 
CONCERNS AROUND DATA PRIVACY
IN OTHER NEWS CASUALTIES GROW 
FROM CORONAVIRUS
LORD AND TAYLOR IS THE LATEST TO
FILE BANKRUPTCY.
IT PUT ITS ASSETS AND 
LIABILITIES UP TO $500 MILLION
THE GROUP DATES BACK TO 1896
IT'S THE LATEST RETAILER TO 
BATTLE THE EFFECTS OF THE 
DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY.
DUNKIN' DONUTS BEGINS FREE
COFFEE ON MONDAY AND FREE 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THIS IS YOUR GOOD NEWS FOR
TODAY.
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FROM THE 
GREAT LAKES, MIDWEST
WE HAVE SOME SPOTS, KANSAS CITY 
13 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE
THEN IT SPREAD INTO THE 
NORTHEAST.
IT WILL SETTLE IN TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON.
NEW YORK CITY, HEY WE'RE BACK IN
>>> FOR SO MANY DOGS HAVE BEEN A
HUGE COMFORT DURING THE COVID 
CRISIS BUT NOW THEY ARE BEING 
TRAINED TO ACTUALLY DETECT THE
DISEASE.
WE HAVE THE FASCINATING DETAILS.
>> Reporter: COME HERE
>> Reporter: PONCHO IS A
FRIENDLY YELLOW LAB WHO WORKS A 
FULL-TIME JOB.
HE'S TRAINING TO DETECT 
COVID-19
>> DOGS REALLY HAVE AN ABILITY
TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR
NOSE
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS BELIEVE
THAT SHARP SENSE COULD SOON HELP
SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
>> COULD BE A VERY VALUABLE 
CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIGHT.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE TRAINING
AND TESTING NINE DOGS WITH
SCIENTIFIC METHODS
FIRST SNIFFING A COVID POSITIVE 
URINE SAMPLE
THE VIRUS IS ISN'T ACTIVATED FOR
SAFETY
THEN OFF TO THE WHEEL LOOKING 
FOR THE MATCHING SCENT
NOT MADE EASY.
INSIDE THE SHAKERS A COVID
POSITIVE SAMPLE, A COVID
NEGATIVE SAMPLE AND OTHER 
GENERIC SCENTS
THE WHEEL IS SPUN AROUND
THE DOGS FIND IT OVER 95% OF THE
TIME
YOU CAN'T MAKE A DOG SCENT, IT
HAS TO WANT TO WHICH IS WHY 
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT IS VITAL 
TO THIS TRAINING
UP
PONCHO, SIT.
>> MY THOUGHT IS SCREENING OF 
PEOPLE IN AN AIRPORT OR A 
STADIUM OR PEOPLE COME BACK TO
SCHOOL
IF THE DOG CAN BE THERE AND 
ACTUALLY GIVE US THE GO-NO GO.
>> Reporter: CYNTHIA OVERSEES 
THE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
DOGS WITH WORK WITH 300 MILLION 
SMELL RECEPTORS COMPARED TO 
HUMANS WHO HAVE ONLY 6 MILLION
LATER IN THE STUDY SWEAT SAMPLES
WILL BE USED
PEOPLE WITH POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE COVID TESTS ASKED TO 
WEAR A PROVIDED T-SHIRT 
OVERNIGHT AND SEND IT BACK
>> THIS IS WHAT WILL TRANSLATE
MOST DIRECTLY TO THAT PERSON
BEING SCREENED IN A PUBLIC
ENVIRONMENT.
>> Reporter: DOGS HAVE LONG BEEN
TRUSTED DETECTORS.
>> WHAT TOPS TRAINING A DOG TO
DO SOMETHING THAT WILL AID
SOMEONE ELSE
>> Reporter: NOW IN THE BATTLE
TO END A PANDEMIC, THERE COULD
BE SOME NEW DOGS IN THE FIGHT.
>>> I'M NOT EVEN SURPRISED
THAT'S THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTW
HAVE ON THAT
>> THEY CAN ALREADY DETECT
DRUGS, EXPLOSIVES, WHY NOT A
VIRUS.
>> LET'S HEAD OVER TO MEXICO
WHERE NEW PARENTS CAN RENT A
GLASS ENCLOSED MOBILE CABIN TO
SHOW OFF THEIR BABIES.
THE CABINS ARE DEEP CLEANED 
BEFORE PARENTS USE IT.
OWNERS CAME UP WITH THIS BECAUSE
HIS OWN DAUGHTER WAS BORN DURING
THE PANDEMIC AND WORRIED HIS
GRANDMOTHER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO 
MEET HER
>> THEY HAVE FACE TIME IN 
MEXICO
>>> BRACING FOR ISAIAS
THE CAROLINAS HUNKERING DOWN
THIS MORNING AFTER THE TROPICAL 
STORM SKIRTS FLORIDA, PACKING 
POWERFUL WINDS AND RAIN.
>>> EXTRAORDINARILY WIDESPREAD
THE SOBERING NEW ASSESSMENT OF
THE PANDEMIC FROM A TOP U.S.
OFFICIAL AS LAWMAKERS HIT A WALL
IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW RELIEF
BILL
>>> MAKING A SPLASHY ENTRANCE.
ASTRONAUTS HURDLE BACK TO EARTH 
FROM THE HISTORIC MISSION THAT
COULD RESHAPE THE FUTURE OF 
SPACE TRAVEL
>>> GOOD MORNING ON THIS MONDAY.
>> WE BEGIN THE WEEK TRACKING 
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS.
IT'S PACKING HEAVY RAINS AND
STRONG WINDS
THE OUTER BANDS SCRAPING ALONG
THE COAST OF FLORIDA
AND THERE ARE FEARS NOW THAT THE
CAROLINAS COULD GET A DIRECT
HIT.
>> Reporter: ON FLORIDA'S SPACE 
COAST, SO FAR SO GOOD.
ISAIAS NOW A TROPICAL STORM,
STAYING JUST FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE
TO BE A NUISANCE, WITH ROUGH
SEAS AND STRONG GUSTS BUT NOT A 
MAJOR DISASTER
>> YOU GET A LITTLE NERVOUS AND 
YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT CHANCE OF
WEATHER WHETHER OR NOT THE STORM
IS ACTUALLY GOING TO COME AND 
BRING THE FULL FORCE WITH IT
>> Reporter: THE SUNSHINE STATE 
NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET, 
THOUGH
>> EVEN IF THE EYE OF THE STORM 
STAYS OFF THE COURSE, THERE, OF 
COURSE, IS GOING TO BE IMPACTS
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS.
>> Reporter: THE CATEGORY 1 
HURRICANE ISAIAS PUMMELLED
PUERTO RICO, PROMPTING WATER
RESCUES.
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE
BAHAMAS ALSO IN THE STORM'S 
PATH
BUT IT WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL 
STORM AND NEVER REGAINED
STRENGTH
ELECTED LEADERS IN FLORIDA
BREATHING A SMALL SIGH OF 
RELIEF
>> WHILE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
OPTIMISM, WE CAN'T STAY 
COMPLACENT
>> Reporter: PREPARATION MADE 
MORE DIFFICULT BY COVID-19
COASTAL COUNTIES DIDN'T WANT TO 
OPEN SHELTER IT IS THEY DIDN'T
HAVE TO, TO KEEP EVACUEES FROM
BEING EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS
AT THIS POINT, THE NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER SAYS IT APPEARS
THAT ICETROPICAL STORM ISAIAS WL
NOT MAKE LANDFALL IN FLORIDA AT 
ALL.
CHRIS PALLONE, NBC NEWS.
>> AND JANESSA WEBB JOINS US NOW
WITH THE LATEST.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS
CURRENTLY OFFSHORE
THE EYE OF THE STORM IS COMING
TOGETHER, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE 
BANDS OF RAIN, POSSIBLE 
TORNADOES FOR EAST FLORIDA
WE'LL WATCH THAT TODAY AS THIS
SYSTEM COMES TOGETHER.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 65 MILES OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, RACING INTO THE 
CAROLINAS, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO
POTENTIALLY SEE A LANDFALL LATER
TONIGHT, TOMORROW, POSSIBLY 
COULD HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
BUT THIS SYSTEM IS STILL MOVING 
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ABOUT 9
MILES PER HOUR
WHAT YOU CAN COUNT ON IS THE
STORM SURGE AND THE MASSIVE 
FLOODING WE'RE GOING TO SEE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
TRACK, BECAUSE IT WILL GO INTO
NEW YORK CITY, ALL THE WAY INTO 
BOSTON
WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY
BY TUESDAY
GUYS
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> ON THE WEST COAST, A DIRE 
SITUATION IS UNFOLDING
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO 
FLEE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE A
GROWING WILDFIRE
THIS IS IN CHERRY VALLEY, EAST
OF LOS ANGELES
1200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOW 
BATTLING THAT BLAZE.
RUR 
OUR STEVE PATTERSON HAS MORE
>> Reporter: CORI, THIS STARTED 
AS TWO SMALL FIRES, JOINING 
TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE MONSTER
FIRE
THE PROBLEM FIREFIGHTERS HAVE IS
IT SO TUCKED IN THESE DEEP
RAVINES THAT ARE TREACHEROUS AND
DANGEROUS, THEY NEED AN AERIAL
ASSAULT TO PAIR THIS DOWN,
BECAUSE IT'S STILL RAGING OUT OF
CONTROL.
AND THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO
KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AND THE
PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE EVACUATING
SAFE, AS WELL.
FIREFIGHTERS RACING TO CONTAIN A
SPRAWLING RING OF FLAMES
EXPLODING INTO AN INFERNO.
THE FAST-MOVING APPLE FIRE
THREATENING HUNDREDS OF HOMES,
SPARKING EVACUATIONS OF NEARLY
8,000 RESIDENTS.
>> ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT 
WAS TWO SMALL FIRES, AND WITHIN 
HALF HOUR IT WAS UP HERE ON THIS
SIDE OF THE ROAD
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY IT 
STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO 
SMALLER FIRES MERGED, BECOMING A
UNIFIED MONSTER.
>> WOW
THAT'S INTENSE
>> I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW
CLOSE SOME OF THESE HOMES ARE TO
THE FLAMES
>> Reporter: FUELED BY THICK VEJ
RATION AND TRIPLE DIGIT 
TEMPERATURES, THE FIRE
BALLOONING TO 20,000 ACRES
THE SMOKE PLUME EXTENDING TO
ARIZONA, VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD HOLD ON 
IT
WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO 
CONTROL THE PERIMETER.
>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE FACING FIREFIGHTERS IS
DEALING WITH THIS STEEP, RUGGED 
AND DANGEROUS TERRAIN.
INITIALLY, IT WAS SOMETHING A 
LOT OF THEM NEVER DEALT WITH
BEFORE, WHICH IS HOW DO YO FIGHT
A FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC
PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE QUARANTINED 
IN THEIR HOMES AND NOW BEING
TOLD TO LEAVE.
>> PEOPLE ARE BEING SCREENED
IF PEOPLE NEED TO BE SEGREGATED 
AND WE NEED TO OPEN UP OTHER
VENUES, WE WILL.
WE'LL FOLLOW THE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
>> Reporter: DESPITE COVID
CONCERNS, CREWS CONTINUE TO 
BUILD CONTAINMENT LINES, WHILE
TANKERS STREAKED ACROSS THE SKY,
PUMMELING THE FLAMES IN AN
AERIAL ASSAULT
FIREFIGHTERS DOING ALL THEY CAN 
TO GET A HANDLE ON THE SEASON'S 
FIRST MAJOR WILDFIRE, WHILE 
TRYING TO KEEP RESIDENTS AND
THEMSELVES SAFE.
IT SEEMS FIREFIGHTERS ARE 
STARTING TO GET A HANDLE ON IT, 
AND THE NUMBERS ARE SHIFTING
BUT RIGHT NOW OFFICIALS ON THE
GROUND ARE TELLING ME THIS FIRE 
IS OUT OF CONTROL, STILL ZERO 
PERCENT CONTAINMENT AND 
THREATENING HOMES.
IT'S ONLY BURNED ABOUT THREE
STRUCTURES AT THIS POINT, BUT 
LOOKING AT THE PATTERN OF THE 
FIRE AND THE WAY IT'S SPREADING 
BACK BEHIND ME, THERE IS NO END 
IN EIGHT
COR SNIRVEGS
>> THAT GROWTH COULD BE 
EXPLOSIVE.
STEVE, THANK YOU
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS 
THE NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
AFFECTED AND 156,000 DEATHS.
DR. DEBORAH BIRX IS CALL THING A
NEW PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC, AS 
CASES IN RURAL AREAS SURGE
OUR BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
LATEST
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
WE ARE HEARING SOME VERY STRONG 
WORDS FROM DR. DEBORAH BIRX.
SHE SAYS MONTHS INTO THE
PANDEMIC, THE VIRUS IS HITTING
HARD, AND THE PUBLIC HAS TO 
COOPERATE TO HELP STOP IT.
A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE COORDINATOR
DR. DEBORAH BIRX
AMERICA HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE 
OF THE PANDEMIC.
WHAT IS WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA, YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE
OR PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS
>> Reporter: STRESSING IT'S 
CRUCIAL FOR PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS 
OF THE COUNTRY TO FOLLOW SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS, INCLUDING THIS 
GUIDANCE ON MASKS.
>> IF YOU'RE IN 
MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS AND
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
RURAL AREA OR IN YOUR CITY, YOU 
NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER WEARING 
A MASK AT HOME ASSUMING THAT
YOU'RE POSITIVE.
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE THE DEATH TOLL TOPPED 
9,300, DOCTORS ARE PLEADING TAKE
THIS SERIOUSLY
>> OUR RIGHTS TO NOT WEAR A 
MASK, THAT BULL [ BLEEP ] IS
GOING TO KILL US
A GROCERY CLERK SHOULD NOT HAVE 
TO FIGHT A GROWN MAN TO WEAR A
MASK
THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB
THEY SHOULD HAVEN'T TO DO THAT
>> Reporter: AS DISTRICTS DEBATE
HOW TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR, 
DR. BIRX URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASELOADS TO ONLY RETURN
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
PARENTS IN TWO GEORGIA SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS ARE PROTESTING THEIR
DISTRICT'S DECISIONS TO OPEN
ONLINE ONLY, DEMANDING PARENTS
HAVE AN OPTION TO CHOOSE
>> GENERALLY, IT'S QUITE
STRESSFUL FOR KIDS IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS
>> I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY 
DAMAGING TO THE CHILDREN
THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAKING KIDS
OUT OF FACE-TO-FACE SCHOOL IS 
MUCH GREATER THAN THE RISK OF 
THE VIRUS, IN OUR ESTIMATION
>> Reporter: AND EACH DAY BRINGS
YET ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE 
PANDEMIC'S DEVASTATING TOLL.
TWO WEEKS AGO, JUSTIN HUNTER, A 
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND HIS
PARENTS, TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19
JUSTIN'S FATHER PASSED AWAY JUST
LAST WEEK, HIS MOM JUST FOUR
DAYS LATER
>> THE HOSPITAL, THEY CALLED ME.
THEY HAD TO BREAK THE NEWS TO 
ME, AND THEY TOLD ME I COULDN'T 
COME IN TO LOOK AT OR SEE THEM
AND I WAS TORN UP.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WITH GOD, SO
THEY'RE IN GOOD HANDS.
>> Reporter: AND DR. BIRX ALSO
POINTED TO THOSE IMAGES WE KEEP 
SEEING OF THOSE PACKED HOUSE
PARTIES AND EVENTS
SHE SAYS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY 
SUPER SPREADING INDIVIDUALS BUT 
RATHER SUPER SPREADING EVENTS,
AND SHE SAYS THOSE HAVE TO STOP.
>> THANK YOU
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL, A DEAL FOR 
A NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
STILL APPEARS OUT OF PREACH THIS
MORNING.
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RAN 
OUT ON FRIDAY, RAISING THE
STAKES FOR NEGOTIATORS
REPUBLICANS PROPOSED A ONE-WEEK 
EXTENSION, BUT DEMOCRATS WANT A 
MORE LONG-TERM PLAN.
>> YESTERDAY WAS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I'M NOT
OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL BE A 
SOLUTION IN THE VERY NEAR TERM
>> NOW, TROUBLE LOOMS EVEN AFTER
A DEAL IS REACHED.
AT LEAST 20 SENATE REPUBLICANS
SAY THEY'LL VOTE NO ON ANOTHER
RELIEF BILL, NO MATTER WHAT.
>>> THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO 
SPREAD ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE 
SPORTS WORLD
DOUG PEDERSEN BECAME THE FIRST
COACH TO TEST POSITIVE FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS.
HE'S TESTED POSITIVE TWICE
AND MATT LACROSS BECAME THE 
EIGHTH PATRIOT TO OPT OUT OF THE
SEASON
SO FAR MORE THAN 40 PLAYERS 
AROUND THE LEAGUE HAVE DECIDED
NOT TO PLAY THIS YEAR.
>>> SHIFTING TO BASEBALL, THE 
NEW YORK METS CESPEDES OPTED OUT
OF THE SEASON.
HE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE METS' 
GAME IN ATLANTA ON SUNDAY BEFORE
INFORMING THE TEAM OF HIS 
DECISION
AND THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS'
WEEKEND SERIES WAS POSTPONED
AFTER MULTIPLE PLAYERS AND STAFF
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE TEAM AFTER TWO 
PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> THE U.S. MARINE CORPS HAS 
SUSPENDED THE SEARCH AND RESCUE 
EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MARINES AND A 
NAVY SAILOR OFF THE COAST OF
CALIFORNIA
THEY WERE ON A TRAINING MISSION 
WHEN THEIR AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT 
VEHICLE SANK
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> NOW TO A MISSION THAT COULD 
AFFECT SPACE TRAVEL.
THE FIRST WATER LANDING FOR AN
AMERICAN CREW IN 45 YEARS.
PARACHUTES SLOWING THE CAPSULE
DOWN FROM 350 MILES AN HOUR TO
15
THE TWO ALSO MADE HISTORY BY
FLYING IN A COMMERCIALLY BUILT
AND OPERATED SPACECRAFT.
THIS CLEARS THE WAY FOR POSSIBLE
TOURISTS INTO SPACE.
>> WE WERE EAGERLY WATCHING ALL 
OF THAT.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
WHEN I SAW THAT STORY YESTERDAY 
I WAS SMILING EAR TO EAR
JUST A WONDERFUL STORY
LET'S TALK ABOUT TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
WE'RE SEEING THAT STORM SURGE 
FOR THE CAROLINAS.
MYRTLE BEACH, CHARLESTON
THE HIGH TIDE IS 8:00 P.M. AND A
STORM SURGE ON TOP OF THAT TWO
TO FOUR FEET
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE IN
THE 90s AND 100 DEGREES FOR SAN 
ANTONIO THIS AFTERNOON
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD.
STILL PRETTY STEAMY FOR THE 
NORTHEAST WITH A FEW STORMS THAT
ARE SPARKING OUR WAY THIS 
AFTERNOON.
WHO IS OVER THE HEAT
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT COMING
UP
>> STE
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, THERE IS
GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING REGARDING
THE HEALTH OF SUPREME COURT 
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
WE ARE LEARNING THAT SHE WAS
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 
FRIDAY
SHE IS CURRENTLY HOME ACCORDING 
TO A SPOKESWOMAN AND DOING WELL.
THE 87-YEAR-OLD WAS IN A NEW
YORK CITY HOSPITAL UNDERGOING A 
MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE TO 
REVIVE A BILE DUCT STENT
GINSBURG ALSO RECENTLY REVEALED 
SHE'S BEEN UNDERGOING 
CHEMOTHERAPY FOR A RESURGENCE OF
CANCER
>>> MICROSOFT IS MOVING AHEAD 
WITH PLANS TO BUY TIKTOK IN THE 
U.S.
THE TECH TITAN IS AIMING TO 
FINISH THE DEAL BY SEPTEMBER 15.
THIS COMES AFTER A DISCUSSION 
BETWEEN MICROSOFT'S CEO AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO SAID ON 
FRIDAY HE WANTS TO BAN TIKTOK 
AND WOULD NOT APPROVE OF A
TAKEOVER
IF A DEAL IS REACHED, MICROSOFT 
SAYS DATA WILL BE STORED IN THE 
UNITED STATES, WHICH WOULD
ADDRESS CONCERNS OF CHINESE 
SPYING
>>> WE HAVE SOME WILD VIDEO THIS
MORNING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TRUCK THAT
ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT FIRE BEING
REPAIRED ON FRIDAY AND WAS AT 
RISK FOR EXPLODING
A TRUCK DRIVER IN NORTHEAST 
CHINA RISKED HIS LIFE TO MOVE 
THE WEEK AWAY FROM PEOPLE IN THE
SURROUNDING AREA
NOW, BECAUSE OF HIS HEROIC DEED,
THE AUTOMAKER GIFTED HIM WITH A 
NEW TRUCK AS A THANK YOU FOR
♪ ♪
TAYLOR SWIFT HAS LANDED HER 
SEVENTH NUMBER ONE ALBUM
"FOLKLORE" WHICH IS HER EIGHTH
ALBUM OVERALL, SOLD 846,000 IN
ITS FIRST WEEK IN THE U.S.
AND SWIFT'S RECORD LABEL SAYS 
IT'S SOLD OVER 2 MILLION
WORLDWIDE, WITH 500 MILLION 
WORLD STREAMS.
IT'S ALREADY 2020'S TOP SELLING 
ALBUM.
>>> RESTAURANTS NATIONWIDE ARE
STRUGGLING WITH RENEWED 
SHUTDOWNS AND MANDATES
ALMOST 24,000 CLOSING UP SHOP 
FOR GOOD
BUT STARBUCKS HAS BEEN ABLE TO
REOPEN OVER 90% OF THEIR STORES.
STEPHANIE RUHLE SPOKE WITH THE
COMPANY'S CEO AND GOT A LOOK AT 
WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER 
CUSTOMERS.
>> Reporter: CLOSE TO SIX MONTHS
INTO THE PANDEMIC, STARBUCKS, 
THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST COFFEE
CHAIN, IS TRYING TO MAKE YOUR 
ONCE NORMAL COFFEE RUN FEEL 
NORMAL AGAIN
DEALING WITH MASK MANDATES AND
SHUTDOWNS, THE COMPANY IS 
LEADING WITH A NEW APPROACH,
ACCORDING TO THE CEO KEVIN
JOHNSON.
>> RIGHT NOW WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT
ARE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE SAFE,
FAMILIAR, AND CONVENIENT
>> Reporter: THE JAVA GIANT IS
SERVING UP A MORE STREAMLINED 
EXPERIENCE FOR CUSTOMERS
>> WE HAVE OVER 32,000 STORES IN
80 MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A DIGITAL DASH
BOARD THAT TAKES FEEDS FROM 
GOVERNMENT TO TRACK THE SPREAD
OF COVID
SO UNTIL THERE IS A VACCINE, WE 
WILL BE ADAPTING
>> Reporter: CUSTOMERS CAN GET
THEIR COFFEE FROM A SAFE
DISTANCE AT THE TOUCH OF A
BUTTON
JUST ORDER ON THE APP, WAIT FOR 
YOUR NAME, GRAB IT AND GO.
MORE OF THESE STORES EXPANDED 
CURBSIDE PICKUPS AND DRIVE
THROUGHS WILL BE ROLLED OUT OVER
THE NEXT 18 MONTHS
THE CHAIN IS EMPHASIZING NEW
SAFETY PROTOCOLS, TOO.
THOUGH NOT WITHOUT CHALLENGES.
>> A BIG FOR US IS SAFETY,
MAKING SURE THE CUSTOMERS HERE
FEEL SAFE.
SO WE DO SCAN THEIR CHECK-INS 
EVERY DAY, AND WE ALSO -- ALL OF
OUR HIGH TOUCH AREAS, CUSTOMERS 
AND PARTNERS COME INTO CONTACT, 
SO WE MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEANING 
THEM
>> Reporter: HOW HARD HAS IT
BEEN TO ENFORCE THE MASK MANDATE
FOR YOUR PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES 
TO GET CUSTOMERS TO ADHERE TO 
THESE RULES?
>> BEGINNING IN MAY, WE REQUIRED
ALL OF OUR STARBUCKS PARTNERS TO
WEAR FACIAL COVERINGS.
MOST CUSTOMERS DID
BUT CERTAINLY SOME DIDN'T.
WE PARTNERED WITH THE CDC TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN 
EXPERIENCE THAT HOPEFULLY 
EXCEEDS THE CDC REQUIREMENTS FOR
SAFETY
>> Reporter: IS THIS THE FUTURE 
FOR STARBUCKS INDEFINITELY
>> THIS IS RESHAPING CONSUMER 
BEHAVIOR BROADLY, I BELIEVE.
AND CERTAINLY SOME OF THAT WILL 
CONTINUE EVEN AFTER THERE'S A 
VACCINE.
AND MORE THERAPEUTICS.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO 
THOSE WHO SAY, BUT WE'RE IN A 
CRISIS
WE LOVE TO PUT PEOPLE OVER
PROFITS BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO
>> WE'RE PAST THE CRISIS PHASE
AND WE'RE NOW INTO EXECUTION
MODE
NOW, FOR THOSE WHO SAY LOOK, AS 
WE ENTER THIS DOWNTURN, WE WANT 
TO PUT PEOPLE OVER PROFIT, BUT
WE COULDN'T.
ECONOMICALLY WE COULDN'T
AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK, AS YOU
SAID BEFORE, WE ALL HAVE A
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WHO IS READY FOR A SUMMER 
COOLDOWN
YOU'LL SEE IT FOR THE GREAT 
LAKES AND THE MIDWEST.
WE HAVE SPOTS THAT HAVE 13
DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.
THE COOLER AREA WILL SPREAD INTO
THE NORTHEAST.
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
WASHINGTON TO NEW YORK CITY,
HEY, WE'RE BAC
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR SERIES
INEQUALITY IN AMERICA.
AND THE SIMPLE ACT FOR GOING OUT
FOR A RUN.
MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN SAY 
THEY WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.
SO AS STEPHANIE GOSK REPORTS, 
ONE GROUP IS GETTING HEALTHIER
BY TRAINING TOGETHER
>> IT'S SO QUIET
>> Reporter: 4:45 A.M. IN STONE 
MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA.
THIS IS WHAT COMMITMENT LOOKS 
LIKE
>> WHEN I WAKE UP AND I DON'T 
FEEL LIKE ROLLING OUT THE BED, I
KNOW THERE'S SOME LADIES ON THE 
PAVEMENT, EXPECTING ME, WAITING 
FOR ME
>> Reporter: THIS PARTICULAR
MORNING, THERE WERE FIVE, OUT 
HERE TOGETHER, TO RUN.
>> WE HAVE RUNNERS, WE HAVE 
PEOPLE WHO RUN AND WALK IN
BETWEEN, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS 
GOING TO BE SOMEBODY WAITING FOR
YOU AT THE END
>> Reporter: AND IN MANY WAYS,
THAT IS THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND
BLACK GIRLS RUN, AN ORGANIZATION
STARTED OVER TEN YEARS AGO, NOW 
WITH 74 GROUPS NATIONWIDE, AND
250,000 MEMBERS.
THE GROUP, COMMITTED TO 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ENCOURAGEMENT.
J.L. ALEXANDER IS THE CEO OF
BLACK GIRLS RUN.
>> WE THINK IT'S VERY EASY JUST 
TO GET UP, LACE UP YOUR SHOES 
AND HEAD OUT THE FRONT DOOR.
BUT AS MAYBE NOT MANY PEOPLE
REALIZE, SOMETIMES JUST BY OUR
SKIN COLOR OR JUST BY BEING A 
WOMAN, THAT SOMETIMES MAKES US
VERY VULNERABLE.
>> Reporter: AND CREATING A SAFE
AND SUPPORTIVE WAY TO RUN CAN 
HELP TURN AROUND A DEADLY 
EPIDEMIC
OVERWHELMINGLY IMPACTING
AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
4 OUT OF 5 BLACK WOMEN IN THE 
U.S. ARE OVERWEIGHT OR HAVE 
OBESITY, LEADING TO HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, DIABETES AND STROKE.
AND ALL OF THOSE DISEASES MAKE
PEOPLE MORE VULNERABLE TO 
COVID-19
>> IT'S SUPER CRUCIAL THAT THAT 
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS A ROLE
IN PREVENTING WEIGHT GAIN.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE, 
PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG BLACK
WOMEN WHEN IT COMES TO EXERCISE 
AND THEIR HEALTH
>> JUST DO IT.
ACTIVITY IS BY FAR ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE CAN DO OR WE CAN 
TAKE OWNERSHIP OF AND DO IN SUCH
A WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO FEEL
BETTER
>> Reporter: FOR APRIL MOORE, 
FINDING THIS GROUP WAS A
LIFELINE
>> MY MOTHER SUFFERED A STROKE
WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD.
SO WATCHING HER AND THE IMPACT
ON HER HEALTH HAS BEEN A
MOTIVATING FACTOR FOR ME
>> Reporter: NOW SHE'S RUNNING
MARATHONS IN FAR FLUNG PLACES.
>> WE ARE OFFICIALLY THE LARGEST
GROUP OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS THAT 
HAVE EVER RUN A MARATHON ON 
ANTARCTICA
>> Reporter: BACK AT HOME, THERE
IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
AND THESE WOMEN ARE ONLY GETTING
STRONGER
>> GOOD JOB.
WE GOT IT DONE
>> Reporter: STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC
NEWS
>> AND BLACK GIRLS RUN JUST 
FINISHED THEIR 1 MILLION MILES
FOR JUSTICE PROGRAM.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
>>> COMING UP ON "THE "TODAY" 
SHOW, HOW THE NAVAJO NATION IS
DOING WITH CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAKS.
KEEP IT RIGHT HERE
MORE N
>>> TRACKING TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
WHERE THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO 
HIT NEXT AFTER LEAVING A TRAIL
OF DESTRUCTION IN THE CARIBBEAN.
>> YESTERDAY WAS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I'M NOT
OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL BE A 
SOLUTION IN THE VERY NEAR TERM
>> NEGOTIATIONS FOR ANOTHER 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL HIT AN
IMPASSE AS TOP U.S. HEALTH
OFFICIAL WARNS THE PANDEMIC HAS 
ENTERED A DARK NEW PHASE
>>> A TEXT TITAN DANCING TOWARD 
A DEAL TO BUY TIKTOK, BUT THE 
CLOCK IS TICKING AFTER THE
PRESIDENT PROMISED TO BAN THE 
APP.
>>> GOOD MORNING
I'M PHILIP MENA.
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
WE BEGIN WITH THE EXTREME 
WEATHER THREAT MOVING UP THE
EAST COAST THIS MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS LARGELY
SPARED FLORIDA, BRINGING STRONG 
WINDS TO THE SHORE
BUT THE STORM COULD MAKE
LANDFALL IN THE CAROLINAS,
FORCING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR 
HOMES DURING A PANDEMIC.
KERRY SANDERS JOINS US FROM 
FLORIDA WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: ISAIAS IS INDEED A 
TROPICAL STORM BUT NOT TO BE
TAKEN LIGHTLY.
RIGHT NOW, HEADING UP IN ITS
TARGET ZONE, GEORGIA, SOUTH 
CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS HITTING
SOUTH FLORIDA WITH WIND AND 
RAIN, WREAKING HAVOC IN WEST
PALM BEACH AND KNOCKING OUT 
POWER ALONG THE COASTLINE.
CREWS WORKING TO RESTORE
ELECTRICITY TO TENS OF
THOUSANDS.
STRONG SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
CLOSING JUPITER BEACH AND 
OTHERS
AND THE WORRY IS NOT OVER.
WITH MORE THAN 487,000 CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE ANXIOUS.
SOME MAY HAVE HELD HURRICANE
PARTIES TO RIDE OUT THE STORM.
>> I HOPE THERE WEREN'T ANY 
PARTIES, BUT IF THERE WERE, 
WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR
IT
BECAUSE LIKELY C LY CORONAVIRUSD
SPREAD
IT TRANSMITS VERY EASILY
>> Reporter: FEARING THEY MAY BE
HIT BY A HURRICANE, CAPE
CANAVERAL HOSPITAL EVACUATED ITS
COVID PATIENTS TO ANOTHER 
HOSPITAL, AN HOUR'S 
DRIVE-INLAND
>> SO IF THIS WAS A TEST, YOU 
PASSED
>> WE PASSED GREAT
>> AND GOING FORWARD NOW, 
BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN HURRICANE
SEASON
>> WE'RE MORE PREPARED NOW FOR
THE NEXT ONE
WE'LL GET BETTER AND BETTER.
THAT'S THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS GET
BETTER
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS SAY
ISAIAS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A 
PRACTICE RUN
THE HURRICANE SEASON LASTS
ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS.
ON GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, MISERY
ROADS FLOODED, THIS FAMILY
SHOCKED AT THE DAMAGE.
>> YEAH, IT'S VERY HIGH.
>> Reporter: AND IN THE 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHERE TWO 
DIED, RESIDENTS STILL FACING
EXTREME FLOODING
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA NOW
PREPARING FOR A DIRECT HIT, 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT 
ON THE OUTER BANKS
ONE THING OFFICIALS SAY THEY
LEARNED IN THIS STORM IS HOW TO 
OPEN A SHELTER DURING A 
PANDEMIC
EVERYBODY'S TEMPERATURE WAS 
CHECKED.
THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO PROCESS 
EVERYBODY IN, LESSONS LEARNED 
HERE, NOW BEING SHARED WITH 
OFFICIALS IN SOUTH AND NORTH
CAROLINA
CORI
>> A BIT OF RELIEF FOR FLORIDA
KERRY, THANK YOU
>> LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB, WHO IS TRACKING 
THIS STORM FOR US.
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, PHILIP AND
CORI
WE ARE SEEING THESE RAIN BANDS
THAT ARE MAKING THEIR WAY VERY
MUCH OFFSHORE RIGHT NOW.
THE EYE OF THIS STORM STILL IS
SAGGING MORE TO THE EAST, AND 
WITH OUR LATEST TRACK, WE'LL
CONTINUE TO SEE IT OFFSHORE FOR 
FLORIDA.
65 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAPE
CANAVERAL.
AND WITH THE LATEST TRACK, WE 
HAVE IT RACING INTO THE 
CAROLINAS.
THERE'S STILL THAT NORTHEAST
MOVEMENT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE A LANDFALL LATER ON TONIGHT,
OVERNIGHT POTENTIALLY FOR 
WILMINGTON INTO OTHER PARTS OF
THE CAROLICAROLINAS, AS WELL
THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS GOING TO 
BE THE FLOOD THREAT AND STORM 
SURGE EXPECTED TO PICK UP 
TONIGHT ALL THE WAY INTO
TOMORROW
GUYS
>> A LOT TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS 
WEEKEND.
ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS 
THE NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
INFECTED AND 156,000 DEATHS.
AND A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE 
HOUSE CORONAVIRUS COORDINATOR 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX THAT AMERICA 
HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF THE
PANDEMIC
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD, IT'S INTO THE RURAL 
AS EQUAL URBAN AREAS
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA, YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE
OR PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS
>> TAKE A LOOK HERE AT THIS 
CLUSTER MAP.
YOU CAN SEE NEW EPICENTERS
SPROUTING IN THE MIDWEST
MICHIGAN AND OHIO HAVE OVER 
90,000 CASES
PLUS, AS DISTRICTS DEBATE HOW TO
START THE SCHOOL YEAR, DR. BIRX 
IS URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASELOADS TO ONLY RETURN
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL, A DEAL FOR 
A NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
APPEARS OUT OF REACH
BENEFITS ON FRIDAY RAN OUT ON 
FRIDAY FOR MILLIONS.
TRACY, REPUBLICANS WANT A 
ONE-WEEK EXTENSION, BUT 
DEMOCRATS SAY IT DOESN'T GO FAR 
ENOUGH
>> Reporter: EXACTLY
SO THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT 
THEY'RE NOT ONLY DIFFERENCES IN 
THE AMOUNT THAT DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE 
FOR THAT BONUS UNEMPLOYMENT 
PAYMENT WITH EXTRA OVER THE 
STATE PAYMENTS, BUT ALSO THERE'S
A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
WHITE HOUSE AND DEMOCRATS ON HOW
TO DO THIS
THE WHITE HOUSE PROPOSAL IS 
LET'S SEE THEM GOING FOR A WEEK 
WHILE WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE
BUT DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING OUT 
FOR SOMETHING BIGGER
THEY'RE SAYING THAT DOESN'T 
SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
>> WE PROPOSED A ONE-WEEK 
EXTENSION AT $600 SO THAT WHILE 
WE NEGOTIATE A LONGER TERM
SOLUTION, AT LEAST ALL THOSE
PEOPLE DON'T LOSE THEIR MONEY 
AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THE
DEMOCRATS WON'T AGREE TO THAT.
THEY ARE INSISTENT ON HAVING
THIS AS PART OF A LARGER DEAL.
WHAT IS ARE WE GOING TO DO, COME
BACK TO THE TABLE AND DO THIS IN
TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGAIN?
NO
LET'S GIVE THE COURTESY AND THE 
CERTAINTY OF SOME ASSURANCE THAT
THIS SUPPORT WILL BE THERE
BUT, AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON 
CONTAINING THE VIRUS AND FOR
SOME REASON, THEY HAVE NOT
EXECUTED A STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> ONCE BACK AT THE TABLE TODAY,
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, THE
WHITE HOUSE PRIMARILY DEMOCRATS 
IN THE WHITE HOUSE NEGOTIATING
TOGETHER RIGHT NOW
SATURDAY'S TALKS, ACCORDING TO
THE TREASURY SECRETARY, WERE
MORE PRODUCTIVE.
HE SAYS THEY WILL BE BACK AT IT 
DAILY UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A 
RESOLUTION
AND NOTABLE HERE, PHILIP, THE 
TREASURY SECRETARY SAYS ONCE
THEY COME ONE A DEAL, THEY CAN
GET 15 MILLION CHECKS OUT WITHIN
A WEEK
THAT'S IMPORTANT
LIVELIHOODS AND SHELTER.
TRACY, THANK YOU SO MUCH
>>> COMING UP, MICROSOFT IS 
MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO BUY
TIKTOK IN THE U.S. FROM A 
CHINESE COMPANY THAT OWNS IT
THEY ARE AIMING TO FINISH THE 
DEAL BY SEPTEMBER 15
THIS COMES AFTER A DISCUSSION 
BETWEEN MICROSOFT'S CEO AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AFTER HE SAID HE
WOULD NOT APPROVE OF A TAKEOVER 
AND WANTED TO BAN TIKTOK TO BE
MICROSOFT SAYS THAT THE DATA
WILL BE STORED IN THE UNITED
STATES, ADDRESSING ANY CONCERNS 
OF CHINESE SPYING.
>>> TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS WERE ON 
BOARD THE SPACEX MISSION AND
THEIR JOURNEY WILL HAVE AN
ENORMOUS IMPACT ON SPACE TRAVEL.
CATHY PARK HAS THIS REPORT
>> SPLASHDOWN.
>> Reporter: AN HISTORIC AND
SUCCESSFUL SPLASHDOWN OFF THE 
COAST OF FLORIDA
>> WELCOME BACK TO PLANET EARTH 
AND THANKS FOR FLYING SPACEX
>> Reporter: THE FIRST WATER
LANDING FOR AN AMERICAN 
SPACECRAFT IN 45 YEARS
WHAT IS AN AMAZING DAY
TODAY, WE REALLY MADE HISTORY.
>> Reporter: THE SPACEX DRAGON, 
WEATHERING TEMPERATURES UP TO 
3500 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT DURING
THE DESCENT THROUGH THE EARTH'S 
ATMOSPHERE. S DEPLOYING AT 38,0.
THE JOURNEY BEGINNING TWO MONTHS
AGO WITH THE ASTRONAUTS.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN
THE FUTURE OF SPACE FLIGHT
>> THREE, TWO, ONE, ZERO, 
IGNITION, LIFTOFF.
>> Reporter: IN MAY, SPACEX 
BECAME THE FIRST PRIVATE COMPANY
TO SEND ASTRONAUTS INTO ORBIT.
IT HAD BEEN NEARLY A DECADE 
SINCE NASA LAUNCHED NIP FROM
U.S. SOIL.
SUITING UP FOR THE MISSIONMENT
SPENDING TIME ON EXPERIMENTS AND
PAYMENT NANCE ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
>> BOTH OUR SONS ARE HAPPY ABOUT
THAT WITH THEIR PET DINOSAUR
MAKING IT INTO ORBIT
>> Reporter: KEPT THE CREW
COMPANY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
BUZZING.
>> IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS
JUST WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A 
PART OF THIS EXPEDITION,
EXPEDITION 63.
IT WILL BE A MEMORY THAT WILL 
LAST A LIFETIME FOR ME
>> Reporter: MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED WITH MORE ON THE 
HORIZON.
CATHY PARK, NBC NEWS
>>> LET'S HEAD OVER TO THE WEST 
COAST WHERE A DIRE SITUATION IS 
UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW.
THOUSANDS HAVE HAD TO FLEE THEIR
HOMES TO ESCAPE THE GROWING 
APPLE FIRE
THIS IS LOCATED IN CHERRY VALLEY
EAST OF LOS ANGELES.
OFFICIALS SAY IT STARTED ON 
FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO SMALLER 
FIRED MERGED, BECOMING A UNIFIED
MONSTER.
SO FAR IT'S SCORCHED MORE THAN
20,000 ACRES
1200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE RACING TO 
CONTRAIN THE SPRAWLING RING OF
FLAMES THAT HAS EXPLODED INTO AN
INFERNO.
>> WE HAVE WILDFIRES AND A
TROPICAL STORM ON OUR PLATE.
LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
>> HEY YOU TWO, A LOT GOING ON
THE LATEST WITH ISAIAS IS STILL 
A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM.
BUT LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT
RADAR, LOOK AT THIS, IT'S 
STARTING TO CREATE ON EYEWALL.
THE CENTER IS COMING TOGETHER.
I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING THAT 
CLOSELY, BECAUSE THIS HAS 
POTENTIAL TO NOW GO BACK INTO A 
HURRICANE.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH THE STORM 
SURGE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST, THEY'RE HOVERING 
IN THE LOWER 90s THIS AFTERNOON.
AS THAT STORM APPROACHES, A 
LITTLE BIT OF RAIN WILL PICK UP 
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
STORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE LATEST TRACK
ON ISAIAS COMING UP.
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS,
SEVERAL PAC 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS 
ARE THREATENING TO OPT OUT OF 
THE SEASON, USING THE #WE ARE 
UNITED
>>> WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
CAPTURED THE STATE'S FIRST ASIAN
GIANT HORNET
>> ALL RIGHT
BASEBALL STAR MIKE TROUT
WELCOMING HIS FIRST CHILD OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE ANGELS SLUGGER NAMED HIS BOY
BECKHAM AARON STRIKEOUT.
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, THE U.S.
MARINE CORPS ANNOUNCED SUNDAY 
IT'S SUSPENDED THE SEARCH AND 
RESCUE EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MISSING
MARINES AND ONE NAVY SAILOR OFF 
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA
THEY WERE ON A TRAINING MISSION 
THURSDAY WHEN THEIR AMPHIBIOUS
ASSAULT VEHICLE SANK
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS 
INCREASING IMMIGRATION FEES.
NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS HAVE
BEEN HIKED MORE THAN 80% JUMPING
FROM $640 TO OVER $1,100
THEY'VE ALSO ADDED A $50 ASYLUM 
FEE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS, BECOMING
THE FOURTH COUNTRY TO DO SO IN
THE WORLD.
THESE WOULD BE ADDED TO SEVERAL 
WORK APPLICATIONS.
THESE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT
OCTOBER 2.
>>> A BIZARRE STORY IN THE MIDST
OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S
FWATLFW
BATTLE WITH CORONAVIRUS.
THE NEW YORK METS' CESPEDES 
OPTED OUT OF THE SEASON.
TEAM OFFICIALS SAID THEY
COULDN'T REACH HIM BEFORE HE
ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION
THE MARLINS WILL RETURN TO PLAY 
TUESDAY IN BALTIMORE, BUT THE 
CARDINALS' WEEKEND SERIES HAD TO
BE POSTPONED AFTER MULTIPLE 
PLAYERS AND STAFF CONTRACTED THE
VIRUS.
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE CARDINALS AFTER
TWO PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> AN UPDATE TO A STORY FROM 
LAST WEEK.
A RAILROAD BRIDGE IN ARIZONA WAS
DEMOLISHED AFTER TAKING DAMAGE
ONLY A PORTION OF THE BRIDGE IS 
COMING DOWN TO KEEP THE OVERALL 
INTEGRITY IN TACT.
RESIDENTS WERE ASKED TO 
EVACUATE
THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>>> THIS MORNING, WE'RE 
REMEMBERING THE CAREER OF ACTOR 
WILFORD BREMLY
HE MADE A SPLASH IN THE HIT 
MOVIE "COCOON" AND PLAYED IN
"THE FIRM.
>>> MAKING A MOVIE, IT'S A GROUP
EFFORT
BUT FOR ENTIRELY TOO LONG, THAT 
GROUP HAS SYSTEMICALLY EXCLUDED 
BLACK, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHER
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
>> RYAN REYNOLDS HAS LAUNCHED A 
DIVERSITY PROGRAM TO TRAIN
MINORITIES FOR WORK IN FILM.
HE HAS PLEDGED TO PAY, HOUSE, 
AND COVER TRAVEL EXPENSES OUT OF
HIS OWN SALARY FOR AROUND 10 TO 
20 TRAINEES WHO WILL WORK ON HIS
NEXT FILM.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS
FORCED MANY COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO TAKE A VIRTUAL
APPROACH TO LEARNING, INSTEAD OF
THE TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION.
THIS HAS CAUSED CONTROVERSY 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE SOME
SCHOOLS AREN'T OFFERING CHANGES 
IN TUITION FEES THAT HAS PARN PT
AND STUDENTS DISAPPOINTED.
>> Reporter: FROM WASHINGTON
STATE TO UC BERKELEY TO 
LAFAYETTE IN PENNSYLVANIA, MAJOR
UNIVERSITIES MAKING A MAJOR 
COURSE CORRECTION JUST WEEKS
AWAY FROM THE START OF THE NEW
SCHOOL YEAR, BACKING DOWN ON
BRINGING STUDENTS BACK TO 
CAMPUS
>> WE'RE DISAPPOINTED.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE OUR 
STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
>> Reporter: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
IN D.C. HAD A PLAN TO OFFER A 
BLEND OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON 
LEARNING
BUT THIS WEEK, ANNOUNCED AN 
ONLINE ONLY FALL SEMESTER 
INSTEAD.
WHAT WAS THE MOMENT WHEN YOU
SAID, AH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS PLAN THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE,
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK
>> IT WAS A THREE-WAY PERIOD OF 
THOSE CASE COUNTS BEING SO HIGH.
>> Reporter: UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENT SYLVIA KNOWS THE RISK 
WELL
SHE OVERSAW THE U.S. RESPONSE TO
EBOLA AND ZIKA AS HHS SECRETARY 
DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE IN A PLACE
WHERE YOU CAN BE NIMBLE, BECAUSE
THE SITUATION DOES CHANGE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE ABOUT FACE 
IS A LETDOWN FOR SOME.
>> IT'S SO SAD TO SEE THE RUG 
PULLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
>> IT WAS DEVASTATING.
>> Reporter: WILL GOLDMAN IS A
RISING SENIOR.
>> YOU WANT TO BE IN THE
CLASSROOM.
>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL JOINED
GEORGETOWN AND GEORGE 
WASHINGTON, BUT OFFERING A 10%
DISCOUNT ON TUITION TO OFFSET 
STUDENT'S DISAPPOINTMENT
DO YOU THINK AT THIS POINT
YOU'RE GETTING YOUR MONEY'S 
WORTH, EVEN WITH THAT 10% 
REDUCTION?
>> THERE'S JUST SO MUCH MORE
THAT YOU CAN DO IN PERSON.
>> Reporter: OTHERS GOING ONLINE
THIS FALL, INCLUDING HARVARD AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, ARE
NOT CHANGING TUITION FEES, EVEN 
AS SOME STUDENTS ARE SUING FOR
TUITION REFUNDS FROM SPRING 
SEMESTER
LIKE GRANGER, WHO FILED A 
LAWSUIT AGAINST DREXEL
UNIVERSITY IN APRIL.
>> WE'RE KIND OF NOT GETTING THE
EXPERIENCE WE'RE PAYING FOR, AND
THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO TAKE 
ACTION
>> Reporter: BUT COLLEGES SAY 
THEY TOO ARE FEELING THE
FINANCIAL TOLL
AMERICAN IS NOW PROJECTING IT 
COULD FACE $100 MILLION IN LOST 
REVENUE.
>> TO EVEN DO WHAT WE DID IN THE
SPRING SEMESTER, IT WAS A $27 
MILLION HIT.
>> Reporter: FOR STUDENTS AND 
SCHOOLS ALIKE, IT'S A CRASH 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL WATCHING TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
IT HAS ESTABLISHED AN EYE AND 
I'M FORECASTING THAT IS AN
INDICATOR OF STRENGTHING OF THAT
STORM.
THE NEXT UPDATE HAPPENS AT 5:00 
A.M.
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW,
YOU'LL SEE 70-MILE-PER-HOUR 
WINDS GOING INTO THE CAROLINAS, 
AND THE LATEST TRACK HAS IT 
ENTERING THE NORTHEAST BY 
TUESDAY.
WHAT'S GOING TO HELP BURN THIS
OFF FOR THE NORTHEAST IS WE'LL
START TO SEE TEMPERATURES.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO BACK DOWN TO
THE 80s.
SO
>>> WELCOME BACK
WE HAVE AN INSPIRING STORY ABOUT
SHOP OWNERING WORKING HARD TO 
MAKE THE WEDDING DREAMS COME
TRUE FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS.
HERE'S NBC'S KATE SNOW
>> Reporter: SHE'S ON THE 
FRONTLINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
SHE WORKS AT TWO MASSACHUSETTS
HOSPITALS, CARING FOR COVID 
PATIENTS, EVEN THOUGH HER ASTHMA
MAKES HER HIGH RISK.
>> I WAS VERY SCARED
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE THERE TO 
TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS FINANCIALLY
SUPPORTING HER PARENTS, WHO LOST
THEIR JOBS DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND PLANNING TO GET MARRIED IN
ACT.
>> I'M GETTING MARRIED AND I'VE 
GOT TO PLAN A WEDDING.
AND IT'S LIKE, WHERE DO I EVEN
START?
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN SHE
HEARD ABOUT BRIDES ACROSS 
AMERICA.
>> I SAW THEY'VE GIVEN OUT A
FREE DRESS FOR COVID-19 WORKERS.
I WAS LIKE, THIS CAN'T BE REAL
>> Reporter: HEIDI JANSEN 
STARTED THE NONPROFIT IN 2008 TO
GIVE FREE WEDDING DOWNS TO
MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDER
BRIDES
NOW SHE'S EXPANDED HER MISSION
TO HELP HEALTH CARE WORKERS SAY 
YES TO THE DRESS
>> THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ABOUT, IS
SUPPORTING THOSE THAT SUPPORT US
ON A DAILY BASIS
>> Reporter: THEY'VE PARTNERED
WITH 65 SALONS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THAT CONTRIBUTE DRESSES 
THEMSELVES OR RECEIVE DONATED 
GOWNS FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
WHEN SHE TRIED ON HER DRESS, THE
STRAIN OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS 
MELTED AWAY.
>> IT DID MAKE ME FEEL SPECIAL
IT DID MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A
PRINCESS
>> Reporter: AND WHEN SHE 
LEARNED IT REALLY WAS ON THE
HOUSE, SHE WAS OVERWHELMED
>> I STARTED TO CRY.
ALL OF THOSE NONSLEEPING NIGHTS,
ALL OF THE STRESS, ALL OF THE 
OVERWORK, IT MADE IT ALL FEEL 
LIKE WORTHY.
IT MADE ALL THE HARD WORK FEEL
LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS IT
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
YOU EARNED THIS DRESS.
>> Reporter: FOR JANSEN, IT'S 
ABOUT HELPING THOSE WHO RISKED
THEIR LIVES TO HELP OTHERS
>> MY HEART WENT OUT TO THESE 
NURSES AND THE DOCTORS
EVERYBODY THAT REALLY 
PARTICIPATED IN THE CARE OF A 
LOVED ONE.
I THINK THEY'RE HEROES
>> SHE PLANS TO DONATE HER DRESS
BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION AFTER
HER WEDDING.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO PLAN A
WEDDING DURING THE BEST OF
TIMES.
BUT TRY DOING IT DURING A 
PANDEMIC, IT'S NEARLY 
IMPOSSIBLE
SO TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESS AND
THAT COST OF THE DRESS IS HUGE
CELEBRATING SOME BIRTHDAYS
TODAY.
QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY IS 43 
YEARS OLD.
SALT AND BETTER DEEJAY
CINDERELLA IS 49
LIFESTYLE GURU MARTHA STEWART 
TURNS 79
MARTIN SHEEN TURNS
. 
>>> AFTER PELTING FLORIDA WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND POWERFUL WIND
TROPICAL STORM SWIRLS NORTH 
TARGETING MILLIONS FROM THE 
CAROLINAS TO THE COAST OF MAINE.
>> CALIFORNIA IN FLAMES.
THOUSANDS FORCED TO EVACUATE AS 
CREWS STRUGGLE TO CONTAIN A 
MASSIVE WILDFIRE EAST OF L.A..
>>> DEAD LOCKED WITH NO DEAL
LAWMAKERS SPAR OVER A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE AMI
A SEEMINGLY UNSTOPPABLE SURGE IN
CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
>>> WELCOME TO THE WEEK.
GOOD MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA
>>> LET'S BEGIN WITH THE SEVERE 
WEATHER THREAT
TROPICAL STORM LASHING FLORIDA
WITH ITS OUTER BANDS AFTER DOING
SERIOUS DAMAGE IN THE CARIBBEAN.
THE CAROLINAS DO GET A DIRECT 
HIT.
NBC'S KERRY SANDERS JOINS WITH
US AN UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM
KERRY THE?
>> Reporter: THIS IS INDEED A 
TROPICAL STORM, BUT NOT TO BE 
TAKEN LIGHTLY.
RIGHT NOW HEAD BE UP IN ITS 
TARGET ZONE, GEORGIA, SOUTH 
CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA
TROPICAL STORM HITTING SOUTH
FLORIDA WITH WIND AND RAIN
WREAKING HAVOC IN WEST PALM 
BEACH AND KNOCKING OUT POWER
CREWS WORKING TO RESTORE
ELECTRICITY TO TENS OF
THOUSANDS.
STRONG SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
CLOSINGUP THE TERRIFY BEACH AND 
OTHERS AND THE WORRY IS NOT 
OVER
WITH MORE THAN 487,000 CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE ANXIOUS.
SOME HELD HURRICANE PARTIES TO
RIDE OUT STORM
>> I HOPE THERE WEREN'T ANY 
PARTIES BUT IF THERE WERE WE'LL 
PAY THE PRICE FOR IT
>> BECAUSE LIKELY CORONAVIRUS 
COULD SPREAD TO PEOPLE IN A ROOM
TOGETHER
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S AN INFECTION THAT'S
TRANSFERS EASILY
>> Reporter: HEALTH FIRST 
HOSPITAL ONLY A MILE AND A HALF 
FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN EVACUATED 
ITS COVID PATIENTS TO ANOTHER 
HOSPITAL
AN HOUR'S DRIVE INLAND
>> IF THIS WAS A TEST, YOU
PASSED
>> WE PASSED GREAT
>> GOING FORWARD NOW BECAUSE
WE'RE STILL IN HURRICANE SEASON?
>> WE'RE MORE PREPARED NOW FOR
THE NEXT ONE
WE GET BETTER AND BETTER AND
THAT'S THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS GET
BETTER
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS
SAID THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A
PRACTICE RUN
THE HURRICANE SEASON WILL LAST
ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS.
GRAND BAJABO BAHAMA ISLAND, DAME
IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHERE
TWO DIED RESIDENTS STILL FACING 
EXTREME FLOODING
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA NOW
PREPARING FOR A DIRECT HIT, 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT 
ON THE OUTER BANKS
ONE THING OFFICIALS SAID THEY 
LEARNED IN THIS STORM IS HOW TO 
OPEN A SHELTER DURING A 
PANDEMIC
EVERYBODY'S TEMPERATURE WAS 
CHECKED.
THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO PROCESS 
EVERYBODY IN
LESSONS LEARNED HERE NOW BEING
SHARED WITH OFFICIALS IN SOUTH
AND NORTH CAROLINA
>> THANKS.
>> LET'S GO TO JANESSA WEBB WITH
AN UPDATE ON WHEN THE STORM 
COULD MAKE LANDFALL.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING.
STILL A TROPICAL STORM, ISAIAS
OUR LATEST RADAR COMING IN
I'M SEEING AN EYE FORMING.
ISAIAS IS 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
CAPE CANAVERAL
IT'S GOING TO RACE INTO THE 
CAROLINAS.
WE WILL HAVE A LAND FALL LATER
ON TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING,
70 MILE-PER-HOUR WIND GUSTS.
THE THE FLOOD THREAT, ISAIAS IS 
A RAIN MAKER
THREE TO FIVE INCHES
ISOLATED SPOTS UP TO SEVEN
INCHES
THIS TRACK OF UNCERTAINTY HAS 
COME VERY CLOSE TOGETHER
IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE 
NORTHEAST BY TUESDAY INTO 
WEDNESDAY AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE
WINDS AND VERY GUSTY WEATHER
>> THANK YOU FOR THE HEADS UP.
>> AS SHE TRACKS THE WEST COAST 
LET'S BRING THE DIRE SITUATION
HAPPENING ON THE WEST COAST.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO 
FLEE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE A
GROWING WILDFIRE
THIS IS IN THE CHERRY VALLEY
EAST OF LOS ANGELES.
1,200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING 
THAT BLAZE
>> Reporter: THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT STARTED AS TWO SMALL FIRES 
JOINED TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE 
MONSTER FIRE AND THE PROBLEM
THAT FIREFIGHTERS HAVE IS THAT
IT'S TUCKED IN THESE DEEP 
RAVINES THAT ARE TREACHEROUS
IT IS STILL RAGING OUT OF 
CONTROL.
THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC
WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP 
THEMSELVES SAFE AND PEOPLE THEY 
EVACUATED SAFE AS WELL
FIREFIGHTERS RACING TO CONTAIN A
SPRAWLING RING OF FLAMES
EXPLODEXP
EXPLODING INTO AN INFERNO.
EVACUATIONS FOR 8,000 RESIDENTS.
>> ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
TWO SMALL FIRES.
WITHIN A HALF HOUR IT WAS UP TO 
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, 
PRACTICALLY.
IT SPREAD VERY FAST.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY IT 
STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO 
SMALLER FIRES MERGED BECOMING A 
UNIFIED MONSTER.
>> I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU JUST 
HOW CLOSE SOME OF THESE HOMES 
ARE TO THE FLAMES.
>> Reporter: FUELED BY THICK
VEGETATION, LOW HUMIDITY AND
TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES THE 
FIRE NOW BALLOONING TO MORE THAN
20,000 ACRES
THE SMOKE PLUME EXTENDING TO
ARIZONA, VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD HOLD ON 
IT
WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO
CONTROL THE PERIMETER.
>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST RISK IS
TRAVERSING THIS STEEP TERRAIN.
HOW DO YOU FIGHT A FIRE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC?
PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE QUARANTINED 
IN THEIR HOMES AND NOW BEING
TOLD TO LEAF
>> PEOPLE ARE BEING SCREENED
IF THEY NEED TO BE SEGREGATED 
AND OPEN UP OTHER VENUES WE 
WILL
>> Reporter: DESPITE COVID
CONCERNS CREWS CONTINUE TO
BATTLE BACK ON THE GROUND BY
HAND BUILDING CONTAINMENT LINES 
WHILE THERE'S AN AERIAL ASSAULT.
FIREFIGHTERS DOING WHAT THEY CAN
TO GET A HANDLE ON THE FIRST
FIRE OF THE FIRE SEASON.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE STARTING TO GET
A HANDLE
OFFICIALS ON THE GROUND TELL ME 
THIS FIRE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
0% CONTAINMENT
THREATENING HOMES.
IT HAS ONLY BURNED ABOUT THREE
STRUCTURES AT THIS POINT BUT
LOOKING AT THE PATTERN OF THE 
FIRE AND THE WAY IT'S SPREADING 
BACK BEHIND ME THERE'S NO END IN
SIGHT.
>>> THANK YOU.
THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS THE 
NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
PEOPLE INFECTED AND MORE THAN 
156,000 DEATHS
DR. DEBORAH BIRX IS CAUSING THIS
A NEW PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC AS
CASE IN RURAL AREAS SURGE.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
WE'RE HEARING SOME STRONG WORDS 
FROM DR. DEBORAH BIRX.
SHE SAID MONTHS INTO THE
PANDEMIC THE VIRUS IS HITTING 
HARD AND THE PUBLIC HAS TO
COOPERATE TO HELP STOP IT.
A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE COORDINATOR
DR. DEBORAH BIRX, AMERICA HAS 
ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF THE
PANDEMIC
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY WIDESPREAD
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA YOU'RE NOT IMMUNE OR 
PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS.
>> Reporter: IT'S CRUCIAL FOR 
PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY TO FOLLOW SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS INCLUDING THIS
GUIDANCE ON MASKS.
>> IF YOU'RE A
MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD AND
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
RURAL AREA OR CITY YOU NEED TO
CONSIDER WEARING A MASK AT HOME 
ASSUMING YOU'RE POSITIVE
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA WHERE
THE DONALD TRUMP TOLL TOPPED
9300 DOCTORS ARE PLEADING TAKE
THIS SERIOUSLY
>> OUR RIGHT NOT TO WEAR A MASK.
A GROCERY CLERK SHOULD NOT HAVE 
TO FIGHT A GROWN MAN TO WEAR A
MASK
THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT
>> Reporter: AS DISTRICTS DEBATE
HOW TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR DR.
BIRX URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASE LOADS TO ONLY RETURN 
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
PARENTS IN TWO GEORGIA SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS ARE PROTESTING THEIR
DISTRICTS DECISIONS TO OPEN 
ONLINE ONLY.
>> GENERALLY IT'S QUITE 
STRESSFUL FOR KIDS
>> IT'S EXTREMELY DAMAGING TO 
THE CHILDREN
THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAKING KIDS
OUT OF FACE-TO-FACE SCHOOL IS 
MUCH GREATER THAN THE RISK OF 
THE VIRUS IN OUR ESTIMATION.
>> Reporter: EACH DAY BRINGS YET
ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE 
PANDEMIC'S DEVASTATING TOLL.
TWO WEEKS AGO JUSTIN HUNT EAR 
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND HIS
PARENTS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
JUSTIN'S FATHER PASSED AWAY LAST
WEEK
HIS MOM JUST FOUR DAYS LATER
>> THE HOSPITAL, THEY CALLED ME.
THEY HAD TO BREAK THE NEWS TO ME
AND TOLD ME I CAN'T COME IN TO
LOOK OR SEE THEM
I WAS TORN UP.
>> Reporter: DR. BIRX POINTED TO
THOSE IMAGES WE KEEP SEEING OF
THOSE PACKED HOUSE PARTIES AND
EVENTS
SHE SAID IT'S NOT SUPER 
SPREADING INDIVIDUALS BUT SUPER 
SPREADING EVENTS AND SHE SAYS 
THOSE HAVE TO STOP
>> THANK YOU
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL A DEAL FOR A
NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
STILL APPEARS OUT OF REACH
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RAN 
OUT ON FRIDAY FOR MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS.
TRACIE POTTS JOINS US WITH THE
LATEST
REPUBLICANS WANT A ONE WEEK 
EXTENSION BUT DEMOCRATS SAY IT
DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH
>> Reporter: RIGHT
REPUBLICANS ARE LOOKING FOR A 
DIFFERENT AMOUNT THAN DEMOCRATS 
ARE.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS LOOKING FOR A
DIFFERENT TIMELINE THAN 
DEMOCRATS ARE.
THEY SAY THEY'VE OFFERED A
TEMPORARY EXTENSION FOR A WHIELK
TH
 -- WEEK WHILE THEY WORK THIS 
OUT.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING FOR A 
BIGGER DEAL.
THAT'S WHERE EVERYTHING IS
STUCK.
>> WE'VE PROSED A ONE WEEK
EXTENSION AT $600 SO THAT WHILE 
WE NEGOTIATE A LONGER TERM
SOLUTION AT LEAST ALL THOSE 
PEOPLE DON'T LOSE THEIR MONEY 
AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THE
DEMOCRATS WON'T AGREE TO THAT.
THEY ARE INSISTENT ON HAVING
THIS AS PART OF A LARGER DEAL.
>> WE'LL COME BACK TO TABLE AND 
DO THIS IN TWO OR THREE MONTHS
AGAIN, NO.
LET'S GIVE THE COURTESY AND 
CERTAINTY OF SOME ASSURANCE THAT
THIS SUPPORT WILL BE THERE
BUT, AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON 
CONTAINING THE VIRUS AND FOR
SOME REASON THEY HAVE NOT 
EXECUTED A STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHERE WE ARE
AS OF THIS MORNING
ALL SIDES PLANNING TO COME BACK 
TO THE TABLE TODAY
TREASURY SECRETARY STEVE
MNUCHKIN SAID HE AND THE
REPUBLICAN LEADER WILL BE THERE 
UNTIL THEY RESOLVE THING
HE SAID ONCE THEY DO, HE CAN GET
15 MILLION CHECKS ROLLING WITHIN
A WEEK
>> THEY WILL NEED THAT TIMELINE.
THANK YOU.
>>> NOW TO A BIZARRE IN THE 
STORE MIDST OF MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL'S BATTLE WITH
CORONAVIRUS.
THE NEW YORK METS YOE
YOENIS CESPEDES OPTED OUT OF THE
SEASON
LATER IN THE DAY HIS AGENT SAID 
HE WAS NOT COMING BACK DUE TO 
COVID CONCERNS
THIS AS THE MIAMI MARLINS 
REPORTED THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT
DAY OF NO NEW CASE
THEY WILL PLAY ON TUESDAY IN
BALTIMORE.
BUT THE CARDINALS WEEKEND SERIES
HAD TO BE POSTPONED AFTER 
MULTIPLE PLAYERS AND STAFF
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE CARDINALS AFTER
TWO PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> JANESSA IS BACK WITH US.
WHAT'S THE LATEST UPDATE YOU
HAVE
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES THAT HAVE
MADE THEIR WAY INTO NEW YORK
CITY
THIS WILL IMPACT THE JERSEY 
AREA, ATLANTIC CITY NOW 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
I DO THINK THIS TRANSITION
POSSIBILITY INTO A TROPICAL 
STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF THE
NORTHEAST.
I'LL WATCH THAT THIS AFTERNOON
AND THAT WILL SPREAD ALL THE WAY
INTO THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA 
TODAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST YOU'RE
STILL IN THE 90s, THE HUMIDITY
IS NOT BACKING OFF
TODAY YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL A
LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF FOR THE
GREAT LAKES.
YOU CAN SEE DETROIT 81 WITH SOME
STORMS
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
STORM FOR AT LEAST>>> LEADING TA
ASTRONAUTS MADE IT SAFELY BACK
TO EARTH SPLASHING DOWN IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO
THIS WAS THE FIRST WATER LANDING
FOR AN AMERICAN CREW IN 45
YEARS.
THEY WERE THE FIRST TO FLY IN A 
COMMERCIALLY BUILT AND OPERATED 
SPACECRAFT
THEIR SAFE RETURN CLEARED THE 
WAY FOR SPACEX TO LAUNCH MORE 
CREWS POSSIBLY EVEN TOURISTS
INTO SPACE
>>> U.S. MARINE CORPS HAS 
SUSPENDED THE SEARCH-AND-RESCUE 
EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MISSING 
MARINES AND ONE NAVY SAILOR.
THE GROUP WAS ON A TRAINING 
MISSION ON THURSDAY WHEN THEIR
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE SANK.
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> THERE'S GOOD NEWS THIS
MORNING REGARDING THE HEALTH OF 
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADEN
GINSBURG
THE 87-YEAR-OLD JUSTICE IS DOING
WELL AT HOME
SHE WAS RELEASED FROM A NEW YORK
CITY HOSPITAL ON FRIDAY AFTER 
UNDERGOING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE 
PROCEDURE.
RUTH BADEN GINSBURG A FOUR TIME 
CANCER SURVI
>>> iTODAY'S QUICK HITS SEVERAL 
PAK 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE 
PLANNING TO OPT-OUT THE SEASON
THE PLAYERS ARE DEMANDING VIRUS 
SAFETY AND RARL JUSTICE.
>>> WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
CAPTURED THE STATE'S FIRST ASIAN
GIANT HORNET
THEY WILL HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER
TO LOCATE THE HORNET'S NEST 
BEFORE THEY REACH THE MATING
SEASON
>> BASEBALL STAR MIKE TROUT 
WELCOMELED HIS FIRST CHILD OVER 
THE WEEKEND.
THE ANGEL'S SLUGGER NAMED HIS 
BOY BECKHAM AARON TROUT.
THOSE INITIALS SPELL BAT
>> ANOTHER BIG RETAILER FILED 
FOR BANKRUPTCY
COULD MICROSOFT STOP TIK TOK
FROM BEING BANNED IN THE UNITED 
STATES
WE HAVE THE LATEST ON ALL THIS
GOOD MORNING, KAREN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REPORTEDLY
GIVEN TIK TOK 45 DAYS TO SELL 
THE OPERATIONS TO MICROSOFT.
MICROSOFT YESTERDAY CONFIRMED IT
HAS HELD TALKS ABOUT ACQUIRING
THE VIDEO APP.
WHAT WE HEARD IN THIS STATEMENT 
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN IN 
THE BACKGROUND OF THESE 
CONVERSATIONS.
MICROSOFT GAINING GROUND IN THE 
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY SPACE.
ALREADY OWNS LINKEDIN.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS THREATENED
TO BAN THE VIDEO APP BECAUSE OF 
CONCERNS AROUND DATA PRIVACY
IN OTHER NEWS CASUALTIES GROW 
FROM CORONAVIRUS
LORD AND TAYLOR IS THE LATEST TO
FILE BANKRUPTCY.
IT PUT ITS ASSETS AND 
LIABILITIES UP TO $500 MILLION
THE GROUP DATES BACK TO 1896
IT'S THE LATEST RETAILER TO 
BATTLE THE EFFECTS OF THE 
DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY.
DUNKIN' DONUTS BEGINS FREE
COFFEE ON MONDAY AND FREE 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THIS IS YOUR GOOD NEWS FOR
TODAY.
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FROM THE 
GREAT LAKES, MIDWEST
WE HAVE SOME SPOTS, KANSAS CITY 
13 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE
THEN IT SPREAD INTO THE 
NORTHEAST.
IT WILL SETTLE IN TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON.
NEW YORK CITY, HEY WE'RE BACK IN
>>> FOR SO MANY DOGS HAVE BEEN A
HUGE COMFORT DURING THE COVID 
CRISIS BUT NOW THEY ARE BEING 
TRAINED TO ACTUALLY DETECT THE
DISEASE.
WE HAVE THE FASCINATING DETAILS.
>> Reporter: COME HERE
>> Reporter: PONCHO IS A
FRIENDLY YELLOW LAB WHO WORKS A 
FULL-TIME JOB.
HE'S TRAINING TO DETECT 
COVID-19
>> DOGS REALLY HAVE AN ABILITY
TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR
NOSE
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS BELIEVE
THAT SHARP SENSE COULD SOON HELP
SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
>> COULD BE A VERY VALUABLE 
CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIGHT.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE TRAINING
AND TESTING NINE DOGS WITH
SCIENTIFIC METHODS
FIRST SNIFFING A COVID POSITIVE 
URINE SAMPLE
THE VIRUS IS ISN'T ACTIVATED FOR
SAFETY
THEN OFF TO THE WHEEL LOOKING 
FOR THE MATCHING SCENT
NOT MADE EASY.
INSIDE THE SHAKERS A COVID
POSITIVE SAMPLE, A COVID
NEGATIVE SAMPLE AND OTHER 
GENERIC SCENTS
THE WHEEL IS SPUN AROUND
THE DOGS FIND IT OVER 95% OF THE
TIME
YOU CAN'T MAKE A DOG SCENT, IT
HAS TO WANT TO WHICH IS WHY 
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT IS VITAL 
TO THIS TRAINING
UP
PONCHO, SIT.
>> MY THOUGHT IS SCREENING OF 
PEOPLE IN AN AIRPORT OR A 
STADIUM OR PEOPLE COME BACK TO
SCHOOL
IF THE DOG CAN BE THERE AND 
ACTUALLY GIVE US THE GO-NO GO.
>> Reporter: CYNTHIA OVERSEES 
THE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
DOGS WITH WORK WITH 300 MILLION 
SMELL RECEPTORS COMPARED TO 
HUMANS WHO HAVE ONLY 6 MILLION
LATER IN THE STUDY SWEAT SAMPLES
WILL BE USED
PEOPLE WITH POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE COVID TESTS ASKED TO 
WEAR A PROVIDED T-SHIRT 
OVERNIGHT AND SEND IT BACK
>> THIS IS WHAT WILL TRANSLATE
MOST DIRECTLY TO THAT PERSON
BEING SCREENED IN A PUBLIC
ENVIRONMENT.
>> Reporter: DOGS HAVE LONG BEEN
TRUSTED DETECTORS.
>> WHAT TOPS TRAINING A DOG TO
DO SOMETHING THAT WILL AID
SOMEONE ELSE
>> Reporter: NOW IN THE BATTLE
TO END A PANDEMIC, THERE COULD
BE SOME NEW DOGS IN THE FIGHT.
>>> I'M NOT EVEN SURPRISED
THAT'S THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTW
HAVE ON THAT
>> THEY CAN ALREADY DETECT
DRUGS, EXPLOSIVES, WHY NOT A
VIRUS.
>> LET'S HEAD OVER TO MEXICO
WHERE NEW PARENTS CAN RENT A
GLASS ENCLOSED MOBILE CABIN TO
SHOW OFF THEIR BABIES.
THE CABINS ARE DEEP CLEANED 
BEFORE PARENTS USE IT.
OWNERS CAME UP WITH THIS BECAUSE
HIS OWN DAUGHTER WAS BORN DURING
THE PANDEMIC AND WORRIED HIS
GRANDMOTHER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO 
MEET HER
>> THEY HAVE FACE TIME IN 
MEXICO
>>> BRACING FOR ISAIAS
THE CAROLINAS HUNKERING DOWN
THIS MORNING AFTER THE TROPICAL 
STORM SKIRTS FLORIDA, PACKING 
POWERFUL WINDS AND RAIN.
>>> EXTRAORDINARILY WIDESPREAD
THE SOBERING NEW ASSESSMENT OF
THE PANDEMIC FROM A TOP U.S.
OFFICIAL AS LAWMAKERS HIT A WALL
IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW RELIEF
BILL
>>> MAKING A SPLASHY ENTRANCE.
ASTRONAUTS HURDLE BACK TO EARTH 
FROM THE HISTORIC MISSION THAT
COULD RESHAPE THE FUTURE OF 
SPACE TRAVEL
>>> GOOD MORNING ON THIS MONDAY.
>> WE BEGIN THE WEEK TRACKING 
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS.
IT'S PACKING HEAVY RAINS AND
STRONG WINDS
THE OUTER BANDS SCRAPING ALONG
THE COAST OF FLORIDA
AND THERE ARE FEARS NOW THAT THE
CAROLINAS COULD GET A DIRECT
HIT.
>> Reporter: ON FLORIDA'S SPACE 
COAST, SO FAR SO GOOD.
ISAIAS NOW A TROPICAL STORM,
STAYING JUST FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE
TO BE A NUISANCE, WITH ROUGH
SEAS AND STRONG GUSTS BUT NOT A 
MAJOR DISASTER
>> YOU GET A LITTLE NERVOUS AND 
YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT CHANCE OF
WEATHER WHETHER OR NOT THE STORM
IS ACTUALLY GOING TO COME AND 
BRING THE FULL FORCE WITH IT
>> Reporter: THE SUNSHINE STATE 
NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET, 
THOUGH
>> EVEN IF THE EYE OF THE STORM 
STAYS OFF THE COURSE, THERE, OF 
COURSE, IS GOING TO BE IMPACTS
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS.
>> Reporter: THE CATEGORY 1 
HURRICANE ISAIAS PUMMELLED
PUERTO RICO, PROMPTING WATER
RESCUES.
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE
BAHAMAS ALSO IN THE STORM'S 
PATH
BUT IT WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL 
STORM AND NEVER REGAINED
STRENGTH
ELECTED LEADERS IN FLORIDA
BREATHING A SMALL SIGH OF 
RELIEF
>> WHILE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
OPTIMISM, WE CAN'T STAY 
COMPLACENT
>> Reporter: PREPARATION MADE 
MORE DIFFICULT BY COVID-19
COASTAL COUNTIES DIDN'T WANT TO 
OPEN SHELTER IT IS THEY DIDN'T
HAVE TO, TO KEEP EVACUEES FROM
BEING EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS
AT THIS POINT, THE NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER SAYS IT APPEARS
THAT ICETROPICAL STORM ISAIAS WL
NOT MAKE LANDFALL IN FLORIDA AT 
ALL.
CHRIS PALLONE, NBC NEWS.
>> AND JANESSA WEBB JOINS US NOW
WITH THE LATEST.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS
CURRENTLY OFFSHORE
THE EYE OF THE STORM IS COMING
TOGETHER, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE 
BANDS OF RAIN, POSSIBLE 
TORNADOES FOR EAST FLORIDA
WE'LL WATCH THAT TODAY AS THIS
SYSTEM COMES TOGETHER.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 65 MILES OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, RACING INTO THE 
CAROLINAS, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO
POTENTIALLY SEE A LANDFALL LATER
TONIGHT, TOMORROW, POSSIBLY 
COULD HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
BUT THIS SYSTEM IS STILL MOVING 
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ABOUT 9
MILES PER HOUR
WHAT YOU CAN COUNT ON IS THE
STORM SURGE AND THE MASSIVE 
FLOODING WE'RE GOING TO SEE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
TRACK, BECAUSE IT WILL GO INTO
NEW YORK CITY, ALL THE WAY INTO 
BOSTON
WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY
BY TUESDAY
GUYS
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> ON THE WEST COAST, A DIRE 
SITUATION IS UNFOLDING
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO 
FLEE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE A
GROWING WILDFIRE
THIS IS IN CHERRY VALLEY, EAST
OF LOS ANGELES
1200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOW 
BATTLING THAT BLAZE.
RUR 
OUR STEVE PATTERSON HAS MORE
>> Reporter: CORI, THIS STARTED 
AS TWO SMALL FIRES, JOINING 
TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE MONSTER
FIRE
THE PROBLEM FIREFIGHTERS HAVE IS
IT SO TUCKED IN THESE DEEP
RAVINES THAT ARE TREACHEROUS AND
DANGEROUS, THEY NEED AN AERIAL
ASSAULT TO PAIR THIS DOWN,
BECAUSE IT'S STILL RAGING OUT OF
CONTROL.
AND THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO
KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AND THE
PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE EVACUATING
SAFE, AS WELL.
FIREFIGHTERS RACING TO CONTAIN A
SPRAWLING RING OF FLAMES
EXPLODING INTO AN INFERNO.
THE FAST-MOVING APPLE FIRE
THREATENING HUNDREDS OF HOMES,
SPARKING EVACUATIONS OF NEARLY
8,000 RESIDENTS.
>> ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT 
WAS TWO SMALL FIRES, AND WITHIN 
HALF HOUR IT WAS UP HERE ON THIS
SIDE OF THE ROAD
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY IT 
STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO 
SMALLER FIRES MERGED, BECOMING A
UNIFIED MONSTER.
>> WOW
THAT'S INTENSE
>> I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW
CLOSE SOME OF THESE HOMES ARE TO
THE FLAMES
>> Reporter: FUELED BY THICK VEJ
RATION AND TRIPLE DIGIT 
TEMPERATURES, THE FIRE
BALLOONING TO 20,000 ACRES
THE SMOKE PLUME EXTENDING TO
ARIZONA, VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD HOLD ON 
IT
WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO 
CONTROL THE PERIMETER.
>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE FACING FIREFIGHTERS IS
DEALING WITH THIS STEEP, RUGGED 
AND DANGEROUS TERRAIN.
INITIALLY, IT WAS SOMETHING A 
LOT OF THEM NEVER DEALT WITH
BEFORE, WHICH IS HOW DO YO FIGHT
A FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC
PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE QUARANTINED 
IN THEIR HOMES AND NOW BEING
TOLD TO LEAVE.
>> PEOPLE ARE BEING SCREENED
IF PEOPLE NEED TO BE SEGREGATED 
AND WE NEED TO OPEN UP OTHER
VENUES, WE WILL.
WE'LL FOLLOW THE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
>> Reporter: DESPITE COVID
CONCERNS, CREWS CONTINUE TO 
BUILD CONTAINMENT LINES, WHILE
TANKERS STREAKED ACROSS THE SKY,
PUMMELING THE FLAMES IN AN
AERIAL ASSAULT
FIREFIGHTERS DOING ALL THEY CAN 
TO GET A HANDLE ON THE SEASON'S 
FIRST MAJOR WILDFIRE, WHILE 
TRYING TO KEEP RESIDENTS AND
THEMSELVES SAFE.
IT SEEMS FIREFIGHTERS ARE 
STARTING TO GET A HANDLE ON IT, 
AND THE NUMBERS ARE SHIFTING
BUT RIGHT NOW OFFICIALS ON THE
GROUND ARE TELLING ME THIS FIRE 
IS OUT OF CONTROL, STILL ZERO 
PERCENT CONTAINMENT AND 
THREATENING HOMES.
IT'S ONLY BURNED ABOUT THREE
STRUCTURES AT THIS POINT, BUT 
LOOKING AT THE PATTERN OF THE 
FIRE AND THE WAY IT'S SPREADING 
BACK BEHIND ME, THERE IS NO END 
IN EIGHT
COR SNIRVEGS
>> THAT GROWTH COULD BE 
EXPLOSIVE.
STEVE, THANK YOU
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS 
THE NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
AFFECTED AND 156,000 DEATHS.
DR. DEBORAH BIRX IS CALL THING A
NEW PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC, AS 
CASES IN RURAL AREAS SURGE
OUR BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
LATEST
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
WE ARE HEARING SOME VERY STRONG 
WORDS FROM DR. DEBORAH BIRX.
SHE SAYS MONTHS INTO THE
PANDEMIC, THE VIRUS IS HITTING
HARD, AND THE PUBLIC HAS TO 
COOPERATE TO HELP STOP IT.
A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE COORDINATOR
DR. DEBORAH BIRX
AMERICA HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE 
OF THE PANDEMIC.
WHAT IS WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA, YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE
OR PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS
>> Reporter: STRESSING IT'S 
CRUCIAL FOR PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS 
OF THE COUNTRY TO FOLLOW SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS, INCLUDING THIS 
GUIDANCE ON MASKS.
>> IF YOU'RE IN 
MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS AND
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
RURAL AREA OR IN YOUR CITY, YOU 
NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER WEARING 
A MASK AT HOME ASSUMING THAT
YOU'RE POSITIVE.
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE THE DEATH TOLL TOPPED 
9,300, DOCTORS ARE PLEADING TAKE
THIS SERIOUSLY
>> OUR RIGHTS TO NOT WEAR A 
MASK, THAT BULL [ BLEEP ] IS
GOING TO KILL US
A GROCERY CLERK SHOULD NOT HAVE 
TO FIGHT A GROWN MAN TO WEAR A
MASK
THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB
THEY SHOULD HAVEN'T TO DO THAT
>> Reporter: AS DISTRICTS DEBATE
HOW TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR, 
DR. BIRX URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASELOADS TO ONLY RETURN
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
PARENTS IN TWO GEORGIA SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS ARE PROTESTING THEIR
DISTRICT'S DECISIONS TO OPEN
ONLINE ONLY, DEMANDING PARENTS
HAVE AN OPTION TO CHOOSE
>> GENERALLY, IT'S QUITE
STRESSFUL FOR KIDS IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS
>> I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY 
DAMAGING TO THE CHILDREN
THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAKING KIDS
OUT OF FACE-TO-FACE SCHOOL IS 
MUCH GREATER THAN THE RISK OF 
THE VIRUS, IN OUR ESTIMATION
>> Reporter: AND EACH DAY BRINGS
YET ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE 
PANDEMIC'S DEVASTATING TOLL.
TWO WEEKS AGO, JUSTIN HUNTER, A 
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND HIS
PARENTS, TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19
JUSTIN'S FATHER PASSED AWAY JUST
LAST WEEK, HIS MOM JUST FOUR
DAYS LATER
>> THE HOSPITAL, THEY CALLED ME.
THEY HAD TO BREAK THE NEWS TO 
ME, AND THEY TOLD ME I COULDN'T 
COME IN TO LOOK AT OR SEE THEM
AND I WAS TORN UP.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WITH GOD, SO
THEY'RE IN GOOD HANDS.
>> Reporter: AND DR. BIRX ALSO
POINTED TO THOSE IMAGES WE KEEP 
SEEING OF THOSE PACKED HOUSE
PARTIES AND EVENTS
SHE SAYS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY 
SUPER SPREADING INDIVIDUALS BUT 
RATHER SUPER SPREADING EVENTS,
AND SHE SAYS THOSE HAVE TO STOP.
>> THANK YOU
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL, A DEAL FOR 
A NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
STILL APPEARS OUT OF PREACH THIS
MORNING.
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RAN 
OUT ON FRIDAY, RAISING THE
STAKES FOR NEGOTIATORS
REPUBLICANS PROPOSED A ONE-WEEK 
EXTENSION, BUT DEMOCRATS WANT A 
MORE LONG-TERM PLAN.
>> YESTERDAY WAS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I'M NOT
OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL BE A 
SOLUTION IN THE VERY NEAR TERM
>> NOW, TROUBLE LOOMS EVEN AFTER
A DEAL IS REACHED.
AT LEAST 20 SENATE REPUBLICANS
SAY THEY'LL VOTE NO ON ANOTHER
RELIEF BILL, NO MATTER WHAT.
>>> THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO 
SPREAD ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE 
SPORTS WORLD
DOUG PEDERSEN BECAME THE FIRST
COACH TO TEST POSITIVE FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS.
HE'S TESTED POSITIVE TWICE
AND MATT LACROSS BECAME THE 
EIGHTH PATRIOT TO OPT OUT OF THE
SEASON
SO FAR MORE THAN 40 PLAYERS 
AROUND THE LEAGUE HAVE DECIDED
NOT TO PLAY THIS YEAR.
>>> SHIFTING TO BASEBALL, THE 
NEW YORK METS CESPEDES OPTED OUT
OF THE SEASON.
HE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE METS' 
GAME IN ATLANTA ON SUNDAY BEFORE
INFORMING THE TEAM OF HIS 
DECISION
AND THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS'
WEEKEND SERIES WAS POSTPONED
AFTER MULTIPLE PLAYERS AND STAFF
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE TEAM AFTER TWO 
PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> THE U.S. MARINE CORPS HAS 
SUSPENDED THE SEARCH AND RESCUE 
EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MARINES AND A 
NAVY SAILOR OFF THE COAST OF
CALIFORNIA
THEY WERE ON A TRAINING MISSION 
WHEN THEIR AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT 
VEHICLE SANK
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> NOW TO A MISSION THAT COULD 
AFFECT SPACE TRAVEL.
THE FIRST WATER LANDING FOR AN
AMERICAN CREW IN 45 YEARS.
PARACHUTES SLOWING THE CAPSULE
DOWN FROM 350 MILES AN HOUR TO
15
THE TWO ALSO MADE HISTORY BY
FLYING IN A COMMERCIALLY BUILT
AND OPERATED SPACECRAFT.
THIS CLEARS THE WAY FOR POSSIBLE
TOURISTS INTO SPACE.
>> WE WERE EAGERLY WATCHING ALL 
OF THAT.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
WHEN I SAW THAT STORY YESTERDAY 
I WAS SMILING EAR TO EAR
JUST A WONDERFUL STORY
LET'S TALK ABOUT TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
WE'RE SEEING THAT STORM SURGE 
FOR THE CAROLINAS.
MYRTLE BEACH, CHARLESTON
THE HIGH TIDE IS 8:00 P.M. AND A
STORM SURGE ON TOP OF THAT TWO
TO FOUR FEET
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE IN
THE 90s AND 100 DEGREES FOR SAN 
ANTONIO THIS AFTERNOON
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD.
STILL PRETTY STEAMY FOR THE 
NORTHEAST WITH A FEW STORMS THAT
ARE SPARKING OUR WAY THIS 
AFTERNOON.
WHO IS OVER THE HEAT
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT COMING
UP
>> STE
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, THERE IS
GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING REGARDING
THE HEALTH OF SUPREME COURT 
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
WE ARE LEARNING THAT SHE WAS
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 
FRIDAY
SHE IS CURRENTLY HOME ACCORDING 
TO A SPOKESWOMAN AND DOING WELL.
THE 87-YEAR-OLD WAS IN A NEW
YORK CITY HOSPITAL UNDERGOING A 
MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE TO 
REVIVE A BILE DUCT STENT
GINSBURG ALSO RECENTLY REVEALED 
SHE'S BEEN UNDERGOING 
CHEMOTHERAPY FOR A RESURGENCE OF
CANCER
>>> MICROSOFT IS MOVING AHEAD 
WITH PLANS TO BUY TIKTOK IN THE 
U.S.
THE TECH TITAN IS AIMING TO 
FINISH THE DEAL BY SEPTEMBER 15.
THIS COMES AFTER A DISCUSSION 
BETWEEN MICROSOFT'S CEO AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO SAID ON 
FRIDAY HE WANTS TO BAN TIKTOK 
AND WOULD NOT APPROVE OF A
TAKEOVER
IF A DEAL IS REACHED, MICROSOFT 
SAYS DATA WILL BE STORED IN THE 
UNITED STATES, WHICH WOULD
ADDRESS CONCERNS OF CHINESE 
SPYING
>>> WE HAVE SOME WILD VIDEO THIS
MORNING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TRUCK THAT
ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT FIRE BEING
REPAIRED ON FRIDAY AND WAS AT 
RISK FOR EXPLODING
A TRUCK DRIVER IN NORTHEAST 
CHINA RISKED HIS LIFE TO MOVE 
THE WEEK AWAY FROM PEOPLE IN THE
SURROUNDING AREA
NOW, BECAUSE OF HIS HEROIC DEED,
THE AUTOMAKER GIFTED HIM WITH A 
NEW TRUCK AS A THANK YOU FOR
♪ ♪
TAYLOR SWIFT HAS LANDED HER 
SEVENTH NUMBER ONE ALBUM
"FOLKLORE" WHICH IS HER EIGHTH
ALBUM OVERALL, SOLD 846,000 IN
ITS FIRST WEEK IN THE U.S.
AND SWIFT'S RECORD LABEL SAYS 
IT'S SOLD OVER 2 MILLION
WORLDWIDE, WITH 500 MILLION 
WORLD STREAMS.
IT'S ALREADY 2020'S TOP SELLING 
ALBUM.
>>> RESTAURANTS NATIONWIDE ARE
STRUGGLING WITH RENEWED 
SHUTDOWNS AND MANDATES
ALMOST 24,000 CLOSING UP SHOP 
FOR GOOD
BUT STARBUCKS HAS BEEN ABLE TO
REOPEN OVER 90% OF THEIR STORES.
STEPHANIE RUHLE SPOKE WITH THE
COMPANY'S CEO AND GOT A LOOK AT 
WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER 
CUSTOMERS.
>> Reporter: CLOSE TO SIX MONTHS
INTO THE PANDEMIC, STARBUCKS, 
THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST COFFEE
CHAIN, IS TRYING TO MAKE YOUR 
ONCE NORMAL COFFEE RUN FEEL 
NORMAL AGAIN
DEALING WITH MASK MANDATES AND
SHUTDOWNS, THE COMPANY IS 
LEADING WITH A NEW APPROACH,
ACCORDING TO THE CEO KEVIN
JOHNSON.
>> RIGHT NOW WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT
ARE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE SAFE,
FAMILIAR, AND CONVENIENT
>> Reporter: THE JAVA GIANT IS
SERVING UP A MORE STREAMLINED 
EXPERIENCE FOR CUSTOMERS
>> WE HAVE OVER 32,000 STORES IN
80 MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A DIGITAL DASH
BOARD THAT TAKES FEEDS FROM 
GOVERNMENT TO TRACK THE SPREAD
OF COVID
SO UNTIL THERE IS A VACCINE, WE 
WILL BE ADAPTING
>> Reporter: CUSTOMERS CAN GET
THEIR COFFEE FROM A SAFE
DISTANCE AT THE TOUCH OF A
BUTTON
JUST ORDER ON THE APP, WAIT FOR 
YOUR NAME, GRAB IT AND GO.
MORE OF THESE STORES EXPANDED 
CURBSIDE PICKUPS AND DRIVE
THROUGHS WILL BE ROLLED OUT OVER
THE NEXT 18 MONTHS
THE CHAIN IS EMPHASIZING NEW
SAFETY PROTOCOLS, TOO.
THOUGH NOT WITHOUT CHALLENGES.
>> A BIG FOR US IS SAFETY,
MAKING SURE THE CUSTOMERS HERE
FEEL SAFE.
SO WE DO SCAN THEIR CHECK-INS 
EVERY DAY, AND WE ALSO -- ALL OF
OUR HIGH TOUCH AREAS, CUSTOMERS 
AND PARTNERS COME INTO CONTACT, 
SO WE MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEANING 
THEM
>> Reporter: HOW HARD HAS IT
BEEN TO ENFORCE THE MASK MANDATE
FOR YOUR PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES 
TO GET CUSTOMERS TO ADHERE TO 
THESE RULES?
>> BEGINNING IN MAY, WE REQUIRED
ALL OF OUR STARBUCKS PARTNERS TO
WEAR FACIAL COVERINGS.
MOST CUSTOMERS DID
BUT CERTAINLY SOME DIDN'T.
WE PARTNERED WITH THE CDC TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN 
EXPERIENCE THAT HOPEFULLY 
EXCEEDS THE CDC REQUIREMENTS FOR
SAFETY
>> Reporter: IS THIS THE FUTURE 
FOR STARBUCKS INDEFINITELY
>> THIS IS RESHAPING CONSUMER 
BEHAVIOR BROADLY, I BELIEVE.
AND CERTAINLY SOME OF THAT WILL 
CONTINUE EVEN AFTER THERE'S A 
VACCINE.
AND MORE THERAPEUTICS.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO 
THOSE WHO SAY, BUT WE'RE IN A 
CRISIS
WE LOVE TO PUT PEOPLE OVER
PROFITS BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO
>> WE'RE PAST THE CRISIS PHASE
AND WE'RE NOW INTO EXECUTION
MODE
NOW, FOR THOSE WHO SAY LOOK, AS 
WE ENTER THIS DOWNTURN, WE WANT 
TO PUT PEOPLE OVER PROFIT, BUT
WE COULDN'T.
ECONOMICALLY WE COULDN'T
AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK, AS YOU
SAID BEFORE, WE ALL HAVE A
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WHO IS READY FOR A SUMMER 
COOLDOWN
YOU'LL SEE IT FOR THE GREAT 
LAKES AND THE MIDWEST.
WE HAVE SPOTS THAT HAVE 13
DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.
THE COOLER AREA WILL SPREAD INTO
THE NORTHEAST.
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
WASHINGTON TO NEW YORK CITY,
HEY, WE'RE BAC
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR SERIES
INEQUALITY IN AMERICA.
AND THE SIMPLE ACT FOR GOING OUT
FOR A RUN.
MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN SAY 
THEY WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.
SO AS STEPHANIE GOSK REPORTS, 
ONE GROUP IS GETTING HEALTHIER
BY TRAINING TOGETHER
>> IT'S SO QUIET
>> Reporter: 4:45 A.M. IN STONE 
MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA.
THIS IS WHAT COMMITMENT LOOKS 
LIKE
>> WHEN I WAKE UP AND I DON'T 
FEEL LIKE ROLLING OUT THE BED, I
KNOW THERE'S SOME LADIES ON THE 
PAVEMENT, EXPECTING ME, WAITING 
FOR ME
>> Reporter: THIS PARTICULAR
MORNING, THERE WERE FIVE, OUT 
HERE TOGETHER, TO RUN.
>> WE HAVE RUNNERS, WE HAVE 
PEOPLE WHO RUN AND WALK IN
BETWEEN, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS 
GOING TO BE SOMEBODY WAITING FOR
YOU AT THE END
>> Reporter: AND IN MANY WAYS,
THAT IS THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND
BLACK GIRLS RUN, AN ORGANIZATION
STARTED OVER TEN YEARS AGO, NOW 
WITH 74 GROUPS NATIONWIDE, AND
250,000 MEMBERS.
THE GROUP, COMMITTED TO 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ENCOURAGEMENT.
J.L. ALEXANDER IS THE CEO OF
BLACK GIRLS RUN.
>> WE THINK IT'S VERY EASY JUST 
TO GET UP, LACE UP YOUR SHOES 
AND HEAD OUT THE FRONT DOOR.
BUT AS MAYBE NOT MANY PEOPLE
REALIZE, SOMETIMES JUST BY OUR
SKIN COLOR OR JUST BY BEING A 
WOMAN, THAT SOMETIMES MAKES US
VERY VULNERABLE.
>> Reporter: AND CREATING A SAFE
AND SUPPORTIVE WAY TO RUN CAN 
HELP TURN AROUND A DEADLY 
EPIDEMIC
OVERWHELMINGLY IMPACTING
AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
4 OUT OF 5 BLACK WOMEN IN THE 
U.S. ARE OVERWEIGHT OR HAVE 
OBESITY, LEADING TO HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, DIABETES AND STROKE.
AND ALL OF THOSE DISEASES MAKE
PEOPLE MORE VULNERABLE TO 
COVID-19
>> IT'S SUPER CRUCIAL THAT THAT 
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS A ROLE
IN PREVENTING WEIGHT GAIN.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE, 
PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG BLACK
WOMEN WHEN IT COMES TO EXERCISE 
AND THEIR HEALTH
>> JUST DO IT.
ACTIVITY IS BY FAR ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE CAN DO OR WE CAN 
TAKE OWNERSHIP OF AND DO IN SUCH
A WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO FEEL
BETTER
>> Reporter: FOR APRIL MOORE, 
FINDING THIS GROUP WAS A
LIFELINE
>> MY MOTHER SUFFERED A STROKE
WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD.
SO WATCHING HER AND THE IMPACT
ON HER HEALTH HAS BEEN A
MOTIVATING FACTOR FOR ME
>> Reporter: NOW SHE'S RUNNING
MARATHONS IN FAR FLUNG PLACES.
>> WE ARE OFFICIALLY THE LARGEST
GROUP OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS THAT 
HAVE EVER RUN A MARATHON ON 
ANTARCTICA
>> Reporter: BACK AT HOME, THERE
IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
AND THESE WOMEN ARE ONLY GETTING
STRONGER
>> GOOD JOB.
WE GOT IT DONE
>> Reporter: STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC
NEWS
>> AND BLACK GIRLS RUN JUST 
FINISHED THEIR 1 MILLION MILES
FOR JUSTICE PROGRAM.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
>>> COMING UP ON "THE "TODAY" 
SHOW, HOW THE NAVAJO NATION IS
DOING WITH CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAKS.
KEEP IT RIGHT HERE
MORE N
>>> TRACKING TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
WHERE THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO 
HIT NEXT AFTER LEAVING A TRAIL
OF DESTRUCTION IN THE CARIBBEAN.
>> YESTERDAY WAS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I'M NOT
OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL BE A 
SOLUTION IN THE VERY NEAR TERM
>> NEGOTIATIONS FOR ANOTHER 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL HIT AN
IMPASSE AS TOP U.S. HEALTH
OFFICIAL WARNS THE PANDEMIC HAS 
ENTERED A DARK NEW PHASE
>>> A TEXT TITAN DANCING TOWARD 
A DEAL TO BUY TIKTOK, BUT THE 
CLOCK IS TICKING AFTER THE
PRESIDENT PROMISED TO BAN THE 
APP.
>>> GOOD MORNING
I'M PHILIP MENA.
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
WE BEGIN WITH THE EXTREME 
WEATHER THREAT MOVING UP THE
EAST COAST THIS MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS LARGELY
SPARED FLORIDA, BRINGING STRONG 
WINDS TO THE SHORE
BUT THE STORM COULD MAKE
LANDFALL IN THE CAROLINAS,
FORCING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR 
HOMES DURING A PANDEMIC.
KERRY SANDERS JOINS US FROM 
FLORIDA WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: ISAIAS IS INDEED A 
TROPICAL STORM BUT NOT TO BE
TAKEN LIGHTLY.
RIGHT NOW, HEADING UP IN ITS
TARGET ZONE, GEORGIA, SOUTH 
CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS HITTING
SOUTH FLORIDA WITH WIND AND 
RAIN, WREAKING HAVOC IN WEST
PALM BEACH AND KNOCKING OUT 
POWER ALONG THE COASTLINE.
CREWS WORKING TO RESTORE
ELECTRICITY TO TENS OF
THOUSANDS.
STRONG SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
CLOSING JUPITER BEACH AND 
OTHERS
AND THE WORRY IS NOT OVER.
WITH MORE THAN 487,000 CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE ANXIOUS.
SOME MAY HAVE HELD HURRICANE
PARTIES TO RIDE OUT THE STORM.
>> I HOPE THERE WEREN'T ANY 
PARTIES, BUT IF THERE WERE, 
WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR
IT
BECAUSE LIKELY C LY CORONAVIRUSD
SPREAD
IT TRANSMITS VERY EASILY
>> Reporter: FEARING THEY MAY BE
HIT BY A HURRICANE, CAPE
CANAVERAL HOSPITAL EVACUATED ITS
COVID PATIENTS TO ANOTHER 
HOSPITAL, AN HOUR'S 
DRIVE-INLAND
>> SO IF THIS WAS A TEST, YOU 
PASSED
>> WE PASSED GREAT
>> AND GOING FORWARD NOW, 
BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN HURRICANE
SEASON
>> WE'RE MORE PREPARED NOW FOR
THE NEXT ONE
WE'LL GET BETTER AND BETTER.
THAT'S THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS GET
BETTER
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS SAY
ISAIAS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A 
PRACTICE RUN
THE HURRICANE SEASON LASTS
ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS.
ON GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, MISERY
ROADS FLOODED, THIS FAMILY
SHOCKED AT THE DAMAGE.
>> YEAH, IT'S VERY HIGH.
>> Reporter: AND IN THE 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHERE TWO 
DIED, RESIDENTS STILL FACING
EXTREME FLOODING
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA NOW
PREPARING FOR A DIRECT HIT, 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT 
ON THE OUTER BANKS
ONE THING OFFICIALS SAY THEY
LEARNED IN THIS STORM IS HOW TO 
OPEN A SHELTER DURING A 
PANDEMIC
EVERYBODY'S TEMPERATURE WAS 
CHECKED.
THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO PROCESS 
EVERYBODY IN, LESSONS LEARNED 
HERE, NOW BEING SHARED WITH 
OFFICIALS IN SOUTH AND NORTH
CAROLINA
CORI
>> A BIT OF RELIEF FOR FLORIDA
KERRY, THANK YOU
>> LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB, WHO IS TRACKING 
THIS STORM FOR US.
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, PHILIP AND
CORI
WE ARE SEEING THESE RAIN BANDS
THAT ARE MAKING THEIR WAY VERY
MUCH OFFSHORE RIGHT NOW.
THE EYE OF THIS STORM STILL IS
SAGGING MORE TO THE EAST, AND 
WITH OUR LATEST TRACK, WE'LL
CONTINUE TO SEE IT OFFSHORE FOR 
FLORIDA.
65 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAPE
CANAVERAL.
AND WITH THE LATEST TRACK, WE 
HAVE IT RACING INTO THE 
CAROLINAS.
THERE'S STILL THAT NORTHEAST
MOVEMENT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE A LANDFALL LATER ON TONIGHT,
OVERNIGHT POTENTIALLY FOR 
WILMINGTON INTO OTHER PARTS OF
THE CAROLICAROLINAS, AS WELL
THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS GOING TO 
BE THE FLOOD THREAT AND STORM 
SURGE EXPECTED TO PICK UP 
TONIGHT ALL THE WAY INTO
TOMORROW
GUYS
>> A LOT TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS 
WEEKEND.
ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS 
THE NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
INFECTED AND 156,000 DEATHS.
AND A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE 
HOUSE CORONAVIRUS COORDINATOR 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX THAT AMERICA 
HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF THE
PANDEMIC
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD, IT'S INTO THE RURAL 
AS EQUAL URBAN AREAS
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA, YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE
OR PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS
>> TAKE A LOOK HERE AT THIS 
CLUSTER MAP.
YOU CAN SEE NEW EPICENTERS
SPROUTING IN THE MIDWEST
MICHIGAN AND OHIO HAVE OVER 
90,000 CASES
PLUS, AS DISTRICTS DEBATE HOW TO
START THE SCHOOL YEAR, DR. BIRX 
IS URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASELOADS TO ONLY RETURN
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL, A DEAL FOR 
A NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
APPEARS OUT OF REACH
BENEFITS ON FRIDAY RAN OUT ON 
FRIDAY FOR MILLIONS.
TRACY, REPUBLICANS WANT A 
ONE-WEEK EXTENSION, BUT 
DEMOCRATS SAY IT DOESN'T GO FAR 
ENOUGH
>> Reporter: EXACTLY
SO THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT 
THEY'RE NOT ONLY DIFFERENCES IN 
THE AMOUNT THAT DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE 
FOR THAT BONUS UNEMPLOYMENT 
PAYMENT WITH EXTRA OVER THE 
STATE PAYMENTS, BUT ALSO THERE'S
A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
WHITE HOUSE AND DEMOCRATS ON HOW
TO DO THIS
THE WHITE HOUSE PROPOSAL IS 
LET'S SEE THEM GOING FOR A WEEK 
WHILE WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE
BUT DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING OUT 
FOR SOMETHING BIGGER
THEY'RE SAYING THAT DOESN'T 
SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
>> WE PROPOSED A ONE-WEEK 
EXTENSION AT $600 SO THAT WHILE 
WE NEGOTIATE A LONGER TERM
SOLUTION, AT LEAST ALL THOSE
PEOPLE DON'T LOSE THEIR MONEY 
AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THE
DEMOCRATS WON'T AGREE TO THAT.
THEY ARE INSISTENT ON HAVING
THIS AS PART OF A LARGER DEAL.
WHAT IS ARE WE GOING TO DO, COME
BACK TO THE TABLE AND DO THIS IN
TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGAIN?
NO
LET'S GIVE THE COURTESY AND THE 
CERTAINTY OF SOME ASSURANCE THAT
THIS SUPPORT WILL BE THERE
BUT, AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON 
CONTAINING THE VIRUS AND FOR
SOME REASON, THEY HAVE NOT
EXECUTED A STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> ONCE BACK AT THE TABLE TODAY,
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, THE
WHITE HOUSE PRIMARILY DEMOCRATS 
IN THE WHITE HOUSE NEGOTIATING
TOGETHER RIGHT NOW
SATURDAY'S TALKS, ACCORDING TO
THE TREASURY SECRETARY, WERE
MORE PRODUCTIVE.
HE SAYS THEY WILL BE BACK AT IT 
DAILY UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A 
RESOLUTION
AND NOTABLE HERE, PHILIP, THE 
TREASURY SECRETARY SAYS ONCE
THEY COME ONE A DEAL, THEY CAN
GET 15 MILLION CHECKS OUT WITHIN
A WEEK
THAT'S IMPORTANT
LIVELIHOODS AND SHELTER.
TRACY, THANK YOU SO MUCH
>>> COMING UP, MICROSOFT IS 
MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO BUY
TIKTOK IN THE U.S. FROM A 
CHINESE COMPANY THAT OWNS IT
THEY ARE AIMING TO FINISH THE 
DEAL BY SEPTEMBER 15
THIS COMES AFTER A DISCUSSION 
BETWEEN MICROSOFT'S CEO AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AFTER HE SAID HE
WOULD NOT APPROVE OF A TAKEOVER 
AND WANTED TO BAN TIKTOK TO BE
MICROSOFT SAYS THAT THE DATA
WILL BE STORED IN THE UNITED
STATES, ADDRESSING ANY CONCERNS 
OF CHINESE SPYING.
>>> TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS WERE ON 
BOARD THE SPACEX MISSION AND
THEIR JOURNEY WILL HAVE AN
ENORMOUS IMPACT ON SPACE TRAVEL.
CATHY PARK HAS THIS REPORT
>> SPLASHDOWN.
>> Reporter: AN HISTORIC AND
SUCCESSFUL SPLASHDOWN OFF THE 
COAST OF FLORIDA
>> WELCOME BACK TO PLANET EARTH 
AND THANKS FOR FLYING SPACEX
>> Reporter: THE FIRST WATER
LANDING FOR AN AMERICAN 
SPACECRAFT IN 45 YEARS
WHAT IS AN AMAZING DAY
TODAY, WE REALLY MADE HISTORY.
>> Reporter: THE SPACEX DRAGON, 
WEATHERING TEMPERATURES UP TO 
3500 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT DURING
THE DESCENT THROUGH THE EARTH'S 
ATMOSPHERE. S DEPLOYING AT 38,0.
THE JOURNEY BEGINNING TWO MONTHS
AGO WITH THE ASTRONAUTS.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN
THE FUTURE OF SPACE FLIGHT
>> THREE, TWO, ONE, ZERO, 
IGNITION, LIFTOFF.
>> Reporter: IN MAY, SPACEX 
BECAME THE FIRST PRIVATE COMPANY
TO SEND ASTRONAUTS INTO ORBIT.
IT HAD BEEN NEARLY A DECADE 
SINCE NASA LAUNCHED NIP FROM
U.S. SOIL.
SUITING UP FOR THE MISSIONMENT
SPENDING TIME ON EXPERIMENTS AND
PAYMENT NANCE ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
>> BOTH OUR SONS ARE HAPPY ABOUT
THAT WITH THEIR PET DINOSAUR
MAKING IT INTO ORBIT
>> Reporter: KEPT THE CREW
COMPANY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
BUZZING.
>> IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS
JUST WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A 
PART OF THIS EXPEDITION,
EXPEDITION 63.
IT WILL BE A MEMORY THAT WILL 
LAST A LIFETIME FOR ME
>> Reporter: MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED WITH MORE ON THE 
HORIZON.
CATHY PARK, NBC NEWS
>>> LET'S HEAD OVER TO THE WEST 
COAST WHERE A DIRE SITUATION IS 
UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW.
THOUSANDS HAVE HAD TO FLEE THEIR
HOMES TO ESCAPE THE GROWING 
APPLE FIRE
THIS IS LOCATED IN CHERRY VALLEY
EAST OF LOS ANGELES.
OFFICIALS SAY IT STARTED ON 
FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO SMALLER 
FIRED MERGED, BECOMING A UNIFIED
MONSTER.
SO FAR IT'S SCORCHED MORE THAN
20,000 ACRES
1200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE RACING TO 
CONTRAIN THE SPRAWLING RING OF
FLAMES THAT HAS EXPLODED INTO AN
INFERNO.
>> WE HAVE WILDFIRES AND A
TROPICAL STORM ON OUR PLATE.
LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
>> HEY YOU TWO, A LOT GOING ON
THE LATEST WITH ISAIAS IS STILL 
A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM.
BUT LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT
RADAR, LOOK AT THIS, IT'S 
STARTING TO CREATE ON EYEWALL.
THE CENTER IS COMING TOGETHER.
I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING THAT 
CLOSELY, BECAUSE THIS HAS 
POTENTIAL TO NOW GO BACK INTO A 
HURRICANE.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH THE STORM 
SURGE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST, THEY'RE HOVERING 
IN THE LOWER 90s THIS AFTERNOON.
AS THAT STORM APPROACHES, A 
LITTLE BIT OF RAIN WILL PICK UP 
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
STORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE LATEST TRACK
ON ISAIAS COMING UP.
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS,
SEVERAL PAC 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS 
ARE THREATENING TO OPT OUT OF 
THE SEASON, USING THE #WE ARE 
UNITED
>>> WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
CAPTURED THE STATE'S FIRST ASIAN
GIANT HORNET
>> ALL RIGHT
BASEBALL STAR MIKE TROUT
WELCOMING HIS FIRST CHILD OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE ANGELS SLUGGER NAMED HIS BOY
BECKHAM AARON STRIKEOUT.
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, THE U.S.
MARINE CORPS ANNOUNCED SUNDAY 
IT'S SUSPENDED THE SEARCH AND 
RESCUE EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MISSING
MARINES AND ONE NAVY SAILOR OFF 
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA
THEY WERE ON A TRAINING MISSION 
THURSDAY WHEN THEIR AMPHIBIOUS
ASSAULT VEHICLE SANK
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS 
INCREASING IMMIGRATION FEES.
NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS HAVE
BEEN HIKED MORE THAN 80% JUMPING
FROM $640 TO OVER $1,100
THEY'VE ALSO ADDED A $50 ASYLUM 
FEE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS, BECOMING
THE FOURTH COUNTRY TO DO SO IN
THE WORLD.
THESE WOULD BE ADDED TO SEVERAL 
WORK APPLICATIONS.
THESE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT
OCTOBER 2.
>>> A BIZARRE STORY IN THE MIDST
OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S
FWATLFW
BATTLE WITH CORONAVIRUS.
THE NEW YORK METS' CESPEDES 
OPTED OUT OF THE SEASON.
TEAM OFFICIALS SAID THEY
COULDN'T REACH HIM BEFORE HE
ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION
THE MARLINS WILL RETURN TO PLAY 
TUESDAY IN BALTIMORE, BUT THE 
CARDINALS' WEEKEND SERIES HAD TO
BE POSTPONED AFTER MULTIPLE 
PLAYERS AND STAFF CONTRACTED THE
VIRUS.
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE CARDINALS AFTER
TWO PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> AN UPDATE TO A STORY FROM 
LAST WEEK.
A RAILROAD BRIDGE IN ARIZONA WAS
DEMOLISHED AFTER TAKING DAMAGE
ONLY A PORTION OF THE BRIDGE IS 
COMING DOWN TO KEEP THE OVERALL 
INTEGRITY IN TACT.
RESIDENTS WERE ASKED TO 
EVACUATE
THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>>> THIS MORNING, WE'RE 
REMEMBERING THE CAREER OF ACTOR 
WILFORD BREMLY
HE MADE A SPLASH IN THE HIT 
MOVIE "COCOON" AND PLAYED IN
"THE FIRM.
>>> MAKING A MOVIE, IT'S A GROUP
EFFORT
BUT FOR ENTIRELY TOO LONG, THAT 
GROUP HAS SYSTEMICALLY EXCLUDED 
BLACK, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHER
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
>> RYAN REYNOLDS HAS LAUNCHED A 
DIVERSITY PROGRAM TO TRAIN
MINORITIES FOR WORK IN FILM.
HE HAS PLEDGED TO PAY, HOUSE, 
AND COVER TRAVEL EXPENSES OUT OF
HIS OWN SALARY FOR AROUND 10 TO 
20 TRAINEES WHO WILL WORK ON HIS
NEXT FILM.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS
FORCED MANY COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO TAKE A VIRTUAL
APPROACH TO LEARNING, INSTEAD OF
THE TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION.
THIS HAS CAUSED CONTROVERSY 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE SOME
SCHOOLS AREN'T OFFERING CHANGES 
IN TUITION FEES THAT HAS PARN PT
AND STUDENTS DISAPPOINTED.
>> Reporter: FROM WASHINGTON
STATE TO UC BERKELEY TO 
LAFAYETTE IN PENNSYLVANIA, MAJOR
UNIVERSITIES MAKING A MAJOR 
COURSE CORRECTION JUST WEEKS
AWAY FROM THE START OF THE NEW
SCHOOL YEAR, BACKING DOWN ON
BRINGING STUDENTS BACK TO 
CAMPUS
>> WE'RE DISAPPOINTED.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE OUR 
STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
>> Reporter: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
IN D.C. HAD A PLAN TO OFFER A 
BLEND OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON 
LEARNING
BUT THIS WEEK, ANNOUNCED AN 
ONLINE ONLY FALL SEMESTER 
INSTEAD.
WHAT WAS THE MOMENT WHEN YOU
SAID, AH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS PLAN THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE,
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK
>> IT WAS A THREE-WAY PERIOD OF 
THOSE CASE COUNTS BEING SO HIGH.
>> Reporter: UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENT SYLVIA KNOWS THE RISK 
WELL
SHE OVERSAW THE U.S. RESPONSE TO
EBOLA AND ZIKA AS HHS SECRETARY 
DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE IN A PLACE
WHERE YOU CAN BE NIMBLE, BECAUSE
THE SITUATION DOES CHANGE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE ABOUT FACE 
IS A LETDOWN FOR SOME.
>> IT'S SO SAD TO SEE THE RUG 
PULLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
>> IT WAS DEVASTATING.
>> Reporter: WILL GOLDMAN IS A
RISING SENIOR.
>> YOU WANT TO BE IN THE
CLASSROOM.
>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL JOINED
GEORGETOWN AND GEORGE 
WASHINGTON, BUT OFFERING A 10%
DISCOUNT ON TUITION TO OFFSET 
STUDENT'S DISAPPOINTMENT
DO YOU THINK AT THIS POINT
YOU'RE GETTING YOUR MONEY'S 
WORTH, EVEN WITH THAT 10% 
REDUCTION?
>> THERE'S JUST SO MUCH MORE
THAT YOU CAN DO IN PERSON.
>> Reporter: OTHERS GOING ONLINE
THIS FALL, INCLUDING HARVARD AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, ARE
NOT CHANGING TUITION FEES, EVEN 
AS SOME STUDENTS ARE SUING FOR
TUITION REFUNDS FROM SPRING 
SEMESTER
LIKE GRANGER, WHO FILED A 
LAWSUIT AGAINST DREXEL
UNIVERSITY IN APRIL.
>> WE'RE KIND OF NOT GETTING THE
EXPERIENCE WE'RE PAYING FOR, AND
THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO TAKE 
ACTION
>> Reporter: BUT COLLEGES SAY 
THEY TOO ARE FEELING THE
FINANCIAL TOLL
AMERICAN IS NOW PROJECTING IT 
COULD FACE $100 MILLION IN LOST 
REVENUE.
>> TO EVEN DO WHAT WE DID IN THE
SPRING SEMESTER, IT WAS A $27 
MILLION HIT.
>> Reporter: FOR STUDENTS AND 
SCHOOLS ALIKE, IT'S A CRASH 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL WATCHING TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
IT HAS ESTABLISHED AN EYE AND 
I'M FORECASTING THAT IS AN
INDICATOR OF STRENGTHING OF THAT
STORM.
THE NEXT UPDATE HAPPENS AT 5:00 
A.M.
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW,
YOU'LL SEE 70-MILE-PER-HOUR 
WINDS GOING INTO THE CAROLINAS, 
AND THE LATEST TRACK HAS IT 
ENTERING THE NORTHEAST BY 
TUESDAY.
WHAT'S GOING TO HELP BURN THIS
OFF FOR THE NORTHEAST IS WE'LL
START TO SEE TEMPERATURES.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO BACK DOWN TO
THE 80s.
SO
>>> WELCOME BACK
WE HAVE AN INSPIRING STORY ABOUT
SHOP OWNERING WORKING HARD TO 
MAKE THE WEDDING DREAMS COME
TRUE FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS.
HERE'S NBC'S KATE SNOW
>> Reporter: SHE'S ON THE 
FRONTLINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
SHE WORKS AT TWO MASSACHUSETTS
HOSPITALS, CARING FOR COVID 
PATIENTS, EVEN THOUGH HER ASTHMA
MAKES HER HIGH RISK.
>> I WAS VERY SCARED
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE THERE TO 
TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS FINANCIALLY
SUPPORTING HER PARENTS, WHO LOST
THEIR JOBS DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND PLANNING TO GET MARRIED IN
ACT.
>> I'M GETTING MARRIED AND I'VE 
GOT TO PLAN A WEDDING.
AND IT'S LIKE, WHERE DO I EVEN
START?
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN SHE
HEARD ABOUT BRIDES ACROSS 
AMERICA.
>> I SAW THEY'VE GIVEN OUT A
FREE DRESS FOR COVID-19 WORKERS.
I WAS LIKE, THIS CAN'T BE REAL
>> Reporter: HEIDI JANSEN 
STARTED THE NONPROFIT IN 2008 TO
GIVE FREE WEDDING DOWNS TO
MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDER
BRIDES
NOW SHE'S EXPANDED HER MISSION
TO HELP HEALTH CARE WORKERS SAY 
YES TO THE DRESS
>> THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ABOUT, IS
SUPPORTING THOSE THAT SUPPORT US
ON A DAILY BASIS
>> Reporter: THEY'VE PARTNERED
WITH 65 SALONS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THAT CONTRIBUTE DRESSES 
THEMSELVES OR RECEIVE DONATED 
GOWNS FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
WHEN SHE TRIED ON HER DRESS, THE
STRAIN OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS 
MELTED AWAY.
>> IT DID MAKE ME FEEL SPECIAL
IT DID MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A
PRINCESS
>> Reporter: AND WHEN SHE 
LEARNED IT REALLY WAS ON THE
HOUSE, SHE WAS OVERWHELMED
>> I STARTED TO CRY.
ALL OF THOSE NONSLEEPING NIGHTS,
ALL OF THE STRESS, ALL OF THE 
OVERWORK, IT MADE IT ALL FEEL 
LIKE WORTHY.
IT MADE ALL THE HARD WORK FEEL
LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS IT
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
YOU EARNED THIS DRESS.
>> Reporter: FOR JANSEN, IT'S 
ABOUT HELPING THOSE WHO RISKED
THEIR LIVES TO HELP OTHERS
>> MY HEART WENT OUT TO THESE 
NURSES AND THE DOCTORS
EVERYBODY THAT REALLY 
PARTICIPATED IN THE CARE OF A 
LOVED ONE.
I THINK THEY'RE HEROES
>> SHE PLANS TO DONATE HER DRESS
BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION AFTER
HER WEDDING.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO PLAN A
WEDDING DURING THE BEST OF
TIMES.
BUT TRY DOING IT DURING A 
PANDEMIC, IT'S NEARLY 
IMPOSSIBLE
SO TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESS AND
THAT COST OF THE DRESS IS HUGE
CELEBRATING SOME BIRTHDAYS
TODAY.
QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY IS 43 
YEARS OLD.
SALT AND BETTER DEEJAY
CINDERELLA IS 49
LIFESTYLE GURU MARTHA STEWART 
TURNS 79
MARTIN SHEEN TURNS
. 
>>> AFTER PELTING FLORIDA WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND POWERFUL WIND
TROPICAL STORM SWIRLS NORTH 
TARGETING MILLIONS FROM THE 
CAROLINAS TO THE COAST OF MAINE.
>> CALIFORNIA IN FLAMES.
THOUSANDS FORCED TO EVACUATE AS 
CREWS STRUGGLE TO CONTAIN A 
MASSIVE WILDFIRE EAST OF L.A..
>>> DEAD LOCKED WITH NO DEAL
LAWMAKERS SPAR OVER A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE AMI
A SEEMINGLY UNSTOPPABLE SURGE IN
CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
>>> WELCOME TO THE WEEK.
GOOD MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA
>>> LET'S BEGIN WITH THE SEVERE 
WEATHER THREAT
TROPICAL STORM LASHING FLORIDA
WITH ITS OUTER BANDS AFTER DOING
SERIOUS DAMAGE IN THE CARIBBEAN.
THE CAROLINAS DO GET A DIRECT 
HIT.
NBC'S KERRY SANDERS JOINS WITH
US AN UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM
KERRY THE?
>> Reporter: THIS IS INDEED A 
TROPICAL STORM, BUT NOT TO BE 
TAKEN LIGHTLY.
RIGHT NOW HEAD BE UP IN ITS 
TARGET ZONE, GEORGIA, SOUTH 
CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA
TROPICAL STORM HITTING SOUTH
FLORIDA WITH WIND AND RAIN
WREAKING HAVOC IN WEST PALM 
BEACH AND KNOCKING OUT POWER
CREWS WORKING TO RESTORE
ELECTRICITY TO TENS OF
THOUSANDS.
STRONG SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
CLOSINGUP THE TERRIFY BEACH AND 
OTHERS AND THE WORRY IS NOT 
OVER
WITH MORE THAN 487,000 CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE ANXIOUS.
SOME HELD HURRICANE PARTIES TO
RIDE OUT STORM
>> I HOPE THERE WEREN'T ANY 
PARTIES BUT IF THERE WERE WE'LL 
PAY THE PRICE FOR IT
>> BECAUSE LIKELY CORONAVIRUS 
COULD SPREAD TO PEOPLE IN A ROOM
TOGETHER
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S AN INFECTION THAT'S
TRANSFERS EASILY
>> Reporter: HEALTH FIRST 
HOSPITAL ONLY A MILE AND A HALF 
FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN EVACUATED 
ITS COVID PATIENTS TO ANOTHER 
HOSPITAL
AN HOUR'S DRIVE INLAND
>> IF THIS WAS A TEST, YOU
PASSED
>> WE PASSED GREAT
>> GOING FORWARD NOW BECAUSE
WE'RE STILL IN HURRICANE SEASON?
>> WE'RE MORE PREPARED NOW FOR
THE NEXT ONE
WE GET BETTER AND BETTER AND
THAT'S THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS GET
BETTER
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS
SAID THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A
PRACTICE RUN
THE HURRICANE SEASON WILL LAST
ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS.
GRAND BAJABO BAHAMA ISLAND, DAME
IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHERE
TWO DIED RESIDENTS STILL FACING 
EXTREME FLOODING
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA NOW
PREPARING FOR A DIRECT HIT, 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT 
ON THE OUTER BANKS
ONE THING OFFICIALS SAID THEY 
LEARNED IN THIS STORM IS HOW TO 
OPEN A SHELTER DURING A 
PANDEMIC
EVERYBODY'S TEMPERATURE WAS 
CHECKED.
THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO PROCESS 
EVERYBODY IN
LESSONS LEARNED HERE NOW BEING
SHARED WITH OFFICIALS IN SOUTH
AND NORTH CAROLINA
>> THANKS.
>> LET'S GO TO JANESSA WEBB WITH
AN UPDATE ON WHEN THE STORM 
COULD MAKE LANDFALL.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING.
STILL A TROPICAL STORM, ISAIAS
OUR LATEST RADAR COMING IN
I'M SEEING AN EYE FORMING.
ISAIAS IS 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
CAPE CANAVERAL
IT'S GOING TO RACE INTO THE 
CAROLINAS.
WE WILL HAVE A LAND FALL LATER
ON TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING,
70 MILE-PER-HOUR WIND GUSTS.
THE THE FLOOD THREAT, ISAIAS IS 
A RAIN MAKER
THREE TO FIVE INCHES
ISOLATED SPOTS UP TO SEVEN
INCHES
THIS TRACK OF UNCERTAINTY HAS 
COME VERY CLOSE TOGETHER
IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE 
NORTHEAST BY TUESDAY INTO 
WEDNESDAY AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE
WINDS AND VERY GUSTY WEATHER
>> THANK YOU FOR THE HEADS UP.
>> AS SHE TRACKS THE WEST COAST 
LET'S BRING THE DIRE SITUATION
HAPPENING ON THE WEST COAST.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO 
FLEE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE A
GROWING WILDFIRE
THIS IS IN THE CHERRY VALLEY
EAST OF LOS ANGELES.
1,200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING 
THAT BLAZE
>> Reporter: THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT STARTED AS TWO SMALL FIRES 
JOINED TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE 
MONSTER FIRE AND THE PROBLEM
THAT FIREFIGHTERS HAVE IS THAT
IT'S TUCKED IN THESE DEEP 
RAVINES THAT ARE TREACHEROUS
IT IS STILL RAGING OUT OF 
CONTROL.
THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC
WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP 
THEMSELVES SAFE AND PEOPLE THEY 
EVACUATED SAFE AS WELL
FIREFIGHTERS RACING TO CONTAIN A
SPRAWLING RING OF FLAMES
EXPLODEXP
EXPLODING INTO AN INFERNO.
EVACUATIONS FOR 8,000 RESIDENTS.
>> ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
TWO SMALL FIRES.
WITHIN A HALF HOUR IT WAS UP TO 
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, 
PRACTICALLY.
IT SPREAD VERY FAST.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY IT 
STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO 
SMALLER FIRES MERGED BECOMING A 
UNIFIED MONSTER.
>> I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU JUST 
HOW CLOSE SOME OF THESE HOMES 
ARE TO THE FLAMES.
>> Reporter: FUELED BY THICK
VEGETATION, LOW HUMIDITY AND
TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES THE 
FIRE NOW BALLOONING TO MORE THAN
20,000 ACRES
THE SMOKE PLUME EXTENDING TO
ARIZONA, VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD HOLD ON 
IT
WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO
CONTROL THE PERIMETER.
>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST RISK IS
TRAVERSING THIS STEEP TERRAIN.
HOW DO YOU FIGHT A FIRE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC?
PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE QUARANTINED 
IN THEIR HOMES AND NOW BEING
TOLD TO LEAF
>> PEOPLE ARE BEING SCREENED
IF THEY NEED TO BE SEGREGATED 
AND OPEN UP OTHER VENUES WE 
WILL
>> Reporter: DESPITE COVID
CONCERNS CREWS CONTINUE TO
BATTLE BACK ON THE GROUND BY
HAND BUILDING CONTAINMENT LINES 
WHILE THERE'S AN AERIAL ASSAULT.
FIREFIGHTERS DOING WHAT THEY CAN
TO GET A HANDLE ON THE FIRST
FIRE OF THE FIRE SEASON.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE STARTING TO GET
A HANDLE
OFFICIALS ON THE GROUND TELL ME 
THIS FIRE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
0% CONTAINMENT
THREATENING HOMES.
IT HAS ONLY BURNED ABOUT THREE
STRUCTURES AT THIS POINT BUT
LOOKING AT THE PATTERN OF THE 
FIRE AND THE WAY IT'S SPREADING 
BACK BEHIND ME THERE'S NO END IN
SIGHT.
>>> THANK YOU.
THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS THE 
NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
PEOPLE INFECTED AND MORE THAN 
156,000 DEATHS
DR. DEBORAH BIRX IS CAUSING THIS
A NEW PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC AS
CASE IN RURAL AREAS SURGE.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
WE'RE HEARING SOME STRONG WORDS 
FROM DR. DEBORAH BIRX.
SHE SAID MONTHS INTO THE
PANDEMIC THE VIRUS IS HITTING 
HARD AND THE PUBLIC HAS TO
COOPERATE TO HELP STOP IT.
A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE COORDINATOR
DR. DEBORAH BIRX, AMERICA HAS 
ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF THE
PANDEMIC
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY WIDESPREAD
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA YOU'RE NOT IMMUNE OR 
PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS.
>> Reporter: IT'S CRUCIAL FOR 
PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY TO FOLLOW SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS INCLUDING THIS
GUIDANCE ON MASKS.
>> IF YOU'RE A
MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD AND
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
RURAL AREA OR CITY YOU NEED TO
CONSIDER WEARING A MASK AT HOME 
ASSUMING YOU'RE POSITIVE
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA WHERE
THE DONALD TRUMP TOLL TOPPED
9300 DOCTORS ARE PLEADING TAKE
THIS SERIOUSLY
>> OUR RIGHT NOT TO WEAR A MASK.
A GROCERY CLERK SHOULD NOT HAVE 
TO FIGHT A GROWN MAN TO WEAR A
MASK
THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT
>> Reporter: AS DISTRICTS DEBATE
HOW TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR DR.
BIRX URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASE LOADS TO ONLY RETURN 
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
PARENTS IN TWO GEORGIA SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS ARE PROTESTING THEIR
DISTRICTS DECISIONS TO OPEN 
ONLINE ONLY.
>> GENERALLY IT'S QUITE 
STRESSFUL FOR KIDS
>> IT'S EXTREMELY DAMAGING TO 
THE CHILDREN
THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAKING KIDS
OUT OF FACE-TO-FACE SCHOOL IS 
MUCH GREATER THAN THE RISK OF 
THE VIRUS IN OUR ESTIMATION.
>> Reporter: EACH DAY BRINGS YET
ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE 
PANDEMIC'S DEVASTATING TOLL.
TWO WEEKS AGO JUSTIN HUNT EAR 
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND HIS
PARENTS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
JUSTIN'S FATHER PASSED AWAY LAST
WEEK
HIS MOM JUST FOUR DAYS LATER
>> THE HOSPITAL, THEY CALLED ME.
THEY HAD TO BREAK THE NEWS TO ME
AND TOLD ME I CAN'T COME IN TO
LOOK OR SEE THEM
I WAS TORN UP.
>> Reporter: DR. BIRX POINTED TO
THOSE IMAGES WE KEEP SEEING OF
THOSE PACKED HOUSE PARTIES AND
EVENTS
SHE SAID IT'S NOT SUPER 
SPREADING INDIVIDUALS BUT SUPER 
SPREADING EVENTS AND SHE SAYS 
THOSE HAVE TO STOP
>> THANK YOU
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL A DEAL FOR A
NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
STILL APPEARS OUT OF REACH
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RAN 
OUT ON FRIDAY FOR MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS.
TRACIE POTTS JOINS US WITH THE
LATEST
REPUBLICANS WANT A ONE WEEK 
EXTENSION BUT DEMOCRATS SAY IT
DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH
>> Reporter: RIGHT
REPUBLICANS ARE LOOKING FOR A 
DIFFERENT AMOUNT THAN DEMOCRATS 
ARE.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS LOOKING FOR A
DIFFERENT TIMELINE THAN 
DEMOCRATS ARE.
THEY SAY THEY'VE OFFERED A
TEMPORARY EXTENSION FOR A WHIELK
TH
 -- WEEK WHILE THEY WORK THIS 
OUT.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING FOR A 
BIGGER DEAL.
THAT'S WHERE EVERYTHING IS
STUCK.
>> WE'VE PROSED A ONE WEEK
EXTENSION AT $600 SO THAT WHILE 
WE NEGOTIATE A LONGER TERM
SOLUTION AT LEAST ALL THOSE 
PEOPLE DON'T LOSE THEIR MONEY 
AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THE
DEMOCRATS WON'T AGREE TO THAT.
THEY ARE INSISTENT ON HAVING
THIS AS PART OF A LARGER DEAL.
>> WE'LL COME BACK TO TABLE AND 
DO THIS IN TWO OR THREE MONTHS
AGAIN, NO.
LET'S GIVE THE COURTESY AND 
CERTAINTY OF SOME ASSURANCE THAT
THIS SUPPORT WILL BE THERE
BUT, AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON 
CONTAINING THE VIRUS AND FOR
SOME REASON THEY HAVE NOT 
EXECUTED A STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHERE WE ARE
AS OF THIS MORNING
ALL SIDES PLANNING TO COME BACK 
TO THE TABLE TODAY
TREASURY SECRETARY STEVE
MNUCHKIN SAID HE AND THE
REPUBLICAN LEADER WILL BE THERE 
UNTIL THEY RESOLVE THING
HE SAID ONCE THEY DO, HE CAN GET
15 MILLION CHECKS ROLLING WITHIN
A WEEK
>> THEY WILL NEED THAT TIMELINE.
THANK YOU.
>>> NOW TO A BIZARRE IN THE 
STORE MIDST OF MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL'S BATTLE WITH
CORONAVIRUS.
THE NEW YORK METS YOE
YOENIS CESPEDES OPTED OUT OF THE
SEASON
LATER IN THE DAY HIS AGENT SAID 
HE WAS NOT COMING BACK DUE TO 
COVID CONCERNS
THIS AS THE MIAMI MARLINS 
REPORTED THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT
DAY OF NO NEW CASE
THEY WILL PLAY ON TUESDAY IN
BALTIMORE.
BUT THE CARDINALS WEEKEND SERIES
HAD TO BE POSTPONED AFTER 
MULTIPLE PLAYERS AND STAFF
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE CARDINALS AFTER
TWO PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> JANESSA IS BACK WITH US.
WHAT'S THE LATEST UPDATE YOU
HAVE
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES THAT HAVE
MADE THEIR WAY INTO NEW YORK
CITY
THIS WILL IMPACT THE JERSEY 
AREA, ATLANTIC CITY NOW 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
I DO THINK THIS TRANSITION
POSSIBILITY INTO A TROPICAL 
STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF THE
NORTHEAST.
I'LL WATCH THAT THIS AFTERNOON
AND THAT WILL SPREAD ALL THE WAY
INTO THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA 
TODAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST YOU'RE
STILL IN THE 90s, THE HUMIDITY
IS NOT BACKING OFF
TODAY YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL A
LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF FOR THE
GREAT LAKES.
YOU CAN SEE DETROIT 81 WITH SOME
STORMS
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
STORM FOR AT LEAST>>> LEADING TA
ASTRONAUTS MADE IT SAFELY BACK
TO EARTH SPLASHING DOWN IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO
THIS WAS THE FIRST WATER LANDING
FOR AN AMERICAN CREW IN 45
YEARS.
THEY WERE THE FIRST TO FLY IN A 
COMMERCIALLY BUILT AND OPERATED 
SPACECRAFT
THEIR SAFE RETURN CLEARED THE 
WAY FOR SPACEX TO LAUNCH MORE 
CREWS POSSIBLY EVEN TOURISTS
INTO SPACE
>>> U.S. MARINE CORPS HAS 
SUSPENDED THE SEARCH-AND-RESCUE 
EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MISSING 
MARINES AND ONE NAVY SAILOR.
THE GROUP WAS ON A TRAINING 
MISSION ON THURSDAY WHEN THEIR
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE SANK.
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> THERE'S GOOD NEWS THIS
MORNING REGARDING THE HEALTH OF 
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADEN
GINSBURG
THE 87-YEAR-OLD JUSTICE IS DOING
WELL AT HOME
SHE WAS RELEASED FROM A NEW YORK
CITY HOSPITAL ON FRIDAY AFTER 
UNDERGOING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE 
PROCEDURE.
RUTH BADEN GINSBURG A FOUR TIME 
CANCER SURVI
>>> iTODAY'S QUICK HITS SEVERAL 
PAK 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE 
PLANNING TO OPT-OUT THE SEASON
THE PLAYERS ARE DEMANDING VIRUS 
SAFETY AND RARL JUSTICE.
>>> WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
CAPTURED THE STATE'S FIRST ASIAN
GIANT HORNET
THEY WILL HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER
TO LOCATE THE HORNET'S NEST 
BEFORE THEY REACH THE MATING
SEASON
>> BASEBALL STAR MIKE TROUT 
WELCOMELED HIS FIRST CHILD OVER 
THE WEEKEND.
THE ANGEL'S SLUGGER NAMED HIS 
BOY BECKHAM AARON TROUT.
THOSE INITIALS SPELL BAT
>> ANOTHER BIG RETAILER FILED 
FOR BANKRUPTCY
COULD MICROSOFT STOP TIK TOK
FROM BEING BANNED IN THE UNITED 
STATES
WE HAVE THE LATEST ON ALL THIS
GOOD MORNING, KAREN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REPORTEDLY
GIVEN TIK TOK 45 DAYS TO SELL 
THE OPERATIONS TO MICROSOFT.
MICROSOFT YESTERDAY CONFIRMED IT
HAS HELD TALKS ABOUT ACQUIRING
THE VIDEO APP.
WHAT WE HEARD IN THIS STATEMENT 
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN IN 
THE BACKGROUND OF THESE 
CONVERSATIONS.
MICROSOFT GAINING GROUND IN THE 
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY SPACE.
ALREADY OWNS LINKEDIN.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS THREATENED
TO BAN THE VIDEO APP BECAUSE OF 
CONCERNS AROUND DATA PRIVACY
IN OTHER NEWS CASUALTIES GROW 
FROM CORONAVIRUS
LORD AND TAYLOR IS THE LATEST TO
FILE BANKRUPTCY.
IT PUT ITS ASSETS AND 
LIABILITIES UP TO $500 MILLION
THE GROUP DATES BACK TO 1896
IT'S THE LATEST RETAILER TO 
BATTLE THE EFFECTS OF THE 
DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY.
DUNKIN' DONUTS BEGINS FREE
COFFEE ON MONDAY AND FREE 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THIS IS YOUR GOOD NEWS FOR
TODAY.
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FROM THE 
GREAT LAKES, MIDWEST
WE HAVE SOME SPOTS, KANSAS CITY 
13 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE
THEN IT SPREAD INTO THE 
NORTHEAST.
IT WILL SETTLE IN TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON.
NEW YORK CITY, HEY WE'RE BACK IN
>>> FOR SO MANY DOGS HAVE BEEN A
HUGE COMFORT DURING THE COVID 
CRISIS BUT NOW THEY ARE BEING 
TRAINED TO ACTUALLY DETECT THE
DISEASE.
WE HAVE THE FASCINATING DETAILS.
>> Reporter: COME HERE
>> Reporter: PONCHO IS A
FRIENDLY YELLOW LAB WHO WORKS A 
FULL-TIME JOB.
HE'S TRAINING TO DETECT 
COVID-19
>> DOGS REALLY HAVE AN ABILITY
TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR
NOSE
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS BELIEVE
THAT SHARP SENSE COULD SOON HELP
SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
>> COULD BE A VERY VALUABLE 
CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIGHT.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE TRAINING
AND TESTING NINE DOGS WITH
SCIENTIFIC METHODS
FIRST SNIFFING A COVID POSITIVE 
URINE SAMPLE
THE VIRUS IS ISN'T ACTIVATED FOR
SAFETY
THEN OFF TO THE WHEEL LOOKING 
FOR THE MATCHING SCENT
NOT MADE EASY.
INSIDE THE SHAKERS A COVID
POSITIVE SAMPLE, A COVID
NEGATIVE SAMPLE AND OTHER 
GENERIC SCENTS
THE WHEEL IS SPUN AROUND
THE DOGS FIND IT OVER 95% OF THE
TIME
YOU CAN'T MAKE A DOG SCENT, IT
HAS TO WANT TO WHICH IS WHY 
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT IS VITAL 
TO THIS TRAINING
UP
PONCHO, SIT.
>> MY THOUGHT IS SCREENING OF 
PEOPLE IN AN AIRPORT OR A 
STADIUM OR PEOPLE COME BACK TO
SCHOOL
IF THE DOG CAN BE THERE AND 
ACTUALLY GIVE US THE GO-NO GO.
>> Reporter: CYNTHIA OVERSEES 
THE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
DOGS WITH WORK WITH 300 MILLION 
SMELL RECEPTORS COMPARED TO 
HUMANS WHO HAVE ONLY 6 MILLION
LATER IN THE STUDY SWEAT SAMPLES
WILL BE USED
PEOPLE WITH POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE COVID TESTS ASKED TO 
WEAR A PROVIDED T-SHIRT 
OVERNIGHT AND SEND IT BACK
>> THIS IS WHAT WILL TRANSLATE
MOST DIRECTLY TO THAT PERSON
BEING SCREENED IN A PUBLIC
ENVIRONMENT.
>> Reporter: DOGS HAVE LONG BEEN
TRUSTED DETECTORS.
>> WHAT TOPS TRAINING A DOG TO
DO SOMETHING THAT WILL AID
SOMEONE ELSE
>> Reporter: NOW IN THE BATTLE
TO END A PANDEMIC, THERE COULD
BE SOME NEW DOGS IN THE FIGHT.
>>> I'M NOT EVEN SURPRISED
THAT'S THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTW
HAVE ON THAT
>> THEY CAN ALREADY DETECT
DRUGS, EXPLOSIVES, WHY NOT A
VIRUS.
>> LET'S HEAD OVER TO MEXICO
WHERE NEW PARENTS CAN RENT A
GLASS ENCLOSED MOBILE CABIN TO
SHOW OFF THEIR BABIES.
THE CABINS ARE DEEP CLEANED 
BEFORE PARENTS USE IT.
OWNERS CAME UP WITH THIS BECAUSE
HIS OWN DAUGHTER WAS BORN DURING
THE PANDEMIC AND WORRIED HIS
GRANDMOTHER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO 
MEET HER
>> THEY HAVE FACE TIME IN 
MEXICO
>>> BRACING FOR ISAIAS
THE CAROLINAS HUNKERING DOWN
THIS MORNING AFTER THE TROPICAL 
STORM SKIRTS FLORIDA, PACKING 
POWERFUL WINDS AND RAIN.
>>> EXTRAORDINARILY WIDESPREAD
THE SOBERING NEW ASSESSMENT OF
THE PANDEMIC FROM A TOP U.S.
OFFICIAL AS LAWMAKERS HIT A WALL
IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW RELIEF
BILL
>>> MAKING A SPLASHY ENTRANCE.
ASTRONAUTS HURDLE BACK TO EARTH 
FROM THE HISTORIC MISSION THAT
COULD RESHAPE THE FUTURE OF 
SPACE TRAVEL
>>> GOOD MORNING ON THIS MONDAY.
>> WE BEGIN THE WEEK TRACKING 
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS.
IT'S PACKING HEAVY RAINS AND
STRONG WINDS
THE OUTER BANDS SCRAPING ALONG
THE COAST OF FLORIDA
AND THERE ARE FEARS NOW THAT THE
CAROLINAS COULD GET A DIRECT
HIT.
>> Reporter: ON FLORIDA'S SPACE 
COAST, SO FAR SO GOOD.
ISAIAS NOW A TROPICAL STORM,
STAYING JUST FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE
TO BE A NUISANCE, WITH ROUGH
SEAS AND STRONG GUSTS BUT NOT A 
MAJOR DISASTER
>> YOU GET A LITTLE NERVOUS AND 
YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT CHANCE OF
WEATHER WHETHER OR NOT THE STORM
IS ACTUALLY GOING TO COME AND 
BRING THE FULL FORCE WITH IT
>> Reporter: THE SUNSHINE STATE 
NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET, 
THOUGH
>> EVEN IF THE EYE OF THE STORM 
STAYS OFF THE COURSE, THERE, OF 
COURSE, IS GOING TO BE IMPACTS
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS.
>> Reporter: THE CATEGORY 1 
HURRICANE ISAIAS PUMMELLED
PUERTO RICO, PROMPTING WATER
RESCUES.
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE
BAHAMAS ALSO IN THE STORM'S 
PATH
BUT IT WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL 
STORM AND NEVER REGAINED
STRENGTH
ELECTED LEADERS IN FLORIDA
BREATHING A SMALL SIGH OF 
RELIEF
>> WHILE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
OPTIMISM, WE CAN'T STAY 
COMPLACENT
>> Reporter: PREPARATION MADE 
MORE DIFFICULT BY COVID-19
COASTAL COUNTIES DIDN'T WANT TO 
OPEN SHELTER IT IS THEY DIDN'T
HAVE TO, TO KEEP EVACUEES FROM
BEING EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS
AT THIS POINT, THE NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER SAYS IT APPEARS
THAT ICETROPICAL STORM ISAIAS WL
NOT MAKE LANDFALL IN FLORIDA AT 
ALL.
CHRIS PALLONE, NBC NEWS.
>> AND JANESSA WEBB JOINS US NOW
WITH THE LATEST.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS
CURRENTLY OFFSHORE
THE EYE OF THE STORM IS COMING
TOGETHER, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE 
BANDS OF RAIN, POSSIBLE 
TORNADOES FOR EAST FLORIDA
WE'LL WATCH THAT TODAY AS THIS
SYSTEM COMES TOGETHER.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 65 MILES OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, RACING INTO THE 
CAROLINAS, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO
POTENTIALLY SEE A LANDFALL LATER
TONIGHT, TOMORROW, POSSIBLY 
COULD HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
BUT THIS SYSTEM IS STILL MOVING 
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ABOUT 9
MILES PER HOUR
WHAT YOU CAN COUNT ON IS THE
STORM SURGE AND THE MASSIVE 
FLOODING WE'RE GOING TO SEE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
TRACK, BECAUSE IT WILL GO INTO
NEW YORK CITY, ALL THE WAY INTO 
BOSTON
WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY
BY TUESDAY
GUYS
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> ON THE WEST COAST, A DIRE 
SITUATION IS UNFOLDING
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO 
FLEE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE A
GROWING WILDFIRE
THIS IS IN CHERRY VALLEY, EAST
OF LOS ANGELES
1200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOW 
BATTLING THAT BLAZE.
RUR 
OUR STEVE PATTERSON HAS MORE
>> Reporter: CORI, THIS STARTED 
AS TWO SMALL FIRES, JOINING 
TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE MONSTER
FIRE
THE PROBLEM FIREFIGHTERS HAVE IS
IT SO TUCKED IN THESE DEEP
RAVINES THAT ARE TREACHEROUS AND
DANGEROUS, THEY NEED AN AERIAL
ASSAULT TO PAIR THIS DOWN,
BECAUSE IT'S STILL RAGING OUT OF
CONTROL.
AND THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO
KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AND THE
PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE EVACUATING
SAFE, AS WELL.
FIREFIGHTERS RACING TO CONTAIN A
SPRAWLING RING OF FLAMES
EXPLODING INTO AN INFERNO.
THE FAST-MOVING APPLE FIRE
THREATENING HUNDREDS OF HOMES,
SPARKING EVACUATIONS OF NEARLY
8,000 RESIDENTS.
>> ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT 
WAS TWO SMALL FIRES, AND WITHIN 
HALF HOUR IT WAS UP HERE ON THIS
SIDE OF THE ROAD
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY IT 
STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO 
SMALLER FIRES MERGED, BECOMING A
UNIFIED MONSTER.
>> WOW
THAT'S INTENSE
>> I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW
CLOSE SOME OF THESE HOMES ARE TO
THE FLAMES
>> Reporter: FUELED BY THICK VEJ
RATION AND TRIPLE DIGIT 
TEMPERATURES, THE FIRE
BALLOONING TO 20,000 ACRES
THE SMOKE PLUME EXTENDING TO
ARIZONA, VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD HOLD ON 
IT
WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO 
CONTROL THE PERIMETER.
>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE FACING FIREFIGHTERS IS
DEALING WITH THIS STEEP, RUGGED 
AND DANGEROUS TERRAIN.
INITIALLY, IT WAS SOMETHING A 
LOT OF THEM NEVER DEALT WITH
BEFORE, WHICH IS HOW DO YO FIGHT
A FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC
PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE QUARANTINED 
IN THEIR HOMES AND NOW BEING
TOLD TO LEAVE.
>> PEOPLE ARE BEING SCREENED
IF PEOPLE NEED TO BE SEGREGATED 
AND WE NEED TO OPEN UP OTHER
VENUES, WE WILL.
WE'LL FOLLOW THE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
>> Reporter: DESPITE COVID
CONCERNS, CREWS CONTINUE TO 
BUILD CONTAINMENT LINES, WHILE
TANKERS STREAKED ACROSS THE SKY,
PUMMELING THE FLAMES IN AN
AERIAL ASSAULT
FIREFIGHTERS DOING ALL THEY CAN 
TO GET A HANDLE ON THE SEASON'S 
FIRST MAJOR WILDFIRE, WHILE 
TRYING TO KEEP RESIDENTS AND
THEMSELVES SAFE.
IT SEEMS FIREFIGHTERS ARE 
STARTING TO GET A HANDLE ON IT, 
AND THE NUMBERS ARE SHIFTING
BUT RIGHT NOW OFFICIALS ON THE
GROUND ARE TELLING ME THIS FIRE 
IS OUT OF CONTROL, STILL ZERO 
PERCENT CONTAINMENT AND 
THREATENING HOMES.
IT'S ONLY BURNED ABOUT THREE
STRUCTURES AT THIS POINT, BUT 
LOOKING AT THE PATTERN OF THE 
FIRE AND THE WAY IT'S SPREADING 
BACK BEHIND ME, THERE IS NO END 
IN EIGHT
COR SNIRVEGS
>> THAT GROWTH COULD BE 
EXPLOSIVE.
STEVE, THANK YOU
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS 
THE NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
AFFECTED AND 156,000 DEATHS.
DR. DEBORAH BIRX IS CALL THING A
NEW PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC, AS 
CASES IN RURAL AREAS SURGE
OUR BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
LATEST
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
WE ARE HEARING SOME VERY STRONG 
WORDS FROM DR. DEBORAH BIRX.
SHE SAYS MONTHS INTO THE
PANDEMIC, THE VIRUS IS HITTING
HARD, AND THE PUBLIC HAS TO 
COOPERATE TO HELP STOP IT.
A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE COORDINATOR
DR. DEBORAH BIRX
AMERICA HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE 
OF THE PANDEMIC.
WHAT IS WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA, YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE
OR PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS
>> Reporter: STRESSING IT'S 
CRUCIAL FOR PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS 
OF THE COUNTRY TO FOLLOW SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS, INCLUDING THIS 
GUIDANCE ON MASKS.
>> IF YOU'RE IN 
MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS AND
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
RURAL AREA OR IN YOUR CITY, YOU 
NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER WEARING 
A MASK AT HOME ASSUMING THAT
YOU'RE POSITIVE.
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE THE DEATH TOLL TOPPED 
9,300, DOCTORS ARE PLEADING TAKE
THIS SERIOUSLY
>> OUR RIGHTS TO NOT WEAR A 
MASK, THAT BULL [ BLEEP ] IS
GOING TO KILL US
A GROCERY CLERK SHOULD NOT HAVE 
TO FIGHT A GROWN MAN TO WEAR A
MASK
THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB
THEY SHOULD HAVEN'T TO DO THAT
>> Reporter: AS DISTRICTS DEBATE
HOW TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR, 
DR. BIRX URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASELOADS TO ONLY RETURN
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
PARENTS IN TWO GEORGIA SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS ARE PROTESTING THEIR
DISTRICT'S DECISIONS TO OPEN
ONLINE ONLY, DEMANDING PARENTS
HAVE AN OPTION TO CHOOSE
>> GENERALLY, IT'S QUITE
STRESSFUL FOR KIDS IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS
>> I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY 
DAMAGING TO THE CHILDREN
THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAKING KIDS
OUT OF FACE-TO-FACE SCHOOL IS 
MUCH GREATER THAN THE RISK OF 
THE VIRUS, IN OUR ESTIMATION
>> Reporter: AND EACH DAY BRINGS
YET ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE 
PANDEMIC'S DEVASTATING TOLL.
TWO WEEKS AGO, JUSTIN HUNTER, A 
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND HIS
PARENTS, TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19
JUSTIN'S FATHER PASSED AWAY JUST
LAST WEEK, HIS MOM JUST FOUR
DAYS LATER
>> THE HOSPITAL, THEY CALLED ME.
THEY HAD TO BREAK THE NEWS TO 
ME, AND THEY TOLD ME I COULDN'T 
COME IN TO LOOK AT OR SEE THEM
AND I WAS TORN UP.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WITH GOD, SO
THEY'RE IN GOOD HANDS.
>> Reporter: AND DR. BIRX ALSO
POINTED TO THOSE IMAGES WE KEEP 
SEEING OF THOSE PACKED HOUSE
PARTIES AND EVENTS
SHE SAYS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY 
SUPER SPREADING INDIVIDUALS BUT 
RATHER SUPER SPREADING EVENTS,
AND SHE SAYS THOSE HAVE TO STOP.
>> THANK YOU
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL, A DEAL FOR 
A NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
STILL APPEARS OUT OF PREACH THIS
MORNING.
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RAN 
OUT ON FRIDAY, RAISING THE
STAKES FOR NEGOTIATORS
REPUBLICANS PROPOSED A ONE-WEEK 
EXTENSION, BUT DEMOCRATS WANT A 
MORE LONG-TERM PLAN.
>> YESTERDAY WAS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I'M NOT
OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL BE A 
SOLUTION IN THE VERY NEAR TERM
>> NOW, TROUBLE LOOMS EVEN AFTER
A DEAL IS REACHED.
AT LEAST 20 SENATE REPUBLICANS
SAY THEY'LL VOTE NO ON ANOTHER
RELIEF BILL, NO MATTER WHAT.
>>> THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO 
SPREAD ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE 
SPORTS WORLD
DOUG PEDERSEN BECAME THE FIRST
COACH TO TEST POSITIVE FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS.
HE'S TESTED POSITIVE TWICE
AND MATT LACROSS BECAME THE 
EIGHTH PATRIOT TO OPT OUT OF THE
SEASON
SO FAR MORE THAN 40 PLAYERS 
AROUND THE LEAGUE HAVE DECIDED
NOT TO PLAY THIS YEAR.
>>> SHIFTING TO BASEBALL, THE 
NEW YORK METS CESPEDES OPTED OUT
OF THE SEASON.
HE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE METS' 
GAME IN ATLANTA ON SUNDAY BEFORE
INFORMING THE TEAM OF HIS 
DECISION
AND THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS'
WEEKEND SERIES WAS POSTPONED
AFTER MULTIPLE PLAYERS AND STAFF
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE TEAM AFTER TWO 
PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> THE U.S. MARINE CORPS HAS 
SUSPENDED THE SEARCH AND RESCUE 
EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MARINES AND A 
NAVY SAILOR OFF THE COAST OF
CALIFORNIA
THEY WERE ON A TRAINING MISSION 
WHEN THEIR AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT 
VEHICLE SANK
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> NOW TO A MISSION THAT COULD 
AFFECT SPACE TRAVEL.
THE FIRST WATER LANDING FOR AN
AMERICAN CREW IN 45 YEARS.
PARACHUTES SLOWING THE CAPSULE
DOWN FROM 350 MILES AN HOUR TO
15
THE TWO ALSO MADE HISTORY BY
FLYING IN A COMMERCIALLY BUILT
AND OPERATED SPACECRAFT.
THIS CLEARS THE WAY FOR POSSIBLE
TOURISTS INTO SPACE.
>> WE WERE EAGERLY WATCHING ALL 
OF THAT.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
WHEN I SAW THAT STORY YESTERDAY 
I WAS SMILING EAR TO EAR
JUST A WONDERFUL STORY
LET'S TALK ABOUT TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
WE'RE SEEING THAT STORM SURGE 
FOR THE CAROLINAS.
MYRTLE BEACH, CHARLESTON
THE HIGH TIDE IS 8:00 P.M. AND A
STORM SURGE ON TOP OF THAT TWO
TO FOUR FEET
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE IN
THE 90s AND 100 DEGREES FOR SAN 
ANTONIO THIS AFTERNOON
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD.
STILL PRETTY STEAMY FOR THE 
NORTHEAST WITH A FEW STORMS THAT
ARE SPARKING OUR WAY THIS 
AFTERNOON.
WHO IS OVER THE HEAT
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT COMING
UP
>> STE
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, THERE IS
GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING REGARDING
THE HEALTH OF SUPREME COURT 
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
WE ARE LEARNING THAT SHE WAS
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 
FRIDAY
SHE IS CURRENTLY HOME ACCORDING 
TO A SPOKESWOMAN AND DOING WELL.
THE 87-YEAR-OLD WAS IN A NEW
YORK CITY HOSPITAL UNDERGOING A 
MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE TO 
REVIVE A BILE DUCT STENT
GINSBURG ALSO RECENTLY REVEALED 
SHE'S BEEN UNDERGOING 
CHEMOTHERAPY FOR A RESURGENCE OF
CANCER
>>> MICROSOFT IS MOVING AHEAD 
WITH PLANS TO BUY TIKTOK IN THE 
U.S.
THE TECH TITAN IS AIMING TO 
FINISH THE DEAL BY SEPTEMBER 15.
THIS COMES AFTER A DISCUSSION 
BETWEEN MICROSOFT'S CEO AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO SAID ON 
FRIDAY HE WANTS TO BAN TIKTOK 
AND WOULD NOT APPROVE OF A
TAKEOVER
IF A DEAL IS REACHED, MICROSOFT 
SAYS DATA WILL BE STORED IN THE 
UNITED STATES, WHICH WOULD
ADDRESS CONCERNS OF CHINESE 
SPYING
>>> WE HAVE SOME WILD VIDEO THIS
MORNING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TRUCK THAT
ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT FIRE BEING
REPAIRED ON FRIDAY AND WAS AT 
RISK FOR EXPLODING
A TRUCK DRIVER IN NORTHEAST 
CHINA RISKED HIS LIFE TO MOVE 
THE WEEK AWAY FROM PEOPLE IN THE
SURROUNDING AREA
NOW, BECAUSE OF HIS HEROIC DEED,
THE AUTOMAKER GIFTED HIM WITH A 
NEW TRUCK AS A THANK YOU FOR
♪ ♪
TAYLOR SWIFT HAS LANDED HER 
SEVENTH NUMBER ONE ALBUM
"FOLKLORE" WHICH IS HER EIGHTH
ALBUM OVERALL, SOLD 846,000 IN
ITS FIRST WEEK IN THE U.S.
AND SWIFT'S RECORD LABEL SAYS 
IT'S SOLD OVER 2 MILLION
WORLDWIDE, WITH 500 MILLION 
WORLD STREAMS.
IT'S ALREADY 2020'S TOP SELLING 
ALBUM.
>>> RESTAURANTS NATIONWIDE ARE
STRUGGLING WITH RENEWED 
SHUTDOWNS AND MANDATES
ALMOST 24,000 CLOSING UP SHOP 
FOR GOOD
BUT STARBUCKS HAS BEEN ABLE TO
REOPEN OVER 90% OF THEIR STORES.
STEPHANIE RUHLE SPOKE WITH THE
COMPANY'S CEO AND GOT A LOOK AT 
WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER 
CUSTOMERS.
>> Reporter: CLOSE TO SIX MONTHS
INTO THE PANDEMIC, STARBUCKS, 
THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST COFFEE
CHAIN, IS TRYING TO MAKE YOUR 
ONCE NORMAL COFFEE RUN FEEL 
NORMAL AGAIN
DEALING WITH MASK MANDATES AND
SHUTDOWNS, THE COMPANY IS 
LEADING WITH A NEW APPROACH,
ACCORDING TO THE CEO KEVIN
JOHNSON.
>> RIGHT NOW WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT
ARE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE SAFE,
FAMILIAR, AND CONVENIENT
>> Reporter: THE JAVA GIANT IS
SERVING UP A MORE STREAMLINED 
EXPERIENCE FOR CUSTOMERS
>> WE HAVE OVER 32,000 STORES IN
80 MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A DIGITAL DASH
BOARD THAT TAKES FEEDS FROM 
GOVERNMENT TO TRACK THE SPREAD
OF COVID
SO UNTIL THERE IS A VACCINE, WE 
WILL BE ADAPTING
>> Reporter: CUSTOMERS CAN GET
THEIR COFFEE FROM A SAFE
DISTANCE AT THE TOUCH OF A
BUTTON
JUST ORDER ON THE APP, WAIT FOR 
YOUR NAME, GRAB IT AND GO.
MORE OF THESE STORES EXPANDED 
CURBSIDE PICKUPS AND DRIVE
THROUGHS WILL BE ROLLED OUT OVER
THE NEXT 18 MONTHS
THE CHAIN IS EMPHASIZING NEW
SAFETY PROTOCOLS, TOO.
THOUGH NOT WITHOUT CHALLENGES.
>> A BIG FOR US IS SAFETY,
MAKING SURE THE CUSTOMERS HERE
FEEL SAFE.
SO WE DO SCAN THEIR CHECK-INS 
EVERY DAY, AND WE ALSO -- ALL OF
OUR HIGH TOUCH AREAS, CUSTOMERS 
AND PARTNERS COME INTO CONTACT, 
SO WE MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEANING 
THEM
>> Reporter: HOW HARD HAS IT
BEEN TO ENFORCE THE MASK MANDATE
FOR YOUR PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES 
TO GET CUSTOMERS TO ADHERE TO 
THESE RULES?
>> BEGINNING IN MAY, WE REQUIRED
ALL OF OUR STARBUCKS PARTNERS TO
WEAR FACIAL COVERINGS.
MOST CUSTOMERS DID
BUT CERTAINLY SOME DIDN'T.
WE PARTNERED WITH THE CDC TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN 
EXPERIENCE THAT HOPEFULLY 
EXCEEDS THE CDC REQUIREMENTS FOR
SAFETY
>> Reporter: IS THIS THE FUTURE 
FOR STARBUCKS INDEFINITELY
>> THIS IS RESHAPING CONSUMER 
BEHAVIOR BROADLY, I BELIEVE.
AND CERTAINLY SOME OF THAT WILL 
CONTINUE EVEN AFTER THERE'S A 
VACCINE.
AND MORE THERAPEUTICS.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO 
THOSE WHO SAY, BUT WE'RE IN A 
CRISIS
WE LOVE TO PUT PEOPLE OVER
PROFITS BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO
>> WE'RE PAST THE CRISIS PHASE
AND WE'RE NOW INTO EXECUTION
MODE
NOW, FOR THOSE WHO SAY LOOK, AS 
WE ENTER THIS DOWNTURN, WE WANT 
TO PUT PEOPLE OVER PROFIT, BUT
WE COULDN'T.
ECONOMICALLY WE COULDN'T
AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK, AS YOU
SAID BEFORE, WE ALL HAVE A
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WHO IS READY FOR A SUMMER 
COOLDOWN
YOU'LL SEE IT FOR THE GREAT 
LAKES AND THE MIDWEST.
WE HAVE SPOTS THAT HAVE 13
DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.
THE COOLER AREA WILL SPREAD INTO
THE NORTHEAST.
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
WASHINGTON TO NEW YORK CITY,
HEY, WE'RE BAC
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR SERIES
INEQUALITY IN AMERICA.
AND THE SIMPLE ACT FOR GOING OUT
FOR A RUN.
MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN SAY 
THEY WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.
SO AS STEPHANIE GOSK REPORTS, 
ONE GROUP IS GETTING HEALTHIER
BY TRAINING TOGETHER
>> IT'S SO QUIET
>> Reporter: 4:45 A.M. IN STONE 
MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA.
THIS IS WHAT COMMITMENT LOOKS 
LIKE
>> WHEN I WAKE UP AND I DON'T 
FEEL LIKE ROLLING OUT THE BED, I
KNOW THERE'S SOME LADIES ON THE 
PAVEMENT, EXPECTING ME, WAITING 
FOR ME
>> Reporter: THIS PARTICULAR
MORNING, THERE WERE FIVE, OUT 
HERE TOGETHER, TO RUN.
>> WE HAVE RUNNERS, WE HAVE 
PEOPLE WHO RUN AND WALK IN
BETWEEN, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS 
GOING TO BE SOMEBODY WAITING FOR
YOU AT THE END
>> Reporter: AND IN MANY WAYS,
THAT IS THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND
BLACK GIRLS RUN, AN ORGANIZATION
STARTED OVER TEN YEARS AGO, NOW 
WITH 74 GROUPS NATIONWIDE, AND
250,000 MEMBERS.
THE GROUP, COMMITTED TO 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ENCOURAGEMENT.
J.L. ALEXANDER IS THE CEO OF
BLACK GIRLS RUN.
>> WE THINK IT'S VERY EASY JUST 
TO GET UP, LACE UP YOUR SHOES 
AND HEAD OUT THE FRONT DOOR.
BUT AS MAYBE NOT MANY PEOPLE
REALIZE, SOMETIMES JUST BY OUR
SKIN COLOR OR JUST BY BEING A 
WOMAN, THAT SOMETIMES MAKES US
VERY VULNERABLE.
>> Reporter: AND CREATING A SAFE
AND SUPPORTIVE WAY TO RUN CAN 
HELP TURN AROUND A DEADLY 
EPIDEMIC
OVERWHELMINGLY IMPACTING
AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
4 OUT OF 5 BLACK WOMEN IN THE 
U.S. ARE OVERWEIGHT OR HAVE 
OBESITY, LEADING TO HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, DIABETES AND STROKE.
AND ALL OF THOSE DISEASES MAKE
PEOPLE MORE VULNERABLE TO 
COVID-19
>> IT'S SUPER CRUCIAL THAT THAT 
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS A ROLE
IN PREVENTING WEIGHT GAIN.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE, 
PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG BLACK
WOMEN WHEN IT COMES TO EXERCISE 
AND THEIR HEALTH
>> JUST DO IT.
ACTIVITY IS BY FAR ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE CAN DO OR WE CAN 
TAKE OWNERSHIP OF AND DO IN SUCH
A WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO FEEL
BETTER
>> Reporter: FOR APRIL MOORE, 
FINDING THIS GROUP WAS A
LIFELINE
>> MY MOTHER SUFFERED A STROKE
WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD.
SO WATCHING HER AND THE IMPACT
ON HER HEALTH HAS BEEN A
MOTIVATING FACTOR FOR ME
>> Reporter: NOW SHE'S RUNNING
MARATHONS IN FAR FLUNG PLACES.
>> WE ARE OFFICIALLY THE LARGEST
GROUP OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS THAT 
HAVE EVER RUN A MARATHON ON 
ANTARCTICA
>> Reporter: BACK AT HOME, THERE
IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
AND THESE WOMEN ARE ONLY GETTING
STRONGER
>> GOOD JOB.
WE GOT IT DONE
>> Reporter: STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC
NEWS
>> AND BLACK GIRLS RUN JUST 
FINISHED THEIR 1 MILLION MILES
FOR JUSTICE PROGRAM.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
>>> COMING UP ON "THE "TODAY" 
SHOW, HOW THE NAVAJO NATION IS
DOING WITH CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAKS.
KEEP IT RIGHT HERE
MORE N
>>> TRACKING TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
WHERE THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO 
HIT NEXT AFTER LEAVING A TRAIL
OF DESTRUCTION IN THE CARIBBEAN.
>> YESTERDAY WAS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I'M NOT
OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL BE A 
SOLUTION IN THE VERY NEAR TERM
>> NEGOTIATIONS FOR ANOTHER 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL HIT AN
IMPASSE AS TOP U.S. HEALTH
OFFICIAL WARNS THE PANDEMIC HAS 
ENTERED A DARK NEW PHASE
>>> A TEXT TITAN DANCING TOWARD 
A DEAL TO BUY TIKTOK, BUT THE 
CLOCK IS TICKING AFTER THE
PRESIDENT PROMISED TO BAN THE 
APP.
>>> GOOD MORNING
I'M PHILIP MENA.
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
WE BEGIN WITH THE EXTREME 
WEATHER THREAT MOVING UP THE
EAST COAST THIS MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS LARGELY
SPARED FLORIDA, BRINGING STRONG 
WINDS TO THE SHORE
BUT THE STORM COULD MAKE
LANDFALL IN THE CAROLINAS,
FORCING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR 
HOMES DURING A PANDEMIC.
KERRY SANDERS JOINS US FROM 
FLORIDA WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: ISAIAS IS INDEED A 
TROPICAL STORM BUT NOT TO BE
TAKEN LIGHTLY.
RIGHT NOW, HEADING UP IN ITS
TARGET ZONE, GEORGIA, SOUTH 
CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS HITTING
SOUTH FLORIDA WITH WIND AND 
RAIN, WREAKING HAVOC IN WEST
PALM BEACH AND KNOCKING OUT 
POWER ALONG THE COASTLINE.
CREWS WORKING TO RESTORE
ELECTRICITY TO TENS OF
THOUSANDS.
STRONG SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
CLOSING JUPITER BEACH AND 
OTHERS
AND THE WORRY IS NOT OVER.
WITH MORE THAN 487,000 CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE ANXIOUS.
SOME MAY HAVE HELD HURRICANE
PARTIES TO RIDE OUT THE STORM.
>> I HOPE THERE WEREN'T ANY 
PARTIES, BUT IF THERE WERE, 
WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR
IT
BECAUSE LIKELY C LY CORONAVIRUSD
SPREAD
IT TRANSMITS VERY EASILY
>> Reporter: FEARING THEY MAY BE
HIT BY A HURRICANE, CAPE
CANAVERAL HOSPITAL EVACUATED ITS
COVID PATIENTS TO ANOTHER 
HOSPITAL, AN HOUR'S 
DRIVE-INLAND
>> SO IF THIS WAS A TEST, YOU 
PASSED
>> WE PASSED GREAT
>> AND GOING FORWARD NOW, 
BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN HURRICANE
SEASON
>> WE'RE MORE PREPARED NOW FOR
THE NEXT ONE
WE'LL GET BETTER AND BETTER.
THAT'S THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS GET
BETTER
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS SAY
ISAIAS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A 
PRACTICE RUN
THE HURRICANE SEASON LASTS
ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS.
ON GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, MISERY
ROADS FLOODED, THIS FAMILY
SHOCKED AT THE DAMAGE.
>> YEAH, IT'S VERY HIGH.
>> Reporter: AND IN THE 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHERE TWO 
DIED, RESIDENTS STILL FACING
EXTREME FLOODING
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA NOW
PREPARING FOR A DIRECT HIT, 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT 
ON THE OUTER BANKS
ONE THING OFFICIALS SAY THEY
LEARNED IN THIS STORM IS HOW TO 
OPEN A SHELTER DURING A 
PANDEMIC
EVERYBODY'S TEMPERATURE WAS 
CHECKED.
THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO PROCESS 
EVERYBODY IN, LESSONS LEARNED 
HERE, NOW BEING SHARED WITH 
OFFICIALS IN SOUTH AND NORTH
CAROLINA
CORI
>> A BIT OF RELIEF FOR FLORIDA
KERRY, THANK YOU
>> LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB, WHO IS TRACKING 
THIS STORM FOR US.
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, PHILIP AND
CORI
WE ARE SEEING THESE RAIN BANDS
THAT ARE MAKING THEIR WAY VERY
MUCH OFFSHORE RIGHT NOW.
THE EYE OF THIS STORM STILL IS
SAGGING MORE TO THE EAST, AND 
WITH OUR LATEST TRACK, WE'LL
CONTINUE TO SEE IT OFFSHORE FOR 
FLORIDA.
65 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAPE
CANAVERAL.
AND WITH THE LATEST TRACK, WE 
HAVE IT RACING INTO THE 
CAROLINAS.
THERE'S STILL THAT NORTHEAST
MOVEMENT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE A LANDFALL LATER ON TONIGHT,
OVERNIGHT POTENTIALLY FOR 
WILMINGTON INTO OTHER PARTS OF
THE CAROLICAROLINAS, AS WELL
THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS GOING TO 
BE THE FLOOD THREAT AND STORM 
SURGE EXPECTED TO PICK UP 
TONIGHT ALL THE WAY INTO
TOMORROW
GUYS
>> A LOT TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS 
WEEKEND.
ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS 
THE NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
INFECTED AND 156,000 DEATHS.
AND A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE 
HOUSE CORONAVIRUS COORDINATOR 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX THAT AMERICA 
HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF THE
PANDEMIC
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD, IT'S INTO THE RURAL 
AS EQUAL URBAN AREAS
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA, YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE
OR PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS
>> TAKE A LOOK HERE AT THIS 
CLUSTER MAP.
YOU CAN SEE NEW EPICENTERS
SPROUTING IN THE MIDWEST
MICHIGAN AND OHIO HAVE OVER 
90,000 CASES
PLUS, AS DISTRICTS DEBATE HOW TO
START THE SCHOOL YEAR, DR. BIRX 
IS URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASELOADS TO ONLY RETURN
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL, A DEAL FOR 
A NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
APPEARS OUT OF REACH
BENEFITS ON FRIDAY RAN OUT ON 
FRIDAY FOR MILLIONS.
TRACY, REPUBLICANS WANT A 
ONE-WEEK EXTENSION, BUT 
DEMOCRATS SAY IT DOESN'T GO FAR 
ENOUGH
>> Reporter: EXACTLY
SO THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT 
THEY'RE NOT ONLY DIFFERENCES IN 
THE AMOUNT THAT DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE 
FOR THAT BONUS UNEMPLOYMENT 
PAYMENT WITH EXTRA OVER THE 
STATE PAYMENTS, BUT ALSO THERE'S
A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
WHITE HOUSE AND DEMOCRATS ON HOW
TO DO THIS
THE WHITE HOUSE PROPOSAL IS 
LET'S SEE THEM GOING FOR A WEEK 
WHILE WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE
BUT DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING OUT 
FOR SOMETHING BIGGER
THEY'RE SAYING THAT DOESN'T 
SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
>> WE PROPOSED A ONE-WEEK 
EXTENSION AT $600 SO THAT WHILE 
WE NEGOTIATE A LONGER TERM
SOLUTION, AT LEAST ALL THOSE
PEOPLE DON'T LOSE THEIR MONEY 
AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THE
DEMOCRATS WON'T AGREE TO THAT.
THEY ARE INSISTENT ON HAVING
THIS AS PART OF A LARGER DEAL.
WHAT IS ARE WE GOING TO DO, COME
BACK TO THE TABLE AND DO THIS IN
TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGAIN?
NO
LET'S GIVE THE COURTESY AND THE 
CERTAINTY OF SOME ASSURANCE THAT
THIS SUPPORT WILL BE THERE
BUT, AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON 
CONTAINING THE VIRUS AND FOR
SOME REASON, THEY HAVE NOT
EXECUTED A STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> ONCE BACK AT THE TABLE TODAY,
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, THE
WHITE HOUSE PRIMARILY DEMOCRATS 
IN THE WHITE HOUSE NEGOTIATING
TOGETHER RIGHT NOW
SATURDAY'S TALKS, ACCORDING TO
THE TREASURY SECRETARY, WERE
MORE PRODUCTIVE.
HE SAYS THEY WILL BE BACK AT IT 
DAILY UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A 
RESOLUTION
AND NOTABLE HERE, PHILIP, THE 
TREASURY SECRETARY SAYS ONCE
THEY COME ONE A DEAL, THEY CAN
GET 15 MILLION CHECKS OUT WITHIN
A WEEK
THAT'S IMPORTANT
LIVELIHOODS AND SHELTER.
TRACY, THANK YOU SO MUCH
>>> COMING UP, MICROSOFT IS 
MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO BUY
TIKTOK IN THE U.S. FROM A 
CHINESE COMPANY THAT OWNS IT
THEY ARE AIMING TO FINISH THE 
DEAL BY SEPTEMBER 15
THIS COMES AFTER A DISCUSSION 
BETWEEN MICROSOFT'S CEO AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AFTER HE SAID HE
WOULD NOT APPROVE OF A TAKEOVER 
AND WANTED TO BAN TIKTOK TO BE
MICROSOFT SAYS THAT THE DATA
WILL BE STORED IN THE UNITED
STATES, ADDRESSING ANY CONCERNS 
OF CHINESE SPYING.
>>> TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS WERE ON 
BOARD THE SPACEX MISSION AND
THEIR JOURNEY WILL HAVE AN
ENORMOUS IMPACT ON SPACE TRAVEL.
CATHY PARK HAS THIS REPORT
>> SPLASHDOWN.
>> Reporter: AN HISTORIC AND
SUCCESSFUL SPLASHDOWN OFF THE 
COAST OF FLORIDA
>> WELCOME BACK TO PLANET EARTH 
AND THANKS FOR FLYING SPACEX
>> Reporter: THE FIRST WATER
LANDING FOR AN AMERICAN 
SPACECRAFT IN 45 YEARS
WHAT IS AN AMAZING DAY
TODAY, WE REALLY MADE HISTORY.
>> Reporter: THE SPACEX DRAGON, 
WEATHERING TEMPERATURES UP TO 
3500 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT DURING
THE DESCENT THROUGH THE EARTH'S 
ATMOSPHERE. S DEPLOYING AT 38,0.
THE JOURNEY BEGINNING TWO MONTHS
AGO WITH THE ASTRONAUTS.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN
THE FUTURE OF SPACE FLIGHT
>> THREE, TWO, ONE, ZERO, 
IGNITION, LIFTOFF.
>> Reporter: IN MAY, SPACEX 
BECAME THE FIRST PRIVATE COMPANY
TO SEND ASTRONAUTS INTO ORBIT.
IT HAD BEEN NEARLY A DECADE 
SINCE NASA LAUNCHED NIP FROM
U.S. SOIL.
SUITING UP FOR THE MISSIONMENT
SPENDING TIME ON EXPERIMENTS AND
PAYMENT NANCE ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
>> BOTH OUR SONS ARE HAPPY ABOUT
THAT WITH THEIR PET DINOSAUR
MAKING IT INTO ORBIT
>> Reporter: KEPT THE CREW
COMPANY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
BUZZING.
>> IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS
JUST WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A 
PART OF THIS EXPEDITION,
EXPEDITION 63.
IT WILL BE A MEMORY THAT WILL 
LAST A LIFETIME FOR ME
>> Reporter: MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED WITH MORE ON THE 
HORIZON.
CATHY PARK, NBC NEWS
>>> LET'S HEAD OVER TO THE WEST 
COAST WHERE A DIRE SITUATION IS 
UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW.
THOUSANDS HAVE HAD TO FLEE THEIR
HOMES TO ESCAPE THE GROWING 
APPLE FIRE
THIS IS LOCATED IN CHERRY VALLEY
EAST OF LOS ANGELES.
OFFICIALS SAY IT STARTED ON 
FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO SMALLER 
FIRED MERGED, BECOMING A UNIFIED
MONSTER.
SO FAR IT'S SCORCHED MORE THAN
20,000 ACRES
1200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE RACING TO 
CONTRAIN THE SPRAWLING RING OF
FLAMES THAT HAS EXPLODED INTO AN
INFERNO.
>> WE HAVE WILDFIRES AND A
TROPICAL STORM ON OUR PLATE.
LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
>> HEY YOU TWO, A LOT GOING ON
THE LATEST WITH ISAIAS IS STILL 
A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM.
BUT LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT
RADAR, LOOK AT THIS, IT'S 
STARTING TO CREATE ON EYEWALL.
THE CENTER IS COMING TOGETHER.
I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING THAT 
CLOSELY, BECAUSE THIS HAS 
POTENTIAL TO NOW GO BACK INTO A 
HURRICANE.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH THE STORM 
SURGE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST, THEY'RE HOVERING 
IN THE LOWER 90s THIS AFTERNOON.
AS THAT STORM APPROACHES, A 
LITTLE BIT OF RAIN WILL PICK UP 
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
STORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE LATEST TRACK
ON ISAIAS COMING UP.
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS,
SEVERAL PAC 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS 
ARE THREATENING TO OPT OUT OF 
THE SEASON, USING THE #WE ARE 
UNITED
>>> WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
CAPTURED THE STATE'S FIRST ASIAN
GIANT HORNET
>> ALL RIGHT
BASEBALL STAR MIKE TROUT
WELCOMING HIS FIRST CHILD OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE ANGELS SLUGGER NAMED HIS BOY
BECKHAM AARON STRIKEOUT.
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, THE U.S.
MARINE CORPS ANNOUNCED SUNDAY 
IT'S SUSPENDED THE SEARCH AND 
RESCUE EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MISSING
MARINES AND ONE NAVY SAILOR OFF 
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA
THEY WERE ON A TRAINING MISSION 
THURSDAY WHEN THEIR AMPHIBIOUS
ASSAULT VEHICLE SANK
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS 
INCREASING IMMIGRATION FEES.
NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS HAVE
BEEN HIKED MORE THAN 80% JUMPING
FROM $640 TO OVER $1,100
THEY'VE ALSO ADDED A $50 ASYLUM 
FEE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS, BECOMING
THE FOURTH COUNTRY TO DO SO IN
THE WORLD.
THESE WOULD BE ADDED TO SEVERAL 
WORK APPLICATIONS.
THESE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT
OCTOBER 2.
>>> A BIZARRE STORY IN THE MIDST
OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S
FWATLFW
BATTLE WITH CORONAVIRUS.
THE NEW YORK METS' CESPEDES 
OPTED OUT OF THE SEASON.
TEAM OFFICIALS SAID THEY
COULDN'T REACH HIM BEFORE HE
ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION
THE MARLINS WILL RETURN TO PLAY 
TUESDAY IN BALTIMORE, BUT THE 
CARDINALS' WEEKEND SERIES HAD TO
BE POSTPONED AFTER MULTIPLE 
PLAYERS AND STAFF CONTRACTED THE
VIRUS.
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE CARDINALS AFTER
TWO PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> AN UPDATE TO A STORY FROM 
LAST WEEK.
A RAILROAD BRIDGE IN ARIZONA WAS
DEMOLISHED AFTER TAKING DAMAGE
ONLY A PORTION OF THE BRIDGE IS 
COMING DOWN TO KEEP THE OVERALL 
INTEGRITY IN TACT.
RESIDENTS WERE ASKED TO 
EVACUATE
THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>>> THIS MORNING, WE'RE 
REMEMBERING THE CAREER OF ACTOR 
WILFORD BREMLY
HE MADE A SPLASH IN THE HIT 
MOVIE "COCOON" AND PLAYED IN
"THE FIRM.
>>> MAKING A MOVIE, IT'S A GROUP
EFFORT
BUT FOR ENTIRELY TOO LONG, THAT 
GROUP HAS SYSTEMICALLY EXCLUDED 
BLACK, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHER
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
>> RYAN REYNOLDS HAS LAUNCHED A 
DIVERSITY PROGRAM TO TRAIN
MINORITIES FOR WORK IN FILM.
HE HAS PLEDGED TO PAY, HOUSE, 
AND COVER TRAVEL EXPENSES OUT OF
HIS OWN SALARY FOR AROUND 10 TO 
20 TRAINEES WHO WILL WORK ON HIS
NEXT FILM.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS
FORCED MANY COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO TAKE A VIRTUAL
APPROACH TO LEARNING, INSTEAD OF
THE TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION.
THIS HAS CAUSED CONTROVERSY 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE SOME
SCHOOLS AREN'T OFFERING CHANGES 
IN TUITION FEES THAT HAS PARN PT
AND STUDENTS DISAPPOINTED.
>> Reporter: FROM WASHINGTON
STATE TO UC BERKELEY TO 
LAFAYETTE IN PENNSYLVANIA, MAJOR
UNIVERSITIES MAKING A MAJOR 
COURSE CORRECTION JUST WEEKS
AWAY FROM THE START OF THE NEW
SCHOOL YEAR, BACKING DOWN ON
BRINGING STUDENTS BACK TO 
CAMPUS
>> WE'RE DISAPPOINTED.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE OUR 
STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
>> Reporter: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
IN D.C. HAD A PLAN TO OFFER A 
BLEND OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON 
LEARNING
BUT THIS WEEK, ANNOUNCED AN 
ONLINE ONLY FALL SEMESTER 
INSTEAD.
WHAT WAS THE MOMENT WHEN YOU
SAID, AH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS PLAN THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE,
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK
>> IT WAS A THREE-WAY PERIOD OF 
THOSE CASE COUNTS BEING SO HIGH.
>> Reporter: UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENT SYLVIA KNOWS THE RISK 
WELL
SHE OVERSAW THE U.S. RESPONSE TO
EBOLA AND ZIKA AS HHS SECRETARY 
DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE IN A PLACE
WHERE YOU CAN BE NIMBLE, BECAUSE
THE SITUATION DOES CHANGE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE ABOUT FACE 
IS A LETDOWN FOR SOME.
>> IT'S SO SAD TO SEE THE RUG 
PULLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
>> IT WAS DEVASTATING.
>> Reporter: WILL GOLDMAN IS A
RISING SENIOR.
>> YOU WANT TO BE IN THE
CLASSROOM.
>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL JOINED
GEORGETOWN AND GEORGE 
WASHINGTON, BUT OFFERING A 10%
DISCOUNT ON TUITION TO OFFSET 
STUDENT'S DISAPPOINTMENT
DO YOU THINK AT THIS POINT
YOU'RE GETTING YOUR MONEY'S 
WORTH, EVEN WITH THAT 10% 
REDUCTION?
>> THERE'S JUST SO MUCH MORE
THAT YOU CAN DO IN PERSON.
>> Reporter: OTHERS GOING ONLINE
THIS FALL, INCLUDING HARVARD AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, ARE
NOT CHANGING TUITION FEES, EVEN 
AS SOME STUDENTS ARE SUING FOR
TUITION REFUNDS FROM SPRING 
SEMESTER
LIKE GRANGER, WHO FILED A 
LAWSUIT AGAINST DREXEL
UNIVERSITY IN APRIL.
>> WE'RE KIND OF NOT GETTING THE
EXPERIENCE WE'RE PAYING FOR, AND
THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO TAKE 
ACTION
>> Reporter: BUT COLLEGES SAY 
THEY TOO ARE FEELING THE
FINANCIAL TOLL
AMERICAN IS NOW PROJECTING IT 
COULD FACE $100 MILLION IN LOST 
REVENUE.
>> TO EVEN DO WHAT WE DID IN THE
SPRING SEMESTER, IT WAS A $27 
MILLION HIT.
>> Reporter: FOR STUDENTS AND 
SCHOOLS ALIKE, IT'S A CRASH 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL WATCHING TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
IT HAS ESTABLISHED AN EYE AND 
I'M FORECASTING THAT IS AN
INDICATOR OF STRENGTHING OF THAT
STORM.
THE NEXT UPDATE HAPPENS AT 5:00 
A.M.
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW,
YOU'LL SEE 70-MILE-PER-HOUR 
WINDS GOING INTO THE CAROLINAS, 
AND THE LATEST TRACK HAS IT 
ENTERING THE NORTHEAST BY 
TUESDAY.
WHAT'S GOING TO HELP BURN THIS
OFF FOR THE NORTHEAST IS WE'LL
START TO SEE TEMPERATURES.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO BACK DOWN TO
THE 80s.
SO
>>> WELCOME BACK
WE HAVE AN INSPIRING STORY ABOUT
SHOP OWNERING WORKING HARD TO 
MAKE THE WEDDING DREAMS COME
TRUE FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS.
HERE'S NBC'S KATE SNOW
>> Reporter: SHE'S ON THE 
FRONTLINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
SHE WORKS AT TWO MASSACHUSETTS
HOSPITALS, CARING FOR COVID 
PATIENTS, EVEN THOUGH HER ASTHMA
MAKES HER HIGH RISK.
>> I WAS VERY SCARED
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE THERE TO 
TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS FINANCIALLY
SUPPORTING HER PARENTS, WHO LOST
THEIR JOBS DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND PLANNING TO GET MARRIED IN
ACT.
>> I'M GETTING MARRIED AND I'VE 
GOT TO PLAN A WEDDING.
AND IT'S LIKE, WHERE DO I EVEN
START?
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN SHE
HEARD ABOUT BRIDES ACROSS 
AMERICA.
>> I SAW THEY'VE GIVEN OUT A
FREE DRESS FOR COVID-19 WORKERS.
I WAS LIKE, THIS CAN'T BE REAL
>> Reporter: HEIDI JANSEN 
STARTED THE NONPROFIT IN 2008 TO
GIVE FREE WEDDING DOWNS TO
MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDER
BRIDES
NOW SHE'S EXPANDED HER MISSION
TO HELP HEALTH CARE WORKERS SAY 
YES TO THE DRESS
>> THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ABOUT, IS
SUPPORTING THOSE THAT SUPPORT US
ON A DAILY BASIS
>> Reporter: THEY'VE PARTNERED
WITH 65 SALONS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THAT CONTRIBUTE DRESSES 
THEMSELVES OR RECEIVE DONATED 
GOWNS FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
WHEN SHE TRIED ON HER DRESS, THE
STRAIN OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS 
MELTED AWAY.
>> IT DID MAKE ME FEEL SPECIAL
IT DID MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A
PRINCESS
>> Reporter: AND WHEN SHE 
LEARNED IT REALLY WAS ON THE
HOUSE, SHE WAS OVERWHELMED
>> I STARTED TO CRY.
ALL OF THOSE NONSLEEPING NIGHTS,
ALL OF THE STRESS, ALL OF THE 
OVERWORK, IT MADE IT ALL FEEL 
LIKE WORTHY.
IT MADE ALL THE HARD WORK FEEL
LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS IT
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
YOU EARNED THIS DRESS.
>> Reporter: FOR JANSEN, IT'S 
ABOUT HELPING THOSE WHO RISKED
THEIR LIVES TO HELP OTHERS
>> MY HEART WENT OUT TO THESE 
NURSES AND THE DOCTORS
EVERYBODY THAT REALLY 
PARTICIPATED IN THE CARE OF A 
LOVED ONE.
I THINK THEY'RE HEROES
>> SHE PLANS TO DONATE HER DRESS
BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION AFTER
HER WEDDING.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO PLAN A
WEDDING DURING THE BEST OF
TIMES.
BUT TRY DOING IT DURING A 
PANDEMIC, IT'S NEARLY 
IMPOSSIBLE
SO TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESS AND
THAT COST OF THE DRESS IS HUGE
CELEBRATING SOME BIRTHDAYS
TODAY.
QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY IS 43 
YEARS OLD.
SALT AND BETTER DEEJAY
CINDERELLA IS 49
LIFESTYLE GURU MARTHA STEWART 
TURNS 79
MARTIN SHEEN TURNS
. 
>>> AFTER PELTING FLORIDA WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND POWERFUL WIND
TROPICAL STORM SWIRLS NORTH 
TARGETING MILLIONS FROM THE 
CAROLINAS TO THE COAST OF MAINE.
>> CALIFORNIA IN FLAMES.
THOUSANDS FORCED TO EVACUATE AS 
CREWS STRUGGLE TO CONTAIN A 
MASSIVE WILDFIRE EAST OF L.A..
>>> DEAD LOCKED WITH NO DEAL
LAWMAKERS SPAR OVER A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE AMI
A SEEMINGLY UNSTOPPABLE SURGE IN
CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
>>> WELCOME TO THE WEEK.
GOOD MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA
>>> LET'S BEGIN WITH THE SEVERE 
WEATHER THREAT
TROPICAL STORM LASHING FLORIDA
WITH ITS OUTER BANDS AFTER DOING
SERIOUS DAMAGE IN THE CARIBBEAN.
THE CAROLINAS DO GET A DIRECT 
HIT.
NBC'S KERRY SANDERS JOINS WITH
US AN UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM
KERRY THE?
>> Reporter: THIS IS INDEED A 
TROPICAL STORM, BUT NOT TO BE 
TAKEN LIGHTLY.
RIGHT NOW HEAD BE UP IN ITS 
TARGET ZONE, GEORGIA, SOUTH 
CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA
TROPICAL STORM HITTING SOUTH
FLORIDA WITH WIND AND RAIN
WREAKING HAVOC IN WEST PALM 
BEACH AND KNOCKING OUT POWER
CREWS WORKING TO RESTORE
ELECTRICITY TO TENS OF
THOUSANDS.
STRONG SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
CLOSINGUP THE TERRIFY BEACH AND 
OTHERS AND THE WORRY IS NOT 
OVER
WITH MORE THAN 487,000 CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE ANXIOUS.
SOME HELD HURRICANE PARTIES TO
RIDE OUT STORM
>> I HOPE THERE WEREN'T ANY 
PARTIES BUT IF THERE WERE WE'LL 
PAY THE PRICE FOR IT
>> BECAUSE LIKELY CORONAVIRUS 
COULD SPREAD TO PEOPLE IN A ROOM
TOGETHER
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S AN INFECTION THAT'S
TRANSFERS EASILY
>> Reporter: HEALTH FIRST 
HOSPITAL ONLY A MILE AND A HALF 
FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN EVACUATED 
ITS COVID PATIENTS TO ANOTHER 
HOSPITAL
AN HOUR'S DRIVE INLAND
>> IF THIS WAS A TEST, YOU
PASSED
>> WE PASSED GREAT
>> GOING FORWARD NOW BECAUSE
WE'RE STILL IN HURRICANE SEASON?
>> WE'RE MORE PREPARED NOW FOR
THE NEXT ONE
WE GET BETTER AND BETTER AND
THAT'S THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS GET
BETTER
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS
SAID THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A
PRACTICE RUN
THE HURRICANE SEASON WILL LAST
ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS.
GRAND BAJABO BAHAMA ISLAND, DAME
IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHERE
TWO DIED RESIDENTS STILL FACING 
EXTREME FLOODING
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA NOW
PREPARING FOR A DIRECT HIT, 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT 
ON THE OUTER BANKS
ONE THING OFFICIALS SAID THEY 
LEARNED IN THIS STORM IS HOW TO 
OPEN A SHELTER DURING A 
PANDEMIC
EVERYBODY'S TEMPERATURE WAS 
CHECKED.
THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO PROCESS 
EVERYBODY IN
LESSONS LEARNED HERE NOW BEING
SHARED WITH OFFICIALS IN SOUTH
AND NORTH CAROLINA
>> THANKS.
>> LET'S GO TO JANESSA WEBB WITH
AN UPDATE ON WHEN THE STORM 
COULD MAKE LANDFALL.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING.
STILL A TROPICAL STORM, ISAIAS
OUR LATEST RADAR COMING IN
I'M SEEING AN EYE FORMING.
ISAIAS IS 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF 
CAPE CANAVERAL
IT'S GOING TO RACE INTO THE 
CAROLINAS.
WE WILL HAVE A LAND FALL LATER
ON TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING,
70 MILE-PER-HOUR WIND GUSTS.
THE THE FLOOD THREAT, ISAIAS IS 
A RAIN MAKER
THREE TO FIVE INCHES
ISOLATED SPOTS UP TO SEVEN
INCHES
THIS TRACK OF UNCERTAINTY HAS 
COME VERY CLOSE TOGETHER
IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE 
NORTHEAST BY TUESDAY INTO 
WEDNESDAY AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE
WINDS AND VERY GUSTY WEATHER
>> THANK YOU FOR THE HEADS UP.
>> AS SHE TRACKS THE WEST COAST 
LET'S BRING THE DIRE SITUATION
HAPPENING ON THE WEST COAST.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO 
FLEE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE A
GROWING WILDFIRE
THIS IS IN THE CHERRY VALLEY
EAST OF LOS ANGELES.
1,200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING 
THAT BLAZE
>> Reporter: THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT STARTED AS TWO SMALL FIRES 
JOINED TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE 
MONSTER FIRE AND THE PROBLEM
THAT FIREFIGHTERS HAVE IS THAT
IT'S TUCKED IN THESE DEEP 
RAVINES THAT ARE TREACHEROUS
IT IS STILL RAGING OUT OF 
CONTROL.
THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC
WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP 
THEMSELVES SAFE AND PEOPLE THEY 
EVACUATED SAFE AS WELL
FIREFIGHTERS RACING TO CONTAIN A
SPRAWLING RING OF FLAMES
EXPLODEXP
EXPLODING INTO AN INFERNO.
EVACUATIONS FOR 8,000 RESIDENTS.
>> ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
TWO SMALL FIRES.
WITHIN A HALF HOUR IT WAS UP TO 
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, 
PRACTICALLY.
IT SPREAD VERY FAST.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY IT 
STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO 
SMALLER FIRES MERGED BECOMING A 
UNIFIED MONSTER.
>> I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU JUST 
HOW CLOSE SOME OF THESE HOMES 
ARE TO THE FLAMES.
>> Reporter: FUELED BY THICK
VEGETATION, LOW HUMIDITY AND
TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES THE 
FIRE NOW BALLOONING TO MORE THAN
20,000 ACRES
THE SMOKE PLUME EXTENDING TO
ARIZONA, VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD HOLD ON 
IT
WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO
CONTROL THE PERIMETER.
>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST RISK IS
TRAVERSING THIS STEEP TERRAIN.
HOW DO YOU FIGHT A FIRE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC?
PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE QUARANTINED 
IN THEIR HOMES AND NOW BEING
TOLD TO LEAF
>> PEOPLE ARE BEING SCREENED
IF THEY NEED TO BE SEGREGATED 
AND OPEN UP OTHER VENUES WE 
WILL
>> Reporter: DESPITE COVID
CONCERNS CREWS CONTINUE TO
BATTLE BACK ON THE GROUND BY
HAND BUILDING CONTAINMENT LINES 
WHILE THERE'S AN AERIAL ASSAULT.
FIREFIGHTERS DOING WHAT THEY CAN
TO GET A HANDLE ON THE FIRST
FIRE OF THE FIRE SEASON.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE STARTING TO GET
A HANDLE
OFFICIALS ON THE GROUND TELL ME 
THIS FIRE IS OUT OF CONTROL.
0% CONTAINMENT
THREATENING HOMES.
IT HAS ONLY BURNED ABOUT THREE
STRUCTURES AT THIS POINT BUT
LOOKING AT THE PATTERN OF THE 
FIRE AND THE WAY IT'S SPREADING 
BACK BEHIND ME THERE'S NO END IN
SIGHT.
>>> THANK YOU.
THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS THE 
NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
PEOPLE INFECTED AND MORE THAN 
156,000 DEATHS
DR. DEBORAH BIRX IS CAUSING THIS
A NEW PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC AS
CASE IN RURAL AREAS SURGE.
BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
WE'RE HEARING SOME STRONG WORDS 
FROM DR. DEBORAH BIRX.
SHE SAID MONTHS INTO THE
PANDEMIC THE VIRUS IS HITTING 
HARD AND THE PUBLIC HAS TO
COOPERATE TO HELP STOP IT.
A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE COORDINATOR
DR. DEBORAH BIRX, AMERICA HAS 
ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF THE
PANDEMIC
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY WIDESPREAD
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA YOU'RE NOT IMMUNE OR 
PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS.
>> Reporter: IT'S CRUCIAL FOR 
PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY TO FOLLOW SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS INCLUDING THIS
GUIDANCE ON MASKS.
>> IF YOU'RE A
MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD AND
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
RURAL AREA OR CITY YOU NEED TO
CONSIDER WEARING A MASK AT HOME 
ASSUMING YOU'RE POSITIVE
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA WHERE
THE DONALD TRUMP TOLL TOPPED
9300 DOCTORS ARE PLEADING TAKE
THIS SERIOUSLY
>> OUR RIGHT NOT TO WEAR A MASK.
A GROCERY CLERK SHOULD NOT HAVE 
TO FIGHT A GROWN MAN TO WEAR A
MASK
THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT
>> Reporter: AS DISTRICTS DEBATE
HOW TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR DR.
BIRX URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASE LOADS TO ONLY RETURN 
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
PARENTS IN TWO GEORGIA SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS ARE PROTESTING THEIR
DISTRICTS DECISIONS TO OPEN 
ONLINE ONLY.
>> GENERALLY IT'S QUITE 
STRESSFUL FOR KIDS
>> IT'S EXTREMELY DAMAGING TO 
THE CHILDREN
THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAKING KIDS
OUT OF FACE-TO-FACE SCHOOL IS 
MUCH GREATER THAN THE RISK OF 
THE VIRUS IN OUR ESTIMATION.
>> Reporter: EACH DAY BRINGS YET
ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE 
PANDEMIC'S DEVASTATING TOLL.
TWO WEEKS AGO JUSTIN HUNT EAR 
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND HIS
PARENTS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
JUSTIN'S FATHER PASSED AWAY LAST
WEEK
HIS MOM JUST FOUR DAYS LATER
>> THE HOSPITAL, THEY CALLED ME.
THEY HAD TO BREAK THE NEWS TO ME
AND TOLD ME I CAN'T COME IN TO
LOOK OR SEE THEM
I WAS TORN UP.
>> Reporter: DR. BIRX POINTED TO
THOSE IMAGES WE KEEP SEEING OF
THOSE PACKED HOUSE PARTIES AND
EVENTS
SHE SAID IT'S NOT SUPER 
SPREADING INDIVIDUALS BUT SUPER 
SPREADING EVENTS AND SHE SAYS 
THOSE HAVE TO STOP
>> THANK YOU
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL A DEAL FOR A
NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
STILL APPEARS OUT OF REACH
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RAN 
OUT ON FRIDAY FOR MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS.
TRACIE POTTS JOINS US WITH THE
LATEST
REPUBLICANS WANT A ONE WEEK 
EXTENSION BUT DEMOCRATS SAY IT
DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH
>> Reporter: RIGHT
REPUBLICANS ARE LOOKING FOR A 
DIFFERENT AMOUNT THAN DEMOCRATS 
ARE.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS LOOKING FOR A
DIFFERENT TIMELINE THAN 
DEMOCRATS ARE.
THEY SAY THEY'VE OFFERED A
TEMPORARY EXTENSION FOR A WHIELK
TH
 -- WEEK WHILE THEY WORK THIS 
OUT.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING FOR A 
BIGGER DEAL.
THAT'S WHERE EVERYTHING IS
STUCK.
>> WE'VE PROSED A ONE WEEK
EXTENSION AT $600 SO THAT WHILE 
WE NEGOTIATE A LONGER TERM
SOLUTION AT LEAST ALL THOSE 
PEOPLE DON'T LOSE THEIR MONEY 
AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THE
DEMOCRATS WON'T AGREE TO THAT.
THEY ARE INSISTENT ON HAVING
THIS AS PART OF A LARGER DEAL.
>> WE'LL COME BACK TO TABLE AND 
DO THIS IN TWO OR THREE MONTHS
AGAIN, NO.
LET'S GIVE THE COURTESY AND 
CERTAINTY OF SOME ASSURANCE THAT
THIS SUPPORT WILL BE THERE
BUT, AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON 
CONTAINING THE VIRUS AND FOR
SOME REASON THEY HAVE NOT 
EXECUTED A STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHERE WE ARE
AS OF THIS MORNING
ALL SIDES PLANNING TO COME BACK 
TO THE TABLE TODAY
TREASURY SECRETARY STEVE
MNUCHKIN SAID HE AND THE
REPUBLICAN LEADER WILL BE THERE 
UNTIL THEY RESOLVE THING
HE SAID ONCE THEY DO, HE CAN GET
15 MILLION CHECKS ROLLING WITHIN
A WEEK
>> THEY WILL NEED THAT TIMELINE.
THANK YOU.
>>> NOW TO A BIZARRE IN THE 
STORE MIDST OF MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL'S BATTLE WITH
CORONAVIRUS.
THE NEW YORK METS YOE
YOENIS CESPEDES OPTED OUT OF THE
SEASON
LATER IN THE DAY HIS AGENT SAID 
HE WAS NOT COMING BACK DUE TO 
COVID CONCERNS
THIS AS THE MIAMI MARLINS 
REPORTED THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT
DAY OF NO NEW CASE
THEY WILL PLAY ON TUESDAY IN
BALTIMORE.
BUT THE CARDINALS WEEKEND SERIES
HAD TO BE POSTPONED AFTER 
MULTIPLE PLAYERS AND STAFF
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE CARDINALS AFTER
TWO PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> JANESSA IS BACK WITH US.
WHAT'S THE LATEST UPDATE YOU
HAVE
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES THAT HAVE
MADE THEIR WAY INTO NEW YORK
CITY
THIS WILL IMPACT THE JERSEY 
AREA, ATLANTIC CITY NOW 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
I DO THINK THIS TRANSITION
POSSIBILITY INTO A TROPICAL 
STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF THE
NORTHEAST.
I'LL WATCH THAT THIS AFTERNOON
AND THAT WILL SPREAD ALL THE WAY
INTO THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA 
TODAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST YOU'RE
STILL IN THE 90s, THE HUMIDITY
IS NOT BACKING OFF
TODAY YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL A
LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF FOR THE
GREAT LAKES.
YOU CAN SEE DETROIT 81 WITH SOME
STORMS
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
STORM FOR AT LEAST>>> LEADING TA
ASTRONAUTS MADE IT SAFELY BACK
TO EARTH SPLASHING DOWN IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO
THIS WAS THE FIRST WATER LANDING
FOR AN AMERICAN CREW IN 45
YEARS.
THEY WERE THE FIRST TO FLY IN A 
COMMERCIALLY BUILT AND OPERATED 
SPACECRAFT
THEIR SAFE RETURN CLEARED THE 
WAY FOR SPACEX TO LAUNCH MORE 
CREWS POSSIBLY EVEN TOURISTS
INTO SPACE
>>> U.S. MARINE CORPS HAS 
SUSPENDED THE SEARCH-AND-RESCUE 
EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MISSING 
MARINES AND ONE NAVY SAILOR.
THE GROUP WAS ON A TRAINING 
MISSION ON THURSDAY WHEN THEIR
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE SANK.
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> THERE'S GOOD NEWS THIS
MORNING REGARDING THE HEALTH OF 
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADEN
GINSBURG
THE 87-YEAR-OLD JUSTICE IS DOING
WELL AT HOME
SHE WAS RELEASED FROM A NEW YORK
CITY HOSPITAL ON FRIDAY AFTER 
UNDERGOING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE 
PROCEDURE.
RUTH BADEN GINSBURG A FOUR TIME 
CANCER SURVI
>>> iTODAY'S QUICK HITS SEVERAL 
PAK 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE 
PLANNING TO OPT-OUT THE SEASON
THE PLAYERS ARE DEMANDING VIRUS 
SAFETY AND RARL JUSTICE.
>>> WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
CAPTURED THE STATE'S FIRST ASIAN
GIANT HORNET
THEY WILL HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER
TO LOCATE THE HORNET'S NEST 
BEFORE THEY REACH THE MATING
SEASON
>> BASEBALL STAR MIKE TROUT 
WELCOMELED HIS FIRST CHILD OVER 
THE WEEKEND.
THE ANGEL'S SLUGGER NAMED HIS 
BOY BECKHAM AARON TROUT.
THOSE INITIALS SPELL BAT
>> ANOTHER BIG RETAILER FILED 
FOR BANKRUPTCY
COULD MICROSOFT STOP TIK TOK
FROM BEING BANNED IN THE UNITED 
STATES
WE HAVE THE LATEST ON ALL THIS
GOOD MORNING, KAREN.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REPORTEDLY
GIVEN TIK TOK 45 DAYS TO SELL 
THE OPERATIONS TO MICROSOFT.
MICROSOFT YESTERDAY CONFIRMED IT
HAS HELD TALKS ABOUT ACQUIRING
THE VIDEO APP.
WHAT WE HEARD IN THIS STATEMENT 
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN IN 
THE BACKGROUND OF THESE 
CONVERSATIONS.
MICROSOFT GAINING GROUND IN THE 
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY SPACE.
ALREADY OWNS LINKEDIN.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS THREATENED
TO BAN THE VIDEO APP BECAUSE OF 
CONCERNS AROUND DATA PRIVACY
IN OTHER NEWS CASUALTIES GROW 
FROM CORONAVIRUS
LORD AND TAYLOR IS THE LATEST TO
FILE BANKRUPTCY.
IT PUT ITS ASSETS AND 
LIABILITIES UP TO $500 MILLION
THE GROUP DATES BACK TO 1896
IT'S THE LATEST RETAILER TO 
BATTLE THE EFFECTS OF THE 
DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY.
DUNKIN' DONUTS BEGINS FREE
COFFEE ON MONDAY AND FREE 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THIS IS YOUR GOOD NEWS FOR
TODAY.
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FROM THE 
GREAT LAKES, MIDWEST
WE HAVE SOME SPOTS, KANSAS CITY 
13 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE
THEN IT SPREAD INTO THE 
NORTHEAST.
IT WILL SETTLE IN TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON.
NEW YORK CITY, HEY WE'RE BACK IN
>>> FOR SO MANY DOGS HAVE BEEN A
HUGE COMFORT DURING THE COVID 
CRISIS BUT NOW THEY ARE BEING 
TRAINED TO ACTUALLY DETECT THE
DISEASE.
WE HAVE THE FASCINATING DETAILS.
>> Reporter: COME HERE
>> Reporter: PONCHO IS A
FRIENDLY YELLOW LAB WHO WORKS A 
FULL-TIME JOB.
HE'S TRAINING TO DETECT 
COVID-19
>> DOGS REALLY HAVE AN ABILITY
TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR
NOSE
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS BELIEVE
THAT SHARP SENSE COULD SOON HELP
SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS
>> COULD BE A VERY VALUABLE 
CONTRIBUTION IN THE FIGHT.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE TRAINING
AND TESTING NINE DOGS WITH
SCIENTIFIC METHODS
FIRST SNIFFING A COVID POSITIVE 
URINE SAMPLE
THE VIRUS IS ISN'T ACTIVATED FOR
SAFETY
THEN OFF TO THE WHEEL LOOKING 
FOR THE MATCHING SCENT
NOT MADE EASY.
INSIDE THE SHAKERS A COVID
POSITIVE SAMPLE, A COVID
NEGATIVE SAMPLE AND OTHER 
GENERIC SCENTS
THE WHEEL IS SPUN AROUND
THE DOGS FIND IT OVER 95% OF THE
TIME
YOU CAN'T MAKE A DOG SCENT, IT
HAS TO WANT TO WHICH IS WHY 
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT IS VITAL 
TO THIS TRAINING
UP
PONCHO, SIT.
>> MY THOUGHT IS SCREENING OF 
PEOPLE IN AN AIRPORT OR A 
STADIUM OR PEOPLE COME BACK TO
SCHOOL
IF THE DOG CAN BE THERE AND 
ACTUALLY GIVE US THE GO-NO GO.
>> Reporter: CYNTHIA OVERSEES 
THE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
DOGS WITH WORK WITH 300 MILLION 
SMELL RECEPTORS COMPARED TO 
HUMANS WHO HAVE ONLY 6 MILLION
LATER IN THE STUDY SWEAT SAMPLES
WILL BE USED
PEOPLE WITH POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE COVID TESTS ASKED TO 
WEAR A PROVIDED T-SHIRT 
OVERNIGHT AND SEND IT BACK
>> THIS IS WHAT WILL TRANSLATE
MOST DIRECTLY TO THAT PERSON
BEING SCREENED IN A PUBLIC
ENVIRONMENT.
>> Reporter: DOGS HAVE LONG BEEN
TRUSTED DETECTORS.
>> WHAT TOPS TRAINING A DOG TO
DO SOMETHING THAT WILL AID
SOMEONE ELSE
>> Reporter: NOW IN THE BATTLE
TO END A PANDEMIC, THERE COULD
BE SOME NEW DOGS IN THE FIGHT.
>>> I'M NOT EVEN SURPRISED
THAT'S THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTW
HAVE ON THAT
>> THEY CAN ALREADY DETECT
DRUGS, EXPLOSIVES, WHY NOT A
VIRUS.
>> LET'S HEAD OVER TO MEXICO
WHERE NEW PARENTS CAN RENT A
GLASS ENCLOSED MOBILE CABIN TO
SHOW OFF THEIR BABIES.
THE CABINS ARE DEEP CLEANED 
BEFORE PARENTS USE IT.
OWNERS CAME UP WITH THIS BECAUSE
HIS OWN DAUGHTER WAS BORN DURING
THE PANDEMIC AND WORRIED HIS
GRANDMOTHER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO 
MEET HER
>> THEY HAVE FACE TIME IN 
MEXICO
>>> BRACING FOR ISAIAS
THE CAROLINAS HUNKERING DOWN
THIS MORNING AFTER THE TROPICAL 
STORM SKIRTS FLORIDA, PACKING 
POWERFUL WINDS AND RAIN.
>>> EXTRAORDINARILY WIDESPREAD
THE SOBERING NEW ASSESSMENT OF
THE PANDEMIC FROM A TOP U.S.
OFFICIAL AS LAWMAKERS HIT A WALL
IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW RELIEF
BILL
>>> MAKING A SPLASHY ENTRANCE.
ASTRONAUTS HURDLE BACK TO EARTH 
FROM THE HISTORIC MISSION THAT
COULD RESHAPE THE FUTURE OF 
SPACE TRAVEL
>>> GOOD MORNING ON THIS MONDAY.
>> WE BEGIN THE WEEK TRACKING 
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS.
IT'S PACKING HEAVY RAINS AND
STRONG WINDS
THE OUTER BANDS SCRAPING ALONG
THE COAST OF FLORIDA
AND THERE ARE FEARS NOW THAT THE
CAROLINAS COULD GET A DIRECT
HIT.
>> Reporter: ON FLORIDA'S SPACE 
COAST, SO FAR SO GOOD.
ISAIAS NOW A TROPICAL STORM,
STAYING JUST FAR ENOUGH OFFSHORE
TO BE A NUISANCE, WITH ROUGH
SEAS AND STRONG GUSTS BUT NOT A 
MAJOR DISASTER
>> YOU GET A LITTLE NERVOUS AND 
YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT CHANCE OF
WEATHER WHETHER OR NOT THE STORM
IS ACTUALLY GOING TO COME AND 
BRING THE FULL FORCE WITH IT
>> Reporter: THE SUNSHINE STATE 
NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET, 
THOUGH
>> EVEN IF THE EYE OF THE STORM 
STAYS OFF THE COURSE, THERE, OF 
COURSE, IS GOING TO BE IMPACTS
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WINDS.
>> Reporter: THE CATEGORY 1 
HURRICANE ISAIAS PUMMELLED
PUERTO RICO, PROMPTING WATER
RESCUES.
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE
BAHAMAS ALSO IN THE STORM'S 
PATH
BUT IT WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL 
STORM AND NEVER REGAINED
STRENGTH
ELECTED LEADERS IN FLORIDA
BREATHING A SMALL SIGH OF 
RELIEF
>> WHILE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
OPTIMISM, WE CAN'T STAY 
COMPLACENT
>> Reporter: PREPARATION MADE 
MORE DIFFICULT BY COVID-19
COASTAL COUNTIES DIDN'T WANT TO 
OPEN SHELTER IT IS THEY DIDN'T
HAVE TO, TO KEEP EVACUEES FROM
BEING EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS
AT THIS POINT, THE NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER SAYS IT APPEARS
THAT ICETROPICAL STORM ISAIAS WL
NOT MAKE LANDFALL IN FLORIDA AT 
ALL.
CHRIS PALLONE, NBC NEWS.
>> AND JANESSA WEBB JOINS US NOW
WITH THE LATEST.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS
CURRENTLY OFFSHORE
THE EYE OF THE STORM IS COMING
TOGETHER, BUT WE STILL HAVE THE 
BANDS OF RAIN, POSSIBLE 
TORNADOES FOR EAST FLORIDA
WE'LL WATCH THAT TODAY AS THIS
SYSTEM COMES TOGETHER.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 65 MILES OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, RACING INTO THE 
CAROLINAS, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO
POTENTIALLY SEE A LANDFALL LATER
TONIGHT, TOMORROW, POSSIBLY 
COULD HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
BUT THIS SYSTEM IS STILL MOVING 
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ABOUT 9
MILES PER HOUR
WHAT YOU CAN COUNT ON IS THE
STORM SURGE AND THE MASSIVE 
FLOODING WE'RE GOING TO SEE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
TRACK, BECAUSE IT WILL GO INTO
NEW YORK CITY, ALL THE WAY INTO 
BOSTON
WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY
BY TUESDAY
GUYS
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> ON THE WEST COAST, A DIRE 
SITUATION IS UNFOLDING
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO 
FLEE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE A
GROWING WILDFIRE
THIS IS IN CHERRY VALLEY, EAST
OF LOS ANGELES
1200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOW 
BATTLING THAT BLAZE.
RUR 
OUR STEVE PATTERSON HAS MORE
>> Reporter: CORI, THIS STARTED 
AS TWO SMALL FIRES, JOINING 
TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE MONSTER
FIRE
THE PROBLEM FIREFIGHTERS HAVE IS
IT SO TUCKED IN THESE DEEP
RAVINES THAT ARE TREACHEROUS AND
DANGEROUS, THEY NEED AN AERIAL
ASSAULT TO PAIR THIS DOWN,
BECAUSE IT'S STILL RAGING OUT OF
CONTROL.
AND THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO
KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AND THE
PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE EVACUATING
SAFE, AS WELL.
FIREFIGHTERS RACING TO CONTAIN A
SPRAWLING RING OF FLAMES
EXPLODING INTO AN INFERNO.
THE FAST-MOVING APPLE FIRE
THREATENING HUNDREDS OF HOMES,
SPARKING EVACUATIONS OF NEARLY
8,000 RESIDENTS.
>> ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IT 
WAS TWO SMALL FIRES, AND WITHIN 
HALF HOUR IT WAS UP HERE ON THIS
SIDE OF THE ROAD
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY IT 
STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO 
SMALLER FIRES MERGED, BECOMING A
UNIFIED MONSTER.
>> WOW
THAT'S INTENSE
>> I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU HOW
CLOSE SOME OF THESE HOMES ARE TO
THE FLAMES
>> Reporter: FUELED BY THICK VEJ
RATION AND TRIPLE DIGIT 
TEMPERATURES, THE FIRE
BALLOONING TO 20,000 ACRES
THE SMOKE PLUME EXTENDING TO
ARIZONA, VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD HOLD ON 
IT
WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO 
CONTROL THE PERIMETER.
>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE FACING FIREFIGHTERS IS
DEALING WITH THIS STEEP, RUGGED 
AND DANGEROUS TERRAIN.
INITIALLY, IT WAS SOMETHING A 
LOT OF THEM NEVER DEALT WITH
BEFORE, WHICH IS HOW DO YO FIGHT
A FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC
PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE QUARANTINED 
IN THEIR HOMES AND NOW BEING
TOLD TO LEAVE.
>> PEOPLE ARE BEING SCREENED
IF PEOPLE NEED TO BE SEGREGATED 
AND WE NEED TO OPEN UP OTHER
VENUES, WE WILL.
WE'LL FOLLOW THE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
>> Reporter: DESPITE COVID
CONCERNS, CREWS CONTINUE TO 
BUILD CONTAINMENT LINES, WHILE
TANKERS STREAKED ACROSS THE SKY,
PUMMELING THE FLAMES IN AN
AERIAL ASSAULT
FIREFIGHTERS DOING ALL THEY CAN 
TO GET A HANDLE ON THE SEASON'S 
FIRST MAJOR WILDFIRE, WHILE 
TRYING TO KEEP RESIDENTS AND
THEMSELVES SAFE.
IT SEEMS FIREFIGHTERS ARE 
STARTING TO GET A HANDLE ON IT, 
AND THE NUMBERS ARE SHIFTING
BUT RIGHT NOW OFFICIALS ON THE
GROUND ARE TELLING ME THIS FIRE 
IS OUT OF CONTROL, STILL ZERO 
PERCENT CONTAINMENT AND 
THREATENING HOMES.
IT'S ONLY BURNED ABOUT THREE
STRUCTURES AT THIS POINT, BUT 
LOOKING AT THE PATTERN OF THE 
FIRE AND THE WAY IT'S SPREADING 
BACK BEHIND ME, THERE IS NO END 
IN EIGHT
COR SNIRVEGS
>> THAT GROWTH COULD BE 
EXPLOSIVE.
STEVE, THANK YOU
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS 
THE NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
AFFECTED AND 156,000 DEATHS.
DR. DEBORAH BIRX IS CALL THING A
NEW PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC, AS 
CASES IN RURAL AREAS SURGE
OUR BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
LATEST
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
WE ARE HEARING SOME VERY STRONG 
WORDS FROM DR. DEBORAH BIRX.
SHE SAYS MONTHS INTO THE
PANDEMIC, THE VIRUS IS HITTING
HARD, AND THE PUBLIC HAS TO 
COOPERATE TO HELP STOP IT.
A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE COORDINATOR
DR. DEBORAH BIRX
AMERICA HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE 
OF THE PANDEMIC.
WHAT IS WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA, YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE
OR PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS
>> Reporter: STRESSING IT'S 
CRUCIAL FOR PEOPLE IN ALL PARTS 
OF THE COUNTRY TO FOLLOW SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS, INCLUDING THIS 
GUIDANCE ON MASKS.
>> IF YOU'RE IN 
MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS AND
THERE'S AN OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
RURAL AREA OR IN YOUR CITY, YOU 
NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER WEARING 
A MASK AT HOME ASSUMING THAT
YOU'RE POSITIVE.
>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE THE DEATH TOLL TOPPED 
9,300, DOCTORS ARE PLEADING TAKE
THIS SERIOUSLY
>> OUR RIGHTS TO NOT WEAR A 
MASK, THAT BULL [ BLEEP ] IS
GOING TO KILL US
A GROCERY CLERK SHOULD NOT HAVE 
TO FIGHT A GROWN MAN TO WEAR A
MASK
THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB
THEY SHOULD HAVEN'T TO DO THAT
>> Reporter: AS DISTRICTS DEBATE
HOW TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR, 
DR. BIRX URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASELOADS TO ONLY RETURN
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
PARENTS IN TWO GEORGIA SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS ARE PROTESTING THEIR
DISTRICT'S DECISIONS TO OPEN
ONLINE ONLY, DEMANDING PARENTS
HAVE AN OPTION TO CHOOSE
>> GENERALLY, IT'S QUITE
STRESSFUL FOR KIDS IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS
>> I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY 
DAMAGING TO THE CHILDREN
THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAKING KIDS
OUT OF FACE-TO-FACE SCHOOL IS 
MUCH GREATER THAN THE RISK OF 
THE VIRUS, IN OUR ESTIMATION
>> Reporter: AND EACH DAY BRINGS
YET ANOTHER REMINDER OF THE 
PANDEMIC'S DEVASTATING TOLL.
TWO WEEKS AGO, JUSTIN HUNTER, A 
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND HIS
PARENTS, TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19
JUSTIN'S FATHER PASSED AWAY JUST
LAST WEEK, HIS MOM JUST FOUR
DAYS LATER
>> THE HOSPITAL, THEY CALLED ME.
THEY HAD TO BREAK THE NEWS TO 
ME, AND THEY TOLD ME I COULDN'T 
COME IN TO LOOK AT OR SEE THEM
AND I WAS TORN UP.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WITH GOD, SO
THEY'RE IN GOOD HANDS.
>> Reporter: AND DR. BIRX ALSO
POINTED TO THOSE IMAGES WE KEEP 
SEEING OF THOSE PACKED HOUSE
PARTIES AND EVENTS
SHE SAYS IT'S NOT NECESSARILY 
SUPER SPREADING INDIVIDUALS BUT 
RATHER SUPER SPREADING EVENTS,
AND SHE SAYS THOSE HAVE TO STOP.
>> THANK YOU
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL, A DEAL FOR 
A NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
STILL APPEARS OUT OF PREACH THIS
MORNING.
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RAN 
OUT ON FRIDAY, RAISING THE
STAKES FOR NEGOTIATORS
REPUBLICANS PROPOSED A ONE-WEEK 
EXTENSION, BUT DEMOCRATS WANT A 
MORE LONG-TERM PLAN.
>> YESTERDAY WAS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I'M NOT
OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL BE A 
SOLUTION IN THE VERY NEAR TERM
>> NOW, TROUBLE LOOMS EVEN AFTER
A DEAL IS REACHED.
AT LEAST 20 SENATE REPUBLICANS
SAY THEY'LL VOTE NO ON ANOTHER
RELIEF BILL, NO MATTER WHAT.
>>> THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO 
SPREAD ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE 
SPORTS WORLD
DOUG PEDERSEN BECAME THE FIRST
COACH TO TEST POSITIVE FOR THE
CORONAVIRUS.
HE'S TESTED POSITIVE TWICE
AND MATT LACROSS BECAME THE 
EIGHTH PATRIOT TO OPT OUT OF THE
SEASON
SO FAR MORE THAN 40 PLAYERS 
AROUND THE LEAGUE HAVE DECIDED
NOT TO PLAY THIS YEAR.
>>> SHIFTING TO BASEBALL, THE 
NEW YORK METS CESPEDES OPTED OUT
OF THE SEASON.
HE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THE METS' 
GAME IN ATLANTA ON SUNDAY BEFORE
INFORMING THE TEAM OF HIS 
DECISION
AND THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS'
WEEKEND SERIES WAS POSTPONED
AFTER MULTIPLE PLAYERS AND STAFF
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE TEAM AFTER TWO 
PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> THE U.S. MARINE CORPS HAS 
SUSPENDED THE SEARCH AND RESCUE 
EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MARINES AND A 
NAVY SAILOR OFF THE COAST OF
CALIFORNIA
THEY WERE ON A TRAINING MISSION 
WHEN THEIR AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT 
VEHICLE SANK
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> NOW TO A MISSION THAT COULD 
AFFECT SPACE TRAVEL.
THE FIRST WATER LANDING FOR AN
AMERICAN CREW IN 45 YEARS.
PARACHUTES SLOWING THE CAPSULE
DOWN FROM 350 MILES AN HOUR TO
15
THE TWO ALSO MADE HISTORY BY
FLYING IN A COMMERCIALLY BUILT
AND OPERATED SPACECRAFT.
THIS CLEARS THE WAY FOR POSSIBLE
TOURISTS INTO SPACE.
>> WE WERE EAGERLY WATCHING ALL 
OF THAT.
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
WHEN I SAW THAT STORY YESTERDAY 
I WAS SMILING EAR TO EAR
JUST A WONDERFUL STORY
LET'S TALK ABOUT TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
WE'RE SEEING THAT STORM SURGE 
FOR THE CAROLINAS.
MYRTLE BEACH, CHARLESTON
THE HIGH TIDE IS 8:00 P.M. AND A
STORM SURGE ON TOP OF THAT TWO
TO FOUR FEET
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BE IN
THE 90s AND 100 DEGREES FOR SAN 
ANTONIO THIS AFTERNOON
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD.
STILL PRETTY STEAMY FOR THE 
NORTHEAST WITH A FEW STORMS THAT
ARE SPARKING OUR WAY THIS 
AFTERNOON.
WHO IS OVER THE HEAT
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT COMING
UP
>> STE
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, THERE IS
GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING REGARDING
THE HEALTH OF SUPREME COURT 
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
WE ARE LEARNING THAT SHE WAS
RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON 
FRIDAY
SHE IS CURRENTLY HOME ACCORDING 
TO A SPOKESWOMAN AND DOING WELL.
THE 87-YEAR-OLD WAS IN A NEW
YORK CITY HOSPITAL UNDERGOING A 
MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE TO 
REVIVE A BILE DUCT STENT
GINSBURG ALSO RECENTLY REVEALED 
SHE'S BEEN UNDERGOING 
CHEMOTHERAPY FOR A RESURGENCE OF
CANCER
>>> MICROSOFT IS MOVING AHEAD 
WITH PLANS TO BUY TIKTOK IN THE 
U.S.
THE TECH TITAN IS AIMING TO 
FINISH THE DEAL BY SEPTEMBER 15.
THIS COMES AFTER A DISCUSSION 
BETWEEN MICROSOFT'S CEO AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO SAID ON 
FRIDAY HE WANTS TO BAN TIKTOK 
AND WOULD NOT APPROVE OF A
TAKEOVER
IF A DEAL IS REACHED, MICROSOFT 
SAYS DATA WILL BE STORED IN THE 
UNITED STATES, WHICH WOULD
ADDRESS CONCERNS OF CHINESE 
SPYING
>>> WE HAVE SOME WILD VIDEO THIS
MORNING.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TRUCK THAT
ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT FIRE BEING
REPAIRED ON FRIDAY AND WAS AT 
RISK FOR EXPLODING
A TRUCK DRIVER IN NORTHEAST 
CHINA RISKED HIS LIFE TO MOVE 
THE WEEK AWAY FROM PEOPLE IN THE
SURROUNDING AREA
NOW, BECAUSE OF HIS HEROIC DEED,
THE AUTOMAKER GIFTED HIM WITH A 
NEW TRUCK AS A THANK YOU FOR
♪ ♪
TAYLOR SWIFT HAS LANDED HER 
SEVENTH NUMBER ONE ALBUM
"FOLKLORE" WHICH IS HER EIGHTH
ALBUM OVERALL, SOLD 846,000 IN
ITS FIRST WEEK IN THE U.S.
AND SWIFT'S RECORD LABEL SAYS 
IT'S SOLD OVER 2 MILLION
WORLDWIDE, WITH 500 MILLION 
WORLD STREAMS.
IT'S ALREADY 2020'S TOP SELLING 
ALBUM.
>>> RESTAURANTS NATIONWIDE ARE
STRUGGLING WITH RENEWED 
SHUTDOWNS AND MANDATES
ALMOST 24,000 CLOSING UP SHOP 
FOR GOOD
BUT STARBUCKS HAS BEEN ABLE TO
REOPEN OVER 90% OF THEIR STORES.
STEPHANIE RUHLE SPOKE WITH THE
COMPANY'S CEO AND GOT A LOOK AT 
WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER 
CUSTOMERS.
>> Reporter: CLOSE TO SIX MONTHS
INTO THE PANDEMIC, STARBUCKS, 
THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST COFFEE
CHAIN, IS TRYING TO MAKE YOUR 
ONCE NORMAL COFFEE RUN FEEL 
NORMAL AGAIN
DEALING WITH MASK MANDATES AND
SHUTDOWNS, THE COMPANY IS 
LEADING WITH A NEW APPROACH,
ACCORDING TO THE CEO KEVIN
JOHNSON.
>> RIGHT NOW WHAT CUSTOMERS WANT
ARE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE SAFE,
FAMILIAR, AND CONVENIENT
>> Reporter: THE JAVA GIANT IS
SERVING UP A MORE STREAMLINED 
EXPERIENCE FOR CUSTOMERS
>> WE HAVE OVER 32,000 STORES IN
80 MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A DIGITAL DASH
BOARD THAT TAKES FEEDS FROM 
GOVERNMENT TO TRACK THE SPREAD
OF COVID
SO UNTIL THERE IS A VACCINE, WE 
WILL BE ADAPTING
>> Reporter: CUSTOMERS CAN GET
THEIR COFFEE FROM A SAFE
DISTANCE AT THE TOUCH OF A
BUTTON
JUST ORDER ON THE APP, WAIT FOR 
YOUR NAME, GRAB IT AND GO.
MORE OF THESE STORES EXPANDED 
CURBSIDE PICKUPS AND DRIVE
THROUGHS WILL BE ROLLED OUT OVER
THE NEXT 18 MONTHS
THE CHAIN IS EMPHASIZING NEW
SAFETY PROTOCOLS, TOO.
THOUGH NOT WITHOUT CHALLENGES.
>> A BIG FOR US IS SAFETY,
MAKING SURE THE CUSTOMERS HERE
FEEL SAFE.
SO WE DO SCAN THEIR CHECK-INS 
EVERY DAY, AND WE ALSO -- ALL OF
OUR HIGH TOUCH AREAS, CUSTOMERS 
AND PARTNERS COME INTO CONTACT, 
SO WE MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEANING 
THEM
>> Reporter: HOW HARD HAS IT
BEEN TO ENFORCE THE MASK MANDATE
FOR YOUR PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES 
TO GET CUSTOMERS TO ADHERE TO 
THESE RULES?
>> BEGINNING IN MAY, WE REQUIRED
ALL OF OUR STARBUCKS PARTNERS TO
WEAR FACIAL COVERINGS.
MOST CUSTOMERS DID
BUT CERTAINLY SOME DIDN'T.
WE PARTNERED WITH THE CDC TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN 
EXPERIENCE THAT HOPEFULLY 
EXCEEDS THE CDC REQUIREMENTS FOR
SAFETY
>> Reporter: IS THIS THE FUTURE 
FOR STARBUCKS INDEFINITELY
>> THIS IS RESHAPING CONSUMER 
BEHAVIOR BROADLY, I BELIEVE.
AND CERTAINLY SOME OF THAT WILL 
CONTINUE EVEN AFTER THERE'S A 
VACCINE.
AND MORE THERAPEUTICS.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU SAY TO 
THOSE WHO SAY, BUT WE'RE IN A 
CRISIS
WE LOVE TO PUT PEOPLE OVER
PROFITS BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO
>> WE'RE PAST THE CRISIS PHASE
AND WE'RE NOW INTO EXECUTION
MODE
NOW, FOR THOSE WHO SAY LOOK, AS 
WE ENTER THIS DOWNTURN, WE WANT 
TO PUT PEOPLE OVER PROFIT, BUT
WE COULDN'T.
ECONOMICALLY WE COULDN'T
AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK, AS YOU
SAID BEFORE, WE ALL HAVE A
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WHO IS READY FOR A SUMMER 
COOLDOWN
YOU'LL SEE IT FOR THE GREAT 
LAKES AND THE MIDWEST.
WE HAVE SPOTS THAT HAVE 13
DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.
THE COOLER AREA WILL SPREAD INTO
THE NORTHEAST.
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
WASHINGTON TO NEW YORK CITY,
HEY, WE'RE BAC
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH OUR SERIES
INEQUALITY IN AMERICA.
AND THE SIMPLE ACT FOR GOING OUT
FOR A RUN.
MANY AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN SAY 
THEY WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY.
SO AS STEPHANIE GOSK REPORTS, 
ONE GROUP IS GETTING HEALTHIER
BY TRAINING TOGETHER
>> IT'S SO QUIET
>> Reporter: 4:45 A.M. IN STONE 
MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA.
THIS IS WHAT COMMITMENT LOOKS 
LIKE
>> WHEN I WAKE UP AND I DON'T 
FEEL LIKE ROLLING OUT THE BED, I
KNOW THERE'S SOME LADIES ON THE 
PAVEMENT, EXPECTING ME, WAITING 
FOR ME
>> Reporter: THIS PARTICULAR
MORNING, THERE WERE FIVE, OUT 
HERE TOGETHER, TO RUN.
>> WE HAVE RUNNERS, WE HAVE 
PEOPLE WHO RUN AND WALK IN
BETWEEN, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS 
GOING TO BE SOMEBODY WAITING FOR
YOU AT THE END
>> Reporter: AND IN MANY WAYS,
THAT IS THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND
BLACK GIRLS RUN, AN ORGANIZATION
STARTED OVER TEN YEARS AGO, NOW 
WITH 74 GROUPS NATIONWIDE, AND
250,000 MEMBERS.
THE GROUP, COMMITTED TO 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ENCOURAGEMENT.
J.L. ALEXANDER IS THE CEO OF
BLACK GIRLS RUN.
>> WE THINK IT'S VERY EASY JUST 
TO GET UP, LACE UP YOUR SHOES 
AND HEAD OUT THE FRONT DOOR.
BUT AS MAYBE NOT MANY PEOPLE
REALIZE, SOMETIMES JUST BY OUR
SKIN COLOR OR JUST BY BEING A 
WOMAN, THAT SOMETIMES MAKES US
VERY VULNERABLE.
>> Reporter: AND CREATING A SAFE
AND SUPPORTIVE WAY TO RUN CAN 
HELP TURN AROUND A DEADLY 
EPIDEMIC
OVERWHELMINGLY IMPACTING
AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
4 OUT OF 5 BLACK WOMEN IN THE 
U.S. ARE OVERWEIGHT OR HAVE 
OBESITY, LEADING TO HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, DIABETES AND STROKE.
AND ALL OF THOSE DISEASES MAKE
PEOPLE MORE VULNERABLE TO 
COVID-19
>> IT'S SUPER CRUCIAL THAT THAT 
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS A ROLE
IN PREVENTING WEIGHT GAIN.
>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE, 
PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG BLACK
WOMEN WHEN IT COMES TO EXERCISE 
AND THEIR HEALTH
>> JUST DO IT.
ACTIVITY IS BY FAR ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE CAN DO OR WE CAN 
TAKE OWNERSHIP OF AND DO IN SUCH
A WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO FEEL
BETTER
>> Reporter: FOR APRIL MOORE, 
FINDING THIS GROUP WAS A
LIFELINE
>> MY MOTHER SUFFERED A STROKE
WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD.
SO WATCHING HER AND THE IMPACT
ON HER HEALTH HAS BEEN A
MOTIVATING FACTOR FOR ME
>> Reporter: NOW SHE'S RUNNING
MARATHONS IN FAR FLUNG PLACES.
>> WE ARE OFFICIALLY THE LARGEST
GROUP OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS THAT 
HAVE EVER RUN A MARATHON ON 
ANTARCTICA
>> Reporter: BACK AT HOME, THERE
IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
AND THESE WOMEN ARE ONLY GETTING
STRONGER
>> GOOD JOB.
WE GOT IT DONE
>> Reporter: STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC
NEWS
>> AND BLACK GIRLS RUN JUST 
FINISHED THEIR 1 MILLION MILES
FOR JUSTICE PROGRAM.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
>>> COMING UP ON "THE "TODAY" 
SHOW, HOW THE NAVAJO NATION IS
DOING WITH CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAKS.
KEEP IT RIGHT HERE
MORE N
>>> TRACKING TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
WHERE THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO 
HIT NEXT AFTER LEAVING A TRAIL
OF DESTRUCTION IN THE CARIBBEAN.
>> YESTERDAY WAS A STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I'M NOT
OPTIMISTIC THAT THERE WILL BE A 
SOLUTION IN THE VERY NEAR TERM
>> NEGOTIATIONS FOR ANOTHER 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL HIT AN
IMPASSE AS TOP U.S. HEALTH
OFFICIAL WARNS THE PANDEMIC HAS 
ENTERED A DARK NEW PHASE
>>> A TEXT TITAN DANCING TOWARD 
A DEAL TO BUY TIKTOK, BUT THE 
CLOCK IS TICKING AFTER THE
PRESIDENT PROMISED TO BAN THE 
APP.
>>> GOOD MORNING
I'M PHILIP MENA.
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
WE BEGIN WITH THE EXTREME 
WEATHER THREAT MOVING UP THE
EAST COAST THIS MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS LARGELY
SPARED FLORIDA, BRINGING STRONG 
WINDS TO THE SHORE
BUT THE STORM COULD MAKE
LANDFALL IN THE CAROLINAS,
FORCING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR 
HOMES DURING A PANDEMIC.
KERRY SANDERS JOINS US FROM 
FLORIDA WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: ISAIAS IS INDEED A 
TROPICAL STORM BUT NOT TO BE
TAKEN LIGHTLY.
RIGHT NOW, HEADING UP IN ITS
TARGET ZONE, GEORGIA, SOUTH 
CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA
TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS IS HITTING
SOUTH FLORIDA WITH WIND AND 
RAIN, WREAKING HAVOC IN WEST
PALM BEACH AND KNOCKING OUT 
POWER ALONG THE COASTLINE.
CREWS WORKING TO RESTORE
ELECTRICITY TO TENS OF
THOUSANDS.
STRONG SURF AND RIP CURRENTS
CLOSING JUPITER BEACH AND 
OTHERS
AND THE WORRY IS NOT OVER.
WITH MORE THAN 487,000 CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS, HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE ANXIOUS.
SOME MAY HAVE HELD HURRICANE
PARTIES TO RIDE OUT THE STORM.
>> I HOPE THERE WEREN'T ANY 
PARTIES, BUT IF THERE WERE, 
WE'RE GOING TO PAY THE PRICE FOR
IT
BECAUSE LIKELY C LY CORONAVIRUSD
SPREAD
IT TRANSMITS VERY EASILY
>> Reporter: FEARING THEY MAY BE
HIT BY A HURRICANE, CAPE
CANAVERAL HOSPITAL EVACUATED ITS
COVID PATIENTS TO ANOTHER 
HOSPITAL, AN HOUR'S 
DRIVE-INLAND
>> SO IF THIS WAS A TEST, YOU 
PASSED
>> WE PASSED GREAT
>> AND GOING FORWARD NOW, 
BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN HURRICANE
SEASON
>> WE'RE MORE PREPARED NOW FOR
THE NEXT ONE
WE'LL GET BETTER AND BETTER.
THAT'S THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS GET
BETTER
>> Reporter: STATE OFFICIALS SAY
ISAIAS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A 
PRACTICE RUN
THE HURRICANE SEASON LASTS
ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS.
ON GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, MISERY
ROADS FLOODED, THIS FAMILY
SHOCKED AT THE DAMAGE.
>> YEAH, IT'S VERY HIGH.
>> Reporter: AND IN THE 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHERE TWO 
DIED, RESIDENTS STILL FACING
EXTREME FLOODING
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA NOW
PREPARING FOR A DIRECT HIT, 
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN EFFECT 
ON THE OUTER BANKS
ONE THING OFFICIALS SAY THEY
LEARNED IN THIS STORM IS HOW TO 
OPEN A SHELTER DURING A 
PANDEMIC
EVERYBODY'S TEMPERATURE WAS 
CHECKED.
THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO PROCESS 
EVERYBODY IN, LESSONS LEARNED 
HERE, NOW BEING SHARED WITH 
OFFICIALS IN SOUTH AND NORTH
CAROLINA
CORI
>> A BIT OF RELIEF FOR FLORIDA
KERRY, THANK YOU
>> LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB, WHO IS TRACKING 
THIS STORM FOR US.
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, PHILIP AND
CORI
WE ARE SEEING THESE RAIN BANDS
THAT ARE MAKING THEIR WAY VERY
MUCH OFFSHORE RIGHT NOW.
THE EYE OF THIS STORM STILL IS
SAGGING MORE TO THE EAST, AND 
WITH OUR LATEST TRACK, WE'LL
CONTINUE TO SEE IT OFFSHORE FOR 
FLORIDA.
65 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAPE
CANAVERAL.
AND WITH THE LATEST TRACK, WE 
HAVE IT RACING INTO THE 
CAROLINAS.
THERE'S STILL THAT NORTHEAST
MOVEMENT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE A LANDFALL LATER ON TONIGHT,
OVERNIGHT POTENTIALLY FOR 
WILMINGTON INTO OTHER PARTS OF
THE CAROLICAROLINAS, AS WELL
THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS GOING TO 
BE THE FLOOD THREAT AND STORM 
SURGE EXPECTED TO PICK UP 
TONIGHT ALL THE WAY INTO
TOMORROW
GUYS
>> A LOT TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS 
WEEKEND.
ALL RIGHT, JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS STILL HAS 
THE NATION IN A DEADLY GRIP.
THERE ARE NOW OVER 4.6 MILLION
INFECTED AND 156,000 DEATHS.
AND A DIRE WARNING FROM WHITE 
HOUSE CORONAVIRUS COORDINATOR 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX THAT AMERICA 
HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF THE
PANDEMIC
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL
IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD, IT'S INTO THE RURAL 
AS EQUAL URBAN AREAS
AND TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN A 
RURAL AREA, YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE
OR PROTECTED FROM THIS VIRUS
>> TAKE A LOOK HERE AT THIS 
CLUSTER MAP.
YOU CAN SEE NEW EPICENTERS
SPROUTING IN THE MIDWEST
MICHIGAN AND OHIO HAVE OVER 
90,000 CASES
PLUS, AS DISTRICTS DEBATE HOW TO
START THE SCHOOL YEAR, DR. BIRX 
IS URGING STATES WITH HIGH
CASELOADS TO ONLY RETURN
VIRTUALLY UNTIL NUMBERS ARE 
UNDER CONTROL.
>>> ON CAPITOL HILL, A DEAL FOR 
A NEW CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGE
APPEARS OUT OF REACH
BENEFITS ON FRIDAY RAN OUT ON 
FRIDAY FOR MILLIONS.
TRACY, REPUBLICANS WANT A 
ONE-WEEK EXTENSION, BUT 
DEMOCRATS SAY IT DOESN'T GO FAR 
ENOUGH
>> Reporter: EXACTLY
SO THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS THAT 
THEY'RE NOT ONLY DIFFERENCES IN 
THE AMOUNT THAT DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE 
FOR THAT BONUS UNEMPLOYMENT 
PAYMENT WITH EXTRA OVER THE 
STATE PAYMENTS, BUT ALSO THERE'S
A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
WHITE HOUSE AND DEMOCRATS ON HOW
TO DO THIS
THE WHITE HOUSE PROPOSAL IS 
LET'S SEE THEM GOING FOR A WEEK 
WHILE WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE
BUT DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING OUT 
FOR SOMETHING BIGGER
THEY'RE SAYING THAT DOESN'T 
SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
>> WE PROPOSED A ONE-WEEK 
EXTENSION AT $600 SO THAT WHILE 
WE NEGOTIATE A LONGER TERM
SOLUTION, AT LEAST ALL THOSE
PEOPLE DON'T LOSE THEIR MONEY 
AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THE
DEMOCRATS WON'T AGREE TO THAT.
THEY ARE INSISTENT ON HAVING
THIS AS PART OF A LARGER DEAL.
WHAT IS ARE WE GOING TO DO, COME
BACK TO THE TABLE AND DO THIS IN
TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGAIN?
NO
LET'S GIVE THE COURTESY AND THE 
CERTAINTY OF SOME ASSURANCE THAT
THIS SUPPORT WILL BE THERE
BUT, AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON 
CONTAINING THE VIRUS AND FOR
SOME REASON, THEY HAVE NOT
EXECUTED A STRATEGIC PLAN.
>> ONCE BACK AT THE TABLE TODAY,
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, THE
WHITE HOUSE PRIMARILY DEMOCRATS 
IN THE WHITE HOUSE NEGOTIATING
TOGETHER RIGHT NOW
SATURDAY'S TALKS, ACCORDING TO
THE TREASURY SECRETARY, WERE
MORE PRODUCTIVE.
HE SAYS THEY WILL BE BACK AT IT 
DAILY UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH A 
RESOLUTION
AND NOTABLE HERE, PHILIP, THE 
TREASURY SECRETARY SAYS ONCE
THEY COME ONE A DEAL, THEY CAN
GET 15 MILLION CHECKS OUT WITHIN
A WEEK
THAT'S IMPORTANT
LIVELIHOODS AND SHELTER.
TRACY, THANK YOU SO MUCH
>>> COMING UP, MICROSOFT IS 
MOVING AHEAD WITH PLANS TO BUY
TIKTOK IN THE U.S. FROM A 
CHINESE COMPANY THAT OWNS IT
THEY ARE AIMING TO FINISH THE 
DEAL BY SEPTEMBER 15
THIS COMES AFTER A DISCUSSION 
BETWEEN MICROSOFT'S CEO AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AFTER HE SAID HE
WOULD NOT APPROVE OF A TAKEOVER 
AND WANTED TO BAN TIKTOK TO BE
MICROSOFT SAYS THAT THE DATA
WILL BE STORED IN THE UNITED
STATES, ADDRESSING ANY CONCERNS 
OF CHINESE SPYING.
>>> TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS WERE ON 
BOARD THE SPACEX MISSION AND
THEIR JOURNEY WILL HAVE AN
ENORMOUS IMPACT ON SPACE TRAVEL.
CATHY PARK HAS THIS REPORT
>> SPLASHDOWN.
>> Reporter: AN HISTORIC AND
SUCCESSFUL SPLASHDOWN OFF THE 
COAST OF FLORIDA
>> WELCOME BACK TO PLANET EARTH 
AND THANKS FOR FLYING SPACEX
>> Reporter: THE FIRST WATER
LANDING FOR AN AMERICAN 
SPACECRAFT IN 45 YEARS
WHAT IS AN AMAZING DAY
TODAY, WE REALLY MADE HISTORY.
>> Reporter: THE SPACEX DRAGON, 
WEATHERING TEMPERATURES UP TO 
3500 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT DURING
THE DESCENT THROUGH THE EARTH'S 
ATMOSPHERE. S DEPLOYING AT 38,0.
THE JOURNEY BEGINNING TWO MONTHS
AGO WITH THE ASTRONAUTS.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN
THE FUTURE OF SPACE FLIGHT
>> THREE, TWO, ONE, ZERO, 
IGNITION, LIFTOFF.
>> Reporter: IN MAY, SPACEX 
BECAME THE FIRST PRIVATE COMPANY
TO SEND ASTRONAUTS INTO ORBIT.
IT HAD BEEN NEARLY A DECADE 
SINCE NASA LAUNCHED NIP FROM
U.S. SOIL.
SUITING UP FOR THE MISSIONMENT
SPENDING TIME ON EXPERIMENTS AND
PAYMENT NANCE ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
>> BOTH OUR SONS ARE HAPPY ABOUT
THAT WITH THEIR PET DINOSAUR
MAKING IT INTO ORBIT
>> Reporter: KEPT THE CREW
COMPANY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
BUZZING.
>> IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS
JUST WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A 
PART OF THIS EXPEDITION,
EXPEDITION 63.
IT WILL BE A MEMORY THAT WILL 
LAST A LIFETIME FOR ME
>> Reporter: MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED WITH MORE ON THE 
HORIZON.
CATHY PARK, NBC NEWS
>>> LET'S HEAD OVER TO THE WEST 
COAST WHERE A DIRE SITUATION IS 
UNFOLDING RIGHT NOW.
THOUSANDS HAVE HAD TO FLEE THEIR
HOMES TO ESCAPE THE GROWING 
APPLE FIRE
THIS IS LOCATED IN CHERRY VALLEY
EAST OF LOS ANGELES.
OFFICIALS SAY IT STARTED ON 
FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN TWO SMALLER 
FIRED MERGED, BECOMING A UNIFIED
MONSTER.
SO FAR IT'S SCORCHED MORE THAN
20,000 ACRES
1200 FIREFIGHTERS ARE RACING TO 
CONTRAIN THE SPRAWLING RING OF
FLAMES THAT HAS EXPLODED INTO AN
INFERNO.
>> WE HAVE WILDFIRES AND A
TROPICAL STORM ON OUR PLATE.
LET'S CHECK BACK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
>> HEY YOU TWO, A LOT GOING ON
THE LATEST WITH ISAIAS IS STILL 
A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM.
BUT LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT
RADAR, LOOK AT THIS, IT'S 
STARTING TO CREATE ON EYEWALL.
THE CENTER IS COMING TOGETHER.
I'M GOING TO BE WATCHING THAT 
CLOSELY, BECAUSE THIS HAS 
POTENTIAL TO NOW GO BACK INTO A 
HURRICANE.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH THE STORM 
SURGE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST, THEY'RE HOVERING 
IN THE LOWER 90s THIS AFTERNOON.
AS THAT STORM APPROACHES, A 
LITTLE BIT OF RAIN WILL PICK UP 
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
STORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE LATEST TRACK
ON ISAIAS COMING UP.
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS,
SEVERAL PAC 12 FOOTBALL PLAYERS 
ARE THREATENING TO OPT OUT OF 
THE SEASON, USING THE #WE ARE 
UNITED
>>> WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
CAPTURED THE STATE'S FIRST ASIAN
GIANT HORNET
>> ALL RIGHT
BASEBALL STAR MIKE TROUT
WELCOMING HIS FIRST CHILD OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE ANGELS SLUGGER NAMED HIS BOY
BECKHAM AARON STRIKEOUT.
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, THE U.S.
MARINE CORPS ANNOUNCED SUNDAY 
IT'S SUSPENDED THE SEARCH AND 
RESCUE EFFORTS FOR SEVEN MISSING
MARINES AND ONE NAVY SAILOR OFF 
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA
THEY WERE ON A TRAINING MISSION 
THURSDAY WHEN THEIR AMPHIBIOUS
ASSAULT VEHICLE SANK
ALL EIGHT ARE PRESUMED DEAD.
>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS 
INCREASING IMMIGRATION FEES.
NATURALIZATION APPLICATIONS HAVE
BEEN HIKED MORE THAN 80% JUMPING
FROM $640 TO OVER $1,100
THEY'VE ALSO ADDED A $50 ASYLUM 
FEE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS, BECOMING
THE FOURTH COUNTRY TO DO SO IN
THE WORLD.
THESE WOULD BE ADDED TO SEVERAL 
WORK APPLICATIONS.
THESE CHANGES GO INTO EFFECT
OCTOBER 2.
>>> A BIZARRE STORY IN THE MIDST
OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S
FWATLFW
BATTLE WITH CORONAVIRUS.
THE NEW YORK METS' CESPEDES 
OPTED OUT OF THE SEASON.
TEAM OFFICIALS SAID THEY
COULDN'T REACH HIM BEFORE HE
ANNOUNCED HIS DECISION
THE MARLINS WILL RETURN TO PLAY 
TUESDAY IN BALTIMORE, BUT THE 
CARDINALS' WEEKEND SERIES HAD TO
BE POSTPONED AFTER MULTIPLE 
PLAYERS AND STAFF CONTRACTED THE
VIRUS.
THE LEAGUE CONDUCTED MASS 
TESTING ON THE CARDINALS AFTER
TWO PLAYERS TESTED POSITIVE ON
FRIDAY
>>> AN UPDATE TO A STORY FROM 
LAST WEEK.
A RAILROAD BRIDGE IN ARIZONA WAS
DEMOLISHED AFTER TAKING DAMAGE
ONLY A PORTION OF THE BRIDGE IS 
COMING DOWN TO KEEP THE OVERALL 
INTEGRITY IN TACT.
RESIDENTS WERE ASKED TO 
EVACUATE
THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>>> THIS MORNING, WE'RE 
REMEMBERING THE CAREER OF ACTOR 
WILFORD BREMLY
HE MADE A SPLASH IN THE HIT 
MOVIE "COCOON" AND PLAYED IN
"THE FIRM.
>>> MAKING A MOVIE, IT'S A GROUP
EFFORT
BUT FOR ENTIRELY TOO LONG, THAT 
GROUP HAS SYSTEMICALLY EXCLUDED 
BLACK, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHER
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
>> RYAN REYNOLDS HAS LAUNCHED A 
DIVERSITY PROGRAM TO TRAIN
MINORITIES FOR WORK IN FILM.
HE HAS PLEDGED TO PAY, HOUSE, 
AND COVER TRAVEL EXPENSES OUT OF
HIS OWN SALARY FOR AROUND 10 TO 
20 TRAINEES WHO WILL WORK ON HIS
NEXT FILM.
>>> THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS
FORCED MANY COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO TAKE A VIRTUAL
APPROACH TO LEARNING, INSTEAD OF
THE TRADITIONAL IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION.
THIS HAS CAUSED CONTROVERSY 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE SOME
SCHOOLS AREN'T OFFERING CHANGES 
IN TUITION FEES THAT HAS PARN PT
AND STUDENTS DISAPPOINTED.
>> Reporter: FROM WASHINGTON
STATE TO UC BERKELEY TO 
LAFAYETTE IN PENNSYLVANIA, MAJOR
UNIVERSITIES MAKING A MAJOR 
COURSE CORRECTION JUST WEEKS
AWAY FROM THE START OF THE NEW
SCHOOL YEAR, BACKING DOWN ON
BRINGING STUDENTS BACK TO 
CAMPUS
>> WE'RE DISAPPOINTED.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE OUR 
STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
>> Reporter: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
IN D.C. HAD A PLAN TO OFFER A 
BLEND OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON 
LEARNING
BUT THIS WEEK, ANNOUNCED AN 
ONLINE ONLY FALL SEMESTER 
INSTEAD.
WHAT WAS THE MOMENT WHEN YOU
SAID, AH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS PLAN THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE,
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK
>> IT WAS A THREE-WAY PERIOD OF 
THOSE CASE COUNTS BEING SO HIGH.
>> Reporter: UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENT SYLVIA KNOWS THE RISK 
WELL
SHE OVERSAW THE U.S. RESPONSE TO
EBOLA AND ZIKA AS HHS SECRETARY 
DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE IN A PLACE
WHERE YOU CAN BE NIMBLE, BECAUSE
THE SITUATION DOES CHANGE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE ABOUT FACE 
IS A LETDOWN FOR SOME.
>> IT'S SO SAD TO SEE THE RUG 
PULLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
>> IT WAS DEVASTATING.
>> Reporter: WILL GOLDMAN IS A
RISING SENIOR.
>> YOU WANT TO BE IN THE
CLASSROOM.
>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL JOINED
GEORGETOWN AND GEORGE 
WASHINGTON, BUT OFFERING A 10%
DISCOUNT ON TUITION TO OFFSET 
STUDENT'S DISAPPOINTMENT
DO YOU THINK AT THIS POINT
YOU'RE GETTING YOUR MONEY'S 
WORTH, EVEN WITH THAT 10% 
REDUCTION?
>> THERE'S JUST SO MUCH MORE
THAT YOU CAN DO IN PERSON.
>> Reporter: OTHERS GOING ONLINE
THIS FALL, INCLUDING HARVARD AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, ARE
NOT CHANGING TUITION FEES, EVEN 
AS SOME STUDENTS ARE SUING FOR
TUITION REFUNDS FROM SPRING 
SEMESTER
LIKE GRANGER, WHO FILED A 
LAWSUIT AGAINST DREXEL
UNIVERSITY IN APRIL.
>> WE'RE KIND OF NOT GETTING THE
EXPERIENCE WE'RE PAYING FOR, AND
THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO TAKE 
ACTION
>> Reporter: BUT COLLEGES SAY 
THEY TOO ARE FEELING THE
FINANCIAL TOLL
AMERICAN IS NOW PROJECTING IT 
COULD FACE $100 MILLION IN LOST 
REVENUE.
>> TO EVEN DO WHAT WE DID IN THE
SPRING SEMESTER, IT WAS A $27 
MILLION HIT.
>> Reporter: FOR STUDENTS AND 
SCHOOLS ALIKE, IT'S A CRASH 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL WATCHING TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS
IT HAS ESTABLISHED AN EYE AND 
I'M FORECASTING THAT IS AN
INDICATOR OF STRENGTHING OF THAT
STORM.
THE NEXT UPDATE HAPPENS AT 5:00 
A.M.
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW,
YOU'LL SEE 70-MILE-PER-HOUR 
WINDS GOING INTO THE CAROLINAS, 
AND THE LATEST TRACK HAS IT 
ENTERING THE NORTHEAST BY 
TUESDAY.
WHAT'S GOING TO HELP BURN THIS
OFF FOR THE NORTHEAST IS WE'LL
START TO SEE TEMPERATURES.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO BACK DOWN TO
THE 80s.
SO
>>> WELCOME BACK
WE HAVE AN INSPIRING STORY ABOUT
SHOP OWNERING WORKING HARD TO 
MAKE THE WEDDING DREAMS COME
TRUE FOR FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE
WORKERS.
HERE'S NBC'S KATE SNOW
>> Reporter: SHE'S ON THE 
FRONTLINES OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
SHE WORKS AT TWO MASSACHUSETTS
HOSPITALS, CARING FOR COVID 
PATIENTS, EVEN THOUGH HER ASTHMA
MAKES HER HIGH RISK.
>> I WAS VERY SCARED
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE THERE TO 
TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS FINANCIALLY
SUPPORTING HER PARENTS, WHO LOST
THEIR JOBS DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND PLANNING TO GET MARRIED IN
ACT.
>> I'M GETTING MARRIED AND I'VE 
GOT TO PLAN A WEDDING.
AND IT'S LIKE, WHERE DO I EVEN
START?
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHEN SHE
HEARD ABOUT BRIDES ACROSS 
AMERICA.
>> I SAW THEY'VE GIVEN OUT A
FREE DRESS FOR COVID-19 WORKERS.
I WAS LIKE, THIS CAN'T BE REAL
>> Reporter: HEIDI JANSEN 
STARTED THE NONPROFIT IN 2008 TO
GIVE FREE WEDDING DOWNS TO
MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDER
BRIDES
NOW SHE'S EXPANDED HER MISSION
TO HELP HEALTH CARE WORKERS SAY 
YES TO THE DRESS
>> THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ABOUT, IS
SUPPORTING THOSE THAT SUPPORT US
ON A DAILY BASIS
>> Reporter: THEY'VE PARTNERED
WITH 65 SALONS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THAT CONTRIBUTE DRESSES 
THEMSELVES OR RECEIVE DONATED 
GOWNS FROM THE ORGANIZATION.
WHEN SHE TRIED ON HER DRESS, THE
STRAIN OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS 
MELTED AWAY.
>> IT DID MAKE ME FEEL SPECIAL
IT DID MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A
PRINCESS
>> Reporter: AND WHEN SHE 
LEARNED IT REALLY WAS ON THE
HOUSE, SHE WAS OVERWHELMED
>> I STARTED TO CRY.
ALL OF THOSE NONSLEEPING NIGHTS,
ALL OF THE STRESS, ALL OF THE 
OVERWORK, IT MADE IT ALL FEEL 
LIKE WORTHY.
IT MADE ALL THE HARD WORK FEEL
LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS IT
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
YOU EARNED THIS DRESS.
>> Reporter: FOR JANSEN, IT'S 
ABOUT HELPING THOSE WHO RISKED
THEIR LIVES TO HELP OTHERS
>> MY HEART WENT OUT TO THESE 
NURSES AND THE DOCTORS
EVERYBODY THAT REALLY 
PARTICIPATED IN THE CARE OF A 
LOVED ONE.
I THINK THEY'RE HEROES
>> SHE PLANS TO DONATE HER DRESS
BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION AFTER
HER WEDDING.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO PLAN A
WEDDING DURING THE BEST OF
TIMES.
BUT TRY DOING IT DURING A 
PANDEMIC, IT'S NEARLY 
IMPOSSIBLE
SO TO ALLEVIATE THE STRESS AND
THAT COST OF THE DRESS IS HUGE
CELEBRATING SOME BIRTHDAYS
TODAY.
QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY IS 43 
YEARS OLD.
SALT AND BETTER DEEJAY
CINDERELLA IS 49
LIFESTYLE GURU MARTHA STEWART 
TURNS 79
MARTIN SHEEN TURNS 
TAKING AIM ON NORTH AND SOUTH 
CAROLINA.
OVERNIGHT, TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS
GROWING STRONGER.
THE STORM MOVING UP THE ATLANTIC
COAST AFTER BATTERING FLORIDA 
WITH HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG 
WINDS.
>> GOT TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST 
AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.
>> Reporter: THE CAROLINAS NOW 
BRACING FOR A POTENTIAL DIRECT 
HIT.
NORTH CAROLINA DECLARING A STATE
OF EMERGENCY MANDATING 
EVACUATIONS ON THE OUTER BANKS.
AND ADDING EXTRA PANDEMIC SAFETY
MEASURES FOR THE INCOMING 
EVACUEES.
>> SHELTERS WILL BE SCREENING 
PEOPLE FOR CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA AND GEORGIA ALSO 
WARNING RESIDENTS TO PREPARE.
THIS COMES AFTER THE OUTER EDGES
OF THE POWERFUL STORM DRENCHED 
SOUTH FLORIDA.
STRONG SURF AND RIP CURRENTS 
CLOSING BEACHES WITH THOUSANDS 
LOSING POWER.
THE STORM'S PATH RUNNING OFF THE
EAST COAST SPARED THE STATE FROM
THE WORST.
ALL WHILE THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO RAVAGE 
FLORIDA WHICH CURRENTLY HAS MORE
THAN 480,000 CASES.
>> WE DEAL WITH HURRICANES.
WE DEAL WITH STORMS.
COVID-19 HAS THROWN A WHOLE NEW 
WRENCH INTO THAT.
>> Reporter: THE VIRUS SHUTTING 
DOWN SOME TESTING SITES AND 
CREATING MORE WORK FOR ALREADY 
STRAPPED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS 
CENTERS.
>> WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT WE'VE ALLOWED IN THE
EOC, SO MANY OF US ARE DOING THE
WORK OF SEVERAL PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: PREPARING FOR THE 
WORST, DOCTORS AT HEALTH FIRST 
CAPE CANAVERAL A MILE AND A HALF
AWAY FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 
EVACUATED ITS COVID PATIENTS 
FURTHER INLAND.
HOW COMPLICATED WAS THIS WITH 
CORONAVIRUS?
>> IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE 
COMPLICATED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO 
TAKE SOCIAL DISTANCING INTO 
ACCOUNT.
>> Reporter: BEFORE SWINGING 
TOWARDS FLORIDA, ISAIAS 
PUMMELLED THE BAHAMAS AS A 
CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE.
PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC ALSO HIT HARD.
A POWERFUL STORM CREATING MISERY
AND THIS MORNING STILL ON THE 
MOVE.
WHEN ISAIAS MAKES LANDFALL, IT'S
EXPECTED TO HAVE A FIVE-FOOT 
STORM SURGE.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT WARNING, 
BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE DROWN IN 
HURRICANES THAN DIE ANY OTHER 
WAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
KERRY SANDERS FOR US IN DAYTONA.
THANK YOU.
>>> NOW WE'VE GOT DYLAN IN FOR 
AL.
SHE'S GOT THE LATEST ON WHAT 
EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW.
WHERE IS THIS STORM GOING AND 
THE TIMING.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, HODA.
YES, IT IS GOING TO IMPACT THE 
ENTIRE EAST COAST.
WE HAVE TROPICAL WEATHER ALERTS 
FROM FLORIDA ALL THE WAY UP TO 
MAINE.
AND IT'S RIGHT IN THAT AREA 
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
WHERE WE HAVE OUR HURRICANE 
WARNINGS.
THE STORM ITSELF IS STILL A 
TROPICAL STORM.
WINDS ARE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR.
AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH AT 9 
MILES PER HOUR, KERRY POINTED 
OUT HOW WARM THE WATER IS.
THAT WILL ALLOW IT TO STRENGTHEN
MOST LIKELY TO A CATEGORY 1 
HURRICANE GOING INTO THIS 
AFTERNOON.
IT'LL LIKELY MAKE LANDFALL 
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH 
CAROLINA.
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY 
MORNING IT WILL WEAKEN BACK TO A
TROPICAL STORM, BUT YOU CAN SEE 
IT CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY UP 
THE I-95 CORRIDOR BRINGING LOTS 
OF RAIN, GUSTY WINDS.
WE ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE 
STORM SURGE UP TO ABOUT 3 TO 5 
FEET IN SOME AREAS.
ON TOP OF THAT, WE COULD SEE 5 
TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
THAT COULD CREATE LAKE -- RIVER 
FLOODING AS WELL.
AND THAT COULD COMBINE WITH THE 
FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL WITH 
 MILESTONE.
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION 
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE STATE 
AND THE FIRST REPORTED DEATH OF 
A TEENAGER THERE.
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES SURGE 
AROUND THE GLOBE, AMERICA HAS 
ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF A 
PANDEMIC SAYS THE WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE 
COORDINATOR.
>> ALL OF OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT 
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND DECREASING
GATHERINGS TO UNDER TEN, AS I 
TRAVELED AROUND THE COUNTRY, I 
SAW ALL OF AMERICA MOVING.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL.
IT IS WIDESPREAD.
>> Reporter: DR. BIRX WARNING 
SOME TO HAVE EXTRAORDINARY 
PRECAUTIONS.
>> IF YOU'RE IN A RURAL AREA, 
YOU NEED TO CONSIDER WEARING A 
MASK AT HOME.
>> Reporter: LOUISIANA NOW 
EXPERIENCING A SECOND SPIKE IN 
CASES.
CURRENTLY THE STATE WITH THE 
HIGHEST NUMBER OF INFECTIONS PER
CAPITA, ALL 64 PARISHES 
CONSIDERED HOT SPOTS.
IN CALIFORNIA WHERE COVID HAS 
CLAIMED MORE THAN 9,300 LIVES, 
OUTRAGE AFTER THIS PRIVATE EVENT
AT A HOLLYWOOD BAR HELD TO HONOR
FIRST RESPONDERS.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE SEEN WITH NO 
MASKS OR SOCIAL DISTANCING.
THE OWNERS TELLING NBC NEWS 
OVERNIGHT A NUMBER OF GUESTS DID
NOT COMPLY WITH HEALTH AND 
SAFETY GUIDELINES.
ADDING, WE UNEQUIVOCALLY DO NOT 
CONDONE THIS BEHAVIOR.
THIS AS A FRESNO COUNTY TEENAGER
BECAME THE STATE'S FIRST CHILD 
TO DIE FROM THE VIRUS.
>> THIS IS NOT SPARING EVEN THE 
YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF OUR 
COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: ON THE FRONT LINES,
FRUSTRATED DOCTORS ARE RUNNING 
OUT OF PATIENCE.
>> I BULL [ BLEEP ] YOU NOT.
IT IS TIME TO BECOME SERIOUS 
ABOUT THIS COVID.
>> Reporter: EVEN AMONG THOSE 
WHO RECOVER FROM COVID, DOCTORS 
NOW WARN OF SERIOUS, 
LONG-LASTING COMPLICATIONS.
>> I HAVE THIS ACHE, THIS JOINT 
PAIN, HEADACHE, BRAIN FOG.
>> Reporter: AFTER RECOVERING 
FROM THE VIRUS, JANNEY KA HARRIS
SAYS HER QUALITY OF LIFE IS 
NOTHING LIKE IT USED TO BE.
>> YOU CAN HAVE A MILD CASE AND 
GET REALLY SICK AND YOUR LIFE 
WILL BE CHANGED.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL 
EVER GET IT BACK.
>> Reporter: AND IN NEW YORK, A 
POPULAR RIVER BOAT, THE LIBERTY 
BELL, WAS CITED OVER THE 
WEEKEND.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE OPERATORS 
HELD A LARGE PRIVATE PARTY THAT 
VIOLATED SOCIAL DISTANCING 
GUIDELINES EVEN THOUGH THE 
PANDEMIC IS MOSTLY UNDER RAISIN 
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THIS VIRUS IS
TRANSMITTED AMONG CHILDREN.
>> THINGS ARE GOING TO BE A 
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
>> Reporter: THIS NORTH GEORGIA 
SUMMER CAMP IS DEMONSTRATING ITS
SAFETY MEASURES AS STAFF 
PREPARED TO WELCOME MEMBERS.
>> PARENTS, WE THANK YOU AND 
APPRECIATE THE FACT YOU TRUST 
US.
>> Reporter: BUT NOW ACCORDING 
TO A NEW CDC REPORT, THAT CAMP 
IS THE SOURCE OF ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST COVID OUTBREAKS YET 
AMONG CHILDREN.
OF THE NEARLY 600 CAMP AND STAFF
THERE, 344 WERE TESTED FOR 
COVID-19 WITH 260 TESTING 
POSITIVE.
THE VAST MAJORITY CHILDREN.
>> I THINK THIS EXAMPLE AND THIS
RISE IN DATA SAYS THAT CHILDREN 
ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO 
INFECTION.
WHAT HAPPENED IN GEORGIA IS A 
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT THAT SHOULD 
ALARM ANY SCHOOL TEACHER OR 
PRINCIPAL.
>> Reporter: THE REPORT NOTES 
TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE HAPPENED
BEFORE OR AFTER ATTENDING CAMP 
ADDING ALL WERE REQUIRED TO SHOW
A NEGATIVE COVID TEST WITHIN 12 
DAYS OF ARRIVAL.
BUT THEY FAILED TO IMPLEMENT TWO
CDC RECOMMENDATIONS.
OPENING DOORS AND WINDOWS FOR 
INCREASED VENTILATION AND 
MANDATING MASKS FOR EVERYONE.
ONLY STAFF WERE REQUIRED TO WEAR
THEM.
KAREN'S TWO CHILDREN ATTENDED 
THE DAY CAMP.
THEY TESTED NEGATIVE.
>> I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE 
ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY.
I THINK THE Y DID A TREMENDOUS 
JOB.
IT GOES TO SHOW YOU, IT IS A 
VIRUS AND WE CAN'T PREVENT IT.
>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, THE
YMCA OF METRO ATLANTA WHICH 
OPERATES THE CAMP SAYS, WE NOW 
REGRET THE DECISION TO REOPEN 
ADDING, WE MADE EVERY EFFORT 
TOED A HOAR TO BEST PRACTICES 
OUTLINED BY THE CDC AND THE 
AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION.
ALL OF IT RAISING CONCERNS AS 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE 
COUNTRY WRESTLE WITH THE 
DECISION TO OPEN AMID THIS 
CAUTION FROM DR. BIRX. 
>> IF YOU HAVE HIGH CASE LOAD 
AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY SPREAD, 
JUST LIKE WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE 
NOT TO GO TO BARS, NOT TO HAVE 
HOUSEHOLD PARTIES, NOT TO CREATE
LARGE SPREADING EVENTS, WE'RE 
ASKING PEOPLE TO DISTANCE LEARN 
AT THIS MOMENT.
>> Reporter: BUT IN GEORGIA WITH
SCHOOLS SET TO RESUME ONLINE 
ONLY, PARENTS ARE DEMANDING AN 
IN-PERSON OPTION.
>> THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAKING 
KIDS OUT OF THE FACE-TO-FACE 
SCHOOL IS MUCH GREATER THAN THE 
RISK OF THE VIRUS IN OUR 
ESTIMATION.
>> Reporter: NOW BACK TO THOSE 
SUMMER CAMPS.
THE YMCA OF THE USA SAYS MANY OF
THEIR OVERNIGHT CAMPS CHOSE NOT 
TO REOPEN.
OF THE FEW THAT DID, THEY WERE 
NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER COVID 
OUTBREAKS.
WE'RE ALSO SEEING A LOT OF 
COLLEGES NOW TAKING STEPS TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS BACK.
ANYTHING FROM BANNING ON-CAMPUS 
PARTIES TO BAN 
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO ARE 
FEELING THE CRUSH OF BOTH THE 
PANDEMIC AND WASHINGTON 
POLITICS.
THIS MORNING 30 MILLION 
AMERICANS HARD HIT BY THE 
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS NOW LEFT IN 
THE DARK.
THE $600 BOOST IN THEIR WEEKLY 
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS EXPIRED 
ALONG WITH EVICTION PROTECTIONS 
FOR MANY.
BUT THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS ARE 
STILL AT ODDS OVER A CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF PACKAGE WHICH WOULD 
RESTORE THAT DESPERATELY NEEDED 
LIFELINE.
>> IT'S THE BEST DISCUSSION 
WE'VE HAD SO FAR.
AND I CALL IT PROGRESS, BUT A 
WAYS TO GO.
>> WE'RE STILL A LONG WAYS 
APART.
AND I DON'T WANT TO SUGGEST THAT
A DEAL WITH IMMINENT, BECAUSE IT
IS NOT.
>> Reporter: STILL AT ISSUE, HOW
MUCH MONEY.
DEMOCRATS WANT THE AMOUNT TO 
REMAIN AT $600 A WEEK ON TOP OF 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
REPUBLICANS OFFERING A 
SHORT-TERM SOLUTION OF $200.
WHILE THEY WORK OUT A PLAN THAT 
BASES CHECK AMOUNTS ON A 
PERCENTAGE OF A PERSON'S LOST 
SALARY.
>> THERE ARE CASES WHERE PEOPLE 
ARE OVERPAID.
THERE ARE CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE
UNDERPAID.
THE ISSUE IS WE NEED TO COME UP 
WITH AN AGREEMENT TO EXTEND 
THIS.
>> STRESSED.
WORRIED.
I CAN'T EVEN PUT INTO WORDS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS POSITION
AT ALL EVER.
>> Reporter: 32-YEAR-OLD ALAINA 
LATIN IS A SINGLE MOTHER LAID 
OFF FROM HER JOB AT A CAR 
DEALERSHIP IN MAY AND WAS JUST 
SERVED AN EVICTION NOTICE AT HER
TEXAS HOME.
SHE'S APPLIED TO MORE THAN A 
HUNDRED JOB BUT NOTHING'S PANNED
OUT.
>> I TRY TO STAY POSITIVE.
>> Reporter: WHILE LAWMAKERS ARE
BACK AT IT TODAY -- 
>> IT'S PRETTY STRIKING JUST HOW
FAR APART WE ARE.
>> I WOULD CHARACTERIZE THIS AS 
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS ARE ASKING THEM TO 
WORK QUICKLY.
>> PUT YOURSELF INTO THE WORKING
CLASS AMERICANS' SHOES.
THINGS ARE PRETTY TOUGH OUT HERE
RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: NEGOTIATIONS 
BETWEEN WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS 
AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE SET 
TO CONTINUE LATER THIS MORNING.
AGAIN, BOTH SIDES SAY THEY ARE 
NOT CLOSE TO A DEAL.
MEANTIME, PRESIDENT TRUMP IF YOU
RECALL LAST MONTH PROMISED WHAT 
HE CALLED A COMPLETE AND FULL 
HEALTH CARE PLAN WITHIN TWO 
WEEKS.
HE SAID IT WOULD REPLACE THE 
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WHICH THE 
ADMINISTRATION HAS TRIED FOR 
YEARS TO DISMANTLE.
THAT EXPIRED YESTERDAY.
NO PLAN WAS ANNOUNCED BACK TO E 
UNDERNEATH THE PARACHUTES.
BUT THIS TIME INTO THE GULF OF 
MEXICO.
SPLASHDOWN IN THE GULF OF 
MEXICO.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 45 YEARS, 
AN AMERICAN SPACECRAFT 
E
PARACHUTING BACK TO EARTH.
THE ASTRONAUTS BOB BEHNKEN AND 
DOUG HURLEY RETURNING FROM THE 
SPACE CENTER.
THE FIRST CRUDE LAUNCH FROM 
AMERICAN SOIL IN NEARLY A 
DECADE.
>> SOFT CAPTURE CONFIRMED.
STAND BY.
>> Reporter: THE ASTRONAUTS 
SPENT NEARLY TWO MONTHS AT THE 
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR 
EXPERIMENTS AND ESSENTIAL 
REPAIRS.
DOES IT FEEL LIKE AMERICA IS 
BACK IN THE SPACE GAME?
>> IT REALLY DOES FEEL LIKE 
WE'RE BACK.
IT WAS VERY MUCH LIKE THE RICH 
HISTORY THAT WE WERE PART OF 
WITH THE SHUTTLE PROGRAM AND 
WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO BRING IT 
BACK HOME AGAIN.
>> Reporter: THEIR RETURN 
JOURNEY NEARLY 19 HOURS BEFORE 
REENTERING THE EARTH'S 
ATMOSPHERE IN A FIRE BALL.
TEMPERATURES UP TO 3500 DEGREES 
FAHRENHEIT.
FINALLY BREAKING THROUGH ON 
SUNDAY.
PARACHUTES DEPLOY FOR A NEAR 
PICTURE PERFECT WATER LANDING 
OFF THE COAST OF PENSACOLA.
>> THIS DAY HERALDS A NEW AGE OF
SPACE EXPLORATION.
>> THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL 
ABOUT HAVING THAT CAPABILITY TO 
LAUNCH AND BRING YOUR OWN 
ASTRONAUTS HOME.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING NASA 
AND SPACEX ALREADY HOPING TO 
MAKE HISTORY ONCE AGAIN.
>> WE'RE GOING ON TO THE MOON 
AND THEN ON TO MARS.
IT'S ABOUT MOMENTUM.
IT STARTS TODAY AND IT FINISHES 
WHEN WE PUT ON AMERICAN FLAG ON 
MARS.
>> Reporter: A LITTLE BIT OF A 
COMPLICATION YESTERDAY AND THAT 
IS AS THEY WERE DESCENDING DOWN 
TOWARDS THE GULF OF MEXICO OFF 
PENSACOLA, BOATERS, RECREATIONAL
BOATERS RUSHED TO THE SCENE.
SO THEY WERE ON SITE.
THEY WERE RIGHT THERE UP AGAINST
THE SPACEX CAPSULE BOBBING IN 
THE OCEAN.
NASA AND SPACEX RUSHING TO THE 
SCENE.
SPACEX SAYS YEAH, MAYBE NEXT 
TIME WE NEED MORE COAST GUARD 
ASSETS ON THE SCENE.
BY THE WAY, THEY PLAN TO GO BACK
POSITIVE AND COULD BE FACING 
MORE LATER TODAY.
STRIKE TWO IN KEEPING PLAY 
GOING.
THIS MORNING AMERICA'S PASTIME 
FIGHTING TO STAY ON THE FIELD IN
THE FACE OF COVID-19.
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS INTO AN 
ALREADY SHORTENED SEASON, MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL ALREADY 
POSTPONING AT LEAST 17 GAMES.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE THRESHOLD
FOR A GAME TO BE CANCELED?
IS IT ONE POSITIVE TEST?
IS IT TWO, THREE?
>> Reporter: TWO FRANCHISES ARE 
TRYING TO CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAKS.
THE MIAMI MARLINS HAVEN'T PLAYED
IN OVER A WEEK AFTER 18 PLAYERS 
AND 2 COACHES TESTED POSITIVE.
AND THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS' 
ENTIRE WEEKEND SERIES WAS 
POSTPONED AFTER MULTIPLE 
CONFIRMED CASES IN THEIR 
CLUBHOUSE.
MLB COMMISSIONER ROB MANFRED 
TELLING THE A.P. IF SOMEBODY 
DOES WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO 
DO, WE COULD CONTINUE TO PLAY 
AND GET THROUGH THE POST SEASON.
ADDING, I DON'T THINK IT'S 
REALISTIC TO THINK WE'RE NOT 
GOING TO HAVE ANY MORE POSITIVE 
TESTS.
AS CASES SPREAD, MORE PLAYERS 
NOW PULLING BACK.
>> HE'S DECIDED TO OPT OUT OF 
THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON.
>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK METS 
ANNOUNCING YOENIS CESPEDES WON'T
PLAY THE REST OF THE SEASON 
CITING COVID-19 CONCERNS.
AND BOSTON RED SOX PITCHER 
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ OPTING OUT AS 
HE RECOVERS FROM A HEART ISSUE 
WHICH THE TEAM BELIEVES IS 
RELATED TO HIS RECENT 
CORONAVIRUS CASE.
>> WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT HE'S 
GOING TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
>> Reporter: THOSE TWO PLAYERS 
JOINING THE BREWERS' LORENZO 
CAIN AND ISAN DIAZ WHO JUST 
OPTED OUT OF THE 2020 SEASON.
>> THEY'RE NOT QUARANTINED IN 
ANY TYPE OF BUBBLE.
THEY'RE STAYING IN HOTELS.
THEY'RE ON AIRPLANES AND THEN 
THEY'RE PLAYING GAMES.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING A BASEBALL 
TRY TO ADJUST ON THE FLY.
>> Reporter: UNCERTAINTY ON AND 
OFF THE DIAMOND PUTTING 
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL AND ITS 
PROTOCOLS UNDER A NEW 
MICROSCOPE.
>> DOES SEEM LIKE BASEBALL IS ON
THE BRINK, SAM.
SO ONCE A PLAYER DOES TEST 
POSITIVE, WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR
GETTING BACK ON THE FIELD?
HOW'S THAT WORK?
>> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, CRAIG.
THAT PLAYER HAS TO BE 
QUARANTINED FOR TWO WEEKS, 
DEMONSTRATE HE IS SYMPTOM FREE 
AND THEN HAVE TWO NEGATIVE 
TE 
ADMINISTRATION, SOME ARE STILL 
CALLING FOR IT TO BE BANNED FOR 
GOOD.
IN A STATEMENT OVERNIGHT, 
MICROSOFT SAYING THEY'VE SPOKEN 
DIRECTLY WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP 
THIS WEEKEND ABOUT PURCHASING 
TIKTOK SAYING IN PART, THEY ARE 
COMMITTED TO ACQUIRING TIKTOK 
WITH A COMPLETE SECURITY REVIEW.
CITING NATIONAL SECURITY 
CONCERNS SAYING ON BOARD AIR 
FORCE ONE, AS FAR AS TIKTOK IS 
CONCERNED WE'RE BANNING THEM 
FROM THE UNITED STATES.
PROMPTING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS 
FROM SOME OF THE APP'S MORE THAN
100 MILLION MONTHLY USERS.
>> TIKTOK'S DONE.
>> Reporter: SOME EVEN MAKING 
DIRECT APPEALS TO THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
OVER THE WEEKEND, TIKTOK 
DEFENDING THEIR PLATFORM.
>> TIKTOK IS A HOME FOR CREATORS
AND ARTISTS TO EXPRESS 
THEMSELVES.
>> Reporter: BUT TIKTOK'S 
OWNERSHIP BY A CHINESE PARENT 
COMPANY SUBJECT TO CHINESE 
SURVEILLANCE LAW HAS MADE THE 
APP PROBLEMATIC.
A 2017 LAW MANDATES THAT CHINESE
OWNED COMPANIES HAVE TO 
COOPERATE WITH THE COMMUNIST 
PARTY.
ALL BANNING TIKTOK FROM THEIR 
PHONES.
BUT TIKTOK MAINTAINS IT HAS 
NEVER PROVIDED USER DATA TO THE 
CHINESE GOVERNMENT NOR WOULD DO 
SO IF ASKED.
MICROSOFT ADDING THEY WOULD 
ENSURE ALL PRIVATE DATA OF 
AMERICANS' USERS IS TRANSFERRED 
TO AND REMAINS IN THE UNITED 
STATES.
MEANWHILE, TIKTOK'S RIVALS ARE 
TURNING UP THE HEAT.
>> I'M LOVING THESE TRILLER 
VIDEOS.
>> Reporter: SOME OF THE BIGGEST
TIKTOK USERS ARE INVESTING IN 
THE APP TRILLER.
>> WE SAW THE CONCERNS WITH 
TIKTOK AND STARTED ON A JOURNEY 
TO FIND A SAFER PLACE FOR 
OURSELVES, OTHER CREATORS, AND 
THE PEOPLE FOLLOWING US.
>> Reporter: TRILLER NOW SAID TO
ADD 35 MILLION DOWNLOADS IN THE 
LAST WEEK.
BITE RANKS NUMBER TWO.
AND INSTAGRAM OWNED BY FACEBOOK 
IS SET TO INTRODUCE ITS OWN 
MUSIC VIDEO APP CALLED REELS 
THIS WEEK.
THE COMPETITION, A GLIMPSE AT 
THE HIGH STAKES SURROUNDING 
TIKTOK'S ENORMOUS REACH.
AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, ONE 
THING OUR SOURCE SAYS WAS 
DISCUSSED IS THAT TIKTOK'S 
LARGEST USER BASE COMES FROM 
FLORIDA AND FROM TEXAS.
STATES THAT THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION WILL BE REPORTING
HEAVILY AS THE ELECTION DRAWS 
NEAR.
>> GADI, YOU MENTIONED HOW 
WIDELY USED TIKTOK IS.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY VERY POPULAR.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
WOULD A POTENTIAL BAN LOOK LIKE?
>> Reporter: WELL, HERE IN THE 
UNITED STATES, JUST THE THREAT 
ALONE HAS ALREADY HAD A HUGE 
IMPACT.
ADVERTISERS HAVE BEEN HITTING 
PAUSE ON CAMPAIGNS WORTH 
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
TIKTOK HAS ALSO BECOME A HUGE 
PART OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY 
CHANGING HOW A LOT OF SONGS ARE 
MADE.
SO IF TIKTOK IS BANNED, THERE'S 
REALLY NO GOING BACK TO THE WAY 
THINGS WERE  OF 85.
NBC'S JOE FRYER HAS A LOOK BACK 
AT HIS REMARKABLE LIFE.
>> Reporter: A FAMILIAR FACE IN 
BOTH TELEVISION AND FILM.
>> THE SANEST MAN I'VE KNOWN IN 
MY LIFE.
>> Reporter: A SCENE STEALER.
>> DON'T GET TOO SMART.
PRETTY SMART MYSELF.
>> Reporter: WITH THAT 
UNFORGETTABLE EVER PRESENT 
MUSTACHE.
WILFORD BRIMLEY'S CAREER MADE 
HIM A HOUSEHOLD NAME.
ONE OF HIS BEST KNOWN ROLES, A 
RETIREE REJUVENATED BY A MAGICAL
POOL IN "COCOON."
HE WAS NOTABLY ONLY 49 YEARS OLD
WHEN HE STARTED FILMING THE 
MOVIE.
DIRECTOR RON HOWARD REMEMBERS 
BRIMLEY AS A VERY INVENTIVE AND 
THOUGHTFUL ACTOR SAYING HIS 
INFLUENCE ON THE MOVIE WAS 
WONDERFUL.
EVEN IN SMALLER ROLES, BRIMLEY 
MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION.
>> YOU DON'T START PLAYING BALL 
AT YOUR AGE.
YOU RETIRE.
>> Reporter: APPEARING ALONGSIDE
ROBERT REDFORD IN "THE NATURAL."
>> IT'S MY JOB TO GIVE YOU THE 
PICTURE.
>> Reporter: AND TOM CRUISE IN 
"THE FIRM."
STARRING AS DR. BLAIR IN THE 
SCI-FI HORROR MOVIE "THE THING."
DIRECTOR JOHN CARPENTER CALLED 
BRIMLEY THE REAL THING.
A REAL COWBOY, A GREAT ACTOR, A 
WONDERFUL MAN.
>> I CAN'T THINK OF A HEALTHIER 
WAY TO START THE DAY.
>> Reporter: BRIMLEY LATER 
BECAME A LONGTIME SPOKESMAN FOR 
QUAKER OATS.
HE ALSO APPEARED IN ADS FOR 
DIABETES TESTING SUPPLIES.
>> HI.
I'M WILFORD BRIMLEY AND I'VE HAD
DIABETES FOR YEARS.
I GET ALL MY TESTING SUPPLIES 
FROM LIBERTY MEDICAL.
>> Reporter: COMPLETE WITH A 
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" PARODY.
BRIMLEY IS NOW BEING REMEMBERED 
AS A MAN YOU COULD TRUST.
HE SAID WHAT HE MEANT AND HE 
MEANT WHAT HE SAID.
HE HAD A TOUGH EXTERIOR AND A 
TENDER HEART.
JOE FRYER, NBC NEWS.
>> WOW.
THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE CAREER.
I'M JUST STRUCK BY HOW HE SAID 
HE WAS 49 WHEN HE WAS FILMED 
"COCOON."
WOW.
HE COULD PLAY ANYTHING.
>> RON HOWARD ALSO SAID ABOUT 
HIM HE COULD BE A LITTLE 
DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH ON SET.
BUT HE HAD SOME OF THE BEST 
INSTINCTS OF MANY ACTORS HE 
WORKED WITH. 
TAKING AIM ON NORTH AND SOUTH 
CAROLINA.
OVERNIGHT, TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS
GROWING STRONGER.
THE STORM MOVING UP THE ATLANTIC
COAST AFTER BATTERING FLORIDA 
WITH HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG 
WINDS.
>> GOT TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST 
AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.
>> Reporter: THE CAROLINAS NOW 
BRACING FOR A POTENTIAL DIRECT 
HIT.
NORTH CAROLINA DECLARING A STATE
OF EMERGENCY MANDATING 
EVACUATIONS ON THE OUTER BANKS.
AND ADDING EXTRA PANDEMIC SAFETY
MEASURES FOR THE INCOMING 
EVACUEES.
>> SHELTERS WILL BE SCREENING 
PEOPLE FOR CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA AND GEORGIA ALSO 
WARNING RESIDENTS TO PREPARE.
THIS COMES AFTER THE OUTER EDGES
OF THE POWERFUL STORM DRENCHED 
SOUTH FLORIDA.
STRONG SURF AND RIP CURRENTS 
CLOSING BEACHES WITH THOUSANDS 
LOSING POWER.
THE STORM'S PATH RUNNING OFF THE
EAST COAST SPARED THE STATE FROM
THE WORST.
ALL WHILE THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO RAVAGE 
FLORIDA WHICH CURRENTLY HAS MORE
THAN 480,000 CASES.
>> WE DEAL WITH HURRICANES.
WE DEAL WITH STORMS.
COVID-19 HAS THROWN A WHOLE NEW 
WRENCH INTO THAT.
>> Reporter: THE VIRUS SHUTTING 
DOWN SOME TESTING SITES AND 
CREATING MORE WORK FOR ALREADY 
STRAPPED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS 
CENTERS.
>> WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT WE'VE ALLOWED IN THE
EOC, SO MANY OF US ARE DOING THE
WORK OF SEVERAL PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: PREPARING FOR THE 
WORST, DOCTORS AT HEALTH FIRST 
CAPE CANAVERAL A MILE AND A HALF
AWAY FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 
EVACUATED ITS COVID PATIENTS 
FURTHER INLAND.
HOW COMPLICATED WAS THIS WITH 
CORONAVIRUS?
>> IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE 
COMPLICATED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO 
TAKE SOCIAL DISTANCING INTO 
ACCOUNT.
>> Reporter: BEFORE SWINGING 
TOWARDS FLORIDA, ISAIAS 
PUMMELLED THE BAHAMAS AS A 
CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE.
PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC ALSO HIT HARD.
A POWERFUL STORM CREATING MISERY
AND THIS MORNING STILL ON THE 
MOVE.
WHEN ISAIAS MAKES LANDFALL, IT'S
EXPECTED TO HAVE A FIVE-FOOT 
STORM SURGE.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT WARNING, 
BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE DROWN IN 
HURRICANES THAN DIE ANY OTHER 
WAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
KERRY SANDERS FOR US IN DAYTONA.
THANK YOU.
>>> NOW WE'VE GOT DYLAN IN FOR 
AL.
SHE'S GOT THE LATEST ON WHAT 
EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW.
WHERE IS THIS STORM GOING AND 
THE TIMING.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, HODA.
YES, IT IS GOING TO IMPACT THE 
ENTIRE EAST COAST.
WE HAVE TROPICAL WEATHER ALERTS 
FROM FLORIDA ALL THE WAY UP TO 
MAINE.
AND IT'S RIGHT IN THAT AREA 
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
WHERE WE HAVE OUR HURRICANE 
WARNINGS.
THE STORM ITSELF IS STILL A 
TROPICAL STORM.
WINDS ARE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR.
AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH AT 9 
MILES PER HOUR, KERRY POINTED 
OUT HOW WARM THE WATER IS.
THAT WILL ALLOW IT TO STRENGTHEN
MOST LIKELY TO A CATEGORY 1 
HURRICANE GOING INTO THIS 
AFTERNOON.
IT'LL LIKELY MAKE LANDFALL 
BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH 
CAROLINA.
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY 
MORNING IT WILL WEAKEN BACK TO A
TROPICAL STORM, BUT YOU CAN SEE 
IT CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY UP 
THE I-95 CORRIDOR BRINGING LOTS 
OF RAIN, GUSTY WINDS.
WE ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE 
STORM SURGE UP TO ABOUT 3 TO 5 
FEET IN SOME AREAS.
ON TOP OF THAT, WE COULD SEE 5 
TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
THAT COULD CREATE LAKE -- RIVER 
FLOODING AS WELL.
AND THAT COULD COMBINE WITH THE 
FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL WITH 
 MILESTONE.
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION 
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE STATE 
AND THE FIRST REPORTED DEATH OF 
A TEENAGER THERE.
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES SURGE 
AROUND THE GLOBE, AMERICA HAS 
ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF A 
PANDEMIC SAYS THE WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE 
COORDINATOR.
>> ALL OF OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT 
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND DECREASING
GATHERINGS TO UNDER TEN, AS I 
TRAVELED AROUND THE COUNTRY, I 
SAW ALL OF AMERICA MOVING.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM MARCH AND APRIL.
IT IS WIDESPREAD.
>> Reporter: DR. BIRX WARNING 
SOME TO HAVE EXTRAORDINARY 
PRECAUTIONS.
>> IF YOU'RE IN A RURAL AREA, 
YOU NEED TO CONSIDER WEARING A 
MASK AT HOME.
>> Reporter: LOUISIANA NOW 
EXPERIENCING A SECOND SPIKE IN 
CASES.
CURRENTLY THE STATE WITH THE 
HIGHEST NUMBER OF INFECTIONS PER
CAPITA, ALL 64 PARISHES 
CONSIDERED HOT SPOTS.
IN CALIFORNIA WHERE COVID HAS 
CLAIMED MORE THAN 9,300 LIVES, 
OUTRAGE AFTER THIS PRIVATE EVENT
AT A HOLLYWOOD BAR HELD TO HONOR
FIRST RESPONDERS.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE SEEN WITH NO 
MASKS OR SOCIAL DISTANCING.
THE OWNERS TELLING NBC NEWS 
OVERNIGHT A NUMBER OF GUESTS DID
NOT COMPLY WITH HEALTH AND 
SAFETY GUIDELINES.
ADDING, WE UNEQUIVOCALLY DO NOT 
CONDONE THIS BEHAVIOR.
THIS AS A FRESNO COUNTY TEENAGER
BECAME THE STATE'S FIRST CHILD 
TO DIE FROM THE VIRUS.
>> THIS IS NOT SPARING EVEN THE 
YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF OUR 
COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: ON THE FRONT LINES,
FRUSTRATED DOCTORS ARE RUNNING 
OUT OF PATIENCE.
>> I BULL [ BLEEP ] YOU NOT.
IT IS TIME TO BECOME SERIOUS 
ABOUT THIS COVID.
>> Reporter: EVEN AMONG THOSE 
WHO RECOVER FROM COVID, DOCTORS 
NOW WARN OF SERIOUS, 
LONG-LASTING COMPLICATIONS.
>> I HAVE THIS ACHE, THIS JOINT 
PAIN, HEADACHE, BRAIN FOG.
>> Reporter: AFTER RECOVERING 
FROM THE VIRUS, JANNEY KA HARRIS
SAYS HER QUALITY OF LIFE IS 
NOTHING LIKE IT USED TO BE.
>> YOU CAN HAVE A MILD CASE AND 
GET REALLY SICK AND YOUR LIFE 
WILL BE CHANGED.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL 
EVER GET IT BACK.
>> Reporter: AND IN NEW YORK, A 
POPULAR RIVER BOAT, THE LIBERTY 
BELL, WAS CITED OVER THE 
WEEKEND.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE OPERATORS 
HELD A LARGE PRIVATE PARTY THAT 
VIOLATED SOCIAL DISTANCING 
GUIDELINES EVEN THOUGH THE 
PANDEMIC IS MOSTLY UNDER RAISIN 
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THIS VIRUS IS
TRANSMITTED AMONG CHILDREN.
>> THINGS ARE GOING TO BE A 
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
>> Reporter: THIS NORTH GEORGIA 
SUMMER CAMP IS DEMONSTRATING ITS
SAFETY MEASURES AS STAFF 
PREPARED TO WELCOME MEMBERS.
>> PARENTS, WE THANK YOU AND 
APPRECIATE THE FACT YOU TRUST 
US.
>> Reporter: BUT NOW ACCORDING 
TO A NEW CDC REPORT, THAT CAMP 
IS THE SOURCE OF ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST COVID OUTBREAKS YET 
AMONG CHILDREN.
OF THE NEARLY 600 CAMP AND STAFF
THERE, 344 WERE TESTED FOR 
COVID-19 WITH 260 TESTING 
POSITIVE.
THE VAST MAJORITY CHILDREN.
>> I THINK THIS EXAMPLE AND THIS
RISE IN DATA SAYS THAT CHILDREN 
ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO 
INFECTION.
WHAT HAPPENED IN GEORGIA IS A 
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT THAT SHOULD 
ALARM ANY SCHOOL TEACHER OR 
PRINCIPAL.
>> Reporter: THE REPORT NOTES 
TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE HAPPENED
BEFORE OR AFTER ATTENDING CAMP 
ADDING ALL WERE REQUIRED TO SHOW
A NEGATIVE COVID TEST WITHIN 12 
DAYS OF ARRIVAL.
BUT THEY FAILED TO IMPLEMENT TWO
CDC RECOMMENDATIONS.
OPENING DOORS AND WINDOWS FOR 
INCREASED VENTILATION AND 
MANDATING MASKS FOR EVERYONE.
ONLY STAFF WERE REQUIRED TO WEAR
THEM.
KAREN'S TWO CHILDREN ATTENDED 
THE DAY CAMP.
THEY TESTED NEGATIVE.
>> I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE 
ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY.
I THINK THE Y DID A TREMENDOUS 
JOB.
IT GOES TO SHOW YOU, IT IS A 
VIRUS AND WE CAN'T PREVENT IT.
>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, THE
YMCA OF METRO ATLANTA WHICH 
OPERATES THE CAMP SAYS, WE NOW 
REGRET THE DECISION TO REOPEN 
ADDING, WE MADE EVERY EFFORT 
TOED A HOAR TO BEST PRACTICES 
OUTLINED BY THE CDC AND THE 
AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION.
ALL OF IT RAISING CONCERNS AS 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE 
COUNTRY WRESTLE WITH THE 
DECISION TO OPEN AMID THIS 
CAUTION FROM DR. BIRX. 
>> IF YOU HAVE HIGH CASE LOAD 
AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY SPREAD, 
JUST LIKE WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE 
NOT TO GO TO BARS, NOT TO HAVE 
HOUSEHOLD PARTIES, NOT TO CREATE
LARGE SPREADING EVENTS, WE'RE 
ASKING PEOPLE TO DISTANCE LEARN 
AT THIS MOMENT.
>> Reporter: BUT IN GEORGIA WITH
SCHOOLS SET TO RESUME ONLINE 
ONLY, PARENTS ARE DEMANDING AN 
IN-PERSON OPTION.
>> THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAKING 
KIDS OUT OF THE FACE-TO-FACE 
SCHOOL IS MUCH GREATER THAN THE 
RISK OF THE VIRUS IN OUR 
ESTIMATION.
>> Reporter: NOW BACK TO THOSE 
SUMMER CAMPS.
THE YMCA OF THE USA SAYS MANY OF
THEIR OVERNIGHT CAMPS CHOSE NOT 
TO REOPEN.
OF THE FEW THAT DID, THEY WERE 
NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER COVID 
OUTBREAKS.
WE'RE ALSO SEEING A LOT OF 
COLLEGES NOW TAKING STEPS TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS BACK.
ANYTHING FROM BANNING ON-CAMPUS 
PARTIES TO BAN 
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO ARE 
FEELING THE CRUSH OF BOTH THE 
PANDEMIC AND WASHINGTON 
POLITICS.
THIS MORNING 30 MILLION 
AMERICANS HARD HIT BY THE 
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS NOW LEFT IN 
THE DARK.
THE $600 BOOST IN THEIR WEEKLY 
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS EXPIRED 
ALONG WITH EVICTION PROTECTIONS 
FOR MANY.
BUT THE WHITE HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS ARE 
STILL AT ODDS OVER A CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF PACKAGE WHICH WOULD 
RESTORE THAT DESPERATELY NEEDED 
LIFELINE.
>> IT'S THE BEST DISCUSSION 
WE'VE HAD SO FAR.
AND I CALL IT PROGRESS, BUT A 
WAYS TO GO.
>> WE'RE STILL A LONG WAYS 
APART.
AND I DON'T WANT TO SUGGEST THAT
A DEAL WITH IMMINENT, BECAUSE IT
IS NOT.
>> Reporter: STILL AT ISSUE, HOW
MUCH MONEY.
DEMOCRATS WANT THE AMOUNT TO 
REMAIN AT $600 A WEEK ON TOP OF 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
REPUBLICANS OFFERING A 
SHORT-TERM SOLUTION OF $200.
WHILE THEY WORK OUT A PLAN THAT 
BASES CHECK AMOUNTS ON A 
PERCENTAGE OF A PERSON'S LOST 
SALARY.
>> THERE ARE CASES WHERE PEOPLE 
ARE OVERPAID.
THERE ARE CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE
UNDERPAID.
THE ISSUE IS WE NEED TO COME UP 
WITH AN AGREEMENT TO EXTEND 
THIS.
>> STRESSED.
WORRIED.
I CAN'T EVEN PUT INTO WORDS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS POSITION
AT ALL EVER.
>> Reporter: 32-YEAR-OLD ALAINA 
LATIN IS A SINGLE MOTHER LAID 
OFF FROM HER JOB AT A CAR 
DEALERSHIP IN MAY AND WAS JUST 
SERVED AN EVICTION NOTICE AT HER
TEXAS HOME.
SHE'S APPLIED TO MORE THAN A 
HUNDRED JOB BUT NOTHING'S PANNED
OUT.
>> I TRY TO STAY POSITIVE.
>> Reporter: WHILE LAWMAKERS ARE
BACK AT IT TODAY -- 
>> IT'S PRETTY STRIKING JUST HOW
FAR APART WE ARE.
>> I WOULD CHARACTERIZE THIS AS 
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS ARE ASKING THEM TO 
WORK QUICKLY.
>> PUT YOURSELF INTO THE WORKING
CLASS AMERICANS' SHOES.
THINGS ARE PRETTY TOUGH OUT HERE
RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: NEGOTIATIONS 
BETWEEN WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS 
AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ARE SET 
TO CONTINUE LATER THIS MORNING.
AGAIN, BOTH SIDES SAY THEY ARE 
NOT CLOSE TO A DEAL.
MEANTIME, PRESIDENT TRUMP IF YOU
RECALL LAST MONTH PROMISED WHAT 
HE CALLED A COMPLETE AND FULL 
HEALTH CARE PLAN WITHIN TWO 
WEEKS.
HE SAID IT WOULD REPLACE THE 
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WHICH THE 
ADMINISTRATION HAS TRIED FOR 
YEARS TO DISMANTLE.
THAT EXPIRED YESTERDAY.
NO PLAN WAS ANNOUNCED BACK TO E 
UNDERNEATH THE PARACHUTES.
BUT THIS TIME INTO THE GULF OF 
MEXICO.
SPLASHDOWN IN THE GULF OF 
MEXICO.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 45 YEARS, 
AN AMERICAN SPACECRAFT 
E
PARACHUTING BACK TO EARTH.
THE ASTRONAUTS BOB BEHNKEN AND 
DOUG HURLEY RETURNING FROM THE 
SPACE CENTER.
THE FIRST CRUDE LAUNCH FROM 
AMERICAN SOIL IN NEARLY A 
DECADE.
>> SOFT CAPTURE CONFIRMED.
STAND BY.
>> Reporter: THE ASTRONAUTS 
SPENT NEARLY TWO MONTHS AT THE 
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR 
EXPERIMENTS AND ESSENTIAL 
REPAIRS.
DOES IT FEEL LIKE AMERICA IS 
BACK IN THE SPACE GAME?
>> IT REALLY DOES FEEL LIKE 
WE'RE BACK.
IT WAS VERY MUCH LIKE THE RICH 
HISTORY THAT WE WERE PART OF 
WITH THE SHUTTLE PROGRAM AND 
WE'RE JUST EXCITED TO BRING IT 
BACK HOME AGAIN.
>> Reporter: THEIR RETURN 
JOURNEY NEARLY 19 HOURS BEFORE 
REENTERING THE EARTH'S 
ATMOSPHERE IN A FIRE BALL.
TEMPERATURES UP TO 3500 DEGREES 
FAHRENHEIT.
FINALLY BREAKING THROUGH ON 
SUNDAY.
PARACHUTES DEPLOY FOR A NEAR 
PICTURE PERFECT WATER LANDING 
OFF THE COAST OF PENSACOLA.
>> THIS DAY HERALDS A NEW AGE OF
SPACE EXPLORATION.
>> THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL 
ABOUT HAVING THAT CAPABILITY TO 
LAUNCH AND BRING YOUR OWN 
ASTRONAUTS HOME.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING NASA 
AND SPACEX ALREADY HOPING TO 
MAKE HISTORY ONCE AGAIN.
>> WE'RE GOING ON TO THE MOON 
AND THEN ON TO MARS.
IT'S ABOUT MOMENTUM.
IT STARTS TODAY AND IT FINISHES 
WHEN WE PUT ON AMERICAN FLAG ON 
MARS.
>> Reporter: A LITTLE BIT OF A 
COMPLICATION YESTERDAY AND THAT 
IS AS THEY WERE DESCENDING DOWN 
TOWARDS THE GULF OF MEXICO OFF 
PENSACOLA, BOATERS, RECREATIONAL
BOATERS RUSHED TO THE SCENE.
SO THEY WERE ON SITE.
THEY WERE RIGHT THERE UP AGAINST
THE SPACEX CAPSULE BOBBING IN 
THE OCEAN.
NASA AND SPACEX RUSHING TO THE 
SCENE.
SPACEX SAYS YEAH, MAYBE NEXT 
TIME WE NEED MORE COAST GUARD 
ASSETS ON THE SCENE.
BY THE WAY, THEY PLAN TO GO BACK
POSITIVE AND COULD BE FACING 
MORE LATER TODAY.
STRIKE TWO IN KEEPING PLAY 
GOING.
THIS MORNING AMERICA'S PASTIME 
FIGHTING TO STAY ON THE FIELD IN
THE FACE OF COVID-19.
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS INTO AN 
ALREADY SHORTENED SEASON, MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL ALREADY 
POSTPONING AT LEAST 17 GAMES.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE THRESHOLD
FOR A GAME TO BE CANCELED?
IS IT ONE POSITIVE TEST?
IS IT TWO, THREE?
>> Reporter: TWO FRANCHISES ARE 
TRYING TO CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAKS.
THE MIAMI MARLINS HAVEN'T PLAYED
IN OVER A WEEK AFTER 18 PLAYERS 
AND 2 COACHES TESTED POSITIVE.
AND THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS' 
ENTIRE WEEKEND SERIES WAS 
POSTPONED AFTER MULTIPLE 
CONFIRMED CASES IN THEIR 
CLUBHOUSE.
MLB COMMINER ROB MANFRED 
TELLING THE A.P. IF SOMEBODY 
DOES WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO 
DO, WE COULD CONTINUE TO PLAY 
AND GET THROUGH THE POST SEASON.
ADDING, I DON'T THINK IT'S 
REALISTIC TO THINK WE'RE NOT 
GOING TO HAVE ANY MORE POSITIVE 
TESTS.
AS CASES SPREAD, MORE PLAYERS 
NOW PULLING BACK.
>> HE'S DECIDED TO OPT OUT OF 
THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON.
>> Reporter: THE NEW YORK METS 
ANNOUNCING YOENIS CESPEDES WON'T
PLAY THE REST OF THE SEASON 
CITING COVID-19 CONCERNS.
AND BOSTON RED SOX PITCHER 
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ OPTING OUT AS 
HE RECOVERS FROM A HEART ISSUE 
WHICH THE TEAM BELIEVES IS 
RELATED TO HIS RECENT 
CORONAVIRUS CASE.
>> WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT HE'S 
GOING TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
>> Reporter: THOSE T
 
JOINING THE BREWERS'
 
CAIN AND
 
OPTED OUT OF THE 2020 SEASON.
>> THEY'RE NOT QUARANTINED IN 
ANY TYPE OF BUBBLE.
THEY'RE STAYING IN HOTELS.
THEY'RE ON AIRPLANES AND THEN 
THEY'RE PLAYING GAMES.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING A BASEBALL 
TRY TO ADJUST ON THE FLY.
>> Reporter: UNCERTAINTY ON AND 
OFF THE DIAMOND PUTTING 
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL AND ITS 
PROTOCOLS UNDER A NEW 
MICROSCOPE.
>> DOES SEEM LIKE BASEBALL IS ON
THE BRINK, SAM.
SO ONCE A PLAYER DOES TEST 
POSITIVE, WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR
GETTING BACK ON THE FIELD?
HOW'S THAT WORK?
>> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, CRAIG.
THAT PLAYER HAS TO BE 
QUARANTINED FOR TWO WEEKS, 
DEMONSTRATE HE IS SYMPTOM FREE 
AND THEN HAVE TWO NEGATIVE 
TE
>>> THE CARDINALS
TWEETED THAT
THEY ARE AWAITING
MORE TEST
RESULTS THAT
COULD COME OUT
TODAY.
>>> OVERNIGHT,
TROPICAL STORM
ISAIAS GROWING
STRONGER, THE
STORM MOVING UP
THE ATLANTIC
AFTER BATTERING
FLORIDA WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND
WINDS.
>> WE HAVE TO
PREPARE FOR THE
WORST AND EXPECT
THE BEST.
>> THE CAROLINAS
ARE PREPARING
FOR THE WORST.
THE STATE OF
NORTH CAROLINA IS
MANDATING
EVACUATIONS ON
THE
OUTER BANKS AND
ADDING SAFETY
MEASURES FOR
EVACUEES.
>> OFFICIALS IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
AND GEORGIA ALSO
WARNING
RESIDENTS TO
PREPARE.
THIS COMES AFTER
THE OUTER EDGES
OF THE POWERFUL
STORM DRENCHED
SOUTH FLORIDA.
STRONG SURF AND
RIP CURRENTS
CLOSED BEACHES
WITH THOUSANDS ON
THE COASTLINE
LOSING POWER.
THE STORM'S PATH
RUNNING OFF OF
THE EAST COAST
SPARED THE STATE
FROM THE WORST.
ALL WHILE THE
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC
CONTINUES TO
RAVAGE
FLORIDA WHICH
CURRENTLY HAS
MORE
THAN 480,000
CASES.
>> WE DEAL WITH
HURRICANES,
STORMS, COVID-19
HAS THROWN A
NEW WRENCH INTO
THAT.
>> THE VIRUS
SHUTTING DOWN
SOME
TESTING SITES AND
CREATING MORE
WORK FOR ALREADY
STRAPPED
EMERGENCY
OPERATION
CENTERS.
>> WE HAVE
REDUCED THE
NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE
ALLOWED INTO THE
EOC'S.
SO MANY OF US ARE
DOING THE WORK
OF SEVERAL
PEOPLE.
>> PREPARING FOR
THE WORST,
DOCTORS AT HELP
FIRST CAPE
CANAVERAL, A MILE
AND A HALF
AWAY FROM THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
EEVACUATED
COVID-19 PATIENTS
FURTHER INLAND.
>> HOW
COMPLICATED WAS
THIS WITH
CORONAVIRUS?
>> IT IS A LOT
MORE COMPLICATED
BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TO TAKE IN
SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
>> ISAIAS
POMMELED THE
BAHAMAS
AND PUERTO RICO
WAS ALSO HIT
HARD, A POWERFUL
STORM CREATING
MISERY AND THIS
MORNING, STILL
ON THE MOVE.
>> WHEN ISAIAS
MAKED LANDFALL IT
IS EXPECTED TO
HAVE A 5 FOOT
STORM SURGE.
MORE PEOPLE DROWN
IN HURRICANES
THAN DIE ANY
OTHER WAY.
HODA?
>> ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU.
NOW WE HAVE THE
LATEST ON WHAT
EVERYONE WANTS TO
KNOW, WHERE IS
THE STORM GOING
AND THE TIMING.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
IT WILL IMPACT
THE ENTIRE EAST
COAST.
WE HAVE TROPICAL
WEATHER ALERTS
FROM FLORIDA UP
TO MAINE.
IT IS IN THE AREA
BETWEEN NORTH
CAROLINA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA
WHERE WE HAVE A
HURRICANE
WARNING.
THE STORM IS
STILL A TROPICAL
STORM.
WINDS ARE AT 70
MILES PER HOUR.
AS IT MOVES TO
THE NORTH AT 9
MILES PER HOUR,
THE WATER IS
WARM AND IT WILL
ALLOW IT TO
STRENGTHEN TO A
CATEGORY 1
HURRICANE THIS
AFTERNOON.
IT WILL MAKE
LANDFALL SMOIR
BETWEEN NORTH
CAROLINA AND
SOUTH
CAROLINA.
YOU CAN SEE IT
CONTINUES TO MAKE
ITS WAY UP THE
I-95 CORRIDOR,
BRINGING LOTS OF
RAIN, VERY
GUSTY WINDS.
WE HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THE STORM
SURGE UP TO ABOUT
3505 FEET IN
SOME AREAS.
WE COULD SEE
LAKE, RIVER
FLOODING AS WELL.
THAT COULD
COMBINE WITH
FLASH
FLOOD POTENTIAL
WITH THE HEAVIER
RAINS.
WE WILL SEE THE
IMPACT UNTIL
WEDNESDAY INTO
NEW ENGLAND.
>>> AS
CORONAVIRUS CASES
SURGE
AROUND THE GLOBE,
AMERICA AS
INITERED A NEW
PHASE OF THE
PANDEMIC SAYS THE
WHITE HOUSE
CORONAVIRUS TASK
FORCE
COORDINATOR.
>> ALL OF THE
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
SOCIAL DISTANCING
AND DECREASING
GATHERINGS TO
BELOW TEN, AS I
TRAVELLED AROUND
THE COUNTRY, I
SAW ALL OF
AMERICA MOVING.
WHAT WE ARE
SEEING IS
DIFFERENT
FROM MARCH AND
APRIL.
IT IS
EXTRAORDINARILY
WIDESPREAD.
>> DR. DEBORAH
BIRX WAS URGING
EXTRAORDINARY
PRECAUTIONS.
>> IF YOU ARE IN
A
MULTIGENERATIONAL
HOUSEHOLD, YOU
NEED TO CONSIDER
WEARING A MASK
AT HOME.
>> ACROSS THE
NATION, NUMBERS
WITH GRIM.
LOUISIANA IS
EXPERIENCING A
SECOND SPIKE IN
CASES.
CURRENTLY, THE
STATE WITH THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF
CASES.
ALL PARISHES
CONSIDERED HOT
SPOT.
IN CALIFORNIA,
THERE IS OUTRAGE
AT THIS PRIVATE
EVENT TO HONOR
FIRST RESPONDERS.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE
SEEN WITHOUT
MASKS OR SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
THE OWNERS TOLD
NBC NEWS THAT A
NUMBER OF GUESTS
DID NOT COMPLY
WITH SAFETY GUIDE
LINES SAYING
THEY DID NOT
CONDONE THE
BEHAVIOR.
A FRESNO COUNTY
TEENAGER WAS THE
COUNTY'S FIRST
CHILD TO DIE OF
THE VIRUS.
>> THIS IS NOT
SPARING EVEN THE
YOUNGEST MEMBERS
OF THE
COMMUNITY.
>> ON THE FRONT
LINES,
FRUSTRATED
DOCTORS ARE
RUNNING
OUT OF PATIENTS.
>> I YOU NOT.
IT IS TIME TO BE
SERIOUS ABOUT
COVID-19.
>> DOCTORS NO
WARN OF SERIOUS,
LONG-LASTING
COMPLICATIONS.
>> I HAVE THIS
ACHE, JOINT PAIN,
BRAIN FOG.
>> AFTER
RECOVERING FROM
THE
VIRUS, GENICA
HARRIS, A YOUNG
MOTHER SAID HER
QUALITY OF LIFE
IS NOTHING LIKE
IT USED TO BE.
YOU CAN HAVE A
MILD CASE AND GET
REALLY SICK AND
YOUR LIFE WILL
BE CHANGED.
YOU DON'T KNOW IF
YOU WILL GET
IT BACK.
IN NEW YORK, A
POPULAR RIVER
BOAT, THE LIBERTY
BELL WAS CITED
OVER THE WEEKEND.
AUTHORITIES SAY
THE OPERATORS
HELD A LARGE
PRIVATE PARTY
THAT
VIOLATED SOCIAL
DISTANCING
GUIDELINES.
EVEN THOUGH THE
PANDEMIC IS
MOSTLY UNDER
CONTROL IN NEW
YORK, OFFICIALS
FEAR THE VIRUS
COULD MAKE A
COMEBACK AFTER
EVENTS LIKE THIS
ONE.
>>> THINGS ARE
GOING TO BE A
LITTLE DIFFERENT.
>> THIS NORTH
GEORGIA SUMMER
CAMP IS
DEMONSTRATING
SAFETY
MEASURES AS STAFF
PREPARE TO
WELCOME YOUNG
CAMPERS.
>> PARENTS, WE
THANK YOU AND
APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT YOU
TRUST US.
>> NOW ACCORDING
TO A NEW CDC
REPORT, THAT CAMP
IS ONE OF THE
SOURCES OF THE
BIGGEST OUTBREAKS
YET OF
CORONAVIRUS AMONG
CHILDREN.
THE 260 TESTED
POSITIVE.
THE VAST MAJORITY
WERE CHILDREN.
>> I THINK THIS
EXAMPLE AND THIS
RISING DATA SAYS
CHILDREN ARE
VERY VULNERABLE
TO INFECTION.
WHAT HAPPENED IN
GEORGIA IS A
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
THAT SHOULD
ALARM ANY TEACHER
OR PRINCIPAL.
>> THE REPORT
ADDS THAT
INFECTION COULD
HAVE HAPPENED
BEFORE OR AFTER
ENTERING CAMP.
THE CAMP FAILED
TO IMPLEMENT TWO
CDC
RECOMMENDATIONS,
OPENING
DOORS AND WINDOW
#Z FOR
INCREASED
VENTILATION AND
MANDATING MASKS
FOR EVERYONE.
ONLY STAFF WERE
REQUIRED TO WEAR
THEM.
KAREN JOSH WITH
TWO CHILDREN
ATTENDED THE DAY
CAMP.
THEY TESTED
NEGATIVE.
I WOULD NOT HAVE
DONE IT
DIFFERENTLY.
I THINK THEY DID
A TREMENDOUS
JOB.
IT JUST GOES TO
SHOW YOU IT IS A
VIRUS AND WE
CAN'T PRESENT
THIS.
>> THE YMCA WHICH
OPERATES THE
CAMP SAYS THEY
NOW REGRET THE
DECISION TO
REOPEN ADDING
THAT
THEY MAKE THE
BEST EFFORT TO
FOLLOW GUIDELINES
FROM THE CDC
AND THE AMERICAN
CAMP
ASSOCIATION.
NEW CONCERNS AS
SCHOOLS WRESTLE
WITH THE DECISION
ON WHETHER TO
REOPEN AMID THE
CAUTION FROM DR.
DEBORAH BIRX.
>> IF YOU HAVE
ACTIVE COMMUNITY
SPREAD, JUST LIKE
WE ARE ASKING
PEOPLE NOT TO GO
TO BARS, LARGE
HOUSEHOLDS, WE
ARE ARE ASKING
PEOPLE TO
DISTANCE LEARN AT
THIS
MOMENT.
>> BUT IN COBB
COUNTY GEORGIA
WITH SCHOOLS SET
TO RESUME
ONLINE ONLY,
PARENTS ARE
DEMANDING AN IN
PERSON OPTION.
>> THE DAMAGE
DONE BY TAKING
KIDS OUT OF FACE
TO FACE SCHOOL
IS MUCH GREATER
THAN THE RISK OF
THE VIRUS.
>> BACK TO THE
SUMMER CAMP, THE
YMCA SAYS MANY
SUMMERER CAMPS
CHOSE NOT TO
REOPEN AND OF
THOSE
WHO DID, THEY ARE
NOT AWARE OF
ANY MORE COVID-19
OUTBREAKS.
WE ARE SEEING A
LOT OF COLLEGES
TAKING STEPS TO
WELCOME STUDENTS
BACK, EVERYTHING
FROM BANNING ON
CAMPUS S PARTIES
TO BANNING
GUESTS IN DORM
ROOMS.
TODAY THE
UNIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY
IS STARTING
TESTING FOR
STUDENTS
TWO WEEKS BEFORE
CLASSES ARE SET
TO BEGIN.
>>> THIS MORNING,
30 MILLION
AMERICANS HARD
HIT BY THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF THE
CORONAVIRUS
CRISIS NOW LEFT
IN
THE DARK.
THE $600 BOOST IN
THEIR WEEKLY
UNEMPLOYMENT
CHECK EXPIRED
ALONG
WITH EVICTION
PROTECTION FOR
MANY RENTERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE
AND
CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATS ARE
STILL AT ODDS
OVER A NEW
CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF PACKAGE
WHICH
WOULD RESTORE THE
DESPERATELY
NEEDED LIFE LINE.
>> IT WAS THE
BEST DISCUSSIONS
WE HAVE HAD SO
FAR.
I CALL IT
PROGRESS, BUT A
WAYS
TO GO.
>> WE ARE STILL A
LONG WAYS
APART.
I DON'T WANT TO
SUGGEST THAT A
DEAL IS IMMINENT
BECAUSE IT IS
NOT.
>> STILL AT
ISSUE, HOW MUCH
MONEY, DEMOCRATS
WANTING THE
AMOUNT TO REMAIN
AT $600 A WEEK
ON TOP OF STATE
UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS.
REPUBLICANS
OFFERING A
SHORT-TERM
SOLUTION OF $200
WHILE THEY WORK
OUT A PLAN THAT
BASES CHECK
AMOUNT ON A
PERCENTAGE OF A
PERSON'S LOST
SALARY.
>> THERE ARE
CASES WHERE
PEOPLE
ARE OVER PAID.
THERE ARE CASES
OF PEOPLE
UNDERPAID.
WE NEED AN
DPREEMENT FOR
PEOPLE
TO EXTEND THIS.
>> I'VE NEVER
BEEN IN THIS
POSITION EVER.
>> 32-YEAR-OLD
ELAINA LATIN IS A
SINGLE MOTHER
LAID OFF FROM HER
JOB AT A CAR
DEALERSHIP IN MAY
AND WAS JUST
SERVED AN
EVICTION
NOTICE AT HER
TEXAS HOME.
SHE HAS APPLIED
TO MORE THAN 100
JOBS BUT NOTHING
HAS PANNED OUT.
>> I JUST HAVE TO
STAY POSITIVE
AS MUCH AS I CAN.
>> WHILE
LAWMAKERS ARE
BACK AT
IT TODAY.
>> IT IS STRIKING
HOW FAR APART
WE ARE.
>> I WOULD
CHARACTERIZE THIS
AS
A LOT OF WORK TO
DO.
>> MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS ARE
URGING THEM TO
ACT IMMEDIATELY.
>> PUT YOURSELF
IN THE WORKING
CLASS'S SHOES.
>> NEGOTIATIONS
ARE SET TO
CONTINUE LATER
THIS MORNING.
BOTH SIDES SAY
THEY ARE NOT
CLOSE TO A DEAL.
IN THE MEANTIME,
PRESIDENT TRUMP
PROMISED WHAT HE
CALLED A FULL
AND COMPLETE
HEALTHCARE PLAN
WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
HE SAID IT WOULD
REPLACE THE
AFFORDABLE CARE
ACT WHICH THE
ADMINISTRATION
HAS TRIED FOR
YEARS TO
DISMANTLE.
THE TWO WEEK
WINDOW EXPIRED
YESTERDAY AND NO
PLAN WAS
ANNOUNCED.
THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION
HAS CREATED A
REPLACEMENT FOR
THE AFFORDABLE
CARE ACT.
>>> THIS MORNING,
AMERICA'S
PASTTIME,
FIGHTING TO STAY
ON
THE FIELD IN THE
FACE OF
COVID-19.
LESS THAN TWO
WEEKS INTO A
SHORTENED SEASON,
MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL
POSTPONING 17
GAMES.
>> THEY WILL HAVE
TO FIGURE OUT,
WHAT IS THE
THRESHOLD FOR
THINGS
TO BE CANCELED.
IS IT ONE
POSITIVE TEST,
TWO,
THREE.
>> TWO FRANCHISES
ARE TRYING TO
CONTAIN
CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAKS.
THE MIAMI MARLINS
HAVE NOT
PLAYED IN A WEEK
AFTER 18
PLAYERS AND 2
COACHES TESTED
POSITIVE.
THE ST. LOUIS
CARDINALS WEEKEND
SERIES WAS
POSTPONED AFTER
MULTIPLE
CONFIRMED CAYS IN
THEIR
CLUBHOUSE.
COMMISSIONER ROB
MANFRED SAID,
IF EVERYONE DOES
WHAT THEY ARE
SUPPOSED TO, THEY
CAN HAVE AN
INCREDIBLE SEASON
ADDING, I
DON'T THINK IT IS
REALISTIC TO
THINK WE WILL NOT
HAVE ANYMORE
POSITIVE TESTS.
AS CASES SPREAD,
MORE PLAYERS
ARE PULLING BACK.
>> HE HAS DECIDED
TO OPT OUT OF
THE REMAINDER OF
THE SEASON.
>> THE NEW YORK
METS ANNOUNCED
THAT YOENIS
CESPEDES WILL NOT
PLAY THE REST OF
THE SEASON
CITING COVID-19
CONCERNS.
AND RED SOX
PITCHER EDUARDO
RODRIGUEZ IS
OPTING OUT
BECAUSE
OF A HEART
CONDITION THAT
COULD
BE RELATED TO
COVID-19.
>> LORENZO CANE
AND DIAZ JUST
OPTED OUT OF THE
2020 SEASON.
>> THEY ARE NOT
QUARANTINING.
THEY ARE STAYING
IN HOTELS.
THEY ARE ON
AIRPLANES AND
PLAYING GAMES.
>> YOU ARE SEEING
BASEBALL
TRYING TO ADJUST
ON THE FLY.
>> UNCERTAINTY ON
AND OFF THE
DIAMOND PUTTING
PROFESSIONAL
BASEBALL AND ITS
PROTOCOLS UNDER
A NEW MICROSCOPE.
>> IT FEELS LIKE
BASEBALL IS ON
THE BRINK.
>> WHAT IT A
PLAYER DOES TEST
POSITIVE?
WHAT IS THE
PROCESS FOR
GETTING
BACK ON THE
FIELD?
THAT PLAYER HAS
TO BE
QUARANTINED FOR
TWO WEEKS,
DEMONSTRATE HE IS
SYMPTOM FREE
AND HAVE TWO
NEGATIVE TESTS.
THE CARDINALS ARE
AWAITING THE
RESULTS OF MORE
TESTS RIGHT NOW
THAT COULD COME
OUT AS EARLY AS
TODAY.
>>> NAVAJO NATION
IS RICH IN
PHYSICAL BEAUTY,
A VAST EXPANSE
OF WEST VIRGINIA
WHERE THE
NAVAJO PEOPLE
HAVE LIVED FOR
CENTURIES.
JOHN FUR NALLY IS
A MEDICINE
MAN.
HE THINKS HE IS
SOMEWHERE IN HIS
90s.
HIS CHILDREN AND
THEIR CHILDREN
ARE WORKING HARD
TO LEARN FROM
HIM AND KEEP HIM
SAFE.
>> MY FATHER IS
ONE OF THE MOST
REVERED MEDICINE
PEOPLE.
I WANT TO ENSURE
THAT HE WILL BE
HERE WHEN WE COME
TO THE OTHER
END, TREATING THE
PTSD THAT
PEOPLE WILL HAVE
FROM COVID-19.
>> HE IS SHOWING
HIS
GRANDCHILDREN
WHAT NATURE
PROVIDES FOR
TRADITIONAL
HEALING
WHICH IS MUCH
NEEDED.
NAVAJO NATION HAS
BEEN BATTERED
BY THE
CORONAVIRUS WITH
A DEATH
RATE HIGHER THAN
ANY OTHER STATE
DRIVEN BY LONG
STANDING
PROBLEMS.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE IS ROUGHLY
THREE TIMES THE
U.S. AVERAGE,
STAGGERING HEALTH
D DISPARITIES
AND ON THE
RICHEST COUNTRY
ON
EARTH, A THIRD OF
THE HOMES DO
NOT HAVE RUNNING
WATER.
>> MY FATHER HAS
BEEN WITH
PEOPLE WHO SAID
HE WAS NOT
WELCOME.
THERE USED TO BE
SIGNS THAT SAID
NO INDIANS OR
DOGS ALLOWED.
THAT IS
INGRAINED.
EVERYTHING PEOPLE
READ ABOUT IN
THE HISTORY
BOOKS, OH, THAT
IS
SO SAD THAT
HAPPENED TO THE
INDIANS.
THAT HASN'T
STOPPED.
IT'S STILL HERE.
>> NATIVE
AMERICANS HAVE
THE
HIGHEST RATE OF
HOSPITALIZATION
FROM COVID-19
THAN ANY OTHER
GROUP.
>> THIS IS A
SPECIALIST AT
JOHN
HOPKINS.
SHE SAYS THE LONG
STANDING
PREVALENCE OF
HEART AND LUNG
DISEASE HERE HELP
DRIVE THE HIGH
HOSPITALIZATION
RATES.
>> THIS ISN'T A
MATTER OF RACE
BUT A MATTER OF
INSTITUTIONAL
RACISM THAT HAS
MADE PEOPLE AT
HIGHER
SUSCEPTIBILITY
FOR
DISEASES AND THEY
HAVE BEEN FOR
MANY YEARS.
>> THIS IS NOT A
QUESTION OF
RACE BUT OF
RACISM
ESSENTIALLY.
>> INSTITUTIONAL
RACISM.
>> PEOPLE WHO
WERE ALREADY
SHAKY, COVID-19
CAN NOT HAVE HAD
HELPED HAD 24
SITUATION.
>> NO, NOT AT
ALL.
>> NATIVE
AMERICANS HAVE
THE
HIGHEST RATE OF
SUICIDE.
IT IS ONE OF THE
LEADING CAUSES
OF DEATH IN
INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE
24 AND UNDER.
>> ANOTHER
CHALLENGE I KNOW
HAS
BEEN SUBSTANCE
ABUSE.
I WAS TOLD THAT
SOME PEOPLE WERE
ACTUALLY TAKING
HAND SANITIZER,
MIXING IT WITH
WATER AND
DRINKING IT?
>> YES, IT IS
CALLED OCEAN
WATER
ON THE NAVAJO
RESERVATION.
SOME HAVE PASSED
AWAY FROM
DRINKING THAT.
IF YOU CAN'T
AFFORD TO BUY
ALCOHOL, THERE IS
HAND SANITIZER
AVAILABLE FOR
ONLY $3, AND IT
GOES HAND IN HAND
KIND OF WITH
POVERTY.
>> DESPITE THE
ODDS, NAVAJO
NATION MANAGED TO
FLATTEN THEIR
CURVE BUT NOW
THEY ARE WORRIED
WITH SURROUNDING
STATES FACING
THEIR OWN CRISES.
>> THE PRESIDENT
OF NAVAJO
NATION WAS ASKED
ABOUT THE
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS THAT
CONGRESS RECENTLY
PROVIDED.
IT'S A BIG
NUMBER.
IS THAT ENOUGH?
>> THERE ARE A
LOT OF NEEDS.
$714 MILLION IS
JUST A SMALL
AMOUNT BUT DON'T
GET ME WRONG,
WE'RE GRATEFUL
FOR THE AID.
>> HE IS
PROPOSING --.
>> IF WE GET
RUNNING WATER TO
THE CITIZENS, IT
WILL HELP PUSH
COVID-19 OFF OUR
NATION AND ANY
OTHER FUTURE
VIRUS.
>> PRESIDENT NEZ
POINTS OUT THAT
THESE PROJECTS
ARE HAMPERED BY
OVER REGULATION.
THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS
SAID
THEY HAVE TO
SPEND THE MONEY
BY
DECEMBER 30th OR
GIVE IT BACK.
>> DO YOU THINK
THE U.S. FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS
THE BEST
INTERESTS OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
AT HEART?
>> WELL, THE
RECORD NOW SHOWS
NO.
BUT I AM HOPEFUL
OF COURSE.
I THINK WITH THE
U.S. CITIZENS
OUT THERE
REALIZING, 30 TO
40%
OF THE NAVAJO
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE
RUNNING WATER,
THAT IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
>> WE NEED
SYSTEMS THAT
INVEST
IN OUR PEOPLE,
THAT ARE NOT BAND
AID SOLUTIONS BUT
THAT REALLY,
TRULY INVEST IN
THE STRENGTH AND
RESILIENCE OF OUR
PEOPLE.
JUST DEALING WITH
COVID-19
DOESN'T SOLVE THE
PROBLEM
ULTIMATELY.
>> NO, WE HAVE TO
DO BETTER.
>> A BILL IS
PENDING IN
CONGRESS
TO EXTEND THAT
DEAD LINE SO THEY
HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL TWO
YEARS TO
SPEND THE MONEY.
IN THE MEANTIME,
PRESIDENT NEZ
IS CALLING ON
PRESIDENT TRUMP
TO
LOOSEN SOME OF
THE FEDERAL
REGULATIONS THAT
HAVE MADE
DEVELOPMENT SO
HARD ON THE
RESERVATION.
WE REACHED OUT TO
THE WHITE
HOUSE AND THEY
SAID THEY ARE
WORKING TO PUT
PEOPLE OVER
PAPERWORK AND TO
IMPROVE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE SHALL SEE.
>>> THIS MORNING,
BEACH GOERS UP
AND DOWN THE EAST
COAST ARE
TAKING A CLOSER
LOOK AT WHAT'S
IN THE WATER.
>> I SAID TO MY
WIFE, I BET
THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER SIGHTING
TODAY.
ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WE SAW EVERYONE
COME OUT OF THE
WATER.
ON NEW YORK'S
LONG ISLAND
SWIMMING IS
RESTRICTED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE
FOLLOWING THREE
SHARK SIGHTINGS
OFF OF THE
COAST.
>> MY DAUGHTER
WAS CONCERNED TO
GO IN BUT I TOLD
HER IT WAS OKAY
BECAUSE THE LIFE
GUARDS WERE
KEECHING WATCH ON
THE BEACH.
>> THERE WAS A
SIGHTING ON
BAILEY'S ISLAND,
THE SAME PLACE
OF A FATAL SHARK
ATTACK LAST
WEEK.
IN ALABAMA, A
TEENAGER WAS
HOSPITALIZED
AFTER SUFFERING A
SHARK BITE WHILE
SWIMMING IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO
OFF OF ORANGE
BEACH.
>> I NEVER
THOUGHT IT WOULD
HAPPEN.
IN FLORIDA,
EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS
SEEN TREATING
22-YEAR-OLD MEGAN
COFFEE WHO SAYS
SHE WAS HANGING
OUF HER SURF
BOARD IN THE
WATER
AT NEW SMYRNA
BEACH WHEN A
SHARK
SWAM UNDERNEATH
HER.
>> THE SHARK CAME
UNDER AND BIT
MY FOOT AND
STARTED SHAKING
AND
THEN LET GO.
WHAT WENT THROUGH
MY HEAD WAS,
THIS IS AN
AGGRESSIVE FISH
AND
THAT IT COULD BE
A SHARK.
>> SHE PATLED
BACK TO SHORE
WHERE BYSTANDERS
RUSHED TO HER
SIDE.
EVERYONE WAS
DOING WHAT THEY
COULD.
SOMEONE WRAPPED A
TOWEL ON MY
FOOT.
THAT ENCOUNTER
WAS THE FOURTH
CONFIRMED SHARK
ATTACK THIS YEAR
IN VOLUSIA
COUNTY, THE SHARK
BITE CAPITAL OF
THE WORLD.
LUCKILY, SHE ONLY
NEEDED ABOUT 1
STITCHES, TELLING
US WHAT SHE
FEELS IS GETTING
BACK IN THE
OCEAN.
>> I WILL
HONESTLY GO BACK
IN.
I HAVE SEEN
SHARKS BEFORE.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT TO DO WHEN
YOU SEE THEM.
>> SOME EXPERTS
SAY WARMER
WATERS ARE THE
REASON FOR MORE
SHARK SIGHTINGS
THIS YEAR.
OTHER EXPERTS SAY
IT IS DUE TO
MORE SEALS IN THE
WATER HERE IN
THE NORTHEAST.
>>> IN A
STATEMENT
OVERNIGHT,
MICROSOFT SAYING
THEY HAVE
SPOKEN DIRECTLY
WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMP THIS
WEEKEND ABOUT
PURCHASING TIKTOK
SAYING IN PART
THEY ARE
COMMITTED TO
ACQUIRING
TIKTOK SUBJECT TO
A COMPLETE
SECURITY REVIEW.
LAST WEEK THE
PRESIDENT
THREATENED TO
MRAUK THE POPULAR
APP CITING
NATIONAL SECURITY
CONCERNS SAYING,
AS FAR AS
TIKTOK IS
CONCERNED, WE ARE
BANNING THEM FROM
THE UNITED
STATES, PROMPTING
EMOTIONAL
REACTION FROM
SOME OF THE U.S.
USERS.
SOME OF THEM ARE
MAKING DIRECT
APPEAL TO THE
WHITE HOUSE.
OVER THE WEEKEND,
TIKTOK
DEFENDING THE
PLATFORM.
>> IT IS A PLACE
FOR ARTISTS TO
EXPRESS
THEMSELVES.
>> IT IS SUBJECT
TO CHINESE
SURVEILLANCE LAW,
MAKING THE APP
PROBLEMATIC.
A 2017 LAW
MABIDATES THAT
CHINESE COMPANIES
HAVE TO
COOPERATE WITH
THE COMMUNIST
PARTY CAUSING
CONCERN.
TIKTOK MAINTAINS
IT HAS NEVER
PROVIDED DATA TO
THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT, NOR
WOULD THEY DO SO
IF ASKED.
MICROSOFT SAYS
THEY WOULD ENSURE
ALL PRIVATE DATA
OF AMERICAN
USERS IS
TRANSFERRED TO
AND
REMAINS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
TIKTOK RIVALS ARE
TURNING UP THE
HEAT.
>> I'M LOVING
THESE VIDEOS.
>> SOME OF THE
BIGGEST TIKTOKERS
ARE INVESTING IN
A COMPETING APP
TRILLER.
>> WE SAW THE IT
AND WE WANTED A
SAFER JOURNEY FOR
THOSE WHO ARE
FOLLOWING US.
>> TIKTOK HAD 35
MILLION
DOWNLOADS.
BITE RAPGS NUMBER
TWO AND
INSTAGRAM IS SET
TO INTRODUCE
ITS OWN VEDIO
APP, A GLIMPSE AT
THE HIGH STAKES
SURROUNDING
TIKTOK'S ENORMOUS
REACH.
>> ONE THING
DISCUSSED IS THAT
TIKTOK'S LARGEST
USER BASE COMES
FROM TEXAS AND
FLORIDA, STATES
THAT THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION
WILL BE HEAVILY
AS THE ELECTION
NEARS.
>> YOU MENTIONED
HOW WIDELY USED
TIKTOK IS.
SO WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN?
WHAT WOULD A BAN
LOOK LIKE?
>> WELL, HERE IN
THE UNITED
STATES, JUST THE
THREAT ALONE
HAS A HUGE
IMPACT.
ADVERTISERS ARE
HITTING PAUSE ON
CAMMAINS WORTH
MILLIONS.
IT IS PART OF THE
MUSIC INDUSTRY
AND CHANGING HOW
SONGS ARE MADE.
IF IT IS BANNED,
THERE IS NO
GOING BACK TO THE
WAY THINGS
WERE BEFORE.
EXPERTS THINK THE
THING TO WATCH
IS WHO WILL TAKE
TIKTOK'S PLACE.
>>> SPLASHDOWN IN
THE GULF OF
MEXICO.
FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN 45 YEARS,
AN AMERICAN
SPACECRAFT
PARACHUTING FROM
SPACE TO MAKE A
WATER LANDING.
>> WELCOME BACK
TO PLANET EARTH.
THE SPACE X
DRAGON WITH
ASTRONAUTS BOB
BEHNKEN AND DOUG
HURLEY
SUCCESSFULLY
RETURNED TO
EARTH.
THE MISSION BEGAN
ON MAY 30th,
TAKING OFF FROM
THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER.
THE FIRST CREW
LAUNCHED FROM
AMERICAN SOIL IN
NEARLY A
DECADE.
DECADE.
>> THE ASTRONAUTS
SPENT NEARLY
TWO MONTHS AT THE
SPACE STATION
FOR EXPERIMENTS
AND ESSENTIAL
REPAIRS.
>> DOES IT FEEL
LIKE AMERICA IS
BACK IN THE SPACE
GAME?
>> IT DOES FEEL
LIKE WE ARE
BACK.
IT FEELS LIKE THE
RICH HISTORY
WITH THE SHUTTLE
PROGRAM AND WE
ARE EXCITED TO
BRING IT BACK
HOME AGAIN.
>> THE RETURN
JOURNEY WAS
NEARLY
19 HOURS BEFORE
REENTERING THE
EARTH'S
ATMOSPHERE IN A
FIRE
BALL,
TEMPERATURES UP
TO 3500
DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
FINALLY BREAKING
THROUGH ON
SUNDAY, A NEAR
PICTURE PERFECT
WATER LANDING OFF
OF THE COAST
OF PENS COLA.
>> THERE IS SMNS
SPECIAL ABOUT
THE CAPABILITY TO
LAUNCH AND
BRING YOUR OWN
ASTRONAUTS HOME.
>> NASA AND SPACE
X ARE HOPING
TO MAKE HISTORY
AGAIN.
>> WE ARE GOING
ONTO THE MOON
AND THEN ON TO
MARS.
THIS IS ABOUT
MOMENTUM.
IT STARTS TODAY
AND IT FINISHES
WHEN WE PUT AN
AMERICAN FLAG ON
MARS.
>> A LITTLE BIT
OF A
COMPLICATION
YESTERDAY, AS
THEY
WERE DESCENDING
TO THE GULF OF
MEXICO OFF OF
PENSACOLA,
RECREATIONAL
BOATERS RUSHED TO
THE SCENE.
THEY WERE ON
SITE, RIGHT
THERE,
UP AGAINST THE
SPACE X SPACE
CAPSULE, BOBBING
IN THE OCEAN.
OF COURSE THE
COAST GUARD WAS
TRYING TO RUSH TO
THE SCENE,
NASA AND SPACE X
RUSHING TO THE
SCENE.
AND SPACE X SAID
YEAH, MAYBE WE
NEED MORE COAST
GUARD ON THE
SCENE NEXT TIME.
THEY PLAN TO GO
UP ON ANOTHER
MISSION IN
SEPTEMBER, A 6
MONTH
MISSION TO THE
STATION.
>>> AMONG THE
CHAOS, I FOUND A
FATHER TRYING TO
TEACH HIS SON
ABOUT PEACE.
>> WE DON'T
RETALIATE WITH
ANGER.
WE RETALIATE WITH
LOVE.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE
DOWN HERE.
THERE ALWAYS
ANOTHER WAY.
THAT'S WHAT I
WANT HIM TO SEE.
>> WHEN YOU NEED
BRUTAL HONESTY.
>> THIS IS NOT
ABOUT DONALD
TRUMP.
THIS IS ABOUT 400
YEARS OF
RACISM.
>> WHEN YOU NEED
ANSWERS.
>> WHAT NEEDS TO
BE DONE TO MAKE
BALLOTS READY IN
NOVEMBER?
>> YOU NEED TO GO
DEEP INSIDE
THE STORY.
WHAT POLICY
CHANGE WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SEE
ENACTED?
>> AND HEAR FROM
SOMEONE WHO HAS
BEEN THERE.
>> HE HAS BEEN
THERE AND HE IS
LYING EVERY DAY.
THAT'S THE STORY
THAT PEOPLE
WANT TO HEAR.
>> HE'S REPORTING
JOE ON NBC.
>>> WE ARE
REMINDED TIME AND
TIME AGAIN THAT
WE DO NOT.
>> AFTER I
WATCHED THE MAYOR
OF
ATLANTA AS A MOM
TRYING TO RAISE
HER SON AND I
THINK OF YOU AND
YOUR KIDS.
AND I REMEMBER
HER SAYING, WHY
DON'T I HAVE A
PONYTAIL LIKE THE
WHITE GIRLS?
YOU CAN BE
DIFFERENT, BUT
YOU
DON'T NEED TO BE
LESS THAN.
>> I FEEL SAFE
TALKING ABOUT
THIS WITH YOU
GUYS.
>>> YOU'RE
WATCHING NBC NEWS
NOW.
>> WE HAVE
BREAKING NEWS.
>> WE SAW A LARGE
CONVOY OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD
COME THROUGH.
>> IT'S NEWS MADE
FOR YOUR
STREAMING WORLD,
LIVE WEEKDAYS
AT 6 A.M.
EASTERN.
>>> A VIRUS THAT
KNOWS NO
BORDERS, OUR
GLOBAL FIGHT
AGAINST IT UNITES
US.
>> PEOPLE SAY IF
THEY DON'T
WORK, THEY WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO
FEED THIR
FAMILIES.
>> OUR TEAMS ARE
ON THE GROUND
LEARNING FROM
WHERE IT HAS
BEEN.
>> THE SOUTH
KOREAN GOVERNMENT
IS BRINGING
SCHOOLS BACK IN
STAGES.
>> LIVE IN ITALY
IS BACK TO
NORMAL BUT IT
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
THE SAME NORMAL
AS BEFORE.
>>> THE ONLY
THING WE HAVE TO
FEAR IS FEAR
ITSELF.
.
>> THIS ARE THE
UNITED STATES, A
UNITED PEOPLE
WITH A UNITED
PURPOSE.
>> 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 BE JUST
IN THIS CASE?
>> DO YOU HAVE
CLARITY AN WHAT
THE PRESIDENT
ORDERED?
>> CAN THE
DEMOCRAT PARTY
TURN
THIS ROUND?
>> PEOPLE ARE NOT
UNITED FOR THE
MOST PART.
ARE YOU WORRIED
THIS MAY DOVE
TAIL AT THE RISK
OF TRANSMISSION
AT THE ONGOING
PROTESTS?
>>> TROPICAL
STORM ISAIAS IS
HITTING SOUTH
FLORIDA WITH WIND
AND RAIN,
WREAKING HAVOC IN
WEST
PALM BEACH AND
KNOCKING OUT
POWER ON THE
COAST.
CREWS ARE WORKING
TO RESTORE
POWER TO
THOUSANDS.
STRONG RIP
CURRENTS CLOSED
JUPITER BEACH AND
MORE.
THE WORRY IS NOT
OVER.
WITH CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS,
HEALTH OFFICIALS
ARE ANXIOUS
THAT SOME MAY
HAVE HELD
HURRICANE PARTIES
TO RIDE OUT
THE STORM.
>> I HOPE THERE
WERE NOT PARTIES
BUT IF THERE
WERE, WE WILL PAY
THE PRICE FOR IT.
>> CORONAVIRUS
CAN SPREAD IN A
ROOM WITH PEOPLE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT IS TRANSMITS
VERY EASILY.
>> CAPE CANAVERAL
HOSPITAL
SURROUNDED BY
WATER EVACUATED
COVID-19 PATIENTS
TO ANOTHER
HOSPITAL, AN
HOUR'S DRIVE
INLAND.
>> SO IF THIS WAS
A TEST, YOU
PASSED?
>> WE PASSED
GREAT.
>> AND GOING
FORWARD NOW,
BECAUSE WE ARE IN
HURRICANE
SEASON?
>> WE ARE MORE
PREPARED NOW FOR
THE NEXT ONE.
WE WILL GET
BETTER AND
BETTER.
THAT'S THE GOAL,
ALWAYS GET
BETTER.
>> STATE
OFFICIALS SAY
ISAIAS
HAS TURNED OUT TO
BE A PRACTICE
RUN.
THE HURRICANE
SEASON LASTS
ANOTHER FOUR
MONTHS.
>> TODAY ON GRAND
BAHAMA ISLAND,
MISERY, ROADS
FLOODED, THIS
FAMILY SHOCKED AT
THE DAMAGE.
IN THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC WHERE
TWO DIED,
RESIDENTS ARE
FACING
EXTREME FLOODING.
SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH
CAROLINA
PREPARING FOR A
DIRECT
HIT, MANDATORY
EVACUATIONS IN
EFFECT FOR THE
OUTER BANKS.
>> CARRY JOINS US
NOW FROM
SATELLITE BEACH,
FLORIDA.
IT COULD BE WORSE
BUT YOU ARE
STILL FEELING THE
EFFECTS.
>> Reporter:
ABSOLUTELY.
WE HAVE A BREAK
IN THE RAIN BUT
THE WIND IS
FIERCE AND THE
OCEAN
IS MIGHTY.
ONE THING
OFFICIALS LEARNED
WAS
HOW TO OPEN A
SHELTER.
EVERYONE HAD
THEIR TEMPERATURE
TAKEN AND
EVERYONE GOT IN.
IT IS SOMETHING
THAT THEY ARE
LEARNING IN
GEORGIA, SOUTH
CAROLINA, AND
FLORIDA.
>> OUR
METEOROLOGIST IS
TRACKING
THE STORM.
WHAT CAN WE
EXPECT?
>> WE HAVE RAIN
BANDS LASHING
EAST FLORIDA
RIGHT NOW.
TROPICAL STORM
ISAIAS IS 65
MILES SOUTHEAST
OF CAPE
CANAVERAL.
IT IS RACING INTO
THE CAROLINAS
WHERE WE ARE
GOING TO POSSIBLY
SEE A STORM SURGE
PICKING UP TO
70 MILES PER
HOUR, POTENTIAL
LANDFALL ACROSS
THE CAROLINAS
MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY.
IT WILL CONTINUE
ITS RACE INTO
THE NORTHEAST.
WE COULD SEE
DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS
AND RAIN FOR 70
MILLION.
>>> TONIGHT,
FIREFIGHTERS
RACING
TO CONTAIN A
SPRAWLING RING OF
FLAMES EXPLODING
INTO AN
INFERNO.
THE FIRE FORCED
THE EVACUATIONS
OF NEARLY 8,000
RESIDENTS.
>> LOOKING ON THE
SIDE OF THE
ROAD, IT WAS TWO
SMALL FIRES.
WITHIN A HALF
HOUR, IT WAS UP
TO
THIS ROAD
PRACTICALLY.
IT SPREAD FAST.
>> IT STARTED
FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN
TWO SMALLER FIRES
MERGED,
BECOMING A
UNIFYING MONSTER.
>> WOW, THAT'S
INTENSE.
>> I WANTED TO
SHOW YOU HOW
CLOSE THE HOUSES
ARE TO THE
FLAMES.
>> LOW HUMIDITY
AND TRIPLE DIGIT
TEMPERATURES, THE
FIRE
BALLOONING TO
MORE THAN 20,000
ACRES.
AT ONE POINT, THE
SMOKE PLUME
EXTENDED ALL THE
WAY TO ARIZONA,
VISIBLE FROM
SPACE.
>> WE DON'T HAVE
A GOOD HOLD ON
IT.
WE ARE WORKING
VERY HARD TO
CONTROL THE
PERIMETER.
THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGE IS THE
STEEP AND RUGGED
TERRAIN.
BUT THIS IS
SOMETHING THEY
HAVE
NOT EXPERIENCED
BEFORE, HOW DO
YOU FIGHT A FIRE
IN A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC?
>> PEOPLE ARE
EXPECTED TO
QUARANTINE IN
THEIR HOMES AND
NOW THEY ARE
BEING TOLD TO
LEAVE.
>> IF WE NEED TO
OPEN OTHER
VENUES, YOU WILL.
WE WILL FOLLOW
SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
>> CREWS CONTINUE
TO BATTLE BY
HAND ON THE
GROUND, BUILDING
CONTAINMENT LINES
WHILE TANKERS
STREAK ACROSS THE
SKY,
FIREFIGHTERS
DOING ALL THEY
CAN
TO GET A HANDLE
ON THE SEASON'S
FIRST MAJOR
WILDFIRE WHILE
KEEP
THEMSELVES SAFE.
>> STEVE IS WITH
US NOW, ANY
CONTAINMENT?
>> THIS FIRE IS
STILL EXPANDING
AND THREATENING
HOMES.
IT HAS 0%
CONTAINMENT.
IT HAS ONLY
BURNED THREE
STRUCTURES SO
FAR.
THEY ARE LOOKING
AT THE PATTERN
OF THE SPREAD OF
THE FIRE.
THERE IS NO END
IN SIGHT.
>>> TONIGHT A
DIRE WARNING FROM
WHITE HOUSE
CORONAVIRUS TASK
FORCE
COORDINATOR,
DEBORAH BIRX,
AMERICA HAS
ENTERED A NEW
FACE
IN THE PANDEMIC.
>> WHAT WE ARE
EXPERIENCING IS
DIFFERENT THAN
MARCH AND APRIL.
IT IS
EXTRAORDINARILY
WIDESPREAD.
IF YOU ARE IN A
RURAL AREA, YOU
ARE NOT I
MUNICIPAL.
>> STRESSING IT
IS CRUCIAL FOR
PEOPLE IN ALL
PARTS OF THE
UNITED STATES TO
FOLLOW
GUIDANCE.
>> IF YOU ARE IN
MULTIGENERATIONAL
HOUSEHOLDS AND
THERE IS AN
OUTBREAK IN YOUR
CITY OR AREA, YOU
NEED TO
CONSIDER WEARING
A MASK AT HOME
, ASSUMING YOU
ARE POSITIVE.
>> IN CALIFORNIA
WHERE THE DEATH
TOLL JUST TOPPED
9300, DOCTORS
ARE PLEADING,
TAKE THIS
SERIOUSLY.
>> THE RIGHT NOT
TO WEAR A MASK
IS [ BLEEP ].
A GROCERY CLERK
SHOULD NOT HAVE
TO FIGHT A GROWN
MAN TO WEAR A
MASK.
THAT'S NOT HIS
JOB.
>> DR. BIRX URGED
STATES TO
UNTIL NUMBERS ARE
UNDER CONTROL.
SOME TEACHERS ARE
PROTESTING THE
DECISION TO OPEN
SCHOOLS ONLINE
ONLY.
>> I THINK IT IS
DAMAGING TO THE
CHILDREN.
THE DAMAGE DONE
BY TAKING KIDS
OUT OF FACE TO
FACE SCHOOL IS
MUCH GREATER THAN
THE RISK OF
THE VIRUS.
>> EACH DAY
BRINGS YET
ANOTHER
REMINDER OF THE
PANDEMIC'S
DEVASTATING TOLL.
TWO WEEKS AGO,
JUSTIN HUNTER, A
HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR AND HIS
PARENTS TESTED
POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19.
HIS FATHER PASSED
AWAY LAST
WEEK.
HIS MOM, JUST
FOUR DAYS LATER.
>> THE HOSPITAL
CALLED ME.
THEY HAD TO BREAK
THE NEWS TO ME
AND THEY TOLD ME
I COULDN'T COME
IN TO SEE THEM.
I WAS TORN UP,
YOU KNOW.
THEY ARE WITH
GOD.
SO THEY ARE IN
GOOD HANDS.
>> I CAN'T
BELIEVE HE IS
ONLY 17
YEARS OLD.
AND DR. BIRX ALSO
HAD A WARNING
ABOUT HOUSE
PARTIES?
>> SHE SAID IT IS
NOT
NECESSARILY
SUPERSPREADING
INDIVIDUALS BUT
SUPERSPREADING
EVENTS AND SHE
SAID THOSE NEED
TO STOP.
>>> 25 MILLION
OUT OF WORK
AMERICANS ARE
WAITING ON
WASHINGTON RIGHT
NOW TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT THAT
WOULD RESTORE
FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS
THIS WEEKEND.
THERE IS NO DEAL
YET.
KELLY O'DONNELL
JOINS US TODAY.
>> THEY AGREED
THE EXTRA FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT
SHOULD INCREASE
BUT
THEY DISAGREED ON
HOW MUCH.
REPUBLICANS WANT
TO USE A
PERCENTAGE OF THE
LOST SALARY SO
IT WILL NOT PEA
MORE THAN THE
ORIGINAL
PAYCHECK.
SEPARATELY,
AMERICANS COULD
GET
A SECOND ROUND OF
DIRECT
PAYMENTS, JUST
LIKE IN APRIL, AS
MUCH AS $1200 FOR
A SINGLE
PERSON EARNING UP
TO $75,000.
TREASURE
SECRETARY STEVEN
MUNUGSEN SAID
THAT CHECKS COULD
GO OUT A WEEK
AFTER A DEAL IS
SIGNED BUTTOON
AGREEMENT DOES
NOT APPEAR CLOSE.
>>> SPLASH DOWN.
>> A HISTORIC
SMASH DOWN WITH
THE LANDING OF AN
AMERICAN CREW.
>> TODAY WE
REALLY MADE
HISTORY.
THE SPACE X
DRAGON WEATHERED
TEMPERATURES UP
TO 3500 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT COMING
TO THE EARTH'S
ATMOSPHERE.
THE CAPSULE WAS
SLOWED TO 15
MILES PER HOUR.
THE JOURNEY BEGAN
TWO MONTHS AGO
WITH ASTRONAUTS
BOB BEHNKEN AND
DOUG HURLEY.
TODAY MARKED
ANOTHER IMPORTANT
DAY IN SPACE
FLIGHT HISTORY.
IN MAY, SPACE X
WAS THE FIRST
PRIVATE COMPANY
TO SEND
ASTRONAUTS INTO
ORBIT.
IT HAD BEEN A
DECADE SINCE NASA
LAUNCHED ANYONE
FROM U.S. SOIL.
CUING UP FOR THE
MISSION MEANT
SPENDING TIME ON
THE MAINTENANCE
FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL
SPACE
STATION.
A TOY STOW AWAY
FROM BOB AND
DOUG'S SON KEPT
THE COMMUNITY
COMPANY AND SENT
SOCIAL MEDIA
BUZZING.
>> HARD TO PUT
INTO WORDS WHAT
IT WAS LIKE TO BE
A PART OF THIS
EXPEDITION.
IT IS A MEMORY
THAT WILL LAST A
LIFETIME.
>> MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED,
WITH
MORE ON THE
HORIZON.
>>> FROM
WASHINGTON STATE
TO UC
BERKELEY,
LAFAYETTE IN
PENNSYLVANIA,
MAJOR
UNIVERSITIES
MAKING MAJOR
COURSE CORRECTION
JUST WEEKS AWAY
FROM THE START
OF THE NEW SCHOOL
YEAR, BACKING
DOWN ON BRINGING
STUDENTS BACK
TO CAMPUS.
WE ARE
DISAPPOINTED.
AMERICAN
UNIVERSITY IN
D.C. HAD
PLANNED TO OFFER
A BLEND OF
ONLINE AND IN
PERSON LEARNING.
BUT THIS WEEK
THEY ANNOUNCED AN
ONLINE ONLY FALL
SEMESTER
INSTEAD.
>> WHAT WAS THE
MOMENT THAT YOU
SAID, THIS PLAN
IN PLACE IS NOT
GOING TO WORK?
THE THREE WEEK
PERIOD OF CASE
COUNTS BEING SO
HIGH.
>> UC BERKELEY
PRESIDENT KNOWS
THE ISSUE WELL.
SHE OVER SAW THE
EBOLA CRISIS
DURING THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION.
>> THE SITUATION
DOES CHANGE.
>> FOR STUDENTS
AND PARENTS, THE
ABOUT FACE IS A
LETDOWN.
>> I'M SAD TO SEE
THE RUG PULLED
OUT FROM UNDER
HIM.
>> IT IS A BIT
DEVASTATING.
>> WILL GOLDMAN
IS A RISING
SENIOR.
THE SCHOOL JOINED
THE LIKES OF
GEORGE TOWN AND
GEORGE
WASHINGTON BUT
ALSO OFFERED A
10% DISCOUNT ON
TUITION TO HELP
OFFSET
STUDENTS'DISAPPOINT.
>> DO YOU THINK
AT THIS POINT
YOU ARE GETTING
YOUR MONEY'S
WORTH WITH THE
10% REDUCTION?
>> NO.
THERE IS SO MUCH
MORE YOU CAN DO
IN PERSON.
>> OTHERS GOING
ONLINE THIS FALL
INCLUDE HARVARD
AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF SAN
DIEGO ARE NOT
REDUCING TUITION
FEES EVEN AS
SOME SUE FOR
REIMBURSEMENTS
FROM
SOME SPRING
SEMESTER.
>> WE ARE NOT
GETTING THE
EXPERIENCE WE ARE
PAYING FOR .
THAT'S WHEN I
DECIDED I NEEDED
TO TAKE ACTION.
>> COLLEGES SAY
THEY TOO ARE
FEELING THE
FINANCIAL TOLL.
THEY COULD FACE
$100 MILLION IN
LOSS REVENUE.
>> THE SPRING
SEMESTER WAS A
$27
MILLION HIT.
>> FOR STUDENTS
AND SCHOOLS
ALIKE, IT IS A
CRASH COURSE IN
ADAPTING TO
CHALLENGING
TIMES.
>>> TO OUR SERIES
INEQUALITY IN
AMERICA, AND THE
SIMPLE ACT OF
GOING OUT FOR A
RUN.
MANY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
WOMEN SAY
THEY WORRY ABOUT
THEIR SAFETY.
ONE GROUP IS
GETTING HEALTHIER
BY TRAINING
TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: 4:45
A.M.
AT STONE
MOUNTAIN,
GEORGIA.
THIS IS WHAT
COMMITMENT LOOKS
LIKE.
>> WHEN I WAKE UP
AND I DON'T
FEEL LIKE ROLLING
OUT OF THE
BED, I KNOW THERE
ARE LADIES ON
THE PAVEMENT
EXPECTING ME.
>> Reporter: THIS
PARTICULAR
MORNING, THERE
WERE FIVE OUT
HERE RUNNING
TOGETHER.
>> WE HAVE
RUNNERS, PEOPLE
WHO
RUN AND WALK IN
BETWEEN BUT
THERE WILL ALWAYS
BE SOMEONE
WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE END.
>> Reporter: IN
MANY WAYS,
THAT'S THE
PRINCIPLE BEHIND
BLACK GIRLS RUN,
AN ORGANIZATION
STARTED OVER 10
YEARS AGO .
WITH 74 GROUPS
NATIONWIDE AND
250,000 MEMBERS,
THE GROUP
COMMITTED A
ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
ENCOURAGEMENT.
J.L.
ALEXANDER IS THE
CEO OF
BLACK GIRLS RUN.
>> WE THINK IT IS
EASY TO LEAVE
THE ISSUES AND
JUST HEAD OUT THE
FRONT DOOR.
BUT NOT MANY
PEOPLE REALIZE,
SOMETIMES JUST BY
OUR SKIN COLOR
OR JUST BY BEING
A WOMAN, THAT
SOMETIMES MAKES
US VERY
VULNERABLE.
>> IN CREATING A
SAFE AND
SUPPORTIVE WAY TO
RUN CAN HELP
TURN AROUND AN
EMDEMIC
OVERWHELMINGLY
IMPACTING
AFRICAN-AMERICANS.
FOUR OUT OF FIVE
BLACK WOMEN IN
THE U.S. ARE OVER
WEIGHT OR HAVE
OBESITY, WITH MY
BLOOD PRESSURE
AND DIABETES,
MAKING THEM MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO
COVID-19.
>> WHAT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT
MESSAGE FOR YOUNG
BLACK WOMEN
WHEN IT COMES TO
EXERCISE AND
THEIR HEALTH?
>> JUST DO IT, IS
BY FAR ONE OF
THE THINGS WE CAN
DO, TAKE
OWNERSHIP AND DO
IT IN SUCH A
WAY THAT WE WILL
FEEL BETTER.
FOR APRIL MOORE,
FINDING THIS
GROUP WAS A LIFE
LINE.
>> MY MOTHER
SUFFERED A STROKE
WHEN I WAS 6
YEARS OLD.
WATCHING THE
IMPACT ON HER
HEALTH HAS BEEN A
MOTIVATING
FACTOR FOR ME.
>> NOW SHE IS
RUNNING
MARATHONS.
>> WE ARE
OFFICIALLY THE
LARGEST
GROUP OF
AFRICAN-AMERICANS
WHO
HAVE EVER RUN A
MARATHON ON
ANTARCTICA.
>> Reporter: BACK
HOME, THERE IS
STRENGTH IN
NUMBERS AND THEY
ARE
ONLY GETTING
STRONGER.
>> GOOD JOB, WE
GOT IT DONE.
>>> THERE IS GOOD
NEWS TONIGHT
ABOUT SHOP OWNERS
WORKING TO
MAKE WEDDING
DREAMS COME TRUE
FOR FIRST
RESPONDERS.
>> THIS WOMAN
WORKS AT TWO
HOSPITALS, EVEN
THOUGH HER
ASTHMA MAKES HER
HIGH RISK FOR
CORONAVIRUS.
SHE WAS
FINANCIALLY
SUPPORTING
HER PARENTS WHO
LOST THEIR JOB
DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND SHE
WAS
PLANNING TO GET
MARRIED IN
OCTOBER.
>> I GOT TO PLAN
A WEDDING AND
IT WAS LIKE WHERE
DO I START?
>> Reporter:
THAT'S WHEN SHE
HEARD ABOUT
BRIDES ACROSS
AMERICA.
>> I SAW THEY
WERE GIVING OUT A
FREE DRESS FOR
COVID-19 WORKERS.
AND I THOUGHT
THIS CAN'T BE
REAL.
>> Reporter:
HEIDI JANSEN
STARTED THE
NONPROFIT IN 2008
TO
GIVE FREE WEDDING
GOWNS TO
MILITARY AND
FIRST RESPONDER
BRIDES.
NOW SHE HAS
EXPANDED THE
MISSION
TO HELP
HEALTHCARE
WORKERS SAY
YES TO THE DRESS.
>> THIS IS ABOUT
WHAT WE ARE
ABOUT, SUPPORTING
THOSE WHO
SUPPORT US ON A
DAILY BASIS.
>> Reporter: THEY
PARTNERED WITH
SALONS THAT
RECEIVE DONATED
GOWNS FROM OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS.
WHEN SHE TRIED ON
HER DRESS, THE
STRESS OF THE
PAST FEW MONTHS
MELTED AWAY.
>> IT MADE ME
FEEL SPECIAL.
>> Reporter: WHEN
SHE LEARNED IT
REALLY WAS ON THE
HOUSE, SHE WAS
OVERWHELMED.
>> I STARTED
CRYING.
>> ALL OF THE
STRESS, ALL OF
THE
OVER WORK, IT
MADE IT ALL FEEL
WORTHY.
ALL OF THE HARD
WORK, YOU JUST
FEEL LIKE, YOU
KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS IT.
THIS IS YOUR
MOMENT.
YOU EARNED THIS
DRESS.
>> FOR JANSEN, IT
IS ABOUT
HELPING THOSE WHO
RISK THEIR
LIVES TO HELP
OTHERS.
>> MY HEART WENT
OUT TO THE
NURSES AND THE
DOCTORS.
EVERYBODY THAT
REALLY
PARTICIPATED IN
THE CARE OF A
LOVED ONE, I
THINK THEY ARE
HEROES.
>> SHOW PLANS TO
DONATE HER
DRESS BACK TO THE
ORGANIZATION
AFTER THE
WEDDING.
>>> IS THAT HOW
COWBOYS WEAR
THEM?
OVER THEIR
EARRINGS?
>> IN TERMS OF
PEOPLE WANTING TO
GET OUT AND NOT
DOING SO WITHOUT
A MASK, REAL MEN
WEAR A MASK.
THAT'S WHAT WE
SAY.
I CALL HIM CRYING
CHUCK BECAUSE
I SAW HIM CRYING.
>> I WON'T BE
DOING IT
PERSONALLY.
>> REMEMBER WHEN
MASKS WERE
COOL?
IT IS A COWBOY
REFERENCE.
>> IT'S A BIT
WINDY.
>> HOW DO COWBOYS
KEEP THIS ON?
DO THEY HAVE A
ROAD WITH THEIR
HAT?
?
>> IS THAT COOL?
PEOPLE THINK THAT
I'M A REAL
COWBOY.
THIS IS MY RANCH.
I'M AT THE
PARAMOUNT RANCH
WHERE
HOLLYWOOD CREATED
THE FIRST IDEA
OF MASKS.
TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND THE
MASK
VERSUS MANLIHOOD.
MEN ARE MORE
LIKELY TO DIE
FROM
CORONAVIRUS.
A GLOBAL STUDY
FOUND THAT IN
ALMOST EVERY
COUNTRY SURVEYED,
MORE MEN HAVE
DIED THAN WOMEN
OF
CORONAVIRUS.
GIVEN THEY ARE
MORE AT RISK, MEN
SHOULD BE MORE
LIKELY TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES,
RIGHT?
WRONG.
UNIVERSITY OF
LONDON AND THE
MATHEMATICAL
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
OF BERKELEY
CONDUCTED A
SURVEY
OF OVER 205,000
PEOPLE TO SEE
HOW AMERICANS
FELT ABOUT MASK
WEARING.
MEN WERE LESS
LIKELY TO WEAR
FACE COVERINGS
THAN WOMEN
ESPECIALLY IF IT
WASN'T
MANDATORY.
>> PUT ON A MASK.
IT'S NOT
COMPLICATED.
>> THIS MALE
AVERSION TO
HEALTH
POLICY IS NOT
NEW.
DURING THE 1918
FLU PANDEMIC,
MEN WERE MORE
LIKELY TO VIEW
MASKS
HANDKERCHIEFS AS
FEMININE.
THOSEBACK THEN,
MEN WERE
CONSIDERED
WEAKLINGS IN
HYGIENIC
DISCIPLINE, AND
THAT'S A QUOTE.
IT ALSO NOTED
THAT THE PANDEMIC
OFFERED A
TEACHING MOMENT
IN
WHICH MASCULINE
RESISTANCE
RELATED TO SUNDAY
SCHOOL
TEACHERS AND
SCHOOLMARMS COULD
BE REPLACED WITH
A PUBLIC FORM
OF HEALTH,
STEEPED IN
PATRIOTISM
AND PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY.
SO 100 YOURS
LATER, WHY ARE
MEN
STILL NOT WEARING
MASKS?
TO GET SOME
ANSWERS, I SAT
DOWN
WITH WADE DEIAH,
THE NFL'S FIRST
LGBTQ
INCLUSATIVE.
>> WHAT IS UP
WITH MEN AND
MASKS?
>> FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, IF A
MAN
IS DISINTERESTED
IN WEARING A
MASK, HE IS
LOOKING
EXTERNALLY
FOR VALIDATION
AND HE HASN'T
DEFINED HIS
MANHOOD
INTERNALLY.
>> I ALSO ASKED
MY FELLOW
JOURNALIST PHIL
BECARDY.
I LOVE TALKING TO
HIM ABOUT
MASCULINITY AND
HOW WE DEFINE
IT.
>> WHO DO YOU
THINK MEN ARE
LESS
LIKELY TO WEAR
MASKS?
A LOT OF MEN WILL
SAY IT MAKES
THEM LOOK
FEMININE.
>> MAYBE THEY ARE
IMPLYING IS
THAT WEARING A
MASK MAKES THEM
LOOK WEAKER
BECAUSE THEY ARE
ADMITTING THEY
ARE NOT
IMPERVIOUS TO A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
SOCIETY INGRAINS
TO MEN THAT WE
NEED TO BE
INVINCIBLE TO BE
MEANINGFUL.
>> SOME MAY THINK
THIS IS THE
WAY THINGS ARE
AND MEN ARE
STUCK.
BUT PHILIP
OFFERED A
SOLUTION.
>> WHAT MAKES YOU
THINK THAT
WEARING A MASK
MAKES YOU LESS OF
A MAN?
NOT WHY BUT WHAT?
WHEN THEY ANSWER
THAT QUESTION,
ASK, HOW DID YOU
ARRIVE TO THAT
CONCLUSION?
BUT YOU HAVE TO
ASK THE
QUESTIONS WITH
FIDELITY AND
TRUTH AND A TRUE
LEVEL OF
CURIOSITY AND
HUMILITY.
>> SO HOW DO YOU
BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF
REDEFINING
MASCULINITY?
>> IT IS ABOUT
HOW WE MAKE
SOCIETY A SAFE
PLACE.
SO THIS IDEA OF
MEN BEING TASKED
WITH PROVIDING OR
MEN BEING
TASKED WITH
SUSPENDING THEIR
FAMILIES, IF WE
CAN APPLY THOSE
IDEAS IN A
HEALTHIER
CONTEXT.
>> THERE IS NO
DOUBT THAT
WEARING MASKS
PROTECTS YOU AND
HELPS YOU TO BE
PROTECTEDED.
SO IT IS PEOPLE
PROTECTING EACH
OTHER.
>> WADE HAS
ANOTHER HACK,
HAVING
THE MASK AS A
CHOICE.
THEN IT IS NOT
DOMINATING.
IT'S A CHOICE.
>> WHEN IT COMES
TO MEN AND A
MASK, SAY, HEY,
ARE YOU
INTERESTED IN
PROTECTING YOUR
FAMILY?
>> I WISH MORE
MEN WOULD LOOK AT
IT AS A SERVICE
FOR HOW WE CARE
ABOUT THOSE IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT'S THE MOST
MASCULINE THING
WE CAN DO.
IF MEN PRIDE
THEMSELVES ON
BEING
PROVIDERS, THEN
HOW BEST CAN YOU
PROVIDE FOR A
LOVED ONE THAN
PROTECTING
YOURSELF FROM A
DEADLY VIRUS THAT
COULD IMPACT
YOU AND YOUR
LOVED ONES AND
YOUR
NEIGHBORS?
>> SO INSTEAD OF
SELF DEFEATING
BEHAVIORS, MAYBE
COVID-19 WILL
GIVE MEN
PERMISSION TO
COME UP
WITH THEIR OWN
DEFINITION OF
WHAT BEING A MAN
MEANS TO THEM.
>> WHAT IS WEIRD
IS THAT AFTER
REFUSING TO WEAR
A MASK, IN
JULY, TRUMP
DECIDED TO WEAR A
MASK, WELL, AT
LEAST VISITING
ARMY VETERANS.
AND AT LEAST ONE
THINKS HE LOOKS
GOOD IN A MASK.
.
>>> 2020 IS ON
COURSE TO BE THE
WORST YEAR FOR
DEFORESTATION.
ILLEGAL TREE LOSS
IS
ACCELERATING IN
BRAZIL.
IN MAY, THE
PRESIDENT PLEDGED
TO
STOP DEVASTATION,
SENDING IN THE
ARMY TO FIGHT
ILLEGAL LOGGING.
WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN THE AMAZON?
IS THE OPERATION
ACHIEVING
ANYTHING?
OR IS IT JUST
THEATER?
WHILE THEY BATTLE
THE
CORONAVIRUS.
SO THIS IS THE
BIT WE ALL KNOW.
WE NEED FORESTS.
THESE ARE THE
COUNTRIES, WE
HAVE
HIGHLIGHTED THEM
IN ORANGE, THAT
ARE LOSING THE
MOST PRIMARY RAIN
FOREST.
THE LARGEST IS
HAPPENING IN THE
AMAZON.
IT IS SOMETIMES
CALLED THE LUNGS
OF THE PLANET.
IT PRODUCES A
FIFTH OF THE
OXYGEN IN THE
WORLD.
THIS AREA IS HIT
THE MOST.
WATCH THE
DEFORESTATION
GROWING.
SINCE THE 1980s,
THIS AREA,
ALMOST THE SIZE
OF THE UNITED
KINGDOM HAS BEEN
BURNED AND CUT
DOWN TO MAKE WAY
FOR CROPS AND
LOGGING BUSINESS.
WE FOCUSED ON
FRODONNIA AND
WHERE THE
MILITARY WAS SENT
IN.
FOR MONTHS, THE
ARMY SENT IN
DETAILS OF WHAT
WAS CARRIED OUT
BY THE JUNGLE
BATTALION.
THEY ISSUE FINES,
MAKE ARRESTS,
MINISTERS INSPECT
THE TROOPS.
AT THE END OF
THAT MONTH, THE
VICE PRESIDENT IN
CONTROL OF THE
MISSION
CELEBRATES THE
MISSION
ACROSS BRAZIL'S
AMAZON.
[BUT THESE ARE
THE FIGURES
SUPPLIED BY THE
GOVERNMENT NFS
RESEARCH AGENCY.
THEY SHOW
DEFORESTATION
RATES
THAT ARE HIGHER
THAN LAST YEAR.
IN FACT, THE
MILITARY APPEARED
IN ITS INITIAL 30
DAY OPERATION
TO BE PURSUING
RAIN IN AREAS
MILES AWAY FROM
ACTIVE
DEFORESTATION IS
HAPPENING.
WE LOOKED AT THE
RAIDS CARRIED
OUT DURING THE
PERIOD.
THEY DIDN'T SEND
US DETAILS OF
EVERYTHING THEY
DID BUT WE
WORKED OUT WHERE
A NUMBER OF
RAIDS TOOK PLACE.
THEY SCATTER
KROOZ AFTERNOON
DONIA AND INTO
THE NEIGHBORING
STATES.
A SIGNIFICANT
AREA OF RAIN
FOREST, ONLY 85
MILES EAST OF
THE ARMY BASE IS
BEING
DESTROYED.
IN MAY, SATELLITE
SHOWS THE TWO
RAIN FOREST AREAS
GROWING IN A
DEFORESTED ZONE.
IN JUNE, THE
TREES ARE GONE.
WE GAVE THE
CORDINATES TO THE
ARMY SPOKESPERSON
AND HE SAID
THE MILITARY HAD
NOT GONE THERE.
THE GOVERNMENT'S
OWN DATA SHOWS
DEFORESTSATION
HIGHER THAN ANY
MONTH FOR 13
MONTHS IN A ROW.
DURING JANUARY
AND MAY,
DEFORESTSATION
RISES 34%
COMPARED TO A
YEAR AGO.
AT THAT TIME, AN
AREA MORE THAN
2.5 TIMES THE
AREA OF NEW YORK
CITY IS LOST.
IN JUNE, THE
DEVASTATION
CONTINUES.
MORE TREES LOST
THAN THE SAME
TIME LAST YEAR.
IF IT CONTINUES,
THIS WILL LEAVE
AN AREA LARGER
THAN CONNECTICUT
VANISHING THIS
YEAR.
WE ASKED THE
GOVERNMENT.
HE SAID THE
OPERATION HAS NOT
FAILED.
THE MINISTRY OF
DEFENSE SAID
THEY ISSUED FINES
TOTALING 40
MILLION U.S.
DOLLARS, THEY
MADE
46 ARRESTS,
SEIZED WOODS, AND
THEY INSISTED THE
ARMY IS
CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH OTHER
AGENCIES TO
TACKLE THE
PROBLEM.
THE WORK THE
ARLIE HAD BEEN
DOING WAS SET UP
BY O VAMA.
THEY ARE THE BODY
TO PROTECT THE
AMAZON.
THE BUDGET HAS
BEEN CURTAILED BY
THE CURRENT
PRESIDENT WHO
SUPPORTS THE
MINERS AND
LOGGERS
WHO WANT TO
EXPLOIT THE
REGION
FOR ECONOMIC
GROWTH, PUTTING
PROFIT OVER
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCERNS.
THE PRESIDENT
SENT IN THE ARMY
BECAUSE OF
MASSIVE
INTERNATIONAL
PRESSURE AS THE
DEFORESTATION
CONTINUES.
THE
ENVIRONMENTALISTS
DON'T
BELIEVE THE ARMY
HAS THE
RESOURCES TO DO
THE JOB.
THE HEAD OF THE
LAST YEAR
BELIEVES IT IS
ALL FOR SHOW.
>> THEY ARE
TRYING TO SHOW
THAT
THEY ARE DOING
SOMETHING
REGARDING THE BIG
PROBLEM OF THE
DEFORESTATION BUT
THEY ARE IN
FACT THEY ARE
DOING
DEFORESTTHAT
WILL NOT SOLVE
THE PROBLEM.
>> Reporter: THE
GLOBAL PANDEMIC
HAS DIVERTED
ATTENTION FROM
WHAT
IS HAPPENING IN
THE AMAZON.
AS COVID-19 WAS
BEGINNING TO HIT
BRAZIL, IN APRIL,
THE MAN WHOSE
JOB IT IS TO
PROTECT THE
FOREST,
THE ENVIRONMENT
MINISTER SAID IT
GAVE THEM A
CHANCE TO RELAX
ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS PROTECTING
THE RAIN FOREST.
.
>> THEN IN MAY,
NBC SHOWED HOW
THE DEFORESTATION
HAD INCREASED.
THINGS HAVE NOT
IMPROVED.
.
>> THE
DEFORESTATION HAS
EXPLODED.
WE ARE VERY
WORRIED.
THE NUMBERS ARE
HIGH.
IN MY OPINION, WE
ARE ALMOST
LOSING THE
CONTROL.
THE CONTROL OF 
THE DIFFERENT 
STATIONS. 
>> ONLY A DECADE 
AGO, BRAZIL WAS 
A SUCCESS STORY. 
DEFOREST STATION 
WAS DECLINING. 
IT IS NOW 
REACHING A 
TIPPING POINT, 
WHERE THE 
AMAZON, WHICH 
SUCKS IN CARBON 
MONOXIDE, BEGINS 
TO EMIT MORE OF 
THE GREENHOUSE 
GAS THAN IT 
STORES. 
THE LUNGS OF THE 
PLANET ARE 
STRUGGLING AND 
BRAZIL'S LEADERS 
DON'T SEEM TO 
RECOGNIZE THE 
EMERGENCY. 
 
TAKING AIM ON NORTH AND SOUTH 
CAROLINA.
OVERNIGHT, TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS
GROWING STRONGER.
THE STORM MOVING UP THE ATLANTIC
COAST AFTER BATTERING FLORIDA 
OVERNIGHT, 
TROPICAL STORM 
ISIAIS IS 
GROWING 
STRONGER. 
WITH HEAVY RAIN 
AND STRONG 
WINDS. 
THE CAROLINAS 
NOW BRACING FOR 
A POTENTIAL 
DIRECT HIT. 
NORTH CAROLINA 
DECLARING A 
STATE OF 
EMERGENCY, 
MANDATING 
EVACUATIONS ON 
THE OUTER BANKS, 
AND ADDING EXTRA 
PANDEMIC SAFETY 
MEASURES FOR THE 
INCOMING 
EVACUEES. 
SHELTERS WILL BE 
SCREENING PEOPLE 
FOR CORONAVIRUS 
SYMPTOMS. 
>>> OFFICIALS IN 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
AND GEORGIA ALSO 
WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO 
PREPARE. 
THIS COMES AFTER 
THE OUTER EDGES 
OF THE POWERFUL 
STORM DRENCHED 
SOUTH FLORIDA. 
STRONG SURF AND 
RIP CURRENTS 
CLOSING BEACHES 
WITH THOUSANDS 
ALONG THE 
COASTLINE LOSING 
POWER. 
THE STORM'S PATH 
RUNNING OFF THE 
EAST COAST 
SPARED THE STATE 
FROM THE WORST. 
ALL WHILE THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC 
CONTINUES TO 
RAVAGE FLORIDA, 
WHICH CURRENTLY 
HAS MORE THAN 
480,000 CASES. 
>> WE DEAL WITH 
HURRICANES, WE 
DEAL WITH 
STORMS. 
COVID-19 HAS 
THROWN A WHOLE 
NEW WRENCH INTO 
THAT. 
>> THE VIRUS 
SHUTTING DOWN 
SOME TESTING 
SITES AND 
CREATING MORE 
WORK FOR 
EMERGENCY 
OPERATION 
CENTERS. 
>>> WE HAVE 
REDUCED THE 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
WE ALLOW IN. 
MANY OF US ARE 
DOING THE WORK 
OF SEVERAL 
PEOPLE. 
>> PREPARING FOR 
THE WORST, 
DOCTORS AT 
HEALTH FIRST 
CAPE CANAVERAL 
APPEAL AWAY FROM 
THE ATLANTIC 
OCEAN EVACUATED 
ITS COVID-19 
PATIENTS FURTHER 
INLAND. 
>> HOW 
COMPLICATED WAS 
THIS WITH 
CORONAVIRUS? 
>> IT IS A LOT 
MORE 
COMPLICATED. 
>> Reporter: 
PLAINTIFF 
SWINGING TOWARD 
FLORIDA, ISIAIS 
PUMMELED THE 
BAHAMAS. 
PUERTO RICO AND 
THE DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC ALSO 
HIT HARD. 
A POWERFUL STORM 
CREATING MISERY. 
AND THIS MORNING 
STILL ON THE 
MOVE. 
>> WHEN ISIAIS 
MAKES LANDFALL, 
IT IS EXPECTED 
TO HAVE A FIVE 
FOOT STORM 
SURGE. 
THAT IS AN 
IMPORTANT 
WARNING, BECAUSE 
MORE PEOPLE 
DROWN IN 
HURRICANES THAN 
DIE ANY OTHER 
WAY. 
>> KERRY, THANK 
YOU. 
NOW WE HAVE 
DYLAN IN WITH 
THE LATEST ON 
WHATEVER WE WANT 
TO KNOW, WHERE 
IS THIS STORM 
GOING, AND THE 
TIMING? 
>> Reporter: 
GOOD MORNING, IT 
IS GOING TO 
IMPACT THE 
ENTIRE EAST 
COAST. 
WE HAVE TROPICAL 
WEATHER ALERTS 
FROM FLORIDA ALL 
THE WAY UP TO 
MAINE. 
AND IT IS RIGHT 
IN THAT AREA 
BETWEEN NORTH 
CAROLINA AND 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
WHERE WE HAVE 
OUR HURRICANE 
WARNINGS. 
THE STORM ITSELF 
IS STILL A 
TROPICAL STORM. 
WINDS ARE AT 70 
MILES PER HOUR. 
AS IT MOVES TO 
THE NORTH AT 
NINE MILES PER 
HOUR, CARRIE 
POINTED OUT HOW 
WARM THE WATER 
IS. 
THAT WILL ALLOW 
IT TO STRENGTHEN 
INTO A CATEGORY 
1 HURRICANE. 
IT WILL LIKELY 
MAKE LANDFALL 
SOMEWHERE 
BETWEEN NORTH 
CAROLINA AND 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
LATE TONIGHT 
INTO EARLY 
TUESDAY MORNING. 
IT WILL WEAKEN 
BOUGH BACK TO A 
TROPICAL STORM, 
BUT CONTINUES TO 
MAKE ITS WAY UP 
THE I-95 
CORRIDOR AND WE 
HAVE TO DEAL 
WITH THE STORM 
SURGE. 
UP TO THREE TO 
FIVE FEET IN 
SOME AREAS. 
BUT ON TOP OF 
THAT, WE COULD 
SEE ABOUT FIVE 
TO EIGHT INCHES 
OF RAINFALL. 
THAT COULD 
CREATE RIVER 
FLOODING AS WELL 
AND COMBINE WITH 
THE FLASH 
FLOODING 
POTENTIAL WITH 
THE HEAVIER 
RAIN. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE THE IMPACTS 
ALL THE WAY UP 
UNTIL WEDNESDAY 
FROM FLORIDA 
INTO NEW 
ENGLAND. 
>> Reporter: AS 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SURGE 
AROUND THE 
GLOBE, AMERICA 
HAS ENTERED A 
NEW PHASE OF THE 
PANDEMIC SAYS 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS 
COORDINATOR. 
>> ALL OF OUR 
TALK OF 
DECREASING 
GATHERINGS TO 
UNDER 10, AS I 
TRAVELED AROUND 
THE COUNTRY, I 
SAW ALL OF 
AMERICA MOVING. 
WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING NOW IS 
DIFFERENT FROM 
MARCH AND APRIL. 
>> Reporter: DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX 
WARNING SOME TO 
CONSIDER 
EXTRAORDINARY 
PRECAUTIONS. 
>> IF YOU ARE IN 
MULTI-
GENERATIONAL 
HOUSEHOLDS AND 
YOU HAVE AN 
OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
AREA OR CITY, 
YOU NEED TO 
CONSIDER WEARING 
A MASK AT HOME. 
>> Reporter: 
ACROSS THE 
NATION, THE 
NUMBERS ARE 
GRIM, LOUISIANA 
NOW EXPERIENCING 
A SECOND SPIKE 
IN CASES. 
CURRENTLY THE 
STATE WITH THE 
HIGHEST NUMBER 
OF INFECTIONS 
PER CAPITA. 
ALL 64 PARISHES 
CONSIDERED HOT 
SPOTS. 
IN CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE COVID-19 
HAS CLAIMED MORE 
THAN 9300 LIVES, 
OUTRAGE AFTER 
THIS PRIVATE 
EVENT AT A 
HOLLYWOOD BAR 
HELD TO HONOR 
FIRST 
RESPONDERS. 
DOZENS OF PEOPLE 
SEEN WITH NO 
MASKS OR SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
THE OWNERS 
TELLING NBC NEWS 
OVERNIGHT, A 
NUMBER OF GUESTS 
DID NOT COMPLY 
WITH HEALTH AND 
SAFETY 
GUIDELINES, 
ADDING, WE 
UNEQUIVOCALLY DO 
NOT CONDONE THIS 
BEHAVIOR. 
THIS, AS A 
FRESNO COUNTY 
TEENAGER BECAME 
THE STATE'S 
FIRST CHILD TO 
DIE FROM THE 
VIRUS. 
>> THIS IS NOT 
SPARING EVEN THE 
YOUNGEST MEMBERS 
OF OUR 
COMMUNITY. 
>> Reporter: ON 
THE FRONT LINES, 
FRUSTRATED 
DOCTORS ARE 
RUNNING OUT OF 
PATIENCE. 
>> IT IS TIME TO 
BECOME SERIOUS 
ABOUT THIS COVID-
19. 
>> Reporter: 
EVEN AMONG THOSE 
WHO RECOVER FROM 
COVID-19, 
DOCTORS NOW WARN 
OF SERIOUS, LONG 
LASTING 
COMPLICATIONS. 
>> I HAVE THIS 
ACHE. 
I HAVE THIS 
PAIN, JOINT 
PAIN, HEADACHE, 
BRAIN FOG. 
>> Reporter: 
AFTER RECOVERING 
FROM THE VIRUS, 
AN ATHLETIC 
YOUNG MOTHER 
SAYS LIFE IS 
NOTHING LIKE IT 
USED TO BE. 
>> YOU CAN HAVE 
A MILD CASE AND 
GET REALLY SICK 
AND YOUR LIFE 
WILL BE CHANGED 
AND YOU DON'T 
KNOW IF YOU'LL 
HAVE GET IT 
BACK. 
>> Reporter: AND 
IN NEW YORK, A 
POPULAR RIVER 
BOAT, THE 
LIBERTY BELL WAS 
CITED OVER THE 
WEEKEND. 
THE OPERATORS 
HELD A LARGE 
PRIVATE PARTY 
THAT VIOLATED 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING 
GUIDELINES, EVEN 
THOUGH THE 
PANDEMIC IS 
MOSTLY UNDER 
CONTROL IN NEW 
YORK, OFFICIALS 
FEAR THE VIRUS 
COULD MAKE A 
COMEBACK AFTER 
EVENTS LIKE THIS 
ONE. 
>>> THINGS ARE 
GOING TO BE A 
LITTLE BIT 
DIFFERENT. 
>> THIS NORTH 
GEORGIA SUMMER 
CAMP IS 
DEMONSTRATING 
ITS SAFETY 
MEASURES. 
>> PARENTS, WE 
THANK YOU AND 
APPRECIATE THE 
FACT THAT YOU 
TRUST US. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
NOW, ACCORDING 
TO A NEW CDC 
REPORT THAT CAMP 
IS THE SOURCE OF 
ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST COVID-19 
OUTBREAKS YET 
AMONG CHILDREN. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
REPORT, AMONG 
THE 600 CAMPERS 
AND STAFF THERE, 
344 WERE TESTED 
FOR COVID-19 
WITH 260 TESTING 
POSITIVE. 
THE VAST 
MAJORITY? 
CHILDREN. 
>> I THINK THIS 
EXAMPLE AND THIS 
RISING DATA SAYS 
THAT CHILDREN 
ARE VERY 
VULNERABLE TO 
INFECTION. 
WHAT HAPPENED IN 
GEORGIA IS A 
SOCIAL 
EXPERIMENT THAT 
SHOULD ALARM ANY 
SCHOOL TEACHER 
OR PRINCIPAL. 
>> Reporter: THE 
REPORT NOTES 
TRANSMISSION 
COULD HAVE 
HAPPENED BEFORE 
OR AFTER 
ATTENDING CAMP, 
ADDING ALL WERE 
REQUIRED TO SHOW 
A NEGATIVE COVID-
19 TEST WITHIN 
12 DAYS OF 
ARRIVAL. 
BUT THE CAMP 
FAILED TO 
IMPLEMENT TWO 
CDC 
RECOMMENDATIONS, 
OPENING DOORS 
AND WINDOWS FOR 
INCREASED 
VENTILATION AND 
MANDATING MASKS 
FOR EVERYONE. 
ONLY STAFF WERE 
REQUIRED TO WEAR 
THEM. 
KAREN'S TWO 
CHILDREN 
ATTENDED THE DAY 
CAMP. 
THEY TESTED 
NEGATIVE. 
>> I THINK THEY 
DID A TREMENDOUS 
JOB AND IT IS A 
VIRUS AND WE 
CAN'T PREVENT 
IT. 
>> Reporter: IN 
A STATEMENT, THE 
YMCA OF METRO 
ATLANTA, WHICH 
OPERATES THE 
CAMP, SAYS WE 
NOW REGRET THE 
DECISION TO 
REOPEN, ADDING 
WE MADE EVERY 
EFFORT TO ADHERE 
TO ALL THE 
THINGS REQUIRED. 
AS SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS 
WRESTLED WITH 
THE DECISION TO 
REOPEN, AMID 
THIS CAUTION 
FROM DR. DEBORAH 
BIRX. 
>>> IF YOU HAVE 
HIGH CASELOAD 
AND ACTIVE 
COMMUNITY 
SPREAD, JUST 
LIKE WE ARE 
ASKING PEOPLE 
NOT TO GO TO 
BARS OR NOT TO 
HAVE HOUSEHOLD 
PARTIES, NOT TO 
CREATE LARGE 
SPREADING 
EVENTS, WE ARE 
ASKING PEOPLE TO 
DISTANCE LEARN 
AT THIS MOMENT. 
>> BUT IN COBB 
COUNTY, GEORGIA 
PARENTS ARE 
DEMANDING AN IN 
PERSON OPTION. 
>> THE DAMAGE 
DONE BY TAKING 
KIDS OUT OF FACE-
TO-FACE SCHOOL 
IS MUCH GREATER 
THAN THE RISK OF 
THE VIRUS IN OUR 
ESTIMATION. 
>>> BACK TO 
THOSE SUMMER 
CAMPPS. 
THE YMCA SAYS 
MANY OF THEIR 
OVERNIGHT CAMPS 
CHOSE NOT TO 
REOPEN, AND OF 
THE FEW THAT 
DID, THEY ARE 
NOT AWARE OF ANY 
OTHER COVID-19 
OUTBREAKS. 
MEANWHILE, WE 
ARE SEEING A LOT 
OF COLLEGES TO 
WELCOME STUDENTS 
BACK, ANYTHING 
ON BANNING 
CAMPUS PARTIES 
TO BANNING 
GUESTS IN DORM 
ROOMS. 
TODAY THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
KENTUCKY IS 
STARTING TO TEST 
FOR STUDENTS TWO 
WEEKS BEFORE 
CLASSES ARE SET 
TO BEGIN. 
>> THIS MORNING, 
30 MILLION 
AMERICANS, HARD 
HIT BY THE 
ECONOMIC IMPACT 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CRISIS NOW LEFT 
IN THE DARK. 
THE $600 BOOST 
IN THEIR WEEKLY 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CHECKS EXPIRED, 
ALONG WITH 
EVICTION 
PROTECTIONS FOR 
MANY RENTERS. 
BUT THE WHITE 
HOUSE AND 
CONGRESSIONAL 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
STILL AT ODDS 
OVER A NEW 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF PACKAGE, 
WHICH WOULD 
RESTORE THAT 
DESPERATELY 
NEEDED LIFELINE. 
>> THE BEST 
DISCUSSIONS WE 
HAVE HAD SO FAR. 
AND I CALL IT 
PROGRESS, BUT A 
WAYS TO GO. 
>> WE ARE STILL 
A LONG WAYS 
APART AND I 
DON'T WANT TO 
SUGGEST THAT A 
DEAL IS 
IMMINENT, 
BECAUSE IT IS 
NOT. 
>> STILL AT 
ISSUE, HOW MUCH 
MONEY DEMOCRATS 
WANTING THE 
AMOUNT TO REMAIN 
AT $600 A WEEK, 
ON TOP OF STATE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
REPUBLICANS 
OFFERING A SHORT-
TERM SOLUTION OF 
$200. 
>> Reporter: 
WHILE THEY WORK 
OUT A PLAN THAT 
BASED ITS CHECK 
AMOUNTS ON A 
PERCENTAGE OF A 
PERSON'S LOST 
SALARY. 
>> THERE ARE 
CASES WHERE 
PEOPLE ARE 
OVERPAID. 
THERE ARE CASES 
WHERE PEOPLE ARE 
UNDERPAID. 
>>> STRESS, 
WORRY. 
I HAVE NEVER 
BEEN IN THIS 
POSITION EVER 
EVER. 
>>> 32-YEAR-OLD 
ALAINA LATIN IS 
A SINGLE MOTHER, 
LAID OFF FROM 
HER JOB AT A CAR 
DEALERSHIP IN 
MAY AND WAS JUST 
SERVED AN E 
VISION NOTICE. 
SHE SAID SHE 
APPLIED IT MORE 
THAN 100 JOBS, 
BUT NOTHING 
PANNED OUT. 
>>> WHILE 
LAWMAKERS ARE 
BACK AT IT 
TODAY. 
>> IT IS 
STRIKING. 
>> I WOULD 
CHARACTERIZE 
THIS SINCE THERE 
IS STILL A LOT 
OF WORK TO DO. 
>>> MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS ARE 
URGING THEM TO 
ACT QUICKLY. 
>> SOMETHING FOR 
THE WORKING 
CLASS AMERICAN 
TO SEE THINGS 
ARE PRETTY TOUGH 
OUT HERE RIGHT 
NOW. 
>>> 
>>> BOTH SIDES 
SAY THEY ARE NOT 
CLOSE TO A DEAL. 
MEANTIME 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
IF YOU RECALL 
LAST MONTH, 
PROMISED WHAT HE 
CALLED A FULL 
AND COMPLETE 
HEALTHCARE PLAN 
WITHIN TWO 
WEEKS. 
HE SAID IT WOULD 
REPLACE THE 
AFFORDABLE 
HEALTHCARE ACT, 
WHICH THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS TRIED FOR 
YEARS TO 
DISMANTLE. 
WELL THAT TWO-
WEEK WINDOW 
EXPIRED 
YESTERDAY. 
THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS ACTUALLY 
CREATED A 
REPLACEMENT PLAN 
FOR THE 
AFFORDABLE 
HEALTHCARE ACT. 
>>> THIS 
MORNING, 
AMERICA'S 
PASTIME, 
FIGHTING TO STAY 
ON THE FIELD IN 
THE FACE OF 
COVID-19. 
LESS THAN TWO 
WEEKS INTO AN 
SHORTENED 
SEASON, MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL 
ALREADY 
POSTPONING AT 
LEAST 17 GAMES. 
>> THEY ARE 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT WHAT 
IS THE THRESHOLD 
FOR A GAME TO BE 
CANCELED? 
ONE POSITIVE 
TEST? 
TWO? 
THREE? 
>> TWO 
FRANCHISES ARE 
TRYING TO 
CONTAIN THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAKS. 
THE MARLINS HAD 
18 PLAYERS AND 
TWO COACHES TEST 
POSITIVE AND THE 
ST. LOUIS 
CARDINALS ENTIRE 
WEEKEND SERIES 
WAS POSTPONED 
AFTER MULTIPLE 
CONFIRMED CASES 
IN THEIR 
CLUBHOUSE. 
THE MLB 
COMMISSIONER ROB 
MAN FORD SAYING 
IF EVERYBODY 
DOES WHAT THEY 
ARE SUPPOSED TO 
DO, WE CAN 
CONTINUE TO 
PLAY, HAVE A 
CREDIBLE SEASON 
AND GET THROUGH 
THE POST SEASON, 
ADDING, I DON'T 
THINK IT IS 
REALISTIC TO 
THINK WE ARE NOT 
GOING TO HAVE 
ANY MORE 
POSITIVE TESTS. 
AS CASES SPREAD, 
MORE PLAYERS 
PULLING BACK. 
>>> THE NEW YORK 
METS ANNOUNCING 
CESPEDES WON'T 
PLAY THE REST OF 
THE SEASON, 
CITING COVID-19 
CONCERNS. 
>> AND BOSTON 
RED SOX PITCHER 
EDUARDO 
RODRIGUEZ OPTING 
OUT AS HE 
RECOVERS FROM A 
HEART ISSUE 
WHICH IS RELATED 
TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASE. 
>> WE ARE 
CONFIDENT THAT 
HE IS GOING TO 
MAKE A FULL 
RECOVERY. 
>> Reporter: 
THOSE TWO 
PLAYERS JOINING 
LORENZO CAIN AND 
THE MARLINS DIAZ 
WHO ALSO OPTED 
OUT. 
>> THEY ARE NOT 
QUARANTINED IN 
ANY TYPE OF 
BUBBLE. 
THEY ARE STAYING 
IN HOTELS. 
THEY ARE ON 
AIRPLANES AND 
THEN PLAYING 
GAMES. 
WHAT YOU HAVE 
SEEN IS BASEBALL 
TRY TO ADJUST ON 
THE FLY. 
>> Reporter: 
UNCERTAINTY, ON 
AND OFF THE 
DIAMOND, PUTTING 
PROFESSIONAL 
BASEBALL AND ITS 
PROTOCOLS UNDER 
A NEW 
MICROSCOPE. 
>>> SO ONCE A 
PLAYER DOES TEST 
POSITIVE, WHAT 
IS THE PROCESS 
FORGETTING BACK 
ON THE FIELD? 
HOW DOES THAT 
WORK? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS A GOOD 
QUESTION, CRAIG. 
THE PLAYER HAS 
TO BE 
QUARANTINED FOR 
TWO WEEKS, 
DEMONSTRATE HE 
IS SYMPTOM FREE 
AND THEN HAVE 
TWO NEGATIVE 
TESTS. 
THE CARDINALS, 
TWEETING 
OVERNIGHT THEY 
ARE AWAITING THE 
RESULTS OF MORE 
TESTS RIGHT NOW 
THAT COULD COME 
OUT AS EARLY AS 
TODAY. 
>>> NAVAJO 
NATION IS RICH 
IN PHYSICAL 
BEAUTY. 
A VAST EXPANSE 
THE SIZE OF WEST 
VIRGINIA. 
WHERE THE NAVAJO 
PEOPLE HAVE 
LIVED FOR 
CENTURIES. 
JONES IS THE 
MEDICAL MAN. 
HE THINKS HE IS 
SOMEWHERE IN HIS 
90s. 
HIS CHILDREN ARE 
WORKING HARD TO 
LEARN FROM HIM, 
AND KEEP HIM 
SAFE. 
>> MY FATHER IS 
ONE OF THE MOST 
REVERED MEDICINE 
PEOPLE. 
I WANT TO ENSURE 
THAT HE WILL BE 
HERE WHEN WE 
COME TO THE 
OTHER END, 
TREATING THE 
PTSD THAT PEOPLE 
WILL HAVE FROM 
COVID-19. 
>> Reporter: 
HERE, SHOWING 
HIS 
GRANDCHILDREN 
WHAT NATURE 
PROVIDES FOR 
TRADITIONAL 
HEALING. 
AND HEALING IS 
MUCH NEEDED. 
NAVAJO NATION 
HAS BEEN 
BATTERED BY THE 
CORONAVIRUS, 
WITH A PER 
CAPITA DEATH 
RATE HIGHER THAN 
ANY U.S. STATE. 
DRIVEN BY 
LONGSTANDING 
PROBLEMS, AN 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE ROUGHLY 
THREE TIMES 
HIGHER THAN THE 
U.S. AVERAGE, 
STAGGERING 
HEALTH 
DISPARITIES. 
AND IN THE 
RICHEST COUNTRY 
ON EARTH, 30% OF 
THE HOMES HERE 
STILL HAVE NO 
RUNNING WATER. 
IT IS A TOXIC 
BREW OF POVERTY, 
AND BROKEN 
PROMISES. 
>> MY FATHER, 
YOU KNOW, I HAVE 
BEEN WITH HIM 
AND PEOPLE TELL 
HIM YOU ARE NOT 
WELCOME. 
THEY USED TO SAY 
NO INDIANS OR NO 
DOGS ALLOWED. 
>> Reporter: 
EVERYTHING THAT 
PEOPLE READ 
ABOUT IN OUR 
HISTORY BOOKS, 
OH THAT IS SO 
SAD THAT 
HAPPENED TO THE 
INDIANS. 
THAT NEVER 
ENDED. 
IT IS STILL 
HERE. 
>> LITTLE 
WONDER, PERHAPS 
THE PANDEMIC HIT 
HARD. 
>> Reporter: 
NATIVE AMERICANS 
HAVE THE HIGHEST 
HOSPITAL RATES 
FROM COVID-19 OF 
ANY RACIAL GROUP 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
>> DR. LAURA HAM 
MET SPECIALIZES 
IN INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES. 
SHE SAYS THE 
LONGSTANDING 
PREVELANCE OF 
ISSUES LIKE 
HEART AND LUNG 
DISEASE HERE 
HELPED DRIVE THE 
HIGH 
HOSPITALIZATION 
RATES. 
>> THIS ISN'T A 
MATTER OF RACE. 
INSTITUTIONAL 
RACISM HAS MADE 
PEOPLE AT HIGHER 
SUSCEPTIBILITY 
FOR DISEASE AND 
HIS KEPT THEM AT 
HIGHER 
SUSCEPTIBILITY 
FOR MANY, MANY 
YEARS. 
>> THIS IS NOT A 
QUESTION OF RACE 
BUT OF RACISM, 
ESSENTIALLY. 
>> Reporter: 
EXPERTS WORRY 
WITH THAT COMES 
HIGHER RISK FOR 
MENTAL HEALTH 
ISSUES. 
>> PEOPLE WHO 
WERE ALREADY 
SHAKY, COVID-19 
CANNOT HAVE 
HELPED THE 
SITUATION. 
>>> NATIVE 
AMERICANS HAVE 
THE HIGHEST 
RATES OF 
SUICIDE. 
IT IS ONE OF THE 
LEADING CAUSES 
OF DEATHS IN 
INDIVIDUALS WHO 
ARE TURNING 24 
AND UNDER. 
>>> ANOTHER 
CHALLENGE HAS 
BEEN SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE. 
I WAS TOLD THAT 
SOME PEOPLE WERE 
ACTUALLY TAKING 
HAND SANITIZER, 
MIXING IT WITH 
WATER AND 
DRINKING IT. 
>> YES, IT IS 
CALLED OCEAN 
WATER HERE ON 
THE NAVAJO 
RESERVATION. 
IF YOU ARE NOT 
ABLE TO AFFORD 
TO BUY ALCOHOL, 
IF THERE IS HAND 
SANITIZER THAT 
IS AVAILABLE AND 
IT IS ONLY $3, 
IT GOES HAND IN 
HAND KIND OF 
WITH POVERTY. 
>>> DESPITE THE 
ODDS, NAVAJO 
NATION MANAGED 
TO FLATTEN THEIR 
CURVE. 
BUT NOW, THEY 
ARE WORRIED WITH 
SURROUNDING 
STATES FACING 
THEIR OWN COVID-
19 CRISIS. 
>>> HE ASKED THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
NAVAJO NATION 
ABOUT THE $714 
MILLION CONGRESS 
RECENTLY 
PROVIDED. 
>> IT IS A BIG 
NUMBER. 
IS THAT ENOUGH? 
>> THERE ARE A 
LOT OF NEEDS AND 
$714. 
A SMALLMENT. 
BUT DON'T GET ME 
WRONG. 
WE ARE GRATEFUL 
FOR THE AID. 
>>> SO HE IS 
PROPOSING OVER 
300. 
>> WE PREPARE 
FOR THE FUTURE. 
IF WE CAN GET 
RUNNING WATER TO 
OUR CITIZENS, IT 
WILL HELP PUSH 
COVID-19 OFF OUR 
NATION AND ANY 
FUTURE VIRUS. 
>>> THE 
PRESIDENT POINTS 
OUT THESE KINDS 
OF PROJECTS HAVE 
BEEN HAMPERED BY 
REGULATIONS. 
>>> ADDING TO 
THE CHALLENGES 
NOW, THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS 
SAID THEY HAVE 
TO SPEND MONEY 
BY DECEMBER 30th 
OR GIVE IT BACK. 
DO YOU THINK THE 
U.S. FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS 
THE BEST 
INTEREST OF 
INDIGINOUS 
PEOPLE AT HEART? 
>> WELL THE 
RECORD NOW SHOWS 
NO, BUT I AM 
HOPEFUL. 
OF COURSE, I 
THINK WITH THE 
U.S. CITIZENS 
OUT THERE, 
REALIZING AGAIN 
30 TO 40% OF THE 
NAVAJO PEOPLE 
DON'T HAVE 
RUNNING WATER, 
THAT IS 
UNACCEPTABLE. 
>> WE NEED 
SYSTEMS THAT 
INVEST IN OUR 
PEOPLE. 
THAT ARE NOT 
BAND AID 
SOLUTIONS, BUT 
REALLY, TRULY 
INVEST IN THE 
STRENGTH AND THE 
RESILIENCE OF 
OUR PEOPLE. 
>>> JUST DEALING 
WITH COVID-19 
DOESN'T SOLVE 
THE PROBLEM, 
ULTIMATELY. 
>> NO. 
WE HAVE TO DO 
BETTER. 
>>> A BILL IS 
PENDING IN 
CONGRESS TO 
EXTEND THAT 
DEADLINE, SO 
THEY HAVE AN 
ADDITIONAL TWO 
YEARS TO SPEND 
THE MONEY. 
BUT IN THE 
MEANTIME THE 
NAVAJO PRESIDENT 
IS CALLING ON 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TO LOOSEN SOME 
OF THE 
REGULATIONS THAT 
HAVE MADE 
DEVELOPMENT SO 
HARD ON THE 
RESERVATION. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
TELLS US THEY 
ARE QUOTE 
WORKING TO PUT 
PEOPLE OVER 
PAPERWORK AND TO 
IMPROVE 
INFRASTRUCTURE, 
SO WE SHALL SEE. 
>>> THIS 
MORNING, 
BEACHGOERS UP 
AND DOWN THE 
EAST COAST ARE 
TAKING A CLOSER 
LOOK AT WHAT IS 
IN THE WATER. 
>> I SAID TO MY 
WIFE, I BET YOU 
THERE IS GOING 
TO BE ANOTHER 
SIGHTING TODAY. 
ALL OF A SUDDEN, 
WE HEARD THE 
WHISTLES, 
EVERYBODY CAME 
OUT OF THE 
WATER. 
>> ON NEW YORK'S 
LONG ISLAND, 
SWIMMING IS NOW 
RESTRICTED AT 
SEVERAL BEACHES 
UNTIL FURTHER 
NOTICE, 
FOLLOWING THREE 
SHARK SIGHTINGS 
OFF THE COAST 
THIS WEEKEND. 
>>> MY DAUGHTER 
WAS CONCERNED TO 
GO IN. 
BUT I TOLD HER 
IT WAS OKAY, 
BECAUSE THE 
LIFEGUARDS WERE 
KEEPING WATCH ON 
THE BEACH. 
>>> IN MAINE 
OFFICIALS ARE 
CONFIRMING THE 
SIGHTING AT THE 
SAME LOCATION OF 
THE SHARK ATTACK 
LAST WEEK. 
IN ALABAMA A 
TEENAGER WAS 
HOSPITALIZED 
AFTER SUFFERING 
A SHARK BITE 
WHILE SWIMMING 
IN THE GULF OF 
MEXICO OFF 
ORANGE BEACH. 
>> AND IN 
FLORIDA, 
EMERGENCY 
RESPONDERS SEEN 
TREATING 22-YEAR-
OLD MEGAN, WHO 
WAS HANGING OFF 
HER SURFBOARD IN 
THE WATER NEAR 
NEW SMYRNA 
BEACH, WHEN A 
SHARK CAME UNDER 
HER. 
>> IT BIT MY 
RIGHT FOOT AND 
STARTED SHAKING 
ITS HEAD A FEW 
TIMES AND THEN 
LET GO. 
I WAS LIKE ALL 
RIGHT THIS IS AN 
AGGRESSIVE FISH 
AND I WAS LIKE 
THIS COULD BE A 
SHARK. 
>> SHE GOT BACK 
ON HER BOARD AND 
PAD WOULD BACK 
TO SHORE WHERE 
BYSTANDERS 
IMMEDIATELY 
RUSHED TO HER 
SIDE. 
>> EVERYONE WAS 
DOING WHAT THEY 
COULD. 
THEY SWABBED MY 
FOOT TO SEE WHAT 
SHARK IT IS. 
>> THAT 
ENCOUNTER, THE 
FOURTH CONFIRMED 
SHARK ATTACK 
THIS YEAR IN 
FLORIDA'S 
VOLUSIA COUNTY, 
DUBBED THE SHARK 
BITE CAPITAL OF 
THE WORLD. 
LUCKILY, SHE 
ONLY NEEDED 
ABOUT 13 
STITCHES, 
TELLING US WHEN 
SHE IS HEALED, 
SHE IS GETTING 
RIGHT BACK IN 
THE OCEAN. 
>> I WILL GO 
BACK IN. 
I HAVE SEEN 
SHARKS BEFORE. 
YOU HAVE TO KNOW 
WHAT TO DO WHEN 
YOU SEE THEM. 
>> SOME EXPERTS 
SAY WARMER 
WATERS ARE THE 
REASON FOR THE 
MORE SHARK 
SIGHTING THIS 
YEAR. 
OTHER EXPERTS 
SAY IT IS DUE TO 
MORE SEALS IN 
THE WATER. 
>>> MICROSOFT 
SAYING THEY HAVE 
SPOKEN DIRECTLY 
WITH PRESIDENT 
TRUMP THIS 
WEEKEND, ABOUT 
PURCHASING 
TIKTOK. 
SAYING THEY ARE 
COMMITTED TO 
ACQUIRING 
TIKTOK, SUBJECT 
TO A COMPLETE 
SECURITY REVIEW. 
JUST LAST WEEK 
THE PRESIDENT 
THREATENED TO 
BLOCK THE APP 
CITING NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
CONCERNS. 
AS FAR AS TIKTOK 
IS CONCERNED, WE 
ARE BANNING THEM 
FROM THE UNITED 
STATES. 
PROMPTING 
EMOTIONAL 
REACTIONS FROM 
SOME OF THE 
APP'S MORE THAN 
100 MILLION U.S. 
USERS. 
SOME EVEN MAKING 
DIRECT APPEAL TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
OVER THE 
WEEKEND, TIKTOK 
DEFENDING THEIR 
PLATFORM. 
>> TIKTOK IS A 
HOME FOR 
CREATORS TO 
EXPRESS 
THEMSELVES. 
>> TIKTOK'S 
OWNERSHIP BY A 
CHINESE PARENT 
COMPANY, SUBJECT 
TO CHINESE 
SURVEILLANCE LAW 
HAS MADE THE 
APP'S OWNER 
PROBLEMATIC. 
IT CAUSES 
CONCERNS FROM 
THE U.S. ARMY, 
THE NAVY, THE 
RNC AND THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN. 
ALL BANNING 
TIKTOK FROM 
THEIR PHONES. 
TIKTOK MAINTAINS 
IT HAS NEVER 
PROVIDED USER 
DATA. 
MICROSOFT ADDING 
ALE PRIVATE DATA 
OF TIKTOK'S 
AMERICAN USERS 
IS TRANSFERRED 
TO AND REMAINS 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
MEANWHILE 
TIKTOK'S RIVALS 
ARE TURNING UP 
THE HEAT. 
>> I AM LOVING 
THESE VIDEOS. 
>> Reporter: 
SOME OF THE 
BIGGEST 
TIKTOKERS ARE 
HEAPING THE 
COMPETING HYPING 
COMPETING APPS. 
A TIKTOK 
COMPETITOR, AND 
INSTAGRAM IS SET 
TO INTRODUCE ITS 
OWN MUSIC VIDEO 
APP, THIS WEEK. 
THE CONTROVERSY 
AND THE 
COMPETITION A 
GLIMPSE AT THE 
HIGH STAKES, 
SURROUNDING 
TIKTOK'S 
ENORMOUS REACH. 
>> INTERESTING 
ENOUGH, ONE 
THING OUR SOURCE 
SAYS IS 
DISCUSSED WITH 
YOU. 
IS THAT TIKTOK'S 
LARGEST USER 
BASE COMES FROM 
FLORIDA AND FROM 
TEXAS. 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL BE COURTING 
THOSE STATES 
HEAVILY. 
>>> IT IS 
OBVIOUSLY VERY 
POPULAR. 
WHAT WOULD A 
POTENTIAL BAN 
LOOK LIKE? 
>> HERE IN THE 
UNITED STATES, 
JUST THE THREAT 
ALONE HAS 
ALREADY HAD A 
HUGE IMPACT. 
ADVERTISERS HAVE 
BEEN HITTING 
PAUSE ON 
CAMPAIGNS WORTH 
MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS. 
TIKTOK HAS ALSO 
BECOME A HUGE 
PART OF THE 
MUSIC INDUSTRY. 
IF TIKTOK IS 
BANNED THERE IS 
NO GOING BACK TO 
THE WAY THINGS 
WERE BEFORE. 
>>> SPLASH DOWN 
IN THE GULF OF 
MEXICO. 
FOR THE FIRST 
TIME IN 45 
YEARS, AN 
AMERICAN 
SPACECRAFT, 
PARACHUTING FROM 
SPACE TO MAKE A 
WATER LANDING. 
>> WELCOME BACK 
TO PLANET EARTH. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SPACEX DRAGON 
WITH ASTRONAUTS 
BOB BEHNKEEN AND 
DOUG HURLEY 
BEGAN TAKING OFF 
FROM THE KENNEDY 
CASE CENTER. 
THE TAKE OFF 
FROM AMERICAN 
SOIL IN NEARLY A 
DECADE. 
THE PERMITS AND 
ESSENTIAL 
REPAIRS ARE WHAT 
THEY DID AT THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
SPACE STATION. 
>> IT REALLY 
DOES FEEL LIKE 
WE ARE BACK. 
IT WAS VERY MUCH 
LIKE THE RICH 
HISTORY THAT WE 
WERE A PART OF 
WITH THE SHUTTLE 
PROGRAM AND WE 
JUST WERE 
EXCITED TO BRING 
IT BACK HOME 
AGAIN. 
>> Reporter: THE 
RETURN JOURNEY, 
NEARLY 19 HOURS 
BEFORE 
REENTERING THE 
EARTH'S 
ATMOSPHERE IN A 
FIREBALL. 
TEMPERATURES UP 
TO 3500 DEGREES 
FAHRENHEIT. 
FINALLY BREAKING 
THROUGH ON 
SUNDAY. 
PARACHUTES 
DEPLOYED FOR A 
NEAR PICTURE 
PERFECT WATER 
LANDING OFF THE 
COAST OF 
PENSACOLA. 
>> THIS DAY 
HERALDS A NEW 
AGE OF SPACE 
EXPLORATION. 
>> THERE IS 
SOMETHING 
SPECIAL ABOUT 
HAVING THAT 
CAPABILITY TO 
LAWN AND BRING 
OUR OWN 
ASTRONAUTS HOME. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS MORNING 
NASA AND SPACEX 
ALREADY HOPING 
TO MAKE HISTORY 
ONCE AGAIN. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
ONTO THE MOON 
AND THEN ON TO 
MARS. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
MOMENTUM. 
IT STARTS TODAY. 
AND IT FINISHES 
WHEN WE PUT AN 
AMERICAN FLAG ON 
MARS. 
>> Reporter: A 
LITTLE BIT OF A 
COMPLICATION 
YESTERDAY. 
THAT IS THAT AS 
THEY WERE 
DESCENDING DOWN 
TOWARD THE GULF 
OF MEXICO OFF 
PENSACOLA, 
BOATERS, 
RECREATIONAL 
BOATERS RUSHED 
TO THE SCENE. 
SO THEY WERE ON 
SITE, THEY WERE 
RIGHT THERE, UP 
AGAINST THE 
SPACEX CAPSULE, 
BOBBING IN THE 
OCEAN AND OF 
COURSE, THE 
COAST GUARD WAS 
TRYING TO RUSH 
TO THE SCENE, 
NASA AND SPACEX 
RUSHING TO THE 
SCENE. 
SPACEX SAYS 
YEAH, MAYBE NEXT 
TIME WE NEED 
MORE COAST GUARD 
ASSETS ON THE 
SCENE. 
BY THE WAY, 
ANOTHER MISSION 
GOES BACK UP 
AROUND THE END 
OF SEPTEMBER. 
A MISSION FOR 
SIX MONTHS TO 
THE STATION. 
>>> NOW WE TURN 
TO THE STORY OF 
A TWO-YEAR-OLD 
BOY WHO IS IN 
THE MIDST OF HIS 
OWN FRIGHTENING 
FIGHT WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> HE DIDN'T 
ATTEND ANY CAMP. 
IN FACT HIS 
MOTHER SAYS HE 
NEVER EVEN LEFT 
THEIR HOUSE. 
BRIDGET STERN IS 
AT HER HOME IN 
WISCONSIN. 
AND ALSO JOINING 
US IS DR. PATEL. 
GOOD MORNING TO 
BOTH OF YOU. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> Reporter: 
BRIDGET, A 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
AGO YOUR FAMILY 
WAS HEALTHY? 
BEING STUCK AT 
HOME? 
BUT ALL OF A 
SUDDEN YOUR 
HUSBAND AND YOUR 
TWO-YEAR-OLD 
JACK STARTED 
DEVELOPING 
SYMPTOMS. 
TELL US ABOUT 
IT. 
>> IT CAME ON 
VERY QUICK. 
WE PUT MY SON TO 
BED SUNDAY NIGHT 
THE 19th AND HE 
WAS TOTALLY FINE 
AT 8:30. 
AT SOME POINT HE 
WOKE UP ABOUT 
10:30, STARTED 
SHOWING 
SYMPTOMS. 
WE GOT HIM 
CALMED DOWN AND 
GOT TO BED. 
BY MORNING HE 
HAD A HIGH 
FEVER, HE HAD A 
COUGH, HE WAS 
STRUGGLING TO 
BREATHE, 
LETHARGIC, 
WOULDN'T EAT. 
IT CAME ON VERY 
SUDDENLY AND OUT 
OF NOWHERE. 
>> BOTH YOUR 
HUSBAND AND JACK 
RECOVERING NOW 
AS WE UNDERSTAND 
IT. 
AND UNTIL 
RECENTLY, WE DID 
NOT KNOW THE 
FULL EXTENT OF 
HOW VULNERABLE 
CHILDREN CAN 
APPARENTLY BE TO 
THIS VIRUS. 
HAVE DOCTORS 
SAID WHAT IS IN 
STORE FOR JACK'S 
HEALTH? 
WHAT ARE THEY 
SAYING ABOUT HIS 
PROGNOSIS? 
>> HIS PROGNOSIS 
IS GOOD. 
HE IS OTHERWISE 
A HEALTHY CHILD 
AND HE HAS 
HANDLED THIS 
QUITE WELL. 
WE ARE ON DAY 15 
AND HE IS DOWN 
TO JUST A COUGH 
AT THIS POINT. 
>> GOOD. 
THAT IS GOOD 
NEWS, BRIDGET. 
>> Reporter: AND 
YOU ALSO HAVE A 
12-YEAR-OLD SON, 
HE IS GOING TO 
BE STARTING 
SCHOOL SOON. 
YOU HAVE DECIDED 
TO DO VIRTUAL 
LEARNING THIS 
FALL. 
HOW WORRIED ARE 
YOU FOR OTHER 
FAMILIES? 
>> I'M VERY 
WORRIED. 
IT WAS A SCARY 
PHASE. 
WE CAME OUT ON 
THE OTHER SIDE 
PRETTY MUCH OKAY 
NOW. 
BUT NOT EVERYONE 
IS GOING TO. 
SO I JUST HOPE 
PEOPLE SENDING 
THEIR CHILDREN 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
TAKE ALL THE 
PRECAUTIONS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: DR. 
PATEL, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THAT. 
THIS IS TOP OF 
MIND FOR SO MANY 
PARENTS ALL OVER 
THIS COUNTRY 
RIGHT NOW. 
BRIDGET HAD 
TAKEN ALL THE 
PRECAUTIONS. 
I MEAN, HOW MUCH 
SHOULD HER SON'S 
CASE SERVE AS A 
WARNING TO 
PARENTS OF YOUNG 
CHILDREN WHO ARE 
WATCHING AND 
LISTENING? 
>> YEAH, CRAIG, 
I THINK THAT IS 
A GREAT QUESTION 
AND I'M SO 
RELIEVED JACK IS 
BETTER EACH DAY. 
BUT IT DOES 
SERVE AS AN 
IMPORTANT 
WARNING FOR 
FAMILIES ALL 
ACROSS THE 
UNITED STATES. 
BECAUSE, AS 
BRIDGET SAID, 
THEY WERE REALLY 
STAYING AT HOME 
AND DOING THAT 
ANYBODY WOULD 
TELL HER AND HER 
FAMILY TO DO, 
AND YET HE STILL 
CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS. 
AND THAT JUST 
SHOWS YOU, 
CRAIG, HOW 
STRONG THIS 
VIRUS HAS BEEN 
THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTRY. 
AND THERE IS SO 
MUCH THAT WE 
HAVE TO WORRY 
ABOUT WHEN WE 
THINK ABOUT 
REOPENING, 
PARTICULARLY IN 
PARTS OF THE 
COUNTRY WHERE 
CASES ARE 
INCREASING AND 
NOT DECREASING. 
>>> AND DR. 
PATEL, LAST 
THURSDAY THE 
JOURNAL OF THE 
AMERICAN MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION 
PEDIATRICS 
RELEASED A STUDY 
SAYING YOUNG 
CHILDREN CAN 
HOST AS MUCH AS 
100 TIMES MORE 
OF THE VIRUS 
THAN ADULTS. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
TAKE ON THAT 
STUDY? 
>> THIS IS 
ANOTHER 
IMPORTANT PIECE 
OF INFORMATION 
THAT GIVES ALL 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS 
CONCERN ABOUT 
REOPENING OR 
WHAT CHILDREN 
CAN DO. 
I THINK 
INITIALLY WE 
THOUGHT CHILDREN 
MIGHT EVEN BE 
IMMUNE TO THE 
VIRUS. 
AND OVER THE 
LAST SEVERAL 
MONTHS, 
INCLUDING THE 
IMPORTANT STUDY 
THAT COMES IN 
THE AMERICAN 
JOURNAL OF THE 
MEDICAL 
ASSOCIATION, WE 
KNOW THERE CAN 
BE INCREASED 
CONCENTRATION OF 
THE ACTUAL VIRUS 
IN YOUNG 
CHILDREN, AS 
YOUNG AS ZERO TO 
FIVE YEARS, BUT 
ALL THE WAY UP 
TO 17 YEARS. 
SO WE DO KNOW 
THAT CHILDREN 
CAN ACTUALLY 
HAVE THE VIRUS 
IN THEIR NOSE 
AND IN THEIR 
MOUTH. 
WE ARE NOT SURE 
EXACTLY WHAT 
THAT MEANS FOR 
INFECTING 
OTHERS. 
BUT I THINK IT 
IS IMPORTANT TO 
REMEMBER, NUMBER 
ONE, CHILDREN 
CAN GET THIS 
VIRUS, AS 
BRIDGET 
ELOQUENTLY 
POINTED OUT, AND 
HAS HAD TO LIVE 
EVERY DAY, AND 
NUMBER TWO, IT 
CAN HAVE SERIOUS 
EFFECTS. 
JUST BECAUSE 
THEY ARE 
CHILDREN AND 
THEY CAN RECOVER 
QUICKLY DOESN'T 
MEAN CHILDREN 
CAN'T BE 
HOSPITALIZED OR 
HAVE SOME SORT 
OF SHORT AND 
LONG-TERM 
EFFECTS. 
IT IS AN 
IMPORTANT STUDY 
AND IT TELLS US 
WE NEED TO LEARN 
MORE. 
>>> AND THERE IS 
SO MUCH TO 
LEARN, DR. 
PATEL, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH. 
BRIDGET THANKS 
FOR JOINING US, 
WE ARE SO HAPPY 
YOUR FAMILY IS 
ON THE MEND. 
>>> THANK YOU. 
>>> JUST SIX 
YEARS AGO, MANY 
PEOPLE BELIEVED 
A COMPANY THAT 
CLAIMED TO HAVE 
A DEVICE THAT 
COULD RUN 
HUNDREDS OF LAB 
TESTS WITH JUST 
DROPS OF BLOOD. 
>> ITS FOUNDER, 
ELIZABETH 
HOLMES, BECAME 
THE YOUNGEST 
SELF-MADE FEMALE 
BILLIONAIRE, 
UNTIL THE STORY 
STARTS TO 
UNRAVEL ON A 
SERIES OF 
ARTICLES AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
REVEALING WHAT 
THE SEC CALLED 
AN ELABORATE, 
YEARS LONG 
FRAUD. 
HE WORKED THERE, 
HE WAS A KEY 
WHISTLE BLOWER 
AND NOW HE IS 
RETELLING THE 
STORY IN HIS NEW 
PODCAST. 
TYLER, GOOD 
MORNING TO YOU. 
THANKS SO MUCH 
FOR BEING WITH 
US. 
>> GOOD MORNING, 
GREAT TO BE 
HERE. 
>>> FIRST I WANT 
TO ASK YOU ABOUT 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
YOU WROTE THIS 
OP ED RECENTLY, 
REGARDING 
CONCERNS IN THE 
RACE TO GET A 
VACCINE. 
WHAT IS THE 
DANGER IN MOVING 
TOO FAST TO 
DEVELOP TESTS 
AND VACCINES FOR 
THE VIRUS? 
>> YEAH, SO WITH 
ANYTHING, YOU 
KNOW THE DANGER 
OF MOVING TOO 
FAST IS THAT YOU 
CUT CORNERS. 
THAT IS A LOT OF 
WHAT WE DID. 
WE WERE TRYING 
TO DEVELOP TESTS 
AS QUICKLY AS WE 
COULD. 
THERE WAS A LOT 
OF MONEY ON THE 
LINEUP. 
WE STARTED 
CUTTING CORNERS, 
EVADING 
REGULATIONS, AND 
A LOT OF THOSE 
CONDITIONS THAT 
ALLOWED IT TO 
GROW KIND OF 
REMIND ME OF THE 
CONDITIONS THAT 
EXIST TODAY. 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF FINANCIAL 
INCENTIVE TO 
DEVELOP 
DIAGNOSTICS AND 
VACCINES AND WE 
WERE TRYING TO 
GO AT WARP 
SPEED, WHICH 
MEANS THERE ARE 
DECREASED 
REGULATIONS AND 
POTENTIALLY SOME 
CORNERS BEING 
CUT. 
WE ALREADY SAW 
SOME FAILURES ON 
THE DIAGNOSTIC 
SIDE. 
I'M HOPEFUL WE 
HAVE LEARNED 
FROM THAT AND 
THE PEOPLE 
DEVELOPING THE 
VACCINES AND 
THERAPIES ARE 
DOING IT RIGHT 
AND MOVING FAST 
WITHOUT 
SACRIFICING 
QUALITY. 
>> ELIZABETH 
HOLMES, THE 
FOUNDER OF THE 
COMPANY, ARE 
EACH FACING WIRE 
FRAUD CHARGES. 
BOTH HAVE PLED 
NOT GUILTY BUT 
BECAUSE OF COVID-
19 THEIR TRIALS 
COULD BE PUSHED 
BACK TO EARLY 
2021. 
YOU WERE ONE OF 
THE ORIGINAL 
WHISTLEBLOWERS, 
BUT YOU HAVE NOT 
BEEN SUBPOENAED. 
WHY DO YOU THINK 
THAT IS? 
>> I HAVE NO 
IDEA. 
YOU KNOW, I HAVE 
VERY LITTLE 
INSIGHT INTO 
WHAT IS ACTUALLY 
HAPPENING WITH 
THE CRIMINAL 
CASE. 
I LEARN ABOUT IT 
THE SAME WAY YOU 
DO, READING 
ABOUT IT IN THE 
NEWS. 
BUT IT IS VICING 
TO ME THAT I 
HAVE NOT BEEN 
SUBPOENAED TO 
TESTIFY. 
BUT THAT DOESN'T 
MEAN IT IS NOT 
GOING TO HAPPEN. 
I DON'T REALLY 
KNOW WHAT THE 
LOGIC IS THERE. 
>> Reporter: WE 
SHOULD POINT OUT 
NBC NEWS DID 
REACH OUT TO THE 
ATTORNEYS FOR 
ELIZABETH 
HOLMES. 
WE DID NOT HEAR 
BACK. 
TYLER SCHULTZ 
WAS A LOW LEVEL 
EMPLOYEE AND 
LACKS THE 
EXPERIENCE, 
KNOWLEDGE AND 
QUALIFICATIONS 
TO OPINE ABOUT 
TESTING AND THE 
TRUTH WILL COME 
OUT AT TRIAL. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
RESPONSE TO THAT 
STATEMENT, 
TYLER? 
>> I DON'T KNOW. 
THAT IS KIND OF 
FUNNY TO ME. 
BECAUSE THE CEO 
IS A HIGH SCHOOL 
GRADUATE. 
HOW DO THEY GET 
TO SAY SOMEONE 
WITH A STANFORD 
DEGREE IN 
BIOLOGY WHO WAS 
WORKING WITH 
THIS DEVICE 
EVERY DAY 
DOESN'T KNOW 
WHAT THEY ARE 
TALKING ABOUT? 
WHAT I SAID HAS 
BEEN PROVEN TO 
BE TRUE BY 
INVESTIGATES BY 
FEDERAL 
AUTHORITIES. 
THEY HAVE ALL 
DONE A LOT OF 
DIGGING AND 
FOUND THAT I WAS 
RIGHT. 
AND SO YEAH, I 
HOPE THE TRUTH 
DOES COME OUT IN 
THE TRIAL. 
I THINK THE 
TRUTH IS ALREADY 
OUT. 
>> WE SHOULD 
MENTION YOU ARE 
THE CEO OF YOUR 
OWN DIAGNOSTICS 
COMPANY NOW, AND 
YOU DESCRIBE 
GOING TO YOUR 
GRANDFATHER, OF 
COURSE FORMER 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE GEORGE 
SCHULTZ, WHO SAT 
ON THE BOARD, 
WITH CONCERNS 
THAT YOU HAD. 
YOU GO TO HIM 
WITH CONCERNS, 
BUT YOU FELT HE 
SIDED WITH 
ELIZABETH OVER 
YOU. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
RELATIONSHIP NOW 
LIKE WITH YOUR 
GRANDFATHER? 
>> IT HAS 
FINALLY RETURNED 
TO SOME VERSION 
OF NORMALCY. 
WHEN THE SEC 
REPORT THAT CAME 
OUT THAT SAID 
ELIZABETH 
PERPETRATED A 
YEARS LONG 
MASSIVE FRAUD, I 
FORGET THE EXACT 
WORDING, I THINK 
HE READ THAT 
REPORT. 
AND SOME OF THE 
THINGS IN THERE 
WERE TOO 
EGREGIOUS TO 
REALLY TURN THE 
OTHER WAY. 
SO THERE IS ONE 
INSTANCE WHERE 
ELIZABETH WAS 
SAYING THE 
REVENUES THE 
PREVIOUS YEAR 
WAS $100 MILLION 
WHEN IN REALITY 
IT WAS $100,000. 
WHEN THINGS ARE 
AS BLACK AND 
WHITE AS THAT I 
THINK IT IS HARD 
TO CONTINUE TO 
DEFEND HER. 
AT THAT POINT HE 
REALIZED SHE WAS 
LYING TO HIM AND 
HE KIND OF CAME 
OVER TO MY WAY 
OF THINKING. 
SINCE THEN, YOU 
KNOW, WE HAVE 
BEEN REBUILDING 
THE 
RELATIONSHIP. 
>> WHAT PROMPTED 
THE PODCAST 
THICKER THAN 
WATER? 
>> WELL YOU 
KNOW, I TOLD MY 
STORY THROUGH 
THE WALL STREET 
JOURNAL, THROUGH 
AN HBO 
DOCUMENTARY. 
BUT THIS WAS 
REALLY MY 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
TELL MY OWN 
STORY IN MY OWN 
VOICE. 
AND A LOT OF THE 
OTHER MEDIUMS 
KNOW IF FELT 
LIKE I WAS 
READING ABOUT A 
CHARACTER IN A 
BOOK, IT DIDN'T 
FEEL LIKE I WAS 
READING ABOUT 
ME. 
THIS IS AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
GIVE THE 
LISTENER A 
BETTER IDEA OF 
WHAT I WAS 
REALLY GOING 
THROUGH, 
THROUGHOUT THIS 
WHOLE JOURNEY. 
>>> TYLER, THANK 
YOU FOR YOUR 
TIME THIS 
MORNING. 
APPRECIATE YOU. 
>>> THANK YOU. 
>>> WE SHOULD 
POINT OUT GEORGE 
SCHULTZ, TYLER'S 
GRANDFATHER, DID 
SAY IN PART THAT 
TYLER DID NOT 
SHRINK FROM WHAT 
WE SAW AS HIS 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO THE TRUTH AND 
PATIENT SAFETY, 
EVEN WHEN HE 
FELT PERSONALLY 
THREATENED AND 
BELIEVED THAT I 
HAD PLACED 
ALLEGIANCE TO 
THE COMPANY OVER 
ALLEGIANCE TO 
HIGHER VALUE AND 
HIS OUR FAMILY, 
TYLER NAVIGATED 
A VERY COMPLEX 
SITUATION IN 
WAYS THAT MADE 
ME PROUD. 
YOU CAN LISTEN 
TO TYLER 
SCHULZ'S 
PODCAST, THICKER 
THAN WATER, ON 
AUDIBLE, 
STARTING 
TOMORROW. 
>>> WHAT IS 
HAPPENING RIGHT 
NOW IN AMERICA 
IS WE HAVE THE 
COINCIDENCE 
EXPLOSION OF TWO 
VIRUSES AT THE 
SAME TIME. 
ONE A NOVEL 
VIRUS LIKE COVID-
19, AND THE 
OTHER AN 
ENDECEMBERRIC 
VIRUS, RACISM. 
ABOUT WHICH 
THERE IS NOTHING 
NORMAL. 
THAT THE TWO 
SHOULD EXPLODE 
AT THE SAME 
TIME, I BELIEVE, 
HAS THE 
POTENTIAL TO 
FINALLY SHOW THE 
TRUE STRENGTH OF 
OUR SHARED 
HUMANITY. 
>> I HAVE NO 
EXPERIENCE WITH 
RACISM IN 
NIGERIA BEFORE I 
MOVED TO 
AMERICA. 
AND WHEN I MOVED 
TO AMERICA, MY 
MENTOR, DR. 
STEVE ABRAMSON, 
AND HIS WIFE, 
HAD ME STAY WITH 
THEM FOR A FEW 
WEEKS. 
AND I REMEMBER, 
ONE WEEKEND, AT 
DINNER, SHE SAID 
TO ME, SO, WHAT 
DO YOU THINK OF 
THE COST IN THIS 
TOWN? I 
THOUGHT EVERY 
DAY WALKING DOWN 
TO THE BUS, 
SEVERAL PATROL 
CARS WOULD ROLL 
UP AND SAY HEY, 
YOU KNOW, CAN I 
HELP YOU? 
ARE YOU LOST? 
WHERE ARE YOU 
GOING? 
I REMEMBER SHE 
LOOKED AT ME AND 
SAID PHIL, MY 
SON, I DON'T 
THINK THEY ARE 
ROLLING IT OUT 
BECAUSE THEY 
WANT TO HELP 
YOU. 
HAVING NOT GROWN 
UP HERE, I DID 
NOT REALIZE THAT 
I WAS BEING 
PROFILED. 
THAT WAS MY 
FIRST EXPERIENCE 
WITH BEING 
TREATED 
DIFFERENTLY 
BECAUSE OF THE 
WAY THAT I 
LOOKED. 
I REMEMBER WHEN 
I FIRST ARRIVED 
IN NEW YORK, AS 
A YOUNG DOCTOR, 
I REMEMBER 
WALKING IN TO 
SEE A PATIENT, 
AND THE FATHER 
LOOKED AT ME AND 
I INTRODUCED 
MYSELF, AND HE 
SAID IF YOU 
DON'T MIND, WE 
WOULD LIKE TO 
HAVE AN AMERICAN 
DOCTOR. 
I REMEMBER I 
WENT OUT AND I 
TOLD THE 
SUPERVISING 
DOCTOR THAT AND 
HE STORMED INTO 
THE ROOM AND 
MADE IT VERY 
CLEAR THAT I WAS 
GOING TO BE THE 
DOCTOR OR THE 
FAMILY WOULD 
HAVE TO LEAVE 
THE HOSPITAL. 
CORONAVIRUS 
STRUCK HARD AND 
FAST. 
RACISM, ON THE 
OTHER HAND, IS A 
MORE SLOW 
BURNING, 
SIMMERING,EN 
TEMMIC VIRUS. 
I SEE IN THE 
DIVERSITY OF THE 
CROWD AT THE 
PROTEST, AND I 
SEE HOPE IN THE 
RELENTLESS 
NATURE OF THE 
DEMANDS OF THE 
PROTESTERS. 
AND I SEE HOPE 
IN THE FACT THAT 
AMERICA CHANGED 
ITS BEHAVIOR IN 
PROFOUND WAYS, 
TO ADDRESS COVID-
19. 
AND THEREFORE, I 
DARE HOPE THAT 
IF WE CAN 
MARSHALL THIS 
SAME 
DETERMINATION TO 
CHANGE OUR 
BEHAVIORS IN 
FUNDAMENTAL 
WAYS, THAT WE 
CAN ALSO RID 
OURSELVES OF THE 
VIRUS OF RACISM 
AS WELL. 
>>> YOU ARE 
HERE, HE ALSO 
SAYS HE HOPES IF 
WE STUDY RACISM 
LIKE WE WOULD A 
VIRUS, WE CAN 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT IS SPREAD, 
WHO IS 
VULNERABLE, AND 
HOW WE CAN 
POSSIBLY STOP 
IT. 
>>> TEXAS IS 
MOVING AHEAD OF 
NEW YORK IN 
TOTAL 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, MORE THAN 
431,000 PEOPLE 
IN THE LONE STAR 
STATE HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
NEARLY 7000 HAVE 
DIED. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOINS US NOW 
FROM THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD 
FAMILY MEDICAL 
CENTER IN 
DALLAS. 
MORGAN, IF I'M 
CORRECT, YOU ARE 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
PRIVATE CLINICS 
IN DALLAS TO 
OFFER TESTING. 
WHAT IS DEMAND 
LIKE THIS? 
>> ALLISON, IT 
HAS BEEN REALLY 
INTERESTING TO 
COME BACK HERE. 
BECAUSE WE 
REPORTED FROM 
THIS LOCATION 
ABOUT THREE 
MONTHS AGO, BACK 
WHEN THE 
PANDEMIC REALLY 
STARTED TO TAKE 
HOLD HERE IN 
TEXAS AND I HAD 
A CHANCE TO 
SPEAK TO THE 
DOCTOR WHO RUNS 
THIS CLINIC. 
DEMAND HAS BEEN 
AN INTERESTING 
THING TO FOLLOW 
HERE. 
INITIALLY WHEN 
THIS CLINIC 
OPENED UP, AS 
YOU MENTIONED 
THE PEOPLE 
COMING HERE WERE 
INCREDIBLY SICK, 
VERY 
SYMPTOMATIC, 
CLASSIC 
SYMPTOMS, 
DIFFICULTY 
BREATHING, HIGH 
FEVER AND PAINS 
THROUGHOUT THE 
BODY. 
SINCE THEN, 
THOUGH, THE 
DOCTOR TELLS ME 
THAT DEMAND HAS 
GONE UP, BUT THE 
CASES APPEAR TO 
BE MILDER. 
PEOPLE HERE 
EITHER DON'T 
HAVE SYMPTOMS AT 
ALL OR REDUCED 
LEVELS OF THOSE. 
HOWEVER THEY ARE 
STILL TESTING 
POSITIVE, AND 
THAT IS WHY HE 
HAS HAD TO HIRE 
EXTRA STAFF AT 
THIS CLINIC JUST 
TO MAKE SURE 
THEY CAN SEE AS 
MANY PEOPLE AS 
THEY CAN, WHICH 
BEGAN WITH A MAX 
OF ABOUT 100 
CARS A DAY HAS 
NOW BEEN 
EXPANDED UPWARDS 
OF 300 CARS A 
DAY, AND SO 
THERE IS NO REAL 
END TO THAT. 
PEOPLE KEEP 
COMING HERE 
BECAUSE THERE IS 
SUCH A NEED FOR 
TESTING, FOR 
QUICK RESULTS, 
AND THEY OFFER 
RAPID TESTING 
HERE AT THIS ONE 
LOCATION, ONE OF 
THE FEW 
LOCATIONS THAT 
OFFERS THAT AS 
THOSE MACHINES 
ARE CERTAINLY IN 
HIGH DEMAND 
RIGHT NOW AND 
ARE FEW AND FAR 
BETWEEN. 
ALLISON? 
>> MORGAN, WHAT 
HAS THIS BEEN 
LIKE FOR DOCTORS 
WHO ARE TRYING 
TO TREAT 
PATIENTS AS THE 
NUMBERS JUST 
KEEP GOING UP 
THERE? 
>> IT IS 
FRUSTRATING. 
I KNOW THE 
DOCTOR HERE 
TELLS ME THAT HE 
WANTED TO SEE 
PROGRESS, BUT 
REALLY, AT THIS 
POINT, WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT THE 
NUMBERS ACROSS 
THE STATE OF 
TEXAS, WHILE 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND WHILE DAILY 
NEW CASES ARE 
STABILIZING AND 
STARTING TO GO 
DOWN, THE DEATH 
COUNT, JUST 
YESTERDAY, WAS 
THE HIGHEST THAT 
TEXAS HAS SEEN 
SINCE THIS 
PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
322 PEOPLE DIED 
AS A RESULT OF 
COVID-19. 
MORE PEOPLE DIED 
IN TEXAS IN THE 
MONTH OF JULY 
THAN IN ANY 
OTHER STATE IN 
THE COUNTRY. 
AND YOU CAN HEAR 
SOME OF THE 
FRUSTRATIONS 
EVIDENT IN HIS 
VOICE WHEN I 
SPOKE TO HIM 
EARLIER. 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
THE DOCTOR HAD 
TO SAY JUST A 
FEW MOMENTS AGO. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT HAS BEEN 
THE MOST 
FRUSTRATING PART 
FOR YOU AS A 
DOCTOR, SEEING 
THESE PATIENTS 
EVERY DAY? 
>> THE 
FRUSTRATION OF 
DEALING WITH 
PEOPLE WHO DON'T 
THINK THIS IS 
REAL. 
>> Reporter: 
STILL? 
>> STILL. 
I HAD A 15 
MINUTE LONG 
CONVERSATION 
WITH AN 
ESTABLISHED 
PATIENT 
YESTERDAY, WHO 
WAS CONVINCED 
THIS IS ALL JUST 
A HOAX, THIS IS 
NOT REAL, THIS 
IS ALL MADE UP. 
AND IT IS VERY 
FRUSTRATING FOR 
ME, I'M SURE A 
LOT OF OTHER 
HEALTHCARE 
PROVIDERS. 
WE'LL TALK 
OURSELVES UNTIL 
WE ARE BLUE IN 
THE FACE AND 
SOMETIMES YOU 
JUST CAN'T 
CONVINCE PEOPLE 
OTHERWISE. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
KNOW, WE HAVE 
BEEN CONDITIONED 
TO TALK ABOUT 
NUMBERS AND 
TESTING AND LAB 
RESULTS AND THE 
SPEED AT WHICH 
THEY COME BACK. 
BUT ALLISON, THE 
DOCTORS I HAVE 
SPOKEN TO SAY IF 
THEY COULD 
CHANGE ONE THING 
AT ALL, IT WOULD 
BE ATTITUDE. 
IT WOULD BE 
APPROACH TO HOW 
THIS VIRUS IS 
VIEWED BY THE 
PUBLIC. 
>> SO TO THAT 
END, MORGUE NAN, 
WHAT NEEDS TO 
HAPPEN TO TURN 
THIS AROUND AND 
STOP THE NUMBERS 
THEREFROM 
RISING? 
>> Reporter: YOU 
KNOW, DOCTORS 
SAY CERTAINLY 
MORE PEOPLE 
GETTING TESTED 
IS A POSITIVE. 
BUT THE TESTING 
REALLY FALLS 
FLAT UNLESS YOU 
HAVE PROMPT 
RESULTS AND WE 
KNOW THAT, FOR A 
TIME, ESPECIALLY 
IN LATTER JUNE 
AND THROUGHOUT 
THE MAJORITY OF 
JULY, LAB 
RESULTS WERE 
TAKING TOO LONG 
TO COME BACK TO 
PEOPLE, MAKING 
IT REALLY TOUGH 
ON CONTACT 
TRACERS, AND ON 
PEOPLE, JUST 
UNSURE OF 
WHETHER OR NOT 
THEY HAD TO STAY 
HOME AND SELF 
ISOLATE OR IF IT 
WAS SAFE FOR 
THEM TO GO OUT 
AND ABOUT. 
SO THAT 
CERTAINLY NEEDS 
TO CONTINUE. 
BUT THE KEY WORD 
HERE THAT WE ARE 
HEARING IS 
EDUCATION. 
THE FACT THAT 
THERE IS STILL 
DOUBT IN 
PEOPLE'S MINDS 
AS TO WHETHER OR 
NOT THIS VIRUS 
IS REAL, WHETHER 
OR NOT THIS 
VIRUS IS A 
THREAT AND A 
DANGER IT 
PRESENTS IS 
HIGHLY 
CONCERNING FOR 
THE STAFF HERE. 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
WORKING LONG 
HOURS, THEY ARE 
TREATING AS MANY 
PEOPLE AS THEY 
CAN, AND YET 
THERE ARE STILL 
PEOPLE THAT PULL 
UP HERE TO THIS 
CLINIC TO GET 
TREATED FOR 
EITHER A TEST OR 
ANOTHER ILLNESS 
WHO ARE OPENLY 
UNSURE ABOUT 
WHETHER OR NOT 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 
THIS SERIOUSLY. 
ALLISON? 
>> MORGAN, I'M 
HEARING ALSO 
THERE WAS AN 
ISSUE WITH THIS 
WEEK'S FATALITY 
COUNT. 
WHAT HAPPENED 
THERE? 
>> Reporter: 
THIS WAS 
INTERESTING. 
THE STATE OF 
TEXAS, IN AN 
EFFORT TO BECOME 
MORE ACCURATE IN 
ITS OFFICIAL 
DEATH TOLL, 
SWITCHED HOW 
THEY ARE 
RECORDING THE 
DEATHS. 
THEY WENT FROM 
TAKING NUMBERS 
FROM COUNTY AND 
LOCAL MUNICIPAL 
AGENCIES TO 
SOLELY RELYING 
ON DEATH 
CERTIFICATES. 
AND THEY HAD TO 
STRIKE A NUMBER 
OF DEATHS, MORE 
THAN 200, IN 
FACT FROM THE 
OFFICIAL DEATH 
TOLL FOR THE 
STATE, BECAUSE 
THOSE DEATH 
CERTIFICATES 
THAT WERE 
RECORDED GAVE 
COVID-19 AS A 
CONTRIBUTING 
FACTOR TO THE 
DEATH, AND NOT 
THE SOLE FACTOR 
IN THE DEATH OF 
THOSE 
INDIVIDUALS. 
SO THEY CHANGED 
THESE DEATH 
CERTIFICATES 
BECAUSE THEY 
BELIEVE IT IS 
THE MOST 
ACCURATE WAY OF 
RECORDING THE 
VIRUS IN THE 
STATE. 
FORTUNATELY, 
THEY WERE ABLE 
TO CATCH THAT 
AND CORRECT THE 
NUMBER. 
BUT EVEN SO, 
TEXAS RECORDING 
NOW MORE THAN 
6000 DEATHS SO 
FAR. 
MORE THAN 1000 
OF THOSE CAME 
WITHIN JUST THE 
PAST WEEK, AND 
THAT IS 
INCREDIBLY 
CONCERNING. 
ALLISON IN. 
>> YEAH, VERY 
MUCH SO. 
MORGAN, THANK 
YOU SO MUCH. 
>>> I'M PRETTY 
MUCH FIGHTING 
TWO WARS. 
THE WAR AGAINST 
COVID-19, AND 
THE WAR AGAINST 
STUPID. 
AND THE PROBLEM 
IS THAT THE 
FIRST ONE I HAVE 
SOME HOPE ABOUT 
WINNING. 
BUT THE SECOND 
ONE IS BECOMING 
MORE AND MORE 
DIFFICULT TO 
TREAT. 
>>> WHETHER WE 
ARE BACKED BY 
SCIENCE OR JUST 
PLAIN OLD COMMON 
SENSE, PEOPLE 
ARE NOT 
LISTENING 
THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> I HAVE BEEN 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
EARTHQUAKES AND 
BOMBINGS AND 
TSUNAMIS, IN THE 
MIDDLE OF EVERY 
POSSIBLE 
CATASTROPHE YOU 
COULD IMAGINE. 
YOU KNOW YOU 
TAKE CARE OF 
THINGS AND THAT 
IS IT. 
HERE, CONTINUES 
TO OCCUR. 
AND HAS WHAT 
ANNOYS ME THE 
MOST IS WE KEEP 
ON DOING OUR 
BEST TO SAVE ALL 
THESE PEOPLE AND 
THEN YOU GET 
ANOTHER BATCH OF 
PEOPLE THAT ARE 
DOING EXACTLY 
THE OPPOSITE OF 
WHAT YOU ARE 
TELLING THEM TO 
DO. 
>> I WASN'T 
FEELING TOO 
GOOD, SO I LET 
DR. BURROW KNOW. 
AND HE WAS LIKE 
YOU NEED TO GET 
TO THE ER. 
THEY TOLD ME I 
WAS POSITIVE. 
HERE IN YOUR 
MIND, GOING 
WHERE DID I GO 
WRONG? 
WHAT DID I DO 
WRONG? 
IT MESSES WITH 
YOU. 
ALL THE FIGHTING 
AND ALL THE 
SCREAMING AND 
ALL THE FINGER 
POINTING. 
ENOUGH IS 
ENOUGH. 
WHATEVER 
HAPPENED TO 
DECENCY? 
WE ARE NOT GOING 
TO, WHY WOULD WE 
LIE? 
>> WITH PROTESTS 
AND CLASHES 
ECHOING ACROSS 
THE NATIONAL. 
IT IS NOW 
DEMANDING TO BE 
HEARD.
>>> A SUPPORT 
GROUP FOR 
OFFICERS AND 
FAIR FAMILIES 
SET UP AFTER THE 
MUR OF TWO NEW 
YORK OFFICERS IN 
THEIR PATROL 
CAR. 
JUST RECENTLY 
THEY RAISED 
$27,000 FOR A 
NEW YORK POLICE 
DETECTIVE AND 
HIS WIFE, WHO IS 
SUFFERING FROM 
CANCER. 
NATIONALLY, 
THERE IS A BLUE 
LIVES MATTER 
ORGANIZATION 
THAT HAS MORE 
THAN 2 MILLION 
LIKES ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA. 
BUT NYC SAYS IT 
IS SEPARATE FROM 
THAT GROUP. 
BOTH ARE TRYING 
TO TELL HOW 
POLICE ARE UNDER 
CONSTANT ATTACK. 
BLUE LIVES 
MATTER, OF 
COURSE SOUNDS A 
LOT LIKE BLACK 
LIVES MATTER. 
A NAME 
SYNONYMOUS WITH 
THE PROTEST 
AIMING TO PUT AN 
END TO POLICE 
BRUTALITY. 
WHILE SOME 
DEMANDING THE 
CHANGE OF THE 
NAME, THE 
SIMILAR NAMES 
ARE COINCIDENCE. 
>>> BLACK LIVES 
MATTER HAS 
NOTHING TO DO 
WITH THE FACT 
THAT BLACK LIVES 
MATTER WAS OUT 
THERE. 
>> IT IS EASY 
FOR THE MEDIA TO 
TRY TO MAKE 
SOMETHING OUT OF 
SOMETHING THAT 
IS NOT. 
>> IT SOUNDS 
LIKE A REAL 
COINCIDENCE. 
>> BLACK LIVES 
MATTER WAS THERE 
A YEAR BEFORE 
BLUE. 
IN 2013 SAYS ITS 
WEBSITE. 
IN RESPONSE TO 
THE ACQUITTAL OF 
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN 
AND THE DEATH OF 
TRAYVON MARTIN 
AND ERIC GARNER 
A YEAR LATER 
BLUE LIVES 
MATTER WANTS TO 
PAINT ITS NAME 
IN HUGE LETTERS 
OUT IN FRONT OF 
POLICE 
HEADQUARTERS, 
SIMILAR TO HOW 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER IS 
PAINTED IN 
YELLOW IN 
NUMEROUS 
LOCATIONS ACROSS 
NEW YORK. 
>>> WE ARE 
FUNDING THE 
POLICE AS WELL. 
>>> JASON COHEN 
IS A RETIRED 
DETECTIVE. 
HE WANTS TO 
REALLOCATE THE 
MONEY. 
>> THAT WILL 
ALLEVIATE A LOT 
OF THE ISSUES 
RIGHT NOW THAT 
WE DEALT IT. 
>> WHY DO YOU 
THINK THERE 
NEEDS TO BE A 
MURAL THAT SAYS 
BLUE LIVES 
MATTER PAINTED 
ON THE STREET? 
>> TO HONOR THE 
MEMORY OF THOSE 
WHO HAVE GIVEN 
THEIR LIVES TO 
THE CITY WHO NOW 
OWNERS THEM. 
>> THE NEW YORK 
CITY MAYOR SAYS 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER AND ALL 
IT STANDS FOR IS 
UNIQUE. 
>> THE ORIGINAL 
SIN OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA SLIVERRY 
AND ALL THE 
EFFECTS OF 400 
YEARS BEING 
BROUGHT OUT IN 
THE OPEN FOR A 
NEW WAY AND A 
CHANCE FOR THIS 
COUNTRY ADDRESS 
THIS PROBLEM AND 
MOVE FORWARD. 
>> THEY ARE 
LOOKING AT 
TAKING THE CITY 
TO COURT. 
USED HISTORY A 
BIT DIFFERENTLY. 
THE CLAIMS IN 
2020 ALL GROUPS, 
INCLUDING 
POLICE, DESERVE 
EQUAL TREATMENT. 
>> THERE HAVE 
BEEN PEOPLE FROM 
ALL DIFFERENT 
BACKGROUNDS THAT 
HAVE HAD 
HARDSHIPS, THAT 
HAVE BEEN 
DISCRIMINATED 
AGAINST. 
>> A LOT OF 
GROUPS HAVE BEEN 
SUBJECT TO 
SLAVERY IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
BESIDES AFRICAN-
AMERICAN. 
>> IN FACT NO 
OTHER GROUP OF 
MEN, WOMEN AND 
CHILDREN ENDURE 
THE CRUELTY OF 
SLAVERY LIKE 
THOSE BROUGHT TO 
AMERICA FROM 
AFRICA. 
BLUE LIVES NYC 
STEPPED UP ITS 
CAMPAIGN TO WIN 
PUBLIC SUPPORT, 
RELEASING ITS 
VIDEO ONLINE ON 
THE FOURTH OF 
JULY. 
>> REPORTERS 
HAVE PLANS FOR 
MORE RALLIES. AS 
DO PROTESTERS ON 
THE OTHER SIDE. 
AS THE NATION 
GRAPLES WITH ITS 
TURBULENT, 
EMOTIONAL DEBATE 
BAIT. 
NBC NEWS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
STUCK AT HOME, 
GOING A LITTLE 
CRAZY. 
SO MAYBE YOU ARE 
FEELING 
COMFORTABLE 
ENOUGH TO GET ON 
A PLANE TO A FAR 
AWAY ESCAPE. 
IT MIGHT BE 
HARDER THAN YOU 
THINK. 
MOST COUNTRIES 
AROUND THE WORLD 
STILL ARE NOT 
LETTING 
TRAVELERS IN. 
ON JULY 1, THE 
EUROPEAN UNION 
OPENED ITS 
BORDERS TO 
VISITORS FROM 15 
COUNTRY. 
THAT LIST DOES 
NOT INCLUDE THE 
UNITED STATES, 
SEEN AS A RISK 
FOR NOT 
CONTROLLING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
BREAK. 
THE EU IS NOT 
ALONE. 
OUT OF MORE THAN 
200 COUNTRIES 
ALL OVER THE 
WORLD, MORE THAN 
160 HAVE 
PARTIALLY CLOSED 
THEIR BORDERS TO 
CITIZENS FROM 
OTHER COUNTRIES, 
INCLUDING 
AMERICANS, DUE 
TO COVID-19. 
THAT IS 
ACCORDING TO 
KAYAK.COM. 
THIS MEANS ONLY 
CITIZENS, 
RESIDENTS 
RETURNING HOME, 
AND PEOPLE IN 
OTHER 
CIRCUMSTANCES 
MAY ENTER THE 
COUNTRY. 
CANADA HAS 
EXTENDED ITS 
TRAVEL 
RESTRICTIONS AND 
WON'T ALLOW MOST 
FOREIGN 
NATIONALS TO 
TRAVEL INTO 
CANADA. 
THAT MEANS 
AMERICANS WOULD 
HAVE TO MEET 
CERTAIN 
REQUIREMENTS IN 
ORDER TO CROSS 
THE BORDER. 
FARTHER SOUTH, 
MEXICO DOES NOT 
HAVE ANY ENTRY 
RESTRICTIONS BY 
PLANE, BUT THE 
LAND BORDER 
BETWEEN THE U.S. 
AND MEXICO WILL 
REMAIN LIMITED 
TO ESSENTIAL 
CROSSINGS UNTIL 
THE END OF 
AUGUST. 
TOURISTS MAY BE 
SUBJECT TO 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS AND OTHER 
HEALTH 
SCREENINGS, AND 
THOSE SHOWING 
SYMPTOMS WILL BE 
ASKED TO 
QUARANTINE 
VOLUNTARILY. 
MEXICO IS ONE OF 
ABOUT 30 
COUNTRIES THAT 
CURRENTLY HAVE 
NO FORMAL ENTRY 
RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE, THAT WILL 
ALLOW U.S. 
CITIZENS TO 
ENTER. 
IT INCLUDES THE 
UK, IRELAND AND 
TURKEY. 
COUNTRIES LIKE 
CHINA HAVE 
RESTRICTED THE 
ENTRY OF ALL 
FOREIGN 
NATIONALS, 
EXCEPT HONG 
KONG, MACAU AND 
TAIWAN. 
AND ALL 
TRAVELERS MUST 
PRESENT A CODE 
GENERATED FROM A 
COMPLETED HEALTH 
DECLARATION FORM 
UPON ARRIVAL. 
IN SOUTH AFRICA, 
ALL FLIGHTS HAVE 
BEEN SUSPENDED 
INTO THE COUNTRY 
UNLESS 
AUTHORIZED AND 
ALL WHO ARE 
AUTHORIZED WILL 
BE SUBJECT TO 
QUARANTINE FOR 
UP TO 21 DAYS. 
IN THE 
CARIBBEAN, A 
WEEK AFTER 
CLOSING ET 
CETERA BORDERS 
TO U.S. 
TRAVELERS, THE 
BAHAMAS WILL NOW 
LET ALL IN. 
NOW TRAVELERS 
WILL HAVE TO BE 
PREPARED FOR 
QUARANTINE FOR 
14 DAYS AND TAKE 
A COVID-19 TEST 
AT THE END OF 
ISOLATION. 
THE REVERSAL 
CAME AFTER A 
STATEMENT BY THE 
PRIME MINISTER 
OF THE BAHAMAS 
IN REGARD TO THE 
U.S. HE SAID OUR 
CURRENT 
SITUATION 
DEMANDS DECISIVE 
ACTION IF WE ARE 
TO AVOID BEING 
OVERRUN AND 
DEFEATED BY THIS 
VIRUS. 
WE CAN NO THE 
ALLOW OUR 
HOSPITALS TO BE 
OVERRUN. 
MANY PRIORITIES 
MUST BE 
BALANCED. 
CHIEF AMONG 
THESE IS THE 
HEALTH. 
THE BAHAMAS HAS 
HAD MORE THAN 
200 CONFIRMED 
CASES, AND 
MULTIPLE DEATHS. 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
HAVE STARTED TO 
SEE DRASTIC 
DECREASES THE 
U.S. HAS THE 
MOST CONFIRMED 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES AND IS THE 
ONLY COUNTRY IN 
THE WORLD WITH 
MORE THAN 
100,000 DEATHS, 
ACCORDING TO 
JOHNS HOPKINS 
UNIVERSITY. 
AMERICANS MIGHT 
TAKE A LITTLE 
LONGER TO GO ON 
THAT DREAM 
VACATION. 
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
TROPICAL STORM 
ISIAIS IS 
GROWING 
STRONGER. 
THE STORM MOVING 
UP THE ATLANTIC 
COAST AFTER 
BATTERING 
FLORIDA WITH 
HEAVY RAIN AND 
STRONG WINDS. 
THE CAROLINAS 
NOW BRACING FOR 
A POTENTIAL 
DIRECT HIT. 
NORTH CAROLINA 
DECLARING A 
STATE OF 
EMERGENCY, 
MANDATING 
EVACUATIONS ON 
THE OUTER BANKS. 
AND ADDING EXTRA 
PANDEMIC SAFETY 
MEASURES FOR THE 
INCOMING 
EVACUEES. 
>> SHELTERS WILL 
BE SCREENING 
PEOPLE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS 
SYMPTOMS. 
>> OFFICIALS OF 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
AND GEORGIA ALSO 
WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO 
PREPARE. 
THIS COMES AFTER 
THE OUTER EDGES 
OF THE POWERFUL 
STORM DRENCHED 
SOUTH FLORIDA. 
STRONG SURF AND 
RIP CURRENTS 
CLOSING BEACHES 
WITH THOUSANDS 
ALONG THE 
COASTLINE LOSING 
POWER. 
THE STORM'S PATH 
RUNNING OFF THE 
EAST COAST 
SPARED THE STATE 
FROM THE WORST. 
ALL WHILE THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC 
CONTINUES TO 
RAVAGE FLORIDA, 
WHICH CURRENTLY 
HAS MORE THAN 
480,000 CASES. 
>> WE DEAL WITH 
HURRICANES, WE 
DEAL WITH 
STORMS. 
COVID-19 HAS 
THROWN A WHOLE 
NEW WRENCH INTO 
THAT. 
>> Reporter: THE 
VIRUS SHUTTING 
DOWN SOME 
TESTING SITES 
AND CREATING 
MORE WORK FOR 
ALREADY STRAPPED 
EMERGENCY 
OPERATION 
CENTERS. 
>> WE HAVE 
REDUCED THE 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
WE HAVE ALLOWED 
IN. 
SO MANY OF US 
ARE DOING THE 
WORK OF SEVERAL 
PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: 
PREPARING FOR 
THE WORST, 
DOCTORS AT 
HEALTH FIRST 
CAPE CANAVERAL, 
A MILE AND A 
HALF AWAY FROM 
THE ATLANTIC 
OCEAN EVACUATED 
ITS COVID-19 
PATIENTS FURTHER 
INLAND. 
>> Reporter: HOW 
COMPLICATED WAS 
THIS WITH 
CORONAVIRUS? 
>> IT MAKES IT A 
LOT MORE 
COMPLICATED. 
YOU HAVE TO TAKE 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING INTO 
ACCOUNT. 
>> Reporter: 
BEFORE SWINGING 
TOWARD FLORIDA, 
ISIAIS PUMMELED 
THE BAHAMAS AS A 
CATEGORY 1 
HURRICANE. 
PUERTO RICO AND 
THE DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC ALSO 
HIT HARD. 
A POWERFUL 
STORM, CREATING 
MISERY AND THIS 
MORNING, STILL 
ON THE MOVE. 
>> WHEN ISIAIS 
MAKES LANDFALL, 
IT IS EXPECTED 
TO HAVE A FIVE 
FOOT STORM 
SURGE. 
THAT IS AN 
IMPORTANT 
WARNING. 
BECAUSE MORE 
PEOPLE DROWN IN 
HURRICANES THAN 
DIE ANY OTHER 
WAY. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
THANK YOU. 
NOW WE HAVE 
DYLAN WHO HAS 
THE VERY LATEST 
ON WHATEVER IT 
IS DOING WHERE 
IT IS GOING AND 
THE TIMING. 
>> IT IS GOING 
TO IMPACT THE 
ENTIRE EAST 
COAST. 
WE HAVE TROPICAL 
WEATHER ALERTS 
FROM FLORIDA ALL 
THE WAY UP TO 
MAINE. 
AND IT IS RIGHT 
IN THAT AREA 
BETWEEN NORTH 
CAROLINA AND 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
WHERE WE HAVE 
OUR HURRICANE 
WARNINGS. 
THE STORM ITSELF 
IS STILL A 
TROPICAL STORM. 
WINDS ARE AT 70 
MILES PER HOUR. 
AS IT MOVES TO 
THE NORTH AT 
NINE MILES PER 
HOUR, THE WATER 
IS WARM. 
THAT WILL ALLOW 
IT TO STRENGTHEN 
MOST LIKELY TO A 
CATEGORY ONE 
HURRICANE GOING 
INTO THIS 
AFTERNOON. 
IT WILL LIKELY 
A
TROPICAL STORM, BUT YOU CAN S
 
IT CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY UP 
THE I-95 CORRIDOR BRINGING LOTS 
OF RAIN, GUSTY WINDS.
WE ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE 
STORM SURGE UP TO ABOUT 3 TO 5 
FEET IN SOME AREAS.
ON TOP
FEET IN SOME
AREAS.
WE COULD SEE UP
TO 5 TO 8 INCHES
OF RAINFALL.
THAT COULD CREATE
RIVER FLOODING
AS WELL.T
THAT COULD
COMBINE WITH
FLASH
FLOODING
POTENTIAL WITH
HEAVIER
RAIN.
WE WILL SEE THELOWI
IMPACT ALL THE
WAY UNTIL
WEDNESDAY FROM
FLORIDA
INTO NEW  ENGLAND.
>>> AS
CORONAVIRUS CASES
SURGE
AROUND THE GLOBE,
AMERICA HAS
ENTERED A NEW
PHASE OF THE
PANDEMIC, SAYS
THE CORONAVIRUS
TASK FORCE
COORDINATOR.
>> ALL OF OUR
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
SOCIAL DISTANCING
AND DECREASING 
GATHERINGS TO
UNDER TEN, AS I
TRAVELLED AROUND
THE COUNTRY, I
SAW ALL OF
AMERICA MOVING.
WHAT WE ARE
SEEING IS
DIFFERENT
THAN MARCH OR
APRIL.
IT IS WIDESPREAD.
>> Reporter: DR.
BIRX URGED SOME
TO HAVE EXTREME
CAUTION.
>> IF YOU ARE IN
A
MULTIGENERATIONAL
HOUSEHOLD, YOU
NEEDNG TO CONSIDER
WEARING A MASK
AT HOME.
>> Reporter:
LOUISIANA IS
EXPERIENCING A
SECOND SPIKE IN
CASES.
ALL 6 HAD
PARISHES ARE
CONSIDERED HOT
SPOTS.
IN CALIFORNIA,
WHERE COVID-19TH
HAS CLAIMED MORE
THAN 9300
LIVES, OUTRAGE
AFTER THIS
PRIVATE EVENT AT
A HOLLYWOOD BAR
HELD TO HONOR
FIRST RESPONDERS.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE
SEEN WITHOUT
MASKS OR SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
THE OWNERS TOLD
NBC NEWS THAT A
NUMBER OF GUESTS
DID NOT COMPLY
ARE HEALTH AND
SAFETY
GUIDELINES,
ADDING, THEY DO
NOT
CONDONE THIS
BEHAVIOR.
THIS AS A FRESNO
COUNTY TEENAGER
BECAME THE
STATE'S FIRST
CHILD
TO DIE OF THE
VIRUS.
>> THIS IS NOT
SPARING EVEN THE
YOUNGEST MEMBERS
OF THE
COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: ON
THE FRONT LINES,
FRUSTRATED
DOCTORS ARE
RUNNING
OUT OF PATIENTS.
>> I -- YOU NOT.
IT IS TIME TO
BECOME SERIOUS
ABOUT THIS
COVID-19.
>> Reporter: EVEN
AMONG THOSE
WHO RECOVER FROM
COVID-19,
DOCTORS WARN OF
SERIOUS>>
COMPLICATIONS.
>> I WAS THIS
JOINT PAIN,
HEADACHE, BRAIN
FOG.
>> Reporter:
AFTER RECOVERING
FROM THE VIRUS,
JANICKA HARRIS,
AN ATHLETIC YOUNGIK
MOTHER, SAYS
HER QUALITY OF
LIFE IS NOTHING
LIKE ITOU USED TO
BE.
>> YOU CANAS HAVE A
MILD CASE AND
GET REALLY SICK
AND YOUR LIFE
WILL BE CHANGED.
YOU DON'T KNOW IF
YOU WILL EVER
GET IT BACK.
>> IN NEW YORK, A
POPULAR RIVER
BOAT, THE LIBERTY
BELL WAS CITED
OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE OPERATORS
HELD A LARGE
PRIVATE PARTY
THAT VIOLATED
SOCIAL DISTANCING
GUIDELINES.
OFFICIALS FEAR
THE VIRUS COULD
MAKE A COMEBACK
AFTER EVENTS
LIKE THIS ONE.
>>> THINGS WILL
BE A LITTLE
DIFFERENT.
>> THIS NORTH
GEORGIA SUMMER
CAMP IS
DEMONSTRATINGFE
SAFETY
MEASURES AS STAFF
PREPARE TO
WELCOME YOUNG
CAMPERS.
>> PARENTS, WE
APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT YOU
TRUST US.
>> Reporter:
ACCORDING TO A
NEW
CDC REPORT, THE
CAMP IS THE
SOURCE OF ONE OF
THE BIGGEST
COVID-19
OUTBREAKS AMONG
CHILDREN.
OF THE 600
CAMPERS AND STAFF
THERE, 260 TESTED
POSITIVE, THE
VAST MAJORITY
CHILDREN.
>> THIS EXAMPLE
AND THIS DATA
SAYS CHILDREN ARE
VERY
VULNERABLE TO
INFECTION.
WHAT HAPPENED TOIN
GEORGIA IS A
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
THAT SHOULD
ALARM ANY SCHOOL
TEACHER OR
PRINCIPAL.
>> Reporter: THE
REPORT NOTES
THAT TRANSMISSION
COULD HAVE
HAPPENED BEFORE
OR AFTER
ATTENDING CAMP.
ALL ATTENDEES
HAVE TO SHOW A
NEGATIVE COVID-19
TEST WITHIN 12
DAYS OF ARRIVAL.
BUT THE CAMP
FAILED TO FOLLOW
TWO
RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE CDC,
MANDATING MASKS
FOR EVERYONE AND
OPENING WINDOWS
FOR VENTILATION.
ONLY STAFF WERE
REQUIRED TO WEAR
MASKS.
THESE TWO
CHILDREN ATTENDED
A
DAY CAMP AND
TESTED NEGATIVE.
>> I  THINK THE Y
DID A
TREMENDOUS JOB.
IT IS A VIRUS AND
WE CAN'T
PREVENT THIS.
>> Reporter: IN A
STATEMENT, THE
YMCA OF ATLANTA
SAID THEY REGRET
THE DECISION TO
OPEN ADDING THEY
MADE EVERY EFFORT
TO ADHERE TO
THE GUIDELINES OF
THE CDC.
ALL AS SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WRESTLE
WITH THE DECISION
TO REOPEN AMID
THIS CAUTION FROM
DR. DEBORAHAM
BIRX.
>> IF YOU HAVE
HIGH CASE LOAD
AND ACTIVE
COMMUNITY SPREAD,
JUSTH LIKE WE ARE
ASKING PEOPLE
NOT TO GO TO
BARS, NOT TO HAVE
HOUSEHOLD
PARTIES, NOT TO
CREATE
LARGE SPREADING
EVENTS, WE ARE
ASKING PEOPLE TO
DISTANCE LEARN
AT THIS MOMENT.
>> Reporter: BUT
IN COBB COUNTY
GEORGIA, WITH
SCHOOLS SET TO
RESUME ONLINE OM,
PARENTS ARE
DEMANDING IN
PERSON OPTIONS.
>> THE DAMAGE
DONE BY TAKING
STUDENTS OUT OF
FACE TO FACE
SCHOOL IS MUCH
GREATERTH THAN THE
RISK OF THE VIRUS
IN OUR
ESTIMATION.
>> Reporter: BACK
TO THOSE
SUMMER CAMPS, THE
YMCA OF THE
USA SAYS MANY
OVERNIGHT CAMPS
CHOSE NOT TO
REOPEN.
OF THE FEW THAT
DID, THEY ARE
NOT AWARE OF ANY
COVID-19
OUTBREAKS.
MANY COLLEGES ARE
TAKING STEPS
TO WELCOME
STUDENTS BACK,
EVERYTHING FROM
BANNING ON
CAMPUS PARTIES TO
BANNING GUESTS
IN DORM ROOMS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF
KENTUCKY IS
STARTING TESTING
FOR STUDENTS
TWO WEEKS BEFORE
CLASSES ARE SET
TO BEGIN.
>>> THIS MORNING,
30 MILLION
AMERICANS HARD
HIT BY THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF THE
CORONAVIRUS
CRISIS NOW LEFT
IN
THE DARK.
THE $600 BOOST IN
THEIR WEEKLY
UNEMPLOYMENT
CHECK EXPIRED
ALONGAL
WITH EVICTION
PROTECTION FOR
MANY RENTERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE
AND
CONGRESSIONAL
DEMOCRATS ARE
STILL ATND ODDS
OVER A NEWRE
CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF PACKAGE
WHICH
WOULD RESTORE
THAT DESPERATELY
NEEDED LIFE LINE.
>> IT WAS THE
BEST DISCUSSIONS
WE HAVE HAD SO
FAR.
I WOULD CALL IT
PROGRESS, BUT A
WAYS TO GO.
>> WE ARE STILL A
LONG WAYS
APART.
I DON'T WANT TO
SUGGEST THAT A
DEAL IS IMMINENT
BECAUSE IT IS
NOT.
>> STILL AT
ISSUE, HOW MUCH
MONEY DEMOCRATS
WANTING THE
AMOUNT TO REMAIN
AT $600 A WEEK
ON TOP OF STATE
UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS.
REPUBLICANSUT
OFFERING A
SHORT-TERM
SOLUTION OF $200
WHILE THEY WORK
OUT CHECK
AMOUNTS BASED ON
A PERSON'S
SALARY.
>> WE NEED TO
COME UP WITH AN
AGREEMENT TO
EXTEND THIS.
>> STRESS, WORRY,
I CAN'T EVEN
PUT IT INTON
WORDS.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN
IN THIS
POSITION AT ALL.
>> Reporter: T
32-YEAR-OLD
ELAINA
LATIN IS R A SINGLE
MOTHER LAID
OFF FROM HER JOB
AT A CAR
DEALERSHIP IN
MAY.
SHE WAS JUST
SERVED AN
EVICTION
NOTICE AT HER
TEXAS T HOME.
SHE HAS APPLIED
TO OVER 100 JOBS
BUT NOTHING HAS
PANNED OUT.
>> I TRY TO STAY
POSITIVE.
>> Reporter:
WHILEr: LAWMAKERS
ARE
BACK AT IT TODAY.
>> ITFA IS STRIKING
HOW FAR APART
WE ARE.
>>FER WE ARE A LONG
WAYS AWAY.
>> Reporter:
AMERICANS ARE
URGING THEM TO
ACT QUICKLY.
>>T PUT YOURSELF
IN THE OUR
SHOES.
>> Reporter: THE
NEGOTIATIONS
ARE SET TO
CONTINUE THIS
MORNING
BUT BOTH SIDESRN
SAY THEY ARE NOT
CLOSE TO A DEAL.
PRESIDENT TRUMP
PROMISED LAST
MONTH WHAT HE
CALLED A FULL AND
COMPLETE
HEALTHCARE PLAN
WITHIN
TWO WEEKS TO
REPLACE THE
AFFORDABLE CARE
ACT WHICH THE
ADMINISTRATION AS
TRIED FOR
YEARS TO
DISMANTLE.
THE TWO WEEK
WINDOW EXPIRED
YESTERDAY.
THERE IS NO ECHDZ
THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION
HAS CREATED A
REPLACEMENT PLAN
FOR THE
AFFORDABLE CARE
ACT.
>>> THIS MORNING,
AMERICA'SFA
PASTTIME FIGHTING
TO STAY ON THE
FIELD IN THE FACE
OF COVID-19.
MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL ALREADY
POSTPONING AT
LEAST 17 GAMES.
>> THEY ARE GOING
TO HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT, WHAT
IS THE
THRESHOLD FOR A
GAME TO BE
CANCELED.
IS IT ONE
POSITIVE TEST,
TWO,
THREE?
>> TWO FRANCHISES
ARE TRYING TO
CONTAIN THE
OUTBREAK.
THE MIAMI MARLINS
HAVE NOT
PLAYED IN
 A OVER A
WEEK AFTER 18
PLAYERS AND TWO
COACHES TESTED
POSITIVE.
THE ST. LOUIS
CARDINALS' ENTIRE
WEEKEND SERIES
WAS CLOSED AFTER
MULTIPLE
CONFIRMED CASES
IN THE
CLUBHOUSE.
MLB COMMISSIONER
ROB MANFRED
SAYING IF
EVERYONE
CONTINUES TO
DO WHAT THEY ARE
SUPPOSED TO, WE
CAN HAVE AN
INCREDIBLE
SEASON,HI
ADDING, I DON'T
THINK IT IS
REALISTIC TO
THINK WE WILL NOT
HAVE MORE
POSITIVE TESTS.
AS CASES SPREAD,
MORE PLAYERS
ARE PULLING BACK.
THE NEW YORK METS
ANNOUNCING
YOENIS CESPEDES
WILL NOT PLAY
THE REST OF THE
SEASON CITING
COVID-19
CONCERNS.
BOSTON RED SOX
PITCHER EDUARDO
RAED GEZ IS
OPTING OUT
BECAUSE
OF A HEART ISSUE.
>> WE ARE
CONFIDENT THAT HE
WILL
MADE A RECOVERY.
>> THOSE TWO
PLAYERS JOINING
THE
BREWERS LORENZY
CANE AND MARLINS
DIAZ WHO ALSO
OPTED OUT OF THE
2020 SEASON.
>> THEY ARE NOT
QUARANTINED.
THEY ARE STAYING
IN HOTELS.
THEY ARE ON
AIRPLANES AND
THEN
PLAYING GAMES.
WHAT YOU ARE
SEEING IS
BASEBALL
TRYING TO ADJUST
ON THE FLY.
>> UNCERTAINTY ON
AND OFF THE
DIAMOND PUTTING
PROFESSIONAL
BASEBALL AND ITS
PROTOCOLS UNDER
A NEW MICROSCOPE.
>> IT FEELSCOM LIKE
BASEBALL IS ON
THE BRINK.
>> ONCE A T PLAYER
TESTS POSITIVE,
WHAT'S THE
PROCESS FOR
GETTING
BACK ON THE
FIELD?
HOW DOES THAT
WORK?
>> VERY SPECIFIC
PROTOCOL, THE
PLAYER HAS H TO BE
QUARANTINED FOR
TWO WEEKS,
DEMONSTRATE THAT
HE
IS SYMPTOM FREE
WITH TWO
NEGATIVE TESTS.
CARDINALS ARE
WAITING ON MORE
TEST RESULTS
TODAY.
>>> NAVAJO NATURE
IS RICH IN
PHYSICAL BEAUTY,
A VAST EXPANSE
THE SIZE OF WEST
VIRGINIA WHERE
THE NAVAJO PEOPLE
HAVE LIVED FOR
CENTURIES.
THIS MAN IS A
MEDICINE MAN.
HE THINKS HE IS
SOMEWHERE IN HIS
90s.
HIS CHILDREN AND
THEIR CHILDREN
ARE WORKING HARD
TO LEARN FROM
HIM AND KEEP HIM
SAFE.
MY FATHER IS ONE
OF THE MOST
REVERED MEDICINE
PEOPLE.
I WANT TO ENSURE
THAT HE WILL BE
HERE WHEN WE COME
TO THE OTHER
END, TREATING THE
PTSD THAT
PEOPLE WILL HAVE
FROM COVID-19.
>> HE IS SHOWING
HIS
GRANDCHILDREN
WHAT NATURE
PROVIDES FORIO
TRADITIONAL
HEALING.
AND HEALING IS
MUCH NEEDED.
NAVAJO NATION HAS
BEEN BATTLED
BY THE
CORONAVIRUS WITH
A PER
CAPITA DEATH RATE
HIGHER THAN
ANY U.S. STATE
DRIVEN BY LONG
STANDING
PROBLEMS, AN
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
ROUGHLY THREE
TIMES HIGHER THAN
THE U.S.
AVERAGE,
STAGGERING HEALTH
DISPARITIES.
IN THE RICHEST
COUNTRY ON EARTH,
30% OF THE HOMES
HAVE NO RUNNING
WATER.
IT IS A TOXIC
BREW OF BROKEN
PROMISES.
>> MY FATHER IS
USED TO BE WITH
THOSE WHO DIDN'T
WANT HIM.
THERE WERE SIGNS
THAT SAID NO
INDIANS OR DOGS
ALLOWED.
>> EVERYTHING
THAT PEOPLE READAB
ABOUT IN OUR
HISTORY BOOKS,
OH,
THAT IS SO SAD
THAT HAPPENED TO
THE INDIANS, THAT
NEVER ENDED.
IT IS STILL HERE.
>> NATIVE
AMERICANS HAVE
THE
HIGHEST RATES OF
HOSPITALIZATION
FROM COVIDPI OF ANY
RACIAL GROUP
IN THE UNITED
STATES.
>>OU DR. LAURA
HENNA SPECIALIZES
IN INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
SHE SAYS THE.
LONGSTANDING
PREVALENCE OF
HEART AND LUNG
DISEASE HELP
DRIVE THE HIGH
HOSPITALIZATION
RATE.
>> THIS
 A ISN'T A
MATTER OF RACE
BUT INSTITUTIONAL
RACISM THAT
HAS MADE PEOPLE
AT HIGHER
SUSCEPTIBILITY
FOR DISEASES AND
KEPT THEM THERE
FOR MANY R YEARS.
>> THIS IS NOT A
QUESTION OF
RACE BUT OF
RACISM
ESSENTIALLY.
>> WITH THAT
COMES HIGHER RISK
FOR MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES.
>> PEOPLE WHO
WERE ALREADY
SHAKY, COVID-19
CAN NOT HAVE
HELPED THE
SITUATION.
>> NO, NOT AT
ALL.
NATIVE AMERICANS
HAVE THE
HIGHEST RATES OF
SUICIDE.
IT'S ONE OF THE
LEADING CAUSES
OF DEATH FOR
INDIVIDUALS 24
AND
UNDER.
>> ANOTHER
CHALLENGE HAS
BEEN
SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
>> I WAS TOLD
THAT SOME PEOPLE
WERE TAKING HAND
SANITIZER,
MIXING IT WITH
WATER AND
DRINKING IT?
>> YES.
IT IS CALLED
OCEAN WATER ON
THE
NAVAJO
RESERVATION.
SOME HAVE PASSED
AWAY FROM
DRINKING THAT.
IF YOU ARE NOT
ABLE TO AFFORD TO
BUY ALCOHOL,
THERE IS HAND
SANITIZER
AVAILABLE FORDS $3
A
BOTTLE.
ITR GOES HAND IN
HAND WITH
POVERTY.
SO FAR THE NAVAJO
NATION HAS
MANAGED TO
FLATTEN THEIR
CURVE
BUT THEY ARE
WORRIED ABOUT
SURROUNDING
STATES.
WE ASKED THE
PRESIDENT OF THE
NAVAJO NATION
ABOUT THEIT $714
MILLION THAT
CONGRESS RECENTLY
PROVIDED.
>> THAT'S A BIG
NUMBER.
IS IT ENOUGH?
>> THERE ARE A
LOT OF NEEDS AND
$714 MILLION IS A
SMALL AMOUNT.
DON'T GET ME
WRONG, WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR THE
AID.
>> HE IS
PROPOSING OVER
--.
>> IF WE CAN GET
RUNNING WATER
TO OUR CITIZENS
IT WILL HELP
PUSH COVID-19 OFF
THE NATION AND
ANY FUTURE VIRUS.
>> PRESIDENT NEZ
SAYS THESE
PROJECTS HAVE
BEEN HAMPERED BY
FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SAYS
THEY
HAVE TOOR SPEND THE
MONEY BY
DECEMBER 30th OR
GIVE IT BACK.
>> DO YOU THINK
THE U.S. FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS
THE BEST INTEREST
OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE AT  HEART?
>> WELL, THE
RECORD NOW SHOWS
NO.
BUT I AM O HOPEFUL
OF COURSE.
I THINK WITH THE
U.S. CITIZENS
OUT THERE
REALIZING THAT
30% TO
40% OF THE NAVAJO
PEOPLE DON'T
HAVE RUNNING
WATER, THAT IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
>> WE NEED
SYSTEMS THAT
INVEST
IN OUR PEOPLE,
THAT ARE NOT BAN
DADE SOLUTIONS
BUT REALLY TRULY
INVEST IN THE
STRENGTH AND
RESILIENCE OF OUR
PEOPLE.
>> JUST DEALING JLI
WITH COVID-19
DOESN'T SOLVE THE
PROBLEM
ULTIMATELY.
>> NO.
WE HAVE TO DO
BETTER.
>> A BIG P IS
PENDING IN
CONGRESS
TO EXTEND THE
DEADLINE SO THEY
HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL TWO
YEARS TO
SPEND THE MONEY.
IN THE MEANTIME,
PRESIDENT NEZ
IS CALLINGME ON
PRESIDENT TRUMP
TO
LOOSEN SOME OF
THE FEDERAL
REGULATIONS THAT
HAVE MADE
DEVELOPMENT SO
HARD ON THE
RESERVATIONS.
WE REACHED OUT TO
THE WHITE
HOUSE AND
 THE
WHITE HOUSE TELLS
US THEY ARE
WORKING TO PUT
PEOPLE OVER
PAPERWORK AND TO
IMPROVE
INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO WE SHALL SEE.
>>> THIS B MORNING,
BEACH GOERS UP
AND DOWN THE EAST
COAST ARE
TAKING A CLOSER
LOOK AT WHAT'S
IN THE WATER.
>> I SAID TO MY
WIFE, I BET
THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER SIGHTING
TODAY.
ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WE HEARD THE
LIFEGUARDS BLOW
THE WHISTLE.
EVERYONE CAME OUT
OF THE WATER.
>> ON NEW YORK'S
LOPG ISLAND,
SWIMMING IS
RESTRICTED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE
FOLLOWING THREE
SHARK SIGHTINGS
OFF THE COAST
THIS WEEKEND.
>> MY DAUGHTER
WAS CONCERNED TO
GO IN BUT I TOLD
HER IT WAS
OKAY.
>> Reporter:UA IN
MAINE, OFFICIALS
ARE CONFIRMING A
GREAT WHITE
SIGHTING NEAR
BAILEY ISLAND,
THENG
SAME SIGHTING OFLE
A FATAL SHARK
ATTACK LAST WEEK.
IN ALABAMA, A
TEENAGER WAS
HOSPITALIZED
AFTER SUFFERING A
SHARK BITE WHILE
SWIMMING IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO
OFF OF ORANGE
BEACH.
>> I NEVER
THOUGHT IT WOULD
HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: IN-Y
FLORIDA,
EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS
TREATED
22-YEAR-OLD MEGAN
COFFEE WHO WAS
HANGING OFF HER
SURF BOARD AT
SMYRNA BEACH WHEN
A SHARK CAME
UNDERNEATH HER.
>> IT BIT MY FOOT
AND STARTED
SHAKING AND THEN
LET GO.
WHAT WENT THROUGH
MY MIND WAS,
THIS IS AN
AGGRESSIVE FISH
AND
THIS COULD BE A>>
SHARK.
>> Reporter:
COFFEE GOT BACK
ON
HER BOARD AND
PADDLED BACK TO
SHORE.
EVERYONE RUSHED
TO HER SIDE.
>> THEY  WRAPPED
MY FOOT TO STOP
THE BLEEDING.
>> Reporter: IT
IS THE FOURTH
SHARK ATTACK THIS
YEAR IN THE
COUNTY.
LUCKILY, COFFEE
ONLY NEEDED
STITCHES AND SHE
SAYS SHE WILL
GO BACK IN THE
WATER.
>> I HAVE SEEN
SHARKS BEFORE.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT TO DO WHEN
YOU SEE THEM.
>> Reporter: SOME
EXPERTS SAY
THAT WARMER WATER
IS THE REASON
FOR MORE SHARK
SIGHTINGS THIS
YEAR.
OTHERS SAY IT IS
BECAUSE OF MORE
SEALS IN THE
WATER.
>>> IN A
STATEMENT
OVERNIGHT,
MICROSOFT SAYING
THEY HAVE
SPOKEN DIRECTLY
WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMP THIS
WEEKEND ABOUTBO
PURCHASING
TIKTOK, SAYING
THEY
ARE COMMITTED TO
ACQUIRING
TIKTOK SUBJECT TO
A COMPLETE
SECURITY REVIEW.
LAST WEEK, THE
PRESIDENT
THREATENED TO
BLOCK THE POPULAR
APP CITING
NATIONAL SECURITY
CONCERNS, SAYING,
AS FAR AS
TIKTOK IS
CONCERNED, WE AREIN
BANNING THEM FROM
THE UNITED
STATES, PROMPTING
EMOTIONALAP M
REACTION FROM
SOME OF THE
MILLIONS OF U.S.
USERS.
SOME MADE DIRECT
APPEALS TO THE
WHITE HOUSE.
OVERHI THE WEEKEND,
TIKTOK
DEFENDING THEIR
PLATFORM.
>> TIKTOK IS A
HOME FOR CREATORS
AND ARTISTS TO
EXPRESS
THEMSELVES.
>> Reporter:
TIKTOK'S
OWNERSHIP
BY A CHINESE
PARENT COMPANY
SUBJECT TO LAWS
OF THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT CAUSES T
CONCERN FROM
THE U.S. ARMY,
NAVY, DNR, RNC
AND BIDEN
CAMPAIGN, ALL
BANNING
TIKTOK FROM THEIR
PHONES.
TIKTOK MAINTAINS
THEY HAVE NEVER
PROVIDED
INFORMATION TO
THE
CHINESE
GOVERNMENT.
MICROSOFT ADDS
THEY WOULD ENSURE
ALL DATA U.S.
USERS REMAINS IN
THE UNITED
STATES.
MEANWHILE, TIKTOK
RIVALS ARE
TURNING ON THE
HEAT.
SOME OF THE
BIGGEST ONES ARE
HYPING AND
INVESTIGATING AND
THE
APP TRILLER.
>> WE SAW
CONCERNS WITH
TIKTOK
SO WETO TRIED TO
FIND A SAFER
PLACE FOR
OURSELVES AND
OTHER
CREATORS.
>> Reporter:THNG
TRILLER IS NOW
NUMBER ONE ON THE
APP STORE WITH
35 MILLION
DOWNLOADS.
BITE RANKS NUMBER
TWO AND
INSTAGRAM OWNED
BY FACEBOOK IS
SET TO INTRODUCE
ITS OWN VIDEO
APP THIS WEEK.
THE CONTROVERSY
IN THE
COMPETITION IS A
GLIMPSE AT THE
ENORMOUS REACHES
OF TIKTOK.
ONE THING THAT
WAS DISCUSSED IS
THAT TIKTOK'S
LARGEST USER BASE
COMES FROM
FLORIDA AND
TEXAS,
STATES THAT THE
TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION
WILL BE
SUPPORTINGIO
HEAVILY AS THE
ELECTION DRAWS
NEAR.
>> YOU MENTIONED
HOW WIDELY USED
TIKTOK IS.
IT IS VERY
POPULAR.
WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN?
WHAT WOULD A
POTENTIAL BAN
LOOK
LIKE?
>> Reporter: HERE
IN THEER U.S.,
THE THREAT ALONE
HAS HAD A HUGE
IMPACT.
ADVERTISERS HAVE
BEEN HITTING
PAUSE ON
CAMPAIGNS WORTH
MILLIONS.
TIKTOK HAS BECOMERTY
A HUGE PART OF
THE MUSIC
INDUSTRY,
CHANGING HOW
SONGS ARE MADE.
IF TIKTOK IS
BANNED, THERE IS
NO
GOING BACK TO THE
WAY THINGS
WERE BEFORE.
EXPERTS THINK THE
THING TO WATCH
IS WHO IS GOING
TO TAKE TIKTOK'S
PLACE.
>>> SPLASH DOWN
IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO.
FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN 45 YEARS,
AN AMERICAN
ASTRONAUT MAKING
A
WATER LANDING.
THE CAPSULE
SUCCESSFULLY
RETURNED TO EARTH
AFTER 64 DAYS.
THE MISSION BEGAN
ON MAY 30th,
TAKING OFF FROM
THE KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER.
THE FIRST CREW
LAUNCHEDAC FROM
AMERICAN SOIL IN
NEARLY A
DECADE.
>> STAND BY FOR
RETRACTION AND
DOCKING.
>> Reporter: THE
ASTRONAUTS
SPENT TWO MONTHS
AT THE
INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION FOR
EXPERIMENTS AND
ESSENTIAL
REPAIRS.
>> DOES IT FEEL
LIKE AMERICA ISOEE
BACK IN THE SPACE
GAME?
>> IT FEELS LIKE
WE ARE BACK.
IT FEELS LIKE THE
RICH HISTORY
WE WERE APART OF
WITH THE
SHUTTLE PROGRAM.
WE ARE EXCITED TO
BRING IT BACK
HOME AGAIN.
>> Reporter: THE
RETURN JOURNEY
WAS NEARLY 19
HOURS BEFORE
REENTERING THE
EARTH'S
ATMOSPHERE IN A
FIRE BALL.
TEMPERATURES UP
TO 3500 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
FINALLY BREAKING
THROUGH ON
SUNDAY.
PARACHUTES
DEPLOYED FOR A
WATER
AT
LANDING OFF OF
THE COAST OF
PENSACOLA.
>> THIS DAY
HERALDS A NEW AGE
OF
SPACE
EXPLORATION.
>> THERE ISOR
SOMETHING SPECIAL
ABOUT HAVING THE
CAPABILITY TO
LAUNCH AND BRING
YOUR OWN
ASTRONAUTS HOME.
>> Reporter: NASA
AND SPACE X
ARE HOPING TO
MAKE HISTORY
AGAIN.
>> WE ARE GOING
ONTO THE MOON
AND ONTO MARS.
THISOO IS ABILITY
MOMENTUM.
IT STARTS TODAY.
ITIT FINISHED WHEN
WE PUT AN
AMERICAN FLAG ON
MARS.
>> Reporter: A
LITTLE
COMPLICATION
YESTERDAY, AS
THEY
DESCENDED DOWN TO
PENSACOLA,
RECREATIONAL
BOATERS RUSHED.
>>> IT CAN'T BE.
HERE'S THE DEAL.
I DON'T MIND
WHETHER IT IS
MICROSOFT OR
SOMEBODY ELSE, A
BIG COMPANY, A
SECURE COMPANY,
VERY AMERICAN
COMPANY BUY IT.
IT IS PROBABLY
EASIER TO BUY THE
WHOLE THING THAN
30%.
HOW DO YOU DO
30%?
WHO WILL GET THE
NAME?
THE NAME IS HOT.
THE BRAND IS HOT.
HOW DO YOU DOTHAT
IF IT IS OWNED
BY TWO COMPANIES?
SO MY PERSONAL
OPINION WAS IT
WOULD BE BETTER
OFF BUYING THE
WHOLE THING
RATHER THAN 30%
OF
IT.
I THINK BUYING
30% IS
COMPLICATED.
I SUGGESTED THAT
HE CAN GO
AHEAD.
HE CAN TRY.
WE SET A DATE --
I SET A DATE OF
AROUND SEPTEMBER
15th AT WHICH
TIME IT WILL BE
OUT OF BUSINESS
IN THE UNITED
STATES.
BUT IF SOMEBODY,
WHETHER IT IS
MICROSOFT OR
SOMEBODY ELSE
BUYS
IT, THAT WILL BE
INTERESTING.
I DID SAY IF YOU
BUY IT,
WHATEVER THE
PRICE IS, THAT
GOES
TO WHOEVER OWNS
IT BECAUSE I
GUESS IT IS
CHINA,
ESSENTIALLY
BUT MORE THAN
ANYTHING ELSE, I
SAID A
SUBSTANTIAL
PROPORTION OF
THAT PRICE WILL
HAVE TO COME
INTO THE TREASURY
OF THE UNITED
STATES BECAUSE WE
ARE MAKING IT
POSSIBLE FOR THE
DEAL TO HAPPEN.
RIGHT NOW, THEY
DON'T HAVE ANY
RIGHTS UNLESS WE
GIVE IT TO
THEM.
IF WE ARE GOING
TO GIVE THEM THE
RIGHTS, IT HAS TO
COME INTO THE
COUNTRY.
IT IS A LITTLE
BIT LIKE A
LANDLORD TENET.
WITHOUT A LEASE,
THE TENET HAS
NOTHING.
SO THEY PAY WHAT
IS CALLED KEY
MONEY OR
SOMETHING.
THE UNITED STATES
SHOULD BE
REIMBURSED OR
PAID IN A
SUBSTANTIAL
AMOUNT OF MONEY.
WITHOUT THE
UNITED STATES,
THEY
DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING, AT
LEAST
HAVING TO DO WITH
THE 30%.
SO I TOLD THEM
THAT.
I THINK WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE A
DEAL THAT WILL BE
MADE.
IT IS A GREAT
ASSET.
BUT IT IS NOT A
GREAT ASSET IN
THE UNITED STATES
UNLESS THEY
HAVE THE APPROVAL
OF THE UNITED
STATES.
SO IT WILL CLOSE
ON SEPTEMBER
15th UNLESS
MICROSOFT OR
SOMEBODY ELSE IS
ABLE TO BUY IT
AND WORK OUT A
DEAL THAT -- AN
APPROPRIATE DEAL
SO THAT THE
TREASURY I GUESS
YOU WOULD SAY
OF THE UNITED
STATES GETS A LOT
OF MONEY.
>> CAN YOU
EXPLAIN WHY SO
MANY
OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH EXPERT ON
THE CORONAVIRUS
TASK FORCE ON
THE SPREAD OF THE
VIRUS ON THE
EFFICACY OF
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE?
WHY ARE SO MANY
OF THE PEOPLE ON
THE TASK FORCE
CONTRADICTING?
>> I THINK WE ARE
DOING A GREAT
JOB ON VACCINES
AND
THERAPEUTICS.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT
A MAP, THIS IS
A MAP OF THE -- I
LITTLE BIT, THE
RED IS THE AREA
OF CONCERN.
THIS IS A RECENT
MAP OF THE
COUNTRY.
THERE ARE A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN A
LOT OF AREAS THAT
HAVE GOTTEN
BETTER FAST.
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
HAS
TREMENDOUS
SUPPORT BUT
POLITICALLY IT IS
TOXIC BECAUSE
I SUPPORTED IT.
IF I WOULD HAVE
SAID DO NOT USE
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES,
THEY WOULD HAVE
COME OUT AND SAID
IT WAS A GREAT
THING.
MANY DOCTORS HAVE
COME OUT
STRONGLY IN FAVOR
OF IT.
IT IS A GREAT
MALARIA DRUG.
LET ME FINISH MY
ANSWER.
FOR MANY YEARS, I
GUESS 60 YEARS
IT HAS BEEN A
VERY SUCCESSFUL
MALARIA DRUG AND
A DRUG FOR
LUPUS.
IT CAUSED NO
TROUBLE,
VIRTUALLY,
NOTHING IN TERMS
OF PEOPLE
GETTING SICK OR
HAVING PROBLEMS
WITH ANYTHING.
YOU ADD THE ZINC
AND THE Z PACK
AS THEY CALL IT,
AND IT'S VERY
-- I TOOK IT
MYSELF.
THE REASON I TOOK
IT FOR TWO
WEEKS, I HAD NO
PROBLEM, NO
PROBLEM
WHATSOEVER, AND
IMPORTANTLY, I
DIDN'T TEST
POSITIVE.
THAT'S VERY NICE.
I'M VERY HAPPY
ABOUT THAT
NEGATIVE.
SO THAT'S THE
STORY.
IT IS VERY HIGHLY
THOUGHT OF.
INTERESTINGLY, A
GREAT DOCTOR
FROM YALE FEELS
STRONGLY ABOUT
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE.
THE FORD CLINIC
IN MICHIGAN CAME
OUT WITH A VERY
POWERFUL PAPER
SAYING IT IS VERY
GOOD.
IN FRANCE, THEY
CAME OUT WITH A
POSITIVE
STATEMENT.
MANY INDIVIDUAL
DOCTORS HAVE
COME OUT WITH A
POSITIVE
STATEMENT.
I WILL TELL YOU
THAT IF I WAS
SURROUNDED BY
PEOPLE, AS I WAS
AT THE TIME, THE
REASON I TOOK
IT, WE HAD PEOPLE
WHO WERE
RELATIVELY NEAR
ME THAT TESTED
POSITIVE.
I TOOK IT FOR
THAT REASON JUST
BECAUSE I HAVE
HEARD GOOD
THINGS.
>> BUT FAUCI SAYS
IT DOESN'T
WORK.
>> WELL, I DON'T
AGREE WITH
FAUCI.
I LIKE HIM AND I
GET ALONG WITH
HIM GREAT BUT HE
DIDN'T WANT TO
BAN PEOPLE FROM
CHINA COMING
INTO THE COUNTRY
BUT I OVER RODE
HIM AND DID THE
SAME THING.
HE SAID FACEMASKS
WERE GOOD A
WHILE BACK.
DOESN'T MEAN HE
IS A BAD PERSON.
WE DISAGREE ON
THINGS.
I WILL SAY THIS,
WE HAVE DONE A
MAJOR JOB WITH
VENTILATORS.
WE ARE SUPPLYING
THE WORLD WITH
VENTILATORS.
THEY ARE HARD TO
MAKE AND VERY
COMPLICATED
MACHINES.
VERY EXPENSIVE.
>> DO YOU HAVE SO
MANY DEATHS?
>> HOLD IT HOLD
IT.
>> SO MANY DEATHS
AROUND THE
WORLD.
>> HOLD IT, FAKE
NEWS, CNN.
WE HAVE DONE A
GREAT JOB AND I'M
NOT TALKING ABOUT
ME.
THE VICE
PRESIDENT AND
TASK
FORCE HAVE NOT
BEEN GIVEN THE
KIND OF CREDIT.
COUNTRIES ARE
EXPLODING RIGHT
NOW.
PEOPLE WHO YOU
SAID WERE DOING A
WONDERFUL JOB AND
TAKE A LOOK AT
THE COUNTRIES WHO
ARE EXPLODING.
ITALY BACK, SPAIN
BACK, FRANCE,
GERMANY.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF
COUNTRIES AND
THAT IS NOT TO
KNOCK THEM.
IT IS A VERY
DELICATE, VERY
CONTAGIOUS
DISEASE THAT WAS
RELEASED BY
CHINA.
IT SHOULD NEVER
HAVE BEEN
ALLOWED TO BE
RELEASED.
THERE WAS A
SOURCE THAT COULD
HAVE STOPPED IT
AND THEY DID
STOP IT FROM
GOING INTO CHINA
ALTHOUGH NOW,
THEY SAY CHINA IS
HAVING A LOT OF
PROBLEMS.
MOSCOW IS HAVING
TREMENDOUS
PROBLEMS.
WHAT CHINA
UNLEASHED WAS A
VERY,
VERY SAD
SITUATION.
WITH ALL OF THAT
BEING
UNDERSTOOD, THE
UNITED STATES
HAS DONE AN
AMAZING JOB.
WE HAVE VACCINES
AND WE HAVE
THERAPEUTICS
COMING.
>> WHY ARE YOU
NOT INVOLVED
DIRECTLY IN
NEGOTIATIONS?
>> THE FACT THAT
I'M NOT OVER
THERE WITH CRAZY
NANCY?
I'M TOTALLY
INVOLVED.
WE WILL DO SOME
THINGS THAT ARE
VERY GOOD.
WE DON'T THINK
THAT -- LOOK,
WHAT CHUCK
SCHUMER WANTS
MORE
THAN ANYBODY AND
I WOULD SAY
NANCY PELOSI
WOULD BE SECOND,
THEY WANT TO BAIL
OUT CITIES AND
STATES THAT HAVE
DONE A BAD JOB
OVER A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME.
NOTHING TO DO
WITH CORONAVIRUS
OR CHINA VIRUS OR
WHATEVER YOU
WANT TO CALL IT.
THEY WANT BAIL
OUT MONEY.
THEY WANT A
TRILLION DOLLARS
IN
BAILOUT MONEY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T WANT TO DO
THAT BECAUSE WE
DON'T THINK IT'S
RIGHT.
THE DEMOCRATS
HAVE RUN SOME BAD
STATES AND SOME
VERY BAD CITIES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T WANT TO
GIVE THEM A
TRILLION DOLLARS
TO
REWARD THEM FOR
DOING A BAD JOB.
I WILL NOT NAME
THE STATES BUT
YOU KNOW WHO THEY
ARE.
THEY WANT BAIL
OUT MONEY.
THEY ARE NOT
INTERESTED IN THE
PEOPLE OR
UNEMPLOYMENT,
THEY ARE
NOT INTERESTED IN
EVICTIONS
WHICH IS A BIG
DEAL.
THEY WANT TO
EVICT A LOT OF
PEOPLE BUT I'M
GOING TO STOP IT.
I WILL DO IT
MYSELF IF I HAVE
TO.
I HAVE A LOT OF
POWERS WITH
RESPECT TO
EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
WE ARE LOOKING AT
THAT
SERIOUSLY.
WHAT THE
DEMOCRATS WANT,
THEY
ARE SLOW ROLLING
IT.
ALL THEY ARE
INTERESTED IN IS
BAILOUT MONEY TO
BAILOUT RADICAL
LEFT GOVERNORS
AND RADICAL LEFT
MAYORS LIKE IN
PORTLAND AND
PLACES THAT ARE
SO BADLY RUN.
NEW YORK,
CHICAGO, YOU SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON
THERE.
BAIL OUT CITIES
AND STATES THAT
HAVE BEEN POORLY
RUN AND SPENT A
FORTUNE DOING IT.
THEY WANT A
TRILLION DOLLARS
AND
WE ARE NOT REALLY
INTERESTED IN
THAT.
OKAY, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, VERY
MUCH.
>>> YOU'RE
WATCHING NBC NEWS
NOW.
>> WE HAVE
BREAKING NEWS.
>> IF THEY GO
BACK TO THEIR
JOBS, THEY WANT
TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE
PROTECTED.
>> IT'S NEWS MADE
FOR YOUR
STREAMING WORLD,
LIVE WEEKDAYS
AT 6 A.M.
EASTERN.
>>> TROPICAL
STORM ISAIAS IS
HITTING SOUTH
FLORIDA WITH WIND
AND RAIN,
WREAKING HAVOC IN
WEST
PALM BEACH AND
KNOCKING OUT
POWER ON THE
COASTLINE, CREWS
WORKING TO
RESTORE
ELECTRICITY
TO TENS OF
THOUSANDS.
STRONG SURF AND
RIP CURRENT
CLOSING JUPITER
BEACH AND
OTHERS.
THE WORRY IS NOT
OVER.
WITH MORE THAN
487,000 CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS, HELD
OFFICIALS ARE
ANXIOUS SOME MAY
HAVE HELD
HURRICANE PARTIES
TO RIDE OUT
THE STORM.
>> I HOPE THERE
WERE NOT ANY
PARTIES BUT IF
THERE WERE, WE
WILL PAY THE
PRICE OF IT.
>> BECAUSE LIKELY
CORONAVIRUS
WOULD SPREAD IN A
ROOM WITH
PEOPLE TOGETHER.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT TRANSMITS
EASILY.
>> Reporter: CAPE
CANAVERAL
HOSPITAL
EVACUATED COVID
PATIENTS TO
ANOTHER HOSPITAL,
AN
HOUR'S DRIVE
INLAND.
>> IF THIS WAS A
TEST, YOU
PASSED?
>> WE PAST GREAT.
>> AND GOING
FORWARD NOW
BECAUSE
WE ARE STILL IN
HURRICANE
SEASON?
WE ARE MORE
PREPARED NOW THAN
FOR THE NEXT ONE.
WE WILL GET
BETTER AND
BETTER.
THAT'S THE GOAL.
>> Reporter:
STATE OFFICIALS
SAY
ISAIAS HAS TURNED
OUT TO BE A
PRACTICE RUN.
THE HURRICANE
SEASON LASTS
ANOTHER FOUR
MONTHS.
TODAY ON GRAND
BAHAMA ISLAND,
MISERY, ROADS
UNDERSTOODED.
THIS FAMILY
SHOCKED AT THE
DAMAGE.
>> IT'S VERY
HIGH.
>> Reporter: AND
IN THE
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC WHERE
TWO
DIED, RESIDENTS
ARE FACING
EXTREME FLOODING.
SOUTH AND NORTH
CAROLINA ARE NOW
PREPARING FOR A
DIRECT HIT,
MANDATORY
EVACUATIONS IN
EFFECT
FOR THE OUTER
BANK.
.
>>> AND REPLACE
THEM WITH
FOREIGN WORKERS
FROM OVERSEAS.
THEY ORDERED THE
AMERICAN
WORKERS TO TRAIN
THEIR FOREIGN
REPLACEMENT
WORKERS RUBBING
SALT
INTO WOUNDS.
WE WILL BRING IN
WORKERS.
THEY WILL BE FROM
TENNESSEE AND
SOME STATES
AROUND, ARE GOING
TO
TRAIN THEM WHAT
TO DO AND HOW TO
DO IT.
THAT DOESN'T WORK
THAT WAY.
AS WE SPEAK, WE
ARE FINALIZING
H1 NEW
REGULATIONS SO NO
AMERICAN WORKER
IS EVER REMRAFSD
AGAIN.
H1B SHOULD BE
USED FOR TOP
TALENT TO CREATE
AMERICAN JOBS
NOT AS
INEXPENSIVE LABOR
PROGRAMS THAT
DESTROY AMERICAN
JOBS.
SITTING AT THE
TABLE ARE SIX OF
THE DVA WORKERS
TO TRAIN THE
WORKERS.
I WANT YOU AND
YOUR COLLEAGUES
TO KNOW THAT MY
ADMINISTRATION
WILL NOT BE
PUTTING UP WITH
-- I
HAPPEN TO KNOW A
YOUNG WOMAN WHO
HAS BEEN VERY
ACTIVE OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS, TOGETHER
ON DISNEY AND
SOME OTHER
THINGS,
SEEMS TO BE
WORKING OUT
PRETTY
WELL.
YOU ARE DOING A
GREAT JOB AND
THANK YOU FOR IT.
I'M REMOVING THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD JAMES
THOMPSON AND
BOARD
MEMBER RICHARD
HOWALK.
IF THE TVA DOES
NOT MOVE SWIFTLY
TO REVERSE THE
DECISION, THEN
MORE BOARD
MEMBERS WILL BE
REMOVED.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMOVE THE
BOARD MEMBERS.
I DON'T MAKE THIS
DECISION.
I SAW AN AD ON
TELEVISION
TALKING ABOUT THE
AMOUNT OF
MONEY THAT THE
CHAIRMAN MAKES
AND IT IS A
RIDICULOUS ABOUT
OF
MONEY.
WE HAVE A RIGHT
TO REPLACE THE
BOARD.
THE BOARD IS THE
ONLY ONE TO HAS
THE RIGHT TO HIRE
A NEW PERSON.
FURTHER MORE, THE
BOARD MUST
IMMEDIATELY HIRE
THE NEW CEO WHO
PUTS THE INTEREST
OF AMERICAN
WORKERS FIRST.
THE CURRENT CEO
JEFF LEASH IS
RIDICULOUSLY OVER
PAID.
HE EARNS $8
MILLION A YEAR
DID
YOU KNOW THAT?
HE IS THE HIGHEST
PATE
GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL
ANYWHERE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT
YOU CALL HIM
OFFICIAL
GOVERNMENT, IT
MAY BE
PUBLIC PRIVATE.
A LONG TIME IT
WAS ESTABLISHED,
TENNESSEE VALLEY
AUTHORITY.
HE GETS $8
MILLION A YEAR.
THAT WAS JUST A
SUCCESSION OF
DEEP SWAMP,
THINGS HAPPENING.
IT'S A DISGRACE.
HE GETS $8
MILLION A YEAR
AND I
THINK OF ABOUT
ALMOST 100% OF
PEOPLE WHO WOULD
TAKE THAT JOB.
IT'S NOT A VERY
HARD JOB IF YOU
ASK ME.
NOT A LOT OF
DEBT.
NOT A LOT OF
ANYTHING.
PUBLIC SERVICE IS
JUST THAT,
THOSE WHO TAKE
THE JOB MUST BE
FOCUSED ON THE
PUBLIC GOOD, NOT
ON PERSONAL
PROFIT.
HE WOULD HAVE
TAKEN THE JOB FOR
MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
LESS BUT NOBODY
ASKED HIM TO DO
THAT.
YOU COULD HAVE
HAD HIM FOR $4
MILLION, $2
MILLION, PROBABLY
$500,000 A YEAR.
BUT THE NEW CEO
MUST BE PAID NO
MORE THAN
$500,000 A YEAR
WHICH
IS STILL A
SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT,
MORE THAN THE
PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
MAKES AND I
DONATE
MY SALARY.
FROM WHAT I HEAR,
I'M THE ONLY
PRESIDENT TO DO
THAT.
YOU WILL HAVE TO
CHECK ON THAT.
I DONATE MY FULL
SALARY.
I DON'T TAKE IT.
THE BOARD MUST
WORK TO MAKE SURE
THE BOARD DOES
NOT RECEIVE A
LAVISH
COMPENSATION
PACKAGE ON
THE DEPARTURE.
WE DON'T WANT HIM
LEAVING AND
THEN HE GETS
MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS.
WE WANT THE DBA
TO TAKE ACTION
ON THIS
IMMEDIATELY,
LOWER
ENERGY PRICES IN
THE STATES OF
GEORGIA, ALABAMA,
KENTUCKY,
MISSISSIPPI,
NORTH CAROLINA,
TENNESSEE, AND
VIRGINIA.
I LOVE ALL THOSE
STATES.
ANY ADDITIONAL
STATES YOU CAN
THINK OF?
I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S SEE.
WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT GEORGIA,
ALABAMA,
KENTUCKY,
MISSISSIPPI,
NORTH CAROLINA,
TENNESSEE,
VIRGINIA, GREAT
STATES, EVERY
ONE OF THEM.
LET THIS SERVE AS
A WARNING TO
ANY FEDERALLY
APPOINTED BOARD,
IF YOU BETRAY
AMERICAN PEOPLE,
YOU WILL HEAR TWO
SIMPLE WORDS,
YOU'RE FIRED.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
THE MAN IS
GETTING $8
MILLION.
IT IS INTERESTING
TO SEE HOW
MUCH HE MADE
BEFORE THIS.
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE HE MADE
MORE BUT I DOUBT
IT.
HE GOT THIS
POSITION, MUST
HAVE
BEEN POLITICALLY
INSPIRED
BECAUSE I THINK
THINK OF ALMOST
EVERYONE IN THE
NATION WOULD
HAVE LIKED THIS
POSITION, EVEN
MOST OF THE MEDIA
FOLKS ACROSS
THE TABLE FROM
ME, EVERYONE
WOULD HAVE LIKED
THIS POSITION.
SO WITH THAT, WE
ARE GETTING RID
OF HIM IN ONE
FORM OR ANOTHER.
WE WILL DO IT OR
THE BOARD WILL
AND HE IS GONE.
HE HAS NOT DONE A
GOOD JOB.
HE COULD HAVE
KEPT THE PLANT
OPEN IN KENTUCKY,
EVEN IF THEY
RETROFITTED THE
PLANT AND HE
DIDN'T DO THAT.
DID HE?
WE ASKED HIM TO
DO IT AND HE
DIDN'T WANT TO DO
IT AND WE SAID
THAT'S OKAY AND
HERE WE ARE
TODAY.
SO WE WILL GET
SOMEBODY FOR A
MUCH LOWER PRICE.
I WANT THE
SAVINGS, MUCH
LOWER
SALARY, I WANT
THE SAVINGS TO GO
TO THE PEOPLE OF
THESE STATES IN
THE FORM OF
ENERGY SAVINGS.
THAT'S A PRETTY
SUBSTANTIAL
NUMBER.
KEVIN CAN I ASK
YOU?
>> I APPRECIATE
THAT.
MY NAME IS KEVIN
LYNN, I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF
IMMIGRATION
REFORM
AND FOUNDER OF
U.S. CUT WORKERS.
THANK YOU FOR
PAYING ATTENTION
TO OUR ASK, MR.
PRESIDENT.
WE FOUNDED U.S.
TAX WORKERS TO
LOOK AT AND
INFORM THE PUBLIC
ON
THE GREAT HARM OF
WHAT IS BEING
DONE OF THE OFF
SHORING OF OUR
SKILLED LABOR
JOBS.
MR. PRESIDENT, I
WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR INVITING
US HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE
U.S. TAX WORKERS
IN THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY
AUTHORITY.
WE APPRECIATE
YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO LOOK AT THE
ENDANGERED JOBS
THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY AUTHORITY
WORKERS ESPECIAL
EIN A TIME OF
PANDEMIC AND AN
ELECTION YEAR
WHEN YOU HAVE
BEEN SO BUSY
SIGNING DOCUMENTS
THAT AFFECT
THE WELFARE OF
MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS, TAKING
TIME TO ENSURE
THAT THESE
HUNDREDS OF
WORKERS
UNDER YOUR
ADMINISTRATION
CAN
CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE GREAT
SERVICES TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
AS THEY HAVE
SINCE 1933.
IT SHOWS THE
PEOPLE OF
TENNESSEE
AND BEYOND THAT
YOU STAND BY
YOUR PROMISE TO
KEEP AMERICAN
JOBS WITH
AMERICANS.
THIS IS A
HISTORIC MOMENT.
I'M HOPEFUL WILL
REVERSE THE
HARM OUTSOURCING
AND OFF SHORING
HAVE DONE TO THE
NATION'S
PRODUCTIVE
PLATFORM.
IT IS MY HOPES
THAT CONGRESS
WILL JOIN YOU MR.
PRESIDENT IN
MAKING SURE OUR
WORKERS ARE MORE
SECURE IN THEIR
JOBS.
THANK YOU, MR.
PRESIDENT.
>> YOU ARE THE
ONE WHO TOOK THE
-- I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT.
I HIRED THIS GUY
FOR $8 MILLION
AND I HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH IT.
I SAID WHAT'S
THAT?
BUT YOU BROUGHT
SOMETHING
IMPORTANT UP.
WHEN I LOOKED
INTO THIS, I SAID
THIS MAN IS
MAKING $8 MILLION
A
YEAR AND YOU DID
THE MATH.
SOIA MADE ME
AWARE OF WHAT WAS
GOING ON WITH THE
TENNESSEE
VALLEY AUTHORITY
WHICH HAS BEEN
A FEEDING POT FOR
A LONG TIME.
A LOT OF DEEP
STATE, A LOT OF
SWAMP CREATURES,
OKAY.
SO THAT'S IT.
I THINK NOW YOU
REALIZE IT
WASN'T ABOUT ME.
>> I DO REALIZE
THAT.
>> I ACCEPT YOUR
APOLOGY RIGHT
NOW.
>> IN FULL
DISCLOSURE MR.
PRESIDENT, WHEN
WE SAT DOWN WITH
THE DATA AGENCY
CONSTRUCTING THE
APP, THEY SAID
WHO IS YOUR
AUDIENCE AND I
SAID JUST ONE
PERSON.
HE IS THE ONLY
ONE THAT WOULD DO
THIS AND HE IS
THE ONLY ONE WHO
CAN COME TO THE
AID OF THE
WORKERS OF THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I TELL YOU, I
HAVE TO SAY,
KEVIN, THE END
WAS VERY
APPROPRIATE AND
WHILE IT HAD
NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE I CAN'T
DO THINGS WITH
WITH RESPECT TO
THE BOARD AND
WITH THE WAY THE
BOARD PATROLS THE
DECISION, THIS
IS A VERY OLD
AUTHORITY, DONE
IN
THE FDR DAYS AND
IT HAS BEEN
GETTING CRAZIER
AND CRAZIER OVER
THE YEARS.
BASICALLY NOBODY
WATCHING OVER
THEM.
YOU SEE WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN
PUBLIC HEALTH.
YOU SEE IT
HAPPENING A LOT.
BUT FOR
ESSENTIALLY FOR A
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE
TO BE PAID $8
MILLION.
NOW WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE
BOARD
MEMBERS.
HOW MUCH ARE THEY
PAID?
USUALLY WHAT
HAPPENS IS THEY
SAY, I THINK YOU
OUGHT TO GET
MORE MONEY AND
THEN EVERYONE IS
MAKING A LOT OF
MONEY AND YOUR
PRICING FOR
ELECTRIC AND
UTILITY
GO UP AND PEOPLE
SAY I WONDER
WHY.
I ALSO SEE THEY
ARE DOING A LOT
OF THINGS IN
TERMS OF ELECTRIC
WHICH IS
EXPENSIVE
ELECTRIC.
THEY ARE BUILDING
FACILITIES
THAT ARE
EXPENSIVE TO
BUILD.
I APPRECIATE IT
BECAUSE YOU MADE
ME AWARE OF WHAT
WAS GOING ON
AND THAT'S WHY WE
ARE DOING THIS
TODAY.
PLEASE, STACEY?
>> I'M A SHARE
CROPPER.
I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR BEING
THE GREAT
AMERICAN
PRESIDENT YOU
ARE.
WE THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
I PICKED COTTON
FROM THE TIME I
WAS BIG ENOUGH TO
CARRY MY OWN
PICK SACK UNTIL I
MARRIED.
MY WIFE AND I
HAVE BEEN MARRIED
47 YEARS AND 7
CHILDREN.
IN 1975, I
STARTED AS A
CARPENTER
APPRENTICE.
WE ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR
INSTALLING A $20
MILLION
COMPUTER SYSTEM.
THE ENTIRE I.T.
HAS BEEN PRAISED
AND THANKED
MULTITIME TIME
FOR
THE OUT STANDING
PERFORMANCE WE
HAVE DONE.
WHAT IS SHOCKING
IS THAT WE WERE
NOTIFIED ON JULY
23rd THAT IT
WAS DECIDED THAT
OUR TEAM WOULD
BE TERMINATED.
THEY PLAN TO
OUTSOURCE JOBS.
WE BELIEVE THERE
IS MORE PLANNED
TO COME.
THE COMPANY ASKED
TO DO THE WORK
ARE THREE FOREIGN
COMPANIES THAT
RELY ON H1B
WORKERS.
WE ARE REQUIRED
TO TRAIN OUR
REPLACEMENTS AS
PRESIDENT TRUMP
SAID.
WE ARE GOOD
ENOUGH TO TRAIN
BUT
NOT RETAIN.
IT IS TURNING
ENTIRE AMERICAN
COMMUNITIES
UPSIDE DOWN.
IF LEFT
UNCHECKED, IT
WILL TURN
THE NATION UPSIDE
DOWN AND
NEGATIVELY IMPACT
NATIONAL
SECURITY.
AND AS OUR 50
YEAR BUILD UP OF
DEPENDENCE ON
CHINA FOR
MANUFACTURING.
THANK YOU FOR
BEGINNING THAT
REVERSE.
AMERICAN PATRIOTS
WILL BE
GRATEFUL THAT YOU
ARE GETTING
THIS UNDER
CONTROL, THE H1B
WORKER PROGRAM.
I THANK YOU FOR
PUTTING
AMERICANS FIRST.
>> YOU ARE A VERY
POWERFUL
SPEAKER AND SO
POWERFUL THAT WE
JUST GOT A CALL
FROM THE TVA AND
HE IS INDICATING
A STRONG
WILLINGNESS TO
REVERSE COURSE.
[ CHEERING AND
APPLAUSE ]
.
>> I THINK HE IS
LOOKING TO
CHANGE COURSE AND
REVERSE IT.
THAT'S GOOD.
MAYBE HE WILL
TAKE A MAJOR CUT
IN SALARY TOO.
MAYBE WE WILL
LOOK AT THAT AND
ON BEHALF OF
EVERYONE.
YOUR GROUP?
STHATS GREAT,
ISN'T IT?
>> TVA TOLD ME
WHEN WE WERE IN
THE PROGRESS THIS
HAPPENING,
THEY TOLD ME,
IT'S GOING TO
TAKE
A MESSAGE, A
STOCK HOLDER FROM
THE PRESIDENT IN
ORDER TO KEEP
US FROM MOVING
FORWARD AND I
SAID, I'M WORKING
ON THAT.
>> YOU DID A GOOD
JOB.
EVERYONE IN THE
ROOM DID A GOOD
JOB.
>> I APPRECIATE
THAT.
AND CONGRESSMAN
YOU HAVE MY
ENDORSEMENT.
YOU HAD ANYWAY
BUT YOU HAVE IT.
ONLY CONGRESSMAN
IN THE ROOM,
THANK YOU.
ONLY PHASE ONE.
IMAGINE BEING
PAID $8 MILLION
TO
RUN THAT THING
THAT IS PRETTY
EASY TO RUN.
HE DIDN'T BUILD
IT.
HE WENT THERE AND
HE GETS A LOT
OF MONEY.
IT SHOULDN'T BE.
$500,000 IS A LOT
OF MONEY,
RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR.
>> I'M WILLING TO
SAY HE GETS
PAID MORE MONEY
THAN I DO.
I DON'T CARE.
BUT IT SHOULDN'T
HAPPEN.
THAT'S A START.
I THINK WE SHOULD
FIND OUT WHAT
BOARD MEMBERS
MAKE.
I CAN ALMOST
GUARANTEE THAT
THEY
HEAVILY.
GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS
DAVID LITTLE
JOHN,
I'M A SOON TO BE
FATHER.
MY WIFE WILL BE
GIVING BIRTH TO
MY FIRST CHILD.
I'M ON THE SON OF
A LONG LINE OF
MILITARY MEN AND
WOMEN.
I WAS BORN WITH A
HEART OF
SERVICE.
WITH THAT, I LOVE
TO SERVE
PEOPLE OF THE
VALLEY.
I WAS TOLD JULY
23rd THAT I
WOULD BE SENT
HOME AND TO BE
TRAINING A
CONTRACTOR FROM
AN
H1B INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR
COMPANY.
I'M SHAKING RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE
--.
>> YOU'RE DOING
GREAT.
YOU HAD A BIG
VICTORY ALREADY.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M SHAKING RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE IT
REALLY IMPACTS ME
AND MY WIFE
AND MY UNBORN
CHILD.
I GREATLY
APPRECIATE
EVERYONE
HERE TO SUPPORT
US.
>> I APPRECIATE
IT AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
YOU WILL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
IT'S GOING TO BE
VERY QUICK,
TOO.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M WENDY
TERRELL.
I THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE.
HAVE BEEN WITH
TVA FOR 19 YEARS.
FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN 19 YEARS,
I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING TO
HAPPEN TO ME AND
MY KIDS AND I
ALSO TAKE CARE OF
MY MOM, WHAT
WE WERE GOING TO
DO.
>> EVERYBODY FELT
THIS WAY IN
TENNESSEE VALLEY
AUTHORITY,
THEN, IF YOU DO
AND YOU HAD BEEN
THERE FOR 19
YEARS.
EVERYONE HAD TO
FEEL THIS WAY,
RIGHT?
A BIG FEELING OF
DOUBT.
>> YEAH.
>> A TERRIBLE
THING, WAITING
FOR
IT TO HAPPEN TO
THEM.
>> I HAVE BEEN
TRAINING OUR
REPLACEMENTS FROM
A COMPANY.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN
TRAINING
PEOPLE?
>> YES, SIR.
>> AND SO DID
THEY LAY YOU OFF
YET OR ARE YOU
NOT SURE?
I GOT MY NOTICE
IN JUNE THAT I
WILL BE LAID OFF
SEPTEMBER.
>> AND WHERE ARE
THE PEOPLE FROM
YOU ARE TRAINING?
>> ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
>> ARE THEY FROM
OTHER
COUNTRIES?
>> THEY ARE HERE
ON SOIL NOW.
I DON'T KNOW
THEIR STATUS AS
FAR
AS --.
>> BECAUSE WITH
DISNEY, THEY
WERE FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I KNOW THEY RELY
HEAVILY ON H1B
WORKERS.
BUT I DON'T KNOW
FOR SURE WHERE
EVERYONE IS.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL MAKE SURE
THINGS WORK
OUT FOR THE THREE
OF THEM
BECAUSE THEY ARE
BRAVE TO BE
HERE.
YOU WILL CHECK
THAT OUT, THAT
THEY GET THEIR
JOBS BACK BECAUSE
I HEAR YOU ARE
GREAT WORKERS.
I SAID I WANT
PEOPLE BUT I WANT
PEOPLE WHO DO
GREAT JOB.
BECAUSE PEOPLE
SHOULD BE LET GO
IF THEY DON'T DO
A GREAT JOB.
I'M FOR THAT.
BUT I WANT PEOPLE
WHO DO A GREAT
JOB AND WERE
UNFAIRLY LET GO.
THAT TO ME IS
IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, WENDY.
WE WILL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
WE WILL PUSH IT
HARD.
CHUCK?
>> MR. PRESIDENT
AND MR. VICE
PRESIDENT, I
RECOGNIZE HOW
BUSY
YOUR SCHEDULE IS
AND I SINCERELY
APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME.
I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK
WITH A GOOD
PEOPLE OF THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY
FOR 7 YEARS.
I HAVE A DEGREE
IN ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING, 45
YEARS OF
VALUABLE
EXPERIENCE.
I'M A CERTIFIED
SECURITY
PROFESSIONAL
HERE.
WORKING WITH THE
PEOPLE IN THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY,
I LEARNED HOW
IMPORTANT THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY
IS TO 11 MILLION
PEOPLE IN SEVEN
DIFFERENT STATES
AND HOW IT
IMPACTS THEIR
LIVES.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY
SIGNIFICANT.
THAT IS THE
REASON THAT ITVA
HAS
THE CAPABILITY TO
INTRODUCE 35
MILLION WATTS OF
POWER.
THEY HAVE 17,000
LINES OF HIGH
VOLTAGE
TRANSMISSION.
>> HOW DOES THAT
COMPARE TO
OTHER BIG
UTILITIES?
>> IT RANKS IN
THE TOP OF THEM
NO QUESTION.
TENNESSEE VALLEY
IS PART OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN
RELIABILITY
CORPORATION.
OBVIOUSLY ONE OF
THE BIGGEST
PLAYERS.
>> THAT'S A LOT.
>> VERY
SIGNIFICANT.
AS A CONSEQUENCE
OF THAT, THEY
BASICALLY SUPPORT
35 DAMS THAT
PRODUCE POWER TO
DO FLOOD
CONTROL.
JUST A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO, THEY
WERE ABLE TO
REDUCE BILLIONS
OF
DOLLARS IN
POTENTIAL DAMAGE
BY
MANAGING THE
RIVERS CORRECTLY.
THEY HAVE THREE
MAJOR POWER
PLANTS.
WHAT IS THE BIG
DAM?
>> I THINK IT IS
CHICK MOUGA.
.
>> THE BOTTOM
LINE IS THE
CONSEQUENCE IS IT
IS A VERY
MORNT PLAYER NOT
ONLY IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN
REGION BUT
NATIONALLY.
TODAY, THE TVA
RECEIVES HUNDREDS
IF NOT THOUSANDS
POTENTIAL
CYBERATTACKS WITH
THE NETWORK
HERE.
IT IS IMPERATIVE
TO HAVE
EXPERIENCED
KNOWLEDGEABLE
EMPLOYEES TO
HANDLE THE
SITUATION.
AN EXAMPLE OF
THIS IS THE GREAT
POWER OUTAGE OF
2003.
IT WAS A SOFTWARE
GLITCH SHUT
DOWN MANHATTAN
FOR 24 HOURS.
>> I REMEMBER
THAT VERY WELL.
I THOUGHT YOU MAY
BE FAMILIAR.
IT POINTS TO THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE PEOPLE
DEDICATED TO THAT
JOB.
>> I AGREE.
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> AND BASICALLY,
THE GOALS ARE
TO PROVIDE
ENERGY, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND
PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT, THIS
PARTICULAR
OUTSOURCE
AGREEMENT IS $88
MILLION WITH
LOCAL ECONOMIES
HERE.
THE INDIVIDUALS
IN HERE, NOT
ONLY WILL THEY
LOSE THE PRIMARY
INCOME BUT THEY
MAY CONSEQUENTLY
HAVE INSURANCE
COSTS THAT
REFLECT A 300% TO
400% INCREASE.
>> YOU KNOW WHEN
YOU ARE FIRING
PEOPLE THAT LIVE
IN TENNESSEE
AND GEORGIA AND
THE OTHER
STATES, VERY
GOOD.
GO AHEAD.
>> FINAL POINT,
THE EFFORT TO
MAKE AMERICA
GREAT AGAIN TAKES
INTO ACCOUNT WE
INTO REPATRIATE
MANUFACTURING
COMPANIES TO
SUPPORT THE
DOMESTIC
PRODUCTS.
HOW CAN WE
JUSTIFY SENDING
THESE
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS FROM ONE
PARTICULAR
CONSULTING FIRM,
$15
MILLION --.
>> WHO IS THE
CONSULTING FIRM?
YOU SPENT $15
MILLION A YEAR ON
A CONSULTING
FIRM?
WE JUST HAVE
ANOTHER NUGGET OF
GOLD.
I CARE ABOUT
THAT.
YOU SPENT $15
MILLION ON A
CONSULTING FIRM?
>> IT'S NOT
CONSULTING.
IT WAS ONE
COMPANY, GEMINI.
>> HOW MANY ARE
THERE?
>> CGI, EXTENTURE
THEY ARE PAYING
TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF MONEY?
THEY ARE VERY
POLITICAL PEOPLE,
YOU KNOW, A VERY
POLITICAL GROUP
OF PEOPLE YOU
JUST MENTIONED.
>> REALLY?
>> NOT TO ME, I
DON'T CARE WHO
THEY ARE.
BUT THEY ARE VERY
POLITICAL.
THESE PEOPLE ARE
MORE THAN
CAPABLE OF DOING
THEIR JOB AND
TVA SAYS YOUR
MATRIX IS ABOVE.
WHAT YOU ARE
DOING, I CAN'T
TELL
YOU HOW MUCH IT
MEANS TO ME AND
THE WORKERS.
I'M VERY
EMOTIONAL BECAUSE
TVA
IS A LARGE
RACKET.
THEY DO THEIR
THING AND NOBODY
CAN TOUCH THEM.
I BELIEVE TODAY
THEY HAVE BEEN
TOUCHED.
>> IT'S A RACKET.
WE FOUND THAT
OUT.
I UNDERSTAND.
THE FOUR FIRMS
YOU MENTIONED
THAT ARE PAID
TENS OF MILLIONS,
VERY POLITICAL
FIRMS.
THEY MAY BE GOOD
BUT THEY ARE
VERY POLITICAL.
THEY WOULD DO IT
FOR MUCH, MUCH
LESS.
YOU COULD GIVE
THEM HALF.
YOU COULD GIVE
THEM 10% AND THEY
WOULD PROBABLY
DO.
THOSE ARE BIG
NUMBERS FOR A
CONSULTING FIRM.
>> THEY ARE NOT
THE CONSULTING
FIRM.
THEY ARE THE ONES
THAT WILL TAKE
THESE PEOPLE'S
JOBS.
>> IT'S WORSE.
>> IT IS WORSE.
>> TIM, GO AHEAD.
>> MR. PRESIDENT,
THANK YOU.
MY MAMA WORKS FOR
TVA AT THE END
OF THE SECOND
WORLD WAR WHEN
DAD
CAME HOME FROM
PACIFIC.
THE WORKING
PEOPLE ARE THE
BACK
BONE OF THE
COUNTRY.
THAT IS NOT
CLICHE AND YOU
HAVE
HIGHLIGHTED THAT
AND I'M
APPRECIATATIVE OF
THE FACT.
BUT IF TVA WANTS
TO BE DUKE
ELECTRIC, THEY
CAN BE BUT THEY
ARE NOT.
THEY HIDE BEHIND
THE
GOVERNMENT'S
SKIRTS.
THEY USE IMMINENT
DOMAIN AND
THEIR ARROGANCE
IS BEYOND
BELIEF.
WHEN THERE WAS
ASTERVILLE AND
PEOPLE DIED AND
THESE POOR
COUNTRY FOLKS,
THEY ARE JUST
PUSHING THEM OFF
UNTIL THEY ALL
DIE OFF AND THE
LAWSUITS GO
AWAY, IT'S
RIDICULOUS.
>> AND KENTUCKY,
WHEN WE WANTED
TO HAVE A PLANT
OPEN WITH A LOT
OF JOBS, THEY
DIDN'T WANT TO
CONSIDER IT.
>> IT IS
ARROGANCE.
YOU ARE FINALLY A
PRESIDENT THAT
UNDERSTANDS
BUSINESS AND
GOVERNMENT.
THE TVA WANTS TO
BE GOVERNMENT,
THEY NEED TO
DECLARE IT.
>> YOU THINK JOE
BIDEN WOULD DO
THIS?
>> HECK NO.
>> HE WOULDN'T
KNOW YOU WERE
ALIVE.
HE WOULDN'T KNOW
HE IS ALIVE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE
HIM SITTING AT
THIS TABLE NOW?
HE WOULDN'T HAVE
A CLUE.
>> NO.
GO AHEAD.
>> YOU COVERED
IT.
I'M HONORED TO BE
HERE.
>> I'M HONORED TO
BE HERE AND
YOU HAVE DONE A
FANTASTIC JOB.
>> THANK YOU FOR
STANDING UP.
>> THANK YOU.
WE WILL GET THIS
FINISHED.
GENE, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS
GROUP TOGETHER.
THIS MEETING HAS
SHOWN THE VERY
HUMAN IMPACT ON
INDIVIDUAL MEN
AND WOMEN THAT IS
WIDESPREAD.
THE WEAR IT HAS
WORKED UNDER THE
IMMIGRATION LAWS
FOR A WHILE NOW
IS THAT A COMPANY
THAT WANTS TO
BRING IN WORKERS
FROM OVERSEAS
WANTS TO USE THE
H1B FOR SKILLED
WORKERS HAS TO
FILE AN
APPLICATION AT
THE HABER
DEPARTMENT SAYING
AMERICAN
WORKERS ARE NOT
WILLING TO DO
THEIR JOB WHEN
THEY ARE.
THEY HAVE TO SAY
IT WON'T HURT
THEIR WAGES.
WHAT COMPANIES DO
IS THEY BRING
WORKERS IN AND
THEN THEY LEASE
THEM OUT TO
ANOTHER COMPANY.
SO YOU HAVE ONE
COMPANY BRINGING
THEM IN AND THEN
LEASING THEM TO
TVA.
THE COMPANY
BRINGING THEM IN,
THEIR WORKERS ARE
NOT BEING
AFFECTED BUT THE
TVA WORKERS
ARE.
I LOOKED AT THIS
AS YOUR LABOR
SECRETARY AND
SAID IF THE
WORKERS ARE GOING
TO OTHER
COMPANIES, WHY
DOESN'T THE OTHER
COMPANY ALSO FILE
AND SAY WE ARE
NOT GOING TO
AFFECT U.S.
WORKERS
EITHER AND I SAID
TO THE STAFF,
WHY CAN'T WE DO
THAT?
AND THEY LOOKED
INTO IT AND
TODAY YOU WILL
SIGN AN ORDER
REQUIRING THE
CHANGE.
>> GOOD.
>> THAT IS A
CHANGE THAT WE
WILL
MAKE.
WE WILL DO IT
TOGETHER WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND
SECURITY.
I WANTED TO
MENTION ONE OTHER
THING WE ARE
DOING TOGETHER.
FOR MORE THAN 15
YEARS, THE
SECRETARY OF
LABOR HAS HAD THE
AUTHORITY TO
INITIATE AN
INVESTIGATION OF
ABUSE OF THE
H1B PROGRAM WHEN
HE OR SHE FINDS
REASONABLE CAUSE.
THAT AUTHORITY
HAS NEVER BEEN
USED.
WE SIGNED A MEMO
OF
UNDERSTANDING ON
FRIDAY WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY
THAT WILL CHANGE
THAT TOO.
THEY WILL SHARE
INFORMATION THEY
HAVE WHICH I CAN
THEN USE TO
BRING CASES.
>> VERY GOOD,
VERY GOOD.
YOU CAN FIND A
LOT.
THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR
THIS ORDER
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
I LIKE THAT.
>> LINDA, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR
MEETING WITH US
OVER CONCERNS
WITH AMERICAN
WORKERS.
MY MOTHER MADE ME
PROMISE TO
TELL YOU THAT
ALABAMA LOVES AND
APPRECIATES YOUR
LEADERSHIP.
>> I LOVE
ALABAMA.
>> MY NAME IS
LINDA McDONALD.
I HAVE LIVED IN
NORTHEAST
ALABAMA MY ENTIRE
LIFE.
MY GOAL WAS TO
WORK AT TVA.
THAT WAS MY
AMERICAN DREAM.
AFTER YEARS OF
SACRIFICE AND, I
HAVE BEEN WORKING
FOR 7 YEARS
NOW FOR TVA.
>> SO THAT WAS AN
AMBITIONTHAT WAS 
AN AMBITION OF 
YOURS, TO WORK 
FOR THEM? 
AND YOU FINALLY 
GOT THERE. 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING? 
>> WELL, JUNE 30 
WE WERE TOLD 
THAT WE WOULD BE 
OUTSOURCED. 
BY ANOTHER 
COMPANY. 
>> THAT'S NOT 
RIGHT. 
>> YES. 
>> YOU HAVE ALL 
THESE CONSULTING 
FIRMS MAKING 10, 
$15 MILLION A 
YEAR, GO AHEAD. 
>> I FEEL LIKE 
MY AMERICAN DREAM
WAS STOLEN FROM 
ME. 
AND GIVEN TO 
SOMEONE ELSE.
>> IS THAT THE 
WAY YOU VIEW IT? 
GIVEN TO SOMEONE 
ELSE? 
>> IT IS. 
IT WAS TAKEN 
FROM ME. 
SO, I THANK YOU 
FOR LISTENING TO 
US, FOR SO LONG 
NO ONE WAS 
LISTENING TO US. 
SO THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>> I'VE BEEN 
HEARING ABOUT IT 
FOR A LONG TIME, 
WHEN I WAS 
RUNNING I MET 
SARAH AND WE 
WORKED ON THE 
SITUATION. 
THAT WAS A LONG 
TIME AGO. 
BUT THIS HAS 
BEEN HAPPENING 
FOR A WHILE. 
SO WE ARE TAKING 
CARE OF IT. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
THANK YOU LINDA. 
LET'S SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS. 
YOU MAY BE VERY 
PLEASANTLY 
SURPRISED. 
>> I HOPE SO. 
>> JONATHAN? 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TIME. 
MY NAME IS 
JONATHAN HICK 
FROM -- AND I'M 
FROM A LARGE 
FAMILY, WE'VE 
HAD THREE 
MEMBERS OF OUR 
FAMILY WHO 
SERVED IN THE US 
MILITARY, I GREW 
UP IN TENNESSEE 
IN THE KNOXVILLE 
AREA AND STARTED 
MY CAREER AT TDA 
IN 2001. 
AS SOON AS I 
GRADUATED I GOT 
A FULL-TIME JOB 
THERE SO 
>> AND THAT WAS 
A BIG DEAL. 
WORKING BRINGS 
GREAT PRESTIGE. 
>> I SPENT MY 
TIME THERE 
WORKING FOR 
OPERATIONS FOR 
THEIR GROUP AND 
HELPING THEM 
HAVE PROGRAMS 
FOR IN-HOUSE 
SOLUTIONS TO BE 
ABLE TO MANAGE 
THE SYSTEM. 
I'M TOLD IN 
JUNE, EARLY JUNE 
THAT I WOULD BE 
TRAINING MY 
REPLACEMENT AND 
I WOULD BE 
RECEIVING A 
NOTICE IN 
SEPTEMBER. 
AND THAT THE 
WORKERS THAT 
I'VE BEEN 
TRAINING, 
THERE'S BEEN 5+ 
THAT I'VE BEEN 
TRAINING AND AT 
LEAST FOUR OF 
THOSE SEEM TO BE 
H1B TYPE WORKERS.
I GUESS THERE IS 
A CONCERN WITH 
THE KIND OF 
STUFF THAT WE DO,
AT LEAST FOR THE 
RIVER OPERATIONS 
THAT IS 
GENERATING A 
SIGNIFICANT 
AMOUNT OF POWER 
OUT OF ALL OF 
THESE AND IT 
ISN'T SOMETHING 
THAT WE WANT TO 
TURN OVER THIS 
KNOWLEDGE OF THE 
ABILITY TO 
CONTROL THESE 
DAMS, WHETHER IT 
BE GENERATIONAL 
FLOODGATE, 
HANDED OVER TO 
CORPORATIONS 
THAT ARE NOT IN 
THE US, TO 
WORKERS THAT 
AREN'T 
NECESSARILY IN 
THE US DOING 
THIS WORK. 
>> -- 
>> I'VE BEEN 
POURED ÃPUT ON 
NOMINAL STATUS 
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 
1. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS 
ON SEPTEMBER 1? 
>> I AM RELIEVED 
OF MY JOB AS OF 
SEPTEMBER 1. 
>> SO YOU WORK 
WITH THE PEOPLE 
WHO ARE TAKING 
YOUR JOB AND YOU 
TAUGHT THEM 
ALMOST 
EVERYTHING YOU 
KNOW? 
>> YES. 
>> MAY BE HELD 
BACK A COUPLE OF 
SECRETS. 
>> WITH WHAT 
THEY DO THERE 
FOR RIVER 
OPERATIONS I 
THINK IT TAKES 
SEVERAL YEARS OF 
UNDERSTANDING 
THE JOB IN ORDER 
TO BE ABLE TO DO 
THIS. 
THE PEOPLE WHO 
ARE TAKING ON 
THE JOB HAVE 
NEVER DEALT WITH 
UTILITIES OR 
POWER GENERATION 
AND THEY'VE 
NEVER DEALT WITH 
ANY KIND OF 
WATER MANAGEMENT 
OR HYDRA 
GENERATION SO TO 
SAY THAT THEY 
ARE READY TO GO 
IS A 
MISSTATEMENT. 
>> WE WILL SEE 
HOW IT WORKS OUT 
AND I THINK YOU 
WILL BE IN GOOD 
SHAPE. 
YOU HAVE OUR 
PROTECTION. 
THANK YOU. 
>>
I'M SO HONORED 
TO BE HERE. 
MY NAME IS RENIE 
McKENZIE AND I 
ACTUALLY WORK 
FOR THE 
ENGINEERING 
ASSOCIATION, I'M 
AN ADVOCATE FOR 
THESE IT 
EMPLOYEES AND 
FOR OTHER WHITE-
COLLAR WORKERS. 
I'VE WORKED 
REALLY CLOSELY 
WITH IT 
PROFESSIONALS AT 
TDA WITH ALL OF 
THE STUFF GOING 
ON AND I'VE HAD 
TO WITNESS 
ANGUISH WITH 
DIFFERENT 
EMPLOYEES THAT 
ARE PERFORMING 
THESE KNOWLEDGE 
TRANSFERS ON THE 
SOFTWARE AND 
APPLICATIONS 
THAT THEY 
ACTUALLY CUSTOM-
BUILT THEMSELVES.
BUT SO MANY TDA 
EMPLOYEES HAVE 
BEEN THERE FROM 
THE BEGINNING OF 
THEIR CAREERS. 
SO TO ACTUALLY 
WITNESS WHAT IS 
HAPPENING TO 
THEM, BEING 
REPLACED BY NON-
AMERICANS, IS 
VERY DIFFICULT. 
I THINK ONE OF 
THE HARDEST 
THINGS TO 
WITNESS IS WHAT 
TDA IS ACTUALLY 
DOING TO 
THEMSELVES. 
THEIR MISSION IS 
ABOUT BRINGING 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT TO 
THE TENNESSEE 
VALLEY AND TO BE 
TAKING THAT, 
TAKING OUR 
ECONOMY AND 
GIVING IT OUT 
SIDE OF THE 
UNITED STATES, 
IT'S 
UNBELIEVABLE. 
BECAUSE OF WHAT 
THEY STAND FOR 
AND WHAT THEY 
WERE BUILT FOR. 
TO COME OUT OF 
ECONOMIC -- 
>> SO THEY ARE 
MOVING THEIR 
OPERATIONS 
OUTSIDE THE 
UNITED STATES 
NOT JUST HERE? 
>> IF YOU LOOK 
AT IT THESE 
COMPANIES ARE 
BASED OUTSIDE 
THE UNITED 
STATES SO WHEN 
THEY ARE GETTING 
THEIR MILLIONS 
OF DOLLARS IT'S 
GOING TO FRANCE. 
IT'S REALLY 
GOING TO, I 
THINK ONE OF 
THEM IS INDIA, 
CANADA, AND 
IRELAND. 
SO OUR DOLLARS 
ARE GOING TO 
THEM. 
>> AND THEY GET 
US IN MANY OTHER 
WAYS, TOO. 
BUT AS YOU KNOW 
WE ARE STOPPING 
THAT. 
THAT'S VERY 
INTERESTING. 
SO YOU WERE 
SAYING FRANCE, 
INDIA, IRELAND, 
CANADA, WHO 
ELSE? 
>> THAT IS THE 
MAIN GROUP. 
>> A LOT OF THE 
WORKERS ARE 
BEING 
OUTSOURCED. 
>> 70% OF H1B 
WORKERS IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
COME FROM ONE 
COUNTRY, NAMELY 
INDIA. 
>> AND THAT'S 
NOT EVEN TALKING 
ABOUT THE 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY, DURING 
A PANDEMIC 
PEOPLE ARE OUT 
OF WORK AND OUR 
ELECTRIC GRID 
COULD BE PUT IN 
THE HANDS OF 
FOLKS THAT MAYBE 
THEIR LOYALTY 
ISN'T TO THIS 
GREAT COUNTRY. 
THAT BOTHERS ME. 
>> YOU KNOW, 
WITH TDA MORE SO 
THAN MOST 
COMPANIES YOU 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT CONTROLLING
ALL OF THAT 
ENERGY AND POWER 
AND YOU ARE 
RIGHT. 
YOU ARE RIGHT 
ABOUT THAT. 
THAT WAS A VERY 
GOOD STATEMENT. 
ANYTHING ELSE? 
>> JUST THAT IT 
IS AGAIN SUCH AN 
HONOR TO BE HERE.
>> IT IS MY 
GREAT HONOR. 
-- CAN HAS DONE 
A FANTASTIC JOB, 
AN UNBELIEVABLE 
JOB AND YOU 
MIGHT JUST TELL 
US FOR A FEW 
SECONDS WHILE WE 
ARE HAVING THIS 
MEETING, I'M 
SURE THEY WILL 
REPORTED VERY 
ACCURATELY HOW 
WELL WE ARE 
DOING AT THE 
BORDER AND MAYBE 
GET ON TO THE 
NEXT STATEMENT 
BECAUSE I KNOW 
YOU BEEN WORKING 
WITH JEAN AND 
EVERYONE VERY 
HARD. 
>> YES, 
BASICALLY YOU'VE 
COVERED THE 
PARTNERSHIP 
BETWEEN DHS AND 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF LABOR TO 
SOLVE THIS 
PROBLEM, YOU'RE 
SOLVING IT 
FORCEFULLY TODAY 
FOR THESE FOLKS. 
YOU'RE CERTAINLY 
PUTTING THE BALL 
IN MOTION TO DO 
THAT AND OUR TWO 
AGENCIES WITH 
YOUR DIRECTION 
FROM JUNE WE ARE 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO RESOLVE THIS 
PERMANENTLY SO 
WE NEVER HAVE TO 
SEE THIS HAPPEN 
AGAIN. 
BUT ON THE 
BORDER WE ARE 
SEEING SUCCESS 
IN YOUR 
LEADERSHIP WITH 
MEXICO AND 
RELATIONSHIPS, 
THAT YOU HELPED 
US FORGE LAST 
YEAR IN 2019, 
THEY ARE BEARING 
FRUIT AT THE 
BORDER DURING 
VERY DIFFICULT 
TIMES WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
THE TASK FORCE 
LED BY THE VICE 
PRESIDENT AGAIN, 
THE ABILITY 
SINCE MARCH TO 
ENFORCE THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
ORDER THERE HAS 
CHANGED THE 
NATURE OF OUR 
ABILITY TO 
PROTECT THE 
BORDER. 
THERE ARE STILL 
PEOPLE GETTING 
AWAY, MORE THAN 
WE WOULD LIKE 
BUT LAST YEAR 
THEY WERE 
RUNNING TO US. 
THIS YEAR THEY 
ARE RUNNING FROM 
US. 
AT THE BORDER. 
IT'S A BIT 
DIFFERENT, OVER 
80% OF THE FOLKS 
WE ARE 
APPREHENDING ARE 
BEING RETURNED 
TO MEXICO IN 
UNDER TWO HOURS 
WHICH IS 
ASTONISHING, 
IT'S JUST AN 
ASTONISHING 
THING. 
>> THIS COULD 
TAKE YEARS. 
YEARS. 
IT'S VERY 
INCREDIBLE WHAT 
IS HAPPENING AT 
THE BORDER AND I 
THINK THE WALL 
IS HELPING YOU 
QUITE A BIT, 
RIGHT? 
WE HAVE NOW 
ALMOST 270, TWO 
AND 71 MILES OF 
WALL. 
>> EVERYWHERE 
THAT NEW SYSTEM 
IS IN PLACE THE 
BORDER PATROL 
AGENTS ARE 
UNIVERSAL IN 
THEIR PRAISE FOR 
BOTH THEIR 
SAFETY AND THE 
WAY IT IMPEDES 
ILLEGAL TRACK IT.
TRAFFIC. 
NOT JUST PEOPLE 
BUT DRUGS AND 
OTHER THINGS, 
EXTREMELY 
IMPRESSIVE AND 
IT'S GOING 
FASTER AND 
FASTER. 
>> THERE WAS A 
HUMAN TRACKER 
GOING THROUGH 
YESTERDAY WHO 
SAID THEY USED 
TO GO OUT, WITH 
MOSTLY WOMEN AND 
CHILDREN AND 
THEY WOULD BRING 
THEM ACROSS THE 
BORDER, AND THIS 
GUY WAS SAYING 
HOW THEY USED TO 
GO UP AND MAKE A 
LEFT TURN, MAKE 
A RIGHT AND THEN 
A LEFT INTO THE 
UNITED STATES 
BUT NOW HE SAYS 
WE JUST KEEP 
DRIVING AND 
THERE IS A 
MASSIVE WALL AND 
NOBODY GETS 
THROUGH. 
NOBODY IS 
GETTING THROUGH 
THAT WALL. 
THAT WALL IS THE 
REAL DEAL. 
IT IS STEEL, 
CONCRETE AND 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
WITH LOTS OF 
CAMERAS. 
AND DRONES ON 
TOP OF IT. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
GETTING THROUGH 
BUT IT'S BEEN AN 
INCREDIBLE -- 
AND MEXICO IS 
HELPING 
SOMEWHAT. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HOW PEOPLE 
COMPLAINED ABOUT 
HOW WE WERE 
PUSHING THEM SO 
HARD LAST YEAR 
BUT THE 
PARTNERSHIP HAS 
GROWN UP WITH 
MEXICO AND THAT 
HAS BEEN THE 
BEST WE REALLY 
HAD IN DECADES 
IF NOT FOREVER. 
IN COOPERATING 
AND SECURING THE 
BORDER. 
>> -- WHO WAS 
JUST HERE TWO 
WEEKS AGO IS 
DOING A GREAT 
JOB. 
WE HAVE 27,000 
MEXICAN SOLDIERS 
GUARDING THE 
BORDER. 
AND THEY DON'T 
PLAY GAMES. 
THEY DON'T PLAY 
GAMES. 
IT'S BEEN PRETTY 
AMAZING, THE 
NUMBERS ARE WAY 
DOWN AND WE WANT 
PEOPLE TO COME 
IN BUT THEY HAVE 
TO COME IN 
LEGALLY AND 
THAT'S WHAT WE 
ARE DOING. 
YOU ARE DOING A 
FANTASTIC JOB, 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
WE APPRECIATE 
IT. 
OKAY YOU CAN 
FINISH UP. 
>> I APPRECIATE 
YOUR SO MUCH, I 
REALLY DO AND AS 
I SAID EARLIER, 
I'M THE UNION 
PRESIDENT FOR 
THE WORKERS THAT 
ARE BEING 
AFFECTED BY THIS 
MOVE THAT TDA 
HAS TAKEN, -- 
BUT THAT WAS 
EARLIER AND 
WE'VE REALLY 
TRIED TO GET OUR 
VOICE HEARD, 
WE'VE BEEN 
SAYING HEY, AND 
FINALLY SOME US 
TECH WORKERS 
CAME OUT AND PUT 
A COMMERCIAL 
TOGETHER AND 
THAT GOT YOUR 
ATTENTION AND WE 
APPRECIATE IT SO 
MUCH. 
I SPENT MY WHOLE 
LIFE IN THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY 
REGION AND MY 
UNCLE WORKED 
WITH TDA DURING 
WORLD WAR II, 
AND MY 
MOTHER TOLD ME 
TDA IS A GREAT 
PLACE TO WORK. 
I WORKED THERE 
ARE NOW 35 
YEARS. 
THIS MEANS A LOT 
TO THE PEOPLE IN 
THE TENNESSEE 
VALLEY REGION, 
MORE THAN YOU'LL 
EVER KNOW. 
I KNOW THAT 
CONSULTING 
COMPANIES LOOKED 
AT WHAT TO DO 
WITH THIS, IT 
WORK, THEY ARE 
NOW LOOKING AT 
WHAT TO DO WITH 
TRANSMISSION 
WORK. 
THAT TRANSITION, 
THE GRID HAS GOT 
TO BE PROTECTED 
AT ALL COSTS. 
WE CANNOT AFFORD 
TO LET SOMEONE 
ELSE WHO MAY NOT 
HAVE LOYALTY TO 
OUR NATION HAVE 
THE GRID. 
AND I THINK THAT 
SOME OF THESE 
WORKERS HERE AT 
THIS TABLE, THE 
IT WORKERS THAT 
IS ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST THINGS, 
THERE IS A LARGE 
CHANCE THAT WE 
WOULD BE 
REACHED, 
BREACHED, AND WE 
CAN'T DO THAT. 
>> --
WITH THE RIGHT 
PEOPLE RUNNING 
IT THERE'S A 
SMALL CHANCE. 
>> YES BUT YOU 
CAN'T JUST GIVE 
IT TO ANYBODY 
AND THAT'S WHY 
THESE WORKERS 
ARE IMPORTANT 
AND I APPRECIATE 
ALL THAT YOU ARE 
DOING. 
>> ALL THE 
PEOPLE YOU ARE 
REPRESENTING, 
BECAUSE YOU 
REPRESENT A BIG 
GROUP OF PEOPLE, 
ARE THEY 
NERVOUS? 
LIKE WENDI? 
>> YES. 
THEY ARE GOING 
ARE WE NEXT? 
AND MY ANSWER IS 
I DON'T KNOW. 
>> TELL THEM NO. 
THEY ARE NOT 
NEXT. 
I THINK WE CAN 
SAY THAT. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
>> I JUST THINK 
YOU BRINGING TDA 
BACK TO THEIR 
MISSION OF 
SERVICE TO THE 
PEOPLE IN THE 
VALLEY, AND TO 
THIS NATION IS A 
PIVOTAL MOMENT 
FOR THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY 
AUTHORITY. 
>> RIGHT NOW 
THEIR MISSION IS 
TAKING CARE OF A 
LOT OF 
CONSULTANTS AND 
PEOPLE AND 
THINGS, PAYING 
HEADS OF THIS 
THING $8 MILLION 
A YEAR AND YOU 
WILL FIND A LOT 
OF OTHER THINGS 
IN THERE THAT 
ARE CRAZY. 
>> PEOPLE ON THE 
PROFIT. 
>> WHAT TO THE 
PEOPLE OF 
TENNESSEE THINK 
WHEN THEY HEAR 
THAT THE HEAD OF 
TVA WHICH HAS 
BEEN -- NOT A 
DIFFICULT THING 
AND MANY PEOPLE 
CAN DO IT, WHAT 
DO THEY HEAR, 
AND I THINK -- 
BUT THERE IS NO 
PRIVATE REALLY, 
SO WHAT DO THEY 
THINK WHEN THEY 
HEAR THAT THE 
HEAD PERSON IS 
MAKING $8 
MILLION A YEAR 
WHICH IS BY THE 
WAY, I SAID IT 
BEFORE, THE MOST 
HIGHLY PAID 
PERSON ANYWHERE 
IN ANY COUNTRY 
IF YOU CALL THIS 
GOVERNMENT WHICH 
IT SORT OF IS. 
WHAT DO THEY 
THINK? 
DO THEY KNOW HE 
MATES $8 MILLION 
A YEAR? 
>> THEY DO AFTER 
THE COMMERCIAL. 
IN FACT I THINK 
THE WORKERS, 
SOME OF THE 
WORKERS AT TVA 
WERE SHOCKED 
ABOUT THAT. 
THAT IS A LOT OF 
MONEY. 
>> I'VE ACTUALLY 
KNOWN BEFORE THE 
COMMERCIAL 
BECAUSE WE WERE 
LOOKING AT IT 
AND WE SENT THEM 
NOTICES A YEAR 
AGO AND TWO 
YEARS AGO TO SAY 
WE WANT SOME 
INFORMATION. 
AND PEOPLE HAVE 
KNOWN THIS. 
I CAN'T EVEN 
IMAGINE THAT 
SOMEBODY GETS 
PAID $8 MILLION 
A YEAR. 
THE MOST SOUGHT 
AFTER JOB, IT 
HAS TO BE THE 
MOST SOUGHT 
AFTER JOB IN ANY 
COUNTRY IN ANY 
GOVERNMENT. 
RIGHT TIM? 
WOULD YOU TAKE 
THE JOB? 
WOULD YOU RESIGN 
FROM CONGRESS? 
>> I WOULD WORK 
FOR ONE YEAR. 
>> YOU BUT ONLY 
NEEDED ONE YEAR. 
ONLY FOR A YEAR. 
ANYWAY. 
>> SO THE WORKERS
SAY THEY ARE 
SURPRISED AT 
THAT BUT BACK IN 
THE DAY HAVING 
TO WORK THERE SO 
LONG, THE TRUTH 
IS THERE ARE 
VERY CAPABLE 
PEOPLE AT TVA 
WHO LOVE TVA AND 
THE MISSION THEY 
WERE PUT 
TOGETHER FOR AND 
WE WOULD LOVE TO 
TAKE THAT JOB. 
>> I THINK THEY 
EVEN LIKE YOUR 
CURRENT 
PRESIDENT. 
THEY ARE GREAT 
PEOPLE. 
SAY HELLO TO 
THEM. 
SARAH, WHY DON'T 
YOU DISCUSS IT 
REALLY QUICK AND 
YOU COULD MAYBE 
WORK WITH US IN 
GETTING IT DONE 
QUICKLY? 
>> OF COURSE MR. 
PRES. 
THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING US AND 
FOR HAVING 
EVERYONE HERE 
AND FOR ALL THAT 
YOU ARE DOING. 
WITH REGARD TO 
IMMIGRATION, 
IMMIGRATION 
SHOULD BE ABOUT 
AMERICA, 
AMERICANS AND 
THE IMMIGRANTS. 
RIGHT NOW, THE 
WAY IT WAS 
BEFORE YOU 
STARTED WORKING 
ON IT IT HAS 
ALWAYS BEEN BIG 
BUSINESS, BIG 
TECH AND 
UNIVERSITIES. 
AND WITH YOU WE 
ARE WORKING TO 
MAKE IMMIGRATION 
IN AMERICA FOR 
THE RIGHT REASON.
TO PROTECT US 
WORKERS, WE 
ENDORSED YOU IN 
2016 AND WE 
ENDORSE YOU IN 
2020 AND WE KNOW 
FOR A FACT THAT 
JOE BIDEN AND 
THE DEMOCRATS 
WILL NEVER PUSH 
TOWARDS 
IMMIGRATION THAT 
BENEFITS AMERICA 
AND THE 
IMMIGRANTS. 
I THINK THEY 
HIDE BEHIND 
NATIONALISTS ARE 
BAD AND 
IMMIGRANTS ARE 
KIND AND GOOD 
AND IF WE ARE 
AGAINST 
IMMIGRATION THE 
WAY IT IS NOW 
THEN WE ARE 
RACIST. 
BUT THE REALITY 
IS IF YOU CAN 
KEEP IMMIGRATION 
THE WAY IT'S 
GOING NOW, THE 
WAY JOE BIDEN 
WILL PUSH IT, 
THE PROBLEM IS 
YOU ARE ACTUALLY 
SUBMITTING TO 
BIG TECH 
MILLIONAIRES AND 
UNIVERSITIES AND 
THAT IS NOT WHAT 
IMMIGRATION IS 
ABOUT. 
THANK YOU. 
>> WHERE DO YOU 
COME UP WITH A 
NAME SLOW BIDEN? 
SO MANY PEOPLE 
WANT ME TO USE 
THAT TERM AND I 
SAY IT'S TOO 
MEAN AND NASTY. 
AND YOU JUST 
COME UP WITH IT 
AND WHERE DID 
THAT COME FROM? 
>> MY SON 
ACTUALLY. 
>> HE'S 11? 
HE SHOULD BE 
PRESIDENT. 
GREAT JOB. 
>> ACTUALLY 
DURING THE 
RALLIES IN 2016 
MY SON HAD A DOLL
THAT WAS THOR 
AND HE DRESSED 
IT UP LIKE PRES. 
TRUMP. 
>> THAT'S VERY 
NICE, AND A 
GREAT JOB THAT 
YOU ARE DOING. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU MR. 
PRES. 
AND I'LL BE VERY 
BRIEF. 
FOUR YEARS AGO 
WHEN YOU RAN FOR 
THIS OFFICE YOU 
SAID THE 
FORGOTTEN MEN 
AND WOMEN OF 
AMERICA WOULD BE 
FORGOTTEN NO 
MORE. 
YOU SAID WE 
WOULD PUT 
AMERICA FIRST, 
AMERICAN WORKERS 
FIRST AND YOU 
SAID AMERICAN 
WORKERS HAVE A 
SEAT AT THE 
TABLE AND THIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND WE DELIVER 
REAL RESULTS. 
AND TODAY WE SEE 
ALL OF 
THAT HAPPEN. 
RIGHT IN FRONT 
OF US. 
BECAUSE OF YOUR 
LEADERSHIP, 
INDICATED DURING 
THIS MEETING, 
TVA IS GOING TO 
REVERSE COURSE 
ON THEIR PLAN TO 
USE H1B WORKERS 
TO REPLACE HARD-
WORKING 
AMERICANS AND I 
CAN SEE THE 
GRATITUDE AND 
THE EMOTION ON 
THE FACES AROUND 
THE ROOM MR. 
PRES., THE 
GRATITUDE THAT 
THESE PEOPLE 
FEEL AND ALL OF 
THOSE THAT WILL 
READ ABOUT THIS 
AND HEAR ABOUT 
THIS IN THE DAYS 
AHEAD. 
BUT I ALSO WANT 
TO SAY FINALLY 
TO ALL OF THE 
GREAT AMERICANS 
WHO GATHERED 
HERE WHO ARE 
WILLING TO SPEAK 
UP, KNOW THAT 
WITH THE 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
SIGNING TODAY WE 
ARE NOT JUST 
SOLVING YOUR 
PROBLEM, WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS COMMITTED TO 
TODAY IS TO END 
THE ABUSE OF OUR 
WORKER VISA 
PROGRAM. 
ONCE AND FOR 
ALL. 
PULLING TOGETHER 
MULTIPLE 
AGENCIES TO DO 
THAT, AND I WANT 
TO PROMISE YOU 
THAT YOU ARE NOT 
ONLY GOING TO 
HAVE A CHAMPION 
FOR FELLOW 
WORKERS OF TVA 
BUT YOU HAVE ALL 
BEEN CHAMPIONS 
FOR WORKERS 
ACROSS THIS 
COUNTRY AND I 
KNOW I SPEAK ON 
BEHALF OF THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE WHOLE 
ADMINISTRATION 
WHEN I THANK YOU 
FOR STEPPING UP 
FOR AMERICAN 
WORKERS AND 
MAKING IT 
POSSIBLE FOR 
THIS PRESIDENT 
TO KEEP ONE MORE 
PROMISE TO 
WORKING 
AMERICANS. 
GOD BLESS YOU. 
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE WILL SIGN 
THE DOCUMENT 
NOW. 
IS THAT OKAY? 
THIS IS A VERY 
IMPORTANT ONE 
ALIGNING FEDERAL 
CONTRACTORS AND 
HIRING PRACTICES 
WITH THE 
INTERESTS OF THE 
AMERICAN WORKERS 
WHICH IS VERY 
SIMPLE. 
WHICH ACTUALLY 
JUST BOILS DOWN 
TO PRETTY MUCH 
WHAT WE WERE 
TALKING ABOUT. 
OKAY?
GIVE THAT TO 
SARAH. 
I HAVE TO GIVE 
ONE TO YOU. 
WILL YOU PASS 
THESE AROUND THE 
TABLE? 
MIKE JUST PASS 
THEM ON THAT 
SIDE. 
WE WILL PASS 
THEM ON THIS 
SIDE. 
SO HERE WE ARE. 
I'LL GET ONE FOR 
YOU TOO. 
DON'T WORRY. 
YOU GOT IT? 
SO THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH 
EVERYBODY. 
[ APPLAUSE ]
WE ARE GOING TO 
BE DISCUSSING 
VERY SHORTLY AN 
IMMIGRATION BILL 
WHICH COVERS 
THIS AND MANY 
OTHER THINGS. 
IT WILL BE A 
VERY 
COMPREHENSIVE 
BILL, THAT IS A 
WORD SOME PEOPLE 
LOVE AND SOME 
PEOPLE HATE BUT 
IT WILL BE VERY 
COMPREHENSIVE, 
ONLY IN THE 
SENSE THAT IT 
WILL COVER JUST 
ABOUT 
EVERYTHING. 
IT WILL BE BASED 
ON MERIT AND IT 
WILL COVER 
TERRITORY THAT 
NOBODY WOULD 
HAVE THOUGHT 
COULD HAVE EVER 
BEEN AGREED TO. 
AND I THINK IT 
WILL BE 
BIPARTISAN IN 
THE SENSE THAT 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO LIKE A LOT OF 
THE THINGS IN 
THERE, PROBABLY 
SOME PEOPLE 
WON'T. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
HAVE THAT AND WE 
WILL PROBABLY DO 
IT MAYBE A 
LITTLE AFTER OUR 
CONVENTION, WE 
WILL SIGN IT 
AFTER THE 
CONVENTION. 
LIKEWISE THEY 
ARE GOING TO BE 
DOING 
HEALTHCARE, AN 
ACT AND IT WILL 
BE EXTREMELY 
COMPREHENSIVE. 
IT WILL COVER A 
LOT OF THINGS 
THAT NOBODY 
THOUGHT WE WOULD 
BE ABLE TO GET 
AND I MEAN IN A 
POSITIVE WAY. 
I THINK IT WILL 
BE VERY POPULAR 
AND IT WILL BE A 
GREAT THING FOR 
THE COUNTRY. 
IN ADDITION WE 
HAVE MANY OTHER 
THINGS BUT 
IMMIGRATION AND 
HEALTHCARE 
DOESN'T GET MUCH 
BIGGER THAN THAT.
IMMIGRATION WILL 
BE GREAT FOR THE 
WORKER AND IT 
WILL BE GREAT 
FOR PEOPLE 
COMING INTO THE 
COUNTRY BUT 
COMING INTO THE 
COUNTRY LEGALLY 
AND LOVING THE 
COUNTRY AND 
WANTING TO HELP 
OUR COUNTRY AS 
OPPOSED TO 
PEOPLE COMING IN 
AND THEY DON'T 
LIKE OUR 
COUNTRY. 
YOU SEE THAT 
WITH CERTAIN OF 
OUR POLITICIANS 
THAT RAN FOR 
OFFICE AND I 
DON'T THINK THEY 
LIKE OUR COUNTRY 
TOO MUCH. 
ALL THEY DO IS 
COMPLAIN. 
AND YOU WOULD 
NEVER TELL THEM 
TO GO BACK TO 
THEIR OWN 
COUNTRY BECAUSE 
THAT WOULD BE 
INAPPROPRIATE, 
WOULDN'T IT? 
BUT ALL THEY DO 
IS COMPLAIN 
ABOUT OUR 
COUNTRY AND 
THEIR COUNTRY IS 
GOING TO .  SO 
IT'S SORT OF AN 
INTERESTING 
PHENOMENON. 
SO THE MERIT-
BASED 
IMMIGRATION IS 
GOING TO BE 
INCREDIBLE AND 
THE HEALTH CARE 
BILL OR ACT IS 
GOING TO BE 
SOMETHING THAT I 
DON'T THINK 
ANYBODY IN THIS 
COUNTRY THOUGHT 
THEY WOULD EVER 
SEE AND WE'VE 
DONE MUCH OF 
THAT. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
SOME OF THE 
LEGISLATION 
WE'VE PASSED 
THEN I THINK WE 
CAN STAY VERY 
STRONGLY THAT 
WE'VE GOTTEN 
THINGS PAST THAT 
NOBODY THOUGHT 
WOULD BE 
POSSIBLE. 
WHETHER IT IS 
RIGHT TO TRY, 
THAT'S WHERE YOU 
ARE TERMINALLY 
ILL AND YOU 
DON'T HAVE A 
RIGHT TO USE 
GREAT MEDICINES 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVEN'T BEEN 
APPROVED, THEY 
ARE IN LINE FOR 
APPROVAL WHICH 
TAKES TIME SO WE 
CUT THE TIME IN 
HALF. 
BUT PEOPLE ARE 
SICK AND WE HAVE 
VERY PROMISING 
DRUGS AND THEY 
ARE NOT ALLOWED 
TO USE THEM, I 
MEAN THEY ARE 
TERMINALLY ILL 
AND THEY WOULD 
LET THEM USE 
THEM BECAUSE OF 
LIABILITY AND 
OTHER THINGS BUT 
I GOT THAT TAKEN 
CARE OF SO THE 
RIGHT TO TRY WAS 
A VERY IMPORTANT 
ONE. 
GETTING BETTER 
INSURANCE WAS SO 
IMPORTANT IN 
HAVING BETTER 
INSURANCE, 
NOBODY THOUGHT 
WE COULD GET 
THAT AND IT 
HASN'T BEEN DONE 
IN 50 YEARS. 
WE'VE GOT BETTER 
INSURANCE AND 
VETERANS 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
BECAUSE WE HAVE 
SO MANY OTHER 
THINGS, AND ON 
THE BORDER WE'VE 
DONE THINGS THAT 
NOBODY THOUGHT 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
POSSIBLE. 
DO YOU WANT TO 
NAME A COUPLE? 
>> WE'VE MADE 
ENORMOUS 
PROGRESS 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THE REGULATORY 
ARENA 
REESTABLISHING 
THE 140-YEAR-OLD 
AMERICAN 
TRADITION OF 
INVITING 
IMMIGRANTS HERE 
TO STAND ON 
THEIR OWN 2 FEET,
MUCH LIKE SARAH 
SAID AND TO ADD 
TO THIS COUNTRY 
WHILE NOT 
BECOMING A 
BURDEN ON THE 
COUNTRY. 
WE HAVE ALSO, 
THE SECURITY YOU 
ADVOCATED FOR AND
WHAT WE TRIED TO 
ACHIEVE HAS BEEN 
UNPRECEDENTED ON 
THE BORDER. 
WE STILL HAVE 
MORE WORK TO DO 
BUT THE AMOUNT 
OF IMPROVEMENT 
IS JUST 
EXTRAORDINARY 
AND ONE MORE 
PIECE OF 
LEGISLATION 
THAT'S NEAR AND 
DEAR TO MY HEART 
IS CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE REFORM 
WHICH A LOT OF 
PEOPLE BEFORE 
YOU HAD TALKED 
ABOUT IT, YOU 
ARE THE FIRST 
ADMINISTRATION 
TO DO IT. 
>> NOBODY ELSE 
COULD OF DONE 
THAT. 
WE THINK A LOT 
OF PEOPLE THAT 
CAME TO IT AND 
BY THE WAY SOME 
VERY 
CONSERVATIVES 
REALLY WANTED IT 
AND SOME 
LIBERALS WANTED 
IT BUT WE GOT 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
REFORM AND 
NOBODY THOUGHT 
THAT WAS 
POSSIBLE. 
THE BIGGEST 
BENEFICIARIES 
ARE AFRICAN-
AMERICANS AND 
HISPANIC 
AMERICANS. 
I WOULD SAY 
ASIAN AMERICANS 
BUT TREMENDOUS 
BENEFITS AND 
IT'S REALLY 
AMAZING, WE GOT 
THAT DONE AND WE 
HAVE PEOPLE 
SUPPORTING THAT 
THAT I WOULD 
HAVE NEVER 
THOUGHT WOULD 
HAVE SUPPORTED 
IT. 
NOT FOR BAD 
REASONS, BUT 
THEY 
WOULD HAVE NEVER 
SUPPORTED IT AND 
THEY ACTUALLY 
LED THE WAY SO 
IT WAS PRETTY 
INCREDIBLE. 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
REFORM THAT WAS 
A BIG DEAL. 
YOU KNOW THAT 
TIM, YOU WERE 
HELPFUL ACTUALLY 
AND I APPRECIATE 
THAT. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, ANYONE 
HAVE QUESTIONS? 
AHEAD. 
>> Reporter: -- 
CAN YOU GIVE US 
AN UPDATE ON 
THAT? 
>> WE HAD A 
GREAT 
CONVERSATION, -- 
CALLED ME TO SEE 
WHETHER OR NOT, 
HOW I FELT ABOUT 
IT AND I SAID 
LOOK, IT CAN'T 
BE CONTROLLED 
FOR SECURITY 
REASONS BY 
CHINA, TOO BIG, 
TOO INVASIVE AND 
IT 
CAN'T BE. 
AND HERE IS THE 
DEAL. 
I DON'T MIND 
WHETHER IT'S 
MICROSOFT OR 
SOMEBODY ELSE, A 
BIG COMPANY AND 
SECURE COMPANY, 
VERY AMERICAN 
COMPANY, IF THEY 
BUY IT THAT'S 
PROBABLY EASIER 
TO BUY THE WHOLE 
THING THAN 
TO BUY 30% 
BECAUSE HOW DO 
THEY DO 30%? 
WHO GETS THE 
NAME? 
THE BRAND IS 
HOT? 
WHO IS GOING TO 
GET THE NAME? 
HOW DO 
YOU DO THAT IF 
IT IS OWNED BY 
TWO DIFFERENT 
COMPANIES? 
MY PERSONAL 
OPINION WAS 
YOU'RE PROBABLY 
BETTER OFF 
BUYING THE WHOLE 
THING RATHER 
THAN BUYING 30% 
OF IT. 
I THINK BUYING 
30% IS 
COMPLICATED AND 
I SUGGESTED THAT 
HE COULD GO 
AHEAD. 
WE SET A DATE, I 
SET A DATE OF 
AROUND SEPTEMBER 
15 AT WHICH 
POINT IT'S GOING 
TO BE OUT OF 
BUSINESS IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
BUT IF SOMEBODY, 
WHETHER IT IS 
MICROSOFT OR 
SOMEBODY ELSE, 
BUYS IT THAT 
WILL BE 
INTERESTING. 
I DID SAY THAT 
IF YOU BUY IT 
WHATEVER THE 
PRICE IS, THAT 
GOES TO WHOEVER 
OWNS IT BECAUSE 
I GUESS IT IS 
CHINA 
ESSENTIALLY BUT 
MORE THAN 
ANYTHING ELSE I 
SAID A VERY 
SUBSTANTIAL 
PORTION OF THAT 
PRICE IS GOING 
TO HAVE TO COME 
INTO THE 
TREASURY OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
MAKING IT 
POSSIBLE FOR 
THIS DEAL TO 
HAPPEN. 
RIGHT NOW THEY 
DON'T HAVE ANY 
RIGHTS UNLESS WE 
GIVE IT TO THEM 
SO WE ARE GOING 
TO GIVE THEM THE 
RIGHTS AND THEN 
IT HAS TO COME 
IN TO THIS 
COUNTRY. 
IT'S A LITTLE 
BIT LIKE THE 
LANDLORD-TENANT 
WITHOUT A LEASE, 
THE TENANT HAS 
NOTHING. 
SO THEY PAY WHAT 
IS CALLED KEY 
MONEY OR THEY 
PAY SOMETHING 
BUT THE UNITED 
STATES SHOULD BE 
REIMBURSED OR 
SHOULD BE PAID A 
SUBSTANTIAL 
AMOUNT OF MONEY 
BECAUSE WITHOUT 
THE UNITED 
STATES THEY 
DON'T HAVE 
ANYTHING. 
AT LEAST HAVING 
TO DO WITH A 
30%. 
SO I TOLD HIM 
THAT. 
I THINK WE ARE 
GOING TO HAVE 
MAYBE A DEAL 
THAT'S GOING TO 
BE MADE, IT'S A 
GREAT ASSET. 
BUT IT'S NOT A 
GREAT ASSET IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES UNLESS 
THEY HAVE 
APPROVAL IN THE 
UNITED STATES SO 
IT WILL CLOSE 
DOWN SEPTEMBER 
15 UNLESS 
MICROSOFT OR 
SOMEONE ELSE IS 
ABLE TO BUY IT. 
AND WORK OUT A 
DEAL, 
UNAPPROPRIATE 
DEAL SO THE 
TREASURY I GUESS 
YOU WOULD SAY OF 
THE UNITED 
STATES GETS A 
LOT OF MONEY. 
A LOT OF MONEY. 
OKAY? 
>> IS TO 
PRESIDENT WE ARE 
WONDERING WHY SO 
MANY OF THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
EXPERTS ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE ARE 
CONTRADICTING ON 
THINGS LIKE WHY 
THE VIRUS IS SO 
WIDESPREAD AT 
THIS TIME AND ON 
THE EFFICACY OF 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE. 
WHY MANY, WHY 
ARE SO MANY OF 
THESE PEOPLE ON 
THE TEST WAS 
CONTRADICTING 
EACH OTHER? 
>> I THING WE 
ARE DOING A 
GREAT JOB, WE 
ARE DOING GREAT 
ON VACCINES AND 
THERAPEUTICS AND 
YOU'LL SEE THAT 
VERY SOON AND I 
THINK WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT A MAP, 
THIS IS A MAP 
THAT I'VE SHOWN 
AROUND A LITTLE 
BIT, THAT IS THE 
AREA MOST 
CONCERN, THE 
AREA OF MOST 
CONCERN
, A PRETTY 
RECENT MAP OF 
THE COUNTRY 
AND THERE IS A 
LOT OF PEOPLE IN 
A LOT OF AREAS 
THAT HAVE GOTTEN 
BETTER VERY FAST.
THE 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 
HAS TREMENDOUS 
SUPPORT BUT 
POLITICALLY IT 
IS TOXIC BECAUSE 
I SUPPORTED IT. 
IF I WOULD HAVE 
SAID DON'T USE 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 
UNDER ANY 
CIRCUMSTANCES 
THEY WOULD HAVE 
COME OUT AND 
SAID IT'S A 
GREAT THING. 
MANY DOCTORS 
HAVE COME OUT 
STRONGLY IN 
FAVOR THAT THEY 
WANTED VERY 
BADLY, IT'S A 
GREAT MALARIA 
DRUG AND FOR 
MANY YEARS, LET 
ME FINISH MY 
ANSWER, SO FOR 
MANY YEARS I 
GUESS, 60 YEARS 
IT'S BEEN A 
MALARIA DRUG AND 
VERY SUCCESSFUL 
AS YOU KNOW. 
AND IT HAS ALSO 
BEEN A DRUG FOR 
LUPUS AND CAUSED 
NO TROUBLE, 
VIRTUALLY 
NOTHING IN TERMS 
OF CAUSING 
PEOPLE TO GET 
SICK OR HAVING 
PROBLEMS WITH 
ANYTHING. 
YOU ADD THE SINK 
AND THE Z PACK 
AS THEY CALL IT 
AND IT HAS BEEN, 
I HAPPENED TO 
TAKE IT MYSELF. 
I TOOK IT MYSELF 
FOR A PERIOD OF 
TWO WEEKS AND I 
HAD NO PROBLEM. 
I HAD NO PROBLEM 
WHATSOEVER AND 
IMPORTANTLY I 
DIDN'T TEST 
POSITIVE WHICH 
WAS VERY NICE 
AND I'M VERY 
HAPPY ABOUT 
THAT. 
SO, THAT'S THE 
STORY. 
IT IS VERY 
HIGHLY THOUGHT 
OF. 
INTERESTINGLY A 
GREAT DOCTOR 
FROM WHAT I 
UNDERSTAND FROM 
YALE FEELS VERY 
STRONGLY ABOUT 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
, THE FORD CLINIC
IN MICHIGAN CAME 
OUT WITH A VERY 
VERY POWERFUL 
PAPER SAYING 
IT'S GOOD AND 
MANY OTHER, IN 
FRANCE THEY CAME 
OUT WITH A 
POSITIVE 
STATEMENT AND 
MANY INDIVIDUAL 
DOCTORS HAVE 
COME OUT WITH 
VERY POSITIVE 
STATEMENTS AND I 
WILL TELL YOU 
THAT IF I WAS 
SURROUNDED BY 
PEOPLE, AS I ONCE
AT THE TIME, THE 
REASON I TOOK IT 
WAS WE HAD SOME 
PEOPLE THAT WERE 
RELATIVELY NEAR 
ME THAT TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
AND I TOOK IT 
FOR THAT REASON 
JUST BECAUSE 
I'VE HEARD GOOD 
THINGS. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
NOW YOUR CHIEF 
DR. FAUCI SAYS 
IT DOESN'T WORK. 
>> I DON'T AGREE 
WITH THAT. 
I LIKE DR. FAUCI 
AND I GET 
ALONG WITH HIM 
GOOD BUT HE 
DIDN'T WANT TO 
BAN PEOPLE FROM 
CHINA FROM 
COMING INTO THE 
COUNTRY AND I 
OVERRODE HIM AND 
I DID THE RIGHT 
THING. 
HE WAS SAYING 
FACEMASKS ARE NO 
GOOD A SHORT 
WHILE AGO SO IT 
DOESN'T MEAN 
HE'S A BAD 
PERSON, BECAUSE 
HE'S NOT, HE'S A 
GOOD PERSON AND 
I LIKE HIM BUT 
WE DISAGREE ON 
THINGS. 
WE DISAGREE ON 
THINGS. 
I WILL SAY THIS, 
WE'VE DONE AN 
AMAZING JOB WITH 
VENTILATORS, WE 
ARE SUPPLYING 
THE WORLD WITH 
VENTILATORS, 
VENTILATORS ARE 
VERY EXPENSIVE 
AND HARD TO 
MAKE, VERY 
COMPLEX, A VERY 
COMPETENT 
MACHINE AND VERY 
EXPENSIVE 
>> Reporter: THE 
US HAS SO MANY 
DEATHS. 
>> HOLD IT. 
FAKE NEWS CNN 
HOLD IT. 
WE'VE DONE A 
GREAT JOB IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 
I'M NOT TALKING 
ABOUT ME. 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE TASK FORCE 
HAVE NOT BEEN 
GIVEN THE KIND 
OF CREDIT. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
COUNTRIES ALL 
OVER THE WORLD 
THEY ARE 
EXPLODING RIGHT 
NOW AND PEOPLE 
THAT YOU SAID 
WERE DOING A 
WONDERFUL JOB, 
BUT RIGHT NOW 
TAKE A LOOK AT 
THE COUNTRIES 
THAT ARE 
EXPLODING. 
YOU HAVE ITALY 
BACK IN SPAIN 
BACK AND GERMANY 
BACK IN A LOT OF 
COUNTRIES AND 
THAT'S NOT TO 
KNOCK THEM, IT 
IS A VERY 
DELICATE AND 
VERY CONTAGIOUS 
DISEASE THAT WAS 
RELEASED BY 
CHINA AND IT 
SHOULD NEVER 
HAVE BEEN ALLOWED
TO BE RELEASED, 
THERE WAS A 
SOURCE FOR THEY 
COULD'VE STOPPED 
IT AND THEY DID 
STOP IT FROM 
GOING INTO CHINA 
ALTHOUGH NOW 
THEY SAY THAT 
CHINA IS HAVING 
A LOT OF 
PROBLEMS AND 
MOSCOW AND 
RUSSIA IS HAVING 
TREMENDOUS 
PROBLEMS, WHAT 
CHINA UNLEASHED 
WAS A VERY VERY 
SAD SITUATION. 
WITH ALL OF THAT 
BEING UNDERSTOOD 
THE UNITED 
STATES HAS DONE 
AN AMAZING JOB 
AND A GREAT JOB 
AND YOU ARE 
GOING TO SEE 
THAT BECAUSE WE 
HAVE VACCINES 
AND THERAPEUTICS 
COMING VERY 
SOON. 
>> Reporter: WHY 
ARE WE NOT 
INVOLVED 
DIRECTLY IN 
NEGOTIATIONS ON 
CAPITOL HILL? 
>> THE FACT I'M 
NOT OVER THERE 
WITH CRAZY NANCY?
I'M TOTALLY 
INVOLVED AND WE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
DOING SOME 
THINGS THAT ARE 
VERY GOOD 
BECAUSE WE DON'T 
THINK THAT, WHAT 
CHUCK SCHUMER 
WANTS MORE THAN 
ANYBODY, AND I 
WOULD SAY NANCY 
PELOSI WOULD BE 
SECOND, THEY 
WANT TO BAIL OUT 
CITIES AND 
STATES THAT HAVE 
DONE A BAD JOB 
OVER A LONG 
PERIOD
, NOTHING TO DO 
WITH CORONAVIRUS 
OR CHINA VIRUS 
OR WHATEVER YOU 
WANT TO CALL IT. 
THEY WANT TO 
BAIL OUT CITIES. 
THEY WANT 
BAILOUT MONEY. 
THEY WANT $1 
TRILLION IN 
BAILOUT MONEY 
AND A LOT OF 
PEOPLE DON'T 
WANT TO DO THAT 
BECAUSE WE DON'T 
DO GETS RIGHT. 
THE DEMOCRATS 
HAVE RUN SOME 
VERY BAD STATES 
AND SOME VERY 
VERY BAD CITIES 
AND A LOT OF 
PEOPLE DON'T 
WANT TO GIVE 
THEM $1 TRILLION 
TO REWARD THEM 
FOR DOING A BAD 
JOB. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
SOME OF THE 
STATES, I WON'T 
INSULT ANYBODY 
BY NAMING THOSE 
STATES BUT YOU 
KNOW WHAT THEY 
ARE. 
THEY WANT 
BAILOUT MONEY 
AND THEY ARE NOT 
INTERESTED IN 
THE PEOPLE, THEY 
ARE NOT 
INTERESTED IN 
UNEMPLOYMENT, 
THEY ARE NOT 
INTERESTED IN 
EVICTIONS WHICH 
IS A BIG DEAL. 
THEY WANT TO 
EVICT A LOT OF 
PEOPLE, A LOT OF 
PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
EVICTED BUT I'M 
GOING TO STOP IT 
BECAUSE I'LL DO 
IT MYSELF IF I 
HAVE TO. 
I HAVE A LOT OF 
POWERS WITH 
RESPECT TO 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
AND WE ARE 
LOOKING AT THAT 
VERY SERIOUSLY 
RIGHT NOW. 
BUT WHAT THE 
DEMOCRATS WANT, 
AND ALL THEY ARE 
REALLY 
INTERESTED IN, 
IS BAILOUT MONEY 
TO BAIL OUT 
RADICAL LEFT 
GOVERNORS AND 
RADICAL LEFT 
MAYORS LIKE IN 
PORTLAND AND 
PLACES THAT ARE 
SO BADLY RUN. 
CHICAGO, NEW 
YORK CITY, YOU 
SEE WHAT'S GOING 
ON OVER THERE. 
BAILOUT CITIES 
AND STATES WHO 
HAVE BEEN POORLY 
RUN AND SPENT A 
FORTUNE DOING 
IT. 
THEY WANT $1 
TRILLION AND WE 
ARE NOT 
INTERESTED IN 
THAT. 
OKAY, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.
THANK YOU TIM 
VERY MUCH.
[ MUSIC ]
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW . 
>> WE'VE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS . 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE 
PROTECTED 
. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6 AM 
EASTERN. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> TONIGHT 
FIREFIGHTERS 
RACING TO 
COMPLAIN A FIRE 
EXPLODING INTO 
AN INFERNO. 
THE FAST-MOVING 
APPLE FIRE 
THREATENING 
HUNDREDS OF 
HOMES AND 
SPARKING THE 
EVACUATIONS OF 
NEARLY 8000 
RESIDENTS, 
>> I WAS ON THE 
SIDE OF THE ROAD 
AND IT WAS TWO 
SMALL FIRES AND 
WITHIN A HALF 
HOUR IT WAS UP 
THE SIDE OF THE 
ROAD. 
IT SPREAD VERY 
FAST. 
>> Reporter: 
OFFICIALS SAY IT 
STARTED FRIDAY 
NIGHT WITH TWO 
SMALLER FIRES 
WHO MERGED 
BECOMING A 
UNIFIED MONSTER. 
>> WOW, THAT IS 
INTENSE. 
>> I WANTED TO 
SHOW YOU JUST 
HOW CLOSE SOME 
OF THESE HOMES 
ARE TO THE 
FLAMES. 
>> Reporter: 
FUELED BY THICK 
VEGETATION, THE 
FIRE NOW 
BLOOMING TO MORE 
THAN 20,000 
ACRES AT ONE 
POINT THE SMOKE 
PLUME EXTENDING 
ALL THE WAY TO 
ARIZONA. 
VISIBLE FROM 
SPACE. 
>> YOU DON'T 
HAVE A GOOD HOLD 
ON IT BUT WE ARE 
WORKING VERY 
HARD TO CONTROL 
THE PERIMETER. 
>> Reporter: THE 
BIGGEST 
CHALLENGE FACING 
FIREFIGHTERS 
RIGHT NOW IS 
DEALING WITH HIS 
INCREDIBLE 
STEEP, RUGGED 
AND DANGEROUS 
TERRAIN. 
INITIALLY IT WAS 
SOMETHING A LOT 
HAD NEVER DEALT 
WITH BEFORE, HOW 
DO YOU FIGHT A 
FIRE IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC? 
>> PEOPLE EXPECT 
TO BE 
QUARANTINED IN 
THEIR HOMES AND 
NOW THEY ARE 
BEING TOLD TO 
LEAVE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
BEING SCREENED 
AND IF THEY NEED 
TO BE SEGREGATED 
THEN WE NEED TO 
OPEN UP OTHER 
VENUES, WE WILL 
AND FOLLOW 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> Reporter: 
DESPITE COVID 
CONCERNS CREWS 
CONTINUE TO 
BATTLE BACK ON 
THE GROUND BY 
HAND BUILDING 
CONTAINMENT 
LINES. 
WHILE TANKERS 
STREAK ACROSS 
THE SKY. 
PUMMELING THE 
FLAMES, 
FIREFIGHTERS 
DOING ALL THEY 
CAN TO GET A 
HANDLE ON THIS 
SEASON'S FIRST 
MAJOR WILDFIRE 
WHILE TRYING TO 
KEEP RESIDENTS 
AND THEMSELVES 
SAFE. 
>> WITH US NOW 
IS STEVE, WHAT 
IS THE LATEST ON 
CONTAINMENT? 
>> Reporter: 
STATE OFFICIALS 
TELL ME THIS 
FIRE IS 
EXPANDING AND 
THREATENING 
HOMES, STILL 
BURNING OUT OF 
CONTROL WITH 0% 
CONTAINMENT. 
THE GOOD NEWS, 
IT HAS ONLY 
BURNED THREE 
STRUCTURES SO 
FAR BUT LOOKING 
AT THE PATTERN 
AND SPREAD OF 
THE FIRE RIGHT 
NOW THERE IS NO 
END IN SIGHT. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> TONIGHT A 
DIRE WARNING 
FROM WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS 
RESPONSE 
COORDINATOR DR. 
DEBORAH BURKS, 
AMERICA HEADED 
TO A NEW PHASE 
OF THE PANDEMIC.
A
>> WHAT WE'RE 
SEEING IS 
DIFFERENT FROM 
MARCH AND APRIL. 
IT IS 
EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD AND 
TO EVERYONE WHO 
LIVES IN A RURAL 
AREA YOU ARE NOT 
IMMUNE ARE 
PROTECTED FROM 
THIS VIRUS. 
>> Reporter: 
STRESSING IT IS 
CRUCIAL FOR 
PEOPLE IN ALL 
PARTS OF THE 
COUNTRY TO 
FOLLOW SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS 
INCLUDING THIS 
GUIDANCE ON 
MASKS. 
>> IF YOU ARE IN 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOUSEHOLD AND 
THERE IS AN 
OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
LITTLE AREA OR 
YOUR CITY YOU 
NEED TO REALLY 
CONSIDER WEARING 
A MASK AT HOME 
AND ASSUMING 
THAT YOU ARE 
POSITIVE. 
>> Reporter: IN 
CALIFORNIA WITH 
THE DEATH TOLL 
TOP 9300 DOCTORS 
ARE PLEADING 
TAKE THIS 
SERIOUSLY. 
>> A GROSSLY 
KIRK SHOULD NOT 
HAVE TO FIGHT A 
GROWN MAN TO 
WEAR A MASK. 
THAT IS NOT 
THEIR JOB. 
THEY SHOULDN'T 
HAVE TO DO THAT. 
>> Reporter: 
DISTRICTS DEBATE 
HOW TO START THE 
SCHOOL YEAR AND 
DR. BURKS IS 
URGING STATES 
WITH HIGH 
CASELOADS TO 
RETURN VIRTUALLY 
UNTIL NUMBERS 
ARE UNDER 
CONTROL.
PARENTS IN TWO 
GEORGIA SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS ARE 
PROTESTING THEIR 
DISTRICT'S 
DECISION TO OPEN 
ONLINE ONLY 
DEMANDING 
PARENTS HAVE AN 
OPTION TO 
CHOOSE. 
>> GENERALLY 
IT'S QUITE 
STRESSFUL FOR 
KIDS IN MANY 
DIFFERENT WAYS. 
>> I THINK IT 
IS 
EXTREMELY 
DAMAGING TO THE 
CHILDR, THE 
DAMAGE DONE BY 
TAKING KIDS OUT 
OF FACE-TO-FACE 
SCHOOL IS MUCH 
GREATER THAN THE 
RISK 
OF THE VIRUS IN 
OUR ESTIMATION. 
>> Reporter: 
EACH DAY BRINGS 
YET ANOTHER 
REMINDER OF THE 
PANDEMIC'S 
DEVASTATING 
TOLL, TWO WEEKS 
AGO JUSTIN 
HUNTER A HIGH 
SCHOOL SENIOR 
AND HIS PARENTS 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19. 
JUSTIN'S FATHER 
PASSED AWAY LAST 
WEEK, HIS MOM 
JUST FOUR DAYS 
LATER. 
>> THEY HAD TO 
BREAK THE NEWS 
TO ME AND THEY 
TOLD ME I 
COULDN'T COME IN 
TO SEE THEM. 
AND I WAS TORN 
UP. 
BUT THEY ARE 
WITH GOD SO THEY 
ARE IN GOOD 
HANDS. 
>> HE'S ONLY 17 
YEARS OLD AND 
DR. BURKS ALSO 
HAD A NEW 
WARNING ABOUT 
HOUSE PARTIES? 
>> Reporter: 
YES, SHE POINTED 
TO THOSE IMAGES 
WE'VE ALL SEEN 
OF PACKED HOUSE 
PARTIES IN 
DIFFERENT EVENTS 
AND SAYS IT IS 
NOT NECESSARILY 
SUPER SPREADING 
INDIVIDUALS, BUT 
SUPER SPREADING 
EVENTS AND SHE 
SAYS THOSE NEED 
TO STOP. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> 25 MILLION 
OUT OF WORK 
AMERICANS ARE 
WAITING ON 
WASHINGTON RIGHT 
NOW TO REACH AN 
AGREEMENT THAT 
WOULD RESTORE 
FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT 
EXPIRED THIS 
WEEKEND. 
THERE IS NO DEAL 
YET THOUGH, 
KELLY O'DONNELL 
JOINS US NOW, 
KELLY ARE WE ANY 
CLOSER TODAY? 
>> Reporter: WE 
KNOW 
NEGOTIATIONS 
PICK UP AGAIN 
TOMORROW BETWEEN 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
AND DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS,
 
THE DISAGREEMENT IS 
OVER HOW MUCH.
THEY AGREE THAT 
THE EXTRA 
FEDERAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
MONEY SHOULD 
CONTINUE BUT THE 
DISAGREEMENT IS 
OVER HOW MUCH. 
DEMOCRATS 
INSISTED SHOULD 
REMAIN $600 A 
WEEK ON TOP OF 
STATE BENEFITS 
WHICH VARY 
WIDELY. 
REPUBLICANS WANT 
TO USE A 
PERCENTAGE OF 
THE PERSONS LOST 
SALARY SO IT 
WON'T BE MORE 
THAN THEIR 
ORIGINAL 
PAYCHECK. 
SEPARATELY MANY 
AMERICANS COULD 
GET A SECOND 
ROUND OF DIRECT 
PAYMENTS JUST 
LIKE BACK IN 
APRIL, THAT'S AS 
MUCH AS $1200 
FOR AN 
INDIVIDUAL 
EARNING UP TO 
$75,000 A YEAR 
AND THERE COULD 
BE ADDITIONAL 
MONEY FOR 
FAMILIES WITH 
CHILDREN BASED 
ON INCOME. 
THE TREASURY 
SECRETARY TOLD 
US HE EXPECTS 50 
MILLION CHECKS 
COULD GO OUT 
ABOUT A WEEK 
AFTER AN 
AGREEMENT IS 
SIGNED BUT RIGHT 
NOW WITH SO MANY 
ISSUES BEING 
DISPUTED A DEAL 
DOES NOT APPEAR 
CLOSE. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> SPLASHDOWN. 
A HISTORIC AND 
SUCCESSFUL 
SPLASHDOWN OFF 
THE COAST OF 
FLORIDA. 
>> WELCOME BACK 
TO PLANET EARTH 
AND THANKS FOR 
FLYING SPACE X. 
>> Reporter: THE 
FIRST WATER 
LANDING FOR AN 
AMERICAN 
SPACECRAFT IN 45 
YEARS. 
>> WHAT AN 
AMAZING DAY, WE 
REALLY MADE 
HISTORY. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SPACE X DRAGON 
WEATHERING 
TEMPERATURES OF 
UP TO 35000F 
DURING THE 
DESCENT THROUGH 
THE EARTH'S 
ATMOSPHERE. 
PARACHUTES 
DEPLOYING AT 
18,000 FEET OF 
ALTITUDE SLOWING 
DOWN A CAPSULE 
FROM 350 FROM 
352 15 MILES PER 
HOUR. 
THE JOURNEY 
BEGINNING TWO 
MONTHS AGO WITH 
ASTRONAUTS BOB 
BANKEN AND DOUG 
HURLEY, TODAY 
MARKS ANOTHER 
MILESTONE.
IN MAY SPACE X 
BECAME THE FIRST 
PRIVATE COMPANY 
TO SEND 
ASTRONAUTS INTO 
ORBIT, AND IT'S 
BEEN NEARLY A 
DECADE SINCE 
NASA LAUNCHED 
ANYONE FROM US 
SOIL. 
GEARING UP FOR 
THE MISSION AND 
SPENDING TIME ON 
EXPERIMENTS AND 
MAINTENANCE ON 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
SPACE STATION, AT
-- 
>> BOTH OF OUR 
SONS ARE PRETTY 
HAPPY ABOUT THAT 
WITH THEIR 
DINOSAUR MAKING 
IT INTO ORBIT. 
>> Reporter: KEPT
THE CREW COMPANY 
WITH SOCIAL 
MEDIA BONDING. 
>> IT'S HARD TO 
PUT INTO WORDS 
JUST WHAT IT WAS 
LIKE TO BE A 
PART OF THIS 
EXPEDITION, 
EXPEDITION 63, 
IT WILL BE A 
MEMORY THAT WILL 
LAST A LIFETIME 
FOR ME. 
>> Reporter: 
MISSION 
ACCOMPLISHED 
WITH MORE ON THE 
HORIZON. 
KATHY PARK, NBC 
NEWS.
 
INSTRUCTION.
>>> FROM 
WASHINGTON STATE 
TO UC BERKELEY 
TO LAFAYETTE IN 
PENNSYLVANIA, 
MAJOR 
UNIVERSITIES ARE 
MAKING A MAJOR 
COURSE 
CORRECTION JUST 
WEEKS AWAY FROM 
THE START OF THE 
NEW SCHOOL YEAR. 
BACKING DOWN ON 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK TO 
CAMPUS. 
>> WE ARE 
DISAPPOINTED, WE 
WOULD HAVE LOVED 
TO HAVE OUR 
STUDENTS ON 
CAMPUS. 
>> Reporter: 
AMERICAN 
UNIVERSITY IN DC 
HAD A PLAN TO 
OFFER A BLEND OF 
ONLINE AND IN 
PERSON LEARNING 
BUT THIS WEEK 
ANNOUNCED AN 
ONLINE ONLY FALL 
SEMESTER 
INSTEAD. 
>> WHAT WAS THE 
MOMENT WHEN YOU 
SAID YOU KNOW 
WHAT? 
THIS PLAN WE 
HAVE IN PLACE IS 
NOT GOING TO 
WORK? 
>> THERE WAS A 
THREE-WEEK 
PERIOD OF US 
SEEING CASELOADS 
BEING SO HIGH. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENT KNOWS 
THE RISK WELL, 
SHE OVERSAW THE 
US RESPONSE TO 
EBOLA AS HHA 
SECRETARY DURING 
THE OBAMA 
ADMINISTRATION. 
>> WE HAVE TO BE 
IN A PLACE WHERE 
WE CAN BE 
MOVABLE BECAUSE 
THE SITUATION 
DOES CHANGE. 
>> Reporter: IT 
FOR SOME 
STUDENTS AND 
PARENTS THE 
ABOUT-FACE IS A 
LETDOWN. 
>> IT'S JUST SAD 
TO SEE THE RUG 
PULLED OUT FROM 
UNDER HIM. 
>> IT IS 
DEVASTATING. 
>> Reporter: 
WILL GOLDMAN IS 
A RISING SENIOR 
AT AMERICAN. 
THE SCHOOL 
JOINED THE LIKES 
OF GEORGETOWN 
AND GEORGE 
WASHINGTON BY 
OFFERING A 10% 
DISCOUNT ON 
TUITION TO HELP 
OFFSET STUDENTS 
DISAPPOINTMENT. 
DO YOU THINK AT 
THIS POINT YOU 
ARE GETTING YOUR 
MONEY'S WORTH 
EVEN WITH THAT 
10% DEDUCTION? 
>> NO. 
THERE IS SO MUCH 
MORE YOU CAN DO 
IN PERSON. 
>> Reporter: 
OTHERS GOING 
ONLINE THIS FALL 
INCLUDE HARVARD, 
PEPPERDINE AND 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF SAN DIEGO AND 
THEY ARE NOT 
CHANGING TUITION 
FEES EVEN AS 
SOME STUDENTS 
ARE SUING FOR 
TUITION REFUNDS 
FROM SPRING 
SEMESTER. 
LIKE -- WHO 
FILED A LAWSUIT 
AGAINST DREXEL 
UNIVERSITY IN 
APRIL. 
>> WE ARE NOT 
GETTING THE 
EXPERIENCE WE 
ARE PAYING FOR 
AND THAT'S WHEN 
I DECIDED I 
NEEDED TO TAKE 
ACTION. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
COLLEGES SAY 
THEY TOO ARE 
FEELING THE 
FINANCIAL TOLL. 
AMERICAN IS 
PROJECTING IT 
COULD FACE OVER 
$100 MILLION IN 
LOST REVENUE. 
>> TO EVEN DO 
WHAT WE DID IN 
THE SPRING 
SEMESTER IT WAS 
A $27 MILLION 
FIX. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
STUDENTS AND 
SCHOOLS ALIKE IT 
IS A CRASH 
COURSE IN 
ADAPTING TO 
CHALLENGING 
TIMES. 
DASHA BURNS, NBC 
NEWS.  
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, A FATHER 
TRIES TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER, RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE, THERE 
IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY AND 
THAT'S ALL I 
WANTED TO SAY. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY 
>> THIS IS AT 
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? 
>> -- 
>> WHAT POLICY 
CHANGE WOULD YOU 
LIKE TO SEE AN 
ACTION? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH AND 
WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> ONLY ON MSNBC.
>> IF WE ARE IN 
SOME SORT OF 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA, WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN --
>> AFTER I 
WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS 
AND I'M COMING 
HOME SAYING WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO BE 
DIFFERENT BUT 
YOU SHOULD NOT 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> WE SHOULD 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS AND 
WE SHOULD FEEL 
SAFE TALKING 
ABOUT THIS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW . 
>> WE'VE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE  
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6 AM 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS . 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL. 
BEFORE OUR VERY 
EYES. 
>> BUT WHAT WE 
FIGHT AGAINST 
UNITES US. 
>> PEOPLE SAY IF 
THEY DON'T WORK 
THEY WON'T BE 
ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT'S BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE 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, THE 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE.
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
[ MUSIC ]
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>>> I HAVE TO 
ASK WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT 6 FEET APART 
FOR THE MOST 
PART, ARE YOU 
WORRIED THAT 
THESE TWO CRISES 
MAY DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RATE OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> AS 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SEARCH 
AROUND THE GLOBE 
AMERICA HAS 
ENTERED A NEW 
PHASE OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
SAYS THE WHITE 
HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE 
COORDINATOR. 
>> ALL OF OUR 
DISCUSSIONS 
ABOUT SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
DECREASING 
GATHERINGS UNDER 
10, AS I 
TRAVELED AROUND 
THE COUNTRY I 
SAW ALL OF 
AMERICA MOVING. 
WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING TODAY IS 
DIFFERENT FROM 
MARCH AND APRIL. 
IT IS 
EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD. 
>>> DR. DEBRA 
BIRX MORNING 
SOME TO 
CONSIDER 
EXTRAORDINARY 
PRECAUTIONS. 
>> IF YOU ARE IN 
A 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOUSEHOLD AND 
THERE IS AN 
OUTBREAK IN YOUR 
ROYAL AREA OR IN 
YOUR CITY YOU 
NEED TO REALLY 
CONSIDER WEARING 
A MASK AT HOME. 
>> Reporter: 
ACROSS THE 
NATION THE 
NUMBERS ARE 
GRAND. 
LOUISIANA NOW 
EXPERIENCING A 
SECOND SPIKE IN 
CASES. 
CURRENTLY THE 
STATE WITH THE 
HIGHEST NUMBER 
OF INFECTIONS 
PER CAPITA, ALL 
64 PARISHES 
CONSIDERED 
HOTSPOTS. 
IN CALIFORNIA 
WHERE COVID IS 
CLAIMING MORE 
THAN 9300 LIVES, 
OUTRAGE AFTER 
THIS PRIVATE 
EVENT AT A 
HOLLYWOOD BAR 
HELD TO HONOR 
FIRST RESPONDERS.
DOZENS OF PEOPLE 
SEEM WITH NO 
MASKS OR SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
THE OWNER'S 
TELLING NBC NEWS 
OVERNIGHT, A 
NUMBER OF DEATHS 
DID NOT COMPLY 
WITH HEALTH AND 
SAFETY GUIDELINES
ADDING WE 
UNEQUIVOCALLY DO 
NOT CONDONE THIS 
BEHAVIOR. 
THIS AS A FRESNO 
COUNTY TEENAGER 
BECAME THE 
STATES FIRST 
CHILD TO DIE 
FROM THE VIRUS. 
>> THIS IS NOT 
SPARING EVEN THE 
YOUNGEST MOVERS 
OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: ON 
THE FRONT LINES, 
FRUSTRATED 
DOCTORS ARE 
RUNNING OUT OF 
PATIENCE. 
>> IT IS TIME TO 
BECOME SERIOUS 
ABOUT THIS COVID.
>> Reporter: 
EVEN AMONG THOSE 
WHO RECOVER 
DOCTORS NOW 
WARNED OF 
SERIOUS LONG-
LASTING 
COMPLICATIONS. 
>> I HAVE THIS 
EIGHT, I HAVE 
THIS JOINT PAIN, 
HEADACHE, BRAIN 
FOG, 
>> Reporter: 
AFTER RECOVERING 
FROM THE VIRUS 
THIS ATHLETIC 
YOUNG MEMBER Ã
MOTHER SAYS HER 
QUALITY OF LIFE 
IS NOTHING LIKE 
IT USED TO BE. 
>> YOU CAN HAVE 
A MILD CASE AND 
GET REALLY SICK 
AND YOUR LIFE 
WILL BE CHANGED 
AND YOU DON'T 
KNOW IF YOU WILL 
EVER GET IT BACK.
>>> IN NEW YORK 
A POPULAR 
RIVERBOAT THE 
LIBERTY BELL WAS 
CITED OVER THE 
WEEKEND AND 
AUTHORITIES SAY 
THE OPERATORS 
HELD A LARGE 
PRIVATE PARTY 
THAT VIOLATED 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING 
GUIDELINES. 
EVEN THOUGH THE 
PANDEMIC IS 
MOSTLY UNDER 
CONTROL IN NEW 
YORK OFFICIALS 
FEAR THE VIRUS 
COULD MAKE A 
COMEBACK AFTER 
EVENTS LIKE THIS 
ONE. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> JUST SIX 
YEARS AGO MANY 
PEOPLE BELIEVED
.
THE COMPANY CLAIMED TO HAV
-- WAS ABOUT TO 
REVOLUTIONIZE 
MEDICINE. 
THE COMPANY 
CLAIMS TO HAVE A 
DEVICE THAT 
COULD RUN 
HUNDREDS OF LAB 
TESTS WITH JUST 
DROPS OF BLOOD. 
>> ELIZABETH 
HOLMES BECAME 
THE YOUNGEST 
SELF-MADE FEMALE 
BILLIONAIRE UNTIL
THE STORY 
STARTED TO 
UNRAVEL WITH A 
SERIES OF 
ARTICLES AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
REVEALING WHAT 
THE FTC CALLED 
AN ELABORATE 
FRAUD. 
TIAIRA SHOULTZ 
WORKED THERE AS 
A KEY 
WHISTLEBLOWER 
AND IS NOW 
RETELLING THE 
STORY IN A NEW 
PODCAST CALLED 
FIGURE THAN 
WATER. 
GOOD MORNING, 
THANK YOU FOR 
BEING WITH US. 
>> GOOD MORNING 
AND IT'S GREAT 
TO BE HERE. 
>> FIRST I WANT 
TO ASK YOU ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS 
BECAUSE YOU 
WROTE AN OP-ED 
RECENTLY 
EXPRESSING 
CONCERN IN THE 
RACE TO GET A 
VACCINE. 
WHAT IS THE 
DANGER IN MOVING 
TOO FAST TO 
DEVELOP TEST AND 
VACCINES FOR THE 
VIRUS? 
>> SO, WITH 
ANYTHING THE 
DANGER OF MOVING 
TOO FAST IS THAT 
YOU CUT CORNERS 
AND THAT'S A LOT 
OF WHAT WE DID, 
WE WERE TRYING 
TO DEVELOP TEST 
AS QUICKLY AS WE 
COULD AND THERE 
WAS A LOT OF 
MONEY ON THE 
LINE. 
SO WE JUST 
STARTED CARTING, 
CUTTING CORNERS 
OF ANY 
REGULATIONS AND 
A LOT OF THE 
COMMISSIONS THAT 
ALLOW -- KIND OF 
REMIND ME OF THE 
CONDITIONS THAT 
EXIST TODAY, 
THERE'S A LOT OF 
FINANCIAL 
INCENTIVE TO 
DEVELOP BOTH 
DIAGNOSTICS AND 
VACCINES AND WE 
ARE TRYING TO GO 
AT WARP SPEED 
WHICH MEANS 
THERE ARE 
DECREASED 
REGULATIONS AND 
POTENTIALLY WE 
ALREADY SAW SOME 
FAILURES HAPPEN 
ON THE 
DIAGNOSTIC SIDE. 
NOW I'M HOPEFUL 
THAT WE WILL 
LEARN FROM THAT 
AND THE PEOPLE 
DEVELOPING THE 
VACCINES AND THE 
THERAPEUTICS ARE 
DOING IT RIGHT. 
MOVING FAST 
WITHOUT 
SACRIFICING 
QUALITY. 
>> Reporter: 
LET'S GO OVER TO 
--, THE FOUNDER 
OF --, WHO IS 
FACED WIRE FRAUD 
CHARGES, BOTH 
HAVE PLED NOT 
GUILTY BUT 
BECAUSE OF TRIAL 
-- COVID-19 THE 
TRIAL COULD BE 
PUSHED BACK TO 
EARLY 2021. 
YOU WERE ONE OF 
THE ORIGINAL 
WHISTLEBLOWERS 
BUT YOU HAD NOT 
BEEN SUBPOENAED. 
WHAT YOU THINK 
THAT IS? 
>> I HAVE NO 
IDEA. 
I ACTUALLY HAVE 
VERY LITTLE 
INSIGHT INTO 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING WITH 
THE CRIMINAL 
CASE, I LEARNED 
ABOUT IT THE 
SAME WAY YOU DO 
BY READING IT IN 
THE NEWS. 
BUT IT IS 
SURPRISING TO ME 
THAT I HAVEN'T 
BEEN SUBPOENAED 
TO TESTIFY BUT 
THAT DOESN'T 
MEAN IT'S NOT 
GOING TO HAPPEN. 
I DON'T REALLY 
KNOW WHAT THE 
LOGIC IS. 
>> Reporter: WE 
SHOULD POINT OUT 
THAT NBC NEWS 
REACHED OUT TO 
ATTORNEYS FOR 
ELIZABETH HOLMES 
BUT DIDN'T HEAR 
BACK. 
SOME ATTORNEYS 
DID SAY THAT -- 
WAS A LOW-LEVEL 
EMPLOYEE THAT 
LACKED EXPERIENCE
, KNOWLEDGE AND 
QUALIFICATIONS 
TO OPINE ABOUT 
THEIR TESTING 
AND THE TRUTH 
ABOUT THAT WILL 
COME OUT AT 
TRIAL, WHAT IS 
YOUR RESPONSE TO 
THAT? 
>> I DON'T KNOW, 
IT'S KIND OF 
FUNNY TO ME 
BECAUSE THE CEO 
IS A HIGH SCHOOL 
GRADUATE SO HOW 
DO THEY GET TO 
SAY THAT SOMEONE 
WITH A STANFORD 
DEGREE IN 
BIOLOGY WHO WAS 
WORKING WITH 
THIS DEVICE 
EVERY DAY 
DOESN'T KNOW 
WHAT THEY ARE 
TALKING ABOUT? 
I THINK WHAT I 
SAID HAS BEEN 
PROVEN TO BE 
TRUE BY 
INVESTIGATIONS 
BY FEDERAL 
AUTHORITIES, 
THEY'VE ALL DONE 
A LOT OF DIGGING 
AND FOUND THAT I 
WAS RIGHT. 
SO YAH, I HOPE 
THE TRUTH DOES 
COME OUT OF THE 
TRIAL. 
I THINK THE 
TRUTH IS ALREADY 
OUT. 
>> WE SHOULD 
MENTION THAT YOU 
ARE THE CEO OF 
YOUR OWN 
DIAGNOSTICS 
HAPPENING NOW 
AND YOU 
DESCRIBED GOING 
TO YOUR 
GRANDFATHER WHO 
WAS FORMER 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE GEORGE 
SCHULTZ, WITH 
CONCERNS THAT 
YOU HAD. 
YOU GO TO HIM 
WITH THESE 
CONCERNS BUT HE 
ULTIMATELY SIDED 
WITH RELATED 
ELIZABETH OVER 
YOU. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
RELATIONSHIP 
LIKE NOW WITH 
YOUR 
GRANDFATHER? 
>> IT HAS FINALLY
RETURNED TO SOME 
VERSION OF 
NORMALCY. 
WHEN THE FTC 
REPORT CAME OUT 
THAT SAID 
ELIZABETH 
PERPETRATED A 
YEARS LONG 
MASSIVE FRAUD
, I THINK THAT 
IS THE EXACT 
WORDING, I THINK 
HE READ THAT 
REPORT AND SOME 
OF THE THINGS IN 
THERE WERE TOO 
EGREGIOUS TO 
REALLY TURN THE 
OTHER WAY. 
SO FOR INSTANCE 
THERE WAS ONE 
INSTANCE WHERE 
ELIZABETH WAS 
SAYING THAT 
REVENUES THE 
PREVIOUS YEAR 
WERE $100 
MILLION WHEN IN 
REALITY IT WAS 
$100,000 SO WHEN 
THINGS ARE AS 
BLACK-AND-WHITE 
AS THAT I THINK 
IT IS 
AT THAT POINT
HARD TO DEFEND 
HER AND AT THAT 
POINT HE 
REALIZED THAT 
SHE WAS LYING TO 
HIM AND HE CAME 
OVER TO MY WAY 
OF THINKING. 
SINCE THEN WE'VE 
BEEN REBUILDING 
THE RELATIONSHIP 
AND THINGS ARE 
KIND OF BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
>> WHAT PROMPTED 
THE PODCAST? 
>> YOU KNOW, I 
TOLD MY STORY 
THROUGH THE WALL 
STREET JOURNAL 
AND THROUGH BAD 
BLOOD THROUGH AN 
HBO DOCUMENTARY, 
BUT THIS WAS 
REALLY MY 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
TELL MY OWN 
STORY IN MY OWN 
VOICE AND A LOT 
OF THESE OTHER 
MEDIUMS, I VERY 
MUCH FELT LIKE I 
WAS READING 
ABOUT A 
CHARACTER IN A 
BOOK AND IT 
DIDN'T FEEL LIKE 
I WAS READING 
ABOUT ME SO THIS 
IS AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR 
IT TO FEEL LIKE 
ME AND GIVE 
LISTENERS A 
BETTER IDEA OF 
WHAT I WAS 
WILLING GOING 
THROUGH 
THROUGHOUT THIS 
WHOLE JOURNEY. 
>> TYLER SCHOLZ, 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TIME, WE 
APPRECIATE YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> WE SHOULD 
POINT OUT IN A 
STATEMENT THAT 
GEORGE SCHULTZ 
HIS GRANDFATHER 
DID SAY THAT 
TYLER DID NOT 
STRAY FROM HIS 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO THE TRUTH, 
EVEN WHEN HE FELT
PERSONALLY 
THREATENED AND 
PLACED -- TYLER 
NAVIGATED A VERY 
COMPLEX 
SITUATION IN 
WAYS THAT MADE 
ME PROUD. 
YOU CAN LISTEN 
TO TYLER 
SCHOLZ'S PODCAST 
THICKER THAN 
WATER ON AUDIBLE 
STARTING 
TOMORROW. 
[ MUSIC ] 
>>> I'M PRETTY 
MUCH FIGHTING 
TWO WARS, THE 
WAR AGAINST COVID
AND A WAR 
AGAINST 
STUPIDITY AND 
CORONAVIRUS I 
HAVE SOME HOPE 
ABOUT WINNING 
BUT THE SECOND 
ONE, IT IS 
BECOMING MORE 
AND MORE 
DIFFICULT. 
BECAUSE PEOPLE 
ARE NOT 
LISTENING. 
WHETHER IT IS 
BACKED UP BY 
SCIENCE OR JUST 
PLAIN OLD COMMON 
SENSE PEOPLE ARE 
NOT LISTENING 
THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTRY. 
I HAVE BEEN -- 
AND I'VE BEEN IN 
EVERY POSSIBLE 
CATASTROPHE YOU 
CAN IMAGINE, -- 
SOMETHING THAT 
HAPPENS AND THEN 
I TAKE CARE OF 
THINGS BUT HERE 
WE HAVE A 
CONTINUOUS -- 
AND WHAT ANNOYS 
ME THE MOST IS 
WE KEEPING DO OUR
ÃKEEP ON DOING 
OUR BEST TO SAVE 
THESE PEOPLE AND 
THEN WE GET 
ANOTHER BATCH OF 
PEOPLE DOING 
EXACTLY THE 
OPPOSITE OF WHAT 
YOU'RE TELLING 
THEM TO DO. 
>>> I WORKED 
THIS PAST 
WEDNESDAY AND I 
WASN'T FEELING 
TOO GOOD AND I 
LET THE DOCTOR 
KNOW AND HE WAS 
LIKE YOU NEED TO 
GO TO THE ER. 
THEY TOLD ME I 
WAS POSITIVE. 
AND IN YOUR MIND 
YOU ARE GOING 
WHAT DID I DO 
WRONG WHAT WHAT 
WHAT DID I -- IT 
MESSES WITH YOU. 
ALL THIS 
FIGHTING AND ALL 
THE SCREAMING 
AND ALL THE 
FINGER-POINTING. 
AND --, -- WHY 
WOULD WE LIE? 
[ MUSIC ]
%
MORE ON THEIR %
VISION. 
>>> WITH 
PROTESTS AND 
CLASHES ECHOING 
ACROSS THE NATION
IT IS ALSO 
SUPPORTERS OF 
POLICE DEMANDING 
TO BE HEARD.
 
>> AND YPD! 
>>> WHOSE LIVES 
MATTER? 
EVERYBODY'S 
LIVES MATTER. 
>> WE NEED MORE 
OF THIS AND WE 
NEED MORE OF THE 
MORE VOICES, YOU 
CAN'T BE THE 
SILENT MAJORITY 
ANYMORE. 
>>> NYPD SGT. 
-- STARTED BLUE 
LIVES MATTER IN 
YC, SET UP IN 
2014 AFTER THE 
MURDER OF TWO 
NEW YORK OFFICERS
IN THEIR PATROL 
CAR. 
JUST RECENTLY 
BLUE LIVES RAISED
$27,000 FOR A 
NEW YORK POLICE 
DETECTIVE AND 
HIS WIFE WHO IS 
SUFFERING FROM 
CANCER. 
NATIONALLY THERE 
IS A BLUE LIVES 
MATTER 
ORGANIZATION 
THAT HAS MORE 
THAN 2 MILLION 
LIKES ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA. 
BUT IN YC, MUCH 
SMALLER SAYS IT 
IS SEPARATE FROM 
THAT GROUP. 
THEY TRY TO TELL 
THE WORLD WHAT 
IS HAPPENING 
FROM THEIR POINT 
OF VIEW ABOUT 
HOW POLICE ARE 
BEING THE ONE I 
STAND UNDER 
CONSTANT ATTACK. 
BLUE LIVES MATTER
OF COURSE SOUNDS 
A LOT LIKE BLACK 
LIVES MATTER, -- 
AND INTO POLICE 
BRUTALITY. 
WHILE SOME 
DEMANDING CHANGE,
SEE BLUE LIVES 
MATTER AS 
INSULTING AND --
%
COINCIDENCE.
>> BLACK LIVES 
MATTER HAS 
NOTHING TO DO 
WITH -- 
>> THAT'S JUST 
THE WAY IT WAS 
AND I GUESS 
BEFORE IT 
STARTED AT THE 
SAME TIME IT'S 
VERY EASY FOR 
THE MEDIA TO PUT 
US AGAINST EACH 
OTHER AND MAKE 
IT SEEM LIKE -- 
>> IT SOUNDS 
LIKE A REAL 
COINCIDENCE. 
>> Reporter: 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER WAS 
FOUNDED A YEAR 
BEFORE BLUE IN 
2013 SAYS IT'S 
WEBSITE, IN 
RESPONSE TO THE 
ACQUITTAL OF 
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN 
IN THE DEATH OF 
TREY FOR MARTIN. 
BLUE LIVES 
MATTER ALSO 
WANTS TO GET ITS 
NAME OUT IN 
FRONT OF POLICE 
HEADQUARTERS 
SIMILAR TO HOW 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER IS 
PAINTED IN 
YELLOW IN 
NUMEROUS 
LOCATIONS ACROSS 
NEW YORK AND 
OTHER CITIES. 
>> WE ARE FOR 
LAW AND ORDER 
AND WE ALSO 
FUNDED THE 
POLICE AS WELL. 
>> Reporter: -- 
AND REALLOCATE 
THE MONEY TO 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
PROGRAMS. 
>> IF YOU DEFUND 
THE POLICE AND 
THEY GET PROPER 
TRAINING THAT 
WOULD ALLEVIATE 
A LOT OF -- 
>> WHY DO YOU 
THINK THERE 
NEEDS TO BE A 
MURAL THAT SAYS 
BLUE LIVES 
MATTER PAINTED 
ON THE STREET? 
TO HONOR -- 
>>> TO HONOR THE 
MEMORY OF THOSE 
WHO HAVE GIVEN 
THEIR LIFE IN 
THE ULTIMATE 
SACRIFICE TO THE 
CITY. 
>> Reporter: NEW 
YORK CITY'S 
MAYOR SAID NO 
AND THAT BLACK 
LIVES MATTER AND 
ALL IT STANDS 
FOR IS UNITY. 
>> THE ORIGINAL 
SIN OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA, 
SLAVERY, AND ALL 
THE EFFECTS OF 
THE LAST YEARS 
BEING BROUGHT 
OUT IN A NEW 
WAY, IT IS A 
CHANCE FOR THE 
COUNTRY TO GET 
THIS RIGHT AND 
ADDRESS THIS 
PROBLEM AND MOVE 
FORWARD AND IT 
IS SUMMARIZED IN 
THE THREE WORDS 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER. 
>> Reporter: -- 
IS LOOKING TO 
TAKE THE CITY TO 
COURT AND HE 
VIEWS THE 
HISTORY A LITTLE 
DIFFERENTLY 
CLAIMING THAT IN 
2020 EVEN POLICE 
DESERVE EQUAL 
TREATMENT. 
>> THERE ARE 
PEOPLE FROM ALL 
THE BACKGROUNDS 
AND RELIGIONS, 
THAT EXPERIENCED  A 
LOT OF GROUPS 
THAT HAVE BEEN 
SUBJECT TO 
SLAVERY. 
>> IN FACT, NO 
OTHER GROUP OF 
MEN, WOMEN, AND 
CHILDREN ENDURED 
THE CRUELTY OF 
SLAVERY LIKE 
THOSE BROUGHT TO 
AMERICA FROM 
AFRICA. 
"BLUE BLOODS" 
NYC JUST PICKED 
UP ITS CAMPAIGN 
TO WIN PUBLIC 
SUPPORT. 
>> YOU WISH HARM 
UPON ME. 
>> YOU WISH 
DEATH UPON ME. 
>> THEY PLAN FOR 
MORE VALLEYS. 
PROTESTERS ON 
THE OTHER SIDE. 
AS THE NATION 
GRAPPLES. NBC 
NEWS, NEW YORK.  
>>> HEY, 
EVERYONE. 
ALISON MARCH. 
YOU'RE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
IT IS MEDICA OF 
CLOSE  LET'S GO 
TO NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
SAVANNAH 
SELLERS. 
SHE HAS THE VERY 
LATEST HEADLINES 
FOR US FROM  
NBCNEWS.COM. 
SAVANNAH,  
AREN'T YOU 
ENVISIONING THE 
YELLOW TODAY? 
>> OH, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH. 
HI, ALISON. 
I HOPE YOU HAVE 
A GREAT WEEKEND. 
LET'S GET 
STARTED IN WHEN 
IT COUNTY, 
GEORGIA. 
THAT IS ACTUALLY 
HOME TO THE 
STATE'S LARGEST 
SCHOOL DISTRICT, 
ROUGHLY 260 
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES 
WERE TOLD NOT TO 
RETURN TO WORK 
FOR THE TIME 
BEING AFTER THE 
TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE COMIC 
EXPOSED TO COVID-
19. 
GWINNETT COUNTY 
HAS REPORTED 
MORE THAN 4000 
NEW CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN THE 
LAST TO? 
ALONE. 
THESE ALARM 
NUMBERS HELLO 
WARNING FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE. 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX 
SAID OVER THE 
WEEKEND THE U.S. 
HAD, QUOTE, THE 
NEW PHASE OF THE 
PANDEMIC AS THE 
VIRUS 
INFILTRATES BOTH 
THE WORLD AND 
URBAN AREAS. 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
THEY ARE ALSO 
WITNESSING A 
RESURGENCE OF 
CASES. 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
RATIONING WE ARE 
A LONG WAYS AWAY 
FROM SOME FORM 
OF NORMALCY. 
>> PHASE THREE 
CLINICAL TRIALS. 
WE ALL HOPE TO 
HAVE A NUMBER OF 
-- THAT CAN HELP 
PREVENT PEOPLE 
FROM INFECTION. 
HOWEVER, THERE 
IS NO SIMILAR 
BULLET AT THE 
MOMENT. 
AND THERE MIGHT 
NEVER BE. 
>> MEANWHILE, 
MORE THAN 100 
CEOs ARE URGING 
LAWMAKERS TO 
HELP SMALL 
BUSINESSES 
SURVIVE THE 
PANDEMIC. 
LETTER, BOTH 
CURRENT AND 
FORMER EXISTENCE 
THAT CONGRESS 
NEEDS TO GO 
BEYOND THE 
PAYCHECK 
PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
CALLING FOR ON 
KIMBERLY TERE 
PROGRAMS AND TO 
-- VACCINE. 
THEY ALSO WARNED 
THE SMALL 
BUSINESSES TO 
FAIL WILL TURN 
TEMPORARY JOB 
LOSSES 
INDEPENDENT 
ONES. 
ATTENDING TO NEW 
JERSEY WHERE A 
JUDGE WILL 
FEDERAL JUDGE IS 
SPEAKING OUT 
WEEKS AFTER A 
GUNMAN ATTACKED 
HER FAMILY. 
THE JUDGE SAID 
THE CO-QUOTE, 
MATTMAN FOUND 
HER ADDRESS ON 
THE INTERNET 
BEFORE HE SHOT 
HER HUSBAND AND 
KILLED HER SON. 
>> CURRENTLY, 
FEDERAL JUDGE IS,
INFORMATION IS 
READILY 
AVAILABLE AT 
INTERNET. 
MY SON'S DEATH 
CANNOT BE IN 
VAIN. 
WHICH IS WHITE I 
AM BEGGING THOSE 
IN POWER TO DO 
SOMETHING TO HELP
MY BROTHERS AND 
SISTERS ON THE 
BENCH. 
>> AND LASTLY, 
MICROSOFT SAYS 
THEY ARE LOOKING 
TO BUY TIKTOK'S 
HE WAS 
OPERATIONS 
FOLLOWING A LOSS 
OF NECK AND 
FORTH OF THE 
FUTURE OF THE 
UP. 
JUST A FEW DAYS 
AGO, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP AGAINST 
MICROSOFT DEAL. 
THREATENING TO 
D.A.N. 
TIKTOK OVER 
SECURITY 
CONCERNS BUT 
TODAY, HE SAID 
HE WOULD NOT 
MIGHT MICROSOFT 
TAKEOVER. 
MAYBE A DEAL IS 
GOING TO BE 
MADE. 
IT IS A GREAT 
ASSET. 
IT IS NOT A 
GREAT ASSET 
UNLESS THEY HAVE 
THE APPROVAL OF 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
UNLESS MICROSOFT 
OR SOMETHING 
ELSE IS ABLE TO 
BUY IT. 
AND WORK OUT A 
DEAL, AN 
APPROPRIATE DEAL 
SO THAT 
TREASURY, I SENT 
YOU. I GUESS YOU 
WOULD SAY WOULD 
GET A LOT OF 
MONEY. 
>> WE WILL BE 
KEEPING A VERY 
CLOSE EYE ON 
THAT STORY FOR 
ALL THE TIKTOK. 
LIKE I SAID, A 
LOT OF BACK-AND-
FORTH. 
IF YOU LOOK YOU 
AND I HAVE BEEN 
ABLE TO TALK A 
LOT ABOUT 
TIKTOK, DANCES, 
OUR FAVORITE 
STUFF ON THERE 
BECAUSE THIS 
STORY KEEPS 
GOING. 
>> WE HAVE HAD 
TIKTOK REGULAR 
IN THAT IS A FOR 
A SOLID WEEK 
TOPIC I THINK A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
ARE HAPPY TO 
HEAR THAT IT MAY 
BE STICKING 
AROUND A GREAT 
UPDATE THERE, 
SAVANNAH. 
I WILL SEE YOU 
IN AN HOUR. 
! TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS IS ON THE 
MOVE. 
WATCHES AND 
WARNINGS ARE IN 
EFFECT FROM 
FLORIDA ALL THE 
WAY UP TO THE 
MAIN. 
NBC NEWS  
METEOROLOGIST 
BILL GUERIN 
JOINS ME NOW. 
IT IS TERRIFIC 
TO SEE YOU. 
IF YOU LOOK IT 
HAS BEEN A WHOLE 
LONGTIME SINCE 
WE CAUGHT UP. 
BUT LET'S TALK 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
GOING ON HERE. 
I MEAN, THAT IS 
QUITE A STRETCH, 
FLORIDA AND 
MAINE. 
WHERE IS THIS 
RIGHT NOW? 
AND WHAT DO YOU 
KNOW ABOUT 
WHERE, WHEN IT 
WILL MAKE 
LANDFALL?.  
THIS IS FROM IS 
INTERESTING, 
ALISON. 
EXCUSE MY 
GRAPHIC BEHIND 
ME. 
WE LOST THAT A 
SECOND TO GO.  
ON BITE WITH MAC 
COMPUTER, SO 
MANY DIFFERENT 
DYNAMICS, NOT A 
BIG POWERFUL 
STORM. 
PEOPLE IN 
SHELTERS DEALING 
WITH ALL THE 
COVID 
PRECAUTIONS AND 
PROBLEMS. 
PEOPLE ARE IN 
ENCLOSED 
BUILDINGS FOR 
THESE. 
THAT WAS THE 
FIRST THING. 
WE ARE STILL 
GOING TO HAVE A 
LOT OF POWER 
OUTAGES FROM 
THIS, AN AREA 
THAT YOU WOULD 
EXPECT. 
SO LET'S SHOW 
YOU WHAT IS 
GOING ON HERE 
BUT ONE THING 
THAT IS 
INTERESTING IS 
THE STORM HAS 
REGENERATED A 
LITTLE BIT 
CLOSER TO THE 
EAST. 
TOWARDS THE 
COAST. 
THIS COULD 
ACTUALLY MEAN AN 
IMPACT IN MYRTLE 
BEACH. 
THE HEAVY RAIN 
AND WINDS ARE 
ARRIVING IN THE 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
COAST AS WE 
SPEECH. 
WE WILL WATCH 
THOSE POWER 
OUTAGES. 
HERE'S A WIDER 
VIEW. 
NORTHERN GEORGIA 
AND VIRGINIA, WE 
WILL SEE A LARGE 
AREA OF FLASH 
FLOODING BECAUSE 
OF THIS STORM. 
A BIG POWERFUL 
STORM. 
IT IS GOING TO 
SPEND A LOT OF 
RAIN AND WINDS, 
WE WILL HAVE AN 
IMPACT. 
SOME MILES PER 
HOUR TROPICAL 
STORM. 
180 MILES SOUTH, 
SOUTHWEST OF 
MYRTLE BEACH, 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
LOOK AT THIS. 
THIS IS WHAT 
ALISON IS TALK 
ABOUT. 
WE HAD TROPICAL 
STORM WARNINGS 
THAT GO FROM 
BRUNSWICK, 
GEORGIA, TO 
BOSTON AND THEN 
WE WILL INCLUDE 
MAINTENANCE. 
THAT'S 116 
MILLION  PEOPLE. 
THAT IS ONE 
THIRD OF THE 
U.S. POPULATION 
THAT ARE GOING 
TO BE DEALING 
WITH THE STORM 
OF THE NEXT 36 
HOURS. 
HURRICANE 
CONDITION, FROM 
GEORGETOWN TO 
MYRTLE BEACH. 
WILMINGTON RIGHT 
AROUND MIDNIGHT, 
MAN. 
WE COULD HAVE 
STORM SURGE 
DAMAGE AND SOME 
OF THAT WIND 
DAMAGE. 
SOMETIME AROUND 
10:00 PM ABOUT 
MIDNIGHT OR SO 
IS THAT BUT IT 
LANDFALL. 
MAYBE MYRTLE 
BEACH. 
MAYBE LITTLE 
BIT. 
CLOSER TO THE 
THE BEACH IN 
WILMINGTON. 
NOW, HERE'S THE 
INTERESTING 
PART. 
THE STORM DOES 
NOT WEAKEN THAT 
MUCH BUT IT 
ACTUALLY 
MAINTAINS A LOT 
OF ITS STRENGTH 
SO THAT WHEN ARE 
STILL 60 TO 65 
MILES PER HOUR 
THROUGH THE DAY 
TOMORROW. 
THAT IS OVER THE 
TOP OF 
PHILADELPHIA, 
NEW YORK CITY, 
SO NOTICE 85 
THERE, MYRTLE 
BEACH, 
WILMINGTON. 
AND THEN 
TOMORROW EVENING,
THAT IS NO JOKE 
IN NEW YORK CITY 
PACKED WINDS 
COULD BE GUSTING 
AS HIGH AS 50 TO 
60, MAYBE EVEN 
70 MILES PER 
HOUR. 
HEY, ALISON, 
THAT IS GOING TO 
CAUSE A LOT OF 
TREE DAMAGE.  
WE ARE NOT USED 
TO THE WIND LIKE 
THAT IN AREAS OF 
THE NORTHEAST. 
SO I DO EXPECT A 
LOT OF POWER 
OUTAGES BECAUSE 
OF THIS. 
>> YEAH, NO 
DOUBT EXPECTING 
A LOT OF TREES 
TO COME DOWN IN 
THIS AREA. 
NO, IT IS JUST 
INCREDIBLE HOW 
MANY PEOPLE THIS 
STORM, 
EVENTUALLY 
IMPACT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR GETTING 
US UP TO SPEED. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
>>> TROPICAL 
STORM ISAIAS 
MAKING IT EVEN 
TOUGHER FOR 
FIGHT TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
TESTING SITES 
ACROSS FLORIDA 
HAVE CLOSED 
AHEAD OF THE 
STORM THE STATE 
REPORTED MORE 
THAN 4000 NEW 
CASES IN JUST 
LESS 24 HOURS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
KERRY SANDERS  
IS IN DAYTONA 
BEACH. 
>> WELL, BEACHES 
NOTE REOPENED 
HERE FROM 
ISAIAS' THREAT. 
SURE SIGN THAT 
THINGS ARE BACK 
TO NORMAL. 
IT IS OPEN TO 
TRAFFIC. 
DAYTONA BEACH 
SHORES, DAYTONA 
BEACH, ALL THE 
WAY DOWN SOUTH, 
PALM BEACH, 
THERE WERE SOME 
SHELTERS THAT 
OPENED. 
AND WHILE THE 
THREAT FROM THE 
STORM IS MOSTLY 
OFFSHORE, NOW, 
HEADING TO NORTH 
CAROLINA AND 
SOUTH CAROLINA, 
LESSONS LEARNED 
HERE IN FLORIDA 
APPLY TO WHAT IS 
ABOUT TO ARRIVE 
THERE 
SPECIFICALLY 
EIGHT WES EVENT 
DURING A 
PANDEMIC. 
NOW, THEY OPENED 
THE SHELTERS 
HERE AND THEY 
HAD SET UP WHERE 
EACH PERSON WHO 
WAS GOING TO THE 
SHELTER HAD 
THEIR 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECK. 
LOOKING FOR 
SYMPTOMS OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THOSE WHO WOULD 
HAVE 
DEMONSTRATED 
SYMPTOMS WOULD 
HAVE BEEN 
ISOLATED IN AN 
AREA OF SHELTER. 
FORTUNATELY, NO 
ONE WHO SHOWED 
UP ACCORDING TO 
THE AUTHORITIES 
HAD ANY SYMPTOMS 
OF. 
BUT THE PROCESS 
THAT THEY 
APPLIED HERE IS 
NOW A LESSON 
LEARNED THAT 
THEY PASSED 
ALONG TO THE 
NORTH AND SOUTH 
CAROLINA, WHERE 
ISAIAS IS 
EXPECTED TO 
BEGIN SHOWING 
SOME UGLY 
WEATHER THIS 
EVENING. 
BACK TO YOU. 
SPOT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
KENTUCKY TESTING 
ITS ENTIRE 
STUDENT BODY FOR 
COVID-19 BEFORE 
CAMPUS REOPENS 
LATER THIS 
MONTH. 
IT IS AN 
ENORMOUS 
UNDERTAKING THAT 
HAS ALREADY 
STARTED. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
ALISON BARBER  
ME NOW FROM 
LEXINGTON, 
KENTUCKY. 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT SOME 
30,000 STUDENTS 
HERE HOW IS THE 
SCHOOL MANAGING 
TO TEST ALL OF 
THEM? 
YEAH, IT IS A 
HEAVY LIFT. 
THEY ARE DOING 
THIS OVER THE 
NEXT TWO TO? 
>> THIS IS THE 
FIRST DAY OF 
THAT TESTING 
THAT WILL GO ALL 
THE WAY TO 
AUGUST 22nd. 
CLASSES START 
FOR THE FALL 
SEMESTER ON 
AUGUST 17. 
ONE OF FIVE 
TESTING SITES. 
YOU CAN SEE THIS 
RIGHT HERE. 
THEY TURNED THE 
PARKING LOT 
OUTSIDE OF THEIR 
FOOTBALL ARENA 
INTO A DRIVE-UP 
TESTING SIDE. 
STUDENTS, MANY 
OF THEM WILL LIVE
OFF CAMPUS. 
THEY ARE COMING 
HERE TO GET THE 
POST-COVID TO. 
IF YOU LOOK THIS 
WEEKEND EACH 
STUDENT WHO 
COMES UP, THEIR 
OWN TUBE, THEIR 
OWN FILES, AND 
THEY EXPLAINED 
THE PROCESS. 
THEY WILL COME 
UP. 
THEY WILL GET A 
NASAL SWAB. 
THAT TUBE, ONE 
HAPPENING HERE 
RIGHT NOW. 
FIVE SECONDS ON 
EACH SIDE. 
IT TAKES ABOUT 
TO DIG MINUTES, 
THIS ENTIRE 
PROCESS BUT ONCE 
THE STUDENTS 
DRIVE IN AND 
COME IN, AND 
THEN THEY TAKE 
THAT SWAB AND 
THEY PUT IT INTO 
THE FILE. 
YOU SEE THE 
STUDENT IS 
HOLDING THE 
FILE. 
THEY SAY THAT IS 
TO TRY TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THEY 
DON'T CAUSE ANY 
KIND OF CROSS-
CONTAMINATION. 
THEY ARE TESTING 
AT LEAST 1500 
STUDENTS RIGHT 
NOW. 
AND OTHER THINGS 
WHEN STUDENTS 
COME HERE IS 
THIS WELLNESS 
KITS. 
THEY ARE GIVING 
EVERY SINGLE 
STUDENT COMING 
ON CAMPUS A KIT. 
IT HAS ALCOHOL 
WIPES IN IT. 
LET'S SEE WHAT 
ELSE WE GOT. 
THERMOMETERS FOR 
EACH STUDENT 
HAND SANITIZER 
AS WELL AS TO 
DIFFERENT FACE 
MASKS. 
FACE MASKS ARE 
MANDATORY FOR 
STUDENTS ON 
CAMPUS. 
I CAN, THEY ARE 
ALL GETTING 
TESTED. 
IT IS REQUIRED 
ANY STUDENT WHO 
IS COMING ON 
CAMPUS TAKING 
ANY COURSE ON 
CAMPUS THAT THEY 
HAVE A COVID-19, 
BEFORE COURSES 
BEGIN. 
THEY HAVE TO DO? 
TO GET IT DONE. 
A LOT OF STUDENTS
CHOOSING TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF IT, 
ESPECIALLY THOSE 
WHO LIVE OFF THE 
CAMPUS. 
ALISON?  
>> YOU SPOKE 
WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENT. 
WHAT DID HE TELL 
YOU? 
YOU KNOW, WE 
ASKED HIM ABOUT 
WHY THIS IS 
WORTH THE RISK, 
HAVING SO MANY 
STUDENTS COME 
BACK TO THE 
CLASS. 
THEY ARE NOT 
DOING A -- 
ONLINE COURSES 
BUT THEY DO SAY 
THAT THE 
MAJORITY OF THE 
FALL SEMESTER 
WILL BE IN 
PRISON, IN CLASS 
LEARNING. 
HE SAYS THAT THE 
NOTE THIS IS NOT 
WITHOUT RISK. 
BUT THEY ARE 
DOING EVERYTHING 
THEY CAN TO 
MITIGATE THOSE 
RISKS AND REDUCE 
THOSE RISKS, 
THEY FEEL IT IS 
IMPORTANT FOR 
PEOPLE TO BE ON 
CAMPUS LIVING 
THIS WAY. 
THEY E WILL 
ADAPT AS THE 
SCIENCE COMES 
IN, AS THEY GET 
RESULTS FROM 
MASSIVE TESTS 
LIKE THIS AND 
SEE WHAT THEY 
NEED TO DO 
MOVING AHEAD.! 
THIS VIRUS CAN 
HITCHHIKE ACROSS 
THE WORLD IN 
HOURS. 
IT COULD 
HITCHHIKE ACROSS 
CAMPUS IN 
MINUTES. 
YOU HAVE TO HAVE 
EFFECTIVE 
SCREENING, 
TESTING, AND 
TESTING. 
TO SUCCESSFULLY 
KEEP PEOPLE 
HEALTHY. 
WE MUST REMAIN 
POOL. 
IF BETTER 
SCIENCE COMES 
UP, WE NEED TO 
BE ABLE TO PUT 
IT IMMEDIATELY 
IN THE FIELD. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY TURNED ONE 
OF THEIR OLD, 
YOU KNOW, 
FACULTY SORT OF 
GATHERING PLACES 
INTO A COVID 
CENTER. 
WE WENT INSIDE 
THAT. 
YOU CAN SEE A 
LITTLE BIT OF IT 
EARLIER TODAY. 
THEY HAVE PEOPLE 
THAT UP KIND OF 
MANNING THESE 
BOOTS AS THEY 
GET THE INITIAL 
TESTS COMING IN. 
MOST OF THESE 
TASKS, ACCORDING 
TO THE MEDICAL 
HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS 
THAT ARE GIVING 
THEM, THEY WILL 
COME BACK, THE 
RESULTS WILL 
COME BACK WITHIN 
20 FOUR, 48 
HOURS AT THE 
LATEST. 
AND THAT COVID 
COMMENTS ARE. 
THEN THERE ARE 
STAFF CONTACT 
TRACERS AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
KENTUCKY WHO 
WILL GO THROUGH 
ANY POSSIBLE 
POSITIVE TEST 
AND START 
TRACING IT OUT 
TO SEE WHAT 
OTHER STUDENTS 
OR STAFF MAY 
HAVE BEEN IN 
CONTACT WITH A 
POSITIVE 
INDIVIDUAL. 
AND THAT MAKE 
SURE THAT THAT 
STUDENT IS 
ISOLATING 
GETTING HEALTH 
AND TAKING 
WHATEVER 
NECESSARY STEPS 
THAT THEY THINK 
THEY NEED TO 
TAKE IF THEY 
HAVE A POSITIVE 
TEST RESULT. 
ALISON?  
HOW ABOUT THE 
STUDENTS? 
HOW DO THEY FEEL 
ABOUT COMING 
BACK TO CAMPUS? 
>> Reporter: 
MOST OF THE 
STUDENTS THAT WE 
HAVE TALKED TO 
TODAY, THEY SAY 
PEOPLE MOSTLY 
GOOD ABOUT IT. 
THEY FEEL AT THE 
SCHOOL IS TAKING 
ALL OF THE 
NECESSARY STEPS 
TO KEEP THEM SAFE
SOME SAY THAT 
THERE'S A LOT OF 
PERSONAL 
RESPONSIBILITY 
HERE AND 
SOMETIMES OTHER 
STUDENTS, THEY 
COULD BE 
CARELESS, EVEN 
THOUGH MASKS ARE 
REQUIRED. 
SOME STUDENTS 
ARE WORRIED THAT 
MAYBE NOT 
EVERYONE WILL 
ADHEREO THEM 
AS CLOSELY AS 
THEY SHOULD WITH 
THOSE WILL 
>> ONE THING. 
>> THEY ARE 
GOING TO TRY TO 
KEEP US SAFE. 
ENJOY THEIR 
FREEDOM, 
ESPECIALLY, EVEN 
MORE SO AFTER WE 
HAVE BEEN COOPED 
UP FOR THE SET 
PAST SEVERAL 
MONTHS. 
I'M WORRIED THAT 
PEOPLE WILL 
OVERTAKE -- 
>> I THINK THAT 
THERE ARE GOING 
TO BE SOME 
STUDENTS THAT 
DON'T WANT TO 
COMPLY. 
BUT I DO THINK 
THAT YOU HAVE A 
LOT OF DIFFERENT 
MEASURES IN 
PLACE TO MAKE 
SURE STUDENTS 
ARE WEARING 
THEIR MASK 
INSIDE AND 
OUTSIDE AND 
STAYING SOCIALLY 
DISTANT. 
>> Reporter: 
MOST OF THE 
CLASSROOMS HAVE 
BEEN COMPLETELY 
REARRANGE TO 
ALLOW FOR SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
THE CAFETERIA. 
BUT TABLES ARE 
GONE. 
STUDENTS CAN 
PICK UP THEIR 
FOOD. 
AS I SAID, THIS 
IS ONE OF FIVE 
TESTING SITES. 
THEY STARTED 
TODAY. 
BY THE END OF 
THIS, THE 
UNIVERSITY SAYS 
THEY EXPECT TO 
TEST ROUGHLY 
30,000 STUDENTS. 
ALISON?  
>> ALL RIGHT, 
ALISON BARBER, 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
KENTUCKY,  
ELITES 
UNDERGOING A 
MASSIVE 
UNDERTAKING. 
I DON'T THINK IS 
MUCH FOR SHOWING 
US HOW IT ALL 
WORKS. 
FROM TEXAS STILL 
LARGELY OPEN FOR 
BUSINESS, EVEN 
THOUGH MORE 
PEOPLE DIED 
THERE LESS MONTH 
THAN ANY OTHER 
STATE IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
MORGAN CHESKY 
JOINS ME NOW 
FROM DALLAS. 
MORGAN, WHAT ARE 
THAT LATEST 
NUMBERS THERE? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, ALISON,  
THE NUMBERS, 
THEY ARE EITHER 
OPTIMISTIC OR 
DISCONCERTING. 
BUT WE DO KNOW 
THAT WITHIN THE 
PAST WEEK, THE 
STATE OF TEXAS 
HAS ECLIPSED 
7000 DEATHS FROM 
COVID-19 AS YOU 
MENTIONED. 
THE MONTH OF 
JULY, AND 
ESPECIALLY A 
TOUGH ONE. 
MORE PEOPLE 
HAVING DIED HERE 
THAN ANY OTHER 
STATE. 
WE KNOW WINDOWS, 
THEY ARE COMING 
OFF OF THEIR 
SECOND DEADLIEST 
WEEK SINCE THIS 
PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
LEADERS ARE ALSO 
POINTING TO THE 
FACT THAT DAILY 
NEW CASES OF THE 
VIRUS ARE GOING 
DOWN. 
AND THAT 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
HAVE STABILIZED 
AND ARE ALSO 
DROPPING AS 
WELL. 
SO YOU DO HAVE 
SOME OPTIMISM 
HERE ON BEHALF 
OF THE LEADERS 
IN THE CITY. 
THAT REALLY THE 
LINE, ALISON, 
THAT IF ONE IS 
IN, KEEP DOING 
WHAT YOU ARE 
DOING . IS 
CERTAINLY 
WORKING. 
BUT THE QUESTION 
IS, IS IT GOING 
TO DO ENOUGH TO 
ACTUALLY GETTING 
THIS VIRUS AS A 
POSITIVE STEP 
FORWARD BEFORE 
YOU CAN START TO 
REOPEN EVEN MORE 
WE KNOW THAT 
RESTAURANTS, 
STILL AT 50% 
CAPACITY HERE. 
OURS ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE STATE 
STILL SHUT DOWN. 
ALISON?  
>> MORGAN, WE 
HAVE BEEN 
SHOWING IMAGES 
OF FOLKS THERE 
IN TEXAS WEARING 
MASKS. 
I KNOW THAT 
EIGHT MASK 
MANDATE IS IN 
EFFECT ACROSS 
THE STATE. 
HOW IS THAT 
GOING? 
AND HOW IS IT 
BEING ENFORCED? 
CERTAINLY 
DEPENDS ON WHERE 
YOU ARE IN THE 
STAY. 
ALTHOUGH I WILL 
SAY THAT OVER 
THE PAST TWO 
WEEKS, IN 
PARTICULAR, AT 
LEAST APPEARS 
WHETHER WHEREVER 
YOU ARE HERE IN 
DALLAS OR ON OUR 
TROUBLES, WHEN 
WE WENT TO WEST 
TEXAS TO MIDLAND 
TO COVER THE 
PERSON'S VISIT, 
IF ONE HAD OF 
THEIR MASK ON 
AND IF THEY DID 
NOT, THEY WERE 
FOR THE MOST 
PART LARGELY 
TOLD THAT THEY 
NEEDED TO THROW 
ONE ON BEFORE 
WALKING INTO AN 
ESTABLISHMENT 
AND THE 
COMPLAINT. 
THEY HAVE THE 
VIDEOS OF PEOPLE 
ANGRILY DOING 
DAMAGE OR 
YELLING AND 
SHOUTING AS THEY 
ARE WALKING UP. 
BUT FOR THE MOST 
PART, THE FACT 
THAT THESE 
NUMBERS HAVE 
STARTED TO DROP 
AND STABILIZE 
LETS PEOPLE KNOW 
THAT THIS IS 
INDEED WORKING. 
THIS ALL GOES 
BACK TO JULY 2nd 
>> THAT IS WHEN 
GOVERNOR GREG 
ABBOTT ISSUED 
THAT MASK 
MANDATE. 
IT IS NOT GOING 
TO BE GOING AWAY 
LIKELY ANY TIME 
SOON. 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
SEEING THOSE 
NUMBERS START TO 
TAPER DOWN. 
I DID HAVE A 
CHANCE TO SPEAK 
WITH A NUMBER OF 
DIFFERENT PEOPLE 
ON THIS VERY 
ISSUE AND LISTEN 
TO WHAT THEY HAD 
TO SAY. 
>> IT IS THE 
RIGHT THING TO 
DO, YOU KNOW? 
YOU KNOW, WHAT 
ARE WE GOING TO 
DO ABOUT THAT 
SITUATION? 
CHILDREN GOING 
TO SCHOOL, THEY 
MAY BRING IT 
HOME TO THEIR 
PARENTS, 
GRANDPARENTS. 
THEY NEED TO GET 
THIS UNDER 
CONTROL. 
AND TO START 
WITH IS TO WEAR 
YOUR MASK. 
>> Reporter: AND 
SO YOU CAN STILL 
SEE DEFINITELY A 
POLARIZING ISSUE 
HERE IN THE 
STATE AGAIN, 
THAT MASK 
MANDATE LIKELY 
NOT GOING TO 
CHANGE, EXPECT 
IT TO SEE SOME 
SORT OF TRANSFER 
POLICYWISE. 
WHEN SCHOOLS DO 
GET BACK UP AND 
RUNNING. 
WE KNOW THAT ON 
AUGUST 26, THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
TEXAS DOWN IN 
AUSTIN PLANS TO 
RESUME FALL 
CLASSES. 
THERE'S NOT 
GOING TO BE A 
ONE-SIZE-FITS-
ALL APPROACH FOR 
EVERY STUDENT 
HERE. 
SOME OF THEIR 
COURSES MAY BE 
TAUGHT ONLINE. 
SOME WILL HAVE 
TO SHOW UP FOR 
CLASS FOR A 
LITTLE BIT AND 
THEN TAKE THE 
REST OF THE 
COURSE ON THE 
COMPUTER. 
BUT WE DO KNOW 
STUDENTS WILL BE 
SHOWING UP, 
MASKS WILL BE 
REQUIRED ON 
CAMPUS. 
AND IN A RECENT 
STUDY OF COLLEGE 
CAMPUSES AND THE 
EFFECT OF 
COVENANT AND BY 
"THE NEW YORK 
TIMES," 
UNIVERSITY OF 
TEXAS WITH AN 
UNFORTUNATE 
TITLE OF HAVING 
MORE CONFIRMED 
CASES OF THE 
VIRUS THAN ANY 
OTHER UNIVERSITY 
IN THE COUNTRY. 
NOW, VOLUNTARILY 
GAVE UP THOSE 
NUMBERS. 
THEY WILL 
CERTAINLY HAVE A 
LONG ROAD AHEAD 
TO TRY TO 
NAVIGATE A SAFE 
LEARNING 
ENVIRONMENT, NOT 
ONLY THE 
STUDENTS BUT 
ALSO THE STAFF. 
WITH PROFESSORS 
TELLING US THAT 
THEY DON'T KNOW 
HOW IT IS GOING 
TO GO. 
SO A BIG QUESTION
MANY QUESTIONS 
STILL UP IN THE 
AIR HERE, 
ALISON, ON HOW 
THIS IS GOING TO 
PLAY OUT. 
NOT JUST IN THE 
LONG-TERM BUT 
HERE IN THE NEXT 
FEW WEEKS.  
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, LET'S HOPE 
THE UNIVERSITY 
IS ABLE TO TURN 
THOSE STATISTICS 
AROUND. 
MORGAN CHESKY IN 
DALLAS, THANK 
YOU SO MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> THE U.S. 
STILL LEADS THE 
WORLD IN BOTH 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES AND 
DEATHS. 
BUT SOME OTHER 
COUNTRIES HAVE 
SING TO THE 
FLATTENED THEIR 
CURVE AND ARE 
NOW SEEING A 
REBOUND IN THEIR 
INFECTIONS. 
BILL JOINS ME 
NOW., WHERE ARE 
THESE 
CORONAVIRUS 
REBOUNDS 
HAPPENING? 
>> Reporter: 
YES, HI, ALISON. 
IN THE 
PHILIPPINES TO 
MANCHESTER HERE 
IN ENGLAND FROM 
MELBOURNE IN 
AUSTRALIA, TO 
MADRID IN SPAIN, 
THE STORY REALLY 
IS THE SAME. 
NEW LOCK-DOWNS 
MEASURES AS A 
RESULT OF RISING 
NUMBER OF CASES 
AND INFECTIONS, 
PERHAPS THE MOST 
STARTLING IS IN 
THE PHILIPPINES, 
WHERE THE CAPITAL
OF MANILA HAS 
NEW LOCK-DOWNS 
RESTRICTIONS ON 
12 MILLION PEOPLE
FOR AT LEAST THE 
NEXT TWO TO? 
>> IT HAS THOSE 
RESTRICTIONS, 
PARTLY FOR 
ECONOMIC REASONS 
NOW THEY ARE 
BACK ON.'S IN 
THE STORY IN 
MELBOURNE. THE 
SECOND CITY OF 
AUSTRALIA, WHERE 
5 MILLION PEOPLE 
HAVE NOW FACED A 
NIGHTTIME CURFEW 
AND 1 MILLION 
WORKERS THERE 
WILL NOT BE ABLE 
TO HAVE FACTORY 
OR SHOP FOR THE 
NEXT FEW WEEKS. 
NO, THOSE ARE 
THE RESULT OF 
RISING NUMBERS 
IN MEXICO. 
IT IS A 
SITUATION OF -- 
SO MEXICO 
OVERTOOK THE 
UNITED KINGDOM A 
FEW DAYS AGO AS 
THE COUNTRY WITH 
THE THIRD-
BIGGEST DEATH 
TOLL IN THE WORLD
. NEARLY 50,000 
DEATHS, OF BOTH 
THE UNITED 
STATES WAY OUT 
AHEAD IN THE 
NUMBERS OF 
DEATHS. 
BRAZIL SECOND. 
MEXICO IS YARD. 
HARDLY BECAUSE 
IT IS ITS 
PRESIDENT IS A 
COVID SKEPTIC. 
HE DOES NOT LIKE 
TO WEAR A MASK. 
HE DOES NOT LIKE 
LOCK-DOWNS BUT 
HE DOES NOT 
BELIEVE IN 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
AND MEXICO HAS 
SUFFERED NOT 
JUST AS THE 
RESULT OF THAT 
AS A RESULT OF 
POOR TESTING AND 
MANY, MANY OTHER 
THINGS. 
SO ALISON, THE 
STORY AROUND THE 
WORLD , REALLY 
IS OF THE RISING 
RATES PARTLY IN 
YOUR BECAUSE THE 
TOURISTS SEASON 
IS IN FULL SWING 
NOW AND PEOPLE 
ARE TRAVELING AS 
NEVER BEFORE. 
BILL, IS THAT 
ONE OF THE MAJOR 
CAUSES BECAUSE 
SOME OF THESE 
COUNTRIES WE'RE 
TALKING ABOUT 
WERE QUICKER TO 
NEXT CORONAVIRUS 
RESTRICTIONS AND 
THAT HE WAS. 
SO WE ARE 
WONDERING IF -- 
WHY ARE THEY 
SEEING A 
RESURGENCE? 
TRAVEL A BIG 
CONTRIBUTOR? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, 
UNDOUBTEDLY, 
TRAVEL IS A 
CONTRIBUTOR. 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION ALSO
PUT IT DOWN TO 
FATIGUE, TO THE 
COUNTRIES THAT 
HAD LOCK-DOWNS 
EARLY, WHICH 
THOUGHT THEY 
WERE PAST THE 
WORST AND THEN 
THEY GET HIT 
AGAIN. 
SOUTH AFRICA, 
FOR EXAMPLE, A 
GOOD EXAMPLE OF 
THAT AND HERE IN 
MANCHESTER, IN 
ENGLAND, THE 
CHIEF HEALTH 
OFFICIAL HAD A 
STARTING PHRASE 
FOR US, ALISON. 
SHE SAID THAT 
THE  OUTBREAK IN 
MANCHESTER WAS A 
WARNING TO A 
COMPLACENT WHITE 
MIDDLE-CLASS IN 
THE CITY. 
BECAUSE BLACK 
BRITISH PEOPLE 
IN THE NORTH OF 
ENGLAND AND 
ASIAN PEOPLE ARE 
BEING HIT VERY 
BADLY BY THE 
VIRUS. 
SHE EXPLAINED AS 
WHITE PEOPLE JUST
THINK, OH, WILL, 
WE ARE FIND. WE 
CAN GO TO PUBS. 
WE CAN GO TO 
RESTAURANTS 
BECAUSE IT IS 
PASS. 
IT IS NOT GOING 
TO HIT US. 
AND SHE HAD A 
ONE OF THE THAT 
SIMPLY IS NOT 
THE CASE. 
>> YEAH. 
BILL, LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE RACE 
FOR A VACCINE. 
WHICH COUNTRIES 
ARE SHOWING THAT 
MOST PROMISE ON 
THAT FRONT? 
>> Reporter: 
YOU, THERE'S 
ALMOST A BIT OF 
VACCINE 
NATIONALISM,  IF 
YOU'D LIKE, 
ALISON PARK AND 
RUSSIA  HAS NOT 
CLAIMED THAT IT 
IS WHEN YOU HAVE 
OF ITS RIVALS 
BUT IT SAYS IT 
IS GOING TO 
START REDUCING A 
VACCINE NEXT 
MONTH. 
AND WILL BEGIN 
MASS 
IMMUNIZATIONS IN 
OCTOBER. 
THE PEOPLE ARE 
VERY, VERY 
SKEPTICAL 
BECAUSE PEOPLE 
THINK THAT THESE 
TRIALS AND THAT 
TESTING WAS JUST 
RUSHED THROUGH, 
FOR EXAMPLE, 
SOMETIMES POST 
THEMSELVES. 
HUGE DANGERS TO 
THAT. 
NOT JUST AS THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
SIDE EFFECTS, 
BUT THE 
POSSIBILITY THAT 
THE VACCINE JUST 
WON'T WORK AT 
ALL. 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION IS 
TRACKING ABOUT 
140 ATTEMPTS 
ACROSS THE 
WORLD. 
THE MOST 
PROMISING BEING 
ONE IN THE U.S., 
ONE IN THE UK, 
AND ONE IN 
CHINA. 
BUT THE WORLD 
HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
ALSO HAD A 
WARNING SAYING 
THERE IS NO 
SILVER BULLET. 
AND THERE 
PROBABLY NEVER 
WILL BE. 
SO I THINK WE 
JUST HAVE TO DO, 
YOU KNOW, HAVE 
HOPE. 
WE ALL WANT 
THERE TO BE A 
VACCINE. 
AT THE WORLD 
HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION IS 
MORNING, IS WELL 
WARRANT IS AN 
ADEQUATE ONE. 
>> OF LIFE BILL, 
TAKE AS MUCH FOR 
CATCHING US UP ON
WHAT IS GOING ON 
AROUND THE 
WORLD. 
APPRECIATE IT.
>>> 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?  
>>> I'M NOT 
OPTIMISTIC THAT 
THERE WILL BE 
SOLUTION IN THE 
VERY NEAR TERM 
IF WE CONTINUE 
TO SEE REALLY A 
STONEWALLING OF 
PIECEMEAL TYPE OF
LEGISLATION THAT 
HAPPENS ON 
CAPITOL HILL. 
HOPEFULLY THAT 
WILL CHANGE IN 
THE COMING DAY. 
>> AND WE JUST 
HAVE NOT COME TO 
AN AGREEMENT. 
WITH SUPPORT OUR 
HEROES. 
WE PLAN TO IN 
THIS VIRUS AND 
PUT MONEY IN THE 
POCKETS OF 
AMERICAN WORKING 
FAMILIES. 
>> TOP WHITE 
HOUSE OFFICIALS 
OUR MEETING WITH 
DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS ON 
CAPITOL HILL 
TODAY. 
THE ARE TRYING 
TO HAMMER OUT A 
DEAL AS A SECOND 
CORONAVIRUS 
STIMULUS 
PACKAGE. 
TREND NBC NEWS  
CAPITOL HILL 
CORRESPONDENT 
LEIGH ANN 
CALDWELL JOINS 
ME. 
>> Reporter: SO 
THIS MEETING 
JUST BROKE UP 
MOMENTS AGO. 
SO FAR, WOULD 
HAVE HEARD FROM 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
IN THEM 
CRITICALLY TO 
SCHUMER. 
THEY SAY 
PROGRESS IS 
BEING MADE. 
BUT THERE'S 
STILL VERY FAR 
APART ON A LOT 
OF ISSUES. 
NOW, WHAT ARE 
SOME OF THOSE 
ISSUES WHERE 
THEY ARE FAR 
APART? 
FIRST OF ALL, 
THE SIZE OF THIS 
PACKAGE. 
THEM, STILL ARE 
INSISTING ON A 
REALLY BIG AND 
BOLD BILL TO 
ADDRESS THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
REPUBLICANS TEND 
TO WANT 
SOMETHING MUCH 
SMALLER AND MUCH 
MORE TARGETED. 
SPECIFICALLY, 
THE ISSUE OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE. 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
DEMANDING AN 
EXTENSION OF 
THAT WEEKLY 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. WHERE 
REPUBLICANS 
DON'T WANT THAT 
MUCH. 
THEY FLOATED A 
$200 EXPANDED 
BENEFIT. 
THERE'S THOSE 
WHO ARE SUPER 
FAR PARK. 
ONE OTHER THING 
THAT IS REALLY A 
BIG STICKING 
POINT, WE ARE 
TOLD, IS THIS 
ISSUE OF MONEY 
FOR STATES AND 
LOCALITIES TO 
ADDRESS PENDING 
LAYOFFS IN THE 
STATE AT LOCAL 
LEVEL. 
AS WELL AS JUST 
A WHOLE HOST OF 
ISSUES, LOSS OF 
REVENUE BECAUSE 
OF THE PANDEMIC 
DEMOCRATS WANT 
NEARLY A $1 
TRILLION FOR 
THAT. 
AND THE 
REPUBLICAN SIDE, 
THEY HARDLY WANT 
ANY MONEY IF 
NONE AT ALL. 
SO'S ARE JUST 
THE MAIN 
STICKING POINTS 
THERE'S LOTS OF 
OTHER SMALL 
ISSUES, TOO. 
SO ALISON,,  
THERE'S STILL 
MEETING ISSUES. 
I'M TOLD LESS. 
THEY WERE 
TALKING TEST 
EACH OTHER AND 
THERE WAS NO 
PROGRESS. 
THIS WEEK, THEY 
SEEM TO START 
LISTENING TO 
EACH OTHER AND 
HAVING A LITTLE 
BIT MORE 
PIECEMEAL 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
>> LEIGH ANN, I 
UNDERSTAND  THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS 
CONSIDERING 
OPTIONS. 
DO WE HAVE ANY 
IDEA WHAT THAT 
WOULD LOOK LIKE? 
>> Reporter: 
THERE'S A COUPLE 
THINGS HERE. 
FIRST OF ALL, 
THE REPUBLICANS 
WANT TO SEE 
BRIDGE BUILDING, 
TEMPORARY 
EXPANSION ACROSS 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
BENEFITS. 
AND THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
THE SENATE UNDER 
MITCH McCONNELL 
CAN ACT ON AS 
EARLY AS THIS 
WEEK. 
HE HAS 
PROCEDURALLY 
PREPARED THE 
SENATE TO 
PERHAPS TAKE 
SOME VOTES ON 
SHORT-TERM 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE. 
AND THEN A WHOLE 
OTHER PROPOSAL 
FROM THE WHITE 
HOUSE AS WELL, 
WHICH IS 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
THINGS THAT ARE 
DONE JUST TO THE 
OFFICE OF THE 
PRESIDENCY. 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
TALKING ABOUT 
PERHAPS EXPANDING
THE EXISTING 
ORDER THE 
EVICTION 
MORATORIUM. 
SOMETHING THAT 
EXPIRED LAST 
WEEK. 
ALSO, THERE ARE 
TALKS ABOUT 
PERHAPS 
REDIRECTING 
FUNDS TO ENSURE 
THE PEOPLE STILL 
GET THESE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS WE ARE 
COMPLETELY 
UNCLEAR HOW HE 
IS ABLE TO DO 
THAT. 
THIS CONGRESS IS 
THE ONE THAT 
APPROPRIATES THE 
MONEY. 
THE SOURCES TELL 
ME THAT THESE 
THINGS SHOULD 
BE, YOU KNOW, 
PLAN "B" OR PLAN 
"C" IF THINGS 
DON'T WORK OUT 
BUT THEY ARE 
BEING FLOATED 
AND THE ARE 
BEING DISCUSSED 
AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE, ALISON.  
>> LEIGH ANN, 
YOU MENTION 
SENATE MAJORITY 
LEADER MITCH 
McCONNELL. 
HE HAS BEEN 
NOTICEABLY 
ABSENT FROM 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
>> Reporter:  
IS. 
HE IS LEADING 
THE 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
HE IS LETTING 
MNUCHIN AND 
MEADOWS LEAD THE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
WITH PELOSI AND 
SCHUMER. 
EVERYTHING IS A 
LITTLE BIT 
UNCLEAR. 
HE WAS OUT OF 
TOWN THIS 
WEEKEND, BACK 
INTO KENTUCKY. 
HE HAS IS OWNED 
RE-ELECTION 
MAZE. 
AND HE IS ALSO 
TRYING TO CORRAL 
THE MEMBERS OF 
HIS OWN PARTY WE 
KNOW THAT HE IS 
A PART OF THESE 
BOOKS IN THE 
SENSE THAT 
MNUCHIN AND 
MEADOWS. 
THEY LEFT 
SPEAKER PELOSI'S 
OFFICE AND WENT 
QUICKLY INTO 
McCONNELL'S 
OFFICE TO BRIEF 
THINGS ON HOW 
THINGS WENT. 
McCONNELL IS 
GOING TO TURN 
AND BRIEF HIS 
MEMBERS AS WILL. 
SO HE IS A PART 
OF THEM. 
THAT HE IS NOT A 
DIRECT PLAYER 
HERE. 
AND THAT 
ACTUALLY WORRIES 
A LOT OF RANK-
AND-FILE SENATE 
REPUBLICANS WHO 
ARE NERVOUS 
ABOUT WHAT IS IN 
THIS BILL, A LOT 
OF PEOPLE, 
REPUBLICANS 
ESPECIALLY, 
DON'T HAVE A LOT 
OF TRUST IN 
MNUCHIN. 
DO YOU THINK 
THAT HE IS TOO 
GENEROUS AND 
GIVES A PELOSI 
TOO MUCH IN 
THESE BIG 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
AND, DINA, IT IS 
UNCLEAR, MARK 
MEADOWS HAS 
NEVER NEGOTIATED 
A BIG, MASSIVE, 
IMPORTANT 
PACKAGE LIKE 
THIS BEFORE. 
SO HE IS PRETTY 
MUCH UNTESTED 
HERE BUT BUT, 
YOU KNOW, 
McCONNELL HAS 
INSISTED THAT HE 
IS NOT -- HE IS 
GOING TO TAKE A 
HANDS-OFF 
APPROACH AND 
THAT IS WHAT HE 
HAS IN SICILY 
DONE AT THIS 
POINT, ALISON.  
>> Reporter: 
LEIGH ANN, I'M 
REALIZING NOW, 
DOES THE SECOND 
CORONAVIRUS  
HILL, I CAN KEEP 
TRACK OF THE 
DAYS BUT I CAN'T 
KEEP TRACK OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IF THEY CAN 
FINALLY FIGURE 
IT OUT. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS SOME 
DEBATE ON THAT. 
EITHER THE 
FOURTH OR THE 
FIFTH, DEPENDING 
ON HOW YOU COUNT 
SOME OF THE 
INTERIM BILLS 
THAT WERE THEM. 
BUT, YOU KNOW, 
YES. 
WE WILL SAY 
COVID FIVE. 
THIS COULD BE 
THE FIFTH 
CORONAVIRUS 
BUILT ON CAPITOL 
HILL. 
SOMETHING IT IS 
THE FOURTH. 
BUT THERE HAS 
BEEN A LOT MORE. 
THE $3 TRILLION 
SO FAR HAS BEEN 
SPENT, ALISON.  
>> WOW. 
AND LEIGH ANN,  
WHICH OTHER, 
FOURTH OR FIFTH, 
IT COULD BE AS 
WELL. 
LEIGH ANN 
CALDWELL, THANKS 
FOR UPDATING US. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP SAID AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
TODAY TO THE 
BLOCK U.S. 
AGENCIES FROM 
OUTSOURCING JOBS 
TO FOREIGN 
WORKERS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
TARGETED THE 
CHAIR OF THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY 
AUTHORITY 
ACCUSING HIM OF 
BETRAYING 
AMERICANS BY 
HIRING FOREIGN 
WORKERS AND 
RECEIVING 
EGREGIOUS 
COMPENSATION. 
>> HE GETS $8 
MILLION A YEAR. 
THE SUPPRESSION 
OF THE SMALL 
THINGS 
HAPPENING. 
AND IT IS A 
DISGRACE. 
THIS SHOULD 
SERVE AS A 
WARNING TO ANY 
FEDERAL, WHEN 
YOU BETRAY THEM 
HURRICANE 
WORKERS, YOU 
WILL HEAR TWO. 
SIMPLE WORDS, 
YOU ARE FIRED. 
YOU ARE FIRED. 
>> NBC NEWS  
LOCAL REPORTER 
MONICA JOINS ME. 
TELL US ABOUT 
THIS EXECUTIVE 
ORDER AND THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
THROUGHOUT THE E 
8. 
>> ACTION FROM 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
AMERICA FIRST 
AGENDA, WHICH 
BEGINS IN 
EARNEST IN 2017. 
REALLY THIS 
IMPORTANT FOCUS 
ON HIS WORDS 
TRYING TO HAVE 
THE BODIES DO 
INTERNAL AUDITS 
SO THAT 
QUALIFIED 
AMERICAN WORKERS 
AREN'T THING 
REPLACED BY 
FOREIGN LABOR. 
SO ONE EXAMPLE 
IS THE TENNESSEE 
VALLEY 
AUTHORITY, WHICH 
DOES NOT JUST 
COVER BUT THE 
TENNESSEE OTHER 
STATES AS WELL. 
ALABAMA, 
GEORGIA, AND 
NORTH CAROLINA. 
FEDERALLY OWNED 
CORPORATION SO 
THAT WAS THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID HE IS 
REMOVING THE 
CHAIR OF MEMBER 
AND CALLED FOR 
THE CEO OF THE 
TBA TO BE PAID 
NO MORE THAN 
$500,000 AND 
DURING THE 
COURSE OF THIS 
MANY, IT SEEMED 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
RATHER EFFECTIVE.
CHIEF OF STAFF 
MARK MEADOWS BUT 
HIM A NOTE THAT 
SAID 70 HAD 
CALLED FOR THE 
TB EIGHT WITH A 
WILLINGNESS TO 
REVERSE COURSE 
ON THIS. 
YOU COULD SEE 
SOME ACTION FROM 
THAT IN THE 
IMMEDIATE. 
BUT THE 
PRESIDENT TOOK 
THE OPPORTUNITY 
TO TOUT THAT 
AGENDA IS BEEN 
TRYING TO WORK 
ON IN TERMS OF 
AMERICAN WORKERS 
BEING 
PRIORITIZED OVER 
PEOPLE FROM 
OTHER COUNTRIES. 
THAT IS 
SOMETHING HE 
SAID HE WANTS TO 
EXTEND TO ALL 
FEDERAL 
COMPANIES SO 
THEY CAN LOOK 
WITHIN 
THEMSELVES TO 
SEE IF THEY NEED 
TO REPLACE THAT. 
THE PRESIDENT DID
TAKE QUESTIONS ON
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
THAT HE WAS 
TRYING TO KEEP 
THIS ITEM AS THE 
FOREFRONT AS HE 
IS TRYING TO 
MAKE HIS MAJOR 
RE-ELECTION 
PUSH. 
THIS IS SOMETHING
HE IS SAYING HE 
COULD MAKE 
SOMETHING HE 
TRIED TO WORK 
TOWARD OVER THE 
LAST YEARS. 
REALLY HOLDING 
AN EVENT THAT 
WAS NOT FOCUSED 
ON THE PANDEMIC 
THAT IS ON THE 
MINDS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS. 
IT WAS TRYING TO 
HAVE AN EVENT AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
OTHER THINGS, 
AND HE WILL BE 
TAKING QUESTIONS 
ON THE HEALTH 
CRISIS AT THAT 
EVENT. 
ALISON?  
MONICA, THE 
PRESIDENT 
PUBLICLY 
CRITICIZED 
ANOTHER MEMBER 
OF HIS WHAT HAS 
TEST FOR SAYS 
MONEY. 
DR. DEBORAH 
BROOKS.. 
THIS IS A BLIEK 
NEW LINE FOR 
HIM. 
YOU HAVE NO 
MISSING THE 
PRESIDENT DEFEND 
DR. BIRX. 
WE HAVE SEEN HIM 
GO AFTER ANTHONY 
FAUCI WHEN HE HAS
HUNDRED TO TWO 
MONTHS AGO I 
WAS. 
IN TERMS OF DR. 
BIRX, THEIR WITH 
MORE REFERRING 
TO AN INTERVIEW 
THAT SHE DID 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
ON CNN WHERE SHE 
DID ADMIT THAT 
THE WIDESPREAD 
VIRUS NOW 
EXTRAORDINARILY 
REACHING INTO 
OTHER PLACES AND 
IT IS COMPLETELY 
NEW FACE AND IT 
WAS IN MARCH OR 
APRIL. 
SO HE CALLED 
THAT PATHETIC. 
SEEING THAT 
BASICALLY DR. 
BIRX WAS TAKING 
BAIT FROM 
SPEAKER NANCY 
PELOSI, WHO HAS 
REPORTEDLY 
TAKING AIM AT 
DR. BIRX FOR IN 
HER AWARDS 
ENABLING THE 
PRESIDENT. SO 
DR. BIRX SAID 
SHE WANTED TO 
DEFEND HER 
RECORD AT THE 
SAME TIME DID NOT
RESPECT ON THE 
REALITY OF JUST 
HOW SERIOUS ARE 
IN TERMS OF THE 
NUMBERS AND 
WHERE WE ARE. 
SHE, AGAIN, 
IMPORT AMERICANS 
TO WEAR FACE 
MASKS, SOCIAL-
DISTANCE POLICE 
ARE STILL SHE 
COULD NOT POINT 
TO ANY MAJOR 
SOURCES OF TALK 
WAS AND THAT IS 
WHERE IT SEEMS 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
NOW DIRECTING 
HIS IRE TOWARDS 
HER. 
OF THE BACON, 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
REALLY WAS 
DEFENDING DR. 
BIRX AFTER A 
REPORT LAST THAT 
REALLY PUT IT TO 
HER AND SOME THE 
ISSUES SHE HAD 
BEEN AT THE 
CENTER OF A 
BOTTLENECK IN 
TERMS OF 
ADMISSION 
GETTING UP EXTRA 
OTHER MEMBERS OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
TASK FORCE 
WANTED TO COME 
OUT AND SAY 
SOMETHING? 
SHE IS THE ONE 
WHO HAS BEEN 
DOING A DELICATE 
DANCE WITH THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
HIS MOST DOSES 
ADVISER WHEN IT 
COMES TO MEDICAL 
INFORMATION SO 
WE WILL SEE 
WHETHER HE WILL 
TRY TO MAKE 
AMENDS THERE WE 
HAVE NOT SEEN 
HER RESPONSE TO 
IT. 
AND IT IS 
UNKNOWN WHETHER 
SHE WILL BE IN 
THAT 5:00 PM 
PRESS CONFERENCE 
LATER TODAY, 
ALISON.  
>> MONICA, WE 
ARE HEARING THAT 
WHITE HOUSE 
STAFFERS GOT THE 
MEMO ABOUT DEPTH 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING ON 
CAMPUS. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THAT? 
AND HOW IS THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
CHANGING ITS 
CORONAVIRUS 
POLICY?. 
A NEW POLICY ON 
TODAY, SERVERS 
WERE INFORMED 
VIA EMAIL THIS 
MORNING. 
THAT RANDOMLY 
PLACE WOULD BE 
TESTED AND THAT 
IF YOU DID NOT 
WANT TO BE 
TESTED, YOU 
WOULD BE TAKEN 
OUT OF REFUSAL. 
THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
WOULD BE NOTED. 
THAT IS 
SIGNIFICANT 
BECAUSE THE 
FIRST TIME WE 
ARE REALLY 
HEARING ABOUT 
THAT. 
A FEW MONTHS 
AGO, WHEN THE 
WHITE HOUSE HAS 
REALLY BEEN 
CONFRONTED WITH 
TWO. 
CASES IN THE 
INNER CIRCLE OF 
THE PRESENT, YOU 
REMEMBER, HIS 
BALLET AND THEN 
KATIE MILLER, 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
TESTING POSITIVE 
IN THE SPAN OF 
ABOUT A WEEK. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WANTED TO DO 
MORE INTENSIVE 
PROCEDURES. 
THEY REALLY JUST 
TESTING THE 
PEOPLE WHO WERE 
CLOSEST TO THE 
PRESIDENT AND THE
VICE PRESIDENT. 
NO IT SEEMS THEY 
ARE GOING TO BE 
WATCHING THAT A 
LITTLE BIT. 
THERE WILL BE 
RANDOMIZED. 
IT IS UNCLEAR 
HOW THEY ARE 
CHOSEN THAT. 
BUT WHEN YOU 
REMEMBER A FEW 
MONTHS AGO, IT 
WOULD TAKE 
EVERYBODY'S 
TEMPERATURES AND 
SORT OF SPRING 
PROCEDURES IN 
PLACE TO TRY TO 
KEEP THE HEALTH 
AND SAFETY OF 
THE WEST WING IN 
ORDER. 
THOSE ALL BUT 
DISAPPEARED 
ABOUT SIX WEEKS 
AGO WHEN THE 
WHITE HOUSE WAS 
TRYING TO 
PROJECT A RETURN 
TO NORMALCY WHEN 
WASHINGTON, DC 
ENTERED PHASE 
TWO. 
SO THIS IS A 
SIGN THAT THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS 
TAKING IT MORE 
SERIOUSLY AGAIN. 
AND AS WE SEE 
OTHER PEOPLE 
CONTINUE TO TEST 
POSITIVE LIKE 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER 
ROBERT ABRON, IT 
IS SUGGESTING 
THAT THEY WANT 
TO BE DOING 
BETTER. 
IN TERMS OF 
PEOPLE COMING IN 
AND OUT OF, NOT 
JUST NURSING 
WITH THE TOP 
OFFICIALS, BUT 
ALSO ANY ONE 
COMING IN WHO 
MAY BE 
INTERACTING WITH 
OTHERS EVEN 
ACROSS THE 
STREET. 
IT SHOWS THAT 
THEY ARE 
WIDENING THE 
SCOPE TO TRY TO 
SEE IF THEY CAN 
TARGET MORE 
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT 
BE A SYMPTOMATIC 
CARRIERS OF THIS 
VIRUS, REALLY A 
LOT OF OTHER 
COMPANIES ARE 
DOING, A LOT OF 
OTHER PLACES 
MUCH GO. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
IS NOW TAKING 
EIGHT RANDOM 
APPROACH TO 
THAT. 
MORE THAN 
ELEMENTS INTO A 
PANDEMIC, 
ALISON.  
>> MONICA BEFORE 
YOU GO, A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
TIKTOK. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
WONDERING WHAT 
IT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN TO IT. 
WHAT DID THE 
PRESIDENT SAY? 
HE SAID HE HAD A 
GOOD 
CONVERSATION 
WITH THE THOUGH 
OF MICROSOFT OF 
THE WEEKEND. 
REMEMBER ON 
FRIDAY NIGHT, THE
PRESIDENT CAUSED 
MAJOR HEADLINE 
THING HE WANTED 
TO BAN TIKTOK 
BUT HE BACKED 
OFF OF THAT. 
HE HAS SHOWN A 
WILLINGNESS. 
A MIX-UP TO GO 
AHEAD AND MAKE A 
PURCHASE OF THE 
COMPANY OR A 
STICK IN THE 
COMPANY. 
HE HAS PUT OUT 
THIS DEADLINE OF 
SEPTEMBER 15th 
IN ORDER FOR 
THAT TO 
POTENTIALLY COME 
TOGETHER IN 
TERMS OF A DEAL. 
HE DID NOTABLY 
SAY HE WOULD 
SUPPORT THAT. 
HE WOULD PREFER 
FOR AN AMERICAN 
KNOWN COMPANY TO 
PURCHASE THAT. 
HE DOES NOT WANT 
IT IN THE HANDS 
OF THE CHINESE 
COMPANY. 
THAT WAS HIS 
MESSAGE IN THE 
MEETING, ALISON. 
>>  ALL RIGHT, A 
WHOLE LOT OUT OF 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
THANK YOU. 
>> YOU GOT IT.! 
WHAT IS GUIDING 
JOE BIDEN AS HE 
PUTS IT RUNNING 
MATE. 
JONATHAN NELSON 
SAYS AND DOES 
NOT NEED TO 
BALANCE HIS 
TICKET. 
NEEDS TO 
REINFORCE HIS 
MESSAGE. 
AND HE CAN DO 
THAT BY FOCUSING 
ON THREE C's. 
JOHN, WALK US 
THROUGH, WHAT 
ARE THE THREE 
C's? 
>> Reporter: 
FIRST OF ALL, IF 
YOU ARE 
SELECTING A VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATE, AARON 
JUDGE, AFTER IT 
GIVES ON PACE 
FOR 45 HOMERS. 
FIVE RBIs AND A 
60 GAME SEASON. 
>> LET'S BE 
HONEST. 
AARON JUDGE FOR 
PRISON. 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
IT IS A LITTLE 
LATE TO GET HIM 
ON THE TICKET. 
YEAH, 100%. 
6-5, I'M HAPPY, 
INC. 
EVENTS. 
I'M SAYING YOU 
ARE THE VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL. 
FOR YOUR 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ONE. 
OH, MY GOSH. 
100%. 
WE ALREADY 
DECIDED WE 
TALKED ABOUT 
THIS MONTHS AGO 
OF IT ONCE, IF 
YOU COULD ALLOW 
SOMEONE INTO 
YOUR HOME FOR 
YOUR STAY-AT-
HOME QUARANTINE, 
YOU COULD ADD 
ONE PERSON WHO 
WOULD IT BE? 
MY HUSBAND AND I 
ARE IN 
AGREEMENT, AARON 
JUDGE, LUPIN 
ANYTIME HE WANTS.
>> THE ONLY 
PLACE WHERE I 
CAN -- BUT AS 
FAR AS JOE 
BIDEN, VICE 
PRESIDENT IT THE 
GOES, PEOPLE 
OFTEN TALK ABOUT 
THAT GEOGRAPHIC 
BALANCE OR 
ETHNIC OR RACIAL 
BALANCE. 
FOR JOE BIDEN, I 
THINK HE IS 
GOING TO COME 
INTO EVERYWHERE 
SOME FROM DONALD 
TRUMP OVER THE 
COMING MONTHS. 
HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS ARE 
GETTING SPENT 
TRYING TO UNDO 
BIDEN'S MESSAGE 
AND HIS COURT 
MESSAGE IS, THAT 
HE HAS THE 
CONFIDENCE, 
CHARACTER AND 
COMPASSION THAT 
HE IS COMPLEX 
AND IS NECESSARY 
IN TERMS OF 
REBUILDING THE 
U.S. ECONOMY, IN 
TERMS OF 
COMBATING THE 
PANDEMIC, AND IN 
TERMS OF 
REBUILDING 
AMERICAN 
CREDIBILITY 
OVERSEAS. 
AND I THINK THAT 
HIS PRIMARY 
OBJECTIVE IS 
PROBABLY GOING 
TO BE HERE IS 
TRYING TO 
ENFORCE THAT 
MESSAGE. 
TRYING TO 
SOMEBODY WHO -- 
TO THE AMERICAN 
PUBLIC AND 
HAVING THOSE 
QUALITIES IN THE 
EVENT THAT THAT 
PERSON BECOMES 
THE PRESIDENT AND
TURNING HIM AS A 
PARTNER IF HE 
BECOMES 
PRESIDENT. 
SO JOHN, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THE 
SHORT LIST. 
THERE ARE 
SEVERAL WOMEN 
STILL CONSIDERED 
TO BE ON BIDEN'S 
OF THIS. 
AMONG THEM, 
SENATOR KAMALA 
HARRIS, 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
CAROLE BASKIN. 
OLSO 4 NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISOR 
SUSAN RICE. 
SOME PEOPLE ALSO 
SAY ELIZABETH 
WARREN AND 
MICHIGAN 
GOVERNOR GRETCHEN
WHITMORE ARE 
STILL STRONG 
CONTENDERS. 
NOTE THAT IS 
GOING TO GO WITH 
A WOMAN HERE. 
BUT LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE ROLE 
THAT RACE PLAYS. 
>> I THINK RACE 
CERTAINLY DOES 
PLAY A ROLE. 
THERE IS A 
MOVEMENT AMONG 
BLACK 
PROFESSIONAL 
WOMEN, GENERATED 
ON THE POLITICAL 
SIDE, INCLUDING 
ACADEMICS AND 
SOME OTHER WALKS 
OF LIFE. 
TO ENCOURAGE THE 
VICE PRESIDENT, 
MEANING BIDEN TO 
PUT A VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATE WHO IS 
A BLACK WOMAN, 
PARTICULARLY 
MORE BROADLY TO 
GET HIM TO PICK 
A WOMAN OF 
COLOR. 
ONE OF THE BLACK 
WOMEN HE MENTION,
TAMMY DUCKWORTH 
OF ILLINOIS. 
AND THAT IS 
COMING FROM A 
DESIRE TO NOT 
ONLY PROMOTE 
BLACK WOMEN BUT 
ALSO FROM THE 
BELIEF THAT 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
WOMEN REALLY WANT
NOT ONLY CORE OF 
JOE BIDEN PAPA 
SUPPORT DURING 
THE PRIMARY BUT 
ALSO THE MOST 
RELIABLY 
DEMOCRATIC 
POLITICAL 
CONSTITUENCY IN 
THIS ELECTION, 
IN PAST 
ELECTIONS, AND 
OF COURSE, IN 
TERMS OF 
ACTIVISM. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
GET FOLKS WHO 
ARE GOING TO GET 
THEIR FAMILIES 
OUT, WERE GOING 
TO THE DOUGH -- 
MAYBE KNOCK ON 
DOORS GET ON 
CALLS AND HAVE 
THAT ACTIVISM 
AND TRY TO 
SPREAD YOUR 
MESSAGE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN WOMEN 
HAVE BEEN A HUGE 
CONTAGION FOR 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY. 
I THINK THAT HAS 
BEEN THE MESSAGE 
FROM THE BLACK 
WOMEN'S GROUP 
THAT IS TRYING 
TO GET BIDEN TO 
DO THAT. 
THERE ARE SOME 
OTHER ISSUES, 
THAT IS NOT 
NECESSARILY -- I 
KNOW, JIM 
CLYBURN, IN THE 
HOUSE, HE HAS 
SAID IT DOES NOT 
NECESSARILY NEED 
TO BE AN AFRICAN-
AMERICAN WOMAN. 
TO PLEASE HIM IN 
TERMS OF THE 
VICE PROJECTILE 
PARK. 
BIDEN HAS A LOT 
OF CHOICES OUT 
THERE WITH A LOT 
OF DIFFERENT 
BACK ONCE. 
BOTH FROM AN 
ETHNIC AND 
RACIAL MAKEUP 
BUT ALSO IN 
TERMS OF THEIR 
EXPENSE AND IN 
TERMS OF THE 
TYPES OF 
INSIGHTS AND 
TYPES OF 
APPROACHES THAT 
THEY RING TO 
GOVERNMENT. 
>> JOHN, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT 
STATES FOR A 
MINUTE THAT YOU 
MENTIONED THIS 
EARLIER BUT IN 
THE RUN-UP TO A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTIONS, WE 
TALKED SO MUCH 
ABOUT THE STATES 
YOU NEED TO WIN 
IN ORDER TO WIN 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
BUT IS THAT A 
FACTOR IN THIS? 
>> IT DOES NOT 
AS MUCH, ALISON, 
AS IT HAS BEEN 
POTENTIALLY  THE 
PAST. 
FIRST OF ALL, 
THE EVIDENCE THAT
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT IT 
THE, 
PARTICULARLY 
STATE, KIND OF. 
YOU KNOW, 
POTENTIALLY ONE 
STATE AND WHEN 
YOU,, YOU MIGHT 
HAVE A WHOLE 
PERCENTAGE POINT 
OR TODAY. 
GEOGRAPHICAL 
REGIONAL 
BALANCE, IT MAY 
HELP. 
50 75 OR 100 
YEARS AGO BUT IF 
YOU TAKE AWAY THE
POLITICS HAS 
BEEN NATIONALIST 
OVER THE COURSE 
OF THE LAST FEW 
GENERATIONS, IF 
YOU TOOK ABOUT A 
WEEK TO 
COMMUNICATE 
INSTANTLY KNOW 
AND PARTICULARLY 
IN THE TIME OF 
CORONAVIRUS, IT 
IS NOT REALLY SO 
MUCH ABOUT 
WHETHER A 
CANDIDATE COMES 
FROM A 
PARTICULAR 
STATE. 
BUT REALLY, 
POPULAR WITH 
PARTICULAR TYPES 
OF WHAT IS. 
UPPER MIDWEST, 
SAY, YOU ARE A 
MODERATE VOTER 
IN ORLANDO. 
YOU MAY BE MUCH 
LIKE A MODERATE 
VOTER IN THE 
LUCKY. 
IF YOU ARE A 
LIBERAL ORDER IN 
CLEVELAND. 
YOU COULD BE A 
LIBERAL VOTER IN 
AUSTIN, TEXAS. 
THERE ARE SOME 
SIMILARITIES 
BETWEEN OF 
VOTERS. 
THEY DON'T 
NECESSARILY LIVE 
IN THE SAME 
PLACE. 
>> JOHN ALLEN, 
THE ONLY 
REPORTER AT NBC 
WHO COULD MANAGE 
TO COMBINE IT 
TALK ABOUT THE 
BUTTON. 
WITH IT TALK 
ABOUT AARON 
JUDGE'S HOT 
STREAK, AND OF 
THE MANY REASONS 
WHY I LOVE 
HAVING YOU ON. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANKS, 
ALISON. 
! DETROIT TO SEE 
A SURGE IN 
AFGHAN-AMERICAN 
ORDER CANNOT 
COME NOVEMBER. 
BASED ON SOME 
EARLY DATA 
COMING OUT OF 
MICHIGAN, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
NEARLY ONE, 
MICHIGAN BACK IN 
2016. 
PARTLY BECAUSE 
IT DROP, OF A 
DROP, RATHER, IN 
BLACK BUT IT. 
THAT IS PATIENT. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
HEIDI JOINS ME 
NOW. 
AND HEIDI, WHAT 
ARE THE SIGNS 
THAT SUGGEST 
THAT MORE BLACK 
VOTERS WILL HEAD 
TO THE POLLS 
COME NOVEMBER? 
>> THAT IS. 
NBC NEWS. SHE 
HAS SEEN A 
NUMBER OF 
AFRICAN. 
-- ABSENTEE ELLEN
BALLOT REQUEST. 
THE ELECTION AND 
TOMORROW. 
THEY WILL KNOW 
POSITIVELY HOW 
MANY OF THOSE 
CAME BACK TO 
THE. 
HOWEVER, GIVEN 
THE LAWS IN 
MICHIGAN, 
ALLOWING PEOPLE 
TO REQUEST 
ABSENTEE FOR THE 
PRIMARY IS -- 
AND THE GENERAL, 
ENLISTING BALLOT 
REQUEST SHE IS 
SEEING THIS AS A 
HARBINGER 
POTENTIAL OF 
INCREASED 
ENTHUSIASM WENT 
INTO NOVEMBER. 
AND THAT FACT, 
THE, ALISON, IS 
WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING A FEW 
LIGHT  IN A LOT 
OF PILOT. 
RECENT POLL 
SHOWING THAT 74% 
OF AFRICAN-
AMERICAN SAY 
THAT THEY ARE 
CERTAIN TO BALL. 
THAT IS COMPARED 
TO 59% IN 2016. 
OF COURSE, THAT 
IS HOW PRESIDENT 
TRUMP NOT ONLY 
ONE COMMISSION 
BUT OTHER HEAT 
SETTLEMENTS IN 
THE MIDWEST. 
SO NEAT 
DEMOGRAPHIC 
INCLUDING 
AFRICAN-AMERICANS
, THOSE NUMBERS 
ARE DOWN IN 
DETROIT. THEY 
WERE DOWN BY 
ABOUT 12 POINTS. 
SO IN WAYNE 
COUNTY, WHERE 
THE TORT IS 
LOCATED AND 
THERE ARE LOTS 
OF AFRICAN-
AMERICAN VOTERS 
IN THAT BEEN 
EATING MIDTERMS, 
FOR INSTANCE, WE 
ALREADY SEE THIS 
HAPPENING WITH A 
BIG JUMP THERE 
IN THE TWIN 
EATING MIDTERMS. 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
VOTERS,  ALISON, 
AFTER 2016  TO 
TELL ME THAT 
THEY WERE 
ABSOLUTELY 
BLINDSIDED BY 
WHAT HAPPENED 
WITH TRUMP 
GETTING ELECTED 
THERE BUT REALLY 
A HAIR. 
THEY ARE 
ORGANIZING. 
THIS AT THE 
FIRST TIME THAT 
STATE PARTIES 
HAVE HAD A FULL-
TIME DEDICATED 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
OUTREACH DIRECTOR
. SO THEY ARE 
TARGETING 
MICHIGAN AND A 
WAY THAT THEY 
HAVE NOT IN THE 
PAST. 
AND YOU SEE THE 
CONCERN THERE 
FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MICHIGAN 
IS ONE OF THE 
FIRST STATES 
THAT HE STARTED 
TALKING ABOUT 
HIS CONCERN 
ABOUT MAIL-IN 
VOTING. 
THIS OFFENSIVE 
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN WITH THE 
EQUITY WITHIN 
THE PAST WEEK OR 
TWO. 
IT WAS TARGETING 
THE SECRETARY OF 
STATE ABOUT HER 
MAILING OUT 
BALLOTS. 
IN FACT, SHE HAD 
JUST MAILED OUT 
ALICE 
APPLICATIONS, 
ALISON.  
>> HEIDI, I KNOW 
YOU HAVE BEEN 
TALKING WITH 
VOTERS IN 
DETROIT. 
WHAT ARE THE 
TELLING ABOUT -- 
WHAT DO THEY 
WANT TO SEE FROM 
LEADERSHIP IN 
WASHINGTON ABOUT 
MAIL-IN VOTING? 
DO THEY HAVE 
CONCERNS THERE? 
>> THEY DO HAVE 
CONCERNS. 
FIRST OF ALL, I 
WILL TAKE YOU 
BACK TO THE 
2016, ONE OF ONE 
OF THE PROMISES 
THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP MADE WAS A 
NEW DEAL FOR 
AFGHAN-
AMERICAN'S AND 
AGAIN, WHAT THEY 
TELL ME IS THAT 
THE PRESIDENCY 
HAS -- A LOT OF 
THE INEQUALITIES 
BEGINNING WITH 
COVID. 
AND THE 
INEQUALITIES IN 
OUR HEALTH CARE 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
SUCH THAT 
MINORITY GROUPS 
INCLUDING 
LATINOS, AFRICAN 
MILLION 
AMERICANS, 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
AFFECTED BY 
THIS. 
THE LEASING 
DEBATE AND THE 
PROTESTS, OVER 
AFRICAN-
AMERICANS, ARE A 
NUMBER OF 
AFRICAN-
AMERICANS, 
CONTINUE TO 
PROTEST. 
THROUGH THEIR 
VOTES. 
THEY TOLD ME 
THAT CONTRARY TO 
2015, WHEN A LOT 
OF AFRICAN-
AMERICANS DO NOT 
FEEL AS 
MOTIVATED AS 
THEY DID WHEN 
ROCK OBAMA WAS 
ON THE TICKET, 
THAT TRUMP 
SHOWED US WHAT 
WE HAD TO LOSE. 
AND THAT NOW 
THEY ARE 
MOTIVATED TO 
COME UP AT THE 
SAME TIME, THEIR 
COMMUNITIES ARE 
THE ONES THAT 
ARE BEING 
DISSUADED BY 
COVID. 
SO ALISON,  THEY 
ARE GOING TO 
DEPEND MORE 
POTENTIALLY ON 
MAIL-IN VOTING 
AND SOME OTHER 
COMMUNITIES IN 
THE COUNTRY. 
SO THIS IS THEIR 
CONCERN. 
A NUMBER OF 
ORGANIZERS. 
THEY SAY, FOR 
INSTANCE, VERY 
PERSONALLY, THE 
PERSON'S ATTACKS 
ON ABSENTEE 
VOTERS, ON MAIL-
IN VOTING. 
THEY FEEL IT 
VERY PERSONALLY. 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
ATTACKS ON THE 
UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SYSTEM 
AND THEY ARE 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT HIM HAVING 
INSTALLED -- 
ATOP THE POSTAL 
SYSTEM. 
SO THEY SAY THAT 
THEY LOOK AT ALL 
KINDS OF 
POTENTIAL 
>> PITFALLS 
HERE. 
IN A NUMBER OF 
STATES IN THE 
BALANCE, IF THEY 
ARE NOT IN ON 
TIME. 
DUE TO 
DEADLINES, 
UNCERTAINTY 
LANDS, THEY 
WON'T BE 
COUNTED. 
AND THE ARE 
BEING FORCED TO 
CHOOSE BETWEEN 
THEIR HEALTH AND 
THE POPE VOTES 
BEING COUNTED, 
ALISON.  
>> YEAH, THAT IS 
A REALLY SCARY 
AND A REALLY 
TOUGH CHOICE 
THERE. 
HEIDI, IS MUCH.
>>> 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? ! 
MANY 
UNDOCUMENTED 
IMMIGRANTS FOR 
THEIR WORK 
DURING THE 
PANDEMIC IN 
SPITE OF A 
HEALTH RISK FOR 
THEM AND THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
JACOB REPORTS. 
THE VERY PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE HELPED 
US FOR MANY 
YEARS, NOW NEED 
HELP 
>> Reporter: 
HIKO HEADS THE 
NATIONAL NETWORK 
FOR DATE 
LABORERS. 
UNABLE TO FIND 
SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
NO SAFETY NET 
FOR MANY OF 
THESE WORKERS. 
COMMUNITY 
VOLUNTEERS IN 
CALIFORNIA ARE 
LEFT TO FILL THE 
VOID WE 
CONTACTED THE 
DIRECTOR OF THE 
NATIONAL DATE 
LABOR CENTER. 
IT IS A FOOD 
BANK ON WHEELS. 
LIKE? 
WE ASKED THE 
WORKERS TO STAY 
HOME SO THEY 
COULD PROTECT 
THEMSELVES, 
PROTECT THE 
COMMUNITY, AND 
PROTECT THE 
EMPLOYER'S. 
THESE ARE 
EMPLOYEES THAT 
ARE BEING LEFT 
OUT OF ANY 
ELEMENT ASSISTED.
SOME OF THEM ARE 
UNDOCUMENTED 
WORKERS. 
SO THE REALITY 
IS, THERE ARE 
THOUSANDS OF 
FAMILIES, TENS 
OF THOUSANDS, 
MAYBE EVEN 
BILLIONS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY WHO 
NEED ASSISTANCE 
LIKE THIS. 
THEY ARE FACING 
MULTIPLE CRISIS 
THAT ARE 
CONVERGING AT 
THE SAME TIME. 
NOT JUST A 
PANDEMIC. 
IT IS THE 
ECONOMIC 
DEPRESSION. 
IT IS ALSO THE 
RACIAL JUSTICE 
CRISIS THAT OUR 
COUNTRY IS GOING 
THROUGH RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> THE LATINX 
COMMITTEE, TWICE 
THE COVID 
INFECTION RATE. 
ROUGHLY TWICE AS 
LIKELY TO DIED 
FROM THE VIRUS 
THAN WHITE 
RESIDENTS. 
WE FOLLOWED 
ALONG AS HE MADE 
FOOD DELIVERIES 
TO SOME OF THE 
WORK IS. 
>> SHE SAYS HERE 
ALONE, WITHOUT 
THE HELP OF 
PEOPLE -- 
>> YOU CAN SEE 
THOSE HANDS HAVE 
CLEANED SO MANY 
HOMES IN THIS 
CITY. 
YOU CANNOT 
IMAGINE. SHE HAS 
RAISED KIDS, YOU 
KNOW, OLDER 
MOMS' KIDS. 
AT THE END OF 
THE DAY, YOU 
KNOW, THE ONLY 
SAFETY NET THAT 
THEY HAVE IN 
THEMSELVES AND 
THEIR 
ORGANIZATION. 
>> Reporter: 
LIVING NEXT-DOOR.
WHAT WERE YOU 
DOING BEFORE 
COVID AND SINCE 
COVID? 
>> HOUSE 
CLEANING MY 
HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT DOES THAT 
FEEL LIKE THAT 
THAT YOU? 
>> I THINK THE 
HARDEST THING 
FOR US IS MONEY 
TO PAY THE RENT. 
THE WORKERS THAT 
HAVE BEEN MOST 
AFFECTED BY THE 
PANDEMIC, 
RESTAURANT 
WORKERS, 
HOUSEHOLD 
WORKERS, THE 
WORKERS WHO 
BRING IN THE FOOD
HOW CAN I GET 
PEOPLE OUT OF 
THIS REALITY 
THAT PEOPLE FIND 
THEMSELVES IN? 
JOBS AND GOOD 
PAYING JOBS. 
AND GOOD WORKING 
CONDITIONS AND 
GOOD WAGES. 
LIVE A LIFE OF 
DIGNITY.! 
JACOB JOINS ME 
NOW FROM LOS 
ANGELES. 
I THINK JACOB, 
THE ONE BIG 
RUSSIAN THAT IS 
VERY HERE IS 
ANYONE DOING 
ANYTHING TO HELP 
THESE 
UNDOCUMENTED 
WORKERS? 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS SUCH AN 
IMPORTANT 
QUESTION, ALICE. 
IT DOES NOT THE 
GOVERNMENT. 
IT IS NOT THE 
SAME SOCIAL 
SAFETY NET THAT 
IT WAS ALSO 
WORKING THIS 
COUNTRY TO GO TO 
THE SUCCESS OF 
THE ECONOMY OF 
THE NATION IS 
ENTITLED TO. 
>>> AND WHETHER 
OR NOT YOU THINK 
THAT IS BACK UP 
THAT IS JUST THE 
REALITY AND THE 
CONSEQUENCES OF 
THAT OR DIRECT 
YOU ARE FACED 
WITH A 
POPULATION HERE 
LONG THE COUNTY 
ALONE. 
NEARLY 1 MILLION 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
UNDOCUMENTED WHO 
HAVE TO MAKE THE 
CHOICE ON 
WHETHER NOT TO 
GO TO WORK. 
OR NOT. 
STAY IT HOME AND 
FACE SIGNIFICANT 
ECONOMIC 
DEVASTATION YOU 
GO OUT YOU TRY 
TO WORK FROM TO, 
YOU ARE PUTTING 
YOUR LIFE AND 
THE LEFT OF YOUR 
FAMILY AT RISK. 
WHICH IS WHY, 
LOOK AT THE 
NUMBERS, THE 
DISPROPORTIONATE 
IMPACT OF THE 
VIRUS ON 
LATINOS, THE 
LATINX 
COMMUNITY, THAT 
WE ARE SEEING IN 
L.A. 
JACOB, IT IS 
REALLY A 
STARTLING AND 
UPSETTING TO SEE 
PEOPLE WORKING 
SO HARD NOT 
GETTING THE HELP 
THAT THEY NEED. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR SHINING 
A LIGHT ON IT 
EXPECT THANK 
YOU.! 
HEY, EVERYONE. 
YOU'RE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
IT IS MEDICAL A 
VISION IN THE 
YELLOW TODAY? 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, HI, 
ALLISON, I HOPE 
YOU HAD A GREAT 
WEEKEND. 
LET'S GET 
STARTED IN 
GWINNETT COUNTY, 
GEORGIA. 
THAT'S HOME TO 
THE STATE'S 
LARGEST SCHOOL 
DISTRICT ROUGHLY 
260 SCHOOL 
EMPLOYEES WERE 
TOLD NOT TO 
RETURN TO WORK 
AFTER TESTING 
POSITIVE OR 
BECOMING EXPOSED 
TO COVID-19. 
GWINNETT COUNTY 
REPORTED 4000 
NEW CASES IN THE 
LAST TWO WEEKS 
ALONE. 
THESE ALARMING 
NUMBERS FOLLOW A 
WARNING FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE. 
DR. DEBORAH BIRX 
SAID THE U.S. 
HIT QUOTE A NEW 
PHASE OF THE 
PANDEMIC, AS THE 
VIRUS 
INFILTRATES 
RURAL AND URBAN 
AREAS. 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
ARE ALSO 
WITNESSING A 
RESURGENCE OF 
CASES BUT THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
CAUTIONING WE 
ARE A LONG WAYS 
AWAY FROM SOME 
FORM OF NORMALCY
. 
>> WE HOPE TO 
HAVE A NUMBER OF 
VACCINES TO HELP 
PREVENT PEOPLE 
FROM INFECTION. 
THERE IS NO 
SILVER BULLET AT 
THE MOMENT. 
THERE MIGHT 
NEVER BE. 
>> MEAN WHILE 
MORE THAN 100 
CEOS ARE URGING 
LAWMAKERS TO 
HELP SMALL 
BUSINESSES 
SURVIVE THE 
PANDEMIC. 
IN A LETTER 
CURRENT AND 
FORMER 
EXECUTIVES SAID 
CONGRESS NEEDS 
TO GO BEYOND THE 
PAYCHECK 
PROTECTION 
PROGRAM CALLING 
FOR LONG 
TESTIMONY RELIEF 
PROGRAMS UNTIL 
THERE IS A 
VACCINE AND 
ALLOWING SMALL 
BUSINESSES TO 
FAIL WILL TURN 
TEMPORARY JOB 
LOSSES INTO 
PERMANENT ONES. 
IN NEW JERSEY A 
FEDERAL JUDGE IS 
SPEAKING OUT TWO 
WEEKS AFTER A 
GUNMAN ATTACKED 
HER FAMILY. 
JUDGE ESTER SAID 
THE MADMAN FOUND 
HER ADDRESS ON 
THE INTERNET 
BEFORE HE SHOT 
HER HUSBAND AND 
KILLED HER SON 
AND PUSHED FOR 
FEDERAL JUDGES 
TO HAVE MORE 
PRIVACY. 
>> FEDERAL 
JUDGES' 
INFORMATION IS 
READILY VAIL ON 
THE INTERNET. 
MY SOP'S DEATH 
CANNOT BE IN 
VAIN WHICH IS 
WHY I AM BEGGING 
THOSE IN POWER 
TO DO SOMETHING 
TO HELP MY 
BROTHERS AND 
SISTERS ON THE 
BENCH. 
>> LASTLY, 
MICROSOFT SAYS 
THEY ARE LOOKING 
TO BUY TIKTOK'S 
U.S. OPERATION 
FOLLOWING BACK 
AND FORTH OVER 
THE FUTURE OF 
THE APP. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SEEMED AGAINST A 
MICROSOFT DEAL 
THREATENING TO 
BAN TIKTOK OVER 
SECURITY 
CONCERNS BUT 
TODAY HE SAID HE 
WOULDN'T MIND A 
MICROSOFT 
TAKEOVER. 
>> MAYBE A DEAL 
IS GOING THE BE 
MADE. 
IT'S A GREAT 
ASSET BUT IT'S 
NOT A GREAT 
ASSET IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
UNLESS THEY HAVE 
THE APPROVAL ON 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
IT WILL CLOSE 
DOWN  SEPTEMBER 
15th  UNLESS 
MAKE SOFT OR 
SOMEBODY ELSE IS 
ABLE TO BUY IT 
AND WORK OUT A 
DEAL, AN 
APPROPRIATE DEAL 
SO THE TREASURY 
OF THE UNITED 
STATES GETS A 
LOT OF MONEY. 
>> WE WILL KEEP 
A CLOSE EYE ON 
THAT STORY FOR 
ALL THE TIKTOK 
FANS OUT THERE. 
A LOT OF BACK 
AND FORTH. 
I FEEL LIKE YOU 
AND I HAVE P 
ABLE TATUCK 
ABOUT TIKTOK AND 
DANCES. 
>> WE HAD TIKTOK 
IN THE NEWS FOR 
A SOLID WEEK. 
THANK YOU SEE 
YOU IN AND HOW.  
AN HOUR. 
>>> TROPICAL 
STORM ISAIAS IS 
ON THE MOVE, 
WATCHES AND 
WANTINGS IN 
EFFECT FROM 
FLORIDA ALL THE 
WAY UP TO MAINE. 
BILL JOINS ME 
NOW. 
IT FEELS LIKE 
IT'S BEEN A LONG 
TIME SINCE WE 
HAVE CAUGHT UP. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
HERE. 
THAT'S QUITE A 
STRETCH, FLORIDA 
TO MAINE, WHERE 
IS THIS STORM? 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT WHERE AND 
WHEN IT WILL 
MAKE LANDFALL? 
>> Reporter: 
EXCUSE MY 
GRAPHIC BEHIND 
ME. 
WE LOST IT A 
SECOND AGO. 
THIS IS NOT A 
BIG POWERFUL 
STORM. 
IT DIDN'T 
REQUIRE 
EVACUATIONS. 
WE HAVE AVOIDED 
THAT. 
THAT WAS FIRST 
THING. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
HAVE A LOT OF 
POWER OUTAGES. 
ALL THE WAY UP 
TO THE NORTHEAST 
AND NEW ENGLAND. 
LET ME SHOW YOU 
WHAT IS GOING 
ON. 
ONE THING THAT 
IS INTERESTING, 
THE STORM IS 
REGENERATING A 
LITTLE BIT 
CLOSER TO THE 
EAST THAN 
TOWARDS THE 
COAST. 
THIS COULD MEAN 
AN IMPACT IN 
MYRTLE BEACH AND 
WILMINGTON 
RATHER THAN 
CHARLSTON, THE 
HEAVY WINDS 
ARRIVING ON THE 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
COAST. 
WE WILL WATCH 
THE POWER 
OUTAGES 
SPREADING 
INLAND. 
YOU CAN SEE THE 
HEAVY RAIN IN 
NON GEORGIA AND 
VIRGINIA, WE ARE 
GOING TO SEE A 
LARGE AREA OF 
FLASH FLOODING 
BECAUSE OF THE 
STORM. 
THE WINDS WILL 
HAVE AN IMPACT. 
70-MILE PER HOUR 
WINDS, A 
TROPICAL STORM, 
ISAIAS. 
180 MILES SOUTH, 
SOUTHWEST OF 
MYRTLE BEACH, 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
THIS IS ONE 
ALISON WAS 
TALKING ABOUT, 
WE HAVE WARNINGS 
THAT GO FROM 
BRUNSWICK, 
GEORGIA TO 
BOSTON, LATER 
WILL INCLUDE 
MAINE. 
THAT'S 16 
MILLION PEOPLE. 
THAT'S ONE THIRD 
OF THE 
POPULATION 
DEALING WITH THE 
STORM OVER THE 
NEXT 36 HOURS. 
AS FAR AS THE 
HURRICANE 
CONDITIONS, 
THAT'S FROM 
GEORGETOWN TO 
MYRTLE BEACH AND 
WILMINGTON, 
MIDNIGHT 
TONIGHT. 
IF WE GET THAT 
STORM SURGE 
DAMAGE AND THE 
WIND DAMAGE, 
THAT'S WHEN IT 
WILL BE 
HAPPENING AROUND 
10:00 P.M. 
UNTIL MIDNIGHT 
IS THAT EXPECTED 
LANDFALL, MYRTLE 
BEACH, A LITTLE 
BIT TO THE EAST 
WITH THE CENTER 
REFORMING CLOSER 
TO WRIGHTSVILLE 
BEACH AND 
WILMINGTON. 
THE STORM 
DOESN'T WEAK 
THAN MUCH, IT 
MAINTAINS ITS 
STRENGTH, THE 
WINDS ARE 50-65 
MILES PER HOUR 
THROUGH THE DAY 
TOMORROW ON TOP 
OF PHILADELPHIA, 
NEW YORK CITY , 
THE WINDS 
TONIGHT, 85 
MYRTLE BEACH, 
WILMINGTON, 60 
OR 70. 
TOMORROW 
EVENING, THAT'S 
NO JOKE IN NEW 
YORK CITY, WINDS 
COULD BE GUSTING 
50 TO 60 OR 70 
MILES PER HOUR 
AND CAUSING TREE 
DAMAGE. 
WE ARE NOT USED 
TO WIND LIKE 
THAT IN THE 
AREAS IN THE 
NORTHEAST. 
I EXPECT POWER 
OUTAGES BECAUSE 
OF IT. 
>> NO DOUBT 
EXPECTING A LOT 
OF TREES TO COME 
DOWN. 
IT'S INCREDIBLE 
HOW MANY PEOPLE 
THE STORM COULD 
IMPACT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR GETTING 
US UP TO SPEED.  
.  TROPICAL 
STORM ISAIAS IS 
MAKING I TOUGH 
TOE FIGHT THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
TESTING SITES 
ACROSS FLORIDA 
CLOSED AHEAD OF 
THE STOLE THE 
STATE REPORTED 
MORE THAN 4000 
NEW CASES IN 
JUST THE LAST 24 
HOURS. 
KAREN SANDERS IS 
THIS DAYTONA 
BEACH. 
>> Reporter: THE 
BEACH IS NOW RE-
OPENED HERE FROM 
ISAIAS' THREAT. 
IT'S A SIGN 
THINGS ARE BACK 
TO NORMAL AS IT 
IS OPEN TO 
TRAFFIC. 
DAYTONA BEACH 
SHORES, DAYTONA 
BEACH DOWN 
SOUTH, PALM 
BEACH, THERE 
WERE SOME 
SHELTERS THAT 
OPENED AND WHILE 
THE THREAT FROM 
THIS STORM WAS 
MOSTLY OFFSHORE, 
NOW HEADING TO 
NORTH CAROLINA 
AND SOUTH 
CAROLINA, THE 
LESS PES LEARNED 
IN FLORIDA 
APPLIED TO WHAT 
IS ABOUT TO 
ARRIVE THERE, 
SPECIFICALLY A 
WEATHER EVENT 
DURING A 
PANDEMIC. 
THEY OPENED THE 
SHELTERS HERE 
AND THEY HAD IT 
SET UP WHERE 
EACH PEN WHO IS 
GOING TO THE 
SHELLER HAD 
THEIR 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKED LACKING 
FOR SYMPTOMS OF 
CORONAVIRUS, 
THOSE WHO WOULD 
HAVE 
DEMONSTRATED 
SYMPTOMS WOULD 
HAVE BEEN 
ISOLATED IN THE 
AREA OF THE 
SHELTER. 
NOBODY THAT 
SHOWED UP HAD 
SYMPTOMS, BUT 
THE PROCESS THEY 
APPLIED HERE 
THEY PASSED 
ALONG. 
ISAIAS IS GOING 
TO BEGIN SHOWING 
UGLY WEATHER 
THIS EVENING. 
>>> THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
KENTUCKY TESTING 
ITS ENTIRE 
STUDENT BODY FOR 
COVID-19 BEFORE 
CAMPUS RE-OPENS. 
IT IS AN 
ENORMOUS UNDER 
TAKING THAT 
STARTED. 
ALLISON BARBER 
IS JOINING ME 
FROM LEXINGTON, 
KENTUCKY. 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT 30,000 
STUDENTS. 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS A HEAVY LIFT, 
THEY ARE DOING 
THIS OVER THE 
NEST TWO WEEKS. 
THIS IS THE 
FIRST DAY OF 
THAT TESTING 
THAT WILL GO 
THROUGH AUGUST 
22nd. 
CLASSES START 
AUGUST 17th. 
THIS IS ONE OF 
FIVE TESTING 
SITES THEY HAVE. 
THEY TURNED THE 
PARKING LOT 
OUTSIDE OF THEIR 
FOOTBALL ARENA 
INTO A DRIVE UP 
TESTING SITE, 
STUDENTS, MANY 
OF THEM, WHO 
LIVE OFF CAMPUS 
ARE COMING 
THROUGH HERE TO 
GET THEIR COVID 
TEST. 
IF WE LOOK THIS 
WAY, THEY GIVE 
EACH STUDENT WHO 
COMES UP THEIR 
OWN VILE AND 
EXPLAIN THEM THE 
PROCESS. 
THEY WILL GET A 
NASAL SWAB, THEY 
HOLD ONTO THE 
VILE. 
YOU CAN SEE ONE 
HAPPENING HERE 
RIGHT NOW. 
5 SECONDS ON 
EACH SIDE, TAKES 
ABOUT 2 MINUTES, 
THIS ENTIRE 
PROCESS. 
THEY TAKE THAT 
SWAB AND PUT IT 
INTO THE VILE. 
SEE THE STUDENT 
IS HOLDING THE 
VILE. 
THAT'S TO TRY 
AND MAKE SURE 
THEY DON'T 
ACCIDENTALLY 
CAUSE ANY SORT 
OF CROSS 
CONTAMINATION, 
THEY ARE TESTING 
1500 STUDENTS. 
WHEN STUDENTS 
COME HERE, THIS 
WELLNESS TIP, 
THEY ARE GIVING 
EVERY STUDENT ON 
CAMPUS A KIT. 
THEY GAVE US 
THIS ONE TO SHOW 
YOU THAT HAS 
ALCOHOL WIPES IN 
IT.   
THERMOMETERS FOR 
EACH STUDENT. 
HAND SANITIZER 
AND FACE MASKS. 
THEY HAVE TO 
HAVE A TEST 
BEFORE COURSES 
BEGIN. 
THEY HAVE TWO 
WEEKS TO GET IT 
DONE, A LOT OF 
STUDENTS 
CHOOSING TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF IT 
AND START DOING 
IT NOW 
ESPECIALLY THOSE 
THAT LIVE OFF OF 
CAMPUS. 
>> YOU SPOKE 
WITH THE 
UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENT, WHAT 
DID HE TELL YOU? 
>> Reporter: WE 
ASKED HIM ABOUT 
WHY THIS IS 
WORTH THE RISK, 
HAVING SO MANY 
STUDENTS COME 
BACK TO CLASS. 
THEY ARE NOT 
DOING A SPLIT, 
PEOPLE CAN TAKE 
ONLINE COURSES 
BUT THEY SAY THE 
MAJORITY OF THE 
FALL SEMESTER 
WILL BE IN 
CLASS. 
THEY KNOW THIS 
IS NOT WITHOUT 
RISK BUT DOING 
EVERYTHING TO 
MITIGATE THE 
RISK AND REDUCE 
THE RISK AND 
FEEL LIKE IT'S 
IMPORTANT FOR 
THE STUDENTS TO 
BE ON CAMPUS AND 
LEN THIS WAY. 
THEY WILL ADAPT 
AS THE SCIENCE 
COME IN AS THEY 
GET RESULTS AND 
SEE WHAT THEY 
NEED TO DO 
MOVING AHEAD. 
%
RESULTS FROM %
MASSIVE TESTS %
LIKE THIS AND %
SEE WHAT THEY %
NEED TO DO %
MOVING AHEAD.! %
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. 
>>> THIS VIRUS 
CAN HITCHHIKE 
ACROSS THE WORLD 
IN HOURS AND 
ACROSS THE 
CAMPUS IN 
MINUTES. 
TOUGH HAVE 
AFFECTIVE 
SCREENING, 
TESTING AND 
TRACING TO 
SUCCESSFULLY 
KEEP PEOPLE 
HEALTHY. 
WE MUST REMAIN 
FLEXIBLE. 
IF BETTER 
SCIENCE COMES 
OUT WE NEED TO 
BE ABLE TO PUT 
IT IMMEDIATELY 
IN THE FIELD. 
>> THEY TURNED 
ONE OF THEIR OLD 
FACULTY 
GATHERING PLACES 
INTO A COVID 
COMMAND CENTER. 
WE WERE ABLE TO 
SEE IT EARLIER 
TODAY. 
THEY HAVE PEOPLE 
SET UP MANNING 
THESE RESULTS AS 
THEY GET THE 
TESTS COMING IN. 
MOST TESTS 
ACCORDING TO THE 
MEDICAL HEALTH 
CARE 
PROFESSIONALS, 
THEY WILL COME 
BACK, RESULTS 
WILL COME BACK 
WITHIN 24-48 
HOURS AT THE 
LATEST IN THAT 
COVID COMMAND 
CENTER AND THERE 
ARE STAFF 
CONTACT TRACERS 
AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
KENTUCKY THAT 
WILL GO THROUGH 
ANY POSSIBLE 
POSITIVE TESTS 
AND TRACE IT OUT 
TO SEE WHAT 
OTHER STAFF OR 
STUDENTS MAY 
HAVE BEEN IN 
CONTACT WITH THE 
INDIVIDUAL AND 
MAKE SURE THE 
STUDENT IS 
ISOLATING, 
GETTING 
TELEHEALTH OR 
TAKING STEPS 
THEY THEY THEY 
NEED TO TAKE IF 
THEY HAVE A 
POSITIVE TEST 
RESULT. 
>> HOW ABOUT THE 
STUDENTS, HOW DO 
THEY FEEL ABOUT 
COMING BACK TO 
CAMPUS? 
>> Reporter: 
MOST OF THE 
STUDENTS WE 
TALKED TO TODAY, 
THEY SAY THEY 
FEEL MOSTLY GOOD 
ABOUT IT. 
THEY FEEL LIKE 
THE SCHOOL IS 
TAKING NECESSARY 
STEPS TO KEEP 
THEM SAFE. 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF PERSONALITY 
RESPONSIBILITY 
AND OTHER 
STUDENTS COULD 
BE CARELESS EVEN 
THOUGH MASKS ARE 
REQUIRED. 
SOME ARE WORRIED 
MAYBE NOT 
EVERYBODY WOULD 
ADHERE CLOSELY 
TO THEM. 
ONE STUDENT MADE 
THAT POINT. 
>> THEY ARE 
GOING TO TRY TO 
KEEP US SAFE BUT 
I KNOW COLLEGE 
STUDENTS ENJOY 
THEIR FREEDOM 
ESPECIALLY, MORE 
SO AFTER BEING 
COUPED UP FOR 
THE PAST SEVERAL 
MONTHS PEOPLE 
WILL LET THEIR 
NEWFOUND FREEDOM 
OVER TAKE THEIR 
SENSE OF KEEPING 
PEOPLE SAFE. 
>> I THINK UK 
HAS DIFFERENT 
MEASURES TO MAKE 
SURE STUDENTS 
ARE WEARING 
THEIR MASKS 
INSIDE AND 
OUTSIDE AND 
STAYING SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED. 
>> Reporter: THE 
MOST OF THE 
CLASSROOMS HAVE 
BEEN REARRANGED 
TO ALLOW FOR 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
THE CAFETERIA, 
THE TABLES ARE 
GONE, STUDENTS 
WITH PICK UP 
THEIR FOOD, THEY 
HAVE TO STAND IN 
CIRCLES, SPACING 
THEM OUT MORE. 
THIS IS ONE OF 
FIVE TESTING 
SITES THEY 
STARTED TODAY. 
THEY EXPECT TO 
TEST ROUGHLY 
30,000 STUDENTS. 
>> THEY ARE 
REALLY 
UNDERGOING A 
MASSIVE UNDER 
TAKING. 
THANK YOU FOR 
SHOWING US HOW 
IT ALL WORKS. 
>>> TEXAS OPEN 
FOR BUSINESS 
THOUGH MORE 
PEOPLE DIED 
THERE LAST MONTH 
THAN ANY OTHER 
STATE IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
MORGAN JOINS ME 
FROM DALLAS. 
WHAT ARE THE 
LATEST NUMBERS 
IN TEXAS? 
>> Reporter: THE 
NUMBERS ARE 
OPTIMISTIC OR 
WHITE 
DISCONCERNING. 
WITHIN THE PAST 
WEEK, THE STATE 
OF TEXAS HAS 
ECLIPSED 7000 
DEATHS FROM 
COVID-19 AS YOU 
MENTIONED, THE 
MONTH OF JULY AX 
TOUGH ONE, MORE 
PEOPLE DIED HERE 
THAN ANY OTHER 
STATE. 
HERE IN DAL HAS 
THEY ARE COMING 
OFF OF THEIR 
SECOND DEADLIEST 
WEEK SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN 
AND LEADERS ARE 
POINTING TO THE 
FACT DAILY NEW 
CASES OF THE 
VIRUS ARE GOING 
DOWN AND 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
ARE DROPPING AS 
WELL. 
WE HAVE SOME 
OPTIMISM HERE 
AND THE TOKEN 
LINE THAT 
EVERYONE IS 
SAYING IS KEEP 
DOING WHAT YOU 
ARE DOING, IT IS 
CERTAINLY 
WORKING BUT THE 
QUESTION IS, IS 
IT GOING DO 
ENOUGH TO 
CONTAIN THIS 
VIRUS AND MAKE 
POSITIVE STEPS 
FORWARD BEFORE 
YOU CAN RE-OPEN 
MORE. 
WE KNOW 
RESTAURANTS AT 
50% CAPACITY 
HERE. 
BARS ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE STATE 
STILL SHUTDOWN. 
AND WE HAVE BEEN 
SHOWING IMAGES 
OF FOLKS WEARING 
MASKS. 
HOW IS THAT 
GOING? 
HOW IS IT BEING 
ENFORCED? 
>> Reporter: 
CERTAINLY 
DEPENDS ON WHERE 
YOU ARE IN THE 
STATE. 
I WILL SAY THAT 
OVER THE PAST 
TWO WEEKS IN 
PARTICULAR, AT 
LEAST APPEARS 
WHERE EVER YOU 
ARE IN DALLAS OR 
IN OUR TRAVELS 
WHEN WE WENT TO 
MIDLAND, 
EVERYONE HAD 
THEIR MASKS ON, 
IF THEY DIDN'T, 
THEY WERE TOLD 
THEY HAD TO HAVE 
THEM ON AND THEY 
COMPLIED. 
THERE ARE VIDEOS 
OF PEOPLE AINGLY 
DOING DAMAGE AND 
YELLING AND 
SHOUTING AND 
WALKING OFF AND 
CAUSING A SCENE. 
FOR THE MOST 
PART, THE FACT 
THE NUMBERS 
STARTED TO DROP 
AND STABILIZE, 
LET'S PEOPLE 
KNOW THIS IS 
WORKING AND THIS 
GOES BACK TO 
JULY 2nd WHEN 
THE GOVERNOR 
GREG ABBOTT 
ISSUED THE MASK 
MANDATE. 
IT'S NOT GOING 
TO GO AWAY ANY 
TIME SOON 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
SEEING THE 
NUMBERS START TO 
TAPER DOWN. 
I I DID HAVE A 
CHANCE TO SPEAK 
TO PEOPLE ON 
THIS ISSUE, 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
THEY HAD TO SAY. 
>> IT'S THE 
RIGHT THING TO 
DO. 
SCHOOL IS 
GETTING READY TO 
START. 
WHAT ARE WE 
GOING TO DO 
ABOUT THAT 
SITUATION? 
CHILDREN GOING 
TO SCHOOL MAY 
BRING IT HOME TO 
THEIR PARENTS 
AND GRAND 
PAINTS. 
THEY NEED TO GET 
THIS UNDER 
CONTROL AND TO 
START WITH, WEAR 
YOUR MASK. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
CAN SEE STILL 
DEFINITELY A 
POLARIZING ISSUE 
HERE IN THE 
STATE. 
THAT MASK 
MANDATE LIKELY 
NOT GOING TO 
CHANGE, 
EXPECTING TO SEE 
TRANSFER POLICY 
WISE WHEN 
SCHOOLS GET BACK 
UP AND GOING. 
ON AUGUST 26th, 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF TEXAS IN 
AUSTIN PLANS TO 
RESUME FALL 
CLASSES. 
THERE IS NOT 
GOING TO BE A 
ONE SIZE FITS 
ALL APPROACH FOR 
EVERY STUDENT. 
SOME MAYBE 
TAUGHT ON LINE, 
SOME MAYBE A 
HYBRID WHERE 
THEY WILL SHOW 
UP IN CLASS FOR 
A LITTLE BIT AND 
TAKE THE REST OF 
THE COWS ON THE 
COMPUTER. 
STUDENTS WILL BE 
SHOWING UP AND 
MASKS WILL BE 
REQUIRED ON 
CAMPUS. 
IN A STUDY AND 
IMPACT OF COVID-
19 BY THE NEW 
YORK TIMES 
UNIVERSITY OF 
TEXAS WITH 
UNFORTUNATE 
TITLE OF HAVING 
MORE CONFIRMED 
CASES OF THE 
VIRUS THAN ANY 
OTHER UNIVERSITY 
IN THE COUNTRY. 
THEY VOLUNTARILY 
GAVE UP THE 
NUMBERS BUT WILL 
HAVE A LONG ROAD 
AHEAD TO TRY TO 
NAVIGATE A SAFE 
LEARNING 
ENVIRONMENT FOR 
NOT ONLY THE 
STUDENTS BUT 
ALSO THE STAFF 
WITH PROFESSORS 
TELLING US THAT 
THEY DON'T KNOW 
HOW IT'S GOING 
TO GO. 
A BIG QUESTION 
UP IN THE AIR 
HERE ON HOW THIS 
IS GOING TO 
PLAYOUT NOT JUST 
IN THE LONG-TERM 
BUT IN THE NEXT 
FEW WEEKS. 
>> LET'S HOPE 
THE UNIVERSITY 
IS ABLE TO TURN 
THE STATISTICS 
AROUND. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
%
%
AROUND. 
>>> THE U.S. 
STILL LEADS THE 
WORLD IN BOTH 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES AND DEATHS 
BUT SOME OTHER 
COUNTRIES THAT 
FLATTENED CURVES 
ARE SEEING A 
REBOUND IN 
INFECTIONS. 
BILL WHERE ARE 
THESE 
CORONAVIRUS 
REBOUNDS 
HAPPENING? 
>> Reporter: HI, 
ALLISON, MANILA 
IN THE 
PHILIPPINES TO 
MANCHESTER IN 
ENGLAND, 
MELBOURNE IN 
AUSTRALIA TO 
MADRID IN SPAIN, 
THE STORY IS THE 
SAME, NEW 
LOCKDOWN 
MEASURES AS A 
RESULT OF RISING 
NUMBERS OF CASES 
AND INFECTIONS 
PERHAPS THE MOST 
STARTLING IS IN 
THE PHILIPPINES 
WHERE THE 
CAPITAL CITY 
MANILA HAS NEW 
LOCKDOWN 
RESTRICTIONS ON 
12 MILLION 
PEOPLE FOR AT 
LEAST THE NEXT 
TWO WEEKS. 
IT HAD RELAXED 
THOSE 
RESTRICTIONS 
PARTLY FOR 
ECONOMIC 
REASONS, NOW 
THEY ARE BACK ON 
A SIMILAR STORY 
IN MELBOURNE, 
THE SECOND CITY 
OF AUSTRALIA, 5 
MILLION PEOPLE, 
NOW FACE A 
NIGHTTIME CURFEW 
AND A MILLION 
WORKERS WILL NOT 
BE ABLE TO. 
>> TO FACTORIES 
OR SHOP FOR THE 
NEXT FEW WEEKS. 
THOSE ARE A 
RESULT OF RISING 
NUMBERS. 
IN MEXICO, IT'S 
A SITUATION OF 
RAMPANT NUMBERS. 
MEXICO OVERTOOK 
THE UNITED 
KINGDOM A FEW 
DAYS AGO AS THE 
COUNTRY WAS THE 
THIRD BIGGEST 
DEATH TOLL IN 
THE WOULD. 
THE UNITED 
STATES AHEAD IN 
THE NUMBERS OF 
DEATHS, BRAZIL 
SECOND, MEXICO 
THIRD. 
PARTLY BECAUSE 
IT'S PRESIDENT 
IS A COVID 
SKEPTIC. 
HE WON'T WEAR A 
MASK. 
HE DOESN'T LIKE 
LOCKDOWNS OR 
BELIEVE IN 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
MEXICO SUFFERED 
NOT JUST AS A 
RESULT OF THAT 
BUT AS A RESULT 
OF POOR TESTING 
AND MANY OTHER 
THINGS. 
ALLISON, THE 
STORY AROUND THE 
WORLD REALLY IS 
OF THESE RISING 
RATES PARTLY IN 
EUROPE BECAUSE 
THE TOURIST 
SEASON IS IN 
FULL FLOW NOW 
AND PEOPLE ARE 
TRAVELING AS 
NEVER BEFORE. 
>> BILKS IS THAT 
ONE OF THE MAJOR 
CAUSES? 
SOME COUNTRIES 
WERE QUICKER TO 
ENACT 
CORONAVIRUS 
RESTRICTIONS IN 
THE U.S. WE ARE 
WONDERING WHY 
ARE THEY SEEING 
RESURGENCE? 
>> Reporter: 
TRAVEL IS A 
CONTRIBUTOR. 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
ALSO PUTS IT 
DOWN TO FATIGUE, 
COUNTRIES THAT 
HAD LOCKDOWN 
EARLY WHICH 
THOUGHT THEY 
WERE PAST THE 
WORST AND THEN 
THEY GET HIT 
AGAIN. 
SOUTH AFRICA 
BEING A GOOD 
EXAMPLE OF THAT. 
HERE IN 
MANCHESTER, IN 
ENGLAND, THE 
CHIEF PUBLIC 
HEMOFIL HAD A 
STARTLING 
PHRASE, SHE SAID 
THE OUTBREAK IN 
MANCHESTER WAS A 
WARNING TO A 
COMPLAISANT 
WHITE MIDDLE 
CLASS IN THE 
CITY BECAUSE 
BLACK BRITISH 
PEOPLE IN THENO 
AND ASIAN PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN HIT 
VERY BADLY BY 
THE VIRUS. 
SHE EXPLAINED AS 
WHITE PEOPLE ARE 
THINKING, WE ARE 
FINE, WE CAN GO 
TO PUBS AND 
RESTAURANTS 
BECAUSE IT'S 
PAST IT'S NOT 
GOING HIT US. 
SHE HAD A 
WARNING THAT'S 
SIMPLY NOT THE 
CASE. 
WILL LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE RACE 
FOR A VACCINE 
WHICH COUNTRYS 
ARE SHOWING THE 
MOST PROGRESS ON 
THAT FRONT? 
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS ALMOST 
A BIT OF VACCINE 
NATIONALISM, IF 
YOU LIKE. 
RUSSIA HAS NOW 
CLAIMED IT IS 
AHEAD OF THE 
RIVALS AND GOING 
TO START 
PRODUCING A 
VACCINE NEXT 
MONTH AND WILL 
BEGIN MASS 
IMMUNIZATION IN 
OBJECT. 
PEOPLE ARE 
SKEPTICAL 
BECAUSE PEOPLE 
THINK THESE 
TRIALS AND THE 
TESTING WAS 
RUSHED THROUGH 
FOX THE 
RESEARCHERS, 
SOMETIMES DOSE 
THEMSELVES. 
THERE ARE HUGE 
DANGERS TO THATS 
NOT JUST OF THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
SIDE EFFECTS BUT 
OF THE 
POSSIBILITY THAT 
THE VACCINE 
WON'T WORK AT 
ALL. 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION IS 
TRACKING ABOUT 
140 ATTEMPTS 
ACROSS THE 
WORLD, THE MOST 
PROMISING BEING 
ONE IN THE U.S., 
ONE IN THE UK 
AND ONE IN 
CHINA. 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
ALSO HAD A 
WARNING SAYING 
THERE IS NO 
SILVER BULLET AT 
THE MINUTE AND 
THERE PROBABLY 
NEVER WILL BE. 
WE ALL WANT 
THERE TO BE A 
VACCINE BUT I 
THINK THE WORLD 
HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION'S 
WARNING IS WELL 
WARNED IS AN 
ADEQUATE ONE AND 
A WISE ONE. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
BILL, THANK YOU 
FOR CATCHING US 
UP ON WHAT IS 
GOING ON AROUND 
THE WORLD. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
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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 
THE CAN TURN 
THIS AROUND SO 
THIS AN ENGINE 
FOR PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART 
FOR THE MOST 
PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THE CRISIS MAY 
DOVE TAIL AT THE 
RACE OF 
TRANSMISSION 
AMIDST THESE ON 
GOING PROTESTS. 
>> I'M NOT 
OPTIMISTIC THERE 
WILL BE A 
SOLUTION IN THE 
NEAR TERM. 
WE CONTINUE TO 
SEE REALLY A 
STONE WALLING OF 
ANY PEACE MEAL 
TYPE OF 
LEGISLATION THAT 
HAPPENS ON 
CAPITOL HILL. 
HOPEFULLY THAT 
WILL CHANGE IN 
THE COMING DAYS. 
>> WE STILL 
HAVEN'T COME TO 
AGREEMENT. 
WE ARE SAYING, 
RETHINK,, 
SUPPORT OUR 
LOCAL STATE, PUT 
MONEY IN THE 
POCKETS OF 
AMERICA'S 
WORKING 
FAMILIES. 
 
>>> TOP WHITE 
HOUSE OFFICIALS 
ARE MEETING WITH 
DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS ON 
CAPITOL HILL 
TODAY, THEY ARE 
TRYING TO HAMMER 
OUT A DEAL ON A 
SECOND 
CORONAVIRUS 
STIMULUS 
PACKAGE. 
LEE ANN CALDWELL 
JOINS ME NOW. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS MEETING OF 
THE BIG FOUR 
BROKE UP MOMENTS 
AGO. 
SO FAR WE HEARD 
FROM SPEAKER 
PELOSI AND 
SPEAKER SCHUMER 
WHERE THEY SAY 
PROGRESS IS 
BEING MADE BUT 
THEY ARE FAR 
APART ON A LOT 
OF ISSUES. 
WHAT ARE SOME OF 
THE ISSUES? 
THE SIZE OF THIS 
PACKAGE. 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
INSISTING ON A 
REALLY BIG AND 
BOLD BILL TO 
ADDRESS THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
REPUBLICANS TEND 
TO WANT 
SOMETHING MUCH 
SMALLER AND MORE 
TARGETED. 
THIS ISSUE OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE, 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
DEMANDING A 
HUNDRED DOLLARS 
EXTENSION OF THE 
WEEKLY 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFIT WHERE 
REPUBLICANS 
DON'T WANT THAT 
MUCH. 
THEY FLOATED A 
$200 EXPANDED 
BENEFIT. 
THE TWO SIDES 
ARE SUPER FAR 
APART. 
ONE OTHER THING 
THAT'S A BIG 
STICKING POINT 
IS THIS ISSUE OF 
MONEY FOR STATE 
AND LOCALITIES 
TO ADDRESS 
PENDING LAYOFFS 
AT THE STATE AND 
LOCAL LEVEL AND 
A WHOLE HOST OF 
ISSUES WITH LOSS 
OF REVENUE 
BECAUSE OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
DEMOCRATS WANT 
NEARLY $1 
TRILLION FOR 
THAT. 
THE REPUBLICAN 
SIDES THEY 
HARDLY WANT ANY 
MONEY IF NONE AT 
ALL. 
THESE ARE THE 
MAIN STICKING 
POINTS, THERE 
ARE ALSO OTHER 
SMALL ISSUES, 
TOO. 
THEY ARE STILL 
MEETING WHICH IS 
A GOOD SIGN. 
THEY WERE 
TALKING PAST 
EACH OTHER AND 
NO PROGRESS LAST 
WEEK, THIS WEEK 
THEY STARTED 
LISTENING AND 
HAVING A LITTLE 
BIT MORE 
FRUITFUL 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS 
CONSIDERING 
SMALLER RELIEF 
BILLS WHILE THE 
BIGGER 
NEGOTIATIONS GO 
ON. 
DO WE HAVE ANY 
IDEA WHAT THAT 
WOULD LOOK LIKE? 
>> Reporter: 
FIRST OF ALL, 
THE REPUBLICANS 
WANTED THE 
BRIDGE BILLS, 
THE TEMPORARY 
EXTENSIONS, 
THAT'S SOMETHING 
THE SENATE MITCH 
Mc CONNELL CAN 
ACT ON AS EARLY 
AS THIS WEEK. 
HE HAS 
PROCEDURALLY 
PREPARED THE 
SENATE TO TAKE 
SOME VOTES ON 
SHORT-TERM 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE. 
THERE IS ANOTHER 
PROPOSAL FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE, 
EXECUTIVE ORDER, 
THINGS ARE DONE 
JUST THROUGH THE 
OFFICE OF THE 
PRESIDENCY. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TALKING ABOUT 
PERHAPS 
EXTENDING 
THROUGH 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
THE EVICTION 
MORATORIUM. 
SOMETHING THAT 
EXPIRED LAST 
WEEK. 
ALSO THERE ARE 
TALKS ABOUT 
PERHAPS 
REDIRECTING 
FUNDS TO ENSURE 
PEOPLE GET THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
WE ARE 
COMPLETELY 
UNCLEAR HOW HE 
IS ABLE TO DO 
THAT SINCE 
CONGRESS IS THE 
ONE THAT 
APPROPRIATES THE 
MONEY. 
SOURCES TELL ME 
THESE THINGS 
WILL BE PLAN B 
OR PLAN C IF 
THINGS DON'T 
WORK OUT BUT 
THEY ARE BEING 
FLOATED AND ARE 
BEING DISCUSSED 
AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
>> YOU MENTIONED 
SENATE MAJORITY 
LEADER MITCH Mc 
CONNELL, HE HAS 
BEEN ABSENT FROM 
THE 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
>> HE IS LETTING 
MNUCHIN AND 
MEADOWS LEAD THE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
WITH PELOSI AND 
SCHUMER. 
THE REASON IS A 
LITTLE BIT 
UNCLEAR. 
HE WAS OUT OF 
TOWN THIS 
WEEKEND BACK IN 
KENTUCKY OF 
COURSE, HE HAS 
HIS OWN RE-
ELECTION RACE. 
HE IS ALSO 
TRYING TO CORRAL 
THE MEMBERS IN 
HIS OWN PARTY. 
HE IS APART OF 
THE PAWKS IN THE
TALKS. 
THEY WENT INTO 
Mc CONNELL'S 
OFFICE TO BRIEF 
HIM ON HOW 
THINGS WENT. 
Mc CONNELL IS 
GOING TO TURN 
AND BRIEF HIS 
MEMBERS AS WELL. 
HE IS A PART OF 
THEM BUT NOT A 
DIRECT PLAYER 
HERE. 
THAT WORRIES A 
LOT OF RANKEN 
FILE SENATE 
REPUBLICANS WHO 
ARE NERVOUS 
ABOUT WHAT IS IN 
THIS BILL. 
REPUBLICANS 
DON'T HAVE A LOT 
OF TRUST IN 
MNUCHIN, THEY 
THINK HE IS TOO 
GENEROUS AND 
GIVES PELOSI TOO 
MUCH. 
IT'S UNCLEAR 
MARK MEADOWS 
NEVER NEGOTIATED 
A MASSIVE 
IMPORTANT 
PACKAGE LIKE 
THIS BEFORE, HE 
IS UNTESTED 
HERE. 
Mc CONNELL HAS 
INSISTED HE IS 
GOING TO TAKE A 
HANDS OFF 
APPROACH AND 
THAT IS WHAT HE 
HAS CONSISTENTLY 
DONE AT THIS 
POINT. 
>> I'M REALIZING 
OFF THE TOP OF 
THIS HIT, I SAID 
THIS WOULD BE 
THE SECOND 
CORONAVIRUS BILL 
I CAN KEEP TRACK 
OF THE DAYS BUT 
I CAN'T KEEP 
TRACK OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
BILLS. 
WOULD THIS BE 
THE 5th? 
>> Reporter: 
IT'S THE FOURTH 
OR THE 5th 
DEPENDING ON 
COUNTING THE 
INTERIM BILL 
THAT WAS DONE, 
WE WILL SAY 
COVID 5, SOME 
SAY IT'S THE 
4th. 
THERE HAS BEEN 
MORE THAN T $3 
TRILLION SO FAR 
SPENT. 
>> WOW. 
WHICH EVER, 4th 
OR 5th, IT COULD 
BE A WHILE IT 
SOUNDS LIKE. 
THANKS FOR 
UPDATING US. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP SIGNED AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
TO BLOCK U.S. 
AGENCIES FROM 
OUTSOURCING JOBS 
TO FOREIGN 
WORKERS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
TARGETED THE 
CHAIR OF THE 
VALLEY AUTHORITY 
ACCUSING HIM OF 
BETRAYING MEN'S 
BY HIRING 
FOREIGN WORKERS 
AND RECEIVING 
EGREGIOUS 
COMPENSATION.  
. 
>> HE GETS $8 
MILLION A YEAR, 
THAT WAS DEEP 
SWAMP THINGS 
HAPPENING. 
IT'S A DISGRACE. 
LET THIS SELF AS 
A WARNING TO ANY 
FEDERALLY 
APPOINTED BOARD, 
IF YOU BETRAY 
AMERICAN 
WORKERS, YOU 
WILL HEAR TWO 
SIMPLE WORDS, 
YOU ARE FIRED. 
YOU ARE FIRED. 
>> NBC NEWS 
POLITICAL 
REPORTER MONICA 
JOINS ME NOW. 
TELL US ABOUT 
THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDER AND THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
>> THIS FOLLOWS 
ACTION FROM THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
AMERICA FIRST 
AGENDA WHICH 
BEGAN IN EARNEST 
IN 2017. 
WITH REALLY THIS 
IMPORTANT FOCUS 
ON IN HIS WORDS 
TRYING TO HAVE 
COMPANIES DO 
INTERNAL AUDITS 
SO QUALIFIED 
AMERICAN WORKERS 
AREN'T BEING 
REPLACED BY 
FOREIGN LABOR. 
ONE EXAMPLE IS 
TENNESSEE VALUE 
WHETHER I 
AUTHORITY WHICH 
COVERS OTHER 
STATES AS WELL 
SUCH AS ALABAMA, 
GEORGIA AND 
NORTH CAROLINA, 
IT'S A FEDERALLY 
OWNED 
CORPORATION. 
THAT'S WHY THE 
PRESIDENT MADE 
THIS 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
WHILE SIGNING AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
SAYING HE WAS 
REMOVING THE 
CHAIR ARGUE 
BOARD MEMBER AND 
CALLED FOR THE 
CEO OF UP THE 
TBA TO BE PAID 
NO MORE THAN 
$500,000. 
DURING THE 
COURSE OF THE 
MEETING, IT 
SEEMS IT WAS 
AFFECTIVE, THE 
CHIEF OF STAFF 
BROUGHT HIM A 
NOTE MIDWAY 
THROUGH THAT 
SAID SOMEBODY 
CALLED FROM THE 
TBA WITH A 
HAVINGNESS 
WILLINGNESS TO 
REVERSE COWS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
TOOK THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
OUT TO THE 
AGENDA HE HAS 
BEEN TRYING TO 
WORK ON IN TERMS 
OF AMERICAN 
WORKERS BEING 
PRIORITIZED OVER 
WORKERS FROM 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
THAT'S SOMETHING 
HE WANTS TO EBB 
END TO ALL 
FEDERAL 
COMPANIES SO 
THEY CAN SEE IF 
THEY NEED TO 
REPLACE THAT. 
WHAT IS NOTABLE 
WAS THAT THE 
PRESIDENT, HE 
DID TAKE 
QUESTIONS ON THE 
TOPIC OF 
CORONAVIRUS BUT 
TRYING TO KEEP 
THIS ITEM AS THE 
FOREFRONT AS HE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
THE RE-ELECTION 
PUSH. 
IT'S SOMETHING 
HE TRIED TO WORK 
TOWARDS OVER THE 
LAST THREE YEARS 
HOLDING AN EVENT 
THAT WASN'T 
FOCUSED ON THE 
THE PANDEMIC. 
HE WAS TRAINING 
TO HAVE AN EVENT 
FOCUSED ON OTHER 
THINGS, HE WILL 
BRIEF LATER 
TODAY AND TAKING 
QUESTION ON THE 
HEALTH CRISIS AT 
THAT EVENT.  
. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
PUBLICLY 
CRITICIZED A 
MEMBER OF HIS 
WHITE HOUSE TASK 
FORCE THIS 
MORNING. 
DR. DEBORAH 
BIRX. 
WHAT IS HE 
SAYING? 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS A NEW 
LINE FOR HIM. 
WE HAVE NORMALLY 
SEEN THE 
PRESIDENT DEFEND 
DR. BIRX. 
IN TERMS OF DR. 
BIRX, THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
REFERRING TO AN 
INTERVIEW SHE 
DID OVER THE 
WEEKEND ON CNN 
WHERE SHE DID 
ADMIT THAT THE 
WIDESPREAD VIRUS 
IS THE 
EXTRAORDINARILY 
REACHING INTO 
OTHER PLACES AND 
HE SAID SHE WAS 
TAKING BAIT FROM 
NANCY PELOSI. 
DR. BIRX SAID 
SHE WANTED TO 
DEFEND HER 
RECORD BUT AT 
THE SAME TIME 
DIDN'T PUB BACK 
ON THE REALITY 
OF JUST HOW 
SERIOUS THINGS 
ARE IN TERMS OF 
THE NUMBERS AND 
WHERE WE ARE. 
SHE AGAIN 
IMPLORERRED 
AMERICANS TO 
WEAR FACE MASKS 
AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCE BUT 
COULDN'T POINT 
TO MAJOR SOURCES 
OF PROGRESS AND 
THAT'S WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT 
DIRECTED HIS IRE 
TOWARDS HER AND 
NOTABLE BECAUSE 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WAS DEFENDING 
DR. BIRX AFTER A 
REPORT LAST WEEK 
THAT REALLY 
POINTED TO HER 
AND SOME OF THE 
ISSUES WHERE SHE 
HAD BEEN AT THE 
CENTER OF A 
BOTTLENECK IN 
TERMS OF 
INFORMATION 
GETTING OUT 
WHETHER OTHER 
MEMBERS OF THE 
TASK FORCE 
WANTED TO SAY 
SOMETHING, SHE 
HAS BEEN DOING A 
DELICATE DANCE 
WITH THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
HIS MOST CLOSEST 
ADVISOR WHEN IT 
COMES TO MEDICAL 
INFORMATION. 
WE WILL SEE 
WHETHER HE WILL 
TRY TO MAKE 
AMENDS THERE, WE 
HAVEN'T SEEP HER 
RESPONSE AND 
IT'S UNKNOWN 
WHETHER SHE WILL 
BE IN THE 5:00 
P.M. 
PRESS CONFERENCE 
LATER TODAY. 
>> WE ARE 
HEARING WHITE 
HOUSE STAFFERS 
GOT A MEMO ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING ON 
CAMPUS. 
HOW IS THE WHITE 
HOUSE CHANGING 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
POLICIES? 
>> Reporter: A 
POLICY STARTING 
TODAY, STAFFERS 
WERE INFORMED 
THIS MORNING, 
THAT RANDOM 
EMPLOYEES WOULD 
BE TESTED AND 
THAT IF YOU 
DIDN'T WANT TO 
BE TESTED IT 
WOULD BE TAKEN 
AS A REFUSAL AND 
THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
WOULD BE NOTED. 
THAT IS 
SIGNIFICANT. 
THAT'S THE FIRST 
TIME WE ARE 
HEARING ABOUT 
THAT. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
HAD BEEN 
CONFRONTED WITH 
TWO CASES IN THE 
INTERCIRCLE OF 
THE PRESIDENT. 
YOU MEMBER HIS 
VALET AND THEN 
KATIE MILLER, 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
PRESS SECRETARY 
TESTING POSITIVE 
IN THE SPAN OF A 
WEEK. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WANTED TO HAVE 
UNTENSIVE 
POSEEDER BUS 
JUST TESTING THE 
PEOPLE CLOSEST 
TO THE PRESIDENT 
AND THE VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO WIDEN THAT. 
IT WILL BE 
RANDOMIZED. 
IT'S UNCLEAR HOW 
THEY ARE 
CHOOSING THAT. 
WHEN YOU 
REMEMBER A FEW 
MONTHS AGO THEY 
WOULD TAKE 
EVERYBODY'S 
TEMPERATURES, 
THERE WERE 
SCREEN PROGRESS 
SEEDERS IN PLACE 
TO KEEP THE 
HEALTH AND 
SAFETY OF THE 
WEST WING, THOSE 
DISAPPEARED 
ABOUT SIX WEEKS 
AGO WHEN THE 
WHITE HOUSE WAS 
TRYING TO 
PROJECT A RETURN 
TO NORMALCY WHEN 
WASHINGTON DC 
ENTERED PHASE 2 
THIS IS THE SIGN 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
IS TAKING IT 
MORE SERIOUSLY 
AGAIN AS WE SEE 
OTHER PEOPLE 
TEST POSITIVE 
LIKE NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISOR 
ROBERT O'BRIAN, 
IT SUGGESTS THEY 
WANT TO BE DOING 
BETTER TRACKING 
IN TERMS OF THE 
PEOPLE COMING IN 
AND OUT OF THE 
WEST WING, NOT 
JUST INTERACTING 
WITH THE TOP 
OFFICIALS BUT 
ALSO ANY 
STAFFERS COMING 
IN THAT  MIGHT 
BE INTERACTING 
WITH OTHERS. 
THEY ARE 
WIDENING THE 
SCOPE TO SEE IF 
THEY CAN TARGET 
PEOPLE THAT 
MIGHT BE 
ASYMPTOMATIC 
CARRIERS OF THIS 
VIRUS. 
WHAT OTHER 
COMPANIES WERE 
DOING, THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS TAKING 
A RAMPED UP 
APPROACH TO THAT 
TODAY MORE THAN 
FIVE MONTHS INTO 
THE PANDEMIC. 
>> TIKTOK, 
PEOPLE 
PARTICULARLY 
YOUNG PEOPLE IN 
THE U.S. 
WONDERING WHAT 
IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN TO IT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
TALKED ABOUT 
THIS ELIER 
TODAY. 
WHAT DID HE SAY? 
>> HE HAD A GOOD 
CONVERSATION 
WITH THE CEO OF 
MICROSOFT. 
FRIDAY NIGHT THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
HE WANTED TO BAN 
TIKTOKS HE 
BACKED OFF AND 
SHOWN A 
WILLINGNESS IF 
MICROSOFT WANTS 
TO PURCHASE A 
STAKE IN THE 
COMPANY HE IS 
OKAY WITH THAT 
AND PUT OUT THIS 
DEADLINE OF 
SEPTEMBER 15th 
FOR THAT TO COME 
TOGETHER IN 
TERMS OF A DEAL. 
HE SAID HE WOULD 
SUPPORT THAT AND 
PREFER FOR AN 
AMERICAN OWNED 
COMPANY TO 
PURCHASE THAT 
AND DOESN'T WANT 
IT IN THE 
HAPPENED OF A 
CHINESE COMPANY. 
HANDS OF A 
CHINESE COMPANY. 
WHOLE LOT 
%
THE WHITE HOUSE. %
THANK YOU. 
>>> WHAT IS 
GUIDING JOE 
BIDEN AS HE PICK 
AS RUNNING MATE? 
SENIOR ANALYST, 
JOHNATHAN ALLEN, 
SAYS BIDEN 
DOESN'T NEED TO 
BALANCE HIS 
TICKET, HE NEEDS 
TO REINFORCE HIS 
MESSAGE AND CAN 
DO THAT BY 
FOCUSING ON 
THREE C'S. 
>> Reporter: 
FIRST AFTER ALL, 
IF YOU WERE 
SELECTING A 
CANDIDATE IT 
WOULD BE AARON 
JUDGE LEADING 
THE YANKEES TO A 
7 AND 1 RECORD 
AFTER 8 GAMES ON 
PACE FOR 45 
HOMERS AND 105 
RBI'S IN A 60-
GAME SEASON. 
AM I RIGHT? 
>> IF IT WERE UP 
TO ME, AARON 
JUDGE FOR. 
IT'S A LITTLE 
LATE TO GET HIM 
ON THE TICKET. 
I'M A HAPPY 
YANKEE'S FAN. 
>> I'M SAYING 
YOUR VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PICK FOR YOUR 
PRESIDENTIAL 
RUN. 
>> OH MY GOSH, 
100%. 
WE DECIDED, WE 
TALKED ABOUT 
THIS MONTHS AGO 
IF ANYONE, IF 
YOU COULD ALLOW 
SOMEONE INTO 
YOUR HOME FOR 
YOUR STAY AT 
HOME QUARANTINE, 
IF YOU COULD ADD 
A PERSON, MY 
HUSBAND AND I 
ARE IN 
AGREEMENT, HE 
CAN MOVE IN ANY 
TIME HE WANTS. 
>> AS FAR AS JOE 
BIDEN'S 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PICK GOES, 
PEOPLE TALK 
ABOUT 
GEOGRAPHICAL 
BALANCE OR 
ETHNIC OR RACIAL 
BALANCE, FOR JOE 
BIDEN, HE IS 
GOING TO COME 
UNDER A FIRE 
STORM FROM 
DONALD TRUMP 
OVER THE COMING 
MONTHS, HUNDREDS 
OF MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS ARE 
GETTING SPENT 
TRYING TO UNDUE 
BIDEN'S MESSAGE. 
HE HAS THE 
COMPETENCE, 
CHARACTER AND 
COMPASSION HE 
SAYS TRUMP LACKS 
AND ARE 
NECESSARY IN 
TERMS OF 
REBUILDING THE 
U.S. ECONOMY IN 
TERMS OF 
COMBATING THE 
PANDEMIC, AND IN 
TERMS OF 
REBUILDING 
AMERICAN 
CREDIBILITY 
OVERSEAS. 
WHAT HIS PRIMARY 
OBJECTIVE IS 
PROBABLY GOING 
THE BE HERE IS 
TRYING TO 
REINFORCE THAT 
MESSAGE. 
TRYING TO PICK 
SOMEBODY WHO HE 
CAN QUOTE TO THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC 
AS HAVING THE 
QUALITIES IN THE 
EVENT THAT 
PERSON BECOMES 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND JOINING HIM 
IF HE BECOMES 
PRESIDENT. 
>> THERE ARE 
SEVERAL WOMEN 
CONSIDERED TO BE 
ON BIDEN'S SHORT 
LIST, SENATOR CA 
MALA HARRIS, 
KAREN DENNINGS, 
SUSAN RICE, SOME 
PEOPLE SAY 
SENATOR 
ELIZABETH WARREN 
AND MICHIGAN 
GOVERNOR 
GRETCHEN WHITMER 
ARE STRONG 
CONTENDERS. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE ROLE RACE 
PLAYS. 
>> RACE 
CERTAINLY DOES 
PLAY A ROLE. 
THERE HAS BEEN A 
MOVEMENT AMONG 
BLACK 
PROFESSIONAL 
WOMEN GENERATED 
TON POLITICAL 
SIDE, INCLUDING 
ACADEMICS AND 
FOLKS FROM OTHER 
WALKS OF LIFE TO 
ENCOURAGE THE 
VICE PRESIDENT, 
MEANING BIDEN TO 
PICK A VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATE WHO IS 
A BLACK WOMAN 
PARTICULARLY, 
BROADLY EFFORTS 
TO GET HIM TO 
PICK A WOMAN OF 
COLOR. 
EITHER ONE OF 
THE BLACK WOMEN 
OR PERHAPS TAMMY 
DUCKWORTH OF 
ILLINOIS, AND 
THAT COMES FROM 
A DESIRE TO 
PROMOTE BLACK 
WOMEN AND THE 
BELIEF THAT 
AFRICAN AMERICAN 
WOMEN HAVE 
FORMED NOT ONLY 
THE CORE OF JOE 
BIDEN'S SUPPORT 
DURING PRIMARY 
BUT ALSO THE 
MOST RELIABLELY 
DEMOCRATIC 
POLITICAL 
CONSTITUENCY IN 
THIS ELECTION 
AND PAST 
ELECTIONS, IN 
TERMS OF 
ACTIVISM, IF YOU 
WANT TO GET 
FOLKS OUT WHO 
ARE GOING TO GET 
THEIR FAMILIES 
OUT, WHO ARE 
GOING TO MAYBE 
NOT KNOCK ON 
DOORS BUT ON 
ZOOM CALLS AND 
HAVE THE 
ACTIVISM AND TRY 
TO SPREAD YOUR 
MESSAGE, WHAT WE 
HAVE SEEN IN THE 
PAST, AFRICAN 
AMERICAN WOMEN 
HAVE BEEN A HUGE 
CONTINGENT FOR 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY, THAT'S 
THE MESSAGE 
THERE FROM THE 
BLACK WOMEN'S 
GROUP WHO IS 
TRYING TO GET 
BIDEN TO DO 
THAT. 
THERE ARE OTHERS 
WHO SAY THAT'S 
NOT NECESSARY. 
I KNOW JIM 
CLYBURN, THE 
DEMOCRATIC IN 
THE HOUSE SAYS 
THAT DOESN'T 
NEED TO BE AN 
AFRICAN AMERICAN 
WOMAN. 
BIDEN HAS A LOT 
OF CHOICES OUT 
THERE WITH A LOT 
OF DIFFERENT 
BACKGROUNDS FROM 
AN ETHIC AND 
RACIAL MAKEUP 
BUT ALSO IN 
TERMS OF THEIR 
EXPERIENCE AND 
IN TERMS OF THE 
TYPES OF 
INSIGHTS AND 
TYPES OF 
APPROACHES THEY 
BRING TO 
GOVERNING. 
>> JOHN, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT 
STATES FOR A 
MINUTE. 
YOU MENTIONED 
THIS EARLIER IN 
THE RUN UP FOR A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION, WE 
TALK TO MUCH 
ABOUT THE STATES 
YOU NEED TO WIN 
IN ORDER TO WIN 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
IS THAT A FACTOR 
IN THIS? 
>> IT IS NOT AS 
MUCH AS IT HAS 
BEEN POTENTIALLY 
IN THE PAST. 
THE EVIDENCE 
THAT A HAVE THE 
PICK WINS YOU A 
PARTICULAR STATE 
IS KIND OF A 
SCAM. 
IN ONE STATE, IN 
ONE YEAR YOU 
MIGHT PICK UP A 
PERCENTAGE POINT 
OR TWO, 
GEOGRAPHICAL OR 
REGIONAL BALANCE 
MAY HAVE HELPED 
50 OR 75 OR 100 
YEARS AGO. 
IF YOU THINK 
ABOUT HOW 
POLITICS HAVE 
BEEN 
NATIONALIZED 
OVER THE COURSE 
OF THE LAST FEW 
GENERATIONS AND 
HOW WE 
COMMUNICATE 
INSTANTLY AND IN 
THE TIME OF 
CORONAVIRUS, 
NONE CANDIDATES 
ARE BARN 
STORMING THE 
COUNTRIES IT'S 
NOT SO MUCH 
ABOUT WHETHER A 
CANDIDATE COMES 
TO A PARTICULAR 
STATE, WHETHER 
THEY ARE POPULAR 
WITH THE 
PARTICULAR TYPES 
OF VOTERS. 
IN THE UPPER 
MIDWEST, IF YOU 
ARE A MODERATE 
VOTER IN 
ORLANDO, YOU 
MAYBE VERY MUCH 
LIKE A MODERATE 
VOTER IN 
MILWAUKEE OR A 
LIBERAL VOTER IN 
CLEVELAND YOU 
MIGHT BE LIKE A 
LIBERAL VOTER IN 
AUSTIN, TEXAS. 
THERE ARE SOME 
SIMILARITIES 
BETWEEN THE 
VOTERS BUT DON'T 
NECESSARILY LIVE 
IN THE SAME 
PLACE. 
>> JOHN ALLEN, 
THE ONLY 
REPORTER AT NBC 
WHO COULD MANAGE 
TO TALK ABOUT 
THE BIDEN 
DEEPICS WITH A 
TALK ABOUT AARON 
JUDGE'S HOT 
STREAK, ONE OF 
THE MANY REASONS 
I LOVE HAVING 
YOU ON THANK YOU 
SO MUCH. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
 
MANY 
UNDOCUMENTED %
IMMIGRANTS
MANY 
UNDOCUMENTED 
IMMIGRANTS 
FORCED TO WORK 
IN SPITE OF THE 
HEALTH RISKS FOR 
THEM AND THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
 
JACOB REPORTS. 
>> THE PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE HELPED 
US FOR MANY 
YEARS NOW NEED 
HELP. 
>> Reporter: 
PABLO, COHEADS 
THE NATIONAL 
NETWORK FOR THE 
5th DAY LABORER 
S UNABLE TO FIND 
WORKING SINCE 
THE PANDEMIC 
BEGAN. 
WITH FOSAFETY 
NET FOR THE 
WORKS PABLO AND 
VOLUNTEERS HERE 
IN PASS DINA, 
CALIFORNIA ARE 
LEFT TO FILL THE 
VOID. 
YOU ARE NOT 
THERE THIS 
MORNING YOU ARE 
HEAR AT A FOOD 
BANK ON WHEELS, 
WHY? 
>> WE ASK THE 
WORKERS TO STAY 
HOME SO THEY CAN 
PROTECT 
THEMSELVES AND 
THE COMMUNITY 
AND EMPLOYERS. 
THESE ARE 
WORKERS WHO ARE 
LEFT OUT OF ANY 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
ASSISTANCE. 
>> PEOPLE 
UNDOCUMENTED? 
>> SOME OF THEM 
ARE UNDOCUMENTED 
WORKERS. 
>> Reporter: OR 
PEOPLE IN 
FAMILIES WITH 
UNDOCUMENTED 
PEOPLE. 
>> THERE ARE 
TENS OF 
THOUSANDS, MAYBE 
MILLIONS THAT 
NEED ASSISTANCE 
LIKE THIS. 
>> WE ARE FACING 
MULTIPLE CRISIS 
COP VEGGING AT 
THE SAME TIME 
IT'S NOT JUST 
THE PANDEMIC, 
IT'S THE 
ECONOMIC 
DEPRESSION AND 
RACIAL INJUSTICE 
CRISIS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
COMMUNITY HAS 
TWICE THE COVID 
INFECTION RATE 
OF WHITES AND 
ROUGHLY TWICE AS 
LIKELY TO DIE 
FROM THE VIRUS 
THAN WHITE 
RESIDENTS. 
WE FOLLOWED 
ALONG AS HE MADE 
FOOD DELIVERIES 
THE MOST AT RISK 
WORKERS. 
>> WHAT WOULD 
YOUR LIFE BE 
LAKE WITHOUT 
THIS PROGRAM? 
>> HARD. 
WITHOUT THEIR 
HELP OF PEOPLE 
LIKE YOU. 
>> I HAVE KNOWN 
HER FOR 30 
YEARS. 
YOU CAN SEE HER 
HANDS HAVE 
CLEANED MANY 
HOMES IN THIS 
CITY, YOU CANNOT 
IMAGINE. 
SHE RAISED OTHER 
MOM'S KIDS. 
THEY GIVE 
EVERYTHING. 
THE ONLY SAFETY 
NET THEY HAVE IS 
THEMSELVES AND 
THE 
ORGANIZATION. 
>> Reporter: 
LIVING NEXT DOOR 
IS ANOTHER 
WORKER PABLO HAS 
BEEN HELPING. 
>> YOU WORK? 
>> I USED TO. 
>> WHAT WERE YOU 
DOING BEFORE 
COVID? 
>> HOUSE 
CLEANING. 
>> SINCE COVID? 
>> HOUSE 
CLEANING MY 
HOUSE.   
THE HARDEST 
THING IS MONEY 
TO PAY THE RENT. 
>> THE WORKERS 
AFFECTED BY THE 
PANDEMIC, 
RESTAURANT 
WORKERS, 
HOUSEHOLD 
WORKERS, LOW 
WAGE WORKERS, 
BRINGING IN THE 
FOOD HELPS BUT 
IT'S NOT GOING 
TO GET PEOPLE 
OUT OF THIS 
DIFFICULT 
REALITY FIND 
THEMSELVES IN. 
>> WHAT WILL? 
>> JOBS. 
GOOD PAYING JOBS 
WITH GOOD 
WORKING 
CONDITIONS AND 
GOOD WAGES SO 
FAMILIES CAN 
LIVE A LIFE OF 
DIGNITY.   
LIVE A LIFE OF %
DIGNITY.!
>> JACOB JOINS 
ME FROM LOS 
ANGELES. 
JACOB, THE ONE 
BIG QUESTION IS 
ANYONE DOING 
ANYTHING TO HELP 
THESE 
UNDOCUMENTED 
WORKERS?  
. 
>> Reporter: 
IT'S AN 
IMPORTANT 
QUESTION 
ALLISON, THE 
ANSWER IS, YES. 
BUT SIT IS NOT A 
GOVERNMENT OR 
THE SAME SOCIAL 
SAFETY NET THAT 
ANYONE ELSE 
WORKING IN THIS 
COUNTRY CRITICAL 
TO THE SUCCESS 
OF THE ECONOMY 
OF THE NATION IS 
ENTITLED TO. 
WHEN YOU THINK 
THAT'S FAIR 
THAT'S JUST THE 
REALITY AND THE 
CONSEQUENCES ARE 
DIRE. 
YOU ARE FACED 
WITH A 
POPULATION HERE 
IN LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY ALONE, 
NEARLY 1 MILLION 
PEOPLE 
UNDOCUMENTED 
THAT HAVE TO 
MAKE THE CHOICE 
ABOUT WHETHER TO 
GO TO WORK TO 
MAINTAIN A 
SEMBLANCE OF AN 
INCOME OR FACE 
ECONOMIC 
DEVASTATION AND 
REMEMBER YOU GO 
OUT AND YOU TRY 
TO WORK -- [NO 
AUDIO] 
-- 
%
YOUR LIFE AND %
THE LEFT OF 
IF IT IS 
STARTLING AND 
UPSETTING TO SEE 
PEOPLE WORKING 
HARD AND AREN'T 
GETTING THE HELP 
THEY NEED. 
THANK YOU FOR 
SHINING THE 
LIGHT ON IT. 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAK IN THE 
U.S. IS 
SPREADING OUT. 
WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS 
RESPONSE 
COORDINATOR, DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX 
ISSUED THIS 
WARNING ON CNN. 
>> THIS IS 
DIFFERENT FROM 
MARCH AND APRIL, 
IT'S 
EXTRAORDINARY 
WIDESPREAD, 
EQUAL URBAN 
AREAS, EVERYBODY 
IN A RURAL AREA, 
YOU ARE NOT 
IMMUNE OR 
PROTECTED FROM 
THIS VIRUS. 
IF YOU ARE IN 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOUSEHOLD AND 
THERE IS AN 
OUTBREAK IN THE 
RURAL AREA OR 
CITY YOU NEED TO 
CONSIDER WEARING 
A MASK AT HOME.  
. 
>> MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOHN TOREZ JOINS 
ME NOW. 
WEARING MASKS AT 
HOME ISN'T 
SOMETHING WE 
HEAD YET. 
>> IT'S NOT 
GUIDANCE ANYBODY 
HAS GIVEN OUT 
YET AND SOUND 
LIKE A STEP 
PEOPLE THINK WHY 
WOULD I WEAR A 
MASK IN MY 
HOUSE. 
IF YOU LIVE IN A 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOUSE. 
MORE THAN ONE 
GENERATION 
THERE, 
PARTICULARLY IF 
YOU HAVE ELDERLY 
PARENTS OR GRAND 
PARENTS IN THE 
HOUSE THOSE WITH 
PREEXISTING 
MEDICAL 
CONDITIONS, THAT 
PUTS THEM AT 
HIGHER RISK. 
IF YOU ARE A 
YOUNG ADULT YOU 
MIGHT NOT HAVE 
SYMPTOMS THOUGH 
YOU CARRY IT, 
MAKE SURE WHEN 
YOU GO HOME, 
EVERYBODY IS 
SAFE INCLUDING 
THOSE AT HIGHEST 
RISK, IF YOU ARE 
IN A 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOUSE, THE 
ELDERLY ARE 
TAKEN CARE OF. 
QUARANTINE THEM 
OR ISOLATE THEM 
IN THE PART OF 
THE HOUSE. 
WEAR A MASK. 
IF YOU REMEMBER, 
THE MAIN PURPOSE 
IS TO PROTECT 
OTHERS FROM YOU. 
IF YOU HAVE THE 
VIRUS AND YOU 
DON'T HAVE 
SYMPTOMS OR 
DON'T KNOW YOU 
HAVE THE VIRUS, 
YOU COULD BE 
SPREADING TO 
THOSE WHO ARE AT 
HIGHER RISK. 
>> DR. JOHN, DR. 
BIRX SAID THIS 
OUTBREAK IS 
DIFFERENT NOW 
THAN IT WAS BACK 
IN MARCH AND 
APRIL. 
HOW SO?  
. 
>> Reporter: IF 
YOU REMEMBER IN 
MARCH AND APRIL, 
THE OUTBREAK WAS 
CONCENTRATED IN 
THE BIG URBAN 
AREAS, NEW YORK 
HAD THE MOST 
NUMBERS OF CASES 
AND 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATHS, 
THERE ARE OTHER 
LARGE AREAS AND 
CITIES HAVING 
THE OUTBREAK, 
THE RURAL AREAS, 
PARTICULARLY THE 
MIDWEST WAS 
SPARED AT THAT 
TIME, NOW IT'S 
HAPPENING AND 
SPREADING ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY 
INCLUDING THOSE 
YEARS THAT WERE 
SPARED BEFORE 
AND SEEING MORE 
CASES IN THE 
RULE AREAS, MORE 
CASES IN THE 
MIDWEST AND THE 
REASON SHE SAYS 
THIS IS 
HAPPENING IS 
BECAUSE WE MOVE 
A LOT. 
AS A NATION AS 
PEOPLE WE MAUVE 
FROM ONE AREA TO 
ANOTHER. 
THERE ARE 
DIFFERENT 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SPONSORING 
DIFFERENT 
EVENTS, STURGIS, 
COMING UP NEXT 
WEEK, 25,000 
PEOPLE FROM 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY 
CONVERGING IN 
THE ONE AREA OF 
SOUTH DAKOTA, 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO BE MOVING AND 
BRINGING 
POSSIBLY 
CORONAVIRUS WITH 
THEM AND TAKING 
IT BACK WITH 
THEM. 
WE ARE HAVING 
THE OUTBREAKS 
BUT LOOKS LIKE 
THE OUTBREAKS 
ARE SPREADING 
MORE ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY INSTEAD 
OF CONCENTRATED 
IN THE URBAN 
AREAS. 
>> DR. JOHN, 
MASK MANDATES 
ARE IN EFFECT IN 
SEVERAL STATES, 
ARE THE MANDATES 
HELPING? 
>> Reporter: WE 
WHAT WITH HAVE 
SEEN ACROSS THE 
WOULD, THE MASKS 
ARE HELPING 
BRINGING 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES DOWN, 
PUTTING TWO AND 
TWO TOGETHER, 
MASK MANDATES 
ARE HELPING AS 
WELL. 
THAT'S WHAT IS 
SHOWING IS 
HAPPENING. 
WE TALK ABOUT 
THIS, PEOPLE ARE 
TIRED OF HEARING 
ABOUT IT, BUT 
THE FOUR BIG 
THINGS, THE 
MASKS, SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, 
MAKING SURE YOU 
ARE THIS SMALL 
GROUPS, 10 OR 
LESS  AND HAND 
WASHING ARE 
IMPORTANT. 
BACK IN 
FEBRUARY, THE 
CDC WAS NOT 
SAYING TO WEAR 
MASKS THE REASON 
WAS NOT BECAUSE 
MASKS WERE 
INEFFECTIVE BUT 
HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS NEEDED 
THE MASKS AND WE 
WEREN'T SURE 
ABOUT HOMEMADE 
MASKS. 
THEY WORK IF 
THEY ARE TWO OR 
THREE LAYERS 
THICK, THEY WORK 
BETTER. 
IT CAN HELP KEEP 
THE PANDEMIC 
UNDER CONTROL. 
YOU WILL SEE THE 
NUMBERS GO 
LOWER, HOPEFULLY 
OTHERS MANDATE 
THEM AS WELL, 
ALLISON. 
>> WE GET TONS 
OF QUESTIONS 
ABOUT FACE 
COVERINGS. 
DR. FAUCI 
SUGGESTED 
WEARING GOGGLES 
AND FACE SHIELDS 
ARE BECOMING 
MORE POPULAR. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
ADVICE FOR 
PEOPLE?   
>> THE REASON HE 
SAID ABOUT THE 
GOGGLES, THE 
QUESTION WAS 
ASKED, WOULD 
GOGGLES HELP YOU 
NOT GET 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IN A PERFECT 
WORLD YES. 
THE VIRUS GETS 
THROUGH YOUR 
MOUTH OR NOSE OR 
EYES. 
THE VAST 
MAJORITY OF 
PEOPLE GET IT 
THROUGH 
BREATHING IN 
THROUGH THEIR 
NOSE OR MOUTH 
AND THE MASK IS 
SO HANDY.   
IF YOU WANT MORE 
PROTECTION. 
WILL INCLUDE %
MAINE. %
THAT'S 16 %
MILLION PEOPLE. %
THAT
TYPE OF EYE GEAR.
GLASSES CAN HELP 
A LITTLE BIT. 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
CAN GET AROUND 
IT. 
MOST PEOPLE, YOU 
DON'T NEED 
GOGGLES. 
BUT AGAIN, IF SU
YOU ARE IN AN 
AREA WHERE YOU 
ARE CONCERNED 
ABOUT IT, FROM 
GETTING HATHOSE 
GOGGLES, WITH 
NOT SOME BEADY 
EVERYBODY IS 
MANDATING AT 
THIS POINT. 
>> DR. JOHN, SO 
MANY QUESTIONS. 
WE ARE STILL NOT 
100% SURE WHAT 
TO DO. 
>> YOU BET. 
>>> THIS IS A 
LIVE LOOK AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
READING ROOM, 
WHERE WE ARE 
EXPECTING A 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFING FROM 
THE PRESIDENT 
ANY MOMENT 
NOW. 
WE WILL BRING IT 
TO YOU LIVE AS 
SOON AS IT 
STARTS. 
>>> HEY, 
EVERYONE. 
I'M ALISON 
MORRIS. 
YOU'RE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW. YO
LET'S GET OVER 
TO  NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
SAVANNAH 
SELLERS. 
SHE HAS THE %ENVA
LATEST HEADLINES 
FOR US FROM 
NBCNEWS.COM.  
SAVANNAH, GIVE 
US AN UPDATE.  
>> HI AGAIN, 
ALISON. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
LET'S BEGIN WITH 
THE  LATEST ON 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
TODAY, HE WAS 
SURPASSED 4.7 
MILLION CASES 
ACCORDING TO AN 
NBC NEWS TALLY. 
THE NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE EXPERT,  
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI SAID 
STATES WITHOUT 
BREAKS MAY WANT 
TO RECONSIDER 
THEIR REOPENING 
PLANS. 
>> WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING IN SOME 
OF THE YELLOW 
STATES AND OTHER 
STATES IS THAT 
SAME INSIDIOUS 
INCREASE IN 
PERCENT 
POSITIVE. 
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN IN VEPOINTED 
OUT AS DEBORAH 
BURKS AND I DID 
RECENTLY AT A 
GOVERNOR CALL IN 
STATES LIKE 
TENNESSEE, 
KENTUCKY, OHIO, 
AND OTHERS, 
CRITICAL ISSUES 
WITH YOU SEE 
THAT, YOU GOT TO 
THE TICKET LOOK 
AT WHERE YOU ARE 
IN THE PROCESS 
OF TRYING TO 
REOPEN. 
AND TAKE A GOOD 
SERIOUS LOOK AT 
WHAT YOU WANT TO 
DO. 
YOU MAY NEED TO 
CAUSE. 
YOU MAY NEED TO 
DRAW BACK A 
LITTLE BIT. 
>> MEANWHILE, 
MORE BAD NEWS 
FOR BASEBALL. 
THE MLB 
SAYS 
MORE PLAYERS 
TESTED POSITIVE %
FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THIS TIME ON THE 
ST. LOUIS 
CARDINALS. 
ESTIMATED TWO OF 
THE THINGS THAT 
SEVEN PLAYERS 
AND STAFFERS OF 
THE VIRUS. 
THIS MEANS THE 
FOUR SERIES 
BETWEEN THE 
CARDINALS AND %
DETROIT TIGERS 
POSTPONE.! 
WE TOW COMPANIES 
ARE TAKING A 
HARD FINANCIAL 
HIT FROM THE 
PANDEMIC RETAIL 
BANKRUPTCIES ARE 
REACHING THE 
HIGHEST NUMBER 
IN A DECADE. 
COMING TO THE 
GLOBAL MARKET 
INTELLIGENCE. 
THE OF 
LORD & 
TAYLOR AND MEN'S 
WEARHOUSE AND 
THEY PUNT FOR 
BANKRUPTCY. JUST 
ONE OF SEVERAL 
PICKETERS WHO 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO RECOVER. 
>> Reporter: AND 
DESPITE HAVING A 
LOW INFECTION E 
RATE, NEW YORK 
CITY CONTINUES 
TO THE BATTLE 
FINANCIAL IMPACT 
OF THE ENDEMIC. 
IN REPORT ABOUT 
A THIRD OF SMALL 
BUSINESSES MAY 
NEVER REOPEN 
THERE. 
NEW YORK CITY 
HAS 240,000 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES. 
NEW YORK 
GOVERNOR ANDREW 
CAME UP WITH NE
ABOUT THE CITY'S 
RECOVERY EARLIER 
TODAY. 
>> IN ARA PLACE 
LIKE NEW YORK 
CITY, WHERE 
BROUGHT THE IS 
NOT GOING TO BE 
UP AND RUNNING, 
THE GREAT 
RESTAURANTS ARE 
NOT GOING TO BE 
UP AND RUNNING 
THE BIG DINNERS 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE UP INAND 
RUNNING. 
YOU WILL THE 
PEOPLE STAYING 
IN THEIR SECOND 
RESIDENCES, I 
FEAR, IN THE 
OUTER RING IN 
THE SUBURBAN 
THING. 
AND THEY RBMAY BE 
DOING Y THAT 
LONGER. . 
I THINK 
ULTIMATELY, LIKE 
POST-9/11, WHERE 
PEOPLE THAT WE 
WILL NEVER GO 
BACK TO NEW YORK 
CITY, TERRORIST 
ATTACK IT. 
I LIFT TO THAT 
NEW YORK  TCITY 
HAS A 
FUNDAMENTAL 
ENERGY AT 
CULTURAL 
INSTITUTIONS AND 
IS A TALENTED 
MAGNET AND THAT 
WILL WIN OUT. 
AT THE END OF 
THE DAY. 
>> AND FINALLY, 
-- BROKEN HER 
SCANDAL ON HER 
WIFE, ELLEN 
DeGENERES. 
THINK I STAND , BY 
ELLEN. 
SHE ALSO USE THE 
HASHTAG STOP 
TECHSPERT THE 
TALK SHOW IS 
UNDERGOING AN 
INTERNAL 
INVESTIGATION 
EVER N MANY 
EMPLOYEES 
DESCRIBED A TOXIC
WORKPLACE 
CULTURE. 
ELLEN ISSUED AN 
POLICY LAST WEEK.
! HANK WITH ME 
FOR A SECOND 
BECAUSE IT 
APPEARS THAT 
MICE MONITOR 
DECIDED WE 
DIDN'T WANT TO 
HAVE OUR LOCAL 
ANY MORE. 
WHAT IS GOING 
ON? 
THERE S WE GO. 
BUT IT HAPPENS 
TO ME ALL THE 
TIME. 
THE TIMING THAT 
GOES TO SLEEP IS 
JUST EXACTLY THE 
TIMING THAT WE 
ARE OFF THE AIR 
FOR A LITTLE BIT 
LIKE OH! 
IT IS. 
I HAVE SHUT OFF 
EVERY POSSIBLE 
SLEEP TIMER ON 
THIS TELEVISION. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT ELSE TO DO. 
I THINK THAT IS 
JUST IT IT GOES 
OFF AFTER ABOUT 
AN HOUR OR SO. 
>> I'M JUST 
ROOTING FOR ONE 
OF THESE -- THE 
LANDLINE TO 
BRING. 
I NEED TO 
REMEMBER TO 
UNPLUG EVERY 
TIME. 
WORKING FROM 
HOME. 
>> I'M GOING TO 
TRY CALLING YOU 
ON THAT NEXT 
TIME. 
[ LAUGHTER ]! 
YES IS DATING 
STRENGTH. 
THE TROPICAL 
STORM BARRELING 
ALONG THE 
COASTLINE AND 
THE CAROLINAS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
CATIE BECK 
REPORTS FROM 
MYRTLE BEACH. 
>> ALISON,  THE 
COASTAL 
CAROLINA'S ARE 
BRACING FOR 
IMPACT REALLY 
HEAVY WITH HIS 
CLAIMS THAT 
MOVING LATER 
THIS EVENING. 
THAT IS 
WHEN 
THIS STORM IS 
EXPECTED TO MAKE 
LANDFALL 
SOMEWHERE 
BETWEEN THE 
BOARD OF NORTH 
AND SOUTH  
CAROLINA. 
AT THAT POINT, 
WHERE TO SEE 
TORRENTIAL RAIN 
STORM SURGE, 
PROBABLY 
TROPICAL WAS 
START WINDS IS 
NOT HIGHER. 
IF THE STORM IS 
EXPECTED TO 
UPGRADE TO A 
CATEGORY 1 
HURRICANE AS IT 
MAKES LANDFALL E 
AND THEN PROCEED 
TO THE DEFENDANT EN
X-O IT IS GOING 
TO HAVE TO UP 
THE COAST, MID-
ATLANTIC AND ALL 
THE WAY TO NEW 
YORK CITY BY 
TOMORROW, HAVING 
A WHAT RAGING 
IMPACT ON ATALONG 
THE TRISTIAN 
SIEBERT. 
QUESTION FOR 
EMERGENCY 
MANAGERS IS WHAT 
TO DO ABOUT 
CHARGES. 
WAS LIKE PEOPLE 
NEED TO THE 
EVACUATE AND 
HAVE SO MUCH TO 
GO. 
A CHBIT MORE 
DIFFICULT DURING 
A 
PANDEMIC WHERE 
TRIED TO KEEP 
PEOPLE SOCIALLY 
DISTANT FROM 
OTHER PEOPLE. 
SO THERE ARE 
SOME TALK OF 
HAVING THE 
PROJECT AND 
MONITORING 
PEOPLE, OPENING 
UP ONLY ONE 
SHELTER AT LYA 
TIME TO AVOID 
HAVING 
CONFUSION. 
BUT LIKE NO, D VITH 
STATE OF SOUTH 
CAROLINA IS 
HARDLY OPENING 
ANY SHELTERS. 
THEY URGING 
PEOPLE TO TRY TO 
STATE HUNKER 
DOWN. 
THEY ARE HOPEFUL 
THAT THIS 
STORM'S IMPACT 
WILL NOT HIBE TOO 
DEVASTATING AND  
THAT PEOPLE WILL 
NOT HAVE TO BE 
EXPOSED TO THIS 
VIRUS IN D ANY 
MORE -- 
DANGEROUS WAY 
THAT THEY WOULD 
HAVE BEFORE. 
SO AS THE 
EVENING 
CONTINUES, WITH? 
>> EDITIONS %TO 
THE CLIENT. 
GET WORSE AND 
THEN THROUGH THE 
NIGHT, THAT THIS 
IS SOLELY FOR 
AREAS OF:AND 
VIRGINIA THAT 
ARE GOING TO 
CONTINUE THAT 
STORM I PUT 
PROBABLY AS A 
CATEGORY 1 
HURRICANE AS IT 
MAKES LANDFALL. 
ALISON? 
! SOME 80 
MILLION 
AMERICANS ARE 
FEELING THE 
IMPACT OF 
TROPICAL STORM 
ISAIAS AND OUR 
CHIEF 
METEOROLOGIST 
METEOROLOGIST IS 
JOINING IS. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST? 
>> Reporter: WE 
JUST GOT THAT 
IN. 
THAT NUMBERS 
CONTINUE TO 
GROW. 
100 15 MILLION 
PEOPLE INCLUDED 
IN THE PATH OF 
THE STORM THOF THE 
NEXT 36 HOURS. 
IT IS STILL A 
TROPICAL STORM 
BUT WE %ARE NOT 
IN HURRICANE 
TERRITORY GET. 
IT IS CLOSED. 
HE NOTICED THAT 
WE STILL HAVE 
THOSE WEDDINGS. 
THE COASTLINE OF 
SOUTH CAROLINA, 
ALL THE WAY UP 
THE EAST COAST. 
THAT WE ARE 
INCLUDING OUR 
FRIENDS IN MEN. 
IT IS 1100 
MILES, UNDER A 
TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING. 
IT MAY BE 1200 
MILES BUT THE 
THING IS CRAZY. 
THIS IS ISA BIG, 
HUGE, POWERFUL 
STORM. 
WE WOULD WEBE IN A 
OF TROUBLE. 
THAT SAID, IT IS 
STILL GOING TO 
HAVE SOME 
ISSUES, THIS 
AREA OF WRECK. 
MYRTLE BEACH AND 
WILMINGTON AS IT 
GOES THROUGHOUT 
ABOUT 10:00 PM TO
. SEE THAT TALK 
TO ATTHE EAST. 
IT DID NOT 
REALLY MOVE THAT 
FAR EAST. 
YOU CAN SEE THE 
HEAVY AND OF 
RAIN JUST OFF 
THE COASTLINE 
THERE, 
CHARLESTON. 
THAT WILL BE 
SLIDING NORTHWARD
OF THE COAST 
AROUND 
GEORGETOWN INTO 
MYRTLE BEACHE  T AN 
NORTH MYRTLE 
BEACH AS IT GOES 
BY THE EVENING. 
WE WILL TALK 
ABOUT SOME 
FLOODING AND 
SINCE. 
SO HERE'S THE 
LATEST. 
120 MOUTHS. 
ALL THAT 
SEPARATE 
LANDFALL FROM 
MYRTLE BEACH, 
SOUTH CAROLINA, 
THE THE CENTER 
OF THE STORM. 
YOU KNOW HOW THAT
HEAVY DENDRITIC 
AREAS OF NORTH 
CONNECTICUT THAT 
IS ALSO GOING TO 
BE AN ISSUE, 
TOO. 
A LOT OF HEAVY 
WIND EVEN FAR 
FROM THE CENTER. 
AS FAR AS 
LANDFALL BOTH 
KIND OF STOP 
THIS BRIGHT 
AROUND CAMERON 
PARK BHEEM THIS 
EVENING. 
NOW, CLOSE TO 
THAT LANDFALL. 
THEY WILL DIVIDE 
EYE. 
THAT'S THE 
CENTER, ACROSS 
THE COAST. 
AND THE 
INTERESTING 
THING ABOUT THE 
STORM IS IT IS 
REALLY NOT GOING 
TO WEAKEN MUCH. 
NOTES TO A 
QUARTER PM STILL 
TO BE 5 MILE PER 
HOUR WINDS. 
DUE SOUTH OF 
PHILADELPHIA, 
HEADING TO NEW 
JERSEY. 
THAT MEANS ALL 
ALONG THE MEJERSEY 
SHORE, MAYOR 
WHEELER MARYLAND 
AND DELAWARE 
LINES. 
THE POCONOS, 
SOME SERIOUS 
WHEN CONCERNS. 
FALL TO 85 60, 
62 MILE-PER-HOUR 
>> TAKE A LOOK 
AT WHATAK HAPPENED 
AS WE GO THROUGH 
TOMORROW. 
50s, 50s, 67 
MILE-PER-HOUR 
WIND GUSTS IN 
NEW YORK CITY. 
THAT HAS NOT 
HAPPENED THAT 
OFTEN. 
IF IT DOES, ENWE 
WILL SEE SOME 
SERIOUS POWER 
OUTAGES A 
LOT OF 
VICTORIES IN 
THAT AREA. 
THEY HAVE NOT 
SEEN WINDS 
BLOWING LIKE 
THAT IN THE LONG-
TERM. 
AS FAR AS THE 
THE WINDOWS GET 
THIS A PAST 
MOVING STORM. 
AND ALSO THE MID-
ATLANTIC THIS 
AMOUNT OF RAIN 
IN THE SHORT 
AMOUNT OF TIME, 
WE STILL WILL 
SEE 
SOME/WEDDING. 
YOU NOTICE THAT 
LITTLE NARROW 
STRIP NEAR 
RICHMOND, JUST 
OUTSIDE OF 
WASHINGTON, DC, 
MARYLAND, 
DELAWARE, 
PHILADELPHIA 
OUTSIDE OF NEW 
YORK CITY. , 
UP TO 7 INCHES 
OF A QUICK 7 
INCHES OF RAIN 
AND THAT WILL 
CAUSE SOME ATFLASH 
FLOODING. 
SO YOU KNOW, 
ISAIAS IS NOT A 
HUGE POWERFUL 
STORM IT 
IS 
TAKING THE WORST 
POSSIBLE CASE UP 
THE EAST COAST. 
AS MANY PEOPLE 
AS IT POSSIBLY 
CAN. 
ALL THE SSPEOPLE 
THAT ARE E HOME 
WITH KIDS, YOU 
KNOW, STILL 
HAVEN'T GONE 
BACK TO KIILSCHOOL 
IT. 
WHOLE OVER TO
THING. 
IT DOES  NOT 
PRETTY. 
>> IT WAS WI-FI. 
YOU WILL AIR 
CONDITIONING. 
IT WAS POWER. 
YOU HAVE A WHOLE 
LOT OF CLOCK 
CREGGAN, PEOPLE 
WITH NOT 
SO MUCH 
TO DO. 
THANK YOU. 
I %THINK A LOT OF 
PARENTS WOULD. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU.! 
AMYCUS AND TOP 
WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIALS 
WRAPPING UP 
ANOTHER DAY OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF 
NEGOTIATIONS ARE 
THEY ANY CLOSER 
TO A DEAL? 
THERE TO HELP 
ANSWER THE 
QUESTION, NBC 
NEWS  CAPITOL 
HILL 
CORRESPONDENT 
LEIGH ANN 
CALDWELL  PIAND -- 
LEIGH ANN,  TELL 
US WHAT CAME OUT 
OF THE TALKS. 
>> THEY SPOKE 
FOR OVER TWO 
HOURS. 
THIS WAS THE 
FIFTH TIME THEY 
HAVE SPOKEN. 
JUST OVER A 
WEEK. 
AND WHAT BOTH 
SIDES ARE SEEING 
IS THAT MORE 
PROGRESS IS 
BEING MADE. 
BUT THEY ARE 
STILL SO FAR 
APART FROM A 
DEAL. 
THERE'S SOME 
ISSUES THAT 
STILL HAVE TO BE 
WORKED UP. 
IT SEEMS LIKE 
THIS $600 WEEKLY 
BENEFIT OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE IS 
EXTREMELY -- 
CONTINUES TO BE 
IMPORTANT FOR 
DEMOCRATS, 
ALMOST AS BEING 
THEIR RED LINE, 
THEY ARE ALSO -- 
MONEY FOR STATE 
AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS. 
THE ONE SMALL 
DEVELOPMENT, AND 
THAT IS EVEN 
MEETING, 
TREASURY 
SECRETARY MNUCHIN
ASKED IF HE 
WOULD BE WILLING 
TO DO A LOT TO 
DO, SOMETHING 
OVER $1 
TRILLION. 
AND HE SAID THIS 
THEY CAN REACH 
AN AGREEMENT, 
SURE. 
TO DO THE BIGGER 
PACKAGE. 
SO PROGRESS ERIS 
EXTREMELY 
INCREMENTAL, 
ALISON, AND  I 
WAS JUST TOLD 
SPEAKER PELOSI 
IS GIVING -- IS 
ON A CONFERENCE 
CALL WITH HER 
HOUSE DEMOCRATS 
AND I WAS TOLD 
BY A MEMBER OF 
THAT CALL THAT 
HE SOUNDS 
OPTIMISTIC THAT 
A DEAL COULD BE 
REACHED. 
EVENTUALLY. 
BUT SHE ALSO IS 
SAYING THAT IT 
WILL NOT BE 
FAST. 
ALISON?  
>> Reporter: 
MONICA, THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
COULD GO INTO AN 
EFFECTIVE ORDER 
IF THOSE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
DON'T PRODUCE A 
DEAL. 
WHAT WOULD THAT 
LOOK LIKE? 
IT IS POSSIBLE, 
ALISON, ON 
SOMETHING,  FOR 
EXAMPLE, LIKE 
EVICTIONS. 
THE COULD BE AN 
EXTRA DISORDER 
PRESENT, SON 
PUTTING A 
MORATORIUM, FOR 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS IN THE 
UPCOMING WEEKS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS NOT GIVEN 
ANY DETAILS ON 
HOW WELL HE MAY 
ACT UNILATERALLY 
THAT PUTS THIS 
ENTIRE 
CONVERSATION INTOO
CAN'T EXPECT TO 
BE INPE THESE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
WHILE ENSURING 
PEOPLE THAT THEY 
WILL BE ON THE 
WAY. 
IT IS SOMETHING 
WE HAVE SEEN IN 
THE LAST SEVERAL 
MONTHS ON THE 
PRESIDENT, WHO 
HAS REALLY 
DELEGATED THE 
NEGOTIATIONS TO 
HIS TOP 
OFFICIALS SUCH 
AS OF 
THE 
SECRETARY-
TREASURER AND 
HAS SHE STUFF. 
THEY ARE THE 
WHAT'S IN THE ON 
CAPITOL HILL 
TRYING TO %
REPRESENT BUT 
THE PRESENT WANT 
THESE 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
HE HIMSELF IS 
NOT IN THEM. 
WHEN HE WAS PUT 
ON HOW INVOLVED 
HE HAS W BEEN, HE 
HAS MAINTAINED 
THAT HE HAS BEEN 
PART OF THE 
CONVERSATION. 
IT IS SOMETHING 
THAT HE HAS LEFT 
OTHERS TO DO. 
BUT REMAINS TO 
BE SEE, COMING 
IN AND TRY TO 
SEE MORE Y IN HIS 
OWN ACTIONS BUT 
USING HIS 
AUTHORITY. 
IT IS UNCLEAR 
EXACTLY HOW HE 
COULD DO THAT 
ONE ND THAT 
EXAMPLE OF 
EVICTIONS. 
THE POSTED IS 
EXPECTED THIS 
EVENING TO HAVE 
A WIDE-RANGING IS
CONFERENCE. 
WE COULD GET A 
LITTLE BIT OF 
NEWS ON BITHAT 
EVEN THOUGH IT 
SEEMS THE TALKS 
HAVE BEEN 
PRODUCTIVE FROM 
BOTH SIDES IS 
LEE + WHITE OUT 
THERE. ER
NO INDICATIONS 
THAT THIS WILL 
SPEED UP THE 
TIME LINE, 
DELETE LOOKING 
AT NEXT WEEK OR 
BEYOND THAT FOR 
ANYTHING FORMAL 
TO MATERIALIZE. 
ALISON?  
>> LEIGH 
ANN,AL  
LET'S GO TO 
SPEAKER PELOSI'S 
CRITICISM OF %DR. 
BURKS. 
WHY IS SHE 
SINGLING OUT DR. 
BIRX HERE? 
>> THAT IS AN 
EXCELLENT 
QUESTION. 
PELOSI THINKS 
THAT THE ENTIRE 
TASK FORCE HAS 
REALLY -- LET ME 
START OVER. 
PELOSI THINKS 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
THE BOTCHED THE 
RESPONSE TO THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
AND SHE SEES DR. 
BIRX AS SOMEONE 
WHO IS ENABLED 
HIM TO DO SO. 
HERE'S WHAT 
SPEAKER -- 
>> I THINK WE 
HAVE SOME SOUND 
OF SPEAKER 
PELOSI ABOUT DR. 
BIRX FROM 
EARLIER TODAY. 
>> WE HAD A 
CONVERSATION 
ABOUT HOW TO 
STOP THE VIRUS. 
WHEN WE DID, 
THEY WERE MAKING 
CONTENTIOUS 
ABOUT TRACY IS 
NOT -- THAT IS 
NOT WHAT MOST 
SCIENTISTS SAID. 
NOT DR. BIRX, 
BECAUSE I DRDON'T 
HAVE CONFIDENCE 
IN HER. I DON'T 
HAVE CONFIDENCE 
WHEN THE 
PRESIDENT DOES 
IT IS A HOAX, IT 
IS MAGIC, IT IS 
A YEAR AND ALL 
OF THE THINGS. 
>> THE E PELOSI 
REALLY STRONGLY 
BELIEVES THAT 
DR. BIRX IS NOT 
PUSHED BACK 
AGAINST THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
SOME OF THESE 
FALSE CLAIMS 
THAT HE HAS MADE 
AND HE CONTINUES 
TO PUSH THIS 
DRUG OF 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
DESPITE REPORTS 
THAT IT IS NOT 
AN EFFECTIVE 
TREATMENT FOR 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
AND A HOST OF 
OTHER THINGS. 
SHE THINKS THAT 
SHE SHOULD INBE 
MORE OUTSPOKEN 
WITH THE SCIENCE 
AND ESPECIALLY 
ON THIS ISSUE OF 
MASK, TOO. 
SHE WAS NOT -- 
SHE WAS SUDDENLY  
THING THAT MASKS 
ARE NECESSARY, 
BUT SHE WAS NOT 
SOMEONE ON THE 
FRONT END 
WILLING TO STAND 
IN FRONT OF THE 
PRESIDENT, 
PUSHING THIS AND 
OTHER MESSAGES, 
ALISON.  
>> Reporter: 
MONICA, WHAT 
KIND OF REACTION 
ARE REHEARING 
FROM THE PRESENT 
SPEAKER SAID? 
>> A PRETTY 
SURPRISING LINE. A 
THIS IS AN 
EXAMPLE OF THE 
FIRST COME 
PRESIDENT HAS 
WE 
AFTER DR. BIRX, 
TWEETING EARLIER 
TODAY HIS 
DISPLEASURE 
SPEAKER NANCY 
PELOSI AND HER 
COMMENTS ABOUT 
THE DOCTOR. 
BUT THEN 
ACCUSING DR. 
BIRX OF TAKING 
THE BAIT AND 
TURNING ON US. 
IT IS UNCLEAR 
EXACTLY WHAT US 
MEANS THAT 
SENTENCE BUT 
THEN HE FOLLOWED 
THAT BY SAYING 
PATHETIC WHICH 
IS QUITE AN 
INDICTMENT OF 
THE MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS 
THAT HE HAS 
REALLY KEPT 
CLOSEST AND HAD 
THE BEST 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH IN THE LAST 
FEW MONTHS OF 
THE PANDEMIC. 
HE HAS AT TIMES 
OPENING 
DISAGREED WITH 
DR. BURKS G MORE 
INTENSELY DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI, 
WHO HAS 
CONTRADICTED HIM 
REPEATEDLY WHEN 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS SET MEDICAL 
ADVICE OR GIVEN 
INFORMATION THAT 
REALLY WAS JUST 
PLAINLY FALSE. 
DR. BIRX IS 70 
WHO HAS REALLY 
TOLD THE LINE 
AND IS THE ONE 
WHO IS BREATHING 
HIM ON ALMOST 
EVERY DAY ON 
THESE NUMBERS. 
THE PRESIDENT TO 
GO AFTER HER 
THAT, WHITE 
HOUSE HAS NOT 
CLARIFIED OR ANY 
INFORMATION ON 
WHAT HE MEANT. 
IT IS A 
SIGNIFICANT 
DEVELOPMENT 
BECAUSE OF, 
AGAIN, SHE IS 
ONE OF THE MOST 
TRUSTED PEOPLE 
IN THE ROOM IN 
TERMS OF GIVING 
HIM THE  
INFORMATION, 
GIVING HIM 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
SOMEBODY THAT HE 
REALLY DOES 
LISTEN TO. 
THAT 
RELATIONSHIP IS 
STRAINED, THAT 
%BE NOTABLE 
AND CONTINUE TO 
WATCH IN THE 
COMING WEEKS OF 
THIS PANDEMIC AS 
DR. BIRX HERSELF 
SAID, CONTINUE 
TO BE 
EXTRAORDINARILY 
WIDESPREAD, 
ALISON.  
>> YEAH, I'M 
SURE RE%WILL BE. 
THANK YOU BOTH 
SO MUCH FOR 
BEING WITH US.! 
IT CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAK AT A 
SUMMER CAMP 
RECENT CONCERNS 
ABOUTCE JUST HOW 
QUICKLY THE 
VIRUS SPREADS 
AMONG CHILDREN. 
THE CDC:ONE OF 
THE LARGEST KNOWN
SUPERSPREADER 
EVENTS IN 
GEORGIA. 
NBC NEWS TS
CORRESPONDENT  
BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
REPORTS. 
>> THIS WAS AN 
OVERNIGHT CAMP 
AND NO STRANGER. 
ABOUT TO  TWO 
HOURS NORTH OF 
ATLANTA. 
THAT OPENED ITS 
DOORS CAN JUMP 
IN FOR THE EVEN 
POSTED VIDEOS 
AND DETAILING A 
NUMBER OF THE 
SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS THEY 
WERE TAKING %IN 
ORDER TO WELCOME 
THE CAMPERS TO
BACK. 
BUT ACCORDING TO 
THE CDC REPORT, 
ALL OF THIS 
STARTED WHEN A 
STAFF MEMBER 
STARTED FEELING 
ILL. 
THE NEXT DAY, 
THAT STAFF 
MEMBER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID. 
AND IN ORTHE WEEKS 
TO COME, WE KIND 
OF SAW A GOOD 
NUMBER OF CASES 
RISE. 
SO LET'S LOOK AT 
THE NUMBERS FROM 
THE CDC REPORT. 
NEARLY SIX OF 
THE PEOPLE, 597 
PEOPLE WERE 
PRESENT AT THAT 
CAMP. 
OF THOSE 344 
WERE TESTED AND 
260 IS THE 
POSITIVE AND THE 
VAST MAJORITY OF 
THOSE WERE 
CHILDREN. 
SO A COUPLE OF 
FACTORS THAT THE 
CDC REPORTEDLY 
HAD. 
THEY MAKE POIT 
CLEAR TO THE 
CAMP ACTUALLY  
LED ALL OF THE 
STATE 
REQUIREMENTS IN 
ORDER TO REOPEN. 
THAT INCLUDES 
REQUIRING 
EVERYBODY WHO 
SHOWED UP TO 
PROVIDE PROOF OF 
A NEGATIVE COVID-
19 CONTEST THAT 
WAS TAKEN %WITHIN 
12 DAYS OF 
ARRIVAL. 
BUT THE REPORT 
SAYS THAT THERE 
WERE CDC 
GUIDELINES THAT 
WERE NOT 
FOLLOWED. 
WHEN, OPENING 
THE DOORS AND 
WINDOWS TO ALLOW 
FOR INCREASED 
REGULATION AND 
THEN THE SECOND 
IS REQUIRING 
EVERYBODY %WEAR 
MASKS. 
ONLY THE STAFF 
MEMBERS WERE 
REQUIRED TO WEAR 
MASKS, NOT THE 
EMPERORS 
THEMSELVES. 
IN A STATEMENT, 
YOU KNOW, LIME 
SEE OF METRO 
ATLANTIC WHICH 
OPERATES THE 
CAMP SAYS THAT 
THIS IS A 
GENERATION LONG 
TRADITION. 
THERE WERE A G 
NUMBER OF THPEOPLE 
WHO REACHED OUT 
AND ASKED THEM 
TO
 OPEN THEIR 
DOORS 
ESSENTIALLY TO 
HELP PROVIDE 
SOME SEMBLANCE 
OF NORMALCY 
FOR 
THE CHURCH AND 
WHO HAVE BEEN 
DEALING WITH ALL 
OF THE EFFECTS 
OF TO COVID-19 
THINGS THAT AT 
THE HOUSE. 
THEY SAID THAT 
THEIR DECISION 
TO REOPEN. 
THEY MADE EVERY 
EFFORT TO ADHERE MA
TO THE 
GUIDELINES THAT 
WERE ENFORCED BY 
THE AMERICAN 
CAMP ASSOCIATION 
AND THE CDC. 
THEY SAID IN 
RETROSPECT, THE SA
DECISION TO 
REOPEN IS ONE 
THAT THEY NOW 
REGRET.! 
CALIFORNIA IS 
DEALING WITH 
CRISIS ONTO 
CLAIMS, A SURGE 
IN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES AT A 
MASSIVE WILDFIRE 
NEWS LOS 
ANGELES. 
IT IS NOW 
COVERING MORE 
THAN 25,000 
ACRES. 
MANDATORY 
EVACUATIONS ARE 00
IN EFFECT AND 
FIREFIGHTERS ARE 
WORKING ON 
THE 
CLOCK TO GETTING 
THE FLAMES WHILE 
TRYING TO TAKE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PRECAUTIONS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  RUON
STEVE PATTERSON 
REPORTS FROM THE 
FIRE ZONE. 
>> Reporter: WE 
ARE INSIDE OF 
THE OPERATION IN 
THE BATTLE 
AGAINST THE 
APPLE FIRE, 
WHICH IS NO 
CLOSE TO 80,000 
ACRES. 
LIKELY TO MOST 
OF THAT IS 
MOVING INTO THE 
CANYON AWAY FROM 
HOME. ALREADY 
NEARLY 8000 
EVACUATED AND 
ONLY 5% 
CONTAINMENT ON 
THIS FIRE. 
SO THE BIG 
QUESTION IF ONE 
HAS, ONHOW DOES 
CARPET AFFECT 
THE FIREFIGHTING 
OPERATION? 
AS FAR AS T TI
GETTING TO THE 
ACTUAL MARKET ET
WHICH CAN SEE IT 
ISE  SPREADING OFF 
IN THE DISTANCE 
THERE, IT IS NO 
DIFFERENT. 
ABLE TO THE SAME 
KIND OF ATTACK 
THAT THEY HAVE 
DONE FOR YOU 
DECADES. 
USING THE R 
EQUIPMENT AND 
EVERYTHING THEY 
CAN TO -- 
DIFFICULT 
BECAUSE OF THE 
RUGGED TERRAIN. 
AND RELY SOLELY 
ON AN AERIAL 
ATTACKED. 
WHAT REALLY, 
WHERE WE ARE. 
THESE GUYS 
COMEBACK. 
THEY HAVE TO 
FOLLOW THE SAME 
SOCIAL IS 
SOMETHING RULES. 
IT IS VERY 
DIFFICULT WHEN 
YOU ARE FIGHTING 
A E FIRE AT 100 
DEGREE HEAT. 
THEY HAVE TO 
WEAR MASKS. 
THEY HAVE TO TRY 
TO STAY AWAY 
FROM EACH OTHER. 
WHEN THEY ARE 
TRYING TO GET 
PEOPLE IN YOUR 
SHELTERS, 
EVERYONE NEEDS 
TO RSBE PROTECTED. 
THEY HAVE TO 
SPLIT THOSE 
PEOPLE UP AND 
CREATE SHELTER. 
IT MAKES 
EVERYTHING THAT 
THEY ARE DOING 
ON THE GROUND 
HERE MUCH MORE 
COMPLICATED. 
IT ADDS TO THE 
ANXIETY OF 
PEOPLE BECAUSE 
OF WHAT IS 
SPREADING BEHIND 
ME. 
THEY ARE DOING 
ALL OF THEY CAN 
TO GET A HANDLE 
ON IT 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. 
>>> 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. 
>>> TODAY, THE  
--
>>> 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?  
>>> FORMER FDA 
COMMISSIONER 
SAID THIS ON 
CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAK MAY BE 
A SIGN OF WHAT 
IS TO COME IF WE 
ARE OPEN 
SCHOOLS. 
>> THIS  IS 
HIGHLY 
INFECTIOUS AND 
YOU ARE RIGHT. 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL DID NOT 
DO IT. 
THE INVADED, AND 
THE PLAYERS 
FAMILIES FOR 
THAT MATTER. 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
THIS GETS INTO 
THE CLUBHOUSE 
WHERE PEOPLE %ARE 
IN CLOSE 
PROXIMITY, IT 
SPREADS VERY 
QUICKLY. 
THE THINK  IT IS 
A WARNING, WHAT 
COULD 
POTENTIALLY 
HAPPEN IF WE ARE 
NOT VERY CAREFUL 
WITH THE 
SCHOOLS. 
>> DR. BOB JOINS 
ME HERE. 
WITH ALL OF THIS 
MONEY LLAND 
RESOURCES, YOU 
CAN'T GET A 
HANDLE ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS HOW 
ARE SCHOOLS 
MEANT TO MANAGE 
TO STAY OPEN. 
SHOULD THEY BE 
RUNNING FOR A 
CYCLE OF 
POTENTIALLY 
CLOSING AND 
REOPENING? 
>> WE ANHOPE NOT 
BUT I HOPE THAT 
WE DECIDE WHO IN 
THE SCHOOLS ARE 
WEARING MASKS 
I'M TAKING THE 
CASE OF 12. 
AND THE CASE 12 
YEARS, THE 
HILTON NOT GOING 
TO BE ABLE TO 
WEAR MASKS. 
THE ARE NOT 
GOING TO BE VERY 
COMPLIANT. 
BUT FROM, SAY, 
THE FOURTH  GRADE T.
UP TO THE 12th 
GRADE, WE WOULD 
EXPECT ALL THE 
KIDS TO BE 
WEARING MASKS 
AND WE WOULD 
EXPECT THEM TO 
BE SEPARATED 
SOCIAL-DISTANCE, 
AT LEAST 6 FEET 
AND STAGGERED 
CLASSES, NO 
FIELD TRIPS. 
NO GROUP 
ACTIVITIES. 
AND THEN 
TEACHERS WHO ARE 
REALLY  WWORRIED 
ABOUT, THE 
TEACHERS WOULD 
HAVE TO WEAR 
MASKS AND HAVE 
TO BE IN GOOD 
PBE, PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> HUNDREDS OF 
CHILDREN AND 
STAFF TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19 AT A 
SUMMER CAMP IN 
GEORGIA. 
WHAT DOES THAT 
TELL YOU ATABOUT 
TRANSMISSION I'M 
IN KIDS? 
>> WELL, THESE 
KIDS DID NOT 
WEAR MASKS. 
AND I WILL TELL 
YOU THAT THE 
MISTAKE THAT 
PEOPLE THINK 
CHILDREN DO NOT 
GET INFECTED OR 
IF THEY ARE AND 
ACTED, THEY ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
AND THAT MAY BE 
THE CASE FOR THE 
MAJORITY OF 
CHILDREN, BUT 
CHILDREN WHO GET 
INFECTED. 
THEY DO PASS THE 
INFECTION ON TO 
EACH OTHER. N 
AND MY 
UNDERSTANDING IS 
THAT AT THE 
SUMMER CAMP THE 
KIDS DID NOT 
WEAR MASKS. 
AND THERE WAS NO 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
AND THAT IS THE 
THINKING WE ARE 
SEEING WITH 
TEENAGERS AND 
MILLENNIALS, 
ACTUALLY, WHO 
ARE AT THE BEACH
, FOR EXAMPLE, 
HAVING POOL 
PARTIES, 
INDOORS, IN  
BARS, ETC. 
AND WE ARE 
SEEING SPIKES OF 
THE VIRUS 
BECAUSE OF THAT. 
THE VIRUS IS 
LOOKING FOR 
CROWDS IT IS 
LOOKING  FOR 
PEOPLE THAT ARE 
ON MASKS. 
AND IF I THINK 
LIKE THAT FIRE 
IS, I THINK THIS 
IS A PERFECT 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
INSERT AS MANY 
PEOPLE AS I 
MIGHT. 
NOW, WITH REGARD 
TO THE CAMPS, I 
THINK THE CAMPS 
HAVE LEARNED TH
THEIR LESSON. 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
WEARING MASKS AT 
THE CAMP SS WHEN 
YOU ARE IN A 
CLOSED 
ENVIRONMENT IS 
MOST IMPORTANT 
BUT WHEN THE 
KIDS ARE 
OUTSIDE, YOU 
KNOW, IN THE 
POOL OR THEY ARE 
IN, I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT KIDS DO 
THESE DAYS, KIDS 
AT SUMMER CAMP, 
RIDE HORSES AND 
BIKES, IT HAS 
BEEN A LONG TIME 
I HAVE BEEN TO 
CAMP 
>> ME, TOO, 
DON'T WORRY. 
>> WHEN PEOPLE 
ARE OUTSIDE, I 
THINK IT IS 
LET'S BREAK JUST 
LIKE I GO AND I 
DINED WITH MY 
OUTSIDE AND THE 
TABLES ARE KEPT 
AT A DISTANCE 
THE WAITERS WEAR 
MASKS OR THE 
WAITRESSES WEAR 
MASKS. 
IT IS  PRETTY 
SAFE I HAVE BEEN 
DOING THAT NOW 
FOR TWO. 
OR FOUR? 
>> OF I'M IN A 
CAMP, WITH KITS 
THAT ARE CLOSE 
TOGETHER, 
SCREAMING AND 
YELLING AT EACH 
OTHER, AND G JUST 
ONE OF THOSE 
KIDS IS  INFECTED 
YOU GOT KIALBUMS. 
>> YEAH, ONE 
THING I DO 
REMEMBER FROM 
SUMMER CAMP ARE 
THOSE PICNIC 
TABLES, WE WERE 
ALL YELLING, 
HAVING FOR LUNCH 
OR GRABBING FOR 
FOOD. 
DR. LAHITA, 
DOCTORS WERE 
COMPLETELY 
OVERWHELMED BACK 
IN APRIL AND 
MARCH. 
SHOULD NDPEDIATRIC 
UNITS PREPARING 
FOR AN INFLUX OF 
CHILDREN IF 
SCHOOLS REOPEN 
AND THEY ARE NOT 
STAYING 
OESTREICH'S AS 
THEY SHOULD BE 
ON MASKS. 
I 
THINK OUR 
PEDIATRIC 
PROGRAMS ARE 
READY. 
I JUST MSREAD OR 
SAW THIS MORNING 
FOR THE CHIEF OF 
PEDIATRICS THAT 
PLAN THAT HAS 
BEEN ADOPTED BY 
THE STATE, AT 
LEAST 70% OF 
THAT PLAN AND 
THAT PLAN, EVERY 
STATE HAS A PLAN 
FOR CHILDREN AND 
FOR MITIGATING 
THE DISEASE IN 
KIDS AND KIDS 
IN TICULARLY 
CLASSROOMS IN 
CLOSE PROXIMITY. 
AGAIN, I WORRY 
MOST ABOUT 
TEACHERS. 
I'M NOT 
PARTICULARLY 
WORRIED ABOUT 
CHILDREN. THERE 
IS A RECOGNITION 
THAT YOU KNOW 
ABOUT CALLED 
MULTISYSTEM 
INFLAMMATORY 
DISEASE, WHICH 
DOES OCCUR IN 
SOME CHILDREN. 
BUT IT YS 
IS VERY 
RARE AND I 
PERSONALLY HAVE 
EVER SEEN A CASE 
OF THAT. 
IN ALL OF MY 
CAREER. BUT I'M 
TOLD THAT IT IS 
PRETTY BAD. 
HOWEVER, THE 
GOOD NEWS IS 
THAT IT IS VERY, 
VERY RARE AND 
HAPPENS VERY -- 
IN VERY FEW 
CHILDREN. 
YOU MENTION 
THIS. 
YOU ARE BOTH 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE TEACHERS. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
PARTING ADVICE 
TODAY FOR 
PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS WHO 
REALLY ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
STAYING SAFE% AS 
WE HEAD INTO THE 
FALL AND INTO 
THE SCHOOL YEAR? 
>> WELL, I WOULD 
ADVISE TEACHERS 
TO KEEP THE BEST 
MITIGATING 
EQUIPMENT, 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT, 
MEANING MASK, 
MEANING GLOVES, 
I WOULD WEAR 
LATEX GLOVES AND 
I WOULD 
CERTAINLY 
CONSIDER WEARING 
A FACE Y SHIELD IF 
I WAS IN A CLASS 
SAY, OF FIRST OR 
SECOND GRADERS 
THAT DID NOT 
WEAR MASK AT 
THOSE KIDS ARE 
NOT GOING TO 
WEAR MASKS. 
AND WE ALL KNOW 
LITTLE CHILDREN. L 
APPLY FOR ABOUT 
TWO DID MINUTES. 
SO I WOULD TELL 
THOSE TEACHERS 
TO BE VERY, VERY 
CAREFUL AND KEEP RY
THEIR DISTANCE. 
NOW, THE BIGGER 
CONCERN IF YOU 
REALLY THINK 
ABOUT THIS, 
IS 
ONE CHILD PASSES 
THE INFECTION TO 
ANOTHER OR 
PASSES IT TO 
ANOTHER AND SO 
ON AND THOSE 
KIDS GO HOME AND 
GIVE THAT 
INFECTION TO 
THEIR PARENTS 
AND THEIR 
GRANDPARENTS. 
I DON'T THINK 
MANY OF US HAVE 
THOUGHT MUCH 
ABOUT THAT BUT 
THE SPREAD OF 
THE DISEASE FROM 
THE CHILDREN AT 
SCHOOL. 
I THINK THE 
CHILDREN AT 
SCHOOL, I THINK 
CHILDREN HAVE TO 
GO TO SCHOOL.. 
THE CDC 
RECOMMENDS THAT %
BUT I THINK MOST 
PEDIATRICIANS, 
PSYCHOLOGISTS 
SUGGEST THAT 
CHILDREN ARE IN ST
GROUP LEARNING. 
GROUP LEARNING 
RATHER NGTHAN 
PRIVATE ZOOM 
LEARNING OR 
HOWEVER THEY DO 
IT. 
SO WE ARE SORT 
OF CAUGHT BETWEEN
A ROCK AND A 
HARD PLACE RIGHT 
NOW BUT THAT IS 
MY BIGGEST 
CONCERN. 
TEACHERS, 
PARENTS, AND 
GRANDPARENT 
>> NOT THE 
CHILDREN, HEPER SE.
BUT YEAH, A LOT 
TO WORRY ABOUT 
AS WE FIGURE OUT 
HOW TO GUGET KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
TO GET THEM TO 
AND FROM, KEEP 
THEIR FAMILY% 
SAFE. 
LOTS OF STUFF TO 
THINK ABOUT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH FOR 
HAVING ME.! 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
THREATENED TO 
BAN TIKTOK IN 
THE U.S. IT IS 
NOT SOLD TO AN 
AMERICAN COMPANY 
BY SEPTEMBER 
15th. 
JOE IS 
HERE. 
JOE, TIKTOK IS 
IN TALKS TO SELL 
TO MICROSOFT. 
COULD YOU TELL 
US ABOUT THAT 
POTENTIAL DEAL? 
>> YEAH, WE 
FIRST REPORTED 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
THAT WE [ 
LAUGHTER ] A MIX-
UP CONFIRMED 
THAT THEY ARE IN 
TALKS AND IS 
VERY UNUSUAL 
ABOUT THE 
SITUATION IS 
MICROSOFT CEO 
HAS TALKED 
PERSONALLY TO 
THE PRESIDENT %OF 
THE UNITED 
STATES ABOUT A 
POSSIBLE 
ACQUISITION OF 
TIKTOK BUT  YOU 
KNOW THAT TIKTOK 
IS OWNED BY A 
CHINESE COMPANY 
AND SO THE IDEA 
WOULD BE TO SELL 
IT ENTIRELY TO 
MICROSOFT OR 
SELL IT TO 
MICROSOFT AND 
SOME OTHER U.S. 
INVESTOR. 
THERE'S A 
DEADLINE ON THIS 
NOW, ALISON. 
THE  SEPTEMBER 
15th IS WHEN. 
A SOFT HAS 
PROMISED THAT THE
THESE 
DISCUSSIONS 
FINISHED BY, 
REGARDLESS OF 
THE OUTCOMES 
HERE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HEAD THINK THAT 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
HE IS INTERESTED 
IN AND ACCORDING 
TO A SOURCE, 
TELLING ME WHO 
HISTORICALLY 
FAMILIAR WITH 
THE TALK, 
THERE'S STILL 
SOME INFIGHTING 
WITHIN THE WHITE 
HOUSE ABOUT 
WHETHER OR NOT 
THE TIKTOK 
SITUATION SHOULD 
BE A SALE TO 
MICROSOFT WAS OR 
OUTRIGHT BAN THE 
CAMPAIGN, THE 
PRESIDENT AND A 
LOT T OF HIS DEATH 
IN THE WHITE 
HOUSE ARE 
SUPPORTIVE OF 
HAVING TIKTOK BE 
ACQUIRED BY 
MICROSOFT. 
WHEREAS THERE'S 
A HARDER LINE 
WITHIN THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
ACCORDING TO THE  T
SOURCE, PETER 
NAVARRO AND 
OTHERS WHO STILL 
WANT A TIKTOK 
BAN ENTIRELY, 
ALISON. 
! SO JOE, WHAT 
ARE WOODHOUSE'S 
BIGGEST CONCERNS 
ABOUT A CHINESE-
OWNED TIKTOK. 
THIS HAS %BECOME 
QUITE A HOT 
BUTTON ISSUE IN 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
RECENTLY. 
>> YEAH, IT HAS 
BECOME A VERY 
POLITICAL ISSUE 
AND I CAN TELL 
YOU HAVING LIVED 
AND WORKED IN 
CHINA, AS A 
JOURNALIST, 
THESE BACK-AND-
FORTH BETWEEN 
THE U.S. 
GOVERNMENT, 
REGARDLESS OF 
PARTIES CAN BE 
SO CONTENTIOUS, 
RIGHT? 
AND REALLY ENLAND 
ON THE LABS OF 
THESE BIZ 
COMPANIES BUT 
THAT IS EXACTLY 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING HERE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HEAD IS, 
AS HE 
HAS MADE VERY 
CLEAR, LOOKING 
FOR A WIN. 
VISA FEES CHINA 
AND A LOT OF 
MEMBERS OF HIS 
ADMINISTRATORS 
ARE LOOKING FOR 
THE HE HAS BEEN 
THING IS TODAY, 
EVEN THINK THAT 
HE WANTS THAT 
SECURITY FOR 
U.S. USERS WHO 
ARE USING 
TIKTOK.. 
THOSE, 100 
MILLION U.S. 
USERS AND THE EYE
USER BASIS 
ACCORDING TO MY 
SOURCE ARE ININ 
FLORIDA, AND 
TEXAS. 
WE GOT AN 
ELECTION COMING 
UP. 
SO CERTAINLY A 
LOT OF CONCERNS 
THERE. 
MICROSOFT HAS 
COME OUT ERAND 
SAID OFFICIALLY 
THAT IF 
THEY DO 
ACQUIRE TIKTOK, 
THEY WOULD BE 
ABLE TO KEEP IT 
-- WHICH WOULD 
BE GOOD ICFOR ALL 
OF THE USERS WHO 
LOVE IT SO MUCH 
BUT ALSO T GIVE 
INTO THE SAFETY 
AND SECURITY AND 
PRIVACY 
IMPROVEMENTS 
THAT THE U.S. AC
GOVERNMENT AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS LOOKING FOR. 
SO GOODNESS IF 
THE SALE DOES GO 
FOR TIKTOK 
USERS. 
IT LOOKS OKLIKE 
THEIR EXPERIENCE 
MAY NOT CHANGE 
ALL THAT MUCH, 
EVEN IF IT WILL 
BE SAFER IS 
TIKTOK DOES NOT 
SELL? 
COULD IT REALLY 
BE BANNED HERE 
IN THE NNYEARS IN 
SEPTEMBER? 
>> YOU KNOW, 
ALISON, ANYTHING 
IS POSSIBLE. 
AT  THIS 
JUNCTURE. 
IT LOOKS LIKE 
GIVEN HOW PUBLIC 
THE CEO OF 
MICROSOFT HAS O 
BEEN WITH THAT, 
BASICALLY, 
UNPRECEDENTED 
STATEMENT 
YESTERDAY ABOUT 
HOW FAR ALONG 
THEY ARE IN 
TECHSPERT I 
WOULD EXPECT IT 
TO -- BARRING 
ANY MAJOR, MAJOR 
SPEED BUMPS 
WOULD PROBABLY 
GO TO. 
BUT YEAH, IT IS 
A BIG QUESTION 
AKIN TO THE ONE 
OF THE BIG 
WINNERS OF THE 
TIKTOK CONCERN 
IS YOU HAVE A 
LOT OF TIKTOK 
USERS WHO ARE  
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THEIR PRIVACY 
AND ALL OF THE 
ISSUES THAT WE 
HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT. 
SOME OF THEM ARE 
MIGRATING TO 
INSTAGRAM. 
YOU MAY  
REMEMBER, THIS 
BOOK OWNS 
INSTAGRAM. 
IS WHAT IS  OABOUT 
TO UNVEIL A NEW 
SERVICE CALLED 
MEAL. 
THAT IS VERY MUCH
REMINISCENT OF 
THE TIKTOK 
DIMASI AN NEXT. 
WIN THERE FOR 
INSTAGRAM COMING 
OUT OF THIS, 
ESPECIALLY IF 
YOU HAVE THE 
ELECTIONS UP. 
CAN'T LET 
FACEBOOK OFF THE 
HOOK. 
THEY HAVE MIF PLENT 
OF THEIR OWN 
ELECTION 
SECURITY AND 
MISINFORMATION 
ALBUMS IN ALL OF ON
THEIR %FORMS, 
INSTAGRAM. 
>>:ABSOLUTELY. 
JOE, IT HAS BEEN 
FASCINATING TO 
WATCH BUT WE 
WILL YOU TO 
WATCH AND YOSEE IF 
THEY CAN GET 
THIS DEAL THEM. 
THANK YOU 
SUMMIT. 
>> WE WILL SEE. 
THANK YOU.! 
THERE WILL BE 
CATASTROPHIC 
CONSEQUENCES IF 
PROGRESS DOES 
NOT ACT NOW TO 
SAVE SMALL 
BUSINESSES. 
IN A LETTER BACK 
MORE THAN 100 OF 
THE NATION'S TOP 
CEOs. 
NBC NEWS SENIOR 
BUSINESS  SI
CORRESPONDENT 
STEPHANIE HAS 
THE DETAILS. 
>> Reporter: 
TODAY,, 
ADDITIONAL 
LEADERSHIP AND 
TREASURY TO  A
SECRETARY 
DEFINITIONS 
RECEIVED A VERY 
SERIOUS LETTER 
AND START WHEN 
OVER 100 TOP 
CEOs AND THE 
COUNTRY. 
LED BY CHAIRMAN 
AND STARBUCKS 
HOW ARE SCHOLZ 
URGING LAWMAKERS 
TO DO SOMETHING 
IN THEIR NEXT 
STIMULUS 
PACKAGE, 
SPECIFICALLY 
SMALL BUSINESS, 
WARNING 
LEADERSHIP THAT 
BY THE END OF 
THE SUMMER LOVE 
TO PRECHOP US 
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN COULD TURN 
INTO PERMANENT RM
JOB LOSS. 
AS THOUSANDS OF 
SMALL BUSINESSES 
ARE SHUTTING 
EVERY DAY. 
IT IS EXPECTED 
BY THE END OF 
THE YEAR WE 
COULD SEE 
ANOTHER WHEN HE 
5000 SMALL 
BUSINESSES 
CLOSED. %
AND AS SEPARATE 
FROM THIS LETTER,
THE URGING 
CONGRESS TO DO 
SOMETHING. 
A LOT OF TALKS 
AS THEY EXPANDED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS TO A. ED
THAT'S A HUGE 
DEAL. 
NOT GETTING THE 
ADDITIONAL ETC. 
DOES. 
ANOTHER FUGITIVE 
TO SEE SMALL 
BUSINESS 
DISAPPEAR IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 
JUST LAST WEEK I 
SET UP WITH THE 
CURRENT CEO OF 
STARBUCKS AND 
THEY WERE TALKED 
ABOUT THEIR 
BUSINESS IN THE 
FUTURE. 
HOW THEY ARE 
USING ARTIFICIAL TH
INTELLIGENCE AND 
DIGITAL 
DASHBOARDS TO 
SEE GO TO 
RECONFIGURE IN 
THE NORMAL THAT 
WE ARE LIVING 
WITH COVID FOR 
SMALL BUSINESSES 
UP THE, 
SPECIFICALLY THE 
STONES, BARS, 
DRYCLEANERS, ANY 
TYPE OF 
STORE IN 
YOUR LOCAL MINCED
THEY ARE AT RISK 
OF LOSING 
EVERYTHING FOR 
GOOD. 
SO WE ARE SEEING 
100 OF THESE 
CEOs AND UP. 
BUT THE LIKES OF 
DOUG McMILLON LI
FROM WALMART, 
CHERYL OF 
FACEBOOK, URGING 
PROGRESS TO WORK 
TOGETHER. 
SOME LEVEL 
OF 
PARTISAN 
SUPPORT. 
REPUBLICANS, WE 
ARE SEEING YOUR 
REPUBLICAN AND 
DEMOCRATIC 
SENATORS START 
TO COME ICUP WITH 
THEIR OWN PLANS. 
THE PPP PROGRAM 
SHOULD BE 
EXTENDED AT 
ACTUALLY FOCUSED 
IT ON MRS. THAT 
ARE DOWN IN 
REVENUE 25% OR 
MORE. 
AS WE KNOW, WE 
HAVE TALKED 
ABOUT ABOUT MRS. 
THAT TOOK A 
WHOLE LOT OF 
GOVERNMENT MONEY 
THAT DID NOT 
NEED IT. 
AT THE SAME 
TIME, A WHOLE 
LOT MORE 
BUSINESSES THERE 
THAT NEED THE 
SUPPORT AND THEY 
ARE NOT GETTING 
IT. 
TODAY, WE TTARE 
SEEING LEADERS 
FROM AMERICA, 
BETTER DO 
SOMETHING BEFORE 
WE SEE O DIRE 
CONSEQUENCES.
! LET'S GO TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFING. 
>> PERSONNEL ARE 
DOING DOUBLE JOB.
EXPECTED TO BE 
HEAVY WIND AND 
RAIN IN THE 
COASTAL AREAS OF 
NORTH CAROLINA, 
VIRGINIA, 
MARYLAND, 
DELAWARE, NEW 
JERSEY. 
WE ARE WORKING 
WITH EACH OF 
THOSE STATES IN 
PARTICULAR AS IT 
RELATES TO FEMA, 
THE MILITARY, 
LAW ENFORCEMENT, 
ALL OF THE 
DIFFERENT GROUPS 
THAT ARE 
INVOLVED. 
STORM SURGE AND 
FLOODING ARE 
POSSIBLE AND IF 
WHAT NEEDS TO 
REMAIN VIGILANT. 
UNTIL IT PASSES 
I ENCOURAGE 
EVERYONE TO 
FOLLOW THE 
GUIDELINES OF 
THE STATE AND 
LOCAL 
AUTHORITIES. 
WE ARE WORKING 
WITH THEM AND I 
THINK THE 
GUIDELINES HAVE 
BEEN VERY 
ACCURATE. 
STAY SAFE. 
NEXT, LET ME 
PROVIDE AN 
UPDATE ON THE 
PATH FORWARD FOR 
OUR COUNTRY AS 
WE CONTINUE ON 
OUR BORDER TO 
DEFEAT THE CHINA 
VIRUS. 
WE ARE BEGINNING 
TO SEE EVIDENCE 
OF SIGNIFICANT 
PROGRESS 
NATIONWIDE, THE 
NUMBER OF 
POSITIVE CASES 
HAS DECLINED BY 
NEARLY 6% FROM A 
WEEK BEFORE AND 
THE POSITIVE 
TEST WHICH IS 
ALSO DROPPED 
FROM 8.7 TO 8% 
OVER THAT SAME 
PERIOD OF TIME 
WE ARE 
ENCOURAGING 
FIND. 
VERY 
ENCOURAGING, I 
HAVE TO DO AT 
THAT THE VIRUS 
IS RECEDING. 
AND HOT SPOT 
ACROSS THE SOUTH 
AND WEST, WE 
HAVE SEEN SLOW 
IMPROVEMENTS 
FROM THEIR 
RECENT WEEKLY 
PEAKS, ARIZONA'S 
WEEKLY KEITH 
KOUNTZ HAVE 
DROPPED 37%. 
THAT IS A 
TREMENDOUS JOB 
FROM THE 
GOVERNOR. 
HAVE DONE A 
FANTASTIC JOB 
TEKSYSTEMS 18.7%
. THE COUPLE OF 
DAYS AGO. 
AND FLORIDA, 
21.2% DROP THAT 
IS A TREMENDOUS 
JOB THAT THEY 
ARE ALL DOING. 
AS WE BEGIN TO 
CONTAIN THE 
VIRUS IN THESE 
STATES, WE MUST 
FOCUS A NEW 
FLARE-UPS IN THE 
STATES, THE CASE 
NUMBERS HAVE 
RISEN TWO 
INCLUDING 
GEORGIA, 
MISSISSIPPI, 
TENNESSEE, 
OKLAHOMA, 
MISSOURI, AND I 
THINK YOU WILL 
FIND THAT THEY 
ARE GOING TO BE 
PRETTY MUCH 
UNDER CONTROL. 
MEANWHILE, 
AGENCIES 
CONTINUE TO HAVE 
VERY LOW CASE 
NUMBERS AND LOW 
TEST POSITIVITY 
RATES. 
UNDER 5%. 
ALASKA, 
CONNECTICUT, 
DELAWARE, 
ILLINOIS, MAINE, 
MARYLAND, 
MASSACHUSETTS, 
MICHIGAN, 
MONTANA, NEW 
HAMPSHIRE, NEW 
JERSEY, NEW 
YORK, NORTH 
DAKOTA, OREGON, 
RHODE ISLAND, 
WEST VIRGINIA, 
WYOMING. 
IT IS UNDER 
FIVE. 
EVEN IN THESE 
DAYS, HOWEVER, 
WHERE THE VIRUS 
IS UNDER CONTROL 
AND AT A VERY 
LOW NUMBER, 
AMERICANS SHOULD 
CONTINUE TO BE 
VIGILANT, BE 
CAREFUL, IN 
ORDER TO PREVENT 
NEW HOT SPOTS 
FROM OPENING UP 
ANY NEW HOT 
SPOTS FROM 
OPENING UP IN 
THOSE STATES. 
TO THAT END, I 
URGE ALL 
AMERICANS TO 
CONTINUE TO 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANT, WASH 
YOUR HANDS, MAKE 
A MASK WHEN YOU 
CANNOT AVOID 
CROWDED PLACES. 
AND TO PROTECT 
THE ELDERLY, 
VERY, VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
PROTECT THE 
ELDERLY. 
IT IS MUCH 
DIFFERENT, THAT 
YOUNG CHILDREN 
HAVE VERY STRONG 
IMMUNE SYSTEMS 
THAT WE HAVE 
LEARNED HOW 
STRONG THEY ARE. 
PROTECT THE 
ELDERLY BUT THE 
AVERAGE AGE OF 
THOSE WHO 
SUCCUMB TO THE 
VIRUS IS 78 
YEARS OLD. 
THAT'S THE 
AVERAGE AGE. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
FOR ALL 
AMERICANS THAT 
THE DENIES THAT 
A PERMANENT LOCK-
DOWNS IS NOT A 
VIABLE PATH 
TOWARDS REDUCING 
THE RESULT THAT 
YOU WANT OR 
CERTAINLY NOT A 
VIABLE PATH 
FORWARD AND WHAT 
ULTIMATELY 
INFLICT MORE 
HARM THAN IT 
WOULD PREVENT. 
AS WE ARE SEEING 
IN FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES AROUND 
THE WORLD, WHERE 
CASES ARE ONCE 
AGAIN SURGING, 
YOU HAVE MANY 
PLACES WHERE WE 
-- DOING A GREAT 
JOB AND THEY ARE 
DOING A GREAT 
JOB THIS IS A 
VERY TOUGH 
INVISIBLE ENEMY. 
LOCK-DOWNS NOT 
EVENT INFECTION 
IN THE FUTURE. 
THEY JUST DON'T 
IT CAME 
>>, MANY TIMES 
COMES BACK. 
THE PURPOSE OF 
THE LOCKDOWN IS 
TO BUY TIME TO 
BUILD CAPACITY, 
ESPECIALLY AS IT 
RESPECTS, WITH 
RESPECT TO THE 
HOSPITAL. 
ABOUT THE 
DISEASE AND 
DEVELOP 
EFFECTIVE 
TREATMENT AS WE 
DID IN THE 
UNITED STATES. 
WE HAVE DONE 
VERY WELL WITH 
THE VACCINE. 
THE 
THERAPEUTICS. 
THE COUNTRIES 
THERE THERE HAVE 
BEEN VERY 
SIGNIFICANT 
FLARE-UPS OVER 
THE LAST SHORT 
PERIOD OF TIME 
ARE SEEING 
GERMANY, FRANCE, 
AUSTRALIA, 
JAPAN, AND ALSO 
AS YOU PROBABLY 
HEARD IN HONG 
KONG, THEY HAVE 
HAD SOME VERY 
SERIOUS UPS. 
JAPAN HAS GONE 
DOWN A LOT, 
SIXFOLD FLARE-UP
. THAT'S A LOT. 
THEY WILL GET IT 
UNDER CONTROL. 
IN OUR CURRENT 
PHASE, WITH MUST 
FOCUS ON 
PROTECTING THOSE 
AT HIGHEST RISK 
WHILE ALLOWING 
YOUNGER AND 
HEALTHY MILLION 
AMERICANS TO 
RESUME WORK 
CAREFUL 
PRECAUTIONS. 
WE WANT TO OPEN 
THIS OPEN THE 
SCHOOLS. 
AT THE SAME 
TIME, WE ARE 
PLACING AN 
EMPHASIS ON 
CONTINUING TO 
DRIVE THEM THE 
MOTEL THE WITH 
IMPROVED CARE, 
TREATMENT, AND 
MEDICAL 
INTERVENTIONS. 
BUILDING A 
BRIDGE TO THE 
INTRODUCTION OF 
THE VACCINE, 
VACCINES, COMING 
ALONG INCREDIBLY 
WELL. 
TODAY, I WOULD 
LIKE TO ALSO 
PROVIDE AN 
UPDATE ON THE 
ACTIONS OF MY 
ADMIN STATION. 
AND THE WORK 
THAT WE HAVE 
DONE. 
WE ARE REALLY 
TAKING AN 
INCREASED 
INTEREST AT WE 
ARE SEEING 
NUMBERS THAT 
NOBODY CAN EVEN 
BELIEVE IN TERMS 
OF PERCENTAGE 
INCREASE. 
TELEHEALTH, OR 
AMERICAN 
PATIENTS, THE 
PERCENTAGE 
INCREASE HAS 
BEEN WORKED ON 
RIGHT NOW. 
IT IS A BREAKUP 
VERY 
SIGNIFICANT, 
NUMBERS THAT YOU 
WOULD NOT EVEN 
THINK POSSIBLE. 
THIS IS BEEN A 
PRIORITY FROM 
THE BEGINNING OF 
MY 
DEMONSTRATION, 
WHERE WE 
LAUNCHED AN 
INITIATIVE TO 
ALLOW VETERANS 
TO CONNECT 
REMOTELY WITH 
THE POUFY HEALTH 
CARE TEAMS AT 
WORK AT REALLY 
WILL WE HAVE A 
91% APPROVAL 
RATING IN THAT 
BE. 
IN TERMS OF THE 
JOB WE'RE DOING 
IT IS THE 
HIGHEST EVER 
RECORDED. 
NOW, TILL HEALTH 
IS A CRITICAL 
PART OF OUR PATH 
FORWARD IN THE 
EIGHTH AND IT IS 
BECOMING A 
CRITICAL PATH, 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
OUR SENIOR 
CITIZENS. 
YOU DON'T HAVE 
TO GO TO THE 
DOCTOR'S OFFICES 
BUT YOU DON'T 
HAVE TO GO TO 
THE HOSPITAL. 
WHEN THE 
INVISIBLE 
ENEMIES OUR 
SHORES, I TOOK 
IMMEDIATE ACTION 
TO ELIMINATE 
BARRIERS TO 
TELEHEALTH, 
MAKING IT EASIER 
FOR PATIENTS TO 
CONSULT WITH 
DOCTORS FROM 
SAFETY AND 
CONVENIENCE AT 
REALLY THEY HAVE 
GREAT SAFETY AND 
GREAT 
CONVENIENCE READ 
FROM THEIR HOMES.
TODAY, I AM 
TAKING ACTION TO 
ENSURE 
TELEHEALTH IS 
HERE TO STAY. 
MOMENTS AGO, IN 
THE OVAL OFFICE, 
I SIGNED AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
TO MAKE MANY OF 
OUR BIG LaTORRE 
FORMS 
PERMANENTLY. 
WE HAVE FORMS 
THAT HAVE A 
TREMENDOUS 
PACKED ON WHAT 
WE ARE DOING, ON 
MEDICINE AND 
MEDICAL AND WHAT 
WE ARE DOING. 
WE CAN DO THINGS 
THAT YOU WOULD 
NOT BELIEVE. 
THAT HAVE BEEN A 
YEAR AGO, TWO 
YEARS AGO, WOULD 
NOT HAVE BEEN 
DOABLE. 
WE ARE 
ENSHRINING THE 
RIGHT OF MAKING 
PATIENTS TO MEET 
WITH THEIR 
MEDICAL PROVIDERS
IN A WAY THAT IS 
BEST FOR THEM 
AND VERY, VERY 
CONVENIENT AND 
VERY TALENTED 
PEOPLE ON THE 
OTHER SIDE I 
HAVE TO TELL 
YOU. 
THE ORDER BUILDS 
UPON A SERIES OF 
ACTIONS THAT WE 
HAVE ALL TAKEN 
TO MAKE 
TELEHEALTH 
AVAILABLE TO 
ALL. 
WE ENSURED THAT 
MEDICARE COVERAGE
, TELEHEALTH 
VISITS AT NO 
ADDITIONAL COST. 
NO ADDITIONAL 
COST. 
AND COPAYMENTS 
CAN BE WAIVED 
FOR TELEHEALTH 
SERVICES WE ARE 
WORKING VERY 
HARD ALSO ON 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG PRICES AND 
I WILL TELL YOU 
THAT THE 
FAVORITE NATIONS,
THAT I HAVE 
SIGNED INTO 
EXISTENCE, 
NOBODY THOUGHT I 
WOULD EVER DO 
THAT BUT A 
MASSIVE IMPACT 
ON PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG PRICES IN 
ADDITION TO THE 
THREE OTHER 
ELEMENTS OF 
REDEMPTION OF 
DRUGS PARTICULAR 
PERCEPTION 
DRUGS. 
BUT THE FAVORITE 
NATIONS, MASSIVE.
THEY HAVE 
GERMANY. 
10 SINCE APRIL, 
AS AN EXAMPLE. 
JUST HAS AN 
EXAMPLE. 
THE UNITED 
STATES PAYS TWO 
DOLLARS FOR THE 
SAME IT THE WE 
GET THE SAME 
PRIVILEGE, THE 
SAME RIGHT AS 
THEY DO. 
WE NEVER HAD 
THAT BEFORE. 
WE PAID ALL OF 
THE EXPENSES, 
ALL OF THE 
RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT. 
SO THIS NUMBERS 
ARE ASTRONOMICAL 
AND AS YOU 
PROBABLY NOTICED,
-- BY BIG PHARMA.
VERY BIG AND. 
GREAT MESSAGE 
BUY. 
IN THE MEANTIME, 
WE ARE CALLING. 
THEY WANT TO 
KNOW IF THEY CAN 
MAKE A DEAL. 
A SEAT THE 
PEOPLE, THE ONLY 
REASON THESE ADS 
HAVE BEEN TAKEN 
IS BECAUSE 
PRICES ARE 
COMING DOWN FOR 
YOU. 
AND THEY 
UNDERSTAND THAT. 
THEY GOT PEOPLE 
THAT UNDERSTAND 
THAT. 
IN PARTICULAR, 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
MATCHING, YOU 
CAN CALL IT 
MATCHING OR YOU 
CAN ALL CALL IT 
FAVORITE NATIONS 
BUT CALL IT 
WHATEVER YOU IT 
IS A TREMENDOUS 
-- IT IS GOING 
TO HAVE A 
TREMENDOUS, AND 
UPTECH ABOUT 50 
TO 60%, 70%. 
THAT DOES NOT 
MEAN IT GOES TO 
10 SINCE AS AN 
EXAMPLE. 
YOU HAVE MANY, 
MANY COUNTRIES 
WHERE THE BOOK 
NUMBERS, THE 
NUMBERS ARE SO 
LOW. 
I MEAN, SO LOW 
AND BY THAT I 
MEAN MUCH LOWER 
THAN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
ANOTHER THING 
I'M DOING IS A 
CERTAIN COUNTRY 
LIKE CANADA, 
CANADA BUYS FOR 
VERY MUCH LISTED 
UNITED STATES IS 
HOW THEY ALLOWED 
THIS TO HAPPEN, 
REPRESENTATIVES 
OF OUR COUNTRY. 
STANDING AT 
THESE PODIUMS, 
IN THE OVAL 
OFFICE. 
HOW THEY ALLOWED 
THIS TO HAPPEN 
IS JUST 
INCREDIBLE. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
WORKING FOR A 
LONG-TERM. 
I HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT IT 
WITH KAYLEE FOR 
A LONG TIME. 
RIGHT? 
SO NOW A 
GOVERNOR-ELECT 
RON DeSANTIS OF 
FLORIDA IS DOING 
A GREAT JOB. 
ERIC GRAY 
GOVERNOR OF OHIO 
OR ERIC GRAY 
GOVERNOR OF ANY 
STATE CAN GO UP 
AND BUY THE 
DRUGS DIRECTLY 
FROM CANADA AT 
SYMPTOMS 50% 
LESS. 
SO WE WILL BE 
BUYING FROM 
CANADA. 
THE DRUG 
COMPANIES. 
MAYBE THEY WILL 
RAISE THEM. 
MAYBE THEY WILL 
LOWER THEM. 
MAYBE THEY WILL 
JUST SO THEM 
WERE US 
DIRECTLY. 
ALSO, REBATE WE 
HAVE PEOPLE THAT 
ARE VERY 
WEALTHY. 
NOBODY KNOWS WHO 
THEY ARE. 
I GUESS IN SOME 
CASES, THEY CAN 
BE PHARMACIES. 
IN SOME CASES, 
THEY ARE IN 
PATROLS. 
DOING THAT 
REBATE. 
THE REPEAT THAT 
THE PEOPLE THAT 
LOWERED THE 
PRICE OF DRUGS. 
SO WE HAVE A 
SERIES OF FOUR 
THINGS THAT WE 
THINK YOU WILL 
SEE OVER A 
PERIOD OF, DRUG 
PRICES ARE GOING 
TO BE DOUBLING 
DOWN AT NUMBERS 
THAT NOBODY 
WOULD HAVE EVER 
BELIEVED 
POSSIBLE. 
WE HAVE IN 51 
YEARS, THE ONLY 
COMPRESSES 
CONTENT WITH 
DURING THIS 
ADMINISTRATION. 
IT WAS LAST 
YEAR. 
51 YEARS IT WENT 
UP THAT WAS JUST 
A SMALL DECLINE. 
THIS IS A 
MASSIVE DECLINE. 
THIS IS A 
DECLINE THAT 
NOBODY CAN -- I 
WAS CALLED BY 
SENATORS BUT I 
WAS CALLED BY 
CONGRESSMAN. 
WE DON'T DO 
THIS. 
BUT BIG PHARMA 
DOESN'T MEAN 
ANYTHING TO ME 
OTHER THAN WE 
WANT THEM TO DO 
A GOOD JOB BUT 
WE WANT THEM TO 
GET THE VACCINES 
BUT I THINK 
YOU'RE GOING TO 
SEE DRUG PRICE 
REDUCTIONS OVER 
THE NEXT FOUR OR 
FIVE OR SIX 
MONTHS. 
IT WILL PROBABLY 
TAKE A WHILE TO 
KICK IN. 
THEY WILL BE AT 
NUMBERS THAT YOU 
WOULD NOT 
BELIEVE. 
IN THE MEANTIME, 
THEY CALLED ON 
FRIDAY 
AFTERNOON. 
A WANT TO MEET 
AND SEE IF WE 
CAN DO SOMETHING 
ELSE. 
THEY DON'T LIKE 
IT. 
NATIONS. 
WE EXPANDED 
COVERAGE 
ALLOWING 
MEDICARE TO 
COVER MORE THAN 
135 NEW 
SERVICES. 
THROUGH 
TELEHEALTH, BY 
THE WAY. 
INCLUDING 
PHYSICAL 
THERAPY, 
EMERGENCY 
DEPARTMENT, 
VISITS. 
MENTAL HEALTH 
COUNSELING. 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
TREATMENT, WHICH 
IS A TERRIFIC 
PRIORITY. 
WE BROUGHT THE 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
AT LEAST PRIOR 
TO THE CHINA 
PLATE OR 
WHATEVER YOU 
WANT TO CALL IT. 
WE BROUGHT IT 
DOWN VERY 
SUBSTANTIALLY. 
PEDIATRIC 
CRITICAL CARE 
AND MUCH MORE. 
THANKS TO OUR 
ACTIONS AND 
ESTIMATED $2 
BILLION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
FUNDING, WE WILL 
SUPPORT MEDICARE 
PATIENTS 
RECEIVING 
TELEHEALTH 
SERVICES. 
SO A VERY, VERY 
PRIORITY ON 
TELEHEALTH AS 
PART OF THE 
C.A.R.E.S. 
ACT, WE SECURED 
$200 MILLION TO 
HELP HEALTH CARE 
PROVIDERS AND 
HOSPITALS EXPAND 
THEIR TELEHEALTH 
AND THEY ARE ALL 
DOING IT. 
THEY ARE DOING 
IT GLADLY. 
PRIOR TO THE 
EPIDEMIC, OR THE 
PANDEMIC, 
WHATEVER YOU 
WANT TO SAY, AND 
HOW YOU WANT TO 
REFER TO IT, 
PRIOR TO THAT 
THE PANDEMIC, 
THE TELEHEALTH 
WAS FINE. 
BUT IT WAS NOT 
ANYTHING RAGING. 
AND I GUESS ONE 
OF THE ONLY GOOD 
THINGS THAT WE 
HAVE GOTTEN OUT 
OF THIS WHOLE 
HORRIBLE 
SITUATION IS 
TELEHEALTH HAS 
BEEN INCREDIBLE. 
AGAIN, THE 
INCREASES ARE, 
YOU KNOW, MANY 
HUNDREDS OF TIMES
GREATER THAN IT 
WAS BEFORE. 
DO YOU HAVE A 
NUMBER? 
IT IS LIKE 
50,000% OR 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT BUT IT IS 
AN INCREDIBLE 
BUT IT IS AN 
INCREDIBLE 
INCREASE BUT WE 
WILL GET THE 
NUMBER, BUT I 
THINK THEY HAVE 
IT NOW FINALLY. 
AND IT IS REALLY 
AN INCREDIBLE -- 
THANK YOU. 
WE WITH THE 
LEADERS OF MAJOR 
HEALTH INSURANCE 
COMPANIES TO 
ENSURE COVERAGE 
FOR THE 
TELEHEALTH AS 
IT'S RELATED TO 
CORONAVIRUS. 
WE CUT RED TAPE 
TO ALLOW MANY 
SERVICES TO BE 
CONDUCTED BY 
PHONE RATHER 
THAN. 
AND YOU, WHICH 
IS MORE SIMPLER. 
PROVIDING A MUCH 
EASIER OPTION 
FOR MANY SENIORS 
IN PARTICULAR, 
35% OF THE 
MEDICARE 
BENEFICIARIES 
RECEIVE 
TELEHEALTH 
SERVICES ARE OVER
3.6 MILLION 
SENIORS DID SO 
OVER THE PHONE. 
YOU ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE SIX 
POINT -- 3.6 
MILLION SENIORS. 
THAT'S SOMETHING.
10.1 MILLION 
MEDICARE AND 
FISHERIES HAVE 
ACCESS CARE 
THROUGH 
TELEHEALTH THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
SO YOU ARE 
THERE, 10.1 
MILLION PEOPLE 
IN APRIL, OVER 
43% OF ALL 
MEDICARE PRIMARY 
CARE VISITS WERE 
DONE VIA 
TELEHEALTH AND 
COMPARED TO LESS 
THAN .1% IN 
FEBRUARY. 
THOSE ARE PART 
OF THE NUMBERS 
SO THIS PART YOU 
DON'T HAS -- 
LOOK AT THE OTHER
SECTION. 
THANK YOU. 
THEY WILL -- 
DEPICTED LESS 
THAN .1%, .1%. 
THAT IS AN 
INCREDIBLE 
NUMBER. 
SO OVER 42% OF 
ALL MEDICARE 
AMERICARE VISITS 
WERE DONE VIA TO 
HELP. 
.1% OF 42%. 
THAT IS AN 
INCREDIBLE -- IT 
IS AN INCREDIBLE 
NUMBER. 
THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDER I SIGNED 
TODAY WILL ALSO 
EXPAND HEALTH 
CARE ACCESS IN 
RURAL AMERICA. 
WE TAKE CARE OF 
RURAL AMERICA. 
IT WORKS 
AGENCIES TO THE 
POINT STRATEGIC 
INVECTION 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
AND WE ARE 
WORKING VERY 
HARD WITH ALL OF 
THE PEOPLE IN 
GOVERNMENT THAT 
ARE INVOLVED 
WITH THE 
COMMUNICATION'S 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
SO THAT THE 
TELEHEALTH GETS 
VERY AND EASY 
ACCESS. 
ADDITIONALLY 
REVENUE FOR WORLD
DIVIDERS, VERY 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
FOR MONTH TO 
MONTH, TAKING IT 
DIFFICULT FOR 
MANY TO STAY IN 
BUSINESS, MANY, 
MANY ARE HAVING 
A VERY DIFFICULT 
TIME. 
TO HELP FIX THIS 
ALBUM, MY ORDER 
WILL CREATE A 
VOLUNTARY 
MEDICARE PAYMENT 
SYSTEM THAT WILL 
GIVE RURAL 
HOSPITALS 
POSSIBILITY, 
REALLY GREAT 
TAXABILITY AND 
MORE CONSISTENT 
INCOME STREAM TO 
BETTER SERVE 
THEIR PATIENTS. 
FURTHERMORE, I 
AM DIRECTING THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE AND 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES AS THE 
FEDERAL 
COMMUNICATION'S 
COMMISSION, WE 
ARE JUST WITH 
THE HEADS OF 
EACH ONE. 
IN THE OVAL 
OFFICE, JUST 
BEFORE I CAME UP 
TO THE PODIUM TO 
PERFORM A TASK 
FORCE THAT WILL 
EXTEND BARRIERS 
TO EXPANDING 
RURAL HEALTH 
CARE. 
THIS ORDER 
CONTINUES. MY A 
DEMONSTRATION'S 
FOCUS ON RURAL 
HEALTH CARE. 
THE ALLOCATED 
NEARLY 165 
MILLER DOES TO 
THE C.A.R.E.S. 
ACT THE SPORT 
NEARLY 1800 
SMALL RURAL 
HOSPITALS WE 
HAVE DONE AN 
INCREDIBLE JOB. 
AS WELL AS $11.5 
BILLION TO 
EXPAND TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE FOR 
RURAL AND 
UNDERSERVED 
AREAS. 
WE ALLOCATED 
ANOTHER $10 
BILLION TO 2000 
RURAL HOSPITALS 
AND MORE THAN 
2400 RURAL 
HEALTH CLINICS. 
WE -- LICENSING 
SERVER 
CERTIFICATION AND
REGISTRATION 
REQUIREMENTS, 
WITH TOOK 
TREMENDOUS MEDS 
OF TIME. PEOPLE 
THAT HAD GREAT 
REPUTATIONS AND 
GREAT TRACK 
RECORDS, THAT 
SERVE ON THE 
FRONT LINES OF 
RURAL AREAS. 
ALLOWING MORE 
MEDICAL 
PERSONNEL TO 
SERVE THE 
WONDERFUL 
PATIENTS. 
WE ARE ALSO IN 
TERMS OF PPE, 
ENSURING THAT THE
STATE AND LOCAL 
AREAS HAVE THE 
SUPPLIES THEY 
NEED. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
SUPPLYING 
HOSPITALS AND 
CITIES AND STATES
, GOVERNORS 
HELPING ILLNESS 
AT THE NUMBER 
THAT NOBODY HAS 
EVER HEARD OF 
BEFORE. 
15,000 NURSING 
HOMES HAVE 
RECEIVED A SECOND
SHIPMENT OF 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
THEY ARE VERY 
MUCH STOCKED UP. 
THE ARE IN GREAT 
SHAPE. 
THEY ALL HAVE TO 
VENTILATORS, ALL 
HAVE THE 
VENTILATORS. 
THEY HAVE MORE 
THAN THEY NEED. 
AND THEIR MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT IS IN 
VERY, VERY GOOD 
SHAPE. MY A 
DEMONSTRATION 
HAS WORKED WITH 
THE PRIVATE 
SECTOR TO 
DELIVER OVER 100 
MILLION N-95 
RESPIRATORS, 85 
MILLION LIVES, 
AND NEARLY 250 
MILLION FACE 
COVERINGS MINE. 
WE CONTINUE TO 
MAKE THE 
EXTRAORDINARY 
PROGRESS THAT WE 
HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
TOGETHER ON 
VACCINES AND 
TREATMENTS UNDER 
OPERATION WARP 
SPEED. 
WHICH IS VERY 
EXCITING. 
MOST EXCITING. 
LAST WEEK, WOULD 
JUST A BIT IT 
2000 CASES OF 
REMDESIVIR, 
WHICH IS PROVEN 
TO BE EXTREMELY 
POWERFUL AND 
GOOD. 
ENOUGH TO TREAT 
MORE THAN 19,000 
PATIENTS, HAVE 
GREAT RESULTS. 
THIS INCLUDES 
500 CASES FOR 
FLORIDA 500 FOR 
TEXAS, 300 FOR 
CALIFORNIA, 200 
FOR OHIO, AND 
150 FOR ARIZONA 
AND GEORGIA AND 
THOSE NUMBERS 
WILL BE GOING UP 
RAPIDLY AS WE 
MOVE ALONG. 
HOSPITALS ARE 
REPORTING AN 
ADEQUATE SUPPLY 
OF STEROIDS SUCH 
AS DEXAMETHASONE 
WHICH IS USED IN 
LATE STAGE 
ILLNESS. 
VERY GOOD. 
WE ARE ALSO VERY 
ENCOURAGED ABOUT 
THE PROSPECTS 
FOR PLASMA 
THERAPIES AND 
THAT WE ARE 
WORKING ON AND 
THAT IS A 
BRILLIANT ARC. 
IT IS REALLY AN 
ARCH. 
WE LAUNCHED A 
NATIONAL PLASMA 
DRUG LAST WEEK. 
THE AMERICAN RED 
CROSS AND OTHER 
HEALTH CARE 
ORGANIZATIONS. I 
URGE EVERYONE 
WHO HAS 
RECOVERED FROM 
THE VIRUS TO GO 
TO 
CORONAVIRUS.GOV 
AND DONATE 
PLASMA. 
WE WOULD REALLY 
APPRECIATE IT. 
REALLY NICE 
PEOPLE. 
BUT WE NEED WHAT 
WE NEED IS WE 
NEED THAT 
BEAUTIFUL 
INGREDIENT. SEEM 
TO HAVE IT HERE 
IN YOUR VEINS. 
YOU HAVE TO GO TO
CORONAVIRUS.GOV 
AND DONATE 
PLASMA. 
WE WOULD REALLY 
APPRECIATE IT IF 
YOU DO BECAUSE 
WE ARE LOW. 
WE ARE LOW. 
WE COULD HELP A 
LOT MORE PEOPLE. 
AND IT WOULD BE 
A TERRIFIC 
THING. 
IT WILL TAKE AN 
HOUR, MAYBE A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
THAN AN HOUR BUT 
EVERYBODY WILL 
BE VERY 
APPRECIATIVE. 
IT MAKES PEOPLE 
BETTER. 
AND SOMETHING 
VERY SPECIAL. 
YOU HAD 
SOMETHING THAT 
KNOCKED IT OUT. 
SO WE WANT TO BE 
ABLE TO USE IT SO
WHATEVER YOU CAN 
DO, 
CORONAVIRUS.GOV. 
AS A RESULT OF 
PROGRESS WE HAVE 
MADE IN TRUMAN'S 
FOR AMERICANS 
OVER THE AGE OF 
18, THE 
MORTALITY RATE 
HAS DECLINED THE 
5% ITS APRIL 
PEAK. 
85% DECLINE. 
ON VACCINES LAST 
WEEK, WE 
ANNOUNCE THE 2.1 
MILLION 
PARTNERSHIP TO 
PURCHASE AND 
PRODUCE 100 
MILLION DOSES OF 
YOUR CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
100 MILLION 
DOSES. 
THIS IS THE SIX 
VACCINE 
CANDIDATE. 
WE ARE 
PROACTIVELY 
SUPPORTING. 
WE ARE 
SUPPORTING 
NUMEROUS COMPANY 
THAT ARE DOING 
VERY WELL HAVING 
WONDERFUL 
RESULTS. 
FINAL STAGES OF 
TESTING. 
THERE ARE NOW 
TWO. 
VACCINES THAT 
FINAL STAGE OF 
CLINICAL TRIALS 
IN AMERICA WITH 
A THIRD VEXING 
UGLY TO BEGIN A 
STORY ALMOST 
IMMEDIATELY. 
THAT WE HAVE 
ADDITIONAL 
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV 
OVER THE NEXT 
TWO BUCKS FOR 
THE OTHER 
COMPANIES. 
GREAT COMPANIES, 
COMPANIES THAT 
ARE NOT ONLY 
WELL-KNOWN. WE 
ARE BALANCING 
SPEED AND SAFETY 
AND WE ARE ON 
PACE TO HAVE A 
VACCINE 
AVAILABLE THIS 
YEAR, MAYBE FOR 
AN ADVANCE OF 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR. 
WE ARE MASS-
PRODUCING THE 
PROMISING 
CANDIDATES IN 
ADVANCE SO THAT 
WE ARE READY 
IMMEDIATE UPON 
APPROVAL. 
IT IS LOGISTICS. 
IT IS ALL ABOUT 
LOGISTICS. 
THEY DELIVER A 
LOT OF THINGS 
INCLUDING 
SOLDIERS. 
BUT NOW THEY 
WILL BE DOING 
VACCINES. 
THE GENERAL IS 
ALL READY TO GO 
BUT HE IS 
EXCITED TO. 
ONCE WE HAVE THE 
VACCINE 
APPROVED, HE WILL
START THE 
PROCESS. 
THEY WILL START 
THE PROCESS. 
AND THEY WILL 
GET IT OUT VERY, 
VERY QUICKLY 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
IF IT WORKS AS 
WE THINK IT 
PROBABLY WILL. 
BY UNLEASHING 
AMERICA'S 
TECHNICAL AND 
SCIENTIFIC 
LENGTH, WE WILL 
END THIS ENDEMIC 
AND WE WILL 
HOPEFULLY HEATED 
VERY QUICKLY. 
THE THERAPEUTICS 
ARE VERY 
EXCITING TO ME, 
WHEN YOU GO INTO 
A HOSPITAL AND 
WEATHER THROUGH 
A CHART OR A 
TRANSFUSION. 
YOU TAKE CARE OF 
SOMEBODY AND 
THEY GET BETTER. 
TO SOMETHING, TO 
ME, VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
AND WE ARE DOING 
VERY WELL ON 
THERAPEUTICS AND 
VERY WELL ON 
VACCINES. 
SO THANK YOU ALL 
VERY MUCH FOR 
BEING HERE. 
WE WILL TAKE A 
COUPLE OF 
QUESTIONS. 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, I 
GUESS YOUR 
RESPONSE TO THE 
COVERT QUESTION, 
YOU HAVE -- 
CALIFORNIA -- 
HOSPITAL BEDS. 
>> THEY ARE 
ACTUALLY LEAVING 
ME AND A LITTLE 
WHILE. 
>> [ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ] 
>> IT IS 
TERRIBLE. 
WE WILL BE IN 
CONTACT WITH THE 
FAMILIES. FAMILIES. 
>> TODAY, CITY PROSECUTOR, 
CRIMINAL LITIGATION, DO YOU 
HAVE ANY REACTION TO THAT?
>> IT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE 
WITCHHUNT, IT IS DEMOCRAT 
STUFF, THAT FIT WITH CONGRESS, 
EVERY STAGE OF THE GAME, THIS 
IS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 1/2 OR 
FOUR YEARS, THIS WAS STARTING 
WITH THE MUELLER DEAL, STARTING 
A LITTLE AFTER, STARTING WITH 
SOME PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW VERY 
WELL, THE NAMES, PAGE, THIS IS 
A CONTINUATION OF THE WORST 
WITCHHUNT IN AMERICAN HISTORY, 
THERE'S NOTHING THAT I KNOW YOU 
ABOUT IT, I SAW THAT, I KNOW 
NOTHING ABOUT IT, THE MORE 
COVER CONGRESS OR MUELLER, OR 
ANYBODY, THEY SENT AROUND THE 
COUNTRY I GUESS, IT'S A 
TERRIBLE THING THEY DO. 
REALLY TERRIBLE, THE WITCHHUNT 
HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH. 
>> FLEXING DEVELOPMENT, CAN YOU 
ASSURE, THAT EMULATION IT WON'T 
INTERFERE. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AROUND 
THE COUNTRY, WILL YOU BE ABLE 
TO -->> WON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO 
DO WITH IT, WE WANT TO MAKE 
PEOPLE BETTER, SO THE TO THE 
AREAS THAT MOST NEED IT. 
IS GOING GOOD. 
>> YOU SAID THAT DR. BIRX WAS 
GETTING HEAT FROM NANCY PELOSI. 
>> I THINK WERE DOING WELL, WE 
HAVE DONE AS WELL AS ANY 
NATION, TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS 
GOING ON WITH NATIONS, THEY'RE 
TALKING ABOUT, WERE MUCH 
BIGGER, OTHER THAN INDIA AND 
CHINA, CHINA'S HAVING A MASSIVE 
FLAREUP, OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE 
PROBLEMS, AND THE EVENING NEWS, 
I DON'T READ ABOUT THE OTHER 
COUNTRIES, ARE STARTING TO SEE 
THAT OTHER COUNTRIES ARE HAVING 
BIG FLAREUPS, COUNTRIES WITH 
THE MIGHT BE OVER IT LIKE WE 
THOUGHT FLORIDA, IT COMES BACK, 
I THINK WE'RE DOING WELL, I TOLD
DR. BIRX, THAT WHAT SHE'S DONE 
A GOOD JOB, NANCY PELOSI HAS 
TREATED HER BADLY, NASTY,  WHEN 
REFERRING TO THE FACT THAT I 
THOUGHT THAT THE JOB DONE, ON 
VENTILATORS OR TESTING, WE 
TESTED OVER 60 MILLION PEOPLE, 
NO OTHER PEOPLE, NO COUNTRIES 
CLOSE TO THAT, RAPIDFIRE, 5-15 
MINUTES FROM NOBODY HAS 
ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE ARE 
DOING VERY WELL. 
>> JUST A FOLLOW-UP QUICKLY. 
DID YOU AGREE WITH THE 
CHARACTERIZATION?>> FOLLOWING 
UP ON TWO THINGS SAID EARLIER, 
ON TIKTOK, YOU WANTED MONEY FOR 
THE U.S. TREASURY FOR THE CELL, 
DOES THAT MEAN YOU EXPECT THE 
CHINESE COMPANY TO PAY THE U.S. 
TREASURY DIRECTLY OR -- 
>> MICROSOFT OR SOMEONE ELSE, 
THE UNITED STATES SHOULD MAKE 
IT POSSIBLE, WE ARE MAKING IT 
POSSIBLE, WE SHOULD GET THAT, 
THE LANDLORD AND THE TENANT, 
WITHOUT THE LEASE, THE TENANT 
DOESN'T HAVE THE VALUE, WE ARE 
THE LEASE, WE MAKE IT POSSIBLE, 
TIKTOK IS A GREAT SUCCESS. 
>> FROM THE SALE DIRECTLY? 
>> WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, I 
WOULD COME FROM THE SALE. 
THAT'S THE WAY I THINK, IT'S 
VERY FAIR, WE DON'T WANT ANY 
SECURITY PROBLEMS, AMERICAN 
SECURITY, IT HAS TO BE OWNED 
HERE, ONE PROBLEMS WITH 
SECURITY, MICROSOFT AND OTHER 
COMPANIES, WE DESERVE TO HAVE A 
PERCENTAGE OF THE PRICE COMING 
TO THE TREASURY.>> NEGOTIATION 
ON COBBLE HILL, YOU EXPRESSED 
FRUSTRATION, SO YOU MIGHT 
RIGIDLY DIRECTION. 
>> EYE MITE. 
>> TALK ABOUT HOW YOU COULD 
PREVENT EVICTIONS THROUGH EXIT 
OF ACTION? 
BECAUSE I COULD DO THAT, I 
DON'T WANT THEM TO BE EVICTED, 
THROWN OUT OF THEIR WHATEVER 
THE CASE MAY BE, IN MANY CASES 
THEY GO TO BIG SHELTERS, TALK 
ABOUT PANDEMICS, THIS IS A 
PANDEMIC, THERE THROWN OUT, 
IT'S NOT ANYBODY'S FAULT, IT'S 
CHINA'S FAULT, OFTENTIMES IT 
WILL GO TO A SHELTER, WITH 
TREMENDOUS NUMBERS OF OTHER 
PEOPLE, THE VIRUS WILL SPREAD. 
WE DON'T WANT THAT. 
>> CONSIDERING SUSPENDING 
PAYROLL TAX CLICK 
>> I CAN DO THAT, WE ARE HAVING 
A DISCUSSION WITH NANCY PELOSI 
AND CHUCK SCHUMER, THE PROBLEM 
IS WE WANT TO DO BAILOUTS OF 
THEIR DEMOCRAT STATES AND 
CITIES, THEY WANT $1 TRILLION, 
THEY WANT TO DO MUCH MORE THAN 
COVID, FILL OUT CITIES AND 
STATES THAT HAVE BEEN IN 
TROUBLE FOR YEARS BECAUSE OF 
BAD MANAGEMENT, IN ALL CASES 
DEMOCRAT RUN CITIES, WE DON'T 
THINK THAT'S FAIR, YOU 
UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU'VE HEARD 
THAT BEFORE. 
>> I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT 
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SENDING 
POLICE TO PLACES LIKE CHICAGO, 
HOW DO YOU ENVISION THEM 
WORKING ALONGSIDE POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS? 
>> NOT MSN, BUT VERY TALENTED 
PEOPLE TO HELP THEM WITH DRUGS 
AND THE SHOOTINGS AND THE 
THINGS ARE HAPPENING, IT IS NOT 
LIKE THE NATIONAL GUARD, A LOT 
OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN 
PORTLAND, LIKE WE DID 
MINNEAPOLIS, STOP THE COLD, WE 
SENT THE NATIONAL GUARD, IT WAS 
OVER IN MINNEAPOLIS, DEMOCRAT 
RUN CITIES AND STATES, AND IT 
HASN'T BEEN A PRETTY PITCHER TO 
WATCH,  WE WILL HELP CHICAGO, 
NEW YORK OF THE REQUEST, YOU 
HAVE TO REQUEST, WE WANT TO 
STOP THE DRUGS AND GUNS, GANG-
RELATED, WITH ICE, WE SENT OUT 
THOUSANDS OF MS-13, WE SEND 
THEM BACKWARD SOME CASES HAVE 
TO PUT THEM IN PRISON, TOO 
VIOLENT, TRULY VIOLENT, WE ARE 
HELPING OUT IN CHICAGO AND 
OTHER CITIES WAS SHOOTINGS AND 
KILLINGS, THEY NEED HELP, WE 
HAVEN'T MET WITH RESISTANCE, 
IT'S GOOD THAT WE HAVEN'T, WE 
ARE ONLY LOOKING TO HELP THEM. 
>> OA AND CLICK 
>>
