E
IN THE STATE
HE BOUGHT A $30 TICKET ON HIS 
WAY HOME FROM WORK
WHILE BARBECUING HE REALIZED HE 
WON.
HE CHOSE THE LUMP SUM OF $4.2 
MILLION AFTER TAXES.
HE PLANS TO TAKE HIS FAMILY ON A
CRUISE
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE'RE WATCHING OUR FIRST
TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM OF THE
SEASON
IT'S CURRENTLY MAKING ITS WAY 
ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS
NOW WE'RE SEE ING THE HEAVIER 
BANDS CAUSE MINOR FLOODING FOR
THIS AREA.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN PLACE
WE'RE REALLY GOING TO WATCH THE 
TRACK AS IT ITS MAKES ITS WAY 
THROUGH THE NORTH AND EAST
IT WILL BE WELL OFFSHORE AND
PRETTY MUCH OUT OF HERE AS WE GO
INTO YOUR TUESDAY.
SO SOME FLOODING GOING TO BE
POSSIBLE FOR THE CAROLINA COAST.
THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY 
WATCHING
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, NBA 
GREAT MAGIC JOHNSON IS GEARING
UP TO SHELL OUT MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS TO LEND A HELPING HAND
TO MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED 
BUSINESSES AMID-THE PANDEMIC
THE NBA HALL OF FAMER SPOKE TO
POLITICS NATION WITH AL 
SHOPPERTON ABOUT THE INITIATIVE.
>> I WILL WRITE $100 MILLION
CHECK AND HIS COMPANY WILL
DEPLOY THAT MONEY AND MAKE SURE 
THEY VET THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THE LOANS ARE BEING OFFERED
THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP OF HIS
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THE GOAL IS TO ASSIST 100,000 
BUSINESSES
>>> IT'S FINALE WEEK ON "THE
VOICE.
AND FOR THE FUS TIME IN THE 
SHOW'S HISTORY, FIVE FINALISTS
WILL BE PERFORMING INSTEAD OF 
JUST FOUR.
MARK BARGER HAS MORE ON THE 
SHOW'S FIRST EVER REMOTE FINALE.
>> Reporter: A LOT HAS HAPPENED 
SINCE THE BLINDS
ESPECIALLY FOR THUNDERSTORM.
>> I STARTED OUT THIS 
COMPETITION AS A YOUNG BACHELOR.
I'M A MARRIED MAN NOW.
>> Reporter: MEANING EXTRA
SUPPORT.
>> SHE'S GOING TO BE 100 TIMES
MORE NERVOUS THAN IMENT AM
>> Reporter: A NORMAL SEASON IN 
KR WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR THAT KIND
OF UP CLOSE SUPPORT FOR CAM.
>> YOU GET TO WALK THROUGH THIS 
HIS TORT CALL MOMENT WITH ALL 
YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY 
AROUND
>> Reporter: BECAUSE THE
CORONAVIRUS CURVEBALL FORCED EMP
TO ADAPT
>> IT'S UNCONVENTIONAL, BUT IT'S
BEEN REALLY COOL
>> Reporter: ALSO GRATEFUL, LAST
WEEK'S INSTANT SAVE WINNER
>> I WASN'T SURE IF I WOULD BE
ABLE TO STAND UP AFTER HEARING
MY NAME.
>> Reporter: SHE AND HER FELLOW 
FINAL IISTS GEARING UP FOR THRE 
PERFORMANCES TONIGHT
>> DEFINITELY FEELING THE 
PRESSURE OF ADDITIONAL MUSIC, 
BUT IT'S FUN BECAUSE THIS IS OUR
HEART.
THIS IS WHAT WE LOVE TO DO
>> Reporter: BUT IT'S MEANT LOTS
OF EXTRA REHEARSALS FOR MYOCAN
KA
>> MY VOICE IS DEFINITELY ON THE
PRESS POUS OF EXHAUSTION BECAUSE
I HAVE BEEN REHEARSE ING SO MUC.
>> KELLY IS REMINDING ME TO HAVE
FUN AND TELLING ME THIS IS WHAT 
YOU LOVE TO DO
HAVE FUN WHILE YOU'RE SINGING.
>> Reporter: FOR A PASTOR FROM
MISSISSIPPI, THE EXPERIENCE HAS 
ALREADY BEEN LIFE CHANGING
>> ONE DAY YOU'RE AT THE GROCERY
STORE PICKING UP BAA NANAS AND 
TOILET PAPERER
THE NEXT DAY YOU HAVE 15,000
FOLLOW RS.
>> Reporter: NOW TODD HAS A 
CHANCE TO WIN.
>> I'M TOTALLY AT PEACE WITH
WHERE I AM
>> Reporter: IN "THE VOICE" 
FINALE
MARK BARGER, NBC NEWS.
>> THANKS FOR WATCHING
>>> WE WANT TO GET IT BACK TO 
WHERE IT WAS
WE WANT BIG, BIG STADIUMS LOADED
WITH PEOPLE.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE 15,000
PEOPLE WATCHING ALABAMA/LSU AS
AN EXAMPLE
AND WE WANT TO HAVE WHEN YOU
HAVE THE MASSES.
WE WANT TO HAVE BIG CROWDS
RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT WHAT 
THEY'RE PLANNING, BUT YOU NEVER 
KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
THINGS CAN HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING TO
NBC'S MIKE TIRICO ON SUNDAY'S 
SKINS CHARITY GOLF MATCH
>>> ALSO, NASCAR RACING IS BACK 
WITH A VENGEANCE
BOTH LIVE EVENTS MISSING FANS,
BUT HEY, IT'S A START.
>>> TO A DIVIDED WHITE HOUSE
TOP ECONOMIC ADVISERS PULL THE
FINGER OF BLAME AS THE SENATE 
PREPARES TO PASS A $3 TRILLION
AID BILL
>>> AND WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON 
THE SEASON'S FIRST NAMED
TROPICAL STORM
IT IS MONDAY, MAY 18th, AND 
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING.
WELCOME IN
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP DIP MAYNA
MORE STEPS ARE TAKING STEPS 
TOWARDS REOPENING AMID FEARS OF 
A SECOND WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS
WE'RE APPROACHING 1.5 MILLION 
CONFIRMED CASES.
>> DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH "60 
MINUTES," THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
FEDERAL RESERVE SAID THE U.S. 
ECONOMY MAY NOT FULLY RECOVER 
WITHOUT A VACCINE FOR COVID-19
>> ASSUME ING OF THE CORONAVIRU 
I THINK YOU'LL SEE THE ECONOMY
RECOVER STEADILY THROUGH THE
SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR
WE CAN'T FULLY RECOVER, THOUGH, 
UNTIL PEOPLE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT
THEY'RE SAFE
>> JEROME POWELL ADDED THAT 
INDUSTRIES LIKE AIRLINES AND
SPORTING EVENTS WILL FACE SOME
BIG CHALLENGES, BUT HE ALSO SAYS
YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO BET AGAINST
THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
>>> ONE BUSINESS THAT IS RAMPING
UP BUSINESS, APPLE
CUSTOMERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO 
WEAR A MASK AND HAVE THEIR
TEMPERATURE CHECKED.
THE SAME REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE
AT DISNEY IN FLORIDA AS SHOPPING
AND DINING RESUMES ON WEDNESDAY.
DISNEY ISSUED A BLUNT WARNING 
THAT ALL VISITORS ARE ACONSUMING
ALL RISKS RELATED TO EXPOSURE TO
COVID-19
>>> MEANWHILE, ONE PERSON WHO 
WILL NOT BE OUT IN PUBLIC SOON
IS MARTIN SCARELLI
HE ASKED TO BE FREED FROM PRISON
TO WORK ON A CORONAVIRUS
TREATMENT, BUT A JUDGE RULED
AGAINST HIM CALLING THAT REQUEST
DELUSIONAL
>>> FROM COAST-TO-COAST, SPORTS 
FANS ARE REJOICING BECAUSE LIVE 
COMPETITION IS SLOWLY MAKING A
COMEBACK, WITH SOME NEW COVID-19
SAFETY MEASURES.
NASCAR HAS BECOME THE FIRST OF
MAJOR U.S. SPORES LEAGUES TO
RESTART SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC BEGAN
AND PROFESSIONAL GOLF MADE A
SOFT RETURN WITH A CHARITY
EVENT.
CAN BASEBALL BE FAR BEHIND
HERE IS NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY.
>> GREEN FLAG, NASCAR IS BACK!
>> Reporter: THE RETURN CAME
WITH A ROAR.
THE NASCAR RACE A TURNING POINT 
FOR ALL SPORTS
THEIR SEASONS CUT OFF BY
COVID-19
AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY, A GLIMPSE
OF THE NEW NORMAL.
GRANDSTANDS EMPTY TO KEEP FANS
SAFE
ON A TYPICAL RACE DAY, TAMMY
ROKZ MAKES VACATION MONEY 
TURNING HER FRONT YARD INTO A 
PARKING LOT.
TODAY IT'S EMPTY. 
>> OUR TOWN IS A RACE TOWN
WE LOVE THE FANS
WELL LOVE THE SOUND OF THE NOISE
IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> Reporter: NOW EVERYONE IS
HAVING TO ADJUST
FOR THOSE AT THE TRACK, THAT
MEANS TEMPERATURE CHECKS
SKELETON PIT CREWS TO LIMIT 
EXPOSURE, AND DRIVERS MASKING UP
IF THEY'RE NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL.
>> I THINK ANYBODY THAT COMES 
BACK FIRST IS GOING TO BE UNDER 
A MICROSCOPE
I DO, HOWEVER, I'M VERY 
CONFIDENT IN ALL THE THINGS 
NASCAR HAS DONE.
>> Reporter: IN FLORIDA, DRIVERS
OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
PRO GOLF BACK IN ACTION WITH A
CHARITY MATCH.
THE SPORT'S BIGGEST NAMES 
CARRYING THEIR OWN BAGS AND 
KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE TO RAISE 
MONEY FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLING IN
TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
BRINGING SPORTS BACK. 
>> WE'RE GETTING IT BACK, AND 
IT'S GOING TO BE FAST.
WE'LL START OFF WITH SMALL
CROWDS, IF ANY
>> Reporter: OTHER PRO LEAGUES
RACING TO ADAPT, AFTER FACING 
BILLIONS IN LOSSES
IN BASEBALL, NBC NEWS CONFIRMED 
A DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR CORONAVIRUS
RULES.
THE MLB WOULD TEST ALL PLAYER,
COACHES AND UMPIRES.
AND FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN
IN THE DUGOUT.
AND FORGET ABOUT SUNFLOWER SEEDS
OR TOBACCO
SPITTING WOULD BE STRICTLY
PROHIBITED
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND
COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL
ANNOUNCING PRACTICE FACILITIES
WILL REOPEN TUESDAY AS LONG AS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 
ALLOW IT
BACK IN DARLINGTON, THE FAMILIAR
SOUNDS A SMALL VICTORY FOR THOSE
WHO DEPEND ON IT
>> I KNOW THIS IS STILL FAR FROM
NORMAL, BUT DOES THE RACE GIVE
YOU AT LEAST A LITTLE HOPE
>> YES
IT DOES.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IF WE CAN 
ALL LOOK AT LIFE A LITTLE 
DIFFERENTLY MAYBE AND NOT TAKE
FOR GRANTED WHAT WAS OUR NORMAL 
BEFORE, AND MAYBE TAKE TIME TO
ENJOY THE MOMENTS MORE
>> Reporter: AND THIS MORNING 
NASCAR MAKING IT VERY CLEAR THAT
THESE ARE NOT RECOMMENDATIONS 
BUT VERY MUCH RULES.
IN FACT, SHOULD ANY DRIVER OR 
MEMBER OF THEIR CREW BREAK THEM,
THEY COULD BE FACING UP TO A
$50,000 FINE
CORI
WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, MORGAN, THANK YOU.
>>> AS TWO-THIRDS OF THE COMPANY
REOPENS, TENSIONS ESCALATE
BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE 
CDC AFTER ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S
TOP ADVISERS CRITICIZE THE
AGENCY FOR ITS HANDLING OF THE
PANDEMIC
HERE IS JENNIFER JOHNSON WITH 
THE LATEST FROM WASHINGTON
>> Reporter: A DIVIDED WHITE
HOUSE AS ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S 
TOP ECONOMIC ADVISERS IS NOW
BLAMING THE CDC FOR ITS INITIAL 
RESPONSE TO COVID-19
>> REALLY LET THE COUNTRY DOWN
WITH THE TESTING, BECAUSE NOT 
ONLY DID THEY KEEP THE TESTING
WITHIN THE BUREAUCRACY, THEY HAD
A BAD TEST
AND THAT DID SET US BACK. 
>> Reporter: BUT THE WHITE HOUSE
HEALTH SECRETARY DISAGREES. 
>> I DON'T BELIEVE THE CDC LET
THIS COUNTRY DOWN.
WHAT WAS ALWAYS CRITICAL WAS TO 
GET THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO THE 
TABLE.
>> Reporter: ONLY ABOUT 3% OF 
THE POPULATION HAS BEEN TESTED
FOR COVID-19, WHILE ALMOST EVERY
STATE HAS ALMOST PARTIALLY
REOPENED
A NEW NBC SURVEY SHOWS STATES 
HAVE LOST HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS FROM THE SHUTDOWNS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS STILL
PREDICTING THE DEATH RATE WILL
HIT 110,000 BY JUNE.
>> IT'S POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO 
BETTER THAN MODELS AND ALSO 
WORSE DEPENDING WHAT PEOPLE 
DECIDE TO DO
>> Reporter: CHURCHES IN GEORGIA
ALLOWED TO HAVE INDOOR SERVICES 
AFTER A FEDERAL COURT RULED 
AGAINST THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER TO 
LIMIT GATHERINGS TO TEN PEOPLE. 
>> HE WILL NEGOTIATE WITH 
NASCAR
HE WILL NEGOTIATE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE BUT FAILED TO NEGOTIATE
WITH US.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RETURNING FROM CAMP DAVID 
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A FUTURE 
VACCINE.
>> TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IS BEING 
MADE. 
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, A $3
TRILLION ECONOMIC AID BILL
PASSED BY THE HOUSE HEADS TO THE
SENATE THIS WEEK
REPUBLICANS SAY THE BILL GIVING 
TAXPAYERS ANOTHER $1200 IS DEAD 
ON ARRIVAL
JENNIFER JOHNSON, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON
>>> THE HOT WEATHER IS RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER, AND THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC COULD PUT A
DAMPER ON SUMMER TRAVEL,
ESPECIALLY INTERNATIONALLY
BUT AS CASES AND DEATHS DECLINE 
IN MOST OF EUROPE, SOME 
COUNTRIES ARE LIFTING SOME
RESTRICTIONS AND REOPENING
BORDERS FOR THAT ALL IMPORTANT
SUMMER VACATION SEASON
HERE IS NBC'S CARL NASMIN.
>> Reporter: MANY COUNTRIES IN
EUROPE ARE HOPING TO REOPEN FOR 
TOURISM IN TIME FOR THE ALL 
IMPORTANT SUMMER VACATION 
SEASON
WE'RE ALREADY SEEING SOME OF THE
FIRST STEPS IN TERMS OF GETTING 
BORDERS BACK OPEN.
GERMANY PARTIALLY REOPENING WITH
SOME OF ITS NEIGHBORS THIS
WEEKEND.
THE GOAL WITHIN THE EU TO GET 
MOST OF THOSE INTERNAL BORDERS
BACK UP AND RUNNING AS SOON AS
MID-JUNE
IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE SEEING 
SOME CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR 
GETTING TRAVELERS MOVING BETWEEN
COUNTRIES.
ONE OF THOSE SOLUTIONS IS CALLED
A TRAVEL BUBBLE.
THIS IS ALREADY IN EFFECT IN THE
BALTIC STATES, LIT YAN HUANIA, A
AND ESTONIA, THREE COUNTRIES
WHERE THE VIRUS IS MOSTLY UNDER 
CONTROL.
ONE ANOTHER CREATIVE PROPOSAL 
WOULD BE A TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM 
FOR REGIONS WITHIN COUNTRY, 
LABELING THEM AS GREEN AS SAFE
FOR TRAVEL AND RED FOR UNSAFE.
ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORS OF THAT
STUDY, THAT COULD BE ONE WAY TO 
GET AMERICANS IN SOME CITIES OR 
SOME STATES WHERE THE VIRUS IS
UNDER CONTROL OVER TO EUROPE FOR
AT WELL-DESERVED SUMMER 
VACATION
OF COURSE, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
IS TO GET THOSE INFECTION RATES 
UNDER CONTROL.
IN THE MEANTIME IN THE UNITED 
STATES
CARL NASMAN, NBC NEWS, DRESDEN, 
GERMANY.
>>> NEARLY A DOZEN LOS ANGELES
FIREFIGHTERS ARE RECOVERING THIS
MORNING AFTER BEING INJURED 
WHILE RESPONDING TO A MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION.
OFFICIALS SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN THE
CITY'S TOY DISTRICT THAT HOUSED 
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE BUTANE.
NOW AUTHORITIES HAVE OPENED UP A
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
INCIDENT
NBC'S DAN SCHENAMEN HAS THE 
LATEST
>> Reporter: FIREFIGHTERS 
INITIALLY CALLED IT ROUTINE.
A SINGLE STORY BUILDING IN
L.A.'S TOY DISTRICT ON FIRE 
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING
>> AS FIREFIGHTERS WERE CUTTING 
OPEN THE DOORS TO GET INSIDE, 
AND OTHER FIREFIGHTERS WERE 
GOING ON THE ROOF, YOU STARTED
TO HEAR THIS HIGH-PITCHED 
RUMBLING SOUND
>> WE'VE GOT A MASSIVE
EXPLOSION.
WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON 
FIRE
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE BUILDING
BUTANE, I IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
>> AFTER THAT INITIAL EXPLOSION,
THINGS ACTUALLY GOT WORSE.
AS THE BUTANE IGNITED, IT BLEW
OUT OF THE FRONT OF THAT
COMMERCIAL BUILDING LIKE A
BLOWTORCH, RIGHT IN THE PATH OF 
EGRESS THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAD
TO COME DOWN THE LADDER.
>> MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY!
>> Reporter: 11 FIREFIGHTERS ARE
HOSPITALIZED
EIGHT ARE STILL THERE.
FOUR WERE TAKEN TO A BURN UNIT
AND TWO PLACED ON VENTILATORS.
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS EVERYBODY IS
GOING TO MAKE IT
>> Reporter: A FIRE DEPARTMENT
SPOKESMAN SAID THE BUILDING WAS 
A WAREHOUSE FOR A COMPANY THAT
MAKES BUTANE HONEY OIL
IT'S AN OIL USED IN VAPE PENS 
AND OTHER PRODUCTS
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION, AND AUTHORITIES
HAVE OPENED A CRIMINAL PROBE
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> I WANT TO TURN NOW TO SOME
EXTREME WEATHER THAT'S ON THE 
MOVE THIS MORNING.
A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHED DO 
UNIN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE HURT 
AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DISPLACED
FROM THEIR HOMES
OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO
EVALUATE THE DAMAGE THERE.
MEANWHILE, A WARNING WAS ISSUED 
FOR MAJOR FLASH FLOODING IN 
CHICAGO OVERNIGHT.
ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND
PEOPLE ARE ASKED NOT TO TRAVEL
IF POSSIBLE.
FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT
UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON
>> TRACKING IT ALL INCLUDING THE
SEASON'S FIRST TROPICAL STORM.
HEY, GENE JENESSA, GOOD MORNING
>> WE HAVE OUR FIRST TROUBLE
SYSTEM OF THE SEASON
IT'S QUITE EARLY IMPACTING THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST
THAT'S WHY WE CURRENTLY HAVE
SOME WATCHES AND WARNINGS THAT
ARE GOING TO STAY IN PLACE
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ALL THE
WAY TO THE EVENING
RIGHT NOW WE'RE SEEING
SUSTASUSTAINE
E
UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR.
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL STAY WELL 
OFFSHORE, BUT IT'S THAT COASTAL 
AREAS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA EVEN
INTO NORTH CAROLINA THAT WE'LL
CONTINUE TO WATCH WITH GUSTS
PICKING UP TO AT LEAST 50 MILES 
AN HOUR.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS,
DAYTIME HIGHS CONTINUE TO BE IN 
THE UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s, EVEN
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH.
THE CLOUD COVERAGE WILL BE IN 
PLACE WITH SEVERE WEATHER.
QUITE EARLY BEFORE THIS TROPICAL
SYSTEM, BUT WE'RE ALSO WATCHING 
THE STORMS FOR THE OHIO VALLEY
GUYS
>> LATTER, JANESSA, THANK YOU SO
MUCH
>>> ALL OF THIS WITH STORMS IN
THE STORMY SEASON UNDER WAY,
COMING UP.
>> TWO WEEKS EARLY
>>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT A FUN STORY FOR YOU 
THIS MORNING
NICK THE SIBERIAN HUSKY IS
CELEBRATING A BIG WIN AFTER 
TAKING HOME THE TITLE OF BEST IN
SHOW AT THEFOURTH ANNUAL
BEVERLY HILLS DOG SHOW
HE BEAT OUT OVER 165 OTHER
BREEDS RECOGNIZED BY THE
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB
THIS WAS NICK'S FIRST TIME
COMPETING IN THE SHOW, AND HIS
OWNER SAID HE CELEBRATED WITH A 
NICE DINNE
 >>> LEADING THE NEWS, THE
POSTAL COULD LOOK VERY DIFFERENT
SOON
THE AGENCY IS STRUGGLING TO STAY
AFLOAT AS A NEW POSTMASTER
GENERAL PREPARES TO TAKE OVER 
EARLY NEXT MONTH
THIS AS RELIANCE ON LETTER
CARRIERS HAS ONLY RISEN WITH THE
PANDEMIC, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL 
TOWNS.
HERE IS NBC POLITICAL REPORTER
VAUGHN HILLIARD.
>> HELLO
>> HOW YOU
>> Reporter: WHILE MUCH OF
AMERICA WENT QUIET THIS SPRING, 
THE LITTLE WILLIAMS ARIZONA POST
OFFICE, ONE OF THOUSANDS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, DI NOT.
>> IT'S A DAILY ROUTINE FOR ME
TO COME IN THE POST OFFICE
WE'RE A SMALL COMMUNITY OF 3100 
PEOPLE
THE POST OFFICE IS RIGHT UP 
THERE WITH NUMBER ONE OR TWO FOR
KIND OF A PLACE YOU RUN INTO
EVERYBODY YOU KNOW
>> Reporter: AS SEEING PEOPLE 
BECAME MORE DIFFICULT, THIS 
CONSTANT KEPT ON
>> SOME OF THE OLDER GENERATION 
DEPENDS ON THE POSTAL SERVICE 
LIKE I DO.
I SEND BILLS THROUGH THE MAIL.
>> Reporter: ANITA PETTITTE HAS 
BEEN DELIVERING MAIL IN HER JEEP
ACROSS THIS VAST GRAND CANYON 
REGION FOR 33 YEARS.
>> I'M A MAIL GAL.
I CAN'T DO MUCH ANYTHING ELSE.
I'M ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE, BUT THAT
WORD ISN'T IN MY VOCABULARY?
>> Reporter: WHY DO YOU KEEP
DOING?
>> I JUST HAVE GOOD CUSTOMERS 
AND I LOVE MY JOB.
>> Reporter: SO YOU GO 80 MILES 
ROUND TRIP
>> A LOT OF IT IS HIGHWAY MILES.
>> WE MAY NOT BE THE BRAINS OR
THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT 
WE'RE DEFINITELY THE LIFEBLOOD
OF THE COMMUNITY
>> HAVE I PEOPLE THAT WAIT FOR
ME EVERY DAY
THEY MAKE MY DAY A LOT
THIS IS HOW GREAT MY CUSTOMERS
ARE TO ME.
HOMEMADE SALSA TODAY
YUMMY!
>> Reporter: FOR SO MANY IN 
WILLIAMS, IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT 
WHAT ENDS UP IN THEIR MAILBOX,
BUT WHO MAKES SURE IT GETS
THERE.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED FOR THE
POST OFFICE?
>> 40 YEARS, GOING ON 41
>> Reporter: DESCRIBE ROBIN TO
ME. 
>> SHE IS KIND OF LIKE OUR
MOTHER FIGURE.
SHE IS A FRIEND TO EVERYONE IN
THE COMMUNITY PRETTY MUCH.
>> DON'T BE A COWARD OVER THERE!
>> SHE KNOWS EVERYBODY BY NAME. 
>> HERE COMES TAD.
>> Reporter: TAD, WHAT ARE YOU
COMING IN FOR TODAY?
>> MY MAIL. 
>> WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT A 
POST OFFICE?
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THE FOLKS INSIDE HERE THAT
WORK HERE?
>> THEY'RE AWESOME
THEY'RE REALLY AWESOME
THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL, AND 
THEY'RE ALSO VERY AWARE OF
WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> Reporter: THEY'RE MEMBERS OF 
THIS COMMUNITY
>> VERY.
>> Reporter: THEY KNOW WHAT'S 
HAPPENING?
>> YES. 
>> WE NEED THESE PEOPLE AS MUCH 
AS THEY NEED US.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE COUNT ON ME
FOR MEDICINE. 
>> WE GET DOG MEDICINE, WE GET
HORSE MEDICINE IN, YOU KNOW.
WELL GET BIRDS, IN CHICKENS.
>> IT'S NECESSARY FOR EVERYDAY
ESSENTIALS
>> Reporter: AND PERHAPS
ESSENTIAL THIS FALL, ITS ROLE IN
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS
COMMUNITY VOTE BY MAIL
THAT'S BECOMING MORE POPULAR
EVERY YEAR
I'M SEEING MORE AND MORE
BALLOTS.
>> Reporter: ABOUT 3/4 OF VOTERS
IN THIS COUNTY IN 2018 CAST 
THEIR VOTE BY MAIL. 
>> IT MAKES IT A LOT SIMPLER FOR
THEM TO VOTE FROM THEIR HOME, 
PUT IT IN THE MAILBOX, PUT THE
FLAG UP AND HAVE THE MAIL 
CARRIER COME BY AND PICK IT UP. 
>> Reporter: WHAT SHOULD
WASHINGTON UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE 
MAIL CARRIER SERVICE
>> WHAT WASHINGTON HAS MISSED IS
THE NEED. 
>> WE'RE OVER 200 YEARS OLD.
WE'RE A PART OF THE NATION, AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE NATION.
AND WE ARE ESSENTIAL, ESPECIALLY
TO THE RURAL OUTLYING AREAS.
>> Reporter: AT A TIME OF 
UNKNOWNS FOR AMERICAN TOWNS, THE
FOLKS OF WILLIAMS HAVE AT LEAST 
ONE KNOW
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, THE
AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS
ROSE 5 CENTS OVER THE PAST THREE
WEEKS, UP TO $1.97
THE UPTICK COMES AFTER GAS
PRICES CRASHED FOR NINE WEEKS 
STRAIGHT DURING THE PANDEMIC
>>> ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST IN
DETROIT FOUND A UNIQUE WAY THE
STAY CONNECTED WITH PARISHIONERS
WHILE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
REVEREND TIM PELT USED A SQUIRT 
GUN TO SHOOT HOLY WATER AS A
DRIVE-BY BLESSING.
>>> A SKI RESORT IN OREGON
OFFICIALLY
>>> HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYONE
WE HAVE KIND OF A TOUGH WEEK FOR
THE EAST COAST AS A COLD FRONT
IS GOING TO MAKE ITS WAY
THROUGH.
ALSO THE TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM
ARTHUR OFF THE CAROLINA COAST.
LOOK AT THIS RAI
>>> A NEW HAMPSHIRE POSTAL
WORKER WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE
CLASS OF 2020 BY LEAVING
THOUGHTFUL GIFTS IN THEIR 
MAILBOXES.
JOSHUA PURCHASED DUNKIN' DONUTS 
GIFT CARDS TO GIVE SENIORS WHO
LIVED A ALONG HIS ROUTE.
HE HAS ALREADY GIVEN OUT 25 GIFT
CARDS, AND STUDENTS SENT THANK
YOU CARDS BACK TO HIM.
HE EVEN KEEPS EXTRAS WITH HIM IN
CASE HE ENCOUNTERS A NEW SENIOR 
ON A DIFFERENT ROUTE
>> THAT'S DEDICATION, TO KEEP 
EXTRAS TOO
>> POSTAL WORKERS DO NOT MAKE A 
LOT OF MONEY
SO YOU KNOW THIS MAN HAS A LOT
OF GENEROSITY IN HIS HEART
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
WITH WEDDING VENUES AND MARRIAGE
LICENSES SET TO EXPIRE SOON,
DOZENS OF COUPLES IN FLORIDA
DECIDED THEY WEREN'T GOING TO 
WAIT ANY LONG FOR A FANCY 
WEDDING.
INSTEAD, THEY FOUND JOY AT THE
DRIVE-THROUGH.
HERE IS NBC'S KATE SNOW.
>> I WILL SHARE MY LIFE WITH
YOU.
>> Reporter: MAYBE IT WASN'T THE
WING THEY IMAGINED. 
>> THROUGH THE BEST AND THE 
WORST.
>> THROUGH THE BEST AND THE 
WORST.
>> FOR AS LON AS WE BOTH SHALL
LIVE. 
>> FOR AS LISTENING AS WE BOTH
SHALL LIVE. 
>> Reporter: BUT IT WAS DAY 
THEY'LL NEVER FORGET
>> I'M HAPPY TO PRONOUNCE THAT
YOU ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE
>> Reporter: WITH WEDDING VENUES
CLOSED AND WEDDING LICENSES SET 
TO EXPIRE, COUPLES FROM ACROSS
FLORIDA THOUGHT THEIR SPECIAL 
DAY WOULD NEVER COME. 
>> THEY WERE CALLING UP,
WONDERING WHAT DO TO DO.
HOW CAN WE HELP THEM. 
>> Reporter: MOVED BY THEIR 
PLEA, GAINESVILLE COURT CLERK 
HAD THE IDEA TO REOPEN THEIR
COURTHOUSE DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW 
AFTER 20 YEARS
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT IT 
WAS JOKE
THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS FOR
REAL
I SAID I'M DEAD SERIOUS.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS. 
>> Reporter: THE RESPONSE --
>> YOU READY TO GET MARRIED?
>> Reporter: OVERWHELMING.
46 COUPLES LINING UP FOR A
SOCIALLY DISTANT DRIVE-THROUGH
WEDDING.
>> WE PLAN ON GETTING MARRIED IN
A FEW MONTHS FROM NOW.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC WE
WEREN'T SURE WHEN WE COULD HAVE 
THE WEDDING.
>> Reporter: JUSTIN AND JOE 
WATERS MAO MARRIED AT THE 
COURTHOUSE WHERE THEY MET.
>> WE STARTED TALKING TO EACH 
OTHER IN AND OUT OF WORK AND WE 
ENDED UP. 
>> Reporter: FOR ERIN AND 
JONATHAN, THEIR DREAM WEDDING IN
CHARLESTON NOW ON HOLD UNTIL
NEXT YEAR.
>> I DON'T WANT TO WAIT TO MARRY
HIM UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
>> Reporter: COUPLES OF ALL 
AGES
>> I SIT HERE IN A CONVERT AT A 
DRIVE-THROUGH WEDDING IN THE
MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND 
CAN'T HELP BUT HOW SMILE THIS 
FITTING SCENARIO IS TO OUR
RELATIONSHIP
>> Reporter: PROMISING TO LOVE
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH MIGHT 
NEVER HAVE MEANT SO MUCH
>> WASN'T GOING TO LET NO 
PANDEMIC OR ANYTHING STOP THIS
DAY.
AND I AM SO HAPPY.
>> AND OUR THANKS TO KATE FOR 
THAT REPORT.
WHAT A FUN STORY
AND IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THE
ORIGINAL THOUGHT, BUT IT'S
EXACTLY PERFECT FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> AND I THINK THEY SHOULD KEEP 
THAT THEME GOING AND GO RIGHT 
THROUGH TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH TO 
GET THEIR WEDDING RECEPTION 
MEALS RIGHT AFTER.
WHY NOT.
YOU'RE FLOOR THE CAR
THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US ON 
THIS MONDAY MORNING.
>>> WE WANT THE GET SPORTS BACK.
WE MISS SPORTS
WE NEED SPORTS IN TERMS OF THE
PSYCHE, THE PSYCHE OF OUR 
COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
>> THE PRESIDENT PROMOTING THE
RETURN OF SPORTS AS SUNDAY
DELIVERED SOME WE HAVEN'T SEEN
IN A LONG TIME, NEW LIVE
TELEVISED SPORTING EVENTS.
>> TODAY ALL 50 STATES WILL 
EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF 
REOPENING, INCLUDING MANY 
BEACHES AND PARKS, BUT NOT
EVERYONE IS KEEPING THEIR 
DISTANCE AS ADVISED.
>>> NEW NATIONAL DATA IS SHOWING
THAT ALMOST 19% OF U.S. LATINOS 
ARE NOW UNEMPLOYED, MORE THAN 
ANY OTHER ETHNIC GROUP
A NUMBER THAT'S QUADRUPLED SINCE
THE PANDEMIC BEGAN
>>> AND FROM SOME FLASH FLOODING
IN THE MIDWEST TO TORNADOES IN
THE SOUTH AND A TROPICAL STORM
OFF THE U.S. EAST COAST, A VERY 
BUSY WEATHER DAY AHEAD TO KICK
OFF YOUR WEEK.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
AS LOCKDOWNS ARE LIFTED IN
NEARLY THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, MORE 
AMERICANS EMERGE FROM THEIR 
HOMES, WE ENTER A NEW PHASE IN
THE PANDEMIC
HERE ARE THE LATEST NUMBERS.
NEARLY 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS ARE
NOW INFECTED WITH COVID-19
NOW ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS
UNIVERSITY, OVER 272,000 HAVE 
RECOVERED, BUT MORE THAN 90,000 
PEOPLE HAVE DIED
>> IN A PUSH FOR MORE COVID-19
TESTING, GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
WAS TESTED DURING A LIVE PRESS
BRIEFING
NEW YORK HAS DOUBLED TESTING
CAPACITY, REACHING 40,000 NEW 
YORKERS PER DAY.
>>> WELL, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 
PACKED THE JERSEY SHORE THIS
WEEKEND.
SOME NEW YORKERS MAY NOT BE SO
LUCKY.
MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ANNOUNCED
BEACHES IN CITY WILL BE CLOSED
FOR THE WEEKEND.
STATE BEACHES AND LAKES WILL
OPEN MAY 22nd.
>>> APPLE IS OPENING 25 MORE
STORES THIS WEEK
THE STORES WILL IMPOSE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING RULES AND PERFORM
TEMPERATURE CHECKS ON CUSTOMERS.
FACE COFFERS WILL BE MANDATORY, 
AND MASKS WILL BE PROVIDED IF 
CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE ONE
>>> ELVIS PRESLEY'S GRACELAND 
MANSION WILL BE BACK IN BUSINESS
STARTING ON THURSDAY
TOURS OF JUST 25% CAPACITY WILL 
BE ALLOWED AT THE HOME OF THE 
KING OF ROCK 'N ROLL
VISITORS AND STAFF MUST WEAR
FACE COVERS.
STAFF WILL ALSO UNDERGO 
TEMPERATURE CHECKS. 
>>> AS THE WEATHER WARMS UP,
PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET 
OUTSIDE OF CROWDING PUBLIC
SPACE, IN SOME CASES, IGNORING
SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES.
KATHY PARK HAS MORE FROM NEW
YORK. 
>> Reporter: PHILLIP, GOOD
MORNING.
QUARANTINE FATIGUE IS SETTING IN
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WE SAW LARGE CROWDS AT BEACHES
AND PARKS.
AS MORE STATES CONTINUE TO
LOOSEN UP RESTRICTIONS, NOT 
EVERYONE IS FOLLOWING THE RULES.
QUARANTINE FATIGUE FORCING
PEOPLE OUTSIDE AND ON TO BEACHES
FROM COAST-TO-COAST.
IN LOS ANGELES, MASKS ARE 
MANDATORY, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS
PUTTING ONE ON
>> I THINK IT'S A LITTLE
DISAPPOINTING AND SCARY WHEN
WE'RE SOME OF THE ONLY PEOPLE 
WEARING MASKS.
>> Reporter: SOME NEW JERSEY
BEACHES LAUNCHED A SOFT 
REOPENING WITH RESTRICTIONS, BE 
THAW DOESN'T STOP THESE CROWDS
EAGER FOR A TASTE OF SUMMER.
>> EVERYBODY IS STAYING IN THEIR
OWN GROUPS, AND THE PEOPLE THAT 
ARE WEARING MASK, THAT'S FOR
THEIR -- THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT
TO DO.
>> Reporter: THE WEEKEND WARM-UP
ALSO PUTTING NEW YORK PARKS TO
THE TEST AS THEY FILLED UP
THIS BROOKLYN PARK CREATIVELY 
ENFORCING SOCIAL DISTANCE WITH
CIRCLES WHILE POLICE HANDED OUT 
MASKS.
>> TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO STILL 
ENJOY THE OUTDOORS MILE WHOOIL
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
BE SAFE AND TAKE CARE OF EACH 
OTHER.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
>> Reporter: WHEN RULES AREN'T
FOLLOWED, HAWAII IS CRACKING
DOWN HARD, ARRESTING A NEW YORK 
TOURIST WHO ALLEGEDLY BROKE THE 
MANDATORY 14-DAY QUARANTINE AND 
WAS CAUGHT AFTER POSTING PHOTOS 
OF HIS TRIP ON GRAHAM.
IN OHIO, GOVERNOR MIKE DeWINE 
ADDRESSED THESE IMAGES OF PACKED
BARS FROM THE WEEKEND.
>> ALL OF THIS IS A WORK IN 
PROGRESS
WE THOUGHT IT WAS HUGE RISK NOT 
TO OPEN, BUT WE ALSO KNOW IT'S A
HUGE RISK IN OPENING
>> Reporter: IN CHICAGO, SOME 
CHURCHES WELCOME BACK WORSHIPER,
DEFYING ILLINOIS'S STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER.
AND A CHURCH IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA BROKE REOPENING RULES
AND MAY HAVE EXPOSED NEARLY 200 
PEOPLE TO THE VIRUS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
AFTER ATTENDING A MOTHER'S DAY
SERVICE.
>> AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE NOW IN
THIS POINT OF FRICTION, AND A 
LOT OF FRUSTRATION
>> Reporter: MORE PEOPLE BENDING
THE RULES AS STATES REOPEN WHILE
THE NATION CONTINUES TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE.
HERE IN NEW YORK CITY, BEACHES
WILL STAY CLOSED THROUGH THE
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, BUT THE 
MAYOR DID SAY THAT HE COULD 
POTENTIALLY LIFT THE BAN LATER
ON THIS SUMMER
FOR NOW, PEOPLE ARE STILL 
ALLOWED TO WALK ON THE BEACH AS 
WELL AS THE BOARDWALK, BUT
POLICE ARE STANDING BY TO MAKE
SURE FOLKS ARE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
PHILLIP?
>> ALL RIGHT, KATHY, THANK YOU
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP FIRES BACK
AT HIS PREDECESSOR AFTER FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TOOK A 
DIG AT MR. TRUMP DURING A 
VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT SPEECH,
CRITICIZING HIS HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC
HERE IS HANS NICHOLS
>> Reporter: RETURNING FROM A 
CAMP DAVID WEEKEND, PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP SOUNDED A POSITIVE 
NOTE ON CORONAVIRUS.
>> TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IS BEING 
MADE ON MANY FRONTS, INCLUDING
COMING UP WITH A CURE FOR THIS
HORRIBLE PLAGUE.
>> Reporter: BEFORE OFFERING A
DARKER ASSESSMENT OF HIS
PREDECESSOR.
>> HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT
PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
GROSSLY INCOMPETENT.
>> Reporter: TRUMP RESPONDING TO
COMMENTS FROM FORMER PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA IN A VIRTUAL 
GRADUATION CEREMONY, WHERE HE 
ACCUSED THE GOVERNMENT OF A REAL
WORLD FAILING ON CORONAVIRUS
>> THIS PANDEMIC IS FULLY 
FINALLY TORN BACK THE CURTAIN ON
THE IDEA THAT SO MANY OF THE
FOLKS IN CHARGE KNOW WHAT 
THEY'RE DOING.
>> Reporter: OBAMA'S COMMENTS 
MARK HIS FIRST PUBLIC REBUKE OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HANDLING OF 
THE PANDEMIC
>> A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RESORTING TO HIS PREFERRED
MEDIUM TO RETURN FIRE, TWEETING 
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS 
TURNING OUT TO BE ONE OF THE
MOST CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT IN 
U.S. HISTORY
WITH HHS SECRETARY ALEX AZAR
CLARIFYING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
SUGGESTION ON FRIDAY THAT HIS 
SO-CALLED OPERATION WARP SPEED
COULD PRODUCE A VACCINE BY THE
END OF THE YEAR.
>> IT'S NOT A PLEDGE
IT'S A GOAL.
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, 
DEMOCRATS ARE PLANNING TO 
INVESTIGATE THE FIRING OF THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL AT THE STATE
DEPARTMENT AFTER SECRETARY MIKE 
POMPEO RECOMMENDED THAT THE 
PRESIDENT DISMISS HIM.
STEVE LINICK WAS LOOKING INTO 
ALLEGATIONS ACCORDING TO A
DEMOCRATIC AIDE THAT POMPEO 
IMPROPERLY USED A POLITICAL 
APPOINTEE TO PERFORM PERSONAL 
TAXES FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS THE RIGHT
THE FIRE ANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE,
BUT THE FACT IS IF IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S IN RETALIATION FOR 
SOMETHING THAT THE IG, THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL IS DOING, THAT
COULD BE UNLAWFUL.
>> Reporter: AND ACCORDING TO 
TWO CONGRESSIONAL OFFICIALS, THE
IG WAS LOOKING INTO WHETHER 
POMPEO MADE A MEMBER OF HIS 
STAFF, A POLITICAL APPOINTEE
WALK HIS DOG, PICK UP HIS 
DRY-CLEANING AND MAKE 
RESERVATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY
AND HIS WIFE
CORI
>> OKAY, HANS, THANK YOU
>>> IT WAS LIFTOFF FOR U.S. 
SPACE FORCE MILITARY SPACE
PLANE.
IT WAS LAUNCHED REMOTELY WITHOUT
A CREW, TAKING OFF FROM CAPE
CANAVERAL.
SPACE FORCE OFFICIALS ARE 
KEEPING SOME MISSION DETAILS
CONFIDENTIAL, BUT THEY DEDICATED
THE LAUNCH TO VICTIMS OF
COVID-19 AS WELL AS FRONTLINE 
WORKERS.
>>> WELL, SPORTS LEAGUES HAVE 
BEEN PLOTTING THEIR RETURN SINCE
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SHUT 
DOWN SEASONS, AND ON SUNDAY, TWO
MAJOR SPORT, NASCAR AND 
PROFESSIONAL GOLF MADE THEIR
COMEBACK WITH NEW SAFETY
MEASURES AND RULES IN PLACE.
NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY HAS THIS
REPORT
>> GREEN FLAG, NASCAR IS BACK!
>> Reporter: THE RETURN CAME
WITH A ROAR.
THE NASCAR RACE A TURNING POINT 
FOR ALL SPORTS
THEIR SEASONS CUT OFF BY
COVID-19
AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY, A GLIMPSE
OF THE NEW NORMAL.
GRANDSTANDS EMPTY TO KEEP FANS
SAFE
ON A TYPICAL RACE DAY, TAMMY
ROBINSON MAKES VACATION MONEY 
TURNING HER FRONT YARD INTO A 
PARKING LOT.
TODAY IT'S EMPTY. 
>> OUR TOWN IS A RACE TOWN
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
WE LOVE OUR FANS
WELL LOVE THE SOUND OF THE NOISE
IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> Reporter: NOW EVERYONE IS
HAVING TO ADJUST
FOR THOSE AT THE TRACK, THAT
MEANS TEMPERATURE CHECKS
SKELETON PIT CREWS TO LIMIT 
EXPOSURE, AND DRIVERS MASKING UP
IF THEY'RE NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL.
>> I THINK ANYBODY THAT COMES 
BACK FIRST IS GOING TO BE UNDER 
A MICROSCOPE
I DO, HOWEVER, I'M VERY 
CONFIDENT IN ALL THE THINGS 
NASCAR HAS DONE.
>> Reporter: IN FLORIDA, DRIVERS
OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
PRO GOLF BACK IN ACTION WITH A
CHARITY MATCH.
THE SPORT'S BIGGEST NAMES 
CARRYING THEIR OWN BAGS AND 
KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE TO RAISE 
MONEY FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLING IN
TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
BRINGING SPORTS BACK. 
>> WE'RE GETTING IT BACK, AND 
IT'S GOING TO BE FAST.
WE'LL START OFF WITH SMALL
CROWDS, IF ANY
>> Reporter: OTHER PRO LEAGUES
RACING TO ADAPT, AFTER FACING 
BILLIONS IN LOSSES
IN BASEBALL, NBC NEWS CONFIRMED 
A DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR CORONAVIRUS
RULES.
THE MLB WOULD TEST ALL PLAYER,
COACHES AND UMPIRES.
AND FORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN
IN THE DUGOUT.
AND FORGET ABOUT SUNFLOWER SEEDS
OR TOBACCO
SPITTING WOULD BE STRICTLY
PROHIBITED
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND
COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL
ANNOUNCING PRACTICE FACILITIES
WILL REOPEN TUESDAY AS LONG AS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 
ALLOW IT
BACK IN DARLINGTON, THE FAMILIAR
SOUNDS A SMALL VICTORY FOR THOSE
WHO DEPEND ON IT
>> I KNOW THIS IS STILL FAR FROM
NORMAL, BUT DOES THE RACE GIVE
YOU AT LEAST A LITTLE HOPE
>> YES
IT DOES.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IF WE CAN 
ALL LOOK AT LIFE A LITTLE 
DIFFERENTLY MAYBE AND NOT TAKE
FOR GRANTED WHAT WAS OUR NORMAL 
BEFORE, AND MAYBE TAKE TIME TO
ENJOY THE MOMENTS MORE
>> Reporter: AND THIS MORNING 
NASCAR MAKING IT VERY CLEAR THAT
THESE ARE NOT RECOMMENDATIONS 
BUT VERY MUCH RULES.
IN FACT, SHOULD ANY DRIVER OR 
MEMBER OF THEIR CREW BREAK THEM,
THEY COULD BE FACING UP TO A
$50,000 FINE
CORI
WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> IT COULD BE SERIOUS
THANKS, MORGAN
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE 
EXTREME WEATHER THAT WE ARE 
TRACKING THIS MORNING.
A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 
IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE HURT 
AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DISPLACED
FROM THEIR HOMES
>>> MEANWHILE A WARNING WAS 
ISSUED FOR MAJOR FLASH FLOODING 
IN CHICAGO OVERNIGHT
ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND
PEOPLE ARE ASKED NOT TO TRAVEL
IF POSSIBLE.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
RESCUED FROM FLOOD ZONES
>>> AND TRACKING TROPICAL STORM 
ARTHUR'S PATH.
NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
WITH US THIS MORNING
GERMANY, JANESSA
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE
AS YOU SAID, A LOT GOING ON 
WEATHER-WISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES, THEY'RE
STARTING TO MOVE OUT OF THE 
CHICAGO AREA AND NOW ARE
CONTINUES FOR OUR FIRST TROPICAL
SYSTEM OF THE YEAR, ARTHUR, THAT
CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE CAROLINA
COAST.
NOW WE HAVE TROPICAL STORM
WARNINGS IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON THAT WE'RE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR THESE 
COASTAL AREAS.
SUSTAINED WINDS RIGHT NOW UP TO 
45 MILES PER HOUR.
THIS STORM SYSTEM IS GOING TO 
PUSH TO THE NORTHEAST WELL
OFFSHORE BY THIS AFTERNOON
BUT THOSE COASTAL CONCERNS WILL 
BE IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT TODAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
AND THOSE STORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO SPARK UP ACROSS THE MIDWEST
WE'LL WATCHING FLOOD CONCERNS 
FOR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES ARE 
WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, EVEN THE
HEAT BUILDING FOR THE DEEP SOUTH
TO THE SOUTHEAST
SO WE'RE ALSO WATCHING FLOOD
CONCERNS FOR THE OHIO VALLEY
I'LL HAVE MORE OF THAT COMING 
UP
>> ALL RIGHT
SOUNDS GOOD, JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> ON THE HEELS OF THE 
DOCUMENTARY "THE LAST DANCE," 
THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL JORDAN IS 
ONLY GROWING LARGER.
A PAIR OF AUTOGRAPHED GAME WORN 
SNEAKERS SOLD AT AUCTION OVER 
THE WEEKEND FOR $560,000
THE SHOES WERE LACED UP DURING
JORDAN'S ROOKIE YEAR IN 1985 AND
THE FIRST MODEL IN JORDAN'S 
SIGNATURE SNEAKER LINE WIT
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, A CANADIAN
AIR FORCE JET CRASHED IN
KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
DURING A FLYOVER THAT WAS INTEND
AS A TRIBUTE TO CANADIANS.
ONE OF THE JETS SOARED INTO THE 
AIR BEFORE ROLLING OVER AND 
CRASHING INTO A HOUSE.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON ON THE
SNOWBIRDS TEAM HAS DIED AND THE 
PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT 
ARE NOT CONSIDER
LIFE-THREATENING
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING 
WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE
CRASH.
>>> NOW TO THE STAGGERING 
ECONOMIC TOLL OF THE CORONAVIRUS
HIT ONE GROUP ESPECIALLY HARD,
LATINOS.
THE NUMBER OF LATINOS OUT OF
WORK IS SKYROCKETING, AND MANY
WHO ARE WORKING FEEL THEY'RE
PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK TO
DO SO.
HERE IS NBC'S MORGAN RADFORD
>> Reporter: AT THIS RESTAURANT,
JUST DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS FORCED 
TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN PHOENIX
>> I FOUND MYSEL
 
HAS QUADRUPLED
>> WE'RE TRYING TO SURVIVE OUT
HERE
>> Reporter: CHICAGO RESIDENT 
VANESSA GARCIA WORKS FOR THE
CITY'S TRANSIT SYSTEM.
SHE IS CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL
WORKER
GARCIA SAYS SHE IS WORRIED ABOUT
HEALTH RISK, BUT NEEDS HER JOB
TO SUPPORT HER FAMILY.
>> WE'RE OUT THERE JUST LIKE
WORKING BECAUSE YES WE HAVE TO
MAKE ENDS MEET. 
>> Reporter: A RECENT STUDY 
FOUND ONLY 16% OF LATINOS WERE
IN JOBS THAT ALLOWED THEM TO
WORK AT HOME
IN YOUR LINE OF WORK IS IT
POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO WORK AT 
HOME
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE
>> Reporter: THIS IS A HOME CARE
AID IN NEW YORK.
SHE WAS GRANTED ASYLUM THISYEA
AND SAYS SHE IS ONE OF THE LUCKY
ONES
AN ESTIMATED 21% OF LATINOS 
LIVING IN THE U.S. ARE
UNDOCUMENTED, MEANING THEY'RE 
INELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE WITH THE
COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO 
CORONAVIRUS?
THERE IS A HUGE PORTION OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED.
SO WHAT HAPPENED IS THEY DO THE 
JOBS THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T
WANT TO DO
>> Reporter: IN CHARLOTTE, SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER JUAN CRUISE RUNS 
A JANITORIAL CLEANING SERVICE.
HE HAD TO LET GO MORE THAN A
THIRD OF HIS STAFF
CREWS CANRUZ CAN'T PAY THEM BUT
TRIES TO HELP OUT WHERE I HE
CAN.
>> I AM BUYING FOOD TO FEED 
THESE GUYS
>> Reporter: CRUZ HOPES WHEN
BUSINESS IS BETTER HE CAN REHIRE
HIS WORKERS, BUT FOR NOW HE 
TRIES TO GIVE HOPE IN THESE 
UNCERTAIN TIMES.
>> DON'T GET
>>> GOD BLESS THE U.S.
GOD BLESS THE HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
♪♪
>> WELL, KEITH URBAN PUT ON A 
SECRET SHOW FOR HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS IN A NASHVILLE DRIVE-IN 
THEATER.
PASSES WERE HANDED OUT TO 
DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER STAFF 
AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER
URBAN SAYS IT'S A WAY TO SHOW 
GRATITUDE FOR THE SACRIFICES
FRONTLINE WORKERS HAVE BEEN 
MAKING FOR MONTHS.
CARS WERE HONKING AND FLASHING
THEIR LIGHTS
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE NEW WAY OF
DOING THE LIGHTER.
>> OR THE PHONE LIGHT.
>> THAT IS THE NEWER WAY
GREAT TO SEE THEM DOING ALL 
THOSE THINGS FOR THE FRONTLINE
WORKERS.
SO WELL DESERVED THERE
>>> AND PRODUCTION TEAMS ARE
ALSO GETTING CREATIVE WHILE 
FILMING MOVIES
SO THERE IS THIS NEW ROMANTIC 
COMEDY CALLED "MARRY ME.
IT'S STARS J. LO
SHE WAS IN MIAMI
SHE WAS IN COLOMBIA.
SHE TOOK TO INSTAGRAM OVER THE
WEEKEND TO SHARE THE
BEHIND-THE-SCENE LOOK AT THE
PROCESS OF WHAT LOOKED TO BE A
SPA SCENE THERE ALONG WITH A
PHOTO OF PRODUCTION RUNNING THE 
SHOW
I KEEP THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY
HAVE TO DO THIS.
THINK HOW BARREN THE MOVIE
LANDSCAPE IS GOING TO BE IN A 
YEAR OR TWO.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIN THAT'S
GOING TO BE IMPACTING THE EAST
COAST, EVEN FOR THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST.
IF YOU WANT A DRY SPOT, TEXAS IS
WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE
BUT THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY
WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGHOUT YOUR
MIDWEEK.
WE'LL CONTINUE T
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORY, 
AUTHORITIES IN LOS ANGELES HAVE 
LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL PROBE INTO A
WAREHOUSE EXPLOSION THAT INJURED
AT LEAST 11 FIREFIGHTERS
OFFICIALS SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN THE
CITY'S TOY DISTRICT THAT HOUSED 
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE BUTANE.
THE STATUS OF THOSE INJURED 
SAYING THREE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE
BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
EIGHT ARE STILL HOSPITALIZED BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
>>> NOW TO THE POWER OF 
INSPIRATION.
WITH IN-PERSON GRADUATIONS ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY CANCELED,
MANY, INCLUDING FORMER PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA THIS WEEKEND 
STEPPED UP TO CELEBRATE THE 
CLASS OF 2020.
HERE IS NBC'S JOSE DIAZ-BALART
>> Reporter: FOR A GRADUATION 
WEEKEND LIKE NO OTHER,
GRADUATION SPEAKERS LIKE NEVER
BEFORE
THE CLASS OF 2020 USHERED INTO
THE FUTURE NOT JUST BY OPRAH. 
>> THE PANDEMIC CLASS THAT HAS
THE ENTIRE WORLD STRIVING TO
GRADUATE WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: BUT ALSO SIMONE
BILES.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 
GRADUATES OUT THERE.
>> Reporter: AND CARDI B
>> CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS.
>> Reporter: ALL PART OF A
VIRTUAL GRADUATION PUT ON BY
FACEBOOK
FRIDAY, ACTRESS GINA RODRIGUEZ
AND LUIS FONSI CELEBRATED 
SCHOOLS ON TELEMUNDO
AND KEVIN DURANT SURPRISED ONE
LUCKY GRADUATE BY DROPPING INTO 
HIS INSTAGRAM.
>> CONGRATS, BROTHER
I APPRECIATE ALL THE LOVE AND 
SUPPORT, MAN
>> Reporter: AND IT'S NOT JUST
THE FAMOUS GOING ABOVE AND
BEYOND, BUT AS OFTEN AS THE 
CASE, TEACHERS TOO
IN PLANO, TEXAS, THE BAND 
STRUCTURES NORMALLY PLAY AT THE 
BIG STRUCTURE.
THIS WEEKEND THEY'RE PLAYING ON 
STUDENTS' INDIVIDUAL LAWNS. 
>> IT'S PRETTY COOL THEY COME 
DOWN TO PLAY THE FIGHT SONG FOR 
ME ONE LAST TIME. 
>> Reporter: THIS BAND LEADER 
COULDN'T GET THE BAND TOGETHER, 
SO HE RECORDED POMP AND 
CIRCUMSTANCE HIMSELF, PLAYING 
EVERY SINGLE PART.
♪♪
FOR GRADUATES OF BUCKEYE UNION
HIGH IN ARIZONA, A LITERALLY
RACE TO THE FUTURE
>> GRADUATES, START YOUR
ENGINES!
>> Reporter: THE SENIOR CLASS 
TAKING OVER THE PHOENIX RACEWAY,
CIRCLING THE TRACK IN CARS WITH 
THEIR PARENTS TO FIREWORKS AND
CHEERS
JUST ONE OF THE MANY MOMENTS THE
CLASS OF 2020 WILL NEVER FORGET.
>> YOU KNOW THERE MAY NOT BE
POMP BECAUSE OF OUR 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
NEVER HAS A GRADUATING CLASS
BEEN CALLED TO STEP INTO THE
FUTURE WITH MORE PURPOSE
>> OUR THANKS TO JOSE FOR THAT
REPORT
OBVIOUSLY FEEL BAD FOR THEM THAT
THEY DIDN'T GET TO HAVE A NORMAL
SO TO SPEAK GRADUATION
I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER MY
GRADUATION SPEAKERS.
>> SAME THING.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IT.
>> THERE IS NO WAY THEY'RE NOT
GOING FORGET ALL THE PEOPLE WHO 
WISHED THEM WELL THIS YEAR. 
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU WATCHING 
TODAY.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'LL PHILLIP 
>>> FROM COAST TO COAST, THE
REOPENING OF AMERICA COUPLED
WITH NICE WEATHER IS PUSHING THE
LIMITS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AS
NEARLY EVERY STATE ALLOWS MORE
BUSINESSES TO OPEN THEIR DOORS
>>> A MILESTONE LIVE SPORTS ON A
SUNDAY AS GOLF AND NASCAR 
ATHLETES TOOK CHARGE AND LET THE
COMPETITION EVEN WITHOUT THE
FANS
>>> THEN TO SIN CITY, WHERE THE 
MASSIVE PALACE IS GETTING READY 
TO RISE AGAIN AND OPEN THE
CASINO FLOORS ONCE AGAIN
>> THIS MORNING THE 
INVESTIGATION INTO THAT MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION IN L.A. THAT WAS SO 
STRONG FIREFIGHTERS CAUGHT ON 
FIRE AS THEY ESCAPED
A DOZEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.
>>> THE FIRST NAMED STORM OF THE
SEASON SET TO HIT THE EAST COAST
TODAY.
WE'RE TRACKING ITS PATH.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MORNING, WE ARE JUST 
ONE WEEK AWAY FROM MEMORIAL DAY.
MUCH OF AMERICA IS CHARGING 
AHEAD WITH PLANS TO REOPEN THIS 
WEEK DESPITE FEARS OF ANOTHER 
WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS.
MORE THAN 90,000 LIVES HAVE BEEN
LOST TO COVID-19 IN THE U.S. AS 
WE APPROACH 1.5 MILLION 
CONFIRMED CASES.
AT LEAST 270,000 PATIENTS HAVE
RECOVERED.
>> DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH "60 
MINUTES", THE FEDERAL RESERVE 
CHAIRMAN SAY THE ECONOMY MAY NOT
FULLY BOUNCE BACK WITHOUT A 
VACCINE.
>> ASSUMING THERE'S NOT A SECOND
IS WAVE OF THE CORONAVIRUS, I 
THINK YOU'LL SEE THE ECONOMY
RECOVER STEADILY THROUGH THE
SUCCEED HALF OF THIS YEAR.
WE CAN'T FULLY RECOVER UNTIL
PEOPLE FEEL CONFIDENT.
>> INDUSTRIES LIKE AIRLINES AND 
SPORTING EVENTS WILL FACE BIG 
CHALLENGES, BUT HE ALSO SAYS HE 
DOESN'T SEE ECONOMY ENTERING
ANOTHER DEPRESSION
>>> TEXAS REPORTED ITS SINGLE 
THE DAY SPIKE IN CONFIRMED CASES
ON SATURDAY ADDING MORE THAN
1800
THE GOVERNOR SAID THIS IS A 
RESULT OF AN EXPANDED TESTING 
STRATEGY FOCUSING ON HIGH RISK
AREAS AROUND MEAT PACKING 
FACILITIES
>> IN COLORADO BIKERS RODE TO 
THE CAPITAL TO PROTEST
RESTRICTION PS
SOME ARE TAILERS HAVE BEEN
ALLOWED TO REOPEN, BUT
RESTAURANTS AND BARS ARE STILL
CLOSED
>>> STUDENTS IN ARIZONA 
CELEBRATED GRADUATION WITH A
VICTORY LAP AT THE PHOENIX
RACEWAY TEAMED UP TO GIVE 
SENIORS A MEM MEMORABLE
CELEBRATION.
>>> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CROWDING 
PUBLIC SPACES AND IN SOME CASES 
IGNORING SOCIAL DISTANCING
RULES.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
QUARANTINE FATIGUE IS SETTING IN
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
AND WITH THE WEATHER WARMING UP 
THIS WEEKEND, WE SAW LARGE
CROWDS AT BEACHES AND PARKS.
AND AS MORE STATES CONTINUE TO
LOOSEN RESTRICTIONS, NOT
EVERYONE IS FOLLOWING THE RULES 
PZ QUARANTINE FATIGUE FORCING 
PEOPLE OUTSIDE AND ON TO BEACHES
FROM COAST TO COAST.
IN LOS ANGELES MASKS ARE
MANDATORY, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS
PUTTING ONE ON
>> IT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING
WHEN WE'RE SOME OF THE ONLY 
PEOPLE WEARING MASKS
>> Reporter: SOME NEW JERSEY
BEACHES LAUNCHED A SOFT REOPEN
AGO HEAD OF THE HOLIDAY WITH
RESTRICTIONS
BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP CROWDS 
EAGER FOR A TASTE OF SUMMER.
>> EVERYBODY IS STAYING IN THEIR
OWN GROUPS
AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WEARING 
MASKS, THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO 
DO
>> Reporter: THE WEEKEND WARM-UP
PUTTING NEW YORK PARKS TO THE 
TEST AS THEY FILLED UP
THIS BROOKLYN PARK DEMOCRATIVELY
ENFORCING SOCIAL DISTANCING WITH
CIRCUMSTANCE IS THES WHILE
POLICE HNDED OUT MASKS
>> TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO STILL 
ENJOY THE OUTDOORS WHILE MAKING 
SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BE
SAFE AND TAKE CARE OF EACH
OTHER.
IT'S IMPORTANT
IT'S A GOOD IDEA
>> Reporter: WHEN RULES AREN'T
FOLLOWED, HAWAII IS CRACKING
DOWN HARD.
ARRESTING A NEW YORK TOURIST WHO
ALLEGEDLY BROKE THE MANDATORY 
14-DAY QUARANTINE AND WAS CAUGHT
AFTER POSTING PHOTOS OF THE TRIP
ON INSTAGRAM
IN OHIO GOVERNOR ADDRESSED
IMAGES OF PACKED BARS FROM
WEEKEND.
>> IT WAS A HUGE RISK NOT TO
OPEN
BUT WE ALSO KNOW IT'S A HUGE
RISK IN OPENING.
>> Reporter: IN CHICAGO SOME
CHURCHES WELCOME BACK 
WORSHIPPERS.
AND A CHURCH REOPENING RULES
THEY EXPOSED NEARLY 200 PEOPLE
TO THE VIRUS
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE WAS
AFTER ATTENDING A MOTHER'S DAY
SERVICE.
>> WE'RE IN THIS POINT OF 
FRICTION
AND A LOT OF FRUSTRATION
>> Reporter: MORE PEOPLE BENDING
THE RULES AS STATES REOPEN
WHILE THE NATION CONTINUES TO 
FLATTEN THE CURVE.
HERE BEACHES WILL STAY CLOSED 
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, BUT THE 
MAYOR DID SAY THEY COULD
POTENTIALLY LATER LIFT THE BAN
LATER ON THIS SUMMER
PEOPLE ARE ARE ALLOWED TO WALK
ON THE BEACH AND BOARDWALK, BUT 
POLICE ARE STANDING BY TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE ARE SOCIAL
DISTANCING
>> THANK YOU
>>> COULD LESS SPORTS BE MAKING 
A COMEBACK
AND SPORT FANS ARE REJOICING
NASCAR IS THE FIRST U.S. SPORTS 
LEAGUES TO RESTART WITH SOME NEW
COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES AND
PROFESSIONAL GOLF MADE A SOFT 
RETURN WITH CHARITY SKINS MATCH.
COULD BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL BE
FAR BEHIND
HERE'S MORGAN CHESTY
>> GREEN FLAG, NASCAR IS BACK.
>> Reporter: THE RETURN WITH
RULES.
NASCAR RACE A TURNING POINT FOR 
ALL SPORTS
THEIR SEASONS CUT OFF BY
COVID-19
AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY, A GLIMPSE
OF THE NEW NORMAL.
GRAND STANDS EMPTY TO KEEP FANS 
SAFE
ON A RACE DAY, SHE TURNS HER
FRONT YARD INTO A PARKING LOT.
>> OUR TOWN IS A RACE TOWN
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
WE LOVE OUR FANS
WE LOVE THE SOUND OF THE NOISE
IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> Reporter: NOW EVERYONE IS
HAVING TO ADJUST
FOR THOSE AT THE TRACK, THAT
MEANS TEMPERATURE CHECKS
SKELETON PIT CREWS TO LIMIT EX
O
EXPOSURE AND DRIVERS MASKING UP 
IF THEY ARE NOT BEHIND THE
WHEEL.
>> ANYBODY THAT COMES BACK FIRST
IS GOING TO BE UNDER A MIKE 
SOAP
I'M CONFIDENT IN ALL THE THINGS 
THAT NASCAR HAS DONE
>> Reporter: DRIVERS OF A 
DIFFERENT KIND IN FLORIDA.
PRO GOLF BACK IN ACTION WITH A
CHARITY MATCH.
THE BIGst NAMES CARRYING THEIR
OWN BAGS AND KEEPING THEIR
DISTANCE TO RAISE MONEY FOR 
HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLING IN
TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
BRINGING SPORTS BACK
>> WE'RE GETTING IT BACK AND
IT'S GOING TO BE FAST.
THEY WILL START WITH SMALL
CROWDS, IF ANY
>> Reporter: OTHER PRO LEAGUES
RACING TO ADAPT AFTER FACING
BILLIONS IN LOSSES
NBC NEWS CONFIRMED A DRAFT
PROBABLY FOR THE MLB
THEY WOULD TEST ALL PLAYERS,
COACHES AND UMPIRES AND FORCE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN IN THE 
DUGOUT
AND FORGET ABOUT SUN FLOWER 
SEEDS OR TOBACCO
SPITTING WOULD BE STRICTLY
PROHIBITED
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND
COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL
ANNOUNCING PRACTICE FACILITIES
WILL REOPEN TUESDAY AS LONG AS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 
ALLOW IT
BACK IN DARLINGTON, THE FAMILIAR
SOUNDS OF SMALL VIKCTORY FOR 
THOSE WHO DEPEND ON IT
SGLU I KNOW THIS IS FAR FROM
NORMAL, BUT DOES THE RACE GIVE
YOU A LITTLE HOPE?
>> YES, IT DOES.
IT MAKE MESS FEEL LIKE IF WE CAN
ALL LOOK AT LIFE A LITTLE 
DIFFERENTLY MAYBE AND NOT TAKE
FOR GRANTED WHAT WAS OUR NORMAL 
BEFORE AND MAYBE TAKE TIME TO 
ENJOY THE MOMENT MORE.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING NASCAR
MAKING IT VERY CLEAR THESE ARE
NOT RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT RULES
SHOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE CREW 
BREAK THEM, THEY COULD BE FACING
UP TO A $50,000 FINE
BACK TO YOU.
>> A STRONG MESSAGE.
THANK YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FIRE ING 
BACK AT HIS PREDECESSOR.
DURING A COMMENCEMENT SPEECH THE
GRADUATES OF THE BLACK COLLEGES 
FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK A 
SWIPE AT THE CURRENT
ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF
COVID-19
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING, THIS 
PANDEMIC IS FULLY FINALLY TORN
BACK THE CURTAIN ON THE IDEA
THAT SO MANY OF THE FOLKS IN
CHARGE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN 
PRETE
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE
ALL THOSE ADULTS THAT USED TO 
THINK WERE IN CHARGE AND KNEW 
WHAT THEY WERE DOING TURNS OUT
THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN ASKING
THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
>> HERE'S HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP 
RESPONDED.
>> HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT
PRESIDENT.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY
THANK YOU.
>> THIS COMES AMID-HEIGHTENED 
TENSIONS BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE
AND CDC OVER THE HANDLING OF THE
PANDEMIC
>>> LET'S TAKE YOU TO LOS 
ANGELES WHERE AUTHORITIES HAVE
LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL PROBE INTO
THE WAREHOUSE EXPLOSION THAT
INJURED AT LEAST 11 
FIREFIGHTERS
8 STILL REMAIN HOSPITALIZED.
OFFICIALS SAY THE EXPLOSION 
HAPPENED A AT A COMMERCIAL
BUILDING IN THE TOY DISTRICT
THAT HOUSE HIGH ILY FLAMMABLE 
BUTANE
ERIN McLAUGHLIN GIVES US THE
LATEST
>> Reporter: IN DOWNTOWN LOS
ANGELES A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
UNDERWAY AFTER A MASSIVE
EXPLOSION.
SATURDAY EVENING FIREFIGHTERS 
CALLED TO A FIRE AT A WAREHOUSE.
A SMOKE SHOP PACKED FLOOR TO
CEILING WITH MATERIALS INCLUDING
BUTANE CANISTERS
MINUTES AFTER THEY ARRIVE, THE
EXPLOSION.
>> Reporter: 200 FIREFIGHTERS 
RESPONDED TO THE SCENE
THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH A FIRE 
BIN LADEN AS THEY WERE COME ING 
DOWN THE LADDER TO ESCAPE.
12 INJURED IN TOTAL, 2 IN 
CRITICAL CONDITION
POLICE NOW FOCUSED ON THE 
BUSINESS CONNECT ED TO THE 
WAREHOUSE.
SMOKING AND TOBACCO ACCESSORIES 
BUSINESS
NBC NEWS REACHED OUT TO THE 
BUSINESS AND HAS NOT HEARD BACK.
THE INVESTIGATION CENTERED ON 
THE BUTANE CANISTERS THAT 
EXPLODED ON SCENE.
ACCORDING TO SOURCES, OFFICIALS 
ARE NOW LOOKING AT WHETHER THE
BUSINESS WAS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO
HAVE WARNING SIGNS ALERTING TO
THE POTENTIALLY DAD HAZARD
THERE WERE NONE IN POLICE SO THE
RESPONDERS HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY
WERE WALKING INTO.
>> THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE GOING
ON THE ROOF.
YOU STARTED TO HEAR THIS HIGH 
PITCH RUMBLING SOUND THAT WAS 
UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU NORMALLY
HEAR
THEN YOU HAD AN EXPLOSION TAKE
POLICE
>> THE COLLECTIVE SIGHT OF
RELIEF THAT MADE IT OUT ALIVE.
EIGHT FIREFIGHTERS REMAIN IN THE
HOSPITAL, TWO IN CRITICAL 
CONDITION.
THREE WERE DISCHARGED ON SUNDAY.
ALL EXPECTED TO MAKE A RECOVERY.
>> ERIN, THANK YOU
>>> METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
IS JOINING US.
SHE'S BEEN TRACKING THE SEASON'S
FIRST TROPICAL STORM
GOOD MORNING
>> US I THINK IT'S FROZEN 
OBVIOUSLY.
WE'LL TRY TO GET BACK TO HER TO 
GET THAT CRUCIAL UPDATE.
IT'S
>>> FOR TWO MONTHS NOW, ONE OF
THE BUSIEST, BRIGHTEST, LOUDEST 
PLACES ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH 
HAS BEEN A GHOSTTOWN IN THE 
DESERT AS NON-ESSENTIAL 
BUSINESSES LAS VEGAS CASINOS
WERE ORDERED TO CLOSE IN MARCH
COSTING BILLIONS OF.
THIS WEEK CAESARS PALACE
ANNOUNCED IT WILL OPEN QUICKLY
AS SOON AS IT GETS THE GREEN
LIGHT FROM THE GOVERNOR.
BUT WHAT WILL THAT LOOK LIKE AND
WHAT IS IT LIKE INSIDE THOSE
MASSIVE EMPTY CASINOS NOW?
STEVE PATERSON TAKES US THERE.
♪♪
>> Reporter: LURED BY THE 
GLITTERING LYINGS OF THE VEGAS
STRIP, EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 40
MILLION PEOPLE FLOOD IN FROM ALL
OVER WORLD
SOME FOR THE PROMISE OF A 
NON-START PARTY.
OTHERS WITH THE DREAM OF HITTING
IT BIG
ON THE WEST END, THE ICONIC 
CAESARS PALACE PROUDLY STANDS IN
ITS OWN GOLDEN GLOW.
THIS PROPERTY ITSELF IS THE 
ICON
AND IT'S GOT SUCH AN INCREDIBLE 
HIS RI
>> Reporter: THE HISTORIC CASINO
THAT BE BURSTING WITH NONSTOP 
ACTIVITY CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 
1966
IT WAS HERE THAT LARRY HOLMES 
FAMOUSLY BATTLED MOHAMMED ALI TO
MARIAH CARRIE AND REBA McENTIRE 
LIT UP THE STAGE FOR SOLD OUT 
CROWDS
NOW ONLY A DRAWN CURTAIN GRACES 
THE COLISEUM STAGE
AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC 
DARKENED THE WORLD, EVEN THE
VEGAS STRIP WENT DIM
THE STREETS, SILENT.
CAESARSER ENTERTAINMENT CEO GAVE
THE ORDER NONE BEFORE HAD EVER
DREAM ED
CLOSE THE DOORS, TURN OFF THE 
LIGHTS, THE PARTY'S OVER
>> IT'S VERY EERIE AND SAD
TO THINK THAT IT HAD OPERATED 
NONSTOP FOR 54 YEARS AND THEN 
JUST COMES TO A SCREECHING HALT.
>> Reporter: INSIDE WHAT WAS
ONCE AN ECHO CHAMBER OF SUCCESS,
TODAY YOU CAN HEAR A CHIP DROP
AND THE ROWS OF BLARING MACHINES
AND BLACKJACK TABLES, NOW VAST, 
EMPTY ROOMS REPRESENTING AN 
ECONOMIC DISASTER.
NEVADA IS LOSING AN ESTIMATED $2
MILLION IN GAMING TAX REVENUE 
EVERY DAY.
>> THERE'S NO POLICEBOOK TO 
THIS
WE DON'T HAVE THAT
IT'S SOMETHING THIS KA CASINO I 
DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW AND
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO 
NEXT
>> Reporter: INDUSTRY LEADERS 
HAVE BEGUN UNVEILING THEIR PLANS
FOR WHAT REOPENING THE KCASINO
WOULD LOOK LIKE.
INCLUDING STRICT GUIDELINES ON
DISTRICTING, LIMITING CROWDS AND
MANDATING MASKS.
WHILE SOME CASINOS ARE
EXPERIMENTING WITH PLEXIGLASS 
BARRIERS ON BLACKJACK TABLES
NO MATTER WHAT, THERE'S TOO MUCH
AT STAKE TO GAMBLE WITH GETTING 
IT WRONG
>> WE ARE NOT GOING TO REOPEN 
UNTIL WE ARE COMFORTABLE WE HAVE
DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN AND
FOLLOWED ALL THE HEALTH 
GUIDELINES, WHETHER IT'S FROM 
LOCAL OFFICIALS OR THE
REGULATORY BODIES THAT GOVERN US
IN EACH OF THE JURISDICTIONS
>> Reporter: THE LOUDEST SOUND
IS AN EERIE SILENT, EVEN CAESAR 
APPEARS TO FROWN
BUT THOSE WHO KNOW THE SOUL OF
THE STRIP SAY THE CHIPS ARE 
NEVER DOWN FOR GOOD.
>> VEGAS IS ONE OF THE MOST 
RESILIENT PLACES ON THE PLANET
VEGAS WILL COME BACK FROM THIS
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND.
>> Reporter: A
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, THE
AVERAGE PRICE OF AALLON OF GAS
ROSE 5 CENTS OVER THE PAST THREE
WEEKS TO $1.97
THE UPTICK COMES AFTER PRICES 
CRASHED FOR NINE WEEKS STRAIGHT.
>>> A PRIEST IN DETROIT FOUND A 
UNIQUE WAY TO STAY CONNECTED
THE REVEREND USED A SQUIRT GUN
TO SHOOT HOLY WATER.
>> NEXT WEEK IT'S A SUPER 
SOAKER
>>> THE SKI LODGE IN OREGON 
OFFICIALLY REOPENED ITS SLOPES
TO SKIERS AND BORDERS OVER THE
WEEKEND.
THE RESORT HAS NEW GUIDELINES IN
PLACE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
COVID-19
>>> A MAN IN NORTH CAROLINA WINS
BIG.
IN FACT, HIS $10 MILLION JACKPOT
IS THE LARGEst SCRATCH OFF PRIZE
IN THE STATE
HE BOUGHT A $30 TICKET ON HIS 
WAY HOME FROM WORK
WHILE BARBECUING HE REALIZED HE 
WON.
HE CHOSE THE LUMP SUM OF $4.2 
MILLION AFTER TAXES.
HE PLANS TO TAKE HIS FAMILY ON A
CRUISE
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE'RE WATCHING OUR FIRST
TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM OF THE
SEASON
IT'S CURRENTLY MAKING ITS WAY 
ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS
NOW WE'RE SEE ING THE HEAVIER 
BANDS CAUSE MINOR FLOODING FOR
THIS AREA.
A COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN PLACE
WE'RE REALLY GOING TO WATCH THE 
TRACK AS IT ITS MAKES ITS WAY 
THROUGH THE NORTH AND EAST
IT WILL BE WELL OFFSHORE AND
PRETTY MUCH OUT OF HERE AS WE GO
INTO YOUR TUESDAY.
SO SOME FLOODING GOING TO BE
POSSIBLE FOR THE CAROLINA COAST.
THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY 
WATCHING
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, NBA 
GREAT MAGIC JOHNSON IS GEARING
UP TO SHELL OUT MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS TO LEND A HELPING HAND
TO MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED 
BUSINESSES AMID-THE PANDEMIC
THE NBA HALL OF FAMER SPOKE TO
POLITICS NATION WITH AL 
SHOPPERTON ABOUT THE INITIATIVE.
>> I WILL WRITE $100 MILLION
CHECK AND HIS COMPANY WILL
DEPLOY THAT MONEY AND MAKE SURE 
THEY VET THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THE LOANS ARE BEING OFFERED
THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP OF HIS
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THE GOAL IS TO ASSIST 100,000 
BUSINESSES
>>> IT'S FINALE WEEK ON "THE
VOICE.
AND FOR THE FUS TIME IN THE 
SHOW'S HISTORY, FIVE FINALISTS
WILL BE PERFORMING INSTEAD OF 
JUST FOUR.
MARK BARGER HAS MORE ON THE 
SHOW'S FIRST EVER REMOTE FINALE.
>> Reporter: A LOT HAS HAPPENED 
SINCE THE BLINDS
ESPECIALLY FOR THUNDERSTORM.
>> I STARTED OUT THIS 
COMPETITION AS A YOUNG BACHELOR.
I'M A MARRIED MAN NOW.
>> Reporter: MEANING EXTRA
SUPPORT.
>> SHE'S GOING TO BE 100 TIMES
MORE NERVOUS THAN IMENT AM
>> Reporter: A NORMAL SEASON IN 
KR WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR THAT KIND
OF UP CLOSE SUPPORT FOR CAM.
>> YOU GET TO WALK THROUGH THIS 
HIS TORT CALL MOMENT WITH ALL 
YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY 
AROUND
>> Reporter: BECAUSE THE
CORONAVIRUS CURVEBALL FORCED EMP
TO ADAPT
>> IT'S UNCONVENTIONAL, BUT IT'S
BEEN REALLY COOL
>> Reporter: ALSO GRATEFUL, LAST
WEEK'S INSTANT SAVE WINNER
>> I WASN'T SURE IF I WOULD BE
ABLE TO STAND UP AFTER HEARING
MY NAME.
>> Reporter: SHE AND HER FELLOW 
FINAL IISTS GEARING UP FOR THRE 
PERFORMANCES TONIGHT
>> DEFINITELY FEELING THE 
PRESSURE OF ADDITIONAL MUSIC, 
BUT IT'S FUN BECAUSE THIS IS OUR
HEART.
THIS IS WHAT WE LOVE TO DO
>> Reporter: BUT IT'S MEANT LOTS
OF EXTRA REHEARSALS FOR MYOCAN
KA
>> MY VOICE IS DEFINITELY ON THE
PRESS POUS OF EXHAUSTION BECAUSE
I HAVE BEEN REHEARSE ING SO MUC.
>> KELLY IS REMINDING ME TO HAVE
FUN AND TELLING ME THIS IS WHAT 
YOU LOVE TO DO
HAVE FUN WHILE YOU'RE SINGING.
>> Reporter: FOR A PASTOR FROM
MISSISSIPPI, THE EXPERIENCE HAS 
ALREADY BEEN LIFE CHANGING
>> ONE DAY YOU'RE AT THE GROCERY
STORE PICKING UP BAA NANAS AND 
TOILET PAPERER
THE NEXT DAY YOU HAVE 15,000
FOLLOW RS.
>> Reporter: NOW TODD HAS A 
CHANCE TO WIN.
>> I'M TOTALLY AT PEACE WITH
WHERE I AM
>> Reporter: IN "THE VOICE" 
FINALE
MARK BARGER, NBC NEWS.
>> THANKS FOR WATCHING
>>> WE WANT TO GET IT BACK TO 
WHERE IT WAS
WE WANT BIG, BIG STADIUMS LOADED
WITH PEOPLE.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE 15,000
PEOPLE WATCHING ALABAMA/LSU AS
AN EXAMPLE
AND WE WANT TO HAVE WHEN YOU
HAVE THE MASSES.
WE WANT TO HAVE BIG CROWDS
RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT WHAT 
THEY'RE PLANNING, BUT YOU NEVER 
KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
THINGS CAN HAPPEN VERY QUICKLY
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING TO
NBC'S MIKE TIRICO ON SUNDAY'S 
SKINS CHARITY GOLF MATCH
>>> ALSO, NASCAR RACING IS BACK 
WITH A VENGEANCE
BOTH LIVE EVENTS MISSING FANS,
BUT HEY, IT'S A START.
>>> TO A DIVIDED WHITE HOUSE
TOP ECONOMIC ADVISERS PULL THE
FINGER OF BLAME AS THE SENATE 
PREPARES TO PASS A $3 TRILLION
AID BILL
>>> AND WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON 
THE SEASON'S FIRST NAMED
TROPICAL STORM
IT IS MONDAY, MAY 18th, AND 
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING.
WELCOME IN
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'M PHILLIP DIP MAYNA
MORE STEPS ARE TAKING STEPS 
TOWARDS REOPENING AMID FEARS OF 
A SECOND WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS
WE'RE APPROACHING 1.5 MILLION 
CONFIRMED CASES.
>> DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH "60 
MINUTES," THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
FEDERAL RESERVE SAID THE U.S. 
ECONOMY MAY NOT FULLY RECOVER 
WITHOUT A VACCINE FOR COVID-19
>> ASSUME ING OF THE CORONAVIRU 
I THINK YOU'LL SEE THE ECONOMY
RECOVER STEADILY THROUGH THE
SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR
WE CAN'T FULLY RECOVER, THOUGH, 
UNTIL PEOPLE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT
THEY'RE SAFE
>> JEROME POWELL ADDED THAT 
INDUSTRIES LIKE AIRLINES AND
SPORTING EVENTS WILL FACE SOME
BIG CHALLENGES, BUT HE ALSO SAYS
YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO BET AGAINST
THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
>>> ONE BUSINESS THAT IS RAMPING
UP BUSINESS, APPLE
CUSTOMERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO 
WEAR A MASK AND HAVE THEIR
TEMPERATURE CHECKED.
THE SAME REQUIREMENTS IN PLACE
AT DISNEY IN FLORIDA AS SHOPPING
AND DINING RESUMES ON WEDNESDAY.
DISNEY ISSUED A BLUNT WARNING 
THAT ALL VISITORS ARE ACONSUMING
ALL RISKS RELATED TO EXPOSURE TO
COVID-19
>>> MEANWHILE, ONE PERSON WHO 
WILL NOT BE OUT IN PUBLIC SOON
IS MARTIN SCARELLI
HE ASKED TO BE FREED FROM PRISON
TO WORK ON A CORONAVIRUS
TREATMENT, BUT A JUDGE RULED
AGAINST HIM CALLING THAT REQUEST
DELUSIONAL
>>> FROM COAST-TO-COAST, SPORTS 
FANS ARE REJOICING BECAUSE LIVE 
COMPETITION IS SLOWLY MAKING A
COMEBACK, WITH SOME NEW COVID-19
SAFETY MEASURES.
NASCAR HAS BECOME THE FIRST OF
MAJOR U.S. SPORES LEAGUES TO
RESTART SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC BEGAN
AND PROFESSIONAL GOLF MADE A
SOFT RETURN WITH A CHARITY
EVENT.
CAN BASEBALL BE FAR BEHIND
HERE IS NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY.
>> GREEN FLAG, NASCAR IS BACK!
>> Reporter: THE RETURN CAME
WITH A ROAR.
THE NASCAR RACE A TURNING POINT 
FOR ALL SPORTS
THEIR SEASONS CUT OFF BY
COVID-19
AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY, A GLIMPSE
OF THE NEW NORMAL.
GRANDSTANDS EMPTY TO KEEP FANS
SAFE
ON A TYPICAL RACE DAY, TAMMY
ROKZ MAKES VACATION MONEY 
TURNING HER FRONT YARD INTO A 
PARKING LOT.
TODAY IT'S EMPTY. 
>> OUR TOWN IS A RACE TOWN
WE LOVE THE FANS
WELL LOVE THE SOUND OF THE NOISE
IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> Reporter: NOW EVERYONE IS
HAVING TO ADJUST
FOR THOSE AT THE TRACK, THAT
MEANS TEMPERATURE CHECKS
SKELETON PIT CREWS TO LIMIT 
EXPOSURE, AND DRIVERS MASKING UP
IF THEY'RE NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL.
>> I THINK ANYBODY THAT COMES 
BACK FIRST IS GOING TO BE UNDER 
A MICROSCOPE
I DO, HOWEVER, I'M VERY 
CONFIDENT IN ALL THE THINGS 
NASCAR HAS DONE.
>> Reporter: IN FLORIDA, DRIVERS
OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
PRO GOLF BACK IN ACTION WITH A
CHARITY MATCH.
THE SPORT'S BIGGEST NAMES 
CARRYING THEIR OWN BAGS AND 
KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE TO RAISE 
MONEY FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLING IN
TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
BRINGING SPORTS BACK. 
>> WE'RE GETTING IT BACK, AND 
IT'S GOING TO BE FAST.
WE'LL START OFF WITH SMALL
CROWDS, IF ANY
>> Reporter: OTHER PRO LEAGUES
RACING TO ADAPT, AFTER FACING 
BILLIONS IN LOSSES
IN BASEBALL, NBC NEWS CONFIRMED 
A DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR CORONAVIRUS
RULES.
THE MLB WOULD TEST ALL PLAYER,
COACHES AND UMPIRES.
AND FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN
IN THE DUGOUT.
AND FORGET ABOUT SUNFLOWER SEEDS
OR TOBACCO
SPITTING WOULD BE STRICTLY
PROHIBITED
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND
COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL
ANNOUNCING PRACTICE FACILITIES
WILL REOPEN TUESDAY AS LONG AS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 
ALLOW IT
BACK IN DARLINGTON, THE FAMILIAR
SOUNDS A SMALL VICTORY FOR THOSE
WHO DEPEND ON IT
>> I KNOW THIS IS STILL FAR FROM
NORMAL, BUT DOES THE RACE GIVE
YOU AT LEAST A LITTLE HOPE
>> YES
IT DOES.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IF WE CAN 
ALL LOOK AT LIFE A LITTLE 
DIFFERENTLY MAYBE AND NOT TAKE
FOR GRANTED WHAT WAS OUR NORMAL 
BEFORE, AND MAYBE TAKE TIME TO
ENJOY THE MOMENTS MORE
>> Reporter: AND THIS MORNING 
NASCAR MAKING IT VERY CLEAR THAT
THESE ARE NOT RECOMMENDATIONS 
BUT VERY MUCH RULES.
IN FACT, SHOULD ANY DRIVER OR 
MEMBER OF THEIR CREW BREAK THEM,
THEY COULD BE FACING UP TO A
$50,000 FINE
CORI
WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, MORGAN, THANK YOU.
>>> AS TWO-THIRDS OF THE COMPANY
REOPENS, TENSIONS ESCALATE
BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE 
CDC AFTER ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S
TOP ADVISERS CRITICIZE THE
AGENCY FOR ITS HANDLING OF THE
PANDEMIC
HERE IS JENNIFER JOHNSON WITH 
THE LATEST FROM WASHINGTON
>> Reporter: A DIVIDED WHITE
HOUSE AS ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S 
TOP ECONOMIC ADVISERS IS NOW
BLAMING THE CDC FOR ITS INITIAL 
RESPONSE TO COVID-19
>> REALLY LET THE COUNTRY DOWN
WITH THE TESTING, BECAUSE NOT 
ONLY DID THEY KEEP THE TESTING
WITHIN THE BUREAUCRACY, THEY HAD
A BAD TEST
AND THAT DID SET US BACK. 
>> Reporter: BUT THE WHITE HOUSE
HEALTH SECRETARY DISAGREES. 
>> I DON'T BELIEVE THE CDC LET
THIS COUNTRY DOWN.
WHAT WAS ALWAYS CRITICAL WAS TO 
GET THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO THE 
TABLE.
>> Reporter: ONLY ABOUT 3% OF 
THE POPULATION HAS BEEN TESTED
FOR COVID-19, WHILE ALMOST EVERY
STATE HAS ALMOST PARTIALLY
REOPENED
A NEW NBC SURVEY SHOWS STATES 
HAVE LOST HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS FROM THE SHUTDOWNS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS STILL
PREDICTING THE DEATH RATE WILL
HIT 110,000 BY JUNE.
>> IT'S POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO 
BETTER THAN MODELS AND ALSO 
WORSE DEPENDING WHAT PEOPLE 
DECIDE TO DO
>> Reporter: CHURCHES IN GEORGIA
ALLOWED TO HAVE INDOOR SERVICES 
AFTER A FEDERAL COURT RULED 
AGAINST THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER TO 
LIMIT GATHERINGS TO TEN PEOPLE. 
>> HE WILL NEGOTIATE WITH 
NASCAR
HE WILL NEGOTIATE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE BUT FAILED TO NEGOTIATE
WITH US.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RETURNING FROM CAMP DAVID 
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A FUTURE 
VACCINE.
>> TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IS BEING 
MADE. 
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, A $3
TRILLION ECONOMIC AID BILL
PASSED BY THE HOUSE HEADS TO THE
SENATE THIS WEEK
REPUBLICANS SAY THE BILL GIVING 
TAXPAYERS ANOTHER $1200 IS DEAD 
ON ARRIVAL
JENNIFER JOHNSON, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON
>>> THE HOT WEATHER IS RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER, AND THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC COULD PUT A
DAMPER ON SUMMER TRAVEL,
ESPECIALLY INTERNATIONALLY
BUT AS CASES AND DEATHS DECLINE 
IN MOST OF EUROPE, SOME 
COUNTRIES ARE LIFTING SOME
RESTRICTIONS AND REOPENING
BORDERS FOR THAT ALL IMPORTANT
SUMMER VACATION SEASON
HERE IS NBC'S CARL NASMIN.
>> Reporter: MANY COUNTRIES IN
EUROPE ARE HOPING TO REOPEN FOR 
TOURISM IN TIME FOR THE ALL 
IMPORTANT SUMMER VACATION 
SEASON
WE'RE ALREADY SEEING SOME OF THE
FIRST STEPS IN TERMS OF GETTING 
BORDERS BACK OPEN.
GERMANY PARTIALLY REOPENING WITH
SOME OF ITS NEIGHBORS THIS
WEEKEND.
THE GOAL WITHIN THE EU TO GET 
MOST OF THOSE INTERNAL BORDERS
BACK UP AND RUNNING AS SOON AS
MID-JUNE
IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE SEEING 
SOME CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR 
GETTING TRAVELERS MOVING BETWEEN
COUNTRIES.
ONE OF THOSE SOLUTIONS IS CALLED
A TRAVEL BUBBLE.
THIS IS ALREADY IN EFFECT IN THE
BALTIC STATES, LIT YAN HUANIA, A
AND ESTONIA, THREE COUNTRIES
WHERE THE VIRUS IS MOSTLY UNDER 
CONTROL.
ONE ANOTHER CREATIVE PROPOSAL 
WOULD BE A TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM 
FOR REGIONS WITHIN COUNTRY, 
LABELING THEM AS GREEN AS SAFE
FOR TRAVEL AND RED FOR UNSAFE.
ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORS OF THAT
STUDY, THAT COULD BE ONE WAY TO 
GET AMERICANS IN SOME CITIES OR 
SOME STATES WHERE THE VIRUS IS
UNDER CONTROL OVER TO EUROPE FOR
THAT WELL-DESERVED SUMMER 
VACATION
OF COURSE, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
IS TO GET THOSE INFECTION RATES 
UNDER CONTROL.
IN THE MEANTIME IN THE UNITED 
STATES
CARL NASMAN, NBC NEWS, DRESDEN, 
GERMANY.
>>> NEARLY A DOZEN LOS ANGELES
FIREFIGHTERS ARE RECOVERING THIS
MORNING AFTER BEING INJURED 
WHILE RESPONDING TO A MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION.
OFFICIALS SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN THE
CITY'S TOY DISTRICT THAT HOUSED 
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE BUTANE.
NOW AUTHORITIES HAVE OPENED UP A
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
INCIDENT
NBC'S DAN SCHENAMEN HAS THE 
LATEST
>> Reporter: FIREFIGHTERS 
INITIALLY CALLED IT ROUTINE.
A SINGLE STORY BUILDING IN
L.A.'S TOY DISTRICT ON FIRE 
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING
>> AS FIREFIGHTERS WERE CUTTING 
OPEN THE DOORS TO GET INSIDE, 
AND OTHER FIREFIGHTERS WERE 
GOING ON THE ROOF, YOU STARTED
TO HEAR THIS HIGH-PITCHED 
RUMBLING SOUND
>> WE'VE GOT A MASSIVE
EXPLOSION.
WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON 
FIRE
>> Reporter: INSIDE THE BUILDING
BUTANE, I IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
>> AFTER THAT INITIAL EXPLOSION,
THINGS ACTUALLY GOT WORSE.
AS THE BUTANE IGNITED, IT BLEW
OUT OF THE FRONT OF THAT
COMMERCIAL BUILDING LIKE A
BLOWTORCH, RIGHT IN THE PATH OF 
EGRESS THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAD
TO COME DOWN THE LADDER.
>> MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY!
>> Reporter: 11 FIREFIGHTERS ARE
HOSPITALIZED
EIGHT ARE STILL THERE.
FOUR WERE TAKEN TO A BURN UNIT
AND TWO PLACED ON VENTILATORS.
>> THE GOOD NEWS IS EVERYBODY IS
GOING TO MAKE IT
>> Reporter: A FIRE DEPARTMENT
SPOKESMAN SAID THE BUILDING WAS 
A WAREHOUSE FOR A COMPANY THAT
MAKES BUTANE HONEY OIL
IT'S AN OIL USED IN VAPE PENS 
AND OTHER PRODUCTS
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION, AND AUTHORITIES
HAVE OPENED A CRIMINAL PROBE
DAN SHENEMAN, NBC NEWS
>>> I WANT TO TURN NOW TO SOME
EXTREME WEATHER THAT'S ON THE 
MOVE THIS MORNING.
A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHED DO 
UNIN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE HURT 
AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DISPLACED
FROM THEIR HOMES
OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO
EVALUATE THE DAMAGE THERE.
MEANWHILE, A WARNING WAS ISSUED 
FOR MAJOR FLASH FLOODING IN 
CHICAGO OVERNIGHT.
ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND
PEOPLE ARE ASKED NOT TO TRAVEL
IF POSSIBLE.
FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT
UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON
>> TRACKING IT ALL INCLUDING THE
SEASON'S FIRST TROPICAL STORM.
HEY, GENE JENESSA, GOOD MORNING
>> WE HAVE OUR FIRST TROUBLE
SYSTEM OF THE SEASON
IT'S QUITE EARLY IMPACTING THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST
THAT'S WHY WE CURRENTLY HAVE
SOME WATCHES AND WARNINGS THAT
ARE GOING TO STAY IN PLACE
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ALL THE
WAY TO THE EVENING
RIGHT NOW WE'RE SEEING
SUSTASUSTAINE
E
UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR.
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL STAY WELL 
OFFSHORE, BUT IT'S THAT COASTAL 
AREAS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA EVEN
INTO NORTH CAROLINA THAT WE'LL
CONTINUE TO WATCH WITH GUSTS
PICKING UP TO AT LEAST 50 MILES 
AN HOUR.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS,
DAYTIME HIGHS CONTINUE TO BE IN 
THE UPPER 80s TO LOWER 90s, EVEN
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH.
THE CLOUD COVERAGE WILL BE IN 
PLACE WITH SEVERE WEATHER.
QUITE EARLY BEFORE THIS TROPICAL
SYSTEM, BUT WE'RE ALSO WATCHING 
THE STORMS FOR THE OHIO VALLEY
GUYS
>> LATTER, JANESSA, THANK YOU SO
MUCH
>>> ALL OF THIS WITH STORMS IN
THE STORMY SEASON UNDER WAY,
COMING UP.
>> TWO WEEKS EARLY
>>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT A FUN STORY FOR YOU 
THIS MORNING
NICK THE SIBERIAN HUSKY IS
CELEBRATING A BIG WIN AFTER 
TAKING HOME THE TITLE OF BEST IN
SHOW AT THEFOURTH ANNUAL
BEVERLY HILLS DOG SHOW
HE BEAT OUT OVER 165 OTHER
BREEDS RECOGNIZED BY THE
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB
THIS WAS NICK'S FIRST TIME
COMPETING IN THE SHOW, AND HIS
OWNER SAID HE CELEBRATED WITH A 
NICE DINNE
 >>> LEADING THE NEWS, THE
POSTAL COULD LOOK VERY DIFFERENT
SOON
THE AGENCY IS STRUGGLING TO STAY
AFLOAT AS A NEW POSTMASTER
GENERAL PREPARES TO TAKE OVER 
EARLY NEXT MONTH
THIS AS RELIANCE ON LETTER
CARRIERS HAS ONLY RISEN WITH THE
PANDEMIC, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL 
TOWNS.
HERE IS NBC POLITICAL REPORTER
VAUGHN HILLIARD.
>> HELLO
>> HOW YOU
>> Reporter: WHILE MUCH OF
AMERICA WENT QUIET THIS SPRING, 
THE LITTLE WILLIAMS ARIZONA POST
OFFICE, ONE OF THOUSANDS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, DI NOT.
>> IT'S A DAILY ROUTINE FOR ME
TO COME IN THE POST OFFICE
WE'RE A SMALL COMMUNITY OF 3100 
PEOPLE
THE POST OFFICE IS RIGHT UP 
THERE WITH NUMBER ONE OR TWO FOR
KIND OF A PLACE YOU RUN INTO
EVERYBODY YOU KNOW
>> Reporter: AS SEEING PEOPLE 
BECAME MORE DIFFICULT, THIS 
CONSTANT KEPT ON
>> SOME OF THE OLDER GENERATION 
DEPENDS ON THE POSTAL SERVICE 
LIKE I DO.
I SEND BILLS THROUGH THE MAIL.
>> Reporter: ANITA PETTITTE HAS 
BEEN DELIVERING MAIL IN HER JEEP
ACROSS THIS VAST GRAND CANYON 
REGION FOR 33 YEARS.
>> I'M A MAIL GAL.
I CAN'T DO MUCH ANYTHING ELSE.
I'M ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE, BUT THAT
WORD ISN'T IN MY VOCABULARY?
>> Reporter: WHY DO YOU KEEP
DOING?
>> I JUST HAVE GOOD CUSTOMERS 
AND I LOVE MY JOB.
>> Reporter: SO YOU GO 80 MILES 
ROUND TRIP
>> A LOT OF IT IS HIGHWAY MILES.
>> WE MAY NOT BE THE BRAINS OR
THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT 
WE'RE DEFINITELY THE LIFEBLOOD
OF THE COMMUNITY
>> HAVE I PEOPLE THAT WAIT FOR
ME EVERY DAY
THEY MAKE MY DAY A LOT
THIS IS HOW GREAT MY CUSTOMERS
ARE TO ME.
HOMEMADE SALSA TODAY
YUMMY!
>> Reporter: FOR SO MANY IN 
WILLIAMS, IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT 
WHAT ENDS UP IN THEIR MAILBOX,
BUT WHO MAKES SURE IT GETS
THERE.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED FOR THE
POST OFFICE?
>> 40 YEARS, GOING ON 41
>> Reporter: DESCRIBE ROBIN TO
ME. 
>> SHE IS KIND OF LIKE OUR
MOTHER FIGURE.
SHE IS A FRIEND TO EVERYONE IN
THE COMMUNITY PRETTY MUCH.
>> DON'T BE A COWARD OVER THERE!
>> SHE KNOWS EVERYBODY BY NAME. 
>> HERE COMES TAD.
>> Reporter: TAD, WHAT ARE YOU
COMING IN FOR TODAY?
>> MY MAIL. 
>> WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT A 
POST OFFICE?
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THE FOLKS INSIDE HERE THAT
WORK HERE?
>> THEY'RE AWESOME
THEY'RE REALLY AWESOME
THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL, AND 
THEY'RE ALSO VERY AWARE OF
WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> Reporter: THEY'RE MEMBERS OF 
THIS COMMUNITY
>> VERY.
>> Reporter: THEY KNOW WHAT'S 
HAPPENING?
>> YES. 
>> WE NEED THESE PEOPLE AS MUCH 
AS THEY NEED US.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE COUNT ON ME
FOR MEDICINE. 
>> WE GET DOG MEDICINE, WE GET
HORSE MEDICINE IN, YOU KNOW.
WELL GET BIRDS, IN CHICKENS.
>> IT'S NECESSARY FOR EVERYDAY
ESSENTIALS
>> Reporter: AND PERHAPS
ESSENTIAL THIS FALL, ITS ROLE IN
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS
COMMUNITY VOTE BY MAIL
THAT'S BECOMING MORE POPULAR
EVERY YEAR
I'M SEEING MORE AND MORE
BALLOTS.
>> Reporter: ABOUT 3/4 OF VOTERS
IN THIS COUNTY IN 2018 CAST 
THEIR VOTE BY MAIL. 
>> IT MAKES IT A LOT SIMPLER FOR
THEM TO VOTE FROM THEIR HOME, 
PUT IT IN THE MAILBOX, PUT THE
FLAG UP AND HAVE THE MAIL 
CARRIER COME BY AND PICK IT UP. 
>> Reporter: WHAT SHOULD
WASHINGTON UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE 
MAIL CARRIER SERVICE
>> WHAT WASHINGTON HAS MISSED IS
THE NEED. 
>> WE'RE OVER 200 YEARS OLD.
WE'RE A PART OF THE NATION, AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE NATION.
AND WE ARE ESSENTIAL, ESPECIALLY
TO THE RURAL OUTLYING AREAS.
>> Reporter: AT A TIME OF 
UNKNOWNS FOR AMERICAN TOWNS, THE
FOLKS OF WILLIAMS HAVE AT LEAST 
ONE KNOW
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, THE
AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS
ROSE 5 CENTS OVER THE PAST THREE
WEEKS, UP TO $1.97
THE UPTICK COMES AFTER GAS
PRICES CRASHED FOR NINE WEEKS 
STRAIGHT DURING THE PANDEMIC
>>> ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST IN
DETROIT FOUND A UNIQUE WAY THE
STAY CONNECTED WITH PARISHIONERS
WHILE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
REVEREND TIM PELT USED A SQUIRT 
GUN TO SHOOT HOLY WATER AS A
DRIVE-BY BLESSING.
>>> A SKI RESORT IN OREGON
OFFICIALLY
>>> HAPPY MONDAY, EVERYONE
WE HAVE KIND OF A TOUGH WEEK FOR
THE EAST COAST AS A COLD FRONT
IS GOING TO MAKE ITS WAY
THROUGH.
ALSO THE TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM
ARTHUR OFF THE CAROLINA COAST.
LOOK AT THIS RAI
>>> A NEW HAMPSHIRE POSTAL
WORKER WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE
CLASS OF 2020 BY LEAVING
THOUGHTFUL GIFTS IN THEIR 
MAILBOXES.
JOSHUA PURCHASED DUNKIN' DONUTS 
GIFT CARDS TO GIVE SENIORS WHO
LIVED A ALONG HIS ROUTE.
HE HAS ALREADY GIVEN OUT 25 GIFT
CARDS, AND STUDENTS SENT THANK
YOU CARDS BACK TO HIM.
HE EVEN KEEPS EXTRAS WITH HIM IN
CASE HE ENCOUNTERS A NEW SENIOR 
ON A DIFFERENT ROUTE
>> THAT'S DEDICATION, TO KEEP 
EXTRAS TOO
>> POSTAL WORKERS DO NOT MAKE A 
LOT OF MONEY
SO YOU KNOW THIS MAN HAS A LOT
OF GENEROSITY IN HIS HEART
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
WITH WEDDING VENUES AND MARRIAGE
LICENSES SET TO EXPIRE SOON,
DOZENS OF COUPLES IN FLORIDA
DECIDED THEY WEREN'T GOING TO 
WAIT ANY LONG FOR A FANCY 
WEDDING.
INSTEAD, THEY FOUND JOY AT THE
DRIVE-THROUGH.
HERE IS NBC'S KATE SNOW.
>> I WILL SHARE MY LIFE WITH
YOU.
>> Reporter: MAYBE IT WASN'T THE
WING THEY IMAGINED. 
>> THROUGH THE BEST AND THE 
WORST.
>> THROUGH THE BEST AND THE 
WORST.
>> FOR AS LON AS WE BOTH SHALL
LIVE. 
>> FOR AS LISTENING AS WE BOTH
SHALL LIVE. 
>> Reporter: BUT IT WAS DAY 
THEY'LL NEVER FORGET
>> I'M HAPPY TO PRONOUNCE THAT
YOU ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE
>> Reporter: WITH WEDDING VENUES
CLOSED AND WEDDING LICENSES SET 
TO EXPIRE, COUPLES FROM ACROSS
FLORIDA THOUGHT THEIR SPECIAL 
DAY WOULD NEVER COME. 
>> THEY WERE CALLING UP,
WONDERING WHAT DO TO DO.
HOW CAN WE HELP THEM. 
>> Reporter: MOVED BY THEIR 
PLEA, GAINESVILLE COURT CLERK 
HAD THE IDEA TO REOPEN THEIR
COURTHOUSE DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW 
AFTER 20 YEARS
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT IT 
WAS JOKE
THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS FOR
REAL
I SAID I'M DEAD SERIOUS.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS. 
>> Reporter: THE RESPONSE --
>> YOU READY TO GET MARRIED?
>> Reporter: OVERWHELMING.
46 COUPLES LINING UP FOR A
SOCIALLY DISTANT DRIVE-THROUGH
WEDDING.
>> WE PLAN ON GETTING MARRIED IN
A FEW MONTHS FROM NOW.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC WE
WEREN'T SURE WHEN WE COULD HAVE 
THE WEDDING.
>> Reporter: JUSTIN AND JOE 
WATERS MAO MARRIED AT THE 
COURTHOUSE WHERE THEY MET.
>> WE STARTED TALKING TO EACH 
OTHER IN AND OUT OF WORK AND WE 
ENDED UP. 
>> Reporter: FOR ERIN AND 
JONATHAN, THEIR DREAM WEDDING IN
CHARLESTON NOW ON HOLD UNTIL
NEXT YEAR.
>> I DON'T WANT TO WAIT TO MARRY
HIM UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
>> Reporter: COUPLES OF ALL 
AGES
>> I SIT HERE IN A CONVERT AT A 
DRIVE-THROUGH WEDDING IN THE
MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND 
CAN'T HELP BUT HOW SMILE THIS 
FITTING SCENARIO IS TO OUR
RELATIONSHIP
>> Reporter: PROMISING TO LOVE
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH MIGHT 
NEVER HAVE MEANT SO MUCH
>> WASN'T GOING TO LET NO 
PANDEMIC OR ANYTHING STOP THIS
DAY.
AND I AM SO HAPPY.
>> AND OUR THANKS TO KATE FOR 
THAT REPORT.
WHAT A FUN STORY
AND IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THE
ORIGINAL THOUGHT, BUT IT'S
EXACTLY PERFECT FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> AND I THINK THEY SHOULD KEEP 
THAT THEME GOING AND GO RIGHT 
THROUGH TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH TO 
GET THEIR WEDDING RECEPTION 
MEALS RIGHT AFTER.
WHY NOT.
YOU'RE FLOOR THE CAR
THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH US ON 
THIS MONDAY MORNING.
>>> WE WANT THE GET SPORTS BACK.
WE MISS SPORTS
WE NEED SPORTS IN TERMS OF THE
PSYCHE, THE PSYCHE OF OUR 
COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
>> THE PRESIDENT PROMOTING THE
RETURN OF SPORTS AS SUNDAY
DELIVERED SOME WE HAN'T SEEN
IN A LONG TIME, NEW LIVE
TELEVISED SPORTING EVENTS.
>> TODAY ALL 50 STATES WILL 
EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF 
REOPENING, INCLUDING MANY 
BEACHES AND PARKS, BUT NOT
EVERYONE IS KEEPING THEIR 
DISTANCE AS ADVISED.
>>> NEW NATIONAL DATA IS SHOWING
THAT ALMOST 19% OF U.S. LATINOS 
ARE NOW UNEMPLOYED, MORE THAN 
ANY OTHER ETHNIC GROUP
A NUMBER THAT'S QUADRUPLED SINCE
THE PANDEMIC BEGAN
>>> AND FROM SOME FLASH FLOODING
IN THE MIDWEST TO TORNADOES IN
THE SOUTH AND A TROPICAL STORM
OFF THE U.S. EAST COAST, A VERY 
BUSY WEATHER DAY AHEAD TO KICK
OFF YOUR WEEK.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
AS LOCKDOWNS ARE LIFTED IN
NEARLY THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, MORE 
AMERICANS EMERGE FROM THEIR 
HOMES, WE ENTER A NEW PHASE IN
THE PANDEMIC
HERE ARE THE LATEST NUMBERS.
NEARLY 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS ARE
NOW INFECTED WITH COVID-19
NOW ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS
UNIVERSITY, OVER 272,000 HAVE 
RECOVERED, BUT MORE THAN 90,000 
PEOPLE HAVE DIED
>> IN A PUSH FOR MORE COVID-19
TESTING, GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
WAS TESTED DURING A LIVE PRESS
BRIEFING
NEW YORK HAS DOUBLED TESTING
CAPACITY, REACHING 40,000 NEW 
YORKERS PER DAY.
>>> WELL, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 
PACKED THE JERSEY SHORE THIS
WEEKEND.
SOME NEW YORKERS MAY NOT BE SO
LUCKY.
MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ANNOUNCED
BEACHES IN CITY WILL BE CLOSED
FOR THE WEEKEND.
STATE BEACHES AND LAKES WILL
OPEN MAY 22nd.
>>> APPLE IS OPENING 25 MORE
STORES THIS WEEK
THE STORES WILL IMPOSE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING RULES AND PERFORM
TEMPERATURE CHECKS ON CUSTOMERS.
FACE COFFERS WILL BE MANDATORY, 
AND MASKS WILL BE PROVIDED IF 
CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE ONE
>>> ELVIS PRESLEY'S GRACELAND 
MANSION WILL BE BACK IN BUSINESS
STARTING ON THURSDAY
TOURS OF JUST 25% CAPACITY WILL 
BE ALLOWED AT THE HOME OF THE 
KING OF ROCK 'N ROLL
VISITORS AND STAFF MUST WEAR
FACE COVERS.
STAFF WILL ALSO UNDERGO 
TEMPERATURE CHECKS. 
>>> AS THE WEATHER WARMS UP,
PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET 
OUTSIDE OF CROWDING PUBLIC
SPACE, IN SOME CASES, IGNORING
SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES.
KATHY PARK HAS MORE FROM NEW
YORK. 
>> Reporter: PHILLIP, GOOD
MORNING.
QUARANTINE FATIGUE IS SETTING IN
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WE SAW LARGE CROWDS AT BEACHES
AND PARKS.
AS MORE STATES CONTINUE TO
LOOSEN UP RESTRICTIONS, NOT 
EVERYONE IS FOLLOWING THE RULES.
QUARANTINE FATIGUE FORCING
PEOPLE OUTSIDE AND ON TO BEACHES
FROM COAST-TO-COAST.
IN LOS ANGELES, MASKS ARE 
MANDATORY, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS
PUTTING ONE ON
>> I THINK IT'S A LITTLE
DISAPPOINTING AND SCARY WHEN
WE'RE SOME OF THE ONLY PEOPLE 
WEARING MASKS.
>> Reporter: SOME NEW JERSEY
BEACHES LAUNCHED A SOFT 
REOPENING WITH RESTRICTIONS, BE 
THAW DOESN'T STOP THESE CROWDS
EAGER FOR A TASTE OF SUMMER.
>> EVERYBODY IS STAYING IN THEIR
OWN GROUPS, AND THE PEOPLE THAT 
ARE WEARING MASK, THAT'S FOR
THEIR -- THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT
TO DO.
>> Reporter: THE WEEKEND WARM-UP
ALSO PUTTING NEW YORK PARKS TO
THE TEST AS THEY FILLED UP
THIS BROOKLYN PARK CREATIVELY 
ENFORCING SOCIAL DISTANCE WITH
CIRCLES WHILE POLICE HANDED OUT 
MASKS.
>> TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO STILL 
ENJOY THE OUTDOORS MILE WHOOIL
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
BE SAFE AND TAKE CARE OF EACH 
OTHER.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
>> Reporter: WHEN RULES AREN'T
FOLLOWED, HAWAII IS CRACKING
DOWN HARD, ARRESTING A NEW YORK 
TOURIST WHO ALLEGEDLY BROKE THE 
MANDATORY 14-DAY QUARANTINE AND 
WAS CAUGHT AFTER POSTING PHOTOS 
OF HIS TRIP ON GRAHAM.
IN OHIO, GOVERNOR MIKE DeWINE 
ADDRESSED THESE IMAGES OF PACKED
BARS FROM THE WEEKEND.
>> ALL OF THIS IS A WORK IN 
PROGRESS
WE THOUGHT IT WAS HUGE RISK NOT 
TO OPEN, BUT WE ALSO KNOW IT'S A
HUGE RISK IN OPENING
>> Reporter: IN CHICAGO, SOME 
CHURCHES WELCOME BACK WORSHIPER,
DEFYING ILLINOIS'S STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER.
AND A CHURCH IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA BROKE REOPENING RULES
AND MAY HAVE EXPOSED NEARLY 200 
PEOPLE TO THE VIRUS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
AFTER ATTENDING A MOTHER'S DAY
SERVICE.
>> AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE NOW IN
THIS POINT OF FRICTION, AND A 
LOT OF FRUSTRATION
>> Reporter: MORE PEOPLE BENDING
THE RULES AS STATES REOPEN WHILE
THE NATION CONTINUES TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE.
HERE IN NEW YORK CITY, BEACHES
WILL STAY CLOSED THROUGH THE
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, BUT THE 
MAYOR DID SAY THAT HE COULD 
POTENTIALLY LIFT THE BAN LATER
ON THIS SUMMER
FOR NOW, PEOPLE ARE STILL 
ALLOWED TO WALK ON THE BEACH AS 
WELL AS THE BOARDWALK, BUT
POLICE ARE STANDING BY TO MAKE
SURE FOLKS ARE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
PHILLIP?
>> ALL RIGHT, KATHY, THANK YOU
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP FIRES BACK
AT HIS PREDECESSOR AFTER FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TOOK A 
DIG AT MR. TRUMP DURING A 
VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT SPEECH,
CRITICIZING HIS HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC
HERE IS HANS NICHOLS
>> Reporter: RETURNING FROM A 
CAMP DAVID WEEKEND, PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP SOUNDED A POSITIVE 
NOTE ON CORONAVIRUS.
>> TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IS BEING 
MADE ON MANY FRONTS, INCLUDING
COMING UP WITH A CURE FOR THIS
HORRIBLE PLAGUE.
>> Reporter: BEFORE OFFERING A
DARKER ASSESSMENT OF HIS
PREDECESSOR.
>> HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT
PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
GROSSLY INCOMPETENT.
>> Reporter: TRUMP RESPONDING TO
COMMENTS FROM FORMER PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA IN A VIRTUAL 
GRADUATION CEREMONY, WHERE HE 
ACCUSED THE GOVERNMENT OF A REAL
WORLD FAILING ON CORONAVIRUS
>> THIS PANDEMIC IS FULLY 
FINALLY TORN BACK THE CURTAIN ON
THE IDEA THAT SO MANY OF THE
FOLKS IN CHARGE KNOW WHAT 
THEY'RE DOING.
>> Reporter: OBAMA'S COMMENTS 
MARK HIS FIRST PUBLIC REBUKE OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HANDLING OF 
THE PANDEMIC
>> A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RESORTING TO HIS PREFERRED
MEDIUM TO RETURN FIRE, TWEETING 
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS 
TURNING OUT TO BE ONE OF THE
MOST CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT IN 
U.S. HISTORY
WITH HHS SECRETARY ALEX AZAR
CLARIFYING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
SUGGESTION ON FRIDAY THAT HIS 
SO-CALLED OPERATION WARP SPEED
COULD PRODUCE A VACCINE BY THE
END OF THE YEAR.
>> IT'S NOT A PLEDGE
IT'S A GOAL.
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, 
DEMOCRATS ARE PLANNING TO 
INVESTIGATE THE FIRING OF THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL AT THE STATE
DEPARTMENT AFTER SECRETARY MIKE 
POMPEO RECOMMENDED THAT THE 
PRESIDENT DISMISS HIM.
STEVE LINICK WAS LOOKING INTO 
ALLEGATIONS ACCORDING TO A
DEMOCRATIC AIDE THAT POMPEO 
IMPROPERLY USED A POLITICAL 
APPOINTEE TO PERFORM PERSONAL 
TAXES FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS THE RIGHT
THE FIRE ANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE,
BUT THE FACT IS IF IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S IN RETALIATION FOR 
SOMETHING THAT THE IG, THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL IS DOING, THAT
COULD BE UNLAWFUL.
>> Reporter: AND ACCORDING TO 
TWO CONGRESSIONAL OFFICIALS, THE
IG WAS LOOKING INTO WHETHER 
POMPEO MADE A MEMBER OF HIS 
STAFF, A POLITICAL APPOINTEE
WALK HIS DOG, PICK UP HIS 
DRY-CLEANING AND MAKE 
RESERVATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY
AND HIS WIFE
CORI
>> OKAY, HANS, THANK YOU
>>> IT WAS LIFTOFF FOR U.S. 
SPACE FORCE MILITARY SPACE
PLANE.
IT WAS LAUNCHED REMOTELY WITHOUT
A CREW, TAKING OFF FROM CAPE
CANAVERAL.
SPACE FORCE OFFICIALS ARE 
KEEPING SOME MISSION DETAILS
CONFIDENTIAL, BUT THEY DEDICATED
THE LAUNCH TO VICTIMS OF
COVID-19 AS WELL AS FRONTLINE 
WORKERS.
>>> WELL, SPORTS LEAGUES HAVE 
BEEN PLOTTING THEIR RETURN SINCE
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SHUT 
DOWN SEASONS, AND ON SUNDAY, TWO
MAJOR SPORT, NASCAR AND 
PROFESSIONAL GOLF MADE THEIR
COMEBACK WITH NEW SAFETY
MEASURES AND RULES IN PLACE.
NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY HAS THIS
REPORT
>> GREEN FLAG, NASCAR IS BACK!
>> Reporter: THE RETURN CAME
WITH A ROAR.
THE NASCAR RACE A TURNING POINT 
FOR ALL SPORTS
THEIR SEASONS CUT OFF BY
COVID-19
AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY, A GLIMPSE
OF THE NEW NORMAL.
GRANDSTANDS EMPTY TO KEEP FANS
SAFE
ON A TYPICAL RACE DAY, TAMMY
ROBINSON MAKES VACATION MONEY 
TURNING HER FRONT YARD INTO A 
PARKING LOT.
TODAY IT'S EMPTY. 
>> OUR TOWN IS A RACE TOWN
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
WE LOVE OUR FANS
WELL LOVE THE SOUND OF THE NOISE
IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> Reporter: NOW EVERYONE IS
HAVING TO ADJUST
FOR THOSE AT THE TRACK, THAT
MEANS TEMPERATURE CHECKS
SKELETON PIT CREWS TO LIMIT 
EXPOSURE, AND DRIVERS MASKING UP
IF THEY'RE NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL.
>> I THINK ANYBODY THAT COMES 
BACK FIRST IS GOING TO BE UNDER 
A MICROSCOPE
I DO, HOWEVER, I'M VERY 
CONFIDENT IN ALL THE THINGS 
NASCAR HAS DONE.
>> Reporter: IN FLORIDA, DRIVERS
OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
PRO GOLF BACK IN ACTION WITH A
CHARITY MATCH.
THE SPORT'S BIGGEST NAMES 
CARRYING THEIR OWN BAGS AND 
KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE TO RAISE 
MONEY FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLING IN
TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
BRINGING SPORTS BACK. 
>> WE'RE GETTING IT BACK, AND 
IT'S GOING TO BE FAST.
WE'LL START OFF WITH SMALL
CROWDS, IF ANY
>> Reporter: OTHER PRO LEAGUES
RACING TO ADAPT, AFTER FACING 
BILLIONS IN LOSSES
IN BASEBALL, NBC NEWS CONFIRMED 
A DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR CORONAVIRUS
RULES.
THE MLB WOULD TEST ALL PLAYER,
COACHES AND UMPIRES.
AND FORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN
IN THE DUGOUT.
AND FORGET ABOUT SUNFLOWER SEEDS
OR TOBACCO
SPITTING WOULD BE STRICTLY
PROHIBITED
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND
COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL
ANNOUNCING PRACTICE FACILITIES
WILL REOPEN TUESDAY AS LONG AS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 
ALLOW IT
BACK IN DARLINGTON, THE FAMILIAR
SOUNDS A SMALL VICTORY FOR THOSE
WHO DEPEND ON IT
>> I KNOW THIS IS STILL FAR FROM
NORMAL, BUT DOES THE RACE GIVE
YOU AT LEAST A LITTLE HOPE
>> YES
IT DOES.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IF WE CAN 
ALL LOOK AT LIFE A LITTLE 
DIFFERENTLY MAYBE AND NOT TAKE
FOR GRANTED WHAT WAS OUR NORMAL 
BEFORE, AND MAYBE TAKE TIME TO
ENJOY THE MOMENTS MORE
>> Reporter: AND THIS MORNING 
NASCAR MAKING IT VERY CLEAR THAT
THESE ARE NOT RECOMMENDATIONS 
BUT VERY MUCH RULES.
IN FACT, SHOULD ANY DRIVER OR 
MEMBER OF THEIR CREW BREAK THEM,
THEY COULD BE FACING UP TO A
$50,000 FINE
CORI
WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> IT COULD BE SERIOUS
THANKS, MORGAN
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE 
EXTREME WEATHER THAT WE ARE 
TRACKING THIS MORNING.
A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 
IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE HURT 
AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DISPLACED
FROM THEIR HOMES
>>> MEANWHILE A WARNING WAS 
ISSUED FOR MAJOR FLASH FLOODING 
IN CHICAGO OVERNIGHT
ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND
PEOPLE ARE ASKED NOT TO TRAVEL
IF POSSIBLE.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
RESCUED FROM FLOOD ZONES
>>> AND TRACKING TROPICAL STORM 
ARTHUR'S PATH.
NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
WITH US THIS MORNING
GERMANY, JANESSA
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE
AS YOU SAID, A LOT GOING ON 
WEATHER-WISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES, THEY'RE
STARTING TO MOVE OUT OF THE 
CHICAGO AREA AND NOW ARE
CONTINUES FOR OUR FIRST TROPICAL
SYSTEM OF THE YEAR, ARTHUR, THAT
CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE CAROLINA
COAST.
NOW WE HAVE TROPICAL STORM
WARNINGS IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON THAT WE'RE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR THESE 
COASTAL AREAS.
SUSTAINED WINDS RIGHT NOW UP TO 
45 MILES PER HOUR.
THIS STORM SYSTEM IS GOING TO 
PUSH TO THE NORTHEAST WELL
OFFSHORE BY THIS AFTERNOON
BUT THOSE COASTAL CONCERNS WILL 
BE IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT TODAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
AND THOSE STORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO SPARK UP ACROSS THE MIDWEST
WE'LL WATCHING FLOOD CONCERNS 
FOR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES ARE 
WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, EVEN THE
HEAT BUILDING FOR THE DEEP SOUTH
TO THE SOUTHEAST
SO WE'RE ALSO WATCHING FLOOD
CONCERNS FOR THE OHIO VALLEY
I'LL HAVE MORE OF THAT COMING 
UP
>> ALL RIGHT
SOUNDS GOOD, JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> ON THE HEELS OF THE 
DOCUMENTARY "THE LAST DANCE," 
THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL JORDAN IS 
ONLY GROWING LARGER.
A PAIR OF AUTOGRAPHED GAME WORN 
SNEAKERS SOLD AT AUCTION OVER 
THE WEEKEND FOR $560,000
THE SHOES WERE LACED UP DURING
JORDAN'S ROOKIE YEAR IN 1985 AND
THE FIRST MODEL IN JORDAN'S 
SIGNATURE SNEAKER LINE WIT
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, A CANADIAN
AIR FORCE JET CRASHED IN
KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
DURING A FLYOVER THAT WAS INTEND
AS A TRIBUTE TO CANADIANS.
ONE OF THE JETS SOARED INTO THE 
AIR BEFORE ROLLING OVER AND 
CRASHING INTO A HOUSE.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON ON THE
SNOWBIRDS TEAM HAS DIED AND THE 
PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT 
ARE NOT CONSIDER
LIFE-THREATENING
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING 
WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE
CRASH.
>>> NOW TO THE STAGGERING 
ECONOMIC TOLL OF THE CORONAVIRUS
HIT ONE GROUP ESPECIALLY HARD,
LATINOS.
THE NUMBER OF LATINOS OUT OF
WORK IS SKYROCKETING, AND MANY
WHO ARE WORKING FEEL THEY'RE
PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK TO
DO SO.
HERE IS NBC'S MORGAN RADFORD
>> Reporter: AT THIS RESTAURANT,
JUST DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS FORCED 
TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN PHOENIX
>> I FOUND MYSEL
 
HAS QUADRUPLED
>> WE'RE TRYING TO SURVIVE OUT
HERE
>> Reporter: CHICAGO RESIDENT 
VANESSA GARCIA WORKS FOR THE
CITY'S TRANSIT SYSTEM.
SHE IS CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL
WORKER
GARCIA SAYS SHE IS WORRIED ABOUT
HEALTH RISK, BUT NEEDS HER JOB
TO SUPPORT HER FAMILY.
>> WE'RE OUT THERE JUST LIKE
WORKING BECAUSE YES WE HAVE TO
MAKE ENDS MEET. 
>> Reporter: A RECENT STUDY 
FOUND ONLY 16% OF LATINOS WERE
IN JOBS THAT ALLOWED THEM TO
WORK AT HOME
IN YOUR LINE OF WORK IS IT
POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO WORK AT 
HOME
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE
>> Reporter: THIS IS A HOME CARE
AID IN NEW YORK.
SHE WAS GRANTED ASYLUM THISYEA
AND SAYS SHE IS ONE OF THE LUCKY
ONES
AN ESTIMATED 21% OF LATINOS 
LIVING IN THE U.S. ARE
UNDOCUMENTED, MEANING THEY'RE 
INELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE WITH THE
COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO 
CORONAVIRUS?
THERE IS A HUGE PORTION OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED.
SO WHAT HAPPENED IS THEY DO THE 
JOBS THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T
WANT TO DO
>> Reporter: IN CHARLOTTE, SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER JUAN CRUISE RUNS 
A JANITORIAL CLEANING SERVICE.
HE HAD TO LET GO MORE THAN A
THIRD OF HIS STAFF
CREWS CANRUZ CAN'T PAY THEM BUT
TRIES TO HELP OUT WHERE I HE
CAN.
>> I AM BUYING FOOD TO FEED 
THESE GUYS
>> Reporter: CRUZ HOPES WHEN
BUSINESS IS BETTER HE CAN REHIRE
HIS WORKERS, BUT FOR NOW HE 
TRIES TO GIVE HOPE IN THESE 
UNCERTAIN TIMES.
>> DON'T GET
>>> GOD BLESS THE U.S.
GOD BLESS THE HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
♪♪
>> WELL, KEITH URBAN PUT ON A 
SECRET SHOW FOR HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS IN A NASHVILLE DRIVE-IN 
THEATER.
PASSES WERE HANDED OUT TO 
DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER STAFF 
AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER
URBAN SAYS IT'S A WAY TO SHOW 
GRATITUDE FOR THE SACRIFICES
FRONTLINE WORKERS HAVE BEEN 
MAKING FOR MONTHS.
CARS WERE HONKING AND FLASHING
THEIR LIGHTS
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE NEW WAY OF
DOING THE LIGHTER.
>> OR THE PHONE LIGHT.
>> THAT IS THE NEWER WAY
GREAT TO SEE THEM DOING ALL 
THOSE THINGS FOR THE FRONTLINE
WORKERS.
SO WELL DESERVED THERE
>>> AND PRODUCTION TEAMS ARE
ALSO GETTING CREATIVE WHILE 
FILMING MOVIES
SO THERE IS THIS NEW ROMANTIC 
COMEDY CALLED "MARRY ME.
IT'S STARS J. LO
SHE WAS IN MIAMI
SHE WAS IN COLOMBIA.
SHE TOOK TO INSTAGRAM OVER THE
WEEKEND TO SHARE THE
BEHIND-THE-SCENE LOOK AT THE
PROCESS OF WHAT LOOKED TO BE A
SPA SCENE THERE ALONG WITH A
PHOTO OF PRODUCTION RUNNING THE 
SHOW
I KEEP THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY
HAVE TO DO THIS.
THINK HOW BARREN THE MOVIE
LANDSCAPE IS GOING TO BE IN A 
YEAR OR TWO.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIN THAT'S
GOING TO BE IMPACTING THE EAST
COAST, EVEN FOR THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST.
IF YOU WANT A DRY SPOT, TEXAS IS
WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE
BUT THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY
WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGHOUT YOUR
MIDWEEK.
WE'LL CONTINUE T
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORY, 
AUTHORITIES IN LOS ANGELES HAVE 
LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL PROBE INTO A
WAREHOUSE EXPLOSION THAT INJURED
AT LEAST 11 FIREFIGHTERS
OFFICIALS SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN THE
CITY'S TOY DISTRICT THAT HOUSED 
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE BUTANE.
THE STATUS OF THOSE INJURED 
SAYING THREE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE
BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
EIGHT ARE STILL HOSPITALIZED BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
>>> NOW TO THE POWER OF 
INSPIRATION.
WITH IN-PERSON GRADUATIONS ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY CANCELED,
MANY, INCLUDING FORMER PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA THIS WEEKEND 
STEPPED UP TO CELEBRATE THE 
CLASS OF 2020.
HERE IS NBC'S JOSE DIAZ-BALART
>> Reporter: FOR A GRADUATION 
WEEKEND LIKE NO OTHER,
GRADUATION SPEAKERS LIKE NEVER
BEFORE
THE CLASS OF 2020 USHERED INTO
THE FUTURE NOT JUST BY OPRAH. 
>> THE PANDEMIC CLASS THAT HAS
THE ENTIRE WORLD STRIVING TO
GRADUATE WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: BUT ALSO SIMONE
BILES.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 
GRADUATES OUT THERE.
>> Reporter: AND CARDI B
>> CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS.
>> Reporter: ALL PART OF A
VIRTUAL GRADUATION PUT ON BY
FACEBOOK
FRIDAY, ACTRESS GINA RODRIGUEZ
AND LUIS FONSI CELEBRATED 
SCHOOLS ON TELEMUNDO
AND KEVIN DURANT SURPRISED ONE
LUCKY GRADUATE BY DROPPING INTO 
HIS INSTAGRAM.
>> CONGRATS, BROTHER
I APPRECIATE ALL THE LOVE AND 
SUPPORT, MAN
>> Reporter: AND IT'S NOT JUST
THE FAMOUS GOING ABOVE AND
BEYOND, BUT AS OFTEN AS THE 
CASE, TEACHERS TOO
IN PLANO, TEXAS, THE BAND 
STRUCTURES NORMALLY PLAY AT THE 
BIG STRUCTURE.
THIS WEEKEND THEY'RE PLAYING ON 
STUDENTS' INDIVIDUAL LAWNS. 
>> IT'S PRETTY COOL THEY COME 
DOWN TO PLAY THE FIGHT SONG FOR 
ME ONE LAST TIME. 
>> Reporter: THIS BAND LEADER 
COULDN'T GET THE BAND TOGETHER, 
SO HE RECORDED POMP AND 
CIRCUMSTANCE HIMSELF, PLAYING 
EVERY SINGLE PART.
♪♪
FOR GRADUATES OF BUCKEYE UNION
HIGH IN ARIZONA, A LITERALLY
RACE TO THE FUTURE
>> GRADUATES, START YOUR
ENGINES!
>> Reporter: THE SENIOR CLASS 
TAKING OVER THE PHOENIX RACEWAY,
CIRCLING THE TRACK IN CARS WITH 
THEIR PARENTS TO FIREWORKS AND
CHEERS
JUST ONE OF THE MANY MOMENTS THE
CLASS OF 2020 WILL NEVER FORGET.
>> YOU KNOW THERE MAY NOT BE
POMP BECAUSE OF OUR 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
NEVER HAS A GRADUATING CLASS
BEEN CALLED TO STEP INTO THE
FUTURE WITH MORE PURPOSE
>> OUR THANKS TO JOSE FOR THAT
REPORT
OBVIOUSLY FEEL BAD FOR THEM THAT
THEY DIDN'T GET TO HAVE A NORMAL
SO TO SPEAK GRADUATION
I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER MY
GRADUATION SPEAKERS.
>> SAME THING.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IT.
>> THERE IS NO WAY THEY'RE NOT
GOING FORGET ALL THE PEOPLE WHO 
WISHED THEM WELL THIS YEAR. 
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU WATCHING 
TODAY.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'LL PHILLIP 
>>> WE WANT THE GET SPORTS BACK.
WE MISS SPORTS
WE NEED SPORTS IN TERMS OF THE
PSYCHE, THE PSYCHE OF OUR 
COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
>> THE PRESIDENT PROMOTING THE
RETURN OF SPORTS AS SUNDAY
DELIVERED SOME WE HAVEN'T SEEN
IN A LONG TIME, NEW LIVE
TELEVISED SPORTING EVENTS.
>> TODAY ALL 50 STATES WILL 
EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF 
REOPENING, INCLUDING MANY 
BEACHES AND PARKS, BUT NOT
EVERYONE IS KEEPING THEIR 
DISTANCE AS ADVISED.
>>> NEW NATIONAL DATA IS SHOWING
THAT ALMOST 19% OF U.S. LATINOS 
ARE NOW UNEMPLOYED, MORE THAN 
ANY OTHER ETHNIC GROUP
A NUMBER THAT'S QUADRUPLED SINCE
THE PANDEMIC BEGAN
>>> AND FROM SOME FLASH FLOODING
IN THE MIDWEST TO TORNADOES IN
THE SOUTH AND A TROPICAL STORM
OFF THE U.S. EAST COAST, A VERY 
BUSY WEATHER DAY AHEAD TO KICK
OFF YOUR WEEK.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MONDAY MORNING.
I'M PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M CORI COFFIN
AS LOCKDOWNS ARE LIFTED IN
NEARLY THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, MORE 
AMERICANS EMERGE FROM THEIR 
HOMES, WE ENTER A NEW PHASE IN
THE PANDEMIC
HERE ARE THE LATEST NUMBERS.
NEARLY 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS ARE
NOW INFECTED WITH COVID-19
NOW ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS
UNIVERSITY, OVER 272,000 HAVE 
RECOVERED, BUT MORE THAN 90,000 
PEOPLE HAVE DIED
>> IN A PUSH FOR MORE COVID-19
TESTING, GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
WAS TESTED DURING A LIVE PRESS
BRIEFING
NEW YORK HAS DOUBLED TESTING
CAPACITY, REACHING 40,000 NEW 
YORKERS PER DAY.
>>> WELL, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 
PACKED THE JERSEY SHORE THIS
WEEKEND.
SOME NEW YORKERS MAY NOT BE SO
LUCKY.
MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ANNOUNCED
BEACHES IN CITY WILL BE CLOSED
FOR THE WEEKEND.
STATE BEACHES AND LAKES WILL
OPEN MAY 22nd.
>>> APPLE IS OPENING 25 MORE
STORES THIS WEEK
THE STORES WILL IMPOSE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING RULES AND PERFORM
TEMPERATURE CHECKS ON CUSTOMERS.
FACE COFFERS WILL BE MANDATORY, 
AND MASKS WILL BE PROVIDED IF 
CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE ONE
>>> ELVIS PRESLEY'S GRACELAND 
MANSION WILL BE BACK IN BUSINESS
STARTING ON THURSDAY
TOURS OF JUST 25% CAPACITY WILL 
BE ALLOWED AT THE HOME OF THE 
KING OF ROCK 'N ROLL
VISITORS AND STAFF MUST WEAR
FACE COVERS.
STAFF WILL ALSO UNDERGO 
TEMPERATURE CHECKS. 
>>> AS THE WEATHER WARMS UP,
PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET 
OUTSIDE OF CROWDING PUBLIC
SPACE, IN SOME CASES, IGNORING
SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES.
KATHY PARK HAS MORE FROM NEW
YORK. 
>> Reporter: PHILLIP, GOOD
MORNING.
QUARANTINE FATIGUE IS SETTING IN
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WE SAW LARGE CROWDS AT BEACHES
AND PARKS.
AS MORE STATES CONTINUE TO
LOOSEN UP RESTRICTIONS, NOT 
EVERYONE IS FOLLOWING THE RULES.
QUARANTINE FATIGUE FORCING
PEOPLE OUTSIDE AND ON TO BEACHES
FROM COAST-TO-COAST.
IN LOS ANGELES, MASKS ARE 
MANDATORY, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS
PUTTING ONE ON
>> I THINK IT'S A LITTLE
DISAPPOINTING AND SCARY WHEN
WE'RE SOME OF THE ONLY PEOPLE 
WEARING MASKS.
>> Reporter: SOME NEW JERSEY
BEACHES LAUNCHED A SOFT 
REOPENING WITH RESTRICTIONS, BE 
THAW DOESN'T STOP THESE CROWDS
EAGER FOR A TASTE OF SUMMER.
>> EVERYBODY IS STAYING IN THEIR
OWN GROUPS, AND THE PEOPLE THAT 
ARE WEARING MASK, THAT'S FOR
THEIR -- THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT
TO DO.
>> Reporter: THE WEEKEND WARM-UP
ALSO PUTTING NEW YORK PARKS TO
THE TEST AS THEY FILLED UP
THIS BROOKLYN PARK CREATIVELY 
ENFORCING SOCIAL DISTANCE WITH
CIRCLES WHILE POLICE HANDED OUT 
MASKS.
>> TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO STILL 
ENJOY THE OUTDOORS MILE WHOOIL
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
BE SAFE AND TAKE CARE OF EACH 
OTHER.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
>> Reporter: WHEN RULES AREN'T
FOLLOWED, HAWAII IS CRACKING
DOWN HARD, ARRESTING A NEW YORK 
TOURIST WHO ALLEGEDLY BROKE THE 
MANDATORY 14-DAY QUARANTINE AND 
WAS CAUGHT AFTER POSTING PHOTOS 
OF HIS TRIP ON GRAHAM.
IN OHIO, GOVERNOR MIKE DeWINE 
ADDRESSED THESE IMAGES OF PACKED
BARS FROM THE WEEKEND.
>> ALL OF THIS IS A WORK IN 
PROGRESS
WE THOUGHT IT WAS HUGE RISK NOT 
TO OPEN, BUT WE ALSO KNOW IT'S A
HUGE RISK IN OPENING
>> Reporter: IN CHICAGO, SOME 
CHURCHES WELCOME BACK WORSHIPER,
DEFYING ILLINOIS'S STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER.
AND A CHURCH IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA BROKE REOPENING RULES
AND MAY HAVE EXPOSED NEARLY 200 
PEOPLE TO THE VIRUS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
AFTER ATTENDING A MOTHER'S DAY
SERVICE.
>> AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE NOW IN
THIS POINT OF FRICTION, AND A 
LOT OF FRUSTRATION
>> Reporter: MORE PEOPLE BENDING
THE RULES AS STATES REOPEN WHILE
THE NATION CONTINUES TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE.
HERE IN NEW YORK CITY, BEACHES
WILL STAY CLOSED THROUGH THE
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, BUT THE 
MAYOR DID SAY THAT HE COULD 
POTENTIALLY LIFT THE BAN LATER
ON THIS SUMMER
FOR NOW, PEOPLE ARE STILL 
ALLOWED TO WALK ON THE BEACH AS 
WELL AS THE BOARDWALK, BUT
POLICE ARE STANDING BY TO MAKE
SURE FOLKS ARE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
PHILLIP?
>> ALL RIGHT, KATHY, THANK YOU
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP FIRES BACK
AT HIS PREDECESSOR AFTER FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TOOK A 
DIG AT MR. TRUMP DURING A 
VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT SPEECH,
CRITICIZING HIS HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC
HERE IS HANS NICHOLS
>> Reporter: RETURNING FROM A 
CAMP DAVID WEEKEND, PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP SOUNDED A POSITIVE 
NOTE ON CORONAVIRUS.
>> TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IS BEING 
MADE ON MANY FRONTS, INCLUDING
COMING UP WITH A CURE FOR THIS
HORRIBLE PLAGUE.
>> Reporter: BEFORE OFFERING A
DARKER ASSESSMENT OF HIS
PREDECESSOR.
>> HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT
PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.
GROSSLY INCOMPETENT.
>> Reporter: TRUMP RESPONDING TO
COMMENTS FROM FORMER PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA IN A VIRTUAL 
GRADUATION CEREMONY, WHERE HE 
ACCUSED THE GOVERNMENT OF A REAL
WORLD FAILING ON CORONAVIRUS
>> THIS PANDEMIC IS FULLY 
FINALLY TORN BACK THE CURTAIN ON
THE IDEA THAT SO MANY OF THE
FOLKS IN CHARGE KNOW WHAT 
THEY'RE DOING.
>> Reporter: OBAMA'S COMMENTS 
MARK HIS FIRST PUBLIC REBUKE OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HANDLING OF 
THE PANDEMIC
>> A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
RESORTING TO HIS PREFERRED
MEDIUM TO RETURN FIRE, TWEETING 
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS 
TURNING OUT TO BE ONE OF THE
MOST CORRUPT AND INCOMPETENT IN 
U.S. HISTORY
WITH HHS SECRETARY ALEX AZAR
CLARIFYING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
SUGGESTION ON FRIDAY THAT HIS 
SO-CALLED OPERATION WARP SPEED
COULD PRODUCE A VACCINE BY THE
END OF THE YEAR.
>> IT'S NOT A PLEDGE
IT'S A GOAL.
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, 
DEMOCRATS ARE PLANNING TO 
INVESTIGATE THE FIRING OF THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL AT THE STATE
DEPARTMENT AFTER SECRETARY MIKE 
POMPEO RECOMMENDED THAT THE 
PRESIDENT DISMISS HIM.
STEVE LINICK WAS LOOKING INTO 
ALLEGATIONS ACCORDING TO A
DEMOCRATIC AIDE THAT POMPEO 
IMPROPERLY USED A POLITICAL 
APPOINTEE TO PERFORM PERSONAL 
TAXES FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT HAS THE RIGHT
THE FIRE ANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE,
BUT THE FACT IS IF IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S IN RETALIATION FOR 
SOMETHING THAT THE IG, THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL IS DOING, THAT
COULD BE UNLAWFUL.
>> Reporter: AND ACCORDING TO 
TWO CONGRESSIONAL OFFICIALS, THE
IG WAS LOOKING INTO WHETHER 
POMPEO MADE A MEMBER OF HIS 
STAFF, A POLITICAL APPOINTEE
WALK HIS DOG, PICK UP HIS 
DRY-CLEANING AND MAKE 
RESERVATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY
AND HIS WIFE
CORI
>> OKAY, HANS, THANK YOU
>>> IT WAS LIFTOFF FOR U.S. 
SPACE FORCE MILITARY SPACE
PLANE.
IT WAS LAUNCHED REMOTELY WITHOUT
A CREW, TAKING OFF FROM CAPE
CANAVERAL.
SPACE FORCE OFFICIALS ARE 
KEEPING SOME MISSION DETAILS
CONFIDENTIAL, BUT THEY DEDICATED
THE LAUNCH TO VICTIMS OF
COVID-19 AS WELL AS FRONTLINE 
WORKERS.
>>> WELL, SPORTS LEAGUES HAVE 
BEEN PLOTTING THEIR RETURN SINCE
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SHUT 
DOWN SEASONS, AND ON SUNDAY, TWO
MAJOR SPORT, NASCAR AND 
PROFESSIONAL GOLF MADE THEIR
COMEBACK WITH NEW SAFETY
MEASURES AND RULES IN PLACE.
NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY HAS THIS
REPORT
>> GREEN FLAG, NASCAR IS BACK!
>> Reporter: THE RETURN CAME
WITH A ROAR.
THE NASCAR RACE A TURNING POINT 
FOR ALL SPORTS
THEIR SEASONS CUT OFF BY
COVID-19
AT DARLINGTON RACEWAY, A GLIMPSE
OF THE NEW NORMAL.
GRANDSTANDS EMPTY TO KEEP FANS
SAFE
ON A TYPICAL RACE DAY, TAMMY
ROBINSON MAKES VACATION MONEY 
TURNING HER FRONT YARD INTO A 
PARKING LOT.
TODAY IT'S EMPTY. 
>> OUR TOWN IS A RACE TOWN
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
WE LOVE OUR FANS
WELL LOVE THE SOUND OF THE NOISE
IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> Reporter: NOW EVERYONE IS
HAVING TO ADJUST
FOR THOSE AT THE TRACK, THAT
MEANS TEMPERATURE CHECKS
SKELETON PIT CREWS TO LIMIT 
EXPOSURE, AND DRIVERS MASKING UP
IF THEY'RE NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL.
>> I THINK ANYBODY THAT COMES 
BACK FIRST IS GOING TO BE UNDER 
A MICROSCOPE
I DO, HOWEVER, I'M VERY 
CONFIDENT IN ALL THE THINGS 
NASCAR HAS DONE.
>> Reporter: IN FLORIDA, DRIVERS
OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
PRO GOLF BACK IN ACTION WITH A
CHARITY MATCH.
THE SPORT'S BIGGEST NAMES 
CARRYING THEIR OWN BAGS AND 
KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE TO RAISE 
MONEY FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF CALLING IN
TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
BRINGING SPORTS BACK. 
>> WE'RE GETTING IT BACK, AND 
IT'S GOING TO BE FAST.
WE'LL START OFF WITH SMALL
CROWDS, IF ANY
>> Reporter: OTHER PRO LEAGUES
RACING TO ADAPT, AFTER FACING 
BILLIONS IN LOSSES
IN BASEBALL, NBC NEWS CONFIRMED 
A DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR CORONAVIRUS
RULES.
THE MLB WOULD TEST ALL PLAYER,
COACHES AND UMPIRES.
AND FORCE SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN
IN THE DUGOUT.
AND FORGET ABOUT SUNFLOWER SEEDS
OR TOBACCO
SPITTING WOULD BE STRICTLY
PROHIBITED
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND
COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL
ANNOUNCING PRACTICE FACILITIES
WILL REOPEN TUESDAY AS LONG AS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 
ALLOW IT
BACK IN DARLINGTON, THE FAMILIAR
SOUNDS A SMALL VICTORY FOR THOSE
WHO DEPEND ON IT
>> I KNOW THIS IS STILL FAR FROM
NORMAL, BUT DOES THE RACE GIVE
YOU AT LEAST A LITTLE HOPE
>> YES
IT DOES.
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IF WE CAN 
ALL LOOK AT LIFE A LITTLE 
DIFFERENTLY MAYBE AND NOT TAKE
FOR GRANTED WHAT WAS OUR NORMAL 
BEFORE, AND MAYBE TAKE TIME TO
ENJOY THE MOMENTS MORE
>> Reporter: AND THIS MORNING 
NASCAR MAKING IT VERY CLEAR THAT
THESE ARE NOT RECOMMENDATIONS 
BUT VERY MUCH RULES.
IN FACT, SHOULD ANY DRIVER OR 
MEMBER OF THEIR CREW BREAK THEM,
THEY COULD BE FACING UP TO A
$50,000 FINE
CORI
WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> IT COULD BE SERIOUS
THANKS, MORGAN
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE 
EXTREME WEATHER THAT WE ARE 
TRACKING THIS MORNING.
A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 
IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE WERE HURT 
AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DISPLACED
FROM THEIR HOMES
>>> MEANWHILE A WARNING WAS 
ISSUED FOR MAJOR FLASH FLOODING 
IN CHICAGO OVERNIGHT
ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND
PEOPLE ARE ASKED NOT TO TRAVEL
IF POSSIBLE.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
RESCUED FROM FLOOD ZONES
>>> AND TRACKING TROPICAL STORM 
ARTHUR'S PATH.
NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
WITH US THIS MORNING
GERMANY, JANESSA
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE
AS YOU SAID, A LOT GOING ON 
WEATHER-WISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES, THEY'RE
STARTING TO MOVE OUT OF THE 
CHICAGO AREA AND NOW ARE
CONTINUES FOR OUR FIRST TROPICAL
SYSTEM OF THE YEAR, ARTHUR, THAT
CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE CAROLINA
COAST.
NOW WE HAVE TROPICAL STORM
WARNINGS IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON THAT WE'RE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR THESE 
COASTAL AREAS.
SUSTAINED WINDS RIGHT NOW UP TO 
45 MILES PER HOUR.
THIS STORM SYSTEM IS GOING TO 
PUSH TO THE NORTHEAST WELL
OFFSHORE BY THIS AFTERNOON
BUT THOSE COASTAL CONCERNS WILL 
BE IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT TODAY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
AND THOSE STORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO SPARK UP ACROSS THE MIDWEST
WE'LL WATCHING FLOOD CONCERNS 
FOR THE OHIO VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES ARE 
WELL ABOVE AVERAGE, EVEN THE
HEAT BUILDING FOR THE DEEP SOUTH
TO THE SOUTHEAST
SO WE'RE ALSO WATCHING FLOOD
CONCERNS FOR THE OHIO VALLEY
I'LL HAVE MORE OF THAT COMING 
UP
>> ALL RIGHT
SOUNDS GOOD, JANESSA, THANK YOU.
>>> ON THE HEELS OF THE 
DOCUMENTARY "THE LAST DANCE," 
THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL JORDAN IS 
ONLY GROWING LARGER.
A PAIR OF AUTOGRAPHED GAME WORN 
SNEAKERS SOLD AT AUCTION OVER 
THE WEEKEND FOR $560,000
THE SHOES WERE LACED UP DURING
JORDAN'S ROOKIE YEAR IN 1985 AND
THE FIRST MODEL IN JORDAN'S 
SIGNATURE SNEAKER LINE
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, A CANADIAN
AIR FORCE JET CRASHED IN
KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA
DURING A FLYOVER THAT WAS INTEND
AS A TRIBUTE TO CANADIANS.
ONE OF THE JETS SOARED INTO THE 
AIR BEFORE ROLLING OVER AND 
CRASHING INTO A HOUSE.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON ON THE
SNOWBIRDS TEAM HAS DIED AND THE 
PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT 
ARE NOT CONSIDER
LIFE-THREATENING
AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING 
WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE
CRASH.
>>> NOW TO THE STAGGERING 
ECONOMIC TOLL OF THE CORONAVIRUS
HIT ONE GROUP ESPECIALLY HARD,
LATINOS.
THE NUMBER OF LATINOS OUT OF
WORK IS SKYROCKETING, AND MANY
WHO ARE WORKING FEEL THEY'RE
PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK TO
DO SO.
HERE IS NBC'S MORGAN RADFORD
>> Reporter: AT THIS RESTAURANT,
JUST DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS FORCED 
TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN PHOENIX
>> I FOUND MYSEL
 
HAS QUADRUPLED
>> WE'RE TRYING TO SURVIVE OUT
HERE
>> Reporter: CHICAGO RESIDENT 
VANESSA GARCIA WORKS FOR THE
CITY'S TRANSIT SYSTEM.
SHE IS CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL
WORKER
GARCIA SAYS SHE IS WORRIED ABOUT
HEALTH RISK, BUT NEEDS HER JOB
TO SUPPORT HER FAMILY.
>> WE'RE OUT THERE JUST LIKE
WORKING BECAUSE YES WE HAVE TO
MAKE ENDS MEET. 
>> Reporter: A RECENT STUDY 
FOUND ONLY 16% OF LATINOS WERE
IN JOBS THAT ALLOWED THEM TO
WORK AT HOME
IN YOUR LINE OF WORK IS IT
POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO WORK AT 
HOME
[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE
>> Reporter: THIS IS A HOME CARE
AID IN NEW YORK.
SHE WAS GRANTED ASYLUM THISYEA
AND SAYS SHE IS ONE OF THE LUCKY
ONES
AN ESTIMATED 21% OF LATINOS 
LIVING IN THE U.S. ARE
UNDOCUMENTED, MEANING THEY'RE 
INELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE WITH THE
COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO 
CORONAVIRUS?
THERE IS A HUGE PORTION OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED.
SO WHAT HAPPENED IS THEY DO THE 
JOBS THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T
WANT TO DO
>> Reporter: IN CHARLOTTE, SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER JUAN CRUISE RUNS 
A JANITORIAL CLEANING SERVICE.
HE HAD TO LET GO MORE THAN A
THIRD OF HIS STAFF
CREWS CANRUZ CAN'T PAY THEM BUT
TRIES TO HELP OUT WHERE I HE
CAN.
>> I AM BUYING FOOD TO FEED 
THESE GUYS
>> Reporter: CRUZ HOPES WHEN
BUSINESS IS BETTER HE CAN REHIRE
HIS WORKERS, BUT FOR NOW HE 
TRIES TO GIVE HOPE IN THESE 
UNCERTAIN TIMES.
>> DON'T GET
>>> GOD BLESS THE U.S.
GOD BLESS THE HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
♪♪
>> WELL, KEITH URBAN PUT ON A 
SECRET SHOW FOR HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS IN A NASHVILLE DRIVE-IN 
THEATER.
PASSES WERE HANDED OUT TO 
DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER STAFF 
AT VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER
URBAN SAYS IT'S A WAY TO SHOW 
GRATITUDE FOR THE SACRIFICES
FRONTLINE WORKERS HAVE BEEN 
MAKING FOR MONTHS.
CARS WERE HONKING AND FLASHING
THEIR LIGHTS
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE NEW WAY OF
DOING THE LIGHTER.
>> OR THE PHONE LIGHT.
>> THAT IS THE NEWER WAY
GREAT TO SEE THEM DOING ALL 
THOSE THINGS FOR THE FRONTLINE
WORKERS.
SO WELL DESERVED THERE
>>> AND PRODUCTION TEAMS ARE
ALSO GETTING CREATIVE WHILE 
FILMING MOVIES
SO THERE IS THIS NEW ROMANTIC 
COMEDY CALLED "MARRY ME.
IT'S STARS J. LO
SHE WAS IN MIAMI
SHE WAS IN COLOMBIA.
SHE TOOK TO INSTAGRAM OVER THE
WEEKEND TO SHARE THE
BEHIND-THE-SCENE LOOK AT THE
PROCESS OF WHAT LOOKED TO BE A
SPA SCENE THERE ALONG WITH A
PHOTO OF PRODUCTION RUNNING THE 
SHOW
I KEEP THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY
HAVE TO DO THIS.
THINK HOW BARREN THE MOVIE
LANDSCAPE IS GOING TO BE IN A 
YEAR OR TWO.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIN THAT'S
GOING TO BE IMPACTING THE EAST
COAST, EVEN FOR THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST.
IF YOU WANT A DRY SPOT, TEXAS IS
WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE
BUT THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY
WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGHOUT YOUR
MIDWEEK.
WE'LL CONTINUE T
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORY, 
AUTHORITIES IN LOS ANGELES HAVE 
LAUNCHED A CRIMINAL PROBE INTO A
WAREHOUSE EXPLOSION THAT INJURED
AT LEAST 11 FIREFIGHTERS
OFFICIALS SAY IT HAPPENED AT A
COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN THE
CITY'S TOY DISTRICT THAT HOUSED 
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE BUTANE.
THE STATUS OF THOSE INJURED 
SAYING THREE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE
BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
EIGHT ARE STILL HOSPITALIZED BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
>>> NOW TO THE POWER OF 
INSPIRATION.
WITH IN-PERSON GRADUATIONS ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY CANCELED,
MANY, INCLUDING FORMER PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA THIS WEEKEND 
STEPPED UP TO CELEBRATE THE 
CLASS OF 2020.
HERE IS NBC'S JOSE DIAZ-BALART
>> Reporter: FOR A GRADUATION 
WEEKEND LIKE NO OTHER,
GRADUATION SPEAKERS LIKE NEVER
BEFORE
THE CLASS OF 2020 USHERED INTO
THE FUTURE NOT JUST BY OPRAH. 
>> THE PANDEMIC CLASS THAT HAS
THE ENTIRE WORLD STRIVING TO
GRADUATE WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: BUT ALSO SIMONE
BILES.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 
GRADUATES OUT THERE.
>> Reporter: AND CARDI B
>> CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS.
>> Reporter: ALL PART OF A
VIRTUAL GRADUATION PUT ON BY
FACEBOOK
FRIDAY, ACTRESS GINA RODRIGUEZ
AND LUIS FONSI CELEBRATED 
SCHOOLS ON TELEMUNDO
AND KEVIN DURANT SURPRISED ONE
LUCKY GRADUATE BY DROPPING INTO 
HIS INSTAGRAM.
>> CONGRATS, BROTHER
I APPRECIATE ALL THE LOVE AND 
SUPPORT, MAN
>> Reporter: AND IT'S NOT JUST
THE FAMOUS GOING ABOVE AND
BEYOND, BUT AS OFTEN AS THE 
CASE, TEACHERS TOO
IN PLANO, TEXAS, THE BAND 
STRUCTURES NORMALLY PLAY AT THE 
BIG STRUCTURE.
THIS WEEKEND THEY'RE PLAYING ON 
STUDENTS' INDIVIDUAL LAWNS. 
>> IT'S PRETTY COOL THEY COME 
DOWN TO PLAY THE FIGHT SONG FOR 
ME ONE LAST TIME. 
>> Reporter: THIS BAND LEADER 
COULDN'T GET THE BAND TOGETHER, 
SO HE RECORDED POMP AND 
CIRCUMSTANCE HIMSELF, PLAYING 
EVERY SINGLE PART.
♪♪
FOR GRADUATES OF BUCKEYE UNION
HIGH IN ARIZONA, A LITERALLY
RACE TO THE FUTURE
>> GRADUATES, START YOUR
ENGINES!
>> Reporter: THE SENIOR CLASS 
TAKING OVER THE PHOENIX RACEWAY,
CIRCLING THE TRACK IN CARS WITH 
THEIR PARENTS TO FIREWORKS AND
CHEERS
JUST ONE OF THE MANY MOMENTS THE
CLASS OF 2020 WILL NEVER FORGET.
>> YOU KNOW THERE MAY NOT BE
POMP BECAUSE OF OUR 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
NEVER HAS A GRADUATING CLASS
BEEN CALLED TO STEP INTO THE
FUTURE WITH MORE PURPOSE
>> OUR THANKS TO JOSE FOR THAT
REPORT
OBVIOUSLY FEEL BAD FOR THEM THAT
THEY DIDN'T GET TO HAVE A NORMAL
SO TO SPEAK GRADUATION
I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER MY
GRADUATION SPEAKERS.
>> SAME THING.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IT.
>> THERE IS NO WAY THEY'RE NOT
GOING FORGET ALL THE PEOPLE WHO 
WISHED THEM WELL THIS YEAR. 
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU WATCHING 
TODAY.
I'M CORI COFFIN.
>> AND I'LL PHILLIP MENA
CROWDED SCENE. 
>> DEFINITELY NOT SEEING A LOT 
OF MASKS AROUND. 
>> PACKED BEACHES, PARKS, AND 
BARS FROM COAST-TO-COAST THIS 
WEEKEND SETTING OFF ALARM BELLS.
>> WE'RE SO CLUTTERED TOGETHER.
I'M LIKE, OH, GOD, NO. 
>> WITH SUMMER'S UNOFFICIAL 
KICKOFF DAYS AWAY, THE GROWING 
CONCERN ABOUT MORE OUTBREAKS. 
>> HE WAS AN IN COMPETENT 
PRESIDENT, GROSSLY INCOMPETENT. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SWINGS HARD
AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKES THIS
COMMENT DURING THIS. 
>> THIS PANDEMIC HAS FULLY 
FINALLY TORN BACK THE CURTON ON 
THE IDEA THAT SO MANY OF THE 
FOLKS IN CHARGE KNOW WHAT THEY 
ARE DOING.
>> THEIR BACK AND FORTH JUST 
AHEAD. 
>>> ARTHUR ON APPROACH.
THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE 
SEASON INCHING CLOSER TO NORTH 
CAROLINA PACKING HEAVY RAIN AND 
HIGH WINDS.
MILLIONS ALONG THE EAST COAST 
FEELING ITS IMPACT.
AL HAS THE VERY LATEST ON WHERE 
IT COULD BE HEADED. 
>>> START YOUR ENGINES.
DETROIT'S AUTO INDUSTRY BEGINS 
REOPENING PLANTS THIS MORNING.
60,000 WORKERS RETURNING TO
THE LINE IN A NEW WORLD. 
>> THIS CAMERA GIVES YOU A 
REALTIME READING OF YOUR 
TEMPERATURE. 
>> JUST AHEAD OUR EXCLUSIVE LOOK
AT NEW SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN 
PLACE AND OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE
CEO OF FORD. 
>> WHAT I KNOW IS WE'RE READY. 
>> WHY HE SAYS TODAY MARKS A 
VITAL STEP FOR THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY. 
>>> AND BACK IN THE SWING.
MAJOR SPORTS RETURN OVER THE 
WEEKEND WITH GOLF AND NASCAR.
AND THE CROWDS GO WILD. 
>> WON THE RACE, AND IT'S DEAD 
SILENT OUT HERE.
WE MISS THE FANS. 
>> FROM HOME "TODAY," MONDAY, 
MAY 18th, 2020.
>> Announcer: FROM NBC NEWS, 
THIS IS "TODAY" WITH SAVANNAH 
GUTHRIE AND HODA KOTB FROM 
STUDIO 1A IN ROCKEFELLER PLAZA.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO "TODAY."
NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US BRIGHT 
AND EARLY ON MONDAY MORNING.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THOSE CARS 
RACING AROUND THE NASCAR TRACK, 
GOLFERS OUT ON THE GREENS, EVEN 
IF IT WAS KIND OF A GOLF CLAP AT
HOME FOR EVERYBODY. 
>> NO KIDDING.
THERE WERE HAPPY CAMPERS AT OUR 
HOUSE.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SEEN JOEL 
JUMP UP AND DOWN.
WE HAD IT ON ALL DAY.
IT MADE US HAPPY, TOO. 
>> ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S START THE NEWS THIS 
MORNING AND GET RIGHT TO IT.
THE TOLL IN THE CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE U.S. HAS HIT NEW MILESTONES.
MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION CASES, 
90,000 DEATHS IN THIS COUNTRY. 
>> MEANTIME THE PROCESS OF 
REOPENING THE ECONOMY IS NOW 
UNDER WAY IN 48 STATES.
TODAY THE GOVERNOR OF 
MASSACHUSETTS WILL DETAIL 
MANSLAUGHTER FOR THAT STATE'S 
REOPENING.
SAVANNAH. 
>>> ALSO WE KNOW ONE THING THAT 
WILL NOT BE OPENING SOON, NEW 
YORK CITY BEACHES.
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCING THOSE 
BEACHES WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR 
NEXT WEEKEND'S MEMORIAL DAY 
HOLIDAY. 
>> MEANTIME THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION IS KICKING OFF ITS 
ANNUAL TWO-DAY SUMMIT BEING HELD
ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.
IT IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ALMOST 
ENTIRELY ON THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC.
WE DO HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF 
ALL OF THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH 
NBC'S SAM BROCK AND THE NATION'S
REOPENING.
HEY, SAM, GOOD MORNING.
>> HODA, PHASED IN INCLUDING 
RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.
HARD HIT MIAMI BEACH JUST 
GETTING BUSINESSES APPEAR 
RESTAURANTS OPEN IN THE NEXT 
WEEK AND A HALF OR SO.
ON OCEAN DRIVE YOU'RE GOING TO 
SEE THEM SPILL OUT INTO THE 
STREET WITH DINING, WHICH IS WHY
WE HAVE ORANGE BARRICADES.
HEALTH OFFICIALS WARNING AGAINST
OPENING TOO MUCH TOO QUICKLY.
ALMOST ALL 50 STATES ARE 
PARTIALLY REOPENED.
FROM RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL, 
CHURCHES TO CASINOS, THE ONLY 
HOLDOUT, MASSACHUSETTS'S 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER EXPIRES TODAY
WHILE CONNECTICUT ON WEDNESDAY.
EARLY SIGNS ARE PROMISING. 
>> IN AREAS THAT ARE OPENING, 
WE'RE NOT SEEING A SPIKE IN 
CASES.
WE'RE SEEING SPIKES IN CASES 
THAT ARE, IN FACT, CLOSED, VERY 
LOCALIZED SITUATIONS. 
>> WHILE COLORADO AND GEORGIA 
HAVE NOT SEEN DRAMATIC JUMPS, 
TEXAS RECORDED ITS SINGLE 
HIGHEST SPIKE OF CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ON SATURDAY, MORE THAN 
2700.
THIS AS GYMS AND OFFICES IN THE 
LONE START STATE COME BACK 
TODAY.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
GETTING TESTED FOR COVID-19 ON 
LIVE TV WHILE CONTINUING TO 
PLEAD WITH PEOPLE TO BE SAFE.
THE WARM WEEKEND WEATHER LURING 
NEW YORKERS OUTDOORS.
CROWDS OUTSIDE RESTAURANTS AND 
BARS.
PARKS AND BEACHES PACKED. 
>> OUR PLAN IS TO BE OUTSIDE AS 
MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
>> COAST-TO-COAST, VISITORS 
FLOCKING TO BEACHES.
IN NEW JERSEY A TEST BEFORE 
MEMORIAL DAY. 
>> NOT SEEING A LOT OF MASKS 
AROUND. 
>> SOUTH CAROLINIANS ON THIS 
STRETCH OF BEACH.
IN L.A. COUNTY NOT STOPPING 
WAVES OF PEOPLE FROM CROWDING 
THE WATER.
FURTHER NORTH IN THE BAY AREA, A
BEWILDERING SCENE IN SAN 
FRANCISCO FRIDAY.
RESIDENTS OF THE ALWAYS SOCIAL 
MARINA NEIGHBORHOOD PRACTICING 
VIRTUALLY NO SOCIAL DISTANCING 
OUTSIDE THIS WINE BAR. 
>> THE FACT PEOPLE WEREN'T 
WEARING MASKS AND THEY WERE SO 
CLUTTERED TOGETHER, I'M LIKE OH,
GOD, NO.
IT WAS VERY UPSETTING. 
>> UP SETTING, BUTTE COUNTY.
AFTER A TEST-OF-CHURCHGOER 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
AND EXPOSED 180 PEOPLE.
ECONOMIC FUEL FOR SOUTH FLORIDA,
EYES REOPENED, THE GOVERNOR IS 
CONSIDERING EASING THE BAN ON 
VACATION RENTALS BUT NOT FOR 
EVERYONE. 
>> IF YOU TELL ME YOU'RE GOING 
TO RENT THEM OUT TO PEOPLE FROM 
NEW YORK CITY, I'M PROBABLY NOT 
FOG TO APPROVE THAT, OKAY?
>> OF COURSE THE BIGGEST 
ATTRACTION IN MIAMI BEACH AND 
SOUTH FLORIDA IN GENERAL, THE 
BEACHES.
NO INDICATION, GUYS, AS TO WHEN 
THOSE GUYS MIGHT BE COMING BACK 
ONLINE.
IN NEARBY PALM BEACH COUNTY, 
THOSE BEACHES OPEN TODAY.
SAVANNAH, BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT, SAM, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.
ALSO THIS MORNING THE NATION IS 
GETTING A NEW VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY'S 
ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK FROM THE 
PANDEMIC OVER THE LONG-TERM, 
THIS AS A VERY PUBLIC FEUD IS 
PLAYING OUT OVER THE FEDERAL 
RESPONSE.
NBC'S WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT 
KRISTEN WELKER JOINS US WITH 
THAT STORY THIS MORNING.
HEY, KRISTEN, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, SAVANNAH, GOOD MONDAY 
MORNING TO YOU.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STARTING THIS
WEEK AGAIN DEFENDING HIS 
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS WITH HIS 
PREDECESSOR, AS YOU SAY, OPENLY 
CRITICIZING THE HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC.
WITH THE ECONOMY STILL IN FREE 
FALL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
FEDERAL RESERVE WARNING THE 
NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COULD
SOAR TO THE WORST NUMBERS IN 
HISTORY BUT JEROME POWELL SAYING
ULTIMATELY HE THINKS THE COUNTRY
WILL RECOVER.
FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN JEROME 
POWELL SHOWING SOME OPTIMISM ON 
"60 MINUTES" SUNDAY.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE GRIM 
NUMBER, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 
POSSIBLY HITTING 25%. 
>> 25% IS THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT 
OF UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE GREAT
DEPRESSION.
DO YOU THINK HISTORY WILL LOOK 
BACK ON THIS TIME AND CALL THIS 
THE SECOND GREAT DEPRESSION?
>> NO, I DON'T.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A LIKELY 
OUTCOME AT ALL.
WE HAD A VERY HEALTHY ECONOMY 
TWO MONTHS AGO, OUR FINANCIAL 
SYSTEM IS STRONG. 
>> POWELL SAYING THAT STRENGTH 
SHOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR A 
SIGNIFICANT REBOUND BUT NOT 
RIGHT AWAY. 
>> I WOULD SAY, THOUGH, WE'RE 
NOT GOING TO GET BACK TO WHERE 
WE WERE QUICKLY.
WE WON'T GET BACK TO WHERE WE 
WERE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THAT'S UNLIKELY TO HIGH 
PRESSURE. 
>> THOSE COMMENTS COME AMID A 
BITTER BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS 
PREDECESSOR WITH THE PRESIDENT 
TAKING DIRECT AIM AT FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AS MR. 
TRUMP RETURNED FROM CAMP DAVID 
SUNDAY. 
>> LOOK, HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT 
PRESIDENT.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY, GROSSLY 
INCOMPETENT.
THANK YOU. 
>> THE PRESIDENT WAS RESPONDING 
AFTER MR. OBAMA USED A VIRTUAL 
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO 
CRITICIZE THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. 
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING THIS HAS 
TORN BACK THE CURTON ON THE IDEA
THAT SO MANY OF THE FOLKS IN 
CHARGE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN 
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> OBAMA'S COMMENTS MARKED HIS 
MOST DIRECT REBUKE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> YOU KNOW ALL THOSE ADULTS 
THEY USED TO THINK WERE IN 
CHARGE AND KNEW WHAT THEY WERE 
DOING, TURNS OUT THEY DON'T HAVE
ALL THE ANSWERS.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN ASKING
THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. 
>> COMING ONE WEEK AFTER MR. 
OBAMA PRIVATELY CRITICIZED HIS 
PREDECESSOR'S HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC DEEMING IT, QUOTE, AN 
ABSOLUTE CHAOTIC DISASTER DURING
A PHONE CALL WITH FORMER 
STAFFERS FROM HIS 
ADMINISTRATION.
SOME IMPORTANT CONTEXT TO ALL OF
THIS, SAVANNAH.
FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S 
CRITICISM CAME AFTER HE ENDORSED
JOE BIDEN, A SIGN OF THINGS TO 
COME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE 
BEGINS TO RAMP UP AGAINST THE 
BACKDROP OF ALL OF THIS, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> KRISTEN, BEFORE I LET YOU GO,
ANOTHER ITEM IN THE NEWS THIS 
MORNING, THE PRESIDENT FIRING 
THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTOR
GENERAL.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS MORNING DEMOCRATS SAYING 
THEY ARE PLANNING TO INVESTIGATE
THAT FIRING AFTER SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE POMPEO RECOMMENDED HE
DISMISS HIM.
ACCORDING TO AN AIDE HE WAS 
LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS THAT 
POMPEO IMPROPERLY USED A 
POLITICAL APPOINTEE TO PERFORM 
PERSONAL TASKS FOR HIM AND HIS 
WIFE, INCLUDING CLAIMS HE WAS 
ASKED TO WALK THEIR DOG, PICK UP
DRY CLEANING, EVEN MAKE DINNER 
RECOMMENDATIONS.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI 
WEIGHING IN OVER THE WEEKEND 
SAYING WHILE THE PRESIDENT DOES 
HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIRE ANY 
EMPLOYEE, IF DONE IN 
RETALIATION, COULD BE UNLAWFUL.
THIS IS THE FOURTH INSPECTOR 
GENERAL THE PRESIDENT HAS FIRED 
IN UNDER TWO MONTHS. 
>> KRISTEN WELKER AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
THANK YOU, KRISTEN.
TEN MINUTES AFTER THE HOUR.
HODA, TO YOU. 
>> BREAKING THIS MORNING, THE 
GOVERNING BODY OF THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION MEETING FOR 
THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN.
CHINA IS FACING A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ABOUT JUST HOW IT 
STARTED.
TODAY SENIOR INTERNATIONAL 
CORRESPONDENT KEIR SIMMONS JOINS
US WITH DETAILS HERE.
HEY, KEIR, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, HODA, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS A STUNNING MOMENT OF 
SYMBOLISM CHINA'S PRESIDENT 
SPEAKING TO WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, THE CHINESE MAKING
THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT HE 
WOULD SPEAK IN THE EARLY HOURS 
THIS MORNING.
PRESIDENT XI IN HIS SPEECH 
INSISTING CHINA HAS BEEN OPEN 
AND TRANSPARENT OVER THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOT SCHEDULED TO
SPEAK AT THE EVENT AND HAS 
THREATENED TO WITHDRAW FUNDING 
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION.
A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALS TELLING NBC NEWS WORLD
LEADERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO 
JOIN BY VIDEO AND MANY ARE 
TAKING PART BUT NOT ALL WERE 
AVAILABLE AND ACCEPTED.
MEANWHILE 116 COUNTRIES BACKING 
A RESOLUTION FOR AN INDEPENDENT 
INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO
THE CORONAVIRUS.
AUSTRALIA INSISTING THAT INQUIRY
SHOULD FOCUS ON CHINA.
MANY WORLD LEADERS CALLING FOR 
UNITY THIS MORNING BUT THIS 
EVENT SET TO DEMONSTRATE THE 
DEEP GLOBAL DIVISIONS THAT STILL
ARE THERE.
SAVANNAH. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
KEIR SIMMONS, THANK YOU.
NOW TO THE OTHER BIG STORY WE'RE
FOLLOWING THIS MORNING HAS TO DO
WITH THE WEATHER.
ARTHUR, THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM
OF THE SEASON, IS BRUSHING THE 
NORTH CAROLINA COAST WITH HEAVY 
RAIN, HIGH WINDS.
AL IS HERE, HE'S GOT THE LATEST.
YOU'VE HAD YOUR EYE ON THIS ONE 
FOR A WHILE.
AL, GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS LATE 
LAST WEEK.
NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS THE LATEST ON ARTHUR, A 
TROPICAL STORM, 135 MILES SOUTH 
SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS, 
NORTH CAROLINA, 45-MILE-PER-HOUR
WINDS, MOVING NORTH, NORTHEAST 
AT 13 MILES PER HOUR.
WE'LL MOST LIKELY SKIRT THE 
COAST AND OUTER BANKS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE UP 
FOR THIS SYSTEM.
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON, IT MOVES
JUST PASSED.
YOU CAN SEE CAPE HATTERAS WIN 
THAT CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND BY 
WEDNESDAY OUT THERE AS A STORM.
IT IS GOING TO HAVE IMPACTS UP 
AND DOWN THE COAST FROM JENSON 
BEACH, ROUGH SUV, RIP CURRENTS 
RIGHT ON INTO MIDWEEK.
GUYS, THIS IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE
AN IMPACT ON THE WEATHER FOR THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY AS 
IT'S GOING TO SLOW UP ANOTHER 
SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE BIG
RAINS.
WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT COMING
UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
GUYS. 
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THANK YOU.
WE DO HAVE A LOT MORE TO GET TO,
INCLUDING SOMETHING SPORTS FANS 
HAVE WAITED FOR FOR MONTHS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RETURN 
OF LIVE EVENTS.
YESTERDAY WE SAW THE FIRST 
TELEVISED GOLF AND NASCAR'S 
FIRST RACE SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS
PUT THOSE SEASONS ON HOLD.
NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY JOINS US 
FROM DARLING RACEWAY IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA WITH A LITTLE BIT OF 
GOOD NEWS.
HEY, MORGAN, GOOD MORNING. 
>> Reporter: HODA, SO MUCH GOOD 
NEWS HERE.
DRIVERS THRILLED TO BE BACK ON 
THE TRACK IN DARLINGTON BUT DID 
COME WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
THERE WERE 45,000 FANS IN THE 
STANDS BUT SUNDAY, NONE OF THAT.
NOTHING OVERSHADOWING THE BIG 
PICTURE SPORTS, NOT JUST NASCAR,
ARE MAKING A COMEBACK.
THIS MORNING THE RACE IS ON TO 
BRING BACK SPORTS.
NASCAR SETTING THE PACE, PULLING
OFF ITS FIRST COVID RETURN 
SUNDAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 
>> I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING 
TO BE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT, THEN 
WE WON THE RACE AND IT'S DEAD 
SILENT OUT HERE.
WE MISS THE FANS. 
>> NO FANS IN THE STANDS BUT ON 
TV MILLIONS WATCH DRIVERS MASK 
UP, THEIR PIT CREWS SLIGHTLY 
SMALLER.
THE FIRST RACE BACK DIFFERENT 
BUT WELCOME. 
>> IS IT TOUGH TO BE SO CLOSE 
AND NOT BE ABLE TO GO IN. 
>> NOT REALLY.
I THINK THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT
THING BUT NOT ALLOWING US TO GO 
IN. 
>> RAUL NUNES ONE OF THE FEW 
FANS TO DRIVE DOWN ANYWAY.
THE TRADITION, HE SETS UP THE 
CAMPER WHILE DAD MANSLAUGHTER 
THE GRILL. 
>> IF WE CAN'T SEE IT INSIDE 
WE'LL WATCH IT ON TV AND WE'LL 
HEAR IT AND SMELL IT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. 
>> PRO GOLF BACK AS WELL.
IN FLORIDA A THAT'S RIGHT MATCH 
FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS BROUGHT 
OUT THE SPORT'S BIGGEST NAMES.
WITH AMERICA'S TEAMS ON HOLD NOW
GOES TO GERMANY.
THE SOCCER LEAGUE BACK ON THE 
PITCH.
PLAYERS TOLD NO HANDSHAKES OR 
GROUP CELEBRATIONS.
THOSE SAME RULES COULD SOON SHOW
UP HERE.
NBC NEWS.
CANING A DRAFT PROPOSAL FROM 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
THE LEAGUE SUGGESTING TESTING 
ALL PLAYERS, COACHES, AND 
UMPIRES.
SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN IN THE 
DUGOUT.
SUNFLOWER SEEDS OR TOBACCO GONE 
WITH SPITTING STRICTLY 
PROHIBITED.
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND, 
REOPENING PRACTICE FACILITIES 
TOMORROW AS LONG AS STATE AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALLOW IT.
BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE 
DRIVERS GOING FULL THROTTLE.
A WELCOME SIGN FOR THE REST OF 
THE SPORTS WORLD AND THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.
WE'LL GET THROUGH IT.
COME ON.
WE'LL GET BACK THERE. 
>> FANS HAVE A NONSTOP RACING 
WEEK AHEAD.
DRIVERS BACK IN DARLINGTON 
TOMORROW WEDNESDAY BEFORE 
HEADING TO CHARLOTTE MOTOR 
SPEEDWAY FOR FOUR MORE RACES 
NEXT WEEK.
THEIR FULL SEASON OFFICIALLY 
BACK ON TRACK.
SAVANNAH, HODA. 
>> ALL RIGHT, MORGAN, BABY 
STEPS.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
HI, SAVANNAH.
7:15. 
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE MUSIC TO 
THE EARS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SPORTS FANS WILL BE HAPPY.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOOD NEWS?
DR. FAIR, A MEMBER OF THE NBC 
NEWS FAMILY, HE'S OUT OF THE 
HOSPITAL NOW AND RECOVERING FROM
COVID-19 AT HOME.
HE'S STILL ON OXYGEN BUT SAYS 
HE'S RESTING UP.
THERE HE IS WITH HIS TWO 
SWEETIES, DOGS ON BOTH SIDES OF 
HIM.
HE STILL BELIEVES HE CONTRACTED 
THE VIRUS THROUGH HIS EYES ON 
THAT CROWDED FLIGHT FROM NEW 
YORK BACK HOME TO NEW ORLEANS 
BUT HE JUST WANTED TO THANK 
EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PRAYERS AND 
THEIR SUPPORT. 
>> HE SAID HE DROPPED 18 POUNDS 
BUT HE'S FEELING GOOD.
WE'RE HAPPY HE'S GOING TO BE 
BACK IN BUSINESS PRETTY SOON.
MR. ROKER, HOW ABOUT A CHECK OF 
THE FORECAST. 
>> HEY, GUYS.
WE HINTED A COUPLE MINUTES AGO, 
WE GOT A BIG STORM COMPLEX 
THAT'S GOING TO BE MAKING ITS 
WAY TO THE EAST AND THAT'S GOING
TO CAUSE PROBLEMS.
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY OUT WEST
FROM THE PLAINS TO TEXAS AND 
BACK INTO THE SOUTHWEST, PLENTY 
OF SUNSHINE AND THEN ANOTHER
>>> THREE, TWO, ONE, LIFTOFF OF 
THE UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE ATLAS
5 ROCKET. 
>>> WE'RE BACK AT 7:30 WITH AN 
IMPRESSIVE LAUNCH FOR SPACE 
FORCE, LATEST LAUNCH FROM THE 
U.S. MILITARY AS CRAIG JOINS US.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE ROCKET CARRYING NASA 
EXPERIMENTS, AIR FORCE 
SATELLITE, AND A SPACE PLANE 
THAT APPARENTLY IS ON A SECRET 
MISSION.
WE DON'T KNOW MUCH MORE THAN 
THAT BUT THE FLIGHT DEDICATED TO
FRONTLINE WORKERS. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO YOUR HEADLINES HERE
AT 7:30.
THE PROCESS OF REOPENING THE 
ECONOMY IS NOW UNDER WAY.
48 STATES THIS MORNING, THE 
GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS SET TO
REOPEN LATER TODAY. 
>> 14 SAILORS ALORD USS THEODORE
ROWS FELT TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
THE CORONAVIRUS A SECOND TIME 
AFTER PREVIOUSLY RECOVERING FROM
COVID-19.
THE SAILORS TAKEN OFF THE SHIP 
AND NOW IN ISOLATION. 
>>> NEW YORK CITY, ITS GOAL OF 
20,000 TESTS PER DAY, A GOAL OF 
ADDING 6,000 MORE TESTS PER DAY 
OVER THE NEXT WEEK. 
>>> NOW TO OUR ONGOING SERIES, 
THE NEW NORMAL, THIS IS A BIG 
DAY FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEN WEEKS 
DETROIT'S CARMAKERS ARE CALLING 
WORKERS BACK TO THE ASSEMBLY 
LINE.
FORD ALONE, WHICH HAS LOST 
BILLIONS DURING THE SHUTDOWN, 
HAS 59,000 WORKERS.
NBC'S SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE 
CORRESPONDENT CYNTHIA McFADDEN 
JOINS US WITH AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK 
INSIDE ONE OF FORD'S NINE PLANTS
REOPENING TODAY.
CYNTHIA, THAT'S GOING TO BE A 
GOOD SIGHT. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH.
HAPPY MONDAY.
THE RETURN IS NOT A VOLUNTARY 
ONE.
FORD EXPECTS ITS WORKERS TO SHOW
UP TODAY.
THE CEO TOLD ME IF ANY WORKER 
HAD REASONS TO FEEL INSECURE OR 
UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT RETURNING 
THEY WOULD DEAL WITH THOSE CASES
ON A CASE BY CASE.
INTERNAL POLLING SHOWED 90% OF 
HIS WORKERS ARE READY TO GO.
AT THE MASSIVE PLANT IN 
MICHIGAN, A NEW NORMAL WILL 
GREET WORKERS. 
>> I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER 
EMPLOYEES TO MOVE INTO THE PLANT
SO THAT WE'RE SOCIALLY 
SEPARATED. 
>> THE SIZE OF 30 FOOTBALL 
FIELDS, NOW WITH JUST ONE WAY 
IN.
EVERYONE WHO ENTERS MUST WEAR A 
FACE MASK AND BE CLEARED BY THIS
DEVICE. 
>> THIS CAMERA GIVES YOU A 
REALTIME READING OF YOUR 
TEMPERATURE, AND I'M GOOD TO GO.
>> YES, SIR. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> ONE OF FORD'S TOP ENGINEERS.
HE'S ALSO ONE OF THE LEADERS OF 
THE RESTART. 
>> THIS IS EXCLUSIVE, NO ONE HAS
BEEN IN HERE. 
>> HE SHOWED US SOME OF THE 
PROTOCOL, PART OF THE 
AUTOMAKER'S 64-PAGE PLAYBOOK FOR
GETTING BACK TO WORK, A RETURN 
THAT'S FULL OF POTENTIAL RISKS.
ARE YOU CONFIDENT YOU CAN KEEP 
ALL 59,000 PEOPLE YOU'RE 
BRINGING BACK TO WORK IN THE 
U.S. SAFE?
>> I SURE AM.
IN FACT, CYNTHIA, WHAT I KNOW IS
WE'RE READY. 
>> JIM HACKETT IS FORD'S CEO.
OVER THE WEEKEND THE COMPANY 
ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD PROVIDE 
TESTING FOR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO 
SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF THE VIRUS.
WE KNOW THERE'S A TERRIBLE 
PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T 
HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS BUT WHO ARE 
CARRIERS. 
>> I HAD ONE OF MY PEERS THAT 
RUNS A VERY LARGE COMPANY SAY, 
DR. FAUCI, SHOULD I JUST TEST 
EVERY EMPLOYEE EVERY DAY.
DR. FAUCI SAYS THAT'S NOT 
PRACTICAL.
THE ONLY REASON THAT ALL OF US 
AREN'T BEING TESTED EVERY DAY IS
THERE'S NOT THE SYSTEM TO DO 
THAT YET.
I WOULD BE ALL IN.
IN FACT, I TRIED TO SEE IF WE 
COULD GET EQUIPMENT RIGHT AWAY. 
>> JOSEPH STEIN, THE PUBLISHER 
OF AUTO NEWS.
HE SAYS THE AUTOMAKERS NEED TO 
START PRODUCING. 
>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
TWO MONTHS THE INDUSTRY REALLY 
HAD A HAND BREAK ON WHAT WAS 
FULL ACCELERATION AND WENT TO A 
STANDING STOP. 
>> TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS TO THE 
AUTO INDUSTRY IF THEY CAN'T GET 
BACK TO WORK?
>> WHAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO SEE 
WILL BE DRAMATIC LOSSES.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THESE 
COMPANIES CAN SUSTAIN THEMSELVES
IF THEY ARE NOT PRODUCING 
VEHICLES ON A DAILY BASIS. 
>> BACK ON THE FACTORY FLOOR 
ADRIAN PRICE SHOWS US ANOTHER 
ONE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES THEY 
WILL BE USING. 
>> TELL ME ANY INTERACTIONS. 
>> A WATCH THAT VIBRATES WHEN 
EMPLOYEES GET TOO CLOSE TO EACH 
OTHER. 
>> JIM HACKETT SAYS THE LAST 
COUPLE OF MONTHS CONVINCED HIM 
FORD CAN REOPEN SAFELY.
OVER 1,000 FORD EMPLOYEES 
VOLUNTEERED WEEKS AGO TO COME 
BACK AND MAKE VENTILATORS IN 
THIS VERY FACTORY. 
>> IN THE NINE, ALMOST TEN 
WEEKS, NO ONE CAME DOWN WITH THE
VIRUS WORKING CLOSE TO EACH 
OTHER.
PLUS, WE'VE HAD EXPERIENCE IN 
EUROPE NOW, THAILAND, AND, OF 
COURSE, ALREADY IN CHINA.
WE'VE NOT HAD ONE INSTANCE WITH 
THE FACTORY HAD A VIRUS.
IF WE TAKE THESE STEPS, WE CAN 
KEEP THE PLACE SAFE. 
>> YOU WERE QUOTED BY YAHOO! 
FINANCE SAYING IF WE KEEP THE 
ECONOMY TURNED OFF, WE'RE GOING 
TO HAVE A FATE WORSE THAN MAKE 
OF THE THINGS THAT THE VIRUS IS 
CAUSING.
WHEN NEARLY 90,000 AMERICANS ARE
DEAD, WHAT PRECISELY DID YOU 
MEAN?
>> EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS 
STAND WITHOUT ARGUMENT.
90,000 DEATHS IS A PURE TRAGEDY 
AND 36 MILLION PEOPLE OUT OF 
EMPLOYMENT IS TRAGIC.
SO YOU CAN'T SOLVE THE PARADOX 
BY SAYING ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT 
THAN THE OTHER.
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY AS 
A PATH FORWARD. 
>> WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET 
THERE?
>> OPTIMISM THAT WE CAN GET 
THROUGH THIS, AND WE WILL WIN ON
THE OTHER SIDE. 
>> LATE LAST NIGHT THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL 
BE VISITING THE VERY PLANT WE 
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN AND
TAKE A LOOK 
>>> WE'RE BACK 7:39 WITH 
IN-DEPTH TODAY.
THIS MORNING MORE CHILDREN IN 
THE U.S. BEING DIAGNOSED WITH 
THAT MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS POSSIBLY
LINKED TO THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW IT HAS LED TO THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION TO SOUND A 
GLOBAL ALARM ASKING DOCTORS 
EVERYWHERE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT 
FOR SYMPTOMS.
NBC'S KRISTEN DAHLGREN HAS BEEN 
FOLLOWING THE STORY VERY CLOSELY
FOR US FROM THE BEGINNING.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU. 
>> GOOD MORNING, CRAIG.
YEAH.
AS THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS GO 
UP, SO ARE THE NUMBER OF CASES 
IN THIS RARE SYNDROME.
DOCTORS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE 
NOW BEEN MEETING TWICE A WEEK 
VIA ZOOM, TRYING TO SHARE DATA 
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S 
HAPPENING AND WHY SOME KIDS ARE 
GETTING SICK.
DOCTORS WORLDWIDE NOW ON ALERT 
FOR SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN WHO MAY
HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID-19.
THEY INCLUDE ABDOMINAL PAIN OR 
DIARRHEA, FEVER THAT LASTS THREE
DAYS OR LONGER, RASH OR 
INFLAMMATION, AND TOXIC SHOCK.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
RANGER DOCTORS TO BE ON THE 
LOOKOUT FOR MULTISYSTEM 
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME.
9-YEAR-OLD BOBBY HOSPITALIZED 
TWO WEEKS AGO AFTER COMPLAINING 
OF STOMACH PAIN. 
>> IT WAS SCARY AT FIRST. 
>> HE HAD A FEVER, EXTREME 
ABDOMINAL PAIN, RED SWOLLEN 
CHAPPED LIPS.
HE HAD A RASH AROUND HIS LIPS, A
RASH ON HIS ANKLE, RED EYES, 
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. 
>> WHEN BOBBY WAS ADMITTED TO 
THE HOSPITAL, HIS HEART WAS 
RACING. 
>> ELEVATED HEART RATE AND LOWER
BLOOD PRESSURE ADDED SIGNALS 
THIS WASN'T ADDING UP.
IN REALTIME WE STARTED LEARNING 
ABOUT THE DISEASE. 
>> BOBBY HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO 
CORONAVIRUS THROUGH HIS MOTHER 
AND HIS AUNT.
BOTH HAD ONLY MILD SYMPTOMS.
SOME DOCTORS THEORIZING IT'S 
CAUSED BY OVERREACTION IN YOUNG 
PATIENT'S IMMUNE SYSTEM CAUSING 
COMPLICATIONS. 
>> THE REPORTS ARE CONCERNING.
THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME KIND OF
POST VIRAL SYMPTOM ASSOCIATED 
WITH THIS VIRUS. 
>> WHILE THE CASES ARE RARE, THE
SYNDROME CAN BE DEADLY.
AT LEAST THREE CHILDREN DIED IN 
THE U.S. AND 130 CASES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED SO FAR IN 19 STATES.
SO FAR MOST CASES, INCLUDING 
BOBBY'S, HAVE BEEN IN THE NEW 
YORK REGION WHERE THE 
CORONAVIRUS SPIKED IN LATE 
MARCH.
NOW THAT BOBBY HAS RECOVERED, 
HIS MOTHER IS KEEPING A CLOSE 
WATCH ON HER OTHER TWO CHILDREN.
>> JUST A WAITING GAME AND 
HOPING THEY DON'T GET THIS 
SYNDROME AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY 
ARE YOUNGER.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WOULD BE 
ABLE TO FIGHT THAT. 
>> A NEW WAVE OF SYMPTOMS FOR 
YOUNG PATIENTS AND FOR DOCTORS 
AROUND THE WORLD BATTLING 
CORONAVIRUS ON YET ANOTHER 
FRONT. 
>> DOCTORS IN THE U.S. WATCHING 
CLOSELY TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN 
EUROPE BECAUSE THEY ARE AHEAD OF
US ON THE CORONAVIRUS CURVE.
ONE THING THEY ARE TRYING TO 
UNDERSTAND IS WHY CHILDREN IN 
ASIA DON'T APPEAR TO BE HAVING 
THE SAME RESPONSE.
THEY SAY THAT COULD GIVE THEM A 
BIG CLUE INTO WHAT'S HAPPENING 
HERE, GUYS. 
>> KRISTEN DAHLGREN, THANKS. 
>>> MEANTIME 7:42, LET'S CHECK 
IN WITH MR. ROKER AT HIS AT-HOME
WEATHER DEPARTMENT.
HEY, AL, GOOD MORNING. 
>> WE'VE MOVED INTO THE GARAGE 
OR JUST OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE.
IT FORCED ME TO ACTUALLY CLEAN 
THE GARAGE OVER THE WEEKEND.
SO WIN-WIN.
ANYWAY, LET'S SHOW YOU WHAT WE 
HAVE HAPPENING FOR TODAY.
WE ARE WATCHING FOR FLASH FLOOD 
WATCHES THROUGHOUT THE OHIO 
VALLEY FOR 20 MILLION PEOPLE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE ALL PART OF 
A SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO BE 
PUSHING TO THE EAST.
WHAT'S INTERESTING, THIS THING 
IS BEING SLOWED UP BY ARTHUR OFF
THE CAROLINA COAST THERE.
SO THIS COMPLEX MAKES ITS WAY TO
THE EAST, DOWNPOURS, FLASH 
FLOODING POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THIS 
THING IS SLOWING UP BECAUSE OF 
ARTHUR OFF THE COAST.
STORMS FROM OHIO INTO FLORIDA.
TOMORROW HIGH PRESSURE COMING 
DOWN FROM CANADA, GOING TO BLOCK
RAIN INTO THE NORTHEAST.
SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR FOLKS IN
THE NORTHEAST.
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES IN THE 
APPALACHIANS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOCALLY BETWEEN
WHAT ARTHUR DROPS AND THE SECOND
SYSTEM DROPS, PARTS OF THE 
CAROLINAS COULD SEE 7" OF RAIN 
>>> WE'RE BACK NOW 7:48 WITH A 
BIG LOSS IN THE WORLD OF COMEDY 
OVER THE WEEKEND, SAVANNAH. 
>> WE LOVED HIM SO MUCH.
FRED WILLARD, LOVED FOR HIS MANY
TV AND MOVIE ROLES PASSED AWAY 
AT THE AGE OF 86.
HIS DAUGHTER WROTE THE FANTASTIC
AGE OF 86.
TRIBUTES TO HIS LIFE AND LEGACY 
QUICKLY POURED IN.
HERE IS NBC'S JOE FRYER. 
>> LOOKS LIKE THE RARE PANDA AT 
THE SAN DIEGO ZOO IS PREGNANT. 
>> THIS IS A BIG ONE. 
>> FRED WILLARD WAS A GIANT IN 
THE WORLD OF COMEDY. 
>> YOU PUT HIM IN A RACE, WHO 
WOULD COME IN FIRST, A LITTLE 
JOCKEY ON HIM. 
>> WILLARD'S STEADY CAREER 
PANNED MORE THAN 50 YEARS. 
>> IF AFTER I'M DEAD AND GONE, 
REMEMBER MY NAME.
REMEMBER ME. 
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY WELL PUT. 
>> WHO WROTE IT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
AN OLD PEOPLE.
PROBABLY SOME OLD GUY DEAD AND 
GONE. 
>> IT WAS IN HIS '60s WHEN THE 
MASTER OF SKETCH COMEDY CAME A 
FIXTURE THAT WOULD PAVE THE WAY 
FOR DECADES MORE LAUGHS ON THE 
SCREEN.
HIS QUICK IMPROV ON DISPLAY IN 
CULT CLASSICS LIKE "BEST IN 
SHOW."
>> PUT ON SHERLOCK HOLMES HAT 
AND PUT A LITTLE PIPE IN HIS 
MOUTH.
ARE THEY ALLOWED TO DRESS UP A 
DOG IN A FUNNY WAY. 
>> THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF THE
SHOW. 
>> THAT WOULD REALLY GET THE 
CROWD GOING. 
>> THIS IS "SPINAL TAP."
>> ALTHOUGH I SHOULDN'T TALK, MY
HAIR IS A LITTLE SHAGGY, TOO.
BETTER NOT GET TOO CLOSE, THEY 
WILL THINK I'M PART OF THE BAND.
I'M JOKING. 
>> A COMEDIC ACTOR OTHER COMEDIC
ACTORS IDOLIZED.
STEVE CARELL WORKED ALONGSIDE 
HIM IN BOTH ANCHORMAN MOVIES.
HE SAID FRED WILLARD WAS THE 
FUNNIEST MAN I EVER WORKED WITH.
HE WAS A SWEET, FUNNY MAN.
COMING FULL CIRCLE HE CAME BACK 
TO TELEVISION EARNING EMMY 
NOMINATIONS FOR HIS TURNS ON 
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND AND 
"MODERN FAMILY." 
>> 80% OF COMEDY IS SURPRISE, 
THE OTHER 20% IS WORD PLAY. 
>> MANY CO-STARS PAID RESPECTS 
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOU WERE FUNNY IN YOUR BONES.
BILLY CRYSTAL, ELEGANT WEEK, 
GREAT TIMING AND A GENTLE 
SPIRIT.
FOR "TODAY," JOE FRYER, NBC 
NEWS, LOS ANGELES. 
>> WHAT A LOSS.
BUT BY THE WAY, WHEN ALL THESE 
INCREDIBLE COMEDIANS ARE TALKING
ABOUT HOW FUNNY HE WAS, IT JUST 
TELLS YOU, YOU KNOW, HOW HE'LL 
LIVE ON. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
HIS TURN IN "BEST IN SHOW" B
. 
>>> IT'S 8:00 ON "TODAY."
COMING UP, THE OPEN STATES OF 
AMERICA, FROM COAST-TO-COAST 
MUCH OF THE COUNTRY REOPENING 
FOR BUSINESS.
CROWDS GATHERING ON THE BEACHES 
AND IN THE STREETS. 
>> DEFINITELY NOT SEEING A LOT 
OF MASKS AROUND. 
>> THIS MORNING HEALTH OFFICIALS
WORRIED ABOUT MOVING TOO FAST.
'RE LIVE WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW.
>>> PLUS, ARE YOU READY FOR 
SUMMER?
THE NEW SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR 
CAMP.
WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR KIDS AS 
THE BIG SUMMER BREAK APPROACHES.
>>> ALL ABOUT REBA.
WE'LL CATCH UP WITH THE GRAMMY 
WINNER WHEN SHE RELEASES THE 
SONG "WHAT IF" THE SPECIAL 
MEANING BEHIND HER NEW VIDEO.
COULD A REBOOT OF HER HIT SHOW 
BE ON THE WAY TODAY, MAY 18th, 
2020. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA 
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. 
>> GEORGETOWN LAW. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. 
>> WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. 
>> HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> SHARON HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> LEE DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE 
UNIVERSITY.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME BACK TO "TODAY."
LOOK AT ALL THOSE GRADUATES.
DON'T YOU LOOK GOOD IN YOUR 
DEGREES.
SO HAPPY TO CELEBRATE YOU, HAPPY
WE'RE WAKING UP AND STARTING 
ANOTHER WORKWEEK, WORKING FROM 
HOME OR MAYBE DOING AGENTS A 
LITTLE HOME SCHOOLING FROM THE 
KIDS.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU WHEREVER 
THEY ARE. 
>> PERHAPS BOTH, WORKING FROM 
HOME AND HOME SCHOOLING.
BY THE WAY, SAVANNAH, CHECK OUT 
THIS GANG WE'VE ASSEMBLED.
THERE THEY ARE.
MORE CAPS, MORE GOWNS IN TODAY'S
VIRTUAL PLAZA.
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2020 AND
THEIR VERY, VERY PROUD FAMILY.
WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE THEM IN
JUST A BIT. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE SOME 
FUN, YOU GUYS, TOMORROW.
WE HAVE A REALLY SPECIAL 
SURPRISE FOR THESE COUPLES OUT 
THERE WHO HAD TO POSTPONE THEIR 
WEDDING.
IT WILL LIFT YOUR SPIRITS.
COUPLES, BY THE WAY, FROM ALL 
OVER THE WORLD.
FROM HONG KONG AND AUSTRALIA AND
INDIA.
WE BROUGHT EVERYBODY TOGETHER 
FOR ONE MAGICAL MOMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THAT TOMORROW. 
>> DID YOU MARRY THEM AS WELL?
>> DID YOU GET OUT YOUR 
MINISTER'S LICENSE AGAIN. 
>> NO.
BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT 
THANKS TO ONE OF OUR FAVORITE 
NEW SITUATIONS.
I THINK YOU ALL WILL LIKE IT. 
>> COOL.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE NEWS AT 
8:00 AS BEACHES AND BUSINESSES 
REOPEN COAST-TO-COAST, THE HEAD 
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SAYING 
AMERICANS FACE MORE STRUGGLES 
AHEAD BUT NOT ANOTHER 
DEPRESSION.
HE SAYS ULTIMATELY YOU CAN BET 
ON THE AMERICAN ECONOMY COMING 
BACK.
NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER JOINS US 
WITH THREE THINGS SHE'S WATCHING
TODAY.
HEY, KRISTEN, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, SAVANNAH, GOOD MORNING 
TO YOU.
THE FIRST BIG THING WE'RE 
WATCHING, ALMOST ALL 50 STATES 
ARE STARTING A SLOW AND STEADY 
REOPENING FROM RESTAURANTS TO 
RETAIL STORES, CHURCHES AND 
CASINOS.
THE ONLY HOLDOUT, 
MASSACHUSETTSES STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER EXPIRES TODAY, 
CONNECTICUT'S MONDAY.
FED CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL 
SAYING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 
COULD SOAR TO 25%, A HIGH DURING
THE DEPRESSION BUT POWELL SHOWED
OPTIMISM ON CBS'S "60 MINUTES." 
>> DO YOU THINK HISTORY WILL 
LOOK BACK ON THIS TIME AND CALL 
THIS THE SECOND GREAT 
DEPRESSION. 
>> NO, I DON'T.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A LIKELY 
OUTCOME AT ALL.
WE HAD A HEALTHY ECONOMY TWO 
MONTHS AGO.
OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS STRONG. 
>> A BITTER BACK AND FORTH 
BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS 
PREDECESSOR, FORMER PRESIDENT 
BARACK OBAMA.
MR. OBAMA USED A VIRTUAL 
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO 
CRITICIZE THE RESPONSE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS ALTHOUGH NOT 
MENTIONING MR. TRUMP BY NAME.
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING, THIS 
PANDEMIC FULLY FINALLY TORN BACK
THE CURTAIN ON THE IDEA THAT SO 
MANY OF THE FOLKS IN CHARGE KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN 
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> LOOK, HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT 
PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY,
GROSSLY INCOMPETENT. 
>> A LITTLE SAMPLING OF THE WAR 
OF WORDS.
MR. OBAMA RECENTLY ENDORSED JOE 
BIDEN AND ALL A SIGN OF THINGS 
TO COME AS THE ELECTION RAMPS 
UP.
HODA, BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT, KRISTEN, THANK 
YOU.
WE DO HAVE BREAKING NEWS THIS 
MORNING ON THE SEARCH FOR A 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
THE RESULTS OF ONE SMALL STUDY 
ON HUMANS ARE NOW IN, AND THEY 
APPEAR TO BE ENCOURAGING.
NBC NEWS MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT 
DR. JOHN TORRES JONES US WITH 
MORE ON THAT.
I LOVE WHEN I SEE THE WORD 
ENCOURAGING IN A SCRIPT.
TELL US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. 
>> THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING, A 
COMPANY CALLED MODERNA IN THE 
SPRINT FOR THE LEAD, THEY HAVE 
FOUND OUT IN A TRIAL FOR SOME 
PARTICIPANTS, THEY DON'T HAVE, 
EIGHT BUT THEY ENDED UP 
CONVERTING.
FOUND OUT BECAUSE OF THE VACCINE
THEY HAD ANTIBODIES.
THE GOOD PART IS THOSE 
ANTIBODIES ARE NEUTRALIZING AND 
THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF 
CORONAVIRUS, PREVENT IT FROM 
TAKING HOLD, SAFE AND WELL 
TOLERATED.
THEY FOUND OUT THEY ARE GETTING 
LEVELS EQUIVALENT TO PEOPLE WHO 
RECOVER FROM CORONAVIRUS AND NOW
WE THINK HAVE IMMUNITY TO IT.
ON A A SIDE NOTE COMPARED IT TO 
AN EARLIER STUDY OF MICE WHERE 
THEY USED A VACCINE AND FOUND 
OUT MICE WERE ACTUALLY NOT ABLE 
TO GET THE CORONAVIRUS WHEN THEY
INFECTED THEM WITH IT. 
>> THIS IS ENCOURAGING.
WHEN PEOPLE HERE THERE'S A 
VACCINE THERE'S A EUREKA MOMENT,
WOW, WE HAVE A VACCINE, LET'S GO
AHEAD AND PUT IT OUT THERE, BUT 
THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS, IS 
IT?
>> EXACTLY.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS BECAUSE WE'RE 
GETTING STEPS FORWARD IN THE 
VACCINE PROCESS HERE BUT THEY 
HAVE TWO PHASES TO GO, PHASE 
TWO, ABOUT 600 PEOPLE AND BIG 
PHASE THREE.
THEY THINK THEY WILL START THAT 
IN JULY.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT GIVES US A 
LOT OF ANSWERS.
IF WE GET THROUGH THIS, THEN 
WE'LL GET THE VACCINE.
KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED.
HOPEFULLY SOON. 
>> IF ALL THOSE PHASES GO 
PROPERLY, WHEN DOES THAT MEAN A 
VACCINE MAY COME?
>> SO THEY ARE GOING TO START 
PHASE THREE IN JULY, THAT'S WHAT
THEY ARE HOPING TOO.
DEPENDS HOW PHASE THREE PANS 
OUT.
THAT USUALLY TAKES MONTHS OR 
YEARS.
AGAIN, I THINK 12 TO 18 MONTHS 
IS PROBABLY SOMETHING EXPECTED, 
SOMETIME AFTER THE NEW YEAR IS 
WHEN WE'LL GET IT, MAYBE BEFORE 
IF THINGS FALL IN PLACE REALLY 
WELL. 
>> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE TO WORK 
OUT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
DR. TORRES, THANKS. 
>>> ALSO THIS MORNING ITALY 
EMERGING SOONER THAN EXPECTED 
FROM ONE OF THE DARKEST CHAPTERS
IN THAT COUNTRY'S LANGUAGE 
HISTORY.
NBC'S MATT BRADLEY REMAINS IN 
VENICE.
RESIDENTS THERE ARE 
REDISCOVERING THEIR CITY'S CHARM
WITHOUT USUAL THRONGS OF 
TOURISTS.
GOOD MORNING, MATT. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
ITALY COMING BACK TO LIFE, BARS,
RESTAURANTS, CAFES, THEY ARE 
OPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME 
TODAY.
HERE IN VENICE, THEY REALLY NEED
TOURISTS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT'S GOING TO TAKE
A WHILE.
WHAT VENICE HAS LOST IN TOURIST 
DOLLARS, IT'S GAINED IN 
AUTHENTICITY.
THIS MORNING A SIMPLE ESPRESSO 
NEVER TASTED TO GOOD.
ITALIAN WAKING UP AND SMELLING 
THE COFFEE IN CAFES, 
RESTAURANTS, BARS, NOW OPEN 
AFTER THE LONGEST NATIONWIDE 
LOCKDOWN IN THE WORLD, NEARLY 
THREE MONTHS.
NONE OF THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO 
HAPPEN UNTIL JUNE 1st BUT 
BECAUSE OF LOWER CASE NUMBERS 
AND FEWER DEATHS, ITALY IS 
ACCELERATING ITS REOPENING IN 
SOME REGIONS.
IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE 
TOURISTS RETURN.
A RARE TREAT FOR LOCALS ENJOYING
THEIR CITY WITHOUT THE CROWDS 
FORTH FIRST TIME IN AGES. 
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE 
YOU SAID?
>> I'VE BEEN IN VENICE FOR 31 
YEARS. 
>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE CITY 
LIKE THIS BEFORE?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
NOBODY WANTED THIS TO HAPPEN.
WE HAVE TO THINK VENICE HAD TO 
RETHINK ITSELF, THINK ABOUT AN 
ECONOMY NOT BASED ON TOURISM. 
>> CHURCHES REOPENING, A RELIEF 
FOR ITALY'S FAITHFUL BUT STRICT 
RULES FOR MASS.
THE FAMOUS ART MUSEUM LEADING A 
FEW WEEKS BEFORE OPENING. 
>> WE HAVE TO CHANGE INSIDE THE 
MUSEUM TO BE SURE ON SAFETY AND 
SECURITY.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED SOME TIME TO 
PREPARE IT. 
>> VENICE MEASURES TIME 
DIFFERENTLY.
THIS CITY IS TIMELESS. 
>> LAST TIME THEY CLOSED HARRY'S
BAR FOR THIS LONG WAS DURING 
WORLD WAR II. 
>> IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN MANY
YEARS I WAS ABLE TO SEE VENICE 
SORT OF MAKE IT.
YOU UNDERSTAND A SOUL IN VENICE.
>> A VENETIAN SOUL THAT HELPS 
THIS CITY. 
>> IT'S A RELIEF.
FEELS GOOD AND MAKES ME EVEN 
MORE SURE THAT THE FUTURE IS 
RIGHT THERE.
IT WILL BE BEAUTIFUL. 
>> SO SAVANNAH, IF YOU CAN 
BELIEVE IT, MY TEAM AND I, WE'VE
BEEN HERE 10 WEEKS AND WE'RE 
PSYCHED.
TONIGHT IS THE FIRST NIGHT WE'RE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO HAVE A DINNER 
IN AN ACTUAL RESTAURANT HERE IN 
ITALY.
BUT FOR ME, I'M JUST LOOKING 
FORWARD TO FINALLY GETTING MY 
HAIRCUT.
SAVANNAH. 
>> YES.
WELL, THERE'S LOTS TO LOOK 
FORWARD TO.
NICE TO SEE SHOTS FROM VENICE.
THANK YOU, MATT, WE APPRECIATE 
IT. 
>>> WE MOVE TO THE LATEST ON THE
AHMAUD ARBERY SHOOTING 
INVESTIGATION.
NBC NEWS CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF 
THE SUSPECTS IS THE PERSON WHO 
LEAKED THAT ORIGINAL VIDEO OF 
THE DEADLY CONFRONTATION IN 
HOPES THAT COULD AID HIS 
E
DEFENSE.
A GEORGIA ATTORNEY SAID HE 
HELPED CONTACT A LOCAL RADIO 
STATION TO HAND OVER THAT VIDEO.
HE SAID McMICHAEL WANTED PEOPLE 
TO SEE HE AND HIS SON TRAVIS 
WERE ONLY TRYING TO MAKE A 
CITIZENS ARREST ON A MAN THEY 
SAY IS A BURGLARY SUSPECT.
BOTH MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH 
MURDERING THE UNARMED 
25-YEAR-OLD. 
>>> ALSO THIS MORNING 
BROADCASTING LEGEND PHYLLIS 
GEORGE IS BEING REMEMBERED FOR A
LIFE THAT TOOK HER FROM THE MISS
AMERICA PAGEANT TO A 
TRAILBLAZING CAREER IN NETWORK 
SPORTS.
SHE DIED FROM A RARE BLOOD 
DISORDER AT THE AGE OF 70.
NBC INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT 
KATE SNOW HAS A LOOK BACK AT HER
INSPIRING PLEASUREMENT. 
>> PHYLLIS GEORGE DIDN'T JUST 
ENTER A ROOM, SHE COMMANDED IT.
A TELEVISION PIONEER WHOSE 
VERSATILITY, WORK ETHIC AND 
WARMTH WERE UNDENIABLE.
GEORGE FIRST SOARED TO STARDOM 
DURING THE 1971 MISS AMERICA 
COMPETITION TAKING HOME THE 
ICONIC CROWN. 
>> NOW RECEIVING HER ROLE 
PHYLLIS GEORGE, MISS TEXAS. 
>> SOON AFTER SHE SET HER SIGHTS
ON SPORTS BROADCASTING AS 
CO-HOST OF CBS POPULAR PREGAME 
SHOW, NFL TODAY, GEORGE APPROVED
SHE BELONGED. 
>> ROGER STAUBACH STARTING.
AFTER 12 GAMES THE BEST IN 
FOOTBALL. 
>> ONE OF THE FIRST WOMAN TO 
COVER SPORTS FOR A NATIONAL 
AUDIENCE, SHE WAS A TRAIL BLAZER
WHO HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR 
OTHERS. 
>> I CAN'T IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF
PRESSURE AND SCRUTINY SHE HAD TO
GO THROUGH IN THAT ROLE BUT SHE 
HANDLED IT.
SHE HANDLED IT WITH GRACE, 
SMARTS, GRIT.
SHE HAD IT ALL. 
>> IN THE LATE '70s GEORGE 
ENTERED A NEW ARENA, POLITICS.
SHE BECAME KENTUCKY'S FIRST LADY
AFTER HER THEN HUSBAND WAS 
ELECTED GOVERNOR.
WHILE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL SHE 
TOLD "TODAY." 
>> EVERY TIME I GO OUT IT'S LIKE
AN APPEARANCE I USED TO DO WITH 
MISS AMERICA, MEETING PEOPLE, 
GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE, 
EXPRESSING MY OPINION. 
>> IN A CAREER THAT INCLUDED 
STOPS AT THE POPULAR INTERVIEW 
GEORGE BECAME A SUCCESSFUL 
ENTREPRENEUR AND ACTRESS. 
>> LOOK, SOMEBODY HAD A LITTLE 
VISIT FROM THE HAIR FAIRY.
>> TENNIS LEGEND CHRIS EVERT 
HONORING A WOMAN WHO HELD HER 
OWN WITH CLASS AND KNOWLEDGE. 
>> WHEN YOU HEAR YOU CAN'T DO 
SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY DOESN'T 
SUPPORT YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY OR 
THEY AREN'T POSITIVE SOMETHING 
YOU'RE INVOLVED IN, DON'T LET 
THAT DETER YOU.
USE THAT AS MOTIVATION TO MOVE 
FORWARD. 
>> FOR "TODAY," KATE SNOW, NBC 
NEWS. 
>> WHAT A LIFE.
SO MANY PEOPLE THANKING PHYLLIS 
GEORGE OPENING THE DOOR TO 
FEMALE SPORTS JOURNALIST.
HER DAUGHTER, CNN'S JOURNALIST 
SHARES HER MOM WAS HER BIGGEST 
ADVOCATE.
OUR CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE 
ENTIRE FAMILY. 
>> PAMELA HAS BEEN A CLASS ACT.
AS A HUSBAND OF A FEMALE SPORTS 
BROADCASTER, I CAN TELL YOU THEY
ARE A LOT MORE COMMON TODAY THAN
YEARS AGO.
THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE 
CASE WITHOUT PHYLLIS GEORGE. 
>> WE'VE GOT OUR NEWS COVERED, 
GUYS.
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE BOOST?
SO PEOPLE ARE DOING LOTS OF 
THOUGHTFUL THINGS FOR MEMBERS OF
THE CLASS OF 2020 WHO CAN'T HAVE
THOSE REGULAR GRADUATION 
CEREMONIES.
THERE'S A GUY WHO DRIVES AROUND,
AND HE LOOKS FOR SIGNS ON A LAWN
THAT SAY 2020 GRAD.
THEN YOU KNOW WHAT HE DOES?
HE SURPRISES THEM WITH A MUSICAL
TRIBUTE.
TAKE A LOOK.
♪♪
♪♪
>> THAT'S AWESOME. 
>> COME ON.
THE GRADUATION MARCH DELIVERED 
AT YOUR HOME, OF COURSE AT A 
SAFE DISTANCE.
ALL THAT POMP UNDER UNUSUAL 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
HATS OFF TO THAT MAN, SAVANNAH. 
>> I LOVE THAT.
HERE IS ANOTHER ONE, GUYS.
THE OLYMPICS, OF COURSE, WE KNOW
HAD TO BE POSTPONED.
ONE DAD BROUGHT THE GAMES TO 
LIFE TO ENTERTAIN HIS QUARANTINE
KIDS.
DAD CREATED A BICYCLE ROAD 
RACING EXPERIENCE THAT HAD THE 
KIDS PEDALING FOR GOLD AND THEN 
WENT ONTO THE WINTER GAMES.
WHY NOT, A CURLING COMPETITION 
ON A SLIPPERY FLOOR.
WHAT WOULD THE OLYMPICS BE 
WITHOUT THE SPEED AND EXCITEMENT
OF THE BOBSLED. 
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> YES, IT'S HAPPENING.
DAD, YOU ARE AMAZING, COMING UP 
WITH A NEW SPORT EVERY DAY.
THEY NEVER HAVE TO LEAVE THE 
HOUSE.
YES, WE SEE YOU DAD, KNOW WHAT 
YOU'RE UP TO, TOTALLY WEAR THE 
KIDS 
>> THAT'S YOUR LATEST WEATHER.
SAVANNAH. 
>> ALL RIGHT, AL, THANK YOU.
WELL, WITH MEMORIAL DAY JUST ONE
WEEK AWAY, MILLIONS OF FAMILIES 
ARE WONDERING IF THEY ARE GOING 
TO BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO
SUMMER CAMP THIS SUMMER.
IF THEY CAN, WILL IT BE SAFE?
THIS MORNING BRAND-NEW 
GUIDELINES BY AMERICAN CAMP 
ASSOCIATION AND YMCA OF USA.
IN A MOMENT WE'LL TALK TO 
LEADERS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS 
EXCLUSIVE BUT FIRST MORE ON THE 
SUMMER CAMP SITUATION.
FOR 20 MILLION KIDS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THIS YEAR SUMMER CAMP 
IS A RITUAL AT RISK.
HAPPY CAMPERS NOW WONDERING 
WHETHER THEY WILL BE BUNKED UP 
OR HUNKERED DOWN.
JULIA AND MIKE, PARENTS OF 
4-YEAR-OLD LILLY AND 
FIVE-YEAR-OLD BLAINE SENT THEIR 
KIDS TO SUMMER EVERYONE CAME IN 
NEW JERSEY. 
>> PLAYING WITH KIDS. 
>> THIS YEAR THEY ARE STRUGGLING
WITH THE DECISION. 
>> WE'RE NOT CONFIDENT IF WE HAD
TO MAKE THE DECISION TODAY THAT 
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP THE 
KIDS SAFE AND THE KIDS COULD 
COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES. 
>> THE NATION'S 14,000 CAMPS ARE
NOW FACING TOUGH CHOICES AS THE 
SUMMER APPROACHES. 
>> THE PRIMARY STRATEGY WE'LL BE
USING IS KEEPING KIDS IN SMALLER
GROUPS.
SO IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 
SCREENING THAT WILL BE UTILIZED 
AND HAND WASHING AND USE OF 
MASKS WHERE APPROPRIATE AND 
DISINFECTION AND ALL THE THINGS 
WE NEED TO DO. 
>> HE RUNS THE CAMP. 
>> EVERY CAMP WILL FIND A WAY TO
TAKE CARE OF THEIR CAMPERS.
THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
WE'RE ABOUT COMMUNITY AND GROWTH
AND LOVE AND SUPPORT. 
>> JOINING US NOW EXCLUSIVELY 
TOM ROCZENBERG, CEO OF AMERICAN 
CAMP ASSOCIATION AND PAUL 
McENTIRE COO OF THE Y.
GOOD MORNING TO BOTH OF YOU. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH. 
>> SO LET ME START WITH YOU, 
PAUL.
THE Y OPERATES THOUSANDS OF DAY 
CAMPS, OVERNIGHT CAMPS.
DO YOU EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN
CAMPS THIS SUMMER?
>> OUR CAMPS OPERATE AROUND THE 
COUNTRY AND DECISIONS ARE MADE 
LOCALLY, WHICH IS PROVING 
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THIS 
PANDEMIC GUIDED BY STATE AND 
LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
WE KNOW A NUMBER OF OUR 
OVERNIGHT CAMPS THAT HAVE 
DECIDED NOT TO BUT A LOT ARE 
STILL IN THAT DECISION MAKING.
WE DO THINK MOST OF OUR DAY 
CAMPS WILL OPERATE. 
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU, TOM?
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM YOUR 
MEMBERS ABOUT WHETHER THEY 
INTEND TO TRY TO OPEN ASSUMING 
THAT IT'S LEGAL IN THEIR STATE?
>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A 
CONTINUUM OF CAMPS THIS SUMMER 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SOME CAMPS WILL OPEN WITH 
SHORTENED SESSIONS AND HAVE 
IN-PERSON CAMPS.
SOME CAMPS WILL HAVE VIRTUAL 
CATCHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS 
WHO CAN'T ATTEND IN PERSON.
SOME CAMPS PIVOTING TO OTHER 
PROGRAMS LIKE FAMILY CAMPS.
THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT 
CHOICES BUT NOT THIS EARLY 
LOOKING TYPICAL THIS SUMMER. 
>> YEAH.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU, TOM, 
AND PAUL FROM THE Y, YOU'VE 
RELEASED A VERY DETAILED SET OF 
GUIDELINES THAT ARE INTENDED FOR
THE CAMPS IF THEY OPEN, HOW THEY
SHOULD RUN, WHAT THE BEST 
PRACTICES ARE.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE FOR PARENTS,
AND I'LL GIVE THIS TO YOU, TOM, 
FIRST, IS IT SAFE?
HOW DO YOU MAKE SOMETHING LIKE 
CAMP, WHICH IS BY DEFINITION 
KIDS LIKE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER 
HAVING A GREAT TIME, HOW DO YOU 
MAKE IT SAFE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC?
>> WELL, THANKS, SAVANNAH, FOR 
ASKING THIS QUESTION.
I THINK THIS GUIDANCE IS HELPFUL
NEWS FOR PARENTS HOPING FOR THAT
KIND OF EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR 
KIDS.
PARENTS CAN DEFINITELY EXPECT TO
SEE SAFETY AS THE FIRST AND 
FOREMOST FOCUS AT CAMP THIS 
SUMMER.
FOR CAMP DIRECTORS, YOU KNOW, 
SAFETY AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF THEIR CAMPERS IS PARAMOUNT 
REALLY.
WE KNOW AS DIRECTORS THAT WHEN A
CHILD FEELS SAFE, THEY LEARN AND
GROW EVEN MORE EFFECTIVELY.
THIS YEAR WE BASICALLY PIVOTED 
AS QUICK AS WE COULD TO ENGAGE 
IN A CONSULTING FIRM FOR A PANEL
OF EXPERTS WHO HELPED US CREATE 
AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CALLED 
THE FIELD GUIDE THAT IS 
CHOCK-FULL OF EDUCATIONAL 
RESOURCES THAT HELP HIM COME 
INTO LINE WITH THE GUIDANCE FROM
DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS, THAT 
GUIDANCE IN THE COUNTRY AROUND 
THE SCIENCE AND HEALTH OF THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
>> PAUL, DO YOU IMAGINE A VISION
THAT EVERYONE CAMERS SHOULD BE 
WEARING MASKS, SHOULD BE TESTED,
SCREENED FOR THEIR TEMPERATURE?
HOW MIGHT THIS LOOK?
>> SAVANNAH, THOSE DETAILS ARE 
COVERED IN THESE SET OF 
GUIDELINES.
EACH CAMP, BASED ON FACILITIES, 
AND BASED ON THEIR OPERATIONAL 
PROCEDURES, WILL DESIGN A SPACE 
AND RESPONSIBLE WAY TO OPEN 
SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO OPEN.
IT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT IF 
TESTING IS AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN 
CAMP SETTINGS, THAT WOULD BE A 
BIG BENEFIT.
AS YOU OUTLINED, A LOT OF 
PROCEDURAL CHANGES MADE.
A LOT OF PARENTS WHETHER TO SEND
THEIR KIDS TO CAMP OR NOT, 
OTHERS DON'T.
THEY UTILIZE OVERNIGHT CAMP AND 
DAY CAMP AS CHILD CARE BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE TO GO TO WORK.
WE FEEL THE RESPONSIBILITY TO 
DESIGN THAT SO THEY CAN BE AS 
SAFE AS POSSIBLE, CHILDREN WHEN 
THEY ARE WITH US, BE SAFE, 
OUTDOORS, AND ALLOW THEIR 
PARENTS TO GO TO WORK. 
>> HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A GOOD 
RESOURCE FOR CAMPS AS THEY ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE THESE DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS.
KIDS LOVE CAMP.
AS YOU MENTIONED,
>>> TO THE 2020 CLASS, YOU'RE 
GRADUATING.
IT'S NOT THE GRADUATION YOU 
DESERVE, NOT THE GRADUATION YOU 
WANTED BUT YOU ARE GRADUATING. 
>> YOU LEARN THINGS NOBODY ELSE 
HAD TO LEARN BEFORE NO OTHER 
GRADUATING CLASS.
TAKE IT FORWARD.
OKAY?
TAKE IT FORWARD INTO YOUR LIFE.
WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU. 
>> EVEN IF YOU'RE HOME RIGHT 
NOW, DON'T YOU LOOK GOOD ALL 
DRESSED UP IN YOUR LAW DEGREE.
ENJOY THIS DAY, SOAK IT IN, MAKE
EVERYBODY AROUND YOU CALL YOU 
ESQUIRE AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW 
YOU'RE APPRECIATED. 
>> AL, SAVANNAH AND HODA HAD A 
CHANCE TO DO THAT OVER THE WEEK,
DELIVERED THOSE VIRTUAL 
ADDRESSES.
YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'VE GOT A 
VIRTUAL PLAZA THAT'S -- 
>> THAT'S READY, MAN.
YOU SAW THE COMMENCEMENT 
SPEECHES TO GRADUATES, 
GRADUATION IS THE THEME OF OUR 
VIRTUAL PLAZA.
LOOK AT THOSE BEAUTIFUL MEMBERS 
OF THE CLASS OF 2020.
THEY ARE HIGH SCHOOLS AND 
COLLEGES AND GRAD SCHOOLS AND 
FAMILIES ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.
FIRST OF ALL, Y'ALL LOOK SO GOOD
THIS MORNING.
WE CANNOT TELL YOU.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD, THE KIETAN
FAMILY IN TEXAS, WHERE ARE YOU?
ALL RIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL, WE DON'T HAVE ONE 
GRADUATE, DON'T HAVE TWO 
GRADUATES, WE HAVE THREE.
WHERE IS THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.
RAISE YOUR HAND.
HEADING TO HOWARD. 
>> WHERE IS JADEN, OLDEST 
DAUGHTER?
GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE WITH A 
DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK.
MOM IN THE MIDDLE, JASMINE, YOU 
WAITED 20 YEARS.
YOU WENT BACK AND YOU GOT YOUR 
MASTERS IN ENGINEERING 
MANAGEMENT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY, MOM, 
BEING SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN YOUR
TWO DAUGHTERS WITH YOUR OWN 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 
>> THIS IS A MOMENT WELCHER 
ISSUE FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
WE ARE SO EXCITED.
IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO ALL OF 
OUR HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION.
>> THE SIGN SAYS IT ALL, MAMA WE
MADE IT.
Y'ALL ALL MADE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> I'M LOOKING FOR JUSTIN.
JUSTIN OF SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA.
JUSTIN, WHERE ARE YOU, BROTHER?
THERE YOU ARE.
THERE'S JUSTIN, THERE'S THE 
FAMILY.
SO JUSTIN WASN'T JUST 
VALEDICTORIAN, NO, NO, HE WAS 
CLASS PRESIDENT AS WELL.
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LEAD IN 
THE SCHOOL MUSICAL THAT DIDN'T 
HAPPEN.
INSTEAD.
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE PERFORMANCE 
THIS MORNING ON THE "TODAY" 
SHOW. 
>> OKAY. 
>> WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
>> GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD BY 
RASCAL FLATTS.
OKAY.
♪ ON MY WAY 
INTO YOUR LOVING ARMS 
THIS MUCH I KNOW IS TRUE 
THAT GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD 
THAT LED ME STRAIGHT TO YOU ♪
>> JUSTIN, JUSTIN!
>> THANK YOU. 
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO PENN STATE IN 
THE FALL.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE NITTANY 
LIONS. 
>> WE ARE. 
>> CONGRATS, BROTHER.
CONGRATS TO YOUR FAMILY BEHIND 
YOU AS WELL.
>> I'VE GOT A GOOD ONE, GUYS.
CAN WE PUT UP SIDNEY, SHE'S IN 
JERICHO, NEW YORK, THIS MORNING.
SHE IS GRADUATING FROM 
GEORGETOWN LAW SCHOOL.
SIDNEY, CONGRATULATIONS.
I KNOW YOU WENT TO CORNELL 
UNDERGRAD, GEORGETOWN LAW.
YOU MUST BE SO PROUD, SO 
EXCITED, SO RELIEVED.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?
>> HI, SAVANNAH, I'M SO HAPPY TO
SEE YOU.
I'M GOING TO WORK AT A LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT LAW FIRM IN THE CITY 
WHEN I GRADUATE.
>> WELL, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, 
SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
I STILL FEEL RELIEVED FROM 
GRADUATING FROM GEORGETOWN LAW 
AND THAT WAS 18 YEARS AGO.
MY BEST TO YOU, JUST ENJOY IT.
ENJOY IT.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, GUYS, IT 
WOULDN'T BE A GRADUATION 
CELEBRATION IF WE ALL DIDN'T 
TURN OUR TASSELS, ALL RIGHT?
Y'ALL ARE ALL ON CAMERA ON THE 
COUNT OF THREE.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TASSELS, WE 
GO FROM RIGHT TO THE LEFT.
HERE WE GO.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
>> CLASS OF 2020, MAN, Y'ALL 
LOOK SO GOOD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
ENJOY THIS MOMENT.
WE MARKED IT.
WE ALL DID IT TOGETHER. 
>> CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS.
>> CARSON DALY, YOU'RE KEEPING 
UP GRADUATION THEME IN "POP 
START." 
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 
2020.
DON'T FORGET TO CALL YOUR MOMS 
AND DON'T ASK FOR MONEY.
YOU HAVE TO THROW THAT IN THERE.
HOW HOLLYWOOD IS STEPPING UP IN 
A HUGE WAY FOR GRADUATES ALL 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY PLUS HODA IS 
CHATTING WITH A MUSIC LEGEND 
REBA McENTIRE, WHY EVERYTHING 
HAPPENING IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW
HAD INSPIRED HER TO RE-RELEASE 
ONE OF HER TIMELESS HITS. 
>> ALL RIGHT, CARSON, WE HAVE A 
LOT TO GET TO IN THIS HALF HOUR,
LOTS OF GOOD STUFF BUT LET'S GET
A CHECK OF THE WEATHER WITH AL.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING AND 
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 
2020.
LET'S LOOK AT YOUR WEEK AHEAD 
AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE'RE 
EXPECTING FOR TODAY.
ALL EYES ON THE SOUTHEASTERN 
ATLANTIC COAST, ARTHUR TO DEAL 
WITH, STRONG STORMS THROUGH THE 
GULF ALL THE WAY INTO THE OHIO 
RIVER VALLEY.
SUNNY SKIES FROM THE PLAINS INTO
TEXAS, WET WEATHER IN THE 
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
MIDWEEK PERIOD, A FLOOD THREAT 
CONTINUES IN THE SOUTHEAST, 
SUNSHINE TO THE NORTHEAST FROM 
THE GREAT LAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN
TO THE GOLF COURSE, PLENTY OF 
SUNSHINE.
LOOKING NICE THROUGH THE 
SOUTHWEST, STRONG STORMS IN THE 
WESTERN PLAINS.
AND THEN BY THE END OF THE WEEK 
AS WE HEAD INTO THE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND, SCATTERED SHOWERS IN 
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST, DOWN TO 
THE GULF COAST, SUNNY AND HOT
>> Announcer: THE CITI CONCERT 
SERIES ON "TODAY" IS PROUDLY 
PRESENTED TO YOU BY CITI.
>> WE ARE BACK WITH A TRUE 
LEGEND.
I'M TALKING ABOUT REBA McENTIRE.
FOR FOUR DECADES, SHE'S 
ENTERTAINED AUDIENCES WITH MUSIC
AND ACTING TALENTS.
NOW THE THREE-TIME GRAMMY WINNER
IS RE-RELEASING ONE OF HER 
TIMELESS HITS AS A WAY TO KIND 
OF ENCOURAGE US ALL WITH HOPE 
AND POSITIVITY.
REBA IS WITH US FROM NASHVILLE.
HI, REBA, KBORNG. 
>> -- GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU DOING. 
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR 
THE "TODAY" SHOW LOGO.
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
YOU'RE VERY FANCY. 
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SAY I DID 
THAT.
I DID NOT.
JOSH SET UP THE BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS
AND iPHONE CAMERA. 
>> SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND 
OF QUARANTINE LIFE HAS BEEN LIKE
FOR REBA.
WHO GETS TO HANG OUT WITH YOU 
DURING THIS TIME?
>> WELL, MY SISTER SUSIE AND MY 
BROTHER-IN-LAW MARK.
SO SUSIE AND MARK WERE SWEET 
ENOUGH TO LET ME STAY WITH THEM 
FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
I WAS IN OKLAHOMA, MAMA JUST 
PASSED AROUND THE 14th OF MARCH 
TWO DAYS AGO.
I HAD GONE BACK AFTER BEING 
THERE WITH THEM.
I CAME HOME TO DO REHEARSALS FOR
THE TOUR WE DIDN'T GET TO DO.
WENT BACK, AND WE WERE GOING TO 
PLAN THE FUNERAL, HAVE IT READY 
TO GO AND THIS QUARANTINE 
STARTED.
SO WE GOT TO -- IT WAS A TRUE 
BLESSING, HODA, IT REALLY WAS.
I GOT TO STAY THERE AT MAMA'S 
HOUSE AND HELP SUSIE AND CLEAN 
EVERYTHING OUT.
WE HAD SO MANY GREAT TIMES GOING
THROUGH DRAWERS AND BOXES AND 
FOUND PICTURES WE HAD NEVER SEEN
BEFORE.
WE CRIED, WE LAUGHED, WE TOASTED
MAMA.
IT WAS JUST AN ABSOLUTE HUGE 
BLESSING TO GET TO DO THAT. 
>> REBA, IT'S SO FUNNY.
I WAS READING YOUR INSTAGRAM 
PAGE WHEN YOU PAID TRIBUTE TO 
YOUR MOM, JACQUELINE, AND YOU 
WROTE THIS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
CANCER MIGHT THINK IT WON THE 
BATTLE BUT WE'RE GIVING GOD 
CREDIT FOR GIVING HER THE TIME 
TO GO HOME.
SHE WAS READY TO SEE OUR DADDY.
HAVE YOU PICTURED THAT MOMENT, 
THEM SEEING EACH OTHER?
>> THOUSANDS OF TIMES.
YEAH.
THEN FRIENDS WHO HAVE PARENTS 
AND LOVED ONES WHO HAVE GONE ON.
I PICTURED THEM TOGETHER HAVING 
A BLAST.
THAT HELPS. 
>> YOUR MOM TAUGHT YOU SO MANY 
LIFE LESSONS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY.
BUT ONE THING SHE TAUGHT YOU WAS
YOUR LOVE OF SINGING.
DIDN'T Y'ALL HAVE A GROUP, YOUR 
SIBLINGS.
WHAT WAS IT CALL?
MAMA HAD FOUR KIDS.
WE WERE THE SINGING McENTIRES.
WITH WHEN WE WERE ON THE ROAD 
WITH DADDY RODEOING, US KIDS 
WOULD BE IN THE BACK WRESTLING 
AND FIGHTING AND MOM WOULD TURN 
AROUND AND GET US SINGING SO 
WE'D STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A RADIO IN THE 
CAR SO IT WAS US ENTERTAINING 
OURSELVES.
THAT'S WHERE WE BECAME THE 
SINGING MACK TIRES. 
>> SO GLAD SHE TAUGHT YOU THAT, 
BECAUSE SHE GAVE US YOU.
HAVE YOU A CLASSIC SONG CALLED 
"WHAT IF" THAT WAS OUT 20 YEARS 
AGO.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SO GENIUS WHAT 
YOU GUYS DID.
YOU TOOK AUTO SONG THAT MEANT TO
MUCH TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND 
TURNED IT WITH A MUSIC VIDEO.
WE'LL SHOW A LITTLE BIT AND THEN
TALK ABOUT IT.
♪ MAKES ME WONDER 
REACH FOR JUST ONE HAND 
SING WITH JUST ONE VOICE ♪
♪ 
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
>> MY GOSH.
THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT'S TIMELESS, ISN'T IT?
>> THE IMAGES JUST CHANGE 
EVERYTHING, TOO, DON'T THEY?
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO RE-RELEASE
THAT?
>> AGAIN, IT WAS JUSTIN'S IDEA.
HE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO
BRING THAT SONG BACK BECAUSE IT 
IS TIMELY.
THE THINGS WE'RE DEALING WITH 
NOW, WE DEAL WITH IT ALL THE 
TIME.
WE'VE JUST GOT TO STAY TOGETHER 
AND FIND A BETTER WAY OF DOING 
THINGS. 
>> WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE TO FOLKS 
FEELING A LITTLE HELPLESS IN 
THIS MOMENT, REBA?
>> WELL, THEY CAN ALWAYS TURN TO
GOD AND HAVE THEIR FAITH REALLY 
STEP UP AND TAKE CONTROL AND 
BELIEVE THERE'S GOING TO BE A 
BETTER DAY.
WHEN YOU CAN, TAKE THIS TIME TO 
STOP, SMELL THE ROSES, AND JUST 
RECONFIRM WHY YOU'RE HERE.
JUST TAKE TIME FOR YOUR FAMILY, 
YOUR FRIENDS.
JUST SIT AND BREATHE.
WE'VE BEEN GOING SO "FAST & 
FURIOUS" FOR SO LONG, I'M SO 
THANKFUL FOR THIS QUARANTINE 
TIME.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FOLKS 
WHO ARE ILL AND WHO HAVE LOST 
LOVED ONES BUT IT HAS BEEN 
WONDERFUL FOR ME.
TO GET TO BE WITH MY LITTLE 
SISTER THE WAY WE WERE FOR THE 
LAST TWO MONTHS IS PRICELESS.
I'VE LOVED IT, EVERY MINUTE OF 
IT. 
>> REBA, JUST BEFORE I LET YOU 
GO.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING 
ABOUT YOUR SHOW.
IS IT COMING BACK?
ARE YOU GOING TO REBOOT?
WHAT ARE WE THINKING?
>> WE'D LOVE TO, AS A MATTER OF 
FACT, WE'VE BEEN TEXTING EACH 
OTHER.
MELISSA PETERMAN STARTED IT OUT.
WE'RE ALL TALKING, WANTING TO 
GET BACK TOGETHER.
WE MISS EACH OTHER.
IT WAS A FUN GROUP TO GET TO 
PLAY WITH, WORK WITH, SO WE'D 
LOVE TO DO IT. 
>> WE WOULD LOVE THAT, TOO. 
>> A TWO-HOUR MOVIE.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHATEVER.
WE'D LOVE TO GET BACK TOGETHER. 
>> WE HOPE YOU DO IT, REBA, WE 
LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH.
WE SHOULD MENTION THE SONG IS 
"WHAT IF."
IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST 
CROWDED SCENE. 
>> DEFINITELY NOT SEEING A LOT 
OF MASKS AROUND. 
>> PACKED BEACHES, PARKS, AND 
BARS FROM COAST-TO-COAST THIS 
WEEKEND SETTING OFF ALARM BELLS.
>> WE'RE SO CLUTTERED TOGETHER.
I'M LIKE, OH, GOD, NO. 
>> WITH SUMMER'S UNOFFICIAL 
KICKOFF DAYS AWAY, THE GROWING 
CONCERN ABOUT MORE OUTBREAKS. 
>> HE WAS AN IN COMPETENT 
PRESIDENT, GROSSLY INCOMPETENT. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SWINGS HARD
AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKES THIS
COMMENT DURING THIS. 
>> THIS PANDEMIC HAS FULLY 
FINALLY TORN BACK THE CURTON ON 
THE IDEA THAT SO MANY OF THE 
FOLKS IN CHARGE KNOW WHAT THEY 
ARE DOING.
>> THEIR BACK AND FORTH JUST 
AHEAD. 
>>> ARTHUR ON APPROACH.
THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE 
SEASON INCHING CLOSER TO NORTH 
CAROLINA PACKING HEAVY RAIN AND 
HIGH WINDS.
MILLIONS ALONG THE EAST COAST 
FEELING ITS IMPACT.
AL HAS THE VERY LATEST ON WHERE 
IT COULD BE HEADED. 
>>> START YOUR ENGINES.
DETROIT'S AUTO INDUSTRY BEGINS 
REOPENING PLANTS THIS MORNING.
60,000 WORKERS RETURNING TO
THE LINE IN A NEW WORLD. 
>> THIS CAMERA GIVES YOU A 
REALTIME READING OF YOUR 
TEMPERATURE. 
>> JUST AHEAD OUR EXCLUSIVE LOOK
AT NEW SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN 
PLACE AND OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE
CEO OF FORD. 
>> WHAT I KNOW IS WE'RE READY. 
>> WHY HE SAYS TODAY MARKS A 
VITAL STEP FOR THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY. 
>>> AND BACK IN THE SWING.
MAJOR SPORTS RETURN OVER THE 
WEEKEND WITH GOLF AND NASCAR.
AND THE CROWDS GO WILD. 
>> WON THE RACE, AND IT'S DEAD 
SILENT OUT HERE.
WE MISS THE FANS. 
>> FROM HOME "TODAY," MONDAY, 
MAY 18th, 2020.
>> Announcer: FROM NBC NEWS, 
THIS IS "TODAY" WITH SAVANNAH 
GUTHRIE AND HODA KOTB FROM 
STUDIO 1A IN ROCKEFELLER PLAZA.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO "TODAY."
NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US BRIGHT 
AND EARLY ON MONDAY MORNING.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THOSE CARS 
RACING AROUND THE NASCAR TRACK, 
GOLFERS OUT ON THE GREENS, EVEN 
IF IT WAS KIND OF A GOLF CLAP AT
HOME FOR EVERYBODY. 
>> NO KIDDING.
THERE WERE HAPPY CAMPERS AT OUR 
HOUSE.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SEEN JOEL 
JUMP UP AND DOWN.
WE HAD IT ON ALL DAY.
IT MADE US HAPPY, TOO. 
>> ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S START THE NEWS THIS 
MORNING AND GET RIGHT TO IT.
THE TOLL IN THE CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE U.S. HAS HIT NEW MILESTONES.
MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION CASES, 
90,000 DEATHS IN THIS COUNTRY. 
>> MEANTIME THE PROCESS OF 
REOPENING THE ECONOMY IS NOW 
UNDER WAY IN 48 STATES.
TODAY THE GOVERNOR OF 
MASSACHUSETTS WILL DETAIL 
MANSLAUGHTER FOR THAT STATE'S 
REOPENING.
SAVANNAH. 
>>> ALSO WE KNOW ONE THING THAT 
WILL NOT BE OPENING SOON, NEW 
YORK CITY BEACHES.
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCING THOSE 
BEACHES WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR 
NEXT WEEKEND'S MEMORIAL DAY 
HOLIDAY. 
>> MEANTIME THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION IS KICKING OFF ITS 
ANNUAL TWO-DAY SUMMIT BEING HELD
ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.
IT IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ALMOST 
ENTIRELY ON THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC.
WE DO HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF 
ALL OF THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH 
NBC'S SAM BROCK AND THE NATION'S
REOPENING.
HEY, SAM, GOOD MORNING.
>> HODA, PHASED IN INCLUDING 
RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.
HARD HIT MIAMI BEACH JUST 
GETTING BUSINESSES APPEAR 
RESTAURANTS OPEN IN THE NEXT 
WEEK AND A HALF OR SO.
ON OCEAN DRIVE YOU'RE GOING TO 
SEE THEM SPILL OUT INTO THE 
STREET WITH DINING, WHICH IS WHY
WE HAVE ORANGE BARRICADES.
HEALTH OFFICIALS WARNING AGAINST
OPENING TOO MUCH TOO QUICKLY.
ALMOST ALL 50 STATES ARE 
PARTIALLY REOPENED.
FROM RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL, 
CHURCHES TO CASINOS, THE ONLY 
HOLDOUT, MASSACHUSETTS'S 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER EXPIRES TODAY
WHILE CONNECTICUT ON WEDNESDAY.
EARLY SIGNS ARE PROMISING. 
>> IN AREAS THAT ARE OPENING, 
WE'RE NOT SEEING A SPIKE IN 
CASES.
WE'RE SEEING SPIKES IN CASES 
THAT ARE, IN FACT, CLOSED, VERY 
LOCALIZED SITUATIONS. 
>> WHILE COLORADO AND GEORGIA 
HAVE NOT SEEN DRAMATIC JUMPS, 
TEXAS RECORDED ITS SINGLE 
HIGHEST SPIKE OF CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ON SATURDAY, MORE THAN 
2700.
THIS AS GYMS AND OFFICES IN THE 
LONE START STATE COME BACK 
TODAY.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
GETTING TESTED FOR COVID-19 ON 
LIVE TV WHILE CONTINUING TO 
PLEAD WITH PEOPLE TO BE SAFE.
THE WARM WEEKEND WEATHER LURING 
NEW YORKERS OUTDOORS.
CROWDS OUTSIDE RESTAURANTS AND 
BARS.
PARKS AND BEACHES PACKED. 
>> OUR PLAN IS TO BE OUTSIDE AS 
MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
>> COAST-TO-COAST, VISITORS 
FLOCKING TO BEACHES.
IN NEW JERSEY A TEST BEFORE 
MEMORIAL DAY. 
>> NOT SEEING A LOT OF MASKS 
AROUND. 
>> SOUTH CAROLINIANS ON THIS 
STRETCH OF BEACH.
IN L.A. COUNTY NOT STOPPING 
WAVES OF PEOPLE FROM CROWDING 
THE WATER.
FURTHER NORTH IN THE BAY AREA, A
BEWILDERING SCENE IN SAN 
FRANCISCO FRIDAY.
RESIDENTS OF THE ALWAYS SOCIAL 
MARINA NEIGHBORHOOD PRACTICING 
VIRTUALLY NO SOCIAL DISTANCING 
OUTSIDE THIS WINE BAR. 
>> THE FACT PEOPLE WEREN'T 
WEARING MASKS AND THEY WERE SO 
CLUTTERED TOGETHER, I'M LIKE OH,
GOD, NO.
IT WAS VERY UPSETTING. 
>> UP SETTING, BUTTE COUNTY.
AFTER A TEST-OF-CHURCHGOER 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
AND EXPOSED 180 PEOPLE.
ECONOMIC FUEL FOR SOUTH FLORIDA,
EYES REOPENED, THE GOVERNOR IS 
CONSIDERING EASING THE BAN ON 
VACATION RENTALS BUT NOT FOR 
EVERYONE. 
>> IF YOU TELL ME YOU'RE GOING 
TO RENT THEM OUT TO PEOPLE FROM 
NEW YORK CITY, I'M PROBABLY NOT 
FOG TO APPROVE THAT, OKAY?
>> OF COURSE THE BIGGEST 
ATTRACTION IN MIAMI BEACH AND 
SOUTH FLORIDA IN GENERAL, THE 
BEACHES.
NO INDICATION, GUYS, AS TO WHEN 
THOSE GUYS MIGHT BE COMING BACK 
ONLINE.
IN NEARBY PALM BEACH COUNTY, 
THOSE BEACHES OPEN TODAY.
SAVANNAH, BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT, SAM, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.
ALSO THIS MORNING THE NATION IS 
GETTING A NEW VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY'S 
ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK FROM THE 
PANDEMIC OVER THE LONG-TERM, 
THIS AS A VERY PUBLIC FEUD IS 
PLAYING OUT OVER THE FEDERAL 
RESPONSE.
NBC'S WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT 
KRISTEN WELKER JOINS US WITH 
THAT STORY THIS MORNING.
HEY, KRISTEN, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, SAVANNAH, GOOD MONDAY 
MORNING TO YOU.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STARTING THIS
WEEK AGAIN DEFENDING HIS 
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS WITH HIS 
PREDECESSOR, AS YOU SAY, OPENLY 
CRITICIZING THE HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC.
WITH THE ECONOMY STILL IN FREE 
FALL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
FEDERAL RESERVE WARNING THE 
NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COULD
SOAR TO THE WORST NUMBERS IN 
HISTORY BUT JEROME POWELL SAYING
ULTIMATELY HE THINKS THE COUNTRY
WILL RECOVER.
FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN JEROME 
POWELL SHOWING SOME OPTIMISM ON 
"60 MINUTES" SUNDAY.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE GRIM 
NUMBER, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 
POSSIBLY HITTING 25%. 
>> 25% IS THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT 
OF UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE GREAT
DEPRESSION.
DO YOU THINK HISTORY WILL LOOK 
BACK ON THIS TIME AND CALL THIS 
THE SECOND GREAT DEPRESSION?
>> NO, I DON'T.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A LIKELY 
OUTCOME AT ALL.
WE HAD A VERY HEALTHY ECONOMY 
TWO MONTHS AGO, OUR FINANCIAL 
SYSTEM IS STRONG. 
>> POWELL SAYING THAT STRENGTH 
SHOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR A 
SIGNIFICANT REBOUND BUT NOT 
RIGHT AWAY. 
>> I WOULD SAY, THOUGH, WE'RE 
NOT GOING TO GET BACK TO WHERE 
WE WERE QUICKLY.
WE WON'T GET BACK TO WHERE WE 
WERE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THAT'S UNLIKELY TO HIGH 
PRESSURE. 
>> THOSE COMMENTS COME AMID A 
BITTER BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS 
PREDECESSOR WITH THE PRESIDENT 
TAKING DIRECT AIM AT FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AS MR. 
TRUMP RETURNED FROM CAMP DAVID 
SUNDAY. 
>> LOOK, HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT 
PRESIDENT.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY, GROSSLY 
INCOMPETENT.
THANK YOU. 
>> THE PRESIDENT WAS RESPONDING 
AFTER MR. OBAMA USED A VIRTUAL 
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO 
CRITICIZE THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. 
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING THIS HAS 
TORN BACK THE CURTON ON THE IDEA
THAT SO MANY OF THE FOLKS IN 
CHARGE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN 
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> OBAMA'S COMMENTS MARKED HIS 
MOST DIRECT REBUKE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> YOU KNOW ALL THOSE ADULTS 
THEY USED TO THINK WERE IN 
CHARGE AND KNEW WHAT THEY WERE 
DOING, TURNS OUT THEY DON'T HAVE
ALL THE ANSWERS.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN ASKING
THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. 
>> COMING ONE WEEK AFTER MR. 
OBAMA PRIVATELY CRITICIZED HIS 
PREDECESSOR'S HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC DEEMING IT, QUOTE, AN 
ABSOLUTE CHAOTIC DISASTER DURING
A PHONE CALL WITH FORMER 
STAFFERS FROM HIS 
ADMINISTRATION.
SOME IMPORTANT CONTEXT TO ALL OF
THIS, SAVANNAH.
FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S 
CRITICISM CAME AFTER HE ENDORSED
JOE BIDEN, A SIGN OF THINGS TO 
COME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE 
BEGINS TO RAMP UP AGAINST THE 
BACKDROP OF ALL OF THIS, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> KRISTEN, BEFORE I LET YOU GO,
ANOTHER ITEM IN THE NEWS THIS 
MORNING, THE PRESIDENT FIRING 
THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTOR
GENERAL.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS MORNING DEMOCRATS SAYING 
THEY ARE PLANNING TO INVESTIGATE
THAT FIRING AFTER SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE POMPEO RECOMMENDED HE
DISMISS HIM.
ACCORDING TO AN AIDE HE WAS 
LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS THAT 
POMPEO IMPROPERLY USED A 
POLITICAL APPOINTEE TO PERFORM 
PERSONAL TASKS FOR HIM AND HIS 
WIFE, INCLUDING CLAIMS HE WAS 
ASKED TO WALK THEIR DOG, PICK UP
DRY CLEANING, EVEN MAKE DINNER 
RECOMMENDATIONS.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI 
WEIGHING IN OVER THE WEEKEND 
SAYING WHILE THE PRESIDENT DOES 
HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIRE ANY 
EMPLOYEE, IF DONE IN 
RETALIATION, COULD BE UNLAWFUL.
THIS IS THE FOURTH INSPECTOR 
GENERAL THE PRESIDENT HAS FIRED 
IN UNDER TWO MONTHS. 
>> KRISTEN WELKER AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
THANK YOU, KRISTEN.
TEN MINUTES AFTER THE HOUR.
HODA, TO YOU. 
>> BREAKING THIS MORNING, THE 
GOVERNING BODY OF THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION MEETING FOR 
THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN.
CHINA IS FACING A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ABOUT JUST HOW IT 
STARTED.
TODAY SENIOR INTERNATIONAL 
CORRESPONDENT KEIR SIMMONS JOINS
US WITH DETAILS HERE.
HEY, KEIR, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, HODA, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS A STUNNING MOMENT OF 
SYMBOLISM CHINA'S PRESIDENT 
SPEAKING TO WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, THE CHINESE MAKING
THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT HE 
WOULD SPEAK IN THE EARLY HOURS 
THIS MORNING.
PRESIDENT XI IN HIS SPEECH 
INSISTING CHINA HAS BEEN OPEN 
AND TRANSPARENT OVER THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOT SCHEDULED TO
SPEAK AT THE EVENT AND HAS 
THREATENED TO WITHDRAW FUNDING 
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION.
A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALS TELLING NBC NEWS WORLD
LEADERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO 
JOIN BY VIDEO AND MANY ARE 
TAKING PART BUT NOT ALL WERE 
AVAILABLE AND ACCEPTED.
MEANWHILE 116 COUNTRIES BACKING 
A RESOLUTION FOR AN INDEPENDENT 
INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO
THE CORONAVIRUS.
AUSTRALIA INSISTING THAT INQUIRY
SHOULD FOCUS ON CHINA.
MANY WORLD LEADERS CALLING FOR 
UNITY THIS MORNING BUT THIS 
EVENT SET TO DEMONSTRATE THE 
DEEP GLOBAL DIVISIONS THAT STILL
ARE THERE.
SAVANNAH. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
KEIR SIMMONS, THANK YOU.
NOW TO THE OTHER BIG STORY WE'RE
FOLLOWING THIS MORNING HAS TO DO
WITH THE WEATHER.
ARTHUR, THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM
OF THE SEASON, IS BRUSHING THE 
NORTH CAROLINA COAST WITH HEAVY 
RAIN, HIGH WINDS.
AL IS HERE, HE'S GOT THE LATEST.
YOU'VE HAD YOUR EYE ON THIS ONE 
FOR A WHILE.
AL, GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS LATE 
LAST WEEK.
NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS THE LATEST ON ARTHUR, A 
TROPICAL STORM, 135 MILES SOUTH 
SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS, 
NORTH CAROLINA, 45-MILE-PER-HOUR
WINDS, MOVING NORTH, NORTHEAST 
AT 13 MILES PER HOUR.
WE'LL MOST LIKELY SKIRT THE 
COAST AND OUTER BANKS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE UP 
FOR THIS SYSTEM.
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON, IT MOVES
JUST PASSED.
YOU CAN SEE CAPE HATTERAS WIN 
THAT CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND BY 
WEDNESDAY OUT THERE AS A STORM.
IT IS GOING TO HAVE IMPACTS UP 
AND DOWN THE COAST FROM JENSON 
BEACH, ROUGH SUV, RIP CURRENTS 
RIGHT ON INTO MIDWEEK.
GUYS, THIS IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE
AN IMPACT ON THE WEATHER FOR THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY AS 
IT'S GOING TO SLOW UP ANOTHER 
SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE BIG
RAINS.
WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT COMING
UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
GUYS. 
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THANK YOU.
WE DO HAVE A LOT MORE TO GET TO,
INCLUDING SOMETHING SPORTS FANS 
HAVE WAITED FOR FOR MONTHS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RETURN 
OF LIVE EVENTS.
YESTERDAY WE SAW THE FIRST 
TELEVISED GOLF AND NASCAR'S 
FIRST RACE SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS
PUT THOSE SEASONS ON HOLD.
NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY JOINS US 
FROM DARLING RACEWAY IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA WITH A LITTLE BIT OF 
GOOD NEWS.
HEY, MORGAN, GOOD MORNING. 
>> Reporter: HODA, SO MUCH GOOD 
NEWS HERE.
DRIVERS THRILLED TO BE BACK ON 
THE TRACK IN DARLINGTON BUT DID 
COME WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
THERE WERE 45,000 FANS IN THE 
STANDS BUT SUNDAY, NONE OF THAT.
NOTHING OVERSHADOWING THE BIG 
PICTURE SPORTS, NOT JUST NASCAR,
ARE MAKING A COMEBACK.
THIS MORNING THE RACE IS ON TO 
BRING BACK SPORTS.
NASCAR SETTING THE PACE, PULLING
OFF ITS FIRST COVID RETURN 
SUNDAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 
>> I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING 
TO BE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT, THEN 
WE WON THE RACE AND IT'S DEAD 
SILENT OUT HERE.
WE MISS THE FANS. 
>> NO FANS IN THE STANDS BUT ON 
TV MILLIONS WATCH DRIVERS MASK 
UP, THEIR PIT CREWS SLIGHTLY 
SMALLER.
THE FIRST RACE BACK DIFFERENT 
BUT WELCOME. 
>> IS IT TOUGH TO BE SO CLOSE 
AND NOT BE ABLE TO GO IN. 
>> NOT REALLY.
I THINK THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT
THING BUT NOT ALLOWING US TO GO 
IN. 
>> RAUL NUNES ONE OF THE FEW 
FANS TO DRIVE DOWN ANYWAY.
THE TRADITION, HE SETS UP THE 
CAMPER WHILE DAD MANSLAUGHTER 
THE GRILL. 
>> IF WE CAN'T SEE IT INSIDE 
WE'LL WATCH IT ON TV AND WE'LL 
HEAR IT AND SMELL IT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. 
>> PRO GOLF BACK AS WELL.
IN FLORIDA A THAT'S RIGHT MATCH 
FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS BROUGHT 
OUT THE SPORT'S BIGGEST NAMES.
WITH AMERICA'S TEAMS ON HOLD NOW
GOES TO GERMANY.
THE SOCCER LEAGUE BACK ON THE 
PITCH.
PLAYERS TOLD NO HANDSHAKES OR 
GROUP CELEBRATIONS.
THOSE SAME RULES COULD SOON SHOW
UP HERE.
NBC NEWS.
CANING A DRAFT PROPOSAL FROM 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
THE LEAGUE SUGGESTING TESTING 
ALL PLAYERS, COACHES, AND 
UMPIRES.
SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN IN THE 
DUGOUT.
SUNFLOWER SEEDS OR TOBACCO GONE 
WITH SPITTING STRICTLY 
PROHIBITED.
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND, 
REOPENING PRACTICE FACILITIES 
TOMORROW AS LONG AS STATE AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALLOW IT.
BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE 
DRIVERS GOING FULL THROTTLE.
A WELCOME SIGN FOR THE REST OF 
THE SPORTS WORLD AND THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.
WE'LL GET THROUGH IT.
COME ON.
WE'LL GET BACK THERE. 
>> FANS HAVE A NONSTOP RACING 
WEEK AHEAD.
DRIVERS BACK IN DARLINGTON 
TOMORROW WEDNESDAY BEFORE 
HEADING TO CHARLOTTE MOTOR 
SPEEDWAY FOR FOUR MORE RACES 
NEXT WEEK.
THEIR FULL SEASON OFFICIALLY 
BACK ON TRACK.
SAVANNAH, HODA. 
>> ALL RIGHT, MORGAN, BABY 
STEPS.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
HI, SAVANNAH.
7:15. 
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE MUSIC TO 
THE EARS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SPORTS FANS WILL BE HAPPY.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOOD NEWS?
DR. FAIR, A MEMBER OF THE NBC 
NEWS FAMILY, HE'S OUT OF THE 
HOSPITAL NOW AND RECOVERING FROM
COVID-19 AT HOME.
HE'S STILL ON OXYGEN BUT SAYS 
HE'S RESTING UP.
THERE HE IS WITH HIS TWO 
SWEETIES, DOGS ON BOTH SIDES OF 
HIM.
HE STILL BELIEVES HE CONTRACTED 
THE VIRUS THROUGH HIS EYES ON 
THAT CROWDED FLIGHT FROM NEW 
YORK BACK HOME TO NEW ORLEANS 
BUT HE JUST WANTED TO THANK 
EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PRAYERS AND 
THEIR SUPPORT. 
>> HE SAID HE DROPPED 18 POUNDS 
BUT HE'S FEELING GOOD.
WE'RE HAPPY HE'S GOING TO BE 
BACK IN BUSINESS PRETTY SOON.
MR. ROKER, HOW ABOUT A CHECK OF 
THE FORECAST. 
>> HEY, GUYS.
WE HINTED A COUPLE MINUTES AGO, 
WE GOT A BIG STORM COMPLEX 
THAT'S GOING TO BE MAKING ITS 
WAY TO THE EAST AND THAT'S GOING
TO CAUSE PROBLEMS.
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY OUT WEST
FROM THE PLAINS TO TEXAS AND 
BACK INTO THE SOUTHWEST, PLENTY 
OF SUNSHINE AND THEN ANOTHER
>>> THREE, TWO, ONE, LIFTOFF OF 
THE UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE ATLAS
5 ROCKET. 
>>> WE'RE BACK AT 7:30 WITH AN 
IMPRESSIVE LAUNCH FOR SPACE 
FORCE, LATEST LAUNCH FROM THE 
U.S. MILITARY AS CRAIG JOINS US.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE ROCKET CARRYING NASA 
EXPERIMENTS, AIR FORCE 
SATELLITE, AND A SPACE PLANE 
THAT APPARENTLY IS ON A SECRET 
MISSION.
WE DON'T KNOW MUCH MORE THAN 
THAT BUT THE FLIGHT DEDICATED TO
FRONTLINE WORKERS. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO YOUR HEADLINES HERE
AT 7:30.
THE PROCESS OF REOPENING THE 
ECONOMY IS NOW UNDER WAY.
48 STATES THIS MORNING, THE 
GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS SET TO
REOPEN LATER TODAY. 
>> 14 SAILORS ALORD USS THEODORE
ROWS FELT TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
THE CORONAVIRUS A SECOND TIME 
AFTER PREVIOUSLY RECOVERING FROM
COVID-19.
THE SAILORS TAKEN OFF THE SHIP 
AND NOW IN ISOLATION. 
>>> NEW YORK CITY, ITS GOAL OF 
20,000 TESTS PER DAY, A GOAL OF 
ADDING 6,000 MORE TESTS PER DAY 
OVER THE NEXT WEEK. 
>>> NOW TO OUR ONGOING SERIES, 
THE NEW NORMAL, THIS IS A BIG 
DAY FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEN WEEKS 
DETROIT'S CARMAKERS ARE CALLING 
WORKERS BACK TO THE ASSEMBLY 
LINE.
FORD ALONE, WHICH HAS LOST 
BILLIONS DURING THE SHUTDOWN, 
HAS 59,000 WORKERS.
NBC'S SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE 
CORRESPONDENT CYNTHIA McFADDEN 
JOINS US WITH AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK 
INSIDE ONE OF FORD'S NINE PLANTS
REOPENING TODAY.
CYNTHIA, THAT'S GOING TO BE A 
GOOD SIGHT. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH.
HAPPY MONDAY.
THE RETURN IS NOT A VOLUNTARY 
ONE.
FORD EXPECTS ITS WORKERS TO SHOW
UP TODAY.
THE CEO TOLD ME IF ANY WORKER 
HAD REASONS TO FEEL INSECURE OR 
UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT RETURNING 
THEY WOULD DEAL WITH THOSE CASES
ON A CASE BY CASE.
INTERNAL POLLING SHOWED 90% OF 
HIS WORKERS ARE READY TO GO.
AT THE MASSIVE PLANT IN 
MICHIGAN, A NEW NORMAL WILL 
GREET WORKERS. 
>> I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER 
EMPLOYEES TO MOVE INTO THE PLANT
SO THAT WE'RE SOCIALLY 
SEPARATED. 
>> THE SIZE OF 30 FOOTBALL 
FIELDS, NOW WITH JUST ONE WAY 
IN.
EVERYONE WHO ENTERS MUST WEAR A 
FACE MASK AND BE CLEARED BY THIS
DEVICE. 
>> THIS CAMERA GIVES YOU A 
REALTIME READING OF YOUR 
TEMPERATURE, AND I'M GOOD TO GO.
>> YES, SIR. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> ONE OF FORD'S TOP ENGINEERS.
HE'S ALSO ONE OF THE LEADERS OF 
THE RESTART. 
>> THIS IS EXCLUSIVE, NO ONE HAS
BEEN IN HERE. 
>> HE SHOWED US SOME OF THE 
PROTOCOL, PART OF THE 
AUTOMAKER'S 64-PAGE PLAYBOOK FOR
GETTING BACK TO WORK, A RETURN 
THAT'S FULL OF POTENTIAL RISKS.
ARE YOU CONFIDENT YOU CAN KEEP 
ALL 59,000 PEOPLE YOU'RE 
BRINGING BACK TO WORK IN THE 
U.S. SAFE?
>> I SURE AM.
IN FACT, CYNTHIA, WHAT I KNOW IS
WE'RE READY. 
>> JIM HACKETT IS FORD'S CEO.
OVER THE WEEKEND THE COMPANY 
ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD PROVIDE 
TESTING FOR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO 
SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF THE VIRUS.
WE KNOW THERE'S A TERRIBLE 
PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T 
HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS BUT WHO ARE 
CARRIERS. 
>> I HAD ONE OF MY PEERS THAT 
RUNS A VERY LARGE COMPANY SAY, 
DR. FAUCI, SHOULD I JUST TEST 
EVERY EMPLOYEE EVERY DAY.
DR. FAUCI SAYS THAT'S NOT 
PRACTICAL.
THE ONLY REASON THAT ALL OF US 
AREN'T BEING TESTED EVERY DAY IS
THERE'S NOT THE SYSTEM TO DO 
THAT YET.
I WOULD BE ALL IN.
IN FACT, I TRIED TO SEE IF WE 
COULD GET EQUIPMENT RIGHT AWAY. 
>> JOSEPH STEIN, THE PUBLISHER 
OF AUTO NEWS.
HE SAYS THE AUTOMAKERS NEED TO 
START PRODUCING. 
>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
TWO MONTHS THE INDUSTRY REALLY 
HAD A HAND BREAK ON WHAT WAS 
FULL ACCELERATION AND WENT TO A 
STANDING STOP. 
>> TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS TO THE 
AUTO INDUSTRY IF THEY CAN'T GET 
BACK TO WORK?
>> WHAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO SEE 
WILL BE DRAMATIC LOSSES.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THESE 
COMPANIES CAN SUSTAIN THEMSELVES
IF THEY ARE NOT PRODUCING 
VEHICLES ON A DAILY BASIS. 
>> BACK ON THE FACTORY FLOOR 
ADRIAN PRICE SHOWS US ANOTHER 
ONE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES THEY 
WILL BE USING. 
>> TELL ME ANY INTERACTIONS. 
>> A WATCH THAT VIBRATES WHEN 
EMPLOYEES GET TOO CLOSE TO EACH 
OTHER. 
>> JIM HACKETT SAYS THE LAST 
COUPLE OF MONTHS CONVINCED HIM 
FORD CAN REOPEN SAFELY.
OVER 1,000 FORD EMPLOYEES 
VOLUNTEERED WEEKS AGO TO COME 
BACK AND MAKE VENTILATORS IN 
THIS VERY FACTORY. 
>> IN THE NINE, ALMOST TEN 
WEEKS, NO ONE CAME DOWN WITH THE
VIRUS WORKING CLOSE TO EACH 
OTHER.
PLUS, WE'VE HAD EXPERIENCE IN 
EUROPE NOW, THAILAND, AND, OF 
COURSE, ALREADY IN CHINA.
WE'VE NOT HAD ONE INSTANCE WITH 
THE FACTORY HAD A VIRUS.
IF WE TAKE THESE STEPS, WE CAN 
KEEP THE PLACE SAFE. 
>> YOU WERE QUOTED BY YAHOO! 
FINANCE SAYING IF WE KEEP THE 
ECONOMY TURNED OFF, WE'RE GOING 
TO HAVE A FATE WORSE THAN MAKE 
OF THE THINGS THAT THE VIRUS IS 
CAUSING.
WHEN NEARLY 90,000 AMERICANS ARE
DEAD, WHAT PRECISELY DID YOU 
MEAN?
>> EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS 
STAND WITHOUT ARGUMENT.
90,000 DEATHS IS A PURE TRAGEDY 
AND 36 MILLION PEOPLE OUT OF 
EMPLOYMENT IS TRAGIC.
SO YOU CAN'T SOLVE THE PARADOX 
BY SAYING ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT 
THAN THE OTHER.
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY AS 
A PATH FORWARD. 
>> WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET 
THERE?
>> OPTIMISM THAT WE CAN GET 
THROUGH THIS, AND WE WILL WIN ON
THE OTHER SIDE. 
>> LATE LAST NIGHT THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL 
BE VISITING THE VERY PLANT WE 
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN AND
TAKE A LOOK 
>>> WE'RE BACK 7:39 WITH 
IN-DEPTH TODAY.
THIS MORNING MORE CHILDREN IN 
THE U.S. BEING DIAGNOSED WITH 
THAT MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS POSSIBLY
LINKED TO THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW IT HAS LED TO THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION TO SOUND A 
GLOBAL ALARM ASKING DOCTORS 
EVERYWHERE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT 
FOR SYMPTOMS.
NBC'S KRISTEN DAHLGREN HAS BEEN 
FOLLOWING THE STORY VERY CLOSELY
FOR US FROM THE BEGINNING.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU. 
>> GOOD MORNING, CRAIG.
YEAH.
AS THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS GO 
UP, SO ARE THE NUMBER OF CASES 
IN THIS RARE SYNDROME.
DOCTORS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE 
NOW BEEN MEETING TWICE A WEEK 
VIA ZOOM, TRYING TO SHARE DATA 
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S 
HAPPENING AND WHY SOME KIDS ARE 
GETTING SICK.
DOCTORS WORLDWIDE NOW ON ALERT 
FOR SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN WHO MAY
HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID-19.
THEY INCLUDE ABDOMINAL PAIN OR 
DIARRHEA, FEVER THAT LASTS THREE
DAYS OR LONGER, RASH OR 
INFLAMMATION, AND TOXIC SHOCK.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
RANGER DOCTORS TO BE ON THE 
LOOKOUT FOR MULTISYSTEM 
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME.
9-YEAR-OLD BOBBY HOSPITALIZED 
TWO WEEKS AGO AFTER COMPLAINING 
OF STOMACH PAIN. 
>> IT WAS SCARY AT FIRST. 
>> HE HAD A FEVER, EXTREME 
ABDOMINAL PAIN, RED SWOLLEN 
CHAPPED LIPS.
HE HAD A RASH AROUND HIS LIPS, A
RASH ON HIS ANKLE, RED EYES, 
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA. 
>> WHEN BOBBY WAS ADMITTED TO 
THE HOSPITAL, HIS HEART WAS 
RACING. 
>> ELEVATED HEART RATE AND LOWER
BLOOD PRESSURE ADDED SIGNALS 
THIS WASN'T ADDING UP.
IN REALTIME WE STARTED LEARNING 
ABOUT THE DISEASE. 
>> BOBBY HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO 
CORONAVIRUS THROUGH HIS MOTHER 
AND HIS AUNT.
BOTH HAD ONLY MILD SYMPTOMS.
SOME DOCTORS THEORIZING IT'S 
CAUSED BY OVERREACTION IN YOUNG 
PATIENT'S IMMUNE SYSTEM CAUSING 
COMPLICATIONS. 
>> THE REPORTS ARE CONCERNING.
THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME KIND OF
POST VIRAL SYMPTOM ASSOCIATED 
WITH THIS VIRUS. 
>> WHILE THE CASES ARE RARE, THE
SYNDROME CAN BE DEADLY.
AT LEAST THREE CHILDREN DIED IN 
THE U.S. AND 130 CASES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED SO FAR IN 19 STATES.
SO FAR MOST CASES, INCLUDING 
BOBBY'S, HAVE BEEN IN THE NEW 
YORK REGION WHERE THE 
CORONAVIRUS SPIKED IN LATE 
MARCH.
NOW THAT BOBBY HAS RECOVERED, 
HIS MOTHER IS KEEPING A CLOSE 
WATCH ON HER OTHER TWO CHILDREN.
>> JUST A WAITING GAME AND 
HOPING THEY DON'T GET THIS 
SYNDROME AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY 
ARE YOUNGER.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WOULD BE 
ABLE TO FIGHT THAT. 
>> A NEW WAVE OF SYMPTOMS FOR 
YOUNG PATIENTS AND FOR DOCTORS 
AROUND THE WORLD BATTLING 
CORONAVIRUS ON YET ANOTHER 
FRONT. 
>> DOCTORS IN THE U.S. WATCHING 
CLOSELY TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN 
EUROPE BECAUSE THEY ARE AHEAD OF
US ON THE CORONAVIRUS CURVE.
ONE THING THEY ARE TRYING TO 
UNDERSTAND IS WHY CHILDREN IN 
ASIA DON'T APPEAR TO BE HAVING 
THE SAME RESPONSE.
THEY SAY THAT COULD GIVE THEM A 
BIG CLUE INTO WHAT'S HAPPENING 
HERE, GUYS. 
>> KRISTEN DAHLGREN, THANKS. 
>>> MEANTIME 7:42, LET'S CHECK 
IN WITH MR. ROKER AT HIS AT-HOME
WEATHER DEPARTMENT.
HEY, AL, GOOD MORNING. 
>> WE'VE MOVED INTO THE GARAGE 
OR JUST OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE.
IT FORCED ME TO ACTUALLY CLEAN 
THE GARAGE OVER THE WEEKEND.
SO WIN-WIN.
ANYWAY, LET'S SHOW YOU WHAT WE 
HAVE HAPPENING FOR TODAY.
WE ARE WATCHING FOR FLASH FLOOD 
WATCHES THROUGHOUT THE OHIO 
VALLEY FOR 20 MILLION PEOPLE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE ALL PART OF 
A SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO BE 
PUSHING TO THE EAST.
WHAT'S INTERESTING, THIS THING 
IS BEING SLOWED UP BY ARTHUR OFF
THE CAROLINA COAST THERE.
SO THIS COMPLEX MAKES ITS WAY TO
THE EAST, DOWNPOURS, FLASH 
FLOODING POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THIS 
THING IS SLOWING UP BECAUSE OF 
ARTHUR OFF THE COAST.
STORMS FROM OHIO INTO FLORIDA.
TOMORROW HIGH PRESSURE COMING 
DOWN FROM CANADA, GOING TO BLOCK
RAIN INTO THE NORTHEAST.
SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR FOLKS IN
THE NORTHEAST.
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES IN THE 
APPALACHIANS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOCALLY BETWEEN
WHAT ARTHUR DROPS AND THE SECOND
SYSTEM DROPS, PARTS OF THE 
CAROLINAS COULD SEE 7" OF RAIN 
>>> WE'RE BACK NOW 7:48 WITH A 
BIG LOSS IN THE WORLD OF COMEDY 
OVER THE WEEKEND, SAVANNAH. 
>> WE LOVED HIM SO MUCH.
FRED WILLARD, LOVED FOR HIS MANY
TV AND MOVIE ROLES PASSED AWAY 
AT THE AGE OF 86.
HIS DAUGHTER WROTE THE FANTASTIC
AGE OF 86.
TRIBUTES TO HIS LIFE AND LEGACY 
QUICKLY POURED IN.
HERE IS NBC'S JOE FRYER. 
>> LOOKS LIKE THE RARE PANDA AT 
THE SAN DIEGO ZOO IS PREGNANT. 
>> THIS IS A BIG ONE. 
>> FRED WILLARD WAS A GIANT IN 
THE WORLD OF COMEDY. 
>> YOU PUT HIM IN A RACE, WHO 
WOULD COME IN FIRST, A LITTLE 
JOCKEY ON HIM. 
>> WILLARD'S STEADY CAREER 
PANNED MORE THAN 50 YEARS. 
>> IF AFTER I'M DEAD AND GONE, 
REMEMBER MY NAME.
REMEMBER ME. 
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY WELL PUT. 
>> WHO WROTE IT?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
AN OLD PEOPLE.
PROBABLY SOME OLD GUY DEAD AND 
GONE. 
>> IT WAS IN HIS '60s WHEN THE 
MASTER OF SKETCH COMEDY CAME A 
FIXTURE THAT WOULD PAVE THE WAY 
FOR DECADES MORE LAUGHS ON THE 
SCREEN.
HIS QUICK IMPROV ON DISPLAY IN 
CULT CLASSICS LIKE "BEST IN 
SHOW."
>> PUT ON SHERLOCK HOLMES HAT 
AND PUT A LITTLE PIPE IN HIS 
MOUTH.
ARE THEY ALLOWED TO DRESS UP A 
DOG IN A FUNNY WAY. 
>> THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF THE
SHOW. 
>> THAT WOULD REALLY GET THE 
CROWD GOING. 
>> THIS IS "SPINAL TAP."
>> ALTHOUGH I SHOULDN'T TALK, MY
HAIR IS A LITTLE SHAGGY, TOO.
BETTER NOT GET TOO CLOSE, THEY 
WILL THINK I'M PART OF THE BAND.
I'M JOKING. 
>> A COMEDIC ACTOR OTHER COMEDIC
ACTORS IDOLIZED.
STEVE CARELL WORKED ALONGSIDE 
HIM IN BOTH ANCHORMAN MOVIES.
HE SAID FRED WILLARD WAS THE 
FUNNIEST MAN I EVER WORKED WITH.
HE WAS A SWEET, FUNNY MAN.
COMING FULL CIRCLE HE CAME BACK 
TO TELEVISION EARNING EMMY 
NOMINATIONS FOR HIS TURNS ON 
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND AND 
"MODERN FAMILY." 
>> 80% OF COMEDY IS SURPRISE, 
THE OTHER 20% IS WORD PLAY. 
>> MANY CO-STARS PAID RESPECTS 
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOU WERE FUNNY IN YOUR BONES.
BILLY CRYSTAL, ELEGANT WEEK, 
GREAT TIMING AND A GENTLE 
SPIRIT.
FOR "TODAY," JOE FRYER, NBC 
NEWS, LOS ANGELES. 
>> WHAT A LOSS.
BUT BY THE WAY, WHEN ALL THESE 
INCREDIBLE COMEDIANS ARE TALKING
ABOUT HOW FUNNY HE WAS, IT JUST 
TELLS YOU, YOU KNOW, HOW HE'LL 
LIVE ON. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
HIS TURN IN "BEST IN SHOW" B
. 
>>> IT'S 8:00 ON "TODAY."
COMING UP, THE OPEN STATES OF 
AMERICA, FROM COAST-TO-COAST 
MUCH OF THE COUNTRY REOPENING 
FOR BUSINESS.
CROWDS GATHERING ON THE BEACHES 
AND IN THE STREETS. 
>> DEFINITELY NOT SEEING A LOT 
OF MASKS AROUND. 
>> THIS MORNING HEALTH OFFICIALS
WORRIED ABOUT MOVING TOO FAST.
'RE LIVE WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW.
>>> PLUS, ARE YOU READY FOR 
SUMMER?
THE NEW SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR 
CAMP.
WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR KIDS AS 
THE BIG SUMMER BREAK APPROACHES.
>>> ALL ABOUT REBA.
WE'LL CATCH UP WITH THE GRAMMY 
WINNER WHEN SHE RELEASES THE 
SONG "WHAT IF" THE SPECIAL 
MEANING BEHIND HER NEW VIDEO.
COULD A REBOOT OF HER HIT SHOW 
BE ON THE WAY TODAY, MAY 18th, 
2020. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA 
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. 
>> GEORGETOWN LAW. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. 
>> WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. 
>> UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. 
>> HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> SHARON HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> LEE DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL. 
>> GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE 
UNIVERSITY.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME BACK TO "TODAY."
LOOK AT ALL THOSE GRADUATES.
DON'T YOU LOOK GOOD IN YOUR 
DEGREES.
SO HAPPY TO CELEBRATE YOU, HAPPY
WE'RE WAKING UP AND STARTING 
ANOTHER WORKWEEK, WORKING FROM 
HOME OR MAYBE DOING AGENTS A 
LITTLE HOME SCHOOLING FROM THE 
KIDS.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU WHEREVER 
THEY ARE. 
>> PERHAPS BOTH, WORKING FROM 
HOME AND HOME SCHOOLING.
BY THE WAY, SAVANNAH, CHECK OUT 
THIS GANG WE'VE ASSEMBLED.
THERE THEY ARE.
MORE CAPS, MORE GOWNS IN TODAY'S
VIRTUAL PLAZA.
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2020 AND
THEIR VERY, VERY PROUD FAMILY.
WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE THEM IN
JUST A BIT. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE SOME 
FUN, YOU GUYS, TOMORROW.
WE HAVE A REALLY SPECIAL 
SURPRISE FOR THESE COUPLES OUT 
THERE WHO HAD TO POSTPONE THEIR 
WEDDING.
IT WILL LIFT YOUR SPIRITS.
COUPLES, BY THE WAY, FROM ALL 
OVER THE WORLD.
FROM HONG KONG AND AUSTRALIA AND
INDIA.
WE BROUGHT EVERYBODY TOGETHER 
FOR ONE MAGICAL MOMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THAT TOMORROW. 
>> DID YOU MARRY THEM AS WELL?
>> DID YOU GET OUT YOUR 
MINISTER'S LICENSE AGAIN. 
>> NO.
BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT 
THANKS TO ONE OF OUR FAVORITE 
NEW SITUATIONS.
I THINK YOU ALL WILL LIKE IT. 
>> COOL.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE NEWS AT 
8:00 AS BEACHES AND BUSINESSES 
REOPEN COAST-TO-COAST, THE HEAD 
OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SAYING 
AMERICANS FACE MORE STRUGGLES 
AHEAD BUT NOT ANOTHER 
DEPRESSION.
HE SAYS ULTIMATELY YOU CAN BET 
ON THE AMERICAN ECONOMY COMING 
BACK.
NBC'S KRISTEN WELKER JOINS US 
WITH THREE THINGS SHE'S WATCHING
TODAY.
HEY, KRISTEN, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, SAVANNAH, GOOD MORNING 
TO YOU.
THE FIRST BIG THING WE'RE 
WATCHING, ALMOST ALL 50 STATES 
ARE STARTING A SLOW AND STEADY 
REOPENING FROM RESTAURANTS TO 
RETAIL STORES, CHURCHES AND 
CASINOS.
THE ONLY HOLDOUT, 
MASSACHUSETTSES STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER EXPIRES TODAY, 
CONNECTICUT'S MONDAY.
FED CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL 
SAYING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 
COULD SOAR TO 25%, A HIGH DURING
THE DEPRESSION BUT POWELL SHOWED
OPTIMISM ON CBS'S "60 MINUTES." 
>> DO YOU THINK HISTORY WILL 
LOOK BACK ON THIS TIME AND CALL 
THIS THE SECOND GREAT 
DEPRESSION. 
>> NO, I DON'T.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A LIKELY 
OUTCOME AT ALL.
WE HAD A HEALTHY ECONOMY TWO 
MONTHS AGO.
OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS STRONG. 
>> A BITTER BACK AND FORTH 
BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS 
PREDECESSOR, FORMER PRESIDENT 
BARACK OBAMA.
MR. OBAMA USED A VIRTUAL 
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO 
CRITICIZE THE RESPONSE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS ALTHOUGH NOT 
MENTIONING MR. TRUMP BY NAME.
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING, THIS 
PANDEMIC FULLY FINALLY TORN BACK
THE CURTAIN ON THE IDEA THAT SO 
MANY OF THE FOLKS IN CHARGE KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN 
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> LOOK, HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT 
PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY,
GROSSLY INCOMPETENT. 
>> A LITTLE SAMPLING OF THE WAR 
OF WORDS.
MR. OBAMA RECENTLY ENDORSED JOE 
BIDEN AND ALL A SIGN OF THINGS 
TO COME AS THE ELECTION RAMPS 
UP.
HODA, BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT, KRISTEN, THANK 
YOU.
WE DO HAVE BREAKING NEWS THIS 
MORNING ON THE SEARCH FOR A 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
THE RESULTS OF ONE SMALL STUDY 
ON HUMANS ARE NOW IN, AND THEY 
APPEAR TO BE ENCOURAGING.
NBC NEWS MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT 
DR. JOHN TORRES JONES US WITH 
MORE ON THAT.
I LOVE WHEN I SEE THE WORD 
ENCOURAGING IN A SCRIPT.
TELL US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. 
>> THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING, A 
COMPANY CALLED MODERNA IN THE 
SPRINT FOR THE LEAD, THEY HAVE 
FOUND OUT IN A TRIAL FOR SOME 
PARTICIPANTS, THEY DON'T HAVE, 
EIGHT BUT THEY ENDED UP 
CONVERTING.
FOUND OUT BECAUSE OF THE VACCINE
THEY HAD ANTIBODIES.
THE GOOD PART IS THOSE 
ANTIBODIES ARE NEUTRALIZING AND 
THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF 
CORONAVIRUS, PREVENT IT FROM 
TAKING HOLD, SAFE AND WELL 
TOLERATED.
THEY FOUND OUT THEY ARE GETTING 
LEVELS EQUIVALENT TO PEOPLE WHO 
RECOVER FROM CORONAVIRUS AND NOW
WE THINK HAVE IMMUNITY TO IT.
ON A A SIDE NOTE COMPARED IT TO 
AN EARLIER STUDY OF MICE WHERE 
THEY USED A VACCINE AND FOUND 
OUT MICE WERE ACTUALLY NOT ABLE 
TO GET THE CORONAVIRUS WHEN THEY
INFECTED THEM WITH IT. 
>> THIS IS ENCOURAGING.
WHEN PEOPLE HERE THERE'S A 
VACCINE THERE'S A EUREKA MOMENT,
WOW, WE HAVE A VACCINE, LET'S GO
AHEAD AND PUT IT OUT THERE, BUT 
THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS, IS 
IT?
>> EXACTLY.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS BECAUSE WE'RE 
GETTING STEPS FORWARD IN THE 
VACCINE PROCESS HERE BUT THEY 
HAVE TWO PHASES TO GO, PHASE 
TWO, ABOUT 600 PEOPLE AND BIG 
PHASE THREE.
THEY THINK THEY WILL START THAT 
IN JULY.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT GIVES US A 
LOT OF ANSWERS.
IF WE GET THROUGH THIS, THEN 
WE'LL GET THE VACCINE.
KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED.
HOPEFULLY SOON. 
>> IF ALL THOSE PHASES GO 
PROPERLY, WHEN DOES THAT MEAN A 
VACCINE MAY COME?
>> SO THEY ARE GOING TO START 
PHASE THREE IN JULY, THAT'S WHAT
THEY ARE HOPING TOO.
DEPENDS HOW PHASE THREE PANS 
OUT.
THAT USUALLY TAKES MONTHS OR 
YEARS.
AGAIN, I THINK 12 TO 18 MONTHS 
IS PROBABLY SOMETHING EXPECTED, 
SOMETIME AFTER THE NEW YEAR IS 
WHEN WE'LL GET IT, MAYBE BEFORE 
IF THINGS FALL IN PLACE REALLY 
WELL. 
>> A LOT OF THINGS HAVE TO WORK 
OUT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
DR. TORRES, THANKS. 
>>> ALSO THIS MORNING ITALY 
EMERGING SOONER THAN EXPECTED 
FROM ONE OF THE DARKEST CHAPTERS
IN THAT COUNTRY'S LANGUAGE 
HISTORY.
NBC'S MATT BRADLEY REMAINS IN 
VENICE.
RESIDENTS THERE ARE 
REDISCOVERING THEIR CITY'S CHARM
WITHOUT USUAL THRONGS OF 
TOURISTS.
GOOD MORNING, MATT. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
ITALY COMING BACK TO LIFE, BARS,
RESTAURANTS, CAFES, THEY ARE 
OPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME 
TODAY.
HERE IN VENICE, THEY REALLY NEED
TOURISTS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT'S GOING TO TAKE
A WHILE.
WHAT VENICE HAS LOST IN TOURIST 
DOLLARS, IT'S GAINED IN 
AUTHENTICITY.
THIS MORNING A SIMPLE ESPRESSO 
NEVER TASTED TO GOOD.
ITALIAN WAKING UP AND SMELLING 
THE COFFEE IN CAFES, 
RESTAURANTS, BARS, NOW OPEN 
AFTER THE LONGEST NATIONWIDE 
LOCKDOWN IN THE WORLD, NEARLY 
THREE MONTHS.
NONE OF THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO 
HAPPEN UNTIL JUNE 1st BUT 
BECAUSE OF LOWER CASE NUMBERS 
AND FEWER DEATHS, ITALY IS 
ACCELERATING ITS REOPENING IN 
SOME REGIONS.
IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE 
TOURISTS RETURN.
A RARE TREAT FOR LOCALS ENJOYING
THEIR CITY WITHOUT THE CROWDS 
FORTH FIRST TIME IN AGES. 
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE 
YOU SAID?
>> I'VE BEEN IN VENICE FOR 31 
YEARS. 
>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE CITY 
LIKE THIS BEFORE?
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
NOBODY WANTED THIS TO HAPPEN.
WE HAVE TO THINK VENICE HAD TO 
RETHINK ITSELF, THINK ABOUT AN 
ECONOMY NOT BASED ON TOURISM. 
>> CHURCHES REOPENING, A RELIEF 
FOR ITALY'S FAITHFUL BUT STRICT 
RULES FOR MASS.
THE FAMOUS ART MUSEUM LEADING A 
FEW WEEKS BEFORE OPENING. 
>> WE HAVE TO CHANGE INSIDE THE 
MUSEUM TO BE SURE ON SAFETY AND 
SECURITY.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED SOME TIME TO 
PREPARE IT. 
>> VENICE MEASURES TIME 
DIFFERENTLY.
THIS CITY IS TIMELESS. 
>> LAST TIME THEY CLOSED HARRY'S
BAR FOR THIS LONG WAS DURING 
WORLD WAR II. 
>> IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN MANY
YEARS I WAS ABLE TO SEE VENICE 
SORT OF MAKE IT.
YOU UNDERSTAND A SOUL IN VENICE.
>> A VENETIAN SOUL THAT HELPS 
THIS CITY. 
>> IT'S A RELIEF.
FEELS GOOD AND MAKES ME EVEN 
MORE SURE THAT THE FUTURE IS 
RIGHT THERE.
IT WILL BE BEAUTIFUL. 
>> SO SAVANNAH, IF YOU CAN 
BELIEVE IT, MY TEAM AND I, WE'VE
BEEN HERE 10 WEEKS AND WE'RE 
PSYCHED.
TONIGHT IS THE FIRST NIGHT WE'RE
ACTUALLY ABLE TO HAVE A DINNER 
IN AN ACTUAL RESTAURANT HERE IN 
ITALY.
BUT FOR ME, I'M JUST LOOKING 
FORWARD TO FINALLY GETTING MY 
HAIRCUT.
SAVANNAH. 
>> YES.
WELL, THERE'S LOTS TO LOOK 
FORWARD TO.
NICE TO SEE SHOTS FROM VENICE.
THANK YOU, MATT, WE APPRECIATE 
IT. 
>>> WE MOVE TO THE LATEST ON THE
AHMAUD ARBERY SHOOTING 
INVESTIGATION.
NBC NEWS CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF 
THE SUSPECTS IS THE PERSON WHO 
LEAKED THAT ORIGINAL VIDEO OF 
THE DEADLY CONFRONTATION IN 
HOPES THAT COULD AID HIS 
E
DEFENSE.
A GEORGIA ATTORNEY SAID HE 
HELPED CONTACT A LOCAL RADIO 
STATION TO HAND OVER THAT VIDEO.
HE SAID McMICHAEL WANTED PEOPLE 
TO SEE HE AND HIS SON TRAVIS 
WERE ONLY TRYING TO MAKE A 
CITIZENS ARREST ON A MAN THEY 
SAY IS A BURGLARY SUSPECT.
BOTH MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH 
MURDERING THE UNARMED 
25-YEAR-OLD. 
>>> ALSO THIS MORNING 
BROADCASTING LEGEND PHYLLIS 
GEORGE IS BEING REMEMBERED FOR A
LIFE THAT TOOK HER FROM THE MISS
AMERICA PAGEANT TO A 
TRAILBLAZING CAREER IN NETWORK 
SPORTS.
SHE DIED FROM A RARE BLOOD 
DISORDER AT THE AGE OF 70.
NBC INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT 
KATE SNOW HAS A LOOK BACK AT HER
INSPIRING PLEASUREMENT. 
>> PHYLLIS GEORGE DIDN'T JUST 
ENTER A ROOM, SHE COMMANDED IT.
A TELEVISION PIONEER WHOSE 
VERSATILITY, WORK ETHIC AND 
WARMTH WERE UNDENIABLE.
GEORGE FIRST SOARED TO STARDOM 
DURING THE 1971 MISS AMERICA 
COMPETITION TAKING HOME THE 
ICONIC CROWN. 
>> NOW RECEIVING HER ROLE 
PHYLLIS GEORGE, MISS TEXAS. 
>> SOON AFTER SHE SET HER SIGHTS
ON SPORTS BROADCASTING AS 
CO-HOST OF CBS POPULAR PREGAME 
SHOW, NFL TODAY, GEORGE APPROVED
SHE BELONGED. 
>> ROGER STAUBACH STARTING.
AFTER 12 GAMES THE BEST IN 
FOOTBALL. 
>> ONE OF THE FIRST WOMAN TO 
COVER SPORTS FOR A NATIONAL 
AUDIENCE, SHE WAS A TRAIL BLAZER
WHO HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR 
OTHERS. 
>> I CAN'T IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF
PRESSURE AND SCRUTINY SHE HAD TO
GO THROUGH IN THAT ROLE BUT SHE 
HANDLED IT.
SHE HANDLED IT WITH GRACE, 
SMARTS, GRIT.
SHE HAD IT ALL. 
>> IN THE LATE '70s GEORGE 
ENTERED A NEW ARENA, POLITICS.
SHE BECAME KENTUCKY'S FIRST LADY
AFTER HER THEN HUSBAND WAS 
ELECTED GOVERNOR.
WHILE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL SHE 
TOLD "TODAY." 
>> EVERY TIME I GO OUT IT'S LIKE
AN APPEARANCE I USED TO DO WITH 
MISS AMERICA, MEETING PEOPLE, 
GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE, 
EXPRESSING MY OPINION. 
>> IN A CAREER THAT INCLUDED 
STOPS AT THE POPULAR INTERVIEW 
GEORGE BECAME A SUCCESSFUL 
ENTREPRENEUR AND ACTRESS. 
>> LOOK, SOMEBODY HAD A LITTLE 
VISIT FROM THE HAIR FAIRY.
>> TENNIS LEGEND CHRIS EVERT 
HONORING A WOMAN WHO HELD HER 
OWN WITH CLASS AND KNOWLEDGE. 
>> WHEN YOU HEAR YOU CAN'T DO 
SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY DOESN'T 
SUPPORT YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY OR 
THEY AREN'T POSITIVE SOMETHING 
YOU'RE INVOLVED IN, DON'T LET 
THAT DETER YOU.
USE THAT AS MOTIVATION TO MOVE 
FORWARD. 
>> FOR "TODAY," KATE SNOW, NBC 
NEWS. 
>> WHAT A LIFE.
SO MANY PEOPLE THANKING PHYLLIS 
GEORGE OPENING THE DOOR TO 
FEMALE SPORTS JOURNALIST.
HER DAUGHTER, CNN'S JOURNALIST 
SHARES HER MOM WAS HER BIGGEST 
ADVOCATE.
OUR CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE 
ENTIRE FAMILY. 
>> PAMELA HAS BEEN A CLASS ACT.
AS A HUSBAND OF A FEMALE SPORTS 
BROADCASTER, I CAN TELL YOU THEY
ARE A LOT MORE COMMON TODAY THAN
YEARS AGO.
THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE 
CASE WITHOUT PHYLLIS GEORGE. 
>> WE'VE GOT OUR NEWS COVERED, 
GUYS.
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE BOOST?
SO PEOPLE ARE DOING LOTS OF 
THOUGHTFUL THINGS FOR MEMBERS OF
THE CLASS OF 2020 WHO CAN'T HAVE
THOSE REGULAR GRADUATION 
CEREMONIES.
THERE'S A GUY WHO DRIVES AROUND,
AND HE LOOKS FOR SIGNS ON A LAWN
THAT SAY 2020 GRAD.
THEN YOU KNOW WHAT HE DOES?
HE SURPRISES THEM WITH A MUSICAL
TRIBUTE.
TAKE A LOOK.
♪♪
♪♪
>> THAT'S AWESOME. 
>> COME ON.
THE GRADUATION MARCH DELIVERED 
AT YOUR HOME, OF COURSE AT A 
SAFE DISTANCE.
ALL THAT POMP UNDER UNUSUAL 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
HATS OFF TO THAT MAN, SAVANNAH. 
>> I LOVE THAT.
HERE IS ANOTHER ONE, GUYS.
THE OLYMPICS, OF COURSE, WE KNOW
HAD TO BE POSTPONED.
ONE DAD BROUGHT THE GAMES TO 
LIFE TO ENTERTAIN HIS QUARANTINE
KIDS.
DAD CREATED A BICYCLE ROAD 
RACING EXPERIENCE THAT HAD THE 
KIDS PEDALING FOR GOLD AND THEN 
WENT ONTO THE WINTER GAMES.
WHY NOT, A CURLING COMPETITION 
ON A SLIPPERY FLOOR.
WHAT WOULD THE OLYMPICS BE 
WITHOUT THE SPEED AND EXCITEMENT
OF THE BOBSLED. 
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> YES, IT'S HAPPENING.
DAD, YOU ARE AMAZING, COMING UP 
WITH A NEW SPORT EVERY DAY.
THEY NEVER HAVE TO LEAVE THE 
HOUSE.
YES, WE SEE YOU DAD, KNOW WHAT 
YOU'RE UP TO, TOTALLY WEAR THE 
KIDS 
>> THAT'S YOUR LATEST WEATHER.
SAVANNAH. 
>> ALL RIGHT, AL, THANK YOU.
WELL, WITH MEMORIAL DAY JUST ONE
WEEK AWAY, MILLIONS OF FAMILIES 
ARE WONDERING IF THEY ARE GOING 
TO BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO
SUMMER CAMP THIS SUMMER.
IF THEY CAN, WILL IT BE SAFE?
THIS MORNING BRAND-NEW 
GUIDELINES BY AMERICAN CAMP 
ASSOCIATION AND YMCA OF USA.
IN A MOMENT WE'LL TALK TO 
LEADERS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS 
EXCLUSIVE BUT FIRST MORE ON THE 
SUMMER CAMP SITUATION.
FOR 20 MILLION KIDS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THIS YEAR SUMMER CAMP 
IS A RITUAL AT RISK.
HAPPY CAMPERS NOW WONDERING 
WHETHER THEY WILL BE BUNKED UP 
OR HUNKERED DOWN.
JULIA AND MIKE, PARENTS OF 
4-YEAR-OLD LILLY AND 
FIVE-YEAR-OLD BLAINE SENT THEIR 
KIDS TO SUMMER EVERYONE CAME IN 
NEW JERSEY. 
>> PLAYING WITH KIDS. 
>> THIS YEAR THEY ARE STRUGGLING
WITH THE DECISION. 
>> WE'RE NOT CONFIDENT IF WE HAD
TO MAKE THE DECISION TODAY THAT 
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP THE 
KIDS SAFE AND THE KIDS COULD 
COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES. 
>> THE NATION'S 14,000 CAMPS ARE
NOW FACING TOUGH CHOICES AS THE 
SUMMER APPROACHES. 
>> THE PRIMARY STRATEGY WE'LL BE
USING IS KEEPING KIDS IN SMALLER
GROUPS.
SO IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 
SCREENING THAT WILL BE UTILIZED 
AND HAND WASHING AND USE OF 
MASKS WHERE APPROPRIATE AND 
DISINFECTION AND ALL THE THINGS 
WE NEED TO DO. 
>> HE RUNS THE CAMP. 
>> EVERY CAMP WILL FIND A WAY TO
TAKE CARE OF THEIR CAMPERS.
THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
WE'RE ABOUT COMMUNITY AND GROWTH
AND LOVE AND SUPPORT. 
>> JOINING US NOW EXCLUSIVELY 
TOM ROCZENBERG, CEO OF AMERICAN 
CAMP ASSOCIATION AND PAUL 
McENTIRE COO OF THE Y.
GOOD MORNING TO BOTH OF YOU. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH. 
>> SO LET ME START WITH YOU, 
PAUL.
THE Y OPERATES THOUSANDS OF DAY 
CAMPS, OVERNIGHT CAMPS.
DO YOU EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN
CAMPS THIS SUMMER?
>> OUR CAMPS OPERATE AROUND THE 
COUNTRY AND DECISIONS ARE MADE 
LOCALLY, WHICH IS PROVING 
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THIS 
PANDEMIC GUIDED BY STATE AND 
LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
WE KNOW A NUMBER OF OUR 
OVERNIGHT CAMPS THAT HAVE 
DECIDED NOT TO BUT A LOT ARE 
STILL IN THAT DECISION MAKING.
WE DO THINK MOST OF OUR DAY 
CAMPS WILL OPERATE. 
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU, TOM?
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM YOUR 
MEMBERS ABOUT WHETHER THEY 
INTEND TO TRY TO OPEN ASSUMING 
THAT IT'S LEGAL IN THEIR STATE?
>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A 
CONTINUUM OF CAMPS THIS SUMMER 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SOME CAMPS WILL OPEN WITH 
SHORTENED SESSIONS AND HAVE 
IN-PERSON CAMPS.
SOME CAMPS WILL HAVE VIRTUAL 
CATCHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS 
WHO CAN'T ATTEND IN PERSON.
SOME CAMPS PIVOTING TO OTHER 
PROGRAMS LIKE FAMILY CAMPS.
THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT 
CHOICES BUT NOT THIS EARLY 
LOOKING TYPICAL THIS SUMMER. 
>> YEAH.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU, TOM, 
AND PAUL FROM THE Y, YOU'VE 
RELEASED A VERY DETAILED SET OF 
GUIDELINES THAT ARE INTENDED FOR
THE CAMPS IF THEY OPEN, HOW THEY
SHOULD RUN, WHAT THE BEST 
PRACTICES ARE.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE FOR PARENTS,
AND I'LL GIVE THIS TO YOU, TOM, 
FIRST, IS IT SAFE?
HOW DO YOU MAKE SOMETHING LIKE 
CAMP, WHICH IS BY DEFINITION 
KIDS LIKE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER 
HAVING A GREAT TIME, HOW DO YOU 
MAKE IT SAFE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC?
>> WELL, THANKS, SAVANNAH, FOR 
ASKING THIS QUESTION.
I THINK THIS GUIDANCE IS HELPFUL
NEWS FOR PARENTS HOPING FOR THAT
KIND OF EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR 
KIDS.
PARENTS CAN DEFINITELY EXPECT TO
SEE SAFETY AS THE FIRST AND 
FOREMOST FOCUS AT CAMP THIS 
SUMMER.
FOR CAMP DIRECTORS, YOU KNOW, 
SAFETY AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF THEIR CAMPERS IS PARAMOUNT 
REALLY.
WE KNOW AS DIRECTORS THAT WHEN A
CHILD FEELS SAFE, THEY LEARN AND
GROW EVEN MORE EFFECTIVELY.
THIS YEAR WE BASICALLY PIVOTED 
AS QUICK AS WE COULD TO ENGAGE 
IN A CONSULTING FIRM FOR A PANEL
OF EXPERTS WHO HELPED US CREATE 
AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CALLED 
THE FIELD GUIDE THAT IS 
CHOCK-FULL OF EDUCATIONAL 
RESOURCES THAT HELP HIM COME 
INTO LINE WITH THE GUIDANCE FROM
DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS, THAT 
GUIDANCE IN THE COUNTRY AROUND 
THE SCIENCE AND HEALTH OF THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
>> PAUL, DO YOU IMAGINE A VISION
THAT EVERYONE CAMERS SHOULD BE 
WEARING MASKS, SHOULD BE TESTED,
SCREENED FOR THEIR TEMPERATURE?
HOW MIGHT THIS LOOK?
>> SAVANNAH, THOSE DETAILS ARE 
COVERED IN THESE SET OF 
GUIDELINES.
EACH CAMP, BASED ON FACILITIES, 
AND BASED ON THEIR OPERATIONAL 
PROCEDURES, WILL DESIGN A SPACE 
AND RESPONSIBLE WAY TO OPEN 
SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO OPEN.
IT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT IF 
TESTING IS AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN 
CAMP SETTINGS, THAT WOULD BE A 
BIG BENEFIT.
AS YOU OUTLINED, A LOT OF 
PROCEDURAL CHANGES MADE.
A LOT OF PARENTS WHETHER TO SEND
THEIR KIDS TO CAMP OR NOT, 
OTHERS DON'T.
THEY UTILIZE OVERNIGHT CAMP AND 
DAY CAMP AS CHILD CARE BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE TO GO TO WORK.
WE FEEL THE RESPONSIBILITY TO 
DESIGN THAT SO THEY CAN BE AS 
SAFE AS POSSIBLE, CHILDREN WHEN 
THEY ARE WITH US, BE SAFE, 
OUTDOORS, AND ALLOW THEIR 
PARENTS TO GO TO WORK. 
>> HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A GOOD 
RESOURCE FOR CAMPS AS THEY ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE THESE DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS.
KIDS LOVE CAMP.
AS YOU MENTIONED,
>>> TO THE 2020 CLASS, YOU'RE 
GRADUATING.
IT'S NOT THE GRADUATION YOU 
DESERVE, NOT THE GRADUATION YOU 
WANTED BUT YOU ARE GRADUATING. 
>> YOU LEARN THINGS NOBODY ELSE 
HAD TO LEARN BEFORE NO OTHER 
GRADUATING CLASS.
TAKE IT FORWARD.
OKAY?
TAKE IT FORWARD INTO YOUR LIFE.
WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU. 
>> EVEN IF YOU'RE HOME RIGHT 
NOW, DON'T YOU LOOK GOOD ALL 
DRESSED UP IN YOUR LAW DEGREE.
ENJOY THIS DAY, SOAK IT IN, MAKE
EVERYBODY AROUND YOU CALL YOU 
ESQUIRE AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW 
YOU'RE APPRECIATED. 
>> AL, SAVANNAH AND HODA HAD A 
CHANCE TO DO THAT OVER THE WEEK,
DELIVERED THOSE VIRTUAL 
ADDRESSES.
YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'VE GOT A 
VIRTUAL PLAZA THAT'S -- 
>> THAT'S READY, MAN.
YOU SAW THE COMMENCEMENT 
SPEECHES TO GRADUATES, 
GRADUATION IS THE THEME OF OUR 
VIRTUAL PLAZA.
LOOK AT THOSE BEAUTIFUL MEMBERS 
OF THE CLASS OF 2020.
THEY ARE HIGH SCHOOLS AND 
COLLEGES AND GRAD SCHOOLS AND 
FAMILIES ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.
FIRST OF ALL, Y'ALL LOOK SO GOOD
THIS MORNING.
WE CANNOT TELL YOU.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD, THE KIETAN
FAMILY IN TEXAS, WHERE ARE YOU?
ALL RIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL, WE DON'T HAVE ONE 
GRADUATE, DON'T HAVE TWO 
GRADUATES, WE HAVE THREE.
WHERE IS THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.
RAISE YOUR HAND.
HEADING TO HOWARD. 
>> WHERE IS JADEN, OLDEST 
DAUGHTER?
GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE WITH A 
DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK.
MOM IN THE MIDDLE, JASMINE, YOU 
WAITED 20 YEARS.
YOU WENT BACK AND YOU GOT YOUR 
MASTERS IN ENGINEERING 
MANAGEMENT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY, MOM, 
BEING SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN YOUR
TWO DAUGHTERS WITH YOUR OWN 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 
>> THIS IS A MOMENT WELCHER 
ISSUE FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
WE ARE SO EXCITED.
IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO ALL OF 
OUR HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION.
>> THE SIGN SAYS IT ALL, MAMA WE
MADE IT.
Y'ALL ALL MADE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> I'M LOOKING FOR JUSTIN.
JUSTIN OF SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA.
JUSTIN, WHERE ARE YOU, BROTHER?
THERE YOU ARE.
THERE'S JUSTIN, THERE'S THE 
FAMILY.
SO JUSTIN WASN'T JUST 
VALEDICTORIAN, NO, NO, HE WAS 
CLASS PRESIDENT AS WELL.
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LEAD IN 
THE SCHOOL MUSICAL THAT DIDN'T 
HAPPEN.
INSTEAD.
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE PERFORMANCE 
THIS MORNING ON THE "TODAY" 
SHOW. 
>> OKAY. 
>> WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
>> GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD BY 
RASCAL FLATTS.
OKAY.
♪ ON MY WAY 
INTO YOUR LOVING ARMS 
THIS MUCH I KNOW IS TRUE 
THAT GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD 
THAT LED ME STRAIGHT TO YOU ♪
>> JUSTIN, JUSTIN!
>> THANK YOU. 
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO PENN STATE IN 
THE FALL.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE NITTANY 
LIONS. 
>> WE ARE. 
>> CONGRATS, BROTHER.
CONGRATS TO YOUR FAMILY BEHIND 
YOU AS WELL.
>> I'VE GOT A GOOD ONE, GUYS.
CAN WE PUT UP SIDNEY, SHE'S IN 
JERICHO, NEW YORK, THIS MORNING.
SHE IS GRADUATING FROM 
GEORGETOWN LAW SCHOOL.
SIDNEY, CONGRATULATIONS.
I KNOW YOU WENT TO CORNELL 
UNDERGRAD, GEORGETOWN LAW.
YOU MUST BE SO PROUD, SO 
EXCITED, SO RELIEVED.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?
>> HI, SAVANNAH, I'M SO HAPPY TO
SEE YOU.
I'M GOING TO WORK AT A LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT LAW FIRM IN THE CITY 
WHEN I GRADUATE.
>> WELL, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, 
SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
I STILL FEEL RELIEVED FROM 
GRADUATING FROM GEORGETOWN LAW 
AND THAT WAS 18 YEARS AGO.
MY BEST TO YOU, JUST ENJOY IT.
ENJOY IT.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, GUYS, IT 
WOULDN'T BE A GRADUATION 
CELEBRATION IF WE ALL DIDN'T 
TURN OUR TASSELS, ALL RIGHT?
Y'ALL ARE ALL ON CAMERA ON THE 
COUNT OF THREE.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TASSELS, WE 
GO FROM RIGHT TO THE LEFT.
HERE WE GO.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
>> CLASS OF 2020, MAN, Y'ALL 
LOOK SO GOOD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
ENJOY THIS MOMENT.
WE MARKED IT.
WE ALL DID IT TOGETHER. 
>> CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS.
>> CARSON DALY, YOU'RE KEEPING 
UP GRADUATION THEME IN "POP 
START." 
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 
2020.
DON'T FORGET TO CALL YOUR MOMS 
AND DON'T ASK FOR MONEY.
YOU HAVE TO THROW THAT IN THERE.
HOW HOLLYWOOD IS STEPPING UP IN 
A HUGE WAY FOR GRADUATES ALL 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY PLUS HODA IS 
CHATTING WITH A MUSIC LEGEND 
REBA McENTIRE, WHY EVERYTHING 
HAPPENING IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW
HAD INSPIRED HER TO RE-RELEASE 
ONE OF HER TIMELESS HITS. 
>> ALL RIGHT, CARSON, WE HAVE A 
LOT TO GET TO IN THIS HALF HOUR,
LOTS OF GOOD STUFF BUT LET'S GET
A CHECK OF THE WEATHER WITH AL.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING AND 
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 
2020.
LET'S LOOK AT YOUR WEEK AHEAD 
AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE'RE 
EXPECTING FOR TODAY.
ALL EYES ON THE SOUTHEASTERN 
ATLANTIC COAST, ARTHUR TO DEAL 
WITH, STRONG STORMS THROUGH THE 
GULF ALL THE WAY INTO THE OHIO 
RIVER VALLEY.
SUNNY SKIES FROM THE PLAINS INTO
TEXAS, WET WEATHER IN THE 
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
MIDWEEK PERIOD, A FLOOD THREAT 
CONTINUES IN THE SOUTHEAST, 
SUNSHINE TO THE NORTHEAST FROM 
THE GREAT LAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN
TO THE GOLF COURSE, PLENTY OF 
SUNSHINE.
LOOKING NICE THROUGH THE 
SOUTHWEST, STRONG STORMS IN THE 
WESTERN PLAINS.
AND THEN BY THE END OF THE WEEK 
AS WE HEAD INTO THE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND, SCATTERED SHOWERS IN 
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST, DOWN TO 
THE GULF COAST, SUNNY AND HOT
>> Announcer: THE CITI CONCERT 
SERIES ON "TODAY" IS PROUDLY 
PRESENTED TO YOU BY CITI.
>> WE ARE BACK WITH A TRUE 
LEGEND.
I'M TALKING ABOUT REBA McENTIRE.
FOR FOUR DECADES, SHE'S 
ENTERTAINED AUDIENCES WITH MUSIC
AND ACTING TALENTS.
NOW THE THREE-TIME GRAMMY WINNER
IS RE-RELEASING ONE OF HER 
TIMELESS HITS AS A WAY TO KIND 
OF ENCOURAGE US ALL WITH HOPE 
AND POSITIVITY.
REBA IS WITH US FROM NASHVILLE.
HI, REBA, KBORNG. 
>> -- GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU DOING. 
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR 
THE "TODAY" SHOW LOGO.
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
YOU'RE VERY FANCY. 
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SAY I DID 
THAT.
I DID NOT.
JOSH SET UP THE BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS
AND iPHONE CAMERA. 
>> SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT KIND 
OF QUARANTINE LIFE HAS BEEN LIKE
FOR REBA.
WHO GETS TO HANG OUT WITH YOU 
DURING THIS TIME?
>> WELL, MY SISTER SUSIE AND MY 
BROTHER-IN-LAW MARK.
SO SUSIE AND MARK WERE SWEET 
ENOUGH TO LET ME STAY WITH THEM 
FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
I WAS IN OKLAHOMA, MAMA JUST 
PASSED AROUND THE 14th OF MARCH 
TWO DAYS AGO.
I HAD GONE BACK AFTER BEING 
THERE WITH THEM.
I CAME HOME TO DO REHEARSALS FOR
THE TOUR WE DIDN'T GET TO DO.
WENT BACK, AND WE WERE GOING TO 
PLAN THE FUNERAL, HAVE IT READY 
TO GO AND THIS QUARANTINE 
STARTED.
SO WE GOT TO -- IT WAS A TRUE 
BLESSING, HODA, IT REALLY WAS.
I GOT TO STAY THERE AT MAMA'S 
HOUSE AND HELP SUSIE AND CLEAN 
EVERYTHING OUT.
WE HAD SO MANY GREAT TIMES GOING
THROUGH DRAWERS AND BOXES AND 
FOUND PICTURES WE HAD NEVER SEEN
BEFORE.
WE CRIED, WE LAUGHED, WE TOASTED
MAMA.
IT WAS JUST AN ABSOLUTE HUGE 
BLESSING TO GET TO DO THAT. 
>> REBA, IT'S SO FUNNY.
I WAS READING YOUR INSTAGRAM 
PAGE WHEN YOU PAID TRIBUTE TO 
YOUR MOM, JACQUELINE, AND YOU 
WROTE THIS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
CANCER MIGHT THINK IT WON THE 
BATTLE BUT WE'RE GIVING GOD 
CREDIT FOR GIVING HER THE TIME 
TO GO HOME.
SHE WAS READY TO SEE OUR DADDY.
HAVE YOU PICTURED THAT MOMENT, 
THEM SEEING EACH OTHER?
>> THOUSANDS OF TIMES.
YEAH.
THEN FRIENDS WHO HAVE PARENTS 
AND LOVED ONES WHO HAVE GONE ON.
I PICTURED THEM TOGETHER HAVING 
A BLAST.
THAT HELPS. 
>> YOUR MOM TAUGHT YOU SO MANY 
LIFE LESSONS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY.
BUT ONE THING SHE TAUGHT YOU WAS
YOUR LOVE OF SINGING.
DIDN'T Y'ALL HAVE A GROUP, YOUR 
SIBLINGS.
WHAT WAS IT CALL?
MAMA HAD FOUR KIDS.
WE WERE THE SINGING McENTIRES.
WITH WHEN WE WERE ON THE ROAD 
WITH DADDY RODEOING, US KIDS 
WOULD BE IN THE BACK WRESTLING 
AND FIGHTING AND MOM WOULD TURN 
AROUND AND GET US SINGING SO 
WE'D STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A RADIO IN THE 
CAR SO IT WAS US ENTERTAINING 
OURSELVES.
THAT'S WHERE WE BECAME THE 
SINGING MACK TIRES. 
>> SO GLAD SHE TAUGHT YOU THAT, 
BECAUSE SHE GAVE US YOU.
HAVE YOU A CLASSIC SONG CALLED 
"WHAT IF" THAT WAS OUT 20 YEARS 
AGO.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SO GENIUS WHAT 
YOU GUYS DID.
YOU TOOK AUTO SONG THAT MEANT TO
MUCH TO SO MANY PEOPLE AND 
TURNED IT WITH A MUSIC VIDEO.
WE'LL SHOW A LITTLE BIT AND THEN
TALK ABOUT IT.
♪ MAKES ME WONDER 
REACH FOR JUST ONE HAND 
SING WITH JUST ONE VOICE ♪
♪ 
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
>> MY GOSH.
THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT'S TIMELESS, ISN'T IT?
>> THE IMAGES JUST CHANGE 
EVERYTHING, TOO, DON'T THEY?
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO RE-RELEASE
THAT?
>> AGAIN, IT WAS JUSTIN'S IDEA.
HE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO
BRING THAT SONG BACK BECAUSE IT 
IS TIMELY.
THE THINGS WE'RE DEALING WITH 
NOW, WE DEAL WITH IT ALL THE 
TIME.
WE'VE JUST GOT TO STAY TOGETHER 
AND FIND A BETTER WAY OF DOING 
THINGS. 
>> WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE TO FOLKS 
FEELING A LITTLE HELPLESS IN 
THIS MOMENT, REBA?
>> WELL, THEY CAN ALWAYS TURN TO
GOD AND HAVE THEIR FAITH REALLY 
STEP UP AND TAKE CONTROL AND 
BELIEVE THERE'S GOING TO BE A 
BETTER DAY.
WHEN YOU CAN, TAKE THIS TIME TO 
STOP, SMELL THE ROSES, AND JUST 
RECONFIRM WHY YOU'RE HERE.
JUST TAKE TIME FOR YOUR FAMILY, 
YOUR FRIENDS.
JUST SIT AND BREATHE.
WE'VE BEEN GOING SO "FAST & 
FURIOUS" FOR SO LONG, I'M SO 
THANKFUL FOR THIS QUARANTINE 
TIME.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FOLKS 
WHO ARE ILL AND WHO HAVE LOST 
LOVED ONES BUT IT HAS BEEN 
WONDERFUL FOR ME.
TO GET TO BE WITH MY LITTLE 
SISTER THE WAY WE WERE FOR THE 
LAST TWO MONTHS IS PRICELESS.
I'VE LOVED IT, EVERY MINUTE OF 
IT. 
>> REBA, JUST BEFORE I LET YOU 
GO.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WONDERING 
ABOUT YOUR SHOW.
IS IT COMING BACK?
ARE YOU GOING TO REBOOT?
WHAT ARE WE THINKING?
>> WE'D LOVE TO, AS A MATTER OF 
FACT, WE'VE BEEN TEXTING EACH 
OTHER.
MELISSA PETERMAN STARTED IT OUT.
WE'RE ALL TALKING, WANTING TO 
GET BACK TOGETHER.
WE MISS EACH OTHER.
IT WAS A FUN GROUP TO GET TO 
PLAY WITH, WORK WITH, SO WE'D 
LOVE TO DO IT. 
>> WE WOULD LOVE THAT, TOO. 
>> A TWO-HOUR MOVIE.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHATEVER.
WE'D LOVE TO GET BACK TOGETHER. 
>> WE HOPE YOU DO IT, REBA, WE 
LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH.
WE SHOULD MENTION THE SONG IS 
"WHAT IF."
IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST 
CROWDED SCENE. 
>> DEFINITELY NOT SEEING A LOT 
OF MASKS AROUND. 
>> PACKED BEACHES, PARKS, AND 
BARS FROM COAST-TO-COAST THIS 
WEEKEND SETTING OFF ALARM BELLS.
>> WE'RE SO CLUTTERED TOGETHER.
I'M LIKE, OH, GOD, NO. 
>> WITH SUMMER'S UNOFFICIAL 
KICKOFF DAYS AWAY, THE GROWING 
CONCERN ABOUT MORE OUTBREAKS. 
>> HE WAS AN IN COMPETENT 
PRESIDENT, GROSSLY INCOMPETENT. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SWINGS HARD
AFTER PRESIDENT OBAMA MAKES THIS
COMMENT DURING THIS. 
>> THIS PANDEMIC HAS FULLY 
FINALLY TORN BACK THE CURTON ON 
THE IDEA THAT SO MANY OF THE 
FOLKS IN CHARGE KNOW WHAT THEY 
ARE DOING.
>> THEIR BACK AND FORTH JUST 
AHEAD. 
>>> ARTHUR ON APPROACH.
THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE 
SEASON INCHING CLOSER TO NORTH 
CAROLINA PACKING HEAVY RAIN AND 
HIGH WINDS.
MILLIONS ALONG THE EAST COAST 
FEELING ITS IMPACT.
AL HAS THE VERY LATEST ON WHERE 
IT COULD BE HEADED. 
>>> START YOUR ENGINES.
DETROIT'S AUTO INDUSTRY BEGINS 
REOPENING PLANTS THIS MORNING.
60,000 WORKERS RETURNING TO
THE LINE IN A NEW WORLD. 
>> THIS CAMERA GIVES YOU A 
REALTIME READING OF YOUR 
TEMPERATURE. 
>> JUST AHEAD OUR EXCLUSIVE LOOK
AT NEW SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN 
PLACE AND OUR INTERVIEW WITH THE
CEO OF FORD. 
>> WHAT I KNOW IS WE'RE READY. 
>> WHY HE SAYS TODAY MARKS A 
VITAL STEP FOR THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY. 
>>> AND BACK IN THE SWING.
MAJOR SPORTS RETURN OVER THE 
WEEKEND WITH GOLF AND NASCAR.
AND THE CROWDS GO WILD. 
>> WON THE RACE, AND IT'S DEAD 
SILENT OUT HERE.
WE MISS THE FANS. 
>> FROM HOME "TODAY," MONDAY, 
MAY 18th, 2020.
>> Announcer: FROM NBC NEWS, 
THIS IS "TODAY" WITH SAVANNAH 
GUTHRIE AND HODA KOTB FROM 
STUDIO 1A IN ROCKEFELLER PLAZA.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO "TODAY."
NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US BRIGHT 
AND EARLY ON MONDAY MORNING.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THOSE CARS 
RACING AROUND THE NASCAR TRACK, 
GOLFERS OUT ON THE GREENS, EVEN 
IF IT WAS KIND OF A GOLF CLAP AT
HOME FOR EVERYBODY. 
>> NO KIDDING.
THERE WERE HAPPY CAMPERS AT OUR 
HOUSE.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SEEN JOEL 
JUMP UP AND DOWN.
WE HAD IT ON ALL DAY.
IT MADE US HAPPY, TOO. 
>> ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S START THE NEWS THIS 
MORNING AND GET RIGHT TO IT.
THE TOLL IN THE CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE U.S. HAS HIT NEW MILESTONES.
MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION CASES, 
90,000 DEATHS IN THIS COUNTRY. 
>> MEANTIME THE PROCESS OF 
REOPENING THE ECONOMY IS NOW 
UNDER WAY IN 48 STATES.
TODAY THE GOVERNOR OF 
MASSACHUSETTS WILL DETAIL 
MANSLAUGHTER FOR THAT STATE'S 
REOPENING.
SAVANNAH. 
>>> ALSO WE KNOW ONE THING THAT 
WILL NOT BE OPENING SOON, NEW 
YORK CITY BEACHES.
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCING THOSE 
BEACHES WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR 
NEXT WEEKEND'S MEMORIAL DAY 
HOLIDAY. 
>> MEANTIME THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION IS KICKING OFF ITS 
ANNUAL TWO-DAY SUMMIT BEING HELD
ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.
IT IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ALMOST 
ENTIRELY ON THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC.
WE DO HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF 
ALL OF THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH 
NBC'S SAM BROCK AND THE NATION'S
REOPENING.
HEY, SAM, GOOD MORNING.
>> HODA, PHASED IN INCLUDING 
RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA.
HARD HIT MIAMI BEACH JUST 
GETTING BUSINESSES APPEAR 
RESTAURANTS OPEN IN THE NEXT 
WEEK AND A HALF OR SO.
ON OCEAN DRIVE YOU'RE GOING TO 
SEE THEM SPILL OUT INTO THE 
STREET WITH DINING, WHICH IS WHY
WE HAVE ORANGE BARRICADES.
HEALTH OFFICIALS WARNING AGAINST
OPENING TOO MUCH TOO QUICKLY.
ALMOST ALL 50 STATES ARE 
PARTIALLY REOPENED.
FROM RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL, 
CHURCHES TO CASINOS, THE ONLY 
HOLDOUT, MASSACHUSETTS'S 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER EXPIRES TODAY
WHILE CONNECTICUT ON WEDNESDAY.
EARLY SIGNS ARE PROMISING. 
>> IN AREAS THAT ARE OPENING, 
WE'RE NOT SEEING A SPIKE IN 
CASES.
WE'RE SEEING SPIKES IN CASES 
THAT ARE, IN FACT, CLOSED, VERY 
LOCALIZED SITUATIONS. 
>> WHILE COLORADO AND GEORGIA 
HAVE NOT SEEN DRAMATIC JUMPS, 
TEXAS RECORDED ITS SINGLE 
HIGHEST SPIKE OF CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ON SATURDAY, MORE THAN 
2700.
THIS AS GYMS AND OFFICES IN THE 
LONE START STATE COME BACK 
TODAY.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
GETTING TESTED FOR COVID-19 ON 
LIVE TV WHILE CONTINUING TO 
PLEAD WITH PEOPLE TO BE SAFE.
THE WARM WEEKEND WEATHER LURING 
NEW YORKERS OUTDOORS.
CROWDS OUTSIDE RESTAURANTS AND 
BARS.
PARKS AND BEACHES PACKED. 
>> OUR PLAN IS TO BE OUTSIDE AS 
MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
>> COAST-TO-COAST, VISITORS 
FLOCKING TO BEACHES.
IN NEW JERSEY A TEST BEFORE 
MEMORIAL DAY. 
>> NOT SEEING A LOT OF MASKS 
AROUND. 
>> SOUTH CAROLINIANS ON THIS 
STRETCH OF BEACH.
IN L.A. COUNTY NOT STOPPING 
WAVES OF PEOPLE FROM CROWDING 
THE WATER.
FURTHER NORTH IN THE BAY AREA, A
BEWILDERING SCENE IN SAN 
FRANCISCO FRIDAY.
RESIDENTS OF THE ALWAYS SOCIAL 
MARINA NEIGHBORHOOD PRACTICING 
VIRTUALLY NO SOCIAL DISTANCING 
OUTSIDE THIS WINE BAR. 
>> THE FACT PEOPLE WEREN'T 
WEARING MASKS AND THEY WERE SO 
CLUTTERED TOGETHER, I'M LIKE OH,
GOD, NO.
IT WAS VERY UPSETTING. 
>> UP SETTING, BUTTE COUNTY.
AFTER A TEST-OF-CHURCHGOER 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
AND EXPOSED 180 PEOPLE.
ECONOMIC FUEL FOR SOUTH FLORIDA,
EYES REOPENED, THE GOVERNOR IS 
CONSIDERING EASING THE BAN ON 
VACATION RENTALS BUT NOT FOR 
EVERYONE. 
>> IF YOU TELL ME YOU'RE GOING 
TO RENT THEM OUT TO PEOPLE FROM 
NEW YORK CITY, I'M PROBABLY NOT 
FOG TO APPROVE THAT, OKAY?
>> OF COURSE THE BIGGEST 
ATTRACTION IN MIAMI BEACH AND 
SOUTH FLORIDA IN GENERAL, THE 
BEACHES.
NO INDICATION, GUYS, AS TO WHEN 
THOSE GUYS MIGHT BE COMING BACK 
ONLINE.
IN NEARBY PALM BEACH COUNTY, 
THOSE BEACHES OPEN TODAY.
SAVANNAH, BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT, SAM, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.
ALSO THIS MORNING THE NATION IS 
GETTING A NEW VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY'S 
ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK FROM THE 
PANDEMIC OVER THE LONG-TERM, 
THIS AS A VERY PUBLIC FEUD IS 
PLAYING OUT OVER THE FEDERAL 
RESPONSE.
NBC'S WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT 
KRISTEN WELKER JOINS US WITH 
THAT STORY THIS MORNING.
HEY, KRISTEN, GOOD MORNING. 
>> HEY, SAVANNAH, GOOD MONDAY 
MORNING TO YOU.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STARTING THIS
WEEK AGAIN DEFENDING HIS 
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS WITH HIS 
PREDECESSOR, AS YOU SAY, OPENLY 
CRITICIZING THE HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC.
WITH THE ECONOMY STILL IN FREE 
FALL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
FEDERAL RESERVE WARNING THE 
NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COULD
SOAR TO THE WORST NUMBERS IN 
HISTORY BUT JEROME POWELL SAYING
ULTIMATELY HE THINKS THE COUNTRY
WILL RECOVER.
FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN JEROME 
POWELL SHOWING SOME OPTIMISM ON 
"60 MINUTES" SUNDAY.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE GRIM 
NUMBER, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 
POSSIBLY HITTING 25%. 
>> 25% IS THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT 
OF UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE GREAT
DEPRESSION.
DO YOU THINK HISTORY WILL LOOK 
BACK ON THIS TIME AND CALL THIS 
THE SECOND GREAT DEPRESSION?
>> NO, I DON'T.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A LIKELY 
OUTCOME AT ALL.
WE HAD A VERY HEALTHY ECONOMY 
TWO MONTHS AGO, OUR FINANCIAL 
SYSTEM IS STRONG. 
>> POWELL SAYING THAT STRENGTH 
SHOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR A 
SIGNIFICANT REBOUND BUT NOT 
RIGHT AWAY. 
>> I WOULD SAY, THOUGH, WE'RE 
NOT GOING TO GET BACK TO WHERE 
WE WERE QUICKLY.
WE WON'T GET BACK TO WHERE WE 
WERE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THAT'S UNLIKELY TO HIGH 
PRESSURE. 
>> THOSE COMMENTS COME AMID A 
BITTER BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS 
PREDECESSOR WITH THE PRESIDENT 
TAKING DIRECT AIM AT FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AS MR. 
TRUMP RETURNED FROM CAMP DAVID 
SUNDAY. 
>> LOOK, HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT 
PRESIDENT.
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY, GROSSLY 
INCOMPETENT.
THANK YOU. 
>> THE PRESIDENT WAS RESPONDING 
AFTER MR. OBAMA USED A VIRTUAL 
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO 
CRITICIZE THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. 
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING THIS HAS 
TORN BACK THE CURTON ON THE IDEA
THAT SO MANY OF THE FOLKS IN 
CHARGE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN 
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> OBAMA'S COMMENTS MARKED HIS 
MOST DIRECT REBUKE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> YOU KNOW ALL THOSE ADULTS 
THEY USED TO THINK WERE IN 
CHARGE AND KNEW WHAT THEY WERE 
DOING, TURNS OUT THEY DON'T HAVE
ALL THE ANSWERS.
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN ASKING
THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. 
>> COMING ONE WEEK AFTER MR. 
OBAMA PRIVATELY CRITICIZED HIS 
PREDECESSOR'S HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC DEEMING IT, QUOTE, AN 
ABSOLUTE CHAOTIC DISASTER DURING
A PHONE CALL WITH FORMER 
STAFFERS FROM HIS 
ADMINISTRATION.
SOME IMPORTANT CONTEXT TO ALL OF
THIS, SAVANNAH.
FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S 
CRITICISM CAME AFTER HE ENDORSED
JOE BIDEN, A SIGN OF THINGS TO 
COME AS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE 
BEGINS TO RAMP UP AGAINST THE 
BACKDROP OF ALL OF THIS, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> KRISTEN, BEFORE I LET YOU GO,
ANOTHER ITEM IN THE NEWS THIS 
MORNING, THE PRESIDENT FIRING 
THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTOR
GENERAL.
TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS MORNING DEMOCRATS SAYING 
THEY ARE PLANNING TO INVESTIGATE
THAT FIRING AFTER SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE POMPEO RECOMMENDED HE
DISMISS HIM.
ACCORDING TO AN AIDE HE WAS 
LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS THAT 
POMPEO IMPROPERLY USED A 
POLITICAL APPOINTEE TO PERFORM 
PERSONAL TASKS FOR HIM AND HIS 
WIFE, INCLUDING CLAIMS HE WAS 
ASKED TO WALK THEIR DOG, PICK UP
DRY CLEANING, EVEN MAKE DINNER 
RECOMMENDATIONS.
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI 
WEIGHING IN OVER THE WEEKEND 
SAYING WHILE THE PRESIDENT DOES 
HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIRE ANY 
EMPLOYEE, IF DONE IN 
RETALIATION, COULD BE UNLAWFUL.
THIS IS THE FOURTH INSPECTOR 
GENERAL THE PRESIDENT HAS FIRED 
IN UNDER TWO MONTHS. 
>> KRISTEN WELKER AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
THANK YOU, KRISTEN.
TEN MINUTES AFTER THE HOUR.
HODA, TO YOU. 
>> BREAKING THIS MORNING, THE 
GOVERNING BODY OF THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION MEETING FOR 
THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC BEGAN.
CHINA IS FACING A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ABOUT JUST HOW IT 
STARTED.
TODAY SENIOR INTERNATIONAL 
CORRESPONDENT KEIR SIMMONS JOINS
US WITH DETAILS HERE.
HEY,
 
>> HEY, HODA, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS A STUNNING MOMENT OF 
SYMBOLISM CHINA'S PRESIDENT 
SPEAKING TO WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, THE CHINESE MAKING
THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT HE 
WOULD SPEAK IN THE EARLY HOURS 
THIS MORNING.
PRESIDENT XI IN HIS SPEECH 
INSISTING CHINA HAS BEEN OPEN 
AND TRANSPARENT OVER THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOT SCHEDULED TO
SPEAK AT THE EVENT AND HAS 
THREATENED TO WITHDRAW FUNDING 
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION.
A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALS TELLING NBC NEWS WORLD
LEADERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO 
JOIN BY VIDEO AND MANY ARE 
TAKING PART BUT NOT ALL WERE 
AVAILABLE AND ACCEPTED.
MEANWHILE 116 COUNTRIES BACKING 
A RESOLUTION FOR AN INDEPENDENT 
INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO
THE CORONAVIRUS.
AUSTRALIA INSISTING THAT INQUIRY
SHOULD FOCUS ON CHINA.
MANY WORLD LEADERS CALLING FOR 
UNITY THIS MORNING BUT THIS 
EVENT SET TO DEMONSTRATE THE 
DEEP GLOBAL DIVISIONS THAT STILL
ARE THERE.
SAVANNAH. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
KEIR SIMMONS, THANK YOU.
NOW TO THE OTHER BIG STORY WE'RE
FOLLOWING THIS MORNING HAS TO DO
WITH THE WEATHER.
ARTHUR, THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM
OF THE SEASON, IS BRUSHING THE 
NORTH CAROLINA COAST WITH HEAVY 
RAIN, HIGH WINDS.
AL IS HERE, HE'S GOT THE LATEST.
YOU'VE HAD YOUR EYE ON THIS ONE 
FOR A WHILE.
AL, GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANNAH.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS LATE 
LAST WEEK.
NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS THE LATEST ON ARTHUR, A 
TROPICAL STORM, 135 MILES SOUTH 
SOUTHWEST OF CAPE HATTERAS, 
NORTH CAROLINA, 45-MILE-PER-HOUR
WINDS, MOVING NORTH, NORTHEAST 
AT 13 MILES PER HOUR.
WE'LL MOST LIKELY SKIRT THE 
COAST AND OUTER BANKS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE UP 
FOR THIS SYSTEM.
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON, IT MOVES
JUST PASSED.
YOU CAN SEE CAPE HATTERAS WIN 
THAT CONE OF UNCERTAINTY AND BY 
WEDNESDAY OUT THERE AS A STORM.
IT IS GOING TO HAVE IMPACTS UP 
AND DOWN THE COAST FROM JENSON 
BEACH, ROUGH SUV, RIP CURRENTS 
RIGHT ON INTO MIDWEEK.
GUYS, THIS IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE
AN IMPACT ON THE WEATHER FOR THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY AS 
IT'S GOING TO SLOW UP ANOTHER 
SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE BIG
RAINS.
WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT COMING
UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
GUYS. 
>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THANK YOU.
WE DO HAVE A LOT MORE TO GET TO,
INCLUDING SOMETHING SPORTS FANS 
HAVE WAITED FOR FOR MONTHS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RETURN 
OF LIVE EVENTS.
YESTERDAY WE SAW THE FIRST 
TELEVISED GOLF AND NASCAR'S 
FIRST RACE SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS
PUT THOSE SEASONS ON HOLD.
NBC'S MORGAN CHESKY JOINS US 
FROM DARLING RACEWAY IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA WITH A LITTLE BIT OF 
GOOD NEWS.
HEY, MORGAN, GOOD MORNING. 
>> Reporter: HODA, SO MUCH GOOD 
NEWS HERE.
DRIVERS THRILLED TO BE BACK ON 
THE TRACK IN DARLINGTON BUT DID 
COME WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
THERE WERE 45,000 FANS IN THE 
STANDS BUT SUNDAY, NONE OF THAT.
NOTHING OVERSHADOWING THE BIG 
PICTURE SPORTS, NOT JUST NASCAR,
ARE MAKING A COMEBACK.
THIS MORNING THE RACE IS ON TO 
BRING BACK SPORTS.
NASCAR SETTING THE PACE, PULLING
OFF ITS FIRST COVID RETURN 
SUNDAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 
>> I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING 
TO BE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT, THEN 
WE WON THE RACE AND IT'S DEAD 
SILENT OUT HERE.
WE MISS THE FANS. 
>> NO FANS IN THE STANDS BUT ON 
TV MILLIONS WATCH DRIVERS MASK 
UP, THEIR PIT CREWS SLIGHTLY 
SMALLER.
THE FIRST RACE BACK DIFFERENT 
BUT WELCOME. 
>> IS IT TOUGH TO BE SO CLOSE 
AND NOT BE ABLE TO GO IN. 
>> NOT REALLY.
I THINK THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT
THING BUT NOT ALLOWING US TO GO 
IN. 
>> RAUL NUNES ONE OF THE FEW 
FANS TO DRIVE DOWN ANYWAY.
THE TRADITION, HE SETS UP THE 
CAMPER WHILE DAD MANSLAUGHTER 
THE GRILL. 
>> IF WE CAN'T SEE IT INSIDE 
WE'LL WATCH IT ON TV AND WE'LL 
HEAR IT AND SMELL IT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. 
>> PRO GOLF BACK AS WELL.
IN FLORIDA A THAT'S RIGHT MATCH 
FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS BROUGHT 
OUT THE SPORT'S BIGGEST NAMES.
WITH AMERICA'S TEAMS ON HOLD NOW
GOES TO GERMANY.
THE SOCCER LEAGUE BACK ON THE 
PITCH.
PLAYERS TOLD NO HANDSHAKES OR 
GROUP CELEBRATIONS.
THOSE SAME RULES COULD SOON SHOW
UP HERE.
NBC NEWS.
CANING A DRAFT PROPOSAL FROM 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.
THE LEAGUE SUGGESTING TESTING 
ALL PLAYERS, COACHES, AND 
UMPIRES.
SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN IN THE 
DUGOUT.
SUNFLOWER SEEDS OR TOBACCO GONE 
WITH SPITTING STRICTLY 
PROHIBITED.
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND, 
REOPENING PRACTICE FACILITIES 
TOMORROW AS LONG AS STATE AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALLOW IT.
BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE 
DRIVERS GOING FULL THROTTLE.
A WELCOME SIGN FOR THE REST OF 
THE SPORTS WORLD AND THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.
WE'LL GET THROUGH IT.
COME ON.
WE'LL GET BACK THERE. 
>> FANS HAVE A NONSTOP RACING 
WEEK AHEAD.
DRIVERS BACK IN DARLINGTON 
TOMORROW WEDNESDAY BEFORE 
HEADING TO CHARLOTTE MOTOR 
SPEEDWAY FOR FOUR MORE RACES 
NEXT WEEK.
THEIR FULL SEASON OFFICIALLY 
BACK ON TRACK.
SAVANNAH, HODA. 
>> ALL RIGHT, MORGAN, BABY 
STEPS.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
HI, SAVANNAH.
7:15. 
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE MUSIC TO 
THE EARS OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SPORTS FANS WILL BE HAPPY.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOOD NEWS?
DR. FAIR, A MEMBER OF THE NBC 
NEWS FAMILY, HE'S OUT OF THE 
HOSPITAL NOW AND RECOVERING FROM
COVID-19 AT HOME.
HE'S STILL ON OXYGEN BUT SAYS 
HE'S RESTING UP.
THERE HE IS WITH HIS TWO 
SWEETIES, DOGS ON BOTH SIDES OF 
HIM.
HE STILL BELIEVES HE CONTRACTED 
THE VIRUS THROUGH HIS EYES ON 
THAT CROWDED FLIGHT FROM NEW 
YORK BACK HOME TO NEW ORLEANS 
BUT HE JUST WANTED TO THANK 
EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PRAYERS AND 
THEIR SUPPORT. 
>> HE SAID HE DROPPED 18 POUNDS 
BUT HE'S FEELING GOOD.
WE'RE HAPPY HE'S GOING TO BE 
BACK IN BUSINESS PRETTY SOON.
MR. ROKER, HOW ABOUT A CHECK OF 
THE FORECAST. 
>> HEY, GUYS.
WE HINTED A COUPLE MINUTES AGO, 
WE GOT A BIG STORM COMPLEX 
THAT'S GOING TO BE MAKING ITS 
WAY TO THE EAST AND THAT'S GOING
TO CAUSE PROBLEMS.
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY OUT WEST
FROM THE PLAINS TO TEXAS AND 
BACK INTO THE SOUTHWEST, PLENTY 
OF SUNSHINE AND THEN ANOTHER
>>> THREE, TWO, ONE, LIFTOFF OF 
THE UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE ATLAS
5 ROCKET. 
>>> WE'RE BACK AT 7:30 WITH AN 
IMPRESSIVE LAUNCH FOR SPACE 
FORCE, LATEST LAUNCH FROM THE 
U.S. MILITARY AS CRAIG JOINS US.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE ROCKET CARRYING NASA 
EXPERIMENTS, AIR FORCE 
SATELLITE, AND A SPACE PLANE 
THAT APPARENTLY IS ON A SECRET 
MISSION.
WE DON'T KNOW MUCH MORE THAN 
THAT BUT THE FLIGHT DEDICATED TO
FRONTLINE WORKERS. 
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO YOUR HEADLINES HERE
AT 7:30.
THE PROCESS OF REOPENING THE 
ECONOMY IS NOW UNDER WAY.
48 STATES THIS MORNING, THE 
GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS SET TO
REOPEN LATER TODAY. 
>> 14 SAILORS ALORD USS THEODORE
ROWS FELT TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
THE CORONAVIRUS A SECOND TIME 
AFTER PREVIOUSLY RECOVERING FROM
COVID-19.
THE SAILORS TAKEN OFF THE SHIP 
AND NOW IN ISOLATION. 
>>> NEW YORK CITY, ITS GOAL OF 
20,000 TESTS PER DAY, A GOAL OF 
ADDING 6,000 MORE TESTS PER DAY 
OVER THE NEXT WEEK. 
>>> NOW TO OUR ONGOING SERIES, 
THE NEW NORMAL, THIS IS A BIG 
DAY FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEN WEEKS 
DETROIT'S CARMAKERS ARE CALLING 
WORKERS BACK TO THE ASSEMBLY 
LINE.
FORD ALONE, WHICH HAS LOST 
BILLIONS DURING THE SHUTDOWN, 
HAS 59,000 WORKERS.
NBC'S SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE 
CORRESPONDENT CYNTHIA McFADDEN 
JOINS US WITH AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK 
INSIDE ONE OF FORD'S NINE PLANTS
REOPENING TODAY.
CYNTHIA, THAT'S GOING TO BE A 
GOOD SIGHT. 
>> GOOD MORNING, SAVANHAPPY MON.
THE RETURN IS NOT A VOLUNTARY 
ONE.
FORD EXPECTS ITS WORKERS TO SHOW
UP TODAY.
THE CEO TOLD ME IF ANY WORKER 
HAD REASONS TO FEEL INSECURE OR 
UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT RETURNING 
THEY WOULD DEAL WITH THOSE CASES
ON A CASE BY CASE.
INTERNAL POLLING SHOWED 90% OF 
HIS WORKERS ARE READY TO GO.
AT THE MASSIVE PLANT IN 
MICHIGAN, A NEW NORMAL WILL 
GREET WORKERS. 
>> I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER 
EMPLOYEES TO MOVE INTO THE PLANT
SO THAT WE'RE SOCIALLY 
SEPARATED. 
>> THE SIZE OF 30 FOOTBALL 
FIELDS, NOW WITH JUST ONE WAY 
IN.
EVERYONE WHO ENTERS MUST WEAR A 
FACE MASK AND BE CLEARED BY THIS
DEVICE. 
>> THIS CAMERA GIVES YOU A 
REALTIME READING OF YOUR 
TEMPERATURE, AND I'M GOOD TO GO.
>> YES, SIR. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> ONE OF FORD'S TOP ENGINEERS.
HE'S ALSO ONE OF THE LEADERS OF 
THE RESTART. 
>> THIS IS EXCLUSIVE, NO ONE HAS
BEEN IN HERE. 
>> HE SHOWED US SOME OF THE 
PROTOCOL, PART OF THE 
AUTOMAKER'S 64-PAGE PLAYBOOK FOR
GETTING BACK TO WORK, A RETURN 
THAT'S FULL OF POTENTIAL RISKS.
ARE YOU CONFIDENT YOU CAN KEEP 
ALL 59,000 PEOPLE YOU'RE 
BRINGING BACK TO WORK IN THE 
U.S. SAFE?
>> I SURE AM.
IN FACT, CYNTHIA, WHAT I KNOW IS
WE'RE READY. 
>> JIM HACKETT IS FORD'S CEO.
OVER THE WEEKEND THE COMPANY 
ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD PROVIDE 
TESTING FOR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO 
SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF THE VIRUS.
WE KNOW THERE'S A TERRIBLE 
PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T 
HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS BUT WHO ARE 
CARRIERS. 
>> I HAD ONE OF MY PEERS THAT 
RUNS A VERY LARGE COMPANY SAY, 
DR. FAUCI, SHOULD I JUST TEST 
EVERY EMPLOYEE EVERY DAY.
DR. FAUCI SAYS THAT'S NOT 
PRACTICAL.
THE ONLY REASON THAT ALL OF US 
AREN'T BEING TESTED EVERY DAY IS
THERE'S NOT THE SYSTEM TO DO 
THAT YET.
TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST 
TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST 
TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST 
TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST 
TEST TEST
EMPLOYEES GET TOO CLOSE TO EACH 
OTHER. 
>> JIM HACKETT SAYS THE LAST 
COUPLE OF MONTHS CONVINCED HIM 
FORD CAN REOPEN SAFELY.
OVER 1,000 FORD EMPLOYEES 
VOLUNTEERED WEEKS AGO TO COME 
BACK AND MAKE VENTILATORS IN 
THIS VERY FACTORY. 
>> IN THE NINE, ALMOST TEN 
WEEKS, NO ONE CAME DOWN WITH THE
VIRUS WORKING CLOSE TO EACH 
OTHER.
PLUS, WE'VE HAD EXPERIENCE IN 
EUROPE NOW, THAILAND, AND, OF 
COURSE, ALREADY IN CHINA.
WE'VE NOT HAD ONE INSTANCE WITH 
THE FACTORY HAD A VIRUS.
IF WE TAKE THESE STEPS, WE CAN 
KEEP THE PLACE SAFE. 
>> YOU WERE QUOTED BY YAHOO! 
FINANCE SAYING IF WE KEEP THE 
ECONOMY TURNED OFF, WE'RE GOING 
TO HAVE A FATE WORSE THAN MAKE 
OF THE THINGS THAT THE VIRUS IS 
CAUSING.
WHEN NEARLY 90,000 AMERICANS ARE
DEAD, WHAT PRECISELY DID YOU 
MEAN?
>> EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS 
STAND WITHOUT ARGUMENT.
90,000 DEATHS IS A PURE TRAGEDY 
AND 36 MILLION PEOPLE OUT OF 
EMPLOYMENT IS TRAGIC.
SO YOU CAN'T SOLVE THE PARADOX 
BY SAYING ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT 
THAN THE OTHER.
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY AS 
A PATH FORWARD. 
>> WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET 
THERE?
>> OPTIMISM THAT WE CAN GET 
THROUGH THIS, AND WE WILL WIN ON
THE OTHER SIDE. 
>> LATE LAST NIGHT THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL 
BE VISITING THE VERY PLANT WE 
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN AND
TAKE A LOOK  BARRICADES.
HEALTH OFFICIALS WARNING AGAINST
OPENING TOO MUCH TOO QUICKLY.
ALMOST ALL 50 STATES ARE 
PARTIALLY REOPENED.
FROM RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL, 
CHURCHES TO CASINOS, THE ONLY 
HOLDOUT, MASSACHUSETTS'S 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER EXPIRES TODAY
WHILE CONNECTICUT ON WEDNESDAY.
EARLY SIGNS ARE PROMISING. 
>> IN AREAS THAT ARE OPENING, 
WE'RE NOT SEEING A SPIKE IN 
CASES.
WE'RE SEEING SPIKES IN CASES 
THAT ARE, IN FACT, CLOSED, VERY 
LOCALIZED SITUATIONS. 
>> WHILE COLORADO AND GEORGIA 
HAVE NOT SEEN DRAMATIC JUMPS, 
TEXAS RECORDED ITS SINGLE 
HIGHEST SPIKE OF CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ON SATURDAY, MORE THAN 
2700.
THIS AS GYMS AND OFFICES IN THE 
LONE START STATE COME BACK 
TODAY.
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO
GETTING TESTED FOR COVID-19 ON 
LIVE TV WHILE CONTINUING TO 
PLEAD WITH PEOPLE TO BE SAFE.
THE WARM WEEKEND WEATHER LURING 
NEW YORKERS OUTDOORS.
CROWDS OUTSIDE RESTAURANTS AND 
BARS.
PARKS AND BEACHES PACKED. 
>> OUR PLAN IS TO BE OUTSIDE AS 
MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
>> COAST-TO-COAST, VISITORS 
FLOCKING TO BEACHES.
IN NEW JERSEY A TEST BEFORE 
MEMORIAL DAY. 
>> NOT SEEING A LOT OF MASKS 
AROUND. 
>> SOUTH CAROLINIANS ON THIS 
STRETCH OF BEACH.
IN L.A. COUNTY NOT STOPPING 
WAVES OF PEOPLE FROM CROWDING 
THE WATER.
FURTHER NORTH IN THE BAY AREA, A
BEWILDERING SCENE IN SAN 
FRANCISCO FRIDAY.
RESIDENTS OF THE ALWAYS SOCIAL 
MARINA NEIGHBORHOOD PRACTICING 
VIRTUALLY NO SOCIAL DISTANCING 
OUTSIDE THIS WINE BAR. 
>> THE FACT PEOPLE WEREN'T 
WEARING MASKS AND THEY WERE SO 
CLUTTERED TOGETHER, I'M LIKE OH,
GOD, NO.
IT WAS VERY UPSETTING. 
>> UP SETTING, BUTTE COUNTY.
AFTER A TEST-OF-CHURCHGOER 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
AND EXPOSED 180 PEOPLE.
ECONOMIC FUEL FOR SOUTH FLORIDA,
EYES REOPENED, THE GOVERNOR IS 
CONSIDERING EASING THE BAN ON 
VACATION RENTALS BUT NOT FOR 
EVERYONE. 
>> IF YOU TELL ME YOU'RE GOING 
TO RENT THEM OUT TO PEOPLE FROM 
NEW YORK CITY, I'M PROBABLY NOT 
FOG TO APPROVE THAT, OKAY?
>> OF COURSE THE BIGGEST 
ATTRACTION IN MIAMI BEACH AND 
SOUTH FLORIDA IN GENERAL, THE 
BEACHES.
NO INDICATION, GUYS, AS TO
SOAR TO THE WORST NUMBERS IN 
HISTORY BUT JEROME POWELL SAYING
ULTIMATELY HE THINKS THE COUNTRY
WILL RECOVER.
FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN JEROME 
POWELL SHOWING SOME OPTIMISM ON 
"60 MINUTES" SUNDAY.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE GRIM 
NUMBER, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 
POSSIBLY HITTING 25%. 
>> 25% IS THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT 
OF UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE GREAT
DEPRESSION.
DO YOU THINK HISTORY WILL LOOK 
BACK ON THIS TIME AND CALL THIS 
THE SECOND GREAT DEPRESSION?
>> NO, I DON'T.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A LIKELY 
OUTCOME AT ALL.
WE HAD A VERY HEALTHY ECONOMY 
TWO MONTHS AGO, OUR FINANCIAL 
SYSTEM IS STRONG. 
>> POWELL SAYING THAT STRENGTH 
WILL I WOULD SAY WE WILL NOT 
GET BACK TO WHERE WE WERE 
QUICKLY, OR BY THE END OF THE 
YEAR. 
>> THOSE COMMENTS COME AMID A 
BITTER BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS 
PREDECESSOR. 
THE PRESIDENT TAKING DIRECT AIM 
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. 
GROSSLY INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT. 
>> THE PRESIDENT WAS RESPONDING 
AFTER MR. OBAMA USED THE 
VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO 
CRITICIZE THE TREND 
ADMINISTRATIONS RESPONSE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING THIS 
PANDEMIC HAS FULLY TORN BACK 
THE CURTAIN ON THE IDEA THAT SO 
MANY OF THE FOLKS IN CHARGE 
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. 
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN 
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> OBAMA'S COMMENTS. 
>> IT TURNS OUT THEY DON'T HAVE 
ALL OF THE ANSWERS. 
A LOT OF THEM AREN'T EVEN 
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. 
>> SHARP WORDS COMING ONE WEEK 
AFTER MR. OBAMA CRITICIZED HIS 
SUCCESSORS HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
CALLING IT A DISASTER. 
IMPORTANT CONTEXT TO ALL OF 
THIS, FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA'S 
CRITICISM COMES AFTER HE 
FORMALLY ENDORSED JOE BIDEN. 
A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME AS THE 
PRESIDENTIAL RACE STARTS TO 
RAMP UP. 
>> ANOTHER ITEM IN THE NEWS, 
THE PRESIDENT FIND THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT. 
>> THIS MORNING DEMOCRATS SAY 
THEY ARE PLANNING TO 
INVESTIGATE THE FIRING OF STEVE 
LENTIC. 
AFTER MIKE POMPEO RECOMMENDED 
THAT THE PRESIDENT DISMISSED 
HIM. 
ACCORDING TO A DEMOCRATIC GABE, 
POMPEO PERFORMED PERSONAL TASKS 
FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE INCLUDING 
CLAIMS HE WAS ASKED TO WALK 
THEIR DOG AND PICK UP DRY 
CLEANING AND MAKE DINNER 
RESERVATIONS. 
NANCY PELOSI SAID WHILE THE 
PRESIDENT HAS THE RIGHT TO FIRE 
ANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, IF IT'S 
DONE IN RETALIATION IT COULD BE 
UNLAWFUL. 
THIS IS THE FOURTH INSPECTOR 
GENERAL HAS FIRED AND UNDER TWO 
MONTHS. 
>> THIS IS A STUNNING MOMENT OF 
SYMBOLISM. 
PRESIDENT SHE, THE CHINESE 
MAKING THE SURPRISE 
ANNOUNCEMENT HE WOULD SPEAK. 
IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS 
MORNING. 
INSISTING THAT CHINA HAS BEEN 
OPEN AND TRANSPIRING OVER THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOT SCHEDULED 
TO SPEAK AT THE EVENT. 
AND HAS THREATENED TO WITHDRAW 
FUNDING FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION. 
TELLING NBC NEWS AND WORLD 
LEADERS HE HAS BEEN INVITED TO 
JOIN BY VIDEO. 
116 COUNTRIES LACKING A 
RESOLUTION FOR AN INTERNATIONAL 
INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
AUSTRALIA INSISTING THAT 
INQUIRY SHOULD FOCUS ON CHINA. 
MANY LEADERS CALLING FOR UNITY 
THIS MORNING. 
THIS EVENT IS SAID TO 
DEMONSTRATE THE GREAT GLOBAL 
DIVISIONS THAT ARE STILL THERE. 
>> THIS MORNING THE RACE IS ON 
TO BRING BACK SPORTS. 
>> WE WON THE RACE AND IT IS 
DEAD SILENT OUT HERE. 
WE MISS THE FANS. 
>> MILLIONS WATCHED DRIVERS 
MASK UP. 
PIT CREW SLIGHTLY SMALLER. 
>> IS IT HAVE TO BE SO CLOSE 
AND NOT BE ABLE TO GO IN? 
>> NOT REALLY. 
DOING THE RIGHT THING. 
>> Reporter: HE SETS UP THE 
CAMPER WHILE DAD MEANS THE 
GRILL. 
>> IF WE CAN'T SEE IT OUTSIDE 
WILL WATCH IT ON TV. 
>> PRO GOLF BACK AS WELL. 
A CHARITY MATCH FOR HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS BROUGHT UP THE SPORTS 
BIGGEST NAMES. 
WITH TEAM SPORTS ON HOLD ALL 
EYES NOW GO TO GERMANY. 
THEIR SOCCER LEAGUE BACK ON THE 
PITCH. 
NO HANDSHAKES OR GROUP 
CELEBRATIONS THE. 
THE SAME ROLES COULD SOON SHOW 
UP HERE. 
A DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL. 
THE LEAGUE SUGGESTING TESTING 
ALL PLAYERS, COACHES AND 
EMPIRES. 
SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN IN THE 
DUGOUT. 
SUNFLOWER SEEDS OR TOBACCO 
GONE. 
WITH SPITTING STRICTLY 
PROHIBITED. 
THE NFL NOT FAR BEHIND. 
REOPENING PRACTICE FACILITIES 
TOMORROW. 
AS LONG AS STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS ALLOW IT TO. 
IN SOUTH CAROLINA THE DRIVERS 
GOING FULL THROTTLE. 
A WELCOME SIGN FOR THE REST OF 
THE SPORTS WORLD. 
>> WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS. 
>> THE FANS HAVE A NONSTOP 
RACING WEEK AHEAD. 
DRIVERS WILL BE BACK HERE IN 
DARLINGTON TOMORROW AND 
WEDNESDAY BEFORE HEADING DOWN 
TO CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY FOR 
FOUR RACES NEXT WEEK. 
THEIR OFFICIAL SEASON NOW BACK 
ON TRACK. 
>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
LATE LAST WEEK. 
LET'S TAKE A LOOK. 
A TROPICAL STORM, THE LATEST ON 
OUR THIRD. 
135 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KAY 
PATTERSON NORTH CAROLINA. 
IT'S MOVING NORTH, NORTHEAST AT 
14 MILES PER HOUR. 
IT WILL MIGHT MOST LIKELY SKIRT 
THE COAST OF THE OUTER BANKS. 
TROPICAL WARNINGS ARE UP FOR 
THE SYSTEM. 
LATE THIS AFTERNOON IT MOVES 
JUST PAST. 
CAPE HATTERAS WITHIN THE CONE 
OF UNCERTAINTY. 
WEDNESDAY IT IS OUT THERE AS A 
FISH STORM. 
IT WILL HAVE IMPACT UP AND DOWN 
THE EAST COAST. 
FROM JENSEN BEACH ALL THE WAY 
TO OCEAN CITY. 
THE RIP CURRENT WILL CONTINUE 
INTO THE MIDWEEK. 
THIS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE 
WEATHER FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF 
THE COUNTRY. 
IT WILL SLOW UP ANOTHER SYSTEM 
THAT WILL CAUSE BIG RAIN. 
WE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT 
COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.
>> A NEW NORMAL. 
>> REFEREE: THE WAY FOR THE 
OTHER EMPLOYEES TO MOVE INTO 
THE PLANT. 
SO WE ARE SOCIALLY SEPARATED. 
>> Reporter: EVERYBODY WHO 
ENTERS MUST WEAR A FACE MASK 
AND BE CLEARED BY THIS DEVICE. 
>> THIS CAMERA GIVES YOU A REAL-
TIME READING OF YOUR 
TEMPERATURE. 
I'M GOOD TO GO. 
>> Reporter: ADRIAN PRICE IS 
ONE OF FOUR TOP ENGINEERS. 
HE SHOWED US SOME OF THE NEW 
SAFETY PROTOCOLS. 
PART OF THE AUTOMAKERS 64 PAGE 
PLAYBOOK FOR GETTING BACK TO 
WORK. 
>> ARE YOU CONFIDENT YOU CAN 
KEEP 59,000 PEOPLE YOU ARE 
BRINGING BACK TO WORK IN THE 
U.S. SAFE? 
>> WE ARE READY. 
>> Reporter: THE COMPANY 
ANNOUNCED TODAY WILL PROVIDE 
TESTING FOR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO 
SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF THE VIRUS. 
>> WE NOW THERE'S A TERRIBLE 
PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO DO NOT 
HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS BUT WHO ARE 
CARRIERS. 
>> DR. FAUCI SAID IT'S NOT 
PRACTICAL TO TEST EVERY 
EMPLOYEE EVERY DAY. 
THERE IS NOT THE SYSTEM TO DO 
THAT YET. 
I TRIED TO SEE IF WE COULD GET 
EQUIPMENT RIGHT AWAY. 
>> Reporter: JASON STEIN IS THE 
PUBLISHER OF AUTOMOTIVE NEWS. 
HE SAID THE AUTOMAKERS NEED TO 
START PRODUCING. 
>> ITS ESSENTIAL. 
IN TWO MONTHS THE INDUSTRY HAD 
A HANDBRAKE A FULL OF WHAT WAS 
FULL ACCELERATION. 
>> TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS TO THE 
AUTO INDUSTRY THEY CAN'T GET 
BACK TO WORK.>> HE WILL 
CONTINUE TO SEE DRAMATIC 
LOSSES. 
THESE COMPANIES CANNOT SUSTAIN 
THEMSELVES IF THEY ARE NOT 
PRODUCING VEHICLES ON A DAILY 
BASIS. 
>> ADRIAN PRICE SHOWS US 
ANOTHER TECHNOLOGY THEY WILL BE 
USING A WATCH THAT VIBRATES 
WHEN EMPLOYEES GET TOO CLOSE TO 
EACH OTHER. 
JIM HACKETT FOR THE LAST COUPLE 
OF MONTHS -- EMPLOYEES 
VOLUNTEERED WEEKS AGO TO COME 
BACK AND MAKE VENTILATORS 
>> IN THE NINE OR 10 WEEKS NO 
ONE CAME DOWN WITH THE VIRUS 
WORKING CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. 
WE HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE IN 
EUROPE AND THAILAND AND IN 
CHINA. 
WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE INSTANCE 
WHERE THE FACTORY HAD A VIRUS. 
IF WE TAKE THE STEPS WE CAN SEE 
THE PLACING. 
>> YAHOO FINANCE, IF WE KEEP 
THE ECONOMY TURNED OFF WILL 
HAVE A FATE WORSE THAN SOME OF 
THE THINGS THE VIRUS IS 
CAUSING. 
WHEN 90,000 AMERICANS ARE DEAD, 
WHAT PRECISELY DID YOU MEAN? 
>> EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS 
STAND WITHOUT ARGUMENT. 
90,000 DEATH IS A PURE TRAGEDY. 
36 MILLION PEOPLE NOT HAVING 
EMPLOYMENT IS TRAGIC. 
YOU CANNOT SOLVE THE PARADOX BY 
SAYING ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT 
THAN THE OTHER. 
>> WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET 
THERE? 
>> OPTIMISM WE CAN GET THROUGH 
THIS WILL ASSIGN. 
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK 
AT. 
BACK TO YOU GUYS. 
>> FOR CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE 
BEEN EXPOSED TO SYMPTOMS OF 
COVID-19. 
FEVER OR DIARRHEA AND RASH OR 
INFLAMMATION AND TOXIC SHOCK. 
SCARY AT FIRST.
>> HE HAD RED EYES AND RASH 
AROUND HIS ANKLE. 
LIVING IN THE AREA. 
>> Reporter: WAS ADMITTED TO 
THE HOSPITAL HIS HEART WAS 
RACING. 
>> HIS HEART RATE AND BLOOD 
PRESSURE GAVE US SINGLES 
SIGNALS THIS WASN'T ADDING UP. 
>> BOBBY HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO 
CORONAVIRUS THROUGH HIS MOTHER 
AND AUNT. 
SOME DOCTORS THEORIZING IT'S 
CAUSED BY AN OVERREACTION IN 
YOUNG PATIENTS IMMUNE SYSTEMS. 
CAUSING ADDITIONAL 
COMPLICATIONS. 
>> THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME 
KIND OF POST-VIRAL SYNDROME 
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIRUS. 
>> THE SYNDROME CAN BE DEADLY. 
AT LEAST THREE CHILDREN HAVE 
DIED IN THE U.S. WITH A 130 
CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR 
IN AT LEAST 19 STATES AND 
WASHINGTON D.C. WITH ANOTHER 
230 CASES ACROSS EUROPE. 
SO FAR MOST OF THE U.S. CASES 
INCLUDING BOBBIES HAVE BEEN IN 
THE NEW YORK REGION. 
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS BIKED IN 
LATE MARCH. 
THE BODY IS RECOVERED HIS 
MOTHER IS KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH 
ON HER OTHER TWO CHILDREN. 
>> IT'S JUST A WAITING GAME. 
THEY ARE YOUNGER AND -- 
>> Reporter: A NEW WAVE OF 
SYMPTOMS FOR YOUNG PATIENTS. 
FOR DOCTORS AROUND THE WORLD 
BATTLING CORONAVIRUS ON YET 
ANOTHER FRONT. 
>> DOCTORS HERE IN THE U.S. 
WATCHING CLOSELY TO SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS IN EUROPE BECAUSE THEY 
ARE AHEAD OF US ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS CURB. 
THEIR TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY 
CHILDREN DON'T APPEAR TO BE 
ABLE TO HAVING THE SAME 
RESPONSE. 
THAT COULD GIVE THEM A BIG CLUE 
INTO WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE 
GUYS. 
>> ON THE SEARCH FOR A 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. 
THE RESULT OF ONE SMALL STUDY 
ON HUMANS IS NOW IN. 
THEY APPEAR TO BE ENCOURAGING. 
DR. JOHN TORRES JOINS US MORE 
WITH MORE ON THAT. 
I LOVE WHEN I SEE THE WORD 
ENCOURAGING ON A SCRIPT. 
TELL US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. 
>> A COMPANY CALLED MORE DHARNA 
IN THE SPRING FOR THE VACCINE. 
THEY HAD TAKEN A LEAD. 
IN THEIR PHASE 1 TRIAL THEY 
FOUND THAT FOR SOME OF THE 
PARTICIPANTS THEY DON'T HAVE 
THE RESULTS YET TO. 
THEY ACTUALLY ENDED UP SERIAL 
CONVERTING. 
THEY FOUND OUT THAT BECAUSE OF 
THE VACCINE THEY HAD 
ANTIBODIES. 
THE ANTIBODIES ARE 
NEUTRALIZING. 
THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF 
CORONAVIRUS AND PREVENTED FROM 
TAKING HOLD. 
THEY WERE GETTING LEVELS 
EQUIVALENT TO PEOPLE WHO 
RECOVERED FROM CORONAVIRUS. 
AND NOW WE THINK HAVE SOME 
IMMUNITY TO IT. 
WE COMPARED IT TO AN EARLIER 
STUDY OF MICE. 
THE MICE WERE ABLE TO MARKET 
THE CORONAVIRUS WHEN THEY 
INFECTED THEM WITH IT 
PURPOSELY. 
>> THIS IS ENCOURAGING. 
>> THERE IS A EUREKA MOMENT. 
>> THAT IS NOT HOW THIS WORKS. 
IS IT? 
>> EXACTLY. 
THIS IS GOOD NEWS. 
WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE PHASES 
TO GO. 
PHASE 2 IS ABOUT 600 PEOPLE. 
PHASE 3 MAYBE STARTED IN JULY. 
THAT WILL GIVE US A LOT OF 
ANSWERS. 
IF THEY GET THROUGH THAT THEN 
WE WILL GET THE VACCINE. 
>> IF ALL THOSE FACES GO 
PROPERLY WHEN DOES THAT MEAN A 
VACCINE MAY COME? 
>> THEY WILL START PHASE 3 IN 
JULY. 
IT DEPENDS ON HOW PHASE 3 PANS 
OUT. 
THAT TAKES MONTHS OR YEARS. 
IN THIS CASE THEY ARE HOPING 
MONTHS. 
THE 12 TO 18 MONTHS IS PRETTY 
EXPECTED. 
SOMETIME AFTER THE NEW YEAR IS 
WHEN WE WILL GET IT. 
MAYBE BEFORE IF THINGS FALL 
INTO PLACE WELL. 
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT DR. 
TORRES. 
>>> THIS MORNING A SIMPLE 
ESPRESSO NEVER TASTED SO GOOD. 
ITALIANS WAKING UP AND SMELLING 
THE COFFEE IN CAFIS AND 
RESTAURANTS AND BARS. 
NOW OPEN AFTER THE LONGEST 
NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN IN THE 
WORLD. 
NEARLY 3 MONTHS. 
NONE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN 
UNTIL JUNE 1. BECAUSE OF YOUR 
DEATH AND LOWER CASE NUMBERS 
THEY ACCELERATED THEIR 
REOPENING IN SOME REGIONS. 
IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE 
TOURISTS RETURN. 
LOCALS JOINED THEIR CITY 
WITHOUT THE CROWDS FOR THE 
FIRST TIME IN AGES. 
>> I'VE BEEN IN VENICE FOR 31 
YEARS. 
>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE CITY 
LIKE THIS? 
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT. 
MENACE HAD TO START RETHINKING 
ITSELF. 
WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DO IT. 
THINKING ABOUT AN ECONOMY NOT 
BASED ON TOURISM. 
>> CHURCHES WILL ALSO BE OPEN 
BUT THERE ARE STRICT SOCIAL 
DISTANCING RULES IN PLACE AND 
MASKS. 
>> WE HAVE TO CHANGE ALL OF THE 
RULES INSIDE OF THE MUSEUM. 
TO MAKE SURE WE WILL BE OPEN ON 
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 
THIS IS WHY WE NEED SCIENCE TO 
PREPARE. 
>> VENICE MEASURES TIME 
DIFFERENTLY. 
THE CITY IS TIMELESS. 
>> IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN 
MANY YEARS THEY WERE ABLE TO 
SEE THE UNDERSTANDING. 
>> DEFINITION STORE SPOT IS 
WILL IT MAKES ME MORE SURE THAT 
THE FUTURE IS NOT TO FAR. 
IT IS RIGHT THERE. 
>> MY TEAM AND I HAVE BEEN HERE 
FOR 10 WEEKS AND WE ARE 
PSYCHED. 
TONIGHT THE FIRST NIGHT WE WILL 
HAVE A DINNER IN AN ACTUAL 
RESTAURANT HERE IN ITALY. 
FOR ME I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 
FINALLY GETTING MY HAIR CUT. 
>> THE COUNTRY, AND ISSUED A 
RITUAL RISK. 
HAPPY CAMPERS WONDERING WHETHER 
THEY WILL BE HUNKERED DOWN. 
JULIA AND MIKE, PARENTS OF FOUR-
YEAR-OLD LILY AND FIVE-YEAR-OLD 
BLAKE SENT THEIR KIDS TO DAY 
CAMP IN NEW JERSEY LAST SUMMER. 
THIS YEAR THEY ARE STRUGGLING 
WITH THE DECISION. 
>> WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT IF WE 
HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION TODAY 
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP THE 
KIDS SAFE. 
>> Reporter: THE NATION'S 
14,000 CAMPS ARE FACING TOUGH 
CHOICES AS SUMMER APPROACHES. 
>> THE PRIMARY STRATEGY WILL BE 
USING AND KEEPING KIDS IN 
SMALLER GROUPS. 
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 
SCREAMING THAT WILL BE 
UTILIZING IN THE HANDWASHING 
AND USE OF MASKS WHERE 
APPROPRIATE AND DISINFECTION, 
AND ALL THE THINGS WE KNOW WE 
ARE GOING TO DO. 
>> CAMBODIA RAN SEVERAL CAMPS 
ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. 
>> EVERY CAMP WILL FIND A WAY 
TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CAMPERS. 
THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. 
>> JOINING US NOW EXCLUSIVELY 
CAM ROSENBERG. 
THE CEO OF THE AMERICAN CAMP 
ASSOCIATION. 
AND THE CEO OH OF THE Y. LET ME 
START WITH YOU PAUL. 
THE Y OPERATES THOUSANDS A DAY 
CAMPS OVERNIGHT. 
DO YOU EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO 
OPEN CAMPS THIS SUMMER? 
>> THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE 
MOSTLY BY STATE. 
WE KNOW THE NUMBER OF THE 
OVERNIGHT CAMPS THAT HAVE 
DECIDED NOT TO. 
A LOT ARE STILL IN THE DECISION-
MAKING. 
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU TOM, WHAT ARE 
YOU HEARING FROM YOUR MEMBERS 
ABOUT WHETHER THEY INTEND TO 
TRY TO OPEN? 
ASSUMING IT IS LEGAL IN THEIR 
STATE. 
>> SON CAMPS WILL OPEN WITH A 
SHORT SECTION. 
SOME CAMPS WILL HAVE VIRTUAL 
CAMPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS 
WHO CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON. 
EVERYBODY HAS LOTS OF DIFFERENT 
CHOICES. 
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY LOOKING 
TYPICAL THIS SUMMER. 
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY YOU TOM, 
YOU RELEASED A DETAILED SET OF 
GUIDELINES. 
THEY ARE INTENDED FOR THE CAMP. 
IF THEY OPEN. 
HOW THEY SHOULD RUN. 
THE BOTTOM LINE FOR PARENTS, I 
WILL GIVE THIS TO YOU TOM 
FIRST. 
IS IT SAFE? 
HOW DO YOU MAKE SOMETHING LIKE 
CAMP, KIDS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER 
HAVING A GREAT TIME, HOW DO YOU 
MAKE IT SAFE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC? 
>> THIS GUIDANCE IS HELPFUL 
NEWS FOR PARENTS. 
PARENTS CAN FOCUS AT CAMP THIS 
SUMMER. 
CAMP DIRECTORS AND THE HEALTH 
AND SAFETY OF CAMPERS IS 
PARAMOUNT. 
WE KNOW AS DIRECTORS WHEN A 
CHILD FEELS SAFE THEY LEARN AND 
GROW MORE EFFECTIVELY. 
THIS YEAR WE BASICALLY PIVOTED 
AS QUICK AS WE COULD. 
TO ENGAGE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
CONSULTING FIRMS. 
WHO HAVE HELPED US CREATE AN 
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE THAT IS 
CHOCK-FULL OF GUIDANCE AND 
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. 
DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS. 
>> HOW DO YOU SEE IT? 
SHOULD CAMPERS BE WEARING MASKS 
OR TESTED OR SCREENED FOR THEIR 
TEMPERATURE? 
HOW MIGHT THIS LOOK? 
>> THOSE DETAILS ARE COVERED IN 
THE GUIDELINES. 
A LOT OF -- MANY OTHERS DON'T. 
WE FEEL RESPONSIBILITY TO 
DESIGN THAT SO THEY CAN BE AS 
SAFE AS POSSIBLE. 
>> HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A GOOD 
RESOURCE. 
AS THEIR TRYING TO MAKE THESE 
DIFFICULT DECISIONS. 
KIDS LOVE CAMP BUT YET SO MANY 
PARENTS COUNTING ON IT TOO. 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS 
MORNING. 
>> WE HAVE BEEN HIT SUMMER YET. 
ALREADY COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES ARE FACING TOUGH 
CHOICES ABOUT WHAT TO DO IN THE 
FALL. 
>> LAST WEEK THE LARGEST FULL 
WEEK PUBLIC COLLEGE SYSTEM IN 
THE KIT IN THE COUNTRY. 
CAL STATE SAYS MOST FALL 
CLASSES WILL REMAIN ONLINE FOR 
ITS NEARLY 500,000 STUDENTS. 
JOINING US NOW THE CALIFORNIA 
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS 
CHANCELLOR. 
TIMOTHY WHITE. 
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS 
MONDAY MORNING. 
IN THE FALL SEMESTER THEY WILL 
PROCEED VIRTUALLY. 
BY THE DECISION NOW? 
WHY NOT WAIT UNTIL SUMMER? 
>> WE DO IT NOW BECAUSE WE CUT 
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH 
AND SAFETY. 
NOT ONLY OF OUR STUDENTS BUT 
OUR FACULTY AND STAFF AS WELL. 
BY ANNOUNCING WE WILL HAVE 
PLANNING FOR DELIVERY IN THE 
FALL IS OUR STUDENTS CHANCE TO 
PLAN. 
ALSO TO WORK OVER THE NEXT 
SEVERAL MONTHS TO BE FULLY 
PREPARED FOR AND ENGAGING OUR 
STUDENTS IN THE HALL. 
>>> HOW WILL YOU REOPEN? 
HOW WILL YOU DECIDE WHEN IT IS 
SAFE TO RETURN TO A TRADITIONAL 
COLLEGE SETTING? 
>> IT WILL BE THE SAME PROTOCOL 
FROM ALL THE OTHER PUBLIC 
HEALTH OFFICIALS. 
IT WILL BE A SLOW RAMP. 
IT WILL BE BASED ON THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES RAY GIVEN CAMPERS 
AS WE ARE ACROSS AND 800 SWATH 
OF CALIFORNIA. 
THEY WILL BE A REGIONAL 
VARIABILITY. 
IT WILL BE DRIVEN BY THE HEALTH 
AND THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY 
AND THE CAMPUS. 
>> I UNDERSTAND YOUR DORMS WILL 
BE OPEN NOW? 
IS THAT RIGHT? 
ARE THERE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE 
THERE? 
WHY KEEP THE DORMS OPEN? 
>> FOR SOME PEOPLE IT'S THE 
SAFEST PLACE FOR THEM TO BE 
RATHER THAN BEING IN A SMALL 
CRAMPED APARTMENT. 
IT WILL BE ONE STUDENT AND A 
RESIDENT HOME. 
WE CAN HAVE TWO AS LONG AS WE 
CAN SPACE THEM OUT AND DO THE 
CLEANING AND BETWEEN. 
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF 
DIFFERENCES. 
ON THE CAMPUS IN THE FALL. 
SAME THING AND LABORATORY 
CLASSES. 
>> TIM HOW DOES THIS DECISION 
AFFECT TUITION? 
THAT CAL STATE STUDENTS WILL BE 
PAYING. 
>> THE TUITION PAYS A PORTION 
OF OUR EDUCATIONAL COSTS. 
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PAYS 
THE OTHER PORTION. 
WE ARE EMPLOYING ALL OF OUR 
FACULTY AND STAFF. 
SO THE COST STRUCTURE ISN'T 
GOING DOWN. 
IT'S GOING UP BECAUSE OF THE 
PURPOSE OF TECHNOLOGY AND 
SOFTWARE. 
WE WILL KEEP MANDATORY FEES 
CONSTANT. 
WE NEED TO DELIVER THE 
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT. 
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE 
COLLEGE STUDENT WHO IS LOOKING 
FOR THE TRADITIONAL COLLEGE 
EXPERIENCE? 
IS SOMETHING A LOT OF YOUNG 
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR. 
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM? 
>> I GET A AND EMPATHIZE AND 
UNDERSTAND THIS DOES NOT FEEL 
RIGHT. 
THIS IS ONLY ABOUT 20% OF YOUR 
COLLEGE CAREER TO HAVE ONE YEAR 
PRIMARILY VIRTUAL. 
IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE 
YOUR EDUCATION. 
THE MATTER WITH THE ECONOMY OR 
THE WORLD NEXT PANDEMIC IS, IF 
YOU HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE YOU 
WILL BE BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY 
AND SOCIALLY WITH THAT DEGREE. 
>> I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE SAID 
TO RETIRE HERE IN THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS. 
DID YOU PUSH THAT BACK? 
>> YES, I WAS SAID TO BELIEVE 
ON JULY 4. I PUSHED IT BACK TO 
THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR TO 
HELP. 
NAVIGATE THIS BELOVED 
UNIVERSITY I AM SO PROUD TO BE 
A PART OF. 
TO MANAGE THIS OVER THE NEXT 
YEAR OR TWO. 
THIS IS NOT JUST A FEW MONTHS 
PROBLEM FOR UNITED STATES. 
THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WILL 
LAST QUITE A WHILE. 
>> TIMOTHY WHITE, THANK YOU. 
I APPRECIATE YOU. 
>>>
>> THE ENORMOUS CHALLENGE OF 
REOPENING THE COUNTRY. 
>> YOU ARE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> EXPECT TO SEE MORE CASES 
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. 
>> LIVE WEEK DAY STARTING AT 6 
AM EASTERN. 
>> TODAY THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION OFFICIALLY CALLING 
IT A PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US IS UNAFFECTED BY ITS 
IMPACT>> COMING IN NOVEMBER 
PEOPLE WILL BE VOTING FOR -- 
>> I HAVE TO PLAN A FUNERAL. 
>> THE IMPORTANCE IS TO KEEP 
OUR SPIRITS UP. 
>> JOIN ME AS WE GO INTO 
AMERICA. 
TO HEAR OF PEOPLE LIKE US 
GRAPPLING WITH ISSUES DURING 
THIS TIME. 
>> STAY ENGAGED AS WE FOLLOW 
THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER. 
I'M LESTER HOLT. 
FOR ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AT NBC 
NEWS TAKE CARE. 
>> IF IT'S ASKING FOR 
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
>> HAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
STEPPED UP ENOUGH? 
>> IF IT IS SUNDAY IT IS MEET 
THE PRESS. 
>> THE PANDEMIC HAS TURNED OUR 
WORLD UPSIDE DOWN. 
MORE STATES ARE DOING A SLOW 
ROLL OUT. 
LIFTING THE STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDERS. 
EVEN WITH LESS THAN 2% OF OUR 
NATION TESTED. 
>> AM PLEASED TO REPORT I TOOK 
A COVID TEST YESTERDAY. 
I AM NEGATIVE FROM THAT TEST. 
THAT IS GOOD NEWS. 
IF YOU TAKE ONE OF THOSE TESTS 
IT'S VERY EASY. 
I SHOW PEOPLE HOW EASY IT WAS 
YESTERDAY. 
WHEN YOU FIND OUT YOU ARE 
NEGATIVE IT IS A NICE SENSE OF 
RELIEF. 
I DID NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS OR 
ANYTHING. 
YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE 
SYMPTOMS. 
YOU CAN HAVE THE COVID VIRUS. 
HE TAKE THE TEST AND THEY TELL 
YOU YOU ARE NEGATIVE. 
24 TO 48 HOURS. 
IT IS PEACE OF MIND. 
THERE IS NO REASON WHY PEOPLE 
SHOULD BE GETTING TESTED. 
WE HAVE MORE TESTING CAPACITY 
NOW THAT WE ARE USING AT MANY 
OF OUR SITES. 
WE HAVE EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 
TESTING. 
ANYONE WHO HAS ANY SYMPTOMS FOR 
A COVID VIRUS, AND A SYMPTOM, 
AND INCLUDES THE SYMPTOMS YOU 
WOULD HAVE IF YOU HAD THE FLU. 
SAME SYMPTOMS. 
IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS GET A 
TEST. 
THAT PROTECTS YOU AND YOUR 
FAMILY AND YOUR COLLEAGUES. 
GET A TEST. 
IF YOU WERE EXPOSED TO A PERSON 
WHO YOU FIND OUT IS POSITIVE 
FOR COVID, GET A TEST. 
IT TAKES 30 SECONDS. 
WE HAVE 700 LOCATIONS ACROSS 
THE STATE. 
THERE IS NO REASON WHY YOU 
SHOULDN'T. 
YOU GO RIGHT TO THE WEB AND IT 
SHOWS YOU WHERE THE LOCATION 
IS. 
YOU CAN SIGN UP AND GO. 
NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS 
TODAY ARE DOWN. 
THAT IS GOOD NEWS. 
NOT DOWN A LOT BUT DOWN. 
I WILL TAKE IT. 
THE NET CHANGE IS DOWN. 
THAT CHANGING INTO BASIS IS 
DOWN. 
THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES PER 
DOWN DAY IS DOWN BY 1. NOT 
GREAT BUT I WILL TAKE IT. 
THAT IS GOOD NEWS. 
THE NUMBER THAT BREAKS MY HEART 
EVERY DAY. 
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS. 
IT IS STILL PAINFULLY HIGH. 
106. 
IT IS DOWN. 
IN THIS WORLD WERE LOOKING FOR 
GOOD NEWS ON A DAILY BASIS THAT 
IS GOOD NEWS. 
ALTHOUGH, OUR THOUGHTS AND 
PRAYERS WITH THE 106 FAMILIES 
TODAY. 
IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE, WE 
HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB. 
IN REDUCING THE SPIKED AND WHAT 
COULD'VE BEEN CATACLYSMIC. 
DO YOU SEE THAT INCLINE ON THAT 
CURVE? 
NOBODY CAN TELL YOU WHEN WE ARE 
IN THE MIDST OF THAT INCLINE. 
WHERE IT WOULD STOP OR IF IT 
WOULD STOP. 
THERE WAS NO GLOBAL EXPERT WHO 
SAID IF YOU DO THIS AND CLOSE 
THIS AND CLOSE THIS, THEN WE 
CAN TELL YOU WITH CERTAINTY IT 
WILL STOP THE SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
NOBODY SEND THAT. 
ALL THEY COULD SAY WAS DO YOUR 
BEST AND TRY TO CLOSE 
EVERYTHING DOWN, AND THEN HOPE 
FOR THE BEST. 
NEW YORKERS RESPONDED WITH THE 
HIGHEST NUMBER OF CASES IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
NEW YORKERS RESPONDED WITH 
GREAT UNITY AND GREAT 
DISCIPLINE. 
THAT IS WHY THE CURVE TURNED. 
WE HAD THE APEX AND WERE ON OUR 
WAY DOWN. 
YOU ALSO SEE HOW SLOW ALL THE 
WAY DOWN HIS. 
THAT'S WHY THE EXPERTS SAY BE 
CAREFUL OF THE SPIKED. 
IT'S A LONG TIME COMING DOWN 
FROM THE SPIKED. 
YOU WANT TO AVOID THE SPIKED. 
YOU CANNOT REVERSE IT IN A 
MATTER OF DAYS. 
IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET 
THOSE NUMBERS BACK DOWN. 
THIS IS WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE 
DID WITH ALL THE LOSS AND PAIN 
WE SUFFERED. 
THIS IS HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET 
THE NUMBERS DOWN. 
HAVE A TOP PRIORITY WHICH WE 
HAVE FROM DAY ONE WHICH IS OUR 
NURSING HOMES. 
WE WERE INTRODUCED TO THIS 
VIRUS. 
IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON WHERE IT 
ATTACKED A NURSING HOME. 
THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION 
AND THE MOST VULNERABLE PLACE. 
SENIOR CITIZENS IN A CONGREGATE 
FACILITY. 
THAT IS HOW WE WERE INTRODUCED 
TO THIS VIRUS. 
I'M AFRAID THIS IS HOW WE WILL 
LEAVE THE VIRUS. 
BY PROTECTING OUR NURSING HOMES 
AND OUR SENIORS HAS BEEN TOP 
PRIORITY. 
LAST WEEK WE PUT IN PLACE A 
REQUIREMENT TO TEST ALL STAFF 
AT A NURSING HOME TWICE PER 
WEEK. 
WHY? 
NUMBER ONE IT KEEPS THE STAFF 
SAFE. 
NUMBER TWO, IF YOU SEE AN 
INCREASE IN THE POSITIVE AMONG 
STAFF PEOPLE, IT IS AN ALERT 
THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE A REAL 
PROBLEM IN THAT NURSING HOME. 
CHANCES ARE THE STAFF ARE 
GETTING IT FROM THE NURSING 
HOME OR GIVING IT TO PEOPLE IN 
THE NURSING HOME. 
IF YOU WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WITH 
THE STAFF, IT'S A COAL MINE FOR 
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE 
NURSING HOME. 
THIRD IT CLEARLY KEEPS THE 
RESIDENTS OF THE NURSING HOME 
SAFE. 
TO HELP NURSING HOMES DO THIS, 
WE WORKED WITH ALL THE PRIVATE 
LABS AND IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF 
TESTS THAT WE CAN SEND JUST FOR 
THE PURPOSE OF TESTING PEOPLE 
IN NURSING HOMES. 
THAT'S ABOUT 35,000 PER DAY. 
320,000 TEST KITS TO THE 
NURSING HOMES. 
TODAY TO HELP THEM DO THIS. 
WITH EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING I 
KNOW THE NURSING HOMES 
OPERATORS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT 
THIS. 
I GET IT. 
IT'S HARD TO ADMINISTER THE 
STAFF ALL HAVE TO BE TESTED 
TWICE A WEEK. 
IT IS STILL AN OPERATIONAL 
ISSUE. 
UNDERSTAND THAT. 
I UNDERSTAND NO OTHER STATE IS 
DOING THIS. 
I HEAR THAT QUITE OFTEN FROM 
NURSING HOMES. 
NO OTHER STATE IS REQUIRING THE 
STAFF BE TESTED TWICE A WEEK. 
I UNDERSTAND THAT. 
I ALSO KNOW THAT IT IS 
NECESSARY, AND LOOK FROM DAY 
ONE WE SAID THIS WAS GOING TO 
BE HARD. 
AND WE SAID WE DREW BAD CARDS 
IN THIS HAND. 
NEW YORK WOULD HAVE THE HIGHEST 
NUMBER OF CASES. 
NOT BECAUSE WE DID ANYTHING 
WRONG BUT BECAUSE THE VIRUS 
FOOLED EVERYONE. 
WE WERE CLOSING DOWN CHINA AND 
THE VIRUS HAD LEFT CHINA AND 
GONE TO EUROPE. 
BY THE TIME WE CLOSED TO EUROPE 
3 MILLION EUROPEANS HAD COME 
FROM EUROPE AND LANDED IN NEW 
YORK AIRPORTS. 
THAT WAS HAPPENING AND WE DID 
NOT KNOW THAT CLOSED CHINA WAS 
ALREADY GONE BY THE TIME WE 
CLOSED CHINA. 
THAT IS WHY NEW YORK ON THAT 
CLUSTER. 
THEY LAND AT JFK AND IN NEWARK. 
THAT BROUGHT THE VIRUS HERE. 
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE NUMBERS 
WE HAVE. 
WE SAID WE ARE GOING TO DO WHAT 
WE HAVE TO DO, AND WHAT WE HAVE 
TO DO TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF 
NEW YORKERS. 
WHO IS IN A NURSING HOME. 
THIS IS YOUR MOTHER, YOUR 
FATHER YOUR SISTER YOUR 
BROTHER, THIS IS OUR FAMILY WHO 
ARE IN NURSING HOMES. 
THEY ARE OUR SENIOR FAMILY 
MEMBERS. 
WHO WE OWE NOTHING BUT 
GRATITUDE AND RESPECT. 
THE ONE THING WE NEED TO BE 
ABLE TO SAY AT THE END IS WE 
DID EVERYTHING WE COULD. 
106 PEOPLE DIED. 
HOW DO YOU LIVE WITH THAT? 
WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WE 
COULD. 
WE CANNOT SAVE EVERY LIFE. 
WE CAN DO EVERYTHING IN OUR 
POWER THAT WE CAN DO TO TRY TO 
SAVE EVERY LIFE. 
THAT IS WHY I AM COMFORTABLE 
WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING IN 
NURSING HOMES. 
I KNOW IT IS HARD. 
ON REOPENING OVER ALL WE ARE 
OPENING REGIONS THAT HAVE HIT 
THE DATA POINTS. 
WESTERN NEW YORK IS ONE METRIC 
THEY HAVE TO HIT WHICH IS THE 
NUMBER OF TRACERS. 
THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED 525. 
GREAT PIECE OF WORK THEY DID 
OVER THE WEEKEND. 
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND 
ALL THE REGIONAL OFFICIALS WHO 
FOUND PEOPLE TO SERVE AS 
TRACERS. 
THEY WILL BE TRAINED TOMORROW. 
THAT MEANS ALL THE METRICS WILL 
BE HIT. 
WESTERN NEW YORK WILL OPEN 
TOMORROW. 
THAT IS EXCITING. 
IT HAS BEEN A LONG PAINFUL 
PERIOD. 
WE START TO REOPEN TOMORROW. 
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH IS ALSO GRANTING A 
WAIVER TO RESTART ELECTIVE 
PROCEDURES FOR ECMC. 
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HOSPITALS 
ARE IN A POSITION WHO WANT TO 
PROVIDE CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO 
NEED IT. 
THIS IS A GOOD STEP. 
I'VE BEEN ENCOURAGING MAJOR 
SPORTS TEAMS TO PLAN 
REOPENING'S. 
WITHOUT FANS. 
THE GAMES COULD BE TELEVISED. 
NEW YORK STATE WILL HELP THOSE 
MAJOR SPORTS FRANCHISES TO DO 
JUST THAT. 
HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL AND 
FOOTBALL, WHOEVER CAN REOPEN 
WITH A READY WILLING AND ABLE 
PARTNER. 
I WANT TO WATCH THE BUFFALO 
BILLS, BUT I AM STILL OBJECTIVE.
I DO WANT TO WATCH THE BILL. 
THAT IS NOT SUBVERTING MY ROLE 
AS GOVERNOR. 
THIS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF 
THE PEOPLE AND IN THE BEST 
INTEREST OF THE STATE OF NEW 
YORK. 
EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A 
COINCIDENTAL AGENDA. 
THESE ARE SEPARATE AGENDAS. 
WILL WILL REOPENING MEAN? 
THAT IS A BIG TOPIC OF 
DISCUSSION. 
THIS IS NOT A SUBJECT THAT IS A 
POLITICAL SUBJECT OR WHERE 
POLITICAL OPINIONS MATTER. 
THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL 
EXERCISE THAT WE ARE GOING 
THROUGH. 
PEOPLE SAY I HAVE A PERSONAL 
OPINION. 
I DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR 
PERSONAL OPINION. 
YOU SHOULDN'T CARE ABOUT MY 
PERSONAL OPINION. 
IT'S NOT ABOUT AN IDEOLOGICAL 
OPINION OR A GEOGRAPHIC 
OPINION. 
IT'S NOT EVEN AN OPINION THAT 
IS RELEVANT. 
THIS IS ABOUT FAX AND SCIENCE 
AND DATA. 
THESE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE. 
IT IS NUMBERS. 
THAT IS ALL IT IS AT THE END OF 
THE DAY. 
YOU INCREASE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. 
YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE COMING OUT 
OF THEIR HOMES. 
MORE PEOPLE CONTACTING OTHER 
PEOPLE. 
THEN YOU MEASURE THE IMPACT OF 
THAT INCREASE WITH NUMBERS. 
THEN YOU JUST MEASURE THE 
IMPACT. 
YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T GO 
ABOVE 70% OF YOUR HOSPITAL BEDS.
HAVE THE HOSPITAL BEDS TO TAKE 
CARE OF THEM AND YOU MAKE SURE 
YOU DON'T GO OVER YOUR ICU BED 
CAPACITY. 
WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE INFECTED 
WITH COVID THEY DO NEED ICU 
BEDS. 
YOU HAVE TESTING UP AND 
RUNNING. 
30 TESTS PER 1000 RESIDENTS. 
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? 
YOU HAVE 30 TRACERS READY FOR 
EVERY 100,000 RESIDENTS. 
THAT COMES FROM THE EXPERTS. 
THEN YOU WATCH THE INFECTION 
RATE. 
AND YOU MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT 
GET NEAR 1.1 ON THE INFECTION 
RATE. 
THERE IS A LIBERATION IN THAT. 
AT A TIME OF SUCH DIVISION AND 
POLITICS AND ELECTIONS AND ALL 
OF THIS GARBAGE. 
THIS IS AN EXERCISE IN SCIENCE 
AND MATH. 
IT'S A DAY THAT WE CAN ALL 
SHARE AND WE CAN ALL 
PARTICIPATE IN. 
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT 
THE DATA AND LOOK AT WHAT IS 
HAPPENING. 
IN YOUR REGION. 
THAT IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET 
THROUGH THIS. 
ON THE FACTS AND THE NUMBERS. 
WE ARE GOING TO BRING IN 
ADVISORS TO THE STATE ADVISORS 
WHO ARE INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS 
AND GLOBAL EXPERTS WHO HAVE 
DEALT WITH THESE KIND OF 
DISEASES. 
THIS IS NOT JUST A STATE OF NEW 
YORK ISSUE. 
IT'S A GLOBAL ISSUE. 
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE 
PEOPLE REVIEWING AND REVIEWING 
THE VIEWERS. 
AS MANY OPINIONS OF EXPERTS WE 
CAN GET. 
ARE THE BEST PAST FORWARD. 
DR. ULSTER ROME IS A NATIONWIDE 
EXPERT IN THIS FIELD. 
HE HAS AGREED TO REVIEW OUR 
DATA AND WHAT WE ARE DOING AND 
WHAT IS HAPPENING. 
AND TO ADVISE US AS TO HOW OUR 
PROGRESS LOOKS ON THE NUMBERS. 
I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
WE ALSO HAVE DR. SAMIR BOUGHT. 
WHO HAS AGREED TO SERVE AS AN 
ADVISOR TO THE STATE OF NEW 
YORK. 
HE IS THE SENIOR LECTURER IN 
GEOSTATISTICS AT THE IMPERIAL 
COLLEGE IN LONDON. 
GEOSTATISTICS DOES NOT IS NOT 
MY FIELD OF ENDEAVOR. 
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF 
GEOSTATISTICS BEFORE. 
THAT IS WHY WE NEED YOU TO 
ADVISE US. 
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT 
GEOSTATISTICS. 
I WANT TO THANK HIM VERY MUCH. 
THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE IN LONDON, 
WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF 
PROJECTION MODELS THAT WERE 
DONE EARLY ON BY A NUMBER OF 
VERY PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITIES. 
WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THESE 
MODELS SINCE THIS STARTED. 
MANY OF THE MODELS WERE NOT 
100% ACCURATE. 
THEY COULD NOT CALCULATE THE 
EFFECT OF THE SOCIAL 
PARTICIPATION AND WHAT PEOPLE 
ACTUALLY DID TO CHANGE THE 
CURVE. 
IN A STATE LIKE NEW YORK, WHAT 
THE PEOPLE DID DRAMATICALLY 
CHANGED THAT CURVE. 
IT AFFECTED THE PROJECTIONS. 
THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE MODEL, AS 
WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS FOR 
WEEKS WAS THE BEST AND MOST 
ACCURATE MODEL. 
I THINK THE DOCTOR DESERVES ALL 
OF OUR THANKS. 
IT REALLY HELPED US ALL THROUGH 
THIS TO DATE. 
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING 
THE TIME TO ADVISE US. 
NOT JUST ON HOW WE CONSTRUCTED 
OUR MODEL TO DATE BUT WHAT 
HAPPENS GOING FORWARD. 
AS WE START TO SEE NUMBERS 
CHANGE. 
THANK YOU DR. FOR BEING WITH 
US. 
IT IS A PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU 
TODAY. 
>> THANK YOU GOVERNOR. 
IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK FOR YOU. 
I THINK YOUR STATE HAS SHOWN 
WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WHEN 
POLICIES ARE DRIVEN BY SCIENCE. 
THE SACRIFICES PEOPLE HAVE MADE 
AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE 
DESERVES AN APPLAUSE. 
THE LEADERSHIP SHOWN IN NEW 
YORK DURING THIS CRISIS. 
WE HAVE A HUGE COVID-19 
RESPONSE HERE IN LONDON. 
NEW YORK HAS SUCCESSFULLY 
CONTAIN THE VIRUS FOR NOW. 
NO STATE OR NO COUNTRY -- NEW 
YORK MUST CONTINUE TO WATCH THE 
DATA AND FOLLOW THE SCIENCE. 
WE ARE EAGER TO WORK WITH NEW 
YORK. 
AS THEY ARE APPROACHING THIS 
CRISIS I SCIENTIFIC DATA. 
WE ARE LEADING THE WAY WITH 
DATA COLLECTION. 
OUR TEAM IS FOCUSED ON RIGOROUS 
MODELING TO TRACK. 
WE NEED TO TRACK THE SPREAD OF 
THIS VIRUS AND THE DISEASE. 
AS BEST AS POSSIBLE AND AS MUCH 
AS POSSIBLE. 
TO DATE MY TEAM REPORTS FROM 
EUROPE, BRAZIL AND ITALY. 
IS COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD 
REOPEN THEIR ECONOMIES WE WILL 
SEE CASES RISE ONCE AGAIN. 
NEW YORK WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
VIGILANT AND FOLLOW THE DATA. 
GOVERNOR THANK YOU FOR THIS 
OPPORTUNITY. 
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE 
BEEN DOING AND WHAT YOU ARE 
DOING. 
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. 
I LOOK FORWARD TO SPEAKING TO 
YOU IN THE DAYS AHEAD. 
I WANT TO THINK THE DOCTOR AND 
THE WHOLE COLLEGE. 
I WAS NOT ALL THAT EAGER TO 
SEEK THE ADVICE OF A COLLEGE IN 
LONDON. 
I CAN TELL YOU THIS, THIS IS A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC. 
WHAT WE ARE NOW DOING OTHER 
COUNTRIES HAVE DONE BEFORE. 
WE TEND TO THINK WE ARE ALWAYS 
THE FIRST. 
WE ARE NOT THE FIRST. 
OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE DEALT WITH 
IT AND GONE THROUGH REOPENING. 
THEY HAVE LEARNED ALL SORTS OF 
LESSONS ON REOPENING. 
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE ARE 
DOING IS THE BEST INFORMED 
APPROACH. 
I WANT TO THANK THE DOCTOR VERY 
MUCH. 
THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT OUR 
DATA AND OUR METRICS GOING 
FORWARD. 
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE 
REOPENING? 
WE DO NOT KNOW YET WHAT THE 
ROAD AHEAD LOOKS LIKE. 
IT IS A FUNCTION OF WHAT WE DO. 
YOU TELL ME HOW RESPONSIBLE ARE 
THE EMPLOYERS AND FOLLOWING THE 
GUIDELINES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT 
FORTH. 
WE TALK ABOUT REOPENING AND 
CONTRACTING IN AGRICULTURE AND 
FISHING AND MANUFACTURING. 
THERE ARE SAFETY GUIDELINES 
THOSE EMPLOYERS MUST FOLLOW. 
HOW SCRUPULOUS THEY ARE IN 
FOLLOWING THOSE GUIDELINES WILL 
MATTER. 
YOU TELL ME IF THE STOVE STORE 
OWNERS FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES. 
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS. 
YOU TELL ME IF THE EMPLOYEES 
ARE FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES 
AND WEARING THE PPE AND USING 
THE HAND SANITIZER AND I WILL 
TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS. 
YOU TELL ME HOW INDIVIDUALS 
REACT NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS 
GETTING WARMER. 
ARE THEY WEARING MASKS? 
ARE THEY STAYING WITHIN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS? 
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS GOING 
TO HAPPEN. 
>> YOU TELL ME HOW EFFECTIVELY 
A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENFORCES THE 
GUIDELINES. 
I WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS GOING 
TO HAPPEN. 
NONE OF THIS IS PREDETERMINED. 
THIS IS A FUNCTION OF WHAT WE 
DO TODAY AND GOING FORWARD. 
THE SMARTER AND MORE 
DISCIPLINED WE ARE THE LOWER 
THE INFECTION RATE WILL CLIMB. 
THE LOWER THE INFECTION RATE 
CLIMBS THE MORE YOU INCREASE 
THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. 
IT IS A FORMULA. 
IT IS MATH. 
IT IS LIBERATING. 
IT TAKES THE POLITICS OUT OF 
IT. 
IT TAKES THE PERSONAL OPINION 
OUT OF IT. 
BUT IT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN 
MEASURE AND TRACK. 
YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN. 
IT IS A FUNCTION OF WHAT WE ARE 
DOING. 
IT'S UP TO US AND YOU AND IT IS 
THE COLLECTIVE. 
WE WILL DECIDE THE FUTURE THAT 
STARTS TODAY. 
WE SHOULD ALSO SET OUR GOAL 
HIGH. 
COMING BACK, WERE COMING BACK 
FROM THE CLOSING. 
WHAT IS OUR GOAL? 
I SAY IT SHOULD NOT JUST BE 
ABOUT WE ARE GOING TO REOPEN. 
REOPEN SUGGEST YOU WILL GO BACK 
TO WHERE YOU WERE BEFORE THE 
CLOSURE. 
WE WILL GO BACK TO THE DAY 
BEFORE THE CLOSURE. 
IT'S NEVER ABOUT GOING 
BACKWARDS. 
IT HAS TO BE ABOUT BUILDING BACK
BETTER THAN BEFORE. 
WE WANT TO GO FORWARD AND WE 
WANT TO ADVANCE. 
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO THINK 
ABOUT GOING THROUGH THIS. 
WE TOOK A HARD BLOW. 
WE GOT KNOCKED DOWN. 
NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. 
WHOEVER CREATED THAT VIRUS, 
MOTHER NATURE, GOD, WHOEVER. 
NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. 
WELCOME TO LIFE. 
THINGS HAPPEN. 
OUTSIDE OF YOUR CONTROL. 
THAT YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING 
ABOUT. 
IT JUST HAPPENS. 
THE QUESTION BECOMES ARE YOU 
STRONG ENOUGH TO GET BACK UP? 
ONCE LIFE KNOCKS YOU DOWN. 
ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO LEARN 
FROM WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH IN 
LIFE? 
AND WHEN YOU GET BACK UP YOU 
WILL BE THE BETTER FOR IT. 
I BELIEVE THAT. 
THAT IS MY STORY. 
THAT IS OUR STORY. 
THAT IS THE STORY OF BUFFALO. 
HITTING KNOCKED DOWN AND THE 
CHANGE IN THE ECONOMY. 
ALL RIGHT. 
WHEN YOU GET BACK UP, WE ARE 
STRONG ENOUGH AND WE WILL LEARN 
FROM IT BECAUSE WE ARE SMART 
ENOUGH. 
THAT'S THE STORY OF BUFFALO AND 
NEW YORK AND THE AMERICAN 
STORY. 
THAT'S WHAT MADE THIS COUNTRY 
THE BEST COUNTRY ON THE GLOBE. 
NOT THAT WE DID NOT GET KNOCKED 
DOWN. 
WE GOT KNOCKED DOWN PLENTY. 
WE WERE SMART ENOUGH TO LEARN 
AND STRONG ENOUGH TO GET BACK 
UP. 
THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE TO SET 
OUR SIGHTS. 
IT'S NOT ABOUT REOPENING. 
WE WILL MAKE THIS PLACE BETTER 
THAN EVER BEFORE. 
WHAT WE WENT THROUGH AS A 
TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE IN 
LIFE. 
ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL AND ON A 
SOCIAL LEVEL. 
WE WILL NOT BE THE PEOPLE WE 
WERE BEFORE. 
WE WILL BE BETTER AND SMARTER. 
WE WILL BE STRONGER FOR WHAT WE 
WENT THROUGH. 
WE WILL BE A STRONGER SOCIETY 
FOR WHAT WE WENT THROUGH. 
I BELIEVE THAT. 
WE WILL HAVE A STRONGER BUFFALO 
AND A STRONGER NEW YORK AND A 
STRONGER AMERICA. 
THAT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE NEW 
YORK TOUGH. 
SMART UNITED IN DISCIPLINED AND 
LOVING. 
QUESTIONS? 
>> [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] THE 
STATE SET SOME OF THE METRICS 
TO MAKE WESTERN NEW YORK REOPEN 
THE BOWL? 
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? 
>> THE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
HOSPITAL DEATHS ARE ON A THREE-
DAY ROLLING AVERAGE. 
YOU HAVE TO COMPUTE IT FROM A 
THREE-DAY AVERAGE. 
THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN 
DOING. 
THEN YOU PICK A DATE. 
IT'S THREE DAYS FROM THEIR. 
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING BE ON 
THAT.
, INVOLVES EITHER OR. 
IN WESTERN NEW YORK IT IS ON 
THAT ROLLING AVERAGE. 
THE ROLLING AVERAGE IS THE LAST 
THREE DAYS. 
THE HOSPITALIZATION IS -6. 
THE DEATH IS TWO.
IT IS OVER THE COURSE OF THE 
THREE-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE. 
>> THREE-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE IS 
JUST THAT. 
TAKE THE LAST THREE DAYS AND 
AVERAGE IT. 
>> YOU SAID YESTERDAY THE 
MAJORITY -- THOUSANDS OF NEW 
YORK WORKERS SAY THEY FILED IN 
MARCH. 
THEY HAVE NO MONEY. 
HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THOSE 
PEOPLE? 
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THEM? 
>> AS OF THIS MORNING WE HAVE 
NOW GIVEN OUT $9.2 BILLION TO 2 
MILLION NEW YORKERS. 
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT 
EVERYBODY HAS BEEN PAID. 
THERE ARE THREE MAJOR 
CATEGORIES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT 
OUTSTANDING FOR ANYONE BEYOND 
THE THREE-WEEK BACKLOG. 
A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE FIT INTO 
THE PARTIAL INFORMATION 
CATEGORY. 
WE HAVE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
SPECIALISTS THAT ARE NOT JUST 
WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO FIX THOSE 
ISSUES. 
EVERY SINGLE PERSON HAS BEEN 
CLEARED FROM THE BACKLOG. 
>> FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE 
OUTSTANDING THAT IS THE 
EXCEPTION AND NOT THE RULE.
COME UP WITH A BETTER SYSTEM, A 
BETTER WEBSITE, MORE PHONES, WE 
HAVE 3000 EMPLOYEES ON PHONES 
ON THE WEBSITE. 
GET THE MONEY OUT THE DOOR, GET 
THE MONEY OUT THE DOOR, THEN 
YOU HAVE ANOTHER PRESSURE, 
WHICH IS THIS IS TAXPAYER 
MONEY. 
MAKE SURE THERE IS NO FRAUD. I 
HOPE YOU ARE NOT GIVING OUT 
MONEY TO SOMEBODY WHO DOES NOT 
QUALIFY. 
I HOPE YOU ARE MEETING EVERY 
FEDERAL TEST. 
ALL 476 CRITERIA, I HOPE YOU 
ARE CHECKING EVERY BOX, AND NOW 
YOU ARE GETTING FRAUD ALERT. 
WE THINK PEOPLE ARE DEFRAUDING 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM. 
WE THINK THERE MAY BE WIDESPREAD
COMPUTER CYBER FRAUD WHERE 
THESE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN EXIST, 
AND IF THEY FRAUD SCHEME ALL ON 
THE COMPUTER BECAUSE YOU ARE 
NOT SEEING PEOPLE ANYMORE, 
RIGHT? 
THERE IS NO PERSON WALKING 
THROUGH THE DOOR. 
IT IS ALL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 
A COMPUTER AND YOU ARE GIVING 
OUT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THIS 
COUNTRY. 
SO BE CAREFUL THAT YOU ARE NOT 
BEING SUBJECT TO SOME KIND OF 
COMPUTER FRAUD AND YOU ARE 
RESPONDING TO SUSIE SMITH, BUT 
THERE IS NO SUSIE SMITH. 
SUSIE SMITH IS REALLY A 
COMPUTER AND SOME OTHER COUNTRY.
BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU A FEW 
WEEKS FROM NOW, I WILL BE AT A 
PRESS CONFERENCE LIKE THIS AND 
SOMEONE IS GOING TO SAY PEOPLE 
ARE REALLY ANGRY THAT YOU GAVE 
OUT A LOT OF MONEY AND THE 
PEOPLE DID NOT EXIST AND THEY 
WERE JUST COMPUTER SCAM ARTIST 
AND HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW?>> 
THEY CALL IT AN ABUSE OF POWER. 
HEAVY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW 
THIS LAWSUIT AND CAN YOU GIVE 
YOUR OPINION?
>> I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS OR 
HEARD ABOUT IT. 
THE THEORY IS IT IS WRONG FOR 
PEOPLE TO WORK OFF-SITE?
>> FORCING SOME OF THEIR 
EMPLOYEES TO GO HOME AND WORK 
OFF-SITE. 
THEY ARE CALLING IT AN ABUSE OF 
POWER.>> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY A 
LOT OF THINGS. 
THAT FALLS IN THAT CATEGORY. 
>> TOURISM IS NOT GOING TO BE 
JUST A NEW YORK STATE QUESTION. 
IT IS A NATIONAL AND 
INTERNATIONAL QUESTION. 
WHEN WILL PEOPLE GET BACK ON 
PLANS? 
WHEN DOES THE ECONOMY BOUNCE 
BACK? 
WHEN PEOPLE HAVE MONEY TO SPEND 
ON TOURISM. 
THAT JIM BACKED BOAT, THAT IS 
GOING TO BE A QUESTION OF WHEN 
CAN YOU DO JAMPACKED? 
WHEN CAN YOU DO A JAMPACKED 
STADIUM, JAMPACKED RESTAURANT, 
JAMPACKED BAR, JAMPACKED BOAT. 
THEY WILL ALL BE IN THAT 
QUESTION.
>> YOU ARE ENCOURAGING SPORTS 
TEAMS TO REOPEN WITHOUT FANS, 
IS THAT FOR THE FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE? 
DO YOU FORESEE THAT FOR THE END 
OF THE NFL SEASON? 
HOW MUCH SHOULD STATE AND LOCAL 
OFFICIALS BE PART OF THOSE 
CONVERSATIONS?
>> FIRST, MY OPINION IS THEY 
HAVE TO DO A RAMP-UP ANYWAY. 
THEY HAVE TO START. 
THEY HAVE TO HAVE A CAMP, THEY 
HAVE TO GO THROUGH 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. 
IF THEY CAN ECONOMICALLY HAVE 
GAMES WITH NO FANS AND THE 
NUMBERS WORK FOR THEM, THE 
ECONOMICS WORK, THE TV REVENUE 
IN THE MOUTH WITHOUT THE FAN 
REVENUE, AND THAT IS A SPORT BY 
SPORT DETERMINATION. 
SOME SPORTS RELIED MORE ON THE 
TV AND COME, TELEVISED INCOME 
THEN THE STADIUM ARENA INCOME, 
BUT IF THEY CAN MAKE THE 
NUMBERS WORK, I THINK GREAT. 
COME BACK. 
THE STATE WILL WORK WITH YOU 
BECAUSE GOVERNMENT RULES RIGHT 
NOW COULD STOP A TEAM COMING 
BACK. WHAT IS ESSENTIAL, WHAT 
IS NOT ESSENTIAL. 
ESTATE WILL WORK WITH THEM TO 
COME BACK. 
THEY HAVE TO MAKE THEIR OWN 
ECONOMIC DECISION, WHETHER THAT 
ECONOMIC MODEL WORKS FOR THEM. 
CAN YOU DO HOCKEY WITHOUT FANS? 
CAN YOU DO BASEBALL WITHOUT 
FANS? 
CAN YOU DO FOOTBALL WITHOUT 
FANS? 
THEY HAVE TO MAKE THAT 
DECISION, BUT ANYWAY WE CAN 
HELP, WE WOULD HELP AND THEN 
THEY WILL BE UP AND RUNNING AND 
WHEN WE CAN FILL A STADIUM 
AGAIN, WE WILL PHYLLIS DATING 
THEM. 
WHY WAIT UNTIL YOU CAN FILL A 
STADIUM BEFORE YOU START TO 
BRING THE TEAM BACK AND IF YOU 
CAN TELEVISE IT IN THE MEANTIME
, GREAT. 
IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS GOING TO A 
GAME OR GOING TO A BAR AND 
WATCHING THE GAME, BUT PEOPLE 
WHO ARE AT HOME, IF YOU HAVE A 
CHANCE TO WATCH SPORTS, I AM 
WATCHING RERUNS RIGHT NOW OF 
THE OLD CLASSIC GAMES IN THAT 
IS FINE, BUT I WOULD RATHER 
WATCH SPORTS ON TV IF IT WORKS.
>> WHAT ABOUT HOUSES OF 
WORSHIP, LIBRARIES, THERE HAS 
BEEN A LOT OF CLAMORING ABOUT 
WORSHIP. 
>> SAME THING. 
IT IS ALL JAMMED BOATS, JAMMED 
TEMPLES, JAMMED CHURCHES. 
ANYWHERE WHERE YOU HAVE A 
DENSITY IN GATHERINGS, THAT IS 
THE ISSUE. 
THE GATHERING IS THE ISSUE. 
REMEMBER WHAT WE LEARNED. 
WE MADE MISTAKES.'S WE HAD THE 
FIRST HOTSPOT IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
BEFORE IT WAS CALLED THE 
HOTSPOT, THE FIRST SUPER SPREAD 
BEFORE THEY CALLED THEM SUPER 
SPREADERS. 
THAT WAS WESTCHESTER. 
HOW NEW ROCHELLE WESTCHESTER, 
ONE PERSON WHO WENT TO A 
RELIGIOUS GATHERING AND THEN A 
CEREMONY INFECTED DOZENS AND 
DOZENS. 
WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THE MEAT 
PROCESSING PLANTS IN THE 
MIDWEST AND THE OUTBREAKS, IT 
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE 
MEAT. 
IT IS THE FACT THAT YOU HAD 
1000 EMPLOYEES, 500 EMPLOYEES. 
WE HAD A SITUATION IN MADISON 
COUNTY. 
YOU HAVE A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE
AND YOU HAVE ONE PERSON 
INFECTED, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. 
THEY ALL COME IN THAT SAME 
CATEGORY. 
NOBODY CAN TELL YOU WHEN YOU 
WILL BE READY FOR THAT, BUT THE 
ANSWER IS EVERYBODY WILL KNOW 
BECAUSE IF YOU FOLLOW THE 
NUMBERS AND YOU ALL OF THE MATH
, YOU WILL WATCH THAT INFECTION 
RATE AND YOU WILL SEE THE TRUE 
TREE OF PROGRESS. 
IT IS THAT SIMPLE.
>> IN TERMS OF THE FOUR PHASES 
FOR REOPENING, THEY FALL INTO 
1234? 
>> THAT IS ON THE WEBSITE.
>> HOUSES OF WORSHIP, IF YOU 
WERE TO OPEN THEM UP REGULARLY 
WITH NEW GUIDELINES, THEY WOULD 
FALL IN THE LAST STAGE. 
THAT IS A MASS GATHERING. 
SAME THING WITH A STADIUM, SAME 
THING WITH ANY SITUATION WHERE 
YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE 
TOGETHER. 
THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT 
YOU CAN DO SOMETHING LESS THAN 
THAT. 
BUT THAT IS STILL AN OPEN 
QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT 
YOU CAN.>> COULD BE A SMALL 
GROUP,
>> NOT YET. 
>> I SPOKE TO AN ADMINISTRATOR 
WHO SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA THIS 
DATE WAS SENDING TESTING KITS. 
THEY PROCURED SOME ON THEIR 
OWN. 
WHAT IS THE COMMUNICATION 
BETWEEN THE STATE AND NURSING 
HOMES IN TERMS OF HOW MANY WE 
WILL GET? 
>> WE ARE ON DAILY 
COMMUNICATION. 
THIS SCALE OF TESTING IS NEW 
FOR EVERYONE. 
EVERYONE IS TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT HOW TO GET TESTS, HOW TO 
GET THE KIDS, HOW TO GET THE 
MACHINES. 
HOSPITALS ARE DOING THAT, 
NURSING HOMES ARE DOING THAT'S. 
EMPLOYERS  ARE DOING THAT, SO 
THAT IS NOTHING NEW. 
WE JUST WORKED VERY HARD OVER 
THE WEEKEND TO SECURE TESTING 
CAPACITY FROM THE LABS, PRIVATE 
LABS THAT WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR 
NURSING HOMES, AND TESTING KITS 
THAT WE CAN PROCURE AND SEND TO 
NURSING HOMES TO HELP THEM. 
ALSO REMEMBER NURSING HOME 
STAFF IS A PERSON. 
YOU COULD BE A NURSING HOME 
STAFF. 
GO TO CBS, GO TO RITE AID. 
THERE IS A LOT OF PLACES YOU 
CAN GET A TEST AND WE HAVE MANY 
PLACES THAT ARE UNDERUTILIZED.  
WE HAVE SOME DRIVE-INS THAT 
COULD DO 15,000 TESTS A TEST  
AND THEY ARE ONLY DOING 5000. 
WE WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO GET 
TEST CAPACITY UP AND WE ARE NOT 
USING IT RIGHT NOW. 
SO YOU CAN SAY IF YOU ARE A 
NURSING HOME, IT IS OPERATIONAL 
PAIN. 
PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO GET TEST 
TWICE A DAY. 
I UNDERSTAND THAT. 
BUT WE KNOW THERE IS THE 
ABILITY. 
700 TESTING SITES AROUND THE 
STATE. 
YOU CAN GO RIGHT NOW AND YOU 
COULD GET A TEST RIGHT NOW, 
JUST GO TO A DRIVE-IN ON THE 
WAY HOME. 
YESTERDAY I SHOW PEOPLE HOW 
EASY IT WAS. 
I UNDERSTAND THEY DON'T WANT TO 
DO IT, BUT THESE ARE SENIOR 
CITIZENS AND I WANT THEM TO BE 
ABLE TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THIS 
DATE, WE DID EVERYTHING WE 
COULD AND TESTING TWICE A WEEK 
A STAFF MEMBER I DON'T THINK IS 
EXCESSIVE. 
WHY DON'T WE DO ONCE A WEEK TWO 
DO ONCE A WEEK. 
YOU TAKE A TEST ON MONDAYS. 
YOU GOT INFECTED ON TUESDAY 
DAY, SO TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, 
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, 
SUNDAY YOU SPREAD THAT VIRUS IN 
THE NURSING HOME AND THEN HE 
FOUND OUT A WEEK LATER WHEN HE 
TESTED POSITIVE YOU KNOW HOW 
MANY PEOPLE YOU COULD HAVE HURT 
BY THEN? 
THAT IS WHY TWICE A WEEK.
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW 
IMPORTANT IT IS TO TALK TO THE 
EXPERTS. 
EXPERTS WILL TELL YOU BEFORE 
COVID-19, NEW YORK STATE HAD  
ONE OF THE LOWEST LEVELS OF 
CARE AND SOME OF THE MOST ASKED 
ENFORCEMENT. 
IS THE STATE LAB IN SOME WAYS 
TO BLAME? 
>> I DON'T BELIEVE EXPERTS WITH 
SAY THAT. 
WE HAVE OVER 600 NURSING HOMES. 
WE HAVE HAD ONE OF THE BEST 
NURSING HOME SYSTEMS IN THE 
COUNTRY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE PEOPLE SAY 
WE SHOULD DO MORE. 
THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS, BUT AND WE 
ARE DOING MORE. 
EITHER WAY, NOW WE ARE DOING 
MORE AND THEY ARE COMPLAINING 
THAT WE ARE DOING MORE THAN ANY 
OTHER STATE. 
YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.
>> HAS THERE BEEN A COUNTY 
BREAKDOWN AS FAR AS THE 
REOPENING? 
IS THERE ANY MORE CLARIFICATION 
REGARDING HOW MUCH TIME WE NEED 
TO WAIT BETWEEN REOPENING 
PHASES? 
DEPENDING, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON 
THAT? 
>> 14 DAYS IS GUIDELINE BECAUSE 
IT IS BASICALLY THE INCUBATION 
PERIOD OF THE VIRUS. 
IT WILL SHOW UP IN ABOUT 14 DAYS
. IF A LOT OF PEOPLE GET 
INFECTED TODAY, THERE HAS BEEN 
AN ACTIVATION PERIOD, THEN 
THERE IS SYMPTOMS ARE NOT. 
AND THEN IF ALL ELSE FAILS, THE 
WAY YOU SEE THE INCREASES IS IN 
THE HOSPITALIZATION. 
YOU KNOW WHEN THE 
HOSPITALIZATION RATE GOES UP, 
BUT WHEN THE HOSPITALIZATION 
RATE GOES UP, THEY CALL IT A 
LAGGING INDICATOR, IT IS 
TELLING YOU WHO GOT INFECTED 
TWO WEEKS BEFORE, SO WHEN YOU 
WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN AND 
HOSPITALS, YOU ARE BEHIND. 
BUT YOU WILL SEE THE INFECTION 
RATE EVERY DAY IF THE ECONOMIC 
ACTIVITY IS INCREASING. 
BUT THE INFECTION RATE ISN'T, 
AND THE HOSPITALIZATION RATE 
ISN'T AND THE TESTING RATE ISN'T
AND THE ANTIBODY RATE ISN'T, 
THEN YOU COULD SAY WE CAN GET A 
LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND 
INCREASED THE RATE FASTER, BUT 
AGAIN, WHAT IS LIBERATING IS IT 
IS A PURE FUNCTION OF 
MANAGEMENT OF NUMBERS. IT IS 
NUMBERS. 
I AM GOING TO LOSE 10 POUNDS OR 
TWO POUNDS A WEEK. 
OKAY. 
THAT WILL TAKE FIVE WEEKS. 
FIRST WEEK I DID BETTER. 
SO THEN YOU CALIBRATE THAT WAY. 
THIS IS JUST A MATHEMATICAL 
CALIBRATION. 
I WANT TO KEEP IT THERE BECAUSE 
I WANT TO KEEP IT OUT OF 
POLITICS. 
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO PEOPLE 
SAY YOU SHOULD OPEN FASTER, 
PEOPLE'S YOU SHOULD OPEN SLOWER
. ON WHAT BASIS? 
WHERE'D YOU GET THAT FROM? 
I JUST THINK YOU COULD DO IT 
FASTER. 
ON WHAT BASIS DO YOU THINK I 
COULD DO IT FASTER? 
I THINK YOU SHOULD BE DOING IT 
SLOWLY. 
ON WHAT BASIS DO YOU THINK? IT 
IS NOT WHAT I AM THINKING 
EITHER. 
LET'S KEEP ALL OUR OPINIONS OUT 
OF IT AND LOOK AT THE DATA. 
IF THE DATA SAYS 14 DAYS IS THE 
GUIDELINES, IF THERE IS 
VIRTUALLY NO INCREASE IN THE 
INDICATORS, COULD YOU ARGUE YOU 
ARE DOING BETTER THAN 
ANTICIPATED AND OPEN FASTER? 
YOU COULD AND THAT WOULD BE A 
REASONABLE THEORY BASED ON THE 
NUMBERS, BUT LET KEEP IT ON THE 
FACTS.
>> WHEN YOU BREAK DOWN THE 
NUMBERS TOO FAR, I DON'T KNOW 
HOW RELIABLE THEY ARE. 
THIS WHOLE SYSTEM THAT WE ARE 
PUTTING ONLINE, THIS HAS BEEN 
DEVELOPED IN THE LAST TWO 
MONTHS. 
NONE OF THIS EXISTED, ALL THIS 
DAILY REPORTING BY HOSPITALS, 
REPORTING BY NURSING HOMES, 
REPORTING BY TESTING SITES, SO 
THE FEAR IS IF YOU GET TOO 
GRANULAR IN THE NUMBERS AND THE 
NUMBERS GET TOO SMALL, I WOULD 
NOT REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE IN 
THEIR ACCURACY WHEN YOU STOP, 
WHEN YOU START DISAGGREGATING 
THEM, BUT THAT IS NOT MY FIELD. 
THAT IS GEOSTATISTICS, WHICH I 
NEVER EVEN TOOK, SO I JUST WANT 
TO MAKE SURE THAT ASSUMES THE 
COUNTY DATA IS RELIABLE ON A 
DAILY BASIS. 
IS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT MANY 
OF THESE COUNTIES ARE DOING AND 
HOW THEY ARE STRUGGLING, I 
WOULD NOT SAY, I WOULD NOT PUT 
IT UP AND SAY IT IS RELIABLE 
AND I WOULD COUNT ON ANY GIVEN 
DAY. 
THAT IS WHY I SAY ON ALL THESE 
NUMBERS FROM DAY ONE, DON'T 
TAKE ANY OF THESE DAY-TO-DAY 
NUMBERS AS GOSPEL BECAUSE THIS 
IS JUST A REPORTING SYSTEM THAT 
IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED. 
SO TAKE THEM ALL WITH A GRAIN 
OF SALT.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT INDIVIDUAL 
RESPONSIBILITIES. IS SOMEONE 
GOING TO COME IN AND BE THE 
WATCHDOG TO MAKE SURE THESE 
PRECAUTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN. 
WHO IS GOING TO WATCH OUT FOR 
THAT? 
>> FIRST, THE GUIDELINES ARE 
THE GUIDELINES. 
THE RULES ARE VERY SPECIFIC. 
THEY ARE ONLINE. 
IT SAYS EXACTLY WHAT AN 
EMPLOYEE NEEDS TO DO, WHAT 
CURBSIDE PICKUP IS AN 
INDIVIDUAL SHOULD SOCIAL 
DISTANCE AND AN INDIVIDUAL 
SHOULD WEAR A MASK WHEN THERE 
IS NOT ENOUGH POSITION TO 
SOCIALLY DISTANCE. 
THE RULES ARE CLEAR. 
ENFORCEMENT COMPLIANCE IS DONE 
BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND WE 
HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT A NUMBER 
OF TIMES. 
YOU HAVE PUBLIC HEALTH PEOPLE 
WHO WILL BE DOING THE 
ENFORCEMENT. 
SOME LOCALITIES USE POLICE TO 
DO THE ENFORCEMENT. 
THAT IS UP TO THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
ALSO I BELIEVE NEW YORKERS 
SHOULD ENFORCE IT. 
NEW YORKERS SHOULD ENFORCE IT 
BECAUSE THIS IS ALL ABOUT AS. 
THIS IS NOT A GOVERNMENT 
FUNCTION, THIS IS ABOUT PEOPLE 
WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A 
GREATER GOAL. 
I WEAR A MASK TO PROTECT YOU. 
YOU WEAR A MASK TO PROTECT ME. 
IT IS MY RESPECT FOR YOU, YOUR 
RESPECT FOR ME. 
HOW THESE RULES ARE COMPLIED 
WITH, IF THEY ARE NOT COMPLIED 
WITH, MORE PEOPLE GET INFECTED, 
THE INFECTION RATE WILL GO UP 
AND THEN YOU WILL SEE A 
NECESSARY REDUCTION IN ACTIVITY
, WHICH HURTS EVERYONE. 
THAT IS HOW WE DO.
>> BASIL WENT I UNDERSTAND, THE 
STATE MOVES THE SPIKE FROM THE 
BEGINNING OF THE OUTBREAK, MAY 
15. THAT HE DOES THE DAY THAT 
WESTERN EUROPE WAS QUALIFIED BY 
10 DAYS. 
WE WERE 10 DAYS OFF. 
COULD YOU GIVE CLARIFICATION AS 
TO WHAT EXACTLY CHANGED WHEN 
THIS REGION QUALIFIED?
>> I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING MORE 
THAN I TOLD YOU. 
IT IS A WEEKDAY ROLLING 
AVERAGE. 
A THREE-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE 
GOING BACK THREE DAYS FROM 
TODAY. 
THAT IS A THREE-DAY ROLLING 
AVERAGE. 
WE HAVE NUMBERS FOR WHAT THAT 
THREE-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE MUST 
BE. 
SO TODAY IS MONDAY, SUNDAY, 
SATURDAY, FRIDAY, THAT IS A 
THREE-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE. 
>> WHAT WE HAVE BEEN CLEAR ON 
WAS THAT ONCE WE HIT MAY 15, AS 
SOON AS A REGION MEANT THE 
BENCHMARKS, THEY COULD ENTER 
PHASE 1. THE LAST THREE DAYS, 
WESTERN NEW YORK MET THE 
BENCHMARK. 
THE RENT HOSPITALIZATIONS, 
WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO ENTER 
PHASE 1. 
>> THAT NUMBER CAN NEVER EXCEED
. THAT IS WHERE THE CONFUSION 
IS.>> YOU ARE ABOVE MY PAY 
GRADE. 
>> IT IS ON THE NET CHANGE OF 
DAILY SPIKE. 
IT IS NOT EXCEEDING AT ALL. 
-6 AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE THE 
INDEX.
>> YESTERDAY THEY WERE 350 
SHORT. 
>> THEY IDENTIFY THE BODIES 
WITHIN THE COUNTIES. 
>> YOU CAME UP WITH CONTACT 
TRACES. 
EVERY REGION IS A NUMBER OF 
EMPLOYEES WHO THEY ARE GOING TO 
MAKE AVAILABLE AT CONTACT 
TRACES.
>> THERE ARE COUNTIES 
PARTICIPATING. 
PEOPLE WHO WORK IN COUNTY 
SOCIAL SERVICES, EVEN IN 
NIAGARA COUNTY, WE HAVE 50 
SHARES THAT HAVE BEEN 
IDENTIFIED. 
WE ENLISTED THE PUBLIC SERVANT 
FROM THE FIVE-COUNTY REGIONS. 
A HALFSTEP UP, THEY HAVE BEEN 
PARTICIPATING FROM THE 
BEGINNING. 
THEY TAKE A FOUR HOUR TRAINING 
COURSE AND THEY WILL BE READY 
TO LUNCH TONIGHT. 
>> YOU ALSO CAN BE A TRACER. 
IT IS A GREAT SECOND JOB.
>> ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT -- 
>> TONIGHT FROM TEXAS ANTI-LAW, 
RESTAURANT SPACE AND TO FIGURE 
OUT HOW YOUR NEXT DINNER COULD 
LOOK. 
>> IF THEY HAVE A FEVER, THEY 
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COME IN. 
>> THE PANDEMIC REWRITING THE 
RULES FOR RESTAURANT, A WORLD 
WHERE ROBOTS ARE SELECTED 
DINING ROOMS WITH UV LIGHTS.
>> HOW DOES THAT EVEN FIELD?
>> IT IS SURREAL. 
>> CHEF PUGH IS SERVING HIS 
FAMOUS FAVORITES, WITH A SIDE 
OF HAND SANITIZER AND A SMILE. 
>> I WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT 
AND SUPPORT ME. 
AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT TO 
RESPECT THEIR SAFETY. 
>> THAT MEANS ADDING PICNIC 
TABLES OUTSIDE AND STAFF 
WEARING MASKS AND GLOVES TO 
PROTECT THEMSELVES AND 
CUSTOMERS. 
>> TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT, 
ENJOY A MEAL WITH A FRIEND IS 
REFRESHING. 
>> SOCIAL DISTANCING, A GLOBAL 
CHALLENGE. 
IN THAILAND, SPECIAL SPACE. 
ONE OWNER DOING THE SAME THING 
WITH BLOWUP DOLLS.>> EYE MITE 
EVEN KISS ONE OF THOSE DOLLS 
FOR TONIGHT.
>> NEW IDEAS IN THE NETHERLANDS,
WE ARE THERE. 
>> WHAT WILL THIS LOOK LIKE? 
IT COULD LOOK LIKE THIS. 
TABLE FOR TWO AND A LITTLE 
GLASSHOUSE. 
THIS RESTAURANT IN AMSTERDAM IS 
PUTTING SOCIAL DISTANCING A 
PART OF HIS OPERATION. 
>> McDONALD'S CLOSING DOWN SELF-
SERVE DRINK STATIONS, 
DELIVERING FOOD AND DOUBLE 
FOLDED BAGS AND CONSIDERING 
FOOT POLES ON ALL BATHROOM 
DORMS. 
THIS IS ALREADY WRITTEN 
QUESTIONS. 
CUSTOMERS ARE EAGER TO GET BACK 
OUT. 
>> 8 MILLION PEOPLE LOST THEIR 
JOBS IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS 
AND A LOT OF OPERATORS ARE 
SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOT EVEN 
GOING TO BE ABLE TO HIRE A LOT 
OF THOSE PEOPLE BACK. 
>> IN DALLAS, THIS CHEF IS NOT 
GIVING UP. 
>> I WILL STICK WITH IT UNTIL 
EVERY LAST PENNY IS OUT OF MY 
ACCOUNT, THEN I AM DONE. 
>> A GROWING FIGHT IN A STRANGE 
NEW NORMAL.
>> IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 
UNDERWAY AFTER A MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION. 
SATURDAY EVENING, FIREFIGHTERS 
CALLED TO A FIRE AT A 
WAREHOUSE. 
>> YOU COULD SEE THE PRESSURE 
OF THE FIRE. 
>> A SMOKE SHOP PACKED FLOOR TO 
CEILING WITH BUTANE CANISTERS. 
THEN THE EXPLOSION. 
>> AS THAT BUTANE IGNITED, IT 
BLEW OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE 
COMMERCIAL BUILDING LIKE A 
BLOWTORCH. 
>> 200 FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED 
TO THE SCENE. THE CREW HAD TO 
GO THROUGH A FIREBALL. 
THEY WERE COMING, LETTER TO 
ESCAPE. 
12 ENGINES IN TOTAL. 
POLICE FOCUSED ON THE BUSINESS 
CONNECTED TO THE WAREHOUSE. 
NBC NEWS HAS REACHED OUT TO THE 
BUSINESS AND HAS NOT HEARD 
BACK. 
THE INVESTIGATION CENTERED ON 
THE BUTANE CANISTERS THAT 
EXPLODED. 
ACCORDING TO SOURCES CLOSE TO 
THE INVESTIGATION, OFFICIALS 
ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER THE 
BUSINESS WAS REQUIRED TO HAVE 
WARNING SIGNS, ALERTING FIRST 
RESPONDERS TO THE DEADLY HAZARD.
THERE WERE NONE IN PLACE. 
SO THE RESPONDERS HAD NO IDEA 
WHAT THEY WERE WALKING INTO. 
>> THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE GOING 
ON THE ROOF. YOU STARTED TO 
HEAR THIS HIGH-PITCHED RUMBLING 
SOUND THAT WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING 
YOU NORMALLY HEAR, AND THEN YOU 
HAD AN EXPLOSION TAKE PLACE. 
>> TONIGHT, A SIGH OF RELIEF 
THAT EVERYONE MADE IT OUT ALIVE.
>> SO SCARY. 
WHAT MORE ARE YOU LEARNING ABOUT
THE CONDITION OF THOSE INJURED 
FIREFIGHTERS TWO>> EIGHT 
FIREFIGHTERS REMAIN IN THE 
HOSPITAL, TWO IN CRITICAL 
CONDITION, THREE WERE DISCHARGED
TODAY, ALL EXPECTED TO MAKE A 
RECOVERY. 
AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING IT A 
MIRACLE.
>> TONIGHT, THIS PLANT WINNING. 
>> THIS VIRUS WILL COME BACK. 
>> FROM ONE OF THE DOCTORS 
CHARGED WITH LEADING THE GLOBAL 
RESPONSE TO THE VIRUS. 
>> IT WILL COME BACK LOUDLY, 
ROARING AND WILL CAUSE FURTHER 
DISTRESS. 
>> THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION SAYS WITHOUT A 
UNIFIED GLOBAL PLAN, THE 
PANDEMIC WILL ONLY GET WORSE. 
>> IS THE U.S. MEETING THE 
CONDITIONS YOU DESCRIBED? 
LOCKING DOWN EFFECTIVELY 
UNLOCKING CAREFULLY? 
>> I HOPE THE UNITED STATES 
DURING THE COMING WEEKS WILL 
UNDERTAKE THE RELEASE OF 
LOCKDOWN IN AN EXTREMELY 
CONTROLLED WAY. 
>> THIS COMES AS THE U.S. IS A 
TUPLE AN ESTIMATED $300 MILLION 
FROM THE GLOBAL ORGANIZATION. 
>> I WISH THE POLITICAL LEADERS 
COULD UNDERSTAND NOW IS NOT THE 
TIME TO DO THIS. 
DON'T THREATEN THE 
ORGANIZATION, DON'T TAKE AWAY 
THE MONEY, DON'T DEMONIZE IT. 
GIVE US THE SPACE TO DO THE 
WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE. 
>> TRUMPED MEETING OVER THE 
WEEKEND THAT CHINA PAYS ONLY A 
CHINESE FRACTION OF AMERICAN 
CONTRIBUTIONS. 
THE PRESIDENT CONSIDERING 
CUTTING FUNDING BY 90%, 
MATCHING CHINA. 
THE WHO'S ANNUAL MEETING THIS 
WEEK SET TO DESCEND INTO 
DAMAGING DISAGREEMENTS. 
AMERICA HAS THREATENED TO TAKE 
PART, CALLING ON CHINA TO AGREE 
TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
ORIGINS OF THE CHRONOMETER WAS, 
WHICH CHINA HAS REJECTED. 
>> MARKHAM HEADS OF STATE WILL 
ADDRESS THE ORGANIZATION BY 
VIDEO. 
TONIGHT, IT IS NOT CLEAR IF 
THERE WILL EVEN BE AN AMERICAN 
DELEGATION. 
PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT 
MEETING IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 
HISTORY AND THE MOST DIVIDING.
>> TONIGHT, QUARANTINE FATIGUE, 
FORCING PEOPLE OUTSIDE AND ONTO 
BEACHES FROM COAST TO COAST. 
IN LOS ANGELES, MANDATORY, BUT 
NOT EVERYONE IS PUTTING ONE ON. 
>> IT IS KIND OF SCARY WHEN WE 
ARE SOME OF THE ONLY PEOPLE 
WEARING MASKS. 
>> SOME BEACHES LAUNCHED A SOFT 
REOPENING AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY 
WITH RESTRICTIONS, BUT THAT DID 
NOT STOP THESE CROWDS EAGER FOR 
A TASTE OF SUMMER. 
>> EVERYBODY IS STAYING IN 
THEIR OWN GROUPS AND THE PEOPLE 
THAT ARE WEARING MASS, THAT IS 
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. 
>> THE WEEKEND WARM-UP IS 
PUTTING NEW YORK PARKS TO THE 
TEST AS THEY FILL UP. 
THIS PARK AND FORCING SOCIAL 
DISTANCING WITH CIRCLES WELL 
POLICE HANDED OUT MASKS.
>> TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO ENJOY 
THE OUTDOORS WHILE MAKING SURE 
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BE SAFE 
AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. 
I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA. 
>> WHEN RULES AREN'T FOLLOWED, 
HAWAII IS CRACKING DOWN, 
ARRESTING A NEW YORK TOURIST 
WHO ALLEGEDLY BROKE THE 
QUARANTINE AND WAS CAUGHT AFTER 
POSING FOR INSTAGRAM. 
TODAY IN OHIO, GOVERNOR DeWINE 
ADDRESSED THESE IMAGES OF 
PACKED BARS FROM THE WEEKEND. 
>> ALL THIS IS A WORK IN 
PROGRESS. 
WE THOUGHT IT WAS A RISK TO 
OPEN, BUT IT IS A RISK IN 
OPENING. 
>> IN CHICAGO, SOME CHURCHES 
WELCOME BACK WERE SUPERS, 
DEFYING THE STATE HOME ORDER. 
A CHURCH IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 
BROKE REOPENING RULES AND MAY 
HAVE EXPOSED NEARLY 200 PEOPLE 
TO THE VIRUS. 
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 
AFTER ATTENDING A MOTHER'S DAY 
SERVICE. 
>> THAT IS WHERE WE ARE NOW IN 
THE POINT OF FRICTION AND A LOT 
OF FRUSTRATION. 
>> MORE PEOPLE BENDING THE 
RULES AS STATES REOPEN WHILE 
THE NATION CONTINUES TO FLATTEN 
THE CURVE.
>> KATHY JOINS US FROM CONEY 
ISLAND IN NEW YORK. 
OR BEACHES WILL BE OPENING FOR 
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. 
WHAT IS THE PLAN IN NEW YORK 
CITY?>> NEW YORK CITY BEACHES 
WILL STAY CLOSED THROUGH THE 
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. 
THE MAYOR SAYS THE BAN COULD BE 
LIFTED THE SUMMER. 
FOR NOW, WALKING ON THE BEACH 
AND BOARDWALK IS PERMITTED, BUT 
POLICE ARE STANDING BY TO MAKE 
SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING.>> A ONCE BUSY 
KITCHEN, THIS WAS THE SCENE OF 
A RESTAURANT. 
JUST DAYS BEFORE SHE WAS FORCED 
TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE 
CORONAVIRUS AFRICAN PHOENIX.>> 
I FOUND MYSELF WITH MY BACK 
AGAINST THE WALL. 
>> SHE HAD TO LAY OFF HER ALL 
LATINO STAFF, CLOSING IN 
APRIL.>> NATIONAL DATA SHOWS 
THAT ALMOST 90% OF U.S. LATINOS 
ARE NOW UNEMPLOYED, MORE THAN 
ANY OTHER ETHNIC GROUP, THAT IS 
A NUMBER THAT HAS QUADRUPLED 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
THAT IS AN ESTIMATED 4 MILLION 
PEOPLE OR ALMOST ONE IN FIVE 
LATINO WORKERS. 
>> CHICAGO RESIDENT VANESSA 
WORKS FOR THE CITY'S TRANSIT 
SYSTEM. 
SHE HAS CONSIDERED A SOCIAL 
WORKER. SHE IS WORRIED ABOUT 
HEALTH RISK, BUT NEEDS HER JOB 
TO SUPPORT HER FAMILY. 
>> WE ARE OUT THERE WORKING. 
>> A RECENT STUDY FOUND ONLY 
16% OF LATINOS WERE IN JOBS 
THAT ALLOW THEM TO WORK FROM 
HOME.
>> IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO 
WORK AT HOME?
>> IT IS NOT. 
>> SHE WAS GRANTED ASYLUM THIS 
YEAR AND SAYS SHE IS ONE OF THE 
LUCKY ONES. 
AN ESTIMATED 20% OF LATINOS 
LIVING IN THE U.S. ARE 
UNDOCUMENTED, MEANING THEY ARE 
INTO ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
>> WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE, THERE
IS A HUGE FORCE OF PEOPLE. 
WE DID THE JOBS THAT OTHER 
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DO.>> ONE 
CRUISE RUNS A CLEANING SERVICE. 
HE HAD TO LET GO MORE THAN A 
THIRD OF HIS STAFF. 
CREWS CANNOT PAY THEM, BUT 
TRIES TO HELP OUT WHERE HE 
CAN.>> I AM BUYING FOOD TO FEED 
THE IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE 
MONEY. 
>> WHEN BUSINESS IS BETTER, HE 
HOPES HE CAN REHIRE HIS 
WORKERS. 
FOR NOW, HE TRIES TO GIVE HOPE 
IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES.>> 
DON'T LET THIS GET TO YOU, 
DON'T GIVE UP.
>> WOULD YOU PREFER A 14 DAY 
NATIONAL SHUTDOWN? 
>> RESPIRATORS AND VENTILATORS. 
HAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
UPPED UP ENOUGH? 
>> NAVIGATING THE NEW NORMAL ON 
MEET THE PRESS.>> THIS COUNTRY 
WAS FORGED BY SHARED SACRIFICE. 
WE ARE CALLED TO STEP UP. 
CONTINUE TO STAY ENGAGED AS WE 
FOLLOW THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER. 
FOR ALL MY COLLEAGUE, TAKE CARE.
>> YOU ARE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS. 
>> EXPECT TO SEE MORE CASES 
ACROSS THE U.S.
>> WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 6 AM 
EASTERN.
>> MORE STATES ARE LIFTING 
THOSE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS EVEN 
WITH LESS THAN 2% OF OUR NATION 
TESTED. 
GRADUATION ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY CANCELED MANY 
ARE STEPPING UP TO 
CELEBRATE THE CLASS OF
2020.
FOR A GRADUATION 
>> FOR GRADUATION WEEKEND LIKE 
NO OTHER, GRADUATION SPEAKERS 
LIKE NEVER BEFORE, THE CLASS OF 
2020 USHERED INTO THE FUTURE 
NOT JUST BY OPRAH. 
>> IT HAS THE WORLD STRIVING TO 
GRADUATE WITH YOU. 
>> ALSO SIMONE BILES. 
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 
GRADUATES.>> CONGRATS, 
CONGRATS. 
>> ALL PART OF A VIRTUAL 
GRADUATION PUT ON BY FACEBOOK. 
ACTRESS GINA RODRIGUEZ AND 
LOUISE CELEBRATED SCHOOLS FOR 
THEIR VIRTUAL GRADUATION ON 
TELEMUNDO.
>> KEVIN DURANT SURPRISED ONE 
LUCKY GRADUATE BY DROPPING INTO 
HIS INSTAGRAM. 
>> CONGRATS. 
I APPRECIATE ALL THE LOVE AND 
SUPPORT. 
>> NOT JUST THE FAMOUS GOING 
ABOVE AND BEYOND, BUT AS OFTEN 
IS THE CASE, TEACHERS AS WELL. 
>> IN TEXAS, BAND AND 
STRUCTURES NORMALLY PLAY AT THE 
BIG CEREMONY. 
>> HERE WE GO.>> THEY ARE 
PLAYING ON INDIVIDUAL LAWNS. 
>> IT IS COOL THEY CAME HERE. 
>> THIS WEEK OR COULD NOT GET 
THE BAND TOGETHER, SO HE 
RECORDED HIMSELF, PLAYING EVERY 
SINGLE PART. 
FOR GRADUATES OF BUCKEYE UNION 
HIGH AND ARIZONA, A LITERAL 
PHRASE TO THE FUTURE.
>> THE SENIOR CLASS TAKING OVER 
THE PHOENIX RACEWAY, CIRCLING 
THE TRACK AND CARS WITH THEIR 
PARENTS TO FIREWORKS AND CHEERS.
JUST ONE OF THE MANY MOMENTS 
THE CLASS OF 2020 WILL NEVER 
FORGET. 
>> NEVER HAS A GRADUATING CLASS 
THEN CALLED TO STEP INTO THE 
FUTURE WITH MORE PURPOSE.
>> IT IS GOOD NEWS ABOUT 
CELEBRATING LOVE IN THE TIME OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
DOZENS OF COUPLES DECIDED NOT 
TO WAIT ANY LONGER FOR A FANCY 
WEDDING. 
INSTEAD, FINDING JOY AT THE 
DRIVE THROUGH. 
>> I WILL SHARE MY LIFE WITH 
YOU. 
>> MAYBE IT WAS NOT THE WEDDING 
THEY IMAGINED.
>> FOR AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL 
LIVE.>> IT WAS A DAY THEY WILL 
NEVER FORGET.>> YOU ARE HUSBAND-
AND-WIFE.
>> WITH WEDDING VENUES CLOSED 
IN MARRIAGE LICENSES EXPIRING, 
COUPLED THOUGHT THEIR SPECIAL 
DAY WOULD NEVER COME.
>> THEY WERE WONDERING WHAT TO 
DO. 
HOW CAN WE HELP? 
>> MOVED BY PLEASE, EARLY HAD 
THE IDEA TO REOPEN AND 
REPURPOSE THEIR COURTHOUSE 
DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW AFTER 20 
YEARS. 
>> THEY DID NOT THINK IT WAS 
FOR REAL. 
WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS. 
>> THE RESPONSE WAS 
OVERWHELMING. 
46 COUPLES LINING UP FOR A 
SOCIALLY DISTANT DRIVE-THROUGH 
WEDDING. 
>> WITH AND I'M GETTING MARRIED 
IN A FEW MONTHS, BUT WE WEREN'T 
SURE WHEN WE COULD HAVE THE 
WEDDING. 
>> THE WATERS MARRIED AT THE 
VERY COURTHOUSE WHERE THEY MET. 
>> WE WORKED ON SIMILAR CASES 
AND STARTED TALKING TO EACH 
OTHER, THEN WE ENDED UP HERE. 
>> WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET 
MARRIED IN APRIL. 
>> FOR ERIN AND JONATHAN, THEIR 
DREAM WEDDING IN CHARLESTON NOW 
ON HOLD UNTIL NEXT YEAR. 
>> I DON'T WANT TO WAIT TO 
MARRY HIM UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
>> I STAYED HERE IN THE MIDDLE 
OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. 
I CAN'T HELP SMILING.
>> PROMISING TO LOVE IN 
SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH MIGHT 
NEVER HAVE MEANT SO MUCH.>> WE 
WOULD NOT LET A PANDEMIC STOP 
DAY. 
I AM SO HAPPY.
>> THE ENTIRE WORLD IN OUR 
LIVING ROOMS. 
>> REMEMBER THOSE IMAGES FROM 
THE 50s OF FAMILIES AROUND THE 
TV? 
>> WE WILL WATCH OUR FAVORITE 
SHOW, GRAYS ANATOMY. 
>> THE AGE OF STAY-AT-HOME IS 
BACK.
>> AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS THE 
ONE THING THAT IS STILL NORMAL. 
>> THIS FAMILY IS WATCHING A 
LOT OF TV THESE DAYS. 
INSCRIPTIONS NETFLIX DISNEY 
PLUS, AMAZON PRIME AND 
SHOWTIME. 
>> YOU HAVE ALL THE STREAMING 
SERVICES.
>> WE CAN WATCH IT WORK
>> THEY ARE NOT ALONE BETWEEN 
JANUARY AND MARCH, NETFLIX 
ADDED NEARLY 60 MILLION NEW 
SUBSCRIBERS, A SINGLE ORDER 
RECORD. 
POWERED BY TIGER KING AND 
OZARK. 
>> I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT OUR 
FAMILY.
>> WITH HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION ON 
HOLD, THE TV FAUCET COULD RUN 
DRY. 
>> WE TOOK THOSE WORRIES TO 
LAZY WITH THE HOLLYWOOD 
REPORTER. 
>> I THINK IT WILL BE ROLLED 
OUT AT A SLOWER PACE, BUT WE 
WILL NOT RUN OUT OF CONTENT. 
>> NETFLIX MAY HAVE MORE THINGS 
IN THE PIPELINE THEN A LOT OF 
OTHER PLACES>> THEY HAVE A 
BIGGER CONTENT BUDGET, SO THEY 
HAVE MORE IN THE PIPELINE THEN 
OTHER NETWORKS. 
>> STUDIOS ART EAGER TO REPUTE 
PRODUCTION. 
TYLER PERRY WILL BEGIN FILMING 
IN JULY HOLLYWOOD IS FACED WITH 
THE QUESTIONS. 
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN WORK ON 
SET? 
HOW DO YOU HANDLE SCENES WITH 
INTIMATE MOMENTS?
>> YOU ARE HEARING THAT THEY 
HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS 
GOING TO BE FEASIBLE WHEN THE 
TIME COMES. 
>> WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN 
CREATIVE APPROACHES. 
SNL SHOT AT HOME AND AN 
ANIMATED SEASON FINALE FOR THE 
BLACKLIST. 
NETWORKS ARE TAPPING INTO 
NOSTALGIA, REVISITING CLASSIC 
SPORTS MOMENTS.
>> WE HAVE DISCOVERED THINGS WE 
MAYBE WOULD NOT HAVE WATCHED. 
>> A WINDOW TO THE WORLD FOR 
FAMILIES STUCK INSIDE.
>> IT IS NOTHING I SET OUT TO 
DO, BUT IT FELT RIGHT AND FELT 
GOOD>> WE THOUGHT THIS COULD BE 
A NICE WAY TO CONNECT WITH 
PEOPLE WHO I DON'T GET TO TALK 
TO VERY OFTEN, OR AM DEFINITELY 
NOT GOING TO BE SEEN FOR A 
WHILE. 
>> WE ARE GOING THROUGH SOME 
DIFFICULTIES. 
WE REALLY NEED TO DO CERTAIN 
THINGS TO KEEP OUR HAPPINESS UP.
>> MY WIFE AND I ARE AVID 
GOLFERS. 
WE WANT TO KEEP PLAYING GOLF. 
NAR, WE DON'T WANT TO BREAK ANY 
WINDOWS, SO WE DECIDED TO 
CREATE A GAME WITH THESE 
PLASTIC GOLF BALLS WE CALL IT 
QUARANTINE GOLF, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS GOLF.
>> WE WANTED TO HAVE ACTIVITIES 
THAT WERE NOT JUST WATCHING TV 
OR DOING SOMETHING ON HIS 
SCREEN, SO WE ORDERED 
BOARDGAMES.>> I PUT OUT A POST 
ON FACEBOOK TO A FAMILY ASKING 
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE ME TO SEND 
THEM A POSTCARD. ALONG THE WAY, 
I GOT A REQUEST TO SEND 
POSTCARDS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY 
OF MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, 
PEOPLE WHO COULD USE A LITTLE 
BIT OF CHEERING UP. 
>> I GET UP IN THE MORNING WITH 
MY ONE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. 
WE SING AND DANCE TO A SONG 
FROM THE BEATLES THAT I THINK 
IS PERFECT, CALLED HERE COMES 
THE SUN.
>> HERE COMES THE SUN.
>> SHE PUTS HER FEET AROUND ME. 
SHE KNOWS THAT STUFF IS GOING 
TO POP UP.>> IT IS NICE. IT 
DOES NOT REQUIRE A LOT OF WORK 
OR PREPARATION, BUT IT IS FUN 
AND A GOOD BONDING ACTIVITY.
>> WE HAVE FUN. 
WE HAVE A COMPETITION GOING 
BACK AND FORTH. 
IT HELPS US STAY POSITIVE AND 
GET US FRESH AIR AND KEEPS US 
MOTIVATED.
>> IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS I 
LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IN THE 
EVENINGS AFTER A LONG DAY OF 
WORK. 
I BACK TO IT ON THE WEEKENDS 
AND IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS 
THAT HELPS ME TO RELAX.
>> THIS HAS GIVEN ME THE 
ABILITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO 
GET GROUNDED, BUT AT THE SAME 
TIME, I HAVE FOUND SO MUCH JOY 
IN DOING IT.>> OUR MORNING 
DANCES GIVE ME HOPE FOR THE 
FUTURE AND HOPEFULLY WHEN THIS 
IS ALL OVER. 
>> THE WAY WE GREET ONE ANOTHER 
DIFFERS FROM CULTURE TO CULTURE.
HUMANS USE SOME FORM OF RITUAL 
TO SAY HELLO.
>> ACROSS THE WORLD, SOCIAL 
NORMS GO FAR BACK AS WE CAN GO. 
IT IS A STRANGE AND 
UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING. 
>> THE PANDEMIC HAS COMPLETELY 
REMADE OUR DAILY LIVES. 
IN WAYS LARGE AND SMALL, 
INCLUDING DISRUPTING ONE OF THE 
MOST FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN INSTINCT,
SAYING HELLO.
>> I AM ANDY SCOTT, I CURRENTLY 
WORK IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE IN 
THE UK, BUT PREVIOUS TO THAT, I 
TOOK A COUPLE YEARS OFF TO 
WRITE THIS BOOK CALLED ONE KISS 
OR TWO TWO 
>> THE HANDSHAKE HAS BECOME 
UNIVERSAL. 
GREETING RITUALS GO BACK WAY 
BACK. 
>> THE FIRST HANDSHAKE IS NOT 
GOING TO BE RECORDED IN 
WRITING, BUT USING SOURCES, WE 
CAN GO BACK TO WRITINGS, 
ANCIENT GREECE, AND HE REFERS 
TO PEOPLE USING THE HANDSHAKE, 
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 
>> WORK ACROSS THE ANCIENT 
WORLD DEPICTS THE ACT OF 
SHAKING HANDS. 
IN GRIEF, THEY DEVOTED AN 
ARTFORM TO ITS. 
IT TRANSLATES TO GIVING SOMEONE 
THE RIGHT HAND.
>> IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT WE USE 
THE HANDSHAKE RITUAL AND BEGAN 
IN EUROPE BETWEEN NINTH AND 
THEY USED IT TO SHOW THEY WERE 
NOT ARMED. 
>> THAT IS WHERE MOST THINK THE 
HANDSHAKE CAME FROM. 
TO PROVE THEY DID NOT HAVE A 
SWORD IN THEIR HAND OR A DAGGER 
UP THERE SLEEP IN AMERICA, THE 
PRACTICE GAINED POPULARITY IN 
THE 18th CENTURY. 
CLICKERS BUT THE PRACTICE OF 
THE HANDSHAKE, EXTENDED TO 
EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF STATION. 
THIS INSTINCT PREDATES THESE 
EXAMPLES. 
BY A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND 
YEARS. 
>> READINGS HAVE BEEN AROUND 
EVER SINCE HUMAN BEINGS HAVE 
BEEN AROUND AND BEYOND THAT. 
CHIMPANZEES AND OTHER PRIMATES. 
LOOKING AT THEM, YOU SEE THEY 
ALSO HAVE RITUALS THEY USE WHEN 
THEY MEET EACH OTHER, WHEN THEY 
RECONNECT. 
SOME PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT TRIBES 
IN THE AMAZON. 
THERE IS EVIDENCE THEY USE THE 
HANDSHAKE. 
IT SUGGESTS NOT JUST A NEW 
RECENT INVENTION, IT IS 
SOMETHING DEEP IN OUR 
EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY. 
I THINK COMMON WITH THE 
HANDSHAKE AND A HUG, MANY OF 
OUR MOST COMMON GREETINGS IS 
THESE REFLECT BEHAVIORS THAT WE 
USED TO USE IN OUR MOST 
STRONGEST BOND OF ALL, BETWEEN 
MOTHER AND CHILD. 
THEY ARE REAFFIRMING OUR BONDS, 
TESTING OF BOND, BUILDING 
RELATIONSHIPS. 
>> GREETING RITUALS AND NOT 
JUST ONE THING WE DO. 
THEY SERVE A VITAL PURPOSE 
ROOTED DEEP IN OUR BIOLOGY.
>> WE VIEW IT AS THE POLITE 
THING TO DO, BUT IT SIGNALS THE 
INTENTION TO COOPERATE RATHER 
THAN COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER. 
WE HAVE THAT POTENTIAL TO GET 
IN GREAT ROWS AND WE CAN BE 
AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS EACH OTHER, 
SO IT IS THAT SIGNAL THAT WE 
INTEND TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP 
WITH EACH OTHER.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, BEING THAT 
HISTORY HAS A TENDENCY TO 
REPEAT ITSELF, THIS IS BY NO 
MEANS THE FIRST TIME DISEASE 
HAS CHANGED RITUALS. 
>> GOING BACK TO THE FIRST 
CENTURY, THE ROMAN EMPEROR, HE 
ISSUED A DECREE BANNING LIP 
KISSING BELIEVING THIS WAS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR SPREADING THE 
DISEASE WHICH WAS CONFIGURING 
THE NOBLES, THEY WERE RENOWNED 
FOR KISSING. IT WAS THERE 
GREETING RITUAL. 
DURING THE PLAGUE IN ENGLAND IN 
THE 1660S, YOU SAW THE DECLINE 
OF KISSING AND THEN MORE 
RECENTLY, THE SWINE FLU IN 2009
, PEOPLE WERE TOLD TO STOP THE 
PHYSICAL RITUAL IN FRANCE. 
PEOPLE HAD TO STOP THE CHEEK TO 
CHEEK KISS. 
DURING THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN 
2014, PEOPLE WERE ASKED TO STOP 
SHAKING HANDS. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS FOR AN EXTENDED 
PERIOD OF TIME? 
KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT 
DISEASE, DO WE NEED TO RETHINK 
HOW WE SAY HELLO? 
>> SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE 
HAVE BEEN SEEING AROUND THE 
WORLD, THE TAPPING, ELBOW 
BUMPING, OF COURSE, WITH THE 
NEW SOCIAL DISTANCING, WE CAN'T 
EVEN DO THOSE ANYMORE, BUT WITH 
THOSE, IT REFLECTS THE THEME OF 
COMPETITION. THE TRUTH IS RIGHT 
NOW I GUESS NONE OF THOSE 
PEOPLE NOW. 
WE ARE MAKING THINGS UP AS WE GO
. WE WILL SEE WHICH BEHAVIORS 
COME OUT ON TOP. 
>> SOME LEADERS HAVE COMMITTED 
IT HERE TO STAY OR IS THE 
HANDSHAKE TOO STRONG TO QUIT?>> 
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REVERT 
TO OUR OLD SOCIAL NORMS. 
IT IS A REAL UNKNOWN. 
IT IS SOMETHING RESEARCHING 
ABOUT THE FACT WE CAN LOOK BACK 
AT HISTORY AND SEE WE HAVE COME 
THROUGH CERTAIN EPIDEMICS 
BEFORE AND WE HAVE REVERTED TO 
OUR OLD BEHAVIORS. 
THERE IS SOMETHING OF A 
MISMATCH BETWEEN OUR, YOU KNOW, 
THE WAY WE ARE CRAVING HUMAN 
CONTACT, CREATING ETHICAL 
CONTACT AND ALSO HAVING A BRAIN 
THAT CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WE 
FACE THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND 
AT TIMES PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO 
TRY HARD TO STOP CERTAIN 
BEHAVIORS. 
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO 
HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING 
COLLECTIVELY AS A SPECIES AND 
BE UNITED. NEVERTHELESS, I THINK
WE ARE STILL PRIMED TO BE 
SOCIAL BEINGS AND WE WILL STILL 
FIND WAYS TO ACKNOWLEDGE EACH 
OTHER AND SHOW WE HAD THESE 
GOOD INTENTIONS TOWARD EACH 
OTHER.
>> ALMOST ALL 50 STATES ARE 
PARTIALLY REOPENED RESTAURANTS 
AND RETAIL TO CHURCHES AND 
CASINOS. 
THE ONLY REMAINING HOLDOUTS, 
MASSACHUSETTS STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
EXPIRES TODAY WHILE 
CONNECTICUT'S LAST THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY. 
ON SUNDAY, THE HEALTH SECRETARY 
SIGNALING EARLY SIGNS ARE 
PROMISING. 
>> IN AREAS THAT ARE OPENING, 
WE ARE NOT SEEING THE SPIKE IN 
CASES. 
WE STILL SEE SPIKES IN SOME 
AREAS THAT ARE CLOSED, VERY 
LOCALIZED SITUATIONS. 
>> WHILE COLORADO IN GEORGIA 
HAVE NOT SEEN DRAMATIC HOMES, 
TEXAS JUST REPORTED THE SINGLE 
HIGHEST SPIKE OF CASES ON 
SATURDAY, MORE THAN 2700. 
THIS AS GYMS AND OFFICES IN THE 
LONE STAR STATE COME BACK 
TODAY. 
NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR ANDREW 
CUOMO IS GETTING TESTED FOR 
COVID-19 ON TV. 
>> THAT IS IT? 
>>  CONTINUING TO PLEAD WITH 
PEOPLE TO BE SAFE. 
THE WARM WEATHER GETTING NEW 
YORKERS OUTDOORS, CROWDS 
OUTSIDE RESTAURANTS AND BARS, 
PARKS AND BEACHES ARE PACKED. 
>> OUR PLANS ARE TO BE OUTSIDE 
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
>> VISITORS ARE FLOCKING TO 
BEACHES. 
IN NEW JERSEY, A TEST RUN 
BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY. 
>> NOT SEEING A LOT OF MASKS. 
>> PEOPLE ARE ON THIS STRETCH 
OF MYRTLE BEACH. 
BEACHES REOPENED IN LA, NOT 
STOPPING WAVES OF PEOPLE FROM 
CROWDING THE WATER. 
FURTHER NORTH IN THE BAY AREA, 
A BEWILDERING SCENE IN SAN 
FRANCISCO.  
RESIDENTS OF THE ALWAYS  SOCIAL 
MARINA NEIGHBORHOOD PRACTICING 
VIRTUALLY NO SOCIAL DISTANCING 
OUTSIDE THIS BAR. 
>> THE FACT THAT PEOPLE WERE SO 
CLUTTERED TOGETHER, I AM LIKE 
YOU KNOW, IT WAS VERY 
UPSETTING. 
>> ALSO UPSETTING, A WARNING IN 
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AFTER A 
CHURCHGOER RECENTLY TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, 
EXPOSING 180 PEOPLE AND 
DELIVERING WARNINGS ON LARGE 
SOCIAL GATHERINGS. 
IN FLORIDA, AS MIAMI BEACHES 
SEE ECONOMIC FUEL, THE GOVERNOR 
IS CONSIDERING EASING THE BAN 
ON VACATION RENTALS, BUT NOT 
FOR EVERYONE. 
>> IF YOU TELL ME YOU ARE GOING 
TO RENT THEM OUT TO PEOPLE FROM 
NEW YORK CITY, I AM PROBABLY 
NOT GOING TO APPROVE THAT.>> 
THE BIGGEST ATTRACTION IN MIAMI 
BEACH AND SOUTH FLORIDA IN 
GENERAL, THAT BEACHES. 
NO INDICATION GUIDE AS TO WHEN 
THOSE MAY BE COMING BACK 
ONLINE, BUT IN PALM BEACH 
COUNTY, THOSE BEACHES REOPENED 
TODAY. 
BACK TO YOU.>> SEVERAL PEOPLE 
SHOWING OPTIMISM ON 60 MINUTES 
SUNDAY WHEN ASKED ABOUT A GRIM 
NUMBER THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 
POSSIBLY HITTING 25%. 
>> 25% IS THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT 
OF UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE 
GREAT DEPRESSION. 
DO YOU THINK HISTORY WILL LOOK 
BACK ON THIS TIME AND CALL THIS 
THE SECOND GREAT DEPRESSION? 
>> I DON'T. 
I DON'T THINK THAT IS LIKELY AT 
ALL. 
WE HAD A HEALTHY ECONOMY, GO. 
OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS STRONG. 
>> THAT STRENGTH SHOULD PAVE 
THE WAY FOR A SIGNIFICANT 
REBOUND, BUT NOT RIGHT AWAY. 
>> I WOULD SAY WE ARE NOT GOING 
TO GET BACK TO EVERYWHERE 
QUICKLY. 
WE WILL NOT GET BACK TO WHERE 
EVERYWHERE BY THE END OF THE 
YEAR. 
THAT IS UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN. 
>> THE COMMENTS COME AMID IT DID
TRUMP AND HIS PREDECESSOR, WITH 
THE PRESIDENT TAKING AIM AT 
BARACK OBAMA AS TRUMP RETURNED 
FROM CAMP DAVID SUNDAY. 
>> HE WAS AN INCOMPETENT 
PRESIDENT. 
THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY. 
>> THE PRESIDENT WAS RESPONDING 
AFTER OBAMA USED A VIRTUAL 
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO 
CRITICIZE THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, 
ALTHOUGH NOT MENTIONING TRUMP 
BY NAME. 
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING, THIS 
PANDEMIC HAS FINALLY TORN BACK 
THE CURTAIN ON THE IDEA THAT SO 
MANY OF THE FOLKS IN CHARGE 
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING A LOT 
OF THEM ARE NOT EVEN PRETENDING 
TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> THE COMMENTS MARK IT AS MOST 
DIRECT REBUKE OF TRUMP'S 
HANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC WORK 
>> ALL THOSE ADULTS USED TWO 
NEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. 
IT TURNS OUT THEY DON'T HAVE 
ALL THE ANSWERS. 
A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT EVEN 
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. 
>> SHARP WORDS COMING ONE WEEK 
AFTER MISTER OBAMA PRIVATELY 
CRITICIZED TRUMP, DEEMING IT A 
CHAOTIC DISASTER DURING A PHONE 
CALL WITH FORMER STAFFERS FROM 
HIS ADMINISTRATION. 
SOME IMPORTANT CONTEXT TO ALL 
OF THIS, FORMER PRESIDENT 
OBAMA'S CRITICISM DOES COME 
AFTER HE ENDORSED JOE BIDEN, A 
SIGN OF THINGS TO COME AS THE 
PRESIDENTIAL RACE STARTS TO 
RAMP UP AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF 
ALL OF THIS.
>> BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, 
ANOTHER ITEM IN THE NEWS, THE 
PRESIDENT FIRING THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT. 
>> THIS MORNING, DEMOCRATS ARE 
SAYING THEY ARE PLANNING TO 
INVESTIGATE THAT FIRING AFTER 
MIKE POMPEO RECOMMENDED THAT 
THE PRESIDENT DISMISSED HIM. 
ACCORDING TO A DEMOCRATIC AIDE, 
LINETTE WAS LOOKING INTO 
ALLEGATIONS THAT POMPEO 
IMPROPERLY USED A POLITICAL 
APPOINTEE TO PERFORM PERSONAL 
TASKS FOR HIM AND HIS WIFE, 
INCLUDING CLAIMS HE WAS ASKED 
TO WALK THEIR DOG, PICK UP DRY 
CLEANING AND MAKE DINNER 
RESERVATIONS. 
NANCY PELOSI SAID WHILE THE 
PRESIDENT DOES HAVE THE RIGHT 
TO FIRE ANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, 
IF IT IS DONE IN RETALIATION, 
IT COULD BE UNLAWFUL. 
THIS IS THE FOURTH INSPECTOR 
GENERAL THE PRESIDENT HAS FIRED 
INTO MONTHS.
>> THIS IS A STUNNING MOMENT OF 
SYMBOLISM. 
CHINA'S PRESIDENT SPEAKING TO 
THE ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, THE 
CHINESE MAKING THE SURPRISE 
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WOULD 
SPEAK IN THE EARLY HOURS OF 
THIS MORNING. 
HE WAS INSISTING THAT CHINA HAS 
BEEN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT OVER 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
TRUMP, NOT SCHEDULED TO SPEAK 
AT THE EVENT HAS THREATENED TO 
THE DRAW FUNDING FROM THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION, THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION OFFICIALS 
ARE TELLING NBC NEWS WORLD 
LEADERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO 
JOIN BY VIDEO AND MANY ARE 
TAKING PART, BUT NOT ALL WERE 
AVAILABLE AND ACCEPTED. 
116 COUNTRIES BACKING A 
RESOLUTION FOR AN INDEPENDENT 
INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION 
INTO THE CORONAVIRUS. AUSTRALIA 
INSISTING THAT INQUIRY SHOULD 
FOCUS ON CHINA. MANY WORLD 
LEADERS CALLING FOR UNITY THIS 
MORNING, BUT THIS EVENT LOOKS 
SET TO DEMONSTRATE THE DEEP 
GLOBAL DIVISIONS THAT STILL ARE 
THERE.
>> THIS MORNING, THE RACE IS ON 
TO BRING BACK SPORTS. 
NASCAR SETTING THE PACE, 
PULLING OFF HIS POST COVID 
RETURN SUNDAY IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA. 
>> I DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOING 
TO BE DIFFERENT AND THEN WE WON 
THE RACE AND IT IS SILENT. 
WE MISSED THE FANS. 
>> NO FANS OF MOST HANDS, BUT 
ON TV, MILLIONS WATCHED DRIVERS 
MASK UP. 
THE FIRST RACE WAS DIFFERENT 
BUT WELCOME. 
>> IS IT TOUGH TO BE CLOSE BUT 
NOT BE ABLE TO GO IN? 
>> I THINK THEY ARE DOING THE 
RIGHT THING. 
>> WE DECIDED TO DRIVE DOWN 
ANYWAY. 
THE TRADITION, HE SAYS HE SET UP
THE CAMPER. 
>> IF WE CAN'T SEE IT INSIDE, 
WE WILL WATCH IT ON TV AND WE 
WILL HEAR IT AND FILE IT. 
THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE.>> PRO 
GOLF IS BACK AS WELL. 
A CHARITY MATCH FOR HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS BROUGHT OUT THE BIGGEST 
NAMES WITH AMERICA'S TEAM 
SPORTS ON HOLD, THE EYES GO TO 
GERMANY. 
THE SOCCER LEAGUE IS BACK ON 
THE PITCH. 
NO HANDSHAKES OR GROUP 
CELEBRATIONS. 
THOSE SAME RULES COULD SOON 
SHOW UP HERE. 
WE CONFIRMED THE DRAFT PROPOSAL 
FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. 
THE LEAK SUGGESTING TESTING ALL 
PLAYERS THE COACHES AND UMPIRES.
SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN IN THE 
DUGOUT SUNFLOWER SEEDS OR 
TOBACCO IS GONE WITH SPITTING 
STARKLY PROHIBITED. THE NFL IS 
NOT FAR BEHIND. 
REOPENING FACILITIES TOMORROW, 
AS LONG AS GOVERNMENTS ALLOW IT.
BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE 
DRIVERS GOING FULL THROTTLE. 
A WELCOME SIGN FOR THE REST OF 
THE SPORTS WORLD.
>> WE WILL GET THROUGH IT. 
WE WILL GET BACK THERE.
>> IT IS A NONSTOP RACING 
WEEKEND. 
FANS WILL BE BACK HERE TOMORROW 
AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE GOING TO 
CHARLOTTE FOR FOUR MORE RACES 
NEXT WEEK. 
THE FULL SEASON OFFICIALLY BACK 
ON TRACK.
>> BABY STEPS. 
WE ARE GETTING THERE. 
THANK YOU.
>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
R
WINDS, MOVING NORTH, NORTHEAST 
AT 13 MILES PER HOUR.
WE'LL MOST LIKELY SKIRT THE 
COAST AND OUTER BANKS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE UP 
FOR THIS SYSTEM.
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON, IT MOVES
JUST PASSED.
YOU CAN SEE CAPE HATTERAS WIN 
THAT CONE
IT MOVES JUST PASS BY LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON. 
YOU CAN SEE CAPE AIHATTERAS WIT 
THAT CONE OF UNCERTAINTY. 
IT IS GOING TO HAVE IMPACTS UP 
AND DOWN THE EAST COAST. 
FROM JENSEN BEACH ALL THE WAY 
TO OCEAN CITY. 
THIS WILL ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT 
ON THE WEATHER FOR THE EASTERN 
HALF OF THE COUNTRY. 
IT WILL SLOW UP ANOTHER SYSTEM 
THAT WILL CAUSE BIG RAIN. 
WE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT 
COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF 
HOUR. 
>> IN MICHIGAN A NEW NORMAL. 
STONE CREEK WORKERS. 
>> I HAVE TO WAIT SO WE ARE 
SOCIALLY SEPARATED. 
EVERYONE WHO ENTERS MUST WEAR A 
FACE MASK AND BE CLEARED BY 
THIS DEVICE. 
>> ADRIAN PRICE OF ONE OF THE 
IS ONE OF THE TOP ENGINEERS. 
HE SHOWED US SOME OF THE NEW 
SAFETY PROTOCOLS PART OF THE 64 
PAGE PLAYBOOK. 
OVERTURNED AND FULL OF 
POTENTIAL RISK. 
>> ARE YOU CONFIDENT CAN BRING 
ALL 59,000 PEOPLE YOU ARE 
BRINGING BACK INTO THE U.S. 
SAFE? 
>> I SURE CAN. 
WE ARE READY. 
>> THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED THEY  E
WOULD PROVIDE TESTING FOR ANY 
EMPLOYEE WHO SHOWS THEM TO THE 
VIRUS THERE'S A TERRIBLE 
PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE PTWHO DO NO 
HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS BUT WHO ARE 
CARRIERS. 
>> SHOULD I JUST TEST EVERY TE
EMPLOYEE DAY? 
HAD SHE SAID THAT IS NOT 
PRACTICAL. 
THE ONLY ALL OF MUS ARE BEING 
TESTED EVERY DAY IS THERE IS 
NOT THE SYSTEM TO DO THAT YET. 
I TRIED TO SEE IF WE COULD GET 
EQUIPMENT RIGHT AWAY. 
>> JASON STEIN, THE PUBLISHER 
OF AUTOMOTIVE NEWS. 
HE SAID THAT AUTOMAKERS NEED TO 
START PRODUCING. 
>> IN TWO MONTHS WATHE INDUSTRY 
HAD A HANDBRAKE FULL ON WHAT 
WAS FULL ACCELERATION. 
>> TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS TO THE 
AUTO INDUSTRY IF THEY CAN GET 
BACK TO WORK. 
>> WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO SEE 
WILL BE DRAMATIC. 
THERE'S NO WAY THESE COMPANIES 
CAN SUSTAIN THEMSELVES IF THEY 
ARE NOT PRODUCING VEHICLES ON A 
DAILY BASIS. 
>> ADRIAN PRICE SHOWS  TUS 
ANOTHER ONE OF THE TECHNOLOGIES 
THEY WILL BE USING. 
A WATCH THAT VIBRATES WHEN 
EMPLOYEES GET TOO CLOSE TO EACH 
OTHER. 
THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE 
CONVINCED THEM THEY CAN REOPEN 
SAFELY. 
>> IN FACT IN THE NINE OR 10 
WEEKS NOBODY CAME DOWN WITH THE 
VIRUS WORKING CLOSE TO EACH 
OTHER. 
WE HAVE HAD W,EXPERIENCE IN 
EUROPE NOW AND THAILAND, AND 
ALREADY IN CHINA. 
WE HAVE  WNOT HAD ONE INSTANCE 
WHERE THE FACTORY HAD A VIRUS. 
IF WE TAKE THE STEPS WE CAN 
KEEP THE PLACE SAFE. 
>> YAHOO FINANCE SAID IF WE 
KEEP THE ECONOMY TURNED OFF WE 
WILL HAVE A FATE WORSE THAN 
SOME OF THE THINGS THE VIRUS IS 
CAUSING. 
NEARLY 90,000 AMERICANS YARE 
DEAD, WHAT PRECISELY DID YOU 
MEAN? 
>> EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS 
STAND WITHOUT ARGUMENT. 
90,000 DEATHS IS A PURE TRAGEDY.
YOU CANNOT SOLVE THE PARADOX I 
SAYING ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT 
THAN THE OTHER. 
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY IS 
A PATH FORWARD. 
>> WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET 
THERE? 
>> OPTIMISM THAT WE CAN GET 
THROUGH THIS AND THAT WE WILL 
WIN ON THE OTHER SIDE. 
>> LATE LAST NIGHT THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL 
VISIT THE VERY PLANT WE HAVE 
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND 
TAKE A LOOK AT. 
BACK TO YOU GUYS. 
>> DOCTORS WORLDWIDE NOW ON 
ALERT. 
FOR SYMPTOMS IN NCCHILDREN WHO 
MAY AND BEEN EXPOSED TO COVID-
19. 
THEY INCLUDE DOUBLE PAIN OR 
DIARRHEA AND FEVER THAT LAST 
THREE DAYS OR LONGER. 
RASH OR INFORMATION 
INFLAMMATION OR TOXIC SHOCK. 
NINE-YEAR-OLD BOBBY DEAN WAS 
HOSPITALIZED TWO WEEKS AGO 
AFTER COMPLAINING OF STOMACH 
PAIN. 
>> IT WAS SCARY AT FIRST TO.>> 
HE HAD A FEVER AND EXTREME 
ABDOMINAL PAIN. 
HE HAD A RASH AROUND HIS ANKLE. 
HE HAD RED EYES AND NAUSEA AND 
VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. 
>> Reporter: WHEN BOBBY WAS 
ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL HIS 
HEART WAS RACING. 
>> HIS ELEVATED HEART RATE AND 
LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE GAVE US 
SIGNALS THIS WAS NOT ADDING UP. 
WE LEARNED ABOUT THIS DISEASE 
AND REAL-TIME. 
>> Reporter: BOBBY HAD BEEN 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS THROUGH 
HIS MOTHER AND HIS AUNT. 
BOTH HAD MILD SYMPTOMS. 
DOCTORS THINK IT IS CAUSED AN 
OVERREACTION IN PATIENTS IMMUNE 
SYSTEM. 
>> THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME 
KIND OF POST-VIRAL SYNDROME 
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIRUS. 
>> THE SYNDROME CAN BE DEADLY. 
THREE CHILDREN HAVE DIED IN THE 
U.S. OR THE 130 CASES OF IT 
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 19 STATES 
AND IN WASHINGTON D.C. WITH 
ANOTHER 230 CASES ACROSS 
EUROPE. 
MOST OF THE U.S. CASES 
INCLUDING BOBBIES HAVE BEEN IN 
THE NEW YORK REGION. 
OR THE CORONAVIRUS SPIKED IN 
LATE MARCH. 
HIS MOTHER IS KEEPING A CLOSE 
WATCH ON HER OTHER TWO 
CHILDREN. 
>> IT'S JUST THE WAITING GAME. 
>> A NEW WAVE OF SYMPTOMS FOR 
YOUNG PATIENTS. 
AND FOR DOCTORS AROUND THE 
WORLD, BATTLING CORONAVIRUS ON 
YET ANOTHER FRONT. 
>> DOCTORS HERE IN THE U.S. 
WATCHING CLOSELY TO SEE WHAT 
HAPPENED IN EUROPE BECAUSE THEY 
ARE AHEAD OF US ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS CURVE. 
THEIR TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY 
CHILDREN IN ASIA DON'T APPEAR 
TO BE HAVING THE SAME RESPONSE. 
THAT COULD GIVE THEM A BIG CLUE 
INTO WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE. 
>>> ON THE SEARCH FOR A 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE, THE 
RESULTS OF ONE STOLT SMALL 
STUDY ON HUMANS ARE NOW IN. 
THEY APPEAR TO BE ENCOURAGING. 
DR. JOHN TORRES JOINS US WITH 
MORE. 
I LOVE THE WORD WHEN I SEE 
ENCOURAGING IN A SCRIPT. 
TELL US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT WITH 
THIS. 
>> THE COMPANY, DHARNA IN A 
SPRINT FOR THE VACCINE. 
THEY HAVE TAKEN RIA LEAD. 
THEY FOUND OUT THAT FOR SOME OF 
THE PARTICIPANTS THEY DON'T 
HAVE THE RESULTS YET. 
EIGHT OF THE PARTICIPANTS THEY 
ENDED UP ZERO CONVERTING. 
THEY FOUND OUT BECAUSE OF THE 
VACCINE THEY HAD ANTIBODIES. 
THE GOOD PART IS THAT 
ANTIBODIES ARE NEUTRALIZING. 
THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF 
CORONAVIRUS AND PREVENTED FROM 
TAKING HOLD.  T
THEY FOUND OUT THEY WERE 
GETTING LEVELS EQUIVALENT TO 
PEOPLE WHO RECOVER FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
AND NOW WE THINK HAVE SOME 
IMMUNITY TO IT. 
THEY COMPARED IT TO THE EARLIER 
STUDY OF MICE WHERE THEY USE 
THE SAME VACCINE. 
THE MICE WERE ABLE TO NOT GET 
THE CORONAVIRUS WHEN THEY 
INFECTED IT WITH THEM 
PURPOSELY. 
>> A  HLOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY 
HEAR SOMETHING IS CLOSER TO THE 
VACCINE THERE IS A EUREKA 
MOMENT LIKE WOW WE HAVE A 
VACCINE. 
LET'S PUT IT OUT THERE. 
THAT IS NOT HOW THIS WORKS, IS 
IT? 
>> EXACTLY. 
WE ARE GETTING A STEP FORWARD 
IN THE VACCINE PROCESS. 
PHASE 2 IS ABOUT 600 PEOPLE. 
THEY WILL DO PHASE 3 IN JULY. 
IF THEY GET THROUGH THAT THIN 
WE WILL GET THE VACCINE. 
KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED. 
>> WHEN DOES THAT MEAN A 
VACCINE MAY COME? 
>> THEY WILL START PHASE 3 AND 
JULY. 
IT DEPENDS ON HOW PHASE 3 PANS 
OUT. 
OR YEARS.  MONTHS 
THE 12 TO 18 MONTHS IS PROBABLY 
SOMETHING EXPECTANT. 
WERE TALKING SOMETIME AFTER THE 
NEW YEAR. 
MAYBE BEFORE IF THINGS FALL 
INTO PLACE. 
>> THANK YOU DR. TORRES. 
>> Reporter: A SIMPLE ESPRESSO 
THIS MORNING NEVER OTASTED SO 
GOOD A TOWN IS WAKING UP AND 
SMELLING THE COFFEE. 
IN CAFIS AND RESTAURANTS AND 
BARS. 
NOW OPEN AFTER THE LONGEST 
NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN IN THE 
WORLD. 
NONE OF NESTHIS WAS SUPPOSED TO 
HAPPEN UNTIL JUNE 1. THERE 
ACCELERATING THEIR OPENING  IN 
SOME REGIONS. 
A LONG TIME BEFORE TOURIST 
RETURN. 
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED 
HERE? 
>> I HAVE LIVED IN VENICE FOR 
31 YEARS. 
THINK ABOUT ON ECONOMY NOT 
BASED ON TOURISM. 
>> RELIEF FOR ITALY'S FAITHFUL. 
THERE ARE STRICT SOCIAL 
DISTANCING RULES IN PLACE AND 
MASKS. 
>> WE HAVE TO CHANGE TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WE WILL BE OPEN ON 
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 
THAT IS WHY WE NEED TIME TO 
PREPARE. 
>> VENICE MEASURES TIME 
DIFFERENTLY. 
THIS CITY IS TIMELESS. 
>> IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN 
MANY YEARS THEY WERE ABLE TO 
SEE THE MAKINGS. 
>> IT IS RELIEF AND IT FEELS 
GOOD. 
IT MAKES ME EVEN MORE SURE THAT 
THE FUTURE IS RIGHT THERE. 
VERY BEAUTIFUL. 
>> IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT MY 
TEAM AND I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 
10 WEEKS. 
WE ARE PSYCHED. 
TONIGHT WILL BE THE FIRST NIGHT 
WE CAN HAVE A DINNER IN AN 
ACTUAL RESTAURANT HERE IN 
ITALY. 
FOR ME UTI'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 
FINALLY GETTING MY HAIR CUT. 
>>> FOR 20 MILLION KIDS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY THIS PYEAR SUMMER 
CAMP IS A RITUAL THAT RISK. 
HAPPY CAMPERS WONDERING WHETHER 
THEY WILL BE HUNKERED DOWN. 
JULIA AND MIKE, PARENTS OF FOUR-
YEAR-OLD LILY AND FIVE-YEAR-OLD 
BLAKE SENT THEIR KIDS TO DAY 
CAMP LAST SUMMER IN NEW JERSEY. 
THIS YEAR THEY ARE STRUGGLING 
WITH THE DECISION. 
>> WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT IF WE 
HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION TODAY 
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP THE 
KIDS SAFE. 
>> THE NATION'S 14,000 CAMPS 
ARE FACING TOUGH CHOICES AS 
SUMMER APPROACHES. 
>> WE WILL KEEP KIDS IN SMALLER 
GROUPS. 
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 
SCREENING WE WILL BE UTILIZING 
AND HANDWASHING AND USE OF 
MASKS WHERE APPROPRIATE. 
AND DISINFECTION AND ALL THE 
THINGS WE KNOW WE WILL NEED TO 
DO. 
>> SCOTT BODIE RUNS SEVERAL 
CAMPS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. 
>> EVERY CAMP WILL FIND A WAY 
TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CAMPERS. 
THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. 
WE ARE ABOUT COMMUNITY AND 
GROWTH AND LOVE AND SUPPORT. 
>> JOINING US NOW EXCLUSIVELY 
THE CEO OF THE AMERICAN CAMP 
ASSOCIATION. 
AND PAUL McINTYRE, THE COO OF 
THE WHY. 
GOOD MORNING TO  GBOTH OF YOU. 
LET ME START WITH YOU PAUL. 
THE Y  OPERATES DAY CAMPS AND 
OVERNIGHT CAMPS. 
DO YOU EXPECT OPEN CAMPS THIS 
SUMMER? 
>> THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE 
LOCALLY. 
WHICH IS VIIMPROVING IMPORTANT  
THIS PANDEMIC. 
WE ALREADY KNOW THE NUMBER. 
A LOT ARE STILL IN THE DECISION-
MAKING. 
>> WHAT ABOUT >>YOU TOM? 
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM YOUR 
MEMBERS. 
ABOUT WHETHER THEY INTEND  LTO 
TRY TO OPEN, ASSUMING IT IS 
LEGAL IN THEIR STATE. 
>> IT WILL BE A CONTINUUM 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
SOME CAMPS  OWILL OPEN IN SHORT 
SECTIONS. 
SOME WILL HAVE VIRTUAL CAMPING 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS WHO CAN 
ATTEND IN PERSON. 
EVERYBODY -- NOT REALLY LOOKING 
TYPICAL THIS SUMMER. 
>> I WAS GONNA SAY YOU RELEASED 
A VERY DETAILED SET OF 
GUIDELINES. 
THEY ARE INTENDED FOR THE CAMP. 
IF THEY OPEN. 
HOW THEY SHOULD RUN AND WHAT 
THE BEST PRACTICES ARE. 
THE BOTTOM LINE FOR PARENTS, IS 
IT SAFE? 
HOW DO YOU MAKE SOMETHING LIKE 
CAMP, KIDS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER 
HAVING A GREAT TIME. 
HOW DO YOU MAKE IT SAFE IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC? 
>> THIS GUIDANCE IS HELPFUL 
NEWS FOR PARENTS THAT ARE 
HOPING FOR THAT KIND OF 
EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR KIDS. 
FOR CAMP DIRECTORS SAFETY AND 
THE HEALTH OF THE CAMPERS IS 
PARAMOUNT. 
WE KNOW AS DIRECTORS THAT WHEN 
A CHILD FEEL SAFE THEY LEARN TO 
GROW AND MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS. 
THIS YEAR WE BASICALLY PIVOTED 
AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD. 
TO ENGAGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL 
HEALTH CONSULTING FIRM TO PANEL 
EXPERTS. 
WHO HAVE HELPED US  CREATE AN 
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CALLED THE 
FIELD GUIDE. 
IT IS CHOCK-FULL OF GUIDANCE 
AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT A
HELP CAMPS COME IN LINE WITH 
THE GUIDANCE OF DOZENS OF 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
>> HOW DO YOU SEE IT? 
DO YOU ENVISION THE CAMPER 
SHOULD BE WEARING MASKS? 
SHOULD THEY BE TESTED OR 
SCREENED FOR TEMPERATURE? 
>> WE WILL DESIGN A RESPONSE 
AND A  OWAY TO OPEN. 
>> A LOT OF PROCEDURAL CHANGES 
HAVE BEEN MADE. 
EVEN MORE DAY CAMPS. 
>> HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A GOOD 
RESOURCE FOR CAMP. 
KIDS LOVE CAMP. 
SO MANY PARENTS COUNTING ON IT 
TOO. 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS 
MORNING. 
>> WE 
HAVE BEEN HIT SUMMER YET. 
ALREADY COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES ARE FACING TOUGH 
CHOICES ABOUT WHAT TO DO IN THE 
FALL. 
>> LAST WEEK THE PUBLIC COLLEGE 
IN THIS COUNTRY WAS THE FIRST 
TO ANNOUNCE THE DECISION. 
CAL STATE SAYS MOST FALL 
CLASSES WILL REMAIN ONLINE FOR 
NEARLY 500,000 STUDENTS. 
JOINING US NOW, THE CALIFORNIA 
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS 
CHANCELLOR, TIMOTHY WHITE. 
GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR 
YOUR TIME ON THIS MONDAY 
MORNING. 
THE FALL SEMESTER WILL PROCEED 
VIRTUALLY. 
WHY NOT WAIT OTUNTIL SUMMER? 
>> WE DO IT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND 
SAFETY. 
NOT ONLY OF OUR STUDENTS BUT 
OUR FACULTY AND STAFFERS AS 
WELL. 
WE WILL PLAN FOR DELIVERY IN 
THE FALL. 
A GIVES US A CHANCE TO WORK 
WITH THEM THE NEXT SEVERAL 
MONTHS AND BE FULLY PREPARED. 
FOR A FULLY ENGAGING STUDENTS 
IN THE FALL. 
>>> HOW WILL YOU REOPEN? 
HOW WILL YOU DECIDE WHEN IT IS 
SAFE TO RETURN TO A TRADITIONAL 
COLLEGE SETTING? 
>> THIS IS THE SAME PROTOCOL 
YOU ARE HEARING FROM ALL THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS. 
IT WILL BE A SLOW RAMP WILL BE 
BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. 
WE ARE ACROSS AN 800 MILE SWATH 
OF CALIFORNIA. 
WILL BE DRIVEN BY THE HEALTH 
AND SAFETY EOF THE COMMUNITY AN 
THE CAMPUS. 
>> UNDERSTAND. 
IF THAT IS THE CASE WHAT 
RESTRICTIONS ARE YOU GOING TO 
HAVE IN PLACE AND WHY KEEP THE 
DORMS OPEN? 
>> FOR SOME PEOPLE IT'S THE 
SAFEST PLACE FOR THEM TO BE 
RATHER THAN BEING IN A SMALL 
CRAMPED APARTMENT. 
INSTEAD OF THREE  OOR FOUR 
STUDENTS IT MAY ONLY BE ONE. 
AS LONG AS WE CAN SPACE THEM 
OUT. 
AND WE CAN DO THE CLEANING IN 
BETWEEN. 
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF 
DIFFERENCES ON THE CAMPUS IN 
THE FALL. 
SAME THING AND LABORATORY 
CLASSES. 
INSTEAD HAVING 20 STUDENTS IN 
THE LAB THERE MAY BE FIVE. 
>> HOW DOES THIS DECISION 
AFFECT TUITION THAT CAL STATE 
STUDENTS WILL BE PAYING? 
>> THE TUITION PAYS A PORTION 
OF EDUCATIONAL COSTS. 
FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. 
WE ARE EMPLOYING MPALL OF OUR 
FACULTY AND STAFF. 
SO THE 
COST STRUCTURE ISN'T 
GOING DOWN. 
IT GOES UP BECAUSE OF THE 
PURPOSE OF TECHNOLOGY. 
>> WHAT YOU SAY TO THE COLLEGE 
STUDENT WHO IS LOOKING FOR THE 
TRADITIONAL COLLEGE EXPERIENCE? 
IT'S SOMETHING YOUNG PEOPLE ARE 
LOOKING FOR. 
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT? 
>> I GET IT. 
I UNDERSTAND THIS DOES NOT FEEL 
RIGHT. 
IT'S ONLY RABOUT 20% OF YOUR 
COLLEGE CAREER TO HAVE ONE TERM 
OR ONE YEAR OF PRIMARILY 
VIRTUALLY. 
IT IS ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT TO 
CONTINUE EDUCATION. 
THE MATTER WITH THE ECONOMY OR 
THE WORLD'S NEXT PANDEMIC IS IF 
YOU HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE YOU 
WILL BE BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY 
AND SOCIALLY WITH THAT DEGREE. 
>> TIM, JUST QUICKLY I 
UNDERSTAND YOU WERE SET TO 
RETIRE HERE EIN THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS. 
DID YOU PUSH THAT BACK? 
>> I WAS SAID TO DO LEAVE ON 
JULY 4. TO HELP NAVIGATE THIS 
BELOVED UNIVERSITY. 
I'M SO HAPPY WE HAD A CHANCE TO 
GET STARTED TO MANAGE THIS OVER 
THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO THIS IS A 
PROBLEM GOING TO LAST QUITE A 
WHILE. 
>> TIMOTHY WHITE, THANK YOU. 
I APPRECIATE YOU. 
>>>
>> STADIUMS WILL LIKELY BE 
EMPTY UNTIL NEXT YEAR. 
>> YOU ARE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> EXPECT TO SEE MORE CASES 
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. 
>> NONE OF US IS IN UNAFFECTED 
BY ITS IMPACT. 
>> COMING IN NOVEMBER PEOPLE 
WILL BE VOTING. 
>> I HAVE TO PLAN A FUNERAL. 
HOW WILL THIS WORK? 
>> YOU DON'T PREPARE FOR GIVING 
BIRTH IN A PANDEMIC. 
>> JOIN ME AS WE GO INTO 
AMERICA. 
AS WE HEAR FROM EVERYDAY PEOPLE 
GRAPPLING WITH THE ISSUES OF 
OUR TIME. 
>> WE HOPE YOU WILL STAY 
INFORMED AND ENGAGED. 
AS WE FOLLOW THIS JOURNEY 
TOGETHER. 
FOR ALL MY COLLEAGUES, TAKE 
CARE. 
>> WOULD YOU PREFER A 14 DAY 
NATIONAL SHUTDOWN? 
>> IF IT IS ASKING FOR 
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
IF IT IS NAVIGATING THE NEW 
NORMAL IN AMERICA. 
IF IT IS SUNDAY, IT IS MEET THE 
PRESS. 
>> THE STORY CHANGES HOURLY. 
>> MORE STATES ARE DOING A SLOW 
ROLL OUT. 
LIFTING THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS.
>> NOW ON WHETHER STATES CAN 
SAFELY REOPEN. 
HOW DO WE GET HERE? 
LET'S START IN MID APRIL WHEN 
PROTEST BEGAN POPPING UP IN 
MICHIGAN AND OHIO IN NORTH 
CAROLINA. 
APRIL 16 THE U.S. CORONAVIRUS 
SURPASSED OVER 600,000. 
THE NEXT DAY LOCKDOWN AND RAMP 
UP AGAIN. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP QUOTED TO 
LIBERATE MICHIGAN AND VIRGINIA. 
THE BORDER REOPENED AND SOME 
BEACHES. 
>> AS THE STATE REINFORCING 
GUIDELINES. 
AT THIS POINT U.S. CORONAVIRUS 
CASES -- FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR 
SAID THEY WILL LIFT STAY-AT-
HOME ORDERS FOR MOST COUNTIES. 
>> WHAT IS OUR BIGGEST OPTICAL? 
FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. 
IT HAS PERMEATED OUR CULTURE 
FOR THE LAST SIX WEEKS. 
>> THE USC'S 30 MILLION DROP 
OFFICE. 
MORE THAN 2900 CASES OF COVID-
19. 
FOR STATES LIKE GEORGIA AND 
WASHINGTON CLOSURE FOR ONE IN 
EVERY 10,000. 
PROTESTERS FOR THE MICHIGAN 
CAPITAL AND LEFT MOST OF THE 
SHELTER IN PLACE ORDERS EXPIRE 
AT MIDNIGHT. 
>> TONIGHT THE STATEWIDE 
SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER FOR MOST 
GEORGIANS WILL EXPIRE. 
>> STATES LIKE WASHINGTON 
MICHIGAN AND PENNSYLVANIA 
EXTEND STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS. 
THE TRI-STATE AREA CLOSED 
SCHOOLS THROUGH THE REST OF THE 
ACADEMIC YEAR. 
MISSISSIPPI DECIDES NOT TO EASE 
RESTRICTIONS AFTER SEEING 
INCREASING CASES AND DEATHS. 
>> WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS 
YET. 
>> THEY RELAXED GUIDELINES A 
WEEK LATER. 
>> SHUTDOWNS FOR WEEKS AND 
MONTHS ON END ARE NOT 
SUSTAINABLE. 
>> AT LEAST 10 STATES SEE ANTI-
LOCKDOWN PROTEST. 
>> FLORIDA ALSO CLOSES A PARK 
IN MIAMI BEACH AFTER THOUSANDS 
WERE ISSUED WARNINGS OVER NOT 
WEARING FACE MASKS. 
HALF THE U.S. STATES PARTIALLY 
REOPEN BY MARCH 4. 
>> PREDICTING BY JUNE 1 THE 
DAILY DEATH TOLL FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS COULD DOUBLE TO 
3000. 
>> ON MAY 5 A TEXAS BUSINESS 
OWNER IS SENT TO JAIL AFTER 
OPERATING HER BUSINESS AFTER 
THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. 
>> IT'S TIME TO REOPEN. 
DESPITE FEARS OF ANOTHER SURGE. 
>> LIVES WILL BE LOST. 
>> YOU WILL NOT BE LOCKED INTO 
AN APARTMENT OR A HOUSE. 
>> LIFE ARE FOOD BANKS. 
SOME REJECTED FACE MASKS 
GUIDELINES. 
STATES LIKE NEW HAMPSHIRE AND 
OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI START 
REOPENING STORES. 
MEANWHILE THE WHITE HOUSE TASK 
FORCE MEMBER, ANTHONY FAUCI, 
GIVES THIS WARNING. 
>> YOU MAY TRIGGER AN OUTBREAK. 
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL. 
>> PEOPLE FLOCKED TO BARS IN 
WISCONSIN AFTER THEIR SUPREME 
COURT STRIKES DOWN THE STAY-AT-
HOME ORDER. 
AUSTA THE COMPANY IS PARTIALLY 
REOPENED. 
IT'S TOO SOON TO TELL HOW THESE 
NUMBERS WILL IMPACT THE 
CORONAVIRUS CASES. 
>>> FOR THE CLASS OF 2020 THEY 
SHOULD BE A TIME TO CELEBRATE. 
INSTEAD GRADUATION CEREMONIES 
ARE ON HOLD. 
GOWNS, NO GOODBYES. 
>> I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO 
SEEING PEOPLE BEFORE. 
>> THE RITUAL ACTUALLY FEELS 
MISSING. 
>> CAMPUSES CLOSED ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY TO STOP THE SPREAD OF 
COVID-19. 
SOME SCHOOLS MOVE THEIR 
CEREMONIES ONLINE. 
ARIZONA STATE GOT CREATIVE WITH 
ITS VIRTUAL CEREMONY. 
STUDENTS WALKED AS ROBOTS. 
OTHER SCHOOLS ARE HOPING TO 
HAVE AN IN PERSON CEREMONY 
LATER THIS YEAR. 
SOME STUDENTS ARE TAKING 
MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. 
>> I WAS MESH IN AN ONE NIGHT 
AT MIDNIGHT. 
>> TWO BUILT QUARANTINE 
UNIVERSITY ON MINE CRAFT. 
A COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY WILL BE 
HELD FOR 1400 SENIORS. 
>> WE WILL BRING THEM TO THE 
STAGE AND THEY CAN WALK. 
>> ONE THING THE CLASS OF 2020 
WILL NOT BE SHORTED ON A 
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER. 
OPRAH, AND THE OBAMA'S AND 
LeBRON JAMES ARE ALL GIVING 
ADDRESSES ONLINE. 
TED TALK HAS LAUNCHED TO 
CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS. 
>> WE NEED YOUR HELP. 
TO MAKE THIS YEAR A CELEBRATION 
OF HOPE. 
>> IF YOU'RE A GRADUATING 
MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 2020 OR 
A SUPPORTER OF THE GRADUATING 
CLASS OF 2020 10 INVITES YOU TO 
RECORD A TEXTILE TALK AND SHARE 
IT ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA WITH 
THE #GRADUATING TALK. 
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO 2020. 
WE FINALLY MADE IT. 
>> THIS HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS 
EXPERIENCE OF GETTING TOGETHER 
WITH YOUR PEERS AND BEING 
CELEBRATED BY YOUR FAMILY AND 
YOUR COMMUNITY. 
IT IS NOT SAFE TO GIVE IT UP. 
HOPE WE CAN DO IS EXTEND AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY STUDENT 
TO WEIGH IN FOR WHAT THIS NEW 
FUTURE WE ARE ALL REBUILDING 
TOGETHER CAN LOOK LIKE. 
BUT MORE THAN 100 COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES HAVE MADE THE SAT 
OPTIONAL FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL 
YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. 
THAT INCLUDES THE ENTIRE 
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL 
SYSTEM. 
WHO MIGHT END UP DOING AWAY 
WITH THE TEST FOREVER. 
ANTONIO SHELTON IS COVERING THE 
STORY FOR THE REPORT. 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE 
BEEN THINKING ABOUT DITCHING 
THIS REQUIREMENT FOR THESE 
TESTS FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW? 
CAN YOU REMIND US WHY. 
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT. 
THE DEBATE OVER THE FAIRNESS OF 
THESE TESTS ARE DEBATES FOR 
DECADES. 
IT'S BEEN HEATING UP THE LAST 
SEVERAL YEARS. 
YOU HAVE EDUCATORS AND 
ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARGUE THAT 
THESE TESTS AREN'T HELPFUL 
INDICATORS OF HOW STUDENTS WILL 
PERFORM OR HOW THEY WILL DO ON 
CAMPUS. 
THEN YOU HAVE EDUCATORS AND 
ADVOCATES WHO THE TEST IS 
MOSTLY TELL US WHOSE PARENTS 
HAVE THE MOST MONEY TO PAY FOR 
TEST PREP. 
REALLY ROCKED CALIFORNIA, THE 
COLLEGE CHEATING SCANDAL. 
>> WE HAVE SEEN STUDENTS 
PREPARING FOR THIS THROUGHOUT 
THEIR ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL 
CAREER. 
THE KIND OF IMPACT DOES THIS 
HAVE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS 
AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THEM? 
>> Reporter: THE SAT AND ACT, 
IT'S NO SECRET IT'S BEEN VERY 
STRESSFUL FOR STUDENTS WHO SEE 
-- STUDENTS WHO WE FOCUSED ON 
FOR THE UPCOMING REPORT ARE 
STUDENTS WHO ARE LOW INCOME, OF 
COLOR, OR MAYBE ENGLISH AS 
THEIR SECOND LANGUAGE. 
THEIR PARENTS MAY NOT HAVE THE 
MONEY. 
PEOPLE THEY KNOW AROUND THEM, 
IN THIS CASE THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
THAT ADDS A LAYER OF ANXIETY. 
FOR THEM IT MAKES IT JUST 
UNATTAINABLE. 
SOME KIDS ARE LIVING IN TIGHT 
QUARTERS AT HOME. 
ALL THOSE THINGS, THAT IS THE 
CASE FOR KAYLEE. 
>> SHE IS FROM A LOWER INCOME 
FAMILY IN THE SANTA ANA AREA. 
SHE WANTS TO GO TO USCLA. 
THE DAY AFTER WE VISITED SHE 
FOUND OUT THE SATS WERE 
CANCELED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. 
>> LAST SEMESTER IT WAS LET'S 
GET READY AND PREPARE FOR THE 
SAT. 
NOW IT IS LIKE ARE WE GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO TAKE IT IN PERSON? 
>> MORE THAN 100 COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES MADE TEST OPTIONAL 
FOR THE 2021 SCHOOL YEAR. 
>> ALL EYES ARE ON THIS RIGHT 
NOW IN CALIFORNIA. 
THEY WILL DECIDE, A LOT OF 
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES 
DECIDED THESE TESTS ARE NOT 
ESSENTIAL RIGHT NOW. 
WILL THEY EVER BE ESSENTIAL 
AGAIN? 
>> IT'S SO HARD TO STATE HOW 
MASSIVE THAT YOU SEE SCHOOL 
SYSTEM IS. 
IS THERE A SENSE THAT OTHER 
SCHOOLS MIGHT FOLLOW? 
>> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY. 
EDUCATORS WILL WATCH THIS. 
THE UC SYSTEM IS CONSIDERED ONE 
OF BUT NOT -- MAY HAVE BEEN 
LEADERS ON EVERYTHING IN 
EDUCATION. 
AS EARLY AS DOCTORS. 
ON THESE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES COPY THEM. 
THESE TESTS MADE NO DIFFERENCE 
AND DID NOT HELP US AT ALL. 
THE UC SYSTEM DOES IT. 
>> IT WILL BE INTERESTING. 
THANKS ANTONIA. 
>> YOU CAN WATCH THE FULL 
REPORT AND THE FULL STORY ON 
THE REPORT BY NBC NEWS. 
DOWNLOAD THE APP. 
>> IF IT'S NAVIGATING THE NEW 
NORMAL IN AMERICA. 
IF IT IS SUNDAY IT IS MEET THE 
PRESS. 
>> I AM LESTER HOLT. 
FOR MY COLLEAGUES NBC NEWS TAKE 
CARE. 
>> YOU ARE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> EXPECT TO SEE MORE CASES 
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. 
>> LIVE WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 6 
AM EASTERN. 
>> A PANDEMIC THAT HAS TURNED 
OUR WORLD UPSIDE DOWN. 
THE STORY CHANGES HOURLY. 
>> MORE STATES ARE LIFTING THE 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS. 
EVEN WITH LESS THAN 2% OF OUR 
NATION TESTED 
>> IT IS THE 11th HOUR. 
>> WE ARE MOVING INTO UNCHARTED.
>> STADIUMS WILL MOST LIKELY BE 
EMPTY. 
>> NBC NIGHTLY NEWS LESTER HOLT.
>> I THINK I AM SUPPOSED TO 
TAKE OFF MY SHOES OF COMFORT. 
WALKING IN THE SHOES OF THOSE I 
CAN IDENTIFY WITH. 
>> TERRENCE LESTER HAS DEVOTED 
MOST OF HIS LIFE TO SERVING ON 
THE MOST VULNERABLE 
COMMUNITIES. 
HE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 
LOVED BEYOND ROLES. 
THAT IS COMMITTED TO HELPING 
THOSE EXPERIENCING 
HOMELESSNESS. 
>> WHAT PROMPTED YOU TO WORK 
AND HELP THE HOMELESS? 
>> I WANTED TO GIVE MYSELF TO 
SOMETHING MORE MEANINGFUL. 
>> SOMETHING I COULD GET MY 
ENTIRE LIFE TO. 
>> IT IS ALIKE HE KNOWS ALL TOO 
WELL. 
>> I EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS 
FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. 
>> TERRENCE FOUND HIMSELF ON 
THE STREETS AGAIN. 
THIS TIME DOING SO VOLUNTARILY. 
>> I AM HEADED DOWNTOWN TO THE 
SPOT WHERE I AM GOING TO SLEEP 
WHEN I AM HOMELESS. 
>> YOU INTO YOUR FAMILY AND GOT 
PERMISSION TO LIVE ON THE 
STREETS FOR A MONTH. 
HOW DID THAT FEEL GOING 
FORWARD? 
>> I HAVE BEEN BUILDING 
RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS 
LIVING ON THE STREETS. 
I HAVE THIS ONE GUY LITERALLY 
CHALLENGE ME ONE DAY. 
HE SAID WHY DON'T YOU GO AND 
STAY IN THE SHELTER. 
I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE MEANT. 
HE SAID IT WOULD BE COMFORTABLE 
OUTSIDE. 
THEN HE WOULD BE IN A LOCAL 
SHELTER. 
I ASKED HIM IF I COULD LIVE AS 
A PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING 
HOMELESSNESS. 
I-8 OUT OF TRASH CANS AND WAS 
PUT OUT OF SHELTERS. 
I BEGGED FOR MONEY. 
>> OUT OF THAT EXPERIENCE LOVE 
BEYOND WALLS WAS BORN. 
PROVIDING EVERYTHING FOR THOSE 
IN NEED. 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS 
PRESENTED A DIFFERENT 
CHALLENGE. 
>> OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS 
STARTED TO EXPRESS THEIR FEARS. 
I AM AFRAID I WILL CONTRACT THE 
COVID-19 VIRUS. 
I DO NOT HAVE ANYWHERE TO WASH 
MY HANDS. 
>> AS CITY SHELTERED IN PLACE 
MANY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS 
HAD LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO SOAP 
AND WATER. 
THEY STARTED PUTTING PORTABLE 
SINKS AROUND ATLANTA FOR FOLKS 
TO WASH THEIR HANDS. 
>> THIS ONE GUY IN PARTICULAR 
BROKE DOWN AND HE STARTED TO 
CRY. 
HE SAID I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM 
GOING TO DO. 
I NEED SOMEWHERE TO WASH MY 
HANDS. 
I WANTED TO START DISSEMINATING 
TO PEOPLE LIVING ON THE 
STREETS. 
>> SINCE MARCH THEY HAVE 
EXPANDED TO 11 CITIES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY INCLUDING AUSTIN, 
BIRMINGHAM AND NEW YORK CITY. 
>> WE HAVE HAD TREMENDOUS 
REACTION. 
THE MOST IMPORTANT IS PEOPLE 
SAY WE FEEL SEEN. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO 
PROTECT THE POPULATION DURING 
THIS PANDEMIC? 
>> WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT 
SANITATION BEING A PERMANENT 
FIXTURE IN OUR SOCIETY. 
>> TERRENCE AND HIS 
ORGANIZATION ARE CONTINUING TO 
RAISE AWARENESS. 
>> THIS MOMENT IS TEACHING US 
THAT WE ARE ALL CONNECTED. 
WE ARE ALL TOGETHER IN LESS. 
THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE. 
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE AN 
ADDRESS DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU 
ARE -- 
>> TO LEARN MORE, GO TO OUR 
WEBSITE, THIRD HOUR TODAY.COM. 
>>> MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH 
AWARENESS MONTH. 
THIS MORNING OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL 
WINNER LORI HERNANDES IS 
SPEAKING OUT ON WHY THE MIND 
MATTERS. 
THIS IS HER FIRST TV INTERVIEW. 
LORI SAYS THAT ABUSE WAS ONE 
REASON SHE TOOK A BREAK FROM 
THE SPORT AFTER RIO. 
NOW SHE'S BACK. 
SHE JOINS US NOW. 
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
HOW ARE YOU? 
>> I AM DOING OKAY. 
I'M EAGER TO TALK TO ABOUT 
MENTAL HEALTH AND THIS NEW 
INITIATIVE YOU ARE HOSTING. 
LAST MONTH WAS A BIG DEAL. 
YOUR FORMER COACH WAS SUSPENDED 
FOR EIGHT YEARS, MAGGIE HAYNES. 
BY USA GYMNASTICS. 
YOU SAY IT WAS YEARS OF 
EMOTIONAL AND VERBAL ABUSE. 
INCLUDING BEING YELLED AT IN 
THE PARKING LOT. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE DID NOT REALIZE 
SOMETIMES SHE WAS MAKING YOU 
WORKOUT WHEN YOU WERE DEALING 
WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES. 
HOW DIFFICULT WAS THAT FOR YOU? 
ARE YOU SATISFIED ULTIMATELY 
WITH THE SUSPENSION? 
>> JUST THE FACT THE CASE IS 
OPEN AND OLYMPIC YEARS WAS 
PRETTY DIFFICULT. 
IT IS TOUGH IN GENERAL. 
I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO TALK 
ABOUT IT AND GET OUR STORY OUT 
AND MAKE SURE IT WAS HEARD. 
IT WASN'T JUST ME IT WAS OTHER 
GIRLS AS WELL. 
WE WERE ABLE TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT 
IT. 
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. 
THOSE WERE BIG'S STEPS FOR 
GYMNASTS. 
TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE RIGHT 
THING AND MAKE PEOPLE KNOW THAT 
TREATMENT ISN'T OKAY. 
IT IS NOT OKAY. 
>> YOU AND YOUR MOTHER FINALLY 
FILED A COMPLAINT WITH USA 
GYMNASTICS AND 2016. 
DO YOU THINK USA GYMNASTICS 
WAITED TOO LONG TO LAUNCH AN 
INVESTIGATION? 
>> YES. 
WE HAD SENT IN A TYPE OF REPORT 
IN 2016. 
WHEN I FIRST TOLD MY MOM ABOUT 
EVERYTHING THAT HAD HAPPENED. 
THE CASE IS OPEN LATE 2019 
EARLY 2020. 
ALL THAT TIME IT COULD HAVE 
PREVENTED A LOT OF ATHLETES 
FROM HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE 
SAME THING I WENT THROUGH. 
>> SHE PLANS TO APPEAL THE 
DECISION. 
SHE SAYS HER COACHING 
TECHNIQUES WERE WELL INTENDED 
AND MEANT SPECIFICALLY LINKED 
TO LEAD HER TO HER PERSONAL 
GOAL OF ACHIEVING OLYMPIC GOLD. 
IF MY STYLE OF COACHING HAS 
RESULTED TO ANY HARM TO ANY 
GYMNAST THAT IS BEEN A PART OF 
MY TEAM I'M TRULY SORRY. 
USA GYMNASTICS RESPONDED WE 
VOWED TO DO BETTER AND TO 
RESPOND MORE AND PREPACK 
EMPATHETIC. 
LET'S LOOK FORWARD NOW AND TALK 
ABOUT THIS SPECIAL EVENT. 
YOU SAY YOU HAVE DEALT WITH 
DEPRESSION AND AN EATING 
DISORDER. 
YOU WILL USE THAT AND HELP 
OTHER PEOPLE. 
YOU WILL CHANNEL YOUR 
EXPERIENCE AND HELP OTHER 
TEENAGERS WITH AN EVENT. 
IT'S CALLED STRONGER THAN YOU 
THINK. 
I LOVE THAT TITLE. 
TELL US ABOUT IT. 
>> STRONGER THAN YOU THINK IS 
AN EDUCATIONAL AND EXCITING 
PROGRAM FOR TEENAGERS AND UP. 
WE CAN INTERVIEW CELEBRITIES. 
AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 
THEMSELVES. 
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT 
KIND OF PRESENTATION. 
ESPECIALLY WITH PEOPLE YOU LOOK 
UP TO. 
THEIR LIVES WILL BE DONE MAY 27 
THROUGH THE 29th. 
THAT WILL BE 2-7 P.M. 
WILL BE STREAMING ON MULTIPLE 
PLATFORMS. 
ON TIKTOK YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK 
AND INSTAGRAM. 
PEOPLE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT. 
WE HAVE ACCESS TO LARGE 
NONPROFITS. 
BOTH ARE A BIG STEP IN MAKING 
SURE THAT WE GET THE 
REPRESENTATION. 
ALL THE HELP AND THE VOICES AND 
ALL THE ACTION WE NEED TO MAKE 
SURE EVERYBODY IS STAYING 
MENTALLY SAFE DURING COVID. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
YOU TOOK SOME TIME. 
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE 
LOOKING UP TO YOU. 
ARE YOU BACK IN THE GYM NOW 
WITH NEW COACHES AND TRAINING? 
HOW IS YOUR TRAINING GOING? 
>> BEFORE WE HAD TO GO HOME AND 
STAY HOME. 
TRAINING WAS GOING WELL. 
AT THE SAME TIME EVERY ATHLETE, 
WE CAN ALL AGREE THE WORLD 
COMES FIRST. 
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
EVERYONE COMES FIRST BEFORE 
ANYTHING ELSE. 
IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION. 
THE BEST PART OF GYMNASTICS IS 
GETTING THESE BIG SCALES AND 
BEING ABLE TO PIECE THEM 
TOGETHER TO SHOW IT OFF. 
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT 
TOO. 
YOU ARE SUCH A DELIGHT. 
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY AT HOME. 
>> TODAY IT'S TIME, IT IS A 
MONDAY. 
LET'S START OFF WITH AND 
INSTAGRAM USER. 
WHAT IS SOMETHING WE ALL MISS 
ABOUT BEING IN THE STUDIO 
TOGETHER? 
>> FOLKS, ON AN AVERAGE DAY 
MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE IN THEIR. 
NOW WHEN YOU GO IN THERE ARE 
SIX PEOPLE IN THE STUDIO EVERY 
DAY. 
>> IS THIS SOMEONE YOU DON'T 
LIKE? 
>> WHAT DO YOU MISS? 
>> I DO NOT THINK I WOULD HAVE 
EVER SAID THIS BEFORE. 
CHANEL AND I JOKE AROUND HOW WE 
SHARE THIS SMALL CLOSET SPACE. 
ALL OF OUR STUFF IS ON TOP OF 
EACH OTHER. 
I WOULD KILL RIGHT NOW TO GO TO 
A LITTLE DRESSING ROOM. 
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE HAVE LEFT 
IN THEIR. 
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. 
I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO HAVE 
SOME SESSIONS. 
CHANEL YOU ARE MISSING OUT ON 
THAT. 
>> I AM WITH YOU GUYS. 
I CAN TEXT YOU GUYS. 
THERE ARE SO MANY FACES WE HAVE 
SEEN DAY IN AND DAY OUT. 
JUST THAT KIND OF FELLOWSHIP. 
>> I MISS THE COMMERCIAL BREAK 
OF THE SHOW. 
CRAIG AND I SEE EACH OTHER IN 
THE MORNING BEFORE THE SHOW. 
WE DO NOT GET TO SEE YOU GUYS 
UNTIL THE SHOW JUST ABOUT 
STARTS. 
IN THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS, 
SOMETHING CRAZY. 
I MISS THOSE MOMENTS. 
I LOVE YOU GUYS. 
IT IS LIKE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE 
FORGET WE ARE ON TV. 
OUR QUESTION TO YOU IS WHEN 
RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED, WHAT 
IS THE ONE THING YOU LEARNED 
DURING QUARANTINED THAT YOU 
WILL CONTINUE? 
>> TO KEEP THINGS IN 
PERSPECTIVE. 
WE MENTIONED HOW WE MISSED THE 
FELLOWSHIP OF PEOPLE. 
WHETHER YOU ARE HOME OR YOU ARE 
AT WORK, NOW WE REALIZE IT DID 
NOT MATTER. 
YOU CAN STILL FOCUS ON THE GOOD 
THINGS. 
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER TO 
KEEP THE PERSPECTIVE. 
>> I THINK I WANT TO KEEP UP 
THE ZOOM CALLS. 
I HAVE TALKED TO MY FAMILY MORE 
THAN I HAVE EVER TALKED TO THEM 
BEFORE. 
WE HAVE MADE A PACT TO CALL 
EACH OTHER EVERY WEEKEND. 
I TALKED TO MY DAD EVERY OTHER 
DAY. 
I LIKE THE COMMUNICATION WITH 
MY FAMILY. 
I HAVE NEVER TALKED TO THEM 
THIS MUCH BEFORE. 
>> ROBIN WANTS TO KNOW HOW ARE 
YOU STAYING MOTIVATED AND 
INSPIRED AND POSITIVE DURING 
THIS TIME? 
FOR ME, WE TALK ABOUT HOW THIS 
IS A CHAPTER IN THE STORY. 
ONCE THIS CHAPTER IS WRITTEN I 
TOTALLY AGREE WE ARE GOING TO 
BE BETTER OFF COLLECTIVELY. 
ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS. 
>> I AGREE. 
>> WE JUST GOT A MESSAGE. 
>> THAT WAS VERY SMOOTH CHANEL. 
THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
JUST PULLING THE CURTAIN ASIDE. 
>> YOU IGNORED THEM. 
NOW IS THE TIME CHANEL ACTUALLY 
DECIDED TO TAKE A TIME QUEUE. 
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. 
I HOPE THAT IS ONE THING YOU 
CONTINUE WHEN WE COME BACK. 
>> ALMOST ALL 50 STATES ARE 
PARTIALLY REOPENED. 
FROM RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL TO 
CHURCHES AND CASINOS. 
THE ONLY REMAINING HOLDOUT, 
MASSACHUSETTS STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER EXPIRES TODAY WELL 
CONNECTICUT'S LAST THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY. 
THE NATION'S HEALTH SECRETARY 
SIGNALING EARLY SIGNS ARE 
PROMISING. 
>> WE ARE NOT SEEING SPIKES IN 
CASES. 
WE SEE SPIKES IN SOME AREAS 
THAT ARE CLOSED. 
IN THE LOCALIZED SITUATION. 
>> COLORADO AND GEORGIA HAVE 
NOT SEEN DRAMATIC JUMPS, TEXAS 
RECORDED ITS SINGLE HIGHEST 
BIKE ON SATURDAY IN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES. 
MORE THAN 2700. 
GYMS AND OFFICES IN THE LONE 
STAR STATE COME BACK TODAY. 
ANDREW CUOMO GETTING TESTED FOR 
COVID-19 ON LIVE TV. 
BUT CONTINUING TO PLEAD WITH 
PEOPLE TO BE SAFE. 
THE WARM WEEKEND WEATHER 
ALLOWING NEW YORKERS TO GET 
OUTSIDE. 
PARKS AND BEACHES PACKED. 
>> I PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE AS MUCH 
AS POSSIBLE. 
>> VISITORS FLOCKING TO 
BEACHES. 
IN NEW JERSEY A TEST RUN BEFORE 
MEMORIAL DAY. 
SOUTH CAROLINIANS SANDWICHED ON 
THIS STRETCH NEAR MYRTLE BEACH. 
>> THE FIRST WEEK AND BEACHES 
REOPENED IN L.A. 
COUNTY. 
NOT STOPPING WAVES OF PEOPLE 
FROM CROWDING THE WATER. 
FARTHER NORTH IN THE BAY AREA A 
BEWILDERING SEEN IN SAN 
FRANCISCO ON FRIDAY. 
RESIDENTS OF THE ALWAYS SOCIAL 
MARINA NEIGHBORHOOD PRACTICING 
VIRTUALLY NOTE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING OUTSIDE OF THIS WINE 
BAR. 
>> PEOPLE WERE SO CLUTTERED 
TOGETHER. 
I'M LIKE OH GOD NO. 
I WAS VERY UPSET. 
>> ALSO A WARNING FROM BUTTE 
COUNTY A FEW HOURS AWAY FROM 
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 
AFTER A CHURCHGOER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS 
EXPOSING 180 PEOPLE. 
AND IGNORING WARNINGS ON LARGE 
SOCIAL GATHERINGS. 
IN FLORIDA, ECONOMIC FUEL FOR 
SOUTH FLORIDA. 
THE GOVERNOR IS A IS 
CONSIDERING EASING THE BAN ON 
VACATION RENTALS BUT NOT FOR 
EVERYONE. 
>> IF YOU TELL ME YOU ARE 
RENTING THEM OUT TO PEOPLE FROM 
NEW YORK CITY I'M PROBABLY NOT 
GOING TO APPROVE THAT. 
>> THE BIGGEST ATTRACTION IN 
MIAMI BEACH IN SOUTH FLORIDA IN 
GENERAL, THE BEACHES, NO 
INDICATION AS TO WINDOWS MAYBE 
COMING BACK ONLINE. 
AND NEARBY PALM BEACH COUNTY 
THOSE BEACHES REOPENED TODAY. 
SAVANNA BACK TO YOU. 
>>> FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN 
JEROME POWELL SHOWING OPTIMISM 
ON CBS'S 60 MINUTES SUNDAY. 
WHEN ASKED ABOUT A GRIM NUMBER, 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE POSSIBLY 
HITTING 25%. 
>> 25% IS THE ESTIMATED HEIGHT 
OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT DURING THE 
GREAT DEPRESSION. 
DO YOU THINK HISTORY WILL LOOK 
BACK ON THIS TIME AND CALL THIS 
THE SECOND GREAT DEPRESSION? 
>> NO I DO NOT. 
WE HAD A HEALTHY ECONOMY TWO 
MONTHS AGO. 
OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS STRONG. 
>> THAT STRENGTH:I WOULD SAY WE 
WILL NOT GET BACK TO WHERE WE 
WERE QUICKLY. 
NOT BY THE END OF THE YEAR. 
>> Reporter: THOSE COMMENTS COME
AMID A BITTER BACK AND FORTH 
BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS 
PREDECESSOR. 
WITH THE PRESIDENT TAKING 
DIRECT AIM AT FORMER PRESIDENT 
BARACK OBAMA. 
MR. TRUMP RETURNS FROM CAMP 
DAVID ON SUNDAY. 
THE PRESIDENT WAS RESPONDING 
AFTER MR. OBAMA USED A VIRTUAL 
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO 
CRITICIZE THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. 
ALTHOUGH, NOT MENTIONING MR. 
TRUMP BY NAME. 
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING THE 
PANDEMIC HAS FINALLY TORN BACK 
THE CURTAIN ON THE IDEA THAT SO 
MANY OF THE FOLKS IN CHARGE 
KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. 
A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT 
PRETENDING TO BE IN CHARGE. 
>> OBAMA'S COMMENTS MARK'S 
DIRECT REVIEW OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> ALL THOSE ADULTS WHO WERE IN 
CHARGE AND KNEW WHAT THEY WERE 
DOING, TURNS OUT THEY DO NOT 
HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERS. 
A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT EVEN 
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. 
>> SHARP WORDS COMING ONE WEEK 
AFTER MR. OBAMA PRIVATELY 
CRITICIZED HIS SUCCESSORS 
HANDLING OF THE PANDEMIC. 
DEEMING IT AN ABSOLUTE CHAOTIC 
DISASTER. 
DURING A PHONE CALL WITH FORMER 
STAFFERS FROM HIS A 
MINISTRATION. 
>> IMPORTANT CONTEXT TO ALL OF 
THE SAVANNA. 
THE CRITICISM COMES AFTER HE 
FORMALLY ENDORSED JOE BIDEN. 
A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME AS THE 
PRESIDENTIAL RACE STARTS TO 
RAMP UP AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF 
ALL OF THIS. 
>> ANOTHER ITEM IN THE NEWS, 
THE PRESIDENT FIRING THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
TELLS MORE ABOUT THAT. 
>> DEMOCRATS SAYING THEY ARE 
PLANNING TO INVESTIGATE THAT 
FIRING OF STEVE CLINIC AFTER 
SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO 
RECOMMENDED THE PRESIDENT 
DISMISSED HIM. 
ACCORDING TO A DEMOCRATIC, HE 
WAS LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS 
THAT POMPEO IMPROPERLY USED A 
POLITICAL APPOINTEE TO PERFORM 
PERSONAL TASKS FOR HIM AND HIS 
WIFE. 
HE WAS ASKED TO WALK THEIR DOG 
AND PICK UP DRY CLEANING AND 
EVEN MAKE DINNER RESERVATIONS. 
NANCY PELOSI SAID WHILE THE 
PRESIDENT DOES HAVE THE RIGHT 
TO FIRE ANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IF 
THEY HAVE RETALIATION IT COULD 
BE A LIFE FULL. 
>>> THIS IS A STUNNING MOMENT 
OF SYMBOLISM. 
CHINA'S PRESIDENT SPEAKING TO 
THE ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 
THE CHINESE MAKING THE SURPRISE 
ANNOUNCEMENT HE WOULD SPEAK IN 
THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS 
MORNING. 
INSISTING THAT CHINA HAS BEEN 
OPEN AND TRANSPIRING OVER THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOT SCHEDULED 
TO SPEAK AT THE EVENT. 
AND HAS THREATENED TO WITHDRAW 
FUNDING. 
AND OFFICIAL TELLING NBC NEWS 
WORLD LEADERS HAVE BEEN INVITED 
TO JOIN BY VIDEO. 
MANY ARE TAKING PART. 
NOT ALL WERE AVAILABLE AND 
EXCEPTED. 
116 COUNTRIES BACKING A 
RESERVATION FOR INDEPENDENT 
INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
AUSTRALIA INSISTING THE INQUIRY 
SHOULD FOCUS ON CHINA. 
MANY OF OUR LEADERS CALLING FOR 
UNITY THIS MORNING. 
THIS EVENT IS SET TO 
DEMONSTRATE THE GLOBAL 
DIVISIONS THAT ARE STILL THERE.
,
ARE MAKING A COMEBACK.
THIS MORNING THE RACE IS ON TO 
BRING BACK SPORTS.
NASCAR SETTING THE PACE, PULLING
OFF ITS FIRST COVID RETURN 
SUNDAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 
>> I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING 
TO BE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT, THEN 
>> DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE 
THAT MUCH DIFFERENT WHEN WE WON 
THE RACE HERE. 
WE MISS THE FANS. 
>> Reporter: NO FANS IN THE 
STANDS BUT ON TV, MILLIONS 
WATCH A DRIVERS MASK UP, PITS 
CREWS SLIGHTLY SMALLER, IT IS 
DIFFERENT BUT WELCOME. 
>> IT IS TOUGH TO BE CLOSE AND 
YET NOT BE ABLE TO GO IN? 
>> NOT REALLY, I THINK THEY'RE 
DOING THE RIGHT THING BY NOT 
ALLOWING US TO GO IN. 
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE FEW 
FANS WHO DECIDED TO DRIVE DOWN 
ANYWAY BECAUSE IT WAS A 
TRADITION. 
>> IF WE CANNOT SEE IT INSIDE, 
WE WILL WATCH IT ON TV AND HEAR 
IT AND SMELL MEIT. 
THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE. 
>> Reporter: PRO GOLF IS BACK 
AS WELL. 
IN FLORIDA, A CHARITY BRINGING 
UP SPORTS BECAUSE NAME WAS 
TEAMS WHAT'S ON HOLD, ALL EYES 
NOW GO TO GERMANY, THE SOCCER 
LEAGUE IS BACK ON THE PITCH. 
NO HANDSHAKES OR EVEN GROUP 
CELEBRATIONS. 
THOSE SAME RULES COULD SOON 
SHOW UP HERE. 
NBC NEWS CONFIRMING DRAFT 
PROPOSAL FOR MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL, DRAFTING AND TESTING 
ALL PLAYERS, COACHES AND 
UMPIRES. 
SOCIAL DISTANCING EVEN IN THE 
DUGOUT. 
AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS OR TOBACCO 
ARE GONE. 
SPITTING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
THE NFL, NOT FAR BEHIND. AC
THIS FACILITIES REOPEN 
TOMORROW, AS LONG AS TASTATE AN 
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALLOW IT. 
BACK IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE 
DRIVERS ARE GOING FULL THROTTLE
. A WELCOME SIGN FOR THE REST 
OF THE SPORTS WORLD AND THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> WE WILL GET BACK THERE. EK
>> FANS HAVE A NONSTOP RAISING 
WEEK AHEAD, THEY WILL WILL BE 
BACK TOMORROW BEFORE HEADED 
DOWN TO CHARLOTTE MOTOR 
SPEEDWAY NEXT WEEK. 
THE FULL SEASON IS OFFICIALLY 
BACK ON TRACK. 
>> ALL RIGHT, BABY STEPS. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
LATE LAST WEEK AND NOW LET'S 
TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS THE LATEST 
ON ARTHUR, A TROPICAL STORM. 
135 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF 
CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA. 
45 MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS. 
MOVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. 
WILL MOST LIKELY SCORE TO THE 
COAST IN THE OUTER BANKS. 
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS UP, 
JUST MOVE JUST PAST BUT YOU 
STILL SEE CAPE HATTERAS WITHIN 
THE CONUS UNCERTAINTY. 
BY WEDNESDAY IT ANIS OUT THERE. 
IT IS GOING TO HAVE HIM PATS UP 
AND DOWN THE EAST COAST FROM 
JOHNSON BEACH ALL OATHE WAY TO 
OCEAN CITY. 
RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE 
RIGHT ON INTO SUTHE MIDWEEK. TH 
IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT 
ON  WTHE WEATHER FOR THE EASTER 
HALF OF THE COUNTRY AS IT IS 
GOING TO SLOW UP ANOTHER SYSTEM 
THAT IS GOING TO CAUSE BIG 
RAIN. 
WE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT IN 
THE NEXT 
HALF HOUR. 
>>> AT THE MASSIVE FORD PLANT 
IN MICHIGAN, A NEW NORMAL. 
>> I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER 
EMPLOYEES TO MOVE INTO THE 
PLANT SO WE ARE SOCIAL SEE 
SEPARATED. 0
>> EIGHT STAFF -- THE SIZE OF 
30 FOOTBALL FIELDS NOW JUST ONE 
WAY IN. 
EVERYONE WHO ENTERS MUST WEAR A 
FACE MASK AND BE CLEARED BY 
THIS DEVICE. 
>> THIS CAMERA GIVES YOU A REAL-
TIME READING OF YOUR  R
TEMPERATURE. 
I AM GOOD TO GO, THANK YOU. 
>> THIS IS ONE OF FORD'S TOP 
ENGINEERS. 
HE IS ALSO ONE OF THE LEADERS 
OF THE RESTART. 
HE SHOWED US SOME OF THE 
PROTOCOLS, PART OF THE 
AUTOMAKER 64 PAGE LABEL GETTING 
BACK OOTO WORK. 
ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT YOU CAN 
KEEP ALL 59,000 PEOPLE YOU ARE 
BRINGING BACK TO WORK SAFE? 
>> I SURE  AM IN FACT, WHAT I 
KNOW IS WE ARE READY. 
>> THE FORD CEO OVER THE WEEKEND
GIVING TESTING TO ANY EMPLOYEE 
WHO SHOWS SYMPTOMS OF THE VIRUS.
WE KNOW THERE IS A TERRIBLE 
PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T 
HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS BUT ARE 
CARRIERS. 
>> I HAD ONE OF MY PEERS WHO 
RUNS A VERY LARGE COMPANY SAY 
THAT DR. FAUCI, SHOULD I TEST 
EVERY EMPLOYEE EVERY DAY? 
HE SAID THAT IS NOT PRACTICAL. 
THE ONLY REASON THAT ALL OF US 
ARE NOT BEING TESTED EVERY DAY 
IS THAT THERE IS NOT THE SYSTEM 
TO DO THAT YET. 
I WOULD BE ALL IN. 
IN FACT, I TRIED TO SEE IF WE 
COULD GET THE EQUIPMENT TRY TO 
WAY. 
>> Reporter: HE IS THE 
PUBLISHER OF AUTOMOTIVE NEWS. 
HE SAYS AUTOMAKERS NEED TO START
. 
>> IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. 
TWO MONTHS, THE INDUSTRY REALLY 
HAS A HANDBRAKE HOLD ON 
ACCELERATION AND WHEN DOES IT 
STOP. 
>> TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS TO THE 
AUTO INDUSTRY IF THEY CANNOT 
GET BACK Y TO WORK. 
>> WHAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO 
SEE IS DRAMATIC LOSSES. 
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THAT 
COMPANIES CAN SUSTAIN 
THEMSELVES IF THEY ARE NOT 
PRODUCING VEHICLES ON A DAILY 
BASIS. 
>> ANOTHER ONE OF THE 
TECHNOLOGIES THIS EVENING. 
>> S
>> Reporter: A WATCH THAT 
VIBRATES WHEN EMPLOYEES GET TOO 
CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. 
HE SAYS THE LAST COUPLE OF 
MONTHS IT IS -- TO OPEN SAFELY. 
VOLUNTEERED WEEKS AGO TO COME 
BACK AND MAKE VENTILATORS. 
ALMOST 10 WEEKS, NO ONE CAME 
DOWN WITH A VIRUS WORKING WITH 
EACH OTHER. 
BUT, WE HAD EXPERIENCE IN 
EUROPE AND NOW IN THAILAND AND 
OF COURSE ALREADY IN CHINA. WE 
HAVE NOT HAD ONE INSTANCE WHERE 
THE FACTORY HAD A VIRUS. 
IF WE TAKE THESE STEPS, WE CAN 
KEEP THE PLACE SAFE. 
>> YOU WERE QUOTED BY YAHOO 
FINANCE SAYING IF WE KEEP THE 
ECONOMY TURNED OFF WE ARE GOING 
TO HAVE A FATE WORSE THAN SOME 
OF THE THINGS THAT THE VIRUS IS 
CAUSING. 
NEARLY 90,000 AMERICANS ARE DEAD
. WHAT, PRECISELY DID YOU MEAN? 
>> EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS 
STAND WITHOUT ARGUMENT. 
90,000 DEATHS IS A PURE TRAGEDY 
AND 36 MILLION PEOPLE WITHOUT 
UNEMPLOYMENT IS TRAGIC. 
SO, YOU CANNOT SOLVE THE 
PARADOX BY SAYING ONE IS MORE 
IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER. 
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY A 
PATH FORWARD. 
>> Reporter: WHAT WILL IT TAKE 
TO GET THERE? 
>> OPTIMISM THAT WE CAN GET 
THROUGH THIS AND WE WILL WIN ON 
THE OTHER SIDE. 
>> Reporter: LATE LAST NIGHT, 
THE WHITE HOUSE SAID THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL BE 
VISITING THE VERY PLANT THAT WE 
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN 
AND TAKE A LOOK AT. 
>> DOCTORS WORLDWIDE NOW ON 
ALERT WITH SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN 
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO 
19. 
THEY INCLUDE ABDOMINAL PAIN OR 
DIARRHEA. 
FEVER THAT LAST  TTHREE DAYS OR 
LONGER, RASH OR INFLAMMATION, 
AND TOXIC SHOCK. 
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
WARNING DOCTORS TO BE ON THE 
LOOKOUT FOR MULTISYSTEM 
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME. 
9-YEAR-OLD BOBBY DEAN WAS 
HOSPITALIZED TWO WEEKS AGO 
AFTER COMPLAINING OF STOMACH 
PAIN. 
>> IT WAS SCARY AT FIRST. 
>> HE HAD A FEVER, EXTREME 
ABDOMINAL PAIN, CHAPPED LIPS, A 
RASH AROUND HIS LIPS AND ON HIS 
ANKLES. 
HE HAD RED EYES, NAUSEA, 
VOMITING, DIARRHEA. 
>> WHEN BOBBY WAS ADMITTED TO 
THE HOSPITAL, HIS HEART WAS 
RACING. 
>> Reporter: HE HAD  EA REALLY 
ELEVATED HEART RATE AND LOWERED 
BLOOD PRESSURE, IT ALL GAVE US 
SIGNALS THAT COTHIS WAS NOT 
ADDING UP. 
AND REAL-TIME HE STARTED 
LEARNING ABOUT THIS DISEASE. 
>> Reporter: BOBBY HAD BEEN 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS THROUGH 
HIS MOTHER AND AUNT, BOTH HAVE 
MILD SYMPTOMS. 
SOME DOCTORS THEORIZING IT IS 
CAUSED BY AN OVERREACTION IN 
YOUNG PATIENTS IMMUNE SYSTEM, 
CAUSING ADDITIONAL 
COMPLICATIONS. 
>> THE REPORTS ARE DEEPLY 
CONCERNING, THERE APPEARS TO BE 
A POST VIRAL SYNDROME UP 
ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIRUS. 
>> WHILE THE CASES ARE RARE, 
THE SYNDROME CAN BE DEADLY. 
AT LEAST THREE CHILDREN HAVE 
DIED IN THE U.S. MORE THAN 130 
CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR
, AT LEAST 19 STATES AND 
WASHINGTON, D.C., WITH ANOTHER 
230 CASES ACROSS EUROPE. 
SO FAR, MOST OF THE U.S. CASES 
INCLUDING BOBBIES, HAVE BEEN IN 
THE NEW YORK REGION WHERE THE 
CORONAVIRUS SPIKED IN LATE 
MARCH. 
NOW THAT BOBBY HAS RECOVERED, 
HIS MOTHER IS KEEPING A CLOSE 
WATCH ON HER OTHER TWO 
CHILDREN. 
>> JUST A WAITING GAME, HOPING 
THAT THEY DON'T GET THE 
SYNDROME AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY 
ARE YOUNGER AND I AM NOT SURE, I
DON'T THINK THEY COULD GET IT. 
>> Reporter: A NEW SYMPTOM OF 
FOR YOUNG PATIENTS. 
AND FOR DOCTORS AROUND THE 
WORLD, BATTLING CORONAVIRUS ON 
ANOTHER FRONT. 
DOCTORS IN THE U.S. WATCHING 
CLOSELY TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN 
EUROPE BECAUSE THEY NGARE AHEAD 
OF US ON THE CORONAVIRUS CURVE. 
ONE THING THEY ARE TRYING TO 
UNDERSTAND IS WHY CHILDREN IN 
ASIA DON'T APPEAR TO BE HAVING 
THE SAME RESPONSE, THAT COULD 
GIVE THEM A BIG CLUE INTO WHAT 
IS HAPPENING HERE. 
>>> SOME BREAKING NEWS THIS 
MORNING ON THE RCSEARCH FOR A 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. 
THE RESULTS OF ONE SMALL TSSTUD 
ON HUMANS ARE NOW IN, AND THEY 
APPEAR TO BE ENCOURAGING DR. 
JOHN TORRES JOINS US WITH MORE 
ON THAT. 
I LOVE WHEN I SEE THE WORD 
ENCOURAGING IN A SCRIPT. 
JUST TELL US WHAT WE CAN EXPECT 
WITH THIS. 
>> Reporter: THIS IS VERY 
ENCOURAGING, A COMPANY CALLED 
MAGANA IN THE SPRING FOR THE 
VACCINE, THEY TAKEN A LITTLE 
BIT OF THE LEAD HERE. 
IN THE PHASE 1 TRIAL, THEY 
FOUND OUT  FOR SOME OF THE 
PARTICIPANTS THEY ACTUALLY 
ENDED UP ZERO COMFORTING. 
THEY BASICALLY FOUND OUT THAT 
BECAUSE OF THE VACCINE, THEY 
HAD ANTIBODIES. 
THE GOOD PART IS THE ANTIBODIES 
ARE NEUTRALIZING AND WILL TAKE 
CARE OF CORONAVIRUS. THEY FOUND 
OUT THAT THEY ARE GETTING 
LEVELED TO THE EQUIVALENT THAT 
PEOPLE RECOVER FROM CORONAVIRUS 
NOW WE THINK HAS IMMUNITY TO 
IT. 
ON A SIDE NOTE THEY DID AN 
EARLIER STUDY OF MICE WITH THEY 
USE THE SAME VACCINE AND FOUND 
OUT THE MICE ACTUALLY WERE ABLE 
TO NOT GET THE CORONAVIRUS ON 
THE INFECTED IT WITH THEM 
PURPOSELY PICK 
>> THIS IS VERY ENCOURAGING. 
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHEN 
THEY 
HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT THE 
VACCINE, IF THERE IS A EUREKA 
MOMENT LIKE WE HAVE A VACCINE, 
LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUT IT OUT 
THERE. 
HOW THIS WORKS IS 
IT? 
>> Reporter: EXACTLY. 
THIS IS GOOD NEWS, BECAUSE WE 
ARE GETTING STEPS FORWARD IN 
THE VACCINE PROCESS. 
THEY HAVE TWO MORE PHASES TO GO 
THROUGH, PHASE 2, WHICH IS 
ABOUT 600 PEOPLE, THEN  THEY DO 
THE BIG  WPHASE 3, THEY THINK 
THEY WILL START THAT IN JULY 
THAT WILL GIVE US A LOT OF 
ANSWERS. 
THEN WE GET  THE VACCINE, 
KEEPING FINGERS CROSSED. 
>> LASTLY, IF THE PHASES GO 
PROPERLY, WHEN DOES THAT MEAN A 
VACCINE MAY COME? 
>> THEY'RE GOING TO START PHASE 
3 IN JULY, THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE 
HOPING. 
IT DEPENDS ON HOW PHASE 3 PANS 
OUT. 
THAT USUALLY TAKES MONTHS OR 
YEARS. 
IN THIS CASE THE HOPE MONTHS. 
I THINK 12 TO 18 MONTHS IS 
PROBABLY SOMETHING PRETTY 
EXPECTED, TALKING SOMETIME 
AFTER THE NEW YEAR IS WHEN WE 
WILL GET IT, MAYBE BEFORE IF 
THINGS FALL INTO PLACE REALLY 
WELL. 
>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR THAT 
NOTE. 
>>> THIS MORNING, A SIMPLE 
ESPRESSO NEVER TASTED RESO GOOD 
WAKING UP AND SMELLING THE 
COFFEE IN CAFES, RESTAURANTS, 
BARS. 
NOW OPEN AFTER THE LONGEST 
NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN IN THE WORLD
, NEARLY 3 MONTHS. 
NONE OF THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO 
HAPPEN UNTIL JUNE 1st, BECAUSE 
OF LOWER CASE NUMBERS AND FEWER 
DEATHS, ITALY IS ACCELERATING 
REOPENING IN SOME REGIONS. 
IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE 
TOURISTS RETURN AND LOCALS 
ENJOY CITIES WITHOUT CROWDS FOR 
THE FIRST TIME IN AGES. 
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED 
HERE? 
>> I'VE BEEN IN VENICE FOR 31 
YEARS. 
>> HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE CITY 
LIKE THIS? 
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT, NOBODY 
WANTED THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT YOU 
HAVE TO THINK IN THE LONG RUN, 
VENICE HAD TO START RETHINKING 
ITSELF, NOW WE HAVE BEEN FORCED 
TO DO IT TALK, TO THINK ABOUT 
AN ECONOMY NOT BASED ON 
TOURISM. 
>> Reporter: THERE ARE STRICT 
SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES IN 
PLACE FOR MASS. 
INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE FAMOUS 
GALLERIA ART MUSEUM, WAITING A 
FEW WEEKS BEFORE REOPENING. NG
>> WE HAVE TO CHANGE ALL THE 
RULES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WILL 
BE OPEN ON SAFETY AND SECURITY. 
THAT IS WHY WE NEED SOME TIME 
TO PREPARE. 
>> Reporter: VENICE MEASURES 
TIME DIFFERENTLY, THE CITY IS 
TIMELESS. 
>> THE LAST TIME THEY CLOSED THE
WORLD-FAMOUS HARRY'S BAR FOR 
THIS LONG WAS DURING WORLD WAR 
II. 
>> IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN 
MANY YEARS WE WERE ABLE TO SEE 
VENICE LIKE THIS, YOU 
UNDERSTAND. 
>> Reporter: WE HELP THIS 
ANCIENT CITY PANEL ON. 
>> IT IS A RELIEF, IT IS. 
HE FEELS GOOD AND IT MAKES ME 
EVEN MORE SURE THAT THE FUTURE 
IS NOT TOO FAR TO SEE IT LIKE 
THAT, IT WILL BE BEAUTIFUL. 
>> SAVANNA, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE 
IT, WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 10 
WEEKS, AND WE ARE PSYCHED 
BECAUSE TONIGHT, THERE'S GOING 
TO BE THE FIRST NIGHT WE CAN 
ACTUALLY HAVE A DINNER IN AN 
ACTUAL RESTAURANT HERE IN 
ITALY. 
FOR ME, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO 
FINALLY GETTING MY HAIR CUT. 
.
FOR 20 MILLION KIDS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THIS YEAR S
>> FOR 20 MILLION KIDS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, THIS YOUR SUMMER 
CAMP IS A RITUAL AT RISK. 
HAPPY CAMPERS, NOW WONDERING 
WHETHER THEY WILL BE BUMPED UP 
OR HUNKERED DOWN. 
JULIA AND MIKE, PARENTS OF 4-
YEAR-OLD LILY AND 5-YEAR-OLD 
BLAKE SENT KIDS TO DAY CAMP IN 
NEW JERSEY LAST SUMMER. 
>> IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PART OF 
CHILDHOOD. 
>> Reporter: THIS YEAR THEY 
STRUGGLE WITH THE DECISION. 
>> WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT THAT WE 
HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION TODAY 
THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP 
THE KIDS SAFE AND COMPLY WITH 
GUIDELINES. 
>> CANCER FACING TOUGH CHOICES 
AS SUMMER APPROACHES. 
>> WE TALK ABOUT KEEPING TO 
SMALLER GROUPS. 
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE 
SCREENING THAT WILL BE UTILIZED 
AND HANDWASHING AND USE OF 
MASKS WHERE APPROPRIATE, AND 
DISINFECTION AND ALL OF THE 
THINGS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE 
NEED TO DO. 
>> SCOTT BRODY HAS A SIMPLE 
CANS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. 
>> I THINK EVERY CAMP IS GOING 
TO FIND A WAY TO TAKE CARE OF 
CAMPERS. 
THAT IS WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. 
WE ARE ABOUT COMMUNITY AND 
GROWTH AND LOVE AND SUPPORT. 
>>> JOINING US NOT EXCLUSIVELY, 
TOM ROSENBERG, CEO OF AMERICAN 
CAMP ASSOCIATION, AND PAUL 
McINTYRE, COO OF THE YMCA. 
GOOD MORNING. 
SO, LET ME START WITH YOU PAUL, 
THOUGH YMCA OPERATES THOUSANDS 
OF DAY CAMPS, OVERNIGHT CAMPS, 
DO YOU EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO 
OPEN CAMPS THIS SUMMER? 
>> WE WILL HAVE TO OPERATE 
AROUND THE COUNTRY, THOSE 
DECISIONS ARE MADE LOCALLY AND 
THIS IS GUIDED BY STATE AND 
LOCAL PARTIES, WE KNOW THE 
NUMBER OF OVERNIGHT CAMPS THAT 
HAVE DECIDED NOT TO, BUT ARE A 
LOT ARE STILL IN THE DECISION-
MAKING. 
WE THINK A LOT OF THE DAY CAMPS 
WILL OPERATE. 
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU TOM? 
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM YOUR 
MEMBERS ABOUT WHETHER THEY 
INTEND TO TRY TO OPEN, ASSUMING 
IT IS LEGAL IN THEIR STATE? 
>> I THINK THIS COULD BE A 
CONTINUUM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 
SOME CAMPS WILL OPEN AND HAVE 
IN PERSON CAMPS, SOME CAMPS 
WILL HAVE VIRTUAL CAMPING 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS WHO CAN. 
SOME CAMPS ARE GETTING TO OTHER 
CAMPS LIKE FAMILY CAMPS. 
THIS CAN BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT 
CHOICES, BUT NOT NECESSARILY 
LOOKING TYPICAL THIS SUMMER. 
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU, TOM 
AND PAUL FROM THE YMCA, 
RELEASED A VERY DETAILED SET OF 
GUIDELINES INTENDED FOR THE 
CAMP IF THEY OPEN, HOW THEY 
SHOULD RUN, WHAT THE BEST 
PRACTICES ARE. 
THE BOTTOM LINE FOR PARENTS, IS 
IT SAFE? 
HOW DO YOU MAKE SOMETHING LIKE 
CAMP, WHICH IS BY DEFINITION, 
KIDS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER 
HAVING A GREAT TIME, HOW DO YOU 
MAKE IT SAFE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC? 
>> THANKS FOR ASKING THE 
QUESTION, I THINK THAT GUIDANCE 
IS HELPFUL NEWS FOR PARENTS WHO 
ARE HOPING FOR THAT KIND OF 
APPARENT EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS. 
PARENTS CAN ACCEPT TO SEE 
SAFETY AS THE FIRST AND FOREMOST
CAMP, THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
CAMPERS IS PARAMOUNT, REALLY. 
AND WE KNOW, AS DIRECTORS, THAT 
WHEN A CHILD FEELS SAFE, THEY 
LEARN AND GROW EVEN MORE 
EFFECTIVELY. 
SO THIS YEAR, WE BASICALLY 
PIVOTED AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD 
TO ENGAGE IN ENVIRONMENTAL 
HEALTH AND CONSULTING FORMS WHO 
HAVE HELPED US CREATE AN 
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CALLED A 
FIELD GUIDE THAT IS CHOCK-FULL 
OF GUIDANCE AND EDUCATIONAL 
RESOURCES THAT HELP WITH THE 
GUIDANCE FROM DOZENS OF 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
>> HOW DO YOU SEE IT? 
DO YOU IMAGINE OR ENVISION THAT 
CAMPERS SHOULD BE WEARING 
MASKS? 
SHOULD THEY BETESTED AND 
SCREENED FOR TEMPERATURE? 
HOW MIGHT THIS LOOK? 
>> THOSE DETAILS ARE ALL 
COVERED IN GUIDELINES IN EACH 
CAMP, BASED ON OUR FACILITIES, 
AND BASED ON THEIR OPERATIONAL 
PROCEDURES, WE WILL DESIGN A 
SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE WAY TO 
OPEN SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO OPEN.
IT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT OF 
TESTING IS AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN 
CAMP SETTINGS, THAT WILL BE A 
BIG BENEFIT. WE WILL HAVE A LOT 
OF PROCEDURAL CHANGES MADE. 
THERE'S A LOT OF PARENTS THAT 
HAVE CHOICES WHETHER TO SEND 
THEIR KIDS TO CAMP OR NOT, BUT 
MANY OTHERS DON'T. 
CHILDCARE IS HUGE, BECAUSE YOU 
HAVE TO GO TO WORK. 
WE KNOW RESPONSIBILITY TO 
DESIGN IT SO THEY CAN BE AS 
SAFE AS POSSIBLE TO BE FUN AND 
BE OUTDOORS AND GET PARENTS TO 
GO TO WORK. 
>> HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A GOOD 
RESOURCE FOR CAMPS THAT THEY 
ARE TRYING TO MAKE THESE 
DIFFICULT DECISIONS. 
KIDS LOVE CAMP, BUT AS YOU 
MENTIONED, SO MANY PARENTS HAVE 
TO WORK AS WELL. 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS 
MORNING. 
>>> WE HAVEN'T EVEN HIT 
OFFICIALLY SUMMER YET, BUT 
ALREADY COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES ARE FACING REALLY 
TOUGH CHOICES ABOUT WHAT TO DO 
IN THE FALL. 
>> LAST WEEK, THE LARGEST 
PUBLIC COLLEGE IN THE COUNTRY 
WAS THE FIRST TO MAKE A 
DECISION. 
CAL STATE SAYS MOST CLASSES 
WILL REMAIN ONLINE IN THE FALL 
FOR NEARLY 500,000 STUDENTS. 
JOINING US NOW, THE CALIFORNIA 
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS 
CHANCELLOR, TIMOTHY WHITE. 
GOOD MORNING TO YOU, THANKS FOR 
YOUR TIME ON THIS MONDAY 
MORNING. 
SO IN THE FALL SEMESTER, IT IS 
GOING TO PROCEED VIRTUALLY. 
WHY MAKE THE DECISION NOW? 
WHY NOT WAIT UNTIL SUMMER? 
>> GOOD MORNING. WE ARE DOING 
IT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE SO 
CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND 
SAFETY, NOT ONLY OF OUR 
STUDENTS, BUT FACULTY AS WELL. 
BY ANNOUNCING THAT WE WILL HAVE 
PLANNING FOR VIRTUAL DELIVERY, 
IT ALSO GIVES STUDENTS AND 
FACULTY A CHANCE TO WORK TO BE 
FULLY PREPARED FOR A VERY 
ENGAGING SEMESTER FOR STUDENTS 
IN THE FALL. 
>> HOW WILL YOU REOPEN? 
HOW WILL YOU DECIDE WHEN IT IS 
SAFE TO RETURN TO A TRADITIONAL 
COLLEGE SETTING? 
>> IT WILL BE PROTOCOLS FROM 
PUBLIC HEALTH AMID OFFICIALS 
AND EPIDEMIOLOGISTS. 
YOU KNOW, IT WILL BE A SLOW 
RAMP BASED ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES
. WE ARE ACROSS AN 800 MILE 
SWATH OF CALIFORNIA FROM HUMBLE 
STATE IN THE NORTH TO SAN DIEGO 
STATE IN THE SOUTH. 
THERE'S REGIONAL VARIABILITY, 
THAT'S DRIVEN BY THE HEALTH AND 
SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE 
CAMPUS. 
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DORMS 
ARE GOING TO BE OPEN NOW, IS 
THAT RIGHT? 
IF THAT IS THE CASE, WHAT SORT 
OF RESTRICTIONS ARE YOU GOING 
TO HAVE IN PLACE AND WHY KEEP 
THE DOORS OPEN? 
>> FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT IS A 
SAFE BASE FOR THEM TO BE, 
RATHER THAN MEETING IN A SMALL 
CRAMPED APARTMENT OR LIVING 
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT DON'T LEND 
ITSELF TO LEARNING. 
YOU ARE RIGHT, INSTEAD OF THREE 
OR FOUR STUDENTS IN A RESIDENCE 
HALL ROOM, AND MAYBE ONE. 
A BIGGER ONE MAY HAVE TWO, AS 
LONG AS WE CAN SPACE THEM OUT 
AND MAKE SOME SPACE IN THE 
ROOMS. 
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF 
DIFFERENCES ON THE CAMPUSES IN 
THE FALL. 
SOME LABORATORY CLASSES THAT 
CANNOT BE DONE THROUGH VIRTUAL 
MEANS INSTEAD OF HAVING 20 IN 
THE LAB, THERE MAY BE FIVE. 
>> SO, HOW DOES THIS DECISION 
EFFECT TUITION AT CAL STATE? 
>> TUITION PAYS A PORTION OF 
OUR EDUCATIONAL COSTS, THE 
STATE OF CALIFORNIA PAYS THE 
OTHER PORTION. 
WE ARE EMPLOYING ALL OF OUR 
FACULTY AND STAFF, SO THE COST 
STRUCTURE IS NOT GOING DOWN. 
IN FACT IT IS GOING UP BECAUSE 
OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE AND 
SO FORTH. 
TUITION AND MANDATORY FEES WILL 
STAY CONSTANT, THEY WANT TO 
DELIVER THE EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT.
>> WHAT YOU SEE TO THE COLLEGE 
STUDENTS WHOSE WHO ARE LOOKING 
FOR THE TRADITIONAL COLLEGE 
EXPERIENCE. 
IT IS REALLY SOMETHING A LOT OF 
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR. 
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM? 
>> I GET IT, I EMPATHIZE, I 
UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT FEELING 
RIGHT. 
IT'S ONLY ABOUT 20%, MAYBE OF 
YOUR COLLEGE CAREER, TO HAVE 
ONE YEAR VIRTUALLY. 
YOU WILL HAVE THE REST OF THE 
TIME TO HAVE THAT COLLEGE 
EXPERIENCE. IT IS ALSO REALLY 
IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE 
EDUCATION, BECAUSE NO MATTER 
WHAT THE ECONOMY, NO MATTER 
WHAT THE NEXT PANDEMIC IS, IF 
YOU HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE YOU 
WOULD BE BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY 
AND SOCIALLY WITH THAT DEGREE. 
>> ALL RIGHT, JUST REALLY 
QUICKLY. 
I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE SET TO 
RETIRE HERE IN THE NEXT FEW 
MONTHS. 
DID YOU PUSH THAT BACK? 
>> YES, I WAS SET TO LEAVE ON 
JULY 4th THAT WOULD BE MY 
INDEPENDENCE DAY, I PUSHED IT 
BACK TO THE END OF THE CALENDAR 
YEAR TO HELP NAVIGATE THIS 
BELOVED UNIVERSITY THAT I AM SO 
PROUD TO BE THE CHANCELLOR OF, 
TO HELP US GET STARTED TO 
MANAGE THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, 
THIS IS NOT A FEW MONTHS, 
PROBLEM, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT 
WILL LAST FOR QUITE A WHILE. 
>> IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING 
FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 
AROUNDHE COUNTRY TO FOLLOW 
YOUR LEAD. 
THANK YOU. 
YOU JUST TODAY THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION OFFICIAL CALLING 
IT A PANDEMIC. 
 
THE PANDEMIC.
TONIGHT WHAT THE 
FUTURE OF EATING OUT 
COULD LOOK LIKE AT 
YOUR LOCAL RESTAURANT.
HERE'S ONCE AGAIN IS 
MORGAN CHESKY. 
>>> TONIGHT FROM TEXAS TO 
THAILAND, RESTAURANTS RACING TO 
FIGURE OUT HOW YOUR NEXT 
SOCIALLY DISTANT DINNER HAPGOOD 
LOOK. 
>> IF THEY ARE RUNNING A FEVER, 
THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COME 
IN. 
>> Reporter: RIGHT THING THE 
RULES FOR ALL RESTAURANTS, A 
ROLLED WERE ROBOTS DISINFECTED 
DINING ROOMS WITH UV LIGHTS. 
>> TO READ REOPENING IN THE WAY 
YOU ARE, HOW DOES THAT FEEL? 
>> IT IS SURREAL. 
>> Reporter: IN DALLAS, HE HAS 
BACK SERVING HIS SOUTHERN 
FAVORITES WITH A SIDE OF HAND 
SANITIZER AND A SMILE. 
>> I WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT 
AND SUPPORT ME. 
AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO 
RESPECT THEIR SAFETY AGREEMENT 
THAT MEANS ADDING PICNIC TABLES 
OUTSIDE, AND STAFF WEARING 
MASKS AND GLOVES TO PROTECT 
THEMSELVES, AND CUSTOMERS. 
>> THEY CAN ACTUALLY COME OUT 
AND ENJOY A MEAL WITH A FRIEND. 
>> Reporter: SOCIAL DISTANCING 
A GLOBAL CHALLENGE. 
IN THAILAND, A RESTAURANT USING 
STUFFED PANDAS TO CREATE EXTRA 
SPACE. 
MAC I MIGHT EVEN KISS ONE OF 
THOSE DOLLS BEFORE THE NIGHT IS 
OVER. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> Reporter: NEW IDEAS IN THE 
NETHERLANDS. 
CORRESPONDENCE ARE THERE. 
>> Reporter: WHAT DOES IT LOOK 
LIKE? IT COULD LOOK LIKE THIS. 
TAPE FOR 2 AND A LITTLE HOUSE, 
HE IS PUTTING SOCIAL DISTANCING 
AT THE HEART OF THE OPERATION. 
>> AT FU CHANGE, THEY ARE DOING 
THEIR PART TO -- DELIVERING 
FOOD IN DOUBLE FOLDED BAGS, AND 
CONSIDERING FOOT POLES ON ALL 
BATHROOM DOORS. 
WITH THE REST OF REOPEN, 
ALREADY RAISING QUESTIONS. 
CUSTOMERS EASY TO GET BACK OUT 
AS RESTAURANTS TRY TO RECOUP 
LOSSES. 
>> 8 MILLION PEOPLE LOST JOBS 
IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS. 
A LOT OF OPERATORS SAYING THEY 
ARE NOT EVEN GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO HIRE A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE 
BACK. 
>> BACK IN DALLAS, THIS CHEF IS 
NOT GIVING UP. 
>> I WILL STICK WITH IT UNTIL 
EVERY LAST PENNY IS OUT OF MY 
ACCOUNT. THEN I AM DONE. 
>> Reporter: A GRUELING FIGHT 
TO ADAPT IN A STRANGE NEW 
NORMAL. 
 
FIREFIGHTERS WENT 
THROUGH TRYING TO GET 
THE BLAZE UNDER 
CONTROL.
HERE'S ERIN 
McLAUGHLIN. 
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
IN LOS ANGELES, A 
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
>>> TONIGHT IN DOWNTOWN LOS 
ANGELES, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 
IS UNDERWAY AFTER A MASSIVE 
EXPLOSION. 
SATURDAY EVENING, FIREFIGHTERS 
CALLED TO A FIRE AT A 
WAREHOUSE. A 
SMOKE SHOP PACKED FLOOR TO 
CEILING WITH MATERIALS INCLUDING
BUTANE CANISTERS. 
IT WAS AFTER THEY ARRIVED AT 
THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED. 
>> IT HAS THAT BUTANE IGNITING, 
A BLUE OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE 
COMMERCIAL BUILDING LIKE A 
BLOWTORCH. 
BACK MORE THAN 200 FIREFIGHTERS 
RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THE 
CREW HAD TO GO THROUGH A 
FIREBOMB, THEY WERE COMING DOWN 
THE LADDER. 
12 INJURED IN TOTAL, TWO IN 
CRITICAL CONDITION. 
POLICE FOCUSED ON THE BUSINESS 
CONNECTED TO THE WAREHOUSE. 
A SMOKING AND TOBACCO'S 
ACCESSORY BUSINESS. 
NBC NEWS REACHED OUT TO THE 
BUSINESS AND HAS NOT HEARD 
BACK. 
THE INVESTIGATION CENTERED ON 
THE BUTANE CANISTERS THAT 
EXPLODED ON SCENE. ACCORDING TO 
SOURCES CLOSE TO THE 
INVESTIGATION, OFFICIALS NOW 
LOOKING INTO WHETHER THE 
BUSINESS WOULD LEGALLY REQUIRED 
TO HAVE WARNING SIGNS ALERTING 
FIRST RESPONDERS TO THE 
POTENTIALLY DEADLY HAZARD. 
THERE WERE NONE IN PLACE, SO 
THE RESPONDERS HAD NO IDEA WHAT 
THEY WERE WALKING INTO. 
>> FIREFIGHTERS WERE GOING ON 
THE ROOF, YOU STARTED TO HEAR 
THIS HIGH-PITCHED RUMBLING SOUND
THAT WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU 
WOULD NORMALLY HEAR. THEN YOU 
HAD AN EXPLOSION TAKE PLACE. 
>> TONIGHT, A COLLECTIVE SIGH 
OF RELIEF THAT EVERYONE MADE IT 
OUT ALIVE. 
>> IT WAS SO SCARY. 
WHAT MORE ARE YOU LEARNING 
ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE 
INJURED FIREFIGHTERS? 
>> Reporter: EIGHT FIREFIGHTERS 
REMAIN IN THE HOSPITAL. 
TWO IN CRITICAL CONDITION. 
THREE WERE DISCHARGED TODAY, 
ALL EXPECTED TO MAKE A 
RECOVERY. 
AUTHORITIES ARE CALLING IT A 
MIRACLE. 
>>> TONIGHT, THIS BLUNT 
WARNING. 
>> THIS VIRUS WILL JUST COME 
BACK. 
>> Reporter: FROM ONE OF THE 
DOCTORS LEADING THE GLOBAL 
RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> PEOPLE COME BACK VERY LOUDLY
, ROARING. 
IT WILL CAUSE FURTHER DISTRESS. 
>> DAVID NAVARRO OF THE WORLD'S 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS WITHOUT
A UNIFIED GLOBAL PLAN, THE 
PANDEMIC WILL ONLY GET WORSE. 
>> IS THE UNITED STATES MAKING 
THE CONDITIONS YOU JUST 
DESCRIBED? 
LOCKING DOWN EFFECTIVELY, 
UNLOCKING CAREFULLY? 
>> I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT THE 
UNITED STATES DURING THE COMING 
WEEKS, WILL UNDERTAKE THE 
RELEASE OF LOCKDOWN IN AN 
EXTREMELY CAREFUL AND 
CONTROLLED WAY. 
SPLIT THE NEW WARNING COMES AS 
THE U.S. IS SET TO PULL AN 
ESTIMATED $300 MILLION FROM THE 
GLOBAL ORGANIZATION. 
>> I JUST WHICH POLITICAL 
LEADERS COULD UNDERSTAND. 
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO DO THIS. 
DON'T THREATEN THE 
ORGANIZATION. 
DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MONEY, 
DON'T DEMONIZE IT. INSTEAD, 
GIVE US THIS SPACE TO DO THE 
WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TWEETING OVER THE WEEKEND THAT 
CHINA PAYS ONLY A TINY FRACTION 
OF AMERICA'S CONTRIBUTION, THE 
PRESIDENT CONSIDERING CUTTING 
THE FUNDING BY 19%, MATCHING 
CHINA. 
THE W.H.O.'S ANNUAL MEETING 
THIS WEEK SAID -- AMERICA HAS 
THREATENED NOT TO TAKE PART. 
-- INTO THE ORGANIZATION -- 
WHICH CHINA HAS REJECTED. 
TOMORROW, HAD TWO STATES WILL 
ADDRESS THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION BY VIDEO. 
TONIGHT, IT IS NOT CLEAR IF IT 
WILL EVEN BE AN AMERICAN 
DELEGATION. 
PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT 
MEETING THE ORGANIZATION 
HISTORY, AND THE MOST DIVIDED. 
>>> TONIGHT, QUARANTINED 
FATIGUE FOR THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE 
AND ONTO BEACHES FROM COAST TO 
COAST. IN LOS ANGELES, MASKS 
ARE MANDATORY, BUT NOT 
EVERYBODY IS PUTTING ONE ON. 
>> ETIQUETTE IS A LITTLE 
DISAPPOINTED AND KIND OF SCARY 
THAT WE ARE SOME OF THE ONLY 
PEOPLE WEARING MASKS. 
>> NEW JERSEY BEACHES OPENED 
BEACHES WITH RESTRICTIONS, BUT 
THAT DID NOT STOP CROWDS EAGER 
FOR A TASTE OF SUMMER. 
>> EVERYBODY IS STAYING IN 
THEIR OWN GROUPS, PEOPLE THAT 
ARE WEARING MASKS, THAT IS WHAT 
THEY WANT TO DO. 
>> THAT WE CAN WARM-UPS PUTTING 
PARKS TO THE TEST IN NEW YORK. 
THIS PARK CREATIVELY ENFORCING 
SOCIAL DISTANCING WITH CIRCLES 
WHILE POLICE HANDED OUT MASKS. 
>> WE ARE TRYING TO FIND WAYS 
TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS WHILE 
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE TRYING 
TO BE SAFE AND TAKE CARE OF 
EACH OTHER. 
I THINK IT IS GOOD IDEA. 
>> WHEN RULES ARE NOT FOLLOWED, 
HAWAII IS CRACKING DOWN HARD, 
ARRESTING A NEW YORK TOURIST 
WHO ALLEGEDLY BROKE THE 
MANDATORY 14 DAY QUARANTINE AND 
WAS CAUGHT AFTER POSTING PHOTOS 
OF HIS TRIP ON INSTAGRAM. 
TODAY IN OHIO, GOVERNOR MIKE 
DeWINE WITH -- OF THE WE CAN. 
>> ALL OF THIS IS A WORK IN 
PROJECT. 
WE KNOW IT IS A HUGE RISK IN 
OPENING. 
>> IN CHICAGO, SOME CHURCHES 
WELCOME BACK WORSHIPERS. 
DEFYING ILLINOIS STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER. 
A CHURCH IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 
BROKE REOPENING RULES AND MAY 
HAVE EXPOSED NEARLY 200 PEOPLE 
TO THE VIRUS. 
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 
AFTER ATTENDING A MOTHER'S DAY 
SERVICE. 
>> THAT IS WHERE WE ARE NOW IN 
THIS POINT OF ACTION AND A LOT 
OF FRUSTRATION. 
>> MORE PEOPLE BENDING THE 
RULES WHILE THE NATION 
CONTINUES TO FLATTEN THE CURVE. 
>> KATHY JOINS US LIVE FROM 
CONEY ISLAND IN BROOKLYN, NEW 
YORK. 
MORE BEACHES WILL BE OPEN FOR 
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
WHAT IS THE PLAN IN NEW YORK 
CITY? 
>> NEW YORK CITY BEACHES WILL 
STAY CLOSED FOR THE MEMORIAL 
DAY WEEKEND. 
THE MAYOR SAYS THE BAN COULD BE 
LIFTED LATER ON THIS SUMMER. 
FOR NOW, WATCHING ON THE BEACH 
AND BOARDWALK IS PERMITTED, BUT 
POLICE ARE STANDING BY TO MAKE 
SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THIS WAS THE SCENE OF CHEFS 
JUST DAYS BEFORE FORCED TO SHUT 
DOWN BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAK IN PHOENIX. 
>> I FOUND MYSELF WITH MY BACK 
AGAINST THE WALL, DWINDLING 
BANK ACCOUNT. 
>> SHE HAD TO LAY OFF HER OWN 
LATINO STAFF, CLOSING IN APRIL. 
>> WE HAD TO SAY GOODBYE. 
>> NATIONAL DATA SHOWS THAT 
ALMOST 19% OF U.S. LATINOS ARE 
NOW UNEMPLOYED. 
MORE THAN ANY OTHER ETHNIC 
GROUP. 
A NUMBER THAT HAS QUADRUPLED 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. 
THAT IS AN ESTIMATED 4 MILLION 
PEOPLE, OR ALMOST ONE IN FIVE 
LATINO WORKERS. 
>> WE ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE OUT 
HERE. 
>> CHICAGO RESIDENTS WORKING 
FOR THE CITY'S TRANSIT SYSTEM. 
SHE IS CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL 
WORKER. 
SHE SAYS SHE IS WORRIED ABOUT 
HEALTH RISKS, BUT NEEDS HER JOB 
TO SUPPORT HER FAMILY. 
>> WE ARE OUT THERE JUST 
WORKING, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO 
MAKE ENDS MEET PICKED MAKE A 
RECENT STUDY FOUND ONLY 16% OF 
LATINOS WERE IN JOBS THAT ALLOW 
THEM TO WORK FROM HOME. 
>> IN YOUR LINE OF WORK, IS IT 
POSSIBLE TO WORK AT HOME? 
>> HE IS A HOME CARE AIDE IN 
NEW YORK, SHE WAS GRANTED 
ASYLUM THIS YEAR AND SAYS SHE 
IS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. 
AN ESTIMATED 21% OF LATINOS 
LIVING IN THE U.S. ARE 
UNDOCUMENTED. 
MEANING THEY ARE UNINTELLIGIBLE 
FOR AN APPOINTMENT. 
>> WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE WITH 
THE LATINO COMMUNITY WITH 
RESPECT TO CORONAVIRUS? 
>> THERE'S A HUGE PORTION OF 
PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED. 
WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY HAVE JOBS 
THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO 
DO. 
>> Reporter: ONE CREWS RUNS A 
JANITORIAL CLEANING SERVICE. 
HE HAD TO LET GO MORE THAN A 
THIRD OF HIS STAFF. 
YOU CANNOT PAY THEM BUT TRIES 
TO HELP OUT WHERE HE CAN. 
>> I AM BUYING FOOD TO FEED TO 
THESE GUYS BECAUSE THEY DON'T 
HAVE MONEY TO BUY FOOD. 
>> Reporter: HE HOPES WHEN 
BUSINESS IS BETTER HE CAN HIRE 
HIS WORKERS. 
GO NOW, HE TRIES TO GIVE HOPE 
IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES. 
>> IS GOING TO -- DON'T LYTIC 
GET YOU DOWN. 
DON'T GIVE UP. 
GRADUATION ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY CANCELED MANY 
ARE STEPPING UP TO 
CELEBRATE THE CLASS OF
2020.
FOR A GRADUATION 
JIK FOR GRADUATION WEEKENDS 
LIKE NO OTHER, GRADUATION 
SPEAKERS LIKE NEVER BEFORE. THE 
CLASS OF 2020 USHERED INTO THE 
FUTURE, NOT JUST BY OPRAH: 
>> THE ENTIRE WORLD GRADUATES 
WITH YOU. 
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 
GRADUATES OUT THERE. 
>> CONGRATS. 
>> Reporter: ALL PART OF A 
VIRTUAL GRADUATION PUT ON BY 
FACEBOOK. 
FRIDAY, GINA RODRIGUEZ 
CELEBRATED SCHOOLS FOR VIRTUAL 
GRADUATION ON TELEMUNDO. 
KEVIN DURANT SURPRISED WHEN YOU 
LUCKY GRADUATE BY DROPPING INTO 
HIS INSTAGRAM PICS CONGRATS, 
BROTHER. 
>> Reporter: IS NOT JUST THE 
FAMOUS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, 
BUT TO TEACHERS IT TOO. 
IN TEXAS, THE PENDANT 
STRUCTURES NORMALLY PLAY AT THE 
BIG CEREMONY. 
THIS WEEKEND, THEY ARE PLAYING 
ON STUDENT'S INDIVIDUAL LAWNS. 
>> IT'S PRETTY COOL THAT THEY 
COME DOWN TO US TO PLAY. 
>> VISIT BANDLEADER COULD NOT 
GET THE BAND TOGETHER SO HE 
RECORDED POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE 
HIMSELF, BLAMING EVERY SINGLE 
PART. 
FOR GRADUATES OF BUCKEYE UNION 
HIGH SCHOOL IN ARIZONA, A 
LITERAL RACE TO THE FUTURE. 
>> PHOENIX -- TO FIREWORKS AND 
HERE'S. 
JUST ONE OF THE MANY MOMENTS 
THE CLASS OF 2020 WILL NEVER 
FORGET. 
>> THERE MAY NOT BE POMP 
BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, 
NEVER HAS THE GRADUATING CLASS 
BEEN CALLED TO STEP INTO THE 
FUTURE WITH MORE PURPOSE. 
>>> THE ENTIRE WORLD STREAMS 
INTO OUR LIVING ROOMS. 
>> REMEMBER ICONIC IMAGES FROM 
THE 50s THE FAMILIES HUDDLED 
AROUND THE TV? 
>> THE AGE OF STAY-AT-HOME ARE 
BACK. 
>> IT HAS GOTTEN US A LOT 
CLOSER AS A FAMILY. 
>> THIS IS THE ONE THING THAT 
IS STILL NORMAL. 
>> Reporter: THE THEORY FAMILY 
IN CALIFORNIA WATCHES A LOT OF 
TV THESE DAYS, WITH STRIP 
DESCRIPTIONS TO NETFLIX, WHO, 
AMAZON PRIME AND SHOWTIME. 
>> YOU HAVE ALL THE STREAMING 
SERVICES RIGHT? 
>> IF THERE IS SOMETHING ON TV 
WE CAN WATCH IT. 
[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH. 
>> Reporter: THEY ARE NOT 
ALONE. 
BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH, 
NETFLIX ADDED MERELY 16 MILLION 
NEW SUBSCRIBERS. 
A SINGLE QUARTER RECORD. 
HELD BY BINGE WERE THE SHOWS 
LIKE TIGER KING AND OZARK. 
>> I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT OUR 
FAMILY. 
>> Reporter: WITH HOLLYWOOD 
PRODUCTION ON HOLD, COULD THE 
TV FAUCET RUN DRY? 
>> I DON'T WORRY ABOUT RUNNING 
OUT OF CONTEXT. 
>> I THINK IT WILL BE ROLLED 
OUT AT A SLOWER PACE. 
BUT, WE ARE NOT GOING TO RUN 
OUT OF CONTENT. 
>> OVERALL IT SEEMS LIKE MET 
NETFLIX MAY HAVE MORE IN THE 
PIPELINE? 
>> THEY HAVE A BIGGER CONTENT 
BUDGET. SO, THEY HAVE MORE IN 
THE PIPELINE THAN A LOT OF THE 
OTHER NETWORKS. 
>> Reporter: STUDIOS ARE EAGER 
TO REBOOT PRODUCTION. 
TYLER PERRY ANNOUNCED HE WILL 
BEGIN FILMING TWO BET SHOWS IN 
JULY. 
HOLLYWOOD IS FACED WITH 
QUESTIONS. 
HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN WORK ON 
SET? 
HOW DO YOU HANDLE SCENES WITH 
BIG CROWDS OR INTIMATE MOMENTS? 
>> YOU ARE HEARING FROM WRITERS 
RIGHT NOW THAT THEY ARE HAVING 
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO 
BE FEASIBLE WHEN THE TIME COMES.
>> Reporter: WE HAVE SEEN 
CREATIVE APPROACHES. 
S&L EPISODES SHOT AT HOME AND 
ANIMATED SEASON FINALES FOR THE 
BLACKLIST. 
>> NETWORKS ALSO TAPPING INTO 
NOSTALGIA, AIRING OLD MOVIES 
AND REVISITING CLASSIC SPORTS 
MOMENTS. 
>> THIS ALSO HAS ALLOWED US TO 
UNDERSTAND THAT MAYBE WE HAVE 
NEVER WATCHED. 
>> Reporter: A WINDOW TO THE 
WORLD FOR FAMILY STUCK INSIDE. 
NOW 
%
>> IF JERSEY OPENED BEACHES AND 
CONNECTICUT OPENED BEACHES AND %
WE DIDN'T OPEN BEACHES YOU %
WOULD SEE A FLOOD OF PEOPLE IN %
CONNECTICUT AND JERSEY AND 
>>> IT'S BEEN MORE THAN TWO 
MONTHS SINCE WE HAD SPOKE TO 
KEEP US ENTERTAINED. 
>> NOW THE GERMANY SOCCER 
LEAGUE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN 
LIGHT TO TAKE OFF ONCE AGAIN. 
>> THIS IS EXCITEMENT. 
>> Reporter: TYLER ADAMS IS A 
MEMBER OF THE U.S. MEN'S 
NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM. 
HE'S PART OF ONE OF THE FIRST 
TO GET BACK ON THE PITCH ON 
SATURDAY. 
HE AND HIS TEAMMATES HAVE SPENT 
THE LAST WEEKEND QUARANTINED AS 
A PRECAUTION. 
>> WE HAD TO TRIM DOWN, WE HAVE 
TO HAVE OUR OWN ROOMS, IT'S 
ALMOST LIKE A HOTEL. 
>> Reporter: THIS IS JUST ONE 
OF THE HUNDREDS OF MEASURES 
BEING ROLLED OUT BY GERMANY'S 
SOCCER CLUB TO TRY TO KEEP 
PLAYERS SAFE. 
>> THE POLITICIANS, THE PEOPLE, 
THIS IS SUCH A, THAT -- 
>> Reporter: HEALTH MEASURES IN 
EFFECT BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER 
MATCHES, INCLUDING SOCIALLY 
DISTANCING BENCHES AND GOAL 
CELEBRATIONS. 
TESTING WILL BE CRUCIAL. 
PLAYERS AND STAFF WILL BE 
SCREENED FOR COVID-19 
REGULARLY, INCLUDING BEFORE 
MATCHES. 
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TESTS MAY 
BE NEEDED TO FINISH THE SEASON. 
THIS IS WHAT STADIUMS WILL LOOK 
LIKE. 
NO FANS ALLOWED INSIDE. 
IN FACT, GERMANY HAS THE 
PERFECT WORK FOR THIS. 
GHOST GAME. 
>> OUR FANS OFFER SO MUCH MORE 
MENTION AND ENERGY. 
NOW WE NEED TO FIND THAT EXTRA 
MOTIVATION. 
>> ONLY AROUND 300 PEOPLE WILL 
BE ALLOWED INSIDE INCLUDING 
PLAYERS AND ESSENTIAL STAFF. 
AT LEAST ONE TEAM SUPPORTER IS 
BOUND TO CREATE A SOLUTION. 
THESE CARD CUTOUTS, 12 POUNDS 
OF THEM, WILL FILL THE SEATS. 
EVEN WITH ALL OF THESE 
PRECAUTIONS IN THE CURRENT 
ENVIRONMENT, PLAYERS SIMPLY 
CANNOT BE KEPT WITH HUNDRED 
PERCENT SAFE. 
MAC WE HAVE TO REALLY BEGIN TO 
TOLERATE SOME AMOUNT OF RISK IF 
WE WANT TO HAVE SOME OF THESE 
ACTIVITIES COMING BACK. THEY'RE 
GOING TO BE ACTION THAT WE CAN 
TAKE TO MINIMIZE THEM. 
>> THE RISK WAS HIGHLIGHTED 
JUST LAST FEW WEEKS AS AT LEAST 
10 PLAYERS IN THE DIVISION 
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, 
AND AN ENTIRE SECOND DIVISION 
TEAM IS CURRENTLY IN QUARANTINE 
AFTER TWO OF ITS PLAYERS 
CONTRACTED THE VIRUS. 
THE CLUB WILL HAVE TO MISS AT 
LEAST ONE MATCH. 
>> THE WAY THAT GERMANY HANDLED 
THE SITUATION, THEY HAVE THE 
GUIDELINES AND I THINK THAT IS 
WHY WE ARE ABLE TO GO SO 
QUICKLY. 
>> OVERALL, GERMANY HAS BEEN 
PRAISED AS A ROLE MODEL FOR ITS 
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC. 
NOW, IT FAITHFULLY FORGES FOR 
OTHER SPORTS TEAM AROUND THE 
WORLD. 
SMACK A LOT AROUND THE WORLD 
WILL BE TRYING TO DO IT THE 
RIGHT WAY. 
%
STEWART RAMSEY %
HAS THAT STORY. 
>> ABSOLUTELY %
BUMMED. 
UNOF
>> THERE'S OFFICIALLY OVER 30 
MILLION PEOPLE LIVING HERE, 
THEY'RE CLOSING BIG CITIES IN 
THEIR OWN RIGHT. 
IT IS DREADFULLY -- -- LITTLE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING. 
FOR THE LETHAL COVID-19. 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE %
] 
COUNSEL WORKERS TRY TO ENCOURAGE
TO WASH HANDS ON STREET 
CORNERS, ONE OF THE WORLDS -- 
THEY HAVE SOME SUCCESS, THE 
POINT IS, THIS IS A LOCKDOWN. 
WE COULD EVEN CROSS THE ROAD. 
DESPITE THE GOVERNMENT DENIAL, 
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS HEARSAY 
THE DISEASE IS SPREADING. 
>> SOME PARTS OF %
MEXICO, PEOPLE %
DON'T THINK OF 
IN SOME PARTS OF MEXICO, PEOPLE 
DON'T THINK ABOUT GOING TO 
HOSPITALS, DESPITE BEING ILL. 
THEY COME TO CLINICS BEFORE IT 
IS TOO LATE. 
WITH HIS OWN PBE ADVISOR FROM A 
DIY SHOP, HE OFFERS TO HELP 
THESE PEOPLE. 
BECAUSE PATIENT HAVE DIED HERE, 
ALREADY TOO FAR GONE FOR CARE. 
HE, LIKE ALL OF THE DOCTORS ARE 
FUELING THE PANDEMIC AS BEST 
THEY CAN. 
HE SAYS HE'S %
SCARED. 
HE SAYS HE IS SCARED, NO CHOICE 
BUT TO KEEP GOING. 
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
] 
,
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>>> LESS THAN %
TBENTD METERS %
FROM THE %
CLINIC'S FRONT %
DOOR. %
A HUGE OPEN 
MARKET IS 
>> Reporter: LESS THAN 20 
METERS FROM THE CLINIC'S FRONT 
DOOR, A HUGE OPEN MARKET IN 
FULL SWING. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING THE VIRUS 
SERIOUSLY, AND THERE IS A 
SOCIAL STIGMA TO BEING 
INFECTED, SO PEOPLE DON'T 
ADMITTED ANYWAY. 
-- 20 TRADERS IN THIS ONE 
MARKET WHO HAVE DIED. 
>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
] 
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[ SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE %
] 
>> WHAT WE HAVE %
SEEN IS A %
FAILURE OF THE 
GOVERNMENT TO %
IMPOSE A 
>> Reporter: WHAT WE HAVE SEEN 
IS A FAILURE OF THE GOVERNMENT 
TO IMPOSE A LOCKDOWN HERE, AND 
PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY 
RIDDLED COMMUNITY CANNOT AFFORD 
TO STAY INDOORS. 
DR. LIRE SAYS THE ONLY WAY HIS 
COMMUNITY WILL GET THROUGH THIS 
IS IF THEY HAVE ALREADY BUILT 
UP NATURAL IMMUNITY TO THE 
DISEASE. 
THAT IS WHAT HE HOPES, AT 
LEAST. 
THAT IS NOT A LOT TO GO ON. 
%
>> WONDERING %
WHETHER IT'S %
OKAY TO RUN, %
BIKE OR HIKE 
WITHOUT A MASK? %
HERE'S THE DEAL. 
SURGICAL MASKS %
DON'T PROTECT %
YOU FROM OTHERS. %
THEY PROTECT %
OTHERS FROM YOU. 
BUT THE GOOD %
NEWS IS, THE %
MORE PEOPLE THAT 
WEAR THEM, THE %
MORE EFFECTIVE 
WE CAN ALL BE AT %
SLOWING THIS %
DOWN. 
JAY JAMALI. 
N95S TO HAZMAT %
SUITS. 
>> MULTIPLIPLYS %
THE %
EFFECTIVENESS. %
IF I WEAR IT AND %
YOU WEAR IT AT 
THE SAME TIME, %
THE CHANCES OF %
ONE OF US GIVING %
IT TO THE OTHER 
IS REALLY LOW. %
>> BUT WEARING 
THE TECHNICALLY %
CORRECT MASK %
CARRIES ITS OWN %
CHALLENGES. %
>> I CHALLENGE %
YOU TO FIND %
SOMEONE WHO CAN 
KEEP AN N95 MASK %
ON FOR A LONG 
PERIOD OF TIME. %
>> DR. CHIN WONG 
SAYS N95S HAVE %
PRACTICAL %
DRAWBACKS. %
LIKE DRAWING %
YOUR HANDS TO %
YOUR FACE. %
>> IT SMELLS 
>> N95'S HAVE PRACTICAL 
DRAWBACKS LIKE DRYING YOUR 
HANDS TO YOUR FACE. 
>> IT SMELLS BAD, IT IS 
UNCOMFORTABLE. 
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE 
SUFFOCATING. 
THEN PEOPLE OR MANIPULATING IT 
BECAUSE THEY FEEL 
UNCOMFORTABLE. 
>> SO, WEAR WHAT IS 
COMFORTABLE, BUT MAKE SURE YOU 
ARE WEARING SOMETHING. 
>> RIGHT, THEN LEAVE IT ALONE. 
IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE, GO FOR 
IT. 
LIKE THIS MASK THAT I WHERE IN 
THE HOSPITAL, I LOVE IT. 
IT DOES NOT SMELL BAD, I CAN 
KEEP IT ON ALL DAY, ACTUALLY. 
AND I CAN USE IT. 
THESE ARE THE MASKS, WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT ASIA, THESE ARE THE 
MASKS PEOPLE WHERE ON THE 
STREET AS WELL. 
YOU WEAR IT BECAUSE IT IS 
COMFORTABLE. 
>> YOU HAVE YOURSELF SAW FACE 
COVERINGS. 
>> Reporter: THE CDC RECOMMENDS 
NOT WEARING N95'S, BECAUSE 
THOSE ARE CONSIDERED CRITICAL 
SUPPLIES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
IS IT ALL RIGHT TO GO WITHOUT A 
MASK SOMETIMES? 
WELL, IN HONG KONG WHERE MASKS 
HAVE BEEN UNIVERSALLY REQUIRED, 
THERE'S AN EXCEPTION TO THE 
POLICY. 
SMACK -- FAILED OUR PEOPLE TO 
BE A LITTLE MORELAX WITH THE 
MASK IN THE PARK SETTING WHEN 
YOU PUT IT ON. 
IF YOU NEED TO SPEND TIME WITH 
PEOPLE, THEY SOCIALLY DISTANCE 
VERSUS GOING TO SOMEBODY'S 
HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: EVEN GIOVANNI SAYS 
YOU CAN BREAK THE RULES 
SOMETIMES. 
>> LATTE I WILL GO FOR A WALK, 
AND I AM OUT THERE IN THERE IS 
NOBODY AROUND. 
I NEED A MASK? 
NO. 
IF I GO IN MY IMMEDIATE 
HOUSEHOLD WITH MY THREE SONS, 
MY WIFE. 
WE ARE GOING OUT TOGETHER. 
THE ANSWER IS NO. 
>> Reporter: IF I AM GOING OUT 
FOR A RUN AND I KNOW THAT NO 
ONE ELSE IS GOING TO BE AROUND, 
MAYBE I CAN GET AWAY WITHOUT 
WEARING A MASK. 
HOW OFTEN ARE YOU ACTUALLY 
ALONE IN THIS WORLD? 
TO ACTUALLY STAY SAFE, WE 
SHOULD ALL BE WEARING THESE. 
IN THE END, IT IS SIMPLE TO 
REMEMBER. 
WEAR A MASK. 
>> I LIKE THAT, I'M GOING TO 
MAKE A BANNER OUT OF THAT. 
%
OPENING OF PARTS OF UPSTATE 
>>> WE TOOK SANITIZING MEASURES 
IN PLACE FOR THE THREE SEASON 
WEST VIRGINIA AND THREE 
OPENINGS. 
>> WE ARE EXCITED TO BE BACK AT 
WORK TODAY. 
>> Reporter: NOT ALL AMERICANS 
RETURNING TO WORK ARE SO 
CERTAIN. 
>> YOU ARE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A 
HARD PLACE. 
IF I DON'T OPEN NOW, SOMEONE 
ELSE IS GOING TO TAKE THAT 
BUSINESS. 
MAYBE I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE A 
BUSINESS TO COME BACK TO. 
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A 
RECENT SURVEY OF SOFTWARE 
COMPANY CALLED RECS, TWO OUT OF 
THREE PEOPLE ARE UNCOMFORTABLE 
RETURNING TO WORK RIGHT NOW. 
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THAT IS 
UNDERSTANDABLE. 
>> IT IS ABSOLUTELY ACCEPTED -- 
>> BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 
SUGGESTS WORKERS TAKE 
PRECAUTIONS LIKE WEARING MASKS 
AND HAND HYGIENE. 
EMPLOYERS CAN TAKE GRADUAL 
STEPS TO THESE WORKERS BACK 
INTO READING, ESPECIALLY THOSE 
SCRAMBLING TO FIND CHILD CARE. 
>> -- 
>> Reporter: EMPLOYERS CAN ALSO 
ADAPT TO POLICY, THE RECENT 
SURVEY ALSO REVEALS THE 
MAJORITY OF WORKERS WANT TO BE 
ABLE TO WEAR MASKS AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCE THEMSELVES. 
ALMOST HALF WOULD LIKE TO SEE 
HANDSHAKES AND HUGS BAND FOR 
NOW. 
A NEW NORMAL FOR THE WORKPLACE. 
AS MORE REGIONS GET BACK TO 
BUSINESS. 
>>> FOOD BANKS, SHUTTER STORES, 
CANCELED FLIGHTS. 
THESE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF 
HOW THE CORONAVIRUS HAS HIT THE 
U.S. ECONOMY. 
KNOW, THERE'S A DEBATE OVER 
WHETHER STATES CAN SAFELY 
REOPEN. 
HOW EXACTLY DID WE GET HERE? 
LET'S START IN MID APRIL, WHEN 
PROTEST AGAINST STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDERS BEGAN POPPING UP IN 
MICHIGAN, OHIO AND NORTH 
CAROLINA. 
BY APRIL 16th, U.S. CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SURPASSED 600,000, OVER 
22 MILLION PEOPLE FILED FOR AN 
APPOINTMENT. 
THE NEXT DAY, LOCKDOWN RAMPS UP 
AGAIN AS PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS 
LIBERATE MINNESOTA. 
THE SOCIAL DISTANCING 
GUIDELINES, DESPITE AN UPTICK 
IN CASES. 
SOUTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA AND 
GEORGIA ALLOWED SOME 
NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES TO 
START TAKING CUSTOMERS. 
ON APRIL 24th, THE GOVERNOR 
OUTLINES HOW SOME BUSINESSES -- 
BUT THE STATE WON'T ENFORCE 
REOPENING GUIDELINES. 
>> THE COMMUNITY ITSELF IS 
ENFORCED. 
>> U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASES TOP 
MILLIONS, FLORIDA GOVERNOR SAYS 
THEY WILL LIFT THE STAY AT HOME 
ORDER FOR MOST COUNTIES. 
>> WHAT IS THE BIGGEST 
OBSTACLE? 
FEAR. 
FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. 
FEAR SPARKED BY CONSTANT DOOM 
AND GLOOM AND HYSTERIA THAT HAS 
PERMEATED OUR CULTURE FOR THE 
LAST SIX WEEKS. 
>> BY APRIL 30th, WE ESTIMATE 
30 MILLION JOB LOSSES. MORE 
THAN 2900 LIVES LOST TO THE 19. 
SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY 
HARDER HIT THAN OTHERS. 
ARKOE EXAMPLE, NEW YORK STATE, 
ROUGHLY ONE DEATH FOR EVERY 
1000 PEOPLE. 
STATES LIKE GEORGIA AND 
WASHINGTON, DEATHS ARE CLOSER 
TO ONE IN EVERY 10,000. 
MEANWHILE, PROTESTERS STORMED 
MICHIGAN'S CAPITAL TO LET MOST 
OF THE SHELTER AND PLACE ORDERS 
EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. 
>> THE STATEWIDE SHELTER IN 
PLACE ORDER FOR MOST GEORGIANS 
WILL EXPIRE. 
>> Reporter: AS WE ENTER MAY, 
STATES LIKE WASHINGTON AND 
MICHIGAN EXTENDED STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDERS. IN THE TRI-STATE AREA 
THE QUOTED SCHOOLS THROUGH THE 
REST OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR. 
FOR THE SOUTH, MISSISSIPPI 
DECIDES NOT TO LIFTED 
RESTRICTIONS -- 
>> WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS 
YET. 
>> WITH RELAXED GUIDELINES A 
WEEK LATER 
>> SHUT DOWN FOR WEEKS AND 
MONTHS ON END, THESE ARE NOT 
SUSTAINABLE. 
>> IN THE MEANTIME, AT LEAST 10 
STATES REMAIN IN LOCKDOWN 
STATUS. 
AS MY CUP OF THOUSANDS WERE 
ISSUED WARNINGS AFTER NOT 
WEARING FACE MASK. 
MORE THAN HALF OF U.S. STATES 
PARTIALLY OPEN BY MAY 4th. 
-- 
>>> PROJECT BY JUNE 1st, THE 
DAILY DEATH TOLL FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS COULD NEARLY DOUBLE 
TO 3000. 
>> Reporter: ON MAY 6th, A 
TEXAS OWNER EXTENDED AFTER 
OPERATING HER BUSINESS DURING 
THE STATE LOCKOUT. 
>> I DON'T THINK THE GOVERNMENT 
SHOULD DICTATE THIS. 
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES. 
>> IT IS -- DESPITE FEARS OF 
ANOTHER SEARCH. 
SMACK LIES WILL BE LOST TO 
REOPEN THE COUNTRY. 
>> IT IS POSSIBLE THERE WILL BE 
SOME BECAUSE HE WON'T BE LOCKED 
IN AN APARTMENT OR HOUSE OR 
WHATEVER IT IS. 
>> LINES FOR FOOD BANKS GROW 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
SOME REJECTING FACE MASK 
GUIDELINES. 
DURING WEEKS OF MAY 11, STATES 
LIKE NEW HAMPSHIRE, OHIO AND -- 
START REOPEN DOORS. 
WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE MEMBER 
ANTHONY FAUCI ISSUES THIS 
WARMING. 
>> IF YOU TRIGGER AN OUTBREAK 
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL 
IT. 
IT COULD EVEN SET YOU BACK. 
PEOPLE FLOCK TO BARS IN 
WISCONSIN AFTER STRIKING DOWN 
THE STATES STAY AT HOME ORDER. 
ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE COUNTRY IS 
PARTIALLY REOPENED, IT IS TOO 
GOOD TO TELL HOW THE CHANGES -- 
>>> LET'S HEAD OVER TO NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENCE, SHE HAS THE 
LATEST NEWS AND CORONAVIRUS 
HEADLINES FOR US ON 
NBC NEWS.COM. 
>> THE DEATH TOLL OF 
CORONAVIRUS IN THE UNITED 
STATES HAS SURPASSED 90,000. 
NOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 
CONFIRMED CASES IN THE U.S. SO 
FAR FOR CORONAVIRUS NOW STANDS 
AT IS .5 MILLION. 
NOW FROM NBC ERICA EDWARDS, 
SEEING POTENTIAL SIGNS OF 
PROGRESS IN THE RACE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINES. 
>> STILL ON GOING. 
IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE 
TODAY, WE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER. 
>> THE HUMAN STUDY TRIALS 4500 
PEOPLE GIVEN TWO DOSES OF THE 
VACCINE, SHOWING NEUTRALIZING 
OF THE ANTIBODIES 
PROTECTING HUMANS FROM THE 
COVID-19. 
PRIMARILY ASSESSING THE SAFETY 
OF THE VACCINE, NOW MOVING TO 
PHASE 2 WHICH FOCUSES ON 
EFFECTIVENESS. 
>>> ALSO TODAY NEW YORK CITY 
MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE CDC 
HAS CONFIRM ADD LINK BETWEEN 
THE CORONAVIRUS AND A 
RARE INFLAMMATORY ILLNESS 
AFFECTING CHILDREN. 
THE CITY HAS RECORDED 145 
POTENTIAL CASES OF WHAT HEALTH 
EXPERTS ARE NOW CALLING 
MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY 
SYNDROME IN CHILDREN. 
>> EVERYTHING ELSE WE DO TO 
FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS WE NEED 
TO FIGHT MISC. 
>> WE DID LOSE ONE CHILD, OUR 
GOAL IS TO NEVER LOSE ANOTHER. 
>> NOW NEARLY HALF OF U.S. 
STATES HAVE REPORTED POSSIBLE 
CASES. 
AFFILIATE NBC NEW YORK. 
>>> CUTTING A DIGSAL 3000 JOBS 
AFTER A PREVIOUS SET OF LAYOFFS 
AS THE PROVE PANDEMIC BEGINS TO 
HAMMER BUSINESSES. 
SHUTTING DOWN OR CONSOLIDATING 
45 OFFICES GLOBALLY IN A 
STATEMENT UBER CEO SAID WE ARE 
MAKING HARD CHOICES NOW SO WE 
CAN MOVE FORWARD AND BEGIN TO 
BUILD AGAIN WITH CONFIDENCE. 
>>> NOW NBC PETE WILLIAMS, THE 
SAUDI AIR FORCE OFFICER WHO 
KILLED THREE U.S. SAIL I DON'T 
REMEMBERS AND 
OFFICERS HAD LINKS TO AL-QAIDA 
AFTER AUTHORITIES REVIEWED A 
CELL PHONE THE MAN TRIED TO 
DESTROY. 
WILLIAM BARR AND CHRISTOPHER 
RAY CRITICIZING APPLE FOR 
REFUSING TO HELP UNLOCK THE 
PHONES. 
APPLE DID NOT RESPOND TO A 
REQUEST FOR COMMENT TO NBC 
NEWS. 
THOSE ARE THE LATEST HEADLINES 
FOR THIS HOUR. 
ALLISON WILL BE BACK LATE WE 
ARE MORE. 
>>> ALL RIGHT. 
ALEXA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
VISIT OUR LIVE BLOG AT NBC 
NEWS.COM SLASH CORONAVIRUS FOR 
THE LATEST UPDATES ANYTIME. 
>>> COOK COUNTY, CHICAGO HAS 
MORE CORONAVIRUS CASES IN ANY 
OTHER COUNTY IN THE U.S. 
THERE ARE OVER 62000 CONFIRMED 
CASES THERE. 
REPORTER SHAQ BREWSTER JOINS US 
FROM CHICAGO, OFFICIALS SAY THE 
UPTICK IN CASES IS BECAUSE IT 
EXPANDED 
TESTING, WHAT KIND OF INCREASED 
IN TESTING ARE WE TALKING ABOUT 
HERE? 
>> Reporter: GOVERNORS HERE IN 
ILLINOIS SET A GOAL TO TEST 
10,000 PEOPLE EVERY DAY. 
AND IT #á 2 TO 3 WEEKS AGO THE 
STATE WAS TESTING 7,008,000 
PEOPLE A DAY. 
NOW 20,000 PEOPLE EACH DAY. 
YOU SEE THEM DO THAT BY NOT 
ONLY EXPANDING TESTING CENTERS, 
THIS IS THE DRIVE THROUGH 
FACILITY THEY 
ESTABLISHED ON SATURDAY BUT 
ALSO EXPANDING THE TESTING 
CRITERIA. 
SO THEY ARE ALLOWED PEOPLE TO 
GO AND GET TESTED. 
STARTING THIS WEEKEND, ALL 
FRONT LINE AND ESSENTIAL 
EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS ARE ABLE 
TO GET TESTED, THEY DON'T 
HAVE TO PAY ANY COPAYS, THEY 
DON'T NEED A DOCTOR REFERRAL TO 
DO THAT. 
PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES 
CAN COME IN AND GET TESTED, 
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE 
SYMPTOMATIC, THEY CAN GET 
TESTED IF THEY FEEL THE NEED TO 
GET TESTED, SOMEONE WHO HAS 
ENCOUNTERED SOMEONE CAN GET 
TESTED. 
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AT A TIME THE 
CRITERIA YOU HAD TO BE 
SYMPTOMATIC OR SERIOUSLY ILL, 
YOU ARE SEEING EXPANDING 
WHO IS ALLOWED TO COME IN. 
WHAT THAT DOES IS TO FIGHT THE 
INCREASE IN CASES THAT YOU ARE 
SEEING, THEY ARE HOPING THAT 
THE POSITIVITY 
RATES GOES DOWN AND TRENDS 
DOWNWARD. 
THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE 
HAVING SOME CONTROL OF THE 
SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. 
LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIAL IN 
CHICAGO SAID THIS WEEKEND THAT 
THE NUMBERS THAT YOU ARE SEEING 
NOW, DESPITE THAT 
INCREASE ARE STILL FAR FAR FAR 
BELOW THE ACTUAL NUMBERS OF 
INFECTIONS. 
SO THEY WANT TO GET A BETTER 
HANDLE ON WHAT SPREAD IS OUT 
THERE, HOW MANY CASES THEY ARE 
DEALING WITH AND 
HOPING THAT CAN BETTER INFORM 
THE STATE'S LEADERS AS THEY 
MAKE THE DECISIONS TO REOPEN, 
ALLISON. 
>> SHAQ, YOU ARE IN A NEW 
DRIVEUP TESTING CENTER ON THE 
SOUTH SIDE. 
SHOW US, TELL US WHAT IS 
HAPPENING THERE. 
>> Reporter: YEAH, THIS IS A 
BRAND NEW TESTING FACILITY 
ESTABLISHED THIS WEEKEND ON 
SATURDAY. 
A STATE RUN FACILITY RUN BY THE 
ILLINOIS STATE NATIONAL GUARD. 
SO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HAS 
SET THIS ONE UP. 
MAYOR LIGHTFOOT, THE MAYOR OF 
CHICAGO WAS AT A DIFFERENT 
TESTING FACILITY EARLIER TODAY, 
THAT WAS CITY RUN. 
WHAT YOU SEE UP THERE IS THERE 
IS THAT TENT, THAT IS WHERE ALL 
THE TESTING IS HAPPENING RIGHT 
NOW, THIS 
FACILITY CAN RUN 750 TESTS 
EVERY DAY, THAT'S THE MAXIMUM 
CAPACITY ACCORDING TO THE 
PARTNERSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE 
WITH THE LABS. 
CARS GO INTO THE TENT, EXCUSE 
ME, AND IT'S CEPHALAD MARRED 
TEST. 
IT'S A SWAB AND THEY PUT THE 
SWAB IN THEIR NOSE, IT'S NOT 
THE TEST THAT GOES TO THE BACK 
OF THEIR NOSE, YOU 
PUT IT IN A VILE AND YOU HAND 
IT OFF TO A NATIONAL GUARDSMAN 
OR NATIONAL GUARDS MEMBER 
THERE. 
IT'S AN EASIER TEST, MUCH MORE 
COMFORTABLE TEST. 
HERE THEY ARE RUNNING AND 
PROCESSING ABOUT 700 EACH DAY. 
TRYING TO TARGET THE 
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN 
DISPROPORTIONATE LEAH TEXTED BY 
THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, 
ALLISON. 
>> SHAQ, WE KNOW THERE HAS BEEN 
A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE STATE 
OF ILLINOIS TO REOPEN OVER THE 
WEEKEND. 
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE 
PROTESTING THE STATE AT HOME 
ORDERS, WHAT IS THE STATE'S 
REOPENING PLAN? 
>> Reporter: YOU ARE SEEING A 
LOT OF PRESSURE ON STATE AND 
LOCAL LEADERS TO ACCELERATE THE 
REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY. 
YOU MENTIONED GOVERNOR 
PRITZKER, HE HAS A FIVE PHASE 
PLAN THAT OUTLINES HOW THE 
STATE WILL REOPEN, IT DIVIDES 
THE STATE INTO DIFFERENT REGION 
0S. 
HE SAYS ACCORDING TO THE DATA 
THAT WE ARE SEEING, IN PARTS 
OVER THE PERCENT AND OF 
POSITIVE TEST THAT COME 
BACK, IF THAT NUMBER STAYS 
BELOW 20%, THAT GOAL IS 
VENTILATORS AVAILABLE, 
HOSPITALIZATION RATES, HE SAYS 
THAT 
THE STATE IS PRIME TO MOVE INTO 
THE NEXT PHASE OF THE 
REOPENING, AND AT THE END OF 
NEXT WEEK THAT IS THE END 
OF HIS CURRENT STAY AT HOME 
ORDER AND THE STATE HAS A 
REVIEW PERIOD FOR THE MONTH OF 
JUNE TO SEE HOW THE STATE HAS 
BEEN IMPACTED BY THAT. 
SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE SEEING ON 
THAT END. 
THE PRESSURE CONTINUES TO 
MOUNT, ABOUT A FEW CHURCHES 
DECIDED TO OPEN UP AND HOLD 
SERVICE THIS WEEKEND, MAYOR 
LIGHTFOOT SAID PASTORS, 
CHURCHES CAN FACE CITATIONS FOR 
HAVING SERVICE AND DEFYING THE 
STAY AT HOME ORDER 0. 
YOU ARE SEEING SOME TOWNS AND 
MUNICIPALITIES DID HE FEW THE 
STATE AND SET THEIR OWN 
REOPENING PLANS, STARTING 
TO OPEN BARS AND RESTAURANTS, 
THEY ARE SAYING THEY ARE NOT 
SEEING AS MANY CASES SO THEY 
WANT TO GO AT IT 
ALONE. 
THE GOVERNOR SAID HE IS NOT 
GOING TO AGGRESSIVELY TARGET 
THOSE PLACES BUT BUSINESS THAT 
DECIDE TO OPEN CAN BE 
FACING LIABILITY ISSUES IF THEY 
OPEN AND SOMEONE ENDS UP 
GETTING SICK THAT IS SOMETHING 
THAT THAT IS A RISK 
THAT THAT BUSINESS HAS TO FACE. 
YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF 
PRESSURE AND A BALANCE THAT YOU 
ARE SEEING THE STATE LEADERS 
AND ALL LEADERS HAVE TO 
DEAL WITH, BALANCING AND STOP 
THE SPREAD BUT THE PRESSURE 
THAT YOU ARE SEEING FROM PEOPLE 
IN THE COMMUNITY, 
ALLISON. 
>> SHAQ, THE LATEST ON CHICAGO 
AND GREATER ILLINOIS, THANKS SO 
MUCH, STAY SAFE. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> MORE BUSINESSES ARE BACK 
OPEN IN TEXAS TODAY INCLUDING 
GYMS. 
BUT OVER THE WEEKEND THE STATE 
SAW A RECORD SINGLE DAY 
INCREASE IN POSITIVE COVID-19 
TESTS. 
REPORTING MORE THAN 1800 NEW 
CASES ON SATURDAY. 
NBC NEWS REPORTER PRISCILLA 
THOMPSON JOINS ME NOW FROM 
HOUSTON AND PRISCILLA. 
PEOPLE ARE SWEATY, TOUCHING 
DIFFERENT MACHINES, WEIGHTS, 
USING LOCKER ROOMS, HOW CAN 
GYMS IN TEXAS POSSIBLY 
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ESPECIALLY 
WITH THIS INCREASE IN CASES 
OVER THE WEEKEND? 
>> Reporter: ALLISON, THOSE 
LOCKER ROOMS AREN'T QUITE OPEN 
JUST YET, BUT THE FACILITIES 
ARE ABLE TO OPEN AND 
RUN AT A 25% OCCUPANCY. 
AND WE CERTAINLY SEEN THAT 
OCCUPANCY RATE BEING FILLED 
HERE AT CROSS FIT H TOWN TODAY, 
A STEADY STREAM OF 
FOLKS HAVE BEEN COMING IN TO 
WORK OUT, BUT IT DOES LOOK 
DIFFERENTLY, FOR ONE A LOT OF 
THIS EQUIPMENT THAT YOU SEE 
BEHIND ME HAS BEEN MOVED FROM 
INSIDE THE GYM OUTSIDE IN ORDER 
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL DISTANCING 
AND TO CREATE 
MORE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO SPREAD 
OUT. 
DISINFECT EQUIPMENT THEY TOUCH 
BEFORE AND AFTER THEY USE IT. 
THE GENERAL MANAGER TELLS ME 
THEY ARE TAKING THAT A STEP 
FURTHER, THIS IS WHAT HE TOLD 
ME. 
>> TWO INITIAL THING THAT WE 
IMPLEMENTED ALONG WITH THE 
RENOVATION IS SHORTENED CLASSES 
TO 45 MINUTES, ALLOWING A 15 
MINUTE BUTTER FOR THE STAFF TO 
CLEAN UP EACH CLASS, THE 
MINIMIZE OF CROSS CONTACT, WE 
UPGRADE 
WEEKEND OUR CLEANING COMPANY 
WHICH ARE SPRAYING AND FOGGING 
THE GYM WITH DISINFECTANT, 
ANTIVIRAL SOLUTIONS, SO THOSE 
ARE BIG MEASURES WE'VE TAKEN. 
>> SO A LOT OF CHANGES HERE IN 
ORDER TO TRY TO KEEP FOLKS 
SAFE, ALLISON, ALSO THE GENERAL 
MANAGER TELLS ME 
FOLKS WHO AREN'T COMFORTABLE 
COMING IN YET, THEY'LL CHECK 
OUT EQUIPMENT SO THEY CAN 
CONTINUE TO DO WORKOUTS AT 
HOME. 
>> SO PRISCILLA, HOW DO THE GYM 
MEMBERS FEEL ABOUT REOPENING, 
ARE THEY NERVOUS? 
WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU? 
>> YOU KNOW, I SPOKE TO A 
HANDFUL OF DIFFERENT GYM 
MEMBERS WHO WERE COMING HERE 
TODAY, ALL OF THEM TOLD ME 
THAT THEY WERE EXCITED TO BE 
BACK AND THEY FELT SAFE. 
I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE KEY 
IF PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT, BUT 
ONE THING THAT ONE WOMAN 
MENTIONED TO ME, HE 
FEELS CONFUSED, HE FEELS THAT 
HE IS HEARING DIFFERENT NUMBERS 
IN TERMS OF HOSPITALIZATION 
RATES AND DEATH 
RATES AND HE FEELS LIKE HE IS 
GETTING MIXED MESSAGES FROM 
VARIOUS OFFICIALS AT THE LOCAL, 
STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT HE TOLD 
ME. 
>> I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED 
MORE GUIDANCE, LEADERSHIP AT 
THE HELM. 
IT SEEMS RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOT 
A CONSISTENT MESSAGE WHERE ALL 
THE STATES ARE KIND OF DOING 
THE SAME THING AND KIND OF 
RESUMING SIGNIFICANT MESSAGE, 
RACIAL AND PARTISAN LINES. 
>> Reporter: YOU GET THE SENSE 
THAT FOLKS ARE FEELING LIKE 
THEY HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT ON 
THEIR OWN TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. 
A NUMBER OF THE PEOPLE ARE 
ACTUALLY ESSENTIAL WORKER WHOSE 
HAVE BEEN WORKING AT A PHARMACY 
OR, YOU KNOW, 
WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION AND 
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN 
GOING TO WORK ANY WAY, WHAT 
DOES IT MATTER IF THEY ARE ABLE 
TO GO TO THE GYM OR GO TO THE 
STORE. 
>> PRISCILLA I THINK A LOT OF 
FOLKS AND A LOT OF STATES FEEL 
THAT WAY, THESE ARE CONFUSING 
TIMES, WHAT OTHER 
KINDS OF BUSINESSES IN TEXAS 
ARE ALLOWED TO OPEN THEIR DOORS 
BESIDES THE GYM. 
>> Reporter: SO, ALLISON, TODAY 
WAS A BIG DAY FOR MANUFACTURING 
FACILITIES AND OFFICES IN 
ADDITION TO THE GYMS THAT COMES 
AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF REOPENING, 
BUT STARTED WITH RETAIL STORES 
AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NAIL 
SALONS 
AND HAIR SALONS AND THINGS LIKE 
THAT. 
GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT IS HOLDING 
A PRESSER THIS HOUR TO ANNOUNCE 
-- I GUESS GIVE MORE 
ANNOUNCEMENTS IN TERMS OF 
REOPENING. 
WE EXPECT HE COULD UPDATE THE 
OCCUPATION CAPACITY TO 50%. 
BUSINESSES ARE ALLOWED TO 
OPERATE AT 25% CAPACITY AND HE 
ALSO MAY BE MAKING INGANSMENT 
TODAY ON WHAT BARS 
ACCUSED AND CHILD CARE 
FACILITIES CAN DO MOVING 
FORWARD, ALLISON. 
>> PRISCILLA, HAS THE GOVERNOR 
SAID ANYTHING YET ABOUT THE 
INCREASE IN CASES OVER THE 
WEEKEND? 
>> Reporter: YEAH, ALLISON. 
ACTUALLY AS SOON AS WE SAW THAT 
NUMBER COME OUT ON SATURDAY, 
THAT MORE THAN 1800 POSITIVE 
CASES, THE GOVERNOR 
SENT OUT A PRESS RELEASE SAYING 
THAT 700 OF THOSE CASES 
OCCURRED IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE 
IN THE AREA OF AMARILLO, THERE 
ARE A NUMBER OF MEAT BACKING 
PLANTS. 
THE STATE IS WORKING TO CONTAIN 
THOSE OUTBREAKS. 
BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS SENT SURGE 
RESPONSE TEAMS TO HELP WITH THE 
RELIEF THERE, AND ORDERED ALL 
NURSING HOME 
RESIDENTS AND STAFF BE TESTED. 
SO WORKING TO CONTAIN THOSE HOT 
SPOTS AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES 
TO REOPEN. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
PRISCILLA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 
BRINGING UP THE LATEST IN 
HOUSTON AREA AND IN GREATER 
TEXAS, APPRECIATE IT. 
>> THANKS, ALLISON. 
>>> TENS OF THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICAN AUTO WORKERS BACK ON 
THE JOB TODAY. 
GENERAL MOTORS, FORD AND FIAT 
CHRYSLER PHASING IN PRODUCTION 
AT FACTORIES AND FACILITIES OF 
THE IT'S A NEW 
NORMAL PORE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE 
TO FOLLOW STRICT SAFETY 
PROTOCOL LIKE MANDATORY 
TEMPERATURE SCREENINGS AND 
WEARING FACE MASKS. 
CAL PERRY IS JOINING US NOW 
FROM THE GM PLANT IN LAKE 
ORION, MICHIGAN. 
HUGELY DEPENDENT AT THE JOBS AT 
PLANTS, HOW DO WORKERS FEEL 
ABOUT GOING BACK? 
>> Reporter: YEAH, IT'S THE 
WORKERS, IT'S THEIR FAMILIES, 
IT'S THE ENTIRE CITY. 
SOMEONE YESTERDAY WAS SAYING 
50% OF THE RESTAURANTS SEEM 
LIKE THEY ARE ON THE EDGE OF 
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS 
BECAUSE THESE PLANTS ARE SHUT. 
250 TO 300 PEOPLE BACK TO WORK 
TODAY, AS YOU SAID SOCIAL 
DISTANCING MEASURES AND 
SECURITY MEASURES, SAFETY 
MEASURES WILL BE IN PLACE, 
THERE IS A LOT OF TREPIDATION 
DEMONSTRATION WORKER, THEY'LL 
TELL YOU POLITICS HAS 
INFILTRATED FOR EVERY LEVEL OF 
AMERICAN SOCIETY. 
THE PLANT BEHIND ME IS NO 
DIFFERENT. 
PEOPLE HERE HOPE EVERYBODY WILL 
LEAVE POLICIES THEY DOOR. 
HERE IS A LOCAL UNION REP 
YESTERDAY. 
>> STRONG LEADERSHIP AND MAKE 
SURE WE EXPLAIN WHAT'S BEEN 
DONE TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. 
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IS TO 
FOLLOW, I FEEL THE WAY I FEEL, 
SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY, WHEN I 
GO IN THE PLANT I 
NEED MY MASK ON, SAFETY GLASSES 
ON, STAY 6 FEET APART, THAT IS 
GOING TO BE FOR AWHILE AT LEAST 
NOW, RIGHT? 
>> Reporter: YOU KNOW, ALLISON, 
I WAS TALKING TO A GM EXECUTIVE 
ON THE PHONE, HE WAS SAYING 
THIS MONTH IS NOT 
ABOUT GETTING VEHICLES OFF THE 
LINE. 
IT'S ABOUT MAKING PEOPLE 
FEELING COMFORTABLE GOING BACK 
TO WORK, THAT STARTS TODAY, 
ALLISON. 
>> CAL, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL 
US ABOUT THE WORKPLACE SAFETY I 
KNOW THEY ARE TRYING TO KEEP 
FOLKS SAFER. 
>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET A 
SCREENING A HEALTH SCREENING 
BEFORE THEY GO INTO THE 
ASSEMBLY LINE FLOOR. 
THERE WILL BE A TEMPERATURE 
CHECK, INTERVIEW, CDC 
QUESTIONNAIRE YOU ARE GETTING 
AT AIRPORTS THERE ARE SOME 
PLACES WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO 
DIVIDE PEOPLE UP WHERE THEY PUT 
A PLEXIGLASS DIVIDER OR 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT THE BOTTOM 
LINE WHEN YOU TALK TO CAR 
COMPANIES, SOME OF THESE JOBS 
ON 0 THE ASSEMBLY LINE ARE 
CLOSER THAN 66 FEET 
AND THERE IS NO WAY AROUND 
THAT. 
IT'S A LAYERED SYSTEM, PPE 
GEAR, BREAKS TO WASH HANDS, 
SHIFT CHANGES, THE WAY THEY 
REARRANGED THE WORK 
STATIONS. 
AGAIN, THEY ARE SORT OF FEELING 
THIS OUT AS THEY GO HOW IS THE 
DEMAND FOR CARS W SO MANY 
AMERICANS OUT OF WORK RIGHT 
NOW, IS THERE CONCERN ABOUT 
DEMANDS HERE? 
ARE PEOPLE LOOKING TO BUY NEW 
CARS. 
>> WHO HAS THE MONEY TO BUY THE 
CARS AND HOW DO YOU GET THESE 
CARS TO THE DEALERSHIP. 
THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT THE 
PARTS, MANUFACTURING PARTS 
AROUND THE WORLD. 
THIS IS AN INDUSTRY CONTRACTING 
BEFORE THE VIRUS. 
IT USED TO BE IN MICHIGAN, IS 1 
IN EVERY 15 JOBS, NOW IT'S 1 IN 
EVERY 25. 
PEOPLE THOUGHT TO KEEP THE ONE 
BEHIND ME OPEN. 
YOUR POINT IS EXACTLY THE ONE 
TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, THE OVERALL 
INDUSTRY IS REALLY GETTING 
BROKEN HERE. 
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN INDUSTRY 
THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 3.5% OF 
AMERICAN GDP, PUMPS OUT MORE 
THAN 1.5 MILLION 
VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA PER 
MONTH. 
LAST MONTH DESPITE THOUSANDS. 
A COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN 
COMPLETELY CRIPPLED, BUSINESS 
THAT RELY ON FACTORIES, IT IS A 
GRIM SITUATION INDEED. 
>> CAL, I KNOW THIS IS YOUR 
FIRST STOP ON A TOUR ACROSS 
AMERICA, I ALSO KNOW THE 
WEATHER NOT COOPERATIVE RIGHT 
NOW, SO YOU CAN'T GIVE US THE 
FULL PICTURE OF WHAT IS GOING 
ON THERE, CAN YOU TELL OUR 
VIEWER BUS WHAT YOU ARE DOING, 
IT'S REALLY COOL. 
>> Reporter: SO, WE'LL GIVE IT 
A LITTLE RV TOUR, IT'S RAINING 
AND WINDY, I CAN'T DO IT RIGHT 
NOW. 
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO SOCIALLY 
DISTANT, ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL 
WITH RV'S, THEY ARE BREATHE 
ARES, I HAVE THE OTHER 
RV, THESE ARE OUR WORK 
STATIONS, IT IS HOW WE GET 
AROUND. 
IT IS EVERYTHING IN ONE. 
AND IT'S OUR WAY OF SORT OF 
FEELING THIS OUT, WE WANT TO BE 
SOCIALLY DISTANT AND 
RESPONSIBLE, THIS IS THE BEST 
WAY TO DO T I HAVE TO TELL YOU 
IN TALKING ABOUT AS A GROUP, WE 
THINK A LOT OF AMERICANS ARE 
GOING TO DO SOME 
RVING THIS SUMMER, IT'S A 
BEAUTIFUL THING TO DO, GET OUT 
IN THE COUNTRY, A GREAT WAY TO 
MEET PEOPLE, THAT'S 
WHAT WE ARE HOPING TO DO. 
>> BEFORE THE HAND, CAL, I 
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COOL TO GO 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ANSWER AN 
RV, WHAT AN AWESOME WAY TO DO 
YOUR WORK, AND WHEN THE WEATHER 
IS BETTER SEEING A LOT MORE 
ABOUT IT, THANKS MUCH. 
>> Reporter: THANKS, ALLISON, 
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
>>> FLORIDA'S COUNTIES ARE 
REOPENING WITH DIFFERENT RULES, 
SHOOTING DOWN EARLIER PLANS FOR 
A MORE COORDINATED EFFORT. 
NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT SAM 
BROCK IS JOINING US FROM MIAMI 
BEACH, LET'S START WITH MIAMI 
BEACH WHERE YOU ARE, 
WHEN DO THINGS START TO REOPEN 
AND WHAT WILL THAT LOOK LIKE? 
>> Reporter: ALLISON, GOOD 
AFTERNOON. 
LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS 
CONFUSING FOR YOU, OKAY. 
OVER MY SHOULDER RIGHT THERE, 
IS THE SKYLINE FOR THE CITY OF 
MIAMI. 
LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE HAVING A 
GOOD TIME. 
I'M STANDING ON MIAMI BEACH. 
WE ARE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF 
MIAMI-DADE. 
THREE DIFFERENT ENTITIES ALL 
WITH OLD RULES, PEOPLE WHO EVEN 
LIVE HERE RIGHT NOW ARE 
CONFUSED. 
I'M IN MIAMI BEACH RIGHT NOW. 
IT'S GOING TO BE THIS WEDNESDAY 
THAT STORES ARE OPENING, ABOUT 
600 OF THEM, NAIL SALONS, 
GROOMERS AND MUSEUMS. 
THEN THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, A 
WEEK AND A HALF FROM NOW 
ALLISON, RESTAURANTS GET TO 
OPEN AT HALF CAPACITY. 
WE ARE LOOKING AT A STAGED 
EFFORT HERE IN MIAMI BEACH AT 
THE SAME TIME THE REASON I SAY 
THIS IS CONFUSING 
BECAUSE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WHICH 
ENCOMPASSES ANYTHING, EXCEPT 
FOR THE CITIES THAT I MUST 
MENTION SOUTH DAKOTA OPENING 
TODAY AND THAT IS EVERYTHING IN 
MIAMI-DADE WITH THE EXCEPTION 
OF A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS. 
BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, HOTELS, 
MASSAGE PARLORS, MOVIE 
THEATERS, THE COUNTY IS OPENING 
EVERYTHING, THE MIAMI BEACH 
AREA IS TAKING IT FULLY AND NO 
BEACH ARE OPEN YET. 
THE CITY OF MIAMI ALSO TAKING 
THINGS SLOWLY, BUT ALL OF THESE 
DIFFERENT PARTS ARE GETTING 
OPENED WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK AND 
A HALF. 
ARE YOU CONFUSED YET? 
>> SAM, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE JUST 
-- YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT AREA 
WELL, CAN I JUST PICTURE 
DRIVING THROUGH FLORIDA GOING 
FROM PARK TO PARK IN MIAMI AND 
HAVE THE RULES CHANGE AND NOT 
EVEN KNOWING IT. 
HOW ARE FOLKS PREPARED TO DEAL 
WITH THAT BECAUSE YOU DON'T 
EVEN KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE IF 
YOU GO FROM ONE 
SIDE OF THE STREET TO THE 
OTHER? 
>> Reporter: CORRECT. 
I KNOW THAT IT'S QUITE THAT 
LITERAL. 
ALMOST ONE SIDE OF THE STREET 
TO THE OTHER. 
PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED. 
WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR FAVORITE 
RESTAURANTS, WHY ARE SOME OF 
THEM OPEN IN CERTAIN AREAS, BUT 
THEN DRIVE 
LITERALLY A QUARTER MILE AWAY 
AND THEY ARE NOT OPEN. 
IN THAT SENSE IT IS CONFUSING. 
BUT CLEAR TIME LINES EACH ONE 
OF THESE ENTITIES HAS 
ESTABLISHED. 
THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF CONFUSION 
IS NOT NECESSARILY WITH JUST 
THE RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES, 
BUT ALSO THE 
PARKS AND THE BEACHES. 
PARKS THAT OPEN IN STAGES, THAT 
MAY WORK CLOSE, SOUTH POINT 
PARK ALLISON IN MIAMI BEACH. 
THIS WAS OPEN AND THEN CLOSED 
BECAUSE SO MANY CAME OUT. 
IT'S REOPENED BUT YOU DON'T 
HAVE TO WEAR MASKS AS LONG AS 
YOU ARE SOCIAL DISTANCING. 
REAL TIME, SORT OF TRIAL AND 
ERROR WITHIN THE CITY'S LIMITS. 
BAY WALK ONE OF THE PRETTIEST 
AREAS IN ALL OF MIAMI BEACH, 
YOU SEE PEOPLE WALKING AND YOU 
ARE NOT SEEING THE 
HUGE CLUSTER HAS COUPLE WEEKS 
AGO. 
PEOPLE ARE BEING RECREATIONAL 
AND LARGELY RESPONSIBLE. 
THAT IS WHERE THE SOURCE OF 
CONFUSION COMES, NOT 
NECESSARILY WHAT JURISDICTION 
IS DOING WHAT BUT THE RULES 
KEEP CHANGING WITH TIME. 
>> UNDERSTANDABLY SO. 
YOU REFERENCED THE COUNTIES 
AREN'T ALL IN SYNC THERE. 
LET'S LEAVE MIAMI, WHAT'S GOING 
ON IN PALM BEACH COUNTY FOR 
EXAMPLE. 
>> Reporter: SO PALM BEACH 
COUNTY IS A GREAT QUESTION. 
ORIGINALLY THE WAY THIS WAS 
SUPPOSED TO WORK, ALLISON, 
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, BROWARD 
COUNTY AND PALM BEACH COUNTY 
WERE SUPPOSED TO BE OPENING UP 
BEACHES AND ONE, ECONOMIC 
ACTIVITY, BEACHES DOWN HERE 
THEY WANT TO OPEN ONE OF 
THOSE THREE AND HAVE WHACK A 
MOLE, THERE IT IS TRYING TO 
STAY OFF THE BEACH AND BE 
RESPONSIBLE AND GO TO ANOTHER 
LOCATION. 
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT. 
THEY OPENED 5 TO 2, THEY GOT 
BLESSING FROM RON DeSANTIS TO 
DO SO. 
THEY OPEN 0ED THE BEACHES 
EARLIER AND BUSINESSES EARLIER 
THAN OTHER PARTS OF THIS HIGHLY 
POPULATED AND CASE 
INTENSE IN TERMS OF COVID-19 
CASES PART OF SOUTH FLORIDA, 
THE JURY OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO 
BE OUT THERE. 
THEY SAID IT'S NOT GOING TO 
DRIVE A BUNCH OF CROWDS. 
THEY HAVE A THIRD OF THE CASES 
IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, REST 
IMPACTED RELATIVELY SPEAKING 
BUT WE'LL KNOW IF THAT 
WAS AN IRRESPONSIBLE DECISION 
OR IF IT WORKED OUT OKAY FOR 
PALM BEACH COUNTY. 
>> SAM A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING 
TODAY. 
WE HAVE BEEN CHECKING IN WITH 
YOU QUITE A BIT. 
I HAVE NO DOUBT WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO CHECK IN WITH YOU 
AS THINGS CHANGE ACROSS THE 
STATE OF FLORIDA. 
BUT THANKS SO MUCH FOR HELPING 
US FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON 
THERE. 
>> Reporter: ALWAYS, ALLISON, 
MY PLEASURE AND WE'LL TRY TO 
GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER. 
SHOUTOUT FROM YOUR FRIENDS IN 
THE MIAMI AREA, BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANKS SO MUCH. 
>>> STEVE LINIC WAS FIRED 
TODAY. 
JOSH LETTERMAN SAID MIKE 
POMPEO'S DECISION TO SELL ARMS 
TO SAUDI ARABIA OVER OBJECTIONS 
FROM CONGRESS, ALSO 
INVESTIGATING WHETHER POMPEO 
MADE A STAFFER RUN PERSONAL 
ERRANDS FOR HIM. 
NBC NEWS NATIONAL POLITICAL 
REPORTER JOSH LETTERMAN JOINS 
ME FROM WASHINGTON. 
JOSH, IMPRESSIVE REPORTING 
THERE, WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW 
ABOUT THESE TWO INVESTIGATIONS 
AND HAVE YOU GOT ANY 
RESPONSE YET FROM THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT. 
THE SCOPE OF THIS HAS BEEN 
GROWING AS WE LEARNED MORE AND 
MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES 
SURROUNDING THE OUSTER 
ON FRIDAY NIGHT OF THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT. 
SO OVER THE LAST DAY OR SO, 
WE'VE LEARNED THAT THERE WERE 
NOT ONE BUT AT LEAST TWO 
SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS 
THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WAS 
PURSUING AROUND THE TIME THAT 
HE WAS TIRED. 
ONE HAVING TO DO WITH WHETHER 
SECOND POMPEO MADE A PERSONAL 
STAFFER, A POLITICAL A POINTY 
WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO 
HELP WITH RESPONSIBILITY 
ACTUALLY DO BASICALLY HOUSEHOLD 
CHORE, PICKING THE DRY-
CLEANING, EVEN WALKING THE 
FAMILY DOG. 
NOW IN A FEW HOURS, ANDREA 
MITCHELL AND I WERE REPORTING, 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WAS 
LOOKING INTO AN ARM SALE 
THROUGH THE SAUDIS THAT HAD TO 
HAPPEN WITH AN EMERGENCY 
DECLARATION TO ENABLE POMPEO TO 
GIVE ARMS TO SAUDIS BY GOING 
AROUND CONGRESS WHICH WAS 
OBJECTING TO THAT. 
WE'VE BEEN PRESSING THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT ALL DAY AND ALL 
WEEKEND FOR RESPONSES TO THAT 
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE 
SO FAR IS AN INTERVIEW THAT 
POMPEO GAVE TODAY BY PHONE TO 
THE WASHINGTON POST. 
IN WHICH HE DENIED ANY 
KNOWLEDGE OF HIMSELF BEING 
UNDER INVESTIGATION, HE SAID 
THIS COULDN'T BE RETALIATION 
BECAUSE HE SAID I DIDN'T KNOW I 
WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. 
HE SAID IN HIS HISTORY HE KNEW 
OF ONE SPECIFIC IG 
INVESTIGATION AND IT HAD TO DO 
WITH NATIONAL SECURITY. 
BUT HE WAS PRESSED, I THOUGHT 
THIS WAS SO INTERESTING, 
ALLISON. 
ELSE PRESSED IN THIS INTERVIEW 
ABOUT THESE ALLEGATIONS THAT HE 
MADE HIS STAFF DO PERSONAL 
CHORES FOR HIM. 
AND IT DID NOT SOUND LIKE A 
DENIAL TO ME. 
HE SAID I AM NOT GOING TO 
ANSWER THE HOST OF 
UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATION BUS 
ANY OF THAT. 
SO FAR AS R AS SOME OF THOSE 
HOUSEHOLD TASKS WE ARE NOT 
GETTING A FIRM DENIAL FROM 
SECRETARY POMPEO. 
SURE DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT, IT 
SOUNDS LIKE THIS APPEARS TO BE 
GROWING, ARE THESE THE ONLY TWO 
INVESTIGATIONS 
INTO POMPEO THAT WE KNOW OF SO 
FAR? 
>> Reporter: THEY ARE THE ONLY 
TWO WE KNOW OF. 
BUT A IMPORTANT POINT WE HIT 
ON, WE DON'T KNOW IF THERE MAY 
BE MORE. 
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICIALS WE HAVE 
BEEN SPEAKING TO TELL US THEY 
THINK THERE MAY BE OTHER 
INVESTIGATIONS THAT THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL WAS PURSUING 
THAT COULD PLAY INTO ALL OF 
THIS. 
AND POTENTIALLY FOR THE REASON 
POMPEO DIDN'T WANT HIM IN THE 
JOB ANYMORE. 
>> COULD YOU TAKE US BACK TO 
THE IG YES REMOVAL ON FRIDAY? 
WHY DID POMPEO SAY HE WAS 
FIRED? 
>> Reporter: SO, POMPEO 
BASICALLY SAY HE HAS LOST 
CONFIDENCE THAT THE 
ADMINISTRATION HAD LOST 
CONFIDENCE IN 
LINICK, POMPEO MADE THE 
RECOMMENDATION TO PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WHO APPROVED FIRING 
LINICK AS INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
WE DID NOT GET ANY SPECIFICITY 
BEYOND THAT. 
TECHNICALLY IT'S TRUE THAT THE 
LAW SAYS THE PRESIDENT HAS THE 
RIGHT TO FIRE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL, HE HAS TO 
PROVIDE A WHY, ANY EXPLANATION 
THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED SO FAR HAS 
BEEN WHOLLY IN SUFFICIENT. 
>> SO TO THAT END, IS CONGRESS 
PLANNING TO INVESTIGATE WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE, JOSH? 
>> Reporter: YEAH, THERE IS A 
JOINT INVESTIGATION GOING ON 
NOW BY THE HOUSE FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, AND ON 
THE SENATE SIDE WHERE IT'S 
CONTROLLED BY REPUBLICANS THE 
TOP DEMOCRAT ON THE SENATE 
FOREIGN RELATIONS 
COMMITTEE, WE HEARD FROM 
CONGRESSMAN ELLIOTT ENGLE WHO 
CHAIR THAT COMMITTEE SAYING IN 
A STATEMENT TODAY AMID 
THIS NEW REPORTING ABOUT THE 
SAUDI ARMS INVESTIGATION, WE 
DON'T HAVE THE FULL PICTURE 
YET, BUT IT'S TROUBLING 
SECRETARY POMPEO WANTED MR. 
LINICK PUSHED OUT BEFORE THIS 
WORK WAS COMPLETED. 
SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE PROBE 
AND TURNED OVER BY FRIDAY. 
MENENDEZ FOR HIS PART, RAISING 
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAY THAT 
FIRING WAS DONE, TAKE A LISTEN 
TO WHAT HE HAD TO 
SAY. 
>> THIS SEEM TO BE A RITUAL ON 
FRIDAY EVENINGS, IT'S A 
PRESIDENT DOES THIS TO 
INSPECTOR GENERALS AND THIS 
PARTICULAR ONE HAS BEEN A TOP 
INSPECTOR GENERAL, CONFIRMED 
WHEN I WAS A CHAIR OF THE 
FOREIGN RELATIONS 
COMMITTEE BACK IN 2013. 
HE DID TOP INVESTIGATIONS 
DURING THE OBAMA 
ADMINISTRATION, WHICH THEY 
DIDN'T CARE FOR BUT HE WASN'T 
OUSTED. 
>> Reporter: AND WITH MENENDEZ 
ALLUDE TODAY, THIS IS NOT THE 
FIRST INSPECTOR GENERAL TO BE 
GOTTEN RID OF BY 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN THE 
LAST FEW MONTHS. 
THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST FOUR 
INCLUDING -- DEPUTY AT THE 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
DEPARTMENT. 
SENATORS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT 
SEEMS TO BE A WILLINGNESS OF 
THIS ADMINISTRATION TO DO AWAY 
WITH INDEPENDENT 
WATCHDOGS WITHOUT A LOT OF FORE 
THOUGHT. 
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 
UPDATING ON THIS STORY. 
I HAVE A FEELING WE WILL BE 
TOUCHING BASE, IT SEEMS FAR 
FROM OVER. 
>> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY, 
THANKS, ALLISON. 
>>> HEALTHCARE WORKERS RISKING 
THEIR LIVES EVERY DAYCARING FOR 
CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS AND SOME 
OF THEM ARE 
FACING ANOTHER THREAT. 
DEPORTATION. 
NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT ALEXA 
CONTRACTING THE CORONAVIRUS AND 
LOSING TEMPORARY WORK VISAS. 
>> SOME DOCTORS ON THE FRONT 
LINES OF THE PANDEMIC HAVE MORE 
THAN COVID-19 TO WORRY ABOUT. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS TO ME IF I'M 
SICK AND CANNOT WORK? 
IF I LOSE MY JOB THEN I LOSE MY 
VISA. 
>> OUR IMMIGRATION STAT SUSPECT 
A CONDITION WHICH IS GIVING US 
EXTRA ISSUES ON TOP OF 
EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON 
WITH COVID-19. 
>> BOTH WORK AS CRITICAL CARE 
DOCTORS TREATING COVID-19 
PATIENTS. 
AT THE PEAK OF COVID IN NEW 
YORK CITY, DR. BABA WAS SEEING 
30 TO 40 PATIENTS I CAN'T DAY. 
AND SOME PATIENTS HAVE TO DRIVE 
HOURS TO SEE HIM IN LOUISVILLE, 
KENTUCKY. 
BOTH DOCTORS ARE ON TEMPORARY 
WORK VISAS, 29.1 PHYSICIANS ARE 
NOT BORN IN THE UNITED STATES. 
>> GUARANTEE THAT MY VISA WILL 
BE -- THAT ISN'T GUARANTEED 
EVERY YEAR. 
>> THE ODD 0S ARE STEEP, 
OVERALL, THERE IS MORE THAN 4 
MILLION PEOPLE IN GREEN CARD 
BACKLOG, 1 40,000 GREEN 
CARDS ARE AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR 
FOR SKILLED IMMIGRANTS FROM ANY 
COUNTRY. 
INDIA ALONE HAS 200,000 SKILLED 
PROFESSIONALS ON THE WAIT LIST 
NOT INCLUDING FAMILIES. 
>> JUST BEING INDIAN ORIGIN, MY 
PRIORITY IS GREAT, SO THE WAY 
THINGS ARE I WILL BE 100, IS 
150 YEARS BEFORE MY POSITION 
COMES. 
>> IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE IN 
THE MIDDLE A PANDEMIC. 
>> I CONTACT MY DOCTOR, I HAVE 
TO COMPLETELY CHANGE MY SCRUBS 
AFTER I ENTER THE HOSPITAL. 
>> IF THEY CATCH COVID-19 WHILE 
TREATING PATIENTS AND CAN'T 
WORK FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. 
>> I'M DEPORT FROM THE COUNTRY. 
>> WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING 
RIGHT AND WE ARE STAYING 
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. 
>> YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT VISA, 
OR GREEN CARD IN THAT 
SITUATION. 
YOU HAVE A SKILL SET, HAVE YOU 
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY IN YOUR 
COMMUNITY WHERE YOU LIVE WHO 
NEED HELP, AND YOU FORGET ABOUT 
EVERYTHING ELSE. 
>>> EARLY STAGE HUMAN TRIAL FOR 
CORONA VACCINE SHOWING 
PROMISING RESULTS. 
ONLY PARTICIPANTS IN PHASE ONE 
-- ANTIBODIES IN PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE ACTUALLY HAD THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
ERICA EDWARDS JOINS US NOW. 
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS 
HUMAN TRIAL, PRETTY EXCITED 
ABOUT THE NEWS TODAY. 
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. 
THIS IS A PHASE ONE CLINICAL 
TRIAL. 
TWO ANGLES, NUMBER ONE IS TO 
FIND OUT WHETHER IT'S SAFE IN 
HUMANS. 
AND THE OTHER ONE TO SEE WHERE 
IT PRODUCED ANTIBODIES. 
BROKEN UP INTO GROUPS OF THREE. 
TODAY THE COMPANY RELEASED DATA 
ON THE FIRST 8 SAYING 8 PEOPLE 
DEVELOPED NEUTRALIZING 
ANTIBODIES. 
AT LEVEL THREE PATIENTS WHO 
RECOVER FROM COVID-19, THAT IS 
KEY, BECAUSE IT'S BELIEVED THAT 
THAT IS WHAT IS 
INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING 
PROTECTION FROM THE VIRUS. 
ANOTHER KEY HERE, THERE WEREN'T 
ANY BAD SIDE EFFECTS, REDNESS 
AROUND THE AREA WHERE THEY WERE 
GIVEN THE SHOT. 
THIS IS PROMISING. 
REMEMBER IT IS STILL EARLY IN 
THIS PROCESS, WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT 8 PATIENTS SO FAR. 
SO MANY MANY MORE PEOPLE WILL 
NEED TO BE STUDIED TO CONFIRM 
THE FINDINGS RELEASED TODAY, 
ALLISON. 
>> SO ERIC A THE DRUG MOVES ON 
TO LARGER STUDIES, WHAT DO 
THOSE LOOK LIKE? 
>> YEAH, SO RIGHT NOW THE 
COMPANY IS PUSHING AHEAD WITH 
PHASE TWO OF THE CLINICAL 
TRIAL. 
THAT USUALLY INCORPORATES 
LARGER NUMBER OF PEOPLE, OFTEN 
RESEARCH HE CAN ZERO IN ON WHAT 
DOSAGE IS MOST EFFECTIVE. 
EXPECTING TO BEGIN PHASE 3 FROM 
THE CLINICAL TRIAL AS EARLY AS 
JULY. 
PHASE THREE TRIALS INVOLVE A 
LARGER GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS TO 
CONFIRM RESULTS OF PHASES ONE 
AND PHASES TWO. 
WHEN YOU HAVE A LARGER GROUP, 
RESEARCHERS CAN FIND OFTEN FIND 
RARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT WILL 
NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. 
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY 
ACCELERATED PACE, VERY OFTEN 
VACCINE RESEARCH TAKES 10 OR 20 
YEARS TO PROVE THAT A 
VACCINE IS BOTH SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE. 
THE FACT THAT THE VACCINE WAS 
DEVELOPED IN THIS COUNTRY WITH 
4 YEARS, THAT WAS THE EBOLA 
VACCINE A FEW YEARS AGO. 
THIS OF COURSE IS MUCH MUCH 
FASTER, WHICH RAISE AS FEW 
SAFETY QUESTIONS. 
SOMETIMES IT TAKES LONGER FOR 
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS TO SHOW 
THEMSELVES, ALLISON. 
>> ERICA, WE KNOW THIS ISN'T 
THE ONLY POTENTIAL VACCINE 
BEING TESTED, ARE ANY OTHER 
SHOWING THIS KIND OF 
PROMISE OR ANY KIND OF PROMISE? 
>> YEAH, SO MEETING CONCERN A 
WAS SHOWING THIS KIND OF 
PROMISE IN HUMANS, THERE ARE 
CANDIDATES ALL OVER THE 
WORLD, THERE IS A GROUP AT 
OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN THE K LAST 
WEEK. 
THEY RELEASED FINDINGS ON 
STUDIES THEY DID ON MONKEYS, 
THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE GOOD 
PROXIES HOW DRUGS CAN 
WORK IN PEOPLE, THEY SHARE A 
MAJORITY OF GENES WITH HUMANS, 
ALL OF THE ANIMALS DID DEVELOP 
ANTIBODIES, OXFORD 
SAID IT'S ON ACCELERATED PACE 
TO DEVELOP A VACCINE. 
TWO OTHER U.S. BASED COMPANIES, 
PFIZER AND ANOVIA, ANOVIA IN 
THE EARLY STABLES OF VACCINE 
DEVELOPMENT, STAY 
TUNED, ALLISON. 
>> ERICA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> DR. GEORGE DIAZ, SECTION 
CHIEF AT PROVIDENCE REGIONAL 
MEDICAL CENTER EVERETT IN 
WASHINGTON STATE. 
DIVING INTO THE PHASE ONE 
VACCINE TRIAL. 
HOW SIGNIFICANT ARE THESE 
RESULTS? 
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THEM? 
PEOPLE ARE GETTING EXCITED 
ABOUT THE NEWS. 
>> I THINK IT'S GOOD NEWS THAT 
WE'RE SEEING SOME PROMISING 
RESULTS. 
IT HAS BEEN A SMALL NUMBER OF 
PATIENTS SO FAR. 
BUT THE FACT THAT IT APPEARS TO 
BE EFFECTIVE AT GENERATING NEW 
TRIALS OF ANTIBODIES MEANING 
THAT THE 
ANTIBODIES ARE MADE, APPEAR TO 
BE AGAINST THE VIRUS, VERY 
ENCOURAGING. 
AND THE TIME LINE IS RAPID AS 
WELL WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF THE 
-- HOPEFULLY LARGE NUMBER OF 
PATIENTS BEGINNING THIS SUMMER. 
SO A TIME LINE OF JANUARY TO 
JUNE FOR VACCINE RELEASE WOULD 
BE FANTASTIC. 
>> LET'S BE REALISTIC, I KNOW 
PEOPLE TEND TO GET EXCITED AND 
WE START TO THINK MAYBE A 
VACCINE WILL COME SOONER THAN 
WE THINK. 
BASED ON WHAT WE'VE HEARD 
TODAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS 
REASONABLE TO EXPECT OUR FIRST 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE? 
>> REALISTICALLY I THINK 
JANUARY IS AS FAST AS HUMANLY 
POSTED PHOTOS TROUBLE GET A 
VACCINE OUT. 
IT COULD BE A LITTLE LATER IN 
THE SPRING. 
BUT I THINK JANUARY WOULD BE A 
AGREEABLE. 
>> YOU ACTUALLY TREATED THE 
FIRST PATIENT TO HAVE A 
CONFIRMED CASE OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN THE U.S. WE HAVE 
MORE THAN A MILLION AND A HALF 
CONFIRMED CASES IN THE COUNTRY. 
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT 
TREATING THIS DISEASE SINCE 
THAT VERY FIRST CASE? 
>> YEAH, WE'VE ENROLLED QUITE A 
FEW PATIENTS LOCALLY. 
WE HAVE SEEN THE RESULT THAT 
HAVE COME UP. 
AT LEAST THIS GOES TO PRESS 
CONFERENCE AND RELEASE BUS THIS 
DRUG, YOU KNOW, STUDIES IT 
APPEARS TO BE ACTIVE 
AND REDUCES TIME OF RECOVERY. 
AND APPEARS TO HAVE BENEFIT IN 
TERMS OF TREATING PATIENTS 
EARLY WHO ARE ABLE TO GET 
DISCHARGED EARLIER. 
WITH OUR OWN HEALTH SYSTEM WE 
LOOKED AT DATA AND EXPERIENCES, 
WE ARE SEE MORTALITY BENEFITS. 
WE SEE CO-MESSAGES PART OF THE 
STANDARD CARE OF TREATMENT OF 
COVID. 
AND EARLY TREATMENT IS LIKELY 
MORE EFFECTIVE THAN LATE 
TREATMENTS. 
WE ARE WAITING FOR ALL THESE 
STUDIES TO BE PUBLISHED, 
INCLUDING OUR OWN DATA SET. 
ONE KEY IS AVAILABLE, IT WILL 
BE HELPFUL FOR DOCTORS TO LOOK 
AND SEE CRITICAL. 
>> DR. DIAZ, MORE STATES ARE 
REOPENING TODAY, THEY ARE 
LIFTING SOCIAL DISTANCING 
GUIDELINES THAT ARE MEANT TO 
STOP THE SPREAD OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR OUR 
VIEWERS ESPECIALLY VIEWER WHOSE 
ARE LIVING IN STATES THAT ARE 
STARTING TO 
REOPEN? 
WHAT SHOULD THEY BE THINKING 
ABOUT? 
WHAT CAN THEY BE DOING TO KEEP 
THEMSELVES SAFE AS THEY GO BACK 
TO NORMAL ASPECTS OF THEIR 
LIVES? 
>> SO, THE REOPENING IS A 
CREDIT AT THE STATE LEVEL 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN EACH 
STATE GOVERNOR WILL BE MAKING 
DECISIONS ABOUT THE TIMING OF 
THIS AND WHAT THE PHASES LOOK 
LIKE, SO I WOULD AS A CITIZEN 
KEEP TRACK OF WHAT 
MY LOCAL GOVERNOR IS SAYING 
ABOUT THE SAFETY OF REOPEN 
0ING. 
ESPECIALLY AS THEY CONTINUE TO 
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING, 
PRACTICES OF LEAVING THE HOUSE, 
STATION 6 FEET 
BETWEEN OTHER PEOPLE. 
IDEALLY WEARING A MASK OUT IN 
PUBLIC, WASHING YOUR HANDS. 
ALL OF THE SIMPLE THINGS TO TRY 
TO AVOID POSSIBLE INFECTION. 
FUR SICK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE 
STAY HOME TO TRY TO AVOID 
INFECTING OTHERS. 
>> GREAT ADVICE, DR. DIAZ, 
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
>>> THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION KICKED OFF 
HISTORIC ANNUAL ASSEMBLY TODAY. 
A VIRTUAL MEETING BURSTING WITH 
TENSIONS OVER THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
NBC NEWS SENIOR INTERNATIONAL 
CORRESPONDENT BREAKS DOWN THE 
IN FIGHTING. 
>> DIPLOMATIC GRAM BEING AND 
DEMONSTRATED THE DEEP DIVISIONS 
AROUND THE WORLD DESPITE THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
SO, EARLIER IN THE DAY WE SAW 
PRESIDENT SHE OF CHINA MAKING A 
STATEMENT THAT WE HADN'T KNOWN 
THAT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE. 
THE CHINESE ANNOUNCING IN THE 
EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING THAT 
HE WOULD ADDRESS THE ASSEMBLY 
OF THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, THIS IS THE MOST 
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THAT 
ORGANIZATION IN THE HISTORY. 
PRESIDENT SHE REJECTING CLAIM 
THAT CHINA HADN'T BEEN FULLY 
OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, PROMISING 
$22 BILLION FOR THE FIGHT 
AGAINST CORONAVIRUS TO BE SPENT 
ON HEALTH AROUND THE WORLD. 
PLEDGING SUPPORT FOR AFRICA, 
AND REALLY A MOVE THAT TOOK THE 
DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVE. 
THE OTHER WORLD LEADERS TALKING 
ABOUT UNITY, SAYING THAT THERE 
NEED TO BE UNITY TO FIGHT THE 
CORONAVIRUS, A 
WORLD LEADER WHO DIDN'T ADDRESS 
AND HADN'T ADDRESSED THE 
ASSEMBLY OF COURSE PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WHO HAS BEEN 
THREATENING TO WITHDRAW MONEY 
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION. 
WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE HEALTH 
AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY 
ADDRESSING THE ASSEMBLY AND HE 
WAS HEAVILY CRITICAL BOTH OF 
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
TALKING ABOUT FAILURE TO OBTAIN 
THE INFORMATION THAT HE NEEDED 
AND THAT 
HAS COST LIVES AND SAYING IN A 
AVAILED REFERENCE TO CHINA, AT 
LEAST ONE MEMBER STATE MADE A 
MOCK EARLY OF HIS TRANSPARENCY 
OBLIGATIONS. 
MEANWHILE THE SECRETARY OF 
STATE CONDEMNING THE DECISION 
NOT TO INCLUDE TAIWAN IN THIS 
TWO DAY ASSEMBLY, 
TAIWAN HAS HOPES TO BE -- TO 
TAKE PART IN A KIND OF 
LISTENING ROLE. 
BUT CHINA VERY MUCH OPPOSED TO 
THAT, CHINA OF COURSE TAIWAN 
SEES TAIWAN AS PART OF CHINA. 
SEEING EVIDENCE IT HAS DONE A 
LOT SUCCESSFULLY TO TACKLE THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND WARNED EARLY 
ABOUT THE VIRUS. 
SO, A VERY DIFFICULT DAY 
DIPLOMATICALLY. 
I THINK THE SCIENTISTS AND MANY 
POLITICIAN ALSO SAY THEY ARE 
GOING TO REACH SOME IMPORTANT, 
INCLUDING THERE 
SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO 
THE EARLY DAYS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
BUT HAVE YOU TO SAY, ONCE AGAIN 
KLINE A APPEARING TO REALLY GET 
THE INITIATIVE OVER THE U.S. AS 
AN IMPORTANT 
INTERNATIONAL EVENT AT A TIME 
SO IMPORTANT TO THE WORLD. 
ALLISON. 
>>> MUSEUMS ACROSS ITALY OPENED 
THEIR DOORS TODAY, MANY OF THEM 
EXPECTING TO TAKE A SIGNIFICANT 
FINANCIAL HIT 
BECAUSE TOURISTS AREN'T 
TRAVELING. 
NBC NEWS FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT 
CLAUDIA HAS THE STORY. 
>> IN FLORENCE AND IN THE REST 
OF ITALY, THE LOCKDOWN IS 
STARTING TO FEEL LIKE HISTORY. 
AMONG THE ALL BUSINESSES AND 
PUBLIC PLACES WILL BE ALLOWED 
TO REOPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 
MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, INCLUDING 
MUSEUMS. 
AMONG THEM, A WINDOW INTO THE 
RENAISSANCE. 
BEFORE CORONAVIRUS, MORE THAN 2 
MILLION PEOPLE VISITED THIS 
MAZE OF MASTER PIECES EVERY 
YEAR. 
BUT WITH TOURISTS STILL UNABLE 
TO TRAVEL, THE RISK IS THAT FOR 
AWHILE THE ARTWORK WILL OUT 
NUMBER THE 
VISITORS. 
>> THE REOPENING IS SUCH A 
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU 
WON'T HAVE THE CROWDS AROUND, 
YOU CAN REALLY 
CONCENTRATE ON THE WORKS OF 
ART. 
MIGHT ACTUALLY BE A LULL OF 5 
MINUTES OR 10 MINUTES IN ONE 
GALLERY AND THAT IS SOMETHING 
YOU CAN TELL YOUR 
GRANDCHILDREN ABOUT. 
>> ANOTHER MASTER PIECE 
VISITORS WILL FACE IS MEDUZZA. 
IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO WHO QUIZ 
INTO HER EYES WILL TURN INTO 
STONE. 
ONLOOKERS COULD BE FOR ANOTHER 
REASON. 
>> THE WILD HAY OF MEDUZZA SHE 
WAS PAINTED TO BE SCARY, SHE 
HAS SCARED PEOPLE FOR ALMOST 
400 YEARS BY NOW. 
SHE LOOKS EVEN SCARIER NOW. 
>> WITH FLORENCE GOING FROM 
THIS TO THIS, CHANCES THAT BUT 
WITH NO TOURISTS, HISTORY 
ITSELF IS IN DANGER. 
FLORENCE IS ESSENTIALLY AN OPEN 
AIR MUSEUM, BUT PRESERVATION 
DOESN'T COME FOR FREE. 
WITH A SUDDEN DROP OF TOURISTS 
IT IS ART AND HISTORY THAT ARE 
PAYING THE ULTIMATE PRICE. 
>> THE CATHEDRAL PROCESS WE ARE 
DOWN TO 0. 
WE LIVE ON THE REVENUES FROM 
THE TICKETS TO THE MONUMENTS 
AND TO THE MUSEUM, AND AT 
PRESENT FOR TWO MONTHS 
THERE HAS BEEN NO REVENUE AND 
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD THERE WILL 
NOT BE MUCH FOR THE REST OF 
THIS YEAR AND PERHAPS 
EVEN FOR NEXT YEAR. 
>> TRANSLATING INTO NUMBERS, 
THAT POTENTIALLY $20 MILLION IN 
LOST REVENUE. 
MONEY THAT WAS USED TO PAY FOR 
IMPORTANT RESTORATIONS LIKE THE 
ST. JOHN, NOW ON HOLD. 
SAID IN THE ABSENCE OF PAYING 
CROWDS, CROWD FUNDING COULD BE 
A SOLUTION. 
IF YOU'RE A WIFE, A MOTHER, 
DAUGHTER OR SON SIMPLY WANTS TO 
FEEL IN TOUCH WITH FLORENCE, 
MAKE A GIFT OF THIS. 
THEY PLAN TO COMPILE KEEPING 
THE RENAISSANCE I CAN'T WIFE, 
IF WE CAN'T CARRY OUR 
RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE 
FORWARD ALL OF THIS WILL LOSE 
ITS LUSTER AND WILL LIVE WITH 
THE DAMAGE. 
>> UNSET OVER ITALY'S LOCKDOWN 
FLORENCE WILL LOOK FOR A NEW 
RENAISSANCE. 
>>> A NEW WAVE OF VIOLENCE IN 
AFGHANISTAN WILL PUT THE NEW 
CEO IN JEOPARDY. 
CORRESPONDENT WILMA MARKS HAS 
THE LATEST ON THE ESCALATION. 
>> EVEN A COUNTRY THAT IS IN 
COURT AND REPEATED CYCLES OF 
CONFLICT MORE THAN 3 DECADES 
APART, A FEW DAYS OF 
VIOLENCE HAVE BEEN HORRIFIC. 
LAST WEEK THE BLAST KILLED 
THREE. 
SLAUGHTERING NEWBORN BABIES, 
NEW MOTHERS AND NURSES ALIKE. 
SQUALLING LEADERS ASSIGNED 
POLITICAL TRUTHS, BACK IN 
SEPTEMBER THAT TOOK MONTHS OF 
TURMOIL, EXPERTS SAY U.S. 
BROKEN AGREEMENT WITH THE 
TALIBAN REDUCED AND PAVED THE 
WAY FOR WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS 
NEXT YEAR. 
WE'VE GOTTEN SOME OF THE OVER 
SEA DEVELOPMENTS, UPTICK IN 
ATTACKS WILL PLACE GREATER 
PRESSURE. 
>> IT IS VIOLENT ESCALATE THAT 
MEANS HIDING THE PANDEMIC, EVEN 
MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT ALREADY 
WAS, ALREADY 
INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLY 
DIFFICULT. 
SO THE MORE VIOLENCE YOU HAVE, 
THE LESS ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE 
THAT YOU HAVE. 
THE MORE UPROOT PEOPLE, THE 
MORE MIGRATION. 
>> SAID IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR 
PEOPLE TO REACH HOSPITALS. 
ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT AND 
TALIBAN ARE FIGHTING 
CORONAVIRUS EFFECTIVELY, OTHER 
EXPERTS SAID LOCKDOWN MEASURES 
IN AFGHANISTAN MADE NO SENSE. 
SO WHAT ARE THE INDICATIONS OF 
10,000 AMERICAN TROOPS 
STATIONED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
WILL THEY CONTINUE TO LEAVE? 
WE ARE RESIDENTS TO AFGHAN AND 
PAKISTAN LAUREL MILLER. 
>> THE NUMBERS OF U.S. FORCES 
ARE ABLE TO COME DOWN TO8600 BY 
JULY. 
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS OVER 
THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS THAT 
WILL CONTINUE. 
AND THE QUESTION IS WHETHER 
AFTER THAT POINT THE DRAW DOWN 
WILL GO FORWARD EVEN LOWER OR 
WHETHER IT WILL STALL THERE AS 
THE PEACE PROCESS IS STALLED. 
>> A BEGUN AUTHORITIES MUST 
FIGHT A PANDEMIC IN A COUNTRY 
THAT FACES VIOLENCE. 
THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE UNITED 
STATES IS STILL VERY MUCH IN 
THE END. 
>>> ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN TO 
THAILAND WILL TELL YOU SPENDING 
TIME WITH THE MAGNIFICENT 
ELEPHANT IS A HUGE DRAW. 
SO HOW WILL THAT IMPACT THE 
ELEPHANT AS SOON AS NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT SPOKE WITH THE 
OWNER OF AN ECO LODGE 
HOW THEY ARE SURVIVING WITHOUT 
ANY INCOME. 
>> TROPICAL FORESTS. 
THE GENTLE GIANTS OF THAILAND. 
MORE THAN 3500 OF THESE 
MAGNIFICENT CRETE  CREATURE THE 
ARE LIVING IN LODGES, WITH 
BORDERS CLOSED THERE ARE NO 
TOURISTS TRAVELING HERE. 
THE ELEPHANTS ARE AT RISK, 
THEIR LIVELIHOOD IN PERIL, 
COULD THEY BECOME VICTIMS OF 
THE PANDEMIC? 
JUST THE ELEPHANT. 
>> ALEXA PHAM RUNS AN ECO 
LODGE. 
WHOSE PROFITS GO TO SUPPORT THE 
EDUCATION OF YOUNG WOMEN IN 
NEED. 
>> SO GRADEEE. 
>> THE LODGE GIVES TOURISTS AND 
UNFORGETTABLE CHANCE TO GET UP 
CLOSE WITH 16 BELOVED 
ELEPHANTS. 
>> THEY ARE LIKE FAMILY FOR US. 
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYONE 
COULD NOT CARE ABOUT THE 
ELEPHANTS COULD NOT LOVE THEM. 
THEY ARE JUST SUCH AMAZING 
BEINGS AND ANIMALS. 
>> SINCE JANUARY THEY'VE HAD 
NOBODY AND NO INCOME. 
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS FOOD. 
ELEPHANTS EAT A LOT. 
ABOUT 500 POUNDS OF MOSTLY 
GRASS A DAY EACH! 
ALONG WITH FAVORITE TREATS LIKE 
BANANAS AND FRUIT, IT COSTS 
THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH FOR 
UPKEEP FOR EACH ELEPHANT AND 
THAT IS USUALLY ALL FUNDED BY 
TOURISM. 
>> THE ELEPHANTS HELPED US, 
BECAUSE WE HAVE JOBS BECAUSE OF 
THEM. 
>> WE ARE HERE. 
>> JOHN ROBERTS AT THE ELEPHANT 
FOUNDATION DOES FACEBOOK 
APPEALS TWICE A DAY SHARING 
MOMENTS OF ELEPHANT JOY. 
>> DECIDED THAT MUD PUDDLES ARE 
NOT FOR HER. 
>> AND ASKING PEOPLE FOR HELP. 
>> WE ARE OUTLOOKING FOR 21 HE 
WILL FANS. 
>> GETTING 200-DOLLAR HAS DAY. 
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'LL DO 
IF TOURISTS DON'T COME BACK. 
ELEPHANTS DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER 
WAY TO MAKE AN INCOME. 
THERE IS NOWHERE TO FOR THEM TO 
GO AND NOW THE PEOPLE HAVE NO 
WAY TO FEED THEM. 
>> FOR NOW, ALEXIS SAYS SHE 
WILL CARRY ON. 
LOOKING AFTER HER FAMILY HERE 
AS WELL AS HER EXTENDED FAMILY 
HOPING THAT BETTER DAYS AND 
MORE PEOPLE WILL COME SOON. 
>>> THE BEER GARTENS ARE BACK 
OPEN AFTER TWO MONTHS OF 
LOCKDOWN, IN GERMANY TO SHOW US 
HOW FOLKS ARE TAKING 
THE FIRST SOCIALLY DISTANT 
TWO LONG MONTHS OF LOCKDOWN, 
AND THE VARIOUS BEER GARDENS 
ARE FINALLY OPEN ONCE AGAIN. 
THIS WAS HARDEST HIT INDUSTRY 
OF THE CORONAVIRUS, AND PEOPLE 
HERE ARE JUST HAPPY TO BE OUT 
AGAIN. 
>> IT'S A FANTASTIC FEELING TO 
BE BACK IN THE BEER GARDEN. 
AND NOW IT'S JUST FANTASTIC. 
>> Reporter: THERE ARE JUSTILL 
SAFETY CONCERNS IN HOW YOU RE-
OPEN SOMETHING LIKE A BAR OR A 
RESTAURANT. 
THESE BEER GARDENS ARE DOING 
RESTRICTIONS BEFORE YOU ENTER, 
THE NAME AND YOUR PHONE NUMBER 
ARE TAKEN FOR CONTACT TRACING 
FOR COVID-19. 
YOU CAN SEE THE TABLES AS WELL. 
THEY ARE ALL SPACED OUT AT A 
DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET 
AND FEWER PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED 
IN. 
AND THE MOST VISIBLE CHANGE, 
FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED BY 
EVERYBODY INSIDE, CUSTOMERS AND 
STAFF. 
BUT LUCKILY NOT WHEN YOU ARE 
TRYING TO DRINK A BEER. 
THIS IS SEEN AS A RELIEF AFTER 
THE CLOSING OF RESTAURANTS AND 
BARS. 
REALLY, THE BIGGEST RELIEF FOR 
THE PEOPLE OF BAVARIA, ABLE TO 
GET OUTSIDE AND , ENJOY FRESH A 
AND A COLD BEER BOTH. 
>>> THE MARKETS ARE BOUNCING 
BACK FROM LAST WEEK'S LOSSES IN 
A BIG WAY. 
THE DOW PUTTING UP THE BEST DAY 
IN OVER A MONTH THANKS TO 
POSITIVE NEWS ABOUT A POTENTIAL 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. 
MSNBC ANCHOR DAVID GUERRA 
JOINING US, AND DAVID, YOU ARE 
THE BEARER OF GOOD NEWS. 
NO ONE HAPPIER THAN YOU THAT 
THE DO YOU IS UP OVER 900 
POINTS FOR MADERNA OVER THE 
VACCINE TESTING. 
>> Reporter: WE HAVE INSEEN THI 
A COUPLE OF TIMES, THE 
INVESTORS BEING EXCITED OVER 
THIS. 
THIS IS A MASSACHUSETTS COMPANY 
DOING A PHASE 1 TRIAL IN 
CONCERT WITH THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
THEY ROLLED OUT A DRUG IN 3 
CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. 
THE RESULTS WERE OUPRETTY GOOD 
FOR THE PHASE 1 STANDARD. 
INVESTORS ARE EXCITED ABOUT 
THAT, AND AGAIN, THERE IS A 
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE 
COMPANY. 
THE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING TO 
ACCELERATE THE VACCINE AND 
TO PHASE 2 WHICH IS 
SHOWING PROMISE. 
I SHOULD SAY THESE ARE EARLY EA
DAYS YET, AND THE FDA GIVING IT 
PERMISSION TO GO TO THE SECOND 
STAGE. 
WE DON'T HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW 
EFFECTIVE IT WILL BE AGAINST 
THE VIRUS. 
IT'S A PRO  PROPHYLATIC DRUG. 
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE 
RECESSION AND THE ECONOMIC 
CRISIS AND WHAT THE MARKETS 
WERE WORRIED ABOUT, IT'S AN 
EFFECTIVE VACCINE THAT WILL WI
BRING SOLACE TO INVESTORS, A 
FINAL SOLACE AND CURE THE 
ECONOMIC WORRIES WE HAVE BEEN 
GOING THROUGH, ALISON. 
>> DAVID, FED CHAIR POWELL SAID 
THAT THE FED ISN'T OUT OF 
AMMUNITION BY A LONG SHOT. 
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE 
ECONOMY AND THE FED'S ROLE IN 
THE ECONOMY THAT INVESTORS 
LIKED TODAY? 
>> Reporter: THIS IS A FAST 
GOING INTERVIEW, AND I CAN DRAW 
A FEW  LINES FOR IT. 
THE CHAIRMAN WAS ASKED POINT 
BLANK COULD THERE BE AN 
ECONOMIC COVERY IF WE DON'T 
HAVE A VACCINE. 
HE WAS OPTIMISTIC IN THE SECOND 
HALF OF THE YEAR THERE WOULD BE 
PROGRESS, MAYBE NOT TO WHERE IT 
WAS BUT WE COULD SEE THE 
ECONOMY MAKE PROGRESS. 
AND THAT CHEERED  INVESTORS, 
AND THE COMMENT ABOUT THE FED 
BEING OUT OF AMMUNITION, HE 
OUTLINED WHAT THE FED COULD DO. 
AND IT WAS THE COMMITMENT THAT 
JAY POWELL HAS SAID BEFORE THAT 
THEY ARE DOING ALL THEY CAN DO 
IN THE TIME OF CRISIS THAT MAKE 
SURE THEY ARE FORTIFIED AND 
WILL DO ALL THEY CAN, ALISON. 
>> DAVID, WE ARE OFF TO A GOOD 
START BUT IT'S ONLY MONDAY. 
WHAT ELSE 'SARE YOU WATCHING OU 
FOR ON YOWALL STREET AND THE 
ECONOMY? 
>> Reporter: A COUPLE OF 
THINGS. 
SQUARE IS MAKING NEWS SAYING 
THEY WILL ALLOW WORKERS WHO 
HAVE WORKED FROM HOME TO 
CONTINUE WORK FROM HOME IN 
PERPETUITY. 
WE SAW THAT FROM TWITTER AND 
JACK DORSEY AND PERHAPS NOT A 
SURPRISE TO SEE IT FROM SQUARE 
AS WELL, A GLIMPSE OF THE NEW 
NORMAL CHANGING ATTITUDES TO 
ALLOW PEOPLE TO WORK FROM HOME. 
AND MORE BAD NEWS OUT OF UBER. 
THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIRE 3000 
EMPLOYEES LAST WEEK. 
THEY WILL HAVE TO LET GO 3700 
EMPLOYEES AS WELL. 
IT'S DEVASTATING FOR THE 
COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN TRYING TO 
RIGHT ITSELF AND TURN IT 
AROUND. 
THE CEO IS MAKING STRIDES DOING 
THAT BUT THIS HAS HIT UBER AND 
LYFT WHO HAS ANNOUNCED LAYOFFS 
IN RECENT DAYS AND SAYING TO 
EMPLOYEES, UBER EATS IS DOING 
WELL, EATING FOOD IN THE 
HOUSES, BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH 
TO OFFSET THAT. 
AND IT'S ONE OF THE BIG 
UNICORNS, THE TECH COMPANIES 
TRYING TO TURN ITSELF AROUND 
AND BE MARKETABLE, ALISON. 
>> DAVID, A GOOD REMINDER THAT 
WE MAY HAVE A GOOD DAY ON THE 
MARKET AND STILL A LOT TO GET 
TO. 
DAVID GURA, GREAT TO SEE YOU. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
>> NICE TO SEE YOU AS WELL. 
THANK YOU, ALISON. 
>>> HEY, EVERYONE. 
I'M ALISON MORRIS. 
YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS NOW, 
AND VERY HAPPY MONDAY TO ALL OF 
YOU. 
LET'S HEAD OVER TO ALEXA 
LIAUTAUD WITH THE LATEST NEWS 
AND CORONAVIRUS LEAD LINES FOR 
US FROM NBC NEWS.COM. 
ALEXA, GIVE US AN UPDATE. 
>>> HEY, ALISON. 
WE ARE STARTING OFF THIS HOUR 
WITH THE NUMBERS UPDATE. 
THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE UNITED 
STATES SURPASSED 90,000. 
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED 
CASES IN THE U.S. FOR 
CORONAVIRUS STANDS AT 1.5 
MILLION. 
FROM ERIKA EDWARDS, MEDERNA HAS 
MADE SUCCESS IN THE RACE FOR 
THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. 
>> THIS IS VERY EXCITING. 
WE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER. 
>> THE STUDY R.HAD 45 PEOPLE 
GETTING THE VACCINE ABOUT A 
MONTH APART, AND THE RESULTS 
FROM ALL THE PARTICIPANTS SHOW 
NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES THAT 
WILL PROTECT HUMANS FROM COVID-
19 ACCORDING TO NBC'S ERIKA 
EDWARDS. 
MEDERNA WILL NOW FOCUS MORE 
HEAVILY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS. 
>>> AND NEW YORK MAYOR DeBLASIO 
HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CDC HAS 
DETERMINED A LINK BETWEEN THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND THE RARE 
INFLAMMATORY DISEASE IN 
CHILDREN. 
140 CASES OF WHAT THE HEALTH 
EXPERTS ARE SAYING PEDIATRIC 
MULTI-SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY 
SYNDROME IN CHILDREN. 
>> EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO TO 
FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS WE NEED 
TO FIGHT MIS-C. WE DID LOSE ONE 
CHILD, AND OUR GOAL IS TO NEVER 
LOSE ANOTHER. 
>> NEARLY HALF OF THE U.S. 
STATES HAVE REPORTED POSSIBLE 
CASES. 
THAT'S FROM OUR AFFILIATE NBC 
NEW YORK. 
>>> UBER IS CUTTING 3000 
ADDITIONAL JOBS AFTER THE 
LAYOFFS LAST WEEK AS THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CONTINUES 
TO HAMMER THE GLOBAL POSITIONS. 
THEY WILL BE CONSOLIDATING 45 
OFFICES GLOBALLY. 
IN A STATEMENT, UBER'S CEO 
SAID, QUOTE, WE ARE MAKING THE 
HARD CHOICES NOW TO MOVE 
FORWARD AND TON BUILD WITH 
CONFIDENCE. 
>>> NOW FROM NBC'S PETE 
WILLIAMS, A C SAUDI AIR FORCE 
OFFICER WHO KILLED THREE U.S. 
SAILORS AND WOUNDED SEVERAL 
OTHERS IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA AT 
THE MILITARY BASE WAS LINKED TO 
AL QAEDA ATTORNEY GENERAL IN
WILLIAM BARR CRITICIZED APPLE 
TO REFUSE TO HELP UNLOCK THE 
KNOWN IN THE CASE. 
APPLE DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR 
REQUEST FOR COMMENT FROM NBC 
NEWS. 
THOSE ARE YOUR HEADLINES. 
ALISON, I'LL BE BACK LATER WITH 
MORE. 
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND YOU 
CAN FIND OUT MORE AT 
NBCNEWS.COM/CORONAVIRUS. 
>>> COOK COUNTY HAS MORE CASES 
THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY IN THE 
U.S., OVER 62,000 CASES. 
SHAQ BREWSTER JOINS US NOW FROM 
CHICAGO, AND, THEY SAY THIS IS 
BECAUSE G,OF AN INCREASE IN 
TESTING. 
WHAT INCREASE IN TESTING ARE WE 
TALKING ABOUT? 
>> Reporter: GOVERNOR PRITZKER 
HAS SET A GOAL TO TEST 10,000 
PEOPLE EVERY DAY, AND IT WAS 
TWO TO THREE WEEKS AGO WHEN THE 
STATE WAS TESTING 7,000 OR 8000 
PEOPLE A DAY, AND THEY ARE 
TESTING UPWARDS OF 20,000 
PEOPLE A DAY, AND THAT'S 
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ONLY 
EXPANDING THE TESTING CENTER 
LIKE THE ONE BEHIND ME, THE 
DRIVE-THROUGH CENTER THEY 
OPENED SOON SATURDAY BUT THEY A 
EXPANDING THE TESTING CRITERIA. 
STARTING THIS WEEKEND, ALL 
FRONTLINE AND ESSENTIAL 
EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS ARE ABLE 
TO GET TESTED. 
THEY DON'T NEED TO PAY CO-PAYS 
OR GET A DOCTOR REFERRAL TO DO 
THAT. 
AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC 
ILLNESSES CAN COME IN AND GET 
TESTED. 
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE 
SYMPTOMATIC. 
THEY CAN GET TESTED IF THEY 
FEEL THE NEED TO GET TESTED AND 
SOMEONE WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED 
SOMEONE WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE 
CAN GET TESTED. 
BEFORE HAD YOU TO BE SERIOUSLY 
ILL TO GET TESTED AND TO SEE 
THE STATE EXPANDING THE TESTING 
AND WHO IS ALLOWED TO COME IN, 
THEY ARE HOPING THAT IN SPITE 
OF THE CASES YOU ARE SEEING 
THEY ARE HOPING THAT THE 
POSITIVITY RATE WILL GO 
DOWNWARD. 
THEY WANT SOME CONTROL OF THE 
THREAT OF THE VIRUS. 
HEALTH OFFICIAL IN 
CHICAGO SAID THAT THE NUMBERS 
THEY ARE SEEING NOW, DESPITE 
THE INCREASE ARE, QUOTE, FAR, 
FAR, FAR BELOW THE ACTUAL 
NUMBERS OF INFECTION. 
THEY WANT TO GET A HANDLE OF 
WHAT SPREAD IS OUT THERE, AND 
WHAT CASES THEY ARE DEALING 
WITH TO BETTER INFORM THE 
STATE'S LEADERS AS THEY MAKE 
THE DECISION TO RE-OPEN. 
ALISON? 
>> SHAQ, DO REYOU HAVE A DRIVE  
TESTING DRCENTER ON THE SOUTH 
SIDE? 
TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. 
>> Reporter: YEAH. 
THIS IS A BRAND NEW TESTING 
FACILITY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED 
THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY. 
IT'S A STATE-RUN FACILITY AND 
RUN BY THE ILLINOIS STATE 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HAS SET 
THIS UP. 
I KNOW MAYOR LIGHTFOOT, THE 
MAYOR OF CHICAGO WAS AT A 
DIFFERENT TESTING FACILITY 
EARLIER. 
AND THAT WAS CITY RUN. 
BUT WHAT TOSEE UP THERE IS THAT 
TENT. 
THAT'S WHERE ALL THE TESTING IS 
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. 
THIS FACILITY HACAN RUN 750 TES 
EVERY DAY. 
THAT'S THE MAXIMUM Y,CAPACITY 
ACCORDING TO THE PARTNERSHIPS 
WITH THE LABS. 
CARS GO INTO THE TENT AND IT'S 
A SELF-ADMINISTERED TEST. 
SO THEY GET THE SWAB AND PUT 
THE SWAB IN THE NOSE. 
IT'S NOT THE TEST THAT GOES TO 
THE BACK OF NOSE NOSE BUT 
AROUND EACH NOSTRIL AND HAND IT 
OFF TO THE NATIONAL GUARDSMAN 
OR NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER, AND 
IT'S A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE 
TEST AND THEY ARE PROCESSING 
700 TESTS EACH DAY. 
THIS IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 
CHICAGO, A PREDOMINANTLY 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND 
THE MAYOR WAS AT THE CENTER 
THAT SERVES THE LATINO 
COMMUNITY. 
BOTH THE STATE AND CITY HAVE 
TRIED TO TARGET THE COMMUNITIES 
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY 
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. 
ALISON? 
>> SHAQ, THERE WAS A LOT MUCH 
PRESSURE TO RE-OPEN OVER THE 
WEEKEND WITH HUNDREDS 
PROTESTING THE STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDERS. 
WHAT WAS THE TILATEST ON THE 
STATE'S REOPENING PLANS? 
THAT'S RIGHT, 
ALISON. 
YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF 
PRESSURE ON STATE AND LOCAL 
LEADERS TO ACCELERATE THE RE-
OPENING THOF THE ECONOMY. 
YOU MENTIONED GOVERNOR 
PRITZKER. 
HE HAS A NT5-PAGE PLAN THAT 
OUTLINES HOW THE STATE WILL RE-
OPEN. 
IT DIVIDES THE N,STATE INTO 
DIFFERENT REGIONS. 
HE SAID ACCORDING TO THE DATA 
THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT GOES 
WITH THE PERCENTAGE OF POSITIVE 
TESTS THAT COME BACK. 
IF THE NUMBER STAYS BELOW 20% 
AND IF THERE ARE VENTILATORS 
AVAILABLE FOR HOSPITALIZATION 
RATES. 
BASED ON HIS MESSAGE, HE SAID 
THAT THE STATE IS TRYING TO 
MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE 
RE-OPENING AT THE END OF NEXT 
WEEK, THE END OF HIS CURRENT 
STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. 
AND THE STATE HAS A REVIEW 
PERIOD PRETTY MUCH FOR THE 
MONTH OF JUNE TO SEE HOW THE 
STATE HAS BEEN IMPACTED. 
THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE MPSEEING O 
THAT END. 
THE PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOUNT 
IN CHICAGO WHERE THERE ARE A 
FEW TRACES, A HANDFUL, DIVIDING 
TO OPEN UP AND HOLD SERVICE. 
AND THEY CAN NOW FACE, THE 
CHURCHES, FACE CITATIONS FOR 
DEFYING THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. 
AND YOU ARE SEEING THE TOWNS 
AND MUNICIPALITIES TO DEFY THE 
STATE AND SET THEIR OWN RE-
OPENING PLANS AND THE BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS IN THE DOWN STATE 
AREAS ARE NOT SEEING AS MANY 
CASES. 
THEY WANT TO GO AT IT ALONE. 
SAID HE WOULD NOT 
AGGRESSIVELY TARGET THE PLACES 
BUT THE INBUSINESSES THAT DECID 
TO OPEN CAN BE FACING LIABILITY 
ISSUES IF THEY OPEN AND IF 
SOMEONE ENDS UP GETTING SICK. 
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A 
RISK THAT THE BUSINESS WILL 
HAVE TO TAKE. 
YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF 
PRESSURE AND A REAL BALANCE 
THAT ALL LEADERS HAVE TO DEAL 
WITH, WANTING TO STOP THE 
SPREAD AND ALSO, THE PRESSURE 
YOU ARE SEEING FROM PEOPLE IN 
THE COMMUNITY. 
ALISON? 
>> SHAQ BREWSTER WITH THE CO
LATEST ON CHICAGO AND GREATER 
ILLINOIS. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
STAY SAFE. 
>> Reporter: THANK YOU. 
>>> K MORE BUSINESSES ARE OPENI 
IN TEXAS TODAY, INCLUDING GYMS. 
BUT OVER THE WEEKEND, THE STATE 
SAW A RECORD SINGLE-DAY 
INCREASE IN POSITIVE COVID-19 
TESTS REPORTING 1800 NEW CASES 
ON SATURDAY. 
NBC NEWS REPORTER CIPRISCILLA 
JOHNSON JOINS ME FROM OUTSIDE 
HOUSTON. 
AND PRI SCILLA, HTPEOPLE ARE 
WORKING OUT, AND THEY ARE 
TOUCHING MACHINES AND IN LOCKER 
ROOMS. 
HOW CAN THEY POSSIBLY STAY 
SAFE? 
>> Reporter: ALISON, THOSE 
LOCKER ROOMS AREN'T QUITE OPEN 
JUST YET BUT THE FACILITIES 
OTHERWISE ARE OPEN TO RUN AT A 
25% OCCUPANCY. 
WE HAVE SEEN THE OCCUPANCY RATE 
HERE AT CROSS FIT. 
A STEADY STREAM OF FOLKS HAVE 
BEEN COMING IN TO WORKOUT. 
BUT IT WORKS DIFFERENTLY. 
FOR ONE, A LOT OF THE 
COMMITMENT YOU HAVE SEEN BEHIND 
ME HAS BEEN MOVED FROM INSIDE 
THE GYM OUTSIDE TO PROMOTE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND CREATE 
MORE SPACE TO HAVE PEOPLE  
SPREAD OUT AND PEOPLE ARE 
ASKING TO DISINFECT THE 
EQUIPMENT BEFORE AND AFTER THEY 
USE IT TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT 
THEY TOLD ME. 
>> THE TWO THINGS WE RENOVATE 
SIDE SHORT ENDING THE CLASSES 
TO 45 MINUTE FOR A 15-MINUTE 
BUFFER TO CLEAN UP, AND TO 
MINIMIZE CROSS CONTACT IN 
BETWEEN CLASSES. 
SECONDLY, WE UPGRADED WITH THE 
CLEANING COMPANY SPRAYING AND 
FOGGING THE GYM WITH 
DISINFECTANT AND ANTIVIRAL. 
SO THOSE ARE THE BIG CHANGES. 
>> Reporter: SO A LOT OF 
CHANGES TO KEEP FOLKS SAFE, 
ALISON. 
AND THE GENERAL MANAGER WHO 
TOLD ME THAT FOLKS WHO ARE NOT 
COMFORTABLE COMING IN, THEY 
ALLOW THEM TO CHECK OUT THE 
EQUIPMENT TO DO THE WORKOUTS AT 
HOME. 
>> SO, PRISCILLA, HOW DO THE A,
GYM MEMBERS FEEL? 
ARE THEY ITCHING TO GET BACK? 
ARE THEY NERVOUS? 
WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU? 
>> Reporter: I SPOKE TO A 
HANDFUL OF GYM MEMBERS COMING 
HERE TODAY AND ALL OF THEM 
TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE 
EXCITED TO BE BACK, AND THEY 
SAID THEY FELT SAFE AND THAT'S 
HUGE IF PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT 
TO THE BUSINESSES AGAIN. 
BUT ONE THING THAT ONE 
GENTLEMEN MENTIONED TO ME IS HE 
FEELS CONFUSED LIKE HE IS 
THE NUMBERS IN 
TERMS OF HOSPITALIZATION RATES 
AND DEATH RATES AND HE FEELS 
LIKE HE IS GETTING MIXED 
MESSAGES FROM VARIOUS OFFICIALS 
AT THAT TIME LOCAL, STATE, AND 
FEDERAL LEVEL. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT HE TOLD 
ME. 
>> I THINK YOU PROBABLY NEED 
MORE GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP AT 
THE HELM. 
THERE IS NOT A CONSISTENT 
MESSAGE WHERE ALL THE STATES 
ARE DOING THE SAME THING AND 
PRESENTING A CONSISTENT MESSAGE 
WITH A BREAK ALONG THE PARTY 
LINES. 
>> Reporter: SO NGDIFFERENT 
THINGS THAT FOLKS ARE FEELING 
LIKE THEY HAVE TO FIGURE THIS 
OUT ON THEIR OWN TO A CERTAIN 
EXTENT, AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
THAT I SPOKE TO ARE ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING 
AT N A PHARMACY OR IN 
CONSTRUCTION AND THEY FEEL LIKE 
THEY HAVE BEEN GOING TO WORK 
ANYWAY. 
SO WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF THEY 
ARE ABLE TO GO TO THE GYM OR GO 
TO THE STORE? 
>> YEAH, APPLY  THAT TO A LOT 
OF FOLKS IN A LOT OF STATES. 
THESE ARE CONFUSING TIMES. 
WHAT OTHER 
BUSINESSES IN TEXAS 
ARE ALLOWED TO OPEN THEIR DOORS 
BESIDES THE GYM? 
>> Reporter: SO, ALISON, TODAY 
WAS THE BIG DAY FOR 
MANUFACTURING FACILITIES AND 
OFFICES IN ADDITION TO THE GYM 
AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF REOPENING 
WITH RETAIL STORES AND EXPANDED 
TO NAIL SALONS AND HAIR  SALONS 
AND GOVERNOR AB  ABBOTT WILL 
HAVE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN 
TERMS OF RE-OPENING AND HE 
COULD UP THE OCCUPATION TO 50%. 
RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE ONLY 
ALLOWING 25%. 
AND HE MAY BE ANNOUNCING ON 
WHAT BARS CAN BE DOING MOVING 
FORWARD. 
ALISON? 
>> PRISCILLA, HAS THE 
GOVERNMENT SAID ANYTHING YET 
ABOUT THE INCREASES IN CASES IN 
TEXAS OVER THE WEEKEND? 
>> Reporter: YEAH, ALISON. 
AS SOON  AS WE SAW THE NUMBER 
COME NUOUT ON SATURDAY, MORE TH 
1800 POSITIVE CASES, THE 
GOVERNOR SENT OUT A RELEASE 
SAYING 700 OF THOSE CASES 
OCCURRED IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE 
IN THE AREA OF AMARILLO WITH AN 
AREA OF MEAT PACKING PLANTS. 
THE STATE IS WORKING TO CONTAIN 
THE G OUT BREAKS BUT THEY HAVE 
SENT RESPONSE TEAMS TO THE 
AREAS TO GET RELIEF AND HE HAS 
ORDERED ALL NURSING HOME 
RESIDENTS AND STAFF NTTO BE 
TESTED TO CONTAIN THE HOTSPOTS 
AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO RE-
OPEN. 
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 
BRINGING US THE LATEST IN 
HOUSTON AND GREATER TEXAS, 
PRISCILLA THOMPSON. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>> Reporter: THANK YOU, ALISON. 
>>> TENS OF THOUSANDS  OF 
AUTOWORKERS ARE BACK 
ON THE JOB, THE NEW NORMAL FOR 
EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE TO FOLLOW 
STRICT SAFETY PROTOCOL LIKE 
STRICT TEMPERATURE SCREENINGS 
AND WEARING FACE MASKS. 
WE HAVE CAL PERRY JOINING US 
FROM THE PLANT IN MICHIGAN. 
CAL, HOW DO THE WORKERS THERE 
FEEL ABOUT GOING BACK? 
>> Reporter: IT'S THE WORKERS. 
IT'S THEIR FAMILIES. 
IT'S THEIR ENTIRE CITY. 
WE WERE TALKING TO SOMEONE 
YESTERDAY SAYING 50% OF THE 
RESTAURANTS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE 
RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF GOING OUT 
OF BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE 
PLANTS SHUTTING DOWN. 
THE PLANT BEHIND ME, 250, 300 
PEOPLE ARE BACK TO WORK BEHIND 
ME, AND THERE ARE OTHER SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND SAFETY MEASURES %
IN PLACE BUT THERE IS A LOT OF 
TREPIDATION AMONGST WORKERS. 
AND YOU KNOW, POLITICS HAS 
INFILTRATED EVERY LEVEL OF 
SOCIETY AND THE PLANT BEHIND ME 
IS NO DIFFERENT. 
EVERYONE HERE HOPES THAT PEOPLE 
LEAVE POLITICS AT THE DOOR. 
LISTEN TO WHAT A UNION LEADER 
TOLD ME. 
>> IT WILL TAKE STRONG 
LEADERSHIP TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE 
AND THE PERSONAL RESPONDENT  
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
INDIVIDUALS TO FOLLOW. 
I COULD SAY WHAT I WANT TO ELSA 
BUT I KNOW WHAT I JOINED THE 
PLANT, IT WAS SAFETY GLASSES ON 
AND I NEED TO STAY 6 FEET 
APART, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S 
GOING TO BE FOR A WHILE AT 
LEAST. 
>> Reporter: YOU KNOW, ALISON, T
I WAS TALKING TO A GM EXECUTIVE 
ON THE PHONE AND HE WAS SAYING 
THIS MONTH IS NOT GETTING 
VEHICLES OFF THE LINE BUT 
MAKING PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE 
GOING BACK TO WORK, AND THAT 
STARTS TODAY, ALISON. 
>> CAL, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL 
US ABOUT THE WORKPLACE SAFETY? 
I KNOW THEY ARE PUTTING A WHOLE 
LOT IN PLACE TO KEEP THE FOLKS 
SAFER. 
>> Reporter: THE INFIRST THING  
FOLKS WILL GET A HEALTH 
SCREENING BEFORE THEY INGO INTO 
THE ASSEMBLY LINE. 
THERE WILL BE A TEMPERATURE 
CHECK AND AN INTERVIEW 
ESPECIALLY WITH THE CDC 
QUESTIONNAIRE LIKE AT THE 
AIRPORT. 
WHO HAVE YOU HAD CONTACT WITH? 
AND HAVE YOU HAD SYMPTOMS? 
THE ASSEMBLY LINE HAS CHANGED. 
THERE ARE PLACES WHERE ACTHEY 
DIVIDE PEOPLE UP AND THEY PUT A 
PLEXI GLASS DIVIDER OR 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
THE BOTTOM LINE WHEN YOU TTTALK 
TO THE CAR COMPANIES, SOME OF 
THE JOBS ARE CLOSER THAN SIX 
FEET AND THERE IS NO WAY AROUND 
THAT, IT'S THE LAYERED SYSTEM, 
THE PPE GEAR AND THE BREAK TO 
WASH HANDS AND THE WAY TO 
REARRANGE THE %WORK STATION. 
THE NEW NORMAL IS WHAT WE'RE 
LOOKING AT. 
BUT THEY ARE FEELING THIS OUT 
AS THEY GO, BUT THE BIG 
QUESTION IS A MONTH FROM NOW. 
WILL ANYONE GET SICK? 
THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE 
MEASURES THEY HAVE IN PLACE 
WILL KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING? 
>> CAL, HOW ABOUT THE DEMAND 
FOR CARS? 
IT'S ONE THING TO PUT THE 
EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTION BACK 
BUT ARE THERE CONCERNS FOR 
DEMAND? 
ARE PEOPLE LOOKING TO BUY NEW 
CARS? 
>> Reporter: I THINK THAT'S A 
BIGGER CONCERN. 
ONCE WE GET PAST THE VIRUS, WHO 
WILL HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY THE 
CAR AND  HOW DO YOU GET THEM TO 
THE DEALERSHIP? 
THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT THE 
PARTS, MANUFACTURING PARTS FROM 
ALL AROUND THE WORLD COMING 
FROM THIS PLANT? 
THIS WAS AN INDUSTRY THAT WAS 
CONTRACTING BEFORE THE VIRUS. 
IN  E2018, A NUMBER OF PLANTS 
WERE SHUT DOWN AND PEOPLE 
FOUGHT TO KEEP THIS ONE BEHIND 
ME OPEN. 
YOUR POINT IS THE ONE TO MAKE. 
THE OVERALL INDUSTRY IS REALLY 
GETTING BROKEN. 
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN 
INDUSTRY THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 3.5% 
OF AMERICAN GDP. 
AND THEY PUMPED OUT 1.5 MILLION 
VEHICLES A MONTH AND LAST 
MONTH, THEY DID 5000. 
SO IT'S CRIPPLED THE COMMUNITY, 
AND IT'S A VERY GRIM SITUATION 
INDEED. 
>> CAL, I KNOW THIS IS YOUR 
FIRST STOP ON A TOUR ACROSS 
AMERICA AND I KNOW THE WEATHER 
IS NOT COOPERATIVE SO YOU CAN'T 
GIVE US THE FULL PICTURE BUT 
TELL THE VIEWERS ABOUT WHAT YOU 
ARE DOING. 
IT'S REALLY COOL. 
>> Reporter: WE'LL GIVE A 
LITTLE TOUR LATER. 
IT'S RAINING AND WINDY AND WE 
CAN'T DO THAT. 
BUT WE ARE TRYING TO SOCIALLY 
DISTANT BY USING THIS RV. 
MY AUDIO HEAND TECHNICIAN GUYS 
ARE BROTHERS, AND THEY HAVE AN 
RV AND I HAVE AN RV THAT IS A 
WORK STATION AND THIS IS OUR 
WAY TO FEEL IT OUT. 
WE WANT TO BE SOCIALLY DISTANT 
AND RESPONSIBLE, AND THIS IS 
THE BEST WAY TO DO IT, AND I 
HAVE TO TELL YOU, IN TALKING 
THIS OUT AS A GROUP, WE THINK A 
LOT OF AMERICANS WILL DO RV-ING 
THIS SUMMER MUCH IT'S A 
BEAUTIFUL THING TO DO AND GET 
AROUND THE COUNTRY AND A GREAT 
WAY TO MEET PEOPLE. 
FRANKLY, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE 
HOPING TO DO. 
>> BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, CAL, I 
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COOL TO GO 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THE RV. 
WHAT AN AWESOME WAY. 
AND WHAT THE O WEATHER IS BETTE 
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO 
SEEING MORE OF THAT. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
>> Reporter: THANKS, ALISON. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
>>> FLORIDA'S COUNTIES ARE 
REOPENING WITH DIFFERENT RULES 
WITH A MORE COORDINATED EFFORT. 
NBC NEWS' CORRESPONDENT IS 
JOINING US FROM MIAMI BEACH, 
AND SAM, LET'S START WITH MIAMI 
BEACH. 
WHEN DID THINGS THERE ARRE-OPEN 
AND WHAT DID THAT LOOK LIKE? 
>> Reporter: ALISON, GOOD 
AFTERNOON. 
LET ME OOKNOW IF THIS IS 
CONFUSING FOR YOU. 
OKAY? 
OVER MY SHOULDER RIGHT THERE IS 
THE SKYLINE FOR  THE CITY OF 
MIAMI. 
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE HAVING 
A GOOD TIME. 
I AM STANDING IN MIAMI BEACH. 
WE ARE  OWITHIN THE COUNTY OF 
MIAMI-DADE. 
THREE DIFFERENT ENTITIES AND 
ALL OF THEM AMWITH THEIR OWN 
RULES. 
THE PEOPLE WHO EVENUL LIVE HERE 
RIGHT NOW ARE A LITTLE BIT 
CONFUSED. 
I'M IN MIAMI BEACH AND WHEN 
THINGS GET STARTED HERE, IT'S 
WEDNESDAY WHEN THE STORES ARE 
OPENING, ABOUT 600 OF THEM, 
NAIL SALONS AND GROOMERS AND 
MUSEUMS. 
AND THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, 
ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF FROM 
NOW, ALISON, THAT'S WHEN THE 
RESTAURANTS OPEN AT ROUGHLY 
HALF CAPACITY. 
SO THERE WAS A BIG EFFORT HERE 
AND THE REASON I SAY THIS IS 
CONFUSING IS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY 
THAT ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING, 
EXCEPT FOR THE CITY THAT I JUST 
MENTIONED, IS OPENING TODAY, 
AND THAT'S EVERYTHING IN MIAMI-
DADE WITH THE EXCEPTION  OF A 
FEW DIFFERENT THINGS, BARS, 
NIGHTCLUBS HOTELS, MASSAGE 
PARLORS AND MOVIE THEATERS. 
THE MIAMI BEACH AREA IS TAKING 
IT SLOWLY. 
BEACHS ARE OPEN, AND THE 
CITY OF MIAMI TAKING IT SLOWLY, 
BUT ALL %OF THE AREA IS LOOKING 
TO OPEN IN THE NEXT WEEK AND A 
HALF. 
CONFUSED YET? 
>> SAM, I KNOW THE AREA WELL, 
AND I CAN PICTURE DRIVING 
THROUGH MIAMI AND HAVING THE 
RULES CHANGE AND NOT KNOWING 
ABOUT IT. 
HOW DO THEY DETERMINE WHAT THE 
RULES ARE GOING FROM ONE SIDE 
OF THE STREET TO THE OTHER? 
>> Reporter: CORRECT. 
IT'S ALMOST LIKE THAT, ONE SIDE 
OF THE STREET TO THE OTHER. 
AND PEOPLE LEARE CONFUSED WITH 
THE RESTAURANTS, WHY SOME ARE 
OPEN IN CERTAIN AREAS AND THEN 
THEY DRIVE LITERALLY A .25 OF A 
MILE AWAY, AND THEY ARE NOT 
OPEN. 
IN THAT SENSE, IT'S CONFUSING 
WITH CLEAR TIMELINES THEY HAVE 
SEASONED. 
THE BIGGEST CONFUSION IS NOT 
JUST WITH THE RESTAURANTS AND 
BUSINESSES BUT THE PARKS AND 
BEACHES. 
PARKS OPENED IN STAGES. 
THEN THEY ARE CLOSED. 
I AM AT FAST POINT PARK, 
ALISON, IN MIAMI BEACH. 
THIS WAS CLOSED BECAUSE SO MANY 
CAME OUT AND DOES NOT SOCIAL 
DISTANCE OR WEAR MASKS BUT YOU 
CAN COME OUT IF YOU HAVE A MASK 
AND SOCIAL DISTANCE. 
IT'S TRIAL AND ERROR. 
AS YOU LOOK MIDOWN HERE AT THE 
BAY, NEONE OF THE PRETTY 
EVIDENTIARYS OF MIAMI BEACH. 
YOU ARE SEEING A FEW PEOPLE 
WALKING AND NOT THE HUGE 
CLUSTERS FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO. 
LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FROM WHAT I 
CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THAT'S THE 
SOURCE OF CONFUSION. 
IT'S THE RULES THAT KEEP 
CHANGING IN REALTIME. 
>> UNDERSTANDABLY SO. 
THE COUNTIES ARE NOT IN SYNC. 
AND LET'S LEAVE MIAMI AND 
WHAT'S GOING ON IN PALM BEACH 
COUNTY? 
>> Reporter: PALM %BEACH COUNTY 
IS A GREAT QUESTION. 
THE WAY THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO 
WORK, MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD 
COUNTY AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES 
WERE SUPPOSED TO OPEN AT ONCE 
BECAUSE IT'S A MECCA OF 
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. 
AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO OPEN 
ONE OF THE 3 AND HAVE IT BE 
LIKE WHACK A MOLE WHERE 
EVERYONE IS GOING THERE AND YOU 
ARE TRYING TO GET THEM TO STAY 
OFF THE BEACH AND THEY GO TO 
ANOTHER LOCATION. 
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT. 
THE PALM BEACH COMMISSIONERS 
VOTED 5-2 TO RE-OPEN THE 
BEACHES  AND HAVE THE BLESSING 
OF GOVERNOR RON 
DeSANTIS  T TO DO SO, AND THEY 
OPENED THE BEACHES AND 
BUSINESSES EARLIER FOR THE 
OTHER PART OF THE CASE INTENSE 
PART OF SOUTH FLORIDA. 
AND THE JURY WILL BE OUT THERE. 
THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT DRAW A 
BUNCH OF CROWDS. 
THEY HAD A THIRD OF CASES IN 
MIAMI-DADE AND LESS IMPACT THE 
RELATIVELY SPEAKING BUT WE'LL 
KNOW IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS IF IT 
WAS A RESPONSIBLE DECISION IF 
IT WORKS OUT FOR PALM BEACH 
COUNTY. 
>> SAM, A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING. 
WE HAVE BEEN CHECKING IN WITH 
YOU QUITE A BIT. 
I HAVE NO DOUBT WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO CHECK IN AS THINGS 
CHANGE ACROSS THE STATE OF 
FLORIDA. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING 
US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING 
ON. 
>> Reporter: ALWAYS, ALISON, 
AND MY PLEASURE AND A SHUTOUT 
FROM YOUR FRIENDS IN THE MIAMI 
AREA. 
BACK TO YOU. 
>>> YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS. 
>> EXPECT TO SEE MORE CASES 
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. 
>> IT'S NEWS MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> THIS COUNTRY WAS FORGED IN 
PART BY SHARED SACRIFICE. 
ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE CALLED TO 
STEP UP. 
WE HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO 
STAY INFORMED AND STAY ENGAGED 
AS WE FOLLOW THIS JOURNEY 
TOGETHER. 
I'M LESTER HOLT. 
FOR ALL MY COLLEAGUES AT NBC 
NEWS, TAKE CARE. 
>>> IF IT'S ASKING THE TOUGH 
QUESTIONS, IF IT'S ASKING FOR 
ACCOUNTABILITY, IF ALTERNATE 
NAVIGATING THE NEW NORMAL IN 
AMERICA AND IF IT'S SUNDAY, 
IT'S MEET THE PRESS. 
>> THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, 
NBC NEWS HAS THE ANSWERS TO 
YOUR QUESTION, INSIGHT FROM 
MEDICAL EXPERTS AND UP-TO-THE-
MINUTE LIVE BLOG UPDATES. 
FOR CONTINUING COVERAGE TURN TO 
THE PLATFORMS OF NBC NEWS. 
>>> THE STATE DEPARTMENT 
INSPECTOR GENERAL WAS FIRED ON 
FRIDAY AND TODAY, TWO SOURCES 
TOLD US THAT THE IG WAS 
INVESTIGATING SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE POMPEO'S CONNECTION 
TO HAVING A STAFFER RUN 
PERSONAL ERRANDS FOR HIM SUCH 
AS WALKING A DOG AND PICKING UP 
DRY CLEANING AND OTHER ALLEGES. 
WE GO LIVE TO WASHINGTON, AND, 
JOSH, IMPRESSIVE REPORTING. 
WHAT I SEE IS TWO 
INVESTIGATIONS AND HAVE YOU 
GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE FROM THE 
STATE DEPARTMENT? 
>> Reporter: YEAH. 
THE SCOPE OF THIS HAS BEEN JUST 
GROWING, ALISON, AS WE HAVE 
LEARNED MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE 
OUSTER ON FRIDAY NIGHT OF THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT. 
OVER THE LAST DAY OR SO, WE 
HAVE LEARNED THERE WERE NOT ONE 
BUT AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE 
INVESTIGATIONS THAT THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL WAS PURSUING 
AROUND THE TIME THAT HE WAS 
FIRED. 
ONE, HAVING TO DO WITH WHETHER 
SECRETARY POMPEO MADE A 
PERSONAL STAFFER, A POLITICAL 
APPOINTEE WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO 
HELP HIM WITH RESPONSIBILITIES 
DO BASICALLY HOUSEHOLD CHORES 
LIKE GETTING DINNER 
RESERVATIONS, PICKING UP THE 
DRY CLEANING AND WALKING THE 
FAMILY DOG, AND A FEW HOURS, 
ANDREA MITCHELL AND I WERE 
REPORTING THAT THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL WAS LOOKING INTO AN 
ARMED SALES IN  WITH THE SAUDIS 
THAT HAD TO HAPPEN IN AN 
EMERGENCY DECLARATION, GOING 
AROUND CONGRESS WHICH WAS 
OBJECTING TO IT. 
WE HAVE BEEN PRESSING THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT ALL DAY AND ALL 
WEEKEND FOR RESPONSING. 
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE IS AN 
INTERVIEW THAT POMPEO GAVE BY 
PHONE TO THE WASHINGTON POST IN 
WHICH HE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE 
OF HIMSELF BEING UNDER 
INVESTIGATION. 
HE SAID THIS COULDN'T HAVE BEEN 
RETALIATION. 
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS UNDER 
INVESTIGATION. 
HE SAID IN HIS HISTORY HE ONLY 
KNEW OF ONE SPECIFIC IG 
INVESTIGATION AND IT HAD TO DO 
WITH NATIONAL SECURITY. 
I THOUGHT THIS WAS SO 
INTERESTING, ALISON. 
HE WAS PRESSED IN THE INTERVIEW 
ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS HE MADE 
HIS STAFF DO PERSONAL CHORES 
FOR HIM HE SAID I AM NOT GOING 
TO ANSWER A HOST OF 
UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS. 
SO WE ARE NOT GETTING A 
CONFIRMATION FROM SECRETARY 
POMPEO. 
>> IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT, 
JOSH. 
YOU SAID WHEN WE GOT STARTED 
THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO 
INVESTIGATIONS INTO POMPEO THAT 
WE KNOW OF SO FAR. 
>> Reporter: THEY ARE THE ONLY 
TWO WE KNOW OF. 
BUT A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT 
YOU HIT ON, WE DON'T FINISH 
THERE MAY BE MORE, AND 
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICIALS THAT WE 
HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO TELL US 
THAT THEY THINK THERE MAY BE 
OTHER INVESTIGATIONS THAT THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL WAS PURSUING 
THAT COULD PLAY INTO ALL OF 
THIS AND POTENTIALLY THE REASON 
THAT POMPEO DIDN'T WANT HIM IN 
THE JOB ANYMORE. 
>> COULD YOU TAKE US BACK TO 
THE IG'S REMOVAL ON FRIDAY? 
WHY DID POMPEO SAY HE WOULD BE 
FIRED? 
>> Reporter: WE KNOW THAT 
POMPEO MADE THE RECOMMENDATION 
TO PRESIDENT TRUMP  WHO THEN 
APPROVED THE FIRING OF THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL ACCORDING TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL. 
BUT WE DID NOT GET MORE 
SPECIFICITY. 
AND IT'S THROUGH THE PRESIDENT 
HAS THE RIGHT TO FIRE 
INSPECTORS GENERAL IF HE 
CHOOSES, HE HAS TO PROVIDE AN 
EXPLANATION OF WHY TO CONGRESS, 
AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A LOT OF 
LAWMAKERS SAYING ANY 
EXPLANATION THAT WAS PROVIDED 
SO FAR HAS BEEN WHOLLY 
INSUFFICIENT. 
>> SO TO THAT END, IS CONGRESS 
PLANNING TO INVESTIGATE WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE, JOSH? 
>> Reporter: YEAH. 
THERE IS A JOINT INVESTIGATION 
GOING ON BY THE HOUSE FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND ON THE 
SENATE SIDE WITH THE TOP 
DEMOCRAT ON THE SENATE FOREIGN 
RELATIONS COMMITTEE. 
WE HEARD FROM CONGRESSMAN ELIOT 
ENGLE WHO SHARES THAT COMMITTEE 
IN THE HOUSE SAYING IN A 
STATEMENT TODAY, REPORTING 
ABOUT THE SAUDI ARMS 
INVESTIGATION, WE DON'T HAVE 
THE FULL CONTACT YET BUT IT'S 
TROUBLING THAT SECRETARY POMPEO 
WANTED HIM PUSHED OUT BEFORE 
THE WORK COULD BE COMPLETED. 
THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD 
COMPLY WITH THE PROBE. 
THEY WANT THE RECORDS TURNED 
OVER BY FRIDAY. 
AND MENENDEZ, THE TOP DEMOCRAT 
ON THE SENATE PANEL, FOR HIS 
PART, RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT 
THE WAY THAT THE FIRING WAS 
DONE. 
TAKE A LISTEN AT WHAT HE HAD TO 
SAY. 
>> THERE SEEMS TO BE A RITUAL 
ON FRIDAY EVENINGS THAT THE 
PRESIDENT DOES THIS TO 
INSPECTORS GENERAL. 
AND THIS PARTICULAR ONE WAS A 
TOP INSPECTOR GENERAL AND 
CONFIRMED IN 2013. 
HE DID TOUGH INVESTIGATIONS 
DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION 
WHICH THEY DIDN'T CARE FOR BUT 
HE WASN'T OUSTED. 
>> Reporter: AND WHEN MENENDEZ 
IS ELUDING TO, ALISON S THIS IS 
NOT THE FIRST INSPECTOR GENERAL 
TO BE GOTTEN RID OF BY THE 
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN THE 
LAST MONTH. 
THERE WERE AT LEAST 4 INCLUDING 
IN THE PENTAGON AND IN THE 
INTELLIGENCE AND A DEPUTY AT 
THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
DEPARTMENT. 
SO THE SENATORS ARE CONCERNED 
ABOUT WHAT SEEMS TO BE A 
WILLINGNESS WITH THIS 
ADMINISTRATION TO DO AWAY WITH 
THE WATCHDOGS WITHOUT A WHOLE 
LOT OF FORETHOUGHT. 
>> JOSH, GREAT REPORTING TODAY. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UPDATING 
US ON THE STORY THAT FIRST 
BROKE ON FRIDAY. 
THANK YOU, AND I HAVE A FEELING 
WE'LL BE TOUCHING BASE WITH YOU 
ON THIS ONE AGAIN SOON. 
IT SEEMS FAR FROM OVER. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
THANK YOU, ALISON. 
>> SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING 
HERE AND WE WILL TAKE A COUPLE 
OF QUESTIONS. 
IF YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF 
QUESTIONS -- 
>> MR. PRESIDENT, THE QUESTION 
FOR YOU, ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR 
SAID THERE WOULD BE NO CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATION OF BARACK OBAMA 
OR JOE BIDEN. 
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE 
POLITICAL HISTORY. 
>> I THINK IF IT WAS ME, THEY 
WOULD DO IT, AND FOR THEM, 
MAYBE THEY ARE NOT GOING. 
TO I'M SURPRISED. 
OBAMA KNEW EVERYTHING THAT WAS 
HAPPENING. 
I DON'T THINK OBAMA KNOWS WHERE 
HE IS IN A LOT OF WAYS. 
I SAW HIS STATEMENTS THE OTHER 
DAY. 
I THINK FRANKLY, THEY WERE NOT 
VERY GOOD FOR PRESIDENT O BAM A 
AND AS FAR AS BIDEN IS 
CONCERNED I DON'T THINK HE 
KNOWS BUT I THINK OBAMA AND 
BIDEN KNEW ABOUT IT, AND THEY 
WERE PARTICIPANTS. 
I AM A LITTLE SURPRISED BY THE 
STATEMENT. 
IN IT WAS ME, I GUARANTEE THEY 
WOULD BE GOING AFTER ME. 
IN HIS CASE, THEY'RE NOT. 
IT'S JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE 
DOUBLE STANDARD. 
I'M SURPRISED BY IT. 
I'M SURPRISED BY IT. 
BUT THAT'S WHERE THE. 
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I 
WAS COMING INTO THE ROOM AS IT 
WAS MADE. 
>> HE SAID WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS 
PROCESS, THE LEGAL PROCESS TO 
BE HIJACKED BY EFFORTS TO DRUM 
UP CRIMINAL ALLEGATIONS OF 
EITHER CANDIDATE. 
>> I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO 
ASK HIM WHAT THAT MEANS. 
I AM IN NO POSITION TO TELL 
THAT YOU. 
I STAYED AWAY FROM IT AND 
RELYING ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 
TO DO THE JOB. 
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE SAID. 
I WAS IN THIS ROOM. 
>> DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE IS 
NO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF 
BIDEN OR OBAMA? 
>> I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THEY 
WERE INVOLVED IN THIS HOAX, ONE 
OF THE WORST THINGS EVER TO 
BEFALL THIS COUNTRY IN TERMS OF 
POLITICAL SCANDAL. 
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT THAT 
OBAMA AND BIDEN WERE INVOLVED. 
AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS 
CRIMINAL, I WOULD THINK IT 
WOULD BE SERIOUS, VERY, VERY 
SERIOUS. 
IT WAS A TAKEDOWN OF A 
PRESIDENT REGARDLESS OF ME. 
IT HAPPENED TO BE ME, AND IN MY 
OPINION, IT WAS AN ILLEGAL 
TAKEDOWN BUT I AM GOING TO LET 
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKE ALL 
OF THOSE DECISIONS. 
I STAYED OUT OF IT BECAUSE IT'S 
THE APPROPRIATE THING TO DO. 
I WOULDN'T HAVE TO STAY OUT OF 
IT AS YOU KNOW, BUT I'VE 
DECIDED TO STAY OUT OF IT. 
SO I WOULD SAY THAT I HEARD 
THAT JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO, A 
FEW MINUTES AGO. 
I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AS TO 
WHAT WAS SAID AND WHAT WAS 
MEANT. 
I WILL SAY THIS. 
WE HAVE AN HONORABLE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
HE'S GOING TO DO AN HONORABLE 
JOB. 
HE IS AN HONORABLE MAN, AND 
HE'S GOING TO DO AN HONORABLE 
JOB. 
BUT PERSONALLY, I HAVE NO DOUBT 
BUT HE MAY HAVE ANOTHER 
FEELING. 
I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY WERE 
INVOLVED IN IT. 
IT'S A HOAX AND IT STARTED AS A 
RUSSIAN HOAX AND WENT TO A 
UKRAINE HOAX. 
IT'S JUST A WHOLE BIG DISGRACE 
AND THIS COUNTRY HAS BETTER 
THINGS TO DO. 
IT'S A DISGRACE. 
WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO THIS 
COUNTRY WITH THE PHONY 
INVESTIGATIONS, THE MUELLER 
INVESTIGATION, A WASTE OF TIME 
FROM DAY ONE. 
THEY KNEW IT WAS A WASTE OF 
TIME. 
THEY PROVED IT TO BE A WASTE OF 
TIME. 
I THINK A LOT OF BAD PEOPLE 
INVOLVED AND THEY SHOULD PAY A 
BIG PRICE IF CAUGHT. 
BUT I RELY ON THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL AND HE'S AN HONORABLE 
MAN. 
ANY OTHER QUESTION? 
>> DO YOU AGREE WITH PETER NO 
VARRO WHO SAID THAT THE CDC LET 
THE COUNTRY DOWN AS FAR AS 
TESTING? 
>> THEY HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MANY 
YEARS AND DON'T WORK HARD FOR 
ME. 
THEY WORK FOR THE COUNTRY, AND 
THEY WORK VERY HARD. 
WHEN WE TOOK OVER IN TERMS OF 
GETTING INVOLVED, MIKE HEADED 
UP THE TASK FORCE AND WORKED 
WITH THE CDC. 
I COULD ASK MIKE TO GIVE YOU 
PART OF IT, BUT I WILL SAY 
ORIGINALLY, THEY HAD NO TESTS. 
ONE OF THE TESTS HAD A PROBLEM 
EARLY ON BUT THAT QUICKLY 
REMEDIED, AND NOW WE HAVE THE 
BEST TESTS ANYWHERE IN THE 
WORLD. 
I GIVE OURSELVES A LOT OF THAT 
CREDIT, THE BRILLIANT PEOPLE 
THAT WORKED ON TESTING AND 
BRILLIANT PEOPLE THAT WORKED ON 
VENTILATORS TO THE POINT WHERE 
WE HAVE THE BEST TESTING IN THE 
WORLD AND WE HAVE THE BEST 
VENTILATORS IN THE WORLD AND 
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 
VENTILATORS. 
NO QUESTION. 
AND MIKE, YOU WORK WITH THE CDC 
MUCH MORE THAN I DO, MIKE. 
>> WE DO, MR. PRESIDENT, AND 
LET ME SAY I THINK PETER 
NAVARROY  NAVARRO'S POINT WAS 
THE CDC AT THE STATE LEVEL WERE 
OPERATING WITH AN ARCANE 
TESTING SYSTEM, AND IT WAS 1 OF 
THE REASONS WHY EARLY ON WE 
BROUGHT IN ALL OF THE 
COMMERCIAL LABS AROUND THE 
COUNTRY. 
THE PRESIDENT CREATED A 
CONSORTIUM OF THE LABS AND WE 
REININSTITUTED TESTING. 
WE HAD DONE 8400 TESTS IN THE 
STATE, PUBLIC LABS AND THE CDC 
LABS BUT BECAUSE OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S EFFORTS WHICH WAS 
BASICALLY INNOVATING TESTING IN 
AMERICAN AND WE HAVE REACHED 11 
MILLION TESTS AND YOU HEARD THE 
STATISTICS, 400,000 TESTS 
YESTERDAY. 
WE ARE HEARING YESTERDAY AS THE 
PRESIDENT SAID EARLIER, WE ARE 
HEARING REPORTS OF EXCESS 
CAPACITY. 
I THINK THE STATE OF NEW YORK, 
GOVERNOR CUOMO SAID HE HAS THE 
ABILITY TO TEST 15,000 PEOPLE A 
DAY AND THEY WERE ONLY TESTING 
5000 PEOPLE. 
WE HEARD THE SAME REPORTS FROM 
FLORIDA AND AROUND THE COUNTRY. 
AGAIN, IT'S ALL A TESTAMENT TO 
THE FACT THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ESSENTIALLY BROUGHT IN THE 
POWER OF THE PRIVATE 
MARKETPLACE AND PRIVATE 
LABORATORIES REINVENTING 
TESTING IN AMERICA, AND THAT'S 
HOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE AT 
A PLACE WHERE WE TALK ABOUT 
OPENING UP AMERICA, AND EVERY 
STATE IN AMERICA TODAY HAS THE 
TESTING CAPACITY AND SUPPLIES 
TO BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO PHASE 
ONE RE-OPENING, AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT A 
REALITY. 
>> WE'VE MADE A LOT OF 
GOVERNORS LOOK VERY GOOD. 
THAT I CAN TELL YOU. 
I AM READING THE REVIEWS ON THE 
GOVERNORS, AND THEY ARE GETTING 
GOOD REVIEWS. 
WE ARE ABLE TO GET THEM 
VENTILATORS THAT THEY DIDN'T 
HAVE, AND WE ARE ABLE TO GET 
THEM TESTING THAT THEY STILL 
WOULDN'T HAVE, AND INCLUDING 
HELPING THEM TO FILL UP THEIR 
STOCKPILES WHICH REALLY, THEY 
SHOULD HAVE HAD  DONE BUT WE 
MADE A LOT OF GOVERNORS LOOK 
GOOD, AND THAT'S FRANKLY, GOOD 
BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR OUR 
COUNTRY. 
OKAY? 
>> WHY DID YOU PASS UP AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE 
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
EARLIER AT THE VIRTUAL MEETING? 
>> I CHOSE NOT TO MAKE A 
STATEMENT TODAY. 
I'LL BE GIVING THEM A STATEMENT 
IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 
BUT I'VE CHOSEN THEM NOT TO 
GIVE A STATEMENT. 
I THINK THEY HAVE DONE A SAD 
JOB IN THE LAST PERIOD OF TIME. 
THE UNITED STATES PAYS THEM 
$450 MILLION A YEAR AND CHINA 
PAYS THEM $38 MILLION A YEAR, 
AND THEY ARE A PUPPET OF CHINA 
TO PUT IT NICELY. 
THEY ARE A PUPPET OF CHINA. 
EVEN WHEN I DID THE BAN -- MIKE 
REMEMBERS THIS VERY WELL. 
WHEN I DID THE BAN, THEY 
THOUGHT IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE TO 
DO. 
I DID THE BAN VERY EARLY. 
IF I DIDN'T DO THE BAN WE WOULD 
HAVE LOST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS 
OF MORE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY, 
AND IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT 
BAN. 
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT 
THE BAN BUT WE DID IT AND WE 
SAVED THOUSANDS OF LIVES, 
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES 
PROBABLY, AND DR. FAUCI SAID 
THAT, AND OTHER PEOPLE SAID 
THAT, DEBORAH SAID THAT, BUT 
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
WAS AGAINST IT. 
THEY WERE AGAINST ME DOING THE 
BAN. 
THEY SAID YOU DON'T NEED IT. 
IT'S TOO MUCH. 
IT'S TOO SEVERE, AND IT'S ALL 
OF THESE THINGS AND IT TURNED 
OUT TO BE WRONG, AND SLEEPY JOE 
BIDEN SAID THE SAME THING. 
HE CAME OUT OF AND SAID I WAS 
XENO PHOBIC. 
HE SAID THAT I WAS XENOPHOBIC. 
[ LAUGHTER ] OH, THIS, MIGHT 
HAPPEN. 
WE ALWAYS GOT ALONG, DIDN'T WE? 
THE TWINS THEY CALL US. 
[ LAUGHTER ] SO, NO. 
IT'S A VERY SAD THING. 
SO I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE WORLD 
HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND GUESS 
WHAT? 
SOME OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THIS 
TABLE WOULD UNDERSTAND BEING IN 
A BUSINESS, IN SOME CASES, 
INTERNATIONAL. 
I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE WORLD 
TRADE ORGANIZATION AT ALL, 
EITHER. 
>> WHY YOU DECIDED TO FIRE THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL AT THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT? 
>> I DON'T KNOW HIM AT ALL. 
I NEVER HEARD OF HIM. 
BUT I WAS ASKED TO BY THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT. 
BUT MY -- I OFFERED MOST OF MY 
PEOPLE, ALMOST ALL OF THEM, I 
SAID THESE ARE OBAMA 
APPOINTEES. 
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LET THEM 
GO, YOU SHOULD LET THEM GO. 
HE IS AN OBAMA EMPLOYEE AND 
THERE WERE A LOT OF PROBLEMS 
WITH THE DOD, THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL. 
I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT HIM. 
I NEVER HEARD OF HIM AND THEY 
ASKED ME TO TERMINATE HIM. 
I SAID WHO APPOINTED HIM? 
THEY SAID PRESIDENT OBAMA. 
I SAID I'LL TERMINATE HIM. 
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GOING 
ON BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO ASK 
MIKE POMPEO. 
I HAVE A RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
I WOULD HAVE IS YOU  -- 
SUGGESTED, AND I DID THAT YOU 
GET RID OF THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
IT HAPPENS TO BE POLITICAL IF 
YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. 
MANY OF THE PEOPLE WERE OBAMA 
APPOINTMENTS. 
SO I JUST GOT RID OF HIM. 
>> AND YOU GOT CRITICISM FROM 
DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS SAYING 
THIS IS A PATTERN OF YOU TRYING 
TO AVOID ACCOUNTABILITY. 
>> AND IF I DIDN'T FIRE HIM, I 
WOULD BE CRITICIZED. 
IF YOU HAVE TOO MANY 
VENTILATORS, GEE, YOU HAVE TO 
MANY, AND YOU DON'T HAVE 
ENOUGH, OKAY. 
BUT NO, BETWEEN THAT AND THE 
FAKE NEWS MEDIA, THEY'LL FIND 
SOMETHING. 
I WAS HAPPY TO DO IT. 
MIKE REQUESTED THAT I DO IT, 
AND HE SHOULD HAVE DONE A LONG 
TIME AGO IN MY OPINION. 
HE WAS AN OBAMA APPOINTMENT AND 
HE HAS HAD DIFFICULTY. 
I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS. 
I NEVER HEARD HIS NAME. 
>> DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IT'S THE 
ROLE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
TO HOLD THE ADMINISTRATION 
ACCOUNTABLE? 
>> I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE FAIR. 
I THINK IT'S A DEATH WISH -- I 
TOLD MY PEOPLE. 
I SAID I THINK YOU SHOULD STUDY 
YOUR SITUATION AND LET US KNOW. 
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN TREATED 
UNFAIRLY BY INSPECTOR GENERALS. 
I CAN GO INTO INSTANCES. 
I AM NOT GOING TO NOW BUT WHEN 
THEY ARE PUT IN BY OBAMA, JUST 
LIKE IT COULD BE IF THEY WERE 
PUT IN BY ME AND IT WAS SOMEONE 
ELSE'S ADMINISTRATION, SPECIAL 
THE OTHER PARTY, IT COULD BE 
THAT YOU WERE TREATED UNFAIRLY. 
WE HAD A LOT OF CASE WHERE IS 
WE THOUGHT THAT WAS UNFAIR. 
SO, YEAH. 
THEY ASKED ME TO DO THAT. 
I THINK THE BIG THING IS THEY 
SHOULD HAVE ASKED ME TO DO IT A 
LONG TIME AGO. 
>> YOU SAID YOU DON'T KNOW HIM, 
SIR. 
SO WHAT WAS HE DOING THAT HE 
WAS TREATING YOU UNFAIRLY? 
>> I DON'T KNOW. 
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM 
OTHER THAN THE STATE DEPARTMENT 
AND MIKE IN PARTICULAR. 
IS THEY WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THE 
JOB HE IS DOING MUCH AND 
BECAUSE IT'S MY RIGHT TO DO IT 
SURE, I'LL DO IT. 
I HAVE GOTTEN RID OF A LOT OF 
INSPECTOR GENERALS. 
EVERY PRESIDENT HAS. 
PROBABLY MORE THAN I HAVE. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE KEPT THE OBAMA 
INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND I THINK 
IN GENERAL THAT'S NOT A GOOD 
THING TO DO BUT THEY KEPT THEM 
AND I TOLD THEM FOR 3 YEARS, 
ANYONE WANTS TO GET RID MUCH 
THEIR INSPECTOR GENERAL BECAUSE 
THEY WERE A POINTED BY 
PRESIDENT OBAMA, I THINK YOU 
SHOULD DO SO. 
SOME OF THEM DIDN'T BUT A 
COUPLE OF THEM ARE DOING IT 
NOW. 
YEAH.
GO AHEAD. 
I THINK HE IS TREATED UNFAIRLY. 
AGAIN, HE ASKED ME IF THAT 
WOULD BE POSSIBLE. 
I SAID I'LL DO THAT, SURE. 
AND I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 
DONE A LONG TIME AGO QUITE 
FRANKLY. 
I HAVEN'T READ MUCH ABOUT HIM. 
I SEE THAT IS A BIT OF A STORY, 
NOT MUCH OF A STORY BUT 
EVERYONE AGREES I HAVE THE 
RIGHT TO FIRE THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL. 
YES, PLEASE? 
>> MR. PRESIDENT, EVERYONE IS 
SAYING THAT THE ECONOMY COULD 
BE A LITTLE BUMPY. 
ARE YOU BROADCASTING A FAST 
BOUNCE BACK? 
>> I THINK THEY ARE 
BROADCASTING A FAST BOUNCE 
BACK? 
THESE ARE RESTAURANT PEOPLE UP 
IN THE BUSINESS AND THEY ARE 
SUCCESSFUL AND HAVE BEEN VERY 
SUCCESSFUL AND I THINK THEY 
WILL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL AGAIN. 
AND, NO, I REALLY ENJOYED THIS. 
THIS IS A LONG MEETING FOR ME. 
NORMALLY I WOULDN'T STAY AT A 
MEETING THIS LONG, GENTLEMEN, 
BUT I LIKE HEARING ABOUT YOUR 
GREAT BASKETBALL TEAM. 
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY GOT PAID 40. 
I THOUGHT THEY MADE 25. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> FOR THE RECORD, A CASINO IN 
LOUISIANA OPENED TODAY AND IT 
OPENED UP EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY 
BUSY IN LOUISIANA. 
>> THAT'S GOOD. 
WHAT DO YOU WORKS. 
I'VE WATCHED IF YOU FOR A LONG 
TIME. 
WHEN YOU DO WORKS. 
I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU. 
GOOD JOB. 
>> AND ARE YOU GENERALLY 
SURPRISED ABOUT THE PPE 
EXTENSION PROPOSAL? 
>> WHY WAS I SURPRISED? 
WHY WOULD I BE SURPRISED? 
I KNOW TOO MANY OF YOU PEOPLE. 
I THINK WHAT THEY ARE ASKING 
FOR IS VERY REASONABLE. 
I MEAN, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO 
GO AND GET IT APPROVED, AND 
AGAIN, WE HAVE SAVED AND WE 
WILL CONTINUE TO SAVE THE 
RESTAURANT BUSINESS, AND 
ULTIMATELY, WE'LL BE PAID BACK 
MANY, MANY TIMES. 
THEY PAY A LOT OF TAXES. 
>> MR. PRESIDENT -- 
>> AND THEY REALLY HAVE 
TREMENDOUS NUMBERS. 
THINK OF THAT. 
600,000, 650,000 RESTAURANTS? 
WHO WOULD THINK THAT IS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> YOU HAVE A FINAL DECISION TO 
FULLY FUND THE INVESTIGATOR OF 
THE  W.H.O. 
GOING FORWARD? 
>> I HAD A CONCEPT. 
WE HAD DIFFERENT IDEAS. 
AND ONE WAS -- I MEAN, I COULD 
ASK THESE BRILLIANT PEOPLE, SO 
WE HELPED FUND THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION. 
WE USE IT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE 
DOES. 
THEY GAVE US VERY BAD ADVICE, 
TERRIBLE ADVICE. 
THEY WERE WRONG SO MUCH ALWAYS 
ON THIS SIDE OF CHINA. 
CHINA PAID $40 MILLION LAST 
YEAR, AND WE HAVE BEEN PAYING 
$450 MILLION A YEAR FOR MANY 
YEARS. 
SOMEHOW, IT DOESN'T WORK OUT SO 
WELL. 
SO I WAS THINKING ABOUT 
BRINGING OUR 450 DOWN TO 40 AND 
SOME THOUGHT IT WAS TOO MUCH. 
I THINK IT'S VERY FAIR FOR 
PAYING 450 -- FOR MANY, MANY 
YEARS WE HAVE PAID 400, 450, 
ALMOST 500 AT SOMETIMES, AND WE 
ARE NOT TREATED RIGHT. 
AND BY WORLD TRADE WE ARE NOT 
TREATED RIGHT EITHER, THE WORLD 
TRADE ORGANIZATION. 
CHINA IS TREATED AS A 
DEVELOPING NATION. 
IF YOU ARE A DEVELOPING NATION 
YOU GET MASSIVE TAX ADVANTAGES. 
WELL, I WANT THE UNITED STATES 
TO BE A DEVELOPING NATION THEN. 
OKAY? 
WE SHOULD GET THE SAME 
ADVANTAGES CHINA GETS. 
WHY SOME CHINA GET ADVANTAGES 
OVER THE UNITED STATES? 
BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOMEONE 
SAYING THEY ARE A DEVELOPING 
NATION. 
SO THAT'S UNDER REVIEW ALSO. 
>> SECRETARY POMPEO WAS 
REPORTEDLY UNDER INVESTIGATION 
FOR HAVING STAFFERS DO PERSONAL 
ERRANDS LIKE WALKING HIS DOG 
AND PICKING UP DRY CLEANING AND 
MAY HAVE COVERTED THE WILL OF 
CONGRESS WITH THE SAUDI ARMS 
SALES. 
ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT YOU MAY 
HAVE MADE THE REQUEST -- 
>> I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT 
IT. 
I HEARD IT AT THE SAME TIME YOU 
HEARD ABOUT IT. 
HE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR 
SOMEONE WALKING HIS DOG? 
I DON'T KNOW. 
I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT 
IMPORTANT TO ME YOU HAVE A MAN 
WHO IS A BRILLIANT GUY, NUMBER 
ONE AT WEST POINT AND NUMBER 
ONE AT HARVARD, LAW SCHOOL. 
AND NUMBER ONE AT WEST POINT 
AND NUMBER ONE AT HARVARD LAW 
SCHOOL OR VERY CLOSE TO NUMBER 
ONE. 
THEY'RE BOTHERED BECAUSE THEY 
ARE HAVING SOMEONE WALK HIS DOG 
AS YOU ARE TELLING ME? 
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. 
I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. 
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE 
INVESTIGATION BUT THIS IS WHAT 
YOU GET WITH THE DEMOCRATS. 
HERE'S THE MAN WHO IS SUPPOSED 
TO BE NEGOTIATING WAR AND PEACE 
WITH MAJOR, MAJOR COUNTRIES 
WITH WEAPONRY LIKE THE WORLD 
HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, AND THE 
DEMOCRATS AND THE FAKE NEWS 
MEDIA, THEY ARE INTERESTED IN A 
MAN WHO IS WALKING THEIR DOG? 
MAYBE HE'S BUSY. 
MAYBE HE'S NEGOTIATING WITH KIM 
JONG UN, OKAY, ABOUT NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS, SO HE SAID, PLEASE, 
CAN YOU WALK MY DOG? 
CAN YOU WALK MY DOG? 
I'M TALKING WITH KIM JONG UN OR 
PRESIDENT XI ABOUT THE DAMAGE 
THEY HAVE CAUSED THE WORLD AND 
TO US? 
PLEASE WALK MY DOG, TO, WHO? 
A SECRET SERVICE OR SOMEBODY. 
RIGHT? 
I DON'T KNOW. 
I THINK THIS COUNTRY HAS A LONG 
WAY TO GO. 
THE PRIORITIES ARE REALLY 
SCREWED UP WHEN I READ THIS. 
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE 
INVESTIGATION BUT YOU TELL ME 
ABOUT WALKING A DOG AND WHAT 
DID YOU SAY? 
DOING DISHES? 
>> SAUDI ARMS SALES, SIR. 
>> WHAT SAUDI ARMS SALES? 
>> TRYING TO PASS A LAW TO 
RESTRICT THE SALES TO SAUDI 
ARABIA OVER THE HUMANITARIAN 
CRISIS. 
THE QUESTION IS WHETHER 
SECRETARY POMPEO WAS TRYING TO 
SUBVERT THE DEAL WITH THAT. 
>> I DON'T THINK SO I MEAN, I 
THINK WHEN SOMEONE PAYS US A 
FORTUNE FOR, YOU KNOW, ARMS, WE 
SHOULD GET THE DEAL DONE. 
I WILL TELL YOU THAT. 
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE 
TALKING ABOUT. 
I THIS BE. 
I -- KNOW THIS. 
WE HAVE COUNTRIES THOOPT BUY 
OUR ARMS AND WE MAKE IT SO 
DIFFICULT THAT THEY GO TO 
RUSSIA. 
AND IF THEY WANT TO BUY OUR 
FIGHTER JETS AND GIVE US 
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS AND THEY HAVE OTHER 
ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING CHINA, 
RUSSIA, AND OTHERS, I THINK WE 
SHOULD MAKE IT AS EASY AS 
POSSIBLE AND TAKE THE JOBS AND 
TAKE THE MONEY BECAUSE IT'S  
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. 
THE PAST ADMINISTRATIONS WAITED 
SO LONG THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO 
BUSINESS WITH US. 
ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS WE 
HAVE DONE IS WE MAKE THE 
GREATEST EQUIPMENT IN THE WORLD 
AND THIS ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE 
WE UPPED THE SCALE A LOT AND 
BOUGHT A LOT AND WE TOTALLY RE-
ARMED OUR MILITARY, $1.5 
TRILLION BUT IF SOMEONE WANTS 
TO GIVE US BILLIONS TO BUY AN 
AIRPLANE OR A NUMBER OF 
AIRPLANES AND MISSILES AND ALL 
THE THINGS WE MAKE BETTER THAN 
ANYONE IN THE WORLD WE SHOULD 
TAKE THE MONEY AND MAKE THE 
DEALS FAST. 
I WOULD CERTAINLY SAY THAT. 
WHY DO YOU THINK -- YOU KNOW, 
YOU -- JUST FOR A SECOND, 
PLEASE. 
DON'T WORRY ABOUT T JEFF. 
JEFF, WHY DON'T YOU MOVE OUT OF 
HIS WAY SO HE DOESN'T INFECT 
YOU, PLEASE? 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> THE RESULTS OF THE HUMAN 
RIGHTS, THAT WAS CONGRESS'S 
CONCERN. 
>> HUMAN RIGHTS? 
>> ABUSES. 
>> THAT I DON'T KNOW. 
YOU TELL ME SOMETHING THEY 
NEVER HEARD OF, AND NOW YOU ARE 
TALKING ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS 
ABUSES. 
YOU'LL FIGURE THE  -- SOMETHING 
OUT I'M SURE. 
MIKE, HE IS A HIGH QUALITY 
PERSON AND A BRILLIANT GUY AND 
I'M HAVING YOU TELLING ME ABOUT 
DOG WALKING, WASHING DISHES. 
I WOULD RATHER HAVE HIM ON THE 
PHONE WITH A WORLD LEADER THAN 
WASH DISHES BECAUSE MAYBE HIS 
WIFE ISN'T THERE, HIS CHILDREN. 
THAT'S STUPID. 
SO STUPID. 
YOU KNOW HOW STUPID THAT SOUNDS 
TO THE WORLD? 
UNBELIEVABLE. 
>> PRESIDENT OBAMA -- 
>> I THINK HE WAS AN 
INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT. 
>> I THINK HE WAS 1 OF THE 
WORST IN THE COUNTRY. 
COUNTRY THAT WAS A MESS, PAYING 
HIGH TAXES, AND 
IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING, YOU CAN 
SEE IT TODAY, JUST TAKE A LOOK 
AT THE STOCK MARKET. 
LOOK WHAT'S GOING ON. 
LOOK AT THE GREAT NUMBERS THAT 
ARE BEING CALLED AND LOOK AT 
THESE MEDICAL COMPANIES FALLING 
IN AND WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT MORE THAN ONE, SO 
MANY THINGS ARE HAPPENING. 
BUT I THINK PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS 
AN INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT, DID 
HE A TERRIBLE JOB, BY THE WAY, 
THERE WAS GREAT 
DIVISION IN OUR COUNTRY WITH 
PRESIDENT OBAMA, YOU DIDN'T SEE 
IT AS MUCH BUT THERE WAS 
TREMENDOUS DIVISION IN 
OUR COUNTRY. 
>> THERE IS DIVISION NOW, TOO. 
>> GREAT, SUCCESS GOING, THINGS 
WERE GOING ON THEN CHINA GAVE 
US A WONDERFUL GIFT AND IT 
WASN'T PRETTY. 
IT CAME OUT OF CHINA IN CASE 
YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS, JOHN. 
IT DIDN'T COME OUT -- IT CAME 
OUT OF CHINA. 
SPREAD TO EUROPE BUT IT ALSO 
CAME HERE. 
THE WHOLE WORLD BECAME INFECTED 
BY THIS HORRIBLE THING THAT 
THEY UNLEASHED ONE WAY OR THE 
OTHER. 
NOT A GOOD SITUATION, NOT A 
GOOD SITUATION. 
I'M NOT A MAN THAT LIKES 
THINKING THAT. 
WHAT HAPPENED TO US AND WAS 
TOTALLY PREVENTIBLE. 
THEY COULD HAVE STOPPED IT AT 
THE SOURCE. 
THEY KNEW IT WAS HAPPENING. 
WE WANTED TO GO IN, OTHERS 
WANTED TO GO IN, THEY WOULDN'T 
LET THE WORLD AS YOU KNOW THEY 
WOULDN'T LET -- THEY 
WOULDN'T LET OTHER COUNTRIES GO 
IN. 
THEY WANTED OTHER -- OTHER 
COUNTRIES WANTED T WORLD HEALTH 
WANTED TOXIN FAIRNESS TO WORLD 
HEALTH, THEY WANTED 
TO GO IN. 
THEY COULD HAVE STOPPED IT AT 
THE SOURCE AND THEY CHOSE NOT 
TO. 
AND YET THEY STOPPED THEM FROM 
GOING TO WUHAN INTO DIFFERENT 
PARTS OF CHINA. 
SO YOU COULDN'T GO INTO 
BEIJING, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF 
THAT, GENTLEMAN? 
YOU COULDN'T GO INTO CHINA, BUT 
I BETTER NOT GET YOU INVOLVED 
IN THE CHINA THING, YOU HAVE 
ENOUGH PROBLEM WITH CHINA. 
>> OPEN FOR BUSINESS. 
>> INTERESTING GUIDE, BUT 
SERIOUSLY LOOK, THEY WOULDN'T 
LET HIM INTO CHINA BUT THEY 
WOULD LET HIM INTO EUROPE 
AND ALL OVER 0 THE WORLD 
INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES. 
LUCKY I DID THE BAN, THAT'S ALL 
I CAN TELL YOU. 
LUCKY I DID THE BAN. 
HAVE ONE OR TWO MORE. 
>> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE 
CHINA HELD RESPONSE I BELIEVE? 
>> I CAN TELL YOU, WHY WOULD I 
TELL NEW GO AHEAD. 
>> WILL THEY BE HELD 
RESPONSIBLE? 
WILL YOU TAKE STEPS TO -- 
>> CHINA SHOULD BE HELD 
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEY HAVE 
DONE. 
THEY HAVE HURT THE WORLD VERY 
VERY BADLY. 
THEY'VE HURT THEMSELVES ALSO. 
BUT THEY'VE HURT THE WORLD VERY 
VERY BADLY, THEY SHOULD BE HELD 
RESPONSIBLE. 
>> YOU TWEETED RECENTLY THIS 
WHOLE BI RACKET NEEDS TO BE 
LOOK AT AND IT -- 
>> SURE, HI A FAKE 
WHISTLEBLOWER. 
SURE, HI A FAKE WHISTLEBLOWER 
ORIGINALLY. 
HE WAS A FAKER. 
BECAUSE WHEN HE LOOKED AT MY -- 
HE WROTE DOWN A CONVERSATION 
THAT WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM 
THE CONVERSATION I ACTUALLY HAD 
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE. 
IT WAS A FAKE WHISTLEBLOWER. 
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO HE IS, JOHN 
KNOWS WHO HE IS. 
YOU KNOW HIM BETTER THAN 
ANYBODY, JOHN, FAKER, HE IS A 
FAKE WHISTLEBLOWER AND IT WAS A 
PHONY DISGRACEFUL 
PERIOD OF TIME, AND WE CAME OUT 
WELL. 
DO YOU KNOW WHY WE CAME OUT 
WELL? 
BECAUSE EVERYBODY RECOGNIZED 
WHAT IT WAS. 
IT WAS A POLITICAL WITCH HUNT. 
HE WROTE A STORY THAT BOAR NO 
RESEMBLANCE TO THE CONVERSATION 
THAT I HAD PRESIDENT OF 
UKRAINE. 
NOTHING WHATSOEVER. 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, HE WENT 
BY THE WHISTLEBLOWER, HE DIDN'T 
WANT TO SEE THE CONVERSATION 
THAT I HAD. 
WHEN HE SAW THE CONVERSATION 
THAT I HAD HE SAID, WELL THAT 
BEARS NO RESEMBLANCE TO WHAT 
THE WHISTLEBLOWER 
SAID. 
WHY DIDN'T HE LOOK FIRST BEFORE 
HE RAN TO CONGRESS. 
HE RAN TO CONGRESS LIKE HE 
COULDN'T GET THERE FAST ENOUGH. 
WITH A WHISTLEBLOWER REPORT. 
BUT WHEN THEY OFFERED HIM TO 
SEE THE ACTUAL CONVERSATION, 
AND WE CALLED AHEAD OF UKRAINE 
WE SAID WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPOSE 
THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD, 
IF YOU DON'T MIND. 
HE SAID WHAT WAS WRONG WITH 
THAT CONVERSATION? 
AS I SAY IT WAS A PERFECT 
CONVERSATION. 
NOT A THING SAID WRONG. 
THAT'S WHY WE HAD OTHER THAN 
HALF A VOTE FROM ROMNEY AND 
ROMNEY'S A LOSER. 
BUT OTHER THAN HALF A VOTE WE 
HAD FROM ROMNEY I GOT 52.5% IN 
THE HOUSE WE GOT 196 TO 
NOTHING. 
196 TO NOTHING. 
THE REPUBLICANS WERE SO 
UNIFIED. 
NOT BECAUSE THEY ALL LIKED ME 
BECAUSE THEY KNEW THIS WAS A 
HORRIBLE THING THAT HAPPENED. 
>> BUT HE WAS A FAKE 
WHISTLEBLOWER. 
HE REPORTED ON A CONVERSATION 
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN JUST LIKE 
SHIFTEE SCHIFF WENT UP BEFORE 
CONGRESS, BECAUSE HE HAS 
IMMUNITY. 
YOU CAN'T PUT HIM IN JAIL IF HE 
LIES. 
BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE IMMUNITY 
IN THE GREAT HALL, HE MADE A 
STATEMENT THAT WAS TOTALLY 
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I 
SAID, YOU KNOW THAT. 
8 TIMES QUID PRO QUO, THERE 
WERE NO QUID PRO QUOS, NOTHING. 
8 TIMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. 
AND HE MADE IT AS THOUGH THAT 
WAS THE CONVERSATION. 
HE KNEW THAT WASN'T THE 
CONVERSATION I HAD. 
AND ANYPLACE ELSE HE WOULD HAVE 
BEEN THROWN OUT OF OFFICE AND 
THROWN IN JAIL FOR WHAT HE DID. 
HE HAD IMMUNITY -- IT SHOULD BE 
THE OPPOSITE. 
IF YOU MADE A STATEMENT LIKE 
THAT, YOU SHOULD GET DOUBLE 
PENALTIES, OKAY. 
SO, THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES, SO 
YOU HAD A PHONY WHISTLEBLOWER, 
AND THIS OTHER GUY WITH THE 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, 
OKAY, HE WENT OUT AND HE IS THE 
ONE THAT APPROVED THE 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, HE SIGNED 
THE APPLICATION. 
HE ALSO HAPPENS TO BE, IF YOU 
LOOK, SEE WHETHER OR NOT -- I 
WON'T PUT IT ON ME, I WILL PUT 
IT ON YOU, SEE 
WHETHER OR NOT HE IS A BIG CON 
CONTRIBUTE I DON'T REMEMBER TO 
THE DEMOCRATS, NO, A LOT OF BAD 
THINGS COMING 
OUT ABOUT HIM. 
BUT YOU PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO 
WRITE THE NEWS, YOU KNOW. 
BUT IF YOU LOOK, BUT HE IS THE 
ONE THAT SIGNED THE 
APPLICATION. 
THE VERY IMPORTANT FORM. 
HE SIGNED IT. 
NOW, IF HE BELIEVE IN IT, WHY 
DID HE SIGN IT. 
A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAVE COME 
OUT ABOUT HYDROXY, HOW MANY 
PEOPLE ARE TAKING IT ESPECIALLY 
FRONT LINE WORKERS. 
THE FRONT LINE WORKERS, MANY 
MANY ARE TAKING IT. 
I HAPPEN TO BE TAKING IT. 
I HAPPEN TO BE TAKING IT. 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE. 
>> HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE. 
RIGHT NOW, YEAH. 
A COUPLE WEEKSING A STARTED 
TAKING IT. 
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOOD. 
I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF GOOD 
STORY. 
IF IT'S NOT GOODIE WILL TELL 
YOU RIGHT. 
I AM NOT GOING TO GET HURT BY T 
IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 40 YEARS 
FOR MALARIA, LUPUS, FOR OTHER 
THINGS, I TAKE IT. 
FRONT LINE WORKERS TAKE IT, A 
LOT OF DOCTORS TAKE IT. 
EXCUSE ME, I TAKE IT. 
I HOPE TO NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE 
IT SOON BECAUSE I HOPE THEY 
COME UP WITH SOME ANTIBODY. 
BUT I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE 
ALLOWED TO. 
I GOT A LETTER FROM A DOCTOR 
THE OTHER DAY FROM WESTCHESTER, 
NEW YORK AROUND THE AREA. 
HE DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING, HE 
JUST SAID SIR, I HAVE HUNDREDS 
OF PATIENTS, AND I GIVE THEM 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, 
THE Z PACK WHICH IS 
AZITHROMYCIN AND I GIVE THEM 
ZINC. 
OUT OF 300 PATIENTS I HADN'T 
LOST ONE. 
PLEASE KEEP PRESSING THAT, SIR. 
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THAT PHONY 
REPORT, THAT REPORT ON THE 
HYDROXY WAS GIVEN TO PEOPLE 
THAT WERE ORDINARILY BAD 
CONDITION. 
EXTRAORDINARILY BAD. 
PEOPLE THAT WERE DYING. 
NO I THINK FOR WHATEVER IT'S 
WORTH, I TAKE IT. 
I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT 
THREE OR FOUR DAYS AGO, BUT WE 
NEVER HAD A CHANCE, YOU NEVER 
ASKED ME THE QUESTION. 
>> DID THE WHITE HOUSE OF 
DOCTOR RECOMMEND YOU TO TAKE 
YOU. 
>> THE WHITE HOUSE DOCTOR, HE 
SAID WHAT DO YOU THINK. 
HE SAID WELL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE 
IT, A LOT OF FRONT LINE WORKERS 
ARE TAKING HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, 
A LOT -- I 
DON'T TAKE IT BECAUSE -- HEY, 
PEOPLE SAID OH, MAYBE HE OWNS 
THE COMPANY, NO, I DON'T OWN 
THE COMPANY. 
DO YOU KNOW WHAT, I WANT THE 
PEOPLE OF THIS NATION TO FEEL 
GOOD. 
I DON'T WANT THEM BEING SICK. 
AND THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE 
THAT THIS HAS AN IMPACT 
ESPECIALLY EARLY ON. 
YOU LOOK AT FRONT LINE WORKERS, 
DOCTORS AND NURSES, A LOT OF 
THEM ARE ARE TAKING IT. 
AS A PREVENTATIVE AND THEY ARE 
TAKING TOTALLY UNRELATED BUT 
THEY TAKE THE Z PAC OR 
AZITHROMYCIN FOR A POSSIBLE 
INFECTION. 
NOW I HAVEN'T TAKEN THAT OTHER 
THAN ORIGINAL DOSE, BUT THE 
ZINC YOU DO TAKE. 
SO I'M TAKING THE TWO, THE ZINC 
AND THE HYDROXY. 
AND ALL CAN I TELL SUNSHINE SO 
FAR I SEEM TO BE OKAY. 
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU 
STARTED TAKING THIS? 
HAVE YOU BEEN EXPOSED? 
>> NO, NO, NOT AT ALL. 
I JUST SAID I'VE HAD SO MANY 
LETTERS FROM PEOPLE LIKE THE 
ONE I TOLD YOU ABOUT, I GOT IT 
LAST WEEK, WOULD YOU 
LIKE A COPY OF IT? 
I WOULD LOVE -- IF YOU ASK 
MOLLIE SHE WILL GIVE YOU COPY 
OF IT. 
I NEVER HEARD OF HIM. 
HE TREATS PEOPLE THAT WE'RE 
TALKING ABOUT. 
AND HE SAID OUT OF HUNDREDS OF 
PEOPLE THAT HE'S TREATED HE 
HADN'T LOST ONE. 
HE JUST WANTED ME TO KNOW ABOUT 
IT. 
THAT'S ALL. 
HE WASN'T SAYING, GEE, CAN I 
HAVE DINNER WITH YOU, PRESIDENT 
MR. I WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE 
PRESIDENT. 
I HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF 
POSITIVE LETTERS. 
AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE AN IMPACT 
AND MAYBE IT DOES, MAYBE IT 
DOESN'T, IF IT DOESN'T YOU ARE 
NOT GOING TO GET 
SICK OR DIE. 
THIS IS A PILL THAT'S BEEN USED 
FOR A LONG TIME FOR 30, 40 
YEARS ON THE MALARIA AND LUPUS, 
TOO, AND EVEN ON 
ARTHRITIS I GUESS FROM WHAT 
UNDERSTAND. 
IT HAS BEEN HEAVILY TESTED IN 
TERMS, JUST WAITING TO SEE, 
YOUR EYES LIGHT UP WHEN I SAID 
THIS, WHEN I 
ANNOUNCED THIS, I HAVE TAKEN IT 
A WEEK AND A HALF NOW. 
AND I'M STILL HERE. 
I'M STILL HERE. 
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN, WHAT IS THE 
EVIDENCE THAT IT HAS A 
PREVENTATIVE. 
>> HERE WE GO, ARE YOU READY? 
HERE IS MY EVIDENCE. 
I GET A LOT OF POSITIVE CALLS 
ABOUT IT. 
THE ONLY NEGATIVE I'VE HEARD 
WAS THE STUDY WHERE THEY GAVE 
IT, WAS IT THE VA WHERE PEOPLE 
AREN'T BIG TRUMP FAN AND WE'VE 
DONE THE GREATEST JOB OF 
ANYTHING IN THE VA, BECAUSE I 
GOT VA CHOICE AND VA 
ACCOUNTABILITY BOTH APPROVED. 
ACCOUNTABILITY TOLD THEM, WELL 
YOU CAN FIRE BAD PEOPLE THAT 
WORK IN THE VA THAT YOU 
COULDN'T FIRE THEM, WE HAD 
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WERE 
STEALING, THAT WERE ROBBERS, 
HORRIBLE PEOPLE. 
THEY BEAT UP OUR VETERANS, THEY 
COULDN'T DO IT IN PRIMETIME BUT 
THEY DID IT WHEN THEY WERE 
SICK. 
AND WE GOT ACCOUNTABILITY. 
NOBODY THOUGHT YOU COULD GET IT 
BECAUSE OF THE UNION UNITED 
STATES AND CIVIL SERVICE. 
GUY THE IT PASSED SO THAT NOW 
YOU FIRE BAD PEOPLE IN THE VA, 
WE GOT RID OF TREMENDOUSLY BAD 
PEOPLE THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE 
BEEN THERE. 
I GOT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF YOU 
CAN SAY THAT, MAYBE NOT. 
IF YOU HAVE TO WAIT ONLINE FOR 
A DOCTOR, YOU GO OUTSIDE, HAVE 
A PRIVATE DOCTOR WE PAY THE 
BILL. 
WE WORK OUT DEALS WITH DOCTORS, 
VERY PRICING. 
SO YOU GO OUT, YOU PAY THE 
BILL. 
IT WAS A GREAT THING THAT WE 
DID. 
SO WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH 
THE VA. 
THEY HAD A REPORT COME OUT AND 
THE RESULTS OF THE REPORT, IT 
WAS VERY UNSCIENTIFIC REPORT, 
BY THE WAY. 
I GET A LOT OF TREMENDOUSLY 
POSITIVE NEWS ON THE HYDROXY 
AND I SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW THE 
EXPRESSION EYE HAVE 
USED, JOHN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO 
LOSE? 
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? 
>> I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT ABOUT 
A WEEK AND A HALF. 
>> EVERY DAY? 
>> EVERY DAY. 
I TAKE A PILL EVERY DAY. 
AT SOME POINT THEY'LL STOP. 
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HAVE 
THE CURE AND/OR THE VACCINE AND 
THAT WILL HAPPEN I THINK FIRST. 
>> ZERO SYMPTOMS NO, I TESTED 
-- I TEST EVERY COUPLE DAYS, 
FOR OBVIOUSLY REASONS, I AM THE 
PRESIDENT. 
SO WE WANT TO TEST, I DON'T 
WANT TO BE TESTED BUT THEY WANT 
TO TEST ME. 
SO EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS I GET 
TESTED AND I HAVE BEEN -- I 
HAVE SHOWN ALWAYS NEGATIVE, 
RIGHT? 
NEGATIVE S THAT THE TERM YOU 
USE FOR THIS, RIGHT? 
NEGATIVE. 
TOTALLY NEGATIVE. 
NO SYMPTOMS NO, NOTHING. 
BUT NO, I TAKE IT BECAUSE I 
THINK I HEAR VERY GOOD THINGS, 
HAVE YOU TO GO TO FRONT LINE 
WORKERS. 
MANY FRONT LINE WORKERS TAKE 
IT. 
AND THEY SEEM TO BE DOING VERY 
WELL. 
>> ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR 
ADMINISTRATION VICE PRESIDENT 
PENCE OR FAMILY MEMBERS -- 
>> NO, I DON'T WANT TO ASK THEM 
BECAUSE THAT'S A PERSONAL 
DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT 
YOU WANT TO SAY. 
I WANT TO BE OPEN WITH THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC, I HAPPEN TO 
THINK IT'S GOOD. 
I WANT THE LETTER GIVEN, 
BECAUSE NOT IN TERMS OF MY 
TAKING IT, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS 
A WELL CRAFTED LETTER BY A 
RESPECTED MAN, A LITTLE ABOVE 
WEST CHERER, UP HIGHER IN NEW 
YORK. 
HE DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING, HE 
WANTED ME TO KNOW THE RESULTS 
OF WHAT HE IS DOING AS A 
DOCTOR. 
IS HE SO HAPPY WITH THE FACT 
THAT I FIGHT FOR THIS STUFF. 
AND THEN WE HAVE THIS CRAZY 
WHISTLEBLOWER, THIS FAKE 
WHISTLEBLOWER TO GET OUT AND 
TRY AND, YOU KNOW, KNOCK IT. 
WHO IS -- WHO SIGNED THE 
APPLICATION? 
HE DID THE SIGNING. 
HE WAS A BELIEVER AT ONE POINT, 
I ASSUME. 
OTHERWISE HE SHOULDN'T HAVE 
SIGNED IT. 
NO MATTER WHO TOLD HIM TO HE 
SHOULDN'T HAVE SIGNED IT. 
ONE MORE QUESTION, THAT'S IT. 
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU, FELLAS. 
>>> HEY, WATCHING NBC NEWS NOW. 
LET'S GO TO NBC NEWS NOW 
CORRESPONDENT, SHE IS FOLLOWING 
THE LATEST NEWS AND HEADLINES 
FROM NBC NEWS.COM, 
ALEXA, GIVE US AN UPDATE. 
>> Reporter: HEY, ALLISON, SO 
LOTS OF NEWS IN THIS HOUR. 
FIRST PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYING HE 
HAS BEEN TAKING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE MORE THAN A 
WEEK TO PREVENT A CORONAVIRUS 
INFECTION. 
HE CONSULTED WITH THE RUWHITE 
HOUSE DOCTOR ON THWHETHER HE 
SHOULD TAKE IT, ADDING, YOU 
WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY 
PEOPLE ARE TAKING IT, 
ESPECIALLY FRONT LINE WORKERS. 
THE DRUG HAS ESNOT BEEN PROVEN  
BE EFFECTIVE. 
WALL STREET SOARED TODAY ON 
POTENTIAL SIGNS OF CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE TRIAL, THE DOW CLOSED 
MORE THAN 900 POINTS HIGHER AT 
2.9%. 
S&P 3-POINT IT 2%. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD THIS TO SAY 
EARLIER. 
>> TREMENDOUS PROGRESS HAS BEEN 
MADE. 
OBVIOUSLY VACCINE, SO WE'RE 
TRYING TO EXPEDITE THINGS. 
BUT VERY IMPORTANTLY JUST 
OVERALL, WHAT BIG NEWS IT IS 
MEDICALLY, WE ARE SO FAR AHEAD 
OF WHERE WOULD YOU 
NORMALLY BE, JUST FROM A 
LOGISTICAL STANDPOINT. 
>> 
FROM ITALY TODAY, ANNOUNCED 
LOWEST DAILY CORONAVIRUS DEATH E
TOLL. 
WHEN THE LOCKDOWN WAS FIRST IN 
PLACE. 
99 FATALITIES REPORTED THROUGH 
THE WEEKEND ACCORDING TO ITALY 
CIVIL PROTECTION PROGRAM, BEGAN 
OPENING DOOR, 
RESTAURANTS AND CHURCHES TO 
BALANCE THE PANDEMIC WITH 
PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN. 
>> NOW UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS 
LIVING IN CALIFORNIA  NWHO ARE 
EXCLUDE FROM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS CAN NOW 
APPLY FOR RELIEF FROM THE STATE 
RUN INITIATIVE STARTING TODAY. 
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN KNEW 
SOME ANNOUNCED $125 MILLION 
FUND IN COORDINATION WITH 
PROFIT GROUPS TO PROVIDE 
RELIFE TO THOSE ELIGIBLE WILL 
BE ABLE TO RECEIVE UP TO $1000 
PER HOUSEHOLD AND FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE AND OUR 
FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. 
UNTIL THE $795 MILLION IN STATE 
FUNDING RUNS OUT. 
AND LAST WEEK FROM NBC, A 
RESTAURANT IN MARYLAND HAS COME 
ONE A WAY TO ABIDE BY SOCIAL 
DISTANCING GUIDELINES. 
REPLACING TRADITIONAL TABLE 
WITH GIANT INFLATABLE TUBES 
ATTACHED TO A SET OF WHEELS. 
THE RESTAURANT IS OPEN FOR 
TAKEOUTS, RESTAURANTS IN 
MARYLAND ARE CLOSED DUE TO 
COVID-19. 
AND THOSE ARE THE LATEST 
HEADLINES FOR THIS HOUR. 
KEEPING YOU INFORMED AT ALWAYS, 
ALLISON, BACK TO YOU. 
>> ALEXA, AS A SELF CONFIRMED 
POOL FLOAT JUNKIE, I LOVE THAT 
IDEA. 
THANK YOU SO POMUCH. 
AND YOU CAN OF COURSE VISIT OUR 
LIVE BLOG 
NBCNEWS.COM/CORONAVIRUS. 
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN 
TAKING HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR A 
COUPLE WEEKS FOR NOW. 
>> I HAPPEN TO BE TAKING IT. 
I HAPPEN TO BE TAKING IT. 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE. 
>> HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE. 
E.GHT NOW. 
YEAH. 
A COUPLE WEEKSING A STARTED 
TAKING IT. 
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF GOOD 
STORIES. 
IF IT'S NOT GOODIE WILL TELL 
YOU RIGHT. 
I AM NOT GOING TO GET HURT BY 
IT. 
>> NBC NEWS MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT DR. JOHN TORRES, 
A BIG HEADLINE FROM THE 
PRESIDENT AS FAR AS WE KNOW HE 
HADN'T TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS AND THIS IS A DRUG 
THE FDA WARNED AGAINST USING 
OUTSIDE OF A HOSPITAL SETTING. 
SO WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HIS 
ANNOUNCEMENT THIS AFTERNOON? 
>> IT'S A BIT OF A SURPRISE, AN 
SOUNDS LIKE HE IS TAKING IT TO 
TRY TO AVOID GETTING 
CORONAVIRUS, HE MIGHT HAVE HAD 
EXPOSURE AT SOME POINT. 
HE SAID HE WASN'T EXPOSED IT. 
HE IS TAKING IT PRO FILL 
ACCUSATION PARTICULARLY. 
THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO 
THERE WAS A FRENCH DOCTOR THAT 
SAID SOME PATIENTS SEEMED TO BE 
BETTER, PRESIDENT TRUMP WENT ON 
TO SAY THIS IS THE BEST MED LIN 
EVER, THEY ADDED TO THIS. 
STUDIES HAVE COME OUT, A COUPLE 
RECENT STUDIES THAT CAME OUT OF 
NEW YORK CITY, THEY DIDN'T DO 
CONTROL GROUPS 
BUT LOOKED AT PATIENTS AND 
FOUND OUT 3000 PATIENTS IT 
DIDN'T REALLY HELP MUCH. 
IT DIDN'T HELP MUCH WITH 
OVERALL DEATHS, NOT HAVING TO 
BE INTUBATED IF YOU WERE ON 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, ADMIRABLE 
LITH RO MYOSIN, IT'S NOT AS 
BENIGN AS HE IS MAKING IT SEEM 
TO BE, IT CAN CAUSE HEART CA
ARRHYTHMIAS 
WHICH ARE HARD TO CONTROL. 
THIS IS NOT A MEDICINE PEOPLE 
SHOULD BE TAKING TO PREVENT 
THEM FROM GETTING CORONAVIRUS. 
SOCIAL DISTANCING, WASHING YOUR 
HANDS, THOSE THING THAT WORK 
REALLY WELL, ALLISON. 
>> BORING ALTHINGS WE DO A LOT 
THESE DAYS DR. JOHN. 
MADERNA SAYS TESTS SHOW 
PROMISE. 
>> THERE  TIS A FEW COMPANIES O 
THERE, DOZEN OR SO COMPANIES, A 
RACE FOR THE VACCINE, MOST 
EXPERTS ARE SAYING 12 TO 18 
MONTHS WHICH IS FEBRUARY OR 
LATER TIME FRAME. 
THEY STARTED PHASE ONE OF HUMAN 
TRIALS, THEY HAD 48 
INDIVIDUALS, 18 TO 55 YEARS 
OLD, THEY HAVE NOT HAD 
CORONAVIRUS. 
OTHERWISE HEALTHY. 
THEY FOUND OUT THAT ACTUALLY 
THIS ANTIBODY RESPONSE, THEY 
ARE DEVELOPING ANTIBODIES 
EQUIVALENT TO THE LEVEL OF 
PEOPLE WHO RECOVER FROM 
CORONAVIRUS. 
SO THOSE ARE HIGH LEVELS OF 
ANTIBODIES THAT SHOULD PROTECT 
THEM FROM GETTING AGAIN. 
AND PROBABLY EVEN AS IMPORTANT 
IS THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY 
SIDE EFFECTS FROM THERE. 
THEY STILL HAVE TO DO A COUPLE 
PHASE TWO AND THREE TRIALS, 
MORE PEOPLE, MORE TIMES. 
THE COMPANY IS HOPING TO GET 
THIS TRIAL DONE OR PHASE THREE 
TRIAL STARTED BY JULY. 
BEFORE THEY GET RESULTS AND GET 
APPROVAL. 
I THINK WE ARE TALKING A YEAR 
WHICH IS FEBRUARY AT THE 
EARLIEST, PROBABLY NOT LATE 
SUMMER LIKE PEOPLE ARE HOPING
FOR. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
GOOD HOTO SET THE TIME LINE 
THERE, PEOPLE HEAR THIS KIND OF 
NEWS START TO GET EXCITED AND 
THINK WE CAN SEE A 
VACCINE SOONER THAN WE HAD 
ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. 
SO THANKS FOR SETTING THE TIME 
LINE THERE. 
DR.JOHN, WE KNOW THIS ISN'T THE 
ONLY COVID-19 VACCINE IN 
DEVELOP, THE WHITE HOUSE WANTED 
WARP SPEED FOR A 
VACCINE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. 
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
DISCUSSING VACCINE EFFORTS. 
ARE THERE OTHER VACCINES 
SHOWING PROMPTING SIGNS OR 
 SHBE ON THE ULD
RIGHT TRACK? 
>> THTHERE IS A LOT OF VACCINES 
IN DEVELOPMENT. 
THE OTHER ONE SHOWING THE MOST 
PROMISE IS OUT OF OXFORD, THE 
OXFORD VACCINE. 
IT WAS ACTUALLY GIVE TONE 
MONKEYS, THE THING ABOUT 
MONKEYS, THEY ARE SIMILAR TO 
US, THEY ARE NOT IDENTICAL BUT 
SIMILAR. 
USUALLY WHEN THEY GET AN IMMUNE 
RESPONSE IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT 
WE ARE GOING TO GET. 
THEIR TYPE OF VACCINE IT GAVE 
THEM THE ANTIBODIES ARE AS 
WELL. 
THEY TOOK IT ONE STEP FURTHER, 
THEY ACTUALLY GAVE THEM COVID-
19 AND IT PROTECTED THEM 
GETTING PNEUMONIA 
ESPECIALLY WITH COVID-19. 
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, 
AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE NOT 
MONKEY, MONKEYS AREN'T US, WE 
NEED TO DO IT ON 
HUMANS, THEY ARE STARTING TO DO 
IT ON HUMANS, A THOUSAND 
HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS, WE'LL FIND 
OUT 0 ALIN TIME HOW THAT IS 
WORKING AS WELL. 
ALL THIS IS HAPPENING BUT IT IS 
GOING TO TAKE TIME. 
BIOLOGY GOES AT A CERTAIN PACE, 
YOU CAN'T RUSH THAT, ALLISON. 
YEAH, YOU CAN ONLY RUSH IT SO 
MUCH. 
DR.JOHN THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
>> YOU BET. 
>>> NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT CARA 
LEE JOINING US FROM THE WHITE 
HOUSE, THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING 
HE IS ON 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE FOR A COUPLE 
WEEKS,. 
>> WELL, IF YOU STEP BACK THE 
PRESIDENT'S BEEN ADVOCATING FOR 
THIS DRUG FOR WEEKS NOW, HE 
SAID IN EARLY APRIL 
THAT HE WOULD CONSIDER TAKING 
IT HIMSELF. 
AND THAT HE WOULD TALK TO HIS 
DOCTOR BUS THAT. 
AND TODAY HE REVEALED DID HE DO 
THAT. 
AND HE HAS BEEN TAKING A PILL A 
DAY FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. 
HIS REASON FOR IT, WHAT DO YOU 
HAVE TO LOSE IS WHAT HE SAID. 
NOW, WORTH NOTING THAT THE FDA 
IN APRIL CAUTIONED AGAINST 
PEOPLE TAKING THIS DRUG. 
AND BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE SIDE 
EFFECTS, PARTICULARLY HEART 
PROBLEMS. 
BUT THE PRESIDENT SAID THERE 
ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT 
WOULD GET SCRUTINY INCLUDING IF 
IT DOESN'T WORK YOU ARE NOT 
GOING TO GET SICK AND DIE.  S
I AM NOT GOING TO GET HURT BY 
IT. 
AND SO HE IS CLEARING PRESS 
AHEAD. 
I WANT TO SAY THAT IN THE 
CONTEXT OF THE WAY THE 
PRESIDENT HAS HANDLED 
CORONAVIRUS, THE WAY HE VIEWS 
THE 
PANDEMIC RIGHT NOW, HE IS NOT 
WEARING A MASK, BUT HE IS 
TAKING HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, IT 
SUMS UP HOW HE SEES 
THINGS, HE WARRANTS TO MOVE 
FORWARD AND FOR SOME SORT OF 
CURE OR D HEALTH TO BE ON THE 
HORIZON, THAT GIVES 
PEOPLE HOPE, HOP FLEE AS HE 
WITH LIKE TO MOVE ON. 
>> YEAH, CAROL, YOU MENTIONED 
THE FDA WARNING AGAINST USING 
THIS HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 
SPECIFICALLY OUTSIDE OF A 
HOSPITAL SETTING. 
DID THE PRESIDENT ELABORATE 
WHAT KIND OF GUIDANCE HE IS 
GETTING FROM HIS DOCTORS? 
OBVIOUSLY HE DOES HAVE DOCTORS 
BUT NOT IN A HOSPITAL SETTING 
AT THE WHITE HOUSE. 
>> WELL, SO HE HAS DOCTORS, 
THERE IS A DOCTOR WHO IS ON 
SITE HERE. 
THE PRESIDENT HAS ACCESS TO A 
DOCTOR 249/.9, HE IS TESTED FOR 
CORONAVIRUS EVERY S DAY. 
YOU KNOW, HE BASICALLY SAID HE 
DISCUSSED IT WITH HIS DOCTORS 
AND THEY SAID ARE YOU 
INTERESTED IN TAKING IT? 
HE SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WOULD 
LIKE IT, THE DOCTOR -- TRUMP 
SAYING, IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT, I 
SAID I WOULD LIKE IT, THAT WAS 
THE EXTENT OF THE CONVERSATION. 
HE ALSO SAID THAT, ACCORDING TO 
HIM, HE ALSO SAID, YOU KNOW, HE 
WANTS -- HE WANTS TO -- HE 
BASICALLY -- WANTS 
TO SEE -- HEAR FROM OTHER 
PEOPLE, HE HAS GOTTEN LETTERS 
SAYING THIS IS SOMETHING THAT 
IS PREVENTATIVE, THAT IS 
SOMETHING DOCTORS WILL TELL YOU 
THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE 
CASE. 
HE LEANED INTO THIS TODAY. 
>> ALL RIGHT, CAROL LEE BIG 
NEWS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE, 
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH 
US. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> THE POSITIVE PHASE ONE 
VACCINE NEW FROM WHO MODERNA 
STOCKS SHOT UP 20% PERCENT. 
NBC NEWS SENIOR BUSINESS 
CORRESPONDENT JOINING ME NOW, 
AND STEPH THESE ARE PHASE ONE 
RESULTS FOR MODERNA, WHAT GOT 
THE MARKET SO EXCITED TODAY. 
>> WELL, IT WAS THREE FOLD, 
INVESTORS WITHOUT A DOUBT LIKED 
THE NEWS, THIS IS A POSITIVE. 
REMEMBER, THE SOONER WE GET TO 
THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS, THE 
SOONER WE CAN REOPEN. 
IT WAS ALSO LAST NIGHT. 
JAY POWELL WHO WAS -- I 
WOULDN'T SAY NEGATIVE, BUT HE 
PAINT ADD DARK PICTURE OF WHAT 
WE'RE FACING. 
LAST NIGHT ON "60 MINUTES" THE 
FEDS HAVE MORE AMMO, DO 
WHATEVER IT TAKES. 
NOW HE ALSO SAID WE WILL NOT BE 
BACK TODAY A FULLY RECOVERED 
ECONOMY UNTIL WE HAVE A 
VACCINE, HOWEVER, THE SECOND 
HALF OF THE YEAR A LOT OF 
STRENGTH WILL GET REGAINED. 
THE MARKETS LIKE THAT. 
AND THE THIRD BACK TO, 
REMEMBER, YOU GOT MOST STATUAS 
CROSS THE COUNTRY IN PLACES ALL 
OVER THE WORLD THAT ARE 
STARTING TO REOPEN. 
AND I'M NOT SAYING THEY ARE 
REOPENING TO  FULL CAPACITY BUT 
WE ARE GETTING TO THAT PHASE, 
TOO. 
WHEN WE SEE M GM, DISNEY, 
CRUISE LINES SPIKE UP IN A HUGE 
WAY. 
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE 
GOING TO HAVE THE BEST YEAR 
EVER. 
REMEMBER HOW FAR THEY HAVE 
FALLEN. 
WE SAW AIRLINES TAKE A BIG STEP 
UP. 
>> ALL GOOD NEWS, BUT STEPH, WE 
KNOW THIS S,IS ONE DAY, WE KNOW 
IT IS ONLY MONDAY, WE GOT A 
WEEK AHEAD, WEEKS 
AND MONTHS AHEAD. 
THIS MAY NOT BE INDICATIVE HOW 
THINGS ARE GOING LONG TERM. 
WHAT IS ON THE RADAR? 
WHAT ELSE ARE YOU WATCHING OUT 
FOR? 
>> WELL, LISTEN, REMEMBER, THIS 
IS JUST ONE DAY IN THE MARKET, 
YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO REMEMBER 
THIS, THE MARKET IS FORWARD 
LOOKING, IT'S LOOKING WHERE WE 
WILL BE 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR. 
AND THE OTHER THING TO THINK  
ABOUT, THE MARKET FAVORS THE 
BIG MASSIVE PUBLICLY TRADED 
COMPANIES. 
THINK ABOUT IT, IMAGINE IF YOU 
RAN A GIANT RETAIL GIANT AND I 
RAN A TEENY TINY RETAIL STORE 
AND BOTH SOLD THE SAME THING. 
CHANCES ARE I'M STILL NOT OPEN, 
WHEN I GET TO REOPEN I AM GOING 
TO HAVE TO MAKE A LOT OF REALLY 
BIG CHANGES TO KEEP MY BUSINESS 
STRAIGHT. 
GIANT BUSINESS STORE IS EASY 
FOR THEM, TO FOCUS ON STRONG 
DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, SUPPLY 
CHAIN. 
SO THE S,FACT THAT THE MARKET I 
DOING SO WELL DON'T GET 
CONFUSED, IT'S TOUGH FOR MAIN 
STREET. 
WHAT AM I WATCHING THE NEXT FEW 
DAYS? 
WHAT STATES ARE REOPENING AND 
HOW'S IT GOING? 
COME THIS SATURDAY GEORGIA OPEN 
FOR A MONTH, EXACTLY TO SEE WHO 
OPENED AND HOW THOSE BUSINESSES 
DID. 
>> VERY INTERESTING TO WATCH, SE
STEPH. 
ANYONE WITH MONEY IN THE MARKET 
-- 
>> RESEARCH ON THIS. 
>> A LIKED 
TO WE'LL TAKE IT. 
YES. 
>> I'M USING A RESEARCH 
ANALYST, CAN YOU -- 
>> I DON'T HAVE RETURN, TELL 
ME, TELL ME. 
>> IT'S THE MOST HANDSOME 11-
YEAR-OLD YOU HAVE EVER >>SEEN. 
ALL OF THE GREAT CONTENT I GAVE 
YOU TODAY WAS PROVIDED BY MY 
NEW RESEARCH ANALYST NAMED 
REESE HUBBARD. 
>> IF HE EVER GETS SICK, WE 
OFFER COMPETITIVE PAY OVER 
HERE, WE'LL TAKE HIM ANYTIME. 
>> HE SHOULD KNOW BETTER, HE 
DOESN'T DO LONG ISLAND, HE IS 
JERSEY FOR LIFE. 
>> I KNEW THAT. 
I KNOW, WE DON'T LIKE TO CO-
FINGER. 
>> IF HE EVER WANTS TO BRANCH 
OUT WE'LL TAKE HIM. 
>> THANKS SO MUCH, STEPH. 
>> SHE DOES HAVE A DOING. 
>> BYE, SEE YA. 
>> BYE, YEGUYS, DO YOU. 
>>> SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ 
INTRODUCING A BILL PROTECTING 
INSPECTOR GENERALS. 
LINICK WAS INVESTIGATING MIKE 
POMPEO'S DECISION TO APPROVE 
ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA. 
ALSO INVESTIGATED WHETHER 
POMPEO MADE A PERSONAL STAFFER 
RUN PERSONAL ITEMS. 
AND MAKING DINNER RESERVATIONS, 
NBC NEWS NATIONAL POLITICAL 
REPORTER JOSH LETTERMAN JOINING 
ME FROM 
WASHINGTON. 
JOSH, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US 
ABOUT THIS NEW LEGISLATION? 
>> THIS BILL IS A DIRECT 
PUSHBACK BY SENATOR MENENDEZ ON 
POMPEO AND THE WAY THAT THIS 
WAS HANDLED WITH THE 
REMOVAL OF THE INSPECTOR 
GENERAL, ALLISON. 
THIS BILL WOULD DO SEVERAL 
THINGS INCLUDING REQUIRING 
TO PEO AND ANOTHER AGENCY 
ACTUALLY RECUSE THEMSELF 
FROM ACTIONS ABOUT AN INSPECTOR 
GENERAL IF THEY THEMSELVES ARE 
THE SUBJECT OF AN 
INVESTIGATION. 
A KIND OF MAKES BASIC SENSE, IF 
YOU THINK ABOUT IT, SOMEBODY 
MIGHT BE INVESTIGATING, WHY 
SHOULD YOU THE Y 
ABILITY TO GET RID OF YOUR 
INVESTIGATOR. 
GIVE CONGRESS THE ABILITY TO 
REVIEW THESE DECISIONS TO GET 
RID OF AN INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
INSTEAD OF JUST CONGRESS BEING 
NOTIFIED AND THEY WANT TO SAY 
IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE OUT AN 
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND PUT IN AN 
ACTING PERSON, THEY SHOULD BE A 
GOVERNMENT CAREER EMPLOYEE AND 
NOT A POLITICAL EMPLOYEE 
SERVING 
YOUR POLITICAL INTERESTS. 
>> JOSH, DO WE KNOW IF CONGRESS 
IS PLANNING ON CALLING LINICK 
TO TESTIFY ONAND WANTS TO SPEAK 
WITH HIM? D 
>> WELL AS DEMOCRATS HAVE THEIR 
WAY THEY WILL. 
HOUSE CONTROLLED BY SENT ATE, 
WHICH MEANS THE REPUBLICAN 
CHAIRMAN OFTEN GETS TO DECIDE 
WHO THEY ARE GOING TO 
BRING UP TO CAPITAL HILL, WE 
KNOW FROM SENATOR MENENDEZ, 
TAKE A LISTEN WHO HAD TO TELL 
ANDREA HITCH HE WILL 
ABOUT WANTING TO SEE LINIC 
TESTIFY ON CAPITAL HILL. 
>> WELL, IT'S MY HOPE THAT IN 
FACT CHAIRMAN ENGLE OF THE 
HOUSE HAS CONVENING POWERS OF 
THE COMMITTEE. 
I BELIEVE THAT THE OPPORTUNITY 
TO BRING INSPECTOR GENERAL 
THE COMMIT WOULD 
BE THERE AND MY THHOPE 
IT WOULD BE DONE BEFORE THE 30 
DAYS ARE UP. 
>> HE MAY GET SOME HELP FROM 
THAT ALLISON FROM REPUBLICANS 
BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY DEMOCRATS 
WHO HAVE BEEN CRYING FOUL. 
WE'VE BEEN HEARING BEFROM PEOPL 
LIKE SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY 
SAYING THE ADMINISTRATION HAS 
NOT GIVEN US A FULL 
ANSWER TO WHY N HE WAS FIRED, 
HAVE YOU TO SAY WHAT HE WAS 
DOING WRONG AND SO YOU ARE 
SEEING REPUBLICANS START TO 
JOIN WITH DEMOCRATS ON PUSHBACK 
ON THE ADMINISTRATION OVER THIS 
DECISION. 
>> YEAH, AND JUST, JOSH, TO 
REFRESH PEOPLE, POMPEO WEIGHED 
IN ON THE RECOULDN'T VARY TODAY 
WHY DID HE SAY SPECIFICALLY HE 
WAS FIRED? 
>> HE SAID A WHOLE LOT OF 
NOTHING, ALLISON. 
HE GIVE AN INTERVIEW TO THE 
WASHINGTON POST WHERE HE SAID 
LINICK WAS NOT SERVING THE 
DEPARTMENT'S INTEREST, 
ACHIEVE THE THINGS THEY WANTED 
TO ACHIEVE. 
NOTHING CONCRETE, IT WAS VERY 
VAGUE. 
DID HE THIS SPECIFIC THING THAT 
WAS A FIREABLE OFFENSE. 
HE ALSO, POMPEO SAID HE WAS NOT 
AWARE ANY INVESTIGATIONS ON 
GOING INTO HIMSELF BY THE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL USING 
THAT TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT 
IT COULDN'T BE RETALIATION 
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T RETAIL CRATE 
AGAINST SOMEONE IF 
YOU DON'T KNOW SOMEBODY IS 
LOOKING INTO YOU IN THE FIRST 
PLACE. 
ALL OF THIS SO FAR NOT 
SATISFYING PEOPLE ON CAPITAL 
HILL WHO WANT A MUCH MORE 
DETAILED EXPLANATION INCLUDING 
JUST IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES 
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI WHO 
SENT HER OWN LETTER TO THE 
ADMINISTRATION SAYING 
WITHIN 30 DAYS SHE WANTS A 
DETAILED EXPLANATION OF WHY 
THIS HAPPENED. 
ALL RIGHT. 
JOSH LETTERMAN, THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> AL-QAIDA INSPIRED SAUDI AIR 
FORCE OFFICER OPENED FIRE IN A 
FLORIDA NAVAL BASE, AUTHORITIES 
MADE THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY AFTER THEY 
WERE ABLE TO SEARCH THAN iPHONE 
HE TRIED TO DESTROY. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR 
AND DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER RAY 
BLASTED APPLE FOR REFUSING TO 
UNLOCK THE PHONE, A 
KEL RELEASED A STATEMENT, 
BECAUSE REWE TAKE OUR 
RESPONSIBILITY TO NATIONAL 
 ECURITY SO SERIOUSLY, THAT WE
DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE CREATION 
OF A BACK DOOR, ONE WHICH WILL 
MAKE EVERY DEVICE VULNERABLE TO 
BAD ACTORS WHO THREATEN OUR 
NATIONAL SECURITY, THE DATA 
SECURITY OF OUR CUSTOMERS. 
PETE CE CORRESPONDENT 
WILLIAMS HAS THIS STORY. 
>> ALLISON, 
INVESTIGATORS SAY 
THAT BY THE TIME A MEMBER OF 
THE SAUDI AIR FORCE OPENED FIRE 
ON HIS FLIGHT 
TRAINING CLASS AT PENSACOLA AIR 
STATION, HE WAS ALREADY A 
COMMITTED TERRORIST. 
THE FBI SAYS IT NOW KNOWS THIS 
BECAUSE IT LEARNED IT FROM CELL 
PHONES LEFT BEHIND BY THE 
GUNMAN. 
INCLUDING ONE THAT HE TRIED TO 
DESTROY BY SHOOTING IT. 
THE FBI SAYS HE BECAME 
RADICALIZED AS FAR BACK AS 2015 
AND BEGAN DISCUSSING TACTICS 
WITH TERRORISTS FROM 
AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN 
PENINSULA, WRITING LETTERS TO 
FAMILY MEMBERS IN A FINAL WILL. 
THEY NOW KNOW THAT HE WAS A 
DETERMINED AQAP TERRORIST WHO 
SPENT YEARS PREPARING AN 
ATTACK. 
INFORMATION FROM THE PHONES HO
LEAD TO A RECENT STRIKE THAT 
TARGETED AN AQAP TERRORIST IN 
YEMEN. 
IT TOOK THEM MORE THAN 4 MONTHS 
TO UNLOCK HIS PHONES. 
AND NOW ATTORNEY GENERAL 
WILLIAM BARR AND THE FBI 
DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER RAY ARE 
LEVELING THEIR MOST BLISTERING 
ATTACK YET ON APPLE, SAYING 
THAT THE COMPANY REFUSED TO 
HELP UNLOCK THE PHONES AND THAT 
CAUSED THEM VALUABLE 
INVESTIGATIVE TIME. 
APPLE IS INTENTIONALLY MAKING A 
PRODUCT THAT CAN'T BE OPENED 
EVEN WITH A COURT ORDER, HE 
SAYS THE COMPANY'S 
DECISION HAS DANGEROUS 
CONSEQUENCES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY P
AND IS UNACCEPTABLE. 
THE FBI SAYS APPLE EFFECTIVELY 
PROVIDED NO HELP. 
NOW APPLE SAYS IT DID GIVE THE 
FBI ALL THE DATA IT HAD BUT IT 
SAYS DESIGNING A PHONE SO THAT 
SOMEONE OTHER 
THE USER CAN UNLOCK IT 
WOULD MAKE IT "VULNERABLE TO 
BAD ACTORS." 
APPLE SAY THERE IS IS NO WAY TO 
HAVE A BOOK DOOR TO A PHONE 
THAT CAN BE USED ONLY BY THE 
GOOD GUYS. 
ALLISON. 
>>> SOME DAYCARE CENTERS IN 
OREGON WELCOMING KIDS BACK THIS 
WEEK. 
WHO PERCENT OF THE STATE'S 
DAYCARE CENTERS HAVE BEEN SHUT 
DOWN SINCE EARLY MARCH. 
STEVE PATTERSON OUTSIDE A 
DAYCARE IN A SUBURB OF 
PORTLAND. 
STEVE, IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE 
HOW A DAYCARE CENTER COULD 
OPERATE SAFELY IN A TIME LIKE 
THIS. 
>> WELL, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE 
SO HARD TO IMAGINE, WHICH IS 
WHY THE REQUIREMENT IN THE 
STATE OF OREGON ARE SO 
STRICT. 
RIGHT? 
SO TO EASE BACK A LITTLE BIT 
ALLOWING FOR MORE DAYCARE 
CENTERS IN THE STATE TO OPEN, 
STILL OPERATING UNDER 
SOME EXTREMELY STRICT 
GUIDELINES NAMELY FIRST OF ALL, 
WHEN YOU WALK IN, WE'VE SEEN IT 
ALL DAY. 
PARENTS HAVE TO DROP OFF THEIR 
KIDS AND PICK UP THEIR KIDS 
ANSWER STAGGERED FASHION SO 
THERE IS NO OVERLAP ANSWER BIG 
WAVE OF KIDS AND PARENTS COMING 
IN AT THE SAME TIME. 
WHEN THEY COME TO THE DOOR 
THERE ARE PERSONAL SCREENINGS 
AND A LOG, AND TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS. 
AS SOON AS YOU GO IN THE 
BUILDING, THIS IS EVERYBODY, 
VISITORS, WHICH BY THE WAY 
THERE AREN'T VISITORS ALLOWED. 
LET'S SAY OUR NEWS CREW WANTED 
TO GO IN THERE, TEACHER GOES 
JOIN STOOD ONCE AND COMES BACK 
OUT AND GOES BACK 
IN YOU HAVE TO HAVE A 
TEMPERATURE CHECK EVERY TIME 
YOU GO IN THE BUILDING. 
WHEN KIDS ARE GROUPED ENGINE 
SIDE THE BUILDING THEY HAVE TO 
BE GROUPED IN GROUPINGS OF 10. 
KIDS ARE SORTED OUT NO MORE 
THAN 10, THEY GET RATIOD OUT TO 
TEACHERS. 
ONE TEACHER PER UP TO 10 STUFFS 
AND THOSE 10 STUDENT ALSO STAY 
TOGETHER NO MATTER WHAT. 
SO 10 STUDENTS WILL CYCLE USING 
THE SAME BATHROOM, CYCLE USING 
THE SAME PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. 
FOLLOWING THAT EVERYTHING THE 
KIDS TOUCH BETWEEN SESSIONS, 
BETWEEN THE PODS OF KIDS HAVE 
TO BE SANITIZED THOROUGHLY. 
CAN YOU MAN THE PRESSURE PUT ON 
DAYCARES, ENROLLMENT IS SO LOW 
HAVING TO BUY MORE PPE AND 
MASKS FOR EVERY 
TEACHER TO WEAR, SO THEY CAN 
WIPE DOWN EVERYTHING AND ON TOP 
OF THAT THERE ARE FEAR FROM 
PARENTS WHO ARE WONDERING 
WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS SAFE TO 
BRING THEIR KIDS TO A PLACE 
LIKE A DAYCARE IN THE MIDDLE A 
PANDEMIC. 
WE SPOKE TO ONE PARENT WHO 
BROUGHT HER PARENT HERE, SHE 
SAYS SHE IS HAPPY WITH THE 
RESTRICTIONS BUT SHE IS 
STILL WORRIED, LISTEN TO HER. 
>> 2-YEAR-OLD IT'S HARDER TO 
KEEP THEM APART. 
SO WE KNOW THEY ARE GO TO BE 
PLAYING AND TOUCHING THE SAME 
TOYS, SOME KIDS ARE GOING TO BE 
PUTTING IT IN THEIR MOUTH AND 
STUFF. 
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE DAY BY 
DAY, WE HAVE A ROUTINE HOW TO 
GET CLEANED UP AND GET 
READY TO MOVE ON WITH OUR DAY. 
>> AND TO BE FAIR, THIS IS 
KINDERGARTNERRER CARE, SO YOU 
PROBABLY HEARD OF IT, ONE THE 
LARGEST CHILD CARE 
FACILITIES OR ORGANIZERS IN THE 
WHOLE COUNTRY. 
THEY HAVE SOMETHING LIKE 1500 
FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
THEY ARE OPERATING 850. 
AND I THINK THAT'S PARTIALLY 
THE REASON BECAUSE THEY ARE SO 
BIG THEY ARE ABLE TO OPEN AND 
KEEP KIDS SAFE. 
OTHER DAYCARES ARE SAYING, NO, 
WE CAN'T AFFORD -- WITH THE 
LOWER HEAD COUNT COMPARED TO 
THE RISK INVOLVED, 
WE'RE NOT GOING TO OPEN YET, WE 
ARE GOING TO PLAY A WAIT AND 
SEE GAME HERE. 
WE SEE PARENTS DROP OFF AND NOW 
PICK UP AS WELL. 
>> GREAT TO HEAR IT, STEVE. 
BUT MOM DOES BRING UP A GREAT 
POINT. 
WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT TWO 
YEAR OLDS IT'S TOUGH TO KEEP 
THEM SOCIAL DISTANCING, I CAN 
IMAGINE THE CHALLENGES. 
ALSO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW 
TO BRING KIDS BACK SAFELY THIS 
SUMMER, WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES 
FOR CAMPS IN 
OREGON? 
>> SUMMER CAMPS, ANOTHER BIG 
SORT OF SEMINOLE EXPERIENCE, 
RIGHT? 
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WENT TO 
SUMMER CAMP, IT'S A MEMORY THAT 
KIDS HAVE THE FOR THE REST OF 
THEIR LIVES. 
CERTAINLY THAT IS SOMETHING 
THAT PARENTS WANT TO HAVE FOR 
THEIR KIDS AND KIDS WANT THAT 
EXPERIENCE. 
SIMILAR RESTRICTION THERE IS, 
THERE IS ONE BIG CAV YET THAT I 
THINK IS IMPORTANT, OVERNIGHT 
SUMMER CAMPS ARE 
STILL RESTRICTED IN THE STATE 
OF OREGON, THAT IS THE THING 
THAT EVERYBODY IS WATCHING, 
EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEND THEIR 
KID AWAY FOR THAT SOLID WEEK OR 
MAYBE MORE TO GET ALL THE 
FISHING AND CAMPING EXPERIENCES 
WOULD YOU NORMALLY HAVE. 
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE OFFERING 
DAYTIME SERVICES, SO LIKE A DAY 
CAMP, IF YOU LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH 
YOU CAN DROP YOUR 
KID OFF FOR THE DAY. 
HAVE THE SAME SORT OF SNACKS 
AND ACTIVITIES. 
ONE THING THAT IS BENEFICIAL 
ABOUT CAMPS, DO MOST OF THOSE 
ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE. 
ONE OF THE CAMPS IS OUTSIDE OF 
EUGENE, OREGON, YOU CAN CAMP 
OUT BY YOURSELF, SPEND THE DAY 
AND DO THAT, YOU 
KNOW, OVER A CONSECUTIVE NUMBER 
OF DAYS WHICH IS A GREAT THING 
FOR KIDS. 
WE SPOKE TO THE EXECUTIVE THERE 
WHO TALKED ABOUT THE RISK 
VERSUS THE REWARD OF OPENING A 
CAMP, LESS TONE THIS. 
>> IT'S REALLY HARD TO SAY 
WHETHER OR NOT THE RISK 
OUTWEIGHS THE BENEFITS BECAUSE 
THE RISING INTEREST SOMETHING 
DIRE. 
THE RISK COULD HAVE HUGE 
REPERCUSSIONS NOT JUST FOR ONE 
PERSON BUT FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE, 
THIS IS A EXPERIENCE 
FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN 
INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL. 
>> THE GOVERNOR DID LEAVE THE 
DOOR OPEN FOR SUMMER CAMP OR 
OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP POSSIBLY 
COMING BACK, SO THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT THE INDUSTRY IS 
WATCHING, WHICH IS BY THE WAY 
IN DIRE STRAIGHTS WITHOUT THAT. 
SO THEY ARE WATCHING CLOSELY. 
BUT ALSO KIDS AND PARENTS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO WANT 
TONE JOY A WONDERFUL TIME IN 
THE SUN OVER THE SIMPLE. 
WE'LL SEE IF THAT HAPPENS, 
ALLISON. 
>> YES, A LOT OF KIDS WANT TO 
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. 
STEVE PATTERSON IN OREGON, 
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> PARTS OF MIAMI REOPENING 
TODAY, BUT MIAMI BEACH THE CITY 
OF MIAMI AND CORAL GABLES WON'T 
OPEN UNTIL 
WEDNESDAY. 
SOUND A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING? 
IT SURE IS FOR FLORIDA 
RESIDENTS. 
CARY SANDERS REPORTS FROM MIAMI 
BEACH. 
>> ALLISON, THIS CAN BE 
CONFUSING BECAUSE IF YOU WERE 
TO JUST LOOK AT THE RULES FOR 
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, WHICH 
IS HOME TO ALMOST 3 MILLION 
PEOPLE, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT 
EVERYTHING'S OPEN BECAUSE 
THAT'S WHAT THE COUNTY MAYOR 
DECIDED. 
BUT HERE WE ARE, MIAMI BEACH 
YOU CAN SEE THE STREET IS 
EMPTY, VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE OUT 
AND THE BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED. 
THAT'S BECAUSE IN THIS COUNTY 
THERE ARE ABOUT 45 CITIES, 
MIAMI BEACH BEING ONE OF THOSE 
CITIES. 
EACH CITY HAS ITS OWN SET OF 
RULES. 
SO WHILE YOU MAY HEAR THIS, 
MIAMI IS OPEN, IT YOUR HONOR 
ITS OUT THAT THAT'S JUST AREAS 
OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, 
UNINCORPORATED BECAUSE IN EACH 
CITY THEY ARE MAKING THE 
DECISION WHEN TO OPEN. 
SO HERE ON MIAMI BEACH NOT OPEN 
YET. 
ALSO IN MIAMI, A POPULAR AREA 
CALLED WYNNE WOOD NOT OPEN 
YESTERDAY. 
WHEN PEOPLE EVENTUALLY DO 
REOPEN, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY 
ARE HOPING FOR IS TO SEE A LOT 
OF BUSINESS. 
BUT THIS AREA SURVIVES ON 
TOURISM. 
AND TOURISM MEANS HOTELS, 
HOTELS ARE NOT GOING TO BE 
OPENING ANYTIME SOON W A LACK 
OF HOTELS SOME BUSINESSES 
HERE AND NEAR BY LINCOLN ROAD 
MALL SAY THEY ARE GOING TO HOLD 
OFF REOPENING UNTIL THEY SEE 
THAT TOURISM TRADE SHOW UP. 
THIS IS WHAT ONE OF THE 
ASSOCIATION MEMBERS FOR LINCOLN 
ROAD MALL TOLD US. 
>> RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY 
INDICATION THAT ANYBODY IS NOT 
REOPENING. 
WHICH IS A GREAT SIGN. 
WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS 
WHEN THE OPENINGS ACTUALLY 
START, ESPECIALLY WITH THE 
LIMITED OCCUPANCY. 
SO FAR WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH 
MOST OF THE TENANTS, THEY'LL 
ALL BECOMING BACK. 
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS IT 
APPEARS JUST ABOUT EVERY STATE 
HAS REOPENED, IF YOU ROLL BACK 
THE CLOCK AND 
REMEMBER HOW IN FLORIDA THERE 
WAS QUITE AN UPROAR THAT THE 
BEACH IN MIAMI BEACH IN FORT 
LAUDERDALE WHERE IT'S 
CLOSED, CLEARWATER BEACH WAS 
WHERE SPRING BREAKERS WERE, 
AGAIN CONFUSION BECAUSE THE 
GOVERNOR HERE IN FLORIDA, 
GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS DECIDES 
THE DECISION ON HOW EACH 
COMMUNITY WILL HANDLE ITS 
REOPENING WILL BE UP TO THE 
LOCAL COMMUNITY. 
IT IS POSSIBLE YOU COULD BE 
STANDING WITH ONE FOOT IN ONE 
CITY AND ONE FOOT IN ANOTHER, 
RULES ARE DIFFERENT. 
THE COMPLICATING PART OF ALL OF 
THAT IS SOMETIMES YOU ARE NOT 
EVEN SURE WHICH CITY YOU'RE IN. 
ALLISON. 
>>> DRUG MAKER MODERNA 
RELEASING PROMISE RESULTS FROM 
EARLY STAGE VACCINE TRIAL. 
FORMER ACTING CDC DIRECTOR DR. 
RICHARD BESSER, GREAT TO SEE 
YOU AGAIN. 
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF TODAY'S NEW 
FROM MODERNA? 
>> IT'S BETTER NEWS THAN IF IT 
DIDN'T WORK. 
I WOULD CALL IT A BABY STEP. 
I WORRY WHEN THERE IS 
ENTHUSIASM WHICH OUT STRIPS THE 
RESULTS. 
THIS IS A VACCINE TRIED IN 8 
PEOPLE, IT WAS SAFE AND THEY 
MADE IMMUNE FACTORS, IN A 
LABORATORY STOPPING VIRUS 
FROM MULTI-FLY MING. 
THAT IS EARLY STEP ALLOWING 
THEM TO MOVE FORWARD. 
YOU KNOW, THE TYPE OF TECHNIQUE 
THAT THEY ARE USING TO MAKE A 
VACCINE IS CALLED MRNA, PEOPLE 
ARE ENCOURAGED, I WOULD SAY, 
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT 
TIME TO TAKE THE EYE OFF THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH THINGS WE NEED TO 
DO TO 
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. 
RIGHT. 
AS YOU SAID, IMPORTANT TO SET 
REASONABLE EXPECTATION, OTHER 
DRUG MAKERS ARE COMING UP WITH 
AN EFFECTIVE AND SAFE VACCINE. 
WHEN SHOULD PEOPLE THINK, WHEN 
SHOULD WE EXPECT TO ACTUALLY 
SEE ONE AVAILABLE? 
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO 
SAY. 
I'M THRILLED THERE IS THIS MUCH 
ENERGY GOING INTO THIS. 
THE NUMBER OF TRIALS, THE 
VACCINES OFTEN TAKE YEARS AND 
THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT 
THERE WILL BE A VACCINE 
HERE. 
SO ALL OF THE DISCUSSION AROUND 
TESTING AND TRACKING AND 
ISOLATING AND ENSURING THAT 
EVERY PERSON IN EVERY 
COMMUNITY CAN TAKE STEPS TO 
PROTECT THEIR HEALTH THAT IS 
STILL SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, 
A VAC SENT NOT GOING TO COME TO 
THE RESCUE THIS YEAR, 
QUESTIONABLE WHETHER THERE WILL 
BE ONE NEXT YEAR. 
SO THERE IS A LOT THAT WE NEED 
TO DO IN ADDITION TO WORKING 
WITH VACCINES. 
>> DR., BESSER, WARNING THAT 
THE VACCINATIONS FOR KIDS ARE 
FALLING DURING THIS PANDEMIC, 
FAMILIES ARE SKIPPING ROUTINE 
DOCTORS VISITS AND STAYING AT 
HOME. 
THIS COULD CAUSE A MEASLES 
OUTBREAK. 
SHOULD PARENTS START BRINGING 
THEIR KIDS FOR ROUTINE DOCTOR 
VISITS IF THEY ARE ABLE TO? 
>> YEAH, I'M A GENERAL 
PEDIATRICIAN, AND BEFORE COVID 
I WAS STILL SEEING KIDS. 
THERE IS NOTHING WE DO IN 
PEDIATRICS THAT HAS MORE VALUE 
THAN VACCINATING KIDS FULLY AND 
ON TYPE. 
MEASLES WE WORRY ABOUT MOST. 
WHEN YOU FALL BETWEEN THE 95% 
OF CHILDREN VACCINATED, THE 
RISK GOES WAY UP. 
AND IT'S A DISEASE THAT CAN BE 
DEADLY, IT CAN SPREAD REALLY 
QUICKLY. 
SO IT IS WORTH, YOU KNOW, 
CONTACTING YOUR CHILD'S DOCTORS 
OFFICE AND SEE WAG THEY ARE 
DOING. 
A LOT OF DOCTORS OFFICES ARE 
SETTING UP SAFE WAYS TO GET 
KIDS VACCINATED. 
ONLY KIDS ARE COMING IN FOR 
VACCINE AND NOT SICK VISITS SO 
YOU CAN FEEL MORE SECURE. 
IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT THING TO 
DO. 
>> THE CDC ALSO CONFIRMED A 
LINK BETWEEN COVID-19 AND AN 
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN KIDS, 
WHAT CAN YOU TELL 
BECAUSE THIS AND WHAT ADVICE 
CAN YOU GIVE PARENTS WHO ARE 
WORRIED ABOUT THEIR KIDS IN 
THIS SITUATION AS WELL? 
>> YEAH, SO, YOU KNOW, THIS 
POINTS TO THE FACT THAT WE'RE 
STILL LEARNING SO MUCH ABOUT 
THIS VIRUS AND WHAT IT CAN DO. 
WE CAN'T TAKE OUR EYE OFF THAT. 
YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T FEEL LIKE 
WE'VE GOT IT UNDER CONTROL. 
WHAT THIS IS, IT'S PEDIATRIC 
MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY 
SYNDROME. 
AND IT'S BEING STUDIED, IT'S 
BEEN SEEN IN OVER 100 KIDS IN 
NEW YORK STATE, IN OTHER 
COUNTRIES. 
IT'S RARE, IT'S NOT SOMETHING 
COMMON. 
MOST CHILDREN WHO GET COVID 
WILL DO VERY VERY WELL. 
AND.THIS CONDITION IS 
TREATABLE, CHILDREN WHO HAVE IT 
THEY WILL HAVE FEE EVERY, 
RASHES, RED EYES, SWOLLEN 
GLANDS, SIMILAR TO ANOTHER 
PEDIATRIC CONDITION CALLED 
KAWASAKI SYNDROME. 
ARE THERE CERTAIN CHILDREN AT 
RISK, CERTAIN WAY KIDS ARE 
TREATED WITH COVID THAT PUTS 
THEM AT RISK. 
CDC HAD PUT OUT A WARNING 
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO STUDY 
THIS. 
THEY WANT ANY CHILD WHO HAS 
THIS TO BE REPORTED IN, LEARN 
HOW, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO 
TREAT IT, WHAT'S THE 
BEST WAY TO PREVENT IT. 
>> WEATHER IS GETTING WARMER, 
PEOPLE ARE GETTING QUARANTINED 
FATIGUE, IF OUR VIEWERS HEAD 
OUTSIDE, WEAR MASK, 
KEEP 6 FEET AWAY FROM PEOPLE. 
IS IT OKAY TO GET BACK TO SOME 
SENSE OF NORMAL. 
>> YOU ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE 
STATES COMING TO THAT 
RECOGNITION, BEING INSIDE EVERY 
DAY, YOU KNOW, IN 
CRAMPED QUARTERS WITH THE SAME 
PEOPLE, IT'S REALLY HARD IN 
TERMS OF EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL 
HEALTH, IT'S REALLY HARD IF YOU 
ARE NOT GETTING EXERCISE, SO 
YEAH, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT YOUR 
LOCAL RULES ARE, I GET OUT AND 
RIDE MY 
BIKE, I GO OUT FOR WALKS. 
IT'S A SAFE THING TO DO, IF YOU 
ARE GOING TO BE IN CLOSE 
PROXIMITY TO OTHER PEOPLE YOU 
NEED TO BE WEARING 
MASKS, UNLESS IT'S REQUIRED IN 
YOUR AREA, I DON'T THINK THAT 
THERE IS REAL RISK THERE OF 
YOUR RIDING YOUR BIKE OR GOING 
FOR A RUN WITHOUT A MASK ON 
YOUR FACE. 
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AS LONG AS 
THEY ARE 6 FEET AWAY FROM 
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN YOUR 
HOUSEHOLD THAT IS A SAFE THING 
TO DON'T IT CAN DO A WORLD OF 
GOOD FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, 
TOO. 
HOW ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH 
MESSAGING FROM OFFICIALS, IF 
YOU THINK YOU'RE SICK, GO GET A 
TEST. 
BUT THE WASHINGTON POST IS 
REPORTING THAT IN SOME PLACES 
THERE ARE TESTS BUT NOBODY IS 
GOING. 
SHOULD PEOPLE GET TESTED TO SEE 
IF THEY HAVE ANTIBODIES BEFORE 
GOING BACK TO WORK OR SOME OF 
THEIR MORE NORMAL LIFE 
ACTIVITIES? 
YEAH, YOU KNOW, THE ANTIBODY 
TESTS I DON'T THINK ARE READY 
FOR WIDESPREAD USAGE. 
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT A POSITIVE 
TEST REALLY MEANS, DOES IT MEAN 
YOU ARE PROTECTED FROM FUTURE 
INFECTION? 
SOME HAVEN'T BEEN VALIDATED 
APART FROM THE COMPANY THAT ARE 
USING THEM. 
IF PEOPLE HAVE SYMPTOMS THAT 
INDICATE THEY HAVE A COVID 
INFECTION, THEY NEED TO GO AND 
GET TESTED. 
WHAT THIS POINTS TO IS LOCAL 
HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE TO WORK 
WITH COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSTAND 
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BARRIERS 
TO TESTING, IF A PERSON DOESN'T 
WANT TO GET TESTED BECAUSE IT 
MEANS THEY HAVE TO GO UNDER 
QUARANTINE OR ISOLATION FOR TWO 
WEEKS AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE 
TO WORK, IF THEY CAN'T WORK 
THEY CAN'T PUT 
FOOD ON THE TABLE, WE HAVE TO 
MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE GETTING 
RESOURCES THEY NEED. 
PEOPLE AREN'T BEING FORCED TO 
MAKE THIS HORRIBLE DECISION OF, 
YOU KNOW, PROTECTING THEMSELVES 
AND OTHERS BY 
GOING INTO ISOLATION, NOT 
GETTING PAID OR FEED FAMILY OR 
PAY RENT. 
IT'S WORTH DIVING IN TO SEE, 
WHY IS THERE NOT MORE DEMAND TO 
GET TESTED AMONG PEOPLE WHO MAY 
HAVE SYMPTOMS. 
>> YEAH. 
DR.BESSE ALWAYS A PLEASURE 
HAVING YOU ON. 
>> IT'S A PLEASURE, ALLISON, BE 
SAFE. 
>>> CHINA IS PLEDGING $2 
BILLION OVER 2 YEARS TO HELP 
COUNTRIES FIGHT COVID-19. 
LEADERS ARE CALLING AN 
INVESTIGATION INTO CHINA AND 
THE ORIGINS OF THE CORONAVIRUS. 
CORRESPONDENT JANICE REPORTS. 
>> ALLISON, THE BIG FOCUS OF 
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS 
SUPPOSED TO BE COUNTRIES LIKE, 
THE U.S., FRANCE, 
AUSTRALIA COULD PURSUE THE 
ORIGIN OF THE VIRUS, WHETHER 
THERE WAS A COVERUP, AT LEAST 
INITIALLY. 
AND IF CHINA HAD BEEN SLOW TO 
ALERT THE WORLD TO HUMAN TO 
HUMAN TRANSMISSION. 
BUT THE DISCUSSION SHIFTED 
SOMEWHAT DRAMATICALLY AFTER A 
VIDEO ADDRESS  EXPLETIVE ] 
JINPING, HE PLEDGE ADD LOT OF 
MONEY, THE U.S. IS CUTTING OFF 
THE ORGANIZATION. 
>> XI JINPING SAID CHINA IS 
OFFERING $2 BILLION AND 
PLEDGING 80 TO DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES IN AFRICA. 
CHINA HAS ACTED WITH OPENNESS, 
TRANSPARENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY 
BUT QUICK TO RELEASE THE VIRUS' 
GENOME 
SEQUENCE, SUPPORT A WHO 
INVESTIGATION THE OUT BREAK. 
WITH THE END GAME BEING THAT 
CHINA COULD BE TAKEN TO THE 
INTERNATIONAL COURT OVER IT. 
THE U.S. IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN 
PUSHING FOR CHINA TO BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE BLAME 
GAME HAS BEEN 
RAMPING UP, THAT THE VIRUS IS 
ACTUALLY LINKED TO A LAB IN 
WUHAN. 
ALEX AZAR TOOK A SWIPE AT CHAIN 
AREN'T TO CONCEAL THIS 
OUTBREAK, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER 
STATE MAY HAVE WITH 
TREMENDOUS COST FOR THE ENTIRE 
WORLD. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ADAMANT 
THAT CHINA SHOULD FACE 
CONSEQUENCES IF IT'S FOUND TO 
BE KNOWINGLY RESPONSIBLE. 
BEIJING SAYS IT WON'T AGREE TO 
ANY INVESTIGATION THAT BEGINS 
WITH THE PRESUMPTION THAT THEY 
ARE GUILTY. 
POLITICIANS IN THE U.S. HAVE 
BEEN EXPLORING OTHER WHEEL 
MEANS BY SUING CHINA FOR LOSSES 
AND SUFFERING, UNCLEAR WHETHER 
THOSE AVENUES WILL LEADER 
WHERE. 
THE CHALLENGE IS CREDIBILITY. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE IS 
YANKING $900 MILLION IN FUNDING 
TO THE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE HE 
BELIEVES IT'S TOO 
CLOSE TO BEIJING. 
THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION 
ARE TRYING TO FIND SOME COMMON 
GROUND IF THERE IS ANY AND NOT 
TO SWING TOO FAR TO ANYONE'S 
SIDE IN THIS U.S. VERSUS CHINA 
SHOWDOWN. 
ALLISON. 
>>> TWO SCIENTISTS ARE STUCK IN 
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE BECAUSE OF 
TRAVEL REX STRICKS OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
HELENA HUMPHREY HOW THEY ARE 
SURVIVING ONE OF THE COLDEST 
WINTERS IN 15 YEARS. 
>> WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, IT DOESN'T GET MORE 
EXTREME THAN THIS. 
THE ARCTIC WHERE TWO ARE 
STRANDED DURING THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
>> THIS IS OUR TINY LIVING AT 
ITS BEST, 20 SQUARE METERS IN 
SPACE. 
>> HAVE BEEN LIVING THIN PART 
SINCE LAST AUGUST. 
AND IT'S BASIC. 
>> WE HAVEN'T HAD A SHOWER IN 8 
MONTHS. 
BECAUSE THERE IS NO RUNNING 
WATER. 
>> GLOBAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS 
MISSED RIDE HOME SCHEDULED FOR 
LAST WEEK. 
NOW THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY 
WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN AND IT'S 
A CASE OF SURVIVAL. 
THEY ARE HAVING TO RATION FOOD. 
DRESSING TO GO OUTSIDE IS A 15 
MINUTE AFFAIR AND COMES 
COMPLETE WITH A RIFLE. 
THEY'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE 
ENCOUNTERS -- 
>> OH, MY GOD. 
>> WITH CURIOUS NEIGHBORS. 
>> THESE HAVE REALLY THICK 
NAILS ON THEM. 
AND IT'S SIGNED TO KEEP THE 
POLAR BEARS FROM CLIMBING THE 
ROOF AND GETTING IN THE WIN GO. 
>> THEY ADMIT TIMES HAVE BEEN 
TOUGH. 
>> WE HAVE DISAPPOINTMENTS,. 
>> BUT THEIR WORK KEEPS THEM 
GOING, BRAVING THE ELEMENTS 
COLLECTING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, 
EVEN WORKING WITH 
NASA. 
>> AND STAYING ON THE BRIGHT 
SIDE. 
GIVING UP OUR NORMAL TO LIFE TO 
COME HERE. 
AS IT TURNS OUT THIS IS MORE 
NORMAL. 
,
CONTINUE TO BE THEIR HOME FOR 
THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. 
HILDE AND GENEVA TOLD ME THEY 
HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY CAN 
RETURN HOME BUT ARE CONTINUING 
THEIR KEY RESEARCH WHEN MANY 
HAVE HAD TO POSTPONE OR CANCEL 
RESEARCH TRIPS ALTOGETHER, AND 
THEY ARE THE FIRST ALL-FEMALE 
TEAM TO SPEND A WINTER ALONE IN 
THAT PART OF THE ARCTIC. 
HELENA HUMPHREYS, NBC NEWS, 
LONDON. 
>>> YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
IT'S NEWS MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED. 
>> IF THE TESTS DON'T WORK, 
TELL ME WHAT DOES. 
TELL ME REALISTICALLY. 
>> HOW MUCH WE ARE STILL 
LEARNING. 
>> GROCERY STORES WERE HIT HARD 
AND FOOD PANTRIES HIT HARDER. 
>> WE IN A CRISIS THAT REQUIRES 
EXPERIENCE AND CREDIBLITY. 
>> WHAT IS THE TYPE OF BUSINESS 
YOU WOULD LET RE-OPEN FIRST IF 
YOU WERE IN CHARGE? 
>> HOW MUCH OF A MISTAKE IN 
YOUR VIEW ARE THE AREAS MAKING? 
>>> HEY, EVERYONE. 
I'M ALISON MORRIS. 
YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS NOW. 
A VERY HAPPY MONDAY TO ALL OF 
YOU. 
LET'S HEAD OVER OVTO 
CORRESPONDENT ALEXA LIAUTAUD. 
SHE HAS THE LATEST NEWS AND 
CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES FROM NBC 
NEWS.COM. 
ALEXA, GIVE US AN UPDATE. 
>>> HEY, ALISON. 
WE'RE STARTING OFF THE HOUR 
WITH THE NUMBERS UPDATE. 
THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN THE UNITED 
STATES %HAS SURPASSED 90,000. 
THAT'S ACCORDING FROM THE NBC 
NEWS COUNT. 
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED 
CASES STANDS AT 1.5 MILLION. 
>>> NOW FROM NBC ERIKA EDWARDS, 
MEDERNA IS IN THE RACE FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE. 
>> THIS IS VERY EXCITING DATA. 
FOR THE DATA DESCRIBED, WE 
COULD NOT BE HAPPIER 
>> THE HUMAN STUDY HAD 45 
PEOPLE ALL GETTING VACCINES 
ABOUT A MONTH APART AND ALL 8 
PARTICIPANTS THAT SHOWED 
ANTIBODIES PROTECTED THEM FROM 
COVID-19 ACCORDING TO NBC'S 
ERIKA EDWARDS. 
THE GOAL IS THE SAFETY OF THE 
VACCINE, AND MEDERNA IS LOOKING 
TO PHASE 2 THAT FOCUSES ON THE 
HUMAN EFFECT. 
>>> THE CDC HAS CONFIRMED THE 
LINK BETWEEN THE CORONAVIRUS 
AND A RARE INFLAMMATORY ILLNESS 
AFFECTING CHILDREN. 
HEALTH EXPERTS ARE CALLING IT 
PEDIATRIC MULTI-SYSTEM 
INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN SIN 
CHROME OR MIS-C. 
>> EVERYTHING WE DO TO FIGHT 
THE CORONAVIRUS WE NEED TO DO 
TO FIGHT MIS-C. WE LOST ONE 
CHILD AND OUR GOAL IS TO NEVER 
LOSE ANOTHER. 
>> NEARLY HALF OF THE U.S. 
STATES HAVE REPORTED CASES. 
THAT'S ACCORDING TO NBC NEWS 
NEW YORK. 
>>> AND UBER IS ANNOUNCING MORE 
LAYOFFS. 
BEYOND THE MASSIVE CUTS THEY NE
WILL SHUT DOWN OR CONSOLIDATE 
45 OFFICES GLOBALLY. 
IN THE STATEMENT, UBER'S CEO 
SAID WE ARE MAKING THE HARD 
CHOICES NOW AND WILL BEGIN TO 
BUILD AGAIN WITH CONFIDENCE. 
>>> NOW FROM NBC'S PETE 
WILLIAMS IS REPORTING THAT THE 
SAUDI OFFICER THAT KILLED THREE 
PEOPLE AND WOUNDED OTHERS AT 
THE MILITARY BASE IN FLORIDA IS 
LINKED TO al QAEDA AFTER THEY 
LINKED THE CELL PHONE THAT THE 
MAN TRIED TO DESTROY. 
OFFICIALS ARE CRITICIZING APPLE 
FOR REFUSING TO HELP UNLOCK THE 
PHONE. 
APPLE DID NOT RESPOND TO 
REQUESTS FOR NBC NEWS. 
THAT'S THE LATEST HEADLINES FOR 
THE THIS HOUR, 
ALISON. 
WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE. 
>> YOU CAN GO TO 
NBCNEWS.COM/CORONAVIRUS FOR 
MORE. 
>>> COOK COUNTY, CHICAGO HAS 
MORE CASES THAN ANY OTHER 
COUNTY IN THE U.S. WITH OVER 
62,000 CASES THERE. 
NBC NEWS REPORTER SHAQ BREWSTER 
JOINS US FROM CHICAGO, AND 
SHACK  THEY SAID THAT THE 
UPTICK IN CASES IS BECAUSE THEY 
EXPANDED TESTING. 
WHAT KIND OF INCREASE IN 
TESTING ARE WE TALKING ABOUT 
HERE? 
>> Reporter: GOVERNOR PRITZKER 
HAS SET A GOAL TO TEST 10,000 
PEOPLE EVERY DAY. 
IT WAS JUST 2 TO 3 WEEKS AGO 
THE STATE WAS TESTING 7,000 TO 
8,000 A DAY AND NOW THEY'RE 
TESTING UPWARDS OF 20,000 A DAY 
BY NOT ONLY EXPANDING THE 
TESTING CENTERS LIKE THE ONE 
BEHIND ME, THE NEW DRIVE-
THROUGH FACILITY BUT THEY ARE 
EXPANDING THE TESTING CRITERIA 
AND ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE TO GO 
AND GET TESTED. 
STARTING THIS WEEKEND, ALL 
FRONTLINE AND ESSENTIAL 
EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS CAN GET 
TESTED. 
THEY DON'T NEED COPACE OR A 
DOCTOR REFERRAL. 
AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC 
ILLNESSES ASK COME IN AND NOT 
GET TESTED. 
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE 
SYMPTOMATIC. 
AND ADDITIONALLY, PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE ENCOUNTERED SOMEONE WHO 
TESTED POSITIVE CAN GET TESTED. 
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AT A TIME, 
THE CRITERIA IS YOU HAD TO BE 
SYMPTOMATIC OR SERIOUSLY ILL TO 
GET TESTED. 
YOU ARE SEEING THE STATE EXPAND 
THE TESTING AND EXPAND WHO'S 
ALLOWED TO COME IN. 
THEY ARE  HOPING DESPITE THE 
INCREASE IN CASES, THEY ARE 
HOPING THAT THE POSITIVITY RATE 
GOES DOWN AND TRENDS DOWNWARD. 
THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE 
HAVING SOME CONTROL OF THE 
VIRUS. 
A LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIAL OFIN 
CHICAGO SAID THIS WEEKEND THE 
NUMBERS THAT YOU ARE SEEING NOW 
ARE STILL, QUOTE, FAR, FAR, FAR 
BELOW THE ACTUAL NUMBERS OF 
INFECTIONS. 
SO THEY WANT TO ACGET A BETTER 
HANDLE ON THWHAT SPREAD IS OUT 
THERE AND HOW MANY CASES 
THEY'RE DEALING WITH AND HOPE 
THAT WILL BETTER INFORM THE 
STATE'S LEADERS AS THEY MAKE 
THE DECISION TO RE-OPEN. 
ALISON? 
>> SHAQ, THE NEW DRIVE-UP 
TESTING CENTER AT THE SOUTH 
SIDE, TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING 
THERE. 
>> Reporter: YEAH. 
THIS IS A BRAND NEW TESTING 
FACILITY THAT
