HERE
>> Reporter: BACK IN SOUTH BEND 
AS STUDENTS RETURN TO CAMPUS
SOME ARE ALREADY RAISING
CONCERN.
>> SO FAR SOCIALLY DISTANCING 
SEEMS NOT GREAT.
>> Reporter: RISING JUNIOR IS 
WORRIED ABOUT CONTRACTING COVID 
IS TAKING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
>> I DON'T WANT MY SON SICK.
I DON'T WANT HIM GETTING ANYONE 
ELSE SICK.
>> Reporter: EVEN NOTRE DAME'S
PRESIDENT IS FACE CRITICISM 
AFTER POSING FOR THIS PICTURE 
WITH STUDENTS, MAVERICKED BUT 
NOT DISTANCED.
HE LATER APOLOGIZED.
>>  I MADE A MISTAKE
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY
DESPITE THEIR BEST EFFORTS AT 
PREVENTION THERE ARE MEASURES IN
PLACE SHOULD COVID COME TO
CAMPUS
>> WE'LL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE 
TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
TELL YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO 
ACT RESPONSIBLY.
>> Reporter: COLLEGE CAMPUSES 
COMING BACK TO LIFE AS S
>>> GOOD MORNING
I KNOW THIS WEEKEND OF HOT BUT
WE'LL CRANK IT UP A FEW MORE
DEGREES ACROSS THE EAST COAST 
WITH HEAT ADVISORIES PUT IN 
PLACE ACROSS SECTIONS OF
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES
FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO THE HOME OF
RAT
RACHEL RAY
OFFICIALS STATE THAT THE HOME 
DID BELONG TO THE CELEBRITY 
CHEF
IT'S AN ACTIVE SCENE
NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES
RAY'S PUBLICIST SAID RACHEL, HER
HUSBAND JOHN AND THEIR DOG ARE
SAFE
>>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, THOMAS JEFRFERSON, THEY
DOOR ROOSEVELT AND DONALD TRUMP?
THE WHITE HOUSE DENIED HE 
PURSUED TO HAVE HIS LIKENESS
CARVED INTO Mt. RUSHMORE
BUT DID HE SAY IT SOUNDED LIKE A
GOOD IDEA.
REPORT A WHITE HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVE ASKED SOUTH
DAKOTA'S GOVERNOR LAST YEAR 
ABOUT THE PROCESS OF ADDING 
TRUMP'S FACE TO THE MONUMENT
>> STUDENTS LEAVING FOR COLLEGE 
HAVE A FEW EXTRA ITEMS TO PACK
THIS YEAR TO HELP COMBAT
CORONAVIRUS.
IN ADDITION TO THE ESSENTIALS 
ONLY BRING WHAT YOU'LL NEED FOR 
THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF SCHOOL
>> Reporter: AS COLLEGE STUDENTS
HEAD TO CAMPUS THIS FALL THERE
ARE NEW ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT
NEED TO BE HE ADDED.
>> WHOLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
>> Reporter:
>> YOU WANT TO HAVE A BAG THAT'S
ALREADY SORT OF PRE-PACKED YOU
CAN GRAB AND GO.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER ECHO 
SUGGESTION OF A COVID GO BAG
>> INCLUDE EXTRA CLEANING 
SUPPLIES, HAND SANITIZER, 
THERMOMETER TERRIFY, ADDITIONAL 
FACE MASKS AND RUBBER GLOVES
>> Reporter: SECOND BAG FOR 
ITEMS THAT CAN'T BE PACKED IN 
ADVANCE.
>>  YOUR LAPTOP CHARGER, LAPTOP,
PHONE CHARGER, TOILETRYES, THOSE
KIND OF THINGS
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY PACK 
EXTRA OF THE ESSENTIALS.
>> CAN'T RELY ON BEING ABLE TO
PICK UP WHATEVER YOU WANT AT A
MOMENT'S NOTICE THESE DAYS
>> Reporter: IF YOUR STUDENT
BUYS ITEMS ONLINE CHECK WHERE 
THEY ARE DELIVERED TO AVOID 
CARRYING HEAVY BOXES ACROSS 
CAMPUS
>> EVERY COLLEGE CAMPUS IS
DIFFERENT ABOUT WHERE THEY GET
THEIR PACKAGES DELIVERED
>> Reporter: MAKE SURE YOUR 
STUDENT IS PREPARED WITH A LIST 
OF EMERGENCY CONTACT
>> OPINION TO IT YOUR WALL
>> Reporter: DON'T FORGET THE 
BASICS LIKE A GOOD SET OF 
SHEETS, TOWELS, BATH ROBE AND A 
WEIGHTED BLANKET
DECOR MAY NEED TO TAKE A BACK 
SEAT
>> PARE DONWN A LITTLE.
>> AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE DOING
THINGS DIFFERENTLY
>> COLLEGE KIDS WILL BE THE 
HARDEST TO WRANGLE IN HERE
THEY FEEL INDEPENDENT.
NO SUPERVISION, ADULT 
>>> A STAGGERING TOLL.
THE U.S. CROSSES 5 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASES, RAISING NEW
FEARS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AS
PACKED EVENTS ROLL ON DESPITE 
THE PANDEMIC
>>> AND A CURVEBALLIN THE 
BATTLE OVER BENEFITS
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES MATTERS 
INTO HIS OWN HANDS, SIGNING A 
SERIES OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, 
INCLUDING A PAYROLL TAX CUT.
BUT IT COMES WITH A MAJOR CATCH 
FOR THE MILLIONS WAITING ON 
RELIEF
>>> NORTH CAROLINA RATTLED
THE STATE CLEANING UP AFTER 
GETTING ROCKED BY ITS MOST
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE IN A HUNDRED
YEARS.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
♪ ♪
>>> GLAD TO BE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILIP MENA
MILLIONS ARE GEARING UP FOR A 
SCHOOL YEAR LIKE ANY OTHER
AS THE COUNTRY STRUGGLING THE 
CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS.
OVER 5 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED.
NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 
HAS AS MANY CASES.
AT LEAST 163,000 PEOPLE IN THE
U.S. HAVE DIED SINCE THIS 
PANDEMIC STARTED
>> AND STARTLING NUMBERS
AT LEAST 97,000 CHILDREN HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE IN THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS OF JULY.
MORE THAN 7 OUT OF 10 INFECTIONS
CAME FROM THE SOUTH AND THE 
WEST
SO FAR, A TOTAL OF 338,000
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
>>> AS UNEMPLOYMENT LINES GROW, 
1 IN 4 AMERICANS SAY THE
PANDEMIC HAS PUSHED THEM TO TAKE
ON MORE CREDIT CARD DATE
MORE THAN 60% OF CARD HOLDERS 
WORRY THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP
MAKING MINIMUM PAYMENTS.
>>> ANOTHER POSITIVE TEST FOR 
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ROSTER
LED TO THE MLB POSTPONING THEIR 
SERIES AGAINST THE PIRATES
THE TEAM HAS NOT PLAYED SINCE 
JULY 29.
THURSDAY IS THE EARLIEST THEY'LL
RETURN TO THE FIELD.
>>> WITH RISING CASE NUMBERS, 
THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT
GATHERING.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKERS 
HAVE CONVERGED IN SOUTH DAKOTA
NBC'S CATHY PARK JOINS US WITH
THE VERY LATEST.
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE LARGEST 
MOTORCYCLE RALLIES IN THE WORLD 
ROLLED INTO STURGIS, SOUTH
CAROLINA
AS IT ENTERS ITS FOURTH DAY, THE
COUNTRY MARKED A GRIM MILESTONE.
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
DEEPENING.
WITH THE COUNTRY HITTING 5
MILLION CASES.
THESE FIVE STATES COMBINED
MAKING UP MORE THAN 40% OF THE
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE DEATH TOLL
TOPPED 10,000.
IN VENTURA COUNTY, SCREAMING, 
SLAPPING, AND SHOVING DURING A
CLASH AHEAD OF CHURCH, WHERE PRO
MASK DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED.
EMOTIONS RUNNING HIGH HERE
WHERE THEY'RE DEFYING STATEWIDE 
ORDERS WITH INDOOR SERVICES.
>> THIS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GIVE 
US OUR RIGHTS, GOD GAVE US THESE
RIGHTS
>> Reporter: IN THE HOT SPOT
STATE OF TEXAS, HEALTH OFFICIALS
REPORTED A RECORD HIGH
POSITIVITY RATE, CLIMBING SINCE 
THE END OF JULY.
IN GEORGIA, THIS PHOTO SHOWS
STUDENTS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN
A HALLWAY, THE SCHOOL IS NOW
CLOSED AFTER SIX STUDENTS AND 
THREE STAFF MEMBERS TESTED
POSITIVE
THE SCHOOL SUSPENDED HANNA
WATERS, WHO POSTED THE IMAGES 
AND THEN REVERSED THEIR 
DECISION
>> I KNEW WALKING IN MASKS
WEREN'T MANDATORY, BUT I DID
TRUST THEM TO KEEP US SAFE
>> Reporter: AND MORE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE STATE OF COLLEGE
SPORTS
THE BIG TEN ANNOUNCING THEY'LL
SLOW DOWN PRESEASON FOOTBALL
PRACTICES, WITH NO PADS OR FULL 
CONTACT AMONG ATHLETES
THIS AFTER THE MID AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE POSTPONED ALL FALL 
SPORTS
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE FALLOUT IS 
JUST BEGINNING
>> I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A 
SEASON IN THE FALL
I HOPE AND PRAY I'M WRONG.
BUT THERE'S JUST TOO MANY 
CHALLENGES
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO THREAD A
NEEDLE FROM 100 YARDS.
THERE'S TOO MANY THINGS THAT CAN
GO WRONG
>> Reporter: BUT THE PANDEMIC IS
NOT SLOWING DOWN THE ANNUAL 
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, WHERE 
PEOPLE PACKED MAIN STREET, BARS 
AND CONCERT VENUES
>> NOBODY WANTS TO BE THE GUINEA
PIG.
IT COULD GO RIGHT OR WRONG
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.
>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY 
THEY'VE ALREADY HAD A PRETTY
GOOD TURNOUT
ON AVERAGE, THEY GET ABOUT
450,000 TO 500,000 ATTENDEES PER
YEAR
ALREADY SO FAR, THE TURNOUT HAS 
BEEN ON PAR WITH PAST YEARS.
PHILIP
>> KATHY, THANK YOU.
>>> NEW FALLOUT OVER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S ATTEMPT TO BYPASS 
CONGRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
CRITICS SLAMMED THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS TO PAUSE PAYROLL TAXES,
SAYING IT'S NOT ENOUGH
AND ALSO UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
NBC'S KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: SARAH GUARD IS 
FURLOUGHED FROM HER JOB.
>> IT'S A LOT OF ESSENTIALS THAT
WE'RE HAVING TO SAY NOPE, NOT 
THIS MONTH
>> THIS IS THE PAYMENT RELIEF.
>> Reporter: AMONG THE
PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ACTIONS, A
NEW FORMULA FOR FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
$400 WEEKLY, INSTEAD OF $600
WITH STATES REQUIRED TO 
CONTRIBUTE $100.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI SAYS 
THAT JUST WON'T WORK
>> HE'S SAYING STATES HAVE THE
MONEY.
NO, THEY DON'T
THEY HAVE EXPENSES FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
THEY HAVE LOST REVENUE
>> Reporter: ONLY CONGRESS CAN
MAKE TAX LAW
BUT THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE CAN 
PUT A SHORT-TERM HOLD ON
COLLECTING PAYROLL TAXES, WHICH 
FUNDS SOCIAL SECURITY AND 
MEDICARE
FOR THOSE EARNING UNDER 
$100,000
>> THIS WILL MEAN BIGGER
PAYCHECKS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
>> Reporter: BUT WAIT, THAT 
DEFERRED TAX WOULD STILL BE OWED
NEXT YEAR, UNLESS CONGRESS
AGREES TO WAIVE IT
A BIG UNKNOWN.
>> I PLAN TO FORGIVE THESE
TAXES.
>> Reporter: STEVEN MNUCHIN 
DESCRIBED THAT TAX SAVINGS AS A 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN PROMISE
>> WHEN HE'S RE-ELECTED, HE WILL
PUSH THROUGH LEGISLATION TO 
FORGIVE THAT
SO IT WILL TURN INTO A PAYROLL
TAX CUT.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
CALLED THE UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK AN
INCENTIVE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED TO 
FIND WORK.
>> I DON'T NEED TO BE 
INCENTIVIZED TO GET BACK TO 
WORK
I WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK TO
MUCH
PANDEMICS, THEY DO END
I'M ASKING FOR ENOUGH HELP TO 
GET TO THE END
>> AND THANKS TO KELLY O'DONNELL
FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> THE VIRUS HAS LEFT THE
AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
DISARRAY
WHILE SOME STUDENTS ARE GEARING 
UP FOR ONLINE CLASSES, OTHERS 
ARE ALREADY COMING HOME FROM
SCHOOL WITH COVID-19
IN FLORIDA, TEACHER'S UNIONS ARE
THREATENING TO STRIKE.
CHRIS PALLONE HAS THE LATEST
CHRIS, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILIP
IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 
HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, 
THE ORLANDO AREA, ONE TO HAVE 
BIGGEST SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE 
STATE.
HOWEVER, YOU WON'T SEE ANY
SCHOOL BUSES OR PARENTS DROPPING
CHILDREN OFF AT BUILDINGS LIKE
THIS ONE JUST YET BECAUSE THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE HAVE
DECIDED THAT THE FIRST NINE DAYS
OF SCHOOL WILL BE ONLINE ONLY.
STUDENTS WILL REMAIN AT HOME AND
LEARN ON THEIR COMPUTERS AND
iPADS.
THEN ON AUGUST 21st, PARENTS WHO
OPTED TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN DO 
IN-PERSON LEARNING, THEY'LL COME
TO THESE BUILDINGS HERE.
PARENT HAD TO SAY WHAT THEY 
WANTED THEIR CHILDREN TO DO IN
JULY IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
37% SAID THEY WANT THEIR
CHILDREN TO GO TO PHYSICAL
SCHOOL
63% SAY NO, WE'RE KEEPING THE 
KIDS AT HOME
IT'S A DECISION BEING MADE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FRAUGHT WITH
PERIL AS FAMILIES DECIDE WHAT IS
SAFEST OR BEST FOR THEM.
RIGHT NOW IN FLORIDA, THERE ARE 
AT LEAST THREE LAWSUITS THAT ARE
TRYING TO OVERTURN A STATE
RULING THAT SAYS THAT EVERY 
SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST OFFER
IN-PERSON EDUCATION.
IT'S UNKNOWN HOW THOSE LAWSUIT
ALSO GO.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THE STATE
REQUIRES THAT EVERY SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL HAVE TO OFFER SOME
SORT OF IN-CLASSROOM TRAINING 
FOR STUDENTS THIS FALL
IN WINTER GARDEN FLORIDA, I'M 
CHRIS PALLONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
>>> NOW TO A RARE AND POWERFUL
EARTHQUAKE THAT SHOOK THE EAST
COAST.
THE 5.1 MAGNITUDE JOLT NEAR THE 
BORDER OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
VIRGINIA WAS THE MOST POWERFUL
VIRGINIA THAT HAS FELT IN NEARLY
A HUNDRED YEARS.
NBC'S RON ALLEN HAS THIS REPORT.
>> Reporter: WITHOUT WARNING, 
SPARTA STARTED SHAKING, AN
EARTHQUAKE STRIKING NEAR THIS 
SLEEPY NORTH CAROLINA TOWN
CHRISTOPHER AND LAURA CARTER
WERE TRYING TO SLEEP IN.
>> YOU COULD HEAR THE RUMBLING
OF COURSE, WE FELT THE SHAKING
IT WAS LIKE A WAKEUP, AND IT WAS
LIKE, THAT WAS AN WAIK
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN NEARLY 
100 YEARS SINCE ANYTHING THIS 
POWERFUL HAS STRUCK NORTH 
CAROLINA
AT LEAST 45,000 DID YOU FEEL IT 
REPORTS TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL
REPORTS SOON AFTER
RESIDENTS ALONG THE EASTERN 
SEABOARD FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAYING THEY
FELT IT, TOO
>> THERE'S TONS OF OLD FAULTS 
FROM WHEN THE EAST COAST WAS
MORE ACTIVE, MILLIONS OF YEARS
AGO.
AND ANY OF THOSE CAN BE 
REACTIVATED.
>> Reporter: IN SPARTA, 
WIDESPREAD MINIMAL DAMAGE SAYS
THE MAYOR.
HOUSES WITH CRACKED WALLS AND 
FOUNDATIONS, ITEMS KNOCKED OFF
SHELVES.
>> IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, BUT YOU 
GO OUT AND PICK THE BRICKS UP 
AND MOVE ON.
>> Reporter: SO WITH
EARTHQUAKES, YOU KNOW THERE ARE 
AFTERSHOCKS.
YOU READY FOR THAT
>> NO.
BUT WE'RE EXPECTING IT
>> Reporter: NOT QUITE THE BIG
ONE, BUT STILL, THE MOST INTENSE
JOLT MANY NEAR THE EPICENTER
HAVE EVER FELT
RON ALLEN, NBC NEWS.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
AND IN NORTH CAROLINA OF ALL
PLACES
>> YEAH, RIGHT
>> LET'S BRING IN AREA
NECESSARIA WEBB.
HOW IS MONDAY LOOKING?
>> HEY, HAPPY MONDAY, YOU TWO.
MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE DO HAVE WARM TEMPERATURES
THAT ARE SURGING ACROSS THE EAST
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE 77 DEGREES FOR NEW YORK 
CITY, BOSTON, YOU'RE AT 73
MY CONCERN IS TODAY WE HAVE HEAT
ADVISORIES AND ALERTS THAT ARE
GOING TO GO IN PLACE, EXPANDING 
FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. TO THE
TRISTATE AREA.
JUST CHECK, WE STILL HAVE 
250,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL 
WITHOUT POWER, AND WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES THAT 
ARE GOING TO EXCEED THE 
FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE NEAR 100
DEGREES.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO THE OHIO VALLEY, CLEVELAND 
TODAY LOTS OF SUNSHINE
A FEW STORMS FROM KANSAS CITY 
ALL THE WAY INTO COLORADO 
SPRINGS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST.
SO HOPEFULLY WE GET THAT POWER
BACK ON.
THIS IS KIND OF THAT DANGEROUS
HEAT FOR NEW YORK CITY
>> YEAH, IT IS
FINGERS CROSSED FOR THAT
JANESSA, THANK YOU
>>> THEY SAY ACT LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN THERE BEFORE, BUT COLLIN 
MORIKAWA HADN'T BEEN
SO WHEN HE HOISTED THAT VICTORY,
HE DROPPED THE TOP OF THE 
TROPHY
HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TOP BACK 
ON
OVERALL, A FANTASTIC W
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, A GEORGIA 
FAMILY IS DEMANDING ANSWERS 
AFTER A POLICE OFFICER FIRED
SHOTS AT A CAR WITH FIVE
CHILDREN INSIDE.
STATE AUTHORITIES ARE NOW 
INVESTIGATING WHAT HAPPENED 
DURING THAT CHAOTIC TRAVEL SPOT.
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
STORY.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINERS
>> THEY'RE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
YOU SEE THEY'RE KIDS AND YOU'RE 
STILL SHOOTING
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING.
>> SHOT AT HER
>> Reporter: AFTER HE FIRED 
REPEATEDLY AT THE VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE MINERS.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO GET 
LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION IN THE
CAR.
THREE MINERS GOT OUT AND RAN
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER SAME TO 
HELP, THE CAR DROVE TOWARD THAT 
OFFICER WHO STARTED SHOOTING
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE CAR, A
15 AND 16-YEAR-OLD, BOTH FACING 
CHARGES, INCLUDING DRIVING
WITHOUT A LICENSE, AGGRAVATED 
ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER, AND BOTH 
CHARGED WITH WEAPONS POSSESSION.
THEIR FATHER TOLD THE LOCAL 
STATION THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THEIR MOTHER
>> THOSE ARE MY CHILDREN, MAN.
>> Reporter: NOW THE LOCAL NAACP
IS DEMANDING RELEASE OF THE 
POLICE BODY CAMERA
>> THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS
A 9 AND 12-YEAR-OLD WERE HAVING 
GUNS FIRED IN THEIR PRESENT.
SO OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF
FORCE THAT WAS USED.
>> Reporter: THE GBI SAYS NO
OFFICERS WERE INJURED, AND TWO
PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
SO FAR, THE GBI HAS INVESTIGATED
59 OFFICER
>>> SUNDAY MARKED THE 75th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1945 U.S.
ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASAKI, 
JAPAN.
THE ATTACK KILLED AN ESTIMATED
75,000 PEOPLE, MOSTLY CIVILIANS.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF SURVIVORS,
REG
RELATIVES GATHERED FOR A SMALL
CEREMONY
THEY ROSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT
AT 11:02 A.M., THE EXACT TIME OF
THE BLAST.
>>> ONE OF THE REGIONS HIT
HARDEST WAS THE NAVAJO NATION.
BUT NOW THEY'RE FINALLY WINNING 
THE BATTLE AFTER FLATTENING THE 
KUFB
NBC'S CYNTHIA McFADDEN HAS THEIR
STORY.
>> Reporter: YOU MIGHT THINK THE
VASTNESS OF NAVAJO NATION WOULD 
HAVE SPARED THESE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH.
BUT THE CORONAVIRUS DID NOT PASS
THEM BY.
LIKE MANY HERE, CRYSTAL AND HER 
FAMILY LIVE FAR OFF THE GRID
>> IT HIT OUR RELATIVES AND 
PEOPLE THAT WE KNEW AND LOVE AND
RESPECTED.
>> Reporter: HER FEAR CENTERED
ON HER 9-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAS A
RARE LUNG CONDITION.
SO THEY'VE BEEN ON LOCKDOWN 
SINCE MARCH.
>> IT HAS FORCED ME AS A MOTHER 
TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO I PROTECT 
MY CHILDREN?
>> Reporter: IT'S A QUESTION
MANY ASK, BUT ESPECIALLY HERE 
WHERE THE CORONAVIRUS HAS KILLED
MORE PEOPLE PER CAPITA THAN IN
ANY U.S. STATE
PERVASIVE HEALTH DISPARITIES, 
SYSTEMIC POVERTY, AND THE LACK
OF ACCESS TO RUNNING WATER
CREATED A PERFECT STORM TO THE
DEADLY VIRUS
BUT AGAINST THOSE ODDS, 
SOMETHING INCREDIBLE HAPPENED.
NAVAJO NATION FLATTENED THE 
CURVE.
>> EARLY ON, WE WERE SEEING 
POSITIVITY RATES IN THE 30% TO
40% RATE
SO INCREDIBLY HIGH, WHICH JUST
TOLD US WE NEEDED TO DO MUCH
MORE TESTING
>> Reporter: AND THEY DID.
LEADERS SET UP STRICT CURFEWS 
EVERY NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. WITH 
STEEP TYPES FOR DISOBEYING
>> WE HAD LOCKDOWNS, MUCH 
TOUGHER THAN THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY.
YOU SEE PEOPLE HERE WEARING 
MASKS WITH 100% COMPLIANCE
>> WHY DID THEY ACT SO QUICKLY
>> I THINK THAT THEY KNOW THEIR 
HISTORY, AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY
CAN'T COUNT ON OTHER PEOPLE TO
SOLVE THIS FOR THEM.
>> IT'S FAIR TO SAY AS LONG AS
WE'VE BEEN KEEPING STATISTICS 
ABOUT SUCH MINGS, IT HAS BEEN 
CLEAR THAT NATIVE AMERICANS FAIR
LESS WELL WHEN IT COMES TO
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FAIR TO
SAY.
INADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
AND BASIC HEALTH CARE 
INFRASTRUCTURE
>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT A
QUESTION OF RACE, BUT OF RACISM 
ESSENTIALLY.
>> OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
>> Reporter: IT'S A HISTORY HE
KNOWS TOO WELL
WHILE HE'S PROUD THAT HIS PEOPLE
FLATTENED THE CURVE, HE SAYS THE
CRISIS IS NOT OVER
>> THIS IS SERIOUS
IT'S LIFE OR DEATH
>> Reporter: WHAT SHOULD THE
REST OF AMERICA KNOW
>> THAT WE'RE IN A WAR
WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE NAVAJO NATION HOPES PEOPLE
SEE WHAT HAPPENED HERE AS A 
CAUTIONARY TALE.
>> LOOK AT THE NAVAJO NATION AS 
A CASE STUDY
>> YOU'RE SAYING PUBLIC HEALTH
GUIDELINES WORK IF YOU DO THEM
>> LISTEN TO YOUR PROFESSIONALS.
I ALWAYS SAY THE ADMINISTRATION 
UP IN D.C., I WISH THEY WOULD DO
THE SAME, EVEN THE STATE
>>> HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYONE
WE HAVE HEAT THAT'S GOING TO
BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
90s FOR THE UPPER MIDWEST.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THESE
STRONG STORMS.
THEY'LL CONTINUE TO SLIDE TO THE
EAST WITH SCATTERE
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH A
REMARKABLE STORY
A GIFT FROM THE HEART.
AND A LOTTO WINNER WHO GAVE IT
AWAY AT A TIME WHEN SHE NEEDED
IT MOST.
>> Reporter: LIKE SO MANY DURING
THIS PANDEMIC, SHA TARRA SIMS 
HAS BEEN STRUGGLING.
BUT HER LUCK CHANGED LAST MONTH,
WHEN SHE AND HER DAUGHTER FOUND 
A SINGLE DOLLAR BILL OUTSIDE OF 
A KANSAS CITY SUPERMARKET.
>> MY DAUGHTER SAID MOM, GET A
SCRATCHOFF
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT 
COULD HAPPEN, LOSE A DOLLAR?
SO I THOUGHT IT AND I WON $100
SHE JUST SAID LET'S GIVE IT TO
THE OFFICER THAT GOT SHOT.
>> Reporter: WHAT DID YOU THINK 
WHEN SHE TOLD HER THAT
>> I TEARED UP AND AGREED 
IMMEDIATELY.
>> Reporter: THAT WAS AN
ENORMOUS SACRIFICE FOR THE
SINGLE MOM WHEN SHE NEEDED THE
MONEY.
IT WAS HER WAY OF GIVING BACK 
YEARS AFTER POLICE FROM THAT
SAME DEPARTMENT HELPED HER
DURING A TIME OF PROFOUND GRIEF.
PROVIDING COMFORT AND SUPPORT 
AFTER HER 19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
WAS MURDERED
>> THE DETECTIVE THAT WORKED HER
CASE FROM THE KANSAS CITY POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THAT MAN WAS A
GUARDIAN ANGEL FOR ME IN MY TIME
OF NEED.
HE CALLED AROUND THE CLOCK
HE CAME BY TO SEE ME
PEOPLE WOULD SAY HE DID HIS JOB,
BUT HE DID MORE THAN HIS JOB
>> Reporter: AND YOU NEVER
FORGOT THAT?
>> NO, HOW COULD I
NO
>> Reporter: BUT HER $100 GIFT
DIDN'T STAY A SECRET A LONG.
KANSAS CITY, OHIO POLICE
SERGEANT JACOB TRACKED HER DOWN,
TELLING HER STORY ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA.
>> WE WERE BLOWN AWAY WITH
RESPONSES AND COMMENTS, PEOPLE
WANTING TO REACH OUT, SAID HOW
CAN WE GET AHOLD OF THIS WOMAN
>> Reporter: THE OFFICERS WERE
SO TOUCHED BY HER GENEROSITY, 
THEY STARTED A GO FOUND ME, 
RAISING MORE THAN $156,000
YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT ATTENTION
YOU JUST WANTED TO DO IT FOR YOU
AND YOUR DAUGHTERS
>> RIGHT
YOUR PARENTS TELL YOU ALL THE 
TIME, BE A BLESSING TO ONE AND
SOMEONE WILL BE A BLESSING TO 
YOU.
THAT'S TRUE.
>> THAT IS AN AMAZING LESSON
EVERY LAYER OF THAT STORY IS
AMAZING IN ITSELF.
YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
>> I THINK IT'S THE ULTIMATE
STORY OF GOOD FAITH AND GOOD
KARMA TURNING $1 INTO $156,000
>> WE CAN ALL LEARN A LITTLE
SOMETHING FROM THAT.
>> WE HOPE SO.
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS TODAY.
KYLIE JENNER TURNS 23.
RETIRED BOXER RIDDICK BOWE TURNS
53
AND ANTONIO BANDERAS IS 60 YEARS
OLD.
>> THANKS FOR STARTI
>>> 5 MILLION CORONAVIRUS CASES 
AND NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN
THE U.S. CROSSES INTO 
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY, WHILE
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES PANDEMIC
RELIEF INTO HIS OWN HANDS.
COMING UNDER FIRE FROM CRITICS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE
>>> UPROAR IN GEORGIA.
TWO POLICE OFFICERS PUT ON LEAVE
AFTER OPENING FIRE ON A CAR FULL
OF CHILDREN.
THE FAMILY'S SEARCH FOR ANSWERS 
THIS MORNING
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A FIRE
RIPPED THROUGH THE HOME OF
RACHAEL RAY.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT 
SPARKED THE INFERNO IS JUST 
GETTING UNDER WAY.
>>> THE NEW CONCERNS FOR COLLEGE
FOOTBALL SEASON AS HEAD WINDS 
HIT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M FIPHILIP MENA.
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
THE DECISION TO SEND STUDENTS 
BACK TO SCHOOL IS GETTING MORE
DIFFICULT.
FIVE STATES MAKE UP 40% OF THE
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE DEATH TOLL
HAS TOPPED 10,000.
>> IN NEW YORK, THE POSITIVITY
RATE DROPPED TO 0.78, THE LOWEST
IT'S BEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN.
PROGRESS LIKE THAT HAS LED THE
GOVERNOR THE OKAY TO RESUME 
IN-PERSON CLASSES IN THE FALL.
>> THIS SCHOOL IN DALLAS, 
GEORGIA IS SWITCHING TO VIRTUAL 
CLASSES AFTER REPORTING NINE
CASES OF COVID
THE SCHOOL CAME UNDER FIRE AFTER
THIS PHOTO WENT VIRAL.
>>> DISNEY PLANS TO SHORTEN 
HOURS AT ITS FLORIDA THEME PARK 
AFTER EARNINGS DROPPED 85%
STARTING SEPTEMBER 8, MAGIC 
KINGDOM AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS 
WILL CLOSE AN HOUR EARLY
>>> NEW ZEALAND CELEBRATES A
MAJOR MILESTONE.
100 DAYS WITHOUT ANY CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
THE COUNTRY IMPLEMENTED A STRICT
LOCKDOWN, CLOSING THEIR BORDERS 
TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN 
PRAISED FOR HER LEADERSHIP
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>>> NEW FALLOUT THIS MORNING
OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTEMPT
TO BYPASS CONGRESS FOR
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER -- PROVIDE
RELIEF FOR STUDENT BORROWERS, 
RESTORE LIMITED UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS AND SUSPEND COLLECTION 
ON PAYROLL TAXES
BUT EACH COMES WITH MAJOR 
CAVEATS.
FOR MORE, LET'S GET TO SCOTT
McFARLAND.
CRITICS HERE ARE CALLING THESE
ORDERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
>> Reporter: THE SENATE 
DEMOCRATIC LEADER CALLS THEM
SWISS CHEESE, BECAUSE THEY'RE SO
FULL OF HOLES.
THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON BEGINS
WITH A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY OVER
WHETHER THE PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE ORDER ALSO HELP, WILL 
FAIL, OR TRIGGER A NEW ROUND OF 
NEGOTIATIONS FOR A RESCUE 
PACKAGE TO TREAT THE AILING U.S.
ECONOMY.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE $400 
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT HE'S 
ORDERED.
THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER WOULD TAKE
EFFECT IN EVERY STATE, BUT IT 
WOULD BE PARTLY PAID FOR BY THE 
STATES
IT'S UNCLEAR IF STATES WITH 
BUDGET CRISES CAN AFFORD THE
MONEY.
THEY CAN GET THE CHECKS OUT ANY 
TIME SOON.
IT'S LESS MONEY THAN THE
DEMOCRATS SAW IT
THERE'S A DELAY, A POSTPONEMENT 
IN THE PAYMENT OF THE PAYROLL 
TAX FOR MANY AMERICAN WORKERS.
DEMOCRATS SAY THAT WOULD STARVE 
THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND
AND MEDICARE
THERE ARE ALSO DEBATES ERUPTING 
IN WASHINGTON WHETHER ANY OF
THIS IS CONSTITUTIONAL
>> WHETHER IT'S ILLEGAL OR NOT
TAKES TIME TO FIGURE OUT
I ASSOCIATE MY REMARKS WITH 
SENATOR SASS WHO SAYS IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
MY CONSTITUTIONAL ADVISERS TELL 
ME IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
BELIEVES IT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
TEMPORARILY SUSPEND TAX 
COLLECTIONS.
SO WE'RE BANKING ON THAT
>> THE PRESIDENT TOLD REPORTERS 
HE HEARD FROM DEMOCRATS ABOUT 
REOPENING NEGOTIATIONS ON A 
RESCUE PLAN, BUT TWO DEMOCRATS
SAID THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT
BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS.
THAT'S THE STORY THIS MORNING IN
WASHINGTON
I'M SCOTT McFARLAND.
NOW BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, SCOTT, THANK YOU
FOR THE UPDATE
>>> MILLIONS ARE GEARING UP FOR 
A SCHOOL YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER, 
FROM HYBRID SYSTEMS TO CHANGES
IN THE WAY CLASSROOMS ARE BEING 
SET UP
OUR KERRY SANDERS TAKES A LOOK
AT WHAT ONE SCHOOL IS DOING TO
REOPEN SAFELY.
>> Reporter: SCHOOL, NOW WITH A 
WHOLE NEW SET OF RULES AND
CHANGES AT EVERY TURN.
WE FIRST MET COLLIER COUNTY 
SUPERINTENDENT CAM LA PATTON IN 
MAY.
BACK THEN --
>> 160 HERE, SOCIAL DISTANCE, 
44
25% ONLY
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THE 
OTHER KIDS
>> Reporter: AND NOW THE ANSWER.
>> SO OUR SOLUTION IS GOING TO
BE HAVING THE KIDS START THEIR
DAY IMMEDIATELY IN THEIR
CLASSROOM.
>> INSTEAD OF CONGREGATING IN 
THE HALLWAYS
>> CORRECT
>> Reporter: BACK THEN HOW WOULD
STUDENTS SIT
AND NOW?
>> THE DESKS ARE NOT SIX FEET 
APART, BUT -- 
>> WITH MASKS, WE CAN STILL 
UTILIZE THE WHOLE ROOM AND IT 
WORKS.
>> BECAUSE
>> WE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO
GIVE US THAT GUIDANCE.
>> NO ONE GETS A LOCKER.
WATER FOUNTAINS SHUT DOWN.
FOR THE YOUNG STUDENTS HERE,
THIS MAY SEEM OVERWHELMING
>> MY MASK PROTECTS YOU, YOUR 
MASK PROTECTS ME
WE COME AND HELLO.
>> Reporter: ADMINISTRATORS AND 
TEACHERS HIDDEN BEHIND MASKS, 
PUTTING THEIR PICTURES ON 
BUTTONS.
STUDENTS STILL GET RECESS, BUT
THE PLAYGROUND IS SPLIT, KEEPING
KIDS FROM DIFFERENT CLASSES FROM
MINGLING
WITH 45,000 STUDENTS HERE, THE
ADDED COST DUE OH TO
CORONAVIRUS, $26 MILLION
ESSENTIALLY A COVID SURCHARGE OF
$578 PER STUDENT
>> THIS HAS NOT BEEN
INEXPENSIVE.
>> NO.
>> IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, 35% 
OF THE STUDENTS DECIDED TO TAKE 
THEIR CLASSES ONLINE
LIVE, WITH A TEACHER
THE ONE ADVANTAGE TO THIS, IF 
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN THE
SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE TO CLOSE 
THE SCHOOL DOWN, EVERYONE CAN 
PIVOT TO ONLINE CLASSES.
OVER AT GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL,
A MORE COMPLICATED PUZZLE.
NOW TO TEACH 1760 STUDENTS 120
SUBJECTS WITH ONLY 76 TEACHERS, 
WITH A MAX OF 18 STUDENTS PER 
CLASS.
A PROBLEM KEEPING HIGH SCHOOL 
PRINCIPAL TOBIN WALCOTT UP AT 
NIGHT.
WHEN DID THE ANSWERS COME TO YOU
ABOUT THIS
>> SOMETIMES AT 2:30 IN THE 
MORNING.
>> Reporter: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS 
FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW
WILL THERE BE FOOTBALL
NO ANSWER THAT
BUT THE BAND WILL PLAY APART
TROMBONES NINE FEET APART.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL, ANYTHING BUT
BACK-TO-NORMAL
KERRY SANDERS, NBC NEWS, COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
>>> A MAJOR PLAY IN COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL AFTER THE MID AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE BECAME THE FIRST TO
CANCEL THEIR FALL FOOTBALL
SEASON
OFFICIALS FROM THE POWER FIVE 
CONFERENCES REPORTEDLY HAD AN 
EMERGENCY MEETING OVER THE
WEEKEND TO DISCUSS THE
POSSIBILITY OF CANCELING THEIR
SEASONS, AS WELL
AND IN BASEBALL, THE ST. LOUIS
CARDINALS SERIES AGAINST THE
PIRATES HAS BEEN POSTPONED AFTER
ANOTHER CARDINALS PLAYER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
ST. LOUIS HASN'T PLAYED A GAME
SINCE JULY 29th.
>>> FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL 
MACRON LED A MEETING WHICH
PRESIDENT TRUMP ATENTED.
ORGANIZERS SAY DONORS PLEDGED 
$298 MILLION IN AID TO BEIRUT 
AFTER LAST WEEK'S DEVASTATING 
EXPLOSION.
THE TRAGEDY LED TO DAYS OF
PROTEST IN LEBANON
FOR MORE ON THIS, HERE'S NBC'S
REPORTER
>> Reporter: AFTER THE MASSIVE
PROTEST WE SAW HERE, PEOPLE ARE 
BACK ON THE STREETS CLASHING
AGAIN WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
PEOPLE ARE JUST SO ANGRY ABOUT
THIS BLAST HERE ON TUESDAY
AND THEY ABSOLUTELY BLAME THE 
GOVERNMENT FOR WHAT HAPPENED
>> THE PRESIDENT SAID IT'S AN 
ACCIDENT
IT'S A CRIME, NOT AN ACCIDENT.
AND THEY ARE NOT MARTYRS, THEY
ARE VICTIMS.
>> THEY HAVE THE REAL AUTHORITY.
THAT'S WHY WE WILL NOT GET OUT
OF THE STREETS UNTIL OUR NEEDS
ARE MET, UNTIL THE NEW ELECTIONS
AND ALL THREE PILLARS OF OUR
GOVERNMENT ARE TAKEN DOWN.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE ARE TELLING 
ME THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE 
RESIGNATION OF THE COUNTRY'S
INFORMATION MINISTER
WHAT THEY WANT IS FOR THE WHOLE 
GOVERNMENT TO FALL
THEY SAY DECADES OF CORRUPTION
AND NEPOTISM AND MISMANAGEMENT, 
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUFFERING 
LED TO THIS BLAST ON TUESDAY
THAT KILL SOD MANY PEOPLE AND 
HAVE DESTROYED THE CITY.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF AGER IN
THE STREETS.
THEY SAY THIS IS NO LONGER A
PROTEST MOVEMENT
NOW IT'S AN UPRISING
>>> A GEORGIA FAMILY IS 
DEMANDING ANSWERS AFTER A POLICE
OFFICER FIRED SHOTS AT A CAR
WITH FIVE CHILDREN INSIDE.
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING 
WHAT HAPPENED DURING THAT 
CHAOTIC TRAFFIC STOP
BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINE MINORS.
>> THEY'RE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO AN 
OFFICER --
>> SHOT AT HER -- 
>> Reporter: -- FIRING AT THE 
VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE KIDS.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
A WAY CROSS POLICE OFFICER TRIED
TO GET LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION
ON THE CAR
THREE MINORS, AGES 9, 12, 14, 
GOT OUT AND RAN.
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER GAME TO 
HELP, THE CAR DROVE TOWARD THAT 
OFFICER WHO STARTED SHOOTING
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE CAR, A
15 AND 16-YEAR-OLD, BOTH FACING 
CHARGES, INCLUDING DRIVING
WITHOUT A LICENSE, AGGRAVATED 
ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER, AND BOTH 
CHARGED WITH WEAPONS POSSESSION.
THEIR FATHER TOLD THE LOCAL 
STATION THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THE MOTHER
NOW THE LOCAL NAACP IS DEMANDING
RELEASE OF THE POLICE BODY
CAMERA AND DASH CAM VIDEO.
>> THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS
A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 12-YEAR-OLD
WERE SUBJECT TO HAVING GUNS 
FIRED IN THEIR PRESENCE OR
AROUND THEM.
SO OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF
FORCE USED
>> Reporter: TWO OFFICERS HAVE
BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE 
LEAVE.
SO FAR, THE GBI HAS INVESTIGATED
59 OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN
GEORGIA THIS YEAR, INCLUDING
FOUR THIS WEEKEND ALONE.
>>> NOW TO NORTH CAROLINA WHERE 
PEOPLE WERE SHAKEN BY A RARE
EVENT.
WITHOUT WARNING, A 5.1
EARTHQUAKE STRUCK NEAR THE
BORDER WITH VIRGINIA
IT HAS BEEN NEARLY 100 YEARS
SINCE A JOLT THIS POWERFUL HIT
THE AREA
PEOPLE FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAID EVEN THEY 
FELT IT.
OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
BUT MINIMAL DAMAGE
>>> A BOTCHED PRIMARY IN THE
COMMONWEALTH
PUERTO RICO WAS FORCED TO 
PARTIALLY SUSPEND VOTING FOR
PRIMARIES OVER LACK OF BALLOTS
SOME VOTING CENTERS HAD TO
RESCHEDULE VOTING AFTER NOT 
RECEIVING ANY BALLOTS.
THE GOVERNOR, WHO IS UP FOR 
RE-ELECTION, CALLED IT
UNACCEPTABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS.
SHE'S DEMANDING THE HEAD OF THE 
ELECTIONS COMMISSION STEP DOWN
HER OPPONENT CALLED IT AN 
EMBARRASSMENT FOR PUERTO RICO.
>>> LET'S SEE HOW WE'RE STARTING
THE WEEK OFF WEATHER WISE.
LET'S GET A CHECK WITH JANESSA
WEB.
GOOD MORNING
>> HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE A DIRE SITUATION 
THAT'S SETTING UP ACROSS THE
TRISTATE AREA.
WE STILL HAVE 250,000 PEOPLE
STILL WITHOUT POWER DUE TO THAT 
TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT WE SAW 
SEVEN DAYS AGO
HEAT ALERTS AND ADVISORIES HAVE 
BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR NEW YORK
CITY AND THE BOSTON AREA, WHERE 
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURES, THEY WILL FEEL
LIKE 100 DEGREES
THAT HEAT WILL NOT BACK OFF.
THESE ADVISORIES WILL STAY IN 
PLACE UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO 92 DEGREES FOR CLEVELAND THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE'RE IN THE LOW 90s FOR THE
GREAT LAKES.
STILL FAIRLY WARM ABOVE AVERAGE 
FOR DENVER
ALL THE WAY TO KANSAS CITY, AS
WELL AS.
ST. LOUIS, 94 THIS AFTERNOON
VERY IMPORTANT WE GET THAT POWER
BACK ON.
AND WE'LL WATCH SOME STORMS FOR 
THE CENTRAL PLAINS
>> A LOT OF AC NEEDED RIGHT 
ABOUT NOW.
THANK YOU.
>>> THINGS GOT HEATED AS THE
OAKLAND A's HOSTED THE ASTROS 
SUNDAY
THE BENCHES CLEARED AFTER RAMONE
LORIANO CHARGED THE DUGOUT AFTER
BEING HIT BY A PITCH
HE WAS EJECTED, AS WELL AS THE
A's CATCHER AUSTIN ALLEN
>>> THE NATIONALS GROUND CREW 
HAD TROUBLE UNFOLDING THE TARP
>>
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, 
FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED TO THE HOME 
OF RACHAEL RAY OVERNIGHT
LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES CONFIRM 
THIS HOUSE HERE IN UPSTATE NEW
YORK WENT UP IN FLAMES DOES 
BELONG TO THE CELEBRITY CHEF
THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE SCENE 
AND THE CAUSE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
BUT NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES
HER PUBLICIST SAYS RACHEL, HER
HUSBAND AND DOG ARE ALL SAFE
>>> THE INDIANA OCEAN ISLAND
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY 
AFTER A JAPANESE OWNED SHIP 
BEGAN SPILLING OIL
IT WAS CARRYING NEARLY 4 H,000
TONS OF OIL.
OFFICIALS SAY THE CLEANUP COULD 
TAKE MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED
>>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, LINCOLN, 
JEFFERSON, ROOSEVELT, AND DONALD
TRUMP?
LAST NIGHT ON TWITTER, THE
PRESIDENT DENIED A "NEW YORK
TIMES" REPORT THAT THE WHITE
HOUSE HAD PURSUED HAVING HIS
LIKENESS CARVED INTO MT.
RUSHMORE
BUT IN THE SAME TWEET, HE SAID
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA BASED ON
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, A WHITE
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE ASKED SOU
>>> EVERY GANG IN L.A. HAS TO 
PAY THE TAXES.
♪ ♪
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, SHIA 
LABUFF'S NEW FILM COLLECTED IN
MILLIONS
THE MOVIE DID MAKE $1 MILLION 
FROM VIDEO ON DEMAND SALES
>>> CELEBRITY SIMON COWELL IS IN
THE HOSPITAL WITH A BROKEN BACK 
FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT ON AN 
ELECTRIC BICYCLE
AS NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN
REPORTS, THESE TYPES OF BIKES 
ARE BECOMING MORE POPULAR BUT 
ALSO MORE DANGEROUS.
>> NOT MUCH PROMISE OR DELIVERY.
>> Reporter: SIMON COWELL, KNOWN
FOR HIS SHARP COMMENTARY, IS
RECOVERING FROM BACK SURGERY
THIS VIDEO SHOWING HIM BIKING 
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
BUT A TELEVISION JUDGE HAS BEEN 
TESTING HIS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE IN
THE COURTYARD OF HIS MALIBU 
HOME
HE BROKE HIS BACK IN A NUMBER OF
PLACES
SIMON COWELL UNDERWENT A
SIX-HOUR SURGERY
HE'S UNDER OBSERVATION AND IS 
DOING FINE
WITH THE PANDEMIC, ELECTRIC BIKE
SALES ARE ON THE RISE, WITH TOP 
MANUFACTURERS REPORTING MORE
THAN 100% IN U.S. SALES.
E-BIKES ARE THE LARGEST GROWING 
CATEGORY IN CYCLING NOWADAYS
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GET OUT AND 
RIDE, NOT HAVE TO PUT OUT TOO 
MUCH EFFORT BUT YOU'RE STILL
EXERCISING
>> Reporter: BUT EXPERTS SAY
ELECTRIC BIKES ARE THREE TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN SEVERE 
INJURY
THE ISSUE, ELECTRIC BIKES GO
FASTER
>> AND THAT INCREASE OF LIKE TEN
MILES AN HOUR MAKES A HUGE
DIFFERENCE
>> Reporter: CHARLES DEMAGGIO IS
THE AUTHOR OF A STUDY, "LOOKING 
AT ELECTRIC BIKE AND SCOOTER
SAFETY."
HE SAYS THE LARGEST PORTION OF
INJURY ARE FOLKS OVER THE AGE OF
50
>> THEY ARE ATTRACTING A LOT OF 
OLDER FOLKS AND THEY ARE GETTING
INJ
INJURED.
AND THEY SEND TO BE MORE
SIGNIFICANT AND SEVERE
>> Reporter: NO WORD ON HOW HIS 
INJURY WILL IMPACT THE NEW
SEASON OF 
>>> HI, FRIENDS.
LET'S GET YOUR MONDAY GOING.
WE HAVE HEAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
FROM COAST TO COAST.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE
UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s
THE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE 
OPPRESSIVE ACROSS THE EAST
COAST.
I MEAN, WE'RE NEAR TRIPLE DIGIT 
TERRITORY THIS AFTERNOON
STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SLIDE MORE TO THE EAST AS WE GO 
INTO YOUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH HEAT BUILD EVEN AS WE STEP
INTO THE WEEKEND
SO
>>> NOW TO THE STORY OF THE 
YOUNG BOY DANCING HIS WAY INTO
THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS
AND NOW PEOPLE WHO SAW HIM ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA ARE MAKING HIS 
DREAMS COME TRUE
>> Reporter: ON A RAIN-SOAKED 
STREETS IN NIGERIA, SHOELESS, 
THIS 11-YEAR-OLD NAMED ANTHONY
DANCES
HE LEAPS AND PIROUETTES,
MOTIVATED BYPASS, UNRESTRAINED
BY HIS CIRCUMSTANCE.
HOW DOES BALLET DANCING MAKE YOU
FEEL
>> IT MIAKES ME FEEL HAPPY WHEN 
I'M DANCING.
>> Reporter: THESE QUIET, 
GRACEFUL MOMENTS POSTED TO
SOCIAL MEDIA ARE PUTTING ANTHONY
AND HIS MOM ON A PATH THEY COULD
HAVE NEVER IMAGINED.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR FUTURE
LIKE
>> I AM GOING TO BE A 
PROFESSIONAL DANCER.
WHEN I GROW UP
>> Reporter: IT'S A DREAM NOW 
WITHIN REACH, THANKS TO HIS 
INSTRUCTOR, DANIELLE
FOUNDER OF THE LEAP OF DANCE
ACADEMY.
HIS GOAL, MAKING BALLET ACCESS
INBY PROVIDING FREE LESSONS AND 
HELPING BREAK BARRIERS
>> ONE, TWO.
>> Reporter: HE PUT THAT VIRAL
CLIP ONLINE, AND SUPPORT STARTED
POURING IN
CELEBRITIES LIKE VIOLA DAVIS
WRITING, REMINDS ME OF THE
BEAUTY OF MY PEOPLE.
A
>> I'M FROM NIGERIA.
I WAS LIKE THIS FELT LIKE IT WAS
A KIN MOMENT
>> Reporter: SHE CONNECTED HIM
WITH A PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN 
BALLET THEATER, WHICH HAS 
OFFERED HIM A SCHOLARSHIP.
>> I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I THINK BOYS 
ARE NOT ENCOURAGED TO DO THIS 
ENCREDIBLY HARD CRAFT, THAT 
ACTUALLY ENCOURAGES STRENGTH AND
STAMINA AND BEAUTY
>> Reporter: AMERICAN BALLET
THEATER IS HOME TO ACCLAIMED
SOLOIST CALVIN ROYAL, III.
NOW OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT FROM 
HALF A WORLD AWAY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI TO 
YOU GUYS, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
YOU ARE NOT ONLY CHANGING YOUR
WORLD THERE IN AFRICA, BUT
YOU'RE CHANGING THE HEARTS AND
MINDS OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
ANTHONY, YOU KNOW, I AM SO PROUD
OF YOU
AND ALL OF YOU GUYS THERE AT THE
SCHOOL KEEP GOING, KEEP CHASING 
YOUR DREAM
>> THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU
>> OUR THANKS TO JOSE FOR THAT
REPORT
IT'S NOT JUST THE AMERICAN
BALLET THEATER, IT'S RESULTED IN
OTHER OFFERS FOR ANTHONY AND THE
LEAP OF DANCE ACADEMY, AS WELL
SO BLAZING THE TRAILS FOR SO
MANY OTHER KIDS.
>> ANTHONY HAS TONS OF TALENT.
WE HOPE TO SEE HIM ON THE 
WORLD'S BIGGEST STAGE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING, I'MUNTHINK.
U.S. SURGES PAST 5 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASE AND WITH THE 
FUTURE UNCERTAIN FOR SO MANY
AMERICANS PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES 
EXECUTIVE ACTION TO BRING RELIEF
SPARKING OUTCRY FROM LAWMAKERS
ON BOTH SIDES.
>> GROWING ANGER IN GEORGIA 
AFTER POLICE OPEN FIRE ON A CAR 
FULL OF CHILDREN
THE LATEST FROM THE 
INVESTIGATION AND FAMILY FIGHTS 
FOR ANSWERS.
>> SIMON COWELL THE TAKES A 
SPILL.
>>> THE NEW FACE OF LUXURY
AN ISRAELI UNVEILS WHAT MIGHT BE
THE MOST EXPENSIVE COVID-19 
HAVING IN THE WORLD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M PHILLIP MENA
>> I'M RIVER
MILLIONS EVER GEARING UP FOR A
SCHOOL YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER
5 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE BEEN 
INFECTED
NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 
HAS AS MANY CASES.
163,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE 
DIED SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED.
>> STARTLING NUMBERS FROM THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
AT LEAST 90,000 CHILDREN HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE IN THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS OF JULY.
MORE THAN SEVEN OUT OF TEN
INFECTIONS CAME FROM THE SOUTH
AND WEST
SO FAR A TOTAL OF 338,000 
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
>> DISNEY PLAN TO SHORTEN THE 
THEIR HOURS AFTER EARNINGS
DROPPED 85%.
STARTING SEPTEMBER 8th MAGIC
KINGDOM AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS 
WILL CLOSE AN HOUR EARLY
EPCOT AND ANIMAL KINGDOM WILL BE
REDUCED BY TWO HOURS
>>> THERE ARE FEARS WE COULD SEE
MORE OUTBREAKS
IN ONE SMALL SOUTH DAKOTA CITY
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKERS 
ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND A WEEK 
LONG ANNUAL RALLY.
KATHY PARK JOINS US FROM STURGIS
WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
ONE OF THE LARGEST MOTORCYCLE 
RALLIES IN THE WORLD ROLLED INTO
STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA.
AS THE TEN DAY RALLY ENTERS ITS 
FOURTH DAY THE COUNTRY MARKED A 
GRIM MILESTONE
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS DEEPENING
WITH THE COUNTRY HITTING 5
MILLION CASES.
THESE FIVE STATES COMBINED MAKE 
UP MORE THAN 40% OF THE 
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA
WHERE THE DEATH TOLL TOPPED 
10,000
IN VENTURA COUNTY SCREAMING,
SLAPPING AND SHOVING DURING A 
CLASH AHEAD OF CHURCH WHERE PRO 
MASK DEMONSTRATORS HAD GATHERED.
EMOTIONS RUNNING HIATT GOD SPEAK
CALVARY CHAPEL WHERE THEY ARE 
DEFYING STATEWIDE ORDERS WITH 
INDOOR SERVICES.
>> THIS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GIVE 
US OUR RIGHT, GOD GAVE US THESE 
REITS.
>> Reporter: IN THE HOT SPOT
STATE OF TEXAS HEALTH OFFICIALS 
REPORT AD RECORD HIGH POSITIVITY
RATE CLIMBING SINCE THE END OF
JULY
IN GEORGIA, WHERE THIS BACK TO
SCHOOL PHOTO WENT VIRAL SHOWING 
STUDENTS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN
THE HALLWAY THE PRINCIPAL NOW 
SAYS THE SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED
AFTER SIX STUDENTS ANDTHREE 
STAFF MEMBERS HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
THE SCHOOL HAD SUSPENDED HANNA
WATERS WHO INITIALLY POSTED THE 
IMAGES THEN REVERSED THEIR
DECISION
>> I KNEW WALKING IN MASKS
WEREN'T MANDATORY BUT I KIND OF,
I DID TRUST THEM TO KEEP US 
SAFE
>> Reporter: MORE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE FATE OF COLLEGE 
SPORTS
THE BIG TEN ANNOUNCING THEY WILL
SLOW DOWN PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL 
PRACTICES WITH NO PADS OR FULL
CONTACT AMONG ATHLETES
THIS AFTER THE MID-AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE POSTPONED ALL FALL 
SPORTS
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE FALLOUT IS 
JUST BEGINNING
>> I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A 
SEASON IN THE FALL
I HOPE I'M PRONG
I PRAY I'M WRONG
THERE'S JUST TOO MANY 
CHALLENGES
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO LEAD THE A
NEEDLE FROM 100 YARDS.
TOO MANY THINGS CAN GO WRONG
>> Reporter: THE PANDEMIC IS NOT
SLOWING DOWN THE STURGIS
MOTORCYCLE RALLY WHERE PEOPLE 
PACKED MAIN STREET, BARS AND
CONCERT VENUES
>> NO ONE WANTS TO BE THE GUINEA
PIG.
>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAID
THEY HAVE HAD A GOOD TURN OUT.
ON AVERAGE THEY GET 450 TO
500,000 ATTENDEES PER YEAR AND
ALREADY SO FAR THE TURN OUT HAS 
BEEN ON PAR WITH PAST YEARS.
PHILLIP?
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE VIRUS HAS LEFT THE
AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
DISARRAY WHILE SOME STUDENTS ARE
GEARING UP FOR ONLINE CLASSES 
OTHERS ARE ALREADY COMING HOME
FROM SCHOOL WITH COVID-19.
OUR SCOTT COHEN HAS MORE ON WHAT
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ARE DOING TO 
RE-OPEN.
SCOTT, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: IT IS BACK TO
SCHOOL WEEK HERE IN CALIFORNIA
BUT FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
STATE THAT WILL BE VIRTUAL BACK 
TO SCHOOL.
THE RULE HERE IS IF A COUNTY IS 
ON STATE'S MONITORING LIST FOR
RISING COVID CASES, THAT SCHOOL 
CANNOT RE-OPEN FOR PERSONAL 
INSTRUCTION, 97% OF THE K-12
POPULATION LIVE IN COUNTIES THAT
ARE ON THAT MONITORING LIST.
HERE IN SAN JOSE WHERE THEY WILL
TART CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY, THE
VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN
THE TEACHERS, THOUGH, ARE BEING 
TOLD THEY NEED TO TEACH THOSE 
CLASS FROM THE CLASSROOM
THE IDEA IS THEY WILL HAVE A
BETTER WI-FI CONNECTION AND MORE
ACCESS TO CLASSROOM MATERIALS.
SOME TEACHER UNIONS RAISED
CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.
WHEN THEY CAN GO BACK TO IN 
PERSON INSTRUCTION, THERE'S A 
BACKLOG OF TEST RESULTS IN
CALIFORNIA DUE TO A DATA GLITCH 
FROM 300,000 TEST RESULTS AND AS
A RESULT OF THAT COUNTIES BEING 
ON THAT MONITORING LIST ARE 
BEING TAKEN OFF OF IT AND BEEN
FROZEN WHICH MEANS SCHOOL WILL
BE VIRTUAL HERE FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE FUTURE
BACK TO YOU.
>>> SCOTT, THANK YOU
NEW FALLOUT THIS MORNING OVER 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTEMPT TO
BYPASS CONGRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED OVER 
THE WEEKEND WOULD EXTEND THE
MORATORIUM ON OWE VICKTIONS,
PROVIDE RELIEF FOR STUDENT
BORROWERS, AND SUSPEND
COLLECTION ON PAYROLL TAXES.
BUT EACH COMES WITH MAJOR 
CAVEATS.
FOR MORE LET'S GET TO SCOTT 
McFARLAND IN D.C
CRITICS ARE CALLING THESE ORDERS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THE SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS 
CALLING THEORDERS SWISS CHEESE
BECAUSE HE SAYS THEY HAVE SO
MANY HOLES IN THEM
THIS WEEK HERE IN WASHINGTON IT 
BEGINS WITH UNCERTAIN THE AT THE
WHETHER THE PRESIDENT'S ORDERS
WILL HELP, WILL FAIL OR TRIG EAR
NEW ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS TO
TREAT TAILING ECONOMY.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER WOULD CALL
FOR $400 A WEEK UNEMPLOYMENT
CHECK FOR AMERICANS.
THAT'S LESS THAN DEMOCRATS WERE 
SEEKING.
BUT ALSO WOULD BE PARTLY PAID 
FOR BY STATES.
STATES ARE SUFFERING BUDGET 
CRISES
UNCLEAR IF THEY CAN AFFORD THAT 
OR HOW QUICKLY THEY COULD 
DISTRIBUTE CHECKS.
THERE'S A DELAY IN THE PAYMENT
OF PAYROLL TAXES FOR SOME 
AMERICAN WORKERS
DEMOCRATS CRITICIZE THAT SAYING 
IT WOULD STARVE MONEY FOR THE 
SOCIAL SECURITYS IS TRUST FUND
AND FOR MEDICARE
THIS MORNING HERE IN WASHINGTON 
THERE IS A FIERCE DEBATE TO 
BEGIN OVER WHETHER ANY OF THESE 
IDEAS ARE CONSTITUTIONAL
>> WHETHER THEY ARE LEGAL OR NOT
TAKES TIME TO FIGURE OUT
I ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH SENATOR 
SASSY WHO SAYS THEY ARE 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
MY CONSTITUTIONAL ADVISERS TELL 
ME THEY ARE ABSURDLY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> OUR COUNSEL'S OFFICE,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT BELIEVES IT 
HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY
SUSPEND TAX COLLECTIONS.
SO WE'RE BANKING ON THAT
>> Reporter: ON HIS WAY BACK TO 
WASHINGTON FROM HIS WEEKEND 
RESORT TRIP IN NEW JERSEY THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS HE WAS HEARING 
FROM DEMOCRATS
THEY WANT TO RE-OPEN
NEGOTIATIONS IN THE TIME AFTER
HE ISSUED HIS EXECUTIVE ORDERS
TOP DEMOCRATIC AIDES TELLS NBC
NEWS THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT
BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS.
LIVE IN WASHINGTON, I'M SCOTT 
McFARLAND, BACK TO YOU
>> GEORGIA FAMILY IS DEMANDING
ANSWERS AFTER A POLICE OFFICER
FIRED SHOTS AT A CAR WITH FIVE
CHILDREN INSIDE.
IN CONNECTION'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER
HAS THE STORY.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINORS
>> THEY WERE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
YOU SEE THE KIDS
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO AN 
OFFICER FIRING REPEATEDLY AT THE
VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE ITS
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO GET 
LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION ON THE
CAR.
THREE MINORS AGES 9, 12 AND 14
GOT OUT AND RAN.
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER CAME TO 
HELP THE GBI SAYS THE CAR DROVE 
TOWARDS THE OFFICER WHO STARTED 
SHOOTING
INSIDE THE CAR A 15 AND 
16-YEAR-OLD BOTH FACING CHARGES 
INCLUDING DRIVING WITHOUT A 
LICENSE, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON
AN OFFICER AND BOTH CHARGED WITH
WEAPONS POSSESSION
THEIR FATHER TOLD A LOCALTATION 
THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THEIR MOTHER
>> AUTHORS CHILDREN.
>> Reporter: THE LOCAL NAACP IS 
DEMANDING RELEASE OF THE POLICE 
BODY CAMERA AND DASH CAM VIDEO
>> MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS A
9-YEAR-OLD AND 12-YEAR-OLD WERE 
SUBJECT TO HAVING GUNS FIRED IN 
THEIR PRESENCE OR AROUND THEM SO
OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF 
FORCE USED
>> Reporter: GBI SAID NO
OFFICERS WERE INJURED AND TWO 
WERE PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE 
LEAVE.
SO FAR THE GBI INVESTIGATED 59
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING THIS
YEAR
BLAYNE ALEXANDER, NBC NEWS, 
ATLANTA.
>>> TO NORTH CAROLINA WHERE 
PEOPLE WERE SHAKEN BY A VERY
RARE EVENT
A MAGNITUDE 5.1 EARTHQUAKE NEAR 
THE BORDER WITH VIRGINIA
IT'S BEEN NEARLY 100 YEARS SINCE
A JOLT THIS POWERFUL THINK IT 
AREA
PEOPLE FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAID THEY FELT 
IT
OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
BUT MINIMAL DAMAGE
>>> QUITE A SHOCK IN NORTH
CAROLINA
HERE'S NBC'S METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB STARTING THE WEEK
FORECAST
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE HEAT IT'S NOT BACKING OFF.
I KNOW WE'RE IN AUGUST
THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
YOU'RE WAKING UP TO THE 60s AND 
70s BUT THE TEMPERATURES THEY 
WILL CONTINUE TO SOAR THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE 
ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND THE
SUBURBS THAT ARE STILL WITHOUT
POWER FROM LAST WEEK'S STORM AND
WE HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES.
I THINK A WARNING MAY GO INTO 
PLACE TWHARCH FEEL LIKE 
TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR
THE START OF THE TODAY
HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER 
FOR THE DAY AHEAD.
SO OHIO VALLEY TEMPERATURES IN
THE 90s BUT FEEL LIKE IN THOR 
90s.
SO HAVE THAT WATER HANDY THIS 
AFTERNOON.
THE HEAT IS BUILDING FOR THE
UPPER MIDWEST ALL THE WAY TO
KANSAS CITY, 90 DEGREES.
ON THIS MONDAY I'M ALSO WATCHING
SOME STORMS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE 2020 MTV MUSIC AWARDS 
WILL NO LONGER TAKE PLACE AT THE
BARCLAY CENTER
THE SHOW WILL NOW BE HELD 
OUTDOORS AS AN ADDED SAFETY 
PRECAUTION AMID THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE IN 
LOCATIONS AROUND NEW
>>> LEADING THE NEWS CELIBACY 
MONACO WELL IS IN THE HOSPITAL
THIS MORNING WITH A BROKEN BACK 
FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENTS ON AN
ELECTRIC BICYCLE
THESE TYPES OF BIKES ARE
BECOMING MORE POPULAR BUT ALSO
MORE DANGEROUS
>> Reporter: SIMON COWELL KNOWN 
FOR HIS SHARP COMMENTARY IS 
RECOVERING FROM BACK SURGERY
THIS VIDEO SHOWING COULD WELL 
BIKING EARLIER THIS YEAR
THE TELEVISION JUDGE HAS BEEN 
TESTING HIS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE IN
THE COURTYARD OF HIS MALIBU 
HOME
THE 60-YEAR-OLD BROKE HIS BACK
IN A NUMBER OF PLACES.
COULD WELL UNDERWENT A SIX HOUR 
SURGERY.
STATEMENT ALSO SAYS HE'S UNDER
OBSERVATION AND IS DOING FINE.
WITH THE PANDEMIC ELECTRIC BIKE 
SALES ARE ON THE RISE WITH TOP
MANUFACTURERS REPORTING MORE
THAN 100% INCREASE IN U.S.
SALES.
>> E BIKES ARE THE LARGEST
GROWING CATEGORY IN CYCLING 
NOWADAYS
YOU CAN GET OUT, RIDE, NOT HAVE 
TO PUT OUT TOO MUCH EFFORT BUT
STILL EXERCISING
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY
ELECTRIC BIKES ARE THREE TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN SEVERE 
INJURY REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION
THAN A NORMAL BIKE
THE TISSUE ELECTRIC BIKES GO
FASTER
>> AND THAT INCREASE OF LIKE TEN
MILES PER HOUR MAKES A HUGE 
DIFFERENCE
ROYAL THE AUTHOR OF A STUDY 
LOOKING AT ELECTRIC BIKE AND
SCOOTER SAFETY
HE SAYS THE LARGE ENGINEERS 
PORTION OF E BIKE INJURIES ARE
FOLKS OVER 50.
>> THEY ARE ATTRACTING OLDER
FOLKS AND THEY ARE GETTING IN 
JURISDICTION IN THEM AND THOSE
INJURIES ARE MORE SEVERE AND
SIGNIFICANT.
>> WHAT JUST HAPPENED WAS 
EXTRAORDINARY.
>> Reporter: NO WORD ON HOW 
COULD WELL'S INJURY WILL IMPACT 
THE NEW SEASON OF AMERICA'S GO
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS 
BENCHES CLEARED IN OAKLAND AS 
THE ASTROS AND ATHLETICS SKUFLD.
THE THIS CAME AFTER THE 
OUTFIELDER CHARGED THE ASTROS 
DUGOUT AFTER BEING HIT BY PACH
HE WAS EJECTED AS WELL AS A 
CATCHER.
>>> WASHINGTON NATIONALS GROUNDS
CREW HAD SOME TROUBLE UNFURLING 
THE TARP DURING A RAIN DELAY
THE TARP WASN'T ROLLED UP 
PROPERLY THE LAST TIME IT WAS 
USED
THE GAME WAS SUSPENDED
>>> ISRAELI JEWELLER SHOWED OFF 
THIS CORONAVIRUS MASK.
THE FACE COVERING IS MADE OF 18 
CARAT DIAMONDS
IT LOOKS LIKE A COLANDER
>> IT'S LIKE A SHIELD.
ANYTHING BUT A MASK.
ALL RIGHT.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES 
WE'VE SEEN DURING THIS COVID
CRISIS IS,000 BRING COLLEGE 
STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUS SAFELY
OUR BLAYNE ALEXANDER TAKES A
LOOK AT WHAT UNIVERSITIES ARE 
DOING TO WELCOME STUDENTS BACK
>> Reporter: FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF KENTUCKY TO TULSA'S ORAL 
ROBERTS UNIVERSITY TO TROY
UNIVERSITY IN ALABAMA STARTING
THIS WEEK IT'S MOVE IN DAY AT 
DOZENS OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES
NATIONWIDE
>> AFTER QUARANTINE I'M SO
EXCITED TO BE IN A NEW
ENVIRONMENT.
I WAS HOME FOR FOUR MONTHS
>> Reporter: AT GEORGIA TECH A
STAGGER RETURN
ROOMS CONFIGURED FOR MORE SINGLE
DWELLING OPENINGS AND A NEW APP 
FOR STUDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR MEAL
TIMES OR ORDER TO GO
>> ANY CONCERNS?
>> NOT REALLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE 
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN KIND OF 
ADDRESSED HERE AT TECH
>> Reporter: AT DUKE UNIVERSITY 
STUDENTS ARE GREETED WITH COVID 
TESTS.
THIS FALL ONLY FRESHMAN AND 
SOPHOMORES WILL BE HOUSED ON
CAMPUS
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT BUT
NECESSARY DECISION
>> Reporter: AT NOTRE DAME THE
SCHOOL PRESIDENT SAID ALL 
STUDENTS WILL BE TESTED BEFORE
RETURNING.
>> WE'LL DON'T TEST THEM
WE MONITOR THEIR HEALTH.
>> Reporter: EVEN WITH
PRECAUTIONS THERE ARE SOME
ISSUES
AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 66 
STUDENTS TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID DURING MOVE IN
AT SYRACUSE A GROUCH STUDENTS 
PLACED ON INTERIM SUSPENSION FOR
BREAKING THE SCHOOL'S MANDATORY 
QUARANTINE
>> UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 
HERE
>> Reporter: BACK IN SOUTH BEND 
AS STUDENTS RETURN TO CAMPUS
SOME ARE ALREADY RAISING
CONCERN.
>> SO FAR SOCIALLY DISTANCING 
SEEMS NOT GREAT.
>> Reporter: RISING JUNIOR IS 
WORRIED ABOUT CONTRACTING COVID 
IS TAKING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
>> I DON'T WANT MY SON SICK.
I DON'T WANT HIM GETTING ANYONE 
ELSE SICK.
>> Reporter: EVEN NOTRE DAME'S
PRESIDENT IS FACE CRITICISM 
AFTER POSING FOR THIS PICTURE 
WITH STUDENTS, MAVERICKED BUT 
NOT DISTANCED.
HE LATER APOLOGIZED.
>>  I MADE A MISTAKE
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY
DESPITE THEIR BEST EFFORTS AT 
PREVENTION THERE ARE MEASURES IN
PLACE SHOULD COVID COME TO
CAMPUS
>> WE'LL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE 
TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
TELL YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO 
ACT RESPONSIBLY.
>> Reporter: COLLEGE CAMPUSES 
COMING BACK TO LIFE AS S
>>> GOOD MORNING
I KNOW THIS WEEKEND OF HOT BUT
WE'LL CRANK IT UP A FEW MORE
DEGREES ACROSS THE EAST COAST 
WITH HEAT ADVISORIES PUT IN 
PLACE ACROSS SECTIONS OF
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES
FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO THE HOME OF
RAT
RACHEL RAY
OFFICIALS STATE THAT THE HOME 
DID BELONG TO THE CELEBRITY 
CHEF
IT'S AN ACTIVE SCENE
NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES
RAY'S PUBLICIST SAID RACHEL, HER
HUSBAND JOHN AND THEIR DOG ARE
SAFE
>>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, THOMAS JEFRFERSON, THEY
DOOR ROOSEVELT AND DONALD TRUMP?
THE WHITE HOUSE DENIED HE 
PURSUED TO HAVE HIS LIKENESS
CARVED INTO Mt. RUSHMORE
BUT DID HE SAY IT SOUNDED LIKE A
GOOD IDEA.
REPORT A WHITE HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVE ASKED SOUTH
DAKOTA'S GOVERNOR LAST YEAR 
ABOUT THE PROCESS OF ADDING 
TRUMP'S FACE TO THE MONUMENT
>> STUDENTS LEAVING FOR COLLEGE 
HAVE A FEW EXTRA ITEMS TO PACK
THIS YEAR TO HELP COMBAT
CORONAVIRUS.
IN ADDITION TO THE ESSENTIALS 
ONLY BRING WHAT YOU'LL NEED FOR 
THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF SCHOOL
>> Reporter: AS COLLEGE STUDENTS
HEAD TO CAMPUS THIS FALL THERE
ARE NEW ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT
NEED TO BE HE ADDED.
>> WHOLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
>> Reporter:
>> YOU WANT TO HAVE A BAG THAT'S
ALREADY SORT OF PRE-PACKED YOU
CAN GRAB AND GO.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER ECHO 
SUGGESTION OF A COVID GO BAG
>> INCLUDE EXTRA CLEANING 
SUPPLIES, HAND SANITIZER, 
THERMOMETER TERRIFY, ADDITIONAL 
FACE MASKS AND RUBBER GLOVES
>> Reporter: SECOND BAG FOR 
ITEMS THAT CAN'T BE PACKED IN 
ADVANCE.
>>  YOUR LAPTOP CHARGER, LAPTOP,
PHONE CHARGER, TOILETRYES, THOSE
KIND OF THINGS
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY PACK 
EXTRA OF THE ESSENTIALS.
>> CAN'T RELY ON BEING ABLE TO
PICK UP WHATEVER YOU WANT AT A
MOMENT'S NOTICE THESE DAYS
>> Reporter: IF YOUR STUDENT
BUYS ITEMS ONLINE CHECK WHERE 
THEY ARE DELIVERED TO AVOID 
CARRYING HEAVY BOXES ACROSS 
CAMPUS
>> EVERY COLLEGE CAMPUS IS
DIFFERENT ABOUT WHERE THEY GET
THEIR PACKAGES DELIVERED
>> Reporter: MAKE SURE YOUR 
STUDENT IS PREPARED WITH A LIST 
OF EMERGENCY CONTACT
>> OPINION TO IT YOUR WALL
>> Reporter: DON'T FORGET THE 
BASICS LIKE A GOOD SET OF 
SHEETS, TOWELS, BATH ROBE AND A 
WEIGHTED BLANKET
DECOR MAY NEED TO TAKE A BACK 
SEAT
>> PARE DONWN A LITTLE.
>> AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE DOING
THINGS DIFFERENTLY
>> COLLEGE KIDS WILL BE THE 
HARDEST TO WRANGLE IN HERE
THEY FEEL INDEPENDENT.
NO SUPERVISION, ADULT 
>>> A STAGGERING TOLL.
THE U.S. CROSSES 5 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASES, RAISING NEW
FEARS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AS
PACKED EVENTS ROLL ON DESPITE 
THE PANDEMIC
>>> AND A CURVEBALLIN THE 
BATTLE OVER BENEFITS
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES MATTERS 
INTO HIS OWN HANDS, SIGNING A 
SERIES OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, 
INCLUDING A PAYROLL TAX CUT.
BUT IT COMES WITH A MAJOR CATCH 
FOR THE MILLIONS WAITING ON 
RELIEF
>>> NORTH CAROLINA RATTLED
THE STATE CLEANING UP AFTER 
GETTING ROCKED BY ITS MOST
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE IN A HUNDRED
YEARS.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
♪ ♪
>>> GLAD TO BE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILIP MENA
MILLIONS ARE GEARING UP FOR A 
SCHOOL YEAR LIKE ANY OTHER
AS THE COUNTRY STRUGGLING THE 
CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS.
OVER 5 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED.
NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 
HAS AS MANY CASES.
AT LEAST 163,000 PEOPLE IN THE
U.S. HAVE DIED SINCE THIS 
PANDEMIC STARTED
>> AND STARTLING NUMBERS
AT LEAST 97,000 CHILDREN HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE IN THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS OF JULY.
MORE THAN 7 OUT OF 10 INFECTIONS
CAME FROM THE SOUTH AND THE 
WEST
SO FAR, A TOTAL OF 338,000
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
>>> AS UNEMPLOYMENT LINES GROW, 
1 IN 4 AMERICANS SAY THE
PANDEMIC HAS PUSHED THEM TO TAKE
ON MORE CREDIT CARD DATE
MORE THAN 60% OF CARD HOLDERS 
WORRY THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP
MAKING MINIMUM PAYMENTS.
>>> ANOTHER POSITIVE TEST FOR 
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ROSTER
LED TO THE MLB POSTPONING THEIR 
SERIES AGAINST THE PIRATES
THE TEAM HAS NOT PLAYED SINCE 
JULY 29.
THURSDAY IS THE EARLIEST THEY'LL
RETURN TO THE FIELD.
>>> WITH RISING CASE NUMBERS, 
THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT
GATHERING.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKERS 
HAVE CONVERGED IN SOUTH DAKOTA
NBC'S CATHY PARK JOINS US WITH
THE VERY LATEST.
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE LARGEST 
MOTORCYCLE RALLIES IN THE WORLD 
ROLLED INTO STURGIS, SOUTH
CAROLINA
AS IT ENTERS ITS FOURTH DAY, THE
COUNTRY MARKED A GRIM MILESTONE.
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
DEEPENING.
WITH THE COUNTRY HITTING 5
MILLION CASES.
THESE FIVE STATES COMBINED
MAKING UP MORE THAN 40% OF THE
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE DEATH TOLL
TOPPED 10,000.
IN VENTURA COUNTY, SCREAMING, 
SLAPPING, AND SHOVING DURING A
CLASH AHEAD OF CHURCH, WHERE PRO
MASK DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED.
EMOTIONS RUNNING HIGH HERE
WHERE THEY'RE DEFYING STATEWIDE 
ORDERS WITH INDOOR SERVICES.
>> THIS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GIVE 
US OUR RIGHTS, GOD GAVE US THESE
RIGHTS
>> Reporter: IN THE HOT SPOT
STATE OF TEXAS, HEALTH OFFICIALS
REPORTED A RECORD HIGH
POSITIVITY RATE, CLIMBING SINCE 
THE END OF JULY.
IN GEORGIA, THIS PHOTO SHOWS
STUDENTS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN
A HALLWAY, THE SCHOOL IS NOW
CLOSED AFTER SIX STUDENTS AND 
THREE STAFF MEMBERS TESTED
POSITIVE
THE SCHOOL SUSPENDED HANNA
WATERS, WHO POSTED THE IMAGES 
AND THEN REVERSED THEIR 
DECISION
>> I KNEW WALKING IN MASKS
WEREN'T MANDATORY, BUT I DID
TRUST THEM TO KEEP US SAFE
>> Reporter: AND MORE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE STATE OF COLLEGE
SPORTS
THE BIG TEN ANNOUNCING THEY'LL
SLOW DOWN PRESEASON FOOTBALL
PRACTICES, WITH NO PADS OR FULL 
CONTACT AMONG ATHLETES
THIS AFTER THE MID AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE POSTPONED ALL FALL 
SPORTS
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE FALLOUT IS 
JUST BEGINNING
>> I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A 
SEASON IN THE FALL
I HOPE AND PRAY I'M WRONG.
BUT THERE'S JUST TOO MANY 
CHALLENGES
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO THREAD A
NEEDLE FROM 100 YARDS.
THERE'S TOO MANY THINGS THAT CAN
GO WRONG
>> Reporter: BUT THE PANDEMIC IS
NOT SLOWING DOWN THE ANNUAL 
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, WHERE 
PEOPLE PACKED MAIN STREET, BARS 
AND CONCERT VENUES
>> NOBODY WANTS TO BE THE GUINEA
PIG.
IT COULD GO RIGHT OR WRONG
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.
>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY 
THEY'VE ALREADY HAD A PRETTY
GOOD TURNOUT
ON AVERAGE, THEY GET ABOUT
450,000 TO 500,000 ATTENDEES PER
YEAR
ALREADY SO FAR, THE TURNOUT HAS 
BEEN ON PAR WITH PAST YEARS.
PHILIP
>> KATHY, THANK YOU.
>>> NEW FALLOUT OVER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S ATTEMPT TO BYPASS 
CONGRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
CRITICS SLAMMED THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS TO PAUSE PAYROLL TAXES,
SAYING IT'S NOT ENOUGH
AND ALSO UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
NBC'S KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: SARAH GUARD IS 
FURLOUGHED FROM HER JOB.
>> IT'S A LOT OF ESSENTIALS THAT
WE'RE HAVING TO SAY NOPE, NOT 
THIS MONTH
>> THIS IS THE PAYMENT RELIEF.
>> Reporter: AMONG THE
PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ACTIONS, A
NEW FORMULA FOR FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
$400 WEEKLY, INSTEAD OF $600
WITH STATES REQUIRED TO 
CONTRIBUTE $100.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI SAYS 
THAT JUST WON'T WORK
>> HE'S SAYING STATES HAVE THE
MONEY.
NO, THEY DON'T
THEY HAVE EXPENSES FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
THEY HAVE LOST REVENUE
>> Reporter: ONLY CONGRESS CAN
MAKE TAX LAW
BUT THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE CAN 
PUT A SHORT-TERM HOLD ON
COLLECTING PAYROLL TAXES, WHICH 
FUNDS SOCIAL SECURITY AND 
MEDICARE
FOR THOSE EARNING UNDER 
$100,000
>> THIS WILL MEAN BIGGER
PAYCHECKS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
>> Reporter: BUT WAIT, THAT 
DEFERRED TAX WOULD STILL BE OWED
NEXT YEAR, UNLESS CONGRESS
AGREES TO WAIVE IT
A BIG UNKNOWN.
>> I PLAN TO FORGIVE THESE
TAXES.
>> Reporter: STEVEN MNUCHIN 
DESCRIBED THAT TAX SAVINGS AS A 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN PROMISE
>> WHEN HE'S RE-ELECTED, HE WILL
PUSH THROUGH LEGISLATION TO 
FORGIVE THAT
SO IT WILL TURN INTO A PAYROLL
TAX CUT.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
CALLED THE UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK AN
INCENTIVE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED TO 
FIND WORK.
>> I DON'T NEED TO BE 
INCENTIVIZED TO GET BACK TO 
WORK
I WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK TO
MUCH
PANDEMICS, THEY DO END
I'M ASKING FOR ENOUGH HELP TO 
GET TO THE END
>> AND THANKS TO KELLY O'DONNELL
FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> THE VIRUS HAS LEFT THE
AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
DISARRAY
WHILE SOME STUDENTS ARE GEARING 
UP FOR ONLINE CLASSES, OTHERS 
ARE ALREADY COMING HOME FROM
SCHOOL WITH COVID-19
IN FLORIDA, TEACHER'S UNIONS ARE
THREATENING TO STRIKE.
CHRIS PALLONE HAS THE LATEST
CHRIS, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILIP
IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 
HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, 
THE ORLANDO AREA, ONE TO HAVE 
BIGGEST SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE 
STATE.
HOWEVER, YOU WON'T SEE ANY
SCHOOL BUSES OR PARENTS DROPPING
CHILDREN OFF AT BUILDINGS LIKE
THIS ONE JUST YET BECAUSE THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE HAVE
DECIDED THAT THE FIRST NINE DAYS
OF SCHOOL WILL BE ONLINE ONLY.
STUDENTS WILL REMAIN AT HOME AND
LEARN ON THEIR COMPUTERS AND
iPADS.
THEN ON AUGUST 21st, PARENTS WHO
OPTED TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN DO 
IN-PERSON LEARNING, THEY'LL COME
TO THESE BUILDINGS HERE.
PARENT HAD TO SAY WHAT THEY 
WANTED THEIR CHILDREN TO DO IN
JULY IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
37% SAID THEY WANT THEIR
CHILDREN TO GO TO PHYSICAL
SCHOOL
63% SAY NO, WE'RE KEEPING THE 
KIDS AT HOME
IT'S A DECISION BEING MADE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FRAUGHT WITH
PERIL AS FAMILIES DECIDE WHAT IS
SAFEST OR BEST FOR THEM.
RIGHT NOW IN FLORIDA, THERE ARE 
AT LEAST THREE LAWSUITS THAT ARE
TRYING TO OVERTURN A STATE
RULING THAT SAYS THAT EVERY 
SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST OFFER
IN-PERSON EDUCATION.
IT'S UNKNOWN HOW THOSE LAWSUIT
ALSO GO.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THE STATE
REQUIRES THAT EVERY SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL HAVE TO OFFER SOME
SORT OF IN-CLASSROOM TRAINING 
FOR STUDENTS THIS FALL
IN WINTER GARDEN FLORIDA, I'M 
CHRIS PALLONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
>>> NOW TO A RARE AND POWERFUL
EARTHQUAKE THAT SHOOK THE EAST
COAST.
THE 5.1 MAGNITUDE JOLT NEAR THE 
BORDER OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
VIRGINIA WAS THE MOST POWERFUL
VIRGINIA THAT HAS FELT IN NEARLY
A HUNDRED YEARS.
NBC'S RON ALLEN HAS THIS REPORT.
>> Reporter: WITHOUT WARNING, 
SPARTA STARTED SHAKING, AN
EARTHQUAKE STRIKING NEAR THIS 
SLEEPY NORTH CAROLINA TOWN
CHRISTOPHER AND LAURA CARTER
WERE TRYING TO SLEEP IN.
>> YOU COULD HEAR THE RUMBLING
OF COURSE, WE FELT THE SHAKING
IT WAS LIKE A WAKEUP, AND IT WAS
LIKE, THAT WAS AN WAIK
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN NEARLY 
100 YEARS SINCE ANYTHING THIS 
POWERFUL HAS STRUCK NORTH 
CAROLINA
AT LEAST 45,000 DID YOU FEEL IT 
REPORTS TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL
REPORTS SOON AFTER
RESIDENTS ALONG THE EASTERN 
SEABOARD FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAYING THEY
FELT IT, TOO
>> THERE'S TONS OF OLD FAULTS 
FROM WHEN THE EAST COAST WAS
MORE ACTIVE, MILLIONS OF YEARS
AGO.
AND ANY OF THOSE CAN BE 
REACTIVATED.
>> Reporter: IN SPARTA, 
WIDESPREAD MINIMAL DAMAGE SAYS
THE MAYOR.
HOUSES WITH CRACKED WALLS AND 
FOUNDATIONS, ITEMS KNOCKED OFF
SHELVES.
>> IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, BUT YOU 
GO OUT AND PICK THE BRICKS UP 
AND MOVE ON.
>> Reporter: SO WITH
EARTHQUAKES, YOU KNOW THERE ARE 
AFTERSHOCKS.
YOU READY FOR THAT
>> NO.
BUT WE'RE EXPECTING IT
>> Reporter: NOT QUITE THE BIG
ONE, BUT STILL, THE MOST INTENSE
JOLT MANY NEAR THE EPICENTER
HAVE EVER FELT
RON ALLEN, NBC NEWS.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
AND IN NORTH CAROLINA OF ALL
PLACES
>> YEAH, RIGHT
>> LET'S BRING IN AREA
NECESSARIA WEBB.
HOW IS MONDAY LOOKING?
>> HEY, HAPPY MONDAY, YOU TWO.
MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE DO HAVE WARM TEMPERATURES
THAT ARE SURGING ACROSS THE EAST
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE 77 DEGREES FOR NEW YORK 
CITY, BOSTON, YOU'RE AT 73
MY CONCERN IS TODAY WE HAVE HEAT
ADVISORIES AND ALERTS THAT ARE
GOING TO GO IN PLACE, EXPANDING 
FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. TO THE
TRISTATE AREA.
JUST CHECK, WE STILL HAVE 
250,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL 
WITHOUT POWER, AND WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES THAT 
ARE GOING TO EXCEED THE 
FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE NEAR 100
DEGREES.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO THE OHIO VALLEY, CLEVELAND 
TODAY LOTS OF SUNSHINE
A FEW STORMS FROM KANSAS CITY 
ALL THE WAY INTO COLORADO 
SPRINGS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST.
SO HOPEFULLY WE GET THAT POWER
BACK ON.
THIS IS KIND OF THAT DANGEROUS
HEAT FOR NEW YORK CITY
>> YEAH, IT IS
FINGERS CROSSED FOR THAT
JANESSA, THANK YOU
>>> THEY SAY ACT LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN THERE BEFORE, BUT COLLIN 
MORIKAWA HADN'T BEEN
SO WHEN HE HOISTED THAT VICTORY,
HE DROPPED THE TOP OF THE 
TROPHY
HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TOP BACK 
ON
OVERALL, A FANTASTIC W
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, A GEORGIA 
FAMILY IS DEMANDING ANSWERS 
AFTER A POLICE OFFICER FIRED
SHOTS AT A CAR WITH FIVE
CHILDREN INSIDE.
STATE AUTHORITIES ARE NOW 
INVESTIGATING WHAT HAPPENED 
DURING THAT CHAOTIC TRAVEL SPOT.
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
STORY.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINERS
>> THEY'RE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
YOU SEE THEY'RE KIDS AND YOU'RE 
STILL SHOOTING
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING.
>> SHOT AT HER
>> Reporter: AFTER HE FIRED 
REPEATEDLY AT THE VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE MINERS.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO GET 
LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION IN THE
CAR.
THREE MINERS GOT OUT AND RAN
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER SAME TO 
HELP, THE CAR DROVE TOWARD THAT 
OFFICER WHO STARTED SHOOTING
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE CAR, A
15 AND 16-YEAR-OLD, BOTH FACING 
CHARGES, INCLUDING DRIVING
WITHOUT A LICENSE, AGGRAVATED 
ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER, AND BOTH 
CHARGED WITH WEAPONS POSSESSION.
THEIR FATHER TOLD THE LOCAL 
STATION THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THEIR MOTHER
>> THOSE ARE MY CHILDREN, MAN.
>> Reporter: NOW THE LOCAL NAACP
IS DEMANDING RELEASE OF THE 
POLICE BODY CAMERA
>> THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS
A 9 AND 12-YEAR-OLD WERE HAVING 
GUNS FIRED IN THEIR PRESENT.
SO OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF
FORCE THAT WAS USED.
>> Reporter: THE GBI SAYS NO
OFFICERS WERE INJURED, AND TWO
PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
SO FAR, THE GBI HAS INVESTIGATED
59 OFFICER
>>> SUNDAY MARKED THE 75th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1945 U.S.
ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASAKI, 
JAPAN.
THE ATTACK KILLED AN ESTIMATED
75,000 PEOPLE, MOSTLY CIVILIANS.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF SURVIVORS,
REG
RELATIVES GATHERED FOR A SMALL
CEREMONY
THEY ROSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT
AT 11:02 A.M., THE EXACT TIME OF
THE BLAST.
>>> ONE OF THE REGIONS HIT
HARDEST WAS THE NAVAJO NATION.
BUT NOW THEY'RE FINALLY WINNING 
THE BATTLE AFTER FLATTENING THE 
KUFB
NBC'S CYNTHIA McFADDEN HAS THEIR
STORY.
>> Reporter: YOU MIGHT THINK THE
VASTNESS OF NAVAJO NATION WOULD 
HAVE SPARED THESE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH.
BUT THE CORONAVIRUS DID NOT PASS
THEM BY.
LIKE MANY HERE, CRYSTAL AND HER 
FAMILY LIVE FAR OFF THE GRID
>> IT HIT OUR RELATIVES AND 
PEOPLE THAT WE KNEW AND LOVE AND
RESPECTED.
>> Reporter: HER FEAR CENTERED
ON HER 9-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAS A
RARE LUNG CONDITION.
SO THEY'VE BEEN ON LOCKDOWN 
SINCE MARCH.
>> IT HAS FORCED ME AS A MOTHER 
TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO I PROTECT 
MY CHILDREN?
>> Reporter: IT'S A QUESTION
MANY ASK, BUT ESPECIALLY HERE 
WHERE THE CORONAVIRUS HAS KILLED
MORE PEOPLE PER CAPITA THAN IN
ANY U.S. STATE
PERVASIVE HEALTH DISPARITIES, 
SYSTEMIC POVERTY, AND THE LACK
OF ACCESS TO RUNNING WATER
CREATED A PERFECT STORM TO THE
DEADLY VIRUS
BUT AGAINST THOSE ODDS, 
SOMETHING INCREDIBLE HAPPENED.
NAVAJO NATION FLATTENED THE 
CURVE.
>> EARLY ON, WE WERE SEEING 
POSITIVITY RATES IN THE 30% TO
40% RATE
SO INCREDIBLY HIGH, WHICH JUST
TOLD US WE NEEDED TO DO MUCH
MORE TESTING
>> Reporter: AND THEY DID.
LEADERS SET UP STRICT CURFEWS 
EVERY NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. WITH 
STEEP TYPES FOR DISOBEYING
>> WE HAD LOCKDOWNS, MUCH 
TOUGHER THAN THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY.
YOU SEE PEOPLE HERE WEARING 
MASKS WITH 100% COMPLIANCE
>> WHY DID THEY ACT SO QUICKLY
>> I THINK THAT THEY KNOW THEIR 
HISTORY, AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY
CAN'T COUNT ON OTHER PEOPLE TO
SOLVE THIS FOR THEM.
>> IT'S FAIR TO SAY AS LONG AS
WE'VE BEEN KEEPING STATISTICS 
ABOUT SUCH MINGS, IT HAS BEEN 
CLEAR THAT NATIVE AMERICANS FAIR
LESS WELL WHEN IT COMES TO
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FAIR TO
SAY.
INADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
AND BASIC HEALTH CARE 
INFRASTRUCTURE
>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT A
QUESTION OF RACE, BUT OF RACISM 
ESSENTIALLY.
>> OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
>> Reporter: IT'S A HISTORY HE
KNOWS TOO WELL
WHILE HE'S PROUD THAT HIS PEOPLE
FLATTENED THE CURVE, HE SAYS THE
CRISIS IS NOT OVER
>> THIS IS SERIOUS
IT'S LIFE OR DEATH
>> Reporter: WHAT SHOULD THE
REST OF AMERICA KNOW
>> THAT WE'RE IN A WAR
WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE NAVAJO NATION HOPES PEOPLE
SEE WHAT HAPPENED HERE AS A 
CAUTIONARY TALE.
>> LOOK AT THE NAVAJO NATION AS 
A CASE STUDY
>> YOU'RE SAYING PUBLIC HEALTH
GUIDELINES WORK IF YOU DO THEM
>> LISTEN TO YOUR PROFESSIONALS.
I ALWAYS SAY THE ADMINISTRATION 
UP IN D.C., I WISH THEY WOULD DO
THE SAME, EVEN THE STATE
>>> HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYONE
WE HAVE HEAT THAT'S GOING TO
BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
90s FOR THE UPPER MIDWEST.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THESE
STRONG STORMS.
THEY'LL CONTINUE TO SLIDE TO THE
EAST WITH SCATTERE
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH A
REMARKABLE STORY
A GIFT FROM THE HEART.
AND A LOTTO WINNER WHO GAVE IT
AWAY AT A TIME WHEN SHE NEEDED
IT MOST.
>> Reporter: LIKE SO MANY DURING
THIS PANDEMIC, SHA TARRA SIMS 
HAS BEEN STRUGGLING.
BUT HER LUCK CHANGED LAST MONTH,
WHEN SHE AND HER DAUGHTER FOUND 
A SINGLE DOLLAR BILL OUTSIDE OF 
A KANSAS CITY SUPERMARKET.
>> MY DAUGHTER SAID MOM, GET A
SCRATCHOFF
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT 
COULD HAPPEN, LOSE A DOLLAR?
SO I THOUGHT IT AND I WON $100
SHE JUST SAID LET'S GIVE IT TO
THE OFFICER THAT GOT SHOT.
>> Reporter: WHAT DID YOU THINK 
WHEN SHE TOLD HER THAT
>> I TEARED UP AND AGREED 
IMMEDIATELY.
>> Reporter: THAT WAS AN
ENORMOUS SACRIFICE FOR THE
SINGLE MOM WHEN SHE NEEDED THE
MONEY.
IT WAS HER WAY OF GIVING BACK 
YEARS AFTER POLICE FROM THAT
SAME DEPARTMENT HELPED HER
DURING A TIME OF PROFOUND GRIEF.
PROVIDING COMFORT AND SUPPORT 
AFTER HER 19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
WAS MURDERED
>> THE DETECTIVE THAT WORKED HER
CASE FROM THE KANSAS CITY POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THAT MAN WAS A
GUARDIAN ANGEL FOR ME IN MY TIME
OF NEED.
HE CALLED AROUND THE CLOCK
HE CAME BY TO SEE ME
PEOPLE WOULD SAY HE DID HIS JOB,
BUT HE DID MORE THAN HIS JOB
>> Reporter: AND YOU NEVER
FORGOT THAT?
>> NO, HOW COULD I
NO
>> Reporter: BUT HER $100 GIFT
DIDN'T STAY A SECRET A LONG.
KANSAS CITY, OHIO POLICE
SERGEANT JACOB TRACKED HER DOWN,
TELLING HER STORY ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA.
>> WE WERE BLOWN AWAY WITH
RESPONSES AND COMMENTS, PEOPLE
WANTING TO REACH OUT, SAID HOW
CAN WE GET AHOLD OF THIS WOMAN
>> Reporter: THE OFFICERS WERE
SO TOUCHED BY HER GENEROSITY, 
THEY STARTED A GO FOUND ME, 
RAISING MORE THAN $156,000
YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT ATTENTION
YOU JUST WANTED TO DO IT FOR YOU
AND YOUR DAUGHTERS
>> RIGHT
YOUR PARENTS TELL YOU ALL THE 
TIME, BE A BLESSING TO ONE AND
SOMEONE WILL BE A BLESSING TO 
YOU.
THAT'S TRUE.
>> THAT IS AN AMAZING LESSON
EVERY LAYER OF THAT STORY IS
AMAZING IN ITSELF.
YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
>> I THINK IT'S THE ULTIMATE
STORY OF GOOD FAITH AND GOOD
KARMA TURNING $1 INTO $156,000
>> WE CAN ALL LEARN A LITTLE
SOMETHING FROM THAT.
>> WE HOPE SO.
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS TODAY.
KYLIE JENNER TURNS 23.
RETIRED BOXER RIDDICK BOWE TURNS
53
AND ANTONIO BANDERAS IS 60 YEARS
OLD.
>> THANKS FOR STARTI
>>> 5 MILLION CORONAVIRUS CASES 
AND NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN
THE U.S. CROSSES INTO 
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY, WHILE
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES PANDEMIC
RELIEF INTO HIS OWN HANDS.
COMING UNDER FIRE FROM CRITICS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE
>>> UPROAR IN GEORGIA.
TWO POLICE OFFICERS PUT ON LEAVE
AFTER OPENING FIRE ON A CAR FULL
OF CHILDREN.
THE FAMILY'S SEARCH FOR ANSWERS 
THIS MORNING
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A FIRE
RIPPED THROUGH THE HOME OF
RACHAEL RAY.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT 
SPARKED THE INFERNO IS JUST 
GETTING UNDER WAY.
>>> THE NEW CONCERNS FOR COLLEGE
FOOTBALL SEASON AS HEAD WINDS 
HIT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M FIPHILIP MENA.
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
THE DECISION TO SEND STUDENTS 
BACK TO SCHOOL IS GETTING MORE
DIFFICULT.
FIVE STATES MAKE UP 40% OF THE
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE DEATH TOLL
HAS TOPPED 10,000.
>> IN NEW YORK, THE POSITIVITY
RATE DROPPED TO 0.78, THE LOWEST
IT'S BEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN.
PROGRESS LIKE THAT HAS LED THE
GOVERNOR THE OKAY TO RESUME 
IN-PERSON CLASSES IN THE FALL.
>> THIS SCHOOL IN DALLAS, 
GEORGIA IS SWITCHING TO VIRTUAL 
CLASSES AFTER REPORTING NINE
CASES OF COVID
THE SCHOOL CAME UNDER FIRE AFTER
THIS PHOTO WENT VIRAL.
>>> DISNEY PLANS TO SHORTEN 
HOURS AT ITS FLORIDA THEME PARK 
AFTER EARNINGS DROPPED 85%
STARTING SEPTEMBER 8, MAGIC 
KINGDOM AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS 
WILL CLOSE AN HOUR EARLY
>>> NEW ZEALAND CELEBRATES A
MAJOR MILESTONE.
100 DAYS WITHOUT ANY CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
THE COUNTRY IMPLEMENTED A STRICT
LOCKDOWN, CLOSING THEIR BORDERS 
TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN 
PRAISED FOR HER LEADERSHIP
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>>> NEW FALLOUT THIS MORNING
OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTEMPT
TO BYPASS CONGRESS FOR
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER -- PROVIDE
RELIEF FOR STUDENT BORROWERS, 
RESTORE LIMITED UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS AND SUSPEND COLLECTION 
ON PAYROLL TAXES
BUT EACH COMES WITH MAJOR 
CAVEATS.
FOR MORE, LET'S GET TO SCOTT
McFARLAND.
CRITICS HERE ARE CALLING THESE
ORDERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
>> Reporter: THE SENATE 
DEMOCRATIC LEADER CALLS THEM
SWISS CHEESE, BECAUSE THEY'RE SO
FULL OF HOLES.
THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON BEGINS
WITH A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY OVER
WHETHER THE PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE ORDER ALSO HELP, WILL 
FAIL, OR TRIGGER A NEW ROUND OF 
NEGOTIATIONS FOR A RESCUE 
PACKAGE TO TREAT THE AILING U.S.
ECONOMY.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE $400 
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT HE'S 
ORDERED.
THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER WOULD TAKE
EFFECT IN EVERY STATE, BUT IT 
WOULD BE PARTLY PAID FOR BY THE 
STATES
IT'S UNCLEAR IF STATES WITH 
BUDGET CRISES CAN AFFORD THE
MONEY.
THEY CAN GET THE CHECKS OUT ANY 
TIME SOON.
IT'S LESS MONEY THAN THE
DEMOCRATS SAW IT
THERE'S A DELAY, A POSTPONEMENT 
IN THE PAYMENT OF THE PAYROLL 
TAX FOR MANY AMERICAN WORKERS.
DEMOCRATS SAY THAT WOULD STARVE 
THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND
AND MEDICARE
THERE ARE ALSO DEBATES ERUPTING 
IN WASHINGTON WHETHER ANY OF
THIS IS CONSTITUTIONAL
>> WHETHER IT'S ILLEGAL OR NOT
TAKES TIME TO FIGURE OUT
I ASSOCIATE MY REMARKS WITH 
SENATOR SASS WHO SAYS IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
MY CONSTITUTIONAL ADVISERS TELL 
ME IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
BELIEVES IT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
TEMPORARILY SUSPEND TAX 
COLLECTIONS.
SO WE'RE BANKING ON THAT
>> THE PRESIDENT TOLD REPORTERS 
HE HEARD FROM DEMOCRATS ABOUT 
REOPENING NEGOTIATIONS ON A 
RESCUE PLAN, BUT TWO DEMOCRATS
SAID THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT
BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS.
THAT'S THE STORY THIS MORNING IN
WASHINGTON
I'M SCOTT McFARLAND.
NOW BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, SCOTT, THANK YOU
FOR THE UPDATE
>>> MILLIONS ARE GEARING UP FOR 
A SCHOOL YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER, 
FROM HYBRID SYSTEMS TO CHANGES
IN THE WAY CLASSROOMS ARE BEING 
SET UP
OUR KERRY SANDERS TAKES A LOOK
AT WHAT ONE SCHOOL IS DOING TO
REOPEN SAFELY.
>> Reporter: SCHOOL, NOW WITH A 
WHOLE NEW SET OF RULES AND
CHANGES AT EVERY TURN.
WE FIRST MET COLLIER COUNTY 
SUPERINTENDENT CAM LA PATTON IN 
MAY.
BACK THEN --
>> 160 HERE, SOCIAL DISTANCE, 
44
25% ONLY
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THE 
OTHER KIDS
>> Reporter: AND NOW THE ANSWER.
>> SO OUR SOLUTION IS GOING TO
BE HAVING THE KIDS START THEIR
DAY IMMEDIATELY IN THEIR
CLASSROOM.
>> INSTEAD OF CONGREGATING IN 
THE HALLWAYS
>> CORRECT
>> Reporter: BACK THEN HOW WOULD
STUDENTS SIT
AND NOW?
>> THE DESKS ARE NOT SIX FEET 
APART, BUT -- 
>> WITH MASKS, WE CAN STILL 
UTILIZE THE WHOLE ROOM AND IT 
WORKS.
>> BECAUSE
>> WE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO
GIVE US THAT GUIDANCE.
>> NO ONE GETS A LOCKER.
WATER FOUNTAINS SHUT DOWN.
FOR THE YOUNG STUDENTS HERE,
THIS MAY SEEM OVERWHELMING
>> MY MASK PROTECTS YOU, YOUR 
MASK PROTECTS ME
WE COME AND HELLO.
>> Reporter: ADMINISTRATORS AND 
TEACHERS HIDDEN BEHIND MASKS, 
PUTTING THEIR PICTURES ON 
BUTTONS.
STUDENTS STILL GET RECESS, BUT
THE PLAYGROUND IS SPLIT, KEEPING
KIDS FROM DIFFERENT CLASSES FROM
MINGLING
WITH 45,000 STUDENTS HERE, THE
ADDED COST DUE OH TO
CORONAVIRUS, $26 MILLION
ESSENTIALLY A COVID SURCHARGE OF
$578 PER STUDENT
>> THIS HAS NOT BEEN
INEXPENSIVE.
>> NO.
>> IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, 35% 
OF THE STUDENTS DECIDED TO TAKE 
THEIR CLASSES ONLINE
LIVE, WITH A TEACHER
THE ONE ADVANTAGE TO THIS, IF 
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN THE
SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE TO CLOSE 
THE SCHOOL DOWN, EVERYONE CAN 
PIVOT TO ONLINE CLASSES.
OVER AT GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL,
A MORE COMPLICATED PUZZLE.
NOW TO TEACH 1760 STUDENTS 120
SUBJECTS WITH ONLY 76 TEACHERS, 
WITH A MAX OF 18 STUDENTS PER 
CLASS.
A PROBLEM KEEPING HIGH SCHOOL 
PRINCIPAL TOBIN WALCOTT UP AT 
NIGHT.
WHEN DID THE ANSWERS COME TO YOU
ABOUT THIS
>> SOMETIMES AT 2:30 IN THE 
MORNING.
>> Reporter: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS 
FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW
WILL THERE BE FOOTBALL
NO ANSWER THAT
BUT THE BAND WILL PLAY APART
TROMBONES NINE FEET APART.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL, ANYTHING BUT
BACK-TO-NORMAL
KERRY SANDERS, NBC NEWS, COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
>>> A MAJOR PLAY IN COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL AFTER THE MID AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE BECAME THE FIRST TO
CANCEL THEIR FALL FOOTBALL
SEASON
OFFICIALS FROM THE POWER FIVE 
CONFERENCES REPORTEDLY HAD AN 
EMERGENCY MEETING OVER THE
WEEKEND TO DISCUSS THE
POSSIBILITY OF CANCELING THEIR
SEASONS, AS WELL
AND IN BASEBALL, THE ST. LOUIS
CARDINALS SERIES AGAINST THE
PIRATES HAS BEEN POSTPONED AFTER
ANOTHER CARDINALS PLAYER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
ST. LOUIS HASN'T PLAYED A GAME
SINCE JULY 29th.
>>> FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL 
MACRON LED A MEETING WHICH
PRESIDENT TRUMP ATENTED.
ORGANIZERS SAY DONORS PLEDGED 
$298 MILLION IN AID TO BEIRUT 
AFTER LAST WEEK'S DEVASTATING 
EXPLOSION.
THE TRAGEDY LED TO DAYS OF
PROTEST IN LEBANON
FOR MORE ON THIS, HERE'S NBC'S
REPORTER
>> Reporter: AFTER THE MASSIVE
PROTEST WE SAW HERE, PEOPLE ARE 
BACK ON THE STREETS CLASHING
AGAIN WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
PEOPLE ARE JUST SO ANGRY ABOUT
THIS BLAST HERE ON TUESDAY
AND THEY ABSOLUTELY BLAME THE 
GOVERNMENT FOR WHAT HAPPENED
>> THE PRESIDENT SAID IT'S AN 
ACCIDENT
IT'S A CRIME, NOT AN ACCIDENT.
AND THEY ARE NOT MARTYRS, THEY
ARE VICTIMS.
>> THEY HAVE THE REAL AUTHORITY.
THAT'S WHY WE WILL NOT GET OUT
OF THE STREETS UNTIL OUR NEEDS
ARE MET, UNTIL THE NEW ELECTIONS
AND ALL THREE PILLARS OF OUR
GOVERNMENT ARE TAKEN DOWN.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE ARE TELLING 
ME THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE 
RESIGNATION OF THE COUNTRY'S
INFORMATION MINISTER
WHAT THEY WANT IS FOR THE WHOLE 
GOVERNMENT TO FALL
THEY SAY DECADES OF CORRUPTION
AND NEPOTISM AND MISMANAGEMENT, 
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUFFERING 
LED TO THIS BLAST ON TUESDAY
THAT KILL SOD MANY PEOPLE AND 
HAVE DESTROYED THE CITY.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF AGER IN
THE STREETS.
THEY SAY THIS IS NO LONGER A
PROTEST MOVEMENT
NOW IT'S AN UPRISING
>>> A GEORGIA FAMILY IS 
DEMANDING ANSWERS AFTER A POLICE
OFFICER FIRED SHOTS AT A CAR
WITH FIVE CHILDREN INSIDE.
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING 
WHAT HAPPENED DURING THAT 
CHAOTIC TRAFFIC STOP
BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINE MINORS.
>> THEY'RE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO AN 
OFFICER --
>> SHOT AT HER -- 
>> Reporter: -- FIRING AT THE 
VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE KIDS.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
A WAY CROSS POLICE OFFICER TRIED
TO GET LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION
ON THE CAR
THREE MINORS, AGES 9, 12, 14, 
GOT OUT AND RAN.
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER GAME TO 
HELP, THE CAR DROVE TOWARD THAT 
OFFICER WHO STARTED SHOOTING
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE CAR, A
15 AND 16-YEAR-OLD, BOTH FACING 
CHARGES, INCLUDING DRIVING
WITHOUT A LICENSE, AGGRAVATED 
ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER, AND BOTH 
CHARGED WITH WEAPONS POSSESSION.
THEIR FATHER TOLD THE LOCAL 
STATION THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THE MOTHER
NOW THE LOCAL NAACP IS DEMANDING
RELEASE OF THE POLICE BODY
CAMERA AND DASH CAM VIDEO.
>> THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS
A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 12-YEAR-OLD
WERE SUBJECT TO HAVING GUNS 
FIRED IN THEIR PRESENCE OR
AROUND THEM.
SO OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF
FORCE USED
>> Reporter: TWO OFFICERS HAVE
BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE 
LEAVE.
SO FAR, THE GBI HAS INVESTIGATED
59 OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN
GEORGIA THIS YEAR, INCLUDING
FOUR THIS WEEKEND ALONE.
>>> NOW TO NORTH CAROLINA WHERE 
PEOPLE WERE SHAKEN BY A RARE
EVENT.
WITHOUT WARNING, A 5.1
EARTHQUAKE STRUCK NEAR THE
BORDER WITH VIRGINIA
IT HAS BEEN NEARLY 100 YEARS
SINCE A JOLT THIS POWERFUL HIT
THE AREA
PEOPLE FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAID EVEN THEY 
FELT IT.
OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
BUT MINIMAL DAMAGE
>>> A BOTCHED PRIMARY IN THE
COMMONWEALTH
PUERTO RICO WAS FORCED TO 
PARTIALLY SUSPEND VOTING FOR
PRIMARIES OVER LACK OF BALLOTS
SOME VOTING CENTERS HAD TO
RESCHEDULE VOTING AFTER NOT 
RECEIVING ANY BALLOTS.
THE GOVERNOR, WHO IS UP FOR 
RE-ELECTION, CALLED IT
UNACCEPTABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS.
SHE'S DEMANDING THE HEAD OF THE 
ELECTIONS COMMISSION STEP DOWN
HER OPPONENT CALLED IT AN 
EMBARRASSMENT FOR PUERTO RICO.
>>> LET'S SEE HOW WE'RE STARTING
THE WEEK OFF WEATHER WISE.
LET'S GET A CHECK WITH JANESSA
WEB.
GOOD MORNING
>> HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE A DIRE SITUATION 
THAT'S SETTING UP ACROSS THE
TRISTATE AREA.
WE STILL HAVE 250,000 PEOPLE
STILL WITHOUT POWER DUE TO THAT 
TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT WE SAW 
SEVEN DAYS AGO
HEAT ALERTS AND ADVISORIES HAVE 
BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR NEW YORK
CITY AND THE BOSTON AREA, WHERE 
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURES, THEY WILL FEEL
LIKE 100 DEGREES
THAT HEAT WILL NOT BACK OFF.
THESE ADVISORIES WILL STAY IN 
PLACE UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO 92 DEGREES FOR CLEVELAND THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE'RE IN THE LOW 90s FOR THE
GREAT LAKES.
STILL FAIRLY WARM ABOVE AVERAGE 
FOR DENVER
ALL THE WAY TO KANSAS CITY, AS
WELL AS.
ST. LOUIS, 94 THIS AFTERNOON
VERY IMPORTANT WE GET THAT POWER
BACK ON.
AND WE'LL WATCH SOME STORMS FOR 
THE CENTRAL PLAINS
>> A LOT OF AC NEEDED RIGHT 
ABOUT NOW.
THANK YOU.
>>> THINGS GOT HEATED AS THE
OAKLAND A's HOSTED THE ASTROS 
SUNDAY
THE BENCHES CLEARED AFTER RAMONE
LORIANO CHARGED THE DUGOUT AFTER
BEING HIT BY A PITCH
HE WAS EJECTED, AS WELL AS THE
A's CATCHER AUSTIN ALLEN
>>> THE NATIONALS GROUND CREW 
HAD TROUBLE UNFOLDING THE TARP
>>
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, 
FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED TO THE HOME 
OF RACHAEL RAY OVERNIGHT
LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES CONFIRM 
THIS HOUSE HERE IN UPSTATE NEW
YORK WENT UP IN FLAMES DOES 
BELONG TO THE CELEBRITY CHEF
THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE SCENE 
AND THE CAUSE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
BUT NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES
HER PUBLICIST SAYS RACHEL, HER
HUSBAND AND DOG ARE ALL SAFE
>>> THE INDIANA OCEAN ISLAND
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY 
AFTER A JAPANESE OWNED SHIP 
BEGAN SPILLING OIL
IT WAS CARRYING NEARLY 4 H,000
TONS OF OIL.
OFFICIALS SAY THE CLEANUP COULD 
TAKE MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED
>>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, LINCOLN, 
JEFFERSON, ROOSEVELT, AND DONALD
TRUMP?
LAST NIGHT ON TWITTER, THE
PRESIDENT DENIED A "NEW YORK
TIMES" REPORT THAT THE WHITE
HOUSE HAD PURSUED HAVING HIS
LIKENESS CARVED INTO MT.
RUSHMORE
BUT IN THE SAME TWEET, HE SAID
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA BASED ON
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, A WHITE
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE ASKED SOU
>>> EVERY GANG IN L.A. HAS TO 
PAY THE TAXES.
♪ ♪
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, SHIA 
LABUFF'S NEW FILM COLLECTED IN
MILLIONS
THE MOVIE DID MAKE $1 MILLION 
FROM VIDEO ON DEMAND SALES
>>> CELEBRITY SIMON COWELL IS IN
THE HOSPITAL WITH A BROKEN BACK 
FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT ON AN 
ELECTRIC BICYCLE
AS NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN
REPORTS, THESE TYPES OF BIKES 
ARE BECOMING MORE POPULAR BUT 
ALSO MORE DANGEROUS.
>> NOT MUCH PROMISE OR DELIVERY.
>> Reporter: SIMON COWELL, KNOWN
FOR HIS SHARP COMMENTARY, IS
RECOVERING FROM BACK SURGERY
THIS VIDEO SHOWING HIM BIKING 
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
BUT A TELEVISION JUDGE HAS BEEN 
TESTING HIS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE IN
THE COURTYARD OF HIS MALIBU 
HOME
HE BROKE HIS BACK IN A NUMBER OF
PLACES
SIMON COWELL UNDERWENT A
SIX-HOUR SURGERY
HE'S UNDER OBSERVATION AND IS 
DOING FINE
WITH THE PANDEMIC, ELECTRIC BIKE
SALES ARE ON THE RISE, WITH TOP 
MANUFACTURERS REPORTING MORE
THAN 100% IN U.S. SALES.
E-BIKES ARE THE LARGEST GROWING 
CATEGORY IN CYCLING NOWADAYS
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GET OUT AND 
RIDE, NOT HAVE TO PUT OUT TOO 
MUCH EFFORT BUT YOU'RE STILL
EXERCISING
>> Reporter: BUT EXPERTS SAY
ELECTRIC BIKES ARE THREE TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN SEVERE 
INJURY
THE ISSUE, ELECTRIC BIKES GO
FASTER
>> AND THAT INCREASE OF LIKE TEN
MILES AN HOUR MAKES A HUGE
DIFFERENCE
>> Reporter: CHARLES DEMAGGIO IS
THE AUTHOR OF A STUDY, "LOOKING 
AT ELECTRIC BIKE AND SCOOTER
SAFETY."
HE SAYS THE LARGEST PORTION OF
INJURY ARE FOLKS OVER THE AGE OF
50
>> THEY ARE ATTRACTING A LOT OF 
OLDER FOLKS AND THEY ARE GETTING
INJ
INJURED.
AND THEY SEND TO BE MORE
SIGNIFICANT AND SEVERE
>> Reporter: NO WORD ON HOW HIS 
INJURY WILL IMPACT THE NEW
SEASON OF 
>>> HI, FRIENDS.
LET'S GET YOUR MONDAY GOING.
WE HAVE HEAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
FROM COAST TO COAST.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE
UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s
THE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE 
OPPRESSIVE ACROSS THE EAST
COAST.
I MEAN, WE'RE NEAR TRIPLE DIGIT 
TERRITORY THIS AFTERNOON
STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SLIDE MORE TO THE EAST AS WE GO 
INTO YOUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH HEAT BUILD EVEN AS WE STEP
INTO THE WEEKEND
SO
>>> NOW TO THE STORY OF THE 
YOUNG BOY DANCING HIS WAY INTO
THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS
AND NOW PEOPLE WHO SAW HIM ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA ARE MAKING HIS 
DREAMS COME TRUE
>> Reporter: ON A RAIN-SOAKED 
STREETS IN NIGERIA, SHOELESS, 
THIS 11-YEAR-OLD NAMED ANTHONY
DANCES
HE LEAPS AND PIROUETTES,
MOTIVATED BYPASS, UNRESTRAINED
BY HIS CIRCUMSTANCE.
HOW DOES BALLET DANCING MAKE YOU
FEEL
>> IT MIAKES ME FEEL HAPPY WHEN 
I'M DANCING.
>> Reporter: THESE QUIET, 
GRACEFUL MOMENTS POSTED TO
SOCIAL MEDIA ARE PUTTING ANTHONY
AND HIS MOM ON A PATH THEY COULD
HAVE NEVER IMAGINED.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR FUTURE
LIKE
>> I AM GOING TO BE A 
PROFESSIONAL DANCER.
WHEN I GROW UP
>> Reporter: IT'S A DREAM NOW 
WITHIN REACH, THANKS TO HIS 
INSTRUCTOR, DANIELLE
FOUNDER OF THE LEAP OF DANCE
ACADEMY.
HIS GOAL, MAKING BALLET ACCESS
INBY PROVIDING FREE LESSONS AND 
HELPING BREAK BARRIERS
>> ONE, TWO.
>> Reporter: HE PUT THAT VIRAL
CLIP ONLINE, AND SUPPORT STARTED
POURING IN
CELEBRITIES LIKE VIOLA DAVIS
WRITING, REMINDS ME OF THE
BEAUTY OF MY PEOPLE.
A
>> I'M FROM NIGERIA.
I WAS LIKE THIS FELT LIKE IT WAS
A KIN MOMENT
>> Reporter: SHE CONNECTED HIM
WITH A PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN 
BALLET THEATER, WHICH HAS 
OFFERED HIM A SCHOLARSHIP.
>> I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I THINK BOYS 
ARE NOT ENCOURAGED TO DO THIS 
ENCREDIBLY HARD CRAFT, THAT 
ACTUALLY ENCOURAGES STRENGTH AND
STAMINA AND BEAUTY
>> Reporter: AMERICAN BALLET
THEATER IS HOME TO ACCLAIMED
SOLOIST CALVIN ROYAL, III.
NOW OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT FROM 
HALF A WORLD AWAY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI TO 
YOU GUYS, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
YOU ARE NOT ONLY CHANGING YOUR
WORLD THERE IN AFRICA, BUT
YOU'RE CHANGING THE HEARTS AND
MINDS OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
ANTHONY, YOU KNOW, I AM SO PROUD
OF YOU
AND ALL OF YOU GUYS THERE AT THE
SCHOOL KEEP GOING, KEEP CHASING 
YOUR DREAM
>> THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU
>> OUR THANKS TO JOSE FOR THAT
REPORT
IT'S NOT JUST THE AMERICAN
BALLET THEATER, IT'S RESULTED IN
OTHER OFFERS FOR ANTHONY AND THE
LEAP OF DANCE ACADEMY, AS WELL
SO BLAZING THE TRAILS FOR SO
MANY OTHER KIDS.
>> ANTHONY HAS TONS OF TALENT.
WE HOPE TO SEE HIM ON THE 
WORLD'S BIGGEST STAGE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING, I'MUNTHINK.
U.S. SURGES PAST 5 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASE AND WITH THE 
FUTURE UNCERTAIN FOR SO MANY
AMERICANS PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES 
EXECUTIVE ACTION TO BRING RELIEF
SPARKING OUTCRY FROM LAWMAKERS
ON BOTH SIDES.
>> GROWING ANGER IN GEORGIA 
AFTER POLICE OPEN FIRE ON A CAR 
FULL OF CHILDREN
THE LATEST FROM THE 
INVESTIGATION AND FAMILY FIGHTS 
FOR ANSWERS.
>> SIMON COWELL THE TAKES A 
SPILL.
>>> THE NEW FACE OF LUXURY
AN ISRAELI UNVEILS WHAT MIGHT BE
THE MOST EXPENSIVE COVID-19 
HAVING IN THE WORLD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M PHILLIP MENA
>> I'M RIVER
MILLIONS EVER GEARING UP FOR A
SCHOOL YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER
5 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE BEEN 
INFECTED
NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 
HAS AS MANY CASES.
163,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE 
DIED SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED.
>> STARTLING NUMBERS FROM THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
AT LEAST 90,000 CHILDREN HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE IN THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS OF JULY.
MORE THAN SEVEN OUT OF TEN
INFECTIONS CAME FROM THE SOUTH
AND WEST
SO FAR A TOTAL OF 338,000 
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
>> DISNEY PLAN TO SHORTEN THE 
THEIR HOURS AFTER EARNINGS
DROPPED 85%.
STARTING SEPTEMBER 8th MAGIC
KINGDOM AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS 
WILL CLOSE AN HOUR EARLY
EPCOT AND ANIMAL KINGDOM WILL BE
REDUCED BY TWO HOURS
>>> THERE ARE FEARS WE COULD SEE
MORE OUTBREAKS
IN ONE SMALL SOUTH DAKOTA CITY
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKERS 
ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND A WEEK 
LONG ANNUAL RALLY.
KATHY PARK JOINS US FROM STURGIS
WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
ONE OF THE LARGEST MOTORCYCLE 
RALLIES IN THE WORLD ROLLED INTO
STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA.
AS THE TEN DAY RALLY ENTERS ITS 
FOURTH DAY THE COUNTRY MARKED A 
GRIM MILESTONE
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS DEEPENING
WITH THE COUNTRY HITTING 5
MILLION CASES.
THESE FIVE STATES COMBINED MAKE 
UP MORE THAN 40% OF THE 
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA
WHERE THE DEATH TOLL TOPPED 
10,000
IN VENTURA COUNTY SCREAMING,
SLAPPING AND SHOVING DURING A 
CLASH AHEAD OF CHURCH WHERE PRO 
MASK DEMONSTRATORS HAD GATHERED.
EMOTIONS RUNNING HIATT GOD SPEAK
CALVARY CHAPEL WHERE THEY ARE 
DEFYING STATEWIDE ORDERS WITH 
INDOOR SERVICES.
>> THIS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GIVE 
US OUR RIGHT, GOD GAVE US THESE 
REITS.
>> Reporter: IN THE HOT SPOT
STATE OF TEXAS HEALTH OFFICIALS 
REPORT AD RECORD HIGH POSITIVITY
RATE CLIMBING SINCE THE END OF
JULY
IN GEORGIA, WHERE THIS BACK TO
SCHOOL PHOTO WENT VIRAL SHOWING 
STUDENTS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN
THE HALLWAY THE PRINCIPAL NOW 
SAYS THE SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED
AFTER SIX STUDENTS ANDTHREE 
STAFF MEMBERS HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
THE SCHOOL HAD SUSPENDED HANNA
WATERS WHO INITIALLY POSTED THE 
IMAGES THEN REVERSED THEIR
DECISION
>> I KNEW WALKING IN MASKS
WEREN'T MANDATORY BUT I KIND OF,
I DID TRUST THEM TO KEEP US 
SAFE
>> Reporter: MORE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE FATE OF COLLEGE 
SPORTS
THE BIG TEN ANNOUNCING THEY WILL
SLOW DOWN PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL 
PRACTICES WITH NO PADS OR FULL
CONTACT AMONG ATHLETES
THIS AFTER THE MID-AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE POSTPONED ALL FALL 
SPORTS
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE FALLOUT IS 
JUST BEGINNING
>> I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A 
SEASON IN THE FALL
I HOPE I'M PRONG
I PRAY I'M WRONG
THERE'S JUST TOO MANY 
CHALLENGES
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO LEAD THE A
NEEDLE FROM 100 YARDS.
TOO MANY THINGS CAN GO WRONG
>> Reporter: THE PANDEMIC IS NOT
SLOWING DOWN THE STURGIS
MOTORCYCLE RALLY WHERE PEOPLE 
PACKED MAIN STREET, BARS AND
CONCERT VENUES
>> NO ONE WANTS TO BE THE GUINEA
PIG.
>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAID
THEY HAVE HAD A GOOD TURN OUT.
ON AVERAGE THEY GET 450 TO
500,000 ATTENDEES PER YEAR AND
ALREADY SO FAR THE TURN OUT HAS 
BEEN ON PAR WITH PAST YEARS.
PHILLIP?
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE VIRUS HAS LEFT THE
AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
DISARRAY WHILE SOME STUDENTS ARE
GEARING UP FOR ONLINE CLASSES 
OTHERS ARE ALREADY COMING HOME
FROM SCHOOL WITH COVID-19.
OUR SCOTT COHEN HAS MORE ON WHAT
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ARE DOING TO 
RE-OPEN.
SCOTT, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: IT IS BACK TO
SCHOOL WEEK HERE IN CALIFORNIA
BUT FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
STATE THAT WILL BE VIRTUAL BACK 
TO SCHOOL.
THE RULE HERE IS IF A COUNTY IS 
ON STATE'S MONITORING LIST FOR
RISING COVID CASES, THAT SCHOOL 
CANNOT RE-OPEN FOR PERSONAL 
INSTRUCTION, 97% OF THE K-12
POPULATION LIVE IN COUNTIES THAT
ARE ON THAT MONITORING LIST.
HERE IN SAN JOSE WHERE THEY WILL
TART CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY, THE
VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN
THE TEACHERS, THOUGH, ARE BEING 
TOLD THEY NEED TO TEACH THOSE 
CLASS FROM THE CLASSROOM
THE IDEA IS THEY WILL HAVE A
BETTER WI-FI CONNECTION AND MORE
ACCESS TO CLASSROOM MATERIALS.
SOME TEACHER UNIONS RAISED
CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.
WHEN THEY CAN GO BACK TO IN 
PERSON INSTRUCTION, THERE'S A 
BACKLOG OF TEST RESULTS IN
CALIFORNIA DUE TO A DATA GLITCH 
FROM 300,000 TEST RESULTS AND AS
A RESULT OF THAT COUNTIES BEING 
ON THAT MONITORING LIST ARE 
BEING TAKEN OFF OF IT AND BEEN
FROZEN WHICH MEANS SCHOOL WILL
BE VIRTUAL HERE FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE FUTURE
BACK TO YOU.
>>> SCOTT, THANK YOU
NEW FALLOUT THIS MORNING OVER 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTEMPT TO
BYPASS CONGRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED OVER 
THE WEEKEND WOULD EXTEND THE
MORATORIUM ON OWE VICKTIONS,
PROVIDE RELIEF FOR STUDENT
BORROWERS, AND SUSPEND
COLLECTION ON PAYROLL TAXES.
BUT EACH COMES WITH MAJOR 
CAVEATS.
FOR MORE LET'S GET TO SCOTT 
McFARLAND IN D.C
CRITICS ARE CALLING THESE ORDERS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THE SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS 
CALLING THEORDERS SWISS CHEESE
BECAUSE HE SAYS THEY HAVE SO
MANY HOLES IN THEM
THIS WEEK HERE IN WASHINGTON IT 
BEGINS WITH UNCERTAIN THE AT THE
WHETHER THE PRESIDENT'S ORDERS
WILL HELP, WILL FAIL OR TRIG EAR
NEW ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS TO
TREAT TAILING ECONOMY.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER WOULD CALL
FOR $400 A WEEK UNEMPLOYMENT
CHECK FOR AMERICANS.
THAT'S LESS THAN DEMOCRATS WERE 
SEEKING.
BUT ALSO WOULD BE PARTLY PAID 
FOR BY STATES.
STATES ARE SUFFERING BUDGET 
CRISES
UNCLEAR IF THEY CAN AFFORD THAT 
OR HOW QUICKLY THEY COULD 
DISTRIBUTE CHECKS.
THERE'S A DELAY IN THE PAYMENT
OF PAYROLL TAXES FOR SOME 
AMERICAN WORKERS
DEMOCRATS CRITICIZE THAT SAYING 
IT WOULD STARVE MONEY FOR THE 
SOCIAL SECURITYS IS TRUST FUND
AND FOR MEDICARE
THIS MORNING HERE IN WASHINGTON 
THERE IS A FIERCE DEBATE TO 
BEGIN OVER WHETHER ANY OF THESE 
IDEAS ARE CONSTITUTIONAL
>> WHETHER THEY ARE LEGAL OR NOT
TAKES TIME TO FIGURE OUT
I ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH SENATOR 
SASSY WHO SAYS THEY ARE 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
MY CONSTITUTIONAL ADVISERS TELL 
ME THEY ARE ABSURDLY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> OUR COUNSEL'S OFFICE,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT BELIEVES IT 
HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY
SUSPEND TAX COLLECTIONS.
SO WE'RE BANKING ON THAT
>> Reporter: ON HIS WAY BACK TO 
WASHINGTON FROM HIS WEEKEND 
RESORT TRIP IN NEW JERSEY THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS HE WAS HEARING 
FROM DEMOCRATS
THEY WANT TO RE-OPEN
NEGOTIATIONS IN THE TIME AFTER
HE ISSUED HIS EXECUTIVE ORDERS
TOP DEMOCRATIC AIDES TELLS NBC
NEWS THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT
BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS.
LIVE IN WASHINGTON, I'M SCOTT 
McFARLAND, BACK TO YOU
>> GEORGIA FAMILY IS DEMANDING
ANSWERS AFTER A POLICE OFFICER
FIRED SHOTS AT A CAR WITH FIVE
CHILDREN INSIDE.
IN CONNECTION'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER
HAS THE STORY.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINORS
>> THEY WERE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
YOU SEE THE KIDS
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO AN 
OFFICER FIRING REPEATEDLY AT THE
VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE ITS
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO GET 
LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION ON THE
CAR.
THREE MINORS AGES 9, 12 AND 14
GOT OUT AND RAN.
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER CAME TO 
HELP THE GBI SAYS THE CAR DROVE 
TOWARDS THE OFFICER WHO STARTED 
SHOOTING
INSIDE THE CAR A 15 AND 
16-YEAR-OLD BOTH FACING CHARGES 
INCLUDING DRIVING WITHOUT A 
LICENSE, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON
AN OFFICER AND BOTH CHARGED WITH
WEAPONS POSSESSION
THEIR FATHER TOLD A LOCALTATION 
THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THEIR MOTHER
>> AUTHORS CHILDREN.
>> Reporter: THE LOCAL NAACP IS 
DEMANDING RELEASE OF THE POLICE 
BODY CAMERA AND DASH CAM VIDEO
>> MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS A
9-YEAR-OLD AND 12-YEAR-OLD WERE 
SUBJECT TO HAVING GUNS FIRED IN 
THEIR PRESENCE OR AROUND THEM SO
OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF 
FORCE USED
>> Reporter: GBI SAID NO
OFFICERS WERE INJURED AND TWO 
WERE PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE 
LEAVE.
SO FAR THE GBI INVESTIGATED 59
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING THIS
YEAR
BLAYNE ALEXANDER, NBC NEWS, 
ATLANTA.
>>> TO NORTH CAROLINA WHERE 
PEOPLE WERE SHAKEN BY A VERY
RARE EVENT
A MAGNITUDE 5.1 EARTHQUAKE NEAR 
THE BORDER WITH VIRGINIA
IT'S BEEN NEARLY 100 YEARS SINCE
A JOLT THIS POWERFUL THINK IT 
AREA
PEOPLE FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAID THEY FELT 
IT
OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
BUT MINIMAL DAMAGE
>>> QUITE A SHOCK IN NORTH
CAROLINA
HERE'S NBC'S METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB STARTING THE WEEK
FORECAST
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE HEAT IT'S NOT BACKING OFF.
I KNOW WE'RE IN AUGUST
THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
YOU'RE WAKING UP TO THE 60s AND 
70s BUT THE TEMPERATURES THEY 
WILL CONTINUE TO SOAR THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE 
ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND THE
SUBURBS THAT ARE STILL WITHOUT
POWER FROM LAST WEEK'S STORM AND
WE HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES.
I THINK A WARNING MAY GO INTO 
PLACE TWHARCH FEEL LIKE 
TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR
THE START OF THE TODAY
HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER 
FOR THE DAY AHEAD.
SO OHIO VALLEY TEMPERATURES IN
THE 90s BUT FEEL LIKE IN THOR 
90s.
SO HAVE THAT WATER HANDY THIS 
AFTERNOON.
THE HEAT IS BUILDING FOR THE
UPPER MIDWEST ALL THE WAY TO
KANSAS CITY, 90 DEGREES.
ON THIS MONDAY I'M ALSO WATCHING
SOME STORMS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE 2020 MTV MUSIC AWARDS 
WILL NO LONGER TAKE PLACE AT THE
BARCLAY CENTER
THE SHOW WILL NOW BE HELD 
OUTDOORS AS AN ADDED SAFETY 
PRECAUTION AMID THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE IN 
LOCATIONS AROUND NEW
>>> LEADING THE NEWS CELIBACY 
MONACO WELL IS IN THE HOSPITAL
THIS MORNING WITH A BROKEN BACK 
FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENTS ON AN
ELECTRIC BICYCLE
THESE TYPES OF BIKES ARE
BECOMING MORE POPULAR BUT ALSO
MORE DANGEROUS
>> Reporter: SIMON COWELL KNOWN 
FOR HIS SHARP COMMENTARY IS 
RECOVERING FROM BACK SURGERY
THIS VIDEO SHOWING COULD WELL 
BIKING EARLIER THIS YEAR
THE TELEVISION JUDGE HAS BEEN 
TESTING HIS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE IN
THE COURTYARD OF HIS MALIBU 
HOME
THE 60-YEAR-OLD BROKE HIS BACK
IN A NUMBER OF PLACES.
COULD WELL UNDERWENT A SIX HOUR 
SURGERY.
STATEMENT ALSO SAYS HE'S UNDER
OBSERVATION AND IS DOING FINE.
WITH THE PANDEMIC ELECTRIC BIKE 
SALES ARE ON THE RISE WITH TOP
MANUFACTURS REPORTING MORE
THAN 100% INCREASE IN U.S.
SALES.
>> E BIKES ARE THE LARGEST
GROWING CATEGORY IN CYCLING 
NOWADAYS
YOU CAN GET OUT, RIDE, NOT HAVE 
TO PUT OUT TOO MUCH EFFORT BUT
STILL EXERCISING
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY
ELECTRIC BIKES ARE THREE TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN SEVERE 
INJURY REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION
THAN A NORMAL BIKE
THE TISSUE ELECTRIC BIKES GO
FASTER
>> AND THAT INCREASE OF LIKE TEN
MILES PER HOUR MAKES A HUGE 
DIFFERENCE
ROYAL THE AUTHOR OF A STUDY 
LOOKING AT ELECTRIC BIKE AND
SCOOTER SAFETY
HE SAYS THE LARGE ENGINEERS 
PORTION OF E BIKE INJURIES ARE
FOLKS OVER 50.
>> THEY ARE ATTRACTING OLDER
FOLKS AND THEY ARE GETTING IN 
JURISDICTION IN THEM AND THOSE
INJURIES ARE MORE SEVERE AND
SIGNIFICANT.
>> WHAT JUST HAPPENED WAS 
EXTRAORDINARY.
>> Reporter: NO WORD ON HOW 
COULD WELL'S INJURY WILL IMPACT 
THE NEW SEASON OF AMERICA'S GO
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS 
BENCHES CLEARED IN OAKLAND AS 
THE ASTROS AND ATHLETICS SKUFLD.
THE THIS CAME AFTER THE 
OUTFIELDER CHARGED THE ASTROS 
DUGOUT AFTER BEING HIT BY PACH
HE WAS EJECTED AS WELL AS A 
CATCHER.
>>> WASHINGTON NATIONALS GROUNDS
CREW HAD SOME TROUBLE UNFURLING 
THE TARP DURING A RAIN DELAY
THE TARP WASN'T ROLLED UP 
PROPERLY THE LAST TIME IT WAS 
USED
THE GAME WAS SUSPENDED
>>> ISRAELI JEWELLER SHOWED OFF 
THIS CORONAVIRUS MASK.
THE FACE COVERING IS MADE OF 18 
CARAT DIAMONDS
IT LOOKS LIKE A COLANDER
>> IT'S LIKE A SHIELD.
ANYTHING BUT A MASK.
ALL RIGHT.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES 
WE'VE SEEN DURING THIS COVID
CRISIS IS,000 BRING COLLEGE 
STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUS SAFELY
OUR BLAYNE ALEXANDER TAKES A
LOOK AT WHAT UNIVERSITIES ARE 
DOING TO WELCOME STUDENTS BACK
>> Reporter: FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF KENTUCKY TO TULSA'S ORAL 
ROBERTS UNIVERSITY TO TROY
UNIVERSITY IN ALABAMA STARTING
THIS WEEK IT'S MOVE IN DAY AT 
DOZENS OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES
NATIONWIDE
>> AFTER QUARANTINE I'M SO
EXCITED TO BE IN A NEW
ENVIRONMENT.
I WAS HOME FOR FOUR MONTHS
>> Reporter: AT GEORGIA TECH A
STAGGER RETURN
ROOMS CONFIGURED FOR MORE SINGLE
DWELLING OPENINGS AND A NEW APP 
FOR STUDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR MEAL
TIMES OR ORDER TO GO
>> ANY CONCERNS?
>> NOT REALLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE 
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN KIND OF 
ADDRESSED HERE AT TECH
>> Reporter: AT DUKE UNIVERSITY 
STUDENTS ARE GREETED WITH COVID 
TESTS.
THIS FALL ONLY FRESHMAN AND 
SOPHOMORES WILL BE HOUSED ON
CAMPUS
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT BUT
NECESSARY DECISION
>> Reporter: AT NOTRE DAME THE
SCHOOL PRESIDENT SAID ALL 
STUDENTS WILL BE TESTED BEFORE
RETURNING.
>> WE'LL DON'T TEST THEM
WE MONITOR THEIR HEALTH.
>> Reporter: EVEN WITH
PRECAUTIONS THERE ARE SOME
ISSUES
AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 66 
STUDENTS TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID DURING MOVE IN
AT SYRACUSE A GROUCH STUDENTS 
PLACED ON INTERIM SUSPENSION FOR
BREAKING THE SCHOOL'S MANDATORY 
QUARANTINE
>> UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 
HERE
>> Reporter: BACK IN SOUTH BEND 
AS STUDENTS RETURN TO CAMPUS
SOME ARE ALREADY RAISING
CONCERN.
>> SO FAR SOCIALLY DISTANCING 
SEEMS NOT GREAT.
>> Reporter: RISING JUNIOR IS 
WORRIED ABOUT CONTRACTING COVID 
IS TAKING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
>> I DON'T WANT MY SON SICK.
I DON'T WANT HIM GETTING ANYONE 
ELSE SICK.
>> Reporter: EVEN NOTRE DAME'S
PRESIDENT IS FACE CRITICISM 
AFTER POSING FOR THIS PICTURE 
WITH STUDENTS, MAVERICKED BUT 
NOT DISTANCED.
HE LATER APOLOGIZED.
>>  I MADE A MISTAKE
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY
DESPITE THEIR BEST EFFORTS AT 
PREVENTION THERE ARE MEASURES IN
PLACE SHOULD COVID COME TO
CAMPUS
>> WE'LL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE 
TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
TELL YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO 
ACT RESPONSIBLY.
>> Reporter: COLLEGE CAMPUSES 
COMING BACK TO LIFE AS S
>>> GOOD MORNING
I KNOW THIS WEEKEND OF HOT BUT
WE'LL CRANK IT UP A FEW MORE
DEGREES ACROSS THE EAST COAST 
WITH HEAT ADVISORIES PUT IN 
PLACE ACROSS SECTIONS OF
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES
FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO THE HOME OF
RAT
RACHEL RAY
OFFICIALS STATE THAT THE HOME 
DID BELONG TO THE CELEBRITY 
CHEF
IT'S AN ACTIVE SCENE
NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES
RAY'S PUBLICIST SAID RACHEL, HER
HUSBAND JOHN AND THEIR DOG ARE
SAFE
>>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, THOMAS JEFRFERSON, THEY
DOOR ROOSEVELT AND DONALD TRUMP?
THE WHITE HOUSE DENIED HE 
PURSUED TO HAVE HIS LIKENESS
CARVED INTO Mt. RUSHMORE
BUT DID HE SAY IT SOUNDED LIKE A
GOOD IDEA.
REPORT A WHITE HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVE ASKED SOUTH
DAKOTA'S GOVERNOR LAST YEAR 
ABOUT THE PROCESS OF ADDING 
TRUMP'S FACE TO THE MONUMENT
>> STUDENTS LEAVING FOR COLLEGE 
HAVE A FEW EXTRA ITEMS TO PACK
THIS YEAR TO HELP COMBAT
CORONAVIRUS.
IN ADDITION TO THE ESSENTIALS 
ONLY BRING WHAT YOU'LL NEED FOR 
THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF SCHOOL
>> Reporter: AS COLLEGE STUDENTS
HEAD TO CAMPUS THIS FALL THERE
ARE NEW ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT
NEED TO BE HE ADDED.
>> WHOLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
>> Reporter:
>> YOU WANT TO HAVE A BAG THAT'S
ALREADY SORT OF PRE-PACKED YOU
CAN GRAB AND GO.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER ECHO 
SUGGESTION OF A COVID GO BAG
>> INCLUDE EXTRA CLEANING 
SUPPLIES, HAND SANITIZER, 
THERMOMETER TERRIFY, ADDITIONAL 
FACE MASKS AND RUBBER GLOVES
>> Reporter: SECOND BAG FOR 
ITEMS THAT CAN'T BE PACKED IN 
ADVANCE.
>>  YOUR LAPTOP CHARGER, LAPTOP,
PHONE CHARGER, TOILETRYES, THOSE
KIND OF THINGS
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY PACK 
EXTRA OF THE ESSENTIALS.
>> CAN'T RELY ON BEING ABLE TO
PICK UP WHATEVER YOU WANT AT A
MOMENT'S NOTICE THESE DAYS
>> Reporter: IF YOUR STUDENT
BUYS ITEMS ONLINE CHECK WHERE 
THEY ARE DELIVERED TO AVOID 
CARRYING HEAVY BOXES ACROSS 
CAMPUS
>> EVERY COLLEGE CAMPUS IS
DIFFERENT ABOUT WHERE THEY GET
THEIR PACKAGES DELIVERED
>> Reporter: MAKE SURE YOUR 
STUDENT IS PREPARED WITH A LIST 
OF EMERGENCY CONTACT
>> OPINION TO IT YOUR WALL
>> Reporter: DON'T FORGET THE 
BASICS LIKE A GOOD SET OF 
SHEETS, TOWELS, BATH ROBE AND A 
WEIGHTED BLANKET
DECOR MAY NEED TO TAKE A BACK 
SEAT
>> PARE DONWN A LITTLE.
>> AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE DOING
THINGS DIFFERENTLY
>> COLLEGE KIDS WILL BE THE 
HARDEST TO WRANGLE IN HERE
THEY FEEL INDEPENDENT.
NO SUPERVISION, ADULT 
>>> A STAGGERING TOLL.
THE U.S. CROSSES 5 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASES, RAISING NEW
FEARS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AS
PACKED EVENTS ROLL ON DESPITE 
THE PANDEMIC
>>> AND A CURVEBALLIN THE 
BATTLE OVER BENEFITS
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES MATTERS 
INTO HIS OWN HANDS, SIGNING A 
SERIES OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, 
INCLUDING A PAYROLL TAX CUT.
BUT IT COMES WITH A MAJOR CATCH 
FOR THE MILLIONS WAITING ON 
RELIEF
>>> NORTH CAROLINA RATTLED
THE STATE CLEANING UP AFTER 
GETTING ROCKED BY ITS MOST
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE IN A HUNDRED
YEARS.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
♪ ♪
>>> GLAD TO BE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILIP MENA
MILLIONS ARE GEARING UP FOR A 
SCHOOL YEAR LIKE ANY OTHER
AS THE COUNTRY STRUGGLING THE 
CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS.
OVER 5 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED.
NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 
HAS AS MANY CASES.
AT LEAST 163,000 PEOPLE IN THE
U.S. HAVE DIED SINCE THIS 
PANDEMIC STARTED
>> AND STARTLING NUMBERS
AT LEAST 97,000 CHILDREN HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE IN THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS OF JULY.
MORE THAN 7 OUT OF 10 INFECTIONS
CAME FROM THE SOUTH AND THE 
WEST
SO FAR, A TOTAL OF 338,000
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
>>> AS UNEMPLOYMENT LINES GROW, 
1 IN 4 AMERICANS SAY THE
PANDEMIC HAS PUSHED THEM TO TAKE
ON MORE CREDIT CARD DATE
MORE THAN 60% OF CARD HOLDERS 
WORRY THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP
MAKING MINIMUM PAYMENTS.
>>> ANOTHER POSITIVE TEST FOR 
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ROSTER
LED TO THE MLB POSTPONING THEIR 
SERIES AGAINST THE PIRATES
THE TEAM HAS NOT PLAYED SINCE 
JULY 29.
THURSDAY IS THE EARLIEST THEY'LL
RETURN TO THE FIELD.
>>> WITH RISING CASE NUMBERS, 
THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT
GATHERING.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKERS 
HAVE CONVERGED IN SOUTH DAKOTA
NBC'S CATHY PARK JOINS US WITH
THE VERY LATEST.
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE LARGEST 
MOTORCYCLE RALLIES IN THE WORLD 
ROLLED INTO STURGIS, SOUTH
CAROLINA
AS IT ENTERS ITS FOURTH DAY, THE
COUNTRY MARKED A GRIM MILESTONE.
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
DEEPENING.
WITH THE COUNTRY HITTING 5
MILLION CASES.
THESE FIVE STATES COMBINED
MAKING UP MORE THAN 40% OF THE
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE DEATH TOLL
TOPPED 10,000.
IN VENTURA COUNTY, SCREAMING, 
SLAPPING, AND SHOVING DURING A
CLASH AHEAD OF CHURCH, WHERE PRO
MASK DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED.
EMOTIONS RUNNING HIGH HERE
WHERE THEY'RE DEFYING STATEWIDE 
ORDERS WITH INDOOR SERVICES.
>> THIS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GIVE 
US OUR RIGHTS, GOD GAVE US THESE
RIGHTS
>> Reporter: IN THE HOT SPOT
STATE OF TEXAS, HEALTH OFFICIALS
REPORTED A RECORD HIGH
POSITIVITY RATE, CLIMBING SINCE 
THE END OF JULY.
IN GEORGIA, THIS PHOTO SHOWS
STUDENTS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN
A HALLWAY, THE SCHOOL IS NOW
CLOSED AFTER SIX STUDENTS AND 
THREE STAFF MEMBERS TESTED
POSITIVE
THE SCHOOL SUSPENDED HANNA
WATERS, WHO POSTED THE IMAGES 
AND THEN REVERSED THEIR 
DECISION
>> I KNEW WALKING IN MASKS
WEREN'T MANDATORY, BUT I DID
TRUST THEM TO KEEP US SAFE
>> Reporter: AND MORE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE STATE OF COLLEGE
SPORTS
THE BIG TEN ANNOUNCING THEY'LL
SLOW DOWN PRESEASON FOOTBALL
PRACTICES, WITH NO PADS OR FULL 
CONTACT AMONG ATHLETES
THIS AFTER THE MID AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE POSTPONED ALL FALL 
SPORTS
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE FALLOUT IS 
JUST BEGINNING
>> I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A 
SEASON IN THE FALL
I HOPE AND PRAY I'M WRONG.
BUT THERE'S JUST TOO MANY 
CHALLENGES
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO THREAD A
NEEDLE FROM 100 YARDS.
THERE'S TOO MANY THINGS THAT CAN
GO WRONG
>> Reporter: BUT THE PANDEMIC IS
NOT SLOWING DOWN THE ANNUAL 
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, WHERE 
PEOPLE PACKED MAIN STREET, BARS 
AND CONCERT VENUES
>> NOBODY WANTS TO BE THE GUINEA
PIG.
IT COULD GO RIGHT OR WRONG
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.
>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY 
THEY'VE ALREADY HAD A PRETTY
GOOD TURNOUT
ON AVERAGE, THEY GET ABOUT
450,000 TO 500,000 ATTENDEES PER
YEAR
ALREADY SO FAR, THE TURNOUT HAS 
BEEN ON PAR WITH PAST YEARS.
PHILIP
>> KATHY, THANK YOU.
>>> NEW FALLOUT OVER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S ATTEMPT TO BYPASS 
CONGRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
CRITICS SLAMMED THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS TO PAUSE PAYROLL TAXES,
SAYING IT'S NOT ENOUGH
AND ALSO UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
NBC'S KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: SARAH GUARD IS 
FURLOUGHED FROM HER JOB.
>> IT'S A LOT OF ESSENTIALS THAT
WE'RE HAVING TO SAY NOPE, NOT 
THIS MONTH
>> THIS IS THE PAYMENT RELIEF.
>> Reporter: AMONG THE
PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ACTIONS, A
NEW FORMULA FOR FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
$400 WEEKLY, INSTEAD OF $600
WITH STATES REQUIRED TO 
CONTRIBUTE $100.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI SAYS 
THAT JUST WON'T WORK
>> HE'S SAYING STATES HAVE THE
MONEY.
NO, THEY DON'T
THEY HAVE EXPENSES FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
THEY HAVE LOST REVENUE
>> Reporter: ONLY CONGRESS CAN
MAKE TAX LAW
BUT THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE CAN 
PUT A SHORT-TERM HOLD ON
COLLECTING PAYROLL TAXES, WHICH 
FUNDS SOCIAL SECURITY AND 
MEDICARE
FOR THOSE EARNING UNDER 
$100,000
>> THIS WILL MEAN BIGGER
PAYCHECKS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
>> Reporter: BUT WAIT, THAT 
DEFERRED TAX WOULD STILL BE OWED
NEXT YEAR, UNLESS CONGRESS
AGREES TO WAIVE IT
A BIG UNKNOWN.
>> I PLAN TO FORGIVE THESE
TAXES.
>> Reporter: STEVEN MNUCHIN 
DESCRIBED THAT TAX SAVINGS AS A 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN PROMISE
>> WHEN HE'S RE-ELECTED, HE WILL
PUSH THROUGH LEGISLATION TO 
FORGIVE THAT
SO IT WILL TURN INTO A PAYROLL
TAX CUT.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
CALLED THE UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK AN
INCENTIVE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED TO 
FIND WORK.
>> I DON'T NEED TO BE 
INCENTIVIZED TO GET BACK TO 
WORK
I WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK TO
MUCH
PANDEMICS, THEY DO END
I'M ASKING FOR ENOUGH HELP TO 
GET TO THE END
>> AND THANKS TO KELLY O'DONNELL
FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> THE VIRUS HAS LEFT THE
AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
DISARRAY
WHILE SOME STUDENTS ARE GEARING 
UP FOR ONLINE CLASSES, OTHERS 
ARE ALREADY COMING HOME FROM
SCHOOL WITH COVID-19
IN FLORIDA, TEACHER'S UNIONS ARE
THREATENING TO STRIKE.
CHRIS PALLONE HAS THE LATEST
CHRIS, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILIP
IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 
HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, 
THE ORLANDO AREA, ONE TO HAVE 
BIGGEST SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE 
STATE.
HOWEVER, YOU WON'T SEE ANY
SCHOOL BUSES OR PARENTS DROPPING
CHILDREN OFF AT BUILDINGS LIKE
THIS ONE JUST YET BECAUSE THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE HAVE
DECIDED THAT THE FIRST NINE DAYS
OF SCHOOL WILL BE ONLINE ONLY.
STUDENTS WILL REMAIN AT HOME AND
LEARN ON THEIR COMPUTERS AND
iPADS.
THEN ON AUGUST 21st, PARENTS WHO
OPTED TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN DO 
IN-PERSON LEARNING, THEY'LL COME
TO THESE BUILDINGS HERE.
PARENT HAD TO SAY WHAT THEY 
WANTED THEIR CHILDREN TO DO IN
JULY IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
37% SAID THEY WANT THEIR
CHILDREN TO GO TO PHYSICAL
SCHOOL
63% SAY NO, WE'RE KEEPING THE 
KIDS AT HOME
IT'S A DECISION BEING MADE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FRAUGHT WITH
PERIL AS FAMILIES DECIDE WHAT IS
SAFEST OR BEST FOR THEM.
RIGHT NOW IN FLORIDA, THERE ARE 
AT LEAST THREE LAWSUITS THAT ARE
TRYING TO OVERTURN A STATE
RULING THAT SAYS THAT EVERY 
SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST OFFER
IN-PERSON EDUCATION.
IT'S UNKNOWN HOW THOSE LAWSUIT
ALSO GO.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THE STATE
REQUIRES THAT EVERY SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL HAVE TO OFFER SOME
SORT OF IN-CLASSROOM TRAINING 
FOR STUDENTS THIS FALL
IN WINTER GARDEN FLORIDA, I'M 
CHRIS PALLONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
>>> NOW TO A RARE AND POWERFUL
EARTHQUAKE THAT SHOOK THE EAST
COAST.
THE 5.1 MAGNITUDE JOLT NEAR THE 
BORDER OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
VIRGINIA WAS THE MOST POWERFUL
VIRGINIA THAT HAS FELT IN NEARLY
A HUNDRED YEARS.
NBC'S RON ALLEN HAS THIS REPORT.
>> Reporter: WITHOUT WARNING, 
SPARTA STARTED SHAKING, AN
EARTHQUAKE STRIKING NEAR THIS 
SLEEPY NORTH CAROLINA TOWN
CHRISTOPHER AND LAURA CARTER
WERE TRYING TO SLEEP IN.
>> YOU COULD HEAR THE RUMBLING
OF COURSE, WE FELT THE SHAKING
IT WAS LIKE A WAKEUP, AND IT WAS
LIKE, THAT WAS AN WAIK
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN NEARLY 
100 YEARS SINCE ANYTHING THIS 
POWERFUL HAS STRUCK NORTH 
CAROLINA
AT LEAST 45,000 DID YOU FEEL IT 
REPORTS TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL
REPORTS SOON AFTER
RESIDENTS ALONG THE EASTERN 
SEABOARD FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAYING THEY
FELT IT, TOO
>> THERE'S TONS OF OLD FAULTS 
FROM WHEN THE EAST COAST WAS
MORE ACTIVE, MILLIONS OF YEARS
AGO.
AND ANY OF THOSE CAN BE 
REACTIVATED.
>> Reporter: IN SPARTA, 
WIDESPREAD MINIMAL DAMAGE SAYS
THE MAYOR.
HOUSES WITH CRACKED WALLS AND 
FOUNDATIONS, ITEMS KNOCKED OFF
SHELVES.
>> IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, BUT YOU 
GO OUT AND PICK THE BRICKS UP 
AND MOVE ON.
>> Reporter: SO WITH
EARTHQUAKES, YOU KNOW THERE ARE 
AFTERSHOCKS.
YOU READY FOR THAT
>> NO.
BUT WE'RE EXPECTING IT
>> Reporter: NOT QUITE THE BIG
ONE, BUT STILL, THE MOST INTENSE
JOLT MANY NEAR THE EPICENTER
HAVE EVER FELT
RON ALLEN, NBC NEWS.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
AND IN NORTH CAROLINA OF ALL
PLACES
>> YEAH, RIGHT
>> LET'S BRING IN AREA
NECESSARIA WEBB.
HOW IS MONDAY LOOKING?
>> HEY, HAPPY MONDAY, YOU TWO.
MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE DO HAVE WARM TEMPERATURES
THAT ARE SURGING ACROSS THE EAST
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE 77 DEGREES FOR NEW YORK 
CITY, BOSTON, YOU'RE AT 73
MY CONCERN IS TODAY WE HAVE HEAT
ADVISORIES AND ALERTS THAT ARE
GOING TO GO IN PLACE, EXPANDING 
FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. TO THE
TRISTATE AREA.
JUST CHECK, WE STILL HAVE 
250,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL 
WITHOUT POWER, AND WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES THAT 
ARE GOING TO EXCEED THE 
FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE NEAR 100
DEGREES.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO THE OHIO VALLEY, CLEVELAND 
TODAY LOTS OF SUNSHINE
A FEW STORMS FROM KANSAS CITY 
ALL THE WAY INTO COLORADO 
SPRINGS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST.
SO HOPEFULLY WE GET THAT POWER
BACK ON.
THIS IS KIND OF THAT DANGEROUS
HEAT FOR NEW YORK CITY
>> YEAH, IT IS
FINGERS CROSSED FOR THAT
JANESSA, THANK YOU
>>> THEY SAY ACT LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN THERE BEFORE, BUT COLLIN 
MORIKAWA HADN'T BEEN
SO WHEN HE HOISTED THAT VICTORY,
HE DROPPED THE TOP OF THE 
TROPHY
HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TOP BACK 
ON
OVERALL, A FANTASTIC W
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, A GEORGIA 
FAMILY IS DEMANDING ANSWERS 
AFTER A POLICE OFFICER FIRED
SHOTS AT A CAR WITH FIVE
CHILDREN INSIDE.
STATE AUTHORITIES ARE NOW 
INVESTIGATING WHAT HAPPENED 
DURING THAT CHAOTIC TRAVEL SPOT.
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
STORY.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINERS
>> THEY'RE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
YOU SEE THEY'RE KIDS AND YOU'RE 
STILL SHOOTING
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING.
>> SHOT AT HER
>> Reporter: AFTER HE FIRED 
REPEATEDLY AT THE VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE MINERS.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO GET 
LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION IN THE
CAR.
THREE MINERS GOT OUT AND RAN
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER SAME TO 
HELP, THE CAR DROVE TOWARD THAT 
OFFICER WHO STARTED SHOOTING
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE CAR, A
15 AND 16-YEAR-OLD, BOTH FACING 
CHARGES, INCLUDING DRIVING
WITHOUT A LICENSE, AGGRAVATED 
ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER, AND BOTH 
CHARGED WITH WEAPONS POSSESSION.
THEIR FATHER TOLD THE LOCAL 
STATION THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THEIR MOTHER
>> THOSE ARE MY CHILDREN, MAN.
>> Reporter: NOW THE LOCAL NAACP
IS DEMANDING RELEASE OF THE 
POLICE BODY CAMERA
>> THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS
A 9 AND 12-YEAR-OLD WERE HAVING 
GUNS FIRED IN THEIR PRESENT.
SO OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF
FORCE THAT WAS USED.
>> Reporter: THE GBI SAYS NO
OFFICERS WERE INJURED, AND TWO
PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
SO FAR, THE GBI HAS INVESTIGATED
59 OFFICER
>>> SUNDAY MARKED THE 75th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1945 U.S.
ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASAKI, 
JAPAN.
THE ATTACK KILLED AN ESTIMATED
75,000 PEOPLE, MOSTLY CIVILIANS.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF SURVIVORS,
REG
RELATIVES GATHERED FOR A SMALL
CEREMONY
THEY ROSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT
AT 11:02 A.M., THE EXACT TIME OF
THE BLAST.
>>> ONE OF THE REGIONS HIT
HARDEST WAS THE NAVAJO NATION.
BUT NOW THEY'RE FINALLY WINNING 
THE BATTLE AFTER FLATTENING THE 
KUFB
NBC'S CYNTHIA McFADDEN HAS THEIR
STORY.
>> Reporter: YOU MIGHT THINK THE
VASTNESS OF NAVAJO NATION WOULD 
HAVE SPARED THESE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH.
BUT THE CORONAVIRUS DID NOT PASS
THEM BY.
LIKE MANY HERE, CRYSTAL AND HER 
FAMILY LIVE FAR OFF THE GRID
>> IT HIT OUR RELATIVES AND 
PEOPLE THAT WE KNEW AND LOVE AND
RESPECTED.
>> Reporter: HER FEAR CENTERED
ON HER 9-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAS A
RARE LUNG CONDITION.
SO THEY'VE BEEN ON LOCKDOWN 
SINCE MARCH.
>> IT HAS FORCED ME AS A MOTHER 
TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO I PROTECT 
MY CHILDREN?
>> Reporter: IT'S A QUESTION
MANY ASK, BUT ESPECIALLY HERE 
WHERE THE CORONAVIRUS HAS KILLED
MORE PEOPLE PER CAPITA THAN IN
ANY U.S. STATE
PERVASIVE HEALTH DISPARITIES, 
SYSTEMIC POVERTY, AND THE LACK
OF ACCESS TO RUNNING WATER
CREATED A PERFECT STORM TO THE
DEADLY VIRUS
BUT AGAINST THOSE ODDS, 
SOMETHING INCREDIBLE HAPPENED.
NAVAJO NATION FLATTENED THE 
CURVE.
>> EARLY ON, WE WERE SEEING 
POSITIVITY RATES IN THE 30% TO
40% RATE
SO INCREDIBLY HIGH, WHICH JUST
TOLD US WE NEEDED TO DO MUCH
MORE TESTING
>> Reporter: AND THEY DID.
LEADERS SET UP STRICT CURFEWS 
EVERY NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. WITH 
STEEP TYPES FOR DISOBEYING
>> WE HAD LOCKDOWNS, MUCH 
TOUGHER THAN THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY.
YOU SEE PEOPLE HERE WEARING 
MASKS WITH 100% COMPLIANCE
>> WHY DID THEY ACT SO QUICKLY
>> I THINK THAT THEY KNOW THEIR 
HISTORY, AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY
CAN'T COUNT ON OTHER PEOPLE TO
SOLVE THIS FOR THEM.
>> IT'S FAIR TO SAY AS LONG AS
WE'VE BEEN KEEPING STATISTICS 
ABOUT SUCH MINGS, IT HAS BEEN 
CLEAR THAT NATIVE AMERICANS FAIR
LESS WELL WHEN IT COMES TO
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FAIR TO
SAY.
INADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
AND BASIC HEALTH CARE 
INFRASTRUCTURE
>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT A
QUESTION OF RACE, BUT OF RACISM 
ESSENTIALLY.
>> OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
>> Reporter: IT'S A HISTORY HE
KNOWS TOO WELL
WHILE HE'S PROUD THAT HIS PEOPLE
FLATTENED THE CURVE, HE SAYS THE
CRISIS IS NOT OVER
>> THIS IS SERIOUS
IT'S LIFE OR DEATH
>> Reporter: WHAT SHOULD THE
REST OF AMERICA KNOW
>> THAT WE'RE IN A WAR
WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE NAVAJO NATION HOPES PEOPLE
SEE WHAT HAPPENED HERE AS A 
CAUTIONARY TALE.
>> LOOK AT THE NAVAJO NATION AS 
A CASE STUDY
>> YOU'RE SAYING PUBLIC HEALTH
GUIDELINES WORK IF YOU DO THEM
>> LISTEN TO YOUR PROFESSIONALS.
I ALWAYS SAY THE ADMINISTRATION 
UP IN D.C., I WISH THEY WOULD DO
THE SAME, EVEN THE STATE
>>> HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYONE
WE HAVE HEAT THAT'S GOING TO
BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
90s FOR THE UPPER MIDWEST.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THESE
STRONG STORMS.
THEY'LL CONTINUE TO SLIDE TO THE
EAST WITH SCATTERE
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH A
REMARKABLE STORY
A GIFT FROM THE HEART.
AND A LOTTO WINNER WHO GAVE IT
AWAY AT A TIME WHEN SHE NEEDED
IT MOST.
>> Reporter: LIKE SO MANY DURING
THIS PANDEMIC, SHA TARRA SIMS 
HAS BEEN STRUGGLING.
BUT HER LUCK CHANGED LAST MONTH,
WHEN SHE AND HER DAUGHTER FOUND 
A SINGLE DOLLAR BILL OUTSIDE OF 
A KANSAS CITY SUPERMARKET.
>> MY DAUGHTER SAID MOM, GET A
SCRATCHOFF
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT 
COULD HAPPEN, LOSE A DOLLAR?
SO I THOUGHT IT AND I WON $100
SHE JUST SAID LET'S GIVE IT TO
THE OFFICER THAT GOT SHOT.
>> Reporter: WHAT DID YOU THINK 
WHEN SHE TOLD HER THAT
>> I TEARED UP AND AGREED 
IMMEDIATELY.
>> Reporter: THAT WAS AN
ENORMOUS SACRIFICE FOR THE
SINGLE MOM WHEN SHE NEEDED THE
MONEY.
IT WAS HER WAY OF GIVING BACK 
YEARS AFTER POLICE FROM THAT
SAME DEPARTMENT HELPED HER
DURING A TIME OF PROFOUND GRIEF.
PROVIDING COMFORT AND SUPPORT 
AFTER HER 19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
WAS MURDERED
>> THE DETECTIVE THAT WORKED HER
CASE FROM THE KANSAS CITY POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THAT MAN WAS A
GUARDIAN ANGEL FOR ME IN MY TIME
OF NEED.
HE CALLED AROUND THE CLOCK
HE CAME BY TO SEE ME
PEOPLE WOULD SAY HE DID HIS JOB,
BUT HE DID MORE THAN HIS JOB
>> Reporter: AND YOU NEVER
FORGOT THAT?
>> NO, HOW COULD I
NO
>> Reporter: BUT HER $100 GIFT
DIDN'T STAY A SECRET A LONG.
KANSAS CITY, OHIO POLICE
SERGEANT JACOB TRACKED HER DOWN,
TELLING HER STORY ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA.
>> WE WERE BLOWN AWAY WITH
RESPONSES AND COMMENTS, PEOPLE
WANTING TO REACH OUT, SAID HOW
CAN WE GET AHOLD OF THIS WOMAN
>> Reporter: THE OFFICERS WERE
SO TOUCHED BY HER GENEROSITY, 
THEY STARTED A GO FOUND ME, 
RAISING MORE THAN $156,000
YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT ATTENTION
YOU JUST WANTED TO DO IT FOR YOU
AND YOUR DAUGHTERS
>> RIGHT
YOUR PARENTS TELL YOU ALL THE 
TIME, BE A BLESSING TO ONE AND
SOMEONE WILL BE A BLESSING TO 
YOU.
THAT'S TRUE.
>> THAT IS AN AMAZING LESSON
EVERY LAYER OF THAT STORY IS
AMAZING IN ITSELF.
YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
>> I THINK IT'S THE ULTIMATE
STORY OF GOOD FAITH AND GOOD
KARMA TURNING $1 INTO $156,000
>> WE CAN ALL LEARN A LITTLE
SOMETHING FROM THAT.
>> WE HOPE SO.
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS TODAY.
KYLIE JENNER TURNS 23.
RETIRED BOXER RIDDICK BOWE TURNS
53
AND ANTONIO BANDERAS IS 60 YEARS
OLD.
>> THANKS FOR STARTI
>>> 5 MILLION CORONAVIRUS CASES 
AND NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN
THE U.S. CROSSES INTO 
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY, WHILE
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES PANDEMIC
RELIEF INTO HIS OWN HANDS.
COMING UNDER FIRE FROM CRITICS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE
>>> UPROAR IN GEORGIA.
TWO POLICE OFFICERS PUT ON LEAVE
AFTER OPENING FIRE ON A CAR FULL
OF CHILDREN.
THE FAMILY'S SEARCH FOR ANSWERS 
THIS MORNING
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A FIRE
RIPPED THROUGH THE HOME OF
RACHAEL RAY.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT 
SPARKED THE INFERNO IS JUST 
GETTING UNDER WAY.
>>> THE NEW CONCERNS FOR COLLEGE
FOOTBALL SEASON AS HEAD WINDS 
HIT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M FIPHILIP MENA.
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
THE DECISION TO SEND STUDENTS 
BACK TO SCHOOL IS GETTING MORE
DIFFICULT.
FIVE STATES MAKE UP 40% OF THE
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE DEATH TOLL
HAS TOPPED 10,000.
>> IN NEW YORK, THE POSITIVITY
RATE DROPPED TO 0.78, THE LOWEST
IT'S BEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN.
PROGRESS LIKE THAT HAS LED THE
GOVERNOR THE OKAY TO RESUME 
IN-PERSON CLASSES IN THE FALL.
>> THIS SCHOOL IN DALLAS, 
GEORGIA IS SWITCHING TO VIRTUAL 
CLASSES AFTER REPORTING NINE
CASES OF COVID
THE SCHOOL CAME UNDER FIRE AFTER
THIS PHOTO WENT VIRAL.
>>> DISNEY PLANS TO SHORTEN 
HOURS AT ITS FLORIDA THEME PARK 
AFTER EARNINGS DROPPED 85%
STARTING SEPTEMBER 8, MAGIC 
KINGDOM AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS 
WILL CLOSE AN HOUR EARLY
>>> NEW ZEALAND CELEBRATES A
MAJOR MILESTONE.
100 DAYS WITHOUT ANY CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
THE COUNTRY IMPLEMENTED A STRICT
LOCKDOWN, CLOSING THEIR BORDERS 
TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN 
PRAISED FOR HER LEADERSHIP
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>>> NEW FALLOUT THIS MORNING
OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTEMPT
TO BYPASS CONGRESS FOR
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER -- PROVIDE
RELIEF FOR STUDENT BORROWERS, 
RESTORE LIMITED UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS AND SUSPEND COLLECTION 
ON PAYROLL TAXES
BUT EACH COMES WITH MAJOR 
CAVEATS.
FOR MORE, LET'S GET TO SCOTT
McFARLAND.
CRITICS HERE ARE CALLING THESE
ORDERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
>> Reporter: THE SENATE 
DEMOCRATIC LEADER CALLS THEM
SWISS CHEESE, BECAUSE THEY'RE SO
FULL OF HOLES.
THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON BEGINS
WITH A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY OVER
WHETHER THE PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE ORDER ALSO HELP, WILL 
FAIL, OR TRIGGER A NEW ROUND OF 
NEGOTIATIONS FOR A RESCUE 
PACKAGE TO TREAT THE AILING U.S.
ECONOMY.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE $400 
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT HE'S 
ORDERED.
THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER WOULD TAKE
EFFECT IN EVERY STATE, BUT IT 
WOULD BE PARTLY PAID FOR BY THE 
STATES
IT'S UNCLEAR IF STATES WITH 
BUDGET CRISES CAN AFFORD THE
MONEY.
THEY CAN GET THE CHECKS OUT ANY 
TIME SOON.
IT'S LESS MONEY THAN THE
DEMOCRATS SAW IT
THERE'S A DELAY, A POSTPONEMENT 
IN THE PAYMENT OF THE PAYROLL 
TAX FOR MANY AMERICAN WORKERS.
DEMOCRATS SAY THAT WOULD STARVE 
THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND
AND MEDICARE
THERE ARE ALSO DEBATES ERUPTING 
IN WASHINGTON WHETHER ANY OF
THIS IS CONSTITUTIONAL
>> WHETHER IT'S ILLEGAL OR NOT
TAKES TIME TO FIGURE OUT
I ASSOCIATE MY REMARKS WITH 
SENATOR SASS WHO SAYS IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
MY CONSTITUTIONAL ADVISERS TELL 
ME IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
BELIEVES IT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
TEMPORARILY SUSPEND TAX 
COLLECTIONS.
SO WE'RE BANKING ON THAT
>> THE PRESIDENT TOLD REPORTERS 
HE HEARD FROM DEMOCRATS ABOUT 
REOPENING NEGOTIATIONS ON A 
RESCUE PLAN, BUT TWO DEMOCRATS
SAID THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT
BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS.
THAT'S THE STORY THIS MORNING IN
WASHINGTON
I'M SCOTT McFARLAND.
NOW BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, SCOTT, THANK YOU
FOR THE UPDATE
>>> MILLIONS ARE GEARING UP FOR 
A SCHOOL YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER, 
FROM HYBRID SYSTEMS TO CHANGES
IN THE WAY CLASSROOMS ARE BEING 
SET UP
OUR KERRY SANDERS TAKES A LOOK
AT WHAT ONE SCHOOL IS DOING TO
REOPEN SAFELY.
>> Reporter: SCHOOL, NOW WITH A 
WHOLE NEW SET OF RULES AND
CHANGES AT EVERY TURN.
WE FIRST MET COLLIER COUNTY 
SUPERINTENDENT CAM LA PATTON IN 
MAY.
BACK THEN --
>> 160 HERE, SOCIAL DISTANCE, 
44
25% ONLY
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THE 
OTHER KIDS
>> Reporter: AND NOW THE ANSWER.
>> SO OUR SOLUTION IS GOING TO
BE HAVING THE KIDS START THEIR
DAY IMMEDIATELY IN THEIR
CLASSROOM.
>> INSTEAD OF CONGREGATING IN 
THE HALLWAYS
>> CORRECT
>> Reporter: BACK THEN HOW WOULD
STUDENTS SIT
AND NOW?
>> THE DESKS ARE NOT SIX FEET 
APART, BUT -- 
>> WITH MASKS, WE CAN STILL 
UTILIZE THE WHOLE ROOM AND IT 
WORKS.
>> BECAUSE
>> WE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO
GIVE US THAT GUIDANCE.
>> NO ONE GETS A LOCKER.
WATER FOUNTAINS SHUT DOWN.
FOR THE YOUNG STUDENTS HERE,
THIS MAY SEEM OVERWHELMING
>> MY MASK PROTECTS YOU, YOUR 
MASK PROTECTS ME
WE COME AND HELLO.
>> Reporter: ADMINISTRATORS AND 
TEACHERS HIDDEN BEHIND MASKS, 
PUTTING THEIR PICTURES ON 
BUTTONS.
STUDENTS STILL GET RECESS, BUT
THE PLAYGROUND IS SPLIT, KEEPING
KIDS FROM DIFFERENT CLASSES FROM
MINGLING
WITH 45,000 STUDENTS HERE, THE
ADDED COST DUE OH TO
CORONAVIRUS, $26 MILLION
ESSENTIALLY A COVID SURCHARGE OF
$578 PER STUDENT
>> THIS HAS NOT BEEN
INEXPENSIVE.
>> NO.
>> IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, 35% 
OF THE STUDENTS DECIDED TO TAKE 
THEIR CLASSES ONLINE
LIVE, WITH A TEACHER
THE ONE ADVANTAGE TO THIS, IF 
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN THE
SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE TO CLOSE 
THE SCHOOL DOWN, EVERYONE CAN 
PIVOT TO ONLINE CLASSES.
OVER AT GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL,
A MORE COMPLICATED PUZZLE.
NOW TO TEACH 1760 STUDENTS 120
SUBJECTS WITH ONLY 76 TEACHERS, 
WITH A MAX OF 18 STUDENTS PER 
CLASS.
A PROBLEM KEEPING HIGH SCHOOL 
PRINCIPAL TOBIN WALCOTT UP AT 
NIGHT.
WHEN DID THE ANSWERS COME TO YOU
ABOUT THIS
>> SOMETIMES AT 2:30 IN THE 
MORNING.
>> Reporter: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS 
FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW
WILL THERE BE FOOTBALL
NO ANSWER THAT
BUT THE BAND WILL PLAY APART
TROMBONES NINE FEET APART.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL, ANYTHING BUT
BACK-TO-NORMAL
KERRY SANDERS, NBC NEWS, COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
>>> A MAJOR PLAY IN COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL AFTER THE MID AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE BECAME THE FIRST TO
CANCEL THEIR FALL FOOTBALL
SEASON
OFFICIALS FROM THE POWER FIVE 
CONFERENCES REPORTEDLY HAD AN 
EMERGENCY MEETING OVER THE
WEEKEND TO DISCUSS THE
POSSIBILITY OF CANCELING THEIR
SEASONS, AS WELL
AND IN BASEBALL, THE ST. LOUIS
CARDINALS SERIES AGAINST THE
PIRATES HAS BEEN POSTPONED AFTER
ANOTHER CARDINALS PLAYER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
ST. LOUIS HASN'T PLAYED A GAME
SINCE JULY 29th.
>>> FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL 
MACRON LED A MEETING WHICH
PRESIDENT TRUMP ATENTED.
ORGANIZERS SAY DONORS PLEDGED 
$298 MILLION IN AID TO BEIRUT 
AFTER LAST WEEK'S DEVASTATING 
EXPLOSION.
THE TRAGEDY LED TO DAYS OF
PROTEST IN LEBANON
FOR MORE ON THIS, HERE'S NBC'S
REPORTER
>> Reporter: AFTER THE MASSIVE
PROTEST WE SAW HERE, PEOPLE ARE 
BACK ON THE STREETS CLASHING
AGAIN WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
PEOPLE ARE JUST SO ANGRY ABOUT
THIS BLAST HERE ON TUESDAY
AND THEY ABSOLUTELY BLAME THE 
GOVERNMENT FOR WHAT HAPPENED
>> THE PRESIDENT SAID IT'S AN 
ACCIDENT
IT'S A CRIME, NOT AN ACCIDENT.
AND THEY ARE NOT MARTYRS, THEY
ARE VICTIMS.
>> THEY HAVE THE REAL AUTHORITY.
THAT'S WHY WE WILL NOT GET OUT
OF THE STREETS UNTIL OUR NEEDS
ARE MET, UNTIL THE NEW ELECTIONS
AND ALL THREE PILLARS OF OUR
GOVERNMENT ARE TAKEN DOWN.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE ARE TELLING 
ME THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE 
RESIGNATION OF THE COUNTRY'S
INFORMATION MINISTER
WHAT THEY WANT IS FOR THE WHOLE 
GOVERNMENT TO FALL
THEY SAY DECADES OF CORRUPTION
AND NEPOTISM AND MISMANAGEMENT, 
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUFFERING 
LED TO THIS BLAST ON TUESDAY
THAT KILL SOD MANY PEOPLE AND 
HAVE DESTROYED THE CITY.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF AGER IN
THE STREETS.
THEY SAY THIS IS NO LONGER A
PROTEST MOVEMENT
NOW IT'S AN UPRISING
>>> A GEORGIA FAMILY IS 
DEMANDING ANSWERS AFTER A POLICE
OFFICER FIRED SHOTS AT A CAR
WITH FIVE CHILDREN INSIDE.
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING 
WHAT HAPPENED DURING THAT 
CHAOTIC TRAFFIC STOP
BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINE MINORS.
>> THEY'RE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO AN 
OFFICER --
>> SHOT AT HER -- 
>> Reporter: -- FIRING AT THE 
VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE KIDS.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
A WAY CROSS POLICE OFFICER TRIED
TO GET LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION
ON THE CAR
THREE MINORS, AGES 9, 12, 14, 
GOT OUT AND RAN.
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER GAME TO 
HELP, THE CAR DROVE TOWARD THAT 
OFFICER WHO STARTED SHOOTING
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE CAR, A
15 AND 16-YEAR-OLD, BOTH FACING 
CHARGES, INCLUDING DRIVING
WITHOUT A LICENSE, AGGRAVATED 
ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER, AND BOTH 
CHARGED WITH WEAPONS POSSESSION.
THEIR FATHER TOLD THE LOCAL 
STATION THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THE MOTHER
NOW THE LOCAL NAACP IS DEMANDING
RELEASE OF THE POLICE BODY
CAMERA AND DASH CAM VIDEO.
>> THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS
A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 12-YEAR-OLD
WERE SUBJECT TO HAVING GUNS 
FIRED IN THEIR PRESENCE OR
AROUND THEM.
SO OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF
FORCE USED
>> Reporter: TWO OFFICERS HAVE
BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE 
LEAVE.
SO FAR, THE GBI HAS INVESTIGATED
59 OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN
GEORGIA THIS YEAR, INCLUDING
FOUR THIS WEEKEND ALONE.
>>> NOW TO NORTH CAROLINA WHERE 
PEOPLE WERE SHAKEN BY A RARE
EVENT.
WITHOUT WARNING, A 5.1
EARTHQUAKE STRUCK NEAR THE
BORDER WITH VIRGINIA
IT HAS BEEN NEARLY 100 YEARS
SINCE A JOLT THIS POWERFUL HIT
THE AREA
PEOPLE FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAID EVEN THEY 
FELT IT.
OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
BUT MINIMAL DAMAGE
>>> A BOTCHED PRIMARY IN THE
COMMONWEALTH
PUERTO RICO WAS FORCED TO 
PARTIALLY SUSPEND VOTING FOR
PRIMARIES OVER LACK OF BALLOTS
SOME VOTING CENTERS HAD TO
RESCHEDULE VOTING AFTER NOT 
RECEIVING ANY BALLOTS.
THE GOVERNOR, WHO IS UP FOR 
RE-ELECTION, CALLED IT
UNACCEPTABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS.
SHE'S DEMANDING THE HEAD OF THE 
ELECTIONS COMMISSION STEP DOWN
HER OPPONENT CALLED IT AN 
EMBARRASSMENT FOR PUERTO RICO.
>>> LET'S SEE HOW WE'RE STARTING
THE WEEK OFF WEATHER WISE.
LET'S GET A CHECK WITH JANESSA
WEB.
GOOD MORNING
>> HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE A DIRE SITUATION 
THAT'S SETTING UP ACROSS THE
TRISTATE AREA.
WE STILL HAVE 250,000 PEOPLE
STILL WITHOUT POWER DUE TO THAT 
TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT WE SAW 
SEVEN DAYS AGO
HEAT ALERTS AND ADVISORIES HAVE 
BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR NEW YORK
CITY AND THE BOSTON AREA, WHERE 
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURES, THEY WILL FEEL
LIKE 100 DEGREES
THAT HEAT WILL NOT BACK OFF.
THESE ADVISORIES WILL STAY IN 
PLACE UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO 92 DEGREES FOR CLEVELAND THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE'RE IN THE LOW 90s FOR THE
GREAT LAKES.
STILL FAIRLY WARM ABOVE AVERAGE 
FOR DENVER
ALL THE WAY TO KANSAS CITY, AS
WELL AS.
ST. LOUIS, 94 THIS AFTERNOON
VERY IMPORTANT WE GET THAT POWER
BACK ON.
AND WE'LL WATCH SOME STORMS FOR 
THE CENTRAL PLAINS
>> A LOT OF AC NEEDED RIGHT 
ABOUT NOW.
THANK YOU.
>>> THINGS GOT HEATED AS THE
OAKLAND A's HOSTED THE ASTROS 
SUNDAY
THE BENCHES CLEARED AFTER RAMONE
LORIANO CHARGED THE DUGOUT AFTER
BEING HIT BY A PITCH
HE WAS EJECTED, AS WELL AS THE
A's CATCHER AUSTIN ALLEN
>>> THE NATIONALS GROUND CREW 
HAD TROUBLE UNFOLDING THE TARP
>>
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, 
FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED TO THE HOME 
OF RACHAEL RAY OVERNIGHT
LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES CONFIRM 
THIS HOUSE HERE IN UPSTATE NEW
YORK WENT UP IN FLAMES DOES 
BELONG TO THE CELEBRITY CHEF
THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE SCENE 
AND THE CAUSE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
BUT NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES
HER PUBLICIST SAYS RACHEL, HER
HUSBAND AND DOG ARE ALL SAFE
>>> THE INDIANA OCEAN ISLAND
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY 
AFTER A JAPANESE OWNED SHIP 
BEGAN SPILLING OIL
IT WAS CARRYING NEARLY 4 H,000
TONS OF OIL.
OFFICIALS SAY THE CLEANUP COULD 
TAKE MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED
>>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, LINCOLN, 
JEFFERSON, ROOSEVELT, AND DONALD
TRUMP?
LAST NIGHT ON TWITTER, THE
PRESIDENT DENIED A "NEW YORK
TIMES" REPORT THAT THE WHITE
HOUSE HAD PURSUED HAVING HIS
LIKENESS CARVED INTO MT.
RUSHMORE
BUT IN THE SAME TWEET, HE SAID
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA BASED ON
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, A WHITE
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE ASKED SOU
>>> EVERY GANG IN L.A. HAS TO 
PAY THE TAXES.
♪ ♪
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, SHIA 
LABUFF'S NEW FILM COLLECTED IN
MILLIONS
THE MOVIE DID MAKE $1 MILLION 
FROM VIDEO ON DEMAND SALES
>>> CELEBRITY SIMON COWELL IS IN
THE HOSPITAL WITH A BROKEN BACK 
FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT ON AN 
ELECTRIC BICYCLE
AS NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN
REPORTS, THESE TYPES OF BIKES 
ARE BECOMING MORE POPULAR BUT 
ALSO MORE DANGEROUS.
>> NOT MUCH PROMISE OR DELIVERY.
>> Reporter: SIMON COWELL, KNOWN
FOR HIS SHARP COMMENTARY, IS
RECOVERING FROM BACK SURGERY
THIS VIDEO SHOWING HIM BIKING 
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
BUT A TELEVISION JUDGE HAS BEEN 
TESTING HIS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE IN
THE COURTYARD OF HIS MALIBU 
HOME
HE BROKE HIS BACK IN A NUMBER OF
PLACES
SIMON COWELL UNDERWENT A
SIX-HOUR SURGERY
HE'S UNDER OBSERVATION AND IS 
DOING FINE
WITH THE PANDEMIC, ELECTRIC BIKE
SALES ARE ON THE RISE, WITH TOP 
MANUFACTURERS REPORTING MORE
THAN 100% IN U.S. SALES.
E-BIKES ARE THE LARGEST GROWING 
CATEGORY IN CYCLING NOWADAYS
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GET OUT AND 
RIDE, NOT HAVE TO PUT OUT TOO 
MUCH EFFORT BUT YOU'RE STILL
EXERCISING
>> Reporter: BUT EXPERTS SAY
ELECTRIC BIKES ARE THREE TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN SEVERE 
INJURY
THE ISSUE, ELECTRIC BIKES GO
FASTER
>> AND THAT INCREASE OF LIKE TEN
MILES AN HOUR MAKES A HUGE
DIFFERENCE
>> Reporter: CHARLES DEMAGGIO IS
THE AUTHOR OF A STUDY, "LOOKING 
AT ELECTRIC BIKE AND SCOOTER
SAFETY."
HE SAYS THE LARGEST PORTION OF
INJURY ARE FOLKS OVER THE AGE OF
50
>> THEY ARE ATTRACTING A LOT OF 
OLDER FOLKS AND THEY ARE GETTING
INJ
INJURED.
AND THEY SEND TO BE MORE
SIGNIFICANT AND SEVERE
>> Reporter: NO WORD ON HOW HIS 
INJURY WILL IMPACT THE NEW
SEASON OF 
>>> HI, FRIENDS.
LET'S GET YOUR MONDAY GOING.
WE HAVE HEAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
FROM COAST TO COAST.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE
UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s
THE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE 
OPPRESSIVE ACROSS THE EAST
COAST.
I MEAN, WE'RE NEAR TRIPLE DIGIT 
TERRITORY THIS AFTERNOON
STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SLIDE MORE TO THE EAST AS WE GO 
INTO YOUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH HEAT BUILD EVEN AS WE STEP
INTO THE WEEKEND
SO
>>> NOW TO THE STORY OF THE 
YOUNG BOY DANCING HIS WAY INTO
THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS
AND NOW PEOPLE WHO SAW HIM ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA ARE MAKING HIS 
DREAMS COME TRUE
>> Reporter: ON A RAIN-SOAKED 
STREETS IN NIGERIA, SHOELESS, 
THIS 11-YEAR-OLD NAMED ANTHONY
DANCES
HE LEAPS AND PIROUETTES,
MOTIVATED BYPASS, UNRESTRAINED
BY HIS CIRCUMSTANCE.
HOW DOES BALLET DANCING MAKE YOU
FEEL
>> IT MIAKES ME FEEL HAPPY WHEN 
I'M DANCING.
>> Reporter: THESE QUIET, 
GRACEFUL MOMENTS POSTED TO
SOCIAL MEDIA ARE PUTTING ANTHONY
AND HIS MOM ON A PATH THEY COULD
HAVE NEVER IMAGINED.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR FUTURE
LIKE
>> I AM GOING TO BE A 
PROFESSIONAL DANCER.
WHEN I GROW UP
>> Reporter: IT'S A DREAM NOW 
WITHIN REACH, THANKS TO HIS 
INSTRUCTOR, DANIELLE
FOUNDER OF THE LEAP OF DANCE
ACADEMY.
HIS GOAL, MAKING BALLET ACCESS
INBY PROVIDING FREE LESSONS AND 
HELPING BREAK BARRIERS
>> ONE, TWO.
>> Reporter: HE PUT THAT VIRAL
CLIP ONLINE, AND SUPPORT STARTED
POURING IN
CELEBRITIES LIKE VIOLA DAVIS
WRITING, REMINDS ME OF THE
BEAUTY OF MY PEOPLE.
A
>> I'M FROM NIGERIA.
I WAS LIKE THIS FELT LIKE IT WAS
A KIN MOMENT
>> Reporter: SHE CONNECTED HIM
WITH A PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN 
BALLET THEATER, WHICH HAS 
OFFERED HIM A SCHOLARSHIP.
>> I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I THINK BOYS 
ARE NOT ENCOURAGED TO DO THIS 
ENCREDIBLY HARD CRAFT, THAT 
ACTUALLY ENCOURAGES STRENGTH AND
STAMINA AND BEAUTY
>> Reporter: AMERICAN BALLET
THEATER IS HOME TO ACCLAIMED
SOLOIST CALVIN ROYAL, III.
NOW OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT FROM 
HALF A WORLD AWAY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI TO 
YOU GUYS, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
YOU ARE NOT ONLY CHANGING YOUR
WORLD THERE IN AFRICA, BUT
YOU'RE CHANGING THE HEARTS AND
MINDS OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
ANTHONY, YOU KNOW, I AM SO PROUD
OF YOU
AND ALL OF YOU GUYS THERE AT THE
SCHOOL KEEP GOING, KEEP CHASING 
YOUR DREAM
>> THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU
>> OUR THANKS TO JOSE FOR THAT
REPORT
IT'S NOT JUST THE AMERICAN
BALLET THEATER, IT'S RESULTED IN
OTHER OFFERS FOR ANTHONY AND THE
LEAP OF DANCE ACADEMY, AS WELL
SO BLAZING THE TRAILS FOR SO
MANY OTHER KIDS.
>> ANTHONY HAS TONS OF TALENT.
WE HOPE TO SEE HIM ON THE 
WORLD'S BIGGEST STAGE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING, I'MUNTHINK.
U.S. SURGES PAST 5 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASE AND WITH THE 
FUTURE UNCERTAIN FOR SO MANY
AMERICANS PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES 
EXECUTIVE ACTION TO BRING RELIEF
SPARKING OUTCRY FROM LAWMAKERS
ON BOTH SIDES.
>> GROWING ANGER IN GEORGIA 
AFTER POLICE OPEN FIRE ON A CAR 
FULL OF CHILDREN
THE LATEST FROM THE 
INVESTIGATION AND FAMILY FIGHTS 
FOR ANSWERS.
>> SIMON COWELL THE TAKES A 
SPILL.
>>> THE NEW FACE OF LUXURY
AN ISRAELI UNVEILS WHAT MIGHT BE
THE MOST EXPENSIVE COVID-19 
HAVING IN THE WORLD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M PHILLIP MENA
>> I'M RIVER
MILLIONS EVER GEARING UP FOR A
SCHOOL YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER
5 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE BEEN 
INFECTED
NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 
HAS AS MANY CASES.
163,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE 
DIED SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED.
>> STARTLING NUMBERS FROM THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
AT LEAST 90,000 CHILDREN HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE IN THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS OF JULY.
MORE THAN SEVEN OUT OF TEN
INFECTIONS CAME FROM THE SOUTH
AND WEST
SO FAR A TOTAL OF 338,000 
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
>> DISNEY PLAN TO SHORTEN THE 
THEIR HOURS AFTER EARNINGS
DROPPED 85%.
STARTING SEPTEMBER 8th MAGIC
KINGDOM AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS 
WILL CLOSE AN HOUR EARLY
EPCOT AND ANIMAL KINGDOM WILL BE
REDUCED BY TWO HOURS
>>> THERE ARE FEARS WE COULD SEE
MORE OUTBREAKS
IN ONE SMALL SOUTH DAKOTA CITY
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKERS 
ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND A WEEK 
LONG ANNUAL RALLY.
KATHY PARK JOINS US FROM STURGIS
WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
ONE OF THE LARGEST MOTORCYCLE 
RALLIES IN THE WORLD ROLLED INTO
STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA.
AS THE TEN DAY RALLY ENTERS ITS 
FOURTH DAY THE COUNTRY MARKED A 
GRIM MILESTONE
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS DEEPENING
WITH THE COUNTRY HITTING 5
MILLION CASES.
THESE FIVE STATES COMBINED MAKE 
UP MORE THAN 40% OF THE 
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA
WHERE THE DEATH TOLL TOPPED 
10,000
IN VENTURA COUNTY SCREAMING,
SLAPPING AND SHOVING DURING A 
CLASH AHEAD OF CHURCH WHERE PRO 
MASK DEMONSTRATORS HAD GATHERED.
EMOTIONS RUNNING HIATT GOD SPEAK
CALVARY CHAPEL WHERE THEY ARE 
DEFYING STATEWIDE ORDERS WITH 
INDOOR SERVICES.
>> THIS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GIVE 
US OUR RIGHT, GOD GAVE US THESE 
REITS.
>> Reporter: IN THE HOT SPOT
STATE OF TEXAS HEALTH OFFICIALS 
REPORT AD RECORD HIGH POSITIVITY
RATE CLIMBING SINCE THE END OF
JULY
IN GEORGIA, WHERE THIS BACK TO
SCHOOL PHOTO WENT VIRAL SHOWING 
STUDENTS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN
THE HALLWAY THE PRINCIPAL NOW 
SAYS THE SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED
AFTER SIX STUDENTS ANDTHREE 
STAFF MEMBERS HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
THE SCHOOL HAD SUSPENDED HANNA
WATERS WHO INITIALLY POSTED THE 
IMAGES THEN REVERSED THEIR
DECISION
>> I KNEW WALKING IN MASKS
WEREN'T MANDATORY BUT I KIND OF,
I DID TRUST THEM TO KEEP US 
SAFE
>> Reporter: MORE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE FATE OF COLLEGE 
SPORTS
THE BIG TEN ANNOUNCING THEY WILL
SLOW DOWN PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL 
PRACTICES WITH NO PADS OR FULL
CONTACT AMONG ATHLETES
THIS AFTER THE MID-AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE POSTPONED ALL FALL 
SPORTS
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE FALLOUT IS 
JUST BEGINNING
>> I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A 
SEASON IN THE FALL
I HOPE I'M PRONG
I PRAY I'M WRONG
THERE'S JUST TOO MANY 
CHALLENGES
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO LEAD THE A
NEEDLE FROM 100 YARDS.
TOO MANY THINGS CAN GO WRONG
>> Reporter: THE PANDEMIC IS NOT
SLOWING DOWN THE STURGIS
MOTORCYCLE RALLY WHERE PEOPLE 
PACKED MAIN STREET, BARS AND
CONCERT VENUES
>> NO ONE WANTS TO BE THE GUINEA
PIG.
>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAID
THEY HAVE HAD A GOOD TURN OUT.
ON AVERAGE THEY GET 450 TO
500,000 ATTENDEES PER YEAR AND
ALREADY SO FAR THE TURN OUT HAS 
BEEN ON PAR WITH PAST YEARS.
PHILLIP?
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE VIRUS HAS LEFT THE
AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
DISARRAY WHILE SOME STUDENTS ARE
GEARING UP FOR ONLINE CLASSES 
OTHERS ARE ALREADY COMING HOME
FROM SCHOOL WITH COVID-19.
OUR SCOTT COHEN HAS MORE ON WHAT
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ARE DOING TO 
RE-OPEN.
SCOTT, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: IT IS BACK TO
SCHOOL WEEK HERE IN CALIFORNIA
BUT FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
STATE THAT WILL BE VIRTUAL BACK 
TO SCHOOL.
THE RULE HERE IS IF A COUNTY IS 
ON STATE'S MONITORING LIST FOR
RISING COVID CASES, THAT SCHOOL 
CANNOT RE-OPEN FOR PERSONAL 
INSTRUCTION, 97% OF THE K-12
POPULATION LIVE IN COUNTIES THAT
ARE ON THAT MONITORING LIST.
HERE IN SAN JOSE WHERE THEY WILL
TART CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY, THE
VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN
THE TEACHERS, THOUGH, ARE BEING 
TOLD THEY NEED TO TEACH THOSE 
CLASS FROM THE CLASSROOM
THE IDEA IS THEY WILL HAVE A
BETTER WI-FI CONNECTION AND MORE
ACCESS TO CLASSROOM MATERIALS.
SOME TEACHER UNIONS RAISED
CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.
WHEN THEY CAN GO BACK TO IN 
PERSON INSTRUCTION, THERE'S A 
BACKLOG OF TEST RESULTS IN
CALIFORNIA DUE TO A DATA GLITCH 
FROM 300,000 TEST RESULTS AND AS
A RESULT OF THAT COUNTIES BEING 
ON THAT MONITORING LIST ARE 
BEING TAKEN OFF OF IT AND BEEN
FROZEN WHICH MEANS SCHOOL WILL
BE VIRTUAL HERE FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE FUTURE
BACK TO YOU.
>>> SCOTT, THANK YOU
NEW FALLOUT THIS MORNING OVER 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTEMPT TO
BYPASS CONGRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED OVER 
THE WEEKEND WOULD EXTEND THE
MORATORIUM ON OWE VICKTIONS,
PROVIDE RELIEF FOR STUDENT
BORROWERS, AND SUSPEND
COLLECTION ON PAYROLL TAXES.
BUT EACH COMES WITH MAJOR 
CAVEATS.
FOR MORE LET'S GET TO SCOTT 
McFARLAND IN D.C
CRITICS ARE CALLING THESE ORDERS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
THE SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS 
CALLING THEORDERS SWISS CHEESE
BECAUSE HE SAYS THEY HAVE SO
MANY HOLES IN THEM
THIS WEEK HERE IN WASHINGTON IT 
BEGINS WITH UNCERTAIN THE AT THE
WHETHER THE PRESIDENT'S ORDERS
WILL HELP, WILL FAIL OR TRIG EAR
NEW ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS TO
TREAT TAILING ECONOMY.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER WOULD CALL
FOR $400 A WEEK UNEMPLOYMENT
CHECK FOR AMERICANS.
THAT'S LESS THAN DEMOCRATS WERE 
SEEKING.
BUT ALSO WOULD BE PARTLY PAID 
FOR BY STATES.
STATES ARE SUFFERING BUDGET 
CRISES
UNCLEAR IF THEY CAN AFFORD THAT 
OR HOW QUICKLY THEY COULD 
DISTRIBUTE CHECKS.
THERE'S A DELAY IN THE PAYMENT
OF PAYROLL TAXES FOR SOME 
AMERICAN WORKERS
DEMOCRATS CRITICIZE THAT SAYING 
IT WOULD STARVE MONEY FOR THE 
SOCIAL SECURITYS IS TRUST FUND
AND FOR MEDICARE
THIS MORNING HERE IN WASHINGTON 
THERE IS A FIERCE DEBATE TO 
BEGIN OVER WHETHER ANY OF THESE 
IDEAS ARE CONSTITUTIONAL
>> WHETHER THEY ARE LEGAL OR NOT
TAKES TIME TO FIGURE OUT
I ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH SENATOR 
SASSY WHO SAYS THEY ARE 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
MY CONSTITUTIONAL ADVISERS TELL 
ME THEY ARE ABSURDLY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> OUR COUNSEL'S OFFICE,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT BELIEVES IT 
HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY
SUSPEND TAX COLLECTIONS.
SO WE'RE BANKING ON THAT
>> Reporter: ON HIS WAY BACK TO 
WASHINGTON FROM HIS WEEKEND 
RESORT TRIP IN NEW JERSEY THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS HE WAS HEARING 
FROM DEMOCRATS
THEY WANT TO RE-OPEN
NEGOTIATIONS IN THE TIME AFTER
HE ISSUED HIS EXECUTIVE ORDERS
TOP DEMOCRATIC AIDES TELLS NBC
NEWS THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT
BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS.
LIVE IN WASHINGTON, I'M SCOTT 
McFARLAND, BACK TO YOU
>> GEORGIA FAMILY IS DEMANDING
ANSWERS AFTER A POLICE OFFICER
FIRED SHOTS AT A CAR WITH FIVE
CHILDREN INSIDE.
IN CONNECTION'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER
HAS THE STORY.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINORS
>> THEY WERE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
YOU SEE THE KIDS
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO AN 
OFFICER FIRING REPEATEDLY AT THE
VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE ITS
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO GET 
LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION ON THE
CAR.
THREE MINORS AGES 9, 12 AND 14
GOT OUT AND RAN.
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER CAME TO 
HELP THE GBI SAYS THE CAR DROVE 
TOWARDS THE OFFICER WHO STARTED 
SHOOTING
INSIDE THE CAR A 15 AND 
16-YEAR-OLD BOTH FACING CHARGES 
INCLUDING DRIVING WITHOUT A 
LICENSE, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON
AN OFFICER AND BOTH CHARGED WITH
WEAPONS POSSESSION
THEIR FATHER TOLD A LOCALTATION 
THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THEIR MOTHER
>> AUTHORS CHILDREN.
>> Reporter: THE LOCAL NAACP IS 
DEMANDING RELEASE OF THE POLICE 
BODY CAMERA AND DASH CAM VIDEO
>> MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS A
9-YEAR-OLD AND 12-YEAR-OLD WERE 
SUBJECT TO HAVING GUNS FIRED IN 
THEIR PRESENCE OR AROUND THEM SO
OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF 
FORCE USED
>> Reporter: GBI SAID NO
OFFICERS WERE INJURED AND TWO 
WERE PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE 
LEAVE.
SO FAR THE GBI INVESTIGATED 59
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING THIS
YEAR
BLAYNE ALEXANDER, NBC NEWS, 
ATLANTA.
>>> TO NORTH CAROLINA WHERE 
PEOPLE WERE SHAKEN BY A VERY
RARE EVENT
A MAGNITUDE 5.1 EARTHQUAKE NEAR 
THE BORDER WITH VIRGINIA
IT'S BEEN NEARLY 100 YEARS SINCE
A JOLT THIS POWERFUL THINK IT 
AREA
PEOPLE FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAID THEY FELT 
IT
OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
BUT MINIMAL DAMAGE
>>> QUITE A SHOCK IN NORTH
CAROLINA
HERE'S NBC'S METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB STARTING THE WEEK
FORECAST
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE HEAT IT'S NOT BACKING OFF.
I KNOW WE'RE IN AUGUST
THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
YOU'RE WAKING UP TO THE 60s AND 
70s BUT THE TEMPERATURES THEY 
WILL CONTINUE TO SOAR THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE 
ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND THE
SUBURBS THAT ARE STILL WITHOUT
POWER FROM LAST WEEK'S STORM AND
WE HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES.
I THINK A WARNING MAY GO INTO 
PLACE TWHARCH FEEL LIKE 
TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR
THE START OF THE TODAY
HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER 
FOR THE DAY AHEAD.
SO OHIO VALLEY TEMPERATURES IN
THE 90s BUT FEEL LIKE IN THOR 
90s.
SO HAVE THAT WATER HANDY THIS 
AFTERNOON.
THE HEAT IS BUILDING FOR THE
UPPER MIDWEST ALL THE WAY TO
KANSAS CITY, 90 DEGREES.
ON THIS MONDAY I'M ALSO WATCHING
SOME STORMS.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> THE 2020 MTV MUSIC AWARDS 
WILL NO LONGER TAKE PLACE AT THE
BARCLAY CENTER
THE SHOW WILL NOW BE HELD 
OUTDOORS AS AN ADDED SAFETY 
PRECAUTION AMID THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE IN 
LOCATIONS AROUND NEW
>>> LEADING THE NEWS CELIBACY 
MONACO WELL IS IN THE HOSPITAL
THIS MORNING WITH A BROKEN BACK 
FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENTS ON AN
ELECTRIC BICYCLE
THESE TYPES OF BIKES ARE
BECOMING MORE POPULAR BUT ALSO
MORE DANGEROUS
>> Reporter: SIMON COWELL KNOWN 
FOR HIS SHARP COMMENTARY IS 
RECOVERING FROM BACK SURGERY
THIS VIDEO SHOWING COULD WELL 
BIKING EARLIER THIS YEAR
THE TELEVISION JUDGE HAS BEEN 
TESTING HIS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE IN
THE COURTYARD OF HIS MALIBU 
HOME
THE 60-YEAR-OLD BROKE HIS BACK
IN A NUMBER OF PLACES.
COULD WELL UNDERWENT A SIX HOUR 
SURGERY.
STATEMENT ALSO SAYS HE'S UNDER
OBSERVATION AND IS DOING FINE.
WITH THE PANDEMIC ELECTRIC BIKE 
SALES ARE ON THE RISE WITH TOP
MANUFACTURERS REPORTING MORE
THAN 100% INCREASE IN U.S.
SALES.
>> E BIKES ARE THE LARGEST
GROWING CATEGORY IN CYCLING 
NOWADAYS
YOU CAN GET OUT, RIDE, NOT HAVE 
TO PUT OUT TOO MUCH EFFORT BUT
STILL EXERCISING
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY
ELECTRIC BIKES ARE THREE TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN SEVERE 
INJURY REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION
THAN A NORMAL BIKE
THE TISSUE ELECTRIC BIKES GO
FASTER
>> AND THAT INCREASE OF LIKE TEN
MILES PER HOUR MAKES A HUGE 
DIFFERENCE
ROYAL THE AUTHOR OF A STUDY 
LOOKING AT ELECTRIC BIKE AND
SCOOTER SAFETY
HE SAYS THE LARGE ENGINEERS 
PORTION OF E BIKE INJURIES ARE
FOLKS OVER 50.
>> THEY ARE ATTRACTING OLDER
FOLKS AND THEY ARE GETTING IN 
JURISDICTION IN THEM AND THOSE
INJURIES ARE MORE SEVERE AND
SIGNIFICANT.
>> WHAT JUST HAPPENED WAS 
EXTRAORDINARY.
>> Reporter: NO WORD ON HOW 
COULD WELL'S INJURY WILL IMPACT 
THE NEW SEASON OF AMERICA'S GO
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS 
BENCHES CLEARED IN OAKLAND AS 
THE ASTROS AND ATHLETICS SKUFLD.
THE THIS CAME AFTER THE 
OUTFIELDER CHARGED THE ASTROS 
DUGOUT AFTER BEING HIT BY PACH
HE WAS EJECTED AS WELL AS A 
CATCHER.
>>> WASHINGTON NATIONALS GROUNDS
CREW HAD SOME TROUBLE UNFURLING 
THE TARP DURING A RAIN DELAY
THE TARP WASN'T ROLLED UP 
PROPERLY THE LAST TIME IT WAS 
USED
THE GAME WAS SUSPENDED
>>> ISRAELI JEWELLER SHOWED OFF 
THIS CORONAVIRUS MASK.
THE FACE COVERING IS MADE OF 18 
CARAT DIAMONDS
IT LOOKS LIKE A COLANDER
>> IT'S LIKE A SHIELD.
ANYTHING BUT A MASK.
ALL RIGHT.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES 
WE'VE SEEN DURING THIS COVID
CRISIS IS,000 BRING COLLEGE 
STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUS SAFELY
OUR BLAYNE ALEXANDER TAKES A
LOOK AT WHAT UNIVERSITIES ARE 
DOING TO WELCOME STUDENTS BACK
>> Reporter: FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF KENTUCKY TO TULSA'S ORAL 
ROBERTS UNIVERSITY TO TROY
UNIVERSITY IN ALABAMA STARTING
THIS WEEK IT'S MOVE IN DAY AT 
DOZENS OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES
NATIONWIDE
>> AFTER QUARANTINE I'M SO
EXCITED TO BE IN A NEW
ENVIRONMENT.
I WAS HOME FOR FOUR MONTHS
>> Reporter: AT GEORGIA TECH A
STAGGER RETURN
ROOMS CONFIGURED FOR MORE SINGLE
DWELLING OPENINGS AND A NEW APP 
FOR STUDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR MEAL
TIMES OR ORDER TO GO
>> ANY CONCERNS?
>> NOT REALLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE 
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN KIND OF 
ADDRESSED HERE AT TECH
>> Reporter: AT DUKE UNIVERSITY 
STUDENTS ARE GREETED WITH COVID 
TESTS.
THIS FALL ONLY FRESHMAN AND 
SOPHOMORES WILL BE HOUSED ON
CAMPUS
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT BUT
NECESSARY DECISION
>> Reporter: AT NOTRE DAME THE
SCHOOL PRESIDENT SAID ALL 
STUDENTS WILL BE TESTED BEFORE
RETURNING.
>> WE'LL DON'T TEST THEM
WE MONITOR THEIR HEALTH.
>> Reporter: EVEN WITH
PRECAUTIONS THERE ARE SOME
ISSUES
AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 66 
STUDENTS TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID DURING MOVE IN
AT SYRACUSE A GROUCH STUDENTS 
PLACED ON INTERIM SUSPENSION FOR
BREAKING THE SCHOOL'S MANDATORY 
QUARANTINE
>> UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 
HERE
>> Reporter: BACK IN SOUTH BEND 
AS STUDENTS RETURN TO CAMPUS
SOME ARE ALREADY RAISING
CONCERN.
>> SO FAR SOCIALLY DISTANCING 
SEEMS NOT GREAT.
>> Reporter: RISING JUNIOR IS 
WORRIED ABOUT CONTRACTING COVID 
IS TAKING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
>> I DON'T WANT MY SON SICK.
I DON'T WANT HIM GETTING ANYONE 
ELSE SICK.
>> Reporter: EVEN NOTRE DAME'S
PRESIDENT IS FACE CRITICISM 
AFTER POSING FOR THIS PICTURE 
WITH STUDENTS, MAVERICKED BUT 
NOT DISTANCED.
HE LATER APOLOGIZED.
>>  I MADE A MISTAKE
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY
DESPITE THEIR BEST EFFORTS AT 
PREVENTION THERE ARE MEASURES IN
PLACE SHOULD COVID COME TO
CAMPUS
>> WE'LL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE 
TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
TELL YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS TO 
ACT RESPONSIBLY.
>> Reporter: COLLEGE CAMPUSES 
COMING BACK TO LIFE AS S
>>> GOOD MORNING
I KNOW THIS WEEKEND OF HOT BUT
WE'LL CRANK IT UP A FEW MORE
DEGREES ACROSS THE EAST COAST 
WITH HEAT ADVISORIES PUT IN 
PLACE ACROSS SECTIONS OF
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES
FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO THE HOME OF
RAT
RACHEL RAY
OFFICIALS STATE THAT THE HOME 
DID BELONG TO THE CELEBRITY 
CHEF
IT'S AN ACTIVE SCENE
NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES
RAY'S PUBLICIST SAID RACHEL, HER
HUSBAND JOHN AND THEIR DOG ARE
SAFE
>>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, THOMAS JEFRFERSON, THEY
DOOR ROOSEVELT AND DONALD TRUMP?
THE WHITE HOUSE DENIED HE 
PURSUED TO HAVE HIS LIKENESS
CARVED INTO Mt. RUSHMORE
BUT DID HE SAY IT SOUNDED LIKE A
GOOD IDEA.
REPORT A WHITE HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVE ASKED SOUTH
DAKOTA'S GOVERNOR LAST YEAR 
ABOUT THE PROCESS OF ADDING 
TRUMP'S FACE TO THE MONUMENT
>> STUDENTS LEAVING FOR COLLEGE 
HAVE A FEW EXTRA ITEMS TO PACK
THIS YEAR TO HELP COMBAT
CORONAVIRUS.
IN ADDITION TO THE ESSENTIALS 
ONLY BRING WHAT YOU'LL NEED FOR 
THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF SCHOOL
>> Reporter: AS COLLEGE STUDENTS
HEAD TO CAMPUS THIS FALL THERE
ARE NEW ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT
NEED TO BE HE ADDED.
>> WHOLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
>> Reporter:
>> YOU WANT TO HAVE A BAG THAT'S
ALREADY SORT OF PRE-PACKED YOU
CAN GRAB AND GO.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER ECHO 
SUGGESTION OF A COVID GO BAG
>> INCLUDE EXTRA CLEANING 
SUPPLIES, HAND SANITIZER, 
THERMOMETER TERRIFY, ADDITIONAL 
FACE MASKS AND RUBBER GLOVES
>> Reporter: SECOND BAG FOR 
ITEMS THAT CAN'T BE PACKED IN 
ADVANCE.
>>  YOUR LAPTOP CHARGER, LAPTOP,
PHONE CHARGER, TOILETRYES, THOSE
KIND OF THINGS
>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY PACK 
EXTRA OF THE ESSENTIALS.
>> CAN'T RELY ON BEING ABLE TO
PICK UP WHATEVER YOU WANT AT A
MOMENT'S NOTICE THESE DAYS
>> Reporter: IF YOUR STUDENT
BUYS ITEMS ONLINE CHECK WHERE 
THEY ARE DELIVERED TO AVOID 
CARRYING HEAVY BOXES ACROSS 
CAMPUS
>> EVERY COLLEGE CAMPUS IS
DIFFERENT ABOUT WHERE THEY GET
THEIR PACKAGES DELIVERED
>> Reporter: MAKE SURE YOUR 
STUDENT IS PREPARED WITH A LIST 
OF EMERGENCY CONTACT
>> OPINION TO IT YOUR WALL
>> Reporter: DON'T FORGET THE 
BASICS LIKE A GOOD SET OF 
SHEETS, TOWELS, BATH ROBE AND A 
WEIGHTED BLANKET
DECOR MAY NEED TO TAKE A BACK 
SEAT
>> PARE DONWN A LITTLE.
>> AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE DOING
THINGS DIFFERENTLY
>> COLLEGE KIDS WILL BE THE 
HARDEST TO WRANGLE IN HERE
THEY FEEL INDEPENDENT.
NO SUPERVISION, ADULT 
>>> A STAGGERING TOLL.
THE U.S. CROSSES 5 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASES, RAISING NEW
FEARS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AS
PACKED EVENTS ROLL ON DESPITE 
THE PANDEMIC
>>> AND A CURVEBALLIN THE 
BATTLE OVER BENEFITS
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES MATTERS 
INTO HIS OWN HANDS, SIGNING A 
SERIES OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, 
INCLUDING A PAYROLL TAX CUT.
BUT IT COMES WITH A MAJOR CATCH 
FOR THE MILLIONS WAITING ON 
RELIEF
>>> NORTH CAROLINA RATTLED
THE STATE CLEANING UP AFTER 
GETTING ROCKED BY ITS MOST
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE IN A HUNDRED
YEARS.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
♪ ♪
>>> GLAD TO BE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILIP MENA
MILLIONS ARE GEARING UP FOR A 
SCHOOL YEAR LIKE ANY OTHER
AS THE COUNTRY STRUGGLING THE 
CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS.
OVER 5 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE 
BEEN INFECTED.
NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 
HAS AS MANY CASES.
AT LEAST 163,000 PEOPLE IN THE
U.S. HAVE DIED SINCE THIS 
PANDEMIC STARTED
>> AND STARTLING NUMBERS
AT LEAST 97,000 CHILDREN HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE IN THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS OF JULY.
MORE THAN 7 OUT OF 10 INFECTIONS
CAME FROM THE SOUTH AND THE 
WEST
SO FAR, A TOTAL OF 338,000
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
>>> AS UNEMPLOYMENT LINES GROW, 
1 IN 4 AMERICANS SAY THE
PANDEMIC HAS PUSHED THEM TO TAKE
ON MORE CREDIT CARD DATE
MORE THAN 60% OF CARD HOLDERS 
WORRY THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP
MAKING MINIMUM PAYMENTS.
>>> ANOTHER POSITIVE TEST FOR 
THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ROSTER
LED TO THE MLB POSTPONING THEIR 
SERIES AGAINST THE PIRATES
THE TEAM HAS NOT PLAYED SINCE 
JULY 29.
THURSDAY IS THE EARLIEST THEY'LL
RETURN TO THE FIELD.
>>> WITH RISING CASE NUMBERS, 
THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT
GATHERING.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BIKERS 
HAVE CONVERGED IN SOUTH DAKOTA
NBC'S CATHY PARK JOINS US WITH
THE VERY LATEST.
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE LARGEST 
MOTORCYCLE RALLIES IN THE WORLD 
ROLLED INTO STURGIS, SOUTH
CAROLINA
AS IT ENTERS ITS FOURTH DAY, THE
COUNTRY MARKED A GRIM MILESTONE.
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
DEEPENING.
WITH THE COUNTRY HITTING 5
MILLION CASES.
THESE FIVE STATES COMBINED
MAKING UP MORE THAN 40% OF THE
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE DEATH TOLL
TOPPED 10,000.
IN VENTURA COUNTY, SCREAMING, 
SLAPPING, AND SHOVING DURING A
CLASH AHEAD OF CHURCH, WHERE PRO
MASK DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED.
EMOTIONS RUNNING HIGH HERE
WHERE THEY'RE DEFYING STATEWIDE 
ORDERS WITH INDOOR SERVICES.
>> THIS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GIVE 
US OUR RIGHTS, GOD GAVE US THESE
RIGHTS
>> Reporter: IN THE HOT SPOT
STATE OF TEXAS, HEALTH OFFICIALS
REPORTED A RECORD HIGH
POSITIVITY RATE, CLIMBING SINCE 
THE END OF JULY.
IN GEORGIA, THIS PHOTO SHOWS
STUDENTS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN
A HALLWAY, THE SCHOOL IS NOW
CLOSED AFTER SIX STUDENTS AND 
THREE STAFF MEMBERS TESTED
POSITIVE
THE SCHOOL SUSPENDED HANNA
WATERS, WHO POSTED THE IMAGES 
AND THEN REVERSED THEIR 
DECISION
>> I KNEW WALKING IN MASKS
WEREN'T MANDATORY, BUT I DID
TRUST THEM TO KEEP US SAFE
>> Reporter: AND MORE QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE STATE OF COLLEGE
SPORTS
THE BIG TEN ANNOUNCING THEY'LL
SLOW DOWN PRESEASON FOOTBALL
PRACTICES, WITH NO PADS OR FULL 
CONTACT AMONG ATHLETES
THIS AFTER THE MID AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE POSTPONED ALL FALL 
SPORTS
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE FALLOUT IS 
JUST BEGINNING
>> I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE A 
SEASON IN THE FALL
I HOPE AND PRAY I'M WRONG.
BUT THERE'S JUST TOO MANY 
CHALLENGES
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO THREAD A
NEEDLE FROM 100 YARDS.
THERE'S TOO MANY THINGS THAT CAN
GO WRONG
>> Reporter: BUT THE PANDEMIC IS
NOT SLOWING DOWN THE ANNUAL 
STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, WHERE 
PEOPLE PACKED MAIN STREET, BARS 
AND CONCERT VENUES
>> NOBODY WANTS TO BE THE GUINEA
PIG.
IT COULD GO RIGHT OR WRONG
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.
>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY 
THEY'VE ALREADY HAD A PRETTY
GOOD TURNOUT
ON AVERAGE, THEY GET ABOUT
450,000 TO 500,000 ATTENDEES PER
YEAR
ALREADY SO FAR, THE TURNOUT HAS 
BEEN ON PAR WITH PAST YEARS.
PHILIP
>> KATHY, THANK YOU.
>>> NEW FALLOUT OVER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S ATTEMPT TO BYPASS 
CONGRESS FOR CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
CRITICS SLAMMED THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS TO PAUSE PAYROLL TAXES,
SAYING IT'S NOT ENOUGH
AND ALSO UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
NBC'S KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: SARAH GUARD IS 
FURLOUGHED FROM HER JOB.
>> IT'S A LOT OF ESSENTIALS THAT
WE'RE HAVING TO SAY NOPE, NOT 
THIS MONTH
>> THIS IS THE PAYMENT RELIEF.
>> Reporter: AMONG THE
PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ACTIONS, A
NEW FORMULA FOR FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
$400 WEEKLY, INSTEAD OF $600
WITH STATES REQUIRED TO 
CONTRIBUTE $100.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI SAYS 
THAT JUST WON'T WORK
>> HE'S SAYING STATES HAVE THE
MONEY.
NO, THEY DON'T
THEY HAVE EXPENSES FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
THEY HAVE LOST REVENUE
>> Reporter: ONLY CONGRESS CAN
MAKE TAX LAW
BUT THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE CAN 
PUT A SHORT-TERM HOLD ON
COLLECTING PAYROLL TAXES, WHICH 
FUNDS SOCIAL SECURITY AND 
MEDICARE
FOR THOSE EARNING UNDER 
$100,000
>> THIS WILL MEAN BIGGER
PAYCHECKS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
>> Reporter: BUT WAIT, THAT 
DEFERRED TAX WOULD STILL BE OWED
NEXT YEAR, UNLESS CONGRESS
AGREES TO WAIVE IT
A BIG UNKNOWN.
>> I PLAN TO FORGIVE THESE
TAXES.
>> Reporter: STEVEN MNUCHIN 
DESCRIBED THAT TAX SAVINGS AS A 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN PROMISE
>> WHEN HE'S RE-ELECTED, HE WILL
PUSH THROUGH LEGISLATION TO 
FORGIVE THAT
SO IT WILL TURN INTO A PAYROLL
TAX CUT.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
CALLED THE UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK AN
INCENTIVE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED TO 
FIND WORK.
>> I DON'T NEED TO BE 
INCENTIVIZED TO GET BACK TO 
WORK
I WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK TO
MUCH
PANDEMICS, THEY DO END
I'M ASKING FOR ENOUGH HELP TO 
GET TO THE END
>> AND THANKS TO KELLY O'DONNELL
FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> THE VIRUS HAS LEFT THE
AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM IN
DISARRAY
WHILE SOME STUDENTS ARE GEARING 
UP FOR ONLINE CLASSES, OTHERS 
ARE ALREADY COMING HOME FROM
SCHOOL WITH COVID-19
IN FLORIDA, TEACHER'S UNIONS ARE
THREATENING TO STRIKE.
CHRIS PALLONE HAS THE LATEST
CHRIS, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILIP
IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 
HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, 
THE ORLANDO AREA, ONE TO HAVE 
BIGGEST SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE 
STATE.
HOWEVER, YOU WON'T SEE ANY
SCHOOL BUSES OR PARENTS DROPPING
CHILDREN OFF AT BUILDINGS LIKE
THIS ONE JUST YET BECAUSE THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE HAVE
DECIDED THAT THE FIRST NINE DAYS
OF SCHOOL WILL BE ONLINE ONLY.
STUDENTS WILL REMAIN AT HOME AND
LEARN ON THEIR COMPUTERS AND
iPADS.
THEN ON AUGUST 21st, PARENTS WHO
OPTED TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN DO 
IN-PERSON LEARNING, THEY'LL COME
TO THESE BUILDINGS HERE.
PARENT HAD TO SAY WHAT THEY 
WANTED THEIR CHILDREN TO DO IN
JULY IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
37% SAID THEY WANT THEIR
CHILDREN TO GO TO PHYSICAL
SCHOOL
63% SAY NO, WE'RE KEEPING THE 
KIDS AT HOME
IT'S A DECISION BEING MADE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FRAUGHT WITH
PERIL AS FAMILIES DECIDE WHAT IS
SAFEST OR BEST FOR THEM.
RIGHT NOW IN FLORIDA, THERE ARE 
AT LEAST THREE LAWSUITS THAT ARE
TRYING TO OVERTURN A STATE
RULING THAT SAYS THAT EVERY 
SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST OFFER
IN-PERSON EDUCATION.
IT'S UNKNOWN HOW THOSE LAWSUIT
ALSO GO.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THE STATE
REQUIRES THAT EVERY SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL HAVE TO OFFER SOME
SORT OF IN-CLASSROOM TRAINING 
FOR STUDENTS THIS FALL
IN WINTER GARDEN FLORIDA, I'M 
CHRIS PALLONE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
>>> NOW TO A RARE AND POWERFUL
EARTHQUAKE THAT SHOOK THE EAST
COAST.
THE 5.1 MAGNITUDE JOLT NEAR THE 
BORDER OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
VIRGINIA WAS THE MOST POWERFUL
VIRGINIA THAT HAS FELT IN NEARLY
A HUNDRED YEARS.
NBC'S RON ALLEN HAS THIS REPORT.
>> Reporter: WITHOUT WARNING, 
SPARTA STARTED SHAKING, AN
EARTHQUAKE STRIKING NEAR THIS 
SLEEPY NORTH CAROLINA TOWN
CHRISTOPHER AND LAURA CARTER
WERE TRYING TO SLEEP IN.
>> YOU COULD HEAR THE RUMBLING
OF COURSE, WE FELT THE SHAKING
IT WAS LIKE A WAKEUP, AND IT WAS
LIKE, THAT WAS AN WAIK
>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN NEARLY 
100 YEARS SINCE ANYTHING THIS 
POWERFUL HAS STRUCK NORTH 
CAROLINA
AT LEAST 45,000 DID YOU FEEL IT 
REPORTS TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL
REPORTS SOON AFTER
RESIDENTS ALONG THE EASTERN 
SEABOARD FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAYING THEY
FELT IT, TOO
>> THERE'S TONS OF OLD FAULTS 
FROM WHEN THE EAST COAST WAS
MORE ACTIVE, MILLIONS OF YEARS
AGO.
AND ANY OF THOSE CAN BE 
REACTIVATED.
>> Reporter: IN SPARTA, 
WIDESPREAD MINIMAL DAMAGE SAYS
THE MAYOR.
HOUSES WITH CRACKED WALLS AND 
FOUNDATIONS, ITEMS KNOCKED OFF
SHELVES.
>> IT'S A LITTLE SCARY, BUT YOU 
GO OUT AND PICK THE BRICKS UP 
AND MOVE ON.
>> Reporter: SO WITH
EARTHQUAKES, YOU KNOW THERE ARE 
AFTERSHOCKS.
YOU READY FOR THAT
>> NO.
BUT WE'RE EXPECTING IT
>> Reporter: NOT QUITE THE BIG
ONE, BUT STILL, THE MOST INTENSE
JOLT MANY NEAR THE EPICENTER
HAVE EVER FELT
RON ALLEN, NBC NEWS.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
AND IN NORTH CAROLINA OF ALL
PLACES
>> YEAH, RIGHT
>> LET'S BRING IN AREA
NECESSARIA WEBB.
HOW IS MONDAY LOOKING?
>> HEY, HAPPY MONDAY, YOU TWO.
MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE DO HAVE WARM TEMPERATURES
THAT ARE SURGING ACROSS THE EAST
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE 77 DEGREES FOR NEW YORK 
CITY, BOSTON, YOU'RE AT 73
MY CONCERN IS TODAY WE HAVE HEAT
ADVISORIES AND ALERTS THAT ARE
GOING TO GO IN PLACE, EXPANDING 
FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. TO THE
TRISTATE AREA.
JUST CHECK, WE STILL HAVE 
250,000 PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL 
WITHOUT POWER, AND WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES THAT 
ARE GOING TO EXCEED THE 
FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURE NEAR 100
DEGREES.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO THE OHIO VALLEY, CLEVELAND 
TODAY LOTS OF SUNSHINE
A FEW STORMS FROM KANSAS CITY 
ALL THE WAY INTO COLORADO 
SPRINGS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER ACROSS THE UPPER
MIDWEST.
SO HOPEFULLY WE GET THAT POWER
BACK ON.
THIS IS KIND OF THAT DANGEROUS
HEAT FOR NEW YORK CITY
>> YEAH, IT IS
FINGERS CROSSED FOR THAT
JANESSA, THANK YOU
>>> THEY SAY ACT LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN THERE BEFORE, BUT COLLIN 
MORIKAWA HADN'T BEEN
SO WHEN HE HOISTED THAT VICTORY,
HE DROPPED THE TOP OF THE 
TROPHY
HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TOP BACK 
ON
OVERALL, A FANTASTIC W
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, A GEORGIA 
FAMILY IS DEMANDING ANSWERS 
AFTER A POLICE OFFICER FIRED
SHOTS AT A CAR WITH FIVE
CHILDREN INSIDE.
STATE AUTHORITIES ARE NOW 
INVESTIGATING WHAT HAPPENED 
DURING THAT CHAOTIC TRAVEL SPOT.
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
STORY.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINERS
>> THEY'RE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
YOU SEE THEY'RE KIDS AND YOU'RE 
STILL SHOOTING
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING.
>> SHOT AT HER
>> Reporter: AFTER HE FIRED 
REPEATEDLY AT THE VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE MINERS.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO GET 
LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION IN THE
CAR.
THREE MINERS GOT OUT AND RAN
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER SAME TO 
HELP, THE CAR DROVE TOWARD THAT 
OFFICER WHO STARTED SHOOTING
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE CAR, A
15 AND 16-YEAR-OLD, BOTH FACING 
CHARGES, INCLUDING DRIVING
WITHOUT A LICENSE, AGGRAVATED 
ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER, AND BOTH 
CHARGED WITH WEAPONS POSSESSION.
THEIR FATHER TOLD THE LOCAL 
STATION THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THEIR MOTHER
>> THOSE ARE MY CHILDREN, MAN.
>> Reporter: NOW THE LOCAL NAACP
IS DEMANDING RELEASE OF THE 
POLICE BODY CAMERA
>> THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS
A 9 AND 12-YEAR-OLD WERE HAVING 
GUNS FIRED IN THEIR PRESENT.
SO OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF
FORCE THAT WAS USED.
>> Reporter: THE GBI SAYS NO
OFFICERS WERE INJURED, AND TWO
PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
SO FAR, THE GBI HAS INVESTIGATED
59 OFFICER
>>> SUNDAY MARKED THE 75th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1945 U.S.
ATOMIC BOMBING OF NAGASAKI, 
JAPAN.
THE ATTACK KILLED AN ESTIMATED
75,000 PEOPLE, MOSTLY CIVILIANS.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF SURVIVORS,
REG
RELATIVES GATHERED FOR A SMALL
CEREMONY
THEY ROSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT
AT 11:02 A.M., THE EXACT TIME OF
THE BLAST.
>>> ONE OF THE REGIONS HIT
HARDEST WAS THE NAVAJO NATION.
BUT NOW THEY'RE FINALLY WINNING 
THE BATTLE AFTER FLATTENING THE 
KUFB
NBC'S CYNTHIA McFADDEN HAS THEIR
STORY.
>> Reporter: YOU MIGHT THINK THE
VASTNESS OF NAVAJO NATION WOULD 
HAVE SPARED THESE PEOPLE WHO
HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH.
BUT THE CORONAVIRUS DID NOT PASS
THEM BY.
LIKE MANY HERE, CRYSTAL AND HER 
FAMILY LIVE FAR OFF THE GRID
>> IT HIT OUR RELATIVES AND 
PEOPLE THAT WE KNEW AND LOVE AND
RESPECTED.
>> Reporter: HER FEAR CENTERED
ON HER 9-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAS A
RARE LUNG CONDITION.
SO THEY'VE BEEN ON LOCKDOWN 
SINCE MARCH.
>> IT HAS FORCED ME AS A MOTHER 
TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO I PROTECT 
MY CHILDREN?
>> Reporter: IT'S A QUESTION
MANY ASK, BUT ESPECIALLY HERE 
WHERE THE CORONAVIRUS HAS KILLED
MORE PEOPLE PER CAPITA THAN IN
ANY U.S. STATE
PERVASIVE HEALTH DISPARITIES, 
SYSTEMIC POVERTY, AND THE LACK
OF ACCESS TO RUNNING WATER
CREATED A PERFECT STORM TO THE
DEADLY VIRUS
BUT AGAINST THOSE ODDS, 
SOMETHING INCREDIBLE HAPPENED.
NAVAJO NATION FLATTENED THE 
CURVE.
>> EARLY ON, WE WERE SEEING 
POSITIVITY RATES IN THE 30% TO
40% RATE
SO INCREDIBLY HIGH, WHICH JUST
TOLD US WE NEEDED TO DO MUCH
MORE TESTING
>> Reporter: AND THEY DID.
LEADERS SET UP STRICT CURFEWS 
EVERY NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. WITH 
STEEP TYPES FOR DISOBEYING
>> WE HAD LOCKDOWNS, MUCH 
TOUGHER THAN THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY.
YOU SEE PEOPLE HERE WEARING 
MASKS WITH 100% COMPLIANCE
>> WHY DID THEY ACT SO QUICKLY
>> I THINK THAT THEY KNOW THEIR 
HISTORY, AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY
CAN'T COUNT ON OTHER PEOPLE TO
SOLVE THIS FOR THEM.
>> IT'S FAIR TO SAY AS LONG AS
WE'VE BEEN KEEPING STATISTICS 
ABOUT SUCH MINGS, IT HAS BEEN 
CLEAR THAT NATIVE AMERICANS FAIR
LESS WELL WHEN IT COMES TO
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FAIR TO
SAY.
INADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
AND BASIC HEALTH CARE 
INFRASTRUCTURE
>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT A
QUESTION OF RACE, BUT OF RACISM 
ESSENTIALLY.
>> OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
>> Reporter: IT'S A HISTORY HE
KNOWS TOO WELL
WHILE HE'S PROUD THAT HIS PEOPLE
FLATTENED THE CURVE, HE SAYS THE
CRISIS IS NOT OVER
>> THIS IS SERIOUS
IT'S LIFE OR DEATH
>> Reporter: WHAT SHOULD THE
REST OF AMERICA KNOW
>> THAT WE'RE IN A WAR
WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE NAVAJO NATION HOPES PEOPLE
SEE WHAT HAPPENED HERE AS A 
CAUTIONARY TALE.
>> LOOK AT THE NAVAJO NATION AS 
A CASE STUDY
>> YOU'RE SAYING PUBLIC HEALTH
GUIDELINES WORK IF YOU DO THEM
>> LISTEN TO YOUR PROFESSIONALS.
I ALWAYS SAY THE ADMINISTRATION 
UP IN D.C., I WISH THEY WOULD DO
THE SAME, EVEN THE STATE
>>> HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYONE
WE HAVE HEAT THAT'S GOING TO
BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
90s FOR THE UPPER MIDWEST.
AND WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THESE
STRONG STORMS.
THEY'LL CONTINUE TO SLIDE TO THE
EAST WITH SCATTERE
>>> WE ARE BACK WITH A
REMARKABLE STORY
A GIFT FROM THE HEART.
AND A LOTTO WINNER WHO GAVE IT
AWAY AT A TIME WHEN SHE NEEDED
IT MOST.
>> Reporter: LIKE SO MANY DURING
THIS PANDEMIC, SHA TARRA SIMS 
HAS BEEN STRUGGLING.
BUT HER LUCK CHANGED LAST MONTH,
WHEN SHE AND HER DAUGHTER FOUND 
A SINGLE DOLLAR BILL OUTSIDE OF 
A KANSAS CITY SUPERMARKET.
>> MY DAUGHTER SAID MOM, GET A
SCRATCHOFF
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT 
COULD HAPPEN, LOSE A DOLLAR?
SO I THOUGHT IT AND I WON $100
SHE JUST SAID LET'S GIVE IT TO
THE OFFICER THAT GOT SHOT.
>> Reporter: WHAT DID YOU THINK 
WHEN SHE TOLD HER THAT
>> I TEARED UP AND AGREED 
IMMEDIATELY.
>> Reporter: THAT WAS AN
ENORMOUS SACRIFICE FOR THE
SINGLE MOM WHEN SHE NEEDED THE
MONEY.
IT WAS HER WAY OF GIVING BACK 
YEARS AFTER POLICE FROM THAT
SAME DEPARTMENT HELPED HER
DURING A TIME OF PROFOUND GRIEF.
PROVIDING COMFORT AND SUPPORT 
AFTER HER 19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
WAS MURDERED
>> THE DETECTIVE THAT WORKED HER
CASE FROM THE KANSAS CITY POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THAT MAN WAS A
GUARDIAN ANGEL FOR ME IN MY TIME
OF NEED.
HE CALLED AROUND THE CLOCK
HE CAME BY TO SEE ME
PEOPLE WOULD SAY HE DID HIS JOB,
BUT HE DID MORE THAN HIS JOB
>> Reporter: AND YOU NEVER
FORGOT THAT?
>> NO, HOW COULD I
NO
>> Reporter: BUT HER $100 GIFT
DIDN'T STAY A SECRET A LONG.
KANSAS CITY, OHIO POLICE
SERGEANT JACOB TRACKED HER DOWN,
TELLING HER STORY ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA.
>> WE WERE BLOWN AWAY WITH
RESPONSES AND COMMENTS, PEOPLE
WANTING TO REACH OUT, SAID HOW
CAN WE GET AHOLD OF THIS WOMAN
>> Reporter: THE OFFICERS WERE
SO TOUCHED BY HER GENEROSITY, 
THEY STARTED A GO FOUND ME, 
RAISING MORE THAN $156,000
YOU DIDN'T EVEN WANT ATTENTION
YOU JUST WANTED TO DO IT FOR YOU
AND YOUR DAUGHTERS
>> RIGHT
YOUR PARENTS TELL YOU ALL THE 
TIME, BE A BLESSING TO ONE AND
SOMEONE WILL BE A BLESSING TO 
YOU.
THAT'S TRUE.
>> THAT IS AN AMAZING LESSON
EVERY LAYER OF THAT STORY IS
AMAZING IN ITSELF.
YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
>> I THINK IT'S THE ULTIMATE
STORY OF GOOD FAITH AND GOOD
KARMA TURNING $1 INTO $156,000
>> WE CAN ALL LEARN A LITTLE
SOMETHING FROM THAT.
>> WE HOPE SO.
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS TODAY.
KYLIE JENNER TURNS 23.
RETIRED BOXER RIDDICK BOWE TURNS
53
AND ANTONIO BANDERAS IS 60 YEARS
OLD.
>> THANKS FOR STARTI
>>> 5 MILLION CORONAVIRUS CASES 
AND NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN
THE U.S. CROSSES INTO 
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY, WHILE
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES PANDEMIC
RELIEF INTO HIS OWN HANDS.
COMING UNDER FIRE FROM CRITICS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE
>>> UPROAR IN GEORGIA.
TWO POLICE OFFICERS PUT ON LEAVE
AFTER OPENING FIRE ON A CAR FULL
OF CHILDREN.
THE FAMILY'S SEARCH FOR ANSWERS 
THIS MORNING
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A FIRE
RIPPED THROUGH THE HOME OF
RACHAEL RAY.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT 
SPARKED THE INFERNO IS JUST 
GETTING UNDER WAY.
>>> THE NEW CONCERNS FOR COLLEGE
FOOTBALL SEASON AS HEAD WINDS 
HIT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M FIPHILIP MENA.
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
THE DECISION TO SEND STUDENTS 
BACK TO SCHOOL IS GETTING MORE
DIFFICULT.
FIVE STATES MAKE UP 40% OF THE
INFECTIONS, INCLUDING 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE DEATH TOLL
HAS TOPPED 10,000.
>> IN NEW YORK, THE POSITIVITY
RATE DROPPED TO 0.78, THE LOWEST
IT'S BEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN.
PROGRESS LIKE THAT HAS LED THE
GOVERNOR THE OKAY TO RESUME 
IN-PERSON CLASSES IN THE FALL.
>> THIS SCHOOL IN DALLAS, 
GEORGIA IS SWITCHING TO VIRTUAL 
CLASSES AFTER REPORTING NINE
CASES OF COVID
THE SCHOOL CAME UNDER FIRE AFTER
THIS PHOTO WENT VIRAL.
>>> DISNEY PLANS TO SHORTEN 
HOURS AT ITS FLORIDA THEME PARK 
AFTER EARNINGS DROPPED 85%
STARTING SEPTEMBER 8, MAGIC 
KINGDOM AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS 
WILL CLOSE AN HOUR EARLY
>>> NEW ZEALAND CELEBRATES A
MAJOR MILESTONE.
100 DAYS WITHOUT ANY CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
THE COUNTRY IMPLEMENTED A STRICT
LOCKDOWN, CLOSING THEIR BORDERS 
TO FOREIGN NATIONALS
THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN 
PRAISED FOR HER LEADERSHIP
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
>>> NEW FALLOUT THIS MORNING
OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTEMPT
TO BYPASS CONGRESS FOR
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER -- PROVIDE
RELIEF FOR STUDENT BORROWERS, 
RESTORE LIMITED UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS AND SUSPEND COLLECTION 
ON PAYROLL TAXES
BUT EACH COMES WITH MAJOR 
CAVEATS.
FOR MORE, LET'S GET TO SCOTT
McFARLAND.
CRITICS HERE ARE CALLING THESE
ORDERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
>> Reporter: THE SENATE 
DEMOCRATIC LEADER CALLS THEM
SWISS CHEESE, BECAUSE THEY'RE SO
FULL OF HOLES.
THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON BEGINS
WITH A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY OVER
WHETHER THE PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE ORDER ALSO HELP, WILL 
FAIL, OR TRIGGER A NEW ROUND OF 
NEGOTIATIONS FOR A RESCUE 
PACKAGE TO TREAT THE AILING U.S.
ECONOMY.
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE $400 
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT HE'S 
ORDERED.
THE PRESIDENT'S ORDER WOULD TAKE
EFFECT IN EVERY STATE, BUT IT 
WOULD BE PARTLY PAID FOR BY THE 
STATES
IT'S UNCLEAR IF STATES WITH 
BUDGET CRISES CAN AFFORD THE
MONEY.
THEY CAN GET THE CHECKS OUT ANY 
TIME SOON.
IT'S LESS MONEY THAN THE
DEMOCRATS SAW IT
THERE'S A DELAY, A POSTPONEMENT 
IN THE PAYMENT OF THE PAYROLL 
TAX FOR MANY AMERICAN WORKERS.
DEMOCRATS SAY THAT WOULD STARVE 
THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND
AND MEDICARE
THERE ARE ALSO DEBATES ERUPTING 
IN WASHINGTON WHETHER ANY OF
THIS IS CONSTITUTIONAL
>> WHETHER IT'S ILLEGAL OR NOT
TAKES TIME TO FIGURE OUT
I ASSOCIATE MY REMARKS WITH 
SENATOR SASS WHO SAYS IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
MY CONSTITUTIONAL ADVISERS TELL 
ME IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL
>> THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
BELIEVES IT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
TEMPORARILY SUSPEND TAX 
COLLECTIONS.
SO WE'RE BANKING ON THAT
>> THE PRESIDENT TOLD REPORTERS 
HE HEARD FROM DEMOCRATS ABOUT 
REOPENING NEGOTIATIONS ON A 
RESCUE PLAN, BUT TWO DEMOCRATS
SAID THERE'S BEEN NO CONTACT
BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS.
THAT'S THE STORY THIS MORNING IN
WASHINGTON
I'M SCOTT McFARLAND.
NOW BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, SCOTT, THANK YOU
FOR THE UPDATE
>>> MILLIONS ARE GEARING UP FOR 
A SCHOOL YEAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER, 
FROM HYBRID SYSTEMS TO CHANGES
IN THE WAY CLASSROOMS ARE BEING 
SET UP
OUR KERRY SANDERS TAKES A LOOK
AT WHAT ONE SCHOOL IS DOING TO
REOPEN SAFELY.
>> Reporter: SCHOOL, NOW WITH A 
WHOLE NEW SET OF RULES AND
CHANGES AT EVERY TURN.
WE FIRST MET COLLIER COUNTY 
SUPERINTENDENT CAM LA PATTON IN 
MAY.
BACK THEN --
>> 160 HERE, SOCIAL DISTANCE, 
44
25% ONLY
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PUT THE 
OTHER KIDS
>> Reporter: AND NOW THE ANSWER.
>> SO OUR SOLUTION IS GOING TO
BE HAVING THE KIDS START THEIR
DAY IMMEDIATELY IN THEIR
CLASSROOM.
>> INSTEAD OF CONGREGATING IN 
THE HALLWAYS
>> CORRECT
>> Reporter: BACK THEN HOW WOULD
STUDENTS SIT
AND NOW?
>> THE DESKS ARE NOT SIX FEET 
APART, BUT -- 
>> WITH MASKS, WE CAN STILL 
UTILIZE THE WHOLE ROOM AND IT 
WORKS.
>> BECAUSE
>> WE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
OUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO
GIVE US THAT GUIDANCE.
>> NO ONE GETS A LOCKER.
WATER FOUNTAINS SHUT DOWN.
FOR THE YOUNG STUDENTS HERE,
THIS MAY SEEM OVERWHELMING
>> MY MASK PROTECTS YOU, YOUR 
MASK PROTECTS ME
WE COME AND HELLO.
>> Reporter: ADMINISTRATORS AND 
TEACHERS HIDDEN BEHIND MASKS, 
PUTTING THEIR PICTURES ON 
BUTTONS.
STUDENTS STILL GET RECESS, BUT
THE PLAYGROUND IS SPLIT, KEEPING
KIDS FROM DIFFERENT CLASSES FROM
MINGLING
WITH 45,000 STUDENTS HERE, THE
ADDED COST DUE OH TO
CORONAVIRUS, $26 MILLION
ESSENTIALLY A COVID SURCHARGE OF
$578 PER STUDENT
>> THIS HAS NOT BEEN
INEXPENSIVE.
>> NO.
>> IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, 35% 
OF THE STUDENTS DECIDED TO TAKE 
THEIR CLASSES ONLINE
LIVE, WITH A TEACHER
THE ONE ADVANTAGE TO THIS, IF 
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN THE
SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE TO CLOSE 
THE SCHOOL DOWN, EVERYONE CAN 
PIVOT TO ONLINE CLASSES.
OVER AT GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL,
A MORE COMPLICATED PUZZLE.
NOW TO TEACH 1760 STUDENTS 120
SUBJECTS WITH ONLY 76 TEACHERS, 
WITH A MAX OF 18 STUDENTS PER 
CLASS.
A PROBLEM KEEPING HIGH SCHOOL 
PRINCIPAL TOBIN WALCOTT UP AT 
NIGHT.
WHEN DID THE ANSWERS COME TO YOU
ABOUT THIS
>> SOMETIMES AT 2:30 IN THE 
MORNING.
>> Reporter: SLEEPLESS NIGHTS 
FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW
WILL THERE BE FOOTBALL
NO ANSWER THAT
BUT THE BAND WILL PLAY APART
TROMBONES NINE FEET APART.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL, ANYTHING BUT
BACK-TO-NORMAL
KERRY SANDERS, NBC NEWS, COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
>>> A MAJOR PLAY IN COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL AFTER THE MID AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE BECAME THE FIRST TO
CANCEL THEIR FALL FOOTBALL
SEASON
OFFICIALS FROM THE POWER FIVE 
CONFERENCES REPORTEDLY HAD AN 
EMERGENCY MEETING OVER THE
WEEKEND TO DISCUSS THE
POSSIBILITY OF CANCELING THEIR
SEASONS, AS WELL
AND IN BASEBALL, THE ST. LOUIS
CARDINALS SERIES AGAINST THE
PIRATES HAS BEEN POSTPONED AFTER
ANOTHER CARDINALS PLAYER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
ST. LOUIS HASN'T PLAYED A GAME
SINCE JULY 29th.
>>> FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL 
MACRON LED A MEETING WHICH
PRESIDENT TRUMP ATENTED.
ORGANIZERS SAY DONORS PLEDGED 
$298 MILLION IN AID TO BEIRUT 
AFTER LAST WEEK'S DEVASTATING 
EXPLOSION.
THE TRAGEDY LED TO DAYS OF
PROTEST IN LEBANON
FOR MORE ON THIS, HERE'S NBC'S
REPORTER
>> Reporter: AFTER THE MASSIVE
PROTEST WE SAW HERE, PEOPLE ARE 
BACK ON THE STREETS CLASHING
AGAIN WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
PEOPLE ARE JUST SO ANGRY ABOUT
THIS BLAST HERE ON TUESDAY
AND THEY ABSOLUTELY BLAME THE 
GOVERNMENT FOR WHAT HAPPENED
>> THE PRESIDENT SAID IT'S AN 
ACCIDENT
IT'S A CRIME, NOT AN ACCIDENT.
AND THEY ARE NOT MARTYRS, THEY
ARE VICTIMS.
>> THEY HAVE THE REAL AUTHORITY.
THAT'S WHY WE WILL NOT GET OUT
OF THE STREETS UNTIL OUR NEEDS
ARE MET, UNTIL THE NEW ELECTIONS
AND ALL THREE PILLARS OF OUR
GOVERNMENT ARE TAKEN DOWN.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE ARE TELLING 
ME THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT THE 
RESIGNATION OF THE COUNTRY'S
INFORMATION MINISTER
WHAT THEY WANT IS FOR THE WHOLE 
GOVERNMENT TO FALL
THEY SAY DECADES OF CORRUPTION
AND NEPOTISM AND MISMANAGEMENT, 
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUFFERING 
LED TO THIS BLAST  TUESDAY
THAT KILL SOD MANY PEOPLE AND 
HAVE DESTROYED THE CITY.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF AGER IN
THE STREETS.
THEY SAY THIS IS NO LONGER A
PROTEST MOVEMENT
NOW IT'S AN UPRISING
>>> A GEORGIA FAMILY IS 
DEMANDING ANSWERS AFTER A POLICE
OFFICER FIRED SHOTS AT A CAR
WITH FIVE CHILDREN INSIDE.
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING 
WHAT HAPPENED DURING THAT 
CHAOTIC TRAFFIC STOP
BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOWS 
THE CHAOTIC AFTERMATH OF A
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN SOUTH 
GEORGIA POLICE AND A CAR FULL OF
MINE MINORS.
>> THEY'RE SHOOTING AT THEM.
FOR WHAT
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS ARE
INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO AN 
OFFICER --
>> SHOT AT HER -- 
>> Reporter: -- FIRING AT THE 
VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE KIDS.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE 
GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
A WAY CROSS POLICE OFFICER TRIED
TO GET LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION
ON THE CAR
THREE MINORS, AGES 9, 12, 14, 
GOT OUT AND RAN.
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER GAME TO 
HELP, THE CAR DROVE TOWARD THAT 
OFFICER WHO STARTED SHOOTING
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE CAR, A
15 AND 16-YEAR-OLD, BOTH FACING 
CHARGES, INCLUDING DRIVING
WITHOUT A LICENSE, AGGRAVATED 
ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER, AND BOTH 
CHARGED WITH WEAPONS POSSESSION.
THEIR FATHER TOLD THE LOCAL 
STATION THE GUN WAS IN THE GLOVE
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTERED TO 
THE MOTHER
NOW THE LOCAL NAACP IS DEMANDING
RELEASE OF THE POLICE BODY
CAMERA AND DASH CAM VIDEO.
>> THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT IS
A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 12-YEAR-OLD
WERE SUBJECT TO HAVING GUNS 
FIRED IN THEIR PRESENCE OR
AROUND THEM.
SO OUR CONCERN IS THE LEVEL OF
FORCE USED
>> Reporter: TWO OFFICERS HAVE
BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE 
LEAVE.
SO FAR, THE GBI HAS INVESTIGATED
59 OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN
GEORGIA THIS YEAR, INCLUDING
FOUR THIS WEEKEND ALONE.
>>> NOW TO NORTH CAROLINA WHERE 
PEOPLE WERE SHAKEN BY A RARE
EVENT.
WITHOUT WARNING, A 5.1
EARTHQUAKE STRUCK NEAR THE
BORDER WITH VIRGINIA
IT HAS BEEN NEARLY 100 YEARS
SINCE A JOLT THIS POWERFUL HIT
THE AREA
PEOPLE FROM ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON, D.C. SAID EVEN THEY 
FELT IT.
OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD 
BUT MINIMAL DAMAGE
>>> A BOTCHED PRIMARY IN THE
COMMONWEALTH
PUERTO RICO WAS FORCED TO 
PARTIALLY SUSPEND VOTING FOR
PRIMARIES OVER LACK OF BALLOTS
SOME VOTING CENTERS HAD TO
RESCHEDULE VOTING AFTER NOT 
RECEIVING ANY BALLOTS.
THE GOVERNOR, WHO IS UP FOR 
RE-ELECTION, CALLED IT
UNACCEPTABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS.
SHE'S DEMANDING THE HEAD OF THE 
ELECTIONS COMMISSION STEP DOWN
HER OPPONENT CALLED IT AN 
EMBARRASSMENT FOR PUERTO RICO.
>>> LET'S SEE HOW WE'RE STARTING
THE WEEK OFF WEATHER WISE.
LET'S GET A CHECK WITH JANESSA
WEB.
GOOD MORNING
>> HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE A DIRE SITUATION 
THAT'S SETTING UP ACROSS THE
TRISTATE AREA.
WE STILL HAVE 250,000 PEOPLE
STILL WITHOUT POWER DUE TO THAT 
TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT WE SAW 
SEVEN DAYS AGO
HEAT ALERTS AND ADVISORIES HAVE 
BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR NEW YORK
CITY AND THE BOSTON AREA, WHERE 
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURES, THEY WILL FEEL
LIKE 100 DEGREES
THAT HEAT WILL NOT BACK OFF.
THESE ADVISORIES WILL STAY IN 
PLACE UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO 92 DEGREES FOR CLEVELAND THIS
AFTERNOON.
WE'RE IN THE LOW 90s FOR THE
GREAT LAKES.
STILL FAIRLY WARM ABOVE AVERAGE 
FOR DENVER
ALL THE WAY TO KANSAS CITY, AS
WELL AS.
ST. LOUIS, 94 THIS AFTERNOON
VERY IMPORTANT WE GET THAT POWER
BACK ON.
AND WE'LL WATCH SOME STORMS FOR 
THE CENTRAL PLAINS
>> A LOT OF AC NEEDED RIGHT 
ABOUT NOW.
THANK YOU.
>>> THINGS GOT HEATED AS THE
OAKLAND A's HOSTED THE ASTROS 
SUNDAY
THE BENCHES CLEARED AFTER RAMONE
LORIANO CHARGED THE DUGOUT AFTER
BEING HIT BY A PITCH
HE WAS EJECTED, AS WELL AS THE
A's CATCHER AUSTIN ALLEN
>>> THE NATIONALS GROUND CREW 
HAD TROUBLE UNFOLDING THE TARP
>>
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, 
FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED TO THE HOME 
OF RACHAEL RAY OVERNIGHT
LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES CONFIRM 
THIS HOUSE HERE IN UPSTATE NEW
YORK WENT UP IN FLAMES DOES 
BELONG TO THE CELEBRITY CHEF
THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE SCENE 
AND THE CAUSE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
BUT NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES
HER PUBLICIST SAYS RACHEL, HER
HUSBAND AND DOG ARE ALL SAFE
>>> THE INDIANA OCEAN ISLAND
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY 
AFTER A JAPANESE OWNED SHIP 
BEGAN SPILLING OIL
IT WAS CARRYING NEARLY 4 H,000
TONS OF OIL.
OFFICIALS SAY THE CLEANUP COULD 
TAKE MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED
>>> GEORGE WASHINGTON, LINCOLN, 
JEFFERSON, ROOSEVELT, AND DONALD
TRUMP?
LAST NIGHT ON TWITTER, THE
PRESIDENT DENIED A "NEW YORK
TIMES" REPORT THAT THE WHITE
HOUSE HAD PURSUED HAVING HIS
LIKENESS CARVED INTO MT.
RUSHMORE
BUT IN THE SAME TWEET, HE SAID
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA BASED ON
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, A WHITE
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE ASKED SOU
>>> EVERY GANG IN L.A. HAS TO 
PAY THE TAXES.
♪ ♪
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, SHIA 
LABUFF'S NEW FILM COLLECTED IN
MILLIONS
THE MOVIE DID MAKE $1 MILLION 
FROM VIDEO ON DEMAND SALES
>>> CELEBRITY SIMON COWELL IS IN
THE HOSPITAL WITH A BROKEN BACK 
FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT ON AN 
ELECTRIC BICYCLE
AS NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN
REPORTS, THESE TYPES OF BIKES 
ARE BECOMING MORE POPULAR BUT 
ALSO MORE DANGEROUS.
>> NOT MUCH PROMISE OR DELIVERY.
>> Reporter: SIMON COWELL, KNOWN
FOR HIS SHARP COMMENTARY, IS
RECOVERING FROM BACK SURGERY
THIS VIDEO SHOWING HIM BIKING 
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
BUT A TELEVISION JUDGE HAS BEEN 
TESTING HIS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE IN
THE COURTYARD OF HIS MALIBU 
HOME
HE BROKE HIS BACK IN A NUMBER OF
PLACES
SIMON COWELL UNDERWENT A
SIX-HOUR SURGERY
HE'S UNDER OBSERVATION AND IS 
DOING FINE
WITH THE PANDEMIC, ELECTRIC BIKE
SALES ARE ON THE RISE, WITH TOP 
MANUFACTURERS REPORTING MORE
THAN 100% IN U.S. SALES.
E-BIKES ARE THE LARGEST GROWING 
CATEGORY IN CYCLING NOWADAYS
IF YOU'RE ABLE TO GET OUT AND 
RIDE, NOT HAVE TO PUT OUT TOO 
MUCH EFFORT BUT YOU'RE STILL
EXERCISING
>> Reporter: BUT EXPERTS SAY
ELECTRIC BIKES ARE THREE TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN SEVERE 
INJURY
THE ISSUE, ELECTRIC BIKES GO
FASTER
>> AND THAT INCREASE OF LIKE TEN
MILES AN HOUR MAKES A HUGE
DIFFERENCE
>> Reporter: CHARLES DEMAGGIO IS
THE AUTHOR OF A STUDY, "LOOKING 
AT ELECTRIC BIKE AND SCOOTER
SAFETY."
HE SAYS THE LARGEST PORTION OF
INJURY ARE FOLKS OVER THE AGE OF
50
>> THEY ARE ATTRACTING A LOT OF 
OLDER FOLKS AND THEY ARE GETTING
INJ
INJURED.
AND THEY SEND TO BE MORE
SIGNIFICANT AND SEVERE
>> Reporter: NO WORD ON HOW HIS 
INJURY WILL IMPACT THE NEW
SEASON OF 
>>> HI, FRIENDS.
LET'S GET YOUR MONDAY GOING.
WE HAVE HEAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
FROM COAST TO COAST.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE
UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s
THE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE 
OPPRESSIVE ACROSS THE EAST
COAST.
I MEAN, WE'RE NEAR TRIPLE DIGIT 
TERRITORY THIS AFTERNOON
STRONG STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
SLIDE MORE TO THE EAST AS WE GO 
INTO YOUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH HEAT BUILD EVEN AS WE STEP
INTO THE WEEKEND
SO
>>> NOW TO THE STORY OF THE 
YOUNG BOY DANCING HIS WAY INTO
THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS
AND NOW PEOPLE WHO SAW HIM ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA ARE MAKING HIS 
DREAMS COME TRUE
>> Reporter: ON A RAIN-SOAKED 
STREETS IN NIGERIA, SHOELESS, 
THIS 11-YEAR-OLD NAMED ANTHONY
DANCES
HE LEAPS AND PIROUETTES,
MOTIVATED BYPASS, UNRESTRAINED
BY HIS CIRCUMSTANCE.
HOW DOES BALLET DANCING MAKE YOU
FEEL
>> IT MIAKES ME FEEL HAPPY WHEN 
I'M DANCING.
>> Reporter: THESE QUIET, 
GRACEFUL MOMENTS POSTED TO
SOCIAL MEDIA ARE PUTTING ANTHONY
AND HIS MOM ON A PATH THEY COULD
HAVE NEVER IMAGINED.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR FUTURE
LIKE
>> I AM GOING TO BE A 
PROFESSIONAL DANCER.
WHEN I GROW UP
>> Reporter: IT'S A DREAM NOW 
WITHIN REACH, THANKS TO HIS 
INSTRUCTOR, DANIELLE
FOUNDER OF THE LEAP OF DANCE
ACADEMY.
HIS GOAL, MAKING BALLET ACCESS
INBY PROVIDING FREE LESSONS AND 
HELPING BREAK BARRIERS
>> ONE, TWO.
>> Reporter: HE PUT THAT VIRAL
CLIP ONLINE, AND SUPPORT STARTED
POURING IN
CELEBRITIES LIKE VIOLA DAVIS
WRITING, REMINDS ME OF THE
BEAUTY OF MY PEOPLE.
A
>> I'M FROM NIGERIA.
I WAS LIKE THIS FELT LIKE IT WAS
A KIN MOMENT
>> Reporter: SHE CONNECTED HIM
WITH A PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN 
BALLET THEATER, WHICH HAS 
OFFERED HIM A SCHOLARSHIP.
>> I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I THINK BOYS 
ARE NOT ENCOURAGED TO DO THIS 
ENCREDIBLY HARD CRAFT, THAT 
ACTUALLY ENCOURAGES STRENGTH AND
STAMINA AND BEAUTY
>> Reporter: AMERICAN BALLET
THEATER IS HOME TO ACCLAIMED
SOLOIST CALVIN ROYAL, III.
NOW OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT FROM 
HALF A WORLD AWAY.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI TO 
YOU GUYS, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
YOU ARE NOT ONLY CHANGING YOUR
WORLD THERE IN AFRICA, BUT
YOU'RE CHANGING THE HEARTS AND
MINDS OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
ANTHONY, YOU KNOW, I AM SO PROUD
OF YOU
AND ALL OF YOU GUYS THERE AT THE
SCHOOL KEEP GOING, KEEP CHASING 
YOUR DREAM
>> THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU
>> OUR THANKS TO JOSE FOR THAT
REPORT
IT'S NOT JUST THE AMERICAN
BALLET THEATER, IT'S RESULTED IN
OTHER OFFERS FOR ANTHONY AND THE
LEAP OF DANCE ACADEMY, AS WELL
SO BLAZING THE TRAILS FOR SO
MANY OTHER KIDS.
>> ANTHONY HAS TONS OF TALENT.
WE HOPE TO SEE HIM ON THE 
WORLD'S BIGGEST STAGE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING, I'M REACH D
QUESTIONING WHETHER THEY'RE EVEN
LEGAL.
OVERNIGHT PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DEFENDING HIS DECISION TO SIGN A
SERIES OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT 
HE SAYS WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL 
RELIEF TO STRUGGLING AMERICANS.
WITH MILLIONS OUT OF WORK.
>> IT WAS TIME TO ACT.
AND ACTUALLY, WE'VE BEEN LARGELY
PRAISED.
WE HAVE TO GET MONEY OUT TO THE 
PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT 
SIGNED THE ORDERS ON SATURDAY 
AFTER TALKS FOR A BROAD RELIEF 
BILL BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FELL 
APART.
BUT DEMOCRATS AND EVEN SOME 
REPUBLICANS ARE BLASTING THE 
ORDERS INSISTING THEY ARE 
NEITHER EFFECTIVE NOR LEGAL.
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN SENATOR BEN 
SASSE SAID IN A STATEMENT, THE 
PEN AND PHONE THEORY OF 
EXECUTIVE LAW MAKING IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL SLOP.
>> I AGREE WITH WHAT THE 
REPUBLICAN SENATOR SAID.
IT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL SLOP.
>> DEMOCRATS WERE JUST UNWILLING
TO DO ANYTHING.
>> Reporter: THE ORDERS INCLUDE 
A NEW WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT 
PAYMENT BONUS OF $400.
THAT'S LESS THAN THE $600 PEOPLE
WERE INITIALLY RECEIVING AND 
THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE PUSHED TO 
EXTEND SINCE IT EXPIRED LAST 
MONTH.
THE ORDER ALSO REQUIRES STATES 
TO CONTRIBUTE $100 OF THAT.
SOMETHING NANCY PELOSI SAYS IS 
NOT POSSIBLE.
>> STATES DON'T HAVE THE MONEY 
TO DO THAT.
THEY HAVE EXPENSES FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TRIED TO DOWN PLAY THE BURDEN ON
THE STATES LATE SUNDAY.
>> IT'LL DEPEND ON THE STATE AND
THEY'LL MAKE AN APPLICATION.
WE'LL LOOK AT IT AND MAKE A 
DECISION.
SO IT MAY BE THEY'LL PAY 
NOTHING.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ALSO ANNOUNCING A SUSPENSION OF 
PAYROLL TAXES FOR PEOPLE MAKING 
LESS THAN $100,000 A YEAR.
THE DEFERRED TAX WOULD STILL BE 
OWED NEXT YEAR UNLESS CONGRESS 
AGREES TO WAIVE IT.
AND THAT TACKLES SOCIAL SECURITY
AND MEDICARE.
BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKING THIS 
PLEDGE.
>> THIS WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON 
SOCIAL SECURITY.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER EXECUTIVE 
ACTION CALLS ON CONSIDERING 
HALTING EVICTIONS AFTER A 
MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS STARTED 
IN JULY.
BUT IT DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY 
GUARANTEES OR AID TO RENTERS.
AS FOR A BROADER 
ANNOUNCING HUNDREDS OF COVID 
DEATHS A DAY WHILE THERE'S A 
LAWSUIT OVER WHETHER THIS IS THE
RIGHT DECISION.
AS 2.8 MILLION PUBLIC STUDENTS 
RETURN TO CLASS THIS MORNING IN 
FLORIDA, THEY'LL FIND A REVAMPED
PLAN.
MEASURES LEADERS HOPE EASE SOME 
PARENTAL CONCERNS.
>> I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY
THEY'VE HANDLED IT.
I THINK THEY WERE AS PROMPT AS 
THEY COULD BE GIVEN THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
>> Reporter: JESSICA HANSON IS 
SENDING THREE KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL TODAY IN BAKER COUNTY, 
FLORIDA.
SHE'S ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED BY 
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S STAGGERED 
LUNCHES AND SMALLER GROUPS.
>> I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT 
THERE'S A SUBSTITUTE FOR WHAT 
TEACHERS DO.
AND THE HEART THAT THEY POUR 
INTO KIDS.
THERE'S NO REPLACING THAT.
>> Reporter: SO HOW SAFE WILL IT
BE?
BAKER COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT 
TELLS NBC NEWS, MASKS ARE 
OPTIONAL FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF 
BUT RECOMMENDED WHEN CLOSER THAN
SIX FEET.
AROUND 330 STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING
REMOTE LEARNING.
AND TEACHERS WILL BE RETURNING 
TO THEIR TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS.
IN NEARBY JACKSONVILLE, ONE 
EDUCATOR SO UNNERVED ABOUT 
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, SHE WROTE
A MOCK OBITUARY SAYING, SHE 
RETURNED TO WORK, DID HER BEST 
TO HANDLE ALL THE ROLES PLACED 
ON HER SHOULDERS, EDUCATOR, 
COVID SECURITY GUARD, HUMAN 
SHIELD.
BUT ULTIMATELY SUCCUMBED TO THE 
IGNORANCE OF THOSE IN POWER.
WHILE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY IMPLEMENT NEW SAFETY
STEPS, IN ALABAMA, ALL KIDS 6 
AND UP MUST WEAR MASKS.
>> IT'S A LOT MORE PRECAUTION.
IT'S JUST KIND OF A NEW NORMAL 
UNTIL WE GET A VACCINE FOR THIS 
VIRUS.
>> Reporter: OTHER AREAS 
BATTLING THE FALLOUT FROM 
INFECTIONS ALREADY.
THIS GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 
SPOTLIGHT AFTER IMAGES OF PACKED
HALLWAYS EMERGES LAST WEEK.
NOW CLOSING UP AFTER A BREAKOUT 
OF NINE CASES AND SWITCHESING TO
REMOTE LEARNING AT LEAST FOR 
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THE SUPERINTENDENT WRITING, THE 
SCHOOL WILL BE THOROUGHLY 
CLEANED AND DISINFECTED.
ONE BRIGHT SPOT -- 
>> IF ANYBODY CAN OPEN SCHOOLS, 
WE CAN OPEN SCHOOLS.
>> Reporter: NEW YORK STATE 
GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT FROM 
GOVERNOR CUOMO WITH A REMARKABLE
1% INFECTION RATE MAKING IT 
POSSIBLE.
AND IN FLORIDA, THE INFECTION 
RATE STATEWIDE HERE IN THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 9% TO 10%.
AS EARLY AS TODAY, A JUDGE COULD
BE SCHEDULING A HEARING FOR THAT
LAWSUIT CHALLENGING 
ALMOST-ALL VIRTUAL DEMOCRATIC 
CONVENTION WHICH KICKS OFF ONE 
WEEK FROM TODAY.
JOE BIDEN TEASING HIS BIG 
ANNOUNCEMENT.
UNVEILING HIS CHOICE OF A 
RUNNING MATE.
FROM THIS SARCASTIC EXCHANGE 
WITH FOX NEWS SATURDAY. 
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, HAVE YOU 
PICKED A RUNNING MATE YET?
>> YEAH, I HAVE.
>> WHO IS IT?
>> YOU.
>> Reporter: TO THIS RETWEET 
SUNDAY ENCOURAGING SUPPORTERS TO
STAY TUNED.
A CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL SAYS BIDEN 
MET WITH MANY OF THE MAJOR 
CONTENDERS.
THESE CHOICES INCLUDE KAMALA 
HARRIS, FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY
ADVISER SUSAN RICE, AND MICHIGAN
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER WHO 
FLEW TO DELAWARE LAST WEEKEND 
FOR AN IN-PERSON INTERVIEW.
OTHERS BEING CONSIDERED, 
SENATORS ELIZABETH WARREN AND 
TAMMY DUCKWORTH.
AND CONGRESSWOMEN KAREN BASS AND
VAL DEMINGS.
A BIDEN AIDE TELLING NBC NEWS, 
WE ARE WAITING FOR HIM TO GIVE 
US THE HIGH SIGN.
DR. JILL BIDEN, A KEY ADVISER ON
KEY DECISIONS ON PBS.
>> IT'S A MARRIAGE, AND HE 
BOUNCES THINGS OFF OF ME.
I BOUNCE THINGS OFF OF HIM.
OF COURSE WE TALK ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: BUT AS THE LOBBYING
EFFORTS INTENSIFY, THE 
OPPOSITION ATTACKS ARE 
SHARPENING.
DAVID AXELROD TWEETING, I CAN'T 
REMEMBER ANY VP ELECTION PROCESS
WHERE SO MUCH RESEARCH HAS BEEN 
DUMPED.
IF I WERE JOE BIDEN LOOKING FOR 
A GOOD AND LOYAL PARTNER, THAT 
SHOULD BE A SOURCE OF CONCERN.
THE CAMPAIGN AND A COALITION OF 
WOMEN'S GROUPS ARE GEARING UP TO
GO ON OFFENSE AGAINST 
ANTICIPATED SEXISTS AND IF A 
BLACK WOMAN IS CHOSEN, RACIST 
STEREOTYPES.
>> BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY SEEING 
WOMEN DESCRIBED IN WAYS YOU 
WOULDN'T DESCRIBE MEN.
THERE'S NO CONCEPT OF WHETHER A 
WOMAN IN AMBITIOUS.
WHAT WOMAN WHO IS CONTENDING TO 
BE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES IS NOT AMBITIOUS?
AND WHAT MAN WHO HAS OCCUPIED 
THAT OFFICE IN OUR HISTORY 
WASN'T AMBITIOUS AND HOPING TO 
BE PRESIDENT ONE DAY?
>> Reporter: AND ASKED IF THEY 
EXPECT CRITICISM IF BIDEN DOES 
NOT CHOOSE A BLACK WOMAN AS A 
RUNNING MATE, GIVEN THE NUMBER 
OF BLACK WOMEN AND WOMEN OF 
COLOR ON HIS LIST, THE CAMPAIGN 
SAYS HE IS GOING TO PICK THE 
WOMAN HE THINKS IS THE BEST 
GOVERNING PARTNER.
IF ELECTED HE SAID HE WOULD PICE
FOOTBALL UNTIL ALL OF NEXT YEAR?
THIS MORNING THE FUTURE OF 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEETERING ON 
THE BRINK.
MULTIPLE OUTLETS REPORTING 
SUNDAY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE 
POWER FIVE LEAGUES HELD AN 
EMERGENCY MEETING WITH LEADERS 
OF THE BIG TEN SCHOOLS LEANING 
TOWARDS CANCELING THEIR FALL 
SEASONS.
THIS A DAY AFTER ANOTHER BIG 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, THE 
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, 
OFFICIALLY DELAYED ITS SEASON 
UNTIL SPRING 2021. 
>> THERE ARE SIMPLY TOO MANY 
UNKNOWNS FOR US TO PUT OUR 
ATHLETES IN SITUATIONS THAT ARE 
NOT CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD.
>> Reporter: UNLIKE THE NFL, 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HAS NO SINGL 
LEADER TO SET THE RULES.
LEAVING IT UP TO INDIVIDUAL 
LEAGUES TO DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED
IN THIS PANDEMIC.
ON THE LINE, A $7 BILLION 
INDUSTRY.
>> TO LOSE FOOTBALL IN THE FALL,
IT WOULD BE MILLIONS AND 
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
YOU'VE HAD DIFFERENT ATHLETIC 
DIRECTORS ESTIMATE ANYWHERE FROM
$40 MILLION TO $100 MILLION LOST
WITHOUT HAVING COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
IN THE FALL.
>> Reporter: THREE OF COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL'S POWER FIVE LEAGUES 
ARE STILL SCHEDULED TO PLAY 
GAMES NEXT MONTH.
BUT IN A PUBLIC LETTER, OVER A 
THOUSAND BIG TEN PLAYERS HAVE 
EXPRESSED CONCERN DEMANDING THE 
NCAA DEVISE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL 
BEING OF PLAYERS.
THIS AS A GROWING NUMBER OF THEM
TEST POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
THE NCAA SAYS IT HAS ISSUED 
SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEAMS
AND STUDENT ATHLETES WHO OPT OUT
OF PLAYING WON'T LOSE THEIR 
SCHOLARSHIPS.
BUT ISOLATING ATHLETES FROM 
CAMPUS OUTBREAKS IS STILL A 
CHALLENGE.
>> A LOT OF PLACES ARE TRYING TO
KEEP STUDENTS IN ESSENTIALLY 
PODS SO THEY LIVE TOGETHER, EAT 
TOGETHER, SOCIALIZE TOGETHER.
SHOULD YOU HAVE AN OUTBREAK, 
IT'S CONTAINED WITHIN THAT POD.
>> Reporter: LEADERS AT PAC-12 
TEAMS ARE SET TO MEET TUESDAY, 
BUT UCLA, USC, AND ARIZONA STATE
WHICH WERE SCHEDULED TO START 
PRACTICES NEXT WEEK CAN'T DUE TO
STATE BANS ON LARGE GATHERINGS.
LEAVING THE FATE OF COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL STILL UP IN THE AIR.
THE LEAGUES SAY ANY DECISIONS 
AREN'T BEING MADE LIGHTLY.
CURRENTLY DOZENS OF COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE AND THERE
LARGE GATHERING DURING THAT 
WINDOW, THE RESULT COULD BE 
DISASTROUS.
THIS MORNING GROWING CONCERN 
OVER POTENTIAL SUPERSPREADING 
EVENTS WHICH MAY BE FUELING A 
DRAMATIC SPIKE IN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES.
TENSIONS BOILING OVER OUTSIDE A 
CHURCH IN VENTURA COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE PRO-MASK 
DEMONSTRATORS HAD GATHERED.
THIS CHAPEL DEFYING STATEWIDE 
ORDERS.
>> NOW YOU GET A CHANCE TO GREET
ONE ANOTHER WITH HOWEVER YOU 
LIKE.
THERE'S FREEDOM.
SAY HELLO.
>> Reporter: IN STURGIS, SOUTH 
DAKOTA, A TEN-DAY MOTORCYCLE 
RALLY THAT'S EXPECTED TO DRAW UP
TO A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE IS 
STILL UNDERWAY.
>> ALL THE OTHER BIKE SHOWS HAVE
BEEN CANCELED NATIONWIDE.
>> Reporter: NO MASKS REQUIRED.
>> TO ME, A LITTLE BIT 
FRIGHTENING.
>> Reporter: DR. JOSHUA SHIFER 
IS WITH THE CANCER RESEARCH 
CENTER.
HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES PUBLISHED 
A PAPER THAT'S NOT BEEN PEER 
REVIEWED BUT IT FOUND THAT 
CORONAVIRUS SUPERSPREADING 
EVENTS ARE THE RESULT OF THE 
RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE WRONG PLACE 
AT THE WRONG TIME.
>> 10% TO 20% OF PEOPLE ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 80% OF THE
INFECTIONS.
THEN THERE ARE THESE LESS COMMON
BUT EXTREMELY IMPORTANT EVENTS 
WHERE ONE PERSON CAN INFECT 
DOZENS, SOMETIMES OVER A HUNDRED
PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A 
MODEL THEY BUILT, THIS RISKIEST 
PERIOD OF INFECTION COB A ONE OR
TWO DAY WINDOW.
BUT THAT WINDOW COULD BE A HUGE 
PROBLEM IF THE PERSON HAPPENS TO
BE SURROUNDED BY CROWDS.
>> THE MOST OBVIOUS THINGS IS 
YOU WOULD TRY TO PREVENT AN 
UNNECESSARY CONGREGATION OF 
PEOPLE IN A TIGHT VURMT.
>> Reporter: WITH THE U.S. 
TOPPING 5 MILLION CASES, THESE 
FIVE STATES COMBINED NOW MAKE UP
MORE THAN 40% OF THE INFECTIONS.
IN CHICAGO, BEACHES REMAIN 
CLOSED, BUT DOZENS GATHERED ON 
ONE OVER THE WEEKEND ANYWAY.
>> YOU KNOW, THAT PICTURE WAS 
HORRIFYING TO MANY PEOPLE 
STANDING HERE.
>> SO GABE, WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THE ROLE THAT VENTILATION 
PLAYS IN THESE SUPERSPREADER 
EVENTS?
>> Reporter: WELL, CRAIG, YEAH.
POTENTIALLY A LOT, CRAIG. 
THAT IS WHAT RESEARCHERS ARE 
LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.
ONE STUDY FOUND IN A RESTAURANT 
IN CHINA SOME FAMILIES WERE 
INFECTED BECAUSE OF THE 
PARTICLES APPARENTLY GOING 
THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING 
SYSTEM.
AND THAT IS WHY RESEARCHERS ARE 
TRYING TO SEE IF UV LIGHTS 
HOOKED UP TO THESE SYSTEMS MIGH 
POLITICAL DISPUTE ABOUT HOW AND 
WHERE THE VIRUS STARTED.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE 
HIGH-SECURITY LAB AT THE WUHAN 
INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY.
MAKING IT THE TARGET OF 
CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT THE 
ORIGIN OF THE VIRUS.
SO YOU'RE 100% CONFIDENT THERE 
WAS NO LEAK, NO ACCIDENT?
>> I'M CONFIDENT THERE'S NO 
LEAK.
>> Reporter: 100%?
>> 100%.
>> Reporter: THE INSTITUTE 
GRANTED NBC NEWS THE FIRST 
INDEPENDENT MEDIA ACCESS TO THE 
LAB.
THIS IS THE DIRECTOR.
WE HAVEN'T ENCOUNTERED THIS 
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS BEFORE, HE 
SAID.
WITHOUT HAVING THIS VIRUS, 
THERE'S NO WAY THAT IT COULD BE 
LEAKED FROM THE LAB.
HAS ANYONE AT THE LAB EITHER 
PERSONNEL OR CONNECTED TO THE 
LAB, A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR, 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THIS VIRUS?
>> NO.
>> Reporter: NOBODY?
>> NOBODY.
>> Reporter: WHILE THERE'S SOME 
SKEPTICISM ABOUT THE LAB'S 
CLAIMS, FIVE LEADING VIROLOGISTS
SIMILAR WITH LAB PROTOCOLS TOLD 
US IMPROBABLE THE VIRUS SOMEHOW 
ESCAPED.
THIS IS A RARE GLIMPSE AT THE 
LAB.
A BOX WITHIN A BOX WITH AIR 
LOCKS ON DOORS AND SEPARATE 
FILTRATION SYSTEMS.
TECHNICIANS WERE TRAINED IN 
FRANCE AND THE U.S.
WINDOWS TO LOOK OUT AND SEE IN.
>> THE CHINA VIRUS, THE CHINA 
PLAGUE.
KUNG FLU.
>> Reporter: MORE MONTHS THE 
U.S. AND CHINA HAVE BEEN LOCKED 
IN A BATTLE OVER ACCUSATIONS.
>> THERE'S EVIDENCE IT CAME FROM
A LABORATORY.
>> Reporter: U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE
YET TO OFFER CREDIBLE PROOF THE 
VIRUS CAME FROM THE WUHAN LAB.
A THEORY THAT'S ALSO BEING SHOT 
DOWN BY DR. ANTHONY FAUCI FOR 
LACKING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
BUT SCRUTINY GREW STRONGER WITH 
THE LEAK THEN WE LEASE OF A 
STATEMENT CABLE DATED JANUARY.
ABOUT A LACK OF STAFF.
THE U.S. DIPLOMATS VISITED ONLY 
ONCE IN MARCH 2018 FOR A SEMINAR
THAT WASN'T ABOUT BIOSAFETY.
AT THAT TIME THE U.S. OFFICIALS 
DIDN'T VISIT ANY OF THE LABS 
SAYS WANG YANYI.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE SOURCE 
WAS FOR THOSE CONCERNS.
FOR 15 YEARS, VIROLOGIST 
COLLABORATED WITH WUHAN 
SCIENTISTS LIKE CHINA'S BAT 
WOMAN TO CATALOG HUNDREDS OF 
BACK CORONAVIRUSES.
BUT IN APRIL THEY CUT FUNDING 
BECAUSE OF THE LINKS TO THE LAB.
>> WE KNOW THAT THEY DID NOT 
HAVE THE VIRUS THAT IT LEADS TO 
COVID-19 IN THE LAB.
>> Reporter: CHINA FACES INTENSE
BACKLASH FOR FAILING TO CONTAIN 
THE VIRUS AND FOR A LACK OF 
TRANSPARENCY THAT HAS ALLOWED 
SPECULATION ABOUT BLAME TO 
FLOURISH.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO SOMEBODY WHO 
SAYS I DON'T BELIEVE YOU?
>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE
BEEN TARGETED AS THE SCAPEGOAT.
DEEP DOWN INSIDE, WE KNOW THAT 
WE ARE INNOCENT.
>> JANIS, YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS 
STORY FROM THE BEGINNING.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE IN THAT 
LAB THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD 
TALKED ABOUT?
>> Reporter: WELL, IT FELT LIKE 
IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING.
WE HAD BEEN ASKING FOR MONTHS 
MAKING REPEATED REQUESTS TO 
OFFICIALS, STARTED TO MAKE SOME 
HEADWAY RECENTLY.
IT FELT VERY SIGNIFICANT TO US.
THIS IS A PLACE THAT PEOPLE 
AROUND THE WORLD ARE TALKING 
ABOUT.
IT'S THE SOURCE OF A DISPUTE FOR
POLITICIANS AND PUNDITS.
AND FOR SCIENTIST WHO IS HAVE 
WORKED WITH THIS LAB, THEY'RE 
WONDERING WHY THERE'S SO MUCH 
CONTROVERSY.
WE SPENT CLOSE TO FIVE HOURS 
THERE.
WE GOT THE TOUR OF THE LAB.
WE WERE SHOWN INSIDE TO WHERE 
THEY WEAR THE POSITIVE PRESSURE 
SUITS ATTACHED TO HOSES.
AND IT STRUCK ME THEN LOOKING 
THROUGH THE WINDOW THAT THIS IS 
WHERE SO MUCH CONTROVERSY IS 
BEING CENTERED IN THIS TINY BOX 
WITHIN A BOX IN THE MIDDLE OF 
CHINA.
>> IT'S INTERESTING TO HEAR THE 
TECHNICIANS THERE WERE TRAINED 
HERE AND TRAINED IN FRANCE AS 
WELL.
ALL OF THIS, JANIS, COMING AS 
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION --
IT'S AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE
W.H.O. CONDUCTING ITS OWN 
INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGIN OF
THE VIRUS.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT 
INVESTIGATION AND WHERE IT 
STANDS?
>> Reporter: WE'VE BEEN TOLD THE
WUHAN LAB WILL JOIN WHAT THE 
W.H.O. CALLS A SCIENTIFIC STUDY.
BUT IT WON'T BE INVESTIGATED AS 
A POSSIBLE ORIGIN FOR THE VIRUS.
A LARGER W.H.O. TEAM THAT 
INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL AND 
CHINESE SCIENTISTS IS LIKELY TO 
GET STARTED IN THE NEXT FEW 
WEEKS.
BUT ALREADY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
HAS SAID THAT IT EXPECTS THAT 
THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE, 
QUOTE, COMPLETELY WHITEWASHED.
NOW, OVERNIGHT THEY SENT US A 
STATEMENT THAT DIDN'T EXACTLY 
ADDRESS WHETHER U.S. DIPLOMATS 
HAD ACTUALLY SEEN THE LAB IN 
WUHAN, BUT IT DID CRITICIZE 
CHINA'S GOVERNMENT FOR ITS LACK 
OF TRANSPARENCY.
BUT SCIENTISTS LIKE PETER SAY 
THAT THIS IS WHY INTERNATIONAL 
CLB RATION AMONG SCIENTISTS IS 
SO IMPORTANT.
IT'S SO KEY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS 
BETTER ACCESS TO DATA AND 
INFORMATION SHARING.
ESPECIALLY WITH SCIENTISTS WHO 
ARE IN THE PLACE WHERE THE 
PANDEMIC STARTED. REACH THOSE ID
QUESTIONING WHETHER THEY'RE EVEN
LEGAL.
OVERNIGHT PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DEFENDING HIS DECISION TO SIGN A
SERIES OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT 
HE SAYS WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL 
RELIEF TO STRUGGLING AMERICANS.
WITH MILLIONS OUT OF WORK.
>> IT WAS TIME TO ACT.
AND ACTUALLY, WE'VE BEEN LARGELY
PRAISED.
WE HAVE TO GET MONEY OUT TO THE 
PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT 
SIGNED THE ORDERS ON SATURDAY 
AFTER TALKS FOR A BROAD RELIEF 
BILL BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FELL 
APART.
BUT DEMOCRATS AND EVEN SOME 
REPUBLICANS ARE BLASTING THE 
ORDERS INSISTING THEY ARE 
NEITHER EFFECTIVE NOR LEGAL.
NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN SENATOR BEN 
SASSE SAID IN A STATEMENT, THE 
PEN AND PHONE THEORY OF 
EXECUTIVE LAW MAKING IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL SLOP.
>> I AGREE WITH WHAT THE 
REPUBLICAN SENATOR SAID.
IT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL SLOP.
>> DEMOCRATS WERE JUST UNWILLING
TO DO ANYTHING.
>> Reporter: THE ORDERS INCLUDE 
A NEW WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT 
PAYMENT BONUS OF $400.
THAT'S LESS THAN THE $600 PEOPLE
WERE INITIALLY RECEIVING AND 
THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE PUSHED TO 
EXTEND SINCE IT EXPIRED LAST 
MONTH.
THE ORDER ALSO REQUIRES STATES 
TO CONTRIBUTE $100 OF THAT.
SOMETHING NANCY PELOSI SAYS IS 
NOT POSSIBLE.
>> STATES DON'T HAVE THE MONEY 
TO DO THAT.
THEY HAVE EXPENSES FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TRIED TO DOWN PLAY THE BURDEN ON
THE STATES LATE SUNDAY.
>> IT'LL DEPEND ON THE STATE AND
THEY'LL MAKE AN APPLICATION.
WE'LL LOOK AT IT AND MAKE A 
DECISION.
SO IT MAY BE THEY'LL PAY 
NOTHING.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ALSO ANNOUNCING A SUSPENSION OF 
PAYROLL TAXES FOR PEOPLE MAKING 
LESS THAN $100,000 A YEAR.
THE DEFERRED TAX WOULD STILL BE 
OWED NEXT YEAR UNLESS CONGRESS 
AGREES TO WAIVE IT.
AND THAT TACKLES SOCIAL SECURITY
AND MEDICARE.
BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP MAKING THIS 
PLEDGE.
>> THIS WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON 
SOCIAL SECURITY.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER EXECUTIVE 
ACTION CALLS ON CONSIDERING 
HALTING EVICTIONS AFTER A 
MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS STARTED 
IN JULY.
BUT IT DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY 
GUARANTEES OR AID TO RENTERS.
AS FOR A BROADERTING.
THAT LED TO SOME TENSE 
CONFRONTATIONS IN AN ALREADY 
CHARGED CITY.
OVERNIGHT, CHAOS IN THE STREETS 
OF CHICAGO.
LOOTING TAKING PLACE AROUND THE 
CITY.
>> THAT'S THE NORDSTROM.
>> Reporter: IMAGES POSTED ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING STORE 
WINDOWS BROKEN, INTENSE POLICE 
PRESENCE, AND FIRES.
IT COMES HOURS AFTER POLICE WERE
CALLED ABOUT A MAN WITH A GUN ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
OFFICERS LOCATED AN INDIVIDUAL 
IN THE AREA WHO THEY SAY MATCHED
THE SUSPECT'S DESCRIPTION.
POLICE SAY HE FIRED AT 
APPROACHING OFFICERS WHO THEN 
FIRED BACK STRIKING THE SHOOTER.
THEY SAY HE WAS IN HIS LATE 
TEENS OR 20s.
EMOTIONS QUICKLY RUNNING HIGH 
AFTER FALSE INFORMATION SPREAD 
ABOUT THE SUSPECT'S AGE.
>> YOUNG PERSON WAS SHOT.
THAT WAS MISINFORMATION.
SOME OTHER MISINFORMATION ABOUT 
A CELL PHONE THAT WAS MISSING.
>> Reporter: OFFICERS NOW ASKING
FOR THE PUBLIC TO TAKE A STEP 
BACK AND WORK WITH POLICE BEFORE
MORE PEOPLE GET HURT AND MORE 
DAMAGE IS DONE.
AND SAVANNAH, THIS MARKS THE END
OF WHAT WAS ALREADY A VIOLENT 
CITY -- A VIOLENT WEEKEND IN THE
CITY OF CHICAGO.
THREE PEOPLE KILLED, AT LEAST 32
SHOT IN SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE 
CITY.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THE POLICE CHIEF
LATER THIS MORNING.
 
ANNOUNCING HUNDREDS OF COVID 
DEATHS A DAY WHILE THERE'S A 
LAWSUIT OVER WHETHER THIS IS THE
RIGHT DECISION.
AS 2.8 MILLION PUBLIC STUDENTS 
RETURN TO CLASS THIS MORNING IN 
FLORIDA, THEY'LL FIND A REVAMPED
PLAN.
MEASURES LEADERS HOPE EASE SOME 
PARENTAL CONCERNS.
>> I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY
THEY'VE HANDLED IT.
I THINK THEY WERE AS PROMPT AS 
THEY COULD BE GIVEN THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
>> Reporter: JESSICA HANSON IS 
SENDING THREE KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL TODAY IN BAKER COUNTY, 
FLORIDA.
SHE'S ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED BY 
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S STAGGERED 
LUNCHES AND SMALLER GROUPS.
>> I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT 
THERE'S A SUBSTITUTE FOR WHAT 
TEACHERS DO.
AND THE HEART THAT THEY POUR 
INTO KIDS.
THERE'S NO REPLACING THAT.
>> Reporter: SO HOW SAFE WILL IT
BE?
BAKER COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT 
TELLS NBC NEWS, MASKS ARE 
OPTIONAL FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF 
BUT RECOMMENDED WHEN CLOSER THAN
SIX FEET.
AROUND 330 STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING
REMOTE LEARNING.
AND TEACHERS WILL BE RETURNING 
TO THEIR TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS.
IN NEARBY JACKSONVILLE, ONE 
EDUCATOR SO UNNERVED ABOUT 
IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, SHE WROTE
A MOCK OBITUARY SAYING, SHE 
RETURNED TO WORK, DID HER BEST 
TO HANDLE ALL THE ROLES PLACED 
ON HER SHOULDERS, EDUCATOR, 
COVID SECURITY GUARD, HUMAN 
SHIELD.
BUT ULTIMATELY SUCCUMBED TO THE 
IGNORANCE OF THOSE IN POWER.
WHILE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY IMPLEMENT NEW SAFETY
STEPS, IN ALABAMA, ALL KIDS 6 
AND UP MUST WEAR MASKS.
>> IT'S A LOT MORE PRECAUTION.
IT'S JUST KIND OF A NEW NORMAL 
UNTIL WE GET A VACCINE FOR THIS 
VIRUS.
>> Reporter: OTHER AREAS 
BATTLING THE FALLOUT FROM 
INFECTIONS ALREADY.
THIS GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 
SPOTLIGHT AFTER IMAGES OF PACKED
HALLWAYS EMERGES LAST WEEK.
NOW CLOSING UP AFTER A BREAKOUT 
OF NINE CASES AND SWITCHESING TO
REMOTE LEARNING AT LEAST FOR 
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
THE SUPERINTENDENT WRITING, THE 
SCHOOL WILL BE THOROUGHLY 
CLEANED AND DISINFECTED.
ONE BRIGHT SPOT -- 
>> IF ANYBODY CAN OPEN SCHOOLS, 
WE CAN OPEN SCHOOLS.
>> Reporter: NEW YORK STATE 
GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT FROM 
GOVERNOR CUOMO WITH A REMARKABLE
1% INFECTION RATE MAKING IT 
POSSIBLE.
AND IN FLORIDA, THE INFECTION 
RATE STATEWIDE HERE IN THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 9% TO 10%.
AS EARLY AS TODAY, A JUDGE COULD
BE SCHEDULING A HEARING FOR THAT
LAWSUIT CHALLENGING SAY THE 
TIME HAS COME TO CHANGE THEIR 
LEADERSHIP.
THE SHOCK WAVE THAT THREATENED 
LARGE PARTS OF BEIRUT NEARLY A 
WEEK AGO IS NOW PUSHING PEOPLE 
OUT INTO THE STREETS.
THEIR DEMAND IS CLEAR.
REVOLUTION.
THIS WEEKEND THOUSANDS OF 
PROTESTERS CALLED FOR A NEW 
GOVERNMENT IN LEBANON.
AND CLASHED WITH SECURITY FORCES
SENT IN TO DISPERSE THEM.
THE DEMONSTRATORS BRIEFLY 
OCCUPIED GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 
UNTIL THEY WERE PUSHED OUT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ON 
FIGHTING EVEN IF IT TAKES A LONG
TIME.
>> Reporter: THIS COUNTRY WAS A 
POWDER KEG EVEN BEFORE THE 
DOWNTOWN PORT WAS VAPORIZED INTO
A MUSHROOM CLOUD.
THE AMMONIUM NITRATE THAT WAS 
NEGLIGENTLY STORED HERE DESPITE 
REPEATED COMPLAINTS MAY HAVE 
BEEN THE SPARK FOR A WIDER 
MOVEMENT.
THE SECTARIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM 
THAT ENDED CIVIL WAR HERE 30 
YEARS AGO BY DIVIDING POWER 
AMONG RELIGIOUS GROUPS NO LONGER
WORKS.
>> IT'S FAIR TO SAY MOST OF US 
HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE 
THIS.
I LIVED THROUGH PART OF THE 
LEBANESE CIVIL WAR.
BUT NO, IT WAS CERTAINLY NOT 
LIKE THIS.
>> Reporter: THE ECONOMY HAS 
COLLAPSED LEBANESE SAY BECAUSE 
OF CORRUPTION AND A TIGHT GRIP 
ON POWER BY THE SHIITE MILITIA 
GROUP HEZBOLLAH.
THE PEOPLE OF BEIRUT HAVE BEEN 
LEFT WITH LITTLE TO LIVE ON.
MOST HAVE NO GLASS IN THEIR 
WINDOWS AFTER THE BLAST, NO 
DOORS.
THERE'S NO POWER.
LONGTIME BEIRUTYS SAY THIS MAY 
BE AT A BREAKING POINT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SUGGESTED 
THAT THE EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY
SOME SORT OF BOMB AND DEFENSE 
ALMOST-ALL VIRTUAL DEMOCRATIC 
CONVENTION WHICH KICKS OFF ONE 
WEEK FROM TODAY.
JOE BIDEN TEASING HIS BIG 
ANNOUNCEMENT.
UNVEILING HIS CHOICE OF A 
RUNNING MATE.
FROM THIS SARCASTIC EXCHANGE 
WITH FOX NEWS SATURDAY. 
>> MR. VICE PRESIDENT, HAVE YOU 
PICKED A RUNNING MATE YET?
>> YEAH, I HAVE.
>> WHO IS IT?
>> YOU.
>> Reporter: TO THIS RETWEET 
SUNDAY ENCOURAGING SUPPORTERS TO
STAY TUNED.
A CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL SAYS BIDEN 
MET WITH MANY OF THE MAJOR 
CONTENDERS.
THESE CHOICES INCLUDE KAMALA 
HARRIS, FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY
ADVISER SUSAN RICE, AND MICHIGAN
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER WHO 
FLEW TO DELAWARE LAST WEEKEND 
FOR AN IN-PERSON INTERVIEW.
OTHERS BEING CONSIDERED, 
SENATORS ELIZABETH WARREN AND 
TAMMY DUCKWORTH.
AND CONGRESSWOMEN KAREN BASS AND
VAL DEMINGS.
A BIDEN AIDE TELLING NBC NEWS, 
WE ARE WAITING FOR HIM TO GIVE 
US THE HIGH SIGN.
DR. JILL BIDEN, A KEY ADVISER ON
KEY DECISIONS ON PBS.
>> IT'S A MARRIAGE, AND HE 
BOUNCES THINGS OFF OF ME.
I BOUNCE THINGS OFF OF HIM.
OF COURSE WE TALK ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: BUT AS THE LOBBYING
EFFORTS INTENSIFY, THE 
OPPOSITION ATTACKS ARE 
SHARPENING.
DAVID AXELROD TWEETING, I CAN'T 
REMEMBER ANY VP ELECTION PROCESS
WHERE SO MUCH RESEARCH HAS BEEN 
DUMPED.
IF I WERE JOE BIDEN LOOKING FOR 
A GOOD AND LOYAL PARTNER, THAT 
SHOULD BE A SOURCE OF CONCERN.
THE CAMPAIGN AND A COALITION OF 
WOMEN'S GROUPS ARE GEARING UP TO
GO ON OFFENSE AGAINST 
ANTICIPATED SEXISTS AND IF A 
BLACK WOMAN IS CHOSEN, RACIST 
STEREOTYPES.
>> BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY SEEING 
WOMEN DESCRIBED IN WAYS YOU 
WOULDN'T DESCRIBE MEN.
THERE'S NO CONCEPT OF WHETHER A 
WOMAN IN AMBITIOUS.
WHAT WOMAN WHO IS CONTENDING TO 
BE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES IS NOT AMBITIOUS?
AND WHAT MAN WHO HAS OCCUPIED 
THAT OFFICE IN OUR HISTORY 
WASN'T AMBITIOUS AND HOPING TO 
BE PRESIDENT ONE DAY?
>> Reporter: AND ASKED IF THEY 
EXPECT CRITICISM IF BIDEN DOES 
NOT CHOOSE A BLACK WOMAN AS A 
RUNNING MATE, GIVEN THE NUMBER 
OF BLACK WOMEN AND WOMEN OF 
COLOR ON HIS LIST, THE CAMPAIGN 
SAYS HE IS GOING TO PICK THE 
WOMAN HE THINKS IS THE BEST 
GOVERNING PARTNER.
IF ELECTED HE SAID HE WOULD PICE
FOOTBALL UNTIL ALL OF NEXT YEAR?
THIS MORNING THE FUTURE OF 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEETERING ON 
THE BRINK.
MULTIPLE OUTLETS REPORTING 
SUNDAY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE 
POWER FIVE LEAGUES HELD AN 
EMERGENCY MEETING WITH LEADERS 
OF THE BIG TEN SCHOOLS LEANING 
TOWARDS CANCELING THEIR FALL 
SEASONS.
THIS A DAY AFTER ANOTHER BIG 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, THE 
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, 
OFFICIALLY DELAYED ITS SEASON 
UNTIL SPRING 2021. 
>> THERE ARE SIMPLY TOO MANY 
UNKNOWNS FOR US TO PUT OUR 
ATHLETES IN SITUATIONS THAT ARE 
NOT CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD.
>> Reporter: UNLIKE THE NFL, 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HAS NO SINGL 
LEADER TO SET THE RULES.
LEAVING IT UP TO INDIVIDUAL 
LEAGUES TO DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED
IN THIS PANDEMIC.
ON THE LINE, A $7 BILLION 
INDUSTRY.
>> TO LOSE FOOTBALL IN THE FALL,
IT WOULD BE MILLIONS AND 
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
YOU'VE HAD DIFFERENT ATHLETIC 
DIRECTORS ESTIMATE ANYWHERE FROM
$40 MILLION TO $100 MILLION LOST
WITHOUT HAVING COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
IN THE FALL.
>> Reporter: THREE OF COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL'S POWER FIVE LEAGUES 
ARE STILL SCHEDULED TO PLAY 
GAMES NEXT MONTH.
BUT IN A PUBLIC LETTER, OVER A 
THOUSAND BIG TEN PLAYERS HAVE 
EXPRESSED CONCERN DEMANDING THE 
NCAA DEVISE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL 
BEING OF PLAYERS.
THIS AS A GROWING NUMBER OF THEM
TEST POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
THE NCAA SAYS IT HAS ISSUED 
SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEAMS
AND STUDENT ATHLETES WHO OPT OUT
OF PLAYING WON'T LOSE THEIR 
SCHOLARSHIPS.
BUT ISOLATING ATHLETES FROM 
CAMPUS OUTBREAKS IS STILL A 
CHALLENGE.
>> A LOT OF PLACES ARE TRYING TO
KEEP STUDENTS IN ESSENTIALLY 
PODS SO THEY LIVE TOGETHER, EAT 
TOGETHER, SOCIALIZE TOGETHER.
SHOULD YOU HAVE AN OUTBREAK, 
IT'S CONTAINED WITHIN THAT POD.
>> Reporter: LEADERS AT PAC-12 
TEAMS ARE SET TO MEET TUESDAY, 
BUT UCLA, USC, AND ARIZONA STATE
WHICH WERE SCHEDULED TO START 
PRACTICES NEXT WEEK CAN'T DUE TO
STATE BANS ON LARGE GATHERINGS.
LEAVING THE FATE OF COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL STILL UP IN THE AIR.
THE LEAGUES SAY ANY DECISIONS 
AREN'T BEING MADE LIGHTLY.
CURRENTLY DOZENS OF COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE AND THERE
LARGE GATHERING DURING THAT 
WINDOW, THE RESULT COULD BE 
DISASTROUS.
THIS MORNING GROWING CONCERN 
OVER POTENTIAL SUPERSPREADING 
EVENTS WHICH MAY BE FUELING A 
DRAMATIC SPIKE IN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES.
TENSIONS BOILING OVER OUTSIDE A 
CHURCH IN VENTURA COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE PRO-MASK 
DEMONSTRATORS HAD GATHERED.
THIS CHAPEL DEFYING STATEWIDE 
ORDERS.
>> NOW YOU GET A CHANCE TO GREET
ONE ANOTHER WITH HOWEVER YOU 
LIKE.
THERE'S FREEDOM.
SAY HELLO.
>> Reporter: IN STURGIS, SOUTH 
DAKOTA, A TEN-DAY MOTORCYCLE 
RALLY THAT'S EXPECTED TO DRAW UP
TO A QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE IS 
STILL UNDERWAY.
>> ALL THE OTHER BIKE SHOWS HAVE
BEEN CANCELED NATIONWIDE.
>> Reporter: NO MASKS REQUIRED.
>> TO ME, A LITTLE BIT 
FRIGHTENING.
>> Reporter: DR. JOSHUA SHIFER 
IS WITH THE CANCER RESEARCH 
CENTER.
HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES PUBLISHED 
A PAPER THAT'S NOT BEEN PEER 
REVIEWED BUT IT FOUND THAT 
CORONAVIRUS SUPERSPREADING 
EVENTS ARE THE RESULT OF THE 
RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE WRONG PLACE 
AT THE WRONG TIME.
>> 10% TO 20% OF PEOPLE ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 80% OF THE
INFECTIONS.
THEN THERE ARE THESE LESS COMMON
BUT EXTREMELY IMPORTANT EVENTS 
WHERE ONE PERSON CAN INFECT 
DOZENS, SOMETIMES OVER A HUNDRED
PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A 
MODEL THEY BUILT, THIS RISKIEST 
PERIOD OF INFECTION COB A ONE OR
TWO DAY WINDOW.
BUT THAT WINDOW COULD BE A HUGE 
PROBLEM IF THE PERSON HAPPENS TO
BE SURROUNDED BY CROWDS.
>> THE MOST OBVIOUS THINGS IS 
YOU WOULD TRY TO PREVENT AN 
UNNECESSARY CONGREGATION OF 
PEOPLE IN A TIGHT VURMT.
>> Reporter: WITH THE U.S. 
TOPPING 5 MILLION CASES, THESE 
FIVE STATES COMBINED NOW MAKE UP
MORE THAN 40% OF THE INFECTIONS.
IN CHICAGO, BEACHES REMAIN 
CLOSED, BUT DOZENS GATHERED ON 
ONE OVER THE WEEKEND ANYWAY.
>> YOU KNOW, THAT PICTURE WAS 
HORRIFYING TO MANY PEOPLE 
STANDING HERE.
>> SO GABE, WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THE ROLE THAT VENTILATION 
PLAYS IN THESE SUPERSPREADER 
EVENTS?
>> Reporter: WELL, CRAIG, YEAH.
POTENTIALLY A LOT, CRAIG. 
THAT IS WHAT RESEARCHERS ARE 
LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.
ONE STUDY FOUND IN A RESTAURANT 
IN CHINA SOME FAMILIES WERE 
INFECTED BECAUSE OF THE 
PARTICLES APPARENTLY GOING 
THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING 
SYSTEM.
AND THAT IS WHY RESEARCHERS ARE 
TRYING TO SEE IF UV LIGHTS 
HOOKED UP TO THESE SYSTEMS MIGH 
POLITICAL DISPUTE ABOUT HOW AND 
WHERE THE VIRUS STARTED.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE 
HIGH-SECURITY LAB AT THE WUHAN 
INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY.
MAKING IT THE TARGET OF 
CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT THE 
ORIGIN OF THE VIRUS.
SO YOU'RE 100% CONFIDENT THERE 
WAS NO LEAK, NO ACCIDENT?
>> I'M CONFIDENT THERE'S NO 
LEAK.
>> Reporter: 100%?
>> 100%.
>> Reporter: THE INSTITUTE 
GRANTED NBC NEWS THE FIRST 
INDEPENDENT MEDIA ACCESS TO THE 
LAB.
THIS IS THE DIRECTOR.
WE HAVEN'T ENCOUNTERED THIS 
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS BEFORE, HE 
SAID.
WITHOUT HAVING THIS VIRUS, 
THERE'S NO WAY THAT IT COULD BE 
LEAKED FROM THE LAB.
HAS ANYONE AT THE LAB EITHER 
PERSONNEL OR CONNECTED TO THE 
LAB, A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR, 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THIS VIRUS?
>> NO.
>> Reporter: NOBODY?
>> NOBODY.
>> Reporter: WHILE THERE'S SOME 
SKEPTICISM ABOUT THE LAB'S 
CLAIMS, FIVE LEADING VIROLOGISTS
SIMILAR WITH LAB PROTOCOLS TOLD 
US IMPROBABLE THE VIRUS SOMEHOW 
ESCAPED.
THIS IS A RARE GLIMPSE AT THE 
LAB.
A BOX WITHIN A BOX WITH AIR 
LOCKS ON DOORS AND SEPARATE 
FILTRATION SYSTEMS.
TECHNICIANS WERE TRAINED IN 
FRANCE AND THE U.S.
WINDOWS TO LOOK OUT AND SEE IN.
>> THE CHINA VIRUS, THE CHINA 
PLAGUE.
KUNG FLU.
>> Reporter: MORE MONTHS THE 
U.S. AND CHINA HAVE BEEN LOCKED 
IN A BATTLE OVER ACCUSATIONS.
>> THERE'S EVIDENCE IT CAME FROM
A LABORATORY.
>> Reporter: U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE
YET TO OFFER CREDIBLE PROOF THE 
VIRUS CAME FROM THE WUHAN LAB.
A THEORY THAT'S ALSO BEING SHOT 
DOWN BY DR. ANTHONY FAUCI FOR 
LACKING SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
BUT SCRUTINY GREW STRONGER WITH 
THE LEAK THEN WE LEASE OF A 
STATEMENT CABLE DATED JANUARY.
ABOUT A LACK OF STAFF.
THE U.S. DIPLOMATS VISITED ONLY 
ONCE IN MARCH 2018 FOR A SEMINAR
THAT WASN'T ABOUT BIOSAFETY.
AT THAT TIME THE U.S. OFFICIALS 
DIDN'T VISIT ANY OF THE LABS 
SAYS WANG YANYI.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE SOURCE 
WAS FOR THOSE CONCERNS.
FOR 15 YEARS, VIROLOGIST 
COLLABORATED WITH WUHAN 
SCIENTISTS LIKE CHINA'S BAT 
WOMAN TO CATALOG HUNDREDS OF 
BACK CORONAVIRUSES.
BUT IN APRIL THEY CUT FUNDING 
BECAUSE OF THE LINKS TO THE LAB.
>> WE KNOW THAT THEY DID NOT 
HAVE THE VIRUS THAT IT LEADS TO 
COVID-19 IN THE LAB.
>> Reporter: CHINA FACES INTENSE
BACKLASH FOR FAILING TO CONTAIN 
THE VIRUS AND FOR A LACK OF 
TRANSPARENCY THAT HAS ALLOWED 
SPECULATION ABOUT BLAME TO 
FLOURISH.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO SOMEBODY WHO 
SAYS I DON'T BELIEVE YOU?
>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE
BEEN TARGETED AS THE SCAPEGOAT.
DEEP DOWN INSIDE, WE KNOW THAT 
WE ARE INNOCENT.
>> JANIS, YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS 
STORY FROM THE BEGINNING.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE IN THAT 
LAB THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD 
TALKED ABOUT?
>> Reporter: WELL, IT FELT LIKE 
IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING.
WE HAD BEEN ASKING FOR MONTHS 
MAKING REPEATED REQUESTS TO 
OFFICIALS, STARTED TO MAKE SOME 
HEADWAY RECENTLY.
IT FELT VERY SIGNIFICANT TO US.
THIS IS A PLACE THAT PEOPLE 
AROUND THE WORLD ARE TALKING 
ABOUT.
IT'S THE SOURCE OF A DISPUTE FOR
POLITICIANS AND PUNDITS.
AND FOR SCIENTIST WHO IS HAVE 
WORKED WITH THIS LAB, THEY'RE 
WONDERING WHY THERE'S SO MUCH 
CONTROVERSY.
WE SPENT CLOSE TO FIVE HOURS 
THERE.
WE GOT THE TOUR OF THE LAB.
WE WERE SHOWN INSIDE TO WHERE 
THEY WEAR THE POSITIVE PRESSURE 
SUITS ATTACHED TO HOSES.
AND IT STRUCK ME THEN LOOKING 
THROUGH THE WINDOW THAT THIS IS 
WHERE SO MUCH CONTROVERSY IS 
BEING CENTERED IN THIS TINY BOX 
WITHIN A BOX IN THE MIDDLE OF 
CHINA.
>> IT'S INTERESTING TO HEAR THE 
TECHNICIANS THERE WERE TRAINED 
HERE AND TRAINED IN FRANCE AS 
WELL.
ALL OF THIS, JANIS, COMING AS 
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION --
IT'S AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE
W.H.O. CONDUCTING ITS OWN 
INVESTIGATION INTO THE ORIGIN OF
THE VIRUS.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT 
INVESTIGATION AND WHERE IT 
>>> WE'VE BEEN
TOLD THAT THE WU
HAN LAB WILL JOIN
WHAT THE
W.H.O.
CALLS A
SCIENTIFIC STUDY
BUT IT WON'T BE
INVESTIGATED AS
A POSSIBLE ORIGIN
FOR THE VIRUS.
A LARGER H.W.O.
TEAM THAT
INCLUDES
INTERNATIONAL AND
CHINESE
SCIENTISTS IS
LIKELY TO
GET STARTED IN
THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS.
THE STATE
DEPARTMENT
EXPECTS
THAT THE
INVESTIGATION
WILL BE
COMPLETELY WHITE
WASHED.
OVERNIGHT, THEY
SENT US A
STATEMENT THAT
DIDN'T EXACTLY
ADDRESS WHETHER
U.S. DIPLOMATS
HAD SEEN HAD LAB
BUT IT
CRITICIZED
CHINA'S
GOVERNMENT
FOR A LACK OF
TRANSPARENCY.
SCIENTISTS LIKE
PETER DASACK SAY
THIS IS WHY
INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION
AMONG SCIENTISTS
IS KEY BECAUSE IT
ALLOWS BETTER
ACCESS TO DATA
AND INFORMATION
SHARING
ESPECIALLY WITH
SCIENTISTS WHO
ARE IN THE PLACE
WHERE THE
PANDEMIC STARTED
AS
OPPOSED TO MAKING
POLICY BASED
ON WHAT PEOPLE
SAY ON THE
INTERNET.
>>> OVERNIGHT,
PRESIDENT TRUMP
DEFENDING HIS
DECISION TO SIGN
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
THAT HE SAYS
WILL PROVIDE
FINANCIAL RELIEF
TO
STRUGGLING
AMERICANS WITH
MILLIONS OUT OF
WORK.
>> IT IS TIME TO
ACT.
WE HAVE TO GET
MONEY OUT TO THE
PEOPLE.
>> THE PRESIDENT
SIGNED THE
ORDERS ON
SATURDAY AFTER
TALKED
FOR A BROAD
RELIEF BILL
BETWEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
AND
CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATS FELL
APART.
DEMOCRATS AND
EVEN SOME
REPUBLICANS ARE
BLASTING THE
ORDERS INSISTING
THEY ARE
NEITHER EFFECTIVE
NOR LEGAL.
NEBRASKA SENATOR
BEN STAFF SAID
THE EXECUTIVE LAW
MAKING IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
FLOP.
>> I AGREE WITH
THE SENATOR.
>> DEMOCRATS WERE
UNWILLING TO
DO ANYTHING.
>> THE OTHERS
INCLUDE A NEW
WEEKLY
UNEMPLOYMENT
BONUS
PAYMENT OF $400,
LESS THAN THE
$600 THEY WERE
RECEIVING.
THE ORDER ALSO
REQUIRES STATES
TO CONTRIBUTE
$100 OF THAT,
SOMETHING THAT
HOUSE SPEAKER
NANCY PELOSI SAID
IS NOT
POSSIBLE.
>> STATES DON'T
HAVE MONEY TO DO
THAT.
THEY HAVE
EXPENSES FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS.
>> PRESIDENT
TRUMP TRIED TO
DOWN
PLAY IT ON
SUNDAY.
>> WE WILL LOOK
AT IT AND MAKE A
DECISION.
IT MAY BE THEY'LL
PAY NOTHING.
>> PRESIDENT
TRUMP ALSO
ANNOUNCING A
SUSPENSION OF PAY
ROLL TAXES FOR
PEOPLE MAKING
LESS THAN $100 A
YEAR.
THE DEFERRED TAX
WOULD BE OWED
NEXT YEAR UNLESS
CONGRESS AGREES
TO WAVE IT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP
MAKING THIS
PLEDGE.
>> THIS WILL HAVE
NO IMPACT ON
SOCIAL SECURITY.
>> ANOTHER
EXECUTIVE ACTION
CALLS ON CABINET
OFFICIALS TO
CONSIDER HALTING
EVICTIONS AFTER
A MORATORIUM
EXPIRES IN JULY.
IT DOESN'T
GUARANTEE ANY
ACTUAL
AID FOR RENTERS.
AS FOR A BROAD
LEGISLATIVE DEAL,
BOTH SIDES SAY
THEY ARE WILLING
TO MEET THIS WEEK
BUT SO FAR NO
WORD ON IF OR
WHEN THAT WILL
HAPPEN.
>>> AS A PORTION
OF FLORIDA'S
2.8 MILLION
PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS RETURN
TO CLASS THIS
MORNING, THEY
WILL FIND A
REVAMPED SET UP
FOR 2020.
SPACED OUT TABLES
AND SIGNS
ENCOURAGING
MASKS, MEASURES
LEADERS HOPE WILL
EASE PARENTS'
CONCERNS.
>> I'M PLEASED
WITH THE WAY THEY
HANDLED IT.
I THINK THEY WERE
PROMPT
CONSIDERING.
>> THIS MOM IS
ESPECIALLY
ENCOURAGED BY
BAKER SCHOOL
DISTRICT'S
STATERED LUNCHES.
>> I APPRECIATE
THE HEART THEY
POUR INTO KIDS.
THERE IS NO
REPLACING THAT.
>> HOW SAFE WILL
IT BE?
THE BAKER COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT
SAID THAT MASKS
ARE OPTIONAL FOR
STUDENTS AND
STAFF BUT
RECOMMENDED WHEN
CLOSER THAN 6
FEET.
130,000 STUDENTS
ARE CHOOSING
REMOTE LEARNING.
TEACHERS WILL
RETURN TO
CLASSROOMS.
IN JACKSONVILLE,
ONE EDUCATOR IS
SO UNNERVED ABOUT
IN PERSON
INSTRUCTION, SHE
WROTE A MOCK
OBITUARY AND SAID
SHE DID HER
BEST TO BE HUMAN
SHIELD,
SECURITY GUARD,
BUT ULTIMATELY
SUCCUMBED TO
THOSE IN POWER.
IN ALABAMA, ALL
KIDS 6 AND UP
MUST WEAR MASKS.
>> IT IS A LOT
MORE PRECAUTION,
JUST KIND OF A
NEW NORMAL FOR
THE VIRUS.
>> OTHER AREAS
BATTLING THE
FALLOUT FROM
INFECTIONS
ALREADY.
THIS GEORGIA HIGH
SCHOOL IN THE
SPOTLIGHT AFTER
IMAGES OF A
PACKED HALLWAY
EMERGED LAST
WEEK.
NOW CLOSING AFTER
A BREAK OUT OF
9 CASES AND
SWITCHING TO
REMOTE
LEARNING.
THE
SUPERINTENDENT
WROTE THAT
THE SCHOOL WOULD
BE CLEANED AND
DISINFECTED.
>> ONE BRIGHT
SPOT IS NEW YORK
STATE GETTING A
GREEN LIGHT FROM
GOVERNOR CUOMO
WITH A REMARKABLE
INFECTION RATE
MAKING IT
POSSIBLE.
IN FLORIDA, THE
INFECTION RATE
IS SOMEWHERE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF 9% TO 10%.
A JUDGE COULD BE
SCHEDULING A
HEARING FOR THE
LAWSUIT
CHALLENGING
FLORIDA'S
EMERGENCY
ORDER TO REQUIRE
IN PERSON
INSTRUCTION OR HE
COULD DISMISS
THE LAWSUIT
ALTOGETHER.
>>> HERE IN BOCO
RATON, WHAT MAY
BE THE TEMPLATE
FOR HOW YOUR
CHILD'S SCHOOL
WILL LOOK WHEN IT
OPENS.
THE DAY STARTS
WITH TEMPERATURE
CHECKS.
KIDS SHOW UP WITH
MASKS BEFORE
THEY GO IN.
THEY CHANGE OUT
OF THEIR SHOES
TO AVOID STEPPING
ON SOMETHING
AND STEPPING
INSIDE.
THERE ARE
RESTRICTIONS LIKE
FACE
TO FACE TIME.
BUT WITH ONLY
HALF THE CLASS,
OTHERS INTERACT
REMOTELY.
OF COURSE THERE
IS MANDATORY
HAND WASHING AT
LEAST FIVE TIMES
A DAY.
JULIE HERON, A
TEACHER IN
COLLIER COUNTY IS
PREPARING FOR
STUDENTS WHO
CHOOSE TO RETURN
FOR IN PERSON
INSTRUCTION.
>> HOW DO YOU GET
YOUR STUDENTS
TO COMPLY TO
THESE KINDS OF
REGULATIONS?
>> I THINK IT'S
GOING TO BE
SOMETHING WE WILL
HAVE TO DO IN
THE BEGINNING,
DAILY, GOING OVER
THE EXPECTATIONS
AND EXPLAINING
TO THEM THE WHY
WE ARE WEARING
THEM, TO KEEP
THEM SAFE, TO
KEEP
THEIR TEACHERS
SAFE.
I THINK ONCE THEY
UNDERSTAND THE
REASON BEHIND IT,
THEY WILL BE
MORE LIKELY TO
WANT TO DO IT
BECAUSE THEY WILL
ANT TO BE ABLE
TO CONTINUE TO
COME TO SCHOOL.
>> ETC.
NOT JUST
ADMINISTRATORS
AND TEACHERS
LOOKING FOR
CHANGES.
>> LOOK BEYOND
THE DOORS AND
WINDOWS.
>> THE BLUE
PRINTS OF THE
SCHOOL
BUILDINGS ARE IN
TRANSITION.
JIM FRENCH FROM
DLR GROUP WITH A
VISION FOR WHAT
SCHOOLS WILL
LOOK LIKE IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
>> IS THERE A WAY
WE CAN
RECONFIGURE
SCHOOLS THAT
ALREADY
EXIST TO HELP US
OUT?
>> ONE OF THE
THINGS WE HAVE
BEEN EXPLORING IS
THE IDEA THAT
EVERY SPACE IN
SCHOOL SHOULD BE
USED FOR
LEARNING, EVEN
THE
HALLWAYS.
FOR EXAMPLE,
LOCKERS ARE A
THING
OF THE PAST.
WE HAVE STARTED
TAKING THEM OUT
AND MAKING THE
SPACE THAT WAS
CORRIDOR SPACE
NOW PART OF THE
LEARNING SPACE.
>> AND BY DOING
THAT YOU CREATE
MORE SPACE FOR
SOCIAL
DISTANCING?
>> WE BASICALLY
CREATE A LARGER
ENVIRONMENT WHICH
MEANS THE
STUDENTS
THEMSELVES, MAYBE
80
STUDENTS IN THIS
BUBBLE, WE
CREATED A
LEARNING CENTER
WHERE
80 STUDENTS WOULD
REMAIN IN THAT
PLACE AND RATHER
THAN
TRANSITIONING TO
ART, TO GYM, TO
CAFETERIA, RECESS
TO SPECIAL ED.
>> AS A RESULT OF
THE
CORONAVIRUS, WE
ARE SEEING
BUSINESSES GOING
OUT OF
BUSINESS,
VACATING SPOTS
THAT
COULD BE
CONVERTED INTO
SCHOOL?
>> THEY REPRESENT
SPACES THAT WE
AS ARCHITECTS CAN
TRANSFORM AND
MODERNIZE, FAIRLY
INEXPENSIVE.
WE CAN CREATE THE
BUBBLES AS WE
TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER.
IT SERVED SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WELL.
>> THE SCHOOLS OF
THE FUTURE
LIKE SO MUCH,
CHANGING AT AN
ACCELERATED SPEED
BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
.
>> AS THE SCHOOL
THAT HE WORKS
OUT, THEY ARE NOW
DESIGNING
SCHOOLS IN
SEVERAL STATES.
HE HAS A LITTLE
BIT OF BAD NEWS
FOR SCHOOLS UP
NORTH AND I CAN
RELATE TO THIS IN
A SUBURB OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
THE SNOW DAY,
THAT FAVORITE DAY
OF THE YEAR,
PROBABLY GOING TO
BE A THING OF THE
PAST.
VIRTUAL LEARNING
WILL KICK IN
FOR THAT.
>> I LOVED THAT.
WHEN I TALKED TO
STUDENTS, THEY
SAID THEIR
FAVORITE THING
WAS
THE BAD WEATHER
DAY.
>> FASCINATING
STORYN.
SO MUCH
CHANGING.
THAT WAS GREAT,
THANK YOU.
DON'T FORGET, ALL
WEEK LONG, YOU
WILL HAVE SPECIAL
COVERAGE OF
THE RETURN TO
SCHOOL WITH OUR
SERIES,
CORONAVIRUS AND
THE
CLASSROOM
INCLUDING A TOWN
HALL
ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
YOU CAN WATCH
THAT ON
TODAY.COM/ALL
DAY.
OR STREAMING ON
PEACOCK.
>>> MYSTERY
SURROUNDS THE
HIGH
SECURITY LAB AT
THE WUHAN
INSTITUTE OF
VIROLOGY THAT
HANDLES THE
WORLD'S MOST
DANGEROUS
PATHOGENS, MAKING
IT A
TARGET OF
CONSPIRACY
TREERIES
ABOUT THE VIRUS.
>> YOU ARE
CONFIDENT THERE
WAS
NO LEAK?
>> 100%
CONFIDENT.
>> NBC NEWS WAS
GRANTED ACCESS
TO THE LAB.
THIS IS THE
DIRECTOR.
>> WE HAVE NOT
ENCOUNTERED THE
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
BEFORE HE
SAID.
WITHOUT HAVING
THIS VIRUS, THERE
IS NO WAY IT
COULD BE LEAKED
FROM THE LAB.
>> HAS ANYONE AT
THE LAB, IEKTER
PERSONNEL OR
CONNECTED TO THE
LAB, A THIRD
PARTY CONTRACTOR,
TESTED POSITIVE
FOR THIS VIRUS?
>> NO.
>> NOBODY?
>> NOBODY.
>> WHILE THERE IS
SOME
SKEPTICISM ABOUT
THE LAB'S
CLAIM, FIVE
LEADING
VIROLOGISTS
FAMILIAR WITH LAB
PROTOCOL TOLD
US IT IS
IMPROBABLE THAT
THE
VIRUS SOMEHOW
ESCAPED.
THIS IS A RARE
LOOK AT THE LAB,
BOX WITHIN A BOX,
WITH AIR LOCKS
ON DOORS AND
SEPARATE
FILTRATION
SYSTEMS.
TECHNICIANS WERE
TRAINED IN THE
U.S..
WINDOWS TO LOOK
OUT AND SEE IN.
>> THE CHINA
VIRUS, THE CHINA
PLAGUE.
>> FOR MONTHS,
THE U.S. AND
CHINA HAVE BEEN
LOCKED IN A
BATTLE ABOUT THE
ORIGINS OF THE
VIRUS AND A
REPORT THAT CHINA
DELAYED OR DID
NOT SHARE
INFORMATION.
U.S. OFFICIALS
HAVE YET TO OFFER
CREDIBLE PROOF
THAT THE VIRUS
CAME FROM THE
WUHAN LAB, A
THEORY THAT IS
BEING SHOT DOWN
BY DR. ANTHONY
FAUCI FOR LACKING
EVIDENCE.
BUT SCRUTINY GREW
STRONGER WITH
THE LEAK OF A
STATE DEPARTMENT
CABLE DATED
JANUARY 2018
RAISING
CONCERNS ABOUT
LAX SAFETY AND A
SHORTAGE OF
TRAINED STAFF.
WHAT IS ACCUSING
ACCORDING TO
THE DIRECTOR OF
THE WUHAN
INSTITUTE IS THAT
THE U.S.
OFFICIALS VISITED
ONLY ONE IN
MARCH 2018 FOR A
SEMINAR THAT
WASN'T ABOUT
BIOSAFETY.
>> AT THAT TIME,
THE U.S.
OFFICIALS DIDN'T
VISIT ANY OF
THE LABS.
SO I'M NOT SURE
WHAT THE SOURCE
OF THE
INFORMATION WAS
FOR THOSE
CONCERNS.
>> FOR 15 YEARS,
VIROLOGIST
PETER DASACK
COLLABORATED WITH
WUHAN SCIENTISTS
LIKETIA JONG
LEE, TO BATTLE
HUNDREDS OF
CORONAVIRUSES.
BUT IN APRIL, THE
N.I.H.
KILLED
FUNDING FOR HIS
ALLIANCE BECAUSE
OF HIS LINK TO
THE LAB.
.
>> SO WE KNOW
THEY DID NOT HAVE
SORTS OF THE
VIRUS THAT LEADS
TO
COVID-19 IN THE
LAB.
>> CHINA FACES
INTENSE BACKLASH
FOR FAILING TO
CONTAIN THE VIRUS
AND FOR A LACK OF
TRANSPARENCY
THAT HAS ALLOWED
SPECULATION
ABOUT BLAME TO
FLOURISH.
>> WHAT DO YOU
SAY TO SOMEBODY
WHO SAYS, I DON'T
BELIEVE YOU.
>> IT IS
UNFORTUNATE THAT
WE
HAVE BEEN
TARGETED AS A
SCAPEGOAT.
DEEP DOWN INSIDE,
WE KNOW THAT
WE ARE INNOCENT.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN
ON THIS STORY
FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE
TO FINALLY SEE
INSIDE THE LAB
THAT SO MANY
PEOPLE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT?
>> IT FELT LIKE
IT WAS A LONG
TIME COMING.
WE HAD BEEN
ASKING FOR
MONTHS,
MAKING REPEATED
REQUESTS TO
OFFICIALS,
STARTED TO MAKE
SOME
HEADWAY RECENTLY.
SO WHEN WE WERE
FINALLY THERE,
IT FELT VERY
SIGNIFICANT TO
US.
THIS IS A PLACE
THAT PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD
ARE TALKING
ABOUT.
IT'S THE SOURCE
OF A DISPUTE FOR
POLITICIANS AND
PUNDANTS.
FOR SCIENTISTS
WHO HAVE WORKED
WITH THIS LAB,
THEY HAVE BEEN
SITTING BACK,
WONDERING WHY
THERE HAS BEEN
SUCH CONTROVERSY.
WE SPENT CLOSE TO
FIVE HOURS
THERE.
WE GOT THE TOUR
OF THE LAB, WE
WERE SHOWN
INSIDE, WHERE
THEY
WEAR THE POSITIVE
PRESSURE SUITS
ATTACHED TO
HOSES.
IT STRUCK ME
THEN, LOOKING
THROUGH THE
WINDOW, THAT THIS
IS
WHERE SO MUCH
CONTROVERSY IS
BEING CENTERED,
IN THIS TINY BOX
WITHIN A BOX IN
THE MIDDLE OF
CHINA.
>> IT IS
INTERESTING TO
HEAR
THAT THE
TECHNICIANS WERE
TRAINED HERE.
ALL OF THIS
COMING AS THE
WORLD
HEALTH
ORGANIZATION,
AGAINST THE
BACKDROP OF A
W.H.O.
CONDUCTING
ITS OWN
INVESTIGATION
INTO THE
ORIGINS OF THE
VIRUS.
WHAT MORE DO WE
KNOW ABOUT THAT
INVESTIGATION AND
WHERE IT
STANDS?
>> WE HAVE BEEN
TOLD THAT THE
WUHAN LAB WILL
JOIN WHAT THE
W.H.O.
CALLS A
SCIENTIFIC STUDY
BUT IT WON'T BE
INVESTIGATED AS
A POSSIBLE ORIGIN
FOR THE VIRUS.
A LARGER W.H.O.
TEAM THAT
INCLUDES
INTERNATIONAL AND
CHINESE
SCIENTISTS IS
LIKELY TO
GET STARTED IN
THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS.
THE STATE
DEPARTMENT HAS
SAID IT
EXPECTS THE
INVESTIGATION
WILL
BE WHITE WASHED.
OVERNIGHT, THEY
SENT US A
STATEMENT THAT
DIDN'T EXACTLY
ADDRESS WHETHER
U.S. DIPLOMATS
HAD SEEN THE LAB
IN WUHAN BUT IT
DID CRITICIZE
CHINA'S
GOVERNMENT
FOR A LACK OF
TRANSPARENCY.
SCIENTISTS LIKE
PETER DASACK SAY
THIS IS WHY
INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATION
AMONG SCIENTISTS
IS SO IMPORTANT,
SO KEY BECAUSE
IT ALLOWS BETTER
ACCESS TO DATA
AND INFORMATION
SHARING,
ESPECIALLY WITH
SCIENTISTS WHO
ARE IN THE PLACE
WHERE THE
PANDEMIC STARTED
AS OPPOSED TO
MAKING POLICY ON
SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH THAT IS
BASED ON WHAT
PEOPLE SAY ON THE
INTERNET.
>>> THIS MORNING,
GROWING
CONCERN OVER
POTENTIAL
SUPERSPREADING
EVENTS WHICH MAY
BE FUELLING A
DRAMATIC SPIKE IN
CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
TENSIONS BOILING
OVER OUTSIDE OF
A CHURCH IN
VENTURA COUNTY
CALIFORNIA WHERE
DEMONSTRATORS
HAVE GATHERED.
THIS CHAPEL
DEFIED STATE WIDE
ORDERS WITH IN
PERSON SERVICE.
>> YOU HAVE A
CHANCE TO GREET
PEOPLE HOWEVER
YOU WOULD LIKE.
THERE IS FREEDOM,
SAY HELLO.
>> IN STURGIS,
SOUTH DAKOTA, A
MOTORCYCLE RIDE
EXPECTED TO DRAW
A QUARTER OF A
MILLION OF PEOPLE
IS STILL
UNDERWAY.
NO MASKS
REQUIRED.
>> TO ME, A
LITTLE
FRIGHTENING.
>> DR. JOSHUA
SHIFFER IS WITH
THE CANCER
RESEARCH CENTER.
HE AND HIS
COLLEAGUED
PUBLISHED
A PAPER THAT
FOUND THAT
CORONAVIRUS
SUPERSPREADING
EVENTS ARE THE
RESULT OF THE
PEOPLE AT A WRONG
PLACE AT THE
WRONG TIME.
>> THERE ARE
THESE LESS COMMON
BUT IMPORTANT
EVENTS WHERE ONE
PERSON CAN INFECT
SOMETIMES 100
PEOPLE.
>> ACCORDING TO
HIS MODEL, THE
RISKIEST WINDOW
OF TRANSMISSION
MAY BE VERY
BRIEF, A ONE OR
TWO
DAY PERIOD AFTER
A PERSON IS
INFECTED.
BUT THAT WINDOW
COULD BE A HUGE
PROBLEM IF THE
PERSON HAPPENS TO
BE SURROUNDED BY
A CROWD.
>> THE MOST
OBVIOUS THING IS
YOU
WOULD TRY TO
PREVENT AN
UNNECESSARY
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.
>> WITH THE U.S.
TOPPING 5
MILLION CASES,
THESE STATES MAKE
UP 40% OF THE
INFECTION.
IN CHICAGO,
BEACHES REMAIN
CLOSED.
DOZENS GATHERED
ON ONE OVER THE
WEEKEND ANYWAY.
>> YOU KNOW, THAT
PICTURE, YOU
KNOW I THINK WAS
HORRIFYING TO
MANY PEOPLE
STANDING HERE.
>> WHAT DO WE
KNOW ABOUT THE
ROLE THAT
VENTILATION PLAYS
IN
THESE
SUPERSPREADER
EVENTS?
>> POTENTIALLY A
LOT.
THAT'S WHAT
RESEARCHERS ARE
LOOKING AT.
ONE STUDY FOUND A
RESTAURANT IN
CHINA, SOME
FAMILIES WERE
INFECTED BECAUSE
OF THE
PARTICLES GOING
THROUGH THE AIR
CONDITIONING
SYSTEM.
THAT IS WHY
RESEARCHERS ARE
TRYING TO SEE IF
U.V.
LIGHTS
HOOKED UP TO
THESE A/C SYSTEMS
MAY BE ABLE TO
KILL THE VIRUS.
IT COULD BE A WAY
TO STOP THE
SUPERSPREADING
EVENT.
>> JOINING US NOW
TO TALK ABOUT
THE
SUPERSPREADERS IS
OUR
MEDICAL
CONTRIBUTOR.
ALWAYS GOOD TO
HAVE YOU WITH US.
AS GABE JUST
REPORTED, THERE
IS
CONCERN ABOUT
WHAT SOME ARE
CALLING
SUPERSPREADER
EVENTS.
WE SAW THE BEACH
IN ILLINOIS,
THERE WAS THAT
STURGIS BIKER
RALLY IN SOUTH
DAKOTA WHERE
THERE WERE
THOUSANDS OF
BIKERS
GATHERING, MOST
OF THEM NOT
WEARING MASKS.
WE HAVE IMAGES OF
CROWDED
HALLWAYS AT
SCHOOLS.
WHAT IS YOUR
CHIEF CONCERN
WITH
REGARDS TO EVENTS
LIKE THESE?
GOOD MORNING.
THE DATA SUGGESTS
THAT 80% OF
TRANSMISSIONS ARE
THE RESULT OF
10% TO 20% OF
INFECTIONS LIKELY
BECAUSE OF EVENTS
LIKE THIS THAT
DRAW A NATIONAL
CROWD LIKE IN
STURGIS.
THIS ARE THE
MATCHES THAT WILL
KEEP THIS FIRE
THAT WE HAVE
ACROSS THE
COUNTRY FROM
SUSTAINING.
NO MASKING, NO
DISTANCING,
ALMOST THE SENSE
THAT AMERICANS'
FREEDOMS ARE
IMPINGED IF THEY
ARE NOT ALLOWED
TO PARTICIPATE.
THAT DISTORTED
VIEW OF FREEDOM
WITH NO PUBLIC
HEALTH AWARENESS,
NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF THE THINGS
WE KNOW NEED TO
BE IMPLEMENTED.
THAT IS THE
CONCERN THERE.
>> THAT HIGH
SCHOOL TESTING
POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS,
RAISING QUESTIONS
ABOUT CHILDREN
AND STUDENTS
BEING
SUPERSPREADERS.
THEN THERE IS
THIS NEW REPORT
BY
THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS THAT
SAYS AT LEAST
97,000 CHILDREN
TESTED POSITIVE
FOR CORONAVIRUS
IN THE LAST TWO
WEEKS OF JULY
ALONE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS BEHIND THAT
SPIKE OF CASES IN
CHILDREN?
>> SO IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THE SPIKE,
THE MAJORITY OF
THE CASES THAT WE
SAW, NEARLY
100,000 CASES
WERE IN THE
SOUTHERN UNITED
STATES AND THE
WESTERN UNITED
STATES, LED BY
STATES LIKE
ARIZONA, TEXAS,
LOUISIANA.
SO WHERE WE ARE
SEEING LARGER
COMMUNITY
OUTBREAKS,
CHILDREN
ARE NOT SPARED.
THEY ARE GETTING
INFECTED.
WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN?
THAT MEANS THAT
SCHOOLS IN HOT
ZONES SHOULD NOT
BE OPENING UP.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD
DEFINITIVELY
FROM ARIZONA
ABOUT OPENING
SCHOOLS.
IT TELLS US THAT
POTENTIALLY YOU
CAN HAVE THESE
MINI
SUPERSPREADER
EVENTS IN SCHOOLS
THAT ARE OPENING
UP IN THE WRONG
ZIP CODES.
THAT'S NUMBER
ONE.
NUMBER TWO, I
JUST WANT TO SAY
A
SIMILAR STUDY WAS
PUBLISHED BY
THE CDC
SUGGESTING THAT
BLACK
AND BROWN
CHILDREN ARE AT
2.5
TIMES RISK OF
HOSPITALIZATION
THAN CAUCASIAN
CHILDREN.
THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
IT IS UNDER
SERVED
COMMUNITIES
THAT OFTEN DON'T
HAVE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WELL
FUNDED ENOUGH TO
AFFORD TESTING,
TO AFFORD
INCREASED SPACE
FOR PROPER
DISTANCING SO
THAT CHILDREN AND
TEACHERS ARE
PROTECTED.
SO IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT AND
LOTS OF
CONSEQUENCES.
>> THERE IS ALSO
A CORRELATION
OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND A
LACK
OF INTERNET
ACCESS AND
STUDENTS
HAVING ACCESS TO
DEVICES TO
DISTANCE LEARN.
LET'S TURN TO NEW
YORK FOR A
MINUTE.
GOVERNOR CUOMO
APPROVED SCHOOLS
TO OPEN FOR THE
ENTIRE STATE.
NEW YORK POSTED
THE LOWEST ONE
DAY POSITIVITY
RATE AND A DROP
OF ICU PATIENTS
AS WELL.
IS THE GOVERNOR
MAKING THE RIGHT
CALL IN NEW YORK?
>> WELL, I WILL
SAY IF THERE IS
A PLACE TO TRY A
HYBRID MODEL,
IT IS PLACES LIKE
NEW YORK CITY,
LOW INFECTION
GROWTH RATE, LESS
THAN 3%, CLEAR
ABILITY TO HANDLE
A SURGE, AT LEAST
INITIALLY.
IF WE ARE GOING
TO DO IT IN THE
SETTING OF A
PANDEMIC IN THE
STATE OF NEW
YORK.
WHAT I WILL SAY
IS I DON'T THINK
ANY SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN THE
COUNTRY IS TRULY
READY.
WE DON'T HAVE
RAPID TESTING.
WE DON'T HAVE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
FULLY FUNDED
ACROSS THE BOARD.
YOU HAVE HAVES
AND HAVE NOTES
BASED ON
RESOURCES.
BUT NEW YORK IS
AHEAD OF THE
CURVE.
>> LET'S END IN
NEW ZEALAND.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED
OVER THE
WEEKEND THAT THAT
COUNTRY HAS
GONE 100 DAYS
WITH NO NEW LOCAL
COVID-19 CASES.
WHAT ARE THEY
GETTING RIGHT IN
NEW ZEALAND THAT
WE ARE NOT?
>> A LOT OF
REASONS WHY AND I
WILL GIVE YOU THE
TOP FIRST.
NEW ZEALAND,
THERE IS A
METRIC,
THE NUMBER OF
TESTS PER
CONFIRMED CASE.
THEY HAVE TO TEST
400,000 BEFORE
GETTING A
CONFIRMED
POSITIVE
TEST.
THEY CAN TEST
BROAD TESTING.
HERE YOU STILL
HAVE TO WAIT TO
GET TESTED.
>> YOU HAVEN'T
GOTTEN A TEST?
>> I HAVEN'T.
>> WOW.
>> WHY IS THAT?
>> IT IS NOT
REQUIRED.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE
SYMPTOMS AS A
HEALTHCARE
PROVIDER, YOU ARE
NOT
REQUIRED TO GO --
ONE, IT IS NOT
EASILY PROVIDED
TO US.
NUMBER TWO, IT IS
NOT STIPULATED
AS A GUIDELINE
THAT IF A
HEALTHCARE WORKER
DOES NOT HAVE
SYMPTOMS, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO GET
TESTED.
SO JUST AN
IMPORTANT FACTOR.
>> DOCTOR, WE
ALWAYS LEARN
SOMETHING WHEN
YOU ARE ON.
WE APPRECIATE
YOU.
>>> THIS MORNING,
THE FUTURE OF
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TEETERING ON
THE BRINK.
MULTIPLE OUTLETS
REPORTING
SUNDAY THE
COMMISSIONER OF
THE
POWER FIVE
LEAGUES HELD AN
EMERGENCY MEETING
WITH LEADERS
OF THE BIG TEN
SCHOOLS LEANING
TOWARDS CANCELING
THE FALL
SEASON.
THIS A DAY AFTER
ANOTHER BIG
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
LEAGUE, THE
MIDAMERICAN
CONFERENCE
OFFICIALLY
DELAYED ITS
SEASON
UNTIL SPRING
2021.
>> THERE IS
SIMPLY TOO MANY
UNKNOWNS FOR US
TO PUT OUR
STUDENT ATHHEATS
IN SITUATIONS
THAT ARE NOT
CLEARLY
UNDERSTOOD.
>> UNLIKE THE
NFL, COLLEGE
FOOTBALL HAS NO
SINGLE READER TO
SET THE RULES,
LEAVING IT UP TO
INDIVIDUAL
LEAGUES TO DECIDE
HOW
TO PROCEED.
ON THE LINE IS A
$7 BILLION
INDUSTRY.
>> TO LOSE
FOOTBALL IN THE
FALL
WOULD BE MILLIONS
AND MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS.
YOU HAVE
DIFFERENT
ATHLETIC
DIRECTORS
ESTIMATE FROM $40
MILLION TO $100
MILLION LOST
WITHOUT HAVING
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
IN THE FALL.
>> THREE OF
COLLEGE
FOOTBALL'S
POWER FIVE
LEAGUES ARE STILL
SCHEDULED TO PLAY
GAMES NEXT
MONTH.
IN A PUBLIC
LETTER, OVER
1,000
BIG TEN PLAYERS
HAVE EXPRESSED
CONCERNS,
DEMANDING THE
NCAA
DIVIDE THE PLAN
TO ENSURE THE
SAFETY AND WELL
BEING OF
PLAYERS.
THIS AS A GROWING
NUMBER OF THEM
TEST POSITIVE FOR
THE VIRUS.
THE NCAA HAS
ISSUED SAFETY
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TEAMS AND
STUDENT ATHLETES
WILL NOT BE
FROM THEIR
SCHOLARSHIP.
THERE ARE STILL
CHALLENGES.
>> A LOT OF
SCHOOLS ARE
TRYING
TO KEEP STUDENTS
IN A POD SO
THEY EAT
TOGETHER, LIVE
TOGETHER, AND
SHOULD YOU HAVE
AN
OUTBREAK, IT IS
CONTAINED WITHIN
THE POD.
>> LEADERS OF THE
PAC-12 TEAMS
ARE SET TO MEET
TUESDAY.
USC AND ARIZONA
STATE WHICH WERE
SCHEDULED TO
START PRACTICE
NEXT
WEEK CAN'T DUE TO
STATE BANS ON
LARGE GATHERINGS,
LEAVING THE
FATE OF COLLEGE
FOOTBALL STILL
UP IN THE AIR.
>> THE LEAGUES
SAY ANY DECISIONS
AREN'T BEING
MADE.
CURRENTLY DOZENS
OF PLAYERS HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE.
THERE IS STILL NO
NATIONWIDE
PROTOCOL FOR WHAT
TO DO WHEN A
PLAYER GETS
COVID-19.
.
>>> JOE BIDEN
MAKING HIS BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT,
UNVEILING A
CHOICE
OF A RUNNING MATE
FROM THIS
SARCASTIC
EXCHANGE WITH FOX
NEWS
ON SATURDAY.
>> HAVE YOU
PICKED A RUNNING
MATE YET?
>> YEAH, I HAVE.
>> WHO IS IT?
>> YOU.
TO THIS RETWEET
SUNDAY
ENCOURAGING HIS
SUPPORTERS TO
STAY TUNED.
A CAMPAIGN
OFFICIAL SAID
BIDEN
MET WITH MANY OF
THE MAJOR
CONTENDERS.
LEADING POSSIBLE
CHOICES INCLUDE
CALIFORNIA
SENATOR KAMALA
HARRIS, FORMER
NATIONAL SECURITY
ADVISOR SUSAN
RICE, AND
MICHIGAN
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMER WHO
FLEW TO DELAWARE
LAST WEEKEND
FOR AN INTERVIEW.
OTHERS INCLUDE
SENATOR ELIZABETH
WARREN AND
CONGRESSWOMAN
KAREN
BATS AND VAL
DEMING.
DR. JILL BIDEN, A
KEY ADVISOR ON
BIG DECISIONS ON
PBS.
>> I BOUNCE
THINGS OFF OF
HIM,
HE BOUNCES THINGS
OFF OF ME.
OF COURSE WE TALK
ABOUT IT.
>> THE ATTACKS
ARE SHARPENING.
POLITICAL ADVISOR
DAFT AXLE ROD
TWEETED, I CAN'T
REMEMBER A
RESEARCH WHERE SO
MUCH HAS BEEN
DUMPED.
IF I WAS LOOKING
FOR A RUNNING
MATE, THAT WOULD
BE A CONCERN.
IF A BLACK WOMAN
IS CHOSEN,
THERE WILL BE
RACIST
STEREOTYPES.
>> WE ARE ALREADY
SEEING WOMEN
DESCRIBED IN A
WAY YOU WOULDN'T
DESCRIBE MEN.
THE CONCEPT OF IF
A WOMAN IS
AMBITIOUS.
WHAT WOMAN
CONTENDING TO BE
VICE
PRESIDENT ISN'T
AMBITIOUS?
AND WHAT MAN
OCCUPYING THAT
SPOT
IN THE PAST WAS
NOT AMBITIOUS
AND HOPING TO BE
PRESIDENT ONE
DAY?
>> THEY EXPECT
CRITICISM IF
BIDEN DOES NOT
CHOOSE A BLACK
WOMAN AS A
RUNNING MATE
GIVEN
THE NUMBER OF
WOMEN OF COLOR ON
HIS LIST.
THE CAMPAIGN SAYS
HE WILL PICK
THE WOMAN WHO HE
THINKS IS THE
BEST GOVERNING
PARTNER.
HE SAID HE WOULD
PICK A BLACK
WOMAN FOR THE
SUPREME COURT AND
HAVE A
ADMINISTRATION
THAT
REFLECTS THE
DIVERSITY OF
AMERICA.
>>> THE SHOCK
WAVE THAT
FLATTENED LARGE
PARTS OF BEIRUT
NEARLY A WEEK AGO
IS NOW PUSHING
PEOPLE OUT INTO
THE STREETS.
THEIR DEMAND IS
CLEAR,
REVOLUTION.
THIS WEEKEND,
THOUSANDS OF
PROTESTERS CALLED
FOR A NEW
GOVERNMENT IN
LEBANON, AND
CLASHED WITH
SECURITY FORCES
SENT IN TO
DISBURSE THEM.
THE DEMONSTRATORS
OCCUPIED
GOVERNMENT
BUILDINGS UNTIL
THEY
WERE PUSHED OUT.
>> WE WILL KEEP
ON FIGHTING.
>> THIS COUNTRY
WAS A POWDER KEG
EVEN BEFORE THE
DOWN TOWN PORT
WAS VAPORIZED
INTO A MUSHROOM
CLOUD.
THE AMMONIUM
NITRATE CUSTOM
OFFICIALS SAY WAS
NEGLNT
NEGLIGENTLY
STORED HERE.
CIVIL WAR WAS
ENDED HERE BY
DIVIDING
RELIGIOUS GROUPS.
>> MUSLIMS HAVE
NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE
THIS.
THE LEBANESE
CIVIL WAR WAS
CERTAINLY NOT
LIKE THIS.
>> THE ECONOMY
HAS COLLAPSED
BECAUSE OF
CORRUPTION AND A
TIGHT GROUP OF
POWER BY THE
SHIITE GROUP.
THE PEOPLE OF
BEIRUT HAVE
LITTLE
TO LIVE ON.
MOST HAVE NO
GLASS ON THEIR
WINDOWS, NO
DOORS, NO POWER.
LONG TIME
RESIDENTS SAY THE
CITY
MAY BE AT A
BREAKING POINT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP
HAS SUGGESTED
THAT THE
EXPLOSION WAS
CAUSED BY
SOME SORT OF BOMB
AND DEFENSE
SECRETARY ESPER
SAYS THE U.S.
STILL DOESN'T
KNOW THE CONTACT
CAUSE OF THE
BLAST.
>>> OVERNIGHT,
CHAOS IN THE
STREETS OF
CHICAGO.
YOU COULD HEAR
THE HEAT
EXPLOSION.
>> IMAGES POSTED
ON SOCIAL MEDIA
SHOW STORE
WINDOWS BROKEN,
INTENSE POLICE
PRESENCE AND
FIRE.
IT COMES HOURS
AFTER POLICE WERE
CALLED ABOUT A
MAN WITH A GUN ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
OFFICERS LOCATED
AN INDIVIDUAL
IN THE AREA WHO
THEY SAY MATCH
THE SUSPECT'S
DESCRIPTION.
POLICE SAY HE
FIRED AT OFFICERS
WHO FIRED BACK,
STRIKING THE
SHOOTER.
HE WAS IN HIS
LATE TEENS AND
20s.
EMOTIONS IN THE
AREA RUNNING
HIGH AFTER FALSE
INFORMATION
SPREAD ABOUT THE
SUSPECT'S AGE.
>> THE YOUNG
PERSON SHOT WAS
MISINFORMATION
AND OTHER
MISINFORMATION
ABOUT A CELL
PHONE MISSING.
>> THE POLICE ARE
ASKING FOR THE
PUBLIC TO TAKE A
STEP BACK AND
WORK WITH POLICE
BEFORE MORE
DAMAGE IS DONE.
>> THIS MARKS THE
END OF WHAT
WAS ALREADY A
VIOLENT WEEKEND
IN
THE CITY OF
CHICAGO.
THREE PEOPLE
KILLED , AT HE
SAY
32 SHOT IN
SHOOTINGS ACROSS
THE
CITY.
WE WILL HEAR FROM
THE POLICE
CHIEF LATER THIS
MORNING.
AN INVESTIGATION
INTO THE
SHOOTING THAT MAY
HAVE STARTED
THIS LOOTING WILL
BE UNDERWAY.
>>> 6 MILLION
JEWS WERE
ANNIHILATED IN
THE NAZI FINAL
SOLUTION, GASSED,
SHOT, STARVED.
THERE IS NO
DENYING IT.
YET ON FACEBOOK,
MANY INSIST THE
HOLOCAUST NEVER
HAPPENED.
>> HOLOCAUST
SURVIVORS HAVE
LOST
EVERYTHING.
THEIR FAMILIES
WERE KILLED.
THEIR COMMUNITIES
WERE
DESTROYED.
DON'T TAKE AWARE
THEIR HISTORY
ALSO.
>> WE MET GREG
INSIDER AT
AUSCHWITZ EARLIER
THIS YEAR.
>> WE WANT THEM
TO REMOVE THE
DENIAL, TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
HOLOCAUST DENIAL
IS HATE SPEECH.
>> THE CLAIMS
CONFERENCE POSTED
ON FACEBOOK, THE
STORIES OF
LIVING HOLOCAUST
SURVIVORS,
AMONG THEM AVA
SWATH, AND SYDNEY
VOTACK.
>> TO MY
COMMUNITY OF
7,000JEWS,
ONLY 1% SURVIVED.
NONE OF MY
FRIENDS OR MY
CLASS
MATES SURVIVED.
I'M THE ONLY ONE.
>> OUT OF 7,000?
>> OUT OF 7,000.
>> SO PEOPLE IN
YOUR IMMEDIATE
FAMILY, HOW MANY
SURVIVED?
>> ONE COUSIN, MY
MOTHER,
MYSELF, MY
FATHER'S ONE
BROTHER.
>> IS IT POSSIBLE
TO SAY WHAT
IT'S LIKE AS A
YOUNG PERSON TO
REALIZE MOST OF
YOUR FAMILY IS
GONE?
>> IT'S VERY,
VERY HARD, YOU
KNOW.
WHENEVER THERE IS
A GATHERING OF
ANY KIND, MY
CHILDREN HAVE NO
ONE TO BRING.
>> THIS MAN
REMEMBERS WHEN
THE
NAZIS TOOK
OVERHAULENED,
THEY
CAME FOR THE
YOUNG JEWISH
PEOPLE.
>> THEY SAID TO
THE KIDS, GO IN
THE TRUCK.
AND THE PARENTS
WAITED IN THE
EVENING FOR THE
CHILDREN TO COME
HOME AND THEY
DIDN'T COME HOME.
>> HER FAMILY WAS
SENT TO
AUSCHWITZ.
>> MY MOTHER AND
ME SURVIVEDED
BUT MY FATHER AND
BROTHER
DIDN'T.
>> YOU LIVED THIS
STORY.
WHAT WOULD YOU
TELL MARK
ZUCKERBERG?
>> EVERYONE KNOWS
WHAT HAPPENED,
THE GAS CHAMBERS
ARE THERE.
THE NAZIS TOOK
THOUSANDS OF
PICTURES, PROUD
OF WHAT THEY
WERE DOING.
>> PEOPLE NEED TO
KNOW THE
TRUTH.
>> A LOT OF YOUNG
PEOPLE GO ON
FACEBOOK.
THIS IS WHAT THEY
ARE LEARNING
ABOUT REAL
HISTORY.
>> I WOULD PLEAD
TO THE
CONSCIOUS AS
HUMAN BEINGS,
HELP
US.
>> WE CAN STILL
OBJECT TO THIS
BUT ONCE WE ARE
NEVER AROUND
ANYMORE, PERHAPS
THERE WILL BE
MORE HOLOCAUSTS.
IF YOU DENY THIS
BUT IN A WAY
YOU ARE A
COLLABORATOR.
>> THEY ARE
LIARS, PURE
LIARS.
>> SO THIS
CAMPAIGN HAS GONE
ON
FOR 12 DAYS.
12 DIFFERENT
SURVIVORS GIVING
THEIR TESTIMONY
ON FACEBOOK.
THERE HAS BEEN NO
REAL RESPONSE
FROM MARK
ZUCKERBERG OR
FROM
FACEBOOK OTHER
THAN THEY SENT US
A NOTE SAYING
THEY TAKE DOWN
ANY
POST THAT
ATTEMPTS TO
JUSTIFY OR
CELEBRATE THE
HOLOCAUST, THE
SAME FOR CONTENT
THAT MOCKS
VICTIMS OR
ACCUSES VICTIMS
OF
LYING OR SPEWS
HATE OR VIOLENCE
AGAINST THE
JEWISH PEOPLE IN
ANY
WAY.
THAT IS THEIR
STANDING POLICY.
THAT IS NOT
ACTUALLY A
RESPONSE
TO WHAT IS GOING
ON HERE.
THE FACT IS IN
COUNTRIES LIKE
GERMANY AND
AUSTRIA WHERE
HOLOCAUST DENIAL
IS ILLEGAL,
THEY TAKE IT
DOWN.
IT IS
INTERESTING.
THUS FAR, THERE
HAS PIN NO REAL
RESPONSE,
ESPECIALLY FROM
MARK
ZUCKERBERG.
AND WHAT IS
INTERESTING IS
YOU
WERE TALKING
ABOUT PRINCE
HARRY
WHO POSTED,
TALKING ABOUT
SUPPORTING ONLINE
PLATFORMS THAT
HAVE CONTRIBUTED
CONDITIONS FOR
A CRISIS OF HATE,
A CRISIS OF
HEALTH, A CRISIS
OF TRUTH.
SOMETHING NEEDS
TO BE DONE.
>> IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO HEAR
THEIR STORIES.
>> NO QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HOPEFULLY
SOMETHING COMES
OF
THIS.
>>> 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
DOWN HERE.
THERE IS ALWAYS
ANOTHER WAY.
THAT'S ALL I WANT
HIM TO SEE.
>> WHEN YOU NEED
BRUTAL HONESTY.
>> THIS ISN'T
ABOUT DONALD
TRUMP.
THIS IS ABOUT 400
YEARS OF
RACISM.
>> WHEN YOU NEED
ANSWERS FIRST
THING IN THE
MORNING.
>> WHAT NEEDS TO
BE DONE TO MAKE
BALLOTS READY FOR
THE
PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION IN
NOVEMBER?
>> WHEN YOU NEED
TO GO DEEP IN
THE STORY.
>> WHAT CHANGE IN
POLICING WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SEE
ENACTED?
>> WHO IS TELLING
THE TRUTH AND
WHO IS LYING
EVERY DAY?
>> THAT'S THE
STORY AMERICANS
WANT TO HEAR.
>> YOU NEED YOUR
MORNING JOE ON
MSNBC.
>>> WE LIKE TO
THINK WE LIVE IN
A POST RACIAL
AMERICA.
WE ARE REMINDED
TIME AND TIME
AGAIN THAT WE DO
NOT.
>> NOW 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
SAYING, WHY
DON'T I HAVE A
PONYTAIL LIKE THE
WHITE GIRLS?
IT'S OKAY TO
NOTING YOU'RE
DIFFERENT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO
NOT FEEL LESS
THAN.
>> I CHERISH THE
FACT THAT WE
CAN HAVE THESE
DISCUSSIONS.
I FEEL SAFE
TALKING ABOUT
THIS
WITH YOU.
>>> 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 WEEKDAYS,
STARTING AT 6:00
A.M.
EASTERN.
>>> A VIRUS THAT
KNOWS NO
BORDERS.
>> A REAL
CATASTROPHE IN
BRAZIL
BEFORE OUR EYES.
>> OUR GHOEBL
FIGHT AGAINST IT
UNITES US.
>> PEOPLE HERE
SAID IF THEY
DON'T WORK, THEY
WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO FEED
THEIR FAMILIES.
>> OUR TEAMS ARE
ON THE GROUND,
LEARNING FROM
WHERE IT HAS
BEEN.
THE SOUTH KOREAN
GOVERNMENT IS
BRINGING STUDENTS
BACK OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS IN STAGES.
>> SO YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND HOW IT
WILL IMPACT US
HERE.
>> LIVE ACROSS
ITALY IS BACK TO
NORMAL.
IT DOESN'T LOCK
LIKE THE SAME
NORMAL AS BEFORE.
>>> THE ONLY
THING WE HAVE TO
FEAR IS FEAR
ITSELF.
>> THESE ARE THE
UNITED STATES.
A UNITED PEOPLE
WITH A UNITED
PURPOSE.
>> THE FUTURE
DOESN'T BELONG TO
THE PAINT
HEARTED.
IT BELONGS TO THE
BRAVE.
>> A GREAT PEOPLE
HAS BEEN MOVED
TO DEFEND A GREAT
PEOPLE.
>> 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
EXACTLY
ORDERED?
>> I HAVE TO ASK
WHETHER THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CAN TURN THIS
AROUND SO THIS IS
AN ENGINE FOR
PROGRESSIVE
POLITICAL CHANGE?
>> PEOPLE ARE NOT
SIX FEET APART
FROM ONE ANOTHER
FOR THE MOST
PART.
ARE YOU WORRIED
THAT THESE TWO
CRISES MAY DOVE
TAIL IN TERMS OF
THE RISK OF
TRANSMISSION AT
THESE PROTESTS?
>>> TONIGHT, THE
CORONAVIRUS
CRISIS DEEPENING
WITH THE
COUNTRY HITTING 5
MILLION CASES.
THESE FIVE STATES
COMBINED
MAKING UP MORE
THAN 40% OF THE
INFECTIONS
INCLUDING
CALIFORNIA,
WHERE THE DEATH
TOLL TOPPED
10,000.
THIS MORNING IN
VENTURA COUNTY,
SCREAMING,
SLAPPING, AND
SHOVING
DURING A CLASH
AHEAD OF CHURCH
WHERE PROMASK
DEMONSTRATORS
HAVE
GATHERED.
EMOTIONS RUNNING
HIGH AT GOD
SPEED CALVARY
CHAPEL WHERE THEY
ARE DEFYING STATE
WIDE ORDERS
WITH INDOOR
SERVICES.
>> THIS
GOVERNMENT
DOESN'T GIVE
US OUR RIGHTS.
GOD GAVE US THESE
RIGHTS.
IN THE HOT SPOT
STATE OF TEXAS,
HEALTH OFFICIALS
REPORTED A
RECORD HIGH
POSITIVITY RATE
CLIMBING THROUGH
THE END OF
JULY.
IN GEORGIA WHERE
THIS BACK TO
SCHOOL PHOTO WENT
VIRAL SHOWING
STUDENTS BACK TO
BACK IN THE
HALLWAYS, THE
PRINCIPAL SAYS
THE
SCHOOL WILL BE
CLOSED AFTER SIX
STUDENTS AND
THREE STAFF
MEMBERS
AT NORTH PAULDING
HIGH SCHOOL
HAVE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE
VIRUS.
THE STOOL HAD
SUSPENDED HANNAH
WATERS WHO
INITIALLY POSTED
THE
IMAGES, THEN
REVERSED THEIR
DECISION.
>> I KNEW MASKS
WERE NOT
MANDATORY.
BUT I DID TRUST
THEM TO KEEP US
SAFE.
>> MORE QUESTIONS
TONIGHT ABOUT
THE STATE OF
COLLEGE SPORTS.
THE BIG TEN
ANNOUNCING THEY
WILL
SLOW DOWN
PRESEASON
FOOTBALL
PRACTICES WITH NO
PADS OR FULL
CONTACT AMONG
ATHLETES.
THIS AFTER THE
MID AMERICAN
CONFERENCE
POSTPONED ALL
FALL
SPORTS.
ANALYSTS BELIEVE
THE FALLOUT IS
JUST BEGINNING.
>> I DON'T THINK
WE WILL HAVE A
SEASON IN THE
FALL.
I HOPE I'M WRONG
BUT THERE ARE
TOO MANY
CHALLENGES.
IT IS LIKE TRYING
TO THREAD A
NEEDLE FROM 100
YARDS, TOO MANY
THINGS CAN GO
WRONG.
>> IT IS NOT
SLOWING DOWN THE
STURGIS
MOTORCYCLE RALLY
WHERE
PEOPLE PACKED
RESTAURANTS,
BARS,
AND CONCERT
VENUES.
>> NO ONE WANTS
TO BE A GUINEA
PIG BUT WE WILL
SEE.
IT COULD GO RIGHT
OR IT COULD GO
WRONG.
WE WILL FIND OUT.
>> AND KATHY
JOINS US LIVE
FROM
STURGIS NOW.
HAVE THERE BEEN
MORE VIDEOS OF
PACKED BARS?
>> SOME OF THE
PEOPLE WE SPOKE
TO UNDERSTAND THE
RISK BUT SINCE
MASKS AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING IS
NOT MANDATED
HERE, IT IS UP TO
THE INDIVIDUAL
WHEN THEY ENTER A
BUSY
ESTABLISHMENT.
>>> SCHOOL NOW
WITH A WHOLE NEW
SET OF RULES AND
CHANGES IN
EVERY TURN.
WE FIRST MET
COLLIER'S
SUPERINTENDENT IN
MAY.
BACK THEN, HOW
MANY KIDS STAND
IN THE HALLWAY?
>> 160, SOCIAL
DISTANCING 45%
ONLY.
WHERE DO WE PUT
THOSE OTHER
KIDS?
>> NOW THE
ANSWER.
>> OUR SOLUTION
IS TO HAVE KIDS
START THEIR DAY
IMMEDIATELY IN
THE CLASSROOM.
>> INSTEAD OF
CONGREGATING IN
THE HALLWAY?
>> CORRECT.
>> NOW THE DESKS
ARE NOT SIX
FEET APART
BUT WITH MASKS WE
CAN USE THE
WHOLE ROOM AND IT
WORKS.
>> WE HAVE WORKED
IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE LOCAL
DEPARTMENT TO
GIVE US THAT
GUIDANCE.
>> NO ONE GETS A
LOCKER.
WATER FOUNTAINS
SHUT DOWN.
FOR THE YOUNG
STUDENTS AT MIKE
DAVIS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, THIS
MAY SEEM
OVERWHELMING.
>> MY MASK
PROTECTS YOU,
YOUR
MASK PROTECTS
YOU.
IN WE COME AND
HELLO.
>> ADMINISTRATORS
ARE HIDDEN
BEHIND MASKS,
PUTTING THEIR
PICTURES ON
BUTTONS.
STUDENTS GET
RECESS BUT THE
PLAYGROUNDS ARE
SPLIT, KEEPING
STUDENTS FROM
DIFFERENT CLASSES
FROM MINGLING.
WITH 45,000
STUDENTS HERE,
THE
ADDED COSTS OF
CORONAVIRUS, $26
MILLION,
ESSENTIALLY A
COVID-19
SURCHARGE OF $578
PER STUDENT.
>> THIS HAS NOT
BEEN
INEXPENSIVE.
>> NO.
>> IN THIS SCHOOL
DISTRICT, 35%
OF THE STUDENTS
HAVE DECIDED TO
TAKE THEIR
CLASSES ONLINE,
LIVE
WITH A TEACHER.
ONE ADVANTAGE TO
THIS, IF THERE
IS AN OUTBREAK AT
THE SCHOOL AND
THEY HAVE TO SHUT
DOWN, EVERYONE
CAN PIVOT TO
ONLINE CLASSES.
>> AT THE HIGH
SCHOOL, A MORE
COMPLICATED
PUZZLE WITH 120
SUBJECTS AND ONLY
76 TEACHERS
WITH A MAX OF 18
STUDENTS PER
CLASS.
A PROBLEM KEEPING
HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL WALCUT
UP AT NIGHT.
>> WHEN DO THE
ANSWERS COME TO
YOU?
>> SOMETIMES AT
2:30 IN THE
MORNING.
>> SLEEPLESS
NIGHTS FOR THOSE
THAT WANT TO KNOW
IF THERE BEEN
FOOTBALL.
MUSIC WILL PLAY
WITH TROMBONES
NIGHT FEET APART,
ANYTHING BUT
NORMAL.
>>> YOU MIGHT
THINK THE
VASTNESS
OF NAVAJO NATION
WOULD HAVE
SPARED THESE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SUFFERED SO MUCH
BUT THE
CORONAVIRUS DID
NOT PASS THEM
BY.
LIKE MANY HERE,
CRYSTAL KEY AND
HER FAMILY LIVE
FAR OFF THE
GRID.
>> IT HIT OUR
RELATIVES, PEOPLE
WE KNEW, LOVED
AND RESPECTED.
>> HER FEARS ARE
AROUND HER
9-YEAR-OLD WHO
HAS A RARE LUNG
CONDITION.
THEY HAVE BEEN ON
LOCKDOWN SINCE
MARCH.
>> IT HAS FORCED
ME AS A MOTHER
TO THINK ABOUT
HOW DO I PROTECT
T MY CHILDREN.
>> IT'S A
QUESTION THAT
MANY ASK
BUT ESPECIALLY
HERE WHERE THE
CORONAVIRUS HAS
KILLED MORE
PEOPLE PERCAPITA
THAN ANY U.S.
STATE.
SYSTEMIC POVERTY
AND THE LACK OF
ACCESS TO RUNNING
WATER CREATED
PERFECT STORM FOR
THE DEADLY
VIRUS.
BUT AGAINST THOSE
ODDS,
SOMETHING
INCREDIBLE
HAPPENED.
NAVAJO NATION
FLATTENED THE
CURVE.
>> EARLY ON,
POSITIVITY RATES
WERE IN THE 30%
TO 40% RATE,
INCREDIBLY HIGH
WHICH TOLD US WE
NEEDED TO BE
DOING MORE
TESTING.
>> AND THEY DID.
LEADERS ALSO SET
UP CURFEWS AND
WITH STEEP FINES
FOR DISO
PAYING.
>> WE HAD
LOCKDOWNS MUCH
STRICTER THAN THE
REST OF THE
COUNTRY.
>> MASKS WITH
100% COMPLIANCE.
>> WHY DID THEY
ACT SO QUICKLY?
THEY KNOW THEIR
HISTORY.
THEY KNOW THEY
CAN'T COUNT ON
OTHER PEOPLE TO
SOLVE THIS FOR
THEM.
>> AS LONG AS WE
HAVE BEEN
KEEPING
STATISTICS ABOUT
SUCH
THINGS, IT IS
CLEAR THAT NATIVE
AMERICANS FARE
LESS WELL WHEN IT
COMES TO
INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
>> THAT IS FAIR
TO SAY.
INADEQUATE ACCESS
TO HEALTHCARE,
WATER, BASIC
PUBLIC HEALTH
INFRASTRUCTURE,
IT PLACES PEOPLE
AT HIGHER RISK
FOR INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
>> THIS IS NOT A
QUESTION OF
RACE BUT OF
RACISM.
>> FROM HISTORY.
>> THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT
THIS
MAN KNOWS TOO
WELL.
HE IS PROUD THAT
HIS PEOPLE
FLATTENED THE
CURVE BUT HE SAYS
THE CRISIS IS NOT
OVER.
>> THIS IS
SERIOUS.
IT IS LIFE OR
DEATH.
>> WHAT SHOULD
THE REST OF
AMERICA KNOW?
>> THAT WE ARE
STILL STRUGGLING.
>> NAVAJO NATION
PRESIDENT
JONATHAN NEZ SAYS
HE HOPES
PEOPLE SEE WHAT
HAPPENED HERE AS
A CAUTIONARY
TALE.
>> LOOK AT THE
NAVAJO NATION AS
A CASE STUDY.
>> YOU ARE SAYING
PUBLIC HEALTH
GUIDELINES
WORKED?
>> LISTEN TO YOUR
PROFESSIONALS.
I SHOULD THE
ADMINISTRATION IN
D.C. WOULD DO THE
SAME AND THE
STATES AROUND US
WOULD DO THE
SAME.
>>> NINE DAYS AND
COUNTING ,
FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT HELP
RAN
OUT.
SARAH GART,
MOTHER OF TWO, IS
FOLLOWED FROM HER
HUMAN RESOURCE
JOB.
>> IT'S A LOT OF
ESSENTIALS.
>> HAVING TO SAY,
NOT THIS
MONTH.
>> THIS IS
PAYMENT RELIEF.
>> AMONG THE
PRESIDENT'S
EXECUTIVE
ACTIONS, A NEW
FORMULA
FOR FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS, $400
WEEKLY INSIDE OF
$600 WITH STATES
REQUIRED TO
CONTRIBUTE $100.
HOUSE SPEAKER
NANCY PELOSI SAYS
THAT WON'T WORK.
>> HE SAID STATES
HAVE THE
MONEY.
NO, THEY DON'T.
THEY HAVE
EXPENSES FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS.
THEY HAVE LOST
REVENUE.
>> ONLY CONGRESS
CAN MAKE TAX
LAWS BUT THE
PRESIDENT SAYS HE
CAN PUT A
SHORT-TERM HOLD
ON
COLLECTING PAY
ROLL TAXES WHICH
RUNS SOCIAL
SECURITY AND
MEDICARE FOR
THOSE EARNING
UNDER
$100,000.
.
>> BUT THAT
DEFERRED TAX
WOULD
BE OWED NEXT YEAR
UNLESS
CONGRESS AGREED
TO WAIVE IT, A
BIG UNKNOWN.
>> I PLAN TO
FORGIVE THE
TAXES.
>> SECRETARY
MNUCHIN DESCRIBED
THE TAX SAVINGS
AS A CAMPAIGN
PROMISE.
>> WHEN HE IS
REELECTED, HE
WILL
PUSH THROUGH
LEGISLATION THAT
FORGIVES THAT.
>> THE PRESIDENT
CALLED THE
UNEMPLOYMENT
CHECK AN
INCENTIVE
FOR THE
UNEMPLOYED TO
FIND WORK.
>> I DON'T NEED
TO BE
INCENTVISED TO GO
BACK TO WORK.
I WANT TO GO BACK
TO WORK.
I WANT TO GO BACK
TO WORK SO
MUCH.
PANDEMICS DO END.
I'M ASKING FOR
ENOUGH HELP TO
GET THROUGH THE
END.
>> ARE THESE
ORDERS EVEN
LEGAL?
?
>> DEMOCRATIC
LEADERS SAY THEY
BELIEVE THEY ARE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
TODAY THEY WERE
MORE INTERESTED
IN GETTING BACK
TO THE
BARGAINING TABLE
RATHER THAN
GOING TO COURT TO
FIND A
LEGISLATIVE
SOLUTION FOR
RELIEF.
>>> THIS VIDEO
SHOWS THE CHAOTIC
AFTERMATH BETWEEN
SOUTH GEORGIA
POLICE AND A CAR
FULL OF MINORS.
>> THEY WERE
SHOOTING AT THEM.
YOU SEE KIDS AND
YOU STILL
SHOOTING?
>> INVESTIGATORS
ARE LOOKING AT
WHAT LED TO AN
OFFICER FIRING
REPEATEDLY AT THE
VEHICLE.
>> THESE ARE
KIDS.
>> ACCORDING TO
THE GEORGIA
BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION, A
WAY
CROSS POLICE
OFFICER TRIED TO
GET LICENSE PLATE
INFORMATION ON
THE CAR.
THREE MINORS AGED
9, 12, 14, GOT
OUT AND RAN.
WHEN A SECOND
OFFICER CAME TO
HELP, THE GBI
SAID THAT THE CAR
DROVE TOWARDS THE
OFFICER WHO
STARTED SHOOTING.
>> INSIDE THE
CAR, A
15-YEAR-OLD
AND 16-YEAR-OLD
BOTH FACING
CHARGES INCLUDING
DRIVING
WITHOUT A
LICENSE, ASSAULT
ON AN
OFFICER AND
WEAPONS
POSSESSION.
THEIR FATHER TOLD
A LOCAL
STATION, THE GUN
WAS IN THE
GLOVE COMPARTMENT
AND REGISTERED
TO THEIR MOTHER.
NOW THE LOCAL
NAACP IS
DEMANDING
RELEASE OF THE
POLICE BODY
CAMERA AND DASH
CAM VIDEO.
>> THE MOST
CONCERNING IS
THAT
THE 9-YEAR-OLD
AND 12-YEAR-OLD
WERE SUBJECT TO
HAVING GUNS
FIRED IN THEIR
PRESENCE AND
AROUND THEM.
OUR CONCERN IS
THE LEVEL OF
FORCE USED.
>> THE GBI SAYS
NO OFFICERS WERE
INJURED AND TWO
WERE PLACED ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE.
THE GBI HAS
INVESTIGATED 59
OFFICER INVOLVED
SHOOTINGS IN
GEORGIA THIS YEAR
INCLUDING HAD
THIS WEEKEND
ALONE.
>>> WITHOUT
WARNING SPARTA
STARTED SHAKING
THIS MORNING, A
MAGNAITUDE 5.1
EARTHQUAKE
STRIKING THE
SMALL NORTH
CAROLINA TOWN.
>> YOU COULD HEAR
THE RUMBLING
AND OF COURSE WE
FELT THE
SHAKING.
YOU ARE LIKE, OH,
MY GOSH,
THAT'S AN
EARTHQUAKE.
>> IT HAS BEEN
100 YEARS SINCE
ANYTHING THIS
POWERFUL STRUCK
NORTH CAROLINA.
AT LEAST 45,000
REPORTS TO THE
GEOLOGICAL SURVIE
AFTERWARDS.
RESIDENTS FROM
ATLANTA TO
WASHINGTON D.C.
SAYING THEY FELT
THE QUAKE TOO.
>> THERE ARE TONS
OF OLD FAULTS
FROM WHEN THE
EAST COAST WAS
MORE ACTIVE,
MILLIONS OF YEARS
AGO.
ANY OF THESE
COULD BE
REACTIVATED.
>> IN SPARTA,
WIDESPREAD
MINIMAL
DAMAGE, HOUSES
CRACKED, ITEMS
KNOCKED OFF
SHELVES.
>> IT'S A LITTLE
SCARY BUT YOU
GO PICK THE
BRICKS UP AND
MOVE
ON.
>> WITH
EARTHQUAKES YOU
KNOW
THERE ARE AFTER
SHOCKS.
ARE YOU READY?
>> WE ARE
EXPECTING IT.
>> NOT QUITE THE
BIG ONE BUT THE
BIGGEST THAT MANY
NEAR THE
EPICENTER HAVE
EVER FELT.
>>> AMONG THE
CHAOS, I FOUND A
FATHER TRYING TO
TEACH HIS SON
ABOUT PEACE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE
TO RETAILIATE
WITH ANGER.
WE RETALIATE WITH
LOVE.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE
DOWN HERE.
THERE'S ALWAYS
ANOTHER WAY.
THAT'S ALL I WANT
THEM 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 IN
NOVEMBER?
>> YOU NEED TO GO
DEEP IN THE
STORY.
>> WHAT BIG
POLICY CHANGE
WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SEE
IN FACTED?
>> AND HEAR FROM
SOMEONE WHO HAS
BEEN THERE.
>> THAT'S THE
NEWS STORY
AMERICANS WANT TO
HEAR.
>> YOU NEED YOUR
MORNING JOE ON
MSNBC.
>>> WE LIKE TO
THINK WE LIVE IN
SOME SORT OF POST
RACIAL
AMERICA.
WE ARE REMINDED
TIME AND TIME
AGAIN THAT WE DO
NOT.
>> AFTER I
WATCHED THE MAYOR
OF
ATLANTA ACT AS A
MOM TRYING TO
RAISE HER SON AND
I THINK OF YOU
AND YOUR KIDS.
>> I REMEMBER HER
SAYING, WHY
DON'T I HAVE A
PONYTAIL LIKE THE
WHITE GIRLS?
IT'S OKAY TO
NOTICE YOU'RE
DIFFERENT, YOU
JUST HAVE TO NOT
FEEL LESS THAN.
>> I CHERISH THE
FACT THAT WE
CAN HAVE THESE
DISCUSSIONS.
I FEEL SAFE TALK
ABOUT THIS WITH
YOU GUYS.
>> YOU'RE
WATCHING NBC NEWS
NOW.
>> WE HAVE
BREAKING NEWS.
>> WE SAW A
CONVOY OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD
COME THROUGH
HERE.
>> IT'S NEWS FOR
YOUR STREAMING
WORLD, STARTING
6:00 A.M.
WEEKDAYS.
>>> A VIRUS THAT
KNOWS NO
BORDERS, OUR
GLOBAL FIGHT
AGAINST IT UNITES
US.
>> THE PEOPLE I
SPOKE TO SAID IF
THEY DON'T WORK
THEY WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO FEED
THEIR FAMILIES.
>> OUR SKY TEAMS
ARE ON THE
GROUND LEARNING
FROM WHERE IT
HAS BEEN.
>> THE GOVERNMENT
IS BRINGING
STUDENTS BACK
OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF WEEKS
IN STAGES.
>> SO YOU CAN
BETTER UNDERSTAND
HOW IT WILL
IMPACT US HERE.
LIFE 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
ARE A UNITED
PURPOSE.
>> 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.
.
>>> 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?
CAN THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
TURN
THIS AROUND SO
THIS IS A ENGINE
FOR POLITICAL
CHANGE?
>>> ARE YOU
WORRIED THESE
CRISES
MAY DOVE TAIL IN
TERMS OF THE
RISK OF
TRANSMISSION AT
THE
ONGOING PROTESTS?
?
>>> WE ARE
HALFWAY THROUGH
2020.
WHAT HAS COVID-19
TAUGHT US?
WE KNOW TO WEAR
MASKS, AVOID
CROWDED SPACES
AND SOCIAL
DISTANCE, WASH
OUR HANDS.
WE ALSO LEARNED
THAT BLACK
AMERICANS HAVE
DISPROPORTIONATELY
DIED FROM THE
DISEASE.
THEN GEORGE FLOYD
DIED.
>> MINNEAPOLIS
STILL SMOLDERS
TONIGHT OVER THE
DEATH OF GEORGE
FLOYD.
>> BEFORE FLOYD
IT WAS BREONNA
TAYLOR.
BEFORE BREONNA,
IT WAS AHMAUD
ARBERY.
>> THE SHOOTING
DEATH OF A YOUNG
BLACK MAN AFTER
BEING CHASED BY
A WHITE FATHER
AND SON.
>> PEOPLE TOOK TO
THE STREETS TO
PROTEST DESPITE
COVID-19.
AS A WHITE WOMAN,
I'M NOT THE
PERSON TO
SPECULATE ABOUT
WHAT
THIS MOMENT
MEANS.
HOWEVER, IF
NOTHING ELSE, IS
THIS A MOMENT
WHERE WE FINALLY
ADMIT THAT
SYSTEMIC RACISM
MUCH
LIKE COVID-19 IS
ALSO A PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS?
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT I DO IN
THIS COUNTRY,
WHAT ANY OF US
BLACK PEOPLE DO
IN THE COUNTRY.
>> FOR MONTHS
AMERICANS HAVE
BEEN PREOCCUPIED
WITH OUR
HEALTH, TALKING
ABOUT SIGNS,
SYMPTOMS,
PREVENTIVE
MEASURES.
WHAT IF WE
THOUGHT ABOUT
RACISM
MUCH LIKE THE WAY
WE THINK ABOUT
A DISEASE LIKE
COVID-19?
IT'S NO MYSTERY
WHY BLACK
AMERICANS HAVE
BEEN DYING FROM
COVID AT A RATE
JUST OVER TWICE
THAT OF WHITE
AMERICANS.
MANY BLACK PEOPLE
HAVE FRONT
LINE JOBS WITH A
HIGHER EXPOSURE
RISK.
THEY RELY ON
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
THEY HAVE LESS
ACCESS TO PRIVATE
HEALTH INSURANCE
AND ARE MORE
LIKELY TO LIVE IN
AREAS WITHOUT
EASILY ACCESSIBLE
AND AFFORDABLE
OPTIONS.
WHEN WE ADD THE
IMPACT OF THE
PANDEMIC ON THESE
ALREADY
EXISTING
DISPARITIES, IT'S
DISGUSTING THAT
WE ARE NOW
HAVING A
CONVERSATION
ABOUT
RACISM BEING A
PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS BECAUSE IT
HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS.
>> THIS IS AN
EPIDEMIOLOGIST.
>> WE HAVE HIGHER
RATES OF
EVERYTHING.
WE DIE MORE FROM
EVERYTHING,
CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE, STROKE,
CANCER, ACROSS
THE BOARD NO
MATTER WHAT.
>> WE RECOGNIZE
THE IMPACT OF
BEHAVIORS LIKE
SMOKING,
DRINKING, WHY NOT
RECOGNIZE THE
IMPACT OF RACISM
TOO?
>> WE HAVE A LOT
OF DATA ON
INDIVIDUAL
EXPERIENCES WITH
RACISM AND
EXPERIENCES WITH
DISCRIMINATION.
WE HAVE LINKED
THAT TO POOR
HEALTH AND
MORTALITY.
>> I TALKED TO A
SENIOR REPORTER
WHO ARGUED THAT
RACISM,
UNTREATED
CONDITION IS
KILLING
BLACK PEOPLE AND
THE NATION
ITSELF.
>> WE REFER TO
RACISM AS THE
AMERICAN PLAGUE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT?
>> RACISM IS IN
ALL OF OUR
INSTITUTIONS,
HOUSING,
EDUCATION,
NUTRITION, HOW WE
FEED OURSELVES,
HOW WE ORGANIZE
SIS SOCIETY.
WHAT WE HAVE TO
DO IS CUT THE
CANCER OUT.
>> THROUGHOUT OUR
HISTORY,
RACISM WAS
LITERALLY WRITTEN
INTO AMERICA'S
LAWS AND NOT JUST
IN THE JIM CROW
SOUTH.
RED LINING POLICY
IN PLACES LIKE
NEW YORK,
CHICAGO,
BALTIMORE
ALLOWED BANKS TO
DENY MORTGAGES
ON THE BASIS OF
RACE.
>> THIS KEPT MANY
BLACK
AMERICANS IN THE
HIGH POVERTY
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> A LOT OF US
ARE LIMITED TO
COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE FEWER
RESOURCES, OUR
SCHOOLS ARE UNDER
INVESTED.
THE SCHOOLS ARE
OVER POPULATED
BY BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES
THAT RELEGATES
PEOPLE WHO ARE
IMPACTED.
IT IS NOT
SOMETHING WE CAN
OPT
OUT OF.
>> THIS IS NOT
JUST A SYSTEMIC
INFECTION, IT IS
A BODILY ONE
TOO.
>> LIFETIME
STRESSORS,
STRESSES
FROM OPPRESSION
OVERWHELM OUR
NATURAL ABILITY
TO COPE.
THAT RESULTS IN A
BREAKDOWN OF
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
AND MAKES US
MORE SUSCEPTABLE
TO CHRONIC
DISEASES.
IT MAKES US MORE
LIKELY TO DIE
EARLY.
>> STUDIES HAVE
SHOWN THAT
HAVING A POSITIVE
SELF IMAGE MAY
HELP MITIGATE
SOME RACISM IN
BLACK MEN.
BUT WHITE PRIDE
AND WHITE
SUPREMACY HAS
LONG BEEN ON
DISPLAY IN THE
UNITED STATES.
>> WELL, IT
LOOKED LIKE WHITE
FOLK OPPOSING
MARTIN LUTHER
KING
HOLIDAY.
IT LOOKED LIKE
WHITE FOLK
INSISTING THAT
CONFEDERATE
STATUS STAY UP.
>> WHAT IS BLACK
PRIDE THEN?
>> IT IS
REPLACING THOSE
NAMES
WITH FREDERICK
DOUGLAS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
PUT EVEN WAR
HEROES NAMES ON
THEM.
PUT STATUS UP OF
SALLY HEMMING
INSTEAD OF
GLORIFYING PEOPLE
WHO
HELD PEOPLE IN
BONDAGE FOR
GENERATIONS.
>> THIS IS A
THEORY ABOUT
FINDING THE
POSITIVE.
WE WENT TO A
DEMONSTRATION AND
SPOKE DIRECTLY
WITH PROTESTERS
TO FIND OUT WHAT
IT IS LIKE TO
GO THROUGH THIS
HEALTH CRISIS
WHILE BEING
BLACK.
>> DO YOU THINK
RACISM IS ALSO A
PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS?
>> IT DEFINITELY
IS.
>> IT'S BIGGER
THAN THAT, YOU
KNOW.
POLICE BRUTALITY
IS A PANDEMIC
IN ITSELF.
>> IT IS ONE
THING TO
DISMANDAL
THE HEAD AND THEN
THE OFFICE.
>> REFORMING HAD
HEALTHCARE,
EVERY ASPECT OF
LIFE.
>> I CAN'T
EXPLAIN IT RIGHT
NOW
IN A WAY HE WILL
UNDERSTAND BUT
WHEN HE GETS
OLDER AND HE ASKS
US WHAT WE DID,
WE WILL BE ABLE
TO TALK TO HIM
ABOUT THIS LIKE,
YOU WERE THERE
TOO.
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
I THINK TO SOME 
DEGREE THAT IS 
ENCOURAGING 
BECAUSE I THINK 
IT SHOWS A 
RUDIMENTARY 
EFFORT TO EDUCATE
THEMSELVES. 
I THINK PEOPLE 
HAVEN'T HAD AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
GET AN ANSWER, 
THEY DIDN'T GET 
ANTIRACIST 
EDUCATION IN 
SCHOOL. 
I AM LACK. 
I REMEMBER MY 
SEVENTH GRADE 
HISTORY BOOK AND 
I WILL NEVER 
FORGET THIS. 
ONE PAGE ON THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
MOVEMENT. 
I KNEW THAT 
PEOPLE WERE SO 
MUCH GREATER 
THAN THAT. 
SO WHAT I NEED 
FOR PEOPLE TO DO 
IS TO NOT BE 
SATISFIED WITH 
THE MINOR STEPS 
THAT THEY HAVE 
MADE IN THESE 
FEW WEEKS. 
>> THE NEXT UP 
WOULD BE ACTION? 
WE HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT AND 
WHAT I SAY WE, I 
MEAN WHITE 
PEOPLE HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT ALL 
OF THE WAYS THAT 
RACISM IS 
SHOWING UP IN 
SOCIETY. 
PRIVILEGE IS 
UNFAIR. 
AND DIVEST THIS 
UNEARNED 
PRIVILEGE. 
WE ARE HALFWAY 
THROUGH 2020 AND 
WHAT HAVE WE 
LEARNED? 
MORE IMPORTANTLY 
WHAT DO WE DO 
NOW? 
WE HAVE HAD A 
HISTORY OF 
OPPRESSION AND 
THAT IS A LONG 
TIME. 
AND THAT SHOULD 
BE UNBEARABLE. 
WE ARE ALL HERE 
TOGETHER. 
WE SHOULD ALL BE 
PART OF THIS. 
D
QUESTIONING WHETHER THEY'RE EVEN
LEGAL.
OVERNIGHT PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DEFENDING HIS DECISION TO SIGN A
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP DEFENDING 
HIS DECISION TO 
SIGN A SERIES OF 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
THAT HE SAYS 
WILL PROVIDE 
NATURALLY TO 
STRUGGLING 
AMERICANS WITH 
MILLIONS OUT OF 
WORK. 
>> IT IS TIME TO 
ACT AND ACTUALLY 
WE HAVE BEEN 
LARGELY PRAISED. 
WE HAVE TO GET 
MONEY OUT TO THE 
PEOPLE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
SIGNED THE 
ORDERS ON 
SATURDAY. 
AFTER TALKS FOR 
A BROAD RELIEF 
BUILT BETWEEN 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
AND 
CONGRESSIONAL 
DEMOCRATS FELL 
APART. 
THE DEMOCRATS 
AND EVEN SOME 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
BLASTING THE 
ORDERS INSISTING 
THEY ARE NEITHER 
EFFECTIVE NOR 
LEGAL. 
NEBRASKA 
REPUBLICAN 
SENATOR BEN SAT 
SAID IN A 
STATEMENT THE 
EXECUTIVE 
LAWMAKING IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
I AGREE WITH THE 
SENATOR, SAYING 
IT WAS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
>> DEMOCRATS 
WERE UNWILLING 
TO DO ANYTHING. 
>> THE ORDERS 
INCLUDE A NEW 
WEEKLY AND 
IMPLEMENT BONUS 
PAYMENT OF $400 
THAT IS LESS 
THAN THE $600 
PEOPLE WERE 
INITIALLY 
RECEIVING AND 
DEMOCRATS HAVE 
PUSHED TO EXTEND 
SINCE IT EXPIRED 
LAST MONTH. 
THE ORDER ALSO 
REQUIRES STATES 
TO CONTRIBUTE 
$100 OF THAT, 
SOMETHING HOUSE 
SPEAKER NANCY 
PELOSI SAYS IS 
NOT POSSIBLE. 
>> THE STATES 
HAVE THE MONEY 
TO THAT. 
THAT EXPENSES 
FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TRIED TO 
DOWNPLAY THE 
BURDEN ON THE 
STATE LATE 
SUNDAY. 
>> IT WILL 
DEPEND ON THE 
STATE. 
THEY WILL MAKE 
AN APPLICATION 
AND WE WILL LOOK 
AT IT AND MAKE A 
DECISION. 
IT MAY BE THEY 
WILL PAY 
NOTHING. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ALSO 
ANNOUNCING A 
SUSPENSION OF 
PAYROLL TAXES 
FOR PEOPLE 
MAKING LESS THAN 
$100,000 A YEAR. 
THE DEFERRED TAX 
WOULD STILL BE 
OWED NEXT YEAR 
UNLESS CONGRESS 
AGREES TO WAIVE 
THE. 
AND THE TAX FUND 
SOCIAL SECURITY 
AND MEDICARE. 
BUT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MAKING 
THIS PLEDGE. 
PUCK THIS WILL 
HAVE NO IMPACT 
ON SOCIAL 
SECURITY. 
>> ANOTHER 
EXECUTIVE ACTION 
CALLING CABINET 
OFFICIALS TO 
CONSIDER HALTING 
EVICTIONS. 
AFTER A 
MORATORIUM ON 
EVICTIONS 
EXPIRED IN JULY. 
BUT IT DOES NOT 
PROVIDE ANY 
GUARANTEES OR 
ACTUAL AID TO 
RENTERS. 
AS FOR A BROADER 
LEGISLATIVE DEAL
, BOTH SIDES SAY 
THEY ARE STILL 
WILLING TO MEET 
THIS WEEK BUT SO 
FAR NO WORD ON 
IF OR WHEN THAT 
MIGHT HAPPEN. 
>>> AS A PORTION 
OF FLORIDA'S 2.8 
ALIEN PUBLIC 
SCHOOL STUDENTS 
RETURN TO CLASSES
THIS MORNING, 
THEY WILL FIND A 
REVAMPED SET UP 
FOR 2020. 
SPACED OUT 
TABLES. 
SIGNS 
ENCOURAGING 
MASKS. 
MEASURES LEADERS 
HOPE EASE 
PARENTAL 
CONCERNS. 
>> I'M HAPPY 
WITH THE WAY 
THEY HANDLED IT. 
I THINK THEY WERE
AS PROUD AS THEY 
COULD BE. 
GIVEN THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 
>> SHE IS 
SENDING THREE 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL TODAY. 
IN BAKER COUNTY 
FLORIDA. 
SHE'S A SPECIAL 
AID ENCOURAGED 
BY THE STAGGERED 
LUNCHES AND 
SMALLER GROUPS. 
>> I DON'T THINK 
THAT THERE'S A 
SUBSTITUTE FOR 
WHAT TEACHERS DO 
AND HEART THAT 
THEY POUR INTO 
KIDS. 
THERE IS NO 
REPLACING THAT. 
>> HOW SAFE WILL 
IT BE? 
BAKER COUNTY 
SUPERINTENDENT 
TELLS NBC NEWS 
MASKS ARE 
OPTIONAL FOR 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF BUT 
RECOMMENDED WHEN 
CLOSER THAN SIX 
FEET. 
AROUND 330 
STUDENTS ARE 
CHOOSING REMOTE 
LEARNING AND 
TEACHERS WILL BE 
RETURNING TO 
THEIR 
TRADITIONAL 
CLASSROOMS. 
IN NEARBY 
JACKSONVILLE ONE 
EDUCATOR SO 
UNNERVED ABOUT 
IN PERSON 
INSTRUCTION, SHE 
WROTE AN 
OBITUARY SAYING 
SHE RETURNED TO 
WORK, DID HER 
BEST TO HANDLE 
ALL THE ROLES 
PLACED ON HER 
SHOULDERS, 
EDUCATOR, COVID 
SECURITY GUARD, 
HUMAN SHIELD. 
BUT ULTIMATELY 
SUCCUMBED TO THE 
IGNORANCE OF 
THOSE IN POWER. 
WHILE SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY 
IMPLEMENT NEW 
SAFETY STEPS IN 
ALABAMA ALL KIDS 
MUST WEAR A MASK
. 
>> IT IS A LOT 
MORE, IT IS A 
NEW NORMAL UNTIL 
WE GET A VACCINE.
>> OTHER AREAS 
BATTLING THE 
FALLOUT FROM 
INFECTIONS 
ALREADY. THIS 
GEORGIA HIGH 
SCHOOL IN THE 
SPOTLIGHT AFTER 
IMAGES OF PACK 
ALWAYS EMERGED 
LAST WEEK, NOW 
CLOSING UP AFTER 
A BREAKOUT OF 
NINE CASE AND 
SWITCHING TO 
REMOTE LEARNING, 
AT LEAST FOR 
MONDAY AND 
TUESDAY. 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
WRITING THE 
SCHOOL WILL BE 
THOROUGHLY 
CLEANED AND 
DISINFECTED. 
ONE BRIGHT SPOT. 
>> ANYONE CAN 
OPEN SCHOOLS, WE 
CAN OPEN 
SCHOOLS. 
>> NEW YORK 
STATE GETTING 
THE GREEN LIGHT 
FROM GOVERNOR 
CUOMO. 
WITH REMARKABLE 
1% INFECTION RATE
MAKING IT 
POSSIBLE. 
AND IN FLORIDA 
THE INFECTION 
RATE STATEWIDE 
SOMEWHERE IN THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 
NINE TO 10%, AS 
EARLY AS TODAY 
THERE BE A 
HEARING FOR THE 
LAWSUIT 
CHALLENGING 
FLORIDA'S 
EMERGENCY ORDER 
TO REQUIRE IN 
PERSON 
INSTRUCTION OR 
TICKET DISMISSAL 
ALTOGETHER. 
>>> AT THE 
FLORENCE CENTER 
IN BOCA RATON 
THIS MIGHT BE 
THE TEMPLATE OF 
HOW YOUR CHILD'S 
CAMPUS WILL LOOK.
FOR THE PAST 
EIGHT WEEKS THE 
DATE STARTS WITH 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS. 
SHOW UP ALREADY 
WEARING MASS 
BEFORE THEY GO 
IN. 
THE CHANGE OUT 
OF THEIR SHOES 
TO AVOID STEPPING
IN SOMETHING AND 
TRAIPSING IT 
INSIDE. 
THERE ARE 
RESTRICTIONS 
LIKE FACE-TO-
FACE TIME. 
BUT WITH ONLY 
HALF THE CLASS. 
OTHERS INTERACT 
REMOTELY. 
AND OF COURSE 
THERE IS 
MANDATORY 
HANDWASHING, AT 
LEAST FIVE TIMES 
A DAY. 
JULIE, A TEACHER 
IS PREPARING FOR 
STUDENTS WHO 
CHOOSE TO RETURN 
FOR IN PERSON 
INSTRUCTION. 
HOW DO YOU GET 
YOUR STUDENTS TO 
COMPLY TO THESE 
KIND OF 
REGULATIONS? 
>> IT WILL BE 
SOMETHING WE 
WILL HAVE TO DO 
IN THE 
BEGINNING, 
DAILY, GOING 
OVER THOSE RULES 
AND 
EXPECTATIONS. 
REALLY 
EXPLAINING TO 
THEM WHY WE ARE 
WEARING THEM, 
YOU KNOW, TO 
KEEP THEMSELVES 
SAFE AND KEEP 
THEIR FRIENDS 
SAY. 
TO KEEP THEIR 
TEACHERS SAFE. 
I THINK WHAT 
THEY REALLY 
UNDERSTAND THE 
REASON BEHIND IT 
THEY WILL BE 
MORE LIKELY TO 
WANT TO DO IT 
BECAUSE THEY 
WANT TO BE ABLE 
TO CONTINUE TO 
COME TO SCHOOL. 
>> IT'S NOT JUST 
ADMINISTRATORS 
AND TEACHERS 
MAKING CHANGES. 
LOOK BEYOND THE 
WALLS. 
THE VERY 
BLUEPRINTS OF 
THE SCHOOL 
BUILDING IS ALSO 
IN TRANSITION. 
THE DESIGN FIRM 
GROUP WITH A 
VISION FOR WHAT 
SCHOOLS WILL 
LOOK LIKE IN THE 
NEAR FUTURE. 
>> IS THERE A 
WAY THAT WE CAN 
RECONFIGURE 
SCHOOLS THAT ARE 
ALREADY EXISTING 
TO HELP US OUT? 
>> ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE 
CAN EXPLORE WITH 
EDUCATORS IS 
THIS IDEA THAT 
EVERY SPACE IN 
THE SCHOOL 
SHOULD BE USED 
FOR LEARNING. 
EVEN THE 
HALLWAYS. 
FOR EXAMPLE IN 
THE PAST HE DOES 
TAKING THEM OUT 
AND MAKING THE 
SPACE THAT WAS 
CORNER SPACE 
PART OF THE 
LEARNING SPACE. 
>> BY DOING THAT 
YOU CREATE 
MySPACE FOR 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING? 
>> WE BASICALLY 
CREATE A LARGER 
ENVIRONMENT 
WHICH MEANS THE 
STUDENTS, 
THEMSELVES, FOR 
EXAMPLE, IN THIS 
LEARNING AREA WE 
CREATED A 
LEARNING CENTER 
WHERE 80 
STUDENTS WOULD 
REMAIN IN THAT 
PLACE AND RATHER 
THAN 
TRANSITIONING TO 
ART, TO JIM, TO 
CAFETERIA, TO 
RECESS, TO 
SPECIAL ED, ALL 
OF THOSE 
ACTIVITIES ARE 
NOW WITHIN THE 
LEARNING SUITE. 
>> AS A RESULT 
OF CORONAVIRUS 
WE ARE SEEING 
BUSINESSES GO 
OUT OF BUSINESS. 
VACATING SPOTS 
THAT USE SUGGEST 
COULD BE 
CONVERTED INTO 
SCHOOLS? 
>> THEY ACTUALLY 
REPRESENT SPACES 
THAT WE AS 
ARCHITECTS CAN 
TRANSFORM AND 
MODERNIZE FAIRLY 
INEXPENSIVE SO 
THEY HAVE THE 
BIG BOXES, WE 
CAN COME IN AND 
CREATE BIG OPEN 
BUBBLES IF YOU 
WILL AS WE 
TALKED ABOUT 
EARLIER. 
>> THE SCHOOLS 
OF THE FUTURE, 
LIKE SO MUCH, 
CHANGING AT AN 
ACCELERATED 
SPEED BECAUSE OF 
THE PANDEMIC. 
AT THE COMPANY 
THAT HE WORKS AT 
THEY ARE NOW 
DESIGNING THOSE 
COVID SPECIFIC 
CLASSROOMS AND 
SCHOOLS IN 
STATES LIKE 
TEXAS, CALIFORNIA
, ARIZONA, 
NEBRASKA, 
MISSOURI, IOWA 
AND HE HAS A 
LITTLE PIECE OF 
BAD NEWS FOR 
KIDS WHO LIVE UP 
NORTH AND I CAN 
RELATE TO THIS. 
I WENT TO 
FAIRBANKS 
ELEMENTARY IN 
WHAT WAS THEN 
MASSACHUSETTS 
AND HE SAYS THAT 
SNOW DAY, THE 
FAVORITE DAY OF 
THE YEAR? 
PROBABLY GOING 
TO BE A THING OF 
THE PAST BECAUSE 
VIRTUAL LEARNING 
WILL KICK IN 
WHEN KIDS HAVE 
TO STAY HOME. 
AND YOU GREW UP 
IN NEW JERSEY, I 
KNOW YOU 
CELEBRATED SNOW 
DAYS PROBABLY 
BECAUSE IT WAS A 
PRECURSOR TO 
DOING THE 
WEATHER. 
>> I LOVE THE 
GOOD SNOW DAYS, 
WHEN I TALK TO 
SCHOOLS ABOUT 
THE WEATHER THAT 
EVERYTHING THE 
KIDS SAY IS THEY 
LOVE THE SNOW 
BECAUSE IT GETS 
THEM OUT OF 
SCHOOL. 
>> SNOW DAY IS 
GONE. 
>> FASCINATING. 
SO MUCH HAS 
CHANGED MY 
GOODNESS. 
THANK YOU. 
AND DON'T FORGET 
ALL WEEK LONG 
YOU WILL HAVE 
SPECIAL COVERAGE 
OF THE RETURN TO 
SCHOOL WITH OUR 
SERIES 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
THE CLASSROOM 
INCLUDING A TOWN 
HALL ON 
WEDNESDAY 
AFTERNOON IN 
COLLABORATION 
WITH COMMON 
SENSE. 
YOU CAN WATCH 
THAT ON 
TODAY.COM. 
OR YOU CAN 
STREAM IT ON 
PEACOCK. 
>>> MYSTERY 
AROUND THE LAB 
AT WUHAN. 
IT HANDLES THE 
WORLD'S MOST 
DANGEROUS 
PATHOGENS. 
MAKING IT THE 
TARGET OF 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES ABOUT 
THE ORIGIN OF 
THE VIRUS. 
>> YOU ARE 100% 
CONFIDENT THERE 
WAS NO LEAK? 
>> I'M A 
CONFIDENT. 
100%. 
>> INSTITUTE 
GRANTED NBC NEWS 
THE FIRST 
INDEPENDENT 
MEDIA ACCESS TO 
THE LAB. 
THIS IS THE 
DIRECTOR. 
WE HAD AN 
ENCOUNTER, THIS 
VIRUS BEFORE HE 
SAID. 
WITHOUT HAVING 
THIS VIRUS THERE 
IS NO WAY IT 
COULD BE LEAKED 
FROM THE LAB. 
HAS ANYONE AT 
THE LAB EITHER 
PERSONNEL OR 
CONNECTED TO THE 
LAB, A THIRD-
PARTY CONTRACTOR,
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR THIS VIRUS? 
>> NO. 
>> NOBODY? 
>> NOBODY. 
>> THERE IS 
SKEPTICISM ABOUT 
THE LABS PLACE, 
FIVE VIROLOGISTS 
FAMILIAR WITH 
LEFT PROTOCOL 
TOLD US IT IS 
IMPROBABLE THAT 
THE VIRUS 
SOMEHOW ESCAPED. 
THIS IS A RARE 
GLIMPSE AT THE 
LAB. 
A BOX WITHIN A 
BOX. 
WITH AIR LOCKS 
ON DOORS AND 
SEPARATE 
FILTRATION 
SYSTEMS. 
TECHNICIANS WERE 
TRAINED IN 
FRANCE AND THE 
U.S. WINDOWS TO 
LOOK OUT AND SEE 
IN. 
>> THE CHINA 
PLAGUE. 
>> FOR MONTHS 
THE U.S. AND 
CHINA HAVE BEEN 
LOCKED IN A 
BATTLE OVER THE 
ORIGIN OF THE 
VIRUS. 
ACCUSATIONS THAT 
CHINA DELAYED OR 
DIDN'T SHARE 
INFORMATION. 
>> THERE IS 
EVIDENCE HE CAME 
FROM A 
LABORATORY. 
>> OFFICIALS 
HAVE YET TO 
OFFER CREDIBLE 
PROOF THE VIRUS 
CAME FROM THE 
WUHAN LAB. 
A SERIES THAT IS 
BEING SHOT DOWN 
BY DR. FAUCI FOR 
LACKING ANY 
SCIENTIFIC 
EVIDENCE. 
BUT SCRUTINY 
GREW STRONGER 
WITH THE LEAK 
RELEASED OF THE 
STATEMENT TABLE 
DATED GENERATE 
2018. 
RAISING CONCERNS 
ABOUT SAFETY AND 
A SHORTAGE OF 
STAFF. 
WHAT IS 
CONFUSING 
ACCORDING TO THE 
DIRECTOR OF THE 
WUHAN INSTITUTE 
OF VIROLOGY IS 
THAT THE U.S. 
DIPLOMATS AS IT 
IS ONLY ONCE. 
IN MARCH, 2018. 
FOR A SEMINAR 
THAT WASN'T 
ABOUT BIOSAFETY. 
AT THAT TIME THE 
U.S. OFFICIALS 
DIDN'T VISIT ANY 
OF THE LABS SAYS 
THIS PERSON SO 
I'M NOT SURE 
WHAT THE SOURCE 
OF THE 
INFORMATION WAS 
FOR THOSE 
CONCERNED. 
FOR 15 YEARS 
VIROLOGISTS PETER
COLLABORATED WITH
WUHAN SCIENTIST 
LIKE HIM. 
CHINA'S THAT 
WOMAN TO CATALOG 
HUNDREDS OF 
CORONAVIRUS'S. 
BUT IN APRIL THE 
NIH KILLED 
FUNDING FOR HIS 
NEW YORK-BASED 
ECO-HEALTH 
ALLIANCE. 
BECAUSE OF ITS 
LINK TO THE LAB. 
>> MORE OR LESS 
OVER THAT 
CORONAVIRUS. 
ALMOST ALL OF 
THAT. 
WE KNOW THEY DID 
NOT HAVE ISOLATE 
OF THE VIRUS. 
>> CHINA FACES 
INTENSE BACKLASH 
FOR FAILING TO 
CONTAIN THE VIRUS
AND LACK OF 
TRANSPARENCY PICK
IT IS ALLOWED 
SPECULATION 
ABOUT BLAME TO 
FLOURISH. 
WHAT DO YOU SAY 
TO SOMEBODY WHO 
SAYS I DON'T 
BELIEVE YOU? 
>> IT'S 
UNFORTUNATE THAT 
WE HAVE BEEN 
TARGETED AS A 
SCAPEGOAT. 
WE KNOW THAT. 
>> YOU BEEN ON 
THIS STORY 
LITERALLY FROM 
THE VERY 
BEGINNING, WHAT 
WAS IT LIKE TO 
FINALLY BE 
INSIDE THAT LAB 
THAT SO MANY 
PEOPLE HAVE 
TALKED ABOUT? 
>> IT FELT LIKE 
IT WAS A LONG 
TIME COMING. 
WE HAD BEEN 
ASKING FOR 
MONTHS, MAKING 
REPEATED 
REQUESTS TO 
OFFICIALS, 
STARTED TO MAKE 
SOME HEADWAY 
RECENTLY. 
WHEN WE WERE 
FINALLY THERE IT 
FELT VERY 
SIGNIFICANT TO 
US. 
THIS IS A PLACE 
THAT PEOPLE 
AROUND THE WORLD 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT. 
IT IS THE SOURCE 
OF THE DISPUTE 
FOR POLITICIANS 
AND PUNDITS AND 
FOR SCIENTISTS 
WHO HAVE WORKED 
WITH THIS LAB 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
SITTING BACK 
WONDERING WHY 
THERE HAS BEEN 
SUCH CONTROVERSY.
WE SPENT CLOSE 
TO FIVE HOURS 
THERE. 
GOT THE TOUR OF 
THE LAB. 
WE WERE SHOWN 
INSIDE WHERE 
THEY WHERE THE 
POSITIVE 
PRESSURE SUITS, 
AND THEY 
INSTRUCTED ME, 
LOOKING THROUGH 
THE WINDOW, THIS 
IS WHERE SO MUCH 
CONTROVERSY IS 
BEING CENTERED 
IN THIS TINY BOX 
WITHIN A BOX. 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
CHINA. 
>> IT'S 
INTERESTING TO 
HEAR THEY WERE 
ACTUALLY THE 
TECHNICIANS 
THERE WERE 
TRAINED HERE AND 
TRAINED IN 
FRANCE AS WELL. 
ALL OF THIS, 
COMING AS THE 
ORGANIZATION, 
AGAINST THE 
BACKDROP OF THE 
W CONDUCTING ITS 
OWN 
INVESTIGATION  
AND THE ORIGIN 
OF THE VIRUS, 
WHAT MORE DO 
KNOW ABOUT THAT 
INVESTIGATION 
AND WHERE IT 
STANDS? 
>> WE HAVE BEEN 
TOLD THAT THE 
WUHAN LAB WILL 
JOIN WHAT THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
CALLS A STUDY. 
A LARGER TEAM 
THAT INCLUDES 
INTERNATIONAL 
AND CHINESE 
SCIENTISTS IS 
LIKELY TO GET 
STARTED IN THE 
NEXT FEW WEEKS. 
BUT ALREADY THE 
STATE DEPARTMENT 
HAS SAID IT 
EXPECTS THAT THE 
INVESTIGATION 
WILL BE 
COMPLETELY 
WHITEWASHED. 
OVERNIGHT THEY 
SENT US A 
STATEMENT THAT 
DIDN'T EXACTLY 
ADDRESS WHETHER 
U.S. DIPLOMATS 
HAD ACTUALLY SEEN
LAB IN WUHAN BUT 
IT DID CRITICIZE 
CHINA'S 
GOVERNMENT FOR 
ITS LACK OF 
TRANSPARENCY. 
BUT SCIENTIST 
LIKE PETER SAY 
THIS IS WHY 
INTERNATIONAL 
COLLABORATION 
AMONG SCIENTISTS 
IS SO IMPORTANT. 
IT IS SO KEY 
BECAUSE IT 
ALLOWS BETTER 
ACCESS TO DATA. 
INFORMATION 
SHARING. 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
SCIENTISTS WHO 
ARE IN THE PLACE 
WITH THE 
PANDEMIC 
STARTED. 
AS OPPOSED TO 
MAKING POLICY ON 
SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH THAT IS 
BASED ON WHAT 
PEOPLE SAY ON 
THE INTERNET. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
GROWING CONCERN 
OVER POTENTIAL 
SUPER SPREADING 
EVENTS WHICH MAY 
BE FUELING A 
DRAMATIC SPIKE 
IN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES. 
TENSIONS BOILING 
OVER OUTSIDE OF 
CHURCH IN 
CALIFORNIA. 
DEMONSTRATORS 
GATHERED. 
DEFYING ORDERS 
WITH STATEWIDE 
INDOOR SERVICES. 
>> YOU CAN GREET 
EACH OTHER 
HOWEVER YOU 
WOULD LIKE. 
IS FREE TO PICK 
SAY HELLO. 
>> IN SOUTH 
DAKOTA A 
MOTORCYCLE RALLY 
THAT IS EXPECTED 
TO DRAW UP TO A 
QUARTER MILLION 
PEOPLE IS STILL 
UNDERWAY. 
>> ALL THE OTHER 
BIKE SHOWS HAVE 
BEEN CANCELED 
NATIONWIDE. 
>> NO MASKS 
REQUIRED. 
>> TO ME A 
LITTLE BIT 
FRIGHTENING. 
>> HE IS WITH 
THE CANCER 
RESEARCH CENTER. 
HE AND HIS 
COLLEAGUES 
PUBLISHED A PAPER
THAT FOUND THAT 
CORONAVIRUS 
SUPER SPREADING 
EVENTS ARE THE 
RESULT OF THE 
RIGHT PEOPLE AT 
THE WRONG PLACE 
AT THE WRONG 
TIME. 
>> 10% TO 20% OF 
PEOPLE ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR 
ABOUT 80% OF THE 
INFECTIONS. 
THERE ARE LESS 
COMMON BUT 
EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT THING 
WHERE ONE PERSON 
CAN AFFECT 
DOZENS OF 
SOMETIMES OVER 
100 PEOPLE. 
>> ACCORDING TO 
A MODEL'S TEAM 
BUILT THE 
RISKIEST WINDOW 
FOR TRANSMISSION 
MAY BE VERY 
BRIEF, A ONE OR 
TWO DAY PERIOD A 
WEEK AFTER A 
PERSON IS 
INFECTED. 
BUT THAT WINDOW 
COULD BE A HUGE 
PROBLEM IF THE 
PERSON HAPPENS 
TO BE SURROUNDED 
BY A CROWD. 
>> THE MOST 
OBVIOUS THING IS 
YOU WOULD TRY TO 
PREVENT AND A 
NECESSARY 
CONGREGATION OF 
PEOPLE IN A 
TIGHT 
ENVIRONMENT. 
>> WITH MILLION 
CASES, THESE 
FIVE STATES 
COMBINED, NO 
MAKEUP MORE THAN 
40% OF THE 
INFECTIONS. 
IN CHICAGO 
BEACHES ARE 
CLOSED. 
DOZENS GATHER ON 
ONE OVER THE 
WEEKEND, ANYWAY. 
>> THAT PICTURE 
WAS I THINK 
HORRIFYING TO 
MANY PEOPLE. 
STANDING HERE. 
>> WHAT DO WE 
KNOW ABOUT 
VENTILATION IN 
THESE SUPER 
SPREADER EVENTS? 
>> THE POTENTIAL,
THAT IS WHAT 
RESEARCHERS ARE 
LOOKING AT NOW, 
ONE STUDY FOUND 
THAT A 
RESTAURANT IN 
CHINA, AND A 
RESTAURANT 
CHINA, SOME 
FAMILIES WERE 
INFECTED BECAUSE 
OF THE PARTICLES 
GOING THROUGH 
THE AIR-
CONDITIONING 
SYSTEM AND THAT 
IS WHY 
RESEARCHERS ARE 
TRYING TO SEE IF 
UV LIGHTS HOOKED 
UP TO THESE 
SYSTEMS MIGHT BE 
ABLE TO KILL THE 
VIRUS. 
IT COULD BE A 
MAJOR WAY TO 
STOP THE SUPER 
SPREADING EVENTS.
>>> NOW WE WILL 
TALK ABOUT 
FINDINGS AND 
SUPER SPREADERS 
EMMA AND MORE. 
THIS IS OUR 
MEDICAL 
CONTRIBUTOR, 
GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING US. 
THEY JUST 
REPORTED THERE 
IS CONCERN ABOUT 
WHAT SOMEONE 
CALLING SUPER 
SPREADER EVENTS, 
WE JUST SAW 
IMAGES ON THE 
BEACH IN 
ILLINOIS AND A 
BIKER RALLY IN 
SOUTH DAKOTA 
WHERE WE SAW 
THOUSANDS OF 
BIKERS. 
MOST OF THEM NOT 
WEARING MASKS. 
IT WAS IMAGES OF 
SCHOOLS 
REOPENING. 
CREDIT HALLWAYS 
IN GEORGIA. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
CHIEF CONCERN 
WITH REGARD TO 
EVENTS LIKE 
THESE? 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
THE DATA SUGGEST 
THAT 80% 
TRANSMISSIONS 
ARE THE RESULT 
OF MAYBE 10% TO 
20% OF INFECTION
, LIKELY BECAUSE 
OF EVENTS LIKE 
THIS. 
THEY DRAW ON 
NATIONAL CROWD. 
THESE ARE THE 
TYPES OF EVENTS, 
THE MATCHES THAT 
WILL KEEP THIS 
OUTBREAK, THIS 
FIRE THAT WE 
HAVE ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY FROM 
SUSTAINING. 
AND THAT IS THE 
BIGGEST CONCERN, 
NO MASKING, NO 
DISTANCING, 
ALMOST A SENSE 
THAT THE ABILITY 
OF AMERICANS AND 
THOSE 
PARTICIPATE IN 
THESE EVENTS, 
THEIR FREEDOM IS 
BEING IMPINGED 
IF THEY AREN'T 
ALLOWED TO 
PARTICIPATE AND 
SO IT IS THAT 
FREEDOM WITH NO 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
AWARENESS, NO 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
OF THE THINGS WE 
KNOW THAT WORK, 
THAT IS THE 
BIGGEST CONCERN. 
>> AND THE 
STUDENTS IN THE 
HIGH SCHOOL, 
NINE TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS 
RAISING NEW 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
CHILDREN AND 
STUDENTS BEING 
SUPER SPREADERS 
AND THEN THIS NEW
REPORT FROM 
CHILDREN'S 
HOSPITAL 
ASSOCIATION, AT 
LEAST 97,000 
CHILDREN TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE 
VIRUS IN THE 
LAST TWO WEEKS 
OF JULY ALONE. 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK IS BEHIND 
THAT SPIKE OF 
CASES IN 
CHILDREN? 
>> IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THAT SPIKE, 
THE MAJORITY OF 
THE CASES THAT 
WE SAW THAT 
NEARLY STATES 
WERE IN THE 
SOUTHERN AND 
WESTERN UNITED 
STATES LED BY 
STATES OF 
ARIZONA. 
TEXAS. 
LOUISIANA. 
SO, WHERE WE ARE 
SEEING LARGER 
AMENITY OUTBREAKS
, CHILDREN ARE 
NOT SPARED. 
THEY ARE GETTING 
INFECTED. 
WHAT DOES IT 
MEAN, THAT MEANS 
THAT SCHOOLS AND 
HOT ZONES SHOULD 
NOT BE OPENING 
UP. 
WE HAVE NOT HEARD
A DEFINITIVE 
PROCLAMATION IN 
ARIZONA. 
THE SCHOOL BOARD 
WANTS TO CLOSE 
IT DOWN TO AT 
LEAST OCTOBER. 
SO IT TELLS US 
THAT POTENTIALLY 
COULD HAVE SUPER 
SPREADER EVENTS 
AND SCHOOLS THAT 
ARE OPENING UP 
IN THE WRONG ZIP 
CODE. 
THAT'S NUMBER 
ONE. 
NUMBER TWO, I 
WANT TO SAY, A 
SIMILAR STUDY IN 
THE CDC WAS 
PUBLISHED LAST 
FRIDAY 
SUGGESTING THAT 
BLACK AND BROWN 
CHILDREN ARE AT 
EIGHT 2.5% 
INCREASED RISK 
OF 
HOSPITALIZATION. 
THAT IS THE 
IMPORTANT THING. 
IT IS 
UNDERSERVED 
COMMUNITIES, 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
DON'T HAVE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
THAT ARE FUNDED 
ENOUGH TO AFFORD 
TESTING. 
TO AFFORD 
INCREASED SPACE 
AND PROPER 
DISTANCING SO 
THAT TEACHERS 
ARE PROTECTED 
AND CHILDREN ARE 
PROTECTED. 
IT'S IMPORTANT, 
A LOT OF 
CONSEQUENCES. 
>> AND A 
CORRELATION 
BETWEEN SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS AND 
THE LACK OF HIGH-
SPEED INTERNET 
ACCESS AND 
STUDENTS HAVING 
ACCESS TO 
DEVICES AS WELL 
TO DISTANCE 
LEARN. 
LET'S TURN TO 
NEW YORK BECAUSE 
AS YOU KNOW, 
GOVERNOR CUOMO, 
APPROVING 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN FOR THE 
ENTIRE STATE. 
YORK REPORTED 
THE LOWEST ONE-
DAY POSITIVITY 
RATE ALONG WITH 
A DROP IN ICU 
PATIENTS AS WELL.
IS THE GOVERNOR 
MAKING THE RIGHT 
CALL IN NEW YORK?
>> I WILL SAY IF 
THERE'S A PLACE 
TO TRIAL A 
HYBRID MODEL, 
PART DISTANCE, 
PART IN PERSON 
IT IS PLACES 
LIKE NEW YORK 
CITY, LOW 
INFECTION GROWTH 
RATES, LESS THAN 
3%. 
A CLEAR ABILITY 
TO HANDLE A 
SURGE AT LEAST 
INITIALLY WITH 
MINIMAL ICU BEDS 
BEING TAKEN. 
IF WE ARE GOING 
TO DO IT IN THE 
SETTING OF A 
PANDEMIC IT IS 
IN THE STATE 
LIKE NEW YORK. 
BUT I WILL SAY, 
I DON'T THINK 
ANY SCHOOL 
DISTRICT IN THE 
COUNTRY IS TRULY 
READY, WE DON'T 
HAVE RAPID 
TESTING, WE 
DON'T HAVE 
PUBLIC SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS 
APPROPRIATELY 
FUNDED ACROSS 
THE BOARD SO YOU 
HAVE A SITUATION 
OF HAVES AND 
HAVE-NOTS BASED 
ON RESOURCES AND 
THAT'S A BIG 
PROBLEM. 
YOUR ESTATE IS 
AHEAD OF THE 
CURVE. 
>> IN NEW ZEALAND
IT WAS ANNOUNCED 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
THAT COUNTRY HAS 
GONE 100 DAYS 
WITH NO NEW 
LOCAL COVID-19 
CASES. 
WHAT ARE THEY 
GETTING RIGHT IN 
NEW ZEALAND THAT 
WE ARE NOT? 
>> A LOT OF 
REASONS WHY, I 
WILL BE QUICK, 
NEW ZEALAND, FOR 
YOUR VIEWERS OUT 
THERE, THERE'S A 
METRIC, THE 
NUMBER OF TEST 
FOR CONFIRMED 
CASES, THEY HAVE 
TO GET A 
CONFIRMED CASE. 
WE HAVE TO TEST 
12 40 CONFIRMED 
HIT. 
TELLS YOU 
EVERYTHING YOU 
NEED TO KNOW. 
NEW ZEALAND HAS 
BROUGHT TESTING 
THOSE WHO WANT A 
TEST CAN GET 
ONE. 
HERE, TESTING IS 
STILL NEARLY 
FOCUS. 
I STILL HAVE NOT 
BEEN TESTED. 
USING THAT HAS 
BROUGHT TESTING 
AND THEY CAN DO 
CONTACT TRACING 
AND QUARANTINE 
EFFECTIVELY. 
WE CANNOT. 
>> YOU HAVEN'T 
GOTTEN A TEST? 
>> I HAVE NOT. 
>> WHY IS THAT? 
>> IT'S NOT 
REQUIRED. 
IF YOU DON'T 
HAVE SYMPTOMS AS 
A HEALTH CARE 
PROVIDER YOU ARE 
NOT REQUIRED TO 
GO TO WORK, ONE, 
IT'S NOT EASILY 
PROVIDED TO US, 
NUMBER ONE, 
NUMBER TWO, IT 
IS NOT 
STIPULATED AS A 
GUIDELINE. 
DEVELOPED A 
WORKER DOES NOT 
HAVE SYMPTOMS 
YOU DON'T HAVE 
TO BE TEST. 
AN IMPORTANT 
FACT. 
>> WE ALWAYS 
LEARN SOMETHING. 
THANK YOU. 
ALWAYS 
APPRECIATE YOU. 
>>> THE FUTURE 
OF COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL 
PETERING ON THE 
BRINK. 
MULTIPLE OUTLETS 
REPORTING SUNDAY 
THAT 
COMMISSIONERS OF 
THE POWER FIVE 
LEAGUES HELD AN 
EMERGENCY MEETING
WITH LEADERS OF 
THE BIG TEN 
SCHOOLS LEANING 
TOWARD CANCELING 
THE FALL SEASON. 
AFTER COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL LEAGUES
, THE MID-
AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE, 
OFFICIALLY 
DELAYED ITS 
SEASON UNTIL 
SPRING, 2021. 
>> THERE ARE TOO 
MANY UNKNOWNS 
FOR US TO PUT 
OUR STUDIO IN 
SITUATIONS THAT 
ARE NOT CLEARLY 
UNDERSTOOD. 
>> UNLIKE THE 
NFL COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL HAS NO 
SINGLE LEADER TO 
SET THE RULES. 
LEAVING IT UP TO 
INDIVIDUAL 
LEAGUES TO DECIDE
HOW TO PROCEED 
IN THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
ON THE LINE, A 
$7 BILLION 
INDUSTRY. 
>> TO LOSE 
FOOTBALL IN THE 
FALL IT WOULD BE 
MILLIONS AND 
MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS. 
YOU HAVE 
DIFFERENT 
ATHLETIC 
DIRECTORS ASKING 
FOR $40 MILLION 
TO $100 MILLION 
LOST WITHOUT 
HAVING COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL IN THE 
FALL 
>>> THREE 
LEAGUES ARE 
SCHEDULED TO 
PLAY NEXT MONTH 
BUT IN A PUBLIC 
LETTER OVER 1000 
BIG TEN PLAYERS 
HAVE EXPRESSED 
CONCERN. 
DEMANDING THE 
NCAA DEVISE A 
COMPREHENSIVE 
PLAN TO ENSURE 
THE SAFETY AND 
WELL-BEING OF 
PLAYERS THIS AS 
A GROWING NUMBER 
OF THEM TEST 
POSITIVE FOR THE 
VIRUS. 
THE NCAA SAID IT 
IS ISSUING 
SAFETY 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR TEAMS AND 
STUDENT ATHLETES 
WHO OPT OUT OF 
PLAYING WON'T 
LOSE THEIR 
SCHOLARSHIP. 
BUT ISOLATING 
ATHLETES FROM 
CAMPUS OUTBREAKS 
STILL A 
CHALLENGE. 
>> A LOT OF 
PLACES ARE 
TRYING TO KEEP 
STUDENTS IN 
ESSENTIALLY PODS 
SO THAT THEY 
LIVE TOGETHER, 
EAT TOGETHER, 
SOCIALIZE 
TOGETHER. 
SHOULD YOU HAVE 
AN OUTBREAK IT 
IS CONTAINED 
WITHIN THAT POD. 
>> LEADERS AT 
PAC-12 TEAMS ARE 
SET TO MEET 
TUESDAY. 
UCLA, USC AND 
ARIZONA'S DATE 
WERE SCHEDULED 
TO START 
PRACTICES NEXT 
WEEK CAN'T 
BECAUSE OF BANS 
ON LARGE 
GATHERINGS. 
LEAVING THE FATE 
OF COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL STILL 
UP IN THE AIR. 
>> ANY DECISIONS 
ARE BEING MADE 
LIGHTLY, 
CURRENTLY, 
DOZENS OF 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
PLAYERS HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
AND THERE IS NO 
NATIONWIDE 
PROTOCOL FOR 
TEAMS ABOUT WHAT 
TO DO WHEN A 
PLAYER GETS 
COVID. 
>>> JOE BIDEN, 
UNVEILING HIS 
CHOICE OF A 
RUNNING MATE. 
FROM THIS 
SARCASTIC 
FOX NEWS WITH 
SATURDAY -- 
>> HAVE YOU 
PICKED A RUNNING 
MATE YET? 
>> YES, I HAVE. 
>> WHO IS IT? 
>> YOU. 
>> TO THIS 
SUNDAY, 
ENCOURAGING 
SUPPORTERS TO 
STAY TUNED. 
A CAMPAIGN 
OFFICIAL SAYS 
BIDEN MET WITH 
MANY OF THE 
MAJOR CONTENDERS.
LEADING CHOICES 
INCLUDE 
CALIFORNIA 
SENATOR KAMALA 
HARRIS, FORMER 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER 
SUSAN RICE, AND 
MICHIGAN 
GOVERNOR 
GRETCHEN WHITMER.
SHE FLEW TO 
DELAWARE LAST 
WEEKEND FOR AN 
IN-PERSON 
INTERVIEW. 
OTHERS BEING 
CONSIDERED, 
ELIZABETH WARREN 
AND CONGRESSWOMAN
KAREN BASS AND 
VAL DEMINGS. 
A BIDEN AIDE 
TELLING NBC NEWS 
WE ARE WAITING 
FOR HIM TO GIVE 
US THE HIGH SIGN.
A KEY ADVISER ON 
BIG DECISIONS ON 
PBS -- 
>> IT IS A 
MARRIAGE AND HE 
BOUNCES THINGS 
OFF OF ME AND I 
BOUNCE THINGS 
OFF OF HIM. 
OF COURSE WE 
TALK ABOUT IT. 
>> AS THE 
EFFORTS INTENSIFY
THE OPPOSITION 
ATTACK FOR 
SHARPENING. 
VETERAN 
POLITICAL VISOR 
DAVID AXELROD 
TREATING I CAN'T 
REMEMBER ANY 
SELECTION 
PROCESS WERE SO 
MUCH RESEARCH 
HAS BEEN DUMPED. 
IF I WEAR JOE 
BIDEN LOOKING 
FOR A GOOD AND 
LOYAL PARTNER 
THAT SHOULD BE A 
SOURCE OF 
CONCERN. 
THE CAMPAIGN AND 
THE COALITION OF 
WOMEN'S GROUPS 
ARE GEARING UP 
TO GO ON OFFENSE 
AGAINST IS 
PAINTED TEXAS 
AND IF A BLACK 
WOMAN IS CHOSEN 
RACIST 
STEREOTYPES . 
>> WE ARE SEEING 
WOMEN DESCRIBED 
IN WAYS YOU 
WOULDN'T 
DESCRIBE MAN. 
CONCEPT OF 
WHETHER A WOMAN 
IS AMBITIOUS. 
WHAT WOMAN WHO 
IS CONTENDING TO 
BE VICE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
AN AMBITIOUS AND 
MORE PORTLY WHAT 
MAN WHO IS 
OCCUPIED THE 
OFFICE EVER IN 
OUR HISTORY WAS 
IN BOTH AMBITION 
AND HOPING TO BE 
PRESIDENT ONE 
DAY? 
>> ASKED IF THEY 
EXPECT CRITICISM 
IF BIDEN DOES 
NOT CHOOSE A 
BLACK WOMAN 
GIVEN THE NUMBER 
OF WOMEN OF 
COLOR ON HIS 
LIST, THE 
CAMPAIGN SAID HE 
IS GOING TO PICK 
A WOMAN HE 
THINKS IS THE 
BEST GOVERNING 
PARTNER. 
MINING IF ELECTED
HE WILL PICK A 
BLACK WOMAN ON 
THIS REPORT AND 
HAVE AN 
ADMINISTRATION 
THAT REFLECTS 
THE DIVERSITY OF 
AMERICAN. 
>>> THE 
SHOCKWAVE THAT 
SEND LARGE PARTS 
OF BEIRUT NEARLY 
A WEEK AGO IS 
NOW PUSHING 
PEOPLE OUT INTO 
THE STREETS. 
THEY DEMAND 
REVOLUTION. 
THIS WEEKEND 
THOUSANDS OF 
PROTESTERS CALLED
FOR NEW 
GOVERNMENT IN 
LEBANON. 
THEY CLASHED 
WITH SECURITY 
FORCES. THE 
DEMONSTRATORS 
BRIEFLY OCCUPIED 
GOVERNMENT 
BUILDINGS. 
UNTIL THEY WERE 
PUSHED OUT. 
>> WE WILL KEEP 
FIGHTING. 
KEEP ON 
FIGHTING. 
>> THIS COUNTRY 
WAS A POWDER KEG 
EVEN BEFORE THE 
DOWNTOWN FORT 
WAS VAPORIZED 
INTO A MUSHROOM 
CLOUD. 
THE AMMONIUM 
NITRATE CUSTOMS 
OFFICIALS SAY 
WAS NEGLIGENTLY 
STORED HERE 
DESPITE THE 
REPEATED 
COMPLAINTS. 
THEY MAY HAVE 
BEEN THE SPARK 
FOR WIDER 
MOVEMENT. 
THE SECTARIAN 
POLITICAL SYSTEM 
THAT ENDED CIVIL 
WAR HERE 30 
YEARS AGO BY 
DIVIDING POWER 
AMONG RELIGIOUS 
GROUPS, NO 
LONGER WORKS. 
>> I LIVED 
THROUGH PART OF 
THE LEBANESE 
CIVIL WAR. 
IT WAS NOT LIKE 
US. 
>> THE ECONOMY 
IS COLLAPSING 
BECAUSE OF 
CORRUPTION AND A 
TIGHT GRIP ON 
POWER BY THE 
SHIITE MILITIA 
GROUP, HAS 
BLOCKED. 
THE PEOPLE OF 
BEIRUT HAVE BEEN 
LEFT LITTLE TO 
LIVE ON. 
MOST HAVE NO 
GLASS IN THE 
WINDOWS AFTER 
THE BLAST. 
NO DOORS. 
THERE'S NO 
POWER. 
LONGTIME PEOPLE 
SAY THE CITY MAY 
BE AT A BREAKING 
POINT. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SUGGESTED THE 
EXPLOSION WAS 
CAUSED BY SOME 
SORT OF BOMB AND 
DEFENSE OF THE 
KEARNEY ASPER 
SAID THE U.S. 
DOES NOT KNOW 
THE EXACT CAUSE 
OF LAST. 
OVERNIGHT CHAOS 
IN THE STREETS 
OF CHICAGO. 
LOOTING TAKING 
PLACE AROUND THE 
CITY. 
>> IMAGES POSTED 
ON SOCIAL MEDIA 
SHOWING STORE 
WINDOWS BROKEN, 
POLICE PRESENCE, 
AND FIRES. 
HOURS AFTER 
POLICE WERE 
CALLED ABOUT A 
MAN WITH A GUN 
ON SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON. 
OFFICERS LOCATED 
AN INDIVIDUAL IN 
THE AREA WITH A 
C MATCHED THE 
SUSPECTS 
DESCRIPTION. 
SAY HE FIRED AT 
APPROACHES 
OFFICES TO FIRE 
BACK. 
STRIKING THE 
SHOOTER. 
THEY SAY HE WAS 
IN HIS LATE 
TEENS OR 20s. 
EMOTIONS IN THE 
AREA QUICKLY 
RUNNING HIGH. 
AFTER FALSE 
INFORMATION 
SPREAD ABOUT THE 
SUSPECTS AGE. 
>> A YOUNG 
PERSON THAT WAS 
SHOT. 
THAT WAS 
MISINFORMATION. 
SOME OTHER 
MISINFORMATION 
ABOUT A CELL 
PHONE THAT WAS 
MISSING. 
OFFICERS ASKING 
FOR THE PUBLIC 
TO TAKE A STEP 
BACK AND WORK 
WITH POLICE 
BEFORE MORE 
PEOPLE GET HURT. 
AND MORE DAMAGE 
IS DONE. 
>> THIS IS THE 
END OF WHAT WAS 
ALREADY A 
VIOLENT CITY, A 
VIOLENT WEEKEND 
OF THE CITY OF 
CHICAGO. 
THREE PEOPLE 
KILLED AND AT 
LEAST 32 SHOT IN 
SHOOTINGS ACROSS 
THE CITY. 
WE WILL HEAR 
FROM THE POLICE 
CHIEF LATER THIS 
MORNING AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
INTO THE 
SHOOTING THAT 
MIGHT HAVE 
STARTED THIS 
LOOTING WILL BE 
UNDERWAY. 
>>> 6 MILLION 
JEWS WERE 
ANNIHILATED  IN 
THE SO-CALLED 
FINAL SOLUTION. 
GASSED. 
SHOT. 
AND START. 
THERE IS SIMPLY 
NO DENYING IT. 
YET ON FACEBOOK 
THE WORLD'S 
BIGGEST 
PLATFORM, MANY 
INSIST THE 
HOLOCAUST NEVER 
HAPPENED. 
>> THEIR 
FAMILIES WERE 
KILLED AND 
COMMUNITIES WERE 
DESTROYED, DON'T 
TAKE AWAY THEIR 
HISTORY ALSO. 
>> WE MET HIM 
AND I'LL SWITCH 
THIS YEAR BEFORE 
THE PANDEMIC.'S 
ORGANIZATION, 
THEY WANT 
FACEBOOK TO FACE 
THE FACT. 
>> WE WANT 
FACEBOOK TO 
REMOVE HOLOCAUST 
DENIAL SO IT 
THEY CAN 
ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT 
THE U.N. HAS SAID
, IT IS HATE 
SPEECH. 
>> EVERY DAY THE 
CLAIMS 
CONFERENCE IS 
POSTING ON 
FACEBOOK THE 
STORIES OF 
LIVING HOLOCAUST 
SURVIVORS. 
AMONG THEM, 
THESE PEOPLE. 
>> MY COMMUNITY 
OF 7000, ONLY 1% 
SURVIVED. 
NONE OF MY 
FRIENDS. 
NONE OF MY 
CLASSMATES 
SURVIVED. 
I AM THE ONLY 
ONE. 
>> OUT OF 7000, 
OUT OF 7000. 
THE PEOPLE IN 
YOUR IMMEDIATE 
FAMILY, HOW MANY 
SURVIVED? 
>> ONE COUSIN, 
MY MOTHER, 
MYSELF AND MY 
FATHER'S BROTHER.
>> IS IT 
POSSIBLE TO SAY 
WHAT IT IS LIKE 
AS A YOUNG 
PERSON TO REALIZE
MOST OF YOUR 
FAMILY IS GONE? 
>> IT'S VERY, 
VERY HARD. 
YOU KNOW? 
WHENEVER THERE'S 
A GATHERING OF 
ANY KIND MY 
CHILDREN HAVE NO 
ONE TO BRING. 
>> SHE REMEMBERS 
WHEN THEY TOOK 
OVER HOLLAND, 
THE GESTAPO CAME 
FOR THE JEWISH 
ON PEOPLE. 
>> THEY WENT TO 
THE SCHOOL'S. 
AND THEY SAID TO 
THE KIDS GO ON 
THE TRUCK AND 
THE PARENTS 
WAITED IN THE 
EVENING FOR THE 
CHILDREN TO COME 
HOME AND THEY 
DIDN'T TURN UP. 
>> HER FAMILY 
WAS SENT TO 
AUSCHWITZ. 
>> MY MOTHER AND 
ME SURVIVED. 
BUT MY FATHER 
AND BROTHER DID 
NOT. 
>> YOU KNOW THE 
STORY BECAUSE 
YOU LIVED STORY, 
WHAT WOULD YOU 
TELL MARK 
ZUCKERBERG? 
>> EVERYBODY IN 
THE WORLD KNOWS 
THIS HAPPENED. 
THE GAS CHAMBERS 
WERE THERE. 
THE NAZIS  TOOK 
THOUSANDS OF 
PICTURES. 
THEY ARE PROUD 
OF WHAT THEY ARE 
DOING. 
>> A LOT OF 
YOUNG PEOPLE GO 
ON FACEBOOK. 
AND THIS IS WHAT 
THEY ARE 
LEARNING ABOUT 
REAL HISTORY. 
>> I WOULD PLEAD 
TO HIS CONSCIOUS 
AS A HUMAN 
BEING, HELP US. 
WE ARE STILL 
HERE. 
WE OBJECT TO 
THIS. 
IF WE ARE NOT 
AROUND ANYMORE, 
PERHAPS THERE 
WILL BE MORE 
HOLOCAUST GOING 
ON. 
>> IF YOU'RE 
PERMITTING THIS 
DENIAL IN A WAY 
I HATE TO SAY 
THAT STRONGLY, 
BUT IN THE WAY 
YOU ARE 
COLLABORATING. 
>> IT IS A LIE. 
THEY ARE PURE 
LIARS. 
>> THIS CAMPAIGN 
HAS GONE ON FOR 
12 YEARS NOW. 
12 DIFFERENT 
SURVIVORS GIVING 
THEIR TESTIMONY 
ON FACEBOOK, 
THERE HAS BEEN 
NO REAL RESPONSE 
FROM MARK 
ZUCKERBERG OR 
FACEBOOK OTHER 
THAN THEY SENT 
US A NOTE AND 
THEY SAY WE TAKE 
OUT ANY POST 
THAT CELEBRATES 
OR DEFENDS OR 
ATTEMPTS TO 
JUSTIFY 
HOLOCAUST. 
THE SAME GOES 
FOR ANY CONTENT 
THAT MOCKS 
HOLOCAUST 
VICTIMS. 
ACCUSES VICTIMS 
OF LYING ABOUT 
THE ATROCITIES. 
THAT IS THERE 
STANDING, THE 
POLICY THAT IS 
NOT ACTUALLY A 
RESPONSE TO WHAT 
IS GOING ON 
RIGHT HERE. 
THE FACT IS, 
THOUGH, AND 
COUNTRIES LIKE 
GERMANY AND 
AUSTRIA WHERE 
HOLOCAUST DENIAL 
IS ILLEGAL THEY 
TAKE IT DOWN. 
SO IT IS QUITE 
INTERESTING AND 
THUS FAR THERE 
HAS BEEN NO REAL 
RESPONSE. 
ESPECIALLY FROM 
ZUCKERBERG. 
WHAT IS 
INTERESTING TO ME
AS A QUICK ADD, 
IT WAS PRINCE 
HARRY, RIGHT? 
WERE TALKING 
ABOUT HIM A 
LITTLE WHILE 
AGO, HE POSTED A 
PIECE TALKING 
ABOUT SUPPORTING 
ONLINE PLATFORMS 
THAT CONTRIBUTE 
AND CREATED 
CONDITIONS FOR A 
CRISIS OF HATE, 
A CRISIS OF 
TRUTH. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> THANK YOU. 
>> IT IS SO 
IMPORTANT TO 
HEAR THEIR 
STORIES. 
>> NIKKI. 
>> NO QUESTION. 
>> HOPEFULLY 
SOMETHING WILL 
COME FROM THIS, 
FOR SURE. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
SEND ABOUT THESE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER, 
RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
ARE HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS WHAT I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> THIS IS 
ABOUT 400 YEARS 
OF RACISM. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> THE POLICY 
CHANGE IN 
POLICING WOULD 
YOU LIKE TO SEE 
ANOXIC? 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH AND 
WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>>> 
I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS.
>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> A 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> THE PEOPLE 
THAT THEY DON'T 
WORK AND THEY 
WILL NOT BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
BUT THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
LIFE 
AGGRESSIVELY IS 
BACK TO NORMAL, 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE. 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOES NOT BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
CAN THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
TURN THIS AROUND 
SO THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
CLINICAL CHANGE? 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
EXCEED APART 
FROM ONE ANOTHER.
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THESE CRISES 
COULD DOVETAIL 
IN TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTEST? 
FIND OUT 
>>> IF AND WHEN 
SCIENCE AND DATA 
SUPPORTS IT, OUR 
EDUCATORS WANT 
TO BE BACK. 
THEY ARE NOT NOT 
WANTING TO BE 
BACK. 
THERE ARE SOME 
PLACES WHERE THE 
INFECTION RATES 
ARE VERY LOW. 
BUT THEN HERE IN 
LOS ANGELES THE 
INFECTION RATE 
IS QUITE HIGH. 
THERE IS NO WAY 
IN GOOD CONSCIOUS
I COULD SAY I 
WOULD SUPPORT 
EDUCATORS GOING 
BACK IF THE 
SCIENCE DOES NOT 
SUPPORT IT. 
>> I DON'T FEEL 
SAFE BECAUSE IN 
THE PAST WE HAD 
ISSUES WITH 
CLEANLINESS 
INSIDE THE 
SCHOOL AND SO 
NOW THE PANDEMIC 
IS RAGING AND 
JUST THE 
REASSURANCE THAT 
THE BUILDING IS 
GOING TO BE 
CLEANED AND THAT 
WILL HAVE ENOUGH 
PPE FOR STUDENTS 
AND TEACHERS YOU 
KNOW, IT IS 
REALLY HARD FOR 
ME TO FEEL SAFE 
GOING BACK INTO 
THE SCHOOL. 
>> SCHOOLS HAVE 
THOUSANDS AND 
THOUSANDS OF 
STUDENTS. 
WE WILL CUT THAT 
IN HALF. 
IT'S JUST A LIE 
IF YOU THINK 
ABOUT IT, 
STUDENTS MIGHT 
GO TO AN 
AFTERSCHOOL 
PROGRAM OR DAY 
CARE, RIGHT? 
BEFORE THEY GO 
HOME. 
AND THEN YOU 
THINK ABOUT HOW 
MANY PEOPLE ARE 
YOU INTERACTING 
WITH? 
>> TAKE A STEP 
BACK AND SAY 
WHAT HAPPENED IF 
A STUDENT GETS 
INFECTION, YOU 
KNOW, STUDENTS 
IN THE CLASS AND 
THE TEACHERS, 
WHAT IS 
EDUCATION GOING 
TO DO TO HELP? 
WHAT WILL THE 
GOVERNMENT DO TO 
HELP? 
WHAT WILL THE 
LEGISLATORS DO 
TO HELP US? 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER IN 
CONJUNCTION WITH 
THE PANDEMIC 
KIND OF 
ILLUMINATED ALL 
OF THE 
INEQUALITIES 
THAT TAKE PLACE 
IN THE BLACK 
COMMUNITIES WITH 
ALL OF THE LACK 
OF RESOURCES, 
THE COMMUNITIES 
OF COLORS AND 
NOW A LACK OF 
RESOURCES TO 
GIVE EDUCATION. 
>> EVERYWHERE 
THERE'S SYSTEMIC 
STRUCTURAL 
INSTITUTIONAL 
RACISM. IT IS 
OUR JOB TO GET 
IT OUT FROM ITS 
VERY FOUNDATION. 
THAT MEANS 
LOOKING AT THE 
INSTITUTIONS, 
PROGRAMS AND 
POLICIES TO 
REALLY BREAK 
THOSE BARRIERS 
DOWN. 
OUR STUDENTS ARE 
ASKING FOR THAT 
AND IT IS 
INCUMBENT UPON 
US TO THAT WORK. 
%
THANK YOU. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ISSUING AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
AGAINST CHINESE 
COMPANIES. NBC 
NEWS TECHNOLOGY 
CORRESPONDENT 
JAKE WERE 
JOINING US NOW 
AND TELL US 
ABOUT THESE 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
, WHAT DO THEY 
MEAN? 
>> LAST NIGHT 
BEFORE DINNER 
BASICALLY EVERY 
JOURNALIST LIKE 
ME WAS 
SCRATCHING THEIR 
HEADS TRYING TO 
FIGURE THAT OUT. 
THESE ARE 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
THAT ARE THE 
WEIRDEST THINGS 
WE HAVE SEEN IN 
SOME TIME. 
A PAIR OF 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
MANDATING THAT 
NEITHER OF THESE 
COMPANIES COULD 
DO ANY BUSINESS 
WITH AMERICANS 
AND AMERICANS 
CAN'T DO 
BUSINESS WITH 
THEM. 
IT IS SOMETHING 
WE HAVE NOT SEEN 
BEFORE. 
45 DAYS FROM 
YESTERDAY, IN 
THEORY, ANYONE 
THAT DOES IS 
THIS WITH THEM, 
WHAT THAT MEANS 
IS REALLY UP TO 
YOUR IMAGINATION,
IS IN VIOLATION 
OF AN EXECUTIVE 
ORDER AND SO 
SUDDENLY 
EVERYBODY IS 
GOING TO FIGURE 
OUT WHAT DOES 
THAT MEAN? 
DOES THAT MEAN 
THESE COMPANIES 
CAN NO LONGER 
HOLD THE BEST 
AMERICAN 
INVESTMENTS THEY 
HAVE? 
DOES IT MEAN 
AMERICAN 
ADVERTISERS CAN 
NO LONGER REACH 
MAINLAND CHINA 
THROUGH A 
SERVICE LIKE 
THAT? 
IT IS REALLY NOT 
CLEAR BUT IT 
HEATS UP THE 
PRESSURE 
CERTAINLY ON TIK 
TOK TO COMPLETE 
THE ACQUISITION 
TALKS THAT IT 
BEGUN WITH 
MICROSOFT, UNDER 
PRESSURE FROM 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION. 
>> I WANT TO ASK 
ABOUT THOSE 
TALKS AND HOW IS 
TIK TOK DING? 
>> THEY ARE 
FLABBERGASTED. 
OFFICIALS SAY 
THEY WERE 
SHOCKED BY THE 
ORDER AND THEY 
SAID IT WAS 
ISSUED WITHOUT 
ANY DUE PROCESS 
AND RISKS 
UNDERMINING 
GLOBAL 
BUSINESSES TRUST 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
THEY WENT ON TO 
SAY FOR NEARLY A 
YEAR WE HAVE 
SOUGHT TO ENGAGE 
U.S. GOVERNMENT 
IN GOOD FAITH TO 
BRIDE TO 
SOLUTION 
CONCERNING THE 
-- PAID NO 
ATTENTION TO 
FACTS  DICTATED 
TERMS OF AN 
AGREEMENT 
WITHOUT GOING 
THROUGH STANDARD 
LEGAL PROCESSES 
AND TRIED TO 
INSERT ITSELF 
INTO 
NEGOTIATIONS THAT
BUSINESSES. 
THIS IS A 
DEPARTURE FROM 
WHAT WE HAVE 
SEEN TO BE THE 
NORM WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
PRESIDENCIES AND 
BUSINESSES THAT 
HAVE BEEN VERY 
HANDS-OFF, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THE TECH SECTOR 
SHOWS EXPLOSIVE 
GROWTH AND 
BENEFIT TO THAT 
IS HIS ECONOMY. 
IN THIS CASE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND IS IT 
ADMINISTRATION 
GETTING INVOLVED 
IS A WHOLE NEW 
WORLD AND TIK 
TOK IS CONCERNED 
AS IS OF COURSE 
WE CHAT. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT MICROSOFT, 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST AND HOW 
DOES THIS IMPACT 
THEM? 
BESIDES PUTTING 
A LOT OF RUSHER 
ON THEM? 
>> AS YOU KNOW 
MICROSOFT IS IN 
TALKS BY THIS 
HUGELY 
SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL
APP. THEY ARE 
SUPPOSEDLY GOING 
TO WIND UP THOSE 
TALKS BY 
SEPTEMBER 15 
WHICH WOULD MEAN 
THAT TIK TOK 
WOULD BE 
DIVESTED. 
U.S. HOLDINGS 
WOULD BE THE 
BEST. 
THERE WILL BE A 
CHINESE TO BACK 
BUT THE AMERICAN 
ONE WOULD GO TO 
MICROSOFT. 
NBC SAID THAT 
THEY HAD NO 
SPECIFIC COMMENT 
ON THIS ORDERS 
BUT THEY WERE 
SCRIMMAGE 
FIGURED OUT WE 
WERE. 
BUT THE BROAD 
PRESSURE THAT 
THEY MENTIONED 
IS THERE. 
THE THING I FIND 
SO FASCINATING 
IS THAT NOT ONLY 
DOES IT ADD TO 
THIS ONGOING 
SORT OF 
BIFURCATION 
BETWEEN AN 
AMERICAN 
INTERNET AND APP 
WORLD THAT WE 
LIVE IN, AND ONE 
THAT THE CHINESE 
WILL LIVE IN, 
NEVER MIND THE 
ONE IN EUROPE 
THAT IS GOING 
VERY DIFFERENT, 
PLUS THIS THING 
OF SAYING YOU 
CAN NO LONGER DO 
BUSINESS WITH 
THE COMPANY? 
THE OWN AMERICAN 
STALWARTS, THEY 
HAVE A STEAK AND 
UNIVERSAL MUSIC 
GROUP AND ALL 
KINDS OF 
BUSINESSES. 
A HUGE VIDEO 
GAME BUSINESS. 
WE ARE SO 
TOGETHER IN THIS 
GLOBAL TECH 
ECONOMY RIGHT 
NOW. 
THE IDEA THAT WE 
WILL UNPACK IT 
BY EXECUTIVE 
ORDER IS A NEW 
AND VERY 
COMPLICATED 
THING. 
>> YOU SET IT 
LAST NIGHT, 
REPORTERS 
LOOKING AT THAT 
AND SAYING WHAT? 
THAT'S A SHOCKER 
THERE. 
PEOPLE KNOW WHAT 
TO MAKE OF IT. 
THANK YOU FOR 
WATCHING US 
THROUGH WHAT WE 
KNOW AND HAVE 
BEEN ABLE TO 
FIGURE OUT. 
I WILL TALK 
ABOUT THIS ONE 
AGAIN. 
%
WAS WHAT HOUSE %
SPEAKER NANCY %
PELOSI SAID %
ABOUT IT. %
>> IT IS NOT
>>> THE FIRST 
VACCINE WILL BE 
AVAILABLE AND WE 
HAVE MILITARY 
READY TO GO. 
WE HAVE GREAT 
PEOPLE, LOGISTIC 
MILITARY PEOPLE. 
A WONDERFUL 
GENERAL WHO WAS 
WAITING FOR THE 
VACCINE SO THEY 
CAN DISTRIBUTE 
IT IN RECORD 
TIME. 
THAT IS WHAT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN. 
>> THE VACCINE 
IS ON ITS WAY 
BUT WHEN IT HITS 
THE MARKET WILL 
BE THE FIRST TO 
GET IT? 
>> EVERYBODY 
GETTING IT AT THE
BEGINNING, IT 
WILL PROBABLY BE 
PHASED IN, 
ANYONE WHO NEEDS 
THE VACCINE LOOK 
AT IT WITHIN THE 
YEAR. 
>> HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS AND THE 
MOST VULNERABLE 
POPULATIONS ARE 
FIRST IN LINE. 
BUT THIS TIME 
AROUND IT IS NOT 
THAT SIMPLE. 
>> WE HAVE NEVER 
REALLY HAD TO 
DEPLOY A VACCINE 
AND A PANDEMIC 
VACCINE LIKE 
THIS. 
LIST AND WE HAD 
ANYTHING CLOSE 
WAS DURING 2009 
AND IT NEVER 
CAME CLOSE TO 
THIS. 
THE PRINCIPAL'S 
WE WILL PROTECT 
AS MANY PEOPLE 
AS WE CAN. 
WE BALANCE THAT 
AGAIN YOU KNOW, 
THE NATIONAL 
SECURITY NEEDS, 
THE COUNTRY, AND 
THE NEED TO 
MAINTAIN A 
FUNCTIONING AND 
OPERATING 
SOCIETY AS WELL 
AS EQUITY ACROSS 
ALL PERSONS IN 
THIS COUNTRY 
REGARDLESS OF 
SOCIAL ECONOMIC 
STATUS THIS WILL 
BE THE FIRST TIME
WE ARE CALLED TO 
SORT OF BALANCE 
THOSE PARTIALS 
AGAINST EACH 
OTHER IN SUCH A 
LARGE-SCALE. 
>> THE CENTERS 
FOR DISEASE 
CONTROL AND 
NATIONAL AZUSA 
FELT AND LISTED 
IN OUTSIDE 
COMMUNITY OF 
HEALTH EXPERTS 
TO HELP COME UP 
WITH A RANKING 
SYSTEM TO RATION 
INITIAL DOSES. 
>> THEY'RE 
LOOKING AT THE 
SAFETY PROFILES 
FOR THE VACCINE. 
THEY'RE TRYING 
TO FIGURE OUT 
WHO BENEFITS THE 
MOST FROM THE 
VACCINE. 
BUT THE COST. 
THE FEASIBILITY 
OF THE VACCINE 
AND SUPPLY 
>> WE CAN EXPECT 
THE INITIAL 
DRAFT GUIDELINES 
BUT THE END OF 
AUGUST. 
BUT WHILE WE 
WAIT, THE CDC 
PUT OUT AN 
OPENING 
SUGGESTION. 
FIRST, VACCINATE 
12 MILLION OF 
THE MOST 
CRITICAL. 
HEALTH, NATIONAL 
SECURITY AND 
OTHER CENTRAL 
WORKERS. 
NEXT, HIGH RISK 
FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
AND EVERYONE 
ELSE WOULD COME 
LATER. 
BUT THE DIRECTOR 
OF THE NIH 
RECENTLY TOLD 
ONE OF THE 
ADVISORY GROUPS 
NOT EVERYONE IS 
GOING TO LIKE 
ANSWERS. 
HERE HE IS IN AN 
INTERVIEW IN 
TEXAS. 
>> PEOPLE AT 
HIGH RISK ARE 
GOING TO BE AT 
THE TOP OF THE 
LIST. 
PEOPLE WITH 
CHRONIC 
ILLNESSES, THE 
ELDERLY, HEALTH 
CARE PROVIDERS. 
AFRICAN-AMERICANS
, LATINOS CAME 
TO BE HIT HARD, 
ALL OF THOSE 
CONSIDERATIONS 
WILL NEED TO BE 
MADE. 
>> WE SAW 
CORONAVIRUS WAS 
A GREAT 
EQUALIZER. 
NOW WE KNOW 
BLACK, LATINO 
AND NATIVE 
AMERICAN ARE 
DYING AT MUCH 
HIGHER RATES 
THAN WHITE 
AMERICANS. 
THAT IS BECAUSE 
OF AN EQUITIES 
IN HEALTH CARE, 
ECONOMIC 
INEQUALITIES AND 
THE FACT THAT 
PEOPLE OF COLOR 
ARE 
OVERREPRESENTED 
IN MANY JOBS 
WITHIN FRONTLINE 
INDUSTRIES LIKE 
ESSENTIAL. 
AND WHAT THE 
INITIAL SUPPLY 
CAN'T SUPPORT 
VACCINATING 
EVERYONE IN THE 
HIGHEST RISK OR 
HARDEST HIT 
GROUPS? 
DR. RAMIREZ HAS 
ANOTHER IDEA. 
>> IS ANOTHER 
SORT OF 
COMPETING SCHOOL 
THOUGHT THAT 
SAYS WE SHOULD 
NOT NECESSARY 
LOOK AT IT FROM 
THAT DEMOCRATIC 
PERSPECTIVE AND 
LOOK AT MORE OF 
A GEOGRAPHIC 
PERSPECTIVE. 
LOOK AT AREAS 
FOR THIS REALLY 
HOT SPOTS AND 
TRY TO CREATE TO 
VACCINATION 
AROUND THOSE 
COMMUNITIES TO 
TRY TO PREVENT 
SPREAD. 
>> GIVEN THE 
OPTION, LESS 
THAN 50% OF 
AMERICANS SAY 
THEY WOULD GET 
THE VACCINE WHEN 
IT IS AVAILABLE. 
RAISING CONCERNS 
AMONG EXPERTS 
THAT WE WON'T HIT
HERD IMMUNITY. I 
>>> WHEN I WENT 
TO PICK UP MY 
SON THEY GAVE ME 
A PAPER SAYING 
HE WAS EXPOSED 
TO THE VIRUS. 
I CALLED MY -- 
AND HE SAID NOT 
TO COME TO WORK. 
WE DON'T WORK, 
WE DON'T GET 
MONEY. 
WE DON'T GET 
PAID. 
>> THE TEST YOUR 
SON TOOK WILL 
TAKE TWO WEEKS 
TO GET THE 
RESULTS. 
>> YES. 
>> YOU MIGHT NOT 
BE ABLE TO WORK 
FOR THOSE TWO 
WEEKS? 
WHAT WILL THAT DO
FOR PAYING YOUR 
RENT? 
>> EXACTLY. 
IT WILL BE 
STRESS. 
>> TALKING TO 
THAT FAMILY, 
THEY ARE DOING 
THE RIGHT THING. 
THEY REPORTED 
THEIR CASE. 
THEY TOLD THE 
FARMER THEY WERE 
POTENTIALLY 
EXPOSED AND I 
MEAN, THEY ARE 
GETTING SCREWED. 
>> IN 
CALIFORNIA'S 
CENTRAL VALLEY 
THERE ARE TWO 
FEARS AMONG THE 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKFORCE. 
THEY'LL PROVIDE 
A QUARTER OF THE 
NATION'S FOOD 
SUPPLY. 
THE FEAR OF 
COVID 19 AND 
LOSING THEIR 
ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD
FROM COMING INTO 
CONTACT WITH 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN EXPOSED 
WHAT IS YOUR 
BIGGEST WORRY 
ABOUT COVID-19? 
>> GETTING 
INFECTED. 
MY FAMILY. 
MY COWORKERS. 
EVERYBODY. 
YOU WILL SEE 
MORE AND MORE 
MORTALITY IN 
THOSE AREAS. 
IT'S A PANDEMIC 
AND PANDEMIC, 
YOU CAN'T LEAVE 
THIS FEAR AND 
YOU CANNOT LEAVE 
THESE 
COMMUNITIES LIKE 
THIS. 
IF YOU LEAVE ONE 
FACTORY AND NOT 
TEST AND YOU 
HAVE A LOT OF 
AREAS TESTED, 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO BE GETTING 
TOGETHER AND 
HAVE A PARTY, 
WHAT'S THE POINT?
>> THESE ARE 
HARVESTED BY 
HAND. 
>> THIS IS THE 
CEO OF A COMPANY 
THAT MANAGES 
THESE FIELDS AND 
WORKERS. 
>> WE PAY THEM 
ANYWAY. 
>> YOU ARE 
PAYING PEOPLE 
EVEN IF THEY ARE 
CORTINA HOME? 
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 
IT'S RIGHT. 
WE WILL TAKE 
CARE OF YOU IF 
YOU THINK YOU'RE 
SICK. 
WE WILL DO THE 
RIGHT THING. 
>> THE FARM 
WORKERS UNION 
SAYS THAT IS THE 
LAW AND EVERYONE 
SHOULD FOLLOW 
IT. 
A LOT OF TIMES 
IT IS NOT THE 
FARMS BUT 
SMALLER LABOR 
CONTRACTORS THAT 
HIRE THE 
WORKERS. 
>> THE NUMBER 
ONE CONCERN IS 
CONTRACTORS. 
THE MIDDLE 
PERSON. 
THE REASON WHY, 
WHENEVER WE SEE 
ANYTHING WHEN IT 
COMES TO ABUSE OR
HAVING ACCESS TO 
PPE OR 
INFORMATION THEY 
NEED, IT'S 
ALWAYS GOING TO 
BE IN THE 
MIDDLEMAN. 
>> THEY SAY OVER 
50% OF THOSE 
OPERATIONS, MANY 
OF THE CENTRAL 
VALLEY, ARE 
SMALL AND MIGHT 
HAVE THE 
RESOURCES FOR 
ROBUST 
COMPLIANCE 
DEPARTMENTS. 
THE FARMERS 
UNIONS ESTIMATES 
70% OF 
AGRICULTURAL 
WORKERS ARE 
UNDOCUMENTED SO 
THEY DON'T 
QUALIFY FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
SINCE THE 
METTERNICH THE 
STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA IS 
ORDERED FULL-
TIME WORKERS 
MUST BE PAID 80 
HOURS OF SICK 
LEAVE THEY HAVE 
TO MISS WORK 
INSTEAD OF $125 
MILLION FUND TO 
HELP. 
$50 MILLION FOR 
PROGRAMS LIKE 
THIS MOBILE 
TESTING SITE 
WHERE HEALTH 
PROVIDERS CAN 
BUILD TRUST 
AMONG WORKERS. 
>> I THINK 
YOU'RE ASKING 
FOR INFORMATION, 
NAME, DATE OF 
BIRTH, THOSE 
GUYS OF THE MRU 
ASK FOR 
DOCUMENTS? 
ARE YOU CHECKING 
IMMIGRATION? 
>> ABSOLUTELY 
NOT. 
THAT IS NOT THE 
INTENDED ALL. 
WE ARE HERE TO 
HELP. 
>> WHAT THING 
YOU DON'T SEE, 
BEHIND-THE-
SCENES, WE DO 
THIS ALL THE 
TIME, COMPARE 
NOTES WITH 
PARTNERS. YOU 
WERE TELLING ME 
YOU ACTUALLY TALK
TO SOMEONE WHO 
ADMITTED TO 
GOING TO WORK 
EVEN THOUGH THEY 
KNEW THEY WERE 
EXPOSED TO COVID-
19? 
BUT I DID. 
A FIELD WORKER 
THAT IS OUT DOING
GRAPES TODAY WAS 
EXPOSED TO THE 
VIRUS. 
HE TOLD ME LOOK, 
IF I DON'T GET 
TESTED, AND 
PEOPLE FIND OUT 
I HAVE THE 
VIRUS, I CAN'T 
WORK. 
THAT I CAN'T 
MAKE ANY MONEY. 
HOW MY GOING TO 
SUPPORT MY 
FAMILY? 
>> [ SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
] 
>> IN HIS LIFE, 
HE TRIED TO 
APPLY FOR THE 
AID GIVEN TO A 
DOCUMENT WORKERS 
IN CALIFORNIA 
BUT THEY WERE 
NEVER ABLE TO 
GET THROUGH 
BECAUSE THE 
PHONE LINE WAS 
SATURATED. 
HE SAID HE 
WOULD'VE GOTTEN 
HELP, THE $500 
FOR EACH ONE OF 
THEM, THEIR KIDS 
COULD'VE STOPPED 
EATING RICE AND 
BEANS AND MAYBE 
HAD A DIFFERENT 
KIND OF FOOD AT 
HOME. 
SOME HAVE HIDDEN 
SYMPTOMS TO KEEP 
WORKING. 
>> [ SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
] 
>> SHE SAYS AT 
WORK SHE WOULD 
GO INSIDE THE 
RESTROOM AND SHE 
WOULD HEAR HER 
COWORKERS 
COUGHING BECAUSE 
THEY WERE MOST 
LIKELY SICK WITH 
COVID. 
BUT [ SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
] 
>> EVEN THOUGH 
THEY KNEW THERE 
WAS SICK IT 
WOULD GO TO 
WORK. 
>> THIS IS A 
DISEASE. 
YOU KNOW? 
PEOPLE ARE 35 
YEARS IN PERFECT 
HEALTH AND ARE 
GETTING 
EFFECTIVE, TOO. 
>> IT IS SIMPLE. 
CONTAIN THE 
SPREAD. 
WHILE SOME 
WORKERS FEEL 
THEY ARE MORE 
COMPLICATED AND 
THE CONSEQUENCES 
ARE MORE 
DANGEROUS. 
HEALTH OR 
LIVELIHOOD? 
THE POTENTIAL 
FOR DISASTER, 
EITHER WAY. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
RETELL IT WITH 
LOVE. 
>> THERE'S 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED ANSWERS 
FIRST THING IN 
THE MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION? 
>> GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE STORY.
>> WHAT POLICY 
CHANGE WOULD YOU 
LIKE TO SEE AN 
EXIT? 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH AND 
WHO'S LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE 
STORY OF 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>>> WE WOULD 
LIKE TO THINK WE 
LIVE IN POST-
RACIAL AMERICA.
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU 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 
COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
CAN'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> THE PEOPLE 
SAID THEY DON'T 
WORK AND THEY 
WILL NOT BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> AROUND THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT 
HAS BEEN. 
>> THE 
GOVERNMENT 
BRINGING BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> WE CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
PUCK 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. 
A UNITED PEOPLE. 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE MOVE 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? 
CAN THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
TURN THIS AROUND 
SO THAT THIS IS 
AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
LITTLE CHANGE? 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
EXCEED APART 
FROM ONE 
ANOTHER. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THESE CRISES 
COULD DOVETAIL 
IN TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTEST? 
>>> A NEW SERIES
, EDUCATION, THE 
NEWEST FACTOR, 
HELPING FAMILIES 
NAVIGATE THE NEW 
LANDSCAPE OF 
SCHOOLING. 
PARENTS AND 
COMMUNITIES HAVE 
TO DECIDE WHAT 
LEARNING LOOKS 
LIKE AS SCHOOL 
STARTS UP AGAIN. 
WE WANT TO KNOW 
HOW OUR KIDS 
FEELING ABOUT 
GOING TO SCHOOL? 
WE TURNED TO 
HIGHLIGHTS 
MAGAZINE WHICH 
HAS BEEN 
DOCUMENTING A 
GROUP OF KIDS 
SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
HERE IS WHAT 
SOME OF THEM HAD 
TO SAY. 
>> I WANT TO GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
SO THAT. 
>> YOU CAN'T GO 
BACK BECAUSE YOU 
ARE LIKE SICK 
ARE PROBABLY 
WATCHING TV 
CONSTANTLY. 
>> MY MOM -- 
.
I LOVE WHEN SHE COOKS FOR ME.
SHE READS TO ME.
MOMMY DOES EVERYTHING.
♪♪
>> I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD
BE IN QUARANTINE FOR THIS LONG. 
>> SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE B
FOR THIS LONG. 
>> WE HAVE TO 
WEAR MASKS, WHEN 
WE ARE OUT OF 
THE ROOMS. 
>> MY FRIEND HAS 
BEEN TAKEN AWAY 
IN A SENSE. 
THERE REALLY 
REALLY IS HARD. 
A 
>> I GO OUTSIDE, 
AND I GO OUTSIDE.
>> I HAVE BEEN 
WALKING A LOT, 
WITH MY DOG. 
THEY ARE MY BEST 
FRIEND. 
>> WE HAVE HARRY 
POTTER. 
>> I HAVE 
SEVERAL MASKS. 
SO DOES MY MOM. 
SO TO MY 
TEACHERS. 
>> I DON'T WANT 
TO GO TO SCHOOL 
IF I HAVE TO 
WEAR MASKS ALL 
DAY. 
THAT WOULD BE 
THE WORST. 
>>> I HAVE NOT 
DECIDED TO GO TO 
SCHOOL, 
PHYSICALLY, IT 
IS SO MUCH AY
EASIER TO LEARN 
IN REAL LIFE 
THAN IT IS K
ONLINE. 
>> OBVIOUSLY, 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
DANGEROUS.
>> I
 
HOME.
SICK PEOPLE ARE NOT VERY MEAN. 
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY 
SANITIZE ALL THE STUFF LIKE IF A
KID OPEN IT IS DOOR, TAKE THE 
WIPE, CLEAN IT OFF. 
>> IF ONE PERSON IS SICK AND 
DOESN'T TELL THEIR PARENT THAT 
COULD MESS EVERYBODY UP AND 
THAT'S SCARY TO ME. 
>> THERE ARE READING BOOKS AND 
MAYBE A FEW WRITING BACKS BACK 
THERE.
I'M GOING TO LEARN ALL THREE.
>> OH GOSH.
HERE TO HELP US SORT OUT THE 
BACK TO SCHOOL FEELINGS IS BECKY
KENNEDY AS WELL AS EDUCATOR AND
>> OH GOSH, HERE 
TO HELP US SORT 
OUT THE FEELINGS 
IS CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST 
JACKIE KENNEDY, 
KNOWN AS DR. 
BECKY, AS WELL 
AS EDUCATOR AND 
SCHOOL 
COUNSELOR, 
VANESSA DAY. 
HELLO EVERYBODY, 
THANK YOU FOR 
BEING HERE. 
I THINK THAT WE 
LISTENED TO 
THOSE KIDS THAT, 
AND MASKS ARE 
ONE OF THE BIG 
CONCERNS. 
WE HEARD NINE-
YEAR-OLD MAX 
THAT HE DID NOT 
WANT TO GO TO 
SCHOOL. 
HE HAD TO WEAR A 
MASK ALL DAY. 
WHAT CAN WE DO 
TO KEEP KIDS 
COMFORTABLE FOR 
THE TRANSITION? 
>> THE NUMBER 
ONE THING TO 
REALIZE ABOUT 
MASKS, IS THAT 
WE HAVE TO GIVE 
OUR KIDS A STORY 
TO UNDERSTAND. 
IF SOMEONE CAME 
UP TO US, AND 
SAID I WILL WRAP 
YOUR FINGERS 
AROUND EACH 
OTHER BEFORE WE 
GO OUT, AND WE 
DID NOT WHY, WE 
WOULD DEFINITELY 
RESIST. 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
MASKS KEEP ANY 
LEFTOVER GERMS 
AWAY. 
YOU NEED TO 
EXPLAIN IT, AND 
YOU NEED TO 
PRACTICE. 
THEY SHOULD BE 
INCORPORATED 
INTO THE PLAY. 
THEY SHOULD HAVE 
ZOOM WITH THEIR 
FRIENDS WHERE 
THEY SHOW EACH 
OTHER THE MASK. 
IF THEY SEE A 
KID WITH A MASK, 
THE WHOLE FAMILY 
CAN HAVE FUN 
DECORATING 
MASKS. 
BY THE TIME HAVE 
TO WEAR THEM, 
THEY ARE 
FAMILIAR, AND IT 
IS INCORPORATED 
INTO THEIR LIVES.
>> YOU ARE AN 
EDUCATOR, YOU 
KNOW HOW 
IMPORTANT THE 
EXPRESSIONS ARE. 
HOW EDUCATORS 
POUR THEIR 
HEARTS INTO 
MAKING OUR KIDS 
FEEL 
COMFORTABLE. 
EDUCATORS WILL 
BE WEARING MASKS 
AND SHIELDS AND 
SOME CASES. 
WHAT CAN TEACHERS
DO, HOW SHOULD 
PARENTS FEEL 
COMFORTABLE 
KNOWING THAT 
THEY WILL BE 
ABLE TO COMFORT 
KIDS EVEN WITH 
THEIR FACE 
COVERED? 
>> FACIAL 
EXPRESSIONS 
CERTAINLY 
MATTER, IN THE 
CONCEPT OF 
SOCIAL SKILLS 
INCLUDING BODY 
LANGUAGE AND 
SOCIAL SKILLS 
HAVE BEEN ON THE 
RADAR FOR 
TEACHERS AND 
SCHOOL 
COUNSELORS FOR 
QUITE SOME TIME. 
LIKE TOO MUCH 
SCREEN TIME, AND 
OTHER THINGS 
THAT HAVE 
CHANGED IN THE 
PAST DECADE. 
DURING THIS 
TIME, TEACHERS 
AND SCHOOL 
COUNSELORS ARE 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
SPRINKLE THIS 
THROUGHOUT THE 
TIME THAT THEY 
ARE WITH OUR 
KIDS IN ORDER TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
THEY ARE PAYING 
ATTENTION TO THE 
SOCIAL SKILLS, 
AND MAKING SURE 
THAT THEY FEEL 
COMFORTABLE. 
>> I THINK THAT 
PARENTS AND KIDS 
ALIKE, ARE 
NERVOUS. 
THERE'S A LOT OF 
ANXIETY. 
WHAT CAN WE DO 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE PREPARE 
OUR KIDS THAT, 
AND HOW ELSE CAN 
OUR BEHAVIOR 
HELP COMFORT TO 
THEM AND MAKE 
SURE THAT OUR 
ANXIETY DOES NOT 
CREATE 
EXCITEMENT ABOUT 
SCHOOL, AND 
FEELINGS. 
>> THAT'S A 
POIGNANT 
QUESTION, ONE 
THING WE CAN 
TELL OURSELVES 
IS THAT THERE 
ARE NO RIGHT 
DECISIONS. 
RIGHT? 
THERE IS NO WAY 
TO FEEL GREAT 
ABOUT THIS 
DURING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
ALSO, EXPLICITLY 
TELLING KIDS 
YOUR JOB VERSUS 
THEIR JOB, IT IS 
COMFORTING TO 
KIDS. 
SAYING MY JOB IS 
TO MAKE THE 
TRICKY 
DECISIONS, NO 
ONE KNOWS WHAT 
IS RIGHT. 
YOU JUST LABEL 
IT. 
THOUGH VOICE AND 
ME SAID THAT WE 
ARE GOING TO DO 
THIS. 
IT IS MY 
DECISION TO MAKE 
THE JOB, YOUR 
JOB IS TO HAVE 
FUN WITH YOUR 
FRIENDS, DO YOUR 
WORK AND TELL ME 
HOW YOU FEEL. 
WHEN WE GIVE 
THAT DIVISION OF 
RESPONSIBILITIES, 
KIDS FEEL VERY 
SUPPORTED. 
>> THOSE ARE 
GREAT TIPS, DO 
NOT GO AWAY, DR. 
BECKY AND 
VANESSA WILL 
ANSWER MORE OF 
YOUR QUESTIONS, 
COMING UP. 
WE WILL BE BACK 
WITH MORE, WITH 
OUR TWO EXPERTS 
CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST DR. 
BECKY KENNEDY, 
AN EDUCATOR 
SCHOOL COUNSELOR 
VANESSA JESUS 
GUZMAN. 
WE HAVE 
QUESTIONS FROM 
PARENTS. 
THE FIRST ONE IS 
FROM DON FROM 
NEW YORK, A 10 
AND 12-YEAR-OLD, 
IN NEW YORK, SHE 
HAS A QUESTION 
ABOUT JUGGLING 
SCHEDULES. 
TAKE A LOOK. 
>> HOW CAN I 
BEST KEEP MY 
KIDS ON A 
SCHEDULE, HELP 
THEM WITH 
COLLEGE 
QUESTIONS WHILE 
KEEPING UP WITH 
MY OWN 
RESPONSIBILITIES?
>> THIS IS A 
QUESTION THAT SO 
MANY PARENTS ARE 
ASKING, DR. 
BECKY, HELP US 
OUT? 
>> WE CAN START 
WITH COMPASSION. 
I WOULD PUT YOUR 
HAND ON YOUR 
HEART, AND SAY 
TO YOURSELF, NO 
ONE KNOWS HOW TO 
DO THIS 
VERTICALLY, I 
WILL DO THIS THE 
BEST I CAN AND 
KEEP TELLING 
MYSELF THAT THAT 
IS GOOD ENOUGH. 
A LITTLE BIT 
MORE 
PRACTICALLY, WE 
NEED THINGS TO 
BE VISUAL. 
I LIKE A RED, 
YELLOW, GREEN 
LIGHT SYSTEM FOR 
YOUR WORK 
SCHEDULE. 
RED MEANS MOM 
CANNOT BE 
INTERRUPTED, 
GREEN MEANS I AM 
AVAILABLE, I 
GIVE A THUMBS-UP 
OR THUMBS DOWN 
IF I CANNOT TALK.
>> VANESSA, THE 
NEXT QUESTION 
FOR YOU IS 
COMPLAINS OF 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
THREE BOYS UNDER 
SEVEN YEARS OF 
AGE. 
>> SOME 
COMMUNITIES 
CREATE ONE 
TEACHER PER 
SMALL GROUP OF 
CHILDREN, WHAT 
IS YOUR OPINION 
ON PODS? 
>> SUCCESSFULLY 
CONSIDERING A 
LOT OF DIFFERENT 
OPTIONS FOR THE 
SCHOOL SYSTEM, 
FOR THE SCHOOL 
YEAR, THERE IS 
NO ONE RIGHT WAY 
ON HOW TO DO 
SCHOOL. 
THERE'S NO RIGHT 
OR WRONG. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO REMEMBER THAT 
IF YOUR CHILD IS 
STILL ENROLLED 
IN YOUR LOCAL 
SCHOOL DISTRICT, 
MAKE SURE THAT 
THE CONSISTENT 
COMMUNICATION IS 
KEPT UP AT THE 
CLASSROOM 
TEACHERS SO THAT 
THEY STAY ON 
TARGET WITH 
LEARNING GOALS 
AND CURRICULUMS 
FOR THAT YEAR. 
>> QUICKLY, HOW 
CAN WE EASE THE 
SEPARATION, 
HIGHLIGHTED DUE 
TO KIDS BEING 
HOME. COMING 
BACK TO WORK, MY 
KIDS WERE REALLY 
UPSET. 
DR. BECKY, ANNIE 
TIPS WITH THIS? 
>> NUMBER ONE, 
NORMALIZE THE 
FEELING. 
TELL YOUR KID IT 
IS OKAY TO CRY. 
IT WILL FEEL 
TRICKY. 
SAY MOMMY WILL 
ALWAYS COME 
BACK, GET A HUG. 
DO IT AND WALK 
AWAY. 
>> THERE IS 
GOING TO BE SUCH 
A TRANSITION, WE 
THANK YOU FOR 
EASING THE 
WORRIES, FOR 
ADVICE ON HOW 
PARENTS CAN 
HANDLE BACK-TO-
SCHOOL ANXIETY, 
GO TO THE 
WEBSITE. 
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DEFENDS HIS 
DECISION TO SIGN 
A SERIES OF 
EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS, THAT HE 
SAYS WILL 
PROVIDE 
FINANCIAL RELIEF 
TO STRUGGLING 
AMERICANS. 
>> WE HAVE BEEN 
PRAISE. 
WE HAVE TO GET 
MONEY OUT TO THE 
PEOPLE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
SIGNED THE ORDER 
ON SATURDAY, FOR 
A BROAD RELEASE 
BILL BETWEEN 
CONGRESSIONAL 
DEMOCRATS 
FALLING APART. 
DEMOCRATS AND 
EVEN REPUBLICANS 
ARE BLASTING THE 
ORDER, INSISTING 
THEY ARE NEITHER 
EFFECTIVE OR 
LEGAL. 
THE THEORY OF 
EXECUTIVE 
LAWMAKING IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
>> I AGREE WITH 
A REPUBLICAN 
SENATOR, SAYING 
IT IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
SLOT. 
>> THEY ARE 
UNWILLING TO DO 
ANYTHING. 
>> THE ORDER 
INCLUDED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BONUS PAYMENTS 
OF $400 A, LESS 
THAN A $600 THAT 
PEOPLE WERE 
INITIALLY 
GETTING, THE 
DEMOCRATS HAVE 
PUSHED TO EXTEND 
SINCE IT EXPIRED 
LAST MONTH. 
THE ORDER ALSO 
REQUIRES STATES 
TO CONTRIBUTE 
$100 OF THAT, 
SOMETHING NANCY 
PELOSI SAYS IS 
NOT POSSIBLE. 
>> STATESVILLE 
IS AMENDED TO DO 
THIS. 
THEY HAVE FUNDS 
FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> DONALD TRUMP 
TRIED TO 
DOWNPLAY THE 
ECONOMIC IMPACT. 
>> THEY WILL 
MAKE AN 
APPLICATION, WE 
WILL LOOK AT AND 
MAKE A DECISION. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ANNOUNCES 
A SUSPENSION OF 
PAYROLL TAXES 
FOR PEOPLE 
MAKING LESS THAN 
$100,000 A YEAR. 
THE DEFERRED TAX 
WOULD STILL BE 
OUT NEXT YEAR, 
UNLESS CONDRON 
AGREES TO WAIVE 
IT. 
IT FUND SOCIAL 
SECURITY AND 
MEDICARE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ALSO MADE THIS 
PLEDGE. 
>> THIS LEFT NO 
IMPACT ON SOCIAL 
SECURITY. 
>> ANOTHER 
EXECUTIVE ACTION 
CALLS ON CABINET 
OFFICIALS TO 
CONSIDER HALTING 
EVICTIONS AND, 
AFTER A 
MORATORIUM ON 
EVICTIONS 
EXPIRED IN JULY. 
IT IS NOT 
GUARANTEE 
CHANGES, BOTH 
SIDES ARE 
WILLING TO MEET 
THIS WEEK, BUT 
NO WORD ON IF OR 
WHEN THAT MIGHT 
HAPPEN. 
>>> IS A PORTION 
OF THE 2.8 
MILLION SCHOOL 
STUDENTS 
RETURNING TO 
CLASS THIS 
MORNING, THEY 
WILL FIND A RAY-
BAN SET UP FOR 
2020. 
TABLES AND SIGNS 
ENCOURAGING 
MASKS. 
THEY HOPE IT 
EASES PARENTAL 
CONCERNS. 
>> I AM HAPPY 
WITH THE WAY 
THEY HANDLED IT. 
THEY WERE AS 
COMMON AS THEY 
COULD BE GIVEN 
THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 
>> JESSICA 
HANSEN IS 
SENDING THREE 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL TODAY, IN 
BAKER COUNTY 
FLORIDA. 
SHE'S ESPECIALLY 
ENCOURAGED BY 
THE STAGGERED 
LUNCHES IN 
SMALLER GROUPS. 
>> I DON'T THINK 
THERE'S A 
SUBSTITUTE FOR 
WHAT TEACHERS DO 
AND WHAT THEY 
PROVIDE TO KIDS. 
THERE IS NO 
REPLACING THAT. 
>> JOSI WILL IT 
BE? 
BAKER COUNTY 
SUPERINTENDENTS 
TELL NBC NEWS 
THAT MASKS ARE 
OPTIONAL FOR 
STUDENT AND 
STUFF BUT 
RECOMMENDED FOR 
CLOSER THAN 6 
FEET. 
330 STUDENTS 
CHOOSE REMOTE 
LEARNING AND 
TEACHERS WILL BE 
RETURNING TO THE 
TRADITIONAL 
CLASSROOM, AND 
NEARBY 
JACKSONVILLE, 
ONE EDUCATOR WAS 
SO UNNERVED BY 
EMPERORS AND 
INSTRUCTION SHE 
WROTE A MOCK 
OBITUARY, SAYING 
THAT SHE 
RETURNED TO 
WORK, DID HER 
BEST TO HANDLE 
ALL OF THE ROLES 
PLACED ON HER 
SHOULDERS, 
EDUCATOR, COVID-
19 SECURITY 
GUARD, HUMAN 
SHIELD -- AND 
ULTIMATELY SHE 
SUCCUMBED TO THE 
IGNORANCE OF 
THOSE IN POWER.  
>> Reporter: 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
IMPLEMENT NEW 
SAFETY STEPS, 
AND IN ALABAMA, 
KIDS SIX YEARS 
OF AGE AND UP 
MUST WEAR MASKS. 
>> IT IS A NEW 
NORMAL UNTIL WE 
GET A VACCINE 
FOR THE VIRUS. 
>> OTHER AREAS 
BATTLE THE 
FALLOUT, THIS 
GEORGIA HIGH 
SCHOOL IN 
SPOTLIGHT AFTER 
IMAGES OF PACKED 
HALLWAYS EMERGED 
LAST WEEK, AFTER 
A BREAK OUT OF 
NINE CASES, AT 
LEAST FOR MONDAY 
AND TUESDAY. 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
WROTE THE SCHOOL 
BE THOROUGHLY 
CLEANED AND 
DISINFECTED. 
ONE BRIGHT SPOT 
-- 
>> IF ANYBODY 
CAN OPEN 
SCHOOLS, WE CAN 
OPEN SCHOOLS. 
>> NEW YORK 
STATE GETS THE 
GREEN LIGHT FROM 
GOVERNOR,, WITH 
A REMARKABLE ONE 
PERCENT 
INFECTION RATE 
MAKING IT 
POSSIBLE. 
>> AND FLORIDA, 
THE INFECTION 
RATE SOMEWHERE 
IN THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 
9-10 PERCENT. 
AS EARLY AS 
TODAY, THE JUDGE 
COULD SCHEDULE 
FOR THE 
EMERGENCY ORDER 
TO ACQUIRE IN-
PERSON 
INSTRUCTION, OR 
DISMISS THE 
LAWSUIT 
ALTOGETHER. 
>> HERE AT THE 
FLORENCE 
DEVELOPMENT 
CENTER IN BOCA 
RATON, THIS IS 
HOW YOUR CHILD'S 
CAMPUS WILL LOOK 
WHEN THE SCHOOL 
REOPENS. 
>> THE DAY 
STARTS WITH 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS, KIDS 
SHOW UP WEARING 
MASKS BEFORE 
THEY GO IN. 
THERE HAVING 
RESTRICTIONS 
LIKE FACE-TO-
FACE TIME, AND 
OTHERS INTERACT 
REMOTELY. 
OF COURSE, 
THERE'S 
MANDATORY 
HANDWASHING, 
FIVE TIMES A DAY.
WE ARE PREPARING 
FOR STUDENTS THAT
RETURN FOR 
EMPERORS AND 
INSTRUCTION. 
>> HOW YOU GET 
STUDENTS TO 
APPLY TO 
REGULATIONS? 
>> IT IS 
SOMETHING WE 
WILL HAVE TO DO 
IN THE 
BEGINNING, 
DAILY, GOING 
OVER THE RULES 
AND EXPECTATIONS 
AND EXTENDING TO 
THEM WHY WE ARE 
WEARING THEM, 
AND TO KEEP 
THEMSELVES SAFE 
AND FRIENDS SAFE.
THE REASON 
BEHIND IT, THEY 
WILL BE MORE 
LIKELY TO WANT 
TO DO IT, 
BECAUSE THEY 
WILL CONTINUE TO 
COME TO SCHOOL. 
>> IT IS NOT 
JUST 
ADMINISTRATORS 
AND TEACHERS 
MAKING CHANGES. 
>> THE VERY 
BLUEPRINTS OF 
THE SCHOOL 
BUILDING ARE 
ALSO IN 
TRANSITION. 
FROM THE DESIGN 
FIRM TLR GROUP, 
THERE'S A VISION 
OF WHAT SCHOOLS 
WILL LOOK LIKE 
IN THE NEAR 
FUTURE. 
>> IS THERE A 
WAY THAT WE CAN 
REFLECT 
CONFIGURE 
SCHOOLS THAT 
ALREADY EXIST, 
TO HELP US OUT? 
>> ONE OF THE 
THINGS, IS THAT 
EVERY SPACE IN 
SCHOOL SHOULD BE 
USED FOR 
LEARNING. 
WE STARTED 
TAKING THOSE 
OUT, AND WE 
STARTED MAKING 
THE SPACES THAT 
WAS CORD OR 
SPACE A PART OF 
THE LEARNING 
SPACE. 
>> BY LEARNING 
THAT, YOU CREATE 
MORE SPACE FOR 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING? 
>> A LARGER 
ENVIRONMENT, IT 
MEANS THE 
STUDENTS 
THEMSELVES, FOR 
EXAMPLE, WE 
CREATED A 
LEARNING CENTER 
WHERE 80 
STUDENTS WOULD 
REMAIN IN THAT 
PLACE AND RATHER 
THAN 
TRANSITIONED 
INTO JIM, OR 
CAFETERIAS, OR 
RECESS OR 
SPECIAL 
EDUCATION, ALL 
OF THOSE 
ACTIVITIES ARE 
NOW ABLE TO GO 
ON. 
>> AS A RESULT 
OF CORONAVIRUS, 
WE SEE 
BUSINESSES GO 
OUT OF BUSINESS, 
AND THEY VACATE 
SPOTS THAT COULD 
BE CONVERTED 
INTO SCHOOLS? 
>> THEY ACTUALLY 
REPRESENT THE 
FACT THAT WE AS 
ARCHITECTS CAN 
TRANSFORM AND 
MODERNIZE FAIRLY 
INEXPENSIVE -- 
THEY HAVE THE BIG
BOXES INTEGRATE 
THE OPEN BUBBLES 
IF YOU WILL, 
THAT YOU TALKED 
ABOUT EARLIER. 
IT HELPS THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
>> THE SCHOOL OF 
THE FUTURE, LIKE 
SO MUCH IS 
CHANGING AT AN 
ACCELERATED 
SPEED BECAUSE OF 
THE PANDEMIC. 
WITH THE COMPANY 
THAT JILL WORKS 
THAT, THEY ARE 
DESIGNING THE 
COVID-19 
SPECIFIC SCHOOLS 
IN TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, 
ARIZONA, 
MISSOURI, IOWA, 
AND THEY HAVE A 
LITTLE PIECE OF 
BAD NEWS FOR 
KIDS WHO LIVE UP 
NORTH.  
THE SNOW DAY, 
THE FAVORITE DAY 
OF THE YEAR, IT 
WILL BE A THING 
OF THE PAST, 
VIRTUAL LEARNING 
WILL KICK IN. 
THAT IS WHEN KIDS
-- DYLAN, YOU 
GREW UP IN NEW 
JERSEY. 
I KNOW YOU 
CELEBRATED A 
SNOW DAY BECAUSE 
IT WAS A 
PRECURSOR TO 
DOING WEATHER. 
>> I LOVE A GOOD 
SNOW DAY. 
WHEN I TALKED TO 
SCHOOLS ABOUT 
WHETHER, THAT 
EVERYTHING THE 
KIDS SAY IS THAT 
THEY LOVE THE 
SNOW BECAUSE IT 
GETS THEM OUT OF 
SCHOOL. 
WOW. 
>> SO MUCH IS 
CHANGING. 
MY GOODNESS. 
THAT IS GREAT. 
DON'T FORGET, 
ALL WEEK LONG, 
YOU WILL HAVE 
SPECIAL COVERAGE 
OF THE RETURN TO 
SCHOOL WITH THE 
SERIES 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE CLASSROOM, 
INCLUDING A TOWN 
HALL WEDNESDAY 
AFTERNOON IN 
COLLABORATION 
WITH COMMON 
SENSE. 
YOU CAN WATCH 
THAT ON TODAY, 
OR STREAMING ON 
PEACOCK. 
>> HISTORY 
SURROUNDS THE 
HIGH-SECURITY 
LAB AT THE WUHAN 
INSTITUTE OF 
VIROLOGY, 
HANDLING THE 
WORLD'S MOST 
DANGEROUS 
PATHOGENS, 
MAKING IT THE 
TARGET OF 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES ABOUT 
THE ORIGIN OF 
THE VIRUS. 
>> YOU ARE 100 
PERCENT CONFIDENT
? 
>> NBC NEWS WAS 
GRANTED THE 
FIRST 
INDEPENDENT 
MEDIA ACCESS. 
>> WE HAVE NOT 
ENCOUNTERED THIS 
NOVEL 
CORONAVIRUS 
BEFORE. 
WITHOUT HAVING 
THE VIRUS, THERE 
IS NO WAY THAT 
IT COULD BE 
LEAKED FROM THE 
LAB. 
>> HAS ANYONE, 
PERSONNEL OR 
CONNECTED TO THE 
LAB, A THIRD-
PARTY 
CONTRACTOR, 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS? 
>> NO. 
NOBODY. 
>> THERE IS 
SKEPTICISM ABOUT 
THE LAB, LEADING 
VIROLOGISTS 
FAMILIAR WITH 
LAB PROTOCOLS 
SAID IT IS 
IMPROBABLE THAT 
THE VIRUS ESCAPE.
A BOX WITHIN A 
BOX, AND 
FILTRATION 
SYSTEMS. 
TECHNICIANS WERE 
TRAINED AT THE 
U.S. THE WINDOWS 
TO LOOK OUT, AND 
CN. 
>> THE CHINA 
PLAGUE. 
>> THE U.S. AND 
CHINA HAVE BEEN 
LOCKED IN A 
BATTLE OVER THE 
ORIGIN OF THE 
VIRUS. 
AND ACCUSATIONS 
THAT CHINA TO 
LATER DO NOT 
SHARE 
INFORMATION. 
>> THERE IS 
EVIDENCE THAT IT 
CAME FROM THAT 
LABORATORY. 
U.S. OFFICIALS 
YET TO OFFER 
CREDIBLE PROOF 
THAT THE VIRUS 
CAME FROM THE 
LAB, THE 
THEORIES ALSO 
BEING SHOT DOWN 
BY DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI FOR 
LACKING 
SCIENTIFIC 
EVIDENCE. 
SCRUTINY GREW 
STRONGER WITH 
THE RELEASE OF 
THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT 
CABLE, DATED 
JANUARY 2018, 
RAISING CONCERNS 
ABOUT SAFETY AND 
A SHORTAGE OF 
TRAINED STAFF. 
WHAT IS 
CONFUSING, 
ACCORDING TO THE 
DIRECTOR OF THE 
WUHAN INSTITUTE 
OF VIROLOGY IS 
THAT PEOPLE 
VISITED ONLY 
ONCE, AND MARCH 
2018 FOR A 
SEMINAR THAT WAS 
NOT ABOUT THE 
BIOSAFETY. 
>> I AM NOT SURE 
WHAT THE SOURCE 
OF THE 
INFORMATION WAS 
FOR THE 
CONCERNS, 
BECAUSE THEY DID 
NOT VISIT. 
>> FOR 15 YEARS, 
VIROLOGISTS 
COLLABORATED 
WITH SCIENTISTS, 
TO CATALOG 
HUNDREDS OF 
CORONAVIRUS'S. 
FOR YOUR HEALTH 
ALLIANCE, AND 
ITS LINK TO THE 
LAB --
.
>> WE KNOW THAT THEY
>> WE KNOW THAT 
THEY DID NOT 
HAVE ISOLATES OF 
THE VIRUS THAT 
LEAD TO COVID-19 
AND THE LAB.  
BETTY CHINA 
FACES INTENSE 
BACKLASH FOR 
FAILING TO 
CONTAIN THE 
VIRUS AND FOR A 
LACK OF 
TRANSPARENCY. 
IT ALLOWS 
SPECULATION TO 
FOREST. 
>> WHAT CAN YOU 
SAY TO SOMEONE 
WHO SAYS I DO 
NOT BELIEVE YOU? 
>> IT IS 
UNFORTUNATE. 
>> PRESIDENT 
COME TO 
EXECUTIVE ACTION 
DESIGNED TO 
PROVIDE RELIEF 
THAT DEMOCRATS 
HAVE DENIED TO 
THOSE WHO NEED 
IT MOST. 
THROUGH 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
WE TOOK THE 
FOLLOWING STEPS 
TO FUND A 
PAYROLL TAX, 
DIFFERENT 
PAYMENTS, THE 
EMPLOYEE PORTION 
OF PAYROLL TAXES 
TO SEPTEMBER 1 
ARE EXTENDED 
THROUGH THE END 
OF 2020, 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
ASSISTANCE, 
STATES WILL 
PROVIDE 25 
PERCENT COST-
SHARING AMOUNTS 
TO A 400 DOLLAR 
A WEEK AND 
BENEFITS THROUGH 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR. 
THIRD, HE 
EXTENDED THE 
EVICTION 
PROTECTION, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL PREVENT 
EVICTIONS, 
EVERYTHING IN 
HIS CAPACITY, 
MAKING SURE THAT 
HOMEOWNERS ARE 
PROTECTED. 
THEY SUSPENDED 
LOAN PAYMENTS 
FOR THE END OF 
THE YEAR. 
THE BOTTOM LINE 
IS THAT THESE 
ACTIONS WILL HELP
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
AND DEMOCRATS 
FAILED TO 
DELIVER. 
>>> EARLIER THIS 
YEAR, HUNDREDS 
OF AMERICANS ARE 
WORKING, AT THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY 
AUTHORITY, AND 
WE ARE TOLD THAT 
THEY WOULD LOSE 
THEIR JOB FOR 
LOWER PAID 
FOREIGN WORKERS 
IMPORTED FROM 
ABROAD. 
THEY WOULD 
SUFFER FURTHER 
INDIGNITY OF 
TRAINING THE 
REPLACEMENT. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
BOLDLY AND 
RESOLUTELY IN 
DEFENSE OF THE 
HARD-WORKING 
AMERICAN RALLIED 
TO THEIR CASE, 
RUSHING TO THEIR 
AID AND TAKING 
ACTION TO 
RESTORE THEIR 
JOB. 
HE INVITED 
LAYOFF WORKERS 
INTO THE WHITE 
HOUSE A, AND 
FIRED THE BOARD 
AND ONE OTHER 
BOARD MEMBER. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
OFFERED AN 
ULTIMATUM. 
THE FIRING WILL 
CONTINUE UNTIL 
THE CRUEL AND 
HEARTLESS 
DECISION TO FIRE 
THE HARD-WORKING 
AMERICANS WERE 
REVERSED. 
TVA DID REVERSE. 
LABS HAVE BEEN 
CANCELED. 
TECH WORKERS 
HAVE BEEN 
REHIRED. 
AND THE WORDS OF 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE ENGINEERING 
PRESIDENT, THE 
LABOR UNION 
REPRESENTING THE 
2200 HIGHLY 
SKILLED 
PROFESSIONALS 
EMPLOYED, IN HIS 
WORDS, THE 
PRESIDENT 
PERSONAL 
INTERVENTION 
SAVE THE JOBS, 
ON THE PATH TO 
THE MISSION OF 
SERVICE FOR 
WORKERS, AND FOR 
THE PEOPLE OF 
THE COUNTRY. 
>>> WITH 
PRESIDENTS 
REACTION OVER WE 
CAN, HOW QUICKLY 
CAN AMERICANS 
SEE THE EXTRA 
$400 OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE? 
>> WE HOPE TO 
SEE IT QUICKLY, 
CLOSE TO 
IMMEDIATELY. 
I DON'T HAVE A 
EXACT READOUT ON 
TIME, BUT, IT IS 
DEPENDENT ON 
STATES APPLYING. 
AS YOU KNOW IT 
IS 75 PERCENT 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, 
COVERING IT, AND 
25 PERCENT OF 
THE STATE, 
MAKING IT A 
NONEXISTENT 
EMPLOYMENT FUNDS 
REQUIRING AN 
APPLICATION 
PROCESS. 
>> IT IS UP TO 
THE STATE FOR 
THE APPLICATION 
PROCESS, IS IT 
POSSIBLE THAT 
THERE WILL BE A 
DELAY? 
THAT INDIVIDUALS 
WILL NOT SEE 
THIS AT ALL? 
>> WE WILL WORK 
AROUND THE CLOCK 
TO MAKE SURE 
THERE IS NOT A 
DELAY. 
ANY DELAY THAT 
EXISTS, IT RESTS 
WITH NANCY 
PELOSI AND CHUCK 
SCHUMER. 
$400 OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
IT WAS REJECTED 
BY DEMOCRATS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
STOOD FOR THE 
AMERICAN WORKER, 
AND ASKED FOR 
DEMOCRATS TO 
HELP. 
>> YOU WANTED IT 
TO GET TO 
AMERICANS 
QUICKLY, ARE WE 
TALKING WEEKS OR 
MONTHS? 
>> WE WILL BE 
WORKING AROUND 
THE CLOCK. 
WE ENCOURAGE 
DEMOCRATS TO 
COME BACK, 
SECRETARY MINH 
NGUYEN HAS SAID 
HE IS WILLING TO 
REVIEW ANY 
PROPOSAL, 
BECAUSE THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
DESERVE BETTER, 
THAN THE 
PARTISANSHIP 
THEY HAVE SEEN 
FROM CHUCK 
SCHUMER AND THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
COLLEAGUES. 
>> IS THE 
MEASURE BY WHICH 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT CAN 
PROVIDE $300, 
PROVIDE? 
>> 25 PERCENT OF 
THAT MONEY BE 
PROVIDED BY 
STATES, AND 75 
PERCENT IS WHAT 
WE CAN DO WITH 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT SIDE. 
THEY CAN LOOK TO 
THE GENERAL 
FUNDS, AND WE 
WILL BE PURSUING 
EVERY WAY 
POSSIBLE IN 
ORDER TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THE 
PREEMINENT 
PRIORITY 
PREVAILS AND 
THAT IS MAKING 
SURE THAT THIS 
MONEY GETS TO 
AMERICAN WORKERS.
>> FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES, OR 
STIMULUS CHECKS 
IT, IS THERE 
LEGISLATION TO 
ADDRESS ALL OF 
THESE THINGS? 
>> HE ABSOLUTELY 
WOULD LOVE TO 
SEE BOTH OF 
THOSE THINGS. 
FUNDING IS VERY 
IMPORTANT, AND, 
THERE'S A SECOND 
ROUND OF DIRECT 
PAYMENT. 
WE ENCOURAGE 
DEMOCRATS TO 
REALLY NEGOTIATE 
WITH US. SO FAR 
THEY HAVE NOT 
DONE SO, IN 
FACT, THEY MOVE 
FARTHER AWAY 
FROM US RATHER 
THAN TOWARDS US. 
IT IS INCUMBENT 
UPON DEMOCRATS 
TO DO THAT. 
THEY HAVE PUT IT 
IN SEVERAL 
NONSTARTERS 
BETTER THAN EVER 
PUT FORWARD A 
SERIOUS 
PROPOSAL. 
BEFORE, THEY 
CLAIM TO HAVE 
COME DOWN THEY 
ACTUALLY HAD 
WENT UP AND THEN 
THEY WANTED 100 
BILLION IN 
SCHOOL FUNDING, 
WE SAID WE WILL 
GIVE YOU MORE 
THAN WHAT YOU 
ASKED FOR, 105 
BILLION, SO THEY 
HAVE BEEN ON THE 
FUNDAMENTAL 
LEASE UNSERIOUS 
WITH EACH ONE OF 
THEIR OFFERS AND 
THE NEGOTIATION. 
>> A NUMBER OF 
DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
SUGGESTING 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS ARE 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
CAN YOU WALK US 
THROUGH THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS 
USING FOR LEGAL 
ACTION NOW FOR 
THE PRESIDENT 
HERE? 
>> YES, I CAN DO 
THAT. 
FIRST I WOULD 
NOTE THAT WHAT 
WE ARE DOING IS 
DOING THIS 
ENTIRELY WITHIN 
THE EXECUTIVE 
CAPACITY OF THE 
PRESIDENT, ON 
STUDENT LOANS, 
TO SUBSECTION A 
OF THE HIGHER 
RELIEF 
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR STUDENT ACTS 
OF 2003. 
IT AUTHORIZES 
THE SECRETARY TO 
WAIVE OR MODIFY 
PROVISIONS OF 
STUDENT 
FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS, AND 
ENSURE THAT 
THOSE AFFECTED 
ARE NOT LEFT OUT 
OF THE COLD 
FINANCIALLY. 
IT IS ANOTHER 
STATUTE FOR 
THAT, THE HIGHER 
EDUCATION ACT 
THAT BROUGHT 
AUTHORITY TO THE 
SECRETARY ON 
UNEMPLOYMENT, 42-
USC 574 SAYS THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS 
AFTER THE STATE 
APPLIES FOR IT, 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
ADVERSELY 
AFFECTED BY 
MAJOR DISASTERS, 
THESE ARE OFTEN 
KNOWN AS OTHER 
NEED ASSISTANCE. 
OH N/A. 
PAYROLL TAX 
AUTHORITY, 26 
USB 75088 
PLAINLY 
AUTHORIZES THE 
TREASURY 
SECRETARY TO 
PROVIDE HELP 
WITH EXTENSION 
UP TO A YEAR, 
BEFORE, WHEN THE 
SECRETARY 
EXTENDED THE 
INDIVIDUAL 
FILING DEADLINE 
FOR 2019 FROM 
APRIL TO JULY, 
AND FINALLY FOR 
EVICTIONS, THE 
AUTHORITY WOULD 
BE SUGGESTING 
THAT HUD 
CONSIDER 
WHATEVER LEGAL 
AUTHORITY THAT 
THEY HAVE IN 
ORDER TO PROTECT 
AMERICANS THAT, 
AND ALSO, THE 
PRESIDENT 
INSTRUCTED US 
THAT WE SHOULD 
DO EVERYTHING 
WITHIN THE LAWFUL
CAPACITY TO 
PROTECT 
AMERICANS FROM 
EVICTION. 
>> IS THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
PLANNING TO 
RESPOND TO THE 
NEW SANCTIONS ON 
LAWMAKERS AND 
OTHER PEOPLE IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES? 
>> I WILL NOT 
GET AHEAD OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
ACTIONS, BUT WE 
ARE AWARE OF THE 
ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
INSTEAD OF 
TAKING 
MEANINGFUL 
ACTION, LIKE 
REPEALING THE 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY LAW, 
STOPPING THE 
SYSTEMATIC 
OPPRESSION, THEY 
RESPOND WITH 
SYSTEM 
KNOWLEDGE. 
AND A GROWING 
NUMBER OF 
NATIONS AROUND 
THE GLOBE, THEY 
DEMAND REAL 
ACTION, THE BALL 
IS IN THE 
COMMUNIST 
PARTY'S COURT. 
THIS PRESIDENT 
FELT STRONGLY 
AGAINST CHINA 
AND HE WILL 
CONTINUE TO DO 
SO. 
I WILL NOT GET 
AHEAD OF THE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
SAID OVER THE 
WEEKEND THAT 
DEMOCRATS WANTED 
TO RESTART 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
WHO EXACTLY DID 
HE HEAR FROM? 
HE SAID SPEAKER 
AND PELOSI, IS 
IN THE PROCESS 
GOING FORWARD? 
>>'S BEEN 
ACTIVELY ENGAGED
, WORKING 
CLOSELY WITH 
SECRETARY MINH 
NGUYEN AND THE 
CHIEF OF STAFF. 
DEMOCRATS WOULD 
COME TO THE 
TABLE. 
THEIR IMMEDIATE 
STATEMENT WITH 
THE AFTERMATH 
HAS THE 
PRESIDENT DOING 
THESE, SAYING 
THEY WOULD LIKE 
TO MEET HALFWAY. 
THOSE ARE EMPTY 
WORDS FROM 
DEMOCRATS, THEY 
WOULD LIKE TO 
MEET UP BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE JUST 
GONE AND THE 
OTHER DIRECTION. 
>> THERE WILL BE 
A PRESS BRIEFING 
AT 5:30 P.M.. 
>>> I WOULD 
REFER YOU TO THE 
STATE DEPARTMENT,
FROM HIS 
PERSONAL 
CONVERSATION, I 
REFER YOU THERE, 
ON THE PART OF 
THE PRESIDENT, 
THIS IS 
UNVERIFIED, NOT 
CONCLUSORY AS 
THE NEW YORK 
TIMES HAD 
INITIALLY 
REPORTED, THE 
PRESIDENT WILL 
ACT IN THE 
INTEREST OF 
TROOPS,, 
BRINGING 
VINDICATION TO 
HUNDREDS OF U.S. 
SERVICEMEN AND 
WOMEN WHO LOST 
THEIR LIVES 
OVERSEAS. 
HE 
>> TO BE CLEAR, 
DOES THAT MEAN 
THAT POMPEO DID 
NOT RAISE IT? 
>> THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT. 
>> OKAY, SEEING 
THE INTELLIGENCE 
AND, AS A PARTY 
OR THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT? 
>> YOU'RE ASKING 
ME TO VERIFY 
REPORTING, THAT 
WOULD BE IN THE 
REALM OF THE 
STATE 
DEPARTMENT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
WILL ALWAYS ACT 
IN THE BEST 
INTEREST OF OUR 
TROOPS. 
>> THANK YOU, ON 
THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDER THAT THE 
PRESIDENT SIGNED 
THIS WEEKEND, AS 
A CANDIDATE, 
DONALD TRUMP HAD 
CRITICIZED 
FAIRLY SHARPLY 
BARACK OBAMA'S 
USE OF EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS, AND 
FAILING TO REACH 
DEALS WITH 
MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS. 
HOW IS THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
ACTIONS THIS 
WEEKEND ANY 
DIFFERENT FROM 
PRESIDENT 
OBAMA'S? 
>> THERE ARE A 
LOT DIFFERENT 
WHEN YOU 
CONSIDER THE 
FACT THAT BARACK 
OBAMA UTILIZED 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
IN ORDER TO PUSH 
FORWARD A POLICY 
THAT HE DENIED 
HE HAD THE RIGHT 
TO PUSH FORWARD 
23 TIMES. HE 
SAID AT LEAST 23 
TIMES, I DON'T 
HAVE THE POWER 
TO DO THIS, AND 
HE WENT ON TO DO 
JUST THAT. 
I HAD ALREADY 
LISTED OUT AND 
ENUMERATED THE 
VARIOUS LEGAL 
AUTHORITIES ON 
THE PART OF THE 
PRESIDENT, AND, 
THE CARES ACT 
WITH LANDMARK 
LEGISLATION, 
THAT IS THE 
HEIGHT OF THE 
PANDEMIC IT, THE 
RELIEF FOR THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
THAT WAS 
NEGOTIATED 
WITHIN ONE WEEK 
FROM THE FIRST 
DRAFTING. 
FROM FIRST 
DRAFTING TO 
ENACTMENT. 
GO BACK TO 
PRESIDENT OBAMA, 
THE AMERICAN 
RECOVERY ACT 
DURING THE GREAT 
RECESSION TOOK 
ROUGHLY 3 MONTHS 
FROM INCEPTION 
TO ENACTMENT OF 
LAW UNDER A 
SINGLE PARTY 
CONTROL. 
THIS PRESIDENT 
MANAGED TO PUT 
THE ACT THROUGH 
DIVIDED 
GOVERNMENT, A 
VERY BIG AND 
PUBLISH BEEN ON 
THAT PART OF THE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> THE DEAL THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAD ANNOUNCED 
LATE LAST MONTH, 
TO MAKE DRONES 
AND THE UNITED 
STATES, IS ON 
HOLD FOR NOW, 
AMID ALLEGATIONS 
OF INSIDER 
TRADING. 
IS THE PRESIDENT 
CONCERNED THAT 
HIS 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
HERE IS BEING 
DIFFUSED, THAT 
THE DEFENSE 
PRODUCTION ACT 
FUNDS ARE 
POTENTIALLY 
BEING MISUSED, 
PULLING THE PLUG 
ON THE KODAK 
DEAL? 
WHAT DOES IT SAY 
ABOUT THE 
SAFEGUARDS THAT 
YOU HAVE IN 
PLACE, THAT 
POTENTIALLY 
COULD HAVE 
RESULTED IN 
INSIDER 
TRAINING? 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
WILL ALWAYS ACT 
IN HIS BEST 
INTEREST OF THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
AS NOTED, AS 
SOON AS WE 
BECOME AWARE OF 
THE ALLEGATIONS, 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE 
CORPORATION SAYS 
THAT THE REASON 
ALLEGATIONS WITH 
SERIOUS 
CONCERNS, WE 
WILL NOT PROCEED 
FURTHER UNLESS 
THE ALLEGATIONS 
ARE CLEARED. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS THE DBA HAS 
BEEN USED MORE 
THAN 30W2 
DEGREES 
PRODUCTION, IT 
IS BEEN TO GREAT 
EFFECT WHEN YOU 
CONSIDER THE 
STOCKPILE THAT 
WE HAVE SEEN, 
INCREASING THE 
NUMBER OF 
GALLONS, FOUR 
TIMES THE NUMBER 
OF VENTILATORS 
ON HAND, AT 
69,000. 
A LOT MORE THAN 
10,000 MORE THE 
FALL. 
THIS PRESIDENT 
HAS USED THE DPA 
EFFECTIVELY, BUT 
WE ARE WAITING 
FOR DEMOCRATS TO 
TAKE IT 
SERIOUSLY. 
>> HE TAKES 
THESE VERY 
SERIOUSLY. 
WE WILL NOT 
SPECULATE.
>>> THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
DONE A LOT TO 
BRING THE 
COUNTRY TOGETHER.
WE HAVE FACED 
UNPRECEDENTED 
CHALLENGES, HE 
HAS WORKED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE ARE BEST 
EQUIPPED IN 
TAKING CARE OF 
THE CHALLENGES 
THAT WE FACE. 
HAS A STRONG 
RECORD OF 
ACHIEVEMENT THAT 
HE WILL BE 
TOUTING. 
>> IS THERE A 
MESSAGE, THAT 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
LOOKING AT? 
>> YES, WE ARE 
LOOKING AT THAT. 
WE ARE DEEPLY 
CONCERNED BY THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION, SEVERE 
RESTRICTIONS ON 
BALLOT ACCESS 
FOR CANDIDATES, 
PROHIBITION OF 
OBSERVERS AT 
POLLING STATIONS 
AND INTIMIDATION 
OF OPPOSITION 
CANDIDATES AND 
THE DETENTION OF 
PEACEFUL 
PROTESTERS, AND 
JOURNALISTS HAVE 
MARRED THE 
PROCESS, WE URGE 
THE GOVERNMENT TO
RESPECT THE 
RIGHT TO 
PEACEABLY 
ASSEMBLE AND 
REFRAIN FROM USE 
OF FORCE. 
>> IS THE 
PRESIDENT 
WILLING TO 
PROVIDE AID, 
GIVEN THAT THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
PROVIDED 
NATIONALLY? 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN CLEAR 
THAT HE WANTS TO 
SUPPORT STATE 
AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT, BUT 
ONLY FOR COVID-
19 RELATED 
MATTERS. 
HE DOESN'T WANT 
TO BAILOUT BLUE 
STATES THAT HAVE 
STRUCTURAL 
PROBLEMS BEFORE 
THIS.  
THAT IS WHERE 
HIS PRIORITIES 
LIE.
>>> I SPOKE TO 
THE PRESIDENT 
ABOUT THAT, 
BEFORE WALKING 
OUT HERE, HE 
VERY MUCH WOULD 
LIKE TO SEE WAS
-- 
 
MOVEMENT.
THE SECTARIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM 
THAT ENDED CIVIL WAR HERE 30 
YEARS AGO BY DIVIDING POWER 
AMONG RELIGIOUS GROUPS NO LONGER
WORKS.
>> IT'S FAIR TO SAY MOST OF
>> MOST OF US 
HAVE NEVER SEEN 
ANYTHING LIKE 
THAT. 
WE ARE CERTAINLY 
NOT LIKE THIS. 
BUT THE ECONOMY 
OF COLLAPSE, 
LEBANESE SAY 
BECAUSE OF 
CORRUPTION AND 
THE TIGHT GRIP 
ON POWER BY THE 
SHIITE MILITIA 
GROUP, HAS 
BELOW. 
THE PEOPLE OF 
BEIRUT ARE LEFT 
WITH LITTLE TO 
LIVE ON. 
MOST HAVE NO 
GLASS IN THEIR 
WINDOWS AFTER THE
BLAST, NO DOORS. 
THERE IS NO 
POWER. 
LONG TIME BABY 
TO SAY THIS CITY 
MAY BE AT A 
BREAKING POINT. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SUGGESTED THE 
EXPLOSION WAS 
CAUSED BY SOME 
SORT OF BOMB AND 
DEFENSE 
SECRETARY ESPER 
SAID THE U.S. 
STILL DOESN'T 
KNOW THE EXACT 
PAUSE CAUSE OF 
THE BLASTS. 
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
CHAOS IN THE 
STREETS OF 
CHICAGO. 
LOOTING TAKING 
PLACE AROUND THE 
CITY. 
>> -- 
>> IMAGES SHOW 
STORE WINDOWS 
BROKEN, INTENSE 
PLEASE PRESENT 
AND FIRES HOURS 
AFTER POLICE 
WERE CALLED 
ABOUT A MAN WITH 
A GUN ON SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON. 
OFFICERS LOCATED 
AN INDIVIDUAL IN 
THE AREA WHO 
THEY SAY MATCHED 
THE SUSPECT'S 
DESCRIPTION. 
HE FIRED AT 
APPROACHING 
OFFICERS WHO 
THEN FIRED BACK, 
STRIKING THE 
SHOOTER. 
THEY SAY HE WAS 
IN HIS LATE 
TEENS OR 20s. 
EMOTIONS IN THE 
AREA QUICKLY 
RUNNING HIGH 
AFTER'S 
INFORMATION 
SPREAD ABOUT THE 
SUSPECT'S AGE. 
>> THE YOUNG 
PERSON THAT WAS 
SHOT, THAT WAS 
MISINFORMATION. 
MISINFORMATION 
ABOUT A CELL 
PHONE THAT WAS 
MISSING. 
>> OFFICE IS NOW 
ASKING FOR THE 
PUBLIC TO TAKE A 
STEP BACK AND 
WORK WITH POLICE 
BEFORE MORE 
PEOPLE GET HURT 
AND MORE DAMAGE 
IS DONE. 
>> THIS MARKS 
THE END OF WHAT 
WAS ALREADY A 
VIOLENT CITY -- 
A VIOLENT 
WEEKEND IN THE 
CITY OF CHICAGO. 
30 PEOPLE 
KILLED, AT LEAST 
30 SHOT IN THE 
CITY. 
WE WILL HEAR 
FROM THE POLICE 
CHIEF LATER THIS 
MORNING AND AN 
INVESTIGATION 
INTO THE 
SHOOTING THAT 
MAY HAVE STARTED 
IT ALL IS UNDER 
WAY. 
>>> 6 MILLION 
JEWS ANNIHILATED 
IN THE  NAZI SO-
CALLED SOLUTION. 
THERE IS QUITE 
SIMPLY NO 
DENYING IT. 
YOU ON FACEBOOK, 
THE WORLD'S 
BIGGEST 
PLATFORM, MANY 
INSIST THE 
HOLOCAUST NEVER 
HAPPENED. 
>> SURVIVORS 
HAVE LOST 
EVERYTHING. 
THEIR FAMILIES 
WERE KILLED, 
COMMUNITIES WERE 
DESTROYED. 
DON'T TAKE AWAY 
THEIR HISTORY 
ALSO. 
>> WE MET GREG 
SCHNEIDER AT 
AUSCHWITZ 
EARLIER THIS 
YEAR BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC. 
IS ORGANIZATION 
WANTS FACEBOOK 
TO FACE THE 
FACTS. 
>> WE WANT 
FACEBOOK TO 
REMOVE HOLOCAUST 
DENIAL, TO 
ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT 
THE UNITED 
NATIONS 
ACKNOWLEDGED 
WHEN HOLOCAUST 
DENIAL IS HATE 
SPEECH. 
>> EVERY DAY THE 
CLAIMS 
CONFERENCE IS 
POSTING ON 
FACEBOOK, 
STORIES OF 
LIVING HOLOCAUST 
SURVIVORS. 
AMONG THEM, AVA 
STRAUSS, 
STEPHANIE AND 
SIDNEY --. 
>> THE COMMUNITY 
OF 7000 JUICE, 
JEWS, 1%  
SURVIVE. 
I THE ONLY ONE. 
>> OUT OF 7000, 
-- 
>> OUT OF 7000. 
>> STEPHANIE, 
PEOPLE IN YOUR 
IMMEDIATE FAMILY 
HOW MANY SURVIVE?
 
BROTHER.
>> Reporter: IS I
>> TIS IT POSSIBLE TO SAY WHAT 
IT'S LIKE SAS A YOUNG PERSON TO 
REALIZE MOST OF YOUR FAMILY IS 
GONE? 
>> IT IS VERY, VERY HARD 
WHENEVER THERE IS ANY GATHERING 
OF ANY KIND, MY CHILDREN HAVE 
NO TO BRING. 
>> THE TOOK OVER HOLLAND, THE  
GESTAPO, -- THEY WENT TO THE 
SCHOOLS, THEY SAID TO THE KIDS, 
--, THEY WAITED FOR THE 
CHILDREN TO COME HOME. 
>> HER FAMILY WAS SENT OUT. 
>>? WHAT WOULD YOU TELL 
ZUCKERBERG? 
ASK EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD 
KNOWS THAT THIS HAPPENED, THE 
GAS CHAMBERS WERE THERE, THE 
TOOK  THOUSANDS OF PICTURES, 
THEY ARE PROUD OF WHAT THEY 
DID. 
>> PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THE 
TRUTH. 
>> A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE GO ON 
FACEBOOK, THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE 
LEARNING ABOUT REAL HISTORY. 
>> I WILL PLEAD TO HIS 
CONSCIENCE AS A HUMAN BEING, 
HELP US. 
>> THOSE THAT ARE STILL HERE 
CAN OBJECT TO THIS. 
THOSE THAT ARE NOT AROUND POOL 
-- 
>> IF YOU'RE PERMITTING THIS 
DENIAL IN A THWAY THAT I -- IN  
WAY YOU ARE COLLABORATOR. 
>> THEY ARE LIARS, PURE LIARS. 
>> THIS CAMPAIGN HAS GONE ON 
FOR PE12 DAYS NOW, 12 DIFFERENT 
SURVIVORS GIVING THEIR 
TESTIMONY ON FACEBOOK. 
THERE HAS BEEN NO REAL RESPONSE 
FROM MARK ZUCKERBERG OR FROM 
FACEBOOK OTHER THAN THEY SENT 
US A NOTE, THEY SAY THAT WE 
TAKE DOWN ANY POST THAT 
CELEBRATES OR DEFENDS OR 
ATTEMPTS TO JUSTIFY THE 
HOLOCAUST. 
THE SAME GOES FOR ANY CONTENT 
THAT MOCKS HOLOCAUST VICTIMS OR 
ACCUSES VICTIMS OF LYING ABOUT 
THAT ATROCITY. 
THAT IS THEIR STANDING POLICY, 
THAT IS NOT ACTUALLY A RESPONSE 
TO WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT HERE. 
THE FACT IS, IN COUNTRIES LIKE 
GERMANY, WHERE HOLOCAUST DENIAL 
IS ILLEGAL, THEY TAKE IT DOWN. 
THUS FAR, THERE'S BEEN NO REAL 
RESPONSE, ESPECIALLY FROM MARK 
ZUCKERBERG. 
IT WAS PRINCE HARRY WHO WE WERE 
TALKING ABOUT JUST A LITTLE 
WHILE AGO WHO POSTED AND LET 
THE PEACE TALKING ABOUT 
SUPPORTING ONLINE PLATFORMS 
THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED AND 
CREATED CONDITIONED CRISIS OF 
HATE, HEALTH, TRUTH. 
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO 
BE DONE. 
>> IS SO IMPORTANT TO HEAR 
THEIR STORIES. 
>> NO QUESTION. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> HOPEFULLY SOMETHING COMES OF 
THIS. 
>> FOR SURE. 
>> AMONG THE CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER, WE RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE, THAT IS WHY WE ARE DOWN 
HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY, 
THAT'S ALL I WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>> THIS IS ABOUT 400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO 
MAKE BALLOTS READY TO GO FOR 
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> GO DEEP INSIDE THE STORY. 
>> WAS A POLICY CHANGE WOULD 
LIKE TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> THAT'S THE STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOUR MORNING SHOW, ONLY ON 
MSNBC. 
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT 
WE LIVE IN SOME SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA, WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> I REACHED OUT AFTER I WATCH 
THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA ACT AS A 
MOM TRYING TO RAISE HER SON. 
I THINK ABOUT YOU AND YOUR 
KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER HER COMING HOME 
GOING, WHY DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO NOTICE YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT, IT'S NOT OKAY TO 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
>> I CHERISH THE FACT THAT WE 
HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS, I FEEL 
SAFE TALKING ABOUT IT WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>> YOU ARE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> WE SAW A LARGE CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> THIS NEWS MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIFE WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 6:00 
EASTERN. 
>> A VIRUS THAT KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> OF HER CATASTROPHE HERE IN 
BRAZIL. 
>> IT UNITES US. 
>> THE PEOPLE I SPOKE TO SAID 
IF THEY DON'T WORK, THEY CANNOT 
BE THERE FAMILIES. 
>> OUR TEAMS ARE ON THE GROUND 
LEARNING FROM WHERE IT'S BEEN. 
>> THEY ARE BRINGING STUDENTS 
BACK OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> THAT YOU CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW THE IMPACT IS 
HERE. 
X LIFE ACROSS ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, IT JUST DOES NOT LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME NORMAL AS BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF EIGHT 
>> THESE ARE THE UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE, WITH THE 
UNITED [INDISCERNIBLE]. 
>> THE FUTURE DOES NOT BELONG 
TO THE FAINTHEARTED, IT BELONGS 
TO THE BRAVE. 
LIKE THE GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN MOVED TO DEFEND A 
GREAT NATION. 
>> WE CAN ALL EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE? 
DO YOU HAVE CLARITY ON WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS ACTUALLY ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND THAT THAT THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE NOT SIX FEET 
APART FROM ONE ANOTHER. 
ARE YOU WORRIED THAT THIS MAY 
DOVETAIL IN TERMS OF THE RISK 
OF TRANSMISSION AT ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>> TONIGHT, THE CORONAVIRUS 
CRISIS DEEPENING WITH THE 
COUNTRY HITTING 5 MILLION 
CASES. 
THESE COMBINE MAKING UP 40% OF 
THE INFECTION. 
INCLUDING CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE 
DEATH TOLL TOPPED 10,000. 
THIS MORNING, IN VICTORIA 
COUNTY, SCREAMING, SLAPPING, 
AND SHOVING DURING A CLASH 
AHEAD OF CHURCH WHERE 
DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED. 
EMOTIONS RUNNING HIGH AT THIS 
CHAPEL. 
WHERE THERE DEFYING STATEWIDE 
ORDERS WITH INDOOR SERVICES. 
>> THIS GOVERNMENT DOES NOT 
GIVE US OUR RIGHTS, GOD GAVE US 
THESE RIGHTS. 
>> IN THE HOTSPOT STATE OF 
TEXAS, HEALTH OFFICIALS 
REPORTED A RECORD HIGH 
POSITIVITY RATE, CLIMBING SINCE 
THE END OF JULY. 
IN GEORGIA, WHERE THIS BACK-TO-
SCHOOL PHOTO WENT VIRAL, 
SHOWING STUDENT SHOULDER TO 
SHOULDER IN THE HALLWAY, THEY 
SAID THAT THE SCHOOL NOW BE 
CLOSED TOMORROW AND TUESDAY 
AFTER SIX STUDENTS AND THREE 
STAFF MEMBERS AT A HIGH SCHOOL 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. 
THE SCHOOL SUSPENDED HANNAH 
WATERS, WHO ORIGINALLY POSTED 
THE IMAGES AND REVERSED THE 
DECISION. 
>> I KNEW MASKS WERE NOT 
MANDATORY, I DID TRUST THEM TO 
KEEP US SAFE. 
>> MORE QUESTIONS TONIGHT ABOUT 
THE STATE OF COLLEGE SPORTS. 
THE BIG TEN ANNOUNCING THEY 
WILL SLOWDOWN PRESEASON 
FOOTBALL PRACTICES WITH NO PADS 
OR FULL CONTACT AMONG ATHLETES. 
THIS AFTER THE MID-AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE POSTED ABOUT FALL 
SPORTS. 
ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE FALLOUT IS 
JUST BEGINNING. 
>> I DON'T THINK THEY'LL HAVE A 
SEASON IN THE FALL, I HOPE AND 
PRAY I'M WRONG. 
THERE'S JUST TOO MANY 
CHALLENGES. 
IT'S LIKE TRYING TO THREAD A 
NEEDLE FROM 100 YARDS. 
>> THE PANDEMIC IS NOT FALLING 
DOWN THE ANNUAL STURGIS 
MOTORCYCLE RALLY. 
>> HASN'T BEEN ANY OTHER 
REACTION TO THE VIDEOS THAT 
PACKED BARS? 
>> SOME OF THE PEOPLE YOU SPOKE 
WITH UNDERSTAND THE RISK. 
SINCE MASKS AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCING ARE NOT MANDATED, 
IT'S UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL 
WHETHER THEY ENTER ONE OF THESE.
>> SCHOOL, NOW WITH A WHOLE NEW 
SET OF RULES AND CHANGES AT 
EVERY TURN. 
WE FIRST MET THE SUPERINTENDENT 
IN MAY. 
BACK THEN. 
>> KITS STILL STAND IN HALLWAYS 
AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HOW 
MANY QUESTION MARK? 
HUNDRED 60 IN THIS CASE. 
SOCIAL DISTANCING, 44. 
WHERE WILL WE PUT THE OTHER 
KIDS? 
>> NOW, THE ANSWER. 
>> OUR SOLUTION WILL BE HAVING 
THE KIDS START 30 IMMEDIATELY 
IN THE CLASSROOM. 
>> INSTEAD OF DICONGREGATING IN 
THE HALLWAY. 
>> CORRECT. 
>> BACK THEN, HOW WOULD SIT AND 
SIT? 
>> THE DESKS ARE NOT SIX FEET 
APART. 
WORKS WITH MASKS WE CAN UTILIZE 
THE WHOLE ROOM AND IT WORKS. 
>> NETWORKS BECAUSE? 
>> WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH 
THE LOCAL SHEALTH DEPARTMENT TO 
GUIDANCE. E 
>> NO ONE GETS A LOCKER, WATER 
FOUNTAINS ARE SHUT DOWN. 
FOR THE YOUNG STUDENTS AT THIS 
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MAY SEEM 
OVERWHELMING. 
>> MY MASK PROTECTS YOU, YOUR 
MASK PROTECTS ME. 
>> ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS 
HIDDEN BEHIND MASKS, PUTTING 
THEIR PICTURES ON BUTTONS. 
STUDENTS TOOK AT RECESS THE 
PLAYGROUND IS SPLIT, KEEPING 
KIDS FROM DIFFERENT CLASSES 
FROM MINGLING. 
WITH 45,000 STUDENTS HERE, THE C
ADDED COST DUE TO CORONAVIRUS 
IS $26 MILLION. 
ESSENTIALLY COVID-19 SURCHARGE 
OF $578 PER STUDENT.  
>> THIS IS NOT BEEN 
INEXPENSIVE. 
>> NO. 
WORKS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 
35% HAS DECIDED TO TAKE THE  L
CLASSES ONLINE. 
LIVE WITH THE TEACHER, THE ONE 
ADVANTAGE OF THIS IS IF THERE 
IS AN OUTBREAK OF THIS AND THEY 
HAVE TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL DOWN, 
EVERYONE CAN PIVOT TO ONLINE 
CLASSES. 
>> OVERCOAT GOOD HIGH SCHOOL, 
MORE COMPLICATED PUZZLE, HOW TO 
TEACH 1760 STUDENTS 120 
SUBJECTS WITH ONLY 76 TEACHERS, 
WITH A MAX OF 18 STUDENTS PER 
CLASS. 
HAVE PROBLEM KEEPING 
HIGH SCHOL
PRINCIPALS UP AT NIGHT. 
>> WANTED ANSWERS COME TO YOU 
QUESTION WHAT 
>> SOMETIMES IT TO: 30 IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FOR 
EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW IF 
THERE WILL BE FOOTBALL. 
NO ANSWER YET, THE BAND WILL 
PLAY IN THE MUSIC ROOM. 
TROMBONES ARE NINE FEET APART 
BECAUSE OF THE BREATH EXPELLED. 
BACK TO SCHOOL, ANYTHING BUT 
BACK TO NORMAL. 
NBC NEWS, FLORIDA. 
 
McFADDEN REPORTS, THEY
ARE FINALLY WINNING 
THE BATTLE. 
>> YOU MIGHT THINK THE VASTNESS 
OF THE NAVAJO NATION WOULD HAVE 
--. 
THE CORONAVIRUS DOES NOT PASS 
THEM BY. 
LIKE MANY HERE, CRYSTAL AND HER 
FAMILY LIVED FAR OFF THE GRID. 
>> THAT HIT OUR RELATIVES, IT 
HIT PEOPLE THAT WE KNEW AND 
LOVED AND RESPECTED. 
>> ARE FEAR CENTERED AROUND HER 
9-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAS A RARE LUNG 
CONDITION. 
>> I HAVE BEEN ON LOCKDOWN 
SINCE MARCH. 
>> IT FORCED ME AS A MOTHER TO 
THINK ABOUT HOW DO I PROTECT MY 
CHILDREN? 
>> IS A QUESTION MANY HAVE, 
ESPECIALLY HERE, WITH A FRIEND 
OF OURS KILLS MORE PEOPLE PER 
CAPITA THAN ANY U.S. STATE. 
PERVASIVE HEALTH DISPARITIES 
AND SYSTEMIC POVERTY AND A LACK 
OF ACCESS TO RUNNING WATER 
CREATED A PERFECT STORM, VERY 
DEADLY VIRUS. 
AGAINST THOSE ODDS, SOMETHING 
INCREDIBLE HAPPENED. 
THE NAVAJO NATION IN THE CURVE. 
>> EARLY ON WE SAW POSITIVITY 
RATE IN THE 30 TO 40% RANGE. 
IT WAS INCREDIBLY HIGH. 
HE TOLD US THAT WE NEED TO BE 
DOING MUCH MORE TESTING. 
>> AND THEY DID. 
THEY SET UP STRICT CURFEWS, 
EVERY NIGHT AT 8:00, OFTEN FOR 
ENTIRE WEEKENDS. 
>> REAL LOCKDOWNS ARE TOUGHER 
THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. 
>> EXACTLY. 
YOU SEE PEOPLE WEARING MASKS 
100% COMPLIANCE. 
>> WHAT IF THEY ASK SO QUICKLY? 
>> I THINK THEY KNOW THEIR 
HISTORY, THEY KNOW THAT THEY 
CANNOT COUNT ON OTHER PEOPLE TO 
CASH. 
>> IS HONESTLY KEEPING 
STATISTICS, IT HAS BEEN CLEAR 
THAT NATIVE AMERICANS FARE LESS 
WELL WHEN IT COMES TO 
INFECTIOUS DISEASE. 
>> ABSOLUTELY FAIR TO SAY, AND 
ADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, 
INADEQUATE ACCESS TO WATER, 
BASIC PUBLIC HEALTH 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
LEXIS PLACES PEOPLE AT HIGHER 
INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 
>> IS NOT A QUESTION OF RACE, 
BUT OF RACISM. 
X INSTITUTIONAL RACISM. 
>> IS SOMETHING SHE KNOWS ONLY 
TOO WELL. 
HE'S PROFIT AS PEOPLE THOUGHT 
THE CURVE, HE SAYS THE CRISIS 
IS NOT OVER. 
>> THIS IS SERIOUS. 
>> MUCH OF THE REST OF AMERICA 
KNOW? 
>> THAT WE ARE IN A THIRD 
WORLD. 
>> THE NAVAJO NATION PRESIDENT 
SAYS THAT PEOPLE THAT SHE HOPES 
HE SEES PEOPLE TO SHE HOPES 
THAT PEOPLE SEE WHAT HAPPENED 
HERE. 
>> PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES 
REALLY WORK. 
>> LISTEN TO PROFESSIONALS. 
I WAS SAID THAT ADMINISTRATION 
IN DC WOULD DO THE SAME. 
>> NINE DAYS AND COUNTING SINCE 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT HELP RAN 
OUT. 
A MARRIED MOTHER TO HIS FIRED 
FROM HER HUMAN RESOURCES JOB. 
NEXT THERE A LOT OF ESSENTIALS 
THAT WE ARE TRYING -- HAVING TO 
SAY NO, NOT THIS MONTH. 
>> AMONG THE PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE ACTION, A NEW FORMULA 
FOR FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
$400 WEEKLY INCIDENT 600. 
WITH STATES REQUIRED TO 
CONTRIBUTE $100. 
HOUSE SPEAKER SAYS THAT JUST 
WILL NOT WORK. 
>> STATES HAVE THE MONEY, AND 
THEY DON'T. 
THEY HAVE EXPENSES FROM THE 
CREDIT VIRUS. 
THEY HAVE LOST REVENUE. 
>> ONLY CONGRESS CAN MAKE TAX 
LAW BUT THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE 
CAN PUT A SHORT-TERM HOLD ON 
COLLECTING PAYROLL TAXES. 
FOR THOSE EARNING UNDER 
$100,000. 
>> THIS WILL MEAN BIGGER 
PAYCHECKS FOR WORKING FAMILIES. 
>> THAT DEFERRED TAX WOULD 
STILL BE OWED NEXT YEAR. 
AND LEFT CONGRESS AGREES TO 
WAIVE IT. 
THE BIG UNKNOWN. 
>> I PLAN TO FORGIVE THESE 
TAXES. 
>> THE TREASURY SECRETARY 
DESCRIBED THE POTENTIAL TAX 
SAVINGS AT THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN 
PROMISE. 
>> I DON'T NEED TO BE 
INCENTIVIZED TO GET BACK TO 
WORK. 
I WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK SO 
MUCH. 
PANDEMICS DO END. 
>> OF THESE ORDERS EVEN LEGAL? 
>> THERE'S A LOT OF DEBATE 
ABOUT THAT. 
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SAY THEY ARE 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
THEY WILL LOOK AT THEIR LEGAL 
OPTIONS. 
TODAY THEY WERE MORE INTERESTED 
IN GETTING BACK TO THE 
BARGAINING TABLE AND NOT 
HEADING OFF TO COURT TO TRY TO 
FIND SOME WAY TO GET A 
LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION TO PROVIDE 
RELEASE. 
>> THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE CHAOTIC 
AFTERMATH OF A CONFRONTATION 
BETWEEN SOUTH GEORGIA POLICE 
AND A CAR FULL OF MINORS. 
>> THEY WERE SHOOTING AT THEM. 
YOU SEE THE KIDS AND YOU STILL 
SHOOT? 
>> SAID OFFICIALS ARE 
INVESTIGATING WHAT LED TO AN 
OFFICER SHOT, FIGHTING 
REPEATEDLY AT THE VEHICLE. 
>> THESE ARE KIDS, MINORS. 
>> ACCORDING TO THE JOURNAL 
JUST GEORGIA BUREAU OF 
INVESTIGATION, A POLICE OFFICER 
TRIED TO GET INFORMATION ON THE 
CAR, THREE MINORS, AGES NINE, 
12, AND 14 GOT UP AND RAN. 
WHEN A SECOND OFFICER CAME TO 
HELP, THE CAR DROVE TOWARD THE 
OFFICER, WHO STARTED SHOOTING. 
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] 
>> INSIDE THE CAR, 15 AND 16-
YEAR-OLD, BOTH FACING CHARGES, 
INCLUDING DRIVING WITHOUT A 
LICENSE, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON 
AN OFFICER, AND BOTH CHARGE 
WITH WEAPONS POSSESSION. 
THEIR FATHER TOLD A LOCAL 
STATION THE GUN WAS IN THE 
GLOVE DEPARTMENT -- GLOVE 
COMPARTMENT AND REGISTER TO 
THEIR MOTHER. 
>> THE LOCAL NAACP IS DEMANDING 
RELEASE OF THE BODY CAMERA 
VIDEO AND -- GAMER VIDEO. 
>> THE MOST CONCERNING ASPECT 
IS A 9-YEAR-OLD AND 12 WERE 
SUBJECT TO HAVING GUNFIRE IN 
THE PRESENCE, AROUND THEM, OUR 
CONCERN IS THE LEVEL FORCE THAT 
WE USE. 
>> THEY SAY NO OFFICERS WERE 
INJURED AND TWO OF THEM WERE 
PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. 
SO FAR, THEY HAVE INVESTIGATED 
59 OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS 
IN GEORGIA THIS YEAR. 
NBC NEWS, ATLANTA. 
>> SPARTA STARTED SHAKING THIS 
MORNING, IT STRUCK NEAR THE 
SLEEPY NORTH CAROLINA TOWN AT 
8:0 7 AM. 
>> IT'S BEEN NEARLY 100 YEARS 
SINCE ANYTHING THIS POWERFUL 
STRUCK NORTH CAROLINA. 
AT LEAST 45,000, DID YOU FEEL 
IT REPORTS TO THE U.S. 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SOON AFTER. 
RESIDENCE ALONG THE EASTERN 
SEABOARD SAYING THAT THEY FELT 
THE EARTHQUAKE TOO. 
>> THERE'S TONS OF OLD FOLKS 
FROM WHEN THE EAST COAST WAS 
MORE ACTIVE. 
MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO. 
ANY OF THOSE CAN BE 
REACTIVATED. 
>> AND SPARTA, WIDESPREAD 
MINIMAL DAMAGE, SAYS THE MAYOR. 
>> IS A LITTLE SCARY. 
YOU GO OUT MOVE ON. 
>> WITH EARTHQUAKES, YOU KNOW 
THEIR AFTERSHOCKS. 
ARE YOU READY? 
>> WE ARE EXPECTING IT, WE ARE 
COVERED. 
>> NOT QUITE THE BIG ONE, STILL 
THE MOST INTENSE JEWELED MANY 
HAVE EVER FELT. 
>> AMONG THE CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER, YOU RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE, THAT'S WHY WE ARE DOWN 
HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT'S WHAT I WANT THEM TO SEE. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO 
MAKE BALLOTS READY TO GO IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> DEEP INSIDE THE STORY. 
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED? 
IT'S WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH 
AND WHO IS LYING EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE STORY AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT 
WE LIVE IN SOME SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA, WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> I REACHED OUT TO YOU WHEN I 
WATCH THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA ACT 
AS A MOM TRYING TO RAISE HER 
SON, 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 IT'S NOT OKAY TO 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
>> I CHERISH THE FACT THAT WE 
CAN HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE TALKING ABOUT THIS. 
>> YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE SAW A LARGE CONVOY OF 
NATIONAL GUARD COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> NEWS MADE FOR YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD. 
I'VE WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 6:00 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL CATASTROPHE HAPPENING 
HERE IN BRAZIL BEFORE OUR VERY 
EYES. 
>> ARE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> THE PEOPLE SAID THEY DON'T 
WORK, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO 
FEED THEIR FAMILIES. 
WECHSLER TEENS ARE ON THE 
GROUND RUNNING FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT 
IS BRINGING STUDENTS BACK OVER 
THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS IN 
STAGES.? 
YOU CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT US HERE. 
>> FIVE ACROSS ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK THE 
SAME AS BEFORE. 
>> ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR 
IS FEAR ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE, WITH THE UNITED
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE DOES NOT BELONG 
TO THE FAINTHEARTED, IT BELONGS 
TO THE PARADE. 
>> A GREAT PEEP -- A GREAT 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO HELP A GREAT NATION. 
>> WE CAN ALL EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
[MUSIC] 
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED? 
WHAT WOULD COUNT AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> 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 [INDISCERNIBLE]. 
ARE YOU WORRIED THAT THESE TWO 
CRISIS MAY DOVETAIL INTO THE 
RISK OF TRANSMISSION OF THIS 
ONGOING PROTEST. 
YOU CAN GO TO THE GREAT 
>> WHAT HAS COVID-19 TAUGHT US? 
AVOID PUBLIC SPACES, WASH HER 
HANDS, PUBLIC DISTANCE, AND WE 
HAVE LEARNED THAT BLACK 
AMERICANS HAVE 
DISPROPORTIONATELY DIED FROM 
THE DISEASE. 
AND THEN, GEORGE FLOYD DIED. 
>> SELF MINNEAPOLIS STILL 
SMOLDERS. 
BEFORE GEORGE, HE COULD NOW 
[INDISCERNIBLE]. 
>> AND THEN BREONNA TAYLOR.  
>> BEFORE,  IT WAS AHMAUD 
ARBERY.  
>> THE SHOOTING DEATH OF YOUNG 
BLACK MAN WHO WAS KILLED AFTER 
BEING CHASED BY A WHITE FATHER 
AND SON. 
>> PEOPLE PROTESTED DESPITE 
COVID-19.  
I MET THE PERSON TO SPECULATE 
WHAT THIS MEANS, ESPECIALLY NOT 
FOR [INDISCERNIBLE]. 
IF NOTHING ELSE, IS THIS THE 
MOMENT WHERE WE FINALLY ADMIT 
THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM, MUCH LIKE 
COVID-19, IS ALSO A PUBLIC 
HEALTH CRISIS?  
>> IT'S A DEATH SENTENCE FOR 
US. 
>> FOR MONTHS, AMERICANS HAVE 
BEEN PREOCCUPIED WITH HER 
HEALTH, TALKING ABOUT SIGNS, 
SYMPTOMS, PREVENTATIVE 
MEASURES. 
WHAT HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT 
RACISM? 
MUCH LIKE THE WAY THAT WE THINK 
ABOUT IT AS HE IS LIKE COVID-
19.  
>> IS NO MYSTERY WHY BLACK 
AMERICANS HAVE BEEN DYING OF 
COVID-19 AT A RATE JUST OVER 
TWICE THAT OF WHITE AMERICANS.  
MANY BLACK PEOPLE HAVE OUTLINED 
JOBS WITH A HIGHER EXPOSURE 
RISK, THEY RELY ON PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION. 
BLACK PEOPLE HAVE LESS ACCESS 
TO PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE AND 
ARE MORE LIKELY TO LIVE IN 
AREAS WITHOUT EASILY ACCESSIBLE 
AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHY FOOD 
OPTIONS. 
>> WHEN WE ADD THE IMPACT OF 
THE CURRENT PANDEMIC ON THESE 
ALREADY EXISTING DISPARITIES, 
IT'S DISGUSTING THAT WE ARE NOW 
HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT 
RACISM BEING A PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN 
A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. 
>> THAT IS DR. JEFFERSON, AN 
EPIDEMIOLOGIST. 
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE HEALTH 
OF BLACK PEOPLE COMPARED TO 
OTHER GROUPS, WE HAVE HIGHER 
RATES OF EVERYTHING. 
WE DIE MORE FROM EVERYTHING. 
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, 
CANCER, YOU SEE THIS ACROSS THE 
BOARD, NO MATTER WHAT HEALTH 
OUTCOME YOU'RE LOOKING AT. 
>> HE RECOGNIZED THE IMPACT OF 
BEHAVIORS LIKE SMOKING, 
DRINKING, AND LONELINESS, WHY 
NOT RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OF 
RACISM? 
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA ON 
INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCES, WE'VE 
LINKED.TO HIGHER MORTALITY. 
>> I TALKED WITH A SENIOR 
REPORTER AT WILL TO'S ROLLING 
STONE MAGAZINE. 
HE ARGUES THAT RACISM IS 
KILLING BOTH BLACK PEOPLE AND 
THE NATION ITSELF. 
>> WHEN YOU REFER TO RACISM, 
YOU REFERRED TO AS THE AMERICAN 
PLAGUE. 
WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT? 
>> IT'S INSTITUTIONS. 
THINK ABOUT HOUSING, EDUCATION, 
NUTRITION 
>> WE HAVE TO CUT THE CANCER 
OUT. 
>> THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, RACE 
IS LITERALLY WRITTEN INTO 
AMERICAN LAW. 
NOT JUST INTO JIM CROW SOUTH. 
FOR EXAMPLE, REDLINING POLICIES 
AND PLACES LIKE NEW YORK, 
CHICAGO, AND BALTIMORE ALLOWED 
HIM TO DENY MORTGAGES ON THE 
BASIS OF RACE. 
>> THIS TRAPPED MANY BLACK 
PEOPLE IN HIGH POVERTY 
NEIGHBORHOODS, PRECLUDING THEM 
FROM BUILDING GENERATIONAL 
WEALTH. 
>> THEY HAVE FEWER RESOURCES, 
THE JAILS ARE OVERPOPULATED BY 
BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES. 
IT RELEGATES PEOPLE WHO ARE 
IMPACTED TO LIVE THAT ARE 
LIMITED, RACISM ON THE BLACK 
COMMUNITY, IT'S NOT SOMETHING 
THAT WE CAN OPT OUT OF. 
>> BECAUSE RACISM IS NOT JUST 
SYSTEMIC INFECTION, IT IS 
[INDISCERNIBLE] 
TWO. 
>> I HAVE STRESSES FROM 
OPPRESSION, IT OVERWHELMS HER 
NATURAL ABILITY TO COPE, IT 
RESULTS IN A BREAKDOWN OF OUR 
IMMUNE SYSTEM, IT MAKES US MORE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHRONIC AND 
INFECTIOUS DISEASES, IT MAKES 
US MORE LIKELY TO DIE EARLY. 
>> SOME STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT 
HAVING A POSITIVE RACIAL SELF 
IMAGE BASICALLY BLACK PRIDE MAY 
HELP MITIGATE SOME PHYSICAL 
IMPACTS OF RACISM, PARTICULARLY 
IN BLACK MEN. 
WHITE PRIDE, AND IN SOME 
GENERATIONS WHITE SUPREMACY, 
HAS LONG BEEN WHAT IS ON 
DISPLAY IN THE UNITED STATES. 
>> IT LOOKS LIKE WHITE FOLKS 
OPPOSING MARTIN LUTHER KING 
HOLIDAY, LOOKS LIKE WHITE FOLKS 
INSISTING THAT CONFEDERATE 
STATUE STEP. 
>> WHAT IS BLACK PRIDE? 
>> IT'S REPLACING THOSE NAMES 
WITH [INDISCERNIBLE]. 
REPLACING THE NAMES OF 
FREDERICK DOUGLASS. 
BUT STATUES OFF OF SALLY 
HEMMINGS. 
LET'S DO THAT. 
INSTEAD OF GLORIFYING PEOPLE 
WHO HELD PEOPLE IN BONDAGE, FOR 
GENERATIONS. 
>> TECHNICALLY THIS IS A THEORY 
ABOUT FINDING THE POSITIVES AND 
[INDISCERNIBLE]. 
WE WENT TO A DEMONSTRATION, WE 
SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH PROTESTERS. 
WE WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT IT'S 
LIKE TO GO THROUGH THIS HEALTH 
CRISIS WHILE BEING BLACK. 
>> DO YOU THINK RACISM IS A 
PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS? 
>> IT ABSOLUTELY IS. 
DEFINITELY. 
>> IS BIGGER THAN THAT. 
>> PLEASE BRUTALITY IS A 
PANDEMIC IN ITSELF. 
>> IS ONE THING TO DISPOSE OF 
THE HEAD, IT'S ANOTHER THING TO 
DISMANTLE [INDISCERNIBLE]. 
>> THEY ARE REFORMING 
HEALTHCARE, EVERY OTHER ASPECT 
OF LIFE. 
THIS COUNTRY WILL ALWAYS BE 
[INDISCERNIBLE]. 
>> I CAN EXPLAIN IT TO HIM 
RIGHT NOW. 
WHEN HE GETS OLDER, AND HE ASKS 
US WHAT WE DID, WE WILL BE ABLE 
TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THIS. 
>> WHEN EVERYBODY IS NOT ABLE 
TO OPERATE AT THEIR FULL 
POTENTIAL, WHEN WE HAVE A 
HIERARCHY OF HUMAN VALUES, FOR 
SOME PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE VALUED 
LESS THAN OTHER PEOPLE'S, THAT 
DOES SOMETHING TO ALL OF 
HUMANITY. 
>> DO YOU THINK THIS IS A 
BREAKING POINT? 
>> THIS SEARCH OF 
ACCOUNTABILITY, I THINK TO SOME 
DEGREE THAT IS ENCOURAGING 
BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE 
RUDIMENTARY EFFORT TO EDUCATE 
THEMSELVES. 
I THINK PEOPLE HAVE NOT HAD AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN 
ANTIRACIST EDUCATION. 
THEY DID NOT GET IT IN SCHOOL. 
I DID NOT GET IN SCHOOL AND I'M 
BLACK. 
I REMEMBER MY SEVENTH GRADE 
HISTORY BOOK HAD ONE PAGE ON 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. 
I KNEW THAT OUR PEOPLE WERE SO 
MUCH GREATER THAN THAT. 
WHAT I NEED FOR PEOPLE TO DO, 
IS TO NOT BE SATISFIED WITH THE 
MINOR STEPS THAT THEY HAVE MADE 
IN THESE FEW WEEKS. 
>> THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE 
ACTION. 
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT, BUT I 
SAY WE, WHITE PEOPLE HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT ALL OF THE WAYS THAT 
RACISM IS SHOWING UP IN OUR 
SOCIETY, THAT PRIVILEGES THEM 
UNFAIRLY. 
THEY HAVE TO DIVEST THIS 
UNEARNED PRIVILEGE. 
>> WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH 2020, 
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? 
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT DO WE DO 
NOW? 
>> WE HAVE HAD A 400 YEAR 
HISTORY OF OPPRESSION, THAT'S A 
LONG TIME. 
THAT CAN BE UNBEARABLE TO 
PEOPLE WHOSE HISTORY IS 
DIFFERENT THAN THAT. 
WE ARE ALL HERE TOGETHER. 
WE SHOULD ALL BE PART OF THE 
SOLUTION. 
[MUSIC] 
>> PRESIDENTIAL DEFENDING HIS 
DECISION TO SIGN A SERIES OF 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT HE SAYS 
WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF 
TO STRUGGLING AMERICANS WITH 
MILLIONS OUT OF WORK. 
>> IT'S TIME TO ACT. 
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE BEEN LARGELY 
PRAISED, WE HAVE TO GET MONEY 
OUT TO THE PEOPLE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT SIGNED THE 
ORDER SATURDAY AFTER TALKS WERE 
BROUGHT RELIEF BETWEEN THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESSIONAL 
DEMOCRATS FELL APART. 
DEMOCRATS AND EVEN SOME 
REPUBLICANS ARE BLASTING THE 
ORDERS, INSISTING THEY ARE 
NEITHER EFFECTIVE NOR ILLEGAL. 
A NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN SENATOR 
SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THE 
[INDISCERNIBLE] 
THEORY IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
>> I AGREE WITH THE REPUBLICAN 
SENATOR, HE SAID IT WAS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
>> DEMOCRATS WERE JUST 
UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
? ORDERS INCLUDE A NEW WEEKLY 
UNEMPLOYMENT BONUS OF $400. 
THAT IS LESS THAN THE $600 
PEOPLE WERE INITIALLY 
RECEIVING. 
DEMOCRATS HAVE PUSHED TO 
EXTENDED SINCE IT EXPIRED LAST 
MONTH. 
THE ORDER REQUIRES STATES TO 
CONSIDER $100 OF THAT, 
SOMETHING THAT HELPED THE 
SPEAKER SAY IS NOT POSSIBLE. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP PLAINTIFF 
DOWN PLAY THE BURDEN ON THE 
STATES. 
>> IT WILL DEPEND ON THE STATE 
AND THEY WILL MAKE AN 
APPLICATION AND WILL MAKE A 
DECISION. 
MAYBE THEY WILL PAY NOTHING. 
>> HE ALSO ANNOUNCED THE 
SUSPENSION OF PAYROLL TAXES FOR 
PEOPLE MAKING LESS THAN 
$100,000 A YEAR. 
THE DEFERRED TAX WOULD STILL BE 
OWED NEXT YEAR UNLESS CONGRESS 
AGREES TO WAIVE IT. 
AND, THAT TAX FUND SOCIAL 
SECURITY AND MEDICARE. 
RESIDENT TRUMP MAKING THIS 
PLEDGE. 
>> IS WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON 
SOCIAL SECURITY. 
>> ANOTHER EXECUTIVE ACTION 
CALLED ON CABINET OFFICIALS TO 
CONSIDER HALTING EVICTIONS 
AFTER A MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS 
EXPIRED IN JULY. 
IT DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY 
GUARANTEES OR AID TO RENTERS. 
AS FOR A BROADER LEGISLATIVE 
DEAL, BOTH SIDES SAY THEY ARE 
STILL WILLING TO MEET THIS 
WEEK. 
SO FAR, NO WORD ON IF OR WHEN 
THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. 
>> IS A PORTION OF FLORIDA'S 
2.8 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL 
STUDENTS RETURN TO CLASSROOM 
THIS MORNING, THEY WILL FIND A 
REBATE JUST REVAMP SET UP FOR 
2020. 
LEADERS HOPE IT WILL EASE 
PARENTAL CONCERNS. 
>> AND HAPPY WITH THE WAY 
THEY'VE HANDLED IT. 
THEY ARE AS PROMPT AS THEY 
COULD BE. 
GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. 
>> SHE IS SENDING THREE KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY IN BAKER 
COUNTY, FLORIDA. 
SHE IS ENCOURAGED BY THE 
STAGGERED LUNCHES AND SMALLER 
GROUPS. 
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S A 
SUBSTITUTE TO WHAT TEACHERS DO 
AND THE HEART THAT THEY WERE IN 
TICKETS, THERE IS NO REPLACING 
THAT. 
>> HOW SAFE WILL IT BE? 
THE SUPERINTENDENT TELLS NBC 
NEWS THAT MASKS ARE OPTIONAL 
FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. 
THEY ARE RECOMMENDED ONE CLOSER 
THAN SIX FEET. 
AROUND 330 STUDENTS ARE 
CHOOSING LEARNING, TEACHERS 
WILL RETURN TO THEIR 
TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS. 
IN JACKSONVILLE, ONE EDUCATOR 
SO UNNERVED ABOUT IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION, SHE WROTE A MOCK 
OBITUARY SAYING SHE RETURNED TO 
WORK, DID HER BEST TO HANDLE 
ALL THE RULES PLACED ON HER 
SHOULDERS, EDUCATOR, COVID-19 
SECURITY GUARD, HUMAN SHIELD, 
ULTIMATELY, SUCCUMBED TO THE 
IGNORANCE OF THOSE IN POWER.  
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE 
COUNTRY IMPLEMENT NEW SAFETY 
STEPS. 
IN ALABAMA, KIDS SIX AND A MUST 
WEAR A MASK. 
>> IS A LOT MORE PRECAUTIONS. 
IT'S A NEW NORMAL UNTIL WE GET 
A VACCINE. 
>> OTHER AREAS BATTLING THE 
FALLOUT FROM INFECTIONS 
ALREADY, THIS GEORGIA HIGH 
SCHOOL IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT 
AFTER IMAGES OF PACKED HALLWAYS 
EMERGED LAST WEEK, NOW CLOSING 
UP AFTER BREAKUP OF NINE CASES, 
AND SWITCHING TO REMOTE 
LEARNING FOR MONDAY AND 
TUESDAY. 
THE SUPERINTENDENT WROTE THAT 
THE SCHOOL BE THOROUGHLY 
CLEANED AND DISINFECTED, ONE 
BRIGHT SPOT. 
>> IF ANYONE CAN OPEN IS, WE 
CAN OPEN SCHOOLS. 
>> NEW YORK STATE GETS THE 
GREEN LIGHT FROM THE GOVERNOR, 
WITH A REMARKABLE 1% INFECTION 
RATE MAKE POSSIBLE. 
>>> IN FLORIDA, THE INFECTION 
RATE STATEWIDE HERE IS 
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 
OF 9 TO 10%. 
AS EARLY AS TODAY A JUDGE COULD 
SCHEDULE HEARINGS FOR THE 
LAWSUIT, CHALLENGING FLORIDA'S 
EMERGENCY ORDER TO REQUIRE IN-
PERSON INSTRUCTION, OR TO 
DISMISS THE LAWSUIT ALTOGETHER. 
>> HERE AT THE DEVELOPMENT 
CENTER IN BOCA RATON, BUT MAY 
BE THE TEMPLATE OF HOW YOUR 
CHILD'S CAMPUS WILL LOOK WHEN 
SCHOOL REOPENS. 
FOR THE PAST EIGHT WEEKS THE 
DAY STARTS WITH TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS. 
KIDS SHOW UP ALREADY WERE 
BEFORE THEY GO IN. 
THEY CHANGE OUT OF THEIR SHOES 
TO AVOID STEPPING IN SOMETHING 
AND BRING IT INSIDE. 
THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS LIKE 
FACE-TO-FACE TIME, BUT WITH 
ONLY HALF THE CLASS, OTHERS 
INTERACT REMOTELY. 
OF COURSE, THERE IS MANDATORY 
HANDWASHING, AT LEAST FIVE 
TIMES A DAY. 
JULIE, A TEACHER, IS PREPARING 
FOR STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO 
RETURN IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION. 
>> HOW DO YOU GET YOUR STUDENTS 
TO COMPLY TO THESE KIND OF 
REGULATIONS? 
EXIT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE 
WILL HAVE TO DO DAILY IN THE 
BEGINNING, GOING OVER THE RULES 
AND EXPECTATIONS AND EXPLAINING 
TO THEM WHY WE ARE WEARING 
THEM, TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE, 
TO KEEP THEIR FRIEND SAFE, TO 
KEEP THEIR TEACHERS SAFE. 
ONCE THEY UNDERSTAND THE REASON 
BEHIND IT, THEY WILL BE MORE 
LIKELY TO WANT TO DO IT, THEY 
WILL WANT TO CONTINUE TO COME 
TO SCHOOL. 
>> IT IS NOT JUST 
ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS 
MAKING CHANGES. 
>> LOOK BEYOND THE DOORS AND 
WINDOWS, 
>> THE VERY BLUEPRINTS OF THE 
SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE IN 
TRANSITION. 
JIM, FROM THIS DESIGN FORM -- 
FIRM, WITH A VISION OF WHAT 
SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE 
NEAR FUTURE. 
>> IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN 
RECONFIGURE SCHOOLS THAT ARE 
ALREADY -- THAT ALREADY EXIST 
TO HELP US OUT? 
>> OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN 
EXPLORING IS THIS IDEA THAT 
EVERY SPACE IN SCHOOL SHOULD BE 
USED FOR LEARNING. 
EVEN THE HALLWAYS. 
FOR EXAMPLE, LOCKERS ARE THING 
OF THE PAST. 
WE JUST STARTED TAKING THOSE 
OUT. 
WE STARTED MAKING THE SPACE 
THAT WAS COURT OR SPACE PART OF 
THE LEARNING SPACE. 
TEXT BY DOING THAT YOU CREATE 
MORE SPACE FOR SOCIAL 
DISTANCING? 
LET'S WE CREATE A MUCH LARGER 
ENVIRONMENT, WHICH MEANS THE 
STUDENTS AND TELLS MIGHT HAVE 
80 STUDENTS IN THIS BUBBLE, WE 
CREATED A LEARNING CENTER WERE 
80 STUDENTS WOULD REMAIN IN 
THAT PLACE AND RATHER THAN 
TRANSITION TO ART, JIM, THE 
CAFETERIA, TO RECESS, SPECIAL 
ED, ALL OF THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE 
NOW WITHIN [INDISCERNIBLE]. 
>> AS A RESULT OF CORONAVIRUS, 
WE ARE SEEING BUSINESSES GO OUT 
OF BUSINESS, VACATING SPOTS 
THAT YOU SUGGEST WOULD BE 
CONVERTED INTO SCHOOLS? 
>> THEY REPRESENT SPACES THAT 
WE, AS ARCHITECTS, CAN 
TRANSFORM AND MODERNIZE FAIRLY 
INEXPENSIVELY. 
WE CAN COME IN AND CREATE BIG, 
OPEN BUBBLES, LIKE WE TALKED 
ABOUT EARLIER, IT WILL SERVE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS VERY WELL. 
>> SCHOOLS OF THE FUTURE, SO 
MUCH CHANGING AT AN ACCELERATED 
SPEED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. 
>> AT THE COMPANY JIM WORKS AT, 
THEY ARE DESIGNING THOSE 
SPECIFIC CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS 
IN STATES LIKE TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEBRASKA, 
MISSOURI, IOWA, AND A LITTLE 
PIECE OF BAD NEWS FOR KIDS TO 
LIVE UP NORTH, I CAN RELATE TO 
THIS. 
I WENT TO FAIRBANKS ELEMENTARY, 
IN WHAT WAS THEN A TINY TOWN IN 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
HE SAID THE FAVORITE DAY OF 
YOUR YEAR IS PROBABLY A THING 
OF THE PAST. 
HE WILL KICK IN. 
>> YOU GREW UP IN NEW JERSEY, I 
KNOW YOU CELEBRATED A SNOW DAY 
BECAUSE IT IS A PRECURSOR TO 
THE WEATHER. 
>> I LOVE TO GOOD SNOW DAY. 
WHEN I TALKED TO SCHOOLS ABOUT 
WHETHER, HER FAVORITE THINGS 
THAT KIDS SAY IS THAT KIDS LOVE 
THE SNOW, TO GET THEM OUT OF 
SCHOOL. 
>> SO MUCH HAS CHANGED. 
THAT WAS GREAT. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> ALL WEEK LONG, YOU WILL HAVE
COVERAGE WITH THE RETURN TO 
SCHOOL ON OUR SERIES 
CORONAVIRUS IN THE CLASSROOM, 
INCLUDING A TOWN HALL IN 
COLLABORATION WITH COMMON 
SENSE. 
YOU CAN WATCH THAT TODAY. 
>> MYSTERY SURROUNDS HIGH-
SECURITY LAB AT THE WUHAN 
INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY. 
>> YOUR 100% CONFIDENT THERE 
WAS NO LINK? 
>> UNCONFIDENT. 
>> 100%. 
>> THEY GRANTED NBC NEWS THE 
FIRST INDEPENDENT MEDIA ACCESS. 
>> WE HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED THE 
CULTIVARS BEFORE, WITHOUT 
HAVING THE FIRES, THERE'S NO 
WAY IT CAN BE LINKED TO THE 
LAB. 
>> HAS ANYONE AT THE LAB, 
CONNECTED TO THE LAB, A THIRD-
PARTY CONTRACTOR, TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
>> THERE SOME SKEPTICISM, FIVE 
LEADING VIROLOGISTS ARE 
FAMILIAR WITH MY PROTOCOLS AND 
TOLD US IT IS IMPROBABLE THAT 
THE VIRUS SOMEHOW ESCAPED. 
THIS IS A RARE GLIMPSE AT THE 
LAB. 
A BOX WITHIN A BOX, WITH AIR 
LOCKS ON DOORS AND SEPARATE 
FILTRATION SYSTEM, TECHNICIANS 
WERE TRAINED IN FRANCE, WINDOWS 
TO LOOK OUT, AND CN. 
>> THE CHINA VIRUS, THE CHINA 
PLAGUE. 
>> PER MONTH, THE U.S. AND 
CHINA HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN A 
BATTLE OVER THE ORIGIN OF THE 
VIRUS. 
ACCUSATIONS THAT CHINA DELAYED 
OR DID NOT SHARE INFORMATION. 
>> THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT IT 
CAME FROM A LABORATORY. 
LIKE U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE YET TO 
OFFER CREDIBLE PROOF THAT THE 
VIRUS CAME FROM THE WUHAN LAB, 
A THEORY ALSO BEING SHOT DOWN 
BY DR. ANTHONY FELT CHEAP. 
>> THE SCRUTINY GREW STRONGER 
WITH THE RELEASE OF A STATE 
DEPARTMENT [INDISCERNIBLE]. 
IT RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT LAX 
SAFETY. 
THE U.S. DIPLOMATS VISITED ONLY 
ONE, IN MARCH 2018. 
>> THEY DID NOT VISIT ANY OF 
THE LAB, SAYS [INDISCERNIBLE]. 
THEY AREN'T SURE WHAT THE 
SOURCE OF INFORMATION WAS FOR 
THOSE CONCERNS.? 
15 YEARS, BIOLOGISTS 
COLLABORATED WITH WUHAN 
SCIENTISTS. 
IN APRIL, THE NIH KILLED 
FUNDING FOR HIS CASH HE HAD A 
LINK TO THE LAB. 
>> THEY DID NOT HAVE THE VIRUS 
THAT LEADS TO COVID-19.  
>> THERE FAILING TO CONTAIN THE 
VIRUS AND A LACK OF 
TRANSPARENCY. 
>> IS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE 
BEEN TARGETED AS A SCAPEGOAT. 
WE KNOW THAT WE ARE INNOCENT. 
>> YOU HAVE BEEN ON THIS STORY 
LITERALLY FROM THE VERY 
BEGINNING, WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO 
FINALLY BE INSIDE THAT? 
>> WELL, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS A 
LONG TIME COMING. 
WE HAD BEEN ASKING FOR MONTHS, 
MAKING REPEATED REQUESTS TO 
OFFICIALS, STARTED TO MAKE 
HEADWAY RECENTLY. 
WHEN WE ARE FINALLY THERE, IT 
FELT VERY SIGNIFICANT TO US. 
IT'S A PLACE THAT PEOPLE AROUND 
THE WORLD ARE TALKING ABOUT. 
IT IS THE SOURCE OF A DISPUTE 
FOR POLITICIANS. 
AND FOR SCIENTISTS, WHO HAVE 
WORKED WITH THIS LAB, THEY HAVE 
BEEN SITTING BACK AND WONDERING 
WHY THERE IS SUCH CONTROVERSY. 
>> THE TECHNICIANS WERE TRAINED 
HERE, TRAINED IN FRANCE AS WELL.
>> THIS IS AGAINST THE BACKDROP 
OF THE WHO. 
WHAT MORE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT 
INVESTIGATION AND WHERE IT 
STANDS? 
>> WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE 
WUHAN LAB WILL JOIN WITH THE 
WHO CALLS A SCIENTIFIC STUDY. 
THIS WILL NOT BE INVESTIGATED 
AS A POSSIBLE ORIGIN FOR THE 
VIRUS. 
IT INCLUDES INTERNATIONAL AND 
CHINESE SCIENTISTS, IT'S LIKELY 
TO GET STARTED IN THE NEXT FEW 
WEEKS. 
ALREADY THE STATE DEPARTMENT 
HAS SAID THAT IT EXPECTS THAT 
THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE 
COMPLETELY WHITEWASHED. 
OVERNIGHT, THEY SENT US A 
STATEMENT, IT DID NOT EXACTLY 
ADDRESS WHETHER U.S. DIPLOMATS 
HAD ACTUALLY SEEN THE LAB IN 
WUHAN, DID CRITICIZE CHINA'S 
GOVERNMENT. 
SCIENTISTS LIKE PETER SAY THAT 
THIS IS WHY INTERNATIONAL 
COOPERATION AMONG SCIENTISTS IS 
SO IMPORTANT. 
IT IS SO KEY. 
IT ALLOWS BETTER ACCESS TO 
DATA, AND INFORMATION SHARING, 
ESPECIALLY WITH SCIENTISTS IN 
THE PLACE WHERE THE PANDEMIC 
STARTED. 
AS OPPOSED TO MAKING POLICY ON 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, BASED ON 
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ON THE INTERNET.
>> THIS MORNING, GROWING 
CONCERNS OVER THE POTENTIAL 
SUPER SPREADING EVENTS, WHICH 
MAY BE HAVING A DRAMATIC SPIKE 
IN CREDITORS CASES. 
TENSION BOILING OVER OUTSIDE A 
CHURCH IN VENTURA COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA, WERE DEMONSTRATORS 
GATHERED. 
>> THIS CHAPEL DEFIED STATEWIDE 
CHAPELS TO RUSH ORDERS WITH AN 
INDOOR SERVICE. 
>> YOU CAN GREET ONE ANOTHER 
HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. 
THERE IS FREEDOM TO SAY HELLO. 
>> IN STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 
ATTENDED A MOTORCYCLE RALLY 
EXPECTED TO DRAW UP TO A 
QUARTER MILLION PEOPLE IS STILL 
UNDERWAY. 
>> ALL THE OTHER BIKE SHOWS 
HAVE BEEN CANCELED NATIONWIDE. 
WEXNER MASKS WERE REQUIRED. 
>> TO ME, IS A LITTLE 
FRIGHTENING. 
>> HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES 
PUBLISHED A PAPER THAT HAS NOT 
BEEN PEER-REVIEWED BUT IT FOUND 
THAT THE CREDITORS SUPER 
SPREADING EVENT WAS THE RESULT 
RIGHT AT THE WRONG PLACE AT THE 
WRONG TIME. 
EXTENDED 20% PEOPLE ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR 80% OF THE 
INFECTIONS. 
THEN THERE ARE THESE LESS 
COMMON BUT EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 
EVENTS, WHERE ONE PERSON CAN 
INFECT DOZENS OR SOMETIMES OVER 
100 PEOPLE. 
>>'S TEAM BUILT THE RISKIEST 
[INDISCERNIBLE]. 
JUST A ONE OR TWO DAY PERIOD IN 
THE WEEK AFTER A PERSON IS 
INFECTED. 
BUT, THE WINDOW COULD BE A HUGE 
PROBLEM. 
IF THE PERSON HAPPENS TO BE 
SURROUNDED BY CROWDS. 
>> THE MOST OBVIOUS THING IS HE 
WOULD TRY TO PREVENT ANALYSIS A 
NECESSARY CONGREGATION AND 
ENVIRONMENT. 
>> THESE FIVE STATES COMBINED 
NOW MAKE UP MORE THAN 40% OF 
THE INFECTION. 
IN CHICAGO, BEACHES REMAIN 
CLOSED. 
DOZENS GATHER AT ONE OVER THE 
WEEKEND ANYWAY. 
>> THAT PICTURE WAS HORRIFYING 
TO MANY PEOPLE. 
>> WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE 
RULE THAT VENTILATION PLAYS IN 
THESE EVENTS? 
>> THAT IS WHAT RESEARCHERS ARE 
LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. 
ONE STUDY FOUND THAT A 
RESTAURANT IN CHINA, SOME 
FAMILIES WERE INFECTED. 
BECAUSE OF THE PARTICLES 
APPARENTLY GOING THROUGH THE 
AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM. 
THAT IS WHY RESEARCHERS ARE 
TRYING TO SEE IF UV LIGHT 
HOOKED UP TO THESE SYSTEMS 
MIGHT BE ABLE TO 
[INDISCERNIBLE]. 
IT COULD BE A MAJOR WAY TO STOP 
THESE EVENTS. 
>> ARE IN BETWEEN HIS MEDICAL 
CONTRIBUTORS HERE. 
ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU. 
YOUR TIME WITH US. 
THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT WHAT 
SOMEONE CALL SUPER SPREADERS, 
WHICH IS ALL THE IMAGES AT THE 
BEACH IN ILLINOIS. 
IT WAS THE BIKER RALLY IN SOUTH 
DAKOTA, WE SAW THOUSANDS OF 
BIKERS GATHERING. 
MOST OF THEM WERE NOT WEARING 
MASKS, IT WOULD SEEM THE IMAGES 
OF THE SCHOOL'S REOPENING, WHAT 
IS YOUR CHIEF CONCERN? 
>> THAT MORNING, CRAIG. 
THE DATA IS SUGGESTING THAT 80% 
OF TRANSMISSIONS OF 10 TO 20% 
OF INFECTION, LIKELY BECAUSE OF 
EVENTS LIKE THIS. 
INTERNATIONAL CROWD. 
THESE ARE THE TYPES OF EVENTS, 
THESE ARE THE MATCHES THAT WILL 
KEEP THIS OUTBREAK, THIS FIRE 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FROM 
SUSTAINING. 
THAT'S THE BIGGEST CONCERN 
HERE. 
NO MASKING, NO DISTANCING, 
ALMOST THE SENSE THAT THE 
ABILITY OF AMERICAN, THAT THEIR 
FREEDOM IS BEING IMPINGED. 
THEY HAD NO PUBLIC HEALTH 
AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE MEANT OF 
THINGS THAT WERE BEING 
IMPLEMENT IT, THAT'S THE 
BIGGEST CONCERN. 
>> NINE STUDENTS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, THEIR 
RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT 
CHILDREN AND STUDENTS. 
THERE'S A NEW REPORT BY THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC 
ASSOCIATION, AT LEAST 97,000 
CHILDREN TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS IN THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS IN JULY ALONE. 
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS BEHIND THE 
RECENT SPIKE CASES IN CHILDREN? 
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT 
THE SPIKE, THE MAJORITY OF THE 
CASES WE SAW, OR IN THE 
SOUTHERN UNITED STATES IN THE 
WESTERN UNITED STATES, LED BY 
[NO AUDIO] 
WE ARE SEEING LARGER COMMUNITY 
OUTBREAKS. 
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 
IT MEANS THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD 
NOT BE OPENING UP. 
WE HAVE NOT HEARD A DEFINITIVE 
PROCLAMATION IN ARIZONA. 
THE GOVERNOR STILL CONSIDERING 
OPENING SCHOOLS AS OF AUGUST 17.
NUMBER TWO, A SIMILAR STUDY 
FROM THE CDC WAS PUBLISHED LAST 
FRIDAY. 
BLACK AND BROWN CHILDREN ARE AT 
A 2.5 TIMES INCREASE OF 
HOSPITALIZATION. 
IT IS UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, 
COMMUNITIES THAT OFTEN DON'T 
HAVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ARE 
WELL-FUNCTIONING ENOUGH TO 
AFFORD TESTING, TO AFFORD 
INCREASED SPACE AND PROPER 
DISTANCING SO THAT TEACHERS AND 
CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED. 
THERE ARE LOTS OF CONSEQUENCES 
HERE. 
>> THERE ARE LOTS OF 
CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE 
DISTRICTS AND A LACK OF HIGH-
SPEED INTERNET ACCESS. 
STUDENTS HAVING ACCESS TO 
DEVICES AS WELL TO DISTANCE 
LEARNING. 
AS YOU KNOW, THE NEW YORK 
GOVERNOR APPROVED SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN FOR THE ENTIRE STATE ON 
SUNDAY. 
THERE'S A ONE-DAY POSITIVITY 
RATE ALONG WITH A DROP IN ICU 
PATIENTS. 
AS THE GOVERNOR MAKING THE 
RIGHT CALL ANYMORE? 
>> I WILL SAY THAT IF THERE'S A 
PLACE TO TRY THE HYBRID MODEL, 
IT IS WITH METRICS LIKE NEW 
YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, OH 
INFECTION GROWTH RATES, LESS 
THAN 3%. 
THE CLEAR ABILITY TO HANDLE THE 
SEARCH INITIALLY WITH MINIMAL 
ACTION BEING TAKEN, IF WE ARE 
GOING TO DO IT IN THE SETTING 
OF A PANDEMIC, BUT I WILL SAY, 
SOMETHING ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT 
IN THE COUNTRY IS TRULY READY. 
WE DON'T HAVE RAPID TESTING. 
WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS APPROPRIATELY FUNDED 
ACROSS THE BOARD. 
YOU HAVE THE SITUATION OF HAS 
AND HAS NOT, THAT'S THE BIG 
PROBLEM. 
NEW YORK STATE IS AHEAD OF THE 
CURVE. 
>> PUTS INTO NEW ZEALAND. 
IT WAS ANNOUNCED OVER THE 
WEEKEND THAT THAT COUNTRY HAS 
GONE 100 DAYS WITH NO NEW LOCAL 
COVID-19 CASES.  
WHAT ARE THEY GETTING RIGHT 
INTO NEW ZEALAND THAT WE ARE 
NOT? 
>> FOR YOUR VIEWERS OUT THERE, 
THERE'S A METRIC. 
THE NUMBER OF TEST FOR 
CONFIRMED CASES, NEW ZEALAND 
HAS TO TEST 400 INDIVIDUALS 
BEFORE THEY GET A CONFIRMED 
CASE. 
WE HAVE TO TEST 12 BEFORE YOU 
GET A CONFIRMED HIT. 
THAT TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU 
NEED TO KNOW. 
THERE'S BROAD TESTING. 
I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN TESTED. 
THAT SHOULD SAY SOMETHING. 
THEY CAN DO CONTACT TRACING, 
QUARANTINE EFFECTIVELY. 
WE JUST CANNOT. 
>> LIES? 
>> IS NOT REQUIRED. 
IF YOU DON'T HAVE SYMPTOMS AS A 
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, YOU ARE 
REQUIRED TO GO TO WORK, IT'S 
NOT EASILY PROVIDED TO US. 
NUMBER TWO, IT'S NOT STIPULATED 
AS A GUIDELINE. 
YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET 
TESTED. 
IT'S AN IMPORTANT FACT. 
>> WE ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING 
WHEN YOU'RE ON, THANK YOU. 
ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOU. 
>> THIS MORNING, THE FUTURE OF 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEETERING ON 
THE BRINK. 
MULTIPLE OUTLETS REPORTED THAT 
COMMISSIONERS OF A POWER FIVE 
LEAGUE HELD AN EMERGENCY 
MEETING WITH LEADERS OF THE BIG 
TEN SCHOOL LEANING TOWARD 
CANCELING THEIR OFF-SEASON. 
THIS IS THE DAY AFTER ANOTHER 
BIG COLLEGE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, 
THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, 
OFFICIALLY DELETED THESE AND 
UNTIL SPRING 2021. 
>> THERE ARE SIMPLY TOO MANY 
UNKNOWNS FOR US TO PUT OUR 
STUDENT ATHLETES AND SITUATIONS 
THAT ARE NOT CLEARLY 
UNDERSTOOD. 
>> UNLIKE THE NFL, COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL HAS NO SINGLE LEADER 
TO SET THE RULE. 
ON THE LINE, A $7 BILLION 
INDUSTRY. 
>> TO LOSE THE BALL IN THE 
FALL, IT WOULD BE MILLIONS AND 
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. 
YOUR DIFFERENT ATHLETIC 
DIRECTORS ESTIMATE ANYWHERE 
BETWEEN $40 MILLION-$100 
MILLION LOSS WITHOUT HAVING 
COLLEGE UPON THE FALL. 
>> IT'S THE POWER FIVE WEEK 
COME IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR 
NEXT MONTH. 
IN A PUBLIC LETTER, 1000 BIG 
TEN PLAYERS HAVE EXPRESSED 
CONCERN DEMANDING THEY DEVISE A 
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ENSURE 
THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF 
PLAYERS. 
THIS IS IS A GROWING NUMBER OF 
THEM TEST POSITIVE FOR THE 
VIRUS. 
THE NCAA SAYS IT HAS ISSUED 
SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEAM 
AND STUDENT ATHLETES WHO OPT 
OUT OF PLAYING, THEY WON'T LOSE 
THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS. 
ISOLATING ATHLETES FROM CAMPUS 
OUTBREAKS IS STILL A CHALLENGE. 
>> A LOT OF PLACES ARE TRYING 
TO KEEP STUDENTS IN AN 
ESSENTIALLY PAUSE SO THAT THEY 
LIVE TOGETHER, EAT TOGETHER, 
SOCIALIZE TOGETHER, SHOULD YOU 
HAVE AN OUTBREAK IT'S CONTAINED 
WITHIN THAT. 
>> UCLA, USC, AND ARIZONA 
STATE, SCHEDULED TO START 
PRACTICES NEXT WEEK, CANNOT DO 
THE STATE BANS ON LARGE 
GATHERINGS. 
LEAVING COLLEGE FOOTBALL SO UP 
IN THE AIR. 
>> THE DECISIONS ARE NOT BEING 
MADE LIGHTLY, CURRENTLY DOZENS 
OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS 
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE, THERE'S 
STILL A NATIONWIDE PROTOCOL FOR 
TEAMS ABOUT WHAT TO DO WHEN A 
PLAYER GETS COVID-19.  
>> JOE BIDEN TEASING HIS BIG 
ANNOUNCEMENT, UNVEILING HIS 
CHOICE OF A RUNNING MATE AND A 
SARCASTIC EXCHANGE WITH FOX 
NEWS ON SATURDAY. 
>> ANY PICK FOR RUNNING MAKE ?  
>> I HAVE. 
>> WHO? 
>> YOU. 
>> TO THIS RETREAT ENCOURAGING 
SUPPORTERS TO STAY TUNED. 
A CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL SAYS HE MET 
WITH MANY OF THE MAJOR 
CONTENDERS. 
THIS INCLUDES A CALIFORNIA 
SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS, THE 
FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY 
ADVISER SUSAN RICE, AND 
MISSIONARY -- MICHIGAN 
GOVERNOR. 
SHE FLEW TO DELAWARE FOR AN IN 
PERSON INTERVIEW. 
OTHERS BEING CONSIDERED ARE 
SENATORS ELIZABETH WARREN. 
I BRIGHT TOLD NBC NEWS THAT WE 
ARE WAITING FOR HIM TO GIVE US 
THE SIGN. 
JOE BIDEN IS A KEY ADVISOR ON 
BIG DECISIONS. 
>> HE BOUNCES THINGS OFF OF ME, 
I BOUNCE THINGS OFF OF HIM. 
OF COURSE WE TALK ABOUT IT. 
>> IS THE LOBBYING EFFORTS 
INTENSIFY, THE OPPOSITION 
ATTACKS ARE SHARPENING. 
>> I CAN'T REMEMBER ANY VP 
SELECTION PROCESS WHERE SO MUCH 
RESEARCH HAS BEEN DUMPED. 
IF I WERE JOE BIDEN LOOKING FOR 
GOOD AND LOYAL PARTNER, IT 
SHOULD BE A SOURCE OF CONCERN. 
IF A BLACK WOMAN IS CHOSEN, 
THERE COULD BE RACIST 
STEREOTYPES.? 
NURSING WOMEN DESCRIBED IN WAYS 
THAT YOU WOULD NOT DESCRIBE 
MEN. 
THIS WHOLE CONCEPT OF WHETHER A 
WOMAN IS AMBITIOUS, WHAT WOMAN 
WHO IS CONTENDING TO BE VICE 
PRESIDENT IS NOT AMBITIOUS?. 
>> IF THEY EXPECT CRITICISM IF 
BIDEN DOES NOT USE A BLACK 
WOMAN, GIVEN THE NUMBER OF 
BLACK WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR 
ON HIS LIST, THE CAMPAIGN SAYS 
HE IS GOING TO PICK THE WOMAN 
HE THINKS IS THE BEST 
GOVERNING. 
HE WILL PICK A BLACK WOMAN FOR 
THE SUPREME COURT AND HAVE 
ADMINISTRATIVE EFFECT THAT 
AFFECTS THE DIVERSITY OF 
AMERICA. 
>> THE SHOCKWAVE THAT FLATTEN 
LARGE PARTS OF BEIRUT NEARLY A 
WEEK AGO. 
IT IS NOW PUSHING PEOPLE OUT 
INTO THE STREETS. 
THE DEMAND IS CLEAR. 
THE DEMONSTRATORS BRIEFLY 
OCCUPIED GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. 
>> THEY WILL KEEP IN THE BACK. 
>> THIS WAS A POWDER KEG, EVEN 
BEFORE THE DOWNTOWN SUPPORT WAS 
VAPORIZED. 
THE AMMONIUM NITRATE CUSTOM 
OFFICIALS SAY WAS NEGLIGENTLY 
STORED HERE DESPITE THE 
REPEATED COMPLAINTS. 
THAT ENDED CIVIL WAR HERE 30 
YEARS AGO. 
IT DIVIDED POWER AMONG 
RELIGIOUS GROUPS, IT NO LONGER 
WORKS. 
>> IT'S FAIR TO SAY MOST OF US 
HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE 
IT. 
IT WAS CERTAINLY NOT LIKE THIS. 
NEXT THE ECONOMY COLLAPSED, 
THEY SAY BECAUSE OF CORRUPTION 
AND A TIGHT GRIP ON POWER BY 
THE SHIITE MILITIA GROUP HAS 
BELOW. 
THE PEOPLE OF BEIRUT HAVE BEEN 
LEFT WITH LITTLE TO LIVE ON. 
MOST HAVE NO GLASS IN THEIR 
WINDOWS AFTER THE BLAST, NO 
DOORS. 
THERE'S NO POWER. 
>> THE LONGTIME [INDISCERNIBLE] 
SAY THE CITY MAY BE AT A 
BREAKING POINT. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SUGGESTED 
THAT THE EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED 
BY SOME SORT OF BOMB. 
HE SAID THE U.S. STILL DOES NOT 
KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE 
BLAST. 
>> YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
LET'S GO TO OUR NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT SAVANNAH, WHICH 
IS THE VERY LATEST HEADLINES 
FROM NBC NEWS.COM. 
SAVANNAH, YOU ARE SO BRIGHT AND 
SHINY ON THIS MONDAY. 
YOU KIND OF MAKE THE CASE OF 
THE MONDAYS GO AWAY, SO GOOD TO 
SEE YOU. 
>> I WAS KIND OF WONDERING IF 
THIS IS GOING TO TURN 
COMPLETELY FLUORESCENT AND 
BLIND EVERYONE. 
HOPEFULLY -- [LAUGHTER] 
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A LOT OF 
NEWS, LET'S DIVE IN. 
POLICE HAVE ARRESTED MORE THAN 
100 PEOPLE AFTER A NIGHT OF 
LOOTING AND WRITING IN CHICAGO. 
UNREST BROKE OUT AFTER POLICE 
SHOT A MAN WHO THEY SAY WAS 
ARMED AND FIRING AT OFFICERS. 
HUNDREDS TOOK TO THE STREETS 
DAMAGING BUILDINGS, BREAKING 
INTO STORES, AND INJURING 13 
OFFICERS. 
,
FOR YOU. 
WE ARE ALREADY 
AT WORK TO FIND 
YOU AND WE 
INTEND TO HOLD 
YOU ACCOUNTABLE 
FOR YOUR 
ACTIONS. 
I DON'T CARE. 
I DO NOT CARE. 
WHAT EVER 
JUSTIFICATION. 
THERE IS NO 
JUSTIFICATION 
FOR CRIMINAL 
BEHAVIOR EVER. 
>> THAT IN 
MARYLAND AT 
LEAST ONE PERSON 
IS DEAD AND FOUR 
ARE HEARD D 
FOLLOWING 
MASSIVE GAS 
EXPLOSION IN A 
BALTIMORE 
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
POLICE ARE STILL 
INVESTIGATING 
THE CAUSE OF THE %
BLAST AFTER CAA 
CHAOTIC SCENE 
THIS MORNING. 
>> OFFICERS IN 
THE FRONT OF THE 
BUILDING. 
HUGE EXPLOSION 
THAT HAS 
AFFECTED AT 
LEAST A THREE 
BLOCK RADIUS 
OVER HERE. 
>> NO, WANTING 
TO THE RESPECT 
THE FOOTAGE E WE 
ARE ABOUT TO 
SHOW YOU IS 
DISTURBING. 
A MINNESOTA 
JUDGE HAS 
RELEASED BODY 
CAMERA VIDEOS 
SHOWING THE 
FATAL OF US OF 
GEORGE FLOYD  
BACK IN MAY. 
THE FOOTAGE IS 
FROM THE TWO OUT 
OF THE FOUR 
MINNEAPOLIS 
POLICE OFFICERS 
CHARGED IN 
FLOYD'S DEATH. 
THAT SHOWS 
GETTING ARRESTED %
AS WELL AS 
OFFICER THERE 
JOB AND KNEELING 
ON FLOYD PARENTS.
THAT BRIDGES 
WERE DISTRIBUTED 
AFTER MEDIA 
COMPANIES 
CHALLENGED 
COURTS TO 
RELEASE IT. 
MEANWHILE, 
McDONALD'S IS 
SUING ANFORMER CEO,
STEVE 
EASTERBROOK, 
ACCORDING TO A 
FILING. LAST 
NOVEMBER, THE 
COMPANY FIRED 
EASTERBROOK FOR 
HAVING A %
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH AN EMPLOYEE 
BUT NOT 
McDONALD'S 
CLAIMS HE HAD 
THREE ADDITIONAL 
SEXUAL 
RELATIONSHIPS 
WITH WORKERS 
PRIOR TO HIS IP
FIRING AND THAT 
HE LIED ABOUT 
HIS BEHAVIOR ED
DURING AN 
INTERNAL 
INVESTIGATION. 
>> NOW ALTO DAVID, 
WHERE PROTESTERS 
ARE DEMANDING A 
CHANGE IN 
LEADERSHIP 
FOLLOWING THE 
MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION THAT 
KILLED ALMOST 
160 PEOPLE E LESS 
WEEK. 
NO, LEBANON'S OP
GOVERNMENT SAYS 
IT IS %RESIGNING 
OVER THE CALLS 
FOR ACTION 
>> IN AN ADDRESS 
TO THE NATION, 
LEBANON'S PRIME 
MINISTER SAID, 
WE WILL BACK IM
DOWN AND SEND 
WITH THE PEOPLE 
HE ALSO SAID HE 
WILL ASK YOU TO 
MOVE UP 
LEBANON'S 
PARLIAMENTARY 
ACTIONS. 
WE WILL CONTINUE 
MONITORING HOW NT
THAT ATTRITION 
UNFOLD. 
ALISON? ! 
SAVANNAH, A 
WHOLE LOT OF 
NEWS.  
THANKS SO %MUCH. 
WE WILL CATCH UP 
TO YOU IN AN 
HOUR. 
SPA NORTH TEXAS 
OPENING 43 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING THIS 
WEEK AFTER THE 
STATE PASSED 
HALF A MILLION 
CASES GOVERNOR 
GREG ABBOTT 
EXPLAINED 
EXTENDED HIS TE
DISASTER 
DECLARATION. 
NBC NEWS ST
CORRESPONDENT  
MORGAN CHESKY 
JOINING US NOW 
FROM THE LIST. 
MORGAN, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT 
TESTING CAPACITY 
DALLAS/FT. 
WORTH VERSUS 
DEMAND. 
WHAT IS TYT.GOING O 
IN THAT AREA? 
WHAT DOES IT 
MEAN? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, ALISON, 
GOOD AFTERNOON. 
THE TESTING 
CAPACITY DALLAS, 
NORTH TEXAS, HAS 
CERTAINLY GOTTEN 
BETTER, 
SPECIFICALLY 
OVER THE PAST ER
SIX WEEKS.  
BUT RECENTLY, 
THE GOVERNMENT 
EXTENDED THAT 
DISASTER 
DECLARATION SO 
THE STATE T  COULD 
DO MORE OF WHAT 
THEY ARE ALREADY 
DOING AND HOPES 
OF CURTAILING 
THE SPREAD WE 
HAVE SEEN THAT 
NEW CASES TO THE 
TITLE IN SOME 
CASES, START TO 
DROP OFF. 
BUT THERE IS A 
REAL CONCERN 
RIGHT NOW THAT 
EVEN THOUGH THE 
-- THOSE PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE COVID-19
AND MAY NOT EVEN 
KNOW IT. 
THEY ARE 
SPREADING IT TO 
A LARGE DEGREE, 
A LARGE PORTION 
OF THE RG
POPULATION 
BECAUSE 
BASICALLY THE 
TESTING MESSAGE 
HAS YET TO PLAY 
TAKE HOLD HERE. 
PEOPLE ARE ONLY 
GOING TO  AGET 
TESTED IF THEY 
ARE SYMPTOMATIC, 
IF THEY DO HAVE 
THOSE TELLTALE  
SIGNS OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
SO THEY ARE VERY 
MUCH IS AN 
EFFORT TO GET 
MORE PEOPLE TO 
GET TESTED NOW 
THAT THE LAST ST
CAN HANDLE 
ADDITIONAL 
CAPACITY. 
>> MORGAN, TEXAS 
HIT ITS HIGHEST 
POSITIVITY RATE, 
TOPPING 20%. 
WHAT ARE 
OFFICIAL SAYING AT20
ABOUT THAT 
NUMBER? 
>> THEY ARE 
THINK THAT IT 
NEEDS TO GO DOWN 
AND NOT  JUST A 
LITTLE BIT 
ALISON. 
BUT DRASTICALLY. 
YOU %SEE THAT 20% 
NUMBER THERE. 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE HIGHEST 
NUMBERS THAT 
TEXAS HAS SEEN 
SINCE THIS 
PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
AND JUST TO PUT 
THAT IN  
PERSPECTIVE, 
CONSIDER WHAT 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
RECOMMENDS AND 
THAT IS  A SEVEN 
DAY ROLLING 
POSITIVITY RATE 
AVERAGE OF 5% OR 
LESS. 
THAT IS THE 
NUMBER YOU NEED 
TO BE HITTING ON 
A LARGE SCALE 
STANDPOINT 
BEFORE THOSE 
CONTACT TRACERS 
CAN REALLY START 
TO DO ANY GOOD 
AND ACTUALLY TRY 
TO CORRAL AND 
THEN TRACK THE 
SPREAD OF THIS IS
VIRUS. 
SO UNTIL THAT 
NUMBER DROPS 
DOWN 
CONSIDERABLY, WE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
SEEING A LONG 
ROAD AHEAD NOT 
JUST HERE IN 
TEXAS, BUT ANY 
STATE, ANY 
COMMUNITY THAT 
HAS POSITIVITY 
RATE THAT REALLY 
EXCEED FIVE AS 
THE HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
EXPLAINED OR 
PARTICULARLY 10, 
WE KNOW THAT 
CITY LEADERS KN
HAVE KIND OF HAD 
UNOFFICIAL GOALS 
OF TRYING TO 
KEEP IT BELOW 10 
OR ABOUT SEVEN. 
AND THAT 
IS 
FRIENDLY 
UNREALISTIC OVER 
THE PAST SEVERAL 
MONTHS. 
AS WE HAVE SEEN 
THESE CASES IN 
TEXAS JUST 
EXPLODE. 
ALISON?   
>> MORGAN, THEY 
ARE STRUGGLING 
WITH AND OTHERS. 
TELL US WHAT IS 
GOING ON AND 
SOME OF THE 
RURAL BORDER 
COMMUNITIES. 
HOW ARE THEY 
DOING? 
HOW ARE S.THOSE E 
COUNTIES COPING? 
>> Reporter: NOT 
WELL. 
NOT WHILE AT 
I'LL PUT IN 
FACT, THE 
NUMBERS THERE 
CONTINUE TO 
RISE, ESPECIALLY 
IN SOUTH TEXAS. 
AND IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO 
NOTE THAT THEY, 
OF EVER WERE IN 
TEXAS, HAVE REA 
UNIQUE SET OF 
DISADVANTAGES 
AGAINST EVERYONE 
THAT COMMUNITY. %
NOT JUST THAT 
NURSES. 
THEY HAVE A LOT 
OF HEALTH CARE 
RESOURCES. 
WE KNOW HETHAT 
FEDERAL TEAMS 
HAVE BEEN 
DEPLOYED TO THAT 
AREA. 
THAT THEY CAN 
ONLY DO SO MUCH 
HELP. 
AND THEN  ON THE 
PATIENT SIDE  OF 
THINGS, YOU HAVE 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
FAMILIES LIVING 
TOGETHER IN ONE 
HOME. 
RECENTLY 
TRANSMITTING THE 
VIRUS. 
AND YOU HAVE . 50% %
OR BELOW, YET, 
50% OF THE 
POPULATION, 
BASICALLY LIVING 
AT OR  %BELOW THE 
POVERTY LINE AND 
THE ELKO COUNTY, 
IN STARK COUNTY, 
AND ONE 
COMMUNITY IN 
PARTICULAR, OF 
THE PAST SEVERAL 
WEEKS,ST HAS GAINED
AN IMPORTANT 
AMOUNT OF 
ATTENTION FOR 
ALL THE WRONG 
REASONS. 
THAT IS DONNA, 
TEXAS. 
SEVEN OUT OF 
EVERY 100 PEOPLE 
THERE HAVE COVID-
19, GIVING IT 
ONE OF THE 
HIGHEST PER 
CAPITA RATES OF 
ANY COMMUNITY IN 
THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY. 
I HAD  A CHANCE 
TO SPEAK WITH 
DR. BALINT IS AS 
HE TRIED TO 
EXPLAIN THE 
REASON BEHIND 
THAT RISE IN 
NUMBERS. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> I'M TELLING 
YOU, I STARTED 
WITH HIV IN THE 
1980s. 
I HAVE BEEN IN 
BAGHDAD. 
I HAVE BEEN IN 
FALLUJA. 
THIS IS BEYOND 
WHAT YOU CAN 
IMAGINE. 
THE PAIN, THE 
LONELINESS, THE 
TELEPHONE 
COMMUNICATION 
BETWEEN THE 
NURSES STATION 
AND THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
THEY ARE DYING 
OLYMPIC THE . 
PEOPLE ARE 
TELLING ME, LIKE 
JUST THIS 
MORNING, SENT ME 
HOME. 
I WOULD RATHER 
DIE AT HOME THAN 
IN HERE. 
>> Reporter: AND 
YOU HEAR THAT 
AND YOU SEE 
NUMBERS GETTING 
BETTER 
ELSEWHERE. 
BUT THAT IS BETHE 
DAILY REALITY 
THAT STILL FACES 
SO MANY SOUTH 
TEXANS AND THAT 
IS WHY THERE IS 
AN INCREASING 
AMOUNT OF 
FRUSTRATION EVEN 
AS SMALL 
IMPROVEMENTS ARE 
SEEN ON A 
STATEWIDE SCALE. 
ALISON?  
>> YEAH. 
YOU CAN 
CERTAINLY 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
THE STATION. 
MORGAN, THANKS 
FOR UPDATING US 
ON WHAT DAIS GOING 
ON IN TEXAS. 
I APPRECIATE IT. 
>> THANK YOU.! 
MORE SCHOOLS ARE 
MOVING THEIR 
CLASSROOMS 
OUTSIDE THIS 
FALL  MSAS THE SAFE 
ALTERNATIVE FOR 
TEACHERS AND 
STUDENTS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  . 
JEFF BENNETT 
SHOWS US HOW 
SCHOOLS PLAN TO 
MAKE OUTDOOR 
LEARNING WORK. 
AS SCHOOLS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ABLE TO 
REOPEN Y SAFELY, 
THE MODERN 
REMORSE SCHOOL 
IN MONTGOMERY 
COUNTY, 
MARYLAND, HAS 
FOUND A SOLUTION 
IN ITS OWN 
BACKYARD. 
IT IS MOVING ALL 
FALL CLASSES MO
OUTDOORS. 
>> THEY DIDN'T 
SHOW THAT BEING 
OUTDOORS 
DRASTICALLY 
DECREASES THE 
CHANCE OF 
TRANSMISSION. 
WHAT DID TRAILS. 
>> Reporter: er
DAVIS IS HEAD OF 
SCHOOL, LIVING 
AGES TO MAKE TO 
12, ARMED WITH A 
MASTERS DEGREE ME
IN PUBLIC 
HEALTH, SHE 
WEIGHED REOPENING
OPTIONS AND 
CONCLUDED OUTDOORCO
IS THE SAFEST, 
PUTTING TO 
STUDIES THAT 
INDICATE A 
CORONAVIRUS 
TRANSMISSION 
RATES ARE LOWER RU
IN OUTDOOR 
SETTINGS THAN IN 
INDOOR SETTINGS, 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
COMBINED WITH 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
PREPARE FOR THE IT
COMING YEARS. 
SHE AND %HER 
STAFF CREATED 
MODEL OUT OF 
CLASSROOMS WITH 
SMALL TENTS AND 
TABLES. 
LARGER ONES ARE 
UNDERWAY. 
TENTS WILL STAY 
OPEN AT ALL 
TIMES TO ALLOW 
FOR MAXIMUM AIR 
CIRCULATION. 
OCCUPANCY WILL 
BE LIMITED TO NO  
MORE THAN 15 
STUDENTS. 
AND CHILDREN 
WILL WEAR MASKS. 
OUTDOOR 
EDUCATION DURING 
A PANDEMIC IS R 
NOT NEW. 
THAT WAS COMMENT 
DURING 
TUBERCULOSIS 
OUTBREAKS. 
THAT MARK HAS 
ALREADY PUSHED 
MANY CLASSES 
OUTSIDE. 
NOW, A ULS  ESSMALL 
GROWING NUMBER OF
U.S. SCHOOLS ARE 
EMBRACING 
OUTDOOR 
SCHOOLING. 
INCLUDING 
CHARLESTOWN 
PLAYHOUSE, A 
PRESCHOOL STAND 
KINDERGARTEN 
NEAR 
PHILADELPHIA. 
THE SCHOOL PLANS 
TO STAY OUTSIDE %
UNTIL THE END OF 
THE YEAR AND HAS 
ASKED PARENTS TO 
ADDRESS A 
COURTLY. 
>> THERE IS NO 
BAD WEATHER. 
ONLY BED 
CLOTHING. 
AND WE HAVE 
SHARED WITH D THE 
FAMILIES THAT 
THEIR CHILDREN 
NEED TO BE 
DRESSED FOR THE 
WEATHER. 
>> Reporter: 
ERIC MILLER %R IS 
SETTING HIS TWO 
DAUGHTERS TO G THE 
SCHOOL. 
>> THEY CAN DIG 
HOLES. 
THEY CAN G LATE 
WITH DOGS. 
MY KIDS ALWAYS 
OUR BETTER 
BEHAVED AFTER 
THE DATE OUTSIDE 
THAN THEY ARE A 
DAY INSIDE 
WATCHING THE 
iPAD. 
BUT OUR VERY 
COMPUTERIZED 
SOMETIMES WE 
NEED TO REALIZE 
THAT THE SAFER 
BETTER PLACE IN 
OPEN AIR. 
>> Reporter: 
EDUCATORS 
EXCITED TO BRING 
STUDENTS IN 
CLASSROOMS THAT 
TAKES LEARNING 
OUTSIDE HATHE BOX. 
>> AND JEFF 
JOINS ME NOW. 
JEFF, THIS 
OUTDOOR LEARNING 
SOUNDS LIKE SUCH 
A GREAT IDEA. 
WE HEARD FROM 
PARENTS, YOUR 
KIDS, THERE, 
FROM A 
KINDERGARTEN 
TEACHER. 
GREAT TO BE 
GA
OUTSIDE PLAYING 
WITH BOX. 
HOW ARE THE 
OLDER KIDS? 
HOW WILL 
LEARNING 
OUTDOORS WORK 
FOR THEM? W 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH. 
WILL KELLISON, 
THE SAME MODEL 
ALSO WORKS FOR 
THE ORDER KIDS. 
I THINK ONE OF 
THE ISSUES IS 
HOW CAN WHAT A 
SMALL PRIVATE 
SCHOOL DOES HOW 
CAN THAT BE 
APPLICABLE AT 
ALL TO THE 
LARGER PUBLIC 
SCHOOL MIGHT DO? 
IT IS EASY 
EASIER ANY RATE, 
FOR A PRIVATE 
SCHOOL THAT HAS, 
UNIQUE ACREAGE, 
OUTSIDE SPACE, 
TO TAKE A LOOK, 
WE HAVE THREE, 
40 KIDS MAYBE 
ENROLLED. 
WE LOOK AT SOME 
PROFESSIONALS IN 
TWO TENTS AND 
MOVE OUTSIDE. 
HOW DO YOU DO 
THAT WHEN YOU 
HAVE, LET'S SAY, 
A T'HIGH SCHOOL 
WITH 3000 KIDS? 
YOU PROBABLY 
CAN'T, RIGHT? 
ONE OF THE THINK 
THAT PUBLIC 
SCHOOL CAN DO IS 
THEY CAN SORT OF 
NARROW AND 
TAYLOR THE 
OUTDOOR MODEL TO 
FIT SOME OF THE 
KIDS THEY SERVE. 
SO IF %THERE ARE 
KIDS WITH 
LEARNING 
DIFFERENCES IF 
THEY DECIDE THAT 
IT IS REALLY 
DIFFICULT IF  NOT 
IMPOSSIBLE FOR IB
PRE-K TO FIRST 
GRADE TO DO 
REMOTE 
INSTRUCTION AND 
THEY WANT TO 
BRING THOSE 
CHILDREN BACK 
MAYBE THOSE OF 
THE KIDS THAT 
THEY CAN MOVE 
OUTDOORS AND 
THEY CAN 
REPURPOSE 
ATHLETIC FIELDS, 
REPURPOSE A 
NEARBY PARK IF %
THEY ARE NEABLE TO 
DO THAT. 
>> IT CERTAINLY 
IS CREATIVE. 
YOU GOT TO GIVE 
THEM HEADED FOR 
TRYING BECAUSE 
WE KNOW HOW 
DIFFICULT IT HAS 
BEEN. 
I GOT ONE 
QUESTION, 
THOUGH. 
THE HEAD OF 
THAT'S COOL IN 
PHILADELPHIA 
SAID THERE'S NO 
SUCH THING AS 
BAD WEATHER, 
ONLY BED 
CLOTHING. 
I HAVE BEEN IN 
PHILADELPHIA AND 
SOME PRETTY 
AWFUL WEATHER. 
IT IS NOT MATTER 
WHAT THEY ARE 
WEARING. 
WHAT IS THE PLAN 
IF THE WEATHER 
DOES, IN FACT, 
GET BACK TO 
>> YEAH, I KNOW 
THOSE INTEREST 
CAN BE MIGHTY 
COLD. 
I THINK WHAT A 
LOT OF SCHOOLS 
ARE DOING IS 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO -- THEY ARE 
HOPING THAT DR. 
FAUCI AND UC
MEMBERS OF THE 
ADMINISTRATIONS 
SAY, THEY ARE 
HOPING THAT A 
VACCINE COMES 
ONLINE BY -- 
THEY HELP, BY 
THE BEGINNING OF 
THE NEW YEAR, IF 
NOT BY A FULL. 
BY THEN, IF 
THERE'S A 
VACCINE, IF 
THERE ARE 
THERAPEUTICS 
THAT ARTHEM PEOPLE 
MIGHT FEEL MORE 
COMFORTABLE 
ABOUT MOVING 
INSIDE. 
BUT YEAH, IT IS 
A GREAT POINTS. 
YOU CAN PUT ON 
AS MANYT  CODES AS 
YOU WANT.  
IF YOU ARE 
OUTSIDE, AND IT 
IS THE WINTER 
AND IT IS 20 
DEGREES OUTSIDE 
BUT IT DOES NOT 
REALLY MATTER, 
RIGHT? 
AT A %ATCERTAIN 
POINT, YOU NEED 
TO BE POABLE TO 
MOVE INTO 
>> AT THE SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATORS 
AND THE HEAD OF 
PRIVATE SCHOOLS, 
I THINK THEY 
FULLY REALIZE 
THAT. 
BUT IN THE, AT 
LEAST IN THE 
WEEKS AND MONTHS 
TO COME, THEY 
WANT TO BE ABLE 
TO TEACH THESE 
KIDS IN PERSON 
AND RIGHT NOW, 
OUTDOOR 
SCHOOLING SEEMS 
TO BE THE BEST 
WAY TO DO IT. 
>> IT IS A GREAT 
CONCEPT, AND, 
HEY, YOU SET IT. 
THEY GOT SOME 
TIME BEFORE IT 
GETS COLD IN 
PHILADELPHIA. 
GIF, THANK YOU 
FOR SHOWING . OFF 
WITH SOME OF THE 
SCHOOLS ARE 
DOING. 
>> HOReporter: 
YEAH.! 
BAKER COUNTY, 
FLORIDA, HAS A 
34% CORONAVIRUS 
POSITIVITY RATE 
STILL BRING 
ALMOST ITS 
STUDENTS BACK TO 
THE OLD TODAY. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
SAM REPORTS FROM 
FLORIDA JUST 
OUTSIDE OF 
JACKSONVILLE. 
ALISON 
AFTERNOON. 
I'M AT A SCHOOL AL
RIGHT NOW ABOUT 
30 MINUTES 
OUTSIDE OF 
JACKSONVILLE BUT 
UP TO 2.8 
MILLION PUBLIC 
SCHOOL STUDENTS 
IN THE FLORIDA, 
MOST OF THEM ARE 
NOT RETURNING TO 
THE CLASS GIVE. 
BUT THE SMALL 
COUNTIES YET, 
INCLUDING THIS 
ONE IN BAKER 
COUNTY. 
THE CUSHION 
BECOMES, HOW DO 
YOU BALANCE THIS 
DYNAMIC BETWEEN 
GET NG TO 
KIDS BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM 
SOCIALIZING 
AMONG THEIR 
PEERS BUT ALSO 
BEING SAFE S WHEN 
IT COMES TO THE 
COVID-19? 
THAT IS A 
DYNAMIC THEY ARE 
STILL TRYING TO 
MAKE UP WATCHED 
RIGHT NOW.  
ALL OF THESE 
PARENTS AND 
FAMILY MEMBERS 
COMING IN D 
EARLIER %TODAY AND
AND IF THE GOT 
TO TELL YOU, 
ALISON, WERE NOT 
WEARING  THEIR 
MASKS. 
THE TEACHERS  
WERE THE R KIDS 
AND THE PARENTS 
LARGELY WERE NOT.
THIS OPTIONAL 
HERE IN BAKER 
COUNTY TO  WEAR 
MASKS THEY TOLD 
US IS YOU ARE 
LESS THAN 6 FEET 
AWAY, ALONG 
CONTACT, THEY 
STRONGLY %
RECOMMEND IT. 
BUT IT IS NOT 
REQUIRED. 
SOME OF THE 
MEASURES THAT 
ARE BEING 
PUT 
INTO PLACE 
DEFINITIVELY 
INCLUDE 
SANITIZATION OF 
ALL THE 
CLASSROOMS, 
SCHOOL BUSES. 
AND STAGGERED 
LUNCHES, SMALL 
GROUPS THEN WE 
WOULD NORMALLY 
SEE. 
BUT PARENTS, 
WHEN I ASKED 
THEM ABOUT 
ISSUE, THERE 
WERE SOME 
RESPONSES. 
HERE'S WHAT THEY 
SAID. 
>> RIGHT. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
THINK THEY 
SHOULD? 
>> NOT REALLY. 
IT IS ALL 
PERSONAL. 
OPINION TO ME. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
WEAR IT, WEAR IT 
I DON'T REALLY 
THINK IT SHOULD 
BE REQUIRED. 
WEAR A MESS. 
IT IS TEMPORARY. 
WEAR THAT MASK. 
YOU ARE IN THE 
CARPET PEOPLE 
DRIVE EVERYWHERE 
DISTANCE. 
YOU PUT ON A 
SEAT BELT. 
WEARING A MASK 
IN THE STORE, 
AND THE SCHOOLS, 
YOU KNOW, E JUST 
TO PROTECT YOU 
AND OTHERS 
BECAUSE YOU 
DON'T WANT THAT 
IN YOUR HOME. 
>> Reporter: 
ALISON, JUST TO 
GIVE YOU A 
LITTLE  MORE 
CONTEXT NOW, WE 
ASKED THE SCHOOL 
SUPERINTENDENT 
HOW MANY KIDS 
CHOSE TO LEARN 
VIRTUALLY. 
THE TOLD US I 
EMAILED 336. 
WHEN WE LEFOLLOWED 
UP WITH THAT, 
HOW MANY  
TEACHERS WERE 
GIVEN THAT 
OPTION? 
THEY SAID, ALL 
OF THEM ARE 
RETURNING TO 
REGULAR 
CLASSROOMS. 
THAT IS A VERY 
BIG PART OF THIS 
DEBATE. 
IT IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT SCHOOL 
SAFETY BUT 
TEACHERS AND 
STAFF AND 
CUSTODIANS. 
OUTSIDE. 
AND MORTAR 
SCHOOLS, FEARFUL 
ABOUT THE 
TRANSMISSION OF 
THIS VIRUS. 
FOR THE VERY 
LATEST HERE, SAM 
BROCK, NBC NEWS. 
! KIDS ARE NOT 
IMMUNE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IN FACT, 97,000 
OF THEM TESTED 
POSITIVE JUST 
LEFT TWO WEEKS 
OF JULY. 
THAT IS 
ACCORDING TO THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS. 
BUT DOES THAT 
MEAN FOR PARENTS 
WERE WORRIED 
ABOUT SENDING 
THEIR KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL THIS 
FALL. 
HERE TO HELP 
ANSWER THE TOUGH 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
KIDS AND THE 
CORONAVIRUS, NBC 
NEWS MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT  
DR. JOHN TORRES. 
HOW ALARMING ARE 
THOSE NUMBERS? 
DOES SOUND 
PRETTY HIGH TO 
ME. 
I HIWILL GIVE YOU 
SOME MORE 
NUMBERS. 
330 THOUSAND 
KIDS SINCE E THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
PANDEMIC HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
LIKE HE SAID, 
97,000 IN THE 
LAST COUPLE 
WEEKS OF JULY. 
NATIONWIDE. 
TESTING IN 
CHILDREN THINK I 
THINK YOU'RE 
SEEING A COUPLE 
OF THINGS HERE. 
97,000, THAT IS 
A 40% INCREASE 
FROM LOOKING %AT 
THE EARLIER. 
I THINK WHAT 
YOU'RE SEEING IN
HERE, A COUPLE 
OF THINGS. 
ONE IS WE ARE 
TESTING GETS 
MORE BECAUSE 
WE 
ARE NOW TESTING 
KIDS WHO WERE 
NOT NECESSARILY 
SYMPTOMATIC, 
WHEREAS BEFORE, 
THEY ARE MOSTLY Y 
RESERVED FOR 
CHILDREN WHO 
WENT TO THE 
HOSPITAL OR 
DIRECT EXPOSURE 
TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
WE ARE ALSO 
SEEING MORE 
CHILDREN WITH 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
SO MORE 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
BUT WE DO KNOW 
THAT THEY ARE 
NOT -- THEY 
DON'T 
NECESSARILY GET 
IT AS MUCH AS 
ADULTS. 
THEY DON'T GET 
MANY 
COMPLICATIONS 
IT. 
BUT THAT IS CHON
DIFFERENT FROM 
THINK THE DON'T 
GET IT AND THEY 
DON'T HAVE 
COMPLICATIONS. 
THE BOTTOM LINE, 
KIDS ARE NOT %
IMMUNE FROM 
CORONAVIRUS. 
HEALTH EXPERTS 
HAVE SAID, WE 
THINK THEY HAVE 
A BIT OF 
PROTECTION OVER 
ADULTS. 
THAT DOES NOT 
MEAN THAT THEY 
ARE PROTECTED 
FROM 
CORONAVIRUS. 
KEEP AN OTOMEYE ON 
IT IN. 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE SAFE AS 
WELL. 
ESPECIALLY 
BEFORE SCHOOL 
STARTS OPENING. 
THAT IS WEA BIT 
DAUNTING BUT 
THAT MEANS THAT 
WE HAVE TO 
DOUBLE DOWN ON 
HOW WE OPEN 
SCHOOLS SAFELY. 
THAT HAS TO BE 
THE S PRIORITY. 
>> DR. JOHN, AT 
THE BEGINNING OF 
THIS, PEOPLE 
WERE NOT REALLY 
SURE IF HOW, 
WHETHER THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
IMPACTED KIDS 
WHAT HAVE WE 
LEARNED OVER THE 
PAST SEVERAL 
MONTHS ABOUT %HOW 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
IMPACTS CHILDREN?
>> SO IT HAS 
BEEN VERY 
INTERESTING. 
WE HAVE LEARNED 
THAT CHILDREN, 
DEPENDING ON 
THEIR AGE, CAN 
HAVE THE SAME 
AMOUNT OR EVEN 
MORE VIRUS THAN 
ADULTS AND 
BEGINS BUT IT AS 
MUCH OR POSSIBLY 
EVEN MORE ORSO 
THAN ADULTS. 
THE CHILDREN DO 
HAVE A COUPLE 
THINGS GOING ON 
IN THEIR 
FAVORITES AS FAR 
AS THE SPREAD 
THROUGHOUT THE 
COMMUNITY. 
WE NOTE THAT --  T
WHEN THEY TESTED 
THE NAVAL SWAPS 
TO FIND OUT HOW 
MANY VIRUS THEY 
HAVE IN THEM, 
THEY SEEM TO 
HAVE AS MUCH AS 
ADULTS, MAYBE 
EVEN MORE. 
A DON'T THINK IT 
IS BUT IT IS 
MUCH OUT OF THE 
REASON IS 
BECAUSE CHILDREN 
ARE SHORTER. 
WHEN THEY  %%COME 
TO US AS ADULTS, 
THEY ARE NOT -- 
YOU'RE NOT 
GETTING THAT 
DIRECT 
TRANSMISSION IN 
YOUR FACEBOOK ITAT 
IS MORE, YOU 
KNOW, THEIR HEAD 
IS ABOUT YOUR 
WAYS. 
THEY ARE NOT 
READING THE AIR. 
WE ARE FINDING 
OUT, AGAIN, KIDS 
HAVE A HIGH 
VIRAL LOAD. 
HITS CAN SPREAD 
IT TO OTHERS, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
HOUSEHOLDS WHERE 
THERE MIGHT BE 
ELDERLY ADULTS. 
THERE MIGHT BE 
THOSE WITH PRE-
EXISTING 
CONDITIONS. 
AND GET CAN 
CERTAINLY HAVE 
APPLICATION. WI
THE MULTI-SYSTEM 
VOMITORY SYSTEM 
IN CHILDREN HAS 
BEEN SHOWING UP 
MORE AND MORE. 
WE HAVE BETWEEN 
THREE AND 400 OF 
THOSE CHILDREN 
WHO HAVE BEEN 
HERE IN THE U.S. 
THAT CAN BE LIFE-
THREATENING. 
SO AGAIN, 
CHILDREN ARE NOT LI
IMMUNE FROM IT. 
THEY DO HAVE 
COMPLICATIONS 
FROM IT. 
THEY DON'T  SEEM 
TO GET IT AS 
MUCH AS ADULTS, 
ALISON.  
>> DR. JOHN, 
SOME KIDS ARE 
ALREADY BACK IN 
THE CLASSROOM Y 
>> SOME SCHOOLS 
ARE ALREADY 
CLOSING BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE SEEN 
POSITIVE CASES 
LIKE THAT SCHOOL 
IN GEORGIA, 
WHERE PHOTOS OF 
A CROWDED 
HALLWAY WENT BY 
WOULD. 
DO YOU EXPECT 
THAT A LOT OF 
SCHOOLS WILL 
HAVE TO DO OPEN 
AND CLOSE IT 
WITH ME 
THROUGHOUT THE 
FALL AND WHAT 
ARE YOUR 
CONCERNS THERE? 
>> Reporter: I 
CERTAINLY HOPE 
SO. 
MY CONCERNS 
ABOUT SCHOOL NOT 
READY TO DO 
THIS. 
I HAVE BEEN SING-
ALONG IS SCHOOLS 
NEED TO BE THEIR 
AND CREATIVE. 
THAT STAFF, 
TEACHERS, 
CHILDREN AND 
PARENTS NEED TO 
BE VERY EDPATIENT 
WITH ALL  THESE 
CHANGES. 
WE HAVE NEVER 
GONE THROUGH 
THIS BEFORE BUT 
OUR GENERATION, 
OR ANYBODY 
LIVING NOW HAS 
EVER. 
TO HAVING TO 
SHUT DOWN SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS TO THIS 
EXTENT AND THEN 
HAVING TO 
RESTART THEM IN 
THE MIDST OF A 
PANDEMIC. 
I THINK WHAT 
YOU'RE GOING TO 
SEE IS YOU ARE 
GOING TO SEE 
SCHOOLS OPENING 
UP SLOWLY. 
AND YOU HAVE SO 
MANY STUDENTS 
GOING BACK ONE 
DAY ALL THESE 
DIFFERENT THINGS 
WE TALK ABOUT, 
BUT IF LKCASES 
START TO GO UP 
IN THE 
COMMUNITY, I 
THINK YOU WILL 
SEE ROLLBACKS 
AND THOSE 
SCHOOLS MAY OPEN 
UP FOR MATHREE 
WEEKS AND THEN 
GOES DOWN ANFOR A 
WEEK AND THEN 
OPEN UP FOR FOUR 
WEEKS AND  FGO 
BACK AND FORTH. 
IS GOING TO BE 
HARD ON PARENTS. 
THIS IS GOING TO 
BE HARD ON 
EMPLOYERS. 
WE HAVE TO 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
THIS IS A NEW 
PARADIGM IN 
TAKING AND HOW 
WE KEEP THE KIDS 
SAFE. 
THAT IS THE 
PRIORITY. 
THE KIDS,  THE 
STAFF, THE 
TEACHERS, 
EVERYBODY 
INVOLVED IF THEY 
AND THE PEOPLE 
THAT GO HOME,  
ALISON.  
>> YEAH. %
WE GOT A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS FROM 
VIEWERS ON THE 
RISKS THAT 
CERTAIN CLASSES 
PRESENT, THINGS 
LIKE BANDS, 
ORCHESTRAS, 
CHORUS, GYMS. 
CAN BE ON THE 
SAME ROOM, 
LOWING ON TUBAS, 
RUNNING AROUND, 
HOW SAFE ARE 
THOSE KINDS OF 
CLASSES? 
>> Reporter: 
ALISON, THAT IS 
A CONCERNING 
THING BECAUSE %
THE CLOSER YOU 
ARE TO OSTHE 
PEOPLE,  LONGER 
YOU'RE ON THOSE 
PEOPLE, MORE 
LIKELY YOU ARE 
TO CATCH OR 
TRANSMIT 
CORONAVIRUS ON 
TOP OF  THAT. 
IF YOU'RE SIMPLY 
SPEAKING, AND 
IT 
DOES NOT FOLLOW 
-- IF NOYOU ARE 
BREATHING, IT U 
DOES NOT GO VERY 
FAR. 
SPEAKING GOES RYA 
LITTLE FURTHER. 
IF YOU %ARE 
SINGING, IT CAN 
GO EVEN FURTHER. 
IF YOU'RE 
BLOWING ON %AN 
INSTRUMENT, THAT 
IS GOING %TO GO 
FAR ASIN WELL. 
IF YOU'RE IN A 
COURT, THAT IS 
NEXT TO OTHER 
PEOPLE AND IF 
ONE IS SINGING, 
YOU ARE ISSPEWING 
OUT DROPLETS. 
THOSE ARE GOING 
OUT ALL OF THE 
PLACE AND  THOSE 
ARE GOING FAR. 
SAME WITH BAND 
IF YOU ARE IN 
THE BAND, 
ESPECIALLY THE 
WIND 
INSTRUMENTS, 
THAT VIRUS IS 
ND
GOING TO BE 
SPREAD FAIRLY 
FAR. 
GYMS, ESPECIALLY 
WITH CONTACT 
SPORTS. 
IF YOU'RE DOING 
SOMETHING LIKE 
KICKING THE %BALL 
ACROSS THE 
FIELD, WHERE 
PEOPLE ARE SIX 
TO 10 FEET AWAY, 
NOT AS BIG OF 
DEAL. 
ORCHESTRAS, THAT 
IS NOT BIG OF A 
DEAL EITHER. 
THE COURSE AND 
THE BANDS, WHERE 
THEY NEED TO DO 
SOMETHING TO 
MAKE SURE THESE 
CHILDREN ARE 
SEPARATED, EVEN 
MORE SO THAN 
SPEED BECAUSE  
THAT VIRUS 
JUST 
SPREADS FURTHER. 
JUST BECAUSE OF 
THE VELOCITY OF 
THE RESPIRATORY 
WITH THAT COME 
OUT. 
OH, MY GOSH. 
DR. JOHN, 
THERE'S SO MUCH 
FOR TERRENCE, FOR
TEACHERS, FOR 
EDUCATORS TO BE 
THINKING RIGHT 
NOW. 
THANK YOU FOR 
HELPING TO 
ANSWER SOME OF 
OUR VIEWER 
QUESTIONS. 
I KNOW IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO GET 
SOME MORE 
INFORMATION SO 
THEY CAN MAKE 
BETTER DECISIONS 
FOR THEIR KIDS. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>> YOU BET, 
ALISON. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
SO THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT'S A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH, AND 
WHO'S LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
"MORNING JOE," 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF 
POSTRACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED, AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 6 
FEET APART FROM 
ONE ANOTHER FOR 
THE MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
! AT LEAST ONE 
PERSON WAS 
KILLED, SEVERAL 
OTHERS INJURED, 
13 HOMES 
EXPLODED IN 
BALTIMORE 
EARLIER TODAY. 
THAT EXPOSE AND 
TRAPPING AT 
LEAST ONE PERSON 
IN THE RUBBLE. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
PETE WILLIAMS 
JOINS ME NOW. 
PETE, WHAT DO WE 
KNOW ABOUT WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE? 
>> Reporter: 
THEY AUTHORITIES 
BELIEVE IT WAS  A 
GAS LEAK THE 
AGING 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
OF NATURAL GAS G 
PIPES. 
GAS LEAKS HAVE 
BECOME FAIRLY 
FREQUENT. 
BUT IF YOU LOOK 
AT THAT HOLE 
THERE, THAT IS 
WHERE THREE TH
ROWHOUSES WERE 
LOCATED AT YOU 
CAN SEE ONE ON 
THE LEFT AS THE 
PLANE STARTS TO 
THEIR OUT TO 
THE, THOUGH. 
YOU SEE THE 
HRABAL AND THEN 
IT IS MISSING 
THE SIDEWALL OF 
THE DEHOUSE THERE. 
SO PEOPLE WERE 
VERY IN THAT 
RUBBLE, ONE 
WOMAN WAS 
KILLED. 
AT LEAST FOUR, 
PERHAPS AS MANY 
AS SIX PEOPLE 
WERE INJURED. 
AND NEIGHBORS 
IMMEDIATELY WENT 
THEY HEARD THIS 
TREMENDOUS 
EXPLOSION THAT 
BLEW OUT WINDOWS 
AND SURROUNDING 
NEIGHBORHOODS, 
THEY IMMEDIATELY 
RUSHED TO THE 
SCENE AND 
STARTED TO TRY 
TO GET SURVIVORS 
THAT THEY COULD 
HEAR WHO WERE 
SAYING HELP US, 
INCLUDING SOME 
CHILDREN WHO 
WERE ASKING FOR 
HELP. 
THE MANAGED TO 
PULL SEVERAL 
PEOPLE TO 
SAFETY. 
THE FIRE 
DEPARTMENT IS 
STILL ON THE 
SCENE WITH THE 
ASSISTANCE OF 
THE BALTIMORE 
POLICE, THE 
BUREAU OF 
ALCOHOL TOBACCO 
AND FIREARMS. 
STILL LOOKING 
FOR SURVIVORS. 
BUT IT DOES SEEM 
TO BE ALTHOUGH 
THEY HAVE NOT 
OFFICIALLY SAID 
FROM ALL 
INDICATIONS ARE 
THAT IT IS A 
NATURAL GAS 
EXPLOSION. 
AND, YOU KNOW, 
ARE SUPPOSED 
EVERY COMMUNITY 
IN THE COUNTRY 
HAS EXPERIENCED 
THIS. 
AND UNTIL YOU 
HEAR ONE, IT IS 
REALLY HARD TO 
BELIEVE THE 
FEROCITY OF 
THESE 
EXPLOSIONS, HOW 
INCREDIBLY 
DESTRUCTIVE THEY 
ARE YOU W %CAN SEE 
THOSE HOUSES 
WERE JUST 
BLOWING THE 
DEBATES. 
AND THE DAMAGE 
AND THE 
SURROUNDING 
AREAS. 
SO IT IS GOING 
TO BE A WHILE 
BEFORE THEY 
COMPLETELY 
FINISH GETTING 
WHAT THEY  
BELIEVE TO BE 
ALL THE E FOLKS 
OUT OF THEIR ALL 
OF THE SURVIVORS 
WHO WERE TRAPPED 
SOME OF THEM, 
ELDERLY PEOPLE 
AND SEVERAL OF 
THEM WERE TAKEN 
TO THE HOSPITAL. 
NOT, WE ARE 
STILL THE NUMBER 
OF ENTRIES 
WHETHER IT WAS 
FOUR OR SIX. 
I SUPPOSE YOU 
COULD SAY IT 
COULD'VE BEEN 
MUCH WORSE. 
IT HAPPENED JUST 
BEFORE 10:00 
THIS WARNING. 
IN NORTHWESTERN 
BALTIMORE. 
>> IT COMING GET 
YOU SET IT. 
YOU LOOK AT 
THOSE IMAGES BUT 
I COVERED YES 
EXPLOSIONS AS A 
LOCAL REPORTER. 
IF YOU HAVE NOT 
SEEN OR HEARD 
ONE OF THOSE 
BEFORE, I MEAN, 
IT IS JUST 
INCREDIBLE. AND 
THAT LOOK AT 
THOSE IMAGES, IT 
IS HARD TO 
BELIEVE THAT 
ANYONE SURVIVED 
THAT, THE 
DESTRUCTION IS 
JUST INCREDIBLE. 
>> IT IS. 
IT IS HOWEVER, 
AS YOU SAY, 
WHILE THESE 
THINGS ARE 
TREMENDOUSLY 
DAMAGING, IT IS 
QUITEIT COMMON FOR 
PEOPLE TO 
SURVIVE THEM. 
>> YEAH. 
>> Reporter: 
SOMETIMES IT IS 
BYRNES FROM IF 
THERE IS A/FIRE 
THAT MOTION 
CAUSES. 
USUALLY IT IS 
JUST FALLING 
DEBRIS 
ESPECIALLY 
INIF 
PEOPLE IN THE 
BASEMENT OR THE 
UPPER FLOORS OF 
THE HOUSES. 
SOMETHING 
COLLAPSES ON 
THEM. 
IT IS USUALLY A 
BROKEN BONES AND 
OTHER KINDS OF 
INJURIES FROM 
BEING CRUSHED BY 
THE DEBRIS THAT 
CAUSES THE 
INJURIES. 
BUT IT IS -- YOU 
ARE RIGHT IT IS 
COMMON TO 
SURPRISE. 
>> JUST 
INCREDIBLE. 
IMAGES. 
PETE, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH FOR THE 
UPDATE. 
WE HOPE THOSE 
FOLKS THE 
HOSPITALS AND 
THOSE WITH 
INJURIES ARE 
DOING ALL RIGHT 
TONIGHT. 
THANK YOU. 
>> YOU BET.
! SENATE 
MINORITY LEADER 
CHUCK SCHUMER 
CALLING OUT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
APPROVED AND 
SIGNED FOUR 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS ON 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF OVER THE 
WEEKEND THING HE 
HAS BEEN IN 
TALKS WITH THE 
DEMOCRATS. 
TODAY, SCHUMER 
THAT THEY HAVE 
NOT. 
>> FABLES FROM TH % 
DONALD TRUMP. 
FABLES. 
THAT IS WHAT HE 
SEEMS TO  I
SPECIALIZE IN. 
I DID NOT CALL 
HIM. 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
DID NOT CALL 
HIM. 
HE MAKES THESE 
THINGS UP. 
ZERO, ZERO 
EVIDENCE THAT HE 
IS INVOLVED AT 
ALL. 
AND HE HAS NOT 
CALLED US. 
>> SHORTLY 
AFTER, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP TWEETED, 
SO NOW   SCHUMER 
AND PELOSI WANT 
TO MEET THE MAKE 
A DO. 
IT IS, WHERE 
HAVE THEY BEEN 
FOR THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS WHEN THEY 
WERE HARDLINERS 
AND ONLY WANTED 
BAILOUT MONEY FOR
DEMOCRATIC 
STATES THAT ARE 
FAILING BADLY. 
SHANNON 
PETTYPIECE JOINS 
ME NOW. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ON THE 
RELIEF TALKS 
TODAY. 
DO WE KNOW IF 
THEY WILL RESUME 
AND WHETHER THE 
PRESENT WILL BE 
INVOLVED. 
>> THERE REALLY 
ART TALKS GOING 
ON A LOT OF THE 
KEY PLAYERS 
INVOLVED AREN'T 
EVEN IN %TOWN. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS NOT INVOLVED 
IN NEGOTIATIONS 
UP UNTIL THIS 
POINT. 
HE HAS HAD MANY 
MONTHS NOW. 
SO THERE HAVE 
BEEN MONTHS 
WHERE THE WHITE 
HOUSE, THE 
PRESIDENT 
GETTING INVOLVED 
IN NEGOTIATIONS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS DELEGATED 
THIS TO STEVE 
MNUCHIN. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
THE ONES REALLY 
ON THE HILL 
EVERY DAY. 
BUT HAVE ALSO  
SORT OF SET THE 
AGENDA ON 
SUBSTANTIVE 
ISSUES LIKE HOW 
MUCH THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT AND 
IF IT SHOULD BE 
OR HOW MUCH 
MONEY SHOULD BE 
SET ASIDE FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
SO IT IS THOSE 
22 TWO AND THE 
PRESIDENT AS WE 
HAVE SEEN A 
NUMBER OF TIMES 
IN THESE PAST 
NEGOTIATIONS HAS 
TAKEN A STEP 
BACK TO THE ROLE 
OF OBSERVER. 
WHILE HE HAS BEEN
BASED ON THE 
NEGOTIATIONS BY 
MNUCHIN AND 
MEADOWS, HE 
REALLY HAS NOT 
THAT ONE QUICKLY 
NEGOTIATING WITH 
DEMOCRATS. 
AND THHE HAS 
TWEETED NOW HE 
WANTS TO CHANGE 
THAT POSSIBLY. 
BUT NOW WE ARE 
ALREADY AT THE 
POINT WHERE 
PEOPLE -- 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE IS OUT.
>> YEAH. 
YEP. 
IT SEEMS LIKE A 
LITTLE BIT PAST 
HOUR POINT. 
SHANNON, LET ME 
ASK YOU  LTHIS. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING A LOT 
ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS OF THE 
WEEKEND. 
FOR PEOPLE WHO 
MAY BE TOOK A 
BREAK FROM OKNEWS 
OVER THE 
WEEKEND, WHAT IS 
IN THEM? 
THERE'S FOUR KEY 
POINTS. 
WHEN IS DEFERRAL 
OF STUDENT LOAN 
PAYMENTS. 
ANOTHER IS 
DEFERRAL OF THE 
ROLE TAX, BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR. 
THE. 
DISCONTINUE 
TAKING THAT 
PAYROLL TAX 
MONEY OF 
EVERYBODY'S 
PAYCHECKS ONCE A 
MONTH OR EVERY 
TWO MONTHS. 
RATHER THAN 
DEFERRING IT NOW 
AND THEN TAKING 
MORE OUT LATER. 
NEAR THE T END OF 
THE YEAR. 
ON THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFIT, THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE ACTION 
WOULD MAKE THAT 
AN OFFICIAL 
HUNDRED DOLLARS 
A MONTH. 
BUT THE PRESIDENT
SAID THERE ARE 
SOME FUNDS THEY 
CAN REDIRECT FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE. 
THEY ARE CALLING 
ON THE STATES TO 
CONTRIBUTE AND A 
LOT OF STATES 
ARE ALREADY CASH-
STRAPPED NOW AND 
DON'T HAVE 
MONEY. 
AND THEN ON 
EVICTIONS, BIG 
ISSUE FOR 
MILLIONS OF 
PEOPLE STARTING 
TO PAY RENT. 
THAT MORATORIUM 
ON EVICTIONS 
THAT CONGRESS 
PASSED RENT OUT 
THE PRESIDENT 
EXTENT THAT. HE 
CANNOT EXTEND 
THAT %
UNILATERALLY. 
SO HE HAS CALLED 
ON HIS AGENCIES 
TO TRY AND FIND 
WAYS TO HELP 
PEOPLE OUT WITH 
PAYMENT OR HELP, 
YOU KNOW, 
BASICALLY A 
BURDEN OF 
EVICTIONS. 
WHETHER YOU CAN 
ACTUALLY STOP A 
LANDLORD FROM 
EVICTING SOMEONE.
A LOT OF TALK IN 
HERE AND THERE'S 
ALWAYS SO MUCH 
THE PRESIDENT 
CAN DO BECAUSE 
THE EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH OF 
GOVERNMENT ONLY 
HAS SO MUCH 
CONTROL. 
YOU KNOW, BUT 
REALLY, TO THE 
GET THE 
TANGIBLE, REAL 
BENEFITS OF THE 
AMERICANS, THAT 
IS TAKING ACTION 
FROM CONGRESS. 
>> SO SHANNON, 
WHAT IS THE WHAT 
HOW SOMETHING E 
ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
BACON? 
>> WELL, THEY 
SAY THAT TALKS 
ARE STILL GOING 
ON. 
HAILEY IN ANY, 
THE PRESS 
SECRETARY, SAID 
THERE STILL A 
NUMBER OF FRONTS 
THEY NEED TO 
CASH OUT. 
I THINK WE HAVE 
SOME FROM STEVE 
MNUCHIN WHO 
TALKED ABOUT IT 
A LITTLE WHILE 
AGO. 
>> IF WE CAN GET 
A FAIR DEAL, WE 
WILL DO IT THIS 
WEEK. 
BUT THE 
PRESIDENT NEEDED 
TO TAKE ACTION. 
HE IS NOT GOING 
TO SIT ON. 
WE LEFT THE 
EATING ON FRIDAY.
MARK MEADOWS 
REPORTED BACK RKTO 
HIM THAT WE WERE 
NOWHERE. 
THAT IS WHY HE 
MOVED FORWARD. 
>> Reporter: SO 
THEY WANT TALKS 
TO CONTINUE. 
AS WE WERE 
TALKING ABOUT IN 
THE BEGINNING 
HERE, ALISON,  
BOTH PARTIES 
STILL SEEM FAR 
APART AS THEY 
DID ON FRIDAY 
WHEN, YOU KNOW, 
LOOK LIKE THERE 
WAS POTENTIALLY 
NO DEAL AND THE 
PRESIDENT 
DECIDED TO TAKE D 
THESE UNILATERAL 
ACTIONS. 
>> YEAH. 
IT SOUNDS LIKE 
WE CONTINUE TO 
MAKE VERY LITTLE 
PROGRESS HERE. 
SHATILCA ANOTHER 
QUESTION FOR 
YOU. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID HE HAS 
NARROWED DOWN 
THE LOCATION FOR 
HIS CONVENTION 
SPEECH. 
BUT DO YOU KNOW 
ABOUT THE SPEECH 
STATES? 
WHICH LOCATIONS 
ARE ON HIS TRUCK 
WAS NOT? 
>> Reporter: SO 
TODAY, HE IS 
SAYING. 
OR TWO. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WHICH HE HAS 
SUGGESTED LAST 
WEEK AS A 
POSSIBLE 
LOCATION  AND 
GETTYSBURG. 
THE FAMOUS 
BATTLE THROUGH 
WHERE, YSOF COURSE,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN 
GAVE HIS NAME IS 
GETTYSBURG 
ADDRESS. 
ON THE WHITE 
HOUSE FOR THAT 
IS A BIT TRICKY 
BECAUSE THE 
CAMPAIGN, HOW HE 
MADE THE 
CAMPAIGN, THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
WOULD REQUIRE 
THEM 
TO 
REIMBURSE THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT FOR 
ANY USE OF THE 
WHAT ELSE 
EVERYTHING FROM, 
YOU KNOW, STAFF 
TO THE 
ELECTRICITY THAT 
COULD BE USED 
DURING A 
CONVENTION SPEECH
AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
GETTYSBURG MIGHT 
BE A LITTLE BIT 
IS OUR. 
OF COURSE, THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
MADE. SO THAT 
MIGHT BE THE 
QUESTION THERE 
CERTAINLY AN 
UNCONVENTIONAL 
CONVENTION WE 
ARE LOOKING AT 
ON ALL SIDES. 
AND THE 
REPUBLICAN. WE 
ARE VERY, VERY 
FAR NOW FOR THE 
STATE. 
>> YEAH, WE HAVE 
A FEW WEEKS OF 
UNCONVENTIONAL 
CONVENTIONS 
AHEAD. 
SOME MAY ENBE MORE 
SO THAN OTHERS. 
SHANNON EDDIE 
PIECE, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH ANFOR 
JOINING US TODAY.
>>> THE BIG 
QUESTION ABOUT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
OFFICE 
CORONAVIRUS 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS, ARE 
THEY LEGAL? 
>> CONGRESS T CAN %
DO WHAT DONALD 
TRUMP IS 
CLAIMING TO DO. 
NOT TRUMP. 
SO WHERE DOES 
DONALD TRUMP GET 
THE AUTHORITY TO 
DO ANY OF THAT 
STUFF? 
HE JUST MAKES 
THINGS UP. HE IS 
A FABLED 
PRESIDENT. 
HE JUST MAKES 
THINGS UP AS HE 
GOES. 
>> NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
LEIGH ANN 
CALDWELL JOINING 
ME NOW. 
CRITICS ARE 
CALLING THE 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
COULD WE SEE 
LOCAL CHURCHES 
HERE? 
>> THAT IS THE 
BIG RUSSIAN. 
THEY ARE SAYING 
THAT THIS IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
BUT IT GOES TO 
FAR. 
IT  IS NOT THE 
ROLE OF 
PROVINCIAL 
POWERS. 
THEY DO HAVE THE 
POWER TO 
CHALLENGE THEM %
IN COURT. 
THEY HAVE NOT 
SET THEY'RE 
GOING TO DO THAT 
OR NOT. 
RICHARD DURBIN, 
THE NUMBER TWO 
DEMOCRAT IN THE 
SENATE, HE SAID 
ON SUNDAY ON 
"MEET THE 
PRESS", NBC'S 
"MEET THE PRESS" 
THAT IT IS A 
MORAL DILEMMA 
THAT DEMOCRATS 
ARE HAVING. 
IT IS THE 
DISCUSSION THE 
DEMOCRATS HAVE 
BEEN TALKING TO 
ME, RAPIDLY, 
THAT SENATOR 
DURBIN SAID 
LIKELY. 
THEY WANT TO 
CHALLENGE THE 
CONSTITUTIONALITY 
OF THIS AND 
HE 
WANTED TO 
CHALLENGE THE 
RESIDENCE'S 
EXECUTIVE POWERS 
HERE. 
BUT THEY ALSO 
NOTE THAT THEY 
DON'T WANT 
OPTICS OF GOING 
TO COURT TO TAKE 
AWAY SOMEONE'S 
BENEFITS. 
THE MANY DEAF 
PEOPLE 
DESPERATELY NEED 
CONGRESS AND THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS HAS  %BEEN IN 
UNABLE TO ENCOME 
TO ANY SORT OF 
AGREEMENT. 
SO THERE IS NOT 
A LOT OF TALK AT 
THIS MOMENT 
ABOUT THIS BEING LK
CHALLENGED IN 
THE COURTS. 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
DEFINITELY HAVE 
A VERY FORCEFUL 
PUBLIC MISSIONS 
CAMPAIGN TO SAY 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
OVERREACHED AND 
HIS EXECUTIVE 
POWERS EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS DON'T 
EVEN DO WHAT 
THEY INTENDED TO 
DO, ALISON?  
LEIGH ANN, IT IS 
NOT JUST THE  
DEMOCRATS. 
WE ARE GETTING 
SOME STRONG WE
WORDS FROM 
REPUBLICANS AS 
WELL. 
IF THE WE ARE. 
THERE ARE SOME 
REPUBLICANS WHO WH
ALSO SINK THIS 
IS GOING TO 
ACHIEVE OUR. 
WHEN IN 
PARTICULAR IS 
SENATOR BEN 
SASSE OF NEBRASKA
HE IS SOMEONE 
WHO RICHLY WAS A 
BIG OF THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
KIND OF LOW AND 
NOW HE IS ONCE 
AGAIN 
CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT, 
ESPECIALLY ON 
THE 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
ISSUES. 
HE SAYS THE 
SERIES OF IN
EXECUTIVE 
LAWMAKING IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
LAW. 
HE SAYS 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
DID NOT HAVE NSTHE 
POWER 
UNILATERALLY BUT 
IMMIGRATION LAW 
THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP DOES NOT 
HAVE THE POWER 
TO UNILATERALLY 
REWRITE THE 
PAYROLL TAX LAW. 
THAT POWER 
BELONGS TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
ACTING WITH 
THEIR MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS. 
WELL, THE MB
PRESIDENT NOT . 
REALLY LIKE BEN 
SASSE'S 
STATEMENT AND AS 
HE USUALLY DOES 
WHEN HE DOES NOT 
LIKE SOMEONE, 
EVEN FROM A 
MEMBER OF HIS 
OWN PARTY, HE 
TAKES TO TWITTER 
TO DENOUNCE IT? 
OF THE PRESIDENT 
TWEETED THIS E 
MORNING, RHINO 
BEN SASSE, THAT 
MEANS, OF 
COURSE, 
REPUBLICAN 
IN 
NAMEIC ONLY, BEN 
SASSE, WHO LY
NEEDED MIGHT 
SUPPORT AN 
ENDORSEMENT TO 
GET THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NOMINATION FOR 
SENATE FROM  THE 
GREAT DATE OF 
NEBRASKA, HAS NOW
-- AND NOW THAT 
HE HAS GOT IT, 
THANK YOU, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
DON BROKE AGAIN 
IN PLACE BUT 
INTO THE HANDS 
OF THE MEDICAL 
DEMOCRATS. 
SO YOU KNOW, THE 
PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T LIKE TO 
BE CRITICIZED, 
ESPECIALLY BY 
MEMBERS OF HIS 
OWN PARTY. 
BUT THE REALITY 
IS THAT THERE 
AREN'T MEMBERS 
OF HIS PARTY WHO 
ARE QUESTIONING 
HIS TACTICS, NOT 
ONLY THE 
CONSTITUTIONALITY 
OF IT BUT THEY 
ALSO WORRIED 
ABOUT PRESIDENT. 
THEY KNOW THAT 
AT SOME POINT, 
THERE GOING TO 
BE A THEM, IN 
OFFICE EITHER IN 
A COUPLE FEW 
MONTHS OR IN 
FOUR YEARS. 
OR PERHAPS S 
LATER. 
AND IT WILL BE A 
RECENT FOR A 
DEMOCRAT IN 
OFFICE TO USE 
THIS SAME EXCUSE 
AND REASON TO 
ACT TO RETHE 
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 
AND BYPASSING 
CONGRESS, 
ALISON.  
>> Reporter: 
LEIGH ANN, WHEN 
THIS QUESTION  
FOR YOU ABOUT 
THE COVID WE 
TALKED ANY AND 
THAT THOSE MIGHT 
RESUME BETWEEN 
THE DEMOCRATS 
AND WHITE HOUSE 
NEGOTIATORS? %
IT CERTAINLY HAS 
NOT SOUNDED THAT 
WAY TODAY. 
>> NOT AT THIS 
POINT. 
THERE'S NO 
NEGOTIATIONS 
SCHEDULED. 
THERE'S NO 
COMMUNICATION 
BETWEEN THE TWO 
SIDES HAPPENING 
AT THIS POINT. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
THOUGH, THAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
SIGNALED LAST 
NIGHT THAT HE 
PERHAPS LIKE 
THESE DISCUSSIONS
TO CONTINUE. 
HE PUT IT IN THE 
SENSE THAT HE 
SAID THAT 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
CALLING %HIM 
WANTING THESE 
TALKS TO 
CONTINUE. 
WE TALKED TO 
THOSE -- WE 
TALKED TO THE 
LEADERS OF BOTH 
AS DEMOCRATS AND 
THE HOUSE AND 
THE SENATE AND 
THEY SAY  THAT 
THEY HAVE NOT 
REACHED OUT TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
AND I TALKED A 
LOT OF RANK-AND-
FILE DEMOCRATS 
WHO SAY LONDTHEY 
HAVE NOT EITHER. 
SO WHILE THAT IS 
THE CASE ATTHAT 
THERE IS NO 
COMMUNICATION 
HAPPENING 
BETWEEN THE TWO, 
DESPITE BUT THE %
PRESIDENT SAYS, 
WE ALSO NOTE 
THAT THESE TALKS 
ARE NOT 
NECESSARILY 
DEAD. 
AT THIS MOMENT. 
THEY ARE 
DEFINITELY 
TAKING A RAKE. 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
HELD A 
CONFERENCE CALL 
WITH HER MEMBERS 
ON SATURDAY. 
AND SHE 
INDICATED THAT 
TALKS COULD VERY 
WELL CONTINUE. 
SHE SAID THEY 
ARE NOT OVER. 
THE BIG 
QUESTION, 
THOUGH, IS WHAT 
WILL RESUME? ONE 
SIDE IS GOING TO 
HAVE TO REACH 
OUT TO THE OTHER 
TO GET THIS 
THING STARTED 
AND THAT HAS NOT 
HAPPENED YET, 
ALISON. 
! ALL RIGHT, IT, 
IT DOES NOT 
SOUND LIKE WE 
ARE MUCH FURTHER 
ALONG. 
WE WILL HESEE WHAT 
THIS WEEK HOLDS. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU.! 
MARJORIE KAYLA 
GREEN COULD BE 
ONE OF THE 
MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS TO 
SUPPORT A REGROUP 
THAT PETALS 
RIGHT RING 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
BRADIN HAS MORE. 
BUT YOU MAY HAVE 
SEEN POSTERS, 
MEANS, EVEN BABY 
ONESIES 
EMBLAZONED WITH 
THE LETTER "Q". 
>> SAVE THE 
WORLD. 
IN A TIME OF 
DEEP POLITICAL 
POLARIZATION, 
WIDESPREAD ZA
DISTRUST AND 
INSTITUTIONS 
POWER BY THIS 
INFORMATION. 
QANON HAS 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES. 
>> ALMOST 1 IS 
IN POWER IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
PART OF A -- 
>> Reporter: 
DONALD TRUMP WAS 
PARKED BY 
MILITARY LEADERS 
TO RUN FOR 
PRESIDENT AS A 
WAY TO THE KIND 
OF RING DOWN -- 
>> Reporter: 
WHICH IS 
AFFILIATED WITH 
ALL SORTS OF 
MISBEHAVIOR, NOT 
LIMITED TO CHILD 
TRAFFICKING. 
DONALD TRUMP IS 
GOING TO SAVE US 
FROM THE MOMENT 
CALLED THE STORM.
AND THE BELIEF 
THAT THE STORM 
IS COMING. 
>> WHAT STORM, 
MR. PRESIDENT?. 
YOU WILL FIND 
UP. 
>> WHERE ALL OF 
THE EVILDOERS, 
DEMOCRATS, 
BUREAUCRATS, ALL 
SORTS OF MEDIA 
FIGURES, RESPITE 
AND PUT IN FRONT 
OF MILITARY 
TRIALS IN 
GUANTANAMO. 
>> WE ARE 
FINALLY PUTTING 
AMERICA FIRST 
SINCE 2017, A 
PERSON OR GROUP 
CALLING 
THEMSELVES "Q" 
HAS BEEN POSING 
AS AN INSIDER 
ONLINE. 
POSTING WHAT 
FOLLOWERS SEE AS 
CLUES ABOUT THIS 
IMAGINARY WAR. 
NEARLY ALL OF 
THESE CLUES 
INCLUDING THAT 
HILLARY CLINTON 
WAS ARRESTED AND 
JOHN KENNEDY 
JUNIOR IS ALIVE 
TURNED OUT TO BE 
WRONG. 
BUT THE  BATTING 
AVERAGE DOES NOT 
SEEM TO MATTER. 
IN A SHORT TIME 
THE CONSPIRACY 
THEORY HAS 
SPREAD. 
FROM FRENCH 
FORUMS TO MAINS MA
DREAM MAGA MEMES 
TO THE REAL 
WORLD. 
>> [ CROWD 
CHANTING ] 
RESEARCHERS NOTE 
THAT QAnon'S 
PASS INTO 
MAINSTREAM 
POLITICS IS THE 
STORY OF AN 
ELECTION, A 
PANDEMIC, AND 
THE INTERNET 
ITSELF? 
>> IF YOU'RE AT 
HOME AND YOU ARE 
ISOLATED, YOU 
ARE WONDERING 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH THE 
PANDEMIC AND YOU 
ARE UNSATISFIED 
WITH STATE AND 
NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT 
EXPEDITIONS, 
THEN CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES START 
TO LOOK ON 
REASONABLE. 
IN THE FACE OF 
THE ABSENCE OF 
AUTHORITY AND 
KNOWLEDGE. 
>> Reporter: 
MEANWHILE, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS USED HIS OWN 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
ACCOUNTS TO 
PROMOTE QAnon 
FOLLOWERS. 
NEARLY 200 
TIMES. 
THE WHITE LYHOUSE HO
HAS CALLED NEWS 
CONFERENCE 
COVERAGE OF 
QAnon AND OTHER 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES 
RIDICULOUS. 
HOW SUCH 
CONSPIRACYPI US
THEORIES CAN 
PROVE DANGEROUS. 
>> MAGA FOREVER 
AND UNITED WE 
STAND. 
LAST YEAR, THE 
FBI IDENTIFIED 
QAnon AS 
POTENTIAL 
DOMESTIC 
TERRORIST. 
>> IF YOU ME
BELIEVE YOUR 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BEING CONTROLLED 
BY SATANIC SEX 
TRAFFICKERS, 
ALMOST AN 
INVITATION TO 
TAKE ACTION ON 
ITS ON. 
75 PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE SHOWN 
SUPPORT FOR 
QAnon HAVE RUN 
FOR CONGRESS 
THIS YEAR. 
19 OF THOSE 
CANDIDATES ARE 
ON THE BALLOT 
THIS NOVEMBER. 
POLLS SUGGEST A 
COUPLE MIGHT 
ACTUALLY WIN. 
CANDIDATES LIKE 
LAUREN, A 
RESTAURANT OWNER 
WHO DEFEATED 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP, IN THE 
REPUBLICAN 
PRIMARY IN 
COLORADO'S THIRD 
DISTRICT. 
THE CONSPIRACY 
THEORY IT 
APPEARED ON QAnon
TALK SHOWS. 
THINK THAT I 
HAVE HEARD ON 
"Q", I HOPE THIS 
IS REAL. 
>> Reporter: IN 
JULY, SHE 
DISTANCE HERSELF 
FROM HER PRIOR 
TREES. 
A TWEET CALLING 
QAnon BIG NEWS. 
FAVOR TO WIN IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> HELLO. 
>> Reporter: THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NOMINEE FOR U.S. 
SENATE IN 
OREGON. 
THE INSURANCE 
AGENT CALLS 
HERSELF OFFICIAL 
SOLDIER IN A NOW 
DELETED TWEET 
SAYS, -- 
>> I STAND WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> Reporter: 
ALTHOUGH HER 
CHANCE IN THE 
GENERAL MAYBE 
SLIM, SHE WON 
THE PRIMARY BY A 
LANDSLIDE. 
>> YOU HAVE BEEN 
FOLLOWING 4CHAN, 
"Q", OR ANY OF 
THAT STUFF? 
>> Reporter: RUN 
TO REPRESENT 
GEORGIA'S 14th 
DISTRICT. 
ONE OF QAnon's 
MOST ARDENT AND 
UNAPOLOGETIC.
. BUT AMERICA 
FIRST 
>> Reporter: 
GREEN IS A 
BUSINESSWOMAN 
AND LONGTIME 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES. 
SHE WAS 
CONDEMNED BY HER 
OWN BUDDY AFTER 
SEVERAL RACIST 
AND ANTI-SEMITIC AN
VIDEOS WERE 
POSTED. 
MANY OF HER POST 
HAVE BEEN 
REMOVED. 
HER SUPPORT FOR  
QAnon STILL 
LIVES ONLINE. 
>> "Q" IS A 
PATRIOT. 
>> MORE THAN 40% 
OF PRIMARY VOTES 
AND IS SET FOR A 
RUNOFF IN A.RED 
DISTRICT. 
GREEN AND 
COLORADO DID NOT 
RESPOND TO OUR 
REQUEST FOR 
COMMENT. 
ORGAN'S 
REPUBLICAN 
NOMINEE THE 
CLIENT TO 
COMMENT ON HER 
SUPPORT. 
>> ONE OR TWO, 
QAnon FRIENDLY 
CONGRESSPEOPLE 
WENT UP IN 
WASHINGTON, I 
DON'T THINK THAT 
IS GOING TO 
CHANGE ANYTHING 
FOR MUCH. 
THE RESTING THAT 
IS LIKELY TO 
HAPPEN IS THESE 
PEOPLE WILL BE 
GIVING A FORUM 
IN WHICH TO 
SHARE THESE 
IDEAS. 
BUT THESE 
CANDIDATES HAVE 
NOT SAID HOW 
THEIR BELIEF 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORY MAY THEM 
WITH LAWMAKERS. 
NOW, THEY JUST 
WANT TO WIN. 
>> Reporter: 
QAnon IS -- THAT 
DESPERATELY SEEKS
-- IN THE 
PHYSICAL WORLD 
AND PARTICULARLY 
IN THE REAL 
WORLD OF 
WASHINGTON. 
FOR QAnon AS A 
LEADER, THERE 
WILL BE VERY REAL
WAR, THEN HAVING 
SOMEONE COME ENTO 
THE U.S. SENATE 
WHO -- THERE IS 
NO VICTORY LIKE 
THAT.! 
JOE BIDEN, 
ANNOUNCE HIS 
RUNNING MATE ANY 
DATE NOW. 
LET'S BE HONEST. 
ANY MOMENT NOW. 
WE BACK IN 
MARCH, BIDEN 
SAID HE WOULD 
PUT A WOMAN ACID 
VP. 
THE LIST OF 
CANDIDATES IS 
STILL PRETTY 
LONG. 
THREE SENATORS, 
FORMER NATIONAL  I
SECURITY ADVISER,
CONGRESSWOMEN, 
WOMEN'S ADVOCACY 
GROUPS ARE 
GETTING OUT OF 
HEAD OF THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
READY FOR SEXIST 
AND RACIST 
ATTACKS. 
ALI VITALI IS 
JOINING ME NOW. 
ANY INTEL ON WHEN
BUT IT MIGHT 
ACTUALLY FIND 
REALLY REVEAL 
HIS PICK? 
>> ALISON,  AS 
SOON AS I HEARD 
YOU SING ANY 
MOMENT NOW, I 
GOT NERVOUS. 
WE ARE WAITING 
FOR THAT MOMENT 
WHERE JOE BIDEN 
MATES THE CHOICE 
WE KNOW THAT HE 
HAS BEEN HUNKER 
DOWN FAMILY 
WEEKEND. 
MORNING THIS 
DECISION. 
AND THAT FAMILY, 
OF COURSE, PLAYS 
A ROLE AS HE IS 
THINKING ABOUT 
WHO HIS GOING TO 
THE CHEESE. 
AT THE SAME 
TIME, ASIDE FROM 
THE FACT THAT HE 
IS NEARING  HIS 
LIST, THERE IS A 
TIME LINE TO GET 
SHORTER EVERY 
SINGLE DAY. 
IF HE DOES NOT 
MAKE A DECISION, 
IT IS A A DAY 
CLOSER TO THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
HE IS GOING TO 
NEED TO CR
MAKE A 
POINT BEFORE KE
THEN. 
DURING THIS, 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
JOE BIDEN LOCKED 
UP THE 
NOMINATION. 
I THINK ABOUT 
THEM ACCORDING 
TO THE TOP OF 
THE LIST. 
KAMALA HARRIS 
HAS BEEN A 
CONSISTENT NAME 
THAT HAS ALWAYS 
BEEN TOP OF THE 
LIST. 
OF COURSE, 
WATCHING HER, 
WATCHING FORMER 
OBAMA NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER.
A LOT OF NAMES 
BEING. 
BUT THERE CAN 
ONLY BE ONE. 
HOPEFULLY WE 
WILL FIND OUT 
SOON. 
YOU HAVE BEEN 
REPORTING THAT'S 
GROUPPOS ARE 
ALREADY PREPARING
NEGATIVE ATTACKS 
BUT WHAT ARE 
THEY DOING 
ALREADY? 
>> WE  CAN JUST 
TRY TO PASS BACK 
TO 2016, WHICH A 
LOT OF THESE 
WOMEN GROUPS SAY 
A BIG IMPETUS 
FOR THEM. 
WHEN HILLARY 
CLINTON  RAN, OF 
COURSE, SHE WAS 
AT THE TOP OF 
THE TICKET AND 
NOT THE VP. 
WHEN SHE WENT 
AGAINST 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
HE USED TO 
JINDER DOG 
WHISTLE ALL THE 
TIME. 
EVERY RALLY 
WOULD BE 
SOMETHING NEW. 
AND SO THESE 
WOMEN'S HAVE 
TOLD ME THAT WE 
HAVE SEEN THIS 
MOVIE BEFORE. EN
WE DON'T WANT TO 
SEE IT AGAIN. 
THAT IS WHY EVER 
COMING OUT AHEAD 
OF WHOEVER OUJOE 
BIDEN CHOOSES 
AND BASICALLY 
THINK WE HAVE 
HER BACK. 
AND IN FACT, 
THAT IS WHAT 
THEY WROTE IN 
THE LETTER SENT 
TO NEWS TT
ORGANIZATIONS. 
ASKING THESE 
NEWS 
ORGANIZATIONS TO 
THINK MORE 
CRITICALLY ABOUT 
HOW THEY COVER 
THESE CHEMO 
CANDIDATES. AT
THESE GROUPS TO 
THINGS LIKE THE 
NARRATIVE AROUND 
BEING TOO 
AMBITIOUS. 
WE HAVE TALKED IN
ABOUT THIS 
CONVERSATION 
THAT HAS BEEN 
HAPPENING WHERE 
COMMON HARRIS AND
KAREN BASS, FOR 
INSTANCE, WERE 
PITTED AGAINST 
EACH OTHER BUT 
ALL OF THESE 
TROPES  SORT OF 
CREATE EITHER A 
CATFIGHT 
MENTALITY OR 
THAT AMBITION IS 
A BAD THING, ALL 
OF THESE 
ORGANIZATIONS 
ARE EFFECTIVELY 
SING, MAKE SURE 
THAT YOU ARE 
REPORTING THIS 
IN A %WAY THAT 
PEOPLE KNOW THAT 
THOSE ARE 
GENDERED ATTACKS 
AND THAT IS NOT 
AT ALL ABOUT 
SUBSTANCE. 
THE THINK THAT 
IS IMPORTANT IS 
AS I TALKED TO 
ALL OF THESE 
WOMEN, BUT THEY 
WERE CLEAR ABOUT 
IS THEY ARE NOT 
SAYING DON'T 
CRITICIZE AND 
DON'T BE 
CRITICAL OF 
WHOEVER THIS 
NEXT BUS 
POTENTIAL 
NOMINEE IS GOING 
TO MIBE, BUT DO SO 
ON THE 
SUBSTANCE. 
AND THAT IS, I 
THINK THERE IS 
THE IMPORTANT 
PIECE HERE.? 
OR AT RTLEAST 
GOING A ATSTEP 
FURTHER. 
THERE'S AN 
EDUCATION PIECE 
OF THIS. 
PRIMING 
AUDIENCES AND 
PRIMING NEWS 
REPORTERS TO 
THINK ABOUT 
SEXISM 
AND RACISM
IF THIS IS A 
WOMAN OF COLOR. 
THE SECOND PIECE 
OF IT, TOO, 
COMES UP VERY 
SIMPLE, ACTUALLY 
POPPING UP A WAR 
ROOM OF SORTS 
BUT FIVE 
STAFFERS THAT 
THEY ARE 
DEDICATING TO 
SORT OF LOOK AT 
THIS 
CONVERSATION 
WILL COME AND  IS
CALLING OUT 
MOMENTS THAT ARE 
SEXIST OR ARE 
RACIST SO THAT 
THEY CAN DISRUPT 
THE NARRATIVE 
BEFORE THEY TAKE 
HOLD.. 
>> YEAH,  ALI, 
YOU RARELY HEAR 
SOMEONE SAY A 
MAN IS TOO 
AMBITIOUS. 
ONE OF THE 
REASONS THEY ARE 
READY FOR EYTHIS 
IS ATTACKS ON 
WOMEN IN 
POLITICS ARE 
JUST NOT NEW. 
WE HAVE SEEN IT 
BEFORE. 
FORMER OBAMA 
ADVISER VALERIE 
TALKED ABOUT 
THAT THIS 
WEEKEND. 
WHAT DID  SHE 
HAVE TO TO SAY? 
>> SHE PORTAGE 
JUST REALLY 
SIMPLY IN A 
CONVERSATION 
ABOUT ALL OF THE 
NARRATIVE THAT 
HAVE BEEN %
HAPPENING OVER 
THE COURSE OF 
THIS. 
LISTEN TO URHER 
SIMPLE ADVICE ON 
THIS. 
DON'T TALK ABOUT 
WHAT SHE LOOKS 
LIKE. 
DESCRIBING A 
CINDY EDWARDS 
THAT YOU WOULD 
NOT USE TO 
DESCRIBE A MAN. 
>> Reporter: AND 
AGAIN, IT IS 
REPORTED TO JUST 
THINK ABOUT HOW 
LONG A TIME LINE 
WE HAVE HAD TO 
SEE THIS 
HAPPENING IN 
REAL TIME, 
RIGHT? 
WE TALKED , ABOUT 
2016. 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
SOME OF THE 
STUFF WE HAVE 
SEEN. 
MY PRODUCER WENT 
BACK AND LOOKED 
IN 1984, THE 
FIRST PEOPLE 
REPEAT THE 
CONVERSATIONS 
THAT WERE 
HAPPENING AROUND 
HER AND 
A LOT OF 
THE SAME TROPES 
THAT WE ARE 
HEARING AT PLANO 
WERE HAPPENING 
THAN. 
THINGS ABOUT, 
WELL, WOULD SHE 
BE IN THIS ROLE 
IF SHE WAS NOT A 
WOMAN? 
THAT SORT T OF 
DISCOUNT THE 
QUALIFICATIONS 
OF THESE WOMEN.
  
BEFORE THE 
REALLY HAD A 
CHANCE TO SHOW 
WHO THEY WERE IN 
EIGHT NATIONAL 
STATES. 
FROM 1984 
ALL 
THE WAY THROUGH 
NOW, WE Y HAVE NOT 
HAD A TON OF 
ARCHITECT FOR 
HOW THIS IS 
THEM. 
AT THE SAME 
TIME, ALL OF 
THESE WOMEN 
GROUPS THINK WE %
KNOW ENOUGH 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN THE 
PAST THAT WE 
WANT TO BE ABLE 
TO CUT THIS OFF 
BEFORE IT 
STARTS. 
>> ALI, IT %IS 
SUCH A GREAT 
REMINDER. 
STICK TO THE 
SUBSTANCE. 
LET'S STOP 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE 
WAY WOMEN 
LOOK ABOUT HOW 
THEY ARE WEARING,
WE TAKE SOME OF 
THE GENDER ME
COMMENTARY OUT 
OF IT IT WOULD BE
A WHOLE LOT 
BETTER. 
ALI VITALI, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANKS.! 
LEBANON'S 
GOVERNOR AND 
RESIDING TODAY. 
THE PRIME 
MINISTER AND 
THAT HE AND ALL 
OF HIS MINISTERS 
WILL BACK DOWN 
AND STAND WITH 
THE LEBANESE 
PEOPLE. 
TESTERS THERE 
HAVE BEEN 
DEMANDING LOCAL 
REFORM FOR THE 
BLAST LAST WEEK 
THAT KILLED 
NEARLY 160 
PEOPLE. 
THEY BLAME 
THE 
GOVERNMENT FOR 
THE EXPULSION 
AND FOR YEARS OF 
CORRUPTION AND 
ECONOMIC RULE. 
NBC NEWS   CHIEF 
FOREIGN SPOTTED 
RICHARD ENGEL 
JOINS ME NOW. 
WHAT DOES THIS 
MEAN EXACTLY FOR 
THE ENTIRE 
GOVERNMENT TO 
RESIGN WHO IS IN 
CHARGE? AND WHAT 
HAPPENS NOW? 
FOR THE LEBANESE 
PEOPLE, THIS IS 
ONE OF ISTHE 
THINGS THAT THEY 
ARE FIGHTING 
AGAINST BECAUSE 
IT SOUNDS A BIG 
CHANGE BUT 
NOTHING ACTUALLY 
CHANGES. 
THE SAME 
GOVERNMENT 
REMAINS IN 
PLACE. 
NOT JUST A 
CARETAKER 
GOVERNMENT. 
THE THING THAT 
WILL CHANGE 
EVENTUALLY IS 
WHEN IT IS 
UNCLEAR, AND HOW 
PROFOUND THE 
CHANGE WILL BE 
IS ALSO UNCLEAR. 
IS THAT THIS 
CARETAKER 
GOVERNMENT WILL 
MANAGE AFFAIRS 
UNTIL A NEW 
GOVERNMENT IS 
FORMED. 
THAT MEANS A LOT 
OF BACK ROOM 
DEALINGS, A LOT 
OF AGREEMENTS, A 
LOT OF POWER-
SHARING POWER 
BROKERING. 
THIS HAPPEN IN 
LEBANON OCTOBER. 
AND IT TOOK 
MONTHS AND ALL 
YOU ENDED UP 
WITH WAS A 
RESHUFFLING OF 
THE DECK WITH A 
NEW SET OF 
FAMILIAR CARDS 
LAID OUT ON THE 
TABLE AND NOT 
MANY LEBANESE 
PEOPLE FEEL THAT 
BECAUSE OF THIS 
CRISIS, IT WILL 
BE RESHUFFLED. 
AND THEY WILL 
GET A VERY HAND. 
WHICH THEY THINK 
IS THE THWRONG 
HAND THAT IS 
WRITING BEEN ON 
FOR THE LAST 30 
YEARS. ST
THAT IS, DEEPLY 
CORRUPT AND HAS 
LED TO A STATE 
WHERE NOT ONLY 
IS THERE NO 
POWER, THE 
COUNTRY'S 
CURRENCY IS 
COLLAPSING. 
THE ECONOMY HAS 
COLLAPSED. 
NOW, TONS AND 
TONS OF AMMONIUM 
NITRATE ARE 
UNGUARDED, 
UNCARED FOR AT 
THAT POINT UNTIL 
THERE IS A FIRE 
AFTER YEARS OF 
SITTING THERE AND
A LARGE PORTION 
OF THE CITY IS 
DESTROYED. 
AND SOME OF 6000 
PEOPLE WERE 
INJURED AND 
TODAY, MANY ARE 
WRITING ABOUT 
AND SPEAKING OUT 
FOR THE 
INDIVIDUALS MUST 
THEIR LIVES. 
EACH ONE OF 
THESE LIVES COUNT
AND THEY BLAME 
THE GOVERNMENT 
FOR NEGLIGENCE 
AND CORRUPTION. 
CELL WILL 
MUCH 
CHANGE? 
NOT A LOT OF 
PEOPLE IN A 
LEBANON ARE 
CONVINCED THAT 
THIS WILL REALLY 
CHANGE. 
>> Reporter: 
RICHARD KIND OF 
THE PEOPLE 
THERE, THE 
PROTESTERS THERE 
WANT CHANGE. 
BUT ARE THERE 
SOME SMALLER E 
EVEN SPECIFIC 
THINGS, SPECIFIC 
DEMANDS THAT 
THEY HAVE THAT IC
THEY HOPE EYTO SEE 
AT SOME POINT? 
THEY WANT 
LEBANON TO BE 
MORE LIKE EIGHT 
NORMAL COUNTRY. 
THAT WORKS. 
AND THEY LOOK AT 
THEIR COUNTRY OK
AND IT 
IS 
PROFOUNDLY 
BROKEN TWO THE 
CURRENCY 
COLLAPSED UP LYWOTO 
90% IN VALLEY. 
BECAUSE THE 
BANKS WERE 
EFFECTIVELY 
RUNNING A 
PONZI 
SCHEME, AND ONCE 
THE PONZI SCHEME 
EVAPORATED, LIKE 
ALL PONZI 
SCHEMES, THE 
WHOLE THING 
DISINTEGRATED. 
PEOPLE THEIR 
THINGS. 
THE POWER, WHICH 
ALWAYS, I WENT 
TO LEBANON FOR 
YEARS BUT IT 
ALWAYS QUITE. 
WE BUT NOW IT, 
FOR THE MAJORITY 
OF THE DAY AND 
WE SLEEP QUITE 
ALMOST ALL THE 
TIME. 
NOW, A HUGE 
BLAST THAT HAS 
DAMAGED THE 
CITY. 
PEOPLE DON'T 
HAVE MONEY IN 
THEIR BANK 
ACCOUNTS TO PAY 
IT. 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
CONFIDENCE THAT 
THIS WILL 
CHANGE. 
THE CAN'T EVEN 
AFFORD TO PAY 
THE GENERATORS 
THAT HELP THEIR 
IT ALL OF THE 
POWER THAT IS 
PUTTING. 
PEOPLE SAY IT IS 
WORSE NOW AND 
MORE 
DEMORALIZING 
THAN EVEN REDURING 
THE DAYS OF THE 
CIVIL WAR. 
AND THAT WAS A 
VERY, VERY DARK 
TIME DURING THE 
1980s THE 
LEBANESE, 
SECTARIAN 
FIGHTING AND 
KIDNAPPING. 
>> OH, REALLY 
TOUGH TIMES IN 
LEBANON. 
WHICH, THANK YOU 
FOR EXPLAINED TO 
US WHAT IS GOING 
ON THERE THIS 
WEEK.
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
SO THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT'S A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH, AND 
WHO'S LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
"MORNING JOE," 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF 
POSTRACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
%
HE SAID THE U.S. STILL DOES NOT%
KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE 
LET'S GET TO 
SAVANNA SELLERS 
WITH THE LATEST 
HEADLINES FROM 
NBC NEWS.COM, 
SAVANNA, YOU ARE 
SO BRIGHT AND 
SHINY ON A 
MONDAY. 
YOU MAKE THE 
KICK OF THE 
MONDAY GOING. 
SO GOOD TO SEE 
YOU. 
>> Reporter: I 
WAS WONDERING IF 
THIS WAS GOING 
TO TURN 
COMPLETELY 
FLORESCENT AND 
BLIND EVERYONE. 
HOPEFULLY IT'S 
CHEERING PEOPLE 
UP. 
THANKS SO MUCH. 
WE GOT A LOT OF 
NEWS. 
POLICE HAVE 
ARRESTED MORE 
THAN 100 PEOPLE 
AFTER A NIGHT OF 
LOOTING AND 
RIOTING IN 
CHICAGO. 
UNREST BROKE OUT 
AFTER POLICE 
SHOT A MAN WHO 
THEY SAY WAS 
ARMED AND FIRING 
AT OFFICERS. 
HUNDREDS TOOK TO 
THE STREETS 
DAMAGING 
BUILDINGS, 
BREAKING INTO 
STORES AND 
INJURING 13 
OFFICERS. 
CHICAGO'S MAYOR 
CALLED THE 
VIOLENCE 
CRIMINAL. 
>> LET'S BE 
CLEAR, WE ARE 
COMING FOR YOU. 
WE ARE ALREADY 
AT WORK, WE WILL 
HOLD YOU 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR 
YOUR ACTIONS. 
I DON'T CARE, I 
DO NOT CARE. 
WHATEVER 
JUSTIFICATION 
WAS GIVEN FOR 
THIS, THERE IS 
NO JUSTIFICATION 
FOR CRIMINAL 
BEHAVIOR, EVER. 
>> IN MARYLAND 
AT LEAST ONE 
PERSON IS DEAD 
AND FOUR ARE 
HURT FOLLOWING A 
MASSIVE GAS 
EXPLOSION IN A 
BALTIMORE 
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
POLICE ARE STILL 
INVESTIGATING 
THE CAUSE OF THE 
BLAST AFTER A 
CHAOTIC SCENE 
THIS MORNING. 
%
BUILDING. 
>> THIS 
EXPLOSION HAS 
AFFECTED AT 
LEAST A 3 BLOCK 
RADIUS OF HERE. 
>> NOW A WARNING 
TO THE VIEWER, 
THE FOOTAGE IS 
DISTURBING. 
A MINNESOTA 
JUDGE RELEASED 
BODY CAMERA 
VIDEO SHOWING 
THE FATAL ARREST 
OF GEORGE FLOYD 
BACK IN MAY, 
IT'S FROM TWO 
OUT OF FOUR 
MINNEAPOLIS 
POLICE OFFICERS 
CHARGED IN 
FLOYD'S DEATH 
AND SHOWED FLOYD 
GETTING ARRESTED 
AS WELL AS 
OFFICER DEREK 
CHAUVIN DEALING 
ON FLOYD'S NECK. 
MCDONALD'S IS 
SUING ITS FORMER 
CEO STEVE 
EASTERBROOK, 
LAST NOVEMBER 
THE COMPANY 
FIRED HIM FOR 
HAVING A 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH AN 
EMPLOYEE, BUT 
NOW MCDONALD'S 
CLAIMS HE HAD 
THREE ADDITIONAL 
SEXUAL 
RELATIONSHIPS 
WITH WORKERS 
PRIOR TO HIS 
FIRING AND HE 
LIED DURING AN 
INTERNAL 
INVESTIGATION. 
>>> TO BEIRUT, 
PROTESTERS ARE 
DEMANDING A 
CHANGE IN 
LEADERSHIP 
FOLLOWING THE 
MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION THAT 
KILLED ALMOST 
160 PEOPLE LAST 
WEEK, NOW, 
LEBANON'S 
GOVERNMENT SAYS 
IT IS RESIGNING 
OVER THE CALLS 
FOR ACTION. 
IN AN ADDRESS TO 
THE NATION, 
LEBANON'S PRIME 
MINISTER SAYS WE 
WILL BACK DOWN 
AND STAND WITH 
THE PEOPLE AND 
WILL ASK TO MOVE 
UP THE 
PARLIAMENT 
ELECTIONS. 
>> A LOT OF NEWS 
FOR A MONDAY. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
WE WILL CATCH UP 
WITH YOU IN AN 
HOUR. 
>>> NORTH TEXAS 
OPENING FOUR 
FREE CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING SITES 
THIS WEEK AFTER 
THE STATE PASSED 
HALF A MILLION 
CASES AND 
GOVERNOR GREG 
ABBOTT EXTENDED 
HIS DISASTER 
DECLARATION. 
MORGAN IS 
JOINING US FROM 
DALLAS. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN THAT AREA? 
>> Reporter: THE 
TESTING CAPACITY 
HERE IN DALLAS, 
NORTH TEXAS, HAS 
GOTTEN BETTER 
SPECIFICALLY 
OVER THE PAST 
SIX WEEKS. 
BASICALLY, THE 
GOVERNOR 
EXTENDED THE 
DECLARATION SO 
THE STATE COULD 
DO MORE OF WHAT 
THEY ARE ALREADY 
DOING. 
PEOPLE ARE ONLY 
GOING TO GET 
TESTED IF THEY 
ARE SYMPTOMATIC 
AND HAVE THE 
TELLTALE SIGNS 
OF CORONAVIRUS. 
THERE IS AN 
EFFORT TO GET 
MORE PEOPLE 
TESTED NOW THAT 
THE LABS CAN 
HANDLE 
ADDITIONAL 
CAPACITY. 
>> TEXAS HIT THE 
HIGHEST AVERAGE 
POSITIVITY RATE 
SINCE THE START 
OF THE PANDEMIC 
TOPPING 20%. 
WHAT ARE 
OFFICIALS SAYING 
ABOUT THAT 
NUMBER? 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ARE SAYING 
IT NEEDS TO GO 
DOWN AND NOT 
JUST A LITTLE 
BIT, BUT 
DRASTICALLY. 
YOU SEE THAT 20% 
NUMBER THERE, 
THAT'S ONE OF 
THE HIGHEST 
NUMBERS THAT 
TEXAS HAS SEEN 
SINCE THIS 
PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
TO PUT THAT IN 
PERSPECTIVE, 
CONSIDER WHAT 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
RECOMMENDS AND 
THAT IS A 7- DAY 
ROLLING 
POSITIVITY RATE 
AVERAGE OF 5% OR 
LESS. 
THAT IS REALLY 
THE NUMBER YOU 
NEED TO BE 
HITTING ON A 
LARGE SCALE 
STAND POINT 
BEFORE THE 
CONTACT TRACERS 
CAN START TO DO 
ANY GOOD AND TRY 
AND CORRAL AND 
TRACK THE SPREAD 
OF THIS VIRUS. 
UNTIL THAT 
NUMBER DROPS 
DOWN 
CONSIDERABLY, WE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
SEEING A LONG 
ROAD AHEAD NOT 
JUST HERE IN 
TEXAS BUT ANY 
STATE, ANY 
COMMUNITY THAT 
HAS POSITIVITY 
RATES THAT 
EXCEED FIVE AS 
THE HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
EXPLAINS OR 
PARTICULARLY 10. 
CITY LEADERS HAD 
UNOFFICIAL GOALS 
OF TRYING TO 
KEEP IT BELOW 10 
OR AROUND 7. 
THAT'S BEEN 
UNREALISTIC AS 
WE HAVE SEEN THE 
CASES IN TEXAS 
EXPLODE. 
>> MORGAN, SOME 
REGIONS ARE 
STRUGGLING MORE 
THAN OTHERS, CAN 
YOU TELL US WHAT 
IS GOING ON IN 
THE RURAL BORDER 
COMMUNITIES? 
HOW ARE THE 
COUNTIES COPING? 
>> Reporter: NOT 
WELL. 
NOT WELL AT ALL. 
THE NUMBERS 
THERE CONTINUE 
TO RISE 
ESPECIALLY IN 
SOUTH TEXAS. 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
TO NOTE THAT OF 
EVER IN TEXAS, A 
UNIQUE SET OF 
DISADVANTAGES IN 
THE COMMUNITY , 
THE DOCTORS AND 
NURSES DON'T 
HAVE A LOT OF 
HEALTH CARE 
RESOURCES. 
FEDERAL TEAMS 
HAVE BEEN 
DEPLOYED. 
ON THE PATIENT 
SIDE OF THINGS, 
YOU HAVE 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
FAMILIES LIVING 
TOGETHER IN ONE 
HOME, BASICALLY 
TRANSMITTING THE 
VIRUS THAT MUCH 
MORE EASILY AND 
YOU HAVE 50% OR 
BELOW, 50% OF 
THE POPULATION 
BASICALLY LIVING 
AT OR BELOW THE 
POVERTY LINE, 
STAR COUNTY, ONE 
COMMUNITY IN 
PARTICULAR, OVER 
THE PAST SEVERAL 
WEEKS HAS GAINED 
AN UNFORTUNATE 
AMOUNT OF 
ATTENTION FOR 
THE WRONG 
REASONS, DONNA, 
TEXAS, 7 OUT OF 
100 PEOPLE THERE 
HAVE COVID-19, 
GIVING IT ONE OF 
THE HIGHEST PER 
CAPITA RATES OF 
ANY COMMUNITY IN 
THE COUNTRY. 
I HAD A CHANCE 
TO SPEAK TO THE 
DOCTOR THAT 
WORKS IN A 
NEARBY HOSPITAL 
AS HE TRIED TO 
EXPLAIN THE 
REASON BEHIND 
THE RIDES IN 
NUMBERS. 
>> I STARTED 
WITH HIV IN 
1980s, I WAS 
IRAQ, BAGHDAD, 
FALLUJAH, THIS 
IS BEYOND WHAT 
YOU CAN IMAGINE, 
THE PAIN, THE 
LONELINESS, THE 
TELEPHONE 
COMMUNICATION 
BETWEEN THE 
NURSE AND 
PATIENT AND 
THEIR FAMILY, 
THE DYING ALONE, 
PEOPLE TELLING 
YOU, SEND ME 
HOME, I WOULD 
RATHER DIE AT 
HOME THAN IN 
HERE. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
HEAR THAT AND 
YOU SEE NUMBERS 
GETTING BETTER 
ELSEWHERE BUT 
THAT IS THE 
DAILY REALITY 
THAT FACES SO 
MANY SOUTH 
TEXANS AND THAT 
IS WHY THERE IS 
AN INCREASING 
AMOUNT OF 
FRUSTRATION EVEN 
AS SMALL 
IMPROVEMENTS ARE 
SEEN ON A 
STATEWIDE SCALE. 
>> YOU CAN 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
FRUSTRATION. 
THANKS FOR 
UPDATING US ON 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN TEXAS, I 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>>> MORE SCHOOLS 
ARE MOVING 
CLASSROOMS 
OUTSIDE THIS 
FALL AS THE 
SAFER 
ALTERNATIVE FOR 
TEACHERS AND 
STUDENTS. 
JEFF BENNETT 
SHOWS HOW SOME 
SCHOOLS PLAN TO 
MAKE OUTDOOR 
LEARNING WORK. 
>> Reporter: AS 
SCHOOLS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY 
SCRAMBLE TO RE-
OPEN SAFELY, 
THIS SCHOOL IN 
MONTGOMERY 
COUNTY MARYLAND 
FOUND A SOLUTION 
IN ITS OWN 
BACKYARD, IT'S 
MOVING ALL FALL 
CLASSES 
OUTDOORS. 
>> THE DATA 
SHOWS THAT BEING 
OUTDOORS 
DRASTICALLY 
DECREASES THE 
CHANCE OF A 
TRANSMISSION. 
>> ROLLING HILLS 
AND A WOODED 
TRAIL. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
SERVES CHILDREN 
AGES 2 TO 12, 
ARMED WITH A 
MASTER'S DEGREE 
IN PUBLIC HEALTH 
AND WEIGHED RE-
OPENING OPTIONS 
AND CONCLUDED 
OUTDOOR 
SCHOOLING WAS 
THE SAFEST. 
THE TRANSMISSION 
RATES ARE LOWER 
OUTDOOR THAN 
INDOOR 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
COMBINED WITH 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
THEY CREATED 
MODEL OUTDOOR 
CLASSROOMS WITH 
SMALL TENTS AND 
TABLES, LARGER 
ONES ARE ON THE 
WAY. 
TENTS WILL STAY 
OPEN AT ALL 
TIMES TO ALLOW 
FOR MAXIMUM AIR 
CIRCULATION AND 
OCCUPANCY 
LIMITED TO NO 
MORE THAN 15 
STUDENTS AND 
CHILDREN WILL 
WEAR MASKS. 
OUTDOOR 
EDUCATION DURING 
A PANDEMIC ISN'T 
NEW, IT WAS 
COMMON DURING 
TUBERCULOSIS 
OUTBREAKS. 
DENMARK PUSHED 
MANY CLASSES 
OUTSIDE. 
NOW A SMALL BUT 
GROWING NUMBER 
OF U.S. SCHOOLS 
ARE EMBRACING 
OUTDOOR 
SCHOOLING 
INCLUDING 
CHARLES TOWN 
PLAY HOUSING AS 
PRESCHOOL AND 
KINDERGARTEN 
NEAR 
PHILADELPHIA. 
IT ASKED PARENTS 
TO DRESS 
CHILDREN 
ACCORDINGLY. 
>> THERE IS NO 
BAD, ONLY BAD 
CLOTHING. 
>> Reporter: 
ERIC IS SENDING 
HIS DAUGHTERS TO 
THE SCHOOL. 
>> THEY CAN DIG 
HOLES AND PLAY 
WITH BUGS, MY 
KIDS ALWAYS ARE 
BETTER BEHAVED 
AFTER A DAY 
OUTSIDE THAN 
AFTER A DAY 
INSIDE WATCHING 
THE IPAD. 
>> IN OUR 
COMPUTERIZED 
WORLD, SOMETIMES 
WE NEED TO 
REALIZE THAT THE 
SAFER, BETTER 
PLACE IS IN OPEN 
AIR. 
>> Reporter: 
EDUCATORS 
EXCITED TO BRING 
STUDENTS A 
CLASSROOM THAT 
TAKES LEARNING 
OUTSIDE THE BOX. 
>> JEFF JOINS ME 
NOW. 
THIS SOUNDS LIKE 
A GREAT IDEA. 
WE HEARD FROM 
PARENTS OF 
YOUNGER KIDS 
FROM A 
KINDERGARTEN 
TEACHER, GREAT 
TO BE OUTSIDE 
PLAYING WITH 
BUGS AND DO THAT 
KIND OF STUFF, 
HOW ABOUT THE 
OLDER KIDS? 
HOW WILL 
LEARNING 
OUTDOORS WORK 
FOR THEM? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, FROM THE 
SAME MODEL THEY 
USE FOR THE 
YOUNGER KIDS 
ALSO WORKS FOR 
THE OLDER KIDS. 
I THINK ONE OF 
THE ISSUES IS 
HOW CAN A SMALL 
PRIVATE SCHOOL, 
HOW CAN THAT BE 
APPLICABLE TO 
WHAT A LARGER 
PUBLIC SCHOOL 
MIGHT DO. 
IT'S EASIER FOR 
A PRIVATE SCHOOL 
THAT HAS ACREAGE 
OUTSIDE SPACE TO 
SAY, LOOK, WE 
HAVE 30, 40 KIDS 
ENROLLED, WE 
WILL GET 
PROFESSIONAL BIG 
TENTS AND MOVE 
CLASSES OUTSIDE. 
HOW DO YOU THAT 
WHEN OFF HIGH 
SCHOOL WITH 3000 
KIDS. 
YOU PROBABLY 
CAN'T. 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THE 
PUBLIC SCHOOL 
CAN DO, THEY CAN 
NARROW AND 
TAILOR THE 
OUTDOOR MODEL TO 
FIT SOME OF THE 
KIDS THEY SERVE. 
IF THERE ARE 
KIDS WITH 
LEARNING 
DIFFERENCES AND 
DECIDE IT'S 
DIFFICULT IF NOT 
IMPOSSIBLE FOR 
PRE-K THROUGH 
FIRST GRADE TO 
DO REMOTE 
INSTRUCTION AND 
WANT TO BRING 
THE CHILDREN 
BACK, MAYBE 
THOSE ARE THE 
KID THEY CAN 
MOVE OUTDOORS 
AND REPURPOSE 
ATHLETIC FIELDS 
AND A NEARBY 
PARK IF THEY ARE 
ABLE TO, TO DO 
THAT. 
>> IT IS 
CREATIVE. 
YOU GOT TO GIVE 
THEM CREDIT FOR 
TRYING BECAUSE 
WE KNOW HOW 
DIFFICULT IT'S 
BEEN TO FIGURE 
OUT HOW TO BRING 
THE SCHOOLS 
BACK. 
THE HEAD OF THAT 
SCHOOL THIS 
PHILADELPHIA, 
JEFF, SAID THERE 
IS NO SUCH THING 
AS BAD WEATHER, 
ONLY BAD 
CLOTHING. 
I HAVE BEEN TO 
PHILADELPHIA IN 
SOME PRETTY 
AWFUL FALL 
WEATHER. 
IT DOESN'T 
MATTER WHAT YOU 
ARE WEARING. 
WHAT IS THEIR 
PLAN IF THE 
WEATHER DOES GET 
BAD THIS YEAR. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ARE HOPING 
THAT AS DR. 
FAUCI AND 
MEMBERS OF THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAY, HOPING THAT 
A VACCINE COMES 
ONLINE BY, THEY 
HOPE, THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
NEW YEAR, IF NOT 
BY LATE FALL. 
BY THEN, IF 
THERE IS A 
VACCINE, 
THERAPEUTICS, 
PEOPLE MIGHT 
FEEL COMFORTABLE 
ABOUT MOVING 
INSIDE. 
YOU CAN PUT ON 
AS MANY COATS AS 
YOU WANT. 
IF YOU ARE 
OUTSIDE AND IT'S 
THE WINTER, 20 
DEGREES OUTSIDE, 
IT DOESN'T 
MATTER. 
AT SOME POINT 
YOU NEED TO MOVE 
INDOORS. 
THE HEADS OF THE 
SCHOOLS, THEY 
FULLY REALIZE 
THAT. 
AT LEAST IN THE 
WEEKS AND MONTHS 
TO COME, THEY 
WANT TO BE ABLE 
TO TEACH THESE 
KIDS IN PERSON 
AND NOW OUTDOOR 
SCHOOLING IS THE 
BEST WAY TO DO 
IT. 
>> IT'S A GREAT 
CONCEPT. 
THEY GOT TIME 
BEFORE IT STARTS 
TO GET COLD IN 
PHILADELPHIA. 
THANKS FOR 
SHOWING US WHAT 
THE SCHOOLS ARE 
DOING. 
>>> BAKER 
COUNTYTANA HAS A 
34% CORONAVIRUS 
POSITIVITY RATE 
BUT IT IS 
BRINGING ALL 
STUDENTS BACK TO 
SCHOOL TODAY. 
SAM REPORTS FROM 
FLORIDA OUTSIDE 
OF JACKSONVILLE. 
>> Reporter: 
GOOD AFTERNOON. 
I'M AT A SCHOOL 
NOW ABOUT 30 
MINUTES OUTSIDE 
OF JACKSONVILLE 
OF THE 2.8 
MILLION PUBLIC 
SCHOOL STUDENTS 
IN FLORIDA MOST 
ARE NOT RUNNING 
TO CLASS YET BUT 
THE SMALL 
COUNTIES ARE, 
INCLUDING BAKER 
COUNTY. 
THE QUESTION 
BECOMES HOW DO 
YOU 
%
ONE IN BAKER %
COUNTY. %
THE CUSHION %
BECOMES, HOW DO %
YOU BALANCE THIS %
DYNAMIC BETWEEN %
YOUBALANCE. 
THAT'S A DYNAMIC 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO WORK OUT. 
WE WATCHED, IT'S 
FAIRLY EMPTY 
OVER MY 
SHOULDER, THE 
PARENTS AND 
FAMILY MEMBERS 
COMING IN 
EARLIER TODAY, 
MANY OF THEM 
WERE NOT WEARING 
MASKS. 
THE TEACHERS 
WERE BUT THE KID 
AND PARENTS 
LARGELY WERE 
NOT. 
IT IS OPTIONAL 
IN BAKER COUNTY 
TO WEAR A MASK. 
IF YOU ARE LESS 
THAN SIX FEET 
AWAY, PRO LONGED 
CONTACT OF 15 
MANS, THEY 
STRONGLY 
RECOMMEND IT BUT 
IT'S NOT 
REQUIRED. 
THE MEASURES PUT 
INTO PLACE, 
DEFINITIVELY 
INCLUDES 
SANITIZATION, 
SCHOOL BUSES, 
ASSIGNED SEATS 
AND HAND 
SANITIZER. 
WHEN I ASKED 
ABOUT THE MASK 
ISSUE, PARENTS 
HAD MIXED 
RESPONSES. 
>> TATHEY ARE 
NOT REQUIRING 
MASKS. 
>> RIGHT. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
THEY SHOULD? 
>> NOT REALLY. 
IT'S A PERSONAL 
OPINION TO ME. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
WEAR IT, WEAR 
IT. 
I DON'T THINK IT 
SHOULD BE 
REQUIRED. 
>> WEAR A MASK. 
IT'S TEMPORARY. 
WEAR THE MASK. 
YOU ARE IN THE 
CAR, SOME PEOPLE 
DRIVE FOR A 
DISTANCE, 12 OR 
13 HOURS, YOU 
PUT ON A SEAT 
BELT. 
WHAT IS WEARING 
A MASS INCOME 
THE STORE, IN 
THE SCHOOL, YOU 
KNOW, JUST TO 
PROTECT YOU AND 
OTHERS. 
YOU DON'T WANT 
THAT IN YOUR 
HOME. 
>> Reporter: 
ALLISON, A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
CONTEXT NOW, 
WHERE WE ARE IN 
BAKER COUNTY, WE 
ASKED THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
HOW MANY KIDS 
ASKED TO LEARN 
VIRTUALLY, THEY 
SAID 333. 
ALL TEACHERS ARE 
RETURNING TO 
REGULAR 
CLASSROOMS, 
THAT'S A VERY 
BIG PART OF THIS 
DEBATE. 
IT'S NOT JUST 
ABOUT STUDENTS 
SAFETY BUT THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND STAFF. 
THEY ARE FEARFUL 
ABOUT THE 
TRANSMISSION OF 
THIS VIRUS. 
THAT'S THE 
LATEST OUTSIDE 
OF JACKSONVILLE. 
>>> KIDS ARE NOT 
IMMUNE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS, 
97,000 OF THEM 
TESTED POSITIVE 
JUST IN THE LAST 
TWO WEEKS OF 
JULY, ACCORDING 
TO THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS. 
WHAT DOES THAT 
MEAN FOR PARENTS 
WHO WORRY ABOUT 
SENDING THEIR 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL THIS 
FALL. 
HERE IS MORE 
WITH MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
DR. JOHN TORREZ. 
HOW ALARMING ARE 
THE NUMBERS? 
THOSE UP SOUND 
PRETTY HIGH TO 
ME. 
>> Reporter: 
338,000 KIDS 
SINCE THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
PANDEMIC TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
97,000 IN THE 
LAST COUPLE OF 
WEEKS OF JULY, 
IN THIS 
NATIONWIDE LOOK 
AT THE TESTING 
IN CHILDREN, I 
THINK YOU ARE 
SEEING A COUPLE 
OF THINGS. 
97,000, A 40% 
INCREASE FROM 
THIS EARLIER. 
WHAT YOU ARE 
SEEING HERE, A 
COUPLE OF 
THINGS, ONE IS 
WE ARE TESTING 
KIDS MORE, WE 
ARE TESTING KIDS 
WHO ARE NOT 
SYMPTOMATIC, 
BEFORE, MOSTLY 
RESERVED FOR 
CHILDREN THAT 
WENT TO THE 
HOSPITAL OR IN 
DIRECT EXPOSURE 
TO CORONAVIRUS. 
WE ARE SEEING 
MORE CHILDREN 
WITH CORONAVIRUS 
ITSELF AND MORE 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, 
THEY ARE NOT, 
THEY DON'T GET 
IT AS MUCH AS 
ADULTS, THEY 
DON'T GET 
COMPLICATIONS OR 
SPREAD IT AS 
MUCH AS ADULTS. 
THAT IS 
DIFFERENT FROM 
SAYING THEY 
DON'T GET IT. 
KIDS ARE NOT 
IMMUNE FROM 
CORONAVIRUS. 
HEALTH EXPERTS 
SAID WE THINK 
THEY HAD V A BIT 
OF PROTECTION 
BUT DOESN'T MEAN 
THEY ARE 
PROTECTED FROM 
CORONAVIRUS. 
MAKE SURE THE 
CHILDREN ARE 
SAFE AS WELL. 
SEEING THE 
NUMBERS CROP UP, 
ESPECIALLY 
BEFORE SCHOOLS 
START OPENING, 
THAT'S A BIT 
DAUNTING, AND WE 
HAVE TO DOUBLE 
DOWN ON HOW TO 
OPEN SCHOOLS 
SAFELY. 
THAT HAS TO BE 
THE PRIORITY. 
>> AT THE 
BEGINNING, WE 
WEREN'T SURE IF 
HOW WHETHER THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
IMPACTED KIDS, 
WHAT HAVE WE 
LEARNED OVER THE 
PAST SEVERAL 
MONTH ABOUT HOW 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
IMPACTS 
CHILDREN? 
>> CHILDREN, 
DEPENDING ON 
THEIR AGE CAN 
HAVE THE SAME 
AMOUNT OR MORE 
VIRUS THAN 
ADULTS AND CAN 
SPREAD IT AS 
MUCH OR POSSIBLY 
MORE SO THAN 
ADULTS. 
CHILDREN HAVE A 
COUPLE OF THINGS 
GOING ON IN 
THEIR FAVOR AS 
FAR AS THE 
SPREAD 
THROUGHOUT THE 
COMMUNITY. 
WHEN THEY TEST 
THEIR NASAL 
SWABS TO FIND 
OUT HOW MUCH 
VIRUS THEY HAVE, 
THEY HAVE AS 
MUCH AS ADULTS, 
MAYBE MORE. 
THEY DON'T SEEM 
TO SPREAD IT AS 
MUCH. 
PART OF THE 
REASON IS 
BECAUSE CHILDREN 
ARE SHORTER, 
WHEN THEY HUG AN 
ADULT, THEY ARE 
NOT HUGGING HEAD 
TO HEAD, YOU ARE 
NOT GETTING THE 
DIRECT 
TRANSMISSION, 
THEIR HEAD IS 
AROUND YOUR 
WAIST. 
THAT IS HELPING 
THERE. 
KIDS HAVE A HIGH 
VIRAL LOAD AND 
CAN SPREAD IT 
FOOTHERS, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
HOUSEHOLDS WHERE 
THERE MIGHT BE 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
FAMILIES AND 
PREEXISTING 
CONDITIONS AND 
KIDS CAN HAVE 
COMPLICATIONS. 
THE MULTI-
SYMPTOM 
INFLAMMATORY IS 
SHOWING UP, 
BETWEEN 3 AND 
400 CHILDREN 
HAVE IT IN THE 
U.S., THAT CAN 
BE LIFE 
THREATENING. 
CHILDREN ARE NOT 
IMMUNE FROM IT. 
THEY HAVE 
COMPLICATIONS 
FROM IT. 
DON'T SEEM TO 
GET IT AS MUCH 
OR GET THE 
COMPLICATION AS 
MUCH AS ADULTS. 
>> DR. JOHN, 
SOME KIDS ARE 
ALREADY BACK IN 
THE CLASSROOM, 
SOME SCHOOLS ARE 
CLOSING BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE SEEN 
POSITIVE CASES 
LIKE THAT SCHOOL 
IN GEORGIA WHERE 
PHOTOS OF THE 
CROWDED HALLWAYS 
WENT VIRAL. 
DO YOU EXPECT 
SCHOOLS WILL 
HAVE TO OPEN AND 
CLOSE FREQUENTLY 
THROUGHOUT THE 
FALL. 
WHAT ARE YOUR 
CONCERNS THERE? 
>> I HOPE SO. 
MY CONCERN, THE 
SCHOOLS AREN'T 
READY TO DO 
THIS. 
SCHOOLS NEED TO 
BE FLEXIBLE AND 
CREATIVE AND 
STAFF, TEACHERS, 
CHILDREN AND 
PARENTS NEED TO 
BE PATIENT WITH 
ALL THE CHANGES. 
WE HAVE NEVER 
GONE THROUGH 
THIS BEFORE. 
OUR GENERATION 
OR ANYBODY 
LIVING NOW HAS 
NEVER GONE 
THROUGH HAVING 
TO SHUTDOWN 
SCHOOL SYSTEMS 
TO THIS EXTENT 
AND HAVING TO 
RESTART THEM IN 
IN THE MIDST OF 
A PANDEMIC. 
YOU ARE GOING TO 
SEE SCHOOLS 
OPENING UP 
SLOWLY, PEOPLE, 
SOME OF THE 
STUDENTS GOING 
BACK ONE DAY, 
SOME GOING BACK 
ANOTHER DAY AND 
LEARNING 
OUTSIDE. 
IF CASES GO UP 
IN THE 
COMMUNITY, YOU 
WILL SEE ROLL 
BACKS. 
MAYBE THEY OPEN 
UP FOR THREE OR 
FOUR WEEKS AND 
CLOSE DOWN. 
THIS IS GOING TO 
BE HARD ON 
PARENTS AND 
EMPLOYERS AND 
TEACHERS. 
WE HAVE TO 
UNDERSTAND THIS 
IS A NEW 
PARADIME IN 
THINKING ON HOW 
WE KEEP THE KIDS 
SAFE AND THAT'S 
THE PRIORITY TO 
MAKE SURE THE 
KIDS, THE STAFF, 
TEACHERS LIKE 
SAM SAID, 
EVERYBODY 
INVOLVED IS SAFE 
AND THE PEOPLE 
THEY GO HOME TO. 
>> YEAH. 
DR. JOHN, WE GOT 
AT LOT OF 
QUESTIONS FROM 
VIEWERS, BAND, 
ORCHESTRA, 
CHORUS, GYM, CAN 
KIDS BE IN THE 
SAME ROOM AND 
BLOWING ON TUBAS 
AND RUNNING AND, 
HOW SAFE ARE 
THOSE KINDS OF 
CLASSES? 
>> THAT'S A 
CONCERNING THING 
BECAUSE THE 
CLOSER YOU ARE 
TO PEOPLE, THE 
MORE PEOPLE YOU 
ARE AROUND, THE 
LONGER YOU ARE 
AROUND PEOPLE 
THE MORE LIKELY 
YOU ARE LIKELY 
TO TRANSMIT 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IF YOU ARE 
BREATHING IT 
DOESN'T GO VERY 
FAR, IF YOU ARE 
SPEAKING IT GOES 
A LITTLE 
FURTHER, IF YOU 
ARE BLOWING ON 
AN INSTRUMENT 
IT'S GOING TO GO 
FURTHER AS WELL. 
EVERYBODY 
SINGING, YOU ARE 
SPEWING OUT THE 
RESPIRATORY 
DROPLETS. 
SAME WITH A 
BAND, A WIND 
INSTRUMENT, THAT 
VIRUS WILL BE 
SPREAD FAIRLY 
FAR. 
GYM, CONTACT 
SPORTS, DOING 
SOMETHING LIKE 
KICKING THE BALL 
ACROSS THE FIELD 
WHERE PEOPLE ARE 
SIX, 10 FEET 
AWAY, NOT AS BIG 
OF A DEAL. 
ORCHESTRA, THE 
WIND INSTRUMENTS 
AND PERCUSSION, 
NOT AS BIG OF A 
DEAL. 
THE CONCERNING 
ONE WOULD BE THE 
CHORUS AND THE 
BANDS WHERE THEY 
NEED TO DO 
SOMETHING TO 
MAKE SURE THE 
CHILDREN ARE 
SEPARATED 
BECAUSE THE 
VIRUS CAN SPREAD 
FURTHER BECAUSE 
OF THE 
RESPIRATORY 
DROPLETS THAT 
COME OUT. 
>> THERE IS SO 
MUCH FOR 
PARENTS, FOR 
TEACHERS AND 
EDUCATORS TO BE 
THINKING ABOUT. 
THANK YOU FOR 
ANSWERING VIEWER 
QUESTIONS SO 
THEY CAN MAKE 
BETTER DECISIONS 
FOR THEIR KIDS.  
I APPRECIATE IT. 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS THE 
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 UP THE THIS 
AROUND SO THIS 
IS AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
. 
>>> AT LEAST ONE 
PERSON WAS 
KILLED, SEVERAL 
OTHERS INJURED 
WHEN 3 HOMES 
EXPLODED IN 
BALTIMORE TODAY. 
THAT GAS 
EXPLOSION 
TRAPPING AT 
LEAST ONE PERSON 
IN THE RUBBLE. 
PETE WILLIAMS 
JOINS ME NOW. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE? 
. 
>> Reporter: THE 
AUTHORITY 
BELIEVE IT WAS A 
GAS LEAK. 
THIS IS A 
PROBLEM IN 
BALTIMORE WITH 
AN AGING 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
OF NATURAL GAS 
PIPES, GAS LEAKS 
HAVE BECOME 
OFTEN, FAIRLY 
FREQUENT. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
THE HOLE THAT'S 
WHERE THREE ROW 
HOUSES WERE 
LOCATED. 
YOU CAN SEE THE 
ONE ON THE LEFT 
AS THE PLANE 
STARTS TO PULL 
OUT. 
THE ONE ON THE 
LEFT IT'S 
MISSING THE SIDE 
WALL OF THE 
HOUSE THERE. 
PEOPLE WERE 
BURIED IN THE 
RUBBLE. 
ONE WOMAN WAS 
KILLED. 
AT LEAST FOUR 
PERHAPS SIX 
PEOPLE INJURED. 
NEIGHBORS 
IMMEDIATELY WHEN 
THEY HEAD THE 
TREMENDOUS 
EXPLOSION THAT 
BLEW OUT 
WINDOWS, THEY 
RUSHED TO THE 
SCENE AND 
STARTED TO TRY 
THE GET 
SURVIVORS THEY 
COULD HEAR WHO 
WERE SAYING HELP 
US, INCLUDING 
SOME CHILDREN 
ASKING FOR HELP. 
THEY MANAGED TO 
PULL SEVERAL 
PEOPLE TO 
SAFETY. 
THE FIRE 
DEPARTMENT IS 
STILL ON THE 
SCENE WITH THE 
ASSISTANCE OF 
THE BALTIMORE 
POLICE, BUREAU 
OF ALCOHOL, 
TOBACCO AND 
FIREARMS. 
FROM ALL 
INDICATIONS, IT 
IS A NATURAL GAS 
EXPLOSION. 
I SUPPOSE EVERY 
COMMUNITY IN THE 
COUNTRY 
EXPERIENCED 
THESE. 
UNTIL YOU HEAR 
ONES IT'S HARD 
TO BELIEVE THE 
VERACITY OF THE 
EXPLOSION ON HOW 
INCREDIBLY 
DESTRUCTIVE THEY 
ARE. 
THE HOUSES WERE 
BLOWN TO BITS 
AND THE NOISE IN 
THE SURROUNDING 
AREAS. 
IT'S GOING TO BE 
A WHILE BEFORE 
THEY FINISH 
GETTING ALL OF 
THE FOLKS OUT 
OF, THERE ALL 
THE SURVIVES WHO 
ARE TRAPPED. 
SOME OF THEM, 
ELDERLY PEOPLE 
AND SEVERAL WERE 
TAKEN TO THE 
HOSPITAL. 
NOT CLEAR ON THE 
NUMBER OF 
INJURIES. 
IT COULD HAVE 
BEEN MUCH WORSE. 
IT HAPPENED 
BEFORE 10:00 
THIS MORNING IN 
NORTH WESTERN 
BALTIMORE. 
>> PETE, YOU 
SAID IT YOU LOOK 
AT THE IMAGES, I 
COVERED GAS 
EXPLOSIONS LIKE 
THAT IN MY DAYS 
AS A LOCAL 
REPORTER, IF YOU 
HAVE NOT SEEP OR 
HEARD ONE OF 
THOSE, IT IS 
INCREDIBLE. 
IT'S HARD TO 
BELIEVE ANYONE 
SURVIVED THAT. 
IT'S INCREDIBLE. 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS, HOWEVERS AS 
YOU SAY, WHILE 
THESE THINGS ARE 
TREMENDOUSLY 
DAMAGING, IT IS 
COMMON FOR 
PEOPLE TO 
SURVIVE THEM. 
SOMETIMES IT'S 
BURNS IF THERE 
IS A FLASH FIRE 
THAT THE 
EXPLOSION 
CAUSES. 
USUALLY IT'S 
FALLING DEBRIS, 
ESPECIALLY IF 
PEOPLE ARE IN 
THE BASEMENT OR 
THE UPPER 
FLOORS, THE 
HOUSES COLLAPSE, 
IT'S USUALLY 
BROKEN BONES AND 
INJURIES FROM 
BEING CRUSHED BY 
THE DEBRIS THAT 
CAUSES THE 
INJURIES. 
YOU ARE RIGHT, 
IT IS COMMON TO 
SURVIVES 
FORTUNATELY TO 
SURVIVE THESE 
EXPLOSIONS. 
>> INCREDIBLE, 
THE IMAGES. 
PETE, THANKS FOR 
THE UPDATE. 
WE HOPE THE 
FOLKS IN THE 
HOSPITAL ARE 
DOING ALL RIGHT. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> CHUCK 
SCHUMER CALLING 
OUT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, THE 
PRESIDENT SIGNED 
FOUR EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS ON 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF OVER THE 
WEEKEND SAYING 
HE HAS BEEN IN 
TALKS WITH THE 
DEMOCRATS BUT 
TODAY SCHUMER 
SAID THEY HAVE 
NOT.
>> I DIDN'T CALL 
HIM. 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
DIDN'T CALL HIM. 
WE DIDN'T CALL 
HIM. 
HE MAKES THESE 
THINGS UP. 
ZERO EVIDENCE HE 
IS INVOLVED AT 
ALL. 
HE HAS NOT 
CALLED US. 
>> SHORTLY AFTER 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TWEETED SO NOW 
SCHUMER AND 
PELOSI WANT TO 
MEET TO MAKE A 
DEAL, AMAZING 
HOW IT ALL 
WORKS. 
WHERE HAVE THEY 
BEEN FOR THE 
LAST FOUR WEEKS 
WHEN THEY WERE 
HARDLINERS AND 
ONLY WANTED 
BAILOUT MUCH FOR 
DEMOCRATIC 
STATES AND 
CITIES THAT ARE 
FAILING BADLY. 
SHANNON, WHAT IS 
THE LATEST ON 
THE RELIEF TALKS 
TODAY? 
DO WE KNOW IF 
THEY WILL RESUME 
AND WHETHER THE 
PRESIDENT WILL 
BE INVOLVED? 
>> Reporter: AS 
OF NOWS THERE 
AREN'T MANY 
TALKS GOING ON. 
A LOT OF KEY 
PLAYERS INVOLVED 
AREN'T IN TOWN. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS NOT BEEN 
INVOLVED IN 
NEGOTIATIONS UP 
UNTIL THIS POINT 
AND WE HAD MANY 
MONTHS NOW, FOUR 
WEEKS, THERE 
HAVE BEEN MONTHS 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT TO GET 
INVOLVED IN THE 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
DELEGATED THIS 
TO STEVE MNUCHIN 
AND MARK MEADOWS 
WHO HAVE BEEN ON 
THE HILL AND 
STUDYING THE 
AGENDA ON 
SUBSTANTIVE 
ISSUES LIKE HOW 
MUCH 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS AND HOW 
MUCH MONEY 
SHOULD BE SET 
ASIDE FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
IT'S THOSE TWO 
MAKING THE 
TANGIBLE 
DECISIONS. 
THE PRESIDENT AS 
WE HAVE SEEN A 
NUMBER OF TIMES 
IN THE PAST 
NEGOTIATIONS, 
STEPPED BACK TO 
THE ROLE OF 
OBSERVER. 
WHILE HE IS 
BRIEFED ON THE 
NEGOTIATIONS BY 
MNUCHIN AND 
MEADOWS AND 
GIVES INPUT, HE 
HAS NOT BEEN THE 
ONE NEGOTIATING 
WITH DEMOCRATS 
AT ALL ON THIS. 
HIS TWEETS 
INDICATES HE 
WANT TO CHANGE 
THAT POSSIBLY 
BUT NOW WE ARE 
AT THE POINT 
WHERE PEOPLE ARE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
HAVE RUN OUT AND 
FACING EVICTION. 
>> YEAH. 
IT SEEMS LIKE WE 
MAYBE PAST THAT 
POINT. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS OVER THE 
WEEKEND. 
FOR PEOPLE THAT 
MAYBE TOOK A 
BREAK FROM NEWS 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
AND DON'T KNOW 
MUCH ABOUT THEM, 
WHAT IS IN THEM? 
>> Reporter: 
THERE ARE FOUR 
KEY POINT, 
STUDENT LOAN 
PAYMENTS AND 
DEFERRAL OF 
PAYROLL TAXES 
THERE IS 
THINKING MOST 
EMPLOYERS WILL 
CONTINUE TAKING 
THE PAYROLL TAX 
MONEY OUT OF 
EVERYBODY'S 
PAYCHECK, ONCE A 
MONTH OR EVERY 
TWO WEEKS, 
RATHER THAN 
DEFERRING IT NOW 
AND TAKE MORE 
OUT LATER NEAR 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR. 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFIT, THE 
EXECUTIVE ACTION 
WOULD MAKE $400 
INSTEAD OF $600 
A MONTH. 
THE PRESIDENT, 
THERE ARE FUNDS 
THAT THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAYS THEY 
CAN REDIRECT 
TOWARDS 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE, THEY 
ARE CALLING ON 
STATES TO 
CONTRIBUTE AND A 
LOT OF THE 
STATES ARE 
INCREDIBLY CASH 
STRAPPED FROM 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
AND DON'T HAVE 
MONEY TO PUT IT 
ON THAT FRONT. 
ON EVICTIONS 
FACING MILLIONS 
OF PEOPLE 
STRUGGLING TO 
PAY REPRESENT, 
THE MORATORIUM 
ON EVICTIONS 
CONGRESS PASSED 
RAN OUT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
CAN EXTEND THAT, 
HE CANNOT EXTEND 
THAT UNIT
UNILATERALLY. 
HE IS CALLING 
OUT TO LESSEN 
THE BURDEN OF 
EVICTIONS BUT 
NOTHING THAT 
WOULD STOP A 
LANDLORD NEXT 
MONTH FROM 
EVICTING 
SOMEONE. 
A LOT OF TALK IN 
HERE AND THERE 
IS ONLY SO MUCH 
THE PRESIDENT 
CAN DO BECAUSE 
THE EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH ONLY HAS 
SO MUCH CONTROL. 
REALLY, TO GET 
THE TANGIBLE 
BENEFIT THE 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO SEE, THAT'S 
GOING TO TAKE 
ACTION FROM 
CONGRESS. 
>> WHAT IS THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
SAYING ABOUT 
THOSE MOVES FROM 
THE PRESIDENT 
OVER THE 
WEEKEND?  
. 
>> WELL, THEY 
SAY THAT TALKS 
ARE GOING ON. 
KAYLEIGH MCENANY 
-- SAID THEY 
HAVE FUNDING FOR 
SCHOOL. 
STEVE MNUCHIN 
TALKED ABOUT IT 
A LITTLE WHILE 
AGO. 
>> IF WE CAN GET 
A FAIR DEAL, WE 
WILL DO IT THIS 
WEEK, THE 
PRESIDENT NEEDED 
TO TAKE ACTION, 
HE IS NOT GOING 
THE SIT AROUND. 
WE LEFT THE 
MEETING ON 
FRIDAY, MARK 
MEADOWS AND I 
REPORTED BACK TO 
THEM, WE WERE 
NOWHERE. 
THAT'S WHY HE 
MOVED FORWARD. 
>> THEY WANT 
TALKS TO 
CONTINUE. 
WE WERE TALKING 
ABOUT, BOTH 
PARTIES ARE FAR 
APART, FRIDAY IT 
LOOKED LIKE 
THERE WAS NO 
DEAL AND THE 
PRESIDENT 
DECIDED TO TAKE 
THE UNILATERAL 
ACTIONS. 
>> IT SOUND LIKE 
WE CONTINUE TO 
MAKE LITTLE 
PROGRESS HERE. 
SHANNON, ANOTHER 
QUESTION, THE 
PRESIDENT SAYING 
HE NARROWED DOWN 
THE LOCATION FOR 
HIS CONVENTION 
SPEECH. 
WHAT DO YOU KNOW 
ABOUT THE 
SPEECH? 
WHICH LOCATIONS 
ARE ON THE SHORT 
LIST NOW? 
>> TODAY HE IS 
SAYING THERE ARE 
TWO, THE WHITE 
HOUSE, WHICH HE 
HAS SUGGESTED 
LAST WEEK AS A 
POSSIBLE 
LOCATION AND 
GETTYSBURG, THE 
FAMOUS 
BATTLEFIELD 
WHERE ABRAHAM 
LINCOLN GAVE HIS 
FAMOUS 
GETTYSBURG 
ADDRESS AND THE 
PRESIDENT SPOKE 
AT GETTYSBURG, 
PENNSYLVANIA 
DURING HIS 2016 
CAMPAIGN. 
ON THE WHITE 
HOUSE FRONT, IT 
WOULD REQUIRE 
THEM TO 
REIMBURSE THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT FOR 
ANY USE OF THE 
WHITE HOUSE, 
EVERYTHING FROM 
STAFF TO THE 
ELECTRICITY THAT 
COULD BE USED 
DURING A 
CONVENTION 
SPEECH AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
GETTYSBURG MIGHT 
BE A LITTLE BIT 
EASIER. 
THE PRESIDENT 
WASN'T CLEAR 
WHERE IN 
GETTYSBURG HE 
WOULD HAVE THIS. 
THAT IS A BIG 
QUESTION THERE. 
UNCONVENTIONAL, 
CONVENTION, WE 
ARE LOOKING AT 
ON ALL SIDES AND 
THE REPUBLICAN 
FRONT WE ARE 
VERY, VERY FAR 
NOW FROM THE 
NORTH CAROLINA 
STADIUM PACKED 
FULL OF 
REPUBLICANS 
SUPPORTERS THE 
PRESIDENT ONCE 
ENVISIONED. 
>> WE HAVE A FEW 
WEEKS OF 
UNCONVENTIONAL 
CONVENTIONS 
AHEAD. 
SOME MAYBE 
MORESO THAN 
OTHERS. 
THANK YOU FOR 
JOINING US 
TODAY. 
>>> THE BIG 
QUESTION ABOUT 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
CORONAVIRUS 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS, ARE 
THEY LEGAL? 
>> CONGRESS CAN 
DO WHAT DONALD 
TRUMP IS 
CLAIMING TO DO. 
NOT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
WHERE DOES 
DONALD TRUMP GET 
THE AUTHORITY TO 
DO ANY OF THAT 
STUFF? 
>> HE MAKES 
THINGS UP. 
HE MAKES THINGS 
UP AS THEY GO. 
>> CRITICS ARE 
CALLING THE 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
COULD WE SEE 
LEGAL CHALLENGES 
HERE? 
>> THAT'S THE 
BIG QUESTION. 
CRITICS MAINLY, 
LOTS OF 
DEMOCRATS, ARE 
SAYING THIS IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
THAT IT GOES TOO 
FAR AND NOT IN 
THE REALM OF 
PRESIDENTIAL 
POWERS. 
THEY HAVE THE 
POWER TO 
CHALLENGE THEM 
IN THE COURT. 
THEY HAVE NOT 
SAID IF THEY ARE 
GOING TO DO THAT 
OR NOT. 
SENATOR RICHARD 
DURBIN, THE 
NUMBER TWO 
DEMOCRAT IN THE 
SENATE, HE SAID 
SUNDAY ON MEET 
THE PRESS, THAT 
IT'S A MORAL 
DILEMMA THE 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
HAVING AND A 
DISCUSSION 
DEMOCRATS HAVE 
BEEN SAYING TO 
ME, SENATOR 
DURBIN -- THEY 
WANT TO 
CHALLENGE THE 
CONSTITUTIONALITY 
AND CHALLENGE 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE POWERS 
HERE. 
THEY KNOW THAT 
THEY DON'T WANT 
THE OPTICS OF 
GOING TO COURT 
TO TAKE AWAY 
SOMEONE'S 
BENEFIT, THE 
MONEY THAT 
PEOPLE 
DESPERATELY NEED 
SINCE CONGRESS 
AND THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS BEEN UNABLE 
TO COME TO ANY 
SORT OF 
AGREEMENT. 
THERE IS NOT A 
LOT OF TALK AT 
THIS MOMENT 
ABOUT THIS BEING 
CHALLENGED IN 
THE COURT BUT 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
DEFINITELY -- 
HAVE A FORCEFUL 
PUBLIC RELATIONS 
CAMPAIGN TO SAY 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS OVERREACHED 
AND HIS 
EXECUTIVE 
POWERS, HIS 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
DON'T EVEN DO 
WHAT THEY 
INTENDED TO DO.  
. 
>> IT'S NOT JUST 
THE DEMOCRATS, 
WE ARE HEARING 
FROM STRONG 
WORDS FROM 
REPUBLICANS AS 
WELL. 
>> YEAH, WE ARE. 
THERE ARE SOME 
REPUBLICANS WHO 
THINK THIS IS 
GOING TOO FAR. 
ONE IN 
PARTICULAR IS 
SENATOR BEN OF 
NEBRASKA, HE WAS 
A BIG CRITIC OF 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND HE LAID LOW 
AND NOW HE IS 
CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT, 
ESPECIALLY ON 
THE 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
ISSUES. 
HE SAYS THE PEN 
AND PHONE THEORY 
OF LAWMAKERS IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
LAW. 
HE SAYS 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
DID NOT HAVE THE 
POWER TO REWRITE 
IMMIGRATION LAW 
AND PRESIDENT 
TRUMP DOES NOT 
HAVE THE POWER 
TO UNILATERALLY 
REWRITE THE 
PAYROLL TAX LAW. 
THAT BELONGS TO 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE ACT 
THROUGH MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
DID NOT REALLY 
LIKE BEN'S 
STATEMENT AND AS 
HE USUALLY DOES 
WHEN HE DOESN'T 
LIKE SOMEONE, 
EVEN FROM A 
MEMBER OF HIS 
OWN PARTY, HE 
TAKES TO TWITTER 
TO DENOUNCE IT. 
HE TWEETED THIS 
MORNING, RHINO 
BEN SASSE, THAT 
MEANS REPUBLICAN 
IN NAME ONLY, 
WHO NEEDED MY 
SUPPORT AND 
ENDORSEMENT IN 
ORDER TO GET THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NOMINATION FOR 
SENATE FROM THE 
GREAT STATE OF 
NEBRASKA HAS NOW 
-- NOW THAT HE 
HAS GOT IT, 
THANK YOU, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
GONE ROGUE 
AGAIN. 
PLAYING INTO THE 
HANDS OF THE 
RADICAL LEFT 
DEMOCRAT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T LIKE TO 
BE CRITICIZED 
ESPECIALLY BY 
MEMBERS OF HIS 
OWN PARTY BUT 
THE REALITY IS, 
THERE ARE 
MEMBERS OF HIS 
PARTY WHO ARE 
QUESTIONING HIS 
TACTICS, NOT 
ONLY THE 
CONSTITUTIONALITY 
BUT WORRY ABOUT 
PRECEDENCE. 
THEY KNOW THERE 
IS GOING TO BE A 
DEMOCRAT IN 
OFFICE IN A 
COUPLE OF FEW 
MONTHS OR FOUR 
YEARS OR PERHAPS 
LATER. 
THAT IT WILL BE 
A REASON FOR A 
DEMOCRAT IN 
OFFICE TO USE 
THIS SAME EXCUSE 
AND REASON TO 
ACT THROUGH THE 
EXECUTIVE BRANCH 
AND BYPASSING 
CONGRESS. 
>> ONE LAST 
QUESTION, ABOUT 
THE COVID RELIEF 
TALKS, ANY SIGNS 
THAT THOSE MIGHT 
RESUME BETWEEN 
THE DEMOCRATS 
AND WHITE HOUSE 
NEGOTIATORS? 
IT HASN'T 
SOUNDEDDED THAT 
WAY TODAY. 
. 
>> NOT AT IN 
POINT. 
THERE IS NO 
NEGOTIATIONS 
SCHEDULED OR 
NONE SET OR 
COMMUNICATION 
BETWEEN THE TWO 
SIDES HAPPENING 
AT THIS POINT. 
WE DO KNOW THE 
PRESIDENT 
SIGNALED HE 
WOULD LIKE THE 
DISCUSSIONS TO 
CONTINUE. 
HE SAID 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
CALLING HIM 
WANTING THE 
TALKS TO 
CONTINUE. 
WELL, WE TALKED 
TO LEADERS OF 
THE DEMOCRATS IN 
THE HOUSE AND 
THE SENATE, THEY 
SAY THEY ARE NOT 
REACHED OUT TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
THAT IS THE CASE 
THAT THERE IS NO 
COMMUNICATION 
HAPPENING 
BETWEEN THE TWO, 
DESPITE WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS, 
WE KNOW THESE 
TALKS AREN'T 
NECESSARILY DEAD 
AT THIS MOMENT. 
THEY ARE 
DEFINITELY 
TAKING A BREAK. 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
HELD A 
CONFERENCE CALL 
WITH HER MEMBERS 
ON SATURDAY AND 
INDICATED TALKS 
COULD CONTINUE. 
SHE SAID THEY 
ARE NOT OVER, 
THE BIG 
QUESTION, 
THOUGH, IS WHEN 
WILL THEY 
RESUME, ONE SIDE 
IS GOING TO HAVE 
TO REACH TO THE 
OTHER TO GET 
THINGS STARTED 
AND THAT HAS NOT 
HAPPENED YET, 
ALLISON. 
>> IT DOESN'T 
SOUND SOUND LIKE 
WE ARE FURTHER 
ALONG THAN WE 
WERE ON FRIDAY. 
WE WILL SEE WHAT 
THIS WEEK HOLDS. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> MARGERIE 
THEY LEGISLATOR 
GREEN COULD 
SUPPORT Q ANON, 
A GROUP PEDDLING 
RIGHT WING 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES. 
SHE IS A 
FAVORITE TO WIN 
THE PRIMARY RUN 
OFF. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
MAY HAVE SEEN 
POSTERS, MEMES, 
MAYBE BABY 
ONSIES WITH THE 
LETTER Q, WHAT 
IS Q ANON? 
IN A TIME OF 
DEEP POLITICAL 
POLARIZATION AND 
WIDESPREAD 
DISTRUST OF 
INSTITUTIONS, 
POWERED BY 
DISINFORMATION, 
Q ANON IS THE 
MOTHER OF ALL 
MODERN 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES. 
>> THE HEART OF 
THE Q ANON 
BELIEF SYSTEM IS 
THAT ALMOST 
EVERYONE IN 
POWER IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
PART OF A SECRET 
CABAL, A DEEP 
STATE. 
>> Reporter: 
DONALD TRUMP WAS 
PICKED BY 
MILITARY LEADERS 
TO RUN FOR 
PRESIDENT AS A 
WAY TO BRING 
DOWN THE DEEP 
STATE. 
>> WHICH IS 
AFFILIATED WITH 
ALL SORTS OF 
BEHAVIOR, CHILD 
SEX TRAFFICKING. 
DONALD TRUMP IS 
GOING TO SAVE US 
FROM IT IN A 
MOMENT CALLED 
THE STORM. 
THE STORM IS 
COMING. 
>> WHAT STORM, 
MR. PRESIDENT? 
>> YOU WILL FIND 
OUT. 
>> THE STORM IS 
SUPPOSED TO BE A 
MOMENT WHERE ALL 
OF DEMOCRATS, 
BUREAUCRATS AND 
MEDIA FIGURES 
ARE GOING TO BE 
ARRESTED IN 
GUANTANAMO. 
>> Reporter: THE 
GROUP HAS BEEN 
POSING AS A 
GOVERNMENT 
INSIDER ONLINE, 
POSTING CLUES 
ABOUT THE 
IMAGINARY WAR. 
NEARLY ALL OF 
THE CLUES 
INCLUDING THAT 
HILLARY CLINTON 
WAS ARRESTED AND 
JOHN KENNEDY JR. 
IS ALIVE TURN 
OUT TO BE WRONG 
BUT THE BATTING 
AVERAGE DOESN'T 
SEEM TO MATTER. 
IN A SHORT TIME 
THE CONSPIRACY 
THEORY HAS 
SPREAD, FROM 
FRINGE INTERNET 
FORUM AND 
MAINSTREAM MEMES 
AND FACEBOOK 
FEEDS TO THE 
REAL WORLD. 
RESEARCHERS NOTE 
THE Q ANON'S 
PAST, IN 
MAINSTREAM 
POLITICS IS THE 
STORY OF AN 
ELECTIONS 
PANDEMIC AND THE 
INTERNET ITSELF. 
>> FUR AT HOME 
AND ISOLATED AND 
WONDERING WHAT 
THE GOING ON 
WITH THE 
PANDEMIC AND YOU 
ARE UNSATISFIED 
WITH STATE AND 
NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT 
EXPLANATIONS, 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES START 
TO LOOK 
REASONABLE IN 
THE FACE OF THE 
ABSENCE OF 
AUTHORITY AND OF 
KNOWLEDGE. 
>> Reporter: 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS USED HIS OWN 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
ACCOUNTS TO 
PROMOTE Q ANON 
FOLLOWERS AND 
CONTENT, NEARLY 
200 TIMES. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
CALLED NEWS 
COVERAGE OF Q 
ANON AND OTHER 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES 
RIDICULOUS, WE 
HAVE SEEN HOW 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES CAN 
PROVE DANGEROUS. 
LAST YEAR THE 
FBI IDENTIFIED Q 
ANON AS 
POTENTIAL 
DOMESTIC TERROR 
THREATS. 
>> YOU BELIEVE 
YOUR GOTH IS 
CONTROLLED BY 
SATANIC SEX 
TRAFFICKERS, 
THAT'S AN 
INVITATION TO 
TAKE ACTION ON 
ITS OWN. 
>> Reporter: 75 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
SHOWN SUPPORT 
FOR Q ANON RUN 
FOR CONGRESS 
THIS YEAR. 
19 OF THOSE 
CANDIDATES ARE 
ON THE BALLOT 
THIS NOVEMBER. 
TOLL POLLS 
SUGGEST A COUPLE 
MIGHT ACTUALLY 
WIN. 
CANDIDATES LIKE 
LAUREN, A 
RESTAURANT OWNER 
WHO DEFEATED 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S ENDORSED 
CANDIDATE IN 
COLORADO'S THIRD 
DISTRICT. 
SHE SPOKE 
FAVORABLY OF THE 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORY AND 
APPEARED ON Q 
ANON TALK SHOWS. 
IN JULY, BOBERT 
DISTANCED 
HERSELF FROM HER 
PRIOR PRAISE IN 
A TWEET CALLING 
Q ANON FAKE 
NEWS. 
SHE IS FAVORED 
TO WIN IN 
NOVEMBER. 
PERKINS, THE 
NOMINEE FOR U.S. 
SENATE IN 
OREGON, THE 
INSURANCE AGENT 
CALLED HERSELF A 
DIGITAL SOLDIER 
AND SAID, I 
STAND WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
I STAND WITH Q 
ANON. 
>> Reporter: 
THOUGH HER 
CHANCE MAYBE 
SLIM, SHE WON IN 
THE PRIMARY. 
THE REPUBLICAN 
CANDIDATE 
RUNNING TO 
REPRESENT 
GEORGIA'S 14th 
DISTRICT, 
MARGERIE TAILOR 
GREEN IS ONE OF 
THE MOST 
UNAPOLOGETIC 
CANDIDATE. 
GREEN IS A 
BUSINESS WOMAN 
AND LONG TIME 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIST 
CONDEMNED BY HER 
OWN PAR ANY JUNE 
AFTER RACIST AND 
ANTI SEMATIC 
VIDEOS ON 
FACEBOOK 
UNEARTHED BY 
POLITICO. 
MANY POSTS HAVE 
BEEN REMOVED BUT 
HER SUPPORT FOR 
Q ANON LIVES 
ONLINE. 
>> Q IS A 
PATRIOT. 
>> Reporter: 
GREEN WON MORE 
THAN OH 40% OF 
HER PRIMARY VOTE 
AND SET FOR A 
RUN OFF IN A 
DEEPLY RED 
DISTRICT THAT'S 
ALL BUT A SURE 
LOCK FOR THE 
REPUBLICAN 
CANDIDATE. 
THEY DIDN'T 
RESPOND TO 
REQUEST FOR 
COMMENT. 
PERKIN, OREGON'S 
REPUBLICAN 
NOMINEE DECLINED 
TO COMMENT ON 
HER SUPPORT FOR 
Q ANON, SAYING 
SHE WAS FOCUSED 
ON THE ISSUES. 
>> IF ONE OR TWO 
Q ANON FRIENDLY 
CONGRESS PEOPLE 
WIPED UP IN 
WASHINGTON, I 
DON'T THINK 
THAT'S GOING TO 
CHANGE ANYTHING 
VERY MUCH. 
THE WORST THING 
LIKELY TO HAPPEN 
IS THESE PEOPLE 
WILL BE GIVEN A 
PLATFORM ON 
WHICH TO SHARE 
THESE IDEAS. 
>> Reporter: 
THESE CANDIDATES 
HAVEN'T SAID HOW 
THEIR BELIEF IN 
THE CONSPIRACY 
THEORY MIGHT 
GUIDE THEM AS 
LAWMAKERS. 
FOR NOW THEY 
JUST WANT TO 
WIN. 
>> Q ANON IS A 
CREATURE OF THE 
INTERNET THAT 
DESPERATELY 
SPEAKS 
LEGITIMATIZATION 
THE WORLD OF 
WASHINGTON DC. 
FOR Q ANON 
BELIEVERS, THERE 
WOULD BE LITTLE 
CELEBRATE WAR, 
HAVING SOMEONE 
COME TO THE U.S. 
SENATE -- 
THERE IS NO 
VICTORY LIKE 
THATFUL  LIKE 
THAT. 
>> JOE BIDEN 
COULD ANNOUNCE 
HIS RUNNING MATE 
ANYDAY NOW. 
BACK IN MARCH HE 
SAID HE WOULD 
PICK A WOMAN AT 
HIS VP. 
THE LIST IS 
LONG. 
THREE SENATORS 
AX FORMER 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
ADVISOR, A 
GOVERNOR, TWO 
CONGRESS WOMEN. 
ADVOCACY GROUPS 
ARE GETTING 
AHEAD OF THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
PREPPING FOR 
SEXIST AND 
RACIST ATTACKS. 
ALI VELSHI IS 
JOINING ME NOW. 
ANY UPDATE ON A 
FRONT RUNNER OR 
TWO? 
>> AS SOON AS I 
HEARD YOU SAY 
ANY MOMENT NOW, 
I GOT A LITTLE 
BIT NERVOUS. 
WE ARE ALL SORT 
OF WAITING FOR 
THAT MOMENT 
WHERE JOE BIDEN 
MAKES THE 
CHOICE. 
WE KNOW HE HAS 
BEEN HUNKERED 
DOWN WITH FAMILY 
ALL WEEKEND, 
MULLING  THIS 
DECISION AND 
THAT FAMILY OF 
COURSE PLAY AS 
ROLE AS HE IS 
THINKING ABOUT 
WHO HE IS GOING 
TO CHOOSE. 
ASIDE FROM THE 
FACT HE IS 
NARROWING HIS 
LIST, ALL WE 
KNOW IS THAT 
THERE IS A 
TIMELINE ON THIS 
THAT GETS 
SHORTER 
EVERYDAY, 
EVERYDAY THAT 
PASSES THAT HE 
DOESN'T MAKE A 
DECISION IS 
CLOSER TO THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION WHICH 
IS 7 DAYS A WAY. 
HE WILL NEED TO 
MAKE A PICK 
BEFORE THAT. 
THIS IS HAS SO 
LONG -- THERE 
HAVE BEEN SO 
MANY NAMES I 
THINK ABOUT THEM 
POPCORNING TO 
THE TOP OF THE 
LIST. 
KAMALA HARRIS 
HAS BEEN THE 
CONSISTENT 
NAMES. 
SHE HAS BEEN A 
CONSISTENT NAME 
THAT'S BEEN TOP 
OF THE LIST. 
WATCHING HER, 
WATCHING FORMER 
OBAMA NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
ADVISOR, SUSAN 
RICE AND TOLD 
SENATOR TAMMY 
DUCKWORTH AND 
ELIZABETH WARREN 
ARE IN THE 
MISSION. 
A LOT OF NAMES 
BANDIED ABOUT 
BUT THERE CAN 
ONLY BE ONE, 
HOPEFULLY WE 
WILL FIND OUT 
SOON. 
>> YOU HAVE 
BEENERER PORTING 
THAT WOMEN'S 
GROUPS ARE READY 
FOR NEGATIVE 
ATTACKS. 
WHAT KIND OF 
ATTACKS AND WHAT 
ARE THEY DOING? 
>> BACK IN 2016, 
THE WOMEN'S 
GROUPS SAY WAS 
AN IMPETUS TO 
GET IN FRONT OF 
IT THIS TIME. 
WHEN HILLARY 
CLINTON RAN 
AGAINST 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
HE USED THE 
GENDER DOG 
WHISTLE ALL THE 
TIME. 
I REMEMBER BEING 
ON THE ROAD WITH 
HIM AND EVERY 
RALLY WOULD BE 
SOMETHING NEW. 
THEY WERE COMING 
OUT AHEAD OF 
WHO'VE JOE BIDEN 
CHOOSES AND 
SAYING WE HAVE 
HER BACK. 
THAT'S WHAT THEY 
WROTE IN A 
LETTER SENT TO 
NEWS 
ORGANIZATIONS 
ASKING THE NEWS 
ORGANIZATIONS TO 
THINK MORE 
CRITICALLY ABOUT 
HOW THEY COVER 
THE FEMALE 
CANDIDATES, 
THESE GROUPS 
POINT TO THINGS 
LIKE THE 
NARRATIVES 
AROUND BEING TOO 
AMBITIOUS, WE 
TALKED ABOUT 
THIS 
CONVERSATION 
HAPPENING WHERE 
KAMALA HARRIS 
AND KAREN BASS 
WERE PITTED 
AGAINST EACH 
OTHER. 
A CAT FIGHT 
MENTALITY OR THE 
AMBITION IS A 
BAD THING. 
THE 
ORGANIZATIONS 
ARE AFFECTIVELY 
SAYING MAKE SURE 
YOU ARE 
RECORDING  THIS 
IN A WAY PEOPLE 
KNOW THOSE ARE 
GENDERED ATTACKS 
AND IT'S NOT 
ABOUT THE 
SUBSTANCE. 
THE THING THAT'S 
IMPORTANT IS AS 
I TALK TO THE 
WOMEN'S GROUPS, 
THEY ARE NOT 
SAYING DON'T 
CRITICIZE AND 
DON'T BE 
CRITICAL OF 
WHOEVER THIS 
NEXT NOMINEE IS 
GOING TO BE BUT 
DO SO ON THE 
SUBSTANCE. 
THAT'S THE 
IMPORTANT PIECE. 
THIS IS AN 
EDUCATION PIECE 
OF THIS. 
PRIMING 
AUDIENCES AND 
PRIMING NEWS 
REPORTERS TO 
THINK ABOUT 
SEXISM AND 
RACISM IF THIS 
IS A? OF COLOR. 
THE SECOND 
PIECE, TIMES UP 
IS POPPING UP A 
WAR ROOM OF 
SORTS, 5 
STAFFERS 
DEDICATING TO 
LOOKING AT THIS 
CONVERSATION IN 
REAL TIME AND 
CALLING OUT 
MOMENTS THAT ARE 
SEXIST OR THAT 
ARE RACIST TO 
DISRUPT THE 
NARRATIVES 
BEFORE THEY TAKE 
HOLD. 
>> YOU WILL 
RARELY HEAR A 
MAN SAY A MAN IS 
TOO AMBITIOUS. 
YOU MENTIONED 
THIS, ONE OF THE 
REASONS THEY ARE 
READY FOR THIS 
IS BECAUSE 
ATTACKS ON WOMEN 
IN POLITICS ARE 
JUST NOT NEW. 
WE HAVE SEEN IT 
BEFORE. 
FORMER OBAMA 
ADVISOR VALERIE 
JARRETT TALKED 
ABOUT THAT THIS 
WEEKEND. 
WHAT DID SHE 
HAVE TO SAY? 
>> Reporter: SHE 
PUT IT JUST 
REALLY SIMPLY IN 
A CONVERSATION 
ABOUT ALL OF THE 
NARRATIVES THAT 
HAVE BEEN 
HAPPENING OVER 
THE COURSE OF 
THE DEEP STAKES. 
LISTEN TO HER 
SIMPLE ADVICE ON 
THIS. 
>> DON'T TALK 
ABOUT WHAT SHE 
LOOKS LIKE, 
DESCRIBING US IN 
WORDS THAT YOU 
WOULDN'T USE TO 
DESCRIBE A MAN. 
>> AGAIN, IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
THINK ABOUT HOW 
LONG A TIMELINE 
WE HAVE HAD. 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
2016 AND THE 
STUFF WE SEEN IN 
THESE DEEP 
STAKES. 
IN 1984 WHEN 
FERRARO WAS THE 
FIRST FEMALE VP 
PICK, THE 
CONVERSATIONS 
AROUND HERE, THE 
SAME TROPES WE 
ARE HEARING PLAY 
NOW WERE 
HAPPENING THEN. 
WOULD SHE BE IN 
THE ROLE IF SHE 
WASN'T A WOMAN. 
THINGS THAT 
DISCOUNT THE 
QUALIFICATIONS 
OF THESE WOMEN 
BEFORE THEY HAVE 
HAD A CHANCE TO 
SHOW WHO THEY 
ARE ON A 
NATIONAL STAGE. 
WE HAVEN'T HAD 
TON -- OF THE 
GROUPS SAYING WE 
KNOW ENOUGH 
ABOUT WHAT 
HAPPENED IN THE 
PAST WE WANT TO 
CUT THIS OFF 
BEFORE IT 
STARTS. 
>> IT'S A GREAT 
REMINDER, LET'S 
STICK TO THE 
SUBSTANCE AND 
STOP TALKING 
ABOUT THE WAY 
THE WOMEN LOOK 
AND WHAT THEY 
ARE WEARING. 
YOU ARE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
WE SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
NEWS MADE FOR 
YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD 
%
OF IT IT WOULD BE
A WHOLE LOT %
BETTER. %
ALI VITALI, %
THANK YOU SO %
MUCH. 
. 
>>> LEBANON'S 
GOVERNMENT 
RESIGNING TODAY 
THE PRIME 
MINISTER SAYING 
HE AND ALL 
MINISTERS WILL 
BACK DOWN AND 
STAND WITH THE 
LEBANESE PEOPLE. 
PROTESTORS HAVE 
BEEN DEMANDING 
POLITICAL REFORM 
SINCE THE BLAST 
LAST WEEK KILLED 
NEARLY 16 PEOPLE 
AND BLAME THE 
GOVERNMENT FOR 
THE THAT 
EXPLOSION AND 
YEARS OF 
CORRUPTION AND 
ECONOMIC RUIN. 
CHIEF FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT 
RICHARD ENGLE 
JOINS US NOW. 
WHAT DOES IT 
MEAN FOR THE 
GOVERNMENT TO 
RESIGN, WHO IS 
IN CHARGE? 
WHAT HAPPENS 
NOW? 
>> Reporter: FOR 
THE LEBANESE 
PEOPLE THIS IS 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THEY ARE 
FIGHTING 
AGAINST. 
IT SOUND LIKE A 
BIG CHANGE BUT 
NOTHING ACTUALLY 
CHANGES. 
THE SAME 
GOVERNMENT 
REMAINS IN 
PLACE. 
IT IS JUST A 
CARETAKER 
GOVERNMENT. 
THE THING THAT 
WILL CHANGE 
EVENTUALLY, AND 
HOW PROFOUND THE 
CHANGE WILL BE 
IS UNCLEAR IS 
THAT THIS 
CARETAKER 
GOVERNMENT WILL 
MANAGE AFFAIRS 
UNTIL A NEW 
GOVERNMENT IS 
FORMED. 
THAT MEANS A LOT 
OF BACK ROOM 
DEALINGS, A LOT 
OF AGREEMENTS 
AND POWER 
SHARING, POWER 
BROKERING, THIS 
HAPPENED IN 
LEBANON LAST 
OCTOBER AND IT 
TOOK MONTHS AND 
ALL YOU ENDED UP 
WITH WAS A 
RESHUFFLING OF 
THE DECK WITH A 
NEW SET OF 
FAMILIAR CARDS 
LAID OUT UNDER 
THE TABLE AND 
LEBANESE PEOPLE 
FEEL THE DECK 
WILL SIMPLY BE 
RESHUFFLED AGAIN 
AND THEY WILL 
GET A SIMILAR 
HAND WHICH IS 
THE WRONG HAND 
THEY THINK, 
GUIDING LEBANON 
FOR THE LAST 30 
YEARS. 
THAT'S DEEPLY 
CORRUPT AND LED 
TO A STATE WHERE 
THERE IS NO 
POWER AND THE 
ECONOMY 
COLLAPSED, NOW, 
TONS AND TONS OF 
AMMONIUM NITRATE 
ARE LEFT UNTIL 
THERE IS A PORT 
AFTER SIX YEARS 
SITTING THERE 
AND A LARGE 
PORTION OF THE 
CITY IS 
DESTROYED AND 
SOME 6000 PEOPLE 
WERE INJURED. 
TODAY MANY 
LEBANESE WERE 
POSTING ONLINE 
AND WRITING 
ABOUT AND 
SPEAKING OUT FOR 
THE INDIVIDUALS 
THAT LOST THEIR 
LIVES.   
 
THEIR LIVES. 
EACH ONE OF %
THESE LIVES COUNT
AND THEY BLAME %
THE GOVERNMENT %
FOR NEGLIGENCE %
AND CORRUPTION. %
CELL WILL MUCH %
CHANGE? 
NOT A LOT OF %
PEOPLE IN %
LEBANON ARE %
CONVINCED THAT %
THIS WILL REALLY %
CHANGE. 
>> Reporter: %
THE PROTESTERS 
WANTS CHANGE. 
ARE THERE 
SPECIFIC DEMANDS 
THEY HAVE, THEY 
HOPE TO SEE AT 
SOME POINT? 
 
THEY WANT 
LEBANON TO BE 
MORE LIKE A 
NORMAL COUNTRY 
THAT WORKS. 
THEY LOOK AT 
THEIR COUNTRY 
AND IT IS 
PROFOUNDLY 
BROKEN. 
THE CURRENCY 
COLLAPSED UP TO 
90% IN VALUE. 
BECAUSE THE 
BANKS WERE 
RUNNING A PONZI 
SCHEME. 
ONCE THE PONZI 
SCHEME 
EVAPORATED, THE 
WHOLE THING 
DISINTEGRATED. 
THE POWER -- 
%
BLAST THAT HAS %
DAMAGED THE %
CITY. %
PEOPLE DON'T %
HAVE MONEY IN %
THEIR BANK %
ACCOUNTS TO PAY %
IT. %
THEY DON'T HAVE %
CONFIDENCE THAT %
THIS WILL %
CHANGE. %
THE CAN'T EVEN %
AFFORD TO PAY %
THE GENERATORS %
THAT HELP THEIR %
IT ALL OF THE %
POWER THAT IS %
PUTTING. %
PEOPLE SAY IT IS %
WORSE NOW AND %
MORE %
DEMORALIZING %
THAN EVEN DURING %
THE DAYS OF THE 
CIVIL WAR. 
AND THAT WAS A %
VERY, VERY DARK %
TIME DURING THE %
1980s THE %
LEBANESE, 
SECTARIAN %
FIGHTING AND %
KIDNAPPING.
THE WHITE HOUSE 
BRIEFING ROOM. 
WE ARE EXPECTING 
A NEWS 
CONFERENCE FROM 
THE PRESIDENT IN 
30 MINUTES. 
,
>> HEY, ALISON.  
GREAT, THANKS SO 
MUCH. 
LET'S START WITH 
SOME STUNSETTLING 
NEW RESEARCH ON 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
REPORT FROM THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS 
AND THE 
CHILDREN'S ED
HOSPITAL 
ASSOCIATION 
SHOWS NEARLY 
100,000 KIDS 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19 DURING 
THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS OF JULY. 
IT COMES AS 
FAMILIES AND 
TEACHERS ARE 
DEBATING HOW TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS. 
WHEN TEACHER 
TOLD MSNBC'S 
CRAIG MELVIN SHE 
QUIT HER JOB DUE 
TO TO THESE 
HEALTH CONCERNS. 
>> I FEEL LIKE 
THE GOVERNMENT 
AND THE 
LEADERSHIP AND 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
VALID MY LEFT 
AND THE 
CHILDREN'S 
LIVES. 
IT IS LIKE WE 
ARE PLAYING WITH 
THE LIVES INOF 
CHILDREN AND WE 
ARE PLAYING WITH 
OF  LIVES 
TEACHERS. 
NOT ISOLATING 
OURSELVES UNTIL 
THINGS ARE UNDER 
CONTROL. 
>> MEANWHILE, 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION IS 
WADDING THEY 
WON'T HAVE 
ENOUGH FUNDING 
TO FIGHT THE 
CORONAVIRUS ON 
THE GLOBAL SCALE.
TO LISTEN TO 
WHAT THE 
DIRECTOR GENERAL 
SAID EARLIER 
TODAY. 
>> FOR R IT ALONE, 
IT WILL BE 
NEEDED. 
THIS SOUNDS LIKE 
A LOT OF MONEY, 
AND IT IS. 
BUT IT IS SMALL 
IN COMPARISON TO 
THE $10 TRILLION 
THAT HAVE 
ALREADY BEEN 
INVESTED BY G 20 
COUNTRIES TO 
DEAL WITH THE 
CONSEQUENCES OF 
THE PANDEMIC SO 
FAR. 
>>> NOW TO 
WASHINGTON, 
WHERE PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
SUGGESTING 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
SEASON SHOULD 
CONTINUE DESPITE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CONCERNS. 
IN A TWEET, HE %
SAID, QUOTE, THE 
STUDENT ATHLETES 
HAVE BEEN 
WORKING TOO HARD 
FOR THEIR 
SEASONS TO BE 
CANCELED. 
THE TWEETS SEEM 
TO BE IN 
RESPONSE TO THE 
REPORTS THAT  T
THEY VOTED NOT 
TO THE PLAINTIFF 
ALL BECAUSE OF 
THE PANDEMIC. 
NBC NEWS  
REACHED OUT TO 
SEVERAL BIG TEN 
SCHOOLS. 
THEY DECLINED TO 
COMMENT ON THOSE 
RUMORS. 
>>> A LOOK AT 
SOME 
INTERNATIONAL 
NEWS. 
A VOLCANO IN LO
INDONESIA HAS 
ERUPTED TO THE 
TERMS IN JUST 
THREE DAYS. 
IT SAT DORMANT 
FOR OVER A YEAR. 
IT IS SPEWING 
FALL 10 VOLCANIC 
MATERIAL. 
THEY HAVE GOTTEN 
SO BAD, PEOPLE 
ARE USING THEIR 
HEADLIGHTS THAT 
THE DRIVE DURING 
THE DAY. 
NO DEATHS OR 
INJURIES HAVE AT
BEEN REPORTED. 
AT IN MELROSE, 
VIOLENT CLASHES 
AND PROTESTS 
BROKE OUT AS
OVERNIGHT AND 
THEY ARE ALL IN 
REACTION TO THE 
POTENTIAL 
ELECTION. 
THE COUNTRY'S 
CURRENT 
AUTHORITARIAN 
PRESIDENT OFTEN 
REFERRED TO AS 
EUROPE'S ONLAST 
DICTATOR 
DECLARED A 
SWEEPING VICTORY 
OVER A  PUBLIC 
OPPOSITION 
CANDIDATE WHO 
WAS  SEEN AS -- 
AUTHORITY. 
THE COUNTRY'S 
CENTRAL ELECTION 
COMMISSION THAT 
THE PRESIDENT %
WAS ON HIS WAY 
TO RECEIVING 
MORE THAN 80% OF 
THE VOTE. 
THE ELECTIONS 
ARE WIDELY SEEN 
TO BE RIDDLED 
WITH 
IRREGULARITIES 
AND VIDEOS SHOW DD 
PROTESTERS BEING 
HIT WITH VIOLENT 
RESPONSES FROM 
RIOT POLICE. 
THAT IS ALL, 
ALISON.  
>>> THAT IS A 
LOT FOR NOW. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
GREAT TO SEE 
YOU. 
HAPPY MONDAY. 
>>> CALIFORNIA 
GOVERNOR KEVIN 
NEWSOM SPOKE FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
SINCE THE STATE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
DIRECTOR 
RESIGNED. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  THGN
ERIN McLAUGHLIN 
JOINS US FROM 
LOST THE 
ANGELES. 
WHAT 
DID THE 
GOVERNOR HAD TO 
SAY? 
>> Reporter: 
HEY, ALISON. 
IT WAS teAS  
REPEATEDLY ABOUT UT
THE SURPRISE 
RESIGNATION OF 
CALIFORNIA'S 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
DIRECTOR, DR. 
SONIA ANGEL 
>> SHE HAD BEEN 
IN HER POST FOR 
LESS  PTHAN A 
YEAR. 
REALLY THING AS 
A THCRITICAL PART 
OF HIS TEAM, 
FIGHTING COVID-
19. %
HER RESIGNATION 
SHORTLY FOLLOWED 
THE ESTATE WHICH
, THE DATABASE 
THAT COUNTS THE 
NUMBER OF 
CONFIRMED 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES. 
THROUGHOUT THENA 
STATE WITH 
RIDDLED WITH 
GLITCHES LAST 
WEEK. 
RESULTING IN AN 
UNDER COUNT OF 
THE NUMBER OF 
CONFIRMED CASES 
THAT SYSTEM, THE 
GLITCHES HAVE 
SINCE BEEN 
RESOLVED. 
BUT THERE'S A 
BACKLOG KNOW OF 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
CASES AND 
AUTHORITIES SAY 
THEY CAN'T LET 
ANY OF THE 
COUNTIES, THE 38 
COUNTIES THAT 
ARE CURRENTLY ON 
TELEPHONE A's 
WATCHLIST OFF 
THAT LIST UNTIL 
THE SITUATION IS 
RESOLVED. 
RELEASING AS A 
HUGE SETBACK IN 
THE FIGHT 
AGAINST COVID-
19. 
IT WAS ASKED 
SPECIFICALLY IN  W
THE PRESS 
CONFERENCE IF 
THERE IS 
ANY 
LINK BETWEEN THE 
DATABASE WHICH 
IS AND THE 
RESIGNATION OF 
HIS HEALTH 
DIRECTOR. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
HOW HE 
RESPONDED. 
>> AND I 
ACCEPTED HER 
RESIGNATION. 
FOR. 
ALSO WHAT 
HAPPENS 
UNDERNEATH US. RE
I KNOW. IF IT IS 
NOT OBVIOUS, 
THEN I ENCOURAGE 
YOU TO CONSIDER 
THE FACT THAT WE 
ACCEPTED HER 
RESIGNATION 
APPRECIATED HER 
WORK. WE ALL HAVE
A ROLE AND 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO WHAT HAPPENS 
WITHIN HER 
RESPECTIVE 
DEPARTMENTS. 
NONE OF THISVE IS 
EASY. 
BUT TECHNOLOGY IS
STUBBORN AND 
CHANGING. 
AND ALL OF THESE 
THINGS ARE BEING 
ASSESSED, ALL OF 
THESE THINGS 
BEING CONSIDERED 
IN RELATIONSHIP 
TO WHAT WE ARE 
DOING GOING 
FORWARD, WITH 
OUR ACTING 
INTERIM R DPH 
DIRECTOR. 
>> THERE'S STILL 
WORKING THROUGH 
THESE DATA 
ISSUES. 
HE DID POINT TO 
THE DECLINE IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
HERE IN THE 
STATE. 
DOWN SOME 18% IN 
THE LEFT TO? 
>> THAT DATA IS 
COLLECTED 
SEPARATE TO THE 
NUMBER OF ACTUAL 
CASES AND THAT 
IS REALLY, 
AGAIN, SEEN AS 
GOOD NEWS, GIVEN 
THE EXTREME 
LENGTH 
CALIFORNIA HAS 
GONE TO TO TRY 
TO GET THE VIRUS 
TO CONTROL. 
ALISON?  
>> Reporter: 
ERIN, DOCTORS 
AND TRACERS ARE 
THING THAT MOST 
NEW CASES ARE 
COMING FROM 
SUPERSPREADER 
TYPE EVENTS. 
WE KNOW THERE 
WAS JUST A 
MASSIVE 
GATHERING IN 
STURGIS, SOUTH 
DAKOTA. IN
WHAT ELSE OUR 
HEALTH EXPERTS 
SAYING ABOUT 
THESE MAJOR 
EVENTS? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, HEALTH 
EXPERTS ARE te
REALLY UPSET %BY 
THE SUPER 
SPREADING EVENTS 
THAT ARE 
CONTINUING HERE 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, PUTTING 
SPECIFICALLY TO 
THIS EVENT IN 
STURGIS, SOUTH 
DAKOTA. 
IT WITH 
MOTORCYCLE 
RALLY, SOME 10 
DATE EVENT 
CURRENTLY IN DAY 
THREE, NORMALLY 
SOME 500,000 
PEOPLE DESCEND 
UPON STURGIS, 
SOUTH DAKOTA, 
FOR THAT 
EVENING. 
ORGANIZERS SAY 
THEY EXPECT  
ABOUT HALF THAT 
AMOUNT. 
THAT IS TILL 
250,000 PEOPLE. 
SOUTH DAKOTA 
DOES NOT HAVE . A 
MANDATORY 
MASKING POLICY. 
NBC CREW THAT 
WAS THERE THIS 
WEEKEND SAID ERHE 
SAW A LOT OF 
PEOPLE THERE 
WITHOUT MASKS, 
REALLY A SOURCE 
OF FRUSTRATION 
TO HEALTH 
EXPERTS WHO 
POINT TO THIS 
KIND OF AN EVENT 
AS THE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR 
CONTINUING 
SURGES THAT WE 
ARE SEEING HERE 
IN THE U.S. TAKE 
A LISTEN TO WHAT 
THE DOCTOR  HAD 
TO SAY. 
>> THE DATA, 80% 
OF TRANSMISSIONS 
ARE THE RESULT 
OF 20% OF 
INFECTIONS CT
LIKELY BECAUSE 
OF EVENTS LIKE 
THIS. 
THAT DRAW 
INITIAL CROWD, 
LIKE IN STURGIS. 
THESE ARE THE 
TYPES OF EVENTS, 
THESE ARE THE 
MATCHES THAT 
WILL KEEP THIS 
OUTBREAK, THIS 
FIRE THAT WE 
HAVE ACROSS 
THE 
COUNTRY FROM 
SUSTAINING. 
>> NOW, WAS THIS 
MOTORCYCLE RALLY 
IS OVER, ALL THE 
CITIZENS OF 
STURGIS WILL BE 
OFFERED FREE 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING. 
BUT MANY OF THE 
PEOPLE WE HAVE 
BEEN SPEAKING TO 
THERE IS A THEY 
ARE EXTREMELY 
CONCERNED. 
>> Reporter: Y HOW 
ABOUT THERE IN 
CALIFORNIA, WE 
KNOW THERE ARE 
SEVERAL 
RELIGIOUS GROUPS 
BRINGING PEOPLE 
TOGETHER WITHOUT 
MASKS. 
THE CHURCH HAD %ITA 
SERVICE THIS 
WEEKEND THAT 
DREW PROTEST. 
AND ANOTHER 
SERVICE IN 
PORTLAND, 
OREGON, WHERE 
PLENTY OF PEOPLE 
WERE NOT WEARING 
MASKS. 
WHAT IS INGOING ON 
HERE? 
YEAH, THAT IS 
THE CALVARY AR
CHAPEL IN 
NEWBURY PARK, 
CALIFORNIA. 
WHICH WE HAD A 
RESTRAINING ORDER
TEMPORARY 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER ISSUED 
AGAINST IT INBY A 
COURT. 
SOME TWO-WEEK 
RESTRAINING 
ORDERS STOPPING 
THEM FROM 
HOSTING THEIR 
SERVICES 
INDOORS, 
NEVERTHELESS, 
THE PASTOR THERE 
GOING OVER IT INRV
WITH THAT GOTHIS 
WEEKEND. 
MEETING AVERAGE, 
SOME 
DEMONSTRATORS IN
SHOWING UP. 
THERE WAS A 
SMALL SCUFFLE 
THAT ACTUALLY 
BROKE OUT 
BETWEEN PRO-AND 
ANTI-CEREMONY 
MR. JUST. 
AN EXAMPLE OF 
THE KINDS OF 
EVENTS EXPERTS 
SAY ARE REALLY 
PROBLEMATIC, 
ALSO, ANOTHER, 
AS YOU 
MENTIONED, 
ANOTHER SERVICE 
IN OREGON 
BECAUSE THE AS
PEOPLE TURNED 
OUT ON THE WATER 
FRONT IN 
PORTLAND TO HEAR 
A PREACHER 
SPEAK. 
AGAIN, THAT 
EVENT, HOSTED 
OUTDOORS. 
BUT, YOU KNOW, CH
EXPERTS SAY  Y
FORWARD THIS 
KIND %OF THING 
REALLY NEEDS TO 
STOP IF WE WANT 
TO STOP THE 
SURGES THAT OPWE 
ARE SEEING WHEN 
THE VIRUS ACROSS 
THE U.S. 
>> RIGHT. 
ERIN McLAUGHLIN, 
WRAPPING UP SOME 
OF THE ISSUES WE 
ARE SEEING, 
CORONAVIRUS 
ISSUES OUT WEST. %
THANK YOU ISSO 
MUCH. 
>>> PEOPLE HAVE 
BEEN GOING TO 
RELIGIOUS 
SERVICES ON THE 
BEACHES OF 
SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA FOR 
WEEKS NOW.   
VIOLATING PUBLIC 
HEALTH ORDERS. 
ALYSE EADY CAN'T 
DO THAT MUCH EA
ABOUT IT. 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
GREG %MILLER 
REPORTS. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ADVISED THE 
CONGREGATION TO 
WEAR MASKS AND 
MAINTAIN SOCIAL 
DISTANCE. 
YOU CAN JUDGE 
FOR YOURSELF HOW 
MANY EXLEY DO. 
THESE SO-CALLED 
REVIVAL MEETINGS 
ON THE BEACHES 
OF SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA ARE 
TAKING PLACE IN 
VIOLATION OF 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
ORDERS. 
AND AT 
A TIME 
WHEN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES AND DEATHS 
ARE ANSURGING HERE.
[ CHEERS AND 
APPLAUSE ] THE 
POLICE ARE THE, 
BUT TOOK NO 
ACTION. 
THEY ADMIT 
THERE'S ONLY SO 
MUCH THEY CAN 
DO. 
AT AN EVENT WITH 
HUNDREDS TAKING 
PART. 
>> THE KING OF 
KINGS. 
>> Reporter:  
THEY HAVE BEEN 
FORCED TO MOVE 
HERE TO NEWPORT 
BEACH. 
THE PREVIOUS 
WEEK, THE LOCAL 
COUNSEL ALONG 
THE COAST HAVE 
PUT UP ROADS I 
THINK THE EVENT 
WAS CANCELED. 
>> COME ON. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
CAN'T CANCEL 
JESUS, THAT THE 
ORGANIZER. 
THEY DROWNED OUT 
POLICE WARNINGS 
AND CONTINUE. 
>> HALLELUJAH! 
IT IS, THEY SAY, 
THEIR RIGHT TO 
DO THIS. 
>> FREEDOM! 
AUTHORITIES ARE 
SAY, DON'T DO IT.
>> YEAH, I THINK 
ULTIMATELY, AND 
I GUESS IT IS 
KIND OF LIKE 
WHERE YOU  STAND 
POLITICALLY. 
BUT FOR US, WE 
BELIEVE THAT, 
LIKE, AS 
AN 
AMERICAN 
CITIZEN, THE 
AUTHORITY IS THE 
PEOPLE. 
SO THE E 
GOVERNMENT, ARMY,
THEY ARE MEANT 
TO PROTECT THE 
WILL OF THE 
PEOPLE. 
SO WHEN THERE IS 
THAT TENSION OF 
GOVERNMENT 
POWER, I THINK TE
PEOPLE START TO 
WONDER, IS THIS 
AMERICA STILL? 
IT IS WORTH 
POINTING OUT 
THAT THIS %IS 
ORANGE COUNTY, A 
PLACE WHERE YOU 
COULD LOOK 
AROUND AND 
ALMOST BELIEVE 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
HAS NEVER 
HAPPENED. 
MASKS ARE FEW 
AND FAR BETWEEN, 
EVEN IN THE 
SHOPS. 
PEOPLE HERE 
SUPPORT THAT 
RIGHT TO GET IT. 
>> WE ARE IN THE 
OPEN AIR. 
BEING AT THE 
BEACH, A BREEZE 
TELLING AND TO 
MAKE I THINK 
THAT THAT IS THE 
BEST WAY TO BE 
OUTSIDE. 
THEY WANT US ALL 
TO BE OUTSIDE. 
I THINK GOD IS 
EVERYWHERE. 
BACK AT THE 
REVIVAL, THEY 
HEAD FOR THE 
WATER. 
BAPTISMS IN THE 
PACIFIC OCEAN 
ARE WHAT MANY 
PEOPLE COME AND 
IF YOU  CBELIEVE 
THERE'S RISK IN 
ANY OF THIS. 
I THINK PEOPLE 
SHOULD BE CHOOSE 
WHETHER THEY WEAR
MASKS OR NOT BUT 
I FEEL HEALTHIER 
WHEN I DON'T 
WEAR A MASK BUT 
I HAVE NO FEAR. 
I THINK THE NEWS 
IS LINE. 
I JUST SAY IT 
LIKE THAT. 
NOT ABOUT THE 
VIRUS ABOUT THE 
NUMBERS AND IT 
WILL I KNOW, I 
KNOW A LOT OF 
PEOPLE THAT HAVE 
GOTTEN COVID. 
BUT THEY ARE ALL 
FINE. 
THEY ARE ALL 
BETTER. 
I KNOW A TON OF 
PEOPLE THAT ARE 
WALKING AROUND 
HERE THAT ARE -- 
HAVE NOT GOTTEN 
SICK AT ALL. 
YOU GO ALL, NOT 
FEELING WELL. 
THAT IS 
IRRESPONSIBLE. 
I WOULD HOPE SO. 
NO, YOU CAN'T 
CONTROL IT ONE 
WAY OR  THE 
OTHER. 
EVEN WEEKEND. 
>> IF GOD GIVE 
ME THE WORD FOR 
COVID, IT IS 
PRICED 
OVERCOMING 
DISEASE, PSALM 
19. 
IF YOU HAVE 
ISSUES, STAY 
HOME. 
YOU KNOW WHAT? 
THERE'S OVER 
THOUSANDS OF 
PURCHASERS. 
WE ARE  A
PROTESTING FOR 
JESUS. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY SEE THERE'S 
NO WAY THEY CAN 
STOP THIS..
THERE'S A HIGHER 
AUTHORITY, EVEN 
IF THAT PUTS 
THEM IN CONFLICT 
WITH THE RULES 
OF A MORE 
EARTHLY ONE. 
SKY NEWS, ORANGE 
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA. 
AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES RISE IN 
GEORGIA, THE 
STATE IS 
OPENING 
ITS LARGEST 
TESTING SITE BUT 
ONE OF THE 
BUSIEST AIRPORTS  
IN THE 
WORLD. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
IS IN ATLANTA 
WITH THE LATEST. 
>> THIS IS THE 
STATE'S LARGEST 
TESTING FACILITY 
OPEN TO FOR THE 
FIRST TIME 
TODAY. 
THEY GOT 
 THE 
CASTS CAPACITY 
TO THAT 5000 
PEOPLE EVERY AT
DAY, DC. 
THEY'RE EXPECTED 
THE RETURNED 
RESULTS WITHIN 
TWO TO 
THREE 
DAYS. 
SELF 
ADMINISTERED 
TEST, WITH 
APPOINTMENT 
ONLY. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE NEIGHBORS 
HERE INTO A 
JACKET REALLY 
UNDERSCORES THE 
NEED FOR THIS 
LARGE TESTING 
FACILITY. 
YOU LOOK AT JUST 
DOES PLUS A LOOK 
AT THE NUMBERS 
ARE CERTAINLY 
CONCERNING. 
AS OF FRIDAY, 
GEORGIA SAW ITS 
HIGHEST NUMBER 
OF UNCLE COVID 
DEATHS, 91 
DEATHS. 
IN A SINGLE DAY 
RECORDED. 
THE SEVEN-DAY 
AVERAGE RIGHT 
NOW IS AS HIGH 
AS IT HAS EVER 
BEEN. 
CERTAINLY, THAT 
IS WHAT THE 
GOVERNOR WAS 
HERE ALONG WITH 
THE U.S. SURGEON 
GENERAL EARLIER 
TODAY. 
TOUTING THE NEED 
FOR THIS EA%TESTING 
FACILITY. 
I ASKED ISTHE 
SURGEON GENERAL 
WHETHER OR NOT 
HE POLICE GIVEN 
THOSE NUMBERS 
AND THE TO BE 
ANY SORT OF 
POLICY CHANGE. 
BARS AND 
NIGHTCLUBS ARE %
ALLOWED TO 
OPERATE AT SOME 
CAPACITY HERE IN 
THE STATE TYOF TO 
ASKED HIM IF YOU 
BELIEVE THAT 
THAT SHOULD 
CHANGED. 
TAKE A LDLOOK. 
>> ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE 
KNOW IS THAT 
PEOPLE WILL FIND 
A WAY TO GO OUT 
AND SO WE NEED 
THE PEOPLE OF 
GEORGIA TO 
UNDERSTAND THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING THIS 
VIRUS SPREADS F 
INTO THE PRESENT 
I'M NOT A PERSON 
WHO MAKES THE 
RULES OR THE 
REGULATION'S BUT 
I'M AN EDUCATOR. 
I  WANT PEOPLE TO 
UNDERSTAND WHAT 
IT IS NTA HOME 
GOVERNMENT ARE 
SEEING A LOT OF 
THESE DISEASE. 
THESE CASES COME 
FROM. 
OR IT IS AT A 
BAR OR  
RESTAURANT, 
MAINTAINING 6 
FEET OF SOCIAL 
DISSIDENTS AND 
WEARING A FACE 
MASK ARE G THE TWO 
BEST THINGS YOU 
CAN DO TO 
PROTECT 
YOURSELF. 
>> THAT IS WHAT 
THE SURGEON 
GENERAL HAD TO 
SAY ABOUT MY 
QUESTION OF 
WHETHER NOT THEY 
SHOULD GO R BACK 
REOPENING. 
ALSO RESTING ON 
THAT PHOTO THAT 
HAS NOT BEEN 
KIND OF VIRAL. 
SO MANY PEOPLE 
HAVE SEENMA THE IT 
HAS BROUGHT A 
LOT OF CRITICISM 
TO IS COOL ABOUT 
ANOL HOUR OUTSIDE 
OF METRO ATLANTA 
HE SAW ALL OF 
THE STUDENTS 
PACKED INTO A 
CROWDED HALLWAY 
IN BETWEEN CLASS 
PERIODS AND VERY 
FEW OF THEM WERE 
WEARING MASKS. 
ASKED HIM HIS 
RESPONSE AS A 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS WHEN 
WE SAW THAT 
PHOTO AND HE 
SAID THAT HE 
BELIEVES THAT 
THE STUDENTS 
THERE WERE NOT 
PROPERLY 
EDUCATED ON WHY 
IT WAS NECESSARY 
TO WEAR A MASK 
AND WHAT ROLE 
THEY PLAY IN 
STOPPING THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
I SAID, WOULD 
THAT UNDERSCORE SA
THAT? 
HE SAID THAT HE 
BELIEVED THAT 
EDUCATION IS 
MORE EFFECTIVE 
THAN MANDATING 
IT. VE
ALISON? ! 
TO THE ADVANTAGE 
OF SAID HE GETS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
OUT WITH THE 
HEALTH RISKS? 
IT IS 
A QUESTION 
WE STILL DON'T 
HAVE A CONSENSUS 
ON WE KNOW WHEN 
THING. 
KIDS ARE  NOT 
IMMUNE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS BUT 
ACCORDING TO THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS, 
97,000 HITS 
TESTED POSITIVE 
AND LEFT  TO DO? 
OF JULY ALONE. 
DR. RICHARD, THE 
FORMING AFTER 
CDC DIRECTOR AND 
CEO OF THE 
FOUNDATION JOINS 
ME NOW. E 
DR. BESSER, %IT 
IS WONDERFUL TO 
HAVE YOU BACK 
ON. 
97,000 KIDS. 
WHAT DOES THAT 
TELL YOU ABOUT 
SETTING KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, YOU LOOK 
AT IT TELLS US 
THAT CHILDREN 
CAN GET 
INFECTED. 
IT IS NOT THE 
PRESENT I'M A 
PEDIATRICIAN. 
I'M A PARENT AND 
I KNOW THAT 
CHILDREN BITE 
THEIR NATURE A 
SECRETIONS AND 
VIRUSES WILL GO 
WHERE THERE 
SECRETIONS GO. 
THAT IS NOT THE 
PRESENT. 
ONE, SO, TO NOTE 
IS THAT WHILE 
THERE ARE 97,000 
INFECTIONS, THE 
INFECTIONS IN 
CHILDREN TEND TO 
BE MUCH LESS 
SEVERE THAN THEY 
ARE IN OLDER 
PEOPLE. 
A REPORT FROM 
THE CDC THE KING 
UP FRONT IT 
LOOKED 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
AND THE RED OF 
HOSPITALS ASIANS 
AND CHILDREN IS 
VERY, VERY LOW. 
ONE THING I WAS 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT, THE HIGHS 
POSITION RATE 
FOR BLACK 
CHILDREN AND 
LATINO CHILDREN 
WERE EIGHT TIMES 
THE HOSPITAL IS 
A RATE OF WHITE 
CHILDREN. 
WHAT TELLS ME, 
THERE ABOUT THE 
SCHOOLS 
REOPENING AND 
WHAT THAT PHOTO 
OF CHILDREN 
CROWDED IN THE 
HIGH SCHOOL IN
HALLWAY TELLS ME 
IS THAT WE ARE 
NOT GOING TO BE 
ABLE TO  OPEN 
SCHOOLS 
SUCCESSFULLY. 
UNLESS WE ARE 
ABLE TO DRIVE 
DOWN THE AMOUNT 
OF TRANSMISSION 
THAT IS 
TAKING 
PLACE IN 
COMMUNITIES TO A 
VERY LOW LEVEL. 
AT WE HAVE BEEN 
ABLE TO PROVIDE 
RESOURCES TO 
EVERY SCHOOL SO 
THAT THEY ARE 
ABLE TO DO IT 
SAFELY. 
AND THAT MEANS 
HIRING STAFF WHO 
CAN 
DECONTAMINATE 
CLASSROOMS EVERY 
NIGHT AND STAFF 
JUST SCREENING 
STUDENTS AND E 
TEACHERS AND 
STAFF EVERY DAY. 
AND DECOMPRESS 
CLASSROOMS AND 
LOOK AT AIRFLOW. 
AND, YOU KNOW, 
WHAT WE HAVE 
SEEN ACROSS  THE 
COUNTRY WITH 
THIS PANDEMIC SO 
FAR WITH EVERY 
COMMUNITY 
GETTING HIT, THE 
BLACK AND LATINO 
AND NATIVE 
AMERICAN GETTING 
HIT THE HARDEST, 
WE'RE GOING TO 
SEE THE SAME 
THING IN GOALS. 
THE SCHOOLS AND 
LOWER INCOME 
COMMUTE IS, 
SCHOOLS THAT 
SERVE BLACK AND 
BROWN CHILDREN 
GETTING HIT THE 
HARDEST. 
AND WE ARE GOING 
TO SEE THIS IS 
SURPRISING. 
IT IS NOT A 
SURPRISE. 
IT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN UNLESS WE 
REALLY CHANGE 
WHAT WE ARE 
DOING IN TERMS 
OF PREPARATION. 
>> YEAH, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THAT 
FOR A MOMENT. 
DR. BESSER, 
BECAUSE WHEN WE 
LOOK AT CHILDREN 
GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL, KIDS WHO 
GO TO SCHOOL IN 
POOR 
COMMUNITIES, 
THOSE SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS HAVE 
FEWER RESOURCES. 
THEY HAVE LESS 
FUNDING TO DO 
THE THINGS TO 
MAKE SCHOOLS 
SAFE FOR %KIDS TO 
GO BACK. DS
AND I'M THINKING 
ABOUT CLEANING 
SUPPLIES, PROPER 
VENTILATION 
SYSTEMS. 
THERE ARE SOME 
IL
SCHOOLS, WHERE 
THEY DON'T EVEN 
ALLOW CHILDREN 
TO OPEN THE 
WINDOWS. 
SO WHAT ARE YOUR 
CONCERNS HERE 
ABOUT SCHOOLS 
THAT LACK PROPER 
FUNDING AND THE 
FIGHTING AND 
WHAT CAN WE DO 
BECAUSE WE ALSO 
KNOW THAT SOME 
OF THOSE 
COMMUNITIES ARE 
THE ONES WHERE 
THE KIDS NEED TO 
GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL THE MOST 
BECAUSE THEIR 
PARENTS NEED TO 
WORK. 
AND THEY MAY NOT 
HAVE THE 
RESOURCES OR THE 
LAPTOPS TO DO 
VIRTUAL LEARNING 
AT HOME. 
>> YEAH, AND I 
MEAN, YOU NOTED. 
I MEAN, THAT IS 
THE BIG DILEMMA. 
THE SCHOOLS 
WHERE IT IS MOST 
IMPORTANT TO GET 
THE KIDS ANIN 
LEARNING AND GET 
THEM TO DO IT 
SAFELY, ARE THE 
VERY SCHOOLS 
THAT ARE GOING 
TO BE ABLE TO DO 
THAT AND WE ARE 
NOT SEEING THE 
ACTION THAT 
NEEDS TO HAPPEN 
FROM WASHINGTON. 
WE ARE NOT 
SEEING THE LARGE 
AMOUNTS OF MONEY 
THAT IT IS GOING 
TO TAKE BECAUSE 
IT IS NOT JUST 
MONEY. 
IT IS  GOING TO 
TAKE MONEY INAND 
TIME TIME TO GET 
CLASSROOMS 
READY, TIME TO 
ENSURE THAT 
PEOPLE ARE 
TRAINED AND 
STAFFED, TIME TO 
WORK WITH PUBLIC 
HEALTH BECAUSE 
UNIQUE WHEN A 
SCHOOL REOPENS, 
THERE ARE GOING 
TO BE CASES AND 
NEED TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THE 
DRILLS ARE IN 
PLACE SO YOU 
KNOW WHAT TO DO, 
THAT CLASSES ARE 
INTERACTING WITH 
EACH OTHER SO 
THERE'S A CASE 
IN ONE CLASSROOM 
THAT CLASSROOM 
CAN GO 
INTO 
QUARANTINE AT 
THE WHOLE 
SCHOOL 
DOES NOT HAVE TO 
SHUT THEM. 
BUT WHEN YOU SEE 
PICTURES LIKE U 
YOU SAW FROM 
GEORGIA AND I 
LIVE IN GEORGIA 
FOR 13 YEARS. 
THE FIRST SCHOOL 
DISTRICT TO GO 
BACK OF YOUR, 
BUT IF THAT IS 
WHAT WE ARE 
THINKING ABOUT 
WITH SCHOOLS 
GOING BACK IN 
SESSION, IT IS CK
GOING TO BE A 
TOTAL DISASTER 
AS SCHOOLS 
REOPEN FOR A 
WEEK AND THAT 
THEY WILL ALL BE 
SHUT DOWN AGAIN. 
>> DO YOU 
ANTICIPATE THAT 
EVEN IN SCHOOLS 
WHERE THEY ARE 
DOING THE RIGHT 
THINGS, WHERE WE 
ARE NOT THIN 
CRUST LIKE THAT, 
THAT THERE IS 
THE STRONG 
POTENTIAL THAT 
THEY JUST MAY 
HAVE TO CLOSE 
PERIODICALLY 
BECAUSE THERE 
WILL BE CASES 
AND ISSUES THAT 
ARRIVE, SHOULD 
PARENTS BE 
PREPARING FOR 
THAT? 
>> Reporter: 
PARENTS HAVE TO 
BE PREPARED FOR 
THE FACT THAT 
EVEN IN PLACES 
WHERE EVERYTHING 
IS BEING DONE 
RIGHT AND WHERE 
COMMUTING 
TRANSMISSIONS 
ARE LOW-LEVEL, 
THERE WILL BE %
SOME CASES. 
THAT IS WHAT YOU 
WANT TO BE 
SCREENING. 
THAT IS WHAT YOU 
WANT TO KEEP 
CHILDREN 
TOGETHER IN 
SMALLER GROUPS 
THAN THE WHOLE 
SCHOOL. 
THERE HAS TO BE 
PLANNING FOR 
WHAT HAPPENS 
WHEN THERE'S A 
CASE. 
THERE HAS TO BE 
PLANNING ABOUT 
HOW DO YOU TECH 
STAFF AND U 
TEACHERS WHO 
HAVE FALLEN TO 
THE HIGHER RISK 
SO THAT THEY ARE 
NOT PUT IN RISK? 
AND THEN THERE'S 
A CONDITION THAT 
CHILDREN WHO 
LIVE IN 
HOUSEHOLDS WHERE 
THERE ARE PEOPLE 
WITH INCREASED 
RESPECT FOR SOME 
OF THE CHILDREN, 
IT MAY BE TOO 
RISKY TO GO BACK 
TO SCHOOL. 
YOU MAY BE 
ENSURING THAT 
THERE'S REMOTE 
LEARNING FOR 
THOSE CHILDREN 
WHO EITHER 
BECAUSE OF THEIR 
ON THIS OR THAT 
THIS IN THE 
FAMILY SETTING, 
IT WON'T BE 
POSSIBLE FOR 
THEM TO GO BACK 
TO THE 
CLASSROOM. 
>> DR. BESSER, 
YOU MENTIONED 
THE TRIP  
ADMINISTRATION. 
THE DEMONSTRATION
MOVED THE CENSUS 
DEADLINE TO 
SEPTEMBER 30th. 
AND THE AVERAGE 
PERSON MIGHT 
SAY, OKAY, THAT 
JUST MEANS AYTHAT 
THE CENSUS IS 
DUE IN A. THAT 
COULD IMPACT 
THINGS LIKE 
FUNDING FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
IT COULD IMPACT 
PUBLIC HEALTH. 
WHAT ARE YOUR 
CONCERNS THERE? 
IS THAT 
SOMETHING THAT 
IS WORRISOME FOR 
YOU? 
>> MAJOR R 
CONCERN. 
WHEN YOU LOOK 
AT, YOU %KNOW, 
ALL OF THE WEEK 
COLLECTED ABOUT 
HEALTH, IT HAS 
-- IT , IS 
CONTINGENT UPON  
HAVING ACCURATE 
COUNT OF ONE 
IN 
OUR COUNTRY. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
HOW THIS, 
LOCATIONS OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
THAT ARE TO THE 
GOVERNMENT THAT 
HAVE TO 
DO WITH 
THE CENSUS. 
ALLOCATIONS OF 
FUNDING FOR 
MEDICAID AND 
OTHER HEALTH 
PROGRAMS, 
FIGHTING FOR 
HOSPITALS 
FIGHTING FOR 
RURAL HEALTH, 
FUNDING FOR 
EDUCATION. 
ALL OF THOSE 
THINGS HAVE TO 
DO WITH AN 
ACCURATE CENSUS 
BUT IF YOU'RE 
UNDERCUTTING AND 
RIDICULOUS, 
PEOPLE OF COLOR, 
AND COMMUTE IS% 
THAT HAVE THE 
MOST NEEDS 
YOU'RE NOT GOING 
TO SEE THE 
DOLLARS GOING 
WHERE THEY 
NEED 
TO GO. 
AND IT  IS GOING 
TO ENSURE THAT 
IN THE FUTURE, 
THE SAME KIND OF 
DISS DISPARITIES 
WE ARE SEEING 
THERE'S THIS 
PANDEMIC WILL BE 
REPLICATED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN. 
IT IS TIA CRUEL 
THING TO SHOW IN 
THE CENSUS. 
>> DR. BESSER IS 
ALWAYS A 
PLEASURE TO HAVE 
YOU ON. 
THANKS SO MUCH 
FOR HUMMING BACK 
TO CS AGAIN. 
WE APPRECIATE 
IT. 
>> THANK YOU, 
ALISON. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
SO THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT'S A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH, AND 
WHO'S LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
"MORNING JOE," 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF 
POSTRACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> AMONG THE 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED, AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 6 
FEET APART FROM 
ONE ANOTHER FOR 
THE MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS?  
SPOKE THE WHITE 
HOUSE DEFENDING 
THE PRESIDENT TO 
AFTER LAWMAKERS 
ON BOTH SIDES OF 
THE AISLE 
CRITICIZES 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS ON 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF. 
>> IF WE CAN UTGET 
A FAIR DEAL, WE 
WILL DO IT THIS 
WEEK. 
THE PRESIDENT 
NEEDED TO TAKE 
ACTION. 
HE IS NOT GOING 
TO SIT AROUND. 
>> WE ARE DOING 
IT ENTIRELY 
WITHIN THE 
EXECUTIVE 
CAPACITY OF THE TI
PRESIDENT. CI
>> Reporter: 
NBCNEWS.COM 
SENIOR WHITE 
HOUSE S.
CORRESPONDENT  
SHANNON 
PETTYPIECE JOINS 
ME NOW. 
DO %WE KNOW WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
WILL BE %INVOLVED 
IN TEACHER 
RELIEF TALKS INIF 
THERE ARE ANY? 
>> IT IS 
INTERESTING. 
HEY, IS 
THREATENING, 
ESSENTIALLY 
SAYING ON SUNDAY 
THAT DEMOCRATS 
HAVE ALREADY 
REACHED OUT 
TO 
HIM AND THING 
TODAY THAT IT 
NOW APPEARS 
THAT, YOU KNOW, 
HOUSE SPEAKER 
NANCY PELOSI AND 
CHUCK SCHUMER 
WANT TO SIT BACK 
OUT OF THE 
NEGOTIATING 
TABLE AND MEET 
THE INDICATIONS 
THAT WE HAVE 
FROM PELOSI AND 
SCHUMER'S OFFICE LO
IS THAT THERE IS 
STILL NO CONTACT 
BETWEEN THEM AND 
ANYONE OF THE 
ADMINISTRATIONS 
ABOUT RESTARTING RE
THE STALLED 
TALKS. 
AND THAT, YOU 
KNOW, UP UNTIL 
THIS POINT, THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN TAKING THE 
BYSTANDER ROLE. 
HE 
HAS BEEN 
GETTING MUCH OF 
THE NEGOTIATING 
AND EVEN THE 
SUBSTANCE THAT 
HIS NEGOTIATED TO
MARK MEADOWS AND 
STEVE MNUCHIN. 
>> SHATILCA THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE ACTION 
EXTENDS FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS BUT THE 
STATES ALSO HAVE 
TO IN HERE. 
CALIFORNIA 
GOVERNOR 
GOVERNOR NEWSOM 
BACK ON THAT 
TODAY. 
HERE IS  WHAT HE 
SAID. 
>> THE STATE 
DOES NOT HAVE AN 
END AND 
IDENTIFIED %
RESOURCE OF $700 
MILLION PER WEEK.
THAT WE HAVE NOT 
ALREADY APPLIED 
>> THERE IS NO 
MONEY SITTING IN 
THE PIGGY BANK 
OF THE PRIVILEGE 
C.A.R.E.S. 
ACT TO 
PRIORITIZE OR 
RECONSTITUTE IT 
FOR THIS PURPOSE
. IT SIMPLY DOES 
NOT EXIST. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
TECHNIQUE THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO %
PROVIDE THE 
SUPPORT AT 25% 
OR ARE AT PERIL. 
>> SHANNON, WHAT 
IS THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAYING 
ABOUT THAT STATE 
OBLIGATION? 
>> WELL, THEY 
ARE TRYING TO 
SHIFT THE BLAME 
FOR ANY DELAY OR 
REDUCTION THAT 
PEOPLE SEE 
TO 
THE ESTATE. 
BUT OF COURSE, 
CALIFORNIA IS 
NOT ALONE. 
STATES THAT HAVE 
BEEN HIT 
FINANCIALLY HARD 
BY THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THEY ARE 
STRUGGLING 
FINANCIALLY. 
IT HAS HIT THEM 
VERY HARD THEY 
SEE THAT THEY DO 
NOT HAVE THE 
$100 A WEEK THAT 
ARE REQUIRED AS 
PART OF THE PLAN 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
HAS PUT TOGETHER 
IN ORDER T FOR 
PEOPLE TO GET, 
YOU KNOW, THE 
ADDITIONAL $400 
A WEEK IN 
DECIDED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFIT THAT THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS DE
PROPOSING. 
THEY SAY THEY 
DON'T HAVE THE 
MONEY AND AND 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
SCALING BACK. IT
THE PRESS 
SECRETARY THING 
AGAIN TODAY THAT 
IF THERE IS ANY 
DELAY OR 
REDUCTION IN 
BENEFITS, WE 
WILL SEE THAT AT 
THE  STATE LEVEL. 
>> THE 
APPLICATION 
PROCESS. 
IS IT POSSIBLE 
THAT THERE S.WILL 
BE A DELAY THAT 
SOME INDIVIDUALS 
>> WE WILL BE 
WORKING AROUND 
THE CLOCK TO 
MAKE SURE 
THERE'S NOT A 
DELAY. 
BUT ANY DELAY 
THAT DOES EXIST 
IS IMPORTANT TO 
NOTE THAT DELAY 
AND THE TH
RESPONSIBILITY 
RESTS WITH NANCY 
PELOSI AND CHUCK 
SCHUMER. 
>> THAT IS THE 
BIGGER SEEN, 
SHIFT THE BLAME 
TO DEMOCRATS. 
THE ACTIONS OF 
THE PRESIDENT 
ARE GOING TO BE 
LIMITED. 
THERE IS NOTHING 
TO STOP  S
LANDLORDS FROM 
EVICTING PEOPLE. 
AND IN FORCE ARE 
NOT EXPECTED INTO 
BE TAKING ANY 
CHANGES TO THE 
PAYROLL TAX 
WITHHOLDING 
BECAUSE STILL 
THAT MONEY IS 
GOING TO BE 
GOING TO THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
THE STRATEGY IS 
EITHER PEOPLE RA
DON'T SEE A 
BENEFIT FROM THE 
ACTIONS OF THE 
PRESIDENT, IT 
WILL BE TO 
CONTINUE TO SHED 
THE BLAME  TTO THE 
DEMOCRATS. 
AS IT ALWAYS IS 
WITH THE 
COMMENTS, THE 
REFERENDUM ON 
THE PRESIDENT. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO HAVE TO 
ANSWER HIS 
ACTIONS AS WELL. 
>> SHINE IN, THE 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN 
ADDING , UP ITS 
ADS THESE DAYS 
LOOKS LIKE THERE 
IS A MAJOR SHIFT 
IN STRATEGY 
HERE. 
COULD YOU TELL 
US ABOUT THAT? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, I MEAN, 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
SO MANY SHIFTS 
IN NYSTRATEGY FROM 
THIS CAMPAIGN AND
TRYING TO SETTLE 
ON A  PLAN OF 
ATTACK ON BIDEN 
YOU CAN SEE, 
CONTINUES TO BE 
A STRUGGLE MOST 
RECENTLY, THERE 
HAS BEEN THIS 
BIG PUSH IN 
CRIME AND CITIES 
OVERRUN BY AN 
ARTISTS AND 
PROTESTERS, THE 
WAY THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN HAS 
BEEN TRYING TO 
CHARACTERIZE IT. 
TRYING TO BLAME 
ASSOCIATE AYDEN 
TO FOR THE LEFT 
ELEMENTS OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY. 
BUT ALL TSMOTHIS, A 
EFFORT TO DEFINE 
BIDEN IS BY 
MAKING HIM TO 
OTHER DEMOCRATS 
NOT NECESSARILY 
BIDEN'S PAST AND 
HIS OWN RECORD. 
OFTENTIMES, THE 
INCUMBENT IS 
ABLE TO 
SUCCESSFULLY 
DEFINE HIS 
OPPONENT DURING 
THE SUMMER. 
THE POLL NUMBERS 
DO NOT INDICATE 
THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN HAS 
BEEN ABLE TO DO 
THAT AS OF YET. 
WE ARE DUSTIN 
TREATMENTS OUT 
FROM ELECTION 
DAY. 
>> YEAH, 
THAT 
ELECTION IS 
COMING UP? 
>> SHANNON 
PETTYPIECE, 
THANKS SO MUCH.
! DEMOCRATS 
CALLING THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS 
ILLEGALLY. 
>> IT IS THE 
WHITE HOUSE THAT 
IS NOT USLIVING. 
AND THEN.THIS 
GIMMICK, WHICH 
BY THE WAY, 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
HAS BEEN. 
I THINK THE 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTION, FIRST OF 
ALL, SMOKE AND 
MIRRORS. 
I MEAN, CAME ON. 
NO FUNDING IN 
THE EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS. 
BUT THESE WERE A 
PR STUNT, 
NOTHING MORE %
THAN A PUBLIC 
RELATIONS STUNT 
AND A BAD ONE AT 
THAT. 
>> NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
LEIGH ANN 
CALDWELL JOINING 
ME NOW. 
WHAT ABOUT 
REPUBLICANS? 
WHAT ARE THEY 
SAYING ABOUT 
THIS? 
>> WELL, MOST 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
ON THE SIDE OF 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAYING THEY %HOPE 
THIS IS GOING TO 
BE SOME GET 
DEMOCRATS BACK 
TO THE  T
NEGOTIATING 
TABLE. 
IT GIVES THEM 
SOME LEVERAGE 
BUT THERE 
ARE 
SOME OUTLIERS. 
SOME REPUBLICANS 
WHO THINK THIS 
WAS NOT A GOOD 
IDEA AND 
INCLUDING 
SENATOR BEN 
SASSE IN 
NEBRASKA WHO 
SENT OUT A TWEET 
THIS MORNING 
CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT, 
SAYING THAT THE 
EXECUTIVE 
LAWMAKING IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
SLOP THAT THE 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
DID NOT HAVE THE 
POWER TO 
UNILATERALLY 
REWRITE 
IMMIGRATION LAW. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DOES NOT HAVE 
THE POWER TO 
UNILATERALLY DO 
THAT THERE IS 
ONE REPUBLICAN 
WHO IS 
CRITICAL 
THEM. 
SENATOR LINDSEY 
GRAHAM WHO IS 
VERY CLOSE WITH 
THE PRESIDENT 
GOLFED WITH HIM 
ON MANY WE CAN 
>> HE ALSO 
CRITICIZED THE 
>> HE TWEETED 
THING HE 
APPRECIATES THE 
PRESIDENT IN 
THIS ACTION. 
SO MUCH PREFER 
CONGRESSIONAL 
AGREEMENT, GOES 
ON TO SAY, I 
BELIEVE LI
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WOULD PREFER THE 
SAME AND THEN 
THERE'S THE A 
MOSHKA A MEMBER 
OF CONGRESS, WAS 
A REPUBLICAN, 
WHO IS NO MOVED 
HIMSELF HE HAS 
BECOME AN 
INDEPENDENT. 
HE SAYS THE 
CONSTITUTION 
DOES NOT 
AUTHORIZE THE 
PRESIDENT TO ACT 
AS KING. 
WHATEVER, CHRIS 
DOES NOT 
LEGISLATE. 
SO, YOU KNOW, 
REPUBLICANS 
SUPPORT OF THE 
PRESENT ON THIS 
IS NOT UNIFORM. 
DOES, OBVIOUSLY 
SOME WHO ARE 
CRITICAL OF IT. 
THERE'S A WHERE 
HE ALSO THAT 
THIS IS SETTING 
A BAD PRECEDENT 
THAT WHEN A 
DEMOCRAT IS IN 
OFFICE, THEY 
WILL BYPASS 
CHRIS AND USE 
THIS AS AN 
EXAMPLE OF 
EXPANDING 
EXECUTIVE POWER, 
ALISON.  
>> LEIGH ANN, 
COULD CONGRESS 
TAKE STEPS TO 
BLOCK THESE 
EXECUTIVE 
ACTIONS? 
WHAT DID ECTHEY DO 
HERE? 
>> THEY COULD. 
THEY COULD 
CHALLENGE THIS 
BIG SOMETHING 
THAT HAS BEEN 
DISCUSSED, 
SOMETHING THAT 
IS NOT  AT THIS 
MOMENT THAT 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
NOT GOING TO -- 
OR DEMOCRATS ARE 
NOT GOING TO DO, 
IT SEEMS. 
SENATOR CHUCK 
SCHUMER, THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
LEADER WHO  HAS 
ASKED IF THAT 
WAS SOMETHING 
THAT DEMOCRATS 
WERE GOING TO 
DO, IS TO FILE 
SUIT. 
HEY, DECLINED TO 
SAY. 
IS NUMBER TWO IN 
THE SENATE, 
DURBIN. 
HE SAID OVER THE 
WEEKEND  THAT 
THEY HAVE A 
MORAL DILEMMA. 
HEY, SAID %OUT T 
LOUD WHAT? 
ARE THINK 
PRIVATELY THAT 
THEY DO INNOT WANT 
IT TO LOOK LIKE 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO TAKE AWAY 
BENEFITS FROM KE
PEOPLE WHO 
DESPERATELY NEED 
THEM.AT 
WALL DEMOCRAT 
ARE GOING TO 
COMPLAINED 
LOUDLY ABOUT 
THESE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS,, ALL 
THEM 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
SAY THAT THEY 
DON'T HAVE MUCH OR%
CASE AND WHAT 
CARRY MUCH 
WEIGHT AND GIVE 
PEOPLE THE 
BENEFITS THEY 
NEED, WE DON'T 
EXPECT THAT AT 
THIS MOMENT 
ANYWAYS, SINCE 
ACTUALLY 
CHALLENGE THE 
CONSTITUTIONALITY 
OF THEM IN THE 
JUDICIAL SYSTEM, 
ALISON.  
>> SO LEIGH ANN, 
HOW ABOUT THOSE 
NEGOTIATIONS? 
HOW ARE WE 
DOING? 
IT W SEEMS LIKE 
THE NEGOTIATIONS 
ARE RIGHT WHERE 
WE LEFT THEM 
LAST WEEK. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
ARE EXACTLY 
RIGHT. 
THEY ARE 
TLRIGHT 
WHERE THEY  ALEFT 
OFF ON FRIDAY 
AFTER THE LAST 
MEETING BETWEEN 
THE SPEAKER 
PELOSI, LEADER %
SCHUMER, 
SECRETARY 
MNUCHIN AND 
CHIEF OF ERSTAFF 
MEADOWS WHO SAID 
THAT -- WHO LEFT 
A MEETING AND 
PELOSI'S OFFICE 
THINK THAT THEY 
REMAIN FOR 
APART, THAT THEY 
WOULD RECOMMEND 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
INITIATE THIS 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
WITH WHAT WE NOW 
KNOW. 
HE HAS DONE THAT 
OVER THE  D
WEEKEND. 
THERE ARE SIGNS 
FROM BOTH SIDES 
THAT THEY WOULD 
LIKE TO GET BACK 
TO THE 
NEGOTIATING 
TABLE. 
THEY ARE THE GO
SITE HAS PICKED 
UP THE PHONE 
YET. 
AND MADE THAT 
OFFER. 
SO WE  TREMAIN IN 
THIS STALEMATE. 
WE WILL SEE IF 
THEY COME BACK 
TO THE METABLE 
THIS WEEKEND, 
ACTUALLY START 
NEGOTIATING OR 
IF THIS IS GOING 
TO BE SOMETHING 
THAT IS BEGOING TO 
TAKE WEEKS AND 
WEEKS.  
WE DON'T KNOW, 
ALISON. 
BUT THERE IS AN 
ELECTION COMING 
UP . AND THE 
CLOSER WE GET TO 
AN ELECTION, THE 
MORE PEOPLE LOOK 
THROUGH 
A POLITICAL 
PRISM AT MAYBE 
IS GOING TO BE 
MOTIVATION TO 
GET SOMETHING 
DONE, ESPECIALLY %
AS PEOPLE ARE 
REALLY HURTING, OP
ESPECIALLY 
WITHOUT THESE G,
EXPANDED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, 
ALISON.  
>> YEAH, PEOPLE 
LINK A COUPLE 
WEEKS NOW WITHOUT
THOSE EXPANDED 
BENEFITS BUT I 
KNOW THAT SO 
MANY PEOPLE NEED 
SO DESPERATELY. 
LEIGH ANN, GREAT 
TO SEE YOU. 
THANKS FOR BEING 
WITH US. 
>> YOU, TOO. 
>> THANK YOU.  
>>> WHO WILL JOE 
BIDEN. 
AS HIS RUNNING 
MATE? 
HE HAS TO DECIDE 
BEFORE NEXT 
WEEK'S 
CONVENTION. 
HE COULD MAKE EX
THE ANNOUNCEMENT 
AS EARLY AS 
TODAY. 
AND SPENT THE 
WEEKEND GOING 
OVER HIS OPTIONS 
WITH HIS HIFAMILY 
IN DELAWARE. 
NBC NEWS %
CORRESPONDENT  
MIKE MEMOLI %
JOINS ME NOW. 
I KEEP WAITING 
FOR THE DAY, WE 
HAVE A ON AT YOU 
SAY, GUESS WHAT, 
ALISON. 
I FINALLY HAVE 
YOUR ANSWER BUT 
I HAVE A FEELING 
THIS IS NOT THAT 
PARTICULAR 
MOMENT.  
>> SOON, MY 
FRIEND. 
SOON, SOON, 
SOON. 
IT HAS . BEEN 
INTERESTING. 
>> CAN YOU TELL 
PATIENTS IS NOT 
MY FORTE? 
>> Reporter: NO. 
NOR MINE AT THIS 
POINT. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
HAVING A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS, 
CONVERSATIONS 
WITH OUR 
SOURCES. SA O
AND ONE CONSTANT 
IN TERMS OF 
WHERE WE STAND 
IS NAMES, KAMALA 
HARRIS HAS 
ALWAYS BEEN ON. 
THINKING ABOUT 
THE 
CONVERSATIONS 
YOU AND I HAVE 
BEEN HAVING FOR 
THE TWO, THREE 
MONTHS. 
KAMALA HAS BEEN 
ONE OF THOSE 
PEOPLE. 
AS WE END UP 
CLOSING IN ON A 
FINAL DECISION, 
I HAVE THAT 
FIRST AND 
FOREMOST ON THAT 
MINE. 
SECONDLY, YOU 
KNOW, THE THING 
THAT I THINK IS 
REALLY 
INTERESTING AND 
ESPECIALLY SO  
AFTER FRIDAY 
NIGHT WHEN WE 
LEARNED THAT 
MICHIGAN 
GOVERNOR 
GRETCHEN WHO 
KNOW WHAT HAS CH 
BEEN TALKING 
ABOUT FOR SOME 
TIME WE FOUND 
THAT THAT SHE 
FLEW INTO DOVER, 
MET WITH THE 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT LAST 
WEEKEND WITHOUT 
ANYONE NOTICING 
AT THE TIME. 
SORT OF SHOWS TO 
BE THE MORE WE 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT SOMEBODY, 
BE THE LESS THEY 
ARE IN THE 
CONVERSATION 
AMONG AND'S TEAM 
AND VICE VERSA. 
AND SO OLD THAT 
JUST LEAVES US 
IN A POSITION 
OF, WHERE THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
STAFF IS 
FRIENDLY AT THIS 
MOMENT. 
THEY ARE 
PREPARED FOR AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
WORKING VERY 
HARD OVER THE 
WEEKEND TO 
FINALIZE THOSE 
PLANS. 
THEY ARE HOJUST 
WAITING ON BIDEN 
TO TELL THEM WHO 
IT IS AND THAT 
IS WHAT WE ARE 
ALL AT THIS 
POINT, ALISON.   
>> MIKE, HAVE 
THEY GIVEN YOU 
ANY INDICATION VE
AS TO WHEN HE 
WILL ANNOUNCE OR 
YOU JUST SIT AND 
WAIT BY THE 
PHONE? 
>> Reporter: SO 
I THINK YOU 
REMEMBER THE 
SCENE WE SAW 
PLAY OUT WEOF THE 
WEEKEND WHEN THE 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
RIDE HIS BIKE 
DOWN AT THE 
BEACH AND. 
A LOT OF HOURS 
AT FOX NEWS 
ASKED IF HE MADE 
A DECISION. 
HEY, SAID %YES. 
CERTAINLY A LOT 
OF ATTENTION. NL
IT TURNS OUT HE 
WAS REALLY JUST 
TEASING THE 
REPORTER. 
HAVE BEEN ON THE 
RECEIVING END OF 
THAT OURSELVES 
BUT REMEMBER A 
COUPLE WEEKS 
AGO, HE TOLD ME. 
HEY, OFFERED  
KAREN BEST VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
SHE TURNED HIM 
DOWN. 
BASICALLY, WHAT 
THE SOURCES 
CLOSE TO THIS 
PROCESS TELL ME 
IS THAT IF HE 
HAS MADE IT A 
BUSINESS, ONE 
THAT HAS BEEN 
COMMUNICATED BUT 
ONCE HE DOES 
MAKE THAT 
DECISION, THEY 
WANT TO ACT VERY 
QUICKLY, RIGHT? 
THIS IS A 
CLOSELY HELD 
SECRET THAT 
COULD GET LEAKED 
OUT IN WAYS THAT 
ARE NOT HELPFUL 
TO THE CAMPAIGN. 
THEY HAVE A VERY 
CAREFUL PLAN. 
AND SO WHAT THIS 
ANNOUNCEMENT IS 
GOING TO LOOK 
LIKE, I'M TOLD, 
IT IS A LARGELY 
VIRTUAL 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
NOT ENTIRELY, 
THOUGH.T  
THERE WILL, WE 
UNDERSTAND, BE 
SOME IN PRISON 
COMPONENTS THAT. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE TWEETS, 
TEXTS, EMAILS, %
AND THE DATE OF 
THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT, A 
VIRTUAL 
APPEARANCE OF 
THE TRUCK 
TOGETHER FOR A 
GRASSROOTS FUND-
RAISING AND TO 
LISTEN AS THE 
NEXT DAY, SAYING 
THAT THE BEEN 
MADE TOGETHER 
WITH JOE %BIDEN 
IN PRISON,  SOME 
ARE PERHAPS NOT 
TOO FAR FROM 
HERE, ALISON.  
>> MIKE, 
ACCORDING TO A 
RECENT CBS 
YOUGOV POLL, 
ABOUT FOUR IN 10 
LIKELY VOTERS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA AND 
WISCONSIN SAY. 
VP. 
IS IMPORTANT. 
WHAT QUALITIES 
DOES TEAM BIDEN 
NEED MOST? WHAT 
DOES HE NEED 
MOST IN A 
RUNNING MATE? 
>> Reporter: 
WILL THINK ABOUT 
IT, WHAT WE HAVE 
BEEN HEARING  
FROM BIDEN 
HIMSELF MOST 
OFTEN IS THAT 
WORD, SOMEONE 
WHO IS CLOSELY 
ALIGNED WITH HIM 
IDEOLOGICALLY 
WHO HE THINKS HE 
CAN WORK WITH 
VERY WELL IN THE 
WHITE HOUSE BUT 
IT IS UP TO THE 
CAMPAIGN TEAM, 
THOUGH, THAT ALL 
IT TAKES IS NOT 
TOO FAR FROM HIS 
AGAIN. 
THE TRADITIONAL 
AXIOM %IN THE 
VICE PRESIDENT 
>> REPORTER:, DO 
NO HARM. 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
A CANDIDATE AT 
BIDEN'S AGE, 77, 
SOMEBODY WHO 
CERTAINLY RACKS 
UP THE 
NOMINATION VERY 
EARLY CERTAINLY 
HAS SOME WORK TO 
DO IN REASSURING 
THOSE IN HIS 
PARTIES AND 
OTHER IN THE 
COUNTRY THAT HE 
IS READY FOR THE 
JOB AND R HAS 
SOMEBODY AT HIS 
GUYS, STEP IN. 
AND WHAT IS SO 
INTERESTING IS 
THE CONVERSATION 
ABOUT WHETHER HE 
NEEDS TO CHOOSE, 
OF COURSE, A 
WOMAN OF COLOR 
OR AS WE THOUGHT 
WITH -- GRETCHEN 
WHITMER, IS THIS 
A PLAY FOR SWING 
VOTERS? 
THAT IS THE 
CONVERSATION 
THAT THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN HAS 
BEEN HAVING. 
AND WE WILL 
ULTIMATELY FIND 
OUT IN THE END 
HOW MUCH OF THE 
FINAL CHOICE 
THEY WERE ABLE 
TO FIND SOMEBODY 
WHO CHECKED AS 
MANY OF THOSE 
BOXES AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> MIKE, I WANT 
TO ASK YOU A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
ABOUT THAT MORE 
THAN 100 BLACK 
MEN IN 
ENTERTAINMENT, 
ACTIVISM, 
PROFESSIONAL 
SPORTS, CALLED 
ON BIDEN TO ALPICK 
A BLACK WOMAN AS 
HIS RUNNING 
MATE. 
SAYING, QUOTE, 
FOR TOO LONG, 
BLACK WOMEN HAVE 
AND ASKED 
TO DO 
EVERYTHING FROM 
RALLY THE %TROOPS 
TO RISK THEIR 
LIVES FOR THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
WITH NO 
TECHNOLOGY, NO 
RESPECT FAILING %
TO SELECT A 
BLACK WOMAN IN 
2020 MEANS YOU 
WILL LOSE THE 
ELECTION. 
HELP MUCH ADDED 
PRESSURE DO YOU 
THINK THAT PUTS 
ON JOE ATBIDEN TO 
SELECT A WOMAN 
OF COLOR HERE? 
I MEAN, THIS IS 
PRESSURE THAT 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
FELT THROUGHOUT 
THE PROCESS BUT 
I THINK THE 
QUESTION AT INTHIS 
POINT, REMEMBER AT
WE WERE TALKING 
ABOUT THIS MESS RE
ACCORDING TO 
BIDEN HIMSELF. 
EVEN SOONER AT 
SOME POINT 
DURING THE 
PROCESS. 
CONVERSATIONS 
I'VE BEEN HAVING 
WITH DEMOCRATS 
NOT AFFILIATED 
WITH THE 
CAMPAIGN THE 
THAT BIDEN'S ED
PROBABLY COULD 
HAVE CHOSEN A 
WHITE WOMAN, NOT 
A WOMAN OF COLOR 
OR EARLIER ON, 
THE FEELING IS 
THAT THE THAT 
THIS %OFFICE HAS 
DRAGGED ON, THE 
GOODWILL THAT HE 
WOULD HAVE STILL 
HAD AMONG HIS 
LOYAL SUPPORTERS 
HAS PERHAPS BEEN 
WANTED OF IT. 
IN PART  OBECAUSE 
THE PROCESS HAS 
GOTTEN A LITTLE 
MESSY, RIGHT? 
WE HAVE SEEN 
SOME ACCUSATIONS 
OF OPPOSITION 
RESEARCH BEING 
TREATED, LEAKED 
IN ORDER TO HURT 
OTHER -- THE 
CHANCES OF OTHER 
PEOPLE ON THE 
SHORT LIST. 
THIS IS NOT A 
PROCESS THAT 
PEOPLE IN THE 
END ARE FEELING 
VERY HAPPY 
ABOUT. 
IF HE Y DOES 
CHOOSE A WOMAN 
OF COLOR, THE 
CAMPING IS 
LOOKING AT WHICH 
BASES CAN ATBE 
VALLEY. 
LARGELY SUBURBAN 
MIDDLE-CLASS 
CONSTITUENCY. 
BUT AS THAT 
LETTER INDICATES,
THE AFGHAN-
AMERICAN WOMEN 
ESPECIALLY ARE 
SEEN AS A SORT OF
THEY WERE 
COURSES FOR A 
LONG TIME BEHIND 
THE ENERGY, THE 
VOLUNTEER ENERGY 
OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
AND THAT IS WHAT 
THAT RISK HERE 
AT THE END OF 
GOING INTO 
DIFFERENT 
DIRECTION HERE. 
THE THEY FEEL %
THAT AT THE END 
OF THE PROCESS, 
IT DID NOT SERVE 
THEM WELL AT A 
TIME WHEN  THEY 
THOUGHT THEY HAD 
THEIR BEST 
CHANCE OF BEING 
ON THE TICKET 
HERE FOR THE 
FIRST TIME? 
>> MIKE, THE 
QUESTIONS, THE 
BEEF STEAKS 
CONTINUE FOR ONE 
MORE DAY. 
I KNOW WE CHECK 
IN WITH YOU 
AGAIN THIS WEEK. 
HOPEFULLY WE 
WILL HAVE SOME 
SOLID ANSWERS, 
TOO. 
>> Reporter: 
LOOK FORWARD TO O.
IT, ALISON. 
THANKS.  
>>> MANY 
COLLEGES ARE 
TURNING TO 
ONLINE LEARNING 
BECAUSE OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
SO WHY AREN'T 
THEY LOWERING 
THEIR TUITION? 
HERE'S WHAT SOME 
COLLEGE STUDENTS 
THINK ABOUT THAT 
MOVE. 
I WAS WONDERING 
WHAT IS GOING TO 
BE HAPPENING IN
WITH SCHOOL 
TUITIONS IN THE 
FALL SEMESTER 
CONSIDERING THAT 
WE ARE NOT GOING 
TO BE ON CAMPUS 
SINCE THE 
MAJORITY OF THE 
SCHOOLS HAVE 
BEEN MOVED TO 
ONLINE CLASSES? 
GOING EY 
TO BE DROPPING 
TUITION PRICES 
BECAUSE I THINK 
THEY SHOULD. 
>> THE RISE OF  
COVID CASES. 
IN VIRGINIA, 
THEY ARE DOING 
ONLINE BUT THEN 
THE COLLEGES. 
YOU HAVE TO 
REQUEST TO DO IT 
ONLINE. 
AND I KNOW FOR 
ME, I'M FEELING 
A BIT NERVOUS. 
MY SCHOOL IS 
REQUIRING THAT 
THE HAVING TO 
REQUEST TO DO IT 
ONLINE.. 
MY SCHOOL IN 
VIRGINIA IS 
ACTUALLY RAISING 
TUITION. ALI'M 
JUST WONDER, 
SHOULD THEY BE 
ALLOWED TO DO 
THAT WHILE 
EVERYONE IS 
BEING LAID OFF 
BUT I'M WORRIED 
ABOUT THE COST OF
COLLEGE AND WHY 
THEY ARE 
CHARGING %US FULL 
EVEN THOUGH WE 
ARE NOT GETTING 
THE FULL COLLEGE 
EXPERIENCE. 
>> I'M WORRIED 
I'M GOING -- 
WHAT IS THE 
POINT OF 
LEARNING ONLINE? 
>>> NOW STATE 
IN. 
POST AND NBC 
NEWS NOW 
HEADLINES QUEEN 
SAVANNAH SELLERS 
JOINS US NOW. 
SAVANNAH, SO 
WHAT OPTIONS 
DO 
STUDENTS HAVE  
IF THEY'RE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
PAYING THEIR 
TUITION RIGHT 
NOW. 
ESPECIALLY THING 
ABOUT RITHOSE 
STUDENTS WHOSE 
FAMILIES MAY BE 
FACING HARDSHIP. 
>> YOU JUST HIT 
IT RIGHT THERE. 
THAT ISGH ONE OF 
THE BIG THINGS. 
FAMILIES, 
FINANCES HAVE 
CHANGED. 
THEIR PARENTS 
MAY HAVE  HBEEN 
LAID OFF. 
STUDENTS 
THEMSELVES MAY 
HAVE BEEN 
COUNTING ON A 
WORK-STUDY ON 
CAMPUS. 
IN ADDITION %TO 
THAT, THIS WHOLE 
IDEA THAT YOU 
HEARD THEM SOME 
THE STUDENTS 
THAT OLD A.P. 
FOR A 
SIGNIFICANTLY OL
ALTERED EXPENSE, 
WE ARE HEARING 
THINGS TO CLICK 
FOOTBALL IS 
GOING TO BE 
CANCELED, WHICH 
IN MAY CASES IT 
WILL BE AND 
PROBABLY SHOULD 
BE. 
THOSE TYPES OF 
THINGS ARE 
HAPPENING BEING 
ON CAMPUS, NONE 
OF THAT IS GOING 
TO EXIST  
ANYMORE. 
NONE OF THAT 
THAT THEY ARE 
PAYING FOR. 
WHAT THEY WANTED 
TO GET OUT OF 
THE COLD SPRING. 
IF YOU REMEMBER 
BACK IN THE 
SPRING, THERE 
WERE ACTUALLY A 
LOT OF CLASS 
ACTION LAWSUITS 
THAT WERE PITTED 
FOR STUDENTS 
THAT ARE 
LOOKING 
FOR TUITION 
RATES FROM THE 
SPRING SEMESTER. RA
DOZENS OF THOSE 
LAWSUITS, 
CHILDREN'S ARE 
UPSET BECAUSE , 
THEY PAID 
TUITION 
EXPECTING A 
NORMAL ON CAMPUS 
EXPENSE. 
SINCE THEY DID 
NOT GET   THAT, 
THEY SHOULD GEGET 
THEIR MONEY 
BACK. 
THE DIFFERENCE 
NO, YOU GO INTO 
THE FALL 
SEMESTER, YOU 
ARE KNOWINGLY UP 
FOR THAT. 
MUST IS GOING TO 
BE NORMAL. 
SO STUDENTS 
ARE 
HAVING TO MAKE 
DECISIONS WITH 
ABOUT IF THEY 
SHOULD SIGN IFUP 
TO PAY FOR THE 
THAT TUITION 
WILL NOT BE SOME 
OF THAT LITTLE 
BIT OF GOOD NEWS 
IS THAT TUITION 
FOR THE MOST 
PART IS NOT 
INCREASING. 
FOR THE MOST 
PART. 
I WILL TELL YOU 
ABOUT SOME 
INSTANCES WHERE 
IT IS. 
USUALLY IT 
INCREASES ABOUT 
2%. 
THAT IS PRETTY 
MUCH NOT HAVING 
ACROSS THE 
BOARD. 
YOU HAVE HEARD 
STUDENT IN THAT 
SOUND THE, SAY 
THAT OXLEY AT 
THEIR SCHOOL, 
TUITION IS GOING 
UP. 
THAT IS HAVE 
BEEN IN SOME OF 
THESE WERE CASES 
AS UNIVERSITIES 
ARE ACTUALLY 
HAVING TO PAY 
MORE TO 
RECONFIGURE 
CUSTOMS TO WORK 
FOR -- 
>> I HAVE TO 
WHAT YOU OFFER 
I'M SO SORRY. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFING. 
THANKS, 
SAVANNAH.  
>>> THE STATE OF 
VIRGINIA. 
WE ARE TURNING 
TO MANY THAT 
PEOPLE. 
THIS WAS AN 
UNPRECEDENTED 
MAIL-IN CLUB WE 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT CONCERNS 
OF THE INTEGRITY 
OF EXPANDING 
MAIL-IN VOTING 
AND NGMAIL-IN 
VOTING EFFORTS. 
IT IS A DISASTER 
ALL OVER REGINA, 
I HAVE MAIL-IN 
VOTES. 
SO THAT IS 
SOMETHING YOU 
HAVE TO DO THINK 
ABOUT. 
WE WILL HAVE A 
TWEET ELECTION. 
WE KNOW THAT. 
AND YOU HAVE TO 
BE VERY CAREFUL 
AS YOU CAN'T 
SLEEP DO SURE. 
YOU MENTION 
CHINA OR YOU 
MENTION IRAN OR 
OTHERS THAT 
ATTACK OUR 
ELECTION SYSTEM. 
WHEN YOU HAVE 
THIS MAIL-IN 
VOTING, IT IS 
VERY SUSCEPTIBLE
. IT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
CAN BE EASILY 
ATTACKED BY 
FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES AND BY 
FRANKLY DEMOCRATS
AND BY 
REPUBLICANS. 
AT I THINK THAT 
IS SOMETHING TO 
START THINKING 
ABOUT, VERY 
SERIOUSLY. 
THE SYSTEM IS 
NOT EQUIPPED FOR 
IT. 
THE POST OFFICE 
IS NOT EQUIPPED 
FOR IT. 
AND PEOPLE 
SHOULD VOTE LIKE 
THEY ARE DOING 
IN WORLD WAR I 
AND WORLD WAR 
II. 
AND YOUR NUMBERS 
WILL BE IN 90 
DAYS OR LESS. 
YOUR NUMBERS 
WILL BE VERY 
GOOD, I THINK 
MUCH BETTER ON 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
OR THE CHINA 
VIRUS. 
BUT IT IS 
SOMETHING YOU 
HAVE TO LOOK AT 
AND SAY, THIS IS 
JUST -- THIS 
HALF A MILLION 
INCORRECT VALID 
APPLICATIONS 
SENT ALL OVER 
THE STATE OF 
VIRGINIA TO MANY 
PEOPLE THAT ARE 
LIVING. 
THEY HAD. 
PETS, DOGS THIS 
IS WHAT WE ARE 
GOING TO GET 
INTO AND IT IS 
GOING TO BE A 
DISASTER. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE OF VERY 
POORLY. 
IT IS GOING TO 
HURT OUR COUNTRY.
AFTER OUR NEWS 
CONFERENCE 
SATURDAY, AND THE
ANNOUNCEMENT, 
PRO-JOBS, PRO-
HEALTH, SAFETY 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS,
THE STOCK 
MARKET, GOING UP
. 258 POINTS 
TODAY. 
SO WE ISSUED 
THOSE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS AND THE 
STOCK MARKET 
WENT UP 358 
POINTS TODAY. 
THAT IS QUITE 
DIRECTION. 
DOW/JONES AND 
THE S&P 500 ARE 
NOW UP 50% SINCE 
MARCH. 
50%. 
YOU HAVE MONEY 
IN THERE, MARCH, 
50%. THE NASDAQ 
INDEX CONTINUES 
TO SET NEW 
RECORDS. 
IT HAS BEEN UP 
FOR OVER 14 
TIMES. 
RECORD IN 
NASDAQ. 
AND THE S&P 500 
AND DOW, 
DOW/JONES, ARE 
GOING TO BE 
COMING, THE WAY 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO IT LOOKED 
LIKE THE WILL BE 
TOPPING RECORDS, 
HOPEFULLY SUN. 
>> WHAT IS 
HAPPENING? 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
>>
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
SO THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT'S A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH, AND 
WHO'S LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
"MORNING JOE," 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF 
POSTRACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED, AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 6 
FEET APART FROM 
ONE ANOTHER FOR 
THE MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS?  
,
! JUST AN UPDATE 
FOR YOU. 
THE PRESIDENT 
WAS IN THE 
MIDDLE OF HIS 
WHAT ELSE 
BRIEFING. 
WHO WAS TAKEN 
OUT OF THE 
BREATHING. 
GETTING HIM FROM 
THE PODIUM. 
ACCORDING TO 
WHAT WE KNOW 
FROM THE INSIDE, 
THERE WAS A LOT 
INSIDE THE 
BRIEFING ROOM. 
WE ARE GETTING 
SOME MORE 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT THAT 
APPARENTLY IT 
WAS A SECRET 
SERVICE MEMBER 
WHO CAME TO GET 
THE PRESIDENT 
OUT OF THE ROOM. 
WE UNDERSTAND 
THERE WAS SOME 
SORT OF SECURITY 
INCIDENTS 
HAPPENING. 
THE MEMBERS OF 
THE PRESS POOL 
ARE NOW OFTEN IN 
THE BRIEFING 
ROOM. 
THAT IS AS MUCH 
AS WE KNOW SO 
FAR. 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
GOING ON AS SOON 
AS WE HAVE ANY 
FURTHER 
INFORMATION, WE 
WILL LET YOU 
KNOW. 
IS AN UPDATE 
THAT AS THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
GIVING HIS 
BREATHING, 
MEMBER OF THE 
SECRET SERVICE 
REMOVED HIM FROM 
THAT BRIEFING 
ROOM. 
THE PRESS NOT 
LOCK IN THAT 
ROOM AND WE ARE 
TOLD THERE WAS 
SOME KIND OF 
SECURITY 
INCIDENT 
HAPPENING THERE. 
WE WILL LET YOU 
KNOW AS SOON AS 
WE HAVE ANY MORE 
INFORMATION. 
>>> NO 
INDEPENDENT 
INTERNATIONAL 
MEDIA OUTLET HAS 
GONE INSIDE THE 
WUHAN INSTITUTE 
OF VIROLOGY 
SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC. 
IT HAS MADE IT 
AN EASY TARGET 
FOR CONSPIRACY 
HE WAS ABOUT THE 
ORIGINS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
NBC'S FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT 
TAKES AN 
EXCLUSIVE LOOK 
INSIDE.
!  ALISON, FOR, 
WE HAVE BEEN 
ASKING FOR 
ACCESS TO THE  
LAB HERE IN 
WUHAN THAT IS 
FEELING A 
POLITICAL 
DISPUTE OVER HOW 
AND WHERE THE 
VIRUS STARTED. 
>>> MYSTERIES 
ROUND HIGH-
SECURITY LAB AT 
THE WUHAN 
INSTITUTE OF 
VIROLOGY. 
IT HANDLES THE 
WORLD'S MOST 
DANGEROUS 
PATHOGENS. 
MAKING THE 
TARGET OF 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES ABOUT 
THE ORIGIN OF 
THE VIRUS. 
>> SO YOU'RE 
100% CONFIDENT 
THERE WAS NO 
WEEK. 
>> I'M 
CONFIDENT. 
>> 100%? 
>> 100%. 
>> THE INSTITUTE 
GRANTED NBC NEWS 
THE ACCESS TO 
THE LAB. 
WE HAD A 
ENCOUNTER BEFORE
. WITHOUT HAVING 
THIS VIRUS, 
THERE'S NO WAY 
IT COULD BE FROM 
THE LAB. 
>> HAS ANYONE 
ASKED THE LAB, 
PERSONAL OR 
CONNECTED TO THE 
LAB, A THIRD-
PARTY CONTRACTOR.
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR THIS VIRUS. 
>> NOBODY. 
>> NOBODY. 
WHILE THERE'S 
SOME SKEPTICISM 
OF WHAT THE 
OUTCOME, FIVE 
LEADING 
VIROLOGISTS 
FAMILIAR WITH 
LAB PROTOCOLS 
TOLD US IT IS 
IMPROBABLE THAT 
THE VIRUS 
SOMEHOW ESCAPED. 
THIS IS A 
BROOKLYN'S AT 
THE LAB. 
A BOX WITHIN A 
BOX. 
AIR LOCKS ON 
DOORS AND 
SEPARATE 
FILTRATION 
SYSTEMS. 
TECHNICIANS WERE 
TRAINED IN 
FRANCE AND THE 
U.S. WINDOWS TO 
LOOK OUT AND SEE 
IN. 
>> THE CHINA 
VIRUS, THE CHINA 
PLAGUE. 
>> FOR A MONTH, 
THE U.S. AND 
CHINA HAVE BEEN 
LOCKED IN A 
BATTLE OVER THE 
ORIGIN OF THE 
BARS. 
ACCUSATIONS THAT 
CHINA DELETE OR 
DID NOT SHARE 
INFORMATION. 
>> EVIDENCE THAT 
CAME FROM THE 
LABORATORY. 
>> U.S. 
OFFICIALS HAVE 
YET TO OFFER 
THEIR PROOF THAT 
VIRUS CAME FROM 
THE HUNT LEFT. 
A SERIES THAT IS 
BEING SHUT DOWN 
BY DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI FOR 
LACKING ANY 
SCIENTIFIC 
EVIDENCE. 
BUT SCRUTINY 
GREW STRONGER 
WITH THE LEAK 
THEN RELEASED OF 
A STATE 
DEPARTMENT CABLE 
NEEDED GENERATOR 
AND 18. 
RAISING CONCERNS 
ABOUT MAX SAFETY 
AND A SHORTAGE 
OF TRAINED 
STAFF. 
BOTH OF WHICH 
CONFUSING 
ACCORDING TO THE 
DIRECTOR OF THE 
WUHAN INSTITUTE 
OF VIROLOGY. 
THEY VISITED 
ONLY ONCE IN 
MARCH 2018. FOR 
A SEMINAR THAT 
WAS NOT ABOUT 
BIOSAFETY. 
AT THAT TIME, 
THE U.S. 
OFFICIALS DID 
NOT GIVE ANY OF 
THE LABS. 
SO I'M NOT 
REALLY SURE WHAT 
THE SOURCE OF 
THE INFORMATION 
WAS FOR THOSE 
CONCERNED. 
FOR 15 YEARS 
VIROLOGISTS 
HEATER LAB-
TESTED WITH 
WUHAN SCIENTISTS
, CHINA. 
CATALOG HUNDREDS
. IN APRIL, THE 
NIH KILLED 
FUNDING FOR HIS 
NEW YORK-BASED 
ALLIANCE BECAUSE 
OF HIS LINK TO 
THE LAB. 
,
ABOUT BLAME TO 
NOURISH. 
>> WHAT  DO YOU 
SAY TO SOMEBODY 
WHO SAYS I DON'T 
BELIEVE YOU? 
>> IT IS 
UNFORTUNATE WE 
HAVE BEEN 
TARGETED AS A 
SCAPEGOAT. 
>> LET'S GO BACK 
TO THE WHITE 
HOUSE BRIEFING 
ROOM WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
REMOVED BY 
SECRET SERVICE A 
SHORT TIME AGO, 
BUT HE IS BACK 
NOW. 
LET'S LISTEN IN. 
>> DO YOU HAVE CK 
SOMETHING? 
>> TELL US ABOUT 
THE SHOOTING. 
>> THERE WERE NO 
DETAILS. 
WE JUST FOUND 
OUT. 
IT WAS OUTSIDE 
OF THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
THIS AREA RIGHT E 
OVER HERE, AND 
THEY WILL HAVE 
DETAILS IN A 
LITTLE WHILE. 
SOMEBODY IS 
TAKEN TO THE 
HOSPITAL. 
IT SEEMS THE 
SHOOTING WAS 
DONE BY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AT 
THAT PERSON AT 
THE SUSPECT AND 
IT WAS THE 
SUSPECT WHO WAS 
SHOT AND IT IS 
JUST A PLACE TO 
PUT PEOPLE 
OUTSIDE AND I 
NOTICED A MAN 
NAMED JOHN 
ROBERTS WHO YOU 
KNOW VERY WELL, 
HE REPORTED THAT 
HE HEARD SHOTS. 
HE WAS OUTSIDE 
AND HEARD TWO 
SHOTS. 
>> WE DON'T D KNOW 
YET. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO FIND OUTS. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW 
YET. 
>> THE SECRET 
SERVICE DID 
SHOOT THE 
SUSPECT? 
>> IT OOSEEMS TO 
BE. 
>> WERE YOU 
TAKEN TO THE 
BUNKER? 
>> NO JUST OVER 
TO THE OVAL 
OFFICE. 
>> WHAT DID THE 
SECRET SERVICE 
TELL YOU WHEN 
YOU  WENT OUTSIDE 
THE ROOM? 
>> JUST THAT HE 
SAW IT'S LIKE I 
DID, HE SAID CAN 
YOU PLEASE COME 
WITH ME. 
YOU WERE 
SURPRISED I WAS 
SURE SURPRISED 
ALSO. 
IT IS PRETTY 
UNUSUAL BUT VERY 
PROFESSIONAL 
PEOPLE. 
THEY DO A 
FANTASTIC JOB AS 
YOU KNOW VE
SO IT 
STEAMS TO ME, IT 
SEEMS FROM WHAT 
THEY SAID, THERE 
WAS A SHOOTING. 
IT WAS LAW 
ENFORCEMENT SHOT 
SOMEONE, SEEMS 
TO BE THE 
SUSPECT, AND THE 
SUSPECT IS NOW 
ON THE WAY TO 
THE HOSPITAL. 
I CAN'T TELL YOU 
THE CONDITION OF 
THE THSUSPECT. 
THERE WAS NOBODY 
ELSE INJURED 
>>> DYNO OTHER LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
INJURED. 
WE'LL GET ONTO 
THE PRESS 
CONFERENCE, BUT RC%
I DO WANT TO 
THANK SECRET 
SERVICE. 
THEY ARE 
FANTASTIC. 
THE JOB THEY 
DID. 
>>  
[ INAUDIBLE. 
] 
>> FROM WHAT I 
UNDERSTAND, THE 
ANSWER IS YES. 
>> HE WAS ARMED? 
>> THAT IS WHAT 
I UNDERSTAND. 
YOU'LL HAVE TO 
ASK HIM. 
>> WAS IT A MALE 
OR FEMALE? 
>> THEY WILL 
HAVE A DETAILED 
MAYBE A BRIEFING 
FOR YOU OUTSIDE 
LATER. 
>> DO THEY YOTHINK 
IT WAS AGAINST 
YOU PERSONALLY? 
>> I DON'T KNOW. 
I DIDN'T ASK 
THAT QUESTION. 
IT MIGHT NOT 
HAVE HAD 
ANYTHING TO DO 
WITH ME. 
BUT NGIT WAS ON 
THE OUTSIDE OF 
THE PREMISES. 
THE WALL, THE 
FENCING 
ESPECIALLY THE G 
NEW FENCING THEY 
PUT UP IS VERY 
POWERFUL BUT IT 
WAS ON THE 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
WHO'S. 
>> THEY HEWILL 
HAVE A FULL 
REPORT. 
SECRET SERVICE 
IN A LITTLE 
WHILE WILL HAVE . 
A FULL REPORT. 
>> WERE YOU 
RATTLED? 
>> D I SEEM 
RATTLED? 
IT IS 
UNFORTUNATE THAT 
THIS IS 
A WORLD, 
BUT THE WORLD 
HAS ALWAYS BEEN 
A DANGEROUS 
PLACE. 
IT IS NOT 
STOPPING THAT IS 
UNIQUE. 
THE WORLD HAS ST
BEEN, YOU LOOK 
BACK OVER THE 
CENTURIES AND 
THE WORLD HAS 
BEEN A DANGEROUS 
PLACE, VERY 
DANGEROUS PLACE 
AND IT WILL 
CONTINUE I GUESS 
FOR A PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
DIFFERENTLY 
ABOUT YOUR 
SAFETY ENINSIDE 
THE WHITE HOUSE? 
>> NO. 
I FEEL VERY SAFE 
WITH THE SECRET 
SERVICE. 
THEY ARE 
FANTASTIC 
PEOPLE. 
THEY ARE THE 
BEST OF  RV
THE BEST 
AND THEY ARE 
HIGHLY TRAINED. 
I DON'T KNOW IF 
ANYBODY GOT TO 
WALK OUTSIDE, 
BUT THERE WERE A 
LOT OF TERRIFIC 
LOOKING PEOPLE 
READY TO GO IF 
SOMETHING WAS 
NECESSARY. 
PEOPLE AT THE IN
HIGHEST LEVEL OF 
LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
 NOBODY  
LIKE THESE 
PEOPLE. 
SO THEY JUST LE
WANTED ME TO 
STEP ASIDE FOR A 
LITTLE WHILE TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
EVERYTHING WAS 
CLEARED OUTSIDE 
BECAUSE IT WAS 
RIGHT IN THIS 
AREA. 
>> WHY DID HE 
DECIDE AFTER 
THAT, BECAUSE 
OBVIOUSLY, IT 
CREATED 
COMMOTION. 
WHAT MADE YOU 
COME BACK? 
>> I DIDN'T TE%
THINK ABOUT NOT 
COMING BACK? 
I SAID AM T I ABLE 
TO GO BACK. 
THEY SAID TO 
WAITS A LITTLE 
WHILE AND I DID 
WAIT IN THE OVAL 
OFFICE AREA AND 
I SAID CAN I GET 
BACK NOW AND 
THEY SAID YES. 
THEY HAVE A LOT 
OF FOR THE FI 
FICKCATION 
OUTSIDE JUST IN  T
CASE, BUT IT WAS 
ONE PERSON. 
>> YOU SAID THE 
SHOOTING WAS OUT 
SIDE. 
>> THEY WILL DE
GIVE YOU A FULL 
BRIEFING  IN A 
LITTLE WHILE. 
>> I CAN ONLY 
TELL YOU THEY 
ARE GOING TO 
GIVE YOU A 
BRIEFING. 
IT WAS OUTSIDE 
THE PREMISE, 
NEAR THE FENCE 
BUT OUTSIDE THE 
PREMISES. 
>> PRETTY CLOSE. 
>> I %WAS TELLING 
YOU THAT THE DOW 
JONES INDUSTRIAL 
AVERAGE AND THE 
S&P 500 ARE NOW 
50% ABOVE THE 
MARCH LEVEL. 
NASDAQ IS 
SETTING NEW 
RECORDS. 
IT HAS BROKEN 
THE RECORD 
DESPITE THE 
SITUATION OF 
HAVING THE CHINA 
VIRUS. 
WE HAVE NEW JOBS 
ARISING AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT IS 
FALLING FASTER 
THAN ANYONE S 
THOUGHT AND OVER 
THE PAST THREE 
MONTHS WE 
CREATED OVER 9 
MILLION JOBS AND 
THAT IS A 
RECORD. 
THREE MONTH 
RECORD IF YOU 
ADD IT UP, IT IS 
A THREE-MONTH 
RECORD BY FAR. 
WE HAVE BEATEN 
EXPECTATIONS BY 
12 MILLION. 
WE'RE 12 MILLION 
ABOVE 
EXPECTATIONS 
WHICH ABIS PRETTY 
REMARKABLE. 
TODAY WE HAD 
GREAT REPORTS ON 
NEW JOB OPENINGS 
AND THERE IS 
CLEARLY A 
HOUSING BOOM 
WHICH HAS BEEN 
INCREDIBLE 
NUMBERS IN BOTH 
HOUSING AND 
AUTOMOBILE BOOM 
WHERE WE HAVE 
NOT SEEN 
ANYTHING LIKE 
IT. 
IT IS GOING ON 
IN AMERICA. 
INVENTORIES ARE 
AT ROCK BOTTOM. 
USED CAR SALES 
AT RECORD LEVELS 
AND WE ARE DOING 
A REBUILDING 
LIKE NOBODY HAS 
EVER SEEN. 
IT IS A BIG PLUS 
FOR 
MANUFACTURING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
SO CONSTRUCTION 
IS GETTING CLOSE 
TO RECORD 
TERRITORY. 
MANUFACTURING IS 
DOING VERY WELL. 
THE CAR 
COMPANIES ARE 
DOING GREAT. 
VERY HAPPY FOR 
MICHIGAN, THE 
STATE OF 
MICHIGAN. 
WE HAVE A LOT OF 
CAR COMPANIES 
MOVING IN. 
A LOT OF PLANTS 
ARE BEING BUILT 
AND EXPANDED IN 
MICHIGAN AND 
OHIO. 
THERE IS NO 
REASON WHY THE 
ECONOMY CAN'T 
GROW AT A 20% 
PACE IN THE 
THIRD QUARTER. 
THAT WOULD BE A 
RECORD AND 
INTERESTING IT 
WILL BE A NUMBER 
THAT IS GOING TO 
BE ANNOUNCED 
BEFORE NOVEMBER 
3rd. 
IT GETS 
ANNOUNCED 
PROBABLY AROUND 
NOVEMBER 1st 
WHICH IS VERY 
INTERESTING BUT 
IT IS GOING TO 
GROW AT A 
SUBSTANTIAL PACE 
BASED ON THE 
NUMBERS AND A 
LOT MORE 
SUBSTANTIAL THAN 
WE THOUGHT. 
WE'RE CREATING 
NEW INCENTIVE 
AND WORKING JOBS 
AND PROVIDING 
MUCH NEEDED 
ASSISTANCE TO 
THOSE STILL 
SUFFERING FROM 
THE AFFECTS OF 
THE PANDEMIC 
CONTRACTION AND 
THE CONTRACTION 
IS NOW HE'LL WE 
HAVE THE 
PANDEMIC, WE 
HAVE A LOT OF 
GREAT THINGS 
HAPPENING IN 
TERMS OF THE 
VACCINES AND WE 
WILL BE MAKING 
PROGRESS OVER 
THE NEXT PERIOD 
OF A FEW MONTHS 
AND CERTAINLY 
BEFORE THE END 
OF THE YEAR. 
I THINK WE'LL 
HAVE AVAGO 
TECHNOLOGIES 
WE'LL HAVE A 
VACCINE BEFORE 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR AND 
THERAPEUTIC 
RESOLVEMENT 
VERY, VERY 
QUICKLY AND THAT 
IS THE ONE I 
WOULD RATHER 
HAVE FASTER 
BECAUSE YOU GO 
IN AND GIVE A 
TRANSFUSION OR A 
SHOT TO PEOPLE 
THAT ARE VERY 
ILL AND THEY 
WILL B
