PEOPLE 
THAT WE INTERACT 
WITH ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA AND 
TELEVISION AND 
WHAT NOT, 
WRITING INTO US. 
THEY ARE WORRIED 
ABOUT SENDING 
THEIR CHILDREN 
INTO 
ENVIRONMENTS 
WHEN YOU SEE THE 
REPUBLICAN 
COMMISSION 
SHUTTING DOWN, 
WHEN YOU SEE THE 
EMPTY STADIUMS 
AT THE BASEBALL 
GAMES TO SAY 
IT'S OKAY TO 
SEND YOUR KIDS 
TO SCHOOL, A LOT 
OF PARENTS ARE 
NOT BUYING THAT. 
THEY ARE 
BECOMING 
CREATIVE IN 
FINDING WAYS TO 
SUBSIDIZE THE 
CURRENT OPTIONS 
THAT ARE 
AVAILABLE. 
>> ON THAT NOT, 
THE HOUSE HAS 
30,000 ONLINE 
SERVICES. 
DO YOU SEE THAT 
CHANGES TO IN 
PERSON SERVICES? 
>> I REALLY 
DON'T. 
I DON'T THINK 
FIRST OF ALL 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
PREDOMINANTLY 
AFRICAN-
AMERICAN, WE 
HAVE A 
SIGNIFICANT 
AMOUNT OF 
CAUCASIANS AS 
WELL BUT THE 
DISPARITY THAT 
EXISTS I WOULD 
NOT FEEL 
COMFORTABLE 
BRINGING OUR 
CHURCH INTO AN 
ENVIRONMENT 
WHERE THEY ARE 
NOT SAFE. 
WE HAD TO RETOOL 
OURSELVES AND 
RECREATE 
OURSELVES AND 
STRENGTHEN 
CERTAIN 
DEPARTMENTS AND 
BRING DOWN OTHER 
DEPARTMENTS TO 
RESPOND TO THE 
ONLINE ABILITY. 
THE SAD PART WE 
DON'T GO TO 
CHURCH FOR THE 
VERTICAL 
RELATIONSHIP 
THAT WE HAVE 
FROM GOD. 
WE CAN DO THAT 
AT HOME BUT THE 
HORIZONTAL 
RELATIONSHIP OF 
FELLOWSHIP. 
THAT IS PART OF 
THE SUPPORT 
SYSTEM THAT 
SUPPORTS US 
EMOTIONALLY IN A 
LOT OF WAYS THAT 
I STRUGGLED TO 
FIND WAYS TO SUB 
SEE DIES THROUGH 
CYBER 
TECHNOLOGY. 
>> CAN I TELL 
YOU SOMETHING, 
WE HAVE TO GO, 
BUT ON A 
PERSONAL NOTE 
YOU HAVE 30,000 
CONGREGATES 
THERE. 
WILL BE A 
MORNING THAT YOU 
POP UP ON MY 
INSTAGRAM FEED 
AND YOUR MESSAGE 
GETS ME GOING. 
YOU ARE REACHING 
A LOT OF FOLKS 
BEYOND THE 
POTTER HOUSE. 
THANK YOU FOR 
WHAT YOU DO FOR 
A LOT OF US. 
>> THAT INSPIRES 
ME. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
I APPRECIATE IT.
>>> MANDATES IN 
MIAMI TO WEAR A 
MASK. 
THEY WILL PAY A 
PRICE. 
>> THESE ARE OUR 
INSTRUMENTS OF 
FREEDOM. 
THEY WILL GIVE 
US THE FREEDOM 
TO OPEN. 
>> THE U.S. 
SURGEON GENERAL 
IN SOUTH FLORIDA 
PROVIDING A 
MILLION MASKS TO 
THE HOSPITALITY 
INDUSTRY AS 
CITIES LIKE 
MIAMI AND 
INDIANAPOLIS 
REACT TO THE 
INCREASINGLY 
SHAKY HANDLE ON 
THE VIRUS. 
>> WITHOUT A 
RESPONSE, THAT 
TRAJECTORY WILL 
UNDO ALL THE 
HARD WORK THAT 
WE PUT IN OVER 
THE LAST FOUR 
MONTHS. 
>> THE FIRST 
DUTY OF 
GOVERNMENT IS TO 
PROTECT THE 
SAFETY OF OUR 
CITIZENS. 
THAT IS WHAT 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BARR SAID AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
FOR 55 DAYS IN 
PORTLAND OREGON 
WE HAVE SEEN 
LAWLESSNESS, AN 
NORTH AMERICA 
CAN I AND 
DESTRUCTION THAT 
THREATENS THE 
SAFETY OF OUR 
FELLOW AMERICAN 
CITIZENS AND THE 
SAFETY OF OUR 
BRAVE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS. 
SOME DEMOCRATS 
AND SOME IN THE 
MEDIA CONTINUE 
TO IGNORE 
REALITY. 
AS PORTLAND'S 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR 
TWEETED, QUOTE, 
WHAT I SAW LAST 
NIGHT WAS 
POWERFUL IN MANY 
WAYS I LISTENED, 
HEARD AND STOOD 
WITH THE 
PROTESTERS AND 
SAW WHAT IT 
MEANS WHEN THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
UNLEASHES 
PARAMILITARY 
FORCES. 
THAT WAS A QUOTE 
FROM THE 
DEMOCRAT 
PARTICULAR MAYOR 
WHO STOOD IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A RIOT 
AS VIOLENT 
PROTESTERS 
ATTACKED A 
FEDERAL 
BUILDING. 
THAT IS 
APPALLING. 
THE MAYOR 
FAILING AT HIS 
DUTY TO PROTECT 
HIS STREETS IN 
PORTLAND. 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS A 
SWORN DUTY TO 
UPHOLD THE LAW 
OF THE UNITED 
STATES THROUGH 
FIELD OFFICES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
THEY PROTECT AND 
SERVE THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
THE RHETORIC 
UNDERMINES OUR 
JUSTICE SYSTEM 
WITH PELOSI 
CALLING THEM 
STORMTROOPERS 
AND WHEELER 
USING 
PARAMILITARY 
FORCES. 
UNDER PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, VIOLENT 
CRIME RATES IN 
AMERICA FINALLY 
BEGAN TO FALL. 
RHETORIC LIKE 
THIS CANNOT BE 
ALLOWED TO SET 
US BACK. 
GUARDING FEDERAL 
PROPERTY IN 
PORTLAND, OUR 
BRAVE OFFICERS 
-- AUGMENTING 
THEM, OUR BRAVE 
OFFICERS HAVE 
FACED ALL THESE 
THINGS LIKE 
RIOTERS, 
BARRICADING 
OFFICERS INSIDE 
THE FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE, 
TRAPPING 
OFFICERS INSIDE, 
MORTAR FIREWORK 
WAS LAUNCHED BY 
PROTESTERS. 
A HAND IMPLANTED 
BY NAILS. 
ANOTHER WAS SHOT 
BY A PELLET GUN 
WITH A WOUND 
DEEP TO THE BONE 
AND TRAGICALLY 
THREE FEDERAL 
OFFICERS WERE 
LIKELY LEFT 
PERMANENTLY 
BLINDED BY THE 
RIOTERS USING 
LASERS POINTED 
DIRECTLY AT 
THEIR EYES. 
THESE ARE NOT 
THE ACTION OF 
PEACEFUL 
PROTESTERS AND 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL NOT STAND 
BY AND ALLOW 
ANARCHY IN OUR 
STREETS. 
I HAVE A SHORT 
VIDEO FOR YOU 
BECAUSE I WANT 
IT TO BE REAL 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
PORTLAND. 
SO, IF WE CAN 
PLAY THE VIDEO, 
THAT WOULD BE 
GREAT.
>> I HOPE 
SOMEONE BURNS 
DOWN YOUR 
PRECINCT. 
CAN'T WAIT TO 
SEE IT. 
>> THAT IS 
ANYTHING BUT A 
PEACEFUL 
PROTEST. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN ON THE 
SIDE OF LAW AND 
ORDER. 
WITH THAT, I 
WILL TAKE 
QUESTIONS. 
YES. 
FIRST OF ALL, 
HAS PRESIDENT 
TRUMP DETERMINED 
HOW HE WILL GIVE 
HIS SPEECH. 
>> HE HASN'T 
DECIDED THAT YET 
BUT WE HAVE A 
NUMBER OF 
CREATIVE OPTIONS 
THAT HE IS 
LOOKING AT. 
>> IN APRIL HE 
TWEETED 
[ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ] 
>> AS YOU KNOW, 
I CAN'T RESPOND 
TO JOE BIDEN. 
YOU WOULD HAVE 
TO ASK THE 
CAMPAIGN ABOUT 
THAT. 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
CIRCUMSTANCES 
CHANGED IN 
FLORIDA WHERE WE 
INTENDED TO HAVE 
THE CONVENTION. 
THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES ON 
THE GROUND 
CHANGED. 
THE PRESIDENT 
CHANGED HIS 
VIEWPOINTS ON 
HAVING THE 
CONVENTION IN 
JACKSONVILLE AT 
THAT LOCATION. 
>> THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
PHONE CALL WITH 
VLADIMIR PUTIN. 
DID HE RAISE THE 
ISSUE ABOUT THE 
AMERICAN TROOPS. 
>> THAT 
INTELLIGENCE IS 
UNVERIFIED TO 
THIS DAY. 
THERE ARE 
DISSENTING 
OPINIONS IN THE 
INTEL COMMUNITY. 
I WON'T GET INTO 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
DISCUSSIONS WITH 
THE FOREIGN 
LEADER. 
I WASN'T ON THE 
CALL. 
REST ASSURED OUR 
PRESIDENT WILL 
ALWAYS STAND 
WITH OUR 
MILITARY AND 
PROTECT AGAINST 
ANY FOREIGN 
ADVERSARY. 
[ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ].
>> I HAVE NO 
ANNOUNCEMENTS 
ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
UPCOMING PLANS. 
JOHN LEWIS WAS A 
CIVIL RIGHTS ICON
. ARE. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> SO, THE 
SENATE HAS 
APPROVED PART OF 
THE RENAMING OF 
BASES. [ 
INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ]
>> THE PRESIDENT 
WAS ASSURED THAT 
THAT WOULD BE 
CHANGING AND 
THAT REPUBLICANS 
STOOD WITH THE 
PRESIDENT ON 
THIS AND STOOD 
WITH THE REST OF 
AMERICA, 56% 
ACCORDING TO AN 
ABC EXIT POLL 
ARE OPEN MOSTED 
TO THE CHANGING 
OF THE U.S. BASE 
NAMES. 
>> TWO QUICK 
QUESTIONS. 
I THINK YOU 
PROBABLY HEAR 
THIS OFTEN. 
WHEN CAN 
AMERICANS EXPECT 
THEIR MONEY IN 
THE POCKETS BY 
WAY OF STIMULUS? 
WHAT IS THE 
PRESIDENT'S PLAN 
TO GET THAT 
MONEY TO THEM AS 
QUICKLY AS 
POSSIBLE. 
IS THE WHITE 
HOUSE AT ALL 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
INACCURACIES OR 
CONSISTENCIES 
WITH RESPECT TO 
COULD HAVE 
INDIVIDUAL DEATH 
REPORTING. 
>> WHEN YOU LOOK 
AT NUMBERS, WE 
WANT THE MOST 
ACCURATE 
REPORTING. 
I WENT THROUGH 
LAST WEEK THE 
CDC NUMBERS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
HOSPITALS ARE 
TRULY REPORTING 
ALL THE 
INFORMATION THAT 
THEY ARE 
GETTING. 
ONE OF THE 
SYSTEMS OF DATA 
GATHERING, 81% 
OF HOSPITALS 
WERE REPORTING 
AND ANOTHER HHS 
SYSTEM. 
SO WE WANT TO 
ENSURE THE 
INFORMATION IS 
ACCURATE. 
WE TRUST THE 
NUMBERS WE ARE 
GETTING FROM HHS 
AND CDC. 
WITH REGARDS TO 
PHASE 4, THOSE 
NEGOTIATIONS ARE 
ONGOING. 
THESE ARE LONG 
AND EXTENDED 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
WE FEEL THAT 
IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
TO ADDRESS 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE IN 
PARTICULAR AND 
ALSO MONEY FOR 
SCHOOLS AND 
ENSURING THAT 
THE MONEY FOR 
SCHOOLS ENABLES 
STUDENTS TO MAKE 
SCHOOL CHOICES 
LIKE GOING TO A 
PHYSICALLY OPEN 
SCHOOL. 
RIGHT NOW THAT 
IS WHERE THE 
DISCUSSIONS LIE 
AT THE MOMENT. 
>> ON DRUG 
PRICING, GOES 
IT'S CRITICAL 
FOR AMERICA'S 
SENIORS. 
OFTEN YOU HEAR 
TERRIBLE STORIES 
ABOUT PEOPLE 
RATIONING DRUGS 
BECAUSE OF THE 
COST. 
WHAT PRACTICALLY 
CAN THE AMERICAN 
PUBLIC EXPECT 
THE PRESIDENT TO 
DO TO LOWER THE 
COST OF 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS. 
>> THAT IS A 
GREAT QUESTION. 
THE PRESIDENT 
TODAY AT 3:00 
P.M. 
WILL BE TALKING 
ABOUT DRUG 
PRICING AND 
ANNOUNCING 
ACTIONS THAT HE 
IS TAKING ON 
THAT FRONT. 
I WILL LEAVE IT 
TO HIM TO 
ANNOUNCE THE 
FUTURE ACTIONS. 
IN 2018 HE 
ANNOUNCED 
LOWERING 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG PRICES. 
HE ENDED THE GAG 
CLAUSES AND 
AVERAGE BASIC 
PREMIUMS FOR 
MEDICARE PART D 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG PLANS HAVE 
FALLEN SINCE 
2017. 
HE HAS DONE A 
LOT ALREADY BUT 
MORE TO COME. 
THIS AFTERNOON 
ACTUALLY. 
>> DR. BIRX SAID 
IT'S STILL AN 
OPEN QUESTION 
HOW RAPIDLY 
CHILDREN UNDER 
10 CAN SPREAD 
COVID-19. 
THE OTHER DAY 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID THEY DON'T 
TRANSMIT VERY 
EASILY. 
SHOULDN'T THEY 
FIGURE OUT WHICH 
IT IS BEFORE 
KIDS GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
>> TWO ANSWERS. 
FIRST I WOULD 
POINT YOU TO CDC 
GUIDELINES. 
BASED ON CURRENT 
DATA, THE WEIGHT 
OF INFECTION ON 
YOUNGER 
SCHOOLCHILDREN 
AND FROM 
STUDENTS TO 
TEACHERS IS LOW 
ESPECIALLY IF 
PROPER 
PRECAUTIONS ARE 
FOLLOWED AND 
FEWER REPORTS OF 
CHILDREN BEING 
THE TRANSMISSION 
AMONG FAMILY 
MEMBERS. 
BUT THAT BEING 
SAID EVEN IF 
THERE IS 
TRANSMISSION, IF 
LATER STUDIES 
COME OUT, GOES 
WE BELIEVE 
STUDENTS SHOULD 
BE GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL BECAUSE 
THE EFFECT ON A 
CHILD, 
SCIENTIFICALLY 
THEY ARE NOT 
AFFECTED THE 
SAME WAY AS AN 
ADULT. 
I POINT YOU TO 
CDC GUIDELINES 
THAT SAYS THE 
BEST AVAILABLE 
EVIDENCE 
INDICATES THAT 
CHILDREN BECOME 
INFECTED THEY 
ARE LESS LIKELY 
TO SUFFER 
SYMPTOMS. 
DEATH RATES ARE 
LOWER THAN AMONG 
ADULTS AND LOWER 
IN THE H1N1 
PANDEMIC WHEN 
SCHOOLS WERE 
OPEN. 
>> DR. BIRX SAID 
THEY DON'T NOW 
HOW RAPIDLY THEY 
CAN SPREAD IT IF 
THEY ARE UNDER 
10. 
>> ON THE 
TRANSMISSION 
POINT, I POINT 
YOU TO THE CDC. 
IT'S OUR FIRM 
BELIEF THAT OUR 
SCHOOLS ARE 
ESSENTIAL PLACES 
OF BUSINESS, IF 
YOU WILL. 
TEACHERS ARE 
ESSENTIAL 
PERSONNEL. 
YOU ARE 
CONSIDERED 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS WHICH IS 
WHY YOU COME 
INTO THE 
BRIEFING ROOM. 
MEAT PACKERS 
WERE ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS. 
DOCTORS WERE 
TREATING SO THEY 
ARE ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS AND WE 
BELIEVE OUR 
TEACHERS ARE 
ESSENTIAL. 
I POURED OVER 
THE DATA ON 
SCHOOLS OFTEN 
AND THE ONE 
THING THAT STUCK 
OUT TO ME, I 
READ THROUGH THE 
ENTIRETY OF THE 
CDC GUIDELINES, 
I TALK ABOUT 
CHILD ABUSE 
OFTEN. 
ONE IN FIVE 
REPORTED IN 
SCHOOLS, CDC 
SAID THERE IS 
NOT JUST A SHARP 
DECLINE IN 
REPORTS OF 
SUSPECTED 
MALTREATMENT BUT 
TRAGICALLY A 
NOTABLE INCREASE 
IN EVIDENCE OF 
CHILD ABUSE WHEN 
CHILDREN ARE 
SEEN FOR 
SERVICES DURING 
THE PANDEMIC. 
IN WASHINGTON, 
D.C., CHILD AND 
FAMILY SERVICE 
AGENCIES 
REPORTED A 62% 
DECREASE IN 
CHILD ABUSE 
REPORTING CALLS 
BETWEEN MARCH 
AND APRIL 
COMPARED TO 2019 
BUT SAW MORE 
SEVERE 
PRESENTATION OF 
CHILD ABUSE 
CASES IN 
EMERGENCY ROOMS. 
THAT IS A 
TRAGEDY AND OUR 
SCHOOLS MUST 
REOPEN. 
>>  [ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ] DID 
THE PRESIDENT 
BRING UP 
ELECTION 
INTERFERENCE 
WITH THE 
PRESIDENT OF 
RUSSIA IDEA. 
>> I WAS NOT ON 
THE CALL. 
THE PRESIDENT -- 
DID THE 
PRESIDENT TAKE 
MORE ACTION FOR 
ELECTION 
PRESENTED 
INTERFERENCE, 
SUSAN RICE GAVE 
STAND DOWN 
ORDER. 
IT WAS GIVEN. 
WE HAVE GIVEN A 
TON OF FUNDING 
TO ELECTION 
SECURITY. 
WE TAKE OUR 
ELECTIONS 
SERIOUSLY. 
>> I WAS NOT ON 
THE CALL. 
STOP 
FILIBUSTERING. 
>> AMERICANS ARE 
RECEIVING THEIR 
LAST CHECKS 
TOMORROW. 
HAS THE WHITE 
HOUSE DECIDED ON 
EXTENDING UI AND 
IF SO, WHAT IS 
THE PLAN. 
>> THOSE 
DISCUSSIONS ARE 
ONGOING. 
I WON'T GET IN 
THE MIDDLE OF 
THE NEGOTIATION 
OTHER THAN TO 
SAY WHEN I 
ANSWERED KEVIN'S 
QUESTION, OUR 
PRIORITY IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
ADDRESS ON THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCES. 
HOW IT LOOKS, I 
WILL LEAVE IT TO 
THEM. 
IT IS A TOP 
PRIORITY FOR US. 
>> CHINA ORDERED 
THE CLOSING DUE 
TO RETALIATION 
IN TEXAS. 
WE HAVEN'T HEARD 
FROM THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
COULD YOU SPELL 
OUT SPECIFICALLY 
WHY YOU DECIDED 
TO CLOSE THE 
HOUSTON FACILITY?
[ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ]. 
>> OUR ACTIONS 
TO DIRECT THE 
CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON WAS TO 
PROTECT 
AMERICANS 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY AND 
INFORMATION. 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY FOR 
COMMERCIAL GAIN 
AND MANY OF 
THOSE ACTIVITIES 
ARE DIRECTED 
FROM PRC AND 
DIPLOMATIC 
FACILITIES AND 
WE URGE THE CCP 
TO RATHER THAN 
ENGAGE IN FOR 
TAT RETALIATION. 
>> THE 
PRESIDENT'S TON 
ON THE VIRUS 
THIS WEEK -- HE 
ADVOCATED FOR 
AMERICANS TO 
WEAR A MASK. 
HE SAID THAT THE 
PANDEMIC WOULD 
GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER. 
HE CANCELED MOST 
OF THE 
CONVENTION, THE 
FLORIDA PART 
YESTERDAY. 
ALL OF THESE 
THINGS WERE BAD 
TWO MONTHS AGO, 
EVEN LONGER THAN 
THAT. 
MASKING HAS BEEN 
CLEAR FOR 
SEVERAL WEEKS. 
WHY DID HIS TONE 
CHANGE. 
>> THERE HASN'T 
BEEN ANY CHANGE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID IF YOU WANT 
TO WEAR A MASK, 
WEAR A MASK. 
IT DOESN'T HARM 
ANYONE. 
SOME WERE SAYING 
DON'T WEAR A 
MASK. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN 
CONSISTENT. 
HE WORE A MASK 
AT THE FACILITY, 
CARRIED IT IN 
HIS POCKET, 
SHOWED IT TO YOU 
MULTIPLE TIMES. 
THE WAY I HEARD 
HIM TALK 
PRIVATELY IN THE 
OVAL OFFICE IS 
THE WAY HE IS 
TALKING OUT 
HERE. 
THE THING THAT 
CHANGED IS THE 
PRESIDENT TAKING 
DOZENS OF YOUR 
QUESTIONS EACH 
AND EVERYDAY. 
HE FELT THE BEST 
WAY TO GET 
INFORMATION TO 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE IS TO BE 
OUT HERE 
ANSWERING YOUR 
QUESTIONS 
DIRECTLY. 
>> THE QUESTION 
WASN'T JUST 
ABOUT MASKING. 
BUT I  [
INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ]. IN 
THAT INCIDENT HE 
USED THE WORDS 
POLL I CORRECT 
-- YOU WERE 
ASKING HIM A 
QUESTION. 
>> I WAS. 
>> YOU WERE 
STANDING OUTSIDE 
AND YOU WERE 
WEARING A MASK 
AND HE COULDN'T 
HEAR YOUR 
QUESTION. 
THAT WAS THE 
CONTEXT AND 
CONTEXT DOES 
MATTER.
SCIENTIFICALLY 
YOU WERE NOT IN 
A COMPROMISING 
POSITION. 
HE HASN'T 
CHANGED HIS 
TONE. 
THIS PRESIDENT, 
THE REASON HE 
WANTS TO BRING 
BACK THE 
BRIEFINGS IS TO 
GET INFORMATION 
OUT THERE. 
59.92MILLION 
TESTS 
NATIONWIDE. 
197 USE 
AUTHORIZATIONS. 
ALL OF THESE 
EXCESSES OF THIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
LIKE 
DISTRIBUTING 
31,000 CASES OF 
REMDESIVIR 
ENOUGH TO TREAT 
200,000 
PATIENTS, NONE 
OF THIS GETTING 
COVERED. 
YOU HAVE THE 
BEST MESSAGE, 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED 
STATES TALKING 
TO THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE AND 
GETTING 
EXTRAORDINARY 
RATINGS AS THEY 
TUNE IN. 
>> THE QUESTION 
WASN'T ABOUT THE 
LAST PIECE. 
I'M TRYING TO 
CLARIFY ONE 
THING. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> WE CAN COME 
BACK TO YOU. 
>> I WOULD LIKE 
TO FINISH? 
>> IF YOU GET 
FIVE QUESTIONS 
PEOPLE IN THE 
BACK ROW DON'T 
GET AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
ASK QUESTIONS. 
>> THE HOUSE 
PASSED THEIR 
VERSION OF THE 
DEFENSE BILL BY 
VETO PROOF. 
BOTH CONTAIN 
MANDATES THAT 
THE PENTAGON 
RENAME THE 
MILITARY BASES 
NAMED IN HONOR 
OF CONFEDERATE 
GENERALS. 
DOES THE 
PRESIDENT 
BELIEVE IN HIS 
POSITION WHICH 
WE ARE FAMILIAR 
WITH, IT'S 
HELPFUL IN TERMS 
OF RECRUITMENT, 
SPECIFICALLY FOR 
AFRICAN 
AMERICANS TO 
EXPLAIN HOW THAT 
WILL HELP 
RECRUIT AFRICAN 
AMERICANS IN AN 
ALL VOLUNTARY 
MILITARY FORCE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
STANDS WITH THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
56% DON'T WANT 
TO SEE THE NAME 
OF THE BASES 
CHANGED. 
MANY PEOPLE LOST 
THEIR LIVES. 
THE LAST GROUND 
THAT THEY SAW 
WAS THESE 
PLACES. 
CHANGING THEIR 
NAMES HE 
BELIEVES IT'S 
NOT APPROPRIATE. 
THOSE SOLDIERS 
THAT LOST THEIR 
LIVES TO BE TOLD 
-- 
>> I'M ASKING 
YOU 
SPECIFICALLY, 
HOW IS THIS 
HELPFUL FOR AN 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
WHO WANTS TO 
VOLUNTEER FOR 
THE ALL 
VOLUNTEER 
MILITARY FORCES 
TO GO TO A BASE 
THAT IS NAMED 
FOR A 
CONFEDERATE 
GENERAL THAT 
WORKED TO KEEP 
IN PLACE SLAVERY 
WHICH IMPACTED 
THEIR ANCESTORS. 
>> THE BASES ARE 
NOT KNOWN FOR 
THE GENERALS 
THEY ARE NAMED 
AFTER BUT THE 
HEROS WITHIN IT. 
THE GREAT 
AMERICANS, 
BLACK, WHITE, 
HISPANIC, EVERY 
AMERICAN THAT 
DIED ON BEHALF 
OF THIS COUNTRY. 
>> IT WON'T 
IMPACT 
RECRUITMENT IS 
WHAT YOUR 
POSITION IS? 
>> NEXT 
QUESTION. 
>> JUST A YES OR 
NO. 
>>  [ INAUDIBLE
QUESTION ]
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS NEVER WANTED 
TO TAKE MONEY 
AWAY FROM 
SCHOOLS, TAKE 
MONEY FROM 
EDUCATION. 
IT'S ABOUT 
KEEPING IT WITH 
THE CHILD. 
THE PURPOSE OF 
SCHOOL FUNDING 
IS TO EDUCATE 
THE CHILD. 
THE CHILD, IF A 
SCHOOL IS 
CLOSED, LOSES 
THE OPPORTUNITY 
TO RECEIVE 
EDUCATION NEEDED 
WITH SOCIAL 
SERVICES. 
I PUT UP THE 
CHARTS A FEW 
WEEKS AGO THAT 
SHOWED THAT THE 
STUDENT MOST 
IMPACTED IS 
BELOW INCOME 
STUDENT IN A LOW 
INCOME COMMUNITY 
AND DOESN'T HAVE 
THE RESOURCES AS 
SOME OTHER 
STUDENTS. 
THAT STUDENT 
SHOULD NOT BE 
DEPRIVED OF AN 
EDUCATIONAL 
OPPORTUNITY AND 
FOREVER BE ABLE 
TO RECOVER THE 
DEFICIT THAT 
THAT CHILD HAD 
BY BEING OUT OF 
A SCHOOL FOR AN 
ENTIRE YEAR OR 
MORE. 
>> [INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION] 
TAKING MONEY 
FROM THE 
SCHOOLS, HOW 
WILL THEY GET IN 
A SITUATION WITH 
THE PANDEMIC -- 
>> YOUR QUESTION 
IS 
BEFUDDLING. 
THE STUDENT 
ISN'T IN THE 
FACILITY BECAUSE 
THE SCHOOL ISN'T 
OPEN. 
THE STUDENT 
DESERVES A GOOD 
EDUCATIONAL 
OPPORTUNITY. 
THAT'S WHY THE 
MONEY MUST 
FOLLOW THE 
STUDENT. 
IN THE 
GUIDELINES THEY 
SAID WITH 
REGARDS TO FOOD 
IN PARTICULAR 
THAT THERE ARE 
15 MILLION 
CHILDREN 
PARTICIPATING IN 
THE SCHOOL 
BREAKFAST 
CHILDREN, 30 
MILLION IN THE 
SCHOOL LUNCH 
PROGRAM. 
IT'S DIFFICULT 
TO MAINTAIN THIS 
TYPE OF SCHOOL 
NUTRITION 
PROGRAM OVER THE 
LONG TERM AND 
THEY MANAGED TO 
GIVE SERVICES 
THROUGHOUT 
SCHOOL CLOSURES 
BUT IT'S 
DIFFICULT TO 
MAINTAIN THIS 
PROGRAM OVER THE 
LONG TERM. 
THERE ARE SEVERE 
CONSEQUENCES, 
CHILD ABUSE, 
EDUCATION AND 
NUTRITION 
SERVICES AS WELL.
[ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ] 
>> I'M NOT GOING 
TO GET INTO RED 
LINES. 
NEGOTIATIONS ARE 
ONGOING. 
I'M NOT IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THEM 
SO I WILL WAIT 
TO FIND OUT WHAT 
THE CONCLUSION 
OF THOSE ARE. 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE IS 
IMPORTANT. 
>>  [ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ] 
>> WE TAKE ALL 
NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS AND 
PROTECT THE 
PRESIDENT, HIS 
STAFF AND MAKE 
SURE THAT WE ARE 
FOLLOWING THE 
GUIDELINES OF 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND, 
SO, WE DON'T 
HAVE CONCERN 
ABOUT FUTURE 
TRAVEL. 
[ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ]. 
>> I'M NOT GOING 
TO GIVE ANY 
FURTHER 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT OUR 
INTELLIGENCE 
FROM THE 
BRIEFING PODIUM 
OTHER THAN WHAT 
I TOLD JUSTIN 
EARLIER ON THAT 
PARTICULAR 
MATTER. 
>> ON THE 
QUESTION OF 
REOPENING -- [ 
INAUDIBLE ] 
>> THE 
GUIDELINES NOTE 
THAT THEY ARE 
NOT EFFECTIVE IN 
THE SAME WAY AS 
ADULTS. 
WE CAN MAKE 
CERTAIN 
ARRANGEMENTS 
LIKES SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
FOLLOW THE CDC 
GUIDELINES LAID 
OUT. 
THEY ARE THE 
BEST WORLD 
GUIDELINES. 
WE CAN GET THE 
SCHOOLS UP TO 
THE BEST PLACE 
WE CAN GET THEM 
IN, ESPECIALLY 
IF THEY ARE 
GIVEN ADDITIONAL 
SCHOOL FUNDING, 
105 BILLION THAT 
WE ARE KEEN TO 
SEE IN PHASE 4. 
IT'S A DIFFERENT 
SCENARIO WHEN 
YOU HAVE PACKED 
ADULTS IN THE 
ROOM VERSUS 
STUDENTS, TO 
TAKE PRECAUTIONS 
AND MEASURES TO 
PROTECT. [ 
INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ] 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
BELIEVES THAT 
HIS AUTHORITY 
WITH REGARD TO 
DHS, DIFFERENT 
FROM DOJ, 
OPERATION LEGEND 
THAT WAS 
PRIMARILY LED BY 
DOJ, PROVIDING 
EXTRA FBI, ATF 
TO EXISTING 
PLACES, GOES 
EXTRA PERSONNEL 
IN PLACES OUT OF 
CONTROL LIKE 
CHICAGO FOR 
INSTANCE. 
THAT IS SEPARATE 
AND DISTINCT 
FROM PORTLAND. 
U.S. CODE 1315, 
I READ THAT 
STATUTE FOR YOU 
IN THE LAST 
BRIEFING SO I 
WON'T BORE YOU 
WITH READING IT 
AGAIN. 
>> DOES HE 
BELIEVE HE HAS 
THE POWER TO 
SEND THEM 
ANYWHERE HE 
WANTS. 
>> HE BELIEVES 
THEY ARE THERE 
TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL 
PROPERTY. 
>> TO FOLLOW-
UP,. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP SAID HE 
WOULDN'T SUPPORT 
SPORTS IF 
PLAYERS CONTINUE 
TO KNEEL. 
I SAW IT THE 
YANKEES GAME 
NEXT MONTH [ 
INDISCERNIBLE 
QUESTION ] 
>> I WILL LEAVE 
IT TO HIM TO 
ADDRESS THE 
YANKEES GAME. 
HE IS VERY 
EXCITED TO 
THROAT THE FIRST 
PITCH. 
I WAS NOT A PART 
OF THE 
DISCUSSION AS TO 
HOW THAT IS 
GOING TO WORK.  
I LEARNED ABOUT 
IT WHEN YOU GUYS 
DID. 
HE IS VERY 
EXCITED TO THROW 
IT OUT. 
>> THANK YOU, 
KAYLEIGH. 
WE UNDERSTAND  [ 
INDISCERNIBLE 
QUESTION ] CAN 
YOU TALK ABOUT 
THAT VISIT? 
>> GOVERNOR 
DESANTIS IS 
HERE. 
HE IS HERE TO BE 
A PART OF THE 
PRICING EVENT. 
HE WILL BE 
TALKING AND 
MEETING WITH THE 
PRESIDENT TO 
DISCUSS COVID 
AND OTHER 
MATTERS. 
>> WILL THEY BE 
DISCUSSING THE 
CONVENTION? 
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
QUESTION ] YOU 
GUYS IN THE 
BACK, I 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
ANY GUIDANCE ON 
WHEN THE 
PRESIDENT WILL 
BE SIGNING THAT 
IMMIGRATION 
ORDER HE HAS 
BEEN TALKING 
ABOUT? 
>> NO GUIDANCE 
OTHER THAN TO 
SAY I LAID OUT 
HE WOULD LIKE A 
LEGISLATIVE -- 
NO GUIDANCE ON 
TIMING YET. 
>> THANK YOU, 
KAYLEIGH.  
ON THE FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
EFFORTS, WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
FUNDING FOR A 
LOT OF THESE 
PROGRAMS. 
FEDERAL 
ANYTHING, WE 
SHOULD BE 
TALKING ABOUT -- 
WITH OPERATION 
LEGEND IT APPEARS
LAW AND ORDER IS 
VOID IN MAJORITY 
DEMOCRATS, SO 
GIVEN THAT IN 
TERMS OF THE 
FUNDING, WOULD 
THE [ 
INDISCERNIBLE 
QUESTION ] BE 
CALLED TO PAY 
FOR THE SECURITY 
AND THE FEDERAL 
PROTECTION OF 
THE INCOMPETENCE 
OF CHICAGO, 
ILLINOIS. 
IS THAT 
SOMETHING TO 
DISCUSS AS FAR 
AS FUNDING FOR 
OPERATION LANDED
? 
>> I'M NOT AWARE 
OF THAT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
RIGHT NOW, HE IS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY AND IT 
IS DEMOCRATS 
WHERE YOU SEE 
THIS LAWLESSNESS.
THE MINNEAPOLIS 
MURDERS HAVE 
SPIKED 94%. 
PHILADELPHIA 
MURDERS HAVE 
SPIKED 24% OVER 
A YEAR AGO. 
NEW YORK CITY, 
277% IN 
SHOOTINGS. 
CHICAGO, THE 
MOST EGREGIOUS, 
414 PEOPLE 
KILLED. 
WE SAW WITH 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
VIOLENT CRIME 
STARTED TO TAKE 
UP. 
STARTED TO COME 
DOWN UNDER THIS 
PRESIDENT. 
THE DEFUND POLICE
MOVEMENT HAS 
BEEN TRAGEDY. 
YOU HAVE BLACK 
AMERICANS 
WORRYING THAT 
THE CRITICISM OF 
POLICE WILL COST 
POLICE TO PULL 
BACK. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
LOOKING AT THIS 
IN I WANT TO 
SAVE LIVES. 
I WILL PUT 
FEDERAL MONEY 
IN, AS HE DID. 
ALSO, ADDITIONAL 
MANPOWER. 
HE IS VERY KEEN 
ON SEEING THE 
VIOLENCE IN. HE 
WANTS TO PROTECT 
THE PEOPLE OF 
THIS COUNTRY 
WHEN DEMOCRATIC 
MAYORS AND 
GOVERNORS DO 
NOT. 
HE IS ALSO 
APPALLED TO -- 
WE SAW PAW 
PATROL, A CARTOON
SHOW ABOUT COPS 
WAS CANCELED. 
LIVE PD WAS 
CANCELED. 
LEGO HALTED THE 
SALES OF THE 
POLICE STATION. 
IT IS 
UNFORTUNATE. 
I STAND AND THE 
PRESIDENT STANDS 
WITH THE 63% OF 
AMERICANS WHO 
THINK POLICE 
OFFICERS ONE OF 
THE MOST 
IMPORTANT JOBS 
IN THE COUNTRY. 
63%. 
CAROLINE, ONE OF 
THE GREAT 
ASSISTANCE, WENT 
TO GREAT PAINS TO
CONTACT THE 
POLICE OFFICER. 
WE SAW TOUCHING 
VIDEO THAT WE 
LOVED. 
SHE GOT THE 
APPROVAL OF THE 
POLICE 
DEPARTMENT AND 
THE PARENTS TO 
SHARE THIS VIDEO.
THIS IS WHERE 
AMERICA STANDS. 
PLAY THAT VIDEO. 
THAT WOULD BE 
GREAT. 
>> [ SIRENS ] 
>> I LOVE IT! 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> WHAT YOU WANT 
TO BE WHEN YOU 
GROW UP?
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> THANK YOU TO 
THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY. 
AMERICA STANDS 
WITH YOU. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THEY'RE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>> OVERNIGHT THE 
CDC RELEASING 
THE LONG-AWAITED 
GUIDANCE ON HOW 
TO REOPEN SCHOOL 
SAFELY. 
SHORT ON 
SPECIFICS, 
OFFERING BROAD 
STROKES FROM 
PRACTICING GOOD 
HYGIENE TO 
DISINFECTING 
SURFACES 
REGULARLY TO 
SPACING OUT 
STUDENTS AND 
MAINTAINING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
OTHER 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
INCLUDED, 
REPROCESSING ON 
USED BUILDINGS, 
HOLDING CLASSES 
OUTSIDE WHEN 
POSSIBLE, AND 
KEEPING GROUPS OF
STUDENTS 
TOGETHER 
THROUGHOUT THE 
DAY. 
THIS APPEARS TO 
COME DOWN IN 
FAVOR OF OPENING 
SCHOOLS, NOTING 
CHILDREN DON'T 
SUFFER MUCH FROM 
THE CORONAVIRUS, 
ARE LESS LIKELY 
TO SPREAD IT, 
AND SUFFER FROM 
BEING OUT OF THE 
CLASSROOMS. 
FINAL DECISION 
STILL RESTING ON 
THE SHOULDERS OF 
LOCAL SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS. 
>> THE LATEST 
CHALLENGE IS TO 
SAY HERE IS WHAT 
WE ARE GOING TO 
DO AND YOU CAN 
COUNT ON IT. 
>> THIS COMES 
MORE THAN A WEEK 
AFTER PRESIDENT 
TRUMP CALLED THE 
AGENCY'S 
ORIGINAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
TOO RESTRICTIVE. 
ON THURSDAY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED TO SOFTEN 
HIS STANCE THAT 
ALL SCHOOLS NEED 
TO REOPEN, 
ACKNOWLEDGING 
THAT THOSE IN 
CORONAVIRUS HOT 
SPOTS SHOULD 
DELAY THEIR 
START DATE. 
>> I HOPE LOCAL 
LEADERS PUT THE 
FULL HEALTH AND 
WELL-BEING OF 
THEIR STUDENTS 
FIRST AND MAKE 
THE RIGHT 
DECISION FOR 
CHILDREN, 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS, AND 
NOT MAKE 
POLITICAL 
DECISIONS. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
ASKING CONGRESS 
TO PASS A 
RELEASE BUILD 
MORE THAN $100 
BILLION FOR 
SCHOOLS THAT DO 
REOPEN THEIR 
DOORS. 
FOR SCHOOLS THAT 
STICK TO ONLINE 
LEARNING -- 
>> MONEY SHOULD 
FOLLOW THE 
STUDENT. 
THE PARENTS AND 
FAMILIES ARE IN 
CONTROL OF THEIR 
DECISIONS. 
>> TEACHERS 
CONFUSED. 
>> WHAT IS THE 
COVID PROTOCOL? 
WHO IS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR 
THAT? 
>> WE ARE JOINED 
NOW BY THE 
CORONER OF 
SIKORSKY TASK 
FORCE. 
DR. DEBORAH 
BIRX, GOOD 
MORNING TO YOU. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> FOR MAILING 
CASES IN THIS 
COUNTRY. 
WE ADDED 1 
MILLION IN THE 
LAST 16 DAYS OR 
SO. 
FOR THAT, IT 
TOOK MONTHS TO 
GET TO THOSE 
KINDS OF NUMBERS.
DEATHS REPORTED, 
1000 YESTERDAY. 
WE HAVEN'T SEEN 
A NUMBER THAT 
HIGH IN WEEKS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID IT IS GOING 
TO GET WORSE 
BEFORE IT GETS 
BETTER. 
HOW MUCH WORSE? 
>> WELL, IT 
REALLY DEPENDS 
ON THE NEXT SET 
OF CITIES. 
WE ARE ALREADY 
STARTING TO SEE 
PLATEAUING IN 
THE IS 
CRITICALLY STATES
THAT HAVE 
SUFFERED UNDER 
THE LAST FOUR 
WEEKS. 
TEXAS, CALIFORNIA
, ARIZONA, AND 
FLORIDA. 
THOSE MAJOR 
METROS AND 
THROUGHOUT THEIR 
COUNTIES. 
I WANT TO MAKE 
IT CLEAR, WHAT 
WE HAVE RIGHT 
NOW ARE 
ESSENTIALLY 
THREE NEW YORKS 
WITH THESE THREE 
MAJOR STATES. 
WE ARE HAVING TO 
RESPOND AS AN 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
THAT'S WHY YOU 
HEAR US CALLING 
FOR MASKS AND 
INCREASED SOCIAL 
DISTANCING TO 
STOP THE SPREAD 
OF THIS 
EPIDEMIC. 
>> YOU KNOW, 
THERE ARE THOSE 
WHO DOUBT THIS 
IS REAL OR THEY 
THINK IT IS 
OVERBLOWN. 
THEY SAY YOU GET 
MORE TESTING 
DONE AND THEN 
YOU WILL GET 
MORE CASES OR IT 
IS ONLY YOUNG 
PEOPLE AND THEY 
DON'T GET AS 
SICK. 
FROM YOUR 
PERSPECTIVE, YOU 
HAVE A CHANCE TO 
GET A MESSAGE 
ACROSS HERE, AS 
IS OUTBREAK REAL 
AND IS IT 
SERIOUS? 
>> IT IS VERY 
SERIOUS AND IT 
IS VERY REAL. 
THAT'S WHY I 
HAVE BEEN 
TRAVELING AROUND 
THE COUNTRY. 
I HAVE BEEN TO 
NINE STATES AND 
I GO TO FIVE 
MORE OVER THE 
WEEKEND. 
WHAT MATTERS IS 
TRANSLATING 
INFORMATION INTO 
ACTION AND 
SITTING WITH THE 
GOVERNMENT AND 
COMMUNITIES AND 
GOVERNORS AND 
MAYORS AND 
REALLY WORKING 
TOWARDS AN 
EFFECTIVE 
RESPONSE 
COMMUNITY BIKE 
COMMUNITY. 
THAT'S WHAT WE 
NEED ACROSS 
AMERICA. 
I REALLY APPLAUD 
THE MAYOR OF 
MIAMI WHO SAID 
IF YOU HAVE 
PEOPLE WITH 
COMORBIDITIES, 
INDEPENDENT OF 
AGE, YOUNG 
PEOPLE THAT MAY 
HAVE OBESITY OR 
HYPERTENSION OR 
DIABETES CITY, 
IT IS THE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
OF ALL OF US TO 
PROTECT THEM IN 
PUBLIC BY 
WEARING MASKS 
BUT ALSO TO 
PROTECT THEM IN 
THE HOUSEHOLD. 
THIS FIRST WAVE 
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN ACROSS 
FLORIDA, TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, AND 
ARIZONA BEGAN 
WITH UNDER 30 
YEARS OLD. 
MANY WERE 
ASYMPTOMATIC AND 
DIDN'T KNOW THEY 
WERE SPREADING 
IT. 
I HAVE TO ASSUME 
THEY ARE INFECTED
. WE NEED TO 
PROTECT THOSE 
WHO NEED OUR 
PROTECTION RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> THAT BRINGS 
US TO SCHOOLS. 
THE CDC OUT WITH 
NEW GUIDELINES 
TODAY. 
THERE IS ENORMOUS
PRESSURE TO 
REOPEN IN 
PERSON. 
THERE IS BEEN A 
THREAT TO 
WITHHOLD FEDERAL 
FUNDING TO 
SCHOOLS WHO 
DON'T. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID CHILDREN 
DON'T GET THE 
VIRUS AS MUCH AND
IF THEY DO, THEY 
GET BETTER 
QUICK. 
I THINK YOU SAID 
THERE IS AN OPEN 
QUESTION AND YOU 
ARE STUDYING IT. 
IF IT IS NOT 
KNOWN, HOW ARE 
SCHOOLS SUPPOSED 
TO REOPEN? 
WHAT ARE PARENTS 
TO THINK IF WE 
DON'T HAVE THE 
SCIENCE AND 
DON'T KNOW THE 
ANSWER TO THOSE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HOW MUCH KIDS 
ARE PASSING IT 
ON AND HOW MUCH 
RISK THEY POSE? 
>> YOU ARE 
ABSOLUTELY 
RIGHT, SAVANNAH. 
KNOWLEDGE IS 
POWER. 
THAT WAS VERY 
IMPORTANT THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAD THE MAP 
BEHIND HIM, 
SHOWING WHERE 
THE MOST RECENT 
CASES ARE. 
THOSE WERE THE 
CASES OVER THE 
LAST 7 TO 14 
DAYS. 
TO INFORM THE 
PUBLIC THAT 
THERE ARE AREAS 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES WHERE 
CASES ARE 
RAPIDLY 
INCREASING AND 
CONTINUE TO 
INCREASE. 
WITH THOSE CASES 
IN WITH THE NEW 
GUIDELINES, GIVE 
PARENTS, 
ADMINISTRATORS, 
TEACHERS, AND 
THE COUNTY 
SUPERVISORS AN 
UNDERSTANDING OF 
WHERE THEY ARE 
IN THE EPIDEMIC 
AND WHAT 
PRECAUTIONS THEY 
NEED TO TAKE. 
WHAT I CAN'T 
REALLY TELL YOU 
TODAY IS WHETHER 
CHILDREN UNDER 
10, WE KNOW 
CHILDREN UNDER 
18 ARE LESS 
SICK, BUT 
THERE'S SOME 
THAT SUFFERED 
TERRIBLE 
CONSEQUENCES IF 
THEY HAVE 
UNDERLYING 
CONDITIONS. 
WHAT I CAN'T 
TELL YOU FOR SURE
DESPITE THE 
STUDY, IS 
WHETHER CHILDREN 
UNDER 10 IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
DON'T SPREAD THE 
VIRUS AS MUCH AS 
CHILDREN OVER 
10. 
THAT STILL AN 
OPEN QUESTION 
THAT NEEDS TO BE 
STUDIED. 
WE CERTAINLY 
KNOW FROM OTHER 
STUDIES THAT 
CHILDREN UNDER 10
TO GET INFECTED. 
IT IS UNCLEAR 
HOW RAPIDLY THEY 
SPREAD THE 
VIRUS. 
>> WHAT WENT 
WRONG HERE? 
WE TALKED IN 
EARLIER APRIL 
AND YOU WERE 
TALKING ABOUT IF 
WE STICK WITH 
THE 30 DAY 
GUIDELINES, WE 
WILL AVOID AN 
ACUTE SECOND 
WAVE. 
WE DID. 
THE COUNTRY DID 
SHUT DOWN FOR 
THE BETTER PART 
OF THERE'S 30 
DAYS AND YET, 
HERE WE ARE. 
THESE AREAS LIKE 
TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, 
FLORIDA, 
ARIZONA, THEY 
HAVE SEEN A 
WAVE. 
WHAT WENT WRONG? 
WE ARE STILL IN 
THIS EPIDEMIC. 
WE DON'T WANT IT 
TO BE IN NEW HOT 
SPOT. 
WHAT HAVE YOU 
LEARNED? 
>> I THINK WHAT 
IS REALLY 
IMPORTANT IS TO 
UNDERSTAND WHEN 
YOU FIRST SEE 
THAT INCREASE IN 
POSITIVITY. 
WE PUT OUT 
CRITERIA ABOUT 
HOW TO OPEN 
SAFELY AND HOW 
EACH OF THE 
INDIVIDUAL 
SECTIONS THAT 
YOU HAD TO MOVE 
THROUGH WERE 
CRITICAL. 
WE ALSO KNOW NOW 
AND IT WAS IN 
THAT CRITERIA 
ABOUT 
POSITIVITY. 
I THINK WE HAVE 
A LOT MORE 
KNOWLEDGE NOW 
THAT WHEN IT JUST
TAKES UP A 
LITTLE, EVEN 
BEFORE YOU SEE A 
SIGNIFICANT 
INCREASE IN 
CASES, THAT IS A 
REAL INDICATOR 
THAT SOMETHING 
IS HAPPENING. 
THIS IS WHY IT 
IS IMPORTANT. 
SO MUCH OF THAT 
EARLY SPREAD IN 
20 TO 30-YEAR-
OLDS IS 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
THEY WOULD HAVE 
NO REASON TO 
APPEAR AT A 
TESTING SITE. 
WHEN WE PUT OUT 
THE CALL AFTER 
MEMORIAL DAY, 
AND I WANT TO 
THANK THE YOUNG 
PEOPLE FOR THEIR 
RESPONSE, WE 
ASKED AFTER 
MEMORIAL DAY 
WHEN WE COULD 
SEE AMERICANS ON 
THE MOVE THAT IF 
THEY WERE IN 
LARGE GATHERINGS 
IN THE STREET OR 
IN A BAR OR IN A 
PRIVATE HOME, 
GOING GET 
TESTED. 
IT IS BECAUSE OF 
THEIR 
RESPONSIBILITY, 
WE WILL SEE THAT 
PICKUP. 
UNTIL YOU CAN 
SEE THAT 
EXPLOSION, IT IS 
HARD FOR PEOPLE 
TO UNDERSTAND 
HOW DEEPLY YOU 
HAVE TO 
CLAMPDOWN. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
CALLED OUT THE 
NEXT SITE OF 
CITIES WHERE WE 
SEE THOSE EARLY 
WARNING SIGNS. 
IF YOU MAKE 
CHANGES NOW, YOU 
WON'T BECOME A 
PHOENIX. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS DECIDED TO 
CANCEL THE 
PUBLIC PORTION 
OF THEIR 
CONVENTION IN 
FLORIDA BECAUSE 
OF THE VIRUS. 
WAS IT THE RIGHT 
CALL? 
>> YEAH, THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
WHEN WE DID 
OPENING UP 
AMERICA 
GUIDELINES THAT 
HE WOULD STEP IN 
WHEN HE SAW 
THINGS THAT HAD 
TO BE CORRECTED. 
I THINK YOU SEE 
HIM REALLY 
TALKING TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
ABOUT HOW 
IMPORTANT MASKS 
ARE AND HOW 
IMPORTANT NOT 
BEING IN MASS 
GATHERINGS ARE 
IN PARTICULAR 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
WEARING MASKS. 
THIS IS A SIGNAL 
TO THE PEOPLE. 
WE HAVE TO 
CHANGE OUR 
BEHAVIOR NOW 
BEFORE THIS 
VIRUS COMPLETELY 
MOVES BACK UP 
THROUGH THE 
NORTH. 
WE CAN DO THAT 
AND WE CAN DO 
THAT AS AMERICAN 
PEOPLE. 
>> DO YOU WISH 
THAT HE HAD BEEN 
MORE OUTSPOKEN 
ON MASKS? 
>> I THINK HE 
HAS BEEN 
SPEAKING ABOUT 
MASKS. 
HE HAS BEEN 
NEARING THAT 
BEHAVIOR. 
I AM ALWAYS IN A 
MASK TO MIRROR 
THAT BEHAVIOR. 
I THINK IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO 
SIGNAL TO THE 
AMERICA PEOPLE 
HOW CRITICAL 
MASK WEARING IS. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
>>> STANTON WITH 
A DRIVE TO LEFT 
CENTERFIELD. 
>> PUTTING THE 
FIRST RUNS OF 
THE 2020 SEASON 
ON THE BOARD. 
A FIRST RUNNING 
HOME RUN. 
LANDING IN THE 
EMPTIES SEATS. 
BASEBALL MAY BE 
BACK BUT IS 
DEFINITELY NOT 
THE SAME. 
>> WAY UP IN THE 
AIR. 
>> HOURS 
EARLIER, JUAN 
SOTO REMOVED 
FROM THE LINEUP 
AFTER TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
THE TEAM SAYS HE 
IS ASYMPTOMATIC 
AND THEY ARE 
TRACING HIS 
CLOSE CONTACTS. 
>> WE ALL KNEW 
THIS COMING INTO 
THE SEASON THAT 
THINGS MAY 
HAPPEN. 
I TOLD THE 
PLAYERS, LET'S 
JUST BE POSITIVE.
HOPEFULLY COMES 
BACK AND HELPS 
US WIN. 
>> EVERYONE ON 
THE NATIONALS 
HAS TO DEAL WITH 
ABOUT WHETHER 
WANT TO SOTO MAY 
HAVE INFECTED 
THEM. 
RIGHT? 
IF HE HAS 
INFECTED MULTIPLE
TEAMMATES, THEN 
YOU HAVE A 
CRISIS. 
>> BASEBALL 
DEVELOPING MORE 
THAN 100 PAGES 
OF PROTOCOL TO 
KEEP PLAYERS 
SAY. 
NOW FANS IN THE 
STANDS, SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
THE DUGOUTS, AND 
MASKS WORN AT 
ALL TIMES EXCEPT 
DURING ACTUAL 
PLAY. 
>> DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI. 
>> BEFORE THE 
GAME, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI 
THROWING OUT THE 
FIRST PITCH. 
LET'S SAY IT WAS 
JUST A BIT 
OUTSIDE. 
PLAYERS ON BOTH 
TEAMS KNEELING 
FOR A MOMENT IN 
SUPPORT OF THE 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> THE GAME WAS 
DELAYED DUE TO 
THE RAIN AND 
LIGHTNING. 
>> WOW. 
WE HAVE AN 
ELECTRICAL SHOW 
GOING ON. 
>> A WET IN TWO 
SEASON OPENER 
UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
>> NOTHING IS 
BEEN NORMAL IN 
BASEBALL. 
NOTHING HAS BEEN 
NORMAL ON PLANET 
EARTH. 
THIS FITS RIGHT 
IN. 
>> THE RAIN 
FORCED THE 
LEAGUE TO CALL 
THIS GAME. 
THEY MANAGED TO 
PLAY ALL NINE 
WITH THE DODGERS 
WINNING 8-1. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ONCE WROTE THE 
FIRST PITCH IN 
NEW YORK. 
>> DR. FAUCI IS 
IN GOOD COMPANY. 
YOU COULD DO A 
SIDE-BY-SIDE OF 
DR. FAUCI AND 
$.50 . I THINK 
YOU NEED A TAPE 
MEASURE TO SEE 
WHO HAD A 
TOUGHER GO OF IT.
BY THE WAY, 
GARRETT, WE HAVE 
SEEN TEAMS GET 
CREATIVE. 
WE SAW THE 
CUTOUTS THAT 
WERE COOL. 
THEY HAVE 
ARTIFICIAL CROWD 
NOISE. 
I HEAR THEY'RE 
GOING ONE STEP 
FURTHER. 
>> ON SOME OF 
THE GAMES THAT 
WILL BE 
BROADCAST ON 
FOX, THEY WILL 
INCLUDE VIRTUAL 
FANS. 
THEY LOOK LIKE A 
VIDEOGAME THAT 
WILL BE PLACED 
IN THE STANDS. 
THEY CAN EVEN DO 
THE WAVE. 
BY THE WAY, DR. 
FAUCI HAS AN 
EXCUSE. 
HE IS 79. 
IF I CAN WALK TO 
THE MOUND WHEN I 
AM 79, I WILL 
TAKE IT.  
EASY THANK YOU 
SO MUCH. 
>>> WITH THE 
PROSPECT OF MORE 
AMERICANS 
MORNING FROM 
HOME, NEW 
CONCERNS THAT 
ELECTION DAY 
COULD STRETCH 
BEYOND NOVEMBER 
3rd. 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
SEND STATE 
SCRAMBLING TO 
OFFER STATE 
ALTERNATIVES. 
MANY ARE 
EXPANDING MAIL 
IN OPTIONS. 
>> IF THERE IS A 
PREFERENCE, IT 
MAY BE -- 
>> IF THE 
PRIMERS ARE ANY 
INDICATION, FILE 
RESULTS COULD BE 
DELAYED. 
HE STATES LIKE 
WISCONSIN, 
PENNSYLVANIA, 
AND MICHIGAN 
WHICH NARROWLY 
PUT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP OVER THE 
TOP IN 2016, SAW 
MASSIVE SURGES 
IN ABSENTEE 
BLOATING THE 
SPRING. 
FOR SOME, LONG 
LINES LIKE THESE 
IN WISCONSIN IN 
GEORGIA THAT 
KEPT VOTERS 
WAITING FOR 
HOURS. 
THIS TALE IN THE 
12th CONDITIONAL 
DISTRICT. 
BALLOTS ARE 
STILL BEING 
COUNTED AFTER 
LAST MONTH'S 
PRIMARY, NO 
WINNER DECLARED. 
41 STATES WILL 
ALLOW VOTE BY 
MAIL IN SOME 
FORM THIS 
NOVEMBER. 
EIGHT OF THOSE 
DATES WILL MAIL 
AN APPLICATION 
IN ADVANCE AND 
SEVEN WILL SEND 
THE BALLOT IN 
THE MAILBOX. 
MEANWHILE, NINE 
STATES ARE STILL 
REQUIRING AN 
EXCUSE BEYOND 
COVID-19 
CONCERNS TO VOTE 
ABSENTEE. 
THE CHANGES IN 
HOW WE VOTE, A 
DRAMATIC SHIFT. 
UP UNTIL NOW, 
ONLY FIVE STATES 
VOTED MERELY BY 
MAIL. 
WASHINGTON STATE 
IS ONE OF THEM. 
>> RESULTS WILL 
COME IN MUCH 
LATER THAN THEY 
ARE USED TO. 
THERE IS GOING 
TO BE A LOT OF 
PRESSURE TO KNOW 
WHO WON AND IT 
WILL TAKE TIME. 
>> WHAT CAN 
STATES DO NOW TO 
PREPARE? 
WASHINGTON 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE SUGGESTS 
OFFICIALS TO 
SEND OUT 
ABSENTEE BALLOT 
REQUESTS EARLY 
TO DEAL WITH 
DEMAND. 
>> NATIONWIDE, 
WE ARE GOING TO 
BE BETWEEN 80% 
TO 90% TURNOUT 
IN MANY STATES. 
THE SOONER YOU 
KNOW WHAT THAT 
LOOKS LIKE, THE 
BETTER PREPARED 
YOU WILL BE. 
>> OFFICIALS ARE 
URGING 
LEGISLATURES TO 
CHANGE LAWS TO 
ALLOW THE 
PROCESSING AND 
VERIFYING OF 
BALLOTS IN 
ADVANCE SO THEY 
CAN COUNT AND 
RECORD RESULTS 
FASTER. 
ADMINISTRATORS 
SAY VOTERS NEED 
TO EDUCATE 
THEMSELVES ABOUT 
HOW THE PROCESS 
WILL WORK IN 
THEIR STATE TO 
PREPARE. 
ALL OF THIS AS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS STEPPING UP 
HIS EFFORT TO 
DISCREDIT MAIL 
IN VOTING AS 
VULNERABLE TO 
FRAUD, RAMPING 
UP ATTACKS ON 
TWITTER AND 
TELEVISION. 
>> MAIL IN 
VOTING WILL 
RIGGED THE 
ELECTION. 
>> THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE OF 
WIDESPREAD FRAUD 
ACCORDING TO 
MULTIPLE 
STUDIES. 
>> THERE IS NOT 
WIDESPREAD FRAUD.
THERE HASN'T BEEN
WIDESPREAD FRAUD.
THERE WON'T BE 
WIDESPREAD 
FRAUD. 
>> SOME EXPERTS 
FEAR THE OUTCOME 
COULD BE HEADED 
FOR THE COURTS. 
BOTH REPUBLICANS 
AND DEMOCRATS 
ARE PLEDGING 
VILLAGES AND 
PLANNING TO 
DEPLOY LAWYERS 
ACROSS THE U.S. 
TO MONITOR POLL 
SITES. 
ALL OF IT 
SETTING THE 
STAGE FOR A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION UNLIKE 
ANY OTHER. 
>> TOM, ANOTHER 
ISSUE THAT MAY 
COMPLICATE THIS, 
YOUR SIGNATURE. 
TELL ME ABOUT 
THAT. 
>> SOME STATES 
WILL NEED TO 
VERIFY YOUR 
SIGNATURE BY 
MATCHING IT ON 
HIS SIGNATURE 
THEY HAVE ON 
FILE. 
THINK ABOUT 
COMPARING IT TO 
YOUR DRIVERS 
LICENSE AND THE 
SIGNATURE THERE. 
WHEN YOU SIGNED 
YOUR NAME AT THE 
DMV YOU PROBABLY 
DID NOT EXPECT 
IT WOULD BE USED 
TO VERIFY A 
SIGNATURE LATER 
ON. 
IN MANY CASES, 
OFFICIALS ARE 
REACH OUT TO YOU 
IF THAT HAPPENS. 
LISTEN, AND THE 
PAST, SOME HAVE 
BEEN SIMPLY 
THROWN OUT, NOT 
COUNTED AT ALL. 
SO AGAIN, WHILE 
THEY SAY VOTING 
BY MAIL IS SAFE, 
IT IS ANOTHER 
EXAMPLE OF HOW 
IT IS 
COMPLICATED AND 
IT COULD BE MORE 
CHALLENGING IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> I DON'T WANT 
TO THINK ABOUT 
HOW MUCH MESSIER 
MY HANDWRITING 
HAS GOTTEN OVER 
THE YEARS. 
I DON'T KNOW 
ABOUT YOU, TO. 
MAYBE IT WILL 
IMPROVE. 
THANK YOU, TOM. 
>>> SOCIALLY 
DISTANT 
SEASHORES HAVE 
BECOME POPULAR 
VACATION 
DESTINATIONS. 
>> THIS IS MY 
SECOND TIME 
HERE. 
>> IN THE OUTER 
BANKS, TOURISM 
IS THRIVING. 
>> IF THINGS 
STAY ON TRACK, 
WE ARE LIKELY TO 
HAVE A RECORD 
VISITATION YEAR 
OR A YEAR THAT 
IS CERTAINLY UP 
THERE IN TERMS 
OF HIGH NUMBERS. 
EASY WHILE IT 
HAS BEEN GOOD 
FOR BEACH 
BUSINESSES 
BETWEEN MEMORIAL 
DAY AND LABOR 
DAY, THE VIRUS 
HASN'T TAKEN A 
BREAK IN CASES 
OF COVID-19 ARE 
RISING IN SOME 
RESORT TOWNS. IN 
HORRY COUNTY, 
HOME TO MYRTLE 
BEACH, THE 
WEEKEND LOOKED 
LIKE A TYPICAL 
SUMMER HOLIDAY. 
NOW, THE AREA 
SEEING CASES 
JUMP AFTER 
WELCOMING 
VISITORS BACK. 
>> I WORK IN 
HEALTHCARE. 
I SEE THIS. IT 
DISAPPOINTS ME. 
>> HOT SPOTS 
LIKE MIAMI BEACH 
TRYING TO 
FLATTEN THE CURVE
AND CRACKING 
DOWN WITH THE 
CURFEW. 
THOSE CUT 
BREAKING THE 
MANDATE IS A 
$100 FINE FOR A 
FIRST OFFENSE. 
ON THE JERSEY 
SHORE, THE 
SUMMER IS STILL 
A STRUGGLE. 
TRYING TO 
BALANCE SAFETY 
WILL GETTING 
BACK TO 
BUSINESS. 
>> TRYING TO GET 
OUTSIDE AS MUCH 
AS I CAN. 
>> THIS TOWN 
CANCELED A DAY 
CAMP FOR KIDS 
AFTER A RECENT 
OUTBREAK. 
>> THERE ARE 
MORE CASES, ARE 
YOU PLANNING ON 
ADDING MORE 
RESTRICTIONS? 
>> WE ARE ONLY 
SELLING 1000 
BADGES A DAY. 
WE HAVE 17 
OPENINGS THAT 
THE STAFF IS 
MONITORING 
CONSTANTLY. 
IF WE SEE THE 
BEACH GETTING 
OVERCROWDED, WE 
ARE CLOSING THAT 
DOWN FOR ACCESS 
AND DIRECTING 
PEOPLE TO 
ANOTHER 
LOCATION. 
>> AT THIS 
RESTAURANT, IT 
IS A NEW 
ABNORMAL FOR 
BUSINESS. 
IT OPENED IN 
1935. 
>> IT HAS BEEN A 
VERY, VERY HEAVY 
BURDEN WITH 
THESE EXTRA 
EXPENSES. 
THAT IS PROBABLY 
CLOSE TO 
$10,000. 
>> A DEVASTATING 
BLOW BUT IT IS A 
STORM THIS 
COMMUNITY IS 
PREPARED TO 
WEATHER. 
>> THIS TOWN IS 
FIGHTING HARD. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
RECOVER JUST 
LIKE WE DID 
AFTER SANDY. 
>> SO MANY 
BUSINESSES COUNT 
ON THE MONEY 
COMING IN DURING 
THESE CRITICAL 
MONTHS TO CARRY 
THEM THROUGH 
THROUGH THE REST 
OF THE YEAR. 
OFFICIALS 
ACTUALLY SHUT 
DOWN MAIN STREET 
ON CERTAIN NIGHTS
TO ACTUALLY 
EXPAND THE 
OUTDOOR DINING 
EXPERIENCE. 
ANOTHER PUSH TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE ABLE TO SAVE 
THE SUMMER WHILE 
DOING IT SAFELY. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>>> WHETHER YOU 
LIKE THE MASK OR 
NOT, THEY HAVE 
AN IMPACT. 
>> Reporter: 
MASKS HAVE 
BECOME THE MUST-
HAVE ASSESSMENT 
2020, WARNED TO 
STOP SPREAD 
COVID-19 
ACCORDING TO 
GUIDANCE FROM 
THE CDC. 
FACE COVERINGS 
COME IN A 
VARIETY OF 
FORMS, NEW 
RESEARCH 
SUGGESTS THERE 
IS ONLY ONE WAY 
TO WEAR THEM 
EFFECTIVELY. 
THEY SHOULD 
COVER YOUR MOUTH 
AND ESPECIALLY 
YOUR NOSE AS 
ONCE 
DEMONSTRATED BY 
ANDREW CUOMO. 
>> THIS IS A 
MASK. 
THIS IS A CHIN 
GUARD. 
NOBODY TOLD YOU 
TO WEAR A CHIN 
GUARD. 
WEAR A MASK. 
>> Reporter: 
ACCORDING TO A 
NEW STUDY BY 
RESEARCHERS AT 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF NORTH 
CAROLINA, THE 
CELLS LINING THE 
NOSE ARE MORE 
LIKELY TO BECOME 
INFECTED WITH 
AND SHAD THE 
CORONAVIRUS THAN 
THOSE LINING THE 
THROAT AND 
LUNGS. 
EVERY TIME AN 
INFECTION PERSON 
AXIOS FURTHER 
KNOWS, THEY ARE 
LIKELY RELEASING 
A HIGHER 
CONCENTRATION OF 
VIRUS THEN IF 
EXHALING THROUGH 
THEIR MOUTH. 
THAT LEAVES NO 
ROOM FOR THE SO-
CALLED CHINSTRAP 
LOG. 
>> IF SOMEBODY 
IS WEARING A 
MASK, COVERING 
THEIR MALT BUT 
NOT THEIR NOSE, 
THEY ARE STILL 
GETTING THE 
MAJORITY OF THAT 
VIRUS IN THEIR 
BODY INTO THE 
ENVIRONMENT. 
THEY CAN INFECT 
OTHER PEOPLE. 
BRING IN THAT 
MASK UP, 
COVERING THE 
NOSE IS ONE OF 
THE MOST 
IMPORTANT STEPS 
YOU CAN MAKE. 
>> Reporter: IT 
DIDN'T TAKE LONG 
TO SNIFF OUT 
UNCOVERED NOSES 
WHILE WALKING 
THE STREETS. 
DID YOU KNOW ARE 
WEARING YOUR 
MASK WRONG? 
>> I DIDN'T. 
>> Reporter: 
YOU'RE SUPPOSED 
TO COVER YOUR 
NOSE AND YOUR 
MOUTH. 
HOW HARD IS IT? 
>> IT IS HARD. 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
I HAVE TO WEAR 
IT ALL DAY. 
I CAN'T BREATHE. 
>> Reporter: DO 
YOU MIND TELL ME 
WHY YOURS IS NOT 
OVER YOUR NOSE? 
>> BECAUSE IT IS 
HOT. 
>> Reporter: HOW 
COME YOU DON'T 
HAVE YOUR NOSE 
COVERED? 
>> MY NOSE IS 
COVERED. 
>> Reporter: NOW 
IT IS. 
ASIDE FROM 
COVERING YOUR 
NOSE AND MOUTH 
CORRECTLY, 
MATERIAL 
MATTERS. 
A STUDY SHOWED 
BANDANNAS ALLOWED
COUGH DROPLETS 
TO FLY THREE 
FEET WHILE 
FITTED CLOTH 
MASKS STOPPED 
THEM AT 2 1/2 
INCHES. 
IF YOU'RE MAKING 
A MESS, THIS 
STUDY SAYS 
DOUBLE THE 
LAYERS. 
>> TWO LAYERS OR 
MORE IS WHAT YOU 
NEED. 
THE CDC SAYS 
HOMEMADE CLOTH 
MASKS WORK WELL 
THE MAY LAYERS 
YOU HAVE, THE 
BETTER. 
TWO BEING THE 
MINIMUM. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS MASK HAS A 
POCKET FOR 
FILTER. 
YOU CAN LITERALLY
PUT A COFFEE 
FILTER INSIDE OR 
A PAPER FILTER 
ONLINE. 
REMEMBER, THE 
MASK SHOULD FIT 
SNUGLY OVER YOUR 
NOSE AND YOUR 
MOUTH AND ALSO 
-- HELLO. ALSO, 
YOU WANT TO MAKE 
SURE IT DOESN'T 
MOVE AROUND. 
WASH THEM 
REGULARLY AND 
YOU WANT TO HAVE 
MULTIPLE MASKS 
SO YOU CAN 
ALTERNATE. 
>> THAT ONE 
WOMAN DIDN'T 
LIKE WEARING IT 
BECAUSE SHE FELT 
LIKE SHE 
COULDN'T BREATHE 
PROPERLY, 
COULDN'T GET 
ENOUGH OXYGEN. 
WHAT DOES 
SCIENCE SAY 
ABOUT THAT? 
>> Reporter: IT 
DOES FEEL LIKE 
IT IS HARD TO 
BREATHE BUT 
SCIENCE AND THE 
LUNG ASSOCIATION 
SAID MASKS ARE 
DESIGNED TO BE 
BRIEFED THROUGH 
AND THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THAT 
LOW OXYGEN 
LEVELS OCCUR. 
IF YOU HAVE LUNG 
CONDITIONS, 
USING A MEDICAL 
N95 MASK COULD 
CAUSE SOME 
CARBON DIOXIDE 
BUILDUP IN YOUR 
BODY. 
THAT IS ONLY 
WITH A MEDICAL 
CONDITION. 
REMEMBER, THOSE 
N95 MASKS ARE 
ONLY TO BE WORN 
IF YOUR MEDICAL 
WORKER. 
BY THE WAY, 
CHECK OUT THIS 
EMERGENCY 
MEDICINE DOCTOR 
IN IRELAND. 
HE DID AN 
EXPERIMENT 
WEARING SEVEN 
MASKS. 
HE SHOWED THERE 
WERE NO CHANGES 
IN HIS OXYGEN 
LEVEL AND OLD 
ISSUES WITH HIS 
CARBON DIOXIDE 
LEVELS. 
>> THANK YOU. 
WHAT ABOUT THOSE 
MASKS WITH 
LITTLE VENTS IN 
THEM? 
THEY LOOK 
PROFESSIONAL OR 
SOMETHING. 
>> Reporter: 
MULTIPLE EXPERTS 
HAVE SAID THOSE 
ARE NOT HELPFUL 
BECAUSE THEY 
ALLOW YOUR GERMS 
TO ESCAPE 
THROUGH THE 
VENT. 
THAT IS NOT 
HELPING TO 
PROTECT PEOPLE. 
THOSE WERE 
DESIGNED TO MAKE 
IT EASIER FOR 
PEOPLE TO 
BREATHE IF THEY 
ARE PAINTING OR 
DOING 
WOODWORKING. 
THEY ARE NOT 
RECOMMENDED FOR 
PREVENTING THE 
SPREAD. 
>> THEY LOOK 
MORE EFFICIENT. 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
KIDS GOING BACK 
TO SCHOOL? 
WHAT MASKS 
SHOULD THEY 
HAVE? 
>> Reporter: THE 
CDC IS SAYING IN 
ADDITION TO 
PENCILS AND 
NOTEBOOKS, YOU 
SHOULD HAVE THE 
CLOTH MASKS ON 
THOSE SUPPLY 
LISTS. 
SEVERAL BECAUSE 
KIDS LOSE THING. 
ALSO, TEACHERS 
SHOULD CONSIDER 
FACE SHIELDS IF 
THEY ARE WORKING 
WITH STUDENTS 
THAT ARE FEELING 
IMPAIRED OR THEY 
ARE LEARNING TO 
SPEAK ENGLISH OR 
TO READ. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO SEE THEIR 
FACE AND MOUTH 
MOVING. 
IF YOU'RE BUYING 
THINGS FOR 
SCHOOL, PUT 
THESE ON THE 
LIST TOO. 
>> LOTS OF GREAT 
INFORMATION. 
>> THANK YOU, 
VICKI. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEOPLE. 
>> THERE IS 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY 
-- 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING -- 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
THIS READY TO 
GO. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE STORY 
-- 
>> WHAT WOULD 
YOU LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY? 
>> ONLY ON MSNBC.
>> WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN. 
>> I REACH OUT 
TO YOU, TRYING 
TO RAISE HER SON 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
>> WHY DON'T I 
HAVE A PONYTAIL 
LIKE THE WHITE 
GIRL? 
IT IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOUR 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
LAND. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS. 
>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE SAW  THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES A WORLD. 
>> TEAMS ARE ON 
THE GROUND, 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT HAS 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN GOVERNMENT
IS BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES. 
>> LOUGH ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS BEFORE.
>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED -- 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICES IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
IF THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AWAY AROUND SO 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL CHANGE?
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX PETA 
PART. 
>> ARE YOU 
WORRIED THIS MAY 
DOVETAIL? 
>>> 4 MILLION 
INFECTIONS, THE 
TRUE NUMBER OF 
COVID CASES IN 
THE U.S. IS 
WITHOUT DOUBT 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
HIGHER. 
THE NEW 
MILESTONE REACH 
TODAY AS A TOP 
OFFICIALS SOUNDS 
THE ALARM FOR 11 
CITIES IN 
TROUBLE AFTER 
TESTING RESULTS 
CAME BACK FROM 
METRO AREAS LIKE 
CLEVELAND, 
COLUMBUS, 
MINNEAPOLIS, AND 
NEW ORLEANS. 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX 
IN PRIVATE CALL 
WARNED LOCAL 
LEADERS THEY 
NEED TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS 
TO MITIGATE 
THEIR OUTBREAKS. 
>> WE ARE 
WORKING WITH 
STATE OFFICIALS 
TO MAKE SURE WE 
ARE RESPONDING 
TOGETHER. 
>> THE PUSH TO 
TAKE QUICK 
ACTION NO 
SURPRISE TO THE 
MAYOR OF 
INDIANAPOLIS 
WHERE THE 
PANDEMIC HAS 
EXPLODED.'S EASY 
OVER THE LAST 
WEEK, THE 
POSITIVITY RATE 
HAS JUMPED BY 
NEARLY 50%. 
>> AS STATES 
LIKE FLORIDA SET 
NEW 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATH 
RECORDS, IN 
TEXAS MORGUES 
ARE SO 
OVERWHELMED 
REFRIGERATOR 
TRUCKS ARE 
ARRIVING IN ONE 
COUNTY TO STEER 
THE DEAD. 
>> WE HAVE A 
CRISIS. 
35 PEOPLE HAVE 
PASSED AWAY JUST 
TODAY. 
>> FOR SOME, THE 
VIRUS TESTING 
THEIR FAITH AFTER
13 SISTERS WHO 
BELONG TO THE 
SAME CONVENT 
LOST THEIR LIVES 
TO COVID. 
IN ILLINOIS, 30 
OLD JONATHAN 
RECOVERED FROM 
THE VIRUS TO BE 
READMITTED TO 
THE ER. 
HAS WIFE THOUGHT 
SHE WOULD LOSE 
HIM. 
>> I WAS 
STARTING TO 
THINK HOW IS 
GOING TO TELL MY 
KIDS THEY 
WOULDN'T HAVE 
THEIR DAD. 
>> TODAY HE IS 
LEARNING TO WALK 
AGAIN. 
>> I WOULD 
RATHER BE HERE 
THAT NOT BE HERE 
AT ALL. 
>> AFTER 8000 
DEATHS IN 
CALIFORNIA, IN 
LOS ANGELES, ONE 
OF THE MOST 
DANGEROUS HOT 
SPOTS, 
TRANSMISSIONS 
MAYBE LEVELING 
OFF. 
PERHAPS, HOPE ON 
THE HORIZON. 
THE LARGEST 
MOVIE THEATER 
CHAIN, AMC 
ANNOUNCED THEY 
PLAN TO REOPEN 
MANY LOCATIONS 
BY MID TO LATE 
AUGUST. 
THE U.S. AIR 
FORCE ACADEMY 
SET TO BECOME 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
UNIVERSITIES IN 
THE NATION TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS 
BACK ON CAMPUS 
THIS MONTH. 
>> WE WISH WE 
COULD GO AND BE 
THERE. 
>> ALEXANDRA 
KNOWS THE 
DANGERS TOO 
WELL. 
SHE LOST HER 
FATHER AND 
SISTER JUST DAYS 
APART. 
>> I WILL NEVER 
WISH THIS FOR 
ANYONE TO GO 
THROUGH. 
>> TONIGHT, ONE 
IMAGINABLE LOSS 
AS A RECORD 
NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS BECOME 
INFECTED WITH 
THE VIRUS. 
NBC NEWS, LOS 
ANGELES. 
>>> TONIGHT, RAY 
RETREAT FROM 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WITH CASES OF 
COVID SURGING IN 
FLORIDA, THE 
PRESIDENT 
ANNOUNCING HE IS 
CANCELING HIS 
PLANS TO HOLD 
THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION IN 
JACKSONVILLE. 
>> THE TIMING 
FOR THIS EVENT 
IS NOT RIGHT. 
JUST NOT RIGHT 
WITH WHAT HAS 
HAPPENED 
RECENTLY. 
THE FLARE UP IN 
FLORIDA. 
WE CAN'T HAVE A 
BIG CONVENTION. 
IT'S NOT THE 
RIGHT TIME. 
IT IS REALLY 
SOMETHING THAT, 
FOR ME, I HAVE 
TO PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
SAYING HE IS 
TRYING TO 
DETERMINE THE 
LOCATION OF HIS 
CONVENTION 
SPEECH AND 
DELICATES WILL 
CAST THEIR VOTES 
WHERE IT WAS 
ORIGINALLY 
SCHEDULED. 
TONIGHT, THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
ASKED WHAT MADE 
HIM CHANGE HIS 
MIND. 
>> I WOULD JUST 
SAY SAFETY. 
WE HAVE TO BE 
CAREFUL. 
WE ALSO HAVE TO 
SET AN EXAMPLE. 
>> ON SCHOOLS 
REOPENING, THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
THE CDC WILL 
SOON PROVIDE 
MORE GUIDANCE 
AND FOR THE 
FIRST TIME 
ACKNOWLEDGED 
SOME SCHOOLS MAY 
NEED TO DELAY. 
>> IN CITIES OR 
STATES THAT HER 
CURRENT HOT SPOTS
, AND YOU WILL 
SEE THAT ON THE 
MAP BEHIND ME, 
DISTRICTS MAY 
NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A 
FEW WEEKS. THAT 
WILL BE UP TO 
GOVERNORS. 
THE DECISION 
SHOULD BE MADE 
BASED ON THE 
DATA AND THE 
FACTS IN EACH 
COMMUNITY. 
EVERY DISTRICT 
SHOULD BE 
ACTIVELY MAKING 
PREPARATIONS TO 
OPEN. 
>> THIS COMES 
AMID SETBACKS 
FOR REPUBLICANS 
HAVE BEEN 
STRUGGLING TO 
REACH AN 
AGREEMENT ON A 
RELIEF PACKAGE. 
THE ELEMENT SO 
FAR, $16 BILLION 
OF NEW FUNDING 
FOR COVID 
TESTING, $105 
BILLION TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS, 
AND MORE DIRECT 
PAYMENTS TO 
AMERICANS. 
AMONG THE KEY 
STICKING POINTS, 
THOSE $600 
WEEKLY PAYMENTS 
ON EMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS SET TO 
EXPIRE AT THE 
END OF THE MONTH.
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WANTS IT TO BE 
LOWERED TO 70% 
OF A PAYCHECK. 
CONSERVATIVES 
SAY THAT IS TOO 
MUCH. 
THEY HAVEN'T 
EVEN STARTED 
NEGOTIATING IN 
EARNEST WITH 
DEMOCRATS. 
>> DISARRAY IN 
DITHERING HAS 
SERIOUS DEADLY 
CONSEQUENCES FOR 
TENS OF MILLIONS 
OF AMERICANS. 
>> MITCH 
McCONNELL SAID 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL REVIEW THE 
DETAILS OF THE 
PACKAGE AND THEY 
HOPE TO HAVE AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
NEXT WEEK. 
>>> CINDY KROLL 
HAS RELIED ON 
THE 600 WEEKLY 
PAYMENTS SINCE 
HER BUSINESS 
SHUTDOWN DUE TO 
THE PANDEMIC. 
>> IT HAS BEEN 
VERY DIFFICULT. 
>> IF THAT MONEY 
GOES AWAKE -- 
>> IT MEANS I'M 
HOMELESS. 
>> ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, RISING 
ANXIETY AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS. 
MORE THAN 1.4 
MILLION NEW 
CLAIMS WERE 
FILED LAST WEEK. 
THE FIRST 
INCREASE SINCE 
LATE MARCH. 
FAR HIGHER THAN 
THE 282,000 
CLAIMS BEFORE 
THE PANDEMIC. 
AND SECURING 
BENEFITS IN THE 
FIRST PLACE IS 
STILL A PROBLEM 
FOR SOME. 
IN TULSA 
OKLAHOMA -- 
>> IT IS 
TERRIBLE. 
IT IS SLOW. 
IT IS OUTDATED. 
>> UNEMPLOYED 
WORKERS WOULD 
GET ON AVERAGE 
$383 A WEEK. 
BAXTER MONEY HAS 
MADE IT 
DIFFICULT FOR 
GARY BRAMMER TO 
STEP HIS 
RESTAURANT. 
>> SOME OF THEM 
WERE MAKING MORE 
MONEY TO STAY 
HOME. 
I DIDN'T HAVE 
ENOUGH STAFF TO 
WORK MONDAY 
THROUGH 
SATURDAY. 
I HAD TO START 
CLOSING ON 
MONDAY. 
I DIDN'T HAVE 
ENOUGH PEOPLE. 
>> THIS IS THE 
DILEMMA IN 
WASHINGTON. 
>> THERE IS AN 
ARGUMENT BEING 
MADE THAT THE 
$600 A WEEK IS 
ACTUALLY 
DISCOURAGING 
PEOPLE FROM 
GOING BACK TO 
WORK. 
>> IT IS 
DISCOURAGING 
PEOPLE FROM 
GOING BACK TO 
WORK, THE UNSAFE 
CONDITIONS 
BECAUSE OF 
COVID. 
AMERICANS ARE 
HARD-WORKING. 
THEY DON'T NEED 
AN INCENTIVE. 
AND SO, A $600 
PAYMENT IS NOT 
GOING TO BE A 
DISINCENTIVE. 
WHEN WE TAKE 
THESE BENEFITS 
AWAY, WE'RE 
LOOKING AT A 
DEEPER AND 
LONGER RECESSION 
WHICH IS NOT 
WHAT WE WANT. 
>> WE NEED HELP. 
NOT JUST HERE 
BUT ALL ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
>> THE FINAL 
PAYMENTS WILL BE 
SENT OUT THIS 
WEEKEND. 
EVEN IF A DEAL 
IS STRUCK IN THE 
COMING DAYS, 
THERE IS LIKELY 
TO BE A DELAY IN 
GETTING THAT 
MONEY TO PEOPLE. 
>>> FORMER 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
AND JEFF 
SESSIONS 
OFFICIALLY LOST 
HIS BID LAST 
WEEK. 
>> WE SAW A GOOD 
FIGHT IN THIS 
RACE. 
WE HAVE TAKEN 
THE CASE TO THE 
PEOPLE OF 
ALABAMA. 
THE PEOPLE OF 
ALABAMA HAVE 
SPOKEN. 
>> A SESSION 
CONCESSION. 
HARD TO SAY. 
IN 2016, HE WAS 
A PROMINENT 
LAWMAKER WITH 
NATIONAL NAME 
RECOGNITION. 
THEN HE STUNNED 
THE NATION BY 
BEING ONE OF THE 
VERY FIRST AND 
ONLY TO STEP 
ABOARD THE TRUMP 
ESCALATOR TO THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
>> MAKE AMERICA 
GREAT AGAIN. 
>> IT WASN'T 
JUST AN 
ENDORSEMENT BUT 
PERHAPS, THE 
SINGLE MOST 
INFLUENTIAL 
ADVISOR. 
THOSE WERE THE 
DAYS BETWEEN THE 
TWO. 
HE WOULD BE 
REWARDED WITH 
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
THEN CAME THE 
RUSSIA PROBE AND 
THAT IS. 
>> I HAVE 
DECIDED TO 
RECUSE MYSELF. 
>> I'M GOING TO 
RECUSE MYSELF. 
[ LAUGHTER ] AND 
I SAID, WHY 
DIDN'T HE TELL 
ME THAT BEFORE 
BEEF PUT HIM IN? 
>> NO MORE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
SESSIONS. 
HOW COULD A 
POLITICIAN, 
SOMEONE WANTS A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CONTENDER 
HIMSELF, FALL SO 
FAR SO FAST? 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAYS SESSIONS 
CHOSE TO RECUSE 
HIMSELF. 
ACTUALLY, HE DID 
NOT CHOOSE IT. 
HE HAD NO CHOICE.
HE WAS LEGALLY 
REQUIRED TO ACT 
AS HE DID. 
HE OBEYED THE 
LAW. 
BUT HE DID 
VIOLATE 
SOMETHING. 
>> LOYALTY, 
LOYALTY, LOYALTY.
>> THE PRESIDENT 
TALKS A LOT 
ABOUT HOW HE 
VALUES LOYALTY. 
BUT ONLY PEOPLE 
WHO PUT TRUMP 
ABOVE ALL SEEM 
TO GET THAT 
LOYALTY BACK. 
LOOK AT ROGER 
STONE. 
BUT NOT JEFF 
SESSIONS. 
HE MADE THE 
MISTAKE OF 
FOLLOWING THE LAW
AND HE SUFFERED 
THE CONSEQUENCES.
TRUMP IS NOT THE 
FIRST PRESIDENT 
TO WIELD THE 
PARDON POWER 
CONTROVERSIALLY 
AND THERE ARE 
MULTIPLE REASONS.
SESSIONS 
COMMITTED AN 
UNPARDONABLE 
OFFENSE. 
HE IS LOYAL BUT 
NOT LOYAL ENOUGH.
IT ONLY REALLY 
GOES -- 
>>> IN PORTLAND, 
PROTESTERS 
STORMED THE 
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE. 
SOME LAUNCHING 
FLARES AND 
FIREWORKS OVER 
THE BARRICADES. 
POLICE DECLARED 
A RIOT. 
AMONG THOSE 
GASSED, THE 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR 
OF PORTLAND. 
>> I WANT TO 
THANK THE 
THOUSANDS OF YOU 
THAT HAVE COME 
OUT TO OPPOSE 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION. 
>> TED WHEELER 
WHO WAS ALSO THE 
POLICE 
COMMISSIONER WAS 
BOOED BY 
PROTESTERS WHO 
HAVE CRITICIZED 
HIS LEADERSHIP 
OF THE POLICE. 
THIS IS THE 
LATEST AFTER 
OVER 50 DAYS OF 
PROTEST THAT 
HAVE INCLUDED 
VIOLENCE AGAINST 
POLICE AND 
LOOTING. 
>> WE HAVE THE 
AUTHORITY TO 
MAKE ARRESTS ON 
INDIVIDUALS THAT 
ARE TARGETING 
THE COURTHOUSE. 
>> THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL 
ANNOUNCED HE 
WILL REVIEW 
COMPLAINTS 
AGAINST FEDERAL 
PERSONNEL HERE. 
JENNIFER 
CHRISTIANSEN WAS 
ARRESTED BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS. 
SHE WANTS THEM 
OUT. 
>> I WANT TO BE 
CARED FOR BY MY 
COMMUNITY. 
WE HAVE VERY 
LITTLE NEED FOR 
POLICING. 
WE NEED TO 
COMMUNITY 
SERVICES. 
>> THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL IS NOT 
ONLY REVIEWING 
WHAT HAPPENED IN 
PORTLAND BUT 
ALSO THE FEDERAL 
RESPONSE TO 
PROTESTERS IN 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 
>>> A FIERY 
SPEECH ON THE 
HOUSE FLOOR, 
ALEXANDRIA 
OCASIO-CORTEZ 
STANDING HER 
GROUND. 
>> THEY CALLED 
ME, AND I QUOTE 
[ BLEEP ] 
>> THESE ARE THE 
WORDS THAT THEY 
LEVIED AGAINST A 
CONGRESSWOMAN. 
>> DOES HAPPEN 
MONDAY BUT 
OCASIO-CORTEZ 
DIDN'T CONFIRM 
THE REPORTING 
AND TILT TED 
YOHO SAID THIS. 
>> THEY WERE 
NEVER SPOKEN TO 
MY COLLEAGUES. 
IF THEY WERE 
CONSTRUED THAT 
WAY, I APOLOGIZE 
FOR THE 
MISUNDERSTANDING.
I CANNOT 
APOLOGIZE FOR MY 
PASSION. 
>> OCASIO-CORTEZ 
CALLED THAT AN 
EXCUSE, NOT AN 
APOLOGY. 
MAKING THE CASE 
IT IS MORE THAN 
JUST ONE 
ARGUMENT. 
>> I HAVE TOSSED 
MEN OUT OF BARS 
THAT USE 
LANGUAGE LIKE 
THAT. 
AND I HAVE 
ENCOUNTERED THIS 
TYPE OF 
HARASSMENT 
RIDING THE 
SUBWAY IN NEW 
YORK CITY. 
THIS IS NOT NEW. 
AND THAT IS THE 
PROBLEM. 
>> NANCY PELOSI 
RECALLING HER 
OWN EXPERIENCE. 
>> THEY HAVE 
CALLED ME NAMES 
FOR AT LEAST 20 
YEARS OF 
LEADERSHIP. 
18 YEARS OF 
LEADERSHIP. 
>> THIS ISSUE IS 
NOT ABOUT ONE 
INCIDENT. 
IT IS CULTURAL. 
IT IS A CULTURE 
OF LACK OF 
IMPUNITY, OF 
ACCEPTING, OF 
VIOLENCE, AND 
VIOLENT LANGUAGE 
AGAINST WOMEN IN 
AN ENTIRE 
STRUCTURE OF 
POWER THAT 
SUPPORTS THAT. 
>> HE IS DENYING 
HE WAS THE WORDS 
AND KEVIN 
McCARTHY TODAY 
SAID HE ACCEPTS 
THE APOLOGY. 
>>> IT HAS BEEN 
NEARLY SIX YEARS 
SINCE THE 
KIDNAPPING AND 
SAVAGE MURDERS 
BY ISIS OF 
AMERICAN AID 
WORKERS KAYLA 
MUELLER AND 
JOURNALISTS. 
AN EXCLUSIVE 
INTERVIEW 
OBTAINED BY NBC 
NEWS, NEW 
DETAILS ABOUT HOW
JIM STOOD UP TO 
HIS CAPTORS FROM 
TWO OF THE 
MEMBERS WHO HELD 
HIM AND THE 
OTHER HOSTAGES. 
>> THEY WERE 
VERY TIMID. 
IT'S NOT ENOUGH. 
HE WOULD THINK 
IT WAS GOING TO 
GET PUNISHED. 
>> PUNISHMENT, 
HE MET TORTURE. 
THESE MEN IN 
U.S. CUSTODY 
WERE PART OF THE 
TERRORIST CELL 
NICKNAMED THE 
BEATLES FOR 
THEIR BRITISH 
ACCENTS. 
THEY CLAIM THEY 
DIDN'T 
PARTICIPATE IN 
TORTURE AND 
EXECUTIONS BUT 
DO ADMIT ABUSE. 
>> I HIT MOST OF 
THE PRISONERS. 
>> PREVIOUSLY, 
THEY PRETENDED 
NOT TO KNOW 
KAYLA MUELLER 
WHO WAS KIDNAPPED
ONE DAY AFTER 
ARRIVING IN 
SYRIA. 
>> WHO? 
>> NOW, THEY 
REMEMBER HER 
INCLUDING HOW 
THEY GOT HER 
PARENTS' EMAIL 
ADDRESS TO SEND 
READ SOME NOTES, 
DEMANDING MORE 
THAN $600 
MILLION AND 
THREATENING 
MURDER. 
>> IN A ROOM BY 
HERSELF THAT 
NOBODY WOULD GO 
IN. 
>> WE SHOWED 
KAYLA'S DAD THE 
DISTURBING 
INTERVIEWS. 
>> OF COURSE, 
THEY WILL NOT 
TELL THE DARK 
SIDE OF THE 
STORY. 
THEY WERE THE 
HANDLERS. 
THEY SHACKLED 
THEM AND TOOK 
THEM TO THE 
BATHROOM TWICE A 
DAY. 
AT TIMES, KAYLA 
WAS SHACKLED ALL 
NIGHT. 
>> THE CASE 
AGAINST THE TWO 
HAS BEEN HELD UP 
WITH A BRITISH 
COURT RULING THE 
U.S. WON'T GET 
CRUCIAL EVIDENCE 
FROM BRITISH 
INVESTIGATORS 
UNLESS THE DEATH 
PENALTY IS OFF 
THE TABLE. 
>> WILL THIS 
GIVE YOU ANY 
KIND OF CLOSURE? 
>> I WANT THEM 
TO BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
OTHERWISE, WE 
COULD NEVER 
DETER CRIMES. 
>> OFFICIALS 
TELL NBC NEWS 
THE U.S. IS 
DETERMINED TO 
ARRANGE FOR THE 
MEN TO FACE 
CHARGES IN AN 
AMERICAN 
COURTROOM. 
>>> GOOD. 
>> FOR A LOT OF 
PARENTS, THIS 
SPRING REVEALED 
A PAINFUL TRUTH, 
THEY AREN'T GOOD 
TEACHERS. 
>> IN ANOTHER 
LEVEL OF 
EXHAUSTION -- 
>> FACING 
ANOTHER YEAR OF 
AT LEAST SOME 
REMOTE LEARNING, 
SHE IS GATHERING 
PARENTS WHO PLAN 
TO HIRE HER 
BROTHER, A 
TEACHER TO GET 
THE KIDS WHEN 
THEY ARE NOT IN 
SCHOOL. 
>> TWO HOURS, 
MONDAY, 
WEDNESDAY, 
FRIDAY. 
>> WOULD YOU 
RELY ON THE 
CURRICULUM OF 
THE PUBLIC 
SCHOOL SYSTEMS? 
>> YES. 
YES. 
WE ARE NOT ASKING
MY BROTHER TO 
REINVENT THE 
WHEEL. 
>> IT IS A 
STRATEGY 
SWEEPING THE 
COUNTRY. 
THE PANDEMIC 
POD, ALLOWING 
KIDS TO BE 
TOGETHER AND 
LEARN WHILE 
PARENTS WORK. 
>> IT WAS -- 
>> ON LIKE 
LEARNING, HIS 
PARENTS SAY THE 
PODS ARE JUST 
WHAT HE NEEDS. 
>> HE REALLY 
WANTS TO GET THE 
BEST. 
YOU WANT TO 
MAXIMIZE THE 
LEARNING OF THE 
ONLINE DAYS. 
>> FOR MANY 
FAMILIES, IT IS 
TOO COSTLY. 
THE TEACHERS 
HAVE TO BE PAID 
AND IN SOME 
CASES THE SPACE 
BEING USED COST 
MONEY TO. 
>> BLACK 
FAMILIES, 
MINORITY 
FAMILIES, THEY 
ARE LOCKED OUT 
OF THAT. 
>> EXPERTS SAY 
THAT WILL WIDEN 
THE EDUCATION 
GAP PARKS EASY 
THEY ARE 
CREATING THEIR 
OWN FORM OF 
PRIVATE SCHOOL. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE THAT 
MULTIPLY OVER 
TIME. 
>> THIS WILL 
COST ROUGHLY 
$150 A WEEK. 
>> THEY ARE 
GOING TO DEAL 
WITH THE DASH ON 
THE LEVEL. 
>> IN THE 
SCRAMBLE TO SAVE 
THE YEAR, THERE 
IS THE RISK OF 
MANY MORE BEING 
LEFT BEHIND. 
NBC NEWS, NEW 
YORK. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CAST, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> THAT'S WHAT 
WE ARE DOING. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
IT IS ABOUT 400 
YEARS OF RACISM. 
>> 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 WOULD 
YOU LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> COOL IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS A STORY 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN. 
>> I REACHED OUT 
TO YOU AFTER I 
SAW THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
WITH YOUR KIDS. 
>> WHY DON'T I 
HAVE A PONYTAIL 
LIKE MY GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
FEEL DIFFERENT 
BUT YOU JUST 
HAVE TO NOT FEEL 
LESS THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE SAW A 
LARGE CONVOY OF 
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD COME 
THROUGH HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAY 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
FIGHT UNITES US. 
>> THEY DON'T 
WORK, THEY'RE 
NOT GOING ABLE 
TO. 
>> THE GOVERNMENT
IS BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES. 
>> YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, IT JUST 
DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS BEFORE.
>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> 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? 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK IF 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY CAN TURN 
THIS AROUND SO 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL CHANGE?
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART. 
DO YOU WORRY 
THAT THESE MAY 
DOVETAIL AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> WHAT HAPPENS 
WHEN YOU CAN 
SPEND YEARS OF 
YOUR LIFE 
TRAINING FOR ONE 
MOMENT? 
>> MY COACH HAS 
AND MY MOM HAS 
AS WELL. 
>> EVERYTHING 
CLICKED. 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
IT DOESN'T 
HAPPEN THAT 
OFTEN. 
>> YOU CAN'T 
REALLY -- 
>> AND THEN, 
THAT MOMENT IS 
GONE. 
JIM ENDS PRIME 
MINISTER IS SAID 
TO PROPOSE A ONE-
YEAR DELAY FOR 
THE OLYMPICS. 
>> THE PRIME 
MINISTER SAY 
POSTPONING THE 
GAMES MAY BE 
UNAVOIDABLE. 
>> THEY ARE 
GOING TO 
POSTPONE IT FOR 
ANOTHER YEAR. 
♪♪
>> THE PANDEMIC 
HAS ALTERED OUR 
WORD IN SO MANY 
WAYS LIKE THE 
2020 TOKEN YOU 
OLYMPICS BEING 
DELAYED. 
LIKE 24th, 2020 
WOULD HAVE 
MARKED THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
GAMES. 
HOW ARE OLYMPIC 
HOPEFULS COPING 
WHEN THEIR WHOLE 
WORLD WAS 
CENTERED AROUND 
THIS ONE EVENT? 
>> 100% LIVE, 
EAT, BREATHE 
SWIMMING. 
>> SHE 
REPRESENTS THE 
30th 
CONGRESSIONAL 
DISTRICT. 
I WILL BE 
INTRODUCING HER 
A LITTLE BIT 
LATER. 
BUT I WANTED TO 
OPEN UP BY 
SAYING, OVER THE 
LAST FIVE MONTHS 
THE LIVES OF 
WORKING PARENTS 
HAVE REALLY BEEN 
TURNED UPSIDE 
DOWN, ESPECIALLY 
WORKING MOMS. 
DAYCARES ARE 
CLOSED. 
SUMMER CAMPS ARE 
CLOSED. 
AND MOTHERS ARE 
MULTITASKING. 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO DO CONFERENCE 
CALLS AND ZOOM 
CALLS JUST LIKE 
WE ARE TODAY AND 
TRYING TO TAKE 
CARE OF THE 
KIDS. 
WE KNOW THAT 
WHEN SCHOOLS 
SWITCH TO 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING, THEY 
HAD TO DROP 
EVERYTHING THEY 
WERE DOING 
INCLUDING WORKING
SO THEY COULD 
HELP THEIR KIDS 
ON ASSIGNMENTS. 
LOOK AT 
ESSENTIAL WORKERS
. A MAJORITY OF 
WHOM ARE WOMEN 
AND 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
WOMEN OF COLOR. 
THEY STAYED ON 
THE JOB AND 
STILL MANAGED TO 
BE THE GLUE FOR 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
AND THIS CRISIS 
THAT I'M TALKING 
ABOUT, THE 
WORKING MOMS, I 
THINK THIS WAS 
EVEN BEFORE 
COVID. 
THE VIRUS HAS 
CAST A BROAD 
SPOTLIGHT ON ALL 
IMPORTANT 
WORKERS ON AND 
THE CARROT 
ECONOMY. 
LET ME TELL YOU 
SOMETHING, JOE 
BIDEN 
UNDERSTANDS 
THIS. 
HE HAS CARED FOR 
AGING PARENTS AND
HE HAS BEEN A 
SINGLE PARENT. 
HE KNOWS HOW 
HARD IT IS. 
HE KNOWS WHAT 
NEEDS TO CHANGE. 
DONALD TRUMP 
DOESN'T GET IT. 
WORST OF ALL, HE 
DOESN'T EVEN TRY 
TO UNDERSTAND 
WHAT WORKING 
FAMILIES ARE 
GOING THROUGH. 
THERE IS NO 
EMPATHY. 
THERE ARE SOME 
LONG-STANDING 
CHALLENGES IN 
THE SECTOR THAT 
JOE BIDEN WANTS 
TO FIX WHEN HE 
IS PRESIDENT. 
ONE OF THOSE, 
NUMBER ONE, JOE 
BIDEN CARES FOR 
LOVED ONES. 
AND NUMBER TWO, 
WHEN PEOPLE NEED 
CARE, FOR A 
TODDLER OR AN 
AGING PARENT, 
JOE BIDEN WILL 
MAKE SURE THAT 
FAMILIES CAN 
FIND IT AND THEY 
CAN AFFORD IT. 
AND THEN, THE 
CHALLENGES FOR 
THE WORKERS, 
THEY ARE THE 
CHILDCARE 
PROVIDERS WHO 
SING ABC'S, THEY 
ARE DIRECT CARE 
WORKERS WHO HELP 
SENIORS WITH 
MEDICATIONS OR 
BUY GROCERIES. 
THEY ARE 
PERSONAL CARE 
ASSISTANCE WHO 
HELP PEOPLE WITH 
DISABILITIES 
THAT NEED 
COOKING AT HOME, 
NEED HELP 
GETTING CLEANED, 
DRESSED, AND 
OTHER DAILY 
ACTIVITIES. 
SO, THE VAST 
MAJORITY OF 
THESE WORKERS 
THAT I'M TALKING 
ABOUT, THEY ARE 
WOMEN. 
IN FACT, THE 
MAJORITY OF WOMEN
OF COLOR LIKE I 
MENTIONED 
BEFORE. 
IT IS UNFAIR BUT 
NOT SURPRISING, 
SADLY, THAT 
THESE WORKERS 
ARE UNDERPAID. 
AND THEY ARE 
OFTEN EXPECTED TO
PUT UP WITH POOR 
WORKING 
CONDITIONS. 
LET'S BE CLEAR, 
WORKERS IN THE 
CARROT ECONOMY 
THEY ARE 
ESSENTIALLY -- 
AND I CAN 
GUARANTEE THAT 
JOE BIDEN 
UNDERSTANDS THAT 
AND JOE BIDEN 
WILL FIX THAT. 
AND HE ALSO 
WANTS TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THIS 
WORKFORCE, IN 
ECONOMIES ALL 
AROUND THE GREAT 
COUNTRY, HE 
WANTS TO MAKE 
SURE THEY HAVE A 
CHANCE TO JOIN A 
UNION IF THEY 
WANT TO. 
THEY OUGHT TO BE 
ABLE TO SO THEY 
CAN COLLECTIVELY 
BARGAIN FOR GOOD 
RIGHTS AND SO 
THEY CAN 
COLLECTIVELY 
BARGAIN FOR 
BETTER PAY AND 
WORKING 
CONDITIONS. 
JOE BIDEN'S PLAN 
WILL HELP 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS GROW IN 
NUMBERS. 
IT WILL INCLUDE 
A QUALITY OF 
CARE THAT IS 
PROVIDED. 
THAT WILL MEAN 
WORKERS WILL 
FINALLY GET TO 
SHARE IN THE 
PROSPERITY THEY 
MAKE POSSIBLE. 
THAT'S HOW WE 
CAN CREATE A 
MORE EQUITABLE 
ECONOMY, 
AMERICA, AND 
THAT'S HOW WE 
ARE GOING TO FIX 
WHAT THE 
CORONAVIRUS HAS 
DONE TO UPEND 
OUR LIVES AND 
OUR ECONOMY. 
JOE BIDEN WILL 
PROVIDE THAT. 
NOT JUST REBUILD 
WHAT WE HAVE 
LOST, HE HAS A 
PLAN TO BUILD 
BACK BETTER. 
HE CAN DO IT. HE 
CAN'T DO IT 
WITHOUT ALL OF 
YOU ON THE CALL 
TODAY. 
TOGETHER, WE ARE 
GOING TO ELECT 
JOE BIDEN. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
MAKE THE COUNTRY 
BETTER FOR 
WORKERS, FOR 
MOMS. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
MAKE THE COUNTRY 
BETTER FOR 
WORKING 
FAMILIES, BETTER 
FOR CHILDREN AND 
OUR CHILDREN'S 
CHILDREN. 
I APPRECIATE 
EACH AND 
EVERYONE OF YOU 
FOR BEING ON THE 
CALL TODAY. 
AND NOW, IT IS 
MY PLEASURE TO 
INTRODUCE THE 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
FOR THE 30th 
DISTRICT IN 
DALLAS, TEXAS. 
ALSO THE 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
TECHNOLOGY 
COMMITTEE. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>> LET ME FIRST 
WELCOME EVERYONE 
WHO IS 
PARTICIPATING.
EVERYONE AND 
CLEARLY WORKING 
MOTHERS AND 
CAREGIVERS ALL 
AT THE SAME 
TIME. 
SO I KNOW 
EXACTLY WHAT 
VICE PRESIDENT 
BIDEN MEANS TO 
BUILD BACK 
BETTER, BECAUSE 
WE HAVE EVEN 
BEEN THESE LAST 
FIVE MONTHS WITH 
THIS VIOLENCE. 
AND HE HAS TAKEN 
CARE OF AGING 
PARENTS, HE HAS 
BEEN A SINGLE 
PARENT, HE KNOWS 
JUST HOW HARD IT 
IS TO RAISE A 
FAMILY AND TO 
CARE FOR ONE'S 
SICK FAMILY 
MEMBER AND HE 
KNOWS THAT 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS ARE 
JUST TRYING TO 
MAKE ENDS MEET. 
I REMEMBER THOSE 
DAYS, THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
LAID OUT A GREAT 
PLAN OF HOW WE 
CAN ACCESS TO 
QUALITY CARE 
GIVING, THEY CAN 
WORK THEMSELVES 
OR JUGGLE 
RESPONSIBILITIES 
OF WORKING AND 
CARING FOR THEM. 
CAN TELL YOU 
FIRSTHAND LIKE 
ME, WHAT THEY'RE 
DOING EVERY DAY. 
SO EVEN BEFORE 
THE AND, OUR 
COUNTRY WAS 
EXPERIENCING A 
CARE GIVING 
CRISIS. 
AND SOME CARE 
AND JUST WENT 
UNATTENDED 
BECAUSE THEY 
COULDN'T A FORD 
IT OR DIDN'T 
HAVE TIME. 
THIS IS A 
POSSIBILITY OF 
WITH THE 
ELECTION OF JOE 
BIDEN FOR 
PRESIDENT, 
CLEARLY ALLOWS 
US TO KNOW AND 
SO IT IS TIME 
FOR US TO HAVE 
SOMEONE WHO NOT 
ONLY CARES ABOUT 
US, HE CARES 
ABOUT HE KNOWS 
WHAT IT'S LIKE 
TO WORK WORKING 
24-/7. 
PUTTING CHILDREN 
TO BED. 
AND SO, IT IS 
TIME FOR US TO 
DO OURSELVES A 
FAVOR BY 
ELECTING A MAN 
WHO CARE BUS 
PEOPLE, WHO 
KNOWS FROM 
PERSONAL 
EXPERIENCE. 
AND I CAN TELL 
YOU IT ONLY 
TAKES US TO MAKE 
THIS CHANGE, IT 
TAKES US TO CAST 
THAT VOTE IN 
NOVEMBER. 
I DIDN'T COME ON 
THIS PROGRAM TO 
BE POLITICAL. 
JOE BIDEN FOR 
PRESIDENT. 
AND SO I AM 
GOING TO 
INTRODUCE A 
GREAT PARTNER 
AND A PERSON 
THAT WE SHOULD 
BE EXTREMELY 
PROUD OF AS OUR 
FIRST LADY, DR. 
JILL BIDEN. 
>> THANK YOU 
CONGRESSWOMAN. 
YOU KNOW, YOU 
HAVE LONG BEEN A 
LEADER ON 
HEALTHCARE AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
INCREDIBLY 
EFFECTIVE 
LEGISLATOR. 
AND A TEACHER, 
I'M ESPECIALLY 
GRATEFUL FOR 
YOUR ADVOCATION 
OF STEM 
EDUCATION AND 
OPPORTUNITIES. 
SO THANK YOU FOR 
BEING HERE 
TODAY. 
AND CONGRESSMAN, 
I WANT TO THANK 
YOU FORKING 
ABOUT HERE AS 
WELL. 
AND FOR YOUR 
WORK IN 
HEALTHCARE, 
PROMOTING GOOD 
UNION JOBS AND 
SUPPORTING 
EDUCATION. 
THE FACT THAT 
YOU BOTH ARE 
STANDING BESIDE 
US GIVES ME SO 
MUCH HOPE THAT 
THIS IS THE 
YEAR, OVER THE 
LAST FEW MONTHS 
OUR NATION HAS 
SUFFERED 
INCREDIBLE 
LOSSES. 
SOME OF IT CAN 
BE MEASURED THE 
OVER 1 40,000 
LIVES LOST. 
AND THE TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
WORKERS WHO ARE 
NOW JOB LESS. 
BUT IN OTHER 
WAYS, THE 
DEVASTATION 
CAN'T BE 
MEASURED, THE 
LOST TIME WITH 
OUR LOVED 
ONES, IN HOME IN 
ISOLATION AND 
ANXIETY. 
THE SHATTERED 
PART OF EVERY 
FAMILY IS 
GRIEVING A LOVED 
ONE. 
ALSO SEEN 
INCREDIBLE 
ENCOURAGE AND 
RESILIENCY AT 
TIMES. 
ORGANIZING FOOD 
DRIVES. 
EDUCATORS 
LEARNING TO 
TEACH REMOTELY. 
ALMOST 
OVERNIGHT. 
FRONT LINE 
WORKERS, HELPING 
TO KEEP US SAFE. 
THIS HADN'T BEEN 
EASY, BUT WE ARE 
FINDING OUR 
STRENGTHS AND WE 
NEED LEADERS WHO 
WILL HELP US 
ALONG AND NOT 
HOLD US BACK. 
RIGHT NOW, EVERY 
DAY THERE WAS A 
BATTLE ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS ARE 
TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT WHO WILL 
CARE FOR THEIR 
ELDERLY 
FAMILIES. 
PARENTS ARE 
WORKING FROM 
HOME TRYING TO 
DO THEIR JOBS. 
MANY HAVE LOST 
JOBS. 
MANY HAVE LOST 
LOVED ONES. 
THEY NEED HELP. 
JOE KNOWS THAT 
THIS TIME IS 
IMPORTANT. 
LET'S LEARN AND 
ADAPT AND FIND 
PA WAY TO MOVE 
FORWARD. 
YOUR STORIES ARE 
A BIG PART OF 
THAT. 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
HEAR YOUR 
EXPERIENCES, 
THEY NEED TO 
KNOW HOW 
CRITICAL THIS 
IS. 
AND THAT'S WHY 
I'M HERE TODAY 
TO LIFT YOUR 
VOICES BECAUSE 
YOUR FUTURE IS 
WHAT'S AT STAKE. 
SO NOW I WILL 
PASS IT BACK TO 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
JOHNSON. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH FOR 
THE WONDERFUL 
REMARKS. 
I WANT TO YOU 
MEET SOME PEOPLE 
THAT ARE ON THE 
FRONT LINES. 
CHRIS, WHO IS A 
SO MANY 
WONDERFUL, AND I 
WANT HER TO MAKE 
SOME REMARKS. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH 
CONGRESSWOMAN. 
I APPRECIATING 
ABOUT ABLE TO 
TALK ABOUT THE 
WORK I DO. 
I HAVE BEEN IN 
HOSPICE CARE 
ABOUT THE LAST 
15 YEARS. 
THE LAST HAS 
BEEN MOSTLY 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
WORK AND THAT'S 
WHAT I DO WITH 
THE COMPLIANCE 
SIDE OF THINGS. 
I STILL GO OUT 
AND SEE 
PATIENTS. 
I REALLY LIKE 
WHAT YOU SAID 
ABOUT THE FACT 
THAT WE ARE 
DEALING WITH THE 
HEALTH CRISIS IN 
THE COUNTRY 
BEFORE ' WHEN 
GOT INTO THIS 
AND. 
YOU KNOW, 
HOSPICE CARE IS 
ONE OF THOSE 
AREAS OF 
HEALTHCARE THAT 
IS VERY -- NOT 
ALWAYS OFFERED 
TO PEOPLE WHEN 
IT WILL BE MOST 
BENEFICIAL FOR 
THEM. 
AND IT HAS SO 
MUCH TO OFFER. 
THAT THERE ARE 
HUGE GAPS IN OUR 
MEDICARE SYSTEM 
THAT EVEN THOUGH 
IT PROVIDES 
1000% COVERAGE 
FOR, WHAT IT 
DOESN'T FILL IN 
THE GAP FOR IS 
24 HOUR, THAT 
CAN BE THE MOST 
DIFFICULT PART 
OF SOMEONE WHO 
IS CARING FOR A 
LOVED ONE AT 
HOME. 
WE CAN TEACH 
PEOPLE HOW TO 
HELP BATHE THEIR 
LOVED ONES, 
CHANGE THEM, 
GIVE THEM THEIR 
MEDICATION AN DO 
ALL THOSE THINGS 
THAT THEY NEED 
TO HAVE DONE. 
BUT IF THEY 
CAN'T BE THERE 
AND DO THAT 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE TO GO TO 
WORK EVERY DAY, 
THEN IT DOESN'T 
GET DONE. 
YOU KNOW, LONG-
TERM CARE AND I 
WAS A MANAGER OF 
A CYSTED LIVING 
AND MEMORY CARE 
FACILITY. 
THERE WERE SO 
MANY RESIDENTS, 
BECAUSE THEY 
DIDN'T HAVE ARE 
ANOTHER CHOICE, 
YOU KNOW, OUR 
HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEM IN THIS 
COUNTRY -- 
SENIOR CITIZENS, 
USE ALL OF THEIR 
ASSETS TO 
PROVIDE FOR 
THEIR CARE IN 
THEIR LAST DAYS. 
IT DOESN'T HAVE 
TO BE LIKE THAT. 
YOU KNOW, VIA 
PERSONAL 
EXPERIENCE WITH 
CARE GIVING 
PROVIDING, MY 
PARENTS 
RECENTLY, MY 
FATHER HAD 
DEMENTIA, 
FORTUNATELY HE 
IS STILL AT HOME 
WITH MY MOM. 
AND HE DOESN'T 
NEED PHYSICAL 
CARE. 
HE WAS 
HOSPITALIZE ADD 
COUPLE MONTHS 
AGO FOR A BLOOD 
INFECTION. 
AND THE VERY 
FIRST OPTION 
THAT WAS GIVEN 
WAS THAT HE GO 
TO A SKILLED 
NURSING FACILITY 
OUT OF THE 
HOSPITAL. 
HE NEEDED 
ANTIBIOTICS AND 
FINISH UP HIS 
TREATMENT. 
AND IT WAS ONLY 
BECAUSE I 
UNDERSTAND THE 
HEALTHCARE, I 
COULD HELP MY 
MOM, SAY THAT'S 
NOT WHAT WE 
WANT, WE WANT 
HIM TO GO HOME, 
WE WANT HOME 
HEALTH TO COME IN
AND HELP TO TAKE 
CARE OF HIM. 
OF -- 
WHO CAN CARE FOR 
HIM. 
IT'S SO 
DIFFICULT TO 
NAVIGATE. 
THEY DON'T EVEN 
KNOW -- LOOKING 
TO HEAR FEEDBACK 
FROM EVERYONE 
WHO WAS WORKING 
IN THIS INDUSTRY 
BECAUSE WE 
REALLY NEED TO 
MAKE SOME 
CHANGES TO MAKE 
IT IT WORK. 
>> YOU KNOW, 
YOU'RE RIGHT. 
WE HAVE TO SEE 
CHANGES. 
JOE AND I BOTH 
KNOW THAT FROM 
PERSONAL 
EXPERIENCE. 
THANK GOODNESS, 
YOU KNOW, YOUR 
PARENTS HAVE YOU 
AND THANK YOU 
FOR WHAT YOU DO. 
MY GOSH, YOU 
REALLY ARE THE 
ANGELS IN THE 
HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEM. 
AND SO, JOE SEES 
THAT AND THAT'S 
WHY HE CAME OUT 
WITH HIS PLAN TO 
HELP CAREGIVERS, 
EDUCATE 
CAREGIVERS TO 
PAY THEM WELL, 
TO GET THEM 
TRAINING. 
YOU KNOW, WE 
HAVE SO MUCH TO 
DO. 
SO IT TAKES 
LEADERSHIP, 
CHRIS, THAT'S 
WHAT YOU SAID, 
YOU KNOW, JOE 
BIDEN WITH 
CHANGE THINGS. 
BUT WE HAVE TO 
HAVE LEADERSHIP 
AT THE TOP THAT 
CARE BUS THESIS. 
AND I CAN 
PROMISE YOU, YOU 
KNOW, WE BOTH 
CARE ABOUT THE 
SISS BECAUSE WE 
BOTH DEALT WITH 
IT PERSONALLY 
WITH OUR OWN 
PARENTS, AND 
MEMBERS OF OUR 
FAMILY WHO HAVE 
BEEN SICK. 
THANK YOU, 
CHRIS. 
>> YES, THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH, 
CHRIS. 
I AM GOING TO 
ASK REVEREND 
TODD AIKENS WHO 
IS THE CHAPLAIN, 
I CALLED ON 
CHAPLAIN SO MANY 
TIMES AS A 
REGISTERED NURSE 
AND I'M HOPING 
THAT -- KAPLANS 
AVAILABLE, 
REVEREND, GIVE 
US A FEW WORDS. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
AND EVERYONE 
JOINING IN ON 
THE CALL. 
I'M HONORED TO 
BE HERE. 
HOSPICE IS IT 
YEARS NOW, 
STARTED MY 
TRAINING IN A 
HOSPITAL, MAJOR 
TRAUMA SENT IS 
AT THE. 
I HAVE REALLY 
BEEN TOUCHED BY 
THE FAMILIES WHO 
ARE DEALING WITH 
THE ISOLATION.
>> LOOK OUT THE 
WINDOW AND SAY 
GOODBYE. 
AND THAT HAS 
BEEN HEART. 
I HAVE PATIENTS 
WHOSE DAUGHTERS 
ARE YELLING FROM 
THE LOWER 
FLOORS, THEIR 
MOTHER IS IN A 
FACILITY ON THE 
SECOND FLOOR, SO 
THEY ARE WAVING 
IN PARKING LOTS, 
TRYING TO SAY 
MOMMY I LOVE 
YOU, I LOVE IT. 
I ALSO THINK 
WHAT IS REALLY 
DIFFICULT IS THE 
FACT THAT I WORK 
WITH SO MANY 
CERTIFIED NURSES 
AND ASSISTANCES 
WHO ARE THERE 
DAY TO DAY, 
BECAUSE OF THE 
SHUTDOWN IN 
YOURS NURSING 
HOMES, THEY HAVE 
BEEN FURLOUGHED, 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
LAID OFF BECAUSE 
THEY ARE NOT 
SALARY. 
THEY ARE 
CONSIDERED -- 
THEY ARE PAID 
PER DIEM, PER 
VISIT. 
I'M GRATEFUL 
THAT I CAN STILL 
WORK, BUT CAN'T 
GIVE THEM BATHS. 
AND THEY HAVE 
BEEN SUFFERING, 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
LAID OFF IN 
MASSES. 
I SERVE A 
COALITION IN 
SOUTH DALLAS, 
HOUSEKEEPERS 
HAVE BEEN LAID 
OFF. 
ELECTED SURGERY. 
AND SO OF CASES 
OF WHAT WE'RE 
GOING THROUGH. 
I FEEL BEFORE 
THEY STEP FOOT 
IN THEIR OWN 
HOMES AFTER A 
LONG DAY, THEY 
HAVE TO SPRAY 
THEMSELVES WITH 
DISINFECTANT. 
PUT THEIR 
CLOTHES IN TRASH 
BAGS. 
I LOVE MY SON,. 
>> THEY WORK 
HARD. 
OFTEN TIMES THEY 
ARE JUST -- 
>> YOU KNOW, 
REVEREND, THANK 
YOU FOR WHAT 
YOU'VE SAID AND 
GOSH, I DON'T 
KNOW HOW YOU DO 
IT. 
YOU KNOW, TRYING 
TO GIVE PEOPLE 
HOPE AND THAT'S 
WHAT JILL IS 
TRYING TO DO, 
GIVE PEOPLE 
HOPE. 
BECAUSE PEOPLE 
ARE WORKING SO 
HARD, OUR 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS ARE OUT 
THERE EVERY 
SINGLE DAY. 
AND YOU KNOW, 
WITH JOBS, JOE'S 
BUILD BACK 
BETTER PLAN IS 
ALL ABOUT 
BUILDING, 
GETTING BEAM 
BACK TO WORK. 
YOU KNOW, FIRST 
WE HAVE TO TAKE 
CARE OF THIS AND 
AND THEN GET 
AMERICANS BACK 
TO WORK. 
AND THAT'S ONE 
OF JOE'S 
FOCUSES. 
AND SO THANK YOU 
FOR WHAT YOU ARE 
DOING AND TAKING 
CARE OF SO MANY 
AMERICAN 
FAMILIES BECAUSE 
WE REALLY 
APPRECIATE IT, 
THANK YOU. 
>> YOU NO, I CAN 
REMEMBER WHEN MY 
MOTHER BECAME 
HER HEALTH BEGAN 
TO FAIL. 
MY SISTER, AS AN 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
IN EDUCATION, 
RETIRED SO THAT 
COULD BE FREE TO 
BE FREE TO -- 
THAT WAS 
DIFFICULT, SHE 
WAS ELDERLY, 
TOO, AND 
RETIRED, AND 
WILLINGLY 
RETIRED TO TAKE 
CARE OF OUR MOM. 
AND IT'S ALWAYS 
GOING TO BE 
APPRECIATED. 
WE HAVE A 
TEACHER WHO JUST 
RETIRED FROM 
BEING A VERY 
EFFECTIVE MIDDLE 
AND A ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL TEACHER, 
TO TAKE CARE OF 
HER MOM. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
HAVE HER MAKE 
SOME REMARKS. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR HAVING 
ME. 
HELLO EVERYONE. 
I AM HONORED TO 
BE HERE TODAY 
TO. 
I RETIRED TO 
TAKE CARE OF MY 
MOM. 
MY MOM STARTED 
HAVING STROKES, 
SHE'S HAD IS 1 
STROKES NOW. 
SO I KNOW SHE 
NEEDED SOMEONE. 
AND SHE SAYS NO 
ONE CAN TAKE 
CARE OF ME LIKE 
PAUL LET. 
SO, I SAID, 
OKAY. 
I'M GOING TO 
RETIRE AND I AM 
GOING TO TAKE 
CARE OF MY 
MOTHER. 
I DIDN'T KNOW 
THAT THE ROAD 
WAS GOING TO BE 
AS HARD AS IT 
IS. 
IT'S HARD TO GET 
HER THE HELP 
THAT SHE NEEDS 
WITH THE 
DOCTORS' OFFICE, 
IT'S HARD TO GET 
MEDICATIONS 
SOMETIMES. 
IT'S HARD 
TRANSPORTING HER 
SOMETIMES. 
BUT, I PRAY 
EVERY DAY, WE 
PRAY EVERY DAY, 
AND I GO IN AND 
I TAKE CARE OF 
MY MOM. 
AND I KNOW THAT 
IT'S APPRECIATED 
AND I LOOK AT MY 
DAD'S PICTURE 
EVERY DAY AND 
SAY, OKAY, DADDY 
YOU LEFT ME HERE 
WITH HER AND 
LORD HELP ME BE 
WHAT I'M 
SUPPOSED TO BE. 
SO IT'S HARD TO 
TAKE CARE OF MY 
MONDAYLY. 
BUT IT'S REALLY 
HARD WHEN YOU 
CAN'T GET THE 
SERVICES THAT 
YOU NEED FOR 
HER. 
SO, WE ARE GOING 
IN OUR POCKETS, 
FIVE GIRLS 
LIVING AND I'M 
ONE OF THE BABY 
GIRLS. 
SO, WE WORK HARD 
TO PUT OUR MONEY 
TOGETHER TO MAKE 
SURE THAT MY MOM 
HAS EVERYTHING 
THAT SHE NEEDS. 
THEN AFTER SHE 
GETS EVERYTHING 
SHE NEEDS WE 
WORK HARD TO 
KEEP HER WITH A 
HOME HEALTHCARE. 
WELL, MEDICARE 
SOMETIMES SAYS 
WELL SHE HAS 
BEEN IN HOME 
HEALTHCARE TOO 
LONGER GOING TO 
CUT HER OFF. 
THEY CUT HER OFF 
AND THEN IT HAS 
TO BE MAYBE 
ANOTHER STROKE 
OR URINARY TRACK 
INFECTION WHERE 
SHE HAS BEEN 
HOSPITALIZED, 
THEN SHE WILL 
HAVE TO START 
SERVICES ALL 
OVER 0. WHEN WE 
START SERVICES 
OVER, THEN THEY 
ARE HERE WORKING 
HARD WITH MOM 
AND THE HARD 
THING ABOUT IT 
IS MOM HAS HAD 9 
IS 1 STROKES, 
MOM IS 91 YEARS 
OLD THAT HAS 
MUCH GET UP AND 
GO ABOUT 
HERSELF. 
AND SHE TRIES 
VERY HARD TO DO 
WHAT SHE NEEDS 
TO DO IN ORDER 
TO DO WHAT THE 
THERAPISTS TELL 
HER TO DO. 
SO THEY FIGHT 
FOR MY MOM SO 
THEY CAN WORK 
WITH HER, BUT 
NOW SHE HAS BEEN 
PUT ON -- SO 
THEY CAN COME 
AND WORK WITH 
HER. 
THE JOB IS A 
HARD ONE TO BE 
IN BECAUSE THEY 
SAID SOMETIMES 
THEY KNOW THEY 
MIGHT BE IN 
JEOPARDY OF 
GETTING THEIR 
LICENSE TAKEN 
BECAUSE THEY 
WORK HARD TO 
STAY IN HERE 
WITH MY MOM AND 
WORK. 
BUT, I 
APPRECIATE 
EVERYBODY'S HELP 
IN CONGRESS AND 
THE SENATE, AND 
YOU, DR. BIDEN, 
FOR HELPING US 
TO DO WHAT WE 
HAVE TO DO, 
TEACHING WAS MY 
FIRST BABY, I 
LOVED IT, I 
ENJOYED T BUT MY 
MOM NEEDS ME 
MORE SO I'M HERE 
TAKING CARE OF 
MY MOM. 
I THANK YOU FOR 
LISTENING TO ME 
TALK ABOUT WHAT 
I DO WITH MY 
MOM. 
I WILL NEVER 
GIVE UP. 
>> I KNOW THAW 
WON'T. 
DO YOU KNOW 
WHAT, PAUL ETI, 
I LOVE THAT YOU 
ARE AN EDUCATOR 
LIKE ME, I AM 
ONE OF FIVE 
GIRLS AND WE 
TOOK CARE OF MY 
MOM AND MADE A 
SCHEDULE AND YOU 
KNOW, MY MOM WAS 
NEVER ALONE, 
EVER. 
SOMEONE WAS 
ALWAYS THERE, 
SOMETIMES ALL 
FIVE OF HER -- 
OF THE GIRLS 
WERE IN BED WITH 
HER JUST HOLD 
HER HAND, I'M 
SURE YOU KNOW 
WHAT THAT WAS 
LIKE. 
AND IT'S SO HARD 
AT THE END OF 
LIFE WHEN YOU 
KNOW THAT YOU 
ONLY HAVE A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
TIME LEFT WITH 
YOUR LOVED ONES. 
AND JOE KNOWS 
THAT, HIS 
PARENTS LIVED IN 
OUR HOME WITH US 
UNTIL THEY DIED. 
IT'S HARD, IT'S 
HARD WORK, BUT 
JOE REALIZES HE 
FEELS IT IN HIS 
HEART BECAUSE HE 
HAS DONE IT 
HIMSELF. 
AND THAT'S WHY 
HE CAME UP WITH 
HIS CAREGIVERS' 
PLAN BECAUSE HE 
KNOW THAT ALL 
AMERICAN 
FAMILIES NEED 
HELP. 
AND SO, PAUL 
LET, YOU JUST 
HANG IN THERE 
BECAUSE YOU SAY 
YOUR MOTHER'S 
STRONG, DO YOU 
KNOW WHAT? 
I SEE YOU'RE A 
STRONG WOMAN, 
TOO. 
SO KEEP GOING. 
KEEP GOING, 
GIRL. 
>> THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU. 
>> YES. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH VERY MUCH. 
WE HAVE COME TO 
THE POINT WHERE 
WE HAVE NOTICED 
THAT PRESIDENT 
-- VICE 
PRESIDENT BIDEN 
HAS ACKNOWLEDGED 
THAT HE IS GOING 
TO EXPAND ACCESS 
TO LONG-TERM 
CARE SERVICES, 
AND TO A LOCAL 
SETTING. 
HE WILL ENSURE 
ACCESS TO 
QUALITY 
AFFORDABLE CHILD 
CARE AND 
UNIVERSAL 
PRESCHOOL. 
TO 3 AND 4 YEAR 
OLDS. 
ENERGY EFFICIENT 
AND 
DEVELOPMENTALLY 
APPROPRIATE 
CHILD CARE 
FACILITY FOR 
WORKPLACES AND 
STAFF OF THAT 
WORKS THERE TO 
GET THEIR JOB 
DONE. 
AND TREAT 
CAREGIVERS AND 
EARLY CHILDHOOD 
EDUCATION WITH 
RESPECT AND 
DIGNITY. 
THAT'S WHAT WE 
NEED IN OUR 
LEADERSHIP. 
AND I'M SO 
DELIGHTED THAT 
WE HAVE A 
CANDIDATE NOW 
THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO ELECT 
AS PRESIDENT WHO 
BELIEVES IN THE 
SAME THINGS THAT 
WE BELIEVE IN. 
AND SO, MARK, I 
AM GOING TO CALL 
ON YOU TO HELP 
US SHUTDOWN. 
>> 
CONGRESSWOMAN, 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
AND ALL OF THE 
STORIES WERE 
JUST SO MOVING. 
I CAN ABSOLUTELY 
INCREDIBLY TO 
HEAR PAUL LET 
TALK ABOUT HER 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH HER MOM. 
AND WHEN YOU 
HEAR REVEREND 
ADKINS TALK 
ABOUT PEOPLE 
DURING THE VERY 
LAST MOMENTS OF 
THEIR LIFE 
NOTING ABOUT 
ABLE TO HAVE A 
PROPER GOODBYE 
WITH THEIR LOVED 
ONES BECAUSE OF 
COULD HAVE HAD, 
IT REALLY WAS 
JUST A REMINDER 
OF HOW IMPORTANT 
IT IS THAT WE 
ELECT A 
PRESIDENT THAT 
IS GOING TO TAKE 
COULD HAVE HAD 
SERIOUSLY. 
SO WE CAN GET 
THIS UNDER 
CONTROL. 
AND THAT WE HAVE 
A PRESIDENT THAT 
IS GOING TO HAVE 
EMPATHY, THAT 
UNDERSTANDS THE 
EMOTIONS THAT 
LOVED ONES GO 
THROUGH WHEN 
TRYING TO GET 
THROUGH THESE 
TRAUMATIC EVENTS 
AND THAT 
UNDERSTAND THESE 
WORKERS, 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
THEY NEED BETTER 
PAY, BETTER 
BENEFITS, THEY 
NEED BETTER 
WORKING 
CONDITIONS, 
THAT'S WHY WE 
NEED TO ELECT 
JOE BIDEN. 
WE BETTER GET ON 
EVERY ZOOM CALL 
WE CAN POSSIBLY 
GET ON BETWEEN 
NOW AND THESE 
NEXT 100 DAYS TO 
MAKE SURE WE 
ELECT JOE BIDEN 
PRESIDENT AND 
GUESS WHAT? 
ON ELECTION DAY, 
YOU ALL MIGHT BE 
FLYING DOWN TO 
TEXAS TO 
CELEBRATE WITH 
ME. 
BECAUSE JOE 
BIDEN MIGHT 
CARRY TEXAS. 
>> LET'S HOPE. 
>> DR. JILL 
BIDEN BACK TO 
YOU. 
>> OUR LIFE 
LITERALLY 
DEPENDS ON. 
AND OUR FUTURE, 
OUR COMFORT, OUR 
OPPORTUNITY, ALL 
DEPENDS ON 
WHETHER OR NOT 
WE HAVE A LEADER 
THAT UNDERSTANDS 
THAT. 
A LEADER THAT 
CARES ABOUT THAT 
AND NOT JUST 
TALKING ABOUT 
IT. 
THIS IS A LEADER 
WHO HAS LIVED 
THIS LIFE. 
I HAVE BEEN A 
QUAINTED WITH 
HIM SINCE THE 
EARLY 80s. 
AND I KNOW WHAT 
KIND OF PERSON 
HE IS AND HOW HE 
IS DETERMINED TO 
LOOK OUT FOR 
PEOPLE AND SO 
THAT DR. BIDEN 
WE ARE GRATEFUL 
FOR YOU ENJOYING 
US TO TODAY, AND 
ALLOWING YOUR 
HUSBAND TO BE A 
CANDIDATE AND 
HOPE TO SEE YOU 
AS FIRST LADY. 
>> THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU. 
CHRIS, PAULELTTE 
REVEREND, THANK 
YOU FOR SHARING 
YOUR STORY. 
THIS REMINDS US 
WHY THIS 
ELECTION REMINDS 
US SO MUCH AND 
YOU ARE BUILDING 
A FUTURE THAT WE 
NEED. 
I KNOW THIS HAS 
BEEN A TOUGH 
TIME. 
BUT WHEN WE 
LISTEN TO 
COMMUNITIES LIKE 
YOURS, IF WE 
TAKE THE ADVICE 
OF THE EXPERTS, 
AND IF WE 
APPROACH THIS 
TIME WITH 
ENCOURAGEMENT, 
WE CAN FIND OUR 
WAY THROUGH 
THIS, NOT THE 
BROKEN SYSTEM 
THAT LEFT SO 
MANY BEHIND BUT 
SOMETHING NEW, A 
SYSTEM THAT 
WORKS FOR ALL 
AMERICANS. 
WE CAN BUILD 
BACK BETTER THAN 
BEFORE. 
AND THAT'S WHY 
JOE HAS RELEASED 
A PLAN FOR THE 
IT 
21stCENTURY CARE 
GIVING WORK 
FORCE. 
REMAKE SURE THAT 
FAMILIES HAVE 
AFFORDABLE, HIGH 
QUALITY CHILD 
CARE. 
RESTRENGTHEN THE 
CARE GIVING 
PROFESSION WITH 
INCREASED PAY 
AND BENEFITS, 
ACCESS TO 
TRAINING AND 
EDUCATION. 
AND HE WILL HELP 
CARE GIVE ARES 
UNIONIZE. 
GIVE PEOPLE 
CHOICES SO THEY 
CAN RECEIVE CARE 
AT HOME, OR IN 
SECLUDED 
COMMUNITY 
SETTINGS. 
JOE HAS SPENT 
HIS ENTIRE 
CAREER BRINGING 
PEOPLE TOGETHER 
AND GETTING THIS 
SEEMINGLY 
IMPOSSIBLE DONE. 
I CAN'T THINK OF 
ANYONE BETTER TO 
LEAD US THROUGH 
THIS CHALLENGING 
TIME AND INTO A 
BETTER ARE 
FUTURE FOR 
EVERYONE. 
BECAUSE YOU 
DESERVE THAT 
KIND OF LEADER. 
IN YOUR PASSION 
AND YOUR 
PERSISTENT, I'M 
REMINDED OF WHAT 
MAKES THIS 
NATION GREAT HAS 
ALWAYS BEEN THE 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
COME TOGETHER, 
THE KINDNESS AND 
COURAGE, TO MAKE 
IT GREAT. 
SO I WANT TO END 
BY SAYING THANK 
YOU, THANK YOU 
FOR TELLING YOUR 
STORIES AND 
THANK YOU FOR 
BEING A PART OF 
OUR FUTURE. 
AND THANK YOU 
MOST OF ALL FOR 
YOUR FAITH IN AN 
IDEA THAT'S 
REALLY BIGGER 
THAN ANY ONE OF 
US. 
AND THAT IS, 
THAT WE CAN DO 
-- WE WILL DO, 
WE WILL BUILD A 
BETTER NATION 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
GOING TO DO THIS 
TOGETHER. 
SO THANK YOU 
FORKING ABOUT ON 
THIS CALL TODAY. 
THANKS. 
>> YEAH 
 
IS TO RAISE A 
>>> HI EVERYONE, 
I'M SAVANNAH 
SELLERS. 
LET'S GO TO NBC 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOE FRYER. 
HE IS FOLLOWING 
THE HEADLINES AS 
HE HAS DONE ALL 
WEEK, JOE, WE 
MADE IT TO 
FRIDAY. 
>> HAPPY FRIDAY, 
SAVANNAH. 
WE BEGIN WITH 
THE LAST DAY OF 
BOOSTED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
WHEN PERSON 
FITS, CONGRESS 
IS SCRAMBLING TO 
PULL TOGETHER A 
DROVE AID 
PACKAGE REVIEWED 
BY LAWMAKERS 
NEXT WEEK, COMES 
AS FLORIDA TOPS 
HAD 00,000 DROVE 
CASES, ON 
AVERAGE OVER THE 
PAST WEEK, THE 
STATE HAS SEEN 
MORE THAN 10,000 
CASE HAS DAY. 
IT'S ONE OF 
SEVERAL STATES 
IN THE SOUTH AND 
WEST GRAPPLING 
WITH RECENT 
SURGES, DR. 
TAUPE I'S ADVICE 
TO THOSE AREAS. 
>> IN THE STATES 
THAT HAVE BEEN 
TRYING TO OPEN, 
PARTICULARLY THE 
SOUTHERN STATES 
WHICH HAVE 
GOTTEN INTO 
TROUBLE, WOULD 
SAY THE FIRST 
THING IS YOU 
DON'T HAVE TO 
NECESSARILY GO 
BACK TO A 
COMPLETE 
SHUTDOWN BUT YOU 
CERTAINLY HAVE 
TO CALL A PAUSE 
AND MAYBE EVEN A 
BACKING UP A 
BIT. 
WITH MY ADVICE 
WOULD BE, TIME 
OUT AND MAYBE GO 
BACK TO A PRIOR 
CHECKPOINT. 
>> THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT WHOSE 
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL SAYS HE 
IS INVESTIGATING 
ALLEGATIONS 
AGAINST FEDERAL 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS IN 
PORTLAND AND 
WASHINGTON D.C. 
PROTESTERS 
CRITICIZED 
AGENTS HOW THEY 
HANDLED RECENT 
DEMONSTRATIONS, 
OFFICERS USING 
EXCESSIVE FORCE, 
DETAINING 
PROTESTER 
WITHOUT PROBABLE 
CAUSE, OR SAYS 
IS HE 
COORDINATING HIS 
INVESTIGATION 
WITH THE 
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL FOR 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
IN CHICAGO THE 
CITY REMOVE ADD 
CHRISTOPHER 
COLUMBUS STATUE 
FROM GRANT PARK, 
A WEEK AFTER 
PROTESTERS TRIED 
TO TOPPLE IT. 
MAYOR ALL RIGHT 
RELIGHT FOOT'S 
OFFICE SAID THEY 
DECIDED TO 
TEMPORARILY 
REMOVE THE 
STATUE UNTIL 
FURTHER NOTICED.
CHICAGO 
RESIDENTS HAVE 
HELD PROTESTS IN 
OPPOSITION TO 
THE PRESENCE OF 
FEDERAL AGENTS. 
>>> THREE 
SEPARATE STORM 
SYSTEMS ARE NOW 
HEADING TOWARD 
THE U.S. AND 
CARES. 
HURRICANE 
DOUGLAS IS IN 
THE PACIFIC 
OCEAN HEADING 
TOWARD HAWAII. 
TROPICAL STORM 
HANNAH IS IN THE 
GULF OF MEXICO. 
EXPECTED TO MAKE 
LANDFALL ON THE 
TEXAS COAST ON 
SATURDAY. 
AND TROPICAL 
STORM GONZALO IS 
IN THE ATLANTIC 
EXPECTED TO 
IMPACT THE 
WINDWARD 
ISLANDS. 
>>> LAWMAKERS 
AND THE FAMILY 
OF JOHN LEWIS IS 
REVEALING 
CEREMONIES 
BEGINNING 
SATURDAY AND 
TAKE PLACE OVER 
SIX DAYS. 
LEWIS WILL LIE 
IN STATE AT THE 
U.S. CAPITAL 
ROTUNDA NEXT 
WEEK, THERE WILL 
BE AN ARRIVAL 
CEREMONY MONDAY, 
A PUBLIC VIEWING 
EARLIER IN THE 
WEEK AND A 
PROCESSION 
THROUGH 
WASHINGTON. 
BECAUSE OF THE 
AND, MASKS AND 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING ARE 
REQUIRED. 
LEWIS' FAMILY IS 
ASKING MEMBERS 
OF THE PUBLIC 
NOT TO TRAVEL TO 
ATTEND IN PERSON 
BUT RATHER TO 
HOLD VIRTUAL 
TRIBUTES USING 
THE 
#BELOVEDCOMMUNITYAND
DIGNITY, OR 
LEAVE A TRIBUTE 
AT THE JOHN 
LEWIS 
LEGACY.COM. 
HEADLINES FOR 
FRIDAY, BACK TO 
YOU. 
>>> TOUGH TIME 
TO TRY TO FIGURE 
OUT HOW TO MOURN 
IN GROUPS, GLAD 
TO HEAR THEY'VE 
COME UP WITH A 
PLAN, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH, JOE. 
>>> THE DROVE 
CRISIS IS 
TURNING INTO AN 
EVICTION CRISIS 
AS A FEDERAL 
MORATORIUM 
PROTECTING 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS FROM 
LOSING THEIR 
HOMES EXPIRES. 
NBC HOST JOINS 
ME FROM TULSA, 
OKLAHOMA. 
DAVID, SET THE 
SCENE FOR US 
HERE, WHAT IS AT 
STAKE FOR 
RENTERS? 
>> SAVANNAH, 
WHEN YOU I SPOKE 
YESTERDAY WAS 
OUTSIDE THIS 
CENTER THAT 
GATHERED TO GET 
HELP FROM THE 
STATE, THAT IS A 
TROUBLING STORY 
FROM THE STATE 
OF OKLAHOMA, HOW 
LONG PEOPLE HAVE 
WAIT TO GET 
THOSE BENEFITS. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING LIKELY 
TO COMPOUND THE 
HURT FOR A LOT 
OF THOSE FOLKS. 
THIS FEDERAL 
MORATORIUM ON 
EVICTIONS FOR 
PEOPLE WHO LIVE 
IN PROPERTIES 
THAT HAVE 
SECTION 8 
SUBSIDY, 
LANDLORDS CAN 
SERVE THOSE 
TENANT WITH A 30 
DAY NOTICE. 
COME MID AUGUST 
A LOT OF THOSE 
PEOPLE COULD BE 
OUT ON THE 
STREETS, OUT OF 
THEIR HOMES, 
THAT'S A GREAT 
CONCERN HERE IN 
TULSA, A CITY 
THAT FOR A LONG 
TIME HAS HAD AN 
EVICTION CRISIS, 
THE CITY THAT 
WAS IS 1st MOST 
EVICTIONS 
ANYWHERE IN THE 
COUNTRY BEFORE 
THE AND. 
GREAT CONCERN 
HERE THAT THOSE 
RESIDENTS, THOSE 
TENANTS, 32000 
IN TOTAL HAVE 
BENEFIT FROM 
THIS MORATORIUM, 
ARE VERY WORRIED 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN 
NEXT, SAVANNAH. 
>> DAVID, HAVE 
YOU THIS GREAT 
REPORTING FROM 
OKLAHOMA FOR US 
YESTERDAY, THEY 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO KEEP UP WITH 
THESE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS, I LET 
REAL COULD NOT 
BELIEVE THEY ARE 
WORKING WITH 
THIS COMPUTER 
AND TECH SYSTEM 
FROM THE 70s. 
MEN PEOPLE 
HAVEN'T RECEIVED 
ANY BENEFITS 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVEN'T BEEN 
ABLE TO FILE 
YET. 
OKLAHOMA IS 
BRACING FOR 
EVICTIONS, WHAT 
ARE LEGAL 
EXPERTS ARE 
SAYING ABOUT 
THIS? 
WHAT TYPE OF 
CRISIS ARE WE 
ABOUT TO SEE? 
>> I SAT DOWN 
WITH ERIC HOW 
LET, HE WORKS ON 
HOUSING SISS, WE 
TALKED ABOUT WHY 
THE CITY HAS 
BEEN PLAGUED BY 
THIS SO LONG, SO 
MANY OF THE 
CLIENTS HE IS 
MEETING WITH 
HAVE NOT BEEN IN 
THIS POSITION 
BEFORE. 
WHO STANDS TO BE 
HURT BY THE 
LIFTING OF THIS 
MORATORIUM. 
>> IT IS A WIDE 
SPECTRUM OF 
PEOPLE, 
SURPRISINGLY 
IT'S A LOT OF 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
NEVER 
EXPERIENCED 
FINANCIAL 
DIFFICULTY IN 
THIS WAY. 
SURE, WE HAVE A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
LIVING PAYCHECK 
TO PAYCHECK AND 
THOSE PEOPLE ARE 
DEVASTATED BY 
THIS SITUATION. 
BUT WE HAVE A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
WHO, YOU KNOW, 
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN 
FINANCIALLY 
RESPONSIBLE AND 
ABLE TO TAKE 
CARE OF THEIR 
FAMILIES ON 
THEIR OWN WHO 
SUDDENLY FIND 
THEMSELVES JUST 
HOPELESS AND 
HELPLESS TO DO 
ANYTHING ABOUT 
THIS SITUATION. 
>> Reporter: 
HOPELESS AND 
HELPLESS, THIS 
IS A NEW 
REALITY. 
ERIC TOLD ME 
WHEN HE SHOWS UP 
IN A COURTROOM 
LIKE THE ONE 
BEHIND ME HE 
OFTEN WEAR HAS 
SIGN, SAYING HE 
IS THERE TO HELP 
TENANTS IN LEGAL 
TROUBLE. 
A HUGE PROBLEM 
IN THIS CITY. 
IF THE TENANTS 
DON'T KNOW WHAT 
THEIR RIGHTS ARE 
THEY DON'T KNOW 
HOW TO GET HELP. 
MORE OFTEN THAN 
NOT, THE 
LANDLORD IS 
GOING TO HAVE AN 
ATTORNEY, THE 
LANDLORD MAY NOT 
BE THERE, THE 
ATTORNEY IS 
GOING TO BE 
THERE. 
THE TENANT 
LIKELY ISN'T 
GOING TO HAVE A 
LAWYER SO THAT 
IMBALANCE IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
LEAD TO THE HIGH 
RATE OF 
EVICTIONS HERE 
INSOL AT THAT, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT WHAT 
RENTER IT IS DO? 
WHAT DOES 
HAPPEN, DO THEY 
ANY RECOURSE. 
>> THEY CAN TRY 
TO MEDIATE THE 
SITUATION WITH 
THE LANDLORD, 
THERE IS A PUSH 
TO DO THAT. 
HE AND HEAD OF 
TULSA HOUSING OF 
ACCIDENT SAYS, 
CAN YOU TAKE 
MONEY FROM 
NONPROFITS, 
PRIVATE 
PHILANTHROPIES, 
PUT SANDING 
ABOUTS DOWN TO 
STOP THE 
FLOODING, MORE 
EFFECTIVE WOULD 
BE TO BUILD A 
LEVEE IN TULSA, 
OTHER CITIES SO 
THIS ISN'T AS 
BIG A SYSTEMIC 
PROBLEM AS IT 
IS. 
MEDIATION IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
THEY ARE 
PURSUING, THEY 
WANT TO REVIVE 
THE 
TENANT/LANDLORD 
ACT WHICH HADN'T 
BEEN TOUCHED 
SINCE THE 1970s, 
THERE BROADER 
POLICY THAT 
COULD BE 
CHANGED. 
A LOT OF THESE 
LANDLORDS LIVE 
OUT OF STATE AND 
IT'S NOT IN 
THEIR INTEREST 
TO DISPLACE 
TENANT FROM 
THEIR BUILDING, 
THEY BUY LAND, 
ERECT AN 
APARTMENT 
BUILDING, THEY 
HIRE SOMEONE TO 
MANAGE THAT 
PROPERTY. 
THE MONEY THEY 
ARE COMING IS 
COMING FROM FEES 
AND FINES AND 
SOMETHING THAT I 
HERD THIS HEARD, 
HE HAS 
REPRESENTED 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
BEEN EVICTED 50 
OR 60 TIMES AND 
STILL RENTING 
FROM THE 
LANDLORD, HE CAN 
GET THOSE FINES 
AND THOSE FEE 
FROM THOSE 
TENANTS. 
SO AGAIN, THERE 
ARE BROADER 
SYSTEMIC 
PROBLEMS T 
ANSWER YOUR 
QUESTION MORE 
DIRECTLY, THERE 
ARE LEGAL 
OPTIONS 
AVAILABLE FOR 
TENANTS, THEY 
JUST NEED TO 
KNOW ABOUT THEM. 
THAT IS 
SOMETHING THE 
CITY IS WORKING 
HARD TO PROMOTE. 
THEY DO HAVE 
CARES MONEY 
SEPARATE FROM 
THIS MORATORIUM 
ON EVICTION, 
SPENDING MONEY 
ON PUBLICITY, 
TRYING TO GET 
INFORMATION OUT 
TO RENTERS, IF 
THEY HAVEN'T 
PAID THEIR WATER 
BILL FOR A FEW 
MONTHS, THOSE 
ARE LIKELY TO BE 
FACING FINANCIAL 
HARDSHIP, MAYBE 
THEY CAN GET TO 
THOSE PEOPLE 
BEFORE AN 
EVICTION IS 
SERVED. 
>> WITH THAT 
EVICTION NOTICE 
AND EXTRA $600 
EXPIRING FROM 
THE CARES ACT, 
PEOPLE ARE 
HOLDING THEIR 
BREATH SEE WAG 
IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN. 
THANKS FOR 
REPORTING ON 
THIS, DAVID. 
>> THANKS, 
SAVANNAH. 
>>> WITH FLORIDA 
DROVE CASES 
AMOUNTS 
SURPASSING 
400,000 NEW DATA 
REVEAL HAS 
QUARTER OF THE 
NEW INFECTIONS 
FOR THE WHOLE 
STATE ARE COMING 
FROM THE MAIM 
AREA. 
CORRESPONDENT 
SAM BUCK JOINS 
ME NOW FROM 
THERE FROM MAIM 
BEACH. 
SAM, LET'S START 
WITH MASKS, 
THERE IS NO 
STATE WIDE 
MANDATE TO WEAR 
THEM, THIS IS 
NOT SOMETHING 
THAT GOVERNOR 
DESAN TIS SAYS 
HAVE YOU TO DO. 
LOCAL POLICE ARE 
NOT TAKING 
MATTER INTO 
THEIR OWN HANDS, 
WHAT ARE THEY 
DOING? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT'S 100% 
CORRECT. 
GOOD AFTERNOON, 
GOOD TO BE WITH 
YOU. 
LOCAL OFFICIALS 
HERE, 
GOVERNMENTS FROM 
MIAMI-DADE TO 
ORS, TAMPA, A 
LARGE POPULATION 
CENTER IN 
FLORIDA THEY 
HAVE A MASK 
MANDATE THERE. 
THEY ARE 
ENFORCING IT TO 
THE POINT WHERE 
THEY ARE BLING 
DOWN FINANCIAL 
PENALTIES TO 
PEOPLE BREAKING 
THOSE RULES. 
STARTED 
YESTERDAY, IT'S 
$100 IF YOU ARE 
NOT WEARING YOUR 
MASK, NOT 
WEARING IT 
PROPERLY. 
FIRST TIME THAT 
HAPPENED $100. 
THE SECOND TIME 
THAT HAPPENS 
$500 A THIRD 
TIME AND IF IT 
GETS TO FOUR 
THERE IS A 
THREAT OF ARREST 
AS WELL. 
THERE ARE PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE 
BASICALLY SAID 
TO ME AND THOSE 
WHERE I LIVE, 
I'M OKAY WITH 
PAYING AS MUCH 
AS THEY WANT TO 
FINE ME I DON'T 
WANT TO WEAR 
THIS MASK. 
THAT IS BACK 
BREAKING TO 
THEIR FINANCIAL 
SITUATION. 
THERE IS NO 
SEGMENT OF THE 
POPULATION IF 
THIS DOES NOT 
AFFECT. 
THIS IS WHAT 
IT'S TAKING 
RIGHT NOW TO GET 
PEOPLE TO COMPLY 
WITH THE LAW 
THAT SHOULD BE 
FAIRLY COMMON 
SENSE BASED, 
WEARING A MASK 
AND ALL HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAID 
STOP THE SPREAD 
OF THE VIRUS. 
THE ONLY WAY 
THEY ARE 
COMMANDING 
COMPLIANCE IS BY 
THREATENING 
FINANCIAL 
PENALTIES IF 
THEY DON'T. 
AND THAT'S WHAT 
WE'RE SEEING 
DOWN HERE. 
>> AND SAM, 
MIGHT I ADD AS 
YOU AND I 
DISCUSSED 
YESTERDAY THAT 
WEARING YOUR 
MASK CORRECTLY 
INCLUDES 
COVERING YOUR 
NOSE WHICH IS 
MAD INNING TO 
SEE OTHERWISE. 
NOW, LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE 
FLORIDA TESTING 
SITES. 
MORE OPENED IN 
SOUTH FLORIDA, 
WHAT ABOUT WAIT 
TIMES WE'RE 
HEARING FOR 
RESULTS, HOW'S 
THAT GOING? 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST PROBLEMS 
THEY ARE DEALING 
WITH RIGHT NOW, 
7 TO 10 DAYS 
WHICH IS 
TYPICALLY HOW 
LONG IT TAKES TO 
GET A RESPONSE, 
DOES NOT GIVE 
YOU AN ACCURATE 
SNAPSHOT, IT IS 
NERVE WRACKING 
FOR THE PERSON 
TAKING THAT TEST 
AND WANT TO FIND 
OUT WHETHER OR 
NOT THEY ARE 
POSITIVE FOR 
COULD HAVE HAD. 
PROBLEMATIC 
BECAUSE THE 
NUMBER THAT WE 
ARE GETTING 
RIGHT NOW AS OF 
YESTERDAY 
106,000 TESTS, 
16.5 POSITIVITY 
RATE, THAT COULD 
BE FROM A WEEK 
AND A HALF OR 
TWO WEEKS AGO, 
IT'S NOT A 
REFLECTION OF 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
RIGHT NOW. 
THE GOVERNOR 
TACKLED THIS 
CYST, HE SAID 
IT'S 
UNACCEPTABLE, 
WHAT IS 
UNACCEPTABLE YOU 
HAVE LABS IN THE 
STATE THAT ARE 
REPORTING 100% 
POSITIVITY WHICH 
IS TO SAY THEY 
ARE REPORTING NO 
NEGATIVES, ONLY 
POSITIVES. 
THAT WOULD 
OBVIOUSLY SKEW 
THE RESULTS OF 
HOW BAD THE 
TRANSMISSION IS 
IN A COMMUNITY, 
CAVEAT TO THAT, 
IT'S SMALLER 
PROVIDERS. 
THE BIG ONES 
LIKE LAB CORPS 
AND QUEST 
DIAGNOSTICS, 
THEY ARE 
REPORTING 12% TO 
15% POSITIVITY. 
JUST THE POINT 
OF CREDIBILITY 
RIGHT NOW IN THE 
FLORIDA IN TERMS 
OF GETTING 
RESULTS BACK AND 
OBVIOUSLY 
WHETHER OR NOT 
THEY ARE 
ACCURATE, THERE 
IS A LOT OF 
SKEPTICISM. 
>> JUST SO MUCH 
THAT WE STILL 
DON'T KNOW HOW 
MANY MONTHS HAVE 
WE BEEN SAYING 
THAT RIGHT NOW. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR YOUR 
REPORTING, SAM. 
>> THANK YOU, 
SAVANNAH, GOOD 
TO BE WITH YOU. 
>>> DROVE CASES 
IN RURAL 
KENTUCKY ARE ON 
THE RISE WITH 
ANOTHER CRISIS 
LOOMING, ONE 
FEDERAL DROVE 
AID RUNS OUT 
NEXT WEEK. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT IN 
PADUKA A, 
KENTUCKY. 
NOW YOU SPOKE 
WITH THE MAYOR 
AND 
SUPERINTENDENT 
THERE, WHAT DO 
THEY SAY THEY 
NEED FROM 
CONGRESS? 
>> Reporter: YOU 
HYPED THE TRIP 
SO WELL, I NEED 
YOU TO VOICE 
THAT OVER THE 
NEXT YEAR. 
>> IT'S AMAZING, 
YOU ARE ON A 
ROAD TRIP ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY IN 
AN RV. 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH YOU SAY 
THAT ENOUGH. 
WE SHOULD JUST 
LET THIS GO AND 
YOU KEEP SAYING 
THAT, THAT WILL 
BE FANTASTIC. 
LISTEN, THEY 
TALK ABOUT, AND 
YOU NAILED 
PADUKA, IT'S A 
LAYERED PROBLEM, 
THE ECONOMY 
HERE, HAVE YOU 
THE SCHOOL 
SYSTEM HERE, 
SCHOOL SYSTEM 
NEEDS MORE MONEY 
ESPECIALLY 
TALKING ABOUT 
REMOTE LEARNING 
FORESTS. 
SO IMPORTANT AND 
WE KNOW IT'S 
GOING TO BE A 
SCHOOL YEAR, THE 
TECHNOLOGY 
OFTENTIMES HERE 
IN RURAL AMERICA 
DOES NOT EXIST 
TO THE POINT 
WHERE YOU HAVE 
THE HIGH SPEED 
INTERNET, MONEY 
FOR THE TOWN, 
IT'S A DIFFICULT 
THING TO BALANCE 
THE TOWN BUDGET 
WHEN YOU HAVE 
REVENUE GOING TO 
ZERO, YOU CAN 
IMAGINE WHAT 
THESE SMALL 
TOWNS ARE GOING 
THROUGH WHEN ALL 
BUSINESSES SHUT, 
WHEN THE JOBS 
DISAPPEAR, THERE 
IS THAT DOMINO 
EFFECT. 
FIRST THE MAYOR 
AND THEN THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
IMPORTANT TO 
THEM. 
>> I WOULD LIKE 
AS A CITY 
GOVERNMENT TO BE 
ABLE TO THINK 
ABOUT WHAT'S 
GOING TO HAPPEN 
AFTER COULD 
INDIVIDUAL. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
BE PREPARING FOR 
SOME OF THOSE 
BIG PROJECT THAT 
WE NEED HERE TO 
STIMULATE OUR 
ECONOMY. 
WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE SOME OF 
THOSE FUNDS FLOW 
MORE EASILY TO 
RURAL TOWNS LIKE 
OURS, WE HAVE TO 
FIGHT FOR THOSE 
DOLLARS HERE. 
>> SPECIFICALLY 
TODAY I TALKED 
TO SENATOR 
MCCONNELL FIELD 
AGENTS IN 
PADUKA, WE 
TALKED ABOUT THE 
ADDITION OF 
PERSONNEL, 
ADDITIONS OF 
SANITATION, THE 
MENTAL HEALTH 
NEED THAT WE 
CAN'T EVEN 
QUANTIFY. 
THE HEALTH NEEDS 
OF NURSES THAT 
WE NEED IN THE 
BUILDING AS WE 
GO FORWARD. 
SO I KNOW THAT 
THERE IS GOING 
TO BE A DEBATE 
OVER THAT. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
HERD THERE, 
MITCH MCCONNELL 
NAME DROPPED BY 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT. 
NOTHING HAPPENS 
IN A SIDEWALK 
CALM, EVERYTHING 
IN AMERICA IS 
POLITICS, WE 
REMIND OUR 
VIEWERS MITCH 
MCCONNELL WILL 
RUN AGAINST AMY 
Mc GRAPH. 
THE DEAL SORT OF 
STUTTERING, 
STALLING IN THE 
POLITICS OF THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> YOU JUST SAID 
IT YOURSELF, 
YOU'RE IN THE 
SENATE MAJORITY 
LEADER'S HOME 
STATE. 
REPUBLICANS HAVE 
YET TO RELEASE 
THEIR DRAFT PRO 
PROPOSAL. 
WHAT ARE PEOPLE 
SAYING THEY WANT 
AS A SECOND 
ROUND. 
WHAT ARE THEY 
WAITING FOR FROM 
THEIR OWN MITCH 
MCCONNELL. 
>> MONEY IS A 
PART OF THAT. 
PEOPLE NEED THAT 
INFLUX OF CASH 
THAT IS A PART 
OF IT. 
FOR A LOT OF 
BUSINESSES IS 
WHAT WE HEAR SO 
MUCH IN DCI 
INDEMNIFICATION 
INSURANCE, WHEN 
THEY WALK INTO 
YOUR BUSINESS 
THAT I THINK IS 
REALLY IMPORTANT 
WHEN YOU TALK 
ABOUT SORT OF 
GETTING THE 
ECONOMY UP AND 
RUNNING 
ESPECIALLY IN 
RURAL PARTS OF 
THE COUNTRY, 
RESTAURANTS OR A 
PLACE FOR YOU 
NOW, THIS IS THE 
OWNER A PHARMACY 
AND WHAT HE HAS 
BEEN GOING 
THROUGH, TAKE A 
LISTEN. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
NEED IN THE NEXT 
PACKAGE? 
>> IF I COULD 
GET ONE THING 
AND I THINK IT'S 
EVERY BUSINESS 
OWNERS DREAM IS 
LIABILITY 
PROTECTION, THAT 
HAS BEEN A FEAR 
DAY ONE, WITH WE 
NEED IN THAT IS 
PROTECTION ON 
OUR SIDE. 
>> WHY IS IT SO 
IMPORTANT? 
>> I THINK IT 
GIVES US AN 
ADVANTAGE TO AS 
LONG AS WE'RE 
DOING EVERYTHING 
RIGHT, WE ARE 
NOT PUTTING 
ANYONE IN HARM 
IT PROTECT US US 
ON OUR SIDE TO 
KNOW WHAT IS 
COMING DOWN THE 
FUTURE. 
IT GIVES US AN 
ADVANTAGE TO 
STAY HOME, THE 
WANT TO WORK, 
THE WILL TO 
WORK, KNOWING 
THAT WE'RE 
PROTECTED ON OUR 
SIDE. 
>> Reporter: 
GIVES YOU AN 
IDEA WHY SO MANY 
ELECTED 
OFFICIALS ARE 
STANDING THEIR 
GROUND ON THAT 
INSURANCE, WE 
HAVE SO MANY 
OWNERS TELLING 
THEM IT IS SO 
IMPORTANT 
GETTING BACK ON 
THEIR FEET. 
>> AND CAL, THE 
CARES ACT 
EXPIRES NEXT 
WEEK, HAVE YOU 
BEEN HEARING 
FROM PEOPLE IN 
PADUKA WHAT 
HAPPENS TO THEM 
IF CONGRESS 
FAILS TO PASS 
ANOTHER STIMULUS 
BILL? 
>> Reporter: I 
THINK A LOT OF 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO HAVE TROUBLE 
MAKING ENDS 
PEOPLE, SAID 
THAT $600 WAS SO 
VALUABLE TO THEM 
IN THE LAST 
PACKAGE. 
NOW YOU ARE 
GOING TO HAVE 
THOSE THINGS 
LAPSES. 
SOMETHING THAT 
EVERYBODY IS 
DEALING WITH,. 
>> LET'S GO TO 
WASHINGTON D.C. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS SET TO SIGN 
AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER TO LOWER 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG PRICES, 
LET'S LISTEN IN. 
>> I'M LOOKING 
FOR HELP FOR A 
GREAT SENIORS 
ESPECIALLY IN 
PARTICULAR, 
THAT'S WHAT 
WE'RE DOING 
TODAY. 
HERE IS 
SOMETHING WHICH 
WILL BE 
SHOCKING, WE ARE 
DOING THING THAT 
NOBODY THOUGHT 
COULD BE DONE. 
AND IT'S GOING 
TO HAVE AN 
INCREDIBLE 
IMPACT. 
UNFORTUNATE 
WE'VE BEEN 
WAITING FOR 
CONGRESS TO TAKE 
ACTION FOR MANY 
DECADES TO 
REDUCE DRUG 
PRICES FOR MORE 
THAN -- MORE 
THAN JUST A 
SMALL HANDFUL OF 
PEOPLE. 
BUT EVEN THE 
SMALL HANDFUL OF 
PEOPLE NEVER GOT 
PRICE 
REDUCTIONS, I'M 
UNWILLING TO 
WAIT ANY LONGER. 
THEREFORE TODAY 
I'M SIGNING FOUR 
SWEEPING 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
THAT WILL LEAD 
TO MASSIVE 
REDUCTION IN 
DRUG COSTS. 
MASSIVE. 
WE'VE ALREADY 
GOTTEN THEM DOWN 
A LITTLE BIT, 
BUT THAT'S NOT 
GOOD ENOUGH. 
FIRST TIME IN 51 
YEARS, LIKE I 
SAID, THAT'S NOT 
GOOD ENOUGH. 
THE FAR REACHING 
DRUG 
PRESCRIPTION 
REFORS EVER 
SISSED BY A 
PRESIDENT, KNOLL 
EVEN CLOSE. 
JOINING US FOR 
THIS IMPORTANT 
OCCASION ARE 
SECRETARY OF 
HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES, ALEX, 
WHERE IS ALEX, 
THANK YOU. 
ALEX AZAR. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
BOTH DOING A 
GREAT JOB. 
SEEMA, THANK 
YOU, SEEMA. 
FDA 
ADMINISTRATOR 
DR. STEPHEN 
HARM, STEPHEN, 
WHO IS REALLY 
SPEEDING UP THE 
PROCESS OF 
THERAPEUTICS AND 
VACCINES, I JUST 
HERD FROM SOME 
OF THE BIG DRUG 
COMPANIES AND 
THEY ARE SAYING 
FDA HAS BEEN 
MOVING THE 
PROCESS ALONG. 
VERY IMPORTANT, 
STEPHEN, CAN YOU 
MOVE IT FASTER, 
PLEASE, OKAY? 
THANK YOU. 
GREAT JOB. 
WE APPRECIATE 
IT. 
AND 
ADMINISTRATOR OF 
HEALTH RESOURCES 
AND SERVICE 
ADMINISTRATION 
TOM ANGLES, 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, TOM, FOR 
BEING HERE. 
WE'RE PLEASED TO 
HAVE WITH US OUR 
GREAT GOVERNOR 
FROM THE STATE 
OF FLORIDA. 
INCREDIBLE 
STATE. 
INCREDIBLE GUY. 
GOVERNOR RON 
DESAN TIS, THANK 
YOU, RON, VERY 
MUCH. 
YOU ARE GOING TO 
SAY A FEW WORDS 
IN THE END. 
REPRESENTATIVE 
MATT GAETZ, OUR 
FRIEND. 
YOU ARE SO QUIET 
BACK THERE 
TODAY. 
I'VE NEVER SEEN 
YOU LIKE THAT. 
GREAT JOB YOU'RE 
DOING. 
APPRECIATE IT 
VERY MUCH. 
SPEAKER OF THE 
FLORIDA HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
JOSE OLEVA. 
JOSE, THANK YOU, 
JOSE. 
VERY MUCH, GOOD 
JOB. 
AND MANY OTHER 
STATE AND LOCAL 
LEADERS, A LOT 
OF THEM. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH BEING HERE. 
THE FOUR ORDERS 
I'M SIGNING 
TODAY WILL 
COMPLETELY 
RESTRUCTURE THE 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG MARKET. 
IN TERMS OF 
PRICING AND 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
TO MAKE THESE 
MEDICATIONS 
AFFORDABLE AND 
ACCESSIBLE FOR 
ALL AMERICANS. 
THE FIRST ORDER 
WILL REQUIRE 
FEDERAL 
COMMUNITY HEALTH 
CENTERS TO PASS 
THE GIANT 
DISCOUNTS THEY 
RECEIVE FROM 
DRUG COMPANIES 
ON INSULIN AND 
EPIPENS DIRECTLY 
TO THEIR 
PATIENTS, YOU 
KNOW INSULIN 
BECAME SO 
EXPENSIVE PEOPLE 
WEREN'T ABLE TO 
USE IT. 
THEY DESPERATELY 
NEEDED IT. 
WE HAVE TO TO A 
LEVEL THEY WILL 
NEVER BELIEVE. 
YOU HAVE BEEN 
READING STORIES 
ABOUT EPIPENS 
OVER THE LAST 
LAST SIX, SEVEN 
YEARS, HORRIBLE 
INCREASES WHERE 
THEY WENT FROM 
ALMOST NOTHING 
TO MASSIVE 
AMOUNTS OF 
MONEY. 
WE'RE CHANGING 
THAT RIGHT NOW. 
THESE PROVIDERS 
SHOULD NOT BE 
RECEIVING 
DISCOUNTS FOR 
THEMSELF IS 
WHILE CHARGING 
THEIR POOREST 
PATIENCES. 
HAS SUFFICIENT 
FULL PRICES, THE 
PRICE OF INSULIN 
FOR AFFECTED 
PATIENTS WILL 
COME DOWN TO 
JUST PEN FEES A 
DAY, FROM 
NUMBERS THAT YOU 
WEREN'T ABLE TO 
THINK ABOUT. 
IT'S A MASSIVE 
COST SAVINGS. 
THE SECOND 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
I'M SIGNING THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL 
ALLOW STATES, 
WHOLESALERS AND 
PHARMACIES TO DO 
SOMETHING OTHER 
POLL 
SIGNIFICANCES 
HAVE PROMISED 
FOR DECADES AND 
DECADES BUT 
NEVER DONE. 
NEVER DELIVERED. 
WE WILL FINALLY 
ALLOW THE SAFE 
AND LEGAL 
IMPORTATION OF 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS FROM 
CANADA, AND 
OTHER COUNTRIES, 
WITH A PRICE FOR 
THE IDENTICAL 
DRUG IS 
INCREDIBLY 
LOWER, IT'S A 
DIFFERENCE LIKE 
YOU WOULDN'T 
BELIEVE. 
70%, 80%, 90%. 
30%. 
BUT MASSIVELY 
LOWER. 
THAN THE 
IDENTICAL DRUG 
MADE IN THE SAME 
PLANT, THE SAME 
FACTORY, THE 
SAME EXACT DRUG. 
SAME EVERYTHING. 
SAME BOX. 
SAME PILL. 
AND YET IT'S 
50%, 60%, 70% 
LOWER. 
AND THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
RON AND I HAVE 
BEEN DISCUSSING. 
FROM THE TIME 
RON GOT ELECTED 
AND I'VE BEEN 
WANTING TO DO 
IT. 
AND IT TAKES A 
LONG TIME FROM A 
LEGAL 
STANDPOINT. 
AND WE'VE GOT IT 
ALL WORKED OUT. 
SO, WE ARE GOING 
TO BE GETTING 
MASSIVE DRUG 
SAVINGS IN 
FLORIDA AND 
OTHER STATES. 
AND WE'VE HAD 
NUMEROUS STATE 
THAT WANTED TO 
DO IT, RON 
REALLY WAS AT 
THE FOREFRONT, I 
WILL SAY THAT. 
YOU HAVE OTHER 
STATES THAT HAVE 
CAUGHT ON, IT'S 
CAUGHT ON VERY 
QUICKLY MUCH 
DIDN'T TAKE THEM 
LONG TO FIGURE 
THAT ONE OUT, 
RON, IT'S TOO 
OBVIOUS. 
WE PAY FOR ALL 
OF THE RESEARCH 
AND ALL OF THE 
DEFENDANTMENT 
AND FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES PAY 
ABSOLUTELY 
NOTHING AND OUR 
CONSUMER GETS 
CHARGED, THIS 
HAS BEEN GOING 
ON FOR DECADES. 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE PAY AN 
AVERAGE OF OVER 
THREE TIMES MORE 
FOR MEDICINE 
THAN THE 
CANADIANS. 
MANY PEOPLE GO 
TO CANADA, I SEE 
IT ALL THE TIME, 
THEY GO TO 
CANADA AND BUY 
DRUGS AND COME 
BACK. 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS BECAUSE 
THEY SAVE SO 
MUCH MONEY, THE 
TRIP IS WELL 
WORTH IT. 
THE OBAMA, BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION 
PLEDGED TO END 
THIS UNFAIR 
NECESSARY AND 
ALLOW DRUG 
IMPORTATION, 
THEY WERE NEVER 
ABLE TO GET IT 
DONE. 
DIDN'T GET A LOT 
OF THINGS DONE. 
BUT UNDER MY 
ADMINISTRATION, 
WE'RE STANDING 
UP TO THE 
LOBBYISTS AND 
SPECIALISTS AND 
FIGHTING BACK 
AGAINST A RIGGED 
SYSTEM. 
WEAK SYSTEM, YOU 
HERD THAT WORD 
BEFORE. 
I'M UNRIGGING 
THE SYSTEM THAT 
IS MANY DECADES 
OLD, WE'RE DOING 
SOMETHING THAT 
SHOULD HAVE BEEN 
DONE A LONG TIME 
AGO. 
THE THIRD 
REVOLUTIONARY 
ORDER I'M 
SIGNING TODAY 
WILL PREVENT 
MIDDLE MEN, AND 
WOMEN I GUESS, 
BUT YOU HAVE 
HERD ABOUT THE 
MIDDLEMAN, 
RIGHT? 
THE MIDDLEMAN 
THAT MAKES SO 
MUCH MONEY, 
NOBODY HAS ANY 
IDEA WHO THEY 
ARE, THEY MAKE 
MORE MONEY 
PERHAPS THAN 
EVEN THE DRUG 
COMPANIES 
THEMSELVES AND 
THE DRUG 
COMPANIES IN ALL 
FAIRNESS TO 
THEM, BIG 
PHARMA, THEY ARE 
DOING A GREAT 
JOB ON THE 
VACCINES, THEY 
ARE DOING A 
GREAT JOB ON 
THERAPEUTICS I 
CAN TELL YOU 
BECAUSE I DEAL 
WITH THEM A LOT. 
MIDDLE MEN, THEY 
DON'T DO MUCH, 
SOME PEOPLE SAY 
THEY DON'T DO 
ANYTHING. 
NOBODY EVEN 
KNOWS WHO THEY 
ARE. 
BUT THE MIDDLE 
MEN ARE MAKING A 
FORTUNE. 
AND PHARMACY 
BENEFIT MANAGERS 
AND PEOPLE ARE 
JUST BILKING 
MEDICARE 
PATIENTS WITH 
THESE HIGH DRUG 
PRICES. 
WHILE THEY 
POCKET GIGANTIC 
DISCOUNTS. 
GIGANTIC 
DISCOUNTS. 
THE AMOUNT OF 
MONEY THEY HAVE 
MADE OVER THE 
DECADES IS TOO 
INCREDIBLE EVEN 
TO SPECULATE OR 
SAY, IT'S 
MASSIVE. 
SOME VERY RICH 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
GOING TO LIKE ME 
VERY MUCH TODAY, 
I AM GOING TO 
TELL YOU. 
I PROBABLY KNOW 
THEM VERY WELL. 
I PROBABLY SEE 
THEM IN PALM 
BEH. 
BUT NOBODY EVER 
TALKS ABOUT WHO 
THEY ARE. 
I HEAR THE 
MIDDLEMAN FOR 
YEARS. 
THE MIDDLEMAN. 
RIGHT, ALEX? 
HE KNOWS THEY 
ARE RICH. 
THEY ARE NOT 
GOING TO BE SO 
RICH ANYMORE. 
BECAUSE THE 
MONEY IS GOING 
DOWN TO REDUCE 
THE PRICE OF 
DRUGS, 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS. 
SO, THAT'S A BIG 
THING. 
THAT'S A 
TREMENDOUS STEP. 
IT SHOULD HAVE 
BEEN TAKEN A 
LONG TIME AGO. 
BUT THEY HAVE A 
GREAT DEAL OF 
POWER, I DON'T 
HAVE TO TELL YOU 
HOW MANY PHONE 
CALLS I'VE HAD 
IN THE LAST FEW 
DAYS WHEN THEY 
HERD I WAS GOING 
TO BE DOING 
THIS. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
I HAVEN'T SPOKEN 
TO IN A LONG 
TIME. 
MIDDLE MEN 
DISCOUNTS UP TO 
50% ON THE PRICE 
OF PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS. 
BUT TOO OFTEN 
THOSE DISCOUNTS 
ARE NOT PASSED 
ON TO THE 
PHARMACY 
COUNTER. 
MEANING THE 
PEOPLE. 
THIS RULE WILL 
PASS. 
THOSE BILLIONS 
AND BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS A YEAR, 
I MEAN MANY MANY 
BILLIONS, A YEAR 
IN DISCOUNTS ON 
TO PATIENTS, 
DIRECTLY ON TO 
PATIENTS, SAVING 
AMERICANS WITH 
HIGH DRUG COSTS 
THOUSANDS OF 
DOLLAR HAS YEAR. 
INDIVIDUAL 
PEOPLE WILL MAKE 
THOUSANDS OF 
DOLLAR HAS YEAR, 
YOU ARE NOT 
GOING TO BELIEVE 
THE IMPACT THAT 
THINGS WE'RE 
TALKING ABOUT 
TODAY ARE GOING 
TO HAVE. 
MARK MEADOWS, 
GREAT CHIEF IS 
SITTING HERE AND 
HE'S JUST -- 
CAN'T EVEN 
BELIEVE IT 
BECAUSE HE WAS A 
SUCCESSFUL 
CONGRESSMAN. 
HE HAS BEEN 
AFTER PEOPLE TO 
DO THIS FOR A 
LONG TIME. 
THEY NEVER GOT 
TO THE GATE. 
I UNDERSTAND 
WHY. 
TREMENDOUS 
PRESSURE. 
TREMENDOUS 
PRESSURE PUT ON 
THE PRESIDENT 
NOT TO DO IT. 
THE FOURTH AND 
FINAL ORDER I'M 
SIGNING TODAY IS 
THE GRAND DADDY 
OF THEM ALL. 
END GLOBAL FREE 
LOADING ON THE 
BACKS OF 
AMERICAN 
PATIENTS AND 
AMERICAN 
SENIORS. 
FOR DECADES, OUR 
CITIZENS HAVE 
PAID THE HIGHEST 
PRICES FOR 
DRUGS, 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS, ANYWHERE 
IN THE WORLD, 
AND IT'S NOT 
EVEN CLOSE. 
FOREIGN NATIONS 
HAVE PAID VASTLY 
LESS FOR THE 
EXACT SAME DRUG 
AGAIN IN THE 
EXACT SAME BOX 
FROM THE EXACT 
SAME PLANT FROM 
THE EXACT SAME 
COMPANY. 
THEY WOULD PAY 
10%, 20%, 30%, 
WHAT OUR PEOPLE 
ARE PAYING, A 
PILL THAT WOULD 
SELL FOR $1 IN 
CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES, I 
WON'T NAME THEM, 
THEY ARE ALL 
ALLIES, THEY 
CALL THEM 
ALLIES. 
I CALL THEM SO-
CALLED ALLIES. 
BUT A PILL THAT 
WOULD COST $1 
COULD BE 7 
DOLLARS, $8 IN 
OUR COUNTRY. 
SAME EXACT PILL. 
WE PAY 80% MORE 
THE NATIONS LIKE 
GERMANY, CANADA 
AND OTHERS FOR 
SOME OF THE MOST 
EXPENSIVE 
MEDICINES 
IDENTICAL IN ALL 
RESPECTS, THIS 
MEANS AMERICANS 
ARE FUNDING THE 
ENORMOUS COSTS 
OF DRUG RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
FOR THE ENTIRE 
PLANET. 
WE ARE BURR 
BEARING THE 
ENTIRE COST OF 
THIS, THEY SAY 
THIS IS WHAT WE 
ARE GOING TO 
PAY. 
IN SOME CASES 
IT'S SOCIALIST 
COUNTRY. 
SO WE'RE PAYING 
TO REDUCE DRUG 
PRICES IN A 
SOCIALIST 
COUNTRY. 
HOW DOES THAT 
WORK? 
HOW DOES THAT 
WORK? 
AND THESE ARE 
THINGS THAT 
SHOULD HAVE BEEN 
DONE A LONG TIME 
AGO. 
AND EVEN FROM 
OUR STANDPOINT 
WE WOULD HAVE 
DONE IT MORE 
QUICKLY, WE HAVE 
TO GO THROUGH 
VAST AMOUNTS OF 
WAITING PERIODS, 
WAITING TIMES, 
AND THIS IS AN 
INCREDIBLE DAY. 
THIS IS A BIG 
DAY. 
I HAVE BEEN 
WAITING FOR THIS 
DAY FOR A LONG 
TIME. 
WE INCREDIBLY 
AND FOOLISHLY 
BEAR THE FULL 
COSTS OF ALL 
RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT, 
WHICH IS 
MASSIVE. 
IN ALL FAIRNESS 
TO THE DRUG 
COMPANIES, CAN 
TAKE 15 YEARS TO 
GET SOMETHING 
APPROVED, 
BILLIONS AND 
BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS FOR A 
SIMPLE DRUG. 
IT ALSO MEANS 
THAT THE U.S. 
TAXPAYERS ARE 
EFFECTIVELY 
SUBSIDIZING THE 
SOCIALIST 
HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEMS OF 
FOREIGN WELFARE 
STATES AND MANY 
OTHER COUNTRIES. 
WE WILL END THAT 
ABUSE AND 
RESTORE THE 
PRINCIPLES OF 
FREE ENTERPRISE, 
BUT THIS DOESN'T 
EVEN HAVE TO DO 
WITH FREE 
ENTERPRISE, THIS 
HAS TO DO WITH 
COMMON SENSE AND 
COURAGE, TO BE 
HONEST, AND 
COURAGE. 
UNDER THIS 
TRANSFORMATIVE 
ORDER, MEDICARE 
WILL BE REQUIRED 
TO PURCHASE 
DRUGS AT THE 
SAME PRICE AS 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
PAY. 
SO WE WOULD PAY 
FOUR OR FIVE 
TIMES MORE FOR A 
DRUG, PAY $1, -- 
WHAT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN THEIR 
NUMBER WILL GO 
UP, OUR NUMBER 
WILL GO 
SUBSTANTIALLY 
DOWN, AND WE'LL 
ALL AGREE AT 2.5 
OR 2, WHATEVER 
THE NUMBER IS. 
IF SOME COUNTRY 
IS PAYING, 
WHATEVER IT MAY 
BE IN THE WORLD 
U BECAUSE THEY 
HAD SMARTER 
PEOPLE THAN WE 
HAVE. 
AND THAT'S WHAT 
IT'S ALL ABOUT, 
MAYBE MORE 
HONEST PEOPLE, 
WHO KNOWS, IT 
COULD BE A LOT 
OF THINGS GOING. 
BUT WE HAVE -- 
WE GET THE 
LOWEST PRICE 
ANYWHERE IN THE 
WORLD. 
AND NO MORE WILL 
WE HAVE TO 
SUFFER BY 
SAYING, GEE, WHY 
IS IT SO MUCH 
CHEAPER FOR THE 
EXACT SAME DRUG 
IN SOME OTHER 
COUNTRY? 
WE WILL 
DETERMINE WHAT 
OTHER MEDICALLY 
ADVANCED NATIONS 
PAY FOR THE MOST 
EXPENSIVE DRUGS. 
AND INSTEAD OF 
PAYING THE 
HIGHEST PRICE, 
MEDICARE WILL 
PAY THE LOWEST 
PRICE AND SO 
WILL LOTS OF 
OTHER U.S. 
BUYERS, MEDICARE 
IS THE LARGEST 
PURCHASER OF 
DRUGS ANYWHERE 
IN THE WORLD BY 
FAR. 
MEDICARE, 
LARGEST PURCHASE 
OF DRUGS IN THE 
WORLD, AND WE'RE 
GOING TO USE 
THAT INCREDIBLE 
POWER TO ACHIEVE 
A FAIR AND LOWER 
PRICE FOR 
EVERYONE. 
EVERYONE WILL 
GET A FAIRER AND 
MUCH LOWER 
PRICE. 
THIS IS NOT 
TALKING ABOUT 
ONE HALF OF A 
PERCENT. 
THIS IS BIG 
STUFF. 
UNDER OUR 
RIDICULOUS 
SYSTEM. 
ALLOWED TO 
NEGOTIATE THE 
PRICE OF DRUGS, 
CAN YOU BELIEVE 
IT? 
I SAID WHEN ARE 
WE GOING TO 
NEGOTIATE? 
WE ARE NOT 
ALLOWED, WE ARE 
RESTRICTED BY 
CONGRESS FROM 
NEGOTIATING THE 
PRICE OF DRUGS, 
CAN YOU IMAGINE? 
YOU SAY I WANT 
TO GET A BETTER 
PRICE, I'M 
SORRY, SIR, 
YOU'RE NOT 
ALLOWED TO DO 
THAT, THAT IS A 
LEGAL. 
WHAT KIND OF A 
SYSTEM IS THAT? 
DO YOU THINK THE 
WORLD LOOKS AT 
US AND SAID, 
WHERE THE DID 
THESE PEOPLE 
COME FROM? 
BUT THEY TREAT 
US VERY NICELY. 
BUT IT'S GOING 
TO END, OKAY? 
I SEE, YOU ARE A 
FAN OF WHAT WE 
ARE SAYING. 
YOU MUST BE A 
DOCTOR, ARE YOU 
A DOCTOR? 
YEAH. 
DOCTORS NOW. 
THE DOCTORS 
KNOW, YOU HAVE 
DONE THAT FOR 
YEARS. 
WE ARE NOT 
ALLOWED TO 
NEGOTIATE. 
CAN YOU BELIEVE 
IT? 
WE JUST HAVE TO 
TAKE WHATEVER IT 
IS. 
I AM PLEASED TO 
ANNOUNCE THAT AS 
A RESULT OF THE 
ORDERS I AM 
SIGNING TODAY, 
THE HEADS OF THE 
MAJOR DRUG 
COMPANIES HAVE 
REQUESTED A 
MEETING TO 
DISCUSS HOW WE 
CAN QUICKLY AND 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
LOWER DRUG PRICES
AND OUT-OF-
POCKET EXPENSES 
FOR AMERICANS. 
THEY WANT TO DO 
WHAT'S RIGHT, 
LOOK, THEY'RE 
GOING TO DO 
WHAT'S RIGHT. 
LOOK, I THINK IT 
IS SO IMPORTANT 
WHAT THEY ARE 
DOING ON 
THERAPEUTICS AND 
VACCINES AND WE 
ARE GOING TO SEE 
THEM ON TUESDAY, 
WE WILL SEE IF 
WE CAN DO 
SOMETHING HERE, 
BUT THIS COULD 
HAVE BEEN DONE A 
LONG TIME AGO. 
THE DRUG COMPANY 
EXECUTIVES WILL 
BE AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE ON TUESDAY
, AND THEY HAVE 
SOME IDEAS HOW 
TO SIGNIFICANTLY 
REDUCE DRUG 
PRICES. 
WE HAVE ALREADY 
GIVEN THEM TO 
YOU, I DON'T 
KNOW IF THEY CAN 
POSSIBLY DO 
SOMETHING TO 
SUBSTITUTE FOR 
WHAT IS CALLED 
FAVORED NATIONS. 
FAVORED NATIONS, 
THAT MEANS WE 
GET THE LOWEST 
PRICE ANYWHERE 
IN THE WORLD, 
WHOEVER GETS THE 
BEST PRICING 
GRADUATE, THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH 
FOR BEING A GOOD 
NEGOTIATOR 
BECAUSE WE NOW 
GET THE LOWEST 
PRICE TOO. 
SHOULD HAVE BEEN 
DONE A LONG TIME 
AGO. 
THESE TALKS ARE 
SUCCESSFUL, WE 
MAY NOT NEED TO 
IMPLEMENT THE 
FOURTH EXECUTIVE 
ORDER, WHICH IS 
A VERY TOUGH 
ORDER. 
FOR THEM, VERY 
TOUGH. 
AND I UNDERSTAND 
THAT. 
AND WE HAVE A 
LOT OF RESPECT 
FOR OUR GREAT 
PHARMACEUTICAL 
COMPANIES COME 
DRUG COMPANIES, 
WE HAVE A LOT OF 
RESPECT FOR 
THEM. 
SO WE WILL SEE 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
TO SAY ON 
TUESDAY, MAYBE 
THEY HAVE AN 
IDEA THAT IS 
GOOD BUT IT HAS 
GOT TO BE VERY 
SUBSTANTIAL, 
THEY ARE 
ACTUALLY IN 
FAVOR OF THE 
REBATE RULE, THE 
ROLLBACK, 
BECAUSE THEY SAY 
THAT IS PEOPLE 
GETTING MONEY 
THAT ARE NOT 
EVEN DOING 
ANYTHING FOR IT, 
AND BIGGER MONEY 
THAN THEY ARE 
GETTING, I 
BELIEVE. 
IF THEY ARE NOT, 
THE ORDER WILL 
BE AND LAMENTED 
IF WE DO NOT DO 
A DEAL OR AGREE 
TO SOMETHING, 
THE ORDER, 
NUMBER FOUR, 
FAVORITE NATIONS
, A BIG ORDER, 
THEY ARE ALL 
BIG, ALL FOR 
ARBERY BIG, BY 
THE WAY, VERY 
BIG. 
WITH THE FOURTH 
ORDER, WE ARE 
GOING TO HOLD 
THAT UNTIL 
AUGUST 24th, 
HOPING THAT THE 
PHARMACEUTICAL 
COMPANIES WILL 
COME UP WITH 
SOMETHING THAT 
WILL 
SUBSTANTIALLY 
REDUCE DRUG 
PRICES. 
AND THE CLOCK 
STARTS RIGHT 
NOW. 
SO IT IS AUGUST 
24th AT 12:00, 
AFTER WHICH THE 
ORDER ON FAVORED 
NATIONS WILL GO 
INTO EFFECT, AND 
MARK, I WILL 
HOLD YOU TO IT 
PLEASE, 12:00, 
NOT 12:01, 
RIGHT? 
IN THE MEANTIME, 
WE ARE WORKING 
VERY HARD ON 
THERAPEUTICS AND 
A VACCINE FOR 
THE CHINA VIRUS, 
WHICH REMAINS 
OUR TOP PRIORITY 
AND WHICH ARE 
COMING ALONG AT 
RECORD SPEEDS, 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
DR. HAHN, YOU 
REALLY HAVE BEEN 
FANTASTIC. 
TWO VACCINE 
CANDIDATES ARE 
ENTERING THE 
FINAL STAGE OF 
LOCAL TRIALS 
THIS MONTH. 
AND SEVERAL MORE 
VACCINES WILL 
ENTER FINAL 
TRIALS IN THE 
FOLLOWING WEEKS. 
I DID SPEAK TO 
ONE JUST 
RECENTLY, THEY 
ARE WORKING ON 
THERAPEUTICS AS 
OPPOSED TO 
VACCINE AND 
FRANKLY THAT IS 
THE MOST 
EXCITING TO ME. 
WE CAN WALK INTO 
A HOSPITAL RIGHT 
NOW AND GET 
PEOPLE BETTER. 
I LIKE THAT EVEN 
MORE. 
BUT THE VACCINE 
LONG-TERM WILL 
BE GREAT. 
SO, WE HAVE THEM 
BOTH GOING, 
THEY'RE BOTH 
GOING RAPIDLY 
AND THEY ARE 
BOTH GOING VERY 
WELL AND I GUESS 
THE EARLY 
INDICATIONS ARE 
BEYOND HAPPY, 
RIGHT? 
IT IS BEYOND 
HAPPY. 
WE ARE MASS-
PRODUCING ALL OF 
THE MOST 
PROMISING 
CANDIDATES 
ALREADY, SO THAT 
ON DAY ONE, THAT 
MEANS WE THINK 
WE HAVE THE 
ANSWER, 
OTHERWISE WE 
WOULD NOT BE 
MAKING THAT BUT, 
BIG BETS. 
SO THAT IN DAY 
ONE, THE DAY WE 
GET IT APPROVED, 
IT WILL BE 
AVAILABLE 
IMMEDIATELY, 
DR., IS THAT 
CORRECT? 
SO, WE GET IT 
APPROVED, 
NORMALLY THIS 
PROCESS WOULD 
TAKE, TO GET UP 
TO WHERE WE ARE 
NOW, THREE 
YEARS, FOUR 
YEARS, I HAVE 
HEARD NUMBERS 
LIKE THAT, AND 
WE DID IT IN 
LITERALLY A 
MATTER OF WEEKS. 
IT IS A REALLY 
INCREDIBLE 
THING. 
ONE OF THE OTHER 
THINGS I WAS 
TALKING ABOUT 
DRUGS IN THE 
PIPELINE, 
FORGETTING DRUGS 
APPROVED, AND IT 
DOES COST 
BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS, IT 
WOULD BE 12 
YEARS, 15 YEARS, 
AND UNDER DR. 
HAHN AND SCOTT 
BEFORE, YOU 
WORKED VERY 
HARD, SCOTT, WE 
HAVE GOT THAT 
DOWN TO A NUMBER 
THAT IS LESS 
THAN HALF AND WE 
ARE GOING DOWN 
FURTHER, WE HAVE 
TO MAKE SURE IT 
IS SAFE, AND 
RIGHT TO TRY 
CAME OUT OF THIS 
WHOLE THING, 
WHERE WE HAVE A 
DRUG THAT WE 
THINK IS GOOD, 
IN THAT CASE, 
HELPED WITH 
THIS, AND 
GETTING IT 
APPROVED, AND 
MARK, WHEN HE 
WAS A 
CONGRESSMAN, BUT 
WE HAD GREAT 
HELP FROM 
CERTAIN PEOPLE, 
BUT RIGHT TO TRY 
IS INCREDIBLE, 
WE HAVE A DRUG 
THAT WORKS BUT 
IT HAS GOT TO GO 
THROUGH THIS VERY
LONG AND VERY 
DETAILED PROCESS 
FOR PURPOSES OF 
SAFETY, AND TO 
MAKE SURE IT IS 
GOOD, IF 
SOMEBODY IS 
TERMINALLY ILL, 
VERY SICK, 
PERSON NOT GOING 
TO MAKE IT, 
PERSON VERY 
SICK, WE PASSED 
LEGISLATION'S, 
WHICH I HAVE 
BEEN TRYING TO 
GET FOR 42 YEARS
, IT IS CALLED 
RIGHT TO TRY, 
WHERE PEOPLE 
SIGN A DOCUMENT, 
AND IF IT 
DOESN'T WORK 
OUT, THEY'RE NOT 
SEEING THE DRUG 
COMPANY, THEY 
ARE NOT SHOWING 
THE INSURANCE 
COMPANY, AND 
THEY ARE NOT 
SUING OUR 
COUNTRY. 
AND INSTEAD OF 
TRAVELING, IF 
THEY HAVE MONEY 
THEY TRAVEL TO 
ASIA AND THEY 
TRAVEL TO 
EUROPE, THEY 
TRAVEL ALL OVER 
THE WORLD IN THE 
HOPES OF FINDING 
A CURE, THERE 
TERMINALLY ILL. 
IF THEY HAVE NO 
MONEY, SADLY 
THEY GO HOME 
WITH NO HOPE AND 
THEY DIE. 
WE HAVE NOW A 
PROGRAM RIGHT TO 
TRY, FINALLY 
HAPPENED AFTER I 
GUESS AS LONG AS 
YOU'VE BEEN A 
DOCTOR, LONG 
BEFORE YOU 
BECAME A DOCTOR, 
RIGHT? 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
TRYING TO GET 
THIS, BUT WE 
HAVE A PROGRAM 
WHERE THEY CAN 
TRY THESE REALLY 
PROMISING 
MEDICINES AND 
YOU HAVE NO IDEA 
HOW SUCCESSFUL 
THIS HAS ALREADY 
BEEN. 
IT IS 
INCREDIBLE. 
AND ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT 
REALLY CAME OUT 
OF IT, WAS THE 
BIGGEST PROBLEM 
FOR THE DRUG 
COMPANIES, THEY 
DIDN'T WANT IT 
BECAUSE THEY 
DIDN'T WANT IT 
IN THEIR SAMPLE, 
BECAUSE PEOPLE 
THAT ARE THAT 
SICK, THEY DON'T 
WANT IN THE 
SAMPLE. 
AND SO WE HAVE 
CREATED A 
SEPARATE SAMPLE 
SO IT DOES NOT 
HURT THEM. 
BUT ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT HAVE 
COME OUT OF IT, 
IS IF IT WORKS, 
WHAT IS A BETTER 
TESTING FORMULA 
THAN THAT? 
SUMMATIVE IT IS 
TERMINALLY ILL 
AND ALL OF A 
SUDDEN MAKES IT 
AND WE ARE 
HAVING EXAMPLES 
OF THAT, IT HAS 
BEEN AN 
INCREDIBLE 
PROGRAM, HOPING 
SOMEBODY WILL BE 
ABLE TO WRITE A 
STORY ABOUT IT 
BECAUSE IT IS 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS, I AM 
VERY PROUD ABOUT 
IT, I LOVE THE 
NAME EVEN, RIGHT 
TO DRY A DRUG 
THAT WILL NOT BE 
AVAILABLE TWO 
YEARS OR THREE 
YEARS THERE 
TERMINALLY ILL, 
BEFORE YOU SAY, 
WELL, THERE 
TERMINALLY ILL, 
YEAH, BUT WE 
DON'T WANT TO 
GIVE THEM A DRUG 
THAT WILL HURT 
THEM. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO DIE. 
AND THEY DID NOT 
WANT TO GIVE 
THEM A DRUG 
BECAUSE I 
THOUGHT IT MIGHT 
BE DANGEROUS. 
AND PERHAPS IN 
SOME CASES IT 
MAY BE 
DANGEROUS, BUT 
WE ARE HAVING 
TREMENDOUS, 
TREMENDOUS 
SUCCESS WITH 
THAT PROGRAM. 
PROUD OF IT. 
ADDITIONALLY, MY 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS SECURED 90% 
OF THE WORLD'S 
SUPPLY OF THE 
DRUG REMDESIVIR, 
WHICH IS HAVING 
GREAT IMPACT. 
FOR THE UNITED 
STATES, AND 
RESEARCH 
CONTINUES DAILY 
ON A LOT OF 
PROMISING 
TREATMENTS AS I 
SAID. 
AS WE TAKE THESE 
HISTORIC 
ACTIONS, WE ARE 
JOINED TODAY BY 
AMERICANS WHO 
HAVE ALREADY 
BENEFITED FROM 
THE STEPS MY 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS ALREADY 
TAKEN TO REDUCE 
THE COST OF 
HEALTHCARE AND 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS, WE ARE 
GOING TO HAVE A 
BIG HEALTHCARE 
BILL THAT WILL 
BE PUTTING UP 
VERY SHORTLY. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE VERY 
COMPLETE. 
AND TODAY, WHAT 
WE ARE DOING ON 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS, WE WILL 
HAVE TO SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS ON 
AUGUST 25th, WE 
WILL EITHER DO 
THE FAVORED 
NATIONS ARE NOT 
DEPENDING ON THE 
DRUG COMPANIES, 
BUT WHAT WE ARE 
PUTTING UP IN A 
VERY SHORT 
PERIOD OF TIME 
WITH HEALTHCARE 
WILL BE IN 
TROUBLE, WE HAVE 
ANOTHER ONE 
COMING ON 
IMMIGRATION, 
TREMENDOUS BILL 
ON IMMIGRATION. 
AND IT WILL BE I 
THINK SOMETHING 
THAT NOBODY 
THOUGHT WE WOULD 
BE ABLE TO GET, 
SO THAT WILL BE 
GREAT. 
PAUL THAT IS A 
SENIOR CITIZEN 
WHO RELIES ON 
INSULIN EVERYDAY
, HE WAS PAYING 
A FORTUNE, 
EVERYTHING, TO 
GET IT. 
PAUL, IF YOU 
CAN, I THINK 
PAUL IS IN THE 
AUDIENCE AND IF 
YOU COULD PLEASE 
COME UP AND SAY 
A FEW WORDS 
ABOUT YOUR 
EXPERIENCE, 
THANK YOU, PAUL. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
YOU CAN HEAR ME. 
>> THAT IS 
BETTER. 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, THANK 
YOU SO VERY MUCH 
FOR THIS TIME TO 
SHARE A FEW KEY 
POINTS 
SUPPORTING YOUR 
LEADERSHIP WORK, 
REDUCING THE 
PRICE OF 
INSULIN, AND 
OTHER DIABETES 
RELATED 
MEDICINES USED 
BY 34 AMERICANS 
EACH DAY TO LIVE 
HEALTHIER, 
FULLER LIVES. 
AS YOU HEARD, MY 
NAME IS PAUL 
MADDEN. 
I AM A 
BOSTONIAN, I 
HAVE LIVED WITH 
INSULIN-
DEPENDENT 
DIABETES FOR 59 
YEARS. 
BEGINNING 
MEDICARE, LAST 
YEAR, I QUICKLY 
REALIZED THAT MY 
ABILITY TO 
AFFORD 
PRESCRIBED 
INSOLENCE THAT 
WORK BEST FOR MY 
HEALTH WERE NO 
LONGER POSSIBLE 
BECAUSE OF THEIR 
EXCESSIVE HIGH 
PRICE. 
SOARING COSTS 
HAVE IMPACTED 
THE QUALITY OF 
MY LIFE, 
REMEMBER THAT 
NUMBER, 34 
MILLION PEOPLE 
WITH DIABETES. 
IT HAS IMPACTED 
SO MUCH, I EVEN 
STARTED TO USE A 
30-YEAR-OLD 
INSULIN TO 
SURVIVE, WHICH 
DOES NOT DO 
QUITE THE SAME 
GREAT JOB OF 
BALANCING MY 
DIABETES. 
YOUR WORKS, SIR, 
TO ENSURE THAT 
INSULIN IS 
AFFORDABLE UNDER 
MEDICARE, WILL 
HELP GUARANTEE 
THAT I AND 
MILLIONS OF 
SENIORS WHO TAKE 
INSULIN REALIZE 
HEALTHIER, MORE 
PRODUCTIVE, 
INDEPENDENT, 
HAPPIER LIVES. 
THANK YOU FOR 
CONTINUING YOUR 
COMMITMENT TO 
ENSURE 
AFFORDABILITY 
AND ACCESS FOR 
ALL WHO USE 
INSULIN, FOR 
PEOPLE WITH 
DIABETES, AND SO 
THAT OUR 
CHILDREN AND 
GRANDCHILDREN 
WILL DIRECTLY 
BENEFIT FROM OUR 
IMPROVED HEALTH. 
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
THANK YOU, 
THAT'S GREAT. 
IT IS ACTUALLY 
BROUGHT IT FROM 
MANY, MANY, MANY 
DOLLARS, 
UNAFFORDABLE BY 
MOST PEOPLE, TO 
LITERALLY 
PENNIES A MONTH. 
AND I WANT TO 
THANK SEEMA, YOU 
WORKED SO HARD 
ON THAT ONE. 
COULD YOU JUST 
SAY SOMETHING 
ABOUT THAT? 
IT WAS THE 
PRICE? 
WOULD YOU COME 
UP JUST FOR A 
SECOND? 
AND JUST TELL 
THEM ABOUT WHAT 
WE HAVE DONE 
WITH RESPECT TO 
VERY BADLY 
NEEDED INSULIN. 
>> WELL, THE 
SENIOR SAVINGS 
MAUI DEVELOPED 
UNDER THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
LEADERSHIP IS 
GOING TO REDUCE 
THE COST OF 
INSULIN TO $35 A 
MONTH FOR OUR 
SENIORS, AND 
THAT REPRESENTS 
A 66% SAVINGS. 
>> I CAN TELL 
YOU, THE VICE 
PRESIDENT AND I 
WERE TRAVELING 
IN PENNSYLVANIA, 
WE HAVE A 
GENTLEMAN THAT 
CAME UP TO US 
AND HE SHOWED US 
HIS INSULIN AND 
HE SAID YOU'RE 
GOING TO SAVE ME 
$5000 A YEAR, SO 
THANK YOU, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
FOR YOUR 
LEADERSHIP. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH, GREAT 
JOB. 
THAT IS A GREAT 
JOB, THANK YOU. 
THAT IS A 
TREMENDOUS, THAT 
IS A TREMENDOUS 
DIFFERENCE. 
WE ARE ALSO 
JOINED BY ANDREA 
ECHOES, A DENTAL 
HYGIENIST FROM 
BRUNSWICK, 
MARYLAND. 
ANDREA, PLEASE 
COME UP AND SAY 
A FEW WORDS, 
THANK YOU, 
PLEASE. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>> MY NAME IS 
ANDREA ECCLES 
AND I AM A 
DENTAL HYGIENIST 
IN BRUNSWICK, 
MARYLAND. 
I WAS WIDOWED 
WHEN MY HUSBAND 
DIED IN A TRAGIC 
AUTO ACCIDENT, 
AND MY TWIN 
GIRLS WERE 4 AT 
THE TIME. 
HE HELD OUR 
FAMILY HEALTH 
INSURANCE 
THROUGH HIS 
CORPORATE JOB. 
AND I SUDDENLY 
FOUND MYSELF 
HAVING TO WORK 
FULL-TIME AND 
PUT MY CHILDREN 
IN FULL-TIME 
DAYCARE. 
WATCH MY BUDGET 
VERY CLOSELY. 
THIS WAS A 
NUMBER OF YEARS 
AGO. 
AND AT THAT TIME,
MY ONLY CHOICE 
FOR HEALTHCARE, 
I WORK IN A VERY 
SMALL DENTAL 
OFFICE, AND SO 
MY ONLY CHOICE 
FOR HEALTHCARE 
AT THAT TIME WAS 
WHAT I CALL THE 
UNAFFORDABLE 
CARE ACT, AND I 
WAS PAYING VERY 
HIGH PREMIUMS 
AND CO-PAYS, AND 
WAY TOO MUCH FOR 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS. 
AND 
INTERESTINGLY, 
YOU HAD 
REFERENCED THE 
EPIPEN, AND I 
HAD TO PURCHASE 
THE PENS AND 
INHALERS. 
IT GOT TO THE 
POINT ACTUALLY 
WHERE I COULDN'T 
EVEN AFFORD TO 
RENEW THE 
EPIPEN. 
I THINK I STILL 
HAVE PROBABLY A 
15-YEAR-OLD 
EPIPEN AT MY 
HOUSE, BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE GOT TO 
BE $700. 
BUT IN MY CASE, 
-- 
>> WHAT DID THEY 
START AT? 
SO IT IS 700. 
WHAT DID THEY 
START AT? 
>> THE ORIGINAL 
EPIPEN, I FEEL 
LIKE IT WAS LIKE 
A $20 CO-PAY, 
WAY BACK WHEN I 
FIRST GOT IT. 
BUT THEN EACH 
YEAR, YOU KNOW, 
IT KEPT GOING UP 
AND UP. 
BUT I 
INCIDENTALLY 
ENDED UP WITH 
ALL OF THESE 
INCREASES AND CO-
PAYS AND 
EVERYTHING 
OVERTIME, I 
ENDED UP WITH A 
OVER $15,000 
MEDICAL DEBT, AND
I AM JUST A 
REGULAR PERSON. 
I DON'T HAVE 
SOME RIDICULOUSLY
, YOU KNOW, 
MAJOR ILLNESSES 
OR ANYTHING. 
BUT DURING YOUR 
PRESIDENCY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
MY PREMIUMS HAVE 
DECREASED 
EXPONENTIALLY. 
AND MY COVERAGE 
HAS INCREASED, 
MY CO-PAYS JUST 
ABOUT 
DISAPPEARED, OR 
ARE GOING WAY 
DOWN, AND 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS THAT I 
USED TO BUDGET 
FOR MYSELF, $150 
A MONTH, IS NOW 
$15 A MONTH. 
AND BECAUSE OF 
YOU, I AM 
SPENDING 
HUNDREDS OF 
DOLLARS LESS A 
MONTH, AND THIS 
TYPE OF SAVINGS 
MAKES A REALLY 
BIG DIFFERENCE 
FOR A SINGLE 
MOTHER SUCH AS 
MYSELF. 
SO, I JUST WANT 
TO THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FROM THE 
BOTTOM OF MY 
HEART FOR ALL 
THAT YOU DO AND 
FOR ALL OF YOUR 
POLICIES THAT 
ARE HELPING ALL 
OF US AMERICANS. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> THAT IS 
REALLY NICE, I 
APPRECIATE IT. 
SOME BIG 
DIFFERENCE, THAT 
IS NOT A 1% OR 
80%, THAT IS BIG 
DOLLARS. 
AND I WANT TO 
THANK YOU BOTH 
VERY MUCH. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
TODAY'S ACTIONS 
CONTINUE MY 
ADMINISTRATION'S 
RELENTLESS DRIVE 
TO DELIVER 
BETTER HEALTHCARE
AT A LOWER COST. 
I SIGNED AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
TO FIGHT KIDNEY 
DISEASE, THAT 
WAS SUCH A BIG 
THING, SUCH A 
BEAUTIFUL, 
IMPORTANT THING 
TO DO, WITH MORE 
TRANSPLANTS AND 
BETTER TREATMENT
. PEOPLE WITH 
KIDNEY DISEASE 
GO THROUGH , 
THEY GO THROUGH 
, THEIR LIFE IS .
AND WE HAVE DONE 
A LOT AND WE ARE 
VERY PROUD OF 
IT. 
WE HAVE REALLY 
SEEN SOME 
RESULTS THAT ARE 
INCREDIBLE. 
WE DRAMATICALLY 
EXPANDED THE 
TELEHEALTH FOR 
ALL AMERICAN 
PATIENTS AND 
FAMILIES AND 
TELEHEALTH IN 
THIS PANDEMIC ERA
, HAVE BEEN 
INCREASED BY, I 
WOULD SAY 
THOUSANDS, LIKE 
1020%, 
INCREDIBLE. 
IT HAS BEEN UP 
AT A LEVEL THAT 
NOBODY HAS EVER 
IMAGINED, AND IT 
ACTUALLY IS VERY 
GOOD. 
IT HAS BEEN 
SOMETHING THAT 
HAS COME OUT OF 
THE PANDEMIC, 
ONE OF THE ONLY 
GOOD THINGS THAT 
CAME OUT OF IT, 
FRANKLY, AS 
PEOPLE ARE 
REALIZING HOW 
GOOD THAT IS. 
IT REALLY WORKED 
OUT WELL. 
WE STRONGLY 
DEFENDED 
MEDICARE AND 
SOCIAL SECURITY, 
AND WE WILL 
ALWAYS PROTECT 
AND WE HAVE BEEN 
PROTECTING, AND 
WE ALWAYS WILL 
PROTECT 
REPUBLICANS, 
TOTALLY PROTECT 
PRE-EXISTING 
CONDITIONS, VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
NOTHING IS GOING 
TO HAPPEN TO 
YOUR PRE-
EXISTING. 
WE ENDED THE GAG 
CLAUSE THAT 
PREVENTED 
PHARMACEUTICALS 
AND PHARMACISTS 
FROM TELLING 
PATIENTS HOW TO 
BUY LESS 
EXPENSIVE DRUGS. 
WE HAD A CLAUSE 
THAT IF YOU WENT 
UP TO A 
PHARMACIST, THIS 
IS A CORRECT 
STATEMENT, TOO, 
IT IS NOT EVEN 
BELIEVABLE, YOU 
COULD NOT TALK 
ABOUT PRICE. 
IF THE MAN OR 
WOMAN BEHIND THE 
COUNTER STARTED 
TALKING ABOUT 
PRICE, WHAT 
HAPPENS? 
YOU TAKE THE 
LICENSE AWAY? 
THIS IS NOT EVEN 
BELIEVABLE. 
SO, THINK OF 
THAT. 
WE PREVENTED -- 
IT PREVENTED 
PHARMACISTS FROM 
TELLING PATIENTS 
HOW TO BUY LESS 
EXPENSIVE DRUGS. 
WE HAVE A LESS 
EXPENSIVE DRUG 
THAT IS JUST AS 
GOOD, I CAN'T 
TALK ABOUT IT. 
THEY CAN EVEN 
SAY THAT. 
I WONDER WHY. 
CAN YOU IMAGINE 
THESE THINGS? 
WE APPROVED A 
RECORD NUMBER OF 
AFFORDABLE LOW 
COST GENERICS, 
WE HAVE 
INCREASED 
GENERICS MORE 
THAN ANY 
ADMINISTRATION, 
BY MANY TIMES. 
AND MANY OF THE 
GENERICS, I 
WOULD SAY, FROM 
WHAT I'M 
HEARING, ALL OF 
THE NUMERICS, 
SOMETIMES PEOPLE 
WANT TO SEE A 
LABEL. 
BUT THEY SAY 
THEY ARE JUST AS 
GOOD AS THE 
OTHERS, EXCEPT 
YOU PAY A LOT 
LESS MONEY, WE 
HAVE INCREASED 
THEM MORE THAN 
ANY 
ADMINISTRATION, 
NOT EVEN CLOSE. 
AND WE KEPT 
INSULIN COSTS 
THAT WE JUST 
DISCUSSED, FOR 
MANY MEDICARE 
RECIPIENTS, AND 
FOR A LOT OF 
OTHER PEOPLE. 
AT JUST $35 A 
MONTH, AND IT 
WAS MANY TIMES 
THAT, AS YOU 
JUST HEARD. 
RIGHT TO TRY, I 
TALKED ABOUT, SO 
PROUD OF IT. 
NOTHING MATTERS 
MORE TO ME THAN 
THE HEALTH AND 
WELL-BEING OF 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE. 
THERE IS NOTHING 
MORE IMPORTANT 
TO ME. 
WITH TODAY'S 
ACTIONS, WE ARE 
ENDING DECADES 
OF SELLOUTS, 
BETRAYALS AND 
BROKEN PROMISES 
FROM WASHINGTON. 
YOU HAVE HAD A 
LOT OF BROKEN 
PROMISES. 
I WOULD SAY 
EXCLUSIVELY 
BROKEN. 
YOU HAVE HAD -- 
IT HAS BEEN 
UNIFORM BROKEN 
PROMISES, WE ARE 
PUTTING PATIENTS 
OVER LOBBYISTS, 
SENIOR CITIZENS 
BEFORE SPECIAL 
INTEREST, AND WE 
ARE PUTTING 
AMERICA FIRST. 
I'M PUTTING 
AMERICA FIRST, 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
WHAT WE ARE 
DOING WITH 
FAVORED NATIONS 
ON THE BASIS 
THAT IT KICKS IN 
ON AUGUST 25th, 
WE WILL SEE. 
SEE WHAT THEY 
HAVE TO OFFER. 
BUT WHEN YOU 
THINK ABOUT IT, 
WHAT ARE WE 
DOING? 
WE ARE PUTTING 
AMERICA FIRST. 
WHEN YOU HEAR 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
GETTING A MUCH 
BETTER DEAL ON 
DRUG PRICES, 
THERE ARE PEOPLE 
THAT HAVE TOLD 
ME THIS IS MORE 
IMPORTANT THAN 
HEALTHCARE. 
WE ARE DOING 
HEALTHCARE, BUT 
THIS IS MORE 
IMPORTANT THAN 
ANYTHING, THE 
PRICE OF DRUGS. 
THEY WERE 
GETTING 
SLAUGHTERED, 
SLAUGHTERED BY 
DRUG PRICES. 
SO, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH, I 
WANT TO THANK 
YOU ALL FOR 
BEING HERE. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
ASK IF I COULD, 
ALEX, DO, 
PLEASE. 
SECRETARY A 
CZAR, TO SAY A 
FEW WORDS, AND 
THEN I WILL SIGN 
AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER, I WOULD 
ALSO LIKE TO ASK 
THE GOVERNOR OF 
FLORIDA, RON, 
ARE YOU GOING TO 
COME UP AND SAY 
A FEW WORDS? 
HE WILL SIGN UP 
AND YOU GO OUT 
AND BUY THOSE 
DRUGS AND SAVED 
50 OR 50'S 
PERCENT FOR THE 
PEOPLE OF 
FLORIDA AND 
OTHER PEOPLE 
WILL BE JOINING 
YOU AND THAT IS 
GREAT. 
YOU WILL TELL ME 
HOW YOU DO AND I 
WOULD WORK ON IT 
REALLY FAST, 
BECAUSE NOW WITH 
ALL OF THE MEDIA 
BACK HERE, YOU 
ARE UNDER 
EXTRAORDINARY 
PRESSURE. 
AND YOU NEVER 
HAVE PRESSURE. 
ONE THING I WILL 
TELL YOU ABOUT 
RON, MATT WILL 
TELL YOU, HE 
HANDLES PRESSURE 
WELL. 
YOU ARE DOING A 
GREAT JOB. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
PLEASE, ALEX. 
>> WELL, MR. 
PRESIDENT, THANK 
YOU SO MUCH FOR 
YOUR LEADERSHIP 
HERE. 
YOU CHARGED ALL 
OF US WITH FOUR 
GOALS. 
ENDING FOREIGN 
FREE WRITING, 
IMPROVING HOW 
OUR FEDERAL 
PROGRAMS PAY FOR 
DRUGS, LOWERING 
OUT OF POCKETS 
FOR OUR 
CITIZENS, AND 
GETTING LESS 
PRICES DOWN. 
AND YOU DID YOUR 
DRUG PRICING 
BLUEPRINT IN MAY 
OF 2018. 
BEFORE THEN, 
EVERY SIGEL 
YEAR, THERE WERE 
MASSIVE DRUG 
PRICE INCREASES, 
MASSIVE PRICE 
INFLATION. 
SINCE YOUR DRUG 
PRICING 
BLUEPRINT, THAT 
LEVEL OF 
INFLATION HAS 
STOPPED. 
AND THAT WAS AN 
INCREDIBLE 
ACCOMPLISHMENT. 
BUT YOU SAID 
THAT IS NOT GOOD 
ENOUGH, I WANT 
MORE, EVEN MORE 
CHANGE FOR THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
AND TODAY YOU 
ARE DELIVERING 
THE -- ALLOWING 
IMPORTATION, 
BEFORE, YOU HAVE 
PROMISED OVER 
AND OVER AGAIN 
TO ALLOW 
IMPORTATION, THE 
STATES A 
PETITION OF 
DRUGS FROM LOWER-
COST COUNTRIES, 
YOU ARE THE 
FIRST PRESIDENT 
TO DELIVER ON 
IT. 
YOU'RE GOING TO 
HAVE GOVERNOR 
DESANTIS'S 
PROGRAM FOR STATE
IMPORT, YOU'RE 
GOING TO HAVE A 
PERSONAL 
PARTITION 
PROGRAM WHERE 
INDIVIDUALS CAN 
GET THEIR DRUGS 
LOW-COST FROM 
ABROAD AND YOU 
WILL HAVE AN 
INSULIN 
REHABILITATION 
PROGRAM SO 
AMERICANS CAN 
GET THEIR 
INSULIN 
REIMPORTED FROM 
CANADA AT LOWE'S 
THEIR PRICES. 
YOU ARE GOING TO 
TAKE ON THE 
FEDERAL HEALTH 
CENTERS, YOU'RE 
TAKING ON THE 
ISSUES THAT THEY 
ARE GETTING 
RADICAL 
DISCOUNTS ON 
INSULIN AND 
EPIPEN'S AND 
YOU'RE GOING TO 
MAKE SURE LOW 
INCOME AMERICANS 
TO THE BENEFIT 
OF THOSE 
DISCOUNTS, AND 
YOU'RE TAKING ON 
THE MIDDLEMAN. 
$30 BILLION A 
YEAR OF 
CONCEALED 
KICKBACKS TO 
MIDDLEMEN ARE 
GOING TO NOW 
FLOW TO MEDICARE 
PATIENTS WHEN 
THEY SHOW UP AT 
THE PHARMACY, AN 
AVERAGE OF 30% 
DISCOUNTS OUT OF 
POCKET, WHEN 
THEY SHOW UP AT 
A PHARMACY, 
THANKS TO THE 
PRESIDENT'S BOLD 
ACTION. 
AND WE ARE GOING 
TO HAVE FOREIGN 
FREE WRITING, 
TAKING ON 
FOREIGN 
SOCIALIST 
SYSTEMS THAT 
HAVE BEEN LIVING 
OFF OF THE 
AMERICAN SENIORS 
INVESTMENTS, BY 
OVERPAYING DRUG 
PRICES, AND NOW 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO HAVE TO BEAR 
THEIR FAIR 
SHARE. 
I GOT TO TELL 
YOU, YOU HAVE, 
WHAT YOU'RE DONE 
AND WHAT YOU'RE 
DOING TODAY, YOU 
HAVE DONE MORE 
THAN ANY 
PRESIDENT IN 
AMERICAN HISTORY 
TO TAKE ON DRUG 
PRICES. 
YOU HAVE -- 
>> [ APPLAUSE ] 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> YOU HAVE 
TAKEN ON THE 
DRUG COMPANIES, 
YOU ARE TAKING 
ON THE 
MIDDLEMEN, YOU 
ARE TAKING ON 
THE EUROPEAN 
SOCIALISTS, ALL 
FOR THE 
FORGOTTEN MEN 
AND WOMEN OF 
AMERICA WHO SHOW 
UP AT A PHARMACY 
COUNTER AND FOR 
THAT, I AM SO 
PROUD OF WHAT 
YOU'RE DOING 
TODAY, THANK YOU 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
VERY MUCH. 
THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU, RON. 
PLEASE, RON, 
PLEASE. 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, 
THANKS FOR YOUR 
LEADERSHIP ON 
THIS, WHEN WE 
STARTED THE 
LEGISLATIVE 
SESSION IN 
FLORIDA IN 2019, 
OUR SPEAKER OF 
THE HOUSE, JOSI 
IS HERE WITH ME, 
HE HAD A BIG 
HEALTHCARE 
GENDER, SO WE 
DID SOME 
PHENOMENAL THINGS
, REPEALED 
CERTIFICATE OF 
NEED LAWS BUT HE 
REALLY WANTED TO 
DO SOMETHING BIG
, I DID TOO, 
BECAUSE IT'S 
ALWAYS AN ISSUE. 
THAT I TOLD 
HOSEA, I SAID 
LISTEN, WE HAVE 
TO FIND A WAY 
WHERE WE WILL 
ACTUALLY BE ABLE 
TO ACCOMPLISH 
SOMETHING. 
I DON'T WANT TO 
JUST THROW A 
FLARE OUT THERE 
AND THEN VIRTUE 
SIGNAL THAT WE 
ARE DOING 
SOMETHING ABOUT 
DRUGS AND THEN 
NOTHING WORKS, 
AND SO THERE WAS 
A PROVISION OF 
LAW WHICH 
REQUIRE THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT'S 
APPROVAL, SO WE 
HAD A PLAN IN 
FLORIDA, WE 
MOVED FORWARD, I 
WENT TO SEE YOU, 
AND THIS LAW HAS 
BEEN ON THE 
BOOKS FOR AT 
LEAST ALMOST 20 
YEARS, SO OTHER 
PRESIDENTS HAVE 
HAD THE ABILITY 
TO PULL THIS 
SLIVER, AND THEY 
DIDN'T DO IT. 
AND I WENT UP 
AND ASKED YOU AND
NOT EVERYONE WAS 
IN FAVOR OF YOU 
DOING IT, YOU 
HAD A LOT OF 
PEOPLE SAYING 
DON'T DO IT. 
BUT YOU ARE 
LASER FOCUSED ON 
LOWERING DRUG 
PRICES FOR 
PEOPLE, 
PARTICULARLY OUR 
SENIORS IN THE 
STATE OF 
FLORIDA, AND 
THAT WAS 
ABUNDANTLY 
CLEAR, AND SO 
WHEN FLORIDA 
THEN MOVED 
FORWARD, WE KNEW 
WE HAD YOUR 
SUPPORT, WE KNEW 
THAT THIS DAY 
WOULD EVENTUALLY 
COME, AND I 
THINK THE FACT 
THAT WHAT WE ARE 
STANDING HERE 
TODAY, OBVIOUSLY 
FLORIDA, YOU 
KNOW, WE DID 
SOME GROUNDWORK, 
BUT REALLY, IT 
IS A RESULT OF 
PRESIDENTIAL 
LEADERSHIP, SO 
THE PEOPLE OF 
FLORIDA WANT TO 
THANK YOU FOR 
SIDING WITH US 
ON THIS. 
THIS, LIKE IS 
IN, THIS COULD 
HAVE BEEN DONE 
FOR ALMOST 20 
YEARS, IT HASN'T 
BEEN DONE, SO 
YOU ARE THE ONE 
THAT GOT IT 
DONE, SO MR. 
PRESIDENT, THANK 
YOU. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU. 
>> [ APPLAUSE ] 
>> SO WE ARE 
GOING TO SIGN 
FOUR RAMP 
WRITTEN 
DOCUMENTS, I 
JUST WANT TO 
THANK AMY, 
CONGRATULATIONS 
AMY, TO YOU. 
AND THAT 
ELEVATION IS A 
BIG ONE AND YOU 
ARE GOING TO DO 
FANTASTICALLY, 
RUSSELL, 
CONGRATULATIONS. 
JUST GOT 
CONFIRMED, AND 
WE APPRECIATE 
IT, FANTASTIC 
JOB, PAT, THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH 
FOR BEING HERE, 
WE APPRECIATE 
IT, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
OKAY, LET'S GO. 
>> THANK YOU ALL.
>> [ APPLAUSE ] 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> [ APPLAUSE ] 
>> LET RON HAVE 
THAT, WHERE IS 
RON? 
>> RIGHT HERE. 
>> HERE YOU GO, 
RON, GET UP 
THERE. 
IT IS YOURS 
BECAUSE OF WHAT 
YOU HAVE TO DO, 
RIGHT? 
IMPORTATION. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] BY 
ELIMINATING 
KICKBACKS. 
>> [ CHEERS AND 
APPLAUSE ] [ 
LAUGHTER ] [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
>> THIS WILL GO 
INTO EFFECT ON 
AUGUST 25th. [ 
INAUDIBLE ] [ 
APPLAUSE ] 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU ALL.
>> WHAT AN HONOR.
>> YOU GOT A 
GOOD DEAL? 
THANK YOU ALL 
VERY MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU, 
SIR. 
>> THANK YOU ALL 
VERY MUCH. 
THANK YOU. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> GOOD LUCK. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>> PEDIATRIC 
PATIENTS THANK 
YOU. 
>>> SO MUCH ON 
THE LINE. 
CHUCK TODD AND A 
TEAM OF 
POLITICAL 
EXPERTS BREAK 
DOWN 2020 IS 
MOST IMPORTANT 
RACES AND 
ISSUES. 
WILL AMERICAN 
HAVE A SAFE AND 
SECURE ELECTION? 
SUNDAY AT EIGHT 
ON NBC NEWS NOW. 
>>> 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 IS 
WHY WE ARE DOWN 
HERE. 
>> THERE IS 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY. 
>> THAT IS ALL I 
WANT THEM TO 
SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS IS AN 
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 BIG 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING YOU 
WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE ENACTED. 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> HE IS TELLING 
THE TRUTH AND HE 
IS LYING 
EVERYDAY, THAT 
IS THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOUR MORNING 
SHOW, ONLY ON 
MSNBC. 
>>> WE WOULD 
LIKE TO THINK 
THAT WE LIVE IN 
SOME SORT OF 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA, WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN 
THAT WE DO NOT. 
>> AFTER I 
WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM, 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER 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 IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOUR 
DIFFERENT, YOU 
JUST HAVE TO NOT 
FEEL LESS THAN, 
THAT IS MY 
THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 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 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> ARE GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> OR IN MEXICO 
CITY THE PEOPLE 
I SPOKE TO SAID 
THEY DO NOT 
WORK, THEY WILL 
NOT BE ABLE TO 
FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> HARRER NBC 
NEWS AND SKY 
TEAMS ARE ON THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT 
HAS BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, IT JUST 
DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IFEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED, IT 
BELONGS TO THE 
BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND THE HAND 
TO THOSE IN NEED.
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DO 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? 
>>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS 
DEFENDING THE 
PRESIDENTS PUSH 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS IN THE 
FALL DESPITE 
CANCELING THE 
JACKSONVILLE, 
FLORIDA LEG OF 
THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION, 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> GUIDELINES 
BASED ON CURRENT 
DATA, THE RATE 
OF INFECTION 
AMONG YOUNGER 
SCHOOLCHILDREN 
AND FROM 
STUDENTS TO 
TEACHERS HAS 
BEEN LOW, 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
PROPER 
PRECAUTIONS 
BEING FOLLOWED. 
THERE HAVE ALSO 
BEEN FEWER 
REPORTS OF 
CHILDREN BEING 
THE PRIMARY 
SOURCE OF COVID-
19 TRANSMISSION 
AMONG FAMILY 
MEMBERS. 
>> NBC NEWS 
WHITE HOUSE 
CORRESPONDENT 
KELLY O'DONNELL 
JOINS ME NOW. 
KELLY, THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN SAYING FOR 
WEEKS, SCHOOLS 
NEED TO REOPEN, 
NOW HE IS SAYING 
SOME SCHOOLS MAY 
NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING. 
WHERE DOES THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
CURRENTLY STAND 
HERE? 
>> THE BIG PUSH 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
DOES WANT TO SEE 
SCHOOLS REOPEN, 
AND WANTS TO SEE 
MORE FUNDING 
COMING FROM THE 
TALKS ON CAPITOL 
HILL, TO 
FACILITATE SOME 
OF THE NECESSARY 
CHANGES THAT 
WOULD NEED TO 
HAPPEN, THINGS 
LIKE MORE 
SPACING IN 
CLASSROOMS, 
ADDITIONAL 
STAFF, THAT KIND 
OF THING. 
BUT THERE IS NOW 
ALSO A NEW 
WARINESS ABOUT 
THE SCALE AND 
MAGNITUDE OF 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
SO IN THESE 
HOTSPOT 
LOCATIONS, WHEN 
YOU THINK OF 
STATES LIKE 
CALIFORNIA AND 
TEXAS AND 
FLORIDA, THAT 
HAVE BEEN SO 
MUCH IN OUR 
MINDS OF LATE, 
BECAUSE OF THE 
RAGING VIRUS 
THERE, ARIZONA 
IS ANOTHER ONE, 
BUT THE WHITE 
HOUSE THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
SAYING, SOME OF 
THOSE DISTRICTS 
MAY HAVE TO 
DELAY. 
THEY MAY HAVE TO 
BE IN THE SCHOOL 
YEAR WITH 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING AND TRY 
TO HAVE PLANS TO 
ADJUST. 
IT IS CLEARLY 
THE CASE THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
WANTS TO SEE 
STUDENTS GO 
BACK, FOR A LOT 
OF THE REASONS 
THAT PARENTS 
WANT TO SAVE AND 
GO BACK TOO, 
THERE IS SO MUCH 
THAT CAN BE 
OFFERED TO 
STUDENTS IN 
TERMS OF THE 
SOCIALIZING AND 
THE LUNCH AND 
THE QUALITY OF 
THE INTERACTIONS 
WITH TEACHERS 
AND SO MANY 
THINGS THAT ARE 
BOTH EDUCATION 
AND 
INTERPERSONAL 
THAT ARE OF 
BENEFIT, BUT HOW 
TO DO IT SAFELY? 
ANSWER ONE OF 
THE ISSUES IS, 
WE ARE SEEING A 
CHANGE FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE THAT 
WHERE THERE IS 
THE MOST INTENSE 
SERIES OF CASES, 
THEY ARE SAYING 
LOCAL OFFICIALS 
NEED TO MAKE 
THOSE DECISIONS 
ARE, THAT IS A 
CHAIN FISH FROM 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAYING LET'S 
WITHHOLD MONEY 
IF THEY DON'T 
REOPEN, SO THIS 
IS SOMETHING 
WE'LL BE 
WATCHING 
CLOSELY, A BIT 
OF A MIXED 
MESSAGE, OR AN 
EVOLVING MESSAGE 
FROM THE WHITE 
HOUSE TO SAY 
THAT LOCAL 
DISTRICTS AND 
CERTAINLY 
PARENTS HAVE A 
LOT TO SAY ABOUT 
WHAT WILL HAPPEN 
IF STUDENTS GET 
READY FOR A NEW 
SCHOOL YEAR. 
>> OF COURSE 
THEY WELL. 
I MEAN, JUST SO 
MANY QUESTIONS 
FOR THESE 
FAMILIES, NOW 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THAT DECISION TO 
CANCEL THE 
JACKSONVILLE 
PART OF THE 
CONVENTION, WHAT 
ARE THEY SAYING 
ABOUT THAT AFTER 
REALLY PUSHING 
TO BE ABLE TO 
HAVE SOME 
PORTION OF IT IN 
PERSON, EVEN 
MOVING STATES TO 
DO SO, WHAT ARE 
THEY SAYING 
ABOUT THIS NOW? 
>> THIS IS ONE 
OF THE MOST 
STUNNING 
REVERSALS WE 
HAVE SEEN FOR 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WHO CERTAINLY 
WANTED TO RE-
CREATE SOME OF 
WHAT HE 
PERCEIVED AS THE 
ENERGY AND THE 
RALLY 
EXPERIENCE, AND 
THE THINGS THAT 
LIFTED HIM UP IN 
2016, WANTING 
THAT AGAIN IN 
2020, 
UNDERSTANDABLE 
ANY CAMPAIGN 
WOULD WANT THAT, 
NOW AFTER 
ALREADY MOVING 
FROM NORTH 
CAROLINA, 
REDUCING WHAT 
WOULD CHANGE 
LIFE IN THE ART 
ORIGINAL RNC 
CITY TO JUST THE 
NOMINATION AND 
SOME OF THE 
PARTY BUSINESS, 
CANCELING 
JACKSONVILLE, 
THE PRESIDENT 
NOW SAYING, AND 
THIS IS A STARK 
CHANGE FOR THE 
PRESENT, IT IS 
IMPOTENT TO SET 
AN EXAMPLE THAT 
WOULD NOT BE 
APPROPRIATE TO 
HAVE LARGE 
CROWDS GATHERED 
IN A PLACE THAT 
IS A HOTSPOT AND 
RUN THE RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION OF 
THE ILLNESS, AS 
WELL AS THE 
POLITICAL OPTICS 
OF IT. 
THAT HE BELIEVES 
AND SAID THAT HE 
THINKS THAT HE 
WOULD BE 
CRITICIZED FOR 
THAT, WOULD BE 
HARD TO DEFEND, 
SO THIS IS A 
BIG, BIG CHANGE. 
NOW, IT LEADS 
SOME NEW 
QUESTIONS, TO 
HOW WILL THE 
PRESIDENT 
ACTUALLY EXCEPT 
THE NOMINATION? 
WHICH IS A 
REQUIREMENT AS 
IT IS FOR JOE 
BIDEN ON THE 
DEMOCRATIC SIDE. 
HE IS TALKING 
ABOUT SOME KIND 
OF A SPEECH AT 
AN ALTERNATIVE 
LOCATION WHERE 
THAT COULD BE 
BROADCAST 
ONLINE, ON 
TELEVISION, WE 
DO NOT HAVE THE 
DETAILS OF THE 
WHERE AND THE 
HOW YET, 
CERTAINLY THERE 
WILL STILL BE 
SOME ELEMENTS OF 
THE BUSINESS OF 
THE CONVENTION, 
WHICH WILL STILL 
TAKE PLACE WITH 
A SMALL NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE, JUST 
A FRACTION OF 
THE NORMAL 
DELEGATES 
APPEARING IN 
NORTH CAROLINA 
FOR THOSE STEPS 
THAT ARE REQUIRED
TO THE 
CONVENTION. 
THIS IS A BIG 
CHANGE AND IT IS 
SOMETHING THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
REALLY COME TO 
IN JUST THIS 
WEEK, TALKING TO 
OUR SOURCES THAT 
THE DECISION WAS 
MADE AFTER A LOT 
OF APPEALS ABOUT 
THE NATURE OF 
THE SPREAD OF 
TRANSMISSION, 
THE REAL RISKS, 
AND KIND OF A 
MOMENT WHERE 
THIS REALIZATION 
BROKE THROUGH 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID 
NOT WANT TO HAVE 
-- SOME OF THE 
THINGS WE ALSO 
SEE LIKE TULSA 
AND PORTSMOUTH, 
RALLIES, NOT THE 
CONVENTION, BUT 
DID NOT GO WITH, 
TULSA HAD FEWER 
PEOPLE THAN 
INSPECTED, 
PORTSMOUTH WAS 
ULTIMATELY 
CANCELED, WE DO 
NOT EXPECT ANY 
IN-PERSON 
RALLIES, WE WILL 
TAKE PLACE IN 
THE NEAR FUTURE 
BASED ON THIS 
AND SOME OF THE 
POLLING WAS 
CLEARLY A FACTOR 
IN THIS AND SOME 
OF THOSE WHO ARE 
AROUND THE 
PRESIDENT REALLY 
GOT THROUGH TO 
HIM THAT THERE 
ARE EVEN PEOPLE 
VERY SUPPORTIVE 
OF HIM WHO WOULD 
BE HIS VOTERS 
WHO DO NOT WANT 
TO GO TO 
GATHERINGS WHERE 
THEY COULD RISK 
TRANSMISSION, 
UNTIL THERE IS A 
VACCINE. 
SO THAT MESSAGE 
FINALLY BROKE 
THROUGH AND HOW 
IT HAS CERTAINLY 
UPENDED PLANS 
FOR THE 2020 
CONVENTION. 
DEMOCRATS HAVE 
THEIR OWN ISSUE 
WITH THIS IN 
TRYING TO MAKE A 
CONVENTION AND 
NOW REPUBLICANS 
WILL HAVE THIS 
CABLE TO FIGURE 
OUT WHAT TO DO 
IT, HOW TO DO 
IT, AND WHAT IT 
WILL LOOK LIKE. 
>> YEAH, WELL AS 
YOU MENTIONED, 
FLORIDA IS ONE 
OF THOSE 
HOTSPOTS RIGHT 
NOW, THE LEADER 
IN FLORIDA, 
FLORIDA'S 
GOVERNOR RON 
DESANTIS IS 
DOING WITH THAT, 
HE IS AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
TODAY, TELL US 
MORE ABOUT HIS 
VISIT? 
>> IT IS A MULTI-
SUBJECT VISIT 
TODAY, HE IS 
GOING TO BE AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
FOR AN EVENT 
RELATED TO DRUG 
PRICING. 
BUT WE ARE ALSO 
TOLD HE WILL BE 
MEETING WITH THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
TALKING WITH HIM 
ABOUT ISSUES LIKE
WHAT TO DO WITH 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
STEPS THAT ARE 
NEEDED, CLEARLY 
SOMETHING LIKE 
JACKSONVILLE 
WILL BE A PART 
OF THAT 
DISCUSSION, HOW 
COULD IT NOT? 
AFTER DESANTIS 
WAS ONE OF THOSE 
WHO WANTED TO 
TRADE THE TRACK 
THE RNC TO THIS 
ALTERNATIVE STATE
, THAT NOW 
CONTRACTS WERE 
SENT AND MONEY 
WAS SPENT AND 
ALL OF THAT, NOW 
THERE IS A 
CHANGE YET 
AGAIN. 
SO DESANTIS IS 
UNDER A LOT OF 
FIRE FROM HIS 
CRITICS FOR IN 
MANY WAYS, 
HAVING SOME OF 
THE SAME VIEWS 
AS THE 
PRESIDENTS. 
TRUMP HAS HAD ON 
CORONAVIRUS, 
QUESTIONING SOME 
OF THE HEALTH 
MEASURES, AND NO 
HE IS IN ONE OF 
THE HOTSPOTS, SO 
THIS IS WHERE 
THE PRESIDENT 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
HAVE A 
CONVERSATION 
WITH HIM AND 
PERHAPS SOME OF 
THE MEMBERS OF 
THE PAST FORCE 
TOO, WE WERE NOT 
TOLD THAT 
SPECIFICALLY BUT 
IT MIGHT BE AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR 
DESANTIS TO BE 
ABLE TO INTERACT 
WITH SOME OF THE 
PRESIDENTS 
MATTER ON THE 
TASK FORCE TO 
GIVE SOME BACK 
AND FORTH ABOUT 
WHAT TO DO NEXT. 
SO THAT IS A 
NOTABLE VISIT AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
TODAY. 
>> DEFTLY. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE SENATE 
PASSING A BILL 
THAT SUPPORTS 
REPLACING 
CONFEDERATE 
BASINS, WE KNOW 
IN THE PAST THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
SAID THAT HE 
WOULD NOT EVEN 
CONSIDER IT, 
WHAT IS HIS 
REACTION TO THIS 
NOW? 
>> WELL, THIS IS 
ANOTHER ONE OF 
THESE LONG BRING 
ISSUES WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
SAYING HE IS 
AGAINST CHANGING 
THE NAMES OF 
FACES THAT WERE 
ORIGINALLY NAMED 
FOR CONFEDERATE 
FIGURES AND, 
YES, THE 
PENTAGON. 
THE MILITARY IS 
FURTHER AHEAD ON 
THIS, SAYING 
THAT THEY ARE 
PREPARED TO DO 
THAT. 
WRITTEN INTO THE 
BILL, WHICH IS 
CONSIDERED ONE 
OF THE MOST PAST 
PAGES OF THE 
LEGISLATION, IT 
IS SOMETHING 
THAT TAKES A 
LONG TIME TO PUT 
TOGETHER EVERY 
YEAR AND IT IS 
THE SUBJECT OF 
REAL BIPARTISAN 
WORK THAT 
HAPPENS FOR A 
VERY LONG TIME, 
AND IT MUST PASS 
BECAUSE OF THAT. 
IT IS ALL THE 
FUNDING FOR THE 
MILITARY, THEIR 
SALARIES, 
EXPENSES FOR 
CLIMATE, ALL OF 
THAT. 
WRITTEN AND IF A 
PLAN TO CHANGE 
THOSE STAYS 
SAFE. 
SO THAT WILL BE 
LAW IF THE 
PRESIDENT SIGNS 
IT. 
TODAY HE IS 
SAYING THAT HE 
HAS REACHED OUT 
TO JAMES AND 
HUFF, WHO IS THE 
CHAIRMAN ON THE 
REPUBLICAN SIDE 
OF THE 
COMMITTEE, AND 
CLAIMS THAT HE 
DOESN'T LIKE 
CANCEL CULTURE 
TOO, THE 
PRESIDENT 
SPEAKING OUT 
ABOUT COUNCIL 
CULTURE, HOME 
MOVEMENT, TO TRY 
TO CHANGE THINGS 
WHEN THERE IS 
CONTROVERSY. 
IT IS HARD TO 
SEE HOW THIS 
WILL NOT GO 
FORWARD, IF THE 
PRESIDENT WERE 
NOT TO WIN 
REELECTION, 
CERTAINLY THAT 
WOULD TAKE IT 
OFF THE TABLE, 
BECAUSE THIS 
WILL BE A LONG-
TERM PROCESS OF 
CHANGING NAMES. 
IF HE DOES WIN, 
IT WILL CONTINUE 
TO BE A BATTLE. 
THAT IT IS IN 
THE LEGISLATION, 
IF HE SIGNS IT, 
THAT IS AN 
ISSUE, THE 
PRESIDENT 
CLAIMING THAT IN 
HALF, WHO WOULD 
HAVE SOME POWER 
HERE BUT NOT 
ENOUGH TO UNDO 
THE LAW IF IT 
PASSES FULLY, 
THE PLAN TO 
CHANGE THOSE 
BASE NAMES AND 
SEEMS TO HAVE 
ITS OWN MOMENTUM 
SEPARATE FROM 
THE PRESIDENT. 
>> WE WILL SEE 
WHAT HAPPENS, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, KELLY. 
>> GOOD TO SEE 
YOU. 
>>> HUNDREDS OF 
CHILDREN AND 
PARENTS ARE 
STILL BEING 
DETAINED IN ICE 
DETENTION 
CENTERS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, 
THAT IS DESPITE 
A JUDGE OF ORDER 
TO THE TRUMPET 
MINISTRATION TO 
RELEASE AND 
BECAUSE OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
THE FORMER 
SECRETARY OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY, 
KIRSTEN NIELSEN, 
FALSELY SAID 
THERE WAS NO 
FAMILY 
SEPARATION 
POLICY AT THE 
BORDER. 
CORRESPONDENT 
JACOB EXPLAINS. 
>> FOR ALL THOSE 
PEOPLE THAT 
THINK THE FAMILY 
SEPARATION 
POLICY WAS A 
THING OF THE 
PAST, TWO 
SUMMERS AGO, IF 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
HEADLINES TODAY, 
IT MIGHT THROW 
YOU FOR A LOOP. 
KIRSTEN NELSON, 
THE FORMER SACK 
TERRY OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY AND THE 
CONVERSATION AT 
A HEDGE FUND 
CONFERENCE WITH 
ANTHONY, AND HE 
DID SAY THAT 
THERE WAS NEVER 
A FAMILY 
SEPARATION 
POLICY. 
AND OF COURSE 
THAT IS 
ABSOLUTELY 
FACTUALLY 
INCORRECT. 
SHE NOT ONLY 
SIGNED THE 
POLICY INTO 
EXISTENCE WHEN 
PRESENTED WITH A 
SECRETARIAL 
DECISION MEMO 
BUT SHE WAS 
WARNED AGAINST 
SIGNING THE 
POLICY ON THE 
GROUNDS THAT IT 
COULD VIOLATE 
THE 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
RIGHT OF 
MIGRANTS THAT 
WERE COMING TO 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
THOSE ARE 
DETAILS A REPORT 
ON IN MY BOOK 
AND I UNCOVERED 
WHEN I WAS 
RESEARCHING MY 
BOOK, BUT WHEN 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
DAY, THE IDEA 
THAT THERE IS NO 
FAMILY 
SEPARATION 
POLICY REMAINS 
UNTRUE. 
THERE ARE OVER 
300 CHILDREN AND 
FAMILY MEMBERS, 
THEIR PARENTS, 
THAT ARE 
CURRENTLY LOCKED 
UP INSIDE I.C.E. 
DETENTION AND WE 
ARE CAREENING 
TOWARD A MONDAY 
DEADLINE WHERE A 
CHEERING 
CALIFORNIA HAS 
ORDERED THOSE 
CHILDREN  
RELEASED DUE TO 
A CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAK INSIDE 
I.C.E. 
PRESENT, JUST 
LIKE IT IS 
HAPPENING ALL 
OVER THE 
COUNTRY, 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
PARTICULARLY BAD 
INSIDE  I.C.E. 
DETENTION. 
SO WHAT MAY 
HAPPEN COME 
MONDAY,  IS THAT 
IF THE TRUMPET 
MINISTRATION AND 
LAWYERS FOR THE 
PARENTS AND 
CHILDREN CANNOT 
AGREE, THESE 
PARENTS WILL BE 
PRESENTED WITH A 
FORM THAT SAYS 
TO THEM, YOU 
CANNOT REMAIN 
TOGETHER INSIDE 
I.C.E. 
DETENTION 
WEATHER IS 
CORONAVIRUS, OR 
YOU CAN ALLOW 
YOUR CHILD TO BE 
RELEASED WITHOUT 
YOU , THEREBY 
CREATING ANOTHER 
FAMILY SEPARATION
CRISIS. 
OF COURSE, 
LAWYERS FOR THE 
CHILDREN SAY NOT 
ONLY IS THIS 
INHUMANE AND 
UNFAIR TO THE 
CHILDREN, BUT 
THEY BELIEVE 
THAT IT IS NOT 
LEGAL AND NOT 
WITHIN THE BOUNDS
OF THE 
SETTLEMENT 
AGREEMENT AND 
OTHER LAWS FOR 
CASES THAT THEY 
ARE FIGHTING IN 
FEDERAL COURT. 
SO, I.C.E. 
CAN'T AND SHOULD 
ACCORDING TO THE 
LAWYERS RELEASES 
PARENTS AND 
FAMILIES 
TOGETHER, THEY 
HAVE THE 
DISCRETION TO DO 
SO, THEY CAN DO 
IT RIGHT NOW, AS 
YOU AND I ARE 
TALKING TO EACH 
OTHER, BUT THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS NOT DONE 
THAT QUITE YET , 
THEY MAY NOT DO 
THAT AHEAD OF 
THE MONDAY 
DEADLINE, AND 
AGAIN THAT SETS 
UP ANOTHER 
POTENTIAL FAMILY 
SEPARATION 
CRISIS COME 
MONDAY. 
>>> A JUDGE IS 
BLOCKING FEDERAL 
OFFICERS FROM 
TARGETING 
JOURNALISTS AT 
PROTESTS IN 
PORTLAND, 
OREGON. 
OFFICERS CLASHED 
WITH 
DEMONSTRATORS 
AGAIN OVERNIGHT, 
CROWDS HAVE BEEN 
GATHERING EVERY 
NIGHT FOR NEARLY 
2 MONTHS, 
CALLING FOR AN 
END TO POLICE 
VIOLENCE 
FOLLOWING THE 
DEATH OF GEORGE 
FLOYD. 
CORRESPONDENT 
AARON McLAUGHLIN 
REPORTS FROM 
PORTLAND. 
>> Reporter: I'M 
HERE OUTSIDE THE 
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE HERE 
IN PORTLAND, 
CALM HAS 
RETURNED. 
LET ME LET THE 
CAMERA PAN OVER, 
YOU CAN SEE AN 
ENCAMPMENT 
THERE, THEY ARE 
SERVING FOOD, 
OVER HERE ACROSS 
FROM THE 
COURTHOUSE, IT 
IS CLEAN UP AND 
SURVEY OF THE 
DAMAGE, LET ME 
KEEP THE CAMERA 
GOING HERE TO 
SHOW YOU WHAT IS 
GOING ON, A 
STEEL BARRICADE 
WAS BRIEFED IN 
THE OVERNIGHT 
HOURS BY 
PROTESTERS, 
CLASHES BETWEEN 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
AND PROTESTERS 
WHO WERE FIRING 
OFF INCENDIARY 
DEVICES AS WELL 
AS MISSILES. 
SEVERAL AGENTS 
ACTUALLY LAST 
NIGHT/THIS 
PERIMETER, 
PUSHING THE 
PROTESTERS BACK 
SOME 2 TO 3 
BLOCKS, WE ALSO 
SAW FEDERAL 
AGENTS MAKING AT 
LEAST ONE ARREST.
WE DON'T HAVE 
ANY MORE 
INFORMATION ON 
THE RESPITE A 
NUMBER OF 
ARRESTS THAT 
SEVERAL AGENTS 
MADE IN TOTAL 
LAST NIGHT, IT 
STARTED OFF AS A 
PEACEFUL RALLY 
AGAINST RACIAL 
INJUSTICE, SO-
CALLED MOMS, A 
WALL OF MOMS ARE 
OUT HERE LINKING 
ARMS ACROSS 
HESPERIA BUT NOT 
ENOUGH TO STOP 
THE VIOLENCE 
THAT CONTINUED 
AND HAS BECOME 
CYCLICAL HERE IN 
PORTLAND, AS THE 
DAYS CONTINUE, 
AND THE SITUATION
PERSISTS. 
THE ACLU HAD A 
LEGAL VICTORY 
YESTERDAY, COURT 
ORDER, 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER, TEMPORARY 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER AGAINST 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY AND 
OTHER FEDERAL 
AGENTS, 
REINFORCING 
PROTECTIONS FOR 
JOURNALISTS IS 
ANOTHER 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER PENDING IN 
THE FEDERAL 
COURTS, APPLIED 
FOR BY OREGON'S 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, TO STOP 
BUT SHE ARGUES 
ARE UNLAWFUL 
ARRESTS OF 
PROTESTERS, 
NEITHER OF THOSE 
RESTRAINING 
ORDERS IS GOING 
TO ULTIMATELY 
RESOLVE THIS 
SITUATION, 
THOUGH. 
PEOPLE HERE IN 
PORTLAND WANT TO 
SEE THE FEDERAL 
AGENTS LEAVE, 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
SAYING IT IS 
HERE TO PROTECT 
THE COURTHOUSE. 
>>> AN ACT OF 
TERRORISM, THAT 
IS ON SOME 
IRANIAN 
OFFICIALS ARE 
CALLING AN 
INCIDENT 
YESTERDAY WERE 
TWO U.S. FIGHTER 
JETS REPORTEDLY 
CAME CLOSE TO AN 
IRANIAN 
PASSENGER PLANE. 
FORCING IT TO 
SUDDENLY CHANGE 
ALTITUDE, 
INJURING AT 
LEAST TWO 
PATIENTS. 
A SPOKESMAN FOR 
U.S. CENTRAL 
COMMAND SAYS THE 
AIRLINER WAS A 
QUOTE, SAFE 
DISTANCE, FROM 
THE IRANIAN 
PLANE, NBC HAS 
NOT BEEN ABLE TO 
VERIFY EITHER 
ACCOUNT. 
NBC NEWS CHIEF 
REPORTS. 
>> ACCORDING TO 
IRANIAN 
OFFICIALS AND 
STATE MEDIA, THE 
INCIDENT WAS A 
VERY CLOSE CALL 
TO DISASTER. 
THEY SAY TWO 
U.S. FIGHTER 
JETS CAME INTO 
VERY CLOSE 
PROXIMITY WITH 
AN IRANIAN 
PASSENGER PLANE, 
OVER SYRIAN 
AIRSPACE, 
CAUSING THE PILOT
TO CHANGE 
ALTITUDE 
QUICKLY, TO 
AVOID A 
COLLISION, WHICH 
RESULTED IN THE 
INJURY OF 
SEVERAL 
PASSENGERS. 
IRI B, A STATE 
BROADCASTER, 
INITIALLY SAID 
AN ISRAELI JET 
HAD COME NEAR, 
THEY SAID THE 
PILOT SAID THERE 
WERE TWO JETS 
THAT IDENTIFY 
THEMSELVES AS 
AMERICAN. 
IMMEDIATELY 
AFTER THE 
INCIDENT, STATE 
TV SHOWED WHAT 
SEEMED TO BE A 
CELL PHONE VIDEO 
OF IRANIAN 
PASSENGER JETS 
WHERE SOME 
PASSENGERS CAN 
BE SEEN 
SCREAMING AND 
SHOUTING IN 
SHEER PANIC, 
WHILE ALSO 
SHOWING FOOTAGE 
OF ANOTHER 
PASSENGER LAYING 
ON THE FLOOR, 
AND ANOTHER ONE 
SEATED WITH A 
BLOODY FACE. 
THE IRANIAN 
VERSION OF 
EVENTS IS THAT 
THE MAHANTA 
AIRCRAFT WHICH 
IS ON ROUTE FROM 
TEHRAN TO 
BEIRUT, WHEN AT 
LEAST ONE U.S. 
FIGHTER JET CAME 
DANGEROUSLY 
CLOSE TO THE 
IRANIAN 
PASSENGER PLANE 
OVER SYRIAN 
AIRSPACE, 
FORCING THE PILOT
OF THE PLANE TO 
MAKE AN 
EMERGENCY 
MANEUVER AND 
QUICKLY DROP OUT 
TO AVOID 
COLLISION WITH 
THE U.S. JET. 
NOW, 
UNSURPRISINGLY, 
THE U.S. 
NARRATIVE IS 
VERY DIFFERENT 
FROM IRAN'S. 
THE U.S. MILITARY
SAID AN F-15 
AIRCRAFT WAS 
CONDUCTING A 
VISUAL 
INSPECTION OF 
THE IRANIAN 
PLANE, WHEN IT 
PASSED OVER THE 
GARRISON IN 
SYRIA WHICH IS 
HOME TO U.S. 
FORCES. 
THEY ADDED THE 
U.S. JET WAS A 
SAFE THOUSAND 
METERS, 3280 
FEET, AWAY FROM 
THE AIRLINE. 
IN ANY CASE, 
IRANIAN 
OFFICIALS HERE 
ARE UP IN ARMS. 
THE FOREIGN 
MINISTER IS 
CALLING THE U.S. 
A BUNCH OF 
OUTLAWS THAT 
MUST BE STOPPED, 
WHILE OTHER 
OFFICIALS AND 
THE INCIDENT AS 
AN ACT OF 
TERRORISM. 
I CAN ALSO TELL 
YOU, SAVANNA, 
THAT THIS EVENT 
HAS BROUGHT UP 
IN FULL MEMORIES 
OF OTHER 
AVIATION 
DISASTERS 
INVOLVING IRAN, 
SUCH AS THE U.S. 
NAVY, DOWNING A 
CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT
OVER THE PERSIAN 
GULF IN 1988, 
KILLING 290 
PEOPLE ON BOARD 
AND OF COURSE 
MORE RECENTLY, 
THIS PAST 
JANUARY, WHEN I 
RAN DOWN TO A 
UKRAINIAN 
PASSENGER PLANE 
CARRYING MOSTLY 
IRANIAN 
PASSENGERS, 
KILLING ALL 176 
ON BOARD. 
>>> 100 DAYS TO 
GO. 
SO MUCH ON THE 
LINE. 
CHUCK AND A TEAM 
OF POLITICAL 
EXPERTS 
BREAKDOWN 2020S 
MOST IMPORTANT 
RACES AND 
ISSUES. 
WILL AMERICA 
HAVE A SAFE AND 
SECURE ELECTION? 
SUNDAY AT 8:00 
ON NBC NEWS NOW. 
>>> 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 IS WHY WE 
ARE DOWN HERE. 
>> THIS HALLWAY 
IS ANOTHER WAY, 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT THEM TO 
SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP, THIS IS 
ABOUT 400 YEARS 
OF RACISM. 
>> WE 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 BIG 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING YOU 
WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE ENACTED? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS LAYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOUR MORNING 
SHOW, ONLY ON 
MSNBC. 
>>> WE WOULD 
LIKE TO THINK WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA, 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> AFTER I 
WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM, 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER 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 IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOUR 
DIFFERENT, YOU 
JUST HAVE TO NOT 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
THAT IS MY 
THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 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 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID THEY DO 
NOT WORK, THEY 
WILL NOT BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT 
HAS BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE WEEKS IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> UPPERCRUST 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOES NOT 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE. 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED, IT 
BELONGS TO THE 
BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND THE HAND 
TO THOSE IN NEED.
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DO 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 OF 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> FEVER, 
SHORTNESS OF 
BREATH, LOTS OF 
TASTE AND SMELL, 
ALL ON THE LIST 
OF SYMPTOMS FOR 
COVID-19. 
A LONDON 
SCIENTIST NOW 
SAYING NEW 
SYMPTOMS CAN BE 
PUT IN SPECIFIC 
CATEGORIES, TO 
HELP DOCTORS 
PREDICT IF AND 
WHEN PATIENTS 
MAY NEED 
HOSPITAL CARE. 
HERE IS NBC NEWS 
GLOBAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
HELENE HUMPHREY. 
>> Reporter: IF 
YOU HAVE HAD 
COVID-19, YOU 
WILL KNOW, THE 
VIRUS IS NOT THE 
SAME FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
SOME PATIENTS 
EXPERIENCE A 
MILD ILLNESS AND 
OTHERS, A FIGHT 
FOR THEIR LIVES. 
NOW USING AN APP 
TO COLLECT DATA, 
HERE AT KING'S 
COLLEGE LONDON, 
THEY HAVE 
IDENTIFIED SIX 
DIFFERENT TYPES 
OF COVID-19 
SYMPTOMS. 
THE SYMPTOMS CAN 
BE FAR MORE WIDE-
RANGING THAN 
DOCTORS FIRST 
THOUGHT. 
WITH THE FIRST 
TYPE OF SYMPTOM, 
PATIENT SIX 
VARIANCE 
HEADACHE, LOSS 
OF SMELL, MUSCLE 
PAIN, SORE 
THROAT, COUGH, 
AND CHEST PAIN. 
WITH THE SECOND 
TYPE, THEY ALSO 
HAD A FEVER, AND 
A LOSS OF 
APPETITE. 
THE THIRD TYPE 
DID NOT INCLUDE 
A COUGH BUT 
SUFFERERS DO 
HAVE DIARRHEA. 
>> THOSE OF THE 
MILD EFFECTS OF 
SYMPTOMS, AND 
ACCORDING TO 
THIS RESEARCH, 
ALSO THE LEAST 
LIKELY ON THEIR 
OWN TO RESULT IN 
PATIENTS NEEDING 
READING SUPPORT, 
OR SERIOUS 
MEDICAL 
ATTENTION? 
>> THEN SET IN 
THE SEVERE 
SYMPTOMS WHERE 
PATIENTS ARE 
MOST LIKELY TO 
BE HOSPITALIZED. 
NUMBER ONE, 
LEADS TO FLULIKE 
SYMPTOMS AND 
HOARSENESS WITH 
ADDED FATIGUE, 
WITH LEVEL II 
PATIENTS 
EXPERIENCING 
CONFUSION AND 
MUSCLE PAIN. 
AND FINALLY, 
LEVEL III, 
SERIOUS 
ABDOMINAL AND 
RESPIRATORY 
SYMPTOMS 
INCLUDING 
SHORTNESS OF 
BREATH AND 
ABDOMINAL PAIN. 
GROUPING THE 
SYMPTOMS HAVE 
ENABLED 
SCIENTISTS TO 
BUILD AN AI 
PREDICTION THAT 
COULD ALERT 
PHYSICIANS AND A 
PATIENT MIGHT 
REQUIRE HOSPITAL 
CARE BASED ON 
THEIR ONLY 
SYMPTOMS. 
>> A BIT EARLIER 
-- [ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> THE EARLY 
WARNING SYSTEM 
COULD HELP 
PHYSICIANS WORK 
OUT WHERE 
HOSPITAL BEDS 
ARE MOST NEEDED. 
STATES LIKE 
FLORIDA, TEXAS 
AND ARIZONA 
GRAPPLE WITH A 
SURGE OF NEW 
CASES. 
>> THIS IS BY 
FAR THE MOST 
GOLD STANDARD WE 
HAVE EVER HAD IN 
REGARDS TO 
CRITICAL CARE 
RESOURCES IN 
ALLOCATION AT 
THE TIME OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
BEING ABLE TO 
PREDICT WHO WILL 
NOT DO WELL IS 
HUGE. 
SO IMPORTANT TO 
HAVE. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ARE FINDING 
THAT THE UK 
STUDY HAS YET TO 
BE PEER-REVIEWED 
BUT AS COUNTRIES 
FACE A SECOND 
WAVE, IT COULD 
BE TECHNOLOGY 
THAT IS 
LEVERAGED OR A 
RISK BONDS THAT 
IS SMARTER, 
FASTER, AND 
SAVES MORE 
LIVES. 
HELENA HUMPHREY, 
NBC NEWS, LONDON.
>>> MASKS ARE 
BEING MANDATED 
IN MANY 
COMMUNITIES, IN 
AN ATTEMPT TO 
CURB THE SPREAD 
OF CORONAVIRUS. 
IN WEST 
HOLLYWOOD, 
CALIFORNIA 
PEOPLE NOT 
WEARING A MASK 
IN PUBLIC WILL 
BE FINED $300. 
SKY NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
GREG WROTE ALONG 
WITH THE 
SHERIFF'S 
DEPARTMENT FOR A 
FIRSTHAND LOOK 
AT HOW THEY ARE 
ENFORCING THAT 
LAW. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS WHAT A 
SHERIFF'S PATROL 
LOOKS LIKE IN 
THE AGE OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IN WEST 
HOLLYWOOD, 
DEPUTIES CAN NOW 
FIND ANYONE FOR 
NOT WEARING A 
MASK. 
>> YOU HAVE A 
MASK ON? 
WHAT ARE YOU 
DOING? 
>> MOST NEED 
JUST A GENTLE 
REMINDER. 
>> WE ARE NOT 
LOOKING TO RUN 
YOUR DAY, WE ARE 
NOT LOOKING TO 
RUN ANYBODY'S 
LIVES, WE ARE 
NOT LOOKING TO 
FIND YOU INTO 
OBLIVION. 
BUT WE WANT TO 
GARNER YOUR 
ATTENTION AND 
MOST AMERICANS, 
WHEN A FINE IS 
PLACED ON THEM, 
THEY ARE MORE 
APT TO FOLLOW 
THE RULES. 
>> BUT FINDS ARE 
THE LEAST OF THE 
FINANCIAL 
WORRIES HAUNTING 
THE STREETS, 
WITH CASES 
SURGING THERE ON 
THE BRINK OF RAM 
POSING STAY-AT-
HOME ORDERS. 
IT COULD 
DEVASTATE AN 
ECONOMY BARELY 
RECOVERING. 
>> SAFETY IS OF 
COURSE OF NUMBER 
ONE PRIORITY BUT 
SHUTDOWNS ARE 
UNACCEPTABLE AND 
THEIR 
UNACCEPTABLE 
BECAUSE IT IS 
TAKING A 
SLEDGEHAMMER TO 
A FLIGHT IF YOU 
WILL. 
IT CREATES AN 
ENVIRONMENT FOR 
THE BUSINESS 
COMMUNITY TO 
WHERE WE ARE NOT 
GOING TO HAVE 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES. 
>> WEST 
HOLLYWOOD IS THE 
HEART OF LGBTQ 
LOS ANGELES, AT 
HIS HARDWARE 
STORE, THE MOOD 
NOW REMINDS HIM 
OF THE FEAR AND 
UNCERTAINTY OF 
THE HIV/AIDS 
OUTBREAK HERE. 
HE IS SEEING 
FRIENDS LIZ 
BUSINESSES TOO. 
>> I HAVE BEEN 
HERE 43 YEARS, I 
KNOW A LOT OF 
PEOPLE IN THE 
COMMUNITY. 
AND IT IS 
DEVASTATING TO 
SEE IT. 
TO SEE THEM 
GOING THROUGH 
WHAT THEY'RE 
GOING THROUGH. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS GELATO SHOP 
HAD ONLY BEEN 
OPEN SIX MONTHS 
WHEN THE LAST 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER CAME IN 
MARCH. 
NOW, THEY 
PREPACK ALL THE 
ICE CREAM AND 
WORRY WHAT IS 
NEXT. 
>> THE THING 
THAT MAKES ME 
MORE AFRAID IS 
THAT WE DON'T 
KNOW IF, HOW AND 
WHEN, YOU KNOW? 
SO WE JUST OPEN 
THE DOOR AND WE 
DON'T KNOW IF WE 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
RUN THE BUSINESS 
TODAY. 
PEOPLE THAT HAVE 
BEEN PASSING 
THROUGH THE 
SECOND WORLD 
WAR, THEY DO NOT 
WASTE FOOD, THEY 
CANNOT LEAVE THE 
LIGHT TO OPEN IN 
A ROOM BECAUSE 
THIS MAKES HIM 
FEEL BAD BECAUSE 
THEY PASS 
THROUGH THOSE AT 
CERTAIN TIMES. 
AND THE SAME I 
BELIEVE WILL BE 
FOR OUR 
GENERATION, FOR 
THE KIDS THAT 
ARE GROWING IN 
THIS TIME, THEY 
WILL BE AFFECTED 
ALL THEIR LIVES, 
AFRAID OF GERMS, 
CONTAMINATION, 
DON'T GO INTO 
TOO CROWDED OF 
PLACES, SO I 
THINK WE ALL 
NEED TO DEAL 
WITH THIS AND 
FIGURE OUT HOW 
TO MAKE MONEY 
AND RUN BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: 
THEY ACTED 
QUICKLY HERE AT 
THE START OF THE 
OUTBREAK BUT 
REOPENING TWO 
FAST HAS COME AT 
A COST. 
LOSS OF LIVES 
AND LIVELIHOODS 
IS A LESSON FOR 
THE WORLD. 
SKY NEWS, WEST 
HOLLYWOOD. 
>>> NOW TO AN 
INCREDIBLE STORY 
OF SURVIVAL. 
A PREGNANT 
MOTHER WHO WAS 
INTUBATED 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS WAS 
ABLE TO GIVE 
BIRTH WHILE 
BEING IN A 
MEDICALLY 
INDUCED,. 
AND NOW, SHE IS 
TELLING HER 
STORY. 
>> I GOT 
DIAGNOSED ON A 
MONDAY. 
SPENT THE WEEK 
ISOLATING IN THE 
BEDROOM. 
BY SATURDAY 
NIGHT, I FELT 
MUCH WORSE. 
HAD SHORTNESS OF 
BREATH THAT 
WOULD NOT GO 
AWAY. 
MY LEVEL OF 
CONCERN WENT UP, 
OBVIOUSLY BEING 
PREGNANT, I 
WORRY ABOUT THE 
BABY GETTING 
ENOUGH OXYGEN. 
SO I WENT TO THE 
EMERGENCY ROOM, 
AND ORIGINALLY 
MY OXYGEN 
SATURATION WHEN 
THEY HOOKED ME 
UP TO THE 
MONITOR WERE 
FINE, THEY WERE 
99 TO 100%, SO I 
FIGURED THEY 
WILL CHECK ME 
UP, CHECK THE 
BABY OUT, I WILL 
GO HOME. 
BUT THEN I GOT 
MY CHEST X-RAY 
AND I COULD TELL 
HE HAD 
PNEUMONIA, IT 
WAS AN UGLY X-
RAY AND I KNEW I 
WOULD NOT BE 
GOING ANYWHERE 
AND I WAS 
ADMITTED TO THE 
ICU WITHIN 12 
HOURS. 
I WAS ON QUITE A 
BIT OF 
RESPIRATORY 
SUPPORT, I THINK 
I WENT INTO THE 
EMERGENCY ROOM 
RIGHT AT THE 
RIGHT TIME. 
>> IN A WAY, 
CERTAINLY DO NOT 
EVER WANT ANYONE 
TO GO THROUGH 
THIS OR, YOU 
KNOW, HAVE THESE 
ISSUES, BUT THE 
MOMENT OF JOY 
AND HAPPINESS 
THAT, YOU KNOW, 
I FELT WHEN 
MALLORY FACE 
TIMED ME FOR THE 
FIRST TIME AFTER 
SHE, BASICALLY 
THEY TOOK HER 
OFF THE 
VENTILATOR AND 
WHEN I SAW HER, 
IN THE LOBBY OF 
THE HOSPITAL AND 
WE WENT TO GO 
SEE DEMI AT ST. 
LOUIS CHILDREN'S 
HOSPITAL, AND 
THE STAFF AT 
BOTH OF THOSE 
PLACES WERE JUST 
INCREDIBLE. 
IT WAS JUST AS 
PURE JOY. 
>> I THINK JUST 
BETWEEN BEING SO 
SICK, AND 
HAVING, YOU KNOW,
THE PREGNANT 
BELLY IMPEDED MY 
ABILITY TO 
BREATHE 
CORRECTLY, THE 
DOCTORS 
CERTAINLY MADE 
THE RIGHT CALL, 
I ATTRIBUTE THE 
ENTIRE MEDICAL 
STAFF IN THE 
NICU FOR REALLY 
SAVING MY LIFE. 
THEY MADE THE 
RIGHT CALL. 
IT WAS A 
TERRIFYING 
DECISION KNOWING 
THAT I WOULD GO 
UNDER, THAT I 
WOULD BE ON A 
VENTILATOR, 
ORIGINAL 
OUTCOMES DURING 
THIS PANDEMIC OF 
BEING VENTILATED 
WERE NOT GREAT. 
SO I CERTAINLY 
HAD A FEAR THAT 
I MAY NEVER WAKE 
UP OR SEE MY 
FAMILY AGAIN. 
BUT I DID, SO. 
WE JUST WANT TO 
WAKE PEOPLE UP 
TO THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF 
THE PANDEMIC AND 
THIS VIRUS ON 
THE FACT THAT IT 
CAN HAPPEN TO 
ANYBODY. 
IT HAPPENED TO 
BE IN, I NEVER 
WOULD'VE THOUGHT 
I WOULD HAVE 
BEEN THIS SICK. 
SO IT IS 
SOMETHING TO 
TAKE SERIOUSLY. 
>>> HI, 
EVERYONE. 
I AM SAVANNA 
SELLERS, YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
LET'S GO TO NBC 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOE FRYER, HE IS 
FOLLOWING THE 
LATEST HEADLINES 
FROM NBC 
NEWS.COM, JOE, 
OUR LAST UPDATE 
OF THE WEEK, 
LET'S HEAR IT. 
>> THAT IS RIGHT,
LET'S START WITH 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
REPORTING A 
RECORD SINGLE 
DAY INCREASE IN 
GLOBAL 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, IT IS THE 
LARGEST ONE-DAY 
INCREASE SINCE A 
RECORD HIGH IN 
LATE APRIL, THE 
TOTAL NUMBER OF 
CASES AROUND THE 
WORLD ROSE BY 
MORE THAN 
280,000 IN A 
24-HOUR PERIOD, 
AND THE LARGEST 
HIKES WERE IN 
THE US, PERU, 
BRAZIL, NEW 
MEXICO, AND 
INDIA. 
THERE ARE NOW 
MORE THAN 15 
MILLION CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
GLOBALLY AND 
OVER 620,000 
DEATHS. 
CALIFORNIA SET A 
NEW SINGLE-DAY 
HIGH WITH COVID 
DEATHS WITH 157 
REPORTED ON 
THURSDAY. 
THE STATE NOW 
HAS THE MOST 
CASES OF ANY 
STATE IN THE US 
WITH MORE THAN 
430,000 TOTAL 
CASES AND OVER 
8000 PEOPLE HAVE 
DIED. 
TODAY, 
CALIFORNIA 
GOVERNOR GAVIN 
NEWSOM ADDRESSED 
THE RISING 
NUMBERS AND THE 
STEPS BEING 
TAKEN TO CURB 
THE SPREAD. 
>> NUMBERS WILL 
START TO GO UP 
IN TOTAL NOW, 
THE HIGHEST IN 
THE NATION. 
THE HIGHEST, NOT 
PER CAPITA OR 
THAT RESPECT BUT 
NONETHELESS, A 
SOBER REMINDER 
OF WHY WE ARE 
TAKING THINGS 
THAT SERIOUSLY 
AS WE ARE. 
A REMINDER OF 
WHY WE PUT IN 
THE MASK MANDATE.
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ANNOUNCED 
4 EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS TODAY 
AIMED AT 
LOWERING DRUG 
PRICES AND 
ORDERS INCLUDE 
MAKING INSULIN 
AND EPIPEN'S 
MORE AFFORDABLE 
ALLOWING THE 
IMPORTATION OF 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS FROM 
CANADA AND OTHER 
COUNTRIES AND 
TYING DRUG TRIP 
ICE AS TO WHAT 
IS PAID IN OTHER 
COUNTRIES. 
THE LAST ORDER 
WILL NOT GO INTO 
EFFECT UNTIL 
AUGUST 30-- 
24th. 
HE PLANS TO MEET 
WITH EXECUTIVES 
BEFORE THAT AND 
THEY TALK ABOUT 
PROGRESS IN 
FINDING A VACCINE
AS WELL AS 
DEVELOPING 
TREATMENTS. 
HERE'S WHAT HE 
HAD TO SAY. 
>> THE FINAL 
STAGE OF 
CLINICAL TRIALS 
THIS MONTH, 
RIGHT? 
AND, SEVERAL 
MORE VEXING WILL 
VACCINES WILL 
ENTERED TRIALS 
THE FOLLOWING 
WEEKS. 
I SPOKE TO ONE 
RECENTLY WHO ARE 
SPOKEN AND 
THERAPEUTICS AS 
OPPOSED TO A 
VACCINE. 
WE ARE MASS-
PRODUCING ALL OF 
THE MOST 
PROMISING 
CANDIDATES 
ALREADY SO THAT 
ON DAY ONE THAT 
MEANS WE THINK 
WE HAVE THE 
ANSWER, 
OTHERWISE WE 
WOULD NOT MAKING 
THAT BIG BET. 
ON DAY 1, THE 
DAY WE GET IT 
APPROVED IT WILL 
BE AVAILABLE 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> CHINA IS 
ORDERING THE 
UNITED STATES TO 
CLOSE A 
CONSULATE IN 
WESTERN CHINA, 
ANOTHER SIGN OF 
RISING DIPLOMATIC
TENSIONS BETWEEN 
THE TWO 
COUNTRIES. 
THE MOVE COMES 
AFTER THE US 
SHUT DOWN ONE OF 
CHINA'S 
CONSULATES IN 
HOUSTON EARLIER 
THIS WEEK AND 
THE DECISION CAME
HOURS AFTER 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE 
POMPEO DECLARED 
THAT AMERICA'S 
DECADE-LONG 
POLICY OF 
ENGAGEMENT WITH 
CHINA HAS FAILED.
THE RELATIONS 
HAVE BECOME 
INCREASINGLY 
STRAINED OVER A 
VARIETY OF 
ISSUES INCLUDING 
TRADE AND THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
THE CONSULATE 
BEING CLOSED 
DOWN IS IN THE 
CITY OF CHENGDU 
AND HAS BEEN 
OPEN SINCE 1985. 
THIS MEANS IT IS 
ALMOST THE 
WEEKEND IT MEANS 
LISTENING TO 
TAYLOR SWIFT 
OVER AND OVER 
AGAIN ON REPEAT 
THROUGHOUT THE 
ENTIRE WEEKEND. 
>> JOEL, I MEAN, 
YOU HAVE PASSED 
MY FRIENDSHIP 
TEST WITH FLYING 
COLORS WITH YOUR 
AGREEMENT THE 
TAYLOR SWIFT IS 
GENIUS. 
I ALSO HAVE TO 
GIVE YOU PROPS. 
WE STARTED THE 
WEEK, I'M SURE 
YOU REMEMBER, 
THOSE OF US WHO 
HAVE BEEN WITH 
JOE AND HIS 
PIRATE EARRINGS, 
THIS MISTAKE 
THAT HAPPENED ON 
THE TODAY SHOW 
WITH LINING UP 
OF HIS CAMERA 
SHOT, AND WE ARE 
ENDING THE WEEK 
WITH HIM HAVING 
WORN A CARD 
AGAIN, THIS VERY 
PARTICULAR 
CARDIGAN ON THE 
TODAY SHOW, 
BECAUSE THAT IS 
ONE OF THE 
SINGLES THAT SHE 
JUST RELEASED 
AND THE MUSIC 
VIDEO. 
WHAT A CARDIGAN. 
COMMITMENT TO 
THE STORY. 
>> WE HAVE ALL 
KINDS OF 
CARDIGANS HERE. 
WE HAD 22 
PENDLETON 
CARDIGANS HERE 
SO WE CAN LISTEN 
TO TAYLOR SWIFT 
FOR DAYS. JUST 
LOTS AND LOTS OF 
CARDIGANS. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
BORROW ONE, LET 
ME KNOW. 
>> A DIFFERENT 
CARDIGAN FOR 
EVERY SONG. 
I NEED SOME TYPE 
OF COSTUME. 
HOW COME I DON'T 
GET ANYTHING FUN?
>> GO FOR IT 
NEXT WEEK. 
PIRATE EARRINGS, 
CARDIGANS, 
WHATEVER YOU 
WANT. 
>> THANK YOU 
JOE, HAVE A 
GREAT WEEKEND. 
>>> FUNERAL 
DIRECTORS IN 
TEXAS ARE 
OVERWHELMED AND 
IN HIDALGO 
COUNTY, 
CREMATORIUM'S 
ARE BACKED UP 
AND THE STATE IS 
NOW DEPLOYING 
SPECIAL 
AMBULANCES TO 
TRANSPORT 
CORONAVIRUS 
PATIENTS. 
MORGAN CHESKY 
JOINS US FROM 
DALLAS. 
MORGAN, WHAT A 
TRAGIC AND 
HEARTBREAKING 
THING TO BE 
DISCUSSING FOR 
YOU TO HAVE TO 
COVER. 
WHAT IS THE 
SITUATION ALONG 
THE TEXAS BORDER?
>> IT IS A 
HEARTBREAKING 
SITUATION AND IS 
COMING IN 
CONTRAST TO WHAT 
WE ARE SEEING IN 
DALLAS AND ALSO 
HOUSTON AND THAT 
IS THAT NEW 
CASES OF COVID-
19 ARE SLOWLY 
BUT SURELY, AT 
LEAST FOR NOW, 
APPEARING TO 
TAPER OFF, 
DROPPING BELOW 
1000 NEW CASES A 
DAY HERE IN 
DALLAS FOR 
SEVERAL DAYS ON. 
IF YOU GO TO THE 
SOUTHERN TIP OF 
TEXAS RUNNING 
ALONGSIDE THE 
BORDER WITH 
MEXICO, YOU WILL 
SEE THE OPPOSITE 
SITUATION. 
CASES IN HIDALGO 
COUNTY, AS YOU 
MENTIONED, ARE 
CURRENTLY AT A 
PER CAPITA RATE 
MATCHING WITH 
THE CITY OF 
MANHATTAN SAW 
DURING THE 
HEIGHT OF THE 
PANDEMIC AND 
THAT IS WHAT HAS 
CAUSED SO MUCH 
CONCERN ON EVERY 
LEVEL BOTH FOR 
LOCAL LEADERS 
THERE WHO ARE 
DOING THEIR BEST 
TO TRY TO KEEP 
PEOPLE STAYING 
AT HOME AND 
WEARING MASKS, 
AND MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS 
WE'VE HAD THE 
CHANCE TO SPEAK 
WITH OVER THE 
NEXT LAST DAYS 
AND WEEKS WHO 
HAVE ESSENTIALLY 
SEEN THIS VIRUS 
EXPLODE IN THEIR 
OWN COMMUNITY. 
I SPOKE TO 
DOCTOR MELENDEZ 
AFTER HE HAD 
GOTTEN 2 HOURS 
OF SLEEP. 
HE IS A COVID-19 
SURVIVOR HIMSELF 
AND SAYS THE 
CONTRAST OF 
WHERE THIS AREA 
WAS, WHERE THIS 
COMMUNITY WAS A 
FEW WEEKS AGO TO 
WHERE IT IS TODAY
IS TOUGH TO PUT 
INTO WORDS AND 
HE DESCRIBED IT 
AS HEARTBREAKING.
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WE WENT FROM 
12 PEOPLE DYING 
IN 2 1/2 MONTHS 
TO 35 PEOPLE 
DYING IN ONE 
MORNING. 
2 1/2 MONTHS 
VERSUS ONE 
MORNING. 
THE VIRUS WILL 
EVENTUALLY LOSE. 
THE QUESTION IS 
HOW MANY PEOPLE 
WILL DIE? 
>> HIDALGO 
COUNTY HIS THIRD 
ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE STATE OF 
TEXAS FOR DEATHS 
FROM COVID-19 
BUT HIDALGO 
COUNTY IS FIVE 
TIMES SMALLER 
THAN HARRIS 
COUNTY WERE 
HOUSTON IS 
LOCATED WHICH 
HAS THE HIGHEST 
NUMBER. SO, 
DEFINITELY A 
DISPROPORTIONATE 
NUMBER OF CASES 
AFFECTING THE 
COMMUNITY WHICH 
IS MAKING IT SO 
TOUGH TO TRY TO 
SEE A LIGHT AT 
THE END OF THE 
TUNNEL WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
FIGHTING THIS 
VIRUS. 
>> SOME OF THESE 
RURAL 
COMMUNITIES, HOW 
ARE THESE 
HOSPITALS 
HANDLING THE 
SURGE IN CASES? 
>> THAT IS ONE 
OF THE BIGGEST 
CHALLENGES OF 
ALL. 
THEY THOUGHT 
THEY WERE 
PREPARED IF YOU 
GO BACK A COUPLE 
OF MONTHS O. 
THEY HAD 
PATIENTS COME 
IN, THEY WERE 
ABLE TO TREAT 
AND RELEASE THEM,
BUT WHEN WE SAW 
THE DRASTIC SPIKE
PARTICULARLY IN 
LATE JUNE AND 
EARLY JULY THEY 
BECAME 
OVERPOWERED BY 
THE VIRUS. 
WE KNOW THAT ONE 
HOSPITAL IN 
EDINBURG, TEXAS 
WHICH IS ALSO IN 
HER 
>> DON: COUNTY, 
HAD CREWS 
WORKING 24 HOURS 
A DAY TO MAKE 
SURE THEY COULD 
ACCOMMODATE NEW 
PATIENTS, SOME 
OF WHICH HAD TO 
BE HELD IN 
AMBULANCES 
OUTSIDE THE 
HOSPITAL UNTIL 
THEY COULD FIND 
NEW BEDS 
ELSEWHERE. 
WE KNOW THAT 
FEDERAL TEAMS 
HAVE BEEN SENT 
DOWN TO THE RIO 
GRANDE VALLEY IN 
TEXAS TO TRY TO 
HELP OUT THOSE 
FIRST RESPONDERS 
THAT MEDICAL 
STAFF DOWN THERE
, WHICH AS THE 
DOCTOR HAS TOLD 
ME, ARE WORKING 
AROUND THE CLOCK 
NONSTOP. 
THEY ARE LOSING 
STAFF THEMSELVES 
TO THE VIRUS. 
THE DOCTOR 
TELLING ME IT 
WAS JUST 
YESTERDAY THAT 
HE HAD A LONG-
TIME NURSE THAT 
HE HAD WORKED 
WITH LAYING IN A 
HOSPITAL BED AND 
HE WAS THE ONE 
HAVING TO TREAT 
HER HIMSELF. 
SHE WAS AN 
OTHERWISE 
HEALTHY 
INDIVIDUAL WHO 
HAD BEEN TAKING 
CARE OF PATIENTS 
AND NOW TAKEN 
OUT BY THE VIRUS 
AT LEAST FROM A 
WORK STANDPOINT, 
FROM COVID-19. 
THAT IS JUST 
PART OF THE 
FRUSTRATION 
BUILDING IN THAT 
COMMUNITY. 
SAVANNA? 
>> I UNDERSTAND 
RAPID TESTING IS 
AVAILABLE WHERE 
YOU ARE IN 
HIDALGO COUNTY 
BUT NOT EVERYONE 
IS TAKING 
ADVANTAGE. 
WHY IS THAT? 
>> A UNIQUE SET 
OF SITUATIONS 
PLAYING OUT THAT 
IS MAKING IT 
TOUGH TO TAKE 
CARE OF THAT AND 
YOU HAVE A HIGH 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
THAT ARE 
UNINSURED. 
YOU HAVE ONE 
THIRD OF THE 
POPULATION IN 
HIDALGO COUNTY 
LIVING AT OR 
BELOW THE 
POVERTY LINE SO 
IF THIS TESTING 
IS NOT FREE 
THERE'S A GOOD 
CHANCE THESE 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
GOING TO WANT TO 
TAKE ADVANTAGE 
OF IT AND 
COMBINE THAT 
WITH THE 
MAJORITY OF 
THESE JOBS ARE 
AGRICULTURAL, 
INDUSTRIAL, 
SERVICE-ORIENTED,
AND THERE IS A 
FEAR THAT WE ARE 
HEARING FROM 
ADVOCATES WHO 
WORK WITH THE 
UNDOCUMENTED 
COMMUNITY THERE 
IN SOUTH TEXAS, 
SAVANNAH,  THAT 
THEY ARE ALMOST 
FEARFUL OF 
GETTING A TEST 
BECAUSE IF THERE 
WAS PROOF THAT 
THEY WERE COVID-
19 POSITIVE, 
THAT WOULD 
ESSENTIALLY 
LEAVE THEM 
UNABLE TO WORK, 
UNABLE TO 
PROVIDE FOR 
THEIR FAMILY, 
AND PUT THEM AT, 
WHAT THEY FEEL 
LIKE, A GREATER 
RISK THAN 
CATCHING THE 
VIRUS ITSELF. 
>> WOW. 
MORGAN, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THE 
EMOTIONAL TOLL 
THAT THIS VIRUS 
IS HAVING ON 
PEOPLE. 
YOU SPOKE TO A 
MAN WHO 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
LIKE MANY 
OTHERS, LOST A 
FAMILY MEMBER TO 
COVID-19. 
WHAT DID HE TELL 
YOU? 
>> WE ARE SEEING 
A UNIQUE 
SITUATION PLAY 
OUT ALONG THE 
BORDER BECAUSE 
SO MANY FAMILIES 
ON THE TEXAS 
SIDE HAVE FAMILY 
MEMBERS IN 
MEXICO AND VICE 
VERSA. 
AS A RESULT OF 
COVID-19, BOTH 
COUNTRIES HAVE 
LIMITED ACCESS 
ACROSS THE BORDER
AND WE SPOKE TO 
THE CITY MANAGER 
FOR THE SMALL 
COMMUNITY 
LOCATED VERY 
NEAR THE BORDER 
WHO HAD LOST A 
RELATIVE IN 
MEXICO. 
THEY KNEW THEY 
WANTED TO PAY 
THEIR RESPECTS 
AND OBVIOUSLY 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED IN THE 
PROCESS. 
BUT, WHEN THEY 
WENT TO THE 
BORDER THEY WERE 
UNABLE TO CROSS. 
IT WAS NOT-- IT 
WAS NOT UNTIL 
THEY WENT TO A 
THIRD CITY THEY 
WERE ABLE TO GO 
DOWN SO THEY 
COULD MOURN THE 
LOSS OF A LOVED 
ONE AND HE 
EXPRESSED SOME 
OF THE 
FRUSTRATION TO 
ME IN AN 
INTERVIEW 
EARLIER TODAY. 
>> NORMALLY 
DURING A NATURAL 
DISASTER WE KNOW 
WE HAVE A 
BEGINNING AND AN 
END AND THIS, 
THERE'S NO END 
IN SIGHT. 
WE HAD A SUDDEN 
DEATH IN THE 
FAMILY ON MY 
WIFE'S SIDE AND 
WE ATTEMPTED TO 
CROSS OVER TO 
MEXICO, 
SURPRISINGLY, TO 
FIND THAT WE 
WERE TURNED AWAY.
THEY WOULD 
RATHER NOT HAVE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
GOING OVER THERE 
RIGHT NOW. 
>> 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
HE IS NOT ALONE 
IN THAT 
EMOTIONAL TOLL. 
IT IS IMPACTING 
EVERYONE DOWN IN 
THAT PART OF THE 
STATE BECAUSE AS 
I MENTIONED, 
THEY ARE AT A 
UNIQUE 
DISADVANTAGE 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
BATTLING THIS 
VIRUS.  AND THE 
UNFORTUNATE 
REALITY, 
SAVANNAH,  IS AT 
THIS POINT IN 
TIME, UNTIL 
THOSE NUMBERS, 
WHILE THEY HAVE 
STABILIZED, IS 
STILL PUTTING AN 
INCREDIBLE DRAIN 
ON RESOURCES. 
UNTIL THEY START 
TO LEGITIMATELY 
GO DOWN AND WHAT 
CAN BE CALLED A 
TREND, IT'S 
GOING TO BE 
ROUGH DAYS AHEAD 
FOR THE PEOPLE 
OF SOUTH TEXAS. 
SAVANNAH?  
>> TOUGH TO 
HEAR, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH, ORGAN. 
MORGAN. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> WITH 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS OUT OF 
WORK, 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS HAVE 
BEEN A LIFELINE 
BUT THAT EXTRA 
$600 A WEEK 
PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING ENDS AT 
THE END OF THE 
MONTH. 
NBC NEWS 
BUSINESS AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
CORRESPONDENT JO 
LING KENT JOINS 
ME NOW. 
WE CAN THINK 
WHAT $600 GOING 
AWAY TO EACH 
INDIVIDUAL MAY 
FEEL LIKE AND 
HOW TOUGH IT MAY 
BE BUT LET'S GO 
BIG PICTURE. 
WITH THE 
STIMULUS 
EXPIRING WHAT IS 
THE RIPPLE 
EFFECT GOING TO 
HAVE ON THE 
WHOLE ECONOMY? 
>> IF YOU THINK 
ABOUT IT, THE 
FINAL PAYMENTS 
AND DEBITS ARE 
GOING OUT THIS 
WEEKEND RIGHT 
NOW IN MOST 
STATES AND YOU 
ARE GOING TO END 
UP WITH PEOPLE 
WHO ARE ONLY ON 
STATE 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
YOU HAVE ABOUT 
16 MILLION 
PEOPLE CURRENTLY 
COLLECTING STATE 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
LABOR DEPARTMENT 
THE AVERAGE 
AMOUNT THAT A 
PERSON WILL 
COLLECT ON JUST 
UNEMPLOYMENT IS 
ABOUT $383 A 
WEEK. 
YOU CAN IMAGINE 
IN ANY SORT OF 
URBAN CENTER 
WHETHER IT IS A 
SMALL CITY OR A 
BIG ONE, THAT IS 
VERY LITTLE TO 
SURVIVE ON 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
SO MANY JOBS ARE 
SHOWING THAT 
THEY ARE NOT 
COMING BACK. 
WHAT THAT WILL 
MEAN FOR A LOT 
OF PEOPLE IS 
THEY WILL BE AT 
RISK OF LOSING 
THEIR ABILITY TO 
PAY RENT OR PAY 
THEIR MORTGAGE 
AND MAY BE 
EVICTED OR HAVE 
TO FIND A NEW 
HOUSING SOLUTION.
IF YOU LOOK AT 
THE DATA OF 
WHERE WE ARE 
RIGHT NOW IN OUR 
COUNTRY WHEN IT 
COMES TO JUST 
PAYING RENT, 
ACCORDING TO THE 
US CENSUS BUREAU,
AND I WANT TO 
MAKE SURE I HAVE 
THIS RIGHT, 
ALMOST 24 
MILLION 
AMERICANS HAVE 
LITTLE OR NO 
CONFIDENCE THAT 
THEY CAN PAY 
NEXT MONTH'S 
RENT. 
THAT IS ABOUT 
ONE THIRD OF ALL 
RENTERS, 
SAVANNAH.  
>> WOW. 
24 MILLION. 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
BUSINESS OWNERS? 
THERE IS DEBATE 
ABOUT WHAT THE 
EXTRA $600 MEANS 
FOR THEM. 
TELL US ABOUT 
THAT. 
>> THERE ARE 
SOME SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
WHO SAY IT HAS 
BEEN HARD TO 
HIRE PEOPLE BACK 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
MAKING MORE ON 
UNEMPLOYMENT OR 
MAYBE ABOUT THE 
SAME, ESPECIALLY 
IN THE 
RESTAURANT AND 
SERVICE INDUSTRY
. THEY ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
$2400 A MONTH IN 
ADDITION TO 
STATE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
I SPOKE TO ONE 
BUSINESS OWNER 
WHO IS A 
RESTAURANT OWNER 
OUTSIDE OF 
INDIANAPOLIS IN 
A TOWN CALLED 
PENDLETON. 
HE HAS TOLD ME 
IT HAS BEEN 
REALLY HARD FOR 
HIM TO GET ALL 
OF HIS STUFF BACK
AND THERE HAVE 
BEEN 
CONSEQUENCES TO 
HIS BOTTOM LINE. 
>> SOME OF THEM 
WERE MAKING MORE 
MONEY TO STAY 
HOME THAN THEY 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
TO COME BACK TO 
WORK. 
IN THE SHORT-
TERM, THAT $600 
WINDOW, IF YOU 
WILL. 
THEY CHOSE TO 
STAY HOME AND 
COLLECT THE 
EXTRA MONEY. 
SO I DIDN'T HAVE 
ENOUGH STAFF TO 
WORK MONDAY 
THROUGH SATURDAY 
SO I HAD TO 
START CLOSING ON 
MONDAYS BECAUSE 
I JUST DIDN'T 
HAVE ENOUGH 
PEOPLE. 
>> THE ISSUE 
HERE FOR A LOT 
OF EMPLOYEES 
CHOOSING NOT TO 
GO BACK TO WORK 
IS, OF COURSE, 
THE HEALTH 
CONCERN. 
IF YOU ARE A 
SERVER OR COOK 
IN ANY RESTAURANT
, THERE WOULD BE 
A CONCERN OF 
POSSIBLY 
CONTRACTING THE 
VIRUS BECAUSE 
YOU ARE 
INTERACTING WITH 
THE PUBLIC. 
WHEN I SPOKE TO 
ECONOMISTS ABOUT 
THAT FACT, AND 
THAT IS ANOTHER 
POINT BEING 
ARGUED BY THE 
REPUBLICAN PARTY 
IN SOME FACTION 
AS WELL AS THE 
PRESIDENT, THEY 
SAY WILL LOOK. 
THAT'S ACTUALLY 
NOT A 
DISINCENTIVE TO 
GO BACK TO WORK. 
IT'S WHETHER OR 
NOT YOUR JOB IN 
YOUR INDUSTRY IS 
STILL THERE. 
IT'S A 
COMPLICATED 
PICTURE BUT WHAT 
YOU JUST HEARD 
IS ONE OF THE 
MAIN REASONS 
THERE IS NO PLAN 
GOING FORWARD ON 
CAPITOL HILL. 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
AN IDEA OF WHAT 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO DO. 
EVEN IF IN THE 
BEST CASE 
SCENARIO THEY 
FIGURE OUT A PLAN
AND THE 
PRESIDENT SIGNS 
IT, WHICH IS A 
TALL ORDER, BY 
THE WAY, EVEN IF 
THAT HAPPENS 
WHATEVER THEY 
AGREE ON FOR AID 
PAYMENTS, THERE 
WILL BE A GAP 
FROM PAYMENTS 
THAT GO OUT THIS 
WEEKEND AND THE 
RELIEF THAT 
COMES LATER, 
SAVANNAH.  
>> AND A GAP 
THAT WILL BE 
TOUGH FOR A LOT 
OF PEOPLE TO 
FIGURE OUT WHAT 
TO DO. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH,  JO. 
>>>  HOUSE 
SPEAKER NANCY 
PELOSI IS 
SLAMMING 
REPUBLICANS FOR 
FAILING TO 
RELEASE A DRAFT 
OF A SECOND 
CORONAVIRUS 
STIMULUS BILL. 
>> OUR HOUSE IS 
BURNING DOWN IN 
TERMS OF THE 
ECONOMIC 
SECURITY OF 
AMERICA'S 
FAMILIES AND 
THESE PEOPLE ARE 
SETTLING 
WHEREVER THEY 
MAY BE THIS 
WEEKEND. 
>> NBC NEWS 
CAPITOL HILL 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOINS ME NOW. 
WHAT ARE SOME OF 
THE ISSUES THAT 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
STILL DEBATING? 
WHAT IS THE HOLD 
UP? 
>> ONE OF THE 
MAIN ISSUES IS 
THE ISSUE THAT 
JO WAS JUST 
TALKING ABOUT, 
THIS ISSUE OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
BENEFITS.  
REPUBLICANS ON 
CAPITOL HILL 
DON'T WANT TO 
PAY PEOPLE TO 
NOT GO TO WORK 
AND PAY PEOPLE 
MORE MONEY THAN 
THEY WERE MAKING 
AT THEIR JOBS. 
THIS IS A 
STICKING POINT 
BETWEEN 
REPUBLICANS WHO 
CANNOT COME TO 
AGREEMENT AMONG 
THEMSELVES. 
SENATE MAJORITY 
LEADER MITCH 
McCONNELL IS IN 
KENTUCKY 
ADDRESSING IT. 
HERE'S WHAT HE 
HAD TO SAY. 
>> WE ALSO NEED 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT UNEMPLOYMENT
IS CONTINUED. 
THERE IS A 
CONTROVERSY OVER 
WHETHER OR NOT 
THE PROVISION IN 
THE PREVIOUS 
MEASURE THAT 
ALLOWED PEOPLE 
TO MAKE MORE 
STAYING AT HOME 
THEN GOING BACK 
TO WORK WAS A 
GOOD IDEA. 
THAT'S NOT GOING 
TO BE OUR 
RECOMMENDATION 
BUT I DO THINK 
BASIC 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
FUNDAMENTALLY 
HANDLED BY THE 
STATES BUT ACT 
UP BY US WILL BE 
A PART OF IT. 
>> McCONNELL 
SAYS AN 
ADDITIONAL $600 
A WEEK IS NOT 
GOING TO BE 
THERE 
RECOMMENDATION 
BUT THEY HAVE 
NOT AGREED ON 
WHAT THEIR 
RECOMMENDATION 
IS GOING TO BE. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
HAVE NOT SEEN 
TEXT OF 
LEGISLATION 
WHICH WAS 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
RELEASED MONDAY 
OR TUESDAY OF 
THIS WEEK. 
THE DEADLINE 
SLID INTO 
YESTERDAY WHICH 
DIDN'T HAPPEN, 
EITHER, SO NOW 
WE ARE AT A 
STALEMATE AMONG 
THE REPUBLICANS 
TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT A PATH 
FORWARD WHICH 
ENDED UP IN AN 
ENTIRE WEEK OF 
WASTED TIME, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> I THINK IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
KEEP IN MIND 
THAT THIS IS 
JUST WITHIN  THE 
REPUBLICAN 
PARTY, NEVERMIND 
GETTING TO THE 
POINT WHERE 
DEMOCRATS SEE 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
TO COME UP WITH. 
THIS DEADLINE 
KEEPS MOVING. 
WHEN WILL WE SEE 
THIS BILL? 
>> AS YOU'VE 
MENTIONED, THEY 
HAVEN'T EVEN 
BEGUN 
NEGOTIATING WITH 
DEMOCRATS YET. 
SO IT'S GOING TO 
BE CRITICAL FOR 
REPUBLICANS TO 
GET THIS 
LEGISLATION OUT 
WHICH IS 
SOMETHING 
THEY'VE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
OVER AND OVER 
THE PAST COUPLE 
OF DAYS SAYING 
WE ARE WAITING. 
WE WANT TO START 
THESE 
NEGOTIATIONS BUT 
YOU GUYS CANNOT 
GET IT TOGETHER 
TO EVEN GIVE US 
DRAFT LEGISLATION
AND THAT'S 
EXACTLY WHAT 
THIS IS GOING TO 
BE. 
IT'S NOT LIKE 
IT'S A FINAL 
PRODUCT OR 
ANYTHING. 
BUT, REPUBLICANS 
ARE SO DIVIDED 
ON THE ISSUE AS 
FAR AS TIMING IS 
CONCERNED. 
LET'S SAY MITCH 
McCONNELL DOES 
RELEASE HIS 
DRAFT PROPOSAL 
EARLY NEXT WEEK 
WHICH IS WHAT HE 
IS HOPING FOR. 
HE ALSO SAID 
TODAY THAT IT 
COULD BE WEEKS 
BEFORE DEMOCRATS 
COME TO SOME 
SORT OF 
AGREEMENT WITH 
REPUBLICANS. 
THIS STUFF TAKES 
A LOT OF TIME 
AND WOULD STILL 
HAVE TO PASS THE 
SENATE AND THE 
HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
BEFORE IT CAN 
GET TO THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
DESK. 
WITH REPUBLICANS 
SO DIVIDED, THAT 
IS JUST A 
PRECURSOR OF HOW 
DIVIDED 
REPUBLICANS AND 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
GOING TO BE ON 
THESE 
COMPLICATED 
ISSUES, 
SAVANNAH.  
>> LET'S SWITCH 
OVER TO THE 
OTHER THING 
GOING ON, THE US 
ELECTION. 
INTELLIGENCE 
OFFICIALS ARE 
WARNING TODAY 
THAT FOREIGN 
ADVERSARIES ARE 
TRYING TO 
COMPROMISE THE 
ELECTION. 
HOW ARE 
LAWMAKERS 
RESPONDING TO 
THIS? 
>> IT'S ACTUALLY 
A LITTLE 
COMPLICATED. 
THE INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY 
RELEASED AN 
UPDATE ON WHAT 
IS HAPPENING 
WITH THE 
ELECTIONS AND 
WHAT DEMOCRATS 
ARE SAYING. 
THE INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY IS 
MISLEADING WHAT 
IS ACTUALLY 
HAPPENING IN THE 
ELECTIONS. 
WHAT THE 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY SAID 
IS THAT THERE 
ARE 3 FOR AN 
ACTORS PLAYING A 
ROLE. 
DEMOCRATS 
RESPONDED TO THAT
SAYING THIS 
COMMITTEE FAILS 
TO FULLY 
DELINEATE THE 
NATURE, SCOPE, 
AND CAPACITY TO 
INFLUENCE OUR 
ELECTION, 
INFORMATION THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
MUST HAVE AS WE 
GO INTO NOVEMBER.
WHAT DEMOCRATS 
ARE SAYING 
INCLUDING 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
IS THAT THE 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY IS NOT 
GIVING THE 
ENTIRE PICTURE 
OF HOW SERIOUS 
THIS IS. 
THEY ALSO EQUATED
RUSSIA AND CHINA 
AND IRAN AS BAD 
ACTORS BUT THE 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
SAYING WE ALL 
KNOW THAT IT'S 
RUSSIA WHO IS 
THE WORST DOCTOR 
SO THOSE THREE 
SHOULD NOT BE 
EQUATED,  
SAVANNAH.  
>> OKAY, LEANNE, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> AMERICA'S 
ECONOMY MAY BE 
SLOWLY 
RECOVERING, BUT 
THE EVICTION 
PROBLEM COULD 
SOON BECOME A 
FULL-BLOWN 
CRISIS. 
MANY STATE-LEVEL 
BANDS HAVE 
EXPIRED AND A 
MORE DAUNTING 
DEADLINE IS 
LOOMING. 
MORGAN RADFORD 
HAS MORE. 
>> THIS MORNING, 
GROWING CONCERN 
THAT AN 
AVALANCHE OF 
EVICTION COULD 
CAUSE NEARLY 28 
MILLION 
AMERICANS TO 
LOSE THEIR HOMES 
AMID THE 
PANDEMIC. 
WITH JOBLESS 
NUMBERS RISING 
AGAIN, AND SOME 
FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS SET TO 
EXPIRE SOON, A 
RECENT SURVEY 
FOUND THAT 1 IN 
4 ADULTS EITHER 
MISSED THEIR 
LAST HOME 
PAYMENTS OR ARE 
WORRIED ABOUT 
MAKING THE NEXT 
ONE. 
FEDERAL AND 
STATE GRACE 
PERIODS 
PROTECTED SOME 
FAMILIES BUT 
MANY OF THOSE 
SAFETY NETS ARE 
SET TO END AS 
SOON AS THIS 
WEEK. 
THIS LEAVES 
MOTHERS LIKE 
MERCEDES FROM 
MILWAUKEE IN AN 
IMPOSSIBLE 
PREDICAMENT. 
>> WIN IT 
HAPPENED I HAD 
NO MONEY. 
ABSOLUTELY NO 
MONEY. 
SO EVERYTHING 
LITERALLY 
STOPPED. 
>> BECAUSE OF 
THE PANDEMIC HER 
SMALL BUSINESS 
CAME GRINDING TO 
A HALT. WHEN SHE 
WAS UNABLE TO 
PAY, HER 
LANDLORD TOOK 
HER TO COURT. 
>> THE CLAIM FOR 
MONEY TO BE 
DETERMINED. 
EVICTION. 
>> FORCING HER 
OUT OF THIS HOME 
WHERE SHE HAS 
LIVED FOR THE 
PAST THREE YEARS 
WITH HER TWO 
YOUNG CHILDREN. 
>> I FELT LIKE I 
WASN'T A GOOD 
MOM. 
THAT I COULDN'T 
GIVE THE BEST. 
THAT I HAVE TO 
PULL MYSELF OUT 
OF THE SITUATION.
MY DAUGHTER 
LOOKS TO ME AS 
HER HERE BECAUSE 
SHE ALWAYS SAYS 
THAT TO ME, BUT 
AT THAT TIME I 
JUST DIDN'T FEEL 
THAT WAY. 
EVERY PARENT 
WANTS TO GIVE 
THEIR KID A HOME.
SOMEWHERE SAFE 
TO BE. 
AND FELT LIKE I 
JUST COULDN'T DO 
THAT AT THE 
TIME. 
I JUST WASN'T, 
LIKE I MISSED 
THE MARK. 
I LET THEM DOWN 
AND I DON'T WANT 
MY KIDS TO GO 
THROUGH THE SAME 
THING, BOILING 
WATER JUST TO BE 
ABLE TO CLEAN 
THEMSELVES OR BE 
ABLE TO COOK. 
I'M SORRY. 
SO I JUST FEEL 
LIKE A BAD PARENT
AND I FAILED MY 
KIDS. 
GIVE ME A MINUTE.
>> MERCEDES 
ISN'T ALONE. 
ONLINE COURT 
HEARINGS LIKE 
THESE ARE 
HAPPENING ALL 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> YOU ARE ABOUT 
TO BE EVICTED. 
>> I'M OUT OF 
WORK, IT'S A 
PANDEMIC. 
>> THE UNITED 
STATES HAS NEVER 
SEEN THIS LEVEL 
OF THREAT IN OUR 
HISTORY. 
WHAT COULD THIS 
MEAN FOR THE 
LONG TERM? 
EVICTION ALMOST 
ALWAYS LEADS TO 
A DOWNWARD MOVE 
TO A POOR 
COMMUNITY TO A 
HIGHER-CRIME 
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
>> FOR NOW, 
MERCEDES HAS A 
PLACE TO STAY 
THANKS TO A LAST-
MINUTE LIFELINE 
OF COUNTY 
ASSISTANCE. 
>> IT COULD 
HAPPEN TO 
ANYBODY. 
I JUST DIDN'T 
UNDERSTAND, FOR 
ME, IT COULD 
HAPPEN TO 
ANYBODY. 
>> MORGAN JOINS 
ME NOW. 
WHAT A POWERFUL 
PIECE. 
HEARING HER SAY 
SHE FEELS LIKE A 
BAD PARENT, JUST 
WHAT AN 
INCREDIBLE 
ENCAPSULATION OF 
WHAT A LOT OF 
THESE 
INDIVIDUALS ARE 
FEELING. 
SUCH A GREAT 
PIECE. 
BUT LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE BIGGER 
PICTURE. 
THE EMOTIONAL 
IMPACT IT'S 
GOING TO HAVE ON 
ONE PERSON. 
NOW AS MANY AS 1 
IN 5 RENTERS 
COULD BE EVICTED 
BY SEPTEMBER. 
WHAT KIND OF 
CONCERNS DOES 
THIS BRING UP 
ABOUT 
HOMELESSNESS AND 
FINDING 
ASSISTANCE FOR 
PEOPLE? 
>> THE REALITY 
OF IT, IT'S A 
REALLY INTENSE 
RIPPLE EFFECT. 
EXPERTS ARE 
ESTIMATING A 45% 
JUMP IN 
HOMELESSNESS AND 
THAT'S REALLY BY 
THE END OF THE 
SUMMER. 
WHEN YOU TALK 
ABOUT THAT 
EFFECT, WHEN YOU 
HAVE AN EVICTION 
CRISIS LIKE THIS 
ESPECIALLY IN 
ONE COMMUNITY IT 
CAUSES HIGHER-
CRIME 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
AND POOR ACCESS 
TO SOCIAL 
SERVICES, TO 
EDUCATION, 
HEALTHCARE, AND 
HAS NEGATIVE 
HEALTH IMPACTS. 
EXPERTS SAY WHEN 
YOU SEE AN 
EVICTION CRISIS 
LIKE THIS IT CAN 
LEAD TO SUICIDAL 
IDEATION, 
INCREASES IN 
DEPRESSION, AND 
CAUSE WORSENING 
RESPIRATORY 
PROBLEMS WHICH, 
OF COURSE, IN A 
COVID-19 
PANDEMIC WHERE 
THE RESPIRATORY 
SYSTEM IS ONE OF 
THE ELEMENTS 
THAT CAN BE 
ATTACKED, THAT 
IS TERRIBLE. 
THIS IS A VERY 
DANGEROUS RIPPLE 
EFFECT AND 
REALLY DOES NOT 
JUST IMPACT 
RENTERS WHO 
CAN'T PAY. 
IT AFFECTS ALL 
OF US. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THOSE THAT 
IT IS IMPACTING 
DISPROPORTIONALLY. 
IT IS ESPECIALLY 
IMPACTING BLACK 
AND LATINO 
RENTERS. 
TELL US ABOUT 
THAT. 
>> THAT'S THE 
STORY THAT WE 
SEEN OF COVID. 
COVID IS A VIRUS 
THAT HAS 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
IMPACTED OUR 
SOCIETY'S MOST 
VULNERABLE AND 
THIS CRISIS IS 
NO DIFFERENT. 
COVID HAS 
EXACERBATED THE 
INEQUALITY THAT 
WE'VE ALREADY 
SEEN EXISTS. 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
BLACK AND LATINO 
RENTERS, THEY 
WERE TWO TIMES 
MORE LIKELY IN 
MAY TO BE UNABLE 
TO PAY THEIR 
RENT COMPARED TO 
WHITE 
COUNTERPARTS AND 
50% OF MINORITY 
RENTERS ARE 
ALREADY WORRIED 
ABOUT NOT BEING 
ABLE TO PAY NEXT 
MONTH. 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
IT COMES TO 
EVICTION CRISIS 
LIKE THIS, THEY 
DISPROPORTIONALLY 
AFFECT WOMEN AND 
MINORITIES. 
>> HEARTBREAKING 
STUFF RIGHT 
THERE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, GOOD TO 
TALK TO YOU EVEN 
IF IT'S ABOUT 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THIS. 
>> TAKE CARE. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
ANNOUNCING HIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS WORKED OUT A 
DEAL TO OBTAIN 
THE DRUG 
REMDESIVIR WHICH 
HAS SHOWN 
PROMISING SIGNS 
IN THE TREATMENT 
OF COVID-19. 
>> MY 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS SECURED 90% 
OF THE WORLDS 
SUPPLY OF THE 
DRUG WHICH IS 
HAVING A GREAT 
IMPACT FOR THE 
UNITED STATES 
AND RESEARCH 
CONTINUES DAILY 
ON A LOT OF 
PROMISING 
TREATMENTS. 
>> CAROL LEE 
JOINS ME FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
CAROL, THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
THEY ARE WORKING 
ON THERAPEUTICS 
AND A VACCINE. 
WHAT ELSE DID HE 
SAY TODAY? 
>> THE MAIN 
POINT WAS THESE 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT SIGNED 
ABOUT 
PHARMACEUTICALS. 
GENERALLY THEY 
ARE AIMED AT 
BRINGING DOWN 
THE COST OF 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS LARGELY 
FOR SENIORS. 
ONE OF THEM 
BASICALLY 
REQUIRES, OR 
ALLOWS FOR 
AMERICANS TO 
IMPORT DRUGS, 
PHARMACY 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS FROM 
CANADA AND OTHER 
COUNTRIES. 
THE PRESIDENT 
ALSO ANNOUNCED 
HE'S GOING TO BE 
HOSTING THE 
HEADS OF DRUG 
COMPANIES AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE NEXT 
WEEK FOR TALKS 
ON HOW TO LOWER 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS. 
ONE OF THESE 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
THAT HE DID NOT 
SIGN BUT THAT IS 
STILL IN THE 
WORKS IS THAT 
PHARMACEUTICAL 
COMPANIES WOULD 
HAVE 30 DAYS TO 
COME UP WITH A 
NEW PLAN FOR HOW 
TO REDUCE THE 
PRICE OF 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS. 
THAT WAS BROADLY 
THE POINT OF THE 
EVENT BUT AS 
YOU'VE NOTICED, 
THE PRESIDENT 
REALLY WANTED TO 
HIGHLIGHT THAT 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
A PANDEMIC, THAT 
HE ACQUIRED 
REMDESIVIR AND 
ALSO TALKED 
ABOUT VACCINES. 
THERE WAS AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
EARLIER THIS 
WEEK THAT THE US 
HEAD INTO INTO 
AGREEMENT WITH 
PFIZER AND 
BASICALLY HAVE 
AN AGREEMENT ON 
ACQUIRING AND 
DISTRIBUTING 
THOSE. 
>> FLORIDA 
GOVERNOR RON 
DESANTIS WAS 
ALSO THERE AFTER 
MORE THAN 
400,000 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT HIS VISIT? 
>> HE WAS 
INVITED FOR THE 
EVENT. 
HE BRIEFLY SPOKE 
AT THE EVENT AND 
SAID HE THOUGHT 
IT WAS VERY 
IMPORTANT TO 
LOWER DRUG 
PRICES FOR 
SENIOR CITIZENS, 
SO THIS IS 
SOMEONE WHO IS A 
CLOSE ALLY OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND IT COMES NOT 
ONLY AS FLORIDA 
SEES A HUGE 
SURGE IN CASES, 
AND AS YOU'VE 
NOTED, SETTING 
RECORDS ALMOST 
DAILY FOR THE 
NUMBER OF DEATHS 
IN THE STATE, 
IT'S THE DAY 
AFTER THE 
PRESIDENT 
ANNOUNCED HE 
WOULD NOT BE 
HOLDING THE 
JACKSONVILLE 
PORTION OF THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION IN 
FLORIDA WHICH, 
GOVERNOR DESANTIS
HAD BEEN VERY 
SUPPORTIVE OF 
THE DECISION TO 
HOLD THIS LARGE 
EVENT IN FLORIDA 
BUT PRIVATELY 
WAS PROBABLY 
BREATHING A SIGH 
OF RELIEF THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
PULLED THE PLUG 
ON THAT GIVEN 
THE SITUATION IN 
FLORIDA. 
OUR 
UNDERSTANDING IS 
THAT HE WAS HERE 
BRIEFLY AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND 
HEADS BACK TO 
FLORIDA 
>> HE WILL HEAD 
TO MIDLAND TEXAS 
NEXT WEEK. TELL 
US MORE ABOUT 
THAT TRIP. 
>> THIS IS AN 
EVENT FOCUSED ON 
THE OIL 
INDUSTRY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
PLANS TO RAISE 
SOME CAMPAIGN 
FUNDING AROUND 
THIS TRIP WHICH 
HAS BEEN 
SCHEDULED FOR 
SEVERAL WEEKS AND
ADDED ON AN 
OFFICIAL EVENT 
FOCUSED ON THE 
OIL INDUSTRY 
WHICH HAS TAKEN 
A HIT AS OIL 
PRICES ACROSS 
THE GLOBE HAVE 
REALLY DROPPED. 
THE PRESIDENT 
WAS SUPPOSED TO 
DELIVER REMARKS 
AT AN OIL 
COMPANY AND TOUR 
AND OIL RIG AND 
WHAT THE FOCUS 
OF THAT IS 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
IS GENERALLY ON 
HOW TO GET US 
DOMESTIC OIL 
PRODUCTION AND 
ENERGY 
PRODUCTION GOING
, AND STRIPPING 
AWAY REGULATIONS.
IT IS THE KIND 
OF EVENT THAT 
YOU WOULD SEE A 
PRESIDENT DO, 
TYPICALLY DO IN 
A CAMPAIGN YEAR 
WHERE USING THE 
OFFICIAL OFFICE 
TO FOCUS ON AN 
ISSUE THAT A 
NUMBER OF VOTERS 
OBVIOUSLY REALLY 
CARE ABOUT. 
>> CAROL, THANK 
YOU SO MUCH. 
>>> SUNDAY MARKS 
100 DAYS UNTIL 
ELECTION DAY. 
JOINED CHUCK 
TODD FOR A 
SPECIAL HOUR 
FOCUSED ON 
20/20'S MOST 
IMPORTANT RACES 
AND ISSUES. 
HE WILL BE 
JOINED BY 
CHRISTIAN 
WALKER, STEVE 
KORNACKI AND 
POLITICAL 
EXPERTS FROM 
CNBC AND 
TELEMUNDO. YOU 
CAN WATCH 
DECISION 2020 
WITH 100 DAYS TO 
GO SUNDAY AT 
8:00 EASTERN 
HERE ON NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>>> 100 DAYS TO 
GO. 
SO MUCH ON THE 
LINE. 
CHUCK TODD AND A 
TEAM OF 
POLITICAL 
EXPERTS 
BREAKDOWN 2020'S 
MOST IMPORTANT 
RACES AND 
ISSUES. 
WILL AMERICA 
HAVE A SAFE AND 
SECURE ELECTION? 
SUNDAY AT 8:00 
ON NBC NEWS NOW. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, A FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS FATHER ABOUT 
THIS. 
>>
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
ARE DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY SO 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACES. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
WAY FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> YOU NEED TO 
GO DEEP INSIDE 
THE STORY. 
>> WHAT WOULD 
YOU LIKE TO SEE 
AN ACTOR? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> THAT IS THE 
STORY THAT 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK WE LIVE IN 
SOME SORT OF 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> AFTER I WATCH 
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 THAT YOUR 
DIFFERENT. 
>> 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. 
>> SOME BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW THE NATIONAL 
GUARD COME 
THROUGH HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE.  
>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
BELONGS TO THE 
BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
IS JUSTICE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED AND TO 
ASK WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THIS 
IS AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE? 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT 6 FEET APART.
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THIS MAY:TAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION? 
>>> AS SCHOOLS 
DECIDE WHEN AND 
IF TO REOPEN 
THERE'S A LOT WE 
DON'T KNOW ABOUT 
HOW CORONAVIRUS 
IMPACTS KIDS. 
THIS WEEK, 
FLORIDA REPORTED 
ITS YOUNGEST 
DEATH, A NINE-
YEAR-OLD GIRL. 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
SAY FOUR OF THE 
CHILDREN HAVE 
ALSO DIED IN 
THIS STATE. 
DOCTOR KAVITA 
PATEL JOINS US 
NOW. 
JUST NINE YEARS 
OLD, HOW DOES 
SOMEONE THAT 
YOUNG DIE FROM 
AN ILLNESS THAT 
WE KEEP HEARING 
PRIMARILY 
AFFECTS OLDER 
ADULTS? 
>> I THINK 
THAT'S 
UNFORTUNATELY 
BEEN A 
MISCONCEPTION 
THAT THIS ONLY 
AFFECTS OLDER 
ADULTS AND NOT 
ONLY A TRAGIC 
STORY OF A NINE-
YEAR-OLD BUT WE 
HAVE DEATHS AS 
WELL AS CASES OF 
SEVERE 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
THAT YOU WILL 
RECALL. 
SOMETHING CALLED 
MULTI-SYSTEM 
INFLAMMATORY 
SYNDROME WHICH 
IS A VERY SEVERE 
FORM OF WHAT WE 
THINK THE 
EFFECTS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
CHILDREN ARE AND 
WHAT WE KNOW IS 
NEXT. 
WE KNOW THAT 
CHILDREN CAN GET 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
JUST AS ADULTS 
CAN AND CHILDREN 
CAN MANIFEST IT 
MEANING SHOWING 
DIFFERENT 
SYMPTOMS. IN 
SOME CASES, 
SYMPTOMS ARE 
VERY SIMILAR TO 
ADULTS. 
COUGHING, FEVER, 
NAUSEA, AND SOME 
OF THE STOMACH 
SYMPTOMS. 
IN OTHER CASES 
IT CAN BE A 
LITTLE MORE 
UNUSUAL. 
PEDIATRICIANS 
ARE ON HIGH ALERT
AND IN THE STATE 
OF FLORIDA WE 
KNOW NOT ONLY IS 
THE TRAFFIC NINE-
YEAR-OLD BUT 
OTHER DEATHS IN 
CASES OF SEVERE 
INFLAMMATORY 
SYNDROME. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING TO 
WATCH AND 
MONITOR ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
>> WHAT ARE WE 
LEARNING ABOUT 
SYMPTOMS 
CHILDREN ARE 
GETTING? 
IS IT WHEN IT 
GETS SUPER 
EXTREME WITH 
INFLAMMATORY 
SYNDROME OR ARE 
WE SEEING MORE 
OF THOSE NORMAL 
SYMPTOMS? 
>> HONESTLY, 
THIS IS WHY I 
THINK CHILDREN 
ESPECIALLY 
THINKING ABOUT 
REOPENING AS 
YOU'VE DISCUSSED 
POSE A 
CONUNDRUM. 
MOST CHILDREN IN 
MANY CASES ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC 
WITH NO SYMPTOMS 
AT ALL AND WE 
THINK THAT COULD 
BE NOT ONLY AN 
IMPORTANT REASON 
TO TEST CHILDREN 
AS EARLY AS 
POSSIBLE, BUT 
ALSO AGAIN, TO 
HAVE A LOW 
THRESHOLD OF 
SUSPICION. 
IF A CHILD COMES 
IN AND IS NOT 
FEELING WELL, A 
CHILD THAT DOES 
NOT SEEM TO BE 
DOING WELL 
SHOULD COME IN 
AND TESTING IS 
OFTEN THE FIRST 
STRATEGY. 
WE DO SEE CASES 
OF, AGAIN, FEVER 
AND IN SOME 
CASES A RASH. 
I THINK IN 
GENERAL IT IS 
SIMILAR TO WHAT 
ADULTS HAVE BUT 
MAYBE NOT AS 
SEVERE. 
WE THINK THAT IS 
BECAUSE 
SOMETIMES 
CHILDREN MAY NOT 
HAVE HAD AS MUCH 
EXPOSURE TO THE 
VIRUS THEMSELVES 
AND OFTEN 
CHILDREN ARE 
KNOWN TO GET 
COLDS AND THE 
EXPOSURE TO 
THOSE COMMON 
COLDS MAY CREATE 
SOME IMMUNE 
PROTECTION. 
>> YOU MENTIONED 
SCHOOLS A MOMENT 
AGO. 
WE HAVE PLACES 
THAT ARE TOTAL 
HOTSPOTS LIKE 
FLORIDA WITH 
BOTH CASES AND 
DEATHS STEADILY 
RISING. 
SCHOOLS ARE 
EXPECTED TO 
REOPEN NEXT 
MONTH. 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK ABOUT THAT?
>> I WILL SAY 
FIRST AND 
FOREMOST IS 
SAFETY FOR 
CHILDREN, STAFF, 
TEACHERS, 
PARENTS, AND 
FAMILIES. 
THAT IS THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
PREROGATIVE. 
REOPENING AS 
PART OF THAT 
SAFETY BUT HAS 
TO BE DONE IN A 
HEALTHY WAY. 
IF YOU HAVE NOT 
JUST FLORIDA BUT 
ALL AROUND THE 
COUNTRY I WOULD 
SAY THE MAJORITY 
OF THE COUNTRY 
IS EXPERIENCING 
INCREASES, THAT 
IS THE WRONG 
DIRECTION TO 
THINK ABOUT A 
FULL IN-PERSON 
REOPENING. 
UNFORTUNATELY 
THE CDC GUIDANCE 
LEFT A LOT MORE 
DISCRETION TO 
SCHOOLS BUT IN 
SOME CASES IS 
BAD BECAUSE 
DISTRICTS ARE 
STRUGGLING WITH 
HOW TO MEET THE 
NEEDS OF PARENTS.
TO BE VERY 
DIRECT, FLORIDA 
IS NOT A STATE 
THAT I WOULD 
CONSIDER RUSHING 
TO REOPEN IN 
PERSON RIGHT NOW 
BASED ON THE 
CASES THAT I'VE 
SEEN. 
>> A WARNING FOR 
WHAT IS COMING 
IN. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, DOCTOR 
PATEL. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> THE HUMAN 
RIGHTS OFFICE IS 
CRITICIZING THE 
US ABOUT THE USE 
OF FORCE BY 
FEDERAL OFFICERS 
AND HEARTLAND, 
OREGON. 
IN PORTLAND, 
OREGON. 
>> 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
TAKING PLACE IN 
THE US, 
CONTINUING 
WITHOUT 
PARTICIPATING, 
THE POTENTIAL OF 
BEING SUBJECTIVE 
DISCRIMINATORY 
USE OF FORCE. 
>> VIOLENCE 
ERUPTED AGAIN ON 
THE STREETS OF 
PORTLAND 
OVERNIGHT. 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
USED TEAR GAS 
AND FLASHBANGS 
TO DISPERSE 
PROTESTERS 
OUTSIDE OF A 
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE. 
MARA BARRETT 
JOINS US FROM 
PORTLAND. 
WHAT HAS IT BEEN 
LIKE TODAY? 
>>> Reporter: 
HEY, SAVANNAH.  
TYPICALLY DURING 
THE DAY HERE IN 
PORTLAND IT'S A 
LITTLE BIT OF A 
CALM OR SEEN. 
WE TYPICALLY SEE 
WORKERS CLEANING 
UP DEBRIS LEFT 
OVERNIGHT AND 
FIRES THAT HAVE 
BEEN STARTED. 
TODAY ONE OF THE 
PIECES OF THE 
FENCE HAD BEEN 
BROKEN THROUGH 
SO THEY BROUGHT 
IN REPAIR CREWS 
TO REINFORCE THE 
FENCING AND 
CLEANUP ANY OF 
THE ACID FROM 
THE FIRES 
OVERNIGHT. 
OVER MY OTHER 
SHOULDER WE WILL 
SEE PEOPLE IN 
THE PARK THAT 
HAVE CAMPED OUT 
OVERNIGHT. 
TODAY YOU CAN SEE
THE COALITION OF 
WHAT APPEARS TO 
BE GRANDMOTHERS 
AND GRANDFATHERS 
CALLING FOR THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
THAT HAVE BEEN 
HERE THE PAST 
WEEK TO GO HOME. 
SOME OF THE 
SIGNS READ THIS 
GRANDMA HAS HAD 
ENOUGH. 
OTHERS SAY THEY 
WANT THE TRUMP 
TROOPS TO GO 
HOME. 
THAT IS THE SAME 
KIND OF 
MESSAGING THAT 
WE'VE SEEN FROM 
DIFFERENT 
COALITIONS THAT 
HAVE COME OUT TO 
SUPPORT AND 
COLLECT 
PROTESTERS THAT 
HAVE BEEN HERE. 
WE SEEN WALL OF 
MOTHERS AND 
FATHERS WHO HAVE 
COME OUT SO 
CLEARLY. MAYBE 
WHEN IT'S A 
LITTLE BIT SAFER 
WITH THE COVID 
PANDEMIC. 
WHEN WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE VIOLENCE 
THAT HAS BEEN 
GOING ON, IT IS 
DUE TO A AN 
ACTION AND 
REACTION DUE TO 
RESPONSE FROM 
FEDERAL AGENTS. 
AND PROTESTERS 
OFTEN DO NOT 
FACED TEARGAS OR 
NON-LETHAL UNITS 
GETTING FIRED AT 
THEM UNTIL AFTER
. THERE WERE 
SEVERAL 
FIREWORKS GOING 
OFF, FIRES ON 
FEDERAL PROPERTY 
AND THROWING 
OBJECTS AT 
FEDERAL AGENTS. 
WHEN WE SEE THE 
VIOLENCE IT 
ESCALATES AS THE 
NIGHT GOES ON. 
THAT'S WHAT 
WE'VE BEEN 
SEEING NIGHT 
AFTER NIGHT. 
>> THAT IS 
IMPORTANT FOR US 
TO REALLY 
UNDERSTAND. 
>> AS FAR AS WE 
CAN TELL THESE 
PROTESTS ARE 
GOING TO CONTINUE
AS LONG AS 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
ARE HERE ON THE 
GROUND LIKE 
WE'VE TALKED 
ABOUT. 
AS WE'VE BEEN 
TALKING ON THE 
GROUND, PEOPLE 
ARE MORE AND 
MORE FRUSTRATED 
WITH THE FACT 
THAT FEDERAL 
AGENTS ARE HERE 
AND USING 
AGGRESSIVE TECH 
TICKS TO 
DISPERSE THE 
CROWD NIGHT 
AFTER NIGHT. 
THE CROWDS HAVE 
BEEN GROWING FOR 
THE MOST PART SO 
ANOTHER 
COALITION JOINED 
THE PROTEST 
TONIGHT. 
THEY WILL SUPPORT
THE PEOPLE WE 
SEEN BUT AS THE 
NIGHTS GO ON THE 
MESSAGE HAS 
SHIFTED INTO 
ANTI-TYRANNY 
MOVEMENT AGAINST 
THE PRESENCE OF 
THE FEDERAL 
AGENTS AND SEEMS 
LIKE OVERALL 
THEY REALLY JUST 
WANT TO GET THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
OUT OF PORTLAND. 
>> THIS WHOLE 
SITUATION IS 
FACING A LEGAL 
BATTLE. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ON THAT? 
>> THERE ARE A 
FEW DIFFERENT 
SECTIONS THAT I 
WANT TO WALK 
THROUGH. 
FOR THE FIRST 
ONE WE TALKED 
ABOUT EARLIER, 
BASICALLY THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL
ANNOUNCED 
YESTERDAY HE 
WOULD BE 
INVESTIGATING 
THE ACTIONS THAT 
ARE BEING 
EXERTED AGAINST 
PROTESTERS BUT 
WE ALSO SAW IN 
WASHINGTON DC 
LAST MONTH AND 
THE MONTH BEFORE 
IN THE TEMPORARY 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER HEARING 
WE'VE BEEN 
FOLLOWING THIS 
WEEK, THE ACLU 
GOT THE ORDER 
THEY WERE 
LOOKING FOR. 
THE JUDGE SAID 
PORTLAND POLICE, 
SPECIFICALLY, DO 
NOT HAVE THE 
RIGHT TO ARREST 
ANY JOURNALIST 
OR LEGAL 
OBSERVERS HERE 
COVERING THE 
PROTESTS, BUT OF 
COURSE AS WE'VE 
NOTED OVER THE 
PAST COUPLE OF 
DAYS, THERE HAS 
NOT BEEN A 
PRESENCE HERE 
DURING THE 
PROTEST AND HAS 
MAINLY BEEN THE 
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES, DHS 
AND FEDERAL 
PROTECTIVE 
SERVICES THAT 
HAVE BEEN 
ISSUING ARRESTS 
SO IT IS UNCLEAR 
HOW THAT'S GOING 
TO SHAKE OUT. 
BASICALLY 
PORTLAND POLE 
CANNOT ARREST 
JOURNALISTS ON 
SITE. 
WE ARE STILL 
WAITING ON 
ANOTHER 
RESTRAINING ORDER
THAT THE STATE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
HAD ASKED FOR, 
BASICALLY ASKING 
FOR OFFICERS 
FROM THE FEDERAL 
AGENCIES TO 
EXPLICITLY 
IDENTIFY 
THEMSELVES, 
WHICH AGENCY 
THEY ARE WITH, 
WHAT THEY ARE 
DOING, AND WHY 
THEY ARE 
ARRESTING 
SOMEONE PRIOR TO 
ARRESTING THEM 
USING THAT 
VERBAL 
CONFIRMATION OF 
WHAT EXACTLY IS 
GOING ON. 
AGAIN, WE ARE 
WAITING ON THE 
RULING OF THAT'S 
CIVIC 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER. 
>> CONGRESSIONAL 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
SLAMMING THE 
DECISION TO 
ALLOW THESE 
TROOPS TO BE ON 
THE STREETS. 
HERE'S WHAT 
REPRESENTATIVE 
ADAM SCHIFF SAID 
TODAY. 
>> THIS IS THE 
KIND OF THING 
YOU SEE IN 
OPPRESSIVE 
REGIMES IN THE 
WORLD, NOT IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES, BUT IT'S 
CLEAR WHY IT IS 
BEING DONE. 
IT IS BEING DONE 
AGAINST THE 
WISHES OF LOCAL 
OFFICIALS BY THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
BECAUSE HE FEELS 
IT IS A GOOD 
CAMPAIGN ISSUE 
FOR HIM TO RUN 
ON. 
>> YOU'VE BEEN 
TALKING TO 
PEOPLE IN 
PORTLAND. 
HOW ARE THEY 
REACTING TO THE 
USE OF FEDERAL 
AGENTS? 
>> THERE IS A 
LOT OF ANGER 
AROUND THE 
PRESENCE OF THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
HERE IN PORTLAND.
PROTESTERS TELL 
ME THEY WORRY 
THAT THIS 
SITUATION COULD 
BE A TEST CASE 
FOR WHAT GOES ON 
ANOTHER CITIES 
AS THE PRESIDENT 
TALKS ABOUT 
PUTTING MORE 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TO SEATTLE, 
KANSAS CITY, 
THINGS OF THE 
LIKE. 
WE MET TONYA 
LAST NIGHT WHO 
VOTED FOR 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IN 2016 AND 
DENOUNCED HER 
SUPPORT 
YESTERDAY AT THE 
PROTEST AFTER 
SEEING THE 
ACTIONS BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
AND THE RIOTS 
THAT ENSUED LATE 
ON WEDNESDAY. 
SHE CAME OUT AND 
HAD A SIGN THAT 
SAID SHE IS 
DENOUNCING HER 
SUPPORT AND HAD 
HER MEMBERSHIP 
CARD FROM THE 
TRUMP AND PENTZ 
CAN PAY AFTER 
DONATING 
THOUSANDS OF 
DOLLARS AFTER 
THE LAST COUPLE 
OF YEARS BUT 
WILL NOT BE 
DOING THAT ANY 
MORE LEADING UP 
TO THE ELECTION 
HERE IN NOVEMBER.
I WANT TO TAKE A 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
SHE TOLD ME LAST 
NIGHT. 
>> WAY OUT OF 
LINE. 
YOUR DUTY IS TO 
PROTECT AND SERVE
THOSE OF THIS 
COUNTRY. 
YOU ARE FIGHTING 
AGAINST THOSE 
WHO ARE MEMBERS 
OF THIS COUNTRY. 
SO, AS OF LAST 
NIGHT, I AM 
DENOUNCING MY 
MEMBERSHIP. 
IT'S RIGHT HERE. 
I AM NO LONGER A 
TRUMP SUPPORT 
IT. 
I SUPPORT CIVIL 
RIGHTS AND OUR 
CONSTITUTION. 
I AM VERY MUCH A 
PATRIOT. 
I EVEN SUPPORT 
OUR BUT I WILL 
NOT SUPPORT IT 
TYRANNY. 
WHAT HAPPENED 
LAST NIGHT WAS 
TYRANNY, 
ABSOLUTELY. 
>> 20 WENT ON TO 
SAY THAT ACTIONS 
BY PRESIDENT 
TRUMP DEALING 
WITH THE 
SITUATION HAS 
BEEN COMPLETELY 
OUT OF LINE AND 
WE HEARD FROM 
ANOTHER 
PROTESTER LAST 
NIGHT AS HE 
SHOUTED AT 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
SAYING HE'S 
LOOKING FOR THIS 
COUNTRY TO BE IN 
A BETTER PLACE 
THAN IT IS TODAY 
WHICH IS EXACTLY 
WHAT HE IS 
SAYING. 
DONALD TRUMP MAY 
THINK THIS IS A 
GOOD CAMPAIGN 
ISSUE TO RUN ON 
BUT HAS CLEARLY 
BECOME AN ISSUE 
IN CITIES LIKE 
THESE IN WHICH 
HIS FEDERAL 
AGENTS ARE BEING 
DEPLOYED TO, 
SAVANNAH.  
>> AS ALWAYS, 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR REPORTING, 
AND STAY SAFE. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> 100 DAYS TO 
GO. 
SO MUCH ON THE 
LINE. 
CHUCK TODD AND A 
TEAM OF EXPERTS 
BREAKDOWN 2020S 
MOST IMPORTANT 
RACES AND 
ISSUES. 
WILL AMERICA 
HAVE A SAFE AND 
SECURE ELECTION? 
SUNDAY AT 8:00 
ON NBC NEWS NOW. 
>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, 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 DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY THAT 
>> 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? 
>> WE NEED TO GO 
DEEP INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT IS THE 
POLY CHANGE THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE AN ACTOR? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WAS TELLING 
THE TRUTH AND 
WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
TO HEAR. 
>>"MORNING JOE," 
ONLY ON MSNBC.  
>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK WE LIVE IN 
SOME SORT OF 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA BUT WE 
ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> WATCHING THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
TRY 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 
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 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO BORDERS.
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE.  
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE.
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED.  
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DID YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN ENGINE
FOR PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL CHANGE.
PEOPLE ARE NOT 6 
FEET APART FROM 
ONE ANOTHER FOR 
THE MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS?  
>>> OVERDOSE 
DEATHS HAVE 
INCREASED 13% 
DURING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
NOW IT IS 
REVIVING THE 
FIGHT FOR WHAT 
COULD BE THE 
COUNTRIES FIRST 
SAFE INJECTION 
SITE. 
DAILY ROOM AND 
HAS THE STORY 
FROM 
PHILADELPHIA AND 
WE SHOULD WARN 
YOU, SOME OF 
THESE IMAGES MAY 
BE DISTURBING. 
,
THE KENSINGTON 
SECTION OF 
PHILADELPHIA, 
THE EPICENTER OF 
THE OPIOID CRISIS
. LAST YEAR MORE 
THAN 1100 
DEATHS, MORE 
THAN HALF FROM A 
SYNTHETIC OPIOID 
FENTANYL. 
>> DO YOU NEED 
NARCAN AS WELL? 
>> OPERATION 
SAVE OUR CITY 
CARRIES NARCAN 
TO REVERSE 
OVERDOSES. 
>> OF WHAT WE 
ARE DOING AS A 
CITY IS NOT 
WORKING. 
>> GIVE ME 2 
DOSES OF THAT. 
YOU WANT THE 
WHOLE DOSE? 
>> WE FIRST MET 
HER IN MARCH 
BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> GET SOME 
WATER. 
YOU DROPPED YOUR 
WATER. 
>> SHE HAS BEEN 
FIGHTING TO OPEN 
A SAFE INJECTION 
SITE. 
>> EVERYBODY GOT 
SOMETHING? 
>> THE SAVE 
SPACE FOR DRUG 
USERS TO INJECT 
WITH MEDICAL 
STAFF ON HAND TO 
REVERSE AN 
OVERDOSE AND 
SAVE LIVES. 
>> DOES ANYBODY 
HAVE NARCAN? 
>> WHY IS THE 
SAFE INJECTION 
SITE NECESSARY? 
>> YOU ARE 
FINDING PEOPLE 
IN ALLEYWAYS, IN 
BETWEEN CARS, 
AND IF THEY USE 
IN A SAFE SPACE 
NUMBER ONE THEY 
ARE NOT DYING, 
NUMBER TWO, THEY 
HAVE AN OPTION 
TO GET SERVICES, 
AND THREE, WE 
HAVE SOMEONE 
LOOKING OUT FOR 
THEM WHO IS NOT 
STIGMATIZING THEM
AND PASSING 
JUDGMENT. 
WE ARE JUST 
TRYING TO BE 
THERE FOR THEM 
WHEN THEY ARE 
READY. 
>> A PROPOSED 
SITE WAS 
SCHEDULED TO 
OPEN IN MARCH IN 
SOUTH 
PHILADELPHIA. IT 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
THE FIRST IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
OPPOSITION TO 
THE OPENING WAS 
VOCAL. 
>> THEY WANT A 
SAFE INJECTION 
SITE BUT THEY 
WANT TO TAX SODA
. BUT ILLEGAL 
HEROINE, THAT IS 
THE ANSWER. 
YOU CAN'T BUY 
SODA FOR A DOLLAR
BUT I CAN BUY A 
DIME BAG OF 
HEROIN. 
>> LOCALS LIVING 
NEAR THE 
PROPOSED SITE 
HELPED BLOCK THE 
PLANNED OPENING. 
>> I HAVE A 
MESSAGE. 
>> ANTHONY 
GIORDANO HELD A 
RALLY TO 
CELEBRATE. 
>> UNITE. 
>> WHAT IS SO 
UPSETTING ABOUT 
HAVING A SAFE 
INJECTION SITE 
HERE? 
>> IN OUR 
OPINION THEY ARE 
NOT GOING TO 
SOLVE A PROBLEM 
FOR THE OPIOID 
CRISIS. 
THIS WILL BRING 
CHIME INTO THE 
CRIME AND THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD, 
DRUG DEALS INTO 
THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
THIS RALLY THAT 
WE ARE HAVING I 
WAS TOLD TO 
STAND DOWN. 
I REFUSE TO 
STAND DOWN. 
THAT IS JUST THE 
WAY WE ARE. 
WE ARE HERE TO 
MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE. 
>> NEVER SPIT ON 
ME AGAIN. 
I'M GOING TO 
CALL THE COPS. 
>> SOMEONE CALL 
THE COPS. 
>> FIVE MONTHS 
LATER THE 
SAFEHOUSES ON 
HOLD IN THE 
OPIOID CRISIS 
HAS ONLY WORSENED
IN KENSINGTON. 
>> WE WANT THEM 
TO ADOPT A 
STRATEGY OF ALL 
THE USES IN THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
>> THE FEDERAL 
JUDGE GRANTED A 
STAY ORDER 
CITING THE 
IMPACT OF THE 
PANDEMIC AND 
CIVIL UNREST. 
>> DAN JOINS ME 
NOW. 
ARE THERE PLANS 
TO OPEN SAFE 
INJECTION SITES 
ANYWHERE ELSE IN 
PHILLY? 
>> GOOD TO BE 
WITH YOU. 
THE IDEA IS TO 
OPEN MORE SITES 
BUT RIGHT NOW AS 
YOU SAW, THE 
PLANS TO OPEN 
THE SITE IN 
SOUTH 
PHILADELPHIA ARE 
ON HOLD. 
IN ORDER TO OPEN 
ANY SITE, THE 
FEDERAL JUDGE IN 
THE EASTERN-- 
HAS TO ALLOW IT 
TO PROCEED. 
THE US 
ATTORNEY'S 
OFFICE HAS 
APPEALED 
OPPOSING THE 
OPENING OF ANY 
PLANT SITE BUT 
ORGANIZERS OF 
SAFEHOUSES ARE 
HOPEFUL THAT 
SAID THAT IT'S 
LEGAL, THE 
QUESTION IS 
TIMING. 
THE JUDGE CITED 
THE PANDEMIC AND 
SOCIAL UNREST 
FOLLOWING THE 
KILLING OF 
GEORGE FLOYD AND 
THE CITIES ARE 
ALREADY ON EDGE. 
THE QUESTION OF 
WHERE TO OPEN 
ANY SITE LIKE 
THIS, THERE IS 
AN IDEA OF NOT 
IN MY BACKYARD 
AND ULTIMATELY 
ORGANIZE WHAT 
MANY SITES 
ACROSS THE CITY 
IN THE SECTION 
OF PHILADELPHIA 
WHICH WE 
REPORTED ON AND 
SPENT A LOT OF 
TIME REPORTING 
ON, ONE AREA 
THAT WOULD 
REALLY BENEFIT 
FROM A SITE LIKE 
THIS. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
GOING AND 
CONGREGATING BUT 
IN MANY 
LOCATIONS. 
SAVANNAH?  
>> YOU'VE 
TOUCHED ON THIS 
BUT TAKE US MORE 
IN DEPTH ON HOW 
THE PANDEMIC HAS 
IMPACTED THE 
OPIOID CRISIS 
THERE. 
>> THE PANDEMIC 
HAS REALLY 
EXACERBATED THE 
OPIOID CRISIS 
FURTHER. 
WHAT WE HAVE 
HEARD FROM USERS 
IN DRUGS IS THAT 
THERE IS A 
CONTAMINATED 
SUPPLY OF DRUGS 
NOW THAT'S 
CAUSING USERS TO 
BE SICKER AND 
THEY ARE NOT 
SURE EXACTLY 
WHAT THEY ARE 
GETTING. 
OVERDOSE RATES 
ARE UP NATIONWIDE
AND THAT HAS 
ADVOCATES VERY 
CONCERNED. 
TREATMENT 
OPTIONS ARE MORE 
LIMITED THAN EVER
AND OF COURSE, 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING MAKES 
REVERSING 
OVERDOSES HARDER 
WITH THE USE OF 
NARCAN AND DOING 
RESCUE BREATHS, 
OBVIOUSLY HARDER 
AND NOT 
NECESSARILY 
COVID-SAFE. 
PEOPLE ARE DYING 
ALONE ON THE 
STREETS AND 
ALONE IN HIGH 
NUMBERS. 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
TO. 
THAT IS THE 
ARGUMENT THAT 
SHOULD SAFE 
INJECTION SITES 
ARE GOING. STAFF 
ARE THERE ON HAND
TO REVERSE THE 
OVERDOSE AND 
SAVE LIVES. 
>> LAST QUESTION.
YOU MAY NOT KNOW 
THE ANSWER BUT 
DO YOU KNOW WHAT 
HAPPENED TO THE 
MAN WHO SPIT ON 
HIM? 
YOU WATCH AND 
WONDER WHETHER 
ANY 
REPERCUSSIONS 
WERE THERE. 
>> THAT WAS A 
PRETTY SHOCKING 
MOMENT IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE 
INTERVIEW. 
INITIALLY THE 
POLICE RESPONDED 
AND PUT HIM IN 
HANDCUFF
