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REPORT
>>> THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS 
ACCUSING TWO MEN IN CHINA OF
TRYING TO STEAL MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY FROM COMPANIES IN THE
U.S. WORKING ON COVID-19
TREATMENTS AND VACCINES.
PETE WILLIAMS EXPLAINS. 
>> Reporter: LESS THAN A WEEK 
AFTER THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WERE
RESEARCHING A COVID-19 VACCINE, 
A COMPUTER HACKER LOOKED FOR WAY
TO HACK INTO THE COMPUTERS
NOW HE IS WANTED
THEY DIDN'T SUCCEED IN STEALING 
ANYTHING, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
SAYS BUT THEIR CYBER ATTACKS
WERE A POTENTIAL DISTRACTION
>> WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE
HACKING OR EVEN THE ATTEMPTED 
HACKING OF THAT INFORMATION CAN 
SLOW DOWN THE RESEARCH
>> Reporter: AND THE FBI SAYS 
THE TWO CHINESE MEN TARGETED
COMPANIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
DOING COVID RESEARCH, PART OF A 
WORLDWIDE HACKING CAMPAIGN
SOMETIMES THEY DID IT FOR 
PROFIT, THE FBI SAYS AND
SOMETIMES THEY STOLE SECRETS AT 
THE REQUEST OF CHINESE
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS BASED IN
THIS BUILDING.
>> WHEN CHINA VIOLATES CRIMINAL 
LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL NORMS, WE
WILL NOT TOLERATE IT
>> U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN 
SAYING FOR WEEKS NOW THAT CHINA 
IS TRYING TO STEAL COVID-19 
SECRETS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST 
TIME THAT ANYBODY'S BEEN CHARGED
WITH TRYING TO DO IT
IT CAN CONTINUE ITS VACCINE WORK
WITHOUT DISRUPTION
>> THANK YOU
>>> IN MINNEAPOLIS A JUDGE LIFTS
A GAG ORDER IN THE CRIMINAL CASE
OF THE FOUR OFFICERS CHARGED IN 
THE FATAL ARREST OF GEORGE
FLOYD.
WE'RE OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE
WITH THE DETAILS. 
>> Reporter: A NEW DEVELOPMENT
IN THE CASE INVOLVING THE FOUR
FIRED MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT
OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH
OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD.
THE JUDGE LIFTING THAT GAG ORDER
ALLOWING THE PARTIES TO SPEAK 
MORE FREELY ABOUT THAT CASE.
AT THE HEARING THE JUDGE ALSO 
HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE 
POSSIBLE RELEASE OF THAT BODY 
CAMERA VIDEO THAT WE KNOW 
EXISTS
THE JUDGE SAYING HE WILL MAKE A 
RULING ON POSSIBLY RELEASING
THAT VIDEO TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN 
ABOUT A WEEK OR SHORTLY OR
QUICKLY WERE HIS WORDS
IN MINNESOTA THE STATE
LEGISLATOR PASSING A RELIEF 
MEASURE AND MORE DATA COLLECTION
FOR OFFICERS AND USE OF FORCE 
INCIDENTS, THAT'S BEEN ONE OF 
THE CALLS THAT YOU'VE BEEN
HEARING FROM PROTESTERS SINCE 
GEORGE FLOYD WAS KILLED.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> FIREFIGHTERS IN NORTH 
EASTERN CALIFORNIA ARE WORKING
TO HALT THE SPREAD OF TWO FOREST
FIRES THAT THREATEN ABOUT 170 
STRUCTURES
GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COULD START NEW BLAZES
CREWS ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH 
FIRE LINE WGS THE HELP OF 95
ENGINES AND 19 BULLDOZERS.
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED ON
DUTY
>>> A REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA IS 
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION
A VERY DEEP EARTHQUAKE JUST 
ACROSS THE CHAIN
WE DO HAVE TSUNAMI WARNINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE
ALSO AND ADVISORY FOR COOK
INLET.
WE HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET
OUT.
UNFORTUNATE SITUATION IS THAT 
THERE'S ONLY ONE ROAD IN AND OUT
OF THESE AREAS
WE HAVE SIRENS CURRENTLY GOING
ON
NOW, WE'VE ALSO HEARD THAT IN 
THE NEXT HOUR POTENTIAL TSUNAMI 
IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 MINUTES
ACROSS THAT AREA SO WATCHING
THAT VERY CLOSELY.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
FOR THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS, ALSO LARGE
HAIL
THAT'S A BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
90 DEGREES FOR COLUMBUS THIS
AFTERNOON.
THAT WET WEATHER IS GOING TO BE 
MAKING IT ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
WITH THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
IT'S BUILDING INTO THE
SOUTHEAST.
DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90s
AND ON TOP OF THAT WE'RE ALSO 
WATCHING THE TROPICS
MORE OF THAT COMING UP
>>> THANK YOU.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RARE
YELLOW TURTLE RESCUED IN EASTERN
INDIA ON SUNDAY.
LOCAL RESIDENTS FIRST SPOTTED 
THIS INCREDIBLE CREATURE AND
VIDEO WENT VIRAL
WILD LIFE EXPERTS BELIEVE IT'S A
RARE
>>> LEAD THE NEWS, THE INFORMAL 
IS TAKING MEASURES TO PROTECT 
PLAYERS RETURNING TO TRAINING 
CAMP BY CANCELLING THE PRESEASON
SCHEDULE AND SHRINKING THE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS AT CAMP.
YESTERDAY THE NFL AGREED TO 
DAILY TESTING OF PLAYERS FOR THE
FIRST TWO WEEKS OF TRAINING 
CAMP
>>> THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR
SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCED THAT 
ATTENDANCE WILL BE CAPPED AT 25%
AND MASKS AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS
WILL BE MANDATORY.
A HEALTH PLAN WILL BE RELEASED
FOR THE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 
AUGUST 23rd.
THE RACE WILL BE BROADCAST RIGHT
HERE ON NBC.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VOICING
HIS FRUSTRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
AFTER SEEING PROFESSIONAL 
BASEBALL PLAYERS KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AS A
PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST RACIAL 
AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES.
THREE PLAYERS AID LONG WITH 
MANAGERS AND COACHES TOOK A 
KNEE
ON TUESDAY, THE PRESIDENT VOICED
HIS DISPLEASURE ON TWITTER
SAYING LOOKING FORWARD TO LIVE
SPORTS BUT ANY TIME I WITNESS A 
PLAYER KNEELING THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM, THE GAME IS OVER FOR ME.
STEVE KE CAUGHT WIND O
>>> IN TODAY'S NEWS BY THE
NUMBERS A PLUNGE IN AIR TRAVEL
DEMAND DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC HAS LED TO A LOSS OF 
OVER $1.6 BILLION IF UNITED 
AIRLINES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER.
DURING THAT SAME QUARTER LAST 
YEAR IT POSTED MORE THAN A
BILLION DOLLARS IN PROFIT.
>> BEST BUY ANNOUNCED IT WILL 
BOOST ITS MINIMUM WAGE FOR U.S. 
EMPLOYEES TO $15 AN HOUR
BEGINNING ON AUGUST 2nd.
ALL HOURLY WORKERS WILL RECEIVE 
A 4% PAY INCREASE AND FOR THE 
FIRST TIME SINCE THE LATE 1980S 
WALMART WILL BE CLOSED ON 
THANKSGIVING DAY
IT WILL SPEND ABOUT $428 MILLION
ON A THIRD ROUND OF BONUS DURING
THE PANDEMIC
FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WILL GET
$300
>>> CORONAVIRUS IS ABOUT TO HIT 
THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
GRAY'S ANATOMY WILL BE TACKLING 
IT IN THEIR STORY LINE
IT WILL PART OF SEASON 17.
THE SHOW DIDN'T GET TO FILM THE 
FINAL FOUR EPISODES OF 16 
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE 
HOW THEY KICK THINGS OFF NEW
THIS SEASON IN THE FALL.
>> I HAD NO IDEA GREY'S ANATOMY 
WAS STILL ON THE AIR
>> A WHOLE DIFFERENT TAKE NOW.
TAKING ON COVID-19
>> THAT'S INTERESTING TO ME NOW 
BECAUSE WE'RE ALL LIVING THROUGH
IT AND I WANT TO SEE WHAT 
HOLLYWOOD'S TAKE IS.
>>
>>> GOOD MORNING
WE'RE HEATING UP THE TROPICAL 
STORM DEPRESSION NOW FORMING
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, THE 
POSSIBILITY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM
GOING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
TEXAS ALL THE WA
>>> 16-YEAR-OLD GOALIE WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A
SOCCER FIELD
IT HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF 
MOSCOW
YOU'VE SEEN THE TEEN THERE
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS.
JUST THREE WEEKS AFTER BEING
HOSPITALIZED AND PUT IN AN
INDUCED COMA HE WAS BACK ON THE 
FIELD.
HOPEFULLY GET A CHANCE TO STRIKE
THAT BALL RIGHT AS HE WAS 
SWINGING HIS LEG TOO
>>> A LIBEL SUIT BY JOHNNY DEPP 
HAS RELEASED NEW DETAILS OF HIS 
TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS 
EX-WIFE.
SHE STRUCK HER EX-HUSBAND TO
DEFEND HER SISTER BACK IN 2015
EVERY TIME THIS STORY DEVELOPING
IT JUST GETS EVEN UGLIER, SARAH.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
EVEN PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THE ODD 
BUILT OF CELEBRITY GOSSIP ARE 
PROBABLY LOOKING AT THIS AND
GOING WHOA, THAT'S A BIT MUCH.
ALLEGATIONS OF EVERYTHING FROM
ALLEGED DOMESTIC ABUSE TO DRUG
AND ALCOHOL FUELLED BENDERS.
WE'VE SEEN TEXT MESSAGES, 
PHOTOS, IT REALLY JUST GOES ON
AND ON
YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME WE 
HEARD AMBER HERD ADMIT TO 
HITTING JOHNNY DEPP BUT SHE SAYS
SHE WAS DEFENDING HER SISTER
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT SHE TOLD
THE COURT.
>> HE WAS ABOUT TO PUSH MY
SISTER DOWN THE STAIRS
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK US
UP
I'M PROTECTIVE OVER MY BABY 
SISTER
WHEN HE LAID HANDS ON HER I 
DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID, BUT I
KNOW I JUMPED IN BETWEEN THE
ACTIONS THAT I SAW COULD LEAD TO
A FATAL INJURY TO MY SISTER.
>> Reporter: AND IT'S WORTH 
POINTING OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH 
WE'RE SEEING ALL THIS FORMER
COUPLE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY AIRED IN 
PUBLIC NEITHER OF THEM IS ON
TRIAL.
THIS IS A LIBEL SUIT THAT HE'S
BROUGHT AGAINST A BRITISH PAPER 
FOR CALLING HIM A WIFE BEATER.
IT'S NOT LIBEL IF IT'S TRUE AND 
THAT'S WHAT THE PAPER IS
ATTEMPTING TO PROVE.
WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THIS CASE,
JOHNNY DEPP HAS SUBJECT HIS LIFE
AND HIS FORMER RELATIONSHIP TO
AN INTENSE PUBLIC SCRUTINY THAT 
HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
TAKE BACK WHICHEVER WAY THIS
CASE GOES.
>> CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH UGLIER
IT CAN GET
>> THE CAREER FALLOUT.
>>> DRIVERS START YOUR ENGINES, 
THE COMPANY SHOWED OFF A RACING 
VERSION OF THE NEW MUSTANG
IT CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 160 MILES
AN HOUR, DO COOL DONUTS LIKE
THAT
THIS IS JUST A PRO TO TYPE
THE NONRACING ELECTRIC MUSTANG
WILL HIT STREETS LATER THIS 
YEAR
>> YOU
>>> BREAKING OVER NIGHT.
A SHOOTING AT A CHICAGO FUNERAL 
PARLOR LEAVES 14 INJURED AS THE 
CITY REELS FROM A SURGE IN GUN
VIOLENCE. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP, TODAY, WILL 
ADDRESS OPERATION LEGEND
IT'S A PROGRAM TO DEPLOY FEDERAL
FORCES INTO CHICAGO, PORTLAND,
AND OTHERS TO CRACK DOWN ON 
VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. 
>> IT WILL, PROBABLY, 
UNFORTUNATELY, GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ACT ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE 
WAY IT IS.
>> OUT IN FRONT AGAIN.
BUT THE REAL NUMBERS OF 
CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE PROBABLY
HIGHER THAN ANYONE IS REPORTING.
NEW DETAILS AHEAD.
>> AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, HOW 
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FROM HOME
IN, SAY, BARBADOS?
THE TROPICAL ISLAND IS OFFERING 
A CHANCE TO WORK REMOTELY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT
A FUNERAL IN CHICAGO ERUPTS IN
GUNFIRE.
14 PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED DURING 
THE SHOOTOUT IN THE SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF GRISHAM.
FOR THE LATEST, WE GO TO DAN
SHENEMAN
>> Reporter: A MASSIVE SHOOTING 
IN CHICAGO
WITNESSES SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
FUNERAL HOME IN A SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
>> A BLACK VEHICLE SPEEDING 
WESTBOUND ON 79th STREET IN THE 
1000 BLOCK BEGAN FIRING AT
ATTENDEES OF A FUNERAL
AT THAT TIME, THE ATTENDEES OF
THE FUNERAL EXCHANGED GUNFIRE 
WITH THE BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY 
CRASHED AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE
VEHICLE SCATTERED.
>> THERE ARE 14 VICTIMS BEING 
TREATED FIVE SEPARATE AREA
HOSPITALS.
>> CHICAGO WAS A CITY RAVAGED BY
VIOLENCE
OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 60
PEOPLE WERE SHOT
A DOZEN, FATALLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED
TO SEND IN FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> HOW ABOUT CHICAGO
I READ THE NUMBERS WERE MANY
PEOPLE KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND
WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO, TOO.
>> WE DON'T NEED FEDERAL AGENTS,
WITHOUT ANY INSIGNIA, TAKING
PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND 
HOLDING THEM, I THINK,
UNLAWFULLY. 
>> CHICAGO'S LATEST SHOOTING
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> AND ON THE HEELS OF THAT
SHOOTING IN CHICAGO, PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS PLAN TO 
COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE PRESIDENT 
WILL DETAIL THE INITIATIVE, 
WHICH WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS 
DUBBED IT OPERATION LEGEND, 
NAMED AFTER 4-YEAR-OLD LEGEND 
WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN LATE 
JUNE
THE PRESS SECRETARY SPOKE ABOUT 
THAT LAST NIGHT.
>> YOU HAVE LEGEND WHO LOST HIS 
LIFE OUT IN KANSAS CITY.
AND AT LEAST IN MISSOURI, YOU 
HAD A GOVERNOR WHO CAME TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SAID, HEY, I WANT 
FEDERAL HELP
WHATEVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE
WHAT HAPPENED TO LEGEND TALAFARO
NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
>> THE OPERATION HASN'T BEEN
EXPLICITLY TIED TO PROTESTORS IN
PORTLAND, THERE ARE FEARS IT
COULD BE
MAYORS OF SIX MAJOR CITIES
INCLUDING CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
HAVE CALLED ON THE DOJ TO END 
THAT PRACTICE.
>> TURNING NOW TO THE LATEST ON 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
TROUBLING HOTSPOTS ARE GROWING
IN MULTIPLE STATES
CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA COULD
SOON HAVE MORE CONFIRMED CASES
THAN NEW YORK.
AND TEXAS ISN'T FAR BEHIND
THIS DEVELOPING EMERGENCY LED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO RESUME THE 
WHITE HOUSE BRIEFINGS.
HE WARNED THAT THE CRISIS WILL, 
PROBABLY, GET WORSE, BEFORE IT
GETS BETTER.
HERE IS NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER
>> Reporter: UNDER PRESSURE,
PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDING HIS 
FIRST BRIEFING ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS SINCE APRIL.
TOUTING PROGRESS FIGHTING 
COVID-19
>> THE VACCINES ARE COMING, AND 
THEY'RE COMING A LOT SOONER THAN
ANYONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
BY YEARS. 
>> INTENSIFYING HIS DEFENSE OF
HIS ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF
THE CRISIS
BUT UNLIKE PAST BRIEFINGS, IN 
WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS 
FLANKED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE, THE 
PRESIDENT TOOK THE PODIUM ALONE.
BRINGING IN A SHIFT IN TONE.
>> SOME AREAS OF OUR COUNTRY ARE
DOING VERY WELL.
OTHERS ARE DOING LESS WELL
IT WILL PROBABLY, UNFORTUNATELY,
GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE WAY 
IT IS.
>> INCLUDING DOING SOMETHING HE 
HAS RARELY DONE.
TOUTING MASKS.
>> WE'RE, INSTEAD, ASKING 
AMERICANS TO USE MASKS, SOCIALLY
DISTANCE, AND EMPLOY VIGOROUS 
HYGIENE.
WASH YOUR HANDS EVERY CHANCE YOU
GET, WHILE SHELTERING HIGH-RISK 
POPULATIONS.
WE ARE IMPLORING YOUNG, 
AMERICANS TO AVOID PACKED BARS
AND OTHER CROWDED, INDOOR 
GATHERINGS
BE SAFE AND BE SMART. 
>> THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, ASKED 
WHY HE HAS SENT MIXED MESSAGES
ON MASKS
TWEETING OUT A PICTURE OF 
HIMSELF WEARING ONE FOR THE 
FIRST TIME
AND THEN, HOURS LATER, CAPTURED 
AT A FUNDRAISER AT HIS HOTEL
WITHOUT ONE.
>> I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE 
MASKS.
I VIEW IT THIS WAY
ANYTHING THAT CAN POTENTIALLY 
HELP, AND THAT CERTAINLY CAN
POTENTIALLY HELP, IS A GOOD 
THING.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM.
I CARRY IT
I WEAR IT.
YOU SAW ME WEARING IT A NUMBER
OF TIMES
AND I'LL CONTINUE.
>> HE, ALSO, ADDRESSED WHY
NEARLY SIX MONTHS IN, TEXTSTINGS
IT STILL FALLING SHORT. 
>> WE'VE DONE MORE TESTING, BY
FAR, THAN ANYBODY.
SOME OF THE TESTS, BECAUSE IT IS
MASSIVE VOLUME, IT TAKES LONGER.
OTHERS OF THE TEST, AS YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE VERY QUICK
THEY'RE 5-MINUTE AND 15-MINUTE
TESTS.
THOSE ARE, FRANKLY, THE ONES
THAT I PREFER.
BUT WE ARE DOING MASSIVE NUMBERS
AND THE NUMBERS ARE COMING DOWN.
>> THE ONE MOMENT THE PRESIDENT 
VEERED OFF MESSAGE
WHEN HE WAS ASKED ABOUT 
GHISLAINE MAXWELL, ACCUSED OF 
ENABLING JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S 
EXPLOITATION OF MINORS. 
>> I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN
FOLLOWING IT TOO MUCH.
I JUST WISH HER WELL, THANK YOU.
I'VE MET HER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER
THE YEARS.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S RIVAL, JOE 
BIDEN, IN DELAWARE, SHARPENING
HIS ATTACKS.
>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIT ON YOU 
AND HE'S QUIT ON THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THIS ELECTION IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT HIM.
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> THANKS TO KRISTEN WELKER FOR 
THAT REPORT.
>> WHILE INFECTIONS CONTINUE TO 
SOAR IN HOTSPOTS LIKE 
CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND FLORIDA, 
THE CDC NOW SAYS THE REAL NUMBER
OF INFECTIONS MAY BE MUCH HIGHER
THAN THE CURRENT NUMBERS
SUGGEST.
HERE IS NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: WITH NEARLY 4
MILLION AMERICANS TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, 
THE CDC SAYS THE TRUE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE INFECTED IS LIKELY TEN 
TIMES HIGHER THAN REPORTED IN 
SOME REGIONS
THE NEW FINDING SUGGESTS THOSE
WHO ARE ASYMPTOMATIC OR DIDN'T
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION WERE 
LIKELY SPREADING THE VIRUS, IN
THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
>> EVERYTHING WAS SO UNCERTAIN
LIKE, WE DIDN'T KNOW IF OUR DAD 
WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF 
THE VENTILATOR
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD MY 
MOM WAS, AT THAT TIME.
>> WHEN CLAIRE AND GRACE GREEN
THOUGHT THEY HAD A MILD VIRAL 
INFECTION, THEY UNKNOWINGLY 
PASSED COVID TO THEIR PARENTS.
THEIR FATHER, JASON, NEARLY 
DIED
>> I FEEL LIKE I HAD A STRONG 
DESIRE TO CONTINUE BEING A PART 
OF MY FAMILY'S LIFE.
>> Reporter: THE NEW ANALYSIS 
FROM THE CDC, BASED ON ANTIBODY 
TESTS, INDICATES THE HARDEST-HIT
COMMUNITIES ARE NOWHERE CLOSE TO
ACHIEVING HERD IMMUNITY.
THE LEVEL OF EXPOSURE WHERE THE 
VIRUS SLOWS.
>> ALTHOUGH, THE NUMBER OF CASES
ARE TEN TIMES HIGHER THAN WE
THOUGHT THEY WERE, THAT NUMBER
BEING MUCH HIGHER MEANS THE 
DEATH RATE IS A LOT LOWER.
>> AS CALIFORNIA NOW SURPASSES A
STUNNING 400,000 CASES, THE 
GOLDEN STATE CONTINUES TO SET 
GRIM MILESTONES FOR NEW 
INFECTIONS AND DEATHS.
WHILE MANY HOSPITALS ACROSS 
CALIFORNIA ARE STRESSED, IN SOME
BIGGER CITIES, THERE ARE SOME 
ROOMS IN THE ICU
BUT IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES, THE 
SITUATION IS BLEAK. 
>> FACING A BREAKING POINT, SOME
COVID PATIENTS IN RURAL 
COMMUNITIES ARE BEING MOVED 70
MILES AWAY
CITIES LIKE LOS ANGELES AND SAN 
FRANCISCO ARE UNDER TIGHTENING
RESTRICTIONS
>> WE'RE EXHAUSTED
JUST EXHAUSTED
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR FOUR AND 
A HALF MONTHS NOW.
>> Reporter: WITH THE PANDEMIC
TAKING A DEEPENING FINANCIAL
TOLL, THIS, THE LINE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN
OKLAHOMA
THE CRISIS IS SPREADING TO
SMALLER STATES, LIKE ALASKA,
WYOMING, AND IDAHO
>> I DON'T REMEMBER MARCH AND 
APRIL AT ALL. 
>> BILLY ZENDRY BEAT COVID AFTER
FOUR MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> GOD HAS SOME PLAN FOR ME, AND
I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT
IS, GOING FORWARD.
>> STORIES OF SURVIVAL, AMID
NEWS A STAGGERING NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS ARE INFECTED AND
SPREADING THE VIRUS, WITHOUTE
EVER KNOWING IT.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>>> THE NFL IS TAKING MEASURES
TO PROTECT PLAYERS RETURNING TO 
TRAINING CAMP.
CANCELLING THE ENTIRE PRESEASON 
SCHEDULE AND SHRINKING THE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS AT CAMP.
THE MOVE COMES AS THE LEAGUE
ANNOUNCED 59 PLAYERS HAVE HAD 
CORONAVIRUS LEAGUE WIDE DURING
THE PANDEMIC
YESTERDAY, THE NFL AGREED TO
DAILY CORONAVIRUS TESTING FOR 
PLAYERS THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF
TRAINING CAMP.
THE FIRST TEAMS REPORT FOR
TRAINING CAMP NEXT WEEK.
>> AS THE NFL GEARS UP FOR THE
SEASON, THERE WILL BE A FOCUS ON
SOCIAL JUSTICE
THE LEAGUE WILL REPORTEDLY ALLOW
PLAYERS TO HONOR VICTIMS OF 
POLICE BRUTALITY ON THEIR 
HELMETS STARTING WEEK ONE.
PLAYERS ARE REPORTEDLY WORKING
WITH THE LEAGUE ON A LIST OF
NAMES THAT CAN BE USED
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VOICING 
HIS FRUSTRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA,
AFTER SEEING PROFESSIONAL 
BASEBALL PLAYERS KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AS A
PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST RACIAL 
AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES.
ON MONDAY, THREE GIANTS PLAYERS,
ALONG WITH THE TEAM'S MANAGERS
AND COACHES, ALL TOOK A KNEE
AHEAD OF THE GIANTS '6-2
EXHIBITION WIN OVER THE As IN 
OAKLAND.
VOICED HIS DISPLEASURE ON 
TWITTER SAYING LOOKING FORWARD
TO LIVE SPORTS BUT ANY TIME I 
WITNESS A PLAYER KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, THE GAME IS
OVER FOR ME.
>> RESPONDED WITH A PHOTO OF
WILLIE WONKA SAYING, STOP, DON'T
COME BACK.
>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING TO
HALT THE SPREAD OF TWO FOREST 
FIRES IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA
THAT HAVE THREATENED ABOUT 170
STRUCTURES
THE STATE'S WEATHER BRINGS RISK 
OF GUSTY WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS,
AND LIGHTNING STRIKES THAT COULD
START NEW BLAZES
CREWS ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH 
FIRE LINES
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED ON
DUTY. 
>> BREAKING JUST MOMENTS AGO
A REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA IS 
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
LET'S TURN TO NBC METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB, WHO IS THORACRACK 
WHAT'S HAPPENING. 
>> HEY, EVERYONE
AS FRANCES SAID, A TSUNAMI
WARNING HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
KODIAK ISLAND.
ASKING PEOPLE TO GET TO HIGHER
GROUND DUE TO THAT 7.8
EARTHQUAKE
THE LARGEST WE'VE SEEN IN THE 
LAST YEAR IN THIS AREA
EVEN PORTIONS OF ANCHORAGE TO 
THE HOMER AREA, GOING TO
POSSIBLY SEE A TSUNAMI IN THE 
NEXT HOUR OR TWO OR THREE HOURS.
SO THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION
THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE 
SEVERE WEATHER SPARKING UP FOR
THE NORTHEAST.
THIS AFTERNOON INTO YOUR
EVENING, POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING 
WIND GUSTS FOR NEW YORK CITY ALL
THE WAY INTO PHILADELPHIA.
ON TOP OF THAT, THE HEAT
CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE FLUID IN
THAT AREA.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
>> SO DAYTIME HIGHS FOR COLUMBUS
TODAY, 89 DEGREES FOR SYRACUSE
LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE EARLY
THIS MORNING
BUT THE HEAT CONTINUES TO BUILD 
FOR THE DEEP SOUTH, INTO TEXAS, 
94 DEGREES
ALSO, WATCHING THE TROPICS
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP. 
>> ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> A TENNESSEE PORTRAIT ARTIST
HAS SHARED THIS UNIQUE PAINTING 
HE CREATED OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN
LEWIS.
THE PORTRAIT SHOWS YOUNG LEWIS
LINKING ARMS WITH DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR., AND AN OLDER 
LEWIS JOINING ARMS WITH FORMER
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
THE ARTIST, CARL HESS, SAID HE
WANTED TO CONNECT WHO THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON WAS THEN AND NOW
AND A FEW WEEKS BEFORE HE DIED, 
HE SEN
A POWERFUL REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER
IN OHIO HAS FOUND HIMSELF ON THE
WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW.
POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED OHIO 
HOUSE SPEAKER LARRY HOUSEHOLDER,
ALONG WITH FOUR OTHERS, FOR 
THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN WHAT
AUTHORITIES SAY IS THE LARGEST
BRIBERY SCHEME IN STATE HISTORY.
POLICE SAY 61-YEAR-OLD SPEAKER
HOUSEHOLDER AND FOUR OTHERS HAVE
BEEN CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING, 
CONSPIRACY, IN CONNECTION WITH A
$60 MILLION BRIBERY CASE
OFFICIALS SAY HOUSEHOLDER HELPED
PASS A CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR
BA
BAILOUT BILL IN EXCHANGE FOR
BRIBES
THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL
ONGOING.
>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 
CHICKENS WERE KILLED AT AN EGG
FARM IN SOUTH JERSEY AFTER A
WIDESPREAD FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE
PROPERTY
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT HOURS
BATTLING THE BLAZE FROM MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
THE LARGE INFERNO IN SALEM
COUNTY STARTED AROUND 8:00 P.M. 
IN AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.
NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT IT'S 
UNCLEAR HOW MANY CHICKENS WERE
LOST EXACTLY AND THE CAUSE OF 
THAT FIRE REMAINS UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>> IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE JUDGE
LIFTS A GAG ORDER IN THE
CRIMINAL CASE OF THE FOUR 
OFFICERS CHARGED IN THE FATAL 
ARREST OF GEORGE FLOYD
SHAQUILLE BREWSTER. 
>> YES, SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE CASE INVOLVING THE FOUR 
FIRED MINNEAPOLIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS INVOLVED IN 
THE DEATH OF MR. JOGEORGE FLOYD
THE JUDGE, IN THAT CASE, LIFTING
A GAG ORDER.
NOW, ALLOWING BOTH THE
PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE TO SPEAK
MORE FREELY TO THE PUBLIC AND 
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ABOUT THAT 
CASE
AT THE HEARING ON TUSESDAY, THE
JUDGE ALSO HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT
THE POSSIBLE RELEASE OF THAT
BODY CAMERA VIDEO THAT WE KNOW
EXISTS
THE JUDGE SAYING THAT HE WILL 
MAKE A RULING ON POSSIBLY 
RELEASING THAT VIDEO TO THE 
PUBLIC, WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK OR
SHORTLY OR QUICKLY, WERE HIS
WORDS.
MEANWHILE, IN MINNESOTA, THE
STATE LEGISLATURE JUST PASSING A
POLICE-REFORM MEASURE THAT
INCLUDES A BAN ON CHOKEHOLDS, A 
DUTY TO INTERVENE, AND MORE DATA
COLLECTION FOR OFFICERS AND 
USE-OF-FORCE
>> YEAH, WE NEED A SMILE. 
>> BROTHERHOOD IS REAL
LOVE IS REAL
>> WAIT A SECOND
>> KANYE WEST IS ISOLATED AT HIS
RANCH IN WYOMING FOLLOWING HIS
FIRST CAMPAIGN EVENT AND RECENT 
TWITTER RANT BUT HE STILL HAS A 
SOLID SUPPORT SYSTEM
WEST POSTED THIS VIDEO TO 
TWITTER TUESDAY OF A VISIT FROM 
HIS FRIEND DAVE CHAPELLE, THANK 
YOU, DAVE, FOR HOPPING ON A JET 
TO COME SEE YOUR GODSEND AND
YOUR TRUE FRIEND
AND THIS IS STILL ONGOING 
BECAUSE OVERNIGHT, JUST A FEW 
MOMENTS AGO, EVEN MORE OF A 
TWITTER TIRADE, HE IS STILL AT
IT
THIS TIME, EVEN MORE EYE-OPENING
STUFF.
WHITE SUPREMACY AGAINST THE 
KARDASHIANS AND EVEN SAID HE
TRIED FOR A YEAR TO GET A 
DIVORCE FROM KIM KARDASHIAN.
HE CONTINUED, MAN.
>> HE IS STAYING BUSY OVERNIGHT.
THERE YOU GO
STAY GLUED TO TWITTER.
SPEAKING OF THAT, THEY ARE
CRACKING DOWN ON QANON THIS 
WEEK
BANNING AT LEAST 7,000 QANON
ACCOUNTS AND LIMITING 150,000 
MORE CITING PROBLEMS OF 
HARASSMENT AND MISINFORMATION.
TWITTER IS ALSO BANNING RELATED 
TERMS FROM TRENDING TOPICS AND
THE SEARCH FEATURE
QANON IS A RIGHT-WING CONSPIRACY
THEORY CENTERED ON THE BASELESS 
BELIEF AN ANONYMOUS TIPSTER HOW 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WAGING WAR ON
A SO-CALLED STATE.
>> A RACING VERSION OF ITS
UPCOMING ALL-ELECTRIC MUSTANG.
CALLED THE MOCK E 1400 AND IT 
CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 160 MILES 
PER HOUR
WHILE IT BURNS RUBBER WELL, THIS
IS JUST A PROTOTYPE.
THE NON-RACING ELECTRIC MUSTANG 
HITS STREETS LATER THIS YEAR
FORD IS AT IT WITH THIS MUSTANG 
AND GOT THAT VINTAGE BRONCO 
COMING BACK, TOO. 
>> ALL RIGHT
LOS ANGELES'S NEWEST SOCCER TEAM
WILL HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF
OWNERS, INCLUDING SERENA
WILLIAMS' TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,
ALEXIS OLYMPIA
THE OWNERSHIP GROUP INCLUDES SIX
FORMER U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL
TEAM STARS, ACTRESSES LIKE
NATALIE PORTMAN AND JENNIFER
GARNER
VENTURE CAPITALIST CAR
>>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS FORMED
POTENTIALLY, COULD BE OUR 
EARLIEST G STORM BUT NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER GIVING THIS A
40% CHANCE OF FORMATION IN THE
NEXT FIVE DAYS
NOW, IF IT GOES INTO THE GULF,
WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING THIS
VERY CLOSELY DUE TO TEMPERATURES
BEING WELL-ABOVE AVERAGE, IN THE
UPPER 80s.
SO THIS IS
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, JOE 
BIDEN IS UNVEILING AN AMBITIOUS 
PROPOSAL TO OVERHAUL THE
NATION'S CAREGIVING SYSTEM. 
>> THIS IS ABOUT EASING THE 
SQUEEZE ON WORKING FAMILIES, WHO
ARE RAISING THEIR KIDS AND
CARING FOR ANGED LOVED ONES AT 
THE SAME TIME.
SOMETIMES SEPARATE BUT MANY 
TIMES TOGETHER. 
>> OUTLINED A PLAN THAT WOULD 
CREATE 3 MILLION NEW JOBS WHILE 
MAKING CHILD CARE MORE
AFFORDABLE WITH UNIVERSAL PRE-K.
IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE BILLIONS
TOWARD CAREGIVING FOR OLDER 
AMERICANS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS.
>> A TOUCHING MOMENT WHEN A 
MOTHER IN PERU REUNITED WITH HER
PREMATURE BABY AFTER BOTH 
SURVIVED CORONAVIRUS
BABY GEORGE WAS BORN PREMATURELY
WITH COVID-19 AND WEIGHED JUST
OVER ONE POUND
HIS MOTHER HAD COVID-19 AS WELL.
AFTER SIX WEEKS, BOTH MOTHER AND
SON HAVE RECOVERED AND SHE WAS
ABLE TO SEE AND TOUCH HER SON 
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
SO, LITTLE BY LITTLE, THEY ARE
GETTING BETTER AND STRONGER AND 
HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO SO AT
HOME. 
>> A LOT OF AMERICANS STILL 
WORKING FROM HOME BUT IMAGINE 
BEING ABLE TO DO THAT FROM A
TROPICAL ISLAND PARADISE
BARBADOS IS NOW OFFERING
ONE-YEAR WORK FROM HOME VISAS TO
BOOST ITS ECONOMY.
NBC'S CARL NASMAN IN LONDON WITH
THE DETAILS.
>> FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, 
WORKING FROM HOME HAS BECOME A
NEW NORMAL
IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION HERE IN
LONDON
THOSE BIG OFFICE TOWERS BEHIND
ME, THEY'RE MOSTLY EMPTY
IN FACT, ABOUT HALF OF BRITAIN, 
ALSO, WORKING FROM HOME.
SO WHAT IF YOU COULD RELOCATE 
THAT HOME OFFICE SETUP FROM YOUR
LIVING ROOM TO THE BEACH
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE ISLAND
OF BARBADOS IS OFFERING.
THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCING A 
NEW PLAN THAT WILL START NEXT 
MONTH.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY A WORK VISA, 
GOOD FOR ONE YEAR, TO RELOCATE
TO BARBADOS AND DO YOUR JOB 
THERE, REMOTELY.
THE VISA COSTS BETWEEN $2 AND 
$3,000 BUT THERE IS ALSO A FEW
RESTRICTIONS
THE BIGGEST ONE IS YOU NEED TO
EARN AT LEAST $50,000 PER YEAR
TO QUALIFY
AND YOU NEED TO HAVE RECENTLY 
TESTED NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19, 
OTHERWISE, YOU'LL HAVE TO TEST
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT, 
AND QUARANTINE WHILE YOU AWAIT
YOUR RESULTS
NOW, B
NOW, BARBADOS, ITSELF, HAS
MOSTLY BEEN SPARED BY THE WORST 
OF THE PANDEMIC BUT THEIR 
ECONOMY SO RELIANT ON TOURISM,
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON FOR 
THIS NEW WORK VISA. 
>> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE WAKING
UP AND SEEING THE SUN SHINING.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE BEING ABLE
TO WORK AND GO FOR SEA BATH AND 
PUT IN A SECOND SHIFT FOR WORK. 
>> A BIT OF A REALITY CHECK.
NOT ALL AMERICANS HAVE THAT 
LUXURY, ACCORDING TO A RECENT 
STUDY, AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF 
THE COUNTRY IS NOT ABLE TO WORK 
FROM HOME.
BUT STILL, IF YOU AREN'T LUCKY
ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DO SO, 
BARBADOS MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING
OPTION
CARL NASMAN, NBC NEWS, LONDON.
>> MORE POWER TO YOU IF YOU CAN.
JUST UP AN
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
A SHOOTING LEAVES 14 INJURED IN 
CHICAGO, AS THE PRESIDENT 
PERSISTS ON PUSHING A PLAN
CALLED OPERATION LEGEND, THAT 
WOULD SEND FEDERAL AGENTS INTO
VARIOUS REGIONS AROUND THE
NATION
>> LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON
ALL RUN BY DEMOCRATS
ALL RUN BY VERY LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF BIDEN GOT IN, THAT WOULD BE
TRUE FOR THE COUNTRY
THE WHOLE COUNTRY WOULD GO TO 
HELL. 
>> LEADERS AROUND THE NATION ARE
PUSHING BACK, HARD. 
>> AND AS THE PRESIDENT CHANGES 
HIS TUNE ON MASKS, HE ALSO SAYS 
THE CORONAVIRUS IS GOING TO GET 
FAR WORSE.
THIS MORNING, NEW DETAILS ON
WHEN AN EFFECTIVE VACCINE COULD 
BE AVAILABLE
>>> AND WE ARE LIVE IN LONDON 
FOR THE JOHNNY DEPP TRIAL AND 
THE INCREDIBLE DETAILS EMERGING 
FROM EX-WIFE AMBER HERD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING YOUR
MORNING WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A SHOOTOUT
ERUPTS DURING A FUNERAL IN
CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE LEAVING 14 
PEOPLE INJURED
ONE OF THE WITNESSES SAID IT
SOUNDED LIKE A WAR
POLICE FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS AT
THE SCENE.
A PERSON OF INTEREST IS IN
CUSTODY BUT THE SEARCH FOR THE
SHOOTER CONTINUES.
NBC'S DAN SHENEMAN HAS THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: A MASSIVE SHOOTING 
IN CHICAGO
WITNESSES SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
FUNERAL HOME IN A SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD
>> A BLACK VEHICLE SPEEDING 
WESTBOUND ON 79th STREET IN THE 
1000 BLOCK, BEGAN FIRING AT 
ATTENDEES OF A FUNERAL
AT THAT TIME, THE ATTENDEES OF
THE FUNERAL EXCHANGED GUNFIRE 
WITH THE BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY 
CRASHED AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE
VEHICLE SCATTERED.
>> THERE ARE 14 VICTIMS BEING 
TREATED, FIVE SEPARATE AREA 
HOSPITALS.
>> CHICAGO IS A CITY RAVAGED BY 
VIOLENCE
OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 60
PEOPLE WERE SHOT
A DOZEN, FATALLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED
TO SEND IN FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> HOW ABOUT CHICAGO
I READ THE NUMBERS WERE MANY
PEOPLE KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND
WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO, TOO.
>> WE DON'T NEED FEDERAL AGENTS,
WITHOUT ANY INSIGNIA, TAKING
PEOPLE OFF THE STREET, AND
HOLDING THEM, I THINK,
UNLAWFULLY
>> CHICAGO'S LATEST SHOOTING
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> AND ON THE HEELS OF THAT
SHOOTING IN CHICAGO, PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS PLAN TO 
COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE PRESIDENT 
WILL DETAIL THE INITIATIVE WHICH
WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
LET'S GET TO OUR CAPITOL HILL 
CORRESPONDENT TRACIE POTTS AND, 
TRACIE, TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS 
WHAT'S CALLED OPERATION LEGEND. 
>> WELL, FRANCES, IT'S BEING
DESCRIBED AS A SUSTAINED, 
SYSTEMIC, AND COORDINATED LAW 
ENFORCEMENT EFFORT
SENDING THESE FEDERAL AGENTS
INTO CITIES TO FIGHT VIOLENT
CRIME.
A SUDDEN URGE, ACCORDING TO THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
IT'S NAMED AFTER A 4-YEAR-OLD,
SHOT AND KILLED, WHILE SLEEPING 
IN HIS FAMILY'S KANSAS CITY 
APARTMENT.
THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE.
NOW, THIS HAS NOT BEEN DESCRIBED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS
AGENTS BEING DEPLOYED AGAINST 
PROTESTORS BUT WE SAW THAT IN 
PORTLAND
AND SOME FEAR THAT'S HOW THEY 
COULD BE USED.
>> YOU HAVE LeGEND TALIFERRO WHO
LOST HIS LIFE OUT IN KANSAS 
CITY
AND AT LEAST IN MISSOURI, YOU 
HAD A GOVERNOR WHO CAME TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SAID, HEY, I WANT 
FEDERAL HELP
WHAT EVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE 
WHAT HAPPENED TO LeGEND 
TALIFERRO NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
>> WHAT WE WILL BE GETTING ARE
SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE
FBI, THE DEA, AND THE ATF.
I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR, THAT WE 
WELCOME ACTUAL PARTNERSHIP
BUT WE DO NOT WELCOME 
DICTATORSHIP
WE DO NOT WELCOME 
AUTHORITARIANISM
AND WE DO NOT WELCOME 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL ARREST AND 
DETAINMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
>> EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW, HERE, IN PORTLAND
BECAUSE IT'S, UNFORTUNATELY,
COMING TO YOUR CITY.
IT'S LIKE A ROADSHOW ON THE PART
OF OUR PRESIDENT
AND HE IS USING PORTLAND AS HIS 
TEST CASE.
>> NOW, THE MAYORS OF CHICAGO,
NEW YORK, AND FOUR OTHER MAJOR
CITIES, ARE CALLING ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESSENTIALLY,
TO STAY OUT OF THEIR AREA.
TO TAKE THOSE FEDERAL AGENTS OFF
THEIR STREETS.
FRANCES.
>> TRACIE, THANK YOU
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE LATEST
ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
ACCORDING TO THE COVID TRACKING 
PROJECT, AMERICA'S DAILY DEATH
TOLL SURPASSED 1,000 FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE MAY
WITH FLORIDA AND TEXAS REPORTING
RECORD-DAILY AVERAGES OVER 100
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WARNING
THAT THE SITUATION WILL,
PROBABLY, GET WORSE BEFORE IT 
GETS BETTER.
NBC'S JAY GRAY HAS THIS REPORT
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RESUMING HIS CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE BRIEFINGS.
BUT, THIS TIME, WITHOUT THE TASK
FORCE.
>> WHY ARE YOUR DOCTORS NOT WITH
YOU HERE TODAY
WHERE IS DR. FAUCI
DR. BIRX
>> WELL, DR. BIRX IS RIGHT
OUTSIDE.
YES, PLEASE.
>> THE MOVE PART OF WHAT SEEMS
TO BE A SHIFT IN STRATEGY BY THE
WHITE HOUSE, INCLUDING AN 
ABOUTFACE ON MASKS. 
>> WHEN YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO 
SOCIALLY DISTANCE, WEAR A MASK. 
>> AIDES URGING THE PRESIDENT TO
SHOW MORE LEADERSHIP PUBLICLY,
WITH HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN 
LAGGING IN THE POLLS. 
>> I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WILL JUDGE US ON THIS.
BUT THEY'LL JUDGE US ON THE 
ECONOMY THAT I CREATED. 
>> POLITICAL RIVAL JOE BIDEN, 
QUESTIONING THE PRESIDENT'S 
METHODS AND MOTIVES.
>> HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO
ZERO
IT'S ONLY ONE THING HE HAS IN 
MIND
HOW DOES HE WIN RE-ELECTION?
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY
PEOPLE GET COVID AND/OR DIE FROM
COVID.
>> WITH THE RATE OF INFECTION 
AND DEATHS FROM COVID-19
CLIMBING. 
>> THERE IS ONE MORE CENTRAL
PROPOSAL THAT TIES KIDS, JOBS,
AND HEALTHCARE, ALL TOGETHER
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS ARE
BITTERLY DIVIDED IN THE DEBATE
OVER A NEW RELIEF PACKAGE.
KEY STICKING POINTS INCLUDING A 
PAYROLL TAX CUT, PUSHED BY THE
WHITE HOUSE.
FUNDS FOR TESTING.
OPENING SCHOOLS.
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
AND A SECOND ROUND OF STIMULUS
CHECKS, WITH TIME RUNNING OUT.
>> IT WOULD BE CRUEL-HEARTED AND
CALLOUS TO CUT OFF THE EXTENDED 
AND EXPANDED UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO
EXPIRE
>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF
FAMILIES WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
HEALTH AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>>> THE NATION'S TOP VACCINE
MAKERS ARE OFFERING SOME
OPTIMISM THIS MORNING.
SUGGESTING A VACCINE COULD PASS 
FDA SCRUTINY, EITHER LATE THIS
YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR.
HERE IS NBC'S TOM COSTELLO
>> AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
MED CENTER, MORE VOLUNTEERS 
ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES FOR A
COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL
THIS ONE, RUN BY DRUG GIANT 
PFIZER
SO FAR, 138,000 VOLUNTEERS HAVE 
SIGNED UP.
AS DRUG COMPANIES RACE TO STOP
THE VIRUS THAT'S ALREADY CLAIMED
600,000 LIVES, WORLDWIDE
>> SO, THE RACE IS ON.
NOT AGAINST EACH OTHER BUT
AGAINST THIS VIRUS. 
>> AT A VIRTUAL CONGRESSIONAL 
HEARING, EXECUTIVES FROM FIVE 
LEADING VACCINE DEVELOPERS SAID 
THEY'RE ALL IN VARIOUS STAGES OF
TESTING.
SOME, NOW ENTERING HUMAN TRIALS.
EVEN BEFORE FDA APPROVAL, 
PFIZER, MERCK, ASTRAZENECA, AND 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND MODERNA 
ALL PLAN TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION
TO MEET DEMAND
THE WHITE HOUSE COULD TRY TO
FAST TRACK A VACCINE. 
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT --
THAT YOU WILL GUARD AGAINST ANY 
PRESSURE THAT COMES FROM THE FDA
TO EITHER LOWER ITS STANDARDS OR
TO -- OR TO APPROVE SOMETHING 
THAT YOU KNOW DOESN'T MEET THE
STANDARDS.
>> WE ARE WORKING, AROUND THE 
CLOCK, TO ACCELERATE OUR
DEVELOPMENT.
BUT WE ARE NOT CUTTING CORNERS
ON SAFETY.
>> AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE
MARYLAND PFIZER STUDY, CYNTHIA, 
WHO RECEIVED TWO DOSES IN JUNE
THOUGH, SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF SHE 
RECEIVED THE VACCINE OR PLACEBO.
>> HAVE YOU HAD ANY SIDE
EFFECTS?
>> I HAD JUST VERY MILD SIDE
EFFECTS, AFTER THE FIRST
VACCINE, WHICH CONSISTED OF VERY
MILD CHILLS.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, REALLY,
NONE. 
>> 65 YEARS OLD AND IN GOOD 
HEALTH, VOLUNTEERING, SHE SAYS, 
IS THE LEAST SHE COULD DO.
>> I FELT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT 
I COULD DO TO -- TO HELP FIGHT
THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> IN THE U.S., THE NIH IS
LOOKING FOR 30,000 VOLUNTEERS 
FOR EACH VACCINE TRIAL
THE SIGN-UP LINK ON ITS WEBSITE 
USES A NETWORK DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
BUILT DECADES AGO.
VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A STIPEND AND
EITHER A VACCINE DOSE OR A
PLACEBO.
LEAD RESEARCHERS SAY IT'S 
CRITICAL TO ENROLL MINORITY 
VOLUNTEERS SINCE COVID HAS
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED 
THOSE COMMUNITIES.
>> WE CERTAINLY AREN'T OUT TO 
COERCE ANY POPULATIONS
BUT WE WOULD LIKE MINORITY
POPULATIONS TO HAVE FULL ACCESS 
AND FULL ADVANTAGE OF 
PARTICIPATING IN THESE TRIALS,
IF THEY WISH TO DO SO.
>> DEPENDING ON THE VACCINE,
RESEARCHERS SAY, WE'D PROBABLY
ALL GET TWO DOSES AND THE FDA IS
LIKELY TO APPROVE MORE THAN ONE 
VACCINE.
>> THE FIRST VACCINE MIGHT NOT
BE THE BEST VACCINE FOR SENIORS 
OR FOR CHILDREN.
>> THE FDA REQUIRES ALL VACCINES
TO BE AT LEAST 50% EFFECTIVE TO 
RECEIVE APPROVAL
FOUR OF THE FIVE DRUG COMPANIES 
HAVE RECEIVED TAXPAYER MONEY TO 
FIND A VACCINE
TWO OF THOSE COMPANIES TOLD 
CONGRESS THEY WILL OFFER THE
VACCINE FREE OR AT COST.
FRANCES.
>> ALL RIGHT, TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> KANYE WEST IS AT HIS HOME IN 
WYOMING FOLLOWING HIS FIRST 
CAMPAIGN EVENT AND A RECENT 
TWITTER RANT
BUT HE STILL HAS A VERY SOLID 
SUPPORT SYSTEM. 
>> WE NEED SOME JOY.
>> A SMILE. 
>> YEAH, WE NEED A SMILE. 
>> BROTHERHOOD IS REAL
LOVE IS REAL
>> WAIT A SECOND
I SAID SMILING, BROTHER.
>> HAVING FUN OUT THERE.
WEST POSTING THIS VIDEO TO
TWITTER ON TUESDAY ON A SURPRISE
VISIT FROM HIS FRIEND, COMEDIAN 
DAVE CHAPELLE.
THAT'S HIM RIGHT ON THE RIGHT OF
YOUR SCREEN THERE.
HE WROTE, THANK YOU, DAVE, FOR
HOPPING ON A JET TO COME SEE ME.
YOU ARE A GODSEND AND A TRUE
FRIEND. 
>> A SECOND PHASE OF ANOTHER
TWITTER TIRADE JUST MOMENTS AGO.
TEXAS WILL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE
BIT LONGER FOR MAJOR HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL
THE STATE'S GOVERNING BODY FOR
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IS DELAYING
THE START OF THE SEASON FOR FO
T
FOOTBALL'S HIGHEST DIVISIONS
THE NEW KICKOFF DATE IS THE 
24th
LOWER DIVISIONS CAN START THEIR 
SEASONS, AS SCHEDULED.
>> FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
FULL STEAM AHEAD
>>> BREAKING JUST MOMENTS AGO, A
REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA THAT IS
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
LET'S GET THE LATEST FROM NBC 
METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA WEBB.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE HAVE A VERY UNFORTUNATE
SITUATION THAT'S DEVELOPING IN
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
A TSUNAMI WARNING IN THAT AREA
JUST OFF OF SAND POINT
THEY HAVE ISSUED NOW IN THE NEXT
HOUR OR SO, POTENTIAL TSUNAMI.
GOING TO BE MAKING ITS WAY
ACROSS THAT AREA, ALL THE WAY 
INTO KODIAK ISLAND
ALSO, I AM JUST GETTING WORD
SIRENS ARE CURRENTLY GOING OFF
IN THE HOMER AREA.
HIGHER GROUND IS DEFINITELY 
NEEDED IN THAT AREA, AS 
INUNDATION OF WATER IS EXPECTED.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, THE NORTHEAST, WE ARE
WATCHING THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK
FOR SLIGHT TO SEVERE STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON, INTO THE EVENING 
HOURS.
NEW YORK CITY TO PHILADELPHIA.
BUT WE COULD SEE LARGE HAIL AND 
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO COLUMBUS, THIS AFTERNOON, YOU
ARE GOING TO SEE DAYTIME HIGHS
THERE ROARING BACK INTO THE 
UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s
FOR TEXT TEAS, SIGHTLY COOLER BT
STILL VERY HOT AND HUMID FROM 
DALLAS ALL THE WAY INTO NEW 
ORLEANS.
AND ALSO, WATCHING THE TROPICS
A LOT GOING ON
I WILL HAVE MORE OF THAT COMING 
UP. 
>> FROM COAST TO COAST. 
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE WATCHING TODAY'S 
GROUNDBREAKERS
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ASSISTANT
COACH MADE MLB HISTORY AS THE 
FIRST WOMAN TO COACH ON THE 
FIELD DURING A MAJOR LEAGUE 
GAME
SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD A
FULL-TIME COACHING POSITION IN
THE LEAGUE. 
>> VIOLA DAVIS MARKING THE FIRST
TIME THE PUBLICATION HAS
FEATURED THE WORK OF A BLACK
PHOTOGRAPHER ON ITS COVER.
IT WAS SHOT BY PHOTOGRAPHER 
DARIO.
>> GIRL SCOUTS ANNOUNCED 24 NEW 
BADGES WITH A FOCUS ON
ENCOURAGING GIRLS TO EXPLORE
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
NURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAME
TOGETHER TO HONOR NURSES WHO
DIED ON THE FRONT LINES FIGHTING
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
ON TUESDAY, NURSES GATHERED AT
THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 
FOR A VIGIL HONORING COLLEAGUES.
SHOES WERE PLACED ON THE LAWN OF
THE CAPITOL BUILDING TO HONOR 
THE OVER 100 U.S. NURSES WHO
DIED DURING THE PANDEMIC
THE NURSES, ALSO, CALLED ON 
CONGRESS TO PASS THE HEROES ACT,
WHICH WOULD ENSURE FRONTLINE
WORKERS HAVE ENOUGH PERSONAL
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. 
>> THE LIBEL SUIT BY ACTOR
JOHNNY DEPP AGAINST BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER HAS RELEASED NEW
DETAILS OF HIS EX-WIFE AMBER
HEARD.
SHE STRUCK HER EX-HUSBAND TO
DEFEND HER SISTER BACK IN 2015
JOINING US FROM LONDEDON IS SARA
HARMON
SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME THEY'RE IN
COURT, MORE SALACIOUS DETAILS 
COME OUT. 
>> HI, FRANCES, GOOD MORNING
CALLING THIS CASE SALACIOUS IS
PROBABLY BEING OVERLY GENEROUS
OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, WE
HAVE SEEN PHOTOS AND HEARD
TESTIMONY OF EVERYTHING FROM
ALLEGED DOMESTIC ABUSE TO DRUG
AND ALCOHOL-FUELED BENDERS
SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT HAVE 
COME OUT ARE PROBABLY NOT 
APPROPRIATE FOR MORNING TV
BUT YESTERDAY, IT WAS 
INTERESTING BECAUSE WE HEARD
AMBER HEARD ADMIT, FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THAT SHE DID HIT DEPP.
ALTHOUGH, SHE DOES SAY THAT SHE 
WAS DEFENDING HEIFR SISTER
HERE'S HOW SHE DESCRIBED THE
SITUATION.
>> HE WAS ABOUT TO PUSH MY
SISTER DOWN THE STAIRS
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK US
UP
I AM PROTECTIVE OVER MY BABY
SISTER
WHEN HE LAID HANDS ON HER, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID.
BUT I KNOW I JUMPED IN BETWEEN
THE ACTIONS THAT I SAW COULD
LEAD TO A FATAL INJURY TO MY
SISTER
>> AND, FRANCES, IT'S WORTH 
POINTING OUT THAT, EVEN THOUGH
WE'VE SEEN SO MUCH OF THIS
FORMER COUPLE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY 
AIRED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
NEITHER OF THEM IS ON TRIAL.
AS YOU POINTED OUT, THIS IS A 
LIBEL SUIT, AND IT CENTERS
AROUND WHETHER A BRITISH TABLOID
NEWSPAPER WAS JUSTIFIED IN
CALLING JOHNNY DEPP A WIFE
BEATER,IN PRINT.
THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVE THAT 
TERMINOLOGY WAS ACCURATE AND, 
THEREFORE, ALL THIS TESTIMONY 
FROM HIS FORMER WIFE THAT WE'VE 
HEARD OUVER THE LAST COUPLE 
WEEKS.
IF THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS ARE
ANYTHING TO GO BY, THERE IS 
LIKELY PLENTY MORE AHEAD
FRANCES, PHILLIP. 
>> WOW
JUST REALL
>>> A 16-YEAR-OLD GOALIE WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A
SOCCER FIELD
HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE MOSCOW
THE TEEN IS SEEN CRASHING TO THE
GROUND, UNCONSCIOUS.
AMAZINGLY, JUST THREE WEEKS 
AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED AND PUT
INTO AN INDUCED COMA, HE WAS
BACK ON THE FIELD.
HOPEFULLY, FOR HIS SAKE, YOU
KNOW THAT SAYING THAT LIGHTNING 
NEVER STRIKES TWICE.
HOPEFULLY, HIS CASE, THAT IS
TRUE. 
>> THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND HIM. 
>> WOW. 
>> ALL RIGHT
IN NEIGHBORING UKRAINE, A 
BIZARRE 12-HOUR STANDOFF WITH A 
MAN WHO TOOK 13 PEOPLE HOSTAGE
ON A BUS
SO WHAT WERE HIS DEMANDS
WELL, SENIOR UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS
ADMIT TO BEING TERRORISTS AND 
THAT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
HE DID JUST THAT
IN A FACEBOOK VIDEO, HE SAID
EVERYONE SHOULD GO WATCH THE
FILM
THE SUSPECT SURRENDERED AND 
ZELENSKY DELETED IT WITH A THANK
YOU NOTE. 
>> THE NBA WILL BEGIN ITS FIRST 
ROUND OF SCRIMMAGES THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST ROUND BETWEEN THE L.A.
MAGIC AND ORLANDO CLIPPERS
ALL PARTICIPATING WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THREE INTER-SQUAD
SCRIMMAGES
PLAYING IN ORLANDO WITH A 
LIMITED AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
>>> HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ALEXA 
SAY TO YOU, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T 
CATCH THAT
WELL, SOME PEOPLE USING SMART 
HOME DEVICES GET THAT ANSWER
MORE THAN OTHERS
THE WEBSITE GEAR HUNGRY ASKED 
3,000 PEOPLE HOW WELL VOICE 
ASSISTANCE UNDERSTAND THEM TO 
FIND OUT WHICH REGIONS HAVE THE 
MOST TROUBLE
CHECK OUT THAT LIST THERE.
THE ACCENT MOST DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND WAS FROM MAINE,
FOLLOWED BY ALASKA
THEN, NORTHWESTERN
THEY GOT NEW MEXICO.
CHICAGO IN THE TOP FIVE.
NEW YORK ACCENT, BY THE WAY, WAS
23rd ON THAT LIST.
>> YEAH, I MEAN IT'S PRETTY 
INTERESTING TO SEE WHEREVER YOU 
ARE, THE SLIGHTEST DIFFERENCE 
HOW YOU SAY SOMETHING.
>> WELL, JANESSA, YOU HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS, JANESSA, FROM ALASKA
>> YOU GUYS THINK I HAVE AN 
ACCENT
AN ALASKAN ACCENT?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> YEAH.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT ONE.
I'M NOT SURE
LET'S CHECK OUT WHAT'S GOING ON 
WEATHER WISE
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY CONTINUE TO BUILD
DAYTIME HIGHS ARE STILL ABOVE 
AVERAGE.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY
CAN SEE HIGHS ABOVE AVERAGE.
THE FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE,
>>> A TENNESSEE PORTRAIT ARTIST 
SHARED A UNIQUE PAINTING HE 
CREATED OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN 
LEWIS.
THE PORTRAIT SHOWS A YOUNG
LEWIS, LINKING ARMS WITH DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
AND AN OLDER LEWIS JOINING ARMS 
WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA.
THE ARTIST, CARL HESS, SAID HE
WANTED TO CONNECT WHO THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON WAS THEN AND NOW
LEWIS RECEIVED THE PAINTING A 
FEW MONTHS AGO, AND WEEKS BEFORE
HE DIED, HE SENT HESS A 
THANK-YOU LETTER EXPRESSING HIS 
APPRECIATION. 
>> NFL TRAINING CAMP IS 
OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY THIS
MORNING, AT LEAST FOR THE 
ROOKIES.
OTHER PLAYERS BEGIN REPORTING 
NEXT WEEK.
BUT THIS YEAR, THE MIDSUMMER
TRADITION LOOKS FAR DIFFERENT.
SAM BROCK HAS MORE
>> Reporter: FOOTBALL FANS
DESPERATE FOR AN NFL KICKOFF
THIS FALL.
>> CLUBS ARE WORKING TO CREATE A
CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 
>> JUST GOT A DOSE OF GOOD NEWS 
AFTER THE LEAGUE AND ITS PLAYERS
PATCHED TOGETHER A PLAN FOR 
COVID-19 TESTING
TWO NEGATIVES, REQUIRED BEFORE
PLAYERS CAN EVEN ENTER CAMP.
THEN, DAILY TESTING FOR TWO 
WEEKS.
SHOULD THE POSITIVITY RATE STAY 
BELOW 5%, TESTING THEN GOES TO
EVERY OTHER DAY.
>> YOU THINK THERE'S ANY
GUARANTEES THE NFL HAS A SEASON 
THIS YEAR?
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
GUARANTEE.
WE WANT TO PULL THIS OFF BECAUSE
AMERICA NEEDS IT
IT'D BE EXCITING TO BE -- TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY NFL
FOOTBALL AND GIVE PEOPLE
SOMETHING TO SMILE AND ENJOY. 
>> AN L.A. RAMS CAPTAIN, WHO'S
SEEN COVID UP CLOSE AND 
PERSONAL
HIS WHOLE FAMILY CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS IN LATE JUNE, INCLUDING 
HIS WIFE, FOUR KIDS, AND MOTHER 
AND FATHER-IN-LAW.
>> IT ALMOST KILLED MY DAD
SO I THINK WE LOOK AT OTHER 
FAMILIES IN THE NFL, PREGNANT 
WOMEN SPECIFICALLY, PEOPLE WHO
MAYBE ARE LIVING WITH THEIR 
PARENTS.
>> WITH AN EYE TOWARDS FAMILIES 
AND THEIR SAFETY, THE NFL 
SEASON, SET TO START IN 
SEPTEMBER, AFTER MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL AND THE NBA. 
>> THIS, SINCE MARCH S13th, WHEN
EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN IN SPORTS, 
IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WEEK IN 
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
TO SEE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE
FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR.
>> IN NEW YORK, THE GIANTS AND
THE JETS WILL BE PLAYING THEIR
REGULAR-SEASON GAMES AT THE 
MEADOWLANDS WITH NO SPECTATORS
IN THE STANDS.
THAT AFTER THE GOVERNOR OF NEW
JERSEY ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
BANNING LARGE GATHERINGS OF 500 
OR MORE PEOPLE
IN MIAMI, SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS.
>> I THINK MIKE NAILED IT.
BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL.
AND SEEING WHAT THE NFL'S GOING 
TO LOOK LIKE. 
>> SEE IF IT'S GOING TO STICK.
>> FINGERS CROSSED. 
>> JUST IN TIME FOR HIS 7th 
BIRTHDAY TODAY, THE DUKE AND
DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE SHARED TWO 
VERY CUTE PHOTOS
LOOK AT HIM HERE
SON PRINCE GEORGE WHO IS THIRD
IN LINE TO THE BRITISH THRONE.
BEHIND HIS GRANDFATHER PRINCE 
CHARLES AND DAD PRINCE WAILLIAM
THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY MOM
KATE MIDDLETON, WHO SEEMS TO BE 
PRETTY GOOD BEHIND THE CAMERA.
>> POSSIBLE FUTURE KING.
WHAT IS HE
THIRD IN LINE?
>> GOOD FOR HIM.
THANKS FOR WAKING UP WIT
>>> OPERATION LEGEND
IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT YET, 
YOU WILL TODAY
THE PRESIDENT IS PROPOSING
SENDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TO SEVERAL CITIES AROUND THE
NATION
>>> THE VIRUS OUTBREAK SURGING
THIS MORNING
AND THE PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S 
GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT
GETS ANY BETTER AND THE NFL 
OFFICIALLY CANCELS ALL PRESEASON
GAMES.
>> THE CHINESE HACKERS ACCUSED
OF TRYING TO STEAL VACCINE
RESEARCH
THE CHARGES JUST ANNOUNCED
>> THE SPREAD OF THE CALIFORNIA 
HOG FIRE AS NEW BLAZES ARE
KEEPING FIREFIGHTERS BUSY TODAY.
>> TALK ABOUT TURTLE POWER
IT'S WEDNESDAY, JULY 22nd.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
GLAD YOU'RE WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> I'M FILLPHILLIP MENA
>>> PROTESTS CONTINUE IN PLACES 
LIKE PORTLAND, OREGON WHERE THE 
CITY IS ON EDGE.
DEMONSTRATORS PROTESTING
EXCESSIVE POLICE FORCE CONTINUE 
TO CLASH WITH FEDERAL AGENTS WHO
HAVE ARRIVED WITHOUT THE CONSENT
OF LEADERS SOMETHING THAT 
PORTLAND'S LEADERS ARE SAYING IS
ESCALATING THE CHAOS
>> Reporter: TENSIONS ESCALATED 
AS HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORS
CLASHED WITH FEDERAL AGENTS,
ANGER BOILING OVER AS SOME OF 
THE CROWD SET FIRES AND RIPPED
DOWN PROTECTIVE BARRIERS AT THE 
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE
PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLING THE 
PROTESTERS ANARCHISTS.
>> THEY WERE RIPPING DOWN THAT
CITY, DESTROYING THE CITY,
LOOTING IT
>> WHILE MANY OF THE PROTESTS 
HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL THERE'S ALSO 
BEEN VIOLENCE, AND LOOTING
THE PRESENCE OF FEDERAL AGENTS
IS FUELLING THE TENSION.
>> THE PROTESTS WERE CALMING
DOWN AND THAT THE PRESENCE OF 
FEDERAL TROOPS HERE, TRUMP'S
TROOPS HERE IN THE STREETS OF 
PORTLAND HAS SUBSTANTIALLY
EXACERBATED AN ALREADY
CHALLENGING SITUATION.
>> THEY'RE THERE TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL PROPERTY
>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE 
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT 
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE WANTS
TO SEND FEDERAL ENFORCERS INTO
OTHER CITIES
>> I'LL BE DARNED IF I'M GOING
TO LET ANYBODY EVEN IF THEIR
NAME IS MR. PRESIDENT BRING 
THOSE KIND OF TROOPS TO OUR 
CITY
>> Reporter: FEW NOW, ALL EYES
ARE ON PORTLAND BRACING FOR 
ANOTHER NIGHT OF PROTESTS.
>> AMID LINGERING CONCERNS ABOUT
THE CRACKDOWN IN PORTLAND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS 
PLAN TO DETAIL THE INITIATIVE 
WHICH WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
TELL US MORE ABOUT OPERATION
LEGEND
>> WE ARE TOLD THIS WILL BE A 
SUSTAINED AND COORDINATED EFFORT
AMONG ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES TO 
SEND AGENTS INTO CITIES TO DOLE 
WITH WHAT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS A
SUDDEN SURGE OF VIOLENT CRIME.
IT'S NAMED AFTER A FOUR-YEAR-OLD
WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN HIS
KANSAS CITY APARTMENT.
THIS HAPPENED IN LATE JUNE AND
WHILE IT'S SUPPOSED TO TARGET 
VIOLENT CRIME THERE IS SOME 
CONCERN THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
THE ADMINISTRATION COULD USE
THESE FEDERAL AGENTS TO DEAL
WITH DEMONSTRATIONS AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
>> YOU HAVE LEGEND WHO LOST HIS 
LIFE OUT AT KANSAS CITY AND AT
LEAST IN MISSOURI YOU HAD A 
GOVERNOR WHO CAME AND SAID HEY, 
I WANT FEDERAL HELP TO MAKE SURE
WHATEVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE
IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN
>> WHAT WE WILL BE GETTING ARE
SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE
FBI, THE DEA AND THE ATF
WE WELCOME ACTUAL PARTNERSHIP,
BUT WE DO NOT WELCOME 
DICTATORSHIP
WE DO NOT WELCOME AAUTHOR
N
AAUTHORITARIANISM AND WE DO NOT 
WELCOME UNCONSTITUTIONAL ARRESTS
AND DETAINMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
>> EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW HERE IN PORTLAND
BECAUSE IT'S UNFORTUNATELY
COMING TO YOUR CITY.
IT'S LIKE A ROAD SHOW ON THE
PART OF OUR PRESIDENT AND HE'S
USING PORT LAND AS HIS TEST 
CASE
>> MAYORS IN NEW YORK AND 
CHICAGO AND FOUR OTHER BIG
CITIES ARE CALLING ON THE 
PRESIDENT TO END THE FEDERAL
PRESENCE IN PORTLAND AND NOT
SEND THOSE FEDERAL AGENTS INTO
THEIR CITIES
>> THANK YOU
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A 
SHOOTOUT ERUPTS DURING A FUNERAL
IN CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE LEAVING 
14 PEOPLE INJURED.
ONE OF THE WITNESSES SAID IT
SOUNDED LIKE A WAR
POLICE FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS AT
THE SCENE.
THE SEARCH FOR THE SHOOTER
CONTINUES.
>> Reporter:
>> IT WAS LIKE A WAR
I'M LIKE WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
>> AROUND 6:30 P.M. NEIGHBORS 
HEARD DOZENS OF GUNSHOTS FIRED
>> WE WENT DOWN THE STREET AND
THERE WAS JUST LIKE BODIES
LAYING EVERYWHERE.
>> MORE WOMEN THAN MEN. 
>> Reporter: CHICAGO POLICE SAY 
THEY FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS THAT
WOUNDED 14 PEOPLE AFTER A CAR 
DROVE PAST A FUNERAL HOME AND 
OPENED FIRE.
>> YOU GET A FIRING AT ATTENDEES
OF THE FUNERAL
THE BLACK VEHICLE THEN TURNED 
NORTHBOUND DOWN CARPENTER.
IT CONTINUED TO FIRE AT THE 
ATTENDEES OF THE FUNERAL AT 
WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE MIDWAY 
DOWN THE BLOCK CRASHED AND CAME 
TO A HALT.
>> THE SUSPECTS RAN OFF IN
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
>> IT APPEARED AS IF IT WAS 
PLANNED BECAUSE AS THE PEOPLE 
COMING OUT OF THE FUNERAL HOME, 
THE SHOTS RANG OUT
>> IT'S SAD IN THESE
COMMUNITIES.
WE CAN'T WALK TO THE STORE
YOU CAN'T GO ATTEND A FUNERAL.
WHO CAN'T ATTEND A FUNERAL
GOOD GRACIOUS.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> THE WHITE HOUSE APPEARS TO
BE SHIFTING ITS STRATEGY ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS RESUMING THE 
BRIEFINGS ON COVID-19 AND HE
WARNED THAT THE CRISIS WOULD
PROBABLY GET WORSE BEFORE IT
GETS BETTER.
HERE'S KRISTEN WELKER.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDING HIS
FIRST BRIEF ON THE CORONAVIRUS
SINCE APRIL TOUTING PROGRESS
>> THE VACCINES ARE COMING SOON.
>> INTENSIFYING HIS DEFENSE OF
HIS ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF
THE CRISIS BUT UNLIKE PAST
BRIEFINGS IN WHICH HE WAS 
FLANKED BY THE CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE THE PRESIDENT TOOK THE
PODIUM ALONE
>> SOME AREAS ARE DOING VERY
WELL, OTHERS ARE DOING LESS 
WELL
WILL IT PROBABLY GET WORSE
BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE WAY 
IT IS.
>> Reporter: INCLUDING SOMETHING
HE HAS RARELY DONE, TOUTING 
MASKS.
>> WE'RE ASKING AMERICANS TO USE
MASKS, SOCIALLY DISTANCE AND
EMPLOY VIGOROUS HYGIENE WHILE 
SHELTERING HIGH RISK
POPULATIONS.
WE'RE IMPLORING YOUNG AMERICANS 
TO AVOID PACKED BARS, BE SAFE 
AND BE SMART. 
>> Reporter: HE IS ASKED WHY HE 
HAS SENT MIXED MESSAGES ABOUT 
MASKS AND CAPTURED AT A 
FUNDRAISER WITHOUT ONE
>> I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE 
MASKS.
I VIEW IT THIS WAY
ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP AND THAT 
CERTAINLY CAN POTENTIALLY HELP
IS A GOOD THING.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM, I CARRY IT,
YOU SAW ME WEARING IT A NUMBER
OF TIMES AND I'LL CONTINUE
>> HE ALSO ADDRESSED WHY TESTING
IS STILL FALLING SHORT
>> WE'VE DONE MORE TESTING BY 
FAR THAN ANYBODY
SOME OF THE TESTS BECAUSE IT IS 
MASSIVE VOLUME IT TAKES LONGER
OTHERS ARE QUICK
AND THOSE ARE FRANKLY THE ONES
THAT I PREFER BUT WE'RE DOING 
MASSIVE NUMBERS AND THE NUMBERS 
ARE COMING DOWN.
>> THE ONE MOMENT THE PRESIDENT 
VEERED OFF MESSAGE WHEN HE WAS
ASKED ABOUT MAXWELL ACCUSED OF
ENABLING JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S
EXPLOITATION OF MINORS
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING IT
TOO MUCH
I WISH HER WELL FRANKLY.
I'VE MET HER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER
THE YEARS ESPECIALLY SINCE I
LIVED IN PALM BEACH.
>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIT ON YOU.
HE'S QUIT ON THIS COUNTRY.
THIS ELECTION IS NOT JUST ABOUT 
HIM.
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> AND OUR THANKS FOR THAT
REPORT
>>> THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS 
ACCUSING TWO MEN IN CHINA OF
TRYING TO STEAL MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY FROM COMPANIES IN THE
U.S. WORKING ON COVID-19
TREATMENTS AND VACCINES.
PETE WILLIAMS EXPLAINS. 
>> Reporter: LESS THAN A WEEK 
AFTER THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WERE
RESEARCHING A COVID-19 VACCINE, 
A COMPUTER HACKER LOOKED FOR WAY
TO HACK INTO THE COMPUTERS
NOW HE IS WANTED
THEY DIDN'T SUCCEED IN STEALING 
ANYTHING, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
SAYS BUT THEIR CYBER ATTACKS
WERE A POTENTIAL DISTRACTION
>> WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE
HACKING OR EVEN THE ATTEMPTED 
HACKING OF THAT INFORMATION CAN 
SLOW DOWN THE RESEARCH
>> Reporter: AND THE FBI SAYS 
THE TWO CHINESE MEN TARGETED
COMPANIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
DOING COVID RESEARCH, PART OF A 
WORLDWIDE HACKING CAMPAIGN
SOMETIMES THEY DID IT FOR 
PROFIT, THE FBI SAYS AND
SOMETIMES THEY STOLE SECRETS AT 
THE REQUEST OF CHINESE
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS BASED IN
THIS BUILDING.
>> WHEN CHINA VIOLATES CRIMINAL 
LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL NORMS, WE
WILL NOT TOLERATE IT
>> U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN 
SAYING FOR WEEKS NOW THAT CHINA 
IS TRYING TO STEAL COVID-19 
SECRETS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST 
TIME THAT ANYBODY'S BEEN CHARGED
WITH TRYING TO DO IT
IT CAN CONTINUE ITS VACCINE WORK
WITHOUT DISRUPTION
>> THANK YOU
>>> IN MINNEAPOLIS A JUDGE LIFTS
A GAG ORDER IN THE CRIMINAL CASE
OF THE FOUR OFFICERS CHARGED IN 
THE FATAL ARREST OF GEORGE
FLOYD.
WE'RE OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE
WITH THE DETAILS. 
>> Reporter: A NEW DEVELOPMENT
IN THE CASE INVOLVING THE FOUR
FIRED MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT
OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH
OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD.
THE JUDGE LIFTING THAT GAG ORDER
ALLOWING THE PARTIES TO SPEAK 
MORE FREELY ABOUT THAT CASE.
AT THE HEARING THE JUDGE ALSO 
HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE 
POSSIBLE RELEASE OF THAT BODY 
CAMERA VIDEO THAT WE KNOW 
EXISTS
THE JUDGE SAYING HE WILL MAKE A 
RULING ON POSSIBLY RELEASING
THAT VIDEO TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN 
ABOUT A WEEK OR SHORTLY OR
QUICKLY WERE HIS WORDS
IN MINNESOTA THE STATE
LEGISLATOR PASSING A RELIEF 
MEASURE AND MORE DATA COLLECTION
FOR OFFICERS AND USE OF FORCE 
INCIDENTS, THAT'S BEEN ONE OF 
THE CALLS THAT YOU'VE BEEN
HEARING FROM PROTESTERS SINCE 
GEORGE FLOYD WAS KILLED.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> FIREFIGHTERS IN NORTH 
EASTERN CALIFORNIA ARE WORKING
TO HALT THE SPREAD OF TWO FOREST
FIRES THAT THREATEN ABOUT 170 
STRUCTURES
GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COULD START NEW BLAZES
CREWS ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH 
FIRE LINE WGS THE HELP OF 95
ENGINES AND 19 BULLDOZERS.
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED ON
DUTY
>>> A REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA IS 
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION
A VERY DEEP EARTHQUAKE JUST 
ACROSS THE CHAIN
WE DO HAVE TSUNAMI WARNINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE
ALSO AND ADVISORY FOR COOK
INLET.
WE HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET
OUT.
UNFORTUNATE SITUATION IS THAT 
THERE'S ONLY ONE ROAD IN AND OUT
OF THESE AREAS
WE HAVE SIRENS CURRENTLY GOING
ON
NOW, WE'VE ALSO HEARD THAT IN 
THE NEXT HOUR POTENTIAL TSUNAMI 
IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 MINUTES
ACROSS THAT AREA SO WATCHING
THAT VERY CLOSELY.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
FOR THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS, ALSO LARGE
HAIL
THAT'S A BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
90 DEGREES FOR COLUMBUS THIS
AFTERNOON.
THAT WET WEATHER IS GOING TO BE 
MAKING IT ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
WITH THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
IT'S BUILDING INTO THE
SOUTHEAST.
DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90s
AND ON TOP OF THAT WE'RE ALSO 
WATCHING THE TROPICS
MORE OF THAT COMING UP
>>> THANK YOU.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RARE
YELLOW TURTLE RESCUED IN EASTERN
INDIA ON SUNDAY.
LOCAL RESIDENTS FIRST SPOTTED 
THIS INCREDIBLE CREATURE AND
VIDEO WENT VIRAL
WILD LIFE EXPERTS BELIEVE IT'S A
RARE
>>> LEAD THE NEWS, THE INFORMAL 
IS TAKING MEASURES TO PROTECT 
PLAYERS RETURNING TO TRAINING 
CAMP BY CANCELLING THE PRESEASON
SCHEDULE AND SHRINKING THE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS AT CAMP.
YESTERDAY THE NFL AGREED TO 
DAILY TESTING OF PLAYERS FOR THE
FIRST TWO WEEKS OF TRAINING 
CAMP
>>> THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR
SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCED THAT 
ATTENDANCE WILL BE CAPPED AT 25%
AND MASKS AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS
WILL BE MANDATORY.
A HEALTH PLAN WILL BE RELEASED
FOR THE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 
AUGUST 23rd.
THE RACE WILL BE BROADCAST RIGHT
HERE ON NBC.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VOICING
HIS FRUSTRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
AFTER SEEING PROFESSIONAL 
BASEBALL PLAYERS KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AS A
PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST RACIAL 
AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES.
THREE PLAYERS AID LONG WITH 
MANAGERS AND COACHES TOOK A 
KNEE
ON TUESDAY, THE PRESIDENT VOICED
HIS DISPLEASURE ON TWITTER
SAYING LOOKING FORWARD TO LIVE
SPORTS BUT ANY TIME I WITNESS A 
PLAYER KNEELING THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM, THE GAME IS OVER FOR ME.
STEVE KERR CAUGHT WIND O
>>> IN TODAY'S NEWS BY THE
NUMBERS A PLUNGE IN AIR TRAVEL
DEMAND DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC HAS LED TO A LOSS OF 
OVER $1.6 BILLION IF UNITED 
AIRLINES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER.
DURING THAT SAME QUARTER LAST 
YEAR IT POSTED MORE THAN A
BILLION DOLLARS IN PROFIT.
>> BEST BUY ANNOUNCED IT WILL 
BOOST ITS MINIMUM WAGE FOR U.S. 
EMPLOYEES TO $15 AN HOUR
BEGINNING ON AUGUST 2nd.
ALL HOURLY WORKERS WILL RECEIVE 
A 4% PAY INCREASE AND FOR THE 
FIRST TIME SINCE THE LATE 1980S 
WALMART WILL BE CLOSED ON 
THANKSGIVING DAY
IT WILL SPEND ABOUT $428 MILLION
ON A THIRD ROUND OF BONUS DURING
THE PANDEMIC
FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WILL GET
$300
>>> CORONAVIRUS IS ABOUT TO HIT 
THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
GRAY'S ANATOMY WILL BE TACKLING 
IT IN THEIR STORY LINE
IT WILL PART OF SEASON 17.
THE SHOW DIDN'T GET TO FILM THE 
FINAL FOUR EPISODES OF 16 
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE 
HOW THEY KICK THINGS OFF NEW
THIS SEASON IN THE FALL.
>> I HAD NO IDEA GREY'S ANATOMY 
WAS STILL ON THE AIR
>> A WHOLE DIFFERENT TAKE NOW.
TAKING ON COVID-19
>> THAT'S INTERESTING TO ME NOW 
BECAUSE WE'RE ALL LIVING THROUGH
IT AND I WANT TO SEE WHAT 
HOLLYWOOD'S TAKE IS.
>>
>>> GOOD MORNING
WE'RE HEATING UP THE TROPICAL 
STORM DEPRESSION NOW FORMING
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, THE 
POSSIBILITY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM
GOING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
TEXAS ALL THE WA
>>> 16-YEAR-OLD GOALIE WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A
SOCCER FIELD
IT HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF 
MOSCOW
YOU'VE SEEN THE TEEN THERE
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS.
JUST THREE WEEKS AFTER BEING
HOSPITALIZED AND PUT IN AN
INDUCED COMA HE WAS BACK ON THE 
FIELD.
HOPEFULLY GET A CHANCE TO STRIKE
THAT BALL RIGHT AS HE WAS 
SWINGING HIS LEG TOO
>>> A LIBEL SUIT BY JOHNNY DEPP 
HAS RELEASED NEW DETAILS OF HIS 
TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS 
EX-WIFE.
SHE STRUCK HER EX-HUSBAND TO
DEFEND HER SISTER BACK IN 2015
EVERY TIME THIS STORY DEVELOPING
IT JUST GETS EVEN UGLIER, SARAH.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
EVEN PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THE ODD 
BUILT OF CELEBRITY GOSSIP ARE 
PROBABLY LOOKING AT THIS AND
GOING WHOA, THAT'S A BIT MUCH.
ALLEGATIONS OF EVERYTHING FROM
ALLEGED DOMESTIC ABUSE TO DRUG
AND ALCOHOL FUELLED BENDERS.
WE'VE SEEN TEXT MESSAGES, 
PHOTOS, IT REALLY JUST GOES ON
AND ON
YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME WE 
HEARD AMBER HERD ADMIT TO 
HITTING JOHNNY DEPP BUT SHE SAYS
SHE WAS DEFENDING HER SISTER
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT SHE TOLD
THE COURT.
>> HE WAS ABOUT TO PUSH MY
SISTER DOWN THE STAIRS
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK US
UP
I'M PROTECTIVE OVER MY BABY 
SISTER
WHEN HE LAID HANDS ON HER I 
DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID, BUT I
KNOW I JUMPED IN BETWEEN THE
ACTIONS THAT I SAW COULD LEAD TO
A FATAL INJURY TO MY SISTER.
>> Reporter: AND IT'S WORTH 
POINTING OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH 
WE'RE SEEING ALL THIS FORMER
COUPLE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY AIRED IN 
PUBLIC NEITHER OF THEM IS ON
TRIAL.
THIS IS A LIBEL SUIT THAT HE'S
BROUGHT AGAINST A BRITISH PAPER 
FOR CALLING HIM A WIFE BEATER.
IT'S NOT LIBEL IF IT'S TRUE AND 
THAT'S WHAT THE PAPER IS
ATTEMPTING TO PROVE.
WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THIS CASE,
JOHNNY DEPP HAS SUBJECT HIS LIFE
AND HIS FORMER RELATIONSHIP TO
AN INTENSE PUBLIC SCRUTINY THAT 
HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
TAKE BACK WHICHEVER WAY THIS
CASE GOES.
>> CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH UGLIER
IT CAN GET
>> THE CAREER FALLOUT.
>>> DRIVERS START YOUR ENGINES, 
THE COMPANY SHOWED OFF A RACING 
VERSION OF THE NEW MUSTANG
IT CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 160 MILES
AN HOUR, DO COOL DONUTS LIKE
THAT
THIS IS JUST A PRO TO TYPE
THE NONRACING ELECTRIC MUSTANG
WILL HIT STREETS LATER THIS 
YEAR
>> YOU
>>> BREAKING OVER NIGHT.
A SHOOTING AT A CHICAGO FUNERAL 
PARLOR LEAVES 14 INJURED AS THE 
CITY REELS FROM A SURGE IN GUN
VIOLENCE. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP, TODAY, WILL 
ADDRESS OPERATION LEGEND
IT'S A PROGRAM TO DEPLOY FEDERAL
FORCES INTO CHICAGO, PORTLAND,
AND OTHERS TO CRACK DOWN ON 
VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. 
>> IT WILL, PROBABLY, 
UNFORTUNATELY, GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ACT ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE 
WAY IT IS.
>> OUT IN FRONT AGAIN.
BUT THE REAL NUMBERS OF 
CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE PROBABLY
HIGHER THAN ANYONE IS REPORTING.
NEW DETAILS AHEAD.
>> AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, HOW 
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FROM HOME
IN, SAY, BARBADOS?
THE TROPICAL ISLAND IS OFFERING 
A CHANCE TO WORK REMOTELY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT
A FUNERAL IN CHICAGO ERUPTS IN
GUNFIRE.
14 PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED DURING 
THE SHOOTOUT IN THE SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF GRISHAM.
FOR THE LATEST, WE GO TO DAN
SHENEMAN
>> Reporter: A MASSIVE SHOOTING 
IN CHICAGO
WITNESSES SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
FUNERAL HOME IN A SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
>> A BLACK VEHICLE SPEEDING 
WESTBOUND ON 79th STREET IN THE 
1000 BLOCK BEGAN FIRING AT
ATTENDEES OF A FUNERAL
AT THAT TIME, THE ATTENDEES OF
THE FUNERAL EXCHANGED GUNFIRE 
WITH THE BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY 
CRASHED AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE
VEHICLE SCATTERED.
>> THERE ARE 14 VICTIMS BEING 
TREATED FIVE SEPARATE AREA
HOSPITALS.
>> CHICAGO WAS A CITY RAVAGED BY
VIOLENCE
OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 60
PEOPLE WERE SHOT
A DOZEN, FATALLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED
TO SEND IN FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> HOW ABOUT CHICAGO
I READ THE NUMBERS WERE MANY
PEOPLE KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND
WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO, TOO.
>> WE DON'T NEED FEDERAL AGENTS,
WITHOUT ANY INSIGNIA, TAKING
PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND 
HOLDING THEM, I THINK,
UNLAWFULLY. 
>> CHICAGO'S LATEST SHOOTING
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> AND ON THE HEELS OF THAT
SHOOTING IN CHICAGO, PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS PLAN TO 
COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE PRESIDENT 
WILL DETAIL THE INITIATIVE, 
WHICH WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS 
DUBBED IT OPERATION LEGEND, 
NAMED AFTER 4-YEAR-OLD LEGEND 
WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN LATE 
JUNE
THE PRESS SECRETARY SPOKE ABOUT 
THAT LAST NIGHT.
>> YOU HAVE LEGEND WHO LOST HIS 
LIFE OUT IN KANSAS CITY.
AND AT LEAST IN MISSOURI, YOU 
HAD A GOVERNOR WHO CAME TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SAID, HEY, I WANT 
FEDERAL HELP
WHATEVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE
WHAT HAPPENED TO LEGEND TALAFARO
NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
>> THE OPERATION HASN'T BEEN
EXPLICITLY TIED TO PROTESTORS IN
PORTLAND, THERE ARE FEARS IT
COULD BE
MAYORS OF SIX MAJOR CITIES
INCLUDING CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
HAVE CALLED ON THE DOJ TO END 
THAT PRACTICE.
>> TURNING NOW TO THE LATEST ON 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
TROUBLING HOTSPOTS ARE GROWING
IN MULTIPLE STATES
CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA COULD
SOON HAVE MORE CONFIRMED CASES
THAN NEW YORK.
AND TEXAS ISN'T FAR BEHIND
THIS DEVELOPING EMERGENCY LED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO RESUME THE 
WHITE HOUSE BRIEFINGS.
HE WARNED THAT THE CRISIS WILL, 
PROBABLY, GET WORSE, BEFORE IT
GETS BETTER.
HERE IS NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER
>> Reporter: UNDER PRESSURE,
PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDING HIS 
FIRST BRIEFING ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS SINCE APRIL.
TOUTING PROGRESS FIGHTING 
COVID-19
>> THE VACCINES ARE COMING, AND 
THEY'RE COMING A LOT SOONER THAN
ANYONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
BY YEARS. 
>> INTENSIFYING HIS DEFENSE OF
HIS ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF
THE CRISIS
BUT UNLIKE PAST BRIEFINGS, IN 
WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS 
FLANKED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE, THE 
PRESIDENT TOOK THE PODIUM ALONE.
BRINGING IN A SHIFT IN TONE.
>> SOME AREAS OF OUR COUNTRY ARE
DOING VERY WELL.
OTHERS ARE DOING LESS WELL
IT WILL PROBABLY, UNFORTUNATELY,
GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE WAY 
IT IS.
>> INCLUDING DOING SOMETHING HE 
HAS RARELY DONE.
TOUTING MASKS.
>> WE'RE, INSTEAD, ASKING 
AMERICANS TO USE MASKS, SOCIALLY
DISTANCE, AND EMPLOY VIGOROUS 
HYGIENE.
WASH YOUR HANDS EVERY CHANCE YOU
GET, WHILE SHELTERING HIGH-RISK 
POPULATIONS.
WE ARE IMPLORING YOUNG, 
AMERICANS TO AVOID PACKED BARS
AND OTHER CROWDED, INDOOR 
GATHERINGS
BE SAFE AND BE SMART. 
>> THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, ASKED 
WHY HE HAS SENT MIXED MESSAGES
ON MASKS
TWEETING OUT A PICTURE OF 
HIMSELF WEARING ONE FOR THE 
FIRST TIME
AND THEN, HOURS LATER, CAPTURED 
AT A FUNDRAISER AT HIS HOTEL
WITHOUT ONE.
>> I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE 
MASKS.
I VIEW IT THIS WAY
ANYTHING THAT CAN POTENTIALLY 
HELP, AND THAT CERTAINLY CAN
POTENTIALLY HELP, IS A GOOD 
THING.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM.
I CARRY IT
I WEAR IT.
YOU SAW ME WEARING IT A NUMBER
OF TIMES
AND I'LL CONTINUE.
>> HE, ALSO, ADDRESSED WHY
NEARLY SIX MONTHS IN, TEXTSTINGS
IT STILL FALLING SHORT. 
>> WE'VE DONE MORE TESTING, BY
FAR, THAN ANYBODY.
SOME OF THE TESTS, BECAUSE IT IS
MASSIVE VOLUME, IT TAKES LONGER.
OTHERS OF THE TEST, AS YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE VERY QUICK
THEY'RE 5-MINUTE AND 15-MINUTE
TESTS.
THOSE ARE, FRANKLY, THE ONES
THAT I PREFER.
BUT WE ARE DOING MASSIVE NUMBERS
AND THE NUMBERS ARE COMING DOWN.
>> THE ONE MOMENT THE PRESIDENT 
VEERED OFF MESSAGE
WHEN HE WAS ASKED ABOUT 
GHISLAINE MAXWELL, ACCUSED OF 
ENABLING JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S 
EXPLOITATION OF MINORS. 
>> I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN
FOLLOWING IT TOO MUCH.
I JUST WISH HER WELL, THANK YOU.
I'VE MET HER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER
THE YEARS.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S RIVAL, JOE 
BIDEN, IN DELAWARE, SHARPENING
HIS ATTACKS.
>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIT ON YOU 
AND HE'S QUIT ON THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THIS ELECTION IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT HIM.
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> THANKS TO KRISTEN WELKER FOR 
THAT REPORT.
>> WHILE INFECTIONS CONTINUE TO 
SOAR IN HOTSPOTS LIKE 
CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND FLORIDA, 
THE CDC NOW SAYS THE REAL NUMBER
OF INFECTIONS MAY BE MUCH HIGHER
THAN THE CURRENT NUMBERS
SUGGEST.
HERE IS NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: WITH NEARLY 4
MILLION AMERICANS TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, 
THE CDC SAYS THE TRUE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE INFECTED IS LIKELY TEN 
TIMES HIGHER THAN REPORTED IN 
SOME REGIONS
THE NEW FINDING GGESTS THOSE
WHO ARE ASYMPTOMATIC OR DIDN'T
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION WERE 
LIKELY SPREADING THE VIRUS, IN
THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
>> EVERYTHING WAS SO UNCERTAIN
LIKE, WE DIDN'T KNOW IF OUR DAD 
WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF 
THE VENTILATOR
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD MY 
MOM WAS, AT THAT TIME.
>> WHEN CLAIRE AND GRACE GREEN
THOUGHT THEY HAD A MILD VIRAL 
INFECTION, THEY UNKNOWINGLY 
PASSED COVID TO THEIR PARENTS.
THEIR FATHER, JASON, NEARLY 
DIED
>> I FEEL LIKE I HAD A STRONG 
DESIRE TO CONTINUE BEING A PART 
OF MY FAMILY'S LIFE.
>> Reporter: THE NEW ANALYSIS 
FROM THE CDC, BASED ON ANTIBODY 
TESTS, INDICATES THE HARDEST-HIT
COMMUNITIES ARE NOWHERE CLOSE TO
ACHIEVING HERD IMMUNITY.
THE LEVEL OF EXPOSURE WHERE THE 
VIRUS SLOWS.
>> ALTHOUGH, THE NUMBER OF CASES
ARE TEN TIMES HIGHER THAN WE
THOUGHT THEY WERE, THAT NUMBER
BEING MUCH HIGHER MEANS THE 
DEATH RATE IS A LOT LOWER.
>> AS CALIFORNIA NOW SURPASSES A
STUNNING 400,000 CASES, THE 
GOLDEN STATE CONTINUES TO SET 
GRIM MILESTONES FOR NEW 
INFECTIONS AND DEATHS.
WHILE MANY HOSPITALS ACROSS 
CALIFORNIA ARE STRESSED, IN SOME
BIGGER CITIES, THERE ARE SOME 
ROOMS IN THE ICU
BUT IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES, THE 
SITUATION IS BLEAK. 
>> FACING A BREAKING POINT, SOME
COVID PATIENTS IN RURAL 
COMMUNITIES ARE BEING MOVED 70
MILES AWAY
CITIES LIKE LOS ANGELES AND SAN 
FRANCISCO ARE UNDER TIGHTENING
RESTRICTIONS
>> WE'RE EXHAUSTED
JUST EXHAUSTED
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR FOUR AND 
A HALF MONTHS NOW.
>> Reporter: WITH THE PANDEMIC
TAKING A DEEPENING FINANCIAL
TOLL, THIS, THE LINE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN
OKLAHOMA
THE CRISIS IS SPREADING TO
SMALLER STATES, LIKE ALASKA,
WYOMING, AND IDAHO
>> I DON'T REMEMBER MARCH AND 
APRIL AT ALL. 
>> BILLY ZENDRY BEAT COVID AFTER
FOUR MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> GOD HAS SOME PLAN FOR ME, AND
I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT
IS, GOING FORWARD.
>> STORIES OF SURVIVAL, AMID
NEWS A STAGGERING NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS ARE INFECTED AND
SPREADING THE VIRUS, WITHOUTE
EVER KNOWING IT.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>>> THE NFL IS TAKING MEASURES
TO PROTECT PLAYERS RETURNING TO 
TRAINING CAMP.
CANCELLING THE ENTIRE PRESEASON 
SCHEDULE AND SHRINKING THE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS AT CAMP.
THE MOVE COMES AS THE LEAGUE
ANNOUNCED 59 PLAYERS HAVE HAD 
CORONAVIRUS LEAGUE WIDE DURING
THE PANDEMIC
YESTERDAY, THE NFL AGREED TO
DAILY CORONAVIRUS TESTING FOR 
PLAYERS THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF
TRAINING CAMP.
THE FIRST TEAMS REPORT FOR
TRAINING CAMP NEXT WEEK.
>> AS THE NFL GEARS UP FOR THE
SEASON, THERE WILL BE A FOCUS ON
SOCIAL JUSTICE
THE LEAGUE WILL REPORTEDLY ALLOW
PLAYERS TO HONOR VICTIMS OF 
POLICE BRUTALITY ON THEIR 
HELMETS STARTING WEEK ONE.
PLAYERS ARE REPORTEDLY WORKING
WITH THE LEAGUE ON A LIST OF
NAMES THAT CAN BE USED
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VOICING 
HIS FRUSTRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA,
AFTER SEEING PROFESSIONAL 
BASEBALL PLAYERS KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AS A
PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST RACIAL 
AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES.
ON MONDAY, THREE GIANTS PLAYERS,
ALONG WITH THE TEAM'S MANAGERS
AND COACHES, ALL TOOK A KNEE
AHEAD OF THE GIANTS '6-2
EXHIBITION WIN OVER THE As IN 
OAKLAND.
VOICED HIS DISPLEASURE ON 
TWITTER SAYING LOOKING FORWARD
TO LIVE SPORTS BUT ANY TIME I 
WITNESS A PLAYER KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, THE GAME IS
OVER FOR ME.
>> RESPONDED WITH A PHOTO OF
WILLIE WONKA SAYING, STOP, DON'T
COME BACK.
>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING TO
HALT THE SPREAD OF TWO FOREST 
FIRES IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA
THAT HAVE THREATENED ABOUT 170
STRUCTURES
THE STATE'S WEATHER BRINGS RISK 
OF GUSTY WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS,
AND LIGHTNING STRIKES THAT COULD
START NEW BLAZES
CREWS ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH 
FIRE LINES
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED ON
DUTY. 
>> BREAKING JUST MOMENTS AGO
A REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA IS 
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
LET'S TURN TO NBC METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB, WHO IS THORACRACK 
WHAT'S HAPPENING. 
>> HEY, EVERYONE
AS FRANCES SAID, A TSUNAMI
WARNING HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
KODIAK ISLAND.
ASKING PEOPLE TO GET TO HIGHER
GROUND DUE TO THAT 7.8
EARTHQUAKE
THE LARGEST WE'VE SEEN IN THE 
LAST YEAR IN THIS AREA
EVEN PORTIONS OF ANCHORAGE TO 
THE HOMER AREA, GOING TO
POSSIBLY SEE A TSUNAMI IN THE 
NEXT HOUR OR TWO OR THREE HOURS.
SO THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION
THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE 
SEVERE WEATHER SPARKING UP FOR
THE NORTHEAST.
THIS AFTERNOON INTO YOUR
EVENING, POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING 
WIND GUSTS FOR NEW YORK CITY ALL
THE WAY INTO PHILADELPHIA.
ON TOP OF THAT, THE HEAT
CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE FLUID IN
THAT AREA.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
>> SO DAYTIME HIGHS FOR COLUMBUS
TODAY, 89 DEGREES FOR SYRACUSE
LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE EARLY
THIS MORNING
BUT THE HEAT CONTINUES TO BUILD 
FOR THE DEEP SOUTH, INTO TEXAS, 
94 DEGREES
ALSO, WATCHING THE TROPICS
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP. 
>> ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> A TENNESSEE PORTRAIT ARTIST
HAS SHARED THIS UNIQUE PAINTING 
HE CREATED OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN
LEWIS.
THE PORTRAIT SHOWS YOUNG LEWIS
LINKING ARMS WITH DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR., AND AN OLDER 
LEWIS JOINING ARMS WITH FORMER
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
THE ARTIST, CARL HESS, SAID HE
WANTED TO CONNECT WHO THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON WAS THEN AND NOW
AND A FEW WEEKS BEFORE HE DIED, 
HE SEN
A POWERFUL REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER
IN OHIO HAS FOUND HIMSELF ON THE
WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW.
POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED OHIO 
HOUSE SPEAKER LARRY HOUSEHOLDER,
ALONG WITH FOUR OTHERS, FOR 
THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN WHAT
AUTHORITIES SAY IS THE LARGEST
BRIBERY SCHEME IN STATE HISTORY.
POLICE SAY 61-YEAR-OLD SPEAKER
HOUSEHOLDER AND FOUR OTHERS HAVE
BEEN CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING, 
CONSPIRACY, IN CONNECTION WITH A
$60 MILLION BRIBERY CASE
OFFICIALS SAY HOUSEHOLDER HELPED
PASS A CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR
BA
BAILOUT BILL IN EXCHANGE FOR
BRIBES
THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL
ONGOING.
>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 
CHICKENS WERE KILLED AT AN EGG
FARM IN SOUTH JERSEY AFTER A
WIDESPREAD FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE
PROPERTY
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT HOURS
BATTLING THE BLAZE FROM MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
THE LARGE INFERNO IN SALEM
COUNTY STARTED AROUND 8:00 P.M. 
IN AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.
NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT IT'S 
UNCLEAR HOW MANY CHICKENS WERE
LOST EXACTLY AND THE CAUSE OF 
THAT FIRE REMAINS UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>> IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE JUDGE
LIFTS A GAG ORDER IN THE
CRIMINAL CASE OF THE FOUR 
OFFICERS CHARGED IN THE FATAL 
ARREST OF GEORGE FLOYD
SHAQUILLE BREWSTER. 
>> YES, SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE CASE INVOLVING THE FOUR 
FIRED MINNEAPOLIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS INVOLVED IN 
THE DEATH OF MR. JOGEORGE FLOYD
THE JUDGE, IN THAT CASE, LIFTING
A GAG ORDER.
NOW, ALLOWING BOTH THE
PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE TO SPEAK
MORE FREELY TO THE PUBLIC AND 
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ABOUT THAT 
CASE
AT THE HEARING ON TUSESDAY, THE
JUDGE ALSO HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT
THE POSSIBLE RELEASE OF THAT
BODY CAMERA VIDEO THAT WE KNOW
EXISTS
THE JUDGE SAYING THAT HE WILL 
MAKE A RULING ON POSSIBLY 
RELEASING THAT VIDEO TO THE 
PUBLIC, WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK OR
SHORTLY OR QUICKLY, WERE HIS
WORDS.
MEANWHILE, IN MINNESOTA, THE
STATE LEGISLATURE JUST PASSING A
POLICE-REFORM MEASURE THAT
INCLUDES A BAN ON CHOKEHOLDS, A 
DUTY TO INTERVENE, AND MORE DATA
COLLECTION FOR OFFICERS AND 
USE-OF-FORCE
>> YEAH, WE NEED A SMILE. 
>> BROTHERHOOD IS REAL
LOVE IS REAL
>> WAIT A SECOND
>> KANYE WEST IS ISOLATED AT HIS
RANCH IN WYOMING FOLLOWING HIS
FIRST CAMPAIGN EVENT AND RECENT 
TWITTER RANT BUT HE STILL HAS A 
SOLID SUPPORT SYSTEM
WEST POSTED THIS VIDEO TO 
TWITTER TUESDAY OF A VISIT FROM 
HIS FRIEND DAVE CHAPELLE, THANK 
YOU, DAVE, FOR HOPPING ON A JET 
TO COME SEE YOUR GODSEND AND
YOUR TRUE FRIEND
AND THIS IS STILL ONGOING 
BECAUSE OVERNIGHT, JUST A FEW 
MOMENTS AGO, EVEN MORE OF A 
TWITTER TIRADE, HE IS STILL AT
IT
THIS TIME, EVEN MORE EYE-OPENING
STUFF.
WHITE SUPREMACY AGAINST THE 
KARDASHIANS AND EVEN SAID HE
TRIED FOR A YEAR TO GET A 
DIVORCE FROM KIM KARDASHIAN.
HE CONTINUED, MAN.
>> HE IS STAYING BUSY OVERNIGHT.
THERE YOU GO
STAY GLUED TO TWITTER.
SPEAKING OF THAT, THEY ARE
CRACKING DOWN ON QANON THIS 
WEEK
BANNING AT LEAST 7,000 QANON
ACCOUNTS AND LIMITING 150,000 
MORE CITING PROBLEMS OF 
HARASSMENT AND MISINFORMATION.
TWITTER IS ALSO BANNING RELATED 
TERMS FROM TRENDING TOPICS AND
THE SEARCH FEATURE
QANON IS A RIGHT-WING CONSPIRACY
THEORY CENTERED ON THE BASELESS 
BELIEF AN ANONYMOUS TIPSTER HOW 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WAGING WAR ON
A SO-CALLED STATE.
>> A RACING VERSION OF ITS
UPCOMING ALL-ELECTRIC MUSTANG.
CALLED THE MOCK E 1400 AND IT 
CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 160 MILES 
PER HOUR
WHILE IT BURNS RUBBER WELL, THIS
IS JUST A PROTOTYPE.
THE NON-RACING ELECTRIC MUSTANG 
HITS STREETS LATER THIS YEAR
FORD IS AT IT WITH THIS MUSTANG 
AND GOT THAT VINTAGE BRONCO 
COMING BACK, TOO. 
>> ALL RIGHT
LOS ANGELES'S NEWEST SOCCER TEAM
WILL HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF
OWNERS, INCLUDING SERENA
WILLIAMS' TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,
ALEXIS OLYMPIA
THE OWNERSHIP GROUP INCLUDES SIX
FORMER U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL
TEAM STARS, ACTRESSES LIKE
NATALIE PORTMAN AND JENNIFER
GARNER
VENTURE CAPITALIST CAR
>>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS FORMED
POTENTIALLY, COULD BE OUR 
EARLIEST G STORM BUT NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER GIVING THIS A
40% CHANCE OF FORMATION IN THE
NEXT FIVE DAYS
NOW, IF IT GOES INTO THE GULF,
WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING THIS
VERY CLOSELY DUE TO TEMPERATURES
BEING WELL-ABOVE AVERAGE, IN THE
UPPER 80s.
SO THIS IS
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, JOE 
BIDEN IS UNVEILING AN AMBITIOUS 
PROPOSAL TO OVERHAUL THE
NATION'S CAREGIVING SYSTEM. 
>> THIS IS ABOUT EASING THE 
SQUEEZE ON WORKING FAMILIES, WHO
ARE RAISING THEIR KIDS AND
CARING FOR ANGED LOVED ONES AT 
THE SAME TIME.
SOMETIMES SEPARATE BUT MANY 
TIMES TOGETHER. 
>> OUTLINED A PLAN THAT WOULD 
CREATE 3 MILLION NEW JOBS WHILE 
MAKING CHILD CARE MORE
AFFORDABLE WITH UNIVERSAL PRE-K.
IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE BILLIONS
TOWARD CAREGIVING FOR OLDER 
AMERICANS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS.
>> A TOUCHING MOMENT WHEN A 
MOTHER IN PERU REUNITED WITH HER
PREMATURE BABY AFTER BOTH 
SURVIVED CORONAVIRUS
BABY GEORGE WAS BORN PREMATURELY
WITH COVID-19 AND WEIGHED JUST
OVER ONE POUND
HIS MOTHER HAD COVID-19 AS WELL.
AFTER SIX WEEKS, BOTH MOTHER AND
SON HAVE RECOVERED AND SHE WAS
ABLE TO SEE AND TOUCH HER SON 
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
SO, LITTLE BY LITTLE, THEY ARE
GETTING BETTER AND STRONGER AND 
HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO SO AT
HOME. 
>> A LOT OF AMERICANS STILL 
WORKING FROM HOME BUT IMAGINE 
BEING ABLE TO DO THAT FROM A
TROPICAL ISLAND PARADISE
BARBADOS IS NOW OFFERING
ONE-YEAR WORK FROM HOME VISAS TO
BOOST ITS ECONOMY.
NBC'S CARL NASMAN IN LONDON WITH
THE DETAILS.
>> FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, 
WORKING FROM HOME HAS BECOME A
NEW NORMAL
IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION HERE IN
LONDON
THOSE BIG OFFICE TOWERS BEHIND
ME, THEY'RE MOSTLY EMPTY
IN FACT, ABOUT HALF OF BRITAIN, 
ALSO, WORKING FROM HOME.
SO WHAT IF YOU COULD RELOCATE 
THAT HOME OFFICE SETUP FROM YOUR
LIVING ROOM TO THE BEACH
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE ISLAND
OF BARBADOS IS OFFERING.
THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCING A 
NEW PLAN THAT WILL START NEXT 
MONTH.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY A WORK VISA, 
GOOD FOR ONE YEAR, TO RELOCATE
TO BARBADOS AND DO YOUR JOB 
THERE, REMOTELY.
THE VISA COSTS BETWEEN $2 AND 
$3,000 BUT THERE IS ALSO A FEW
RESTRICTIONS
THE BIGGEST ONE IS YOU NEED TO
EARN AT LEAST $50,000 PER YEAR
TO QUALIFY
AND YOU NEED TO HAVE RECENTLY 
TESTED NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19, 
OTHERWISE, YOU'LL HAVE TO TEST
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT, 
AND QUARANTINE WHILE YOU AWAIT
YOUR RESULTS
NOW, B
NOW, BARBADOS, ITSELF, HAS
MOSTLY BEEN SPARED BY THE WORST 
OF THE PANDEMIC BUT THEIR 
ECONOMY SO RELIANT ON TOURISM,
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON FOR 
THIS NEW WORK VISA. 
>> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE WAKING
UP AND SEEING THE SUN SHINING.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE BEING ABLE
TO WORK AND GO FOR SEA BATH AND 
PUT IN A SECOND SHIFT FOR WORK. 
>> A BIT OF A REALITY CHECK.
NOT ALL AMERICANS HAVE THAT 
LUXURY, ACCORDING TO A RECENT 
STUDY, AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF 
THE COUNTRY IS NOT ABLE TO WORK 
FROM HOME.
BUT STILL, IF YOU AREN'T LUCKY
ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DO SO, 
BARBADOS MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING
OPTION
CARL NASMAN, NBC NEWS, LONDON.
>> MORE POWER TO YOU IF YOU CAN.
JUST UP AN
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
A SHOOTING LEAVES 14 INJURED IN 
CHICAGO, AS THE PRESIDENT 
PERSISTS ON PUSHING A PLAN
CALLED OPERATION LEGEND, THAT 
WOULD SEND FEDERAL AGENTS INTO
VARIOUS REGIONS AROUND THE
NATION
>> LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON
ALL RUN BY DEMOCRATS
ALL RUN BY VERY LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF BIDEN GOT IN, THAT WOULD BE
TRUE FOR THE COUNTRY
THE WHOLE COUNTRY WOULD GO TO 
HELL. 
>> LEADERS AROUND THE NATION ARE
PUSHING BACK, HARD. 
>> AND AS THE PRESIDENT CHANGES 
HIS TUNE ON MASKS, HE ALSO SAYS 
THE CORONAVIRUS IS GOING TO GET 
FAR WORSE.
THIS MORNING, NEW DETAILS ON
WHEN AN EFFECTIVE VACCINE COULD 
BE AVAILABLE
>>> AND WE ARE LIVE IN LONDON 
FOR THE JOHNNY DEPP TRIAL AND 
THE INCREDIBLE DETAILS EMERGING 
FROM EX-WIFE AMBER HERD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING YOUR
MORNING WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A SHOOTOUT
ERUPTS DURING A FUNERAL IN
CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE LEAVING 14 
PEOPLE INJURED
ONE OF THE WITNESSES SAID IT
SOUNDED LIKE A WAR
POLICE FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS AT
THE SCENE.
A PERSON OF INTEREST IS IN
CUSTODY BUT THE SEARCH FOR THE
SHOOTER CONTINUES.
NBC'S DAN SHENEMAN HAS THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: A MASSIVE SHOOTING 
IN CHICAGO
WITNESSES SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
FUNERAL HOME IN A SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD
>> A BLACK VEHICLE SPEEDING 
WESTBOUND ON 79th STREET IN THE 
1000 BLOCK, BEGAN FIRING AT 
ATTENDEES OF A FUNERAL
AT THAT TIME, THE ATTENDEES OF
THE FUNERAL EXCHANGED GUNFIRE 
WITH THE BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY 
CRASHED AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE
VEHICLE SCATTERED.
>> THERE ARE 14 VICTIMS BEING 
TREATED, FIVE SEPARATE AREA 
HOSPITALS.
>> CHICAGO IS A CITY RAVAGED BY 
VIOLENCE
OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 60
PEOPLE WERE SHOT
A DOZEN, FATALLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED
TO SEND IN FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> HOW ABOUT CHICAGO
I READ THE NUMBERS WERE MANY
PEOPLE KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND
WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO, TOO.
>> WE DON'T NEED FEDERAL AGENTS,
WITHOUT ANY INSIGNIA, TAKING
PEOPLE OFF THE STREET, AND
HOLDING THEM, I THINK,
UNLAWFULLY
>> CHICAGO'S LATEST SHOOTING
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> AND ON THE HEELS OF THAT
SHOOTING IN CHICAGO, PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS PLAN TO 
COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE PRESIDENT 
WILL DETAIL THE INITIATIVE WHICH
WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
LET'S GET TO OUR CAPITOL HILL 
CORRESPONDENT TRACIE POTTS AND, 
TRACIE, TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS 
WHAT'S CALLED OPERATION LEGEND. 
>> WELL, FRANCES, IT'S BEING
DESCRIBED AS A SUSTAINED, 
SYSTEMIC, AND COORDINATED LAW 
ENFORCEMENT EFFORT
SENDING THESE FEDERAL AGENTS
INTO CITIES TO FIGHT VIOLENT
CRIME.
A SUDDEN URGE, ACCORDING TO THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
IT'S NAMED AFTER A 4-YEAR-OLD,
SHOT AND KILLED, WHILE SLEEPING 
IN HIS FAMILY'S KANSAS CITY 
APARTMENT.
THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE.
NOW, THIS HAS NOT BEEN DESCRIBED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS
AGENTS BEING DEPLOYED AGAINST 
PROTESTORS BUT WE SAW THAT IN 
PORTLAND
AND SOME FEAR THAT'S HOW THEY 
COULD BE USED.
>> YOU HAVE LeGEND TALIFERRO WHO
LOST HIS LIFE OUT IN KANSAS 
CITY
AND AT LEAST IN MISSOURI, YOU 
HAD A GOVERNOR WHO CAME TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SAID, HEY, I WANT 
FEDERAL HELP
WHAT EVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE 
WHAT HAPPENED TO LeGEND 
TALIFERRO NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
>> WHAT WE WILL BE GETTING ARE
SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE
FBI, THE DEA, AND THE ATF.
I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR, THAT WE 
WELCOME ACTUAL PARTNERSHIP
BUT WE DO NOT WELCOME 
DICTATORSHIP
WE DO NOT WELCOME 
AUTHORITARIANISM
AND WE DO NOT WELCOME 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL ARREST AND 
DETAINMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
>> EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW, HERE, IN PORTLAND
BECAUSE IT'S, UNFORTUNATELY,
COMING TO YOUR CITY.
IT'S LIKE A ROADSHOW ON THE PART
OF OUR PRESIDENT
AND HE IS USING PORTLAND AS HIS 
TEST CASE.
>> NOW, THE MAYORS OF CHICAGO,
NEW YORK, AND FOUR OTHER MAJOR
CITIES, ARE CALLING ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESSENTIALLY,
TO STAY OUT OF THEIR AREA.
TO TAKE THOSE FEDERAL AGENTS OFF
THEIR STREETS.
FRANCES.
>> TRACIE, THANK YOU
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE LATEST
ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
ACCORDING TO THE COVID TRACKING 
PROJECT, AMERICA'S DAILY DEATH
TOLL SURPASSED 1,000 FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE MAY
WITH FLORIDA AND TEXAS REPORTING
RECORD-DAILY AVERAGES OVER 100
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WARNING
THAT THE SITUATION WILL,
PROBABLY, GET WORSE BEFORE IT 
GETS BETTER.
NBC'S JAY GRAY HAS THIS REPORT
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RESUMING HIS CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE BRIEFINGS.
BUT, THIS TIME, WITHOUT THE TASK
FORCE.
>> WHY ARE YOUR DOCTORS NOT WITH
YOU HERE TODAY
WHERE IS DR. FAUCI
DR. BIRX
>> WELL, DR. BIRX IS RIGHT
OUTSIDE.
YES, PLEASE.
>> THE MOVE PART OF WHAT SEEMS
TO BE A SHIFT IN STRATEGY BY THE
WHITE HOUSE, INCLUDING AN 
ABOUTFACE ON MASKS. 
>> WHEN YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO 
SOCIALLY DISTANCE, WEAR A MASK. 
>> AIDES URGING THE PRESIDENT TO
SHOW MORE LEADERSHIP PUBLICLY,
WITH HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN 
LAGGING IN THE POLLS. 
>> I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WILL JUDGE US ON THIS.
BUT THEY'LL JUDGE US ON THE 
ECONOMY THAT I CREATED. 
>> POLITICAL RIVAL JOE BIDEN, 
QUESTIONING THE PRESIDENT'S 
METHODS AND MOTIVES.
>> HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO
ZERO
IT'S ONLY ONE THING HE HAS IN 
MIND
HOW DOES HE WIN RE-ELECTION?
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY
PEOPLE GET COVID AND/OR DIE FROM
COVID.
>> WITH THE RATE OF INFECTION 
AND DEATHS FROM COVID-19
CLIMBING. 
>> THERE IS ONE MORE CENTRAL
PROPOSAL THAT TIES KIDS, JOBS,
AND HEALTHCARE, ALL TOGETHER
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS ARE
BITTERLY DIVIDED IN THE DEBATE
OVER A NEW RELIEF PACKAGE.
KEY STICKING POINTS INCLUDING A 
PAYROLL TAX CUT, PUSHED BY THE
WHITE HOUSE.
FUNDS FOR TESTING.
OPENING SCHOOLS.
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
AND A SECOND ROUND OF STIMULUS
CHECKS, WITH TIME RUNNING OUT.
>> IT WOULD BE CRUEL-HEARTED AND
CALLOUS TO CUT OFF THE EXTENDED 
AND EXPANDED UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO
EXPIRE
>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF
FAMILIES WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
HEALTH AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>>> THE NATION'S TOP VACCINE
MAKERS ARE OFFERING SOME
OPTIMISM THIS MORNING.
SUGGESTING A VACCINE COULD PASS 
FDA SCRUTINY, EITHER LATE THIS
YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR.
HERE IS NBC'S TOM COSTELLO
>> AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
MED CENTER, MORE VOLUNTEERS 
ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES FOR A
COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL
THIS ONE, RUN BY DRUG GIANT 
PFIZER
SO FAR, 138,000 VOLUNTEERS HAVE 
SIGNED UP.
AS DRUG COMPANIES RACE TO STOP
THE VIRUS THAT'S ALREADY CLAIMED
600,000 LIVES, WORLDWIDE
>> SO, THE RACE IS ON.
NOT AGAINST EACH OTHER BUT
AGAINST THIS VIRUS. 
>> AT A VIRTUAL CONGRESSIONAL 
HEARING, EXECUTIVES FROM FIVE 
LEADING VACCINE DEVELOPERS SAID 
THEY'RE ALL IN VARIOUS STAGES OF
TESTING.
SOME, NOW ENTERING HUMAN TRIALS.
EVEN BEFORE FDA APPROVAL, 
PFIZER, MERCK, ASTRAZENECA, AND 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND MODERNA 
ALL PLAN TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION
TO MEET DEMAND
THE WHITE HOUSE COULD TRY TO
FAST TRACK A VACCINE. 
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT --
THAT YOU WILL GUARD AGAINST ANY 
PRESSURE THAT COMES FROM THE FDA
TO EITHER LOWER ITS STANDARDS OR
TO -- OR TO APPROVE SOMETHING 
THAT YOU KNOW DOESN'T MEET THE
STANDARDS.
>> WE ARE WORKING, AROUND THE 
CLOCK, TO ACCELERATE OUR
DEVELOPMENT.
BUT WE ARE NOT CUTTING CORNERS
ON SAFETY.
>> AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE
MARYLAND PFIZER STUDY, CYNTHIA, 
WHO RECEIVED TWO DOSES IN JUNE
THOUGH, SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF SHE 
RECEIVED THE VACCINE OR PLACEBO.
>> HAVE YOU HAD ANY SIDE
EFFECTS?
>> I HAD JUST VERY MILD SIDE
EFFECTS, AFTER THE FIRST
VACCINE, WHICH CONSISTED OF VERY
MILD CHILLS.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, REALLY,
NONE. 
>> 65 YEARS OLD AND IN GOOD 
HEALTH, VOLUNTEERING, SHE SAYS, 
IS THE LEAST SHE COULD DO.
>> I FELT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT 
I COULD DO TO -- TO HELP FIGHT
THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> IN THE U.S., THE NIH IS
LOOKING FOR 30,000 VOLUNTEERS 
FOR EACH VACCINE TRIAL
THE SIGN-UP LINK ON ITS WEBSITE 
USES A NETWORK DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
BUILT DECADES AGO.
VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A STIPEND AND
EITHER A VACCINE DOSE OR A
PLACEBO.
LEAD RESEARCHERS SAY IT'S 
CRITICAL TO ENROLL MINORITY 
VOLUNTEERS SINCE COVID HAS
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED 
THOSE COMMUNITIES.
>> WE CERTAINLY AREN'T OUT TO 
COERCE ANY POPULATIONS
BUT WE WOULD LIKE MINORITY
POPULATIONS TO HAVE FULL ACCESS 
AND FULL ADVANTAGE OF 
PARTICIPATING IN THESE TRIALS,
IF THEY WISH TO DO SO.
>> DEPENDING ON THE VACCINE,
RESEARCHERS SAY, WE'D PROBABLY
ALL GET TWO DOSES AND THE FDA IS
LIKELY TO APPROVE MORE THAN ONE 
VACCINE.
>> THE FIRST VACCINE MIGHT NOT
BE THE BEST VACCINE FOR SENIORS 
OR FOR CHILDREN.
>> THE FDA REQUIRES ALL VACCINES
TO BE AT LEAST 50% EFFECTIVE TO 
RECEIVE APPROVAL
FOUR OF THE FIVE DRUG COMPANIES 
HAVE RECEIVED TAXPAYER MONEY TO 
FIND A VACCINE
TWO OF THOSE COMPANIES TOLD 
CONGRESS THEY WILL OFFER THE
VACCINE FREE OR AT COST.
FRANCES.
>> ALL RIGHT, TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> KANYE WEST IS AT HIS HOME IN 
WYOMING FOLLOWING HIS FIRST 
CAMPAIGN EVENT AND A RECENT 
TWITTER RANT
BUT HE STILL HAS A VERY SOLID 
SUPPORT SYSTEM. 
>> WE NEED SOME JOY.
>> A SMILE. 
>> YEAH, WE NEED A SMILE. 
>> BROTHERHOOD IS REAL
LOVE IS REAL
>> WAIT A SECOND
I SAID SMILING, BROTHER.
>> HAVING FUN OUT THERE.
WEST POSTING THIS VIDEO TO
TWITTER ON TUESDAY ON A SURPRISE
VISIT FROM HIS FRIEND, COMEDIAN 
DAVE CHAPELLE.
THAT'S HIM RIGHT ON THE RIGHT OF
YOUR SCREEN THERE.
HE WROTE, THANK YOU, DAVE, FOR
HOPPING ON A JET TO COME SEE ME.
YOU ARE A GODSEND AND A TRUE
FRIEND. 
>> A SECOND PHASE OF ANOTHER
TWITTER TIRADE JUST MOMENTS AGO.
TEXAS WILL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE
BIT LONGER FOR MAJOR HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL
THE STATE'S GOVERNING BODY FOR
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IS DELAYING
THE START OF THE SEASON FOR FO
T
FOOTBALL'S HIGHEST DIVISIONS
THE NEW KICKOFF DATE IS THE 
24th
LOWER DIVISIONS CAN START THEIR 
SEASONS, AS SCHEDULED.
>> FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
FULL STEAM AHEAD
>>> BREAKING JUST MOMENTS AGO, A
REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA THAT IS
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
LET'S GET THE LATEST FROM NBC 
METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA WEBB.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE HAVE A VERY UNFORTUNATE
SITUATION THAT'S DEVELOPING IN
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
A TSUNAMI WARNING IN THAT AREA
JUST OFF OF SAND POINT
THEY HAVE ISSUED NOW IN THE NEXT
HOUR OR SO, POTENTIAL TSUNAMI.
GOING TO BE MAKING ITS WAY
ACROSS THAT AREA, ALL THE WAY 
INTO KODIAK ISLAND
ALSO, I AM JUST GETTING WORD
SIRENS ARE CURRENTLY GOING OFF
IN THE HOMER AREA.
HIGHER GROUND IS DEFINITELY 
NEEDED IN THAT AREA, AS 
INUNDATION OF WATER IS EXPECTED.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, THE NORTHEAST, WE ARE
WATCHING THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK
FOR SLIGHT TO SEVERE STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON, INTO THE EVENING 
HOURS.
NEW YORK CITY TO PHILADELPHIA.
BUT WE COULD SEE LARGE HAIL AND 
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO COLUMBUS, THIS AFTERNOON, YOU
ARE GOING TO SEE DAYTIME HIGHS
THERE ROARING BACK INTO THE 
UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s
FOR TEXT TEAS, SIGHTLY COOLER BT
STILL VERY HOT AND HUMID FROM 
DALLAS ALL THE WAY INTO NEW 
ORLEANS.
AND ALSO, WATCHING THE TROPICS
A LOT GOING ON
I WILL HAVE MORE OF THAT COMING 
UP. 
>> FROM COAST TO COAST. 
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE WATCHING TODAY'S 
GROUNDBREAKERS
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ASSISTANT
COACH MADE MLB HISTORY AS THE 
FIRST WOMAN TO COACH ON THE 
FIELD DURING A MAJOR LEAGUE 
GAME
SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD A
FULL-TIME COACHING POSITION IN
THE LEAGUE. 
>> VIOLA DAVIS MARKING THE FIRST
TIME THE PUBLICATION HAS
FEATURED THE WORK OF A BLACK
PHOTOGRAPHER ON ITS COVER.
IT WAS SHOT BY PHOTOGRAPHER 
DARIO.
>> GIRL SCOUTS ANNOUNCED 24 NEW 
BADGES WITH A FOCUS ON
ENCOURAGING GIRLS TO EXPLORE
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
NURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAME
TOGETHER TO HONOR NURSES WHO
DIED ON THE FRONT LINES FIGHTING
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
ON TUESDAY, NURSES GATHERED AT
THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 
FOR A VIGIL HONORING COLLEAGUES.
SHOES WERE PLACED ON THE LAWN OF
THE CAPITOL BUILDING TO HONOR 
THE OVER 100 U.S. NURSES WHO
DIED DURING THE PANDEMIC
THE NURSES, ALSO, CALLED ON 
CONGRESS TO PASS THE HEROES ACT,
WHICH WOULD ENSURE FRONTLINE
WORKERS HAVE ENOUGH PERSONAL
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. 
>> THE LIBEL SUIT BY ACTOR
JOHNNY DEPP AGAINST BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER HAS RELEASED NEW
DETAILS OF HIS EX-WIFE AMBER
HEARD.
SHE STRUCK HER EX-HUSBAND TO
DEFEND HER SISTER BACK IN 2015
JOINING US FROM LONDEDON IS SARA
HARMON
SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME THEY'RE IN
COURT, MORE SALACIOUS DETAILS 
COME OUT. 
>> HI, FRANCES, GOOD MORNING
CALLING THIS CASE SALACIOUS IS
PROBABLY BEING OVERLY GENEROUS
OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, WE
HAVE SEEN PHOTOS AND HEARD
TESTIMONY OF EVERYTHING FROM
ALLEGED DOMESTIC ABUSE TO DRUG
AND ALCOHOL-FUELED BENDERS
SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT HAVE 
COME OUT ARE PROBABLY NOT 
APPROPRIATE FOR MORNING TV
BUT YESTERDAY, IT WAS 
INTERESTING BECAUSE WE HEARD
AMBER HEARD ADMIT, FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THAT SHE DID HIT DEPP.
ALTHOUGH, SHE DOES SAY THAT SHE 
WAS DEFENDING HEIFR SISTER
HERE'S HOW SHE DESCRIBED THE
SITUATION.
>> HE WAS ABOUT TO PUSH MY
SISTER DOWN THE STAIRS
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK US
UP
I AM PROTECTIVE OVER MY BABY
SISTER
WHEN HE LAID HANDS ON HER, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID.
BUT I KNOW I JUMPED IN BETWEEN
THE ACTIONS THAT I SAW COULD
LEAD TO A FATAL INJURY TO MY
SISTER
>> AND, FRANCES, IT'S WORTH 
POINTING OUT THAT, EVEN THOUGH
WE'VE SEEN SO MUCH OF THIS
FORMER COUPLE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY 
AIRED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
NEITHER OF THEM IS ON TRIAL.
AS YOU POINTED OUT, THIS IS A 
LIBEL SUIT, AND IT CENTERS
AROUND WHETHER A BRITISH TABLOID
NEWSPAPER WAS JUSTIFIED IN
CALLING JOHNNY DEPP A WIFE
BEATER,IN PRINT.
THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVE THAT 
TERMINOLOGY WAS ACCURATE AND, 
THEREFORE, ALL THIS TESTIMONY 
FROM HIS FORMER WIFE THAT WE'VE 
HEARD OUVER THE LAST COUPLE 
WEEKS.
IF THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS ARE
ANYTHING TO GO BY, THERE IS 
LIKELY PLENTY MORE AHEAD
FRANCES, PHILLIP. 
>> WOW
JUST REALL
>>> A 16-YEAR-OLD GOALIE WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A
SOCCER FIELD
HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE MOSCOW
THE TEEN IS SEEN CRASHING TO THE
GROUND, UNCONSCIOUS.
AMAZINGLY, JUST THREE WEEKS 
AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED AND PUT
INTO AN INDUCED COMA, HE WAS
BACK ON THE FIELD.
HOPEFULLY, FOR HIS SAKE, YOU
KNOW THAT SAYING THAT LIGHTNING 
NEVER STRIKES TWICE.
HOPEFULLY, HIS CASE, THAT IS
TRUE. 
>> THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND HIM. 
>> WOW. 
>> ALL RIGHT
IN NEIGHBORING UKRAINE, A 
BIZARRE 12-HOUR STANDOFF WITH A 
MAN WHO TOOK 13 PEOPLE HOSTAGE
ON A BUS
SO WHAT WERE HIS DEMANDS
WELL, SENIOR UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS
ADMIT TO BEING TERRORISTS AND 
THAT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
HE DID JUST THAT
IN A FACEBOOK VIDEO, HE SAID
EVERYONE SHOULD GO WATCH THE
FILM
THE SUSPECT SURRENDERED AND 
ZELENSKY DELETED IT WITH A THANK
YOU NOTE. 
>> THE NBA WILL BEGIN ITS FIRST 
ROUND OF SCRIMMAGES THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST ROUND BETWEEN THE L.A.
MAGIC AND ORLANDO CLIPPERS
ALL PARTICIPATING WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THREE INTER-SQUAD
SCRIMMAGES
PLAYING IN ORLANDO WITH A 
LIMITED AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
>>> HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ALEXA 
SAY TO YOU, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T 
CATCH THAT
WELL, SOME PEOPLE USING SMART 
HOME DEVICES GET THAT ANSWER
MORE THAN OTHERS
THE WEBSITE GEAR HUNGRY ASKED 
3,000 PEOPLE HOW WELL VOICE 
ASSISTANCE UNDERSTAND THEM TO 
FIND OUT WHICH REGIONS HAVE THE 
MOST TROUBLE
CHECK OUT THAT LIST THERE.
THE ACCENT MOST DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND WAS FROM MAINE,
FOLLOWED BY ALASKA
THEN, NORTHWESTERN
THEY GOT NEW MEXICO.
CHICAGO IN THE TOP FIVE.
NEW YORK ACCENT, BY THE WAY, WAS
23rd ON THAT LIST.
>> YEAH, I MEAN IT'S PRETTY 
INTERESTING TO SEE WHEREVER YOU 
ARE, THE SLIGHTEST DIFFERENCE 
HOW YOU SAY SOMETHING.
>> WELL, JANESSA, YOU HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS, JANESSA, FROM ALASKA
>> YOU GUYS THINK I HAVE AN 
ACCENT
AN ALASKAN ACCENT?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> YEAH.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT ONE.
I'M NOT SURE
LET'S CHECK OUT WHAT'S GOING ON 
WEATHER WISE
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY CONTINUE TO BUILD
DAYTIME HIGHS ARE STILL ABOVE 
AVERAGE.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY
CAN SEE HIGHS ABOVE AVERAGE.
THE FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE,
>>> A TENNESSEE PORTRAIT ARTIST 
SHARED A UNIQUE PAINTING HE 
CREATED OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN 
LEWIS.
THE PORTRAIT SHOWS A YOUNG
LEWIS, LINKING ARMS WITH DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
AND AN OLDER LEWIS JOINING ARMS 
WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA.
THE ARTIST, CARL HESS, SAID HE
WANTED TO CONNECT WHO THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON WAS THEN AND NOW
LEWIS RECEIVED THE PAINTING A 
FEW MONTHS AGO, AND WEEKS BEFORE
HE DIED, HE SENT HESS A 
THANK-YOU LETTER EXPRESSING HIS 
APPRECIATION. 
>> NFL TRAINING CAMP IS 
OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY THIS
MORNING, AT LEAST FOR THE 
ROOKIES.
OTHER PLAYERS BEGIN REPORTING 
NEXT WEEK.
BUT THIS YEAR, THE MIDSUMMER
TRADITION LOOKS FAR DIFFERENT.
SAM BROCK HAS MORE
>> Reporter: FOOTBALL FANS
DESPERATE FOR AN NFL KICKOFF
THIS FALL.
>> CLUBS ARE WORKING TO CREATE A
CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 
>> JUST GOT A DOSE OF GOOD NEWS 
AFTER THE LEAGUE AND ITS PLAYERS
PATCHED TOGETHER A PLAN FOR 
COVID-19 TESTING
TWO NEGATIVES, REQUIRED BEFORE
PLAYERS CAN EVEN ENTER CAMP.
THEN, DAILY TESTING FOR TWO 
WEEKS.
SHOULD THE POSITIVITY RATE STAY 
BELOW 5%, TESTING THEN GOES TO
EVERY OTHER DAY.
>> YOU THINK THERE'S ANY
GUARANTEES THE NFL HAS A SEASON 
THIS YEAR?
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
GUARANTEE.
WE WANT TO PULL THIS OFF BECAUSE
AMERICA NEEDS IT
IT'D BE EXCITING TO BE -- TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY NFL
FOOTBALL AND GIVE PEOPLE
SOMETHING TO SMILE AND ENJOY. 
>> AN L.A. RAMS CAPTAIN, WHO'S
SEEN COVID UP CLOSE AND 
PERSONAL
HIS WHOLE FAMILY CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS IN LATE JUNE, INCLUDING 
HIS WIFE, FOUR KIDS, AND MOTHER 
AND FATHER-IN-LAW.
>> IT ALMOST KILLED MY DAD
SO I THINK WE LOOK AT OTHER 
FAMILIES IN THE NFL, PREGNANT 
WOMEN SPECIFICALLY, PEOPLE WHO
MAYBE ARE LIVING WITH THEIR 
PARENTS.
>> WITH AN EYE TOWARDS FAMILIES 
AND THEIR SAFETY, THE NFL 
SEASON, SET TO START IN 
SEPTEMBER, AFTER MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL AND THE NBA. 
>> THIS, SINCE MARCH S13th, WHEN
EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN IN SPORTS, 
IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WEEK IN 
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
TO SEE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE
FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR.
>> IN NEW YORK, THE GIANTS AND
THE JETS WILL BE PLAYING THEIR
REGULAR-SEASON GAMES AT THE 
MEADOWLANDS WITH NO SPECTATORS
IN THE STANDS.
THAT AFTER THE GOVERNOR OF NEW
JERSEY ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
BANNING LARGE GATHERINGS OF 500 
OR MORE PEOPLE
IN MIAMI, SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS.
>> I THINK MIKE NAILED IT.
BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL.
AND SEEING WHAT THE NFL'S GOING 
TO LOOK LIKE. 
>> SEE IF IT'S GOING TO STICK.
>> FINGERS CROSSED. 
>> JUST IN TIME FOR HIS 7th 
BIRTHDAY TODAY, THE DUKE AND
DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE SHARED TWO 
VERY CUTE PHOTOS
LOOK AT HIM HERE
SON PRINCE GEORGE WHO IS THIRD
IN LINE TO THE BRITISH THRONE.
BEHIND HIS GRANDFATHER PRINCE 
CHARLES AND DAD PRINCE WAILLIAM
THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY MOM
KATE MIDDLETON, WHO SEEMS TO BE 
PRETTY GOOD BEHIND THE CAMERA.
>> POSSIBLE FUTURE KING.
WHAT IS HE
THIRD IN LINE?
>> GOOD FOR HIM.
THANKS FOR WAKING UP WIT
>>> BREAKING OVER NIGHT.
A SHOOTING AT A CHICAGO FUNERAL 
PARLOR LEAVES 14 INJURED AS THE 
CITY REELS FROM A SURGE IN GUN
VIOLENCE. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP, TODAY, WILL 
ADDRESS OPERATION LEGEND
IT'S A PROGRAM TO DEPLOY FEDERAL
FORCES INTO CHICAGO, PORTLAND,
AND OTHERS TO CRACK DOWN ON 
VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. 
>> IT WILL, PROBABLY, 
UNFORTUNATELY, GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ACT ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE 
WAY IT IS.
>> OUT IN FRONT AGAIN.
BUT THE REAL NUMBERS OF 
CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE PROBABLY
HIGHER THAN ANYONE IS REPORTING.
NEW DETAILS AHEAD.
>> AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, HOW 
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FROM HOME
IN, SAY, BARBADOS?
THE TROPICAL ISLAND IS OFFERING 
A CHANCE TO WORK REMOTELY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT
A FUNERAL IN CHICAGO ERUPTS IN
GUNFIRE.
14 PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED DURING 
THE SHOOTOUT IN THE SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF GRISHAM.
FOR THE LATEST, WE GO TO DAN
SHENEMAN
>> Reporter: A MASSIVE SHOOTING 
IN CHICAGO
WITNESSES SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
FUNERAL HOME IN A SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
>> A BLACK VEHICLE SPEEDING 
WESTBOUND ON 79th STREET IN THE 
1000 BLOCK BEGAN FIRING AT
ATTENDEES OF A FUNERAL
AT THAT TIME, THE ATTENDEES OF
THE FUNERAL EXCHANGED GUNFIRE 
WITH THE BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY 
CRASHED AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE
VEHICLE SCATTERED.
>> THERE ARE 14 VICTIMS BEING 
TREATED FIVE SEPARATE AREA
HOSPITALS.
>> CHICAGO WAS A CITY RAVAGED BY
VIOLENCE
OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 60
PEOPLE WERE SHOT
A DOZEN, FATALLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED
TO SEND IN FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> HOW ABOUT CHICAGO
READ THE NUMBERS WERE MANY
PEOPLE KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND
WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO, TOO.
>> WE DON'T NEED FEDERAL AGENTS,
WITHOUT ANY INSIGNIA, TAKING
PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND 
HOLDING THEM, I THINK,
UNLAWFULLY. 
>> CHICAGO'S LATEST SHOOTING
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> AND ON THE HEELS OF THAT
SHOOTING IN CHICAGO, PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS PLAN TO 
COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE PRESIDENT 
WILL DETAIL THE INITIATIVE, 
WHICH WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS 
DUBBED IT OPERATION LEGEND, 
NAMED AFTER 4-YEAR-OLD LEGEND 
WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN LATE 
JUNE
THE PRESS SECRETARY SPOKE ABOUT 
THAT LAST NIGHT.
>> YOU HAVE LEGEND WHO LOST HIS 
LIFE OUT IN KANSAS CITY.
AND AT LEAST IN MISSOURI, YOU 
HAD A GOVERNOR WHO CAME TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SAID, HEY, I WANT 
FEDERAL HELP
WHATEVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE
WHAT HAPPENED TO LEGEND TALAFARO
NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
>> THE OPERATION HASN'T BEEN
EXPLICITLY TIED TO PROTESTORS IN
PORTLAND, THERE ARE FEARS IT
COULD BE
MAYORS OF SIX MAJOR CITIES
INCLUDING CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
HAVE CALLED ON THE DOJ TO END 
THAT PRACTICE.
>> TURNING NOW TO THE LATEST ON 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
TROUBLING HOTSPOTS ARE GROWING
IN MULTIPLE STATES
CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA COULD
SOON HAVE MORE CONFIRMED CASES
THAN NEW YORK.
AND TEXAS ISN'T FAR BEHIND
THIS DEVELOPING EMERGENCY LED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO RESUME THE 
WHITE HOUSE BRIEFINGS.
HE WARNED THAT THE CRISIS WILL, 
PROBABLY, GET WORSE, BEFORE IT
GETS BETTER.
HERE IS NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER
>> Reporter: UNDER PRESSURE,
PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDING HIS 
FIRST BRIEFING ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS SINCE APRIL.
TOUTING PROGRESS FIGHTING 
COVID-19
>> THE VACCINES ARE COMING, AND 
THEY'RE COMING A LOT SOONER THAN
ANYONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
BY YEARS. 
>> INTENSIFYING HIS DEFENSE OF
HIS ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF
THE CRISIS
BUT UNLIKE PAST BRIEFINGS, IN 
WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS 
FLANKED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE, THE 
PRESIDENT TOOK THE PODIUM ALONE.
BRINGING IN A SHIFT IN TONE.
>> SOME AREAS OF OUR COUNTRY ARE
DOING VERY WELL.
OTHERS ARE DOING LESS WELL
IT WILL PROBABLY, UNFORTUNATELY,
GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE WAY 
IT IS.
>> INCLUDING DOING SOMETHING HE 
HAS RARELY DONE.
TOUTING MASKS.
>> WE'RE, INSTEAD, ASKING 
AMERICANS TO USE MASKS, SOCIALLY
DISTANCE, AND EMPLOY VIGOROUS 
HYGIENE.
WASH YOUR HANDS EVERY CHANCE YOU
GET, WHILE SHELTERING HIGH-RISK 
POPULATIONS.
WE ARE IMPLORING YOUNG, 
AMERICANS TO AVOID PACKED BARS
AND OTHER CROWDED, INDOOR 
GATHERINGS
BE SAFE AND BE SMART. 
>> THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, ASKED 
WHY HE HAS SENT MIXED MESSAGES
ON MASKS
TWEETING OUT A PICTURE OF 
HIMSELF WEARING ONE FOR THE 
FIRST TIME
AND THEN, HOURS LATER, CAPTURED 
AT A FUNDRAISER AT HIS HOTEL
WITHOUT ONE.
>> I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE 
MASKS.
I VIEW IT THIS WAY
ANYTHING THAT CAN POTENTIALLY 
HELP, AND THAT CERTAINLY CAN
POTENTIALLY HELP, IS A GOOD 
THING.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM.
I CARRY IT
I WEAR IT.
YOU SAW ME WEARING IT A NUMBER
OF TIMES
AND I'LL CONTINUE.
>> HE, ALSO, ADDRESSED WHY
NEARLY SIX MONTHS IN, TEXTSTINGS
IT STILL FALLING SHORT. 
>> WE'VE DONE MORE TESTING, BY
FAR, THAN ANYBODY.
SOME OF THE TESTS, BECAUSE IT IS
MASSIVE VOLUME, IT TAKES LONGER.
OTHERS OF THE TEST, AS YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE VERY QUICK
THEY'RE 5-MINUTE AND 15-MINUTE
TESTS.
THOSE ARE, FRANKLY, THE ONES
THAT I PREFER.
BUT WE ARE DOING MASSIVE NUMBERS
AND THE NUMBERS ARE COMING DOWN.
>> THE ONE MOMENT THE PRESIDENT 
VEERED OFF MESSAGE
WHEN HE WAS ASKED ABOUT 
GHISLAINE MAXWELL, ACCUSED OF 
ENABLING JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S 
EXPLOITATION OF MINORS. 
>> I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN
FOLLOWING IT TOO MUCH.
I JUST WISH HER WELL, THANK YOU.
I'VE MET HER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER
THE YEARS.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S RIVAL, JOE 
BIDEN, IN DELAWARE, SHARPENING
HIS ATTACKS.
>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIT ON YOU 
AND HE'S QUIT ON THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THIS ELECTION IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT HIM.
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> THANKS TO KRISTEN WELKER FOR 
THAT REPORT.
>> WHILE INFECTIONS CONTINUE TO 
SOAR IN HOTSPOTS LIKE 
CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND FLORIDA, 
THE CDC NOW SAYS THE REAL NUMBER
OF INFECTIONS MAY BE MUCH HIGHER
THAN THE CURRENT NUMBERS
SUGGEST.
HERE IS NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: WITH NEARLY 4
MILLION AMERICANS TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, 
THE CDC SAYS THE TRUE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE INFECTED IS LIKELY TEN 
TIMES HIGHER THAN REPORTED IN 
SOME REGIONS
THE NEW FINDING SUGGESTS THOSE
WHO ARE ASYMPTOMATIC OR DIDN'T
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION WERE 
LIKELY SPREADING THE VIRUS, IN
THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
>> EVERYTHING WAS SO UNCERTAIN
LIKE, WE DIDN'T KNOW IF OUR DAD 
WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF 
THE VENTILATOR
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD MY 
MOM WAS, AT THAT TIME.
>> WHEN CLAIRE AND GRACE GREEN
THOUGHT THEY HAD A MILD VIRAL 
INFECTION, THEY UNKNOWINGLY 
PASSED COVID TO THEIR PARENTS.
THEIR FATHER, JASON, NEARLY 
DIED
>> I FEEL LIKE I HAD A STRONG 
DESIRE TO CONTINUE BEING A PART 
OF MY FAMILY'S LIFE.
>> Reporter: THE NEW ANALYSIS 
FROM THE CDC, BASED ON ANTIBODY 
TESTS, INDICATES THE HARDEST-HIT
COMMUNITIES ARE NOWHERE CLOSE TO
ACHIEVING HERD IMMUNITY.
THE LEVEL OF EXPOSURE WHERE THE 
VIRUS SLOWS.
>> ALTHOUGH, THE NUMBER OF CASES
ARE TEN TIMES HIGHER THAN WE
THOUGHT THEY WERE, THAT NUMBER
BEING MUCH HIGHER MEANS THE 
DEATH RATE IS A LOT LOWER.
>> AS CALIFORNIA NOW SURPASSES A
STUNNING 400,000 CASES, THE 
GOLDEN STATE CONTINUES TO SET 
GRIM MILESTONES FOR NEW 
INFECTIONS AND DEATHS.
WHILE MANY HOSPITALS ACROSS 
CALIFORNIA ARE STRESSED, IN SOME
BIGGER CITIES, THERE ARE SOME 
ROOMS IN THE ICU
BUT IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES, THE 
SITUATION IS BLEAK. 
>> FACING A BREAKING POINT, SOME
COVID PATIENTS IN RURAL 
COMMUNITIES ARE BEING MOVED 70
MILES AWAY
CITIES LIKE LOS ANGELES AND SAN 
FRANCISCO ARE UNDER TIGHTENING
RESTRICTIONS
>> WE'RE EXHAUSTED
JUST EXHAUSTED
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR FOUR AND 
A HALF MONTHS NOW.
>> Reporter: WITH THE PANDEMIC
TAKING A DEEPENING FINANCIAL
TOLL, THIS, THE LINE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN
OKLAHOMA
THE CRISIS IS SPREADING TO
SMALLER STATES, LIKE ALASKA,
WYOMING, AND IDAHO
>> I DON'T REMEMBER MARCH AND 
APRIL AT ALL. 
>> BILLY ZENDRY BEAT COVID AFTER
FOUR MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> GOD HAS SOME PLAN FOR ME, AND
I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT
IS, GOING FORWARD.
>> STORIES OF SURVIVAL, AMID
NEWS A STAGGERING NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS ARE INFECTED AND
SPREADING THE VIRUS, WITHOUTE
EVER KNOWING IT.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>>> THE NFL IS TAKING MEASURES
TO PROTECT PLAYERS RETURNING TO 
TRAINING CAMP.
CANCELLING THE ENTIRE PRESEASON 
SCHEDULE AND SHRINKING THE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS AT CAMP.
THE MOVE COMES AS THE LEAGUE
ANNOUNCED 59 PLAYERS HAVE HAD 
CORONAVIRUS LEAGUE WIDE DURING
THE PANDEMIC
YESTERDAY, THE NFL AGREED TO
DAILY CORONAVIRUS TESTING FOR 
PLAYERS THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF
TRAINING CAMP.
THE FIRST TEAMS REPORT FOR
TRAINING CAMP NEXT WEEK.
>> AS THE NFL GEARS UP FOR THE
SEASON, THERE WILL BE A FOCUS ON
SOCIAL JUSTICE
THE LEAGUE WILL REPORTEDLY ALLOW
PLAYERS TO HONOR VICTIMS OF 
POLICE BRUTALITY ON THEIR 
HELMETS STARTING WEEK ONE.
PLAYERS ARE REPORTEDLY WORKING
WITH THE LEAGUE ON A LIST OF
NAMES THAT CAN BE USED
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VOICING 
HIS FRUSTRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA,
AFTER SEEING PROFESSIONAL 
BASEBALL PLAYERS KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AS A
PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST RACIAL 
AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES.
ON MONDAY, THREE GIANTS PLAYERS,
ALONG WITH THE TEAM'S MANAGERS
AND COACHES, ALL TOOK A KNEE
AHEAD OF THE GIANTS '6-2
EXHIBITION WIN OVER THE As IN 
OAKLAND.
VOICED HIS DISPLEASURE ON 
TWITTER SAYING LOOKING FORWARD
TO LIVE SPORTS BUT ANY TIME I 
WITNESS A PLAYER KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, THE GAME IS
OVER FOR ME.
>> RESPONDED WITH A PHOTO OF
WILLIE WONKA SAYING, STOP, DON'T
COME BACK.
>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING TO
HALT THE SPREAD OF TWO FOREST 
FIRES IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA
THAT HAVE THREATENED ABOUT 170
STRUCTURES
THE STATE'S WEATHER BRINGS RISK 
OF GUSTY WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS,
AND LIGHTNING STRIKES THAT COULD
START NEW BLAZES
CREWS ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH 
FIRE LINES
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED ON
DUTY. 
>> BREAKING JUST MOMENTS AGO
A REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA IS 
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
LET'S TURN TO NBC METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB, WHO IS THORACRACK 
WHAT'S HAPPENING. 
>> HEY, EVERYONE
AS FRANCES SAID, A TSUNAMI
WARNING HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
KODIAK ISLAND.
ASKING PEOPLE TO GET TO HIGHER
GROUND DUE TO THAT 7.8
EARTHQUAKE
THE LARGEST WE'VE SEEN IN THE 
LAST YEAR IN THIS AREA
EVEN PORTIONS OF ANCHORAGE TO 
THE HOMER AREA, GOING TO
POSSIBLY SEE A TSUNAMI IN THE 
NEXT HOUR OR TWO OR THREE HOURS.
SO THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION
THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE 
SEVERE WEATHER SPARKING UP FOR
THE NORTHEAST.
THIS AFTERNOON INTO YOUR
EVENING, POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING 
WIND GUSTS FOR NEW YORK CITY ALL
THE WAY INTO PHILADELPHIA.
ON TOP OF THAT, THE HEAT
CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE FLUID IN
THAT AREA.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
>> SO DAYTIME HIGHS FOR COLUMBUS
TODAY, 89 DEGREES FOR SYRACUSE
LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE EARLY
THIS MORNING
BUT THE HEAT CONTINUES TO BUILD 
FOR THE DEEP SOUTH, INTO TEXAS, 
94 DEGREES
ALSO, WATCHING THE TROPICS
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP. 
>> ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> A TENNESSEE PORTRAIT ARTIST
HAS SHARED THIS UNIQUE PAINTING 
HE CREATED OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN
LEWIS.
THE PORTRAIT SHOWS YOUNG LEWIS
LINKING ARMS WITH DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR., AND AN OLDER 
LEWIS JOINING ARMS WITH FORMER
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
THE ARTIST, CARL HESS, SAID HE
WANTED TO CONNECT WHO THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON WAS THEN AND NOW
AND A FEW WEEKS BEFORE HE DIED, 
HE SEN
A POWERFUL REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER
IN OHIO HAS FOUND HIMSELF ON THE
WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW.
POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED OHIO 
HOUSE SPEAKER LARRY HOUSEHOLDER,
ALONG WITH FOUR OTHERS, FOR 
THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN WHAT
AUTHORITIES SAY IS THE LARGEST
BRIBERY SCHEME IN STATE HISTORY.
POLICE SAY 61-YEAR-OLD SPEAKER
HOUSEHOLDER AND FOUR OTHERS HAVE
BEEN CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING, 
CONSPIRACY, IN CONNECTION WITH A
$60 MILLION BRIBERY CASE
OFFICIALS SAY HOUSEHOLDER HELPED
PASS A CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR
BA
BAILOUT BILL IN EXCHANGE FOR
BRIBES
THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL
ONGOING.
>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 
CHICKENS WERE KILLED AT AN EGG
FARM IN SOUTH JERSEY AFTER A
WIDESPREAD FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE
PROPERTY
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT HOURS
BATTLING THE BLAZE FROM MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
THE LARGE INFERNO IN SALEM
COUNTY STARTED AROUND 8:00 P.M. 
IN AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.
NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT IT'S 
UNCLEAR HOW MANY CHICKENS WERE
LOST EXACTLY AND THE CAUSE OF 
THAT FIRE REMAINS UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>> IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE JUDGE
LIFTS A GAG ORDER IN THE
CRIMINAL CASE OF THE FOUR 
OFFICERS CHARGED IN THE FATAL 
ARREST OF GEORGE FLOYD
SHAQUILLE BREWSTER. 
>> YES, SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE CASE INVOLVING THE FOUR 
FIRED MINNEAPOLIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS INVOLVED IN 
THE DEATH OF MR. JOGEORGE FLOYD
THE JUDGE, IN THAT CASE, LIFTING
A GAG ORDER.
NOW, ALLOWING BOTH THE
PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE TO SPEAK
MORE FREELY TO THE PUBLIC AND 
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ABOUT THAT 
CASE
AT THE HEARING ON TUSESDAY, THE
JUDGE ALSO HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT
THE POSSIBLE RELEASE OF THAT
BODY CAMERA VIDEO THAT WE KNOW
EXISTS
THE JUDGE SAYING THAT HE WILL 
MAKE A RULING ON POSSIBLY 
RELEASING THAT VIDEO TO THE 
PUBLIC, WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK OR
SHORTLY OR QUICKLY, WERE HIS
WORDS.
MEANWHILE, IN MINNESOTA, THE
STATE LEGISLATURE JUST PASSING A
POLICE-REFORM MEASURE THAT
INCLUDES A BAN ON CHOKEHOLDS, A 
DUTY TO INTERVENE, AND MORE DATA
COLLECTION FOR OFFICERS AND 
USE-OF-FORCE
>> YEAH, WE NEED A SMILE. 
>> BROTHERHOOD IS REAL
LOVE IS REAL
>> WAIT A SECOND
>> KANYE WEST IS ISOLATED AT HIS
RANCH IN WYOMING FOLLOWING HIS
FIRST CAMPAIGN EVENT AND RECENT 
TWITTER RANT BUT HE STILL HAS A 
SOLID SUPPORT SYSTEM
WEST POSTED THIS VIDEO TO 
TWITTER TUESDAY OF A VISIT FROM 
HIS FRIEND DAVE CHAPELLE, THANK 
YOU, DAVE, FOR HOPPING ON A JET 
TO COME SEE YOUR GODSEND AND
YOUR TRUE FRIEND
AND THIS IS STILL ONGOING 
BECAUSE OVERNIGHT, JUST A FEW 
MOMENTS AGO, EVEN MORE OF A 
TWITTER TIRADE, HE IS STILL AT
IT
THIS TIME, EVEN MORE EYE-OPENING
STUFF.
WHITE SUPREMACY AGAINST THE 
KARDASHIANS AND EVEN SAID HE
TRIED FOR A YEAR TO GET A 
DIVORCE FROM KIM KARDASHIAN.
HE CONTINUED, MAN.
>> HE IS STAYING BUSY OVERNIGHT.
THERE YOU GO
STAY GLUED TO TWITTER.
SPEAKING OF THAT, THEY ARE
CRACKING DOWN ON QANON THIS 
WEEK
BANNING AT LEAST 7,000 QANON
ACCOUNTS AND LIMITING 150,000 
MORE CITING PROBLEMS OF 
HARASSMENT AND MISINFORMATION.
TWITTER IS ALSO BANNING RELATED 
TERMS FROM TRENDING TOPICS AND
THE SEARCH FEATURE
QANON IS A RIGHT-WING CONSPIRACY
THEORY CENTERED ON THE BASELESS 
BELIEF AN ANONYMOUS TIPSTER HOW 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WAGING WAR ON
A SO-CALLED STATE.
>> A RACING VERSION OF ITS
UPCOMING ALL-ELECTRIC MUSTANG.
CALLED THE MOCK E 1400 AND IT 
CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 160 MILES 
PER HOUR
WHILE IT BURNS RUBBER WELL, THIS
IS JUST A PROTOTYPE.
THE NON-RACING ELECTRIC MUSTANG 
HITS STREETS LATER THIS YEAR
FORD IS AT IT WITH THIS MUSTANG 
AND GOT THAT VINTAGE BRONCO 
COMING BACK, TOO. 
>> ALL RIGHT
LOS ANGELES'S NEWEST SOCCER TEAM
WILL HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF
OWNERS, INCLUDING SERENA
WILLIAMS' TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,
ALEXIS OLYMPIA
THE OWNERSHIP GROUP INCLUDES SIX
FORMER U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL
TEAM STARS, ACTRESSES LIKE
NATALIE PORTMAN AND JENNIFER
GARNER
VENTURE CAPITALIST CAR
>>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS FORMED
POTENTIALLY, COULD BE OUR 
EARLIEST G STORM BUT NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER GIVING THIS A
40% CHANCE OF FORMATION IN THE
NEXT FIVE DAYS
NOW, IF IT GOES INTO THE GULF,
WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING THIS
VERY CLOSELY DUE TO TEMPERATURES
BEING WELL-ABOVE AVERAGE, IN THE
UPPER 80s.
SO THIS IS
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, JOE 
BIDEN IS UNVEILING AN AMBITIOUS 
PROPOSAL TO OVERHAUL THE
NATION'S CAREGIVING SYSTEM. 
>> THIS IS ABOUT EASING THE 
SQUEEZE ON WORKING FAMILIES, WHO
ARE RAISING THEIR KIDS AND
CARING FOR ANGED LOVED ONES AT 
THE SAME TIME.
SOMETIMES SEPARATE BUT MANY 
TIMES TOGETHER. 
>> OUTLINED A PLAN THAT WOULD 
CREATE 3 MILLION NEW JOBS WHILE 
MAKING CHILD CARE MORE
AFFORDABLE WITH UNIVERSAL PRE-K.
IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE BILLIONS
TOWARD CAREGIVING FOR OLDER 
AMERICANS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS.
>> A TOUCHING MOMENT WHEN A 
MOTHER IN PERU REUNITED WITH HER
PREMATURE BABY AFTER BOTH 
SURVIVED CORONAVIRUS
BABY GEORGE WAS BORN PREMATURELY
WITH COVID-19 AND WEIGHED JUST
OVER ONE POUND
HIS MOTHER HAD COVID-19 AS WELL.
AFTER SIX WEEKS, BOTH MOTHER AND
SON HAVE RECOVERED AND SHE WAS
ABLE TO SEE AND TOUCH HER SON 
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
SO, LITTLE BY LITTLE, THEY ARE
GETTING BETTER AND STRONGER AND 
HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO SO AT
HOME. 
>> A LOT OF AMERICANS STILL 
WORKING FROM HOME BUT IMAGINE 
BEING ABLE TO DO THAT FROM A
TROPICAL ISLAND PARADISE
BARBADOS IS NOW OFFERING
ONE-YEAR WORK FROM HOME VISAS TO
BOOST ITS ECONOMY.
NBC'S CARL NASMAN IN LONDON WITH
THE DETAILS.
>> FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, 
WORKING FROM HOME HAS BECOME A
NEW NORMAL
IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION HERE IN
LONDON
THOSE BIG OFFICE TOWERS BEHIND
ME, THEY'RE MOSTLY EMPTY
IN FACT, ABOUT HALF OF BRITAIN, 
ALSO, WORKING FROM HOME.
SO WHAT IF YOU COULD RELOCATE 
THAT HOME OFFICE SETUP FROM YOUR
LIVING ROOM TO THE BEACH
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE ISLAND
OF BARBADOS IS OFFERING.
THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCING A 
NEW PLAN THAT WILL START NEXT 
MONTH.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY A WORK VISA, 
GOOD FOR ONE YEAR, TO RELOCATE
TO BARBADOS AND DO YOUR JOB 
THERE, REMOTELY.
THE VISA COSTS BETWEEN $2 AND 
$3,000 BUT THERE IS ALSO A FEW
RESTRICTIONS
THE BIGGEST ONE IS YOU NEED TO
EARN AT LEAST $50,000 PER YEAR
TO QUALIFY
AND YOU NEED TO HAVE RECENTLY 
TESTED NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19, 
OTHERWISE, YOU'LL HAVE TO TEST
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT, 
AND QUARANTINE WHILE YOU AWAIT
YOUR RESULTS
NOW, B
NOW, BARBADOS, ITSELF, HAS
MOSTLY BEEN SPARED BY THE WORST 
OF THE PANDEMIC BUT THEIR 
ECONOMY SO RELIANT ON TOURISM,
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON FOR 
THIS NEW WORK VISA. 
>> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE WAKING
UP AND SEEING THE SUN SHINING.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE BEING ABLE
TO WORK AND GO FOR SEA BATH AND 
PUT IN A SECOND SHIFT FOR WORK. 
>> A BIT OF A REALITY CHECK.
NOT ALL AMERICANS HAVE THAT 
LUXURY, ACCORDING TO A RECENT 
STUDY, AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF 
THE COUNTRY IS NOT ABLE TO WORK 
FROM HOME.
BUT STILL, IF YOU AREN'T LUCKY
ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DO SO, 
BARBADOS MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING
OPTION
CARL NASMAN, NBC NEWS, LONDON.
>> MORE POWER TO YOU IF YOU CAN.
JUST UP AN
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
A SHOOTING LEAVES 14 INJURED IN 
CHICAGO, AS THE PRESIDENT 
PERSISTS ON PUSHING A PLAN
CALLED OPERATION LEGEND, THAT 
WOULD SEND FEDERAL AGENTS INTO
VARIOUS REGIONS AROUND THE
NATION
>> LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON
ALL RUN BY DEMOCRATS
ALL RUN BY VERY LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF BIDEN GOT IN, THAT WOULD BE
TRUE FOR THE COUNTRY
THE WHOLE COUNTRY WOULD GO TO 
HELL. 
>> LEADERS AROUND THE NATION ARE
PUSHING BACK, HARD. 
>> AND AS THE PRESIDENT CHANGES 
HIS TUNE ON MASKS, HE ALSO SAYS 
THE CORONAVIRUS IS GOING TO GET 
FAR WORSE.
THIS MORNING, NEW DETAILS ON
WHEN AN EFFECTIVE VACCINE COULD 
BE AVAILABLE
>>> AND WE ARE LIVE IN LONDON 
FOR THE JOHNNY DEPP TRIAL AND 
THE INCREDIBLE DETAILS EMERGING 
FROM EX-WIFE AMBER HERD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING YOUR
MORNING WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A SHOOTOUT
ERUPTS DURING A FUNERAL IN
CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE LEAVING 14 
PEOPLE INJURED
ONE OF THE WITNESSES SAID IT
SOUNDED LIKE A WAR
POLICE FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS AT
THE SCENE.
A PERSON OF INTEREST IS IN
CUSTODY BUT THE SEARCH FOR THE
SHOOTER CONTINUES.
NBC'S DAN SHENEMAN HAS THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: A MASSIVE SHOOTING 
IN CHICAGO
WITNESSES SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
FUNERAL HOME IN A SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD
>> A BLACK VEHICLE SPEEDING 
WESTBOUND ON 79th STREET IN THE 
1000 BLOCK, BEGAN FIRING AT 
ATTENDEES OF A FUNERAL
AT THAT TIME, THE ATTENDEES OF
THE FUNERAL EXCHANGED GUNFIRE 
WITH THE BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY 
CRASHED AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE
VEHICLE SCATTERED.
>> THERE ARE 14 VICTIMS BEING 
TREATED, FIVE SEPARATE AREA 
HOSPITALS.
>> CHICAGO IS A CITY RAVAGED BY 
VIOLENCE
OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 60
PEOPLE WERE SHOT
A DOZEN, FATALLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED
TO SEND IN FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> HOW ABOUT CHICAGO
I READ THE NUMBERS WERE MANY
PEOPLE KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND
WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO, TOO.
>> WE DON'T NEED FEDERAL AGENTS,
WITHOUT ANY INSIGNIA, TAKING
PEOPLE OFF THE STREET, AND
HOLDING THEM, I THINK,
UNLAWFULLY
>> CHICAGO'S LATEST SHOOTING
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> AND ON THE HEELS OF THAT
SHOOTING IN CHICAGO, PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS PLAN TO 
COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE PRESIDENT 
WILL DETAIL THE INITIATIVE WHICH
WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
LET'S GET TO OUR CAPITOL HILL 
CORRESPONDENT TRACIE POTTS AND, 
TRACIE, TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS 
WHAT'S CALLED OPERATION LEGEND. 
>> WELL, FRANCES, IT'S BEING
DESCRIBED AS A SUSTAINED, 
SYSTEMIC, AND COORDINATED LAW 
ENFORCEMENT EFFORT
SENDING THESE FEDERAL AGENTS
INTO CITIES TO FIGHT VIOLENT
CRIME.
A SUDDEN URGE, ACCORDING TO THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
IT'S NAMED AFTER A 4-YEAR-OLD,
SHOT AND KILLED, WHILE SLEEPING 
IN HIS FAMILY'S KANSAS CITY 
APARTMENT.
THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE.
NOW, THIS HAS NOT BEEN DESCRIBED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS
AGENTS BEING DEPLOYED AGAINST 
PROTESTORS BUT WE SAW THAT IN 
PORTLAND
AND SOME FEAR THAT'S HOW THEY 
COULD BE USED.
>> YOU HAVE LeGEND TALIFERRO WHO
LOST HIS LIFE OUT IN KANSAS 
CITY
AND AT LEAST IN MISSOURI, YOU 
HAD A GOVERNOR WHO CAME TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SAID, HEY, I WANT 
FEDERAL HELP
WHAT EVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE 
WHAT HAPPENED TO LeGEND 
TALIFERRO NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
>> WHAT WE WILL BE GETTING ARE
SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE
FBI, THE DEA, AND THE ATF.
I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR, THAT WE 
WELCOME ACTUAL PARTNERSHIP
BUT WE DO NOT WELCOME 
DICTATORSHIP
WE DO NOT WELCOME 
AUTHORITARIANISM
AND WE DO NOT WELCOME 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL ARREST AND 
DETAINMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
>> EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW, HERE, IN PORTLAND
BECAUSE IT'S, UNFORTUNATELY,
COMING TO YOUR CITY.
IT'S LIKE A ROADSHOW ON THE PART
OF OUR PRESIDENT
AND HE IS USING PORTLAND AS HIS 
TEST CASE.
>> NOW, THE MAYORS OF CHICAGO,
NEW YORK, AND FOUR OTHER MAJOR
CITIES, ARE CALLING ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESSENTIALLY,
TO STAY OUT OF THEIR AREA.
TO TAKE THOSE FEDERAL AGENTS OFF
THEIR STREETS.
FRANCES.
>> TRACIE, THANK YOU
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE LATEST
ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
ACCORDING TO THE COVID TRACKING 
PROJECT, AMERICA'S DAILY DEATH
TOLL SURPASSED 1,000 FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE MAY
WITH FLORIDA AND TEXAS REPORTING
RECORD-DAILY AVERAGES OVER 100
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WARNING
THAT THE SITUATION WILL,
PROBABLY, GET WORSE BEFORE IT 
GETS BETTER.
NBC'S JAY GRAY HAS THIS REPORT
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RESUMING HIS CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE BRIEFINGS.
BUT, THIS TIME, WITHOUT THE TASK
FORCE.
>> WHY ARE YOUR DOCTORS NOT WITH
YOU HERE TODAY
WHERE IS DR. FAUCI
DR. BIRX
>> WELL, DR. BIRX IS RIGHT
OUTSIDE.
YES, PLEASE.
>> THE MOVE PART OF WHAT SEEMS
TO BE A SHIFT IN STRATEGY BY THE
WHITE HOUSE, INCLUDING AN 
ABOUTFACE ON MASKS. 
>> WHEN YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO 
SOCIALLY DISTANCE, WEAR A MASK. 
>> AIDES URGING THE PRESIDENT TO
SHOW MORE LEADERSHIP PUBLICLY,
WITH HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN 
LAGGING IN THE POLLS. 
>> I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WILL JUDGE US ON THIS.
BUT THEY'LL JUDGE US ON THE 
ECONOMY THAT I CREATED. 
>> POLITICAL RIVAL JOE BIDEN, 
QUESTIONING THE PRESIDENT'S 
METHODS AND MOTIVES.
>> HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO
ZERO
IT'S ONLY ONE THING HE HAS IN 
MIND
HOW DOES HE WIN RE-ELECTION?
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY
PEOPLE GET COVID AND/OR DIE FROM
COVID.
>> WITH THE RATE OF INFECTION 
AND DEATHS FROM COVID-19
CLIMBING. 
>> THERE IS ONE MORE CENTRAL
PROPOSAL THAT TIES KIDS, JOBS,
AND HEALTHCARE, ALL TOGETHER
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS ARE
BITTERLY DIVIDED IN THE DEBATE
OVER A NEW RELIEF PACKAGE.
KEY STICKING POINTS INCLUDING A 
PAYROLL TAX CUT, PUSHED BY THE
WHITE HOUSE.
FUNDS FOR TESTING.
OPENING SCHOOLS.
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
AND A SECOND ROUND OF STIMULUS
CHECKS, WITH TIME RUNNING OUT.
>> IT WOULD BE CRUEL-HEARTED AND
CALLOUS TO CUT OFF THE EXTENDED 
AND EXPANDED UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO
EXPIRE
>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF
FAMILIES WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
HEALTH AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>>> THE NATION'S TOP VACCINE
MAKERS ARE OFFERING SOME
OPTIMISM THIS MORNING.
SUGGESTING A VACCINE COULD PASS 
FDA SCRUTINY, EITHER LATE THIS
YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR.
HERE IS NBC'S TOM COSTELLO
>> AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
MED CENTER, MORE VOLUNTEERS 
ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES FOR A
COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL
THIS ONE, RUN BY DRUG GIANT 
PFIZER
SO FAR, 138,000 VOLUNTEERS HAVE 
SIGNED UP.
AS DRUG COMPANIES RACE TO STOP
THE VIRUS THAT'S ALREADY CLAIMED
600,000 LIVES, WORLDWIDE
>> SO, THE RACE IS ON.
NOT AGAINST EACH OTHER BUT
AGAINST THIS VIRUS. 
>> AT A VIRTUAL CONGRESSIONAL 
HEARING, EXECUTIVES FROM FIVE 
LEADING VACCINE DEVELOPERS SAID 
THEY'RE ALL IN VARIOUS STAGES OF
TESTING.
SOME, NOW ENTERING HUMAN TRIALS.
EVEN BEFORE FDA APPROVAL, 
PFIZER, MERCK, ASTRAZENECA, AND 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND MODERNA 
ALL PLAN TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION
TO MEET DEMAND
THE WHITE HOUSE COULD TRY TO
FAST TRACK A VACCINE. 
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT --
THAT YOU WILL GUARD AGAINST ANY 
PRESSURE THAT COMES FROM THE FDA
TO EITHER LOWER ITS STANDARDS OR
TO -- OR TO APPROVE SOMETHING 
THAT YOU KNOW DOESN'T MEET THE
STANDARDS.
>> WE ARE WORKING, AROUND THE 
CLOCK, TO ACCELERATE OUR
DEVELOPMENT.
BUT WE ARE NOT CUTTING CORNERS
ON SAFETY.
>> AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE
MARYLAND PFIZER STUDY, CYNTHIA, 
WHO RECEIVED TWO DOSES IN JUNE
THOUGH, SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF SHE 
RECEIVED THE VACCINE OR PLACEBO.
>> HAVE YOU HAD ANY SIDE
EFFECTS?
>> I HAD JUST VERY MILD SIDE
EFFECTS, AFTER THE FIRST
VACCINE, WHICH CONSISTED OF VERY
MILD CHILLS.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, REALLY,
NONE. 
>> 65 YEARS OLD AND IN GOOD 
HEALTH, VOLUNTEERING, SHE SAYS, 
IS THE LEAST SHE COULD DO.
>> I FELT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT 
I COULD DO TO -- TO HELP FIGHT
THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> IN THE U.S., THE NIH IS
LOOKING FOR 30,000 VOLUNTEERS 
FOR EACH VACCINE TRIAL
THE SIGN-UP LINK ON ITS WEBSITE 
USES A NETWORK DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
BUILT DECADES AGO.
VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A STIPEND AND
EITHER A VACCINE DOSE OR A
PLACEBO.
LEAD RESEARCHERS SAY IT'S 
CRITICAL TO ENROLL MINORITY 
VOLUNTEERS SINCE COVID HAS
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED 
THOSE COMMUNITIES.
>> WE CERTAINLY AREN'T OUT TO 
COERCE ANY POPULATIONS
BUT WE WOULD LIKE MINORITY
POPULATIONS TO HAVE FULL ACCESS 
AND FULL ADVANTAGE OF 
PARTICIPATING IN THESE TRIALS,
IF THEY WISH TO DO SO.
>> DEPENDING ON THE VACCINE,
RESEARCHERS SAY, WE'D PROBABLY
ALL GET TWO DOSES AND THE FDA IS
LIKELY TO APPROVE MORE THAN ONE 
VACCINE.
>> THE FIRST VACCINE MIGHT NOT
BE THE BEST VACCINE FOR SENIORS 
OR FOR CHILDREN.
>> THE FDA REQUIRES ALL VACCINES
TO BE AT LEAST 50% EFFECTIVE TO 
RECEIVE APPROVAL
FOUR OF THE FIVE DRUG COMPANIES 
HAVE RECEIVED TAXPAYER MONEY TO 
FIND A VACCINE
TWO OF THOSE COMPANIES TOLD 
CONGRESS THEY WILL OFFER THE
VACCINE FREE OR AT COST.
FRANCES.
>> ALL RIGHT, TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> KANYE WEST IS AT HIS HOME IN 
WYOMING FOLLOWING HIS FIRST 
CAMPAIGN EVENT AND A RECENT 
TWITTER RANT
BUT HE STILL HAS A VERY SOLID 
SUPPORT SYSTEM. 
>> WE NEED SOME JOY.
>> A SMILE. 
>> YEAH, WE NEED A SMILE. 
>> BROTHERHOOD IS REAL
LOVE IS REAL
>> WAIT A SECOND
I SAID SMILING, BROTHER.
>> HAVING FUN OUT THERE.
WEST POSTING THIS VIDEO TO
TWITTER ON TUESDAY ON A SURPRISE
VISIT FROM HIS FRIEND, COMEDIAN 
DAVE CHAPELLE.
THAT'S HIM RIGHT ON THE RIGHT OF
YOUR SCREEN THERE.
HE WROTE, THANK YOU, DAVE, FOR
HOPPING ON A JET TO COME SEE ME.
YOU ARE A GODSEND AND A TRUE
FRIEND. 
>> A SECOND PHASE OF ANOTHER
TWITTER TIRADE JUST MOMENTS AGO.
TEXAS WILL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE
BIT LONGER FOR MAJOR HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL
THE STATE'S GOVERNING BODY FOR
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IS DELAYING
THE START OF THE SEASON FOR FO
T
FOOTBALL'S HIGHEST DIVISIONS
THE NEW KICKOFF DATE IS THE 
24th
LOWER DIVISIONS CAN START THEIR 
SEASONS, AS SCHEDULED.
>> FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
FULL STEAM AHEAD
>>> BREAKING JUST MOMENTS AGO, A
REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA THAT IS
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
LET'S GET THE LATEST FROM NBC 
METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA WEBB.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE HAVE A VERY UNFORTUNATE
SITUATION THAT'S DEVELOPING IN
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
A TSUNAMI WARNING IN THAT AREA
JUST OFF OF SAND POINT
THEY HAVE ISSUED NOW IN THE NEXT
HOUR OR SO, POTENTIAL TSUNAMI.
GOING TO BE MAKING ITS WAY
ACROSS THAT AREA, ALL THE WAY 
INTO KODIAK ISLAND
ALSO, I AM JUST GETTING WORD
SIRENS ARE CURRENTLY GOING OFF
IN THE HOMER AREA.
HIGHER GROUND IS DEFINITELY 
NEEDED IN THAT AREA, AS 
INUNDATION OF WATER IS EXPECTED.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, THE NORTHEAST, WE ARE
WATCHING THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK
FOR SLIGHT TO SEVERE STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON, INTO THE EVENING 
HOURS.
NEW YORK CITY TO PHILADELPHIA.
BUT WE COULD SEE LARGE HAIL AND 
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO COLUMBUS, THIS AFTERNOON, YOU
ARE GOING TO SEE DAYTIME HIGHS
THERE ROARING BACK INTO THE 
UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s
FOR TEXT TEAS, SIGHTLY COOLER BT
STILL VERY HOT AND HUMID FROM 
DALLAS ALL THE WAY INTO NEW 
ORLEANS.
AND ALSO, WATCHING THE TROPICS
A LOT GOING ON
I WILL HAVE MORE OF THAT COMING 
UP. 
>> FROM COAST TO COAST. 
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE WATCHING TODAY'S 
GROUNDBREAKERS
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ASSISTANT
COACH MADE MLB HISTORY AS THE 
FIRST WOMAN TO COACH ON THE 
FIELD DURING A MAJOR LEAGUE 
GAME
SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD A
FULL-TIME COACHING POSITION IN
THE LEAGUE. 
>> VIOLA DAVIS MARKING THE FIRST
TIME THE PUBLICATION HAS
FEATURED THE WORK OF A BLACK
PHOTOGRAPHER ON ITS COVER.
IT WAS SHOT BY PHOTOGRAPHER 
DARIO.
>> GIRL SCOUTS ANNOUNCED 24 NEW 
BADGES WITH A FOCUS ON
ENCOURAGING GIRLS TO EXPLORE
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
NURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAME
TOGETHER TO HONOR NURSES WHO
DIED ON THE FRONT LINES FIGHTING
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
ON TUESDAY, NURSES GATHERED AT
THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 
FOR A VIGIL HONORING COLLEAGUES.
SHOES WERE PLACED ON THE LAWN OF
THE CAPITOL BUILDING TO HONOR 
THE OVER 100 U.S. NURSES WHO
DIED DURING THE PANDEMIC
THE NURSES, ALSO, CALLED ON 
CONGRESS TO PASS THE HEROES ACT,
WHICH WOULD ENSURE FRONTLINE
WORKERS HAVE ENOUGH PERSONAL
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. 
>> THE LIBEL SUIT BY ACTOR
JOHNNY DEPP AGAINST BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER HAS RELEASED NEW
DETAILS OF HIS EX-WIFE AMBER
HEARD.
SHE STRUCK HER EX-HUSBAND TO
DEFEND HER SISTER BACK IN 2015
JOINING US FROM LONDEDON IS SARA
HARMON
SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME THEY'RE IN
COURT, MORE SALACIOUS DETAILS 
COME OUT. 
>> HI, FRANCES, GOOD MORNING
CALLING THIS CASE SALACIOUS IS
PROBABLY BEING OVERLY GENEROUS
OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, WE
HAVE SEEN PHOTOS AND HEARD
TESTIMONY OF EVERYTHING FROM
ALLEGED DOMESTIC ABUSE TO DRUG
AND ALCOHOL-FUELED BENDERS
SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT HAVE 
COME OUT ARE PROBABLY NOT 
APPROPRIATE FOR MORNING TV
BUT YESTERDAY, IT WAS 
INTERESTING BECAUSE WE HEARD
AMBER HEARD ADMIT, FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THAT SHE DID HIT DEPP.
ALTHOUGH, SHE DOES SAY THAT SHE 
WAS DEFENDING HEIFR SISTER
HERE'S HOW SHE DESCRIBED THE
SITUATION.
>> HE WAS ABOUT TO PUSH MY
SISTER DOWN THE STAIRS
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK US
UP
I AM PROTECTIVE OVER MY BABY
SISTER
WHEN HE LAID HANDS ON HER, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID.
BUT I KNOW I JUMPED IN BETWEEN
THE ACTIONS THAT I SAW COULD
LEAD TO A FATAL INJURY TO MY
SISTER
>> AND, FRANCES, IT'S WORTH 
POINTING OUT THAT, EVEN THOUGH
WE'VE SEEN SO MUCH OF THIS
FORMER COUPLE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY 
AIRED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
NEITHER OF THEM IS ON TRIAL.
AS YOU POINTED OUT, THIS IS A 
LIBEL SUIT, AND IT CENTERS
AROUND WHETHER A BRITISH TABLOID
NEWSPAPER WAS JUSTIFIED IN
CALLING JOHNNY DEPP A WIFE
BEATER,IN PRINT.
THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVE THAT 
TERMINOLOGY WAS ACCURATE AND, 
THEREFORE, ALL THIS TESTIMONY 
FROM HIS FORMER WIFE THAT WE'VE 
HEARD OUVER THE LAST COUPLE 
WEEKS.
IF THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS ARE
ANYTHING TO GO BY, THERE IS 
LIKELY PLENTY MORE AHEAD
FRANCES, PHILLIP. 
>> WOW
JUST REALL
>>> A 16-YEAR-OLD GOALIE WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A
SOCCER FIELD
HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE MOSCOW
THE TEEN IS SEEN CRASHING TO THE
GROUND, UNCONSCIOUS.
AMAZINGLY, JUST THREE WEEKS 
AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED AND PUT
INTO AN INDUCED COMA, HE WAS
BACKN THE FIELD.
HOPEFULLY, FOR HIS SAKE, YOU
KNOW THAT SAYING THAT LIGHTNING 
NEVER STRIKES TWICE.
HOPEFULLY, HIS CASE, THAT IS
TRUE. 
>> THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND HIM. 
>> WOW. 
>> ALL RIGHT
IN NEIGHBORING UKRAINE, A 
BIZARRE 12-HOUR STANDOFF WITH A 
MAN WHO TOOK 13 PEOPLE HOSTAGE
ON A BUS
SO WHAT WERE HIS DEMANDS
WELL, SENIOR UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS
ADMIT TO BEING TERRORISTS AND 
THAT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
HE DID JUST THAT
IN A FACEBOOK VIDEO, HE SAID
EVERYONE SHOULD GO WATCH THE
FILM
THE SUSPECT SURRENDERED AND 
ZELENSKY DELETED IT WITH A THANK
YOU NOTE. 
>> THE NBA WILL BEGIN ITS FIRST 
ROUND OF SCRIMMAGES THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST ROUND BETWEEN THE L.A.
MAGIC AND ORLANDO CLIPPERS
ALL PARTICIPATING WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THREE INTER-SQUAD
SCRIMMAGES
PLAYING IN ORLANDO WITH A 
LIMITED AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
>>> HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ALEXA 
SAY TO YOU, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T 
CATCH THAT
WELL, SOME PEOPLE USING SMART 
HOME DEVICES GET THAT ANSWER
MORE THAN OTHERS
THE WEBSITE GEAR HUNGRY ASKED 
3,000 PEOPLE HOW WELL VOICE 
ASSISTANCE UNDERSTAND THEM TO 
FIND OUT WHICH REGIONS HAVE THE 
MOST TROUBLE
CHECK OUT THAT LIST THERE.
THE ACCENT MOST DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND WAS FROM MAINE,
FOLLOWED BY ALASKA
THEN, NORTHWESTERN
THEY GOT NEW MEXICO.
CHICAGO IN THE TOP FIVE.
NEW YORK ACCENT, BY THE WAY, WAS
23rd ON THAT LIST.
>> YEAH, I MEAN IT'S PRETTY 
INTERESTING TO SEE WHEREVER YOU 
ARE, THE SLIGHTEST DIFFERENCE 
HOW YOU SAY SOMETHING.
>> WELL, JANESSA, YOU HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS, JANESSA, FROM ALASKA
>> YOU GUYS THINK I HAVE AN 
ACCENT
AN ALASKAN ACCENT?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> YEAH.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT ONE.
I'M NOT SURE
LET'S CHECK OUT WHAT'S GOING ON 
WEATHER WISE
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY CONTINUE TO BUILD
DAYTIME HIGHS ARE STILL ABOVE 
AVERAGE.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY
CAN SEE HIGHS ABOVE AVERAGE.
THE FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE,
>>> A TENNESSEE PORTRAIT ARTIST 
SHARED A UNIQUE PAINTING HE 
CREATED OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN 
LEWIS.
THE PORTRAIT SHOWS A YOUNG
LEWIS, LINKING ARMS WITH DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
AND AN OLDER LEWIS JOINING ARMS 
WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA.
THE ARTIST, CARL HESS, SAID HE
WANTED TO CONNECT WHO THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON WAS THEN AND NOW
LEWIS RECEIVED THE PAINTING A 
FEW MONTHS AGO, AND WEEKS BEFORE
HE DIED, HE SENT HESS A 
THANK-YOU LETTER EXPRESSING HIS 
APPRECIATION. 
>> NFL TRAINING CAMP IS 
OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY THIS
MORNING, AT LEAST FOR THE 
ROOKIES.
OTHER PLAYERS BEGIN REPORTING 
NEXT WEEK.
BUT THIS YEAR, THE MIDSUMMER
TRADITION LOOKS FAR DIFFERENT.
SAM BROCK HAS MORE
>> Reporter: FOOTBALL FANS
DESPERATE FOR AN NFL KICKOFF
THIS FALL.
>> CLUBS ARE WORKING TO CREATE A
CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 
>> JUST GOT A DOSE OF GOOD NEWS 
AFTER THE LEAGUE AND ITS PLAYERS
PATCHED TOGETHER A PLAN FOR 
COVID-19 TESTING
TWO NEGATIVES, REQUIRED BEFORE
PLAYERS CAN EVEN ENTER CAMP.
THEN, DAILY TESTING FOR TWO 
WEEKS.
SHOULD THE POSITIVITY RATE STAY 
BELOW 5%, TESTING THEN GOES TO
EVERY OTHER DAY.
>> YOU THINK THERE'S ANY
GUARANTEES THE NFL HAS A SEASON 
THIS YEAR?
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
GUARANTEE.
WE WANT TO PULL THIS OFF BECAUSE
AMERICA NEEDS IT
IT'D BE EXCITING TO BE -- TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY NFL
FOOTBALL AND GIVE PEOPLE
SOMETHING TO SMILE AND ENJOY. 
>> AN L.A. RAMS CAPTAIN, WHO'S
SEEN COVID UP CLOSE AND 
PERSONAL
HIS WHOLE FAMILY CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS IN LATE JUNE, INCLUDING 
HIS WIFE, FOUR KIDS, AND MOTHER 
AND FATHER-IN-LAW.
>> IT ALMOST KILLED MY DAD
SO I THINK WE LOOK AT OTHER 
FAMILIES IN THE NFL, PREGNANT 
WOMEN SPECIFICALLY, PEOPLE WHO
MAYBE ARE LIVING WITH THEIR 
PARENTS.
>> WITH AN EYE TOWARDS FAMILIES 
AND THEIR SAFETY, THE NFL 
SEASON, SET TO START IN 
SEPTEMBER, AFTER MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL AND THE NBA. 
>> THIS, SINCE MARCH S13th, WHEN
EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN IN SPORTS, 
IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WEEK IN 
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
TO SEE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE
FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR.
>> IN NEW YORK, THE GIANTS AND
THE JETS WILL BE PLAYING THEIR
REGULAR-SEASON GAMES AT THE 
MEADOWLANDS WITH NO SPECTATORS
IN THE STANDS.
THAT AFTER THE GOVERNOR OF NEW
JERSEY ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
BANNING LARGE GATHERINGS OF 500 
OR MORE PEOPLE
IN MIAMI, SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS.
>> I THINK MIKE NAILED IT.
BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL.
AND SEEING WHAT THE NFL'S GOING 
TO LOOK LIKE. 
>> SEE IF IT'S GOING TO STICK.
>> FINGERS CROSSED. 
>> JUST IN TIME FOR HIS 7th 
BIRTHDAY TODAY, THE DUKE AND
DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE SHARED TWO 
VERY CUTE PHOTOS
LOOK AT HIM HERE
SON PRINCE GEORGE WHO IS THIRD
IN LINE TO THE BRITISH THRONE.
BEHIND HIS GRANDFATHER PRINCE 
CHARLES AND DAD PRINCE WAILLIAM
THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY MOM
KATE MIDDLETON, WHO SEEMS TO BE 
PRETTY GOOD BEHIND THE CAMERA.
>> POSSIBLE FUTURE KING.
WHAT IS HE
THIRD IN LINE?
>> GOOD FOR HIM.
THANKS FOR WAKING UP WIT
>>> OPERATION LEGEND
IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT YET, 
YOU WILL TODAY
THE PRESIDENT IS PROPOSING
SENDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TO SEVERAL CITIES AROUND THE
NATION
>>> THE VIRUS OUTBREAK SURGING
THIS MORNING
AND THE PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S 
GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT
GETS ANY BETTER AND THE NFL 
OFFICIALLY CANCELS ALL PRESEASON
GAMES.
>> THE CHINESE HACKERS ACCUSED
OF TRYING TO STEAL VACCINE
RESEARCH
THE CHARGES JUST ANNOUNCED
>> THE SPREAD OF THE CALIFORNIA 
HOG FIRE AS NEW BLAZES ARE
KEEPING FIREFIGHTERS BUSY TODAY.
>> TALK ABOUT TURTLE POWER
IT'S WEDNESDAY, JULY 22nd.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
GLAD YOU'RE WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> I'M FILLPHILLIP MENA
>>> PROTESTS CONTINUE IN PLACES 
LIKE PORTLAND, OREGON WHERE THE 
CITY IS ON EDGE.
DEMONSTRATORS PROTESTING
EXCESSIVE POLICE FORCE CONTINUE 
TO CLASH WITH FEDERAL AGENTS WHO
HAVE ARRIVED WITHOUT THE CONSENT
OF LEADERS SOMETHING THAT 
PORTLAND'S LEADERS ARE SAYING IS
ESCALATING THE CHAOS
>> Reporter: TENSIONS ESCALATED 
AS HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORS
CLASHED WITH FEDERAL AGENTS,
ANGER BOILING OVER AS SOME OF 
THE CROWD SET FIRES AND RIPPED
DOWN PROTECTIVE BARRIERS AT THE 
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE
PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLING THE 
PROTESTERS ANARCHISTS.
>> THEY WERE RIPPING DOWN THAT
CITY, DESTROYING THE CITY,
LOOTING IT
>> WHILE MANY OF THE PROTESTS 
HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL THERE'S ALSO 
BEEN VIOLENCE, AND LOOTING
THE PRESENCE OF FEDERAL AGENTS
IS FUELLING THE TENSION.
>> THE PROTESTS WERE CALMING
DOWN AND THAT THE PRESENCE OF 
FEDERAL TROOPS HERE, TRUMP'S
TROOPS HERE IN THE STREETS OF 
PORTLAND HAS SUBSTANTIALLY
EXACERBATED AN ALREADY
CHALLENGING SITUATION.
>> THEY'RE THERE TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL PROPERTY
>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE 
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT 
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE WANTS
TO SEND FEDERAL ENFORCERS INTO
OTHER CITIES
>> I'LL BE DARNED IF I'M GOING
TO LET ANYBODY EVEN IF THEIR
NAME IS MR. PRESIDENT BRING 
THOSE KIND OF TROOPS TO OUR 
CITY
>> Reporter: FEW NOW, ALL EYES
ARE ON PORTLAND BRACING FOR 
ANOTHER NIGHT OF PROTESTS.
>> AMID LINGERING CONCERNS ABOUT
THE CRACKDOWN IN PORTLAND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS 
PLAN TO DETAIL THE INITIATIVE 
WHICH WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
TELL US MORE ABOUT OPERATION
LEGEND
>> WE ARE TOLD THIS WILL BE A 
SUSTAINED AND COORDINATED EFFORT
AMONG ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES TO 
SEND AGENTS INTO CITIES TO DOLE 
WITH WHAT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS A
SUDDEN SURGE OF VIOLENT CRIME.
IT'S NAMED AFTER A FOUR-YEAR-OLD
WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN HIS
KANSAS CITY APARTMENT.
THIS HAPPENED IN LATE JUNE AND
WHILE IT'S SUPPOSED TO TARGET 
VIOLENT CRIME THERE IS SOME 
CONCERN THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
THE ADMINISTRATION COULD USE
THESE FEDERAL AGENTS TO DEAL
WITH DEMONSTRATIONS AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
>> YOU HAVE LEGEND WHO LOST HIS 
LIFE OUT AT KANSAS CITY AND AT
LEAST IN MISSOURI YOU HAD A 
GOVERNOR WHO CAME AND SAID HEY, 
I WANT FEDERAL HELP TO MAKE SURE
WHATEVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE
IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN
>> WHAT WE WILL BE GETTING ARE
SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE
FBI, THE DEA AND THE ATF
WE WELCOME ACTUAL PARTNERSHIP,
BUT WE DO NOT WELCOME 
DICTATORSHIP
WE DO NOT WELCOME AAUTHOR
N
AAUTHORITARIANISM AND WE DO NOT 
WELCOME UNCONSTITUTIONAL ARRESTS
AND DETAINMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
>> EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW HERE IN PORTLAND
BECAUSE IT'S UNFORTUNATELY
COMING TO YOUR CITY.
IT'S LIKE A ROAD SHOW ON THE
PART OF OUR PRESIDENT AND HE'S
USING PORT LAND AS HIS TEST 
CASE
>> MAYORS IN NEW YORK AND 
CHICAGO AND FOUR OTHER BIG
CITIES ARE CALLING ON THE 
PRESIDENT TO END THE FEDERAL
PRESENCE IN PORTLAND AND NOT
SEND THOSE FEDERAL AGENTS INTO
THEIR CITIES
>> THANK YOU
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A 
SHOOTOUT ERUPTS DURING A FUNERAL
IN CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE LEAVING 
14 PEOPLE INJURED.
ONE OF THE WITNESSES SAID IT
SOUNDED LIKE A WAR
POLICE FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS AT
THE SCENE.
THE SEARCH FOR THE SHOOTER
CONTINUES.
>> Reporter:
>> IT WAS LIKE A WAR
I'M LIKE WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
>> AROUND 6:30 P.M. NEIGHBORS 
HEARD DOZENS OF GUNSHOTS FIRED
>> WE WENT DOWN THE STREET AND
THERE WAS JUST LIKE BODIES
LAYING EVERYWHERE.
>> MORE WOMEN THAN MEN. 
>> Reporter: CHICAGO POLICE SAY 
THEY FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS THAT
WOUNDED 14 PEOPLE AFTER A CAR 
DROVE PAST A FUNERAL HOME AND 
OPENED FIRE.
>> YOU GET A FIRING AT ATTENDEES
OF THE FUNERAL
THE BLACK VEHICLE THEN TURNED 
NORTHBOUND DOWN CARPENTER.
IT CONTINUED TO FIRE AT THE 
ATTENDEES OF THE FUNERAL AT 
WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE MIDWAY 
DOWN THE BLOCK CRASHED AND CAME 
TO A HALT.
>> THE SUSPECTS RAN OFF IN
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
>> IT APPEARED AS IF IT WAS 
PLANNED BECAUSE AS THE PEOPLE 
COMING OUT OF THE FUNERAL HOME, 
THE SHOTS RANG OUT
>> IT'S SAD IN THESE
COMMUNITIES.
WE CAN'T WALK TO THE STORE
YOU CAN'T GO ATTEND A FUNERAL.
WHO CAN'T ATTEND A FUNERAL
GOOD GRACIOUS.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> THE WHITE HOUSE APPEARS TO
BE SHIFTING ITS STRATEGY ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS RESUMING THE 
BRIEFINGS ON COVID-19 AND HE
WARNED THAT THE CRISIS WOULD
PROBABLY GET WORSE BEFORE IT
GETS BETTER.
HERE'S KRISTEN WELKER.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDING HIS
FIRST BRIEF ON THE CORONAVIRUS
SINCE APRIL TOUTING PROGRESS
>> THE VACCINES ARE COMING SOON.
>> INTENSIFYING HIS DEFENSE OF
HIS ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF
THE CRISIS BUT UNLIKE PAST
BRIEFINGS IN WHICH HE WAS 
FLANKED BY THE CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE THE PRESIDENT TOOK THE
PODIUM ALONE
>> SOME AREAS ARE DOING VERY
WELL, OTHERS ARE DOING LESS 
WELL
WILL IT PROBABLY GET WORSE
BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE WAY 
IT IS.
>> Reporter: INCLUDING SOMETHING
HE HAS RARELY DONE, TOUTING 
MASKS.
>> WE'RE ASKING AMERICANS TO USE
MASKS, SOCIALLY DISTANCE AND
EMPLOY VIGOROUS HYGIENE WHILE 
SHELTERING HIGH RISK
POPULATIONS.
WE'RE IMPLORING YOUNG AMERICANS 
TO AVOID PACKED BARS, BE SAFE 
AND BE SMART. 
>> Reporter: HE IS ASKED WHY HE 
HAS SENT MIXED MESSAGES ABOUT 
MASKS AND CAPTURED AT A 
FUNDRAISER WITHOUT ONE
>> I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE 
MASKS.
I VIEW IT THIS WAY
ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP AND THAT 
CERTAINLY CAN POTENTIALLY HELP
IS A GOOD THING.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM, I CARRY IT,
YOU SAW ME WEARING IT A NUMBER
OF TIMES AND I'LL CONTINUE
>> HE ALSO ADDRESSED WHY TESTING
IS STILL FALLING SHORT
>> WE'VE DONE MORE TESTING BY 
FAR THAN ANYBODY
SOME OF THE TESTS BECAUSE IT IS 
MASSIVE VOLUME IT TAKES LONGER
OTHERS ARE QUICK
AND THOSE ARE FRANKLY THE ONES
THAT I PREFER BUT WE'RE DOING 
MASSIVE NUMBERS AND THE NUMBERS 
ARE COMING DOWN.
>> THE ONE MOMENT THE PRESIDENT 
VEERED OFF MESSAGE WHEN HE WAS
ASKED ABOUT MAXWELL ACCUSED OF
ENABLING JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S
EXPLOITATION OF MINORS
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING IT
TOO MUCH
I WISH HER WELL FRANKLY.
I'VE MET HER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER
THE YEARS ESPECIALLY SINCE I
LIVED IN PALM BEACH.
>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIT ON YOU.
HE'S QUIT ON THIS COUNTRY.
THIS ELECTION IS NOT JUST ABOUT 
HIM.
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> AND OUR THANKS FOR THAT
REPORT
>>> THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS 
ACCUSING TWO MEN IN CHINA OF
TRYING TO STEAL MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY FROM COMPANIES IN THE
U.S. WORKING ON COVID-19
TREATMENTS AND VACCINES.
PETE WILLIAMS EXPLAINS. 
>> Reporter: LESS THAN A WEEK 
AFTER THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WERE
RESEARCHING A COVID-19 VACCINE, 
A COMPUTER HACKER LOOKED FOR WAY
TO HACK INTO THE COMPUTERS
NOW HE IS WANTED
THEY DIDN'T SUCCEED IN STEALING 
ANYTHING, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
SAYS BUT THEIR CYBER ATTACKS
WERE A POTENTIAL DISTRACTION
>> WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE
HACKING OR EVEN THE ATTEMPTED 
HACKING OF THAT INFORMATION CAN 
SLOW DOWN THE RESEARCH
>> Reporter: AND THE FBI SAYS 
THE TWO CHINESE MEN TARGETED
COMPANIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
DOING COVID RESEARCH, PART OF A 
WORLDWIDE HACKING CAMPAIGN
SOMETIMES THEY DID IT FOR 
PROFIT, THE FBI SAYS AND
SOMETIMES THEY STOLE SECRETS AT 
THE REQUEST OF CHINESE
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS BASED IN
THIS BUILDING.
>> WHEN CHINA VIOLATES CRIMINAL 
LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL NORMS, WE
WILL NOT TOLERATE IT
>> U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN 
SAYING FOR WEEKS NOW THAT CHINA 
IS TRYING TO STEAL COVID-19 
SECRETS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST 
TIME THAT ANYBODY'S BEEN CHARGED
WITH TRYING TO DO IT
IT CAN CONTINUE ITS VACCINE WORK
WITHOUT DISRUPTION
>> THANK YOU
>>> IN MINNEAPOLIS A JUDGE LIFTS
A GAG ORDER IN THE CRIMINAL CASE
OF THE FOUR OFFICERS CHARGED IN 
THE FATAL ARREST OF GEORGE
FLOYD.
WE'RE OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE
WITH THE DETAILS. 
>> Reporter: A NEW DEVELOPMENT
IN THE CASE INVOLVING THE FOUR
FIRED MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT
OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH
OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD.
THE JUDGE LIFTING THAT GAG ORDER
ALLOWING THE PARTIES TO SPEAK 
MORE FREELY ABOUT THAT CASE.
AT THE HEARING THE JUDGE ALSO 
HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE 
POSSIBLE RELEASE OF THAT BODY 
CAMERA VIDEO THAT WE KNOW 
EXISTS
THE JUDGE SAYING HE WILL MAKE A 
RULING ON POSSIBLY RELEASING
THAT VIDEO TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN 
ABOUT A WEEK OR SHORTLY OR
QUICKLY WERE HIS WORDS
IN MINNESOTA THE STATE
LEGISLATOR PASSING A RELIEF 
MEASURE AND MORE DATA COLLECTION
FOR OFFICERS AND USE OF FORCE 
INCIDENTS, THAT'S BEEN ONE OF 
THE CALLS THAT YOU'VE BEEN
HEARING FROM PROTESTERS SINCE 
GEORGE FLOYD WAS KILLED.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> FIREFIGHTERS IN NORTH 
EASTERN CALIFORNIA ARE WORKING
TO HALT THE SPREAD OF TWO FOREST
FIRES THAT THREATEN ABOUT 170 
STRUCTURES
GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COULD START NEW BLAZES
CREWS ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH 
FIRE LINE WGS THE HELP OF 95
ENGINES AND 19 BULLDOZERS.
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED ON
DUTY
>>> A REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA IS 
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION
A VERY DEEP EARTHQUAKE JUST 
ACROSS THE CHAIN
WE DO HAVE TSUNAMI WARNINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE
ALSO AND ADVISORY FOR COOK
INLET.
WE HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET
OUT.
UNFORTUNATE SITUATION IS THAT 
THERE'S ONLY ONE ROAD IN AND OUT
OF THESE AREAS
WE HAVE SIRENS CURRENTLY GOING
ON
NOW, WE'VE ALSO HEARD THAT IN 
THE NEXT HOUR POTENTIAL TSUNAMI 
IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 MINUTES
ACROSS THAT AREA SO WATCHING
THAT VERY CLOSELY.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
FOR THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS, ALSO LARGE
HAIL
THAT'S A BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
90 DEGREES FOR COLUMBUS THIS
AFTERNOON.
THAT WET WEATHER IS GOING TO BE 
MAKING IT ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
WITH THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
IT'S BUILDING INTO THE
SOUTHEAST.
DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90s
AND ON TOP OF THAT WE'RE ALSO 
WATCHING THE TROPICS
MORE OF THAT COMING UP
>>> THANK YOU.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RARE
YELLOW TURTLE RESCUED IN EASTERN
INDIA ON SUNDAY.
LOCAL RESIDENTS FIRST SPOTTED 
THIS INCREDIBLE CREATURE AND
VIDEO WENT VIRAL
WILD LIFE EXPERTS BELIEVE IT'S A
RARE
>>> LEAD THE NEWS, THE INFORMAL 
IS TAKING MEASURES TO PROTECT 
PLAYERS RETURNING TO TRAINING 
CAMP BY CANCELLING THE PRESEASON
SCHEDULE AND SHRINKING THE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS AT CAMP.
YESTERDAY THE NFL AGREED TO 
DAILY TESTING OF PLAYERS FOR THE
FIRST TWO WEEKS OF TRAINING 
CAMP
>>> THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR
SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCED THAT 
ATTENDANCE WILL BE CAPPED AT 25%
AND MASKS AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS
WILL BE MANDATORY.
A HEALTH PLAN WILL BE RELEASED
FOR THE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 
AUGUST 23rd.
THE RACE WILL BE BROADCAST RIGHT
HERE ON NBC.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VOICING
HIS FRUSTRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
AFTER SEEING PROFESSIONAL 
BASEBALL PLAYERS KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AS A
PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST RACIAL 
AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES.
THREE PLAYERS AID LONG WITH 
MANAGERS AND COACHES TOOK A 
KNEE
ON TUESDAY, THE PRESIDENT VOICED
HIS DISPLEASURE ON TWITTER
SAYING LOOKING FORWARD TO LIVE
SPORTS BUT ANY TIME I WITNESS A 
PLAYER KNEELING THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM, THE GAME IS OVER FOR ME.
STEVE KERR CAUGHT WIND O
>>> IN TODAY'S NEWS BY THE
NUMBERS A PLUNGE IN AIR TRAVEL
DEMAND DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC HAS LED TO A LOSS OF 
OVER $1.6 BILLION IF UNITED 
AIRLINES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER.
DURING THAT SAME QUARTER LAST 
YEAR IT POSTED MORE THAN A
BILLION DOLLARS IN PROFIT.
>> BEST BUY ANNOUNCED IT WILL 
BOOST ITS MINIMUM WAGE FOR U.S. 
EMPLOYEES TO $15 AN HOUR
BEGINNING ON AUGUST 2nd.
ALL HOURLY WORKERS WILL RECEIVE 
A 4% PAY INCREASE AND FOR THE 
FIRST TIME SINCE THE LATE 1980S 
WALMART WILL BE CLOSED ON 
THANKSGIVING DAY
IT WILL SPEND ABOUT $428 MILLION
ON A THIRD ROUND OF BONUS DURING
THE PANDEMIC
FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WILL GET
$300
>>> CORONAVIRUS IS ABOUT TO HIT 
THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
GRAY'S ANATOMY WILL BE TACKLING 
IT IN THEIR STORY LINE
IT WILL PART OF SEASON 17.
THE SHOW DIDN'T GET TO FILM THE 
FINAL FOUR EPISODES OF 16 
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE 
HOW THEY KICK THINGS OFF NEW
THIS SEASON IN THE FALL.
>> I HAD NO IDEA GREY'S ANATOMY 
WAS STILL ON THE AIR
>> A WHOLE DIFFERENT TAKE NOW.
TAKING ON COVID-19
>> THAT'S INTERESTING TO ME NOW 
BECAUSE WE'RE ALL LIVING THROUGH
IT AND I WANT TO SEE WHAT 
HOLLYWOOD'S TAKE IS.
>>
>>> GOOD MORNING
WE'RE HEATING UP THE TROPICAL 
STORM DEPRESSION NOW FORMING
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, THE 
POSSIBILITY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM
GOING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
TEXAS ALL THE WA
>>> 16-YEAR-OLD GOALIE WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A
SOCCER FIELD
IT HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF 
MOSCOW
YOU'VE SEEN THE TEEN THERE
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS.
JUST THREE WEEKS AFTER BEING
HOSPITALIZED AND PUT IN AN
INDUCED COMA HE WAS BACK ON THE 
FIELD.
HOPEFULLY GET A CHANCE TO STRIKE
THAT BALL RIGHT AS HE WAS 
SWINGING HIS LEG TOO
>>> A LIBEL SUIT BY JOHNNY DEPP 
HAS RELEASED NEW DETAILS OF HIS 
TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS 
EX-WIFE.
SHE STRUCK HER EX-HUSBAND TO
DEFEND HER SISTER BACK IN 2015
EVERY TIME THIS STORY DEVELOPING
IT JUST GETS EVEN UGLIER, SARAH.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
EVEN PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THE ODD 
BUILT OF CELEBRITY GOSSIP ARE 
PROBABLY LOOKING AT THIS AND
GOING WHOA, THAT'S A BIT MUCH.
ALLEGATIONS OF EVERYTHING FROM
ALLEGED DOMESTIC ABUSE TO DRUG
AND ALCOHOL FUELLED BENDERS.
WE'VE SEEN TEXT MESSAGES, 
PHOTOS, IT REALLY JUST GOES ON
AND ON
YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME WE 
HEARD AMBER HERD ADMIT TO 
HITTING JOHNNY DEPP BUT SHE SAYS
SHE WAS DEFENDING HER SISTER
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT SHE TOLD
THE COURT.
>> HE WAS ABOUT TO PUSH MY
SISTER DOWN THE STAIRS
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK US
UP
I'M PROTECTIVE OVER MY BABY 
SISTER
WHEN HE LAID HANDS ON HER I 
DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID, BUT I
KNOW I JUMPED IN BETWEEN THE
ACTIONS THAT I SAW COULD LEAD TO
A FATAL INJURY TO MY SISTER.
>> Reporter: AND IT'S WORTH 
POINTING OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH 
WE'RE SEEING ALL THIS FORMER
COUPLE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY AIRED IN 
PUBLIC NEITHER OF THEM IS ON
TRIAL.
THIS IS A LIBEL SUIT THAT HE'S
BROUGHT AGAINST A BRITISH PAPER 
FOR CALLING HIM A WIFE BEATER.
IT'S NOT LIBEL IF IT'S TRUE AND 
THAT'S WHAT THE PAPER IS
ATTEMPTING TO PROVE.
WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THIS CASE,
JOHNNY DEPP HAS SUBJECT HIS LIFE
AND HIS FORMER RELATIONSHIP TO
AN INTENSE PUBLIC SCRUTINY THAT 
HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
TAKE BACK WHICHEVER WAY THIS
CASE GOES.
>> CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH UGLIER
IT CAN GET
>> THE CAREER FALLOUT.
>>> DRIVERS START YOUR ENGINES, 
THE COMPANY SHOWED OFF A RACING 
VERSION OF THE NEW MUSTANG
IT CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 160 MILES
AN HOUR, DO COOL DONUTS LIKE
THAT
THIS IS JUST A PRO TO TYPE
THE NONRACING ELECTRIC MUSTANG
WILL HIT STREETS LATER THIS 
YEAR
>> YOU
>>> BREAKING OVER NIGHT.
A SHOOTING AT A CHICAGO FUNERAL 
PARLOR LEAVES 14 INJURED AS THE 
CITY REELS FROM A SURGE IN GUN
VIOLENCE. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP, TODAY, WILL 
ADDRESS OPERATION LEGEND
IT'S A PROGRAM TO DEPLOY FEDERAL
FORCES INTO CHICAGO, PORTLAND,
AND OTHERS TO CRACK DOWN ON 
VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. 
>> IT WILL, PROBABLY, 
UNFORTUNATELY, GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ACT ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE 
WAY IT IS.
>> OUT IN FRONT AGAIN.
BUT THE REAL NUMBERS OF 
CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE PROBABLY
HIGHER THAN ANYONE IS REPORTING.
NEW DETAILS AHEAD.
>> AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, HOW 
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK FROM HOME
IN, SAY, BARBADOS?
THE TROPICAL ISLAND IS OFFERING 
A CHANCE TO WORK REMOTELY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT
A FUNERAL IN CHICAGO ERUPTS IN
GUNFIRE.
14 PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED DURING 
THE SHOOTOUT IN THE SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF GRISHAM.
FOR THE LATEST, WE GO TO DAN
SHENEMAN
>> Reporter: A MASSIVE SHOOTING 
IN CHICAGO
WITNESSES SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
FUNERAL HOME IN A SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
>> A BLACK VEHICLE SPEEDING 
WESTBOUND ON 79th STREET IN THE 
1000 BLOCK BEGAN FIRING AT
ATTENDEES OF A FUNERAL
AT THAT TIME, THE ATTENDEES OF
THE FUNERAL EXCHANGED GUNFIRE 
WITH THE BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY 
CRASHED AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE
VEHICLE SCATTERED.
>> THERE ARE 14 VICTIMS BEING 
TREATED FIVE SEPARATE AREA
HOSPITALS.
>> CHICAGO WAS A CITY RAVAGED BY
VIOLENCE
OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 60
PEOPLE WERE SHOT
A DOZEN, FATALLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED
TO SEND IN FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> HOW ABOUT CHICAGO
I READ THE NUMBERS WERE MANY
PEOPLE KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND
WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO, TOO.
>> WE DON'T NEED FEDERAL AGENTS,
WITHOUT ANY INSIGNIA, TAKING
PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND 
HOLDING THEM, I THINK,
UNLAWFULLY. 
>> CHICAGO'S LATEST SHOOTING
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> AND ON THE HEELS OF THAT
SHOOTING IN CHICAGO, PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS PLAN TO 
COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE PRESIDENT 
WILL DETAIL THE INITIATIVE, 
WHICH WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS 
DUBBED IT OPERATION LEGEND, 
NAMED AFTER 4-YEAR-OLD LEGEND 
WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN LATE 
JUNE
THE PRESS SECRETARY SPOKE ABOUT 
THAT LAST NIGHT.
>> YOU HAVE LEGEND WHO LOST HIS 
LIFE OUT IN KANSAS CITY.
AND AT LEAST IN MISSOURI, YOU 
HAD A GOVERNOR WHO CAME TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SAID, HEY, I WANT 
FEDERAL HELP
WHATEVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE
WHAT HAPPENED TO LEGEND TALAFARO
NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
>> THE OPERATION HASN'T BEEN
EXPLICITLY TIED TO PROTESTORS IN
PORTLAND, THERE ARE FEARS IT
COULD BE
MAYORS OF SIX MAJOR CITIES
INCLUDING CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
HAVE CALLED ON THE DOJ TO END 
THAT PRACTICE.
>> TURNING NOW TO THE LATEST ON 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
TROUBLING HOTSPOTS ARE GROWING
IN MULTIPLE STATES
CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA COULD
SOON HAVE MORE CONFIRMED CASES
THAN NEW YORK.
AND TEXAS ISN'T FAR BEHIND
THIS DEVELOPING EMERGENCY LED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO RESUME THE 
WHITE HOUSE BRIEFINGS.
HE WARNED THAT THE CRISIS WILL, 
PROBABLY, GET WORSE, BEFORE IT
GETS BETTER.
HERE IS NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER
>> Reporter: UNDER PRESSURE,
PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDING HIS 
FIRST BRIEFING ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS SINCE APRIL.
TOUTING PROGRESS FIGHTING 
COVID-19
>> THE VACCINES ARE COMING, AND 
THEY'RE COMING A LOT SOONER THAN
ANYONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
BY YEARS. 
>> INTENSIFYING HIS DEFENSE OF
HIS ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF
THE CRISIS
BUT UNLIKE PAST BRIEFINGS, IN 
WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS 
FLANKED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE, THE 
PRESIDENT TOOK THE PODIUM ALONE.
BRINGING IN A SHIFT IN TONE.
>> SOME AREAS OF OUR COUNTRY ARE
DOING VERY WELL.
OTHERS ARE DOING LESS WELL
IT WILL PROBABLY, UNFORTUNATELY,
GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE WAY 
IT IS.
>> INCLUDING DOING SOMETHING HE 
HAS RARELY DONE.
TOUTING MASKS.
>> WE'RE, INSTEAD, ASKING 
AMERICANS TO USE MASKS, SOCIALLY
DISTANCE, AND EMPLOY VIGOROUS 
HYGIENE.
WASH YOUR HANDS EVERY CHANCE YOU
GET, WHILE SHELTERING HIGH-RISK 
POPULATIONS.
WE ARE IMPLORING YOUNG, 
AMERICANS TO AVOID PACKED BARS
AND OTHER CROWDED, INDOOR 
GATHERINGS
BE SAFE D BE SMART. 
>> THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, ASKED 
WHY HE HAS SENT MIXED MESSAGES
ON MASKS
TWEETING OUT A PICTURE OF 
HIMSELF WEARING ONE FOR THE 
FIRST TIME
AND THEN, HOURS LATER, CAPTURED 
AT A FUNDRAISER AT HIS HOTEL
WITHOUT ONE.
>> I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE 
MASKS.
I VIEW IT THIS WAY
ANYTHING THAT CAN POTENTIALLY 
HELP, AND THAT CERTAINLY CAN
POTENTIALLY HELP, IS A GOOD 
THING.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM.
I CARRY IT
I WEAR IT.
YOU SAW ME WEARING IT A NUMBER
OF TIMES
AND I'LL CONTINUE.
>> HE, ALSO, ADDRESSED WHY
NEARLY SIX MONTHS IN, TEXTSTINGS
IT STILL FALLING SHORT. 
>> WE'VE DONE MORE TESTING, BY
FAR, THAN ANYBODY.
SOME OF THE TESTS, BECAUSE IT IS
MASSIVE VOLUME, IT TAKES LONGER.
OTHERS OF THE TEST, AS YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE VERY QUICK
THEY'RE 5-MINUTE AND 15-MINUTE
TESTS.
THOSE ARE, FRANKLY, THE ONES
THAT I PREFER.
BUT WE ARE DOING MASSIVE NUMBERS
AND THE NUMBERS ARE COMING DOWN.
>> THE ONE MOMENT THE PRESIDENT 
VEERED OFF MESSAGE
WHEN HE WAS ASKED ABOUT 
GHISLAINE MAXWELL, ACCUSED OF 
ENABLING JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S 
EXPLOITATION OF MINORS. 
>> I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN
FOLLOWING IT TOO MUCH.
I JUST WISH HER WELL, THANK YOU.
I'VE MET HER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER
THE YEARS.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S RIVAL, JOE 
BIDEN, IN DELAWARE, SHARPENING
HIS ATTACKS.
>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIT ON YOU 
AND HE'S QUIT ON THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THIS ELECTION IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT HIM.
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> THANKS TO KRISTEN WELKER FOR 
THAT REPORT.
>> WHILE INFECTIONS CONTINUE TO 
SOAR IN HOTSPOTS LIKE 
CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND FLORIDA, 
THE CDC NOW SAYS THE REAL NUMBER
OF INFECTIONS MAY BE MUCH HIGHER
THAN THE CURRENT NUMBERS
SUGGEST.
HERE IS NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: WITH NEARLY 4
MILLION AMERICANS TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, 
THE CDC SAYS THE TRUE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE INFECTED IS LIKELY TEN 
TIMES HIGHER THAN REPORTED IN 
SOME REGIONS
THE NEW FINDING SUGGESTS THOSE
WHO ARE ASYMPTOMATIC OR DIDN'T
SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION WERE 
LIKELY SPREADING THE VIRUS, IN
THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
>> EVERYTHING WAS SO UNCERTAIN
LIKE, WE DIDN'T KNOW IF OUR DAD 
WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF 
THE VENTILATOR
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD MY 
MOM WAS, AT THAT TIME.
>> WHEN CLAIRE AND GRACE GREEN
THOUGHT THEY HAD A MILD VIRAL 
INFECTION, THEY UNKNOWINGLY 
PASSED COVID TO THEIR PARENTS.
THEIR FATHER, JASON, NEARLY 
DIED
>> I FEEL LIKE I HAD A STRONG 
DESIRE TO CONTINUE BEING A PART 
OF MY FAMILY'S LIFE.
>> Reporter: THE NEW ANALYSIS 
FROM THE CDC, BASED ON ANTIBODY 
TESTS, INDICATES THE HARDEST-HIT
COMMUNITIES ARE NOWHERE CLOSE TO
ACHIEVING HERD IMMUNITY.
THE LEVEL OF EXPOSURE WHERE THE 
VIRUS SLOWS.
>> ALTHOUGH, THE NUMBER OF CASES
ARE TEN TIMES HIGHER THAN WE
THOUGHT THEY WERE, THAT NUMBER
BEING MUCH HIGHER MEANS THE 
DEATH RATE IS A LOT LOWER.
>> AS CALIFORNIA NOW SURPASSES A
STUNNING 400,000 CASES, THE 
GOLDEN STATE CONTINUES TO SET 
GRIM MILESTONES FOR NEW 
INFECTIONS AND DEATHS.
WHILE MANY HOSPITALS ACROSS 
CALIFORNIA ARE STRESSED, IN SOME
BIGGER CITIES, THERE ARE SOME 
ROOMS IN THE ICU
BUT IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES, THE 
SITUATION IS BLEAK. 
>> FACING A BREAKING POINT, SOME
COVID PATIENTS IN RURAL 
COMMUNITIES ARE BEING MOVED 70
MILES AWAY
CITIES LIKE LOS ANGELES AND SAN 
FRANCISCO ARE UNDER TIGHTENING
RESTRICTIONS
>> WE'RE EXHAUSTED
JUST EXHAUSTED
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR FOUR AND 
A HALF MONTHS NOW.
>> Reporter: WITH THE PANDEMIC
TAKING A DEEPENING FINANCIAL
TOLL, THIS, THE LINE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN
OKLAHOMA
THE CRISIS IS SPREADING TO
SMALLER STATES, LIKE ALASKA,
WYOMING, AND IDAHO
>> I DON'T REMEMBER MARCH AND 
APRIL AT ALL. 
>> BILLY ZENDRY BEAT COVID AFTER
FOUR MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> GOD HAS SOME PLAN FOR ME, AND
I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT
IS, GOING FORWARD.
>> STORIES OF SURVIVAL, AMID
NEWS A STAGGERING NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS ARE INFECTED AND
SPREADING THE VIRUS, WITHOUTE
EVER KNOWING IT.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>>> THE NFL IS TAKING MEASURES
TO PROTECT PLAYERS RETURNING TO 
TRAINING CAMP.
CANCELLING THE ENTIRE PRESEASON 
SCHEDULE AND SHRINKING THE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS AT CAMP.
THE MOVE COMES AS THE LEAGUE
ANNOUNCED 59 PLAYERS HAVE HAD 
CORONAVIRUS LEAGUE WIDE DURING
THE PANDEMIC
YESTERDAY, THE NFL AGREED TO
DAILY CORONAVIRUS TESTING FOR 
PLAYERS THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF
TRAINING CAMP.
THE FIRST TEAMS REPORT FOR
TRAINING CAMP NEXT WEEK.
>> AS THE NFL GEARS UP FOR THE
SEASON, THERE WILL BE A FOCUS ON
SOCIAL JUSTICE
THE LEAGUE WILL REPORTEDLY ALLOW
PLAYERS TO HONOR VICTIMS OF 
POLICE BRUTALITY ON THEIR 
HELMETS STARTING WEEK ONE.
PLAYERS ARE REPORTEDLY WORKING
WITH THE LEAGUE ON A LIST OF
NAMES THAT CAN BE USED
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VOICING 
HIS FRUSTRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA,
AFTER SEEING PROFESSIONAL 
BASEBALL PLAYERS KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AS A
PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST RACIAL 
AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES.
ON MONDAY, THREE GIANTS PLAYERS,
ALONG WITH THE TEAM'S MANAGERS
AND COACHES, ALL TOOK A KNEE
AHEAD OF THE GIANTS '6-2
EXHIBITION WIN OVER THE As IN 
OAKLAND.
VOICED HIS DISPLEASURE ON 
TWITTER SAYING LOOKING FORWARD
TO LIVE SPORTS BUT ANY TIME I 
WITNESS A PLAYER KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, THE GAME IS
OVER FOR ME.
>> RESPONDED WITH A PHOTO OF
WILLIE WONKA SAYING, STOP, DON'T
COME BACK.
>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING TO
HALT THE SPREAD OF TWO FOREST 
FIRES IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA
THAT HAVE THREATENED ABOUT 170
STRUCTURES
THE STATE'S WEATHER BRINGS RISK 
OF GUSTY WINDS, THUNDERSTORMS,
AND LIGHTNING STRIKES THAT COULD
START NEW BLAZES
CREWS ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH 
FIRE LINES
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED ON
DUTY. 
>> BREAKING JUST MOMENTS AGO
A REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA IS 
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
LET'S TURN TO NBC METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB, WHO IS THORACRACK 
WHAT'S HAPPENING. 
>> HEY, EVERYONE
AS FRANCES SAID, A TSUNAMI
WARNING HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
KODIAK ISLAND.
ASKING PEOPLE TO GET TO HIGHER
GROUND DUE TO THAT 7.8
EARTHQUAKE
THE LARGEST WE'VE SEEN IN THE 
LAST YEAR IN THIS AREA
EVEN PORTIONS OF ANCHORAGE TO 
THE HOMER AREA, GOING TO
POSSIBLY SEE A TSUNAMI IN THE 
NEXT HOUR OR TWO OR THREE HOURS.
SO THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION
THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE 
SEVERE WEATHER SPARKING UP FOR
THE NORTHEAST.
THIS AFTERNOON INTO YOUR
EVENING, POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING 
WIND GUSTS FOR NEW YORK CITY ALL
THE WAY INTO PHILADELPHIA.
ON TOP OF THAT, THE HEAT
CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE FLUID IN
THAT AREA.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
>> SO DAYTIME HIGHS FOR COLUMBUS
TODAY, 89 DEGREES FOR SYRACUSE
LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE EARLY
THIS MORNING
BUT THE HEAT CONTINUES TO BUILD 
FOR THE DEEP SOUTH, INTO TEXAS, 
94 DEGREES
ALSO, WATCHING THE TROPICS
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP. 
>> ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> A TENNESSEE PORTRAIT ARTIST
HAS SHARED THIS UNIQUE PAINTING 
HE CREATED OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN
LEWIS.
THE PORTRAIT SHOWS YOUNG LEWIS
LINKING ARMS WITH DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR., AND AN OLDER 
LEWIS JOINING ARMS WITH FORMER
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
THE ARTIST, CARL HESS, SAID HE
WANTED TO CONNECT WHO THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON WAS THEN AND NOW
AND A FEW WEEKS BEFORE HE DIED, 
HE SEN
A POWERFUL REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER
IN OHIO HAS FOUND HIMSELF ON THE
WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW.
POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED OHIO 
HOUSE SPEAKER LARRY HOUSEHOLDER,
ALONG WITH FOUR OTHERS, FOR 
THEIR ALLEGED ROLE IN WHAT
AUTHORITIES SAY IS THE LARGEST
BRIBERY SCHEME IN STATE HISTORY.
POLICE SAY 61-YEAR-OLD SPEAKER
HOUSEHOLDER AND FOUR OTHERS HAVE
BEEN CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING, 
CONSPIRACY, IN CONNECTION WITH A
$60 MILLION BRIBERY CASE
OFFICIALS SAY HOUSEHOLDER HELPED
PASS A CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR
BA
BAILOUT BILL IN EXCHANGE FOR
BRIBES
THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL
ONGOING.
>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 
CHICKENS WERE KILLED AT AN EGG
FARM IN SOUTH JERSEY AFTER A
WIDESPREAD FIRE BROKE OUT ON THE
PROPERTY
FIREFIGHTERS SPENT HOURS
BATTLING THE BLAZE FROM MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
THE LARGE INFERNO IN SALEM
COUNTY STARTED AROUND 8:00 P.M. 
IN AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.
NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT IT'S 
UNCLEAR HOW MANY CHICKENS WERE
LOST EXACTLY AND THE CAUSE OF 
THAT FIRE REMAINS UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>> IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE JUDGE
LIFTS A GAG ORDER IN THE
CRIMINAL CASE OF THE FOUR 
OFFICERS CHARGED IN THE FATAL 
ARREST OF GEORGE FLOYD
SHAQUILLE BREWSTER. 
>> YES, SOME NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE CASE INVOLVING THE FOUR 
FIRED MINNEAPOLIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS INVOLVED IN 
THE DEATH OF MR. JOGEORGE FLOYD
THE JUDGE, IN THAT CASE, LIFTING
A GAG ORDER.
NOW, ALLOWING BOTH THE
PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE TO SPEAK
MORE FREELY TO THE PUBLIC AND 
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ABOUT THAT 
CASE
AT THE HEARING ON TUSESDAY, THE
JUDGE ALSO HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT
THE POSSIBLE RELEASE OF THAT
BODY CAMERA VIDEO THAT WE KNOW
EXISTS
THE JUDGE SAYING THAT HE WILL 
MAKE A RULING ON POSSIBLY 
RELEASING THAT VIDEO TO THE 
PUBLIC, WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK OR
SHORTLY OR QUICKLY, WERE HIS
WORDS.
MEANWHILE, IN MINNESOTA, THE
STATE LEGISLATURE JUST PASSING A
POLICE-REFORM MEASURE THAT
INCLUDES A BAN ON CHOKEHOLDS, A 
DUTY TO INTERVENE, AND MORE DATA
COLLECTION FOR OFFICERS AND 
USE-OF-FORCE
>> YEAH, WE NEED A SMILE. 
>> BROTHERHOOD IS REAL
LOVE IS REAL
>> WAIT A SECOND
>> KANYE WEST IS ISOLATED AT HIS
RANCH IN WYOMING FOLLOWING HIS
FIRST CAMPAIGN EVENT AND RECENT 
TWITTER RANT BUT HE STILL HAS A 
SOLID SUPPORT SYSTEM
WEST POSTED THIS VIDEO TO 
TWITTER TUESDAY OF A VISIT FROM 
HIS FRIEND DAVE CHAPELLE, THANK 
YOU, DAVE, FOR HOPPING ON A JET 
TO COME SEE YOUR GODSEND AND
YOUR TRUE FRIEND
AND THIS IS STILL ONGOING 
BECAUSE OVERNIGHT, JUST A FEW 
MOMENTS AGO, EVEN MORE OF A 
TWITTER TIRADE, HE IS STILL AT
IT
THIS TIME, EVEN MORE EYE-OPENING
STUFF.
WHITE SUPREMACY AGAINST THE 
KARDASHIANS AND EVEN SAID HE
TRIED FOR A YEAR TO GET A 
DIVORCE FROM KIM KARDASHIAN.
HE CONTINUED, MAN.
>> HE IS STAYING BUSY OVERNIGHT.
THERE YOU GO
STAY GLUED TO TWITTER.
SPEAKING OF THAT, THEY ARE
CRACKING DOWN ON QANON THIS 
WEEK
BANNING AT LEAST 7,000 QANON
ACCOUNTS AND LIMITING 150,000 
MORE CITING PROBLEMS OF 
HARASSMENT AND MISINFORMATION.
TWITTER IS ALSO BANNING RELATED 
TERMS FROM TRENDING TOPICS AND
THE SEARCH FEATURE
QANON IS A RIGHT-WING CONSPIRACY
THEORY CENTERED ON THE BASELESS 
BELIEF AN ANONYMOUS TIPSTER HOW 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WAGING WAR ON
A SO-CALLED STATE.
>> A RACING VERSION OF ITS
UPCOMING ALL-ELECTRIC MUSTANG.
CALLED THE MOCK E 1400 AND IT 
CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 160 MILES 
PER HOUR
WHILE IT BURNS RUBBER WELL, THIS
IS JUST A PROTOTYPE.
THE NON-RACING ELECTRIC MUSTANG 
HITS STREETS LATER THIS YEAR
FORD IS AT IT WITH THIS MUSTANG 
AND GOT THAT VINTAGE BRONCO 
COMING BACK, TOO. 
>> ALL RIGHT
LOS ANGELES'S NEWEST SOCCER TEAM
WILL HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF
OWNERS, INCLUDING SERENA
WILLIAMS' TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,
ALEXIS OLYMPIA
THE OWNERSHIP GROUP INCLUDES SIX
FORMER U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL
TEAM STARS, ACTRESSES LIKE
NATALIE PORTMAN AND JENNIFER
GARNER
VENTURE CAPITALIST CAR
>>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS FORMED
POTENTIALLY, COULD BE OUR 
EARLIEST G STORM BUT NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER GIVING THIS A
40% CHANCE OF FORMATION IN THE
NEXT FIVE DAYS
NOW, IF IT GOES INTO THE GULF,
WE ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING THIS
VERY CLOSELY DUE TO TEMPERATURES
BEING WELL-ABOVE AVERAGE, IN THE
UPPER 80s.
SO THIS IS
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, JOE 
BIDEN IS UNVEILING AN AMBITIOUS 
PROPOSAL TO OVERHAUL THE
NATION'S CAREGIVING SYSTEM. 
>> THIS IS ABOUT EASING THE 
SQUEEZE ON WORKING FAMILIES, WHO
ARE RAISING THEIR KIDS AND
CARING FOR ANGED LOVED ONES AT 
THE SAME TIME.
SOMETIMES SEPARATE BUT MANY 
TIMES TOGETHER. 
>> OUTLINED A PLAN THAT WOULD 
CREATE 3 MILLION NEW JOBS WHILE 
MAKING CHILD CARE MORE
AFFORDABLE WITH UNIVERSAL PRE-K.
IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE BILLIONS
TOWARD CAREGIVING FOR OLDER 
AMERICANS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS.
>> A TOUCHING MOMENT WHEN A 
MOTHER IN PERU REUNITED WITH HER
PREMATURE BABY AFTER BOTH 
SURVIVED CORONAVIRUS
BABY GEORGE WAS BORN PREMATURELY
WITH COVID-19 AND WEIGHED JUST
OVER ONE POUND
HIS MOTHER HAD COVID-19 AS WELL.
AFTER SIX WEEKS, BOTH MOTHER AND
SON HAVE RECOVERED AND SHE WAS
ABLE TO SEE AND TOUCH HER SON 
FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
SO, LITTLE BY LITTLE, THEY ARE
GETTING BETTER AND STRONGER AND 
HOPEFULLY THEY WILL DO SO AT
HOME. 
>> A LOT OF AMERICANS STILL 
WORKING FROM HOME BUT IMAGINE 
BEING ABLE TO DO THAT FROM A
TROPICAL ISLAND PARADISE
BARBADOS IS NOW OFFERING
ONE-YEAR WORK FROM HOME VISAS TO
BOOST ITS ECONOMY.
NBC'S CARL NASMAN IN LONDON WITH
THE DETAILS.
>> FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, 
WORKING FROM HOME HAS BECOME A
NEW NORMAL
IT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION HERE IN
LONDON
THOSE BIG OFFICE TOWERS BEHIND
ME, THEY'RE MOSTLY EMPTY
IN FACT, ABOUT HALF OF BRITAIN, 
ALSO, WORKING FROM HOME.
SO WHAT IF YOU COULD RELOCATE 
THAT HOME OFFICE SETUP FROM YOUR
LIVING ROOM TO THE BEACH
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE ISLAND
OF BARBADOS IS OFFERING.
THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCING A 
NEW PLAN THAT WILL START NEXT 
MONTH.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY A WORK VISA, 
GOOD FOR ONE YEAR, TO RELOCATE
TO BARBADOS AND DO YOUR JOB 
THERE, REMOTELY.
THE VISA COSTS BETWEEN $2 AND 
$3,000 BUT THERE IS ALSO A FEW
RESTRICTIONS
THE BIGGEST ONE IS YOU NEED TO
EARN AT LEAST $50,000 PER YEAR
TO QUALIFY
AND YOU NEED TO HAVE RECENTLY 
TESTED NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19, 
OTHERWISE, YOU'LL HAVE TO TEST
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT, 
AND QUARANTINE WHILE YOU AWAIT
YOUR RESULTS
NOW, B
NOW, BARBADOS, ITSELF, HAS
MOSTLY BEEN SPARED BY THE WORST 
OF THE PANDEMIC BUT THEIR 
ECONOMY SO RELIANT ON TOURISM,
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON FOR 
THIS NEW WORK VISA. 
>> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE WAKING
UP AND SEEING THE SUN SHINING.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE BEING ABLE
TO WORK AND GO FOR SEA BATH AND 
PUT IN A SECOND SHIFT FOR WORK. 
>> A BIT OF A REALITY CHECK.
NOT ALL AMERICANS HAVE THAT 
LUXURY, ACCORDING TO A RECENT 
STUDY, AROUND THREE-QUARTERS OF 
THE COUNTRY IS NOT ABLE TO WORK 
FROM HOME.
BUT STILL, IF YOU AREN'T LUCKY
ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DO SO, 
BARBADOS MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING
OPTION
CARL NASMAN, NBC NEWS, LONDON.
>> MORE POWER TO YOU IF YOU CAN.
JUST UP AN
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
A SHOOTING LEAVES 14 INJURED IN 
CHICAGO, AS THE PRESIDENT 
PERSISTS ON PUSHING A PLAN
CALLED OPERATION LEGEND, THAT 
WOULD SEND FEDERAL AGENTS INTO
VARIOUS REGIONS AROUND THE
NATION
>> LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON
ALL RUN BY DEMOCRATS
ALL RUN BY VERY LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF BIDEN GOT IN, THAT WOULD BE
TRUE FOR THE COUNTRY
THE WHOLE COUNTRY WOULD GO TO 
HELL. 
>> LEADERS AROUND THE NATION ARE
PUSHING BACK, HARD. 
>> AND AS THE PRESIDENT CHANGES 
HIS TUNE ON MASKS, HE ALSO SAYS 
THE CORONAVIRUS IS GOING TO GET 
FAR WORSE.
THIS MORNING, NEW DETAILS ON
WHEN AN EFFECTIVE VACCINE COULD 
BE AVAILABLE
>>> AND WE ARE LIVE IN LONDON 
FOR THE JOHNNY DEPP TRIAL AND 
THE INCREDIBLE DETAILS EMERGING 
FROM EX-WIFE AMBER HERD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING YOUR
MORNING WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A SHOOTOUT
ERUPTS DURING A FUNERAL IN
CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE LEAVING 14 
PEOPLE INJURED
ONE OF THE WITNESSES SAID IT
SOUNDED LIKE A WAR
POLICE FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS AT
THE SCENE.
A PERSON OF INTEREST IS IN
CUSTODY BUT THE SEARCH FOR THE
SHOOTER CONTINUES.
NBC'S DAN SHENEMAN HAS THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: A MASSIVE SHOOTING 
IN CHICAGO
WITNESSES SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
FUNERAL HOME IN A SOUTH SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD
>> A BLACK VEHICLE SPEEDING 
WESTBOUND ON 79th STREET IN THE 
1000 BLOCK, BEGAN FIRING AT 
ATTENDEES OF A FUNERAL
AT THAT TIME, THE ATTENDEES OF
THE FUNERAL EXCHANGED GUNFIRE 
WITH THE BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY 
CRASHED AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE
VEHICLE SCATTERED.
>> THERE ARE 14 VICTIMS BEING 
TREATED, FIVE SEPARATE AREA 
HOSPITALS.
>> CHICAGO IS A CITY RAVAGED BY 
VIOLENCE
OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 60
PEOPLE WERE SHOT
A DOZEN, FATALLY
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THREATENED
TO SEND IN FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> HOW ABOUT CHICAGO
I READ THE NUMBERS WERE MANY
PEOPLE KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND
WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO, TOO.
>> WE DON'T NEED FEDERAL AGENTS,
WITHOUT ANY INSIGNIA, TAKING
PEOPLE OFF THE STREET, AND
HOLDING THEM, I THINK,
UNLAWFULLY
>> CHICAGO'S LATEST SHOOTING
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> AND ON THE HEELS OF THAT
SHOOTING IN CHICAGO, PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS PLAN TO 
COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
THIS AFTERNOON, THE PRESIDENT 
WILL DETAIL THE INITIATIVE WHICH
WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
LET'S GET TO OUR CAPITOL HILL 
CORRESPONDENT TRACIE POTTS AND, 
TRACIE, TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS 
WHAT'S CALLED OPERATION LEGEND. 
>> WELL, FRANCES, IT'S BEING
DESCRIBED AS A SUSTAINED, 
SYSTEMIC, AND COORDINATED LAW 
ENFORCEMENT EFFORT
SENDING THESE FEDERAL AGENTS
INTO CITIES TO FIGHT VIOLENT
CRIME.
A SUDDEN URGE, ACCORDING TO THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
IT'S NAMED AFTER A 4-YEAR-OLD,
SHOT AND KILLED, WHILE SLEEPING 
IN HIS FAMILY'S KANSAS CITY 
APARTMENT.
THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE.
NOW, THIS HAS NOT BEEN DESCRIBED
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS
AGENTS BEING DEPLOYED AGAINST 
PROTESTORS BUT WE SAW THAT IN 
PORTLAND
AND SOME FEAR THAT'S HOW THEY 
COULD BE USED.
>> YOU HAVE LeGEND TALIFERRO WHO
LOST HIS LIFE OUT IN KANSAS 
CITY
AND AT LEAST IN MISSOURI, YOU 
HAD A GOVERNOR WHO CAME TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SAID, HEY, I WANT 
FEDERAL HELP
WHAT EVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE 
WHAT HAPPENED TO LeGEND 
TALIFERRO NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
>> WHAT WE WILL BE GETTING ARE
SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE
FBI, THE DEA, AND THE ATF.
I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR, THAT WE 
WELCOME ACTUAL PARTNERSHIP
BUT WE DO NOT WELCOME 
DICTATORSHIP
WE DO NOT WELCOME 
AUTHORITARIANISM
AND WE DO NOT WELCOME 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL ARREST AND 
DETAINMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
>> EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW, HERE, IN PORTLAND
BECAUSE IT'S, UNFORTUNATELY,
COMING TO YOUR CITY.
IT'S LIKE A ROADSHOW ON THE PART
OF OUR PRESIDENT
AND HE IS USING PORTLAND AS HIS 
TEST CASE.
>> NOW, THE MAYORS OF CHICAGO,
NEW YORK, AND FOUR OTHER MAJOR
CITIES, ARE CALLING ON THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESSENTIALLY,
TO STAY OUT OF THEIR AREA.
TO TAKE THOSE FEDERAL AGENTS OFF
THEIR STREETS.
FRANCES.
>> TRACIE, THANK YOU
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE LATEST
ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
ACCORDING TO THE COVID TRACKING 
PROJECT, AMERICA'S DAILY DEATH
TOLL SURPASSED 1,000 FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE MAY
WITH FLORIDA AND TEXAS REPORTING
RECORD-DAILY AVERAGES OVER 100
AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WARNING
THAT THE SITUATION WILL,
PROBABLY, GET WORSE BEFORE IT 
GETS BETTER.
NBC'S JAY GRAY HAS THIS REPORT
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RESUMING HIS CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE BRIEFINGS.
BUT, THIS TIME, WITHOUT THE TASK
FORCE.
>> WHY ARE YOUR DOCTORS NOT WITH
YOU HERE TODAY
WHERE IS DR. FAUCI
DR. BIRX
>> WELL, DR. BIRX IS RIGHT
OUTSIDE.
YES, PLEASE.
>> THE MOVE PART OF WHAT SEEMS
TO BE A SHIFT IN STRATEGY BY THE
WHITE HOUSE, INCLUDING AN 
ABOUTFACE ON MASKS. 
>> WHEN YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO 
SOCIALLY DISTANCE, WEAR A MASK. 
>> AIDES URGING THE PRESIDENT TO
SHOW MORE LEADERSHIP PUBLICLY,
WITH HIS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN 
LAGGING IN THE POLLS. 
>> I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WILL JUDGE US ON THIS.
BUT THEY'LL JUDGE US ON THE 
ECONOMY THAT I CREATED. 
>> POLITICAL RIVAL JOE BIDEN, 
QUESTIONING THE PRESIDENT'S 
METHODS AND MOTIVES.
>> HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO
ZERO
IT'S ONLY ONE THING HE HAS IN 
MIND
HOW DOES HE WIN RE-ELECTION?
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY
PEOPLE GET COVID AND/OR DIE FROM
COVID.
>> WITH THE RATE OF INFECTION 
AND DEATHS FROM COVID-19
CLIMBING. 
>> THERE IS ONE MORE CENTRAL
PROPOSAL THAT TIES KIDS, JOBS,
AND HEALTHCARE, ALL TOGETHER
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS ARE
BITTERLY DIVIDED IN THE DEBATE
OVER A NEW RELIEF PACKAGE.
KEY STICKING POINTS INCLUDING A 
PAYROLL TAX CUT, PUSHED BY THE
WHITE HOUSE.
FUNDS FOR TESTING.
OPENING SCHOOLS.
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
AND A SECOND ROUND OF STIMULUS
CHECKS, WITH TIME RUNNING OUT.
>> IT WOULD BE CRUEL-HEARTED AND
CALLOUS TO CUT OFF THE EXTENDED 
AND EXPANDED UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO
EXPIRE
>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF
FAMILIES WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
HEALTH AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>>> THE NATION'S TOP VACCINE
MAKERS ARE OFFERING SOME
OPTIMISM THIS MORNING.
SUGGESTING A VACCINE COULD PASS 
FDA SCRUTINY, EITHER LATE THIS
YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR.
HERE IS NBC'S TOM COSTELLO
>> AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
MED CENTER, MORE VOLUNTEERS 
ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES FOR A
COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL
THIS ONE, RUN BY DRUG GIANT 
PFIZER
SO FAR, 138,000 VOLUNTEERS HAVE 
SIGNED UP.
AS DRUG COMPANIES RACE TO STOP
THE VIRUS THAT'S ALREADY CLAIMED
600,000 LIVES, WORLDWIDE
>> SO, THE RACE IS ON.
NOT AGAINST EACH OTHER BUT
AGAINST THIS VIRUS. 
>> AT A VIRTUAL CONGRESSIONAL 
HEARING, EXECUTIVES FROM FIVE 
LEADING VACCINE DEVELOPERS SAID 
THEY'RE ALL IN VARIOUS STAGES OF
TESTING.
SOME, NOW ENTERING HUMAN TRIALS.
EVEN BEFORE FDA APPROVAL, 
PFIZER, MERCK, ASTRAZENECA, AND 
JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND MODERNA 
ALL PLAN TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION
TO MEET DEMAND
THE WHITE HOUSE COULD TRY TO
FAST TRACK A VACCINE. 
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT --
THAT YOU WILL GUARD AGAINST ANY 
PRESSURE THAT COMES FROM THE FDA
TO EITHER LOWER ITS STANDARDS OR
TO -- OR TO APPROVE SOMETHING 
THAT YOU KNOW DOESN'T MEET THE
STANDARDS.
>> WE ARE WORKING, AROUND THE 
CLOCK, TO ACCELERATE OUR
DEVELOPMENT.
BUT WE ARE NOT CUTTING CORNERS
ON SAFETY.
>> AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE
MARYLAND PFIZER STUDY, CYNTHIA, 
WHO RECEIVED TWO DOSES IN JUNE
THOUGH, SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF SHE 
RECEIVED THE VACCINE OR PLACEBO.
>> HAVE YOU HAD ANY SIDE
EFFECTS?
>> I HAD JUST VERY MILD SIDE
EFFECTS, AFTER THE FIRST
VACCINE, WHICH CONSISTED OF VERY
MILD CHILLS.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, REALLY,
NONE. 
>> 65 YEARS OLD AND IN GOOD 
HEALTH, VOLUNTEERING, SHE SAYS, 
IS THE LEAST SHE COULD DO.
>> I FELT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT 
I COULD DO TO -- TO HELP FIGHT
THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> IN THE U.S., THE NIH IS
LOOKING FOR 30,000 VOLUNTEERS 
FOR EACH VACCINE TRIAL
THE SIGN-UP LINK ON ITS WEBSITE 
USES A NETWORK DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
BUILT DECADES AGO.
VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE A STIPEND AND
EITHER A VACCINE DOSE OR A
PLACEBO.
LEAD RESEARCHERS SAY IT'S 
CRITICAL TO ENROLL MINORITY 
VOLUNTEERS SINCE COVID HAS
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED 
THOSE COMMUNITIES.
>> WE CERTAINLY AREN'T OUT TO 
COERCE ANY POPULATIONS
BUT WE WOULD LIKE MINORITY
POPULATIONS TO HAVE FULL ACCESS 
AND FULL ADVANTAGE OF 
PARTICIPATING IN THESE TRIALS,
IF THEY WISH TO DO SO.
>> DEPENDING ON THE VACCINE,
RESEARCHERS SAY, WE'D PROBABLY
ALL GET TWO DOSES AND THE FDA IS
LIKELY TO APPROVE MORE THAN ONE 
VACCINE.
>> THE FIRST VACCINE MIGHT NOT
BE THE BEST VACCINE FOR SENIORS 
OR FOR CHILDREN.
>> THE FDA REQUIRES ALL VACCINES
TO BE AT LEAST 50% EFFECTIVE TO 
RECEIVE APPROVAL
FOUR OF THE FIVE DRUG COMPANIES 
HAVE RECEIVED TAXPAYER MONEY TO 
FIND A VACCINE
TWO OF THOSE COMPANIES TOLD 
CONGRESS THEY WILL OFFER THE
VACCINE FREE OR AT COST.
FRANCES.
>> ALL RIGHT, TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> KANYE WEST IS AT HIS HOME IN 
WYOMING FOLLOWING HIS FIRST 
CAMPAIGN EVENT AND A RECENT 
TWITTER RANT
BUT HE STILL HAS A VERY SOLID 
SUPPORT SYSTEM. 
>> WE NEED SOME JOY.
>> A SMILE. 
>> YEAH, WE NEED A SMILE. 
>> BROTHERHOOD IS REAL
LOVE IS REAL
>> WAIT A SECOND
I SAID SMILING, BROTHER.
>> HAVING FUN OUT THERE.
WEST POSTING THIS VIDEO TO
TWITTER ON TUESDAY ON A SURPRISE
VISIT FROM HIS FRIEND, COMEDIAN 
DAVE CHAPELLE.
THAT'S HIM RIGHT ON THE RIGHT OF
YOUR SCREEN THERE.
HE WROTE, THANK YOU, DAVE, FOR
HOPPING ON A JET TO COME SEE ME.
YOU ARE A GODSEND AND A TRUE
FRIEND. 
>> A SECOND PHASE OF ANOTHER
TWITTER TIRADE JUST MOMENTS AGO.
TEXAS WILL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE
BIT LONGER FOR MAJOR HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL
THE STATE'S GOVERNING BODY FOR
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IS DELAYING
THE START OF THE SEASON FOR FO
T
FOOTBALL'S HIGHEST DIVISIONS
THE NEW KICKOFF DATE IS THE 
24th
LOWER DIVISIONS CAN START THEIR 
SEASONS, AS SCHEDULED.
>> FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
FULL STEAM AHEAD
>>> BREAKING JUST MOMENTS AGO, A
REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA THAT IS
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
LET'S GET THE LATEST FROM NBC 
METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA WEBB.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE HAVE A VERY UNFORTUNATE
SITUATION THAT'S DEVELOPING IN
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
A TSUNAMI WARNING IN THAT AREA
JUST OFF OF SAND POINT
THEY HAVE ISSUED NOW IN THE NEXT
HOUR OR SO, POTENTIAL TSUNAMI.
GOING TO BE MAKING ITS WAY
ACROSS THAT AREA, ALL THE WAY 
INTO KODIAK ISLAND
ALSO, I AM JUST GETTING WORD
SIRENS ARE CURRENTLY GOING OFF
IN THE HOMER AREA.
HIGHER GROUND IS DEFINITELY 
NEEDED IN THAT AREA, AS 
INUNDATION OF WATER IS EXPECTED.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, THE NORTHEAST, WE ARE
WATCHING THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK
FOR SLIGHT TO SEVERE STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON, INTO THE EVENING 
HOURS.
NEW YORK CITY TO PHILADELPHIA.
BUT WE COULD SEE LARGE HAIL AND 
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO COLUMBUS, THIS AFTERNOON, YOU
ARE GOING TO SEE DAYTIME HIGHS
THERE ROARING BACK INTO THE 
UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s
FOR TEXT TEAS, SIGHTLY COOLER BT
STILL VERY HOT AND HUMID FROM 
DALLAS ALL THE WAY INTO NEW 
ORLEANS.
AND ALSO, WATCHING THE TROPICS
A LOT GOING ON
I WILL HAVE MORE OF THAT COMING 
UP. 
>> FROM COAST TO COAST. 
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>> WE'RE WATCHING TODAY'S 
GROUNDBREAKERS
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS ASSISTANT
COACH MADE MLB HISTORY AS THE 
FIRST WOMAN TO COACH ON THE 
FIELD DURING A MAJOR LEAGUE 
GAME
SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD A
FULL-TIME COACHING POSITION IN
THE LEAGUE. 
>> VIOLA DAVIS MARKING THE FIRST
TIME THE PUBLICATION HAS
FEATURED THE WORK OF A BLACK
PHOTOGRAPHER ON ITS COVER.
IT WAS SHOT BY PHOTOGRAPHER 
DARIO.
>> GIRL SCOUTS ANNOUNCED 24 NEW 
BADGES WITH A FOCUS ON
ENCOURAGING GIRLS TO EXPLORE
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
NURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAME
TOGETHER TO HONOR NURSES WHO
DIED ON THE FRONT LINES FIGHTING
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
ON TUESDAY, NURSES GATHERED AT
THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 
FOR A VIGIL HONORING COLLEAGUES.
SHOES WERE PLACED ON THE LAWN OF
THE CAPITOL BUILDING TO HONOR 
THE OVER 100 U.S. NURSES WHO
DIED DURING THE PANDEMIC
THE NURSES, ALSO, CALLED ON 
CONGRESS TO PASS THE HEROES ACT,
WHICH WOULD ENSURE FRONTLINE
WORKERS HAVE ENOUGH PERSONAL
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. 
>> THE LIBEL SUIT BY ACTOR
JOHNNY DEPP AGAINST BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER HAS RELEASED NEW
DETAILS OF HIS EX-WIFE AMBER
HEARD.
SHE STRUCK HER EX-HUSBAND TO
DEFEND HER SISTER BACK IN 2015
JOINING US FROM LONDEDON IS SARA
HARMON
SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME THEY'RE IN
COURT, MORE SALACIOUS DETAILS 
COME OUT. 
>> HI, FRANCES, GOOD MORNING
CALLING THIS CASE SALACIOUS IS
PROBABLY BEING OVERLY GENEROUS
OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, WE
HAVE SEEN PHOTOS AND HEARD
TESTIMONY OF EVERYTHING FROM
ALLEGED DOMESTIC ABUSE TO DRUG
AND ALCOHOL-FUELED BENDERS
SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT HAVE 
COME OUT ARE PROBABLY NOT 
APPROPRIATE FOR MORNING TV
BUT YESTERDAY, IT WAS 
INTERESTING BECAUSE WE HEARD
AMBER HEARD ADMIT, FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THAT SHE DID HIT DEPP.
ALTHOUGH, SHE DOES SAY THAT SHE 
WAS DEFENDING HEIFR SISTER
HERE'S HOW SHE DESCRIBED THE
SITUATION.
>> HE WAS ABOUT TO PUSH MY
SISTER DOWN THE STAIRS
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK US
UP
I AM PROTECTIVE OVER MY BABY
SISTER
WHEN HE LAID HANDS ON HER, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID.
BUT I KNOW I JUMPED IN BETWEEN
THE ACTIONS THAT I SAW COULD
LEAD TO A FATAL INJURY TO MY
SISTER
>> AND, FRANCES, IT'S WORTH 
POINTING OUT THAT, EVEN THOUGH
WE'VE SEEN SO MUCH OF THIS
FORMER COUPLE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY 
AIRED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
NEITHER OF THEM IS ON TRIAL.
AS YOU POINTED OUT, THIS IS A 
LIBEL SUIT, AND IT CENTERS
AROUND WHETHER A BRITISH TABLOID
NEWSPAPER WAS JUSTIFIED IN
CALLING JOHNNY DEPP A WIFE
BEATER,IN PRINT.
THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVE THAT 
TERMINOLOGY WAS ACCURATE AND, 
THEREFORE, ALL THIS TESTIMONY 
FROM HIS FORMER WIFE THAT WE'VE 
HEARD OUVER THE LAST COUPLE 
WEEKS.
IF THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS ARE
ANYTHING TO GO BY, THERE IS 
LIKELY PLENTY MORE AHEAD
FRANCES, PHILLIP. 
>> WOW
JUST REALL
>>> A 16-YEAR-OLD GOALIE WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A
SOCCER FIELD
HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE MOSCOW
THE TEEN IS SEEN CRASHING TO THE
GROUND, UNCONSCIOUS.
AMAZINGLY, JUST THREE WEEKS 
AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED AND PUT
INTO AN INDUCED COMA, HE WAS
BACK ON THE FIELD.
HOPEFULLY, FOR HIS SAKE, YOU
KNOW THAT SAYING THAT LIGHTNING 
NEVER STRIKES TWICE.
HOPEFULLY, HIS CASE, THAT IS
TRUE. 
>> THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND HIM. 
>> WOW. 
>> ALL RIGHT
IN NEIGHBORING UKRAINE, A 
BIZARRE 12-HOUR STANDOFF WITH A 
MAN WHO TOOK 13 PEOPLE HOSTAGE
ON A BUS
SO WHAT WERE HIS DEMANDS
WELL, SENIOR UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS
ADMIT TO BEING TERRORISTS AND 
THAT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
HE DID JUST THAT
IN A FACEBOOK VIDEO, HE SAID
EVERYONE SHOULD GO WATCH THE
FILM
THE SUSPECT SURRENDERED AND 
ZELENSKY DELETED IT WITH A THANK
YOU NOTE. 
>> THE NBA WILL BEGIN ITS FIRST 
ROUND OF SCRIMMAGES THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST ROUND BETWEEN THE L.A.
MAGIC AND ORLANDO CLIPPERS
ALL PARTICIPATING WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THREE INTER-SQUAD
SCRIMMAGES
PLAYING IN ORLANDO WITH A 
LIMITED AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
>>> HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ALEXA 
SAY TO YOU, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T 
CATCH THAT
WELL, SOME PEOPLE USING SMART 
HOME DEVICES GET THAT ANSWER
MORE THAN OTHERS
THE WEBSITE GEAR HUNGRY ASKED 
3,000 PEOPLE HOW WELL VOICE 
ASSISTANCE UNDERSTAND THEM TO 
FIND OUT WHICH REGIONS HAVE THE 
MOST TROUBLE
CHECK OUT THAT LIST THERE.
THE ACCENT MOST DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND WAS FROM MAINE,
FOLLOWED BY ALASKA
THEN, NORTHWESTERN
THEY GOT NEW MEXICO.
CHICAGO IN THE TOP FIVE.
NEW YORK ACCENT, BY THE WAY, WAS
23rd ON THAT LIST.
>> YEAH, I MEAN IT'S PRETTY 
INTERESTING TO SEE WHEREVER YOU 
ARE, THE SLIGHTEST DIFFERENCE 
HOW YOU SAY SOMETHING.
>> WELL, JANESSA, YOU HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS, JANESSA, FROM ALASKA
>> YOU GUYS THINK I HAVE AN 
ACCENT
AN ALASKAN ACCENT?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> YEAH.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT ONE.
I'M NOT SURE
LET'S CHECK OUT WHAT'S GOING ON 
WEATHER WISE
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY CONTINUE TO BUILD
DAYTIME HIGHS ARE STILL ABOVE 
AVERAGE.
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY
CAN SEE HIGHS ABOVE AVERAGE.
THE FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE,
>>> A TENNESSEE PORTRAIT ARTIST 
SHARED A UNIQUE PAINTING HE 
CREATED OF CONGRESSMAN JOHN 
LEWIS.
THE PORTRAIT SHOWS A YOUNG
LEWIS, LINKING ARMS WITH DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
AND AN OLDER LEWIS JOINING ARMS 
WITH FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA.
THE ARTIST, CARL HESS, SAID HE
WANTED TO CONNECT WHO THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON WAS THEN AND NOW
LEWIS RECEIVED THE PAINTING A 
FEW MONTHS AGO, AND WEEKS BEFORE
HE DIED, HE SENT HESS A 
THANK-YOU LETTER EXPRESSING HIS 
APPRIATION. 
>> NFL TRAINING CAMP IS 
OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY THIS
MORNING, AT LEAST FOR THE 
ROOKIES.
OTHER PLAYERS BEGIN REPORTING 
NEXT WEEK.
BUT THIS YEAR, THE MIDSUMMER
TRADITION LOOKS FAR DIFFERENT.
SAM BROCK HAS MORE
>> Reporter: FOOTBALL FANS
DESPERATE FOR AN NFL KICKOFF
THIS FALL.
>> CLUBS ARE WORKING TO CREATE A
CLEAN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 
>> JUST GOT A DOSE OF GOOD NEWS 
AFTER THE LEAGUE AND ITS PLAYERS
PATCHED TOGETHER A PLAN FOR 
COVID-19 TESTING
TWO NEGATIVES, REQUIRED BEFORE
PLAYERS CAN EVEN ENTER CAMP.
THEN, DAILY TESTING FOR TWO 
WEEKS.
SHOULD THE POSITIVITY RATE STAY 
BELOW 5%, TESTING THEN GOES TO
EVERY OTHER DAY.
>> YOU THINK THERE'S ANY
GUARANTEES THE NFL HAS A SEASON 
THIS YEAR?
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
GUARANTEE.
WE WANT TO PULL THIS OFF BECAUSE
AMERICA NEEDS IT
IT'D BE EXCITING TO BE -- TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY NFL
FOOTBALL AND GIVE PEOPLE
SOMETHING TO SMILE AND ENJOY. 
>> AN L.A. RAMS CAPTAIN, WHO'S
SEEN COVID UP CLOSE AND 
PERSONAL
HIS WHOLE FAMILY CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS IN LATE JUNE, INCLUDING 
HIS WIFE, FOUR KIDS, AND MOTHER 
AND FATHER-IN-LAW.
>> IT ALMOST KILLED MY DAD
SO I THINK WE LOOK AT OTHER 
FAMILIES IN THE NFL, PREGNANT 
WOMEN SPECIFICALLY, PEOPLE WHO
MAYBE ARE LIVING WITH THEIR 
PARENTS.
>> WITH AN EYE TOWARDS FAMILIES 
AND THEIR SAFETY, THE NFL 
SEASON, SET TO START IN 
SEPTEMBER, AFTER MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL AND THE NBA. 
>> THIS, SINCE MARCH S13th, WHEN
EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN IN SPORTS, 
IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WEEK IN 
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
TO SEE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE
FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR.
>> IN NEW YORK, THE GIANTS AND
THE JETS WILL BE PLAYING THEIR
REGULAR-SEASON GAMES AT THE 
MEADOWLANDS WITH NO SPECTATORS
IN THE STANDS.
THAT AFTER THE GOVERNOR OF NEW
JERSEY ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
BANNING LARGE GATHERINGS OF 500 
OR MORE PEOPLE
IN MIAMI, SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS.
>> I THINK MIKE NAILED IT.
BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL.
AND SEEING WHAT THE NFL'S GOING 
TO LOOK LIKE. 
>> SEE IF IT'S GOING TO STICK.
>> FINGERS CROSSED. 
>> JUST IN TIME FOR HIS 7th 
BIRTHDAY TODAY, THE DUKE AND
DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE SHARED TWO 
VERY CUTE PHOTOS
LOOK AT HIM HERE
SON PRINCE GEORGE WHO IS THIRD
IN LINE TO THE BRITISH THRONE.
BEHIND HIS GRANDFATHER PRINCE 
CHARLES AND DAD PRINCE WAILLIAM
THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY MOM
KATE MIDDLETON, WHO SEEMS TO BE 
PRETTY GOOD BEHIND THE CAMERA.
>> POSSIBLE FUTURE KING.
WHAT IS HE
THIRD IN LINE?
>> GOOD FOR HIM.
THANKS FOR WAKING UP WIT
>>> OPERATION LEGEND
IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF IT YET, 
YOU WILL TODAY
THE PRESIDENT IS PROPOSING
SENDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TO SEVERAL CITIES AROUND THE
NATION
>>> THE VIRUS OUTBREAK SURGING
THIS MORNING
AND THE PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S 
GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT
GETS ANY BETTER AND THE NFL 
OFFICIALLY CANCELS ALL PRESEASON
GAMES.
>> THE CHINESE HACKERS ACCUSED
OF TRYING TO STEAL VACCINE
RESEARCH
THE CHARGES JUST ANNOUNCED
>> THE SPREAD OF THE CALIFORNIA 
HOG FIRE AS NEW BLAZES ARE
KEEPING FIREFIGHTERS BUSY TODAY.
>> TALK ABOUT TURTLE POWER
IT'S WEDNESDAY, JULY 22nd.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
GLAD YOU'RE WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> I'M FILLPHILLIP MENA
>>> PROTESTS CONTINUE IN PLACES 
LIKE PORTLAND, OREGON WHERE THE 
CITY IS ON EDGE.
DEMONSTRATORS PROTESTING
EXCESSIVE POLICE FORCE CONTINUE 
TO CLASH WITH FEDERAL AGENTS WHO
HAVE ARRIVED WITHOUT THE CONSENT
OF LEADERS SOMETHING THAT 
PORTLAND'S LEADERS ARE SAYING IS
ESCALATING THE CHAOS
>> Reporter: TENSIONS ESCALATED 
AS HUNDREDS OF DEMONSTRATORS
CLASHED WITH FEDERAL AGENTS,
ANGER BOILING OVER AS SOME OF 
THE CROWD SET FIRES AND RIPPED
DOWN PROTECTIVE BARRIERS AT THE 
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE
PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLING THE 
PROTESTERS ANARCHISTS.
>> THEY WERE RIPPING DOWN THAT
CITY, DESTROYING THE CITY,
LOOTING IT
>> WHILE MANY OF THE PROTESTS 
HAVE BEEN PEACEFUL THERE'S ALSO 
BEEN VIOLENCE, AND LOOTING
THE PRESENCE OF FEDERAL AGENTS
IS FUELLING THE TENSION.
>> THE PROTESTS WERE CALMING
DOWN AND THAT THE PRESENCE OF 
FEDERAL TROOPS HERE, TRUMP'S
TROOPS HERE IN THE STREETS OF 
PORTLAND HAS SUBSTANTIALLY
EXACERBATED AN ALREADY
CHALLENGING SITUATION.
>> THEY'RE THERE TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL PROPERTY
>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE 
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT 
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE WANTS
TO SEND FEDERAL ENFORCERS INTO
OTHER CITIES
>> I'LL BE DARNED IF I'M GOING
TO LET ANYBODY EVEN IF THEIR
NAME IS MR. PRESIDENT BRING 
THOSE KIND OF TROOPS TO OUR 
CITY
>> Reporter: FEW NOW, ALL EYES
ARE ON PORTLAND BRACING FOR 
ANOTHER NIGHT OF PROTESTS.
>> AMID LINGERING CONCERNS ABOUT
THE CRACKDOWN IN PORTLAND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL UNVEIL HIS 
PLAN TO DETAIL THE INITIATIVE 
WHICH WILL SEND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO WORK
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON 
CURBING CRIME.
TELL US MORE ABOUT OPERATION
LEGEND
>> WE ARE TOLD THIS WILL BE A 
SUSTAINED AND COORDINATED EFFORT
AMONG ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES TO 
SEND AGENTS INTO CITIES TO DOLE 
WITH WHAT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS A
SUDDEN SURGE OF VIOLENT CRIME.
IT'S NAMED AFTER A FOUR-YEAR-OLD
WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN HIS
KANSAS CITY APARTMENT.
THIS HAPPENED IN LATE JUNE AND
WHILE IT'S SUPPOSED TO TARGET 
VIOLENT CRIME THERE IS SOME 
CONCERN THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
THE ADMINISTRATION COULD USE
THESE FEDERAL AGENTS TO DEAL
WITH DEMONSTRATIONS AROUND THE
COUNTRY.
>> YOU HAVE LEGEND WHO LOST HIS 
LIFE OUT AT KANSAS CITY AND AT
LEAST IN MISSOURI YOU HAD A 
GOVERNOR WHO CAME AND SAID HEY, 
I WANT FEDERAL HELP TO MAKE SURE
WHATEVER I CAN DO TO MAKE SURE
IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN
>> WHAT WE WILL BE GETTING ARE
SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE
FBI, THE DEA AND THE ATF
WE WELCOME ACTUAL PARTNERSHIP,
BUT WE DO NOT WELCOME 
DICTATORSHIP
WE DO NOT WELCOME AAUTHOR
N
AAUTHORITARIANISM AND WE DO NOT 
WELCOME UNCONSTITUTIONAL ARRESTS
AND DETAINMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
>> EVERY AMERICAN NEEDS TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW HERE IN PORTLAND
BECAUSE IT'S UNFORTUNATELY
COMING TO YOUR CITY.
IT'S LIKE A ROAD SHOW ON THE
PART OF OUR PRESIDENT AND HE'S
USING PORT LAND AS HIS TEST 
CASE
>> MAYORS IN NEW YORK AND 
CHICAGO AND FOUR OTHER BIG
CITIES ARE CALLING ON THE 
PRESIDENT TO END THE FEDERAL
PRESENCE IN PORTLAND AND NOT
SEND THOSE FEDERAL AGENTS INTO
THEIR CITIES
>> THANK YOU
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A 
SHOOTOUT ERUPTS DURING A FUNERAL
IN CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE LEAVING 
14 PEOPLE INJURED.
ONE OF THE WITNESSES SAID IT
SOUNDED LIKE A WAR
POLICE FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS AT
THE SCENE.
THE SEARCH FOR THE SHOOTER
CONTINUES.
>> Reporter:
>> IT WAS LIKE A WAR
I'M LIKE WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
>> AROUND 6:30 P.M. NEIGHBORS 
HEARD DOZENS OF GUNSHOTS FIRED
>> WE WENT DOWN THE STREET AND
THERE WAS JUST LIKE BODIES
LAYING EVERYWHERE.
>> MORE WOMEN THAN MEN. 
>> Reporter: CHICAGO POLICE SAY 
THEY FOUND 60 SHELL CASINGS THAT
WOUNDED 14 PEOPLE AFTER A CAR 
DROVE PAST A FUNERAL HOME AND 
OPENED FIRE.
>> YOU GET A FIRING AT ATTENDEES
OF THE FUNERAL
THE BLACK VEHICLE THEN TURNED 
NORTHBOUND DOWN CARPENTER.
IT CONTINUED TO FIRE AT THE 
ATTENDEES OF THE FUNERAL AT 
WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE MIDWAY 
DOWN THE BLOCK CRASHED AND CAME 
TO A HALT.
>> THE SUSPECTS RAN OFF IN
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
>> IT APPEARED AS IF IT WAS 
PLANNED BECAUSE AS THE PEOPLE 
COMING OUT OF THE FUNERAL HOME, 
THE SHOTS RANG OUT
>> IT'S SAD IN THESE
COMMUNITIES.
WE CAN'T WALK TO THE STORE
YOU CAN'T GO ATTEND A FUNERAL.
WHO CAN'T ATTEND A FUNERAL
GOOD GRACIOUS.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> THE WHITE HOUSE APPEARS TO
BE SHIFTING ITS STRATEGY ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS RESUMING THE 
BRIEFINGS ON COVID-19 AND HE
WARNED THAT THE CRISIS WOULD
PROBABLY GET WORSE BEFORE IT
GETS BETTER.
HERE'S KRISTEN WELKER.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HOLDING HIS
FIRST BRIEF ON THE CORONAVIRUS
SINCE APRIL TOUTING PROGRESS
>> THE VACCINES ARE COMING SOON.
>> INTENSIFYING HIS DEFENSE OF
HIS ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF
THE CRISIS BUT UNLIKE PAST
BRIEFINGS IN WHICH HE WAS 
FLANKED BY THE CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE THE PRESIDENT TOOK THE
PODIUM ALONE
>> SOME AREAS ARE DOING VERY
WELL, OTHERS ARE DOING LESS 
WELL
WILL IT PROBABLY GET WORSE
BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ABOUT THINGS BUT THAT'S THE WAY 
IT IS.
>> Reporter: INCLUDING SOMETHING
HE HAS RARELY DONE, TOUTING 
MASKS.
>> WE'RE ASKING AMERICANS TO USE
MASKS, SOCIALLY DISTANCE AND
EMPLOY VIGOROUS HYGIENE WHILE 
SHELTERING HIGH RISK
POPULATIONS.
WE'RE IMPLORING YOUNG AMERICANS 
TO AVOID PACKED BARS, BE SAFE 
AND BE SMART. 
>> Reporter: HE IS ASKED WHY HE 
HAS SENT MIXED MESSAGES ABOUT 
MASKS AND CAPTURED AT A 
FUNDRAISER WITHOUT ONE
>> I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE 
MASKS.
I VIEW IT THIS WAY
ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP AND THAT 
CERTAINLY CAN POTENTIALLY HELP
IS A GOOD THING.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM, I CARRY IT,
YOU SAW ME WEARING IT A NUMBER
OF TIMES AND I'LL CONTINUE
>> HE ALSO ADDRESSED WHY TESTING
IS STILL FALLING SHORT
>> WE'VE DONE MORE TESTING BY 
FAR THAN ANYBODY
SOME OF THE TESTS BECAUSE IT IS 
MASSIVE VOLUME IT TAKES LONGER
OTHERS ARE QUICK
AND THOSE ARE FRANKLY THE ONES
THAT I PREFER BUT WE'RE DOING 
MASSIVE NUMBERS AND THE NUMBERS 
ARE COMING DOWN.
>> THE ONE MOMENT THE PRESIDENT 
VEERED OFF MESSAGE WHEN HE WAS
ASKED ABOUT MAXWELL ACCUSED OF
ENABLING JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S
EXPLOITATION OF MINORS
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING IT
TOO MUCH
I WISH HER WELL FRANKLY.
I'VE MET HER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER
THE YEARS ESPECIALLY SINCE I
LIVED IN PALM BEACH.
>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIT ON YOU.
HE'S QUIT ON THIS COUNTRY.
THIS ELECTION IS NOT JUST ABOUT 
HIM.
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> AND OUR THANKS FOR THAT
REPORT
>>> THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS 
ACCUSING TWO MEN IN CHINA OF
TRYING TO STEAL MEDICAL 
TECHNOLOGY FROM COMPANIES IN THE
U.S. WORKING ON COVID-19
TREATMENTS AND VACCINES.
PETE WILLIAMS EXPLAINS. 
>> Reporter: LESS THAN A WEEK 
AFTER THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WERE
RESEARCHING A COVID-19 VACCINE, 
A COMPUTER HACKER LOOKED FOR WAY
TO HACK INTO THE COMPUTERS
NOW HE IS WANTED
THEY DIDN'T SUCCEED IN STEALING 
ANYTHING, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
SAYS BUT THEIR CYBER ATTACKS
WERE A POTENTIAL DISTRACTION
>> WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE
HACKING OR EVEN THE ATTEMPTED 
HACKING OF THAT INFORMATION CAN 
SLOW DOWN THE RESEARCH
>> Reporter: AND THE FBI SAYS 
THE TWO CHINESE MEN TARGETED
COMPANIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
DOING COVID RESEARCH, PART OF A 
WORLDWIDE HACKING CAMPAIGN
SOMETIMES THEY DID IT FOR 
PROFIT, THE FBI SAYS AND
SOMETIMES THEY STOLE SECRETS AT 
THE REQUEST OF CHINESE
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS BASED IN
THIS BUILDING.
>> WHEN CHINA VIOLATES CRIMINAL 
LAWS AND INTERNATIONAL NORMS, WE
WILL NOT TOLERATE IT
>> U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN 
SAYING FOR WEEKS NOW THAT CHINA 
IS TRYING TO STEAL COVID-19 
SECRETS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST 
TIME THAT ANYBODY'S BEEN CHARGED
WITH TRYING TO DO IT
IT CAN CONTINUE ITS VACCINE WORK
WITHOUT DISRUPTION
>> THANK YOU
>>> IN MINNEAPOLIS A JUDGE LIFTS
A GAG ORDER IN THE CRIMINAL CASE
OF THE FOUR OFFICERS CHARGED IN 
THE FATAL ARREST OF GEORGE
FLOYD.
WE'RE OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE
WITH THE DETAILS. 
>> Reporter: A NEW DEVELOPMENT
IN THE CASE INVOLVING THE FOUR
FIRED MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTMENT
OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH
OF MR. GEORGE FLOYD.
THE JUDGE LIFTING THAT GAG ORDER
ALLOWING THE PARTIES TO SPEAK 
MORE FREELY ABOUT THAT CASE.
AT THE HEARING THE JUDGE ALSO 
HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE 
POSSIBLE RELEASE OF THAT BODY 
CAMERA VIDEO THAT WE KNOW 
EXISTS
THE JUDGE SAYING HE WILL MAKE A 
RULING ON POSSIBLY RELEASING
THAT VIDEO TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN 
ABOUT A WEEK OR SHORTLY OR
QUICKLY WERE HIS WORDS
IN MINNESOTA THE STATE
LEGISLATOR PASSING A RELIEF 
MEASURE AND MORE DATA COLLECTION
FOR OFFICERS AND USE OF FORCE 
INCIDENTS, THAT'S BEEN ONE OF 
THE CALLS THAT YOU'VE BEEN
HEARING FROM PROTESTERS SINCE 
GEORGE FLOYD WAS KILLED.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> FIREFIGHTERS IN NORTH 
EASTERN CALIFORNIA ARE WORKING
TO HALT THE SPREAD OF TWO FOREST
FIRES THAT THREATEN ABOUT 170 
STRUCTURES
GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COULD START NEW BLAZES
CREWS ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH 
FIRE LINE WGS THE HELP OF 95
ENGINES AND 19 BULLDOZERS.
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED ON
DUTY
>>> A REPORTED 7.8 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE IN ALASKA IS 
TRIGGERING TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION
A VERY DEEP EARTHQUAKE JUST 
ACROSS THE CHAIN
WE DO HAVE TSUNAMI WARNINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE
ALSO AND ADVISORY FOR COOK
INLET.
WE HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET
OUT.
UNFORTUNATE SITUATION IS THAT 
THERE'S ONLY ONE ROAD IN AND OUT
OF THESE AREAS
WE HAVE SIRENS CURRENTLY GOING
ON
NOW, WE'VE ALSO HEARD THAT IN 
THE NEXT HOUR POTENTIAL TSUNAMI 
IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 MINUTES
ACROSS THAT AREA SO WATCHING
THAT VERY CLOSELY.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
FOR THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS, ALSO LARGE
HAIL
THAT'S A BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
90 DEGREES FOR COLUMBUS THIS
AFTERNOON.
THAT WET WEATHER IS GOING TO BE 
MAKING IT ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
WITH THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
IT'S BUILDING INTO THE
SOUTHEAST.
DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90s
AND ON TOP OF THAT WE'RE ALSO 
WATCHING THE TROPICS
MORE OF THAT COMING UP
>>> THANK YOU.
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RARE
YELLOW TURTLE RESCUED IN EASTERN
INDIA ON SUNDAY.
LOCAL RESIDENTS FIRST SPOTTED 
THIS INCREDIBLE CREATURE AND
VIDEO WENT VIRAL
WILD LIFE EXPERTS BELIEVE IT'S A
RARE
>>> LEAD THE NEWS, THE INFORMAL 
IS TAKING MEASURES TO PROTECT 
PLAYERS RETURNING TO TRAINING 
CAMP BY CANCELLING THE PRESEASON
SCHEDULE AND SHRINKING THE
NUMBER OF PLAYERS AT CAMP.
YESTERDAY THE NFL AGREED TO 
DAILY TESTING OF PLAYERS FOR THE
FIRST TWO WEEKS OF TRAINING 
CAMP
>>> THE INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR
SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCED THAT 
ATTENDANCE WILL BE CAPPED AT 25%
AND MASKS AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS
WILL BE MANDATORY.
A HEALTH PLAN WILL BE RELEASED
FOR THE EVENT SCHEDULED FOR 
AUGUST 23rd.
THE RACE WILL BE BROADCAST RIGHT
HERE ON NBC.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS VOICING
HIS FRUSTRATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
AFTER SEEING PROFESSIONAL 
BASEBALL PLAYERS KNEELING DURING
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AS A
PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST RACIAL 
AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES.
THREE PLAYERS AID LONG WITH 
MANAGERS AND COACHES TOOK A 
KNEE
ON TUESDAY, THE PRESIDENT VOICED
HIS DISPLEASURE ON TWITTER
SAYING LOOKING FORWARD TO LIVE
SPORTS BUT ANY TIME I WITNESS A 
PLAYER KNEELING THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM, THE GAME IS OVER FOR ME.
STEVE KERR CAUGHT WIND O
>>> IN TODAY'S NEWS BY THE
NUMBERS A PLUNGE IN AIR TRAVEL
DEMAND DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC HAS LED TO A LOSS OF 
OVER $1.6 BILLION IF UNITED 
AIRLINES FOR THE SECOND QUARTER.
DURING THAT SAME QUARTER LAST 
YEAR IT POSTED MORE THAN A
BILLION DOLLARS IN PROFIT.
>> BEST BUY ANNOUNCED IT WILL 
BOOST ITS MINIMUM WAGE FOR U.S. 
EMPLOYEES TO $15 AN HOUR
BEGINNING ON AUGUST 2nd.
ALL HOURLY WORKERS WILL RECEIVE 
A 4% PAY INCREASE AND FOR THE 
FIRST TIME SINCE THE LATE 1980S 
WALMART WILL BE CLOSED ON 
THANKSGIVING DAY
IT WILL SPEND ABOUT $428 MILLION
ON A THIRD ROUND OF BONUS DURING
THE PANDEMIC
FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WILL GET
$300
>>> CORONAVIRUS IS ABOUT TO HIT 
THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
GRAY'S ANATOMY WILL BE TACKLING 
IT IN THEIR STORY LINE
IT WILL PART OF SEASON 17.
THE SHOW DIDN'T GET TO FILM THE 
FINAL FOUR EPISODES OF 16 
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE 
HOW THEY KICK THINGS OFF NEW
THIS SEASON IN THE FALL.
>> I HAD NO IDEA GREY'S ANATOMY 
WAS STILL ON THE AIR
>> A WHOLE DIFFERENT TAKE NOW.
TAKING ON COVID-19
>> THAT'S INTERESTING TO ME NOW 
BECAUSE WE'RE ALL LIVING THROUGH
IT AND I WANT TO SEE WHAT 
HOLLYWOOD'S TAKE IS.
>>
>>> GOOD MORNING
WE'RE HEATING UP THE TROPICAL 
STORM DEPRESSION NOW FORMING
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, THE 
POSSIBILITY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM
GOING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
TEXAS ALL THE WA
>>> 16-YEAR-OLD GOALIE WAS
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A
SOCCER FIELD
IT HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF 
MOSCOW
YOU'VE SEEN THE TEEN THERE
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS.
JUST THREE WEEKS AFTER BEING
HOSPITALIZED AND PUT IN AN
INDUCED COMA HE WAS BACK ON THE 
FIELD.
HOPEFULLY GET A CHANCE TO STRIKE
THAT BALL RIGHT AS HE WAS 
SWINGING HIS LEG TOO
>>> A LIBEL SUIT BY JOHNNY DEPP 
HAS RELEASED NEW DETAILS OF HIS 
TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS 
EX-WIFE.
SHE STRUCK HER EX-HUSBAND TO
DEFEND HER SISTER BACK IN 2015
EVERY TIME THIS STORY DEVELOPING
IT JUST GETS EVEN UGLIER, SARAH.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
EVEN PEOPLE WHO ENJOY THE ODD 
BUILT OF CELEBRITY GOSSIP ARE 
PROBABLY LOOKING AT THIS AND
GOING WHOA, THAT'S A BIT MUCH.
ALLEGATIONS OF EVERYTHING FROM
ALLEGED DOMESTIC ABUSE TO DRUG
AND ALCOHOL FUELLED BENDERS.
WE'VE SEEN TEXT MESSAGES, 
PHOTOS, IT REALLY JUST GOES ON
AND ON
YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME WE 
HEARD AMBER HERD ADMIT TO 
HITTING JOHNNY DEPP BUT SHE SAYS
SHE WAS DEFENDING HER SISTER
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT SHE TOLD
THE COURT.
>> HE WAS ABOUT TO PUSH MY
SISTER DOWN THE STAIRS
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK US
UP
I'M PROTECTIVE OVER MY BABY 
SISTER
WHEN HE LAID HANDS ON HER I 
DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID, BUT I
KNOW I JUMPED IN BETWEEN THE
ACTIONS THAT I SAW COULD LEAD TO
A FATAL INJURY TO MY SISTER.
>> Reporter: AND IT'S WORTH 
POINTING OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH 
WE'RE SEEING ALL THIS FORMER
COUPLE'S DIRTY LAUNDRY AIRED IN 
PUBLIC NEITHER OF THEM IS ON
TRIAL.
THIS IS A LIBEL SUIT THAT HE'S
BROUGHT AGAINST A BRITISH PAPER 
FOR CALLING HIM A WIFE BEATER.
IT'S NOT LIBEL IF IT'S TRUE AND 
THAT'S WHAT THE PAPER IS
ATTEMPTING TO PROVE.
WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THIS CASE,
JOHNNY DEPP HAS SUBJECT HIS LIFE
AND HIS FORMER RELATIONSHIP TO
AN INTENSE PUBLIC SCRUTINY THAT 
HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
TAKE BACK WHICHEVER WAY THIS
CASE GOES.
>> CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH UGLIER
IT CAN GET
>> THE CAREER FALLOUT.
>>> DRIVERS START YOUR ENGINES, 
THE COMPANY SHOWED OFF A RACING 
VERSION OF THE NEW MUSTANG
IT CAN REACH SPEEDS OF 160 MILES
AN HOUR, DO COOL DONUTS LIKE
THAT
THIS IS JUST A PRO TO TYPE
THE NONRACING ELECTRIC MUSTANG
WILL HIT STREETS LATER THIS 
YEAR
>> YOUCKNOWLEDGING THE 
SURGE IN CASES, HE OFFERED NO 
CLEAR STEPS OF WHAT COMES NEXT.
AFTER DOWN PLAYING THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, PRESIDENT TRUMP SEEMS 
TO CHANGE COURSE ON TUESDAY 
OFFERING THIS BLUNT ASSESSMENT.
>> IT WILL PROBABLY 
UNFORTUNATELY GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER.
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ABOUT THINGS, BUT THAT'S THE WAY
IT IS.
>> Reporter: BUT JUST MINUTES 
LATER, THE PRESIDENT AGAIN 
PAINTING A ROSIER PICTURE.
>> THE VIRUS WILL DISAPPEAR.
IT WILL DISAPPEAR.
>> Reporter: AND YET CASES ARE 
SURGING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE DEATH TOLL FROM COVID 
TRIPLING SINCE HIS LAST BRIEFING
ON THE VIRUS IN APRIL.
AND AFTER MONTHS OF REFUSING TO 
WEAR A MASK, THE PRESIDENT NOW 
OFFERING THIS ABOUT FACE.
ONE DAY AFTER TWEETING A PHOTO 
OF HIMSELF WEARING ONE CALLING 
IT PATRIOTIC.
>> GET A MASK.
WHETHER YOU LIKE THE MASK OR 
NOT, THEY HAVE AN IMPACT.
THEY'LL HAVE AN EFFECT AND WE 
NEED EVERYTHING WE CAN GET.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT HAS 
PUBLICLY WORN A MASK JUST ONCE 
DURING A VISIT TO WALTER REED 
MEDICAL CENTER LAST WEEK.
WEARING A MASK WAS AN ACT OF 
PATRIOTISM.
IF THAT IS THE CASE, WHY DON'T 
YOU DO IT MORE FREQUENTLY?
>> I ACTUALLY DO IT WHEN I NEED.
I CARRY THE MASK.
WHEN I HAVE TO GO -- WHEN I WENT
INTO WALTER REED HOSPITAL THE 
OTHER DAY.
I HAVE THE MASK RIGHT HERE.
AND I WILL USE IT GLADLY.
>> Reporter: YESTERDAY YOU 
TWEETED OUT AN IMAGE OF A MASK 
AND LAST EVENING WE SAW YOU NOT 
WEARING A MASK AT THE HOTEL.
>> I DON'T KNOW THE HOTEL, I WAS
PRETTY FAR AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: NOTABLY ABSENT FROM
THE BRIEFING, MEMBERS OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE INCLUDING DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI WHO TOLD CNN BEFORE THE 
BRIEFING HE WAS NOT INVITED.
FAUCI WAS ALSO ASKED TO RESPOND 
TO THE PRESIDENT CALLING HIM AN 
ALARMIST.
>> HE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN 
ALARMIST.
THAT'S OKAY.
>> I CONSIDER MYSELF MORE A 
REALIST THAN AN ALARMIST.
>> Reporter: JOE BIDEN IN 
DELAWARE SHARPLY CRITICIZING THE
PRESIDENT'S HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC.
>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIT ON YOU.
AND HE'S QUIT ON THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THIS ELECTION IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT HIM.
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU.
>> Reporter: NOW, WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID NOT SAY WHAT HIS 
THE ECONOMY.
HE SAYS HE PLANS TO DO THOSE 
BRIEFINGS QUITE OFTEN, WILLIE. 
>> SO KRISTEN, ALSO ON CAPITOL 
HILL RIGHT NOW, THE TWO PARTIES 
APPARENTLY SO FAR APART IN 
NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW ROUND OF 
CORONAVIRUS AID THAT WE ALL KNOW
WE NEED AT THIS POINT.
WILL THERE BE AN AGREEMENT SOME 
TIME DOWN THE LINE?
>> Reporter: LOOK.
THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION.
WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN?
THE GOAL IS TO PASS A BILL BY 
THE END OF THE MONTH.
THAT'S WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS RUN OUT.
THERE ARE SO MANY STICKING 
POINTS BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND
SENATE REPUBLICANS, IT'S 
UNLIKELY THEY'RE GOING TO MEET 
THAT DEADLINE.
LOOK.
PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS A PAYROLL 
TAX CUT.
BUT GOP LAWMAKERS ARE MORE 
FOCUSED ON MONEY FOR SCHOOLS AND
TESTING.
IT DOES SEEM LIKE BOTH SIDES ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF ANOTHER ROUND OF 
THOSE DIRECT PAYMENTS.
BUT A LOT OF THIS WRANGLING JUST
COMES DOWN TO DOLLARS AND CENTS.
HOW MUCH EACH SIDE IS WILLING TO
SPEND.
AND LOOK.
WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE 
DIVISIONS WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN 
PARTY.
THEY STILL HAVE TO COME TO AN 
AGREEMENT WITH DEMOCRATS WHICH 
WILL RUE 
NUMBER OF INFECTIONS IS HIGHER 
IN SOME AREAS THAN BELIEVED.
THIS MORNING AS OUR NATION 
CLOSES IN ON 4 MILLION CONFIRMED
CORONAVIRUS CASES, THE CDC 
REPORTING THE TRUE NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS INFECTED COULD BE AS 
MUCH AS 24 TIMES HIGHER IN SOME 
AREAS THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.
MOST OF THE INFECTED LIKELY HAD 
NO DETECTABLE ANTIBODIES.
AND EVEN HARD-HIT CITIES ARE 
NOWHERE CLOSE TO ACHIEVING HERD 
IMMUNITY.
THE LEVEL OF EXPOSURE WHERE THE 
VIRUS SLOWS.
>> JUST EXHAUSTED.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR FOUR AND 
A HALF MONTHS NOW.
>> Reporter: IN A FULL BLOWN 
COVID CRISIS, CALIFORNIA IS NOW 
SURGING PAST 400,000 CASES.
THE STATE SET TO SOON ECLIPSE 
NEW YORK FOR THE NATION'S 
HIGHEST NUMBER OF INFECTIONS.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, ONE OF THE 
MOST DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS FOR THE
VIRUS, SHATTERING GRIM 
MILESTONES FOR HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATHS.
>> ALMOST EVERY SINGLE SHIFT YOU
WORK, YOU'RE RUNNING AROUND LIKE
CRAZY TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF 
YOUR PATIENT, TRYING TO KEEP 
YOUR PATIENT ALIVE.
>> Reporter: WITH TEAMS OF 
MILITARY DOCTORS AND NURSES NOW 
DEPLOYED TO EIGHT CALIFORNIA 
HOSPITALS FACING STAFFING 
SHORTAGES, IN BIG CITIES A 
DWINDLING NUMBER OF ICU BEDS ARE
OPEN.
BUT RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE 
ALREADY AT A BREAKING POINT.
>> WE'RE GETTING COVID PATIENTS 
TRANSFERRED FROM AS FAR AS, 
LIKE, 60, 70 MILES AWAY BECAUSE 
THERE'S JUST NO ROOM FOR THEM IN
THEIR AREA HOSPITALS.
>> Reporter: AS CITIES LIKE SAN 
FRANCISCO TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS, 
LOS ANGELES REMAINS ON THE BRINK
OF ANOTHER SHUTDOWN.
IN MISSOURI 19 STUDENTS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR COVID AFTER A HIGH 
SCHOOL GRADUATION AND PROM.
THE NEWS IN FLORIDA ALSO GRIM 
WHERE THE LAST SEVEN DAYS HAVE 
BEEN THE DEADLIEST FOR THE 
SUNSHINE STATE SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN.
>> WE ARE FLYING BLIND IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE WORST PANDEMIC IN 
A HUNDRED YEARS.
>> AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT 
STUFF, THERE'S SOME NEW RESEARCH
OUT AND IT ZEROS IN ON OBVIOUSLY
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT 
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS VIRUS AND 
THAT'S HOW DEADLY IT IS.
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
>> Reporter: WELL, THAT'S BEEN A
DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER, 
BUT A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THAT 
FIVE TO TEN PEOPLE DIE FOR EVERY
1,000 THAT ARE INFECTED WITH 
COVID.
MANY HAVE UNDERLYING HEALTH 
CONDITIONS, BUT WHAT MAKES IT S 
72 HOURS TO CLEAR OUT.
THIS MORNING A DRAMATIC 
ESCALATION OF TENSIONS BETWEEN 
CHINA AND THE U.S.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 
ORDERING THE CLOSURE OF THE 
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON 
WHERE FIRE TRUCKS COULD BE SEEN 
OVERNIGHT AMID REPORTS OF SMOKE 
BILLOWING FROM THE BUILDING.
NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING HAVE 
EMERGED OF CONSULATE EMPLOYEES 
POSSIBLY BURNING DOCUMENTS.
THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN UNTIL FRIDAY 
TO CLEAR OUT.
IT'S UNCLEAR JUST WHAT PROMPTED 
THE ORDER FROM WASHINGTON.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYING ONLY
IT WOULD NOT TOLERATE CHINA'S 
VIOLATIONS OF OUR SOVEREIGNTY 
AND INTIMIDATION OF OUR PEOPLE.
ADDING THAT IT HAD ORDERED THE 
CLOSURE TO PROTECT AMERICAN 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND 
AMERICANS' PRIVATE INFORMATION.
CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CALLED 
THE MOVE AN UNPRECEDENTED 
ESCALATION AND PROMISED TO 
RESPOND WITH FIRM 
COUNTERMEASURES IF THE DECISION 
WASN'T REVERSED.
THE CONSULATE CLOSURE COMES JUST
HOURS AFTER THE U.S. ACCUSED TWO
CHINESE HACKERS OF WORKING WITH 
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO STEAL 
COVID RESEARCH AND OTHER 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
TIES BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES 
RAPIDLY DETERIORATING TO A NEW 
LOW AMID AN ONGOING TRADE WAR, 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, AND 
RECENT CRITICISM BY THE U.S. 
OVER CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
IN HONG KONG.
AND THIS OFFICE IN HOUSTON WAS 
THE VERY FIRST CONSULATE 
ESTABLISHED IN THE ENTIRE UNITED
STATES BACK WHEN THE COUNTRIES 
ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
BACK IN 1979.
RIGHT NOW CHI LATEST SHOOTING I 
WHAT'S BECOME AN ESPECIALLY 
VIOLENT SUMMER.
OVERNIGHT A MASS SHOOTING ON 
CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE.
>> WE GOT MULTIPLE SHOOTERS.
THEY'RE ARMED ON FOOT.
>> Reporter: AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE 
WERE WOUNDED AFTER A CAR DROVE 
PAST A FUNERAL AND OPENED FIRE.
>> THE ATTENDEES OF THE FUNERAL 
EXCHANGED GUNFIRE WITH THE CAR.
>> Reporter: THE CAR CRASHED AND
CAME TO A STOP.
THE SUSPECTS BOLTED ON FOOT.
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS A WAR OUT 
HERE.
>> Reporter: OFFICERS RECOVERED 
60 SHELL CASINGS AT THE SCENE.
THEY HAVE YET TO DETERMINE A 
MOTIVE OR HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE 
INVOLVED.
>> IT APPEARS LIKE IT WAS 
PLANNED.
BECAUSE AS THE PEOPLE WERE 
COMING OUT OF THE FUNERAL HOME, 
THEN THE SHOTS RANG OUT LIKE 
THEY WERE LITERALLY WAITING ON 
THEM.
>> Reporter: THE SHOOTING JUST 
THE LATEST IN A SURGE OF GUN 
VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO.
OVER THE WEEKEND AT LEAST 63 
PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND 12 WERE 
KILLED.
THE CITY HAS ALREADY SEEN A 47% 
INCREASE IN SHOOTINGS OVER THE 
SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN 
THREATENING TO SEND IN FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CHICAGO AND 
OTHER MAJOR CITIES TO STOP THE 
VIOLENCE.
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO TOO.
WE'RE LOOKING AT NEW YORK.
LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON.
ALL RUN BY DEMOCRATS, ALL RUN BY
VERY LIBERAL DEMOCRATS.
>> Reporter: CHICAGO MAYOR LORI 
LIGHTFOOT PUSHING BACK.
>> WHAT WE WILL NOT TOLERATE AND
WE WILL FIGHT AGAINST IS THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF UNNAMED FEDERAL 
SPECIAL SECRET AGENTS ONTO OUR 
STREETS TO DETAIN PEOPLE WITHOUT
CAUSE.
THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN 
CHICAGO.
AND IF WE SEE THAT, THE MINUTE 
WE SEE IT WE WILL BE RUSHING 
INTO COURT TO STOP THAT FROM 
HAPPENING.
>> Reporter: THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION HAD ALREADY SENT 
FEDERAL AGENTS TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON, WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN 
PROTESTS EVER SINCE GEORGE 
FLOYD'S DEATH NEARLY TWO MONTHS 
AGO.
OVERNIGHT A DEMONSTRATION TURNED
VIOLENT.
TEAR GAS DEPLOYED INTO A CROWD 
OF ABOUT 3,000 PEOPLE.
A FEW PROTESTERS SEEN 
BARRICADING THE FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE WITH BAEMS AND 
SANDBAGS.
BACK IN CHICAGO, THEY'RE BRACING
FOR MORE VIOLENCE.
>> I'VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENED IN 
PORTLAND, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO 
SOLVE ANYTHING.
I'M JUST AFRAID FOR THE CITY.
TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS.
>> Reporter: POLICE IN CHICAGO 
NOW SAY AT LEAST SIX OF THE 
VICTIMS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL IN 
SERIOUS CONDITION.
MEANWHILE HERE IN NEW YORK, THE.
ALL PART OF NEW MEASURES TO 
REOPEN SAFELY.
THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT YOUR 
TYPICAL FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
>> SO WHEN STUDENTS RETURN TO 
SCHOOL TODAY, ONE OF THE FIRST 
THINGS THEY'LL SEE IS THEY MAY 
WALK INTO A CLASSROOM AND THINGS
LOOK NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT.
>> Reporter: SANITIZING 
STATIONS, PLEXIGLASS SHIELDS, 
AND DESKS AT A DISTANCE WILL 
GREET THE STUDENTS OF ALCOA CITY
SCHOOLS IN TENNESSEE.
THE DISTRICT AMONG THE FIRST IN 
THE COUNTRY TO RESUME IN-PERSON 
CLASSES.
>> WE HAVE A SUPPORTIVE 
COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE PEOPLE 
THAT REALLY WANT THEIR KIDS TO 
BE BACK IN SCHOOL.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
>> Reporter: IN ALCOA THEY'VE 
OPTED FOR STAGGERED ATTENDANCE.
STUDENTS WILL ONLY COME INTO THE
BUILDING ONE DAY A WEEK.
CLASSES ARE SMALL.
NO MORE THAN SEVEN STUDENTS PER 
ROOM.
MASKS MANDATORY FOR STAFF.
FOR STUDENTS, STRONGLY 
ENCOURAGED.
AND EVERYONE GETS A TEMPERATURE 
CHECK BEFORE ENTERING.
WITH CLASSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
TO START NEXT MONTH, MANY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE STRUGGLING TO 
DECIDE WHAT TO DO.
IN CALIFORNIA BOTH L.A. AND SAN 
DIEGO SCHOOLS ARE STICKING TO 
ONLINE ONLY.
NEW YORK CITY, THE NATION'S 
LARGEST SCHOOL SYSTEM CHOOSING A
HYBRID APPROACH.
AND IN FLORIDA TEACHERS ARE 
SUING THE GOVERNOR OVER HIS 
ORDER TO OPEN SCHOOLS FIVE DAYS 
A WEEK.
>> IT WILL BE A PROCESS TO 
REPROGRAM KIDS.
>> Reporter: MANY FAMILIES LIKE 
THE McKENZIES ARE UP TO THE 
CHALLENGE.
>> WE WANT THEM TO NOT BE 
SCARED.
LIKE, WE WANT TO KEEP THEM AS 
NORMAL AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: ACROSS THE STATE, 
COVID CASES HAVE JUMPED 66% IN 
THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
THAT'S NEARLY 82,000 CASES 
STATEWIDE.
BUT IN THE CITY OF ALCOA, FEWER 
THAN 300 CASES.
FOR MANY TEACHERS, THEY SAY IT'S
WORTH THE RISK TO BE BACK WITH 
THEIR STUDENTS.
>> BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM ONCE A
WEEK FEELS LIKE SUCH A WIN.
>> I DO HAVE A FATHER THAT IS 
HIGH RISK.
MY MOTHER'S HIGH RISK.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO DISTANCE 
OURSELF FROM THEM AS SCHOOL 
STARTS BACK.
>> Reporter: AND FROM AMARAI, 
SOME OPTIMISTIC WORDS OF THE 
WISDOM.
>> ALL TOGETHER WE'RE GOING TO 
GET THROUGH IT.
ONCE THAT HAPPENS, GET BACK TO 
NORMAL AND EVERYTHING WILL BE 
OKAY.
>> Reporter: AND GUYS, THERE IS 
A VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTION IN 
PLACE FOR ANY PARENT WHO IS 
AREN'T QUITE READY TO SEND THEIR
KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL YET.
NOW, THIS CURRENT PROCESS IS 
GOING TO BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 
LABOR  FACE A 
FLYING BAN.
THE TALK NOW IS TWO YEARS, THREE
YEARS, MAYBE EVEN LONGER FOR THE
RETURN.
FOURONTHS INTO THE GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC, THE CORONAVIRUS HAS 
THE NATION'S MAJOR AIRLINES 
BLEEDING CASH.
EVEN AS SOME PASSENGERS START TO
TRICKLE BACK TO THE SKIES.
>> TRAVELERS ARE VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT CATCHING COVID-19 ON AN 
AIRPLANE.
MORE THAN FOUR IN FIVE EXPRESSED
THIS FEAR.
>> Reporter: JUST A COUPLE 
MONTHS AGO, PASSENGER LEVELS 
DROPPED OFF A CLIFF.
DOWN 95%.
THOSE LEVELS NOW DOWN CLOSER TO 
75% LOWER THAN LAST YEAR.
BUT THAT HAS STALLED.
CASES HAVE SURGED IN THE SOUTH 
AND WEST.
>> AS LONG AS WE SEE COVID-19 
CONTINUE TO SPREAD AROUND THE 
COUNTRY AND WE DON'T SEE A BREAK
IN THE INFECTION LEVELS, WE'RE 
GOING TO SEE REAL LIMITED 
NUMBERS IN TERMS OF PEOPLE 
TAKING FLIGHTS.
>> Reporter: UNITED AIRLINES NOW
SAYS IT'S LOSING $25 MILLION A 
DAY.
DELTA SAYS ITS DAILY CASH RAID 
DOWN FROM$100 MILLION A DAY IN 
MARCH.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AIRLINE 
WORKERS ARE FACING THE REAL 
THREAT OF FURLOUGHS WITH FLIGHT 
ATTENDANTS EXPECTED TO TAKE THE 
BIGGEST HIT.
>> WE ARE EXPECTING TO BE A 
SMALLER AIRLINE OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF YEARS.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE HAD 20% OF OUR 
PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY RETIRE.
>> Reporter: DELTA CEO ED 
BASTIAN SAYS IT CAN ACCOUNT FOR 
60% EVEN 70% OF THE PASSENGER 
REVENUE.
THEN THERE'S THE PATCHWORK 
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC FROM 
STATE TO STATE.
WITH SOME LIKE NEW YORK 
REQUIRING PEOPLE COMING FROM HOT
SPOTS TO SELF-QUARANTINE.
>> THAT'S A BIG DISINCENTIVE TO 
TRAVEL, PERIOD.
BECAUSE DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE
FLYING OR DRIVING TO ANY OF 
THOSE 31 STATES.
YOU'VE GOT TO SHELTER IN PLACE 
FOR 13 DAYS.
>> Reporter: THE MAJOR CARRIERS 
ALL REQUIRE PASSENGERS TO WEAR A
MASK OR FACE COVERING IN FLIGHT.
BUT FRONTIER IS THE ONLY AIRLINE
CURRENTLY DOING TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS.
STILL WITH ALL THE CLEANING 
PROCEDURES FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE, 
NOW IS A RELATIVELY SAFE TIME TO
TRAVEL. 
>> FROM A CLEANLINESS STAND 
POINT, THERE'S PROBABLY NEVER 
BEEN A BETTER TIME TO FLY THAN 
NOW.
BUT AIRPLANES ARE PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION.
SO BE CONSIDERATE OF THOSE 
AROUND YOU.
>> Reporter: OKAY.
ONE OTHER STORY LINE THAT'S 
GOING TO DEVELOP IN THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS.
REMEMBER THE 737 MAX?
IT'S BEEN UNDER REVIEW AS YOU 
KNOW WITH THE FAA TRYING TO 
RE-EVALUATE ALL THE SOFTWARE.
TRYING TO DETERMINE WHEN WILL 
THE MAX FLY AGAIN.
THAT PROCESS RE-EVALUATINGERTIFD
TO GO INTO THE FALL, MAYBE EVEN 
WINTER.
>> TOM, THANKS SO MUCH.
WE ARE JOINED NOW BY ED BASTIAN,
CEO OF DELTA AIR LINES.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING YOU
DON'T KNOW.
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO FLY RIGHT 
NOW.
YOUR BOTTOM LINE REFLECTS THAT.
SO WALK ME THROUGH THE PROCESS 
OF GETTING ON ONE OF YOUR PLANES
FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE FLIGHT 
TO LANDING TO GETTING OFF THE 
PLANE.
WHAT SIT LIKE TO FLY RIGHT NOW?
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SCARED BUT 
MAY BE CONSIDERING IT.
>> WILLIE, GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.
THANKS FOR HAVING IT.
THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE TODAY IS 
REALLY POSITIVE.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF ANXIETY 
IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND EVEN 
FOR ROAD WARRIORS WHO HAVE BEEN 
OUT FLYING FOR YEARS, THEIR 
FIRST TIME BACK THERE'S A LEVEL 
OF ANGST THAT THEY NEED ALMOST 
BE WALKED THROUGH THE PROCESS.
THE PLANES HAVE BEEN SANITIZED.
WE FOG EVERY FLIGHT, EVERY SEAT,
EVERY SERVICE LEVEL BEFORE EVERY
SINGLE PLANE TAKES OFF.
THE HEPA FILTERS ARE CLEANER 
THAN THE AIR YOU AND I ARE 
BREATHING OR THE AIR YOU 
BREATHED IN A GROCERY STORE OR 
ANY OTHER PUBLIC VENUE.
WE HAVE SPACE ON OUR PLANES.
WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT SPACE.
WE ONLY BOOK OUR PLANES TO 60% 
FULL.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF SPACE ON THE
PLANES.
EVERY MIDDLE SEAT IS BLOCKED ON 
DELTA AS WELL AS THE AIRPORTS 
ALSO HAVE A LOT OF SEATS 
BLOCKED.
SO FROM A CUSTOMER STANDPOINT 
AND WE GET THIS FEEDBACK FROM 
CUSTOMERS.
THEY ACTUALLY SEE IT A BETTER 
EXPERIENCE THAN THEY WERE JUST A
YEAR AGO.
I'VE GOT ONE DATA POINT FOR YOU.
WE SURVEY OUR CUSTOMERS.
OUR NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT AT 
DELTA AND WE TAKE PRIDE IN THE 
SERVICE OUR PEOPLE PUT OUT.
OUR SCORES THIS PAST JUNE WAS 20
POINTS HIGHER THAN THE JUNE 
PRIOR.
WE'VE ALREADY EXAMINED THE 
FLYING EXPERIENCE.
WE REALIZE PEOPLE NEED SOME 
PLACE TO GO.
I THINK THE ANGST IS LESS ABOUT 
THE AIRPLANE ITSELF AS COMPARED 
TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHEN 
YOU LAND.
THE BUSINESSES AREN'T OPEN.
THE HOTELS MAY NOT BE THERE.
THE RESTAURANTS, THE THEME 
PARKS.
SO I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE 
EQUATION.
>> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT MASKS.
YOU ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS WEEK 
MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED ON THE 
FLIGHTS BY EMPLOYEES AND 
TRAVELERS AS WELL.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON'T WEAR A 
MASK ON THE PLANE?
WHAT'S THAT PROCESS LIKE?
>> WELL, WE'VE BEEN REQUIRING 
MASKS SINCE THE FIRST OF MAY.
WE'VE BEEN STEADILY AND RATHER 
AGGRESSIVELY STEPPING UP OUR 
ENFORCEMENT OF THE MASK POLICY.
YOU CANNOT BOARD A DELTA PLANE 
UNLESS YOU HAVE A MASK ON.
IF YOU BOARD THE PLANE AND YOU 
INSIST THAT NOT WEARING YOUR 
MASK, WE WILL INSIST YOU DON'T 
FLY DELTA INTO THE FUTURE.
WE ALREADY HAVE OVER A HUNDRED 
PEOPLE WE'VE PUT ON THAT LIST.
WE IMPLEMENTED A NEW PROCEDURE 
THIS WEEK BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME
CUSTOMERS INDICATE THAT THEY 
HAVE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS THAT 
MAKES WEARING A MASK DANGEROUS 
FOR THEM.
WE'VE TOLD THEM YOU MAY NOT WANT
TO FLY, TO RECONSIDER WHETHER 
AIR TRAVEL IS THE RIGHT FORM OF 
TRANSPORTATION.
BUT IF THEY DO DECIDE TO -- THEY
WANT TO CONTINUE TO FLY, WE HAVE
A SCREENING PROCESS WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL
CENTER WHERE THE CUSTOMER WILL 
TALK TO THE DOCTOR BEFORE THEY 
GET ON THE PLANE TO ACTUALLY 
HAVE IT VALIDATED THAT THEY, 
INDEED, CANNOT WEAR A MASK.
>> THAT'S THE CLEARANCE TO FLY 
PROCESS.
SO LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR 
BUSINESS NOW.
WE JUST SAW THAT YOU'RE LOSING 
$27 MILLION A DAY.
YOU'RE COMING OFF THE WORST 
QUARTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE 
COMPANY.
HOW DOES DELTA SURVIVE THIS?
HOW DOES THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY 
SURVIVE THIS?
>> WELL, WE'VE DONE A LOT AT 
DELTA AS YOU MAY KNOW WHEN THE 
PANDEMIC STARTED WE WERE BURNING
CASH.
WE WERE LOSING ABOUT $100 
MILLION A DAY IN MARCH.
SO FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, JUST 
90 DAYS LATER, WE GOT THAT CASH 
BURNED DOWN TO $27 MILLION.
STILL A LOT OF MONEY, BUT A 
CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT FROM 
WHERE WE WERE.
ONE OF THE REASONS WE'VE BEEN 
ABLE TO STAND AS TOGETHER AS AN 
INDUSTRY AS WE HAVE IS BECAUSE 
OF THOUGH C.A.R.E.S. ACT AND THE
GOVERNMENT STIMULUS THAT HELPED 
US PAY OUR PEOPLE AND ENSURE OUR
EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE THEIR PAY.
THAT'S BEEN IMMEASURABLE IN THE 
TERMS OF ASSISTANCE.
THE C.A.R.E.S. ASSISTANCE IS NOT
IN THOSE CASH BURNS NUMBERS.
SO THE REAL CASH BURN FOR THE 
COMPANY IS ACTUALLY BETTER.
>> WILL YOU NEED MORE MONEY FROM
THE GOVERNMENT?
>> I DON'T KNOW, WILLIE.
WE'RE TRYING HARD NOT TO.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES
TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR 
COSTS.
WE'VE GOT ALMOST 20% OF OUR 
EMPLOYEES THAT AGREE TO RETIRE 
STARTING AUGUST 1st.
WE HAVE MANY MORE THOUSANDS THAT
VOLUNTARILY ARE TAKING TIME OFF 
WITHOUT PAY.
THE EMPLOYEES ARE DOING AN 
AMAZING JOB OF TRYING TO KEEP 
THE AIRLINE AFLOAT.
WE NEED THE DEMAND TO COME BACK.
WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A 
VACCINE, SOME MEDICAL CONFIDENCE
BACK IN CONSUMERS.
>> WE WISH YOU GOOD LUCK.CKNOWL 
SURGE IN CASES, HE OFFERED NO 
CLEAR STEPS OF WHAT COMES NEXT.
AFTER DOWN PLAYING THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, PRESIDENT TRUMP SEEMS 
TO CHANGE COURSE ON TUESDAY 
OFFERING THIS BLUNT ASSESSMENT.
>> IT WILL PROBABLY 
UNFORTUNATELY GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER.
SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE SAYING 
ABOUT THINGS, BUT THAT'S THE WAY
IT IS.
>> Reporter: BUT JUST MINUTES 
LATER, THE PRESIDENT AGAIN 
PAINTING A ROSIER PICTURE.
>> THE VIRUS WILL DISAPPEAR.
IT WILL DISAPPEAR.
>> Reporter: AND YET CASES ARE 
SURGING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE DEATH TOLL FROM COVID 
TRIPLING SINCE HIS LAST BRIEFING
ON THE VIRUS IN APRIL.
AND AFTER MONTHS OF REFUSING TO 
WEAR A MASK, THE PRESIDENT NOW 
OFFERING THIS ABOUT FACE.
ONE DAY AFTER TWEETING A PHOTO 
OF HIMSELF WEARING ONE CALLING 
IT PATRIOTIC.
>> GET A MASK.
WHETHER YOU LIKE THE MASK OR 
NOT, THEY HAVE AN IMPACT.
THEY'LL HAVE AN EFFECT AND WE 
NEED EVERYTHING WE CAN GET.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT HAS 
PUBLICLY WORN A MASK JUST ONCE 
DURING A VISIT TO WALTER REED 
MEDICAL CENTER LAST WEEK.
WEARING A MASK WAS AN ACT OF 
PATRIOTISM.
IF THAT IS THE CASE, WHY DON'T 
YOU DO IT MORE FREQUENTLY?
>> I ACTUALLY DO IT WHEN I NEED.
I CARRY THE MASK.
WHEN I HAVE TO GO -- WHEN I WENT
INTO WALTER REED HOSPITAL THE 
OTHER DAY.
I HAVE THE MASK RIGHT HERE.
AND I WILL USE IT GLADLY.
>> Reporter: YESTERDAY YOU 
TWEETED OUT AN IMAGE OF A MASK 
AND LAST EVENING WE SAW YOU NOT 
WEARING A MASK AT THE HOTEL.
>> I DON'T KNOW THE HOTEL, I WAS
PRETTY FAR AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: NOTABLY ABSENT FROM
THE BRIEFING, MEMBERS OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE INCLUDING DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI WHO TOLD CNN BEFORE THE 
BRIEFING HE WAS NOT INVITED.
FAUCI WAS ALSO ASKED TO RESPOND 
TO THE PRESIDENT CALLING HIM AN 
ALARMIST.
>> HE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN 
ALARMIST.
THAT'S OKAY.
>> I CONSIDER MYSELF MORE A 
REALIST THAN AN ALARMIST.
>> Reporter: JOE BIDEN IN 
DELAWARE SHARPLY CRITICIZING THE
PRESIDENT'S HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC.
>> YOU KNOW, HE'S QUIT ON YOU.
AND HE'S QUIT ON THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THIS ELECTION IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT HIM.
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU.
>> Reporter: NOW, WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID NOT SAY WHAT HIS 
THE ECONOMY.
HE SAYS HE PLANS TO DO THOSE 
BRIEFINGS QUITE OFTEN, WILLIE. 
>> SO KRISTEN, ALSO ON CAPITOL 
HILL RIGHT NOW, THE TWO PARTIES 
APPARENTLY SO FAR APART IN 
NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW ROUND OF 
CORONAVIRUS AID THAT WE ALL KNOW
WE NEED AT THIS POINT.
WILL THERE BE AN AGREEMENT SOME 
TIME DOWN THE LINE?
>> Reporter: LOOK.
THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION.
WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN?
THE GOAL IS TO PASS A BILL BY 
THE END OF THE MONTH.
THAT'S WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS RUN OUT.
THERE ARE SO MANY STICKING 
POINTS BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND
SENATE REPUBLICANS, IT'S 
UNLIKELY THEY'RE GOING TO MEET 
THAT DEADLINE.
LOOK.
PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS A PAYROLL 
TAX CUT.
BUT GOP LAWMAKERS ARE MORE 
FOCUSED ON MONEY FOR SCHOOLS AND
TESTING.
IT DOES SEEM LIKE BOTH SIDES ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF ANOTHER ROUND OF 
THOSE DIRECT PAYMENTS.
BUT A LOT OF THIS WRANGLING JUST
COMES DOWN TO DOLLARS AND CENTS.
HOW MUCH EACH SIDE IS WILLING TO
SPEND.
AND LOOK.
WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE 
DIVISIONS WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN 
PARTY.
THEY STILL HAVE TO COME TO AN 
AGREEMENT WITH DEMOCRATS WHICH 
WILL RUE 
NUMBER OF INFECTIONS IS HIGHER 
IN SOME AREAS THAN BELIEVED.
THIS MORNING AS OUR NATION 
CLOSES IN ON 4 MILLION CONFIRMED
CORONAVIRUS CASES, THE CDC 
REPORTING THE TRUE NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS INFECTED COULD BE AS 
MUCH AS 24 TIMES HIGHER IN SOME 
AREAS THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.
MOST OF THE INFECTED LIKELY HAD 
NO DETECTABLE ANTIBODIES.
AND EVEN HARD-HIT CITIES ARE 
NOWHERE CLOSE TO ACHIEVING HERD 
IMMUNITY.
THE LEVEL OF EXPOSURE WHERE THE 
VIRUS SLOWS.
>> JUST EXHAUSTED.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR FOUR AND 
A HALF MONTHS NOW.
>> Reporter: IN A FULL BLOWN 
COVID CRISIS, CALIFORNIA IS NOW 
SURGING PAST 400,000 CASES.
THE STATE SET TO SOON ECLIPSE 
NEW YORK FOR THE NATION'S 
HIGHEST NUMBER OF INFECTIONS.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, ONE OF THE 
MOST DANGEROUS HOT SPOTS FOR THE
VIRUS, SHATTERING GRIM 
MILESTONES FOR HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATHS.
>> ALMOST EVERY SINGLE SHIFT YOU
WORK, YOU'RE RUNNING AROUND LIKE
CRAZY TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF 
YOUR PATIENT, TRYING TO KEEP 
YOUR PATIENT ALIVE.
>> Reporter: WITH TEAMS OF 
MILITARY DOCTORS AND NURSES NOW 
DEPLOYED TO EIGHT CALIFORNIA 
HOSPITALS FACING STAFFING 
SHORTAGES, IN BIG CITIES A 
DWINDLING NUMBER OF ICU BEDS ARE
OPEN.
BUT RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE 
ALREADY AT A BREAKING POINT.
>> WE'RE GETTING COVID PATIENTS 
TRANSFERRED FROM AS FAR AS, 
LIKE, 60, 70 MILES AWAY BECAUSE 
THERE'S JUST NO ROOM FOR THEM IN
THEIR AREA HOSPITALS.
>> Reporter: AS CITIES LIKE SAN 
FRANCISCO TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS, 
LOS ANGELES REMAINS ON THE BRINK
OF ANOTHER SHUTDOWN.
IN MISSOURI 19 STUDENTS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR COVID AFTER A HIGH 
SCHOOL GRADUATION AND PROM.
THE NEWS IN FLORIDA ALSO GRIM 
WHERE THE LAST SEVEN DAYS HAVE 
BEEN THE DEADLIEST FOR THE 
SUNSHINE STATE SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN.
>> WE ARE FLYING BLIND IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE WORST PANDEMIC IN 
A HUNDRED YEARS.
>> AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT 
STUFF, THERE'S SOME NEW RESEARCH
OUT AND IT ZEROS IN ON OBVIOUSLY
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT 
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS VIRUS AND 
THAT'S HOW DEADLY IT IS.
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
>> Reporter: WELL, THAT'S BEEN A
DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER, 
BUT A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THAT 
FIVE TO TEN PEOPLE DIE FOR EVERY
1,000 THAT ARE INFECTED WITH 
COVID.
MANY HAVE UNDERLYING HEALTH 
CONDITIONS, BUT WHAT MAKES IT S 
72 HOURS TO CLEAR OUT.
THIS MORNING A DRAMATIC 
ESCALATION OF TENSIONS BETWEEN 
CHINA AND THE U.S.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 
ORDERING THE CLOSURE OF THE 
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON 
WHERE FIRE TRUCKS COULD BE SEEN 
OVERNIGHT AMID REPORTS OF SMOKE 
BILLOWING FROM THE BUILDING.
NEW VIDEO THIS MORNING HAVE 
EMERGED OF CONSULATE EMPLOYEES 
POSSIBLY BURNING DOCUMENTS.
THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN UNTIL FRIDAY 
TO CLEAR OUT.
IT'S UNCLEAR JUST WHAT PROMPTED 
THE ORDER FROM WASHINGTON.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYING ONLY
IT WOULD NOT TOLERATE CHINA'S 
VIOLATIONS OF OUR SOVEREIGNTY 
AND INTIMIDATION OF OUR PEOPLE.
ADDING THAT IT HAD ORDERED THE 
CLOSURE TO PROTECT AMERICAN 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND 
AMERICANS' PRIVATE INFORMATION.
CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CALLED 
THE MOVE AN UNPRECEDENTED 
ESCALATION AND PROMISED TO 
RESPOND WITH FIRM 
COUNTERMEASURES IF THE DECISION 
WASN'T REVERSED.
THE CONSULATE CLOSURE COMES JUST
HOURS AFTER THE U.S. ACCUSED TWO
CHINESE HACKERS OF WORKING WITH 
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO STEAL 
COVID RESEARCH AND OTHER 
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
TIES BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES 
RAPIDLY DETERIORATING TO A NEW 
LOW AMID AN ONGOING TRADE WAR, 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, AND 
RECENT CRITICISM BY THE U.S. 
OVER CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
IN HONG KONG.
AND THIS OFFICE IN HOUSTON WAS 
THE VERY FIRST CONSULATE 
ESTABLISHED IN THE ENTIRE UNITED
STATES BACK WHEN THE COUNTRIES 
ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
BACK IN 1979.
RIGHT NOW CHI LATEST SHOOTING I 
WHAT'S BECOME AN ESPECIALLY 
VIOLENT SUMMER.
OVERNIGHT A MASS SHOOTING ON 
CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE.
>> WE GOT MULTIPLE SHOOTERS.
THEY'RE ARMED ON FOOT.
>> Reporter: AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE 
WERE WOUNDED AFTER A CAR DROVE 
PAST A FUNERAL AND OPENED FIRE.
>> THE ATTENDEES OF THE FUNERAL 
EXCHANGED GUNFIRE WITH THE CAR.
>> Reporter: THE CAR CRASHED AND
CAME TO A STOP.
THE SUSPECTS BOLTED ON FOOT.
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS A WAR OUT 
HERE.
>> Reporter: OFFICERS RECOVERED 
60 SHELL CASINGS AT THE SCENE.
THEY HAVE YET TO DETERMINE A 
MOTIVE OR HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE 
INVOLVED.
>> IT APPEARS LIKE IT WAS 
PLANNED.
BECAUSE AS THE PEOPLE WERE 
COMING OUT OF THE FUNERAL HOME, 
THEN THE SHOTS RANG OUT LIKE 
THEY WERE LITERALLY WAITING ON 
THEM.
>> Reporter: THE SHOOTING JUST 
THE LATEST IN A SURGE OF GUN 
VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO.
OVER THE WEEKEND AT LEAST 63 
PEOPLE WERE SHOT AND 12 WERE 
KILLED.
THE CITY HAS ALREADY SEEN A 47% 
INCREASE IN SHOOTINGS OVER THE 
SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN 
THREATENING TO SEND IN FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CHICAGO AND 
OTHER MAJOR CITIES TO STOP THE 
VIOLENCE.
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO TOO.
WE'RE LOOKING AT NEW YORK.
LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON.
ALL RUN BY DEMOCRATS, ALL RUN BY
VERY LIBERAL DEMOCRATS.
>> Reporter: CHICAGO MAYOR LORI 
LIGHTFOOT PUSHING BACK.
>> WHAT WE WILL NOT TOLERATE AND
WE WILL FIGHT AGAINST IS THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF UNNAMED FEDERAL 
SPECIAL SECRET AGENTS ONTO OUR 
STREETS TO DETAIN PEOPLE WITHOUT
CAUSE.
THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN 
CHICAGO.
AND IF WE SEE THAT, THE MINUTE 
WE SEE IT WE WILL BE RUSHING 
INTO COURT TO STOP THAT FROM 
HAPPENING.
>> Reporter: THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION HAD ALREADY SENT 
FEDERAL AGENTS TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON, WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN 
PROTESTS EVER SINCE GEORGE 
FLOYD'S DEATH NEARLY TWO MONTHS 
AGO.
OVERNIGHT A DEMONSTRATION TURNED
VIOLENT.
TEAR GAS DEPLOYED INTO A CROWD 
OF ABOUT 3,000 PEOPLE.
A FEW PROTESTERS SEEN 
BARRICADING THE FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE WITH BAEMS AND 
SANDBAGS.
BACK IN CHICAGO, THEY'RE BRACING
FOR MORE VIOLENCE.
>> I'VE SEEN WHAT HAPPENED IN 
PORTLAND, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO 
SOLVE ANYTHING.
I'M JUST AFRAID FOR THE CITY.
TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS.
>> Reporter: POLICE IN CHICAGO 
NOW SAY AT LEAST SIX OF THE 
VICTIMS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL IN 
SERIOUS CONDITION.
MEANWHILE HERE IN NEW YORK, THE.
ALL PART OF NEW MEASURES TO 
REOPEN SAFELY.
THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT YOUR 
TYPICAL FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
>> SO WHEN STUDENTS RETURN TO 
SCHOOL TODAY, ONE OF THE FIRST 
THINGS THEY'LL SEE IS THEY MAY 
WALK INTO A CLASSROOM AND THINGS
LOOK NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT.
>> Reporter: SANITIZING 
STATIONS, PLEXIGLASS SHIELDS, 
AND DESKS AT A DISTANCE WILL 
GREET THE STUDENTS OF ALCOA CITY
SCHOOLS IN TENNESSEE.
THE DISTRICT AMONG THE FIRST IN 
THE COUNTRY TO RESUME IN-PERSON 
CLASSES.
>> WE HAVE A SUPPORTIVE 
COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE PEOPLE 
THAT REALLY WANT THEIR KIDS TO 
BE BACK IN SCHOOL.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
>> Reporter: IN ALCOA THEY'VE 
OPTED FOR STAGGERED ATTENDANCE.
STUDENTS WILL ONLY COME INTO THE
BUILDING ONE DAY A WEEK.
CLASSES ARE SMALL.
NO MORE THAN SEVEN STUDENTS PER 
ROOM.
MASKS MANDATORY FOR STAFF.
FOR STUDENTS, STRONGLY 
ENCOURAGED.
AND EVERYONE GETS A TEMPERATURE 
CHECK BEFORE ENTERING.
WITH CLASSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
TO START NEXT MONTH, MANY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE STRUGGLING TO 
DECIDE WHAT TO DO.
IN CALIFORNIA BOTH L.A. AND SAN 
DIEGO SCHOOLS ARE STICKING TO 
ONLINE ONLY.
NEW YORK CITY, THE NATION'S 
LARGEST SCHOOL SYSTEM CHOOSING A
HYBRID APPROACH.
AND IN FLORIDA TEACHERS ARE 
SUING THE GOVERNOR OVER HIS 
ORDER TO OPEN SCHOOLS FIVE DAYS 
A WEEK.
>> IT WILL BE A PROCESS TO 
REPROGRAM KIDS.
>> Reporter: MANY FAMILIES LIKE 
THE McKENZIES ARE UP TO THE 
CHALLENGE.
>> WE WANT THEM TO NOT BE 
SCARED.
LIKE, WE WANT TO KEEP THEM AS 
NORMAL AS WE CAN.
>> Reporter: ACROSS THE STATE, 
COVID CASES HAVE JUMPED 66% IN 
THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
THAT'S NEARLY 82,000 CASES 
STATEWIDE.
BUT IN THE CITY OF ALCOA, FEWER 
THAN 300 CASES.
FOR MANY TEACHERS, THEY SAY IT'S
WORTH THE RISK TO BE BACK WITH 
THEIR STUDENTS.
>> BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM ONCE A
WEEK FEELS LIKE SUCH A WIN.
>> I DO HAVE A FATHER THAT IS 
HIGH RISK.
MY MOTHER'S HIGH RISK.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO DISTANCE 
OURSELF FROM THEM AS SCHOOL 
STARTS BACK.
>> Reporter: AND FROM AMARAI, 
SOME OPTIMISTIC WORDS OF THE 
WISDOM.
>> ALL TOGETHER WE'RE GOING TO 
GET THROUGH IT.
ONCE THAT HAPPENS, GET BACK TO 
NORMAL AND EVERYTHING WILL BE 
OKAY.
>> Reporter: AND GUYS, THERE IS 
A VIRTUAL LEARNING OPTION IN 
PLACE FOR ANY PARENT WHO IS 
AREN'T QUITE READY TO SEND THEIR
KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL YET.
NOW, THIS CURRENT PROCESS IS 
GOING TO BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 
LABOR  FACE A 
FLYING BAN.
THE TALK NOW IS TWO YEARS, THREE
YEARS, MAYBE EVEN LONGER FOR THE
RETURN.
FOURONTHS INTO THE GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC, THE CORONAVIRUS HAS 
THE NATION'S MAJOR AIRLINES 
BLEEDING CASH.
EVEN AS SOME PASSENGERS START TO
TRICKLE BACK TO THE SKIES.
>> TRAVELERS ARE VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT CATCHING COVID-19 ON AN 
AIRPLANE.
MORE THAN FOUR IN FIVE EXPRESSED
THIS FEAR.
>> Reporter: JUST A COUPLE 
MONTHS AGO, PASSENGER LEVELS 
DROPPED OFF A CLIFF.
DOWN 95%.
THOSE LEVELS NOW DOWN CLOSER TO 
75% LOWER THAN LAST YEAR.
BUT THAT HAS STALLED.
CASES HAVE SURGED IN THE SOUTH 
AND WEST.
>> AS LONG AS WE SEE COVID-19 
CONTINUE TO SPREAD AROUND THE 
COUNTRY AND WE DON'T SEE A BREAK
IN THE INFECTION LEVELS, WE'RE 
GOING TO SEE REAL LIMITED 
NUMBERS IN TERMS OF PEOPLE 
TAKING FLIGHTS.
>> Reporter: UNITED AIRLINES NOW
SAYS IT'S LOSING $25 MILLION A 
DAY.
DELTA SAYS ITS DAILY CASH RAID 
DOWN FROM$100 MILLION A DAY IN 
MARCH.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AIRLINE 
WORKERS ARE FACING THE REAL 
THREAT OF FURLOUGHS WITH FLIGHT 
ATTENDANTS EXPECTED TO TAKE THE 
BIGGEST HIT.
>> WE ARE EXPECTING TO BE A 
SMALLER AIRLINE OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF YEARS.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE HAD 20% OF OUR 
PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY RETIRE.
>> Reporter: DELTA 
>> DELTA CEO 
SAYS WITH SO 
MANY PEOPLE 
WORKING FROM 
HOME, ANOTHER 
CHALLENGE IS THE 
SIGNIFICANT DROP 
IN BUSINESS 
TRAVEL. 
WHICH INDUSTRY 
GROUPS SAY CAN 
ACCOUNT TO 60-
70% OF PASSENGER 
REVENUE. 
AND THEN THERE 
IS THE PATCH 
WORK RESPONSE TO 
THE PANDEMIC 
FROM STATE TO 
STATE WITH SOME 
LIKE NEW YORK 
COMING FROM HOT 
SPOTS TO SELF-
QUARANTINE. 
>> IT DOESN'T 
MATTER IF YOU 
ARE FLYING OR 
DRIVING, YOU 
HAVE TO SHELTER 
IN PLACE FOR 14 
DAYS. 
>> THE MAJOR 
CARRIERS ALL 
REQUIRE 
PASSENGERS TO 
WEAR A MASK OR 
FACE COVERING. 
BUT FRONTIER IS 
THE ONLY AIRLINE 
CURRENTLY DOING 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS. 
STILL, EXPERTS 
SAY WITH ALL THE 
CLEANING 
PROCEDURES FOR 
HEALTHY PEOPLE, 
NOW IS A 
RELATIVELY SAFE 
TIME TO TRAVEL. 
>> FROM 
CLEANLINESS 
STANDPOINT, 
THERE IS 
PROBABLY NEVER 
BEEN A BETTER 
TIME TO FLY THAN 
NOW. 
BUT, YOU KNOW, 
AIRPLANES ARE 
PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION. 
SO BE 
CONSIDERATE OF 
THOSE AROUND 
YOU. 
>> OKAY. 
ONE OTHER STORY 
LINE THAT IS 
GOING TO DEVELOP 
IN THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS, REMEMBER 
THE 737 MAX. 
IT'S BEEN UNDER 
REVIEW, AS YOU 
KNOW, WITH THE 
FAA TRYING TO 
REEVALUATE ALL 
OF THE SOFTWARE. 
TRYING TO 
DETERMINE WHEN 
THAT WILL 
PROCESS AGAIN, 
CERTIFYING THE 
MAX, EXPECTING 
TO EXTEND WELL 
INTO THE FALL, 
MAYBE INTO THE 
WINTER. 
 
>>> AFTER 
REPEATEDLY DOWN 
PLAYING THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED TO CHANGE 
COURSE ON 
TUESDAY. 
OFFERING THIS 
BLUNT 
ASSESSMENT. 
>> IT WILL 
PROBABLY, 
UNFORTUNATELY 
GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER. 
SOMETHING I 
DON'T LIKE 
SAYING ABOUT 
THINGS. 
BUT THAT IS THE 
WAY IT IS. 
>> Reporter: 
MINUTES LATER 
THE PRESIDENT 
AGAIN PAINTING A 
ROSIER PICTURE. 
>> THE VIRUS 
WILL DISAPPEAR. 
>> Reporter: AND 
YET CASES ARE 
SURGING ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
THE DEATH TOLL 
FROM COVID 
TRIPLING. 
SINCE APRIL. 
AND NOW THE 
PRESIDENT 
OFFERING THIS 
ABOUT FACE. 
ONE DAY OF 
TWEETING A PHOTO 
OF HIMSELF 
WEARING ONE. 
CALLING IT 
PATRIOTIC. 
>> GET A MASK A. 
WHETHER YOU LIKE 
THE MASK OR NOT, 
THEY HAVE AN 
IMPACT. 
THEY'LL HAVE AN 
EFFECT AND WE 
NEED EVERYTHING 
WE CAN GET. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS PUBLICLY 
WORN A MASK JUST 
ONCE DURING A 
VISIT TO WALTER 
REID MEDICAL 
CENTER LAST 
WEEK. 
>> IF THAT IS 
THE CASE, YOU 
DON'T YOU DO IT 
MORE FREQUENTLY. 
>> I WENT INTO 
WALTER REID 
HOSPITAL THE 
OTHER DAY. 
I HAVE THE MASK 
RIGHT HERE. 
I CARRY IT. 
AND I WILL USE 
IT GLADLY. 
>> YESTERDAY YOU 
TWEETED OUT YOU 
WERE WEARING 
MASK. 
AND LAST EVENING 
WE SAW YOU NOT 
WEARING A MASK 
IN YOUR HOTEL. 
>> THE HOTEL I 
WAS PRETTY FAR 
WAY FROM PEOPLE. 
>> NOTABLY 
ABSENT FROM 
TUESDAY'S 
BRIEFING, 
MEMBERS FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE. 
INCLUDING THE 
NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE EXPERT 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI. 
WHO TOLD WAS 
TOLD HE WAS NOT 
INVITED. 
>> HE'S A LITTLE 
BIT OF AN 
ALARMIST. 
THAT IS OKAY. 
I CONSIDER 
MYSELF MORE A 
REALIST THAN AN 
ALARMIST. 
>> JOE BIDEN IN 
DELAWARE SHARPLY 
CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> HE'S QUIT ON 
YOU. 
HE'S QUIT ON 
THIS COUNTRY. 
THIS ELECTION IS 
NOT JUST ABOUT 
HIM. 
IT'S ABOUT US. 
IT'S ABOUT 
CROWD. 
>> NOW WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID 
NOT SAY, WHAT 
HIS PLAN IS TO 
IMPROVE TESTING 
OR THE ECONOMY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAYS HE PLANS TO 
DO THESE 
BRIEFINGS QUITE 
OFTEN. 
>>> ALSO ON 
CAPITOL HIM HILL 
RIGHT NOW. 
THE TWO PARTIES 
SO FAR APART IN 
CORONAVIRUS FOR 
A NEW ROUND OF 
CORONAVIRUS AID 
THAT WE ALL KNOW 
WE NEED AT THIS 
POINT. 
WILL THERE BE AN 
AGREEMENT 
SOMETIME DOWN 
THE LINE? 
>> THAT IS THE 
BIG QUESTION AND 
WHEN IT WILL 
HAPPEN. 
THE GOAL IS TO 
PASS A BILL BY 
THE END OF THE 
MONTH. 
THAT IS WHEN 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS RUN 
OUT. 
THERE ARE SO 
MANY STICKING 
POINTS BETWEEN 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND SENATE 
REPUBLICANS, 
IT'S 
INCREASINGLY 
UNLIKELY THEY 
WILL MEET THAT 
DEADLINE. 
LOOK, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WANTS A 
PAYROLL TAX CUT. 
BUT GOP 
LAWMAKERS ARE 
MORE INTERESTED 
IN FUNDING FOR 
SCHOOLS AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
HOW MUCH EACH 
SIDE IS WILLING 
TO SPEND. 
AND WE ARE JUST 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE DIVISIONS 
WITHIN THE 
REPUBLICAN 
PARTY. 
THEY STILL HAVE 
TO COME TO AN 
AGREEMENT WITH 
DEMOCRATS, WHICH 
WILL UNDOUBTEDLY 
BE EVEN HARDER. 
WILLIE. 
>> KRISTEN 
WELKER AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE FOR 
US. 
KRISTEN, THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
AS OUR NATION 
CLOSES IN ON 4 
MILLION 
CONFIRMED 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, THE CDC 
REPORTING THE 
TRUE NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS 
INFECTED COULD 
BE AS MUCH AS 24 
TIMES HIGHER IN 
SOME AREAS THAN 
ORIGINALLY 
THOUGHT. 
MOST OF THE 
INFECTED LIKELY 
HAD NO 
DETECTABLE 
ANTIBODIES. 
AND EVEN HARD 
HIT CITIES ARE 
NOWHERE CLOSE TO 
ACHIEVING HERD 
IMMUNITY. 
THE LEVEL OF 
EXPOSURE WHERE 
THE VIRUS SLOWS. 
>> JUST 
EXHAUSTED. 
IT'S BEEN GOING 
ON FOR 4.5 
MONTHS NOW. 
>> Reporter: IN 
A FULL BLOWN 
COVID CRISIS, 
CALIFORNIA IS 
SURGING PAST 
400,000 CASES. 
THE STATE SET 
SOON TO ECLIPSE 
NEW YORK FOR THE 
NATION'S HIGHEST 
NUMBERS OF 
INFECTIONS. 
LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY, ONE OF 
THE MOST 
DANGEROUS HOT 
SPOTS FOR THE 
VIRUS SHATTERING 
GRIM SMILE 
STONES FOR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATHS. 
>> ALMOST EVERY 
SINGLE SHIFT YOU 
ARE RUNNING 
AROUND LIKE 
CRAZY TRYING TO 
TAKE CARE OF 
YOUR PATIENT. 
TRYING TO KEEP 
YOUR PATIENT 
ALIVE. 
>> WITH TEAMS OF 
MILITARY, 
DOCTORS AND 
NURSES NOW 
DEPLOYED TO 
EIGHT CALIFORNIA 
HOSPITALS FACING 
STAFFING 
SHORTAGES IN BIG 
CITIES A 
DWINDLING NUMBER 
OF ICU BEDS ARE 
OPEN. 
BUT RURAL 
COMMUNITIES ARE 
ALREADY AT A 
BREAKING POINT. 
>> WE ARE 
GETTING COVID 
PATIENTS 
TRANSFERRED FROM 
AS FAR AS 60-70 
MILES AWAY 
BECAUSE THERE IS 
JUST NO ROOM FOR 
THEM IN THEIR 
AREAS. 
HOSPITALS. 
>> AS CITIES 
LIKE SAN 
FRANCISCO 
TIGHTEN 
RESTRICTIONS, 
LOS ANGELES 
REMAINS ON THE 
BRINK OF ANOTHER 
SHUT DOWN. 
IN MISSOURI, 19 
STUDENTS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID AFTER A 
HIGH SCHOOL 
GRADUATION AND 
PROM. 
THE NEWS IN 
FLORIDA ALSO 
GRIM. 
WHERE THE LAST 
SEVEN DAYS HAVE 
BEEN THE 
DEADLYIST SINCE 
THE PANDEMIC 
BEGAN. 
>> WE ARE FLYING 
BLIND IN THE 
WORST PANDEMIC. 
>> ON TOP OF ALL 
OF THAT STUFF, 
THERE IS NEW 
RESEARCH OUT. 
AND IT ZEROS IN 
ON THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
CONCERN ABOUT 
THIS VIRUS THAT 
IS HOW DEADLY IT 
IS. 
WHAT HAVE WE 
LEARNED? 
>> THAT HAS BEEN 
A DIFFICULT 
QUESTION TO 
ANSWER. 
A NEW STUDY 
SUGGESTS 5-10 
PEOPLE DIE FOR 
EVERY 1,000 THAT 
ARE INFECTED 
WITH COVID. 
MANY HAVE UNDER 
LYING HEALTH 
CONDITIONS. 
WHAT MAKES THE 
VIRUS SO SCARY 
IS THERE REMAINS 
SO MANY 
UNKNOWNS. 
HODA. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MIGUEL. 
>>> THIS 
MORNING, A 
DRAMATIC 
ESCALATION OF 
TENSIONS BETWEEN 
CHINA AND THE 
U.S.. 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
ORDERING THE 
CLOSURE OF THE 
CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON. 
WHERE FIRE 
TRUCKS COULD BE 
SEEN OVER NIGHT. 
AMID REPORTS OF 
SMOKE BILLOWING 
FROM THE 
BUILDING. 
NEW VIDEO THIS 
MORNING HAS 
EMERGED OF 
CONSULATE 
EMPLOYEES 
POSSIBLY BURNING 
DOCUMENTS. 
THEY'VE BEEN 
GIVEN UNTIL 
FRIDAY TO CLEAR 
OUT. 
IT'S UNCLEAR 
JUST WHAT 
PROMPTED THE 
ORDER FROM 
WASHINGTON. 
THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT 
SAYING ONLY IT 
WOULD NOT 
TOLERATE CHINA'S 
VIOLATIONS OF 
OUR SOVEREIGNTY 
AND INTIMIDATION 
OF OUR PEOPLE. 
ADDING IT HAD 
ADDED THE 
CLOSURE TO 
PROTECT 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTIES AND 
AMERICA'S 
PRIVATE 
INFORMATION. 
CHINA'S FOREIGN 
MINISTRY CALLED 
THE MOVE AN 
UNPRECEDENTED 
ESCALATION. 
AND PROMISED TO 
RESPOND WITH 
FIRM 
COUNTERMEASURES 
IF THE DECISION 
WASN'T REVERSED. 
THE CONSULATE 
CLOSURE COMES 
JUST HOURS AFTER 
THE U.S. ACCUSED 
TWO CHINESE 
HACKERS OF 
WORKING WITH THE 
CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT TO 
STEAL COVID 
RESEARCH AND 
OTHER 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY. 
TIES BETWEEN THE 
COUNTRIES 
RAPIDLY 
DETERIORATING TO 
A NEW LOW. 
AMID AN ON GOING 
TRADE WAR, THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC AND 
RECENT CRITICISM 
BY THE U.S. OVER 
CHINA'S HUMAN 
RIGHTS ABUSES IN 
HONG KONG. 
AND ITS OFFICE 
IN HOUSTON WAS 
THE VERY FIRST 
CONSULATE 
ESTABLISHED IN 
THE ENTIRE 
UNITED STATES 
BACK WHEN THE 
COUNTRY 
ESTABLISHED 
DIPLOMATIC 
RELATIONS BACK 
IN 1979. 
RIGHT NOW CHINA 
IS SAYING THIS 
MOVE VIOLATES 
INTERNATIONAL 
LAW AND IT 
PROMISES 
NECESSARY 
REACTION. 
Y
>>> OVER NIGHT, 
A MASS SHOOTING 
ON CHICAGO'S 
SOUTH SIDE. 
>> WE HAVE 
MULTIPLE 
SHOOTERS. 
ALL ON FOOT. 
>> Reporter: 
POLICE SAY AT 
LEAST 15 PEOPLE 
WERE WOUNDED 
AFTER A CAR 
DROVE PAST A 
FUNERAL HOME AND 
OPENED FIRE. 
>> AT THAT TIME 
THE ATTENTION OF 
THE FUNERAL 
EXCHANGED 
GUNFIRE WITH THE 
BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SHOOTOUT 
CONTINUED UNTIL 
THE CAR CRASHED 
AND CAME TO A 
STOP. 
THE SUSPECT 
BOLTED ON FOOT. 
AUTHORITIESRECOVERE 
60 SHELL CASINGS 
AT THE SCENE. 
INVESTIGATORS 
HAVE YET TO 
DETERMINE A 
MOTIVE OR HOW 
MANY PEOPLE WERE 
INVOLVED. 
>> IT APPEARS IT 
WAS PLANNED. 
BECAUSE AS THE 
PEOPLE WERE 
COMING OUT OF 
THE FUNERAL 
HOME, THEN THE 
SHOTS RANG OUT 
LIKE THEY WERE 
WAITING ON THEM. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SHOOTING JUST 
ELATED IN A 
SURGE OF GUN 
VIOLENCE IN 
CHICAGO. 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
AT LEAST 63 
PEOPLE WERE SHOT 
AND 12 WERE 
KILLED. 
THE CITY HAT 
ALREADY SEEN A 
47% INCREASE IN 
SHOOTINGS OVER 
THE SAME TIME 
LAST YEAR. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS BEEN 
THREATENING TO 
SEND IN FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TO CHICAGO AND 
OTHER MAJOR 
CITIES TO STOP 
THE VIOLENCE. 
>> WE ARE 
LOOKING AT 
CHICAGO TOO. 
WE ARE LOOKING 
AT NEW YORK. 
LOOK AT WHAT IS 
GOING ON. 
ALL RUN BY 
DEMOCRATS, ALL 
RUN BY VERY 
LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS. 
>> Reporter: 
CHICAGO MAYOR 
LAURIE LIGHTFOOT 
PUSHING BACK. 
>> WE WILL NOT 
TOLERATE AND WE 
WILL FIGHT AGAIN 
IS THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF 
UNNAMED FEDERAL 
SPECIAL SECRET 
AGENTS UNDER OUR 
STREETS TO 
DETAIN PEOPLE 
WITHOUT CAUSE. 
THAT IS NOT 
GOING TO HAPPEN 
IN CHICAGO. 
AND IF WE SEE 
THAT, THE MINUTE 
WE SEE IT, WE 
WILL BE RUSHING 
INTO THE COURT 
TO STOP THAT 
FROM HAPPENING. 
>> Reporter: THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAD ALREADY SENT 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON WHERE 
THERE HAS BEEN 
PROTESTS EVER 
SINCE GEORGE 
FLOYD'S DEATH 
NEARLY TWO 
MONTHS AGO. 
OVER NIGHT A 
DEMONSTRATION 
TURNED VIOLENT. 
TEAR GAS 
DEPLOYED INTO A 
CROWD OF 3,000 
PEOPLE. 
A FEW PROTESTERS 
SEEN BARRICADING 
THE FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE WITH 
WOODEN BEAMS AND 
SANDBAGS. 
BACK IN CHICAGO, 
RESIDENTS ARE 
BRACING FOR MORE 
VIOLENCE. 
>> I SEE WHAT 
HAS HAPPENED IN 
PORTLAND. 
AND IT'S NOT 
GOING TO SOLVE 
ANYTHING. 
I'M JUST AFRAID 
FOR THE CITY TO 
HAVE TO GO 
THROUGH THIS. 
>> Reporter: 
POLICE IN 
CHICAGO NOW SAY 
AT LEAST SIX OF 
THE VICTIMS ARE 
IN THE HOSPITAL 
IN SERIOUS 
CONDITION. 
MEANWHILE HERE 
IN NEW YORK, THE 
MAYOR IS ALSO 
STRONGLY 
OPPOSING THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF 
ANY FEDERAL 
RESOURCES HERE. 
 
REOPEN SAFELY.
>>> THIS IS 
CERTAINLY NOT 
YOUR TYPICAL 
FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL. 
>> WHEN STUDENTS 
RETURN TO SCHOOL 
TODAY, ONE OF 
THE FIRST THINGS 
THEY WILL SEE, 
THEY MAY WALK 
INTO A CLASSROOM 
AND THINGS LOOK 
NOTICEABLY 
DIFFERENT. 
>> SANITIZING 
STATIONS, PLEX 
CITY CLASS 
SHIELDS AND 
DESKS AT A 
DISTANCE. 
THE DISTRICT 
AMONGTH VERY 
FIRST IN THE 
COUNTRY TO 
RESUME IN PERSON 
CLASSES. 
>> I HAVE A 
SUPPORTIVE 
COMMUNITY. 
WE HAVE PEOPLE 
THAT REALLY WANT 
THEIR KIDS TO BE 
BACK IN SCHOOL. 
SO WE'RE GOING 
TO DO IT. 
>> Reporter: IN 
AL KEY A THEY 
HAVE OPTED FOR 
STAGGERED 
ASSISTANCE. 
STUDENTS WILL 
ONLY COME INTO 
THE BUILDING ONE 
DAY A WEEK. 
CLASSES ARE 
SMALL. 
NO MORE THAN 
SEVEN STUDENTS 
PER ROOM. 
MASKS MANDATORY 
FOR STAFF. 
WHERE STUDENTS 
STRONGLY 
ENCOURAGED. 
AND EVERYONE 
GETS A 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECK BEFORE 
ENTERING. 
WITH CLASSES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY SET TO 
START NEXT 
MONTH, MANY 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO DECIDE WHAT 
TO DO. 
IN CALIFORNIA, 
BOTH L.A. 
AND SAN DIEGO 
SCHOOLS ARE 
STICKING TO 
ONLINE ONLY. 
NEW YORK CITY, 
THE NATION'S 
LARGEST SCHOOL 
SYSTEM CHOOSING 
A HYBRID 
APPROACH. 
AND IN FLORIDA, 
TEACHERS ARE 
SUING THE 
GOVERNOR OVER 
HIS ORDER TO 
OPEN SCHOOLS 
FIVE DAYS A 
WEEK. 
>> IT WILL BE A 
PROCESS TO 
REPROGRAM KIDS. 
>> Reporter: 
MANY FAMILIES 
LIKE THE 
MACKENZIES ARE 
UP TO THE 
CHALLENGE. 
>> WE WANT THEM 
TO NOT BE 
SCARED. 
LIKE, WE WANT TO 
KEEP THEM AS 
NORMAL AS WE 
CAN. 
>> Reporter: 
ACROSS THE 
STATE, COVID 
CASES HAVE 
JUMPED 66% IN 
THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS. 
THAT IS NEARLY 
82,000 CASES 
STATEWIDE. 
BUT IN THE CITY 
OF ALCOA, FEWER 
THAN 300 CASES. 
FOR MANY 
TEACHERS, THEY 
SAY IT'S WORTH 
THE RISK TO BE 
BACK WITH THEIR 
STUDENTS. 
>> SEEING THEM 
ONCE A WEEK 
SEEMS LIKE A 
WIN. 
>> I HAVE A 
FATHER THAT IS 
HIGH RISK. 
MY MOTHER IS 
HIGH RISK. 
WE ARE TRYING TO 
DISTANCE 
OURSELVES FROM 
THEM WHEN SCHOOL 
STARTS BACK. 
>> Reporter: AND 
FROM AMARICS WHO 
IS EXCITED TO 
START FIFTH 
GRADE. 
>> ALL TOGETHER 
WE ARE JUST 
GOING TO GET 
THROUGH IT. 
AND ONCE THAT 
HAPPENS, GET 
BACK TO NORMAL 
AND EVERYTHING 
WILL BE OKAY. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS A 
VIRTUAL LEARNING 
OPTION IN PLACE 
FOR ANY PARENTS 
WHO ARE NOT 
QUITE READY TO 
SEND THEIR KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
YET. 
NOW THIS CURRENT 
PROCESS IS GOING 
TO BE IN EFFECT 
UNTIL LABOR DAY. 
AFTER THAT THEY 
WILL REEVALUATE 
TO SEE IF 
ANYTHING NEEDS 
TO CHANGE. 
N
>>> FOUR MONTHS 
INTO THE GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC, THE 
CORONAVIRUS HAS 
THE NATION'S 
MAJOR AIRLINES 
BLEEDING CASH. 
EVEN AS SOME 
PASSENGERS START 
TO TRICKLE BACK 
TO THE SKIES. 
>> TRAVELERS ARE 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT CATCHING 
COVID 19 ON AN 
AIRPLANE. 
MORE THAN 4-5 
EXPRESS THIS 
FEAR. 
>> JUST A COUPLE 
OF MONTHS AGO, 
AIRLINES SAW 
PASSENGER LEVELS 
DROP OFF A 
CLIFF. 
DOWN 95%. 
THOSE LEVELS NOW 
CLOSER TO 73-74% 
LESS THAN LAST 
YEAR. 
BUT THAT HAS 
STALLED. 
AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES HAVE 
SURGED IN THE 
SOUTH AND THE 
WEST. 
>> AS LONG AS WE 
SEE COVID 19 
CONTINUE TO 
SPREAD AROUND 
THE COUNTRY, AND 
WE DON'T SEE A 
BREAK IN THE 
INFECTION 
LEVELS, WE ARE 
GOING TO SEE 
REAL LIMITED 
NUMBERS IN TERMS 
OF PEOPLE TAKING 
FLIGHTS. 
>> UNITED 
AIRLINES NOW 
SAYS IT'S LOSING 
$25 MILLION A 
DAY. 
DELTA SAYS ITS 
DAILY CASH BURN 
RATE HIT $27 
MILLION A DAY IN 
LATE JUNE. 
DOWN FROM $100 
MILLION A DAY IN 
MARCH. 
AND WITH FEDERAL 
AID EXPIRING IN 
MARCH, TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AIRLINE WORKERS 
ARE FACING THE 
VERY REAL THREAT 
OF FURLOUGHS 
WITH FLIGHT 
ATTENDANTS 
EXPECTED TO TAKE 
THE BIGGEST HIT. 
>> WE ARE 
PREPARING TO BE 
A SMALLER 
AIRLINE OVER THE 
COURSE OF THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF 
YEARS. 
THAT IS WHY 
WE'VE ALREADY 
HAD 20% OF OUR 
PEOPLE 
VOLUNTARILY 
RETIRE. 
>> DELTA CEO ED 
BASKIN SAYS -- 
AND THEN THERE 
IS THE BATCH 
WORK RESPONSE TO 
THE PANDEMIC 
FROM STATE TO 
STATE. 
WITH SOME LIKE 
NEW YORK 
REQUIRING PEOPLE 
COMING FROM HOT 
SPOTS TO SELF-
QUARANTINE. 
>> THAT IS A BIG 
DISINCENTIVE TO 
TRAVEL, PERIOD. 
BECAUSE IT 
DOESN'T MATTER 
IF YOU ARE 
FLYING OR 
DRIVING, ANY OF 
THOSE 31 STATES, 
YOU HAVE TO 
SHELTER IN PLACE 
FOR 14 DAYS. 
>> THE MAJOR 
CARRIERS ALL 
REQUIRE 
PASSENGERS TO 
WEAR A MASK OR 
FACE COVERING IN 
FLIGHT. 
BUT FRONTIER IS 
THE ONLY AIRLINE 
CURRENTLY DOING 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS. 
STILL EXPERTS 
SAY WITH ALL THE 
CLEANING 
PROCEDURES FOR 
HEALTHY PEOPLE, 
NOW IS A 
RELATIVELY SAFE 
TIME TO TRAVEL. 
>> FROM 
CLEANLINESS 
STANDPOINT, 
THERE HAS 
PROBABLY NEVER 
BEEN A BETTER 
TIME TO FLY THAN 
NOW. 
BUT AIRPLANES 
ARE PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION. 
SO BE 
CONSIDERATE OF 
THOSE AROUND 
YOU. 
>> OKAY. 
ONE OTHER STORY 
LINE THAT IS 
GOING TO DEVELOP 
IN THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS, REMEMBER 
THE 737 MAX? 
IT'S BEEN UNDER 
REVIEW AS YOU 
KNOW WITH THE 
FAA TRYING TO 
REEVALUATE ALL 
THE SOFTWARE. 
TRYING TO 
DETERMINE WHEN 
THE MAX WILL FLY 
AGAIN. 
THAT PROCESS, 
REEVALUATING THE 
MAX, CERTIFYING 
THE MAX, 
EXPECTED TO 
EXTEND WELL INTO 
THE FALL, MAYBE 
INTO THE WINTER. 
 
WINTER.
>> TOM, THANKS
>>> WE ARE 
JOINED NOW BY ED 
PAST TAPE, CEO 
OF DELTA 
AIRLINES. 
ED, GOOD 
MORNING. 
GOOD TO HAVE YOU 
WITH US. 
PEOPLE ARE 
AFRAID TO FLY 
RIGHT NOW. 
YOUR BOTTOM LINE 
REFLECTS THAT. 
WALK ME THROUGH 
THE PROCESS OF 
GETTING ON YOUR 
PLANE. 
WHAT IS IT LIKE 
FOR PEOPLE 
LOOKING TO FLY 
BUT ARE SCARED 
TO? 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING US. 
THE FLIGHT 
EXPERIENCE TODAY 
IS REALLY 
POSITIVE. 
I KNOW THERE IS 
A LOT OF ANXIETY 
IN THE GENERAL 
PUBLIC. 
EVEN FOR ROAD 
WARRIORS THAT 
HAVE BEEN OUT 
FLYING FOR 
YEARS, THEIR 
FIRST TIME BACK, 
THERE IS A LEVEL 
OF ANGST THAT 
THEY ALMOST NEED 
TO BE WALKED 
THROUGH THE 
PROCESS. 
THE PLANES HAVE 
BEEN SANITIZED. 
WE FOG EVERY 
FLIGHT, EVERY 
SEAT, EVERY 
SURFACE LEVEL 
BEFORE EVERY 
SINGLE PLANE 
TAKES OFF. 
THE HEPPA 
FILTERS ARE 
CLEANER THAN THE 
AIR YOU AND I 
ARE BREATHING 
RIGHT NOW. 
OR THE AIR YOU 
MAY HAVE 
BREATHED WHEN 
YOU WERE AT A 
GROCERY STORE OR 
A PUBLIC VENUE. 
WE HAVE SPACE ON 
OUR PLANES. 
WE ARE REALLY 
SERIOUS ABOUT 
SPACE. 
WE ONLY BOOK OUR 
PLANES TO 60% 
FULL SO THERE IS 
A LOT OF SPACE 
ON THE PLANES. 
EVERY MIDDLE 
SEAT IS BLOCKED 
ON DELTA AS WELL 
AS THE AIRPORTS 
HAVE A LOT OF 
SEATS BLOCKED. 
SO FROM A 
CUSTOMER 
STANDPOINT. 
AND WE GET THIS 
FEEDBACK FROM 
CUSTOMERS. 
THEY ACTUALLY 
SEE A BETTER 
EXPERIENCE THAN 
THEY WERE. 
I GOT ONE DATA 
POINT. 
WE SURVEY OUR 
CUSTOMERS. 
WE HAVE ALWAYS 
TAKEN A LOT OF 
PRIDE IN THE 
SERVICE OUR 
PEOPLE HAVE 
TAKEN OUT. 
SCORES WERE 20% 
HIGHER THAN THE 
JUNE PRIOR. 
SO WE HAVE RE-
EXAMINED THE 
FLIGHT 
EXPERIENCE. 
WE REALIZE 
PEOPLE NEED SOME 
PLACE TO GO. 
I THINK A LOT OF 
THE ANGST IS 
LESS ABOUT THE 
AIRPLANE ITSELF 
AS O COMPARED TO 
WHAT YOU ARE 
GOING TO DO WHEN 
YOU LAND. 
THE BUSINESSES 
AREN'T OPEN. 
THE HOTELS MAY 
NOT BE THERE. 
THE RESTAURANTS. 
THE THEME PARKS. 
I THINK THAT IS 
PART OF THE 
EQUATION. 
>> LET ME ASK 
YOU ABOUT MASKS. 
YOU ANNOUNCED 
EARLIER THIS 
MONTH THAT MASKS 
WILL BE REQUIRED 
ON THE FLIGHT BY 
EMPLOYEES AND 
TRAVELERS AS 
WELL. 
WHAT HAPPENS IF 
I DON'T WEAR A 
MASK ON THE 
PLANE? 
WHAT IS THAT 
PROCESS LIKE? 
>> WELL, WE'VE 
BEEN REQUIRING 
MASKS SINCE THE 
FIRST OF MAY. 
AND WE'VE BEEN 
STEADILY AND 
RATHER 
AGGRESSIVELY, 
STEPPING UP OUR 
ENFORCEMENT OF 
THE MASK POLICY. 
YOU CANNOT BOARD 
A DELTA PLANE 
UNLESS YOU HAVE 
A MASK ON. 
IF YOU BOARD THE 
PLANE AND YOU 
INSIST NOT 
WEARING YOUR 
MASK, WE WILL 
INSIST THAT YOU 
DON'T FLY DELTA. 
WE ALREADY HAVE 
OVER 100 PEOPLE 
WE PUT ON THAT 
LIST. 
WE IMPLEMENTED A 
NEW PROCEDURE 
THIS WEEK. 
BECAUSE WE'VE 
HAD SOME 
CUSTOMERS 
INDICATE THAT 
THEY HAVE UNDER 
LYING CONDITIONS 
THAT MAKES 
WEARING A MASK 
DANGEROUS FOR 
THEM. 
WE'VE TOLD THEM 
THAT YOU MAY NOT 
WANT TO FLY. 
TO RECONSIDER 
WHETHER AIR 
TRAVEL IS THE 
RIGHT FORM OF 
TRANSPORTATION. 
BUT IF THEY DO 
DECIDE TO THEY 
WANT TO CONTINUE 
TO FLY, WE HAVE 
A SCREENING 
PROCESS WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
PITTSBURGH 
SCREENING. 
WHERE CUSTOMERS 
WILL TALK TO THE 
DOCTOR BEFORE 
THEY GET ON THE 
PLANE TO HAVE IT 
VALIDATED THAT 
THEY INDEED 
CANNOT WEAR A 
MASK. 
>> THAT IS THAT 
CLEARANCE TO FLY 
PROCESS. 
LET ME ASK YOU 
ABOUT YOUR 
BUSINESS. 
WE JUST SAW YOU 
ARE LOSING $27 
MILLION A DAY. 
YOU ARE COMING 
OFF THE WORSE 
QUARTER IN THE 
HISTORY OF THE 
COUNTRY. 
I WILL JUST ASK 
YOU BLUNTLY, HOW 
DOES DELTA 
SURVIVE THIS? 
HOW DOES THE 
AIRLINE INDUSTRY 
SURVIVE THIS? 
>> WE HAVE DONE 
A LOT AT DELTA. 
WHEN THE 
PANDEMIC 
STARTED, WE WERE 
BURNING CASH, WE 
WERE LOSING $100 
MILLION A DAY IN 
MARCH. 
SO FOR THE MONTH 
OF JUNE, JUST 90 
DAYS LATER, WE 
GOT THAT CASH 
BURNED DOWN TO 
$27 MILLION. 
STILL A LOT OF 
MONEY. 
BUT A 
CONSIDERABLE 
IMPROVEMENT FROM 
WHERE WE WERE. 
ONE OF THE 
REASONS WE'VE 
BEEN ABLE TO 
STAND TOGETHER 
AS AN INDUSTRY 
AS WE HAVE IS 
BECAUSE OF THE 
CARES ACT. 
AND THE 
GOVERNMENT 
STIMULUS THAT 
ENABLED US TO 
PAY OUR PEOPLE 
AND ENSURE ALL 
OF OUR EMPLOYEES 
WILL KEEP THEIR 
JOB AT FULL PAY 
FOR THE NEXT SIX 
MONTHS. 
APRIL 1 THROUGH 
THE END OF 
SEPTEMBER. 
THAT HAS BEEN 
IMMEASURABLE IN 
TERMS OF THE 
HELP AND 
ASSISTANCE. 
THAT CARE 
ASSISTANCE IS 
NOT IN THOSE 
CASH BURN 
NUMBERS. 
THE REAL CASH 
BURN IS ACTUALLY 
BETTER. 
>> WILL YOU NEED 
MORE MONEY FROM 
THE GOVERNMENT? 
>> I DON'T KNOW, 
WILLIE. 
WE ARE TRYING 
HARD NOT TO. 
WE'VE GOT A LOT 
OF OPPORTUNITIES 
HERE TO CONTINUE 
TO IMPROVE OUR 
COSTS. 
WE HAVE ALMOST 
20% OF OUR 
EMPLOYEES HAVE 
AGREED TO 
RETIRE. 
STARTING AUGUST 
1st. 
WE HAVE MANY 
MORE THOUSANDS 
THAT ARE 
VOLUNTARILY 
TAKING TIME OFF 
WITHOUT PAY. 
SO THE EMPLOYEES 
ARE DOING AN 
AMAZING JOB TO 
KEEP THE AIRLINE 
AFLOAT. 
WE NEED DEMAND 
TO COME BACK. 
WHAT WE REALLY 
NEED IS A 
VACCINE. 
WE NEED SOME 
MEDICAL 
CONFIDENCE BACK 
IN CONSUMERS. 
AND CONTINUE TO 
RESTORE 
CONFIDENCE IN 
AIR TRAVEL. 
>> WE WISH YOU 
GOOD LUCK IN 
THAT. 
DELTA CEO ED 
BASTIAN THANK 
YOU FOR YOUR 
TIME. 
>>> THE NFL IS 
INCHING TOWARD 
THE GOAL LINE. 
TRYING TO GET 
BACK ON THE 
GRIDIRON SAFELY 
IN THE AGE OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
ACCORDING TO 
MULTIPLE 
REPORTS, THERE 
WILL BE NO 
PRESEASON GAMES 
IN 2020. 
AND TRAINING 
CAMP ROSTERS 
NORMALLY AT 90 
PLAYERS WILL BE 
REDUCED TO 80. 
>> BY 
ELIMINATING THE 
PRESEASON GAMES, 
THEY HAVE MORE 
TIME TO GET 
THEIR BODIES 
RIGHT AND AVOID 
TRAVELING AND 
SUBJECTING 
THEMSELVES TO 
UNNECESSARY 
RISKS FOR GAMES 
THAT JUST DON'T 
COUNT. 
>> Reporter: 
FORMER NFL STAR 
REGGIE BUSH 
TAKING TO SOCIAL 
MEDIA TO REACT 
TO THE NEWS. 
TWEETING, I 
WOULD LIKE TO 
CONGRATULATE ALL 
THE NFL PLAYERS 
FOR ZERO 
PRESEASON GAMES 
THIS YEAR. 
THAT IS A GAME 
CHANGER. 
WHILE ONE 
TWITTER USER 
ADDED, IT 
WHETHER BE HARD 
FOR UNDRAFTED 
PLAYERS TO MAKE 
THE TEAM. 
MEANWHILE ON 
TUESDAY, THE NFL 
PLAYERS 
ASSOCIATION 
REVEALED 59 
PLAYERS HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID 19. 
THE NEWS COMING 
A DAY AFTER THE 
LEAGUE AND THE 
UNION AGREED ON 
TESTING 
PROTOCOLS FOR 
CAMP. 
PLAYERS MUST 
HAVE TWO 
NEGATIVE COVID 
TESTS BEFORE 
THEY CAN TAKE 
THE FIELD. 
THEN ITS DAILY 
CORONAVIRUS 
EXAMS THE NEXT 
TWO WEEKS. 
THEN TESTING 
HAPPENS EVERY 
OTHER DAY. 
AS LONG AS THEY 
STAY UNDER A 5% 
POSITIVE RATE. 
P THE MEASURES 
COMING ON THE 
HEELS OF A 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
BLITZ. 
EXPRESSING THEIR 
FRUSTRATION WITH 
THE LEAGUE'S 
SAFETY STRATEGY 
AT THE TIME. 
MUTT MILLION 
STARS INCLUDING 
RUSSELL WILSON, 
PATRICK MAHOMES, 
AND JJ WATT 
SPEAKING OUT AND 
USING 
#WEWANTTOPLAY. 
AS PLAYERS 
CONTINUE TO 
REPORT TO CAMP 
THIS WEEK, 
EXPERTS SAY 
THERE IS PLENTY 
TO BE DONE OFF 
THE FIELD FOR A 
SEASON TO HAPPEN 
ON IT. 
>> THERE IS 
STILL A LOT THEY 
HAVE TO ADDRESS. 
PARTICULARLY 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
THE FINANCIAL 
ASPECT OF THIS. 
THOSE WILL BE 
SOME OF THE MOST 
CRUCIAL TALKS IN 
THE COMING DAYS 
BEFORE WE KNOW 
THAT THIS SEASON 
IS ABLE TO KICK 
OFF. 
>> ANOTHER MAJOR 
ISSUE IS WHETHER 
OR NOT PLAYERS 
CAN DECIDE FOR 
THEMSELVES 
WHETHER THEY 
WANT TO PLAY 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE SPECIAL 
CONCERNS OVER 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
SO WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ON THOSE 
INDIVIDUAL 
CHOICES? 
>> THAT IS 
RIGHT. 
SO FAR THERE HAS 
BEEN NO PLAYERS 
THAT SAID THEY 
WILL PULL OUT. 
ESPN REPORTS 
THAT THE LEAGUE 
IS CONSIDERING 
ITS OPTIONS. 
ONE IS TO GIVE 
PLAYERS A 
STIPEND IF THEY 
HAVE UNDER LYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS. 
THAT IS WHY THEY 
PULL OUT. 
AND THEN OTHER 
PLAYERS WHO PULL 
OUT FOR OTHER 
REASONS MAY BE 
ABLE TO PUT 
THEIR CONTRACTS 
ON HOLD. 
BUT NONE OF 
THOSE DECISIONS 
HAVE BEEN MADE 
FIRMLY YET. 
HODA. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
STEPH, THANK 
YOU. 
 
UNEXPECTED 
>>> ASK A NEW 
YORKER WHAT 
SIGHTS AND 
SOUNDS THEY WILL 
REMEMBER FROM 
THE COVID 
OUTBREAK, AND 
THEY WILL LIKELY 
MENTION THE 
ENDLESS SIRENS, 
THE NIGHTLY 
CLAPPING FOR 
MEDICAL WORKERS, 
AND THE TRIAGE 
TENTS THAT 
STARTED TO 
APPEAR OUTSIDE 
OF CITY 
HOSPITALS. 
>> TENTS POPPING 
UP AT MOUNT 
SINAI HOSPITALS 
AND AROUND THE 
CITY, IT WAS 
DIFFICULT. 
IT WAS THIS 
STARK SIGN THAT 
WE WERE MOVING 
INTO A SURGE AND 
WE DIDN'T KNOW 
WHAT WAS GOING 
TO HAPPEN. 
>> THE TENTS, A 
DARK OMEN OF 
WHAT WAS TO 
COME. 
DR. DALIA RISICK 
IS THE CHIEF AT 
MOUNT SINAI 
HOSPITAL. 
>> THE STRESS OF 
HOW WE DO OUR 
PPE SO WE 
WOULDN'T BE 
EFFECTED AND A 
GET ILL FROM 
KNOWING HOW 
DETRIMENTAL IT 
HAD BEEN. 
>> IT IS STILL 
DIFFICULT TO 
SPEAK ABOUT AN 
UNSPEAKABLE 
TIME. 
ROBERT TEFFER IS 
A REGISTERED 
NURSE AT THE 
HOSPITAL. 
>> SO IT WAS 
BASICALLY YOU 
WOULD TREAT THE 
PATIENTS. 
AND YOU FELT 
LIKE THAT THERE 
WAS NOTHING YOU 
CAN DO TO MAKE 
THEM FEEL 
BETTER. 
AND THEY WOULD 
GET A LITTLE BIT 
BETTER BUT THEN 
THEY GET WORSE. 
AND AS A NURSE, 
YOU DIDN'T FEEL 
LIKE YOU COULD 
DO YOUR JOB. 
>> NEW YORK CITY 
IS WELL PAST THE 
PEAK OF COVID, 
BUT THE EMOTIONS 
TIED TO THAT 
PERIOD ARE ONLY 
BEGINNING TO 
CREST FOR ITS 
HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS. 
>> WE'VE 
ACTUALLY 
EXPERIENCED MORE 
MISSION DURING 
THIS PHASE THAN 
WE DID DURING 
THE PEAK. 
WE DIDN'T HAVE 
TIME TO THINK 
DURING THAT 
TIME. 
>> NOW THERE IS 
A SURPRISING 
REFUGE FOR THOSE 
MEDICAL WORKERS. 
THOSE TRIAGE 
TENTS. 
ONCE A SYMBOL OF 
A CITY UNDER 
SIEGE, THEY'VE 
BEEN TRANSFORMED 
BY MOUNT SINAI 
TO HELP THEIR 
HEROS. 
>> SO AS SOON AS 
YOU STEP IN, 
FIRST OF ALL THE 
LIGHTING 
CHANGES. 
SO THAT YOU HAVE 
THIS EXPERIENCE 
OF BEING IN SORT 
OF A FOREST OR 
AN OCEAN 
ENVIRONMENT 
AROUND DUSK. 
SO WE USE 
DEFUSES WITH 
ESSENTIAL OILS 
TO CREATE FOREST 
FLOOR 
EXPERIENCES. 
THAT AGAIN ARE 
EVIDENCE BASED 
TO CREATE A 
RELAXING EFFECT. 
>> THE HOSPITAL 
PARTNERED WITH 
THE GROUP STUDIO 
ELSEWHERE TO 
TURN THE TENTS 
INTO SO-CALLED 
RECHARGE ROOMS. 
>> I WAS VERY 
SURPRISED. 
IT LOOKED SO 
REALISTIC. 
I MEAN, THE 
FIRST THING I 
DID IS I SAT 
DOWN IN THE 
CHAIR AND I 
LOOKED UP AT THE 
TREE HERE. 
IT WAS SWAYING. 
AND I COULD FEEL 
THE BREEZE ON MY 
ARM. 
AND THE 
CRACKLING OF THE 
FIRE. 
AND IT WAS JUST 
VERY REALISTIC. 
>> THE DESIGN OF 
THE SPACE IS 
GROUNDED IN 
NEUROSCIENCE. 
>> WE ARE 
LEVERAGING A LOT 
OF LITERATURE 
THAT FOCUSES ON 
THE IDEA THAT 
GREEN SPACES CAN 
REALLY IMPROVE 
YOUR BODY'S 
PHYSIOLOGY, 
LOWER BLOOD 
PRESSURE, LOWER 
HEART RATE, 
IMPROVE 
BREATHING. 
ALL OF THESE 
THINGS THAT ARE 
ASSOCIATED WITH 
HEIGHTENED 
RELAXATION. 
>> IT HAS 
SETTLED ME IN 
THE MIDDLE OF A 
BUSY DAY. 
AND IT'S SORT OF 
LIKE STARTING 
OVER. 
AGAIN. 
>> WORKERS LIKE 
ROBERT REPORTED 
A 60% DROP IN 
STRESS LEVELS 
AFTER VISITING 
ONE OF THE TEN 
RECHARGE ROOMS 
NOW IN THE MOUNT 
SINAI SYSTEM. 
THEIR SUCCESS 
PROMPTING OTHER 
HOSPITALS TO 
INQUIRE ABOUT 
SETTING UP 
SIMILAR SPACES. 
>> THERE IS A 
WAY TO FOCUS ON 
THE MENTAL 
HEALTH AND WELL 
BEING OF ALL 
KINDS OF FRONT 
LINE PROVIDERS. 
>> GREAT IDEA. 
>> GOD BLESS. 
>> ISN'T THAT 
AMAZING? 
IT'S INTERESTING 
THEY ARE FEELING 
THE EFFECTS NOW 
AND THEY REALLY 
NEED THAT NOW. 
>> GRATIA. 
>> IT SURE IS. 
>>> 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER, WE 
RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTLY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT BIG 
POLICY CHANGE 
WOULD YOU LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE NEW 
STORY THAT 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>>> WE WOULD 
LIKE TO SAY WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
POST RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> 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 GIRL? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT, BUT 
YOU DON'T NEED 
TO FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT IS MY 
THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT WE CAN HAVE 
THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> 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 EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITS US. 
>> PEOPLE SAY 
THEY DON'T WORK, 
THEY WON'T BE 
ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> NBC NEWS AND 
SKY TEAM IS ON 
THE GROUND. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING BACK 
STUDENTS HERE IN 
STAGES. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BLOG TO 
THE FAINT OF 
HEART. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE GREAT. 
>> 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 YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART 
FROM ONE 
ANOTHER. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THESE TWO CRISES 
MAY DOVE TAIL. 
>>> THE VILLAGES 
IN CENTRAL 
FLORIDA, HOME TO 
AN ESTIMATED 
51,000 RETIREES. 
HOSPITAL 
ADMISSIONS OF 
VILLAGE 
RESIDENTS WITH 
COVID HAVE 
INCREASED NEARLY 
40% IN JUST 
THREE DAYS. 
>> ELDERLY 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
RECOGNIZE THAT 
THIS VIRUS IS 
VERY 
DISCRIMINATORY. 
IT REALLY PICKS 
ON THE ELDERLY. 
>> SO IT IS A 
CATASTROPHE. 
IT IS A 
DISASTER. 
>> KATE 
ADVOCATES FOR 
THE MOST 
VULNERABLE. 
>> HOW BAD IS 
THE CRISIS FOR 
ELDERLY IN OUR 
COUNTRY. 
>> WE HAVE 
DESCRIBED IT AS 
A CATEGORY FIVE 
HURRICANE. 
>> 95-YEAR-OLD 
MARIA LUIS DIED 
FROM 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE FAMILY 
SUSPECTS SHE WAS 
EXPOSED TO COVID 
FROM AN 
ATTENDING 
ASYMPTOMATIC 
NURSE WHO 
UNKNOWINGLY 
SPREAD IT. 
>> THE ONLY 
PEOPLE WHO HAD 
ACCESS IN AND 
OUT WERE THE 
NURSES AND THE 
PEOPLE THAT 
WORKED THERE. 
>> HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAY IT 
HAS BEEN 
DIFFICULT TO GET 
ON HANDLE ON THE 
PROBLEM BECAUSE 
NURSING HOMES 
CONTINUE TO BE 
OVER LOOKED, 
ACCORDING TO 
FORMER CDC 
DIRECTOR DR. 
THOMAS FREEDMAN. 
>> WE ARE FLYING 
BLIND IN THE 
WORST PANDEMIC 
IN 100 YEARS. 
>> IN FLORIDA 
WHERE 1-5 
RESIDENTS IS 
OVER THE AGE OF 
65, THE PROBLEM 
IS MOST ACUTE 
AND LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES. 
AND IT'S GETTING 
WORSE. 
THE NUMBER OF 
INFECTED 
RESIDENTS AND 
STAFF AT ELDER 
CARE FACILITIES 
HAS MORE THAN 
DOUBLED IN JUST 
THE PAST THREE 
WEEKS. 
FLORIDA'S 
GOVERNOR TODAY. 
>> WE CANNOT 
ALLOW A 
CONTAGIOUS 
PATIENT TO BE 
SENT BACK INTO A 
LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITY THAT 
DOESN'T HAVE THE 
CAPABILITY OF 
APPROPRIATELY 
ISOLATING THEM. 
>> TONIGHT AN 
ANALYSIS BY NBC 
NEWS OF PUBLICLY 
AVAILABLE DATA 
SHOWS COVID 
RELATED DEATHS 
AMONG RESIDENTS 
OF LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES 
NOW EXCEEDS 
56,000. 
.
>>> WITH NEARLY 
4 MILLION 
AMERICANS 
TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS, 
TONIGHT THE CDC 
SAYS THE TRUE 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
INFECTED IS 
LIKELY TEN TIMES 
HIGHER THAN 
REPORTED IN SOME 
REGIONS. 
THE NEW FINDINGS 
SUGGEST THOSE 
THAT ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC OR 
DIDN'T SEEK 
MEDICAL 
ATTENTION WERE 
LIKELY SPREADING 
THE VIRUS IN 
THEIR OWN 
COMMUNITIES. 
>> EVERYTHING 
WAS SO 
UNCERTAIN. 
WE DON'T KNOW IF 
YOUR DAD WAS 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO GET OFF THE 
VENTILATOR. 
WE DIDN'T KNOW 
HOW BAD MY MOM 
WAS AT THAT 
TIME. 
>> WHEN THEY 
THOUGHT THEY HAD 
A MILD VIRAL 
INFECTION, THEY 
UNKNOWINGLY 
PASSED COVID TO 
THEIR PARENTS. 
THEIR FATHER 
JASON NEARLY 
DIED. 
>> I FELT LIKE I 
HAD A STRONG 
DESIRE TO 
CONTINUE BEING A 
PART OF MY 
FAMILY'S LIFE. 
>> THE NEW 
ANALYSIS FROM 
THE CDC BASED ON 
ANTIBODY TESTS 
INDICATES THE 
HARDEST HIT 
COMMUNITIES ARE 
NOWHERE CLOSE TO 
ACHIEVING HERD 
IMMUNITY. 
THE LEVEL OF 
EXPOSURE WHERE 
THE VIRUS SLOWS. 
>> ALTHOUGH THE 
NUMBER OF CASES 
ARE TEN TIMES 
HIGHER THAN WE 
THOUGHT THEY 
WERE. 
>> AS CALIFORNIA 
SURPASSES A 
STUNNING 400,000 
CASES, THE 
GOLDEN STATE 
CONTINUES TO SET 
GRIM MILESTONES 
FOR NEW 
INFECTIONS AND 
DEATHS. 
>> WHILE MANY 
HOSPITALS ACROSS 
CALIFORNIA ARE 
STRESSED, IN 
SOME BIGGER 
CITIES THERE ARE 
OPEN ROOMS IN 
THE ICU. 
BUT IN SMALLER 
COMMUNITIES, THE 
SITUATION IS 
BLEAK. 
FACING A 
BREAKING POINT, 
SOME COVID 
PATIENTS IN 
RURAL 
COMMUNITIES ARE 
BEING MOVED 70 
MILES AWAY. 
CITIES LIKE LOS 
ANGELES AND SAN 
FRANCISCO ARE 
UNDER TIGHTENING 
RESTRICTIONS. 
>> WE'RE 
EXHAUSTED. 
JUST EXHAUSTED. 
IT'S BEEN GOING 
ON FOR 4.5 
MONTHS NOW. 
>> WITH THE 
PANDEMIC TAKING 
A DEEPENING 
FINANCIAL TOLL, 
THIS THE LINE 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS IN 
OKLAHOMA, THE 
CRISIS IS 
SPENDING TO 
SMALLER STATES 
LIKE ALASKA, 
WYOMING, AND 
IDAHO. 
>> I DON'T 
REMEMBER MARCH 
AND APRIL AT 
ALL. 
>> BILLY BEAT 
COVID AFTER FOUR 
MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
>> GOD HAD SOME 
PLANS FOR ME. 
I HAVE TO FIGURE 
OUT WHAT THAT IS 
GOING FORWARD. 
>> TONIGHT'S 
STORY OF 
SURVIVAL AMID 
NEWS A 
STAGGERING 
NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS ARE 
INFECTED AND 
SPREADING THE 
VIRUS WITHOUT 
EVER KNOWING IT. 
MIGUEL NBC NEWS 
LOS ANGELES. 
>>> AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
MARYLAND MED 
CENTER TODAY, 
MORE VOLUNTEERS 
ROLLING UP THEIR 
SLEEVES FOR A 
COVID 19 VACCINE 
TRIAL. 
THIS ONE RUN BY 
DRUG GIANT 
PFIZER. 
SO FAR 138,000 
VOLUNTEERS HAVE 
SIGNED UP. 
AS DRUG 
COMPANIES RACE 
TO STOP THE 
VIRUS THAT HAS 
ALREADY CLAIMED 
600,000 LIVES 
WORLDWIDE. 
>> SO THE RACE 
IS ON. 
NOT AGAINST EACH 
OTHER, BUT 
AGAINST THIS 
VIRUS. 
>> AT A VIRTUAL 
CONGRESSIONAL 
HEARING TODAY, 
EXECUTIVES FROM 
FIVE LEADING 
VACCINE 
DEVELOPERS SAID 
THEY ARE ALL IN 
VARIOUS STAGES 
OF TESTING. 
SOME NOW 
ENTERING HUMAN 
TRIALS. 
EVEN BEFORE FDA 
APPROVAL, PFIZER 
ALL PLAN TO RAMP 
UP PRODUCTION TO 
MEET GLOBAL 
DEMAND. 
SOME MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS ARE 
CONCERNED THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
COULD TRY TO 
FAST TRACK A 
VACCINE. 
>> I WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
YOU WILL GUARD 
AGAINST ANY 
PRESSURE THAT 
COMES FROM THE 
FDA TO THE 
LOWERING 
STANDARDS OR TO 
IMPROVE 
SOMETHING THAT 
DOESN'T MEET THE 
STANDARDS. 
>> WE ARE 
WORKING AROUND 
THE CLOCK TO 
ACCELERATE OUR 
DEVELOPMENT. 
BUT WE ARE NOT 
CUTTING CORNERS 
ON SAFETY. 
>> AMONG THE 
VOLUNTEERS IN 
THE MARYLAND-
PFIZER STUDY, 
CYNTHIA WHO 
RECEIVED TWO 
DOSES IN JUNE 
BUT SHE DOESN'T 
KNOW IF SHE 
RECEIVED THE 
VACCINE OR 
PLACEBO. 
>> HAVE YOU HAD 
ANY SIDE 
EFFECTS? 
>> I HAD VERY 
MILD SIDE 
EFFECTS AFTER 
THE FIRST 
VACCINE THAT 
CONSISTED OF 
VERY MILD 
CHILLS. 
BUT AFTER THAT 
NONE. 
>> 65 YEARS OLD 
AND IN GOOD 
HEALTH, 
VOLUNTEERING IS 
THE LEAST SHE 
COULD DO. 
>> I FELT IT WAS 
SOMETHING I 
COULD DO TO HELP 
FIGHT THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> IN THE U.S., 
THE NIH IS 
LOOKING FOR 
30,000 
VOLUNTEERS FOR 
EACH VACCINE 
TRIAL. 
THE SIGN UP LINK 
ON ITS WEBSITE 
USES A NETWORK 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI BUILT 
DECADES AGO. 
VOLUNTEERS 
RECEIVE A 
STIPEND AND 
EITHER A VACCINE 
DOSE OR A 
PLACEBO. 
LEAD RESEARCHERS 
SAY IT'S 
CRITICAL TO 
ENROLL MINORITY 
VOLUNTEERS SINCE 
COVID HAS 
DISPROPORTIONATE 
EFFECTED THOSE 
COMMUNITIES. 
>> WE ARE 
CERTAINLY NOT 
OUT TO COHEARSE 
ANY POPULATIONS. 
BUT WE WOULD 
LIKE MINORITY 
POPULATIONS TO 
HAVE FULL ACCESS 
AND FULL 
ADVANTAGE OF 
PARTICIPATING IN 
THESE TRIALS. 
IF THEY WISH TO 
DO SO. 
>> DEPENDING ON 
THE VACCINE, 
RESEARCHERS SAY 
WE WOULD 
PROBABLY ALL GET 
TWO DOSES. 
AND THE FDA IS 
LIKELY TO 
APPROVE MORE 
THAN ONE 
VACCINE. 
>> THE FIRST 
VACCINE MAY NOT 
BE THE BEST 
VACCINE FOR 
SENIOR. 
OR FOR CHILDREN. 
>> THE FDA 
REQUIRES ALL 
VACCINES TO BE 
50% EFFECTIVE TO 
RECEIVE 
APPROVAL. 
FOUR OF THE FIVE 
DRUG COMPANIES 
RECEIVED 
TAXPAYER MONEY 
TO FIND THE 
VACCINE. 
TODAY TWO OF 
THOSE COMPANIES 
TOLD CONGRESS 
THEY WILL OFFER 
THE VACCINE FOR 
FREE OR AT COST. 
S
AND VACCINES.
>>> LESS THAN A 
WEEK AFTER NOVA 
SAX ANNOUNCED IT 
WAS SEARCHING A 
COVID VACCINE, A 
COMPUTER HACKER 
IN CHINA SERGED 
FOR SEARCHED FOR 
WAYS TO HACK 
INTO THEIR 
COMPUTERS. 
THE FBI SAYS THE 
TWO CHINESE MEN 
TARGETED 
COMPANIES IN 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
DOING COVID 
RESEARCH. 
PART OF A 
WORLDWIDE 
HACKING CAMPAIGN 
THAT TARGETED 
HIGH-TECH FIRMS 
AND MILITARY 
CONTRACTORS. 
SOMETIMES THEY 
DID IT FOR 
PROFIT THE FBI 
SAYS. 
AND SOMETIMES 
THEY STOLE 
SECRETS AT THE 
REQUEST OF 
CHINESE 
INTELLIGENCE 
OFFICERS BASED 
IN THIS 
BUILDING. 
>> WHEN CHINA 
VIOLATES 
CRIMINAL LAWS 
AND 
INTERNATIONAL 
NORMS, WE WILL 
NOT TOLERATE IT. 
>> U.S. 
OFFICIALS HAVE 
BEEN SAYING FOR 
WEEKS NOW THAT 
CHINA IS TRYING 
TO STEAL 
AMERICAN COVID 
19 SECRETS, BUT 
THIS IS THE 
FIRST TIME THEY 
HAVE BEEN 
CHARGED WITH 
TRYING TO DO IT. 
NOVAVAX SAYS IT 
IS CONFIDENT IT 
CAN CONTINUE ITS 
VACCINE WORK 
WITHOUT 
DISRUPTION. 
O
>>> AFTER 
REPEATEDLY DOWN 
PLAYING THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED TO CHANGE 
COURSE ON 
TUESDAY. 
OFFERING THIS 
BLUNT 
ASSESSMENT. 
>> IT WILL 
PROBABLY, 
UNFORTUNATELY 
GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER. 
SOMETHING I 
DON'T LIKE 
SAYING ABOUT 
THINGS. 
BUT THAT IS THE 
WAY IT IS. 
>> JUST MINUTES 
LATER, THE 
PRESIDENT AGAIN 
PAINTING A 
ROSIER PICTURE. 
>> THE VIRUS 
WILL DISAPPEAR. 
IT WILL 
DISAPPEAR. 
>> AND YET CASES 
ARE SURGING 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
THE DEATH TOLL 
FROM COVID 
TRIPLING SINCE 
APRIL. 
AND AFTER MONTHS 
OF REFUSING TO 
WEAR A MASK, THE 
PRESIDENT NOW 
OFFERING THIS 
ABOUT FACE. 
ONE DAY AFTER 
TWEETING A PHOTO 
OF HIMSELF 
WEARING ONE. 
CALLING IT 
PATRIOTIC. 
>> GET A MASK. 
WHETHER YOU LIKE 
THE MASK OR NOT, 
THEY HAVE AN 
IMPACT. 
THEY'LL HAVE AN 
EFFECT. 
AND WE NEED 
EVERYTHING WE 
CAN GET. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS PUBLICLY 
WORN A MASK JUST 
ONCE. 
DURING A VISIT 
TO WALTER REID 
MEDICAL CENTER 
LAST WEEK. 
>> 
>> I WORE THEM 
TO WALTER REED 
HOSPITAL. 
I WILL USE IT 
GLADLY. 
>> YESTERDAY YOU 
TWEETED OUT HE 
WAS WEARING A 
MASK. 
AND THEN LAST 
EVENING WE SAW 
YOU NOT WEARING 
ONE IN THE 
HOTEL. 
>> I WAS PRETTY 
FAR AWAY FROM 
PEOPLE. 
>> NOTABLY 
ABSENT, MEMBERS 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE. 
INCLUDING THE 
NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE EXPERT 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI WHO TOLD 
CNN BEFORE THE 
BRIEFING HE WAS 
NOT INVITED. 
FAUCI WAS ASKED 
TO RESPOND TO 
THE PRESIDENT, 
CALLING HIM AN 
ALARMIST. 
>> HE IS A 
LITTLE BIT OF AN 
ALARMIST. 
I CONSIDER 
MYSELF A REALIST 
THAN AN 
ALARMIST. 
>> JOE BIDEN IN 
DELAWARE SHARPLY 
CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> HE'S QUIT ON 
YOU. 
HE'S QUIT ON 
THIS COUNTRY. 
THIS ELECTION IS 
NOT JUST ABOUT 
HIM. 
IT'SBOUT US. 
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> NOW WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID 
NOT SAY, WHAT 
HIS PLAN IS TO 
IMPROVE TESTING 
OR THE ECONOMY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
DID SAY HE PLANS 
TO DO THOSE 
BRIEFINGS QUITE 
OFTEN. 
>> TONIGHT IN 
WHAT CRITICS SAY 
IS CLEARLY A 
CORNER STONE OF 
HIS REELECTION 
STRATEGY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS THREATENING 
TO SEND IN 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT TO 
STOP SURGING 
VIOLENCE IN 
MAJOR CITIES 
FROM NEW YORK TO 
CHICAGO. 
>> LOOK AT WHAT 
IS GOING ON. 
ALL RUN BY 
DEMOCRATS. 
ALL RUN BY VERY 
LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS. 
AND YOU KNOW 
WHAT? 
IF BIDEN GOT IN, 
THAT WOULD BE 
TRUE FOR THE 
COUNTRY. 
THE WHOLE 
COUNTRY WOULD GO 
TO HELL. 
>> THIS IS A 
GAME HE'S 
PLAYING TO 
DIVERT ATTENTION 
AWAY FROM THE 
MANY CRY CEASE 
FACING THIS 
ADMINISTRATION. 
>> THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAYS IT SENT 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON TO DEFEND 
FEDERAL 
BUILDINGS 
AGAINST VIOLENT 
ATTACKS. 
BUT THE MAYOR 
SAYS THAT 
ESCALATED THE 
CONFLICT. 
NOW MAYORS FROM 
SIX MAJOR CITIES 
ARE SENDING THIS 
LETTER TO THE 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
BLASTING THAT 
DEPLOYMENT. 
>> I'LL BE DARN 
IF I'M GOING TO 
LET ANYBODY, 
EVEN IF THEIR 
NAME IS MR. 
PRESIDENT, BRING 
THOSE KIND OF 
TROOPS TO OUR 
CITY. 
>> SOME LEGAL 
EXPERTS ARE 
RAISING 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
QUESTIONS. 
>> WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID IS 
USING FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
LIKE THIS. 
THAT IS TO SAY, 
AS A 
COUNTERPROTEST 
FORCE. 
IN CONTEST IN 
WHICH CITIES AND 
STATES HAVE SAID 
WE DON'T NEED 
THAT. 
>> STILL IT HAS 
BEEN AN 
ESPECIALLY 
VIOLENT SUMMER. 
ATLANTA HAS SEEN 
A 300% SPIKE IN 
SHOOTING 
VICTIMS. 
IN NEW YORK 
CITY, OVER THE 
PAST WEEK, 
SHOOTING VICTIMS 
ARE UP MORE THAN 
200%. 
LAST WEEK ONE-
YEAR-OLD JAVELLE 
WAS KILLED AFTER 
BEING SHOT IN 
THE STOMACH 
WHILE IN A 
STROLLER AT A 
BARBECUE. 
WE SPOKE WITH 
HIS FATHER AND 
GRANDMOTHER. 
>> IT'S NOT THE 
OLD PEOPLE DOING 
IT. 
IT'S THE YOUNG 
PEOPLE DOING IT. 
THEY CAN PROTEST 
DAY AND NIGHT 
UNTIL THEIR FACE 
TURNS BLUE, BUT 
THEY NEED TO 
STOP THE GUN 
VIOLENCE. 
>> EXPERTS SAY 
THIS SUMMER'S 
SURGE IN 
VIOLENCE IS DUE 
TO A PERFECT 
STORM OF THE 
PANDEMIC AND 
WIDE SPREAD 
ANGER AGAINST 
THE POLICE. 
 
SHUTTING DOWN.
>>> WITH SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS 
SCRAMBLING TO 
GET READY FOR 
THE FIRST DAY 
BACK, WHATEVER 
THAT MAY LOOK 
LIKE, A REALITY 
CHECK ON WHAT IS 
POSSIBLE IN 
MIAMI. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO BE CLOSING 
ALL OF OUR 
SUMMER CAMPS 
EFFECTIVE THIS 
WEEK. 
>> PARK ONE DAY 
CAMPS SHUT DOWN 
EARLY AFTER FOUR 
CASES OF COVID 
WERE DISCOVERED 
AMONG CAMPERS 
AND STAFF. 
IN EDUCATORS SEE 
SUMMER CAMP ADDS 
THE CANARY IN 
THE COAL MINE 
FOR REOPENING 
SCHOOLS. 
IN MISSOURI 82 
KIDS AND STAFF 
GOT SICK AFTER A 
CAMP. 
BUT AT THE 
HIDEAWAY DAY 
CAMP IN 
PENNSYLVANIA, 
SUCCESS. 
>> WHAT HAS 
WORKED THE BEST 
FOR US IS 
KEEPING THOSE 
CAMPERS IN A 
CONTROLLED 
ENVIRONMENT. 
SO IN VERY SMALL 
GROUPS, ROTATING 
TOGETHER AND 
AWAY FROM OTHER 
GROUPS. 
>> SO WHEN TWO 
CAMPERS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID, ONLY 
THOSE CHILDREN 
AND STAFF HAD TO 
BE QUARANTINED. 
BUT CAMP IS NOT 
SCHOOL. 
>> MOST OF YOUR 
ACTIVITIES ARE 
OUTSIDE. 
MOST SCHOOL 
ACTIVITIES ARE 
INSIDE. 
>> FOR SURE. 
I THINK IT'S 
GOING TO BE 
QUITE THE 
CHALLENGE. 
>> FACING THOSE 
CHALLENGES WILL 
TAKE SMART PLANS 
AND MONEY. 
TODAY THE SENATE 
MAJORITY LEADER 
PROPOSED $105 
BILLION FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
>> THEIR 
EDUCATIONS 
DEPEND ON IT. 
AND IN SOME 
CASES, THEIR 
SAFETY DEPENDS 
ON IT. 
AND SO DO THE 
LIVELIHOODS OF 
WORKING PARENTS. 
>> BUT SOME 
TEACHERS ARE 
WORRIED. 
FLORIDA'S 
LARGEST TEACHERS 
UNION IS VIEW 
SUING THE 
GOVERNOR OAF ORR 
OVER HIS 
RECORDER TO 
REOPEN SCHOOL 
FIVE DAYS A 
WEEK. 
>> THEY WANT TO 
OPEN THESE 
SCHOOLS, BUT 
THEY ARE NOT 
PUTTING MORE 
FUNDING. 
>> ON MONDAY, 
THE AIM OF THE 
ORDER WAS TO 
GIVE PARENTS 
OPTIONS. 
INCLUDING REMOTE 
LEARNING IF THEY 
PREFER. 
WHILE AT 
HIDEAWAY DAY 
CAMP, THE 
BENEFITS OF 
BEING WITH OTHER 
KIDS ARE 
OBVIOUS. 
>> I WAS READY 
TO DO SOMETHING 
DIFFERENT AND 
GET OUT OF THE 
HOUSE. 
>> I THINK THEY 
ARE THRILLED, 
OVERWHELMED, AND 
WE ARE SEEING 
THEM COME BACK 
TO LIFE. 
>> FOR THE 
SCHOOL YEAR, 
THAT IS A GOAL 
EVERYONE SHARES. 
T
>>> FOOTBALL 
FANS DESPERATE 
FOR AN NFL KICK 
OFF THIS FALL. 
>> CLUBS ARE 
WORKING TO 
CREATE A CLEAN 
AND SAFE 
ENVIRONMENT. 
>> JUST GOT A 
DOSE OF GOOD 
NEWS. 
AFTER THE LEAGUE 
AND ITS PLAYERS 
PATCHED TOGETHER 
A PLAN FOR COVID 
19 TESTING. 
TWO NEGATIVES 
REQUIRED BEFORE 
PLAYERS CAN EVEN 
ENTER CAMP. 
AND THEN DAILY 
TESTING FOR TWO 
WEEKS. 
SHOULD THE 
POSITIVITY RATE 
STAY BELOW 5%, 
TESTING GOES TO 
EVERY OTHER DAY. 
YOU THINK THERE 
IS ANY BEGAN 
TEEN THAT THE 
NFL HAS A SEASON 
THIS YEAR? 
>> THERE IS NO 
GUARANTEE. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
TRY TO PULL THIS 
OFF. 
IT WILL BE 
EXCITING TO PLAY 
NFL FOOTBALL AND 
GIVE PEOPLE 
SOMETHING TO 
SMILE AND ENJOY. 
>> ANDREW IS AN 
L.A. 
RAMS CAMPAIGN 
WHO SAW COVID UP 
CLOSE AND 
PERSONAL. 
HIS WHOLE FAMILY 
CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS IN LATE 
JUNE INCLUDING 
HIS WIFE, FOUR 
KIDS, AND MOTHER 
AND FATHER-IN-
LAW. 
>> IT ALMOST 
KILLED MY DAD. 
SO I THINK WE 
LOOK AT OTHER 
FAMILIES IN THE 
NFL, PREGNANT 
WOMEN 
SPECIFICALLY. 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
LIVING WITH 
THEIR PARENT. 
>> WITH AN EYE 
TOWARD FAMILIES 
AND SAFETY, THE 
NFL SEASON SET 
TO START IN 
SEPTEMBER. 
AFTER MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL 
AND THE NBA. 
>> THIS SINCE 
MARCH 13th, WHEN 
EVERYTHING SHUT 
DOWN IN SPORTS, 
IS THE MOST 
SIGNIFICANT WEEK 
IN PROFESSIONAL 
SPORTS TO SEE 
WHAT IT MIGHT 
LOOK LIKE FOR 
THE REST OF THIS 
YEAR. 
>> AND TONIGHT, 
SOME PROMISING 
EARLY RETURNS 
FROM THE NBA 
WHICH JUST 
REPORTED ITS 
LATEST ROUND OF 
TESTING RESULTS 
FROM THE BUBBLE 
IN ORLANDO, 
HUNDREDS OF 
PLAYERS TESTED, 
ZERO POSITIVE. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER, WE 
RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP, THIS IS 
ABOUT 400 YEARS 
OF RACISM. 
>> WHEN EWE NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT BIG 
POLICY CHANGING 
IN POLICING 
WOULD YOU LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE. 
>>> WE WOULD 
LIKE TO SAY WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
POST RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>>FULLY REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT, IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT WE CAN HAVE 
THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> 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 
US. 
>> PEOPLE SAID 
THEY DON'T WORK, 
THEY ARE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND. 
LEARNING FROM 
IT'S BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING PEOPLE 
BACK IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT OF 
HEART. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE GREAT. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED? 
AND WHAT WOULD 
COUNT AS JUSTICE 
IN THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART 
FROM ONE 
ANOTHER. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THESE TWO WILL 
DOVE TAIL? 
.
WE'LL GO TO OUR
>>> IT'S 8:54. 
I HAVE TO GO ON 
TV AT 9:00 AND I 
HAVE THREE KIDS 
WHO IT'S THE 
SUMMER AND IT'S 
AN ODD SUMMER 
THAT ARE ALL 
DOING THINGS AT 
DIFFERENT TIMES. 
>> THIS IS THE 
WHOLLY GRAIL AT 
OUR HOUSEHOLD 
BUT NONE OF IT 
WORKS WITHOUT 
THIS SCHEDULE. 
>> DO YOU KNOW 
YOUR SCHEDULE 
TODAY? 
>> A LOT OF 
PEOPLE HAPPEN TO 
SEE MY SON REESE 
CAME INTO THE 
STUDIO AND WE 
WERE GOING OVER 
A SCRIPT 
ACTUALLY AND 
NEXT THING I 
KNOW THERE I WAS 
ON LIVE TV. 
MY KIDS HAVE HAD 
TO BE THE SOUND 
TECHNICIANS. 
IT'S BEEN ONE OF 
THE COOLEST 
PARTS OF WORKING 
FROM HOME. 
>> SO I'M ABOUT 
TO DO AN 
INTERVIEW AND 
AGAIN, IT'S IN 
MY HOUSE. 
BUT THE PROBLEM 
IS I'M NOT 
ACTUALLY GIVING 
100% OF MY 
ATTENTION TO 
THIS INTERVIEW. 
IF I WAS IN THE 
OFFICE, I WOULD 
BE SPENDING MORE 
TIME DOING 43 
HOME WORK. 
IF I WASN'T 
WORKING, I WOULD 
BE GIVING MY 
KIDS 100%. 
>> I HAVE FOUR 
TEENS. 
AND HE DOESN'T 
GET TO DO 
GRADUATION, HE 
DOESN'T GET TO 
RUN AROUND THIS 
SUMMER. 
I'M SAD ON ALL 
THE THINGS YOU 
ARE MISSING OUT 
ON. 
WHAT DID YOU 
WANT TO DO THIS 
SUMMER THAT 
YOU'RE NOT? 
>> JUST BEING 
ABLE TO TALK TO 
PEOPLE AND COME 
HOME. 
JUST LIVE LIKE 
IT WAS NORMAL 
AGAIN. 
>> I FEEL YOU ON 
ALL OF THAT. 
I FEEL YOU. 
YOU'RE HERE WITH 
YOUR THREE 
CHILDREN. 
AND YOU SPOKE TO 
AN EXPERT FROM 
THE CHILD MIND 
INSTITUTE ABOUT 
WORKING FROM 
HOME WITH KIDS. 
WHAT DID THEY 
TELL YOU? 
>> HEY, WILLIE. 
I DID. 
BECAUSE LIKE SO 
MANY FAMILIES 
OUT THERE, MY 
HOUSE WAS 
HEATING UP THIS 
SUMMER AND NOT 
BECAUSE OF THE 
WEATHER. 
SO I'M TRYING TO 
GET THROUGH 
THIS. 
SO ONE THING I 
LEARNED 
SPECIFICALLY 
ABOUT KIDS IS, 
IS THIS THING 
OVER YET? 
IS THE NEW ARE 
WE THERE YET? 
IT IS NOT. 
SO WE HAVE TO 
HELP OUR KIDS 
UNDERSTAND THIS 
IS THE NEW 
NORMAL FOR 
AWHILE AND WE 
HAVE TO MAKE THE 
MOST OF IT. 
FOR PARENTS OUT 
THERE, I'M NOT 
SAYING THAT IT 
IS OKAY TO HAVE 
A SHOWER FREE 
SEASON. 
HOWEVER, WE 
CAN'T SWEAT THE 
SMALL STUFF. 
OKAY. 
I KNOW OUR KIDS. 
IT SEEMS LIKE 
THEY HAVE A LOT 
OF FREE TIME, 
BUT ESPECIALLY 
FOR TEENAGERS, 
THIS IS 
FRUSTRATING. 
THE WAY THEIR 
BRAINS WORK, 
THEY WANT TO 
EXPLORE, THEY 
WANT TO TAKE 
RISKS AND THEY 
CAN'T DO IT THIS 
SUMMER. 
SO YOU'RE NOT 
GOING TO GET A 
PERFECT TEETH 
BRUSHING SUMMER. 
YOU CAN HAVE A 
GOOD ONE. 
YOU HAVE TO GIVE 
EACH OTHER SOME 
SLACK. 
>> VICKI, YOU 
HAVE THREE KIDS 
AS WELL. 
WHAT CAN YOU 
ADD? 
>> AMEN TO WHAT 
STEPH SAID. 
ACCOMPLISH ONE 
LITTLE THING A 
DAY. 
THAT HAS HELPED 
TO KEEP US SANE 
IN THE HOUSE. 
BECAUSE THESE 
DAYS CAN FEEL 
LIKE THEY BLEND 
TOGETHER AND 
BECOME ONE BIG 
BLAH SESSION. 
WE HAVE THIS 
ACTIVITY JAW. 
THE KIDS HAVE 
PUT THINGS THEY 
LIKE TO DO. 
READ A BOOK. 
PRACTICE 
DRIBBLING A 
BASKETBALL. 
AT THE END OF 
THE DAY THEY CAN 
LOOK BACK AND 
SAY AT LEAST I 
DID SOMETHING. 
AND SET THOSE 
GOALS, MAKE THEM 
SMALL, MAKE THEM 
BIG, BUT GET 
SOMETHING DONE. 
>> STEPH, WHAT 
IS ON THAT 
CALENDAR TODAY? 
YOU HAVE A BUSY 
ONE LINED UP? 
>> WE HAVE CAMP, 
WE HAVE SWIM 
TEAM, WE HAVE 
SURFING, AND WE 
HAVE MASKS AND 
SUN BLOCK. 
NEVER FORGET 
MASKS AND SUN 
BLOCK. 
>> PLUS THE TV 
SHOW YOU HAVE TO 
DO IN A FEW 
MINUTES. 
STEPH, THANKS SO 
MUCH. 
>>> IT'S THE 
MORNING OF MAY 
THE 29th  RTH IN 
THE ARCTIC 
CIRCLE AND AS 
POWER PLUNGES IN 
THE RUSSIAN 
CITY, AN AGING 
FULL TANK ABOUT 
TO EXPERIENCE A 
CATASTROPHIC 
FAILURE. 
OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS, OVER 
20,000 TONS OF 
DIESEL WILL 
FLOOD ACROSS THE 
ARCTIC 
LANDSCAPE. 
LEECHING INTO 
THE SOIL AND PA 
LUTING THE AND 
POLLUTING THE 
RIVERS. 
ENVIRONMENTALISTS 
SAY IT'S LIKELY 
TO BE THE 
BIGGEST EVER 
SPILL IN THE 
ARCTIC CIRCLE. 
WHAT HAPPENED? 
[SPEAKING IN 
FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE] 
>> WAS CLIMATE 
CHANGE AND THE 
MELTING ARCTIC 
TO BLAME? 
AND WHY WAS 
RUSSIAN'S 
PRESIDENT -- 
>> WAY UP IN 
NORTH RUSSIA, 
YOU FIND THE 
SECOND LARGEST 
CITY IN THE 
ARCTIC CIRCLE. 
SOME 200,000 
PEOPLE LIVE 
HERE. 
A SHORT DRIVE TO 
THE WEST OF 
NORELL IS A 
POWER STATION. 
HEAT AND POWER 
PLANT NUMBER 
THREE. 
IT RUNS ON 
NATURAL GAS. 
BUT IT HAS A 
RESERVE OF 
DIESEL. 
STORED IN THESE 
TANKS. 
TWO YEARS AGO 
INSPECTORS 
DISCOVERED THAT 
ONE OF THEM, 
TANK NUMBER FIVE 
NEEDED MAJOR 
REPAIRS. 
BUT IT CONTINUED 
TO BE USED. 
AND BY MAY 29th, 
IT WAS ABOUT TO 
BURST OPEN. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
COMPANY, THE 
ALARM WAS FIRST 
RAISED AT 12:55 
LOCAL TIME. 
13 MINUTES LATER 
IT WAS REPORTED 
TO THE CENTRAL 
SIBERIAN POWER 
BOARD ALMOST 
1,000 MILES 
AWAY. 
ONLY THEN THE 
LOCAL EMERGENCY 
DEPARTMENT WAS 
INFORMED. 
NEXT THE RUSSIAN 
MINISTRY OF 
ENERGY. 
BY EVENING A 
STATE OF 
EMERGENCY HAD 
BEEN DECLARED 
FOR THE REGION. 
BUT LITTLE ELSE 
IS HAPPENING AND 
THE RACE IS ON. 
THE NEXT DAY THE 
COMPANY SAYS IT 
COLLECTS 100 
TONS OF FUEL 
AROUND THE TANK. 
IT'S A TINY 
FRACTION OF THE 
TOTAL. 
THE REST WAS 
FLOWING AWAY. 
IT'S 400 METERS 
FROM THE TANK TO 
THE FIRST 
STREET. 
AND 6.5 MILES 
FROM THE RIVER. 
AND ONLY 11 
MILES TO LAKE 
PASINO. 
WHICH FEEDS THE 
ARCTIC SEA. 
USING SATELLITE 
IMAGERY WE HAVE 
TRACKED THE 
FLOW. 
BY THE 30th OF 
MAY A LARGE 
AMOUNT OF DIESEL 
HAS GONE 
DOWNSTREAM AND 
ALMOST AT THE 
LAKE. 
OVER THE NEXT 
TWO DAYS EVEN 
MORE FUEL 
REACHES THIS 
PART OF THE 
RIVER. 
BUT IT'S ON NOW 
THAT THE FIRST 
TEAM OF CLEANUP 
SPECIALISTS IS 
ARRIVING. 
ONLY NOW THAT 
THE COMPANY SAYS 
IT PUTS 
CONTAINMENT 
BOOMS IN THE 
RIVER. 
ON JUNE 2ND, THE 
COMPANY SAYS THE 
SITUATION IS 
UNDER CONTROL. 
BUT VIDEO 
SHOWING THE 
SCALE OF THE 
DISASTER BEGIN 
TO CIRCULATE 
ONLINE. 
AND THE KREMLIN 
SEES THEM. 
WE KNOW THE 
COMPANY SAYS IT 
TOLD THE ENERGY 
MINISTRY THAT ON 
JUNE 3rd  IN A 
VIDEO CALL 
PRESIDENT PUTIN 
APPEARED 
FURIOUS. 
SAYING HE AND 
NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY 
OFFICIALS HADN'T 
BEEN ALERTED 
STRAIGHT AWAY. 
[SPEAKING IN 
FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE] 
>> HE 
IMMEDIATELY 
DECLARES A 
NATIONAL STATE 
OF EMERGENCY. 
IT KICK STARTS A 
MUCH BIGGER 
EFFORT. 
ON JUNE 4th, 
FLIGHT RADAR 
SHOWS TWO 
AIRCRAFT OWNED 
BY THE EMERGENCY 
MINISTRY FLYING 
MANY. 
THEY ARE 
FOLLOWED BY A 
PRIVATE GULF 
STREAM. 
THE SAME TYPE OF 
JET REPORTEDLY 
USED BY THE MAIN 
OWNER OF THE 
COMPANY RUSSIA'S 
RICHEST MAN. 
AND HE APPEARS 
THE NEXT DAY. 
BY JUNE 6th, 
MORE THAN A WEEK 
NOW AFTER THE 
ACCIDENT, MORE 
TEAMS AND 
EQUIPMENT COME 
IN. 
TEMPORARY 
STRUCTURES ARE 
APPEARING ALONG 
THE RIVER BANKS. 
AND BY THE 13th 
OF JUNE, TWO 
WEEKS AFTER THE 
CLEANUP 
OPERATION HAS 
GROWN. 
THE COMPANY SAYS 
SOIL IS BEING 
REMOVED AND 
TREATED. 
CON TAN MATED 
WATER IS BEING 
PUMPED OUT. 
BUT 
ENVIRONMENTALISTS 
FEAR THAT THE 
SPILL MAY HAVE 
ALREADY SPREAD 
FAR. 
>> SO WHAT WENT 
WRONG AT THE 
PLANT ON THE 
29th? 
IT'S RUN BY A 
SUBSIDIARY OF 
THE WORLD'S 
LARGEST PRODUCER 
OF NICKEL. 
THE COMPANY IS 
NOW THE FOCUS OF 
THE 
INVESTIGATION. 
OFFICIALS 
LOOKING INTO THE 
LEAK SAY THE 
PLANTS HAVE BEEN 
VIOLATING SAFETY 
RULES. 
THE TANK WASN'T 
FIT FOR USE. 
AND LOOK BACK AT 
WHERE THE 
INVESTIGATOR IS 
STANDING. 
THIS TROUGH IS A 
SAFETY FEATURE 
DESIGNED TO 
CONTAIN ANY 
LEAKS. 
IT CLEARLY 
FAILED. 
NICKEL TOLD US 
IT HAS A HUGE 
PROGRAM TO 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
REDUCE ITS 
IMPACT ON THE 
ENVIRONMENT. 
HOWEVER, 
PROSECUTORS HAVE 
OPENED ANOTHER 
CRIMINAL CASE 
AGAINST ITS 
EMPLOYEES 
RELATING TO 
POLLUTION AS FAR 
BACK AS 2017. 
BUT WAS THERE 
SOMETHING ELSE 
AT PLAY? 
CLIMATE CHANGE 
MAY BE TO BLAME. 
THAT SORING PER 
MA FROST MAY 
HAVE DESTABILIZE 
THE GROUND AND 
CAUSED THE TANK 
TO BUCKLE AND 
BREAK OPEN. 
IT'S CERTAINLY 
POSSIBLE. 
ARCTIC LAND 
SURFACE 
TEMPERATURES IN 
RUSSIA AND 
ELSEWHERE HAVE 
BEEN 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
WARMER THIS 
YEAR. 
THE ARCTIC IS 
BELIEVED TO BE 
WARMING TWICE AS 
FAST AS THE 
GLOBAL AVERAGE. 
SIBERIA HAS 
EXPERIENCED A 
RECORD BREAKING 
HEAT WAVE. 
BRITISH 
SCIENTISTS HAVE 
CONCLUDED IT IS 
CERTAINLY THE 
RESULT OF HUMAN 
CAUSED CLIMATE 
CHANGE. 
THE GROUNDS FOR 
CENTURIES HAS 
BEEN PERMANENTLY 
FROZEN. 
THE PER MA FROST 
IS MELTING. 
AND PLACES ROADS 
AND BUILDINGS 
HAVE BEEN 
DESTABILIZED. 
NOT JUST IN 
RUSSIA. 
HERE IN ALASKA 
THERE ARE 
OBVIOUS SIGNS OF 
HOW THE MELTING 
IS HAVING AN 
IMPACT. 
>> THE DANGER OF 
FROST IS THAT 
THIS ICE TURNING 
INTO WATER. 
AND MAKE SOME 
WOODS UNDER 
GROUND SURFACE. 
AND SURFACE 
USUALLY SETTLES 
OR SOMETIMES 
COLLAPSED EVEN. 
IF IT IS 
HAPPENING BELOW 
ANY KIND OF 
INFRASTRUCTURE, 
THIS MAKES IT 
VERY DANGEROUS. 
>> BUT IF THIS 
WAS THE CAUSE, 
IT HASN'T COME 
OUT OF THE BLUE. 
RUSSIAN 
ENVIRONMENTALISTS 
SAY THEY HAVE 
BEEN WARNING OF 
THIS RISK SINCE 
2009. 
>> THE COMPANY 
TRIED TO USE 
THIS GLOBAL 
CLIMATE CHANGE 
OBSERVED AS AN 
EXCUSE. 
DEFINITELY HUGE 
AND A SOURCE 
FROM CORPORATE 
MANAGEMENT NOT 
FROM CLIMATE 
CHANGE. 
CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND THE POWER 
PLANT DIRECTOR 
TO CONTINUE 
USING IT DESPITE 
SAFETY WARNINGS. 
THE COMPANY HAS 
COLLECTED MORE 
THAN 90% OF THE 
FUEL AND 
RUSSIA'S 
WATCHDOG IS NOW 
SEEKING $2 
BILLION IN 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
DAMAGES FROM THE 
FIRM. 
BUT THERE IS NO 
GOOD CONCLUSION 
TO THIS STORY. 
NO IMAGES OF 
BIRDS BEING 
CLEANED UP, OF 
FISH BEING 
RESCUED. 
THE LIVES AND 
THE LAND HEAR 
DIED LIGHTNING 
AGO, KILLED OVER 
THE DECADES BY 
HEAVY INDUSTRY. 
THE ARCTIC IS 
WARMING. 
THE 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
IS AGING. 
ENVIRONMENTALISTS 
SAY THIS IS YET 
ANOTHER WARNING 
THAT IF 
COMPANIES DON'T 
ACT, WE WILL SEE 
MORE OF THIS.
>>> AFTER 
REPEATEDLY DOWN 
PLAYING THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED TO CHANGE 
COURSE ON 
TUESDAY, 
OFFERING THIS 
BLUNT 
ASSESSMENT. 
>> IT WILL 
UNFORTUNATELY 
GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER. 
SOMETHING I 
DON'T LIKE 
SAYING ABOUT 
THINGS. 
BUT THAT IS THE 
WAY IT IS. 
>>> BUT JUST 
MINUTES LITTER 
THE PRESIDENT 
AGAIN PAINTING A 
ROSIER DIPICTURE. 
>> THE VIRUS 
WILL DISAPPEAR. 
>> Reporter: NDAND 
YET CASES ARE 
SURGING ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
THE DEATH TOLL 
PRO COVID-19 
TRIPLING SINCE 
OF
ITS LAST 
BRIEFING ON THE .
VEER. 
THE PRESIDENT 
NOW OFFERING 
THIS ABOUT HOFACE, 
ONE DAY AFTER 
TWEETING A PHOTO 
OF HIMSELF 
WEARING ONE. 
>> GET A MASK. 
WHETHER YOU LIKE  T
THE MASK OR NOT, 
THEY HAVE AN 
IMPACT, AND WE 
NEED EVERYTHING 
WE CAN GET. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
PUBLICLY WORN A 
MASK JUST ONCE, 
DURING A VISIT 
TO WALTER REED 
MEDICAL CENTER. PA
>> Reporter: IF 
IT IS THE CASE 
WHY DON'T TYOU DO 
IT MORE 
FREQUENTLY AND. 
>> I DO WHEN I 
NEED IT. 
I CARRY THE 
MASK. 
WHEN I WENT INTO D
WALTER REED 
HOSPITAL THE 
OTHER DAY, I 
HAVE THE MASK 
HERE. 
I WILL USE IT 
GLADLY. 
>> Reporter: 
YESTERDAY YOU 
TWEETED OUT AN
 
IMAGE WEARING A 
MASK AND LAST 
EVENING WE SAW 
YOU NOT 
ANSWERING A OTMASK 
AT YOUR HOTEL 
SKEW AT THE 
HOTEL I WAS 
PRETTY FAR AWAY 
FROM PEOPLE -E 
NOTABLY ABSENT 
FROM TUESDAY'S 
PREGNANT, 
MEMBERS EMOF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE, INCLUDING 
THE NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE EXPERT, 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI, WHO TOLD 
CNN BEFORE THE 
BRIEFING HE WAS 
NOT INVITED. 
FAUCI WAS ASKED 
TO RESPOND TO S
THE PRESIDENT 
CALLING HIM AN 
ALARMIST, THAT 
IS OKAY. 
>> I ALCONSIDER 
MYSELF MORE A 
REAL LIFT THAN 
AN ALARMIST. 
>>  TReporter: JOE 
BIDEN, IN 
DELAWARE, 
SHARPLY 
CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> HE HAS QUIT 
ON YOU AND HAS 
QUIT ON THIS 
COUNTRY. 
THE ELECTION IS 
ABOUT US. 
IT IS ABOUT YOU. 
>> Reporter: NOW 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID ID
NOT SAY, WHAT 
HIS PLAN IS TO 
IMPROVE TESTING 
OR THE ECONOMY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID HE PLANS TO 
DO THOSE 
BRIEFINGS QUITE 
OFTEN. 
>>> ON CAPITOL 
HILL THE TWO 
PARTIES ARE SO 
FAR APART IN 
NEGOTIATIONS FOR 
CORONAVIRUS AID, OW
WILL THERE BE AN 
AGREEMENT SOME 
TIME DOWN THE 
LINE? 
>> THAT IS THE 
BIG QUESTION AND 
WHEN COULD IT 
HAPPEN? 
THE GOAL IS TO 
PASS A BILL BY 
THE END OF THE 
MONTH. 
THAT IS THWHEN 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS RUN 
OUT, WILLIE. 
BUT THERE ARE 
SO 
MANY STICKING 
POINTS BETWEEN 
THE S,PRESIDENT 
AND SENATE 
REPUBLICANS, IT 
IS INCREASINGLY 
UNLIKELY THEY 
ARE GOING TO 
MEET THAT 
DEADLINE. 
LAWMAKERS ARE 
MORE FOCUSED FOR 
FUNDING ON SU
SCHOOLS AND 
MONEY FOR 
TESTIFYING. 
IT SEEMS LEAK 
BOTH SIDES ARE 
SUPPORTIVE FOR 
ANOTHER ROUND OF 
DIRECT PAYMENTS, O
BUT A LOT OF THE 
WRANGLING COMES 
DOWN TO DOLLARS 
AND CENTS. 
>>> THEY STILL OEM
HAVE TO COME TO 
AN AGREEMENT 
WITH DEMOCRATS, 
WHICH WILL 
UNDOUBTEDLY BE 
EVEN HARDER. 
>>> THIS MORNING OR
AS OUR NATION 
CLOSES IN ON 4 
MILLION 
CONFIRMED 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, THE CDC 
REPORTING THE 
TRUE NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS 
INFECTED COULD 
BE  AAS MUCH AS 24 
TIMES HIGHER IN 
SOME AREAS THAN 
ORIGINALLY 
THOUGHT. 
MOST OF ADTHE 
INFECTED LIKELY 
HAD NO 
DETECTABLE ABET 
ANTIBODIES. 
AND NO CITIES 
ARE CLOSE TO 
ACHIEVING HERD 
IMMUNITY. 
>> JUST 
EXHAUSTED. 
IT HAS BEEN 
GOING ON ONFOR 
FOUR AND A HALF 
MONTHS NOW. 
>> IN A FULL 
BLOWN COVID-19 
CRISIS, 
CALIFORNIA IS 
SURGING PAST 
400,000 CASES. 
THE STATE ESSET TO 
SOON ECLIPSE NEW 
YORK FOR THE 
HIGHEST NUMBER 
OF INFECTIONS. 
LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY, 
SHATTERING GRIM 
MILESTONES FOR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATHS. 
>> ALMOST EVERY 
SINGLE SHIFT LMYOU 
WORK, YOU ARE 
RUNNING AROUND 
LIKE CRAZY, AK
TRYING TO TAKE 
CARE OF YOUR 
PATIENT, TRYING 
TO KEEP YOUR 
PATIENT ALIVE. 
>> Reporter: 
WITH TEAMS  DOF 
MILITARY DOCTORS 
AND NURSES NOW 
DEPLOYED TO 
EIGHT CALIFORNIA 
HOSPITALS SHFACING 
STAFFING 
SHORTAGES, IN 
BIG CITIES A 
DWINDLING NUMBER 
OF ICU BEDS ARE 
OPEN. 
>> WE ARE 
GETTING PATIENTS 
TRANSFERRED FROM 
LIKE 60 OR 70 
MILES AWAY 
BECAUSE THERE IS 
NO ROOM FOR IT
THEM. 
>> Reporter: AS 
CITIES LIKE SAN 
FRANCISCO 
TIGHTEN 
RESTRICTIONS, 
LOS ANGELES 
REMAINS ON THE 
BRINK OF ANOTHER 
SHUTDOWN. 
IN MISSOURI, 19 
STUDENTS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19 AFTER A 
HIGH SCHOOL 
GRADUATION AND 
PROM. 
THE NEWS IN 
FLORIDA ALSO 
GRIM. 
WHERE THE LAST AV
SEVEN DAYS HAVE 
BEEN THE 
DEADLIEST FOR 
THE SUNSHINE 
STATE SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
>> WE ARE FLYING 
BLIND. 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
THE  IWORST 
PANDEMIC IN 100 
YEARS. 
>> AND ON TOP OF 
ALL THAT STUFF, 
THERE IS NEW 
RESEARCH OUT. 
AND IT ZEROS IN 
ON OBVIOUSLY ONE 
OF THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
THIS VIRUS. 
THAT IS HOW  V
DEADLY IT IS. 
WHAT HAVE WE 
LEARNED? 
>> THAT HAS 
BEEN 
A DIFFICULT 
QUESTION TO 
ANSWER. 
A NEW STUDY 
SUGGESTS 5 TO 10 
PEOPLE DIE FOR 
EVERY 1000 THAT 
ARE INFECTED 
WITH COVID-19. 
MANY HAVE 
UNDERLAYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS. 
BUT WHAT TMAKES 
THE VIRUS SO 
SCARY IS THERE 
REMAIN SO MANY 
UNKNOWNS. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, MIGUEL. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
A DRAMATIC 
ESCALATION OF  B
TENSIONS BETWEEN 
CHINA AND THE 
U.S. THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
ORDERING THE 
CLOSURE OF THE 
CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON, WHERE 
FIRE TRUCKS 
COULD BE SEEN 
OVERNIGHT AMID 
REPORTS OF SMOKE 
BILLOWING FROM 
THE BUILDING. 
NEW VIDEO THIS 
MORNING HAS 
EMERGED OF 
CONSUL AND 
EMPLOYEES 
POSSIBLY BURNING 
DOCUMENTS. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
GIVEN UNTIL 
FRIDAY TOE ARCLEAR 
OUT. 
IT IS EUNCLEAR 
JUST WHAT 
PROMPTED THE 
ORDER FROM 
WASHINGTON. 
THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT ONLY 
SAYING IT WOULD 
NOT TOLERATE 
CHINA'S 
VIOLATION OF OUR 
SOVEREIGNTY AND 
INTIMIDATION OF 
OUR PEOPLE. 
ADDED IT HAD 
ORDERED THE 
CLOSURE TO 
PROTECT AMERICAN IN
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY. 
CHINA'S FOREIGN 
MINISTRY CALLED 
THE MOVE AN 
UNPRECEDENTED 
ESCALATION AND S 
PROMISED TO 
RESPOND WITH 
FIRM COUNTER 
MEASURES IF THE 
DECISION WASN'T 
REVERSED. 
THE CONSULATE 
CLOSURE COMES 
HOURS AFTER THE 
U.S. ACCUSED TWO 
CHINESE HACKERS 
OF WORKING WITH 
THE CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT TO 
STEAL COVID-19 
RESEARCH AND 
OTHER 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTIES. 
TIES BETWEEN THE 
COUNTRIES 
RAPIDLY 
DETERIORATING TO 
A NEW LOW. 
THE AMID A TRADE 
WAR, THE 
CORONAVIRUS, AND D
CRITICISM OF 
HUMAN RIGHTS 
ABUSES IN HONG 
KONG, THIS 
OFFICE IN N 
HOUSTON WAS THE 
FIRST CONSULATE 
ESTABLISHED IN 
THE ENTIRE 
UNITED STATES. 
RIGHT NOW CHINA 
SAYING THIS MOVE 
VIOLATES 
INTERNATIONAL 
LAW AND THEY 
PROMISE 
NECESSARY 
REACTION. 
>>> OVERNIGHT, A 
MASS SHOOTING ON 
CHICAGO'S .SOUTH 
SIDE. 
>> WE HAD 
MULTIPLE 
SHOOTERS. 
AND THEY ARE ALL 
ON FOOT. 
>> Reporter: 
POLICE SAY AT 
LEAST 5 PEOPLE 
ARE WOUNDED 
AFTER A CAR 
DROVE PAST A 
FUNERAL HOME AND 
OPENED FIRE. 
>> AT THAT TIME 
THEY EXCHANGED 
GUNFIRE WITH THE 
BLACK VEHICLE? 
THE SHOOTOUT 
CONTINUED AFTER 
THE CAR CRASHED 
AND CAME TO A 
STOP THE 
SUSPECTS BOLTED 
ON FOOT. 
AUTHORITIES 
RECOVERED 60 
SHELL CASINGS AT 
THE SCENE. 
INVESTIGATORS  T
HAVE YET TO 
DETERMINE A 
MOTIVE OR HOW 
MANY PEOPLE WERE 
INVOLVED. 
>> IT APPEARS IT 
WAS PLANNED. 
BECAUSE AS THE  W
PEOPLE WERE 
COMING OUT OF 
THE FUNERAL 
HOME, THEN SHOTS 
RANG OUT LIKE 
THEY WERE 
LITERALLY 
WAITING ON  THEM 
TO COME OUT. 
>>> THE SHOOTING 
JUST THE LATEST 
IN A O.SURGE OF 
GUN VIOLENCE IN 
CHICAGO. 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
63 PEOPLE  KIWERE 
SHOT AND 12 WERE 
KILLED. 
THE CITY HAS 
ALREADY SEEN A 
47% INCREASE IN 
SHOOTINGS OVER 
THE SAME TIME 
LAST YEAR. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS BEEN 
THREATENING TO ND
SEND IN FEDERAL 
ENFORCEMENT TO 
CHICAGO AND 
OTHER MAJOR CITY 
TO STOP THE 
VIOLENCE. 
>>> LOOK AT 
WHAT 
IS GOING ON. 
ALL RUN BY 
DEMOCRATS, ALL 
RUN BY VERY 
LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS. 
>>> CHICAGO 
MAYOR LIGHTFOOT 
PUSHING BACK. 
>> WE WILL NOT 
TOLERATE AND WE 
WILL FIGHT 
AGAINST THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF 
UNNAMED FEDERAL 
SPECIAL SECRET 
AGENTS, ON TO 
OUR STREETS TO 
DETAIN PEOPLE CA
WITHOUT CAUSE. 
THAT IS NOT 
GOING TO HAPPEN CH
IN CHICAGO. 
AND IF WE SEE 
THAT, THE MINUTE 
WE SEE IT, WE 
WILL BE RUSHING 
INTO COURT TO 
STOP THAT FROM 
HAPPENING. 
>>> THE TRUMP  T
ADMINISTRATION 
HAD ALREADY SENT 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON WHERE 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
PROTESTS EVER 
SINCE GEORGE 
FLOYD'S DEATH 
NEARLY TWO 
MONTHS AGO. 
OVERNIGHT A 
DEMONSTRATION 
TURNED VIOLENT. 
TEAR GAS 
DEPLOYED INTO A 
CROWD OF A FEW 
THOUSAND HEPEOPLE. 
A FEW PROTESTERS 
SEEN BARRICADING 
THE FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE. 
BACK IN CHICAGO 
RESIDENTS ARE 
BRACING FOR MORE 
VIOLENCE. 
>> I SEE 
WHAT 
HAS HAPPENED IN 
PORTLAND AND IT 
IS IN THE GOING 
TO SOLVE 
ANYTHING. 
I'M JUST AFRAID 
FOR THE CITY TO 
HAVE TO GO 
THROUGH THIS. 
>> Reporter: 
POLICE IN 
CHICAGO NOW SAY 
AT LEAST SIX OF 
THE VICTIMS ARE 
IN THE HOSPITAL 
IN SERIOUS 
CONDITION. 
MEANWHILE, HERE ITI,
IN NEW YORK, THE 
MAYOR IS ALSO 
STRONGLY 
OPPOSING THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF 
ANY FEDERAL 
RESOURCES HERE. 
>>> THIS IS 
CERTAINLY NOT 
YOUR TYPICAL 
FIRST DAY OF OL
SCHOOL. 
>> WHEN STUDENTS 
RETURN TODAY, 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
THINGS THEY'LL 
SEE IS THEY'LL 
WALK INTO A 
CLASSROOM. 
>> Reporter:  S
SANITIZING 
STATIONS, 
PLEXIGLASS 
SHIELDS AND 
DESKS AT A 
DISTANCE. 
THE DISTRICT 
AMONG ESTHE VERY 
FIRST IN THE 
COUNTRY TO 
RESUME IN PERSON 
CLASSES. 
>> WE HAVE A 
SUPPORTIVE 
COMMUNITY, AND 
WE HAVE PEOPLE 
THAT REALLY WANT 
THEIR KIDS TO BE 
BACK IN SCHOOL. 
>> Reporter: IN 
ALCOA, THEY HAVE 
OPTED FOR 
STAGGERED 
ATTENDANCE. 
STUDENTS WILL 
ONLY COME INTO 
THE BUILDING ONE 
DAY A WEEK. 
CLASSES ARE 
SMALL. 
NO MORE THAN 
SEVEN STUDENTS 
PER ROOM. 
MASKS MANDATORY 
FOR STUDENTS AND 
STAFF. 
WITH CLASSES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY SET TO 
START NEXT 
MONTH, MANY 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS S 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO DECIDE WHAT 
TO DO IN 
CALIFORNIA. 
BOTH L.A. 
AND SAN DIEGO 
SCHOOLS ARE 
STICKING TO 
ONLINE ONLY. 
NEW OOYORK CITY 
THE NATION'S 
LARGEST DASCHOOL 
SYSTEM CHOOSING 
A HYBRID 
APPROACH AND IN 
NEW YORK  SCITY 
TEACHERS ARE 
SUING THE 
GOVERNOR. 
>> ROIT WILL BE A 
PROCESS. 
>> Reporter: 
MANY FAMILIES, 
LAKE THE 
MACKENZIES, ARE 
UP TO THE 
CHALLENGE. 
>> WE WANT THEM 
TO NOT BE 
SCARED. 
WE WANT TO KEEP 
THEM AS NORMAL 
AS WE CAN. 
>> Reporter: 
ACROSS THE 
STATE, COVID-19 
CASES HAVE 
JUMPED 66% IN 
THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS. 
THAT IS NEARLY 
82,000 CASES 
STATEWIDE. 
IN THE CITY OF 
ALCOA, FEWER 
THAN 300 CASES. 
FOR MANY THEY  B
SAY IT IS WORTH 
THE RISK TO BE 
BACK WITH THEIR 
STUDENTS. 
>> BEING ABLE TO 
BE WITH THEM 
FEELS LIKE SUCH 
A WIN. 
>> I HAVE A 
FATHER THAT IS 
HIGH-RISK. 
MY MOTHER IS 
HIGH-RISK. 
>> Reporter: HE 
IS EXCITED TO 
START FIFTH 
GRAY. 
SOME OPTIMISTIC 
WORDS OF WISDOM. 
>> ALL TOGETHER 
WE ARE GOING TO 
GET THROUGH IT. 
ONCE THAT 
HAPPENS, GET 
BACK G TO NORMAL 
AND EVERYTHING 
WILL BE OKAY. 
>>> GUYS, THERE 
IS A VIRTUAL 
LEARNING OPTION 
IN PLACE FOR ANY 
PARENTS WHO 
AREN'T QUITE 
READY TO SEND 
THEIR KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL YET. 
THIS CURRENT 
PROCESS IS GOING 
TO BE IN EFFECT 
UNTIL LABOR DAY. 
AFTER THAT, 
THEY'LL RE-
EVALUATE TO SEE 
WHAT, IF 
ANYTHING, NEEDS 
TO CHANGE. 
>>> FOUR MONTHS O
INTO THE GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC, THE 
CORONAVIRUS HAS 
THE NATION'S 
MAJOR AIRLINES 
BLEEDING CASH. 
EVEN AS SSOME 
PASSENGERS START 
TO TRICKLE BACK 
TO THE SKIES. 
>> TRAVELERS ARE 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT CATCHING 
COVID-19 ON AN 
AIRPLANE. 
MORE THAN FOUR 
IN FIVE 
EXPRESSED THIS 
YEAR. 
>> JUST epA COUPLE 
OF MONTHS AGO, 
AIRLINES SAW 
PASSENGER LEVELS 
DROPOFF A CLIFF, 
DOWN 95%. 
THAT HAS 
STALLED. 
AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES HAVE N 
SURGED IN THE 
SOUTH AND THE 
WEST, AS LONG AS 
WE SEE COVID-19 
CONTINUE TO 
SPREAD AROUND 
THE COUNTRY, WE 
DON'T SEE A 
BREAK IN THE 
INFECTION 
LEVELS, WE ARE 
GOING TO SEE 
REAL LIMITED 
NUMBERS IN TERMS 
OF PEOPLE TAKING 
FLIGHTS. 
ERING UNITED 
AIRLINES NOW 
SAYS IT IS 
LOSING $25 
MILLION A DAY. 
DELTA SAYS ITS 
DAILY CASH BURN 
RATE HIT $27 
MILLION A DAY IN 
LATE JUNE, DOWN 
FROM $100 
MILLION A DAY IN 
MARCH. 
AND WITH FEDERAL 
AID EXPIRING IN 
OCTOBER, TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AIRLINE WORKERS 
ARE FACING  TTHE 
VERY REAL THREAT 
OF FURLOUGHS, 
WITH FLIGHT 
ATTENDANTS 
EXPECTED TO TAKE 
THE BIGGEST HIT 
AND WE ARE 
PREPARING TO BE 
A SMALLER 
AIRLINE OVER THE 
COURSE OF THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF 
YEARS. 
THAT IS 
WHY WE 
HAVE ALREADY HAD 
20% OF OUR 
PEOPLE 
VOLUNTARILY 
RETIRE. 
>> DELTA CEO ED 
PASTIAN SAYS 
WITH SO MANY 
PEOPLE WORKING 
FROM HOME 
ANOTHER 
CHALLENGE IS THE 
SIGNIFICANT DROP 
IN BUSINESS 
TRAVEL, WHICH 
CAN ACCOUNT FOR 
60, EVEN 70% OF 
PASSENGER 
REVENUE. 
THEN THERE IS 
THE PATCHWORK 
RESPONSE TO THE 
RESPOND FROM 
STATE TO STATE, IK
WITH SOME LIKE 
NEW YORK 
REQUIRING PEOPLE 
COMING FROM HOT 
SPOTS ITSELF 
QUARANTINE. 
>> THAT IS A BIG 
SIS INCENTIVE TO 
TRAVEL, PERIOD. 
DOESN'T MATTER 
IF YOU ARE 
FLYING OR 
DRIVING. 
TO ANY OF THOSE 
31 STATES, YOU 
HAVE TO SHELTER 
IN PLACE FOR 14 
DAYS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
MAJOR CARRIERS 
ALL REQUIRE UIR
PASSENGERS TO 
WEAR A MASK OR 
FACE COVERING IN 
FLIGHT. 
BUT FRONTIER IS 
THE ONLY AIRLINE 
CURRENTLY DOING 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS. 
STILL, EXPERTS 
SAY WITH ALL THE 
CLEANING 
PROCEDURES FOR 
HEALTHY PEOPLE, 
NOW IS A 
RELATIVELY SAFE 
TIME TO TRAVEL. 
>> FROM THE 
CLEANLINESS 
STANDPOINT THERE 
HAS PROBABLY 
NEVER BEEN A LY
BETTER TIME TO 
FLY THAN NOW. 
BUT AIRPLANES 
ARE PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION. 
SO BE 
CONSIDERATE OF or
THOSE AROUND 
YOU. 
>> Reporter: 
OKAY, ONE OTHER 
STORY LINE THAT 
IS GOING  OETO 
DEVELOP IN THE 
NEXT FEW MONTHS. 
REMEMBER THE 737 
MAX? 
IT HAS BEEN 
UNDER REVIEW, AS 
YOU KNOW, WITH 
THE FAA TRYING 
TO RE-EVALUATE 
ALL THE 
SOFTWARE, FOR 
DETERMINE WHEN 
IT FLIES AGAIN. 
THAT PROCESS 
CERTIFYING THE 
MAX EXPECTED TO FY
EXTEND WELL INTO 
THE FALL, MAYBE 
EVEN INTO THE 
WINTER. 
>>> WE ARE 
JOINED NOW BY ED 
PASTIAN, CEO OF 
DELTA AIRLINES. 
HE IS AT COMPANY 
HEADQUARTERS IN 
ATLANTA. 
ED, PEOPLE ARE W.
AFRAID TO FLY 
RIGHT NOW. 
YOUR BOTTOM LINE 
REFLECTS THAT. 
SO WALK ME 
THROUGH THE 
PROCESS OF 
GETTING ON HEONE 
OF YOUR PLANES 
FROM THE AIRPORT 
TO THE FLIGHT TO 
LANDING. 
WHAT IS W?IT LIKE 
TO FLY RIGHT 
NOW? 
>> GOOD TO BE D
WITH YOU. 
THANKS FOR 
HAVING US. 
THE FLIGHT 
EXPERIENCE TODAY 
IS REALLY 
POSITIVE. 
I KNOW THERE IS PO
A LOT OF ANXIETY 
IN THE GENERAL 
PUBLIC. 
AND EVEN FOR 
ROAD WARRIORS 
WHO HAVE BEEN 
FLYING FOR 
YEARS. 
THE FIRST RSTIME 
BACK THERE IS A 
LEVEL THAT THEY 
NEED TO ALMOST 
BE WALKED 
THROUGH THE 
PROCESS. 
THE PLANES HAVE 
BEEN SANITIZED. 
WE 
ELECTROSTATICALLY 
FOG EVERY PLANE 
BEFORE THE PLANE 
TAKES OFF. 
THE HEPA SYSTEMS 
ARE CLEANER THAN 
THE AIR BRYOU AND 
I ARE BREATHING 
OR AT ANY OTHER 
PUBLIC VENUE. 
WE HAVE SPACE ON 
OUR PLANES. 
WE ARE ONLY 
BOOKING OUR 
PLANES 60% FULL. 
SO THERE IS A 
LOT OF SPACE ON 
THE PLANES. 
EVERY TMIDDLE 
SEAT IS BLOCKED 
ON DELTA AS WELL 
AS THE AIRPORTS 
HAVE A MLOT OF 
SEATS BLOCKED. 
FROM A CUSTOMER 
STANDPOINT. 
AND WE GETTHIS 
FEEDBACK. 
THEY SEE A 
BETTER USAR
EXPERIENCE THAN 
THEY WERE JUST A 
YEAR AGO. 
WE SURVEY OUR 
CUSTOMERS, AND 
OUR SCORES ARE 
REAL IMPORTANT 
AT DELTA AND WE 
HAVE ALWAYS 
TAKEN A LOT OF 
PRIDE IN THE 
SCORES. 
OUR SCORES THIS 
PAST JUNE WERE 
20 POINTS HIGHER 
THAN LAST YEAR. 
WE REALIZE 
PEOPLE NEED 
SOMEPLACE TO GO. 
I THINK A LOT OF 
THE ANXIETY IS 
LESS BEEN 
AIRPLANE ITSELF 
COMPARED TO WHAT TH
YOU ARE GOING TO 
DO THE 
BUSINESSES 
HOTELS AND THEME 
PARKS MAY NOT BE 
THERE. 
>> LET ME UAASK 
YOU ABOUT MASKS. 
YOU ANNOUNCED OU
THAT SMASKS WILL 
BE REQUIRED ON 
THE FLIGHT BY 
EMPLOYEES AND 
TRAVELERS AS 
WELL. 
WHAT HAPPENS IF 
I DON'T WEAR 
A 
MASK ON THE 
PLANE? 
WHAT IS THAT 
PROCESS LIKE? 
>> WE HAVE >>BEEN 
REQUIRING MASKS 
SINCE THE FIRST 
OF MAY. 
AND WE HAVE BEEN 
STEADILY AND 
RATHER 
AGGRESSIVELY 
STEPPING UP OUR 
ENFORCEMENT OF 
THE MASK POLICY. 
YOU CANNOT BOARD  P
A DELTA PLANE 
UNLESS YOU HAVE 
A MASK ON. 
IF YOU BOARD THE 
PLANE AND INSIST  N
ON NOT WEARING 
YOUR MASK, WE 
WILL INSIST THAT 
YOU DON'T FLY 
DELTA. 
WE ALREADY HAVE 
OVER 100 EDPEOPLE 
WE HAVE  TPUT ON 
THAT LIST. 
WE IMPLEMENTED A 
NEW PROCEDURE 
THIS WEEK, 
BECAUSE WE HAVE 
HAD SOME 
CUSTOMERS 
INDICATE THEY 
HAVE UNDERLYING 
CONDITIONS THAT 
MAKES WEARING A 
MASK DANGEROUS 
FOR  THEM. 
WE HAVE TOLD 
THEM TO 
RECONSIDER 
WHETHER AIR 
TRAVEL IS THE 
RIGHT FORM OF 
TRANSPORTATION. 
BUT IF THEY DO, 
DECIDE THAT THEY 
WANT TO CONTINUE  T
TO FLY, WE HAVE 
A SCREENING 
PROCESS WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
PITTSBURGH 
MEDICAL CENTER, 
WHERE THE 
CUSTOMER WILL 
TALK TO THE 
DOCTOR BEFORE 
THEY GET ON THE 
PLANE TO 
ACTUALLY HAVE IT 
VALIDATED THAT 
THEY, INDEED, 
CANNOT WEARING A 
MASK. 
>> THE CLEARANCE 
TO FLY PROCESS. 
>>> LET ME ASK 
YOU ABOUT YOUR 
BUSINESS NOW. 
WE JUST TSAW THAT 
YOU ARE LOSING 
$27 MILLION U'A 
DAY, YOU ARE 
COMING OFF THE 
WORST QUARTER IN 
THE HISTORY OF 
THE COMPANY. 
I'LL ASK YOU 
BLUNTLY, HOW 
DOES DELTA 
SURVIVE THIS? 
HOW DOES THE 
AIRLINE INDUSTRY 
SURVIVE THIS? 
>> WHEN WETHE 
PANDEMIC 
STARTED, WE WERE 
BURNING CASH, 
LOSING ABOUT 
$100 MILLION A 
DAY IN MARCH. 
IN JUNE WE GOT 
THAT CASH BURN 
DOWN TO $27 
MILLION. 
STILL A L LOT OF 
MONEY BUT A 
CONSIDERABLE 
IMPROVEMENT FROM 
WHERE WE WERE. 
>>> ONE OF THE 
REASONS WE HAVE 
BEEN ABLE TO 
STAND TOGETHER 
IS BECAUSE OF 
THE CARES ACT 
AND THE 
GOVERNMENT 
STIMULUS THAT GO
ENABLED US TO 
PAY OUR PEOPLE 
AND ENSURE ALL 
OF OUR EMPLOYEES 
WILL KEEP THEIR 
JOB FULL PAY FOR 
THE NEXT SIX 
MONTHS. 
FROM APRIL 1 
THROUGH THE END 
OF SEPTEMBER. 
THAT HAS BEEN 
IMMEASURABLE. 
THE REAL CASH 
BURN FOR THE 
COMPANY IS 
BETTER. 
>> Reporter: 
WILL YOU  YRNNEED 
MORE MONEY FROM 
THE GOVERNMENT? 
>> I DON'T KNOW, 
WILLIE. 
WE ARE TRYING 
HARD NOT  TO. 
WE HAVE GOT A  O
LOT OF 
OPPORTUNITIES 
HERE TO CONTINUE 
TO IMPROVE OUR 
COSTS. 
WE HAVE GOT 
ALMOST 20% OF 
OUR EMPLOYEES 
HAVE AGREED TO 
RETIRE, STARTING 
AUGUST 1. WE 
HAVE MANY MORE 
THOUSANDS 
VOLUNTARILY 
TAKING TIME OFF 
WITHOUT PAY. 
THE EMPLOYEES 
ARE DOING A GOOD 
JOB. 
WE NEED DEMAND 
TO COME BACK. 
I DON'T KNOW IF 
GOVERNMENT 
ASSISTANCE IS 
WHAT WE REALLY 
NEED. 
WE NEED A 
VACCINE. 
WE NEED 
CONFIDENCE 
CONTINUED TO 
RESTORE 
CONFIDENCE IN 
AIR TRAVEL. 
>>> THANKS FOR 
YOUR TIME. 
WE APPRECIATE 
IT. 
>>> THANKS, 
WILLIE. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
THE NFL IS 
INCHING TOWARD 
THE GOAL LINE. 
TRYING TO GET 
BACK ON THE 
GRIDIRON SAFELY 
IN THE AGE OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
ACCORDING TO 
MULTIPLE 
REPORTS, THERE 
WILL BE NO 
PRESEASON GAMES 
IN 2020. 
TRAINING CAMP 
ROSTERS NORMALLY 
AT 90 PLAYERS 
WILL BE REDUCED 
TO 80. 
>>> BY 
ELIMINATING THE 
PRESEASON GAMES 
THEY HAVE  TMORE 
TIME TO GET 
THEIR BODIES 
RIGHT AND AVOID 
TRAVELING AND 
SUBJECTING 
THEMSELVES TO 
UNNECESSARY 
RISKS. 
>>> REGGIE BUSH 
TAKING SOCIAL 
MEDIA, TWEETING 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
CONGRATULATE 
ALL 
THE NFL PLAYERS 
ON ZERO 
PRESEASON GAMES 
THIS YEAR. 
THAT IS A GAME 
CHANGER. 
ONE TWITTER USER 
ADDED IT IS 
GOING TO BE HARD 
FOR UNDRAFTED 
PLAYERS TO MAKE 
THE TEAM. 
NFL PLAYERS 
ASSOCIATION 
REVEALED 59 
PLAYERS HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19. 
THE NEWS COMING 
AFTER THE LEAGUE 
AND THE UNION 
AGREED ON 
TESTING 
PROTOCOLS FOR 
CAMP. 
PLAYERS MUST 
HAVE TWO 
NEGATIVE COVID-
19 TESTS BEFORE 
THEY CAN TAKE 
THE FIELD. 
THEN IT IS DAILY 
CORONAVIRUS 
EXAMS THE FIRST 
TWO WEEKS. 
BEFORE TESTING 
THEM HAPPENED 
EVERY OTHER  DAY. 
AS LONG AS THEY 
COLLECTIVELY 
STAY UNDER A 5% 
POSITIVE RATE. 
THOSE MEASURES 
COMING ON THE 
HEELS OF A 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
BLITZ  PBY SEVERAL 
PLAYERS OVER THE 
WEEKEND, UE
EXPRESSING THEIR 
FRUSTRATION WITH 
THE LEAGUE'S 
STRATEGY AT THE 
TIME. 
RUSSELL WILSON, 
PATRICK MAHOMES 
AND J.J. 
WATT SPEAKING 
OUT AND USING 
THE HASHTAG WE 
WANT TO PLAY. 
AS PLAYERS 
CONTINUED TO 
REPORT TO CAMPS 
THIS WEEK, 
EXPERTS SAY 
THERE IS STILL 
PLENTY TO BE 
DONE OFF THE 
FIELD FOR A 
SEASON TO HAPPEN 
ON IT. 
>>> THERE IS A 
LOT THEY HAVE TO 
ADDRESS, S
PARTICULARLY 
WHEN IT COMES TO SP
THE FINANCIAL 
ASPECT OF THIS. 
AND THOSE ARE 
GOING TO BE THE 
MOST CRUCIAL 
TALKS IN THE 
COMING DAYS 
BEFORE WE KNOW 
THIS SEASON IS 
ABLE TO KICKOFF. 
>>> PLAYERS CAN 
DECIDE WHETHER 
THEY WANT TO 
PLAY. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ON THOSE 
INDIVIDUAL GH
CHOICES? 
>> YEAH, THAT'S 
RIGHT. 
I MEAN, SO FAR 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
NO PLAYERS THAT 
SAID THEY ARE 
GOING TO PULL 
OUT. 
BUT ESPN REPORTS TS
THE LEAGUE IS 
CONSIDERING ITS 
OPTIONS. 
ONE OF THEM IS 
TO GIVE PLAYERS 
A STIPEND IF 
THEY HAVE 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS. 
OTHER PLAYERS 
WHO PULL OUT 
FROM OTHER 
REASONS MAY BE 
ABLE TO PUT 
THEIR CONTRACTS OT
ON HOLD BUT NONE 
OF THOSE 
DECISIONS HAVE 
BEEN MADE FIRMLY 
YET. 
>>> STEPH, THANK 
YOU. 
>>> ASK A NEW or
YORKER WHAT 
SIGHTS AND 
SOUNDS THEY'LL 
REMEMBER FROM 
THE COVID-19 
OUTBREAK, AND 
THEY'LL LIKELY 
MENTION THE 
ENDLESS SIRENS, 
THE NIGHTLY 
CLAPPING FOR 
MEDICAL WORKERS, 
AND THE TRIAGE 
TENTS THAT 
STARTEDTO 
APPEAR OUTSIDE 
OF CITY 
HOSPITALS. 
>> SEEING TENTS 
LIKE THIS 
POPPING UP IN 
MOUNT SINAI 
HOSPITALS AND 
ALL AROUND THE 
CITY, IT WAS THE 
SIGN THAT WE 
WERE MOVING INTO 
A SURGE AND WE 
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT 
WAS GOING TO 
HAPPEN. 
>> Reporter: THE 
TENTS A DARK 
OMEN OF WHAT WAS 
TO COME. 
DR. DAHLIA IS 
THE CHIEF OF 
MOUNT SIGH CSNY 
AT BETH ISRAEL. 
>> EVEN WITH THE 
STRESS, SO WE 
WOULDN'T GET 
AFFECTED AND BE 
ILL, HOKNOWING HOW 
DETRIMENTAL IT 
HAD BEEN, I HAD 
BEEN. 
>> IT IS STILL 
DIFFICULT TO 
SPEAK ABOUT SUCH 
AN UNSPEAKABLE 
TIME RRS. ROBERT 
KEVINER IS A 
REGISTERED NURSE 
AT THE HOSPITAL. 
>> BASICALLY YOU 
TREAT THE 
PATIENTS. 
YOU FELT LIKE 
THERE WAS 
NOTHING YOU 
COULD DO THAT 
COULD MAKE THEM 
FEEL BETTER. 
AND THEY WOULD 
GET A LITTLE BIT 
BETTER, BUT THEY 
THEY GET WORSE, 
AND YOU KNOW, AS 
A NURSE, YOU 
DIDN'T FEEL LIKE 
YOU COULD DO 
YOUR JOB. 
>> Reporter: NEW DI
YORK CITY IS NOW 
WELL PAST THE 
PEAK OF COVID-
19. 
BUT THE EMOTIONS 
TIED TO THAT 
PERIOD ARE ONLY 
BEGINNING TO 
CREST FOR ERITS 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS. 
>> WE HAVE 
ACTUALLY 
EXPERIENCED 
SOMETIMES MORE 
EMOTION DURING AK
THIS PHASE THAN 
WE DID DURING 
THE PEAK. 
>> Reporter: UR
NOW, THERE IS A 
SURPRISING 
REFUGE FOR THOSE 
MEDICAL RIWORKERS. 
THOSE TRIAGE 
TENTS, ONCE A 
SYMBOL OF A CITY 
UNDER SIEGE, 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
TRANSFORMED BY 
MOUNT SINAI TO 
HELP THOSE 
HEROES. 
>> AS SOON AS 
YOU STEP IN THE 
LIGHTING 
CHANGES. 
YOU HAVE THIS ST
EXPERIENCE OF 
BEING IN A 
FOREST OR OCEAN 
ENVIRONMENT. 
WE DIFFUSE WITH 
ESSENTIAL OILS 
TO NCCREATE A 
FOREST FLOOR 
EXPERIENCE, 
AGAIN THAT ARE 
EVIDENCE BASED 
TO CREATE A 
RELAXING EFFECT. 
>> THE HOSPITAL 
GROUP TURNED THE 
TENTS INTO SO-
CALLED RECHARGE 
ROOMS. 
>> I WAS SO 
SURPRISED. 
IT LOOKS SO 
REALISTIC. 
I SAT DOWN IN  A
THE CHAIR AND I 
LOOKED UP AT THE 
TREE HERE. 
IT WAS SWAYING WA
AND I COULD FEEL 
THE BREEZE ON MY 
ARM AND THE 
CRACKLING OF THE 
FIRE. 
AND IT JUST WAS 
VERY REALISTIC. 
>> Reporter: THE 
DESIGN OF THE 
SPACE IS 
GROUNDED IN 
NEUROSCIENCE. 
>> WE ARE 
LEVERAGING A LOT 
OF LITERATURE 
THAT FOCUSES ON 
THE IDEA THAT 
GREEN SPACES 
WITH REALLY 
IMPROVE YOUR 
BODY'S 
PHYSIOLOGY, 
LOWER BLOOD 
PRESSURE, LOWER 
HEART RATE, 
IMPROVE 
BREATHING. 
>> IT HAS  S
SETTLED ME IN 
THE MIDDLE OF A 
BUSY DAY. 
AND IT IS SORT 
OF LIKE STARTING 
OVER AGAIN. 
>> WORKERS LIKE 
ROBERT REPORTED 
A 60%  IDROP IN 
STRESS ITLEVELS 
AFTER VISITING 
ONE OF THE 10 
RECHARGE ROOMS HO
NOW IN THE MOUNT 
SINAI SYSTEM. 
THEIR SUCCESS 
PROMPTING OTHER 
HOSPITALS TO 
INQUIRE ABOUT 
SETTING UP 
SIMILAR SPACES. 
>> FOCUSING ON 
LINE PROVIDERS. 
>> GREAT IDEA. 
>> ISN'T THAT 
AMAZING? 
IT IS 
INTERESTING THEY 
ARE REALLY 
FEELING THE 
EFFECTS NOW. 
>>> GREAT IDEA. 
>>> ALL RIGHT, 
GUYS. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE RETRAL TAL 
80 WITH LOVE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY. 
>> 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 NOVEMBER? 
>> WHAT IS A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING YOU 
WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE ENACTED? 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY? 
>> 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, WE DO 
NOT. 
>> 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 
AND SAYING WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
>> IT IS OKAY TO 
FEEL DIFFERENT. 
JUST NOT LESS 
THAN. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
THERE. 
>>> 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 EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST US 
UNITES US. 
>> 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 OF WEEKS. 
>>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
LIFE HERE. 
>>> LIFE IN 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THEY THINK WE 
HAVE TO FEAR IS 
FEAR ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEART. 
IT BELONG 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 WOULD 
COUNT AS JUSTICE 
IN THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>>> I HAVE TO 
ASK CAN THE 
DEMOCRAT PARTY 
TURN THIS 
AROUND? 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART 
FROM ONE 
ANOTHER, FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THESE TWO CRIES 
MAY DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION? 
>>> THEY ARE 
SUING ATLANTA'S 
MAYOR TO STOP 
THE MASK MANDATE 
AND OTHER 
CORONAVIRUS 
MEASURES HE SAYS 
ARE TOO 
RESTRICTIVE. 
WE HAVE JOINED 
NOW FROM 
ATLANTA. 
LET'S JUST START 
OFF WITH WHY DID 
THE JUDGE RECUSE 
HERSELF? 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
SO FAR? 
>> SAVANNAH IS 
KIND OF A 
STRANGE TWIST. 
NOT JUST ONE 
JUDGE BUT TWO 
JUDGES HAVE 
RECUSED 
THEMSELVES FROM 
THIS CASE. 
THE FIRST JUDGE 
THE RECUSAL CAME 
DOWN JUST AS 
THOSE ARGUMENTS 
WERE GETTING 
READY TO IS IT 
EFFORT. 
THAT WAS DONE 
BECAUSE THE 
JUDGE DIDN'T 
WANT TO HAVE 
ANYTHING THAT 
LOOKED IMPROPER 
WITH THAT CASE. 
BUT THE SECOND 
JUDGE, WE FOUND 
OUT, RECUSED 
THEMSELVES AS 
WELL, BECAUSE 
THEY WERE 
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL UNDER 
BRIAN KEMP. 
NOW THE JUDGE, 
NOW THE CASE, 
RATHER, IS ON 
ITS THIRD JUDGE. 
BUT IT ALL COMES 
BACK TO THIS 
BACK AND FORTH 
WE ARE SEEING 
HERE IN GEORGIA 
BETWEEN THE 
REPUBLICAN 
GOVERNOR OF THE 
STATE AND THE 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR 
OF ATLANTA. 
THE MAYOR SAYS 
YES. 
SHE SAID NUMBERS 
ARE GOING IN THE 
WRONG DIRECTION 
AND HEALTH 
EXPERTS HAVE 
SAID MASKS CAN 
HELP SPREAD THE 
AGREE OF 
CONFEDERATE, SHE 
IS GOING TO 
REQUIRE THAT. 
THE GOVERNOR 
BELIEVES THAT 
MASKS ARE 
NECESSARY, HE 
ENCOURAGES 
PEOPLE TO WEAR 
THEM, BUT HE 
BELIEVES A 
MANDATE GOES A 
STEP TOO FAR. 
THE OTHER THING 
HE SAID ABOUT 
THIS IS HE IS 
ALSO TRYING TO 
BLOCK THE FREE 
ENFORCEMENT ANY 
SORT OF ORDERS 
THAT ARE MORE OR 
LESS RESTRICTIVE 
BECAUSE HE WANTS 
UNIFORMITY 
ACROSS THE STATE 
WITH THE POLICY. 
>> SO BLAINE, 
WHAT HAPPENS 
NEXT HERE IN 
THIS CASE. 
>>> WHERE DOES 
IT GO FROM HERE? 
NOW THAT WE KNOW 
THESE TWO JUDGES 
HAVE RECCSUED 
THEMSELVES? 
>> THIS WAS 
ESSENTIALLY THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
OFFICE FILING TO 
BLOCK THE MAYOR 
FROM ENFORCING 
THAT MASK 
MANDATE WHILE 
THE ACTUAL 
LAWSUIT SNAKED 
ITS WAY THROUGH 
COURT. 
NOW THE STATE 
HAS ACTUALLY, 
LIKE WE SAID IT 
IS ALL IN THE 
THIRD JUDGE IN 
THIS, WE ARE 
EXPECTING IT 
COULD COME BACK 
IN A COURTROOM 
ANYTIME SOON. 
>>> THANKS FOR 
THE UPDATE ON 
THAT, BLAINE. 
I HAVE GOT TO 
ASK ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN GEORGIA 
WHERE YOU ARE 
RIGHT NOW. 
THE STATE 
RECORDING 24,000 
NEW INFECTIONS 
ON MONDAY. 
WHAT ARE HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAYING 
ABOUT THAT? 
>> MORE THAN 
2400 CASES 
YESTERDAY IN A 
SINGLE DAY. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
HIGH. 
YOU KNOW, 
OFFICIALS HAVE 
SAID LACK, THEY 
ARE GOING THE 
WRONG DIRECTION. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
THE 7-DAY MOVING 
AVERAGE HERE IN 
GEORGIA, AT THE 
BEGINNING OF 
JULY VERSUS 
APRIL, THAT 
NUMBER HAS 
INCREASED 
SIGNIFICANTLY. 
SO YES, THOSE 
NUMBERS ARE 
GOING IN THE 
WRONG DIRECTION. 
GOVERNOR KEMP 
SAID CERTAINLY 
HE HASN'T 
MANDATED MASKS. 
HE SAYS HE IS 
NOT FOR THAT. 
BUT HE SAID 
CAPPING GROUPS 
OF PEOPLE 
GATHERING AT 50. 
URGING PEOPLE TO 
WASH THEIR 
HANDS, WEAR 
MASKS, HE 
BELIEVES THAT 
WILL TURN THE 
NUMBERS AROUND. 
BUT AGAIN, WE 
ARE SEEING LOCAL 
LEADERS, AROUND 
THE STATE OF 
GEORGIA WHO SAY 
THEY HAVE TO GO 
A STEP FURTHER. 
>>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
ALSO, GIRL, I 
HAVE TO SAY, YOU 
DON'T MISS A 
BEAT EVEN WHILE 
YOU ARE BATTLING 
THOSE MOSQUITOES 
OR WHATEVER IT 
IS. 
>> Reporter: 
GEORGIA HEAT. 
YES. 
>>> WE ARE 
LIVING A 
NIGHTMARE. 
IT IS REAL, IT 
IS FRIGHTENING, 
AND IT IS 
ABSOLUTELY 
AFFECTING OUR 
COMMUNITY. 
>>> STAR COUNTY 
TEXAS HAD LESS 
THAN 10 OU
CONFIRMED CASES 
OF COVID-19 WHEN 
THE GOVERNOR 
ORDERED THE 
STATE REOPENED 
IN MAY. 
NOW THEY HAVE 
HAD MORE THAN 
1200. 
>> PRIOR TO THE 
REOPENING, WE 
WERE AT 7 
POSITIVE CASES, 
ZERO FATALITIES, 
ZERO 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
SIMPLY 
ASTOUNDING AND 
THERE IS NO END 
IN SIGHT. 
>> LAST INWEEK 
TEXAS REPORTED 
FIVE CONSECUTIVE 
DAYS OF MORE 
THAN 10,000 
POSITIVE CASES 
AND SAW FOUR OF 
ITS DEADLIEST 
DAYS SINCE THE 
OUTBREAK BEGAN. 
NUMBERS ARE HE 
IS VERBAL I 
SCARY IN 
COMMUNITIES LIKE 
THIS ONE. 
YOU ARE LOOKING 
AT UNDERINSURED, 
UNINSURED, AND 
ALL THESE RISK 
FACTORS. 
>>> THE SMALL 
COMMUNITY ON THE 
U.S. MEXICO IS
BORDER IS ALMOST 
ENTIRELY 
HISPANIC. 
A GROUP THAT IS 
DYING FROM COVID-
19 AT A HIGHER 
RATE THAN WHITE 
AMERICANS. 
THE LONE 
HOSPITAL WITHIN IC
A 50-MILE RADIUS 
SERVES ROUGHLY 
65,000 PEOPLE. 
IT HAS 48 BEDS 
AND NO ICU. 
>> WE ARE AT 
FULL CAPACITY. 
I DON'T THINK AT 
THIS POINT IT IS 
GETTING BETTER. 
>>> AS HOSE 
REACH CAPACITY , 
SMALL RURAL 
HOSPITALS ARE 
PUSHED TO THE 
BRINK. 
>> IT INIS 
IMPOSSIBLE TO 
TRANSPORT 
PATIENTS. 
>> Reporter: 
VASQUEZ SAYS THE 
HOSPITAL NEEDS 
MORE STAFF AND 
OXYGEN TANKS 
THAT WOULD ALLOW 
THEM TO SEND 
SOME PATIENTS 
HOME. 
WITHOUT THOSE 
RESOURCES, HE 
FEARS WHAT COULD 
COME NEXT. 
>> IT WILL BE 
THE TIME WHERE 
ALL OF OUR BEDS 
ARE FULL, WHERE  D
WE DON'T HAVE 
ANY MORE 
VENTILATORS TO 
OFFER AND TO,  TLSE 
PATIENTS DYING 
IN THE CORRIDORS 
OR IN THE 
EMERGENCY ROOM 
WITHOUT THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
DOING SOMETHING 
FOR THEM. 
>> Reporter: AND 
HOW CLOSE RE
DO YOU 
FEEL LIKE THINGS 
ARE TO THAT 
HERE? 
IS THERE STILL 
TIME? 
>> I DON'T THINK 
WE HAVE TOO MUCH 
TIME. 
>> Reporter: AS 
HOSPITALS HERE 
ARE WORKING TO S 
TREAT COVID-19 
PATIENTS, THE 
TEXAS GOVERNOR 
HAS DEPLOYED 
FEDERAL 
RESOURCES TO THE 
AREA, INCLUDING 
A MEDICAL TASK 
FORCE TEAM TO 
HELP THOSE 
HOSPITALS AND A 
MASS TESTING 
SITE, ONE OF 
ONLY THREE IN 
THE COUNTRY. 
TO HELP TRACK 
AND TO TAME THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
I TRAVELED ABOUT 
50 MILES EAST TO 
EDINBURGH, TEXAS 
TO TALK TO THE 
ADMINISTRATOR. 
IT IS NOW 
CLOSED. 
>> THERE IS OVER 
5 MILLION PEOPLE 
IN THE RIO 
GRANDE VALLEY. 
NOT TO MENTION 
WE  WBORDER 
ANOTHER COUNTRY. 
>> Reporter: THE 
U.S. HAS A PER 
CAPITA RATE OF 
INFECTION ABOUT 
FOUR TIMES THAT 
OF MEXICO. 
>>> IT IS OUR 
CULTURE, IT IS 
OUR BUSINESS TO 
HAVE PEOPLE FROM 
THE UNITED 
STATES GO TO 
MEXICO, WORK, 
TRAVEL, LEISURE 
TIME AND THEN 
RETURN AND VICE-
VERSA. 
>> Reporter: ONE 
OF MANY CONCERNS 
IN A CLOSE KNIT 
COMMUNITY WHERE 
STRONG FAMILY 
TIES CAN MAKE IT 
HARD TO STOP THE 
SPREAD. 
>> MANY OF OUR 
HOUSEHOLDS HERE 
ON MADE UP OF 
THREE 
GENERATIONS OF 
PEOPLE TH TLIVING I 
THE SAME 
HOUSEHOLD. 
SO WE HAVE HESK
GRANDPARENTS, 
PARENTS AND GRAD 
KIDS WITH 
CLUSTERS OF 
PEOPLE BEING BO
INFECTED. 
>> HIDALGO 
COUNTY NOW 
BRINGING IN 
REFRIGERATED 
TRAILERS AND 
FUNERAL 
DIRECTORS TO 
HELP. 
BACK IN STAR 
COUNTY THE MAYOR 
OF RIO GRANDE 
CITY JUST WANTS 
WHAT IS BEST FOR 
HIS TOWN. 
>> Reporter: DO 
YOU THINK 
GOVERNOR ABBOTT 
WAS THINKING OF 
COMMUNITIES LIKE 
YOURS WHEN HE 
ORDERED THE 
STATE REOPEN? 
>> NO, I DON'T 
BELIEVE HE DID. 
HOWEVER, WE HAVE 
THE OPPORTUNITY 
RIGHT NOW, TODAY 
TO CORRECT THIS. 
>> A CORRECTION 
THAT MANY IN THE 
RIO GRANDE 
VALLEY SAY CAN'T 
COME SOON 
ENOUGH. 
>>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS MEETING 
WITH SENATE 
REPUBLICANS 
TODAY, TRYING TO 
HAMMER OUT 
DETAILS FOR A 
SECOND 
CORONAVIRUS 
STIMULUS PLAN. 
GARRETT, TELL US 
WHAT DO SENATE 
REPUBLICANS WANT 
TO SEE IN THIS 
NEXT BILL? 
>> A WHOLE 
LAUNDRY LIST. 
EVERYTHING FROM 
PROTECTING 
COMPANIES FROM 
LIABILITY 
PROTECTIONS, TO 
FINDING  WAYS TO 
FUND THINGS LIKE 
TESTING, TRACING 
AND COVERING THE 
ECONOMIC BASIS 
ON THE WAY. 
MITCH MCCONNELL 
LAID TEOUT A 
COUPLE OF NEW 
ITEMS, TAKE A 
LISTEN. 
>> THIS MAJORITY 
IS PREPARING 
LEGISLATION THAT 
WILL SEND $105 
BILLION SOETT 
KATETORS HAVE 
THE RESOURCES 
THEY NEED TO 
SAFELY REOPEN. 
WE'LL BE 
TARGETING A 
ROUND OF THE 
PPPWITH A SS
SPECIAL EYE 
TOWARD HARD HIT 
BUSINESSES. 
WE WANT ANOTHER 
ROUND OF CORRECT 
PAYMENTS TO HELP 
AMERICAN 
FAMILIES KEEP 
DRIVING OUR 
NATIONAL COME 
BACK. 
>>> AND ONE OF 
THE OTHER PIECES 
OF THIS THAT IS 
STILL A MOVING 
TARGET IS WHAT 
HAPPENS WITH 
THOSE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS? 
REMEMBER FOLKS 
ON UNEMPLOYMENT 
WERE GETTING AN 
EXTRA 600 BUCKS 
A WEEK FROM THE AR
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT? 
THAT IS EXPECTED 
TO RUN OUT. 
REPUBLICANS 
DON'T WANT TO 
KEEP THAT AT THE 
SAME LEVEL, 
BECAUSE THEY 
FEEL LIKE IT IS 
AN INCENTIVE FOR 
PEOPLE NOT TO GO 
BACK TO WORK. 
WE ARE JUST 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
FIND THAT F NUMBER 
OF WHAT THAT IS. 
>>> WELL AT 
LEAST A LITTLE 
BIT OF RELIEF 
FOR SOME PEOPLE. 
HOUSE SPEAKER 
NANCY PELOSI 
WEIGHED IN 
TODAY. 
WHAT DID SHE 
SAY? 
>> SHE HAS ALSO 
BEEN TALKING 
ABOUT THE TIMING 
OF THIS. 
REMEMBER THE 
HOUSE PASSED THE 
HEROES ACT. 
THE HOUSE IS 
THINKING THIS IS 
THE KIND OF 
THING THAT COULD 
POTENTIALLY Y GET 
DONE WITH THE 
END OF THIS 
MONTH AN 
IMPORTANT EARLY 
DEADLINE. 
>>> NOW, 
GARRETT, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THE 
TIMELINE HERE, 
TALK ABOUT THAT 
DEADLINE IS THIS 
GETTING DONE 
BEFORE THE 
AUGUST RECESS? 
>> TOUGH TO SEE. 
EVERYTHING FROM 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
ROLLING OUT ON 
JULY 31 TO 
PPPFUNDING 
RUNNING OUT ON 
AUGUST 8TH. PPGE
THEY ARE 
SUPPOSED TO 
BEGIN THEIR 
AUGUST RECESS 
THE SECOND WEEK 
IN AUGUST. 
MITCH MCCONNELL 
DOESN'T KNOW 
THIS CAN GET 
DONE BY  TCTHE S EN 
OF NEXT WEEK. 
THEY KNOW WHAT 
THEY ARE GETTING 
THEMSELVES INTO, 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF NEGOTIATING AB
THAT NEEDS TO BE 
DONE. 
LAWMAKERS WANT  
TO HAVE THAT 
TIME BOTH FOR 
THE %LITTLE BIT 
OF SAYING 
NEGOTIATION THEY 
GET. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
WE'LL HAVE TO 
SEE. 
THANKS SO MUCH, 
GARRETT. 
>>> CAROL LEE 
JOINS ME NOW 
FROM THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
LET'S S TATUCK ABOU 
THAT RIGHT NOW. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SIGNED A 
MEMORANDUM 
TODAY. 
? N YOU TELL US 
ABOUT THAT? 
>> THAT 
ESSENTIALLY SAID 
THAT 
UNDOCUMENTED 
IMMIGRANTS 
CANNOT BE 
INCLUDED AS PART  
OF THE 2020 
CENSUS. 
THE TITLE OF 
THIS IS AN 
APPORTIONMENT 
MEMORANDUM OF 
ENSURING 
AMERICANS 
RECEIVE PROPER 
REPRESENTATION 
IN CONGRESS. 
WHAT THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS SAYING 
IS THAT GIVING 
CONGRESSIONAL 
REPRESENTATION 
AND POLITICAL 
INFLUENCE TO 
UNDOCUMENTED 
IMMIGRANTS, 
QUOTE, WOULD BE 
AGAINST OUR IN
PRINCIPLES. 
THE ACLU SAYS IT 
WILL SEE THE 
PRESIDENT IN 
COURT, SO THIS 
IS GOING TO BE 
LEGALLY 
CHALLENGED AS 
PART OF A 
BROADER EFFORT 
BY THE WHITE 
HOUSE TO 
ESSENTIALLY MAKE 
THE %PRESIDENT 
LOOK PROACTIVE 
INSTEAD OF 
REACTIVE. 
AND SO IN%HE IS 
GOING TO BE 
SIGNING A NUMBER 
OF EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS IN THE 
COMING WEEKS. 
THIS IS LARGELY 
AN ELECTION YEAR 
PLAY IOFOR THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
IMMIGRATION IS 
OBVIOUSLY 
SOMETHING THAT 
PLAYS ONVERY WELL 
WITH HIS BASE. 
SO WE'LL SEE, WE 
ARE ON 
IMMIGRATION, AS 
WELL AS HOUSE 
CARE, ACCORDING 
TO THE PRESIDENT 
IN RECENT DAYS. 
>>> I WANT TO 
PLAY A CLIP FROM 
THE LAST TIME 
THE PRESIDENT 
PARTICIPATED IN 
A TASK FORCE 
BRIEFING BACK IN 
APRIL. 
LET'S LISTEN 
REAL QUICK. 
>> THE 
DISINFECTANT 
WOULD KNOCK IT 
OUT INSI A MINUTE, 
ONE MINUTE. 
IS THERE A WAY 
WE COULD DO 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT BY 
INJECTION OR 
ALMOST A 
CLEANING? 
>> THAT MOMENT 
OBVIOUSLY CAUSED 
A LOT OF 
CHATTER 
RIGHT AFTER AND 
THE PANDEMIC IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES HAS 
CHANGED 
DRAMATICALLY 
SINCE THAT APRIL 
BRIEFING WHAT 
KIND OF SHIFT 
CAN WE EXPECT IN 
MESSAGING TODAY? 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
AIDES ARE HOPING 
WHEN HE STEPS 
FOR THE PODIUM 
AT THE  WHITE 
HOUSE, THEY WANT 
HIM TO FOCUS 
VERY NARROWLY IN 
RESPONSE TO 
CORONAVIRUS. 
ESSENTIALLY HIS 
AIDES SAY E THEY 
FEEL LIKE THEY 
HAVE LOST 
CONTROL. 
AMERICANS DON'T 
KNOW WHAT THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS 
DOING AND THEY 
WANT THE 
PRESIDENT TO BE 
LOOKING AT THE 
PIECE AND 
LEADING ON THIS. 
THEY WANT TO 
TALK ABOUT 
VACCINES AND 
THERAPEUTICS AND 
SUPPLIES AND 
EVERYTHING HE IS 
DOING ON THE AT
PANDEMIC. 
THAT IS HOW THEY 
REALLY HOPE THAT 
HE WILL HANDLE 
THE BRIEFING. 
WE HAVE TALKED 
TO ALOFFICIALS WHO 
SAY THAT IS 
LIKELY TO BE OR 
THEY HOPE, THAT 
IT WILL BE 
SHORTER THAN 
WHAT WE HAVE  
SEEN BEFORE. 
IT WILL LOOK A 
LITTLE DIFFERENT 
THAN PAST  
BRIEFINGS. 
WE ARE TOLD THE MB
MEMBERS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE WILL NOT 
BE E THERE. 
THIS TAWILL BE THE 
PRESIDENT ALONE 
AT THE PODIUM, 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE PANDEMIC 
RESPONSE. 
>>> YEAH, WE 
HEARD A LITTLE 
BIT ABOUT THAT 
DR. FAUCI DIDN'T 
SEEM TO KNOW THE 
BRIEFINGS WERE 
COMING BACK WHEN 
HE DID THAT 
INTERVIEW WITH 
MARIA SHRIVER. 
THIS IS A 
DECISION THAT 
SHOULD BE MADE 
FOR THE 
GOVERNORS TO 
MAKE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
TWEETED AN IMAGE 
OF HIMSELF 
CALLING THE ACT 
PATRIOTIC. 
DOES THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
EXPLAIN HIS 
PREVIOUS 
RELUCTANCE TO 
WEAR ONE? 
>> HE SAID IT IS 
PATRIOTIC AND NO 
ONE IS MORE 
PATRIOTIC THAN 
HIM. 
A FEW HOURS HE
LATER HE WAS AT 
HIS HOTEL AT 
WASHINGTON D.C. 
AND DIDN'T WEAR 
A MASK. 
A BIT OF MIXED 
MESSAGING, 
FRANKLY, THAT HOWE 
HAVE SEEN SINCE 
THE START OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> Reporter: WHY 
THE MIXED 
MESSAGING ON 
THIS CRITICAL 
HEALTH ISSUE? 
HIS OWN 
OFFICIALS HAVE 
SAID IS CRITICAL 
TO FIGHTING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN 
CONSISTENT. 
MASKS ARE 
RECOMMENDED BUT 
NOT REQUIRED. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
HE HASN'T WORN 
ONE. 
IS IT NOT A 
MIXED SIGNAL? 
>> THE PRESS 
SECRETARY ALSO 
SAID THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
TESTED SOMETIMES 
MULTIPLE TIMES A 
DAY. 
WHICH IS A 
LITTLE BIT SOOF 
NEWS TO THOSE OF 
THOUGHT 
HE WAS JUST 
TESTED ONCE A 
DAY. 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE REASONS %THE 
WHITE HOUSE HAS 
GIVEN WHICH IS 
WHY THE 
PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T NEED TO 
WEAR A YOMASK. 
MASKS PROTECT 
OTHERS FROM YOU 
IF YOU ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC AND 
SPREADING THE 
VIRUS. 
THEIR ARGUMENT 
HAS LONG BEEN 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TESTED SO ONOFTEN 
HE DOESN'T NEED 
TO WEAR ONE. 
BUT I EXPECT THE 
PRESIDENT WILL 
BE ASKED  ABOUT 
THIS AT A 
BRIEFING LATER 
TODAY. 
BECAUSE HE SENT 
THIS MIXED 
MESSAGEIN.
>>> APPLE OPENED TH
A NEW STORE IN 
BEIJING TO 
REPORT ITS FIRST 
EVER STORE 
INCLINE. 
BUILT BACK IN RE
2008, AHEAD OF 
THE BEIJING 
OLYMPICS, 
INSTRUCTION ON 
THIS T STARTED 
LONG BEFORE THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
AND THE 
OPENINGS, THERE 
WERE STRICT 
MEASURES BECAUSE 
OF IT. 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
THE LINEUP. 
EVERYONE WEARING 
MASKS. 
THERE WERE 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS AND HAND 
SANITIZER, AND 
LIMITS ON HOW 
MANY PEOPLE WERE 
ALLOWED INSIDE. 
CHINA IS A 
CRUCIAL MARKET 
AND APPLE, 
OTHER AMERICAN 
TECH COMPANIES. 
WITH HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
POTENTIAL 
CUSTOMERS, AND 
BIG CHINESE 
COMPETITORS, 
LIKE WAWAY. 
>> THE THING 
ABOUT IS THE 
AMERICAN PRODUCT 
OR CHINESE 
PRODUCT, I JUST H NC
WANTED IT TO BE 
GOOD. 
>> WINNING OVER 
THE MARKET HERE 
IS A CHALLENGE 
TO BEGIN WITH. 
THE PANDEMIC 
DOESN'T HELP. 
BUT POLITICS 
COULD 
COMPLICATED THE 
LANDSCAPE EVEN 
MORE. 
>> THIS IS A 
STRANGE TIME FOR 
AMERICAN 
COMPANIES DOING 
BUSINESS IN 
CHINA, ERWITH 
RELATIONS 
BETWEEN THE TWO 
COUNTRIES 
DETERIORATING TO 
THE POINT OF 
PEOPLE TALKING 
ABOUT A NEW COLD 
WAR. 
CHECK OUT THE 
NEWS LIKE APPLE 
IN PARTICULAR, 
REALLY RELY ON 
CHINA'S SUPPLY IN
CHAIN TO MAKE 
ALL OF THIS. 
>>> U.S. TECH 
COMPANIES ARE 
FACING A TOLOT OF 
SCRUTINY FROM 
WASHINGTON OVER 
THEIR TIES TO 
CHINA. 
THE U.S. 
ATTORNEY 
 ENERAL, WILLIAM
BARR, RECENTLY 
TORE INTO APPLE 
AND GOOGLE AS 
WELL AS MOST AND 
OTHER TECH FIRMS 
THAT DO BUSINESS 
IN CHINA. 
>> 
AMERICA'S BIG 
TECH COMPANIES 
ALSO 
ALLOWED 
THEMSELVES TO 
BECOME PAWNS OF 
CHINESE 
INFLUENCE. 
>> THEN HE TOOK 
SOME SWINGS AT 
HOLLYWOOD, TOO. 
CLAIMING 
COMPANIES AGREE 
TO CHINESE 
CENSORSHIP OF 
MOVIES. 
>> THIS 
CENSORSHIP 
AFFECTS NOT ONLY 
VERSIONS OF 
MOVIES THAT ARE 
RELEASED IN 
CHINA BUT ALSO 
MANY THAT ARE 
SHOWN IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
THEATERS TO 
AMERICAN 
AUDIENCES. 
>> IT IS THE TET 
LATEST IN A 
SERIES OF MOVES 
AND SPEECHES BY 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION, 
WARNING ABOUT 
CHINA. 
AND BEIJING HAS RO
BEEN KEEPING 
PACE WITH ITITS 
OWN SHARE OF 
SANCTIONS AND 
THREATS. 
LAST WEEK VIALONE, 
BEIJING SANKED 
U.S. OFFICIALS, 
INCLUDING TWO 
REPUBLICAN 
SENATORS FOR 
SANCTIONS ON 
CHINESE 
OFFICIALS. 
>> ON MONDAY FOR MOE
THE FIRST TIME 
WE MADE OUR TH
POLICY ON THE 
SOUTH CHINA SEA 
CRYSTAL CLEAR. 
IT TCIS NOT 
CHINA'S MARITIME 
EMPIRE. 
>>> WHEN THE 
U.S. CRITICIZED 
CHINA'S MOVES IN 
THE SOUTH CHINA 
SEA, CHINA 
SANCTIONED 
LOCKHEED MARTIN MU
FOR SELLING 
WEAPONS TO 
TAIWAN. 
>> TODAY I 
SIGNED 
LEGISLATION AND 
AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER TO HOLD 
CHINA 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR 
ITS OPPRESSIVE 
ACTIONS AGAINST HA
THE PEOPLE OF 
HONG KONG. 
>> AND AS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ENDED HONG 
KONG'S SPECIAL 
ECONOMIC STATUS, 
THE STATE D 
DEPARTMENT 
SLAPPED VISA 
RESTRICTIONS ON 
EMPLOYEES OF 
CHINESE TECH 
COMPANIES, 
INCLUDING WAWAY. 
AND THERE ELERIS 
TALK OF POSSIBLY 
BANNING ALL 
CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY 
MEMBERS AND 
THEIR FAMILIES 
FROM VISITING 
THE U.S. THAT IS 
ROUGHLY 270 
MILLION PEOPLE. 
IT IS NO 
SURPRISE THE 
CONSENSUS AMONG 
EXPERTS IS THAT 
U.S. CHINA 
RELATIONS ARE 
SCRAPING A NEW 
LOW. 
 APPLE, THERE 
ARE OTHER 
HEADWINDS, TOO. 
IT HAS BEEN 
CRITICIZED FOR 
REMOVING APPS, 
AND MORE 
RECENTLY, FOR 
FREEZING UPDATES 
ON THOUSANDS OF 
MOBILE GAMES ON 
THE CHINA APP 
STORE AFTER 
GOVERNMENT 
PRESSURE TO 
COME 
PLY WITH LOCAL 
RULES. 
NONE OF IT SEEMS 
TO FAZE PEOPLE 
HERE. 
>> IF THE 
GOVERNMENT 
DOESN'T STOP 
APPLE, NOTHING 
WILL HAPPEN. 
>> Reporter: 
SOME WAITED FOR 
HOURS TO BE NSININ
AMONG THE FIRST 
TO SEE THE NEW 
STORE. 
PANDEMIC AND 
POLITICS ASIDE.
>>> YOU ARE 
GOING TO BURY ME 
ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
>>> LADY 
ANTEBELLUM, NOW 
CHANGING THE 
GROUP'S NAME. 
>> AS PEOPLE 
ACROSS THE 
NATION PROTEST 
FOR BLACK LIVES, VI
LADY ANTEBELLUM 
ANNOUNCED THEY 
WOULD CHANGE 
THEIR NAME TO 
LADY A, LAST 
MONTH. 
THEY WERE QUOTE 
REGRETFUL AND 
EMBARRASSED THEY 
HADN'T TAKEN 
INTO ACCOUNT 
SLAVERY 
ASSOCIATIONS OF 
THE WORDS. 
THE IRONIC 
TWIST, ANITA 
WHITE, A BLUES 
SINGER, HAD BEEN 
USING THE NAME 
FOR DECADES. 
>>> AFTER 
PROMISING 
INTERACTIONS 
BETWEEN THE TWO 
PARTIES, LADY 
ANTEBELLUM 
DECIDED TO SUA 
NITA WHITE, 
SAYING ANITA 
WHITE DEMANDED 
$10 MILLION FOR 
A NAME THEY HAVE 
ALREADY TRADE 
MARKED. 
>>> I SPOKE TO 
ANITA WHITE AND 
HER PRODUCER, 
JOHN. 
>> YOU COULD 
COEXIST AND I 
JUST KEPT SAYING 
WHAT DOES 
COEXISTING LOOK 
LIKE? 
SO THE FIRST 
CONTRACT WE HEGET 
BACK FROM THEM 
SAYS, WE WILL DO 
OUR BEST EFFORTS 
TO ENSURE YOU 
ARE NOT ERASED. 
WHAT DOES THAT 
MEAN? 
WHAT DOES BEST 
EFFORTS MEAN? 
>> SO THE SECOND 
CONTRACT COMES 
BACK. 
AGAIN, WE'LL DO 
OUR BEST 
EFFORTS. 
THEY DIDN'T 
ADDRESS 
ANYTHING. 
>> AT WHAT POINT 
DID $10 MILLION, 
$5 MILLION FOR 
CHARITY, NE$5 
MILLION FOR YOU 
OR WHATEVER THE 
BREAK UP WAS? 
>> THE $10 
MILLION CAME IN, 
BECAUSE WE ASKED 
THEM 
SPECIFICALLY FOR 
DETAILS ABOUT 
HOW COEXISTENCE 
SHOULD WORK. 
LET'S TRY TO 
DEFINE WHAT BEST 
EFFORTS ARE. 
>>> THE LAWSUIT 
THE BAND FILED 
SAYS THEY TRADE 
MARKED THE NAME 
IN 2011 AND 
THEIR FANS HAVE 
BEEN CALLING 
THEM THAT SINCE 
2006. 
>> Reporter: DID 
YOU TRADEMARK 
YOUR NAME AS 
WELL? 
>> I NEVER TRADE 
MARKED MY NAME. 
WAS IT THE SMART 
THING TO DO? 
NO. 
NOT THINKING 
ABOUT IT NOW. 
BUT I HAVE BEEN 
HERE LONGER THAN 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
ALIVE. 
I CHECKED. 
THE TRADEMARK  IS 
ON MAY 9th. 
>> SHE IS 
REFERRING TO THE 
TRADEMARK ON 
JUNE 9, 2020, 
THAT APPLIES 
SPECIFICALLY TO 
SOUVENIRS AND HI
MUSIC STORE 
SERVES. 
THE BAND HAD 
TRADE MARKED 
CLOTHING IN 2011 
AND MUSICAL 
RECORD GO AHEAD 
IN 2013. 
THE BAND IS NOT 
ASKING FOR 
MONETARY DAMAGES 
OR LEGAL FEES, 
BUT SOME HAVE 
CALLED IT 
PAINFULLY IRONIC 
THAT TO GET RID 
OF THE SLAVERY 
CONNOTATIONS, 
THEY ARE NOW 
SUING AN ACTUAL 
BLACK WOMAN. 
>>> IT BEGS THE 
QUESTION, IS 
THIS DOING MORE 
HARM THAN GOOD? 
HOW WOULD AN 
INDEPENDENT 
BLACK ARTIST 
CONTINUE TO T 
THRIVE ALSO 
TAKES ON THE 
SAME NAME? 
>> SO WHEN YOU 
SAY THAT BLACK 
LIVES MATTER, IN TO
ORDER TO BE AN 
ALLY, YOU NEED 
TO BE WILLING TO 
SACRIFICE 
SOMETHING. 
YOU NEED TO  PUT 
POWER AND MONEY 
BEHIND YOUR 
NAME. 
YOU NEED TO PUT 
ACTION BEHIND 
WHAT YOU SAY. 
YOU CAN'T JUST 
SAY YOU KNOW 
WHAT? 
WE ARE 
NOT 
RACIST ANY MORE, 
SO WE ARE NO 
LONGER GO TO GO 
BY THE KU KLUX 
KLAN, WE ARE 
GOING TO GO BY 
THE KKK. 
THAT DOES NOT 
MAKE YOU LESS 
RACIST. 
>> Reporter: HOW TE
MUCH DO YOU 
THINK THIS 
PLAYED INTO PEWITH 
YOU BEING A 
WOMAN ESPECIALLY 
A BLACK WOMAN. 
>> I THINK THE 
FACT THAT I AM A 
BLACK WOMAN AND 
THEY THOUGHT 
THAT I WAS 
IRRELEVANT, WENT 
INTO IT. 
I DON'T THINK 
THEY THOUGHT 
THEY WERE GOING 
TO GET THE 
RESPONSES THEY 
DID. 
I'M NOT GIVING 
UP. 
>>> 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 IS WHY WE 
ARE DOWN HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS WHAT I 
WANT HIM TO SAY. 
>>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP, THIS 
ISN'T 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 
PUT ME INSIDE 
THE STORY. 
>> WITH A POLICY 
CHANGE, WHAT 
WOULD YOU LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WOULD LIKE TO 
HEAR. 
>> ONLY ON 
MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
SAY WE LIVE IN A 
POST RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN WE DO NOT. 
>>> AFTER I 
WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM, 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
HER KIDS. 
I REMEMBER HER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT IS OKAY TO 
KNOW YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT. 
JUST NOT 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 
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. 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID THEY 
DON'T WORK. 
>> 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 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. 
>>> OUR FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE BRAVE 
HEART. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>>> ALL OF US 
CAN EXTEND A 
HAND TO THOSE IN 
NEED. 
NO WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED? 
AND WHAT WOULD 
COUNT AS JUSTICE 
IN THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FROM ONE 
ANOTHER, FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THESE TWO CRIES 
MAY DOVETAIL IN 
THE RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> AND WELCOME 
BACK. 
THERE IS A NEW 
CAMPAIGN 
LAUNCHING ON 
INSTAGRAM TODAY. 
CALLED HASHTAG 
SHARE THE 
MEDICAL MIC. 
IT IS ALL ABOUT 
AMPLIFYING THE 
VOICES OF BLACK 
WOMEN 
PHYSICIANS. 
40 OF THEM ARE 
PARTICIPATING, 
HOPING TO BRING 
MORE AWARENESS 
TO THE 
HEALTHCARE AC
OBSTACLES BLACK 
WOMEN FACE AS 
PATIENTS. 
WE HAVE BOARD 
CERTIFIED OB-GYN 
AND SURGEON AND 
DR. JENNIFER 
LINCOLN, ALSO A 
BOARD ANCERTIFIED 
OB-GYN WHO WORKS 
IN PORTLAND, 
OREGON. 
GOOD MORNING TO 
YOU GUYS. 
THANKS FOR 
JOINING US THIS 
MORNING. 
>> DR. JESSICA, 
LET ME START 
WITH YOU. 
TELL US BEHIND 
THE CAMPAIGN AND 
HOW IT WORKS. 
>> THE CAMPAIGN 
WAS STARTED BY 
DR. RENE PAR ROW 
AND DR. LAUREN 
POWELL AND THE 
REAL IMPACT HERE 
WAS TO  4GROUP 40 
PHYSICIANS OF 
COLOR AND 40 
PHYSICIANS THAT 
ARE NONCOLOR. 
GROUPING THESE 
80 SEWOMEN 
TOGETHER TO 
REALLY GET THE 
IMPACT AND THE 
VOICE OUT THERE 
BLACK WOMEN IN 
MEDICINE SO WE 
CAN SHARE OUR 
VOICE, OUR 
EXPERIENCES, 
STRUGGLES UGAND 
SOME OF OUR 
TRIUMPHS. 
>>> DR. JESSICA, 
ONE OF THE 
PRIMARY 
HEALTHCARE 
TOPICS YOU PLAN 
TO BRING THE 
ATTENTION OF 
JENNIFER FLOWERS 
IS THE MATERNAL 
MORTALITY IN 
BLACK WOMEN. 
TALK TO US A 
LITTLE BIT ABOUT 
THAT. 
>> YEAH, 
ABSOLUTELY. 
YOU KNOW, YOWHEN 
WE THINK OF 
SYSTEMIC RACISM 
AND HOW  AIT IS A 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
CONCERN, WE SEE 
THAT TRANSPIRING 
INTO MATERNAL 
MORTALITY RATES. 
AND WE KNOW THAT 
FOUR TO SIX 
TIMES LIKELY A 
BLACK WOMAN IS 
TO DIE. 
WHEN WE LOOK AT 
THOSE 
STATISTICS, THEY 
ARE COMPLETELY 
STARRINGERING. 
THE ISSUE IS 
TAKING THE 
ECONOMIC STATUS 
OF BLACK WOMEN 
IS THERE IS A 
RACIAL BIAS   OAND 
WE HAVE TO 
ADDRESS THAT 
T
RACIAL 
 
IMPACTS MOM AND BABY AS WELL.
>> AND DR. GENNIFER, YOU'RE 
WORKING WITH NOT AS DIVERSE 
POPULATIONS.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT FOR YOU 
AND HOW DID YOU GET ON BOARD?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SO AS AN OBSTETRICIAN, I TRAIN 
TO BE
. 
>>> AS AN 
OBSTETRICIAN, I 
TRAIN FOR 
EMERGENCIES THAT 
ARE RARE. 
THE SAME THING, 
EVEN THOUGH I 
LIVE IN A CITY, 
THERE MAY NOT BE 
AS MANY IN 
ANOTHER CITY, I 
HAVE TO BE READY 
TO HANDLE THE 
RACIAL 
DISPARITIES THAT 
COME WITH CARE. 
I WAS INVITED 
INTO THIS 
CAMPAIGN AND WHEN 
I SAW DR. 
SHEPHERD WAS ON 
IT, I ASKED HER 
TO CHAIR WITH ME. 
I LOOK UP TO HER 
SO MUCH OVER WHAT 
SHE'S DONE. 
>> AND DR. 
JESSICA, GOING 
INTO DETAILS OF 
SPECIFIC 
CONDITIONS, YOU 
DEAL WITH WOMEN 
WHO SUFFER FROM 
FIBROIDS, IT 
HAPPENS TO BE 
FIBROID AWARENESS 
MONTH. 
THIS IS AN AREA 
WHERE YOU'VE SEEN 
FIRSTHAND WHEN IT 
COMES TO THE 
DISPARITIES OF 
TREATMENT? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
I HAVE HAD 
NUMBERS OF WOMEN 
WHO HAVE WALKED 
INTO MY OFFICE 
WHO HAVE BEEN 
OFFERED OPTIONS 
OF HYSTERECTOMIES 
AND THERE ARE 
OTHER 
ALTERNATIVES. 
BLACK WOMEN ARE 
COMING INTO MY 
OFFICE AND SEEING 
THAT RACIAL 
DISPARATE IN MY 
FACE, IT'S 
ALLOWED ME TO BE 
LOUDER ABOUT 
TALKING ABOUT THE 
OPPRESSION THAT 
EWE SEE IN HEALTH 
CARE TODAY. 
AND WE CAN GET 
THE WORD OUT 
THERE FOR ALL 
PHYSICIANS THAT 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING, COMING 
TOGETHER WE CAN 
TACKLE AND ALL DO 
BETTER. 
>> YOU TALK 
ABOUT, WE BEGIN 
BY ADDRESSING A 
LOT OF RACIAL 
BIAS IN THE 
MEDICAL CARE 
SYSTEM, HOW DO WE 
DO BETTER 
FOLLOWING IN THIS 
MORNING? 
WHAT ARE WE 
SUPPOSED TO DO? 
>> WHAT I LOVE 
ABOUT THE 
CAMPAIGN, HAVING 
ACTION ITEMS, 
IT'S THINGS WE 
CAN DO EVEN JUST 
TODAY. 
WE CAN VOICE OUR 
CONCERN. 
ONE OF THE THINGS 
WE CAN SEE FROM 
DECADES, NO 
MATTER WHAT AREA 
WE LOOK LIKE IS 
THE ABILITY TO 
VOICE OUR 
CONCERNS, BUT 
REPRESENTATION. 
WE'RE TAKING OVER 
IG ACCOUNTS, 
WE'RE ALLOWING 
OURSELVES TO BE 
HEARD AND SEEN 
THROUGH THE 
PLATFORM OF 
OTHERS, BUT AS WE 
CONTINUE THIS IN 
THE FUTURE, WE 
ARE HOPING TO SEE 
THAT WE CAN BE A 
FACE, BE THE 
VOICE OF ADVOCACY 
FOR OUR PATIENTS 
SO WE CAN SHARE 
AND MAKE SURE WE 
CAN DO EVERYTHING 
WE CAN TO 
DECREASE THE 
DISPARITIES IN 
RACISM AND HEALTH 
CARE. 
>> I LOVE THE 
WHOLE IDEA OF 
THIS, THAT YOU'RE 
SHARING SO THAT 
THEY CAN LEARN 
SOMETHING ABOUT 
EACH OTHER. 
ARE YOU HOPING 
THAT FOLLOWERS 
LEARN ABOUT BLACK 
WOMEN DOCTORS IN 
VARIOUS FIELDS AS 
WELL AND WHAT YOU 
GUYS FACES A THE 
CHALLENGES OF 
BEING MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS? 
>> YEAH, DR. 
JENNIFER LINCOLN 
IS PROBABLY THE 
MOST PROFOUND 
WHEN I THINK OF 
WHITE WOMEN IN 
MEDICINE WHO IS 
VERY OPEN TO 
ISSUES THAT WE'RE 
HAVING, AND THIS 
IS HOW WE'RE 
GOING TO COMBAT 
THAT AND ALLOWING 
HER VOICE TO BE 
HEARD EVEN FROM 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
NOT BLACK TO 
AMPLIFY THE 
VOICES OF HER 
COLLEAGUES AND 
HER PATIENTS AND 
HOW TO TAKE THE 
BETTER -- HOW TO 
BETTER PARTNER 
AND WE HOPE TO 
CONTINUE THIS. 
ALL OF THE PEOPLE 
CAN ASK QUESTIONS 
TODAY AND 
PERPETUATE HOW WE 
CAN -- . 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH AND AGAIN. 
THE TAKEOVER 
HAPPENS TODAY YOU 
CAN LOOK AT THE 
HASHTAG SHARE THE 
MEDICAL MIC. 
SO COOL. 
>>> AFTER DOWN 
PLAYING THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED TO CHANGE 
COURSE ON TUESDAY 
OFFERING THIS 
BLUNT ASSESSMENT. 
>> IT WILL 
PROBABLY 
UNFORTUNATELY GET 
WORSE THAN BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER. 
IT'S SOMETHING I 
DON'T LIKE TO SAY 
ABOUT THINGS. 
THAT'S THE WAY IT 
IS. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
IS PAINT AGO 
ROSIER PICTURE. 
>> IT WILL 
DISAPPEAR, THE 
VIRUS WILL 
DISAPPEAR. 
>> CASES ARE 
SURGING ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
IT'S SURGING 
AFTER HIM 
TWEETING ON THE 
VIRUS IN APRIL. 
AND AFTER A 
REFUSAL OF 
WEARING THE MASK 
HE HAD THIS ABOUT-
FACE. 
HE HAD A PHOTO OF 
HIMSELF WEARING 
ONE. 
>> WHETHER YOU 
LIKE THE MASK OR 
NOT, THEY HAVE AN 
IMPACT AND WE 
NEED EVERYTHING 
WE CAN GET. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS WORN IT ONCE 
TO A MEDICAL 
CENTER LAST WEEK. 
>> WEARING A MASK 
HE SAID WAS AN 
ACT OF 
PATRIOTISM. 
WHY DON'T YOU DO 
IT MORE 
FREQUENTLY? 
>> I DO WEAR IT 
WHEN I WALK INTO 
A HOSPITAL, I 
HAVE THE MASK 
RIGHT HERE. 
I CARRY IT AND 
I'LL USE IT 
GLADLY. 
>> WAS HE WEARING 
A MASK AND LAST 
WEEK WE ZOO SAW 
YOU NOT WEARING A 
MASK AT THE 
HOTEL? 
>> I WAS PRETTY 
FAR AWAY FROM 
PEOPLE. 
>> ABSENT FROM 
TUESDAY'S 
BRIEFING, THE 
MEMBERS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE ACCORDING 
TO DR. FAUCI WHO 
TOLD CNN BEFORE 
THE BRIEFING HE 
WAS IN THE 
INVITED. 
DR. FAUCI WAS 
ASKED TO SPEAKING 
TO THE PRESIDENT, 
HE WAS CALLED AN 
ALARMIST. 
>> I CONSIDER 
MYSELF MORE A 
REALIST THAN AN 
ALARMIST. 
>> AND JOE BIDEN 
CRITICIZED 
SHARPLY THE 
PRESIDENT ON THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> HE QUIT ON YOU 
AND THIS COUNTRY. 
THIS ELECTION 
SOMEBODY NOT JUST 
ABOUT HIM. 
IT'S ABOUT US. 
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> NOW, WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID NOT 
SAY, WHAT HIS AND 
IS TO APPROVE 
TEXTING OR THE 
ECONOMY, THE 
PRESIDENT PLANS 
TO DO THOSE 
BRIEFINGS QUITE 
OFTEN. 
>> AND ALSO ON 
CAPITOL HILL 
RIGHT NOW THE TWO 
PARTIES 
APPARENTLY SO FAR 
APART IN 
NEGOTIATIONS FOR 
A NEW ROUND OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE THAT WE 
NEED AT THIS 
POINT. 
WILL THERE BE ONE 
DOWN THE LINE? 
>> THE BIG 
QUESTION IS WHEN 
WILL IT HAPPEN. 
THE GOAL IS TO 
PASS A BILL, THIS 
IS WHEN 
EMPLOYMENT 
NUMBERS RUN OUT. 
THERE ARE SO MANY 
STICKING POINTS 
BETWEEN THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
SENATE 
REPUBLICANS, IT'S 
UNLIKELY THEY'LL 
REACH THE 
DEADLINE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WANTS A PAYROLL 
TAX CUT, BUT 
THEY'RE LOOKING 
FOR FUNDING FOR 
SCHOOLS AND 
THEY'RE LOOKING 
FOR ANOTHER ROUND 
OF DIRECT 
PAYMENTS, BUT 
THIS COMES DOWN 
TO DOLLARS AND 
CENTS, HOW MUCH 
EACH SIDE IS 
WILLING TO SPEND. 
WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT THE 
DIVISIONS WITHIN 
THE REPUBLICAN 
PARTY. 
THEY STILL HAVE 
TO COME TO AN 
AGREEMENT WITH 
DEMOCRATS THAT 
WILL UNDOUBTEDLY 
BE EVEN HARDER. 
>> THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
AS OUR NATION 
CLOSES IN ON 4 
MILLION CONFIRMED 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, THE CDC IS 
REPORTING THE 
TRUE NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS 
INFECTED COULD BE 
AS MUCH AS 24 
TIMES HIGHER IN 
SOME AREAS THAN 
ORIGINALLY 
THOUGHT. 
MOST OF THE 
AFFECTED HAD NO 
DETECTABLE 
ANTIBODIES AND NO 
COMMUNITY IS 
CHOSE IT HERD 
IMMUNITY, WHERE 
THE VIRUS SLOWS. 
>> IT'S 
EXHAUSTING, IT'S 
BEEN GOING ON FOR 
FOUR AND A HALF 
MONTHS NOW. 
>> CALIFORNIA IS 
SURGING PAST 
400,000 CASES. 
THE STATE IS SET 
TO ECLIPSE NEW 
YORK FOR THE 
NATION'S HIGHEST 
NUMBER OF 
INFECTIONS. 
LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY IS ONE OF 
THE MOST 
DANGEROUS HOT 
SPOTS FOR THE 
VIRUS, SHEDDING 
MILESTONES FOR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATHS. 
>> ALMOST EVERY 
DAY YOU'RE 
RUNNING AROUND 
AND TRYING TO 
TAKE CARE OF YOUR 
PATIENT AND 
TRYING TO KEEP 
YOUR PATIENT 
ALIVE. 
>> AND DOCTORS 
AND NURSES ARE 
DEPLOYED TO 8 
CALIFORNIA 
HOSPITALS 
STAFFING 
SHORTAGES AND A 
DWINDLING NUMBER 
OF ICU BEDS ARE 
OPEN. 
RURAL COMMUNITIES 
ARE AT A BREAKING 
POINT. 
>> IT'S 60 OR 70 
MILES AWAY, 
THERE'S NO ROOM 
FOR THEM IN THE 
AREA HOSPITALS. 
>> AS CITIES LIKE 
SAN FRANCISCO, 
TIGHTEN 
RESTRICTIONS, LOS 
ANGELES REMAINS 
ON A BRINK OF 
ANOTHER SHUT 
DOWN. 
AND 19 STUDENTS 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19 
AFTER A HIGH 
SCHOOL GRADUATION 
AND PROM. 
AND IN FLORIDA 
IT'S BEEN THE 
DEADLIEST SINCE 
THE PANDEMIC 
BEGAN. 
>> WE'RE FLYING 
BLIND IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE 
WORST PANDEMIC IN 
100 YEARS. 
>> AND THERE'S 
NEW RESEARCH OUT 
AND IT ZEROS IN 
ON ONE OF THE 
MOST CONCERNS 
ABOUT THIS VIRUS 
AND THAT'S HOW 
DEADLY IT IS, 
WHAT HAVE WE 
LEARNED? 
>> IT'S A 
DIFFICULT 
QUESTION TO 
ANSWER. 
FIVE TO 10 PEOPLE 
DIE FROM 1,000 
WHO ARE INFECTED 
WITH COVID-19. 
MANY HAVE 
UNDERLYING HEALTH 
CONDITIONS BUT 
WHAT IS SCARY IS 
THERE STILL 
REMAINS MANY 
UNKNOWNS. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
A TRAUMATIC 
ESCALATION OF 
TENSIONS BETWEEN 
CHINA AND OUT AND 
THE U.S. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ORDERED THE 
CLOSING OF THE 
CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON AND 
THERE'S SMOKE 
BILLOWING FROM 
THE BUILDING. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
GIVEN UNTIL 
FRIDAY TO CLEAR 
OUT. 
AND IT LOOKS LIKE 
THEY'RE BURNING 
DOCUMENTS. 
IT'S UNCLEAR FROM 
THE ORDER OF 
VIOLATION. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SAID THEY WON'T 
TOLERATE A BREACH 
OF SECURITY. 
>> CHINA'S 
FOREIGN MINISTRY 
SAID IT'S A MOVE 
AND ESCALATION 
AND THEY WOULD 
TAKE COUNTER 
MEASURES IF IT 
WASN'T REVERSED. 
AND TWO CHINESE 
HACKERS WORKING 
WITH THE CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT WERE 
TRYING TO STEAL 
COVID-19 RESEARCH 
AND OTHER 
CLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION IN 
THE COUNTRY. 
 
RECENT CRITICISM BY THE U.S. 
OVER CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
IN H
THERE'S BEEN 
CRITICISM OVER 
CHINESE HUMAN 
RIGHTS ABUSES IN 
HONG KONG. 
>> THIS WAS THE 
FIRST CONSULATE 
ESTABLISHED IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
AND THIS WAS BACK 
IN 1979. 
RIGHT NOW CHINA 
IS SAYING THIS 
MOVE VIOLATES 
INTERNATIONAL LAW 
AND THEY PROMISE 
NECESSARY 
REACTION. 
>>> AND OVERNIGHT 
A MASS SHOOTING 
ON CHICAGO'S 
SOUTH SIDE. 
POLICE SAY AT 
LEAST 15 PEOPLE 
WERE WOUNDED 
AFTER A CAR DROVE 
PAST A FUNERAL 
HOME AND OPENED 
FIRE. 
>> AT THAT TIME, 
THERE WERE 0 
EXCHANGED GUNFIRE 
WITH THE BLACK 
VEHICLE. 
THE SHOOTOUT 
CONTINUED AFTER 
THE CAR CRASHED 
AND CAME TO A 
STOP. 
THE SUSPECT 
BOLTED ON FOOT. 
>> AUTHORITIES 
RECOVERED 60 
SHELL CASINGS AT 
THE SCENE. 
INVESTIGATORS 
DETERMINED A 
MOTIVE AND HOW 
MANY PEOPLE WERE 
INVOLVED. 
>> IT APPEARS 
LIKE THIS. 
IT WAS PLAIN, 
BECAUSE AS PEOPLE 
ARE COMING OUT OF 
THE FUNERAL HOME, 
THE SHOTS RANG 
OUT. 
>> THEY WEREN'T 
COMING OUT. 
>> THE SHOOTING 
JUST RELAYED AND 
A SURGE OF GUN 
VIOLENCE IN 
CHICAGO. 
THE CITY HAS SEEN 
A 47% INCREASE IN 
SHOOTINGS OVER 
THE SAME TIME 
FROM LAST YEAR. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS THREATENED TO 
SEND IN FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
IN THE CITY TO 
STOP THE 
VIOLENCE. 
>> WE'RE LOOKING 
AT CHICAGO AND 
NEW YORK. 
LOOK WHAT'S GOING 
ON. 
ALL RUN BY 
DEMOCRATS AND ALL 
RUN BY VERY 
LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS. 
>> AND MAYOR 
LIGHTFOOT IS 
FIGHTING BACK. 
WE WILL FIGHT THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF 
UNNAMED FEDERAL 
AGENTS ON THE 
STREETS TO DETAIN 
PEOPLE WITHOUT 
CAUSE. 
THAT'S NOT GOING 
TO HAPPEN IN 
CHICAGO. 
IF WE SEE THAT, 
THE MINUTE WE SEE 
IT, WE'LL BE 
RUSHING INTO 
COURT TO STOP 
THAT FROM 
HAPPENING. 
>> THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAD ALREADY SENT 
FEDERAL AGENTS TO 
PORTLAND, OREGON 
WHERE THERE HAVE 
BEEN PROTESTS 
SINCE GEORGE 
FLOYD'S DEATH TWO 
MONTHS AGO. 
OVERNIGHT A 
PROTEST TURNING 
VIOLENT. 
A FEW PROTESTORS 
WERE SEEN 
BARRICADING THE 
COURTHOUSE WITH 
SANDBAGS AND 
THEY'RE BRACING 
FOR MORE 
VIOLENCE. 
>> I'VE SEEN 
WHAT'S HAPPENED 
IN PORTLAND AND 
IT'S NOT GOING TO 
SOLVE NIPPING. 
I'M JUST AFRAID 
FOR THE CITY TO 
HAVE TO GO 
THROUGH THIS. 
>> POLICE IN 
CHICAGO, NOW, 
SAYING SIX OF THE 
VICTIMS ARE IN 
THE HOSPITAL IN 
SERIOUS 
CONDITION. 
REALIZE HERE IN 
NEW YORK, THE 
MAYOR IS STRONGLY 
OPPOSING THE 
DEPLOYMENT WITH 
ANY FEDERAL 
RESOURCES HERE. 
THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT Y
>>> THIS IS NOT 
YOUR TYPICAL 
FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL. 
>> WHEN STUDENTS 
RETURN TO SCHOOL 
TODAY, ONE OF THE 
FIRST THINGS 
THEY'LL SEE, 
THEY'LL WELCOME 
THE CLASSROOM AND 
THINGS LOOK 
DIFFERENT. 
>>> PLEXY CLASS 
SHIELDS AND 
DEATHS AT A 
DISTANCE.  
THIS IS A 
DISTRICT THAT 
WILL START 
CLASSES. 
>> WE HAVE PEOPLE 
WHO WANT THEIR 
KIDS TO BE BACK 
IN SCHOOL. 
SO, WE'RE GOING 
TO DO IT. 
>> IN ALCOA 
THEY'VE OPTED FOR 
STAGGERED 
ATTENDANCE. 
CLASSES ARE SMALL 
NO MORE THAT 7 
STUDENTS PER 
ROOM. 
MASKS MANDATORY 
FOR STUDENTS. 
AND WHICH CLASSES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY SET TO 
START NEXT MONTH, 
MANY SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS ARE 
STRUGGLING OVER 
WHAT TO DO. 
IN CALIFORNIA AND 
L.A. 
AND SAN DIEGO 
SCHOOLS ARE 
ONLINE ONLY. 
AND THERE'S A 
HYBRID APPROACH. 
IN FLORIDA 
TEACHERS ARE 
SUING THE 
GOVERNOR TO OPEN 
THE SCHOOLS FIVE 
DAYS A WEEK. 
MANY ARE UP TO 
THE CHALLENGE. 
>> WE WANT THEM 
TO NOT BE SCARED. 
WE WANT TO KEEP 
THEM AS NORMAL AS 
WE CAN. 
ACROSS THE STATE, 
COVID-19 CASES 
HAVE JUMPED 66% 
IN THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS. 
THAT'S 82,000 
CASES STATEWIDE. 
IN THE CITY OF 
ALCOA, FEWER THAN 
300 CASES. 
FOR MANY TEACHERS 
IT'S WORTH THE 
RISK BEING BACK 
WITH THEIR 
STUDENTS. 
IT FEELS LIKE 
SUCH A WIN. 
>> I DO HAVE A 
FATHER THAT IS 
HIGH RISK, THE 
MOTHER IS HIGH 
RISK, SO, WE'RE 
TRYING TO 
DISTANCE 
THEMSELVES FROM 
THEM WHEN SCHOOL 
STARTS BACK. 
>> AND THEY'RE 
EXCITED TO START 
THIS GRADE. 
SOME OPTIMISTIC 
WORDS OF WISDOM, 
WE'LL FILL IT IN 
AND ONCE THAT 
HAPPENS, WE CAN 
GET BACK TO 
NORMAL AND 
EVERYTHING WILL 
BE OKAY. 
>> AND YEAH, 
THERE'S A VIRTUAL 
LEARNING OPTION 
IN PLAY FOR ANY 
PARENTS WHO NOT 
READY TO SEND 
THEIR KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL YET. 
THIS IS IN EFFECT 
UNTIL LABOR DAY. 
THEY'LL RE-
EVALUATE TO SEE 
WHAT IF ANYTHING 
NEEDS TO CHANGE. 
E
. 
>>> FOUR MONTHS 
IN THE GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC, THE 
CORONAVIRUS HAS 
THE MAJOR 
AIRLINES BLEEDING 
CASH EVEN AS SOME 
START TO TRICKLE 
BACK TO THE 
CLASS. 
>> TRAVELLERS ARE 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT CATCHING 
COVID-19 ON THE 
AIRPLANE, MORE 
OUT OF THE FIVE 
HAVE THIS FEAR. 
>> A COUPLE OF 
MONTHS AGO, THEY 
SAW PASSENGER 
LEVELS DROP OFF A 
CLIFF. 
DOWN 95%. 
THEY'RE CLOSER TO 
73 TO 74% LESS 
THAN LAST YEAR. 
THAT'S STALLED. 
AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES HAVE SURGED 
TO THE SOUTH AND 
THE WEST. 
>> AS LONG AS WE 
SEE COVID-19 
CONTINUE TO 
SPREAD AROUND THE 
COUNTRY AND WE 
DON'T SEE A BREAK 
IN THE INFECTION 
LEVELS, WE'LL SEE 
REAL LIMITED 
NUMBERS IN TERMS 
OF PEOPLE TAKING 
FLIGHTS. 
>> UNITED 
AIRLINES SAID 
IT'S LOSING $25 
MILLION A DAY. 
DELTA SAYS IT'S 
CASH BURN RATE IS 
$27 MILLION A DAY 
IN LATE JUNE, 
DOWN FROM $100 
MILLION A DAY IN 
MARCH. 
AND TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AIRLINE WORKERS 
ARE FACING THE 
VERY REAL THREAT 
OF FURLOUGHS WITH 
NIGHT ATTENDANTS 
GOING TO TAKE THE 
BIGGEST HIT. 
WE HAVE HAD 20% 
OF OUR PEOPLE 
VOLUNTARILY 
RETIRE. 
>> DELTA CEO SAYS 
WITH SO MANY 
PEOPLE WORKING 
FROM HOME, 
ANOTHER 
CHALLENGE, IS THE 
SIGNIFICANT DROP 
OF BUSINESS 
TRAVEL. 
INDUSTRY GROUPS 
SAYS IT CAN 
ACCOUNT FOR 60 TO 
70% OF PASSENGER 
REVENUE. 
THERE'S THE 
PATCHWORK 
RESPONSE TO THE 
PANDEMIC FROM 
STATE TO STATE. 
SOME LIKE NEW 
YORK REQUIRING 
PEOPLE COMING 
FROM HOT SPOTS TO 
SELF QUARANTINE. 
>> THAT'S A BIG 
DISINCENTIVE TO 
TRAVEL PERIOD TO 
ANY ONE OF THOSE 
31 STATES, YOU 
HAVE TO SHELTER 
IN PLACE FOR 41 
DAYS. 
>> THEY HAVE TO 
WEAR A MASK AND 
THE FRONTIER, 
IT'S THE ONLY 
AIRLINE CURRENTLY 
DOING TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS. 
EXPERTS SAY WITH 
ALL OF THE 
CLEANING 
PROCEDURES FOR 
HEALTHY PERIOD, 
NOW, IS THE 
RELATIVELY SAFE 
TIME TO TRAVEL. 
>> IT'S PROBABLY 
ANY TIME A BETTER 
TIME TO FLY FROM 
NOW. 
>> AIRPLANES OR 
PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION, 
BE CONSIDERATE OF 
THOSE AROUND YOU. 
>> ONE OTHER 
STORY LINE THAT 
WILL DEVELOP IN 
THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS, REMEMBER 
THE 737 MAX, IT'S 
BEEN UNDER REVIEW 
AS YOU KNOW WITH 
THE FAA TRYING TO 
EVALUATE ALL OF 
THE SOFTWARE, 
TRYING TO 
DETERMINE WHEN 
WILL THE MAX MY 
AGAIN. 
THEY'RE EXPECTING 
THE 
RECERTIFICATION 
TO EXTEND INTO 
THE FALL, AND 
MAYBE EVEN THE 
WINTER. 
 
WINTER.
>> TOM, THANKS SO MUCH.
>>> WE'RE JOINED 
BY THE A 
FOREMENTIONED OF 
THE CE OFF THE OF 
DELTA AIRLINES. 
ED, GOOD MORNING, 
GOOD TO HAVE YOU 
WITH US. 
I'M NOT TELLING 
YOU ANYTHING YOU 
DON'T KNOW. 
PEOPLE ARE AFRAID 
TO FLY RIGHT NOW, 
YOUR BOTTOM LINE 
REFLECTS THAT. 
ROC WALK US FROM 
GETTING INTO THE 
AIRPORT, GETTING 
ON AND OFF THE 
PLANE AND BEING 
ON THE PLANE AND 
WHAT IS IT LIKE 
TO FLY RIGHT NOW 
IF PEOPLE ARE 
EXPECTING TO DO 
IT? 
>> THERE'S A LOT 
OF ANXIETY IN THE 
GENERAL PUBLIC 
AND FOR ROAD 
WARRIORS WHO HAVE 
BEEN FLYING FOR 
YEARS. 
THE FIRST TIME 
BACK, THERE'S A 
LEVEL OF ANGST TO 
BE WALKED THROUGH 
THE PROCESS. 
THE PLANES HAVE 
BEEN SANITIZED. 
WE ELECTRICALLY 
CERTIFY THE SEATS 
AND WE FILTER THE 
AIR AND WE HAVE 
SPACE ON OUR 
PLANES. 
WE'RE SERIOUS AND 
BOOK OUR PLANES 
TO 60% FULL, 
THERE'S A LOT OF 
SPACE ON THE 
PLANES. 
EVERY MIDDLE SEAT 
IS BLOCKED ON 
DELTA AND THE 
AIRPORT. 
WE HAVE A LOT OF 
SEATS BLOCKED. 
FROM A CUSTOMER 
STANDPOINT AND WE 
GET THIS FEED 
PACK FROM 
CUSTOMERS, THEY 
SEE IT AS A 
BETTER EXPERIENCE 
THAN A YEAR AGO. 
WE SURVEY OUR 
CUSTOMERS AND OUR 
PROMOTING SCORES 
ARE IMPORTANT. 
WE HAVE TAKEN 
PRIDE IN THE 
SERVICE WE PUT 
OUT, OUR SCORES 
THIS JUNE WAS 20 
POINTS HIGHER 
THAN THE JUNE 
PRIOR. 
WE ARE 
REEXAMINING THE 
FLIGHT 
EXPERIENCE. 
PEOPLE NEED SOME 
PLACE TO GO. 
I THINK A LOT OF 
THE ANGST IS LESS 
ABOUT THE 
AIRPLANE ITSELF 
AS COMPARED TO 
WHAT YOU'RE GOING 
TO DO WHEN YOU 
LAND. 
THE BUSINESSES 
ARE NOT OPEN, THE 
HOTELS MAY NOT BE 
THERE, AND THE 
RESTAURANTS AND 
THEME PARKS. 
THAT'S PART OF 
THE EQUATION. 
>> LET ME ASK 
ABOUT MASKS. 
YOU ANNOUNCED 
MASKS WILL BE 
REQUIRED ON THE 
FLIGHT BY 
EMPLOYEES AND 
TRAVELLERS AS 
WELL. 
WHAT HAPPENS IF I 
DON'T WEAR A MASK 
ON THE PLANE, 
WHAT IS THAT 
PROCESS? 
>> WE'VE BEEN 
REQUIRING MASKS 
SINCE THE FIRST 
OF MAY AND WE'VE 
BEEN AGGRESSIVELY 
STEP UP ON THE 
ENFORCEMENT OF 
THE MASK POLICY. 
YOU CAN'T BOARD A 
DELTA PLANE 
UNLESS HAVE YOU A 
MASK ON. 
IF YOU INSIST ON 
IN THE WEARING 
YOUR MASK, WE 
INSIST YOU DON'T 
FLY TELL THAT. 
WE HAVE 100 
PEOPLE WE PUT ON 
THAT LIST. 
WE IMPLEMENT ADD 
NEW PROCEDURE 
THIS WEEK. 
WE HAVE HAD SOME 
CUSTOMERS 
INDICATE THAT 
THEY HAVE 
UNDERLYING 
CONDITIONS THAT 
MAKES WEARING A 
MASK DANGEROUS 
FOR THEM. 
WE'VE TOLD THEM 
YOU MAY NOT WANT 
IT FLY, TO 
RECONSIDER 
WHETHER AIR 
TRAVEL IS THE 
RIGHT FORM OF 
TRANSPORTATION. 
IF THEY DO DECIDE 
TO, THEY WANT TO 
CONTINUE TO FLY, 
WE HAVE A 
SCREENING PROCESS 
WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
PITTSBURGH 
MEDICAL CENTER, 
WHERE THE 
CUSTOMER WILL 
TALK TO THE 
DOCTOR BEFORE 
THEY GET ON THE 
PLANE TO ACTUALLY 
HAVE IT VALIDATED 
THAT THEY INDEED 
CAN'T WEAR A 
MASK. 
>> LET ME ASK YOU 
ABOUT YOUR 
BUSINESS NOW. 
WE SAW YOU'RE 
LOSING $27 
MILLION A DAY, 
YOU'RE COMING OFF 
THE WORST QUARTER 
IN THE HISTORY OF 
THE COMPANY. 
AS THIS GOES ON, 
HOW DOES DELTA 
SURVIVE THIS, HOW 
DOES THE AIRLINE 
INDUSTRY SURVIVE 
THIS? 
>> WE'VE DONE A 
LOT AT DELTA. 
WHEN THE PANDEMIC 
STARTED, WE WERE 
BURNING CASH, 
WE'RE LOSING $100 
MILLION IN MARCH. 
SO THE MONTH OF 
JUNE, 90 DAYS 
LATER WE GOT THAT 
CASH BURN DOWN TO 
$27 MILLION. 
IT'S STILL A LOT 
OF MONEY, BUT A 
CONSIDERABLE 
IMPROVEMENT FROM 
WHERE WE WERE. 
ONE OF THE 
REASONS WE'VE 
BEEN ABLE TO 
STAND TOGETHER AS 
AN INDUSTRY IS 
BECAUSE OF THE 
C.A.R.E.S. 
ACT AND THE 
GOVERNMENT 
STIMULUS THAT 
ALLOWED US TO PAY 
OUR PEOPLE AND 
INSURE AT THAT 
OUR EMPLOYEES 
WILL KEEP THEIR 
JOB FOR THE NEXT 
SIX MONTHS FROM 
APRIL 1 THROUGH 
THE END OF 
SEPTEMBER. 
THAT'S BEEN 
IMMEASURABLE IN 
TERMS OF THE HELP 
AND ASSISTANCE 
THAT'S PROVIDED. 
THAT CARE 
ASSISTANCE IS NOT 
IN THE CASH BURN 
NUMBERS. 
THE REAL CASH 
BURN  -- 
>> WILL YOU NEED 
MORE MONEY FROM 
THE GOVERNMENT? 
>> I DON'T KNOW. 
WE'RE TRYING NOT 
TO. 
WE HAVE A LOT OF 
OPPORTUNITIES TO 
CONTINUE TO 
IMPROVE OUR 
COSTS. 
A LOT OF 
EMPLOYEES HAVE 
AGREED TO RETIRE, 
AND MANY ARE 
VOLUNTEERING IT 
TAKE TIME OFF 
WITHOUT PAY. 
EMPLOYEES ARE 
DOING AN AMAZING 
JOBS TO KEEP THE 
COMPANY AFLOAT. 
WHAT WE NEED IS A 
VACCINE, AND 
MEDICAL 
CONFIDENCE BACK 
IN CONSUMERS AND 
CONTINUE TO 
RESTORE 
CONFIDENCE IN AIR 
TRAVEL. 
>> WE WISH YOU 
GOOD LUCK. 
THANKS FOR YOUR 
TIME THIS 
MORNING. 
WE APPRECIATE IT. 
>> THANK YOU. 
 
OFF A NEW SEASON SAFELY.
THIS MORNING THE NFL IS INCHING 
TOWARDS THE GOAL LINE.
>>> THIS MORNING, 
THE NFL IS 
INCHING TOWARDS A 
GOAL LINE TRYING 
TO GET BACK TO 
THE GRID IRON 
SAFELY IN THE AGE 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THERE WILL BE NO 
PRESEASON GAMES 
IN 2020 AND 
TRAINING CAMP 
ROSTERS NORMALLY 
AT 90 PLAYERS 
WILL BE REDUCED 
TO 80. 
>> BY ELIMINATING 
THE PRESEASON 
GAMES WE'LL HAVE 
MORE TIME TO GET 
THE BODIES RIGHT 
AND ALSO AVOID 
TRAVELING AND 
SUBJECTING 
THEMSELVES TO 
UNNECESSARY RISKS 
FOR GAMES THAT 
DON'T COUNT. 
>> THEY'RE TAKING 
TO SOCIAL MEDIA 
TO TAKE TO THE 
NEWS. 
>> I WOULD LIKE 
TO CONGRATULATE 
TO THE PLAYERS. 
ONE TWITTER USER 
ADDED IT'S GOING 
TO BE HARD FOR 
UNDRAFTED PLAYERS 
TO MAKE THE TEAM. 
MEANWHILE ON 
TUESDAY THE NFL 
PLAYERS 
ASSOCIATION 
REVEALED 59 
PLAYERS HAD 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19.  
THIS NEWS COMING 
A DAY AFTER THE 
LEAGUE AND THE 
UNION AGREED ON 
TESTING PROTOCOLS 
FOR CAMP. 
THEY HAVE TO HAVE 
TWO NEGATIVE 
COVID-19 TESTS IF 
THEY TAKE THE 
FIELD. 
AND THEY HAVE TO 
HAVE CORONAVIRUS 
EXAMS IN TWO 
WEEKS. 
AS LONG AS THEY 
TAKE UNDER A 5% 
POSITIVITY RATE. 
>>> AND A SOCIAL 
MEDIA GLITCH BY 
SEVERAL PLAYERS 
OVER THE WEEKEND. 
THEY EXPRESSED 
THE LEAGUE'S 
SAFETY STRATEGY 
AT THE TIME. 
D
AND PLAYERS WERE 
SPEAKING OUT 
USING THE HASHTAG 
WE WANT TO PLAY. 
AS PLAYERS 
CONTINUE TO 
REPORT TO CAMPS 
THIS WEEK, 
EARTHQUAKES 
EXPERTS SAY 
THERE'S PLENTY TO 
BE DONE OFF THE 
FIELD BEFORE 
THEY'RE ON IT. 
>> THERE'S A LOT 
WE HAVE TO 
ADDRESS 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
IT COMES TO THE 
FINANCIAL ASPECTS 
OF THIS.  
THIS WILL BE THE 
MOST CRUCIAL 
TALKS IN THE 
COMING DAYS 
BEFORE WE KNOW 
THIS SEASON CAN 
KICK OFF. 
>> ANOTHER MAJOR 
ISSUE IS WHETHER 
OR NOT PLAYERS 
CAN DECIDE FORM 
THEMSELVES 
WHETHER THEY WANT 
TO PLAY BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE SPECIAL 
CONCERNS OVER 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
WHAT'S THE LATEST 
ON THOSE 
INDIVIDUAL 
CHOICES. 
>> YEAH, THAT'S 
RIGHT. 
SO FAR THEY SAID 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
PULL OUT BUT THE 
LEAGUE IS 
CONSIDERING 
OPTIONS. 
ONE IS TO GIVE 
PLAYERS A 
STIPENED IF THEY 
HAVE UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS. 
OTHER PLAYERS CAN 
PULL OUT FOR 
OTHER REASONS, 
NONE OF THE 
DECISIONS HAVE 
BEEN MADE 
FORMALLY YET. 
>> OKAY. 
>>> THANK YOU. 
 
CALL RECHARGE ROOMS IN A MOST 
UNEXPECTED PLACE.
>> Reporter: ASK A NEW YORKER 
WHAT SIGHTS AND SOUNDS THEY'LL 
>>> ASKING A NEW 
YORKER WHAT 
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS 
THEY REMEMBER 
FROM THE COVID-19 
OUTBREAK. 
THEY'LL REMEMBER 
THE SIRENS AND 
THE TRIAGE TENTS 
THAT STARTED TO 
APPEAR OUTSIDE OF 
CITY HOSPITALS. 
>> SEEING TENTS 
LIKE THIS POPPING 
UP IN MT. SINAI 
HOSPITAL AND 
AROUND THE CITY, 
IT WAS REALLY 
DIFFICULT, IT WAS 
REALLY A STARK 
SIGN WE WERE 
MOVING INTO A 
SURGE AND WE 
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT 
WOULD HAPPEN. 
>> THE TENTS A 
DARK OMEN OF WHAT 
WAS TO COME. 
DR. DALIA IS A 
CHIEF OF MOUNT 
SINAI AND BETH 
ISRAEL HOSPITAL. 
>> EVEN THOUGH WE 
HAVE THE 
CONFIRMED CAST 
AND HOW WE DO OUR 
PPE, WE WOULDN'T 
BE INFECTED AND 
GET ILL FROM HOW 
DETRIMENTAL IT 
HAD BEEN. 
>> IT IS STILL 
DIFFICULT TO 
THINK ABOUT AN 
UNSPEAKABLE TIME. 
ROBERT IS A 
REGISTERED NURSE 
AT THE HOSPITAL. 
>> SO BASICALLY 
YOU WOULD TREAT 
THE PATIENT. 
BE FELT LIKE 
THERE WAS NOTHING 
YOU COULD DO. 
AND THEY WOULD 
GET A LITTLE BIT 
BETTER, THEN THEY 
WOULD GET WORSE. 
AS A NURSE YOU 
FELT LIKE YOU 
COULDN'T DO YOUR 
JOB. 
>> NEW YORK CITY 
IS PAST THE WEEK 
OF COVID-19, BUT 
IT'S ONLY 
BEGINNING TO 
CREST FOR HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS. 
>> WE DIDN'T HAVE 
TIME TO THINK 
DURING THE PEAK. 
>> NOW, THERE IS 
A SURPRISING 
REFUGE FOR THOSE 
MEDICAL WORKERS. 
THOSE TRIAGE 
TENTS, ONCE A 
SYMBOL OF A CITY 
UNDER SIEGE, 
THEY'VE BEEN 
TRANSFORMED BY 
MOUNT SINAI TO 
HELP THEIR 
HEROES. 
>> AS SOON AS YOU 
STEP IN, THE 
LIGHTING CHANGES 
SO YOU HAVE THE 
EXPERIENCE FOR 
BEING IN SORT OF 
A FORCEST OR AN 
OCEAN 
ENVIRONMENT, THAT 
WE USE, WE USE 
ESSENTIAL OILS TO 
CREATE FOREST 
FLOOR 
EXPERIENCES, 
ANYWAY ARE 
EVIDENCE BASED TO 
CREATE A RELAXING 
EFFECT. 
>>> THEY TURN THE 
TENTS INTO SO 
CALL RECHARGE 
ROOMS. 
>> I WAS VERY 
SURPRISED. 
>> IT LOOKED SO 
REALISTIC. 
THE FIRST THING I 
DID, I SAT DOWN 
IN THE CHAIR AND 
I LOOKED UP AT 
THE TREE HERE, IT 
WAS SWAYING AND I 
COULD FEEL THE 
BREEZE ON MY ARM 
AND THE CRACKLING 
OF THE VIRUS, AND 
IT WAS VERY 
REALISTIC. 
>> THE DESIGN OF 
THE SPACE IS 
GROUNDED IN 
NEUROSCIENCE. 
>> WE'RE 
LEVERAGING 
LITERATURE IN THE 
FACT THAT GREEN 
SPACES CAN HAVE 
LOWER HEART RATE 
AND MANY PROVE 
BREATHING. 
>> IT'S BECAUSE 
IT SETTLED IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A BUSY 
DAY. 
IT'S LIKE 
STARTING OVER 
AGAIN. 
>> WORKERS LIKE 
ROBERT REPORTED A 
60% DROP IN 
STRESS LEVELS 
AFTER VISITING 
ONE OF THE TEN 
RECHARGE ROOMS IN 
THE MOUNT SINAI 
SYSTEM. 
THE SUCCESS 
PROMPTING OTHER 
HOSPITALS TO 
INQUIRE ABOUT 
SETTING UP 
SIMILAR SPACES. 
>> THIS IS ALONG 
THE PERSONAL 
HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING, FROM ALL 
KINDS OF 
SURVIVORS. 
>> GREAT IDEA. 
>> GOD BLESS. 
>> ISN'T THAT 
AMAZING. 
IT'S INTERESTING 
THEY'RE FEELING 
THE EFFECTS NOW 
AND THEY REALLY 
NEED THAT NOW. 
>> IT'S A GREAT 
IDEA. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
GUYS. 
>>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
MAKE IT VALID FOR 
A PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> YOU NEED TO GO 
INSIDE THE STORY. 
>> WHAT POWERFUL 
CHANGE IN POLICE 
YOU WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE ENACTED. 
>> HE'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH. 
>> WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY. 
>> THAT'S THE 
NEWS STORY 
AMERICANS WANT TO 
HEAR. 
>> YOU AND YOUR 
MORNING JOE OVER 
ON NBC. 
>> IN POST RACIAL 
AMERICA, YOU'RE 
REMINDED TIME AND 
AGAIN. 
>> I THINK ABOUT 
MOMS TRYING TO 
RAISE THEIR SON 
AND I REMEMBER MY 
KID COMING HOME 
AND SAYING WHY 
DON'T I HAVE HAIR 
LIKE THE WHITE 
GIRLS. 
AND I SAY YOU 
DON'T HAVE TO 
FEEL LESS THAN, 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
HAVING THESE 
DISCUSSIONS, I 
FEEL SAFE TALKING 
ABOUT THIS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING "NBC 
NEWS NOW." 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS MADE 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEK DAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO BORDERS, 
A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL BEFORE THE 
VERY EYES. 
>> PEOPLE DON'T 
WORK, THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
THE SKY TEAMS 
AROUND THE GROUND 
ARE LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT'S BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT, 
THEY'RE BACK IN 
STAGES. 
>> YOU CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW IT 
WILL IMPACT US 
HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
HERE IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
>> IT DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE 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 -- IT BELONGS 
IT THE BRAVE. 
>> ALL THOSE CAN 
EXTEND A HAND FOR 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE FIX AND WHAT 
WOULD COUNT AS 
JUSTICE IN THIS 
CASE. 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT HAS 
ACTUALLY ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN ENGINE 
FOR PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET AWAY 
FROM EACH OTHER 
FOR THE MOST 
PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE CREASE 
EASE COULD DOVE 
TAIL THE 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THE PROTESTS? 
>>> THE VILLAGES 
IN CENTRAL 
FLORIDA HOME TO 
51,000 RETEARIES, 
AND THE VILLAGE 
HAS HAD INCREASED 
43% FOR CASES IN 
A FEW DAYS. 
>> THIS PICKS ON 
THE ELDERLY. 
>> IT'S 
CATASTROPHE. 
>> IT'S A 
DISASTER. 
>> KATE SMITH 
ADVOCATES FOR THE 
MOST VULNERABLE. 
>> HOW BAD IS THE 
CRISIS FOR THE 
ELDERLY IN OUR 
COUNTRY. 
>> IT'S AN 
EQUIVALENT TO A 
CATEGORY 5 
HURRICANE. 
>> THIS WOMAN 
DIED FROM THE 
VIRUS AND THEY 
SUSPECT SHE WAS 
INFECTED BY A 
NURSE WHO 
UNKNOWINGLY 
SPREAD IT. 
>> IT'S BEEN 
DIFFICULT TO GET 
A HANDLE ON THE 
PROBLEM AMONG THE 
ELDERLY, IN LARGE 
PART BECAUSE 
NURSING HOMES 
CONTINUE TO BE 
OVERLOOKED BY THE 
FORMER CDC 
DIRECTOR. 
R
DR. THOMAS FRIEDEN. 
>> WE ARE FLYING BLIND
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
WORST PANDEMIC IN 100 
YEARS. 
>> WE'RE FLYING 
BLIND IN THE 
WORSE PANDEMIC IN 
100 YEARS. 
>> THE PROBLEM IS 
MOST ACUTE IN 
LONG TERM CARE 
FACILITIES AND 
IT'S GETTING 
WORSE. 
>> THE NUMBER OF 
INFECTIONS IN 
STAFF HAVE 
DOUBLED IN THE 
PAST THREE WEEKS. 
FLORIDA'S 
GOVERNOR TODAY. 
>> WE CANNOT 
ALLOW A 
CONTAGIOUS 
PATIENT TO BE SET 
BACK INTO A LONG-
TERM CARE 
FACILITY THAT 
DOESN'T HAVE THE 
ABILITY TO 
APPROPRIATE 
ISOLATING THEM. 
>> AN ANALYSIS OF 
NBC NEWS OF 
PUBLICLY 
AVAILABLE DATA 
THAT SHOWS COVID-
19 DEATHS, NOW, 
EXCEEDS 56,000 P 
 
NUMBERS SUGGEST.
HERE'S MIGUEL 
ALMAGUER.
WITH NEARLY 4 
MILLION AMERICANS 
TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS, 
TONIGHT THE CDC 
SAYS THE TRUE 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
INFECTED IS 
LIKELY TEN TIMES 
HIGHER THAN 
REPORTED IN SOME 
REGION. 
THE NEW FINDINGS 
SUGGEST THAT 
THOSE WHO ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC OR 
DIDN'T SEEK 
MEDICAL ATTENTION 
ARE LIKELY 
SPREADING THE 
VIRUS IN THEIR 
OWN COMMUNITY. 
>> EVERYTHING IS 
SO UNCERTAINTY. 
WE DON'T KNOW IF 
MY DAD WOULD GET 
OFF THE 
VENTILATOR AND WE 
DON'T KNOW HOW 
BAD MY MOM WAS AT 
THE TIME. 
>> THEY THOUGHT 
THEY HAD A MILD 
VIRAL INFECTIONS, 
THEY PASSED IT TO 
THEIR PARENTS. 
THEIR FATHER 
JASON NEARLY 
DIED. 
>> I FEEL LIKE I 
HAD A STRONG 
DESIRE TO 
CONTINUE TO BE A 
PART OF MY 
FAMILY'S LIFE. 
>> AND THE NEW 
ANALYSIS BASED ON 
ANTIBODY TESTS, 
THE HARDEST HIT 
COMMUNITIES ARE 
NOWHERE CLOSE TO 
HITTING HERD 
IMMUNITY. 
>> THE CASES ARE 
TEN TIMES HIGHER 
THAN WE THOUGHT 
THEY WERE. 
THE DEATH RATE IS 
LOWER. 
>> AS CALIFORNIA, 
NOW, SURPASS AS 
STUNNING 400,000 
CASES, THE GOLDEN 
STATE CONTINUES 
TO SET GRIM 
MILESTONES FOR 
NEW INFECTIONS 
AND DEATHS. 
MANY HOSPITALS 
ACROSS CALIFORNIA 
ARE SET IN SOME 
BIGGER CITIES. 
THERE ARE OPEN 
ROOMS IN THE ICU, 
BUT IN SMALLER 
COUNTRIES, THE 
SITUATION IS 
BLEAK. 
>> THEY'RE FACING 
A BREAKING POINT 
WHERE SOME 
PATIENTS IN RURAL 
COMMUNITIES ARE 
BEING MOVED 
70 MILES AWAY. 
>> WE'RE 
EXHAUSTING. 
IT'S BEEN GOING 
ON FOR 4.5 MONTHS 
NOW. 
>> THERE ARE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS IN 
OKLAHOMA, THE 
CRISIS OF 
SPREADING TO 
SMALLER STATES, 
LIKE ALASKA, 
WYOMING AND 
IDAHO. 
>> I DON'T 
REMEMBER MARCH 
AND APRIL AT ALL. 
>> HE GOT COVID-
19 AFTER FOUR 
MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
>> GOD HAS A PLAN 
FOR ME AND I HAVE 
TO FIGURE OUT 
WHAT THAT IS 
GOING FORWARD. 
>> A STAGGERING 
NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS ARE 
INFECTED AND 
SPREADING THE 
VIRUS WITHOUT 
KNOWING IT. 
SCRUTINY LATE THIS 
YEAR OR EARLY NEXT.
HERE'S TOM COSTELLO. 
>> Reporter: AT THE 
>>> AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
MARYLAND MED 
CENTER TODAY, 
MORE ARE ROLLING 
UP THEIR SLEEVES 
FOR A COVID-19 
DRUG TRIAL.  
THIS IS RUN BY 
PHARMACEUTICAL 
GIANT PFIZER. 
THEY RAISED TO 
STOP THE VIRUS 
THAT'S CLAIMED 
600,000 LIVES 
WORLDWIDE. 
>> THE RACE IS 
ON, NOT AGAINST 
EACH OTHER, BUT 
AGAINST THIS 
VIRUS AT A 
CONGRESSIONAL 
HEARING TODAY, 
THEY SAID, 
THEY'RE ALL IN 
VARIOUS STAGES OF 
TESTING, SOME 
ENTERING HUMAN 
TRIALS, EVEN 
BEFORE F.D.A. 
APPROVAL, MODERNA 
AND JOHNSON AND 
JOHNSON AND OTHER 
COMPANIES PLAN TO 
RAMP UP GLOBAL 
DEMAND AND SOME 
ARE LOOKING TO 
FAST TRACK THE 
VACCINE. 
>> I WANT TO MAKE 
SURE YOU'LL GUARD 
AGAINST ANY 
PRESSURE THAT 
COMES FROM THE 
F.D.A. TO THE 
LOWER STANDARDS 
OR TO APPROVE 
SOMETHING YOU 
KNOW DOESN'T NEED 
THE STANDARDS. 
>> WE'RE LOOKING 
AROUND THE CLOCK 
TO ACCELERATE 
DEVELOPMENTS, BUT 
IT'S NOT ON 
SAFETY. 
>> THIS WAS FOR 
THE VACCINE AND 
PLACEBO. 
>> HAVE YOU HAD 
ANY SIDE EFFECTS. 
>> WE HAD MILD 
SIDE EFFECTS 
AFTER THE FIRST 
VACCINE WHICH 
CONSISTED OF MILD 
CHILLS. 
REALLY NONE. 
>> 65 YEARS OLD 
AND GOOD HEALTH 
VOLUNTEERING, 
IT'S THE LEAST WE 
COULD DO. 
>> IT'S SOMETHING 
THAT I COULD DO 
HELP FIGHT THE 
CORONAVIRUS, AND 
THE NIH IS 
LOOKING FOR 
30,000 VACCINES 
FOR THE TRIAL. 
THEY'RE LOOKING 
TO USE A NETWORK 
THAT DR. FAUCI 
BUILT DECADES 
AGO. 
VOLUNTEERS 
RECEIVE A 
STIPENED OR A 
VACCINE DOSE OR A 
PLACEBO. 
IT'S CRITICAL TO 
ENROLL MINORITY 
VOLUNTEERS AS 
COVID-19 HAS 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
AFFECTED THOSE 
MINORITIES. 
>> WE WOULD LIKE 
POPULATIONS TO 
HAVE FULL ACCESS 
AND ADVANTAGE IN 
PARTICIPATING IN 
THESE TRIALS IF 
THEY WISH TO DO 
SO. 
>> DEPENDING ON 
THE VACCINE, 
RESEARCHERS SAY 
WE WOULD GET TWO 
DOSES AND THE 
F.D.A. IS LIKELY 
TO APPROVE MORE 
THAN ONE VACCINE. 
>> THE FIRST 
VACCINE MAY NOT 
BE THE BEST 
VACCINE FOR 
SENIORS OR 
CHILDREN. 
THEY REQUIRE ALL 
VACCINES TO BE 
50% EFFECTIVE TO 
RECEIVE APPROVAL. 
TODAY TWO 
COMPANIES TOLD 
CONGRESS THEY 
WILL OFFER THE 
VACCINE FOR FREE 
OR AT COST. 
S
AND VACCINES.
PETE WILLIAMS HAS 
DETAILS.
>> Reporter: LESS THAN
LESS THAN A WEEK 
AFTER NOVAVAX, A 
BIOTECH FIRM SAID 
IT WOULD RELEASE 
INFORMATION ON A 
VACCINE A CHINESE 
FIRM LOOKED TO 
HACK INTO ITS 
COMPUTERS. 
AND THEY'RE 
CHARGED BY 
FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS OF 
TRYING IT HACK IN 
THREE OTHER US 
COMPANIES WORKING 
ON COVID-19 
TREATMENTS AND 
TESTING. 
THEY DIDN'T 
SUCCEED IN 
STEALING 
ANYTHING, BUT 
THEIR CYBER 
ATTACKS WERE A 
POTENTIAL 
DISTRACTION. 
>> WE'RE 
CONCERNED THAT 
THE HACKING OR 
EVEN THE 
ATTEMPTED HACKING 
OF THAT 
INFORMATION CAN 
SLOW DOWN THE 
RESEARCH. 
>> THE F.B.I. 
SAID THE TWO 
CHINESE MEN 
TARGETED OTHER 
COMPANIES DOING 
COVID-19 
RESEARCH. 
PART OF A 
WORLDWIDE HACKING 
CAMPAIGN THAT 
TARGETED HIGH 
TECH WORKERS AND 
MILITARY 
CONTACTS. 
SOMETIMES THEY 
DID IT FOR PROFIT 
AND STOLE SECRETS 
FOR CHINESE 
OFFICERS. 
>> WHEN CHINESE 
VIOLATES 
INTERNATIONAL 
LAWS WE WON'T 
TOLERATE IT. 
>> THEY SAY IT'S 
BEEN TRYING IT 
STEAL THE SECRETS 
AND THIS IS THE 
FIRST TIME 
THEY'VE BEEN 
CHARGE TO DO IT. 
AND NOVAVAX SAYS 
IT IS CONFIDENT 
IT CAN CONTINUE 
THE WORK WITHOUT 
DISRUPTION. 
>>> AFTER DOWN 
PLAYING THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, HE 
SEEMED TO CHANGE 
COURSE THIS 
TUESDAY OFFERING 
THIS ASSESSMENT? 
>> IT WILL 
PROBABLY, 
UNFORTUNATELY GET 
WORSE BEFORE IT 
GETS BETTER, 
SOMETHING I DON'T 
LIKE SAYING ABOUT 
THINGS, BUT 
THAT'S THE WAY IT 
IS. 
>> MINUTES LATER 
THE PRESIDENT 
AGAIN PAINTING A 
ROSIER PICTURE. 
>> THE VIRUS WILL 
DISAPPEAR. 
>> AND YET CASES 
ARE SURGING 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
THE DEATH TOLL 
FROM COVID-19 
SINCE APRIL, 
AFTER MONTHS OF 
REFUSING TO WEAR 
A MASK, HE'S 
OFFERING THIS 
ABOUT-FACE. 
ONE DAY AFTER 
TWEETING A PHOTO 
OF HIMSELF 
WEARING ONE, 
CALLING IT 
PATRIOTIC. 
>> GET A MASK, 
WHETHER YOU LIKE 
THE MASK OR NOT 
THEY HAVE AN 
IMPACT. 
THEY'LL HAVE AN 
IMPACT AND WE 
NEED EVERYTHING 
THAT WE CAN GET. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS PUBLIC WORN A 
MASK JUST ONCE. 
AND THIS IS 
ACCORDING TO THE 
MEDICAL CENTER 
LAST WEEK. 
>> WEARING A MASK 
WAS AN ACT AND 
WHY DON'T YOU 
WEAR A MASK MORE 
FREQUENTLY? 
>> I DO IT WHEN I 
NEED. 
I CARRY THE MASK, 
I WENT INTO THE 
HOSPITAL THE 
OTHER DAY, I HAVE 
THE MASK RIGHT 
HERE, I CARRY IT 
AND I'LL USE IT 
GLADLY. 
>> HE CARRIED 
OUT, HE WAS 
WEARING A MASK 
AND YOU SAW HE 
WAS NOT WEARING A 
MASK AT YOUR 
HOTEL. 
>> I WAS PRETTY 
FAR AWAY FROM 
PEOPLE. 
>> MEMBERS OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE, CLUNK THE 
NATION'S TOP IN 
F.B.I. 
IF HE CANCIOUS 
DISEASE EXPERTS 
BETTER DR. FAUCI. 
HE WAS ASKED TO 
RESPOND TO THE 
PRESIDENT CALLING 
HIM AN ALARMIST. 
>> HE'S A BIT OF 
AN ALARMIST. 
I CONSIDER MYSELF 
MORE A REALIST 
RATHER THAN 
ALARMIST. 
>> AND A JOE 
BIDEN CRITICIZED 
THE PRESIDENT. 
>> THIS ELECTION 
IS NOT JUST ABOUT 
HIM, IT'S ABOUT 
US, IT'S ABOUT 
YOU. 
AND WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT CANNOT 
SAY, HE DIDN'T 
TALK ABOUT 
TESTING OR THE 
ECONOMY. 
HE PLANS TO DO 
THE BRIEFINGS 
QUITE OFTEN. 
. 
>>> TONIGHT IN 
WHAT CRITICS SAY, 
IT'S CLEARLY A 
CORNERSTONE OF 
THE RE-ELECTION 
STRATEGY, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS THREATENING TO 
SEND IN MILITARY 
TO SORT OUT 
WHAT'S GOING ON 
IN THE CITY OF 
CHICAGO. 
>> IT'S RUN BY 
DEMOCRATS OR 
LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS. 
IF JOE BIDEN GOT 
IN IT WOULD GO TO 
HELL. 
THE WHOLE COUNTRY 
WOULD GO TO HELL. 
>> MANY CRISIS, 
ARE FACING OUR 
NATION. 
>> THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAYS IT SENT 
FEDERAL AGENTS TO 
DEFEND FEDERAL 
BUILDINGS AGAINST 
VIOLENT ATTACKS. 
THE MAYOR SAID IT 
ESCALATED THE 
CONFLICT. 
MAYORS FROM SIX 
MAJOR CITIES SENT 
LETTERS BLASTING 
THE DEPLOYMENT. 
>> I'LL BE DARNED 
IF I'LL LET 
ANYBODY, EVEN IF 
THE NAME IS MR. 
PRESIDENT, 
BRINGING MR. 
TRUMP TO OUR 
CITY. 
>> THEY'RE 
RAISING 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
QUESTIONS. 
>> IT'S 
UNPRECEDENTED AND 
WE HAVE FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
LIKE THIS, AS A 
COUNTER 
PROTESTOR, AND AT 
THE SAY WE DON'T 
NEED IT. 
>> ATLANTA IS 
SEEING A 300% 
SPIKE OF SHOOTING 
VICTIMS THE 
SECOND WEEK OF 
JULY COMPARED TO 
THE SAME TIME 
LAST YEAR. 
IN NEW YORK CITY, 
SHOOTING VICTIMS 
ARE UP MORE THAN 
200%. 
LAST WEEK, A ONE-
YEAR-OLD DIED IN 
BROOKLYN AFTER 
BEING SHOAT IN 
THE STOMACH WHILE 
SITTING IN A 
STROLLER DURING A 
BARBECUE. 
>> WE SPOKE WITH 
HIS FATHER AND 
GRANDMOTHER. 
>> THE OLDER 
PEOPLE ARE 
JOINING US AND 
THE YOUNG PEOPLE 
ARE JOINING US. 
IT'S A PROTEST 
DAY AND NIGHT, 
AND THEY NEED TO 
STOP THE GUN  
VIOLENCE. 
>> THIS IS A 
PERFECT STORM OF 
THE PANDEMIC. 
.
>> THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT 
SCRAMBLING TO GET 
BETTER FOR THE 
FIRST DAY BACK. 
WHATEVER THAT MAY 
LOOK LIKE. 
A REALITY CHECK 
ON WHAT IS 
POSSIBLE IN 
MIAMI. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO 
CLOSE ALL OF OUR 
SUMMER CAMPS 
EFFECTIVE THIS 
WEEK.  
THIS HE SHUT DOWN 
EARLY, WHEN IT 
WAS SUFFERED 
AMONG CAMPERS AND 
STAFF, THEY SEE 
SUMMER CAMP AS 
THE CANARY IN THE 
COAL MINE. 
IN MISSOURI, KIDS 
GOT SICK AT A 
CAMP THIS MONTH 
WEAN EXTRA SAFETY 
MEASURES IN PLACE 
LIKE TRAINING AND 
SELF QUARANTINING 
AND NEW AIR 
FILTRATION, BUT 
IN PENNSYLVANIA 
THEY HAVE HAD 
SUCCESS. 
>> WHAT HAS 
WORKED BEST FOR 
US IS KEEPING 
CAMPERS IN A 
CONTROLLED 
ENVIRONMENT, 
SMALL GROUPS AND 
LOCATED TOGETHER 
AND AWAY FROM 
OTHER GROUPS. 
>> WHEN TWO 
CAMPERS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19, THEY 
HAD TO BE 
QUARANTINED. 
>> MOST 
ACTIVITIES ARE 
OUTSIDE, AND MOST 
OF THE SCHOOL'S 
ACTIVITIES ARE 
INSIDE. 
>> IT'S GOING TO 
BE QUITE THE 
CHALLENGE. 
>> FACING THOSE 
CHALLENGES WILL 
TAKE SMART PLANS 
AND MONEY. 
>> THE SENATE 
MAJORITY LEADER 
PREFERS 1.5 
BILLION FOR 
SCHOOLS, THEIR 
EDUCATION DEPENDS 
ON IT AND IN SOME 
CASES THEIR 
SAFETY DEPENDS ON 
IT AND SO DO THE 
LIVELIHOODS OF 
WORKING PARENTS. 
>> FLORIDA'S 
TEACHERS UNION IS 
SUING THE 
GOVERNOR TO OPEN 
UP THE SCHOOLS 
FIVE DAYS A WEEK. 
THEY'RE NOT 
PUTTING MORE 
FUNDING EVEN 
THOUGH THEY WANT 
OPEN UP THE 
SCHOOL. 
>> THEY NEED TO 
GIVE PARENTS 
OPTIONS INCLUDING 
REMOTE LEARNING 
IF THEY PREVIOUS 
PREFER. 
THE BENEFITS OF 
BEING WITH OTHER 
KIDS AT DAY CAMP 
IS OBVIOUS. 
>> IT'S GREAT TO 
GET OUT OF THE 
HOUSE. 
>> THEY'RE 
THRILLED AND 
OVERWHELMED. 
WE'RE SEEING THEM 
COME BACK TO 
LIFE. 
THAT'S A GOAL 
THAT EVERYBODY 
SHARED. 
T
NOW.
>> Reporter: FOOTBALL 
FANS DESPERATE FOR AN 
NFL KICKOFF THIS FALL.
>> CLUBS ARE WORKING 
TO CREATE A CLEAN AND 
SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 
>> Reporter: JUST GOT 
A DOSE OF GOOD NEWS 
AFTER THE LEAGUE AND 
ITS PLAYERS PATCHED 
. 
>>> TWO NEGATIVES 
REQUIRED BEFORE 
PLAYERS CAN ENTER 
CAMP. 
DAILY TESTING FOR 
TWO WEEKS SHOULD 
THE POSITIVE RATE 
GO TO 5% TESTING. 
 
DAY.
>> YOU THINK THERE'S 
ANY GUARANTEE THE NFL 
HAS A SEASON THIS 
YEAR?
>> I DON'T THINK 
THERE'S ANY GUARANTEE.
WE WANT TO PULL THIS 
OFF BECAUSE AMERICA 
NEEDS IT.
IT WOULD BE EXCITING 
TO HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY 
. 
>>> AND THEY'LL 
BE THERE TO KEEP 
PEOPLE UP AND 
ENJOY. 
>> THIS IS AN 
L.A. 
RAMS CAPTAIN, AND 
HIS WHOLE FAMILY 
CAN TRACK THE 
VIRUS IN LATE 
JUNE, INCLUDING 
HIS WIFE AND FOUR 
KIDS AND MOTHER 
AND FATHER-IN-
LAW. 
>> IT ALMOST 
KILLED MY DAD. 
I THINK I'LL LOOK 
AT OTHER FAMILIES 
IN THE NFL, 
PREGNANT WOMEN 
SPECIFICALLY, PEA 
WHO ARE MAKING A 
LIVING WITH THEIR 
PATIENTS. 
>> WITH AN EYE 
TOWARDS THEIR 
FAMILY, THEY WILL 
START AFTER MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL 
AND THE NBA. 
>> EVERYTHING IS 
SHUT DOWN IN 
SPORTS, THIS IS 
THE MOST 
SIGNIFICANT WEEK 
IN PROFESSIONAL 
SPORTS TO SEE 
WHAT IT MIGHT 
LOOK LIKE FOR THE 
REST OF THIS 
YEAR. 
>> AND TONIGHT 
SOME PROMISING 
EARLY RETURNS 
FROM THE NBA WHO 
JUST REPORTED THE 
LATEST ROUND OF 
TESTING RESULTS. 
HUNDREDS OF 
PLAYERS TESTED 
AND 0 POSITIVE. 
. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
IT'S LOVE, 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY, 
THAT'S ALL I 
WANTED TO SAY. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY. 
>> THIS IS BEEN 
THE DONALD TRUMP, 
THIS IS ABOUT 400 
YEARS OF A 
SYSTEM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING? 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS VALID 
READY TO GO IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> WHAT THE 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING WOULD 
YOU LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED. 
>> THIS IS 
SOMETHING FOR 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> THIS IS THE 
STORY THAT 
AMERICANS WANT TO 
HEAR. 
>> YOUR MORNING 
JOE ON NBC. 
>> AMERICA, WE'RE 
REMINDED TIME AND 
AGAIN, THAT WE DO 
NOT  -- 
>> AFTER I 
WATCHED THIS, I 
SAW A MOM RAISING 
HER SON AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS, I 
REMEMBER HER 
COMING HOME AND 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A PONYTAIL 
LIKE THE WHITE 
GIRL. 
YOU CAN FEEL 
DIFFERENT, BUT I 
DON'T WANT HER TO 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE THAT 
WE CAN TALK ABOUT 
THIS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING "NBC 
NEWS NOW." 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WE SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS MADE 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEK DAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTWARD. 
>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHIC 
HAPPENING BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> IF PEOPLE 
DON'T WORK, THEY 
WON'T BE ABLE TO 
FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>>> THE SONS ARE 
BRINGING ABOUT 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
THE NEXT COUPLE 
OF WEEKS IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO, YOU CAN 
UNDERSTAND HOW IT 
WILL IMPACT US 
HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
THE UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A NIGHTED 
PURPOSE. 
>> A GREAT PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN MOVED 
TO CREATE 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 THIS IS 
A ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL CHANGE, 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 6 
FEET APART FOR 
THE MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT IT MIGHT 
DOVE TAIL IN THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION FOR 
THE PROTESTS. 
.
WE'LL GO TO OUR STEPHANIE RUHLE.
HERE IS A LIFE IN THE DAY OF 
ST
. 
>>> IT'S 8:54 AND 
WE HAVE TO GO ON 
TV AT 9:00. 
I HAVE THREE KIDS 
AND IT'S AN ODD 
SUMMER AND WE 
HAVE THINGS AT 
DIFFERENT TIMES. 
.
THIS IS THE HOLY GRAIL OF OUR 
HOUSEHOLD BUT NONE OF IT WORKS 
WITHOUT THIS SCHEDULE.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR SCHEDULE TODAY?
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPEN TO SEE
. 
>>> A LOT OF 
PEOPLE HAPPEN TO 
BE HERE AND WE'RE 
GOING OVER HERE 
ON LIVE TV, AND 
IT'S WITH OF THE 
COOLEST PARTS 
FROM WORKING FROM 
HOME. 
>> I'M ABOUT TO 
DO AN INTERVIEW 
AND AGAIN IT'S IN 
MY HOUSE. 
AND THE PROBLEM 
IS, I'M NOT 
ACTUALLY GIVING 
100% OF MY 
ATTENTION TO THIS 
INTERVIEW. 
I'M SPENDING MORE 
TIME TO DO MY 
HOMEWORK. 
IF I WANT WORKING 
I WOULD BE IN 
THIS 100%. 
>> I'M 14 AND WE 
HAVE REGULATIONS, 
MAYBE WE CAN BE 
AROUND AND WHAT 
DO YOU WANT TO DO 
THIS SUMMER THAT 
YOU'RE NOT? 
>> TO BE ABLE TO 
TALK TO PEOPLE 
AND COME HOME. 
.
JUST LIVE LIFE LIKE IT WAS
>> OH, MAN, I 
FEEL YOU ON ALL 
OF THAT. 
YOU'RE HERE WITH 
YOUR THREE 
CHILDREN AND YOU 
SPOKE TO AN 
EXPERT FROM THE 
CHILD MIND 
INSTITUTION ABOUT 
WORK FROM HOME 
WITH KIDS. 
WHAT DID THEY 
TELL YOU? 
>> HEY, LILY, I 
DID, BECAUSE LIKE 
SO MANY FAMILIES 
OUT THERE, MY 
HOUSE WAS HEATING 
UP THIS SUMMER, 
AND NOT BECAUSE 
OF THE WEATHER. 
I'M TRYING TO GET 
THROUGH THIS. 
ONE THING I 
LEARNED ABOUT 
KIDS, IS THIS 
THING OVER YET? 
ARE WE THERE YET? 
WE HAVE TO HELP 
KIDS UNDERSTAND 
IT'S THE NEW 
NORMAL AND WE 
HAVE TO MAKE THE 
MOST OF IT. 
I'M NOT SAYING 
IT'S OKAY TO HAVE 
A SHOWER FREE 
SEASON BUT I KNOW 
OUR KIDS, IT 
SEEMS LIKE THEY 
HAVE FREE TIME 
BUT FOR 
TEENAGERS, THIS 
IS FRUSTRATING, 
THEY WANT TO 
EXPLORE AND TAKE 
RISKS AND THEY 
CAN'T DO IT THIS 
SUMMER. 
YOU'RE NOT GOING 
TO GET A PERFECT 
TEETH BRUSHING 
SUMMER. 
YOU CAN HAVE A 
GOOD ONE. 
>> YOU HAVE THREE 
KIDS AS WELL. 
WHAT CAN YOU ADD 
TO THAT? 
>> AMEN TO WHAT 
SHE SAID FOR 
SURE. 
ACCOMPLISH ONE 
LITTLE THING A 
DAY. 
THAT'S HOW YOU 
CAN KEEP US SANE 
IN THE HOUSE. 
THE DAYS CAN FEEL 
LIKE THEY BLEND 
TOGETHER AND 
BECOME A BLOB 
SESSION. 
READ A BOOK, 
PRACTICE 
DRIBBLING A 
BASKETBALL. 
THEY CAN DO ONE 
OF THOSE THINGS 
AND THEY CAN SAY 
AT LEAST I DID 
SOMETHING, MAKE 
THEM SMALL GOALS 
OR BIG, GET 
SOMETHING DONE 
TODAY. 
>> AND DO YOU 
HAVE SOMETHING 
LINED UP? 
>> WE HAVE CAMP 
AND SURFING AND 
SWIM TEAM AND WE 
HAVE MASKS AND 
SUNGLASSES. 
>> YES. 
>> NOT THIS 
SUMMER. 
>> A TV SHOW THAT 
YOU'LL HAVE TO DO 
IN A FEW MINUTES. 
THANKS SO MUCH. 
SAY HI TO THE 
GUYS THERE. 
>>> IT'S THE 
MORNING OF MAY 
29TH IN THE 
ARCTIC CIRCLE AND 
THIS POWER PLANT 
IN THE RUSSIAN 
CITY AN AGING 
FUEL TANK IS 
ABOUT TO 
EXPERIENCE A 
CATASTROPHIC 
FAILURE. 
OVER THE NEXT FEW 
HOURS, 20,000 
TONS OF PEOPLE 
WILL FLOOD ACROSS 
THE ARCTIC 
LANDSCAPE, 
LEAPING INTO THE 
SOIL AND POLICING 
THE RIVERS. 
>> THE 
ENVIRONMENTALLY, 
THE SPILL WAS THE 
BIGGEST IN THE 
ARCTIC CIRCLE 
WHAT HAPPENED? 
[ FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN ] 
>> WITH CLIMATE 
CHANGE AND THE 
MELTING ARCTIC 
PERMA FROST BE TO 
BLAME. 
>> WHY WAS RUSSIA 
SO LATE? 
[ FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN ] 
>> WAY UP IN 
NORTH RUSSIA YOU 
FIND THIS SECOND 
LARGEST CITY IN 
THE ARCTIC 
CIRCLE, SOME 
200,000 PEOPLE 
LIVE THERE, A 
SHORT DRIVE TO 
THE WEST OF THIS 
CITY IS A POWER 
STATION, DEEP IN 
POWER SYSTEMS 
NUMBER 3. IT RUNS 
ON NATURAL GAS. 
IT HAS A RESERVE 
STORED IN THE 
TANKS. 
TWO YEARS AGO 
INSPECTORS 
DISCOVERED THAT 
NUMBER ONE OF 
THEM NEEDED 
REPAIRS. 
MAY 29TH. 
IT WAS ABOUT 
FIRST OPENING. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
COMPANY, THE 
ALARM WAYS FIRST 
RAISED AT 12:55 
LOCAL TIME. 
13 MINUTES LATER, 
IT WAS REPORTED 
TO THE CENTRAL 
SIBERIAN POWER 
BOARD A THOUSAND 
MILES AWAY. 
ONLY THEN, THE 
LOCAL EMERGENCY 
DEPARTMENT WAS 
INFORMED, NEXT 
THE RUSSIAN 
MINISTRY OF 
ENERGY, BY 
EVENING A STATE 
OF EMERGENCY HAD 
BEEN DECLARED FOR 
THE REGION. 
LITTLE ELSE IS 
HAPPENING AND THE 
RACE IS ON. 
THE NEXT DAY THE 
COMPANY SAYS IT 
COLLECTS 100 DAYS 
OF FUEL AROUND 
THE TANK. 
THE REST WAS 
KNOWING AWAY. 
IT'S 400 METERS 
FROM THE TANKS TO 
THE FIRST STREET. 
THIS IS GOING TO 
THE RIVER. 
11 MILES TO THE 
LAKE AND THIS 
FEEDS THE ARCTIC. 
USING SATELLITE 
IMAGERY WE 
TRACKED THE FLOW. 
THE 30TH OF MAY, 
A LARGE AMOUNT OF 
DIESEL WENT DOWN 
STREAM AND IT'S 
IN THE LAKE. 
OVER THE NEXT FEW 
DAYS, IT REACHES 
THIS PART OF THE 
RIVER, IT'S THE 
ONLY NOW, THAT 
THE CLEANUP 
SPECIALISTS ARE 
ARRIVING. 
ONLY NOW, THAT IT 
PUTS CONTAINMENT 
ROOMS IN THE 
RIVER. 
THEY SAY THE 
SITUATION IS 
UNDER CONTROL. 
BUT, VIDEO IS 
SHOWING THE SCALE 
OF THE DISASTER, 
IT AGAINST TO 
CIRCULATE ON 
LINE. 
WE KNOW THE 
COMPANY SAYS IT'S 
HELPING ENERGY 
MINISTRY AND IN A 
VIDEO, PRESIDENT 
PUTIN SAID HE AND 
NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY 
OFFICIALS HADN'T 
BEEN ALERTED 
STRAIGHT AWAY. 
[ FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN ] 
>>> HE DECLARED A 
NATIONAL STATE OF 
EMERGENCY, HE 
KICKS OFF A 
BIGGER EFFORT, 
AND HE SHOWED TWO 
AIRCRAFT FROM THE 
EMERGENCY 
MINISTRY FLYING 
IN. 
AND THIS WAS THE 
SAME TYPE OF JET 
REPORTEDLY USED 
BY RUSSIA'S MAN 
VLADIMIR AND HE 
APPEARS THE NEXT 
DAY. 
BY JUNE 6TH MORE 
THAN A WEEK NOW, 
A WEEK AFTER THE 
ACCIDENT, MORE 
TEAMS AND 
EQUIPMENT COME 
IN. 
AND HE'S 
APPEARING ALONG 
THE RIVER BANKS 
AND BY THE 13TH 
OF JUNE TWO WEEKS 
AFTER, THE 
CLEANUP OPERATION 
HAS GROWN AND 
SOIL IS BEING 
REMOVED AND 
TREATED IN 
CONTAMINATED 
WATER. 
ENVIRONMENTALISTS 
FEAR SPILLS HAVE 
SPREAD FAST. 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
]
>>> WHAT WENT 
WRONG AT THE 
PLANT? 
IT'S RUN BY THE 
WORLD'S 
LARGEST NICKEL 
POLL LOAD YUM. 
THE TANK WASN'T 
FIT FOR USE. 
THIS TROUGH IS A 
SAFETY FEATURE 
DESIGNED TO 
CONTAIN ANY 
LEAKS. 
IT CLEARLY 
FAILED. 
IT HAS A HUGE 
PROGRAM FOR 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
REDUCE ITS 
IMPACT ON THE 
ENVIRONMENT BUT 
PROSECUTORS HAVE 
NOW OPENED 
ANOTHER CRIMINAL 
CASE AGAINST THE 
EMPLOYEES 
RELATING TO 
POLLUTION FROM 
AS FAR BACK AS 
2017. 
WAS THERE 
SOMETHING ELSE 
AT PLAY? 
CLIMATE CHANGE 
MAY BE TO BLAME. 
THE GROUND MAY 
HAVE 
DESTABILIZED 
CAUSING THE 
GROUND TO BREAK 
OPEN. 
IT'S POSSIBLE. 
ARCTIC LAND 
SURFACES IN 
RUSSIA AND 
ELSEWHERE ARE 
WARMER THIS 
YEAR. 
THE ARCTIC IS 
BELIEVED TO BE 
WARMING TWICE AS 
FAST AS THE 
GLOBAL AVERAGE. 
SIBERIA 
EXPERIENCED A 
RECORD BREAKING 
HEAT WAVE. 
BRITISH 
SCIENTISTS 
CONCLUDED IT'S 
ALMOST CERTAINLY 
THE RESULT OF 
HUMAN CAUSED 
CLIMATE CHANGE. 
THE PER MAY 
FROST IS 
MELTING. 
IN ALASKA THE 
MELTING IS 
HAVING AN 
IMPACT. 
>> THE DANGER IS 
THAT THIS ICE 
TURNING INTO 
WATER AND MAKES 
THE UNDERGROUND 
SURFACE, AND THE 
SURFACE USUALLY 
SETTLES OR 
SOMETIMES 
COLLAPSES EVEN. 
IF IT'S 
HAPPENING BELOW 
ANY 
INFRASTRUCTURE, 
THIS MAKES -- 
IT'S VERY 
DANGEROUS FOR 
STABILITY OF 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
>> IF THIS WAS 
THE CAUSE, IT 
HASN'T COME OUT 
OF THE BLUE. 
RUSSIAN 
ENVIRONMENTALISTS 
SAY THEY ARE 
WARNING OF THE 
RISK SINCE 2009. 
>> GLOBAL 
CLIMATE CHANGE 
IS AN EXCUSE. 
FALLS LETTER 
FROM CORPORATE 
MANAGEMENT, NOT 
FROM CLIMATE 
CHANGE. 
>> A FEW DAYS 
AFTER THE SPILL 
PROSECUTORS 
MOVED IN AND 
CHARGED SEVERAL 
WITH NEGLIGENCE. 
IT INCLUDES THE 
MAYOR FOR 
FAILING TO 
ORGANIZE AN 
EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE AND THE 
POWER PLANT 
DIRECTOR FOR 
CONTINUING TO 
USE THE TANK 
DESPITE SAFETY 
WARNINGS. 
THE COMPANY SAYS 
IT COLLECTED 
MORE THAN 90% OF 
THE FUEL AND 
RUSSIA'S 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
WATCHDOG IS 
SEEKING $2 
BILLION IN 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
DAMAGES FROM THE 
FIRM. 
BUT THERE IS NO 
GOOD CONCLUSION 
TO THE STORY. 
NO IMAGES OF 
BIRDS BEING 
CLEANED UP OR 
FISH BEING 
RESCUED. 
THE RIVERS AND 
THE LAND DIED 
LONG AGO KILLED 
BY HEAVY 
INDUSTRY. 
THE ARCTIC IS 
WARMING. 
THE TRUCKS IS 
AGING. 
ENVIRONMENTALISTS 
SAY THIS IS 
ANOTHER WARNING 
THAT IF 
COMPANIES DON'T 
ACT, WE WILL SEE 
MORE OF THIS.
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER BUT LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
ARE DOWN 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 BUT 400 
YEARS OF RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
IT READY TO GO 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT BIG 
POLICY CHANGE 
AND POLICING 
WOULD YOU LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED. 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE THAT HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING. 
THAT'S THE STORY 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE 
ON NBC. 
>> WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE SAW A 
LARGE CONVOY OF 
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD COMING 
THROUGH HERE. 
>> NEWS MADE FOR 
YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
. 
>>> IN MEXICO 
CITY, THE PEOPLE 
SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK THEY 
CAN'T FEED THEIR 
FAMILY. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND. 
>> SOUTH KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT 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 
E PRESIDENT 
HAS ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO IT IS 
AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT 6 FEET APART 
FROM ONE 
ANOTHER. 
>> ARE YOU 
WORRIED THE TWO 
CRISES COULD 
DOVETAIL IN 
THESE PROTESTS? 
>>> AFTER DOWN 
PLAYING THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED TO CHANGE 
COURSE ON 
TUESDAY, 
OFFERING THIS 
BLUNT 
ASSESSMENT. 
>> IT WILL AT
PROBABLY, 
UNFORTUNATELY, S
GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER, 
SOMETHING I 
DON'T LIKE 
SAYING ABOUT 
THINGS BUT 
THAT'S THE WAY 
IT IS. 
>>  RReporter:  M
MINUTES LATER 
THE PRESIDENT 
PAINTING A 
ROSIER PICTURE. 
>> THE VIRUS 
WILL DISAPPEAR. 
IT WILL 
DISAPPEAR. 
>> Reporter: 
YET, CASES ARE 
SURGING ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
THE DEATH TOLL 
FROM COVID 
TRIPLING SINCE 
HIS LAST  
BRIEFING IN 
APRIL. 
THE PRESIDENT 
NOW OFFERING 
THIS ABOUT FAFACE 
ONE DAY AFTER 
TWEETING A PHOTO 
OF HIMSELF 
WEARING ONE 
CALLING IT 
PATRIOTIC. 
>> GOT A MASK. 
WHETHER YOU LIKE 
THE MASK OR NOT, 
THEY HAVE AN 
IMPACT. 
THEY WILL HAVE 
AN IMPACT. 
NEED EVERYTHING 
WE CAN GET. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
PUBLICLY WORN A 
MASK ONCE DURING 
A VISIT TO 
WALTER REED 
MEDICAL CENTER 
LAST WEEK. 
>> WEARING A 
MASK EK
WAS AN ACT 
OF PATRIOTISM. 
IF THAT IS THE  
CASE, WHY DON'T 
YOU DO IT MORE 
FREQUENTLY. 
>> I DO WHEN I 
NEED TO. 
I CARRY THE 
MASK. 
I WENT INTO 
WALTER REED 
HOSPITAL THE 
OTHER ALDAY. 
I HAD THE MASK 
HERE. 
I WILL USE IT 
GLADLY. 
>> YESTERDAY YOU 
TWEETED OUT AN 
IMAGE OF WEARING 
A MASK THEN LAST 
EVENING YOU WERE 
NOT WEARING A 
MASK AT YOUR 
HOTEL. 
>> AT THE HOTEL 
I WAS FAR WAY 
FROM PEOPLE. 
>>  Reporter: 
NOTABLY ABSENT 
FROM TUESDAY'S 
BRIEFING, 
MEMBERS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE INCLUDING 
THE NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE EXPERT 
DR. FAUCI WHO 
TOLD CNN BEFORE 
THE BRIEFING HE 
WAS NOT INVITED. 
FAUCI WAS ASKED 
TO RESPOND TO 
THE PRESIDENT 
CALLING HIM AN 
ALARMIST. 
>> HE IS A 
LITTLE BIT OF AN 
ALARMIST. 
THAT'S OKAY. 
>> I  CONSIDER 
MYSELF A REALIST 
THAN AN 
ALARMIST. 
>> JOE BIDEN 
SHARPLY 
CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> HE QUIT ON 
YOU AND THIS 
COUNTRY. 
THIS ELECTION IS 
NOT JUST ABOUT 
HIM. 
IT'S ABOUT US.
IT'S ABOUT YOU. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
PLANS TO DO THE 
BRIEFINGS QUITE 
OFTEN. 
>>> ON CAPITOL 
HILL THE TWO 
PARTIES SO FAR 
APART IN 
NEGOTIATIONS FOR  IO
A NEW ROUND OF 
CORONAVIRUS AID 
THAT WE KNOW WE 
NEED. 
WILL THERE BE AN 
AGREEMENT DOWN 
THE LINE. 
>> THAT IS THE 
BIG QUESTION 
WHEN IT COULD 
HAPPEN. 
THE GOAL IS TO 
PASS A BILL BY 
THE END ?OF THE 
MONTH WHEN 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS RUN 
OUT, WILLIE,  B
THERE IS SO MANY 
STICKING POINTS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WANTS A PAYROLL 
TAX CUT AND GOP 
WANTS MORE MONEY 
FOR SCHOOLS. 
BOTH SIDES SUARE 
SUPPORTIVE OF 
ANOTHER ROUND OF 
THE DIRECT 
PAYMENTS BUT A 
LOT OF THIS 
COMES DOWN TO 
DOLLARS AND 
CENTS. 
HOW MUCH EACH 
SIDE IS WILLING 
TO SPEND AND, 
WILLIE, WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT  
THE DIVISIONS IN 
THE REPUBLICAN  
PARTY. 
THEY STILL HAVE 
TO COME TO AN 
AGREEMENT WITH  D
DEMOCRATS WHICH 
WILL BE EVEN 
HARDER.
>>> THIS MORNING 
AS THE NATION 
CLOSES IN ON 4 
MILLION 
CONFIRMED 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, THE CDC 
REPORTING THE 
TRUE NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS 
INFECTED COULD 
BE AS MUCH AS 24 
TIMES HIGHER IN 
SOME AREAS THAN 
ORIGINALLY 
THOUGHT. 
MOST OF MOTHE 
INFECTS LIKELY 
HAD NO DETECTED 
I BELIEVE 
ANTIBODIES AND 
HARD HIT CITIES 
ARE NOWHERE 
CLOSE TO 
ACHIEVING HERD 
IMMUNITY, OWTHE 
LEVEL OF 
EXPOSURE WHERE 
THE VIRUS SLOWS. 
>> JUST 
EXHAUSTED. 
THIS HAS BEEN 
GOING ON FOR 
FOUR 1/2 MONTHS 
NOW. 
>> IN A FULL-
BLOWN COVID 
CRISIS, 
CALIFORNIA IS 
SURGING PAST 
400,000 CASES, 
SET TO 
ECLIPSE 
NEW YORK FOR THE 
HIGHEST NUMBER 
OF INFECTIONS. 
LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY, ONE OF IOS
THE MOST 
DANGEROUS  DHOT 
SPOTS FOR THE 
VIRUS, 
SHATTERING GRIM 
MILESTONES FOR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATHS. 
>> ALMOST EVERY 
SHIFT YOU RUN 
AROUND LIKE 
CRAZY TAKING 
CARE OF NEW 
PATIENTS, KEEP 
YOUR PATIENT 
ALIVE. 
>> Reporter: H
WITH TEAMS OF 
MILITARY, 
DOCTORS AND 
NURSES DEPLOYED 
TO EIGHT 
CALIFORNIA 
HOSPITALS FACING 
STAFFING 
SHORTAGES IN TAIGBI 
CITIES, A 
DEFINING NUMBER 
OF ICU BEDS ARE 
OPEN, RURAL 
COMMUNITIES ARE 
AT A BREAKING 
POINT. 
>> WE ARE 
GETTING COVID 
PATIENTS 
TRANSFERRED FROM AS
AS FAR AS 60, 70 
MILES AWAY M
BECAUSE THERE IS 
NO ROOM FOR THEM 
IN THE AREA 
HOSPITAL. 
>> Reporter: AS 
CITIES LIKE SAN 
FRANCISCO 
TIGHTEN 
RESTRICTIONS, 
LOS ANGELES IS 
ON THE BRINK OF 
ANOTHER SHUT 
DOWN. 
IN MISSOURI, 19 
STUDENTS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID AFTER A 
HIGH SCHOOL 
GRADUATION AND 
PROM. 
THE NEWS IN 
FLORIDA IS GRIM 
WHERE THE LAST 
SEVEN DAYS HAVE 
BEEN THE 
DEADLIEST FOR 
THE SUNSHINE 
STATE SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
>> WE ARE FLYING 
BLIND IN THE 
MIDDLELI OF THE 
WORST PANDEMIC 
IN 100 YEARS. 
>> ON TOP OF ALL 
OF THAT STUFF 
THERE IS NEW 
RESEARCH OUT AND 
ZEROS IN ON 
OBVIOUSLY ONE OF 
THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
THE VIRUS AND 
NC
THAT IS HOW 
DEADLY IT IS. 
WHAT HAVE WE 
LEARNED? 
>> TTHAT IS A 
DIFFICULT 
ANSWER. 
FIVE TO TEN 
PEOPLE DIE FOR 
EVERYONE 
THOUSAND THAT 
ARE INFECTED 
WITH COVID. 
MANY HAVE 
UNDERLYING YI
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS BUT 
WHAT MAKES IT 
SCARY, THERE 
REMAINS SO MANY 
UNKNOWNS. 
>> THAT SO MUCH. 
>>> 
THIS MORNING 
A DRAMATIC 
ESCALATION OF 
TENSIONS BETWEEN 
CHINA AND THE 
U.S. THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
ORDERING THE 
CLOSURE OF THE 
CHINESE CH
CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON WHERE 
FIRE TRUCKS 
COULD BE SEEN 
OVERNIGHT AMID  
REPORTS OF SMOKE 
BILLOWING FROM 
THE BUILDING. 
NEW VIDEO THIS 
MORNING EMERGED 
OF CONSULATE 
EMPLOYEES 
POSSIBLY BURNING 
DOCUMENTS. 
THEY HAVE BEEN N
GIVEN UNTIL 
FRIDAY TO CLEAR 
OUT. 
IT'S UNCLEAR D
WHAT PROMPTED 
THE ORDER FROM 
WASHINGTON. 
THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT 
SAYING ONLY IT  
WOULD NOT 
TOLERATE CHINA'S 
VIOLATIONS OF 
ITS SOVEREIGNTY 
AND PEOPLE. 
IT ORDERED THE 
CLOSURES TO 
PROTECT 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY AND 
AMERICAN TR
INFORMATION. 
CHINESE FOREIGN CA
MINISTRY CALLED 
IT UNPRECEDENTED 
ESCALATION AND 
PROMISED OMTO 
RETALIATE IF THE 
DECISION WASN'T 
REVERSED. 
TWO CHINESE 
HACKERS WERE 
WORKING WITH THE 
GOVERNMENT TO 
STEVE COVID 
RESEARCH AND 
OTHER 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY. 
TIES BETWEEN THE 
COUNTRIES 
DETERIORATING TO 
A NEW LOW  D AMID A 
TRADE WAR, THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC AND CI
RECENT CRITICISM 
BY THE U.S. OVER 
CHINA'S HUMAN 
RIGHTS ABUSES IN 
HONG KONG. 
THIS OFFICE IN 
HOUSTON WAS THE 
VERY FIRST 
CONSULATE 
ESTABLISHED IN 
THE ENTIRE 
UNITED 
THSTATES 
BACK WHEN THE 
COUNTRY 
ESTABLISHED 
DIPLOMATIC 
RELATIONS IN 
1979. 
RIGHT NOW CHINA 
IS SAYING THE 
MOVE VIOLATES 
INTERNATIONAL 
LAW AND PROMISE 
NECESSARY 
REACTION. 
>>> OVERNIGHT A 
MASS SHOOTING ON 
CHICAGO'S SOUTH 
SIDE. 
>> MULTIPLE 
SHOOTINGS. 
>> POLICE SAY AT 'R
LEAST 15 PEOPLE 
WERE WOUNDED 
AFTER A CAR 
DROVE PAST A 
FUNERAL HOME AND 
OPENED FIRE. 
>> AT THAT TIME, 
THEY EXCHANGED 
GUNFIRE WITH A 
BLACK VEHICLE. 
>> THE SHOOT OUT 
CONTINUED UNTIL 
THE CAR CRASHED 
AND CAME TO A 
STOP. 
THE THSUSPECTS 
BOLTED ON FOOT. 
AUTHORITIES 
RECOVERED 60 
SHELL CASINGS AT 
THE SCENE AND 
INVESTIGATORS 
HAVE YET TO 
DETERMINE A 
MOTIVE OR HOW 
MANY PEOPLE WERE 
INVOLVED. 
>> IT APPEARS 
THAT IT WAS 
BLAND BECAUSE AS 
THE PEOPLE WERE 
COMING OUT NGOF 
THE FUNERAL 
HOME, THEN THE 
SHOTS RANG OUT 
LIKE THEY WERE 
WAITING ON THEM. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SHOOTING JUST 
THE LATEST IN 
ARE A SURGE OF 
GUN VIOLENCE IN 
CHICAGO. 
OVER THE 
WEEKEND, 63 
PEOPLE WERE SHOT 
AND 12 
KILLED. 
THE CITY HAS 
SEEN A 47% 
INCREASE IN 
SHOOTINGS NOVER 
THE SAME TIME 
LAST YEAR. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP .
HAS BEEN 
THREATENING TO RE
SEND IN FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TO CHICAGO AND 
OTHER MAJOR 
CITIES TO STOP 
THE VIOLENCE. 
>> WE ARE 
LOOKING AT 
CHICAGO, NEW 
YORK. 
LOOK WHAT IS 
GOING ON. 
ALL RUN BY 
DEMOCRATS, ALL 
RUN BY LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATS. 
>> Reporter: OR
CHICAGO MAYOR 
LORI LIGHT FOOT 
PUSHING BACK. 
>> WE WILL NOT 
TOLERATE AND 
FIGHT AGAINST 
DEPLOYMENT OF 
UNNAMED FEDERAL 
SPECIAL SECRET 
AGENTS ON OUR 
STREETS TO 
DETAIN PEOPLE 
WITHOUT CAUSE. 
THAT IS NOT E AT
GOING TO HAPPEN 
IN CHICAGO AND 
IF WE SEE THAT, 
THE MINUTE WE 
SEE IT, WE WILL 
BE RUSHING INTO 
COURT TO STOP 
THAT FROM HANG. 
>> Reporter: THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
SENT FEDERAL 
AGENTS TO DYL 
PORTLAND, 
OREGON, WHERE 
THERE ARE 
PROTESTS SINCE 
GEORGE FLOYD'S  T
DEATH NEARLY TWO 
MONTHS AGO. 
OVERNIGHT A 
DEMONSTRATION 
TURNED VIOLENT. 
TEAR GAS INTO A 
CROWD OF ABOUT 
3,000 PEOPLE. 
A FEW PROTESTERS 
SEEN BARRICADING 
THE FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE WITH 
WOODEN BEAMS AND 
SANDBAGS. 
IN CHICAGO, 
RESIDENTS ARE 
BRACING FOR MORE 
VIOLENCE. 
>> I  MSEE WHAT 
HAPPENED IN 
PORTLAND. 
IT'S NOT GOING 
TO SOLVE 
ANYTHING. 
I'M JUST AFRAID 
FOR THE CITY TO 
GO THROUGH THIS. 
>>  IReporter: 
POLICE IN 
CHICAGO SAY SIX 
OF THE VICTIMS 
ARE IN THE 
HOSPITAL IN 
SERIOUS 
CONDITION. 
MEANWHILE IN NEW YO
YORK, THE MAYOR 
IS STRONGLY 
OPPOSING THE 
DEPLOYMENT OF 
ANY FEDERAL 
RESOURCES HERE. 
>>> FOUR MONTHS 
INTO THE GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC, BATHE 
CORONAVIRUS HAS 
THE IN 
ADDITION'S MAJOR 
AIRLINES 
BLEEDING CASH 
EVEN AS SOME 
PASSENGERS START 
TO TRICKLE BACK 
TO THE SKIES. 
>> TRAVELERS ARE 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT CATCHING 
COVID-19 ON AN 
AIRPLANE. 
FOUR IN FIVE 
EXPRESSED THIS 
FEAR. 
>> Reporter: A 
COUPLE OF MONTHS 
AGO AIRLINES SAW 
PASSENGER LEVELS 
DROP OFF A CLIFF 
DOWN 95%. 
THOSE LEVELS 
CLOSER TO 73, 
74% LESS THAN 
LAST YEAR BUT 
THAT HAS 
STALLED. 
AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SURGED IN TH
THE SOUTH AND 
WEST. 
AS LONG AS WE 
SEE COVID-19 
CONTINUE TO 
SPREAD AROUND 
THE COUNTRY AND 
WE DON'T SEE A 
BREAK IN THE 
INFECTION 
LEVELS, WE ARE 
GOING TO SEE 
REAL LIMITED 
NUMBERS IN TERMS 
OF PEOPLE TAKING 
FLIGHTS. 
>> SReporter: 
UNITED SAYS IT'S 
LOSING $25 
MILLION A DAY. 
DELTA SAYS IT'S 
DAILY CASH BURN 
RATE HIT $27 
MILLION A DAY IN 
LATE JUNE DOWN 
FROM 100 MILLION 
A DAY IN MARCH. 
WITHFEDERAL AID 
EXPIRING IN 
OCTOBER, TENS OF MA
THOUSANDS OF 
AIRLINE WORKERS 
ARE FACING THE 
REAL THREAT OF 
FURLOUGHS WITH 
FLIGHT 
ATTENDANTS TO 
TAKE THE BIGGEST 
HIT. 
>> WE ARE TS
PREPARING TO BE 
A SMALLER 
AIRLINE OVER THE 
COURSE OF THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF 
YEARS. 
THAT'S WHY WE  T
HAD 20% OF OUR 
PEOPLE 
VOLUNTARILY 
RETIRE. 
>> Reporter: 
DELTA CEO SAYS 
WITH SO MANY 
PEOPLE WORKING 
FROM HOME, 
ANOTHER 
CHALLENGE IS THE 
SIGNIFICANT DROP 
IN BUSINESS 
TRAVEL WHICH 
INDUSTRY GROUPS 
SAY CAN ACCOUNT 
TO 60 TO 70% OF 
PASSENGER 
REVENUE. 
THEN THE 
PATCHWORK 
RESPONSE TO THE 
PANDEMIC FROM 
STATE TO STATE 
WITH SOME LIKE 
NEW YORK 
REQUIRING PEOPLE 
COMING FROM HOT 
SPOTS TO SELF 
QUARANTINE. 
>> THAT IS A BIG 
DISINCENTIVE TO 
TRAVEL PERIOD. 
WHETHER YOU FLY 
OR DRIVE TO ANY 
OF THOSE 31 
STATES, YOU HAVE 
TO SHELTER IN 
PLACE FOR 14 
DAYS. 
>> THE MAJOR 
CARRIERS REQUIRE 
PASSENGERS TO 
WEAR A MASK BUT 
FRONTIER IS THE 
ONLY AIRLINE 
CURRENTLY DOING 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS. 
EXPERTS SAY WITH 
ALL THE CLEANING 
PROCEDURES FOR 
HEALTHY PEOPLE, 
NOW IS A 
RELATIVELY SAFE 
TIME TO TRAVEL. 
>> FROM A 
CLEANLINESS 
STANDPOINT, 
NEVER A BETTER 
TIME TO FLY THAN 
NOW. 
BUT AIRPLANES 
ARE PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION. 
TO BE 
CONSIDERATE OF 
THOSE AROUND YOU 
-- 
>> Reporter: ONE 
OTHER STORY LINE 
IN EXTHE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS REMEMBER 
THE 737 MAX? 
IT HAS BEEN 
UNDER REVIEW 
WITH THE FAA 
TRYING TO 
REEVALUATE ALL 
THE SOFTWARE, TO 
DETERMINE WHEN 
WILL THE MAX FLY 
AGAIN. 
THAT PROCESS 
CERTIFYING THE 
MAX EXPECTED TO 
EXTEND INTO THE 
FALL AND MAYBE 
INTO THE WINTER. 
>>> WE ARE 
JOINED BY ED 
BASS YEN, CEO OF 
DELTA AIRLINES 
IN ATLANTA. 
GOOD MORNING. 
GOOD TO HAVE YOU 
WITH US. 
I'M NOT USTELLING 
YOU ANYTHING YOU 
DON'T KNOW. 
PEOPLE ARE 
AFRAID TO FLY 
RIGHT NOW. 
YOUR BOTTOM LINE 
REFLECTS THAT AS 
TOM REPORTED. 
WALK ME THROUGH EF
THE PROCESS OF 
GETTING ON ONEHR  
OF YOUR PLANES 
FROM THE  OAIRPORT 
TO THE FLIGHT TO 
LANDING TO 
GETTING OFF THE 
PLANE, WHAT IS 
IT LIKE TO FLY 
FOR PEOPLE THAT 
ARE SCARED BUT 
MAYBE 
CONSIDERING IT? 
>> Reporter:  
WILLIE, GOOD TO 
BE WITH YOU, 
THANKS FOR 
HAVING US. 
THE FLIGHT 
EXPERIENCE TODAY 
IS REALLY 
POSITIVE. 
I KNOW THERE IS  
A LOT OF ANXIETY 
INSPECT THE 
GENERAL PUBLIC 
AND FOR ROAD 
WARRIORS OUT 
FLYING FOR 
YEARS. 
THE FIRST TIME 
BACK THERE IS A 
LEVEL OF ANGST 
THAT THEY NEED 
TO WALK THROUGH 
THE PROCESS. 
WITH THE PLANES 
SANITIZING, 
ELECTROSTATICALLY 
FOG EVERY SEAT, 
SURFACE LEVEL 
BEFORE THE PLANE 
TAKES OFF. 
HEPA FILTERS, 
THE FILTRATION 
SYSTEMS ARE 
CLEANER THAN THE 
AIR YOU AND I 
ARE BREATHING. 
AIR WHEN YOU 
BREATHED IN A 
GROCERY STORE OR 
ANY PUBLIC 
VENUE. 
WE HAVE AVSPACE ON 
OUR PLANES. 
WE ARE SERIOUS 
ABOUT SPACE. 
BOOK THE PLANES S
TO 6% 0% FULL. 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF SPACE ON THE 
PLANES. 
EVERY MIDDLE EA
SEAT IS BLOCKED 
AND THE AIRPORTS 
HAVE A LOT OF 
SEATS BLOCKED. 
FROM A CUSTOMER T
STANDPOINT -- WE 
GET THE FEEDBACK 
FROM CUSTOMERS. 
THEY SEE IT, A 
BETTER 
EXPERIENCE THAN 
JUST A TYEAR -- 
ONE DATA POINT. 
WE SURVEY THE 
CUSTOMERS. 
AT DELTA, WE Y
HAVE TAKEN PRIDE 
IN THE SERVICE 
PEOPLE PUT OUT. 
THE  PSCORES THE 
PAST JUNE WERE 
20 POINTS HIGHER 
THAN THE JUNE 
PRIOR. 
WE REEXAMINED 
THE FLIGHT 
EXPERIENCE AND 
PEOPLE NEED 
 A 
PLACE GO. 
I THINK A LOT OF 
THE ANGST IS 
LESS ABOUT THE 
AIRPLANE AS 
COMPARED TO WHAT 
YOU DO WHEN YOU 
LAND. 
BUSINESSES 
AREN'T OPEN, 
HOTELS MAY NOT 
BE THERE, 
RESTAURANTS, 
THEME PARKS. 
THAT'S PART OF 
THE EQUATION 
AS 
WELL. 
>> LET ME EQASK 
YOU ABOUT MASKS. 
YOU ANNOUNCED YO
THAT MASKS WILL 
BE REQUIRED ON 
THE FLIGHT BY 
EMPLOYEES AND 
TRAVELERS AS 
WELL. 
WHAT HAPPENS IF 
I DON'T WEAR A 
MASK ON THE 
PLANE? 
WHAT IS THAT 
PROCESS LIKE? 
>> WE HAVE BEEN 
REQUIRING MASKS 
SINCE THE FIRST 
OF MAY. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
STED KILLINGLY 
AND AGGRESSIVELY 
-- STEADILY AND 
AGGRESSIVELY 
STEPPING UP THE 
POLICY. 
YOU CAN'T BOARD 
A PLANE WITHOUT 
A MASK. 
IF YOU BOARD THE 
PLANE AND INSIST 
ON NOT WEARING 
THE MASK WE 
INSIST THAT YOU 
DON'T FLY DELTA. 
WE HAVE OVER 100  O
PEOPLE THAT WE 
PUT ON THE LIST. 
WE IMPLEMENTED A 
NEW PROCEDURE 
THIS WEEK 
BECAUSE WE HAD HA
SOME CUSTOMERS 
INDICATE THAT 
THEY HAVE 
UNDERLYING 
CONDITIONS THAT 
MAKES WEARING A 
MASK DANGEROUS. 
WE TOLD THEM YOU 
MAY NOT WANT TO 
FLY, TO 
RECONSIDER IF 
AIR TRAVEL IS 
THE RIGHT FORM 
OF 
TRANSPORTATION. 
IF THEY DECIDE 
TO CONTINUE TO 
FLY WE  D -HAVE A 
SCREENING 
PROCESS WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
PITTSBURGH 
MEDICAL CENTER 
WHERE THE 
CUSTOMER WILL 
TALK TO 
THE 
DOCTOR BEFORE 
THEY GET ON THE 
PLANE TO 
ACTUALLY HAVE IT 
VALIDATED THAT 
THEY INDEED 
CAN'T WEAR A 
MASK. 
>> CLEARANCE TO 
FLY PROCESS. 
LET ME ASK YOU 
ABOUT YOUR 
BUSINESS, NOW. 
WE SAW THAT YOU 
ARE LOSING $27 
MILLION A DAY, 
COMING OFF THE 
WORST QUARTER IN 
THE COUNTRY. 
BLUNTLY AS THIS 
GOES ON, HOW 
DOES DELTA 
SURVIVE. 
THIS HOW DOES 
THE AIRLINE 
INDUSTRY SURVIVE 
THIS. 
>> WE HAVE DONE 
A LOT AT DELTA. 
WHEN THE 
PANDEMIC 
STARTED, WE WERE 
BURNING CASH, 
LOSING ABOUT 
$100 MILLION A  
DAY IN MARCH. 
FOR THE MONTH OF 
JUNE, 90 DAYS 
LATER WE GOT THE 
CASH BURN DOWN 
TO 27  DMILLION. 
STILL A LOT OF 
MONEY. 
BUT CONSIDERABLE 
IMPROVEMENT FROM 
WHERE WE WERE. 
ONE OF THE 
REASONS WE 
NTE WEHAVE 
BEEN ABLE TO 
STAND AS 
TOGETHER AS AN 
INDUSTRY AS 
WE 
HAVE IS BECAUSE 
OF THE CARES ACT 
AND THE 
GOVERNMENT 
STIMULUS THAT 
ENABLED US TO 
PAY THE PEOPLE 
AND ENSURE THAT 
THE EMPLOYEES 
KEEP THEIR JOB 
AT FULL PAY FOR 
THE NEXT SIX 
MONTHS, APRIL 1 
THROUGH THE END 
OF SEPTEMBER. 
THAT IS 
IMMEASURABLE IN 
TERMS OF THE 
HEALTH AND 
ASSISTANCE 
PROVIDED. 
BUT THAT CARE 
ASSISTANCE IS 
NOT IN THE CASH 
BURN NUMBERS. 
THE REAL CASH 
BURN IS 
DIFFERENT. 
>> WILL YOU 
YNEED 
MORE MONEY FROM 
THE GOVERNMENT? 
>> I DON'T KNOW, 
WILLIE. 
WE ARE TRYING 
HARD NOT TO. 
WE GOT A LOT OF 
OPPORTUNITIES 
HERE TO CONTINUE 
TO IMPROVE OUR 
COSTS. 
WE HAVE ALMOST 
20% OF OUR 
EMPLOYEES THAT 
HAVE AGREED TO 
RETIRE STARTING RE
AUGUST 1st. 
WE HAVE MANY 
MORE THOUSANDS 
THAT VOLUNTARILY AN
ARE TAKING TIME 
OFF WITHOUT PAY. 
THE EMPLOYEES 
ARE DOING AN 
AMAZING JOB 
OF 
TRYING TO KEEP 
THE AIRLINE OF A 
FLIGHT. 
I DON'T KNOW IF 
GOVERNMENT 
ASSISTANCE IS 
THE ANSWER. 
WHAT WE NEED IS 
A VACCINE, SOME 
MEDICAL 
CONFIDENCE BACK 
IN CONSUMERS AND 
CONTINUE TO 
RESTORE 
CONFIDENCE IN 
AIR TRAVEL. 
>> WE WISH YOU 
GOOD LUCK. 
THANK YOU OUFOR 
YOUR TIME THIS 
MORNING. 
WE APPRECIATE 
IT. 
>> THANKS, 
WILLIE. 
>>> THIS MORNING TH
THE NFL IS 
INCHING TO THE 
GOAL LINE TRYING 
TO GET BACK ON 
THE GRIDIRON 
SAFELY IN THE 
AGE OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
ACCORDING TO 
MULTIPLE TI 
REPORTS, THERE 
WILL BE NO 
PRESEASON GAMES 
IN 2020. 
TRAINING CAMP 
ROSTERS NORMALLY 
AT 90 LLPLAYERS 
WILL BE REDUCED 
TO 80. 
>> BY 
ELIMINATING THE 
PRESEASON GAMES 
THEY HAVE MORE 
TIME TO GET 
THEIR BODIES 
RIGHT AND AVOID 
TRAVELING AND 
SUBJECTING 
THEMSELVES TO 
UNNECESSARY 
RISKS FOR GAMES 
THAT DON'T 
COUNT. 
>> REGGIE BUSH 
TOOK TO SOCIAL 
MEDIA TO REACT 
TO THE NEWS 
TWEETING I WOULD 
LIKE TO 
CONGRATULATE ALL 
THE NFL PLAYERS 
ON ZERO 
PRESEASON GAMES 
THIS YEAR. 
THAT IS A GAME 
CHANGER. 
ONE TWITTER USER 
ADDED IT WILL BE 
HARD FOR NG
UNDRAFTED 
PLAYERS TO MAKE 
THE TEAM. 
MEANWHILE, ON 
TUESDAY, THE NFL 
PLAYER'S 
ASSOCIATION AY
REVEALED 59 
PLAYERS HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19. 
THE NEWS COMING 
A 
DAY AFTER THE 
LEAGUE AND THE 
UNION AGREED ON 
TESTING 
PROTOCOLS FOR 
CAMP. 
PLAYERS MUST 
HAVE TWO 
NEGATIVE COVID 
TESTS BEFORE 
TAKING THE FIELD 
THEN DAILY 
CORONAVIRUS 
EXAMS THE FIRST 
TWO WEEKS BEFORE 
TESTING THEN 
HAPPENS EVERY 
OTHER DAY. 
AS LONG  CAS THEY 
COLLECTIVELY 
STAY UNDER A 5% 
POSITIVE RATE. 
THOSE MEASURES TH
ON THE HEELS OF 
THE SOCIAL MEDIA 
BLITZ BY SEVERAL 
PLAYERS OVER THE 
WEEKEND 
EXPRESSING 
FRUSTRATION WITH 
THE LEAGUE'S TH
SAFETY STRATEGY 
AT THE TIME. 
MULTIPLE STARS 
INCLUDING 
RUSSELL WILSON, 
PATRICK MAHOMES 
AND JJ WATT 
SPEAKING OUT 
USING THE 
HASHTAG WE WANT 
TO PLAY. 
AS PLAYERS 
CONTINUE TO 
REPORT TO CAMP 
THIS WEEK, 
EXPERTS SAY 
THERE IS PLENTY 
TO BE DONE OFF 
THE FIELD FOR IT  A
TO HAPPEN ON IT. 
>> THERE IS A 
LOT THEY HAVE TO 
ADDRESS, 
PARTICULARLY THE 
FINANCIAL 
ASPECT. 
THOSE ARE SOME 
OF THE CRUCIAL 
TALKS IN THE AY
COMING DAYS 
BEFORE WE KNOW 
THIS SEASON IS 
ABLE TO KICK ER
OFF. 
>>> ANOTHER 
MAJOR ISSUE IS 
WHETHER OR NOT AJ W
PLAYERS CAN 
DECIDE FOR 
THEMSELVES 
WHETHER THEY 
WANT TO PLAY THHE
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE  BSPECIAL 
CONCERNS OVER 
THE PANDEMIC. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ON THOSE 
INDIVIDUAL 
CHOICES. 
>> NO REPLAYERS 
SAID THEY WOULD 
PULL OUT. 
ESPN SAYS THE 
LEAGUE IS 
CONSIDERING 
OPTIONS. 
ONE IS TO GIVE 
PLAYERS A 
STIPEND IF THEY 
HAVE UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS AND 
THAT'S WHY THEY 
PULL OUT THEN 
OTHER PLAYERS 
THAT PULL OUT 
FOR OTHER 
REASONS MAY BE 
ABLE TO PUT 
THEIR CONTRACTS 
ON HOLD BUT NONE 
OF THE DECISIONS 
HAVE BEEN MADE 
FORMALLY YET. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> ASK A 
NEW 
YORKER WHAT 
SIGHTS AND Y'OV
SOUNDS THEY 
REMEMBER FROM 
THE COVID 
OUTBREAK AND 
THEY  EWILL LIKELY 
MENTION THE 
ENDLESS SIRENS, 
NIGHTLY CLAPPING 
FOR MEDICAL 
WORKERS AND THE 
TRIAGE TENTS 
THAT APPEARED 
OUTSIDE OF CITY 
HOSPITALS. 
>> SEEING TENTS 
LIKE THIS AT 
MOUNT SINAI AND 
AROUND THE CITY 
WAS DIFFICULT. 
>> A REALLY  S
STARK SIGN THAT 
WE WERE MOVING 
INTO A SURGE AND 
WE DIDN'T KNOW 
WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN. 
>> THE TENTS, A 
DARK OMEN OF 
WHAT WAS TO 
COME. 
THIS DOCTOR IS 
THE CHIEF AT 
MOUNT SINAI BETH 
ISRAEL. 
>> BEFORE WE GOT 
A SINGLE 
CONFIRMED CASE, 
THE STRESS NOF 
HOW WE DO THE 
PPE SO WE 
WOULDN'T BE 
INFECTED AND GET 
ILL AND HOW 
DETRIMENTAL IT 
HAD BEEN. 
>> Reporter: 
IT'S STILL 
DIFFICULT TO 
SPEAK ABOUT SUCH 
AN UNSPEAKABLE 
TIME. 
A REGISTERED 
NURSE AT THE 
HOSPITAL -- 
>> BASICALLY YOU 
WOULD TREAT THE 
PATIENTS AND 
THEN YOU FELT 
LIKE THERE WAS 
NOTHING YOU 
COULD DO TO MAKE 
THEM FEEL 
BETTER. 
AND THEY WOULD 
GET BETTER BUT 
GET WORSE AND, 
YOU KNOW, AS A 
NURSE, YOU 
DIDN'T FEEL LIKE 
YOU COULD DO 
YOUR JOB. 
>> NEW YORK CITY 
IS WELL PAST THE 
PEAK OROF COVID 
BUT THE EMOTIONS 
TIED TO THAT 
PERIOD ARE ONLY 
BEGINNING TO 
CREST FOR ITS 
HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS. 
>> WE 
EXPERIENCED MORE ME
WITH THIS PHASE 
THAN THE PEAK. 
WE DIDN'T HAVE 
TIME TO THINK 
DURING THAT 
TIME. 
>> Reporter: NOW 
THERE IS A 
SURPRISING 
REFUGE FOR THOSE 
MEDICAL WORKERS. 
THOSE TRIAGE 
TENTS ONCE A NC
SYMBOL OF THE 
CITY UNDER 
SEDGE, THEY HAVE 
BEEN TRANSFORMED 
BY MOUNT SINAI 
TO HELP THE 
HEROS. 
>> AS SOON AS 
YOU STEP IN, THE 
LIGHTING CHANGES 
SO THAT YOU HAVE 
THIS EXPERIENCE 
OF BEING IN SORT 
OF A FOREST OR 
AN OCEAN 
ENVIRONMENT 
AROUND DUSK. 
WE USE DIFFUSERS 
WITH ESSENTIAL 
OILS TO CREATE 
FOREST FLOOR 
EXPERIENCES THAT LA
AGAIN ARE 
EVIDENCE BASED 
TO CREATE A 
RELAXING EFFECT. 
>>UP Reporter: 
THEY TURNED THE 
TENTS INTO 
RECHARGE ROOMS. 
>> I WAS 
SURPRISED. 
IT LOOKS SO 
REALISTIC. 
THE FIRST THING  T
I DID, GOES SAT 
DOWN IN THE 
CHAIR AND LOOKED 
UP AT THE TREE 
HERE AND IT WAS 
SWAYING. 
I COULD FEEL THE 
BREEZE ON MY ARM 
AND THE 
CRACKLING OF THE 
FIRE AND IT WAS 
VERY REALISTIC. 
>> Reporter: THE 
DESIGN OF THE 
SPACE IS 
GROUNDED IN 
NEURO SCIENCE. 
>> WE ARE 
LEVERAGING 
LITERATURE THAT 
FOCUSED ON THE  
IDEA THAT GREEN 
SPACES CAN 
IMPROVE YOUR 
BODY'S 
PHYSIOLOGY, 
LOWER BLOOD 
PRESSURE AND 
IMPROVED 
BREATHING AND 
RELATION. 
>> IT SETTLED ME 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
A BUSY DAY AND 
SORT OF LIKE 
STARTING N.OVER 
AGAIN. 
>> EReporter: 
WORKERS LIKE 
ROBERT REPORTED 
A 60% DROP IN 
STRESS LEVELS 
AFTER VISITING A 
TENT RECHARGE 
ROOM IN THE 
MOUNT SINAI 
SYSTEM. 
THEIR SUCCESS 
PROMPTING OTHER 
HOSPITALS TO 
INQUIRE ABOUT 
SETTING UP 
SIMILAR SPACES. 
>> A WAY TO 
START FOCUSES ON 
THE MENTAL 
HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING OF THE 
PROVIDERS. 
>> GREAT IDEA. 
>> AMAZING. 
INTERESTING THAT 
THEY ARE FEELING 
THE EFFECTS NOW Y'
AND NEED THAT 
NOW. 
>> GREAT IDEA 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
ARE HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT'S WHAT I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT BIG 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING WOULD 
YOU LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED. 
>> HE IS TELLING 
THE TRUTH. 
HE IS LYING 
EVERY DAY. 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE 
ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE LIVE IN A 
POST RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN. 
>> I REACHED OUT 
TO YOU AFTER I 
SAW THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA TRYING 
TO RAISE HER SON 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
>> IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT BUT 
DON'T FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE SAW A 
LARGE CONVOY OF 
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD COME 
THROUGH HERE. 
>> NEWS MADE FOR 
YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD LIVE 
WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A CATASTROPHE 
IN BRAZIL. 
>> IN MEXICO 
CITY, 
THE PEOPLE SAID 
IF THEY DON'T 
WORK THEY CAN'T 
FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> NBC NEWS AND 
SKY TEAMS ARE ON 
THE GROUND. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
THE NEXT COUPLE 
OF WEEKS IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER UNDER HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT 
JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND THE HAND 
TO THOSE IN 
NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO IT IS 
AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT 6 FEET APART 
FROM ONE 
ANOTHER. 
>> ARE YOU 
WORRIED THE TWO 
CRISES COULD 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> SUING 
ATLANTA'S MAYOR 
FOR A MASK 
MANDATE THAT HE 
SAYS ARE TOO 
RESTRICTIVE. 
BLAINE ALEXANDER 
JOINS ME FROM 
ATLANTA. 
LET'S START OFF 
WITH WHY DID THE 
JUDGE RECUSE 
HERSELF. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
SO FAR? 
>> SAVANNAH, 
IT'S A STRANGE 
TWIST, NOT JUST 
ONE JUDGE BUT 
TWO JUDGES THAT 
HAVE RECUSED 
THEMSELVES FROM 
THE CASE. 
THE FIRST JUDGE 
THIS MORNING THE 
RECUSAL CAME 
DOWN AS THE 
ARGUMENTS WERE 
GETTING READY TO 
START, AN HOUR 
AND A HALF OR SO 
BEFORE THE 
ARGUMENTS WERE 
GETTING READY TO 
START. 
THAT WAS DONE 
BECAUSE THE 
JUDGE DIDN'T 
WANT TO HAVE ANY 
ILLUSIONS OR 
ANYTHING THAT 
LOOKED IMPROPER 
WITH THE CASE. 
THE SECOND JUDGE 
RECUSED HIMSELF 
AS WELL BECAUSE 
THEY WERE IN 
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL UNDER 
GOVERNOR BRIAN 
KEMP WHEN HE 
SERVED AS 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE. 
NOW THE JUDGE -- 
THE CASE IS ON 
THE THIRD JUDGE 
BUT IT COMES 
BACK TO THIS 
BACK AND FORTH 
THAT WE ARE 
SEEING IN 
GEORGIA BETWEEN 
THE REPUBLICAN 
GOVERNOR OF THE 
STATE AND THE 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR 
OF ATLANTA 
WHETHER OR NOT 
PEOPLE SHOULD BE 
REQUIRED TO WEAR 
MASKS IN 
ATLANTA. 
THE MAYOR SAYS, 
YES, SCIENCE AND 
DATA DRIVES HER 
DECISIONS. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
GOING UP IT'S IN 
THE WRONG 
DIRECTION AND 
THEY SAY MASKS 
CAN HELP SLOW 
THE SPREAD OF 
COVID-19 SHE 
WILL REQUIRE 
THAT. 
THE GOVERNOR 
SAYS HE BELIEVES 
MASKS ARE 
NECESSARY, 
ENCOURAGES 
PEOPLE TO WEAR 
THEM, HE 
BELIEVES A 
MANDATE GOES TOO 
FAR AND HE WANTS 
TO BLOCK THE 
CITY FROM 
IMPOSING THE 
ORDERS THAT ARE 
MORE OR LESS 
RESTRICTIVE WHAT 
HE PUT IN PLACE 
BECAUSE HE WANTS 
UNIFORMITY 
ACROSS THE STATE 
WITH POLICY. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS 
NEXT HERE IN 
THIS CASE? 
WHERE DOES IT GO 
FROM HERE, NOW 
THAT WE KNOW TWO 
JUDGES HAVE 
RECUSED 
THEMSELVES? 
>> SO, WHAT WE 
WERE GOING TO 
HEAR IS A 
HEARING ON AN 
EMERGENCY 
INJUNCTION. 
THIS WAS THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
OFFICE TO BLOCK 
THE MAYOR FROM 
EVEN FORBESING 
THE MASK MANDATE 
WHILE THE 
LAWSUIT SNAKED 
ITS WAY THROUGH 
COURT. 
WE ARE WAITING 
TO SEE WHERE THE 
LAWSUIT GOES. 
THE STATE -- 
IT'S ON THE 
THIRD JUDGE. 
WE ARE EXPECTING 
THAT IT COULD 
COME BACK IN A 
COURTROOM ANY 
TIME SOON. 
>> THANKS FOR 
THE UPDATE. 
WHILE I GOT YOU, 
I HAVE TO ASK 
ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN GEORGIA 
WHERE YOU ARE 
RIGHT NOW. 
THE STATE 
RECORDED 24,000 
NEW INFECTIONS 
MONDAY. 
WHAT ARE HEALTH 
OFFICIALS SAYING 
ABOUT THAT. 
>> 2400 NEW 
CASES. 
MORE THAN 2400 
NEW CASES 
YESTERDAY IN A 
SINGLE DAY. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
HIGH. 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
SAID, LOOK, THEY 
ARE GOING THE 
WRONG DIRECTION. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
THE SEVEN DAY 
MOVING AVERAGE 
IN GEORGIA AT 
THE BEGINNING OF 
THE JULY VERSUS 
APRIL, THAT 
NUMBER HAS 
INCREASED 
SIGNIFICANTLY. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
GOING IN THE 
WRONG DIRECTION. 
GOVERNOR KEMP 
PUT MEASURES IN 
PLACE. 
CERTAINLY HE 
HASN'T MANDATED 
MASKS AND IS NOT 
FOR THAT. 
BUT HE HAS DONE 
OTHER THINGS 
LIKE CAPPING 
PEOPLE, GROUPS 
OF PEOPLE 
GATHERING AT 50 
IN PUBLIC 
PLACES, 
MANDATING SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, 
URGING PEOPLE TO 
WASH THEIR HANDS 
AND WEAR MASKS. 
HE BELIEVES THAT 
WILL TURN THE 
NUMBERS AROUND 
AND GET THEM 
BACK TO WHERE 
THEY WERE 
EARLIER THIS 
YEAR. 
WE ARE SEEING 
LOCAL LEADERS 
AROUND THE STATE 
OF GEORGIA WHO 
SAY THEY HAVE TO 
GO A STEP 
FURTHER. 
THAT'S WHY YOU 
ARE SEEING NOT 
JUST ATLANTA BUT 
OTHER LOCAL 
LEADERS 
MANDATING MASKS 
AS WELL. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
I GOT TO SAY YOU 
DON'T MISS A 
BEAT, EVEN 
BATTLING THE 
GNATS OR 
MOSQUITOES, 
WHATEVER IT IS 
YOU ARE SWATTING 
AWAY. 
>> GEORGIA HEAT 
AND THE GNATS 
COME OUT.
>>> WE ARE 
LIVING A 
NIGHTMARE. 
IT'S REAL, 
FRIGHTENING AND 
ABSOLUTELY 
AFFECTING THE 
COMMUNITY. 
>> THERE WERE 
LESS THAN TEN 
CASES OF COVID-
19 WHEN THE 
GOVERNOR 
REOPENED THE 
STATE GAIN MAY. 
NOW THEY HAD 
MORE THAN 1200. 
>> PRIOR TO THE 
REOPENING, WE 
WERE AT SEVEN 
POSITIVE CASES, 
ZERO FATALITIES, 
ZERO 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
FAST FORWARD TO DE
TODAY AND THE 
NUMBERS ARE 
ASTOUNDING. 
THERE IS NO END 
IN SIGHT. 
>> LAST WEEK 
TEXAS REPORTED 
FIVE CONSECUTIVE 
MORE OF 
THAN 10,000 
POSITIVE CASES 
AND SAW FOUR OF 
THE DEADLIEST 
DAYS SINCE THE 
OUTBREAK BEGAN. 
NUMBERS THAT ARE 
ESPECIALLY SCARY 'S
IN COMMUNITIES 
LIKE THIS ONE. 
>> %YOU ARE 
LOOKING AT 
UNINSURED, UNDER 
INSURED, HIGH 
PREVALENCE OF 
DIABETES, RU
HYPERTENSION, 
OBESITY AND THE 
RISK FACTORS 
IMPACT THE 
COMMUNITY. 
>> THE SMALL 
COMMUNITY ON THE 
U.S.-MEXICO 
BORDER IS ALMOST ER
ENTIRELY 
HISPANIC, A 
GROUP DYING FROM 
COVID-19 AT A 
HIGHER RATE THAN 
WHITE AMERICANS. 
THE LONE 
HOSPITAL WITHIN 
A 50-MILE RADIUS 
SERVES ROUGHLY 
65,000 PEOPLE. 
48 BEDS 
AND NO INTENSIVE 
CARE UNIT. 
>> WE ARE AT 
FULL CAPACITY. 
HOPING IT IS 
GETTING BETTER. 
>> AS HOSPITALS 
ACROSS THE STATE 
REACH CAPACITY, 
SMALL RURAL 
FACILITIES LIKE 
THIS ONE ARE 
BEING PUSHED TO 
THE BRINK. 
>> DR. VASS 
QUESTIONS IS THE 
COUNTY HEALTH 
AUTHORITY. 
>> WE DID NOT S,
PREPARE TO 
MANAGE ICU 
PATIENTS BUT 
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 
TO TRANSFER THE 
PATIENTS. 
>> Reporter: HE 
SAYS THE 
HOSPITAL NEEDS 
MORE STAFF AND 
OXYGEN TANKS 
THAT WOULD ALLOW 
THEM TO SEND 
SOME PATIENTS 
HOME. 
WITHOUT THOSE 
RESOURCES, HE 
FEARS WHAT COULD 
COME NEXT. 
>> THERE WAS 
CASES -- ALL THE 
BEDS ARE FULL. 
WE DON'T HAVE 
ANY MORE 
VENTILATORS TO N 
SEE R AND 
PATIENTS DYING 
IN THE CORRIDORS 
OR THE EMERGENCY 
ROOM WITHOUT THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
DOING SOMETHING 
FOR THEM. 
>> Reporter: HOW 
CLOSE DO E YOU 
FEEL YOU ARE TO 
THAT. 
>> I DON'T THINK 
WE HAVE MUCH 
TIME. 
>> Reporter: AS 
HOSPITALS ARE 
TREATING COVID-
19 PATIENTS, 
TEXAS GOVERNOR 
ABBOTT SENT 
SUPPLIES TO THE 
AREA INCLUDING A 
MEDICAL TASK 
FORCE TEAM TO 
HELP THOSE 
UNUNDATED 
HOSPITALS AND A 
MASS TESTING 
SITE ONE OF 
THREE IN THE 
COUNTRY TO TRACK 
AND CONTAIN THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
I TRAVELED ABOUT 
50 ST
MILES EAST OF 
STARK COUNTY TO 
EDINBURG, TEXAS 
TO SPEAK TO THE 
SITE 
ADMINISTRATOR. 
THE LOCATION IS 
CLOSED AND IT'S 
UP TO THE COUNTY 
TO CONTINUE THAT 
TESTING. 
>> THERE IS OVER 
1.5 MILLION 
PEOPLE IN THE 
RIO GRANDE 
VALLEY AND 
BORDERING 
ANOTHER COUNTRY. 
IT'S PARAMOUNT. 
>> RATE OF 
INFECTION FOUR 
TIMES THAT OF 
MEXICO. 
>> NO BORDER FOR 
DISEASE. 
IT'S OUR 
CULTURE, 
BUSINESS TO HAVE 
PEOPLE FROM THE BART
UNITED STATES GO 
TO MEXICO, WORK, 
TRAVEL, LEISURE 
TIME, THEN 
RETURN AND VICE 
VERSA. 
>> Reporter: ONE 
OF MANY CONCERNS 
IN A CLOSE KNIT 
COMMUNITY WHERE 
STRONG FAMILY 
TIES CAN MAKE IT 
HARD TO STOP THE 
SPREAD. 
>> MANY 
HOUSEHOLDS HERE 
ARE MADE UP OF 
THREE 
GENERATIONS OF 
PEOPLE %LIVING IN 
THE SAME 
HOUSEHOLD. 
ASSOCIATION WE 
HAVE GRAND 
PARENTS, PARENTS 
AND GRANDKIDS 
WITH CLUSTERS OF 
PEOPLE BEING 
INFECTED. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ARE 
BRINGING IN 
REFRIGERATED OM
TRAILERS AND 
FUNERAL 
DIRECTORS TO  
HELP AS THE 
DEATH TOLL 
RISES. 
IN  OSTARK COUNTY, 
MAYOR OF RIO 
GRANDE CITY 
WANTS WHAT IS 
BEST FOR HIS 
TOWN. 
>> Reporter: DO %
YOU THINK 
GOVERNOR ABBOTT 
WAS THINKING 
ABOUT 
COMMUNITIES LIKE 
YOURS WHEN HE 
ORDERED THE 
STATE REOPENED? 
>> I DON'T 
BELIEVE HE DID. 
HOWEVER -- 
HOWEVER WE HAVE 
THE OPPORTUNITY 
RIGHT NOW TODAY 
TO CORRECT THIS. 
>> Reporter: A 
CORRECTION THAT 
MANY IN THE RIO 
GRANDE VALLEY 
SAY CAN'T COME 
SOON ENOUGH. 
>>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS MEETING 
WITH SENATE 
REPUBLICANS 
TODAY TO HAMMER 
OUT DETAILS FOR 
A SECOND 
CORONAVIRUS 
STIMULUS PLAN. 
GARRETT HAGUE 
JOINS ME FROM 
CAPITOL HILL. 
WHAT DO SENATE 
REPUBLICANS WANT 
TO SEE IN THE 
NEXT STIMULUS 
BILL. 
>> THERE IS A 
LAUNDRY LIST OF 
THINGS THAT THE 
REPUBLICANS LAID 
OUT THAT THEY 
WANT INCLUDED, 
FROM PROTECTING 
COMPANIES WITH 
LIABILITY 
PROTECTION, SO 
THEY DON'T GET  S
SUE WHEN HAD 
THEY REOPEN TO 
FINDING WAYS TO 
FUND THINGS LIKE 
TESTING AND 
TRACING AND 
COVERING THEIR 
ECONOMIC BASES EC
ON THE WAY. 
ON THE FLOOR OF 
THE SENATE, 
MITCH McCONNELL 
LAID OUT A 
COUPLE OF NEW 
ITEMS THAT WILL 
GO INTTHE 
BILL. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> THIS MAJORITY 
IS PREPARING 
LEGISLATION THAT 
WILL SENT $105 
BILLION TO 
EDUCATORS HAVE 
THE RESOURCES 
THEY NEED TO 
SAFELY REOPEN. 
WE WILL PROPOSE 
A TARGETED 
SECOND ROUND OF 
THE PPE WITH A 
SPECIAL EYE 
TOWARD HARD HIT 
BUSINESSES. 
WE WANT ANOTHER 
ROUND OF DIRECT 
PAYMENTS -- 
DIRECT PAYMENTS 
TO HELP AMERICAN 
FAMILIES KEEP 
DRIVING OUR 
NATIONAL COME 
BACK. 
>> ONE OF THE 
OTHER PIECES OF 
THIS, A MOVING 
TARGET, IS WHAT 
HAPPENS TO THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. IT IS 
EXPECTED TO RUN 
OUT ON JULY 
31st. 
REPUBLICANS 
DON'T WANT TO 
KEEP THAT AT THE 
SAME LEVEL 
BECAUSE THEY ME
FEEL IT IS AN 
INCENTIVE NOT GO 
BACK TO WORK 
THEY ARE OPEN TO 
CONTINUING 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
ASSISTANCE BUT 
WE HAVE TO FIND 
THAT GOLDILOCKS 
NUMBER WHAT IT 
IS. 
AT LEAST A 
LITTLE RELIEF 
FOR SOME. 
HOUSE SPEAKER 
NANCY PELOSI 
WEIGHED IN. 
WHAT DID SHE 
SAY? 
>> SHE WAS 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE TIMING OF 
THIS. 
THE HOUSE PASSED 
THE HEROS ACT 
THAT THEY 
CONSIDERED THE 
OPENING OFFER IN 
MAY. 
THEY ARE WAITING %
TO SEE THE 
SENATE ACT. 
SHE THINKS THIS 
IS THE KIND OF 
THING THAT COULD 
GET DONE BY THE 
END OF THIS 
MONTH WHICH 
WOULD COINCIDE 
WITH THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS RUNNING 
OUT, IMPORTANT 
EARLY DEADLINE. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE 
TIMELINE HERE 
AND TALK ABOUT 
THE DEADLINE. 
IS THIS GETTING 
DONE BEFORE THE 
AUGUST RECESS? 
>> TOUGH TO SEE. 
THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF 
ROLLING 
DEADLINES FROM 
THAT ER
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
RUNNING OUT ON 
JULY 31st TO PPE 
FUNDING GOING 
OUT ON AUGUST 
8th. 
THEY ARE 
SUPPOSED TO 
BEGIN THE AUGUST 
RECESS THE 
SECOND WEEK OF 
AUGUST. 
McCONNELL 
DOESN'T KNOW IT 
CAN GET DONE BY 
THE END OF NEXT 
WEEK BUT THEY 
THINK AUGUST IS 
A REASONABLE 
TIMEFRAME. 
THERE IS A LOT ON
OF NEGOTIATING 
BUT LAWMAKERS 
WANT THAT TIME 
FOR THE LITTLES  
BIT OF AUGUST 
VACATION THAT 
THEY GET AND TO 
START THE 
REELECTION. 
SO THERE WILL BE 
A LOT OF 
PRESSURE ON 
FOLKS TO GET THE 
BILL DONE AND 
GET FOLKS BACK 
TO THEIR 
DISTRICTS AND 
STATES. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
WE HAVE TO SEE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.
>>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THAT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SIGNED A 
MEMORANDUM ON 
THE CENSUS. 
TELL US ABOUT 
THAT. 
>> SURE, THE 
PRESIDENT SIGNED 
A MEMORANDUM 
THAT ESSENTIALLY ND
SAYS THAT 
UNDOCUMENTED 
IMMIGRANTS 
CANNOT BE MEAN
INCLUDED AS PART 
OF THE 2020 
CENSUS. 
THE TITLE OF 
THIS IS A 
MEMORANDUM 
ENSURING THAT 
AMERICAN 
CITIZENS RECEIVE 
PROPER 
REPRESENTATION 
IN PRCONGRESS. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
IS SAYING THAT 
GIVING 
CONGRESSIONAL 
REPRESENTATION 
TO UNDOCUMENTED 
IMMIGRANTS, 
QUOTE, WOULD BE  W
A PER OF VASHON 
OF OUR 
DEMOCRATIC 
PRINCIPLES. 
THIS IS 
CONTROVERSIAL. 
WE HAVE SEEN A 
NUMBER OF 
STATEMENTS 
COMING OUT 
OPPOSING THIS, 
THE ACLU SAYS 
THEY PRS WILL SEE 
THE 
PRESIDENT IN 
COURT. 
THIS WILL BE IN
LEGALLY 
CHALLENGED. 
IT'S PART OF A 
BROADER EFFORT IT
BY THE WHITE 
HOUSE TO 
ESSENTIALLY MAKE 
THE PRESIDENT EC
LOOK PROACTIVE 
INSTEAD OF 
REACTIVE AND 
DEFENSIVE. 
HE WILL NSSIGN HEA 
NUMBER OF 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
IN COMING WEEKS 
AND THE WHITE 
HOUSE EXPECTS 
THAT THEY WILL 
BE CHALLENGED IN 
COURT. 
THIS IS LARGELY EX
AN ELECTION YEAR 
PLAY FOR THE 
PRESIDENT. 
IMMIGRATION 
PLAYS WELL WITH 
HIS BASE AND WE 
WILL SEE MORE ON 
THAT AND HEALTH 
CARE ACCORDING 
TO THE PRESIDENT 
IN RECENT DAYS. 
>> LET'S GO TO 
THE BRIEFINGS. 
A CLIP FROM THE 
LAST TIME THE 
PRESIDENT 
PARTICIPATED IN 
A TASK FORCE 
BRIEFING IN 
APRIL. 
LET'S LISTEN 
REAL QUICK. 
>> I SEE THE 
DISINFECTANT 
KNOCKS IT OUT IN 
A MINUTE. 
ONE MINUTE. 
AND IS THERE TE
AWAY WE CAN DO 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT BY 
INJECTION INSIDE 
OR ALMOST A 
CLEANING? 
>> THAT MOMENT 
OBVIOUSLY CAUSED 
A LOT OF CHATTER 
RIGHT AFTER AND 
THE PANDEMIC IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES HAS 
CHANGED 
DRAMATICALLY 
SINCE THAT APRIL 
BRIEFING. 
WHAT KIND OF 
SHIFT CAN WE 
EXPECT IN 
MESSAGING TODAY? 
>> THAT IS NOT CA
THE KIND OF 
BRIEFING THAT 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
AIDES HOPE HE 
HAS WHEN HE 
STEPS TO THE 
PODIUM IN A 
LITTLE BIT AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
THEY WANT HIM TO 
FOCUS NARROWLY 
ON CORONAVIRUS 
AND THE RESPONSE 
TO CORONAVIRUS, 
ESSENTIALLY HIS 
AIDES SAYING 
THAT THEY FEEL 
LIKE THEY HAVE 
LOST CONTROL OF 
THE NARRATIVE. 
AMERICANS DON'T 
KNOW WHAT THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS 
DOING AND THEY 
WANT THE 
PRESIDENT TO BE 
OUT THERE 
LOOKING AT IF HE 
IS LEADING ON 
THIS. 
SO, YOU ARE 
LIKING TO HEAR 
HIM TALK ABOUT 
VACCINES. 
THERAPEUTICS AND 
OTHER SUPPLIES 
GOING RE 
TO VARIOUS 
STATES AND 
EVERYTHING THAT 
HE IS DOING ON 
THE PANDEMIC. 
THAT'S HOW THEY 
HOPE THAT HE 
WILL HANDLING 
THE BRIEFING. 
WE TALKED TO 
OFFICIALS SAY 
SAY IT'S LIKELY 
TO BE OR THEY 
HOPE -- YOU 
NEVER KNOW WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
THAT IT WILL BE 
SHORTER THAN WE 
HAVE SEEN BEFORE 
AND LOOK 
DIFFERENT FROM 
PAST BRIEFINGS. 
MEMBERS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE WILL NOT 
BE THERE. 
SO, THIS WILL BE 
THE PRESIDENT 
ALONE AT THE 
PODIUM TALKING 
ABOUT THE 
PANDEMIC 
RESPONSE. 
>> WE HEARD A 
BIT THAT DR. 
FAUCI -- WHEN HE 
DID THE 
INTERVIEW WITH 
MARIA SHRIVER. 
>> LET'S TATALK 
ABOUT MASKS. 
THIS WAS A 
DECISION THAT 
SHOULD BE MADE 
TO GOVERNORS, 
THE PRESIDENT 
TWEETED AN IMAGE 
OF HIMSELF 
WEARING A FACE 
MASK CALLING IT 
PATRIOTIC. 
HOW DOES INTHE 
WHITE HOUSE 
EXPLAIN HIS 
PREVIOUS 
RELUCTANCE TO 
WEAR ONE? 
>> HE DID. 
HE CALLED 
WEARING MASKS 
PATRIOTIC AND NO 
ONE IS MORE 
PATRIOTIC THAN 
HIM. 
THEN HE WAS AT 
HIS OWN HOTEL IN 
WASHINGTON, D.C. PA
AND DIDN'T WEAR 
A MASK. 
SO, A BIT OF 
MIXED MESSAGING 
FROM THE WHITE 
HOUSE WHICH IS 
WHAT WE HAVE 
SEEN SINCE THE 
START OF THEMAN 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
MASKS. 
WHITE HOUSE 
PRESS SECRETARY 
KAYLEIGH McENANY 
WAS ASKED %AND 
LET'S TAKE A 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
SHE SAID. 
>> WHY THE MIXED 
MESSAGING ON 
THIS CRITICAL 
HEALTH ISSUE 
THAT SAY IT'S 
CRITICAL TO 
FIGHTING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN 
CONSISTENT THAT 
MASKS ACCORDING 
TO THE CDC ARE 
RECOMMENDED BUT 
NOT REQUIRED. 
>> HE HASN'T 
WORN A MASK. 
>> THE PRESS 
SECRETARY SAID 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS  
TESTED SOMETIMES PL
MULTIPLE TIMES A 
DAY. 
WE THOUGHT HE 
WAS TESTED ONCE 
A DAY. 
ANOTHER REASON HE
THE WHITE HOUSE 
HAS GIVEN FOR 
WHY THE 
PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T NEED TO 
WEAR A MASK 
BECAUSE MASKS 
PROTECT OTHERS 
FROM YOU IF YOU 
WERE 
ASYMPTOMATIC AND 
SPREADING THE 
VIRUS. 
THEIR ARGUMENT 
HAS BEEN THAT 
G E PRESIDENT IS 
TESTIFIED SO 
OFTEN THAT HE 
DOESN'T NEED TO 
WEAR ONE. 
I EXPECT THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
WILL BE ASKED TO 
WEAR THIS AT THE 
BRIEFING LATER 
TODAY. 
HE SENT THIS 
MIXED MESSAGE. 
>> YOU ARE GOING 
TO BURY ME ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA. 
YOU WILL T BURY ME 
ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
>> ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST ACTS IN 
COUNTRY MUSIC 
CHANGING THE 
GROUP'S NAME. 
>> LADY 
ANTEBELLUM 
ANNOUNCED THEY 
WOULD CHANGE 
THEIR NAMES T TO 
LADY A. 
>> THAT IS WHAT 
A LOT OF FANS 
HAVE BEEN 
CALLING THEM FOR 
A LONG TIME. 
>> THEY WERE 
REGRETFUL AND 
EMBARRASSED THAT 
THEY DIDN'T TAKE 
INTO HAACCOUNT 
SLAVERY 
IMPLICATIONS IN 
THE WORD 
ANTEBELLUM. 
A BLUE'S SINGER 
WAS USING THE 
NAME FOR 
DECADES. 
AFTER WHAT ID
SEEMED LIKE 
PROMISING 
INTERACTIONS 
BETWEEN THE TWO 
PARTIES, LADY 
ANTEBELLUM 
DECIDED TO SUE 
ANITA WHITE 
SAYING SHE 
DEMANDED $10 
MILLION FOR A 
NAME THEY 
ALREADY 
TRADEMARKED. 
I SPOKE TO HER. 
>> TO COEXIST. 
YOU COULD ST
COEXIST. 
THE FIRST 
CONTRACT SAID WE 
WILL DO OUR BEST 
TO ORT 
ENSURE. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
WHAT DOES BEST 
EFFORT MEAN. 
SO, S THE SECOND 
CONTRACT COMES 
BACK. 
AGAIN, WE WILL 
DO OUR BEST 
EFFORT. 
>> AT WHAT POINT 
DID $10 MILLION, 
$5 MILLION FOR 
CHARITY AND 5 
MILLION FOR YOU 
OR WHATEVER THE 
BREAK UP WAS -- 
>> $10 MILLION 
CAME IN BECAUSE 
WE ASKED THEM 
SPECIFICALLY FOR 
DETAILS ? ABOUT 
HOW COEXIST 
ASSISTANCE WOULD 
WORK? 
LET'S DEFINE 
WHAT BEST 
EFFORTS ARE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
BAND TRADEMARKED 
IN 2011 AND 
THEIR FANS HAVE 
CALLED THEM THAT 
SINCE 2006. 
>> DID YOU 
TRADEMARK YOUR 
NAME AS WELL? 
>> I NEVER 
TRADEMARKED MY 
NAME? 
THE SMART 
THING TO DO, NO 
THINKING ABOUT 
IT NOW. 
BUT I HAVE BEEN 
LADY A SINCE 
BEFORE THEY WERE 
ALIVE. 
JUNE 11th IS 
WHEN THEY MADE 
IT PUBLIC.
>> THE MAN 
REGISTERED THE 
NAME FOR LIVE 
MUSICAL 
PERFORMANCES IN 
2011 AND 
RECORDINGED IN 
2013. 
THE BAND IS NOT 
ASKING FOR 
MONETARY 
DAMAGES. 
SOME CALLED IT T 
PAINFULLY IRONIC 
TO GET RID EDOF 
ANTEBELLUM THEY 
ARE NOW SUING AN 
ACTUAL BLACK 
WOMAN. 
IT BEGS THE 
QUESTION, IS ND
THIS DOING MORE 
HARM THAN GOOD? 
HOW COULD AN 
INDEPENDENT 
ARTIST CONTINUE 
TO APFLY WITH A 
WHITE BAND THAT 
SOLD MILLIONS OF 
ALBUMS TAKES ON 
THE SAME NAME. 
>> YOU FELT THEY 
WERE BEING -- 
>> BLACK LIVES 
MATTER, IN ORDER 
TO BE AN ALLY, 
YOU NEED TO BE 
WILLING TO 
SACRIFICE G.
SOMETHING. 
YOU NEED TO PUT 
POWER AND MONEY 
BEHIND YOUR 
NAME. 
YOU NEED TO PUT 
ACTION BEHIND 
WHAT YOU SAY. 
YOU CAN'T JUST 
SAY WE ARE NOT 
RACIST ANY MORE 
SO WE WILL NO 
LONGER GO BY THE 
KU KLUX KLAN, WE 
WILL GO BY THE 
KKK. 
THAT DOES NOT 
MAKE YOU LLLESS 
RACIST. 
>> HOW MUCH THDID 
THIS PLAY INTO 
THE FACT WITH 
YOU BEING A 
WOMAN, 
ESPECIALLY A 
BLACK WOMAN. 
>> I THINK THE 
THAT I AM A 
BLACK WOMAN AND 
THEY THOUGHT I 
WAS IRRELEVANT 
PLAYED INTO IT. 
I DON'T THINK 
THEY THOUGHT  
THEY WERE GOING 
TO GET THE 
RESPONSES THEY 
DID. 
I'M NOT GIVING 
UP. 
>>> WELCOME 
BACK. 
THERE IS A NEW 
CAMPAIGN 
LAUNCHING ON 
INSTAGRAM TODAY 
CALLED HASHTAG 
SHARE THE 
MEDICAL MIGHT. 
>> IT'S ABOUT 
AMPLIFYING THE 
VOICES OF BLACK 
WOMEN FINANCE. 
40 ARE HOPING TO 
BRING MORE 
AWARENESS  MTO THE 
HEALTH CARE 
OBSTACLES WOMEN 
FACE AS 
PATIENTS. 
WE HAVE DR. 
JESSICA SHEPHERD 
FROM DALLAS, 
TEXAS AND DR. 
JENNIFER LINCOLN 
WHO WORKS IN 
PORTLAND, 
OREGON. 
THANK YOU FOR 
JOINING US THIS 
MORNING. 
>> THANK YOU. 
DR. JESSICA, LET 
ME START WITH 
YOU. 
TELL US 
BEHIND 
THE CAMPAIGN AND 
HOW IT WORKS. 
>> THE CAMPAIGN 
WAS STARTED BY 
DR. RENE PARRO 
AND DR. LAUREN 
POWELL. 
THE REAL IMPACT 
WAS TO GROUP 40 
FINANCE OF COLOR 
AND 40 FINANCE 
THAT ARE 
NONCOLOR AND 
GROUPING THESE 
80 WOMEN 
TOGETHER TO GET 
THE IMPACT OF 
WOMEN IN 
MEDICINE TO 
SHARE OUR VOICE, 
EXPERIENCES, 
STRUGGLES AND 
TRIUMPHS. 
>> DR. JESSICA, 
ONE OF THE 
PRIMARY HEALTH Y
CARE TOPICS THAT 
YOU PLAN TO 
BRING THE 
ATTENTION IS 
JENNIFER 
FLOWERS, THE 
MORTALITY IN 
BLACK WOMEN. 
SOMETHING THAT SI 
KNOW IN ITMY 
CIRCLES WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT. 
TALK TO US ABOUT 
THAT? 
>> YEAH, 
ABSOLUTELY. 
YOU KNOW, WHEN 
WE THINK OF 
SYSTEMIC RACISM 
AND HOW IT IS A 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
CONCERN, WE SEE 
THAT TRANSPIRING 
INTO MORTALITY 
RATE. 
WE KNOW 4 TO 6 
TIMES LIKELY A 
BLACK WOMAN WILL 
DIE FROM 
MATERNAL EY
MORTALITY. 
THE STATISTICS 
ARE STAGGERING. 
THE ISSUE IS 
TAKING THE 
ECONOMIC STATUS 
OF BLACK WOMEN, 
THAT THERE IS A 
RACIAL BIAS AND 
WE HAVE TO 
ADDRESS THAT 
WHEN WE THINK 
ABOUT RACIAL 
INEQUALITY AND 
HOW IT IMPACTS 
MOM AND BABY AS 
WELL. 
>> AND, DR. 
JENNIFER, YOU 
ARE A WHITE 
DOCTOR WORKING 
WITH A 
POPULATION IN 
PORTLAND, NOT AS 
DIVERSE AS MANY 
CITIES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
YOU FEEL IT'S 
NECESSARY TO 
DISCUSS THESE 
INEQUITIES. 
HOW DID YOU GET 
ON BOARD. 
>> AS AN 
OBSTETRICIAN I 
CHANGE FOR 
EMERGENCIES THAT 
ARE EXTREMELY 
RARE, ONE IN 
100, ONE IN ONE 
THOUSAND, ONE IN 
TEN THOUSAND. 
I AM EXPECTED TO 
KNOW HOW TO 
HANDLE THEM, 
EVEN THOUGH 
THERE MAY NOT BE 
AS MANY BLACK 
WOMEN, I HAVE TO 
BE READY TO 
HANDLE THE 
RACIAL 
DISPARITIES THAT S
COME WITH THEIR 
CARE. 
I WAS INVITED 
INTO THIS 
CAMPAIGN AND 
WHEN I HESAW THAT 
DR. SHEPHERD WAS 
IN ON IT, I SAID 
ASK IF SHE WILL 
PAIR WITH ME. 
I LOOK UP TO HER 
SO MUCH, WHAT 
SHE HAS DONE. 
>> DR. JESSICA,  
GOING INTO SOME 
OF  THE DETAILS 
OF SPECIFIC 
CONDITIONS, YOU 
DEAL WITH A LOT 
OF WOMEN THAT 
SUFFER FROM 
FIBROIDS. 
JULY IS FIBROID 
AWARENESS MONTH. 
YOU SAY THIS IS 
WHERE YOU HAVE 
SIGN FIRSTHAND 
DISPARITIES WITH 
TREATMENT? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
I HAVE HATED 
NUMBERS LUHAOF WOME 
WALK INTO MY 
OFFICE WHO HAVE 
BEEN ONLY 
OFFERED AN MY
OPTION OF 
HYSTERECTOMY 
WHERE THERE ARE 
COUNTLESS OF 
WAYS TO HANDLE 
THAT MEDICALLY 
AND SURGICALLY. 
TO SEE FIRSTHAND 
EXPERIENCE AS A 
BLACK WOMAN 
PHYSICIAN, BLACK 
WOMEN COMING IN 
AND SEEING THAT 
RACIAL DISPARITY 
IN MY FACE 
ALLOWED ME TO BE 
LONGER TALKING 
ABOUT THE 
OPPRESSION THAT 
WE SEE IN HEALTH 
CARE AND TO 
ALLOW WOMEN TO 
SEE 
REPRESENTATION 
IN MYSELF AND O
GET THE WORD OUT 
THERE FOR ALL 
FINANCE THAT 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
COMING TOGETHER, 
WE CAN ALL 
TACKLE WEAND WE 
CAN ALL DO 
BETTER. 
>> WE BEADDRESS A 
LOT OF RACIAL 
BIAS IN THE 
MEDICAL CARE 
SYSTEM. 
HOW DO WE DO 
BETTER FOLLOWING 
THE PEOPLE 
LISTENING THIS 
MORNING. 
WHAT ARE 
WE 
SUPPOSED TO DO? 
>> I THINK THAT 
IT'S PROBABLY 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT I 
LOVE ABOUT THE 
CAMPAIGN IS 
HAVING ACTION 
ITEMS AND TAKING 
ACTION THAT WE 
CAN USE, EVEN 
FROM JUST TODAY. 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS WE HAVE 
MISSED 
THROUGHOUT 
DECADES WHEN WE 
TALK ABOUT 
RACIAL 
INJUSTICES, NO 
MATTER WHAT AREA  
THAT WE LOOK AT 
IS THE ABILITY 
TO VOICE OUR 
CONCERN BUT 
REPRESENTATION. 
WE TAKE OVER IG 
ACCOUNTS AND 
SHARE THE 
MEDICAL MICS, WE 
ALLOW OURSELVES 
TO BE SEEN AND 
ALLOW OURSELVES 
TO BE HEARD 
THROUGH THE 
PLATFORM OF 
OTHERS BUT AS WE 
CONTINUE THIS IN 
THE  IFUTURE, WE 
ARE HOPING TO 
SEE THAT WE CAN 
BE A VOICE OF 
ADVOCACY FOR 
REPRESENTATION 
IN THE FUTURE SO 
WE CAN SHARE NTOUR 
VOICE AND MAKE 
SURE THAT WE ARE 
DOING EVERYTHING 
THAT WE CAN TO 
DECREASE THE 
DISPARITIES IN 
RACISM AND 
HEALTH CARE. 
>> I LOVE THE 
WHOLE IDEA THAT 
YOU ARE SHARING 
SO THEY CAN 
LEARN SOMETHING 
ABOUT EACH 
OTHER. 
ARE YOU HOPING  Y
FOLLOWERS LEARN 
ABOUT BLACK 
WOMEN DOCTORS IN 
VARIOUS FIELDS 
AS WELL AND WHAT 
THEY AND YOU 
GUYS FACE AS THE 
CHALLENGES OF 
BEING MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS? 
>> YEAH, YOU 
KNOW, DR. 
JENNIFER LINCOLN 
IS PROBABLY ONE 
OF THE MOST 
PROFOUND WHEN 
YOU THINK OF 
WHITE WOMEN IN 
MEDICINE THAT IS 
VERY OPEN. 
THESE ARE THE  
ISSUES THAT WE 
ARE HAVING AND 
THIS IS HOW WE 
WILL COMBAT THAT 
AND ALLOWING HER 
VOICE TO BE 
HEARD FROM 
SOMEONE THAT IS 
NOT BLACK TO 
AMPLIFY THE 
VOICES OF HER 
COLLEAGUES AND 
HER PATIENTS. 
AND I CAN'T HAVE 
PICKED A BETTER 
PARTNER
 
THIS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
MIC  TO MAKE 
SURE WE ARE 
BEING HEARD AND 
PEOPLE CAN ALSO 
PERPETUATE -- 
>> DR. JESSICA 
SHEPHERD AND DR. 
JENNIFER 
LINCOLN, THANK 
YOU SO MUCH. 
THE TAKEOVER 
HAPPENS TODAY SO 
YOU CAN FOLLOW 
THEM ON 
#SHARETHEMEDICALMIC 
>>>  YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
LET'S GET TO OUR 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOE FRYER, 
FOLLOWING THE 
LATEST HEADLINES 
FROM NBC 
NEWS.COM AND GET 
A STARTED ON 
THIS WEDNESDAY. 
>> Reporter: THE 
U.S. WILL PAY 
DRUGMAKER PFIZER 
AND GERMAN 
BIOTECH FIRM 
$1.5 BILLION TO 
PRODUCE 100 
DOSES OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE IF IT IS 
SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
SAID THE VACCINE 
WOULD BE MADE 
AVAILABLE TO 
AMERICANS AT NO 
COST. 
HERE IS THE 
SECRETARY ALEX 
AZAR. 
>> WE ARE MAKING 
THE COMMERCIAL 
SCALE VACCINE 
RIGHT NOW AS WE 
GROW THROUGH THE 
CLINICAL TRIALS 
AND DOING THAT 
AT RISK USING 
THE FULL POWER 
OF THE U.S. 
GOVERNMENT AND 
FINANCIAL 
RESOURCES TO 
THAT. 
>> BAD NEWS FOR 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS AND THE 
HARVARD INCOMING 
HIRSCHMAN CLASS. 
THE UNIVERSITY 
SAID THE 
STUDENTS WILL 
NOT BE ALLOWED 
TO CAMPUS THIS 
FALL. 
HARVARD AND 
DOZENS OF 
SCHOOLS 
SUCCESSFULLY 
FOUGHT THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
WHICH WANTED TO 
BARR WARNED 
STUDENTS TAKING 
ONLINE COURSES 
ONLY. 
BOTH SIDES HAVE 
REACHED AN 
AGREEMENT SO 
THAT THE 
STUDENTS COULD 
STAY BUT HARVARD 
SAID THAT DEAL 
DOES NOT COVER 
ABOUT 200 NEWLY 
ADMITTED 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS AND 
THEY WORKING 
WITH LAWMAKERS 
HOPING TO EXTEND 
THE AGREEMENT TO 
FRESHMAN 
>>> IN CHICAGO 
THE POLICE ARE 
INVESTIGATING A 
DRIVE-BY 
SHOOTING OUTSIDE 
OF A FUNERAL. 
SOMEONE IN A CAR 
OPENED FIRE ON A 
GROUP OF PEOPLE 
LEAVING THE 
FUNERAL LAST 
NIGHT. 
15 PEOPLE WERE 
SHOT AND TWO ARE 
IN CRITICAL 
CONDITION WITH 
MANY MORE IN 
SERIOUS 
CONDITION. 
THE SHOOTING IS 
THE LATEST 
INCIDENT WITH 
CHICAGO SEEING A 
SURGE IN 
VIOLENCE THIS 
SUMMER. 
>>> THE TENSIONS 
BETWEEN THE U.S. 
AND CHINA ARE 
ESCALATING. 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION IS
ORDERING CHINA 
TO CLOSE THE 
HOUSTON 
CONSULATE IN THE 
NEXT 17 HOURS. 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE POMPEO
CONFIRMED THE 
NEWS THIS 
MORNING. 
>> WE ARE 
SETTING OUT 
CLEAR EXPECTATION
ON HOW THE 
CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT IS 
EXPECTED TO 
BEHAVE AND WHEN 
THEY DON'T WE 
WILL TAKE ACTION 
TO PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY AND OUR 
ECONOMY. 
>> THE HOUSTON 
POLICE AND FIRE 
OFFICIALS 
RESPONDED 
REPORTS THAT 
DOCUMENTS WERE 
BEING BURNED AT 
THE CONSULATE 
LAST NIGHT HOURS 
AFTER CHINA WAS 
NOTIFIED AT THE 
CLOSURE.  
THE SPOKESPERSON 
FOR CHINA SAYS 
THAT CHINA WILL 
RETALIATE IF THE 
U.S. DOES NOT 
REVERSE THE 
DECISION. 
THIS IS ONE DAY 
AFTER THE 
JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT 
ACCUSED CHINA OF 
SPONSORING 
HACKERS 
TARGETING THE 
COVID-19 VACCINE 
RESEARCH. 
>>> ALASKA WAS 
RATTLED BY A 
POWERFUL 
EARTHQUAKE, 7.8 
MAGNITUDE. 
IT TRIGGERED A 
TSUNAMI WARNING 
AND SOME KODIAK 
RESIDENTS 
EVACUATED TO 
HIGHER GROUND AT 
THE HIGH SCHOOL. 
THE TSUNAMI 
WARNING HAS BEEN 
CANCELED AND 
THERE ARE NO 
REPORTS OF 
INJURIES OR 
SIGNIFICANT 
DAMAGE. 
THOSE ARE THE 
LATEST 
HEADLINES. 
BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU, JOE
. WE WILL CATCH 
UP WITH YOU AGAIN
IN A LITTLE BIT. 
>>> THE HOMES IN 
FLORIDA ARE IN 
CRISIS MODE AND 
THE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE AND 
FACILITIES HAVE 
DOUBLED IN THE 
LAST THREE 
WEEKS. 
OUR CORRESPONDENT
DASHA BURNS IS 
IN FLORIDA,  THE 
MOST LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES 
IN THE STATE. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS POSING A 
MAJOR THREAT TO 
THE ELDERLY 
POPULATION. 
ONE IN FIVE 
RESIDENTS HERE 
ARE OVER THE AGE 
OF 65. 
THE STATE HAS 
154,000 PEOPLE 
LIVING IN 
NURSING HOMES OR 
ASSISTED LIVING 
FACILITIES. 
OVER THE LAST 
THREE WEEKS THE 
CASES AMONG THE 
RESIDENTS AND 
STAFF AT THESE 
FACILITIES HAVE 
MORE THAN 
DOUBLED. 
THIS AS THE 
LOCAL AND STATE 
OFFICIALS ON 
HIGH ALERT. 
EARLIER TODAY 
GOVERNOR RON 
DESANTIS 
TWEETING AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT ON 
MORE ACTION THE 
STATE IS TAKING 
TO TAKE CARE OF 
THESE 
FACILITIES. 
HE SAID THAT IN 
MARCH I DIRECTED 
THE FLORIDA 
HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT TO 
SEND INCIDENT 
MANAGEMENT TEAMS 
TO ALL FOR THE 
LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES. 
WE ARE NOW 
DEPLOYING THESE 
THINGS FOR A 
SECOND STATEWIDE 
MISSION. 
THE LEADERS IN 
THE INDUSTRY ARE 
ALSO SOUNDING 
THE ALARM. 
EARLIER TODAY I 
SPOKE WITH 
PRESIDENT AND 
CEO OF THE 
LEADING H 
FLORIDA, A GROUP 
THAT REPRESENTS 
THE AGING 
SERVICE 
PROVIDERS AND 
LISTEN TO HOW HE 
DESCRIBES THE 
SITUATION. 
IF COVID-19 WERE 
HURRICANE IT 
WOULD BE 
CATEGORY 5 
HURRICANE IN 
FLORIDA. 
THE NATION KNOWS 
THERE HAS BEEN A 
SPIKE IN CASES 
OVER THE LAST 
FEW WEEKS IN 
FLORIDA. 
THE REASON THAT 
IS IMPORTANT TO 
US IN THE LONG 
TERM CARE FIELD 
IS THAT THE 
ASSISTED LIVING 
FACILITIES ARE 
THE MICRO CAUSES 
OF THE CITY. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY EMPHASIZED 
THAT WHAT 
HAPPENS INSIDE 
OF NURSING HOMES 
IS IMPACTED BY 
WHAT HAPPENS 
OUTSIDE IN THE 
TOWNS AND 
COMMUNITIES. 
RIGHT NOW THE 
SPREAD OF COVID 
IS SO HIGH IN 
THESE AREAS 
WHERE THE 
EMPLOYEES LEAVE, 
AND THAT IS 
OFTEN HOW THE 
VIRUS ENDS UP IN 
THE NURSING 
HOMES. 
THEY ARE ASKING 
FOR MORE 
SUPPORT, MORE 
PPE AND MORE 
TESTING. 
THEY WANT 
QUICKER 
TURNAROUND OF 
TESTING AS WELL 
IN ORDER TO 
PROTECT THE 
VULNERABLE 
POPULATION. 
>>> TENNESSEE IS 
GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
THE STUDENTS ARE 
RETURNING TO 
CLASS FOR THE 
FIRST TIME TODAY 
WITH NEW 
RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE TO KEEP 
THEM SAFE. 
THE CLASSES HAVE 
FEWER STUDENTS 
WITH MORE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
THE MASKS ARE 
AVAILABLE AND 
HIGHLY 
RECOMMENDED BUT 
NOT MANDATORY. 
BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
TAKES US INSIDE 
OF THIS HIGH 
SCHOOL IN ALCOA, 
TENNESSEE. 
>> Reporter: 
HERE IN ALCOA, 
TENNESSEE 
OUTSIDE OF 
NASHVILLE IT IS 
THE FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL BUT LOOKS 
MUCH DIFFERENT 
THAN THE FIRST 
DAY OF SCHOOL 
TYPICALLY LOOKS 
BECAUSE OF THE 
2000 STUDENTS AT 
THE ALCOA CITY 
SCHOOLS, ONLY 
ABOUT A FIFTH OF 
THEM ARE COMING 
BACK TODAY. 
THEY ARE DOING 
THIS IN 
STAGGERED SHIFTS 
WITH STUDENTS 
ONLY COMING TO 
CLASS ONE OUT OF 
EVERY FIVE DAYS 
A WEEK AND THE 
OTHER FOUR DAYS 
WILL BE VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
IN ADDITION TO 
THE PARTITIONS 
INSIDE, 
DISTANCING AND 
WASHING STATIONS,
TEACHERS AND 
ADMINISTRATORS 
ARE REQUIRED TO 
WEAR A FACE MASK 
AND THAT IS 
STRONGLY 
ENCOURAGED FOR 
THE CHILDREN. 
THEY SAID THEY 
WILL MAKE THIS A 
LEARNING 
EXPERIENCE. 
THE PRINCIPAL 
SAID THEY ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
IT FUN BUT 
REALLY TRYING TO 
EDUCATE THE 
STUDENTS EVERY 
SINGLE DAY ON 
WHAT THIS 
HYGIENE LOOKS 
LIKE. 
WHAT IT MEANS TO 
WASH YOUR HANDS 
AND TO WEAR A 
MASK, THINGS 
LIKE THAT. 
TWO IMPORTANT 
THINGS, IF 
PARENTS DON'T 
FEEL COMFORTABLE 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
THEY CAN OPT OUT 
FOR ALL VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
THE OTHER THING 
IS THAT IT IS 
GOING UNTIL 
LABOR DAY. 
AT THAT POINT 
THE DISTRICT 
SAID THEY WOULD 
REEVALUATE TO 
DETERMINE, IF 
ANYTHING, NEEDS 
TO CHANGE. 
>>> THE 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
CRIPPLING THE 
BORDER COMMUNITY 
IN ARIZONA. 
THE SANTA CRUZ 
COUNTY HAS THE 
HIGHEST RATE OF 
POSITIVE CASES 
PER CAPITA IN 
THE U.S.. 
>> WE SAW THE 
SPIKE MUCH LATER 
THAN OTHER 
PEOPLE HAVE. 
RIGHT NOW BASED 
ON 100,000 
POPULATION WE 
ARE THE COUNTY 
WITH THE MOST 
NUMBER OF CASES 
IN THE STATE OF 
ARIZONA. 
>>> OUR NBC NEWS 
REPORTER YVONNE 
HILLIARD JOINS ME
FROM ARIZONA AND 
WHAT IS THE 
SITUATION LIKE? 
>> Reporter: WE 
HAVE TO PAY SO 
MUCH ATTENTION 
THE PHOENIX AND 
TUCSON AND IN 
THE MAIN 
POPULATION OF 
ARIZONA. 
SANTA CRUZ 
COUNTY IS THE 
COUNTY THAT HAS 
THE HIGHEST PER 
CAPITA POSITIVE 
COVID RATE IN 
THE STATE. 
YOU CAN SEE 
BEHIND ME WHICH 
IS ACTUALLY NEW 
MEXICO, ABOUT 
22,000 FOLKS. 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF CROSS-BORDER 
TRACK IT, AND 
YOU CAN SEE THE 
STREET BEHIND ME 
IS QUIET. 
THIS WOULD NOT 
BE A NORMAL 
SUMMER HERE. 
BUT WHAT YOU SEE 
IN SANTA CRUZ 
COUNTY IS 
CONTINUALLY HIGH 
NUMBER OF FOLKS 
TESTING 
POSITIVE. 
NOT ONLY IS THIS 
THE HIGHEST PER 
CAPITA POSITIVE 
RATE BUT WHEN 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
% OF THE FOLKS 
GETTING TESTED 
IT COMES BACK 
POSITIVE AND 
THAT PERCENTAGE 
IS STAGGERINGLY 
HIGH. 
THAT IS OVER 33% 
AND YESTERDAY 
LOAN THE 
PERCENTAGE 
POSITIVE RATE IN 
SANTA CRUZ 
COUNTY WAS 55%. 
COMPARE THAT TO 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
AND PHOENIX, 
ONLY 19%. 
THAT IS THE 
INDICATION OF 
THE DEMAND AND 
NEED FOR 
EXTENDED TESTING 
TO GET GOOD 
CONTROL ON THE 
SPREAD IN THIS 
AREA. 
>> ONE THING, 
SPECIFICALLY 
WHERE YOU'RE AT, 
THIS IS A 
TIGHTKNIT 
COMMUNITY WHERE 
PEOPLE LIVE AND 
INTERACT CLOSELY 
TOGETHER. 
WHAT CAN KEEP 
PEOPLE SAFE WHEN 
THAT IS SORT OF 
HOW THEY LIVE 
THEIR? 
>> Reporter: 
THERE ARE MANY 
MULTI 
GENERATIONAL 
HOMES AND OVER 
80% LATINO, A 
VERY TIGHTKNIT 
COMMUNITY. 
THERE'S ALSO A 
SIGNIFICANT 
PRODUCE 
DISTRIBUTION 
OPERATION WITH 
SEVERAL THOUSAND 
PEOPLE WORKING 
IN THAT LINE OF 
BUSINESS. 
WHEN YOU TALK 
ABOUT AN 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKFORCE, THAT 
IS ESSENTIAL TO 
GET THE CROPS 
FROM MEXICO INTO 
NORTH AMERICA TO 
THIS PART. 
THAT HAS 
BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS OF 
DISTRIBUTION 
COMING THROUGH 
NOGALES EVERY 
YEAR. 
I SPOKE WITH THE 
OWNER OF ONE OF 
THOSE 
DISTRIBUTION 
CENTERS AND HE 
SAID IT'S 
IMPORTANT FOR US 
TO KEEP THE 
WORKFORCE  SAFE.
WE DO NOT HAVE 
THE LUXURY OF 
WORKING FROM 
HOME. 
I WAS ALSO 
TALKING WITH DR. 
PHILIP WILLIAMS 
THAT WORKS AT 
THE COMMUNITY 
HEALTH CENTER 
WHICH DOES 70% 
OF THE HEALTH 
CARE PROVIDING 
ACROSS THIS 
COUNTY. 
HE WAS TELLING ME
THAT BECAUSE OF 
THE TIGHTNESS OF 
THE COMMUNITY, 
AND IN THE WAY 
IN WHICH THE 
BUSINESS AND 
ECONOMY OPERATE 
YEAR, THAT'S A 
BIG REASON YOU 
SEE THE SPREAD. 
HERE IS PART OF 
MY CONVERSATION 
WITH DR. 
WILLIAMS. 
>> IT'S VERY 
COMMON TO HAVE 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
FAMILIES IN ONE 
HOUSE WITH MOM, 
THE KIDS, 
GRANDMOTHERS AND 
AUNTS ALL LIVING 
UNDER ONE ROOF. 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE GREATEST 
STRENGTH BECAUSE 
THE FAMILY IS A 
SOURCE OF PRIDE. 
BUT FROM A 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
STANDPOINT IT 
HAS PROVEN TO BE 
A REAL CHALLENGE.
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS WHERE 
DR. WILLIAMS 
SAYS AT SOME 
POINT, 
DISCUSSING WITH 
A COLLEAGUE OF 
HIS THAT WORKS 
AT THE HEALTH 
CENTER, AND SHE 
CONTRACTED COVID 
HERSELF AND WAS 
OUT OF WORK AT 
THE HEALTH 
CENTER FOR TWO 
WEEKS. 
HER HUSBAND ALSO 
CONTRACTED IT, 
WORKING AT THE 
PRODUCE 
DISTRIBUTION 
CENTER, OUT OF 
WORK FOR TWO 
WEEKS AND BOTH 
OF THEIR KIDS 
TESTED POSITIVE 
AS WELL. 
THAT HAS JUST 
ONE INCIDENT OF 
HOW THE FAMILIES 
HERE ARE 
IMPACTED. 
>> I KNOW YOU'RE 
TALKING ABOUT 
PEOPLE WORKING 
IN THE HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM AND 
WHAT HAS THE 
STRAIN BEEN LIKE 
ON THE HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM IN 
THIS COMMUNITY? 
>> Reporter: 
LET'S JUST LOOK 
AT THE FIRE 
DEPARTMENT. 
THE NOGALES FIRE 
DEPARTMENT IS 42 
FOLKS STRONG.  
AT ONE POINT 
THEY HAD SEVEN 
DOWN IT ONE TIME 
THAT TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
THESE FOLKS ARE 
DIRECTLY 
INTERACTING, FOR 
THE MOST PART, 
WITH COVID 
PATIENTS THAT 
NEED HELP. 
THE COMMUNITY 
NORTH OF NOGALES 
ALSO HELPING 
OUT. 
I SPOKE WITH THE 
CHIEF FROM THE 
FIRE DEPARTMENT 
AND HE WAS 
TELLING ME THEY 
HAVE ALREADY 
TRANSPORTED 216 
INDIVIDUALS FROM 
NOGALES TO THE 
HOSPITALS IN 
TUCSON, OVER AN 
HOUR NORTH OF 
THERE.  
THAT IS 260 
INDIVIDUALS 
TAKEN FROM THE 
HEALTH 
FACILITIES HERE 
TO GET TREATMENT 
HAVE BEEN 
TUCSON. 
I WANT YOU TO 
HEAR FROM THE 
LONGTIME CHIEF 
MEDICAL DIRECTOR 
HERE TO GIVE YOU 
AN IDEA OF WHAT 
IS NEEDED IN A 
COMMUNITY LIKE 
THIS. 
>> WE HAVE 
LEARNED A LOT 
FROM OTHER 
COUNTRIES. 
WE KNOW FROM 
THAT EUROPEAN 
COUNTRIES WERE 
THE RATE OF 
COVID-19 HAS 
DRAMATICALLY 
DECREASED. 
THEY IMPLEMENTED 
MEASURES TO MAKE 
THAT HAPPEN. 
WE KNOW WHAT IT 
IS BUT WE NEED 
TO GET TOGETHER 
AS A COUNTRY AND 
TO LEAVE CERTAIN 
DIVISIONS ASIDE 
TO MAKE IT WORK. 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
HAVE DONE IT. 
THERE'S NO 
REASON WE CANNOT 
DO IT. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT YOU ARE 
HEARING FROM THE 
DOCTORS NOT ONLY 
ON AN EMPHASIS 
OF STATES 
WORKING 
TOGETHER, THE 
UNITED STATES 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
COMING UP WITH A 
COHERENT PLAN 
BUT THE NATIONAL 
ISSUE AT PLAY, 
AND THIS IS 
ESSENTIALLY ONE 
CITY. THERE IS 
TYPICALLY TENS 
OF THOUSANDS OF 
FOLKS TO GO BACK 
AND FORTH FOR 
WORK AND TO SHOP 
AT THE STORES 
BUT THAT IS NOT 
TAKING PLACE 
RIGHT NOW. 
THAT IS WHY THE 
FOLKS IN THIS 
TOWN EMPHASIZED 
THERE NEEDS TO 
BE A TRANS-
INTERNATIONAL 
RELATIONSHIP FOR 
THE ECONOMIES IN 
THESE BORDER 
COMMUNITIES LIKE 
NOGALES TO PICK 
UP, OPEN UP 
SAFELY, AND TO 
REBUILD 
THEMSELVES INTO 
THE COMMUNITY . 
>> I KNOW A LOT 
OF WHAT YOU'RE 
TALKING ABOUT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
CALIFORNIA AND 
OUR BORDER AT 
IMPERIAL COUNTY, 
SIMILAR STORIES 
GOING ON AT A 
LOT OF THE 
BORDER 
COMMUNITIES. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE COUNTY 
ECONOMY. 
YOU MENTIONED 
PEOPLE GETTING 
SICK AT THE 
PRODUCE PLACE AND
WHERE THEY 
PROVIDE A LOT OF 
JOBS IN THE 
COMMUNITY. 
HOW ARE THEY 
DOING? 
>> Reporter: I 
SPOKE WITH THE 
COUNTY 
SUPERINTENDENT 
JUST A BIT AGO. 
AGAIN, THIS 
COMMUNITY, YOU 
CANNOT SEPARATE 
COVID FROM OTHER 
POLICIES ENACTED 
IN THE PAST. 
WHEN WE LOOK AT 
THE BORDER WALL 
BEHIND US WITH 
BARBED WIRE 
ALIGNING THE 
WALL ITSELF.. 
WITH THE 
EMERGENCE OF 
COVID THERE IS 
AN EXTRA LAYER 
OF APPREHENSION, 
OF FOLKS GOING 
BETWEEN THE TWO 
COUNTRIES. 
BOTH SIDES FOR 
DAYS AT A TIME 
CLOSED OFF 
ACCESS TO 
MEXICO. 
AND IN THE U.S. 
OFFICIALS CLOSED 
OFF AMERICAN 
ACCESS TO 
NONESSENTIAL 
WORKERS. 
RIGHT NOW ONLY 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKFORCE ARE 
ALLOWED TO COME 
IN HERE. 
LOOKING TO SHOP 
AT THE STORES 
ARE NOT ABLE TO 
COME OVER RIGHT 
NOW WHICH IS 
ESSENTIALLY 
DRYING IT UP AND 
FORCING THE 
STORES TO CLOSE. 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
THAT WALK ABILITY
ACCESS YOU WOULD 
NORMALLY SEE 
HERE. 
BUT AGAIN IT THE 
SIZE THIS IS 
OVER YEARS AND 
DECADES OF 
POLICY. 
YOU GET TO THIS 
POINT AND WHEN 
YOU HAVE A 
PANDEMIC HIT, IT 
IS UNFORTUNATELY 
THE PERFECT CRUX 
FOR THE 
COMMUNITY TO 
STRUGGLE 
ECONOMICALLY. 
NOT ONLY DO WE 
NOT HAVE FOLKS 
WORKING BUT IT 
ALSO PUTS THE 
LIVELIHOOD OF 
THE FOLKS 
WORKING AT THOSE 
PRODUCE TIGHT 
PLACES, THEY ARE 
SORT OF WAITING 
ON HOLD. 
>> THAT IS A 
DIFFICULT THING 
WE SEE ACROSS 
THIS COUNTRY, A 
DOUBLE WHAMMY OF 
THE HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM AND 
ECONOMY. 
THANK YOU FOR 
REPORTING ON 
THIS FOR US. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> CALIFORNIA, 
FLORIDA AND 
TEXAS ARE 
GETTING CLOSE TO 
THE NEW YORK 
CORONAVIRUS CASE 
TOTAL. 
OUT DO WE GET 
THE VIRUS UNDER 
CONTROL 
EVERYWHERE IN 
THE U.S.? WE 
HAVE THE 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE DOCTOR 
AND SENIOR 
SCHOLAR AT JOHNS 
HOPKINS CENTER 
OF HEALTH 
SECURITY. 
FIRST IT WAS THE 
NORTHEAST AND 
NOW IN THE WEST, 
AND WHAT LESSONS 
CAN THE CURRENT 
HOT SPOTS, THE 
PLACE IS JUST 
EMERGING WITH 
SOARING CASES 
TAKE FROM THE 
STATES IN THE 
NORTHEAST THAT 
OF ALREADY DEALT 
WITH A SURGE IN 
CASES AND SEEING 
THINGS FOR THE 
MOMENT 
MANAGEABLE? 
>> IF YOU HAVE 
TO HAVE A PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
INFRASTRUCTURE, 
THEY HAVE TO 
BUILD TO DO WITH 
THE CASES. 
IF YOU DON'T 
HAVE ADEQUATE 
CONTACT OR 
ACCESS TO TESTING
WITH RAPID 
TURNAROUND YOU 
WILL FIND THE 
VIRUS BY RALLYING
AND SPIRALING 
OUT OF CONTROL. 
THERE IS A 
METHOD TO 
DEALING WITH THE 
VIRUS AND WE SAW 
THAT IN TAIWAN, 
SOUTH KOREA AND 
IN THE 
NORTHEASTERN 
STATES AT A 
LATER STAGE. 
THAT IS HOW WE 
HAVE TO DEAL 
WITH THIS VIRUS 
GOING FORWARD. 
WE HAVE TO BE 
VERY AGGRESSIVE 
AND NOT ALLOW 
THESE 
TRANSFORMATIONS 
TO START. 
>> THE U.S. IS 
INVESTING 
HEAVILY IN A 
VACCINE AND I 
KNOW THIS IS ONE 
OF THOSE THINGS 
THAT FEELS 
HOPEFUL THE TALK 
ABOUT BUT THEY 
ARE GOING TO PAY 
PFIZER AND 
BIOTECH NEARLY 
$2 BILLION FOR 
THE VACCINE BUT 
HOW DO YOU MAKE 
A VACCINE 
ACCESSIBLE 
ENOUGH TO GET IT 
WHEN IT IS 
AVAILABLE, AND 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT WHERE THE 
STUDIES ARE AT 
PROVING IT IS 
SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE? 
>> Reporter: WE 
ARE MOVING VERY 
RAPIDLY. 
>> EVEN THE 
GOVERNMENT IS 
STRIKING DEALS 
FOR DEVELOPMENT 
AND PRODUCTION 
OF THE VACCINES. 
WHAT WILL HAPPEN 
I THINK WHEN THE 
VACCINE BECOMES 
AVAILABLE, AND I 
THINK THAT WILL 
BE THE EARLIEST 
IN 2021. 
YOU WILL SEE 
WHERE CERTAIN 
HIGH RISK 
INDIVIDUALS AND 
HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS MAY BE 
THE FIRST TO GET 
VACCINATED. 
THIS WILL BE 
SOMETHING PEOPLE 
WILL NOT HAVE TO 
PAY FOR OUT-OF-
POCKET BUT 
LIKELY ABSORBED 
BY TAXPAYER 
FUNDS. 
THE BIGGEST 
CHALLENGE WILL 
BE FOR THE REST 
OF THE WORLD 
TRYING TO GET 
THE VACCINE. 
I THINK IN THE 
U.S. IT WILL BE 
SOMETHING 
RELATIVELY EASY 
TO FIND AND 
PEOPLE WILL HAVE 
AN ACCESS TO IT 
BUT THE QUESTION 
IS TO GET ENOUGH 
PEOPLE THAT WANT 
TO TAKE IT WITH 
THE ANTI-VACCINE 
MOVEMENT ALREADY 
ADVOCATING 
AGAINST THIS 
VACCINE. 
WE WANT TO 
VACCINE BECAUSE 
IT'S THE ONLY 
WAY WE CAN 
REMOVE THIS 
VIRUS. 
>> THAT IS 
EXACTLY WHAT I 
WANT TO ASK YOU 
ABOUT NEXT IS 
MANY AMERICANS 
AFRAID OF 
GETTING THE 
VACCINE AND OF 
COURSE THERE IS 
THE ANTI-
VACCINATION IN 
GENERAL BUT 
BEING ON THE 
FRONT LINE TO 
GET A VACCINE 
TRYING IT OUT 
WHEN IT'S NEW, 
MAKING PEOPLE 
NERVOUS, AND 
WHAT WOULD YOU 
SAY TO THAT AND 
WHAT IS YOUR 
ADVICE TO 
PEOPLE? 
>> THEY WILL 
HAVE A VACCINE 
SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE. 
IT IS UP TO 
MANUFACTURING 
RIGHT NOW. 
THAT IS WHAT 
OPERATION WARP 
SPEED IS ABOUT 
IS TO MAKE THE 
VACCINE BEFORE 
WE HAVE THE 
DATA. 
IT'S A FINANCIAL 
RISK, BUT NOT 
SAFETY RISK. 
WE WILL HAVE 
ENOUGH 
INFORMATION TO 
HAVE A 
DISCUSSION ABOUT 
THE PATIENT TO 
UNDERSTAND WHAT 
THE SIDE EFFECTS 
ARE WITH 
DIFFERENT 
GROUPS, AND THEN 
PEOPLE CAN MAKE 
A DECISION. 
HOPEFULLY WE 
HAVE ENOUGH 
SAFETY DATA THAT 
PEOPLE WILL BE 
ASSURED THEY ARE 
GETTING AS SAFE 
VACCINE WHOSE 
RISK IS NOT 
WEIGHED BY THE 
NORMAL VACCINES 
OF THE PAST. 
>>> SOME PEOPLE 
ARE WONDERING 
AND THEY ARE 
GETTING TO A 
POINT WHERE THEY 
WANT TO DO 
THINGS AND 
EXERCISE DURING 
THE PANDEMIC. 
PEOPLE ARE 
RUNNING OUTSIDE 
WITH THE GYMS 
CLOSED BUT 
RUNNING WITHOUT 
A MASK. 
WHAT IS THE RISK 
OF BEING NEAR 
SOMEONE THAT IS 
RUNNING AND NOT 
WEARING ONE, 
POTENTIALLY 
BREATHING HEAVY? 
>> THIS VIRUS 
DOES NOT 
TRANSMIT IN 
FLEETING CONTACT 
BUT PROLONGED 
CONTACT WITHIN 
10 OR 15 MINUTES 
WITH EACH OTHER. 
I DON'T THINK 
WEARING A MASK 
WHILE RUNNING IS 
NECESSARY OR IF 
YOU'RE RUNNING 
WITH FRIENDS AND 
ALREADY MIXING, 
THAT COULD POSE 
A PROBLEM. 
IT IS LIKELY NO 
REAL 
TRANSMISSION SO 
I DON'T THINK 
YOU HAVE TO WEAR 
A MASK. 
OBVIOUSLY 
TRANSMISSION CAN 
OCCUR BUT NOT A 
MAJOR RISK, SO I 
THINK RUNNERS 
ARE FAIRLY SAFE 
AND HEALTHY 
WITHOUT WEARING 
A MASK. 
>> I THINK THAT 
IS SOMETHING 
PEOPLE WILL BE 
HAPPY TO HEAR. 
THANK YOU FOR 
JOINING US, DR. 
AMESH ADALJA.  
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
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>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
THIS IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE A WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> THE CITY OF 
CHICAGO WAS 
ROCKED BY 
VIOLENCE 
OVERNIGHT WITH 
15 PEOPLE AND 
INJURED AFTER A 
DRIVE-BY 
SHOOTING OUTSIDE 
OF A FUNERAL 
HOME. 
>> WHAT MAKES 
THIS INCIDENT 
ESPECIALLY 
HEINOUS IS THAT 
SHOOTERS TOOK 
ADVANTAGE OF THE 
FAMILIES AND 
FRIENDS THAT HAD 
GATHERED TO 
MOURN THE DEATH 
OF A YOUNG MAN 
WHO HAD HIMSELF 
LOST HIS LIFE 
ONLY WEEKS 
BEFORE. 
>> NBC NEWS 
REPORTER 
SHAQUILLE 
BREWSTER JOINS 
ME. 
THIS IS SO TRAGIC
. CAN YOU TELL 
US A LITTLE BIT 
ABOUT WHAT WE 
KNOW THAT 
HAPPENED? 
>> Reporter: 
THIS HAPPENED 
AROUND 6:30 P.M. 
LAST NIGHT 
OUTSIDE OF A 
FUNERAL HOME. 
THERE WERE 
MOURNERS FOR 
SOMEONE THAT 
LAST WEEK LOST 
THEIR LIFE IN A 
DRIVE-BY 
SHOOTING. 
AS THE MOURNERS 
WERE LEAVING THE 
FUNERAL HOME, A 
BLACK VEHICLE 
PULLED UP, DROVE 
BY OPENING FIRE 
INTO THE CROWD. 
WE KNOW THAT 15 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
WOUNDED 
INCLUDING 10 
WOMEN AND 5 MEN. 
SOME OF THE 
MOURNERS 
RETURNED FIRE 
AND THE CAR 
TURNED A CORNER 
CRASHING INTO 
PARKED CAR AND 
THE SUSPECTS 
FLED. 
THAT IS WHAT WE 
SAW. 
WE HAVE VIDEO OF 
WHAT HAPPENED 
RIGHT NEXT TO IT 
WITH SOME 
SURVEILLANCE 
VIDEO. 
YOU COULD SEE 
PEOPLE RUNNING 
AND HEAR THE 
SHOTS. 
YOU CAN LISTEN 
AND WATCH THE 
VIDEO VERY 
QUICKLY. 
%
QUICKLY. ,
[GUNFIRE] 
,
>> THE NEIGHBORS 
DESCRIBED THE 
SCENE AND YOU 
HEARD THAT. 
IT WAS AKIN TO A 
WAR ZONE. 
AS I MENTIONED, 
15 PEOPLE ARE 
INJURED AND MOST 
OF THEM ARE 
EXPECTED TO 
SURVIVE. 
TWO OF THE 15 
ARE IN VERY 
CRITICAL 
CONDITION 
ACCORDING TO 
AUTHORITIES WHEN 
THEY WERE 
BRIEFING THE 
MEDIA THIS 
MORNING. 
>> THAT VIDEO IS 
SO DIFFICULT TO 
WATCH. 
I KNOW YOU 
MENTIONED THE 
SUSPECT FLED AND 
WE KNOW THAT THE 
POLICE MADE ONE 
ARREST AND WHAT 
WE KNOW ABOUT 
THE SUSPECT? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
THEY MADE ONE 
ARREST AND ARE 
CALLING THIS 
PERSON A PERSON 
OF INTEREST. 
THEY SAID THEY 
DID NOT MAKE 
CONTACT OR ARE 
NOT AWARE OF THE 
ACTUAL SHOOTER. 
WE DON'T BELIEVE 
THIS IS THE 
ACTUAL SHOOTER 
BUT THEY HAVE 
SOMEONE IN 
CUSTODY, A 
PERSON OF 
INTEREST. 
HERE IS WHAT THE 
LEAD DETECTIVE 
SAID ABOUT THE 
INVESTIGATION, 
AND WHERE IT 
STANDS. 
>> WE ARE ALSO 
LOOKING FOR 
ADDITIONAL 
WITNESSES TO 
HELP OUT WITH 
THIS CASE. 
WE BELIEVE THERE 
ARE INDIVIDUALS 
OUT IN THE 
COMMUNITY AND IN 
THE CROWD THAT 
KNOW THE 
SHOOTERS. 
THEY KNOW WHO 
DID THIS 
INCIDENT. 
WE ARE SEEKING, 
PLEASE, HELP THE 
DETECTIVES WITH 
THIS 
INVESTIGATION. 
THIS JUST CANNOT 
HAPPEN. 
YOU CANNOT DRIVE 
DOWN THE STREET 
INDISCRIMINATELY 
SHOOT INTO A 
CROWD OF PEOPLE 
AND IN FLEE THE 
SCENE TO MAKE 
GOOD YOUR 
ESCAPE. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
CAN HEAR THE 
PLEA FOR ANYONE 
WITH INFORMATION 
TO CONTACT 
AUTHORITIES. 
WE DID HEAR FROM 
THE MAYOR AND 
POLICE 
SUPERINTENDENT. 
THEY BELIEVE IT 
IS GANG RELATED. 
WE KNOW GANG 
VIOLENCE IN 
CHICAGO IS A 
DRIVING CAUSE OF 
VIOLENCE IN THE 
CITY AND THAT IS 
WHAT THEY ARE 
SAYING, ASKING 
PEOPLE TO STEP 
UP IF THEY HAVE 
VIDEO. 
THAT IS IF THEY 
KNOW WHO IT 
MIGHT BE THERE 
ASKING THEM TO 
STEP UP TO HELP 
BREAK THE CYCLE 
OF SHOOTING, 
RETALIATION, AND 
ANOTHER 
SHOOTING. 
THEY SAY ENOUGH 
IS ENOUGH AND 
THAT NOW IS THE 
TIME FOR IT TO 
END. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS TALKING 
ABOUT HIS PLANS 
TO TRY TO MAKE 
THIS STOP. 
HE SAID HE PLANS 
ON SENDING 
FEDERAL TROOPS 
TO CHICAGO TO DO 
WITH THE SURGE 
IN GUN VIOLENCE 
AND HOW IS THE 
CHICAGO MAYOR 
RESPONDING? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT REALLY PUTS 
CITY OFFICIALS 
IN AN AWKWARD 
POSITIONING. 
ON THE ONE HAND 
THEY ACKNOWLEDGE 
THERE IS A 
SERIOUS PROBLEM 
WITH THE 
VIOLENCE IN THE 
CITY. 
WE SAW THAT THIS 
LAST YEAR WITH 
47% INCREASE IN 
SHOOTINGS, 
ALMOST 50% 
INCREASE IN THE 
HOMICIDE. 
THE MAYOR WAS 
OPEN EVEN BEFORE 
THE COMMENTS 
FROM THE 
PRESIDENT 
RECENTLY, THAT 
HE IS OPEN TO 
FEDERAL 
ASSISTANCE 
DEALING WITH THE 
ROOT CAUSES OF 
THE PROBLEM. 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
SAID THIS IS A 
DRUG AND GANG 
PROBLEM, A GUN 
PROBLEM. 
SHE IS OPEN TO 
FEDERAL 
ASSISTANCE IN 
ADDRESSING THOSE 
ISSUES. 
WHAT SHE IS 
OPPOSED TO IS 
OCCUPYING FORCE 
FROM THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
THAT IS THE 
THING WE SAW IN 
PORTLAND WITH 
FEDERAL AGENTS, 
NO INSIGNIA 
MANNING POSTS 
AND PERFORMING 
ARRESTS. SHE 
WANTS TO AVOID 
THAT SITUATION. 
THE LANGUAGE WE 
ARE HEARING SO 
FAR IS OPEN 
ARMS. 
SHE IS WELCOMING 
THE SUPPORT TO 
COME IN AND SAYS 
THE SUPPORT FROM 
WHAT SHE IS 
HEARING WOULD BE 
IN THE FORM OF 
FBI AGENTS. 
THEY WOULD 
ASSIST THE 
BUREAU OF 
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO 
AND FIREARMS. 
IT WOULD BE WITH 
FEDERAL PARTNERS 
THAT THE CITY 
ALREADY HAS BUT 
HAS WARNED THE 
ELECTED 
OFFICIALS AND TO 
THE PRESIDENT, 
WHITE HOUSE, 
THAT IF SHE SEES 
A FORCE SIMILAR 
TO WHAT SHE SAW 
IN PORTLAND THAT 
SHE WILL BE 
READY TO RUN 
INTO COURT, HER 
WORDS. 
IT'S A BALANCING 
ACT OF TRYING TO 
ACCEPT HELP BUT 
MAKING SURE THAT 
THE BASIC 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
RIGHTS OF THE 
EVERYDAY 
CHICAGOANS IS 
UPHELD. 
>> YOU PUT THAT 
SO ELOQUENTLY. 
THANK YOU, SHAQ, 
A DIFFICULT 
STORY  TO BE 
REPORTING ON. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU, 
SAVANNAH. 
>>> THE RACE AND 
POLITICS ARE 
COLLIDING IN 
AMERICA AND THE 
DEATH OF GEORGE 
FLOYD, BREONNA 
TAYLOR AND 
AHMAUD ARBERY 
ARE SPARKING 
NATIONAL PROTEST 
AGAINST RACIAL 
INJUSTICE. 
THE BRAND-NEW 
PRIME TIME SHOW, 
THE READOUT, 
JOINING ME NOW, 
JOY, 
CONGRATULATIONS 
ON YOUR NEW SHOW 
AND I'M SO HAPPY 
FOR YOU. 
IT IS STARTING 
THE WEEK WITH A 
BANG WITH THESE 
POWERHOUSE 
READINGS. 
THE CALL FOR 
POLICE REFORM, 
REMOVAL OF 
CONFEDERATE 
MONUMENTS AND 
WHAT IS YOUR 
TAKE ON ALL OF 
THIS? 
>> FIRST OF ALL 
IT'S GREAT TO 
SEE YOU AND I 
APPRECIATE YOU 
HAVING ME ON. 
I'VE BEEN 
COVERING THE 
BLACK LIVES LET 
MATTER BLACK 
LIVES OF THIS 
COUNTRY HAVE NOT 
BEEN TREATED 
LIKE THEY 
MATTER. 
THEY MATTER TO 
OUR MOMS AND 
DADS BUT NOT TO 
THE INSTITUTION. 
WHAT WE SEE IS A 
COMBINATION OF 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER 
PROLIFERATING 
THROUGH THE 
DEMAND FOR THE 
POLICE REFORM 
AND FOR THEIR 
POLICING. 
LACK, BROWN, 
INDIGENOUS 
PEOPLE AND 
TAXPAYERS AND 
WHO IS WILLING 
TO CONTINUE TO 
PAY FOR SERVICE 
HARMING AND 
KILLING YOU 
DISPROPORTIONATELY.
IT IS WORKING OUT
WITH THE TEARING 
DOWN OF 
CONFEDERATE 
MONUMENTS. 
WHY WOULD WE 
HAVE A MONUMENT 
TO SELF-DECLARED 
FOREIGN COUNTRY 
THAT WANT ALL 
PEOPLE THAT LOOK 
LIKE ME TO BE A 
SLAVE FOREVER. 
THAT WAS IN THE 
CONSTITUTION OF 
THE CONFEDERATE 
STATES. 
BUT THESE THINGS 
ALL GO TO THE 
ROOT TOGETHER. 
YOU WERE TALKING 
TO SHAQ ABOUT 
THE INTENT OF 
DONALD TRUMP TO 
SEND FEDERAL 
FORCES INTO 
PLACES LIKE 
CHICAGO,  ONE 
GREAT BOOKING WE 
HAD ON THE SHOW 
WAS LORI 
LIGHTFOOT, MAYOR 
OF CHICAGO. 
SHE SAID CLEARLY 
THAT DONALD 
TRUMP WOULD NOT 
SEND BASICALLY A 
PERSONAL 
MILITIA. 
HE HAS CREATED 
HIS OWN SORT OF 
SECRET POLICE 
FORCE THAT HE 
WANTS TO SICK ON 
THE BLACK 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
HAVE DEMOCRATIC 
MAYORS. 
ITS APPOINTED 
MESSAGE FROM 
SOMEONE QUOTING 
IN MIAMI THAT 
WHEN DILUTING 
STARTS THE 
SHOOTING STARTS. 
HE MADE HIMSELF 
O'CONNOR IN THIS 
CIVIL RIGHT 
SITUATION, USING 
FEDERAL FORCE TO 
DRAMATICALLY 
INFLICT VIOLENCE 
ON THE BLACK 
LIVES MATTER 
MOVEMENT. 
HE SEES THAT AS 
A MOVEMENT 
AGAINST HIM. 
I THINK WHAT WE 
ARE SEEING IS 
PERVERSION OF 
THE FEDERAL 
SYSTEM, FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND 
FEDERAL POWER. 
IT'S IRONIC WE 
JUST LOST JOHN 
LEWIS. 
AND THAT ERROR 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WAS A 
CALVARY THAT 
CAME INTO LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES TO 
WALK THE LITTLE 
BLACK KIDS IN 
THE SCHOOL AND 
INTO THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
MISSISSIPPI, TO 
BEAT BACK THE 
BULL CONNOR'S OR 
THE PEOPLE THAT 
BEAT JOHN LEWIS. 
DONALD TRUMP IS 
SIDING WITH THE 
PEOPLE THAT BEAT 
JOHN LEWIS WHICH 
IS PRETTY IRONIC.
>> YOU HAVE 
ALREADY HAD 
POWERHOUSE 
BOOKINGS IN A 
FEW DAYS OF YOUR 
SHOW, MENTIONING 
LORI LIGHTFOOT, 
AND JOE BIDEN 
INTERVIEWED, AND 
HE MADE 
HEADLINES AFTER 
SAYING HE HAD 
FOUR BLACK WOMEN 
ON THE VICE 
PRESIDENT SHORT 
LIST. 
TELL US WHY THIS 
IS SO IMPORTANT 
RIGHT NOW AND 
GETTING THAT OUT 
OF HIM ON YOUR 
SHOW ON THE 
FIRST DAY. 
>> I BEEN ASKING 
PEOPLE 
PRESUMABLY ON 
THE LIST LIKE 
SENATOR KAMALA 
HARRIS AND 
OTHERS, SUSAN 
RICE, PEOPLE 
PRESUMED TO BE 
ON THE SHORT 
LIST. 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
BASS OUT OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
REALITY IS THAT 
BLACK WOMEN ARE 
THE FOUNDATION 
OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
THEY ARE THE 
MOST HIGH 
TURNOUT VOTERS 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
THEY BOTH MORE 
THAN ANY OTHER 
GROUP, AND THEY 
BOTH PRIMARILY 
FOR DEMOCRATS. 
SAYING THAT THE 
JOE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN WAS 
FLATLINED UNTIL 
HE GOT TO SOUTH 
CAROLINA WHERE 
PRIMARILY BLACK 
WOMEN VOTERS 
ENLISTED HIM. 
YOU HEARD KAMALA 
HARRIS SAINE IN 
ONE DEBATE THAT 
BLACK WOMEN SHOW 
UP FOR THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
BUT THE PARTY IS 
NOT ALWAYS 
SHOWING UP FOR 
US. 
WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING IN THIS 
MASSIVE 
WASHINGTON POST 
OP-ED BY SEVEN 
PROMINENT BLACK 
WOMEN, LATOSHA 
BROWN, TIFFANY 
CROSS, INCREDIBLY
POWERFUL BLACK 
WOMAN WITH HUGE 
PLATFORMS SAYING 
THAT BLACK WOMEN 
NOW NEED TO BE 
RECOGNIZED ON 
THE TICKET. 
WE KNOW WE WILL 
NOT HAVE A WOMAN 
PRESIDENT IF JOE 
BIDEN WINS, BUT 
A BLACK ONE 
PRESIDENT OR 
VICE PRESIDENT 
WOULD SEND A 
POWERFUL MESSAGE 
TO THE 
CONSTITUENCY OF 
THE VOTERS. 
HE SAID HE HAD 
FOUR BLACK WOMEN 
ON THE LIST. 
I WONDER ABOUT 
THE STRATEGY OF 
NOT BEING MORE 
DEFINITIVE ABOUT 
SAYING HE WILL 
MAKE THIS 
COMMITMENT. 
WHEN HE HAS DONE 
THAT WITH THE 
SUPREME COURT, 
HE SAID HE WOULD 
PUT A BLACK 
WOMAN ON THE 
SUPREME COURT, 
IT WAS AN 
INTERESTING 
STRATEGY. 
IT WILL BE 
INTERESTING TO 
SEE WHO HE PICKS 
BUT I THINK YOU 
WILL SEND A 
POWERFUL MESSAGE 
TO THE CORE OF 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY, IF A 
BLACK ONE IS HIS 
CHOICE. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT YOU FOR A 
MINUTE. 
YOU HAVE YOUR 
OWN FANTASTIC 
SHOW ON NBC FOR 
LONG TIME BUT 
NOW THE FIRST 
LIKE WOMAN TO 
ANCHOR A PRIME 
TIME CABLE SHOW. 
WHAT DO YOU LOOK 
FOR TO THE MOST? 
>> A BIG UP TO 
MY HOME FOR FOUR 
YEARS WITH A 
FANTASTIC 
PRODUCING TEAM. 
I BELIEVE THE 
BEST IN 
TELEVISION, 
CABLE NEWS THAT 
I WORKED WITH, 
AN INCREDIBLE 
SHOW. 
IT IS STILL 
THERE SO 
HOPEFULLY THEY 
STILL TUNE INTO 
A.M. 
JOY. 
I LOOK FORWARD 
TO BEING IN THE 
CENTER OF THE 
NEWS DAY. 
FOR THE WEEKEND 
SHOW WHAT IS 
MORE PERSPECTIVE 
BUT THE NEWS IS 
BREAKING SEVEN 
DAYS A WEEK. 
MUCH OF WHAT WE 
ARE ABLE TO DO 
IS TO ANALYZE 
THE WEEK AND 
LOOK BACK AT IT. 
WHEN YOU'RE IN 
THE HEART OF IT 
IT'S A VERY 
EXCITING THING 
TO BE AT THE 
CENTER OF WHAT 
IS HAPPENING IN 
THE NEW CYCLE 
AND PARTICULARLY 
COMING FROM DC 
WHERE THE SHOW 
WILL BE BASED IN 
THEY WILL BE HOT 
OFF THE PRESS 
AND THEY WILL 
COME OUT OF THE 
CAPITAL AND WE 
WILL GRABBED 
THEM. 
WE WILL BE ON 
TOP OF WHAT IS 
HAPPENING ON THE 
FLOOR OF THE 
HOUSE AND 
SENATE. 
THAT IS IN TERMS 
OF TAKING THE 
MOVEMENT IN THE 
STREETS AND 
MAKING IT INTO 
REAL PRODUCTIVE 
CHANGE AND LOSS 
WHICH IS THE 
GAME CHANGER. 
>> IN ADDITION 
TO THE 
INCREDIBLE 
GUESTS DUE HAVE 
SHOWN US YOUR 
BOOKING AND WILL 
GRAB, WHAT AN 
INCREDIBLE TIME 
TO HAVE YOUR 
VOICE IN THE 
LINEUP ON NBC. 
I MISS YOU AND 
WISH WE COULD BE 
DANCING TOGETHER 
LIKE WE HAVE 
BEEN OVER THE 
LAST FEW YEARS. 
THAT IS ONE 
THING WE CAN DO 
AS COHOSTS. 
>> WE HAVE A 
WHOLE DANCE 
TROUPE. 
WE ARE ACTUALLY 
LIKE ATTAIN. 
WE HAVE TO MAKE 
SURE THIS CAN 
HAPPEN AGAIN. 
WE HAVE TO GET 
OUR MOODS 
TOGETHER TO GET 
IT BACK ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA. 
I MISS YOU TOO, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH AND YOU ARE 
DOING GREAT. 
CONGRATULATIONS 
TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU, 
JOY REID.  
CATCH THE READOUT
ON NBC AND WE 
WILL BE WATCHING 
YOU, AND WE ARE 
SO EXCITED FOR 
YOU. 
>>> A GROUP OF 
BIG-CITY MAYORS 
ARE CALLING ON 
CONGRESS TO 
INVESTIGATE THE 
USE OF FEDERAL 
OFFICERS IN 
PORTLAND, 
OREGON. 
FEDERAL OFFICERS 
TARGETED 
PROTESTERS WITH 
TEAR GAS AND 
FLASH BANGS 
AGAIN OVERNIGHT 
WITH PROTESTERS 
GATHERING NEARLY 
2 MONTHS 
PROTESTING THE 
POLICE VIOLENCE 
AFTER THE DEATH 
OF GEORGE FLOYD. 
I HAVE AND 
McLAUGHLIN 
JOINING ME FROM 
PORTLAND AND 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING THERE 
TODAY? 
>> Reporter: LET 
ME STEP OUT OF 
THE WAY TO SHOW 
YOU THE SCENE 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE. 
THIS IS AGENTS 
AND PROTESTERS 
AND YOU CAN SEE 
THEY ARE POWER 
WASHING AND 
CLEARING OUT THE 
REMNANTS OF THE 
TEARGAS FROM 
LAST NIGHT. 
THEY JUST SET UP 
A STEEL 
BARRICADE THAT 
IS COME DOWN 
TWICE WITH 
PROTESTERS 
STORMING THE 
BARRICADE. 
THEY WERE ABLE 
TO BREACH IT ON 
TWO OCCASIONS 
AND EACH TIME 
PUTTING IT BACK 
UP AGAIN. 
YOU NOTICE TO 
THE RIGHT THEY 
ARE REINFORCING 
THE BARRICADE 
WITH THE CEMENT 
WALL. 
CLEARLY 
AUTHORITIES ARE 
TRYING THEIR 
BEST TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE 
PROTESTERS ARE 
UNABLE TO BRING 
THAT DOWN AGAIN. 
THE CITY IS 
BRACING FOR THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
MORE VIOLENCE. 
LAST NIGHT THE 
VIOLENCE WAS 
SIMILAR TO THE 
PREVIOUS NIGHTS 
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN BEFORE WITH 
PROTESTERS 
STORMING THE 
FEDERAL COURT 
AND LAST NIGHT 
THEY TRIED TO 
SET FIRE TO THE 
PLANKS ON THE 
WINDOWS AND 
CONFRONTED 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
AND WERE BEATEN 
BACK WITH TEAR 
GAS, BATONS, AND 
OF COURSE THE 
VIOLENCE 
CLEARING OUT IN 
THE EARLY 
MORNING HOURS. 
THE SITUATION, 
AS YOU CAN SEE, 
IS PRETTY CALM 
BUT VERY CLEARLY 
BRACING FOR THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
ANOTHER 
ENCOUNTER 
TONIGHT. 
>> I KNOW THAT 
YOU HAVE BEEN 
THERE AND SEEING 
WHAT'S BEEN 
HAPPENING AND 
SPEAKING WITH 
PROTESTERS, AND 
ONE WAS ACTUALLY 
ARRESTED BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
LAST NIGHT, AND 
WHAT DID SHE 
TELL YOU? 
>> Reporter: SHE 
IS A LAWYER AND 
MOTHER OF TWO 
AND PART OF THE 
SO-CALLED WALL 
OF BOMBS, 
MOTHERS IN 
PORTLAND COMING 
TOGETHER TO 
CONFRONT FEDERAL 
AGENTS AND 
DESCRIBES TO ME 
WHAT HAPPENED 
WHEN SHE WAS 
ARRESTED. 
SHE SAID SHE WAS 
CHARGED WITH TWO 
CHARGES, ONE OF 
HITTING OR 
ASSAULTING A 
FEDERAL AGENT. 
THE SURCHARGES 
SHEET DISPUTES. 
SHE SAID SHE 
FELT IT WAS 
IMPORTANT TO 
COME OUT HERE 
OVERNIGHT WHEN 
THE RIDING IS 
GOING ON AND 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
SHE HAS TO SAY 
ABOUT THE 
RIOTING. 
>> WHAT IS 
HAPPENING TO 
COMMUNITIES OF 
COLORS, BLACK 
MOMS AND 
INTEGRATED 
COMMUNITIES HAS 
TO STOP. IT HAS 
TO STOP. 
IF IT TAKES A 
BUNCH OF WHITE 
BODIES ON THE 
LINE TO GET 
ATTENTION TO 
MAKE IT STOP, IT 
SHOULDN'T. IT 
SHOULD NOT TAKE 
THAT, BUT IF 
THAT IS WHAT IT 
TAKES I WILL BE 
THERE FOR THAT. 
AS HORRIBLE AS 
IT WAS, THAT IS 
WHAT WE HAVE 
BEEN SEEING IN 
THE BLACK BODIES 
FOR DECADES. 
GETTING PICKED 
UP IS TERRIBLE 
BUT I AM HOME. 
THEY ARE NOT 
HOME. 
THEY DON'T GET 
TO GO HOME. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
IS ONE OF MANY 
PROTESTERS THAT 
I'VE SPOKEN TO 
THAT SAID THEY 
WANT TO BE OUT 
HERE AND THAT 
THEY WANT THEIR 
VOICES HEARD. 
THEY WANT TO BE 
ABLE TO EXERCISE 
THEIR 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
RIGHTS THAT THEY 
ARE NOT ANARCHY 
IS THAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
PAINTED ALL 
INVOLVED IN 
THESE CLASSES. 
THEY ACTUALLY 
HAVE ACTUAL 
GRIEVANCES AND 
THAT THEY ARE 
PEOPLE, AND THEY 
WANT THEIR 
VOICES HEARD. 
>> WHAT A 
POWERFUL 
INTERVIEW WITH 
THE IMAGES OF THE
WALL OF MOMS 
JUST SOMETHING 
SO POWERFUL. 
THE OREGON 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
IS IN COURT 
TODAY TAKING 
ACTION OF HER 
OWN. 
WHAT DOES SHE 
WANT DONE? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
THE HEARING TOOK 
PLACE OVER THE 
COURSE OF AN 
HOUR AND A HALF 
BUT ACTUALLY 
HAPPENED INSIDE 
THE FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE, JUST 
BEHIND ME. 
ESSENTIALLY SHE 
IS ARGUING THAT 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
HERE NEED TO 
HAVE A 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER. 
SHE WANTS A 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER AGAINST 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY AND 
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES. 
SHE ARGUES THEY 
ARE ILLEGAL 
ARRESTS 
HAPPENING IN 
PORTLAND. 
BUT SPECIFICALLY 
TO THE CASE OF 
ONE PROTESTER, 
MARK PATTY BOONE,
29 YEARS OLD AND 
HE WAS 
APPROACHED BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
AND DID NOT 
REPRESENT WHO 
THEY WERE OR SAY 
WHO THEY WERE 
BUT THEY PULLED 
HIM INTO AN 
UNMARKED VAN. 
HE SAID HE WAS 
COMPLETELY 
TERRORIZED. 
POINTING TO THAT 
AND OTHER SOCIAL 
MEDIA ACCOUNTS 
THAT THE 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER IS 
NECESSARY. 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IN 
COURT TODAY DID 
NOT DISPUTE THE 
ACCOUNT OF MARK 
PETTYBONE IN THE 
ARGUMENT BUT 
SAID IT COULD BE 
ADDRESSED IN 
CIVIL COURT AND 
THAT A TEMPORARY 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER WOULD BE 
AN OVERREACH. 
THAT WAS THEIR 
ARGUMENT. 
NOW IT IS WITH 
THE JUDGE AND 
IT'S UNCLEAR 
WHEN WE WILL GET 
A ROLLING ON THE 
APPLICATION FOR 
THE TEMPORARY 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH AND STAY 
SAFE. 
>>> WE ARE ABOUT 
TO HEAR FROM THE 
PRESIDENT AT ANY 
MOMENT ON 
FIGHTING 
VIOLENCE IN 
CITIES ACROSS 
AMERICA. 
THIS COMES AFTER 
HE THREATENED TO 
DEPLOY FEDERAL 
AGENTS TO CITIES 
LIKE CHICAGO, 
NEW YORK AND 
PHILADELPHIA. 
OUR SENIOR WHITE 
HOUSE REPORTER 
SHANNON 
PETTYPIECE JOINS 
ME NOW. 
WHAT CAN WE 
EXPECT HERE? 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS PART OF 
THE THEME BY THE 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN 
TO GET THE 
NARRATIVE 
SHIFTED ONTO THE 
CRIME, SAFETY 
AND LAW AND 
ORDER. 
THAT IS WHERE 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND HIS ADVISERS 
DELIA STRONGER 
PUTTING THAN 
WHERE IT COMES 
TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
WHICH HE FAILED 
FOR MONTHS TO 
BREAK THROUGH TO 
GET PUBLIC 
OPINION SUPPORT. 
MOST AMERICANS 
DO NOT APPROVE 
OF HIS HANDLING 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS SO 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO SHIFT THE 
NARRATIVE AND 
FOCUS, AND IT 
AWAY SHIFT THE 
PUBLIC FEAR FROM 
THE FEAR OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS TO A 
NARRATIVE OF 
FEAR OF VIOLENT 
CRIME AND 
ANARCHY. 
THAT IS WHERE 
YOU SEE THE 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN 
ADS WITH 
BUILDINGS BEING 
BURNED AND 
WINDOWS BEING 
SMASHED. 
THAT IS WHAT 
MESSAGE THEY 
WANT TO GET, OFF 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THEY THINK THAT 
THE FEAR OVER 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
IS A HARD PASS 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT BUT 
FEAR OF PUBLIC 
SAFETY, PROPERTY 
AND ANARCHY THEN 
THEY THINK MAYBE 
HE HAS A CHANCE 
OF OVERCOMING 
THESE BAD POLL 
NUMBERS AT THIS 
POINT. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS SAID TO 
HOLD ANOTHER 
BRIEFING ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
TODAY AS WELL AND
HE RESUMED IT 
YESTERDAY FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
IN MONTHS, SINCE 
APRIL. 
MEMBERS OF THE 
TASK FORCE WERE 
NOT INCLUDED BUT 
WE DID HEAR A 
SIGNIFICANT 
CHANGE IN TONE 
FROM THE 
PRESIDENT 
>> SOME AREAS OF 
THE COUNTRY 
DOING VERY WELL 
WITH OTHERS 
DOING LESS WELL 
BUT IT WILL 
PROBABLY 
UNFORTUNATELY 
GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER. 
THAT SOMETHING I 
DON'T LIKE TO 
SAY ABOUT THINGS 
BUT THAT IS THE 
WAY IT IS AND 
THAT IS WHAT WE 
HAVE. 
>> HOW DOES THE 
WHITE HOUSE FEEL 
THE BRIEFING 
WENT YESTERDAY 
AND SHOULD WE 
EXPECT THAT SAME 
DIFFERENT TONE 
TODAY? 
>> Reporter: HE 
READ CLOSELY 
PREPARED REMARKS 
FROM HIS 
ADVISERS. 
ADVISORS TOLD 
NBC NEWS THEY 
WANTED TO KEEP 
IT AT AROUND 30 
MINUTES WHICH HE 
DID. 
IN THE PAST 
BRIEFINGS THAT 
WOULD STRETCH 
BEYOND TWO HOURS 
AT SOME POINTS. 
THE MAIN THEME, 
AND YOU DID SEE 
THE PRESIDENT 
ACKNOWLEDGING 
THE PROBLEM, AND 
GIVING THE 
NUMBER OF CASES, 
SAYING IT WOULD 
GET WORSE BEFORE 
IT GETS BETTER. 
HE DOES NOT GO 
ON TO EXPLAIN 
THE NUMBERS IN 
FLORIDA. 
THERE WAS A 
BROADER THING 
THAT THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS TRYING 
TO GET ACROSS, 
REASSURING THE 
PUBLIC SAYING 
THAT WE HAVE 
ENOUGH PPE, 
DOING GREAT ON 
TESTING AND THAT 
EVERYONE HAS 
WHAT THEY NEED. 
NOT ALL OF THAT 
IS ACCURATE AND 
COULD BE 
CHALLENGED BUT 
THAT IS THE 
MESSAGE THEY ARE 
TRYING TO GET 
ACROSS. 
THERE TRYING TO 
REASSURE THE 
PUBLIC THAT YES 
WE HAVE RISING 
CASES AND BAD 
NUMBERS BUT WE 
HAVE THE 
SITUATION UNDER 
CONTROL AND THAT 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
ON TOP OF IT. 
BUT LIKE YOU SAW 
MINUTE AGO, 
TRYING TO CALM 
THE FEARS ABOUT 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
BUT ESSENTIALLY 
STOKING THE FEAR 
ABOUT RIOTS, 
PROTESTS AND 
VIOLENT CRIME 
WHICH WOULD BE 
BETTER FOR THE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, SHANNON. 
>>> A REMINDER 
THAT THE WHITE 
HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFING IS SET 
TO START AT 5:30 
P.M. 
EASTERN TIME. 
WILL BRING THAT 
LIVE OF COURSE ON
NBC NEWS NOW.  
>>> THREATENING 
RETALIATION FROM 
CHINA AT THE 
U.S. ORDERED 
CLOSURE OF THE 
CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON TEXAS 
AND THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT SAID 
THE MOVE IS 
AIMED AT 
PROTECTING 
AMERICANS 
PRIVATE 
INFORMATION. 
INVESTIGATORS 
ARE REPORTING 
DOCUMENTS WERE 
BEING BURNED IN 
THE COURTYARD AT 
THE CONSULATE. 
OUR CORRESPONDENT
JANIS MACKEY 
FRAYER REPORTS. 
>> Reporter:  
THE U.S./CHINA 
RELATIONSHIP 
JUST TOOK A 
DOWNWARD DIVE 
WITH U.S. 
OFFICIALS 
TELLING CHINESE 
DIPLOMATS IN 
HOUSTON TO CLEAR 
OUT  BY FRIDAY. 
BEIJING IS 
VOWING 
RETALIATION. 
WE COULD EXPECT 
THE U.S. 
CONSULATE IN THE 
CHINA REACH TO 
BE ORDERED TO DO 
THE SAME. 
A WHILE DAY 
STARTED WITH 
REPORTS OF 
FLAMES AND SMOKE 
AT THE CONSULATE 
GENERAL OF CHINA 
IN HOUSTON. 
THE U.S. ORDERED 
THE CONSULATE TO 
CLOSE WITHIN 72 
HOURS. 
THE SMOKE AND 
FLAMES WORD 
DOCUMENTS 
BURNING. 
WITNESSES THAT 
LIVE NEAR THE 
CONSULATE SAY 
THAT PEOPLE WERE 
THROWING PAPERS 
IN THE FIRES AND 
IN BINS IN THE 
COURTYARD. 
THE FIRE 
DEPARTMENT 
SHOWED UP BUT 
COULD NOT DO 
ANYTHING BECAUSE 
THEY CANNOT 
ENTER THE 
DIPLOMATIC 
MISSION. 
ONE SPOKESPERSON 
VOW 
COUNTERMEASURES, 
ACCUSING THE 
U.S. OF SMEARING 
CHINA, OF 
INTERFERING AND 
HARASSING. 
EVEN 
CONFISCATING 
DIPLOMATIC 
DOCUMENTS AND 
BACK IN JUNE. 
THEY SAY THERE 
HAVE BEEN BOMB 
THREATS AT THE 
HOUSTON 
CONSULATE 
BECAUSE THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS FANNING BAD 
FEELINGS TOWARD 
CHINA. 
THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT 
CITING THE 
VIENNA 
CONVENTION, THAT 
DIPLOMATS NEED 
TO RESPECT THE 
LAWS OF RECEIVING
STATES. 
THEY ARE 
ACCUSING CHINA 
OF STEALING 
JOBS, UNFAIR 
TRADE. 
THEY SAY IT IS 
TO PROTECT 
AMERICAN 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY AND 
AMERICANS 
PRIVATE 
INFORMATION. 
THE U.S./CHINA 
RELATIONSHIP WAS 
ALREADY COMBATIVE
. IT 
DETERIORATED TO 
A LEVEL THAT 
SOME CALL A NEW 
COLD WAR. 
YESTERDAY THE 
FBI AND JUSTICE 
OFFICIALS 
UNVEILED AN 
INDICTMENT 
AGAINST TWO 
CHINESE HACKERS. 
THEY SAID THEY 
WERE STEALING 
DATA, INFORMATION
, TRADE SECRETS 
AND EVEN 
RESEARCH RELATED 
TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
U.S. OFFICIALS 
DID NOT SAY 
WHETHER THE 
HACKERS WERE 
SUCCESSFUL BUT 
CALLING THEM A 
BLANKET THREAT, 
ENRICHING 
THEMSELVES AND 
WORKING FOR THE 
CHINESE STATE 
SECURITY. 
THEY EVEN 
ACCUSED CHINA OF 
ACTING LIKE AN 
ORGANIZED 
LIMINAL 
SYNDICATE, THEIR 
WORDS. 
WHITE HOUSTON? 
THE CONSULATE HAS
JURISDICTION 
FROM FLORIDA TO 
TEXAS, THE 
ENTIRE SOUTHEAST 
BUT HUGELY 
SYMBOLIC. 
IS THE FIRST 
CHINESE 
CONSULATE TO 
OPEN IN THE U.S. 
AFTER DIPLOMATIC 
RELATIONSHIPS 
WERE ESTABLISHED 
IN 1979. 
HERE THE CHINESE 
SOCIAL MEDIA IS 
GOING NUTS. 
THE STATE MEDIA 
IS RUNNING A 
POLL ON WHICH 
U.S. CONSULATE 
SHOULD BE CLOSED 
IN RETALIATION. 
THE SPECULATION 
IS THAT IT WILL 
BE THE U.S. 
MESSAGE IN WUHAN 
OR EVEN HONG 
KONG WHERE THE 
RELATIONS GO THE 
AND IS A VERY 
GOOD QUESTION. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
THIS IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN . 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
>>> THIS IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN . 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
COULD TURN THIS 
AROUND TO BE AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL CHANGE.
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FOR THE 
MOST PART AND 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
ABOUT THE RISK 
OF TRANSMISSION 
AT THE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
,
>>> THE AIRLINES 
INDUSTRY HAS 
TAKEN A MAJOR 
HIT DURING THE 
PANDEMIC AND 
JUST AS 
PASSENGERS ARE 
BEGINNING TO 
RETURN IN SMALL 
NUMBERS A NEW 
SURGE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IS 
STALLING THE 
INDUSTRY 
RECOVERY. 
OUR 
CORRESPONDENT 
TOM CASTILLO 
REPORTS FROM THE 
REAGAN 
INTERNATIONAL 
AIRPORT. 
>> Reporter: AS 
YOU KNOW WE HAVE 
SEEN AN INCREASE 
IN THE AIR 
TRAVEL EVER SO 
SLIGHTLY, BUT 
NOTHING LIKE 
WHAT WE HAD A 
YEAR AGO. 
THE AIRPLANES 
RIGHT NOW NOT 
FULL AND 
AIRPORTS ARE 
CERTAINLY NOT 
FULL. 
UNITED AIRLINES 
WILL EXTEND THE 
MASK ORDER TO 
THE AREAS OF THE 
AIRPORT IT 
CONTROLS. 
IF YOU REFUSE TO 
WEAR A MASK ON 
UNITED OR DELTA 
YOU COULD BE 
BANNED FROM 
FLYING ON THE 
AIRLINE GOING 
FORWARD. 
BUT WHEN WILL 
THE AIRLINES 
RETURN TO THE 
PRE-PANDEMIC 
LEVELS, THAT 
COULD BE TWO OR 
THREE YEARS, 
EVEN LONGER. 
FOUR MUSS INTO 
THE GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC THE 
CORONAVIRUS HAS 
THE NATION'S 
MAJOR AIRLINES 
BLEEDING CASH 
EVEN AS SOME 
PASSENGERS ARE 
TRICKLING BACK 
TO THE SKIES. 
>> TRAVELERS ARE 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT CATCHING 
COVID-19 ON AN 
AIRPLANE WITH 
FOUR OUT OF FIVE 
EXPRESSING THE 
FEAR. 
>> Reporter: A 
COUPLE OF MONTHS 
AGO THE AIRLINES 
SO THE PASSENGER 
LEVELS DROP OFF 
THE CLIFF, DOWN 
95% AND NOW 
LEVELS ARE CLOSE 
TO 74% LESS THAN 
LAST YEAR BUT 
THAT STALLED. 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ARE 
SURGING IN THE 
SOUTH AND WEST. 
>> Reporter: SO 
LONG AS COVID-19 
CONTINUES TO 
SPREAD AROUND 
THE COUNTRY 
WITHOUT A BREAK 
IN THE INFECTION 
LEVELS, WE ARE 
GOING TO SEE 
VERY LIMITED 
NUMBERS OF 
PEOPLE TAKING 
FLIGHT. 
>> Reporter: 
UNITED AIRLINES 
SAYS THEY ARE 
LOSING $25 
MILLION PER DAY. 
DELTA SAID THE 
DAILY CASH BURN 
RATE HIT $27 
MILLION A DAY IN 
LATE JUNE, DOWN 
FROM $100 
MILLION A DAY IN 
MARCH. 
WITH THE FEDERAL 
AID EXPIRING IN 
OCTOBER TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AIRLINE WORKERS 
FACE A REAL 
THREAT OF 
FURLOUGHS WITH 
FLIGHT 
ATTENDANTS 
EXPECTED TO TAKE 
THE BIGGEST HIT. 
>> WE ARE 
PREPARING TO BE 
A SMALL AIRLINE 
OVER THE COURSE 
OF THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF YEARS 
WITH 20% OF OUR 
PEOPLE ALREADY 
VOLUNTEERING TO 
RETIRE. 
>> Reporter: 
WITH SO MANY 
PEOPLE NOW 
WORKING FROM 
HOME ANOTHER 
CHALLENGE IS A 
SIGNIFICANT DROP 
IN THE BUSINESS 
TRAVEL. 
THE INDUSTRY 
GROUPS SAY THAT 
ACCOUNTS FOR 60% 
OR 70% OF 
PASSENGER 
REVENUE. 
THERE IS THE 
RESPONSE THE 
PANDEMIC FROM 
STATE TO STATE. 
SOME LIKE NEW 
YORK REQUIRE 
PEOPLE FROM HOT 
SPOTS TO SELF-
QUARANTINE. 
>> THAT IS A BIG 
INCENTIVE NOT TO 
TRAVEL AT ALL. 
WHETHER YOU ARE 
FLYING OR 
DRIVING TO ANY 
OF THOSE 31 
STATES, YOU HAVE 
TO SHELTER-IN-
PLACE FOR 14 
DAYS. 
>> Reporter: ALL 
MAJOR CARRIERS 
REQUIRE A 
PASSENGER TO 
WEAR A MASK OF 
FACE COVERING ON 
A FLIGHT BUT 
FRONTIER IS THE 
ONLY AIRLINES 
CURRENTLY DOING 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS. 
BUT AIRLINES 
THAT WITH ALL 
THE CLEANING 
PROCEDURES FOR 
THE HEALTHY 
PEOPLE THAT NOW 
IS A RELATIVELY 
SAFE TIME TO 
TRAVEL. 
>> FROM A 
CLEANLINESS 
STANDPOINT THERE 
IS PROBABLY 
NEVER BEEN A 
BETTER TIME TO 
FLY THE NOW BUT 
THE AIRLINES ARE 
PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION. 
BE CONSIDERATE 
OF THOSE AROUND 
YOU. 
>> Reporter: ONE 
OTHER STORY LINE 
WE WILL WATCH 
CLOSELY IS THE 
737 MAX STORY 
WHICH HAS BEEN 
GROUNDED SINCE 
MARCH 2019 
FOLLOWING THE TWO
CRASHES OVERSEAS 
THAT KILLED 246 
PEOPLE. 
THE FAA IS STILL 
REVIEWING THE 
737 AND THE 
SOFTWARE. 
THAT REVIEW 
COULD LAST INTO 
THE FALL OR 
WINTER MEETING, 
THAT PLANES MAY 
NOT APPLY FOR 
ANOTHER TWO 
YEARS, 
UNPRECEDENTED. 
>>> THERE IS A 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER AND DOES 
THAT VIOLATE 
YOUR 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
FREEDOM? 
OUR LEGAL ANALYST
DANNY CEVALLOS 
BREAKS DOWN WITH 
THE SUPREME 
COURT SAYS ABOUT 
YOUR RIGHTS 
DURING THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS 
>> QUESTIONS ON 
WHETHER OR NOT 
THE GOVERNMENT 
COULD FORCE 
PEOPLE TO STAY 
HOME AND 
QUARANTINED 
TRACES BACK TO 
THE 1905 SUPREME 
COURT CASE, 
JACOBSON VERSUS 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
>> AMERICANS 
UNDER THE 
CONSTITUTION 
HAVE A RIGHT. 
>> WE NEED TO 
PROTECT PUBLIC 
HEALTH. 
WE NEED TO 
PROTECT THEM 
FROM DANGEROUS 
DISEASES. 
>> YOU FACE 
GETTING INTO 
TROUBLE. 
>> THE SUPREME 
COURT OVER 100 
YEARS AGO 
ESTABLISHED THE 
FRAMEWORK AND 
TEST FOR 
EVALUATING 
WHETHER OR NOT A 
GOVERNMENT ORDER 
IN TIMES OF A 
HEALTH CRISIS 
VIOLATES THE 
CONSTITUTION. 
IN JACOBSON THE 
SUPREME COURT 
UPHELD THE 
COMPULSORY 
VACCINATION 
DURING THE 
SMALLPOX 
OUTBREAK. 
IN OTHER WORDS, 
THE GOVERNMENT 
COULD STICK A 
NEEDLE IN A 
CITIZEN'S ARM 
BECAUSE THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY 
REQUIRED IT. 
SAYS THAT SO 
LONG AS THE 
GOVERNMENT CAN 
JUSTIFY THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
MEASURE THE 
COURTS WILL 
GENERALLY UPHOLD 
RESTRICTIONS 
SUCH AS 
QUARANTINE OR 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDERS. 
ONE EXAMPLE CAME 
NOT LONG AGO 
DURING THE EBOLA 
CRISIS AFTER A 
NURSE RETURNED 
FROM AN AREA 
KNOWN TO BE 
HIGHLY 
INFECTIOUS AND 
THE FEDERAL 
COURT UPHELD A 
TWO WE 
QUARANTINE EVEN 
THOUGH SHE DID 
NOT SHOW ANY 
REAL SIGNS OF 
INFECTION WHICH 
HE GOT TO THE 
U.S. SOMETIMES, 
BUT NOT OFTEN, 
THE COURT WILL 
SAY THE 
QUARANTINE GOES 
TOO FAR. 
MANY YEARS AGO 
THE GOVERNMENT 
TRIED TO SEAL 
OFF AN ENTIRE 
SECTION OF SAN 
FRANCISCO TO 
QUARANTINE ITS 
CITIZENS AND THE 
GOVERNMENT SAID 
THAT WE TOO FAR. 
MOST COURTS 
COULD APPLY 
JACOBSON TO THE 
2020 STAY-AT-
HOME ORDERS OR 
OTHER 
RESTRICTIONS TO 
BE UPHELD. 
JACOBSON IS A 
BROAD GRANT OF 
AUTHORITY TO THE 
STATES, 
LOCALITIES AND 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO 
QUARANTINE PEOPLE
IF THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH NEED 
DEMANDS IT. 
WHILE THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS 
THE POWER TO 
QUARANTINE, THE 
SUPREME COURT 
INDICATED IT IS 
THE STATES 
THROUGH THE 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
POLICE POWER 
THAT ARE THE 
FRONT LINE OF 
DEFENSE WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
QUARANTINE. 
THINGS ARE 
TOTALLY 
DIFFERENT, 
LEGALLY 
SPEAKING, DURING 
A PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS. 
>>> LET'S GO TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
TALKING ABOUT 
FEDERAL AGENT 
BEING SENT TO 
HELP CHICAGO 
DEAL WITH THE 
VIOLENT CRIME. 
LET'S LISTEN IN. 
>> THESE ARE LAW-
ABIDING 
CITIZENS. 
THE SAME 
POLITICIANS 
EMBRACED THE FAR 
LEFT MOVEMENT TO 
BREAK UP POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS, 
CAUSING VIOLENT 
CRIME IN THEIR 
CITY TO SPIRAL. 
I MEAN SPIRAL 
SERIOUSLY OUT OF 
CONTROL. 
IN NEW YORK CITY 
OVER THREE AND A 
PEOPLE WERE SHOT 
IN THE LAST 
MONTH ALONE. 
IN THE FIRST 
MONTH ALONE. 
A 77% INCREASE 
OVER A YEAR AGO. 
MURDERS THIS 
YEAR HAVE SPIKED 
27th PERCENT IN 
PHILADELPHIA. 
94% IN MINUTE 
PLUS, COMPARED 
TO THE SAME 
PERIOD IN 2019. 
PERHAPS CITIZENS 
HAVE SUFFERED 
FROM THE MENACE 
OF VIOLENT CRIME 
THAN THE 
WONDERFUL PEOPLE 
OF CHICAGO, A 
CITY I KNOW VERY 
WELL. 
AT LEAST 414 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MURDERED IN THE 
CITY THIS YEAR. 
A ROUGHLY 50% 
INCREASE OVER 
LAST YEAR. 
MORE THAN 1,900 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
SHOT. 
THESE ARE 
NUMBERS THAT 
AREN'T EVEN TO 
BE BELIEVED. 
YESTERDAY ALONE, 
23 PEOPLE WERE 
SHOT IN CHICAGO. 
INCLUDING AT 
LEAST 15 THAT 
WERE SHOT IN AN 
ONSLAUGHT OF 
GUNFIRE OUTSIDE 
OF A FUNERAL 
HOME. 
63 PEOPLE WERE 
SHOT THIS PAST 
WEEKEND AND AT 
LEAST 12 PEOPLE 
WERE KILLED. 
OVER THE FOURTH 
OF JULY WEEKEND, 
NEARLY 80 PEOPLE 
WERE SHOT AND 17 
WERE KILLED. 
OVER FATHER'S 
DAY WEEKEND, 104 
PEOPLE WERE SHOT 
AND 15 WERE 
KILLED, 
INCLUDING FIVE 
YOUNG CHILDREN. 
AND THE LAST 
WEEKEND IN MAY 
SAW THE CITY'S 
DEATHLIEST DAY 
ON RECORD. 
BEHIND EACH OF 
THE HORRIBLE 
STATISTICS IS A 
VICTIM, A LOVED 
ONE AND A LIFE 
OF CREWLY 
SHATTERED AND IT 
IS SO SAD TO SEE 
AND SO SAD TO 
LOOK TO SEE HOW 
THESE LIVES HAVE 
BEEN TORN APART. 
AN AFRICAN-
AMERICAN FATHER 
OF THREE WAS 
KILLED WHILE 
WALKING INTO A 
STORE TO PAY HIS 
CELL PHONE BILL. 
A 13-YEAR-OLD 
GIRL WAS KILLED 
WHEN A STRAY 
BULLET CAME 
THROUGH THE 
WINDOW OF HER 
HOME AND HIT HER 
IN THE NECK IN 
THE PRESENCE OF 
HER FAMILY. 
ON INDEPENDENCE 
DAY, 14-YEAR-OLD 
JONES JUNIOR WAS 
PLAYING 
BASKETBALL WITH 
FRIENDS IN A 
CHICAGO PARK 
WHEN HE WAS 
SENSELESSLY 
KILLED IN A 
MASSACRE THAT 
LEFT EIGHT 
PEOPLE DEAD OR 
WOUNDED. 
HIS MOTHER 
CHERYL IS HERE 
WITH US TODAY. 
AND CHERYL, 
PLEASE KNOW THAT 
ALL AMERICANS 
MOURN BY YOUR 
SIDE. 
WE WILL CARRY 
YOUR SON'S 
MEMORY. 
HE WILL NOT BE 
FORGOTTEN. 
CHERYL. 
CHERYL. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
THANK YOU FOR 
BEING HERE, 
CHERYL. 
THANK YOU FOR 
BEING HERE. 
A GREAT HONOR TO 
MEET YOU BEFORE. 
THANK YOU. 
THIS RAMPAGE OF 
VIOLENCE SHOCKS 
THE CONSCIOUS OF 
OUR NATION. 
AND WE WILL NOT 
STAND BY AND 
WATCH IT HAPPEN. 
CAN'T DO THAT. 
THE CITIZENS OF 
CHICAGO ARE 
CITIZENS OF 
AMERICA. 
AND THEY HAVE 
THE SAME RIGHT 
AS EVERY OTHER 
AMERICAN TO LIVE 
IN SAFETY, 
DIGNITY AND 
PEACE. 
NO MOTHER SHOULD 
EVER HAVE TO 
CRADLE HER DEAD 
CHILD IN HER 
ARMS SIMPLY 
BECAUSE 
POLITICIANS 
REFUSE TO DO 
WHAT IS 
NECESSARY TO 
SECURE THEIR 
NEIGHBORHOOD AND 
TO SECURE THEIR 
CITY. 
EVERY AMERICAN, 
NO MATTER THEIR 
INCOME, THEIR 
RACE OR THEIR 
ZIP CODE SHOULD 
BE ABLE TO WALK 
THEIR CITY 
STREETS FREE 
FROM VIOLENCE 
AND FREE FROM 
FEAR. 
FOR THIS REASON 
TODAY, I AM 
ANNOUNCING THAT 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE WILL 
IMMEDIATELY 
SURGE FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TO THE CITY OF 
CHICAGO. 
THE FBI, ATF, 
DEA, U.S. 
MARSHAL SERVICE, 
AND HOMELAND 
SECURITY WILL 
TOGETHER BE 
SENDING HUNDREDS 
OF SKILLED LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS TO 
CHICAGO TO HELP 
DRIVE DOWN 
VIOLENT CRIME. 
AND MURDERS AND 
VIOLENT 
CRIMINALS ARE 
BREAKING A WIDE 
RANGE OF FEDERAL 
LAWS. 
WE HAVE THAT. 
IT IS AS WIDE AS 
IT CAN BE. 
WE WILL FIND 
THEM ARREST THEM 
AND PROSECUTE 
THEM. 
THEY WILL BE IN 
JAIL FOR MANY 
YEARS TO COME. 
AND WE WILL WORK 
WITH LOCAL 
POLICE TO 
IDENTIFY 
VIOLATIONS OF 
STATE AND LOCAL 
LAWS TO HELP 
ENSURE THAT 
OFFENDERS ARE 
CAUGHT AND 
JAILED FOR THEIR 
CRIMES. 
BUT WE MUST 
REMEMBER THAT 
THE JOB OF 
POLICING A 
NEIGHBORHOOD 
FALLS ON THE 
SHOULDERS OF 
LOCAL ELECTED 
LEADERSHIP. 
NEVER FORGET 
THAT. 
WHEN THEY -- 
AMERICANS MUST 
HOLD THEIR CITY 
LEADERS 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
THEY SHOULD 
FULLY BACK AND 
FUND THEIR LOCAL 
POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS. 
THERE IS SIMPLY 
NO SUBSTITUTE 
FOR A POLICE 
DEPARTMENT THAT 
HAS THE STRONG 
BACKING OF CITY 
LEADERS. 
IN THE MEANTIME 
WE WILL USE 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT TO 
VIGOROUSLY 
CHARGE FEDERAL 
CRIMES AND 
SUPPORT THESE 
BESIEGED 
COMMUNITIES TO 
THE GREATEST 
EXTENT POSSIBLE. 
THIS WILL BE 
HARD PAIN 
STAKING WORK. 
IT WILL TAKE 
TIME. 
THE TIDE WILL 
NOT RECEDE 
OVERSIDE, BUT WE 
WILL MARSHALL 
ALL OF THE 
STRENGTH AND 
FOCUS AND 
DETERMINATION 
THAT WE CAN 
POSSIBLY DO. 
THIS IS A 
CRITICAL EFFORT. 
WE WILL CONTINUE 
TO CALL ON STATE 
AND LOCAL 
LEADERS TO DO 
THEIR JOB AND 
PROTECT THEIR 
CITIZENS. 
THE OPERATION IN 
CHICAGO WILL BE 
DUB AS PART OF 
OPERATION LEGEND 
THAT WAS 
RECENTLY 
LAUNCHED IN 
KANSAS CITY, 
MISSISSIPPI, AND 
VERY 
SUCCESSFULLY, I 
MIGHT ADD. 
IT IS NAMED 
AFTER A 4-YEAR-
OLD WHO WAS SHOT 
-- I OF THIS WHO 
WAS SHOT AND 
KILLED LAST 
MONTH WHILE HE 
SLEEP ASLEEP IN 
HIS HOME. 
LEGEND'S MOTHER 
GRIEVES. 
WE THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH FOR 
BEING HERE. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
WE ARE 
PROFOUNDLY 
GRATEFUL TO BE 
JOINED BY -- 
WILL YOU PLEASE 
STAND SHE ROND. 
AND ALSO 
LEGEND'S FATHER 
AND 
GRANDPARENTS. 
ALFRED AND PAUL
INE. 
YOU LOOK SO 
NICE. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
THANK YOU. 
LEGEND IS 
LOOKING DOWN. 
HE IS VERY PROUD 
OF YOU RIGHT 
NOW. 
I CAN TELL YOU. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
TO LEGEND'S 
FAMILY WE CANNOT 
EVEN BEGIN TO 
UNDERSTAND YOUR 
ANGUISH AND 
SORROW BUT WE 
PROMISE TO HONOR 
LEGEND AND WE 
WILL BE FIGHTING 
EVERY DAY TO 
SAVE THE LIVES 
OF AMERICA'S 
CHILDREN. 
UNDER OPERATION 
LEGEND, WE WILL 
ALSO SOON SEND 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT TO 
OTHER CITIES 
THAT NEED HELP. 
OTHER CITIES 
NEED HELP. 
THEY NEED IT 
BADLY. 
THEY SHOULD 
CALL. 
THEY SHOULD WANT 
IT. 
THEY'RE TOO 
PROUD OR THEY'RE 
TOO POLITICAL TO 
DO THAT. 
ONE IS 
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW 
MEXICO WHERE 
LAST FALL 55-
YEAR-OLD JACKIE 
VIEVO WAS 
MURDERED WHILE 
GETTING INTO HER 
CAR TO GO TO THE 
GYM. 
WE'RE JOINED 
TODAY BY HER 
HUSBAND SAM AND 
HER SONS RAUL 
AND KEVIN, BOTH 
NEW MEXICO STATE 
POLICE OFFICERS. 
WILL YOU PLEASE 
STAND. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
I APPRECIATE IT. 
THANK YOU. 
GREAT LOOKING 
FAMILY. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
JAS, RAUL AND 
KEVIN, WE THANK 
YOU FOR BEING 
HERE. 
IT IS AN HONOR. 
I'M ANNOUNCING 
THAT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE WILL 
PROVIDE MORE 
THAN $61 MILLION 
IN GRANTS TO 
HIRE HUNDREDS OF 
NEW POLICE 
OFFICERS IN 
CITIES THAT ARE 
THE FOCUS OF 
OPERATION 
LEGEND. 
WE WILL NEVER 
DEFUND THE 
POLICE. 
WE WILL HIRE 
MORE GREAT 
POLICE. 
WE WANT TO MAKE 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
STRONGER, NOT 
WEAKER. 
WHAT CITIES ARE 
DOING IS 
ABSOLUTE 
INSANITY. 
MANY OF THE SAME 
POLITICIANS WHO 
WANT TO SLASH 
RESOURCES FOR 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
HAVE ALSO 
DECLARED THAT 
THEIR CITIES ARE 
SANCTUARIES FOR 
CRIMINAL ILLEGAL 
ALIENS. 
THE POLICE ARE 
ORDERED TO 
RELEASE THOSE 
CRIMINALS BACK 
ON TO THE 
STREETS TO 
CONTINUE THEIR 
CRIME. 
LAST YEAR, 
CHICAGO 
POLITICIANS 
FORCED THE 
RELEASE OF 
ILLEGAL ALIENS 
CHARGED WITH 
CRIMES SUCH AS 
ASSAULT, ARMED 
ROBBERY, 
STRANGULATION, 
AND ATTEMPTED 
MURDER. 
MY 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL BE WORKING 
TO REMOVE 
DANGEROUS 
OFFENDERS SPRUNG 
LOOSE BY THESE 
DEADLY POLICIES 
AND FRANKLY BY 
THESE DEADLY 
POLITICIANS. 
AMERICA MUST BE 
A SANCTUARY FOR 
LAW ABIDING 
CITIZENS, NOT 
CRIMINAL ALIENS. 
MY VISION FOR 
AMERICA'S CITIES 
COULD NOT BE 
MORE DIFFERENT 
THAN THE 
LAWLESSNESS 
BEING PUSHED HI 
THE EXTREME 
RADICAL LEFT. 
WHILE OTHERS 
WANT TO DEFUND, 
DEFAME AND 
ABOLISH THE 
POLICE, I WANT 
TO SUPPORT AND 
HONOR OUR GREAT 
POLICE. 
WHILE THE 
RADICALS WANT TO 
ABOLISH CHARTER 
SCHOOLS THAT 
ELIMINATE SCHOOL 
CHOICE, I WANT 
TO EXPAND SCHOOL 
CHOICE AND EVERY 
FAMILY IN 
AMERICA SHOULD 
HAVE THAT 
OPTION. 
WHILE OTHERS 
WANT TO DESTROY 
OPPORTUNITY, 
SHUT DOWN 
BUSINESSES AND 
SEND OUR JOBS 
OVERSEAS, WE ARE 
HIRING AMERICANS 
AND WE ARE 
BUYING AMERICAN 
PRODUCT. 
WE WANT TO BUILD 
FACTORIES IN 
BALTIMORE, NOT 
BEIJING. 
WE WANT TO MAKE 
OUR PRODUCTS IN 
CHICAGO, NOT 
SHANGHAI. 
WE WANT THE 
AMERICAN DREAM 
FOR AMERICAN 
CHILDREN. 
AND I WILL FIGHT 
TO DELIVER THAT 
DREAM EVERY 
OUNCE. 
EVERY SINGLE 
OUNCE OF MY 
STRENGTH I WILL 
BE FIGHTING. 
BUT OPPORTUNITY 
CANNOT THRIVE 
WHERE THERE IS 
VIOLENCE. 
PROSPERITY 
CANNOT FLOURISH 
WHERE THERE IS 
BLOOD SHED. 
AND SECURITY 
CANNOT EXIST 
WHERE THERE ARE 
VIOLENT 
CRIMINALS WHO 
ARE ABLE TO MAIM 
AND MURDER WITH 
IMPUNITY. 
THAT IS WHAT 
OPERATION LEGEND 
IS ALL ABOUT. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
ARE HERE TODAY, 
TO ANSWER THE 
PLEAS OF THOSE 
CRYING FOR 
JUSTICE AND 
CRYING FOR HELP. 
FOR THOSE PEOPLE 
IN CHICAGO AND 
OTHER CITIES 
WHERE WE'LL BE, 
HELP IS ON ITS 
WAY. 
I WOULD NOW LIKE 
TO ASK ATTORNEY 
GENERAL WILLIAM 
BARR IS DOING A 
FANTASTIC JOB TO 
EXPLAIN 
OPERATION LEGEND 
IN GREATER 
DETAIL FOLLOWED 
BY ACTING 
SECRETARY WOLF 
AND THEN WE WILL 
HEAR FROM LOVED 
ONES OF FALLEN 
AMERICANS. 
I WILL ASK SAM 
AND SHERROD TO 
THE PODIUM. 
WE WOULD LOVE TO 
HEAR THEM SAY A 
FEW WORDS IN 
HONOR OF THEIR 
LOVED ONES. 
PLEASE, BILL. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
THANK ESPECIALLY 
THE FAMILIES OF 
THE VICTIMS WHO 
HAVE COME HERE 
TODAY AND HAVE 
ALLOWED US TO 
INAUGUST 
INAGURATE THIS 
EFFORT IN THE 
NAME OF THEIR 
LOVED ONES. 
AS THE PRESIDENT 
SAID, THE FIRST 
DUTY OF 
GOVERNMENT IS TO 
PROTECT THE 
SAFETY OF OUR 
CITIZENS. 
AND WE'RE HERE 
TO EXPLAIN THE 
INITIATIVE TO 
COMBAT RISING 
VIOLENT CRIME IN 
A NUMBER OF OUR 
CITIES. 
OUR GOAL IS TO 
HELP SAVE LIVES. 
THE PRINCIPAL 
DANGER TO THE 
LIVES OF OUR 
INNER CITY 
COMMUNITIES IS 
VIOLENT CRIME. 
THE LEADING 
CAUSE OF DEATH 
FOR YOUNG BLACK 
MALES IS 
HOMICIDE. 
EACH YEAR 
APPROXIMATELY 
7500 BLACK 
AMERICANS ARE 
THE VICTIMS OF 
HOMICIDE. 
EVERY ONE OF 
THOSE LIVES 
MATTER. 
IN 1992, VIOLENT 
CRIME WAS 
NATIONWIDE WAS 
DOUBLE WHAT IT 
IS TODAY. 
AND IT WAS AT 
THAT TIME THAT 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
FIRST TURNED ITS 
ATTENTION TO 
THIS KIND OF 
VIOLENT CRIME. 
BEFORE THAT 
TIME, THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
DIDN'T PLAY THAT 
MUCH OF A ROLE 
IN IT. 
BUT WE STARTED 
TO ATTACK 
VIOLENT CRIME IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH 
STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
IT WAS AT THAT 
TIME, FOR 
EXAMPLE, THAT 
THE FBI SET UP 
ITS GANG -- 
ANTIGANG TASK 
FORCE THROUGHOUT 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
WE STARTED USING 
OUR FEDERAL LAWS 
THAT PERMIT US 
TO TARGET THOSE 
WHO USE GUNS TO 
KILL OTHERS AND 
THOSE THAT ARE 
INVOLVED IN GANG 
ACTIVITY. 
OUR APPROACH WAS 
TO SET UP TASK 
FORCES IN THE 
CITIES TO 
ENFORCE FEDERAL 
LAW AND TAKE THE 
SHOOTERS AND THE 
CHRONIC VIOLENT 
CRIMINALS OFF 
THE STREETS. 
WE HELPED PAY 
FOR STATE AND 
LOCAL OFFICERS 
TO JOIN THESE 
TASK FORCES SO 
WE COULD 
LEVERAGE OUR 
STRENGTH. 
AND THIS 
APPROACH WAS 
EXTREMELY 
SUCCESSFUL IN 
THE INTERVENING 
DECADES IN 
DRIVING CRIME 
DOWN. 
NOW, AT THE END 
OF THE OBAMA 
ADMINISTRATION, 
CRIMES STARTED 
GOING BACK UP 
AGAIN. 
AND FOR THE 
FIRST TWO, TWO 
AND A HALF YEARS 
OF THIS 
ADMINISTRATION, 
WE WERE 
SUCCEEDING IN 
PUSHING IT DOWN. 
BUT LESS THAN A 
YEAR AGO, MR. 
PRESIDENT, YOU 
WILL RECALL AS 
WE SAW CRIMES 
STARTING TO GO 
UP IN A FEW 
CITIES, YOU 
ASKED ME TO 
INITIATE A SURGE 
TO HELP OUR 
LOCAL PARTNERS 
TO DEAL WITH IT. 
WE STARTED A 
PROGRAM CALLED 
RELENTLESS 
PURSUIT. 
UNFORTUNATELY 
COVID INTERVENED 
AND WE HAD TO 
ABORT THAT 
EFFORT. 
AND SINCE THEN 
WE HAD THAT 
TERRIBLE EVENT 
IN MINNEAPOLIS. 
BUT THEN WE HAD 
THIS EXTREME 
REACTION THAT 
HAS DEMONIZED 
POLICE AND 
CALLED FOR THE 
DEFUNDING OF 
POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS. 
WHAT WE HAVE 
SEEN IS A 
SIGNIFICANT 
INCREASE IN 
VIOLENT CRIMES 
IN THE INNER 
CITIES. 
THIS RISE IS A 
DIRECT RESULT OF 
THE ATTACK ON 
THE POLICE 
FORCES AND THE 
WEAKENING OF 
POLICE FORCES. 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
GONE THROUGH THE 
TERRIBLE 
STATISTICS. 
SO IN RESPONSE 
TO THAT, WE HAVE 
INITIATED THIS 
PROGRAM, 
OPERATION LEGEND 
TO STEP UP THE 
ACTIVITY OF OUR 
TASK FORCES, OR 
ANTICRIME TASK 
FORCES IN THE 
HARD HIT CITIES 
BY COMMITTING 
MORE FEDERAL 
AGENTS AND 
SUPPORTING MORE 
STATE AND LOCAL 
TASK FORCE 
OFFICERS. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO STRESS THAT 
THE OPERATIONS 
WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT ARE THE 
STANDARD 
ANTICRIME 
FIGHTING 
ACTIVITIES WE 
HAVE BEEN 
CARRYING AROUND 
THE COUNTRY FOR 
DECADES. 
WE WILL BE 
ADDING FEDERAL 
AGENTS TO THE 
TASK FORCES. 
THESE ARE STREET 
AGENTS, THEY ARE 
INVESTIGATORS 
WHO WILL BE 
WORKING TO SOLVE 
MURDERS AND TO 
TAKE DOWN THE 
VIOLENT GANGS. 
AND THEY WILL BE 
WORKING SHOULDER 
TO SHOULDER WITH 
OUR STATE AND 
LOCAL 
COLLEAGUES. 
THIS IS A 
DIFFERENT KIND 
OF OPERATION 
OBVIOUSLY THAN 
THE TACTICAL 
TEAMS WE USE TO 
DEFEND AGAINST 
RIOTS AND ROB 
VIOLENCE. 
AND WE'RE GOING 
TO CON FRONT MOB 
VIOLENCE. 
BUT THE 
OPERATIONS WE'RE 
DISCUSSING TODAY 
ARE DIFFERENT. 
THEY ARE CLASSIC 
CRIME FIGHTING. 
WE HAVE NAMED 
THE OPERATION AS 
WE HAVE SAID 
OPERATION LEGEND 
AND WE STARTED 
ROLLING IT OUT A 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
AGO IN KANSAS 
CITY. 
AND JUST TO GIVE 
YOU AN IDEA OF 
WHAT IS 
POSSIBLE, THE 
FBI WENT IN VERY 
STRONG INTO 
KANSAS CITY. 
AND WITHIN TWO 
WEEKS, WE'VE HAD 
200 ARRESTS. 
WE WILL BE 
ADDING CITIES IN 
THE WEEKS AHEAD. 
AND FOR NOW 
WE'RE INCLUDING 
BEYOND KANSAS 
CITY AS THE 
PRESIDENT SAID, 
CHICAGO AND 
ALBUQUERQUE. 
THE FBI IS TODAY 
ANNOUNCING 
REWARDS FOR 
INFORMATION 
RELATED TO THE 
KILLING OF 
LEGEND, JACKIE 
AND VERNADO. 
WE ARE SEEKING 
JUSTICE FOR 
THOSE VICTIMS 
TODAY. 
AND OPERATION 
LEGEND AIMS TO 
IMMEDIATELY HELP 
OUR POLICE 
AGENCIES AND OUR 
LOCAL LEADERSHIP 
TO PREVENT 
ADDITIONAL 
VICTIMS. 
THE FBI HAS 
ESTABLISHED A 
HOTLINE FOR THE 
PUBLIC TO REPORT 
INFORMATION THEY 
MAY HAVE THAT 
MAY HELP IN 
SOLVING THESE 
MURDERS. 
THE HOTLINE 
NUMBER IS 1-800-
CALL-FBI. 
TO CARRY OUT 
OPERATION 
LEGEND, FEDERAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENTS WILL BE 
COMMITTING 
ADDITIONAL 
RESOURCES TO 
THESE CITIES, 
INCLUDING FBI 
AGENTS, DEA, 
ATF, U.S. 
MARSHALS, AND 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY, HSI 
TEAMS. 
TO DATE, WE HAVE 
SENT OVER 200 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TO KANSAS CITY. 
WE ARE DIRECTING 
A COMPARABLE 
NUMBER OF AGENTS 
TO AUGMENT 
CHICAGO'S 
EXISTING TASK 
FORCES AND WE 
ARE PROVIDING AN 
ADDITIONAL 35 
AGENTS TO 
ALBUQUERQUE. 
THE UNITED 
STATES ATTORNEYS 
FOR CHICAGO, 
ALBUQUERQUE AND 
KANSAS CITY ARE 
HERE TODAY. 
THESE U.S. 
ATTORNEYS AND 
THE CHIEF 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICIALS IN 
EACH OF THESE 
CITIES ARE 
ULTIMATELY 
RESPONSIBLE FOR 
COORDINATING THE 
FEDERAL EFFORT 
AND ENSURING 
PROSECUTIONS 
FROM THESE -- 
THIS INITIATIVE 
ARE EFFECTIVE. 
LINKED TO THIS 
INCREASE IN 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
AGENTS, WE ARE 
ALSO PROVIDING 
ADDITIONAL 
FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE TO 
THE STATE AND 
LOCAL AGENCIES 
TO PERMIT THEM 
TO PROVIDE MORE 
COPS, MORE 
MEMBERS OF OUR 
TASK FORCE. 
AS I SAID, 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
WORK HAND IN 
GLOVE WITH STATE 
AND LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
EVERY DAY. 
WE SUPPLEMENT 
AND PROVIDE 
SUPPORT TO LAW 
ENFORCEMENT. 
BUT IT IS A 
PROBLEM THAT 
WILL BE SOLVED 
BY STATE AND 
LOCAL LEADERSHIP 
IN THESE CITIES, 
AS THE PRESIDENT 
SAID. 
OUR ANNOUNCEMENT 
TODAY IS A 
DEMONSTRATION OF 
OUR COMMITMENT 
TO POLICE 
OFFICERS IN 
CHICAGO, 
ALBUQUERQUE AND 
KANSAS CITY. 
YOUR EFFORTS TO 
PROTECT THESE 
COMMUNITIES ARE 
NOT FORGOTTEN. 
SO TOO THIS 
ANNOUNCEMENT AND 
OPERATION LEGEND 
AS A WHOLE IS 
ALSO A 
COMMITMENT TO 
THE FAMILIES OF 
LEGEND, JACKIE 
AND VERNADO. 
THAT THOSE NAMES 
WILL NOT BE 
FORGOTTEN. 
WE WILL NOT REST 
UNTIL JUSTICE IS 
DELIVERED FOR 
YOUR LOVED ONES. 
THANK YOU. 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, THANK 
YOU FOR THE 
INVITATION TO BE 
HERE TODAY. 
IT IS ALWAYS AN 
HONOR TO DISCUSS 
THE ACTIONS TO 
DEFEND THE PEACE 
AND LIBERTY THAT 
WE VALUE IN THIS 
COUNTRY. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BARR, PROTECTING 
THE HOMELAND AND 
BRINGING JUSTICE 
TO THOSE WHO 
THREATEN IT 
REMAIN AS STRONG 
AS EVER. 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR PIP. 
AT THE LARGEST 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCY, THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY STANDS 
READY TO COMMIT 
OUR HIGHLY 
SKILLED AND 
TRAINED HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
INVESTIGATIVE 
AGENTS TO 
RESTORE LAW AND 
ORDER. 
IN THE WAKE OF 
9/11, DHS WAS 
FOUNDED SO THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT COULD 
PARTNER WITH 
STATE AND LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
AS DHS SUPPORTS 
THIS CRITICAL 
EFFORT LED BY 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE, 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
INVESTIGATIVE 
AGENTS WILL 
LEVERAGE THEIR 
NETWORKS, THEIR 
ASSETS AND THEIR 
EXPERTISE TO 
ENERGIZE 
CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATIONS. 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
INVESTIGATIONS 
MISSION IS TO 
INVESTIGATE SOME 
OF THE MOST 
VIOLENT 
CRIMINALS, 
SPECIFICALLY 
THOSE INVOLVING 
TRANSNATIONAL 
GANGS AND 
NARCOTICS 
TRAFFICKING. 
LET ME TAKE A 
QUICK MOMENT TO 
CLEARLY MAKE A 
DISTINCTION AS 
THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL DID 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
OCCURRING IN 
PORTLAND VERSUS 
THE IMPORTANT 
ACTION THAT 
WE'RE ANNOUNCING 
HERE TODAY. 
IN PORTLAND WE 
SEE ALMOST TWO 
MONTHS OF 
COORDINATED 
VIOLENT ATTACKS 
BY AN ARCKISTS 
AGAINST THE 
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE AND 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICIALS SWORN 
TO PROTECT IT. 
IN CHICAGO WE 
SEE AN 
UNPRECEDENTED 
RISE IN CRIME 
AGAINST FELLOW 
CITIZENS. 
THE DHS MISSION 
IN PORTLAND IS 
TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL PROPERTY 
AND OUR 
OFFICERS. 
IN CHICAGO THE 
MISSION IS TO 
PROTECT THE 
PUBLIC FROM 
VIOLENT CRIME ON 
THE STREETS. 
LEADERS OF THESE 
GREAT CITIES 
SHOULD NOT STAND 
BEHIND THE 
STATUS QUO. 
THEY SHOULD 
STAND WITH 
AMERICA AND 
CONDEMN THE 
VIOLENT ATTACKS 
AND WORK WITH 
THIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND THIS 
PRESIDENT TO 
BRING ABOUT LAW 
AND ORDER. 
I KNOW EVERYONE 
STANDING HERE 
TODAY, EVERY 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
INVESTIGATION 
AGENT ASSIGNED 
TO OPERATION 
LEGEND AND EVERY 
REASONABLE 
AMERICAN AGREES 
WITH THE BASIC 
PREMISE THAT 
EVERY 4-YEAR-OLD 
SHOULD BE SAFE 
AT NIGHT TO 
SLEEP IN THEIR 
BED. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
GRIEVES WITH ALL 
OF THE FAMILIES 
EXPERIENCING 
EXCRUCIATING AND 
HEART WRENCHING 
STORIES OF LOSS. 
WE AS A 
DEPARTMENT STAND 
RESIDENCE 
LIEUTENANT, 
COMMITTED TO 
WORK TOGETHER 
ACROSS THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND 
WITH OUR STATE 
AND LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
PARTNERS TO KEEP 
THAT PROMISE. 
AGAIN, THANK 
YOU, MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
WE CONTINUE TO 
ENSURE THE 
SAFETY AND 
SECURITY OF ALL 
AMERICANS. 
THANK YOU. 
>> DO YOU WANT 
TO SAY A FEW 
WORDS, PLEASE. 
YOU'RE GOING TO 
BE A BIG PART OF 
IT. 
COME ON. 
GO AHEAD, 
PLEASE. 
>> THE REAL 
MEASURE OF 
SUCCESS OF 
INITIATIVES LIKE 
OPERATION LEGEND 
IS THE ABILITY 
OF COMMUNITIES 
TO FEEL SAFE. 
IT IS NOT ABOUT 
THE NUMBER OF 
ARRESTS. 
IT IS ABOUT THE 
ABILITY OF KIDS 
BEING ABLE TO 
PLAY OUTSIDE OF 
THEIR HOMES, 
ABOUT FAMILIES 
TO BE ABLE TO 
WALK TO AND FROM 
WORK. 
AND THAT'S WHAT 
THIS OPERATION 
IS DESIGNED TO 
DO. 
AND IT IS GOING 
TO BE A 
SIGNIFICANT 
SURGE OF FEDERAL 
RESOURCES TO 
PARTNER WITH OUR 
GREAT STATE AND 
LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
PARTNERS TO 
ACHIEVE THE 
CONFIDENCE THAT 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE CAN HAVE 
TO LIVE SAFE IN 
THEIR 
COMMUNITIES. 
THANK YOU, MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
>> PLEASE. 
PLEASE. 
PLEASE, SIR. 
THE TAKEOVER %
HAPPENS TODAY SO %
>> I WILL START 
OFF BY THANKING 
YOU -- I NEVER 
-- 
>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
AND LET'S GO 
RIGHT TO NBC 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOE FRIAR 
FOLLOWING THE 
LATEST 
HEADLINES. 
JOE, GET US 
GOING ON THIS 
WEDNESDAY. 
LATEST HEADLINES %
FROM
>> YEAH. 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
SAVANNAH, WE 
START WITH NEWS 
ON A POTENTIAL 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
THE U.S. WILL 
PAY DRUG MAKER 
PFIZER AND A 
GERMAN BIOTECH 
FIRM $1.95 
BILLION TO 
PRODUCE 100 
MILLION DOSES OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE IF IT 
PROVES SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
SAYS THE VACCINE 
WOULD BE MADE 
AVAILABLE TO 
AMERICANS AT NO 
COST. 
HERE IS DHS 
SECRETARY ALEX 
AZAR. 
>> WE ARE 
LITERALLY MAKING 
THE COMMERCIAL 
SCALE VACCINE 
NOW AS WE'RE 
GOING THROUGH 
THE CLINICAL 
TRIALS. 
SO WE'RE DOING 
THAT AT RISK 
USING THE FULL 
POUR OF THE U.S. 
GOVERNMENT AND 
OUR FINANCIAL 
RESOURCES TO DO 
THAT. 
>> BAD NEWS FOR 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS AND 
HARVARD'S 
INCOMING 
FRESHMAN CLASS. 
THE UNIVERSITY 
SAYS THOSE 
STUDENTS WON'T 
BE ABLE TO COME 
TO CAMPUS THIS 
FALL. 
HARVARD AND 
DOZENS OF OTHER 
SCHOOLS HAVE 
SUCCESSFULLY 
FOUGHT THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
THAT WANTED TO 
BAR FOREIGN 
STUDENTS ONLY 
TAKING ONLINE 
COURSES. 
LAST WEEK BOTH 
SIDES REACHED ON 
AGREEMENT SO THE 
STUDENTS COULD 
STAY. 
BUT HARVARD NOW 
SAYS THAT DEAL 
DOES NOT COVER 
ABOUT 200 NEWLY 
ADMITTED 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS. 
THE SCHOOL IS 
NOW WORKING WITH 
LAWMAKERS, 
HOPING TO EXTEND 
THE AGREEMENT TO 
THOSE FRESHMAN. 
>>> TURNING NOW 
TO CHICAGO WHERE 
POLICE ARE 
INVESTIGATING A 
DRIVE-BY 
SHOOTING OUTSIDE 
OF A FUNERAL. 
POLICE SAY 
SOMEONE IN A CAR 
OPENED FIRE ON A 
GROUP OF PEOPLE 
AS THEY WERE 
LEAVING THE 
FUNERAL LAST 
NIGHT. 
15 PEOPLE WERE 
SHOT. 
TWO VICTIMS ARE 
IN CRITICAL 
CONDITION. 
MANY MORE ARE IN 
SERIOUS 
CONDITION. 
THE SHOOTING IS 
THE LATEST 
INCIDENT AS 
CHICAGO SEES A 
SURGE IN 
VIOLENCE THIS 
SUMMER. 
>>> TENSIONS 
BETWEEN THE U.S. 
AND CHINA ARE 
ESCALATING. 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS NOW ORDERING 
CHINA TO CLOSE 
ITS HOUSTON 
CONSULATE IN THE 
NEXT 72 HOURS. 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE 
POMPEO CONFIRMED 
THE NEWS THIS 
MORNING. 
>> WE ARE 
SETTING UP CLEAR 
EXPECTATIONS FOR 
HOW THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY 
IS GOING TO 
BEHAVE. 
WHEN IT DOES, WE 
WILL PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
OUR NATIONAL 
SECURITY AND 
ALSO OUR ECONOMY 
AND JOBS. 
>> HOUSTON 
POLICE AND FIRE 
OFFICIALS 
RESPONDED TO 
REPORTS THAT 
DOCUMENTS WERE 
BEING BURNED AT 
THE CONSULATE 
LAST NIGHT JUST 
HOURS AFTER 
CHINA WAS 
NOTIFIED OF THE 
CLOSURE. 
A CHINESE 
FOREIGN MINISTRY 
SPOKESPERSON 
WARNS THAT CHINA 
WILL RETALIATE 
IF THE U.S. DOES 
NOT REVERSE THE 
DECISION. 
THIS COMES ONE 
DAY AFTER THE 
JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT 
ACCUSED CHINA OF 
SPONSORING 
HACKERS WHO 
TARGETED COVID-
19 RESEARCH. 
>>> THE 7.8 
EARTHQUAKE 
TRIGGERED A 
TSUNAMI 
EVACUATION:  THE 
TSUNAMI WARNING 
IS NOW CANCELED 
AND THERE ARE NO 
REPORTS OF 
INJURIES OR 
SIGNIFICANT 
DAMAGE. 
SAVANNAH, THOSE 
ARE THE LATEST 
HEADLINES. 
BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANKS, JOE. 
WE WILL CATCH UP 
WITH YOU IN A 
LITTLE BIT. 
>>> NURSING 
HOMES IN FLORIDA 
ARE IN CRISIS 
MODE. 
THE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE INFECTED 
IN THESE 
FACILITIES HAVE 
MORE THAN 
DOUBLED IN JUST 
THE LAST THREE 
WEEKS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
DASHA BURNS IS 
IN FLORIDA, THE 
CITY WITH THE 
MOST LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITIES 
IN THE STATE. 
>> Reporter: 
HEY, SAVANNAH. 
THE SURGE IN 
CASES IN FLORIDA 
IS POSING A 
MAJOR THREAT TO 
THE STATE'S 
ELDERLY 
POPULATION. 
ONE IN FIVE 
RESIDENTS HERE 
ARE OVER THE AGE 
OF 65. 
THE STATE HAS 
154,000 PEOPLE 
LIVING IN 
NURSING HOMES OR 
ASSISTED LIVING 
FACILITIES. 
AND OVER THE 
LAST THREE 
WEEKS, CASES 
AMONG RESIDENTS 
AND STAFF AT 
THESE FACILITIES 
HAVE MORE THAN 
DOUBLED. 
IT HAS LOCAL 
STATE OFFICIALS 
ON HIGH ALERT. 
JUST EARLIER 
TODAY, GOVERNOR 
RON DeSANTIS 
TWEETED AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT ON 
MORE ACTION THAT 
THE STATE IS 
TAKING TO TAKE 
CARE OF THESE 
FACILITIES. 
HE SAID, IN 
MARCH I DIRECTED 
THE FLORIDA 
HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT TO 
SEND INCIDENT 
MANAGEMENT TEAMS 
TO ALL FLORIDA 
LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES. 
WE ARE NOW 
DEPLOYING THESE 
TEAMS FOR A 
SECOND STATEWIDE 
MISSION. 
NOW, LEADERS IN 
THE INDUSTRY ARE 
ALSO SOUNDING 
THE ALARM. 
EARLIER TODAY I 
SPOKE WITH THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
CEO OF LEADING 
AGE FLORIDA, A 
GROUP THAT 
REPRESENTS AGING 
SERVICES 
PROVIDERS. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
HOW HE DESCRIBED 
THE SITUATION. 
>> IF COVID-19 
WERE A 
HURRICANE, IT 
WOULD BE A 
CATEGORY 5 
HURRICANE IN 
FLORIDA. 
THE NATION KNOWS 
THERE'S BEEN A 
SPIKE IN CASES 
IN THE LAST FEW 
WEEKS IN 
FLORIDA. 
AND THE REASON 
THAT THAT IS 
IMPORTANT TO US 
IN THE LONG-TERM 
CARE FIELD IS 
THAT THE NURSING 
HOMES AND 
ASSISTED LIVING 
FACILITIES ARE 
MICROCASMS OF 
THE CITIES WHERE 
THEY EXIST. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS 
INSIDE OF THE 
NURSING HOMES IS 
IMPACTED BY WHAT 
HAPPENS OUTSIDE 
IN THESE TOWNS, 
IN THESE 
COMMUNITIES. 
AND RIGHT NOW 
THE SPREAD OF 
COVID IS SO HIGH 
IN THESE AREAS 
WHERE EMPLOYEES 
LIVE. 
AND THAT'S OFTEN 
HOW THE VIRUS 
ENDS UP IN THESE 
NURSING HOMES. 
THEY'RE ASKING 
FOR MORE 
SUPPORT, MORE 
PPE, AND MORE 
TESTING. 
AND QUICKER TURN-
AROUND OF 
TESTING AS WELL 
IN ORDER TO 
PROTECT THE 
VULNERABLE 
POPULATIONS. 
SAVANNAH. 
>>> TENNESSEE IS 
GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
STUDENTS RETURN 
TO CLASS FOR THE 
FIRST TIME TODAY 
WITH NEW 
RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE AIMED AT 
KEEPING THEM 
SAFE. 
CLASSES HAVE 
FEWER STUDENTS 
WITH MORE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
MASKS ARE 
AVAILABLE AND 
HIGHLY 
RECOMMENDED BUT 
NOT MANDATORY 
FOR STUDENTS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
BLAINE ALEXANDER 
TAKES US INSIDE 
OF A HIGH SCHOOL 
IN ALCOA, 
TENNESSEE. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS THE 
FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL. 
BUT IT CERTAINLY 
LOOKS MUCH 
DIFFERENT THAN 
THE FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL TYPICALLY 
LOOKS. 
THAT'S BECAUSE 
OF THE 2,000 
STUDENTS HERE AT 
ALCOA CITY 
SCHOOLS, ONLY 
ABOUT A FIFTH 
ARE COMING BACK 
TODAY. 
THAT'S BECAUSE 
THEY'RE DOING IT 
IN STAGGERED 
SHIFTS. 
STUDENTS ARE 
ONLY COMING TO 
CLASS ONE OUT OF 
FIVE DAYS. 
THE OTHER FOUR 
WILL BE VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
IN ADDITION TO 
THE PARTITIONS 
INSIDE, THE 
WASHING 
STATIONS, ALL 
ADULTS ARE 
REQUIRED TO WEAR 
FACE MASKS. 
IT IS STRONGLY 
ENCOURAGED FOR 
CHILDREN. 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
MAKE THIS A 
LEARNING 
EXPERIENCE. 
I SPOKE WITH THE 
PRINCIPAL AND 
SHE SAID WHAT 
THEY'RE TRYING 
TO DO IS THEY'RE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
IT FUN BUT 
THEY'RE REALLY 
TRYING TO 
EDUCATE THE 
STUDENTS EVERY 
SINGLE DAY ON 
WHAT THIS 
HYGIENE LOOKS 
LIKE, WHAT IT 
MEANS TO WASH 
YOUR HANDS AND 
WEAR A MASK. 
TWO THINGS TO 
POINT OUT, ONE, 
IF PARENTS DON'T 
FEEL COMFORTABLE 
BRINGING THEIR 
STUDENTS BACK, 
THEY CAN OPT FOR 
ALL VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
SOME PARENTS 
HAVE CHOSE THEN 
ROUTE. 
THE OTHER THING 
THIS IS GOING 
UNTIL LABOR DAY. 
AT THAT POINT 
THE DISTRICT 
WILL REEVALUATE 
TO DETERMINE 
WHAT IF ANYTHING 
NEEDS TO CHANGE. 
SAVANNAH. 
>>> CORONAVIRUS 
IS CRIPPLING A 
BORDER COMMUNITY 
IN ARIZONA. 
SANTA CRUZ 
COUNTY HAS THE 
HIGHEST RATE OF 
POSITIVE CASES 
PER CAPITA IN 
THE STATE. 
>> WE SAW OUR 
SPIKE MUCH LATER 
THAN OTHER 
PEOPLE HAVE. 
BASED ON 100,000 
POPULATION, 
WE'RE THE COUNTY 
WITH THE MOST 
NUMBER OF CASES 
IN THE STATE OF 
ARIZONA. 
>>> NBC NEWS 
REPORTER VAN 
HILLARD JOINS ME 
NOW FROM 
NOGALES, 
ARIZONA. 
VAUGHN, WHAT IS 
THE SITUATION 
LIKE THERE. 
>> Reporter: WE 
OFTEN PAY 
ATTENTION TO 
PHOENIX AND 
TUCSON, THE MAIN 
METROPOLITANS 
AREAS OF 
ARIZONA. 
DOWN HERE IN 
SANTA CRUZ 
COUNTY, THIS IS 
THE COUNTY WITH 
THE HIGHEST PER 
CAPITA COVID 
RATE THAN ANY 
COUNTY IN THE 
STATE. 
YOU CAN SEE 
NOGALES, NEW 
MEXICO. 
ON THE UNITED 
STATES SIDE, IT 
IS ABOUT 22,000 
FOLKS STRONG. 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF CROSS-BORDER 
TRAFFIC. 
USUALLY. 
IT IS A LITTLE 
DIFFERENT. 
THIS IS NOT WHAT 
A NORMAL SUMMER 
LOOKS LIKE HERE 
IN NOGALES. 
WHAT YOU'RE 
SEEING IN SANTA 
CRUZ COUNTY, IT 
IS CONTINUALLY 
HIGH NUMBER OF 
FOLKS THAT ARE 
TESTING 
POSITIVE. 
NOT ONLY IS IT 
THE HIGHEST PER 
CAPITA POSITIVE 
RATE, WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT THE 
PERCENT OF FOLKS 
WHO ARE GETTING 
TESTS THAT COME 
BACK AS 
POSITIVE, THAT 
PERCENT POSITIVE 
NUMBER IS 
STAGGERING 
LEHIGH. 
OVER THE COURSE 
OF 2020, IT IS 
MORE THAN 33%. 
JUST YESTERDAY 
ALONE, THAT 
PERCENT POSITIVE 
RATE HERE IN 
SANTA CRUZ 
COUNTY WAS 55%. 
COMPARE THAT TO 
MARICOPA COUNTY, 
JUST 19%. 
IT IS AN 
INDICATION OF 
THE DEMAND HERE 
-- THE DEMAND 
AND THE NEED FOR 
AN EXPANDED 
TESTING HERE TO 
REALLY GET A 
GOOD GRASP AND 
CONTROL ON THE 
SPREAD HERE IN 
THIS AREA. 
>> AND, VAUGHN, 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT I 
NOTE 
SPECIFICALLY 
ABOUT WHAT 
YOU'RE AT, THIS 
IS A TIGHT KNIT 
COMMUNITY WHERE 
PEOPLE LIVE AND 
INTERACT CLOSE 
TOGETHER. 
WHAT IS BEING 
DONE TO KEEP 
PEOPLE SAFE WHEN 
THAT'S SORT OF 
HOW THEY LIVE 
THERE? 
>> Reporter: 
EXACTLY. 
UP A LOT OF 
MULTI 
GENERATIONAL 
HOME. 
MORE THAN 80% 
LATINO. 
IT IS A TIGHT 
KNIT COMMUNITY. 
THERE IS ALSO A 
SIGNIFICANT 
PRODUCE 
DISTRIBUTION 
BUSINESS HERE. 
WHEN YOU TALK 
ABOUT ESSENTIAL 
WORKFORCE, 
THAT'S 
ESSENTIAL. 
TO GET THE CROPS 
FROM MEXICO INTO 
THE NORTHERN 
PART OF NORTH 
AMERICA THAT, IS 
FUNNELLED RIGHT 
THROUGH HERE. 
BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS WORTH OF 
DISTRIBUTION 
COMES THROUGH 
NOGALES EVERY 
YEAR. 
I WAS TALKING TO 
ONE GENTLEMAN 
WHO IS THE OWNER 
OF ONE OF THE 
DISTRIBUTION 
CENTERS. 
AND HE SAID IT 
IS IMPORTANT FOR 
US TO KEEP OUR 
WORKER -- OUR 
WORKFORCE SAFE 
BECAUSE WE DON'T 
HAVE THE LUXURY 
OF WORKING FROM 
HOME. 
YOU KNOW, I WAS 
ALSO TALKING 
WITH A DOCTOR, 
DR. PHILLIPS 
WILLIAMS, WHO 
WORKS OVER AT 
THE MARIPOSA 
COMMUNITY HEALTH 
CENTER THAT DOES 
ABOUT 70% OF THE 
HEALTH CARE 
PROVIDING IN THE 
COUNTY. 
HE WAS TELLING 
ME BECAUSE OF 
THE TIGHTNESS OF 
THIS COMMUNITY 
AND THE WAY IN 
WHICH BUSINESS 
AND THE ECONOMY 
OPERATES HERE, 
THAT IS A BIG 
PART OF THE 
REASON WHY YOU 
SEE A SPREAD. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
PART OF MY 
CONVERSATION 
WITH DR. 
WILLIAMS. 
>> IT IS VERY 
COMMON TO HAVE 
MULTI 
GENERATIONAL 
FAMILIES IN ONE 
HOUSE. 
SO YOU WILL 
HAVE, YOU KNOW, 
MOM, THE KIDS, 
THE GRANDMOTHER, 
THE AUNT ALL 
LIVING UNDER ONE 
ROOF. 
IT IS ONE OF OUR 
GREATEST 
STRENGTHS 
BECAUSE FAMILY 
IS SO PRIZED 
HERE. 
FROM A PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
STANDPOINT IT 
HAS PROVEN TO BE 
A REAL 
CHALLENGE. 
>> AND THAT IS 
WHERE DR. 
WILLIAMS SAYS IT 
IS IMPORTANT. 
I WAS TALKING 
ABOUT A 
COLLEAGUE OF 
HIS, VIVIANA WHO 
WORKS AT THE 
HEALTH CENTER 
AND SHE 
CONTRACTED COVID 
AND WAS OUT OF 
WORK FOR TWO 
WEEKS. 
HER HUSBAND ALSO 
CONTRACTED IT. 
HE WORKS AT ONE 
OF THE PRODUCE 
DISTRIBUTION 
CENTERS.. 
BOTH OF THEIR 
KIDS ALSO TESTED 
POSITIVE AS 
WELL. 
>> NOW, LET'S 
TALK -- I KNOW 
YOU'RE TALKING 
ABOUT THESE 
PEOPLE WORKING 
IN THE HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM. 
WHAT HAS THE 
STRAIN BEEN LIKE 
ON THE HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM IN 
THIS COMMUNITY? 
>> BEFORE WE 
EVEN GET OVER TO 
THE COMMUNITY 
HEALTH CENTER, 
LET'S JUST LOOK 
AT THE FIRE 
DEPARTMENT. 
THE NOGALES FIRE 
DEPARTMENT IS 
ABOUT 42 FOLKS 
STRONG. 
AT ONE POINT 
THEY HAD SEVEN 
DOWN AT ONE TIME 
WHO HAD TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
THESE FOLKS ARE 
DIRECTLY THE 
ONES INTERACTING 
FOR THE MOST 
PART WITH A LOT 
OF THE COVID 
PATIENTS THAT 
NEED HELP. 
THE RIO RICO 
FIRE DEPARTMENT 
HAS HELPED OUT. 
I WAS TALKING TO 
THE CHIEF THERE 
AND HE WAS 
TELLING ME THAT 
THEY HAVE 
ALREADY 
TRANSPORTED 216 
INDIVIDUALS FROM 
NOGALES UP TO 
TUCSON WHICH IS 
AN HOUR FROM 
HERE. 
216 INDIVIDUALS 
TAKEN FROM THE 
HEALTH 
FACILITIES HERE 
TO GO AND GET 
TREATMENT UP IN 
TUCSON. 
I WANT YOU TO 
HEAR FROM DR. 
PERERA A LONG 
TIME MEDICAL 
DIRECTOR HERE IN 
THE MARIPOSA 
CENTER. 
HE GIVES YOU AN 
IDEA OF WHAT IS 
NEEDED IN A 
COMMUNITY LIKE 
THIS. 
>> WE HAVE 
LEARNED A LOT 
FROM OTHER 
COUNTRIES. 
WE KNOW FROM 
EUROPEAN 
COUNTRIES WHERE 
THE RATES OF 
COVID-19 HAVE 
DRAMATICALLY 
DECREASED. 
THEY IMPLEMENTED 
MEASURES TO MAKE 
IT HAPPEN. 
WE KNOW WHAT IT 
IS. 
WE NEED TO GET 
TOGETHER AS A 
COUNTRY, LEAVE 
CERTAIN 
DIVISIONS ASIDE 
AND MAKE IT 
WORK. 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
HAVE DONE IT. 
THERE IS NO 
REASON THAT WE 
CAN'T DO IT. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT YOU HEARD 
FROM THE DOCTOR, 
SAVANNAH, IS NOT 
ONLY AN EMPHASIS 
ON STATES 
WORKING 
TOGETHER, BUT 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
COMING UP WITH A 
COHERENT PLAN 
BUT THE 
TRANSNATIONAL 
ISSUE AT PLAY. 
THEY ARE SISTER 
CITIES. 
THERE IS 
TYPICALLY, YOU 
KNOW, TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
FOLKS THAT GO 
BACK AND FORTH 
FOR WORK AND TO 
SHOP AT THESE 
STORES HERE. 
THAT IS NOT 
TAKING PLACE 
RIGHT NOW. 
THAT'S WHY THE 
FOLKS HERE IN 
TOWN EMPHASIZE 
THAT THERE NEEDS 
TO BE A 
TRANSNATIONAL 
RELATIONSHIP TO 
REALLY BE ABLE 
FOR THE 
ECONOMIES IN 
BORDER 
COMMUNITIES LIKE 
NIGELLAS TO OPEN 
UP SAFELY AND 
REBUILD 
THEMSELVES INTO 
THE COMMUNITIES 
THAT THEY ONCE 
WERE. 
>> I KNOW A LOT 
OF WHAT YOU'RE 
TALKING ABOUT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
CALIFORNIA. 
VERY SIMILAR 
STORY LINES 
GOING ON IN A 
LOT OF THE 
BORDER 
COMMUNITIES. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE COUNTY'S 
ECONOMY. 
YOU MENTIONED 
PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING SICK AT 
THE PRODUCE 
PLANTS. 
PROVIDE LOTS OF 
JOBS FOR THE 
COMMUNITIES. 
HOW IS THE 
COMMUNITY DOING? 
>> THE ECONOMY, 
YOU KNOW, I WAS 
SPEAKING WITH 
THE COUNTY 
SUPERINTENDENT 
HERE JUST A BIT 
AGO. 
AND, YOU KNOW, 
THIS IS -- THIS 
IS A COMMUNITY 
-- AGAIN, YOU 
CAN'T SEPARATE 
COVID FROM OTHER 
POLICIES THAT 
HAVE BEEN 
ENACTED IN THE 
PAST. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE BORDER WALL, 
THERE ARE BARBED 
WIRES THAT ALIGN 
THE WALL ITSELF 
HERE. 
WITH THE 
EMERGENCE OF 
COVID, THERE AN 
EXTRA LAYER OF 
APPREHENSION 
GOING BETWEEN 
THE TWO 
COUNTRIES. 
THEY HAVE CLOSED 
OFF ACCESS TO 
MEXICO. 
AND THEN MEXICO 
HAS BLOCKED OFF 
NONESSENTIAL 
WORKERS. 
FOLKS LOOKING TO 
GO SHOPPING AT 
ANY OF THESE 
STORES HERE ARE 
NOT ABLE TO COME 
OVER RIGHT NOW. 
THAT HAS DRIED 
UP AND FORCED 
THE STORES TO 
CLOSE BECAUSE 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
THE WALKABILITY 
ACCESS THAT YOU 
WOULD NORMALLY 
SEE IN THE 
STREETS OF 
NOGALES. 
I EMPHASIZE THIS 
IS OVER DECADES 
OF POLICIES THAT 
GET TO THIS 
POINT. 
SO WHEN YOU HAVE 
A PANDEMIC HIT, 
IT IS 
UNFORTUNATELY 
THE PERFECT 
PRESS FOR 
COMMUNITIES TO 
STRUGGLE 
ECONOMICALLY. 
NOT ONLY DO YOU 
HAVE FOLKS NOT 
WORKING BUT THAT 
PUTS THE 
LIVELIHOODS OF 
THE FOLKS 
WORKING AT THOSE 
PRODUCE-TYPE 
PLACES SORT OF 
WAITING IN HOLD. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> THE DIFFICULT 
THING THAT WE'RE 
SEEING PLAY OUT 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
THE DOUBLE WHAM 
EOF THE HEALTH 
CARE SYSTEM AND 
THE ECONOMY. 
THANK YOU, 
VAUGHN, FOR 
REPORTING ON 
THIS FOR US. 
>> THANK YOU, 
SAVANNAH. 
>>> CALIFORNIA, 
FLORIDA AND 
TEXAS ARE 
GETTING CLOSE TO 
NEW YORK'S 
CORONAVIRUS CASE 
TOTAL. 
SO HOW DO WE GET 
THE VIRUS UNDER 
CONTROL 
EVERYWHERE IN 
THE U.S.? 
THE DOCTOR JOINS 
ME NOW, AN 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE DOCTOR 
AT JOHNS 
HOPKINS. 
DOCTOR, FIRST IT 
WAS THE 
NORTHEAST. 
NOW IT IS THE 
SOUTH AND THE 
WEST. 
WHAT KIND OF 
LESSONS CAN 
THESE CURRENT 
HOT SPOTS, THE 
PLACES JUST 
EMERGING WITH 
THE SURGING 
CASES TAKING 
THINGS THAT THE 
EASTERN STATES 
DID AND BE 
MANAGEABLE. 
>> THE BIGGEST 
LESSON TO HAVE 
AN 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
THAT CAN DEAL 
WITH THE CASES. 
IF YOU DON'T 
HAVE ADEQUATE 
CONTACT TRACING 
AND TESTING WITH 
RAPID TURN 
AROUND TIME, YOU 
WILL FIND THE 
OUTBREAKS 
SPIRALING OUT OF 
CONTROL. 
TRANSMISSIONS 
WILL END UP 
PEOPLE IN THE 
HOSPITAL AND 
LEAVE YOUR 
HOSPITAL UNDER 
STRESS. 
THERE IS A 
METHOD TO DEAL 
WITH THIS VIRUS. 
WE SAW IT HAPPEN 
IN TAIWAN AND 
SOUTH KOREA. 
THAT'S THE WAY 
THAT WE HAVE TO 
DEAL WITH THIS 
VIRUS GOING 
FORWARD. 
WE HAVE TO BE 
VERY AGGRESSIVE 
AND NOT ALLOW 
THE CHAINS OF 
TRANSMISSION TO 
START BECAUSE 
THEY ARE HARD TO 
EXTINGUISH. 
WE HAVE TO BE %
VERY AGGRESSIVE %
AND NOT ALLOW %
THESE %
TRANSFORMATIONS 
TO START. %
>> THE U.S.
>> THE U.S. IS 
INVESTING 
HEAVILY IN A 
VACCINE. 
I KNOW IT IS 
HOPEFUL TO TALK 
ABOUT. 
THEY ARE PAYING 
PFIZER AND A 
GERMAN BIOTECH 
COMPANY ALMOST 
$2 BILLION FOR A 
VACCINE. 
HOW DO YOU MAKE 
THIS ACCESSIBLE 
TO ENOUGH 
AMERICANS AND 
HOW DO WE KNOW 
IF IT IS SAFE 
AND EFFECTIVE. 
>> WE ARE MOVING 
VERY RAPIDLY 
WITH MULTIPLE 
DIFFERENT 
VACCINE 
CANDIDATES. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
IS STRIKING 
DEALS FOR 
DEVELOPMENT AND 
PRODUCTION OF 
THE VACCINES. 
WHAT I THINK 
WILL HAPPEN, 
WHEN THE VACCINE 
BECOMES 
AVAILABLE AND I 
THINK THAT WILL 
BE AT THE 
EARLIEST IN 
2021, YOU WILL 
SEE A HEARING OF 
VACCINES LOOKING 
LIKE WHAT 
HAPPENED DURING 
THE H1N1 WHERE 
CERTAIN HIGH 
RISK 
INDIVIDUALS, 
HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS MAY BE 
THE FIRST TO GET 
VACCINATED. 
THIS WILL BE 
SOMETHING THAT 
PEOPLE DON'T 
HAVE TO PAY FOR 
OUT OF POCKET. 
IT WILL BE 
ABSORBED BY 
TAXPAYER FUNDS. 
THE BIGGER 
CHALLENGE WILL 
BE THE REST OF 
THE WORLD TRYING 
TO ENSURE THAT 
THE WORLD GETS 
THE VACCINE. 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES THIS WILL 
BE SOMETHING 
THAT IS 
RELATIVELY EASY 
TO FUND AND MOST 
PEOPLE WILL HAVE 
ACCESS TO IT. 
THE QUESTION IS 
CAN WE GET 
ENOUGH PEOPLE TO 
TAKE IT. 
AND WE KNOW THAT 
THE ANTIVACCINE 
MOVEMENT IS 
ALREADY 
AGITATING 
AGAINST THIS 
VACCINE. 
THIS IS THE ONLY 
WAY THAT WE 
REMOVE THE VIRUS 
AS A THREAT. 
>> THAT IS 
EXACTLY WHAT I 
WANT TO ASK YOU 
ABOUT NEXT. 
MANY AMERICANS 
AFRAID OF 
GETTING THIS 
VACCINE. 
OF COURSE THERE 
IS WHAT YOU JUST 
DISCUSSED, THIS 
ANTIVAX MOVEMENT 
IN GENERAL. 
BUT TRYING OUT A 
VACCINE WHEN IT 
IS NEW, THAT 
MAKES PEOPLE 
NERVOUS. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
ADVICE TO 
PEOPLE. 
>> THINK WHEN WE 
GET A VACCINE, 
IT WILL BE SAFE 
AND EFFECTIVE. 
THEY ARE NOT 
SPEEDING UP THE 
SAFETY TRIALS. 
THEY'RE SPEEDING 
UP OFFICERING 
RIGHT NOW. 
THAT'S WHAT 
OPERATION WARP 
SPEED IS ABOUT, 
STARTING TO MAKE 
THE VACCINE 
BEFORE WE HAVE 
THE DATA. 
IT IS NOT A 
SAFETY RISK. 
WE WILL HAVE A 
DISCUSSION WITH 
PATIENTS ABOUT 
THE RISKS AND 
THE BENEFITS OF 
THE VACCINE AND 
UNDERSTAND WHAT 
THE SIDE EFFECTS 
ARE IN DIFFERENT 
GROUPS AND 
PEOPLE WILL MAKE 
A DECISION. 
HOPEFULLY WE 
WILL HAVE ENOUGH 
THAT PEOPLE WILL 
BE ASSURED THAT 
THEY'RE GETTING 
A SAFE VACCINE, 
THE RISK IS 
OUTWEIGHED BY 
THE ENORMOUS 
BENEFIT THAT THE 
VACCINE HAS. 
>> I WANT TO ASK 
YOU NOW ABOUT 
SOMETHING THAT A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
ARE WONDERING 
ABOUT. 
PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING TO THE 
POINT THAT THEY 
WANT TO DO 
THINGS. 
EXERCISING 
DURING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
PEOPLE RUNNING 
OUTSIDE SINCE A 
LOT OF GYMS ARE 
CLOSED ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
WHEN THEY'RE 
RUNNING A LOT OF 
TIMES IT IS 
WITHOUT MASKS. 
WHAT IS THE RISK 
OF BEING NEAR 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
RUNNING AND NOT 
WEARING ONE, 
POTENTIALLY 
BREATHING HEAVY. 
>> IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO 
REMEMBER THAT 
THE VIRUS 
DOESN'T TRANSMIT 
IN FLEETING 
CONTACT. 
IT IS PROLONGED 
CONTACT. 
SO I DON'T THINK 
THAT WEARING A 
MASK IS 
NECESSARY WHEN 
YOU'RE RUNNING. 
OBVIOUSLY IF 
YOU'RE RUNNING 
WITH A BUNCH OF 
YOUR FRIENDS, 
THAT MAY POSE A 
DIFFERENT RISK. 
IF YOU'RE JUST 
PASSING SOMEONE 
ON A TRAIL, 
THERE SHOULD BE 
A REAL RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION. 
I DON'T THINK 
YOU NECESSARILY 
HAVE TO WEAR A 
MASK. 
OBVIOUSLY THERE 
ARE SCENARIOS 
WHERE 
TRANSMISSION CAN 
OCCUR. 
BUT I THINK THAT 
RUNNERS ARE SAFE 
NOT TO WEAR THE 
MASK WHILE 
RUNNING OUT ON 
THE TRACK OR ON 
A TRAIL. 
>> I THINK THAT 
IS SOMETHING 
THAT A LOT OF 
PEOPLE WILL BE 
HAPPY TO HEAR. 
THANKS SO MUCH 
FOR JOINING US, 
DOCTOR. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> AND A 
REMINDER THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFING IS SET 
TO START AT 5:30 
P.M. 
EASTERN TIME. 
WE WILL BRING 
THAT TO YOU LIVE 
ON NBC NEWS NOW. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN NO 
OF. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE OF THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT IS A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED. 
>> AND FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY. 
THAT IS THE NEWS 
STORY THAT 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE ONLY 
ON MSNBC. 
>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN A POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE'RE 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 
AND SAYING WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
>> IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE DIFFERENT 
BUT YOU SHOULD 
NEVER FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> 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. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
NIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> THE PEOPLE 
SAY THEY DON'T 
WORK, THEY WON'T 
BE ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT 
HAS BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREA AN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
THE NEXT COUPLE 
OF WEEKS IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> IT DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY 
THING THAT WE 
HAVE TO FEAR IS 
FEAR ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FROM EACH 
OTHER FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU AFRAID 
IT WILL DOVETAIL 
IN TERMS OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE PROTESTS? 
>> THE CITY OF 
CHICAGO WAS 
ROCKED BY MORE 
GUN VIOLENCE 
OVERNIGHT. 
15 PEOPLE WERE 
INJURED AFTER A 
DRIVE-BY 
SHOOTING OUTSIDE 
OF A FUNERAL 
HOME. 
>> WHAT MAKES 
THIS INCIDENT 
ESPECIALLY 
HEINOUS IS THAT 
THE SHOOTERS 
TOOK ADVANTAGE 
OF FAMILIES AND 
FRIENDS WHO WERE 
GATHERED TO 
MOURN THE DEATH 
OF A YOUNG MAN 
WHO HIMSELF HAD 
LOST HIS LIFE 
JUST A WEEK 
BEFORE. 
>>> NBC NEWS 
REPORTER 
SHAQUILLE 
BREWSTER JOINS 
ME NOW. 
SHAQ THIS IS 
SOMETHING TRAGIC 
TO HEAR ABOUT. 
CAN YOU TELL US 
WHAT WE KNOW 
HAPPENED. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS HAPPENED, 
SAVANNAH, AROUND 
6:30 P.M. 
LAST NIGHT. 
IT HAPPENED 
OUTSIDE OF A 
FUNERAL HOME. 
THERE WERE 
MOURNERS THERE 
FOR SOMEONE WHO 
LAST WEEK LOST 
THEIR LIVE IN A 
DRIVE-BY 
SHOOTING. 
AS MOURNERS WERE 
LEAVING THE 
FUNERAL HOME, A 
BLACK VEHICLE 
PULLED UP, DROVE 
BY AND OPENED 
FIRE INTO THE 
CROWD. 
WE KNOW THAT 15 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
WOUNDED, 
INCLUDING TEN 
WOMEN AND FIVE 
MEN. 
AFTER THE 
SHOOTING STARTED 
TO BEGIN, SOME 
OF THE MOURNERS 
THEN RETURNS 
FIRE. 
THE CAR TURNED 
THE CORNER AND 
CRASHED INTO A 
PARKED CAR AND 
THE SUSPECTS 
THEN FLED. 
SO THAT WAS WHAT 
WE SAW THERE. 
WE GOT SOME 
VIDEO OF WHAT'S 
NEXT TO IT. 
YOU SEE PEOPLE 
RUNNING AND YOU 
HEAR THE SHOTS. 
I WANT YOU TO 
LISTEN AND WATCH 
THE VIDEO 
QUICKLY. 
[GUNSHOTS] 
,%
[GUNFIRE] ,
>> Reporter: 
NEIGHBORS 
DESCRIBED THE 
SCENE AND YOU 
HEARD IT THERE 
AS SOMETHING 
AKIN TO A WAR 
ZONE. 
AS I MENTIONED, 
15 PEOPLE WERE 
INJURED. 
MOST ARE 
EXPECTED TO 
SURVIVE. 
THERE ARE TWO OF 
THOSE 15 WHO ARE 
IN VERY CRITICAL 
CONDITION 
ACCORDING TO 
AUTHORITIES WHEN 
THEY BRIEFED THE 
MEDIA THIS 
MORNING. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> SHAQ, THAT 
VIDEO IS 
DIFFICULT TO 
WATCH. 
YOU MENTIONED 
THAT THE SUSPECT 
FLED. 
WE KNOW THAT 
POLICE HAVE MADE 
ONE ARREST. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THAT 
SUSPECT? 
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 
THEY MADE ONE 
ARREST. 
THEY'RE CALLING 
THIS PERSON A 
PERSON OF 
INTEREST. 
THEY SAY THAT 
THEY HAVEN'T 
MADE CONTACT OR 
THEY'RE NOT 
AWARE OF THE 
ACTUAL SHOOTER. 
SO WE DON'T 
BELIEVE THIS IS 
THE ACTUAL 
SHOOTER 
INVOLVED. 
BUT THEY HAVE 
SOMEONE IN 
CUSTODY WHO WAS 
A PERSON OF 
INTEREST. 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
THE LEAD 
DETECTIVE TOLD 
US ABOUT THIS 
PERSON AND ABOUT 
THEIR 
INVESTIGATION 
AND WHERE IT 
STANDS. 
>> WE ARE ALSO 
LOOKING TO SEEK 
ADDITIONAL 
WITNESSES TO 
HELP OUT WITH 
THE CASE. 
WE BELIEVE THERE 
ARE INDIVIDUALS 
OUT IN THE 
COMMUNITY AND 
OUT IN THE CROWD 
WHO KNOW THE 
SHOOTERS, THEY 
KNOW WHO DID 
THIS INCIDENT. 
WE ARE 
IMPLORING, WE 
ARE SEEKING 
PLEASE TO HELP 
THE DETECTIVES 
WITH THIS 
INVESTIGATION. 
THIS CAN'T 
HAPPEN. 
YOU CAN'T DRIVE 
DOWN THE STREET 
AND INDICE KIM 
NATALIE SHOOT 
INTO A CROWD OF 
PEOPLE AND THEN 
FLEE THE SCENE. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
HEAR THAT PLEA 
THERE FOR ANYONE 
WITH INFORMATION 
TO CONTACT 
AUTHORITIES. 
WHAT WE HEARD 
FROM THE MAYOR 
AND THE POLICE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
WAS THAT THEY 
BELIEVE THIS IS 
GANG RELATED AND 
THIS IS -- YOU 
KNOW, WE KNOW 
THAT GANG 
VIOLENCE IN 
CHICAGO IS THE 
DRIVING CAUSE OF 
VIOLENCE IN THIS 
CITY. 
THAT'S SOMETHING 
THAT THEY'RE 
SAYING. 
THEY'RE ASKING 
FOR PEOPLE TO 
STEP UP IF THEY 
HAVE ANY VIDEO, 
IF THEY KNOW WHO 
THIS MIGHT BE. 
THEY'RE ASKING 
THEM TO STEP UP 
TO HELP BREAK 
THIS CYCLE OF 
SHOOTING AND 
THEN RETALIATION 
AND THEN ANOTHER 
SHOOTING. 
THEY'RE SAYING 
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 
AND NOW IS THE 
TIME FOR IT TO 
END. 
SAVANNAH. 
>>> WELL, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS ALSO TALKING 
ABOUT HIS PLANS 
TO TRY TO FIGURE 
OUT HOW TO MAKE 
THIS STOP. 
HE SAYS HE PLANS 
TO SEND FEDERAL 
TROOPS TO 
CHICAGO TO DEAL 
WITH THE SURGE 
IN GUN VIOLENCE. 
HOW IS CHICAGO'S 
MAYOR RESPONDING 
TO THAT? 
>> Reporter: YOU 
KNOW, IT REALLY 
PUTS THE CITY 
OFFICIALS, 
ESPECIALLY THE 
SHOOTING LAST 
NIGHT, IN SOME 
AWKWARD 
POSITIONING. 
BECAUSE ON THE 
ONE HAND, THEY 
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 
THERE IS A 
SERIOUS PROBLEM 
WITH VIOLENCE IN 
THIS CITY. 
WE SAW JUST THIS 
PAST YEAR, 
THERE'S BEEN A 
47% INCREASE IN 
SHOOTINGS. 
ALMOST A 50% 
INCREASE IN 
HOMICIDES. 
SO THE MAYOR HAS 
BEEN OPEN, EVEN 
BEFORE COMMENTS 
BEFORE THE 
PRESIDENT 
RECENTLY THAT 
SHE IS OPEN TO 
FEDERAL 
ASSISTANCE TO 
DEAL WITH THE 
ROOT CAUSES OF 
THIS PROBLEM. 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
TODAY SAID IT IS 
A DRUG PROBLEM, 
IT IS A GANG 
PROBLEM, IT IS A 
GUN PROBLEM. 
SHE IS OPEN TO 
FEDERAL 
ASSISTANCE IN 
ADDRESSING THOSE 
ISSUES. 
WHAT SHE IS 
OPPOSED TO IS 
ANY KIND OF 
OCCUPYING FORCE 
FROM THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
SCENES THAT WE 
SAW IN PORTLAND 
WHERE YOU HAVE 
THE FEDERAL 
AGENTS WITH NO 
INSIGNIA, 
MANNING POSTS. 
SHE WANTS TO 
AVOID THAT 
SITUATION. 
THE LANGUAGE 
THAT WE HAVE 
HEARD IS OPEN 
ARMS. 
SHE IS WELCOMING 
THE SUPPORT. 
SHE SAYS THE 
SUPPORT WILL BE 
THE FORM OF FBI 
AGENTS, WILL BE 
IN THE FORM OF 
-- WILL ASSIST 
THE BUREAU OF 
ALCOHOL AND 
TOBACCO AND 
FEDERAL ARMS. 
IT WILL BE THE 
FEDERAL PARTNERS 
THAT THE CITY 
ALREADY HAS. 
HE WARNED TO 
ELECTED 
OFFICIALS AND 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
DIRECTLY IF SHE 
SEES A FORCE 
SIMILAR TO 
PORTLAND, SHE 
WILL BE READY TO 
RUN INTO COURT 
IS HER WORDS. 
IT IS THAT 
BALANCING ACT OF 
TRYING TO ACCEPT 
THE HELP BUT 
ALSO MAKING SURE 
THAT THE BASIC 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
RIGHTS OF 
EVERYDAY 
CHICAGOANS ARE 
UPHELD. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> YOU JUST PUT 
THAT SO 
ELOQUENTLY, 
SHAQ. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
I KNOW IT IS A 
DIFFICULT STORY 
TO BE REPORTING 
ON. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU, 
SAVANNAH. 
>>> RACE AND 
POLITICS ARE 
COLLIDING IN 
AMERICA. 
THE DEATHS OF 
GEORGE FLOYD, 
BREONNA TAYLOR 
ARE SPARKING A 
NATIONAL 
RECKONING 
AGAINST RACIAL 
INJUSTICE. 
HOST OF THE 
BRAND-NEW MS NBC 
CRIME SHOW THE 
READOUT JOINS ME 
NOW. 
CONGRATULATIONS 
ON YOUR NEW 
SHOW. 
I'M HAPPY FOR 
YOU. 
WHAT A GREAT WAY 
TO START THE 
WEEK WITH THE 
POUR HOUSE 
BOOKINGS THAT 
YOU'VE HAD. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE MOVEMENT 
THAT WE'RE 
SEEING. 
CALL FOR POLICE 
REFORMS, REMOVAL 
OF CONFEDERAL 
MONUMENTS. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
TAKE ON THIS. 
>> FIRST OF ALL, 
SAVANNAH, IT IS 
GREAT TO SEE 
YOU. 
I APPRECIATE YOU 
HAVING ME ON. 
I'VE BEEN 
COVERING THE 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT 
SINCE 2012. 
IT HAS BEEN BACK 
TO THE SLAVE 
CATCHER DAYS 
WHERE THERE WERE 
ACTUAL POLICE. 
YOU KNOW, BLACK 
LIVES HAVE NEVER 
REALLY MATTERED 
IN THIS COUNTRY 
AND NOT TREATED 
AS IF THEY 
MATTER. 
THEY MATTER TO 
OUR FAMILIES AND 
MOMS AND DADS 
BUT NOT TO 
INSTITUTIONS. 
AND SO I THINK 
WHAT WE'RE 
SEEING IS A 
COMBINATION OF 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER THAT IS 
THROUGH THE 
DEMANDS FOR FAIR 
POLICING. 
THEY ARE ALL 
TAXPAYERS. 
AND WHO IS GOING 
TO BE WILLING TO 
CONTINUE TO PAY 
FOR A SERVICE 
THAT IS HARMING 
AND KILLING YOU 
DISPROPORTIONATELY? 
THIS IS WORKING 
DOWN THROUGH THE 
BRING DOWN OF 
THESE 
CONFEDERATE 
MONUMENTS. 
WHY DO WE HAVE 
MONUMENTS TO 
SELF DECLARED 
FOREIGN COUNTRY 
WHO WANTS 
SOMEONE LIKE ME 
TO BE A SLAVE 
FOREVER. 
I THINK THESE 
THINGS GO 
TOGETHER. 
QUICKLY IF I 
CAN, YOU WERE 
TALKING WITH 
SHAQ ABOUT THESE 
-- THIS INTENT 
OF DONALD TRUMP 
TO SEND FEDERAL 
FORCES INTO 
PLACES LIKE 
CHICAGO. 
ONE OF THE GREAT 
BOOKINGS THAT WE 
HAD ON THE SHOW 
WAS LORI 
LIGHTFOOT, THE 
MAYOR OF 
CHICAGO. 
SHE SAID THAT 
DONALD TRUMP IS 
NOT GOING TO 
SEND BASICALLY A 
PERSONAL 
MILITIA. 
HE HAS CREATED 
HIS OWN SECRET 
POLICE FORCE 
THAT HE WANTS TO 
SICK ON BLACK 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
HAVE DEMOCRATIC 
MAYORS. 
THIS IS A 
POINTED MESSAGE 
FROM THE PEOPLE 
WHO QUOTED THE 
CONNOR OF MIAMI 
SAYING WHEN THE 
LOOTING STARTS, 
THE SHOOTING 
STARTS. 
HE HAS MADE 
HIMSELF THE BULL 
CONNOR IN THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
SITUATION AND 
USING FEDERAL 
FORCE IN ORDER 
TO DRAMATICALLY 
INFLICT VIOLENCE 
ON THE BLACK 
LIVES MATTER 
MOVEMENT BECAUSE 
HE SEES THAT AS 
A MOVEMENT 
AGAINST HIM. 
SO I THINK WHAT 
WE'RE SEEING IS 
A PERVERSION OF 
THE FEDERAL 
SYSTEM, A 
PERVERSION OF 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND 
FEDERAL POWER. 
IT IS IRONIC 
WHEN WE WATCHED 
JOHN LEWIS WHO 
IN THAT ERA, THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WAS 
THE CALVARY THAT 
BECAME INTO 
LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES, TO 
WALK BLACK KIDS 
INTO SCHOOL. 
TO BEAT BACK THE 
BULL CONNORS, 
THE KIND OF 
PEOPLE WHO BEAT 
JOHN LEWIS. 
DONALD TRUMP IS 
SIDING WITH THE 
PEOPLE THAT BEAT 
JOHN LEWIS. 
IT IS KIND OF 
IRONIC. 
>> JOY, LIKE I 
JUST SAID A 
MOMENT AGO, THE 
POUR HOUSE 
BOOKINGS THAT 
YOU'VE HAD, YOU 
JUST MENTIONED 
LORI LIGHTFOOT 
AND YOU ALSO 
INTERVIEWED JOE 
BIDEN, THE 
PRESUMPTIVE 
DEMOCRATIC 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATE. 
HE MADE 
HEADLINES AFTER 
SAYING HE HAD 
FOUR BLACK WOMEN 
ON HIS VP SHORT 
LIST. 
TALK ABOUT WHY 
THIS IS SO 
IMPORTANT RIGHT 
NOW AND ALSO 
GETTING THAT OUT 
OF HIM ON YOUR 
SHOW ON THE 
FIRST DAY. 
>> YEAH. 
YOU KNOW, I'VE 
BEEN ASKING 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
PRESUMABLY ON 
THAT LIST, 
PEOPLE LIKE 
SENATOR KAMALA 
HARRIS, YOU 
KNOW, SUZANNE 
RICE, PEOPLE 
THAT YOU CAN 
PRESUME TO BE ON 
THE SHORT LIST. 
CONGRESSMAN BASS 
OUT OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
AND THE REALITY 
IS THAT BLACK 
WOMEN ARE THE 
FOUNDATION OF 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY. 
THEY ARE THE 
MOST HIGH 
TURNOUT VOTERS 
IN THE U.S. THEY 
VOTE MORE THAN 
ANY OTHER GROUP 
AND THEY VOTE 
PRIMARILY FOR 
DEMOCRATS. 
AND SAVED HIS 
CAMPAIGN. 
JOE BIDEN'S 
CAMPAIGN WAS A 
FLAT LINE UNTIL 
HE GOT TO SOUTH 
CAROLINA AND 
PRIMARILY BLACK 
WOMEN VOTERS 
LIFTED HIM. 
WHAT YOU HEARD 
KAMALA HARRIS 
SAY IN ONE OF 
THE DEBATES IS 
BLACK WOMEN HAVE 
SHOWN UP FOR THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
BUT THE PARTY 
HAS NOT ALWAYS 
SHOWN UP FORCE. 
WHAT YOU SEE IN 
THIS OP-ED BY 7 
PROMINENT BLACK 
WOMEN, YOU KNOW, 
THESE INCREDIBLE 
POURFUL BLACK 
WOMEN WITH HUGE 
PLATFORMS SAYING 
BLACK WOMEN NOW 
NEED TO BE 
RECOGNIZED ON 
THE TICKET. 
WE KNOW WE WON'T 
HAVE A WOMAN 
PRESIDENT IF JOE 
BIDEN WINS. 
BUT A BLACK 
WOMAN VICE 
PRESIDENT WOULD 
SEND AN 
INCREDIBLY 
POURFUL MESSAGE 
TO THIS LOYAL 
CONSTITUENCY OF 
VOTERS. 
THAT'S WHY I 
ASKED HIM THE 
QUESTION. 
I WAS SURPRISED 
THAT HE DIDN'T 
SEEM PREPARED 
FOR THE 
QUESTION. 
HE SAID HE HAD 
FOUR BLACK WOMEN 
ON THE LIST. 
BUT I WONDER 
ABOUT THE 
STRATEGY OF NOT 
BEING MORE 
DEFINITIVE ABOUT 
SAYING THAT HE 
WILL MAKE THIS 
COMMITMENT. 
HE HAS SAID HE 
WILL PUT A BLACK 
WOMAN ON THE 
SUPREME COURT. 
IT WILL BE 
INTERESTING TO 
SEE WHO HE 
PICKS. 
BUT HE WOULD BE 
SENDING A 
POWERFUL MESSAGE 
TO THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
IF A BLACK WOMAN 
WAS HIS CHOICE. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
YOU FOR A 
MINUTE. 
WITHOUT 
FORGETTING THAT 
YOU ALREADY HAD 
YOUR OWN SHOW ON 
MSNBC FOR A LONG 
TIME BUT YOU'RE 
THE FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO ANCHOR 
A SHOW. 
WHAT ARE YOU 
LOOKING FORWARD 
TO THE MOST. 
>> AM JOY HAS 
BEEN MY HOME FOR 
FOUR YEARS. 
THE MOST DIVERSE 
PRODUCING TEAM I 
BELIEVE IN 
TELEVISION. 
AT LEAST IN 
CABLE NEWS AND 
THAT I'VE EVER 
WORKED WITH. 
IT REALLY PUTS 
ON AN INCREDIBLE 
SHOW. 
IT IS STILL 
THERE. 
HOPEFULLY PEOPLE 
WILL STILL TUNE 
IN TO AM JOY ON 
SATURDAYS AND 
SUNDAYS. 
BUT THE THING 
THAT I'M MOST 
LOOKING FORWARD 
TO IS BEING 
RIGHT IN THE 
CENTER OF THAT 
NEWS DAY. 
BECAUSE WHEN 
WE'RE A WEEKEND 
SHOW, WE'RE MORE 
OF A 
RETROSPECTIVE 
EVEN THOUGH NEWS 
IS NOW BREAKING 
AS YOU KNOW 7 
DAYS A WEEK. 
>> UH-HUH. 
>> A LOT OF WHAT 
WE'RE ABLE TO DO 
IS ANALYZE THE 
WEEK AND LOOK 
BACK AT IT. 
WHEN YOU'RE 
REALLY IN THE 
HEART OF IT, IT 
IS AN EXCITING 
THING TO BE ABLE 
TO BE AT THE 
CENTER OF WHAT 
IS HAPPENING IN 
THE NEWS CYCLE 
AND PARTICULARLY 
COMING FROM D.C. 
WHICH IS WHERE 
THE SHOW WILL BE 
BASED. 
WE WILL HAVE 
THEM HOT OFF THE 
PRESS. 
THEY COME OUT OF 
THE CAPITOL AND 
WE'RE GOING TO 
GRAB THEM. 
WE WILL BE ON 
TOP OF WHAT IS 
HAPPENING ON THE 
FLOOR OF THE 
SENATE AND THE 
HOUSE AND TAKING 
THE MOVEMENT IN 
THE STREETS AND 
MAKING IT INTO 
PRODUCTIVE 
CHANGE AND LAWS. 
THAT IS THE NAME 
OF THE GAME. 
>> AND JOY, CAN 
I JUST SAY IN 
ADDITION TO 
THOSE INCREDIBLE 
GUESTS THAT YOU 
HAVE ALREADY 
SHOWN US THAT 
YOU'RE BOOKING 
THAT YOU'RE 
GOING TO GRAB, 
WHAT AN 
INCREDIBLE TIME 
FOR US TO HAVE 
YOUR VOICE IN 
THIS EVENING 
LINE-UP HERE AT 
MSNBC. 
I WISH YOU. 
I WISH WE WERE 
DANCING THIS 
SEPTEMBER LIKE 
WE HAVE THE PAST 
FEW YEARS. 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE 
GET TO DO 
TOGETHER, COHOST 
THAT. 
%
BEEN OVER THE %
LAST FEW YEARS. 
THAT IS ONE %
THING WE CAN DO %
AS COHOSTS. %
>> WE HAVE A %
WHOLE DANCE %
TROUPE. 
WE ARE ACTUALLY %
LIKE ATTAIN. %
WE HAVE TO MAKE %
SURE
THAT THIS CAN 
HAPPEN AGAIN. 
>> WE HAVE TO 
GET OUR MOVES 
TOGETHER TO GET 
BACK ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA AND YET I 
MISS YOU TOO. 
YOU ARE T DOING 
GREAT HERE, AND 
CONGRATULATIONS 
TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU, 
JOY. 
CATCH THEDO 
"READOUT" 
WEEKNIGHTS ON 
NBC. 
WE ARE SO 
EXCITED FOR YOU .EK
>>> WE BEGIN 
WITH A LIVE LOOK 
AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE BRIEFING IT
ROOM. LATER THIS 
HOUR THE 
PRESIDENT IS SET 
TO HOLD ANOTHER 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFING. 
WE STILL DON'T 
KNOW IF TASK 
FORCE MEMBERS 
LIKE DR. FAUCI 
WILL BE PRESIDENT
PRESENT AND WHEN 
HE STARTS TO 
SPEAK WE WILL 
BRING IT TO YOU 
LIVE. L 
>>> I AM 
SAVANNAH SELLERS.
YOU ARE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS U NOW. 
>>> LET'S GET TO 
OUR NBC LENEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOE FIRE FROM 
NBC NEWS.COM AND 
WHAT DO YOU HAVE 
FOR US  THIS HOUR
? 
>> Reporter: 
MORE STATES ARE 
 A MASK G
OF. 
INDIANA JOIN THE 
LIST TODAY 
REQUIRING A MASK 
IN PUBLIC. MA
SO DID OHIO, 
GOVERNOR MIKE 
DeWINE 
ANNOUNCING THE 
ORDER THAT GOES 
INTO EFFECT 
TOMORROW. 
>> WE KNOW THAT 
WEARING A MASK 
IN THE YELLOW 
AND ORANGE 
COUNTIESEL WILL 
MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE, AND 
THAT COULD HELP 
THE COUNTIES NOT 
TURN RED. 
DOING THIS IN 
THOSE COUNTIES 
WHERE THE THREAT 
LEVEL IS LOWER 
AT THE CURRENT 
POINT MAKES 
SENSE. 
IT IS ESSENTIAL 
THAT WE INWEAR A 
MASK STATEWIDE 
IN OHIO TO 
CONTAIN THE 
SPREAD OF THIS 
VIRUS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS EXPANDING THE 
LIST OF THE UG%
RECALLED HAND 
SANITIZER'S AND 
THE FDA SAID AT 
LEAST 75 
PRODUCTS ARE 
GETTING RECALLED 
DUE TO TOXIC 
LEVELS OF WOOD 
ALCOHOL OR 
METHANOL. 
IF THAT IS 
ABSORBED THROUGH 
THE SKIN OR 
INGESTED THOSE 
PRODUCTSAN
R  COULD 
LEAD TO INJURY 
OR DEATH. 
OFFICIALS SAY 
SOME PRODUCTS 
HAVE BEEN SOLD 
BY POPULAR 
NATIONAL CHAINS. 
>>> THE SIERRA 
CLUB AND ACLU 
WANTS THE COURT   
TO STEP IN TO 
STOP 
CONSTRUCTION ON 
THE BORDER WALL, 
ASKING THE COURT N %
TO LET THE LOWER 
COURT RULINGS 
GOING TO AFFECT 
TO STOP THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
FROM SPINNING 
ANYMORE PENTAGONUM 
MONEY ON THE 
WALL. 
WE ASKED ABOUT 
PUTTING ONE OF 
THOSE COURT UT
RULINGS ON HOLD, 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
COULD CONTINUE 
WITH THE CAS E  
ARGUED IN LOWER 
COURT. 
THE SIERRA CLUB 
AND ACLU SAID IF 
THE EDJUSTICES 
DON'T ACT THAT %
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
COULD FINISH 
SEVERAL SECTIONS 
OF THE WALL. 
>>> MORE ON 
DEVELOPMENT IN 
THE CASE OF 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL, ISSUING 
THE JUDGE TO 
ISSUE A GAG 
ORDER BARRINGE NG 
WITNESSES FROM 
MAKING PUBLIC 
COMMENTS ON THE 
CASE. 
MAXWELL WAS 
ACCUSED OF 
HELPING JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN GET 
YOUNG GIRLS FOR 
HIS SEXUAL ABUSE 
THAT USE. 
>>> IT IS TOO 
EARLY TO TELL 
WHETHER THE 
STORM WILL 
IMPACT THE U.S.HE 
BUT WE ARE 
KEEPING A CLOSE 
EYE ON THE 
TRACK. 
>> Reporter: K.
THOSE ARE YOUR 
WEDNESDAY 
HEADLINES. 
BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU, 
JOE. 
>>> I U.HAAM LUCKY 
SAY I  TO 
WILL SEE YOU 
AGAIN TOMORROW, 
THE DAY BEFORE 
FRIDAY. 
THANK YOU FOR 
BEING WITH US 
THIS WEEK. FO
>> Reporter: NO 
PROBLEM 
>>> CALIFORNIA 
HAS SURPASSED 
NEW YORK AND 
CONFIRMED THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES AND THE 
STATE REPORTING 
NEARLY 13,000 
NEW INFECTIONS 
JUST TODAY. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
STEVE PATTERSON 
JOINS ME FROM 
THE PROVIDENCE 
MEDICAL CENTER 
IN COLE BURBANK 
AND WHAT IS THE 
SITUATION RIGHT 
NOW? 
>> Reporter: IF 
THE STATE AND 
INHABITANTS OF 
CALIFORNIAAN ARE 
REELING, THINK 
HOW MUCH NEWS 
WE'VE HAD TODAY.  
THIS HAS TO BE 
ONE OF THE WORST 
DAYS THAT 
CALIFORNIA HAS 
HAD IN THE FIGHT 
AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
13,000 IS A 
SINGLE DAY HIGH. 
ALSO LA COUNTY 
REPORTING A 
SINGLE DAY HIGH 
FOR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS.
THE SEVEN-DAY 
AVERAGE IS A 
HIGH AT 90 400/7 
DAYS. 
THE NUMBER OF 
CASES, LOOKING 
AT THE 
POSITIVITY RATE 
WHICH ACTUALLY 
DID DIP GOING IN 
TODAY BUT 
NOW 
SHOOTING BACK UP 
TO 17.6%. 
PEOPLE ARE 
WORRIED ABOUT 
WHAT WILL HAPPEN %
NEXT. 
WILL THE 
GOVERNOR OR 
STATE GOVERNMENT 
SHUTDOWN MORE OF 
THE STATE . 
ALREADY SO MUCH 
AS BEEN DONE IN 
THE WAKE COMING 
INTO THIS WEEK 
TO ADDRESS THAT. 
ABOUT A WEEK AND 
A HALF AGO THE 
GOVERNOR ISSUED 
ORDERS FOR BARS, 
AND ORDERS FOR 
THE INDOOR DINING
TO CLOSED DOWN, 
GYMS AND TOTHINGS 
LIKE OFFICE MS
SPACES, 
RELIGIOUS SPACES 
AND THINGS LIKE 
THAT HAVE BEEN 
SHUT DOWN IN 
ABOUT 80% OF THE 
STATE. 
THEY HAVE 
SHUTDOWN ORDERS 
FOR THINGS LIKE 
THAT, SO PEOPLE 
ARE WONDERING IF 
THE GOVERNOR 
WILL FURTHER 
ISSUE WHAT IS OR
LIKELY TO BE 
ANOTHER STAY-AT-
HOME ORDER FOR 
THE REST OF THE 
STATE.  -
THE MAYOR OF LOS 
ANGELES COULD DO 
IT HIMSELF TO 
GET AHEAD OF 
THIS AN ISSUE AN 
ORDER FOR THE 
CITY OF LOS 
ANGELES. 
THAT IS F ON THE 
TOP 
OF THE MIND 
OF PEOPLE THAT 
LIVE HERE, A OF
DISCUSSION 
EVERYONE IS 
HAVING, 
PARTICULARLY 
BUSINESSES 
HOVERING AT 19% 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE IN LOS 
ANGELES COUNTY 
AND THE 
BUSINESSES ARE 
 LREADY REELING.VIA%
THEY ARE 
THINKING ABOUT 
THE POSSIBILITY 
OF CLOSING UP 
AGAIN. 
THERE HAS BEEN 
SO MUCH WORK  ALO%
DONE ON THAT 
FRONT PEOPLE ARE 
WONDERING WHAT  E 
IS LEFT. 
THEY HAVE HIKING 
TRAILS,  POOLS 
AND BEACHES, THE 
LIFEBLOOD AND 
REASON PEOPLE 
PAY THE TAXES TO 
LIVE IN 
CALIFORNIA WHICH 
IS ALL 
ENDANGERED AS 
WELL. 
LOOKING AT THE N IA
RAW DATA OF THE LL
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
GETTING SICK AND 
BEING TAKEN INTO  
THE HOSPITALS, 
IT'S VERY SCARY 
FOR PEOPLE THAT BE
LIVE HERE. 
EVERYBODY IS NOW 
WONDERING WHAT W 
IS NEXT, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> DEFINITELY A 
CRISIS FOR THE 
STATE. 
HOW IS T GOVERNOR 
GAVIN NEWSOM 
ADDRESSING THE 
NEWS THAT 
CALIFORNIA HAS 
IN FACT 
 
SURPASSED NEW 
YORK IN THE 
NUMBER OF 
CORONAVIRUS CASESD 
QUESTION MARK 
>> Reporter: THE 
GOVERNOR AND 
STATE OFFICIALS 
ARE PUTTING IT  R%
INTO CONTEXT AND 
YOU HAVE TO 
DEALING WITH A 
STATE LIKE 
CALIFORNIA. 
THINK ABOUT IT. 
THE CALIFORNIA 
LANDMASS 
POPULATION, 
GROSS DOMESTIC 
PRODUCTS,ITFO THE 
SIZE OF A GOOD 
SIZE COUNTRY. 
21 STATES COULD 
MAKE UP THE 
ENTIRETY OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
SO WHEN YOU LOOK 
AT THE NUMBERS.  
AND SEE THEY 
SURPASSED NEW 
YORK IN TOTAL 
CASES, THE 
GOVERNOR SAID 
THEY EXPECTED 
KIND OF THIS 
BROAD NUMBER TO L D 
COME IN. 
STATE OFFICIALS 
EXPECTED THIS 
VOLUME OR LEVEL 
OF CASES. 
THEY ARE DOING IT
IN A WAY THAT 
HAVE BEEN ALL 
ALONG FOCUSING 
ON CONTACT 
TRACING, 
TESTING, 
SUPPLIES,ALSITAG, A 
OVERALL STAFFING 
OF THE 
HOSPITALS. 
LIKE THIS ONE 
BEHIND ME AT ST. HE
JOSEPH'S, THEY 
HAVE AN INFLUX 
OF CASES WITH 
STILL HALF A UX
NUMBER BEDS, 
MORE THAN ENOUGH 
TO DEAL WITH THE 
POSSIBLE SURGE  
IF IT WERE TO 
HIT. 
THEY ARE DEALING  
WITH RURAL 
COUNTIES AND 
SPECIFICALLY 
WORRIED ABOUT 
THE LEVEL OF 
BEDS THEY HAVE 
THERE. 
GOVERNOR NEWSOM 
HAD A PRESS 
CONFERENCE A FEW  AA
HOURS AGO 
ADDRESSING THE 
PER CAPITA RATE 
IN THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA AND AGE 
CONTEXT OF 
EVERYTHING GOING 
ON. 
WE WILL PLATE %A 
BIT AND HAVE YOU 
LISTEN IN. 
>> THE HIGHEST 
PER CAPITA IS 
NOT THE HIGHEST 
IN THAT RESPECT 
BUT NONETHELESS 
IT IS A SOBER 
REMINDER OF WHY 
WE ARE TAKING 
THINGS AS 
SERIOUSLY AS WE 
ARE, AND IT IS A 
SOBERING 
REMINDER ON WHY 
WE PUT IN THE 
MASK MANDATE IN 
THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SERIOUSNESS OF 
WHAT HE IS  OF
TALKING ABOUT IS 
EXASPERATED. 
FOLLOWINGT  THIS 
GUIDE ON TWITTER 
AND EVERY FEW 
MINUTES HE 
TWEETS OUT TO 
WEAR A MASK, 
STAY AWAY FROM 
PEOPLE, STAY 
INDOORS AND WASH 
YOUR HANDS. 
THESE MESSAGES 
DON'T STOP, 
DEADLY SERIOUS 
ABOUT,  ADDRESSING 
THIS WITH 
PERSONAL IS
ACCOUNTABILITY 
WHICH IS SO 
HUGE. 
STATE OFFICIALS 
FEEL LIKE SOME 
ARE GETTING LOST 
IN SOME ORDERS %
THAT WERE LIFTED 
A FEW MONTHS AGO 
AND NOW  MOVING 
INTO TODAY D 
THINGS ARE NOT 
LOOKING SO GOOD. 
>> DEFINITELY IT 
MAKES SENSE. 
THE RESTAURANTS 
ARE OPEN AND EVENY 
FOR EATING 
OUTSIDE PEOPLE NG
THINK IT IS OKAY 
TO GO. 
YOU MENTIONED 
CONTACT TRACING 
AND WE ARE 
SEEING SOMETHING 
LIKE COMMUNITY 
SPREAD HAPPENING 
AT LOCATIONS 
THAT ARE OPEN, 
AND THE 
DIFFERENT TYPES 
OF THINGS WE 
TALKED ABOUT, NGNG
RESTAURANTS. 
HOW IS THAT 
GOING AND WHAT 
IS THE LATEST OF 
HEALTH OFFICIALS T 
IN CALIFORNIA 
TRACKING THESE 
CASES?A  
>> Reporter: THE 
GOVERNOR FROM 
EARLY ONSET A 
GOAL WHERE HE 
WANTED TO HIT 
10,000 CONTACT 
TRACING TO TRACE 
THE SPREAD OF 
CORONAVIRUS OUT 
THE STATE. 
IT IS NOT THE RU
ONLY WAY THAT 
PEOPLE ARE ABLE 
TO SORT T OF 
FIGURE OUT WHERE OR
THE VIRUS IS 
SPREADING. 
A LOT OF THAT RUIS 
THROUGH TESTING 
BUT CONTACT 
TRACING REALLY 
DOES HELP. 
THE PROBLEM IS%  
THAT IT IS LABOR-
INTENSIVE AND A 
MANUAL THING. 
I HAVE SEEN 
INSIDE OF THE 
OPERATION IN A 
FEW PLACES AND 
MUNICIPALITIES 
THROUGHOUT 
CALIFORNIA. 
IT'S PEOPLE ON 
THE PHONE 
CALLING AND 
ASKING FOR 
INFORMATION THAT 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
SIMPLY DO NOT 
WANT TO GIVE ACTI
INUP. 
NOT ONLY THAT 
YOU HAVE TO 
TRAIN THESE 
PEOPLE IN ORDER 
TO DO IT. 
THE NUMBER 
HOVERING AROUND 
4000 PEOPLE 
STAFFED AND 
READY TO GO, BUT 
STILL AN 
ADDITIONAL 1000 
PEOPLE THAT NEED 
TO BE TRAINED TO 
DO THE E WORK THAT 
TO DO. 
AND THEN WHEN 
YOU GET SOMEBODY 
ON THE PHONE %AND 
ASKED THEM WHO 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
IN CONTACT WITH. 
GIVING UP THAT 
INFORMATIONH. FOR 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
IS A NO GO. 
SECONDLY, THAT 
IS AN HOUR LONG 
PHONE CALL AND 
IF YOU ARE AN 
ESSENTIAL WORKER   
YOU MAY NOT HAVE 
THAT KIND OF 
TIME. 
WHAT THEY ARE 
RUNNING UP 
AGAINST, 
COMPOUND THAT 
WITH THE SPREAD 
AND THE NUMBER D 
OF THESE THINGS, 
ASTRONOMICAL 
RIGHT NOW, IT'S 
HARD TO GET A 
HANDLE ONNG 
CONTACT TRACING 
WITH THE RAW 
STATISTICS. 
WE SPOKE WITH 
HEALTH AND HUMAN AC
SERVICES AND 
THEY GAVE A 
STATEMENT DURING 
THE PRESS 
CONFERENCE AND 
LISTEN TO THE 
CHALLENGE THEY %%
ARE UP AGAINST. 
>> IT IS THE 
LARGEST STIS
TRANSMISSION 
WE'VE SEEN 
ACROSS THE STATE 
AND A VERYIS% 
ROBUST CONTACT 
TRACING PROGRAM 
IN EVERY SINGLE 
COUNTY WOULD 
HAVE A HARD TIME GL
REACHING OUT TO 
EVERY SINGLE 
CASE. 
NOBODY 
ANTICIPATED 
BUILDING A 
PROGRAM SEPATO 
CONTACT TRACE 
THE LEVEL OF 
CASES WE ACSEE 
HERE. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS GETTING 
TO THE POINT 
WHERE THEY NOW 
GIVE $20 GIFT 
CARDS FOR PEOPLE OW
THAT WILL 
ACTUALLY ANSWER 
THE QUESTION TO 
HELP THE CONTACT 
TRACERS TO BE 
ABLE TO STOP THE 
SPREAD. 
THEY HAVE 
MULTIPLE 
PROBLEMS ON AV
MULTIPLE FRONTS 
BUT THE BIG 
QUESTION FOR THE 
REST OF THE 
STATE AND THE 
PEOPLE THAT LIVE 
IN IT, WILL 
THERE BELI FURTHER 
SHUTDOWN AND 
MAYBE REVERSE 
INTO ANOTHER 
STATE AT HOME 
ORDER WHICH IS E 
ON THE TOP OF 
EVERYONE'S MIND. 
>> STEPHEN, EVEN 
IF PEOPLE ARE 
COOPERATING, HOW %
MANY ARE 
FORGETTING WHERE 
THEY HAVE BEEN, 
WHO THEY HAVE 
SEEN,  AND IT 
COULD BE ONE 
PERSON THEY ARE 
FORGETTING THAT 
WILL CONTRACT IT 
AND START 
SPREADING IT 
AGAIN. 
THAT IS QUITE A 
CHALLENGE TO T T G %
TACKLE. 
THANK YOU SO CK
MUCH, STEVE. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU, 
SAVANNAH. 
>>> SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY 
DEBATING ON HOW 
TO REOPEN IN THE 
FALL WITH THE orNN
AUSTIN 
INDEPENDENT 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
IN TEXAS 
PLANNING A MIX 
OF VIRTUAL AND 
IN-PERSON 
CLASSES. IC
PRISCILLA 
THOMPSON JOINS 
ME FROM AUSTIN, 
TEXAS.LL 
PRISCILLA, WHAT 
ARE THEY 
PLANNING TO DO 
AND HOW WILL 
THEY KEEP THE LL DO
STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS SAFE? 
>> Reporter: WE 
GOT A GLIMPSE 
INSIDE OF THE 
WAREHOUSE WITH A 
LOOK AT HOW 
EXACTLY THEY 
PLAN ON KEEPING AN
FOLKS SAFE. 
IT TURNS OUT 
THAT IT IS PP, 
MILLIONS OF PPE 
THAT THE AUSTIN 
INDEPENDENT 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
HAS BEEN 
STOCKPILING 
SINCE MID APRIL 
TO PREPARE FOR 
THE POSSIBILITY 
THAT THE 
STUDENTS WOULD 
COME BACK IN 
PERSON AT SOME% IT
POINT. 
RIGHT NOW THE 
GUIDANCE THAT 
THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT IS 
GIVING IS THAT 
ON AUGUST 18 
STUDENTS WILL 
COME BACK TO THE 
VIRTUAL 
CLASSROOM. RT
THREE WEEKS 
AFTER THAT THEY 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
STEP FOOT AGAIN 
INTO THE 
PHYSICAL TO
CLASSROOM, AND 
BEGIN TO TAKE 
CLASSES AGAIN IN %
PERSON. 
THAT IS WHAT THE 
FOLKS AT THE 
OPERATIONS 
CENTER ARE 
PREPARING FOR.ATIO 
I SPOKE WITH THE 
ASSISTANT 
DIRECTOR OF 
HOUSEKEEPING 
THERE. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
HOW SHE 
DESCRIBES IT TO 
ME. OEE
 
>> WE WANT TO BE 
PREPARED AND 
MAKE SURE THAT 
WE DO NT HAVE PPE 
AND HAND 
SANITIZER, OR 
ANY OTHER 
PROTECTIVE GEAR 
THEY NEED TO GET 
THE SCHOOLS 
STARTED. 
WE WANT TO SEE 
THE STUDENTS 
BACK IN THE 
SCHOOLS. 
>> Reporter: I 
THAT IS WHAT IS 
HAPPENING AT THE 
DISTRICT LEVEL. 
THEY ARE WAITING %
ON ADDITIONAL 
GUIDANCE FROM 
THE STATE. 
THE MOST RECENT 
GUIDANCE THAT 
CAME OUT AFTER 
AUSTIN F
 RELEASED 
THE POLICIES 
THAT STATE 
OFFICIALS WILL 
ALLOW STUDENTS 
TO ATTEND 
CLASSES FOR UP 
TO 8 WEEKS 
VIRTUALLY. 
IS POSSIBLY THE 
IN-PERSON DATE 
GETS PUSHED 
BACK. 
OFFICIAL TELL US 
THEY WANT TO BE 
SURE THAT %WHEN 
THE STUDENTS 
RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM THEY 
ARE ABLE TO 
ALLOW THE 
STUDENTS, STAFF 
AND TEACHERS TO 
DO SO SAFELY. 
>> SPEAKING OF 
DOING SO SAFELY, 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
WE USUALLY TALK 
ABOUT THATONVE IN 
THE CONTEXT OF 
HOSPITAL FOR 
MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS. 
WHAT ABOUTL  
TEACHERS AND 
FACULTY GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
AND WHAT DO THE 
SCHOOLS HAVEG  ON 
HAND FOR HOTHAT? 
>> Reporter: IT 
WILL LOOK 
SIMILAR TO WHAT 
YOU'RE SAYING IN 
THE HOSPITALS 
WITH HUNDREDS OF 
THERMOMETERS, 
THOUSANDS OFS  
FACE SHIELDS, 
HAND SANITIZER 
AND MILLIONS OF 
MASKS TO PROTECT 
ALL OF THOSE DS%
STUDENTS, AND 
ALSO THE 
TEACHERS. 
THEY HAVE TO 
ENSURE THEY HAVE 
WHAT THEY NEED. 
AS I MENTIONED, 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
ORDERING THIS 
STUFF AND 
STOCKPILING 
SINCE APRIL. 
WHAT THEY ARE 
NOW DOING IS 
PUTTING ITHIINAR ON 
CARTS TO GET IT 
OUT TO THE 
ROUGHLY 130 
CAMPUSES ACROSS 
THE CITY. 
THEY PLAN TO 
CONTINUE TO 
MAINTAIN THE 
STOCKPILE IN THE O 
WAREHOUSES TO 
AVOID ANY SORT 
OF SUPPLY CHAIN  T
ISSUES. 
EARLY ON WHEN 
THEY TRIED TO 
ORDER IN HEAPRIL 
THEY DID SEE 
SOME OF THOSE 
ISSUES AND 
OBVIOUSLY OTHER 
PLACES WERE 
DESPERATE TO GET 
THESE SUPPLIES 
AS WELL. 
I DID ASK THEMSU 
IF IT WOULD BE 
ENOUGH, AND IS 
WHAT YOU HAVE ON 
HAND ENOUGH. 
THEY TELL US 
THEIR AIM IS TO 
KEEP THESE 
WAREHOUSES FULL 
SO THAT THEY CAN 
CONTINUE TO 
SUPPLY THE 
PRODUCTS TO THE 
SCHOOLS AS THEY 
TURNED THROUGH INEY
THE PPE 
THROUGHOUT THE 
YEAR. 
>>PP THERE IS A 
NEW POLL OUT 
ABOUT THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
TEXAS, AND TELL 
US ABOUT THAT. L 
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF INTERESTING 
NUMBERS IN THAT 
POLL RELEASED 
TODAY. 
THAT INCLUDESEL 2 
TO 1 TEXANS 
SAYING THAT THE 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
OUT OF CONTROL TH 
HE RIGHT NOW. 
OBVIOUSLY FOLKS 
ARE VERY 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THAT. 
WHEN YOU DIG 
INTO THE NUMBERSY 
 
A MAJORITY OF 
TEXANS SUPPORT 
THE MANDATORY 
MASK ORDER THAT 
THE GOVERNOR PUT  O
IN PLACE. 
WHERE THEY ARE 
DIVIDED WITH HIM 
IS ON HIS 
RELUCTANCE TO 
ALLOW LOCAL 
OFFICIALS TO 
ISSUE LOCAL CITY 
AND COUNTY WIDE %
SHUTDOWN ORDERS. 
MOST PEOPLE IN 
THAT POLL SAY  
THEY FEEL THAT 
THE GOVERNOR 
SHOULD RENT 
LOCAL OFFICIALS 
THE POWER TO DO 
THAT. 
OBVIOUSLY WE'VE 
SEEN OVER THE 
LAST FEW WEEKS 
TEXAS GOVERNOR 
GREG ABBOTT VERY 
RELUCTANT TO DO  
THAT. 
SOME OF THAT TH
SEEMS TO BE 
REFLECTIVE IN 
THE APPROVAL 
RATINGS WE ARE 
SEEING. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
APPROVAL RATING, 
ACCORDING TO THE 
POLL, LARGELY 
STAYING THE SAME 
AT 50/50Y . THAT 
IS WHERE WAS IN 
JUNE BUT RE
GOVERNOR ABBOTT 
HAS SEEN A 21 
POINT SWING IN 
TERMS OF THE 
DISAPPROVAL ON 
SORT OF HOW HE 
IS HANDLING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
THERE. 
OBVIOUSLY THIS 
WILL BE A MAJOR 
TOPIC IN THE 
RUNOFF TO THE 
NOVEMBER 
ELECTION. 
WHEN WE LOOK AT 
THE NUMBERS WE 
SEE JOE BIDEN %
AHEAD OF TRUMP BY
ONE PERCENTAGE 
POINT. 
IT IS SHAPING UP 
TO BE ONPE%
POTENTIALLY A 
VERY TIGHT RACE 
IN TEXAS LOOKING %
AHEAD TO THE 
NOVEMBER ELECTION
. 
>> 65% OF THE 
TEXAS VOTERS 
SAYING THINGS 
ARE OUT OF 
CONTROL. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, PRISCILLA. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU.ROLL 
>>> THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ARISING IN 
ALMOST EVERY 
CORNER OF THE 
COUNTRY.%  
IN THE SOUTH 
THEY ARE GETTING 
HIT PARTICULARLY %
HARD. 
IN LOUISIANA THE 
VIRUS IS KILLING 
THREE TIMES AS  
MANY LOUISIANA 
ENDS AS 
HURRICANE 
KATRINA. 
DR. KEVIN 
O'NEILL IS AN 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE EXPERT 
AND CHIEF 
MEDICAL HOSPITAL 
AT A 
 BATON ROUGE 
AND TELL US 
ABOUT THE 
CONDITIONS YOU 
ARE SEEING. 
>> WE SEE A 
RAPID ESCALATION 
IN THE NUMBER OF 
PATIENTS WE ARE  
ADMITTING. 
WE SAW A LOT OF 
COVID-19 
PATIENTS AT THE 
END OF MARCH AND 
BEGINNING OF 
APRIL AND THEN 
WE CAME DOWN. 
BUT NOW AGAIN 
THE ADMISSIONS AI
ARE STARTING TO 
INCREASE DAY BY 
DAY. 
>> YOU WERE HIT 
EARLY ON IN NEW 
ORLEANS AND WE 
HAVE SEEN NEW 
YORK AND NEW 
JERSEY FLATTEN 
THE CURVE. 
WHY IS THAT NOT TT
HAPPENING NOW IN 
LOUISIANA? 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS HAPPENING. 
>> IT IS 
HAPPENING ON A NG
SMALLER SCALE AND
NEW ORLEANS WAS 
HIT EARLY ON. 
BATON ROUGE, ON
ONLY 60 MILES 
DOWN THE ROAD WE 
WERE HIT LATER 
AND NOT IS HARD 
BECAUSE WE WERE 
PREPARED. 
BUT WE ARE 
SEEING THE AREAS 
OF LOUISIANA 
THEY DID NOT SEE 
SO MUCH OF THE 
VIRUS IN MARCH 
AND APRIL, 
PEAKING EARLIER 
FOLLOWED BY 
BATON ROUGE. 
NEW ORLEANS 
STILL HAS THE 
LOWEST RATE. 
WHILE THEY ARE  BE 
RISING, THEY ARE 
RISING LESS 
QUICKLY BECAUSE 
WE BELIEVE THAT 
IS BECAUSE THEY 
KNOW WHAT TO DO 
NOW. 
THEY WERE OWSEEING 
RISE EARLY 
AND LEARNED THE 
STATE HOME AND 
WE ARE 
CONTINUING TO 
SEE THAT RIGHT A 
LITTLE MORE FLAT.
>>> CAN YOU TELL 
ME SOME OF THE 
THINGS THAT YOU 
AND YOUR 
COLLEAGUES HAVE 
LEARNED FROM THE 
FIRST BIG SPIKES 
AND HOW YOU 
APPLY THAT TO 
WHAT YOU'RE 
LEARNING NOW? 
>> Reporter: 
ABSOLUTELY. 
>> NUMBER ONE IS 
TO DEAL WITH THE 
FEAR AND ARE YOU 
PREPARED, AND 
ARE WE PREPARING 
YOU FOR HOW TO D 
GO INTO A ROOM 
AND TAKE CARE OF 
A PATIENT. 
WHETHER THEY ARE 
WALKING OR 
RUSHING INTO THE 
DOOR OR ON THE 
FLOOR. HE
WE ARE GETTING 
MORE COMFORTABLE 
WITH THE CARE OF  
COVID-19 
PATIENTS. 
WE USE A LOT OF 
RESCUE STRATEGY 
BECAUSE WE KNOW 
THAT ONCE THEY %
ARE INCUBATED 
THE COURSE SEEMS 
TO BE LONGER AND 
THEY CAN %GET 
WORSE SO WE ARE 
USING MORE 
ADVANCEMENTS IN 
TECHNOLOGY. 
THEY USE 
REMDESIVIRNO, 
PLASMA, THINGS 
WE DID NOT HAVE 
IN %THE BEGINNING 
OR HAVE EVIDENCE 
FOR. 
IT IS COMBINED CE
TECHNIQUES WITH 
OUR MEDICAL 
MANAGEMENT AND 
WE ARE SEEING AN 
IMPROVEMENT IN 
MORTALITY. 
BUT WITH 
ADMISSIONS 
RISING AGAIN 
WHERE FINDING 
PAGES MORE 
LIKELY TO DO 
POORLY RTWI G OR %L 
TO STAY A LONG 
TIME. 
THIS TIME TATHEY 
ARE YOUNGER THAN %
THE FIRST WAVE. 
>> IT IS 
AMAZING, AND 
HONESTLY VERY 
HELPFUL TO HEAR 
YOU TALK ABOUT 
THINGS LIKE 
THAT. 
WE HAVE TALKED 
ABOUT 
VENTILATORS, 
INCUBATING 
PEOPLE AND EVEN 
IN THE COURSE OF 
THE VIRUS YOU T AT
HAVE LEARNED SO 
MUCH TO DO 
SOMETHING 
DIFFERENTED WHEN A 
PATIENT NEEDS 
THAT. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
IT IS USED IN 
THE NUMBER ATOF 
VENTILATORS WE 
HAVE FOR 
EVERYBODY 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
NOT USING UP OUR 
RESOURCES.Y  
IT IN A WAY IT 
IS STARTLING TO 
THE DOCTORS. 
WHEN WE TALK 
ABOUT YOUNG 
PEOPLE WITH THE 
DISEASE AND OR
VENTILATOR 
NUMBERS, PEOPLE 
THINK WE ARE 
OKAY BECAUSE WE 
HAVE MORE 
VENTILATORS 
AVAILABLE BUT 
THAT IS NOT THE 
CASE. 
WE HAVE 25 OR 30 PL
YEARS OLD 
UPSTAIRS AND I 
YOU ON AN 
INCREDIBLE 
AMOUNT OF 
OXYGEN, 
RECEIVING 
THERAPY AND 
BEING FLIPPED 
OVER EVERY DAY, 
FIGHTING FOR 
THEIR LIVES. 
THE DISEASE A  IS 
STILL VERY 
UPSETTING TO SEE 
BECAUSE THERE IS %
VERY LITTLE WE 
CAN DO OTHER 
THAN THE THINGS 
WE HAVE TO %
CHANGE THE 
TRAJECTORY. 
>> WE ARE 
GRATEFUL FOR 
EVERYTHING YOU 
ARE DOING. 
LOUISIANA 
ALREADY HAS THE 
MASK MANDATE AND AR 
GOVERNOR EDWARDS 
SAID THE IT WILL 
STAY OPEN UNTIL  
AT LEAST AUGUST 
7. IN YOUR VIEW 
WHAT ELSE NEEDS 
TO HAPPEN TO 
CONTAIN THE 
VIRUS? 
>>NT DR. BIRX TOLD 
US WHEN SHE 
BUSINESS VISITS, 
SHE SAID IT 
EVERY PART OF 
THE STATE WE 
DON'T SEE RT
REGIONAL 
INCREASE. 
WHAT THAT MEANS 
TO US IS THAT WE 
DON'T HAVE
 A 
PART OF THE 
STATE HELPING 
OUT BECAUSE 
EVERYBODY SEEING 
A RAPID 
ESCALATION OF 
CASES AT THE 
SAME TIME. 
TO CONTAIN THE 
VIRUS WE HAVE ON T% 
WEAR A WEMASK, 
CLOSE THE BARS 
AND KEEP 
RESTAURANTS OPEN 
ONLY AT 25% 
CAPACITY. 
FOR THE 
COMMUNITY 
MEMBERS THAT 
WANT THIS TO GO  
AWAY AND GO ITBACK 
TO SCHOOL, WE 
HAVE TO 
SOCIALIZE LESS L,
AND WHAT SHE 
SAID WAS 50% 
LESS. 
GO OUT TO EAT OR 
TO THE STORE 50% 
LESS, AND DOING 
THAT WE CAN SLOW 
IT DOWN TO MAKE 
IT MORE 
MANAGEABLE. 
>> I LIKE A 
TANGIBLE NUMBER 
LIKE THAT. 
YOU TOUCHED ON 
THE SCHOOLS AND %
RECENTLY THE 
ASSOCIATED PRESS 
POLL SAYS THATSC %
ONLY 8% OF 
AMERICANS THAT K-
12 SCHOOLS 
SHOULD OPEN FOR 
NORMAL IN-PERSON %
INSTRUCTION, AND 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK ABOUT IT? 
>> I HAVE KIDS 
AT HOME RIGHT 
NOW AND I KNOW 
THEY WANT TO GO 
TO SCHOOL AS WE 
ALL DO. 
WE WANT OUR KIDS 
TO GO SCHOOL 
BECAUSE IT IS 
HEALTHY FOR THEM 
AND WE BALANCE S 
THE RISK OF THE 
HEALTHY SCHOOL 
ENVIRONMENT. 
THAT IS MEALS, 
SAFE ENVIRONMENT 
AND EDUCATION 
FOR THE KIDS. 
THE EVIDENCE FOR OL
THE SCHOOLS IS A 
MIXED BAG. 
TRADITIONALLY 
KITS SPREAD 
DISEASE BUT 
LOOKING AT 
EVIDENCE FROM 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
AND EVEN IN THE 
U.S. THAT AGE E 
GROUP AT 0 TO 9 
YEARS OLD SPREAD 
THE VIRUS AND 
HALF AS WELL THAS 
AN ADULT BECAUSE 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
THAT FORCED 
ESCALATION. 
AT LEAST THAT IS 
WHAT WE THINK IT 
IS. 
THE MOSTE  COMMON 
THING WE SEE 
FROM THE STUDIES 
NOW IS THAT THE 
FIRST CASE  IN 
THE HOUSE FIIS NOT 
A CHILD BUT AN 
ADULT. 
IT IS D THAT KIDS 
ARE LESS LIKELY 
TO SPREAD THE 
DISEASE UP TO TO
NINE YEARS OLD 
THAN AN ADULT. 
AT NINE LDYEARS 
OLD THEY BECOME %
LITTLE ADULTS 
AND THEY BECOME 
MORE SOCIAL. 
WE GET TO CHOOSE 
WHAT OUR KIDS DO 
UNDER THE AGE OF 
9. SCHOOL IS A 
DIFFICULT 
DECISION BUT WE 
HAVE TO LOOK AT 
THE AGE GROUP 
THAT IS 
VULNERABLE THAT 
NEEDS HELP, 
EARLY EDUCATION, 
AND DECIDE IF WE %
CAN START SAFELY 
FIRST AND USE 
THAT. 
WE ARE DOING 
THAT IN 
LOUISIANA AND IN 
BATON ROUGE WE 
HAVE A SCHOOL WE 
STARTED SUMMER 
AND TESTING 
FREQUENTLY TO 
SEE HOW SAFE IT 
IS. 
WHERE FOLLOWING 
GUIDELINES FROM 
CDC, TESTING THE 
KIDS AND THEN 
LOOKING AT THE 
SPREAD IN THE 
SCHOOL. 
SO FAR THAT IS 
GOING WELL AND 
WE WILL KEEP YOU 
POSTED.  
>> GREAT. 
PLEASE DO. 
THERE SO MUCH 
CONFUSION AROUND 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
AND KIDS, AND %
YOU JUST MADE 
THAT VERY CLEAR. 
KNOWING YOU HAVE 
YOUR OWN KIDS AT 
HOME AND DEALING 
WITH IS IN THE 
HOSPITAL, TAKE 
YOU SO MUCH FOR 
WHAT YOU'RE 
DOING AND FOR 
JOINING US. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
WE ARE ALL IN 
THIS TOGETHER. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW . 
>>> THIS IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW . 
>>> THIS IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN . 
>>> 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 COULD TURN 
THIS AROUND TO 
BE AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
CLINICAL CHANGE. 
>>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SEATED APART 
FOR THE MOST 
PART AND ARE YOU 
WORRIED ABOUT 
THE TRANSMISSION 
AT THE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
,
>>> TIME IS 
RUNNING OUT FOR 
CONGRESS TO 
REACH A NEW DEAL 
ON A CORONAVIRUS 
STIMULUS 
PACKAGE. 
NBC NEWS CAPITOL 
HILL 
CORRESPONDENT 
GARRETT HAAKE 
JOINS ME NOW.  
WE HAVE TO TALK 
ABOUT THIS AND 
PEOPLE WANT TO 
KNOW WITH MORE 
HELP IS COMING 
AND WHAT DO WE 
KNOW ABOUT THIS 
GOP BILL? 
>> Reporter: THE 
FINAL TEXT HAS 
NOT BEEN 
RELEASED BUT WE 
KNOW REPUBLICANS 
WANT LIABILITY 
PROTECTION SO 
THAT BUSINESSES 
REOPENING CANNOT 
GET SUITED 
PEOPLE COME BACK 
INTO THE STORE 
AND GET SICK. 
WE KNOW IT WILL 
HAVE OVER $100 
BILLION FOR KITS 
GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
WE LEARNED IT 
WOULD HAVE THE 
SAME AMOUNT OF 
MONEY SET ASIDE 
FOR THE STATE 
AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT AID 
AND THEY CAN USE 
THAT MORE 
CREATIVELY. 
WE KNOW THERE 
WILL BE SOME 
KIND OF AN 
EXTENSION FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
REMEMBER THE 
EXTRA $600 A 
WEEK 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFIT THAT THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WAS 
PROVIDING IS SET 
TO EXPIRE AT THE 
END OF THE 
MONTH. 
ALL OF THIS IS 
IN FLUX AT THE 
MOMENT. 
REMEMBER THIS IS 
WHAT WE KNOW 
ABOUT THE 
REPUBLICAN 
OPENING OFFER. 
AT SOME POINT 
THEY HAVE TO 
NEGOTIATE WITH 
DEMOCRATS TO SEE 
WHETHER THIS 
WILL BECOME LAW. 
>> ONE OF THE 
FIRST MEASURES 
SET TO EXPIRE AT 
THE END OF THE 
MONTH IS THE 
EXTRA $600 WE 
CAN UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFIT AND IS 
THERE ANY WORD 
ON PLANS TO KEEP 
THAT RELIEF GOING
? 
>> Reporter: 
THERE'S ALMOST 
TOO MUCH WORD 
AND THE MOST 
CONFUSING THING 
TO TRY TO TRACK 
TODAY. 
DEMOCRATS WANT 
TO EXTEND THE 
UNAPPOINTED 
BENEFIT AT THE 
LEVEL THEY ARE 
AT POTENTIALLY 
AS LONG AS THEY 
CAN IN THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
REPUBLICANS 
WORRIED AT THE 
BEGINNING THAT 
IT WOULD 
INCENTIVIZE 
PEOPLE NOT TO GO 
BACK TO WORK AND 
TO JUST STAY 
HOME. 
WE ARE SAYING 
THING WORKED OUT 
IS A STEP DOWN 
SYSTEM IN WHICH 
THE BENEFITS 
WOULD SLOWLY 
DECREASE OVER 
TIME SO THAT 
PEOPLE DON'T GO 
OVER A CLIFF 
WHEN THE 
BENEFITS EXPIRE. 
THEY WANT TO GET 
BACK DOWN 2% IS 
THAT PEOPLE 
WOULD MAKE 
OTHERWISE 
EMPLOYED. 
REPUBLICANS LIKE 
THAT IS WAY TOO 
INCENTIVIZE 
PEOPLE TO GO 
BACK TO WORK AND 
NOT JUST COLLECT 
LARGER 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
AGAIN, THIS IS 
ALL UNDER 
NEGOTIATIONS AND 
IT'S HARD TO 
FOLLOW THE 
MOVING PIECES 
ALL DAY. 
WE WILL SEE 
WHERE IT LANDS 
BUT IT'S 
UNLIKELY THEY 
WILL COME TO AN 
AGREEMENT THAT 
WILL ACTUALLY 
PASS INTO LAW 
BEFORE THE JULY 
31st DEADLINE. 
THE CLIP IS A 
BIG CONCERN FOR 
A LOT OF PEOPLE. 
>> GARRETT, THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
HE IS CONFIDENT 
WE WILL SEE THE 
NEXT RELIEF BILL 
BY THE END OF 
THE MONTH AND 
HOW ARE 
DEMOCRATS 
RESPONDING TO 
THAT, AND IS 
THAT REALISTIC? 
>> Reporter: 
LAWMAKERS ON 
BOTH PARTIES 
THROWING COLD 
WATER ON THAT. 
IT'S INTERESTING 
TO SEE SOME OF 
THEM SAYING FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
IT CAN TOTALLY 
BE DONE BY THEN. 
THEN WE CAN HEAR 
NANCY PELOSI ARE 
MITCH McCONNELL, 
THAT ACTUALLY 
CONTROL THE 
FLOOR AND 
RESPECTIVE 
HOUSES OF 
CONGRESS 
LAUGHING THAT 
ADDICTION OFF. 
GOING INTO THE 
FIRST WEEK OF 
AUGUST AND 
POSSIBLY BEYOND 
BEFORE YOU GET 
SOMETHING IRONED 
OUT AND ON THE 
DESK OF THE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> GARRETT, AS 
ALWAYS, THANKS 
SO MUCH AND I'M 
SURE I WILL TALK 
TO YOU SOON 
ABOUT ALL OF 
THIS. 
>> Reporter: I 
WILL PROBABLY 
SEE YOU 
TOMORROW. 
>>> A FEDERAL 
JUDGE HEARD 
ARGUMENTS TODAY 
ON THE ORGAN 
REQUEST ON 
RESTRAINING 
ORDERS AGAINST 
FEDERAL OFFICERS 
ON THE STREETS 
OF PORTLAND AND 
THE OFFICERS HAD 
TARGETED 
PROTESTERS WITH 
TEAR GAS AND 
FLASH BANGS. 
HIM AND STRADER 
SAVING CALLING 
FOR POLICE 
REFORM SINCE THE 
DEATH OF GEORGE 
FLOYD BACK IN 
MAY. 
>> THE PORTLAND 
POLICE HAVE BEEN 
USING WRITE RIOTS
PATROLS FOR 
WEEKS AND WE ARE 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
THE PANDEMIC 
WITH RESPIRATORY 
ILLNESS AND WE 
HAVE BEEN 
GASPING IN THE 
STREETS FOR MANY 
NIGHTS. WE SEE 
BEATINGS AND 
GASPING, AND 
THAT HAS TURNED 
VIOLENT. 
I DON'T KNOW 
THAT TESTING 
SHOULD BE THE 
PRIMARY CONCERN 
OF LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AND 
WE NEED TO 
PROTECT PEOPLE'S 
HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING. 
>> IT IS 
CERTAINLY 
ESCALATING THE 
SITUATION. 
IT IS LEADING TO 
MORE VIOLENCE 
AND VANDALISM. 
IT IS NOT 
HELPING THE 
SITUATION AT 
ALL. 
THEY ARE NOT 
WANTED HERE. 
WE HAVE NOT 
ASKED THEM TO BE 
HERE AND WE WANT 
THEM TO LEAVE. 
>> IT'S 
DISHEARTENING TO 
SEE THE MAYOR ON 
NATIONAL TV 
UNCHECKED. 
I DON'T PRETEND 
TO KNOW WHETHER 
HE WANTS FEDERAL 
OFFICERS OUT. 
WHAT I KNOW IS 
THAT THIS IS NOT 
A DISAGREEMENT 
OVER TACTICS AND 
GIVEN THAT TED 
WHEELER WAS 
USING THE SAME 
TACTICS WITH 
FEDERAL 
OFFICERS, 
TEARGAS AND 
THREATS AND 
INTIMIDATION. 
WHAT IS SENDING 
A STRONG MESSAGE 
IS THE POLICE 
LINED UP WITH 
BACKS TO THE 
PROTESTERS 
FACING FEDERAL 
OFFICERS. 
THAT IS WHAT I 
BELIEVE A 
SANCTUARY CITY 
WOULD DO. 
>> WHEN YOU 
ATTACKED A 
FEDERAL FACILITY 
LIKE A 
COURTHOUSE IN 
PORTLAND IT IS A 
FEDERAL CRIME. 
ATTACKING 
FEDERAL POLICE 
OFFICERS AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS WHICH 
THEY HAVE DONE 
FOR 52 NIGHTS IN 
A ROW IS A 
FEDERAL CRIME. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
DOES NOT HAVE 
THE LOCAL 
SUPPORT, LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
SUPPORT, SO WE 
HAVE TO GO OUT 
AND PROACTIVELY 
ARREST 
INDIVIDUALS. 
WE NEED TO DO 
THAT TO HOLD 
THEM 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
>> THE RESPONSE 
TO DEMONSTRATION 
ABOUT POLICE 
BRUTALITY SHOULD 
NEVER BE POLICE 
BRUTALITY. 
UNTIL WE COME TO 
THE TABLE WITH 
PEOPLE DEMANDING 
JUSTICE, AND 
POLICE REFORM 
AND SOME ARE 
EVEN CALLING FOR 
ABOLITION. 
WE HAVE TO HAVE 
A COMMUNITY 
CONVERSATION, 
AND WHAT WILL 
BUILD ON, ON THE 
OTHER SIDE. 
>> BASICALLY WE 
NEED TO 
DEMONSTRATE TO 
COUNSEL AND 
CURRENT MAYOR 
THAT WE ARE NOT 
AS CITY DIVIDED 
BUT A CITY 
UNITED FOR BLACK 
LIVES MATTER, 
AND THAT WE WILL 
FIGHT FOR 
JUSTICE UNTIL WE 
HAVE IT. 
>>> TODAY NEW 
BARRICADES WERE 
PUT UP IN 
PORTLAND AHEAD 
OF ANOTHER NIGHT 
OF ANTICIPATED 
VIOLENCE AND 
UNREST. 
HERE IS OUR NBC 
NEWS REPORTER. 
>> Reporter: WE 
HAVE SEEN A 
TREND IN THE 
PROTESTS OVER 
THE LAST COUPLE 
OF NIGHTS AND 
THE CROWD OF 
PROTESTERS HAVE 
GROWN 
SUBSTANTIALLY 
NIGHT BY NIGHT. 
THEY SAY IT IS 
IN RESPONSE TO 
THE VIOLENCE 
THEY'VE SEEN BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
IN THE NIGHTS 
PRIOR. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
PEOPLE SHOWING 
UP AND CLEARLY 
THE FEDERAL 
AGENTS EXPECT A 
LARGE CLOUD OF 
CROWDS AGAIN. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
IN PLACE THE 
LAST FEW NIGHTS 
AND THERE IS A 
SENSE THAT THEY 
ARE REINFORCING 
AND PULLING 
TOGETHER, AND 
PILING ON THE 
BARRIERS AS WELL.
LAST WEEK WE SAW 
COUPLE OF 
THOUSAND PEOPLE 
IN THE STREETS, 
SINGING AND 
CHANTING, THE 
SAME THING WE 
SAW ON MONDAY. 
THE MOMS ARE 
BACK IN FULL 
FORCE. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
PEOPLE IN THE 
FRONT OF THE 
FEDERAL BUILDING 
AND THEY WERE 
TRYING TO SET 
FIRE ON SOME 
THINGS OUT 
FRONT, SHOUTING 
AT THE FEDERAL 
AGENCY TO COME 
OUT AND TRY TO 
DISPERSE THE 
CROWD. 
THAT IS WHERE 
THE TEARGAS WAS 
FIRED. 
AS IT GOT LATER 
THEY CAME OUT 
PAST THE FEDERAL 
BUILDING INTO 
WHERE THE 
PROTESTERS WERE 
GATHERED AND 
DOWN THIS MAIN 
STREET HERE 
WHICH IS NOT 
OBVIOUSLY 
FEDERAL 
PROPERTY. 
THEY ARE 
EXPANDING THEIR 
FOOTPRINT TO 
ENGAGE WITH 
PROTESTERS. 
WE WILL SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS TONIGHT 
WHICH WOULD 
CAUSE FEDERAL 
AGENTS TO ENGAGE 
AT ALL. 
TODAY INSIDE OF 
THIS COURTHOUSE 
THERE WAS A 
HEARING WITH THE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
OF OREGON 
LOOKING TO SPEAK 
WITH AGENTS AND 
SAYS WHEN THEY 
MAKE AN ARREST 
THEY NEED TO 
IDENTIFY WHERE 
THEY ARE, WHO 
THEY ARE, WHERE 
THEY ARE FROM 
AND WHY THAT 
PERSON IS BEING 
ARRESTED. 
THEY SAY IT IS 
NOT HAPPENED 
OVER THE LAST 
COUPLE OF NIGHTS 
WHEN THE AGENTS 
HAVE MADE THEIR 
ARREST. 
ONE MOM THAT WAS 
ARRESTED SAID 
THAT DID NOT 
HAPPEN AS WELL. 
SHE WAS JUST 
TAKEN BY FORCE 
AND CHARGED WITH 
ASSAULTING AN 
OFFICER. 
SHE SAID IT DID 
NOT HAPPEN. 
SHE SAID IF IT 
CAN HAPPEN TO HER
PEACEFULLY 
PROTESTING, SHE 
SAID IT COULD 
HAPPEN TO ANYONE.
LISTEN TO WHAT 
SHE TOLD US. 
>> I DID NOT 
PLAN ON GETTING 
ARRESTED AND I 
TOLD MY HUSBAND 
I WOULD BE ON BY 
1:00. 
I SAID IT WILL 
NOT HAPPEN TO ME 
AND I WILL BE 
FINE. 
THE OPTICS ARE 
TERRIBLE. 
THEY ARRESTED 
SOMEONE IN A 
RAINBOW TUTU, 
WEARING A HELMET.
WHAT THAT SAYS 
IS THAT WHEN 
THEY DO THIS TO 
IMMIGRANTS AND 
THOSE PERCEIVED 
TO BE IMMIGRANTS 
AND THE 
INDIGENOUS AND 
PEOPLE OF COLOR 
IT IS WHAT THEY 
SHOULD HAVE 
SAID, MEANING 
THEY WILL COME 
FOR YOU TOO. 
THEY WILL COME 
FOR ANYONE. 
THEY WILL COME 
FOR ME, THEY 
WILL COME FOR 
YOU. 
>> Reporter: WE 
HAVE SEEN 
PROTESTERS HERE 
OVER THE LAST 
FEW NIGHTS AND 
IT IS STILL THE 
SAME IDEA, THAT 
THEY WANT 
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
TO ELITE. 
TALKING TO 
PROTESTERS THEY 
HAVE 
ACKNOWLEDGED 
THAT ONCE THE 
PROTESTERS SEE 
THE FEDERAL 
TROOPS LEAVE 
THEY WILL HAVE 
THE SAME PEOPLE 
WITH POLICE TEAR 
GASSING AND 
INJURING PEOPLE 
AS WELL. 
THEY ARE LOOKING 
FOR THE CITY TO 
STEP UP AND FOR 
MAYOR WHEELER TO 
TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
THEY WOULD LIKE 
FOR THEM TO COME 
OUT OF PROTEST 
WITH THEM WHICH 
WOULD SHOW THEY 
HAVE THE CITY 
BEHIND THEM AS 
THEY CONTINUE 
THESE PROTESTS. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ANNOUNCED 
THIS AFTERNOON 
WOULD BE SENDING 
HUNDREDS OF 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS TO 
CHICAGO, KANSAS 
CITY AND 
ALBUQUERQUE. 
HE SAID HE WANTS 
TO ADDRESS THE 
INCREASE IN 
VIOLENCE IN 
THOSE CITIES. 
>> WE WILL USE 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT TO 
VIGOROUSLY 
CHARGE FEDERAL 
CRIMES AND 
SUPPORT THE 
DECEASED 
COMMUNITIES TO 
THE GREATEST 
EXTENT POSSIBLE. 
THIS WILL BE 
HARD, 
PAINSTAKING 
WORK. 
IT WILL TAKE TIME
AND THE TIDE 
WILL NOT RECEDE 
OVERNIGHT BUT WE 
WILL MARSHAL ALL 
OF THE STRENGTH, 
FOCUS AND 
DETERMINATION 
THAT WE CAN 
POSSIBLY DO. 
THIS IS A 
CRITICAL EFFORT. 
WE WILL CONTINUE 
TO CALL ON STATE 
AND LOCAL 
LEADERS TO DO 
THEIR JOB, TO 
PROTECT THEIR 
CITIZENS. 
>>> JOINED ME 
NOW IS OUR NBC 
NEWS SENIOR 
POLITICAL 
ANALYST JONATHAN 
ALLEN. 
ALL OF THOSE 
CITIES THAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
MENTIONED 
EARLIER THIS 
WEEK, RAISING 
THE QUESTION ON 
SOMETHING YOU 
JUST WROTE, ABC 
NEWS.COM, IS 
THIS POLITICS OR 
NATIONAL SECURITY
? 
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CAMPAIGN SENT 
OUT AN EMAIL TO 
ITS SUPPORTERS 
IN THE LAST HOUR 
TALKING ABOUT 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN PORTLAND. 
THAT UNDERSCORES 
THE POLITICAL 
NATURE WHAT'S 
GOING ON. 
I SPOKE WITH A 
SENIOR HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
OFFICIAL THAT 
WORKED FOR THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
YESTERDAY ON 
THAT PIECE YOU 
MENTIONED. 
HE SAID NO ONE 
ARTICULATED A 
CLEAR NEED FOR 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
OFFICERS OR 
OTHER FEDERAL 
AGENTS TO BE IN 
PORTLAND OR ANY 
OTHER CITY. 
IN CONCLUSION 
THE HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
OFFICIAL SAID IT 
IS ALL ABOUT 
POLITICS AND 
SIMPLY A MEANS 
TO APPEAL TO THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
BASE. 
IT IS BASICALLY 
ESCALATING 
CONFRONTATION 
FOR NO REASON 
OTHER THAN 
POLITICS. 
>> ANOTHER 
POLITICAL TACTIC,
PAINTING 
DEMOCRATS AS 
SOFT ON CRIME 
NOT ONLY 
SOMETHING THAT 
TWO DOES BUT A 
COMMON TACTIC OF 
REPUBLICANS IN 
GENERAL. 
HOW WILL THIS 
PLAY WITH THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
BASE AND HELP 
HIM IN TERMS OF 
REELECTION 
GETTING CLOSER 
TO NOVEMBER? 
>> Reporter: THE 
CAMPAIGN IS 
SAYING THAT JOE 
BIDEN IS THE 
PRESUMPTIVE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
NOMINEE IN THAT 
OTHER DEMOCRATS 
ARE NOT AS TOUGH 
AS PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS, AND 
YOU CAN SEE THAT 
WITH TRUMP 
SENDING IN THESE 
FEDERAL AGENTS. 
I GUESS YOU 
WOULD NOT CALL 
THEM TROOPS BUT 
THEY ARE IN 
CAMOUFLAGE IN 
SOME CASES. 
THEY DON'T 
IDENTIFY 
THEMSELVES ALL 
OF THE TIME WHEN 
THEY ARE TAKING 
PEOPLE OFF OF 
THE STREET. 
BASICALLY THAT 
IS THE ARGUMENT 
THEY'RE MAKING 
BUT BASICALLY 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS NOT ANSWERED 
WHITE WITH 
RISING CRIME 
UNDER HIS 
PRESIDENCY, WHY 
THAT HE IS NOT 
TO BLAME FOR 
THAT. 
>> SPEAKING OF 
RISING CRIME IN 
MANY CITIES LIKE 
CHICAGO, THERE 
ARE SEVERAL 
MAYORS IN THE 
CITIES AROUND 
THE COUNTRY THAT 
ARE NOT 
SUPPORTIVE OF 
THIS AND EVEN 
THOSE THAT ARE 
SEEING A RISE IN 
VIOLENCE. 
IS THERE 
SOMETHING THE 
PRESIDENT OR 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
CAN DO IN THE 
CITIES WITHOUT 
OR DATING WITH 
STATE OR LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT EVEN 
THOUGH THE 
MAYORS ARE 
AGAINST IT? 
>> Reporter: 
YOU'RE RIGHT 
THAT THE MAYOR 
OF CHICAGO AND 
GOVERNOR OF 
ILLINOIS ARE 
RESISTANT TO THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
BEING BROUGHT 
INTO THEIR 
CITIES. 
THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF WAYS 
IN WHICH THE 
PRESIDENT CAN 
LEGALLY BRING IN 
FEDERAL OFFICERS 
FROM THE VARIOUS 
AGENCIES THROUGH 
HIS TASKFORCES, 
WITH ONE AGENCY 
ASKING FOR HELP 
IN ANOTHER AGENCY
, AND IN THE 
CASE OF 
CHICAGOAN 
ALBUQUERQUE. 
THE U.S. 
ATTORNEY FOR 
THOSE AREAS IS 
ASKING FOR HELP 
WITH JOINT TASK 
FORCES WHICH IS 
THE MECHANISM 
THEY ARE USING. 
THERE ARE MANY 
WAYS AND REASONS 
HE COULD USE, OR 
EXCUSES HE COULD 
USE TO DEPLOY 
FEDERAL TROOPS. 
THEY SAY THEY 
ARE DOING IT 
ESSENTIALLY FOR 
ANTI-GANG 
ACTIVITY, AND TO 
GET THE 
DISTRIBUTION OF 
ILLEGAL FIREARMS 
UNDER CONTROL. 
BASICALLY WHAT 
YOU WILL HAVE IS 
A LOT MORE 
FEDERAL POLICE 
AGENTS ON THE 
GROUND, AND ONCE 
THEY ARE ON THE 
GROUND THEY HAVE 
THE ABILITY TO 
ARREST PEOPLE 
FOR A WIDE 
VARIETY OF 
CRIMES. 
OR EVEN THE 
SUSPICION OF A 
WIDE VARIETY OF 
CRIMES. 
IMPORTANT AND WE 
HAVE SEEN 
ALLEGATIONS OF 
PEOPLE GETTING 
DETAINED OR 
ARRESTED WITHOUT 
PROBABLE CAUSE. 
IT WILL BE 
INTERESTING TO 
SEE WHAT HAPPENS 
IN THE OTHER 
CITIES, AND WE 
WILL CONTINUE TO 
WATCH WHAT 
HAPPENED IN 
PORTLAND. 
>> IT WILL 
CERTAINLY BE 
INTERESTING TO 
SEE AND WE LOOK 
FORWARD TO MORE 
OF YOUR 
ANALYSIS. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, JONATHAN. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> TWITTER IS 
TAKING SWEEPING 
ACTION TO 
CRACKDOWN ON 
MISINFORMATION 
AND HARASSMENT. 
THE COMPANY IS 
PERMANENTLY 
SUSPENDING 7000 
ACCOUNTS AND 
LIMITING 150,000 
OTHER ACCOUNTS 
THAT HAVE BEEN 
LINKED TO A 
GROUP KNOWN FOR 
SPREADING 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES. 
OUR NBC NEWS 
REPORTER JOINS 
ME NOW AND GIVE 
US BACKGROUND ON 
THE GROUP, AND 
HOW THEY ARE 
USING TWITTER ON 
WHAT SPECIFIC 
RULES TWITTER 
SAYS THEY ARE 
BREAKING. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS A WILD 
AND DANGEROUS 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORY BASED ON 
THIS SORT OF 
INSANE IDEA THAT 
THERE IS A 
SECRET GOVERNMENT
INSIDER LEAKING 
DETAILS OF THIS 
SECRET WAR THAT 
DONALD TRUMP IS 
WAGING WITH THE 
DEEP SPACE, A 
FRACTION 
CONSIDERED TO BE 
BELIEVED 
DEMOCRATS, 
HOLLYWOOD 
ELITES, THE MEDIA
AND EVERYONE 
THAT IS NOT 
DONALD TRUMP AND 
THAT THEY ARE 
ALL PART OF THIS 
FOLLOWING 
ACCORDING TO THIS
INSANE THEORY. 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
BEEN DOING OVER 
THE LAST COUPLE 
OF YEARS WITH 
THE HELP OF 
SOCIAL MEDIA, 
BRINGING THESE 
WILD, INSANE AND 
BASELESS CLAIMS 
TO FACEBOOK, 
TWITTER TO MAKE 
PEOPLE AWARE TO 
THE GRANDMAS AND 
LITTLE OLD 
LADIES IN IOWA. 
THEY WANT THEM 
TO SEE THEM AND 
ENGAGE IN THEM. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
SEEING THIS IN 
TWO RALLIES AND 
IN OTHER PLACES 
DUE TO THE 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
AMPLIFICATION OF 
THE WILD IDEAS. 
NOW TWITTER 
FINALLY, LATE 
BUT BETTER LATE 
THAN NEVER, SAYS 
NO MORE. 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IS 
THAT WHEN A 
PERSON HAS 
INSANE IDEAS 
THEY FIND PEOPLE 
LIKE THE 
HOLLYWOOD ELITE, 
EVERYBODY FROM 
CHRISSY TEIGEN, 
TOM HANKS, TO 
CLAIM THAT THESE 
PEOPLE ARE 
PEDOPHILE. 
AND THEY ARE 
HARASSING THEM. 
I'VE SEEN 
HARASSMENT 
CAMPAIGNS 
HAPPENING FROM 
TOM HANKS TO 
LITTLE DOUGHNUT 
SHOP ON THE WEST 
COAST SO REALLY 
NO ONE IS IMMUNE 
AND THIS IS 
DANGEROUS AND 
SCARY. 
YOU CAN SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS WHEN 
THESE RUMORS AND 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES GOING 
CHECK WHICH WE 
SAW IN THE 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORY WHERE 
SOMEONE SHOT UP 
A PIZZA SHOP. 
IT'S GREAT THAT 
TWITTER FINALLY 
TOOK ACTION 
AGAINST IT. 
>> THAT IS SO 
DAMAGING, 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
MISINFORMATION 
LEADING UP TO 
THE ELECTION 
SOON. 
IT IS A SWARMING 
TACTIC WHERE 
THEY TOTALLY 
ATTACK SOMEONE. 
WHY DID TWITTER 
DECIDE TO TAKE 
THE ACTION RIGHT 
NOW? 
>> Reporter: 
YESTERDAY MY 
COLLEAGUES AND I 
WERE TALKING 
WITH THEM. 
THEY SAID THEY 
HAVE BEEN SEEING 
THEM BREAKING 
THE RULES FOR 
YEARS. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
MAKING FAKE 
ACCOUNTS AND 
BANNED FOR 
HARASSMENT BUT 
THEN THEY MAKE 
NEW ACCOUNTS. 
FINALLY TWITTER 
SAID ENOUGH IS 
ENOUGH. 
THEY CITED THE 
2019 REPORT FROM 
THE LOCAL FAA 
OFFICE WHICH 
CALLS QANON A 
POTENTIAL 
DOMESTIC  
TERRORISM 
THREAT. 
WE HAVE SEEN THE 
QANON BELIEVERS  
IN ARMED THE 
STANDOFFS WITH 
THE POLICE AND 
ALLEGEDLY 
PLANNING 
KIDNAPPING 
PLOTS. 
WE HAVE SEEN ONE 
WHO ALLEGEDLY 
MURDERED A MAN 
AND CAME WITH 
QANON  DURING 
HIS COURT 
APPEARANCE. 
IT IS GETTING 
DANGEROUS AND 
WRAPPING UP. 
RECENTLY WAS 
CHRISSY TEIGEN 
AND OTHERS WHERE 
THEY ARE 
TARGETING 
INVOLVED IN SOME 
OF THESE 
CAMPAIGNS. 
THEY GOT TO SEE 
THE SORT OF 
DAMAGE HE COULD 
DO TO A SINGLE 
USER. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, BRANDI. 
MUCH, BRANDI. ,
>>> JOE BIDEN IS 
DEPLOYING HIS 
MOST POWERFUL 
CAMPAIGN 
SURROGATE. 
THAT IS THE 
PRESUMPTIVE 
DEMOCRATIC 
PRESIDENTIAL 
NOMINEE 
REUNITING WITH 
FORMER PRESIDENT 
OBAMA FOR THE 
FIRST TIME. 
THEY SAT DOWN 
FOR SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE 
CONVERSATION 
TARGETING 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
HERE IS A 
PREVIEW. 
>> CAN YOU 
IMAGINE AS A 
PRESIDENT SAYING 
IT IS NOT MY 
RESPONSIBILITY 
AND I TAKE NO 
RESPONSIBILITY? 
>> THOSE WORDS 
LITERALLY CAME 
OUT OF HIS MOUTH 
WHILE IN OFFICE. 
>> I DON'T KNOW 
HIS INABILITY TO 
UNDERSTAND WHAT 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
THROUGH. 
HE JUST CANNOT 
RELATE IN ANY 
WAY. 
>> WELL, ONE OF 
THE THINGS I'VE 
ALWAYS KNOWN 
ABOUT YOU JOE, 
THE REASON I 
WANTED YOU TO BE 
MY VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE REASON YOU 
WERE SO 
EFFECTIVE. 
IT ALL STARTS 
WITH BEING ABLE 
TO RELATE. 
>> IF WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
JOE BIDEN IT 
MUST BE OUR NBC 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
MIKE IS JOINING 
ME AND WHAT IS 
THE MESSAGE THAT 
THE JOE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN IS 
TRYING TO GET 
ACROSS HERE? 
>> Reporter: THE 
ONLY TIME WE'VE 
SEEN IN THE 
CAMPAIGN SO FAR 
IS THE FORMER 
PRESIDENT AND 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT 
TOGETHER WAS A 
VIRTUAL 
FUNDRAISER THEY 
DID ABOUT A 
MONTH AGO AND 
RACED OVER $11 
MILLION EVEN 
THOUGH THEY WERE 
SEPARATE AND NOT 
TOGETHER. 
THIS IS THE 
FIRST TIME WE 
SEE THE PAIR 
TOGETHER IN THE 
SAME ROOM YET 
AGAIN. 
THIS WAS 
RECORDED ARE THE 
THIS MONTH I'M 
TOLD AT THE 
OFFICE OF 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
IN WASHINGTON DC.
ONE THING WE ARE 
FRUSTRATED AS 
CAMPAIGN 
REPORTERS IS 
THAT WE DON'T 
OFTEN KNOW WHERE 
JOE BIDEN IS 
EVEN THOUGH HE 
IS SPINNING MOST 
OF HIS TIME AT 
HOME. 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
THIS A LITTLE 
BIT YESTERDAY IN 
TERMS OF THE JOE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
WHICH IS TRIED 
TO REINFORCE THE 
CONTRAST THAT 
THEY THINK THE 
VOTERS THEY 
BETWEEN 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND JOE BIDEN. 
THEY THINK IT IS 
THE JOE BIDEN 
EMPATHY THAT 
REALLY COMES 
THROUGH. 
IN THIS CLIP WE 
HEAR PRESIDENT 
OBAMA TALKING 
ABOUT THE FACT 
THAT JOE BIDEN 
CAN RELATE TO 
ORDINARY 
AMERICANS WHICH 
IS WHY HE CHOSE 
HIM TO BE HONEST 
TAKEN IN 2008 
AND WHY HE IS 
USING HIM NOW. 
LATER IN THE DAY 
WE SEE ANOTHER 
TREND WHERE JOE 
BIDEN IS 
CRITICAL OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
TALKING ABOUT 
HAIL HE 
INTENTIONALLY 
DIVIDES THE 
COUNTRY, AND NOT 
A GOOD EXAMPLE 
FOR OUR 
CHILDREN. 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
COMES IN AND 
PLACED THE GOOD 
COP PRAISING THE 
QUALITIES OF JOE 
BIDEN SERVING IN 
CONTRAST TO 
THAT. 
IT IS AN 
INTERESTING 
PACKAGE AND BACK 
AND FORTH YOU 
SEE IN TERMS OF 
OBAMA FOCUSING 
ON JOE BIDEN 
WHILE BIDEN 
PLACED THE 
ATTACK DOG 
AGAINST 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> YOU'RE 
TALKING ABOUT 
TWO CLIPS WITH 
THE FULL 
CONVERSATION 
RELEASED 
TOMORROW, AND 
WHAT ELSE CAN WE 
EXPECT TO HEAR? 
>> Reporter: THE 
CAMPAIGN SAID IT 
IS A MUCH LONGER 
CONVERSATION AND 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, AS 
YOU JUST SAW. 
IT IS A RANGE OF 
TOPICS. 
WHAT I'M 
INTERESTED TO 
HEAR MOST IS THE 
SYSTEMIC RACISM 
AND CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE REFORM. 
THESE ARE SOME 
OF THE BIGGEST 
CHALLENGES THAT 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
FELT JOE BIDEN 
NEEDS TO ADDRESS 
AS WE SEE 
DEMONSTRATING 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY IN THE 
WAKE OF GEORGE 
FLOYD. 
WHO BETTER TO 
OFFER INSIGHT 
AND POTENTIALLY 
DEFEND JOE BIDEN 
AND HIS RECORD 
ON THE JUSTICE 
REFORM, 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
THE ATTENTION 
PAID TO THE 
CRIME BILL IN 
1994 THAT JOE 
BIDEN AUTHORED. 
AND WITH THE 
FIRST BLACK 
PRESIDENT, IT'S 
WORTH NOTING THE 
CAMPAIGN IS 
USING THIS AS AN 
ORGANIZING TOOL. 
ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
THEY SAID IF 
THEIR SUPPORTERS 
ONE THE FIRST 
ALERT TO KNOW 
WHEN THE FULL 
INTERVIEW OR 
CONVERSATION IS 
POSTED, THEY CAN 
HAVE A TEXT 
MESSAGE THEY CAN 
SANTA THE 
CAMPAIGN. 
THE CAMPAIGN IS 
TRYING TO GET AS 
MANY PHONE 
NUMBERS AN EMAIL 
ADDRESSES AS 
THEY CAN IN WHAT 
IS NOW FULLY 
VIRTUAL 
CAMPAIGN, FOR 
THE MOST PART. 
>> WE HAVE TO 
LOVE THAT TACTIC
. LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION AND 
ANY IDEA WHAT 
THAT WILL LOOK 
LIKE IN THIS 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE WORLD? 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT WE'VE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT, 
LIKE THAT HIGHLY 
CAMPAIGN 
PRODUCED A VIDEO 
DO WE SEE. 
THEY HAVE TALKED 
ABOUT GIVING UP 
NEW DETAILS ABOUT
WHAT THEY EXPECT 
TO SEE IN TERMS 
OF THE 
CONVENTION IN 
JUST A FEW WEEKS 
NOW. 
HE SAID IT WOULD 
BE A MIX OF LIVE 
SPEECHES IN THE 
SMALLER VENUE 
THEY HAVE NOW 
MOVED TO THE 
CONVENTION 
CENTER RATHER 
THAN THE BIG 
SPORTS ARENA. 
AS HE PUT IT, HE 
SAID VIRAL BUT I 
THINK YOU MEANT 
VIRTUAL AND WE 
DON'T WANT TO 
TALK ABOUT VIRAL 
IN A PANDEMIC. 
BUT LARGELY A 
VIRTUAL EVENT 
AND SPENDING 
TIME RECORDING 
VIDEOS LIKE THE 
ONE WE JUST SAW, 
BIOGRAPHICAL 
ABOUT BIDEN OR 
WHOEVER HE 
CHOOSES ABOUT 
HIS RUNNING MATE.
HE ALSO SAID 
SOME OTHER 
SPEAKERS WE WILL 
SEE IN THE 
COURSE OF THE 
CONVENTION WILL 
NOT BE IN 
MILWAUKEE BUT 
SPREAD ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY 
SPEAKING IN 
DIFFERENT 
CITIES. 
THEY SAID THE 
CONVENTION 
ORGANIZERS ARE 
TELLING 
DELEGATES NOT TO 
TRAVEL TO 
MILWAUKEE. 
WHAT THEY WANT 
THE STATE 
DELEGATION TO DO 
IS TO TRY TO 
ORGANIZE A 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANT, 
APPROPRIATE GET 
TOGETHER IN 
THEIR RESPECTIVE 
STATES. WE WILL 
SEE THEM SPREAD 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
I GUESS THE BEST 
WAY TO THINK 
ABOUT IT IS LIKE 
A TELEVISION SO, 
WILL DO AS MUCH 
AS THEY CAN TO 
PRODUCE A COUPLE 
OF HOURS LAYING 
IN PRIME TIME 
HOURS ACROSS THE 
NETWORKS OF NBC. 
THAT IS REALLY 
HOW MOST 
AMERICANS WILL 
BE VIEWING THIS 
CONVENTION. 
>> I LIKE HIGHLY 
PRODUCED AND IS 
THAT SLOW MOTION 
WALK AND 
ENTRANCE? 
>> Reporter: A 
LOT OF DRAMATIC 
FRONTS, EXACTLY. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, MIKE. 
,
>>> FOOTBALL 
FANS ARE GETTING 
SIDELINED FOR 
NOW. 
THE NFL IS 
CANCELING 
PRESEASON GAMES 
DUE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CONCERTS AND 
HERE'S OUR NBC 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
STEPHANIE GOSK. 
ACTUALLY, WE 
WILL TAKE YOU TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
HOLDING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFING. 
,
>>> I THINK WE 
HAVE A WINNER. 
WE ALSO THINK WE 
HAVE OTHER 
COMPANIES RIGHT 
BEHIND THAT ARE 
DOING VERY WELL 
IN THE VACCINES 
LONG AHEAD OF 
SCHEDULE. 
IT IS PART OF 
OPERATION WARP 
SPEED AND WE 
WILL MAKE SURE 
WE RECEIVE AN 
ADDITIONAL 500 
MILLION DOSES 
SHORTLY 
THEREAFTER. 
THIS IS ANOTHER 
CRUCIAL STEP IN 
THE EFFORT TO 
DEVELOP, 
MANUFACTURE AND 
DISTRIBUTE A 
VACCINE IN 
RECORD-BREAKING 
TIME. 
IT IS REALLY A 
VERY SMALL 
FRACTION OF THE 
TIME BASED ON 
PREVIOUS 
SCHEDULES. I 
WANT TO THANK 
THE FDA AND 
EVERYBODY 
INVOLVED. 
THIS IS BEEN AN 
INCREDIBLE 
PROCESSED. 
AS DISCUSSED 
YESTERDAY, THE 
CHINA VIRUS 
POSES THE 
GREATEST THREAT 
TO OUR SENIOR 
CITIZENS AS WE 
ALL KNOW. 
THE MEDIAN AGE 
OF THOSE THAT 
HAVE DIED FROM 
THE VIRUS IS 78 
YEARS OLD. 
NEARLY HALF OF 
THE DEATHS 
OCCURRED AMONG 
THOSE LIVING IN 
NURSING HOMES OR 
LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES. 
THAT IS REALLY 
SOMETHING. 
AND OTHER WORDS, 
APPROXIMATELY 
HALF OF THE 
FATALITIES HAVE 
OCCURRED AMONG 
THE LESS THAN 1% 
OF THE U.S. 
POPULATION. 
INK OF THAT, 
LESS THAN 1%, 
HALF OF THE 
FATALITIES. 
THAT IS JUST SO 
WE KNOW WHAT TO 
LOOK FOR. 
FROM THE 
BEGINNING WE 
HAVE MADE IT OUR 
TOP PRIORITY TO 
SHELTER OUR 
SENIORS. 
IN EARLY MARCH 
WE ANNOUNCE 
GUIDELINES 
SUSPENDING ALL 
MEDICALLY 
UNNECESSARY 
VISITS TO THE 
NURSING HOMES 
AND PRIORITIZED 
RESOURCES FOR 
THOSE 
FACILITIES. 
WE GAVE IT A 
VERY STRONG 
PRIORITY. 
THEME HAS SENT 
SHIPMENTS WITH 
THE THEME 
SENDING 
EQUIPMENT TO 
MANY LOCATIONS 
AND IT GOES 
DIRECTLY TO 
15,400 MEDICAID 
AND MEDICARE 
CERTIFIED 
NURSING HOMES 
THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTRY. 
TODAY I WOULD 
LIKE TO PROVIDE 
AN UPDATE ON 
ADDITIONAL 
ACTIONS WE HAVE 
BEEN ABLE TO TAKE
AND THEY HAVE 
BEEN VERY 
CONSTRUCTIVE. 
FIRST WE ARE 
REQUIRING 
INCREASED 
TESTING OF 
NURSING HOMES 
AND PERSONNEL IN 
STATES WHERE WE 
HAVE THE WORST 
OUTBREAKS. 
ALL PERSONNEL 
WILL BE TESTED 
AT THE HIGHEST 
LEVEL AND WE 
WILL DISTRIBUTE 
15,000 RAPID 
POINT-OF-CARE 
DIAGNOSTIC TO 
SUPPORT THE 
EFFORT AND THESE 
ARE THE TESTS 
WORK TAKES FIVE 
MINUTES OR 15 
MINUTES AND 
THEY'RE VERY 
ACCURATE AND 
VERY GOOD. 
WE ARE SENDING 
THEM ALL OVER 
THE COUNTRY. 
OVER 600 DEVICES 
WILL BE SHIPPED 
THIS WEEK TO 
ADDITIONAL 
FACILITIES. 
SECOND IS HHS 
WILL BE 
DISTRIBUTING AN 
ADDITIONAL $5 
BILLION FROM THE 
PROVIDER RELIEF 
FUND TO ALL 
NURSING HOMES 
AND HIGHER RISK 
AREAS. 
THEY WILL BE 
RECEIVING MORE 
FUNDING. 
THE MONEY CAN BE 
USED TO ADDRESS 
CRITICAL NEEDS 
INCLUDING THE 
HIRING OF 
ADDITIONAL 
STAFF, INCREASE 
IN TESTING AND 
PROVIDING 
TECHNOLOGY 
SUPPORT SO THAT 
RESIDENTS CAN 
CONNECT THEIR 
FAMILIES, AND SO 
THAT THEY CAN 
CONNECT TO THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
THEY ARE HAVING 
A TREMENDOUS 
TIME AND WANT TO 
BE WITH HER 
LOVED ONES AND 
CANNOT DO IT. 
WE ARE WORKING 
IT SO THAT WE 
CAN CONNECT, 
HAVE THEM 
CONNECT WITH 
THEIR FAMILIES 
IF THEY ARE NOT 
ABLE TO VISIT. 
THIRD, WE ARE 
IDENTIFYING 
ESPECIALLY HIGH 
RISK NURSING 
HOMES AND 
SHARING THAT 
INFORMATION WITH 
THE GOVERNORS SO 
THAT THE 
GOVERNORS AND 
THEIR STAFF CAN 
TAKE APPROPRIATE 
ACTION. 
WE ARE ABLE TO 
FIND BECAUSE OF 
THE TESTING 
PROGRAM AND 
OTHER MEANS 
CERTAIN AREAS 
THAT ARE VERY 
HIGH RISK SO 
THAT GOVERNORS 
CAN TAKE ACTION. 
THE CMS, CDC AND 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
THE SERVICE ARE 
PROVIDING 
ENHANCED 
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE AND 
SUPPORT 
INCLUDING VISITS 
TO THE HIGHEST 
RISK NURSING 
HOMES. 
THAT IS THEIR 
PRIORITY RIGHT 
NOW. 
THAT IS NURSING 
HOMES WITH THE 
HIGHEST RISK 
NURSING HOMES. 
CMS AND CDC ARE 
IMPLEMENTING A 
NATIONAL 
TRAINING PROGRAM 
FOCUSING ON 
INFECTION 
CONTROL FOR 
THOSE NURSING 
HOMES THAT NEED 
IT THE MOST. 
WE HAVE THEM 
SURVEYED AND 
MOSTLY 
PINPOINTED. 
OVER THE PAST 
FEW MONTHS WE 
HAVE CREATED A 
SURVEILLANCE 
SYSTEM TO DETECT 
OUTBREAKS AND 
CURRENTLY 99% OF 
ALL NURSING 
HOMES ARE 
REPORTING 
DIRECTLY TO IT. 
WE HAVE A GREAT 
DAY TO. 
WHEN A NURSING 
HOMES HAS THREE 
MORE CASES WE 
ALERT THAT STATE 
AND MAKE SURE 
THEY RESPOND 
VERY QUICKLY. 
WE CHECK ON IT 
AND MAKE SURE 
THEY RESPOND 
VERY QUICKLY. 
I WILL SEND A 
MESSAGE AND 
SUPPORT OF HOPE 
FOR EVERY SENIOR 
CITIZEN DEALING 
WITH THE 
STRUGGLE OF 
ISOLATION AND 
WHAT SHOULD BE 
THE GOLDEN YEARS 
OF YOUR LIFE. 
WE WILL GET TO 
THE OTHER END OF 
THE TUNNEL VERY 
QUICKLY WE HOPE. 
THE LIGHT IS 
STARTING TO SIGN 
AND WE WILL GET 
THERE VERY 
QUICKLY. 
BUT WE SEND OUR 
LOVE AND MESSAGE 
OF LOVE AND 
THAT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
WE ARE WITH YOU 
ALL THE WAY. 
AS FAR AS THE 
OUTBREAK IN THE 
SUNBELT, I SAID 
YESTERDAY THAT 
WE CONTINUE TO 
VIGOROUSLY 
COMBAT THE 
RISING CASES IN 
THE SOUTH AND 
SOUTHWEST, AND 
THE WEST. 
WHERE CLOSELY 
MONITORING AND AT
PRESENTLY ACTING 
TO CONTROL THE 
INFECTION IN 
TEXAS, ARIZONA, 
CALIFORNIA. 
FLORIDA AND 
ARIZONA ARE 
STARTING TO COME 
DOWN. 
THEY ARE ALL 
DOING A GOOD JOB 
AND THEY ARE 
VERY TALENTED 
PEOPLE. 
THERE ARE LIKELY 
A NUMBER OF 
CAUSES FOR THE 
SPIKE IN 
INFECTIONS. 
CASES BEGAN 
RISING IN YOUNG 
AMERICANS 
SHORTLY AFTER 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
AT WHICH YOU 
KNOW VERY WELL 
ABOUT WHICH 
PRESUMABLY 
TRIGGERED A 
BROADER 
RELAXATION OF 
MITIGATION 
EFFORTS 
NATIONWIDE, AND 
A SUBSTANTIAL 
INCREASE IN 
TRAVEL WAS ALSO 
THE CAUSE. 
INCREASE 
GATHERING ON 
HOLIDAYS LIKE 
MEMORIAL DAY AS 
WELL AS THE 
YOUNG PEOPLE 
CLOSELY 
CONGREGATING AT 
THE BARS. 
THAT IS PROBABLY 
OTHER PLACES. 
MAYBE THE BEACHES
. 405 DIFFERENT 
LISTED PLACES 
WITH 12 LISTED 
ON THE GUIDE. 
THAT LIKELY ALSO 
CONTRIBUTED. 
WE ARE ALSO 
SHARING THE 2000 
MILE BORDER WITH 
MEXICO AS WE 
KNOW VERY WELL 
AND THE CASES 
ARE SURGING IN 
MEXICO 
UNFORTUNATELY. 
IT IS A BIG 
PROBLEM FOR 
MEXICO WITH 
CASES SEARCHING 
VERY SHARPLY, 
AND ALL ACROSS 
THE REST OF THE 
WESTERN 
HEMISPHERE. 
257 MILES AMID 
CONSTRUCTED WALL 
ALONG THE 
SOUTHERN BORDER 
HAS HAD A GREAT 
AND POSITIVE 
IMPACT ON PEOPLE 
COMING IN. 
WE HAVE RECORD 
LOW NUMBERS OF 
PEOPLE COMING IN 
ILLEGALLY WHICH 
IS HELPING 
GREATLY. 
WAS REALLY MEANT 
FOR DIFFERENT 
PURPOSE BUT IT 
WORKED OUT VERY 
WELL FOR WHAT WE 
ARE DOING RIGHT 
NOW AND FOR THE 
PANDEMIC. 
NATIONWIDE 
BEYOND THE 
OUTBREAK IN 
SEVERAL STATES 
THE CASES REMAIN 
VERY LOW AND 
STABLE. 
19 STATES HAVE 
POSITIVE TEST 
RATES OF LESS 
THAN 5% AND 8 
STATES HAVE A 
POSITIVE TEST 
RATE OF LESS 
THAN 2%. 
THE NATIONWIDE 
POSITIVE TEST 
RATE DECLINING, 
CURRENTLY 8.8% 
COMPARED TO 60% 
AT THE PEAK IN 
APRIL. 
IT IS COMING 
DOWN FAIRLY 
RAPIDLY. 
TODAY WE 
SURPASSED FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
50 MILLION 
TESTS, FAR MORE 
THAN ANY COUNTRY 
IN THE WORLD. 
INDIA IS SECOND, 
WE BELIEVE, WE 
THANK, 1.4 
BILLION PEOPLE. 
THAT IS ABOUT 12 
MILLION TESTS 
AND WE HAVE 50 
MILLION TESTS. 
WE ARE WORKING 
WITH EVERY STATE 
TO ENSURE THE 
SUPPLY OF 
REMDESIVIR FOR 
THE EARLY CASE 
INTERVENTION. 
WE HAVE TREATMENT
FOR THOSE 
SERIOUSLY ILL 
AND WE ARE 
WORKING VERY 
CLOSELY WITH 
HOSPITALS, 
DOCTORS, NURSING 
HOMES, 
EVERYBODY. 
THE REMDESIVIR 
HAS PROVEN TO BE 
TERRIFIC. 
OUR CASE 
FATALITY RATE 
CONTINUES TO 
DECLINE AND WE 
WANT TO PUSH THE 
RATE EVEN LOWER. 
THERE. 
RESEARCH 
CONTINUES DAILY 
ON NEW AND VERY 
PROMISING 
TREATMENTS 
INCLUDING 
ANTIBODY 
TREATMENTS AND 
THE TREATMENT 
WITH USE OF 
BLOOD THINNERS 
AND STEROIDS. 
A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT THINGS 
ARE HAPPENING 
AND COMING OUT 
THAT WE WOULD 
NOT HAVE KNOWN A 
NUMBER OF MONTHS 
AGO. 
WE ARE DOING 
TREMENDOUSLY 
WELL ON 
THERAPEUTIC 
RESEARCH AND 
TREMENDOUSLY 
WELL ON THE 
VACCINES. 
THANK FULLY AND 
FRANKLY, 
THERAPEUTICALLY 
OR BEYOND THE 
WORD IS SZCZUR, 
THE BEST WORD OF 
ALL. 
WE WILL SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS BUT THAT 
WOULD BE GREAT 
IF WE COULD GO 
INTO THE 
HOSPITAL AND 
JUST YOUR PEOPLE 
AND AT A 
POSITION WHERE 
WE ARE ACTUALLY 
ABLE TO, TO A 
CERTAIN EXTENT 
WITH WHAT WE 
HAVE RIGHT NOW. 
WE THINK IT A 
VERY SHORT 
PERIOD OF TIME 
WE WILL BE ABLE 
TO DO THAT. 
WEAR A MASK, 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANT, 
REPEATEDLY WASH 
YOUR HANDS, 
PRACTICE VERY, 
VERY GOOD, 
SANITARY MEANS. 
YOU HAVE TO DO 
THIS. 
YOU HAVE TO JUST 
LOOK AT IT 
DIFFERENTLY. 
WASH YOUR HANDS 
OFTEN. 
I'M FINDING MORE 
AND MORE PEOPLE 
ARE SAYING, WASH 
YOUR HANDS. 
SO WASH YOUR 
HANDS. 
WE WANT YOUNG 
AMERICANS 
TOAVOID PACKED 
BARS AND CROWDS. 
AS AMERICANS, 
WE'RE GOING TO 
GET THIS 
COMPLETE. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
DO THIS 
PROPERLY. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
DOING THIS 
PROPERLY. 
SECTIONS COME UP 
THAT WE DIDN'T 
ANTICIPATE. 
FOR INSTANCE, 
FLORIDA, TEXAS, 
ET CETERA. 
BUT WE'RE 
WORKING WITH 
VERY TALENTED 
PEOPLE. 
VERY BRILLIANT 
PEOPLE. 
AND IT'S ALL 
GOING TO WORK 
OUT AND IT IS 
WORKING OUT. 
SO WITH THAT, 
I'LL TAKE A FEW 
QUESTIONS, 
PLEASE. 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, I 
JUST WANT TO ASK 
YOU A QUESTION 
OF THE SURGE OF 
VENTILATORS TO 
VARIOUS CITIES. 
THE MAYOR OF 
CHICAGO SAID 
YOU'RE DOING 
THIS TO DIVERT 
ATTENTION TO 
YOUR FAILURES ON 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> WE HAVEN'T 
HAD FAILURES. 
>> YOU ARE 
TARGETING CITIES 
THAT ARE RUN BY 
DEMOCRATS. 
IS THIS A 
POLITICAL STUNT? 
>> YEAH, THE 
CITIES THAT ARE 
UNFORTUNATELY IN 
TROUBLE ARE ALL 
RUN BY 
DEMOCRATS. 
YOU HAVE RADICAL 
LEFT RUNNING 
CITIES LIKE 
CHICAGO AND SOAP 
MANY OTHERS THAT 
WE JUST HAD A 
NEWS CONFERENCE. 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
THAT'S THE WAY 
IT IS. 
THAT'S THE 
FACTS. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
CHICAGO. 
AND YOU LOOK
