R
COVID-19 WERE POSITIVE
MORE THAN 16,000
THOUGH EXPERTS WARN THERE ARE 
CAVEATS.
>> THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE TESTED
BECAUSE THEY MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS SO THIS IS NOT 
INDICATIVE OF KIDS OVERALL. 
>> Reporter: HOSPITALIZATIONS 
FOR CHILDREN REMAIN VERY RARE 
AND THE DEATH RATE FOR COVID
PATIENTS UNDER AGE 25 IS LESS 
THAN .1%
IT COMES AS SOME SCHOOLS ARE
ALREADY IN SESSION
AS WEST FIELD DAYCARE CENTER IN 
NEW JERSEY SUMMER SCHOOL IS OPEN
FOR KIDS 18 MONTHS TO 
KINDERGARTEN WITH A NEW ROUTINE.
NO ONE WITH A TEMPERATURE WITH
100.4 OR ABOVE CAN COME TO CLASS
AND PARENTS SAY GOOD-BYE
OUTSIDE.
>> WE COMPARED THE PROS AND THE 
CONS AND WE CONCLUDE IT'S A GOOD
IDEA TO SEND KIDS HERE
THE KIDS LEARN IN SMALL GROUPS
OF TEN OR WHAT SOME EXPERTS CALL
PODS REDUCING CONTACT WITH
OTHERS SO IF SOMEONE GETS SICK
THE POD CAN BE QUARANTINED
>> THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK BUT IF 
IT'S GOING AS SMOOTHLY AS HERE I
THINK CHILDREN NEED IT
THEY NEED TO BE WITH OTHER
CHILDREN
>> TEACHERS SIT THE KIDS SIX
FEET APART
MASKS ARE OPTIONAL AND EACH 
CHILD BRINGS THEIR OWN SUPPLIES.
THEY EAT LUNCH AT THEIR DESKS 
NOT IN THE CAFETERIA
ALMOST EVERY ELSE HAPPENS 
OUTSIDE AND STAFFERS SANITIZE 
HIGH TOUCH SURFACES BETWEEN 
GROUPS
NEW STEPS TO BALANCE SCHOOL AND 
SAFETY
>> HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO BE BACK 
AT SCHOOL?
>> SUPER DUPER
>> SUPER DUPER
>> YEAH.
>> Reporter: AND THEY'RE THREE
WEEKS NOW INTO THE SESSION
SO FAR NO KIDS HAVE GOTTEN SICK.
IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR
BIGGER SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN THAT 
LEVEL OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF 
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND
MEDICINE HAVE URGED SCHOOLS TO
REOPEN, BUT THEY ARE
RECOMMENDING MASKS FOR ALL
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>> THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> A MODEL TO FOLLOW
>>> TODAY IS KRISPY KREME'S 83rd
BIRTHDAY
SO TO CELEBRATE THEY'RE OFFERING
A DOZEN FREE ORIGINAL GLAZED
DOZEN WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY
DOZEN.
THE OFFER IS ONLY TODAY IN
PARTICIPATING RETA
>>> NEW RECORD NUMBERS WITH 
ALMOST 73,000 NEW CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS REPORTED, IN A SI
SINGLE DAY
AS MORE STATES AND STORES DEMAND
MASKS BE WORN, WHILE OTHERS ARE 
STILL HOLDING OUT ON MASK 
MANDATES. 
>> NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING.
ALARMING REPORTS OF RUSSIAN 
HACKERS TRYING TO STEAL 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE RESEARCH. 
>> CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN IF DONALD WERE TO BE 
ELECTED IN 2020, WOULD, I 
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE, BE THE END
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
>> BUT THAT'S NOT ALL THE 
PRESIDENT'S NIECE HAD TO SAY
WE HAVE GOT THE LATEST AND HOW
THE WHITE HOUSE IS RESPONDING.
>> AS WE HEAD INTO WHAT BILL
KARINS SAYS WILL BE THE HOTTEST 
WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER, FROM 
COAST TO COAST, IS THAT AIR 
CONDITIONING IN YOUR UNIT IN
YOUR HOME SPREADING COVID-19
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
AS WE HEAD TO A COAST TO COAST
HEAT WAVE, CLASHES OVER MASK
MANDATES ARE REACHING A TIPPING 
POINT.
CITY AND STATE LEADERS ARE
FACING OFF AS BUSINESSES FORGE
AHEAD WITH THEIR OWN RULES
THE UNITED STATES IS LEADING THE
WORLD WITH 25% OF REPORTED
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
IN JUST 24 HOURS, WE HAD A
RECORD 73,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
THERE ARE NOW NEARLY 4 MILLION
AMERICANS INFECTED. 
>> AFTER A SPIKE IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, COLORADO
GOCGO
GOVERNOR JARED POLIS ISSUED A 
STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE THAT GOES
INTO EFFECT TODAY.
APPLIES TO ANYONE OVER THE AGE
OF 11.
>> GOVERNOR KEMP IS NOT ONLY
REFUSING TO MANDATE MASKS IN
PUBLIC
HE IS SUING TO STOP MAYOR KEISHA
LANCE BOTTOMS FROM DOING SO.
SHE RECENTLY CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS AND HER HUSBAND IS VERY 
ILL.
GEORGIA CURRENTLY HAS OVER
31,000 CASES. 
>> RESEARCHERS ARE RAISING
ALARMS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
TESTING.
WAITING MORE THAN 48 HOURS FOR
RESULTS MAKES IT ALMOST 
IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACE AND CONTROL 
THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE WAITING UP
TO TWO WEEKS FOR A RESULT.
RESEARCHERS AT THE ROCKEFELLER
FOUNDATION WARN OF AN IMPENDING 
DISASTER IF AMERICA DOESN'T 
INCREASE TESTING TO 30 MILLION
PER WEEK, BY OCTOBER
WE'RE AT ABOUT 4.5 MILLION A
WEEK RIGHT NOW. 
>> IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FACEBOOK
FOUNDER, MARK ZUCKERBERG, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI REACTED TO THE
LATEST SPIKES IN CORONAVIRUS
CASE. 
>> THERE WERE SOME STATES THAT
ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT 
THE GUIDELINES WERE FOR OPENING,
YOU KNOW, THE CHECKPOINTS THAT
YOU HAVE TO GET PAST, BEFORE YOU
WENT TO THE NEXT FADS.
 PHASE
SOME OF THEM WENT TOO QUICKLY,
AND OFFICIALLY JUMPED OVER THEM.
THAT, AS I HAD SAID IN PREVIOUS 
DISCUSSIONS, IS A RECIPE FOR
GETTING INTO TROUBLE
>> THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT
SAID STATES DON'T NECESSARILY 
NEED TO LOCK DOWN AGAIN, BUT
THAT REOPENINGS NEED TO BE
HANDLED IN A MORE MEASURED WAY. 
>> AS MORE STATES ARE EXPANDING 
THEIR MASK MANDATES, TENSIONS 
ARE MOUNTING WITH PEOPLE WHO SEE
IT AS A VIELOLATION OF THEIR
RIGHTS
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: FACING DOWN A
PANDEMIC IN SOME REGIONS, AN
ABOUTFACE WHEN IT COMES TO
WEARING MASKS.
STATES LIKE ARKANSAS AND
COLORADO, NOW REQUIRING THEM IN 
PUBLIC
IN TEXAS, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT
SAYS HE WON'T SHUT THE STATE
BACK DOWN, BUT RESIDENTS NEED TO
WEAR ONE. 
>> IF EVERYONE CAN ADOPT THE
PRACTICE OF WEARING A FACE MASK 
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO GET COVID-19 UNDER 
CONTROL.
>> THOUGH, THE CDC AND NEARLY 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AGREES, 
MASKS REMAIN A FLASH POINT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
FROM COFFEE SHOPS TO GROCERY
STORES, MANY REFUSE TO WEAR ONE.
AS MORE RETAILERS, LEIKE TARGET
REQUIRE THEM
IN FLORIDA, ONE SHOPPER PULLED A
GUN ON ANOTHER AFTER A DISPUTE
OVER FACE MASKS.
IN UTAH, A MEETING ABOUT FACE 
COVERINGS CANCELLED, WHEN 
PARENTS INSIDE A PACKED ROOM
REFUSED TO WEAR ONE.
STATES IN ROUGHLY HALF THE
COUNTRY REQUIRE THEM. 
>> WHY AREN'T THEY ENFORCING IT?
>> IN GEORGIA, WHILE EXTENDING
COVID RESTRICTIONS, THE GOVERNOR
MADE IT A POINT TO PROHIBIT SOME
CITIES AND CO COUNTIES FROM
REQUIRING MASKS, EVEN AS
CORONAVIRUS CASES SURGE TO
HISTORIC NUMBERS. 
>> OUR HANDS SHOULD BE TOTALLY
AND UNEQUIVOCALLY WORKING TO
FIGHT THIS VIRUS. 
>> NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN 
GEORGIA.
>> HERE, IN ATLANTA, THE CITY'S 
MAYOR WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID, HERSELF
SAYS, DESPITE THE GOVERNOR'S
ORDER, MASK REQUIREMENTS WILL 
REMAIN IN PLACE.
ADDING, HER DECISION IS DRIVEN
BY SCIENCE AND DATA.
>> IN FLORIDA, WHERE MASK RULES 
VARY, COUNTY BY COUNTY
THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER
THAT'S TRACKING THE VIRUS WAS 
SHUT DOWN AFTER 12 EMPLOYEES
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.
THE MIXED MESSAGING OVER FACE 
COVERINGS, UNFOLDING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
WHY ARE WE WEARING MASKS TO BE
OUTSIDE?
>> IT'S SUCH A SMALL
INCONVENIENCE, FOR THE GREATER
GOOD. 
>> WITH 34 STATES SEEING AN 
INCREASE IN COVID CASES BY AT 
LEAST 25%, MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION
AMERICANS HAVE TESTED POBZTSITIE
FOR THE VIRUS.
600 OUT-OF-STATE NURSES ARE 
HEADED TO HARD-HIT REGIONS, LIKE
ARIZONA.
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND, AS STRONG 
AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, TO GET 
PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS
>> CALIFORNIA.
ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO
REQUIRE FACE MASKS
IS NOW ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT.
AND THERE IS NO TALK OF 
LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS
>> OUR NATION STRUGGLING OVER 
HOW TO CONTAIN A PANDEMIC, AS 
MASKS BECOME THE FACE OF
CONTROVERSY.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> A NEW THREAT THIS MORNING AS 
THE WORLD RACES TO MANUFACTURE A
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
RUSSIAN HACKERS ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH FROM 
AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AND BRITISH 
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, 
ACCORDING TO INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES. 
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
I THINK -- I MEAN, IT'S 
DEPLORABLE AND WE CALL IT OUT,
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, 
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAIL, THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND
AGAINST IT. 
>> MARTIN SAID THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THE HACKERS STOLE ANY
DATA
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS USING MALWARE AND SP
SPEAR FISHING.
RUSSIA DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
ALSO, WARNED ABOUT THE THREAT 
FROM CHINESE HACKERS WHO WERE 
DETECTED TRYING TO STEAL VACCINE
RESEARCH IN MAY.
>> EXPLOSIVE, NEW ALLEGATIONS 
THIS MORNING FROM THE 
PRESIDENT'S NIECE, MARY TRUMP,
WHOSE BOOK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
HITS STORES THIS WEEK.
SELLING NEARLY A MILLION COPIES 
ON THE FIRST DAY, ALONE.
GEOFF BENNETT HAS MORE
>> Reporter: A STUNNING, NEW
ACCUSATION FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S NIECE.
MARY TRUMP TELLING MSNBC'S
RACHEL MADDOW, SHE'S HEARD THE
PRESIDENT USE ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS
AND THE N WORD. 
>> I HAVE TO PRESS YOU ON IT A
LITTLE BIT
IF -- JUST TO ASK IF THE
PRESIDENT, IF YOUR UNCLE, WAS AN
EXCEPTION TO THAT IN YOUR 
FAMILY
OR IF HE -- HE -- YOU EVER HEARD
HIM EXPRESS, EITHER USE 
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS OR THE N WORD
OR OTHER RACIST SLURS OR
SENTIMENTS LIKE THAT
DO YOU MEAN THIS WAS AN AMBIENT 
THING IN YOUR FAMILY BUT YOU
DIDN'T EVER HEAR IT FROM HIM
OR DID YOU HEAR IT FROM HIM,
TOO?
>> YEAH, OF COURSE, I DID.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD 
SURPRISE ANYBODY GIVEN HOW
VIRULENTLY RACIST HE IS, TODAY
>> HAVE YOU HEARD -- HAVE YOU 
HEARD THE PRESIDENT USE THE N 
WORD
>> YEAH.
AND ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS, 
SPECIFICALLY
>> YES. 
>> A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL, IN 
RESPONSE, TELLS NBC NEWS, THIS
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE
THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
IN RECENT WEEKS, THE PRESIDENT
HAS SEIZED ON DIVISIVE CULTURE
WARS, AND RELIED ON RACE-BATING 
RHETORIC TO FIRE UP HIS BASE
BUT ANOTHER NEW ROUND OF POLLS
SHOWS HIM TRAILING JOE BIDEN BY 
DOUBLE DIGITS, NATIONWIDE.
AND IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES
A NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET 
JOURNAL" POLL FINDS THE 
PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
WITH A LEAD OVER PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
IN BATTLEGROUND STATES, BIDEN 
HOLDING A LEAD OF 12 POINTS.
THE PRESIDENT SHAKING UP HIS
CAMPAIGN STAFF, DEMOTING
CAMPAIGN MANAGER BRAD PARSCALE
REPLACING HIM WITH DEPUTY 
CAMPAIGN MANAGER, BILL STEPIEN
A VETERAN REPUBLICAN OPERATIVE. 
>> AND A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL 
TELLS US, IN RESPONSE TO MARY 
TRUMP'S ALLEGATION, QUOTE, THIS 
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE
THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT, GEOFF, THANK YOU. 
>> JEOPARDY HOST ALEX TREBEK 
SHARED A POSITIVE HEALTH UPDATE 
FOR HIS FANS. 
>> I'VE BEEN DOING WELL.
I'VE BEEN CONTINUING MY 
TREATMENT, AND IT IS PAYING OFF.
THOUGH, IT DOES FATIGUE ME A
GREAT DEAL
MY NUMBERS ARE GOOD.
I AM FEELING GREAT
I CAN'T WAIT TO RETURN TO THE 
STUDIO AND START RECORDING SHOWS
FOR THE NEW SEASON IN SEPTEMBER.
>> TREBEK WROTE A BOOK
A MEMOIR TITLED THE ANSWER IS 
REFLECTIONS ON MY LIFE
IT'S SET TO BE PUBLISHED JULY 
21st
SO GREAT TO SEE HIM DOING SO
WELL AND SO MANY THINGS TO LOOK 
FORWARD TO
THE BOOK AND THEN COMING BACK TO
JEOPARDY. 
>> WE GOT A COAST TO COAST
SCORCHER WEEKEND AHEAD OF US
NBC METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS IS
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT.
HEY, BILL, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING TO YOU 
GUYS
A LOT OF RED MIND ME
SOLET' GET INTO TODAY'S 
FORECAST
WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEVERE
STORMS IN AREAS OF THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS
BUT THE HEAT IS THE BIG STORY OF
THE WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE
HEAT EXPANDING TO THE EAST
COAST.
TODAY, 93 IN D.C
ONLY THE NORTHEAST GETS THE 
EXCEPTION TODAY.
THEN THE HEAT MOVES IN FOR THIS 
UPCOMING WEEKEND
HOT AND HUMID ARRIVES IN THE 
MIDATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST AS
WE GO INTO YOUR SATURDAY
VERY HOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
COUNTRY.
LOOK AT THAT
105 IN WESTERN KANSAS.
AREAS OF WEST TEXAS STILL IN THE
HUNDREDS
AND THEN, AS WE GO THROUGHOUT 
YOUR SUNDAY, THAT'S WHETHER IT
ARRIVES IN AREAS OF THE 
NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND.
THAT'S A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER 
FOR THE DAY.
NOW, HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT 
YOUR DAY-AHEAD FORECAST.
WHILE WE ARE CONTINUING TO WATCH
THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE COUNTRY
GOING TO WARP WARM UP A LOT IN
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND ALSO UP 
TOWARDS AREA OF NORTH DAKOTA
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
SPECIFIC NUMBERS COMING UP GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT
BILL, THANK.
>> FT. LAUDERDALE POLICE BODY 
CAMERA CAPTURED THE RARE MOMENT 
OF A KANGAROO ON THE LOOSE
OFFICERS MANAGED TO GET THE 
KANGAROO TO HOP CLOSER TO HIM.
AFTER A FEW TRIES, THEY WERE
ABLE TO SAFELY WRANGLE THE ROO
AND PUT IT IN THE BACKSEAT OF 
THEIR SQUAD CAR.
TURNS OUT THE MARSUPIAL ESCAPED 
FROM ITS OWNER
BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE WILDLIFE
COMMISSION
I DON'T 
>>> LADING THE NEWS.
TYLER PERRY'S ONCE AGAIN GIVING 
BACK TO HIS ATLANTA COMMUNITY.
THE MEDIA MOGUL DONATED 1,000 
KROGER GIFT CARDS TO FAMILIES 
IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC
PERRY SAID THIS IS ABOUT GOOD 
PEOPLE WHO NEED A HAND UP, NOT A
HANDOUT.
MEANWHILE, METALLICA DRUMMER
LARS ULRICH IS RAISING AWARENESS
ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER
IN THE UNITED.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMANTHA 
B., HE DISCUSSED THE BAND'S WORK
WITH FEEDING AMERICA
SO GREAT TO SEE ALL THESE GUYS, 
WITH THEIR FAME, WITH THEIR 
MONEY.
>> STEPPING UP. 
>> YEP. 
>> STEPPING UP TO HELP
>>> A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS
UNDERWAY INTO THE MASSIVE 
TWITTER HACK THAT COMPROMISED 
ACCOUNTS OF JOE BIDEN, BARACK 
OBAMA, BILL GATES, AND MANY 
MORE
NBC'S JOLENE KENT IS FOLLOWING
ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS FOR US.
JOE, GOOD MORNING.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
IT'S THE TWITTER HACK EVERYWHERE
IS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THE
HACKERS ARE STILL UNIDENTIFIED
AND THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT 
DOES THIS HACK MEAN FOR THE 
UPCOMING 2020 GENERAL ELECTION
THE SFFBI IS LEADING A NEW
INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOST 
HIGH-PROFILE HACK IN TWITTER
HISTORY.
SOME ACCOUNTS OF ITS MOST FAMOUS
USERS, INCLUDING FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, FORMER
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, JEFF
BEZOS, AND KANYE WEST WERE TAKEN
OVER BY CYBERCRIMINALS
UNIDENTIFIED HACKERS USED 
ACCOUNTS TO ASK PEOPLE TO SEND
THEM BIT COIN, SCAMMING THEM OUT
OF OVER $100,000
TWITTER SAYS IT IS COOPERATING
WITH THE FBI, AND TAKING STEPS
TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN 
AGAIN.
CALLING THE INCIDENT A
COORDINATED SOCIAL ENGINEERING
ATTACK BY PEOPLE WHO
SUCCESSFULLY TARGETED SOME OF 
OUR EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO
INTERNAL SYSTEMS. 
>> A SOCIAL ENGINEER IS GOING TO
TRY AND GAIN ACCESS TO A SYSTEM 
OR MONEY OR DATA, BY TRYING TO
LEVERAGE SOME EXPLOIT IN A
PERSON
WHETHER THAT IS THEIR 
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BEING BRIBED
OR TRYING TO GAIN ACCESS BY 
PHISHING OVER E-MAIL. 
>> REPUBLICAN JOSH HOLLY SENDING
THIS LETTER TO TWITTER CEO JACK 
DORSEY, ASKING WHETHER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S ACCOUNT IS UNDER THREAT.
DEMOCRAT RICHARD BLUMENTHAL 
SAYING THIS HACK BODES ILL FOR
NOVEMBER BALLOTING. 
>> THIS IS JUST I THINK A REALLY
GOOD CLOSE CALL.
THEY COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW,
THROUGH CONTROLLING THE TWITTER 
ACCOUNTS OF MAJOR CEOs, THEY
COULD HAVE TANKED THE STOCK 
PRICES OF THOSE COMPANIES.
THEY COULD HAVE USED THE
POLITICIAN ACCOUNTS TO CREATE A 
WORLDWIDE PANIC.
>> A WAKEUP CALL, WITH LESS THAN
FOUR MONTHS TO ELECTION DAY.
AND FOR THE AVERAGE USER, 
TWITTER IS SAYING YOU DON'T NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT RESETTING YOUR 
PASSWORD
IN A NEW STATEMENT, TWITTER 
SUPPORT TWEETED OUT SAYING, WE
HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT ATTACKERS 
ACCESSED PASSWORD.
CLOSEST IMAGES OF THE SUN EVER
TAKEN.
THEY WERE SENT BACK BY THE
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCIES AND 
NASA'S SOLAR ORBITER, WHICH 
COMPLETED ITS FIRST CLOSE PASS
SINCE MID-JUNE
AND WHEN WE SAY CLOSE, THEY MEAN
48 MILLION MILES
SCIENTISTS HOPE THE IMAGES WILL 
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE SUN
SUN'S ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS. 
>> I AM SEEING A WHOLE BUNCH OF 
IMAGES OF THE GRINCH IN THOSE 
PATTERNS RIGHT THERE. 
>> RIGHT
>> MOVING ON NOW TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY, TODAY
WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER SUMMER
SCORCHER
THAT MEANS A LOT OF US WILL BE
CRANKING UP THE AC TO GET SOME
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
BUT NOW, WE'RE HEARING THAT AIR 
CONDITIONING COULD, ALSO, BE
SPR
SPREADING THE VIRUS.
NBC'S KARI SANDERS HAS DETAILS
>> Reporter: AS THE NATION BAKES
AGAIN TODAY, AND AC UNITS FIGHT 
TO KEEP US COOL.
EXPERTS SAY THAT REFRESHING FLOW
OF AIR COULD ALSO BE SPREADING
CORONAVIRUS.
YET, ONE MORE WORRY, AS WE
SANITIZE OUR HANDS, SOCIAL
DISTANCE, AND MASK UP.
>> WE'RE MORE PARANOID THAN 
EVER. 
>> WE'RE WEARING THE GOOD MASKS.
>> HOW DO WE KNOW AC MIGHT
SPREAD COVID
STUDIES CONDUCTED AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND REVEAL 
SOME ACs CAN SPREAD VIRUSES,
WHILE OTHERS DO NOT.
THOSE SMALL WINDOW AIR
CONDITIONERS MAY DRIVE UP YOUR
ELECTRIC BILL.
BUT THEY'RE, ALSO, MORE LIKELY
TO BE SAFE, ACCORDING TO
RESEARCHERS.
WHILE CENTRAL UNITS, ESPECIALLY 
THOSE BIG ONES THAT COOL ENTIRE 
BUILDINGS, GROCERY STORES, AND
SCHOOLS, CAN BE PROBLEMATIC.
>> WOULD YOU GO INTO A BUILDING 
RIGHT NOW, THAT HAS CENTRAL AIR 
CONDITIONING, AND IT'S A BIG, 
LARGE SPACE?
EVEN IF PEOPLE ARE SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED?
>> IT'S A VERY HARD QUESTION. 
>> DOCTOR IS A MECHANICAL 
ENGINEER
HER RESEARCH FOCUSING ON INDOOR 
AIR QUALITY.
>> AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT 
HAS A LOT OF FRESH AIR, OR IT'S 
CLEANED THROUGH VERY EFFICIENT
FILTERS, WOULD BE SAFE FOR YOU
IF YOU ARE IN THE SPACE WHERE 
THE AIR IS NOT VERY FRESH AND 
CLEAN, YOU WOULD BE BEING 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS, 
POTENTIALLY, IF SOMEBODY IN THE 
ENVIRONMENT HAS IT. 
>> IS THERE A WORKAROUND
A COSTLY REDESIGN OF AN ENTIRE
AC SYSTEM TO FORCE COOL AIR 
THROUGH ADVANCED FILTERS IS AN
OPTION
BUT RESEARCH, ALSO, FOUND THAT
UV LIGHTS CAN KILL VIRUSES
THOSE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS ARE
COMMONLY HID IN CEILINGS. 
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE 
ULTRAVIOLET LIGH
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "EARLY
TODAY.
6 MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK OF 
SEVERE WEATHER LATER TODAY
A LARGE COMPLEX OF STORMS WITH
WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.
WATCH OUT AROUND FARGO AND
HEADIN
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, 
FUTURES WERE UP SLIGHTLY THIS 
MORNING, FOLLOWING THURSDAY'S 
VOLATILE SESSION
THE DOW SNAPPED A FOUR-DAY
WINNING STREAK DROPPING 135 
POINTS. 
>> NETFLIX GETS A BOOST OF
SUBSCRIBERS WITH A WHOPPING 10
MILLION NEW USERS WORLDWIDE 
BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE
HASTINGS SAID THEY HAVE BEEN
PARTNERS FOR YEARS AND THIS JUST
MAKES IT FORMAL NOW.
>> A FEDERAL JUDGE EXTENDED THE 
DEADLINE FOR THE RELEASE OF 
MIGRANT CHILDREN IN I.C.E.
DETENTION CENTERS.
THE CHILDREN WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
RELEASED BY TODAY BUT 
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING ABOUT
HOW THEY WILL BE RELEASED.
I.C.E. IS OPPOSED TO RELEASING
THE PARENTS SO THEY RUN THE RISK
OF BEING SEPARATED. 
>> AN ALL-OUT BLITZ OVER THE
NFL'S PLANS TO PROTECT PLAYERS
FROM CORONAVIRUS OR LACK
THEREOF.
HE TWEETED A LIST OF QUESTIONS
STILL UNANSWERED HEADING INTO 
THE SEASON
EMPHASIZING THEY WANT TO PLAY.
HE SAID THE LEAGUE HAS YET TO 
PROVIDE A VALID INFECTIOUS
DISEASE, EMERGENCY-RESPONSE 
PLAN
THAT INCLUDES HOW TESTING WILL
WORK AND HOW A POSITIVE TEST
WOULD AFFECT THE TEAM.
AS WATT POINTED OUT, ROOKIES ARE
SET TO REPORT TO CAMP MONDAY. 
>> TOURISTS STEPPED ON TO THE 
TOP FLOOR HE HAVE THE EIFFEL
TOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 
MONTHS
HERE'S NBC'S KELLY. 
>> FRANCE CELEBRATING BASTILLE
DAY THIS WEEK.
THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY
AND IN ANOTHER SIGN THINGS ARE
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL, THE VERY
TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER, ALSO,
BACK IN BUSINESS
WITH STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING,
OF COURSE, NO MORE THAN 250 
PEOPLE ALLOWED UP TOP, AT ANY 
TIME
TOURISM BRINGS MORE THAN 30 
MILLION VISITORS TO FRANCE IN A 
NORMAL YEAR.
THE EIFFEL TOWER, ONE OF THE
BIGGEST ATTRACTIONS.
NOW, SIX WEEKS AFTER LOCKDOWN 
ENDED, PARISIANS AND BRAVE
TOURISTS, EXCITED.
>> EVEN IF THE CONDITIONS ARE 
NOT ALWAYS VERY EASY, WE CAN
HAVE SOME PLACES, LIKE THE A
EIFFEL TOWER
WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE SOME GOOD 
TIME AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR
US. 
>> OTHER LANDMARKS COMING BACK
TO LIFE.
DISNEY LAND PARIS, PARTIALLY
REOPENING.
BUT NO KISSING AT DISNEY LAND 
PARIS.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED AT THE THEME 
PARK
AND SO ARE RESERVATIONS.
NBC NEWS, LONDON
>> SO, VERY SLOWLY, THAT LIST IS
GROWING A LITTLE BIT LONGER OF
ALL THESE WORLD LANDMARKS THAT
ARE STARTING TO REOPEN. 
>> LIKE YOU SAID, SLOWLY, BUT 
SURELY, IT WAS SO ODD.
IT IS SO ODD TO SEE ALL THESE 
ICONIC LANDMARKS EMPTY, FOR SO
>>> IF EVERYONE CAN ADOPT THE 
PRACTICE OF WEARING A FACE MASK,
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO GET COVID-19 UNDER 
CONTROL.
>> TEXAS'S GOVERNOR, JOINING
MANY OTHERS IN THE PUSH TO GET
EVERYONE TO WEAR A MASK.
BUT NOT ALL STATES ARE ON BOARD,
AS THE U.S. SURPASSES A SINGLE
DAY RECORD NUMBER OF CASES. 
>> THE BATTLE OVER TESTING
WHAT'S THE BEST METHOD
AND CAN IT HELP GET OUR KIDS
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM ANY 
FASTER
ONE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL IS ALREADY
OPEN WITH KIDS IN LEARNING PODS.
WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. 
>> THIS MORNING, WE HAVE GOT AN 
UPDATE ON THE HEALTH OF 
JEOPARDY'S ALEX TREBEK. 
>> AND AFTER A FIVE-MONTH BREAK,
TIGER WOODS COMES ROARING BACK
AT THE MEMORIAL, AS HE TRIES TO 
BREAK SAM SNEDE'S RECORD 82 
VICTORIES.
IT'S FRIDAY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP 
MENA. 
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
AS THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES
SWEEPING ACROSS THE NATION, 
MAYORS, GOVERNORS, AND
LAWMAKERS, ARE AT ODDS OVER MASK
REGULATIONS.
THE U.S. IS LEADING THE WORLD 
WITH 25% OF REPORTED CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
IN JUST 24 HOURS, WE'VE HAD A 
RECORD 73,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
THERE ARE NOW NEARLY 4 MILLION
AMERICANS INFECTED
>> CALIFORNIA SENATOR DIANE 
FEINSTEIN IS TRYING TO HOLD 
STATES ACCOUNTABLE
SHE IS PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT 
THAT WOULD BLOCK STATES FROM
RECEIVING STIMULUS FUNDING IF 
THEY DON'T IMPLEMENT MASK 
MANDATES
SHE SAYS WEARING MASKS SHOULD BE
MANDATORY.
>> AS NEW YORK CITY FWAERS UP TO
ENTER PHASE FOUR OF REOPENING,
IT WILL NOT INCLUDE INDOOR
DINING OR MALLS AND MUSEUMS.
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, ALSO,
UNVEILED A THREE STRIKES AND
YOU'RE CLOSED RULE FOR BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS.
IF THEY RACK UP THREE 
VIOLATIONS, THEY GET SHUT DOWN. 
>> TYLER PERRY, ONCE AGAIN, 
GIVING BACK TO HIS ATLANTA
COMMUNITY.
THE MEDIA MOGUL DONATED 1,000 
KROGER GIFT CARDS, WORTH 50 
BUCKS EACH, TO FAMILIES IMPACTED
BY THE PANDEMIC.
POLICE OFFICERS WENT DOOR TO
DOOR HANDING THEM OUT.
>> AND DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE 
LENDING A HELPING HAND TO 
HOUSTON.
IN AN EFFORT TO MEET GROWING
DEMANDS FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
24 OF THEM SET UP TESTING SITES 
AT TWO TEXAS CHURCHES BRINGING
ALONG EQUIPMENT AND OTHER 
SUPPLIES TO HELP. 
>> WITH SEVERE OUTBREAKS
HAPPENING IN SEVERAL STATES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HOSPITALS 
ARE FEELING THE STRAIN AND
OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED THEY MAY
HIT A BREAKING POINT
OUR ALICE BARR IS IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, CASES ARE 
SURGING.
HOSPITALS, FILLING UP.
HOTSPOTS, SHUTTING DOWN.
AND MANY OF THE SAME FIGHTS,
STILL, RAGING ON
>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS 
NATION TO BE GOING THROUGH WHAT 
IT'S GOING THROUGH NOW
WE LEARNED THESE LESSONS MONTH
A
OOS AGO.
>> ARKANSAS AND COLORADO
MANDATING MASKS STATEWIDE.
WHILE GEORGIA'S GOVERNOR IS 
TRYING TO REVERSE MASK ORDERS IN
AT LEAST 15 CITIES
ATLANTA'S MAYOR, DEFIANT. 
>> IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT 
YOURSELF AND YOUR CUSTOMERS, YOU
SHOULD WEAR A MASK
OUR POLICIES ARE ENFORCEABLE AND
THEY STAND. 
>> WITH STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS,
EACH, FOLLOWING THEIR OWN PATH
MANY FACING CRITICAL DELAYS IN
TESTING AND STRUGGLING TO 
ESTABLISH CONTACT TRACING.
THEY'RE, ONCE AGAIN, LOOKING TO 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR A
COORDINATED FEDERAL RESPONSE. 
>> WE JUST NEED THE PRESIDENT TO
LEAD AND FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES. 
>> A NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET
JOURNAL" POLL FINDS JUST 37%
APPROVE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
HANDLING OF THE VIRUS.
AND WITH HIS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL,
JOE BIDEN, NOW LEADING BY 11
POINTS IN THE SAME POLL.
THE PRESIDENT IS REPLACING HIS
CAMPAIGN MANAGER, JUST FOUR 
MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP BANKS ON AN
ECONOMIC RECOVERY TO BOOST HIS
CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET THINGS
DONE THAT THEY HAVE WANTED TO 
SEE DONE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. 
>> NEWS MORE THAN 4 MILLION 
AMERICANS FILED FIRST-TIME
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FOR THE 17th
STR
STRAIGHT WEEK.
AND WITH EXTRA BENEFITS SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH,
LAWMAKERS ARE NEGOTIATING THE 
NEXT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL
NOW, EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST
ANOTHER TRILLION DOLLARS
IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, NBC
NEWS. 
>> HEALTH EXPERTS ARE SOUNDING
ALARMS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS TESTING
IN AMERICA
THERE ARE CONCERNS THE U.S. 
NEEDS TO DRASTICALLY RAMP UP
TESTING EFFORTS TO TRACE AND
CONTAIN THE VIRUS.
NBC'
NBC'S TOM COSTELLO AS THIS PORT.
>> IN NEARLY EVERY CORNER OF THE
NATION, POP UP TESTING SITES
HAVE TURNED INTO TRAFFIC JAMS.
NOW, HEALTHCARE RESEARCHERS AT
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION WARN 
AMERICA FACES AN IMPENDING
DISASTER IF IT DOESN'T
DRAMATICALLY INCREASE TESTING.
FROM 4.5 MILLION PER WEEK, NOW, 
TO 30 MILLION PER WEEK BY 
OCTOBER.
AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO RAMP UP THE TESTING, 
INCLUDING RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS.
RESULTS IN 20 MINUTES.
>> RIGHT NOW, AMERICA HAS TWO 
CHOICES.
JUST SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN, OR 
LET HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
AMERICANS DIE.
OUR GROUP HAS COME TOGETHER TO
OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION,
WHICH IS USING TESTING AS A WAY 
OUT.
>> RESEARCHERS SAY TEST RESULTS,
NOW, ARE TAKING FAR TOO LONG
SOMETIMES, UP TO TWO WEEKS WHEN 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 48 HOURS OR
LESS
AND A NEW REPORT FROM THE 
MEDICAL JOURNAL LANCET SAYS TEST
RESULTS THAT TAKE THREE DAYS OR 
MORE MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS.
THE CHALLENGE.
TRACING EVERYONE WITH WHOM
THEY'VE HAD CONTACT.
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS
STORE CLERKS
EVEN A FOOD DELIVERY PERSON.
RESEARCHERS SAY EACH INFECTED 
PERSON TRANSMITS THE VIRUS TO 
ANOTHER TWO AND A HALF PEOPLE.
BUT PHYSICAL DISTANCING CAN CUT 
THAT NUMBER IN HALF.
IN NEW YORK, AARON WEAKS STAYED 
AT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS WAITING 
FOR HIS TEST RESULTS. 
>> I THINK IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
FOR PEOPLE TO BE RESPONSIBLE, 
ESPECIALLY YOUNGER PEOPLE, WHEN 
IT TAKES 14 DAYS, PLUS, TO GET
TEST RESULTS. 
>> BECAUSE THE COUNTRY ISN'T
KEEPING UP WITH THE VIRUS, MORE 
PATIENTS ARE FLOODING ERs AND 
ICUs
IN HOUSTON, THE ARMY HAS BEEN 
CALLED IN TO HELP AT ONE
HOSPITAL. 
>> THE PATIENTS ARE SICK, AND 
THIS ISN'T A WAY THAT I WANT TO 
DIE.
I DON'T WANT TO DIE LIKE I CAN'T
BREATHE, EVEN THOUGH I'M ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
>> AT MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL
OUTSIDE OF MIAMI, THEY HAVE 
TURNED AN AUDITORIUM INTO A 
PATIENT WARD. 
>> WHILE THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO
CLIMB, EXPONENTIALLY, WE ARE
MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO NEVER, 
EVER BE ABLE TO TURN A PATIENT
AWAY. 
>> AND THE NUMBERS KEEP 
CLIMBING
NEARLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE NOW
DYING IN THE U.S., EVERY SINGLE 
DAY FROM COVID
AND THAT NUMBER IS UP 50% IN THE
LAST TWO WEEKS
FRANCES.
>> ALARMING.
TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> THE SCORCHING NEW TELL-ALL 
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S NIECE IS 
FLYING OFF SHELVES THIS MORNING.
MARY TRUMP'S BOOK SHATTERED 
RECORDS FOR PUBLISHER SIMON AND 
SCHUSTER, SELLING NEARLY A
MILLION COPIES ON THE FIRST DAY 
ALONE.
BUT MORE INSIDE THE BOOK THAT'S 
MAKING HEADLINES
TRACIE, SOME EXPLOSIVE
ALLEGATIONS IN THAT BOOK. 
>> WELL, THOSE ALLEGATIONS FROM 
MARY TRUMP, THE PRESIDENT'S 
NIECE, THAT HE USED DEROGATORY
LANGUAGE AND SHE HEARD IT.
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS
SHE SAID SHE HEARD HIM USE THE N
WORD
THAT IT WASN'T JUST THE FAMILY
CULTURE BUT THAT HE DID IT, 
PERSONALLY
AND SHE SAID SHE IS CONCERNED 
ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE
COUNTRY, IF HE'S NOT DEFEATED IN
NOVEMBER
>> THIS IS BEYOND PARTISANSHIP
THIS IS SO BEYOND PARTY.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THIS AS AMERICANS.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
WHAT -- WHO WE WANT TO BE, AS A 
PEOPLE, GOING FORWARD.
SO, CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH, 
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN IF DONALD WERE TO BE 
ELECTED IN 2020, WOULD, I 
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE, BE THE END
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE'S ANY
COMING BACK FROM THIS.
>> NOW, THE RESPONSE FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS THAT THE BOOK IS 
FULL OF FALSEHOODS, AND THAT THE
PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>>> DEMOCRATIC DONORS ARE MAKING
A RUN ON THE BANK IN THE RACE 
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CASH ADVANTAGE
SEEMED UNSURMOUNTABLE --
INSURMOUNTABLE JUST MONTHS AGO
BUT JOE BIDEN IS CLOSING THE
GAP.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE NOW TRAILS BY JUST $53
MILLION.
BIDEN HAS OUTRAISED HIS OPPONENT
FOR TWO MONTHS IN A ROW, AS NEW 
POLLS SHOW HIM UP DOUBLE DIGITS.
>> A TEXAS CEMETERY HAS REMOVED 
A JIM-CROW ERA FENCE THAT 
SEGREGATED GRAVES OF THOSE WHO
WERE LAID TO REST.
WITH MOVEMENTS NOW FOCUSING ON
RACIAL EQUALITY, COMMUNITY
LEADERS DECIDED TO TAKE DOWN THE
FENCE TO UNITE THE HISTORICALLY 
BLACK CEMETERY AND THE
HISTORICALLY WHITE CEMETERY.
>> MICHELLE OBOAMA IS ABOUT TO 
HOST A NEW PODCAST ON SPOTIFY.
SHE'LL EXPLORE HOW PERSONAL 
RELATIONSHIPS SHAPE PEOPLE
IT PREMIERES ON JULY 29th AND 
WILL LAST NINE WEEKS. 
>> THE POPULAR APP TIKTOK COULD,
SOON, SEE SOME COMPETITION
WITHIN WEEKS, FACEBOOK IS 
EXPECTED TO LAUNCH INSTAGRAM
REELS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW USERS
TO CREATE 15-SECOND VIDEOS SET
TO MUSIC
AND PEOPLE CAN ALSO BORROW THE
AUDIO FROM THE OTHER VIDEOS.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS CONSIDERING
PUTTING RESTRICTIONS ON THE 
CHINESE-OWNED TIKTOK. 
>> WHICH WILL BE A REVOLT ON
MANY TWEENS AND TEENAGERS ALIKE 
IF THAT EVER HAPPENS
REAL QUICK
LET'S TURN NOW TO NBC 
METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS WHO IS
WITH US AND TALKING ABOUT THIS
HEAT WAVE A LOT OF US BRACE 
OURSELVES FOR.
>> YEAH.
ONE DAY OF A BREAK IN THE 
NORTHEAST AND THEN THE HEAT WAVE
ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND
HOTTEST CONDITIONS OF THE ENTIRE
SUMMER
SO LET'S GET INTO FIRST AREAS OF
CONCERN.
WE HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ROLLING THROUGH AREAS OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND ALSO 
THROUGH AREAS OF PENNSYLVANIA 
AND WEST VIRGINIA.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE
ARE GOING TO STOP TALKING ABOUT 
THUNDERSTORMS AND ONLY BE 
TALKING ABOUT HEAT BECAUSE THAT 
IS THE BIGGEST HEADLINE ALMOST
COAST TO COAST
90s IN THE ROCKIES ALL THE WAY
TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
SUNDAY, WE GET INTO DANGEROUS 
LEVELS OF HEAT
COULD BE NEARLY 100 DEGREES IN
THE NATION'S CAPITAL AND IT 
COULD FEEL LIKE 110.
WE WILL HAVE SCATTERED STORMS IN
A FEW SPOTS, CAROLINAS, AND ALSO
FLORIDA.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT HEAT WAVE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY, IT 
ALSO CONTINUES BUT WE WON'T SEE 
HUNDREDS, INSTEAD, IT WILL BE 
90s WITH A KNFEW SHOWERS AND 
STORMS
THAT'S THE BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
NOW, HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT 
YOUR LOCAL FORECAST.
NOT MANY COOL SPOTS LEFT ON THE 
WEATHER MAPS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS IS WARMING
UP IN A HURRY.
NORTH DAKOTA AT 95
ONE OF THE ONLY COOL SPOTS OUT
THERE WILL BE AREAS OF MAINE
HIGHS THERE ONLY IN THE 60s.
EVEN NEW YORK CITY'S GOING TO 
HEAT UP THIS WEEKEND, GUYS. 
>> IT'S GOING TO GET UGLY.
BILL, THANK YOU.
>> THE PGA TOUR CONTINUED ITS 
RETURN WITH THE MEMORIAL
TOURNAMENT IN OHIO MINUS THE
FANS, OF COURSE.
TIGER WOODS RETURNED AFTER A
5-MONTH BREAK.
SHOT A 71 IN THE FIRST ROUND, 
FIVE SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADER. 
>> IT FELT GOOD.
I MEAN, I FELT GOOD.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT RUSTY
BUT FELT
>>> NEW THREAT THIS MORNING.
RUSSIAN HACKERS ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH FROM 
AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AND BRITISH 
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
ACCORDING TO INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
I THINK -- I MEAN, IT'S 
DEPLORABLE, AND WE CALL IT OUT
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, 
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAILS, THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND 
AGAINST IT. 
>> MARTIN SAID THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THE HACKERS STOLE ANY
DATA
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS USING MALWARE AND SPEAR 
PHISHING
RUSSIA DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
ALSO, WARNED ABOUT THE THREAT 
FROM CHINESE HACKERS WHO SAID 
THEY WERE DETECTED TRYING TO
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH IN MAY.
>> AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSIDER 
REOPENING, THEY MIGHT LEARN FROM
THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE SCHOOL IN 
NEW JERSEY
THERE IS ALSO SOME TROUBLING
NEWS ABOUT COVID AND KIDS IN
FLORIDA.
FOR MORE ON THAT, WE TURN TO
NBC'S VICKI NGUYEN. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
WITH 53 MILLION KIDS IN K-12
SCHOOLS, A LOT OF ANXIOUS 
FAMILIES WANT TO KNOW WHAT GOING
BACK TO SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE IN THE
MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
AS THE DEBATE OVER OPENING
SCHOOLS INTENSIFIES, A STUNNING,
NEW STATISTIC FROM FLORIDA
31% OF KIDS TESTED THERE FOR
COVID-19 WERE POSITIVE
MORE THAN 16,000
THOUGH, EXPERTS WARN, THERE ARE 
CAVEATS.
>> THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE TESTED
BECAUSE THEY MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS
SO THIS IS NOT INDICATIVE OF
KIDS, OVERALL.
>> HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN
REMAIN VERY RARE, AND 
NATIONWIDE, DEATH RATE FOR COVID
PATIENTS UNDER AGE 25 IS LESS 
TH
THAN .1%
IN NEW JERSEY, SUMMER SCHOOL IS 
OPEN FOR KIDS 18 MONTHS TO
KINDERGARTEN WITH A NEW ROUTINE.
NO ONE WITH A TEMPERATURE OF
100.4 OR ABOVE CAN COME TO
CLASS.
AND PARENTS SAY GOOD-BYE
OUTSIDE.
>> WE COMPARE THE PROS AND CONS 
AND WE CONCLUDE IT'S GOOD IDEA
TO SEND THE KIDS HERE.
>> HERE, THEY CUT CAPACITY FROM 
100 STUDENTS DOWN TO 40.
THE KIDS LEARN IN SMALL GROUPS
OF TEN OR WHAT SOME EXPERTS CALL
PODS
REDUCING CONTACT WITH OTHERS SO 
IF SOMEONE GETS SICK, THE POD 
CAN BE QUARANTINED. 
>> OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS A
RISK
BUT IF IT'S GOING AS SMOOTHLY AS
HERE, I THINK CHILDREN NEED IT
THEY NEED TO BE WITH OTHER
CHILDREN. 
>> TEACHERS SIT THE KIDS SIX
FEET APART
MASKS ARE OPTIONAL
AND EACH CHILD BRINGS THEIR OWN 
SUPPLIES
THEY EAT LUNCH AT THEIR DESKS,
NOT IN THE CAFETERIA
ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE HAPPENS
OUTSIDE.
AND STAFFERS SANITIZE HIGH-TOUCH
SURFACES BETWEEN GROUPS.
NEW STEPS TO BALANCE SCHOOL AND 
SAFETY
HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO BE BACK AT 
SCHOOL
>> SUPERDUPER.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THEY ARE THREE WEEKS NOW 
INTO THE SESSION
SO FAR, NO KIDS HAVE GOTTEN 
SICK
CERTAINLY, IT WILL BE MORE OF A 
CHALLENGE FOR BIGGER SCHOOLS TO 
MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
SOME EXPERTS WANT TO GO FURTHER.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF 
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND 
MEDICINE, HAVE URGED SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN
BUT THEY ARE RECOMMENDING MASKS 
FOR ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>>> IT'S EASY TO SAY RACISM IS A
THING OF THE PAST.
>> BUT IT'S NOT.
ESPECIALLY, WHEN BLACK PEOPLE 
DON'T ENJOY THE FULL PROTECTIONS
AFFORDED BY THE CONSTITUTION. 
>> AS PROUD AMERICANS, HOW MUCH 
LONGER CAN WE AVOID AN HONEST 
LOOK IN THE MIRROR
EQUALITY IS AT BAT
TOGETHER, WE MUST LEARN AND 
GROW. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT
ANSWER. 
>> JUSTIN TURNER THERE
THAT'S JUST A SNIPPET OF A VIDEO
BY THE L.A. DODGERS CALLED IN 
THIS TOGETHER, SUPPORTING BLACK 
LIVES MATTER AND RAISING MONEY
FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CAUSES.
>> JEOPARDY'S ALEX TREBEK SHARED
A POSITIVE HEALTH UPDATE FOR HIS
FANS. 
>> I'M DOING WELL.
I HAVE BEEN CONTINUING MY 
TREATMENT, AND IT IS PAYING OFF,
THOUGH IT DOES FATIGUE ME A 
GREAT DEAL
MY NUMBERS ARE GOOD.
I'M FEELING GREAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO RETURN TO THE 
STUDIO, AND START RECORDING 
SHOWS FOR THE NEW SEASON IN 
SEPTEMBER.
>> TREBEK ALSO ADDED HE'S BEEN
DOING SO WELL THAT HE WROTE A 
BOOK, A MEMOIR TITLED "THE
ANSWER IS, REFLECTIONS ON MY
LIFE" IT'S SET TO BE PUBLISHED
JULY 21st.
>> LOOKS GOOD THERE.
GLAD TO SEE HIM LOOKING HEALTHY.
>> LOOK FORWARD TO THAT BOOK AND
THE FALL WHEN HE COMES BACK TO
JEOPARDY. 
>> ALL RIGHT
HERE IS SOME PROOF THAT HEROES, 
THEY COME IN ALL SIZES
6-YEAR-OLD BRIDGER WALKER IS
RECOVERING AFTER RUSHING TO 
PROTECT HIS 4-YEAR-OLD SISTER 
FROM A DOG ATTACK.
A GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX LUNGED AT 
THE KIDS IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE
IN WYOMING AND WITHOUT THINKING,
BRIDGER STEPPED RIGHT IN FRONT
OF HIS SISTER.
A POST ABOUT HIS HEROICS WENT 
VIRAL AND OFTEN CAUGHT THE EYE
OF CAPTAIN AMERICA HIMSELF
HE REACHED OUT AND SAID WHAT HE 
DID WAS SO BRAVE AND HE SENT HIM
AN AUTHENTIC SHIELD FROM THE
AVENGERS. 
>> A 6-YEAR-OLD, TOO
KUDOS TO THE PARENTS FOR
INSTILLING THAT IN THEIR
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "EARLY
TODAY.
THE HEAT ADVISORIES AND WARNING 
AND WATCHES, STARTING TO DOT THE
MAP HERE
MINNEAPOLIS IS UNDER HEAT WATCH,
ALONG WITH PHILADELPHIA AND 
THESE WILL STAND TODAY AND
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
OKLAHOMA CITY WILL FEEL LIKE 106
DEGREES.
WE WILL ALSO BE WATCHING HEAT 
EXPANDING BY THE TIME WE GET TO 
SATURDAY, IT WILL FEEL LIKE 108 
IN MINNEAPOLIS, OF ALL PLACES.
AND THEN, BY THE TIME WE
>>> A WORKER ON THE FRONT LINES 
OF THE CORONAVIRUS BATTLE FOUND 
A UNIQUE WAY TO UNWIND
AFTER SPENDING EIGHT LONG WEEKS 
HELPING PATIENTS IN A BRONX ICU,
A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT DECIDED 
TO DECOMPRESS WITH AN INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY.
REPORTER ADAM HARDING FROM OUR
WNBC AFFILIATE HAS THIS STORY.
>> Reporter: AS THERESA MADE HER
WAY DOWN THIS STATEN ISLAND 
BOARDWALK, HER FAMILY WAS RIGHT 
THERE ON THE BEACH CHEERING HER 
ON FOR THE LAST LEG OF A
CROSS-COUNTRY BIKE RIDE THAT
BEGAN MORE THAN AMONTH AGO. 
>> IT'S AN OVERWHELMING FEELING.
>> THERESA HAD JUST FINISHED AN 
EIGHT-WEEK STRETCH VOLUNTEERING 
AS A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT IN 
THE COVID UNIT OF A BRONX 
HOSPITAL. 
>> YOU GOT TO ANSWER THE CALL.
AND DEEP DOWN INSIDE, IN YOUR 
HEART, YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE
SCARED
BUT I KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT 
THING TO DO.
>> MOST OF HER PATIENTS WERE ON 
VENTILATORS IN THE EPICENTER OF 
THE NATION'S OUTBREAK.
AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO HEAD
HOME TO BUFFALO, SHE HAD AN 
IDEA
>> I NEEDED MY OWN MEANTAL
DECOMPRESSION, AND I REALLY 
IMPECH WUSLY JUST BOUGHT A
ONE-WAY TICKET TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON
I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A BIKE.
I BOUGHT THIS BIKE OFF OF 
CRAIG'S LIST THE DAY I LANDED 
AND STARTED RIDING EAST THE VERY
NEXT DAY
AS SHE WAS TRAVELING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THERESA MADE SURE TO 
BRING HER CAMERA WITH HER.
SHE WANTED TO TAKE VIDEO AND
PHOTOS OF HER ENTIRE JOURNEY, 
3,200 MILES AND A LOT OF STORIES
THAT SHE'LL NEVER FORGET
>> WILD SUMMER STORMS ALONG THE 
HIGHWAY, TO THE KINDNESS OF 
STRANGERS WHO LET HER SLEEP IN
THEIR CORNFIELDS
IT WAS THE EXPERIENCE SHE NEEDED
AFTER WITNESSING SO MUCH PAIN IN
THE HOSPITAL
>> I DISCOVERED THE MEANING OF
THE RIDE, AS I WENT.
>> WHEN SHE FINALLY FINISHED HER
JOURNEY WEDNESDAY, THERESA TOOK 
HER BIKE INTO THE OCEAN.
HAVING TRAVELED FROM THE PACIFIC
TO THE ATLANTIC.
IT WAS EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
THAT SHOWED HER WHAT SHE WAS
LOOKING FOR.
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME.
BUT WE ARE A STRONG -- WE ARE A 
STRONG COUNTRY
AND WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
>> THANKS TO WNBC'S ADAM HARDING
FOR THAT REPORT.
SHE IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE
NOT ONLY GOING THROUGH THAT 
JOURNEY.
BUT TO CHOOSE TO VOLUNTEER
SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO. 
>> LIKE YOU SAID, AMAZING PERSON
ALL THE WAY AROUND AND DESERVES 
TO LET OFF SOME STEAM THAT WAY. 
>> WOW
WE APPLAUD HER. 
>> KUDOS. 
>> POLICE BODY CAM VIDEO
CAPTURING THE MOMENT OFFICERS IN
SOUTH FLORIDA CAPTURED A LOOSE
KANGAROO
CHECK THIS OUT
IF THE LAUDERDALE POLICE MANAGED
TO GET THE KANGAROO TO HOP
CLOSER TO HIM.
AFTER A FEW TRIES, THEY WERE
ABLE TO WRANGLE THE ROO IN THE
BACKSEAT OF THE CAR.
SO NOW, IT'S UP TO FLORIDA
OFFICIALS TO DECIDE ON ITS NEW
HOME
THAT WAS A SMART
>>> WE ARE SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE
NATION NOW HITTING NEW RECORD 
DAILY CASES REPORTED
HOT SPOTS SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN.
>>> THE ALARMING REPORTS OF 
RUSSIAN HACKERS ACCUSED OF
TRYING TO STEAL CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE RESEARCH
>> WHY WAS A 14-YEAR-OLD SHOT BY
POLICE
NO ONE TOLD HER THAT FACT UNTIL 
WEEKS LATER.
THE BOY SURVIVED BUT THIS 
MORNING A FAMILY STRUGGLES TO 
FIND ANSWERS
>> THE CLOSEST IMAGES EVER TAKEN
OF THE SUN'S SURFACE
WE'RE JUST HEATING UP ON THIS 
FRIDAY, JULY 17th AND "EARLY
TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW.
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP 
MENA
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
AS WE HEAD IN A COAST TO COAST
WEEKEND HEAT WAVE THE 
CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES SWEEPING
ACROSS THE NATION.
THE UNITED STATES IS DUBIOUSLY
LEADING THE WORLD WITH 25% OF 
REPORTED CORONAVIRUS CASES
IN JUST 24 HOURS WE'VE HAD A
RECORD 73,000 NEWLY CONFIRMED 
CASES.
IN GEORGIA, GOVERNOR BRYAN KEMP 
IS NOT ONLY REFUSING TO MANDATE 
MASKS IN PUBLIC
GEORGIA HAS OVER 131,000 CASES
MAYOR WILL BE A GUEST ON "TODAY"
LATER THIS MORNING
>>> AFTER A SPEAK IN
HOSPITALIZATIONS COLORADO 
GOVERNOR ISSUED A STATEWIDE MASK
MANDATE.
THE ORDER APPLIES TO EVERYONE 
OVER THE AGE OF 11 AND IS SET 
UNTIL AUGUST 15th.
>>> CALIFORNIA SENATOR IS TRYING
TO HOLD STATES ACCOUNTABLE
SHE'S PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD BLOCK STATES FROM
GETTING STIMULUS FUNDING UNLESS 
THEY HAVE MASK MANDATES.
>>> TYLER PERRY DONATED KROGER
GIFT CARDS TO FAMILIES IMPACTED 
BY THE PANDEMIC.
PLA
 ATLANTA POLICE OFFICERS WENT 
DOOR TO DOOR TO HAND THEM OUT.
>> AND FOOD INSECURITY IN THE 
UNITED STATES.
IN AN INTERVIEW HE DISCUSSED THE
BAND'S WORK WITH FEEDING AMERICA
AND SAID ONE IN SIX AMERICANS 
ARE ON TRACK TO BE FOOD INSECURE
THIS YEAR.
>>> WITH SEVERE OUTBREAKS 
HAPPENING IN SEVERAL STATES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY HOSPITALS ARE
FEELING THE STRAIN AND OFFICIALS
ARE CONCERNED THEY MAY HIT A
BREAKING POINT
ALICE BARR IS IN WASHINGTON WITH
THE LATEST. 
>> Reporter: SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, CASES ARE 
SURGING, HOSPITALS FILLING UP,
HOT SPOTS SHUTTING DOWN AND MANY
OF THE SAME FIGHTS STILL RAGING 
ON
>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS 
NATION TO BE GOING THROUGH WHAT 
IT'S GOING THROUGH NOW
WE LEARN THESE LESSONS MONTHS 
AGO.
>> Reporter: ARKANSAS AND 
COLORADO MANDATING MASKS
STATEWIDE WHILE GEORGIA'S 
GOVERNOR IS TRYING TO REVERSE 
MASK ORDERS IN AT LEAST 15
CITIES
ATLANTA'S MAYOR DEFIANT.
>> IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT 
YOURSELF AND YOUR CUSTOMERS YOU 
SHOULD WEAR MASKS.
OUR POLICIES ARE ENFORCEABLE AND
THEY STAND
>> Reporter: WITH STATE AND 
LOCAL LEADERS FOLLOWING THEIR 
OWN PATH, MANY STRUGGLING TO
ESTABLISH CONTACT TRACING.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR A COORDINATED
FEDERAL RESPONSE
>> WE NEED THE PRESIDENT TO LEAD
AND FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES.
>> Reporter: A NEW POLL FINDS 
JUST 37% APPROVE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF THE VIRUS.
AND WITH HIS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL 
JOE BIDEN NOW LEADING BY 11 
POINTS IN THE SAME POLL THE 
PRESIDENT IS REPLACING HIS
CAMPAIGN MANAGER JUST FOUR
MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP BANKS ON AN
ECONOMIC RECOVERY TO BOOST HIS
CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET THINGS
DONE THAT THEY'VE WANTED TO SEE 
DONE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. 
>> Reporter: NEWS MORE THAN A 
MILLION AMERICANS FILED FIRST 
TIME UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FOR THE
17th STRAIGHT WEEK AND WITH 
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SET 
TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS
MONTH LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARRIES 
ARE NEGOTIATING THE NEXT
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL NOW 
EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST ANOTHER 
TRILLION DOLLARS
>> THE WORLD RACES TO 
MANUFACTURE A CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE.
ACCORDING TO TOP INTELLIGENCE 
OFFICIALS RUSSIAN AND CHINESE 
HACKERS ARE TRYING TO STEAL 
RESEARCH
MATT BRADLEY HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: RUSSIAN HACKERS
TRYING TO STEAL CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE RESEARCH FROM AMERICAN
CANADIAN AND BRITISH HEALTH CARE
ORGANIZATIONS ACCORDING TO THE
COUNTRY'S INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES.
THE HEAD OF BRITAIN'S NATIONAL
CYBER SECURITY CENTER SAID THEY 
FIRST NOTICED THE HACKING 
ATTEMPTS IN FEBRUARY
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
IT'S DEPLORABLE AND WE CALL THAT
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS 
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAILS THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND
AGAINST IT. 
>> Reporter: THERE'S NO EVIDENCE
THAT THE HACKERS STOLE ANY DATA,
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS.
BELIEVED TO BE BACKED BY RUSSIA 
AND IMPLICATED BY RUSSIAN HACKS 
IN 2016.
RUSSIA DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS 
SAYING THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO 
WITH THESE ATTEMPTS.
BILL BARR ALSO WARNING FOR
CHINESE HACKERS WHO THE FBI SAYS
TRIED TO STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH 
IN MAY
>> THEY'VE TARGETED AMERICAN
UNIVERSITIES AND FIRMS IN A BIT 
TO STEAL THE IP RELATED TO
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENTS AND
VACCINES
SOMETIMES DISRUPTING THE WORK OF
OUR RESEARCHERS.
>> Reporter: THE ATTACKS COME 
JUST AS BRITISH AND AMERICAN
RESEARCHERS GET CLOSER TO A 
VACCINE.
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SAYING THEY 
EXPECT TO START HUMAN TRIALS
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
THIS IS SO HIGH STAKES THAT EVEN
MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT
OF ALL MAN KIND IS NOT
CONSIDERED OFF LIMITS.
>> THINK OF THE POLITICAL 
BENEFITS IF YOU COULD ANNOUNCE
WE HAVE THE VIRUS -- WE HAVE THE
VACCINE.
WE HAVE THE CURE
>> Reporter: A CURE SO VALUABLE 
IT MAY BE WOTRTH STEALING
HE ALSO SAID THAT FIGHTING
HACKING IS SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS 
TO FIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS.
JUST SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS FOR 
SAFETY LIKE NOT CLICKING ON 
STRANGE LINKS OR PROTECTING YOUR
E-MAIL PASS WORD
ALL LITTLE THINGS THAT HE 
REFERRED TO AS DIGITAL HYGIENE
>> THANK YOU
>>> THE SCORCHING NEW TELL ALL
FROM THE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NIECE
IS FLYING OFF SHELVES.
SELLING NEARLY A MILLION COPIES 
ON THE FIRST DAY ALONE
IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOOK 
THAT'S MAKING HEADLINES.
LET'S GET TO TRACIE POTTS AND 
SOME EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS IN 
THAT BOOK.
>> SHE TALKED ABOUT THOSE EL
GAGSS WITH RACHEL MADDOW AND
SAID NOT ONLY WAS IT A FAMILY 
CULTURE TO USE DEROGATORY 
LANGUAGE BUT THAT SHE PERSONALLY
HEARD THE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
USE LANGUAGE LIKE THAT
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS SPECIFICALLY 
AND THE N WORD
SHE SAYS SHE CEASE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE IMPACT HE'S HAVING ON 
THE COUNTRY AND THINKS HE NEEDS 
TO BE DEFEATED IN NOVEMBER
>> THIS IS BEYOND PARTISANSHIP
THIS IS SO BEYOND PARTY.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THIS AS AMERICANS.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
WHAT -- WHO WE WANT TO BE AS A
PEOPLE GOING FORWARD SO 
CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH WHICH
IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF 
DONALD WERE TO BE ELECTED IN
2020 WOULD I BELIEVE BE THE TEND
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE'S ANY
COMING BACK FROM THIS.
>> THE WHITE HOUSE REACTING TO
MARY TRUMP'S TELL ALL BOOK
SAYING THAT IT'S FULL OF
FALSEHOODS AND THAT THE 
PRESIDENT NEVER USED THOSE
WORDS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU
>>> NASA HAS RELEASED THE 
CLOSEST IMAGES OF THE SUN EVER
TAKEN.
THEY WERE SENT BACK BY THE SOLAR
ORBITER WHICH COMPLETED ITS 
FIRST CLOSE PASS SINCE MID JUNE 
AND THEY MEAN 48 MILLION MILES
FROM IT.
THEY HOPE THE IMAGES WILL HELP
THEM UNDERSTAND OUR STARS'
ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS
YOU KNOW HOW THE SUN IS 
AFFECTING OUR WEATHER DOWN HERE.
>> WE ZERNLY DO BECAUSE IT'S
GOING TO BE A SCORCHER WEEKEND
HERE'S BILL KARINS
GOOD MORNING
>> WELL, GOOD MORNING.
WE'RE HEADING INTO THE HOTTEST
PERIOD OF THE YEAR
THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE 
EXCEPTIONALLY HOT.
LIKELY THE HOTTEST WEEKEND SO 
FAR WE'VE SEEN COAST TO COAST.
A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS OUT
THERE ROLLING THROUGH THE 
NORTHEAST AND THIS IS THE 
BEGINNING OF SOME MORE HUMID AIR
AND ALSO SOME HOTTER AIR IN THE 
NORTHEAST.
YESTERDAY WE DID NOT HIT 90 IN
D.C.
HUNDREDS IN AREAS OF TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA
AS WE HEAD THROUGH SATURDAY, HOT
AND HUMID IN THE MID PLAEK
A FEW STORMS IN FLORIDA.
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR TO BE
HAPPY IF IT RAINS TO COOL YOU 
OFF.
POSSIBLY UPPER 90S, NEAR 100
FROM PHILADELPHIA TO WASHINGTON,
D.C. AND A FEELS LIKE 
TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 105 AND 110.
THAT'S THE BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
NOW A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR LOCAL 
FORECAST
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH THOSE TEMPERATURES SOARING
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
WE ALSO HAVE A THREAT OF SOME 
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE SMALL
HAIL IN AREAS OF NORTH DAKOTA 
AND MINNESOTA.
WE'LL SEE SOME COOLER AIR.
WE ARE SEEING EXPANSION OF THAT 
HOT AIR AND MILLIONS MORE PEOPLE
WILL BE INCLUDED BY THE END OF
THE WEEKEND.
>> WOW
I ONLY SAW SEATTLE WAS LIKE THE 
ONLY CITY ON THA
>>> ON THURSDAY AUTHORITIES 
REMOVED THE STATUE OF THE BLACK 
LIVES MATTERS STATUE
THE NEW STATUE IS CALLED A SURGE
OF POWER
THE RESIDENT STEEL SCULPTURE
DEPICTS A PROTESTER WHO CLIMBED 
ON TOP OF THE SAME BASE AFTER 
THE STATUE WAS PULLED DOWN LAST 
MONTH.
>>> SERIES ON INEQUALITY IN 
AMERICA AND AN NBC NEWS 
INVESTIGATION.
THERE'S MOUNTING SCRUTINY OF A
LOUISIANA SHERIFF'S OFFICE AFTER
A BLACK TEENAGER WAS SHOT IN THE
BACK DURING A CHASE.
HIS MOTHER IS DEMANDING ANSWERS.
GABE GUTIERREZ HAS OUR REPORT.
>> Reporter: TIFFANY McGEE
COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, THE PHONE
CALL NO MOTHER WANTS TO HEAR
>> THEY JUST SAID HE WAS BROUGHT
IN WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND.
>> DID THEY SAY A DEPUTY SHOT 
HIM.
>> NO ONE SPOKE UP TO SAY AN
OFFICER SHOT MY CHILD.
>> Reporter: 14-YEAR-OLD
TRE'MALL McGEE WE IN THE
HOSPITAL
HE HAD BEEN RIDING IN A CAR THAT
HAD BEEN REPORTED STOLEN THOUGH 
HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
>> Reporter: THE DRIVER STOPPED,
BAILED OUT OF THE CAR AND THE 
THREE TEENAGERS STARTED RUNNING.
McGEE JUMPED THIS FENCE AND 
DEPUTIES CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AS
HE TRIED TO CRAWL UNDERNEATH
THAT SHED IN THE BACKYARD.
>> DID YOU REALIZE THE OFFICERS 
HAD DRAWN THEIR WEAPONS?
>> HUH-UH.
>> WHERE DID HE SHOOT YOU.
>> IN MY BACK.
>> Reporter: THEY DID NOT 
MENTION THE OFFICER INVOLVED
SHOOTING
THREE MONTHS LATER TRE'MALL WAS 
CHARGED WITH RESISTING AN 
OFFICER BY FLIGHT.
AND JEFFERSON PARRISH SHERIFF 
SAID THE AGENCY WAS 
INVESTIGATING.
>> JOOUVENILE RECORDS ARE 
PROTECTED SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
TRUTHFULLY I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT
WAS REPORTED OR NOT REPORTED
THREE MONTHS AGO
>> BUT TIFFANY McGEE SAYS SHE 
STRUGGLED TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT
SHE RECORDED WHAT SHE SAYS WERE 
HER INTERACTIONS WITH THE 
SHERIFF'S OFFICE LIKE THIS ONE
IN MAY
>> NOT WITH A TASER.
>> WITH A FIREARM SIR.
MY SON HAS A BULLET WOUND THAT
IS NEVER GOING TO GO AWAY AT 14 
YEARS OLD.
TO STAND IN MY FACE AND TELL ME 
YOU DON'T REMEMBER, NOT ONLY YOU
DON'T REMEMBER, YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
NO, THAT DIDN'T SET WELL WITH MY
SPIRIT SO IT WASN'T ABOUT TO
JUST STOP THERE.
>> Reporter: SHE'S NOW ONE OF 
SEVERAL FAMILIES IN THE PARRISH 
CALLING FOR A CHANGE
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AT LEAST 
12 BLACK AND LATINO MEN AND BOYS
HAVE DIED DURING ENCOUNTERS WITH
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUT THE
SHERIFF HAS REJECTED CALLS TO 
USE BODY CAMERAS CITING COST AS 
A KEY REFORM THAT NEIGHBORING 
NEW ORLEANS HAS EMBRACED
>> NO JUSTIFICATION FOR IT
>> ATTORNEY IS REPRESENTING THE 
FAMILY
>> DEADLY FORCE SHOULD ONLY BE
USED IN THE MOST EXTREME CASES
AND I'M SORRY, A 14-YEAR-OLD
CHILD LAYING ON THE GROUND
TRYING TO COMPLY IS ABSOLUTELY
OBJECTIVELY NO REASON TO USE
DEADLY FORCE AT ALL.
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE PEOPLE
LOOKING AT THIS CASE AND MIGHT
THINK, OKAY, BUT WHY DID HE RUN?
>> RUNNING ISN'T A DEATH
PENALTY.
THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR 
SHOOTING AND UNARMED CHILD IN 
THE BACK
THERE ISN'T.
THERE ISN'T.
>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR 
ON ON CAMERA INTERVIEW CITING 
CHILD PROVETY LAWS
TIFFANY McGEE SAYS SHE WON'T
STOP PUSHING
>> ONCE I GET ME A VOICE AND BE 
HEARD I'M GOING TO LET IT BE
HEARD.
>>> U.S. STOCK FUTURES ARE UP 
SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING FOLLOWING 
THURSDAY'S VOLATILE SESSION.
THE DOW DROPPED 125 POINTS
>>> NETFLIX GOT A BOOST OF
SUBSCRIBERS WITH A WHOPPING 10
MILLION NEW USERS WORLDWIDE 
BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE
THE COMPANY HAS MADE ITS CHIEF
CONTENT OFFICER THE CEO 
ALONGSIDE REED HASTINGS.
THEY'VE BEEN PARTNERS FOR YEARS 
AND THIS JUST MAKES IT FORMAL 
NOW.
>>> AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
MASSIVE TWITTER HACK THAT 
COMPROMISED ACCOUNTS
>> TWITTER NOW DOING DAMAGE 
CONTROL AFTER SUFFERING A HUGE
HACK
>> IT MAY EVEN BE THE TOUGHEST
DAY IN TWITTER'S HISTORY IN THE 
SENSE THAT THEY LOST CONTROL OF 
THEIR MOST VALUABLE PEOPLE
>> THE ACCOUNTS OF TWITTER'S
MOST FAMOUS USERS FROM BARACK 
OBAMA TO JEFF BEZOS AFFECTED
A PROMISE OF DOUBLING THE USER'S
MONEY.
THE FBI SAYING THE ACCOUNTS 
APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED 
IN ORDER TO PERPETUATE
CRYPTOCURRENCY
THEY URGE NOT TO FALL VICTIM TO 
THIS SCAM.
>> TWITTER REVEALING THE HACK 
WAS A COORDINATED SOCIAL
ENGINEERING ATTACK BY PEOPLE WHO
SUCCESSFULLY TARGETED SOME OF 
OUR EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO
INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND TOOLS
THE COMPANY ADDING, WE'RE 
LOOKING INTO WHAT OTHER 
MALICIOUS ACTIVITY THEY MAY HAVE
CONDUCTED OR INFORMATION THEY 
MAY HAVE ACCESSED AND THAT
ACTIVITY IS RAISING QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE PLATFORM'S ROLE IN
POLITICS
JOE BIDEN WAS AMONG THE VICTIMS.
HE TWEETED IN PART, I DON'T HAVE
BITCOIN AND I'LL NEVER ASK YOU
TO SEND ME ANY
>> IT DOES GIVE THE SOCIAL MEDIA
INDUSTRY A WAKEUP CALL TO 
PREPARE FOR ELECTION DAY
>> TWITTER UNDER SCRUTINY WITH
THE ELECTION LESS THAN FOUR 
MONTHS
>>> HERE'S PROOF THAT HEROES
COME IN ALL SIZES HERE
RUSHING TO PROTECT HIS
FOUR-YEAR-OLD SISTER FROM A DOG 
ATTACK
A GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX LUNGED AT 
THE KIDS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND
HE STEPPED IN RIGHT IN FRONT OF 
HIS SISTER
IT WENT VIRAL AND ALSO CAUGHT 
THE EYE OF CAPTAIN AMERICA
HIMSELF.
CHRIS EVANS TOLD THE BOY WHAT HE
DID WAS SO SELFLESS AND SO BRAVE
HE SENT HIM AN AUTHENTIC SHIELD.
NORMALLY LITTLE KIDS FREAK OUT
THEY GET SO SCARED
>> NOT HIM NO.
BILL KARINS IS BRINGING THE 
HEAT
>> HATS OFF TO HIM
NOW AN EXPANDING, MAP FILLING UP
WITH ORANGE.
WE'L
>>> AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSIDER
REOPENING THEY MIGHT LEARN FROM 
THE EXPERIENCE FROM A SCHOOL IN 
NEW JERSEY
ALSO THIS MORNING SOME TROUBLING
NEWS ABOUT COVID AND KIDS IN
FLORIDA.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILLIP.
WITH 53 MILLION KIDS IN K 
THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS A LOT OF 
ANXIOUS FAMILIES WANT TO KNOW 
WHAT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL LOOKS 
LIKE IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
AS THE DEBATE OVER OPENING
SCHOOLS INTENSIFIES, A STUNNING 
NEW STATISTIC FROM FLORIDA
31% OF KIDS TESTED THERE FOR
COVID-19 WERE POSITIVE
MORE THAN 16,000
THOUGH EXPERTS WARN THERE ARE 
CAVEATS.
>> THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE TESTED
BECAUSE THEY MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS SO THIS IS NOT 
INDICATIVE OF KIDS OVERALL. 
>> Reporter: HOSPITALIZATIONS 
FOR CHILDREN REMAIN VERY RARE 
AND THE DEATH RATE FOR COVID
PATIENTS UNDER AGE 25 IS LESS 
THAN .1%
IT COMES AS SOME SCHOOLS ARE
ALREADY IN SESSION
AS WEST FIELD DAYCARE CENTER IN 
NEW JERSEY SUMMER SCHOOL IS OPEN
FOR KIDS 18 MONTHS TO 
KINDERGARTEN WITH A NEW ROUTINE.
NO ONE WITH A TEMPERATURE WITH
100.4 OR ABOVE CAN COME TO CLASS
AND PARENTS SAY GOOD-BYE
OUTSIDE.
>> WE COMPARED THE PROS AND THE 
CONS AND WE CONCLUDE IT'S A GOOD
IDEA TO SEND KIDS HERE
THE KIDS LEARN IN SMALL GROUPS
OF TEN OR WHAT SOME EXPERTS CALL
PODS REDUCING CONTACT WITH
OTHERS SO IF SOMEONE GETS SICK
THE POD CAN BE QUARANTINED
>> THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK BUT IF 
IT'S GOING AS SMOOTHLY AS HERE I
THINK CHILDREN NEED IT
THEY NEED TO BE WITH OTHER
CHILDREN
>> TEACHERS SIT THE KIDS SIX
FEET APART
MASKS ARE OPTIONAL AND EACH 
CHILD BRINGS THEIR OWN SUPPLIES.
THEY EAT LUNCH AT THEIR DESKS 
NOT IN THE CAFETERIA
ALMOST EVERY ELSE HAPPENS 
OUTSIDE AND STAFFERS SANITIZE 
HIGH TOUCH SURFACES BETWEEN 
GROUPS
NEW STEPS TO BALANCE SCHOOL AND 
SAFETY
>> HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO BE BACK 
AT SCHOOL?
>> SUPER DUPER
>> SUPER DUPER
>> YEAH.
>> Reporter: AND THEY'RE THREE
WEEKS NOW INTO THE SESSION
SO FAR NO KIDS HAVE GOTTEN SICK.
IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR
BIGGER SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN THAT 
LEVEL OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF 
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND
MEDICINE HAVE URGED SCHOOLS TO
REOPEN, BUT THEY ARE
RECOMMENDING MASKS FOR ALL
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>> THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> A MODEL TO FOLLOW
>>> TODAY IS KRISPY KREME'S 83rd
BIRTHDAY
SO TO CELEBRATE THEY'RE OFFERING
A DOZEN FREE ORIGINAL GLAZED
DOZEN WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY
DOZEN.
THE OFFER IS ONLY TODAY IN
PARTICIPATING RETA
>>> NEW RECORD NUMBERS WITH 
ALMOST 73,000 NEW CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS REPORTED, IN A SI
SINGLE DAY
AS MORE STATES AND STORES DEMAND
MASKS BE WORN, WHILE OTHERS ARE 
STILL HOLDING OUT ON MASK 
MANDATES. 
>> NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING.
ALARMING REPORTS OF RUSSIAN 
HACKERS TRYING TO STEAL 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE RESEARCH. 
>> CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN IF DONALD WERE TO BE 
ELECTED IN 2020, WOULD, I 
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE, BE THE END
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
>> BUT THAT'S NOT ALL THE 
PRESIDENT'S NIECE HAD TO SAY
WE HAVE GOT THE LATEST AND HOW
THE WHITE HOUSE IS RESPONDING.
>> AS WE HEAD INTO WHAT BILL
KARINS SAYS WILL BE THE HOTTEST 
WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER, FROM 
COAST TO COAST, IS THAT AIR 
CONDITIONING IN YOUR UNIT IN
YOUR HOME SPREADING COVID-19
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
AS WE HEAD TO A COAST TO COAST
HEAT WAVE, CLASHES OVER MASK
MANDATES ARE REACHING A TIPPING 
POINT.
CITY AND STATE LEADERS ARE
FACING OFF AS BUSINESSES FORGE
AHEAD WITH THEIR OWN RULES
THE UNITED STATES IS LEADING THE
WORLD WITH 25% OF REPORTED
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
IN JUST 24 HOURS, WE HAD A
RECORD 73,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
THERE ARE NOW NEARLY 4 MILLION
AMERICANS INFECTED. 
>> AFTER A SPIKE IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, COLORADO
GOCGO
GOVERNOR JARED POLIS ISSUED A 
STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE THAT GOES
INTO EFFECT TODAY.
APPLIES TO ANYONE OVER THE AGE
OF 11.
>> GOVERNOR KEMP IS NOT ONLY
REFUSING TO MANDATE MASKS IN
PUBLIC
HE IS SUING TO STOP MAYOR KEISHA
LANCE BOTTOMS FROM DOING SO.
SHE RECENTLY CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS AND HER HUSBAND IS VERY 
ILL.
GEORGIA CURRENTLY HAS OVER
31,000 CASES. 
>> RESEARCHERS ARE RAISING
ALARMS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
TESTING.
WAITING MORE THAN 48 HOURS FOR
RESULTS MAKES IT ALMOST 
IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACE AND CONTROL 
THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE WAITING UP
TO TWO WEEKS FOR A RESULT.
RESEARCHERS AT THE ROCKEFELLER
FOUNDATION WARN OF AN IMPENDING 
DISASTER IF AMERICA DOESN'T 
INCREASE TESTING TO 30 MILLION
PER WEEK, BY OCTOBER
WE'RE AT ABOUT 4.5 MILLION A
WEEK RIGHT NOW. 
>> IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FACEBOOK
FOUNDER, MARK ZUCKERBERG, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI REACTED TO THE
LATEST SPIKES IN CORONAVIRUS
CASE. 
>> THERE WERE SOME STATES THAT
ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT 
THE GUIDELINES WERE FOR OPENING,
YOU KNOW, THE CHECKPOINTS THAT
YOU HAVE TO GET PAST, BEFORE YOU
WENT TO THE NEXT FADS.
 PHASE
SOME OF THEM WENT TOO QUICKLY,
AND OFFICIALLY JUMPED OVER THEM.
THAT, AS I HAD SAID IN PREVIOUS 
DISCUSSIONS, IS A RECIPE FOR
GETTING INTO TROUBLE
>> THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT
SAID STATES DON'T NECESSARILY 
NEED TO LOCK DOWN AGAIN, BUT
THAT REOPENINGS NEED TO BE
HANDLED IN A MORE MEASURED WAY. 
>> AS MORE STATES ARE EXPANDING 
THEIR MASK MANDATES, TENSIONS 
ARE MOUNTING WITH PEOPLE WHO SEE
IT AS A VIELOLATION OF THEIR
RIGHTS
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: FACING DOWN A
PANDEMIC IN SOME REGIONS, AN
ABOUTFACE WHEN IT COMES TO
WEARING MASKS.
STATES LIKE ARKANSAS AND
COLORADO, NOW REQUIRING THEM IN 
PUBLIC
IN TEXAS, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT
SAYS HE WON'T SHUT THE STATE
BACK DOWN, BUT RESIDENTS NEED TO
WEAR ONE. 
>> IF EVERYONE CAN ADOPT THE
PRACTICE OF WEARING A FACE MASK 
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO GET COVID-19 UNDER 
CONTROL.
>> THOUGH, THE CDC AND NEARLY 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AGREES, 
MASKS REMAIN A FLASH POINT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
FROM COFFEE SHOPS TO GROCERY
STORES, MANY REFUSE TO WEAR ONE.
AS MORE RETAILERS, LEIKE TARGET
REQUIRE THEM
IN FLORIDA, ONE SHOPPER PULLED A
GUN ON ANOTHER AFTER A DISPUTE
OVER FACE MASKS.
IN UTAH, A MEETING ABOUT FACE 
COVERINGS CANCELLED, WHEN 
PARENTS INSIDE A PACKED ROOM
REFUSED TO WEAR ONE.
STATES IN ROUGHLY HALF THE
COUNTRY REQUIRE THEM. 
>> WHY AREN'T THEY ENFORCING IT?
>> IN GEORGIA, WHILE EXTENDING
COVID RESTRICTIONS, THE GOVERNOR
MADE IT A POINT TO PROHIBIT SOME
CITIES AND CO COUNTIES FROM
REQUIRING MASKS, EVEN AS
CORONAVIRUS CASES SURGE TO
HISTORIC NUMBERS. 
>> OUR HANDS SHOULD BE TOTALLY
AND UNEQUIVOCALLY WORKING TO
FIGHT THIS VIRUS. 
>> NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN 
GEORGIA.
>> HERE, IN ATLANTA, THE CITY'S 
MAYOR WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID, HERSELF
SAYS, DESPITE THE GOVERNOR'S
ORDER, MASK REQUIREMENTS WILL 
REMAIN IN PLACE.
ADDING, HER DECISION IS DRIVEN
BY SCIENCE AND DATA.
>> IN FLORIDA, WHERE MASK RULES 
VARY, COUNTY BY COUNTY
THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER
THAT'S TRACKING THE VIRUS WAS 
SHUT DOWN AFTER 12 EMPLOYEES
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.
THE MIXED MESSAGING OVER FACE 
COVERINGS, UNFOLDING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
WHY ARE WE WEARING MASKS TO BE
OUTSIDE?
>> IT'S SUCH A SMALL
INCONVENIENCE, FOR THE GREATER
GOOD. 
>> WITH 34 STATES SEEING AN 
INCREASE IN COVID CASES BY AT 
LEAST 25%, MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION
AMERICANS HAVE TESTED POBZTSITIE
FOR THE VIRUS.
600 OUT-OF-STATE NURSES ARE 
HEADED TO HARD-HIT REGIONS, LIKE
ARIZONA.
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND, AS STRONG 
AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, TO GET 
PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS
>> CALIFORNIA.
ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO
REQUIRE FACE MASKS
IS NOW ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT.
AND THERE IS NO TALK OF 
LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS
>> OUR NATION STRUGGLING OVER 
HOW TO CONTAIN A PANDEMIC, AS 
MASKS BECOME THE FACE OF
CONTROVERSY.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> A NEW THREAT THIS MORNING AS 
THE WORLD RACES TO MANUFACTURE A
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
RUSSIAN HACKERS ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH FROM 
AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AND BRITISH 
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, 
ACCORDING TO INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES. 
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
I THINK -- I MEAN, IT'S 
DEPLORABLE AND WE CALL IT OUT,
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, 
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAIL, THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND
AGAINST IT. 
>> MARTIN SAID THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THE HACKERS STOLE ANY
DATA
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS USING MALWARE AND SP
SPEAR FISHING.
RUSSIA DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
ALSO, WARNED ABOUT THE THREAT 
FROM CHINESE HACKERS WHO WERE 
DETECTED TRYING TO STEAL VACCINE
RESEARCH IN MAY.
>> EXPLOSIVE, NEW ALLEGATIONS 
THIS MORNING FROM THE 
PRESIDENT'S NIECE, MARY TRUMP,
WHOSE BOOK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
HITS STORES THIS WEEK.
SELLING NEARLY A MILLION COPIES 
ON THE FIRST DAY, ALONE.
GEOFF BENNETT HAS MORE
>> Reporter: A STUNNING, NEW
ACCUSATION FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S NIECE.
MARY TRUMP TELLING MSNBC'S
RACHEL MADDOW, SHE'S HEARD THE
PRESIDENT USE ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS
AND THE N WORD. 
>> I HAVE TO PRESS YOU ON IT A
LITTLE BIT
IF -- JUST TO ASK IF THE
PRESIDENT, IF YOUR UNCLE, WAS AN
EXCEPTION TO THAT IN YOUR 
FAMILY
OR IF HE -- HE -- YOU EVER HEARD
HIM EXPRESS, EITHER USE 
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS OR THE N WORD
OR OTHER RACIST SLURS OR
SENTIMENTS LIKE THAT
DO YOU MEAN THIS WAS AN AMBIENT 
THING IN YOUR FAMILY BUT YOU
DIDN'T EVER HEAR IT FROM HIM
OR DID YOU HEAR IT FROM HIM,
TOO?
>> YEAH, OF COURSE, I DID.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD 
SURPRISE ANYBODY GIVEN HOW
VIRULENTLY RACIST HE IS, TODAY
>> HAVE YOU HEARD -- HAVE YOU 
HEARD THE PRESIDENT USE THE N 
WORD
>> YEAH.
AND ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS, 
SPECIFICALLY
>> YES. 
>> A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL, IN 
RESPONSE, TELLS NBC NEWS, THIS
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE
THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
IN RECENT WEEKS, THE PRESIDENT
HAS SEIZED ON DIVISIVE CULTURE
WARS, AND RELIED ON RACE-BATING 
RHETORIC TO FIRE UP HIS BASE
BUT ANOTHER NEW ROUND OF POLLS
SHOWS HIM TRAILING JOE BIDEN BY 
DOUBLE DIGITS, NATIONWIDE.
AND IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES
A NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET 
JOURNAL" POLL FINDS THE 
PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
WITH A LEAD OVER PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
IN BATTLEGROUND STATES, BIDEN 
HOLDING A LEAD OF 12 POINTS.
THE PRESIDENT SHAKING UP HIS
CAMPAIGN STAFF, DEMOTING
CAMPAIGN MANAGER BRAD PARSCALE
REPLACING HIM WITH DEPUTY 
CAMPAIGN MANAGER, BILL STEPIEN
A VETERAN REPUBLICAN OPERATIVE. 
>> AND A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL 
TELLS US, IN RESPONSE TO MARY 
TRUMP'S ALLEGATION, QUOTE, THIS 
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE
THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT, GEOFF, THANK YOU. 
>> JEOPARDY HOST ALEX TREBEK 
SHARED A POSITIVE HEALTH UPDATE 
FOR HIS FANS. 
>> I'VE BEEN DOING WELL.
I'VE BEEN CONTINUING MY 
TREATMENT, AND IT IS PAYING OFF.
THOUGH, IT DOES FATIGUE ME A
GREAT DEAL
MY NUMBERS ARE GOOD.
I AM FEELING GREAT
I CAN'T WAIT TO RETURN TO THE 
STUDIO AND START RECORDING SHOWS
FOR THE NEW SEASON IN SEPTEMBER.
>> TREBEK WROTE A BOOK
A MEMOIR TITLED THE ANSWER IS 
REFLECTIONS ON MY LIFE
IT'S SET TO BE PUBLISHED JULY 
21st
SO GREAT TO SEE HIM DOING SO
WELL AND SO MANY THINGS TO LOOK 
FORWARD TO
THE BOOK AND THEN COMING BACK TO
JEOPARDY. 
>> WE GOT A COAST TO COAST
SCORCHER WEEKEND AHEAD OF US
NBC METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS IS
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT.
HEY, BILL, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING TO YOU 
GUYS
A LOT OF RED MIND ME
SOLET' GET INTO TODAY'S 
FORECAST
WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEVERE
STORMS IN AREAS OF THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS
BUT THE HEAT IS THE BIG STORY OF
THE WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE
HEAT EXPANDING TO THE EAST
COAST.
TODAY, 93 IN D.C
ONLY THE NORTHEAST GETS THE 
EXCEPTION TODAY.
THEN THE HEAT MOVES IN FOR THIS 
UPCOMING WEEKEND
HOT AND HUMID ARRIVES IN THE 
MIDATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST AS
WE GO INTO YOUR SATURDAY
VERY HOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
COUNTRY.
LOOK AT THAT
105 IN WESTERN KANSAS.
AREAS OF WEST TEXAS STILL IN THE
HUNDREDS
AND THEN, AS WE GO THROUGHOUT 
YOUR SUNDAY, THAT'S WHETHER IT
ARRIVES IN AREAS OF THE 
NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND.
THAT'S A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER 
FOR THE DAY.
NOW, HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT 
YOUR DAY-AHEAD FORECAST.
WHILE WE ARE CONTINUING TO WATCH
THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE COUNTRY
GOING TO WARP WARM UP A LOT IN
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND ALSO UP 
TOWARDS AREA OF NORTH DAKOTA
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
SPECIFIC NUMBERS COMING UP GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT
BILL, THANK.
>> FT. LAUDERDALE POLICE BODY 
CAMERA CAPTURED THE RARE MOMENT 
OF A KANGAROO ON THE LOOSE
OFFICERS MANAGED TO GET THE 
KANGAROO TO HOP CLOSER TO HIM.
AFTER A FEW TRIES, THEY WERE
ABLE TO SAFELY WRANGLE THE ROO
AND PUT IT IN THE BACKSEAT OF 
THEIR SQUAD CAR.
TURNS OUT THE MARSUPIAL ESCAPED 
FROM ITS OWNER
BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE WILDLIFE
COMMISSION
I DON'T 
>>> LADING THE NEWS.
TYLER PERRY'S ONCE AGAIN GIVING 
BACK TO HIS ATLANTA COMMUNITY.
THE MEDIA MOGUL DONATED 1,000 
KROGER GIFT CARDS TO FAMILIES 
IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC
PERRY SAID THIS IS ABOUT GOOD 
PEOPLE WHO NEED A HAND UP, NOT A
HANDOUT.
MEANWHILE, METALLICA DRUMMER
LARS ULRICH IS RAISING AWARENESS
ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER
IN THE UNITED.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMANTHA 
B., HE DISCUSSED THE BAND'S WORK
WITH FEEDING AMERICA
SO GREAT TO SEE ALL THESE GUYS, 
WITH THEIR FAME, WITH THEIR 
MONEY.
>> STEPPING UP. 
>> YEP. 
>> STEPPING UP TO HELP
>>> A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS
UNDERWAY INTO THE MASSIVE 
TWITTER HACK THAT COMPROMISED 
ACCOUNTS OF JOE BIDEN, BARACK 
OBAMA, BILL GATES, AND MANY 
MORE
NBC'S JOLENE KENT IS FOLLOWING
ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS FOR US.
JOE, GOOD MORNING.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
IT'S THE TWITTER HACK EVERYWHERE
IS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THE
HACKERS ARE STILL UNIDENTIFIED
AND THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT 
DOES THIS HACK MEAN FOR THE 
UPCOMING 2020 GENERAL ELECTION
THE SFFBI IS LEADING A NEW
INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOST 
HIGH-PROFILE HACK IN TWITTER
HISTORY.
SOME ACCOUNTS OF ITS MOST FAMOUS
USERS, INCLUDING FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, FORMER
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, JEFF
BEZOS, AND KANYE WEST WERE TAKEN
OVER BY CYBERCRIMINALS
UNIDENTIFIED HACKERS USED 
ACCOUNTS TO ASK PEOPLE TO SEND
THEM BIT COIN, SCAMMING THEM OUT
OF OVER $100,000
TWITTER SAYS IT IS COOPERATING
WITH THE FBI, AND TAKING STEPS
TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN 
AGAIN.
CALLING THE INCIDENT A
COORDINATED SOCIAL ENGINEERING
ATTACK BY PEOPLE WHO
SUCCESSFULLY TARGETED SOME OF 
OUR EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO
INTERNAL SYSTEMS. 
>> A SOCIAL ENGINEER IS GOING TO
TRY AND GAIN ACCESS TO A SYSTEM 
OR MONEY OR DATA, BY TRYING TO
LEVERAGE SOME EXPLOIT IN A
PERSON
WHETHER THAT IS THEIR 
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BEING BRIBED
OR TRYING TO GAIN ACCESS BY 
PHISHING OVER E-MAIL. 
>> REPUBLICAN JOSH HOLLY SENDING
THIS LETTER TO TWITTER CEO JACK 
DORSEY, ASKING WHETHER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S ACCOUNT IS UNDER THREAT.
DEMOCRAT RICHARD BLUMENTHAL 
SAYING THIS HACK BODES ILL FOR
NOVEMBER BALLOTING. 
>> THIS IS JUST I THINK A REALLY
GOOD CLOSE CALL.
THEY COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW,
THROUGH CONTROLLING THE TWITTER 
ACCOUNTS OF MAJOR CEOs, THEY
COULD HAVE TANKED THE STOCK 
PRICES OF THOSE COMPANIES.
THEY COULD HAVE USED THE
POLITICIAN ACCOUNTS TO CREATE A 
WORLDWIDE PANIC.
>> A WAKEUP CALL, WITH LESS THAN
FOUR MONTHS TO ELECTION DAY.
AND FOR THE AVERAGE USER, 
TWITTER IS SAYING YOU DON'T NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT RESETTING YOUR 
PASSWORD
IN A NEW STATEMENT, TWITTER 
SUPPORT TWEETED OUT SAYING, WE
HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT ATTACKERS 
ACCESSED PASSWORD.
CLOSEST IMAGES OF THE SUN EVER
TAKEN.
THEY WERE SENT BACK BY THE
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCIES AND 
NASA'S SOLAR ORBITER, WHICH 
COMPLETED ITS FIRST CLOSE PASS
SINCE MID-JUNE
AND WHEN WE SAY CLOSE, THEY MEAN
48 MILLION MILES
SCIENTISTS HOPE THE IMAGES WILL 
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE SUN
SUN'S ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS. 
>> I AM SEEING A WHOLE BUNCH OF 
IMAGES OF THE GRINCH IN THOSE 
PATTERNS RIGHT THERE. 
>> RIGHT
>> MOVING ON NOW TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY, TODAY
WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER SUMMER
SCORCHER
THAT MEANS A LOT OF US WILL BE
CRANKING UP THE AC TO GET SOME
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
BUT NOW, WE'RE HEARING THAT AIR 
CONDITIONING COULD, ALSO, BE
SPR
SPREADING THE VIRUS.
NBC'S KARI SANDERS HAS DETAILS
>> Reporter: AS THE NATION BAKES
AGAIN TODAY, AND AC UNITS FIGHT 
TO KEEP US COOL.
EXPERTS SAY THAT REFRESHING FLOW
OF AIR COULD ALSO BE SPREADING
CORONAVIRUS.
YET, ONE MORE WORRY, AS WE
SANITIZE OUR HANDS, SOCIAL
DISTANCE, AND MASK UP.
>> WE'RE MORE PARANOID THAN 
EVER. 
>> WE'RE WEARING THE GOOD MASKS.
>> HOW DO WE KNOW AC MIGHT
SPREAD COVID
STUDIES CONDUCTED AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND REVEAL 
SOME ACs CAN SPREAD VIRUSES,
WHILE OTHERS DO NOT.
THOSE SMALL WINDOW AIR
CONDITIONERS MAY DRIVE UP YOUR
ELECTRIC BILL.
BUT THEY'RE, ALSO, MORE LIKELY
TO BE SAFE, ACCORDING TO
RESEARCHERS.
WHILE CENTRAL UNITS, ESPECIALLY 
THOSE BIG ONES THAT COOL ENTIRE 
BUILDINGS, GROCERY STORES, AND
SCHOOLS, CAN BE PROBLEMATIC.
>> WOULD YOU GO INTO A BUILDING 
RIGHT NOW, THAT HAS CENTRAL AIR 
CONDITIONING, AND IT'S A BIG, 
LARGE SPACE?
EVEN IF PEOPLE ARE SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED?
>> IT'S A VERY HARD QUESTION. 
>> DOCTOR IS A MECHANICAL 
ENGINEER
HER RESEARCH FOCUSING ON INDOOR 
AIR QUALITY.
>> AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT 
HAS A LOT OF FRESH AIR, OR IT'S 
CLEANED THROUGH VERY EFFICIENT
FILTERS, WOULD BE SAFE FOR YOU
IF YOU ARE IN THE SPACE WHERE 
THE AIR IS NOT VERY FRESH AND 
CLEAN, YOU WOULD BE BEING 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS, 
POTENTIALLY, IF SOMEBODY IN THE 
ENVIRONMENT HAS IT. 
>> IS THERE A WORKAROUND
A COSTLY REDESIGN OF AN ENTIRE
AC SYSTEM TO FORCE COOL AIR 
THROUGH ADVANCED FILTERS IS AN
OPTION
BUT RESEARCH, ALSO, FOUND THAT
UV LIGHTS CAN KILL VIRUSES
THOSE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS ARE
COMMONLY HID IN CEILINGS. 
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE 
ULTRAVIOLET LIGH
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "EARLY
TODAY.
6 MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK OF 
SEVERE WEATHER LATER TODAY
A LARGE COMPLEX OF STORMS WITH
WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.
WATCH OUT AROUND FARGO AND
HEADIN
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, 
FUTURES WERE UP SLIGHTLY THIS 
MORNING, FOLLOWING THURSDAY'S 
VOLATILE SESSION
THE DOW SNAPPED A FOUR-DAY
WINNING STREAK DROPPING 135 
POINTS. 
>> NETFLIX GETS A BOOST OF
SUBSCRIBERS WITH A WHOPPING 10
MILLION NEW USERS WORLDWIDE 
BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE
HASTINGS SAID THEY HAVE BEEN
PARTNERS FOR YEARS AND THIS JUST
MAKES IT FORMAL NOW.
>> A FEDERAL JUDGE EXTENDED THE 
DEADLINE FOR THE RELEASE OF 
MIGRANT CHILDREN IN I.C.E.
DETENTION CENTERS.
THE CHILDREN WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
RELEASED BY TODAY BUT 
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING ABOUT
HOW THEY WILL BE RELEASED.
I.C.E. IS OPPOSED TO RELEASING
THE PARENTS SO THEY RUN THE RISK
OF BEING SEPARATED. 
>> AN ALL-OUT BLITZ OVER THE
NFL'S PLANS TO PROTECT PLAYERS
FROM CORONAVIRUS OR LACK
THEREOF.
HE TWEETED A LIST OF QUESTIONS
STILL UNANSWERED HEADING INTO 
THE SEASON
EMPHASIZING THEY WANT TO PLAY.
HE SAID THE LEAGUE HAS YET TO 
PROVIDE A VALID INFECTIOUS
DISEASE, EMERGENCY-RESPONSE 
PLAN
THAT INCLUDES HOW TESTING WILL
WORK AND HOW A POSITIVE TEST
WOULD AFFECT THE TEAM.
AS WATT POINTED OUT, ROOKIES ARE
SET TO REPORT TO CAMP MONDAY. 
>> TOURISTS STEPPED ON TO THE 
TOP FLOOR HE HAVE THE EIFFEL
TOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 
MONTHS
HERE'S NBC'S KELLY. 
>> FRANCE CELEBRATING BASTILLE
DAY THIS WEEK.
THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY
AND IN ANOTHER SIGN THINGS ARE
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL, THE VERY
TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER, ALSO,
BACK IN BUSINESS
WITH STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING,
OF COURSE, NO MORE THAN 250 
PEOPLE ALLOWED UP TOP, AT ANY 
TIME
TOURISM BRINGS MORE THAN 30 
MILLION VISITORS TO FRANCE IN A 
NORMAL YEAR.
THE EIFFEL TOWER, ONE OF THE
BIGGEST ATTRACTIONS.
NOW, SIX WEEKS AFTER LOCKDOWN 
ENDED, PARISIANS AND BRAVE
TOURISTS, EXCITED.
>> EVEN IF THE CONDITIONS ARE 
NOT ALWAYS VERY EASY, WE CAN
HAVE SOME PLACES, LIKE THE A
EIFFEL TOWER
WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE SOME GOOD 
TIME AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR
US. 
>> OTHER LANDMARKS COMING BACK
TO LIFE.
DISNEY LAND PARIS, PARTIALLY
REOPENING.
BUT NO KISSING AT DISNEY LAND 
PARIS.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED AT THE THEME 
PARK
AND SO ARE RESERVATIONS.
NBC NEWS, LONDON
>> SO, VERY SLOWLY, THAT LIST IS
GROWING A LITTLE BIT LONGER OF
ALL THESE WORLD LANDMARKS THAT
ARE STARTING TO REOPEN. 
>> LIKE YOU SAID, SLOWLY, BUT 
SURELY, IT WAS SO ODD.
IT IS SO ODD TO SEE ALL THESE 
ICONIC LANDMARKS EMPTY, FOR SO
>>> IF EVERYONE CAN ADOPT THE 
PRACTICE OF WEARING A FACE MASK,
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO GET COVID-19 UNDER 
CONTROL.
>> TEXAS'S GOVERNOR, JOINING
MANY OTHERS IN THE PUSH TO GET
EVERYONE TO WEAR A MASK.
BUT NOT ALL STATES ARE ON BOARD,
AS THE U.S. SURPASSES A SINGLE
DAY RECORD NUMBER OF CASES. 
>> THE BATTLE OVER TESTING
WHAT'S THE BEST METHOD
AND CAN IT HELP GET OUR KIDS
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM ANY 
FASTER
ONE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL IS ALREADY
OPEN WITH KIDS IN LEARNING PODS.
WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. 
>> THIS MORNING, WE HAVE GOT AN 
UPDATE ON THE HEALTH OF 
JEOPARDY'S ALEX TREBEK. 
>> AND AFTER A FIVE-MONTH BREAK,
TIGER WOODS COMES ROARING BACK
AT THE MEMORIAL, AS HE TRIES TO 
BREAK SAM SNEDE'S RECORD 82 
VICTORIES.
IT'S FRIDAY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP 
MENA. 
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
AS THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES
SWEEPING ACROSS THE NATION, 
MAYORS, GOVERNORS, AND
LAWMAKERS, ARE AT ODDS OVER MASK
REGULATIONS.
THE U.S. IS LEADING THE WORLD 
WITH 25% OF REPORTED CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
IN JUST 24 HOURS, WE'VE HAD A 
RECORD 73,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
THERE ARE NOW NEARLY 4 MILLION
AMERICANS INFECTED
>> CALIFORNIA SENATOR DIANE 
FEINSTEIN IS TRYING TO HOLD 
STATES ACCOUNTABLE
SHE IS PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT 
THAT WOULD BLOCK STATES FROM
RECEIVING STIMULUS FUNDING IF 
THEY DON'T IMPLEMENT MASK 
MANDATES
SHE SAYS WEARING MASKS SHOULD BE
MANDATORY.
>> AS NEW YORK CITY FWAERS UP TO
ENTER PHASE FOUR OF REOPENING,
IT WILL NOT INCLUDE INDOOR
DINING OR MALLS AND MUSEUMS.
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, ALSO,
UNVEILED A THREE STRIKES AND
YOU'RE CLOSED RULE FOR BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS.
IF THEY RACK UP THREE 
VIOLATIONS, THEY GET SHUT DOWN. 
>> TYLER PERRY, ONCE AGAIN, 
GIVING BACK TO HIS ATLANTA
COMMUNITY.
THE MEDIA MOGUL DONATED 1,000 
KROGER GIFT CARDS, WORTH 50 
BUCKS EACH, TO FAMILIES IMPACTED
BY THE PANDEMIC.
POLICE OFFICERS WENT DOOR TO
DOOR HANDING THEM OUT.
>> AND DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE 
LENDING A HELPING HAND TO 
HOUSTON.
IN AN EFFORT TO MEET GROWING
DEMANDS FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
24 OF THEM SET UP TESTING SITES 
AT TWO TEXAS CHURCHES BRINGING
ALONG EQUIPMENT AND OTHER 
SUPPLIES TO HELP. 
>> WITH SEVERE OUTBREAKS
HAPPENING IN SEVERAL STATES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HOSPITALS 
ARE FEELING THE STRAIN AND
OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED THEY MAY
HIT A BREAKING POINT
OUR ALICE BARR IS IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, CASES ARE 
SURGING.
HOSPITALS, FILLING UP.
HOTSPOTS, SHUTTING DOWN.
AND MANY OF THE SAME FIGHTS,
STILL, RAGING ON
>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS 
NATION TO BE GOING THROUGH WHAT 
IT'S GOING THROUGH NOW
WE LEARNED THESE LESSONS MONTH
A
OOS AGO.
>> ARKANSAS AND COLORADO
MANDATING MASKS STATEWIDE.
WHILE GEORGIA'S GOVERNOR IS 
TRYING TO REVERSE MASK ORDERS IN
AT LEAST 15 CITIES
ATLANTA'S MAYOR, DEFIANT. 
>> IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT 
YOURSELF AND YOUR CUSTOMERS, YOU
SHOULD WEAR A MASK
OUR POLICIES ARE ENFORCEABLE AND
THEY STAND. 
>> WITH STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS,
EACH, FOLLOWING THEIR OWN PATH
MANY FACING CRITICAL DELAYS IN
TESTING AND STRUGGLING TO 
ESTABLISH CONTACT TRACING.
THEY'RE, ONCE AGAIN, LOOKING TO 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR A
COORDINATED FEDERAL RESPONSE. 
>> WE JUST NEED THE PRESIDENT TO
LEAD AND FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES. 
>> A NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET
JOURNAL" POLL FINDS JUST 37%
APPROVE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
HANDLING OF THE VIRUS.
AND WITH HIS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL,
JOE BIDEN, NOW LEADING BY 11
POINTS IN THE SAME POLL.
THE PRESIDENT IS REPLACING HIS
CAMPAIGN MANAGER, JUST FOUR 
MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP BANKS ON AN
ECONOMIC RECOVERY TO BOOST HIS
CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET THINGS
DONE THAT THEY HAVE WANTED TO 
SEE DONE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. 
>> NEWS MORE THAN 4 MILLION 
AMERICANS FILED FIRST-TIME
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FOR THE 17th
STR
STRAIGHT WEEK.
AND WITH EXTRA BENEFITS SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH,
LAWMAKERS ARE NEGOTIATING THE 
NEXT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL
NOW, EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST
ANOTHER TRILLION DOLLARS
IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, NBC
NEWS. 
>> HEALTH EXPERTS ARE SOUNDING
ALARMS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS TESTING
IN AMERICA
THERE ARE CONCERNS THE U.S. 
NEEDS TO DRASTICALLY RAMP UP
TESTING EFFORTS TO TRACE AND
CONTAIN THE VIRUS.
NBC'
NBC'S TOM COSTELLO AS THIS PORT.
>> IN NEARLY EVERY CORNER OF THE
NATION, POP UP TESTING SITES
HAVE TURNED INTO TRAFFIC JAMS.
NOW, HEALTHCARE RESEARCHERS AT
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION WARN 
AMERICA FACES AN IMPENDING
DISASTER IF IT DOESN'T
DRAMATICALLY INCREASE TESTING.
FROM 4.5 MILLION PER WEEK, NOW, 
TO 30 MILLION PER WEEK BY 
OCTOBER.
AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO RAMP UP THE TESTING, 
INCLUDING RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS.
RESULTS IN 20 MINUTES.
>> RIGHT NOW, AMERICA HAS TWO 
CHOICES.
JUST SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN, OR 
LET HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
AMERICANS DIE.
OUR GROUP HAS COME TOGETHER TO
OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION,
WHICH IS USING TESTING AS A WAY 
OUT.
>> RESEARCHERS SAY TEST RESULTS,
NOW, ARE TAKING FAR TOO LONG
SOMETIMES, UP TO TWO WEEKS WHEN 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 48 HOURS OR
LESS
AND A NEW REPORT FROM THE 
MEDICAL JOURNAL LANCET SAYS TEST
RESULTS THAT TAKE THREE DAYS OR 
MORE MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS.
THE CHALLENGE.
TRACING EVERYONE WITH WHOM
THEY'VE HAD CONTACT.
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS
STORE CLERKS
EVEN A FOOD DELIVERY PERSON.
RESEARCHERS SAY EACH INFECTED 
PERSON TRANSMITS THE VIRUS TO 
ANOTHER TWO AND A HALF PEOPLE.
BUT PHYSICAL DISTANCING CAN CUT 
THAT NUMBER IN HALF.
IN NEW YORK, AARON WEAKS STAYED 
AT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS WAITING 
FOR HIS TEST RESULTS. 
>> I THINK IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
FOR PEOPLE TO BE RESPONSIBLE, 
ESPECIALLY YOUNGER PEOPLE, WHEN 
IT TAKES 14 DAYS, PLUS, TO GET
TEST RESULTS. 
>> BECAUSE THE COUNTRY ISN'T
KEEPING UP WITH THE VIRUS, MORE 
PATIENTS ARE FLOODING ERs AND 
ICUs
IN HOUSTON, THE ARMY HAS BEEN 
CALLED IN TO HELP AT ONE
HOSPITAL. 
>> THE PATIENTS ARE SICK, AND 
THIS ISN'T A WAY THAT I WANT TO 
DIE.
I DON'T WANT TO DIE LIKE I CAN'T
BREATHE, EVEN THOUGH I'M ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
>> AT MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL
OUTSIDE OF MIAMI, THEY HAVE 
TURNED AN AUDITORIUM INTO A 
PATIENT WARD. 
>> WHILE THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO
CLIMB, EXPONENTIALLY, WE ARE
MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO NEVER, 
EVER BE ABLE TO TURN A PATIENT
AWAY. 
>> AND THE NUMBERS KEEP 
CLIMBING
NEARLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE NOW
DYING IN THE U.S., EVERY SINGLE 
DAY FROM COVID
AND THAT NUMBER IS UP 50% IN THE
LAST TWO WEEKS
FRANCES.
>> ALARMING.
TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> THE SCORCHING NEW TELL-ALL 
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S NIECE IS 
FLYING OFF SHELV THIS MORNING.
MARY TRUMP'S BOOK SHATTERED 
RECORDS FOR PUBLISHER SIMON AND 
SCHUSTER, SELLING NEARLY A
MILLION COPIES ON THE FIRST DAY 
ALONE.
BUT MORE INSIDE THE BOOK THAT'S 
MAKING HEADLINES
TRACIE, SOME EXPLOSIVE
ALLEGATIONS IN THAT BOOK. 
>> WELL, THOSE ALLEGATIONS FROM 
MARY TRUMP, THE PRESIDENT'S 
NIECE, THAT HE USED DEROGATORY
LANGUAGE AND SHE HEARD IT.
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS
SHE SAID SHE HEARD HIM USE THE N
WORD
THAT IT WASN'T JUST THE FAMILY
CULTURE BUT THAT HE DID IT, 
PERSONALLY
AND SHE SAID SHE IS CONCERNED 
ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE
COUNTRY, IF HE'S NOT DEFEATED IN
NOVEMBER
>> THIS IS BEYOND PARTISANSHIP
THIS IS SO BEYOND PARTY.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THIS AS AMERICANS.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
WHAT -- WHO WE WANT TO BE, AS A 
PEOPLE, GOING FORWARD.
SO, CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH, 
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN IF DONALD WERE TO BE 
ELECTED IN 2020, WOULD, I 
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE, BE THE END
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE'S ANY
COMING BACK FROM THIS.
>> NOW, THE RESPONSE FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS THAT THE BOOK IS 
FULL OF FALSEHOODS, AND THAT THE
PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>>> DEMOCRATIC DONORS ARE MAKING
A RUN ON THE BANK IN THE RACE 
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CASH ADVANTAGE
SEEMED UNSURMOUNTABLE --
INSURMOUNTABLE JUST MONTHS AGO
BUT JOE BIDEN IS CLOSING THE
GAP.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE NOW TRAILS BY JUST $53
MILLION.
BIDEN HAS OUTRAISED HIS OPPONENT
FOR TWO MONTHS IN A ROW, AS NEW 
POLLS SHOW HIM UP DOUBLE DIGITS.
>> A TEXAS CEMETERY HAS REMOVED 
A JIM-CROW ERA FENCE THAT 
SEGREGATED GRAVES OF THOSE WHO
WERE LAID TO REST.
WITH MOVEMENTS NOW FOCUSING ON
RACIAL EQUALITY, COMMUNITY
LEADERS DECIDED TO TAKE DOWN THE
FENCE TO UNITE THE HISTORICALLY 
BLACK CEMETERY AND THE
HISTORICALLY WHITE CEMETERY.
>> MICHELLE OBOAMA IS ABOUT TO 
HOST A NEW PODCAST ON SPOTIFY.
SHE'LL EXPLORE HOW PERSONAL 
RELATIONSHIPS SHAPE PEOPLE
IT PREMIERES ON JULY 29th AND 
WILL LAST NINE WEEKS. 
>> THE POPULAR APP TIKTOK COULD,
SOON, SEE SOME COMPETITION
WITHIN WEEKS, FACEBOOK IS 
EXPECTED TO LAUNCH INSTAGRAM
REELS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW USERS
TO CREATE 15-SECOND VIDEOS SET
TO MUSIC
AND PEOPLE CAN ALSO BORROW THE
AUDIO FROM THE OTHER VIDEOS.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS CONSIDERING
PUTTING RESTRICTIONS ON THE 
CHINESE-OWNED TIKTOK. 
>> WHICH WILL BE A REVOLT ON
MANY TWEENS AND TEENAGERS ALIKE 
IF THAT EVER HAPPENS
REAL QUICK
LET'S TURN NOW TO NBC 
METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS WHO IS
WITH US AND TALKING ABOUT THIS
HEAT WAVE A LOT OF US BRACE 
OURSELVES FOR.
>> YEAH.
ONE DAY OF A BREAK IN THE 
NORTHEAST AND THEN THE HEAT WAVE
ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND
HOTTEST CONDITIONS OF THE ENTIRE
SUMMER
SO LET'S GET INTO FIRST AREAS OF
CONCERN.
WE HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ROLLING THROUGH AREAS OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND ALSO 
THROUGH AREAS OF PENNSYLVANIA 
AND WEST VIRGINIA.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE
ARE GOING TO STOP TALKING ABOUT 
THUNDERSTORMS AND ONLY BE 
TALKING ABOUT HEAT BECAUSE THAT 
IS THE BIGGEST HEADLINE ALMOST
COAST TO COAST
90s IN THE ROCKIES ALL THE WAY
TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
SUNDAY, WE GET INTO DANGEROUS 
LEVELS OF HEAT
COULD BE NEARLY 100 DEGREES IN
THE NATION'S CAPITAL AND IT 
COULD FEEL LIKE 110.
WE WILL HAVE SCATTERED STORMS IN
A FEW SPOTS, CAROLINAS, AND ALSO
FLORIDA.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT HEAT WAVE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY, IT 
ALSO CONTINUES BUT WE WON'T SEE 
HUNDREDS, INSTEAD, IT WILL BE 
90s WITH A KNFEW SHOWERS AND 
STORMS
THAT'S THE BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
NOW, HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT 
YOUR LOCAL FORECAST.
NOT MANY COOL SPOTS LEFT ON THE 
WEATHER MAPS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS IS WARMING
UP IN A HURRY.
NORTH DAKOTA AT 95
ONE OF THE ONLY COOL SPOTS OUT
THERE WILL BE AREAS OF MAINE
HIGHS THERE ONLY IN THE 60s.
EVEN NEW YORK CITY'S GOING TO 
HEAT UP THIS WEEKEND, GUYS. 
>> IT'S GOING TO GET UGLY.
BILL, THANK YOU.
>> THE PGA TOUR CONTINUED ITS 
RETURN WITH THE MEMORIAL
TOURNAMENT IN OHIO MINUS THE
FANS, OF COURSE.
TIGER WOODS RETURNED AFTER A
5-MONTH BREAK.
SHOT A 71 IN THE FIRST ROUND, 
FIVE SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADER. 
>> IT FELT GOOD.
I MEAN, I FELT GOOD.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT RUSTY
BUT FELT
>>> NEW THREAT THIS MORNING.
RUSSIAN HACKERS ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH FROM 
AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AND BRITISH 
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
ACCORDING TO INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
I THINK -- I MEAN, IT'S 
DEPLORABLE, AND WE CALL IT OUT
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, 
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAILS, THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND 
AGAINST IT. 
>> MARTIN SAID THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THE HACKERS STOLE ANY
DATA
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS USING MALWARE AND SPEAR 
PHISHING
RUSSIA DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
ALSO, WARNED ABOUT THE THREAT 
FROM CHINESE HACKERS WHO SAID 
THEY WERE DETECTED TRYING TO
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH IN MAY.
>> AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSIDER 
REOPENING, THEY MIGHT LEARN FROM
THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE SCHOOL IN 
NEW JERSEY
THERE IS ALSO SOME TROUBLING
NEWS ABOUT COVID AND KIDS IN
FLORIDA.
FOR MORE ON THAT, WE TURN TO
NBC'S VICKI NGUYEN. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
WITH 53 MILLION KIDS IN K-12
SCHOOLS, A LOT OF ANXIOUS 
FAMILIES WANT TO KNOW WHAT GOING
BACK TO SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE IN THE
MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
AS THE DEBATE OVER OPENING
SCHOOLS INTENSIFIES, A STUNNING,
NEW STATISTIC FROM FLORIDA
31% OF KIDS TESTED THERE FOR
COVID-19 WERE POSITIVE
MORE THAN 16,000
THOUGH, EXPERTS WARN, THERE ARE 
CAVEATS.
>> THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE TESTED
BECAUSE THEY MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS
SO THIS IS NOT INDICATIVE OF
KIDS, OVERALL.
>> HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN
REMAIN VERY RARE, AND 
NATIONWIDE, DEATH RATE FOR COVID
PATIENTS UNDER AGE 25 IS LESS 
TH
THAN .1%
IN NEW JERSEY, SUMMER SCHOOL IS 
OPEN FOR KIDS 18 MONTHS TO
KINDERGARTEN WITH A NEW ROUTINE.
NO ONE WITH A TEMPERATURE OF
100.4 OR ABOVE CAN COME TO
CLASS.
AND PARENTS SAY GOOD-BYE
OUTSIDE.
>> WE COMPARE THE PROS AND CONS 
AND WE CONCLUDE IT'S GOOD IDEA
TO SEND THE KIDS HERE.
>> HERE, THEY CUT CAPACITY FROM 
100 STUDENTS DOWN TO 40.
THE KIDS LEARN IN SMALL GROUPS
OF TEN OR WHAT SOME EXPERTS CALL
PODS
REDUCING CONTACT WITH OTHERS SO 
IF SOMEONE GETS SICK, THE POD 
CAN BE QUARANTINED. 
>> OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS A
RISK
BUT IF IT'S GOING AS SMOOTHLY AS
HERE, I THINK CHILDREN NEED IT
THEY NEED TO BE WITH OTHER
CHILDREN. 
>> TEACHERS SIT THE KIDS SIX
FEET APART
MASKS ARE OPTIONAL
AND EACH CHILD BRINGS THEIR OWN 
SUPPLIES
THEY EAT LUNCH AT THEIR DESKS,
NOT IN THE CAFETERIA
ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE HAPPENS
OUTSIDE.
AND STAFFERS SANITIZE HIGH-TOUCH
SURFACES BETWEEN GROUPS.
NEW STEPS TO BALANCE SCHOOL AND 
SAFETY
HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO BE BACK AT 
SCHOOL
>> SUPERDUPER.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THEY ARE THREE WEEKS NOW 
INTO THE SESSION
SO FAR, NO KIDS HAVE GOTTEN 
SICK
CERTAINLY, IT WILL BE MORE OF A 
CHALLENGE FOR BIGGER SCHOOLS TO 
MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
SOME EXPERTS WANT TO GO FURTHER.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF 
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND 
MEDICINE, HAVE URGED SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN
BUT THEY ARE RECOMMENDING MASKS 
FOR ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>>> IT'S EASY TO SAY RACISM IS A
THING OF THE PAST.
>> BUT IT'S NOT.
ESPECIALLY, WHEN BLACK PEOPLE 
DON'T ENJOY THE FULL PROTECTIONS
AFFORDED BY THE CONSTITUTION. 
>> AS PROUD AMERICANS, HOW MUCH 
LONGER CAN WE AVOID AN HONEST 
LOOK IN THE MIRROR
EQUALITY IS AT BAT
TOGETHER, WE MUST LEARN AND 
GROW. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT
ANSWER. 
>> JUSTIN TURNER THERE
THAT'S JUST A SNIPPET OF A VIDEO
BY THE L.A. DODGERS CALLED IN 
THIS TOGETHER, SUPPORTING BLACK 
LIVES MATTER AND RAISING MONEY
FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CAUSES.
>> JEOPARDY'S ALEX TREBEK SHARED
A POSITIVE HEALTH UPDATE FOR HIS
FANS. 
>> I'M DOING WELL.
I HAVE BEEN CONTINUING MY 
TREATMENT, AND IT IS PAYING OFF,
THOUGH IT DOES FATIGUE ME A 
GREAT DEAL
MY NUMBERS ARE GOOD.
I'M FEELING GREAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO RETURN TO THE 
STUDIO, AND START RECORDING 
SHOWS FOR THE NEW SEASON IN 
SEPTEMBER.
>> TREBEK ALSO ADDED HE'S BEEN
DOING SO WELL THAT HE WROTE A 
BOOK, A MEMOIR TITLED "THE
ANSWER IS, REFLECTIONS ON MY
LIFE" IT'S SET TO BE PUBLISHED
JULY 21st.
>> LOOKS GOOD THERE.
GLAD TO SEE HIM LOOKING HEALTHY.
>> LOOK FORWARD TO THAT BOOK AND
THE FALL WHEN HE COMES BACK TO
JEOPARDY. 
>> ALL RIGHT
HERE IS SOME PROOF THAT HEROES, 
THEY COME IN ALL SIZES
6-YEAR-OLD BRIDGER WALKER IS
RECOVERING AFTER RUSHING TO 
PROTECT HIS 4-YEAR-OLD SISTER 
FROM A DOG ATTACK.
A GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX LUNGED AT 
THE KIDS IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE
IN WYOMING AND WITHOUT THINKING,
BRIDGER STEPPED RIGHT IN FRONT
OF HIS SISTER.
A POST ABOUT HIS HEROICS WENT 
VIRAL AND OFTEN CAUGHT THE EYE
OF CAPTAIN AMERICA HIMSELF
HE REACHED OUT AND SAID WHAT HE 
DID WAS SO BRAVE AND HE SENT HIM
AN AUTHENTIC SHIELD FROM THE
AVENGERS. 
>> A 6-YEAR-OLD, TOO
KUDOS TO THE PARENTS FOR
INSTILLING THAT IN THEIR
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "EARLY
TODAY.
THE HEAT ADVISORIES AND WARNING 
AND WATCHES, STARTING TO DOT THE
MAP HERE
MINNEAPOLIS IS UNDER HEAT WATCH,
ALONG WITH PHILADELPHIA AND 
THESE WILL STAND TODAY AND
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
OKLAHOMA CITY WILL FEEL LIKE 106
DEGREES.
WE WILL ALSO BE WATCHING HEAT 
EXPANDING BY THE TIME WE GET TO 
SATURDAY, IT WILL FEEL LIKE 108 
IN MINNEAPOLIS, OF ALL PLACES.
AND THEN, BY THE TIME WE
>>> A WORKER ON THE FRONT LINES 
OF THE CORONAVIRUS BATTLE FOUND 
A UNIQUE WAY TO UNWIND
AFTER SPENDING EIGHT LONG WEEKS 
HELPING PATIENTS IN A BRONX ICU,
A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT DECIDED 
TO DECOMPRESS WITH AN INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY.
REPORTER ADAM HARDING FROM OUR
WNBC AFFILIATE HAS THIS STORY.
>> Reporter: AS THERESA MADE HER
WAY DOWN THIS STATEN ISLAND 
BOARDWALK, HER FAMILY WAS RIGHT 
THERE ON THE BEACH CHEERING HER 
ON FOR THE LAST LEG OF A
CROSS-COUNTRY BIKE RIDE THAT
BEGAN MORE THAN AMONTH AGO. 
>> IT'S AN OVERWHELMING FEELING.
>> THERESA HAD JUST FINISHED AN 
EIGHT-WEEK STRETCH VOLUNTEERING 
AS A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT IN 
THE COVID UNIT OF A BRONX 
HOSPITAL. 
>> YOU GOT TO ANSWER THE CALL.
AND DEEP DOWN INSIDE, IN YOUR 
HEART, YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE
SCARED
BUT I KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT 
THING TO DO.
>> MOST OF HER PATIENTS WERE ON 
VENTILATORS IN THE EPICENTER OF 
THE NATION'S OUTBREAK.
AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO HEAD
HOME TO BUFFALO, SHE HAD AN 
IDEA
>> I NEEDED MY OWN MEANTAL
DECOMPRESSION, AND I REALLY 
IMPECH WUSLY JUST BOUGHT A
ONE-WAY TICKET TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON
I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A BIKE.
I BOUGHT THIS BIKE OFF OF 
CRAIG'S LIST THE DAY I LANDED 
AND STARTED RIDING EAST THE VERY
NEXT DAY
AS SHE WAS TRAVELING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THERESA MADE SURE TO 
BRING HER CAMERA WITH HER.
SHE WANTED TO TAKE VIDEO AND
PHOTOS OF HER ENTIRE JOURNEY, 
3,200 MILES AND A LOT OF STORIES
THAT SHE'LL NEVER FORGET
>> WILD SUMMER STORMS ALONG THE 
HIGHWAY, TO THE KINDNESS OF 
STRANGERS WHO LET HER SLEEP IN
THEIR CORNFIELDS
IT WAS THE EXPERIENCE SHE NEEDED
AFTER WITNESSING SO MUCH PAIN IN
THE HOSPITAL
>> I DISCOVERED THE MEANING OF
THE RIDE, AS I WENT.
>> WHEN SHE FINALLY FINISHED HER
JOURNEY WEDNESDAY, THERESA TOOK 
HER BIKE INTO THE OCEAN.
HAVING TRAVELED FROM THE PACIFIC
TO THE ATLANTIC.
IT WAS EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
THAT SHOWED HER WHAT SHE WAS
LOOKING FOR.
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME.
BUT WE ARE A STRONG -- WE ARE A 
STRONG COUNTRY
AND WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
>> THANKS TO WNBC'S ADAM HARDING
FOR THAT REPORT.
SHE IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE
NOT ONLY GOING THROUGH THAT 
JOURNEY.
BUT TO CHOOSE TO VOLUNTEER
SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO. 
>> LIKE YOU SAID, AMAZING PERSON
ALL THE WAY AROUND AND DESERVES 
TO LET OFF SOME STEAM THAT WAY. 
>> WOW
WE APPLAUD HER. 
>> KUDOS. 
>> POLICE BODY CAM VIDEO
CAPTURING THE MOMENT OFFICERS IN
SOUTH FLORIDA CAPTURED A LOOSE
KANGAROO
CHECK THIS OUT
IF THE LAUDERDALE POLICE MANAGED
TO GET THE KANGAROO TO HOP
CLOSER TO HIM.
AFTER A FEW TRIES, THEY WERE
ABLE TO WRANGLE THE ROO IN THE
BACKSEAT OF THE CAR.
SO NOW, IT'S UP TO FLORIDA
OFFICIALS TO DECIDE ON ITS NEW
HOME
THAT WAS A SMART
>>> WE ARE SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE
NATION NOW HITTING NEW RECORD 
DAILY CASES REPORTED
HOT SPOTS SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN.
>>> THE ALARMING REPORTS OF 
RUSSIAN HACKERS ACCUSED OF
TRYING TO STEAL CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE RESEARCH
>> WHY WAS A 14-YEAR-OLD SHOT BY
POLICE
NO ONE TOLD HER THAT FACT UNTIL 
WEEKS LATER.
THE BOY SURVIVED BUT THIS 
MORNING A FAMILY STRUGGLES TO 
FIND ANSWERS
>> THE CLOSEST IMAGES EVER TAKEN
OF THE SUN'S SURFACE
WE'RE JUST HEATING UP ON THIS 
FRIDAY, JULY 17th AND "EARLY
TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW.
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP 
MENA
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
AS WE HEAD IN A COAST TO COAST
WEEKEND HEAT WAVE THE 
CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES SWEEPING
ACROSS THE NATION.
THE UNITED STATES IS DUBIOUSLY
LEADING THE WORLD WITH 25% OF 
REPORTED CORONAVIRUS CASES
IN JUST 24 HOURS WE'VE HAD A
RECORD 73,000 NEWLY CONFIRMED 
CASES.
IN GEORGIA, GOVERNOR BRYAN KEMP 
IS NOT ONLY REFUSING TO MANDATE 
MASKS IN PUBLIC
GEORGIA HAS OVER 131,000 CASES
MAYOR WILL BE A GUEST ON "TODAY"
LATER THIS MORNING
>>> AFTER A SPEAK IN
HOSPITALIZATIONS COLORADO 
GOVERNOR ISSUED A STATEWIDE MASK
MANDATE.
THE ORDER APPLIES TO EVERYONE 
OVER THE AGE OF 11 AND IS SET 
UNTIL AUGUST 15th.
>>> CALIFORNIA SENATOR IS TRYING
TO HOLD STATES ACCOUNTABLE
SHE'S PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD BLOCK STATES FROM
GETTING STIMULUS FUNDING UNLESS 
THEY HAVE MASK MANDATES.
>>> TYLER PERRY DONATED KROGER
GIFT CARDS TO FAMILIES IMPACTED 
BY THE PANDEMIC.
PLA
 ATLANTA POLICE OFFICERS WENT 
DOOR TO DOOR TO HAND THEM OUT.
>> AND FOOD INSECURITY IN THE 
UNITED STATES.
IN AN INTERVIEW HE DISCUSSED THE
BAND'S WORK WITH FEEDING AMERICA
AND SAID ONE IN SIX AMERICANS 
ARE ON TRACK TO BE FOOD INSECURE
THIS YEAR.
>>> WITH SEVERE OUTBREAKS 
HAPPENING IN SEVERAL STATES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY HOSPITALS ARE
FEELING THE STRAIN AND OFFICIALS
ARE CONCERNED THEY MAY HIT A
BREAKING POINT
ALICE BARR IS IN WASHINGTON WITH
THE LATEST. 
>> Reporter: SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, CASES ARE 
SURGING, HOSPITALS FILLING UP,
HOT SPOTS SHUTTING DOWN AND MANY
OF THE SAME FIGHTS STILL RAGING 
ON
>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS 
NATION TO BE GOING THROUGH WHAT 
IT'S GOING THROUGH NOW
WE LEARN THESE LESSONS MONTHS 
AGO.
>> Reporter: ARKANSAS AND 
COLORADO MANDATING MASKS
STATEWIDE WHILE GEORGIA'S 
GOVERNOR IS TRYING TO REVERSE 
MASK ORDERS IN AT LEAST 15
CITIES
ATLANTA'S MAYOR DEFIANT.
>> IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT 
YOURSELF AND YOUR CUSTOMERS YOU 
SHOULD WEAR MASKS.
OUR POLICIES ARE ENFORCEABLE AND
THEY STAND
>> Reporter: WITH STATE AND 
LOCAL LEADERS FOLLOWING THEIR 
OWN PATH, MANY STRUGGLING TO
ESTABLISH CONTACT TRACING.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR A COORDINATED
FEDERAL RESPONSE
>> WE NEED THE PRESIDENT TO LEAD
AND FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES.
>> Reporter: A NEW POLL FINDS 
JUST 37% APPROVE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF THE VIRUS.
AND WITH HIS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL 
JOE BIDEN NOW LEADING BY 11 
POINTS IN THE SAME POLL THE 
PRESIDENT IS REPLACING HIS
CAMPAIGN MANAGER JUST FOUR
MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP BANKS ON AN
ECONOMIC RECOVERY TO BOOST HIS
CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET THINGS
DONE THAT THEY'VE WANTED TO SEE 
DONE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. 
>> Reporter: NEWS MORE THAN A 
MILLION AMERICANS FILED FIRST 
TIME UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FOR THE
17th STRAIGHT WEEK AND WITH 
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SET 
TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS
MONTH LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARRIES 
ARE NEGOTIATING THE NEXT
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL NOW 
EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST ANOTHER 
TRILLION DOLLARS
>> THE WORLD RACES TO 
MANUFACTURE A CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE.
ACCORDING TO TOP INTELLIGENCE 
OFFICIALS RUSSIAN AND CHINESE 
HACKERS ARE TRYING TO STEAL 
RESEARCH
MATT BRADLEY HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: RUSSIAN HACKERS
TRYING TO STEAL CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE RESEARCH FROM AMERICAN
CANADIAN AND BRITISH HEALTH CARE
ORGANIZATIONS ACCORDING TO THE
COUNTRY'S INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES.
THE HEAD OF BRITAIN'S NATIONAL
CYBER SECURITY CENTER SAID THEY 
FIRST NOTICED THE HACKING 
ATTEMPTS IN FEBRUARY
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
IT'S DEPLORABLE AND WE CALL THAT
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS 
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAILS THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND
AGAINST IT. 
>> Reporter: THERE'S NO EVIDENCE
THAT THE HACKERS STOLE ANY DATA,
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS.
BELIEVED TO BE BACKED BY RUSSIA 
AND IMPLICATED BY RUSSIAN HACKS 
IN 2016.
RUSSIA DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS 
SAYING THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO 
WITH THESE ATTEMPTS.
BILL BARR ALSO WARNING FOR
CHINESE HACKERS WHO THE FBI SAYS
TRIED TO STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH 
IN MAY
>> THEY'VE TARGETED AMERICAN
UNIVERSITIES AND FIRMS IN A BIT 
TO STEAL THE IP RELATED TO
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENTS AND
VACCINES
SOMETIMES DISRUPTING THE WORK OF
OUR RESEARCHERS.
>> Reporter: THE ATTACKS COME 
JUST AS BRITISH AND AMERICAN
RESEARCHERS GET CLOSER TO A 
VACCINE.
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SAYING THEY 
EXPECT TO START HUMAN TRIALS
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
THIS IS SO HIGH STAKES THAT EVEN
MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT
OF ALL MAN KIND IS NOT
CONSIDERED OFF LIMITS.
>> THINK OF THE POLITICAL 
BENEFITS IF YOU COULD ANNOUNCE
WE HAVE THE VIRUS -- WE HAVE THE
VACCINE.
WE HAVE THE CURE
>> Reporter: A CURE SO VALUABLE 
IT MAY BE WOTRTH STEALING
HE ALSO SAID THAT FIGHTING
HACKING IS SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS 
TO FIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS.
JUST SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS FOR 
SAFETY LIKE NOT CLICKING ON 
STRANGE LINKS OR PROTECTING YOUR
E-MAIL PASS WORD
ALL LITTLE THINGS THAT HE 
REFERRED TO AS DIGITAL HYGIENE
>> THANK YOU
>>> THE SCORCHING NEW TELL ALL
FROM THE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NIECE
IS FLYING OFF SHELVES.
SELLING NEARLY A MILLION COPIES 
ON THE FIRST DAY ALONE
IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOOK 
THAT'S MAKING HEADLINES.
LET'S GET TO TRACIE POTTS AND 
SOME EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS IN 
THAT BOOK.
>> SHE TALKED ABOUT THOSE EL
GAGSS WITH RACHEL MADDOW AND
SAID NOT ONLY WAS IT A FAMILY 
CULTURE TO USE DEROGATORY 
LANGUAGE BUT THAT SHE PERSONALLY
HEARD THE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
USE LANGUAGE LIKE THAT
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS SPECIFICALLY 
AND THE N WORD
SHE SAYS SHE CEASE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE IMPACT HE'S HAVING ON 
THE COUNTRY AND THINKS HE NEEDS 
TO BE DEFEATED IN NOVEMBER
>> THIS IS BEYOND PARTISANSHIP
THIS IS SO BEYOND PARTY.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THIS AS AMERICANS.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
WHAT -- WHO WE WANT TO BE AS A
PEOPLE GOING FORWARD SO 
CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH WHICH
IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF 
DONALD WERE TO BE ELECTED IN
2020 WOULD I BELIEVE BE THE TEND
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE'S ANY
COMING BACK FROM THIS.
>> THE WHITE HOUSE REACTING TO
MARY TRUMP'S TELL ALL BOOK
SAYING THAT IT'S FULL OF
FALSEHOODS AND THAT THE 
PRESIDENT NEVER USED THOSE
WORDS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU
>>> NASA HAS RELEASED THE 
CLOSEST IMAGES OF THE SUN EVER
TAKEN.
THEY WERE SENT BACK BY THE SOLAR
ORBITER WHICH COMPLETED ITS 
FIRST CLOSE PASS SINCE MID JUNE 
AND THEY MEAN 48 MILLION MILES
FROM IT.
THEY HOPE THE IMAGES WILL HELP
THEM UNDERSTAND OUR STARS'
ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS
YOU KNOW HOW THE SUN IS 
AFFECTING OUR WEATHER DOWN HERE.
>> WE ZERNLY DO BECAUSE IT'S
GOING TO BE A SCORCHER WEEKEND
HERE'S BILL KARINS
GOOD MORNING
>> WELL, GOOD MORNING.
WE'RE HEADING INTO THE HOTTEST
PERIOD OF THE YEAR
THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE 
EXCEPTIONALLY HOT.
LIKELY THE HOTTEST WEEKEND SO 
FAR WE'VE SEEN COAST TO COAST.
A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS OUT
THERE ROLLING THROUGH THE 
NORTHEAST AND THIS IS THE 
BEGINNING OF SOME MORE HUMID AIR
AND ALSO SOME HOTTER AIR IN THE 
NORTHEAST.
YESTERDAY WE DID NOT HIT 90 IN
D.C.
HUNDREDS IN AREAS OF TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA
AS WE HEAD THROUGH SATURDAY, HOT
AND HUMID IN THE MID PLAEK
A FEW STORMS IN FLORIDA.
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR TO BE
HAPPY IF IT RAINS TO COOL YOU 
OFF.
POSSIBLY UPPER 90S, NEAR 100
FROM PHILADELPHIA TO WASHINGTON,
D.C. AND A FEELS LIKE 
TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 105 AND 110.
THAT'S THE BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
NOW A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR LOCAL 
FORECAST
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH THOSE TEMPERATURES SOARING
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
WE ALSO HAVE A THREAT OF SOME 
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE SMALL
HAIL IN AREAS OF NORTH DAKOTA 
AND MINNESOTA.
WE'LL SEE SOME COOLER AIR.
WE ARE SEEING EXPANSION OF THAT 
HOT AIR AND MILLIONS MORE PEOPLE
WILL BE INCLUDED BY THE END OF
THE WEEKEND.
>> WOW
I ONLY SAW SEATTLE WAS LIKE THE 
ONLY CITY ON THA
>>> ON THURSDAY AUTHORITIES 
REMOVED THE STATUE OF THE BLACK 
LIVES MATTERS STATUE
THE NEW STATUE IS CALLED A SURGE
OF POWER
THE RESIDENT STEEL SCULPTURE
DEPICTS A PROTESTER WHO CLIMBED 
ON TOP OF THE SAME BASE AFTER 
THE STATUE WAS PULLED DOWN LAST 
MONTH.
>>> SERIES ON INEQUALITY IN 
AMERICA AND AN NBC NEWS 
INVESTIGATION.
THERE'S MOUNTING SCRUTINY OF A
LOUISIANA SHERIFF'S OFFICE AFTER
A BLACK TEENAGER WAS SHOT IN THE
BACK DURING A CHASE.
HIS MOTHER IS DEMANDING ANSWERS.
GABE GUTIERREZ HAS OUR REPORT.
>> Reporter: TIFFANY McGEE
COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, THE PHONE
CALL NO MOTHER WANTS TO HEAR
>> THEY JUST SAID HE WAS BROUGHT
IN WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND.
>> DID THEY SAY A DEPUTY SHOT 
HIM.
>> NO ONE SPOKE UP TO SAY AN
OFFICER SHOT MY CHILD.
>> Reporter: 14-YEAR-OLD
TRE'MALL McGEE WE IN THE
HOSPITAL
HE HAD BEEN RIDING IN A CAR THAT
HAD BEEN REPORTED STOLEN THOUGH 
HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
>> Reporter: THE DRIVER STOPPED,
BAILED OUT OF THE CAR AND THE 
THREE TEENAGERS STARTED RUNNING.
McGEE JUMPED THIS FENCE AND 
DEPUTIES CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AS
HE TRIED TO CRAWL UNDERNEATH
THAT SHED IN THE BACKYARD.
>> DID YOU REALIZE THE OFFICERS 
HAD DRAWN THEIR WEAPONS?
>> HUH-UH.
>> WHERE DID HE SHOOT YOU.
>> IN MY BACK.
>> Reporter: THEY DID NOT 
MENTION THE OFFICER INVOLVED
SHOOTING
THREE MONTHS LATER TRE'MALL WAS 
CHARGED WITH RESISTING AN 
OFFICER BY FLIGHT.
AND JEFFERSON PARRISH SHERIFF 
SAID THE AGENCY WAS 
INVESTIGATING.
>> JOOUVENILE RECORDS ARE 
PROTECTED SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
TRUTHFULLY I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT
WAS REPORTED OR NOT REPORTED
THREE MONTHS AGO
>> BUT TIFFANY McGEE SAYS SHE 
STRUGGLED TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT
SHE RECORDED WHAT SHE SAYS WERE 
HER INTERACTIONS WITH THE 
SHERIFF'S OFFICE LIKE THIS ONE
IN MAY
>> NOT WITH A TASER.
>> WITH A FIREARM SIR.
MY SON HAS A BULLET WOUND THAT
IS NEVER GOING TO GO AWAY AT 14 
YEARS OLD.
TO STAND IN MY FACE AND TELL ME 
YOU DON'T REMEMBER, NOT ONLY YOU
DON'T REMEMBER, YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
NO, THAT DIDN'T SET WELL WITH MY
SPIRIT SO IT WASN'T ABOUT TO
JUST STOP THERE.
>> Reporter: SHE'S NOW ONE OF 
SEVERAL FAMILIES IN THE PARRISH 
CALLING FOR A CHANGE
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AT LEAST 
12 BLACK AND LATINO MEN AND BOYS
HAVE DIED DURING ENCOUNTERS WITH
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUT THE
SHERIFF HAS REJECTED CALLS TO 
USE BODY CAMERAS CITING COST AS 
A KEY REFORM THAT NEIGHBORING 
NEW ORLEANS HAS EMBRACED
>> NO JUSTIFICATION FOR IT
>> ATTORNEY IS REPRESENTING THE 
FAMILY
>> DEADLY FORCE SHOULD ONLY BE
USED IN THE MOST EXTREME CASES
AND I'M SORRY, A 14-YEAR-OLD
CHILD LAYING ON THE GROUND
TRYING TO COMPLY IS ABSOLUTELY
OBJECTIVELY NO REASON TO USE
DEADLY FORCE AT ALL.
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE PEOPLE
LOOKING AT THIS CASE AND MIGHT
THINK, OKAY, BUT WHY DID HE RUN?
>> RUNNING ISN'T A DEATH
PENALTY.
THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR 
SHOOTING AND UNARMED CHILD IN 
THE BACK
THERE ISN'T.
THERE ISN'T.
>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR 
ON ON CAMERA INTERVIEW CITING 
CHILD PROVETY LAWS
TIFFANY McGEE SAYS SHE WON'T
STOP PUSHING
>> ONCE I GET ME A VOICE AND BE 
HEARD I'M GOING TO LET IT BE
HEARD.
>>> U.S. STOCK FUTURES ARE UP 
SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING FOLLOWING 
THURSDAY'S VOLATILE SESSION.
THE DOW DROPPED 125 POINTS
>>> NETFLIX GOT A BOOST OF
SUBSCRIBERS WITH A WHOPPING 10
MILLION NEW USERS WORLDWIDE 
BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE
THE COMPANY HAS MADE ITS CHIEF
CONTENT OFFICER THE CEO 
ALONGSIDE REED HASTINGS.
THEY'VE BEEN PARTNERS FOR YEARS 
AND THIS JUST MAKES IT FORMAL 
NOW.
>>> AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
MASSIVE TWITTER HACK THAT 
COMPROMISED ACCOUNTS
>> TWITTER NOW DOING DAMAGE 
CONTROL AFTER SUFFERING A HUGE
HACK
>> IT MAY EVEN BE THE TOUGHEST
DAY IN TWITTER'S HISTORY IN THE 
SENSE THAT THEY LOST CONTROL OF 
THEIR MOST VALUABLE PEOPLE
>> THE ACCOUNTS OF TWITTER'S
MOST FAMOUS USERS FROM BARACK 
OBAMA TO JEFF BEZOS AFFECTED
A PROMISE OF DOUBLING THE USER'S
MONEY.
THE FBI SAYING THE ACCOUNTS 
APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED 
IN ORDER TO PERPETUATE
CRYPTOCURRENCY
THEY URGE NOT TO FALL VICTIM TO 
THIS SCAM.
>> TWITTER REVEALING THE HACK 
WAS A COORDINATED SOCIAL
ENGINEERING ATTACK BY PEOPLE WHO
SUCCESSFULLY TARGETED SOME OF 
OUR EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO
INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND TOOLS
THE COMPANY ADDING, WE'RE 
LOOKING INTO WHAT OTHER 
MALICIOUS ACTIVITY THEY MAY HAVE
CONDUCTED OR INFORMATION THEY 
MAY HAVE ACCESSED AND THAT
ACTIVITY IS RAISING QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE PLATFORM'S ROLE IN
POLITICS
JOE BIDEN WAS AMONG THE VICTIMS.
HE TWEETED IN PART, I DON'T HAVE
BITCOIN AND I'LL NEVER ASK YOU
TO SEND ME ANY
>> IT DOES GIVE THE SOCIAL MEDIA
INDUSTRY A WAKEUP CALL TO 
PREPARE FOR ELECTION DAY
>> TWITTER UNDER SCRUTINY WITH
THE ELECTION LESS THAN FOUR 
MONTHS
>>> HERE'S PROOF THAT HEROES
COME IN ALL SIZES HERE
RUSHING TO PROTECT HIS
FOUR-YEAR-OLD SISTER FROM A DOG 
ATTACK
A GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX LUNGED AT 
THE KIDS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND
HE STEPPED IN RIGHT IN FRONT OF 
HIS SISTER
IT WENT VIRAL AND ALSO CAUGHT 
THE EYE OF CAPTAIN AMERICA
HIMSELF.
CHRIS EVANS TOLD THE BOY WHAT HE
DID WAS SO SELFLESS AND SO BRAVE
HE SENT HIM AN AUTHENTIC SHIELD.
NORMALLY LITTLE KIDS FREAK OUT
THEY GET SO SCARED
>> NOT HIM NO.
BILL KARINS IS BRINGING THE 
HEAT
>> HATS OFF TO HIM
NOW AN EXPANDING, MAP FILLING UP
WITH ORANGE.
WE'L
>>> AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSIDER
REOPENING THEY MIGHT LEARN FROM 
THE EXPERIENCE FROM A SCHOOL IN 
NEW JERSEY
ALSO THIS MORNING SOME TROUBLING
NEWS ABOUT COVID AND KIDS IN
FLORIDA.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILLIP.
WITH 53 MILLION KIDS IN K 
THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS A LOT OF 
ANXIOUS FAMILIES WANT TO KNOW 
WHAT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL LOOKS 
LIKE IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
AS THE DEBATE OVER OPENING
SCHOOLS INTENSIFIES, A STUNNING 
NEW STATISTIC FROM FLORIDA
31% OF KIDS TESTED THERE FOR
COVID-19 WERE POSITIVE
MORE THAN 16,000
THOUGH EXPERTS WARN THERE ARE 
CAVEATS.
>> THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE TESTED
BECAUSE THEY MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS SO THIS IS NOT 
INDICATIVE OF KIDS OVERALL. 
>> Reporter: HOSPITALIZATIONS 
FOR CHILDREN REMAIN VERY RARE 
AND THE DEATH RATE FOR COVID
PATIENTS UNDER AGE 25 IS LESS 
THAN .1%
IT COMES AS SOME SCHOOLS ARE
ALREADY IN SESSION
AS WEST FIELD DAYCARE CENTER IN 
NEW JERSEY SUMMER SCHOOL IS OPEN
FOR KIDS 18 MONTHS TO 
KINDERGARTEN WITH A NEW ROUTINE.
NO ONE WITH A TEMPERATURE WITH
100.4 OR ABOVE CAN COME TO CLASS
AND PARENTS SAY GOOD-BYE
OUTSIDE.
>> WE COMPARED THE PROS AND THE 
CONS AND WE CONCLUDE IT'S A GOOD
IDEA TO SEND KIDS HERE
THE KIDS LEARN IN SMALL GROUPS
OF TEN OR WHAT SOME EXPERTS CALL
PODS REDUCING CONTACT WITH
OTHERS SO IF SOMEONE GETS SICK
THE POD CAN BE QUARANTINED
>> THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK BUT IF 
IT'S GOING AS SMOOTHLY AS HERE I
THINK CHILDREN NEED IT
THEY NEED TO BE WITH OTHER
CHILDREN
>> TEACHERS SIT THE KIDS SIX
FEET APART
MASKS ARE OPTIONAL AND EACH 
CHILD BRINGS THEIR OWN SUPPLIES.
THEY EAT LUNCH AT THEIR DESKS 
NOT IN THE CAFETERIA
ALMOST EVERY ELSE HAPPENS 
OUTSIDE AND STAFFERS SANITIZE 
HIGH TOUCH SURFACES BETWEEN 
GROUPS
NEW STEPS TO BALANCE SCHOOL AND 
SAFETY
>> HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO BE BACK 
AT SCHOOL?
>> SUPER DUPER
>> SUPER DUPER
>> YEAH.
>> Reporter: AND THEY'RE THREE
WEEKS NOW INTO THE SESSION
SO FAR NO KIDS HAVE GOTTEN SICK.
IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR
BIGGER SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN THAT 
LEVEL OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF 
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND
MEDICINE HAVE URGED SCHOOLS TO
REOPEN, BUT THEY ARE
RECOMMENDING MASKS FOR ALL
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>> THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> A MODEL TO FOLLOW
>>> TODAY IS KRISPY KREME'S 83rd
BIRTHDAY
SO TO CELEBRATE THEY'RE OFFERING
A DOZEN FREE ORIGINAL GLAZED
DOZEN WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY
DOZEN.
THE OFFER IS ONLY TODAY IN
PARTICIPATING RETA
>>> NEW RECORD NUMBERS WITH 
ALMOST 73,000 NEW CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS REPORTED, IN A SI
SINGLE DAY
AS MORE STATES AND STORES DEMAND
MASKS BE WORN, WHILE OTHERS ARE 
STILL HOLDING OUT ON MASK 
MANDATES. 
>> NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING.
ALARMING REPORTS OF RUSSIAN 
HACKERS TRYING TO STEAL 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE RESEARCH. 
>> CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN IF DONALD WERE TO BE 
ELECTED IN 2020, WOULD, I 
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE, BE THE END
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
>> BUT THAT'S NOT ALL THE 
PRESIDENT'S NIECE HAD TO SAY
WE HAVE GOT THE LATEST AND HOW
THE WHITE HOUSE IS RESPONDING.
>> AS WE HEAD INTO WHAT BILL
KARINS SAYS WILL BE THE HOTTEST 
WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER, FROM 
COAST TO COAST, IS THAT AIR 
CONDITIONING IN YOUR UNIT IN
YOUR HOME SPREADING COVID-19
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
AS WE HEAD TO A COAST TO COAST
HEAT WAVE, CLASHES OVER MASK
MANDATES ARE REACHING A TIPPING 
POINT.
CITY AND STATE LEADERS ARE
FACING OFF AS BUSINESSES FORGE
AHEAD WITH THEIR OWN RULES
THE UNITED STATES IS LEADING THE
WORLD WITH 25% OF REPORTED
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
IN JUST 24 HOURS, WE HAD A
RECORD 73,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
THERE ARE NOW NEARLY 4 MILLION
AMERICANS INFECTED. 
>> AFTER A SPIKE IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, COLORADO
GOCGO
GOVERNOR JARED POLIS ISSUED A 
STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE THAT GOES
INTO EFFECT TODAY.
APPLIES TO ANYONE OVER THE AGE
OF 11.
>> GOVERNOR KEMP IS NOT ONLY
REFUSING TO MANDATE MASKS IN
PUBLIC
HE IS SUING TO STOP MAYOR KEISHA
LANCE BOTTOMS FROM DOING SO.
SHE RECENTLY CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS AND HER HUSBAND IS VERY 
ILL.
GEORGIA CURRENTLY HAS OVER
31,000 CASES. 
>> RESEARCHERS ARE RAISING
ALARMS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
TESTING.
WAITING MORE THAN 48 HOURS FOR
RESULTS MAKES IT ALMOST 
IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACE AND CONTROL 
THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE WAITING UP
TO TWO WEEKS FOR A RESULT.
RESEARCHERS AT THE ROCKEFELLER
FOUNDATION WARN OF AN IMPENDING 
DISASTER IF AMERICA DOESN'T 
INCREASE TESTING TO 30 MILLION
PER WEEK, BY OCTOBER
WE'RE AT ABOUT 4.5 MILLION A
WEEK RIGHT NOW. 
>> IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FACEBOOK
FOUNDER, MARK ZUCKERBERG, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI REACTED TO THE
LATEST SPIKES IN CORONAVIRUS
CASE. 
>> THERE WERE SOME STATES THAT
ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT 
THE GUIDELINES WERE FOR OPENING,
YOU KNOW, THE CHECKPOINTS THAT
YOU HAVE TO GET PAST, BEFORE YOU
WENT TO THE NEXT FADS.
 PHASE
SOME OF THEM WENT TOO QUICKLY,
AND OFFICIALLY JUMPED OVER THEM.
THAT, AS I HAD SAID IN PREVIOUS 
DISCUSSIONS, IS A RECIPE FOR
GETTING INTO TROUBLE
>> THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT
SAID STATES DON'T NECESSARILY 
NEED TO LOCK DOWN AGAIN, BUT
THAT REOPENINGS NEED TO BE
HANDLED IN A MORE MEASURED WAY. 
>> AS MORE STATES ARE EXPANDING 
THEIR MASK MANDATES, TENSIONS 
ARE MOUNTING WITH PEOPLE WHO SEE
IT AS A VIELOLATION OF THEIR
RIGHTS
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: FACING DOWN A
PANDEMIC IN SOME REGIONS, AN
ABOUTFACE WHEN IT COMES TO
WEARING MASKS.
STATES LIKE ARKANSAS AND
COLORADO, NOW REQUIRING THEM IN 
PUBLIC
IN TEXAS, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT
SAYS HE WON'T SHUT THE STATE
BACK DOWN, BUT RESIDENTS NEED TO
WEAR ONE. 
>> IF EVERYONE CAN ADOPT THE
PRACTICE OF WEARING A FACE MASK 
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO GET COVID-19 UNDER 
CONTROL.
>> THOUGH, THE CDC AND NEARLY 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AGREES, 
MASKS REMAIN A FLASH POINT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
FROM COFFEE SHOPS TO GROCERY
STORES, MANY REFUSE TO WEAR ONE.
AS MORE RETAILERS, LEIKE TARGET
REQUIRE THEM
IN FLORIDA, ONE SHOPPER PULLED A
GUN ON ANOTHER AFTER A DISPUTE
OVER FACE MASKS.
IN UTAH, A MEETING ABOUT FACE 
COVERINGS CANCELLED, WHEN 
PARENTS INSIDE A PACKED ROOM
REFUSED TO WEAR ONE.
STATES IN ROUGHLY HALF THE
COUNTRY REQUIRE THEM. 
>> WHY AREN'T THEY ENFORCING IT?
>> IN GEORGIA, WHILE EXTENDING
COVID RESTRICTIONS, THE GOVERNOR
MADE IT A POINT TO PROHIBIT SOME
CITIES AND CO COUNTIES FROM
REQUIRING MASKS, EVEN AS
CORONAVIRUS CASES SURGE TO
HISTORIC NUMBERS. 
>> OUR HANDS SHOULD BE TOTALLY
AND UNEQUIVOCALLY WORKING TO
FIGHT THIS VIRUS. 
>> NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN 
GEORGIA.
>> HERE, IN ATLANTA, THE CITY'S 
MAYOR WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID, HERSELF
SAYS, DESPITE THE GOVERNOR'S
ORDER, MASK REQUIREMENTS WILL 
REMAIN IN PLACE.
ADDING, HER DECISION IS DRIVEN
BY SCIENCE AND DATA.
>> IN FLORIDA, WHERE MASK RULES 
VARY, COUNTY BY COUNTY
THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER
THAT'S TRACKING THE VIRUS WAS 
SHUT DOWN AFTER 12 EMPLOYEES
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.
THE MIXED MESSAGING OVER FACE 
COVERINGS, UNFOLDING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
WHY ARE WE WEARING MASKS TO BE
OUTSIDE?
>> IT'S SUCH A SMALL
INCONVENIENCE, FOR THE GREATER
GOOD. 
>> WITH 34 STATES SEEING AN 
INCREASE IN COVID CASES BY AT 
LEAST 25%, MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION
AMERICANS HAVE TESTED POBZTSITIE
FOR THE VIRUS.
600 OUT-OF-STATE NURSES ARE 
HEADED TO HARD-HIT REGIONS, LIKE
ARIZONA.
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND, AS STRONG 
AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, TO GET 
PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS
>> CALIFORNIA.
ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO
REQUIRE FACE MASKS
IS NOW ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT.
AND THERE IS NO TALK OF 
LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS
>> OUR NATION STRUGGLING OVER 
HOW TO CONTAIN A PANDEMIC, AS 
MASKS BECOME THE FACE OF
CONTROVERSY.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> A NEW THREAT THIS MORNING AS 
THE WORLD RACES TO MANUFACTURE A
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
RUSSIAN HACKERS ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH FROM 
AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AND BRITISH 
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, 
ACCORDING TO INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES. 
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
I THINK -- I MEAN, IT'S 
DEPLORABLE AND WE CALL IT OUT,
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, 
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAIL, THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND
AGAINST IT. 
>> MARTIN SAID THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THE HACKERS STOLE ANY
DATA
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS USING MALWARE AND SP
SPEAR FISHING.
RUSSIA DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
ALSO, WARNED ABOUT THE THREAT 
FROM CHINESE HACKERS WHO WERE 
DETECTED TRYING TO STEAL VACCINE
RESEARCH IN MAY.
>> EXPLOSIVE, NEW ALLEGATIONS 
THIS MORNING FROM THE 
PRESIDENT'S NIECE, MARY TRUMP,
WHOSE BOOK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
HITS STORES THIS WEEK.
SELLING NEARLY A MILLION COPIES 
ON THE FIRST DAY, ALONE.
GEOFF BENNETT HAS MORE
>> Reporter: A STUNNING, NEW
ACCUSATION FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S NIECE.
MARY TRUMP TELLING MSNBC'S
RACHEL MADDOW, SHE'S HEARD THE
PRESIDENT USE ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS
AND THE N WORD. 
>> I HAVE TO PRESS YOU ON IT A
LITTLE BIT
IF -- JUST TO ASK IF THE
PRESIDENT, IF YOUR UNCLE, WAS AN
EXCEPTION TO THAT IN YOUR 
FAMILY
OR IF HE -- HE -- YOU EVER HEARD
HIM EXPRESS, EITHER USE 
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS OR THE N WORD
OR OTHER RACIST SLURS OR
SENTIMENTS LIKE THAT
DO YOU MEAN THIS WAS AN AMBIENT 
THING IN YOUR FAMILY BUT YOU
DIDN'T EVER HEAR IT FROM HIM
OR DID YOU HEAR IT FROM HIM,
TOO?
>> YEAH, OF COURSE, I DID.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD 
SURPRISE ANYBODY GIVEN HOW
VIRULENTLY RACIST HE IS, TODAY
>> HAVE YOU HEARD -- HAVE YOU 
HEARD THE PRESIDENT USE THE N 
WORD
>> YEAH.
AND ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS, 
SPECIFICALLY
>> YES. 
>> A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL, IN 
RESPONSE, TELLS NBC NEWS, THIS
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE
THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
IN RECENT WEEKS, THE PRESIDENT
HAS SEIZED ON DIVISIVE CULTURE
WARS, AND RELIED ON RACE-BATING 
RHETORIC TO FIRE UP HIS BASE
BUT ANOTHER NEW ROUND OF POLLS
SHOWS HIM TRAILING JOE BIDEN BY 
DOUBLE DIGITS, NATIONWIDE.
AND IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES
A NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET 
JOURNAL" POLL FINDS THE 
PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
WITH A LEAD OVER PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
IN BATTLEGROUND STATES, BIDEN 
HOLDING A LEAD OF 12 POINTS.
THE PRESIDENT SHAKING UP HIS
CAMPAIGN STAFF, DEMOTING
CAMPAIGN MANAGER BRAD PARSCALE
REPLACING HIM WITH DEPUTY 
CAMPAIGN MANAGER, BILL STEPIEN
A VETERAN REPUBLICAN OPERATIVE. 
>> AND A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL 
TELLS US, IN RESPONSE TO MARY 
TRUMP'S ALLEGATION, QUOTE, THIS 
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE
THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT, GEOFF, THANK YOU. 
>> JEOPARDY HOST ALEX TREBEK 
SHARED A POSITIVE HEALTH UPDATE 
FOR HIS FANS. 
>> I'VE BEEN DOING WELL.
I'VE BEEN CONTINUING MY 
TREATMENT, AND IT IS PAYING OFF.
THOUGH, IT DOES FATIGUE ME A
GREAT DEAL
MY NUMBERS ARE GOOD.
I AM FEELING GREAT
I CAN'T WAIT TO RETURN TO THE 
STUDIO AND START RECORDING SHOWS
FOR THE NEW SEASON IN SEPTEMBER.
>> TREBEK WROTE A BOOK
A MEMOIR TITLED THE ANSWER IS 
REFLECTIONS ON MY LIFE
IT'S SET TO BE PUBLISHED JULY 
21st
SO GREAT TO SEE HIM DOING SO
WELL AND SO MANY THINGS TO LOOK 
FORWARD TO
THE BOOK AND THEN COMING BACK TO
JEOPARDY. 
>> WE GOT A COAST TO COAST
SCORCHER WEEKEND AHEAD OF US
NBC METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS IS
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT.
HEY, BILL, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING TO YOU 
GUYS
A LOT OF RED MIND ME
SOLET' GET INTO TODAY'S 
FORECAST
WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEVERE
STORMS IN AREAS OF THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS
BUT THE HEAT IS THE BIG STORY OF
THE WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE
HEAT EXPANDING TO THE EAST
COAST.
TODAY, 93 IN D.C
ONLY THE NORTHEAST GETS THE 
EXCEPTION TODAY.
THEN THE HEAT MOVES IN FOR THIS 
UPCOMING WEEKEND
HOT AND HUMID ARRIVES IN THE 
MIDATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST AS
WE GO INTO YOUR SATURDAY
VERY HOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
COUNTRY.
LOOK AT THAT
105 IN WESTERN KANSAS.
AREAS OF WEST TEXAS STILL IN THE
HUNDREDS
AND THEN, AS WE GO THROUGHOUT 
YOUR SUNDAY, THAT'S WHETHER IT
ARRIVES IN AREAS OF THE 
NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND.
THAT'S A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER 
FOR THE DAY.
NOW, HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT 
YOUR DAY-AHEAD FORECAST.
WHILE WE ARE CONTINUING TO WATCH
THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE COUNTRY
GOING TO WARP WARM UP A LOT IN
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND ALSO UP 
TOWARDS AREA OF NORTH DAKOTA
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
SPECIFIC NUMBERS COMING UP GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT
BILL, THANK.
>> FT. LAUDERDALE POLICE BODY 
CAMERA CAPTURED THE RARE MOMENT 
OF A KANGAROO ON THE LOOSE
OFFICERS MANAGED TO GET THE 
KANGAROO TO HOP CLOSER TO HIM.
AFTER A FEW TRIES, THEY WERE
ABLE TO SAFELY WRANGLE THE ROO
AND PUT IT IN THE BACKSEAT OF 
THEIR SQUAD CAR.
TURNS OUT THE MARSUPIAL ESCAPED 
FROM ITS OWNER
BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE WILDLIFE
COMMISSION
I DON'T 
>>> LADING THE NEWS.
TYLER PERRY'S ONCE AGAIN GIVING 
BACK TO HIS ATLANTA COMMUNITY.
THE MEDIA MOGUL DONATED 1,000 
KROGER GIFT CARDS TO FAMILIES 
IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC
PERRY SAID THIS IS ABOUT GOOD 
PEOPLE WHO NEED A HAND UP, NOT A
HANDOUT.
MEANWHILE, METALLICA DRUMMER
LARS ULRICH IS RAISING AWARENESS
ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER
IN THE UNITED.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMANTHA 
B., HE DISCUSSED THE BAND'S WORK
WITH FEEDING AMERICA
SO GREAT TO SEE ALL THESE GUYS, 
WITH THEIR FAME, WITH THEIR 
MONEY.
>> STEPPING UP. 
>> YEP. 
>> STEPPING UP TO HELP
>>> A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS
UNDERWAY INTO THE MASSIVE 
TWITTER HACK THAT COMPROMISED 
ACCOUNTS OF JOE BIDEN, BARACK 
OBAMA, BILL GATES, AND MANY 
MORE
NBC'S JOLENE KENT IS FOLLOWING
ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS FOR US.
JOE, GOOD MORNING.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
IT'S THE TWITTER HACK EVERYWHERE
IS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THE
HACKERS ARE STILL UNIDENTIFIED
AND THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT 
DOES THIS HACK MEAN FOR THE 
UPCOMING 2020 GENERAL ELECTION
THE SFFBI IS LEADING A NEW
INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOST 
HIGH-PROFILE HACK IN TWITTER
HISTORY.
SOME ACCOUNTS OF ITS MOST FAMOUS
USERS, INCLUDING FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, FORMER
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, JEFF
BEZOS, AND KANYE WEST WERE TAKEN
OVER BY CYBERCRIMINALS
UNIDENTIFIED HACKERS USED 
ACCOUNTS TO ASK PEOPLE TO SEND
THEM BIT COIN, SCAMMING THEM OUT
OF OVER $100,000
TWITTER SAYS IT IS COOPERATING
WITH THE FBI, AND TAKING STEPS
TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN 
AGAIN.
CALLING THE INCIDENT A
COORDINATED SOCIAL ENGINEERING
ATTACK BY PEOPLE WHO
SUCCESSFULLY TARGETED SOME OF 
OUR EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO
INTERNAL SYSTEMS. 
>> A SOCIAL ENGINEER IS GOING TO
TRY AND GAIN ACCESS TO A SYSTEM 
OR MONEY OR DATA, BY TRYING TO
LEVERAGE SOME EXPLOIT IN A
PERSON
WHETHER THAT IS THEIR 
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BEING BRIBED
OR TRYING TO GAIN ACCESS BY 
PHISHING OVER E-MAIL. 
>> REPUBLICAN JOSH HOLLY SENDING
THIS LETTER TO TWITTER CEO JACK 
DORSEY, ASKING WHETHER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S ACCOUNT IS UNDER THREAT.
DEMOCRAT RICHARD BLUMENTHAL 
SAYING THIS HACK BODES ILL FOR
NOVEMBER BALLOTING. 
>> THIS IS JUST I THINK A REALLY
GOOD CLOSE CALL.
THEY COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW,
THROUGH CONTROLLING THE TWITTER 
ACCOUNTS OF MAJOR CEOs, THEY
COULD HAVE TANKED THE STOCK 
PRICES OF THOSE COMPANIES.
THEY COULD HAVE USED THE
POLITICIAN ACCOUNTS TO CREATE A 
WORLDWIDE PANIC.
>> A WAKEUP CALL, WITH LESS THAN
FOUR MONTHS TO ELECTION DAY.
AND FOR THE AVERAGE USER, 
TWITTER IS SAYING YOU DON'T NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT RESETTING YOUR 
PASSWORD
IN A NEW STATEMENT, TWITTER 
SUPPORT TWEETED OUT SAYING, WE
HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT ATTACKERS 
ACCESSED PASSWORD.
CLOSEST IMAGES OF THE SUN EVER
TAKEN.
THEY WERE SENT BACK BY THE
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCIES AND 
NASA'S SOLAR ORBITER, WHICH 
COMPLETED ITS FIRST CLOSE PASS
SINCE MID-JUNE
AND WHEN WE SAY CLOSE, THEY MEAN
48 MILLION MILES
SCIENTISTS HOPE THE IMAGES WILL 
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE SUN
SUN'S ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS. 
>> I AM SEEING A WHOLE BUNCH OF 
IMAGES OF THE GRINCH IN THOSE 
PATTERNS RIGHT THERE. 
>> RIGHT
>> MOVING ON NOW TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY, TODAY
WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER SUMMER
SCORCHER
THAT MEANS A LOT OF US WILL BE
CRANKING UP THE AC TO GET SOME
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
BUT NOW, WE'RE HEARING THAT AIR 
CONDITIONING COULD, ALSO, BE
SPR
SPREADING THE VIRUS.
NBC'S KARI SANDERS HAS DETAILS
>> Reporter: AS THE NATION BAKES
AGAIN TODAY, AND AC UNITS FIGHT 
TO KEEP US COOL.
EXPERTS SAY THAT REFRESHING FLOW
OF AIR COULD ALSO BE SPREADING
CORONAVIRUS.
YET, ONE MORE WORRY, AS WE
SANITIZE OUR HANDS, SOCIAL
DISTANCE, AND MASK UP.
>> WE'RE MORE PARANOID THAN 
EVER. 
>> WE'RE WEARING THE GOOD MASKS.
>> HOW DO WE KNOW AC MIGHT
SPREAD COVID
STUDIES CONDUCTED AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND REVEAL 
SOME ACs CAN SPREAD VIRUSES,
WHILE OTHERS DO NOT.
THOSE SMALL WINDOW AIR
CONDITIONERS MAY DRIVE UP YOUR
ELECTRIC BILL.
BUT THEY'RE, ALSO, MORE LIKELY
TO BE SAFE, ACCORDING TO
RESEARCHERS.
WHILE CENTRAL UNITS, ESPECIALLY 
THOSE BIG ONES THAT COOL ENTIRE 
BUILDINGS, GROCERY STORES, AND
SCHOOLS, CAN BE PROBLEMATIC.
>> WOULD YOU GO INTO A BUILDING 
RIGHT NOW, THAT HAS CENTRAL AIR 
CONDITIONING, AND IT'S A BIG, 
LARGE SPACE?
EVEN IF PEOPLE ARE SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED?
>> IT'S A VERY HARD QUESTION. 
>> DOCTOR IS A MECHANICAL 
ENGINEER
HER RESEARCH FOCUSING ON INDOOR 
AIR QUALITY.
>> AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT 
HAS A LOT OF FRESH AIR, OR IT'S 
CLEANED THROUGH VERY EFFICIENT
FILTERS, WOULD BE SAFE FOR YOU
IF YOU ARE IN THE SPACE WHERE 
THE AIR IS NOT VERY FRESH AND 
CLEAN, YOU WOULD BE BEING 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS, 
POTENTIALLY, IF SOMEBODY IN THE 
ENVIRONMENT HAS IT. 
>> IS THERE A WORKAROUND
A COSTLY REDESIGN OF AN ENTIRE
AC SYSTEM TO FORCE COOL AIR 
THROUGH ADVANCED FILTERS IS AN
OPTION
BUT RESEARCH, ALSO, FOUND THAT
UV LIGHTS CAN KILL VIRUSES
THOSE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS ARE
COMMONLY HID IN CEILINGS. 
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE 
ULTRAVIOLET LIGH
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "EARLY
TODAY.
6 MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK OF 
SEVERE WEATHER LATER TODAY
A LARGE COMPLEX OF STORMS WITH
WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.
WATCH OUT AROUND FARGO AND
HEADIN
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, 
FUTURES WERE UP SLIGHTLY THIS 
MORNING, FOLLOWING THURSDAY'S 
VOLATILE SESSION
THE DOW SNAPPED A FOUR-DAY
WINNING STREAK DROPPING 135 
POINTS. 
>> NETFLIX GETS A BOOST OF
SUBSCRIBERS WITH A WHOPPING 10
MILLION NEW USERS WORLDWIDE 
BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE
HASTINGS SAID THEY HAVE BEEN
PARTNERS FOR YEARS AND THIS JUST
MAKES IT FORMAL NOW.
>> A FEDERAL JUDGE EXTENDED THE 
DEADLINE FOR THE RELEASE OF 
MIGRANT CHILDREN IN I.C.E.
DETENTION CENTERS.
THE CHILDREN WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
RELEASED BY TODAY BUT 
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING ABOUT
HOW THEY WILL BE RELEASED.
I.C.E. IS OPPOSED TO RELEASING
THE PARENTS SO THEY RUN THE RISK
OF BEING SEPARATED. 
>> AN ALL-OUT BLITZ OVER THE
NFL'S PLANS TO PROTECT PLAYERS
FROM CORONAVIRUS OR LACK
THEREOF.
HE TWEETED A LIST OF QUESTIONS
STILL UNANSWERED HEADING INTO 
THE SEASON
EMPHASIZING THEY WANT TO PLAY.
HE SAID THE LEAGUE HAS YET TO 
PROVIDE A VALID INFECTIOUS
DISEASE, EMERGENCY-RESPONSE 
PLAN
THAT INCLUDES HOW TESTING WILL
WORK AND HOW A POSITIVE TEST
WOULD AFFECT THE TEAM.
AS WATT POINTED OUT, ROOKIES ARE
SET TO REPORT TO CAMP MONDAY. 
>> TOURISTS STEPPED ON TO THE 
TOP FLOOR HE HAVE THE EIFFEL
TOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 
MONTHS
HERE'S NBC'S KELLY. 
>> FRANCE CELEBRATING BASTILLE
DAY THIS WEEK.
THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY
AND IN ANOTHER SIGN THINGS ARE
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL, THE VERY
TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER, ALSO,
BACK IN BUSINESS
WITH STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING,
OF COURSE, NO MORE THAN 250 
PEOPLE ALLOWED UP TOP, AT ANY 
TIME
TOURISM BRINGS MORE THAN 30 
MILLION VISITORS TO FRANCE IN A 
NORMAL YEAR.
THE EIFFEL TOWER, ONE OF THE
BIGGEST ATTRACTIONS.
NOW, SIX WEEKS AFTER LOCKDOWN 
ENDED, PARISIANS AND BRAVE
TOURISTS, EXCITED.
>> EVEN IF THE CONDITIONS ARE 
NOT ALWAYS VERY EASY, WE CAN
HAVE SOME PLACES, LIKE THE A
EIFFEL TOWER
WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE SOME GOOD 
TIME AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR
US. 
>> OTHER LANDMARKS COMING BACK
TO LIFE.
DISNEY LAND PARIS, PARTIALLY
REOPENING.
BUT NO KISSING AT DISNEY LAND 
PARIS.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED AT THE THEME 
PARK
AND SO ARE RESERVATIONS.
NBC NEWS, LONDON
>> SO, VERY SLOWLY, THAT LIST IS
GROWING A LITTLE BIT LONGER OF
ALL THESE WORLD LANDMARKS THAT
ARE STARTING TO REOPEN. 
>> LIKE YOU SAID, SLOWLY, BUT 
SURELY, IT WAS SO ODD.
IT IS SO ODD TO SEE ALL THESE 
ICONIC LANDMARKS EMPTY, FOR SO
>>> IF EVERYONE CAN ADOPT THE 
PRACTICE OF WEARING A FACE MASK,
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO GET COVID-19 UNDER 
CONTROL.
>> TEXAS'S GOVERNOR, JOINING
MANY OTHERS IN THE PUSH TO GET
EVERYONE TO WEAR A MASK.
BUT NOT ALL STATES ARE ON BOARD,
AS THE U.S. SURPASSES A SINGLE
DAY RECORD NUMBER OF CASES. 
>> THE BATTLE OVER TESTING
WHAT'S THE BEST METHOD
AND CAN IT HELP GET OUR KIDS
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM ANY 
FASTER
ONE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL IS ALREADY
OPEN WITH KIDS IN LEARNING PODS.
WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. 
>> THIS MORNING, WE HAVE GOT AN 
UPDATE ON THE HEALTH OF 
JEOPARDY'S ALEX TREBEK. 
>> AND AFTER A FIVE-MONTH BREAK,
TIGER WOODS COMES ROARING BACK
AT THE MEMORIAL, AS HE TRIES TO 
BREAK SAM SNEDE'S RECORD 82 
VICTORIES.
IT'S FRIDAY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP 
MENA. 
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
AS THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES
SWEEPING ACROSS THE NATION, 
MAYORS, GOVERNORS, AND
LAWMAKERS, ARE AT ODDS OVER MASK
REGULATIONS.
THE U.S. IS LEADING THE WORLD 
WITH 25% OF REPORTED CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
IN JUST 24 HOURS, WE'VE HAD A 
RECORD 73,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
THERE ARE NOW NEARLY 4 MILLION
AMERICANS INFECTED
>> CALIFORNIA SENATOR DIANE 
FEINSTEIN IS TRYING TO HOLD 
STATES ACCOUNTABLE
SHE IS PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT 
THAT WOULD BLOCK STATES FROM
RECEIVING STIMULUS FUNDING IF 
THEY DON'T IMPLEMENT MASK 
MANDATES
SHE SAYS WEARING MASKS SHOULD BE
MANDATORY.
>> AS NEW YORK CITY FWAERS UP TO
ENTER PHASE FOUR OF REOPENING,
IT WILL NOT INCLUDE INDOOR
DINING OR MALLS AND MUSEUMS.
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, ALSO,
UNVEILED A THREE STRIKES AND
YOU'RE CLOSED RULE FOR BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS.
IF THEY RACK UP THREE 
VIOLATIONS, THEY GET SHUT DOWN. 
>> TYLER PERRY, ONCE AGAIN, 
GIVING BACK TO HIS ATLANTA
COMMUNITY.
THE MEDIA MOGUL DONATED 1,000 
KROGER GIFT CARDS, WORTH 50 
BUCKS EACH, TO FAMILIES IMPACTED
BY THE PANDEMIC.
POLICE OFFICERS WENT DOOR TO
DOOR HANDING THEM OUT.
>> AND DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE 
LENDING A HELPING HAND TO 
HOUSTON.
IN AN EFFORT TO MEET GROWING
DEMANDS FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
24 OF THEM SET UP TESTING SITES 
AT TWO TEXAS CHURCHES BRINGING
ALONG EQUIPMENT AND OTHER 
SUPPLIES TO HELP. 
>> WITH SEVERE OUTBREAKS
HAPPENING IN SEVERAL STATES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HOSPITALS 
ARE FEELING THE STRAIN AND
OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED THEY MAY
HIT A BREAKING POINT
OUR ALICE BARR IS IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, CASES ARE 
SURGING.
HOSPITALS, FILLING UP.
HOTSPOTS, SHUTTING DOWN.
AND MANY OF THE SAME FIGHTS,
STILL, RAGING ON
>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS 
NATION TO BE GOING THROUGH WHAT 
IT'S GOING THROUGH NOW
WE LEARNED THESE LESSONS MONTH
A
OOS AGO.
>> ARKANSAS AND COLORADO
MANDATING MASKS STATEWIDE.
WHILE GEORGIA'S GOVERNOR IS 
TRYING TO REVERSE MASK ORDERS IN
AT LEAST 15 CITIES
ATLANTA'S MAYOR, DEFIANT. 
>> IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT 
YOURSELF AND YOUR CUSTOMERS, YOU
SHOULD WEAR A MASK
OUR POLICIES ARE ENFORCEABLE AND
THEY STAND. 
>> WITH STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS,
EACH, FOLLOWING THEIR OWN PATH
MANY FACING CRITICAL DELAYS IN
TESTING AND STRUGGLING TO 
ESTABLISH CONTACT TRACING.
THEY'RE, ONCE AGAIN, LOOKING TO 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR A
COORDINATED FEDERAL RESPONSE. 
>> WE JUST NEED THE PRESIDENT TO
LEAD AND FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES. 
>> A NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET
JOURNAL" POLL FINDS JUST 37%
APPROVE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
HANDLING OF THE VIRUS.
AND WITH HIS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL,
JOE BIDEN, NOW LEADING BY 11
POINTS IN THE SAME POLL.
THE PRESIDENT IS REPLACING HIS
CAMPAIGN MANAGER, JUST FOUR 
MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP BANKS ON AN
ECONOMIC RECOVERY TO BOOST HIS
CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET THINGS
DONE THAT THEY HAVE WANTED TO 
SEE DONE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. 
>> NEWS MORE THAN 4 MILLION 
AMERICANS FILED FIRST-TIME
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FOR THE 17th
STR
STRAIGHT WEEK.
AND WITH EXTRA BENEFITS SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH,
LAWMAKERS ARE NEGOTIATING THE 
NEXT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL
NOW, EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST
ANOTHER TRILLION DOLLARS
IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, NBC
NEWS. 
>> HEALTH EXPERTS ARE SOUNDING
ALARMS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS TESTING
IN AMERICA
THERE ARE CONCERNS THE U.S. 
NEEDS TO DRASTICALLY RAMP UP
TESTING EFFORTS TO TRACE AND
CONTAIN THE VIRUS.
NBC'
NBC'S TOM COSTELLO AS THIS PORT.
>> IN NEARLY EVERY CORNER OF THE
NATION, POP UP TESTING SITES
HAVE TURNED INTO TRAFFIC JAMS.
NOW, HEALTHCARE RESEARCHERS AT
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION WARN 
AMERICA FACES AN IMPENDING
DISASTER IF IT DOESN'T
DRAMATICALLY INCREASE TESTING.
FROM 4.5 MILLION PER WEEK, NOW, 
TO 30 MILLION PER WEEK BY 
OCTOBER.
AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO RAMP UP THE TESTING, 
INCLUDING RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS.
RESULTS IN 20 MINUTES.
>> RIGHT NOW, AMERICA HAS TWO 
CHOICES.
JUST SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN, OR 
LET HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
AMERICANS DIE.
OUR GROUP HAS COME TOGETHER TO
OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION,
WHICH IS USING TESTING AS A WAY 
OUT.
>> RESEARCHERS SAY TEST RESULTS,
NOW, ARE TAKING FAR TOO LONG
SOMETIMES, UP TO TWO WEEKS WHEN 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 48 HOURS OR
LESS
AND A NEW REPORT FROM THE 
MEDICAL JOURNAL LANCET SAYS TEST
RESULTS THAT TAKE THREE DAYS OR 
MORE MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS.
THE CHALLENGE.
TRACING EVERYONE WITH WHOM
THEY'VE HAD CONTACT.
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS
STORE CLERKS
EVEN A FOOD DELIVERY PERSON.
RESEARCHERS SAY EACH INFECTED 
PERSON TRANSMITS THE VIRUS TO 
ANOTHER TWO AND A HALF PEOPLE.
BUT PHYSICAL DISTANCING CAN CUT 
THAT NUMBER IN HALF.
IN NEW YORK, AARON WEAKS STAYED 
AT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS WAITING 
FOR HIS TEST RESULTS. 
>> I THINK IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
FOR PEOPLE TO BE RESPONSIBLE, 
ESPECIALLY YOUNGER PEOPLE, WHEN 
IT TAKES 14 DAYS, PLUS, TO GET
TEST RESULTS. 
>> BECAUSE THE COUNTRY ISN'T
KEEPING UP WITH THE VIRUS, MORE 
PATIENTS ARE FLOODING ERs AND 
ICUs
IN HOUSTON, THE ARMY HAS BEEN 
CALLED IN TO HELP AT ONE
HOSPITAL. 
>> THE PATIENTS ARE SICK, AND 
THIS ISN'T A WAY THAT I WANT TO 
DIE.
I DON'T WANT TO DIE LIKE I CAN'T
BREATHE, EVEN THOUGH I'M ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
>> AT MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL
OUTSIDE OF MIAMI, THEY HAVE 
TURNED AN AUDITORIUM INTO A 
PATIENT WARD. 
>> WHILE THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO
CLIMB, EXPONENTIALLY, WE ARE
MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO NEVER, 
EVER BE ABLE TO TURN A PATIENT
AWAY. 
>> AND THE NUMBERS KEEP 
CLIMBING
NEARLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE NOW
DYING IN THE U.S., EVERY SINGLE 
DAY FROM COVID
AND THAT NUMBER IS UP 50% IN THE
LAST TWO WEEKS
FRANCES.
>> ALARMING.
TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> THE SCORCHING NEW TELL-ALL 
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S NIECE IS 
FLYING OFF SHELVES THIS MORNING.
MARY TRUMP'S BOOK SHATTERED 
RECORDS FOR PUBLISHER SIMON AND 
SCHUSTER, SELLING NEARLY A
MILLION COPIES ON THE FIRST DAY 
ALONE.
BUT MORE INSIDE THE BOOK THAT'S 
MAKING HEADLINES
TRACIE, SOME EXPLOSIVE
ALLEGATIONS IN THAT BOOK. 
>> WELL, THOSE ALLEGATIONS FROM 
MARY TRUMP, THE PRESIDENT'S 
NIECE, THAT HE USED DEROGATORY
LANGUAGE AND SHE HEARD IT.
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS
SHE SAID SHE HEARD HIM USE THE N
WORD
THAT IT WASN'T JUST THE FAMILY
CULTURE BUT THAT HE DID IT, 
PERSONALLY
AND SHE SAID SHE IS CONCERNED 
ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE
COUNTRY, IF HE'S NOT DEFEATED IN
NOVEMBER
>> THIS IS BEYOND PARTISANSHIP
THIS IS SO BEYOND PARTY.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THIS AS AMERICANS.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
WHAT -- WHO WE WANT TO BE, AS A 
PEOPLE, GOING FORWARD.
SO, CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH, 
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN IF DONALD WERE TO BE 
ELECTED IN 2020, WOULD, I 
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE, BE THE END
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE'S ANY
COMING BACK FROM THIS.
>> NOW, THE RESPONSE FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS THAT THE BOOK IS 
FULL OF FALSEHOODS, AND THAT THE
PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>>> DEMOCRATIC DONORS ARE MAKING
A RUN ON THE BANK IN THE RACE 
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CASH ADVANTAGE
SEEMED UNSURMOUNTABLE --
INSURMOUNTABLE JUST MONTHS AGO
BUT JOE BIDEN IS CLOSING THE
GAP.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE NOW TRAILS BY JUST $53
MILLION.
BIDEN HAS OUTRAISED HIS OPPONENT
FOR TWO MONTHS IN A ROW, AS NEW 
POLLS SHOW HIM UP DOUBLE DIGITS.
>> A TEXAS CEMETERY HAS REMOVED 
A JIM-CROW ERA FENCE THAT 
SEGREGATED GRAVES OF THOSE WHO
WERE LAID TO REST.
WITH MOVEMENTS NOW FOCUSING ON
RACIAL EQUALITY, COMMUNITY
LEADERS DECIDED TO TAKE DOWN THE
FENCE TO UNITE THE HISTORICALLY 
BLACK CEMETERY AND THE
HISTORICALLY WHITE CEMETERY.
>> MICHELLE OBOAMA IS ABOUT TO 
HOST A NEW PODCAST ON SPOTIFY.
SHE'LL EXPLORE HOW PERSONAL 
RELATIONSHIPS SHAPE PEOPLE
IT PREMIERES ON JULY 29th AND 
WILL LAST NINE WEEKS. 
>> THE POPULAR APP TIKTOK COULD,
SOON, SEE SOME COMPETITION
WITHIN WEEKS, FACEBOOK IS 
EXPECTED TO LAUNCH INSTAGRAM
REELS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW USERS
TO CREATE 15-SECOND VIDEOS SET
TO MUSIC
AND PEOPLE CAN ALSO BORROW THE
AUDIO FROM THE OTHER VIDEOS.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS CONSIDERING
PUTTING RESTRICTIONS ON THE 
CHINESE-OWNED TIKTOK. 
>> WHICH WILL BE A REVOLT ON
MANY TWEENS AND TEENAGERS ALIKE 
IF THAT EVER HAPPENS
REAL QUICK
LET'S TURN NOW TO NBC 
METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS WHO IS
WITH US AND TALKING ABOUT THIS
HEAT WAVE A LOT OF US BRACE 
OURSELVES FOR.
>> YEAH.
ONE DAY OF A BREAK IN THE 
NORTHEAST AND THEN THE HEAT WAVE
ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND
HOTTEST CONDITIONS OF THE ENTIRE
SUMMER
SO LET'S GET INTO FIRST AREAS OF
CONCERN.
WE HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ROLLING THROUGH AREAS OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND ALSO 
THROUGH AREAS OF PENNSYLVANIA 
AND WEST VIRGINIA.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE
ARE GOING TO STOP TALKING ABOUT 
THUNDERSTORMS AND ONLY BE 
TALKING ABOUT HEAT BECAUSE THAT 
IS THE BIGGEST HEADLINE ALMOST
COAST TO COAST
90s IN THE ROCKIES ALL THE WAY
TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
SUNDAY, WE GET INTO DANGEROUS 
LEVELS OF HEAT
COULD BE NEARLY 100 DEGREES IN
THE NATION'S CAPITAL AND IT 
COULD FEEL LIKE 110.
WE WILL HAVE SCATTERED STORMS IN
A FEW SPOTS, CAROLINAS, AND ALSO
FLORIDA.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT HEAT WAVE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY, IT 
ALSO CONTINUES BUT WE WON'T SEE 
HUNDREDS, INSTEAD, IT WILL BE 
90s WITH A KNFEW SHOWERS AND 
STORMS
THAT'S THE BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
NOW, HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT 
YOUR LOCAL FORECAST.
NOT MANY COOL SPOTS LEFT ON THE 
WEATHER MAPS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS IS WARMING
UP IN A HURRY.
NORTH DAKOTA AT 95
ONE OF THE ONLY COOL SPOTS OUT
THERE WILL BE AREAS OF MAINE
HIGHS THERE ONLY IN THE 60s.
EVEN NEW YORK CITY'S GOING TO 
HEAT UP THIS WEEKEND, GUYS. 
>> IT'S GOING TO GET UGLY.
BILL, THANK YOU.
>> THE PGA TOUR CONTINUED ITS 
RETURN WITH THE MEMORIAL
TOURNAMENT IN OHIO MINUS THE
FANS, OF COURSE.
TIGER WOODS RETURNED AFTER A
5-MONTH BREAK.
SHOT A 71 IN THE FIRST ROUND, 
FIVE SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADER. 
>> IT FELT GOOD.
I MEAN, I FELT GOOD.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT RUSTY
BUT FELT
>>> NEW THREAT THIS MORNING.
RUSSIAN HACKERS ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH FROM 
AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AND BRITISH 
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
ACCORDING TO INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
I THINK -- I MEAN, IT'S 
DEPLORABLE, AND WE CALL IT OUT
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, 
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAILS, THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND 
AGAINST IT. 
>> MARTIN SAID THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THE HACKERS STOLE ANY
DATA
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS USING MALWARE AND SPEAR 
PHISHING
RUSSIA DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
ALSO, WARNED ABOUT THE THREAT 
FROM CHINESE HACKERS WHO SAID 
THEY WERE DETECTED TRYING TO
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH IN MAY.
>> AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSIDER 
REOPENING, THEY MIGHT LEARN FROM
THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE SCHOOL IN 
NEW JERSEY
THERE IS ALSO SOME TROUBLING
NEWS ABOUT COVID AND KIDS IN
FLORIDA.
FOR MORE ON THAT, WE TURN TO
NBC'S VICKI NGUYEN. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
WITH 53 MILLION KIDS IN K-12
SCHOOLS, A LOT OF ANXIOUS 
FAMILIES WANT TO KNOW WHAT GOING
BACK TO SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE IN THE
MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
AS THE DEBATE OVER OPENING
SCHOOLS INTENSIFIES, A STUNNING,
NEW STATISTIC FROM FLORIDA
31% OF KIDS TESTED THERE FOR
COVID-19 WERE POSITIVE
MORE THAN 16,000
THOUGH, EXPERTS WARN, THERE ARE 
CAVEATS.
>> THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE TESTED
BECAUSE THEY MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS
SO THIS IS NOT INDICATIVE OF
KIDS, OVERALL.
>> HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN
REMAIN VERY RARE, AND 
NATIONWIDE, DEATH RATE FOR COVID
PATIENTS UNDER AGE 25 IS LESS 
TH
THAN .1%
IN NEW JERSEY, SUMMER SCHOOL IS 
OPEN FOR KIDS 18 MONTHS TO
KINDERGARTEN WITH A NEW ROUTINE.
NO ONE WITH A TEMPERATURE OF
100.4 OR ABOVE CAN COME TO
CLASS.
AND PARENTS SAY GOOD-BYE
OUTSIDE.
>> WE COMPARE THE PROS AND CONS 
AND WE CONCLUDE IT'S GOOD IDEA
TO SEND THE KIDS HERE.
>> HERE, THEY CUT CAPACITY FROM 
100 STUDENTS DOWN TO 40.
THE KIDS LEARN IN SMALL GROUPS
OF TEN OR WHAT SOME EXPERTS CALL
PODS
REDUCING CONTACT WITH OTHERS SO 
IF SOMEONE GETS SICK, THE POD 
CAN BE QUARANTINED. 
>> OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS A
RISK
BUT IF IT'S GOING AS SMOOTHLY AS
HERE, I THINK CHILDREN NEED IT
THEY NEED TO BE WITH OTHER
CHILDREN. 
>> TEACHERS SIT THE KIDS SIX
FEET APART
MASKS ARE OPTIONAL
AND EACH CHILD BRINGS THEIR OWN 
SUPPLIES
THEY EAT LUNCH AT THEIR DESKS,
NOT IN THE CAFETERIA
ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE HAPPENS
OUTSIDE.
AND STAFFERS SANITIZE HIGH-TOUCH
SURFACES BETWEEN GROUPS.
NEW STEPS TO BALANCE SCHOOL AND 
SAFETY
HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO BE BACK AT 
SCHOOL
>> SUPERDUPER.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THEY ARE THREE WEEKS NOW 
INTO THE SESSION
SO FAR, NO KIDS HAVE GOTTEN 
SICK
CERTAINLY, IT WILL BE MORE OF A 
CHALLENGE FOR BIGGER SCHOOLS TO 
MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
SOME EXPERTS WANT TO GO FURTHER.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF 
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND 
MEDICINE, HAVE URGED SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN
BUT THEY ARE RECOMMENDING MASKS 
FOR ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>>> IT'S EASY TO SAY RACISM IS A
THING OF THE PAST.
>> BUT IT'S NOT.
ESPECIALLY, WHEN BLACK PEOPLE 
DON'T ENJOY THE FULL PROTECTIONS
AFFORDED BY THE CONSTITUTION. 
>> AS PROUD AMERICANS, HOW MUCH 
LONGER CAN WE AVOID AN HONEST 
LOOK IN THE MIRROR
EQUALITY IS AT BAT
TOGETHER, WE MUST LEARN AND 
GROW. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT
ANSWER. 
>> JUSTIN TURNER THERE
THAT'S JUST A SNIPPET OF A VIDEO
BY THE L.A. DODGERS CALLED IN 
THIS TOGETHER, SUPPORTING BLACK 
LIVES MATTER AND RAISING MONEY
FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CAUSES.
>> JEOPARDY'S ALEX TREBEK SHARED
A POSITIVE HEALTH UPDATE FOR HIS
FANS. 
>> I'M DOING WELL.
I HAVE BEEN CONTINUING MY 
TREATMENT, AND IT IS PAYING OFF,
THOUGH IT DOES FATIGUE ME A 
GREAT DEAL
MY NUMBERS ARE GOOD.
I'M FEELING GREAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO RETURN TO THE 
STUDIO, AND START RECORDING 
SHOWS FOR THE NEW SEASON IN 
SEPTEMBER.
>> TREBEK ALSO ADDED HE'S BEEN
DOING SO WELL THAT HE WROTE A 
BOOK, A MEMOIR TITLED "THE
ANSWER IS, REFLECTIONS ON MY
LIFE" IT'S SET TO BE PUBLISHED
JULY 21st.
>> LOOKS GOOD THERE.
GLAD TO SEE HIM LOOKING HEALTHY.
>> LOOK FORWARD TO THAT BOOK AND
THE FALL WHEN HE COMES BACK TO
JEOPARDY. 
>> ALL RIGHT
HERE IS SOME PROOF THAT HEROES, 
THEY COME IN ALL SIZES
6-YEAR-OLD BRIDGER WALKER IS
RECOVERING AFTER RUSHING TO 
PROTECT HIS 4-YEAR-OLD SISTER 
FROM A DOG ATTACK.
A GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX LUNGED AT 
THE KIDS IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE
IN WYOMING AND WITHOUT THINKING,
BRIDGER STEPPED RIGHT IN FRONT
OF HIS SISTER.
A POST ABOUT HIS HEROICS WENT 
VIRAL AND OFTEN CAUGHT THE EYE
OF CAPTAIN AMERICA HIMSELF
HE REACHED OUT AND SAID WHAT HE 
DID WAS SO BRAVE AND HE SENT HIM
AN AUTHENTIC SHIELD FROM THE
AVENGERS. 
>> A 6-YEAR-OLD, TOO
KUDOS TO THE PARENTS FOR
INSTILLING THAT IN THEIR
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "EARLY
TODAY.
THE HEAT ADVISORIES AND WARNING 
AND WATCHES, STARTING TO DOT THE
MAP HERE
MINNEAPOLIS IS UNDER HEAT WATCH,
ALONG WITH PHILADELPHIA AND 
THESE WILL STAND TODAY AND
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
OKLAHOMA CITY WILL FEEL LIKE 106
DEGREES.
WE WILL ALSO BE WATCHING HEAT 
EXPANDING BY THE TIME WE GET TO 
SATURDAY, IT WILL FEEL LIKE 108 
IN MINNEAPOLIS, OF ALL PLACES.
AND THEN, BY THE TIME WE
>>> A WORKER ON THE FRONT LINES 
OF THE CORONAVIRUS BATTLE FOUND 
A UNIQUE WAY TO UNWIND
AFTER SPENDING EIGHT LONG WEEKS 
HELPING PATIENTS IN A BRONX ICU,
A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT DECIDED 
TO DECOMPRESS WITH AN INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY.
REPORTER ADAM HARDING FROM OUR
WNBC AFFILIATE HAS THIS STORY.
>> Reporter: AS THERESA MADE HER
WAY DOWN THIS STATEN ISLAND 
BOARDWALK, HER FAMILY WAS RIGHT 
THERE ON THE BEACH CHEERING HER 
ON FOR THE LAST LEG OF A
CROSS-COUNTRY BIKE RIDE THAT
BEGAN MORE THAN AMONTH AGO. 
>> IT'S AN OVERWHELMING FEELING.
>> THERESA HAD JUST FINISHED AN 
EIGHT-WEEK STRETCH VOLUNTEERING 
AS A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT IN 
THE COVID UNIT OF A BRONX 
HOSPITAL. 
>> YOU GOT TO ANSWER THE CALL.
AND DEEP DOWN INSIDE, IN YOUR 
HEART, YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE
SCARED
BUT I KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT 
THING TO DO.
>> MOST OF HER PATIENTS WERE ON 
VENTILATORS IN THE EPICENTER OF 
THE NATION'S OUTBREAK.
AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO HEAD
HOME TO BUFFALO, SHE HAD AN 
IDEA
>> I NEEDED MY OWN MEANTAL
DECOMPRESSION, AND I REALLY 
IMPECH WUSLY JUST BOUGHT A
ONE-WAY TICKET TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON
I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A BIKE.
I BOUGHT THIS BIKE OFF OF 
CRAIG'S LIST THE DAY I LANDED 
AND STARTED RIDING EAST THE VERY
NEXT DAY
AS SHE WAS TRAVELING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THERESA MADE SURE TO 
BRING HER CAMERA WITH HER.
SHE WANTED TO TAKE VIDEO AND
PHOTOS OF HER ENTIRE JOURNEY, 
3,200 MILES AND A LOT OF STORIES
THAT SHE'LL NEVER FORGET
>> WILD SUMMER STORMS ALONG THE 
HIGHWAY, TO THE KINDNESS OF 
STRANGERS WHO LET HER SLEEP IN
THEIR CORNFIELDS
IT WAS THE EXPERIENCE SHE NEEDED
AFTER WITNESSING SO MUCH PAIN IN
THE HOSPITAL
>> I DISCOVERED THE MEANING OF
THE RIDE, AS I WENT.
>> WHEN SHE FINALLY FINISHED HER
JOURNEY WEDNESDAY, THERESA TOOK 
HER BIKE INTO THE OCEAN.
HAVING TRAVELED FROM THE PACIFIC
TO THE ATLANTIC.
IT WAS EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
THAT SHOWED HER WHAT SHE WAS
LOOKING FOR.
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME.
BUT WE ARE A STRONG -- WE ARE A 
STRONG COUNTRY
AND WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
>> THANKS TO WNBC'S ADAM HARDING
FOR THAT REPORT.
SHE IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE
NOT ONLY GOING THROUGH THAT 
JOURNEY.
BUT TO CHOOSE TO VOLUNTEER
SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO. 
>> LIKE YOU SAID, AMAZING PERSON
ALL THE WAY AROUND AND DESERVES 
TO LET OFF SOME STEAM THAT WAY. 
>> WOW
WE APPLAUD HER. 
>> KUDOS. 
>> POLICE BODY CAM VIDEO
CAPTURING THE MOMENT OFFICERS IN
SOUTH FLORIDA CAPTURED A LOOSE
KANGAROO
CHECK THIS OUT
IF THE LAUDERDALE POLICE MANAGED
TO GET THE KANGAROO TO HOP
CLOSER TO HIM.
AFTER A FEW TRIES, THEY WERE
ABLE TO WRANGLE THE ROO IN THE
BACKSEAT OF THE CAR.
SO NOW, IT'S UP TO FLORIDA
OFFICIALS TO DECIDE ON ITS NEW
HOME
THAT WAS A SMART
>>> WE ARE SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE
NATION NOW HITTING NEW RECORD 
DAILY CASES REPORTED
HOT SPOTS SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN.
>>> THE ALARMING REPORTS OF 
RUSSIAN HACKERS ACCUSED OF
TRYING TO STEAL CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE RESEARCH
>> WHY WAS A 14-YEAR-OLD SHOT BY
POLICE
NO ONE TOLD HER THAT FACT UNTIL 
WEEKS LATER.
THE BOY SURVIVED BUT THIS 
MORNING A FAMILY STRUGGLES TO 
FIND ANSWERS
>> THE CLOSEST IMAGES EVER TAKEN
OF THE SUN'S SURFACE
WE'RE JUST HEATING UP ON THIS 
FRIDAY, JULY 17th AND "EARLY
TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW.
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP 
MENA
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
AS WE HEAD IN A COAST TO COAST
WEEKEND HEAT WAVE THE 
CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES SWEEPING
ACROSS THE NATION.
THE UNITED STATES IS DUBIOUSLY
LEADING THE WORLD WITH 25% OF 
REPORTED CORONAVIRUS CASES
IN JUST 24 HOURS WE'VE HAD A
RECORD 73,000 NEWLY CONFIRMED 
CASES.
IN GEORGIA, GOVERNOR BRYAN KEMP 
IS NOT ONLY REFUSING TO MANDATE 
MASKS IN PUBLIC
GEORGIA HAS OVER 131,000 CASES
MAYOR WILL BE A GUEST ON "TODAY"
LATER THIS MORNING
>>> AFTER A SPEAK IN
HOSPITALIZATIONS COLORADO 
GOVERNOR ISSUED A STATEWIDE MASK
MANDATE.
THE ORDER APPLIES TO EVERYONE 
OVER THE AGE OF 11 AND IS SET 
UNTIL AUGUST 15th.
>>> CALIFORNIA SENATOR IS TRYING
TO HOLD STATES ACCOUNTABLE
SHE'S PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD BLOCK STATES FROM
GETTING STIMULUS FUNDING UNLESS 
THEY HAVE MASK MANDATES.
>>> TYLER PERRY DONATED KROGER
GIFT CARDS TO FAMILIES IMPACTED 
BY THE PANDEMIC.
PLA
 ATLANTA POLICE OFFICERS WENT 
DOOR TO DOOR TO HAND THEM OUT.
>> AND FOOD INSECURITY IN THE 
UNITED STATES.
IN AN INTERVIEW HE DISCUSSED THE
BAND'S WORK WITH FEEDING AMERICA
AND SAID ONE IN SIX AMERICANS 
ARE ON TRACK TO BE FOOD INSECURE
THIS YEAR.
>>> WITH SEVERE OUTBREAKS 
HAPPENING IN SEVERAL STATES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY HOSPITALS ARE
FEELING THE STRAIN AND OFFICIALS
ARE CONCERNED THEY MAY HIT A
BREAKING POINT
ALICE BARR IS IN WASHINGTON WITH
THE LATEST. 
>> Reporter: SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, CASES ARE 
SURGING, HOSPITALS FILLING UP,
HOT SPOTS SHUTTING DOWN AND MANY
OF THE SAME FIGHTS STILL RAGING 
ON
>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS 
NATION TO BE GOING THROUGH WHAT 
IT'S GOING THROUGH NOW
WE LEARN THESE LESSONS MONTHS 
AGO.
>> Reporter: ARKANSAS AND 
COLORADO MANDATING MASKS
STATEWIDE WHILE GEORGIA'S 
GOVERNOR IS TRYING TO REVERSE 
MASK ORDERS IN AT LEAST 15
CITIES
ATLANTA'S MAYOR DEFIANT.
>> IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT 
YOURSELF AND YOUR CUSTOMERS YOU 
SHOULD WEAR MASKS.
OUR POLICIES ARE ENFORCEABLE AND
THEY STAND
>> Reporter: WITH STATE AND 
LOCAL LEADERS FOLLOWING THEIR 
OWN PATH, MANY STRUGGLING TO
ESTABLISH CONTACT TRACING.
THEY'RE LOOKING TO THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR A COORDINATED
FEDERAL RESPONSE
>> WE NEED THE PRESIDENT TO LEAD
AND FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES.
>> Reporter: A NEW POLL FINDS 
JUST 37% APPROVE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S HANDLING OF THE VIRUS.
AND WITH HIS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL 
JOE BIDEN NOW LEADING BY 11 
POINTS IN THE SAME POLL THE 
PRESIDENT IS REPLACING HIS
CAMPAIGN MANAGER JUST FOUR
MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP BANKS ON AN
ECONOMIC RECOVERY TO BOOST HIS
CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET THINGS
DONE THAT THEY'VE WANTED TO SEE 
DONE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. 
>> Reporter: NEWS MORE THAN A 
MILLION AMERICANS FILED FIRST 
TIME UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FOR THE
17th STRAIGHT WEEK AND WITH 
EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SET 
TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS
MONTH LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARRIES 
ARE NEGOTIATING THE NEXT
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL NOW 
EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST ANOTHER 
TRILLION DOLLARS
>> THE WORLD RACES TO 
MANUFACTURE A CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE.
ACCORDING TO TOP INTELLIGENCE 
OFFICIALS RUSSIAN AND CHINESE 
HACKERS ARE TRYING TO STEAL 
RESEARCH
MATT BRADLEY HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: RUSSIAN HACKERS
TRYING TO STEAL CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE RESEARCH FROM AMERICAN
CANADIAN AND BRITISH HEALTH CARE
ORGANIZATIONS ACCORDING TO THE
COUNTRY'S INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES.
THE HEAD OF BRITAIN'S NATIONAL
CYBER SECURITY CENTER SAID THEY 
FIRST NOTICED THE HACKING 
ATTEMPTS IN FEBRUARY
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
IT'S DEPLORABLE AND WE CALL THAT
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS 
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAILS THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND
AGAINST IT. 
>> Reporter: THERE'S NO EVIDENCE
THAT THE HACKERS STOLE ANY DATA,
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS.
BELIEVED TO BE BACKED BY RUSSIA 
AND IMPLICATED BY RUSSIAN HACKS 
IN 2016.
RUSSIA DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS 
SAYING THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO 
WITH THESE ATTEMPTS.
BILL BARR ALSO WARNING FOR
CHINESE HACKERS WHO THE FBI SAYS
TRIED TO STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH 
IN MAY
>> THEY'VE TARGETED AMERICAN
UNIVERSITIES AND FIRMS IN A BIT 
TO STEAL THE IP RELATED TO
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENTS AND
VACCINES
SOMETIMES DISRUPTING THE WORK OF
OUR RESEARCHERS.
>> Reporter: THE ATTACKS COME 
JUST AS BRITISH AND AMERICAN
RESEARCHERS GET CLOSER TO A 
VACCINE.
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SAYING THEY 
EXPECT TO START HUMAN TRIALS
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
THIS IS SO HIGH STAKES THAT EVEN
MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT
OF ALL MAN KIND IS NOT
CONSIDERED OFF LIMITS.
>> THINK OF THE POLITICAL 
BENEFITS IF YOU COULD ANNOUNCE
WE HAVE THE VIRUS -- WE HAVE THE
VACCINE.
WE HAVE THE CURE
>> Reporter: A CURE SO VALUABLE 
IT MAY BE WOTRTH STEALING
HE ALSO SAID THAT FIGHTING
HACKING IS SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS 
TO FIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS.
JUST SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS FOR 
SAFETY LIKE NOT CLICKING ON 
STRANGE LINKS OR PROTECTING YOUR
E-MAIL PASS WORD
ALL LITTLE THINGS THAT HE 
REFERRED TO AS DIGITAL HYGIENE
>> THANK YOU
>>> THE SCORCHING NEW TELL ALL
FROM THE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NIECE
IS FLYING OFF SHELVES.
SELLING NEARLY A MILLION COPIES 
ON THE FIRST DAY ALONE
IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOOK 
THAT'S MAKING HEADLINES.
LET'S GET TO TRACIE POTTS AND 
SOME EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS IN 
THAT BOOK.
>> SHE TALKED ABOUT THOSE EL
GAGSS WITH RACHEL MADDOW AND
SAID NOT ONLY WAS IT A FAMILY 
CULTURE TO USE DEROGATORY 
LANGUAGE BUT THAT SHE PERSONALLY
HEARD THE PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
USE LANGUAGE LIKE THAT
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS SPECIFICALLY 
AND THE N WORD
SHE SAYS SHE CEASE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE IMPACT HE'S HAVING ON 
THE COUNTRY AND THINKS HE NEEDS 
TO BE DEFEATED IN NOVEMBER
>> THIS IS BEYOND PARTISANSHIP
THIS IS SO BEYOND PARTY.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THIS AS AMERICANS.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
WHAT -- WHO WE WANT TO BE AS A
PEOPLE GOING FORWARD SO 
CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH WHICH
IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF 
DONALD WERE TO BE ELECTED IN
2020 WOULD I BELIEVE BE THE TEND
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE'S ANY
COMING BACK FROM THIS.
>> THE WHITE HOUSE REACTING TO
MARY TRUMP'S TELL ALL BOOK
SAYING THAT IT'S FULL OF
FALSEHOODS AND THAT THE 
PRESIDENT NEVER USED THOSE
WORDS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU
>>> NASA HAS RELEASED THE 
CLOSEST IMAGES OF THE SUN EVER
TAKEN.
THEY WERE SENT BACK BY THE SOLAR
ORBITER WHICH COMPLETED ITS 
FIRST CLOSE PASS SINCE MID JUNE 
AND THEY MEAN 48 MILLION MILES
FROM IT.
THEY HOPE THE IMAGES WILL HELP
THEM UNDERSTAND OUR STARS'
ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS
YOU KNOW HOW THE SUN IS 
AFFECTING OUR WEATHER DOWN HERE.
>> WE ZERNLY DO BECAUSE IT'S
GOING TO BE A SCORCHER WEEKEND
HERE'S BILL KARINS
GOOD MORNING
>> WELL, GOOD MORNING.
WE'RE HEADING INTO THE HOTTEST
PERIOD OF THE YEAR
THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE 
EXCEPTIONALLY HOT.
LIKELY THE HOTTEST WEEKEND SO 
FAR WE'VE SEEN COAST TO COAST.
A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS OUT
THERE ROLLING THROUGH THE 
NORTHEAST AND THIS IS THE 
BEGINNING OF SOME MORE HUMID AIR
AND ALSO SOME HOTTER AIR IN THE 
NORTHEAST.
YESTERDAY WE DID NOT HIT 90 IN
D.C.
HUNDREDS IN AREAS OF TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA
AS WE HEAD THROUGH SATURDAY, HOT
AND HUMID IN THE MID PLAEK
A FEW STORMS IN FLORIDA.
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR TO BE
HAPPY IF IT RAINS TO COOL YOU 
OFF.
POSSIBLY UPPER 90S, NEAR 100
FROM PHILADELPHIA TO WASHINGTON,
D.C. AND A FEELS LIKE 
TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 105 AND 110.
THAT'S THE BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
NOW A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR LOCAL 
FORECAST
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH THOSE TEMPERATURES SOARING
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
WE ALSO HAVE A THREAT OF SOME 
VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE SMALL
HAIL IN AREAS OF NORTH DAKOTA 
AND MINNESOTA.
WE'LL SEE SOME COOLER AIR.
WE ARE SEEING EXPANSION OF THAT 
HOT AIR AND MILLIONS MORE PEOPLE
WILL BE INCLUDED BY THE END OF
THE WEEKEND.
>> WOW
I ONLY SAW SEATTLE WAS LIKE THE 
ONLY CITY ON THA
>>> ON THURSDAY AUTHORITIES 
REMOVED THE STATUE OF THE BLACK 
LIVES MATTERS STATUE
THE NEW STATUE IS CALLED A SURGE
OF POWER
THE RESIDENT STEEL SCULPTURE
DEPICTS A PROTESTER WHO CLIMBED 
ON TOP OF THE SAME BASE AFTER 
THE STATUE WAS PULLED DOWN LAST 
MONTH.
>>> SERIES ON INEQUALITY IN 
AMERICA AND AN NBC NEWS 
INVESTIGATION.
THERE'S MOUNTING SCRUTINY OF A
LOUISIANA SHERIFF'S OFFICE AFTER
A BLACK TEENAGER WAS SHOT IN THE
BACK DURING A CHASE.
HIS MOTHER IS DEMANDING ANSWERS.
GABE GUTIERREZ HAS OUR REPORT.
>> Reporter: TIFFANY McGEE
COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, THE PHONE
CALL NO MOTHER WANTS TO HEAR
>> THEY JUST SAID HE WAS BROUGHT
IN WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND.
>> DID THEY SAY A DEPUTY SHOT 
HIM.
>> NO ONE SPOKE UP TO SAY AN
OFFICER SHOT MY CHILD.
>> Reporter: 14-YEAR-OLD
TRE'MALL McGEE WE IN THE
HOSPITAL
HE HAD BEEN RIDING IN A CAR THAT
HAD BEEN REPORTED STOLEN THOUGH 
HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
>> Reporter: THE DRIVER STOPPED,
BAILED OUT OF THE CAR AND THE 
THREE TEENAGERS STARTED RUNNING.
McGEE JUMPED THIS FENCE AND 
DEPUTIES CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AS
HE TRIED TO CRAWL UNDERNEATH
THAT SHED IN THE BACKYARD.
>> DID YOU REALIZE THE OFFICERS 
HAD DRAWN THEIR WEAPONS?
>> HUH-UH.
>> WHERE DID HE SHOOT YOU.
>> IN MY BACK.
>> Reporter: THEY DID NOT 
MENTION THE OFFICER INVOLVED
SHOOTING
THREE MONTHS LATER TRE'MALL WAS 
CHARGED WITH RESISTING AN 
OFFICER BY FLIGHT.
AND JEFFERSON PARRISH SHERIFF 
SAID THE AGENCY WAS 
INVESTIGATING.
>> JOOUVENILE RECORDS ARE 
PROTECTED SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
TRUTHFULLY I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT
WAS REPORTED OR NOT REPORTED
THREE MONTHS AGO
>> BUT TIFFANY McGEE SAYS SHE 
STRUGGLED TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT
SHE RECORDED WHAT SHE SAYS WERE 
HER INTERACTIONS WITH THE 
SHERIFF'S OFFICE LIKE THIS ONE
IN MAY
>> NOT WITH A TASER.
>> WITH A FIREARM SIR.
MY SON HAS A BULLET WOUND THAT
IS NEVER GOING TO GO AWAY AT 14 
YEARS OLD.
TO STAND IN MY FACE AND TELL ME 
YOU DON'T REMEMBER, NOT ONLY YOU
DON'T REMEMBER, YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
NO, THAT DIDN'T SET WELL WITH MY
SPIRIT SO IT WASN'T ABOUT TO
JUST STOP THERE.
>> Reporter: SHE'S NOW ONE OF 
SEVERAL FAMILIES IN THE PARRISH 
CALLING FOR A CHANGE
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AT LEAST 
12 BLACK AND LATINO MEN AND BOYS
HAVE DIED DURING ENCOUNTERS WITH
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUT THE
SHERIFF HAS REJECTED CALLS TO 
USE BODY CAMERAS CITING COST AS 
A KEY REFORM THAT NEIGHBORING 
NEW ORLEANS HAS EMBRACED
>> NO JUSTIFICATION FOR IT
>> ATTORNEY IS REPRESENTING THE 
FAMILY
>> DEADLY FORCE SHOULD ONLY BE
USED IN THE MOST EXTREME CASES
AND I'M SORRY, A 14-YEAR-OLD
CHILD LAYING ON THE GROUND
TRYING TO COMPLY IS ABSOLUTELY
OBJECTIVELY NO REASON TO USE
DEADLY FORCE AT ALL.
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE PEOPLE
LOOKING AT THIS CASE AND MIGHT
THINK, OKAY, BUT WHY DID HE RUN?
>> RUNNING ISN'T A DEATH
PENALTY.
THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR 
SHOOTING AND UNARMED CHILD IN 
THE BACK
THERE ISN'T.
THERE ISN'T.
>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR 
ON ON CAMERA INTERVIEW CITING 
CHILD PROVETY LAWS
TIFFANY McGEE SAYS SHE WON'T
STOP PUSHING
>> ONCE I GET ME A VOICE AND BE 
HEARD I'M GOING TO LET IT BE
HEARD.
>>> U.S. STOCK FUTURES ARE UP 
SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING FOLLOWING 
THURSDAY'S VOLATILE SESSION.
THE DOW DROPPED 125 POINTS
>>> NETFLIX GOT A BOOST OF
SUBSCRIBERS WITH A WHOPPING 10
MILLION NEW USERS WORLDWIDE 
BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE
THE COMPANY HAS MADE ITS CHIEF
CONTENT OFFICER THE CEO 
ALONGSIDE REED HASTINGS.
THEY'VE BEEN PARTNERS FOR YEARS 
AND THIS JUST MAKES IT FORMAL 
NOW.
>>> AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
MASSIVE TWITTER HACK THAT 
COMPROMISED ACCOUNTS
>> TWITTER NOW DOING DAMAGE 
CONTROL AFTER SUFFERING A HUGE
HACK
>> IT MAY EVEN BE THE TOUGHEST
DAY IN TWITTER'S HISTORY IN THE 
SENSE THAT THEY LOST CONTROL OF 
THEIR MOST VALUABLE PEOPLE
>> THE ACCOUNTS OF TWITTER'S
MOST FAMOUS USERS FROM BARACK 
OBAMA TO JEFF BEZOS AFFECTED
A PROMISE OF DOUBLING THE USER'S
MONEY.
THE FBI SAYING THE ACCOUNTS 
APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED 
IN ORDER TO PERPETUATE
CRYPTOCURRENCY
THEY URGE NOT TO FALL VICTIM TO 
THIS SCAM.
>> TWITTER REVEALING THE HACK 
WAS A COORDINATED SOCIAL
ENGINEERING ATTACK BY PEOPLE WHO
SUCCESSFULLY TARGETED SOME OF 
OUR EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO
INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND TOOLS
THE COMPANY ADDING, WE'RE 
LOOKING INTO WHAT OTHER 
MALICIOUS ACTIVITY THEY MAY HAVE
CONDUCTED OR INFORMATION THEY 
MAY HAVE ACCESSED AND THAT
ACTIVITY IS RAISING QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THE PLATFORM'S ROLE IN
POLITICS
JOE BIDEN WAS AMONG THE VICTIMS.
HE TWEETED IN PART, I DON'T HAVE
BITCOIN AND I'LL NEVER ASK YOU
TO SEND ME ANY
>> IT DOES GIVE THE SOCIAL MEDIA
INDUSTRY A WAKEUP CALL TO 
PREPARE FOR ELECTION DAY
>> TWITTER UNDER SCRUTINY WITH
THE ELECTION LESS THAN FOUR 
MONTHS
>>> HERE'S PROOF THAT HEROES
COME IN ALL SIZES HERE
RUSHING TO PROTECT HIS
FOUR-YEAR-OLD SISTER FROM A DOG 
ATTACK
A GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX LUNGED AT 
THE KIDS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND
HE STEPPED IN RIGHT IN FRONT OF 
HIS SISTER
IT WENT VIRAL AND ALSO CAUGHT 
THE EYE OF CAPTAIN AMERICA
HIMSELF.
CHRIS EVANS TOLD THE BOY WHAT HE
DID WAS SO SELFLESS AND SO BRAVE
HE SENT HIM AN AUTHENTIC SHIELD.
NORMALLY LITTLE KIDS FREAK OUT
THEY GET SO SCARED
>> NOT HIM NO.
BILL KARINS IS BRINGING THE 
HEAT
>> HATS OFF TO HIM
NOW AN EXPANDING, MAP FILLING UP
WITH ORANGE.
WE'L
>>> AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSIDER
REOPENING THEY MIGHT LEARN FROM 
THE EXPERIENCE FROM A SCHOOL IN 
NEW JERSEY
ALSO THIS MORNING SOME TROUBLING
NEWS ABOUT COVID AND KIDS IN
FLORIDA.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILLIP.
WITH 53 MILLION KIDS IN K 
THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS A LOT OF 
ANXIOUS FAMILIES WANT TO KNOW 
WHAT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL LOOKS 
LIKE IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
AS THE DEBATE OVER OPENING
SCHOOLS INTENSIFIES, A STUNNING 
NEW STATISTIC FROM FLORIDA
31% OF KIDS TESTED THERE FOR
COVID-19 WERE POSITIVE
MORE THAN 16,000
THOUGH EXPERTS WARN THERE ARE 
CAVEATS.
>> THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE TESTED
BECAUSE THEY MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS SO THIS IS NOT 
INDICATIVE OF KIDS OVERALL. 
>> Reporter: HOSPITALIZATIONS 
FOR CHILDREN REMAIN VERY RARE 
AND THE DEATH RATE FOR COVID
PATIENTS UNDER AGE 25 IS LESS 
THAN .1%
IT COMES AS SOME SCHOOLS ARE
ALREADY IN SESSION
AS WEST FIELD DAYCARE CENTER IN 
NEW JERSEY SUMMER SCHOOL IS OPEN
FOR KIDS 18 MONTHS TO 
KINDERGARTEN WITH A NEW ROUTINE.
NO ONE WITH A TEMPERATURE WITH
100.4 OR ABOVE CAN COME TO CLASS
AND PARENTS SAY GOOD-BYE
OUTSIDE.
>> WE COMPARED THE PROS AND THE 
CONS AND WE CONCLUDE IT'S A GOOD
IDEA TO SEND KIDS HERE
THE KIDS LEARN IN SMALL GROUPS
OF TEN OR WHAT SOME EXPERTS CALL
PODS REDUCING CONTACT WITH
OTHERS SO IF SOMEONE GETS SICK
THE POD CAN BE QUARANTINED
>> THERE'S ALWAYS A RISK BUT IF 
IT'S GOING AS SMOOTHLY AS HERE I
THINK CHILDREN NEED IT
THEY NEED TO BE WITH OTHER
CHILDREN
>> TEACHERS SIT THE KIDS SIX
FEET APART
MASKS ARE OPTIONAL AND EACH 
CHILD BRINGS THEIR OWN SUPPLIES.
THEY EAT LUNCH AT THEIR DESKS 
NOT IN THE CAFETERIA
ALMOST EVERY ELSE HAPPENS 
OUTSIDE AND STAFFERS SANITIZE 
HIGH TOUCH SURFACES BETWEEN 
GROUPS
NEW STEPS TO BALANCE SCHOOL AND 
SAFETY
>> HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO BE BACK 
AT SCHOOL?
>> SUPER DUPER
>> SUPER DUPER
>> YEAH.
>> Reporter: AND THEY'RE THREE
WEEKS NOW INTO THE SESSION
SO FAR NO KIDS HAVE GOTTEN SICK.
IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR
BIGGER SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN THAT 
LEVEL OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF 
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND
MEDICINE HAVE URGED SCHOOLS TO
REOPEN, BUT THEY ARE
RECOMMENDING MASKS FOR ALL
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>> THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> A MODEL TO FOLLOW
>>> TODAY IS KRISPY KREME'S 83rd
BIRTHDAY
SO TO CELEBRATE THEY'RE OFFERING
A DOZEN FREE ORIGINAL GLAZED
DOZEN WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY
DOZEN.
THE OFFER IS ONLY TODAY IN
PARTICIPATING RETA
>>> NEW RECORD NUMBERS WITH 
ALMOST 73,000 NEW CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS REPORTED, IN A SI
SINGLE DAY
AS MORE STATES AND STORES DEMAND
MASKS BE WORN, WHILE OTHERS ARE 
STILL HOLDING OUT ON MASK 
MANDATES. 
>> NEW DETAILS THIS MORNING.
ALARMING REPORTS OF RUSSIAN 
HACKERS TRYING TO STEAL 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE RESEARCH. 
>> CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN IF DONALD WERE TO BE 
ELECTED IN 2020, WOULD, I 
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE, BE THE END
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
>> BUT THAT'S NOT ALL THE 
PRESIDENT'S NIECE HAD TO SAY
WE HAVE GOT THE LATEST AND HOW
THE WHITE HOUSE IS RESPONDING.
>> AS WE HEAD INTO WHAT BILL
KARINS SAYS WILL BE THE HOTTEST 
WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER, FROM 
COAST TO COAST, IS THAT AIR 
CONDITIONING IN YOUR UNIT IN
YOUR HOME SPREADING COVID-19
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
AS WE HEAD TO A COAST TO COAST
HEAT WAVE, CLASHES OVER MASK
MANDATES ARE REACHING A TIPPING 
POINT.
CITY AND STATE LEADERS ARE
FACING OFF AS BUSINESSES FORGE
AHEAD WITH THEIR OWN RULES
THE UNITED STATES IS LEADING THE
WORLD WITH 25% OF REPORTED
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
IN JUST 24 HOURS, WE HAD A
RECORD 73,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
THERE ARE NOW NEARLY 4 MILLION
AMERICANS INFECTED. 
>> AFTER A SPIKE IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, COLORADO
GOCGO
GOVERNOR JARED POLIS ISSUED A 
STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE THAT GOES
INTO EFFECT TODAY.
APPLIES TO ANYONE OVER THE AGE
OF 11.
>> GOVERNOR KEMP IS NOT ONLY
REFUSING TO MANDATE MASKS IN
PUBLIC
HE IS SUING TO STOP MAYOR KEISHA
LANCE BOTTOMS FROM DOING SO.
SHE RECENTLY CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS AND HER HUSBAND IS VERY 
ILL.
GEORGIA CURRENTLY HAS OVER
31,000 CASES. 
>> RESEARCHERS ARE RAISING
ALARMS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
TESTING.
WAITING MORE THAN 48 HOURS FOR
RESULTS MAKES IT ALMOST 
IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACE AND CONTROL 
THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE WAITING UP
TO TWO WEEKS FOR A RESULT.
RESEARCHERS AT THE ROCKEFELLER
FOUNDATION WARN OF AN IMPENDING 
DISASTER IF AMERICA DOESN'T 
INCREASE TESTING TO 30 MILLION
PER WEEK, BY OCTOBER
WE'RE AT ABOUT 4.5 MILLION A
WEEK RIGHT NOW. 
>> IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FACEBOOK
FOUNDER, MARK ZUCKERBERG, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI REACTED TO THE
LATEST SPIKES IN CORONAVIRUS
CASE. 
>> THERE WERE SOME STATES THAT
ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT 
THE GUIDELINES WERE FOR OPENING,
YOU KNOW, THE CHECKPOINTS THAT
YOU HAVE TO GET PAST, BEFORE YOU
WENT TO THE NEXT FADS.
 PHASE
SOME OF THEM WENT TOO QUICKLY,
AND OFFICIALLY JUMPED OVER THEM.
THAT, AS I HAD SAID IN PREVIOUS 
DISCUSSIONS, IS A RECIPE FOR
GETTING INTO TROUBLE
>> THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT
SAID STATES DON'T NECESSARILY 
NEED TO LOCK DOWN AGAIN, BUT
THAT REOPENINGS NEED TO BE
HANDLED IN A MORE MEASURED WAY. 
>> AS MORE STATES ARE EXPANDING 
THEIR MASK MANDATES, TENSIONS 
ARE MOUNTING WITH PEOPLE WHO SEE
IT AS A VIELOLATION OF THEIR
RIGHTS
OUR MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: FACING DOWN A
PANDEMIC IN SOME REGIONS, AN
ABOUTFACE WHEN IT COMES TO
WEARING MASKS.
STATES LIKE ARKANSAS AND
COLORADO, NOW REQUIRING THEM IN 
PUBLIC
IN TEXAS, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT
SAYS HE WON'T SHUT THE STATE
BACK DOWN, BUT RESIDENTS NEED TO
WEAR ONE. 
>> IF EVERYONE CAN ADOPT THE
PRACTICE OF WEARING A FACE MASK 
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO GET COVID-19 UNDER 
CONTROL.
>> THOUGH, THE CDC AND NEARLY 
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AGREES, 
MASKS REMAIN A FLASH POINT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
FROM COFFEE SHOPS TO GROCERY
STORES, MANY REFUSE TO WEAR ONE.
AS MORE RETAILERS, LEIKE TARGET
REQUIRE THEM
IN FLORIDA, ONE SHOPPER PULLED A
GUN ON ANOTHER AFTER A DISPUTE
OVER FACE MASKS.
IN UTAH, A MEETING ABOUT FACE 
COVERINGS CANCELLED, WHEN 
PARENTS INSIDE A PACKED ROOM
REFUSED TO WEAR ONE.
STATES IN ROUGHLY HALF THE
COUNTRY REQUIRE THEM. 
>> WHY AREN'T THEY ENFORCING IT?
>> IN GEORGIA, WHILE EXTENDING
COVID RESTRICTIONS, THE GOVERNOR
MADE IT A POINT TO PROHIBIT SOME
CITIES AND CO COUNTIES FROM
REQUIRING MASKS, EVEN AS
CORONAVIRUS CASES SURGE TO
HISTORIC NUMBERS. 
>> OUR HANDS SHOULD BE TOTALLY
AND UNEQUIVOCALLY WORKING TO
FIGHT THIS VIRUS. 
>> NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER IS IN 
GEORGIA.
>> HERE, IN ATLANTA, THE CITY'S 
MAYOR WHO HAS TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID, HERSELF
SAYS, DESPITE THE GOVERNOR'S
ORDER, MASK REQUIREMENTS WILL 
REMAIN IN PLACE.
ADDING, HER DECISION IS DRIVEN
BY SCIENCE AND DATA.
>> IN FLORIDA, WHERE MASK RULES 
VARY, COUNTY BY COUNTY
THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER
THAT'S TRACKING THE VIRUS WAS 
SHUT DOWN AFTER 12 EMPLOYEES
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.
THE MIXED MESSAGING OVER FACE 
COVERINGS, UNFOLDING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
WHY ARE WE WEARING MASKS TO BE
OUTSIDE?
>> IT'S SUCH A SMALL
INCONVENIENCE, FOR THE GREATER
GOOD. 
>> WITH 34 STATES SEEING AN 
INCREASE IN COVID CASES BY AT 
LEAST 25%, MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION
AMERICANS HAVE TESTED POBZTSITIE
FOR THE VIRUS.
600 OUT-OF-STATE NURSES ARE 
HEADED TO HARD-HIT REGIONS, LIKE
ARIZONA.
>> I WOULD RECOMMEND, AS STRONG 
AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, TO GET 
PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS
>> CALIFORNIA.
ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO
REQUIRE FACE MASKS
IS NOW ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT.
AND THERE IS NO TALK OF 
LOOSENING RESTRICTIONS
>> OUR NATION STRUGGLING OVER 
HOW TO CONTAIN A PANDEMIC, AS 
MASKS BECOME THE FACE OF
CONTROVERSY.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>> A NEW THREAT THIS MORNING AS 
THE WORLD RACES TO MANUFACTURE A
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
RUSSIAN HACKERS ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH FROM 
AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AND BRITISH 
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, 
ACCORDING TO INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES. 
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
I THINK -- I MEAN, IT'S 
DEPLORABLE AND WE CALL IT OUT,
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, 
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAIL, THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND
AGAINST IT. 
>> MARTIN SAID THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THE HACKERS STOLE ANY
DATA
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS USING MALWARE AND SP
SPEAR FISHING.
RUSSIA DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
ALSO, WARNED ABOUT THE THREAT 
FROM CHINESE HACKERS WHO WERE 
DETECTED TRYING TO STEAL VACCINE
RESEARCH IN MAY.
>> EXPLOSIVE, NEW ALLEGATIONS 
THIS MORNING FROM THE 
PRESIDENT'S NIECE, MARY TRUMP,
WHOSE BOOK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT
HITS STORES THIS WEEK.
SELLING NEARLY A MILLION COPIES 
ON THE FIRST DAY, ALONE.
GEOFF BENNETT HAS MORE
>> Reporter: A STUNNING, NEW
ACCUSATION FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S NIECE.
MARY TRUMP TELLING MSNBC'S
RACHEL MADDOW, SHE'S HEARD THE
PRESIDENT USE ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS
AND THE N WORD. 
>> I HAVE TO PRESS YOU ON IT A
LITTLE BIT
IF -- JUST TO ASK IF THE
PRESIDENT, IF YOUR UNCLE, WAS AN
EXCEPTION TO THAT IN YOUR 
FAMILY
OR IF HE -- HE -- YOU EVER HEARD
HIM EXPRESS, EITHER USE 
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS OR THE N WORD
OR OTHER RACIST SLURS OR
SENTIMENTS LIKE THAT
DO YOU MEAN THIS WAS AN AMBIENT 
THING IN YOUR FAMILY BUT YOU
DIDN'T EVER HEAR IT FROM HIM
OR DID YOU HEAR IT FROM HIM,
TOO?
>> YEAH, OF COURSE, I DID.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT SHOULD 
SURPRISE ANYBODY GIVEN HOW
VIRULENTLY RACIST HE IS, TODAY
>> HAVE YOU HEARD -- HAVE YOU 
HEARD THE PRESIDENT USE THE N 
WORD
>> YEAH.
AND ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS, 
SPECIFICALLY
>> YES. 
>> A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL, IN 
RESPONSE, TELLS NBC NEWS, THIS
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE
THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
IN RECENT WEEKS, THE PRESIDENT
HAS SEIZED ON DIVISIVE CULTURE
WARS, AND RELIED ON RACE-BATING 
RHETORIC TO FIRE UP HIS BASE
BUT ANOTHER NEW ROUND OF POLLS
SHOWS HIM TRAILING JOE BIDEN BY 
DOUBLE DIGITS, NATIONWIDE.
AND IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES
A NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET 
JOURNAL" POLL FINDS THE 
PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
WITH A LEAD OVER PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
IN BATTLEGROUND STATES, BIDEN 
HOLDING A LEAD OF 12 POINTS.
THE PRESIDENT SHAKING UP HIS
CAMPAIGN STAFF, DEMOTING
CAMPAIGN MANAGER BRAD PARSCALE
REPLACING HIM WITH DEPUTY 
CAMPAIGN MANAGER, BILL STEPIEN
A VETERAN REPUBLICAN OPERATIVE. 
>> AND A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL 
TELLS US, IN RESPONSE TO MARY 
TRUMP'S ALLEGATION, QUOTE, THIS 
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE
THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT, GEOFF, THANK YOU. 
>> JEOPARDY HOST ALEX TREBEK 
SHARED A POSITIVE HEALTH UPDATE 
FOR HIS FANS. 
>> I'VE BEEN DOING WELL.
I'VE BEEN CONTINUING MY 
TREATMENT, AND IT IS PAYING OFF.
THOUGH, IT DOES FATIGUE ME A
GREAT DEAL
MY NUMBERS ARE GOOD.
I AM FEELING GREAT
I CAN'T WAIT TO RETURN TO THE 
STUDIO AND START RECORDING SHOWS
FOR THE NEW SEASON IN SEPTEMBER.
>> TREBEK WROTE A BOOK
A MEMOIR TITLED THE ANSWER IS 
REFLECTIONS ON MY LIFE
IT'S SET TO BE PUBLISHED JULY 
21st
SO GREAT TO SEE HIM DOING SO
WELL AND SO MANY THINGS TO LOOK 
FORWARD TO
THE BOOK AND THEN COMING BACK TO
JEOPARDY. 
>> WE GOT A COAST TO COAST
SCORCHER WEEKEND AHEAD OF US
NBC METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS IS
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT.
HEY, BILL, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING TO YOU 
GUYS
A LOT OF RED MIND ME
SOLET' GET INTO TODAY'S 
FORECAST
WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEVERE
STORMS IN AREAS OF THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS
BUT THE HEAT IS THE BIG STORY OF
THE WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE
HEAT EXPANDING TO THE EAST
COAST.
TODAY, 93 IN D.C
ONLY THE NORTHEAST GETS THE 
EXCEPTION TODAY.
THEN THE HEAT MOVES IN FOR THIS 
UPCOMING WEEKEND
HOT AND HUMID ARRIVES IN THE 
MIDATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST AS
WE GO INTO YOUR SATURDAY
VERY HOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
COUNTRY.
LOOK AT THAT
105 IN WESTERN KANSAS.
AREAS OF WEST TEXAS STILL IN THE
HUNDREDS
AND THEN, AS WE GO THROUGHOUT 
YOUR SUNDAY, THAT'S WHETHER IT
ARRIVES IN AREAS OF THE 
NORTHEAST AND NEW ENGLAND.
THAT'S A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER 
FOR THE DAY.
NOW, HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT 
YOUR DAY-AHEAD FORECAST.
WHILE WE ARE CONTINUING TO WATCH
THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE COUNTRY
GOING TO WARP WARM UP A LOT IN
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND ALSO UP 
TOWARDS AREA OF NORTH DAKOTA
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
SPECIFIC NUMBERS COMING UP GUYS.
>> ALL RIGHT
BILL, THANK.
>> FT. LAUDERDALE POLICE BODY 
CAMERA CAPTURED THE RARE MOMENT 
OF A KANGAROO ON THE LOOSE
OFFICERS MANAGED TO GET THE 
KANGAROO TO HOP CLOSER TO HIM.
AFTER A FEW TRIES, THEY WERE
ABLE TO SAFELY WRANGLE THE ROO
AND PUT IT IN THE BACKSEAT OF 
THEIR SQUAD CAR.
TURNS OUT THE MARSUPIAL ESCAPED 
FROM ITS OWNER
BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE WILDLIFE
COMMISSION
I DON'T 
>>> LADING THE NEWS.
TYLER PERRY'S ONCE AGAIN GIVING 
BACK TO HIS ATLANTA COMMUNITY.
THE MEDIA MOGUL DONATED 1,000 
KROGER GIFT CARDS TO FAMILIES 
IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC
PERRY SAID THIS IS ABOUT GOOD 
PEOPLE WHO NEED A HAND UP, NOT A
HANDOUT.
MEANWHILE, METALLICA DRUMMER
LARS ULRICH IS RAISING AWARENESS
ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER
IN THE UNITED.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMANTHA 
B., HE DISCUSSED THE BAND'S WORK
WITH FEEDING AMERICA
SO GREAT TO SEE ALL THESE GUYS, 
WITH THEIR FAME, WITH THEIR 
MONEY.
>> STEPPING UP. 
>> YEP. 
>> STEPPING UP TO HELP
>>> A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS
UNDERWAY INTO THE MASSIVE 
TWITTER HACK THAT COMPROMISED 
ACCOUNTS OF JOE BIDEN, BARACK 
OBAMA, BILL GATES, AND MANY 
MORE
NBC'S JOLENE KENT IS FOLLOWING
ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS FOR US.
JOE, GOOD MORNING.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
IT'S THE TWITTER HACK EVERYWHERE
IS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THE
HACKERS ARE STILL UNIDENTIFIED
AND THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT 
DOES THIS HACK MEAN FOR THE 
UPCOMING 2020 GENERAL ELECTION
THE SFFBI IS LEADING A NEW
INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOST 
HIGH-PROFILE HACK IN TWITTER
HISTORY.
SOME ACCOUNTS OF ITS MOST FAMOUS
USERS, INCLUDING FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, FORMER
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, JEFF
BEZOS, AND KANYE WEST WERE TAKEN
OVER BY CYBERCRIMINALS
UNIDENTIFIED HACKERS USED 
ACCOUNTS TO ASK PEOPLE TO SEND
THEM BIT COIN, SCAMMING THEM OUT
OF OVER $100,000
TWITTER SAYS IT IS COOPERATING
WITH THE FBI, AND TAKING STEPS
TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN 
AGAIN.
CALLING THE INCIDENT A
COORDINATED SOCIAL ENGINEERING
ATTACK BY PEOPLE WHO
SUCCESSFULLY TARGETED SOME OF 
OUR EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO
INTERNAL SYSTEMS. 
>> A SOCIAL ENGINEER IS GOING TO
TRY AND GAIN ACCESS TO A SYSTEM 
OR MONEY OR DATA, BY TRYING TO
LEVERAGE SOME EXPLOIT IN A
PERSON
WHETHER THAT IS THEIR 
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BEING BRIBED
OR TRYING TO GAIN ACCESS BY 
PHISHING OVER E-MAIL. 
>> REPUBLICAN JOSH HOLLY SENDING
THIS LETTER TO TWITTER CEO JACK 
DORSEY, ASKING WHETHER PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S ACCOUNT IS UNDER THREAT.
DEMOCRAT RICHARD BLUMENTHAL 
SAYING THIS HACK BODES ILL FOR
NOVEMBER BALLOTING. 
>> THIS IS JUST I THINK A REALLY
GOOD CLOSE CALL.
THEY COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW,
THROUGH CONTROLLING THE TWITTER 
ACCOUNTS OF MAJOR CEOs, THEY
COULD HAVE TANKED THE STOCK 
PRICES OF THOSE COMPANIES.
THEY COULD HAVE USED THE
POLITICIAN ACCOUNTS TO CREATE A 
WORLDWIDE PANIC.
>> A WAKEUP CALL, WITH LESS THAN
FOUR MONTHS TO ELECTION DAY.
AND FOR THE AVERAGE USER, 
TWITTER IS SAYING YOU DON'T NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT RESETTING YOUR 
PASSWORD
IN A NEW STATEMENT, TWITTER 
SUPPORT TWEETED OUT SAYING, WE
HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT ATTACKERS 
ACCESSED PASSWORD.
CLOSEST IMAGES OF THE SUN EVER
TAKEN.
THEY WERE SENT BACK BY THE
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCIES AND 
NASA'S SOLAR ORBITER, WHICH 
COMPLETED ITS FIRST CLOSE PASS
SINCE MID-JUNE
AND WHEN WE SAY CLOSE, THEY MEAN
48 MILLION MILES
SCIENTISTS HOPE THE IMAGES WILL 
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE SUN
SUN'S ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS. 
>> I AM SEEING A WHOLE BUNCH OF 
IMAGES OF THE GRINCH IN THOSE 
PATTERNS RIGHT THERE. 
>> RIGHT
>> MOVING ON NOW TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY, TODAY
WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER SUMMER
SCORCHER
THAT MEANS A LOT OF US WILL BE
CRANKING UP THE AC TO GET SOME
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
BUT NOW, WE'RE HEARING THAT AIR 
CONDITIONING COULD, ALSO, BE
SPR
SPREADING THE VIRUS.
NBC'S KARI SANDERS HAS DETAILS
>> Reporter: AS THE NATION BAKES
AGAIN TODAY, AND AC UNITS FIGHT 
TO KEEP US COOL.
EXPERTS SAY THAT REFRESHING FLOW
OF AIR COULD ALSO BE SPREADING
CORONAVIRUS.
YET, ONE MORE WORRY, AS WE
SANITIZE OUR HANDS, SOCIAL
DISTANCE, AND MASK UP.
>> WE'RE MORE PARANOID THAN 
EVER. 
>> WE'RE WEARING THE GOOD MASKS.
>> HOW DO WE KNOW AC MIGHT
SPREAD COVID
STUDIES CONDUCTED AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND REVEAL 
SOME ACs CAN SPREAD VIRUSES,
WHILE OTHERS DO NOT.
THOSE SMALL WINDOW AIR
CONDITIONERS MAY DRIVE UP YOUR
ELECTRIC BILL.
BUT THEY'RE, ALSO, MORE LIKELY
TO BE SAFE, ACCORDING TO
RESEARCHERS.
WHILE CENTRAL UNITS, ESPECIALLY 
THOSE BIG ONES THAT COOL ENTIRE 
BUILDINGS, GROCERY STORES, AND
SCHOOLS, CAN BE PROBLEMATIC.
>> WOULD YOU GO INTO A BUILDING 
RIGHT NOW, THAT HAS CENTRAL AIR 
CONDITIONING, AND IT'S A BIG, 
LARGE SPACE?
EVEN IF PEOPLE ARE SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED?
>> IT'S A VERY HARD QUESTION. 
>> DOCTOR IS A MECHANICAL 
ENGINEER
HER RESEARCH FOCUSING ON INDOOR 
AIR QUALITY.
>> AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT 
HAS A LOT OF FRESH AIR, OR IT'S 
CLEANED THROUGH VERY EFFICIENT
FILTERS, WOULD BE SAFE FOR YOU
IF YOU ARE IN THE SPACE WHERE 
THE AIR IS NOT VERY FRESH AND 
CLEAN, YOU WOULD BE BEING 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS, 
POTENTIALLY, IF SOMEBODY IN THE 
ENVIRONMENT HAS IT. 
>> IS THERE A WORKAROUND
A COSTLY REDESIGN OF AN ENTIRE
AC SYSTEM TO FORCE COOL AIR 
THROUGH ADVANCED FILTERS IS AN
OPTION
BUT RESEARCH, ALSO, FOUND THAT
UV LIGHTS CAN KILL VIRUSES
THOSE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS ARE
COMMONLY HID IN CEILINGS. 
>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE 
ULTRAVIOLET LIGH
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "EARLY
TODAY.
6 MILLION PEOPLE AT RISK OF 
SEVERE WEATHER LATER TODAY
A LARGE COMPLEX OF STORMS WITH
WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.
WATCH OUT AROUND FARGO AND
HEADIN
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, 
FUTURES WERE UP SLIGHTLY THIS 
MORNING, FOLLOWING THURSDAY'S 
VOLATILE SESSION
THE DOW SNAPPED A FOUR-DAY
WINNING STREAK DROPPING 135 
POINTS. 
>> NETFLIX GETS A BOOST OF
SUBSCRIBERS WITH A WHOPPING 10
MILLION NEW USERS WORLDWIDE 
BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE
HASTINGS SAID THEY HAVE BEEN
PARTNERS FOR YEARS AND THIS JUST
MAKES IT FORMAL NOW.
>> A FEDERAL JUDGE EXTENDED THE 
DEADLINE FOR THE RELEASE OF 
MIGRANT CHILDREN IN I.C.E.
DETENTION CENTERS.
THE CHILDREN WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
RELEASED BY TODAY BUT 
NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING ABOUT
HOW THEY WILL BE RELEASED.
I.C.E. IS OPPOSED TO RELEASING
THE PARENTS SO THEY RUN THE RISK
OF BEING SEPARATED. 
>> AN ALL-OUT BLITZ OVER THE
NFL'S PLANS TO PROTECT PLAYERS
FROM CORONAVIRUS OR LACK
THEREOF.
HE TWEETED A LIST OF QUESTIONS
STILL UNANSWERED HEADING INTO 
THE SEASON
EMPHASIZING THEY WANT TO PLAY.
HE SAID THE LEAGUE HAS YET TO 
PROVIDE A VALID INFECTIOUS
DISEASE, EMERGENCY-RESPONSE 
PLAN
THAT INCLUDES HOW TESTING WILL
WORK AND HOW A POSITIVE TEST
WOULD AFFECT THE TEAM.
AS WATT POINTED OUT, ROOKIES ARE
SET TO REPORT TO CAMP MONDAY. 
>> TOURISTS STEPPED ON TO THE 
TOP FLOOR HE HAVE THE EIFFEL
TOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 
MONTHS
HERE'S NBC'S KELLY. 
>> FRANCE CELEBRATING BASTILLE
DAY THIS WEEK.
THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY
AND IN ANOTHER SIGN THINGS ARE
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL, THE VERY
TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER, ALSO,
BACK IN BUSINESS
WITH STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING,
OF COURSE, NO MORE THAN 250 
PEOPLE ALLOWED UP TOP, AT ANY 
TIME
TOURISM BRINGS MORE THAN 30 
MILLION VISITORS TO FRANCE IN A 
NORMAL YEAR.
THE EIFFEL TOWER, ONE OF THE
BIGGEST ATTRACTIONS.
NOW, SIX WEEKS AFTER LOCKDOWN 
ENDED, PARISIANS AND BRAVE
TOURISTS, EXCITED.
>> EVEN IF THE CONDITIONS ARE 
NOT ALWAYS VERY EASY, WE CAN
HAVE SOME PLACES, LIKE THE A
EIFFEL TOWER
WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE SOME GOOD 
TIME AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR
US. 
>> OTHER LANDMARKS COMING BACK
TO LIFE.
DISNEY LAND PARIS, PARTIALLY
REOPENING.
BUT NO KISSING AT DISNEY LAND 
PARIS.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED AT THE THEME 
PARK
AND SO ARE RESERVATIONS.
NBC NEWS, LONDON
>> SO, VERY SLOWLY, THAT LIST IS
GROWING A LITTLE BIT LONGER OF
ALL THESE WORLD LANDMARKS THAT
ARE STARTING TO REOPEN. 
>> LIKE YOU SAID, SLOWLY, BUT 
SURELY, IT WAS SO ODD.
IT IS SO ODD TO SEE ALL THESE 
ICONIC LANDMARKS EMPTY, FOR SO
>>> IF EVERYONE CAN ADOPT THE 
PRACTICE OF WEARING A FACE MASK,
FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS, WE WILL
BE ABLE TO GET COVID-19 UNDER 
CONTROL.
>> TEXAS'S GOVERNOR, JOINING
MANY OTHERS IN THE PUSH TO GET
EVERYONE TO WEAR A MASK.
BUT NOT ALL STATES ARE ON BOARD,
AS THE U.S. SURPASSES A SINGLE
DAY RECORD NUMBER OF CASES. 
>> THE BATTLE OVER TESTING
WHAT'S THE BEST METHOD
AND CAN IT HELP GET OUR KIDS
BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM ANY 
FASTER
ONE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL IS ALREADY
OPEN WITH KIDS IN LEARNING PODS.
WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. 
>> THIS MORNING, WE HAVE GOT AN 
UPDATE ON THE HEALTH OF 
JEOPARDY'S ALEX TREBEK. 
>> AND AFTER A FIVE-MONTH BREAK,
TIGER WOODS COMES ROARING BACK
AT THE MEMORIAL, AS HE TRIES TO 
BREAK SAM SNEDE'S RECORD 82 
VICTORIES.
IT'S FRIDAY.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP 
MENA. 
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
AS THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES
SWEEPING ACROSS THE NATION, 
MAYORS, GOVERNORS, AND
LAWMAKERS, ARE AT ODDS OVER MASK
REGULATIONS.
THE U.S. IS LEADING THE WORLD 
WITH 25% OF REPORTED CORONAVIRUS
CASES.
IN JUST 24 HOURS, WE'VE HAD A 
RECORD 73,000 CONFIRMED CASES.
THERE ARE NOW NEARLY 4 MILLION
AMERICANS INFECTED
>> CALIFORNIA SENATOR DIANE 
FEINSTEIN IS TRYING TO HOLD 
STATES ACCOUNTABLE
SHE IS PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT 
THAT WOULD BLOCK STATES FROM
RECEIVING STIMULUS FUNDING IF 
THEY DON'T IMPLEMENT MASK 
MANDATES
SHE SAYS WEARING MASKS SHOULD BE
MANDATORY.
>> AS NEW YORK CITY FWAERS UP TO
ENTER PHASE FOUR OF REOPENING,
IT WILL NOT INCLUDE INDOOR
DINING OR MALLS AND MUSEUMS.
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO, ALSO,
UNVEILED A THREE STRIKES AND
YOU'RE CLOSED RULE FOR BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS.
IF THEY RACK UP THREE 
VIOLATIONS, THEY GET SHUT DOWN. 
>> TYLER PERRY, ONCE AGAIN, 
GIVING BACK TO HIS ATLANTA
COMMUNITY.
THE MEDIA MOGUL DONATED 1,000 
KROGER GIFT CARDS, WORTH 50 
BUCKS EACH, TO FAMILIES IMPACTED
BY THE PANDEMIC.
POLICE OFFICERS WENT DOOR TO
DOOR HANDING THEM OUT.
>> AND DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE 
LENDING A HELPING HAND TO 
HOUSTON.
IN AN EFFORT TO MEET GROWING
DEMANDS FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
24 OF THEM SET UP TESTING SITES 
AT TWO TEXAS CHURCHES BRINGING
ALONG EQUIPMENT AND OTHER 
SUPPLIES TO HELP. 
>> WITH SEVERE OUTBREAKS
HAPPENING IN SEVERAL STATES 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HOSPITALS 
ARE FEELING THE STRAIN AND
OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED THEY MAY
HIT A BREAKING POINT
OUR ALICE BARR IS IN WASHINGTON 
WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: SIX MONTHS INTO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, CASES ARE 
SURGING.
HOSPITALS, FILLING UP.
HOTSPOTS, SHUTTING DOWN.
AND MANY OF THE SAME FIGHTS,
STILL, RAGING ON
>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS 
NATION TO BE GOING THROUGH WHAT 
IT'S GOING THROUGH NOW
WE LEARNED THESE LESSONS MONTH
A
OOS AGO.
>> ARKANSAS AND COLORADO
MANDATING MASKS STATEWIDE.
WHILE GEORGIA'S GOVERNOR IS 
TRYING TO REVERSE MASK ORDERS IN
AT LEAST 15 CITIES
ATLANTA'S MAYOR, DEFIANT. 
>> IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT 
YOURSELF AND YOUR CUSTOMERS, YOU
SHOULD WEAR A MASK
OUR POLICIES ARE ENFORCEABLE AND
THEY STAND. 
>> WITH STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS,
EACH, FOLLOWING THEIR OWN PATH
MANY FACING CRITICAL DELAYS IN
TESTING AND STRUGGLING TO 
ESTABLISH CONTACT TRACING.
THEY'RE, ONCE AGAIN, LOOKING TO 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR A
COORDINATED FEDERAL RESPONSE. 
>> WE JUST NEED THE PRESIDENT TO
LEAD AND FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES. 
>> A NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET
JOURNAL" POLL FINDS JUST 37%
APPROVE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
HANDLING OF THE VIRUS.
AND WITH HIS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL,
JOE BIDEN, NOW LEADING BY 11
POINTS IN THE SAME POLL.
THE PRESIDENT IS REPLACING HIS
CAMPAIGN MANAGER, JUST FOUR 
MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP BANKS ON AN
ECONOMIC RECOVERY TO BOOST HIS
CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE'RE GOING TO GET THINGS
DONE THAT THEY HAVE WANTED TO 
SEE DONE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. 
>> NEWS MORE THAN 4 MILLION 
AMERICANS FILED FIRST-TIME
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FOR THE 17th
STR
STRAIGHT WEEK.
AND WITH EXTRA BENEFITS SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH,
LAWMAKERS ARE NEGOTIATING THE 
NEXT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL
NOW, EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST
ANOTHER TRILLION DOLLARS
IN WASHINGTON, ALICE BARR, NBC
NEWS. 
>> HEALTH EXPERTS ARE SOUNDING
ALARMS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS TESTING
IN AMERICA
THERE ARE CONCERNS THE U.S. 
NEEDS TO DRASTICALLY RAMP UP
TESTING EFFORTS TO TRACE AND
CONTAIN THE VIRUS.
NBC'
NBC'S TOM COSTELLO AS THIS PORT.
>> IN NEARLY EVERY CORNER OF THE
NATION, POP UP TESTING SITES
HAVE TURNED INTO TRAFFIC JAMS.
NOW, HEALTHCARE RESEARCHERS AT
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION WARN 
AMERICA FACES AN IMPENDING
DISASTER IF IT DOESN'T
DRAMATICALLY INCREASE TESTING.
FROM 4.5 MILLION PER WEEK, NOW, 
TO 30 MILLION PER WEEK BY 
OCTOBER.
AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO RAMP UP THE TESTING, 
INCLUDING RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS.
RESULTS IN 20 MINUTES.
>> RIGHT NOW, AMERICA HAS TWO 
CHOICES.
JUST SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN, OR 
LET HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
AMERICANS DIE.
OUR GROUP HAS COME TOGETHER TO
OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION,
WHICH IS USING TESTING AS A WAY 
OUT.
>> RESEARCHERS SAY TEST RESULTS,
NOW, ARE TAKING FAR TOO LONG
SOMETIMES, UP TO TWO WEEKS WHEN 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 48 HOURS OR
LESS
AND A NEW REPORT FROM THE 
MEDICAL JOURNAL LANCET SAYS TEST
RESULTS THAT TAKE THREE DAYS OR 
MORE MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS.
THE CHALLENGE.
TRACING EVERYONE WITH WHOM
THEY'VE HAD CONTACT.
FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS
STORE CLERKS
EVEN A FOOD DELIVERY PERSON.
RESEARCHERS SAY EACH INFECTED 
PERSON TRANSMITS THE VIRUS TO 
ANOTHER TWO AND A HALF PEOPLE.
BUT PHYSICAL DISTANCING CAN CUT 
THAT NUMBER IN HALF.
IN NEW YORK, AARON WEAKS STAYED 
AT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS WAITING 
FOR HIS TEST RESULTS. 
>> I THINK IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
FOR PEOPLE TO BE RESPONSIBLE, 
ESPECIALLY YOUNGER PEOPLE, WHEN 
IT TAKES 14 DAYS, PLUS, TO GET
TEST RESULTS. 
>> BECAUSE THE COUNTRY ISN'T
KEEPING UP WITH THE VIRUS, MORE 
PATIENTS ARE FLOODING ERs AND 
ICUs
IN HOUSTON, THE ARMY HAS BEEN 
CALLED IN TO HELP AT ONE
HOSPITAL. 
>> THE PATIENTS ARE SICK, AND 
THIS ISN'T A WAY THAT I WANT TO 
DIE.
I DON'T WANT TO DIE LIKE I CAN'T
BREATHE, EVEN THOUGH I'M ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
>> AT MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL
OUTSIDE OF MIAMI, THEY HAVE 
TURNED AN AUDITORIUM INTO A 
PATIENT WARD. 
>> WHILE THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO
CLIMB, EXPONENTIALLY, WE ARE
MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO NEVER, 
EVER BE ABLE TO TURN A PATIENT
AWAY. 
>> AND THE NUMBERS KEEP 
CLIMBING
NEARLY A THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE NOW
DYING IN THE U.S., EVERY SINGLE 
DAY FROM COVID
AND THAT NUMBER IS UP 50% IN THE
LAST TWO WEEKS
FRANCES.
>> ALARMING.
TOM, THANK YOU. 
>> THE SCORCHING NEW TELL-ALL 
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S NIECE IS 
FLYING OFF SHELVES THIS MORNING.
MARY TRUMP'S BOOK SHATTERED 
RECORDS FOR PUBLISHER SIMON AND 
SCHUSTER, SELLING NEARLY A
MILLION COPIES ON THE FIRST DAY 
ALONE.
BUT MORE INSIDE THE BOOK THAT'S 
MAKING HEADLINES
TRACIE, SOME EXPLOSIVE
ALLEGATIONS IN THAT BOOK. 
>> WELL, THOSE ALLEGATIONS FROM 
MARY TRUMP, THE PRESIDENT'S 
NIECE, THAT HE USED DEROGATORY
LANGUAGE AND SHE HEARD IT.
ANTI-SEMITIC SLURS
SHE SAID SHE HEARD HIM USE THE N
WORD
THAT IT WASN'T JUST THE FAMILY
CULTURE BUT THAT HE DID IT, 
PERSONALLY
AND SHE SAID SHE IS CONCERNED 
ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE
COUNTRY, IF HE'S NOT DEFEATED IN
NOVEMBER
>> THIS IS BEYOND PARTISANSHIP
THIS IS SO BEYOND PARTY.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
THIS AS AMERICANS.
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT
WHAT -- WHO WE WANT TO BE, AS A 
PEOPLE, GOING FORWARD.
SO, CONTINUING ALONG THIS PATH, 
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN IF DONALD WERE TO BE 
ELECTED IN 2020, WOULD, I 
ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE, BE THE END
OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE'S ANY
COMING BACK FROM THIS.
>> NOW, THE RESPONSE FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS THAT THE BOOK IS 
FULL OF FALSEHOODS, AND THAT THE
PRESIDENT DOESN'T USE THOSE 
WORDS.
BACK TO YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>>> DEMOCRATIC DONORS ARE MAKING
A RUN ON THE BANK IN THE RACE 
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CASH ADVANTAGE
SEEMED UNSURMOUNTABLE --
INSURMOUNTABLE JUST MONTHS AGO
BUT JOE BIDEN IS CLOSING THE
GAP.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE NOW TRAILS BY JUST $53
MILLION.
BIDEN HAS OUTRAISED HIS OPPONENT
FOR TWO MONTHS IN A ROW, AS NEW 
POLLS SHOW HIM UP DOUBLE DIGITS.
>> A TEXAS CEMETERY HAS REMOVED 
A JIM-CROW ERA FENCE THAT 
SEGREGATED GRAVES OF THOSE WHO
WERE LAID TO REST.
WITH MOVEMENTS NOW FOCUSING ON
RACIAL EQUALITY, COMMUNITY
LEADERS DECIDED TO TAKE DOWN THE
FENCE TO UNITE THE HISTORICALLY 
BLACK CEMETERY AND THE
HISTORICALLY WHITE CEMETERY.
>> MICHELLE OBOAMA IS ABOUT TO 
HOST A NEW PODCAST ON SPOTIFY.
SHE'LL EXPLORE HOW PERSONAL 
RELATIONSHIPS SHAPE PEOPLE
IT PREMIERES ON JULY 29th AND 
WILL LAST NINE WEEKS. 
>> THE POPULAR APP TIKTOK COULD,
SOON, SEE SOME COMPETITION
WITHIN WEEKS, FACEBOOK IS 
EXPECTED TO LAUNCH INSTAGRAM
REELS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW USERS
TO CREATE 15-SECOND VIDEOS SET
TO MUSIC
AND PEOPLE CAN ALSO BORROW THE
AUDIO FROM THE OTHER VIDEOS.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS CONSIDERING
PUTTING RESTRICTIONS ON THE 
CHINESE-OWNED TIKTOK. 
>> WHICH WILL BE A REVOLT ON
MANY TWEENS AND TEENAGERS ALIKE 
IF THAT EVER HAPPENS
REAL QUICK
LET'S TURN NOW TO NBC 
METEOROLOGIST BILL KARINS WHO IS
WITH US AND TALKING ABOUT THIS
HEAT WAVE A LOT OF US BRACE 
OURSELVES FOR.
>> YEAH.
ONE DAY OF A BREAK IN THE 
NORTHEAST AND THEN THE HEAT WAVE
ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND
HOTTEST CONDITIONS OF THE ENTIRE
SUMMER
SO LET'S GET INTO FIRST AREAS OF
CONCERN.
WE HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ROLLING THROUGH AREAS OF
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND ALSO 
THROUGH AREAS OF PENNSYLVANIA 
AND WEST VIRGINIA.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WE
ARE GOING TO STOP TALKING ABOUT 
THUNDERSTORMS AND ONLY BE 
TALKING ABOUT HEAT BECAUSE THAT 
IS THE BIGGEST HEADLINE ALMOST
COAST TO COAST
90s IN THE ROCKIES ALL THE WAY
TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
SUNDAY, WE GET INTO DANGEROUS 
LEVELS OF HEAT
COULD BE NEARLY 100 DEGREES IN
THE NATION'S CAPITAL AND IT 
COULD FEEL LIKE 110.
WE WILL HAVE SCATTERED STORMS IN
A FEW SPOTS, CAROLINAS, AND ALSO
FLORIDA.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT HEAT WAVE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY, IT 
ALSO CONTINUES BUT WE WON'T SEE 
HUNDREDS, INSTEAD, IT WILL BE 
90s WITH A KNFEW SHOWERS AND 
STORMS
THAT'S THE BIG WEATHER STORY OF 
THE DAY.
NOW, HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT 
YOUR LOCAL FORECAST.
NOT MANY COOL SPOTS LEFT ON THE 
WEATHER MAPS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS IS WARMING
UP IN A HURRY.
NORTH DAKOTA AT 95
ONE OF THE ONLY COOL SPOTS OUT
THERE WILL BE AREAS OF MAINE
HIGHS THERE ONLY IN THE 60s.
EVEN NEW YORK CITY'S GOING TO 
HEAT UP THIS WEEKEND, GUYS. 
>> IT'S GOING TO GET UGLY.
BILL, THANK YOU.
>> THE PGA TOUR CONTINUED ITS 
RETURN WITH THE MEMORIAL
TOURNAMENT IN OHIO MINUS THE
FANS, OF COURSE.
TIGER WOODS RETURNED AFTER A
5-MONTH BREAK.
SHOT A 71 IN THE FIRST ROUND, 
FIVE SHOTS BEHIND THE LEADER. 
>> IT FELT GOOD.
I MEAN, I FELT GOOD.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT RUSTY
BUT FELT
>>> NEW THREAT THIS MORNING.
RUSSIAN HACKERS ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH FROM 
AMERICAN, CANADIAN, AND BRITISH 
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
ACCORDING TO INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES
>> IT'S NOT A SURPRISE
I THINK -- I MEAN, IT'S 
DEPLORABLE, AND WE CALL IT OUT
IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE, 
BY PUBLICIZING THE TECHNICAL
DETAILS, THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFEND 
AGAINST IT. 
>> MARTIN SAID THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THE HACKERS STOLE ANY
DATA
ONLY THAT THEY INFILTRATED
SYSTEMS USING MALWARE AND SPEAR 
PHISHING
RUSSIA DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS.
ALSO, WARNED ABOUT THE THREAT 
FROM CHINESE HACKERS WHO SAID 
THEY WERE DETECTED TRYING TO
STEAL VACCINE RESEARCH IN MAY.
>> AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSIDER 
REOPENING, THEY MIGHT LEARN FROM
THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE SCHOOL IN 
NEW JERSEY
THERE IS ALSO SOME TROUBLING
NEWS ABOUT COVID AND KIDS IN
FLORIDA.
FOR MORE ON THAT, WE TURN TO
NBC'S VICKI NGUYEN. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
WITH 53 MILLION KIDS IN K-12
SCHOOLS, A LOT OF ANXIOUS 
FAMILIES WANT TO KNOW WHAT GOING
BACK TO SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE IN THE
MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.
AS THE DEBATE OVER OPENING
SCHOOLS INTENSIFIES, A STUNNING,
NEW STATISTIC FROM FLORIDA
31% OF KIDS TESTED THERE FOR
COVID-19 WERE POSITIVE
MORE THAN 16,000
THOUGH, EXPERTS WARN, THERE ARE 
CAVEATS.
>> THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE TESTED
BECAUSE THEY MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS
SO THIS IS NOT INDICATIVE OF
KIDS, OVERALL.
>> HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN
REMAIN VERY RARE, AND 
NATIONWIDE, DEATH RATE FOR COVID
PATIENTS UNDER AGE 25 IS LESS 
TH
THAN .1%
IN NEW JERSEY, SUMMER SCHOOL IS 
OPEN FOR KIDS 18 MONTHS TO
KINDERGARTEN WITH A NEW ROUTINE.
NO ONE WITH A TEMPERATURE OF
100.4 OR ABOVE CAN COME TO
CLASS.
AND PARENTS SAY GOOD-BYE
OUTSIDE.
>> WE COMPARE THE PROS AND CONS 
AND WE CONCLUDE IT'S GOOD IDEA
TO SEND THE KIDS HERE.
>> HERE, THEY CUT CAPACITY FROM 
100 STUDENTS DOWN TO 40.
THE KIDS LEARN IN SMALL GROUPS
OF TEN OR WHAT SOME EXPERTS CALL
PODS
REDUCING CONTACT WITH OTHERS SO 
IF SOMEONE GETS SICK, THE POD 
CAN BE QUARANTINED. 
>> OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS A
RISK
BUT IF IT'S GOING AS SMOOTHLY AS
HERE, I THINK CHILDREN NEED IT
THEY NEED TO BE WITH OTHER
CHILDREN. 
>> TEACHERS SIT THE KIDS SIX
FEET APART
MASKS ARE OPTIONAL
AND EACH CHILD BRINGS THEIR OWN 
SUPPLIES
THEY EAT LUNCH AT THEIR DESKS,
NOT IN THE CAFETERIA
ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE HAPPENS
OUTSIDE.
AND STAFFERS SANITIZE HIGH-TOUCH
SURFACES BETWEEN GROUPS.
NEW STEPS TO BALANCE SCHOOL AND 
SAFETY
HOW HAPPY ARE YOU TO BE BACK AT 
SCHOOL
>> SUPERDUPER.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THEY ARE THREE WEEKS NOW 
INTO THE SESSION
SO FAR, NO KIDS HAVE GOTTEN 
SICK
CERTAINLY, IT WILL BE MORE OF A 
CHALLENGE FOR BIGGER SCHOOLS TO 
MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF SOCIAL 
DISTANCING
SOME EXPERTS WANT TO GO FURTHER.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF 
SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND 
MEDICINE, HAVE URGED SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN
BUT THEY ARE RECOMMENDING MASKS 
FOR ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
>>> IT'S EASY TO SAY RACISM IS A
THING OF THE PAST.
>> BUT IT'S NOT.
ESPECIALLY, WHEN BLACK PEOPLE 
DON'T ENJOY THE FULL PROTECTIONS
AFFORDED BY THE CONSTITUTION. 
>> AS PROUD AMERICANS, HOW MUCH 
LONGER CAN WE AVOID AN HONEST 
LOOK IN THE MIRROR
EQUALITY IS AT BAT
TOGETHER, WE MUST LEARN AND 
GROW. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT
ANSWER. 
>> JUSTIN TURNER THERE
THAT'S JUST A SNIPPET OF A VIDEO
BY THE L.A. DODGERS CALLED IN 
THIS TOGETHER, SUPPORTING BLACK 
LIVES MATTER AND RAISING MONEY
FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CAUSES.
>> JEOPARDY'S ALEX TREBEK SHARED
A POSITIVE HEALTH UPDATE FOR HIS
FANS. 
>> I'M DOING WELL.
I HAVE BEEN CONTINUING MY 
TREATMENT, AND IT IS PAYING OFF,
THOUGH IT DOES FATIGUE ME A 
GREAT DEAL
MY NUMBERS ARE GOOD.
I'M FEELING GREAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO RETURN TO THE 
STUDIO, AND START RECORDING 
SHOWS FOR THE NEW SEASON IN 
SEPTEMBER.
>> TREBEK ALSO ADDED HE'S BEEN
DOING SO WELL THAT HE WROTE A 
BOOK, A MEMOIR TITLED "THE
ANSWER IS, REFLECTIONS ON MY
LIFE" IT'S SET TO BE PUBLISHED
JULY 21st.
>> LOOKS GOOD THERE.
GLAD TO SEE HIM LOOKING HEALTHY.
>> LOOK FORWARD TO THAT BOOK AND
THE FALL WHEN HE COMES BACK TO
JEOPARDY. 
>> ALL RIGHT
HERE IS SOME PROOF THAT HEROES, 
THEY COME IN ALL SIZES
6-YEAR-OLD BRIDGER WALKER IS
RECOVERING AFTER RUSHING TO 
PROTECT HIS 4-YEAR-OLD SISTER 
FROM A DOG ATTACK.
A GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX LUNGED AT 
THE KIDS IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE
IN WYOMING AND WITHOUT THINKING,
BRIDGER STEPPED RIGHT IN FRONT
OF HIS SISTER.
A POST ABOUT HIS HEROICS WENT 
VIRAL AND OFTEN CAUGHT THE EYE
OF CAPTAIN AMERICA HIMSELF
HE REACHED OUT AND SAID WHAT HE 
DID WAS SO BRAVE AND HE SENT HIM
AN AUTHENTIC SHIELD FROM THE
AVENGERS. 
>> A 6-YEAR-OLD, TOO
KUDOS TO THE PARENTS FOR
INSTILLING THAT IN THEIR
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "EARLY
TODAY.
THE HEAT ADVISORIES AND WARNING 
AND WATCHES, STARTING TO DOT THE
MAP HERE
MINNEAPOLIS IS UNDER HEAT WATCH,
ALONG WITH PHILADELPHIA AND 
THESE WILL STAND TODAY AND
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
OKLAHOMA CITY WILL FEEL LIKE 106
DEGREES.
WE WILL ALSO BE WATCHING HEAT 
EXPANDING BY THE TIME WE GET TO 
SATURDAY, IT WILL FEEL LIKE 108 
IN MINNEAPOLIS, OF ALL PLACES.
AND THEN, BY THE TIME WE
>>> A WORKER ON THE FRONT LINES 
OF THE CORONAVIRUS BATTLE FOUND 
A UNIQUE WAY TO UNWIND
AFTER SPENDING EIGHT LONG WEEKS 
HELPING PATIENTS IN A BRONX ICU,
A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT DECIDED 
TO DECOMPRESS WITH AN INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY.
REPORTER ADAM HARDING FROM OUR
WNBC AFFILIATE HAS THIS STORY.
>> Reporter: AS THERESA MADE HER
WAY DOWN THIS STATEN ISLAND 
BOARDWALK, HER FAMILY WAS RIGHT 
THERE ON THE BEACH CHEERING HER 
ON FOR THE LAST LEG OF A
CROSS-COUNTRY BIKE RIDE THAT
BEGAN MORE THAN AMONTH AGO. 
>> IT'S AN OVERWHELMING FEELING.
>> THERESA HAD JUST FINISHED AN 
EIGHT-WEEK STRETCH VOLUNTEERING 
AS A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT IN 
THE COVID UNIT OF A BRONX 
HOSPITAL. 
>> YOU GOT TO ANSWER THE CALL.
AND DEEP DOWN INSIDE, IN YOUR 
HEART, YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE
SCARED
BUT I KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT 
THING TO DO.
>> MOST OF HER PATIENTS WERE ON 
VENTILATORS IN THE EPICENTER OF 
THE NATION'S OUTBREAK.
AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO HEAD
HOME TO BUFFALO, SHE HAD AN 
IDEA
>> I NEEDED MY OWN MEANTAL
DECOMPRESSION, AND I REALLY 
IMPECH WUSLY JUST BOUGHT A
ONE-WAY TICKET TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON
I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A BIKE.
I BOUGHT THIS BIKE OFF OF 
CRAIG'S LIST THE DAY I LANDED 
AND STARTED RIDING EAST THE VERY
NEXT DAY
AS SHE WAS TRAVELING ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THERESA MADE SURE TO 
BRING HER CAMERA WITH HER.
SHE WANTED TO TAKE VIDEO AND
PHOTOS OF HER ENTIRE JOURNEY, 
3,200 MILES AND A LOT OF STORIES
THAT SHE'LL NEVER FORGET
>> WILD SUMMER STORMS ALONG THE 
HIGHWAY, TO THE KINDNESS OF 
STRANGERS WHO LET HER SLEEP IN
THEIR CORNFIELDS
IT WAS THE EXPERIENCE SHE NEEDED
AFTER WITNESSING SO MUCH PAIN IN
THE HOSPITAL
>> I DISCOVERED THE MEANING OF
THE RIDE, AS I WENT.
>> WHEN SHE FINALLY FINISHED HER
JOURNEY WEDNESDAY, THERESA TOOK 
HER BIKE INTO THE OCEAN.
HAVING TRAVELED FROM THE PACIFIC
TO THE ATLANTIC.
IT WAS EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
THAT SHOWED HER WHAT SHE WAS
LOOKING FOR.
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME.
BUT WE ARE A STRONG -- WE ARE A 
STRONG COUNTRY
AND WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
>> THANKS TO WNBC'S ADAM HARDING
FOR THAT REPORT.
SHE IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE
NOT ONLY GOING THROUGH THAT 
JOURNEY.
BUT TO CHOOSE TO VOLUNTEER
SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO. 
>> LIKE YOU SAID, AMAZING PERSON
ALL THE WAY AROUND AND DESERVES 
TO LET OFF SOME STEAM THAT WAY. 
>> WOW
WE APPLAUD HER. 
>> KUDOS. 
>> POLICE BODY CAM VIDEO
CAPTURING THE MOMENT OFFICERS IN
SOUTH FLORIDA CAPTURED A LOOSE
KANGAROO
CHECK THIS OUT
IF THE LAUDERDALE POLICE MANAGED
TO GET THE KANGAROO TO HOP
CLOSER TO HIM.
AFTER A FEW TRIES, THEY WERE
ABLE TO WRANGLE THE ROO IN THE
BACKSEAT OF THE CAR.
SO NOW, IT'S UP TO FLORIDA
OFFICIALS TO DECIDE ON ITS NEW
HOME
THAT WAS A SMART
BECAUSE WE SEE CASES RISING BUT 
SO ARE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
DEATHS.
IT IS THE TOP PRIORITY FOR THE 
NATION'S MEDICAL RESEARCHERS 
FINDING A CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
NOW DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WITH 
FACEBOOK'S MARK ZUCKERBERG SAYS 
HE'S CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC A 
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE VACCINE 
CANDIDATE COULD BE IDENTIFIED BY
THE FALL.
>> BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE END
OF THIS YEAR, THE BEGINNING OF 
CALENDAR YEAR 2021, WE MAY HAVE 
VACCINE ONE OR MORE CANDIDATE 
THAT IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
>> Reporter: HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES SECRETARY ALEX AZAR IS 
GOING FURTHER PREDICTING AN 
APPROVED VACCINE COULD BE WIDELY
AVAILABLE BY THE END OF THE 
YEAR.
>> WE THINK IT IS CREDIBLE TO BE
THINKING OF THE TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOSES OF APPROVED VACCINE FOR
USE LATER THIS YEAR WITH 
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF VACCINES
EARLY NEXT YEAR.
>> Reporter: BUT THIS MORNING 
WITH THE DEATH TOLL RISING, 
EXPERTS WARN THE U.S. IS LOSING 
THE BATTLE OVER CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING.
WITH LONG LINES AND POP-UP 
TESTING SITES NATIONWIDE.
RESEARCHERS AT THE ROCKEFELLER 
FOUNDATION WARN AMERICA FACES A 
PENDING DISASTER IF IT DOESN'T 
STEP UP TESTING.
4.5 MILLION PER WEEK NOW TO 30 
MILLION PER WEEK BY OCTOBER.
AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO INCREASE TESTING 
INCLUDING RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS, 
RESULTS IN 20 MINUTES.
>> WITHOUT THIS KIND OF A TEST, 
WE'RE STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A
HARD PLACE.
EITHER YOU SHUT DOWN THE ECONOMY
AND PEOPLE HAVE -- EXPERIENCE 
SIGNIFICANT LEARNING LOSS.
OR YOU KEEP THINGS OPEN AND YOU 
LOSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICANS.
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS SAY 
TEST RESULTS NOW ARE TAKING FAR 
TOO LONG.
SOMETIMES UP TO TWO WEEKS WHEN 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 48 HOURS OR 
LESS.
A NEW REPORT FROM THE MEDICAL 
JOURNAL LANCET SAYS TEST RESULTS
THAT TAKE THREE DAYS OR MORE 
MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO 
REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE?
TRACKING EVERYONE WITH WHOM 
PATIENTS HAVE HAD CONTACT.
>> HERE'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT FOR WEEKS NOW.
AS THESE CASES CONTINUE TO REACH
RECORD LEVELS, THAT CHIEF 
CONCERN HOSPITAL CAPACITY.
ESPECIALLY IN THESE HOT SPOTS.
WHERE DOES THAT SITUATION STAND 
RIGHT NOW?
HOSPITAL CAPACITY?
>> RIGHT NOW IT'S FLORIDA, 
TEXAS, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA.
AS A SNAPSHOT, FLORIDA.
54 HOSPITALS IN FLORIDA RIGHT 
NOW HAVE ZERO ICU CAPACITY, THEY
REPORT.
AND 40 HOSPITALS HAVE LESS THAN 
10% ICU CAPACITY.
AND LET'S JUST REITERATE THE 
DEATH TOLL HERE.
WE'RE AT NEARLY A THOUSAND 
PEOPLE DYING EVERY SINGLE DAY IN
THIS COUNTRY WHICH, OF COURSE, 
HAS JUST JUMPED DRAMATICALLY 
OVER THE PREVIOUS FEW WEEKS.
SO THIS IS BECOMING A LOOMING 
DISASTER IN MANY CITY ACE CROSS 
THE OTHER OF PLAYING POLITICS 
DURING A PANDEMIC.
IN GEORGIA, THE FIGHT OVER FACE 
MASKS IS HEADED TO COURT.
BRIAN KEMP SUING KEISHA LANCE 
BOTTOMS IN AN EFFORT TO BLOCK 
THE CITY FROM MAKING FACE 
COVERINGS MANDATORY AND ROLLING 
BACK REOPENING MEASURES.
IN THE LAWSUIT FILED BY THE 
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, KEMP 
CALLS ATLANTA'S MASK MANDATE 
UNENFORCEABLE SAYING THE MAYOR'S
STATEMENTS CREATE AMBIGUITY AND 
UNCERTAINTY.
THE GOVERNOR ASKED THE COURT TO 
BLOCK ANY EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT 
ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN WHAT 
HE HAS PUT IN PLACE.
UNLESS MAYOR BOTTOMS IS 
RESTRAINED, GEORGIA CITIZENS 
WILL SUFFER IMMEDIATE AND IR 
REMEMBER RABBLE HARM.
>> WHAT THE SCIENTISTS ARE 
TELLING US IS THE RIGHT THING TO
DO IS WEAR A MASK.
>> Reporter: IN A PRESS 
CONFERENCE HOURS BEFORE THE 
LAWSUIT BECAME PUBLIC, BOTTOMS 
SAID SHE WAS NOT WORRIED OF 
LITIGATION.
>> I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE CITY 
BEING SUED AND I'LL PUT OUR 
POLICIES UP AGAINST ANYONE'S ANY
DAY OF THE WEEK.
>> Reporter: LATER A DEFIANT 
RESPONSE TO THE LAWSUIT.
THE MAYOR WRITING, IF BEING SUED
BY THE STATE IS WHAT IT TAKES TO
SAVE LIVES IN ATLANTA, THEN WE 
WILL SEE THEM IN COURT.
IN A TWEET OF HIS OWN, THE 
GOVERNOR SAID HIS LAWSUIT WAS 
FOR ATLANTA BUSINESS OWNERS AND 
THEIR HARD WORKING EMPLOYEES WHO
ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.
THIS LATEST ESCALATION COMES A 
DAY AFTER GOVERNOR KEMP WHO HAS 
REFUSED TO REQUIRE MASKS 
STATEWIDE BLOCKING CITIES FROM 
THEIR OWN MASKED MANDATES.
THE MOVE SETTING UP A SHOWDOWN 
WITH SOME LOCAL LEADERS.
>> I'VE BEEN FLABBERGASTED BY 
WHAT HAS OCCURRED HERE.
OUR GOVERNMENT HAS CHOSE TON 
MAKE A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY 
INTO SOME TYPE OF POLITICAL 
ISSUE.
>> Reporter: AMID THE BACK AND 
FORTH, GEORGIA'S COVID-19 CASES 
CONTINUE TO RISE.
THURSDAY THE STATE ADDED MORE 
THAN ING THEM A 
REQUIREMENT, THAT GOES TOO FAR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
BLAYNE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JOINING US NOW IS ATLANTA'S 
MAYOR KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
AND LET'S PICK IT UP RIGHT 
THERE.
GOVERNOR KEMP IS NOT AGAINST 
MASKS.
HE HAS GONE AROUND THE STATE AND
SUGGESTED PEOPLE WEAR THEM.
HE'S WORN ONE HIMSELF.
HE SAYS, HOWEVER, YOU DON'T NEED
A MANDATE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?
>> WELL, GOOD MORNING, AND THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME.
THE ENTIRE -- THE FILING OF THE 
LAWSUIT IS SIMPLY BIZARRE, QUITE
FRANKLY.
SAVANNAH, MAYOR JOHNSON 
INSTITUTED THEIR MASK ORDER THE 
FIRST OF JULY.
THE GOVERNOR'S HOMETOWN OF 
ATHENS, GEORGIA, INSTITUTED A 
MASK ORDER ON THE EIGHTH OF 
JULY.
THEN WHEN ATLANTA MANDATED THEIR
ORDER, THERE WAS A LAWSUIT.
HE TAKES EXCEPTION WITH SOME 
ADVISORY BUSINESS REOPENING 
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT REMAIN BY 
THE CITY.
HE IS SUING US PERSONALLY, 
MYSELF AND THE CITY COUNCIL, 
BECAUSE OF THOSE ADVISORY 
RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND I DON'T THINK IN 
HAPPENSTANCE THIS LAW CAME THE 
DAY AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP 
VISITED ATLANTA.
I POINTED OUT HE WAS VIOLATING 
CITY LAW BY NOT HAVING ON A MASK
AT HARTSFIELD-JACKSON 
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
AND SO THERE ARE SEVERAL MAYORS 
ACROSS THE STATE WHO JOIN ME IN 
BEING PERPLEXED BY THE 
GOVERNOR'S ACTIONS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT 
WE NEED TO DO ON BEHALF OF THE 
PEOPLE WE'VE BEEN ELECTED TO 
REPRESENT.
>> DON'T SUGAR COAT IT.
YOU THINK THE GOVERNOR IS 
MOTIVATED BY POLITICS OR DOING 
THE BIDDING OF THE PRESIDENT 
BECAUSE SOMEONE REMARKED THAT 
THE PRESIDENT VIOLATED ATLANTA'S
ORDER BY NOT WEARING A MASK WHEN
HE WAS AT THE AIRPORT?
>> I ABSOLUTELY DO.
I THINK THAT HE IS PUTTING 
POLITICS OVER PEOPLE AND 
THERE -- IT'S INTERESTING EVEN 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DECISION 
MAKING OF OUR GOVERNOR AND I'LL 
REMIND YOU, THIS IS THE SAME 
GOVERNOR WHO DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL 
WELL INTO THE PANDEMIC THAT IT 
COULD BE SPREAD BY ASYMPTOMATIC 
TRANSMISSION.
HE DIDN'T GO TO THE CDC FOR 
GUIDANCE.
HE WENT TO AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY 
WHICH I'M SURE IS A FINE 
UNIVERSITY IN OUR STATE, BUT 
IT'S CERTAINLY NOT EMERY 
UNIVERSITY OR THE CDC IN TERMS 
OF ITS EXPERTISE WITH INFECTIOUS
DISEASE CONTROL.
SO HE WAS SEARCHING FOR AN 
ANSWER.
HE GOT IT.
AND IT'S THE SAME ANSWER AND THE
SAME PLAYBOOK WE'VE SEEN COME 
OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> I SHOULD SAY WE DID ASK 
GOVERNOR KEMP TO BE WITH US THIS
MORNING.
HIS OFFICE DECLINED.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
YOU YOURSELF, ATLANTA WAS LATE 
TO THE MASK MANDATE.
SAVANNAH DID IT I THINK ON JULY 
1st.
OTHER CITIES WERE EARLIER.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT.
HOW COME IT TOOK SO LONG?
>> WELL, I WANTED TO WAIT AND 
SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND IF HE 
WOULD RESPOND TO SAVANNAH'S 
MANDATE.
BECAUSE I SUSPECTED WHEN I DID 
SOMETHING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY 
OF ATLANTA, IT WOULD BE 
PROBLEMATIC.
THAT'S WHY I WAITED TO SEE IF 
THERE WOULD BE A RESPONSE TO 
SAVANNAH'S MANDATE.
AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.
THIS LAWSUIT WAS FILED 
PERSONALLY AGAINST ME AND 
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE 
DAY AFTER DONALD TRUMP WAS IN 
OUR CITY.
AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, 
THIS IS ABOUT SAVING LIVES.
OVER 31 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN OUR 
STATE.
106,000 HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.
MYSELF, MY HUSBAND, AND ONE OF 
MY CHILDREN ARE AMONGST THE 
POSITIVE.
I'M IN QUARANTINE AS WE SPEAK.
SO I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO 
EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO 
PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA.
AND THE GOVERNOR HAS SIMPLY 
OVERSTEPPED HIS BOUNDS AND HIS 
AUTHORITY AND WE'LL SEE HIM IN 
COURT.
>> YOU THINK YOU'LL PREVAIL IN 
COURT?
>> I ABSOLUTELY THINK THAT I 
WILL PREVAIL.
AND THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA BY AND
LARGE SUPPORT WEARING MASKS.
AND WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM 
BUSINESSES ACROSS OUR CITY IS 
THAT THESE INCONSISTENT POLICIES
ARE PUTTING -- IT'S MAKING IT 
DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO ENFORCE 
MASK MANDATES IN THEIR 
BUSINESSES.
AND SO EVEN WITH THIS ADVISORY 
MEETING, WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES
FROM FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES.
DELTA AIR LINES, ONE OF OUR 
LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE, 
SUPPORTS WEARING MASKS.
AND SO THE NOTION THAT WE ARE 
SOMEHOW INTERFERING WITH 
BUSINESSES OR PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO 
WORK IS SIMPLY BASELESS AND A 
WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
WHAT I WISH THE GOVERNOR WOULD 
DO WOULD BE TO EXPAND TESTING 
AND CONTACT TRACING.
>> I'VE GOT TO CUT IT OFF THERE 
FOR TIME.
I DO WANT TO ASK YOU QUICKLY HOW
YOU'RE FEELING AND YOUR HUSBAND 
AND SON HAVING BEEN DIAGNOSED 
WITH COVID-19 YOURSELVES.
>> WE'RE FEELING MUCH, MUCH 
BETTER.
NOT QUITE 100% WITH MY HUSBAND 
YET, BUT COMPARED TO HOW HE WAS 
A FEW DAYS AGO, IT'S A 
MIRACULOUS TURNAROUND.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR 
SOPHISTICATED AND TARGETED 
ATTACKS HE'S SEEN.
THIS MORNING RUSSIAN HACKERS 
ACCUSED OF CYBERINTERFERENCE 
AGAIN.
THIS TIME HACKERS TARGETING 
COVID-19 VACCINE RESEARCH 
CENTERS.
U.S., BRITISH, AND CANADIAN 
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ARE 
ACCUSING HACKERS THAT GO BY 
COZYBEAR AND APT29 OF TRYING TO 
STEAL DETAILS OF THE 
DEVELOPMENTS AND TESTING OF 
COVID-19 VACCINES.
THE GROUP COZYBEAR IS LONG 
BELIEVED TO HAVE TIES TO RUSSIAN
INTELLIGENCE.
BRITAIN'S NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY
CENTER FIRST NOTICING THE HACKS 
AS EARLY AS FEBRUARY.
>> IT'S ONE OF THE MOST 
SOPHISTICATED AND TARGETED WE'VE
SEEN EVIDENCE OF AGAINST 
VACCINES.
WHICH IS WHY WE MADE THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> Reporter: RUSSIA DENIES THE 
ACCUSATIONS CALLING IT VAGUE AND
CONTROVERSIAL.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A 
VACCINE FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE 
WORLD TO BENEFIT FROM.
TO HAVE THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT 
INTERFERE, PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW 
IT.
>> Reporter: THE GROUP COZYBEAR 
WAS ALSO THOUGHT TO BE BEHIND 
THE HACKS OF THE DNC IN 2016.
AND WHILE THERE'S NO EVIDENCE 
THE RUSSIAN HACKERS WERE ABLE TO
STEAL ANY DETAILS, THEY ARE NOT 
THOUGHT TO BE THE ONLY COUNTRY 
TRYING.
CHINA ALSO BEING CALLED OUT BY 
ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR.
>> HACKERS HAVE TARGETED 
AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND FIRMS 
IN A BID TO STEAL THE IP RELATED
TO CORONAVIRUS TREATMENTS AND 
VACCINES.
SOMETIMES DISRUPTING THE WORK OF
OUR RESEARCHERS.
>> Reporter: THE GLOBAL RACE 
HELPED CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN 
WHICH THAT BEHAVIOR WAS 
PERMITTED.
WASHINGTON'S PRO FOOTBALL TEAM 
UNDER NEW SCRUTINY THIS MORNING.
JUST DAYS AFTER THE TEAM DROPPED
ITS LONGTIME NICKNAME WIDELY 
VIEWED AS A RACIST SLUR AGAINST 
NATIVE AMERICANS.
NOW MORE THAN A DOZEN WOMEN WHO 
WORKED FOR THE TEAM ALLEGING 
SEXUAL HARASSMENT FROM TOP 
EXECUTIVES IN AN EXPLOSIVE 
REPORT.
AMONG THOSE COMING FORWARD, 
EMILY APPLEGATE.
>> NOBODY DESERVES TO BE 
DEGRATED AND TREATED LIKE THAT.
NOBODY DESERVES TO BE 
DISRESPECTED.
AND FOR ANY OF US WOMEN THAT 
WANT TO GET INTO A CAREER WHICH 
IS MALE DOMINATED, WE SHOULDN'T 
BE AFRAID THESE THINGS ARE GOING
TO HAPPEN.
>> Reporter: SHE SAID THE 
COMMENTS FROM HER BOSS CAME 
ALMOST DAILY.
>> ANY ISSUE THAT SET HIM OFF, 
SET HIM OFF LIKE TIMES TEN.
THAT WOULD BE WHEN HE WOULD 
CURSE AT ME.
HE WOULD USE DEROGATORY SLURS 
TOWARDS ME.
>> Reporter: 14 OTHER WOMEN ALSO
DETAILED THEIR ACCOUNTS TO "THE 
POST."
THREE OF THE MEN ACCUSED IN THE 
ARTICLE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN FIRED
OR LEFT THE TEAM.
INCLUDING THE TEAM'S LONGTIME 
PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER LARRY 
MICHAEL.
MICHAEL HAD A HISTORY OF MAKING 
INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS ABOUT 
WOMEN INCLUDING AN INCIDENT 
WHERE HE WAS CAUGHT TALKING ON A
HOT MIC ABOUT A COLLEGE AGED 
INTERN.
IT'S NOT CLEAR IF HE EVER FACED 
DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
"THE POST" SAID MICHAEL RETIRED 
BANKRUPTLY.
AFTER 16 GREAT YEARS, MY TIME 
WITH THE ORGANIZATION IS OVER.
NBC NEWS HAS CONTACTED MICHAEL 
FOR COMMENT.
"WASHINGTON POST" REPORTER WILL 
HOBSON HELPED BREAK THE STORY.
>> THE REST OF THE WOMEN SAID 
THERE WAS NO FUNCTIONAL HR 
DEPARTMENT TO FILE A COMPLAINT.
>> THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO
BELIEVE OR CARE ABOUT SOME YOUNG
WOMAN THAT'S MAKING $32,000 A 
YEAR WHEN THEY HAVE SOMEBODY 
THAT'S THE CMO OF A COMPANY THEY
HAVE TO PROTECT.
>> Reporter: NONE OF THE WOMEN 
COMING FORWARD HAVE MADE 
ACCUSATIONS OF IMPROPER CONDUCT 
AGAINST THE OWNER DAN SNYDER OR 
FORMER TEAM PRESIDENT BRUCE 
ALLEN.
BUT SOME DID BLAME THEM FOR 
FOSTERING A TOXIC WORKPLACE.
>> WHAT'S HEART BREAKING ON 
THESE STORIES IS FOR ANY WOMAN 
TO GO THROUGH THIS.
BUT THE FACT THESE YOUNG WOMEN 
WERE YOUNG, IT WAS THEIR FIRST 
JOB.
>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT TO 
"THE POST," THE TEAM SAYS IT 
TAKES ISSUES OF EMPLOYEE 
MISCONDUCT SERIOUSLY.
ADDING, WHEN NEW ALLEGATIONS OF 
MISCONDUCT ARE BROUGHT FORWARD 
CONTRARY TO THESE POLICIES WE 
ADDRESS THEM PROMPTLY.
NOW, THE NFL HAS JUST PROVIDED 
NBC NEWS A STATEMENT IN 
RESPONSE.
IT READS AS FOLLOWS.
THESE MATTERS AS REPORTED ARE 
SERIOUS, DISTURBING, AND 
CONTRARY TO THE NFL'S VALUES.
EVERYONE IN THE NFL HAS THE 
RIGHT TO WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT 
FREE FROM ANY AND ALL FORMS OF 
HARASSMENT.
WASHINGTON HAS ENGAGED OUTSIDE 
COUNSEL TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH 
INVESTIGATION INTO THESE 
ALLEGATIONS.
THE CLUB HAS PLEDGED THEY WILL 
GIVE FULL COOPERATION TO THE 
INVESTIGATOR AND WE EXPECT THE 
CLUB AND ALL EMPLOYEES TO DO SO.
WE WILL MEET WITH THE ATTORNEYS 
ON CONCLUSION OF THEIR 
INVESTIGATION AND TAKE ACTION 
BASED ON THE FINDINGS.
>> WE'VE GOT THAT FROM THE 
LEAGUE, GEOFF.
WHAT ABOUT THE TEAM?
WHAT IS THE TEAM SAYING ABOUT 
HOW THEY PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE 
INVESTIGATIONS?
>> Reporter: WELL, NBC NEWS HAS 
CONFIRMED THE TEAM HAS HIRED A 
HIGH-PROFILE LAW FIRM TO LOOK 
INTO IT.
BUT THE CULTURE AND POLICIES AND
PRACTICES, AMONG THOSE PUSHING 
FOR A CHANGE IS RON RIVERA.
THE GOAL MOVING FORWARD IS 
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WE HAVE 
POLICIES THAT WE WILL FOLLOW AND
HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY WITH NO
RETRIBUTION.
COACH RIVERA SAYS HIS DAUGHTER 
NOW WORKS FOR THIS TEAM SO IT'S 
YET ANOTHER I CALLING FOR REMOT 
LEARNING.
IN MANY STATES DECISIONS NEED TO
BE MADE QUICKLY.
>> THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> Reporter: AS THE DEBATE OVER 
WHEN AND HOW TO SEND KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL RAGES ON ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, EMOTIONS ARE HIGH FOR 
PARENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE 
ISSUE.
THE CONTENTIOUS BACK AND FORTH 
FUELED BY THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> SCIENCE IS ON OUR SIDE HERE.
WE ENCOURAGE FOR LOCALITIES AND 
STATES TO SIMPLY FOLLOW THE 
SCIENCE, OPEN OUR SCHOOLS.
>> Reporter: BUT THE MATTER IS 
FAR FROM SETTLED WEEKS BEFORE 
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS FOR 
SOME.
IN TEXAS, HOT SPOTS LIKE HOUSTON
AND AUSTIN DELAYING IN-PERSON 
CLASSES.
AUSTIN PREPARING BY STOCKPILING 
PPE FOR ITS SCHOOLS IN 
WAREHOUSES. 
>> WE'RE MORE THAN READY FOR 
SCHOOL TO START UP FOR OUR 
STUDENTS.
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK CITY 
WHERE SCHOOL STARTS IN PERSON, 
TWO TO THREE DAYS A WEEK IN 
SEPTEMBER, THE CITY PLANNING FOR
100,000 EXTRA SLOTS.
AND THE COMMISSIONER STANDING BY
HIS MANDATE TO REOPEN IN AUGUST.
BUT IN MIAMI-DADE, NOW THE 
PANDEMIC EPICENTER, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT SAYING NOT SO 
FAST.
NOTHING CAN BE DECIDED WHILE THE
NUMBER OF COVID CASES CONTINUES 
TO SPIKE.
MEANTIME IN ORANGE COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE SCHOOL 
BOARD HAS SAID SCHOOLS ARE OKAY 
TO OPEN WITHOUT MASKS AND SOCIAL
DISTANCING, KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
DENISE BRADFORD IS UPDATING HER 
WILL.
>> MY BOTTOM LINE FEAR WOULD BE 
THAT I GET INFECTED AND DIE.
IT'S A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY IN 
THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY.
>> Reporter: THE SAME FEARS IN 
UTAH FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS 
CLARKE GOLDSBURY AND HIS WIFE 
BAILEY. 
>> THEY GET A MASK.
THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH FOR US 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: IN OHIO, MARY 
KATHRYN MALONE, A WORKING MOM OF
THREE HAS SEEN THE DIFFICULTIES 
OF REMOTE LEARNING FOR HER KIDS.
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HER 
7-YEAR-OLD SON WHO HAS LEARNING 
DISABILITIES.
SHE WANTS HER CHILDREN TO GET 
BACK TO SCHOOL, BUT SAFELY.
>> WE KNOW THAT WE ARE SIMPLY 
NOT CAPABLE OF PROVIDING HIM 
WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF SUPPORT 
TO ALLOW HIM TO THRIVE AT HOME.
IT'S DEVASTATING TO THINK ABOUT.
>> A MAJOR FACTOR IN THIS DEBATE
COMES DOWN TO MONEY, COST.
WHETHER SCHOOLS CAN AFFORD TO 
REOPENING IN THAT NEW WAY TO DO 
IT SAFELY.
>> Reporter: YEAH, IT CERTAINLY 
DOES, SAVANNAH.
BY ONE ESTIMATE IT COULD COST 
SCHOOLED $235 BILLION TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS.
THAT KIND OF MONEY WASN'T
AVAILABLE.
>> MIGUEL ALMAGUER WILL CONTINUE
TO COVER THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> LET US TURN NOW TO ANOTHER 
HOT TOPIC, LITERALLY.
THE WEATHER.
MR. ROKER STANDING BY AT 7:45.
HOW HOT ARE WE TALKING?
>> WE ARE TALKING SOME -- WE'RE 
TALKING THE HEAT INDICES WHERE 
YOU COMBINE THE HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY WELL OVER 100 DEGREES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING 
THAT.
TO KIND OF COOL YOU DOWN, ARE 
YOU READY FOR SOMETHING COOL?
>> YES.
>> SOMETHING VERY ZEN?
>> YES. 
>> OKAY.
GET READY FOR COMET ZNEOWISE.
I DID NOT MAKE IT UP.
THERE'S OVER UTAH.
THEN OVER ENGLAND, THEN OVER 
NEVADA.
AND AGAIN WE GO BACK TO ENGLAND.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF 
COOL TO SEE.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT 
THIS, HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.
YOU LOOK OUT TO THE WEST AND 
IT'S GOING TO BE JUST OVER THE 
HORIZON.
NEOWISE WILL APPEAR LIKE A FUZZY
STAR WITH A TAIL.
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO USE 
BINOCULARS TO SEE IT.
BUT THAT WOULD BE NEAT TO CHECK 
OUT.
NOT SO NEAT IS THE HEAVY 
THUNDERSTORMS.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS 
SEEING NEOWISE IN THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS.
WE COULD SEE SOME TORNADOES.
SATURDAY, SAM THING.
9 MILLION PEOPLE MINNEAPOLIS, 
GREEN BAY, MILWAUKEE ALL PART OF
THAT.
HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS.
THEN FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
FOR TODAY, WET WEATHER MOVES 
INTO NEW ENGLAND.
WE'VE GOT SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS
DOWN ALONG THE GULF FROM FLORIDA
ON INTO TEXAS.
SEVERE STORMS AS WE MENTIONED TO
THE PLAINS.
AND OUT WEST, PLENTY OF 
SUNSHINE.
BUT HOT AND HUMID IN
>> SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 
NEOWISE, WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO 
NERD OUT HERE.
THIS IS PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP 
BETWEEN NASA AND THE EUROPEAN 
SPACE AGENCY.
THEY'RE THE CLOSEST IMAGES OF 
THE SUN EVER TAKEN.
FROM 48 MILLION MILES.
BUT STILL CLOSE WHEN WE'RE 
TALKING ABOUT SPACE.
THEY SHOW WHAT SCIENTISTS ARE 
CALLING THESE VERY TINY LITTLE 
FLARE-UPS.
THEY REFER TO THEM AS CAMPFIRES.
>> THAT'S COOL.
IT'S NOT JUST COOL TO LOOK AT.
NASA HOPES THE IMAGES CAN 
APPARENTLY HELP SCIENTISTS 
UNDERSTAND THE SUN'S DIFFERENT 
LAYERS.
HOW IT DRIVES SPACE WEATHER THAT
CAN IMPACT THINGS HERE ON EARTH.
MR. ROKER, THIS IS THE FIRST 
TIME WE'VE PROBABLY EVER DEVOTED
TO SPACE DISCUSSION ON OUR 
BROADCAST.
>> I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S REALLY 
COOL.
THE EARTH -- THE SUN IS IN AN 
11-YEAR CYCLE AND THEY HAVE 
THOSE SOLAR FLARES.
THOSE SOLAR FLARES EMIT HUGE 
AMOUNTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC 
ENERGY.
WHICH CAN AFFECT OUR POW 
GRIDS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
SO IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT TO 
UNDERSTAND THIS.
>> THE IMPORTANT QUESTION IS IF 
YOU CAN MAKE S'MORES ON THIS.
>> YES. 
>> I KNEW
KERRY, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: WELL, GOOD MORNING,
CRAIG.
YEAH.
I'M OUTSIDE OF MARLINS PARK 
WHICH IS EMPTY RIGHT NOW.
ALL THE STADIUMS WILL BE EMPTY 
WHEN THE GAMES BEGIN NEXT WEEK.
NO FANS ALLOWED, BUT MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL DOES HAVE A PLAN
FOR THAT.
HEAR THAT?
THAT IS THE PRE-RECORDED FANS AT
PREVIOUS GAMES.
IT'S THE ATMOSPHERICS.
AND THE GOAL IS TO PLAY THAT 
DURING THE GAMES AS SORT OF A 
DISTRACTION FROM OUR PANDEMIC.
THIS MORNING THE SOUNDS OF 
SUMMER COMING BACK.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WITH A 
LONG TIME-OUT AFTER BEING THROWN
A CURVEBALL BY COVID.
BUT NOW MLB'S 30 TEAMS ARE SET 
TO PLAY BALL AGAIN STARTING NEXT
WEEK.
AT FIRST GLANCE, THIS MIGHT LOOK
AND SOUND LIKE A BIG LEAGUE 
BLOOPER.
BUT THOSE EMPTY STANDS WITH THE 
ROAR OF THE FANS IS ALL BY 
DESIGN.
IT'S NEVER BEEN TRIED BEFORE.
THOSE BUTTONS THERE CONTROLLING 
THE PRE-RECORDED FAN SOUND THAT 
WILL MIMIC THE EXCITEMENT OF A 
REAL GAME.
THE ROAR OF THE STADIUM CAN GIVE
A PROFESSIONAL STADIUM SO MUCH 
ENERGY.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE LIKE?
WHAT'S IT LOOK FOR THE FANS 
TUNING IN THEMSELVES?
>> I THINK WE'LL SEE IT AFFECT 
THE GAME.
I'M NOT SURE HOW.
>> Reporter: THE LEAGUE BELIEVES
IT'S A HOME RUN IDEA FOR BOTH TV
VIEWERS AND THE PLAYERS.
>> IT GIVES THEM A LITTLE BIT OF
A SENSE OF NORMALCY IN WHAT IS 
ADMITTEDLY A VERY AWKWARD 
SCENARIO, PLAYING A BASEBALL 
GAME WITH NO FANS.
>> Reporter: WITH NO FANS AT THE
OUTSET, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS
HOPING EVENTUALLY TO SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE FANS IN THE STANDS.
>> WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE MAYBE 
25% CAPACITY BEFORE THE YEAR IS 
OUT.
BUT NOBODY KNOWS.
>> Reporter: BUT WITH THE SPREAD
OF CORONAVIRUS, EVEN HARD-CORE 
BASEBALL FANS ARE PESSIMISTIC.
>> I WAS READING SOMETHING.
A SPORTS WRITER SAID THE TEAM 
THAT HAS NINE PEOPLE THEY CAN 
PUT ON THE FIELD AT THE END OF 
THE SEASON IS GOING TO BE THE 
TEAM THAT WINS THE WORLD SERIES.
>> Reporter: AMERICA'S PASTIME 
WAITING FOR WHAT WILL BE THIS 
SHORT SEASONED FIRST PITCH.
>> BEING ABLE TO LOOK FORWARD TO
A GAME AND FOLLOW A SEASON IS 
SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE OUT THERE.
HOPEFULLY IT IS SOME TYPE OF 
RELIEF AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR OUR
FANS.
>> Reporter: AT LEAST A DOZEN 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS 
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID.
AT LEAST TWO PLAYERS SAY THAT 
THEY'RE GOING TO WEAR MASKS.
AND THE METS, THEY'VE TAKEN IT 
ONE STEP FURTHER.
THEY ARE GOING TO USE CUTOUTS.
SO IN ADDITION TO THE SOUND 
EFFECTS, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO
SEE PEOPLE IN THE STANDS, WELL, 
CUTOUTS ANYWAY.
GUYS, I THINK THIS IS CERTAINLY 
AN INVENTIVE IDEA.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
>> YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHATEVER IT TAKES.
AT THIS POINT, KERRY, IF WE'VE 
GOT TO LISTEN TO FAKE CHEERING 
TO WATCH SOME BASEBALL, WE'LL 
TAKE IT.
>> I WANT TO BRING IT HERE.
WE COULD DO IT IN THE PLAZA.
KERRY, THANK YOU.
GREAT JOB.
>> AND THE CROWD GOES WILD.
>> YEAH.
BECAUSE WE SEE CASES RISING BUT 
SO ARE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
DEATHS.
IT IS THE TOP PRIORITY FOR THE 
NATION'S MEDICAL RESEARCHERS 
FINDING A CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
NOW DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WITH 
FACEBOOK'S MARK ZUCKERBERG SAYS 
HE'S CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC A 
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE VACCINE 
CANDIDATE COULD BE IDENTIFIED BY
THE FALL.
>> BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE END
OF THIS YEAR, THE BEGINNING OF 
CALENDAR YEAR 2021, WE MAY HAVE 
VACCINE ONE OR MORE CANDIDATE 
THAT IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
>> Reporter: HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES SECRETARY ALEX AZAR IS 
GOING FURTHER PREDICTING AN 
APPROVED VACCINE COULD BE WIDELY
AVAILABLE BY THE END OF THE 
YEAR.
>> WE THINK IT IS CREDIBLE TO BE
THINKING OF THE TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOSES OF APPROVED VACCINE FOR
USE LATER THIS YEAR WITH 
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF VACCINES
EARLY NEXT YEAR.
>> Reporter: BUT THIS MORNING 
WITH THE DEATH TOLL RISING, 
EXPERTS WARN THE U.S. IS LOSING 
THE BATTLE OVER CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING.
WITH LONG LINES AND POP-UP 
TESTING SITES NATIONWIDE.
RESEARCHERS AT THE ROCKEFELLER 
FOUNDATION WARN AMERICA FACES A 
PENDING DISASTER IF IT DOESN'T 
STEP UP TESTING.
4.5 MILLION PER WEEK NOW TO 30 
MILLION PER WEEK BY OCTOBER.
AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO INCREASE TESTING 
INCLUDING RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS, 
RESULTS IN 20 MINUTES.
>> WITHOUT THIS KIND OF A TEST, 
WE'RE STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A
HARD PLACE.
EITHER YOU SHUT DOWN THE ECONOMY
AND PEOPLE HAVE -- EXPERIENCE 
SIGNIFICANT LEARNING LOSS.
OR YOU KEEP THINGS OPEN AND YOU 
LOSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICANS.
>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS SAY 
TEST RESULTS NOW ARE TAKING FAR 
TOO LONG.
SOMETIMES UP TO TWO WEEKS WHEN 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 48 HOURS OR 
LESS.
A NEW REPORT FROM THE MEDICAL 
JOURNAL LANCET SAYS TEST RESULTS
THAT TAKE THREE DAYS OR MORE 
MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO 
REDUCE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE?
TRACKING EVERYONE WITH WHOM 
PATIENTS HAVE HAD CONTACT.
>> HERE'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT FOR WEEKS NOW.
AS THESE CASES CONTINUE TO REACH
RECORD LEVELS, THAT CHIEF 
CONCERN HOSPITAL CAPACITY.
ESPECIALLY IN THESE HOT SPOTS.
WHERE DOES THAT SITUATION STAND 
RIGHT NOW?
HOSPITAL CAPACITY?
>> RIGHT NOW IT'S FLORIDA, 
TEXAS, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA.
AS A SNAPSHOT, FLORIDA.
54 HOSPITALS IN FLORIDA RIGHT 
NOW HAVE ZERO ICU CAPACITY, THEY
REPORT.
AND 40 HOSPITALS HAVE LESS THAN 
10% ICU CAPACITY.
AND LET'S JUST REITERATE THE 
DEATH TOLL HERE.
WE'RE AT NEARLY A THOUSAND 
PEOPLE DYING EVERY SINGLE DAY IN
THIS COUNTRY WHICH, OF COURSE, 
HAS JUST JUMPED DRAMATICALLY 
OVER THE PREVIOUS FEW WEEKS.
SO THIS IS BECOMING A LOOMING 
DISASTER IN MANY CITY ACE CROSS 
THE OTHER OF PLAYING POLITICS 
DURING A PANDEMIC.
IN GEORGIA, THE FIGHT OVER FACE 
MASKS IS HEADED TO COURT.
BRIAN KEMP SUING KEISHA LANCE 
BOTTOMS IN AN EFFORT TO BLOCK 
THE CITY FROM MAKING FACE 
COVERINGS MANDATORY AND ROLLING 
BACK REOPENING MEASURES.
IN THE LAWSUIT FILED BY THE 
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, KEMP 
CALLS ATLANTA'S MASK MANDATE 
UNENFORCEABLE SAYING THE MAYOR'S
STATEMENTS CREATE AMBIGUITY AND 
UNCERTAINTY.
THE GOVERNOR ASKED THE COURT TO 
BLOCK ANY EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT 
ARE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN WHAT 
HE HAS PUT IN PLACE.
UNLESS MAYOR BOTTOMS IS 
RESTRAINED, GEORGIA CITIZENS 
WILL SUFFER IMMEDIATE AND IR 
REMEMBER RABBLE HARM.
>> WHAT THE SCIENTISTS ARE 
TELLING US IS THE RIGHT THING TO
DO IS WEAR A MASK.
>> Reporter: IN A PRESS 
CONFERENCE HOURS BEFORE THE 
LAWSUIT BECAME PUBLIC, BOTTOMS 
SAID SHE WAS NOT WORRIED OF 
LITIGATION.
>> I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE CITY 
BEING SUED AND I'LL PUT OUR 
POLICIES UP AGAINST ANYONE'S ANY
DAY OF THE WEEK.
>> Reporter: LATER A DEFIANT 
RESPONSE TO THE LAWSUIT.
THE MAYOR WRITING, IF BEING SUED
BY THE STATE IS WHAT IT TAKES TO
SAVE LIVES IN ATLANTA, THEN WE 
WILL SEE THEM IN COURT.
IN A TWEET OF HIS OWN, THE 
GOVERNOR SAID HIS LAWSUIT WAS 
FOR ATLANTA BUSINESS OWNERS AND 
THEIR HARD WORKING EMPLOYEES WHO
ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.
THIS LATEST ESCALATION COMES A 
DAY AFTER GOVERNOR KEMP WHO HAS 
REFUSED TO REQUIRE MASKS 
STATEWIDE BLOCKING CITIES FROM 
THEIR OWN MASKED MANDATES.
THE MOVE SETTING UP A SHOWDOWN 
WITH SOME LOCAL LEADERS.
>> I'VE BEEN FLABBERGASTED BY 
WHAT HAS OCCURRED HERE.
OUR GOVERNMENT HAS CHOSE TON 
MAKE A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY 
INTO SOME TYPE OF POLITICAL 
ISSUE.
>> Reporter: AMID THE BACK AND 
FORTH, GEORGIA'S COVID-19 CASES 
CONTINUE TO RISE.
THURSDAY THE STATE ADDED MORE 
THAN ING THEM A 
REQUIREMENT, THAT GOES TOO FAR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
BLAYNE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JOINING US NOW IS ATLANTA'S 
MAYOR KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
AND LET'S PICK IT UP RIGHT 
THERE.
GOVERNOR KEMP IS NOT AGAINST 
MASKS.
HE HAS GONE AROUND THE STATE AND
SUGGESTED PEOPLE WEAR THEM.
HE'S WORN ONE HIMSELF.
HE SAYS, HOWEVER, YOU DON'T NEED
A MANDATE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?
>> WELL, GOOD MORNING, AND THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME.
THE ENTIRE -- THE FILING OF THE 
LAWSUIT IS SIMPLY BIZARRE, QUITE
FRANKLY.
SAVANNAH, MAYOR JOHNSON 
INSTITUTED THEIR MASK ORDER THE 
FIRST OF JULY.
THE GOVERNOR'S HOMETOWN OF 
ATHENS, GEORGIA, INSTITUTED A 
MASK ORDER ON THE EIGHTH OF 
JULY.
THEN WHEN ATLANTA MANDATED THEIR
ORDER, THERE WAS A LAWSUIT.
HE TAKES EXCEPTION WITH SOME 
ADVISORY BUSINESS REOPENING 
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT REMAIN BY 
THE CITY.
HE IS SUING US PERSONALLY, 
MYSELF AND THE CITY COUNCIL, 
BECAUSE OF THOSE ADVISORY 
RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND I DON'T THINK IN 
HAPPENSTANCE THIS LAW CAME THE 
DAY AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP 
VISITED ATLANTA.
I POINTED OUT HE WAS VIOLATING 
CITY LAW BY NOT HAVING ON A MASK
AT HARTSFIELD-JACKSON 
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
AND SO THERE ARE SEVERAL MAYORS 
ACROSS THE STATE WHO JOIN ME IN 
BEING PERPLEXED BY THE 
GOVERNOR'S ACTIONS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT 
WE NEED TO DO ON BEHALF OF THE 
PEOPLE WE'VE BEEN ELECTED TO 
REPRESENT.
>> DON'T SUGAR COAT IT.
YOU THINK THE GOVERNOR IS 
MOTIVATED BY POLITICS OR DOING 
THE BIDDING OF THE PRESIDENT 
BECAUSE SOMEONE REMARKED THAT 
THE PRESIDENT VIOLATED ATLANTA'S
ORDER BY NOT WEARING A MASK WHEN
HE WAS AT THE AIRPORT?
>> I ABSOLUTELY DO.
I THINK THAT HE IS PUTTING 
POLITICS OVER PEOPLE AND 
THERE -- IT'S INTERESTING EVEN 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DECISION 
MAKING OF OUR GOVERNOR AND I'LL 
REMIND YOU, THIS IS THE SAME 
GOVERNOR WHO DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL 
WELL INTO THE PANDEMIC THAT IT 
COULD BE SPREAD BY ASYMPTOMATIC 
TRANSMISSION.
HE DIDN'T GO TO THE CDC FOR 
GUIDANCE.
HE WENT TO AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY 
WHICH I'M SURE IS A FINE 
UNIVERSITY IN OUR STATE, BUT 
IT'S CERTAINLY NOT EMERY 
UNIVERSITY OR THE CDC IN TERMS 
OF ITS EXPERTISE WITH INFECTIOUS
DISEASE CONTROL.
SO HE WAS SEARCHING FOR AN 
ANSWER.
HE GOT IT.
AND IT'S THE SAME ANSWER AND THE
SAME PLAYBOOK WE'VE SEEN COME 
OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> I SHOULD SAY WE DID ASK 
GOVERNOR KEMP TO BE WITH US THIS
MORNING.
HIS OFFICE DECLINED.
LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
YOU YOURSELF, ATLANTA WAS LATE 
TO THE MASK MANDATE.
SAVANNAH DID IT I THINK ON JULY 
1st.
OTHER CITIES WERE EARLIER.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT.
HOW COME IT TOOK SO LONG?
>> WELL, I WANTED TO WAIT AND 
SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND IF HE 
WOULD RESPOND TO SAVANNAH'S 
MANDATE.
BECAUSE I SUSPECTED WHEN I DID 
SOMETHING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY 
OF ATLANTA, IT WOULD BE 
PROBLEMATIC.
THAT'S WHY I WAITED TO SEE IF 
THERE WOULD BE A RESPONSE TO 
SAVANNAH'S MANDATE.
AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.
THIS LAWSUIT WAS FILED 
PERSONALLY AGAINST ME AND 
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE 
DAY AFTER DONALD TRUMP WAS IN 
OUR CITY.
AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, 
THIS IS ABOUT SAVING LIVES.
OVER 31 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN OUR 
STATE.
106,000 HAVE TESTED POSITIVE.
MYSELF, MY HUSBAND, AND ONE OF 
MY CHILDREN ARE AMONGST THE 
POSITIVE.
I'M IN QUARANTINE AS WE SPEAK.
SO I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO 
EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO 
PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA.
AND THE GOVERNOR HAS SIMPLY 
OVERSTEPPED HIS BOUNDS AND HIS 
AUTHORITY AND WE'LL SEE HIM IN 
COURT.
>> YOU THINK YOU'LL PREVAIL IN 
COURT?
>> I ABSOLUTELY THINK THAT I 
WILL PREVAIL.
AND THE PEOPLE OF ATLANTA BY AND
LARGE SUPPORT WEARING MASKS.
AND WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM 
BUSINESSES ACROSS OUR CITY IS 
THAT THESE INCONSISTENT POLICIES
ARE PUTTING -- IT'S MAKING IT 
DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO ENFORCE 
MASK MANDATES IN THEIR 
BUSINESSES.
AND SO EVEN WITH THIS ADVISORY 
MEETING, WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES
FROM FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES.
DELTA AIR LINES, ONE OF OUR 
LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE, 
SUPPORTS WEARING MASKS.
AND SO THE NOTION THAT WE ARE 
SOMEHOW INTERFERING WITH 
BUSINESSES OR PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO 
WORK IS SIMPLY BASELESS AND A 
WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
WHAT I WISH THE GOVERNOR WOULD 
DO WOULD BE TO EXPAND TESTING 
AND CONTACT TRACING.
>> I'VE GOT TO CUT IT OFF THERE 
FOR TIME.
I DO WANT TO ASK YOU QUICKLY HOW
YOU'RE FEELING AND YOUR HUSBAND 
AND SON HAVING BEEN DIAGNOSED 
WITH COVID-19 YOURSELVES.
>> WE'RE FEELING MUCH, MUCH 
BETTER.
NOT QUITE 100% WITH MY HUSBAND 
YET, BUT COMPARED TO HOW HE WAS 
A FEW DAYS AGO, IT'S A 
MIRACULOUS TURNAROUND.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR 
SOPHISTICATED AND TARGETED 
ATTACKS HE'S SEEN.
THIS MORNING RUSSI
>>> RUSSIAN 
HACKERS ACCUSED 
OF FIBER 
INTERFERENCE 
AGAIN TO OF 
ATTACKING COVID-
19 VACCINE 
RESEARCH CENTERS.
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES ARE 
ACCUSING HACKERS 
OF TRYING DEAL 
DETAILS OF THE 
DEVELOPMENTS AND 
TESTING OF COVID-
19 VACCINE. 
THE GROUP COZY 
BEAR IS LONG  TO 
HAVE BEEN 
BELIEVED TO HAVE 
TIES TO RUSSIAN 
INTELLIGENCE. 
>> ONE OF THE 
MOST 
SOPHISTICATED 
AND TARGETED 
THAT WE HAVE SEEN
. 
>> RUSSIA CALLS 
THE ACCUSATIONS 
BEGAN 
CONTROVERSIAL. 
>> WE ARE TRYING 
TO FIND A 
VACCINE PEOPLE 
NBC NEWS NOW 
BENEFITS  FROM 
AN TO HAVE THE 
RUSSIAN 
GOVERNMENT 
ENGAGE IN THAT 
ENDEAVOR NEEDS 
CALLING OUT. 
>> THE GROUP 
COZY BEAR  IS 
SAID TO BE 
BEHIND THE DNC 
ATTACKS OF 2016. 
THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THE 
RUSSIAN HACKERS 
ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL DETAILS 
THEY ARE NOT 
THOUGHT TO BE 
THE ONLY COUNTRY 
TRYING. 
CHINA IS ALSO 
BEING CALLED OUT.
>> HACKERS HAVE 
TARGETED 
AMERICAN 
UNIVERSITIES AND 
FIRM IN A BID TO 
STEAL IP RELATED 
TO CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENTS. 
AND, VACCINES. 
SOMETIMES, 
DISRUPT THING 
THE WORK OF 
RESEARCHERS. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
RACE BECOMING A 
VIRUS OF ITS OWN 
TO FIND A CURE. 
BECAUSE WE SEE CASES RISING BUT 
SO ARE HOSPITALIZATIONS AND 
DEATHS.
>> IT IS THE TOP 
PRIORITY FOR THE 
NATION'S MEDICAL 
RESEARCHERS, 
FINDING 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINES. 
NOW, DOCTOR 
ANTHONY FAUCI 
WITH FACEBOOK'S 
MARK PACKER 
BURKE SAYS HE IS 
CAUTIOUSLY 
OPTIMISTIC A 
SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE 
VACCINE CANDIDATE
COULD BE 
IDENTIFIED BY 
THE FALL. 
>> BY THE END OF 
THIS YEAR, THE 
BEGINNING OF 
CALENDAR YEAR 
2021 WE MAY HAVE 
VACCINE, ONE OR 
MORE CANDIDATES 
THAT IS SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE. 
>> THE HEALTH 
AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
SECRETARY IS 
GOING FARTHER. 
PREDICTING AN 
APPROVED VACCINE 
COULD BE WIDELY 
AVAILABLE BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR. 
>> WE BELIEVE IT 
IS CREDIBLE TO 
BE THINKING OF 
THE TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
DOSES OF 
APPROVED VACCINE 
FOR USE LATER 
THIS YEAR 
HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
VACCINES EARLY 
NEXT YEAR. 
>> THIS MORNING, 
WITH THE DEATH 
TOLL RISING 
EXPERTS SAY THE 
U.S. IS LOSING 
THE BATTLE OVER 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING. 
WITH LONG LINES 
OF POP UP 
TESTING SITES 
NATIONWIDE, 
RESEARCHERS AT 
THE ROCKEFELLER 
FOUNDATION SAY 
AMERICA FACES AN 
IMPENDING 
DISASTER IF IT 
DOES NOT 
DRAMATICALLY 
RAMP UP TESTING. 
FROM 4.5 MILLION 
PER WEEK TO 30 
MILLION PER WEEK 
BY OCTOBER. 
CONGRESS MAY 
SUSPEND $75 
BILLION TO 
INCREASE TESTING 
INCLUDING RAPID 
ANTIGEN TESTING 
WITH RESULTS IN 
20 MINUTES. 
>> WITHOUT THIS 
WE ARE STUCK 
BETWEEN A ROCK 
AND A HARD PLACE.
EITHER YOU SHUT 
DOWN THE ECONOMY 
AND PEOPLE HAVE 
SIGNIFICANT 
LEARNING LAWS OR 
YOU KEEP THINGS 
OPEN AND LOSE 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICANS. 
>> RESEARCHERS 
SAY TEST RESULT 
OR TAKING TOO 
LONG SOMETIMES 
UP TO TWO WEEKS 
WHEN THEY SHOULD 
TAKE 48 HOURS OR 
LESS. 
A REPORT FROM A 
MEDICAL JOURNAL 
SAYS TEST 
RESULTS THAT 
TAKE THREE DAYS 
OR MORE TAKE IT 
ALMOST 
IMPOSSIBLE TO 
REDUCE THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
THE BIGGEST 
CHALLENGE, 
TRACKING 
EVERYONE WITH 
WHOM PATIENTS 
HAVE HAD CONTACT.
>> THIS IS 
SOMETHING WE 
HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
FOR WEEKS. 
CONTINUING TO 
REACH RECORD 
LEVELS, THAT SHE 
CONCERN HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THESE HOTSPOTS 
WHERE DOES THAT 
SITUATION START, 
HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY. 
>> IT IS 
FLORIDA, TEXAS, 
ARIZONA AND 
CALIFORNIA. 
AS A SNAPSHOT, 
FLORIDA, THE 24 
HOSPITALS IN 
FLORIDA HAVE NO 
ICU CAPACITY AND 
40 HAVE LESS THAN
10% CAPACITY. 
LET'S REITERATE 
THE DEATH TOLL. 
WE ARE AT NEARLY 
1000 PEOPLE DYING
EVERY DAY WHICH 
HAS JUMPED 
DRAMATICALLY. 
THIS IS BECOMING 
A LOOMING 
DISASTER IN MANY 
CITIES ACROSS 
THE SOUTH. 
 
THE OTHER OF PLAYING POLITICS 
DURING A PANDEMIC.
IN GEORGIA, THE FIGHT OVER
>>> IN GEORGIA, 
THE FIGHT OVER 
FACEMASKS IS 
GOING TO COURT. 
THE GOVERNOR 
SUING THE MAYOR 
IN AN EFFORT TO 
BLOCK THE CITY 
FROM MAKING FACE 
COVERING 
MANDATORY AND 
ROLLING BACK 
REOPENING 
MEASURES. 
IN THE 124 PAGE 
LAWSUIT WHILE 
THE STATE 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, THE 
GOVERNOR CALLS 
THE MASK MANDATE 
UNENFORCEABLE 
SAYING THE 
STATEMENT 
CREATES AMBIGUITY
AND UNCERTAINTY. 
THE GOVERNOR 
ASKED THE COURT 
TO BLOCK AMERICA 
FROM ISSUING ANY 
FUTURE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS THAT ARE 
MORE STRICT OF. 
AND UNLESS THE 
MAYOR IS 
RESTRAINED, 
GEORGIA CITIZENS 
WILL SUFFER 
IMMEDIATE AND 
IRREPARABLE 
HARM. 
>> WHAT THE 
SCIENTISTS ARE 
TELLING US IS 
THE RIGHT THING 
TO DO IS WEAR A 
MASK. 
HOURS BEFORE THE 
LAWSUIT BECAME 
PUBLIC, THE 
MAYOR SAID SHE 
WAS NOT 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
POTENTIAL 
LITIGATION. 
>> I AM NOT 
AFRAID OF THE 
CITY BEING SUED 
AND I WILL PUT 
OUR POLICIES UP 
AGAINST ANYONE 
ANY DAY OF THE 
WEEK. 
>> LATER, THE 
MAYOR WROTE IF 
BEING SUED BY 
THE STATE IS 
WHAT IT TAKES TO 
SAVE LIVES IN 
ATLANTA, WE WILL 
SEE THEM IN 
COURT. 
IN A TWEET, THE 
GOVERNOR SAID 
HIS LAWSUIT WAS 
FOR ATLANTA 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
AND HARD-WORKING 
EMPLOYEES WHO 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO SURVIVE. 
THE LATEST 
ESCALATION COMES 
ONE DAY AFTER 
THE GOVERNOR, 
WHO HAS REFUSED 
TO REQUIRE 
MASKS, STATEWIDE 
BLOCKED CITIES 
AND COUNTIES 
FROM ENACTING 
THEIR OWN MASK 
MANDATES. 
THIS IS SETTING 
UP A SHOWDOWN 
WITH LOCAL 
LEADERS. 
>> I HAVE BEEN 
FLABBERGASTED BY 
WHAT HAS 
OCCURRED, HOW 
THE GOVERNOR HAS 
CONTINUOUSLY 
CHOSEN TO MAKE A 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY INTO 
SOME TYPE OF 
POLITICAL ISSUE. 
>> THE CASES IN 
GEORGIA CONTINUE 
TO RISE ADDING 
MORE THAN 3400 
NEW CASES AMONG 
THE HIGHEST 
SINGLE DAY 
TOTALS SINCE THE 
START OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
 
REQUIREMENT, THAT GOES TOO FAR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
BLAYNE, THANK YOU VERY MU
>> JOINING US NOW
IS MAYOR KEISHA 
LANCE BOTTOMS. 
GOOD MORNING. 
LET'S PICK IT UP 
RIGHT THERE. 
THE GOVERNOR IS 
NOT AGAINST 
MASKS, HE HAS 
GONE AROUND THE 
STATE AND ARE 
TESTED PEOPLE 
WEAR THEM AND HE 
WORE ONE HIMSELF.
HE SAYS HOWEVER 
YOU DO NOT NEED 
A MANDATE TO DO 
THE RIGHT THING. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
RESPONSE TO THAT.
>> GOOD MORNING 
THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME. 
THE FILING OF A 
LAWSUIT IS 
SIMPLY BIZARRE 
QUITE WRINKLY. 
THE CITY OF 
SAVANNAH AND THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
HOMETOWN OF 
ATHENS ALSO IN 
TWO A MASK 
ORDER. 
WHEN ATLANTA 
INSTITUTED AN 
ORDER HE FILED A 
LAWSUIT AND IN 
ADDITION TO 
FILING THE SUIT 
BASED ON THE 
MASK MANDATE HE 
TAKES EXCEPTION 
WITH ADVISORY 
BUSINESS 
REOPENING 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
THAT WERE MADE 
BY THE CITY. 
HE IS SUING US 
PERSONALLY, 
MYSELF AND THE 
CITY COUNCIL 
BECAUSE OF THOSE 
ADVISORY 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
I DO NOT THINK 
IT IS 
HAPPENSTANCE 
THAT THE LAWSUIT 
CAME ONE DAY 
AFTER DONALD 
TRUMP VISITED 
ATLANTA AND 
POINTED OUT HE 
WAS VIOLATING 
CITY LAW BY NOT 
HAVING ON A MASK 
AT HARTFIELD 
JACKSON 
INTERNATIONAL 
MASS, AIRPORT. 
THERE ARE 
SEVERAL MAYORS 
ACROSS THE STATE 
TO JOIN ME IN 
BEING PERPLEXED 
BY THE ACTIONS 
OF THE GOVERNOR 
AND WE CONTINUE 
TO DO WHAT WE 
NEED TO DEAL ON 
BEHALF OF THE 
PEOPLE WE HAVE 
BEEN ELECTED TO 
REPRESENT. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
THE GOVERNOR IS 
MOTIVATED BY 
POLITICS OR 
DOING THE BIDDING
OF THE PRESIDENT 
BECAUSE SOMEONE 
REMARKED THAT HE 
VIOLATED THE 
ORDER BY NOT 
WEARING A MASK? 
>> I DO, I THINK 
HE IS PUTTING 
POLITICS OVER 
PEOPLE. 
IT IS INTERESTING
EVEN WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT THE 
DECISION-MAKING 
OF OUR GOVERNOR, 
I WILL REMIND 
YOU THIS IS THE 
SAME GOVERNOR 
WHO DID NOT KNOW 
UNTIL WELL INTO 
THE PANDEMIC IT 
COULD BE SPREAD 
BY ASYMPTOMATIC 
TRANSMISSION. 
HE DID NOT GO TO 
EMORY FOR 
GUIDANCE HE DID 
NOT GO TO THE 
CDC FOR GUIDANCE 
HE WENT TO 
AUGUSTA 
UNIVERSITY WHICH 
I AM SURE IS A 
FINE ONE IN OUR 
STATE BUT IT IS 
NOT THE SAME AS 
EMORY OR THE CDC 
IN TERMS OF 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE CONTROL. 
HE WAS SEARCHING 
FOR AN ANSWER, 
HE GOT IT, THE 
SAME ANSWER IN 
THE SAME PLAYBOOK
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN COME OUT OF 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
>> WE DID ASK 
HER, THE 
GOVERNOR TO BE 
WITH US, HIS 
OFFICE DECLINED. 
YOU WERE LATE TO 
THE MASK 
MANDATE, THE 
CITY OF SAVANNAH 
DID IT ON JULY 
1, OTHER CITIES 
WERE EARLIER. 
IF IT IS 
IMPORTANT, WHY 
DID IT TAKE SO 
LONG? 
>> I WANTED TO 
WAIT AND SEE 
WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN AND IF 
WOULD RESPOND TO 
THE MANDATE. 
I SUSPECTED WHEN 
I DID SOMETHING 
ON BEHALF OF THE 
CITY OF ATLANTA 
IT WOULD BECOME 
PROBLEMATIC. 
THAT IS THE 
REASON I WAITED 
TO SEE. THERE 
WAS NO RESPONSE 
TO THE CITY OF 
SAVANNAH'S 
MANDATE SO THIS 
WAS FILE 
PERSONALLY 
AGAINST ME AND 
MEMBERS OF THE 
CITY COUNCIL THE 
DAY AFTER DONALD 
TRUMP WAS IN OUR 
CITY. 
AT THE END OF 
THE DAY, THIS IS 
ABOUT SAVING 
LIVES. 
OVER 31 PEOPLE 
HAVE DIED IN THE 
STATE, 106,000 
HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
MYSELF, MY 
HUSBAND AND ONE 
OF MY CHILDREN 
ARE AMONGST THE 
POSITIVE. 
I AM IN 
QUARANTINE AS WE 
SPEAK. 
I TAKE THIS 
SERIOUSLY AND I 
WILL CONTINUE TO 
DO EVERYTHING TO 
PROTECT THE 
PEOPLE OF 
ATLANTA. 
WE WILL SEE HIM 
IN COURT. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
YOU WILL PREVAIL?
>> I ABSOLUTELY 
THINK I WILL 
PREVAIL. 
THE PEOPLE OF 
ATLANTA BY AND 
LARGE SUPPORT 
WEARING MASKS. 
WHAT WE HEAR 
FROM BUSINESSES 
ACROSS THE CITY 
IS THAT THESE 
INCONSISTENT 
POLICIES IS 
MAKING IT 
DIFFICULT FOR 
THEM TO ENFORCE 
MASK MANDATES IN 
THEIR 
BUSINESSES. 
EVEN WITH THE 
ADVISORIES, WE 
HAVE 
REPRESENTATIVES 
FROM FORTUNE 500 
COMPANY, DELTA 
AIRLINES ONE OF 
THE LARGEST 
EMPLOYERS IN THE 
STATE SUPPORTS 
WEARING MASKS. 
THE NOTION THAT 
WE ARE SOMEHOW 
INTERFERING WITH 
BUSINESSES OR 
PEOPLE'S RIDE TO 
WORK IS BASELESS 
AND A WASTE OF 
TAXPAYER MONEY. 
WHAT I WISH THE 
GOVERNOR WOULD DO
IS GET TO THE 
OTHER SIDE OF 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
>> REAL QUICK, I 
WANTED TO ASK 
YOU HOW YOU'RE 
FEELING 
>> WE ARE FEELING
MUCH BETTER. 
NOT QUITE 100% 
WITH MY HAS AND 
BUT COMPARED TO 
HOW HE WAS A 
COUPLE OF DAYS 
AGO IT IS A 
MIRACULOUS 
TURNAROUND. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
BEING WITH US, 
WE APPRECIATE IT.
 
SOPHISTICATED AND TARGETED 
ATTACKS HE'S 
>>> THIS MORNING,
RUSSIAN HACKERS 
ACCUSED OF FIBER 
INTERFERENCE 
AGAIN, THIS TIME 
TARGETING COVID-
19 VACCINE 
RESEARCH CENTERS.
U.S., BRITISH AND
CANADIAN 
INTELLIGENT 
AGENCIES ARE 
ACCUSING HACKERS 
OF TRYING TO 
STEAL DETAILS OF 
THE DEVELOPMENT 
AND TESTING OF 
COVID-19 VACCINE.
N
INTELLIGENCE.
BRITAIN'S NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY
CENTER FIRST NOTICING THE HACKS 
AS EARLY AS FEBRUARY.
>> IT'S ONE OF THE MOST 
SOPHISTICATED AND TARGETED WE'VE
SEEN EVIDENCE OF AGAINST
THE GROUP COZY 
BEAR IS LONG TO 
HAVE BEEN 
BELIEVED TO HAVE 
TIES TO RUSSIAN 
INTELLIGENCE. 
>> ONE OF THE 
MOST 
SOPHISTICATED 
AND TARGETED 
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN . 
>> RUSSIA CALLS 
THE ACCUSATIONS 
CONTROVERSIAL. 
>> WE ARE TRYING 
TO FIND A 
VACCINE PEOPLE 
TRYING TO FIND 
BENEFITS FROM AN 
TO HAVE THE 
RUSSIAN 
GOVERNMENT 
ENGAGE IN THAT 
ENDEAVOR NEEDS 
CALLING OUT. 
>> THE GROUP 
COZY BEAR IS 
SAID TO BE 
BEHIND THE DNC 
ATTACKS OF 2016. 
THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THE 
RUSSIAN HACKERS 
ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL DETAILS 
THEY ARE NOT 
THOUGHT TO BE 
THE ONLY COUNTRY 
TRYING. 
CHINA IS ALSO 
BEING CALLED 
OUT. 
>> HACKERS HAVE 
TARGETED 
AMERICAN 
UNIVERSITIES AND 
FIRMS IN A BID 
TO STEAL IP 
RELATED TO 
CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENTS. 
AND, VACCINES. 
SOMETIMES, 
DISRUPTING THE 
WORK OF OUR 
RESEARCHERS. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
RACE BECOMING A 
VIRUS OF ITS OWN 
TO FIND A CURE. 
 
WHICH THAT BEHAVIOR WAS 
PERMITTED.
>>> WASHINGTON'S 
PRO FOOTBALL TEAM
UNDER NEW 
SCRUTINY JUST 
DAYS AFTER THEY 
OFFICIALLY 
DROPPED NICKNAME 
WIDELY VIEWED AS 
A RACIST SLUR 
AGAINST NATIVE 
AMERICANS. 
MORE THAN A 
DOZEN WOMEN WHO 
WORKED FOR THE 
TEAM ALLEGING 
SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT FROM 
TOP EXECUTIVES 
IN AN EXPLOSIVE 
REPORT BY THE 
WASHINGTON POST. 
AMONG THOSE 
COMING FORWARD, 
EMILY APPLEGATE 
WHO SPENT A YEAR 
WITH THE TEAM. 
>> NOBODY 
DESERVES TO BE 
THE GREATEST AND 
TREATED LIKE THAT
OR DISRESPECTED. 
FOR ANY OF US 
WOMEN THAT WANT 
TO GET TO A 
CAREER THAT IS 
MALE-DOMINATED, 
WE SHOULD NOT BE 
AFRAID THESE ARE 
THE THINGS THAT 
ARE GOING TO 
HAPPEN. 
>> SHE SAID 
COMMENTS FROM 
HER BOSS CAME 
ALMOST DAILY. 
>> ANY ISSUE 
THAT SET HIM OFF 
SET HIM OFF 
TIMES 10. 
HE WOULD CURSE 
AT ME AND 
DEROGATORY SLURS.
>> 14 OTHER 
WOMEN ALSO 
DETAILED THEIR 
ACCOUNT BUT 
REMAINED 
ANONYMOUS FOR 
FEAR OF LEGAL 
RETRIBUTION 
INCLUDING SOME 
WHO SAY THEY 
SIGN 
NONDISCLOSURE 
AGREEMENTS. 
THREE MEN 
ACCUSED IN THE 
ARTICLE HAVE 
RECENTLY BEEN 
FIRED OR LEFT 
THE TEAM. 
INCLUDING THE 
LONG TIME PLAY-
BY-PLAY 
ANNOUNCER. 
FORMER 
COLLEAGUES SAY 
HE HAD A HISTORY 
OF MAKING 
INAPPROPRIATE 
COMMENTS ABOUT 
WOMEN INCLUDING 
WHEN HE WAS 
TALKING ON A HOT 
MIKE ABOUT A 
COLLEGE AGED IN 
TURN. 
THE POST SAYS HE 
RETIRED ABRUPTLY 
JUST HOURS AFTER 
THEY ASKED FOR 
AN INTERVIEW. 
HE RELEASED A 
STATEMENT, AFTER 
16 GREAT YEARS 
MY TIME THE 
ORGANIZATION IS 
OVER. 
WE HAVE 
CONTACTED HIM 
FOR COMMENT, A 
WASHINGTON POST 
REPORTER HELP TO 
BREAK THE STORY. 
>> THE REST OF 
THE WOMEN SAYS 
THERE IS NO 
FUNCTIONAL HR 
DEPARTMENT FOR 
THEM TO FILE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT GOING TO 
BELIEVE OR CARE 
ABOUT SOME YOUNG 
WOMAN MAKING 
$32,000 PER YEAR 
WHEN THEY HAVE 
SOMEBODY THAT IS 
THE CMO OF A 
COMPANY THEY 
HAVE TO PROTECT. 
>> NONE OF THE 
WOMEN COMING 
FORWARD HAVE 
MADE ACCUSATIONS 
OF IMPROPER 
CONDUCT AGAINST 
A TEAM'S OWNER OR
FORMER TEAM 
PRESIDENT. 
BUT AT SOME 
BLAME THEM FOR 
FOSTERING A TOXIC
WORKPLACE. 
>> WHAT IS 
HEARTBREAKING IS 
THE FACT THESE 
WOMEN WERE YOUNG 
WITH THEIR FIRST 
JOBS. 
>> THE TEAM SAYS 
THEY TAKE 
ALLEGATIONS 
SERIOUSLY AND 
WHEN YOU 
ALLEGATIONS 
CONTRARY TO 
THESE POLICIES 
WE ADDRESS THEM 
PROMPTLY. 
>> THE NFL HAS 
PROVIDED US A 
STATEMENT IN 
RESPONSE THAT 
READS AS ALOES. 
>> THESE MATTERS 
ARE SERIOUS, 
DISTURBING AND 
CONTRARY. 
EVERYONE IN THE 
NFL HAS THE 
RIGHT TO WORK IN 
AN ENVIRONMENT 
FREE FROM AND 
ALL FORMS OF 
HARASSMENT. 
THEY HAVE 
ENGAGED IN 
OUTSIDE COUNSEL 
TO CONDUCT AN 
INVESTIGATION 
AND THE CLUB HAS 
SAID IT WILL 
GIVE ITS FULL 
COOPERATION TO 
THE INVESTIGATOR.
WE WILL MEET 
WITH ATTORNEYS 
UPON THE 
CONCLUSION OF 
THE INVESTIGATION
AND TAKE ANY 
ACTION BASED ON 
THE FINDING. 
>> WHAT DOES THE 
TEAM SAY ABOUT 
HOW THEY PLAN TO 
ADDRESS 
ALLEGATIONS. 
>> NBC NEWS HAS 
CONFIRMED THE 
TEAM HAS HIRED A 
HIGH PROFILE LAW 
FIRM TO LOOK 
INTO ALLEGATIONS 
BUT ALSO 
POLICIES AND 
PRACTICES AND 
AMONG THOSE 
PUSHING FOR A 
MAJOR CULTURE 
CHANGE IS THE 
NEW HEAD COACH 
RON RIVERA. 
EVERYBODY 
UNDERSTANDS 
THERE ARE 
POLICIES TO 
FOLLOW AND WE 
HAVE AN OPEN 
DOOR POLICY WITH 
NO RETRIBUTION. 
HE SAYS HIS 
DAUGHTER WORKS 
FOR THE TEAM SO 
IT IS ANOTHER 
INCENTIVE FOR 
THEM TO FIX IT. 
>> THANK YOU. 
 
LEARNING.
IN MANY STATES DECISIONS NEED TO
BE MADE QUICKLY.
>> THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> Repor
>> AS THE DEBATE 
OVER WHEN AND 
HOW SON KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
RAGES ON 
EMOTIONS ARE HIGH
ON BOTH SIDES OF 
THE ISSUE. 
THE CONTENTIONS 
AND THE BACK-AND-
FORTH FUELED BY 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
>> SCIENCE IS ON 
OUR SIDE WE 
ENCOURAGE FOR 
LOCALITIES TO 
FOLLOW THE SIGNS 
AND OPEN. 
>> THE MATTER IS 
FAR FROM SETTLED 
WEEKS BEFORE THE 
NEW SCHOOL YEAR 
BEGINS. 
IN TEXAS, 
HOTSPOT LIKE 
HOUSTON AND 
AUSTIN DELAYING 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES. 
AUSTIN PREPARING 
BY STOCKPILING 
PPE FOR IN 
WAREHOUSES. 
>> IN NEW YORK 
CITY WHERE 
SCHOOL STARTS IN 
PERSON TWO TO 
THREE DAYS A 
WEEK IN 
SEPTEMBER, THE 
CITY PLANNING 
FOR 100,000 
EXTRA CHILDCARE 
SPOT IS THE 
BURDEN ON 
WORKING PARENTS. 
IN FLORIDA, THE 
EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER 
STANDING BY THE 
MANDATE TO 
REOPEN IN AUGUST.
IN MIAMI-DADE, 
THE PATRONYMIC 
EPICENTER, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
SAYS NOT SO FAST,
NOTHING CAN BE 
DECIDED BY THE 
NUMBER OF COVID-
19 CASES SPIKES. 
IN THE MEANTIME 
IN COURT COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA WHERE 
THE SCHOOL BOARD 
HAS SAID SCHOOLS 
ARE OKAY TO OPEN 
WITHOUT MASKS 
AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, THIS 
KINDERGARTEN 
TEACHER IS 
UPDATING HER 
WELL. 
>> MY BOTTOM-
LINE FEAR THAT I 
GET IN FACT DID 
AND DIE. 
IS A VERY REAL 
POSSIBILITY IN 
THE WORLD WE 
LIVE IN TODAY. 
>> THE SAME 
FEARS IN UTAH 
WHERE THESE HIGH 
SCHOOL TEACHERS 
ARE PREPARING. 
>> IN OHIO, A 
WORKING MOTHER 
OF THREE HAS 
SEEN THE 
DIFFICULTIES OF 
REMOTE LEARNING 
FOR CHILDREN 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
IT COMES TO HER 
7-YEAR-OLD SON 
WHO HAS LEARNING 
DISABILITIES. 
SHE WANTS HER 
CHILDREN TO GET 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
BUT, SAFELY. 
>> WE KNOW THAT 
WE ARE NOT 
CAPABLE OF 
PROVIDING HIM 
WITH THE SAME 
LEVEL OF SUPPORT.
IT IS 
DEVASTATING. 
>> A MAJOR 
FACTOR ALSO 
COMES DOWN TO 
COST IF SCHOOLS 
CAN EVEN AFFORD 
REOPENING IN THE 
NEW WAY TO DO IT 
SAFELY. 
>> IT DOES AND 
BY ONE ESTIMATE 
IT COULD COST 
SCHOOL 
NATIONWIDE UP TO 
$245 BILLION TO 
REOPEN. 
THAT KIND OF 
MONEY WAS NOT 
AVAILABLE. 
>> WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO 
COVER THIS 
ISSUE, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
AVAILABLE.
>> MIGUEL ALMAGUER WILL CONTINUE
TO COVER THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> L
>> LET'S TURN TO 
ANOTHER HOT 
TOPIC. 
HOW HOT ARE WE 
TALKING? 
>> WE ARE TALKING
THE HEAT INDICES 
WHERE YOU 
COMBINE THE HEAT 
AND HUMIDITY WE 
WILL BE WATCHING 
TO KIND OF COOL 
YOU DOWN ARE YOU 
READY FOR 
SOMETHING COOL 
VERY ZEN? 
GET READY FOR 
COMMENT NEOWISE. 
THIS IS THE 
COMMENTS I DID 
NOT MAKE IT UP 
THERE YOU SEE IT 
OVER ENGLAND AND 
NEVADA. 
AGAIN WE GO BACK 
TO ENGLAND AND IT
WILL BE COOL. 
YOU LOOK TO THE 
U.S. AND STARTING
JUST OVER THE 
HORIZON WILL BE 
LOCATED JUST 
BELOW THE BIG 
DIPPER. 
IT WILL APPEAR 
LIKE A FUZZY 
STAR WITH A TAIL.
NOT SO NEAT, THE 
THUNDERSTORMS 
THERE WILL BE 
PROBLEMS SEEING 
IT IN THE 
NORTHERN PLAINS. 
WE COULD SEE 
TORNADOES AND IN 
FACT TO SATURDAY,
9 MILLION 
PEOPLE, 
MINNEAPOLIS, 
GREEN BAY AND 
MILWAUKEE ALL 
PART OF THE 
DAMAGING WIND. 
WET WEATHER 
MOVES INTO 
ENGLAND WITH 
SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG THE GULF 
FROM FLORIDA TO 
TEXAS. 
SEVERE STORMS IN 
THE PLAINS AND 
PLENTY OF 
SUNSHINE WITH 
THE HOT AND HIGH 
INDICES ACHING 
THE WAY THE 
PLANES. 
>> SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
>>> IMAGES FROM 
THE SUN WE 
SHOWED YOU A 
MINUTE AGO, THIS 
IS PART OF THE 
PARTNERSHIP 
BETWEEN NASA AND 
THE EUROPEAN 
SPACE AGENCY. 
THE CLOSEST 
IMAGES OF THE 
SUN EVER TAKEN 
FROM 38 MILLION 
MILES. 
STILL CLOSE WHEN 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT SPACE. 
SCIENTISTS CALL 
THEM INTRA-SOLAR 
FLARES ON THE 
SURFACE OF THE 
SUN. 
>> THAT IS COOL 
TO LOOK AT. 
NASA HOPE THE 
IMAGES CAN 
APPARENTLY HELP 
US UNDERSTAND 
DIFFERENT 
LAYERS, HOW IT 
DRIVES WEATHER 
THAT CAN IMPACT 
THINGS. 
THIS IS THE MOST 
TIME WE HAVE EVER
TALKED ABOUT 
SPACE IN OUR 
BROADCAST. 
>> IT IS REALLY 
COOL, THE SUN IS 
IN AN 11 YEAR 
CYCLE AND THEY 
HAVE SOLAR FLARES
AND THEY ADMIT 
HUGE AMOUNTS OF 
ELECTRONIC ATTIC 
ENERGY WHICH CAN 
AFFECT ALL SORTS 
OF THINGS ELECT 
HIM ATTIC. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO UNDERSTAND. 
>> I KNEW 
SOMETHING WOULD 
MAKE THAT JOKE. 
KERRY, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: WELL, GOOD MORNING,
CR
>> THE PARK IS 
EMPTY AND ALL OF 
THE STADIUMS 
WILL BE EMPTY 
WHEN THE GAMES 
BEGIN NEXT WEEK. 
NO FANS ALLOWED 
BUT THE MLB HAS 
A PLAN. 
YOU HEAR THAT 
RIGHT THERE? 
THAT IS THE 
PRERECORDED 
BANDS AT 
PREVIOUS GAMES, 
THE GOAL IS TO 
PLAY THAT DURING 
GAMES AS A 
DISTRACTION FROM 
THE PANDEMIC. 
>> THIS MORNING, 
THE SOUNDS OF 
SUMMER ARE 
COMING BACK. 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL WITH A 
LONG TIME OUT 
AFTER BEING 
THROWN A CURVE 
BALL BY COVID-19.
NOW, 30 TEAMS 
ARE SET TO PLAY 
BALL STARTING 
NEXT WEEK. 
AT FIRST GLANCE 
IT MIGHT LOOK 
AND SOUND LIKE A 
BIG LEAGUE 
LOOPER. 
WITH THE EMPTY 
STANDS AND THE 
ROAR OF THE FAN 
BY DESIGN. 
THIS HAS NEVER 
BEEN TRIED 
BEFORE. 
THE BUTTONS 
CONTROLLING THE 
PRERECORDED SOUND
WILL MIMIC THE 
EXCITEMENT OF A 
REAL GAME. 
>> THE ROAR OF 
THE STADIUM CAN 
GIVE A 
PROFESSIONAL 
ATHLETE SO MUCH 
ENERGY. 
WHAT WILL IT BE 
LIKE FOR FANS 
THEMSELVES 
TUNING INTO 
THIS. 
>> THEY CAN GIVE 
YOU THE EXTRA 
ADRENALINE BOOST.
I AM NOT SURE 
HOW IT WILL 
AFFECT THE GAME. 
>> THE LEAGUE 
BELIEVES IT IS A 
HOME RUN IDEA 
FOR BOTH 
TELEVISION 
VIEWERS AND 
PLAYERS. 
>> GIVES THEM A 
SENSE OF 
NORMALCY IN WHAT 
IS AN AWKWARD 
SCENARIO, 
PLAYING A 
BASEBALL GAME 
WITHOUT FANS. 
>> WITH NO FANS 
AT THE OUT THAT, 
MAJORLY BASEBALL 
HOPES EVENTUALLY 
TO SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE FANS IN 
THE STANDS. 
>> HOPING TO 
HAVE MAYBE 25 
PERSON CAPACITY 
BEFORE THE YEAR 
IS OUT BUT, 
NOBODY KNOWS. 
>> WITH THE 
SPREAD OF 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
HARD-CORE BASE 
OF FANS ARE 
PESSIMISTIC. 
>> ONE OF THE 
SPORTS WRITER 
SAID THE TEAM 
THAT HAS 9 PEOPLE
THEY CAN PUT ON 
THE FIELD AT THE 
END OF THE 
SEASON WILL BE 
THE TEAM THAT 
WINS THE WORLD 
SERIES. 
>> AMERICA'S 
PASTIME WAITING 
FOR WHAT WILL BE 
A SHORT SEASON. 
>> LOOKING 
FORWARD TO A 
GAME AND 
FOLLOWING A 
SEASON IS 
SOMETHING LIKE A 
RELIEF FOR 
PEOPLE OUT THERE 
AND FOR OUR 
FANS. 
>> AT LEAST A 
DOZEN MLB 
PLAYERS HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19. 
AT LEAST TWO 
PLAYERS SAY THEY 
WILL WEAR MASKS 
AND THE METS 
HAVE TAKEN IT 
ONE STEP 
FURTHER. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO USE CUTOUTS. 
IN ADDITION TO 
SOUND EFFECTS 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO SEE PEOPLE IN 
THE STANDS, 
CUTOUTS ANYWAY. 
THIS IS 
CERTAINLY AN 
INVENTIVE IDEA, 
WHAT YOU THINK? 
>> WHATEVER IT 
TAKES AT POINT. 
>> THANK YOU, 
GREAT JOB. 
>> 
.
FIRST MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: FACING 
DOWN A 
>>> FACING DOWN 
A PANDEMIC, 
TONIGHT IN SOME 
REGIONS, AN ABOUT
FACE WHEN IT 
COMES TO WEARING 
MASKS, STATES 
LIKE ARKANSAS 
AND COLORADO NOW 
REQUIRE THEM IN 
PUBLIC, IN 
TEXAS, THE 
GOVERNOR SAYS HE 
WILL NOT SHUT 
THE STATE DOWN 
THAT RESIDENTS 
NEED TO WEAR ONE.
>> THE PRACTICE 
OF WEARING A 
FACEMASKS FOR 
THE NEXT FOUR 
WEEKS WE WILL BE 
ABLE TO GET 
COVID-19 UNDER 
CONTROL. 
>> THE CDC 
AGREES MASK 
REMAIN A 
FLASHPOINT. 
FROM COFFEE 
SHOPS TO GROCERY 
STORES. 
MANY REFUSE TO 
WEAR ONE. 
AS MORE 
RETAILERS LIKE 
TARGET REQUIRE 
THEM. IN FLORIDA,
ONE SHOPPER 
PULLED A GUN ON 
ANOTHER AFTER A 
DISPUTE OVER 
FACEMASKS. 
IN UTAH 
OVERNIGHT A 
MEETING ABOUT 
FACE COVERINGS 
CANCELED WHEN 
PARENTS INSIDE A 
CROWDED ROOM 
REFUSED TO WEAR 
ONE. 
STATES IN 
ROUGHLY HALF THE 
COUNTRY REQUIRE 
THEM. 
>> WHY ARE THEY 
NOT ENFORCING IT.
>> IN GEORGIA BY 
EXTENDING 
RESTRICTIONS, 
THE GOVERNOR 
MADE IT A POINT 
TO PROHIBIT SOME 
CITIES AND 
COUNTIES FROM 
REQUIRING MASKS 
EVEN IF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SURGE TO 
HISTORIC NUMBERS.
>> OUR HANDS 
SHOULD BE 
TOTALLY AND 
UNEQUIVOCALLY 
WORKING TO FIGHT 
THE SURVIVORS. 
>> HERE IN 
ATLANTA THE MAYOR
WHO HAS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19 HERSELF 
SAYS DESPITE THE 
ORDER OF THE 
GOVERNOR, MASK 
REQUIREMENTS 
WILL REMAIN IN 
PLACE ADDING THE 
DECISION IS 
DRIVEN BY 
SCIENCE AND 
DATA. 
>> IN FLORIDA, 
WHERE MASKS ROLL 
VERY COUNTY BY 
COUNTY EMERGENCY 
OPERATIONS 
CENTER TRACKING 
THE VIRUS WAS 
SHUT DOWN AFTER 
12 EMPLOYEES 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
THE MIXED 
MESSAGING OVER 
FACE COVERINGS 
UNFOLDING ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
>> IT IS NOT 
MAKE SENSE WHY 
ARE WE WEARING 
MASKS TO BE 
OUTSIDE. 
>> IT A SMALL 
INCONVENIENCE 
FOR THE GREATER 
GOOD. 
>> WITH 34 
STATES WITH AN 
INCREASE BY AT 
LEAST 25 PERSON, 
MORE THAN 3.5 
MILLION 
AMERICANS HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS. 
600 OUT OF DATE 
NURSES ARE GOING 
TO HARD-HIT 
REGIONS LIKE 
ARIZONA. 
>> I WOULD 
RECOMMEND AS 
STRONG AS YOU 
POSSIBLY CAN TO 
GET PEOPLE TO 
WEAR MASKS, 
>>> CALIFORNIA 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
DATES TO REQUIRE 
FACEMASKS IS NOW 
ONE OF THE 
HARDEST HIT. 
TONIGHT, THE 
NATION 
STRUGGLING OVER 
HOW TO CONTAIN A 
PANDEMIC AS 
MASKS BECOME THE 
FACE OF 
CONTROVERSY. 
>>> IN NEARLY 
EVERY CORNER OF 
THE NATION POP UP
TESTING SITES 
HAVE TURNED INTO 
TRAFFIC JAMS. 
NOW, HEALTHCARE 
RESEARCHERS AT 
THE ROCKEFELLER 
FOUNDATION SAY 
AMERICA FACES AN 
IMPENDING 
DISASTER IF IT 
DOES NOT 
DRAMATICALLY 
INCREASE TESTING.
FROM 4.5 MILLION 
PER WEEK TO 30 
MILLION BY 
OCTOBER. 
CONGRESS NEEDS 
TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO RAMP 
UP TESTING 
INCLUDING RAPID 
TEST WITH 
RESULTS IN 20 
MINUTES.
>> WITHOUT THIS 
WE ARE STUCK 
BETWEEN A ROCK 
AND A HARD 
PLACE. 
EITHER YOU SHUT 
DOWN THE ECONOMY 
AND PEOPLE HAVE 
SIGNIFICANT 
LEARNING LAWS OR 
YOU KEEP THINGS 
OPEN AND LOSE 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICANS. 
>> RESEARCHERS 
SAY TEST RESULT 
OR TAKING TOO 
LONG SOMETIMES 
UP TO TWO WEEKS 
WHEN THEY SHOULD 
TAKE 48 HOURS OR 
LESS. 
A REPORT FROM A 
MEDICAL JOURNAL 
SAYS TEST 
RESULTS THAT 
TAKE THREE DAYS 
OR MORE MAKE IT 
ALMOST 
IMPOSSIBLE TO 
REDUCE THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
THE BIGGEST 
CHALLENGE, 
TRACKING 
EVERYONE WITH 
WHOM PATIENTS 
HAVE HAD 
CONTACT.  
RESEARCHERS SAY 
EACH INFECTED 
PERSON TRANSMIT 
THE VIRUS TO 
ANOTHER 2.5 
PEOPLE. 
BUT, PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING CAN 
CUT THAT IN HALF 
IN IN NEW YORK, 
THIS MAN STAYED 
AT HOME FOR 2 
WEEKS WAITING 
FOR TEST 
RESULTS. 
>> IT IS 
DIFFICULT FOR 
PEOPLE TO BE 
RESPONSIBLE. 
BECAUSE THE 
COUNTRY IS NOT 
KEEPING UP WITH 
THE VIRUS, MORE 
PATIENTS ARE 
FLOODING ERS AND 
ICUS. 
IN HOUSTON, THE 
ARMY HAS BEEN 
CALLED IN TO 
HELP. 
>> PATIENTS ARE 
SICK AND THIS IS 
NOT THE WAY I 
WANT TO DIE I 
CANNOT BREATHE 
EVEN THOUGH I AM 
ON A VENTILATOR. 
>> IN MIAMI THEY 
TURNED AN 
AUDITORIUM INTO 
A PATIENT WARD. 
>> WHILE THE 
NUMBERS CONTINUE 
TO CLIMB 
EXPONENTIALLY, 
WE ARE MAKING 
EVERY EFFORT TO 
NOT TURN 
PATIENTS AWAY. 
>> NEARLY 1000 
PEOPLE ARE DYING 
IN THE U.S. 
EVERY DAY, THAT 
IS ABOUT 50% 
OVER THE LAST 
TWO WEEKS. 
 
COULD GIVE VIRTUALLY 
REAL-TIME RESULTS.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT 
WITH PEOPLE IN SOME 
STATES FACING LONG 
WITH PEOPLE 
FACING LONG WAIT 
TIMES, COULD A 
NEW SOLUTION BE 
A TEST THAT WORKS
LIKE A 
BREATHALYZER. 
>> IT IS ALMOST 
LIKE REAL-TIME 
AND A LOT CHEAPER
AND MORE 
CONVENIENT. 
>>> IN FINLAND, 
SCIENTISTS ARE 
DEVELOPING WHAT 
COULD BE A 
GROUNDBREAKING 
APPROACH THAT 
DELIVERS RESULTS 
ALMOST 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> OUR ADVANTAGE 
IS THE SPEED WE 
CAN PROVIDE 
ALMOST REAL-TIME 
SOLUTIONS 
BECAUSE 
TURNAROUND TIME 
IS THREE MINUTES.
>> THE 
BREATHALYZER CAN 
DETECT DIFFERENT 
GASES THAT LUNGS 
PRODUCE 
IDENTIFYING 
THINGS IN OUR 
BODIES LIKE A 
BLOOD TEST. 
OVER THE NEXT 
MONTH THEY HOPE 
TO CONFIRM 
LEVELS THAT 
CONFIRM POSITIVE 
COVID-19 
PATIENTS EVEN IF 
THEY ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
THEY ARE 
PLANNING TO SHIP 
ALL OVER THE 
WORLD. 
A SIMILAR ARE 
USED IN THE PAST 
DEVELOPED A 
SUCCESSFUL TEST 
FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
THE HOPE IS THAT 
IT COULD SOLVE A 
GLOBAL TESTING 
DILEMMA. 
>> THERE IS NOT 
ENOUGH TESTING 
CAPACITY TO TEST 
A MASS 
POPULATION IN A 
SHORT TIMEFRAME. 
WE ARE OPENING 
THAT OF. 
>> RECENT 
RESEARCH 
SUGGESTING 
BREATHALYZERS 
ARE FASTER, 
CHEAPER AND MORE 
ACCURATE THEN 
SLOB TESTING. 
>>
>>> RUSSIAN 
HACKERS ACCUSED 
OF VIRAL 
INTERFERENCE 
AGAIN TO OF 
ATTACKING COVID- 
19 VACCINE 
RESEARCH 
CENTERS. 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES ARE 
ACCUSING HACKERS 
OF TRYING DEAL 
DETAILS OF THE 
DEVELOPMENTS AND 
TESTING OF COVID-
19 VACCINE. 
THE GROUP COZY 
BEAR IS LONG TO 
HAVE BEEN 
BELIEVED TO HAVE 
TIES TO RUSSIAN 
INTELLIGENCE. 
>> ONE OF THE 
MOST 
SOPHISTICATED 
AND TARGETED 
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN .  
>> THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THE
RUSSIAN HACKERS 
ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL DETAILS 
THEY ARE NOT 
THOUGHT TO BE 
THE ONLY COUNTRY 
TRYING. 
CHINA IS ALSO 
BEING CALLED 
OUT.  
THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL TODAY 
ALSO CONFIRMING 
THE WARNING FOR 
THREAT FROM 
CHINESE HACKERS. 
>> HACKERS HAVE 
TARGETED 
AMERICAN 
UNIVERSITIES AND 
FIRMS IN A BID 
TO STEAL THE IP 
RELATED TO 
CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENT AND 
VACCINE. 
SOMETIMES, 
DISRUPTING THE 
WORK OF 
RESEARCHERS. 
>> THESE COMES 
JUST AS BRITISH 
AND AMERICAN 
RESEARCHERS GET 
CLOSER TO A 
VACCINE. 
JOHNSON & 
JOHNSON EXPECTS 
TO START HUMAN 
TRIALS BEFORE 
SCHEDULE. 
>> THIS IS SO 
HIGH-STAKES THAT 
EVEN MEDICAL 
RESEARCHERS FOR 
THE BENEFIT OF 
ALL MANKIND IS 
NOT CONSIDERED 
OFF-LIMITS. 
>> A CURE SO 
VALUABLE IT 
MIGHT BE WORTH 
STEALING. 
>>> TONIGHT, THE 
FBI IS DOING A 
NEW 
INVESTIGATION 
INTO THE MOST 
HIGH-PROFILE 
ATTACK IN 
TWITTER HISTORY. 
SOME OF ITS MOST 
FAMOUS USERS 
INCLUDING FORMER 
PRESIDENT BARACK 
OBAMA AND VICE 
PRESIDENT JOE 
BIDEN WERE TAKEN 
OVER BY CYBER 
CRIMINALS 
YESTERDAY. 
UNIDENTIFIED 
HACKERS USED THE 
ACCOUNTS TO ASK 
PEOPLE TO SEND 
THEM BITCOIN, 
SCAMMING THEM 
OUT OF OVER 
$100,000. 
TWITTER IS 
COOPERATING WITH 
THE FBI AND 
TAKING STEPS TO 
MAKE SURE THIS 
DOES NOT HAPPEN 
AGAIN CALLING 
THE INCIDENT A 
COORDINATOR 
SOCIAL 
ENGINEERING 
ATTACK BY PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE 
SUCCESSFULLY 
TARGETED 
EMPLOYEES WITH 
ACCESS TO 
INTERNAL SYSTEMS.
>> TRYING TO 
GAIN ACCESS TO A 
SYSTEM ON MONEY 
OR DATA BY 
TRYING TO 
EXPLOIT A PERSON 
WHETHER THAT IS 
BEING BRIBED OR 
TRYING TO GAIN 
ACCESS TO THEIR 
CREDENTIALS. 
>> REPUBLICAN 
JOSS HOLLY SENT 
THIS LETTER TO 
THE TWITTER CEO 
ASKING IF 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP'S IS UNDER 
THREAT.  
DEMOCRAT RICHARD 
BLUMENTHAL SAYS 
THIS IS RIGHT 
BEFORE NOVEMBER 
BALLOTING. 
>> TO CONTROL 
THE TWITTER 
ACCOUNTS THEY 
COULD'VE TANKED 
STOCK PRICES OF 
COMPANIES OR USED
POLITICIAN 
ACCOUNTS TO 
CREATE A 
WORLDWIDE PANIC. 
>> A WAKE-UP CALL
WITH LESS THAN 
FOUR MONTHS 
UNTIL ELECTION 
DAY. 
>> TONIGHT, A 
NEW ACCUSATION 
FROM THE NIECE 
OF PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP.  
MARY TRUMP 
TELLING US SHE 
HAS HEARD 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP  USE ANTI-
SEMITIC SLURS 
AND THE LETTER 
INWARD. 
>> JUST TO ASK IF
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP,  IF HE 
WAS AN EXCEPTION 
IN YOUR FAMILY, 
OR IF YOU EVER 
HEARD HIM 
EXPRESS EITHER 
ANTI-SEMITIC 
SLURS OR THE N 
WORD OR RACIST 
WORDS OR OTHER 
SENTIMENTS LIKE 
THAT. 
IS THIS AN 
AMBIEN THING OR 
DID YOU HEAR IT 
FROM HIM AS 
WELL? 
>> YES, OF 
COURSE I DID. 
I DO NOT THINK 
THAT SHOULD 
SURPRISE ANYONE 
GIVEN HOW RACIST 
HE IS TODAY. 
>> HAVE YOU 
HEARD HIM USE 
THE LETTER 
INWARD? 
>> YES. 
AND ANTI-SEMITIC 
SLURS 
SPECIFICALLY? 
>> YES. 
>> A WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIAL TELLS US
THIS IS A BOOK 
OF FALSEHOOD, 
THE PRESIDENT 
DOES NOT THOSE 
WORDS. 
ANOTHER NEW 
ROUND OF POLLS 
SHOWS HIM 
TRAILING JOE 
BIDEN BY DOUBLE-
DIGIT NATIONWIDE 
AND IN KEY 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATES. 
A NEW POLL FINDS 
JOE BIDEN WITH 
AN 11 POINT 
NATIONAL LEAD 
OVER PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP  
AMONG REGISTERED 
VOTERS. 
IN BATTLEGROUND 
DATES, HE HOLDS 
A COMBINED LEAD 
OF 12 POINT, 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP  LATE 
WEDNESDAY SHAKING
UP HIS CAMPAIGN 
STAFF DEPORTING, 
DEMOTING HIS 
CAMPAIGN MANAGER 
AND REPLACING 
HIM. 
IN THAT NEW WALL 
STREET JOURNAL 
POLL, JUST 33% 
OF AMERICANS 
APPROVE OF HIS 
HANDLING OF RACE 
RELATIONS. 
>> AS THE DEBATE 
OVER OPENING 
SCHOOLS 
INTENSIFIES, A 
STUNNING NEW 
STATISTIC FROM 
FLORIDA. 
31% OF KIDS 
TESTED FOR COVID-
19 WERE POSITIVE.
MORE THAN 
16,000. 
EXPERTS SAY THERE
ARE CAVEATS. 
>> THESE ARE 
KIDS WERE TESTED 
BECAUSE THEY 
MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS. 
THIS IS NOT 
INDICATIVE OF 
KIDS OVERALL. 
>> 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
REMAIN RARE AND 
THE DEATH RATE 
OF PATIENTS 
UNDER AGE 25 IS 
LESS THAN POINT 
ONE PERSON. 
THIS AS SOME 
SCHOOLS ARE 
ALREADY IN 
SESSION. 
IN NEW JERSEY, 
SUMMER SCHOOL IS 
OPEN FOR KIDS 18 
MONTHS TO 
KINDERGARTEN WITH
A NEW ROUTINE. 
NO ONE WITH A 
TEMPERATURE OF 
100.4 OR ABOVE 
CAN COME TO 
CLASS IN PARENTS,
SAY GOODBYE 
OUTSIDE. 
>> HERE, THEY 
CUT CAPACITY 
FROM 100 
STUDENTS TO 40. 
THE KIDS LEARN 
IN SMALL GROUPS 
OF 10 OR, POTTS 
REDUCING CONTACT 
WITH OTHERS. 
IF SOMEONE GETS 
SICK THE POD CAN 
BE QUARANTINE. 
>> THERE IS 
ALWAYS A RISK 
BUT IF IT GOES AS
NEATLY AS HERE I 
THINK CHILDREN 
NEED IT, THEY 
NEED TO BE WITH 
OTHER PEOPLE. 
>> MASKS ARE 
OPTIONAL AND 
EACH CHILD 
BRINGS THEIR OWN 
APPLIES. 
THEY EAT LUNCH 
AT THEIR DESKS, 
NOT AT THE 
CAFETERIA. 
ALMOST 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
HAPPENS OUTSIDE. 
AND STAFFERS 
SANITIZE HIGH 
TOUCH SURFACES. 
NEW STEPS TO 
BALANCE SCHOOL 
AND SAFETY. 
HOW HAPPY ARE 
YOU TO BE BACK? 
>> SUPER DUPER. 
>> IT HAS BEEN 
THREE WEEKS AND 
NO KIDS HAVE 
GOTTEN SICK. 
BIGGER SCHOOLS 
WILL HAVE MORE 
CHALLENGES AND 
SOME EXPERT WANT 
TO GO FURTHER. 
YESTERDAY, THE 
NATIONAL ACADEMY 
OF SCIENCE, 
ENGINEERING AND 
MEDICINE URGED 
SCHOOLS TO OPEN 
AND RECOMMEND 
MASKS FOR ALL 
TEACHERS AND. 
>> CASSIDY COULD 
NOT BELIEVE IT, 
THE PHONE CALL 
NO MOTHER WANTS 
TO HEAR. 
>> THEY JUST 
SAID HE WAS 
BROUGHT IN WITH 
A GUNSHOT WOUND. 
>> THAT THEY 
MENTION IT WAS A 
DEPUTY THAT SHOT 
HIM ? 
>> NO ONE SPOKE 
UP TO SAY AN 
OFFICER SHOT MY 
CHILD. 
>> IT WAS MARCH 
AND HER SON WAS 
IN THE HOSPITAL 
HE HAD BEEN WITH 
A GROUP OF 
FRIENDS IN A 
VEHICLE THAT HAD 
BEEN REPORTED 
STOLEN THOUGH HE 
SAID HE DID NOT 
KNOW THAT. 
DEPUTIES TRY TO 
START, STOP THE 
CAR AND THAT IS 
WHEN THE DRIVER 
STOPPED AND THE 
THREE TEENAGERS 
STARTED TO RUN. 
>> DID YOU 
REALIZE THE 
OFFICERS HAD 
DRAWN THEIR 
WEAPONS? 
>> NO. 
>> WHERE DID HE 
SHOOT YOU ? IN 
MY BACK. 
>> THE ORIGINAL 
INCIDENT REPORT 
DID NOT MENTION 
THE OFFICER 
INVOLVED 
SHOOTING. 
THREE MONTHS 
LATER, HE WAS 
CHARGED WITH 
RESISTING AN 
OFFICER BY 
FLIGHT. 
IN HIS ONLY 
PUBLIC STATEMENT,
THE JEFFERSON 
PARISH SHERIFF 
SAID THE AGENCY 
WAS 
INVESTIGATING. 
BUT, THE MOTHER 
STRUGGLING TO 
GET ANSWERS 
ABOUT WHAT 
HAPPENED. 
SHE RECORDED 
WHAT SHE SAYS 
WHERE HER 
INTERACTIONS 
WITH THE 
SHERIFF'S OFFICE 
LIKE THIS ONE IN 
MAY. 
>> YOU DID NOT 
KNOW? 
THAT DID NOT 
WELL WITH MY 
SPIRIT. 
>> SHE IS NOW 
ONE OF SEVERAL 
FAMILIES IN THE 
PARISH CALLING 
FOR CHANGE. 
WE FOUND THAT IN 
THE LAST FIVE 
YEARS, AT LEAST 
12 BLACK AND 
LATINO MEN AND 
BOYS HAVE DIED 
DURING 
ENCOUNTERS WITH 
THE SHERIFF'S 
OFFICE. 
THE SHERIFF HAS 
REJECTED CALLS 
TO USE BODY 
CAMERAS FIGHTING 
CAUSE. 
A KEY REFORM THAT
NEIGHBORING NEW 
ORLEANS HAS 
EMBRACED. 
>> NO 
JUSTIFICATION. 
THIS ATTORNEY IS 
REPRESENTING THE 
FAMILY. 
>> DEADLY FORCE 
SHOULD ONLY BE 
USED IN THE MOST 
EXTREME CASES. 
A 14-YEAR-OLD 
CHILD ON THE 
GROUND TRYING TO 
COMPLY IS 
ABSOLUTELY 
OBJECTIVELY NO 
REASON TO USE 
DEADLY FORCE AT 
ALL. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
SAY TO THE 
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT 
THINK, OKAY, WHY 
DO YOU RUN? 
>> RUNNING IS 
NOT A DEATH 
PENALTY. 
THERE IS NO 
OSSIFICATION FOR 
SHOOTING AN 
UNARMED CHILD IN 
THE BACK. 
THERE IS NOT. 
THEIR IS NOT. 
>> THE SHERIFF'S 
OFFICE DECLINED 
A REQUEST FOR AN 
ON CAMERA AND IF 
YOU FIGHTING 
CHILD PRIVACY 
LAWS. 
THEY ALSO 
DECLINED TO 
ANSWER QUESTIONS 
ABOUT POLICIES. 
>> ONCE I GET A 
VOICE AND BE 
HEARD I'M GOING 
TO LET IT BE 
HEARD. 
>>> THIS TARGET 
HERE IS IN NEW 
YORK. 
WHAT IS OF 
INTEREST TO ME 
IS THEY ARE 
TRADING OVER 
1800 IMAGES OF 
CHILDREN 12 AND 
YOUNGER. 
>> I ALWAYS 
THOUGHT THIS GUY 
IS GOING TO LIVE 
HIS BEST LIFE 
HAVING DONE THE 
THINGS HE HAS 
DONE WITH NO 
CONSEQUENCE. 
IN NOVEMBER 2015 
RONNIE WILLIAMS 
GOT A CALL FROM 
HER PARENTS. 
>> MY HEART WAS 
PALPITATING. 
I REMEMBER MY 
HANDS GETTING 
READY. 
>> HER HALF 
RATHER HAD BEEN 
ARRESTED ON 
CHILD 
PORNOGRAPHY 
CHARGES. 
>> I REMEMBER 
JUMPING ON THE 
COMPUTER AND 
GOOGLING IT. 
IT WAS TRUE. 
THERE WAS RIGHT 
THERE ON THE 
PICTURE OF MY 
BROTHER, HIS MUG 
SHOT. 
>> HE GOT IN 
TOUCH WITH THE 
INVESTIGATOR. 
>> I EXPLAINED I 
WAS A VICTIM OF 
CHILD 
MOLESTATION FOR 
MANY YEARS BY 
HIM. 
>> THE ATTORNEY 
DID NOT RESPOND 
TO A REQUEST FOR 
COMMENT. 
THE POLICE FOUND 
HER USING 
TECHNOLOGY 
DEVELOPED BY A 
NONPROFIT CALLED 
THE CHILD RESCUE 
COALITION. 
A TOOL THAT 
HELPS LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
TRACK AND 
IDENTIFY PEOPLE 
WHO DOWNLOAD AND 
SHARE CHILD 
PORNOGRAPHY ON 
MY. 
>> THIS GIVES 
THE INVESTIGATOR 
A FULL VIEW OF 
THE PREDATOR. 
WE CATEGORIZE 
THE DIFFERENT 
FILES THEY ARE 
TRACKING. 
>> THE FILES 
THEY TRACK OUR 
IMAGES THAT HAVE 
BEEN FLAGGED BY 
LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
THE MATERIALS 
TYPICALLY COME 
FROM DEVICES 
TAKEN FROM 
SUSPECTS. 
THIS, POLICE SAY 
IS NOT ILLEGAL 
OR NOT A 
PRIORITY. 
ONCE THE IMAGES 
HAVE BEEN 
REVIEWED BY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT THEY 
TURN TO UNIQUE 
CODES CALLED 
HASHES THAT ARE 
CATALOGUED INTO 
THE CHILD 
PROTECT AND 
SYSTEM. 
RIGHT NOW, THE 
DATABASE HAS 
MORE THAN 1 
MILLION IMAGES 
AND VIDEOS. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
CHILD RESCUE 
COALITION, THE 
SOFTWARE IS ABLE 
TO TRACK IP 
ADDRESSES AND 
INDIVIDUAL 
DEVICES EVEN IF 
THE OWNER MOVES 
LOCATIONS OR 
USES A VPN TO 
MASK THE 
ADDRESS. 
>> THIS ONE HAS 
1800, 12 AND 
YOUNGER VICTIMS 
BEING ABUSED. 
>> THIS IS 
SHOWING US THE 
OFFENDER IS 
ACTUALLY ON 
MULTIPLE 
DIFFERENT 
NETWORKS. 
I KNOW THEY ARE 
INTO PEER TO 
PEER NETWORKS 
AND TO CHAT 
BASED NETWORKS. 
BY CLICKING ON 
IT WE ARE ABLE 
TO SEE THE 
FILENAMES AS 
THEY EXIST ON 
THE OFFENDER'S 
HARD DRIVE. 
I THINK COMMON 
ACRONYMS LIKE 
PTH THE WITCHES 
PRETEEN HARD-
CORE AND I AM 
EATING SEEING, 
EVEN SEEING AS 
YOUNG AS FIVE 
YEARS OLD. 
THIS OFFENDER 
ALSO HAS ONE FILE
THAT WE 
CATEGORIZE AS 
ONE OF THE 
SPECIALS. 
THEY ARE 
ACTUALLY 
GROOMING 
MATERIALS LIKE 
HOW TO DOCUMENT 
OF HOW TO GAIN 
ACCESS TO 
CHILDREN HOW TO 
BE A DEBTOR 
CREDITOR. 
>> NONE OF THIS 
INFORMATION IS 
ENOUGH TO MAKE 
AN ARREST. 
UNTIL POLICE 
ESTABLISH 
PROBABLE CAUSE 
FOR A SEARCH 
WARRANT. 
>> THERE IS A 
CONNECTION 
BETWEEN PEOPLE 
FOR DOWNLOADING 
CHILD SEXUAL 
ABUSE MATERIAL 
AND THEN GO ON 
TO HANDS-ON 
ABUSE. 
A LOT OF TIMES 
CHILDREN ARE TOO 
YOUNG TO COME 
FORWARD, NOT 
ENOUGH EVIDENCE 
TO CONVICT WHEN 
IT IS A BIG THEM 
ONLY. 
THIS IS A HUGE 
PROACTIVE WAY IN 
IDENTIFYING WHO 
THESE PEOPLE ARE.
>> CHILD 
PROTECTION 
TECHNOLOGY WAS 
USED TO 
CORRELATE A BUST 
FROM AN 
OPERATION IN 
BRAZIL. 
POLICE IN 
BRAZIL, 
COLOMBIA, 
ARGENTINA, 
PARAGUAY AND 
BOLIVIA ALONG 
WITH U.S. 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
ARRESTED 112 
PEOPLE FOR 
ALLEGEDLY 
DOWNLOADING 
CHILD ABUSE 
IMAGES AND TOOK 
THEIR COMPUTERS. 
>> TECHNOLOGY -- 
>> CURRENTLY, 
TECHNOLOGY IS 
USED BY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT IN 
96 COUNTRIES. 
THE CHILD RESCUE 
COALITION HOPES 
TO EXPAND THAT 
EVEN FURTHER 
BEYOND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT. 
BY LICENSING 
ONLINE PLATFORMS.
>> WE HAVE HAD A 
SIX VESSEL 
PARTNERSHIP WITH 
A NATIONAL 
BABYSITTING AND 
CAREGIVER 
PLATFORM. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
ABLE TO IDENTIFY 
PREDATORS USING 
OUR SITES TO BE 
APPLICANTS OF 
BABYSITTERS 
LOOKING TO ABUSE 
CHILDREN. 
ONE EXAMPLE FOR 
INSTANCE WAS 
SEEN TRYING TO 
BE A BABYSITTER, 
A MAIL PROVIDER 
THAT HAD BEEN 
TRADING CHILD 
EXPECTATIONS IN 
THESE PEER-TO-
PEER NETWORKS. 
WE WERE 
SUCCESSFULLY 
ABLE TO A STOP 
TO THAT. 
>> SOME EXPERTS 
HAVE RAISED 
CONCERNS ABOUT A 
LACK OF 
OVERSIGHT. 
IN 2019, A HUMAN 
RIGHTS WASHED, 
WATCH PUBLISHED 
A LETTER CALLING 
FOR MORE THIRD-
PARTY TESTING OF 
TECHNOLOGY AND 
RAISING CONCERNS 
ABOUT 
CHARACTERIZING 
FILES OR LINKING 
MATERIALS TO 
INNOCENT PEOPLE. 
SOME POINTS TO 
HAVE PROSECUTORS 
HAVE -- CASES 
RATHER THAN 
REVEAL DETAILS 
OF HOW THEY USE 
TECHNOLOGY. 
THIS POINTS OUT 
WHILE THEY CAN 
FLAG, FLAG 
SUSPICIOUS 
ACTIVITY IT IS 
UP TO CPS TO 
MAKE THEIR OWN 
DETERMINATION. 
>> WE PROVIDE 
GREAT INTEL FOR 
THE OFFICER TO 
GO IN AND 
QUESTION THE 
INDIVIDUAL. 
IF THE OFFICER 
DEEMS THEY ARE 
POSSIBLY IS NOT 
ENOUGH 
INFORMATION TO 
MAKE THE ARREST 
THAT WOULD BE UP 
TO THE 
INDIVIDUAL 
OFFICER. 
>> MORE THAN 
12,000 PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN 
ARRESTED IN 
CASES FLAGGED BY 
THE CPS OVER THE 
PAST DECADE. 
>> DEFTLY 
FINDING OUT HE 
WAS ARRESTED AND 
CONVICTED HAS 
HELPED ME HEAL 
TREMENDOUSLY. 
IT IS JUST ONE 
OF THOSE 
VALIDATIONS THAT 
I WAS NOT LYING. 
I DID NOT MAKE 
THIS UP. 
>> ALTHOUGH THE 
STATUTE OF 
LIMITATIONS WAS 
TOO LATE FOR 
POLICE TO 
INVESTIGATE THE 
ALLEGED ABUSE AS 
A SEPARATE CRIME,
HE DID PLEAD 
GUILTY TO THREE 
COUNTS OF 
POSSESSION OF 
CHILD 
PORNOGRAPHY AND 
SENTENCED TO 
THREE YEARS IN 
PRISON. 
HE WAS RELEASED 
IN 2018. 
>> IT WAS REALLY 
FOR ME, IT IS 
HELPING IN MY 
HEALING PROCESS 
BECAUSE IT 
VALIDATION THAT 
THIS PERSON DID 
DO THIS TO ME. 
 
WEATHER.
GUYS?
>> ALL RIGHT, AL.
THANK YOU.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT HOUR.
>>> THIS MORNING ON "TODAY'S" 
CONSUMER,
THIS MORNING ON 
TODAY'S 
CONSUMER, WHAT 
DOES IT MEAN 
WHEN YOUR 
FAVORITE STORE 
DECLARES 
BANKRUPTCY WITH 
MILLIONS OF 
PEOPLE OUT OF 
WORK AND STAY 
THREE BOWLING -- 
STATES ROLLING 
BACK THE 
REOPENING. 
IT DOESN'T 
NECESSARILY MEAN 
THAT YOU WILL 
NEVER SEE THEM 
AGAIN AND MAYBE 
THERE IS A GOOD 
SALE IN THERE 
FOR YOU AS WELL. 
WE HAVE 
STEPHANIE HERE 
TO EXPLAIN. 
GOOD MORNING. 
SOMETIMES, I 
OFTEN THOUGHT 
ABOUT ENCRYPT 
SEE, YOU THINK 
THEY ARE SHUTTING
THE DOORS, YOU 
WILL NEVER SEE 
IT AGAIN. 
THAT IS NOT HOW 
IT WORKS. 
>> THAT IS NOT 
HOW IT WORKS, 
SAVANNA. 
THE STORES THAT 
YOU MAY LOVE OUR 
IN FINANCIAL 
TROUBLE, SO THEY 
HAVE TO 
RESTRUCTURE 
THEIR DEBT. 
THEY ARE NOT 
DISAPPEARING 
THINK TOYS OF US 
AT TOYS "R" US 
FOR EXAMPLE. 
WE LOST THAT 
TIME SQUARE 
LOCATION BUT 
THEY OPENED UP A 
SMALLER ONE, ONE 
FOR EXAMPLE 
DURING THE 
HOLIDAY SEASON 
IN NEW JERSEY 
LAST YEAR. 
THEY ARE 
CHANGING IT UP 
THEY ARE NOT 
DISAPPEARING 
FOREVER. 
>> WHICH 
BUSINESSES ARE 
DOING WELL RIGHT 
NOW AND WHICH 
ARE STRUGGLING? 
>> WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING IS A 
CONTINUATION OF 
WHAT WAS 
HAPPENING BEFORE 
COVID-19.  
THE BIG ARE 
GETTING BIGGER 
AND THE SMALL 
ARE GETTING 
SMALLER. 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
THE AMAZON 
EFFECT BEFORE, 
NOW THOSE MOM 
AND POP STORES 
ARE HURTING. WE 
ARE EXPECTING 
25,000 SMALL 
BUSINESSES TO 
CLOSE BY THE END 
OF THE YEAR, 
OVER HALF ARE 
LIKELY TO BE 
SHOPS INSIDE OF 
MALLS. 
WHEN YOU THINK 
ABOUT THE AMAZONS
AND WALMARTS, 
THEY SELL 
EVERYTHING, THEY 
CONTROL SUPPLY 
CHAINS, THEY 
HAVE HUGE e-
COMMERCE, THEY 
ARE DOING REALLY 
WELL IT AND THE 
SMALLER 
BUSINESSES ARE 
HURTING. 
>> WE ARE ALWAYS 
PREACHING THAT. 
SHOP LOCAL, SMALL
. THERE ARE SOME 
BARGAINS TO BE 
HAD. 
>> ABSOLUTELY, 
SOMETHING WE 
NEED TO 
REMEMBER, IF YOU 
HEAR THAT A 
STORY LOVE HAS 
FILED FOR 
BANKRUPTCY AND 
LET'S SAY YOU 
HAVE A CREDIT 
CARD WITH THEM, 
THAT DOESN'T 
MEAN YOU DON'T 
HAVE TO PAY IT. 
IF YOU OWE THAT 
STORE SOME MONEY 
YOU HAVE TO PAY 
THEM. 
THERE'S A COUPLE 
BIG DIFFERENCES. 
IF A STORE IS 
GOING OUT OF 
BUSINESS FOR 
EXAMPLE, THERE 
IS A CHANCE YOU 
WILL SEE THE 
BEST DEALS 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
BASICALLY 
SELLING 
EVERYTHING THEY 
HAVE. 
STORES THAT ARE 
FILING FOR 
BANKRUPTCY, 
THINK J.CREW WHO 
IS MOST LIKELY 
CLOSING 50 OF 
THEIR 200 
STORES, BROOKE'S 
BROTHER IS ALSO 
CLOTHING. 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
SHAKING THEY 
HAVE TO MERGE 
AND SEND IT TO 
OTHER LOCATIONS. 
BE ON THE 
LOOKOUT FOR 
COUPONS AND 
DEALS FROM THOSE 
STORES, THEY 
NEED TO MOVE 
MERCHANDISE, SO 
IT IS A GREAT 
TIME TO BUY. 
SOMETHING TO BE 
ON THE LOOKOUT 
FOR, DIG THROUGH 
YOUR KITCHEN 
DRAWERS. 
IF YOU HAVE 
STORE CREDITS, 
IF YOU HAVE OLD 
COUPONS THAT 
HAVEN'T EXPIRED, 
YOU WANT TO USE 
THEM ASAP BEFORE 
THESE RULES 
CHANGE. 
>> IF THEY ARE 
CLOSING A 
LOCATION, IT IS 
PROBABLY A GOOD 
TIME TO GET IN 
THERE. 
THANK YOU 
STEPHANIE, HAVE 
A GOOD WEEKEND. 
WE WILL SEE YOU 
SOON. 
>>> IT IS THE 
TOP PRIORITY FOR 
THE NATION 
MEDICAL 
RESEARCHERS 
FINDING A 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
NOW, DOCTOR 
ANTHONY WITH 
FACEBOOK'S MARK 
ZUCKERBERG SAYS 
HE IS CAUTIOUSLY 
OPTIMISTIC OF 
SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE 
VACCINE 
CANDIDATES COULD 
BE IDENTIFIED BY 
THE FALL. 
>> BY THE TIME 
WE GET TO THE 
END OF THIS 
YEAR, THE 
BEGINNING OF 
2021, WE MAY HAVE
VACCINE, ONE OR 
MORE CANDIDATE 
THAT IS SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE. 
>> HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
SECRETARY, ALEX, 
IS GOING 
FURTHER. 
PREDICTING AN 
APPROVED VACCINE 
COULD BE WIDELY 
AVAILABLE BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR. 
>> WE BELIEVE IT 
IS VERY 
INCREDIBLE TO BE 
THINKING OF THE 
TENS OF MILLIONS 
OF DOSES OF 
APPROVED VACCINE 
FOR USE, LATER 
THIS YEAR, WITH 
HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
VACCINES EARLY 
NEXT YEAR. 
>> THE DEATH 
TOLL IS RISING, 
EXPERTS WARNED 
THE U.S. IS 
LOSING THE 
BATTLE OVER 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING. 
WITH LONG LINES 
OF PUBLIC 
TESTING SITES 
NATIONWIDE. 
RESEARCHERS AT 
THE ROCKEFELLER 
FOUNDATION WORN 
AMERICA FACES AN 
IMPENDING 
DISASTER IF IT 
DOESN'T 
DRAMATICALLY 
RAMP UP TESTING. 
FROM 4 1/2 
MILLION PER WEEK 
NOW, TO 30 
MILLION PER WEEK 
BY OCTOBER. 
CONGRESS, NEEDS 
TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO 
INCREASE TESTING 
INCLUDING RAPID 
ANTIGEN TESTS, 
RESULTS IN 20 
MINUTES. 
>> WITHOUT THIS 
KIND OF A TEST 
WE ARE STUCK 
BETWEEN A ROCK 
AND A HARD 
PLACE. 
EITHER YOU SHUT 
DOWN THE ECONOMY 
AND PEOPLE HAVE 
EXPERIENCED 
SIGNIFICANT 
LEARNING LOSS, 
OR YOU KEEP 
THINGS OPEN, AND 
YOU LOSE 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICAN. 
>> TEST RESULTS 
NOW ARE TAKING 
FAR TOO LONG, 
SOMETIMES UP TO 
TWO WEEKS WHEN 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 
48 HOURS OR LESS.
A NEW REPORT 
FROM THE MEDICAL 
JOURNAL, LANCET, 
SAYS TEST 
RESULTS THAT 
TAKE THREE DAYS 
OR MORE CAN 
ALMOST MAKE IT 
IMPOSSIBLE TO 
REDUCE THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
THE BIGGEST 
CHALLENGE, 
TRACKING EVERYONE
WITH WHOM 
PATIENTS HAVE 
HAD CONTACT. 
>> SOMETHING WE 
HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
FOR WEEKS NOW, 
AS THESE CASES 
CONTINUE TO 
REACH RECORD 
LEVELS, THAT 
CHIEF CONCERN, 
HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THESE HOTSPOTS, 
WHERE DOES THAT 
SITUATION STAND 
RIGHT NOW? 
HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY? 
>> RIGHT NOW, 
FLORIDA, TEXAS, 
ARIZONA, AND 
CALIFORNIA. 
AS A SNAPSHOT, 
FLORIDA. 
54 HOSPITALS IN 
FLORIDA RIGHT 
NOW HAVE ZERO 
ICU CAPACITY, 
THEY REPORT. 
AND 40 HOSPITALS 
HAVE LESS THAN 
10% ICU 
CAPACITY. 
AND LET'S 
REITERATE THE 
DEATH TOLL HERE, 
NEARLY 1000 
PEOPLE DYING 
EVERY SINGLE DAY 
IN THIS COUNTRY 
WHICH OF COURSE 
HAS JUST JUMPED 
DRAMATICALLY 
OVER THE 
PREVIOUS FEW 
WEEKS. 
THIS IS BECOMING 
A LOOMING 
DISASTER, IN 
MANY CITIES 
ACROSS THE 
SOUTH. 
>> 1000 
AMERICANS EVERY 
DAY. 
TOM IN 
WASHINGTON FOR 
US, THANK YOU. 
>>> IN GEORGIA, 
THE FIGHT OVER 
FACEMASKS IS 
HEADED TO COURT. 
BRIAN SUING 
ATLANTA MAYOR, 
IN AN EFFORT TO 
BLOCK THE CITY 
FOR MAKING PEACE 
COVERINGS 
MANDATORY AND 
FROM ROLLING 
BACK REOPENING 
MEASURES. 
IN THE 124 PAGE 
LAWSUIT FILED BY 
THE STATE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
HE CALLS 
ATLANTA'S MASKED 
MANDATE 
UNENFORCEABLE, 
SAYING THE 
MAYOR'S 
STATEMENTS 
CREATE AMBIGUITY 
AND UNCERTAINTY. 
THE GOVERNOR 
ASKED THE COURT 
TO BLOCK THE 
MAYOR FROM 
ISSUING ANY 
FUTURE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS, THAT ARE 
MORE RESTRICTIVE 
THAN WHAT HE HAS 
PUT IN PLACE. 
UNLESS MAYOR 
BOTTOMS IS 
RESTRAINING, 
GEORGIA CITIZENS 
WILL SUFFER 
IMMEDIATE AND 
IRREPARABLE 
HARM. 
>> WHAT THE 
SCIENTISTS ARE 
TELLING US IS 
THAT THE RIGHT 
THING TO DO IS 
WEAR A MASK. 
>> HOURS BEFORE 
THE LAWSUIT 
BECAME PUBLIC, 
THE MAYOR SAID 
SHE WAS NOT AT 
ALL CONCERNED 
ABOUT POTENTIAL 
LITIGATION. 
>> I AM NOT 
AFRAID OF THE 
CITY BEING SUED 
AND I WILL CLEAR 
THE POLICIES UP 
AGAINST ANYONE, 
ANY DAY OF THE 
WEEK. 
>> A DEFINED 
RESPONSE TO THE 
LAWSUIT LATER, 
THE MAYOR 
WRITING, IT 
BEING SUED BY 
THE STATE IS 
WHAT IT TAKES TO 
SAVE LIVES IN 
ATLANTA THEN WE 
WILL SEE THEM IN 
COURT. 
IN A TWEET OF 
HIS OWN THE 
GOVERNOR SAID 
HIS LAWSUIT WAS 
FOR ATLANTA 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
AND THEIR HARD-
WORKING 
EMPLOYEES, WHO 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO SURVIVE. 
THE LATEST 
EXCLAMATION 
COMES A DAY AFTER
THE GOVERNOR WHO 
HAS REFUSED TO 
REQUIRE MASKS 
STATEWIDE, 
BLOCKED CITIES 
AND COUNTIES 
FROM ENACTING 
THEIR OWN MASKED 
MANDATE. 
THE MOVE, 
SETTING UP A 
SHOWDOWN WITH 
SOME LOCAL 
LEADERS. 
>> I'VE BEEN 
ABSOLUTELY 
FLABBERGASTED BY 
WHAT HAS 
OCCURRED HERE, 
HOW THE GOVERNOR 
HAS CHOSEN TO 
MAKE A PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY 
INTO SOME TYPE 
OF POLITICAL 
ISSUE. 
REMAKE THEM IN 
THE BACK AND 
FORTH, GEORGES 
COVID-19 CASES  
CONTINUE TO 
RISE. 
THURSDAY THE 
STATE ADDED MORE 
THAN 3400 NEW 
CASES AMONG THE 
HIGHEST SINGLE 
DAY TOTALS SINCE 
THE START OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
 
REQUIREMENT, THAT GOES TOO FAR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
BLAYNE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JOINING US N
>> JOINING US 
NOW IS ATLANTA'S 
MAYOR, MADAME 
MAYOR, GOOD 
MORNING TO YOU 
AND LET'S PICK 
IT UP RIGHT 
THERE. 
GOVERNOR KEMP IS 
NOT AGAINST 
MASKS. 
HE HAS GONE 
AROUND THE STATE 
AND SUGGESTED 
PEOPLE WEAR THEM 
AND HE WORE ONE 
HIMSELF, HE SAYS 
HOWEVER, THAT 
YOU DON'T NEED A 
MANDATE TO DO 
THE RIGHT THING. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
RESPONSE TO 
THAT? 
>> GOOD MORNING, 
AND THANK YOU 
FOR HAVING ME. 
THE ENTIRE 
LAWSUIT IS 
SIMPLY BIZARRE, 
QUITE FRANKLY. 
MAYOR JOHNSON 
INSTITUTED THE 
MASK ORDER AT 1 
JULY, THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
HOMETOWN OF 
GEORGIA 
INSTITUTED A 
MASK ORDER ON 8 
JULY, AND THEN 
WHEN ATLANTA 
INSTITUTED A 
MASK ORDER, THEY 
FILED A LAWSUIT. 
IN ADDITION TO 
FILING THE SUIT 
BASED ON THE 
MASKED MANDATE, 
SHE TAKES AN 
EXCEPTION WITH 
ADVISORY 
BUSINESS 
REOPENING 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
WERE MADE BY THE 
CITY, HE IS 
SUING US 
PERSONALLY, 
MYSELF AND THE 
CITY COUNCIL, 
BECAUSE OF THOSE 
ADVISORY 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
AND I DON'T 
THINK IT HAPPENS 
THAT THIS 
LAWSUIT CAME THE 
DAY AFTER DONALD 
TRUMP VISITED 
ATLANTA AND I 
POINTED OUT THAT 
HE WAS VIOLATING 
CITY LAW BY NOT 
HAVING ON A MASK 
AND ATLANTA'S 
HARTSELL JACKSON 
INTERNATIONAL 
AIRPORT. 
THERE ARE 
SEVERAL MAYORS 
ACROSS THE STATE 
WHO JOINED ME IN 
BEING PERPLEXED 
BY THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ACTIONS, AND WE 
WILL CONTINUE TO 
DO WHAT WE NEED 
TO DO ON BEHALF 
OF THE PEOPLE WE 
HAVE BEEN 
ELECTED TO 
REPRESENT. 
>> DON'T 
SUGARCOAT IT. 
YOU THINK THE 
GOVERNOR IS 
MOTIVATED BY 
POLITICS OR 
DOING THIS 
BECAUSE OF THE 
PRESIDENT, 
BECAUSE SOMEONE 
REMARKED THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
VIOLATED ATLANTA 
ORDER. 
>> I ABSOLUTELY 
DO. 
I THINK THAT HE 
IS PUTTING 
POLITICS OVER 
PEOPLE. 
AND IT IS 
INTERESTING EVEN 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE DECISION-
MAKING OF OUR 
GOVERNOR AND I 
WILL REMIND YOU, 
THIS IS THE SAME 
GOVERNOR WHO 
DIDN'T KNOW 
UNTIL WELL INTO 
THE PANDEMIC 
THAT IT COULD BE 
SPREAD BY A 
SYSTEMATIC 
TRANSMISSION. 
HE DIDN'T GO TO 
EMORY FOR 
GUIDANCE, HE 
DIDN'T GO TO THE 
CDC FOR 
GUIDANCE. 
HE WENT TO 
AUGUSTA 
UNIVERSITY WHICH 
I AM SURE IS A 
UNIVERSITY IN 
OUR STATE BUT IS 
NOT EMORY 
UNIVERSITY OR 
THE CDC IN TERMS 
OF ITS EXPERTISE 
WITH INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE CONTROL, 
SO HE WAS 
SEARCHING FOR AN 
ANSWER, HE GOT 
IT, AND IT IS 
THE SAME ANSWER 
IN THE SAME 
PLAYBOOK THAT WE 
HAVE SEEN COME 
OUT OF THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
>> I SHOULD SAY 
WE DID ASK 
GOVERNOR KEMP TO 
BE WITH US THIS 
MORNING, HIS 
OFFICE DECLINED. 
LET ME ASK YOU 
THIS. 
YOU YOURSELF 
ATLANTA WAS LATE 
TO THE MASKED 
MANDATE, SAVANNA,
I THINK THEY DID 
ON JULY 1. OTHER 
CITIES WERE 
EARLIER. 
IF IT IS 
IMPORTANT, HOW 
COME IT TOOK SO 
LONG? 
>> I WANTED TO 
WAIT AND SEE WHAT
WOULD HAPPEN AND 
IF YOU WOULD 
RESPOND TO 
SAVANNA'S 
MANDATE. 
BECAUSE I 
SUSPECTED THAT 
WHEN I DID COME 
IN ON THE BEHALF 
OF ATLANTA, IT 
WOULD BECOME 
PROBLEMATIC I 
WAITED TO SEE IF 
THERE WOULD BE A 
RESPONSE FROM 
HIS OFFICE AND 
THERE WAS NO 
RESPONSE. 
THIS LAWSUIT WAS 
FILED SOLELY 
AGAINST ME AND 
MEMBERS OF THE 
CITY COUNCIL, 
THE DAY AFTER 
DONALD TRUMP WAS 
IN OUR CITY. 
SO, AT THE END 
OF THE DAY, THIS 
IS ABOUT SAVING 
LIVES. 
OVER 3100 PEOPLE 
HAVE DIED IN OUR 
STATE. 
106,000 HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
MYSELF, MY 
HUSBAND AND ONE 
OF MY CHILDREN 
ARE AMONGST THE 
POSITIVE. 
I AM IN 
QUARANTINE AS WE 
SPEAK. 
I TAKE THIS VERY 
SERIOUSLY AND I 
WILL CONTINUE TO 
DO EVERYTHING IN 
MY POWER TO 
PROTECT THE 
PEOPLE OF 
ATLANTA AND THE 
GOVERNOR HAS 
SIMPLY 
OVERSTEPPED HIS 
BOUNDS, AND HIS 
AUTHORITY. 
WE WILL SEE HIM 
IN COURT. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
YOU WILL PREVAIL 
IN COURT? 
>> I ABSOLUTELY 
THINK I WILL 
PREVAIL, AND THE 
PEOPLE OF 
ATLANTA'S BY AND 
LARGE, SUPPORT 
WEARING MASS -- 
MASKS. 
WHAT WE ARE 
HEARING FROM 
BUSINESSES IS 
THAT THESE 
INCONSISTENT 
POLICIES, IT IS 
MAKING IT 
DIFFICULT FOR 
THEM TO ENFORCE 
MASK MANDATES IN 
THEIR BUSINESSES 
AND EVEN WITH 
THIS ADVISORY, 
WE HAVE 
REPRESENTATIVES 
FROM FORTUNE 500 
COMPANIES, DELTA 
AIRLINES ONE OF 
THE LARGEST 
EMPLOYERS IN THE 
STATE, SUPPORT 
WEARING MASS AND 
SO THE NOTION 
THAT WE ARE 
SOMEHOW 
INTERFERING WITH 
BUSINESSES OR 
PEOPLE'S RIGHT 
TO WORK, IS 
SIMPLY BASELESS 
AND A WASTE OF 
TAXPAYER MONEY, 
WHAT I WISH THE 
GOVERNOR WOULD 
DO WOULD BE TO 
EXPAND TESTING 
AND CONTACT 
TRACING SO WE 
CAN GET TO THE 
OTHER SIDE OF 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
>> I DO WANT TO 
ASK YOU REAL 
QUICKLY HOW YOU 
ARE FEELING AND 
YOUR HUSBAND AND 
YOUR SON, HAVING 
BEEN DIAGNOSED 
WITH COVID-19 
YOURSELF? 
>>  WE ARE ALL 
FEELING MUCH 
BETTER. 
NOT QUITE 100% 
WITH MY HUSBAND 
GET BUT COMPARED 
TO HOW HE WAS A 
FEW DAYS AGO, IS 
A MIRACULOUS 
TURNAROUND. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
BEING WITH US 
UNDER THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES, 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
ATLANTA'S MAYOR, 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>>> THIS 
MORNING, RUSSIAN 
HACKERS ACCUSED 
OF CYBER 
INTERFERENCE 
AGAIN. 
THIS TIME 
HACKERS 
TARGETING COVID-
19  VACCINE 
RESEARCH CENTERS.
U.S. BRITISH AND 
CANADIAN 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES ARE 
ACCUSING HACKERS 
THAT GO BY COZY 
BEAR, AND A PT 29
OF TRYING TO 
STEAL DETAILS OF 
THE DEVELOPMENT 
AND TESTING OF 
COVID-19 
VACCINES.  
THE GROUP COZY 
BEAR IS LONG TO 
BOO -- LONG 
BELIEVED TO HAVE 
TIES TO RUSSIAN 
INTELLIGENCE. 
THEY FIRST 
NOTICED THE 
HACKS AS EARLY 
AS FEBRUARY. 
>> IT IS ONE OF 
THE MOST 
SOPHISTICATED 
AND ONE OF THE 
MOST TARGETED, 
AGAINST 
VACCINES. 
>> RUSSIA DENIES 
THE ALLEGATIONS, 
CALLING THE UK'S 
ACCUSATIONS OF 
VAGUE AND 
CONTROVERSY ALL. 
>> WE ARE TRYING 
TO FIND A 
VACCINE THAT 
PEOPLE CAN 
BENEFIT FROM ALL 
AROUND THE WORLD.
I THINK IT NEEDS 
CALLING OUT. 
>> THE GROUP, 
COZY BEAR, WAS 
ALSO THOUGHT TO 
BE BEHIND THE 
CYBER ATTACKS OF 
THE DNC, AND 
2016. 
AND WHILE THERE 
IS NO EVIDENCE 
THE RUSSIAN 
HACKERS WERE 
ABLE TO STEAL 
ANY DETAILS, 
THEY ARE NOT 
THOUGHT TO BE 
THE ONLY COUNTRY 
TRYING. 
CHINA, ALSO 
BEING CALLED OUT 
BY ATTORNEY 
GENERAL BARB. 
>> HACKERS HAVE 
TARGETED 
AMERICAN 
UNIVERSITIES AND 
FIRMS, TO STEAL 
THE IP RELATED 
TO CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENTS. 
AND VACCINES. 
SOMETIMES, 
DISRUPTING THE 
WORK OF OUR 
RESEARCHERS. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
RACE TO FIND A 
COVID-19 CURE, 
BECOMING A VIRUS 
OF ITS OWN.  
 
HELPED CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN 
WHICH THAT BEHAVIOR WAS 
>>> WASHINGTON'S 
PRO FOOTBALL TEAM
UNDER NEW 
SCRUTINY THIS 
MORNING. 
JUST DAYS AFTER 
THE TEAM 
OFFICIALLY 
DROPPED ITS LONG 
TIME NICKNAME 
WIDELY VIEWED AS 
A RACIST SLUR 
AGAINST NATIVE 
AMERICANS. 
NOW, MORE THAN 
ONE DOZEN WOMEN 
WHO WORKED FOR 
THE TEAM 
ALLEGING SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT FROM 
TOP EXECUTIVES. 
AND AN EXPLOSIVE 
REPORT BY THE 
WASHINGTON POST. 
AMONG THOSE 
COMING FORWARD, 
EMILY APPLEGATE 
WHO SPENT A YEAR 
WITH THE TEAM AS 
A MARKETING 
COORDINATOR. 
>> NOBODY 
DESERVES TO BE 
DEGRADED AND 
TREATED LIKE 
THAT. 
NOBODY DESERVES 
TO BE 
DISRESPECTED. 
FOR ANY OF US 
WOMEN THAT WANT 
TO GET INTO A 
CAREER THAT IS A 
MALE-DOMINATED 
SPORT, WE 
SHOULDN'T BE 
AFRAID THAT 
THESE ARE THE 
THINGS THAT ARE 
GOING TO HAPPEN. 
>> SHE SAYS THE 
COMMENTS FROM 
HER BOSS CAME 
ALMOST DAILY. 
>> ANY SMALL 
ISSUE THAT SET 
HIM OFF, SET HIM 
OFF LIKE TIMES 
10. 
AND THAT WOULD 
BE WHEN YOU 
KNOW, HE WOULD 
CURSE AT ME. 
HE WOULD USE 
DEROGATORY SLURS 
TOWARDS ME. 
>> Reporter: 14 
OTHER WOMEN, 
ALSO DETAILED 
THEIR ACCOUNTS 
TO THE POST BUT 
REMAINED 
ANONYMOUS, FOR 
FEAR OF LEGAL 
RETRIBUTION. 
INCLUDING SOME 
WHO SAY THEY 
SIGNED 
NONDISCLOSURE 
AGREEMENTS. 
THREE OF THE MEN 
ACCUSED IN THE 
ARTICLE HAVE 
RECENTLY BEEN 
FIRED, OR LEFT 
THE TEAM. 
INCLUDING THE 
TEAM'S LONGTIME 
PLAY-BY-PLAY 
ANNOUNCER, LARRY 
MICHAEL. 
FORMER 
COLLEAGUES TELL 
THE POST, 
MICHAEL HAD A 
HISTORY OF 
MAKING 
INAPPROPRIATE 
COMMENTS ABOUT 
WOMEN, INCLUDING 
AN INCIDENT 
WHERE HE WAS 
CAUGHT TALKING 
ON A HOT MIKE 
ABOUT A COLLEGE 
AGED INTERIM. 
IT IS NOT CLEAR 
IF HE EVER FACED 
DISCIPLINARY 
ACTION. 
THE POST SAYS 
MICHAEL RETIRED 
ABRUPTLY, JUST 
HOURS AFTER THEY 
ASKED FOR AN 
INTERVIEW. 
HE RELEASED A 
STATEMENT 
READING IN PART, 
AFTER 16 GREAT 
YEARS, MY TIME 
WITH THE 
ORGANIZATION IS 
OVER. 
NBC NEWS HAS 
CONTACTED HIM 
FOR COMMENT. 
WASHINGTON POST 
REPORTER, WILL, 
HELPED BREAK THE 
STORY. 
>> FOR THE REST 
OF THE WOMEN, 
THEY SAID THERE 
REALLY WAS NO 
FUNCTIONAL HR 
DEPARTMENT AT 
THE REDSKINS. 
>> THESE PEOPLE 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BELIEVE OR CARE 
ABOUT SOME YOUNG 
WOMAN THAT IS 
MAKING $32,000 A 
YEAR, WHEN THEY 
HAVE SOMEBODY 
THAT IS THE CEO 
OF A COMPANY 
THAT THEY HAVE 
TO PROTECT. 
>> NONE OF THE 
WOMEN COMING 
FORWARD HAVE 
MADE ACCUSATIONS 
OF IMPROPER 
CONDUCT AGAINST 
THAT THE TEAM'S 
OWNER, DAN 
SNYDER, OR THE 
FORMER TEAM 
PRESIDENT, BRUCE 
ALLEN. 
BUT AT LEAST 
SOME DID BLAME 
THEM FOR 
FOSTERING A 
TOXIC WORKPLACE. 
>> WHAT IS 
REALLY 
HEARTBREAKING ON 
THESE STORIES, 
IS THESE WOMEN 
HAVE TO GO 
THROUGH THIS BUT 
THESE WOMEN WERE 
YOUNG, IT WAS 
THE FIRST JOB. 
>> Reporter: AN 
ESTIMATE OF THE 
POST THE TEAM 
SAYS IT TAKES 
ISSUES OF 
EMPLOYEE CONDUCT 
SERIOUSLY. 
ADDING, WHEN NEW 
ALLEGATIONS OF 
CONDUCT ARE 
BROUGHT FORWARD, 
THAT ARE 
CONTRARY TO 
THESE POLICIES, 
WE ADDRESS THEM 
PROMPTLY. 
>> THE NFL HAS 
JUST PROVIDED 
NBC NEWS A 
STATEMENT IN 
RESPONSE, IT 
READS AS FOLLOWS.
THESE MATTERS AS 
REPORTED, ARE 
SERIOUS, 
DISTURBING AND 
CONTRARY TO THE 
NFL'S VALUES. 
EVERYONE IN AN 
NFL HAS THE 
RIGHT TO WORK IN 
AN ENVIRONMENT 
FREE FROM ANY 
AND ALL FORMS OF 
HARASSMENT. 
WASHINGTON HAS 
ENGAGED OUTSIDE 
COUNSEL TO 
CONDUCT A 
THOROUGH 
INVESTIGATION 
INTO THESE 
ALLEGATIONS, THE 
CLUB HAS PLEDGED 
THAT IT WILL 
GIVE ITS FULL 
CORROBORATION TO 
THE INVESTIGATOR.
WE WILL MEET 
WITH THE 
ATTORNEYS ON THE 
CONCLUSION OF 
THE 
INVESTIGATION 
AND TAKE ANY 
ACTION BASED ON 
THE FINDINGS. 
GREG? 
>> WE HAVE THAT 
FROM THE LEAGUE, 
WHAT ABOUT THE 
TEAM? 
WHAT DOES THE 
TEAM THINK ABOUT 
HOW THEY PLAN TO 
ADDRESS THESE 
ALLEGATIONS TO 
MARK 
>> NBC NEWS HAS 
CONFORMED -- 
CONFIRMED THAT 
THE TEAM HIRED A 
LAW FIRM TO LOOK 
INTO THESE 
ALLEGATIONS BUT 
ALSO THE TEAMS 
CULTURE POLICIES 
AND PRACTICES 
AND AMONG THOSE 
PUSHING FOR A 
MAJOR CULTURE 
CHANGE IS THE 
NEW HEAD COACH, 
RON RIVERA. 
HE TOLD ESPN THE 
GOAL MOVING 
FORWARD IS THAT 
EVERYBODY 
UNDERSTANDS WE 
HAVE POLICIES 
THAT WE WILL 
FOLLOW, AND THAT 
WE HAVE AN OPEN 
DOOR POLICY WITH 
NO 
RETRIBUTION'S. 
CRAIG, BY THE 
WAY, COACH 
RIVERA SAYS HIS 
DAUGHTER NOW 
WORKS FOR THE 
TEAM SO IT IS 
YET ANOTHER 
INCENTIVE FOR 
HIM TO FIX 
THINGS. 
>> THANK YOU, 
JEFF. 
>>> THE MEETING 
IS ADJOURNED. 
>> AS THE DEBATE 
OVER WHEN AND 
HOW TO SEND KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
RAGES ON ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, 
EMOTIONS ARE 
HIGH FOR PARENTS 
ON BOTH SIDES OF 
THE ISSUE. 
THE CONTENTIOUS 
BACK AND FORTH 
FUELED BY THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
>> THE SCIENCE 
IS ON OUR SIDE 
HERE. 
WE ENCOURAGE FOR 
LOCALITIES AND 
STATES TO JUST 
SIMPLY FOLLOW 
THE SCIENCE, 
OPEN OUR 
SCHOOLS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
MATTER IS FAR 
FROM SETTLED, 
WEEKS BEFORE THE 
NEW SCHOOL YEAR 
BEGINS FOR SOME. 
IN TEXAS, 
HOTSPOTS LIKE 
HOUSTON AND 
AUSTIN, DELAYING 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES. 
AUSTIN PREPARING 
BY STOCKPILING 
PPE FOR ITS 
SCHOOLS AND 
WAREHOUSES. 
>> WE ARE MORE 
THAN READY FOR 
THIS, FOR TO 
SCHOOL TO START 
FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE MET IN NEW 
YORK CITY, WHERE 
SCHOOL STARTS IN 
SEPTEMBER, THE 
CITY IS PLANNING 
FOR 100,000 
EXTRA CHILDCARE 
SLOTS TO EASE 
THE BURDEN ON 
WORKING PARENTS. 
IN FLORIDA, THE 
EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER 
STANDING BY HIS 
MANDATE TO 
REOPEN IN AUGUST.
BUT IN MIAMI-
DADE, NOW THE 
PANDEMIC 
EPICENTER, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
SAYING NOT SO 
FAST. 
NOTHING CAN BE 
DECIDED WHILE 
THE NUMBER OF 
COVID-19 CASES  
CONTINUES TO 
SPIKE. 
MEANTIME, IN 
ORANGE COUNTY 
CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE THE SCHOOL 
BOARD HAS SAID 
SCHOOLS ARE OKAY 
TO OPEN WITHOUT 
MASKS AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, 
KINDERGARTEN 
TEACHER, DENISE, 
IS UPDATING HER 
WILL. 
>> MY BOTTOM 
LINE FEAR WOULD 
BE THAT I GET 
INFECTED AND DIE.
IT IS A VERY 
REAL POSSIBILITY 
IN THE WORLD 
THAT WE LIVE IN 
TODAY. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SAME FEARS IN 
UTAH, FOR HIGH 
SCHOOL TEACHERS, 
CLARK GOLDSBERRY 
AND HIS WIFE, 
BAILEY. 
>> THIS IS LIFE 
AND DEATH FOR US 
AND FOR TEACHERS 
ALL ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> Reporter: IN 
OHIO, MARY 
CATHERINE 
MALONE, A 
WORKING MOM OF 
THREE, HAS SEEN 
THE DIFFICULTIES 
OF REMOTE 
LEARNING FOR 
KIDS. 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
IT COMES TO HER 
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD 
SON, WHO HAS 
LEARNING 
DISABILITIES. 
SHE WANTS HER 
CHILDREN TO GET 
BACK TO SCHOOL, 
BUT SAFELY. 
>> WE KNOW THAT 
WE ARE SIMPLY NOT
CAPABLE OF 
PROVIDING HIM 
WITH THE SAME 
LEVEL OF SUPPORT 
AT HOME. 
IT IS 
DEVASTATING TO 
THINK ABOUT. 
>> Reporter: A 
MAJOR FACTOR IN 
THIS DEBATE 
COMES DOWN TO 
MONEY, COST, 
WHETHER SCHOOLS 
CAN AFFORD 
REOPENING IN 
THAT NEW WAY, TO 
DO IT SAFELY. 
>> IT CERTAINLY 
DOES, AND BY ONE 
ESTIMATE IT 
COULD COST 
SCHOOLS 
NATIONWIDE UP TO 
$245 BILLION TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
EVEN BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC, THAT 
KIND OF MONEY 
WASN'T 
AVAILABLE. 
SAVANNA? 
>> WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO 
COVER THIS 
ISSUE, THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
AVAILABLE.
>> MIGUEL ALMAGUER WILL CONTINUE
TO COVER THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> LET US TURN NOW
>> LET US TURN 
TO ANOTHER HOT 
TOPIC, 
LITERALLY. 
THE WEATHER. 
WE ARE TALKING 
HOT. 
HOW HOT ARE WE 
TALKING? 
>> WE ARE TALKING
THE HEAT INDICES 
WHERE YOU 
COMBINE THE HEAT 
AND HUMIDITY 
WELL OVER 100 
DEGREES. 
WE WILL BE 
WATCHING OUT BUT 
TO KIND OF COOL 
YOU DOWN ARE YOU 
READY FOR 
SOMETHING COOL? 
>> YES! 
>> VERY ZEN? 
GET READY FOR 
COMMENT NEIL 
WISE. 
THIS IS THE 
COMMENT, I DID 
NOT MAKE IT UP. 
THERE YOU SEE IT 
OVER ENGLAND, 
THEN OVER NEVADA,
AND AGAIN, WE GO 
BACK TO ENGLAND. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE KIND OF COOL 
TO SEE. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
TAKE A LOOK AT 
THIS, HERE IS 
WHAT YOU DO. 
YOU LOOK OUT TO 
THE WEST, THIS 
WEEKEND, 
STARTING 
TOMORROW 
HOPEFULLY YOU 
HAVE CLEAR 
SKIES. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE JUST OVER THE 
HORIZON, IT IS 
GOING TO BE 
LOCATED JUST 
BELOW THE BIG 
DIPPER. 
KIND OF COOL, IT 
IS GOING TO 
APPEAR LIKE A 
FUZZY STAR, WITH 
A TAIL, YOU WILL 
WANT TO USE 
BINOCULARS OR A 
TELESCOPE TO SEE 
IT, BUT THAT 
WILL BE PRETTY 
NEAT TO CHECK 
OUT. 
NOT SO NEAT, THE 
HEAVY 
THUNDERSTORMS, 
THEY WILL ADD 
PROBLEMS TO 
COMET NEOWISE.  
WE COULD SEE 
SOME TORNADOES 
AND IN FACT AS 
WE MOVE INTO 
SATURDAY, SAME 
THING. 
9 MILLION PEOPLE 
IN MINNEAPOLIS, 
GREEN BAY 
MILWAUKEE, ALL 
PART OF THAT. 
HAIL DAMAGING 
WINDS, AND FOR 
THE REST OF THE 
COUNTRY, FOR 
TODAY, WET 
WEATHER MOVES 
INTO NEW 
ENGLAND, WE HAVE 
SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG 
THE GULF ON INTO 
TEXAS, SEVERE 
STORMS AS WE 
MENTIONED IN THE 
PLANES, AND OUT 
WEST, PLENTY OF 
SUNSHINE BUT HOT 
AND HUMID IN THE 
HIGH HEAT 
INDICES MAKING 
THEIR WAY 
THROUGH THE MID-
PLANES INTO THE 
SOUTHERN PLAINS. 
>> SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 
NEOWISE, WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO 
NERD OUT HERE.
THIS IS PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP 
BETWEEN NASA AND THE EUROPEAN 
SPACE AGENCY.
THEY'RE
>>> IMAGES FROM 
THE SUN WE 
SHOWED YOU A 
MINUTE AGO, THIS 
IS PART OF THE 
PARTNERSHIP 
BETWEEN NASA AND 
THE EUROPEAN 
SPACE AGENCY. 
LOOK AT THE 
IMAGES THERE, 
THE CLOSEST 
IMAGES OF THE 
SUN EVER TAKEN. 
THEY WERE TAKEN 
FROM A DISTANCE 
OF 48 MILLION 
MILES, BUT STILL 
CLOSE WHEN WE 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT SPACE. 
THEY SHOW WHAT 
SCIENTISTS ARE 
CALLING THESE 
VERY TINY LITTLE 
FLAREUPS, THEY 
REFER TO THEM AS 
CAMPFIRES. 
>> THAT IS COOL. 
THAT IS COOL TO 
LOOK AT. 
NASA HOPES THE 
IMAGES CAN 
APPARENTLY HELP 
SCIENTISTS 
UNDERSTAND THE 
SON'S DIFFERENT 
LAYERS, HOW IT 
DRIVES SPACE 
WEATHER, THAT 
CAN IMPACT US 
HERE ON EARTH. 
>> THIS IS THE 
MOST TIME WE 
HAVE EVER 
DEVOTED PROBABLY 
TO SPACE 
DISCUSSION ON 
OUR BROADCAST. 
>> WELL, IT IS 
REALLY COOL 
BECAUSE THE 
EARTH, THE SUN IS
IN AN 11 YEAR 
CYCLE AND THEY 
HAVE THESE SOLAR 
FLARES AND THOSE 
PLAYERS AMID 
HUGE AMOUNTS OF 
ELEKTRA MAC 
NATICK ENERGY 
WHICH CAN AFFECT 
THE SOLAR GRIDS, 
THE POWER GRIDS, 
AND ALL SORTS OF 
THINGS. 
ELECTROMAGNETIC 
CONVERSATIONS. 
SO, IT IS PRETTY 
IMPORTANT TO 
UNDERSTAND THIS. 
THIS IS REALLY 
COOL. 
>> THE IMPORTANT 
QUESTION IS CAN 
YOU MAKE 
S'MORES? 
>> I KNEW 
SOMEONE WOULD 
MAKE A S'MORES 
JOKE. 
>> YES! 
>> YES YOU CAN. 
>> OKAY. 
KERRY, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: WELL, GOOD MORNING,
CRAIG.
YEAH.
I'M OUTSIDE OF MARLINS PARK 
WHICH IS EMPTY RIGHT NOW.
ALL THE
>> I AM OUTSIDE 
OF THE PARK 
WHICH IS EMPTY 
RIGHT NOW, AND 
ALL THE STADIUMS 
WILL BE EMPTY 
WHEN THE GAMES 
BEGIN NEXT WEEK. 
NO FANS ALLOWED 
BUT MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL DOES 
HAVE A PLAN FOR 
THAT. 
HEAR THAT RIGHT 
THERE? 
THAT IS THE 
PRERECORDED FANS 
AT PREVIOUS 
GAMES. 
IT IS THE 
ATMOSPHERIC, AND 
THE GOAL IS TO 
PLAY THAT DURING 
THE GAMES AS A 
BIG DISTRACTION 
FROM OUR 
PANDEMIC. 
>> THIS MORNING, 
THE SOUNDS OF 
SUMMER COMING 
BACK. 
MAJOR-LEAGUE 
BASEBALL, WITH A 
LONG TIMEOUT, 
AFTER BEING 
THROWN A 
CURVEBALL BY 
COVID-19. 
NOW, MLB'S 30 
TEAMS ARE SET TO 
PLAY BALL AGAIN. 
STARTING NEXT 
WEEK. 
AT FIRST GLANCE, 
THIS MIGHT LOOK 
AND SOUND LIKE A 
BIG LEAGUE 
BLOOPER. 
BUT THOSE EMPTY 
STANDS, WITH THE 
ROAR OF THE FANS,
IS ALL BY 
DESIGN. 
IT HAS NEVER 
BEEN TRIED 
BEFORE, THOSE 
BUTTONS THERE, 
CONTROLLING THE 
PRERECORDED FANS 
SOUNDS THAT WILL 
MIMIC THE 
EXCITEMENT OF A 
REAL GAME. 
>> THE ROAR OF 
THE STADIUM CAN 
GIVE 
PROFESSIONAL 
ATHLETES SO MUCH 
ENERGY. 
>> WHAT IS IT 
LIKE WITH THE 
FAKE FANS AND 
WHAT WILL IT LIKE
-- BE LIKE THE 
FANS TUNING INTO 
ALL OF THIS? 
>> THEY DEFTLY 
CAN GIVE YOU THE 
EXTRA GENERAL 
AND BOOST. 
I THINK THAT IS 
SOMETHING WE 
WILL SEE AFFECT 
THE GAME. 
I AM NOT SURE 
HOW. 
>> THE LEAGUE 
BELIEVES IT IS A 
HOME RUN IDEA. 
FOR BOTH TV 
VIEWERS, AND THE 
PLAYERS. 
>> IT GIVES THEM 
A LITTLE BIT OF 
A SENSE OF 
NORMALCY AND 
WHAT IS 
ADMITTEDLY A 
VERY AWKWARD 
SCENARIO TO 
PLAYING A GEEK --
A BASEBALL GAME 
WITHOUT FANS. 
>> WITH NO FANS 
AT THE OBSOLETE, 
MAJOR-LEAGUE 
BASEBALL IS 
HOPING TO 
EVENTUALLY 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE FANS IN 
THE STANDS. 
>> THEY ARE 
HOPING TO HAVE 
25% CAPACITY, 
BEFORE THE YEAR 
IS OUT. 
BUT, NOBODY 
KNOWS. 
>> Reporter: 
WITH THE SPREAD 
OF CORONAVIRUS 
EVEN HARD-CORE 
BASEBALL FANS 
ARE PESSIMISTIC. 
>> I WAS READING 
SOMETHING, ONE 
OF THE 
SPORTSWRITERS 
SAID THE TEAM 
THAT HAS NINE 
PEOPLE THAT THEY 
CAN PUT ON THIS 
FIELD AT THE END 
OF THE SEASON IS 
GOING TO BE THE 
TEAM THAT WINS 
THE WORLD 
SERIES. 
>> AMERICA'S 
PAST TIME 
WAITING FOR WHAT 
WILL BE THIS 
SHORT SEASON AND 
THE FIRST PITCH. 
>> I THINK WE 
WILL LOOK 
FORWARD TO A 
GAME AND FOLLOW 
A SEASON, IT IS 
SOME FOR PEOPLE 
OUT THERE, 
HOPEFULLY SOME 
SORT OF RELIEF 
AND SOME TYPE OF 
ENTERTAINMENT. 
FOR THE FANS. 
>> Reporter: AT 
LEAST ONE DOZEN 
MAJOR-LEAGUE 
BASEBALL PLAYERS 
HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
AT LEAST TWO 
PLAYERS  SAY 
THAT THEY ARE 
GOING TO WEAR 
MASKS AND THE 
METS HAVE TAKEN 
IT ONE STEP 
FURTHER. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO USE CUTOUTS, 
SO IN ADDITION 
TO THE SOUND 
EFFECTS, WE ARE 
ACTUALLY GOING 
TO SEE PEOPLE IN 
THE STANDS, 
CUTOUTS ANYWAY, 
GUYS, I THINK 
THIS IS CERTAINLY
AN INVENTIVE 
IDEA, WHAT DO 
YOU GUYS THINK? 
>> YEAH, YOU 
KNOW WHAT, 
WHATEVER IT 
TAKES. 
IF WE HALF TO 
LISTEN TO SOME 
FAKE CHEERING, 
TO WATCH THE 
BASEBALL, WE 
WILL TAKE IT! 
>> I WANT TO 
BRING IT HERE! 
IT FEELS GOOD! 
THANK YOU, GREAT 
JOB. 
LIKE WE ALWAYS 
SAY, ANYTHING TO 
RETURN TO 
NORMALCY, THAT 
FEELS GOOD. 
>> WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
ARE DOWN HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT THEM TO SEE.
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY, 
THIS ISN'T ABOUT 
DONALD TRUMP. 
>> THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
THIS READY TO GO 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> YOU NEED TO 
GO DEEP INSIDE 
THE STORY. 
>> WHAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WE WOULD LIKE 
TO SAY WE LIVE 
IN SOME SORT OF 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE 
ARE NOT. 
>> I THINK ABOUT 
YOU AND YOUR 
KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT YOU 
ARE DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN, THAT IS MY 
THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6 AM 
EASTERN. 
>> THEY ARE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES IF THEY 
DON'T WORK. 
>> WE ARE ON THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT 
HAS HAPPENED. 
>> WE ARE 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE WEEKS IN 
STAGES, SO THAT 
YOU CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE IS 
TO BE OURSELVES. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
THE UNITED PEOPLE
. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND THE HAND 
TO THOSE IN NEED.
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED, I HAVE 
TO ASK WHETHER 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY CAN TURN 
THIS AROUND SO 
THAT THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE? 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
FROM ONE 
ANOTHER. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTEST? 
>>> THE MORGUES 
IN ARIZONA'S 
LARGEST COUNTY 
ARE NEARLY 
FILLED WITH 
CORONAVIRUS 
VICTIMS, AND 600 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS FROM 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE 
COMING IN TO 
HELP ARIZONA'S 
OVERWHELMED 
HOSPITALS. 
HERE IS WHAT ONE 
NURSE TOLD NBC 
NEWS. 
>> THE PATIENT'S 
HERE ARE JUST AS 
SICK AS THE ONES 
I SAW IN NEW 
YORK. 
JUST THE OTHER 
DAY, WE HAD 
THREE PATIENTS 
PASS WITHIN 10 
MINUTES OF EACH 
OTHER. 
THAT IS HOW 
QUICKLY THINGS 
CAN TURN. 
THE MAJORITY OF 
THE PATIENT'S 
ARE ON 
VENTILATORS DUE 
TO BEING 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19.  
SO, THE NUMBERS 
I THINK ARE 
DEFINITELY GOING 
UP EVERY DAY. 
THE MAJORITY OF 
THESE PATIENTS 
ARE ALSO ON 
DIALYSIS. 
THEY ARE VERY 
SICK. I THINK 
ONE THING THAT 
PEOPLE DON'T 
UNDERSTAND, IF 
YOU ARE WORKING 
WITH SOMEBODY 
THAT HAS IT BUT 
IS NOT 
SYMPTOMATIC, IS 
KIND OF HARD TO 
TELL HOW SICK 
THESE PATIENTS 
REALLY ARE. 
>> I FELT LIKE 
MY EXPERIENCE IN 
NEW YORK WOULD 
HELP ME FEEL 
BETTER WITH WHAT 
WAS GOING ON 
HERE. 
IT IS PUZZLING, 
THAT NOT ONLY 
THE PATIENTS AND 
FAMILIES, BUT 
THE STAFF, 
SHARING WITH 
THEM WHAT I HAD 
SEEN, I WAS 
TALKING TO SOME 
OF THE STAFF 
YESTERDAY, AND 
THEY SAID THAT 
THEY REALLY 
APPRECIATED 
COMING BECAUSE 
THEY WERE WORKING
10, 13, 12 HOUR 
SHIFTS IN A ROW. 
THEY ARE TIRED. 
SOME OF THEM HAD 
GOTTEN SICK. 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
ENOUGH STAFF. 
SO, THAT IS 
WHERE WE COME IN 
AND TRY TO HELP 
AND WORK RIGHT 
BESIDE THEM. 
SO, WITHOUT 
HAVING THIS 
ABILITY TO COME 
HERE, IT WOULD 
BE SPECIAL. 
THEY ARE HUMAN 
AS WELL. 
>> BOND IS 
VISITING US FROM 
PHOENIX. 
GOD BLESS THEM 
FOR THE WORK 
THEY ARE DOING. 
TELL US MORE 
ABOUT WHY THEY 
ARE COMING TO 
PHOENIX? 
>> I AM GLAD YOU 
JUST PLAYED PART 
OF THAT 
INTERVIEW WITH 
PATTY, SHE IS 
FROM MONTGOMERY 
ALABAMA, SHE 
SPENT TWO MONTHS 
IN NEW YORK CITY,
AND IS NOW HERE 
IN THE THIRD 
WEEK IN ARIZONA, 
AND YOU HEARD 
HER SAY THAT. 
THEY ARE HUMAN 
AND I AM HUMAN 
TO. 
I THINK THAT IS 
WHERE THIS COMES 
DOWN TO. 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT MORE THAN 
NUMBERS. 
I CAN TELL YOU 
THAT WE ARE AT 
150 AREAS ON -- 
ARIZONANS THAT 
HAVE PASSED 
AWAY. 
WE CAN INTRODUCE 
YOU TO PEOPLE 
LIKE PATSY, AND 
ANOTHER 
GENTLEMAN WHO I 
WANT TO 
INTRODUCE YOU TO
, SHANNON. 
YOU ARE FROM 
ARIZONA HERE. 
THIS SPRING YOU 
WENT AND SPENT 
THE MONTH OF MAY 
AND JUNE IN NEW 
YORK CITY AND 
BROOKLYN 
YOURSELF. 
YOU ARE AN ICU 
NURSE, DEEP 
BACKGROUND AND 
CRITICAL CARE. 
CAN YOU TELL US 
WHAT YOU SAW 
FIRST IN NEW 
YORK CITY, THOSE 
TWO MONTHS THAT 
YOU WERE THERE? 
>> I SAW THAT 
THEY HAD A VERY 
DIFFERENT 
APPROACH TO 
ISOLATING 
THEMSELVES, TO 
TRY AND 
QUARANTINE 
THEMSELVES FROM 
THIS VIRUS, FOR 
EXAMPLE, YOU 
DIDN'T SEE 
PEOPLE OUT AND 
ABOUT. 
THOSE STREETS 
WERE VERY 
DESOLATE. 
THERE WAS NOT 
VERY MUCH GOING 
ON AT ALL. 
NO ONE YOU SAW 
WALKING AROUND. 
KIDS AT 
PLAYGROUNDS AND 
PARKS. 
THINGS LIKE 
THAT. 
YOU DIDN'T SEE 
PEOPLE OUTSIDE 
HAVING BARBECUES 
OR ANYTHING LIKE 
THAT. 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE LARGEST 
CONTRACTING 
THINGS THAT I 
SEE COMING BACK 
HOME. 
PEOPLE WERE 
STILL UNSURE OF 
WHAT IT REALLY 
MEANS TO 
QUARANTINE. 
AND THE HOSPITAL 
SETTING, I AM 
STILL SEEING 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
CHOOSING WHEN TO 
WEAR THE MASK, 
IF WE KNOW A 
PATIENT IS 
POSITIVE, THEN 
WE WEAR A MASK. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
WANT FOLKS TO 
UNDERSTAND ABOUT 
HOW MANY FOLKS 
DID YOU SEE 
PASSED AWAY IN 
NEW YORK? 
>> BACK IN NEW 
YORK AT LEAST 
TRIPLE DIGITS. 
ABSOLUTELY. 
COMING HOME AS 
YOU MENTIONED I 
HAVE ONLY BEEN 
HERE A SHORT 
PERIOD OF TIME, 
I JUST GOT WIND 
YESTERDAY THAT A 
GOOD FRIEND OF 
MINE AND 
COWORKER, WE 
WORKED TOGETHER 
SINCE 2013, HE 
JUST PASSED AWAY 
WITH COVID-19.  
ONE OF MY GOOD 
FRIENDS AND 
COWORKER IS 
HOPEFULLY GOING 
TO DISCHARGE 
FROM THE 
HOSPITAL TODAY, 
AND SHE HAS BEEN 
POSITIVE WITH 
COVID-19  AND 
THESE ARE LOCAL 
PEOPLE. 
THIS ISN'T MY 
EXPOSURE AND 
EXPERIENCE IN 
NEW YORK CITY. 
IT IS VERY 
CONCERNING. 
>> WHEN YOU TALK 
ABOUT STAFFING, 
YOU SAW WHAT 
HAPPENED IN NEW 
YORK AND YOU ARE 
SEEING HERE, 
THERE IS MORE 
NURSES THAT WILL 
BE COMING IN 
ARIZONA TO 
ALLEVIATE THESE 
PRESSURES. 
WAS THAT 
EXPERIENCE LIKE 
IN TERMS OF YOU 
KNOW, A NURSE WE 
INTERVIEWED 
EARLIER, WHAT IS 
IT LIKE BEING IN 
THOSE 
FACILITIES? 
>> I DON'T HAVE 
ANYTHING 
NEGATIVE TO SAY 
ABOUT THE 
FACILITIES, THEY 
ARE WORKING VERY 
DILIGENTLY AND 
AS QUICKLY AS 
THEY CAN TO TRY 
TO GET THIS 
THING RIGHT. 
THIS IS NOT LIKE 
ANYTHING WE HAVE 
SEEN BEFORE. 
WE DON'T HAVE A 
MANUAL OR A 
PLAYBOOK, BUT 
WHAT WE CAN DO 
IS UTILIZE THE 
EXPERIENCES AND 
EXPOSURES OF 
THOSE WHO HAVE 
EXPERIENCE THE 
BLUNT -- FRONT 
OF THIS AND 
CONTINUE TO 
BUILD THAT 
PLAYBOOK. 
WHAT I WOULD 
LIKE TO SEE 
PEOPLE DO IN OUR 
COMMUNITY IS 
FOCUSED ON 
PROTECTING ONE 
ANOTHER BY 
TRYING TO WASH 
HER HANDS, WHERE 
THESE MASKS, AND 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCING. 
THAT MEANS NOT 
ALLOWING THEIR 
KIDS TO GO TO 
PARTIES, NOT 
SETTING UP 
PARTIES, NOT 
GOING TO THE 
LAKE, NOT GOING 
TO CAMPING 
GROUNDS, BECAUSE 
YOU ARE STILL 
COMING IN 
CONTACT WITH 
OTHERS. 
AND TO BE QUITE 
FRANK, YOU CANNOT
ASSUME THAT 
EVERYONE IS 
DOING WHAT YOU 
ARE DOING. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, AND GOD 
BLESS YOU, AND 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR WORK. 
WE WERE TALKING 
TODAY IS YOUR 
FIRST DAY OFF IN 
MORE THAN A WEEK 
AND YOU CAME AND 
JOINED US IN THE 
110 DEGREE HEAT. 
THAT SHOULD PUT 
INTO CONTEXT, 
YOU SAID THIS IS 
OUR HOME. 
IF THINGS BECOME 
MORE REAL, WHEN 
YOU START TO 
REALLY 
UNDERSTAND THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
IMPACT IN ONE'S 
OWN COMMUNITY, 
THAT IS GIVING 
YOURSELF TO NEW 
YORK CITY AND 
NOW YOU'RE BACK 
HOME SHANNON. 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR WORK AND 
EFFORTS HERE. 
WE ARE STANDING 
IN FRONT OF THE 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
MEDICAL 
EXAMINER'S 
OFFICE, AND WE 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE NUMBER 
OF DEAD FOLKS IN 
THE STATE, THAT 
NUMBER CONTINUES 
TO RISE AND THEY 
HAVE BROUGHT IN, 
WE SHOULD NOTE, 
INTO THE LAST 24 
HOURS, 4 BACKUP 
REFRIGERATORS TO 
USE AS TEMPORARY 
MORGUES. 
>> IT IS AN 
UNBELIEVABLE 
SITUATION THERE, 
AND I KNOW HE 
CAN'T HEAR US, 
IF YOU COULD 
THANK SHANNON 
FOR ALL OF US 
HERE IN NEW YORK 
WHO ARE SO 
GRATEFUL FOR THE 
PEOPLE WHO CAME 
HERE TO SAVE 
LIVES, AND TO 
HELP PROTECT OUR 
CITY, YOU WILL 
MAKE ME CRY ON 
TV, I HAVE BEEN 
DOING THAT A LOT 
LATELY. 
I USUALLY DON'T 
BUT WE ARE SO 
VERY THANKFUL, 
IT IS PEOPLE 
LIKE HIM WHO 
HELPED US GET 
BETTER. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANKS 
ALLISON. 
I WILL PASS IT 
ALONG. 
>>> AND 
EMOTIONAL 
WELCOME HOME, 
FOR MICHAEL 
JANSEN. 
>> I SHOULD'VE 
BEEN DEAD. 
>> THE NEW YORK 
THAT WAS ONE OF 
THE PANDEMICS 
EARLY COVID-19 
PATIENTS.  
IN A COMA, AND 
ON A VENTILATOR, 
FOR 42 DAYS. 
>> I WAS TELLING 
HIM, WE WANT YOU 
TO FIGHT, KEEP 
FIGHTING. 
YOU CAN DO THIS. 
>> Reporter: 
MICHAEL'S 
DOCTORS TRIED A 
RISKY DRUG 
COMBO, AND 
UNPROVEN 
ANTIVIRAL CALLED 
REM TO SEVERE 
TOPPED WITH A 
CHEAP STEROID 
FOR 
INFLAMMATION. 
>> YOU HAVE A 
PATIENT WHO IS 
DYING FROM NOT 
JUST THEIR 
INFECTIONS, BUT 
THEIR BODIES ON 
RESPONSE. 
THAT IS WHY THE 
ONE-TWO PUNCH IS 
SO CRITICAL. 
>> I KNOW THEY 
SAVED MY LIFE 
WITHIN 24 HOURS 
OF GETTING THE 
STEROIDS AFTER 
THE OTHER DRUG, 
I SHOWED 
IMPROVEMENT. 
I STABILIZED. 
>> Reporter: 
RECENT CLINICAL 
TRIALS FOUND 
THAT IT CAN 
SHORTEN THE 
LENGTH OF 
DISEASE AND 
MIGHT EVEN SAVE 
LIVES. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES, 
HHS, WAS SENDING 
IT FREE RECTALLY 
TO HOSPITALS. 
CRITICS SAY HHS 
DATA ISN'T 
KEEPING PACE. 
>> WE ARE MOVING 
THE SUPPLIES 
NECESSARY TO 
TREAT THOSE 
PATIENTS IN THE 
HOSPITALS IN 
THOSE STATES. 
BUT IT IS NOT 
CLEAR THAT THOSE 
DISTRIBUTION 
MECHANISMS ARE 
IN PLACE. 
>> Reporter: 
HOSPITALS IN 
THESE HOTSPOT 
STATES TELL NBC 
NEWS, THEY ARE 
LOW ON THE LIFE-
SAVING DRUG. 
>> BY FRIDAY, WE 
MAY NOT HAVE ANY 
MORE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
GOVERNMENT'S 
SUPPLY WILL RUN 
OUT BY 
SEPTEMBER, IF 
NOT SOONER AND 
THE PRICE TAG, 
IS ABOUT TO GO 
UP. 
>> WE JUST CAN'T 
TRUST DRUG 
COMPANIES, NOT 
TO TRY AND 
PROFITEER ON 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
>> DOCTORS FEAR 
PATIENTS TODAY 
WON'T BE ABLE TO 
ACCESS OR AFFORD 
ONE OF THE ONLY 
DRUGS WITH 
EVIDENCE BEHIND 
IT. 
>> IT IS NOT 
FAIR TO A 
PATIENT OR 
PATIENT'S FAMILY 
TO HAVE TO THINK 
ABOUT THOSE 
THINGS WHEN 
THEIR LOVED ONES 
LIFE IS ON THE 
LINE. 
%
THOSE THINGS %
WHEN THEIR LOVED %
ONE'S LIFE IS 
>>> DOCTOR JOHN 
JOINS ME LIVE 
NOW, AND DOCTOR 
JOHN, TEXAS, 
ARIZONA, FLORIDA,
THE STATES OF 
CONCERN, WHAT 
CAN YOU TELL US 
ABOUT THE RIM 
DOES A BEER 
SUPPLY? 
>> ONE OF THE 
BIG THINGS TO 
REMEMBER IS THAT 
THE DISTRIBUTION 
IS MOSTLY THE 
ISSUE GOING ON 
HERE BECAUSE ALL 
OF THE SHORTAGES 
ARE PROJECTED TO 
NOT BE ACTUAL 
BAD UNTIL THE 
SEPTEMBER 
TIMEFRAME, SO 
DISTRIBUTION IS 
A BIG ISSUE 
RIGHT NOW AND IF 
YOU REMEMBER, 
THE GOVERNOR IN 
NEW YORK SET I 
WILL SEND SOME 
REMDESIVIR DOSES 
DOWN TO FLORIDA. 
FLORIDA IS 
SAYING THEY 
HAVEN'T SEEN 
THOSE YET. 
BUT,  THAT IS 
WHAT NEEDS TO 
HAPPEN AROUND 
THE COUNTRY 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THOSE AREAS THAT 
ARE HARD-HIT, 
THE STATES YOU 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT. 
THE CONCERN 
THERE AGAIN IS 
THAT REMDESIVIR 
ALONG WITH THE 
STEROID, THE 
ONLY TWO DRUGS 
THAT HAVE SHOWN 
ANY LIFE-SAVING 
BENEFITS WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
CORONAVIRUS.  
GETTING THEM IN 
THE HANDS OF 
DOCTORS WHO THEN 
GET THEM INTO 
THE PATIENTS 
THAT NEED THEM, 
THAT IS THE MOST 
CRITICAL CONCERN 
RIGHT NOW. 
MAKING SURE IT 
CAN HAPPEN 
TIMELY. 
AFTER SEPTEMBER 
WHEN THE HHS 
DOSES RUN OUT, 
WE ARE NOT SURE 
EXACTLY WHAT 
WILL HAPPEN 
THERE. 
THE EXAMPLE I 
CAN GIVE YOU IS 
RIGHT NOW IN 
FLORIDA, ONE 
HOSPITAL SYSTEM 
IS SAYING THEY 
HAVE ENOUGH 
THROUGH THE END 
OF THE WEEK. 
THEY WILL NOT 
GET RESUPPLIED 
UNTIL JULY 27, 
SO THEY ARE NOT 
SURE WHAT TO DO 
IN THAT PERIOD 
AND THEY ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
CUTTING THE 
DOSING DOWN 
INSTEAD OF BEING 
11 DAYS, CUTTING 
IT DOWN TO FIVE 
DAYS AND SEE IF 
THAT WORKS SO 
THEY CAN STRETCH 
IT OUT A LITTLE 
BIT MORE. 
>> DOCTOR JOHN, 
HOW ARE THE 
SUPPLIES OF THE 
STEROIDS THAT IS 
OFTEN PAIRED 
WITH REMDESIVIR 
DURING 
TREATMENT, ARE 
THEY RUNNING OUT 
OF THAT ALSO? 
>> THIS IS  
INTERESTING AS 
WELL BECAUSE 
THAT STEROID HAS 
BEEN SINCE THE 
1960S, IT IS 
SOMETHING THAT I 
HAVE USED SINCE 
THE DAY I HAVE 
WALKED INTO A 
HOSPITAL AND 
STARTED TREATING 
PATIENTS. 
IT HAS BEEN 
AROUND FOR SO 
LONG, IT HAS 
BEEN SUCH A 
CHEAP MEDICATION 
THAT IT IS A BIT 
UNEXPECTED TO 
FIND OUT THAT IT 
IS IN SHORT 
SUPPLY. 
IT IS ON THE 
SHORTAGE LIST. 
HAVING THAT ON A 
SHORTAGE LIST, 
HAVING 
REMDESIVIR ON A 
SHORTAGE LIST, 
THAT GETS VERY 
CONCERNING  SO 
THE ISSUE HERE, 
IS MAKING SURE 
THAT THE SUPPLY 
GETS RAMPED UP 
BUT ALSO MAKING 
SURE THAT THE 
DISTRIBUTION 
HAPPENS. 
WE DON'T WANT TO 
REPEAT THE 
VENTILATOR ISSUE 
WE HAD BACK IN 
APRIL WHERE SOME 
STATES WERE JUST 
CLAMMING FOR 
VENTILATORS AND 
OTHER STATES 
HAVE THEM BUT 
WEREN'T 
NECESSARILY 
USING THEM AND 
SO GETTING THAT 
DISTRIBUTION 
SYSTEM WILL TAKE 
SOME KIND OF 
CENTRALIZED 
ORGANIZATION 
THAT IS JUST NOT 
HERE YET. 
>> DOCTOR JOHN, 
ORDERS FOR 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA HAVE 
INCREASED IN 
STATES LIKE 
FLORIDA, COULD 
YOU EXPLAIN HOW 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMID 
TREATMENTS WORK 
AND WHAT THE 
DEMAND IS LIKE 
FOR IT RIGHT 
NOW? 
>> WITH 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA, WHAT 
HAPPENS IF YOU 
GET THE PLASMA 
WHICH IS ONE OF 
THE BLOOD 
PRODUCTS YOU GET 
FROM PEOPLE WHO 
HAD COVID-19, 
THEY RECOVERED 
FROM IT,  THEY 
WAITED 14 DAYS 
AND THE TWO WEEK 
TIME PERIOD SO 
THEIR ANTIBODIES 
COULD BUILD UP 
AND THEY DONATE 
BLOOD. 
THAT BLOOD HAS 
ANTIBODIES IN 
IT, THAT CAN 
SPECIFICALLY 
FIGHT COVID-19. 
IF YOU GIVE IT 
TO A PATIENT WHO 
IS NOW FIGHTING 
COVID-19,  BUT 
NIGHT FIGHTING 
VERY 
SUCCESSFULLY, IT 
GIVES THEM A 
BOOST OF 
ANTIBODIES. 
IT IS A VERY 
TEMPERATE RISING 
MEASURE LETTING 
THE BODY TAKE 
OVER AFTER THAT 
BUT IT DOES GIVE 
THEM THAT LIFE-
SAVING BOOST TO 
GET THROUGH AT 
LEAST THE WORST 
PART OF COVID-
19. 
A BIT OF A 
SHORTAGE RIGHT 
NOW, PART OF 
THIS BECAUSE OF 
ALL OF THE CASES 
BEING DIAGNOSED 
OF CORONAVIRUS, 
THE FACT THAT 
DOCTORS ARE 
STARTING TO USE 
IT EARLIER IN 
TREATMENT, THOSE 
ARE CAUSING THE 
DELAYS  SO THE 
ORDERS HAVE BEEN 
PUT OUT, IF YOU 
RECOVER FROM 
COVID-19,  IT 
HAS BEEN A 
COUPLE WEEKS, 
SEEMED -- THINK 
VERY MUCH ABOUT 
GIVING BLOOD. 
THAT BLOOD COULD 
BE LIFE-SAVING. 
>> DOCTOR JOHN, 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
SCHOOL 
REOPENING'S. 
RICE UNIVERSITY 
SAYS IT IS GOING 
TO HAVE CLASSES 
IN OUTDOOR 
TENTS. 
HOW DOES THAT 
REDUCE THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS AND ARE 
THERE OTHER 
RISKS THAT COME 
WITH A PLAN LIKE 
THAT? 
>> THERE ARE 
CERTAIN OTHER 
RISKS THAT COME 
WITH A PLAN LIKE 
THAT BUT 
OVERALL, IT DOES 
REDUCE THE RISK 
OF GETTING COVID-
19 BECAUSE  WE 
KNOW NOW THAT IT 
DOESN'T PASS 
FROM PERSON TO 
PERSON AS WELL 
OUTDOORS AS IT 
DOES ENDORSE. 
PART OF THE 
REASON IS 
BECAUSE INDOORS 
YOU HAVE A 
HARDER TIME 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING BUT 
THE OTHER PART 
IS BECAUSE OF 
THE AIRFLOW 
INDOORS VERSUS 
THE OUTDOORS, 
THAT VIRUS CAN 
GET MORE DILUTED 
OUTDOORS. 
IT MAKES THEM, 
LET PUT THEM 
INTO TENTS 
BECAUSE THEY CAN 
BE OUTSIDE. 
BUT ON THE OTHER 
HAND REMEMBER WE 
ARE HAVING 
HEATWAVE AFTER 
HEATWAVE, AND 
ESPECIALLY THOSE 
AREAS WHERE THE 
HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY ARE 
HUGE FACTORS, IT 
WILL BE 
DIFFICULT TO PUT 
STUDENTS 
ESPECIALLY THE 
YOUNGER STUDENTS 
OUT IN THE TENTS 
AND TEACH THEM 
IN SITUATIONS 
LIKE THAT, SO IT 
WILL HAVE TO BE 
LOOKED AT ON THE 
LOCATION BY 
LOCATION BASIS, 
IT MIGHT WORK 
FOR SOME PEOPLE 
ESPECIALLY IN 
AREAS WHERE THE 
TEMPERATURE AND 
HUMIDITY AREN'T 
THAT BAD. 
IN OTHER AREAS 
IT PROBABLY 
WON'T WORK AS 
WELL. 
YOU NEED TO HAVE 
CONTINGENT THE 
PLANS FOR MOVING 
PEOPLE INDOORS 
AND NOT GET 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
SCHOOL UNTIL 
THEY MAKE SURE 
THEY HAVE THOSE 
CONTINGENT THE 
PLANS IN PLACE. 
>> DOCTOR JOHN, 
WHAT IS YOUR 
BEST ADVICE FOR 
PARENTS WHO ARE 
NERVOUS ABOUT 
SENDING THEIR 
GRADE SCHOOL 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL? 
WHAT PRECAUTIONS 
SHOULD THEY TAKE 
WITH THEIR 
LITTLE ONES? 
>> OF COURSE THE 
MAIN PRECAUTIONS 
RIGHT NOW IS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
THEY UNDERSTAND 
THE LITTLE ONES 
UNDERSTAND WHY 
YOU SHOULD WEAR 
MASKS, WHY THEY 
NEED TO WASH 
THEIR HANDS, 
MAKE THAT 
HABITUAL IN THE 
FAMILY FRAME 
ITSELF SO WHEN 
THEY GO TO 
SCHOOL IT IS A 
HABIT THEY 
PICKED UP ON AND 
THEY CONTINUE TO 
DO. 
ALSO LOOK AT THE 
SCHOOL, SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS HAVE 
BEEN GOOD ABOUT 
PUTTING OUT A 
LOT OF 
INFORMATION. 
LOOK AT THE 
SCHOOL, ASK THEM 
QUESTIONS, WHAT 
ARE YOU DOING TO 
KEEP MY STUDENTS 
BUT THE STAFF 
AND TEACHERS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE 
SAFE? 
AND WHAT CAN WE 
DO ABOUT IT NOW? 
IF YOU HAVE 
RISKY PEOPLE AT 
HOME, PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE PRE-
EXISTING 
CONDITIONS OR 
MAYBE ARE 
IMMUNOSUPPRESSED, 
YOU WANT TO BE 
EXTRA CAREFUL 
AND YOU WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE TAKING IT -- 
TAKEN CARE OF AS 
WELL. 
WHAT IF THERE IS 
A STUDENT WITH 
CORONAVIRUS? 
DO YOU HAVE A 
WAY TO ISOLATE 
THEM AND MAKE 
SURE THEY ARE 
AWAY FROM OTHER 
PEOPLE? 
WILL THERE ONLY 
BE 20 STUDENTS 
TOGETHER AT A 
TIME? 
HOW IS MY 
STUDENT GETTING 
TO SCHOOL? 
ARE THEY GETTING 
TO SCHOOL ON THE 
BUS FULL OF 
OTHER PEOPLE 
THAT MIGHT NOT 
BE IN THEIR POD. 
THAT IS NOT A 
GOOD THING OR 
ARE THEY IN 
THEIR POD ALL 
THE WAY FROM 
LEADING YOUR 
DOOR TO COMING 
BACK TO YOUR 
DOOR? 
THAT IS WHAT A 
LOT OF EXPERTS 
ARE 
RECOMMENDING. 
DO YOUR HOMEWORK 
NOW, BEFORE YOUR 
STUDENTS HAVE TO 
DO THEIR 
HOMEWORK, COME 
SCHOOL TIME. 
>> DOCTOR JOHN, 
IT IS SO MUCH TO 
THINK ABOUT, NO 
WONDER THE 
EDUCATORS PARENTS
ARE CONCERNED, 
THEY HAVE A LOT 
TO CONSIDER. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR RUNNING 
US THROUGH THAT. 
>> YOU BAD. 
%
OUT TO ALL THOSE %
PARENTS %
CONCERNED ABOUT %
THEIR KIDS AND %
THEIR SAFETY. %
THANK YOU SO %
MUCH. 
>>> A MAJOR %
>> A MAJOR 
FEDERAL TESTING 
SITE IN TEXAS 
SET TO CLOSE 
TOMORROW, EVEN 
THOUGH 
CORONAVIRUS CASES
ARE STILL 
SEARCHING. 
NBC NEWS 
REPORTER, 
PRISCILLA, IS AT 
THAT SITE IN 
TEXAS. 
PRISCILLA, THERE 
WERE LONG LINES 
OF CARS THERE 
TODAY. 
CLEARLY THERE IS 
STILL A NEED, SO 
WHY IS THIS SITE 
CLOSING? 
>> ALLISON, 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE CAME 
THROUGH TO GET 
TESTED TODAY, 
AND THIS SITE 
WAS ACTUALLY 
SUPPOSED TO 
CLOSE ON TUESDAY,
BUT WAS EXTENDED 
THROUGH THE END 
OF THE WEEK, 
THROUGH FRIDAY, 
BECAUSE OF THE 
NEED HERE. 
ONE THING ABOUT 
THESE NASS -- 
MASSIVE TESTING 
SITES, THE IDEA 
BEHIND THEM IS 
THAT THEY COME 
INTO COMMUNITIES 
WHERE THERE IS A 
SURGE IN CASES, 
THEY TEST AS 
MANY PEOPLE AS 
POSSIBLE FOR A 
WEEK OR IN THIS 
CASE A WEEK AND 
A HALF AND THEN 
THEY LEAVE, BUT 
WHAT IT DOES IS 
GIVES THE 
OFFICIAL AN IDEA 
OF THE COMMUNITY 
SPREAD, AND THEY 
ARE ABLE TO THEN 
FOCUS ON 
CONTAINMENT AND 
THE IDEA OF 
MAKING SURE THAT 
THE VIRUS DOESN'T
YOU KNOW, BLOW 
UP AGAIN, BUT 
THAT THEY BEGIN 
TO BRING THAT 
CURVE DOWN, AND 
I ACTUALLY SPOKE 
WITH THE 
ADMINISTRATOR 
WHO HAS BEEN 
RUNNING THIS SITE
DAY IN AND DAY 
OUT FOR THE PAST 
WEEK AND A HALF 
AND HE TELLS ME 
THAT THEY HAVE 
DONE MORE THAN 
20,000 TESTS 
HERE, BUT THAT 
THE NEED IS VERY 
URGENT HERE AND 
IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT 
PARTICULARLY FOR 
THIS COMMUNITY, 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT HE SAID. 
>> I THINK THAT 
THERE NEEDS TO 
BE CONTINUATION 
OF TESTING, YOU 
KNOW THERE IS 
OVER 1.5 MILLION 
PEOPLE HERE IN 
THE VALLEY, NOT 
TO MENTION THE 
FACT THAT WE ARE 
BORDERING 
ANOTHER COUNTRY, 
THERE IS 
PROBABLY EXCESS 
OF 3 MILLION 
ACROSS THE 
BORDER, THAT HAS 
A SIGNIFICANT 
IMPACT. 
CONTINUE TESTING
, IT IS 
PARAMOUNT. 
TO KEEP ON 
IDENTIFYING 
STATISTICALLY 
WHERE WE SIT AND 
WHAT WE NEED TO 
DO AS FAR AS 
MEASURES FOR THE 
FUTURE. 
>> THE SITE HAS 
BEEN CLOSING AT 
AROUND NOON, 
SINCE TUESDAY 
AND I CAN TELL 
YOU, IN THE FEW 
HOURS THAT WE 
HAVE BEEN HERE 
SINCE ENCLOSED, 
AT LEAST A HALF-
DOZEN PEOPLE 
HAVE COME UP 
HOPING TO BE 
TESTED ONLY TO 
HAVE TO TURN 
AROUND, SOME OF 
THEM COMING FROM 
QUITE FAR AWAY 
TO BE TESTED, 
AND SO I MEAN I 
THINK THAT GIVES 
A SENSE OF THE 
NEED HERE, AND 
HOPEFULLY THOSE 
FOLKS ARE ABLE 
TO GET AN 
APPOINTMENT 
TOMORROW TO BE 
TESTED BEFORE 
THE SITE CLOSES 
FOR GOOD. 
>> PRISCILLA, 
FORGIVE ME, I AM 
GOING TO ASKING 
THE NEXT 
QUESTION AND GET 
DIALED BACK IN. 
WHAT IS THE 
COUNTY'S PLAN 
ONCE THE SITE 
OPENS? 
WHAT KIND OF 
TESTING OPTIONS 
DO YOU 
ANTICIPATE WILL 
BE AVAILABLE FOR 
FOLKS THERE WHO 
ARE STILL FAIRLY 
IN NEED OF 
GETTING TESTED? 
>> A VERY 
IMPORTANT 
QUESTION, 
ALLISON. 
THE COUNTY AND 
STATE, STATE AND 
LOCAL OFFICIALS 
HERE DO TYPICALLY
STAND UP AROUND 
FOUR ADDITIONAL 
SITES PER DAY 
BUT THOSE SITES 
ONLY DO 3 TO 500 
TEST PER DAY, 
AND SO THAT IS 
NOT NEARLY THE 
THOUSAND THAT WE 
ARE SEEING 
HAPPENING AT 
THIS MASS 
TESTING SITE AND 
SO I ACTUALLY 
JUST BOTH WITH 
THE COUNTY 
JUDGE, WHO TELLS 
ME THAT THEY ARE 
IN THE PROCESS 
OF FINALIZING A 
CONTRACT WITH 
THE UNIVERSITY 
HERE, THAT IS 
GOING TO HELP 
THEM TO BEEF UP 
SOME OF THAT 
TESTING. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO REMEMBER HERE 
THAT WHILE 
TESTING IS A BIG 
CONCERN, IT 
ISN'T THE ONLY 
CONCERN. 
TEXAS HAS BEEN 
REPORTING RECORD 
NUMBERS OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATH, AND 
THAT IMPACT IS 
CERTAINLY BEING 
FELT HERE. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
HOW THE COUNTY 
JUDGE DESCRIBED 
THE SITUATION TO 
ME. 
>> I HAVE NEVER 
BEEN IN THE 
COMBAT ZONE WHEN 
YOU HAVE LARGE 
NUMBERS OF 
PEOPLE, OF 
BODIES, WHEN 
FUNERAL HOMES 
ARE TELLING ME 
THAT THEY CAN 
HANDLE SEVEN 
BODIES, FAIRLY 
EASY, THAT THEY 
ARE HAVING TO 
DEAL WITH 18 OR 
25, THAT IS THE 
SCARY THING. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
MUST FIND A 
SOLUTION TO THIS 
PROBLEM. 
>> IN ADDITION 
TO MANAGING ALL 
OF THESE OTHER 
THINGS, THE 
COUNTY JUDGE 
TELLS ME THAT HE 
IS REALLY 
EMPHASIZING 
PREVENTION HERE, 
PARTICULARLY IN 
THIS COMMUNITY, 
IT IS A 
PREDOMINANTLY 
LATINO 
COMMUNITY, HE 
SAYS THERE ARE A 
LOT OF FOLKS WHO 
LIVE IN 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOMES WHERE IF 
SOMEONE COMES 
HOME WITH A 
VIRUS IT CAN 
SPREAD PRETTY 
QUICKLY SO HE IS 
TRYING TO 
PROMOTE THE IDEA 
OF THE WASHING 
OF THE HANDS, 
THE WEARING OF 
THE MASK AND 
SORT OF STAYING 
AWAY FROM THOSE 
GATHERINGS IN 
ORDER TO CONTAIN 
THE VIRUS HERE 
IN THE VALLEY. 
ALLISON? 
>> PRISCILLA, I 
WANT TO ASK YOU 
ABOUT THE 
GOVERNOR, A LOT 
OF PEOPLE HAVE 
BEEN WONDERING 
IF HE MIGHT SHUT 
DOWN THE STATE 
AGAIN, HERE IS 
WHAT HE SAYS. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
PANICKING 
THINKING I AM 
ABOUT TO SHUT 
DOWN TEXAS 
AGAIN, THE 
ANSWER IS NO, 
THAT IS NOT THE 
GOAL. 
I HAVE BEEN 
ABUNDANTLY 
CLEAR, ALL WE 
NEED IS FOR 
PEOPLE TO WEAR 
MASKS, IF 
EVERYONE WEARS A 
MASK, NOTHING 
WILL BE LOCKED 
DOWN. 
>> HOW ARE LOCAL 
OFFICIALS 
REACTING TO 
THAT? 
IS THAT THE NEWS 
THEY WANT TO 
HEAR? 
>> CERTAINLY NOT 
THE NEWS THAT 
THEY WANT TO 
HEAR, ALLISON. 
LOCAL OFFICIALS 
ACROSS THE STATE 
HAVE BEEN 
CALLING FOR THE 
GOVERNOR TO 
GRANT THEM THE 
POWER TO ISSUE 
SOME SORT OF 
STAY AT HOME 
ORDERS IN THEIR 
JURISDICTION FOR 
WEEKS NOW, BUT 
THAT HAS NOT 
HAPPENED AND I 
WANT TO POINT 
OUT THAT 
GOVERNOR ABBOTT 
MADE THAT 
STATEMENT THAT 
YOU JUST PLAYED, 
HOURS AFTER THE 
STATE RELEASED A 
NEW DAILY RECORD 
IN TERMS OF 
DEATHS, AND 
POSITIVE CASES 
ON YESTERDAY, 
AND SO THE 
DOCTORS THAT I 
HAVE SPOKEN TO 
HAVE SAID THAT I 
THINK THE NEXT 
WEEK IS REALLY 
GOING TO BE 
CRUCIAL IN TERMS 
OF WHAT HAPPENS 
NEXT HERE. 
WE SAW THE 
GOVERNOR SHUT 
DOWN BARS ABOUT 
THREE WEEKS AGO, 
HE REQUIRED THAT 
MANDATORY MASK 
ORDER TWO WEEKS 
AGO, AND THAT IS 
AROUND THE TIME 
THAT DOCTORS SAY 
WE SHOULD BEGIN 
TO SEE THE 
IMPACTS OF 
MITIGATION 
EFFORTS, SO THIS 
NEXT WEEK IF 
THOSE NUMBERS 
DON'T BEGIN TO 
COME DOWN, I 
THINK THAT THE 
GOVERNOR IS 
GOING TO HAVE 
SOME DECISIONS 
TO MAKE HERE, 
ALLISON. 
>> IT SOUNDS 
LIKE HE MIGHT, 
PRISCILLA 
THOMPSON IN 
TEXAS, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH. 
>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, A FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
ARE DOWN HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS WHAT I 
WANT THEM TO SEE.
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY, 
THIS ISN'T ABOUT 
DONALD TRUMP, 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS, FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT IS THE 
POLICY CHANGE 
THAT YOU WOULD 
LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED? 
>> HERE IS 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY? 
>> MORNING JOE, 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>> WE ARE 
REMINDED, TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN, 
THAT WE ARE NOT. 
>> I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON. 
I REMEMBER HER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT YOU 
ARE DIFFERENT, 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT IS MY 
THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
WE SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIFE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6 AM 
EASTERN. 
>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> THE PEOPLE I 
SPOKE TO SAID 
THEY DON'T WORK, 
THEY ARE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> WE ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT 
HAS BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING STUDENT 
BACK OVER THE 
NEXT COUPLE 
WEEKS IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
THE UNITED PEOPLE
. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED, I HAVE 
TO ASK WHETHER 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY CAN TURN 
THIS AROUND SO 
THAT THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FROM ONE 
ANOTHER FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>> HOW DID BIT 
COIN SKIMMERS 
GET CONTROL OF 
SOME OF THE 
WORLD'S MOST 
HIGH-PROFILE 
TWITTER 
ACCOUNTS, 
LAWMAKERS ON 
BOTH SIDES OF 
THE AISLE WANTS 
TO KNOW. 
BARACK OBAMA, 
JOE BIDEN, BILL 
GATES, ELON 
MUSK, KANYE WEST,
JUST SOME OF THE 
BIG-NAME ACCOUNT 
THAT WERE HACKED.
THESE SCAMMERS 
USED THOSE 
ACCOUNTS TO POST 
A MESSAGE ASKING 
FOR BIT COIN, 
SAYING IF YOU 
SEND $1000, I 
WILL SEND BACK 
$2000. 
TECH REPORTER, 
BEN, JOINS ME 
KNOW AND WHAT DO 
YOU KNOW SO FAR 
ABOUT WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE 
AND HOW BAD WAS 
THE DAMAGE, DO 
WE HAVE ANY 
IDEA? 
>> SURE, THE 
DAMAGE WAS VERY 
BAD. 
IT MIGHT BE 
WORSE THAN WE 
CURRENTLY KNOW. 
WHAT HAPPENED, 
WAS A GROUP OF 
HACKERS EITHER 
CONVINCED A 
TWITTER EMPLOYEE 
OR GOT AN 
EMPLOYEE TO WORK 
ON THEIR BEHALF, 
TO GO BEHIND THE 
SCENES AND 
BASICALLY IT IS 
LIKE A MASTER 
KEY, LIKE A 
CONTROL PANEL 
THAT ALLOWED 
THEM TO CONTROL 
ANY ACCOUNT ON 
TWITTER. 
THEY DID THIS BY 
CHANGING THE 
PASSWORD, BY 
SENDING LIKE A 
PASSWORD CHANGE 
OVER TO AN EMAIL 
ADDRESS THAT 
ONLY THE HACKERS 
CONTROLLED. 
THAT IS HOW THEY 
USED BARACK 
OBAMA'S ACCOUNT 
TO TWEET THAT. 
THEY COULD'VE 
USED ANYBODY ON 
TWITTER, IN 
FACT, THE SCARY 
PART, THIS IS 
WHAT WE DON'T 
KNOW YET, THE 
SCARY PART IS 
THAT YOU KNOW, 
WE DON'T KNOW IF 
THOSE DIRECT 
MESSAGES THAT 
THOSE PEOPLE 
WERE SENDING, 
SOMEBODY LIKE 
ELON MASK, WE 
DON'T KNOW IF 
THOSE WERE 
HACKED. 
WE DON'T KNOW IF 
THOSE WERE 
AVAILABLE AND WE 
DON'T KNOW IF 
THEY EXIST UNTIL 
THEY ARE 
RELEASED. 
>>> SENATOR JOSH 
HOLLY WANTS 
TWITTER TO WORK 
WITH THE FBI ON 
THIS WRITING IN 
A LETTER, A 
SUCCESSFUL ATTACK
ON YOUR SYSTEMS 
SERVERS 
REPRESENT A 
THREAT TO ALL OF 
YOUR USERS 
PRIVACY AND DATA 
SECURITY. 
WHAT IS THE CEO 
SAYING ABOUT 
THIS? 
>> THEY HAVE 
BEEN PRETTY 
QUIET BECAUSE 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
FULL ANSWERS 
YET. 
THEY SAID WE ARE 
PROUD OF OUR 
WORKERS, TRYING 
TO GET TO THE 
BOTTOM OF THIS 
THING AND THEY 
CAN'T REALLY GET 
TO THE BOTTOM OF 
THIS WITHOUT YOU 
KNOW, WORKING 
WITH THE FBI, 
WITHOUT WORKING 
WITH PEOPLE WHO 
WORK AND MONEY 
LAUNDERING AND 
THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE BEST CASE 
SCENARIO HERE, 
IS THAT SOME 
PEOPLE WHO WERE 
TRYING TO FILL 
UP A BIT WHEN 
ACCOUNT GOT ON 
TWITTER, DID THE 
DUMBEST POSSIBLE 
BANK HEIST OF 
ALL TIME, USED 
YOU KNOW, THE 
TWITTER ACCOUNTS 
OF VERY FAMOUS 
PEOPLE TO GO 
BASICALLY ROBBED 
THE BANK OF 
INNOCENT PEOPLE 
ON MY. 
THAT IS A REALLY 
GOOD SCENARIO. 
THAT IS WHY 
INVESTIGATORS 
AND LAWMAKERS 
ARE GOING TO GET 
TO THE BOTTOM OF 
THIS BECAUSE THE 
BEST CASE 
SCENARIO IS 
PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING TAKEN 
FOR $300,000. 
>> IT SOUNDS 
LIKE A MOVIE. 
I WOULDN'T BE 
SURPRISED IF 
ONCE THEY 
FIGURED OUT IT 
BECOMES ONE. 
>> THESE HACKERS 
GOT TO A FORMER 
PRESIDENT, THEY 
GOT TO A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATE, WHAT 
CONCERNS DOES 
THIS RAISE ABOUT 
ELECTION 
SECURITY COME 
NOVEMBER. 
WE ARE GETTING 
EVER CLOSER. 
>> WE SHOULD BE 
PRETTY SCARED. 
YOU KNOW, THIS 
IS THE 
VULNERABILITY 
THAT I THINK 
MOST OF THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC, 
I WOULD SAY 
ALMOST EVERY 
TECH REPORTER I 
KNOW DIDN'T KNOW 
IT WAS AVAILABLE 
THAT SOMEBODY AT 
TWITTER COULD 
ACCESS TWEETS 
FROM ANY 
ACCOUNT. 
THAT MEANS THERE 
WERE PEOPLE AT 
TWITTER WHO CAN 
DO THAT TODAY. 
IF THOSE PEOPLE 
ARE COMPROMISED, 
THEN THOSE PEOPLE
CAN START A REAL 
MESS. 
WITH THE 
DEMOCRACY. 
BY THE WAY, I 
DON'T WANT TO 
FLOAT SOMETHING 
THAT IS WAY OFF 
BASE HERE. 
%
DEMOCRACY. I 
DON'T WANT TO %
FLOAT SOMETHING %
THAT IS WAY OFF %
BASE BUT WE WERE %
JUST TALKING %
ABOUT RUSSIA A %
FEW SECONDS AGO. %
RUSSIAN 
INTELLIGEN
WERE BLAMED IN 
THE GRU, THE 
ATTACKS WERE 
TARGETED AT 
BITCOIN AND USED 
THEM TO GO AFTER 
PEOPLE FOR THEIR 
INFORMATION. 
THAT MAY BE WHAT 
IS HAPPENING 
THERE AND THAT 
IS SOMETHING WE 
REALLY NEED TO 
LOOK INTO. 
THAT IS WHY 
EVERYONE IS 
AFRAID. 
>> WHO IS DOING 
THIS AND WHAT DO 
THEY HAVE THEIR 
HANDS ON. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
ARE WORRIED 
ABOUT IT. 
THANK YOU FOR 
TELLING US WHAT 
YOU HAVE FIGURED 
OUT SO FAR. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> TOURISTS IN 
PARIS CAN GET A 
BIRDS EYE VIEW 
AND THE TOURISM 
INDUSTRY IS 
GETTING A BOOST. 
THE TOP FLOOR OF 
THE EIFFEL TOWER 
AND DISNEYLAND, 
PARIS, ARE ALL 
BACK OPEN. 
>> Reporter: HI 
ALLISON. 
AFTER WEEKS OF 
LOCKDOWNS, SOME 
AREAS ARE 
STARTING TO OPEN 
AND TOURISTS ARE 
VENTURING OUT. 
EUROPEAN CITIES 
LOOK VERY 
DIFFERENT THIS 
SUMMER AND IN 
SOME CASES NOT 
ALL THE HOTELS 
ARE OPEN AND NOT 
ALL OF THE 
RESTAURANTS ARE 
OPEN. 
IN PARIS, ONE 
BIG SIGN OF 
PROGRESS. 
FRIENDS 
CELEBRATING 
BASTILLE DAY, 
THE COUNTRY'S 
NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
ANOTHER SIGN 
THINGS ARE 
GETTING BACK TO 
NORMAL, THE VERY 
TOP OF THE 
EIFFEL TOWER IS 
ALSO BACK IN 
BUSINESS. 
WITH STRICT 
SOCIAL DISTANCING
AND NO MORE THAN 
250 PEOPLE 
ALLOWED UP TOP 
AT ANY TIME. 
TOURISM BRINGS 
MORE THAN 230 
MILLIONS 
TOURISTS TO 
EIFFEL TOWER. 
MOLLY HUNTER WAS 
THERE WHEN THE 
TOWER PARTIALLY 
REOPENED LAST 
MONTH TO SAMPLE 
THE EXCITEMENT. 
>> THE ONLY WAY 
I GET TO THE 
SECOND FLOOR, 675
GRUELING STEPS. 
THE EXERCISES 
WORTH IT. 
NOW, SIX WEEKS 
AFTER LOCKDOWN 
ENDED, PARISIANS 
AND BRAVE 
TOURISTS ARE 
EXCITED. 
OTHER LANDMARKS 
COMING BACK TO 
LIFE, DISNEYLAND 
PARIS IS 
PARTIALLY 
REOPENING. 
NEXT WEEK THE IN
COUNTRIES MOST 
FAMOUS EXPORTS, 
THE STATUE OF 
LIBERTY, IS ALSO 
SET TO REOPEN 
WITH ITS OWN 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING PLAN. 
WHILE BACK IN 
PARIS, THE CITY 
OF LOVE, SOME RI
RESIDENTS ARE 
HAVING TROUBLE 
FOLLOWING ORDERS.
PRETTY TOUGH TO 
DO THAT AT 
DISNEYLAND PARIS.
MASKS ARE 
REQUIRED OF THE 
THEME PARK AND 
SO ARE 
RESERVATIONS. 
>>> IT IS THE 
TOP PRIORITY FOR 
THE ERNATION'S 
MEDICAL 
RESEARCHERS, 
FINDING A 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
AND MARK 
ZUCKERBERG SAYS 
HE IS CAUTIOUSLY 
OPTIMISTIC THAT 
A SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE 
VACCINE 
CANDIDATE COULD 
BE IDENTIFIED BY 
THE FALL. 
>> BY THE TIME 
WE GET TO THE 
END OF THIS 
YEAR, THE 
BEGINNING OF 
CALENDAR YEAR 
2021, WE MAY HAVE
VACCINES, ONE OR 
MORE CANDIDATES, TH
THAT IS SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE. 
>> ALEX AZAR IS 
GOING EVEN 
FURTHER. 
HE PREDICTS AN 
APPROVED VACCINE 
COULD BE WIDELY 
AVAILABLE BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR. 
>> WE BELIEVE IT 
IS VERY CREDIBLE 
TO BE THINKING 
OF THE TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
DOSES OF 
APPROVED VACCINE 
FOR USE LATER 
THIS YEAR WITH 
HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS NDOF 
VACCINES EARLY 
NEXT YEAR. 
>> THIS MORNING 
WITH THE DEATH 
TOLL RISING, 
EXPERTS WARNED 
THE U.S. IS 
LOSING THE 
BATTLE OVER 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING WITH 
LONG LINES AT 
POP-UP TESTING 
SITES NATIONWIDE.
RESEARCHERS AT 
THE ROCKEFELLER 
FOUNDATION WORN 
AMERICA FACES AN 
IMPENDING 
DISASTER IF IT 
DOES NOT AS
DRAMATICALLY 
RAMP UP TESTING. 
4 1/2 MILLION TO 
30 MILLION PER 
WEEK BY OCTOBER. 
CONGRESS NEEDS 
TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO 
INCREASE 
TESTING, 
INCLUDING RAPID 
ANTIGEN TEST 
RESULTS IN 20 
MINUTES. 
>> WITHOUT THIS 
KIND OF A TEST 
WE ARE STUCK 
BETWEEN A ROCK 
AND HARD PLACE. 
EITHER YOU SHUT 
DOWN THE ECONOMY 
AND PEOPLE 
EXPERIENCE 
SIGNIFICANT 
LEARNING LOSS, 
OR YOU KEEP 
THINGS OPEN AND 
YOU LOSE 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICANS. 
>> RESEARCHERS 
SAY TEST RESULTS 
ARE TAKING FAR 
TOO LONG, 
SOMETIMES TWO 
WEEKS, WHEN THEY 
SHOULD TAKE 48 
HOURS OR LESS. 
A NEW REPORT 
FROM THE MEDICAL 
JOURNAL LANCET 
SAYS TEST 
RESULTS THAT 
TAKE THREE DAYS 
OR MORE MAKE IT 
ALMOST 
IMPOSSIBLE TO 
REDUCE THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
THE BIGGEST 
CHALLENGE, 
TRACKING 
EVERYONE WITH 
WHOM PATIENTS 
HAVE HAD ITCONTACT.
>> WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
FOR WEEKS, AS 
CASES CONTINUE 
TO REACH RECORD 
LEVELS, HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
HOT SPOTS, WHERE 
DOES THAT 
SITUATION STAND 
RIGHT NOW? 
>> RIGHT NOW ALIT 
IS LOWERED IN 
TEXAS AND 
ARIZONA AND 
CALIFORNIA. JUST 
AS A SNAPSHOT, 
FLORIDA, RIGHT 
NOW THERE IS 
ZERO ICU CAPACITY
AND FOUR 
HOSPITALS AND 40 
HOSPITALS HAVE 
LESS THAN 10% 
ICU CAPACITY. 
1000 PEOPLE ARE 
DYING EVERY 
SINGLE DAY IN 
THIS COUNTRY, 
WHICH HAS 
DROPPED 
DRAMATICALLY 
OVER THE 
PREVIOUS FEW 
WEEKS. 
THIS IS BECOMING  L
A LOOMING 
DISASTER IN MANY 
CITIES ACROSS 
THE SOUTH. 
>> THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICANS EVERY 
DAY. 
 
THE OTHER OF PLAYING POLITICS 
DURING A PANDEMIC.
IN GEORGIA, THE
>>> IN GEORGIA, 
THE FIGHT OVER 
FACE MASKS IS 
HEADED TO COURT. 
BRIAN KEMP IS 
SUING ALICIA 
KEMP BOTTOMS TO 
BLOCK THE CITY 
FOR MAKING FACE 
COVERINGS 
MANDATORY AND 
ROLLING BACK 
REOPENING 
MEASURES. 
IN THE 124 PAGE 
LAWSUIT FILED BY 
THE STATE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
GOVERNOR KEMP 
CALLS THE MASK 
MANDATE 
UNENFORCEABLE 
SAYING THE MAYOR 
STATEMENTS 
CREATE AMBIGUITY 
AS UNCERTAINTY. 
THE GOVERNOR 
ASKED THE COURT 
TO BLOCK THE 
MAYOR FROM 
ISSUING ANY 
FUTURE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS THAT ARE 
MORE RESTRICTIVE 
THAN WHAT HE HAS 
PUT IN PLACE. 
UNLESS MAYOR 
BOTTOMS IS 
RESTRAINED THE 
LAWSUIT READS, 
GEORGIA CITIZENS 
WILL SUFFER 
IMMEDIATELY AND 
IRREPARABLE HARM.
>> WITH THE 
SCIENTISTS ARE 
TELLING US IS 
THE RIGHT THING 
TO DO IS WEAR A 
MASK 
>> IN A VIRTUAL 
NEWS CONFERENCE 
OURS BEFORE IT 
BECAME PUBLIC, 
SHE WAS NOT 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
POTENTIAL 
LITIGATION. 
>> I'M NOT 
AFRAID OF THE 
CITY BEING SUED 
AND I WILL PUT 
OUR POLICIES UP 
AGAINST 
ANYONE'S, ANY 
DAY OF THE WEEK. 
>> A DEFINED 
RESPONSE TO THE 
LAWSUIT. 
THE MAYOR WROTE, 
BEING SUED BY 
THE STATE IS 
WHAT IT TAKES TO 
SAVE LIVES THAT 
WE WILL SEE THEM 
IN COURT. 
IN A TWEET OF 
HIS OWN, THE 
GOVERNOR SAID 
HIS LAWSUIT WAS 
FOR ATLANTA 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
AND THEIR HARD-
WORKING EMPLOYEES
WERE STRUGGLING 
TO SURVIVE. 
>> THIS LATEST 
ESCALATION COMES 
A DAY AFTER 
GOVERNOR KEMP, 
WHO HAS REFUSED 
TO MANDATE MASKS 
STATEWIDE, TO 
BLOCK CITIES AND 
COUNTIES TO 
ENACT THEIR OWN 
MASK MANDATE. 
>> I HAVE BEEN 
FLABBERGASTED BY 
WHAT HAS 
OCCURRED HERE. 
OUR GOVERNOR IS 
CONTINUOUSLY 
CHOSEN TO MAKE A 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY AND 
SOME TYPE OF 
MEDICAL ISSUE. 
>> AMID THE BACK-
AND-FORTH, 
GEORGES COVID-19 
CASES CONTINUE 
TO RISE. 
THURSDAY THE 
STATE ADDED MORE 
THAN 3400 NEW 
CASES AMONG THE 
HIGHEST SINGLE 
DAY TOTALS SINCE 
THE START OF THE 
PANDEMIC.
 
REQUIREMENT, THAT GOES TOO FAR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
BLAYNE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JOINING US N
>>> JOINING US 
NOW IS ATLANTA'S 
MAYOR KEISHA 
LANCE BOTTOMS. 
GOOD MORNING TO 
YOU. 
LET'S PICK IT UP 
RIGHT THERE. 
GOVERNOR KEMP IS 
NOT AGAINST 
MASKS. 
HE HAS GONE 
AROUND THE STATE 
AND SUGGESTED 
PEOPLE WEAR THEM 
AND HE WEARS ONE 
HIMSELF, HE SAYS 
HOWEVER THAT YOU 
DON'T NEED A 
MANDATE TO DO 
THE RIGHT THING. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
RESPONSE TO 
THAT? 
>> GOOD MORNING 
AND THANK YOU 
FOR HAVING ME. 
THE ENTIRE 
LAWSUIT IS 
SIMPLY BIZARRE, 
QUITE FRANKLY. 
SAVANNA AMIR 
JOHNSON 
INSTITUTED THEIR 
MASK ORDER 1 
JULY, THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
HOMETOWN OF 
ATHENS, GEORGIA, 
INSTITUTED A 
MASK ORDER ON 
JULY 8. AND THEN 
WHEN ATLANTA 
INSTITUTED A 
MASK ORDER, SHE 
FILED A LAWSUIT 
AND IN ADDITION 
TO FILING THE 
SUIT BASED ON 
THE MASK MANDATE,
SHE TAKES 
EXCEPTION WITH 
SOME ADVISORY 
BUSINESS 
REOPENING 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
THAT WERE MADE 
BY THE CITY AND 
IS SUING US 
PERSONALLY, 
MYSELF AND THE 
CITY COUNCIL, 
BECAUSE OF THE 
ADVISORY 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
I DON'T THINK IT 
HAPPENED -- THIS 
LAWSUIT CAME THE 
DAY AFTER TRUMP 
VISITED ATLANTA 
AND I POINTED OUT
HE WAS VIOLATING 
CITY LAW BY NOT 
HAVING A MASK ON 
IN ATLANTA'S 
JACKSON 
INTERNATIONAL 
AIRPORT. 
THERE ARE 
SEVERAL MAYORS 
ACROSS THE STATE 
WHO JOINED ME IN 
BEING PERPLEXED 
BY THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ACTIONS AND WE 
CONTINUE TO DO 
WHAT WE NEED TO 
DO ON BEHALF OF 
THE PEOPLE WE 
HAVE BEEN 
ELECTED TO 
REPRESENT. 
>> DON'T 
SUGARCOAT IT. 
DO YOU THINK THE 
GOVERNOR IS 
MOTIVATED BY 
POLITICS OR 
DOING THE 
BIDDING OF THE 
PRESIDENT 
BECAUSE SOMEONE 
REMARKED THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
VIOLATED 
SAVANNA'S ORDER 
BY NOT WEARING A 
MASK WHEN HE WAS 
AT THE AIRPORT? 
>> I ABSOLUTELY 
DO. 
I THINK HE IS 
PUTTING POLITICS 
OVER PEOPLE AND 
IT IS INTERESTING
, WHEN YOU LOOK 
AT THE DECISION-
MAKING OF OUR 
GOVERNORS AND 
THEY WILL REMIND 
YOU, THIS IS THE 
SAME GOVERNOR 
WHO DID NOT KNOW 
WELL INTO THE 
PANDEMIC THAT IT 
COULD BE SPREAD 
BY A SYMPTOMATIC 
TRANSMISSION, HE 
DID NOT GO TO 
THE CDC FOR 
GUIDANCE, HE 
WENT TO AUGUSTA 
UNIVERSITY WHICH 
I'M SURE IS A 
FINE UNIVERSITY 
IN OUR STATE BUT 
IT IS CERTAINLY 
NOT EMORY 
UNIVERSITY OR 
THE CDC IN TERMS 
OF ITS EXPERTISE 
WITH INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE CONTROL. 
HE WAS SEARCHING 
FOR AN ANSWER 
AND HE GOT IT. 
AND IT IS THE 
SAME ANSWER AND 
THE SAME 
PLAYBOOK WE HAVE 
SEEN COME OUT OF 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
>> I SHOULD SAY 
WE DID ASK 
GOVERNOR KEMP TO 
BE WITH US THIS 
MORNING AT HIS 
OFFICE DECLINED. 
LET ME ASK YOU, 
YOURSELF, 
ATLANTA WAS LATE 
TO THE MASK 
MANDATE. 
I THINK SAVANNA 
CAME IN ON JULY 
FIRST AND OTHER 
CITIES WERE 
EARLIER. 
IT IS SO 
IMPORTANT, HOW 
COME IT TOOK SO 
LONG? 
>> I WANTED TO 
WAIT AND SEE 
WHAT HAPPENED 
AND IF HE WOULD 
RESPOND TO 
SAVANNAH'S 
MANDATE  BECAUSE 
I SUSPECTED THAT 
WHEN I DID 
SOMETHING ON 
BEHALF OF THE 
CITY OF ATLANTA, 
IT WOULD BECOME 
PROBLEMATIC AND 
THAT IS THE 
REASON I WAITED 
TO SEE IF THERE 
WOULD BE AS 
RESPONSE FROM 
HIS OFFICE ABOUT 
SAVANNAH'S 
MANDATE AND 
THERE WAS NO 
RESPONSE.  
THE LAWSUIT WAS 
FILED SOLELY 
AGAINST ME AND 
MEMBERS OF THE 
CITY COUNCIL THE 
DAY AFTER DONALD 
TRUMP WAS IN OUR 
CITY, AND SO IN 
A DAY, THIS IS 
ABOUT SAVING 
LIVES. 
OVER 3100 PEOPLE 
HAVE DIED IN OUR 
STATE. 
106,000 HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
MYSELF, MY 
HUSBAND, ONE OF 
MY CHILDREN ARE 
AMONG THE 
POSITIVE. 
I'M IN 
QUARANTINE AS WE 
SPEAK. 
I TAKE THIS VERY 
SERIOUSLY AND I 
WILL CONTINUE TO 
DO EVERYTHING IN 
MY POWER TO 
PROTECT THE 
PEOPLE OF 
ATLANTA AND THE 
GOVERNOR HAS 
SIMPLY 
OVERSTEPPED HIS 
BOUNDS AND HIS 
AUTHORITY AND WE 
WILL SEE HIM IN 
COURT. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
YOU WILL PREVAIL?
>> I ABSOLUTELY 
THINK I WILL 
PREVAIL. 
THE PEOPLE OF 
ATLANTA BY AND 
LARGE SUPPORT 
WEARING MASKS, 
AND WHAT WE ARE 
HEARING FROM 
BUSINESSES 
ACROSS OUR CITY 
IS THAT THESE 
INCONSISTENT 
POLICIES, IT IS 
MAKING IT 
DIFFICULT FOR 
THEM TO ENFORCE 
MASK MANDATES IN 
THEIR BUSINESSES.
WE HAVE 
REPRESENTATIVES 
FROM FORTUNE 500 
COMPANIES, DELTA 
AIRLINES, ONE OF 
OUR LARGEST 
EMPLOYERS IN THE 
STATE, SUPPORTS 
WEARING MASKS, 
AND SO THE 
NOTION THAT WE 
ARE SOMEHOW 
INTERFERING WITH 
BUSINESSES OR 
PEOPLE'S RIGHTS 
TO WORK IS 
SIMPLY BASELESS 
AND A WASTE OF 
TAXPAYERS MONEY. 
WE NEED TO 
EXPAND TESTING 
AND CONTACT 
TRACING SO WE 
CAN GET TO THE 
OTHER SIDE OF 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
>> I HAVE TO CUT 
IT OFF THERE FOR 
TIME BUT I WANT 
TO ASK YOU HOW 
YOU ARE FEELING 
AND YOUR HUSBAND 
AND YOUR SON 
HAVING BEEN 
DIAGNOSED WITH 
COVID-19 
YOURSELF. 
>> WE ARE 
FEELING MUCH, 
MUCH BETTER. NOT 
QUITE 100% WITH 
MY HUSBAND YET 
BUT COMPARED TO 
HOW HE WAS A FEW 
DAYS AGO, IT IS 
A MIRACULOUS 
TURNAROUND. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
BEING WITH US. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, ATLANTA'S 
MAYOR, KEISHA 
LANCE BOTTOMS. 
I APPRECIATE IT.
 
SOPHISTICATED AND TARGETED 
ATTACKS
>>> THIS MORNING 
RUSSIAN HACKERS 
ACCUSED OF CYBER 
INTERFERENCE 
AGAIN, THIS TIME 
HACKERS TARGETING
COVID-19 VACCINE 
RESEARCH CENTERS
. U.S., BRITISH, 
AND CANADIAN 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES ARE 
ACCUSING HACKERS 
THEY GO BY COZY 
BEAR AND APP 29 
OF TRYING TO 
STEAL DETAILS OF 
THE DEVELOPMENT 
AND TESTING OF 
COVID-19 
VACCINES. 
THE GROUP COZY 
BEAR IS LONG 
BELIEVED TO HAVE 
TIES TO RUSSIAN 
INTELLIGENCE. 
BRITAIN'S CYBER 
SECURITY CENTER 
NOTICED THIS IN 
EARLY FEBRUARY. 
>> IT IS ONE OF 
THE MOST 
DIFFICULT CASES 
AND THE MOST 
TARGETED AGAINST 
VACCINES. 
>> RUSSIA DENIES 
THE ALLEGATIONS, 
CALLING THE UK'S 
ACCUSATIONS THE 
BAG AND 
CONTROVERSIAL. 
>> WE ARE TRYING 
TO FIND A VACCINE
, AND TO HAVE 
THE RUSSIAN 
GOVERNMENT 
ENGAGED IN THAT 
ENDEAVOR -- 
>> THE GROUP 
COZY BEAR WAS 
THOUGHT TO BE 
BEHIND CYBER 
ATTACKS OF THE 
CNC IN 2016 AND 
WHILE THERE IS 
NO EVIDENCE THEY 
WERE ABLE TO 
STEAL DETAILS 
THEY ARE NOT 
THOUGHT TO BE 
THE ONLY COUNTRY 
TRYING. 
CHINA ALSO IS 
BEING CALLED OUT 
BY ATTORNEY 
GENERAL BARB. 
>> HACKERS HAVE 
TARGETED 
UNIVERSITIES AND 
FIRMS IN A BID 
TO DEAL STEAL 
CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENTS AND 
VACCINES. 
SOMETIMES 
DISRUPTING THE 
WORK OF OUR 
RESEARCHERS. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
RACE DEFINED IN 
VAN TIEU IS 
BECOMING A VIRUS 
OF ITS OWN.
 
HELPED CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN 
WHICH THAT BEHAVIOR WAS 
WASHINGTON'S PRO 
FOOTBALL TEAM IS 
UNDER NEW 
SCRUTINY THIS 
MORNING, JUST 
DAYS AFTER THE 
TEAM OFFICIALLY 
DROPPED THIS 
LONGTIME NICKNAME
, WIDELY VIEWED 
AS A RACIST SLUR 
AGAINST NATIVE 
AMERICANS. 
NOW MORE THAN 
ONE DOZEN WOMEN 
WHO WORKED FOR 
THE TEAM ARE 
ALLEGING SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT FROM 
TOP EXECUTIVES 
IN AN EXPLOSIVE 
REPORT BY THE 
WASHINGTON POST, 
AMONG THOSE 
COMING FORWARD, 
EMILY APPLEGATE 
WHO SPENT A YEAR 
WITH THE TEAM AS 
A MARKETING 
COORDINATOR. 
NOBODY DESERVES 
TO BE DEGRADED 
AND TREATED LIKE 
THAT. 
FOR ANY OF US 
WOMEN THAT WANT 
TO GET INTO A 
CAREER THAT IS A 
MALE-DOMINATED 
SPORT, WE SHOULD 
NOT BE AFRAID OF 
THESE THINGS 
THAT WILL 
HAPPEN. 
>> APPLEGATE SAYS
THE COMMENTS 
FROM HER BOSS 
CAME ALMOST 
DAILY. 
>> ANY SMALL 
THING SET HIM OFF
. HE WOULD CURSE 
AT ME AND USE 
DEROGATORY SLURS 
TOWARD ME. 
>> 14 OTHER 
WOMEN ALSO 
DETAILED THEIR 
ACCOUNTS TO THE 
POST BUT 
REMAINED 
ANONYMOUS FOR 
FEAR OF LEGAL 
RETRIBUTION, 
INCLUDING SOME 
WHO SAY THEY 
SIGN 
NONDISCLOSURE 
AGREEMENTS. 
THREE OF THE 
MEDIC USED IN 
THE ARTICLE HAVE 
RECENTLY BEEN 
FIRED OR LEFT 
THE TEAM. 
INCLUDING THE 
TEAM'S LONGTIME 
PLAY-BY-PLAY 
ANNOUNCER, LARRY 
MICHAELS, FORMER 
COLLEAGUES SAY 
MICHAEL HAD A 
HISTORY OF 
MAKING 
INAPPROPRIATE 
COMMENTS AND 
WOMEN, INCLUDING 
AN INCIDENT 
WHERE HE WAS 
CAUGHT TALKING 
ON A HOT MIKE 
ABOUT A COLLEGE 
AGE INTERN. 
IT IS NOT CLEAR 
IF HE EVER FACED 
DISCIPLINARY 
ACTION. 
THEY ST. MICHAEL 
RETIRED ABRUPTLY 
AFTER THEY ASKED 
FOR AN INTERVIEW.
HE RELEASED A 
STATEMENT 
READING PARTS, 
AFTER 16 GREAT 
YEARS MY TIME 
WITH THE 
ORGANIZATION IS 
OVER. 
NBC NEWS HAS 
CONTACTED 
MICHAEL FOR 
COMMENT. 
WASHINGTON POST 
REPORTER WILL 
HELP BREAK THE 
CITY. 
>> AS FOR THE 
WOMEN -- 
>> THESE PEOPLE 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BELIEVE OR CARE 
ABOUT SOME YOUNG 
WOMAN, MAKING 
$32,000 YEAR, 
WHEN THEY HAVE 
SOMEONE THAT IS 
THE CMO OF THE 
COUNTRY, COMPANY 
THAT THEY HAVE 
TO PROTECT. 
>> KNOW WOMEN 
HAVE MADE 
ACCUSATIONS OF 
IMPROPER CONDUCT 
AGAINST THE 
TEAM'S OWNER OR 
FORMER PRESIDENT 
BUT AT LEAST 
SOME DID BLAME 
THEM FOR 
FOSTERING A 
HOSTILE 
WORKPLACE. 
>> WHAT IS 
HEARTBREAKING IS 
FOR ANY WOMAN 
THAT HAS TO GO 
THROUGH THIS, 
THE FACT THAT 
THESE YOUNG 
WOMEN WERE 
YOUNG, IT WAS 
THEIR FIRST JOB. 
>> THE TEAM SAYS 
IT TAKES ISSUES 
OF EMPLOYEE 
CONDUCT SERIOUS 
ADDING, WHEN YOU 
ALLEGATIONS OF 
CONDUCT ARE 
BROUGHT FORWARD, 
AND THEY ARE 
CONTRARY TO 
POLICIES, WE 
ADDRESS THEM 
PROMPTLY. 
THE NFL HAS JUST 
PROVIDED NBC 
NEWS IS THAT 
INTEREST WANTS 
AND READS AS 
FOLLOWS, "THESE 
MATTERS AS 
REPORTED ARE 
SERIOUS AND 
BEING CONTRARY 
TO THE NFL'S 
VALUES. 
EVERYONE IN THE 
NFL HAS THE 
RIGHT TO WORK IN 
AN ENVIRONMENT 
FREE FROM ANY 
AND ALL FORMS OF 
HARASSMENT. 
WASHINGTON HAS 
ENGAGED OUTSIDE 
COUNSEL TO 
CONDUCT A 
THOROUGH 
INVESTIGATION 
INTO THESE 
ALLEGATIONS AND 
THE CLUB HAS 
PLEDGED THAT IT 
WILL GIVE HIS 
FULL COOPERATION 
TO THE 
INVESTIGATOR AND 
WE EXPECT THE 
CLUB AND ALL 
EMPLOYEES TO DO 
SO. 
WE WILL MEET 
WITH THE 
ATTORNEYS ON THE 
CONCLUSION OF 
THEIR 
INVESTIGATION 
AND TAKE ANY 
ACTION BASED ON 
THE FINDINGS." 
>> WE HAVE THAT 
BUT WHAT ABOUT 
THE TEAM. 
WHAT ARE THEY 
SAYING ABOUT HOW 
THEY PLAN TO 
ADDRESS THESE 
ALLEGATIONS? 
>> NBC NEWS HAS 
CONFIRMED THE 
TEAM IS HIRED A 
HIGH PROFILE LAW 
FIRM TO LOOK 
INTO THESE 
ALLEGATIONS BUT 
ALSO THE TEAM'S 
CULTURE, 
POLICIES, 
PRACTICES, AND 
AMONG THOSE 
PUSHING FOR 
MAJOR CULTURE 
CHANGE IS THE 
NEW HEAD COACH 
RON RIVERA. 
HE TOLD US TO GO 
MOVING FORWARD 
IS TO GET 
EVERYBODY TO 
UNDERSTAND THEIR 
POLICIES WE WILL 
FOLLOW AND WE 
HAVE AN OPEN 
DOOR POLICY WITH 
NO RETRIBUTION. 
AND COACH RIVERA 
SAYS HIS 
DAUGHTER NOW 
WORKS FOR THE 
TEAM AND SO IT 
IS ANOTHER 
INCENTIVE FOR 
HIM TO FIX IT. 
>> THANK YOU 
JEFF. 
HAVE A GOOD 
WEEKEND.
 
LEARNING.
IN MANY STATES DECISIONS NEED TO
BE MADE QUICKLY.
>> THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>>> THE MEETING 
IS ADJOURNED. 
>> Reporter: IS 
THE DEBATE OVER 
WHEN AND HOW 
KIDS GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL RAGES ON 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, 
EMOTIONS ARE 
HIGH FOR PARENTS 
ON BOTH SIDES OF 
THE ISSUE. 
THE CONTENTIOUS 
BACK AND FORTH 
FUELED BY THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
>> THE SCIENCE 
IS ON OUR SIDE 
HERE. 
WE ENCOURAGE FOR 
LOCALITIES AND 
STATES TO SIMPLY 
FOLLOW THE 
SCIENCE, OPEN 
OUR SCHOOLS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
MATTER IS FAR 
FROM SETTLED 
WEEKS BEFORE THE 
NEW SCHOOL YEAR 
BEGINS FOR SOME. 
IN TEXAS, HOT 
SPOTS LIKE 
HOUSTON AND 
AUSTIN ARE 
DELAYING IN-
PERSON CLASSES, 
AUSTIN IS 
PREPARING BY 
STOCKPILING PPE 
FOR SCHOOLS AND 
WAREHOUSES. 
>> WE ARE MORE 
THAN READY FOR 
THIS, FOR SCHOOL 
TO START FOR OUR 
STUDENTS. 
>> IN NEW YORK 
CITY WERE SCHOOL 
STARTS IN PERSON
, 2 TO 3 DAYS A 
WEEK IN 
SEPTEMBER, THE 
CITY HAS 100,000 
EXTRA CHILDCARE 
SLOTS TO EASE 
THE BURDEN ON 
WORKING PARENTS 
AND IN FLORIDA, 
THE EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER IS 
STANDING BY HIS 
MANDATE TO 
REOPEN IN AUGUST.
IN MIAMI-DADE, 
NOW THE PANDEMIC 
EPICENTER, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
SAID NOT SO FAST.
NOTHING CAN BE 
DECIDED WHILE 
THE NUMBER OF 
COVID CASES 
CONTINUES TO 
SPIKE. 
MEANTIME IN 
ORANGE COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE THE SCHOOL 
BOARD SAID 
SCHOOLS ARE OKAY 
TO OPEN WITHOUT 
MASKS AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, 
KINDERGARTEN 
TEACHER DENISE 
BRADFORD IS 
UPDATING HER 
WILL. 
>> MY BOTTOM 
LINE FEAR WOULD 
BE THAT I GET 
INFECTED AND I 
DIE. 
IT IS A VERY 
REAL POSSIBILITY 
IN THE WORLD WE 
LIVE IN TODAY. 
>> THE SAME 
YEARS IN HIGH 
UTAH WHERE THIS 
HIGH SCHOOL 
TEACHER AND WIFE,
-- 
>> THIS IS LIFE 
AND DEATH FOR US.
>> Reporter: IN 
OHIO, MARY 
CATHERINE 
MALONE, WORKING 
MOM OF THREE, 
MISSING THE 
DIFFICULTIES OF 
REMOTE LEARNING 
FOR HER CHILDREN 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
IT COMES TO HER 
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD 
SON WHO HAS 
LEARNING 
DISABILITIES. 
SHE WANTS HER 
CHILDREN TO GET 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
BUT SAFELY. 
>> WE KNOW WE 
ARE SIMPLY NOT 
CAPABLE OF 
PROVIDING HIM 
WITH THE SAME 
SUPPORT AT HOME. 
>> A MAJOR 
FACTOR ALSO 
COMES DOWN TO 
MONEY AND THE 
COST, CAN THE 
SCHOOLS AFFORD 
TO REOPEN AND 
THAT YOU WEIGH 
INTO IT SAFE. 
>> IT CERTAINLY 
DOES SAVANNA, BY 
ONE ESTIMATE IT 
COULD COST RULES 
NATIONWIDE $245 
BILLION TO 
REOPEN RULES AND 
EVEN BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC THAT 
MONEY WAS NOT 
AVAILABLE. 
>> WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO 
COVER THIS 
ISSUE. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.
AVAILABLE.
>> MIGUEL ALMAGUER WILL CONTINUE
TO COVER THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> LET US TURN
>>> LET US TURN 
OUT TO ANOTHER 
HOT TOPIC, THE 
WEATHER. 
MR. L ROCHER IS 
STANDING BY. 
HOW HOT ARE WE 
TALKING? 
>> WE ARE 
TALKING THE HEAT 
INDICES, WHERE 
WE COMBINED HEAT 
AND HUMIDITY 
WELL OVER 100 
DEGREES. 
WE WILL BE 
WATCHING THAT. 
ARE YOU READY 
FOR SOMETHING 
COOL? 
SOMETHING VERY 
ZEN? 
OKAY. 
GET READY FOR, 
CAMILLE LIES. 
THAT'S RIGHT, WE 
HAVE A COMMENT, 
AN ACTUAL EVENT 
TO TALK ABOUT. 
THIS IS THE 
COMMENT AND IT 
DID NOT MAKE IT 
UP. 
THERE YOU SEE 
THE COMET OVER 
ENGLAND AND OVER 
NEVADA  AND 
AGAIN WE GO BACK 
TO ENGLAND AND 
IT WILL BE KIND 
OF COOL TO SEE. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
TAKE A LOOK AT 
THIS, HERE'S 
WHAT YOU DO. 
YOU LOOK OUT TO 
THE WEST THIS 
WEEKEND STARTING 
TOMORROW, 
HOPEFULLY YOU 
HAVE CLEAR SKIES.
IT WILL BE JUST 
OVER THE 
HORIZON. 
IT WILL BE 
LOCATED JUST 
BELOW THE BIG 
DIPPER, KIND OF 
COOL, IT WILL 
APPEAR LIKE A 
FUZZY STAR WITH 
A TAIL. 
YOU WILL WANT TO 
USE BINOCULARS 
OR A TELESCOPE 
TO SEE IT, BUT 
THAT WILL BE 
PRETTY NEAT TO 
CHECK OUT. 
NOT SO NEAT AS 
THE HEAVY 
THUNDERSTORMS 
YOU WILL HAVE 
PROBLEMS SEEING 
IN THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS. 
6 MILLION PEOPLE 
AT RISK. 
WE COULD SEE 
TORNADOES AND IN 
FACT AS WE MOVE 
INTO SATURDAY, 
SAME THING, 9 
MILLION PEOPLE 
IN MINNEAPOLIS, 
MILWAUKEE, ALL 
PART OF THAT 
DAMAGING WINDS. 
THE REST OF THE 
COUNTRY, WHAT 
WEATHER IN NEW 
ENGLAND. 
SCATTERED 
SHOWERS INTO THE 
GULF OF TEXAS. 
OUT WEST PLENTY 
OF SUNSHINE, BUT 
HOT AND HUMID IN 
THOSE HIGH 
INDICES MAKING 
THEIR WAY 
THROUGH THE MID 
PLANES INTO THE 
SOUTHERN PLAINS.
>> SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
>>> IMAGES FROM 
THE SUN THAT WE 
SHOWED YOU A 
MINUTE AGO, THIS 
IS PART OF THE 
PARTNERSHIP 
BETWEEN NASA AND 
THE EUROPEAN 
SPACE AGENCY. 
LOOK AT THE 
CLOSEST IMAGES 
OF THE SUN EVER 
TAKEN.  
THEY WERE TAKEN 
FROM A DISTANCE 
OF 40 MILLION 
MILES, BUT STILL 
CLOSE WHEN WE 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT SPACE. 
THEY ARE CALLING 
THESE TINY 
FLAREUPS, THEIR 
CALLING THEM 
CAMPFIRES. 
>> THAT IS COOL 
TO LOOK AT. 
AND NASA HOPES 
THE IMAGES CAN 
HELP SCIENTISTS 
FIND DIFFERENT 
LAYERS AND HOW IT
DRIVES SPACE 
WEATHER THAT CAN 
IMPACT THINGS 
HERE ON EARTH. 
MR. ROCHER, THIS 
IS THE MOST TIME 
WE HAVE EVER 
DEVOTED TO THIS 
DISCUSSION ON 
OUR BROADCAST. 
>> IT IS REALLY 
COOL BECAUSE THE 
SUN IS IN AN 11 
YEAR CYCLE AND 
THEY HAVE THESE 
SOLAR FLARES AND 
THEY ADMIT LOTS 
OF ELECTRO 
MAGNETIC ENERGY 
WHICH CAN REFLECT
AFFECT OUR POWER 
GRID, ELECTRO 
MAGNETIC 
CONVERSATION, SO 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO UNDERSTAND 
THIS. 
IT IS REALLY 
COOL. 
>> I KNEW 
SOMEONE WAS 
MAKING A SMART 
JOKE. 
>> YES, YES, YES 
YOU CAN. 
>> THAT IS HOW 
WE KNOW. 
OKAY, --
KERRY, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: WELL, GOOD MORNING,
CRAIG.
>>> I'M OUTSIDE 
OF THE PARK 
WHICH IS EMPTY 
RIGHT NOW AND 
ALL THE SPACE 
WILL BE EMPTY 
WHEN THE GAMES 
BEGIN NEXT WEEK. 
NO FANS ARE 
ALLOWED BUT 
MAJOR-LEAGUE 
BASEBALL DOES 
HAVE A PLAN FOR 
THAT. 
DO YOU HEAR THAT 
RIGHT THERE? 
THAT IS THE 
PRERECORDED FANS 
AT PREVIOUS 
GAMES. 
IT IS ATMOSPHERIC
AND THE GOAL IS 
TO PLAY THAT 
DURING A GAME IS 
SORT OF A BIG 
DISTRACTION FROM 
OUR PANDEMIC. 
>> THIS MORNING 
THE SOUNDS OF 
SUMMER COMING 
BACK. 
MAJOR-LEAGUE 
BASEBALL WITH A 
LONG TIMEOUT 
AFTER BEING 
THROWN A 
CURVEBALL BY 
COVID, BUT NOW 
MLB'S 30 TEAMS 
ARE SET TO PLAY 
BALL AGAIN 
STARTING NEXT 
WEEK. 
AT FIRST GLANCE 
THIS MIGHT LOOK 
AND SOUND LIKE A 
BIG LEAGUE 
BLOOPER, BUT 
THOSE EMPTY 
STANDS WITH THE 
ROAR OF THE FANS 
IS ALL BY DESIGN.
IT HAS NEVER 
BEEN TRIED 
BEFORE, 
CONTROLLING THE 
PRERECORDED FAN 
SOUNDS THAT WILL 
MIMIC THE 
EXCITEMENT OF A 
REAL GAME, THE 
ROAR OF THE 
STADIUM CAN GIVE 
A PROFESSIONAL 
ATHLETE SO MUCH 
ENERGY. 
WHAT IS IT LIKE 
WITH THE FAKE 
FANS AND WHAT 
WILL IT BE LIKE 
FOR THE FANS 
THEMSELVES 
TUNING IN? 
>> IT CAN GIVE 
YOU THAT EXTRA 
ADRENALINE 
BECAUSE THAT IS 
SOMETHING WE 
WILL SEE AFFECT 
THE GAME, I AM 
NOT SURE HOW. 
>> THE LEAGUE 
BELIEVES IT IS A 
HOME RUN IDEA 
FOR BOTH TV 
VIEWERS AND THE 
PLAYERS. 
>> IT GIVES THEM 
A LITTLE BIT OF 
A SENSE OF 
NORMALCY IN WHAT 
IS ADMITTEDLY A 
VERY AWKWARD 
SCENARIO, 
PLAYING A 
BASEBALL GAME 
WITHOUT FANS. 
>> WITH NO FANS 
AT THE OUTSET, 
MAJOR-LEAGUE 
BASEBALL IS 
HOPING EVENTUALLY
TO SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE FANS IN 
THE STANDS. 
>> THEY WILL 
HAVE MAYBE 25% 
CAPACITY BEFORE 
THE YEAR IS OUT 
BUT NOBODY 
KNOWS. 
>> WITH THE 
SPREAD OF 
CORONAVIRUS, 
EVEN HARD-CORE 
BASEBALL FANS 
ARE PESSIMISTIC. 
>> ONE OF THE 
SPORTSWRITERS 
SAID THE TEAM 
THAT HAS NINE 
PEOPLE THAT THEY 
CAN PUT ON THIS 
FIELD AT THE END 
OF THE SEASON 
WILL BE THE TEAM 
THAT WINS THE 
WORLD SERIES. 
>> AMERICA'S 
PASTIME IS 
WAITING WHAT 
WILL BE A SHORT 
SEASON FIRST 
PITCH. 
>> TO LOOK 
FORWARD TO A 
GAME AND FOLLOW 
A SEASON IS 
SOMETHING FOR 
PEOPLE OUT THERE 
AND HOPEFULLY IT 
IS SOME TYPE OF 
RELIEF AND 
ENTERTAINMENT 
FOR OUR FANS. 
>> AT LEAST A 
DOZEN MAJOR-
LEAGUE BASEBALL 
PLAYERS OF 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID AND AT 
LEAST TWO PLAYERS
SAY THEY ARE 
GOING TO WEAR 
MASKS AND THE 
METS HAVE TAKEN 
IT ONE STEP 
FURTHER. THEY 
ARE GOING TO USE 
CUTOUTS SO IN 
ADDITION TO THE 
SOUND EFFECTS, 
WE ARE ACTUALLY 
GOING TO SEE 
PEOPLE IN THE 
STANDS, CUTOUTS 
ANYWAY. I THINK 
THIS IS 
CERTAINLY AN 
INVENTIVE IDEA. 
WHAT DO YOU GUYS 
THINK? 
>> YOU KNOW 
WHAT, WHATEVER 
IT TAKES AT THIS 
POINT. 
IF WE NEED THIS 
TO WATCH 
BASEBALL, WE 
WILL TAKE IT. 
>> WE SHOULD 
BRING IT HERE. 
FOR PEOPLE TO 
CHEER FOR US, IT 
FEELS GOOD. 
THANK YOU, GREAT 
JOB. 
WE ARE ALL 
CLAPPING. 
THANK YOU. 
ANYTHING TO 
RETURN TO NORMAL 
THAT FEELS GOOD.
.
FIRST MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: FACING 
DOWN A 
PANDEMIC, TONIGHT IN 
SOME 
REGIONS, AN ABOUTFACE 
WHEN IT 
COMES TO WEARING 
MASKS.
TODAY STATES LIKE 
ARKANSAS AND 
COLORADO NOW REQUIRING
>>> TODAY 
ARKANSAS AND 
COLORADO ARE NOW 
REQUIRING MASKS 
IN PUBLIC. 
IN TEXAS 
GOVERNOR ABBOTT 
SAYS HE WILL NOT 
SHUT THE STATE 
BACK DOWN BUT 
RESIDENTS NEED 
TO WEAR ONE. 
>> IF EVERYONE 
CAN ADOPT THE 
PRACTICE OF 
WEARING A FACE 
MASK FOR THE 
NEXT FOUR WEEKS, 
WE WILL BE ABLE 
TO GET COVID-19 
UNDER CONTROL. 
>> THE CDC IN 
NEARLY EVERY 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL 
AGREES MASKS 
REMAIN A 
FLASHPOINT 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> YOU HAVE TO 
WEAR A MASK. 
>> FROM COFFEE 
SHOPS TO GROCERY 
STORES -- 
>> THAT IS LEGAL 
AND I DON'T HAVE 
TO. 
>> MANY REFUSE 
TO WEAR ONE AS 
MANY RETAILERS 
LIKE WALMART 
REQUIRE ONE. 
ONE SHOPPER 
PULLED A GUN ON 
ANOTHER AFTER 
DISPUTE ABOUT 
FACE MASKS. 
IN UTAH MEETING 
ABOUT COVERINGS 
CANCELED WITH 
PARENTS INSIDE A 
PACKED ROOM 
REFUSING TO WEAR 
ONE. 
IN ROUGHLY HALF 
THE COUNTRY, 
PLACES REQUIRE 
IT. 
>> AND GEORGIA, 
WHILE EXTENDING 
COVID 
RESTRICTIONS, 
THE GOVERNOR 
MADE IT A POINT 
TO PROHIBIT SOME 
CITIES AND 
COUNTIES FROM 
REQUIRING MASKS, 
EVEN IF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SURGE TO 
HISTORIC 
NUMBERS. 
>> OUR HANDS 
SHOULD BE 
TOTALLY AND 
UNEQUIVOCABLY 
WORKING TO FIGHT 
THIS VIRUS. 
>> NBC'S BLAINE 
ALEXANDER IS IN 
GEORGIA. 
>> HERE IN 
ATLANTA THE 
CITY'S MAYOR WHO 
WAS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID HERSELF 
SAYS DESPITE THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ORDER, MASK 
REQUIREMENTS 
WILL REMAIN IN 
PLACE, ADDING 
HER DECISION IS 
DRIVEN BY 
SCIENCE AND DATA.
>> IN FLORIDA OR 
MASK RULES VERY 
COUNTY BY COUNTY 
EMERGENCY 
OPERATIONS HAVE 
BEEN TRACKING 
THE VIRUS AND IT 
WAS SHUT DOWN 
AFTER 12 
EMPLOYEES TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID. 
THE MIXED 
MESSAGING OVER 
FACE COVERINGS 
UNFOLDING ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
>> THIS DOES NOT 
MAKE SENSE. 
WHY ARE WE 
WEARING MASKS? 
TO BE OUTSIDE? 
>> IT IS A SMALL 
INCONVENIENCE 
FOR THE GREATER 
GOOD. 
>> WITH 34 
STATES SEEING AN 
INCREASE BY AT 
LEAST 25%, MORE 
THAN 3 1/2 
MILLION AMERICANS
HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE 
VIRUS. 
600 OUT-OF-STATE 
NURSES ARE 
HEADING TO HARD-
HIT REGIONS 
ARIZONA. 
>> I WOULD 
RECOMMEND AS 
STRONG AS YOU 
POSSIBLY CAN TO 
GET PEOPLE TO 
WEAR MASKS. 
>> CALIFORNIA, 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
STATES TO 
REQUIRE FACE 
MASKS IS ONE OF 
THE HARDEST HIT 
AND THERE IS NO 
TALK OF 
LOOSENING 
RESTRICTIONS. 
>> TONIGHT OUR 
NATION IS 
STRUGGLING OVER 
HOW TO -- A 
PANDEMIC AS 
MASKS BECOME THE 
FACE OF 
CONTROVERSY. 
NBC NEWS, LOS 
ANGELES. 
>> THIS IS TOM 
COSTELLO. 
NEARLY EVERY 
CORNER OF THE 
NATION'S PUBLIC 
TESTING SITE 
HAVE TURNED INTO 
TRAFFIC JAMS 
RUNNING DOWN 
SIDE STREETS AND 
HIGHWAYS. 
NOW HEALTHCARE 
RESEARCHERS AT 
THE ROCKEFELLER 
FOUNDATION WORN 
AMERICA FACES AN 
IMPENDING 
DISASTER IF IT 
DOES NOT 
DRAMATICALLY 
INCREASE TESTING.
FOR FOUR AND 
HALF MILLION PER 
WEEK TO 30 
MILLION PER WEEK 
BY OCTOBER. 
CONGRESS NEEDS 
TO SPEND $75 
BILLION TO RAMP 
UP THE TESTING, 
INCLUDING RAPID 
ANTIGEN TESTS 
RESULTS IN 20 
MINUTES. 
>> AMERICA HAS 
TWO CHOICES. 
SHUT EVERYTHING 
DOWN OR LET 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICANS DIE. 
MAKE OUR GROUP 
HAS COME 
TOGETHER TO 
OFFER AN 
ALTERNATIVE 
OPTION, WHICH IS 
USING TESTING AS 
A WAY OUT. 
RESEARCHERS SAY 
TEST RESULTS ARE 
TAKING FAR TOO 
LONG AND 
SOMETIMES UP TO 
TWO WEEKS WHEN 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 
48 HOURS OR LESS.
TONIGHT A NEW 
REPORT FROM THE 
MEDICAL JOURNAL 
LANCET SAYS TEST 
RESULTS THAT 
TAKE THREE DAYS 
OR MORE MAKE IT 
ALMOST 
IMPOSSIBLE TO 
REDUCE THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
THE CHALLENGE IS 
TRACING EVERYONE 
WITH WHOM THEY 
HAD CONTACT, 
FAMILY, FRIENDS, 
NEIGHBORS, STORE 
CLERKS, EVEN THE 
FOOD DELIVERY 
PERSON. 
RESEARCHERS SAY 
EACH INFECTED 
PERSON TRANSMITS 
THE VIRUS TO 
ANOTHER 2 1/2 
PEOPLE. 
PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING CAN 
CUT THAT NUMBER 
IN HALF. 
IN NEW YORK, 
AARON WEEKS, 
STAY AT HOME FOR 
TWO WEEKS 
WAITING FOR HIS 
TEST RESULTS. 
>> IT IS VERY 
DIFFICULT FOR 
PEOPLE TO BE 
RESPONSIBLE, 
ESPECIALLY 
YOUNGER PEOPLE, 
WHEN IT TAKES 14 
DAYS TO GET 
THERE TEST 
RESULTS. 
>> Reporter: 
BECAUSE THE 
COUNTRY IS NOT 
KEEPING UP WITH 
THE VIRUS, 
QUESTIONS ARE 
FLOODING ERS AND 
ICUS. 
IN HOUSTON THE 
ARMY HAS BEEN 
CALLED IN TO 
HELP AT ONE 
HOSPITAL. 
>> PATIENTS ARE 
SICK AND THIS 
ISN'T THE WAY I 
WANT TO DIE. 
I DON'T WANT TO 
DIE LIKE I CAN'T 
BREATHE EVEN 
THOUGH I AM ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
>> AND MEMORIAL 
REGIONAL 
HOSPITAL OUTSIDE 
OF MIAMI, THEY 
TURNED AN 
AUDITORIUM INTO 
A PATIENT BOARD. 
>> THE PATIENTS 
CONTINUE TO 
CLIMB 
EXPONENTIALLY 
AND WE ARE 
MAKING EVERY 
EFFORT TO NEVER 
EVER TURN A 
PATIENT AWAY. 
>> THE NUMBERS 
KEEP CLIMBING. 
NEARLY 1000 
PEOPLE ARE DYING 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES EVERY 
SINGLE DAY AND 
THAT IS UP 50% 
OVER THE LAST 
TWO WEEKS. 
>> TONIGHT WITH 
PEOPLE IN SOME 
STATES FACING 
LONG WAIT TIMES 
TO GET RESULTS 
FROM TESTING, 
COULD A NEW 
SOLUTION VIA 
TEST THE WORKS 
LIKE A 
BREATHALYZER? 
>> IT IS A LOT 
MORE EFFICIENT, 
ALMOST REAL-TIME.
THE RESULTS. 
IT IS A LOT 
CHEAPER AND IT 
IS MUCH MORE 
CONVENIENT. 
>> AND FINLAND 
SCIENTISTS ARE 
DEVELOPING A 
GROUNDBREAKING 
APPROACH THAT 
DELIVERS RESULTS 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> WHAT 
ADVANTAGES ARE 
THERE? 
>> THE BENEFIT 
IS WE CAN 
PROVIDE ALMOST 
REAL-TIME 
SOLUTIONS, OUR 
TURNAROUND TIME 
IS JUST TWO 
MINUTES. 
>> NANO SENSORS 
DETECT WHAT OUR 
LUNGS PRODUCE 
IDENTIFYING 
THINGS IN OUR 
BODIES JUST LIKE 
A BLOOD TEST. 
THE COMPANY -- 
LEVELS THAT 
CORRESPOND TO 
POSITIVE COVID 
PATIENTS EVEN IF 
THEY ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
THEIR SHIPPING 
TO AFRICA, SAN 
FRANCISCO TO 
GATHER MORE 
DATA. 
A SIMILAR 
TECHNIQUE USED 
IN THE PATH 
DEVELOPED A 
SUCCESSFUL TEST 
FOR 
TUBERCULOSIS. 
THE HOPE IS THAT 
THIS COULD SOLVE 
A TESTING 
TRILEMMA AROUND 
COVID-19. 
>> THERE IS NOT 
ENOUGH TESTING 
CAPACITY TO TESTS
A MASS POPULATION
IN A SHORT 
TIMEFRAME. 
WE ARE OPENING 
UP THAT 
BOTTLENECK. 
>> RESEARCH 
SUGGESTS 
BREATHALYZERS 
ARE FASTER 
CHEAPER AND 
EASIER. 
IT WILL FIND OUT 
FOR SURE WHEN 
THE TRIALS 
FINISH IN FOUR 
WEEKS TIME. 
>> TONIGHT 
RUSSIAN HACKERS 
ARE TRYING TO 
STEAL 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE RESEARCH 
FROM AMERICAN, 
CANADIAN, AND 
BRITISH 
HEALTHCARE 
ORGANIZATIONS 
ACCORDING TO THE 
COUNTRY'S 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES. 
THE HEAD OF 
BRITAIN'S CYBER 
SECURITY SAID 
THEY FIRST 
NOTICED THE 
HACKING ATTEMPT 
IN FEBRUARY. 
>> IT IS NO 
SURPRISE. 
WE CALL IT OUT 
IN THE STRONGEST 
POSSIBLE TERMS 
AND WE'RE TRYING 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE CAN 
FIGHT AGAINST 
IT. 
>> THEY SAY 
THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THEY 
STOLE DATA ONLY 
THAT THEY 
INFILTRATED WITH 
MALWARE AND 
SPEARFISHING. 
COZY BEAR IS 
BELIEVED TO BE 
BACKED BY RUSSIA 
AND IMPLICATED 
IN RUSSIAN 
ATTACKS AT THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
COMMITTEE IN 
2016. 
RUSSIAN DENIED 
THE ATTEMPTS. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BARR WARNED 
ABOUT THE THREAT 
OF HACKERS WHO 
THE FBI SAYS TRY 
TO STILL RESORT 
VACCINE RESEARCH 
IN MAY. 
>> THEY HAVE 
TARGETED 
AMERICAN 
UNIVERSITIES AND 
FIRMS IN A BID 
TO STEAL THE I.T.
RELATED TO 
VACCINES. 
SOMETIMES 
DISRUPTING THE 
WORK OF OUR 
RESEARCHERS. 
>> THIS COMES AS 
BRITISH 
RESEARCHERS GET 
CLOSER TO A 
VACCINE. 
JOHNSON & 
JOHNSON HOPES TO 
START HUMAN 
TRIALS AHEAD OF 
-- BENEFIT OF 
ALL MANKIND IS 
NOT CONSIDERED 
OFF LIMITS. 
>> THINK OF THE 
POLITICAL 
BENEFITS. 
IF WE HAVE THE 
VIRUS IN THE 
VACCINE AND THEY 
HAVE THE CURE, A 
CURE SO VALUABLE 
IT MAY BE WORTH 
STEALING. 
MATT BRADLEY, 
NBC NEWS. 
>>> TONIGHT THE 
FBI IS LEADING A 
NEW 
INVESTIGATION 
INTO THE MOST 
HIGH PROFILE 
HACK IN TWITTER 
HISTORY. 
SOME ACCOUNTS OF 
THE MOST FAMOUS 
USERS INCLUDING 
BARACK OBAMA, 
JOE BIDEN, JEFF 
BEZOS AND KANYE 
WEST WERE TAKEN 
OVER BY CYBER 
CRIMINALS 
YESTERDAY. 
UNIDENTIFIED 
HACKERS USED THE 
ACCOUNTS TO ASK 
PEOPLE TO SEND 
THEM BIG COINS 
PROMISING TO 
DOUBLE THEIR 
MONEY, SCAMMING 
THEM OVER 
$100,000. 
TWITTER IS 
COOPERATING WITH 
THE FBI AND IS 
TAKING STEPS TO 
ENSURE THIS DOES 
NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
THEY CALLED THE 
INCIDENT A 
COORDINATED 
ENGINEERING 
SOCIAL ATTACK BY 
PEOPLE WHO 
SUCCESSFULLY 
TARGETED OF OUR 
EMPLOYEES WITH 
ACCESS TO 
INTERNAL SYSTEMS.
>> THE SOCIAL 
ENGINEER IS 
GOING TO TRY TO 
GAIN ACCESS TO A 
SYSTEM OR MONEY 
OR DATA BY 
TRYING TO 
LEVERAGE AND 
EXPLOIT A 
PERSON, WHETHER 
THAT IS 
SUSCEPTIBILITY 
TO BEING BRIBED 
OR TRYING TO 
GAIN ACCESS TO 
THEIR 
CREDENTIALS BY 
FISHING THEM 
OVER EMAIL. 
>> SOME ARE 
DEMANDING ANSWERS
AND REPUBLICAN 
SENT A LETTER TO 
JACK DORSEY 
ASKING WHETHER 
TRUMP'S ACCOUNT 
IS UNDER THREAT. 
DEMOCRAT RICHARD 
BLUMENTHAL SAID 
THIS ATTACK 
BODES ILL FOR 
NOVEMBER 
BALLOTING. 
>> THIS WAS A 
CLOSE CALL. 
THROUGH 
CONTROLLING THE 
TWITTER ACCOUNTS 
OF MAJOR CEOS 
THEY COULD'VE 
TANKED THE STOCK 
PRICES OF THOSE 
COMPANIES, THEY 
COULD'VE USED 
THE POLITICIAN 
ACCOUNTS TO 
CREATE WORLDWIDE 
PANIC. 
>> A WAKE UP 
CALL WITH LESS 
THAN FOUR MONTHS 
UNTIL ELECTION 
DAY. 
JO LING KENT, 
NBC NEWS, LOS 
ANGELES. 
>>> TONIGHT A 
STUNNING 
ACCUSATION FROM 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S NICE, 
MARY TRUMP 
TELLING MSNBC'S 
RACHEL MADDOW 
SHE HEARD THE 
PRESIDENT USE 
ANTI-SEMITIC 
SLURS AND THE 
LETTER AND WORD. 
>> JUST TO ASK 
IF THE 
PRESIDENT, YOUR 
UNCLE WAS AN 
EXCEPTION TO 
THAT IN YOUR 
FAMILY OR IF HE, 
IF YOU EVER 
HEARD HIM EXPRESS
EITHER ANTI-
SEMITIC SLURS OR 
THE LETTER AND 
WORD OR OTHER 
RACIST WORDS OR 
OTHER SENTIMENTS 
LIKE THAT. 
DO YOU MEAN THIS 
AS AN AMBIENT 
THING IN YOUR 
FAMILY OR DID 
YOU HEAR IT FROM 
HIM, TOO? 
>> OH YES, OF 
COURSE I DID. 
I DON'T THINK 
THAT SHOULD 
SURPRISE ANYBODY 
GIVEN HOW 
VIRULENTLY 
RACIST HE IS 
TODAY. 
>> HAVE YOU 
HEARD THE 
PRESIDENT USE 
THE N WORD? 
>> YES. 
>> AND ANTI-
SEMITIC SLURS 
SPECIFICALLY? 
>> YES. 
>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE OFFICIAL 
IN RESPONSE 
TELLS NBC NEWS 
THIS IS A BOOK 
OF FALSEHOOD 
PLAYED AND 
SIMPLE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
DOES NOT USE 
THOSE WORDS. 
THE RECENT, 
RELIED ON RACE 
FREDERICK TO 
FIRE UP HIS 
BASE. 
BUT ANOTHER NEW 
ROUND OF POLLS 
SHOW SOME 
TRAILING JOE 
BIDEN BY DOUBLE 
DIGITS 
NATIONWIDE AND 
IN KEY 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATES. 
A NEW NBC NEWS 
WALL STREET 
JOURNAL POLL 
FINDS THE 
PRESUMPTIVE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NOMINEE WITH AN 
11 POINT 
NATIONAL LEAD 
OVER PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, AMONG 
REGISTERED 
VOTERS. 
IN BATTLEGROUND 
STATES, BIDEN 
HOLDS A COMBINED 
LEAD OF 12 POINTS
AND THE 
PRESIDENT LATE 
WEDNESDAY SHOOK 
UP HIS CAMPAIGN 
STAFF. 
HE DEMOTED 
CAMPAIGN MANAGER 
BRAD PARK MAIL 
PLACING HIM WITH 
BILL STEFFY AND, 
A VETERAN 
REPUBLICAN 
OPERATIVE. 
IN THAT NEW NBC 
WALL STREET 
JOURNAL POLL 33% 
OF AMERICANS 
APPROVE OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
HANDLING OF RACE 
RELATIONS. 
>>> IS THE 
DEBATE OVER 
OPENING SCHOOLS 
INTENSIFIES, A 
STUNNING NEW 
STATISTIC FROM 
FLORIDA, 31% OF 
KIDS TESTED FOR 
COVID-19 WERE 
POSITIVE. 
MORE THAN 16,000.
EXPERTS WARN 
THERE ARE 
CAVEATS. 
>> THESE ARE 
KIDS WERE TESTED 
BECAUSE THEY 
MORE THAN LIKELY 
HAD SYMPTOMS. 
THIS IS NOT 
INDICATIVE OF 
KIDS OVERALL. 
>> 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
FOR CHILDREN 
REMAIN RARE AND 
NATIONWIDE THE 
DEATH RATE FOR 
COVID PATIENTS 
UNDER AGE 25 IS 
LESS THAN .1%. 
IT COMES AS SOME 
SCHOOLS ARE 
ALREADY IN 
SESSION. AT 
WESTFIELD DAY 
CARE CENTER IN 
NEW JERSEY, 
SUMMER SCHOOL IS 
OPEN FOR KIDS 18 
MONTHS TO 
KINDERGARTEN 
WITH A NEW 
ROUTINE. 
NO ONE WITH A 
TEMPERATURE OF 
100.4 OR ABOVE 
CAN COME TO 
CLASS AND PARENTS
SAY GOODBYE 
OUTSIDE. 
>> IT IS A GOOD 
IDEA TO SEND THE 
KIDS HERE. 
>> THEY CUT 
CAPACITY FROM 100
DOWN TO 40 AND 
THE KIDS LEARNED 
SMALL GROUPS OF 
10 OR WHAT SOME 
EXPERTS CALL 
PODS, REDUCING 
CONTACT WITH 
OTHERS SO IF 
SOMEONE GETS 
SICK, THE POD 
CAN BE 
QUARANTINED. 
>> THERE IS 
ALWAYS A RISK 
BUT IF IT IS 
GOING AS 
SMOOTHLY AS 
HERE, I THINK 
CHILDREN NEED IT.
THEY NEED TO BE 
WITH OTHER 
CHILDREN. 
>> TEACHERS PUT 
THE KIDS AT SIX 
FEET APART AND 
MASKS ARE 
OPTIONAL AND 
EACH CHILD 
BRINGS THEIR OWN 
SUPPLIES. 
THEY EAT LUNCH 
AT THEIR DESK, 
NOT IN THE 
CAFETERIA. 
ALMOST 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
HAPPENS OUTSIDE. 
STAFF SANITIZES 
HIGH TOUCH 
SURFACES BETWEEN 
GROUPS. 
THIS BALANCES 
SCHOOL AND 
SAFETY. 
>> HOW HAPPY ARE 
YOU TO BE BACK 
IN SCHOOL? 
>> SUPERDUPER. 
YEAH. 
>> IT HAS BEEN 
THREE WEEKS AND 
SO FAR NO KIDS 
OF GOTTEN SICK. 
BIGGER SCHOOLS 
WILL HAVE OUR 
CHALLENGES WITH 
THIS KIND OF 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
SOME EXPERTS 
WANT TO GO 
FURTHER. 
YESTERDAY THE 
NATIONAL 
ACADEMIES OF 
SCIENCE, 
ENGINEERING, AND 
MEDICINE, URGED 
SCHOOLS TO OPEN 
BUT RECOMMENDED 
MASKS FOR ALL 
TEACHERS AND 
STUDENTS. 
>>> TIFFANY 
McGEE COULD NOT 
BELIEVE IT. 
THE PHONE CALL 
NO MOTHER WANTS 
TO HEAR. 
>> I DID NOT 
KNOW IF HE WAS 
ALIVE OR NOT. 
THEY SAID HE HAD 
A GUNSHOT WOUND. 
>> DID THEY 
MENTION A DEPUTY 
SHOT HIM? 
BACK NO ONE SAID 
ANYTHING. 
NO ONE SAID AN 
OFFICER SHOT MY 
CHILD. 
>> IN MARCH, HER 
14-YEAR-OLD SON 
WAS IN THE 
HOSPITAL AND HAD 
BEEN RIDING WITH 
A GROUP. 
McGEE SAYS HE 
DID NOT KNOW 
THAT. 
THEY TRIED TO 
STOP THE CAR IN 
THE NEW ORLEANS 
SUBURB AND THE 
DRIVER STOPPED 
AND BAILED OUT 
IN THE THREE 
TEENAGERS 
STARTED RUNNING. 
McGEE DROPPED 
JUMPED THE 
SPENCE AND 
DEPUTIES CAUGHT 
UP WITH HIM. 
>> DID YOU 
REALIZE THE 
OFFICERS HAD 
DRAWN THEIR 
WEAPONS? 
WHERE DID THEY 
SHOOT YOU? 
>> IN MY BACK. 
>> Reporter: THE 
ORIGINAL 
INCIDENT REPORTS 
DID NOT MENTION 
THE OFFICER 
INVOLVED 
SHOOTING. 
THREE MONTHS 
LATER TREMAL WAS 
CHARGED  WITH 
RESISTING AN 
OFFICER. 
>>'S ONLY PUBLIC 
STATEMENT ON THE 
INCIDENT, THE 
SHERIFF SAID THE 
AGENCY WAS 
INVESTIGATING. 
>> RECORDS ARE 
PROTECTED. 
NOTHING IS BEING 
HIDDEN. 
I DID NOT KNOW 
IF IT WAS 
REPORTED OR NOT 
REPORTED THREE 
MONTHS AGO. 
>> TIFFANY McGEE 
SAYS SHE 
STRUGGLED TO GET 
ANSWERS ABOUT 
WHAT HAPPENED 
THAT NIGHT. 
>> SHE RECORDED 
HER INTERACTIONS 
WITH THE 
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
>> MY SON HAS A 
WOUND THAT WILL 
NEVER GO AWAY. 
TELL ME YOU 
DON'T REMEMBER, 
YOU DIDN'T KNOW? 
THAT DID NOT SIT 
WELL. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
IS NOW ONE OF 
SEVERAL FAMILIES 
IN THE PARISH 
CALLING FOR 
CHANGE. 
NBC NEWS FOUND 
IN THE LAST FIVE 
YEARS AT LEAST 
12 BLACK AND 
LATINO MEN AND 
BOYS HAVE DIED 
DURING 
ENCOUNTERS WITH 
THE SHERIFF'S 
OFFICE BUT THE 
SHERIFF HAS 
REJECTED CALLS 
TO USE BODY 
CAMERAS AND THAT 
IS A KEY REFORM 
THAT NEIGHBORING 
NEW ORLEANS HAS 
EMBRACED. 
NO JUSTIFICATION 
FOR IT. 
>> THE ATTORNEY 
SAYS, DEADLY 
FORCE SHOULD 
ONLY BE USED IN 
THE MOST PRUDENT 
CASES AND A 14-
YEAR-OLD CHILD 
LAYING ON THE 
GROUND TRYING TO 
COMPLY IS 
ABSOLUTELY, 
OBJECTIVELY, NO 
REASON TO USE 
DEADLY FORCE AT 
ALL. 
KNOW WHAT YOU 
SAY TO THE 
PEOPLE LOOKING 
AT THIS CASE WHO 
MIGHT THINK, 
OKAY, BUT WHY 
DID HE RUN? 
>> RUNNING IS 
NOT A DEATH 
PENALTY. 
THERE IS NO 
JUSTIFICATION 
FOR SHOOTING AN 
UNARMED CHILD IN 
THE BACK. 
THERE ISN'T. 
THERE ISN'T. 
>> SHERIFF'S 
OFFICE DECLINED 
OUR REQUEST FOR 
AN ON CAMERA 
INTERVIEW 
SETTING CHILD 
PRIVACY LAWS. 
THE OFFICE ALSO 
DECLINED TO 
ANSWER QUESTIONS 
ABOUT POLICIES 
AND -- TIFFANY 
McGEE SAYS SHE 
WILL STOP 
PUSHING. 
>> ONCE MY VOICE 
WILL BE HEARD, 
I'M GOING TO LET 
IT BE HEARD. 
>> ONE MOTHER 
WHO WILL NOT 
STAYILENT. 
>>> THIS TARGET 
HERE IS IN NEW 
YORK. 
THEY ARE TRADING 
OVER 1800 IMAGES 
OF CHILDREN THAT 
ARE 12 AND 
YOUNGER. 
>> I ALWAYS 
THOUGHT, THIS GUY
IS GOING TO LIVE 
HIS BEST LIFE 
HAVING DONE THE 
THINGS HE HAS 
DONE WITH NO 
CONSEQUENCE. 
>> IN NOVEMBER 
2015 SHE GOT A 
CALL FROM HER 
PARENTS. 
>> I REMEMBER MY 
HEART WAS 
PALPITATING, I 
MEMBER MY HANDS 
GETTING SWEATY. 
>> HER HALF-
BROTHER HAD BEEN 
ARRESTED ON 
CHILD 
PORNOGRAPHY 
CHARGES. 
THERE ARE MEMBER 
JUMPING ON THE 
COMPUTER RIGHT 
AWAY GOOGLING IT 
AND IT WAS TRUE 
AND THERE IT WAS 
RIGHT THERE, 
PICTURE OF MY 
BROTHER, HIS MUG 
SHOT, WITH A 
PICTURE OF HIM 
IN THE NEWS. 
I WAS LIKE WOW, 
THIS IS REAL. 
>> GETTING IN 
TOUCH WITH THE 
INVESTIGATOR IN 
THE CASE OF -- 
>> I EXPLAINED I 
WAS A VICTIM OF 
CHILD MOLESTATION
FOR MANY YEARS 
BY HIM. 
>>'S ATTORNEY 
DID NOT RESPOND 
TO HER REQUEST 
FOR COMMENT. 
THE POLICE USED 
A CHILD 
PROTECTION 
SYSTEM, 
TECHNOLOGY 
DEVELOPED BY ANON
PROFIT CHILD 
RESCUE COALITION.
A TOOL THAT HELPS
THEM TRACK AND 
IDENTIFY PEOPLE 
WHO DOWNLOAD AND 
SHARE CHILD 
INFORMATION 
ONLINE. 
>> WE CAN CLICK 
ON IT AND THIS 
GIVES THE 
INVESTIGATOR A 
FULL VIEW OF 
THIS PREDATOR, 
SO WE CATEGORIZE 
ALL THE 
DIFFERENT FILES 
THAT THEY ARE 
TRACKING. 
>> THE FILES OF 
THE CPS TRACKS 
HAVE BEEN FILED 
BY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AND 
DETERMINED TO BE 
MINORS. 
THE MATERIALS 
TYPICALLY COME 
FROM DEVICES 
USED SUSPECTS. 
THIS ROLLS OUT 
MATERIALS THAT 
EITHER IS A 
LEGAL OR 
PRIORITY FOR 
PROSECUTION LIKE 
MINORS 
CONSENSUALLY 
SEXTING OTHER 
MINORS. 
THEY ARE TURNING 
TO CODES CALLED 
HASHES AND THOSE 
HASHES ARE 
CATALOGUED INTO 
THE CHILD 
PROTECTION 
SYSTEM GROWING 
DATABASE. 
RIGHT NOW THE 
DATABASE HAS 
MORE THAN 1 
MILLION HASHED 
IMAGES AND 
VIDEOS WHICH IT 
USES TO FIND 
COMPUTERS THAT 
HAVE DOWNLOADED 
THEM. 
THEY ARE ABLE TO 
TRACK IP 
ADDRESSES AND 
DEVICES. 
EVEN IF THE 
OWNER MOVES 
LOCATION, THE 
VPN CAN MASK THE 
IP ADDRESS. 
>> THIS DEFENDER 
HAS 1800 CHILD 
NOTABLE OF 12 
AND YOUNGER 
VICTIMS BEING 
ABUSED, 12 AND 
UNDER. 
THIS IS SHOWING 
US THE OFFENDER 
IS A MULTIPLE -- 
NETWORK, SO I 
KNOW BY LOOKING 
AT THIS THERE ARE
TWO NETWORKS AND 
TWO CHAT BASE 
NETWORKS AND IF 
I CLICKED ON IT, 
WE ARE ABLE TO 
SEE THE 
FILENAMES AS 
THEY EXIST ON 
THE OFFENDERS 
HARD DRIVE. I 
SEE COMMON 
ACRONYMS LIKE 
PTHC WHICH IS -- 
HARD-CORE WHICH 
THEY ARE TYPING 
IN AND I SEE THE 
FIVE-YEAR-OLD 
VICTIM. 
ANOTHER THING WE 
SEE HERE IS THIS 
OFFENDER ALSO HAS
ONE CHILD WE 
CATEGORIZED AS 
ONE OF THE 
SPECIALS, SO 
THESE ARE 
ACTUALLY 
GROOMING 
MATERIALS SUCH 
AS HOW TO 
DOCUMENTS, HOW 
TO GAIN ACCESS 
TO CHILDREN, HOW 
TO BE A BETTER 
PREDATOR. 
>> NONE OF THIS 
INFORMATION IS 
ENOUGH TO MAKE 
AN ARREST. 
IT IS USED BY 
POLICE TO 
ESTABLISH 
PROBABLE CAUSE 
FOR A SEARCH 
WARRANT. 
>> THERE IS A 
HUGE CONNECTION 
BETWEEN PEOPLE 
WHO ARE 
DOWNLOADING 
CHILD SEXUAL 
ABUSE MATERIAL 
AND THEN GO ON 
TO HANDS-ON 
ABUSE. 
A LOT OF TIMES 
WE ARE SEEING 
THE CHILDREN ARE 
TOO YOUNG TO 
COME FORWARD. 
THERE IS NOT 
ENOUGH EVIDENCE 
TO CONVICT ON 
VICTIM ONLY IS 
THE EVIDENCE, SO 
THERE IS A HUGE 
PROACTIVE WAY OF 
IDENTIFYING WHO 
THESE PEOPLE ARE.
ON FEBRUARY 18, 
CHILD PROTECTIVE 
SYSTEM 
TECHNOLOGIES WAS 
USED TO 
COORDINATE A 
FIVE COUNTRY BUST
FROM AN 
OPERATIONS ROOM 
IN BRAZIL. 
USING CPS TECH 
ALONG WITH U.S. 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY ARRESTED
100 PEOPLE 
DOWNLOADING 
CHILD ABUSE 
IMAGES AND 
SEIZED THEIR 
COMPUTERS.
[SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
>> CURRENTLY THE 
TECHNOLOGY IS 
USED BY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AND 
IN 96 COUNTRIES. 
AT THE CHILD 
RESCUE COALITION,
THEY HOPE TO 
EXPAND THE USE 
FURTHER BEYOND 
LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
COMPANIES AND 
ONLINE PLATFORMS.
>> WE HAVE HAD A 
REALLY 
SUCCESSFUL 
PARTNERSHIP WITH 
THE NATIONAL 
BABYSITTING AND 
CAREGIVER 
PLATFORM. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
ABLE TO IDENTIFY 
PREDATORS THAT 
ARE USING THEIR 
SITES TO BE 
APPLICANTS AS 
BABYSITTERS WHO 
ARE LOOKING TO 
ABUSE CHILDREN. 
ONE EXAMPLE, FOR 
INSTANCE, WAS 
SEEN TRYING TO 
BE A BABYSITTER 
AND WAS A MAIL 
PROVIDER AND 
THEY HAD ALSO 
BEEN TRADING 
CHILD 
EXPLOITATION IN 
THE PEER-TO-PEER 
NETWORK THAT WE 
WERE TRACKING AND
WE WERE 
SUCCESSFULLY 
ABLE TO PUT A 
STOP TO THAT. 
>> SOME CIVIL 
LIBERTIES 
EXPERTS HAVE 
RAISED CONCERNS 
ABOUT A LACK OF 
OVERSIGHT. 
IN 2019, HUMAN 
RIGHTS LAUNCHED 
A LETTER TO THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE CALLING 
FOR MORE TESTING 
OF TECHNOLOGY. 
THEY FLAGGED 
MATERIALS -- 
WITHOUT ANY 
SAFEGUARDS TO 
ENSURE 
DESIGNATIONS ARE 
ACCURATE. 
RATHER THAN 
REVEAL DETAILS 
ON HOW THE USE 
OF TECHNOLOGY.
>>> GREAT INTEL 
FOR THE OFFICERS 
TO GO IN, IF 
THAT OFFICER 
DEEMS THAT THERE 
POSSIBLY ISN'T 
ENOUGH 
INFORMATION TO 
MAKE THAT 
ARREST, THAT 
WOULD BE UP TO 
THE INDIVIDUAL 
OFFICER. 
>> MORE THAN 
12,000 PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN 
ARRESTED IN 
CASES LIKE CPS 
OVER THE PAST 
DECADE. 
>> I HAVE BEEN 
HEALING FOR 30 
SOMETHING YEARS. 
BUT DEFINITELY 
FINDING OUT THAT 
HE WAS ARRESTED 
AND CONVICTED 
FOR CHILD 
PORNOGRAPHY HAS 
HELPED ME HEAL 
TREMENDOUSLY 
BECAUSE IT'S 
JUST ONE OF 
THOSE 
VALIDATIONS THAT 
I WASN'T LYING. 
I DIDN'T MAKE 
THIS UP. 
IT WAS TOO LATE 
FOR POLICE TO 
INVESTIGATE 
RONNY'S ABUSE AS 
A SEPARATE 
COUNT. 
WAS SENTENCED TO 
THREE YEARS IN 
PRISON. 
>> HE WAS 
RELEASED IN 
2018. 
>> SO FOR ME IT 
WAS REALLY -- 
IT'S HELPING IN 
MY HEALING 
PROCESS BECAUSE 
IT'S VALIDATION 
THAT, YOU KNOW, 
THIS PERSON DID 
DO THIS TO ME. 
 
WEATHER.
GUYS?
>> ALL RIGHT, AL.
THANK YOU.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT HOUR.
>>> THIS MORNING ON "TODAY'S" 
CONSUMER, WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN
YOUR FAVORITE STORE DECLARES 
BANKRUPTCY?
WITH MILLIONS OUT OF WORK AND 
STATES ROLLING BACK THEIR 
REOPENINGS, BIG NAMES LIKE 
J.CREW HAS BEEN HIT HARD.
IT DOESN'T MEAN
>>> WITH US TO 
EXPLAIN IS 
SENIOR BUSINESS 
CORRESPONDENT 
STEPHANIE RUHLE, 
I OFTEN THOUGHT 
ABOUT 
BANKRUPTCY, 
THAT'S THE END, 
GOODBYE, NEVER 
SEE IT AGAIN. 
THAT'S NOT HOW 
IT WORKS. 
>> IT'S NOT HOW 
IT WORKS, 
SAVANNAH. 
IT MEANS THAT 
THE STORES YOU 
MAY LOVER IN 
FINANCIAL 
TROUBLE SO THEY 
ARE TO 
RESTRENGTH TOUR 
THEIR DEBT. 
TOYS 'R' US 
FILED FOR 
BANKRUPTCY, THEN 
THEY OPENED UP A 
SMALLER ONE LESS 
EXPENSIVE, ONE 
FOR EXAMPLE 
DURING THE 
HOLIDAY SEASON 
IN NEW JERSEY 
LAST YEAR, SO 
THEY ARE JUST 
CHANGING IT UP 
BUT THEY ARE NOT 
DISAPPEARING 
FOREVER. 
>> WHICH IS 
BUSINESSES ARE 
DOING WELL AND 
WHICH ARE 
STRUGGLING? 
>> SO, WHAT 
WE'RE SEEING IS 
A CONTINUATION 
OF WHAT WAS 
HAPPENING BEFORE 
COVID. 
THE BIGGER ARE 
GETTING BIGGER, 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
THE AMAZON 
EFFECT BEFORE. 
NOW THOSE MOM 
AND POP STORES 
ARE HURTING. 
WE'RE EXPECTING 
25,000 SMALL 
BUSINESSES TO 
CLOSE BY THE END 
OF THE YEAR. 
OVER HALF ARE 
LIKELY TO BE 
SHOPPED INSIDE 
OF MALLS. 
WE THINK ABOUT 
THE AMAZONS AND 
WAL-MARTS THEY 
SELL EVERYTHING, 
THEY HAVE HUGE E-
COMMERCE, THEY 
ARE DOING WELL 
AND SMALLER 
BUSINESSES ARE 
HURTING. 
>> YOU AND I ARE 
ALWAYS PREACHING 
THAT, TOO, SHOP 
LOCAL, SHOP 
SMALL. 
THERE ARE SOME 
BARGAINS TO BE 
HAD. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
AND SOMETHING WE 
NEED TO REMEMBER 
THOUGH, IF YOU 
HEAR THAT A 
STORE THAT YOU 
LOVE HAS FILED 
FOR BANKRUPTCY 
AND YOU HAVE A 
CREDIT CARD WITH 
THEM, THAT 
DOESN'T MEAN YOU 
DON'T HAVE TO 
PAY IT. 
IF YOU OWE THAT 
STORE SOME MONEY 
HAVE YOU TO PAY 
THEM. 
IF A STORE IS 
GOING OUT OF 
BUSINESS FOR 
EXAMPLE, THERE 
IS A CHANCE YOU 
WILL SEE THE 
BEST DEALS 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
BASICALLY 
SELLING 
EVERYTHING 
THEY'VE GOT. 
STORES THAT ARE 
FILING FOR 
BANKRUPTCY, 
THINK J CREW IS 
LIKELY CLOSING 
50 OF 200 
STORES, BROOKS 
BROTHERS ALSO 
CLOSING 50 
LOCATIONS. 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
SHRINKING, 
THEY'VE GOT TO 
MOVE A WHOLE LOT 
OF MERCHANDISE 
SEND IT TO OTHER 
LOCATIONS, LOOK 
OUT FOR COUPONS 
AND DEALS, THEY 
NEED TO MOVE 
MERCHANDISE SO 
IT'S A GREAT 
TIME TO BUY. 
DIG THROUGH YOUR 
KITCHEN DRAWERS, 
IF YOU GOT STORE 
CREDIT, IF YOU 
HAVE OLD COUPONS 
THAT HAVEN'T 
EXPIRED YOU WANT 
TO USE THEM ASAP 
BEFORE RULES 
CHANGE. 
>> CLOSING A 
LOCATION WOULD 
BE A GOOD TIME 
TO GET IN THERE 
IF THEY ARE 
CLEARING OUT THE 
STOCKS. 
HAVE A GOOD 
WEEKEND, WE'LL 
SEE YOU SOON. 
>>> IT IS A TOP 
PRIORITY FOR THE 
NATION'S MEDICAL 
RESERVERS 
FINDING A 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
NOW DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI WITH 
FACEBOOK'S MARK 
ZUCKERBERG IS 
CAUTIOUSLY 
OPTIMISTIC A 
SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE 
VACCINE 
CANDIDATE COULD 
BE IDENTIFIED BY 
THE FALL. 
>> BY THE TIME 
WE GET TO THE 
END OF THIS 
YEAR, THE 
BEGINNING OF 
CALENDAR YEAR 
2021, WE MAY 
HAVE VACCINE ONE 
OR MORE 
CANDIDATES THAT 
IS ACTUALLY A 
SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE. 
>> HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES 
ALEX AZAR 
APPROVED JACK 
SEEN WIDELY 
AVAILABLE BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR. 
>> TO BE 
THINKING OF THE 
HIGH TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
DOSES OF YEAH 
POPED VACCINE 
FOR USE LATER 
THIS YEAR WITH 
HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
VACCINES EARLY 
NEXT YEAR. 
>> WITH THE 
DEATH TOLL 
RIDING EXPERTS 
WARN THE U.S. IS 
LOSING THE 
BATTLE OVER 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING WITH 
LONG LINES OF 
POPUP TESTING 
SITES 
NATIONWIDE. 
RESEARCHES AT 
THE ROCKEFELLER 
FOUNDATION, 
AMERICA FACES AN 
IMPENDING 
DISASTER. 
FROM HAD .5 
MILLION PER WEEK 
NOW, TO 30 
MILLION PER WEEK 
BY OCTOBER. 
AND CONGRESS 
NEEDS TO SPEND 
$775 BILLION TO 
INCREASE TESTING 
INCLUDING RAPID 
ANTIGEN TESTS 
RESULTS IN 20 
MINUTES. 
>> WE'RE STUCK 
BETWEEN A ROCK 
AND A HARD 
PLACE. 
EITHER YOU 
SHUTDOWN THE 
ECONOMY AND 
PEOPLE HAVE 
EXPERIENCE 
SIGNIFICANT 
LEARNING LOSS, 
OR YOU KEEP 
THINGS OPEN AND 
LOSE HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
AMERICANS. 
>> RESEARCHERS 
SAY TEST RESULTS 
NOW ARE TAKING 
FAR TOO LONG, 
SOMETIMES TO YOU 
2 WEEKS WHEN 
THEY SHOULD TAKE 
48 HOURS OR 
LESS. 
A NEW REPORT 
FROM THE MEDICAL 
JOURNAL LANCET, 
MAKE IT I AM 
POSTED PHOTOS 
TROUBLE REDUCE 
THE SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS, 
TRACKING 
EVERYONE WITH 
WHOM PATIENTS 
HAVE HAD 
CONTACT. 
>> SOMETHING 
WE'VE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
FOR WEEKS, AS WE 
CONTINUE TO 
REACH RECORD 
LEVELS THAT 
CHIEF CONCERN, 
HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
HOT SPOTS, WHERE 
DOES THAT 
SITUATION STAND 
RIGHT NOW? 
HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY? 
>> SO RIGHT NOW 
IT'S FLORIDA, 
IT'S TEXAS, IT'S 
ARIZONA AND 
CALIFORNIA. 
AND JUST AS A 
SNAPSHOT, 
FLORIDA. 
54 HOSPITALS IN 
FLORIDA RIGHT 
NOW HAVE 0 ICU 
CAPSITY THEY 
REPORT AND 40 
HOSPITALS HAVE 
LESS THAN 10% 
ICU CAPACITY. 
AND LET'S JUST 
REITERATE THE 
DEATH TOLL HERE, 
WE ARE AT A 
THOUSAND PEOPLE 
DYING EVERY 
SINGLE DAY IN 
THIS COUNTRY, 
WHICH OF COURSE 
HAS JUST JUMPED 
DRAMATICALLY 
OVER 0 THE 
PREVIOUS FEW 
WEEKS, SO THIS 
IS BECOMING A 
LOOMING DISASTER 
IN MANY CITIES 
ACROSS THE 
SOUTH. 
>> A THOUSAND 
AMERICANS EVERY 
DAY, TOM 
COSTELLO IN 
WASHINGTON, TOM, 
THANK YOU 
 
THE OTHER OF PLAYING POLITICS 
DURING A PANDEMIC.
IN GEORGIA, THE FIGHT OVER
>>> IN GEORGIA 
ARE THE FIGHT 
FACE MACE BEES 
IN COURT. 
SUING THE MAYOR 
IN AN EFFORT TO 
BLOCK THE CITY 
FROM MAKING FACE 
COVERING HAND 
TORY AND ROLLING 
BACK CLOSING 
MEASURES, 
CALLING THE MASK 
MANDATE 
UNENFORCEMENT 
SAYING THE 
MAYOR'S 
STATEMENTS 
CREATE AMBIGUITY 
AND UNCERTAINTY, 
BLOCKING THE 
MAYOR FROM 
FUTURE EXECUTIVE 
ORDERS THAT ARE 
MORE RESTRICTIVE 
THAN WHAT HE HAS 
PUT IN PLACE 
UNLESS MAYOR 
BOTTOMS IS 
RESTRAINED, THE 
LAWSUIT READS, 
GEORGIA CITIZENS 
WILL. 
>> SCIENTISTS 
ARE TELLING US 
THE RIGHT THING 
TO DO IS WEAR A 
MASK. 
>> VIRTUAL NEWS 
CONFERENCE HOURS 
BEFORE, MAYOR 
BOTTOMS WAS NOT 
AT ALL CONCERNED 
ABOUT POTENTIAL 
LITIGATION. 
>> I'M NOT 
AFRAID OF THE 
CITY BEING SUED 
AND POLICIES UP 
AGAINST ANY, ANY 
DAY OF THE WEEK. 
>> A DEFIANT 
RESPONSE TO THE 
LAWSUIT, WRITING 
IF BEING SUED BY 
THE STATE IS 
WHAT IT TAKES TO 
SAVE LIVES IN 
ATLANTA THEN WE 
WILL SEE THEM IN 
COURT. 
IN A TWEET, THE 
GOVERNOR SAID 
HIS LAWSUIT WAS 
FOR ATLANTA 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
AND HARD WORKING 
EMPLOYEES WHO 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO SURVIVE. 
THIS LATEST 
ESCALATION COME 
HAS DAY AFTER 
GOVERNOR KEMP 
WHO HAS REFUSED 
REQUIRE MASKS 
STATE WIDE 
LOCKED OF 
CITIES. 
THE MOVE SETTING 
UP A SHOWDOWN 
WITH SOME LOCAL 
LEADERS. 
>> I HAVE BEEN 
ABSOLUTELY 
FLABBERGASTED BY 
WHAT HAS 
OCCURRED HERE, 
HOW GOVERNMENT 
CHOSEN, IN TEAMS 
WE'VE CHOSEN TO 
MAKE A PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY 
INTO SOME TYPE 
OF POLITICAL 
ISSUE. 
>> GEORGIA'S 
COVID-19 CASES 
CONTINUE TO 
RISE. 
THURSDAY THE 
STATE ADDED MORE 
THAN 3400 NEW 
CASES AMONG THE 
HIGHEST SINGLE 
DAY TOTALS SINCE 
THE PART OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
 
REQUIREMENT, THAT GOES TOO FAR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
BLAYNE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JOINING US NOW IS 
>>> JOINING NOW 
KNACKISH A LANCE 
BOTTOMS. 
LET'S PICK IT 
UPRIGHT THERE, 
GOVERNOR KEMP IS 
NOT AGAINST 
MASKS, HE HAS 
GONE AROUND AND 
SUGGESTED PEOPLE 
WEAR IT AND 
WEARS ONE 
HIMSELF. 
YOU DON'T NEED A 
MANDATE TO DO 
THE RIGHT THING. 
WHAT'S YOUR 
RESPONSE TO 
THAT? 
>> WELL, GOOD 
MORNING. 
AND THANK YOU 
FOR HAVING ME. 
THE ENTIRE 
LAWSUIT IS 
SIMPLY BIZARRE 
QUITE FRANKLY. 
SAVANNAH AND 
MAYOR JOHNSON 
INSTITUTED MASK 
ORDER THE FIRST 
OF JULY, THE 
HOME TOWN 
INSTITUTE ADD 
MASK ORDER ON 
THE 8th OF JULY. 
THEN WHEN 
ATLANTA 
INSTITUTED A 
MASK ORDER, 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
SHE FILED A 
LAWSUIT AND IN 
ADDITION TO 
BASED ON THE 
MASK MANDATE SHE 
CHASED EXCEPTION 
OF ADVISORY 
REOPENING 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
SUING US 
PERSONALLY, 
MYSELF AND THE 
CITY COUNCIL, 
BECAUSE OF 
ADVISORY 
RECOMMENDATIONS, 
AND I DON'T 
THINK HAPPEN 
STANCE THAT THIS 
LAWSUIT CAME THE 
DAY AFTER DONALD 
TRUMP VISITED 
ATLANTA, AS I 
POINTED OUT, 
THAT SHE WAS 
VIOLATING CITY 
LAW BY NOT 
HAVING ON A MASK 
IN ATLANTA'S 
HEART FIELD 
JACKSON 
INTERNATIONAL 
AIRPORT. 
AND SO, THERE 
ARE SEVERAL 
MAYORS ACROSS 
THE STATE WHO 
JOINED ME IN 
BEING PERPLEXED 
BY THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ACTIONS AND WE 
WILL CONTINUE TO 
DO WHAT WE NEED 
TO DO ON BEHALF 
OF THE PEOPLE 
WE'VE BEEN 
ELECTED TO 
REPRESENT. 
>> DON'T SUGAR 
COAT IT, DO YOU 
THINK THE 
GOVERNOR IS 
MOTIVATED BY 
POLITICS DOING 
THE BIDDING OF 
THE PRESIDENT 
BECAUSE SOME OF 
THE REMARKS THE 
PRESIDENT VIA 
TELEMEDICINE 
LATED ATLANTA 
ORDER BY NOT 
WEARING A MASK. 
>> HE IS PUTTING 
POLITICS OVER 
PEOPLE. 
AND IT'S 
INTERESTING, 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE DECISION 
MAKING OF OUR 
GOVERNOR, I WILL 
REMIND YOU THIS 
IS THE SAME 
GOVERNOR WHO 
DIDN'T KNOW 
UNTIL WELL INTO 
THE PANDEMIC 
THAT IT COULD BE 
SPREAD BY 
ASYMPTOMATIC 
TRANSMISSION. 
HE DIDN'T GO TO 
EMORY FOR 
GUIDANCE, HE 
DIDN'T GO TO THE 
CDC FOR 
GUIDANCE, HE 
WENT TO AUGUSTA 
UNIVERSITY, 
WHICH I'M SURE 
IS A FINE 
UNIVERSITY IN 
OUR STATE, IT'S 
NOT EMORY 
UNIVERSITY OR 
THE CDC IN TERMS 
OF IT EXPERTISE 
WITH INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE CONTROL. 
SO HE WAS 
SEARCHING FOR AN 
ANSWER, HE GOT 
IT. 
AND IT'S THE 
SAME ANSWER AND 
THE SAME PLAY 
BOOK THAT WE'VE 
SEEN COME OUT OF 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
>> I SHOULD SAY 
WE DID ASK 
GOVERNOR KEMP TO 
BE WITH US THIS 
MORNING, HIS 
OFFICE DECLINED. 
LET ME ASK YOU 
THIS, YOU 
YOURSELF ATLANTA 
WAS LATE TO THE 
MASK MANDATE, 
SAVANNAH, DID I 
THINK ON JULY 
1st, OTHER 
CITIES WERE 
EARLIER, IF IT'S 
IMPORTANT HOW 
COME IT TOOK SO 
LONG? 
>> WELL, I 
WANTED TO WAIT 
AND SEE WHAT 
WOULD HAPPEN AND 
IF HE WOULD 
RESPOND TO 
SAVANNAH'S MAN 
DATE. 
I SUSPECTED WHEN 
I DID SOMETHING 
ON BEHALF OF THE 
CITY OF ATLANTA 
IT WILL BECOME 
PROBLEMATIC, 
THAT IS THE 
REASON I WAITED 
TO SEE IF THE 
RESPONSE FROM 
HIS OFFICE SINCE 
SAVANNAH'S 
MANDATE AND 
THERE WAS NO 
RESPONSE, THIS 
LAWSUIT WAS 
FILED PERSONALLY 
AGAINST ME AND 
MEMBERS OF THE 
CITY COUNCIL THE 
DAY AFTER DONALD 
TRUMP WAS IN OUR 
CITY. 
AND SO, AT THE 
END OF THE DAY, 
THIS IS ABOUT 
SAVING LIVES 
OVER 3100 PEOPLE 
HAVE DIED IN OUR 
STATE, 106,000 
HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
MYSELF, MY 
HUSBAND AND ONE 
OF MY CHILDREN 
ARE 
DEMONSTRATION 
THE POSITIVE, 
I'M IN 
QUARANTINE AS WE 
SPEAK. 
SO I TAKE THIS 
VERY SERIOUSLY, 
AND I WILL 
CONTINUE TO DO 
EVERYTHING IN MY 
POWER TO PROTECT 
THE PEOPLE OF 
ATLANTA AND THE 
GOVERNOR HAS 
SIMPLY OVER 
STEPPED HIS 
BOUNDS IN HIS 
AUTHORITY, AND 
WE'LL SEE HIM IN 
COURT. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
YOU WILL PREVAIL 
IN COURT? 
>> I ABSOLUTELY 
THINK THAT I 
WILL PREVAIL. 
AND THE PEOPLE 
OF ATLANTA BY IN 
LARGE SUPPORT 
WEARING MASKS, 
AND WHAT WE ARE 
HEARING FROM 
BUSINESSES 
ACROSS OUR CITY 
IS THAT THESE 
INCONSISTENT 
POLICIES ARE 
PUTTING -- IT'S 
MAKING IT 
DIFFICULT FOR 
THEM TO SUPPORT 
MASK MANDATES IN 
THEIR 
BUSINESSES. 
WE HAVE 
REPRESENTATIVES 
FROM FORTUNE 500 
COMPANIES, DELTA 
AIRLINES, ONE OF 
OUR LARGEST 
EMPLOYERS IN THE 
STATE, SUPPORTS 
WEARING MASKS. 
AND SO THE 
NOTION OF THAT 
WE ARE SOMEHOW 
INTERFERING WITH 
BUSINESSES OR 
PEOPLE'S RIGHT 
TO WORK, IT'S 
SIMPLY BASELESS 
AND A WASTE OF 
TAXPAYER MONEY. 
I WISH THE 
GOVERNOR WOULD 
EXPAND TESTING 
AND CONTACT 
TRACING SO WE 
CAN GET TO THE 
OTHER SIDE OF 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
>> I HAVE TO CUT 
IT OFF. 
I WANT TOO ASK 
YOU QUICKLY HOW 
YOU ARE FEELING 
AND YOUR HUSBAND 
AND YOUR SON 
HAVING BEEN 
DIAGNOSED WITH 
COVID-19 
YOURSELF. 
>> WE'RE FEELING 
MUCH MUCH 
BETTER. 
NOT QUITE 100% 
WITH MY HUSBAND 
YET, BUT COMPARE 
TODAY HOW HE WAS 
A FEW DAYS AGO, 
IT'S MIRACULOUS 
TURN AROUND. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
BEING WITH US 
UNDER THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES, 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, KEISHA 
LANCE BOTTOMS. 
 
SOPHISTICATED AND TARGETED 
ATTACKS
>>> THIS MORNING 
RUSSIAN HACKER 
WAS CAUSED CYBER 
INTERFERENCE 
AGAIN, HACKERS 
TARGETING COVID-
19 VACCINE 
RESEARCH 
CENTERS. 
U.S., BRITISH 
AND CANADIAN 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES ARE 
ACCUSING HACKERS 
OF TRYING TO 
STEAL DETAILS OF 
THE DEVELOPMENT 
AND TESTING OF 
COVID-19 
VACCINE. 
THE GROUP COZY 
BEAR IS LONG 
BELIEVE TO HAVE 
TIES TO RUSSIAN 
INTELLIGENCE. 
CYBERSECURITY. 
>> DEMONSTRATION 
TARGETED. 
AGAINST 
VACCINES,. 
>> RUSSIA DENIES 
THE ALLEGATIONS, 
CALLING THE UK'S 
ACQUISITIONS 
VAGUE AND 
CONTROVERSIAL. 
>> WE ARE TRYING 
TO FIND A 
VACCINE, AROUND 
THE WORLD CAN 
BENEFIT FROM, 
HAVE THE RUSSIAN 
GOVERNMENT 
ENGAGE IN THAT 
IN TESTIFY I 
DON'T REMEMBER, 
IT NEEDS CALLING 
OUT. 
>> COZY BEAR WAS 
THOUGHT TO BE 
BEHIND THE CYBER 
ATTACKS AT THE 
DNC IN 2016. 
AND WHILE THERE 
IS NO EVIDENCE 
THE RUSSIAN 
HACKERS WERE 
ABLE TO STEAL 
ANY DETAILS, 
THEY ARE NOT 
THOUGHT TO BE 
THE ONLY COUNTRY 
TRYING. 
CHINA ALSO BEING 
CALLED OUT BY 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BARR. 
>> HACKERS HAVE 
TARGETED 
AMERICAN 
UNIVERSITIES AND 
FIRMS IN A BID 
TO STEAL IP 
RELATED TO 
CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENTS AND 
VACCINES. 
SOMETIMES 
DISRUPTING THE 
WORK OF OUR 
RESEARCHERS. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
RACE TO FIND A 
COVID CURE 
BECOMING A VIRUS 
OF ITS OWN. 
 
HELPED CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN 
WHICH THAT BEHAVIOR WAS 
PERMITTED.
WASHINGTON'S PRO FOOTBALL
SGL WASHINGTON 
PRO FOOTBALL 
TEAM UNDER NEW 
SCRUTINY, DAYS 
AFTER THE TEAM 
OFFICIALLY 
DROPPED ITS LONG 
TIME NICKNAME, 
WIDELY VIEWED AS 
A RACIST SLUR 
AGAINST NATIVE 
AMERICANS. 
NOW MORE THAN A 
DOZEN WOMEN WHO 
WORKED FOR THE 
TEAM ALLEGING 
SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT FROM 
TOP EXECUTIVES 
IN AN EXPLOSIVE 
REPORT. 
EMILY APPLEGATE 
WHO SPENT A YEAR 
WITH THE TEAM AS 
A MARKETING 
COORDINATOR. 
>> NOBODY 
DESERVES TO BE 
DEGRADED AND 
TREATED LIKE 
THAT, NOBODY 
DESERVES TO BE 
DISRESPECTED. 
AND FOR ANY OF 
US WOMEN THAT 
WANT TO GET INTO 
A CAREER THAT IS 
A MALE DOMINATED 
SPORT, WE 
SHOULDN'T BE 
AFRAID THAT 
THESE THINGS 
GOSH HING TO 
HAPPEN. 
>> THE COMMENT 
FROM HER BOSS 
CAME ALMOST 
DAILY. 
>> ANY SMALL 
ISSUE THAT SET 
HIM OFF SET HIM 
OFF LIKE TIMES 
TEN AND THAT 
WOULD BE WHEN HE 
WOULD CURSE AT 
ME, HE WOULD USE 
DEROGATORY SLURS 
TOWARDS ME. 
>> 14 OTHER 
WOMEN ALSO 
DETAILED THEIR 
ACCOUNTS TO THE 
POST, REMAINED 
ANONYMOUS, FOR 
FEAR OF LEGAL 
RETRIBUTION, 
INCLUDING SOME 
WHO SIGNED 
NONDISCLOSURE 
AGREEMENTS, 
THREE MEN 
RECENTLY BEEN 
FIRED OR LEFT 
THE TEAM. 
INCLUDING THE 
TEAM'S LONG TIME 
PLAY BY PLAY 
ANNOUNCER LARRY 
MICHAEL, FORMER 
COLLEAGUES TELL 
THE POST MICHAEL 
HAD A HISTORY OF 
MAKING 
INAPPROPRIATE 
COMMENTS ON 
WOMEN, TALKING 
ON A HOT MIC 
ABOUT A COLLEGE 
AGED INTERN, NOT 
CLEAR IF HE EVER 
FACED DISCIPLINE 
FERRY ACTION. 
MICHAEL RETIRED 
JUST HOURS AFTER 
THEY ASKED FOR 
AN INTERVIEW. 
HE RELEASED A 
STATEMENT 
READING IN PART, 
AFTER 16 GREAT 
YEARS MY TIME 
WITH THE 
ORGANIZATION IS 
OVER. 
NBC NEWS HAS 
CONTACTED 
MICHAEL FOR 
COMMENT. 
WASHINGTON POST 
REPORTER HELPED 
BREAK THE STORY. 
>> AS FOR THE 
REST OF THE 
WOMEN THEY SAID 
THERE WAS NO 
FUNCTIONAL HR 
DEPARTMENT AT 
THE REDSKINS FOR 
THEM TO -- 
>> THESE PEOPLE 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BELIEVE OR CARE 
ABOUT SOME YOUNG 
WOMAN THAT IS 
MAKING $32,000 A 
YEAR WHEN THEY 
HAVE SOMEBODY 
THAT CMO OF A 
COMPANY THAT 
THEY HAVE TO 
PROTECT. 
>> NONE OF THE 
WOMEN COMING 
FORWARD MADE 
ACCUSATIONS OF 
IMPROPER CONDUCT 
AGAINST THE TEAM 
ANYWHERE OWNER 
DAN SCHNEIDER OR 
FORMER TEAM 
PRESIDENT BRUCE 
ALLEN, SOME DID 
BLAME THEM FOR 
FOSTERING A 
TOXIC WORKPLACE. 
>> WHAT REALLY 
SORT OF 
HEARTBREAKING IS 
WOMEN HAVE TO GO 
THROUGH THIS, 
THESE YOUNG 
WOMEN WERE 
YOUNG, FIRST 
JOB. 
>> IN A 
STATEMENT TO THE 
POST, THE TEAM 
SAYS IT TAKES 
ISSUES OF 
EMPLOYEE CONDUCT 
SERIOUSLY. 
ADDING, WHEN NEW 
ALLEGATIONS OF 
CONDUCT ARE 
BROUGHT FORWARD 
THAT ARE 
CONTRARY TO 
THESE POLICIES 
WE ADDRESS THEM 
PROMPTLY. 
>> NOW THE NFL 
JUST PROVIDED 
NBC NEWS A 
STATEMENT. 
THESE MATTERS 
HAVE REPORTED 
ARE SERIOUS, 
DESERVING AND 
CONTRARY TO 
VALUES, EVERYONE 
HAS A RIGHT TO 
WORK IN AN 
ENVIRONMENT FREE 
FROM ANY AND ALL 
FORMS OF 
HARASSMENT, 
WASHINGTON HAS 
ENGAGED OUTSIDE 
COUNCIL TO 
CONDUCT A 
THOROUGH 
INVESTIGATION 
INTO THE 
ALLEGATIONS THE 
CLUB PLEDGED IT 
WILL GIVE ITS 
FULL COOPERATION 
INTO THE 
INVESTIGATOR AND 
WE EXPECT CLUB 
AND EMPLOYEES TO 
DO SO. 
WE WILL MEET 
WITH THE 
ATTORNEYS AND 
TAKE ANY ACTION 
BASED ON THE 
FINDINGS. 
GREG. 
>> WE GOT THAT 
FROM THE LEAGUE, 
JEFF, WHAT ABOUT 
THE TEAM, WHAT 
ST. TEAM SAYING 
ABOUT HOW THEY 
PLAN TO ADDRESS 
THESE 
ALLEGATIONS? 
>> Reporter: NBC 
NEWS CONFIRMED 
THAT THE TEAM 
HAS HIRED A HIGH 
PROFILE LAW FIRM 
TO LOOK INTO 
THESE 
ALLEGATIONS, THE 
TEAM'S CULTURE, 
POLICIES AND 
PRACTICES, AMONG 
THOSE PUSHING 
FOR A MAJOR 
CULTURE CHANGE 
IS THE NEW HEAD 
COACH, THE GOAL 
MOVING FORWARD 
IS THAT 
EVERYBODY 
UNDERSTANDS WE 
HAVE POLICIES 
THAT WE WILL 
FOLLOW AND WE 
HAVE AN OPEN 
DOOR POLICY WITH 
NO RETRIBUTION. 
CRAIG, COACH 
RIVERA SAYS HIS 
DAUGHTER WORKS 
FOR THE TEAM, 
ANOTHER 
INCENTIVE FOR 
HIM TO FIX 
THINGS. 
>> THANK YOU, 
JEFF, HAVE A 
GOOD WEEKEND. 
>>> 
>>> MEETING IS 
ADJOURNED. 
>> AS THE DEBATE 
OVER WHEN AND 
HOW TO SEND KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
RAGES ON ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, 
EMOTIONS ARE 
HIGH FOR PARENTS 
ON BOTH SIDES OF 
THE ISSUE. 
THE CONTENTIOUS 
BACK AND FORTH 
FUELED BY THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
>> SCIENCE IS ON 
OUR SIDE HERE, 
WE ENCOURAGE FOR 
LOCALITIES AND 
STATES TO SIMPLY 
FOLLOW THE 
SCIENCE, OPEN 
OUR SCHOOLS. 
>> BUT THE 
MATTER IS FAR 
FROM SETTLED, 
WEEKS BEFORE THE 
NEW SCHOOL YEAR 
BEGINS FOR SOME, 
AND TAXES, HOT 
SPOTS LIKE 
HOUSTON AND 
AUSTIN, DELAYING 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES. 
AUSTIN PREPARING 
BY STOCKPILING 
PPE FOR ITS 
SCHOOLS AND 
WAREHOUSES. 
>> MORE THAN 
READY FOR SCHOOL 
TO START UP. 
>> IN NEW YORK 
CITY, WHERE 
SCHOOL STARTS IN 
PERSON, TWO TO 
THREE DAYS A 
WEEK IN 
SEPTEMBER, THE 
CITY PLANNING 
FOR 100,000 
EXTRA CHILD CARE 
SLOTS, TO EASE 
THE BURDEN ON 
WORKING PARENTS. 
AND IN FLORIDA, 
THE EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER 
STANDING BY HIS 
MANDATE TO 
REOPEN IN 
AUGUST. 
BUT IN MIAMI-
DADE, NOW THE 
PANDEMIC 
EPICENTER, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
SAYING NOT SO 
FAST. 
NOTHING CAN BE 
DECIDED WHILE 
THE NUMBER OF 
COVID CASES 
CONTINUES TO 
SPIKE. 
MEANTIME, IN 
ORANGE COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE THE SCHOOL 
BOARD HAS SAID 
SCHOOLS ARE OKAY 
TO OPEN WITHOUT 
MASKS AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, 
KINDERGARTEN 
TEACHER DENISE 
BRADFORD IS 
UPDATING HER 
WILL. 
>> MY BOTTOM 
LINE FEAR WOULD 
BE THAT GET 
INFECTED AND 
DIE. 
IT'S A VERY REAL 
POSSIBILITY IN 
THE WORLD THAT 
WE LIVE IN 
TODAY. 
>> THE SAME 
FEARS IN UTAH 
WHERE HIGH 
SCHOOL TEACHERS 
CLARKS GOLDSBURY 
AND HIS WIFE 
BAILEY. 
>> IT'S LIFE AND 
DEATH FOR US. 
>> IN OHIO, MARY 
KATHERINE MALONE 
A WORKING MOM OF 
THREE HAS SEEN 
THE DIFFICULTIES 
OF REMOTE 
LEARNING FOR HER 
KIDS, ESPECIALLY 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
HER 7-YEAR-OLD 
SON WHO HAS 
LEARNING 
DISABILITIES. 
SHE WANTS HER 
CHILDREN TO GET 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
BUT SAFELY. 
>> WE KNOW THAT 
WE ARE SIMPLY 
NOT CAPABLE OF 
PROVIDING HIM 
WITH THE SAME 
LEVEL OF SUPPORT 
OF AT HOME, IT'S 
DEVASTATING TO 
THINK ABOUT. 
>> AND MIGUEL, 
COMING DOWN TO 
COSTS, WHETHER 
SCHOOLS CAN A 
FORD REOPENING 
IN THAT NEW WAY 
TO DO IT SAFELY. 
>> YEAH, 
CERTAINLY DOES, 
SAVANNAH ONE 
ESTIMATE IT 
COULD COST 
SCHOOLS 
NATIONWIDE $245 
BILLION TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC, THAT 
KIND OF MONEY 
WASN'T 
AVAILABLE. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> MIGUEL THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH. 
>>> LET US TURN 
TO ANOTHER HOT 
TOPIC, 
LITERALLY. 
THE WEATHER, MR. 
ROKER STANDING 
BY, HOW HOT ARE 
WE TALKING? 
>> WE ARE 
TALKING -- WE 
ARE TALKING THE 
HEAT INDICES, 
COMBINE THE HEAT 
AND HUMIDITY 
WELL OVER 100 
DEGREES. 
TO KIND OF COOL 
YOU DOWN, ARE 
YOU READY FOR 
SOMETHING COOL? 
>> YES. 
>> VERY VERY 
ZEN? 
OKAY. 
WELL GET READY 
FOR COMET 
NEOWISE. 
THAT'S RIGHT WE 
HAVE A COMET, 
ACTUAL EVENT TO 
TALK ABOUT. 
THIS IS THE 
COMET. 
NO, CITY NOT 
MAKE IT UP. 
OVER ENGLAND, 
THEN OVER NEVADA 
AND AGAIN WE GO 
BACK TO ENGLAND. 
IT'S GOING TO BE 
KIND OF COOL TO 
SEE. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
TAKE A LOOK AT 
THIS, HERE IS 
WHAT YOU DO, 
LOOK OUT TO THE 
WEST THIS 
WEEKEND, IN FACT 
STARTING 
TOMORROW, 
HOPEFULLY YOU 
HAVE CLEAR SKIES 
AND IT IS GOING 
TO BE JUST OVER 
THE HORIZON, IT 
IS GOING TO BE 
NEOWISE LOCATED 
JUST BELOW THE 
BIG DIPPER MUCH 
KIND OF COOL. 
IT'S GOING TO 
APPEAR LIKE A 
FUZZY STAR WITH 
A TAIL, YOU ARE 
GOING TO WANT TO 
USE BINOCULARS 
OR TELESCOPE TO 
SEE IT BUT THAT 
WILL BE NEAT TO 
CHECK OUT. 
THE HEAVY 
THUNDERSTORMS 
ARE GOING TO 
HAVE PROBLEMS 
SEEING NEOWISE 
IN THE NORTH 
EARN PLAINS. 
WE COULD SEE 
SOME TORNADOES 
AND IN FACT 
MOVING INTO 
SATURDAY, 9 
MILLION PEOPLE, 
GREEN BAY, 
MILWAUKEE PART 
OF THAT HAIL, 
DAMAGING WINDS. 
FOR THE REST OF 
THE COUNTRY FOR 
TODAY, WET 
WEATHER MOVES 
INTO NEW 
ENGLAND, 
SCATTERED 
SHOWERS DOWN 
ALONG THE GOLF 
OF FLORIDA, 
SEVERE STORMS AS 
WE MENTIONED IN 
THE PLAINS. 
PLENTY OF 
SUNSHINE, HOT 
AND HUMID AND 
HIGH INDICES 
THROUGH THE MID 
PLAINS INTO THE 
SOUTHERN PLAINS. 
>> SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
>>> IMAGES FROM 
THE SUN THAT WE 
SHOWED YOU 
MINUTE AGO, THIS 
IS PART A 
PARTNERSHIP 
BETWEEN NASA AND 
EUROPEAN SPACE 
AGENCY. 
CLOSEST IMAGES 
OF THE SUN EVER 
TAKEN. 
AND THEY WERE 
TAKEN FROM A 
DISTANCE OF 48 
MILLION MILES, 
BUT STILL CLOSE 
WHEN WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
SPACE. 
THEY SHOW WHAT 
SCIENTISTS ARE 
CALLING TINY 
LITTLE FLAREUPS, 
CAMPFIRES, SOLAR 
FLARES ON THE 
SURFACE OF THE 
SUN. 
>> THAS COOL. 
THAT IS COOL TO 
LOOK AT. 
NASA HOPES THESE 
IMAGES CAN HELP 
SCIENTIST 
UNDERSTAND THE 
SUN'S DIFFERENT 
LAYERS, HOW IT 
DRIVES SPACE 
WEATHER THAT CAN 
IMPACT THINGS 
HERE ON EARTH. 
MR. ROKER, THIS 
IS THE MOST TIME 
WE EVER DEVOTED 
TO SPACE 
DISCUSSION ON 
OUR BROADCAST. 
>> WELL, IT'S 
REALLY COOL 
BECAUSE THE 
EARTH, THE SUN 
IS IN A 11 YEAR 
CYCLE, THEY HAVE 
SOLAR FLARES, 
THOSE FLAIRS 
EMIT HUGE 
AMOUNTS OF 
ELECTRIC ENERGY 
AFFECTING OUR 
SOLAR GRIDS, 
POWER GRIDS, 
ELECTROMAGNETIC 
CONVERSATIONS. 
SO IT'S PRETTY 
IMPORTANT TO 
UNDERSTAND THIS. 
SO THIS IS 
REALLY COOL. 
>> THE IMPORTANT 
QUESTION IS 
REALLY CAN YOU 
VIEW -- 
>> I KNEW 
SOMEONE WAS 
MAKING A SMORES 
JOKE. 
YES, CAN YOU. 
THAT'S THE AL WE 
KNOW. 
ALL THE FACTS. 
OKAY. 
KERRY, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: WELL, GOOD MORNING,
CRAIG.
YEAH.
I'M OUT
>>> OUTSIDE OF 
THE PARK WHICH 
IS EMPTY RIGHT 
NOW AND ALL THE 
STADIUMS WILL BE 
EMPTY WHEN THE 
GAMES BEGIN NEXT 
WEEK, NO FANS 
ALLOWED, BUT 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL DOES 
HAVE A PLAN FOR 
THAT. 
HEAR THAT RIGHT 
THERE IS THE 
PRERECORDED FANS 
AT PREVIOUS 
GAMES, IT'S THE 
ATMOSPHERIC AND 
THE GOAL IS TO 
PLAY THAT DURING 
THE GAMES AS 
SORT OF A 
DISTRACTION FROM 
OUR PANDEMIC. 
THIS MORNING THE 
SOUNDS OF SUMMER 
COMING BACK. 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL, WITH A 
LONG TIME OUT 
AFTER BEING 
THROWN A CURVE 
BALL BY COVID. 
BUT NOW MLB'S 30 
TEAMS ARE SET TO 
PLAY BALL AGAIN 
STARTING NEXT 
WEEK. 
AT FIRST GLANCE, 
THIS MIGHT LOOK 
AND SOUND LIKE A 
BIG LEAGUE 
BLOOPER. 
WITH THOSE EMPTY 
STANDS WITH THE 
LURE OF THE 
FANS, AND ALL BY 
DESIGN. 
IT'S NEVER BEEN 
TRIED BEFORE, 
THOSE BUTTONS 
THERE 
CONTROLLING THE 
PRERECORDED FAN 
SOUND THAT WILL 
MIMIC THE 
EXCITEMENT OF A 
REAL GAME. 
THE ROAR OF THE 
STADIUM CAN GIVE 
PROFESSIONAL 
ATHLETE WITH SO 
MUCH ENERGY, 
WHAT'S IT GOING 
TO BE LIKE FOR 
THE FANS 
THEMSELVES. 
>> IT CAN GIVE 
YOU THAT EXTRA 
ADRENALINE 
BOOST, THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE AFFECT THE 
GAME, I'M NOT 
SURE HOW. 
>> THE LEAGUE 
BELIEVED IT'S A 
HOME RUN IDEA. 
FOR BOTH TV 
VIERS AND THE 
PLAYERS. 
>> IT GIVES THEM 
A LITTLE BIT A 
SENSE OF 
NORMALCY AND 
WHAT IS 
ADMITTEDLY VERY 
AWKWARD ARE 
SCENARIO, 
PLAYING IN FRONT 
OF NO FANS. 
>> WITH NO FANS 
AT THE OUTSET, 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL IS 
HOPING 
EVENTUALLY TO 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE FANS IN 
THE STANDS. 
>> OPEN TO MAYBE 
25% CAPACITY 
BEFORE THE YEAR 
IS OUT. 
BUT NOBODY 
KNOWS. 
>> BUT WITH THE 
SPREAD OF 
CORONAVIRUS EVEN 
HARD CORE 
BASEBALL FANS 
ARE PESSIMISTIC. 
>> READING 
SOMETHING, ONE 
OF THE SPORTS 
WRITERS SAID 
THAT TEAM HAS 9 
PEOPLE THEY CAN 
PUT ON THIS 
FIELD IN THE END 
OF THE SEASON IS 
GOING TO BE THE 
TEAM THAT WINS 
THE WORLD 
SERIES. 
>> 
>> WAITING FOR 
WHAT WILL BE 
THIS SHORT 
SEASON FIRST 
PITCH. 
>> I THINK TO 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
A GAME AND 
FOLLOW A SEASON, 
HOPEFULLY IT IS 
SOME SORT OF 
RELIEF AND SOME 
TYPE OF 
ENTERTAINMENT 
FOR OUR FANS. 
>> AT LEAST A 
DOZEN MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL 
PLAYERS HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID. 
AT LEAST TWO 
PLAYERS SAY THAT 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO WEAR MASKS, 
AND THE METS 
THEY TAKE IT ONE 
STEP FURTHER, 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO USE CUTOUTS, 
SO IN ADDITION 
TO THE SOUND 
EFFECTS WE ARE 
ACTUALLY GOING 
TO SEE PEOPLE IN 
THE STANDS WHILE 
CUTOUTS, ANY 
WAY. 
GUYS I THINK 
THIS IS 
CERTAINLY AN 
INVENTIVE IDEA, 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK, CRAIG? 
>> YEAH, DO YOU 
KNOW WHAT, 
WHATEVER IT 
TAKES AT THIS 
POINT. 
IF WE HAVE TO 
LISTEN TO FAKE 
CHEERING TO 
WATCH SOME 
BASEBALL. 
>> I WANT TO 
BRING IT HERE, 
DO IT IN THE 
PLAZA, WE SAY 
SOMETHING AND 
PEOPLE CHEER FOR 
US. 
THANK YOU, GREAT 
JOB! 
WE'RE ALL 
CLAPPING, KERRY 
THANK YOU. 
ANYTHING TO 
RETURN TO 
NORMALCY FEELS 
GOOD. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETAIL CRATE 
WITH ANGER, WE 
RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP, THIS IS 
ABOUT 400 YEARS 
OF RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS, FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
 
GREAT. %
WONDERFUL TO 
SEE. %
I KNOW. %
>> HE LOOKS 
HEALTHY AND WELL %
AND THAT IS %
WONDERFUL. %
THANK YOU FOR %
THE GOOD NEWS. %
WE NEEDED IT. 
>>> THE MORGUE 
IN ARIZONA'S 
LARGEST COUNTY 
ARE NEARLY 
FILLED WITH 
CORONAVIRUS 
VICTIMS AND 600 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKER FROM 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE 
COMING IN TO 
HELP THE 
OVERWHELMED 
HOSPITALS. 
HERE IS WHAT ONE 
NURSE TOLD NBC 
NEWS. 
>> THE PLACES 
HERE ARE NOT AS 
BIG AS THE 
MORGUES IN NEW 
YORK. 
JUST THE OTHER 
DAY WE HAD THREE 
CASES TO PASS 
WITHIN MINUTES 
FROM EACH OTHER. 
THAT IS HOW 
QUICKLY THINGS 
CAN TURN. 
THE MAJORITY OF 
PATIENTS ARE ON 
VENTILATORS DUE 
TO BEING 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID. 
SO THE NUMBERS 
ARE RISING, WE 
SEE THAT EVERY 
DAY THE MAJORITY 
OF THESE 
PATIENTS ARE 
ALSO ON 
DIALYSIS, THEY 
HAVE TO HAVE 
THAT A 
PRESUMPTION. 
IT AFFECTS THE 
WHOLE BODY 
SYSTEM AND I 
THINK THAT'S ONE 
THING THAT 
PEOPLE DON'T 
UNDERSTAND, 
ESPECIALLY IF 
YOU'RE LOOKING 
AT SOMEBODY THAT 
HAS IT BUT IT'S 
NOT -- HOW SICK 
THESE PATIENTS 
REALLY ARE. 
AND I FELT LIKE 
MY EXPERIENCE IN 
NEW YORK WOULD 
HELP ME FEEL 
BETTER WITH WHAT 
WAS GOING ON 
HERE. 
NOT ONLY DEALING 
WITH THE CASES, 
DEALING WITH THE 
STAFF, SHARING 
WITH THEM WITH 
WHAT I HAD SEEN, 
SOME OF THE 
STAFF YESTERDAY, 
AND THEY SAID 
THAT THEY REALLY 
APPRECIATE, THEY 
WERE WORKING 10, 
13, 12 HOURS IN 
A ROW, THEY WERE 
TIRED, SOME OF 
THEM HAVE GOTTEN 
SICK. 
WE COME IN AND 
TRY TO HELP AND 
WORK RIGHT ASIDE 
THEM. 
SO WITHOUT 
HAVING ABILITY 
TO COME IN, I 
SAY THEY WOULD 
BE SUFFERING, 
THEY ARE HUMAN, 
TOO, I'M HUMAN, 
TOO. 
>> JOINING ME 
FROM PHOENIX, 
VAUGHN, SOME 
TRAVELING 
NURSES, GOD 
BLESS THEM FOR 
THE WORK THAT 
THEY ARE DOING. 
TELL US MORE 
ABOUT WHY THEY 
ARE COMING TO 
PHOENIX. 
>> Reporter: I'M 
GLAD YOU JUST 
PLAYED PART OF 
THAT INTERVIEW, 
SHE IS FROM 
MONTGOMERYAL 
GAMMA, SHE SPENT 
TWO MONTHS UP IN 
NEW YORK CITY, 
HER THIRD WEEK 
IN ARIZONA, YOU 
HERD HER SAY 
THAT, THEY ARE 
HUMAN, AND I'M 
HUMAN, TOO. 
AND I THINK 
THAT'S WHERE 
THIS COMES DOWN 
TO, WE'RE TALK 
BEING ABOUT MORE 
THAN NUMBERS. 
MORE THAN 150 
ARIZONA ANS HAVE 
PASSED AWAY OVER 
THE LAST 48 
HOURS. 
WE CAN INTRODUCE 
YOU TO PEOPLE 
LIKE PATSY, 
ANOTHER 
GENTLEMAN, 
ALLISON, SHANNON 
SIMS, YOU ARE 
FROM ARIZONA 
HERE, IN THIS 
SPRING YOU WENT 
AND SPENT THE 
MONTH OF MAY AND 
JUNE IN NEW YORK 
CITY, IN 
BROOKLYN 
YOURSELF. 
YOU ARE AN ICU 
NURSE, 
BACKGROUND IN 
CRITICAL CARE. 
CAN YOU TELL US 
WHAT YOU SAW THE 
TWO MONTHS THAT 
YOU WERE THERE. 
>> I SAW THAT 
THEY HAD A VERY 
DIFFERENT 
APPROACH TO 
ISOLATING 
THEMSELVES, TO 
TRY AND 
QUARANTINE 
THEMSELF FROM 
THIS VIRUS. 
FOR EXAMPLE, YOU 
DIDN'T SEE 
PEOPLE OUT AND 
ABOUT. 
THOSE STREETS 
WERE DESOLATE, 
THERE WAS NOT 
VERY MUCH GOING 
ON AT ALL. 
NO ONE YOU SAW 
WALKING AROUND, 
KIDS AT 
PLAYGROUNDS, AT 
PARKS, THINGS 
LIKE THAT. 
YOU DIDN'T SEE 
PEOPLE OUTSIDE 
HAVING BARBECUES 
OR ANYTHING LIKE 
THAT. 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE LARGEST 
CONTRASTING 
THINGS I HAVE 
SEEN COMING BACK 
HOME IS PEOPLE 
ARE STILL UNSURE 
OF WHAT IT 
REALLY MEANS TO 
QUARANTINE. 
AND HOSPITAL 
SETTINGS, I'M 
STILL SEEING 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
VERY CHOOSEEE ON 
WHEN TO WEAR THE 
MASK, IF YOU 
KNOW THAT A 
PATIENT IS 
POSITIVE, THEN 
WE WEAR A MASK. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
WANT FOLKS TO 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
MANY FOLKS DID 
YOU SEE PASS 
AWAY. 
>> BACK IN NEW 
YORK, TRIPLE 
DIGITS 
ABSOLUTELY. 
COMING HOME, I 
HAVE BEEN HERE A 
SHORT PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
I GOT WIND THAT 
A GOOD FRIEND OF 
MINE AND 
COWORKER, WE 
WORKED TOGETHER 
SINCE 2013, HE 
JUST PASSED AWAY 
WITH COVID-19. 
ONE OF MY GOOD 
FRIENDS AND ALSO 
COWORKER IS 
HOPEFULLY GOING 
TO DISCHARGE 
FROM THE 
HOSPITAL TODAY. 
AND SHE HAS BEEN 
POSITIVE WITH 
COVID-19. 
AND THESE ARE 
LOCAL PEOPLE, 
THIS ISN'T MY 
EXPOSURE AND 
EXPERIENCE IN 
NEW YORK CITY. 
SO, IT'S VERY 
CONCERNING. 
>> WHEN YOU 
TALKED ABOUT 
STAFFING, YOU 
SAW WHAT'S 
HAPPENING IN NEW 
YORK AND YOU ARE 
SEEING HERE, 
THERE IS MORE 
NURSES COMING 
INTO ARIZONA TO 
HELP ALLEVIATE 
THESE PRESSURES, 
WHAT IS THAT 
EXPERIENCE LIKE 
IN TERMS OF AS, 
YOU KNOW, THE 
NURSE WE 
INTERVIEWED 
AREA, WHAT IS IT 
LIKING ABOUT IN 
THOSE FACILITIES 
RIGHT NOW? 
>> TO BE HONEST 
I DON'T HAVE 
ANYTHING 
NEGATIVE TO SAY 
ABOUT ANY OF THE 
FACILITIES, THEY 
ARE WORKING 
DILIGENTLY AND 
AS QUICKLY AS 
THEY CAN TO GET 
THIS THING 
RIGHT. 
THIS IS NOT LIKE 
ANYTHING WE HAVE 
SEEN BEFORE, WE 
DON'T HAVE A 
MANUAL OR A PLAY 
BOOK. 
BUT WHAT WE CAN 
DO IS UTILIZE 
THE EXPERIENCES 
AND THE 
EXPOSURES OF 
THOSE WHO HAVE 
EXPERIENCE THE 
BRUNT OF THIS. 
AND CONTINUE TO 
BUILD THAT PLAY 
BOOK. 
AND WHAT I WOULD 
LIKE 0 SEE 
PEOPLE DO IN OUR 
COMMUNITY IS 
FOCUS ON 
PROTECTING ONE 
ANOTHER BY 
TRYING TO WASH 
YOUR HANDS, 
WEARING THESE 
MASKS, AND 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCING, THAT 
MEANS NOT 
ALLOWING YOUR 
KIDS TO GO TO 
PARTIES, NOT 
SETTING UP 
PARTIES. 
NOT GOING TO THE 
LAKE. 
NOT GOING TO 
CAMPING GROUNDS 
BECAUSE YOU ARE 
STILL COMING 
INTO CONTACT 
WITH OTHERS. 
TO BE QUITE 
FRANK YOU CANNOT 
ASSUME THAT 
EVERYONE IS 
DOING WHAT YOU 
ARE DOING. 
>> DAN, I THANK 
YOU SO MUCH, GOD 
BLESS YOU AND 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR WORK. 
TODAY IS YOUR 
FIRST DAY OFF IN 
MORE THAN A 
WEEK. 
YOU HAVE COME 
OUT HERE AND 
JOINED US. 
ITS THIS IS MY 
HOME, THIS IS MY 
HOME, TOO. 
WHEN YOU START 
TO UNDERSTAND 
THE SPREAD OF 
THE IMPACT, 
SHANNON, YOU 
GAVE TWO MONTHS 
OF YOURSELF IN 
NEW YORK CITY, 
THIS IS BACK 
HOME HERE FOR 
YOU, THANK YOU 
FOR YOUR WORK 
AND EFFORTS. 
WE ARE STANDING 
HERE IN FRONT OF 
THE MARICOPA 
MEDICAL 
EXAMINERS 
OFFICE. 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE DEAD 
FOLKS IN THE 
STATE. 
THAT NUMBER 
CONTINUES TO 
RISE, IT BROUGHT 
IN JUST THE LAST 
24 HOURS FOUR 
BACKUP 
REFRIGERATORS TO 
BE USED 
POTENTIALLY AS 
MORGUES AS THE 
DEATH TOLL 
CONTINUES TO 
INCREASE HERE 
ALLISON. 
>> VAUGHN, IT'S 
JUST AN 
UNBELIEVABLE 
SITUATION THERE. 
AND I KNOW HE 
CAN'T HEAR US, 
IF YOU COULD 
THANK SHANNON 
FOR ALL OF US 
HERE IN NEW YORK 
WE ARE SO 
GRATEFUL FOR THE 
PEOPLE WHO CAME 
HERE TO SAVE 
LIVES AND 
PROTECT OUR 
CITY. 
YOU ARE GOING TO 
MAKE ME CRY ON 
TV, I HAVE BEEN 
DOING THAT A LOT 
LATELY. 
I USUALLY DON'T. 
PEOPLE LIKE HIM 
WHO HELPED US 
GET BETTER. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANKS, 
ALLISON. 
I'LL PASS IT 
ALONG 
%
HOSPITALS MIGHT %
BE RUNNING OUT %
OF THEM. %
MEDICAL %
CORRESPONDENT, %
DR. JOHN TORRES, %
EXPLAINS. 
>> Reporter: AN %
EMOTIONAL %
>>> EMOTIONAL 
WELCOME HOME FOR 
MICHAEL JANUARY 
SON. 
THE NEW YORK DAD 
WAS ONE OF THE 
EAR YESTERDAY99 
COVID PATIENTS. 
>> I WAS TELLING 
HIM WE WANT TO 
YOU FIGHT, KEEP 
FIGHTING, CAN 
YOU DO THIS. 
>> OUT OF 
OPTIONS, 
MICHAEL'S 
DOCTORS TRIED 
REMDESIVIR 
TOPPED WITH 
ACHIEVE STEROID 
FOR 
INFLAMMATION. 
>> WE HAVE A 
PATIENT WHO 
DYING FROM NOT 
JUST INFECTION, 
BUT THEIR BODY'S 
OWN RESPONSE 
THAT IS WHY THE 
ONE-TWO PUNCH IS 
CRITICAL. 
>> WITHIN 24 
HOURS OF GETTING 
THE STEROIDS 
AFTER THE OTHER 
DRUG, I SHOWED 
IMPROVEMENT. 
I STAYED ALIVE. 
>> FOUND 
REMDESIVIR CAN 
SHORTEN THE 
LENGTH OF THE 
DISEASE AND 
MIGHT EVEN SAVE 
LIVES. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES, 
HHS, WAS SENDING 
FREE REMDESIVIR 
TO DIRECTLY TO 
HOSPITALS BUT 
CRITICS SAY HHS 
ISN'T KEEPING 
PACE WITH 
SURGING CASE. 
>> THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
SHOULD BE MAKING 
SURE THAT WE'RE 
MOVING THE 
SUPPLIES 
NECESSARY TO 
TREAT THOSE 
PATIENTS IN THE 
HOSPITALS IN 
THIS CASE. 
BUT IT'S NOT 
CLEAR THAT 
THAT'S -- THAT 
DISTRIBUTION 
MECHANISMS ARE 
IN PLACE. 
>> HOSPITALS IN 
THESE HOT SPOTS 
TELL NBC NEWS 
THEY ARE LOW ON 
THIS LIFESAVING 
DRUG. 
>> BY FRIDAY WE 
MAY NOT HAVE 
ANYMORE. 
>> THE 
GOVERNMENT 
SUPPLY OF 
REMDESIVIR WILL 
RUN OUT BY 
SEPTEMBER, IF 
NOT SOONER AND 
THE PRICE TAG 
WITH GO UP. 
>> WE CAN'T 
TRUST DRUG 
COMPANIES TO 
PROFITEER ON 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
>> PATIENTS 
TODAY WON'T BE 
ABLE TO ACCESS 
OR AFFORD ONE OF 
THE ONLY DRUGS 
WITH EVIDENCE 
BEHIND IT. 
>> IT'S NOT FAIR 
TO A PATIENT OR 
A PATIENT'S 
FAMILY TO HAVE 
TO THINK ABOUT 
THOSE THINGS 
WHEN THEIR LOVED 
ONE'S LIFE IS ON 
THE LINE. 
>>> DR. JOHN 
TORRES JOINS ME 
LIVE NOW AND DR. 
JOHN, TEXAS, 
ARIZONA, 
FLORIDA, THESE 
STATES OF 
CONCERN, WHAT 
CAN YOU TELL US 
ABOUT THEIR 
REMDESIVIR 
SUPPLY? 
>> SO ONE OF THE 
BIG THINGS TO 
REMEMBER IS THE 
DISTRIBUTION IS 
MOSTLY GOING ON 
HERE, BECAUSE 
ALTHOUGH THOSE 
SHORTAGES, THEY 
ARE PROJECTED 
NOT TO BE BAD 
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 
TIME FRAME. 
SO DISTRIBUTION 
IS A BIG ISSUE 
RIGHT NOW AND IF 
YOU REMEMBER 
GOVERNOR CUOMO 
SAID I AM GOING 
TO SEND DOSE 
DOSS DOWN TO 
FLORIDA, FLORIDA 
STILL SAYING 
THEY HAVEN'T 
SEEN THOSE YET. 
BUT THAT -- 
THAT'S WHAT 
NEEDS TO HAPPEN 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY 
ESPECIALLY IN 
AREAS HARD HIT, 
THE THINGS YOU 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT, THE 
CONCERN AGAIN IS 
THAT REMDESIVIR 
ALONG WITH 
STEROIDS ARE THE 
ONLY TWO DRUGS 
THAT HAVE SHOWN 
LIFESAVING 
BENEFITS, 
GETTING THEM IN 
HANDS OF DOCTORS 
WHO CAN GET THEM 
INTO PATIENT 
THAT NEED THEM 
THAT IS THE MOST 
CRITICAL CON OF 
CONCERNING. 
AS OF SEPTEMBER 
WHEN HHS GOES 
RUN OUT, WE ARE 
NOT REALLY SURE 
WHAT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN THERE. 
THE EXAMPLE IS 
RIGHT NOW IN 
FLORIDA, ONE 
HOSPITAL SYSTEM 
IS SAYING THEY 
HAVE ENOUGH 
THROUGH THE END 
OF THE WEEK, 
THEY ARE NOT 
GOING TO GET 
RESUPPLIES UNTIL 
JULY 27th. 
ACTUALLY TALKING 
ABOUT CUTTING 
THE DOSING, 
INSTEAD OF BEING 
1 IS 1 DAYS, 
CUTTING IT DOWN 
TO FIVE DAYS AND 
SEE IF THAT 
WORKS SO THEY 
CAN VERY MUCH 
THAT A LITTLE 
BIT MORE. 
>> DR. JOHN, HOW 
ARE SUPPLIES OF 
THE STEROID PAIR 
WEEKEND 
REMDESIVIR 
DURING 
TREATMENT, ARE 
THEY RUNNING OUT 
OF THAT, TOO? 
>> THIS IS 
INTERESTING AS 
WELL BECAUSE 
THAT STEROID HAS 
BEEN AROUND 
SINCE 1960s. 
IT'S SOMETHING 
THAT I USED 
SINCE THE DAY I 
WALKED INTO A 
HOSPITAL AND 
STARTED TREATING 
PATIENTS, IT HAS 
BEEN AROUND SO 
LONG, IT'S A 
CHEAP MEDICATION 
IT'S A QUIT 
UNEXPECTED TO 
FIND OUT 0 IT'S 
IN SHORT SUPPLY, 
IT'S ON THE FDA 
SHORTAGE LIST. 
SO HAVING THAT 
ON THE SHORTAGE 
LIST, HAVING 
REMDESIVIR ON 
THE SHORTAGE 
LIST THAT GETS 
CONCERNING. 
SO THE ISSUE 
HERE IS ONE, 
MAKING SURE THAT 
SUPPLY GETS 
RAMPED UP, ALSO, 
TWO, MAKING SURE 
THAT 
DISTRIBUTION 
HAPPENS, WE 
DON'T WANT TO 
REPEAT THE 
VENTILATOR ISSUE 
BACK IN APRIL 
TIME FRAME WHERE 
SOME STATE WERE 
CLAMMING FOR 
VENTILATORS AND 
OTHER STATES HAD 
THEM BUT WEREN'T 
NECESSARILY 
USING THEM. 
THE DISTRIBUTION 
SYSTEM GOING TO 
TAKE 
ORGANIZATION 
THAT IS JUST NOT 
HERE YET. 
>> DR. JOHN, 
ORDERS FOR 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA IN 
FLORIDA, CAN YOU 
EXPLAIN WHAT THE 
DEMAND IS LIKE 
FOR IT RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS 
IS YOU GET THE 
PLASMA, WHICH IS 
ONE OF THE BLOOD 
PRODUCTS YOU GET 
FROM PEOPLE WHO 
HAD COVID-19, 
THEY RECOVER 
FROM IT, THEY 
WAITED 14 DAYS, 
TWO WEEK TIME 
PERIOD SO THERE 
IS ANTIBODIES TO 
BUILD UP, THAT 
BLOOD HAS THEIR 
ANTIBODIES IN IT 
THAT CAN FIGHT 
COVID-19. 
IF YOU GIVE IT 
TO A PATIENT WHO 
IS FIGHTING 
COVID-19, BUT 
NOT FIGHTING 
VERY 
SUCCESSFULLY, IT 
GIVES THEM A 
BOOST OF 
ANTIBODIES, IT'S 
TEMP RISING 
MEASURE LETTING 
THEIR BODY TAKE 
OVER. 
IT DOES GIVE 
THEM THAT 
LIFESAVING BOOST 
TO GET THROUGH 
AT LEAST THE 
WORSE PART OF 
COVID-19. 
>> PROBLEM IS A 
BIT OF A 
SHORTAGE RIGHT 
NOW, BECAUSE OF 
ALL THE CASES 
BEING DIAGNOSED 
OF CORONAVIRUS, 
THE FACT THAT 
DOCTORS ARE 
STARTING TO USE 
EARLIER IN THE 
TREATMENT, THOSE 
ARE CAUSING 
DELAY. 
SO THE WORD HAS 
BEEN PUT OUT, IF 
YOU RECOVER FROM 
COVID-19 IT'S 
BEEN A COUPLE 
WEEKS, THINK 
VERY MUCH ABOUT 
GIVING BLOOD, 
THAT BLOOD COULD 
BE LIFESAVING. 
>> DR. JOHN 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
SCHOOL 
REOPENINGS, RICE 
UNIVERSITY SAID 
IT'S GOING TO 
HAVE CLASSES IN 
OUTDOOR TENTS, 
HOW DOES THAT 
REDUCE THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS AND OTHER 
RISKS THAT COME 
WITH A PLAN LIKE 
THAT? 
>> ALLISON, 
THERE ARE 
CERTAIN RISKS 
THAT COME WITH A 
PLAN LIKE THAT, 
IT DOES REDUCE 
THE RISK OF 
GETTING COVID-
19, IT DOESN'T 
PASS FROM PERSON 
TO PERSON 
OUTDOORS AS IT 
DOES INDOORS. 
PART OF THE 
REASON IS 
BECAUSE INDOORS 
HAVE YOU A HARD 
TIME SOCIAL 
DISTANCING BUT 
THE OTHER PART 
OF THE REASON IS 
THE AIRFLOW 
INDOORS VERSUS 
THE OUTDOORS, 
THAT VIRUS CAN 
GET DILUTED 
OUTDOORS, LET'S 
PUT THEM IN 
TENTS AND THEY 
CAN TAKE CARE OF 
IT THERE AND 
LESS A CHANCE OF 
GETTING IT. 
ON THE OTHER 
HAND, WE'RE 
HAVING HEAT WAVE 
AFTER HEAT WAVE, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
AREAS WHERE HEAT 
AND HUMIDITY ARE 
HUGE FACTORS IT 
IS GOING TO BE 
DIFFICULT TO PUT 
STUDENTS, 
ESPECIALLY THE 
YOUNGER STUDENTS 
OUT IN TENTS AND 
TEACH THEM IN 
SITUATIONS LIKE 
THAT, LOOKED ON 
LOCATION BY 
LOCATION BASIS, 
IT MIGHT WORK 
FOR SOME PEOPLE 
ESPECIALLY IN 
AREAS WHERE THE 
TEMPERATURE, THE 
HUMIDITY AREN'T 
THAT BAD, OTHER 
AREAS WON'T WORK 
AS WELL, YOU 
NEED TO HAVE 
CONTINGENCY 
PLANS FOR MOVING 
PEOPLE INDOORS 
AND NOT GET 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
SCHOOL UNTIL 
THEY MAKE SURE 
THEY HAVE THOSE 
CONTINGENCY 
PLANS IN PLACE. 
>> DR. JOHN, 
WHAT'S YOUR BEST 
ADVICE FOR 
PARENTS WHO ARE 
NERVOUS ABOUT 
SENDING THEIR 
GRADE SCHOOL 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL, WHAT 
PRECAUTIONS 
SHOULD THEY TAKE 
WITH THEIR 
LITTLE ONES. 
>> THE MAIN 
PRECAUTION RIGHT 
NOW IS TO MAKE 
SURE THEY 
UNDERSTAND, THE 
LITTLE ONES 
UNDERSTAND WHY 
THEY SHOULD WEAR 
A MASK, WHY THEY 
NEED TO WASH 
THEIR HANDS SO 
WHEN THEY GO TO 
A SCHOOL, THEY 
CONTINUE TO DO. 
LOOK AT THE 
SCHOOL, SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS HAVE 
BEEN GOOD ABOUT 
PUTTING OUT A 
LOT OF 
INFORMATION, ASK 
THEM QUESTIONS, 
WHAT ARE YOU 
DOING TO KEEP 
NOT JUST MY 
STUDENT BUT THE 
STAFF, THE 
TEACHERS, 
EVERYBODY ELSE 
SAFE. 
WHAT CAN WE DO 
ABOUT IT NOW. 
IF YOU HAVE 
RISKY PEOPLE AT 
HOME, PRE-
EXISTING 
CONDITIONS OR 
MAYBE 
IMMUNOSUPPRESSED 
BE CAREFUL THERE 
AND MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE TAKEN 
CARE OF AS WELL. 
WHAT HAPPEN IT 
IS THERE IS A 
STUDENT WITH 
CORONAVIRUS, DO 
YOU HAVE A WAY 
TO ISOLATE THEM? 
DO YOU HAVE A 
WAY TO MAKE SURE 
THEY GET 
SOMEWHERE AND 
OTHER FROM OTHER 
PEOPLE. 
ARE THEY USING A 
POD SYSTEM WHERE 
20 STUDENTS AT A 
TIME SEEN 
TOGETHER. 
LOOK AT 
TRANSPORTATION 
AS WELL, HOW IS 
MY STUDENT 
GETTING TO 
SCHOOL. 
ARE THEY GETTING 
TO SCHOOL ON A 
BUS FULL OF 
OTHER PEOPLE NOT 
IN THEIR POD, 
THAT IS NOT A 
GOOD THING OR IN 
THEIR POD FROM 
LEAVING YOUR 
DOOR TO COMING 
BACK TO YOUR 
DOOR. 
THAT'S WHAT A 
LOT OF EXPERTS 
ARE 
RECOMMENDING. 
DO YOUR HOMEWORK 
NOW BEFORE YOUR 
STUDENTS HAVE TO 
DO THEIR 
HOMEWORK COME 
SCHOOL TIME. 
>> DR. JOHN, 
IT'S SO MUCH TO 
THINK ABOUT, NO 
WONDER THAT 
EDUCATORS, 
PARENTS ARE 
CONCERNED, 
THEY'VE GOT A 
LOT TO CONSIDER. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR RUNNING 
US THROUGH THAT. 
>> BUT ETI. 
>>> A MAJOR 
FEDERAL TESTING 
SITE IN TEXAS 
SET TO CLOSE 
TOMORROW EVEN 
THOUGH 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES THERE ARE 
STILL SURGING. 
NBC NEWS 
REPORTER 
PRISCILLA 
THOMPSON IS AT 
THAT SITE. 
THERE WERE LONG 
LINES OF CARS 
THERE, CLEARLY 
THERE IS STILL A 
NEED SO WHY IS 
THIS SITE 
CLOSING? 
>> ALLISON, 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE CAME 
THROUGH TO GET 
TESTED TODAY AND 
THIS SITE WAS 
ACTUALLY 
SUPPOSED TO 
CLOSE ON 
TUESDAY, BUT WAS 
EXTENDED THROUGH 
THE END OF THE 
WEEK THROUGH 
FRIDAY BECAUSE 
OF THE NEED 
HERE. 
BUT, ONE THING 
ABOUT THESE 
MASSIVE TESTING 
SITES, THE IDEA 
IS THAT THEY DO 
COME INTO 
COMMUNITIES 
WHERE THERE IS A 
SURGE IN CASES, 
THEY TEST AS 
MANY PEOPLE AS 
POSSIBLE FOR A 
WEEK OR IN THIS 
CASE A WEEK AND 
A HALF AND THEY 
LEAVE AND THEY 
ARE ABLE TO 
FOCUS ON 
CONTAINMENT AND 
THE IDEA MAKING 
SURE THE VIRUS 
DOESN'T, YOU 
KNOW, BLOW UP 
AGAIN BUT THAT 
THEY CAN BEGIN 
TO BRING THAT 
CURVE DOWN. 
AND YOU KNOW, I 
ACTUALLY SPOKE 
WITH THE 
ADMINISTRATOR 
WHO HAS BEEN 
RUNNING THIS 
SITE DAY IN AND 
DAY OUT FOR THE 
PAST WEEK AND A 
HALF, THEY'VE 
DONE MORE THAN 
20,000 TESTS 
HERE. 
BUT THAT THE 
NEED IS VERY 
URGENT HERE AND 
VERY IMPORTANT 
PARTICULARLY FOR 
THIS COMMUNITY. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT HE SAID. 
>> I THINK THAT 
THERE NEEDS TO 
BE CONTINUATION 
OF TESTING. 
YOU KNOW THERE 
IS OVER 1.5 
MILLION PEOPLE 
HERE IN THE RIO 
GRAND VALLEY, 
NOT TO MENTION 
THE FACT THAT WE 
ARE BORDERING 
ANOTHER COUNTRY. 
SO, THERE IS 
PROBABLY IN 
EXCESS OF 3 
MILLION ACROSS 
THE BORDER THAT 
HAS A 
SIGNIFICANT 
IMPACT ON THE 
COVID-19 ISSUES 
THAT WE HAVE 
GOING ON. 
SO CONTINUE 
TESTING IS 
PARAMOUNT IN 
ORDER TO KEEP ON 
IDENTIFYING 
STATISTICALLY 
WHERE WE SIT AND 
WHAT WE NEED TO 
DO AS FAR AS 
MEASURES FOR THE 
FUTURE. 
>> Reporter: AND 
THIS SITE HAS 
BEEN CLOSING 
AROUND NOON 
SINCE TUESDAY 
AND CAN I TELL 
YOU IN THE FEW 
HOURS THAT WE'VE 
BEEN HERE SINCE 
IT CLOSED AT 
LEAST A HALF 
DOZEN PEOPLE 
HAVE COME UP 
HOPING TO BE 
TESTED ONLY HAVE 
TO TURN AROUND. 
SOME OF THEM 
COMING FROM 
QUITE FAR AWAY 
TO BE TESTED AND 
SO, I MEAN I 
THINK THAT DOES 
GIVE A SENSE OF 
THE NEED HERE 
AND HOPEFULLY 
THOSE FOLKS ARE 
ABLE TO GET AN 
APPOINTMENT 
TOMORROW BEFORE 
THE SITE CLOSES 
FOR GOOD. 
>> FORGIVE ME, I 
WILL ASK YOU THE 
NEXT QUESTION. 
WHAT IS THE 
COUNTY'S PLAN 
ONCE THIS SITE 
OPENS, WHAT KIND 
OF TESTING 
OPTIONS ARE 
FOLKS THERE WHO 
ARE STILL 
CLEARLY IN NEED 
OF GETTING 
TESTED? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, A VERY 
IMPORTANT 
QUESTION THERE, 
ALLISON. 
SO THE COUNTY 
AND THE STATE -- 
STATE AND LOCAL 
OFFICIALS 
TYPICALLY STAND 
UP AROUND FOUR 
SITFAST DAY, 
THOSE SITES DO 
300 TO 500 TESTS 
PER DAY. 
THAT IS NOT 
NEARLY THE 
THOUSANDS THAT 
WE WERE SEEING 
HAPPENING AT 
THIS MASS 
TESTING SITE. 
SO I ACTUALLY 
JUST SPOKE WITH 
THE COUNTY JUDGE 
WHO TELLS ME 
THAT THEY ARE IN 
THE PROCESS OF 
FINALIZING A 
CONTRACT WITH 
THE UNIVERSITY 
HERE THAT IS 
GOING TO HELP 
THEM TO BEEF UP 
SOME OF THAT 
TESTING. 
BUT, IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
REMEMBER HERE 
THAT WHILE 
TESTING IS A BIG 
CONCERN, IT 
ISN'T THE ONLY 
CONCERN. 
TEXAS HAS BEEN 
REPORTING RECORD 
NUMBERS OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND DEATHS AND 
THAT IMPACT IS 
CERTAINLYING 
ABOUT FELT HERE. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
HOW THE COUNTY 
JUDGE DESCRIBED 
THE SITUATION TO 
ME. 
>> I HAVE NEVER 
BEEN IN A COMBAT 
ZONE WHEN HAVE 
YOU LARGE NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE, BUT 
GOLLY, WHEN 
FUNERAL HOMES 
ARE TELLING ME 
THAT THEY CAN 
HANDLE SEVEN 
BODIES FAIRLY 
EASY BUT HAVING 
TO DEAL WITH 18 
OR 25, YES, THIS 
IS A SCARY THING 
AND THAT'S WHY 
WE MUST MUST 
MUST FIND A 
SOLUTION TO THIS 
PROBLEM. 
>> Reporter: AND 
SO IN ADDITION 
TO SORT OF 
MANAGING ALL 
THESE OTHER 
THINGS, THE 
COUNTY JUDGE 
TELLS ME THAT HE 
IS REALLY 
EMPHASIZING 
PREVENTION HERE, 
PARTICULARLY IN 
THIS COMMUNITY, 
IT IS A 
PREDOMINANTLY 
LATINO 
COMMUNITY, HE 
SAYS THERE ARE A 
LOT OF FOLKS WHO 
LIVE IN 
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOMES, IT CAN 
SPREAD PRETTY 
QUICKLY SO HE IS 
TRYING TO 
PROMOTE THE IDEA 
OF THE WASHING 
THE HANDS, 
WEARING THE 
MASKS AND 
STAYING AWAY 
FROM LARGE 
GATHERINGS IN 
ORDER TO CONTAIN 
THE VIRUS IN THE 
VALLEY, ALLISON. 
>> PRISCILLA, I 
WANT TO ASK YOU 
ABOUT THE 
GOVERNOR, 
WONDERING IF HE 
MIGHT SHUTDOWN 
THE STATE AGAIN, 
HERE IS WHAT HE 
SAID. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
PANICKING, THE 
ANSWER IS NO, 
THAT IS NOT THE 
GOAL. 
I HAVE BEEN 
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR 
ALL WE NEED IS 
FOR PEOPLE 0 TO 
WEAR MASKS IF 
EVERYONE WEARS A 
MASK NOTHING 
WILL BE LOCKED 
DOWN. 
>> SO HOW ARE 
LOCAL OFFICIALS 
REACTING TO 
THAT? 
IS THAT WHAT 
OFFICIALS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> Reporter: 
LOCAL OFFICIALS 
AROUND THE STATE 
HAVE BEEN 
CALLING FOR THE 
GOVERNOR TO 
GRANT THEM THE 
POWER TO ISSUE 
SOME SORT OF 
STAY AT HOME 
ORDERS IN THEIR 
JURISDICTIONS 
FOR WEEKS NOW, 
BUT THAT HAS NOT 
HAND. 
I WANT TO POINT 
OUT GOVERNOR 
ABBOTT MADE THAT 
STATEMENT YOU 
JUST PLAYED 
HOURS AFTER THE 
STATE RELEASED A 
NEW DAILY RECORD 
IN TERMS OF 
DEATHS AND 
POSITIVE CASES 
ON YESTERDAY. 
AND SO, YOU 
KNOW, THE 
DOCTORS THAT I 
HAVE SPOKEN TO 
SAID I THINK THE 
NEXT WEEK IS 
GOING TO BE 
CRUCIAL IN TERMS 
OF WHAT HAPPENS 
NEXT YEAR. 
WE SAW THE 
GOVERNOR 
SHUTDOWN BARS 
THREE WEEKS AGO. 
HE REQUIRED THAT 
MANDATORY MASK 
ORDER TWO WEEKS 
AGO. 
THAT IS AROUND 
THE TIME DOCTORS 
SAY WE SHOULD 
SEE THE IMPACT 
OF MITIGATION 
EFFORTS. 
THIS NEXT WEEK 
IF THOSE NUMBERS 
DON'T BEGIN TO 
COME DOWN I 
THINK THAT THE 
GOVERNOR IS 
GOING TO HAVE 
SOME DECISIONS 
TO MAKE HERE, 
ALLISON. 
>> YEAH, IT 
SOUNDS LIKE HE 
MIGHT. 
PRISCILLA 
THOMPSON IN 
TEXAS, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH 
%
AROUND THE %
WORLD. %
A WAVE OF CASES %
SURGEON AND %
REGRESSING. %
WITH THAT HE %
SAID WE WILL SEE %
SUPPRESSION AND %
LIFT MEASURES %
UNTIL A VACCINE 
ARRIVES. %
>>>
>>> TOURISTS IN 
PARIS HAVE A 
BIRD'S EYE VIEW 
AND EIFFEL TOWER 
AND DISNEY LAND 
PARIS ARE BACK 
OPEN. 
NBC NEWS FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT 
REPORTS. 
>> HEY, ALLISON, 
A LITTLE AFTER 
WEEKS OF 
LOCKDOWNS, SOME 
TOURISTS IN 
EUROPE ARE 
SLOWLY STARTING 
TO VENTURE OUT 
AND FINDING 
EUROPEAN CITIES 
LOOK VERY 
DIFFERENT THIS 
SUMMER. 
IN SOME CASES 
NOT ALL THE 
HOTELS ARE OPEN, 
NOT ALL THE 
RESTAURANTS ARE 
OPEN. 
BUT IN PARIS, 
ONE BIG SIGN IS 
PROGRESS. 
>> FRANCE 
CELEBRATING 
BASTILLE DAY THE 
NATIONAL 
HOLIDAY, ANOTHER 
SIGN THINGS ARE 
GETTING BACK TO 
NORMAL, THE VERY 
TOP OF THE 
EIFFEL TOWER 
ALSO BACK IN 
BUSINESS. 
WITH STRICT 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, OF 
COURSE, NO MORE 
THAN 250 PEOPLE 
ALLOWED UP TOP 
AT ANYTIME. 
TOURISM BRINGS 
MORE THAN 30 
MILLION VISITORS 
TO FRANCE IN A 
NORMAL YERKES 
THE EIFFEL TOWER 
ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST 
DETRACTIONS, OUR 
MOLLIE HUNTER 
WAS THERE WHEN 
THE TOWER 
PARTIALLY 
REOPENED LAST 
MONTH TO SAMPLE 
THE EXCITEMENT. 
>> THE ONLY WAY 
2nd FLOOR 675 
GRUELING AT 
THES, THE 
ELEVATOR OPENED 
UP THIS WEEK, 
THE EXERCISE IS 
WORTH IT. 
>> NOW SIX WEEKS 
AFTER LOCKDOWN 
ENDED PRICES AND 
BRAVE TOURISTS 
EXCITED, OTHER 
LANDMARKS COMING 
BACK TO LIFE, 
DISNEY LAND 
PARIS, PARTIALLY 
REOPENING. 
AND NEXT WEEK, 
THE COUNTRY'S 
MOST FAMOUS 
EXPORT, THE 
STATUE OF 
LIBERTY, ALSO 
SET TO REOPEN. 
WITH ITS OWN 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING PLANS.
,
LATEST HEADLINES.
SAVANNA, WE WILL 
CALL THIS 
HEADLINES, 
FRIDAY EDITION. 
>> EXACTLY. 
I KNOW, I KNOW 
HOW WE KNARE 
ALWAYS TALK 
ABOUT WHICH DAY 
OF THE WEEK IT 
IS. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
WE WILL CLOSE 
OUT THE WEEK 
STARTING OF 
COURSE WITH THE 
LATEST ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE U.S. 
REPORTED MORE 
THAN 77,000 
CASES OF THE VI
LAST 24 HOURS. 
A NEW RECORD 
HIGH. 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI ADDRESSED 
THE SURGE EARLY 
TODAY, 
EMPHASIZING, WE 
ARE NOWHERE NEAR 
OUT OF THE WOODS.
>> THREE 
DEFENDANTS HAVE 
PLEADED NOT 
GUILTY. 
GREGORY McMICHAEL
HAS DONE TRAVELS 
WITH McMICHAEL 
AND THE. 
A NEIGHBOR WERE 
INDICTED ON NINE 
COUNTS INCLUDING 
FELONY MURDER. 
25-YEAR-OLD 
AHMED AUBREY, ONE
IN SOUTHEAST 
GEORGIA WHEN HE 
WAS FATALLY 
SHOT. 
THE DEFENDANTS 
SAY THAT THEY . 
WAS A T HE 
BURGLARY 
SUSPECT. 
>>> AND ALL 
THOSE DO RGWE HAVE 
SOME OFFICIALS 
RESULTS THE 
SHOW. 
THE ASSOCIATED 
PRESS SAYS 
PROGRESSIVE 
DEMOCRAT JAMAL 
BOWMAN HAS E WON 
NEW YORK'S 16th 
CONGRESSIONAL 
SEAT AGAINST 
LONGTIME 
REPRESENTATIVE 
ELIOT ENGEL. 
SOME ARE 
COMPARING THIS 
THEN RAISED TO 
THE MAJOR TI
VICTORY AGAINST 
INCUMBENT JOE 
TWO YEARS ENAGO. 
>> %
Reporter: IT 
LOOKS LIKE ANGLE 
IS NOT 
THE ONLY 
ONE LEAVING 
CONGRESS. 
LAST NIGHT, 
MICHIGAN 
REPRESENTATIVES 
JUSTIN A MARCH 
CONFIRMED HE 
WILL NOT RUN FOR HT%
RE-ELECTION THIS 
YEAR. 
THE INDEPENDENT 
CONGRESSMAN HAS 
SERVED SINCE 
2011 AND MADE 
MAJOR HEADLINES 
AFTER HE LEFT 
THE REPUBLICAN 
PARTY LAST YEAR. 
IN A TWEET, 
MARSH ROAD, 
QUOTE, THIS IS 
MY CHOICE, BUT 
I'M STILL GOING 
TO MISS IT. 
>>> AND YOU 
PROBABLY HAVE 
HEARD THE NEWS 
ABOUT 
WASHINGTON'S NFL 
TEAM CHANGING 
THE PROGRAM. 
WE TOLD YOU 
ABOUT THAT HE%%
EARLIER THIS 
WEEK. 
AFTER YEARS OF 
CONTROVERSY, 
WELL, 
YOU KNOW, 
THEY ARE IN EVEN 
MORE HOT WATER. 
MORE THAN A 
DOZEN FEMALE 
EMPLOYEES ARE 
ACCUSING THE 
TEAM OF SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT AND 
VERBAL ABUSE 
ACCORDING TO A 
REPORT FROM THE 
"WASHINGTON 
POST". 
ONE OF THE 
EMPLOYEES SPOKE 
WITH THE "TODAY "W
SHOW" THIS ST%
MORNING. 
>> NOBODY 
DESERVES TO BE 
DEGRADED AND 
TREATED LIKE 
THAT. 
NOBODY DESERVES 
TO BE 
DISRESPECTED. 
AND FOR ANY NDOF 
US ANWOMEN THAT 
WANT TO GET INTO 
A CAREER THAT IS 
A MALE-DOMINATED 
FORCE, WE SHOULD 
NOT BE AFRAID 
THAT THESE ARE 
THE THINGS THAT 
ARE GOING TO 
HAPPENED. 
>> AND THE 
TEAM'S OWNER 
RESPONDED TO THE 
ALLEGATIONS 
SAYING, QUOTE, 
THE BEHAVIOR 
DESCRIBED IN 
YESTERDAY'S 
"WASHINGTON 
POST" ARTICLE 
HAS NO PLACE IN  
OUR FRANCHISE  OR 
SOCIETY. 
>>> FINALLY, WE 
GOT MORE HEALTH 
FOR YOU THIS 
WEEK ON SUPREME 
COURT JUSTICE 
RUTH BADER 
GINSBURG. 
WE TOLD YOU SHE 
HAS BEEN 
HOSPITALIZED BUT 
RELEASED FAIRLY 
QUICKLY. 
WELL, NOW, WE 
ARE LEARNING SHE AI
HAS CANCER AGAIN 
AND IT IS 
CURRENTLY 
RECEIVING HIM A. 
SHE SAYS %IT IS 
SHOWING POSITIVE 
RESULTS, THOUGH, 
IT IS KEEPING  
HER CANCER AT 
BAY AND SHE IS 
STILL ABLE TO, 
QUOTE, KEEP UP 
HAND TO ACTIVE 
DAILY ROUTINE. 
SHE SAYS IT IS 
GOING TO E STAY 
THAT WAY. 
ALISON, WE HAVE 
SEEN THAT  
WORKOUT ROUTINE, 
AT 87 YEARS OLD. 
SO I'M NOT 
SURPRISED TO 
HEAR THAT. 
>> SHE IS JUST 
AMAZING. 
THE WHOLE 
COUNTRY IS 
ROOTING FOR HER. 
GLAD TO HEAR 
THAT IT SEEMS TO 
BE GOING WELL SO 
FAR. 
THANKS, SAVANNA. 
>>> ARIZONA HAS 
THE HIGHEST 
POSITIVE 
CORONAVIRUS TEST 
RATE IN THE %
ENTIRE COUNTRY. 
AS THE 
GOVERNMENT STILL 
IS NOT ISSUING A  
MASK MANDATE. 
HE IS 
ACKNOWLEDGING 
THERE IS A 
PROBLEM. 
>> WHAT WE HAVE 
GONE THROUGH AND T 
THE CHALLENGES 
THAT I AM 
SHARING WITH YOU 
REALLY IS 
ARIZONA'S NEW 
NORMAL. 
IT IS OUR NEW 
NORMAL FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE. 
I REALLY WANT TO 
ASK PEOPLE TO 
GET THEIR HEADS 
AROUND THAT. 
THAT THIS IS 
GOING TO BE A 
CHALLENGE THAT 
IS GOING 
TO BE 
ONGOING. 
>> NBC NEWS 
REPORTER 
HILLIARD JOINS 
ME NOW FOR S  A NEW 
FEDERAL TESTING 
SITE IN PHOENIX. 
RON, THE 
GOVERNOR SAYS 
THAT DEALING 
WITH CORONAVIRUS 
IS THE NEW AY
NORMAL. 
BUT SO OUR 
TESTING DEMAND 
AND DELAYS. 
SO HOW WILL THIS 
NEW SITE HELP 
ADDRESS THOSE 
TESTING 
PROBLEMS? 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS %BIG. 
JULY 17th, BUT 
IT IS PROGRESS. 
THIS IS IS ONE 
OF TWO FEDERALLY 
BACKED HIGH-
CAPACITY TESTING 
SITES INTRODUCED %
TODAY. 
EACH OF THESE 
TWO SITES ARE 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO TEST 2500 
FOLKS A DAY OVER 
THE COURSE OF 
THE NEXT 12 
DAYS. 
YOU SHOULD NOTE, 
THEY ARE XT
EXPECTING -- 
THEY SHOULD 
EXPECT THE TEST 
RESULTS IN 24 TO 
48 HOURS BECAUSE 
THEY ARE 
ACTUALLY 
SHIPPING THE 
TESTS OVER TO 
FLORIDA IRVINE, 
CALIFORNIA TO THLYB 
TO PAUSE. THE 
SIGNIFICANT 
BACKLOG IN MOST 
TESTS ARE %TAKING 
ANYWHERE FROM 
SEVEN TO 10 
DAYS. 
THAT IS WHY THIS 
IS SIGNIFICANT. 
IT HAS ALSO THE 
TWO 
PREDOMINATELY 
COMMITTEES OF 
COLOR HERE IN 
SOUTH PHOENIX. 
HEAVY LATINO 
PRESENCE. 
YOU'RE TALKING 
ABOUT TESTING IN 
THE SIGNIFICANCE 
OF THIS AREA. 
I WANT CE%
TO LET 
YOU LISTEN TO A 
LITTLE BIT OF 
OUR CONVERSATION 
WITH PHOENIX 
FIRE CHIEF ONROB 
McDADE. 
>> PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW THEY ARE 
SCARED. 
THEY GOT YOUNG 
ONES. 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO GO TO WORK. 
FEMA ARRIVING. 
WE HAVE 50,000 
KIDS. 
WE WANT TO VEUSE 
ALL OF THEM. 
WE WANT TO GET 
THESE FOLKS 
TESTED. 
WE WILL. 
SO THAT WE 
TECAN 
GET AS MANY 
PEOPLE TESTED 
OVER THIS WEEK 
AND A %HALF VAN. 
PHOENIX FIRE 
CAPTAIN WOULD 
NOTE THE FACT 
THAT IN NONE OF 
THESE 
COMMUNITIES, YOU 
HAVE %IE
MULTIGENERATIONAL 
HOMES. 
AND YOU ALSO IGHAVE
THE REALITY THAT 
YOU HAVE A LOT 
OF ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS, SERVICE 
WORKERS, THAT 
ARE LIVING IN 
THESE 
COMMUNITIES AND 
SO IF ONE PERSON 
IN THE  IFAMILY 
GETS COVID, 
THERE'S 
ESSENTIALLY 
AUTOMATIC 
EXPOSURE TO 
OTHERS AND THOSE 
FAMILIES OF 
OTHERS IN THOSE 
NEIGHBORHOODS, 
ALISON.  
>> OSHOSO IMPORTANT 
THAT FOLKS THERE 
HAVE ACCESS TO 
TESTING. 
VAUGHN, WHAT ARE 
YOU HEARING FROM 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
THERE WHO ARE 
GETTING TESTED 
TODAY?  
>> Reporter: ARE 
JUST INTRODUCING 
YOU TO ONE 
OF 
THE FELLOWS THAT 
WE MET, LOUISE. 
HE SAYS HE IS A 
TRANSIT WORKER, 
ONE OF THOSE 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS. 
YOU KNOW, THE 
ISSUE IS SEWHEN 
YOU GET DON'T 
GET TEST RESULTS 
OVER THE COURSE 
OF MORE THAN A 
WEEK, FOLKS ARE 
LARGELY STILL 
GOING TO GO TO 
WORK, EVEN IF 
THEY HAVE, YOU 
KNOW, BASIC 
SYMPTOMS BECAUSE 
NUMBER ONE, THEY 
NEED MONEY IN 
THEIR POCKETS. 
BUT ALSO, THEY 
ARE ESSENTIAL. 
THEY GOT TO KEEP 
THESE SYSTEMS 
HERE IN THE 
ECONOMY GOING ININ 
ARIZONA. 
AND THAT IS 
WHY 
THIS TURNAROUND 
IS SO IMPORTANT. 
AND I WANT TO 
LET YOU HEAR 
DIRECTLY FROM 
RUIZ, ONE OF THE 
INDIVIDUALS WHO 
CAME HERE TODAY. 
>> BEING OUT IN 
THE STREET, KNOW 
YOU? 
ETC. 
40 WORKERS WERE 
DIAGNOSED WITH 
COVID. 
EYE ONE TO TAKE 
MORE 
PRECAUTIONARY 
MEASURES. 
>> YOU ARE GOING 
TO WORK, STILL, 
EVERYDAY? 
YES, SIR. 
MILD HEADACHES, 
NO. I BELIEVE I 
DON'T HAVE IT. 
THERE ARE PEOPLE 
WHO MIGHT HAVE 
IN IT. 
>> Reporter: 
LOUISE SAID, 
QUOTE, AT teLEAST 
I HAVE IT. 
THAT IS WHY 
TESTING IS SO IS
CRUCIAL BECAUSE 
YOU HEARD HIM 
SAY THAT HE HAS 
A SLIGHT 
HEADACHE. 
HE HAS ALSO BEEN 
EXPOSED TO FOUR 
OF HIS CO-WORKERS
WHO HAVE ALREADY 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID. 
AND YET,IT GOD 
BLESS HIM, BUT 
HE IS STILL 
GOING TO WORK. 
THERE ARE NO 
REQUIREMENTS IN 
THE STATE, 
ALISON, THAT
 
THESE PLACES OF 
WORK, WHETHER 
THEY BE 
RESTAURANTS , IF HE
THEIR WORKERS 
HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE, AND 
THOSE, NO THEY 
RULE THAT 
REQUIRES 
BUSINESSES TO 
ENFORCE THEIR 
PATRONS. 
OR THOSE THAT EY
ARE USING PUBLIC HA
TRANSIT THAT TH
THERE ARE 
POSITIVE COVID 
CASES AROUND 
THEM. 
AND THAT IS THE 
ISSUE AND WHY IT 
IS SO IMPORTANT Y 
PEOPLE LIKE 
LOUISE COME HERE 
TODAY TO GET 
THOSE TESTS. 
>> VAUGHN, I 
KNOW ARIZONA IS 
IN 
NEED  OF MORE 
HELP THAN JUST 
TESTING. 
WHAT OTHER HELP 
IS ARIZONA 
GETTING FROM 
OTHER STATES, 
FROM AROUND THE 
COUNTRY? 
YOU KNOW, ONE OF 
THESE ISSUES 
HERE IS THE FACT 
THAT THE FEDERAL 
RESOURCES APPEAR 
TO BE LIMITED. 
AND THAT IS WHAT 
YOU HAVE SEEN 
FRUSTRATION FROM 
THE STATES 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY HERE. 
THIS IS FEMA'S 
FIRST OPERATION. 
FEMA PARTNER 
WITH THE CITY OF 
PHOENIX AND WITH 
THE ARIZONA 
NATIONAL GUARD 
TO PUT THIS ON 
HERE. 
AS ARIZONA 
CONTINUES TO BE 
A HOT SPOT 
BECAUSE YOU 
WOULD THINK 
POTENTIALLY A 
FLATTENING OF 
THE NUMBER OF 
CASES HERE IN 
THE STATE OF THE 
LAST FOUR OR 
FIVE DAYS, THAT 
IS BECAUSE 
THERE'S ALSO NOT 
BEEN AN 
EXPANSION OF 
TESTS BEING 
CONDUCTED AND 
YOU HAVE SEEN 
STILL THAT THE 
POSITIVE RATES 
BE ABOUT 23%. 
THAT'S ABWHERE 
THESE 
PARTNERSHIPS ARE 
SO CRUCIAL. 
WE SHOULD NOTE 
THAT THE NEW 
REQUEST 
LABORATORIES 
HAVE PROCESSED 
ABOUT 80% OF THE 
TEST PLUS PER DAY
. THEY EXPAND TO 
PROCESS. 
NEW MACHINERY 
THAT THEY HAVE 
BROUGHT ON FROM 
AN INTERNATIONAL 
COMPANY. 
A ATLOT OF THESE 
ARE EXPECTATIONS 
THAT ARE BEING 
LAID DOWN AND 
WHAT WE DO ALL 
KNOW, WHEN YOU 
TALK TO DOCTORS 
AND ICU NURSES 
THAT ARE WORKING 
IN THESE 
HOSPITALS AS, 
YOU KNOW, 
HUNDREDS OF 
NURSES AND OTHER 
HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS 
ARE COMING INTO 
THE STATE, WHAT 
IS STILL NEEDED 
HERE IS THAT 
EXPANSION OF 
TESTING AND THAT 
IS WHY TODAY'S 
PROGRESS, BUT 
EVEN MORE NEEDS 
TO BE DONE, EV
ALISON.  
>> VAUGHN 
HILLYARD, IT IS 
THE END OF THE 
WEEK. 
JUST WANT TO 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR ALL 
YOUR HARD WORK 
THIS WEEK. 
WE'RE AMAZED 
WITH HOW HARD 
YOU'RE WORKING 
WITH HOW HOT IT 
IS OUT THERE. 
WE ARE THANKFUL 
FOR YOUR 
REPORTING. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> GEORGIA'S 
GOVERNOR SUING 
ATLANTA'S MAYOR 
OVER MASKS. 
GOVERNOR KEMP 
SAYS THE MAYOR, A'
LANCE BOTTOMS, 
EXCEEDED HER 
AUTHORITY WHEN 
SHE ISSUED IT  IN 
HER CITY. 
MEANWHILE, 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN GEORGIA 
ARE UP MORE 
THAN 
50% IN JUST THE 
LAST TWO WEEKS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
IS IN ATLANTA 
WITH MORE.  %
>> Reporter: WE 
SEE THIS PLAY OUT
ALL OVER THE 
COUNTRY WHEN IT 
COMES TO THE 
QUESTION OF, 
WILL PEOPLE WEAR 
MASKS? 
AND, SHOULD THEY 
BE REQUIRED TO 
DO SO? 
THE BIGGEST UI
ESCALATION RATE 
HERE IN TO. 
THE GOVERNOR 
SUING THE 
ATLANTA MAYOR 
AND THE CITY 
COUNCIL. 
THE MASK 
REQUIREMENT PUT 
INTO PLACE. 
I WANT TO COHAVE 
YOU HEAR BOTH 
FROM THE 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR 
AND THE 
REPUBLICAN 
GOVERNOR. 
BOTH ARE 
ACCUSING EACH 
OTHER OF PLAYING %DR
POLITICS. 
FIRST, MAYOR 
KEISHA LANCE 
BOTTOMS OF 
ATLANTICA WHO 
SPOKE ON TODAY. 
>> THE FILING OF 
THE LAWSUIT IS 
BIZARRE, QUITE 
FRANKLY. 
I DON'T THINK  QIT 
HAPPENSTANCE 
THAT THIS 
LAWSUIT CAME A 
DAY AFTER 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP VISITED 
ATLANTA. 
HE WAS VIOLATING 
CITY LAW BY NOT 
HAVING ON THE 
DESK ATLANTA'S 
INTERNATIONAL 
AIRPORT. 
>> NOW, THE 
MAYOR'S TELLS ME 
THAT THEY WILL 
LET THEIR 
DECISIONS DRIVEN 
BY SCIENCE AND 
TO. 
GOVERNOR BRIAN 
KEMP SAYS HE IS 
ACTUALLY 
ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO PUT ON 
MASKS. 
BUT HE ONSAYS WHEN 
IT COMES TO 
REQUIRING THEM 
TO DO SO, THAT 
TAKES IT A STEP 
TOO FAR. 
IN FACT, HE 
REPEATED DURING 
A 
NEWS 
CONFERENCE 
TODAY, BUT HE 
SAID SEVERAL 
TIMES, THAT 
GEORGIANS, HE 
SAID, 
DO NOT 
NEED A MANDATE 
TO DO THE RIGHT 
THING. 
SO I  E PRESSED HIM 
ON THAT DURING 
THAT NEWS 
CONFERENCE. 
I ASKED, AT WHAT %
POINT ARE YOU 
GOING TO SWITCH 
FROM 
ENCOURAGEMENT TO 
ENFORCEMENT IF 
YOU LOOK AROUND %%
AND SEE THE 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
WEARING THEIR 
MASKS A WEEK OR 
TWO WEEKS AFTER, 
ENCOURAGING THEM 
TO DO SO. 
HERE'S HOW HE 
ANSWERED THAT 
QUESTION. 
>> WHAT KIND OF 
MESSAGE DOES IT 
SEND WHEN 
YOU 
HAVE MANDATES 
ALREADY THAT 
PEOPLE AREEN NOT 
ENFORCING? 
IT SENDS THE TE
MESSAGE THAT THE 
MANDATE DOES NOT 
MEAN ANYTHING. 
I'M ASKING 
PEOPLE, YOU 
KNOW, GOVERNMENT 
IS NOT GOING . TO 
BE THE ANSWER TO 
ALL PEOPLE'S 
PROBLEMS. 
>> Reporter: AND 
BOTH THE %MAYOR 
AND THE GOVERNOR 
SAY THAT IF IT 
COMES DOWN TO 
IT, THEY BOTH 
BELIEVE THAT 
THEY COULD WIN 
IN COURT. 
IN ATLANTA, I'M 
BLAINE AND HER. 
>>> PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS IN 
DETROIT IN COURT 
TODAY. 
THEY'RE ASKING  C
THE JUDGE TO 
SHUT DOWN IN 
PERSON SUMMER 
SCHOOL CLASSES, 
CLAIM THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT IS 
USING SUMMER 
SCHOOL AS  IA TEST 
TO SEE IF 
SCHOOLS THERE 
CAN REOPEN IN 
THE FALL. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
HEIDI JOINS ME 
NOW FOR DETROIT 
AND HEIDI, WHAT 
DID THE JUDGE 
SAY AT TODAY'S 
HEARING? 
HOW DID THINGS 
GO? 
>> THE S  JUDGE, 
THE JURISDICTION 
OF THIS CASE. 
HE DID NOT GO 
OVER THE CONTENT 
OR THE NATURE OF 
THE SEGMENT. 
THIS IS 
ESSENTIALLY A 
DELAY. 
THE PLAINTIFF 
HERE IS A 
COALITION OF 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS, AND 
ACTIVISTS. 
THEY , SAY THAT 
THERE SHOULD NOT 
BE PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS OPEN 
DURING THE SUMMER
, THAT DETROIT 
IS EFFECTIVELY 
CONDUCTING A 
MASSIVE 
EXPERIMENT ON 
THE Y CHILDREN OF 
THE CITY OF 
DETROIT AND THAT 
THIS IS THE ONLY 
PLACE IN THE 
COUNTRY THAT HAS 
SAYS A MASSIVE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
OPEN FOR SUMMER 
SCHOOL. 
THEY ARE BUSING 
THE CHILDREN IN. 
THEY SAY THAT IT 
IS VERY UNSAFE. 
THAT THE CDC 
SAYS THAT ONE OF 
THE MAIN RISKS 
OF THE SPREAD OF 
COVID IS THE 
OPENING OF 
SCHOOLS. 
THIS IS  
HAPPENING AT A 
TIME WHEN COVID 
HERE LIKE MANY 
OF THE PLACES IN 
THE COUNTRY IS 
ON ITS -- AND IT 
IS A PLACE THAT 
HAS ALREADY SEEN 
A SIGNIFICANT 
AMOUNT OF DEATHS 
DUE TO THE 
COVID. 
SO THIS 
CONTINUES. 
IT WILL CONTINUE 
IN  A DIFFERENT 
PLACE, ALISON.  
>> SO WHAT IS 
THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT -- WHAT 
IS THEIR DEFENSE 
HERE FOR WHY 
KIDS SHOULD BE 
BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM AND 
WHY THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT THINKS 
ARE  THEY 
SAFE? 
>> Reporter: HE
WELL, FIRSTLY, 
THEY SAY -- THIS 
IS THAT THE 
DEMAND FROM 
PARENTS WHO 
BELIEVE THAT 
THEIR CHILDREN 
ARE NOT LEARNING 
THAT THEIR 
CHILDREN ARE 
FALLING BEHIND. 
THEY SAY THAT IT 
IS VOLUNTARY. Y 
AND THAT, YOU 
KNOW, LOOK, THIS AT
IS ONE OF THE 
MOST 
IMPOVERISHED 
CITIES IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
WHEN THESE KIDS 
WENT OUT OF E STTH
SCHOOL IN MARCH, 
THEY DID NOT GET 
CHROMEBOOKS. 
THEY DID NOT GET 
COMPUTERS. 
THEY DID NOT GET 
THE RESOURCES 
THAT THEY NEEDED 
TO DO VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
AND SO 
THEREFORE, MANY 
OF  LETHESE KIDS 
ARE BEING HELD 
TO THE SAME 
STANDARDS AS 
CHURCH AND IN 
OTHER SCHOOL 
DISTRICT THAT 
DID GET THOSE 
RESOURCES. 
THEY ARE JUST 
NOT BEING GIVEN 
THE RESOURCES. 
A LOT OF 
FAMILIES ARE 
REALLY FACED 
WITH A DIFFICULT % 
CHOICE HERE OF 
WHETHER THEY LET 
THEIR KIDS FAIL 
OR THEY PUT THEM 
INTO THE 
SCHOOLS, HOPING 
THAT THE SAFETY %
PROTOCOLS ARE 
GOING TO KEEP 
THEM SAY. 
TAKE A LISTEN 
HERE TO ONE OF 
THE SPEAKERS AND 
WHAT SHE HAD TO 
SAY ABOUT THEIR 
CONCERNS. 
>> I ABSOLUTELY 
AM CONCERNED 
ABOUT MY 
COLLEAGUES. 
I'M CONCERNED 
ABOUT MY 
STUDENTS. 
I'M CONCERNED 
ABOUT MY 
COMMUNITY. 
I'M HERE COME 
HERE TODAY FOR 
EVERY TEACHER ER%
WHO IS AFRAID TO 
GO BACK  AINTO A 
CLASSROOM, EVERY 
PARENT WHO IS 
AFRAID TO SEND 
THEIR CHILDREN 
BACK TO STAND 
HERE TODAY, EVEN 
FOR THOSE IN 
SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATORS 
WHO ARE 
PRESSURED, TO 
MAKE THESE 
DECISIONS INAND  %
PUSH THIS 
THROUGH AGAINST 
THEIR BETTER 
JUDGMENT. 
>> WHY DO YOU 
THINK THIS IS 
HAPPENING? 
>> THIS IS 
HAPPENING 
BECAUSE WE HAVE 
A LACK OF 
LEADERSHIP IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 
>> AND ALISON, 
YOU HEARD HER 
TALK ABOUT THE 
ADMINISTRATORS. 
THIS NOT JUST 
ABOUT THE 
PARENTS. 
IT IS . T ABOUT 
TEACHERS AND 
SOME OFFICIALS OU
WHO ARE VERY 
CONCERNED THAT A 
LOT OF THESE 
SCHOOLS  HAVE 
DECADES WORTH OF 
POOR 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROBLEMS, BAD 
VENTILATION, THE 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABLE THE 
OFFICE CAME OUT 
WITH A REPORT  %
LAST MONTH THAT 
OVER 50% OF U.S. 
SCHOOLS DID NOT 
HAVE ADEQUATE 
VENTILATION. 
THEY NEED HVAC 
SYSTEMS REPLACE. 
THAT IS A KNOWN 
RISK FACTOR FOR 
COVID. 
SO DISPLAYS WILL 
GO ON. 
HOWEVER, SUMMER 
SCHOOL HERE ENDS 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
AUGUST. 
SO THIS DELAY IS 
A SIGNIFICANT 
SOBECK FOR THE 
PLAINTIFFS, 
ALISON.  
>> YEAH, AND 
HEIDI, AS WE 
LOOK TO THE  AEND 
OF SUMMER SCHOOL 
FOR THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
FALL, I KNOW 
PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS ARE 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT WHAT THAT 
WILL MEAN AS 
DISTRICT SAID 
WHAT IT IS DOING 
TO PROTECT 
STUDENTS AND 
FACULTY GOING CT
FORWARD? 
>> Reporter: THE 
SCHOOL BOARD 
EDUCATORS THAT I 
TALKED TO SAID OR
THAT THIS IS NOT 
NECESSARILY 
REFLECTING WHAT 
IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN IN THE 
FALL. 
BECAUSE THIS IS 
A MASSIVE SCHOOL 
SYSTEM. 
WE'RE TALK ABOUT 
53,000 CHILDREN 
HERE CONSIDERING 
ELEMENTARY AND 
HIGH SCHOOL 
EDUCATION AND G 
THEN ALSO THEY 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
PASS THE KIND LEOF 
PROTOCOLS THAT 
THEY COULD HAVE 
IN THE SUMMER 
SCHOOL PROGRAM, 
WHERE YOU HAVE 
FRACTION 
OF THAT. 
AND SO THE 
GOVERNMENT HERE 
HAS MADE VERY 
CLEAR THAT SHE E 
WILL USE HER 
POWERS TO STOP 
ANY SCHOOL 
SISTER THAT SHE 
THINKS IS 
SENDING KIDS 
BACK TO AN 
UNSAFE 
ENVIRONMENT. 
UNCLEAR WHETHER 
SHE IS GOING TO 
SINGLE OUT 
DETROIT TO  GET 
INVOLVED HERE. 
ONE OF THE 
PLAINTIFFS HERE 
IN SPEAKING WITH 
THE JUDGE WAS 
ASKING FOR 
EXACTLY THAT, 
GOING AFTER THE 
GOVERNOR, SAYING 
THAT SHE SHOULD 
BE USING HER 
POWERS. 
THAT THE 20 
OFFICIALS I 
TALKED TO SAY 
THEY DON'T KNOW 
WHAT THEY'RE 
GOING TO DO IN 
THE FALL BECAUSE 
THEY UNDERSTAND 
THAT THEY HAVE A 
OVERCROWDED 
PROBLEM. 
THEY HAVE A 
PROBLEM WITH 
POOR 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
AND THAT WHAT 
THEY'RE DOING 
NOW MAY CRWINOT BE 
WHAT THEY'RE 
GOING TO DO IN 
THE FALL. 
>> HIGH 
DE, IT 
LOOKS LIKE THIS 
IS A PROBLEM WE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
TALKING ABOUT 
FOR A  LITTLE 
WHILE NOW. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR FOR 
YOUR REPORTING 
FROM DETROIT. 
>>> THE 
CORONAVIRUS, 
ACCORDING TO NEW 
RESEARCH, COVID-
19 COULD CAUSE 
BLOOD CLOTS THAT 
LEAD TO HEART 
ATTACKS. 
HELENA HUMPHREY 
SHOWS US WHAT 
THE EXPERTS 
FOUND HERE. 
>> Reporter: 
WILL, THERE IS 
NOW A 
GROWING 
BODY OF EVIDENCE 
PUTTING TO THE 
FACT THAT COVID-
19 COULD HAVE A 
SERIOUS IMPACT 
ON THE HEART. 
THAT IS 
ACCORDING TO 
PROFESSOR MARKS, 
THE LEAD 
RESEARCHER IN 
THIS STUDY 
CARRIED OUT MABY N 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF INTERBORO. 
IN THE UNITED 
KINGDOM. 
NOW, HIS TEAM ED
EXAMINED 
ULTRASOUNDS OF 
OVER 1200 
HOSPITALIZED 
PATIENTS AND 69 
COUNTRIES WITH 
UNITED STATES. 
ONE OF THE %
BIGGEST CENTERS 
IN THAT TRIAL. 
THERE IS 
RESEARCH WHO 
TOLD NBC NEWS %
THAT THEY WERE 
SURPRISED TO 
FIND THAT MORE 
THAN HALF OF 
THOSE PATIENTS 
HAVE  WORRISOME 
HEART SCANS. 
SO THE STUDY 
SHOWS THAT 55% 
OF PATIENTS HAD 
ABNORMAL CHANGES 
TO THE WAY THAT 
THE HEART WAS 
PUMPING BLOOD. 
PERHAPS MOST 
CONCERNING TO 
THE FACT ONE IN 
SEVEN PATIENTS 
HAD DAMAGE THAT 
WAS CONSIDERED 
TO BE SEVERE. 
NOW, BLOOD CLOTS 
FROM COVID-19 
WERE ALSO A 
CONCERN AND RISK 
FACTOR IN 
STROKES AND 
HEART ATTACKS AS 
WELL. 
ON TOP 
OF THAT, 
KEEP IN MIND 
THAT THE 
MAJORITY OF 
PATIENTS IN THE 
STUDY HAD NEVER 
HAD HEART 
PROBLEMS BEFORE. 
THE RESEARCHERS 
DID CAUTION THAT 
THOSE INCLUDED HA
IN THE %STUDY ALL 
HAD PROSPECTIVE 
HEART 
COMPLICATIONS 
FROM COVID-19 
AND 
THAT COULD 
ACCOUNT FOR THE 
HIGH NUMBER T OF 
PATIENTS WITH 
ABNORMALITIES. 
OF COURSE, THIS 
STAFF 
POSITIONALLY 
PRESENTS A NEW 
CHALLENGE LONG 
AFTER THE 
PANDEMIC IS OVER 
AND HE COULD BE 
A REAL CAUSE FOR 
CONCERN IN THE 
UNITED STATES, 
FOR EXAMPLE, 
WHERE THE 
LEADING OF CAUSE 
OF DEATH IS 
HEART DISEASE. 
AS A RESULT, 
PROFESSOR TOLD 
ME THAT -- MUCH 
MORE RESEARCH 
AND 
UNDERSTANDING ON 
THE ISSUE IS 
NEEDED. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WHAT WE ARE 
DOING MRI T SCANS 
IN PATIENTS THAT 
HAVE RECOVERED 
FROM COVID-19 
INFECTION. 
NOW WE LOOK AT  
EXACTLY WHAT 
CAUSED THE HEART %
DAMAGE AND ALSO 
TELL US WHETHER 
THE HEART DAMAGE 
HAS LONG-TERM 
EFFECTS OR IF IT 
IS REVERSED. 
THAT IS 
IMPORTANT. 
WE NEED TO 
UNDERSTAND 
WHETHER THOSE 
GOING TO BE A 
LOT OF PATIENTS 
FACING LONG-TERM 
HEART LO FAILURE AS 
A CONSEQUENCE OF 
COVID-19. 
>> OH. 
PATIENTS WITH 
SEVERE CASES 
SHOULD LOOK OUT 
FOR FOR LOCHEST 
PAIN AS WELL AS 
SWOLLEN ANKLES, 
WHICH COULD 
INDICATE SOME 
KIND OF HEART 
DAMAGE AS A 
RESULT FROM 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>>> SCHOOLS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE ALL 
TRYING TO HANDLE 
REOPENING A 
LITTLE BIT 
DIFFERENTLY, BUT 
THEY ALL %HAVE 
THE SAME 
GOAL, 
KEEPING THE 
CLASSROOMS AND 
THE PEOPLE IN 
THEM SAY. 
NBC NEWS MEDICAL 
CONTRIBUTOR 
JOINS ME. 
DR. PATEL, THEY 
HAD A 
CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAK AT A 
CAMP. 
IT INCLUDED 
THINGS LIKE 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS, EVEN A 
BAN ON E HIGH-
FIVES AND -- 
HERE'S WHAT 
PARENTS OF ONE 
OF THE CAMPERS 
TOLD AND MSNBC 
THIS MORNING. 
>> IT SEEMS LIKE 
SO MUCH 
PROTECTION WAS %
PUT. 
I MEAN, ONTHEY HAD 
THESE NEW 
TRESHAWN SYSTEMS 
IN THE CABINS 
AND THERE WERE 
MASKS THAT WERE 
ONE. 
THESE KIDS WERE 
OUTSIDE AND 
PLAYING AND THEY 
WERE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AS 
WELL AS KIDS CAN 
SOCIAL DISTANCE. 
THEY DID NOT 
HAVE TO SOCIAL-
DISTANCE WITHIN 
THEIR CABIN. 
BUT WITH THIS 
HIVING IN AND 
GOING SO FAST, 
AT ONE CAMP, AND 
THEN IT IS 
ABSOLUTELY FINE 
AT THE OTHER 
CAMP. 
IT IS HARD TO 
KNOW WHAT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN 
WITHIN A SCHOOL. 
>> SO DR. PATEL, 
IF STEPS LIKE 
THOSE COULD NOT 
PREVENT AN 
OUTBREAK AT THE 
CAMP, WHAT KIND 
OF SAFETY %
MEASURES DO 
CLASSROOMS NEED? 
WHAT DO NATE 
THEY NEED TO BE 
THINKING ABOUT? 
>> WELL, 
CERTAINLY, THE 
FACT THAT WE ARE 
HAVING OUTBREAKS 
EVEN DESPITE  
THESE MEASURES 
SHOULD SHOW YOU, 
ALISON, HOW MUCH 
KIND OF, WHAT WE 
CALL COMMUNITIES 
BUT THERE IS.  
BUT I WOULD LIKE 
TO POINT OUT 
THAT THOSE 
MEASURES THAT 
THEY TOOK 
ACTUALLY HELPED 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT OTHER CAMPS 
AROUND THEM DID 
NOT GET 
INFECTED. 
I DON'T WANT 
PEOPLE TO THINK 
THAT ALL THOSE 
EFFORTS ARE FOR 
NOTHING. 
BUT IF YOU ARE A 
TEACHER OR A 
PARENT THINKING 
ABOUT CITY YOUR 
KID TO SCHOOL, 
THE BOTTOM LINE 
IS THAT 
YOU CAN 
DO ALL OF THE 
THINGS RIGHT, 
BUT IF YOUR 
COMMUNITY HAS A 
HIGH NUMBER OF 
CASES OR ONE OF 
THESE HOT 
SPOTS,, THAT IT 
IS VIRTUALLY, 
YOU KNOW, NEXT 
TO IMPOSSIBLE TO 
PREVENT AN 
INFECTION. 
HOWEVER, WHAT I 
WOULD SAY FOR 
SCHOOLS 
PRACTICALLY, 
SMALLER CLASS 
SIZES, AND 
HAVING IT BE 
OL
KIND OF S ONE SET 
OF KIDS, NOT 
MIXING BETWEEN 
RESTROOMS. 
SO THAT IF YOU 
DO HAVE ONE OF 
THOSE OUTBREAKS 
LIKE THE CAMP 
COULD OU 
ISOLATE IT SO 
THAT CAMP AND 
ALISON, I WOULD 
SAY THAT 
ACTUALLY  D IS A 
SUCCESSFUL 
OUTCOME OF THAT 
31 POINT PLAN. 
>> IT IS SO GOOD 
TO HEAR THAT 
THAT MEASURE WAS 
NOT FOR NOT. IT 
SEEMS LIKE THAT 
CAN REALLY TRY 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEIR 
CAMPERS WERE 
SAY. 
WE HAVE KEEIERTALKE 
THROUGH CONCERNS 
THAT PARENTS 
HAVE, CONCERTS 
THAT THEY HAVE %
FOR THEIR KIDS. 
HOW ABOUT THE 
TEACHERS? 
I KNOW THAT 
THERE ARE %SO 
MANY TEACHERS 
WHO WANT TO BE 
BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM, WANT 
TO BE BACK WITH 
THEIR STUDENTS? 
WHAT ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
GOING BACK AND 
WHAT THAT MIGHT 
MEAN FOR THEM? 
ANY ADVICE FOR 
THEM? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH THE BEST 
ADVICE I CAN 
GIVE YOU IS I THAT 
WE ARE SEEING 
THOSE  
PLAY OUT 
LOCALLY. 
IF THAT NUMBERS 
LOCALLY IN YOUR 
AREA WHERE YOU 
TEACH ARE GOING 
IN THAT 
DIRECTION, AND 
RIGHT NOW, 
ALISON, I'M 
AFRAID TO  TELL 
HAVE TOO 
MANY STATES 
WHERE THE 
NUMBERS ARE 
INCREASING AT 
A 
RATE THAT IF I 
WERE A TEACHER, 
I WOULD 
ABSOLUTELY BE  
STRETCHING THE 
COMPENSATION IF 
WE COULD HAVE IN-
PERSON LEARNING 
OR HAD EVEN 
HYBRID LEARNING. 
THE SECOND THING 
I WOULD SAY, 
DESPITE, THIS A 
NATIONAL VIRUS 
AND WE HAVE WE 
DO NOT HAVE A 
NATIONAL 
STRATEGY. 
SO IF I AM A 
TEACHER, I WOULD 
ACTUALLY THINK 
ABOUT, WHAT DO I 
HAVE TO PROTECT 
MYSELF INCLUDING 
MAKING SURE THAT 
EVEN IF THERE'S 
NOT A MANDATE, 
THAT I'M WEARING 
A MASK I 
ENCOURAGE MY 
CLASS AND AS 
MANY OF MY 
COLLEAGUES TO 
WEAR MASKS. 
HAND HYGIENE, 
ESPECIALLY FOR 
THE YOUNG 
CHILDREN, 
CHILDREN IN 
THEIR 
CLASSROOMS, AND 
IN THE THIRD, 
EXACTLY WHAT WE 
SAW IN MISSOURI. 
HAVING A PLAN. 
IF YOU DO HAVE A 
HOT SPOT OR 
OUTBREAK. 
WHAT IS THE PLAN 
TO MAKE SURE YOU 
CAN SHUT THE 
SCHOOL DOWN OR 
SAFELY ISOLATEHO 
THE TEACHERS AND 
THE STUDENTS AND 
PROTECT EVERYONE?
>> WE HAVE SOME 
OF YOU ARE 
QUESTIONS, SOME 
FEWER QUESTIONS 
FOR YOU TO DO. 
ONE OF YOUR 
WANTS TO %KNOW, 
DR. PATEL, WHAT 
ADVICE YOU HAVE 
FOR PEOPLE WHO 
LIVE IN COLLEGE 
TOWNS? 
WHERE THE EG
STUDENTS AND THE 
STAFF ARE COMING 
BACK TO CAMP 
THIS FALL? 
>> NUMBER ONE, 
ALMOST EVERY 
COLLEGE THAT I 
HAVE EITHER 
TALKED TO OR 
READ THEIR 
ONLINE POLICIES 
IS REQUIRING 
THAT THE 
STUDENTS HAVE 
SOME SORT OF 
TEST DONE OR 
LETTER OF 
CLEARANCE 
>> I THINK THAT 
IS A SMART 
POLICY, ALISON, 
BECAUSE WE'VE 
GOT PEOPLE 
TRAVELING FROM 
ALL OVER THE WE
COUNTRY IN MANY  
CASES TO INCOME TO 
THE CAMPUS. 
THE INFECTIONS 
FROM HOT USSPOTS 
WITHOUT EVEN 
REALIZING IT BUT 
NUMBER TWO, I 
WOULD MAKE IT 
VERY CLEAR THAT 
IF I LIVE IN A 
COMMUNITY, I 
WOULD ENGAGE IN 
A VERY DIRECT 
DIALOGUE WITH 
THAT CAMPUS'S 
LEADERSHIP AND 
JUST SAY, VERY 
CLEARLY, IN YOUR 
ELECTED 
OFFICIALS, SPEAK 
UP THAT YOU %WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT YOU HAVE 
THE HEALTH 
MEASURES IN 
PLACE. 
NELSON, 
REPORTING THAT 
YOU HAVE ALL 
BEEN DOING, N %
WHICH IS AN 
EXCELLENT ON 
FACE TO GET A 
TEST RESULT 
BACK. 
THAT IS AN 
INCREDIBLE 
WARNING SIGN 
THAT IF LEYOU ARE 
OPENING UP THE 
CAMPUS AND YOU 
CAN'T GET A TEST 
BACK FOR ONE 
WEEK, THEN I 
THINK RESIDENTS 
SHOULD BE 
TALKING TO 
SCHOOL OFFICIALS 
AND DISCUSSING 
HOW YOU WILL 
KEEP PEOPLE  SAFE  
AND THEN EP
FINALLY, AGAIN, 
YOU KNOW, THE 
SAME THING, 
THINKING ABOUT 
HOW TO WEAR A 
MASK IF YOU 
DON'T HAVE A 
MASK MANDATE, 
HOW TO ENCOURAGE 
A CAMPUS TO 
ENFORCE SOME 
SORT OF MASK 
PROTECTION AND 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THAT LEADS 
DIRECTLY INTO 
ANOTHER VIEWER 
QUESTION THAT WE 
HAVE. 
WHEN OF YOUR 
WANTS TO KNOW? 
WHAT IS A GOOD 
WAY TO A TALK TO A 
FRIEND OR A 
FAMILY MEMBER 
WHO WILL NOT 
WEAR A MASK? 
>> YOU KNOW, 
ALISON, THIS 
HITS HOME FOR ME 
BECAUSE I HAVE A 
NUMBER OF FAMILY 
MEMBERS WHO 
STILL TO THIS 
DAY HE WILL SEND 
ME TEXT MESSAGES 
ABOUT HOW, %YOU 
KNOW, WEARING A 
MASK DOES NOT 
HELP. 
HERE'S WHAT I'M 
GOING TO TELL 
YOU. 
TELLING PEOPLE 
THEY HAVE TO TO DO 
SOMETHING NEVER 
WORKS. 
IT DOES NOT INWORK 
WITH MY KIDS. 
IT DOES NOT WORK 
WITH MYSELF.  
BUT WHEN YOU 
REALLY SHOW 
PEOPLE THAT 
THERE ARE 
OPTIONS THAT YOU 
TELL THEM, IT IS 
NOT AN OPTION, 
WEAR A MASK OR 
DON'T WEAR A 
MASK. 
IT IS REALLY 
ABOUT OPTIONS 
ABOUT WHY THEY 
ARE NOT 
COMFORTABLE 
WEARING A MASK 
OR YOU COULD SAY 
TO THEM, YOU 
KNOW, -- 
ALTERNATIVES TO 
MASKS. 
THERE ARE IVFACE 
SHIELDS. 
THERE ARE OTHER 
THINGS THAT WE 
CAN DO TO 
PROTECT 
OURSELVES AND 
THEN TO TRY TO 
ASK YOU THJUST 
GIVE THEM 
SEVERAL KIND OF 
CHOICES, I THINK 
THAT WHEN WE 
TURN THIS 
CONVERSATION 
AROUND AND SAY, 
LOOK, YOU CAN 
STAY HOME AND 
THAT WILL KEEP 
YOU SAFE. 
BUT WHEN YOU 
LEAVE, WHAT 
WOULD BE T THE 
EASIEST FOR YOU 
TO DO IF YOU 
DON'T LIKE 
WEARING A MASK 
FOR HOURS, WHAT 
ABOUT THIS HAT 
THAT HAS A CLEAR 
PLASTIC FACE 
SHIELD? 
THAT IS BETTER. 
IT WILL R HELP ME 
AND IT WILL HELP 
YOU. 
AND I THINK WE 
NEED TO TURN 
AROUND AND TAKE 
THE POLITICS AND 
THE EMOTION OUT 
OF IT. 
>> DR. PATEL, 
YOU ALWAYS GIVE 
US GREAT ADVICE, 
ESPECIALLY 
TODAY. 
THANKS FOR ALL 
THE WISDOM AND 
THE GUIDANCE. 
WE APPRECIATE ES
IT. 
HAVE A  %NICE 
WEEKEND. 
>>> NEARLY 
17,000 CHILDREN 
HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
FLORIDA. 
ONE OF THEM, AN S 
11-YEAR-OLD BOY E 
WITH SPECIAL 
NEEDS AND 
SERIOUS 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS, HE 
DIED JUST A WEEK RIL
AFTER HE 
TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
HERE'S WHAT HIS 
DAD TOLD NBC 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
ALYSSA BARBARA.  
>> MY  NSON 
WAS A 
VERY LOVING 
CHILD. 
I DON'T CARE HOW 
FRIENDLY YOU ARE 
OR HOW MUCH -- 
HE DID NOT HAVE 
-- AND HE HAD A 
FEW OTHER 
PROBLEMS AND 
DEFORMITY'S. 
GREET AND MEET 
EVERYBODY. 
SUCH A LOVING 
CHILD. 
AT YOU DID NOT 
GREET HIM, HE 
WOULD KEEP AT IT 
UNTIL YOU DID. 
LOSING A CHILD. 
SUCH A DISEASE. 
SPECIALING WENT 
IT COULD HAVE 
BEEN AVOIDED IN 
SOME KIND OF 
WAY. 
WE HAVE  TO TAKE 
THIS FIERCELY. 
THIS IS  A THINK 
WE WILL HAVE TO 
LEARN TO LIVE 
WITH FOR A WHILE 
BECAUSE IT IS 
GOING TO BE A 
WHILE. 
THIS IS NOT A 
FAIRY-TALE LAND. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE HERE FOR A 
WHILE. 
EVERYBODY IS 
GOING TO GET USE 
TO IT. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE REAL TOUGH 
SITUATION 
BECAUSE PARENTS 
COULD BE AT 
RISK. 
AND STUDENTS ARE 
GOING TO BE AT 
RISK. 
BECAUSE HE HAD 
IT AND MY HOUSE 
GOT IT. 
AND TWO OF THE 
NURSES GOT IT 
AND MY 
GRANDDAUGHTER 
GOT IT. 
THAT FIRE IS IS 
NOTHING TO ISPLAY 
WITH. 
>> IT STARTED 
WITH A FEVER? 
SPARK 
>> COVID-19 AND 
HE DIED JULY 1st.
I WAS IN THE 
HOSPITAL, TOO. 
AND I COULD NOT 
EVEN -- COVID-19.
WE JUST HALF TO 
DO WHAT WE CAN TO
TRY TO KEEP 
OURSELVES SAFE.
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
SO THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT'S A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH, AND 
WHO'S LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
"MORNING JOE," 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF 
POSTRACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED, AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 6 
FEET APART FROM 
ONE ANOTHER FOR 
THE MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS?  
>>> HAVE YOU 
HEARD THE 
PRESIDENT USE 
THE LETTER AND 
WORD? 
>> YEAH. 
>> AND ANTI-
SOMATIC SLURS 
SPECIFICALLY? 
>> YES. 
>> THAT WAS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
NIECE, MARY 
TRUMP, TELLING 
RACHEL MADDOW 
THAT SHE HAS 
HEARD HER UNCLE 
SAYING BOTH 
RACIAL AND ANTI-
SOMATIC SLURS 
BUT SHE SAYS IT 
SHOULD NOT 
SURPRISE ANYONE. 
A WHITE %HOUSE 
SPOKESPERSON 
TOLD MSNBC THAT HO
MARY TRUMP WROTE 
A BOOK OF 
FALSEHOODS. 
NBC NEWS.COM 
SENIOR POLITICAL 
ANALYST JONATHAN 
ALLEN RIGHT, 
FIVE DECADES 
LATER, TRUMP IS 
STILL DS
PUSHING 
SEGREGATIONIST 
POLICIES. 
JOHN ALLEN 
JOINES LIME NOW. 
HOW IS THE 
PRESIDENT DOING 
THAT? 
WHAT 
SEGREGATIONIST 
POLICIES IS HE 
PUSHING? 
>> WE HEARD THE 
PRESIDENT ALL %
WEEK THIS WEEK 
 
ATTACKED JOE 
BIDEN, SEE THAT 
BUT IT WANTS TO 
THE, QUOTE NT
UNQUOTE, ABOLISH 
-- THE PRESIDENT 
WENT ON A, MAN. 
SAYING IF BIDEN 
WAS ELECTED 
PRESIDENT, ONE 
OF THE POLICIES 
THAT HE WAS 
TRYING TO PUT IN 
PLACE WOULD 
DESTROY THE -- 
AND WOULD 
SEND 
HELL.   
A REGULATION 
THAT THE OBAMA
/BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS HAD PUT IN EN
PLACE, THAT A 
SICKLY WHAT IT 
SAID, TO 
LOCALITIES, TO 
PUBLIC HOUSING 
AGENCIES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, 
THAT THEY HAD TO 
DESEGREGATE, 
THAT THEY HAD 
THEIR ZONING 
PLANS IN PLACE D 
THAT WOULD HAVE 
AFFIRMATIVELY 
TRIED TO 
DESEGREGATE 
HOUSING UNDER 
THE 1968 FAIR 
HOUSING ACT, IT AT
IS ILLEGAL TO US
DISCRIMINATE ON 
THE BASIS OF 
RACE OR NATIONAL 
ORIGIN, 
ETHNICITY, OR 
SEX. 
WHAT THE OBAMA 
ADMISSION  
REALIZED WAS A 
LOT OF LOCAL 
HOUSING AGENCIES 
HAVE FIGURED OUT 
WAYS AROUND 
THAT. 
UNDER THE 
REGULATION, YOU 
GOT TO ACTUALLY FI
GET THAT DONE. 
AND ALL THESE AT
AGENCIES GET 
FEDERAL HOUSING. 
SO WITH THE SET 
IS, ESSENTIALLY, 
BACKED UP UNDER 
THE LAW, IF YOU 
DON'T DO W,THIS, 
IF YOU DON'T 
COME UP WITH 
PLANS TO 
DESEGREGATE, 
YOUR FUNDING IS 
GOING TO 
BE IN 
JEOPARDY UNDER 
THAT 1968 LAW, 
MUCH LIKE IF 
SCHOOLS DECIDED %
THAT THEY WERE 
GOING TO 
SEGREGATE, THEIR 
FEDERAL FUNDING 
WOULD BE IN 
JEOPARDY OR IF 
STATES DECIDE 
THAT THEY ARE 
NOT GOING 
TO 
ABIDE BY FEDERAL 
LAWS FOR THE -- 
FEDERAL MONEY IS 
IN JEOPARDY. 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
ATTACKED THIS 
REGULATION AND 
WANTS TO REPEAL 
IT AND HAS 
BASICALLY SAID 
THESE HOUSING 
AGENCIES:WANT 
OUGHT TO BE ABLE 
TO SEGREGATE. 
THIS IS 
CONSISTENT WITH 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
DOING WITH HIS 
OWN BUILDINGS 
BACK IN THE 
1970s. 
DISCRIMINATION 
BACK THEN. 
>> JOHN, SO HE 
IS MAKING THIS 
ARGUMENT, THIS 
JOE BIDEN WANTS 
TO ABOLISH THE 
SUBURBS ARGUMENT.
WHAT 
SPECIFICALLY IS 
THE PRESIDENT 
GOING AFTER HERE 
WITH THAT 
ARGUMENT, AND IS 
IT WORKING? 
DOES IT LOOK 
LIKE THEY ARE 
SUPPORTING THAT 
AND THAT THEY 
ARE GOING TO 
VOTE FOR HIM 
COME NOVEMBER? 
>> Reporter: 
FIRST, WE SHOULD 
ABOLISH THE IDEA 
THAT THE SUBURBS 
ARE ENTIRELY 
RIGHT. 
THE PEW 
ORGANIZATION HAS 
DONE SOME 
STUDIES ON THIS. 
THE SUBURBS HAVE 
BEEN 
INCREASINGLY 
WHITE OVER THE 
YEARS, 68% WHITE 
AS OF VEENTHE %LAST 
YEAR OR TWO. 
AND -- BUT WHAT 
THEY HAVE SHOWN 
IS THAT 
NEIGHBORHOODS, 
AND THIS IS WHAT 
OBAMA WAS GOING 
AFTER, 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
ARE GOCONTRIBUTING 
TO SYNDICATION 
BUT I THINK WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
GOING AFTER %IS A 
NARROW SELECTION 
OF MARK, TO HOLD 
ON TO THESE 
SEGREGATIONIST 
IDEALS FROM THE 
1950s AND 1960s. 
ECHOING THE 
RHETORIC OF, YOU 
KNOW, GEORGE 
WALLACE, THAT 
OLD ALABAMA 
DEMOCRATIC 
GOVERNOR WHO RAN 
FOR PRESIDENT IN AM
1968. 
YOU KNOW, IT R 
DEPENDED. 
AND SHOWED OFF, 
YOU KNOW, SORT 
OF OWTHE 
SEGREGATIONIST 
-- THERE'S A 
REAL SLOW 
APPETITE FOR 
THIS KIND OF 
RHETORIC. 
1964, BARRY 
GOLDWATER WENT TH
AGAINST 1960 AND 
RON ONE ALL OF 
SIX STATES. 
AND JOHN, WE SEE 
THE POLLS, 
RIGHT? 
I MEAN, POLL %S,
AFTER POLL 
RECENTLY SHOWING 
JUST A LACK OF 
THE ORT FOR 
WAY THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
HANDLED RACE 
ISSUES IN HAOUR 
COUNTRY. 
IT SOUNDS LIKE 
EVEN IF YOU  SARE 
GETTING THAT 
SLICE OF 
SUBURBIA, IT MAY 
NOT BE MUCH 
BEYOND THAT. 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH AND 
HONESTLY, I 
DON'T THINK IT 
WAS REALLY AIMED 
AT, YOU KNOW, 
MODERATE TO 
CONSERVATIVE 
WHITE VOTERS IN 
THE SUBURBS. 
THIS IS -- I 
WOULD SAY  -FOR 
INSTANCE, 
RHETORIC IS TOO 
STREAM FOR MOST. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
WHO HAS BEEN 
WALKING AWAY 
FROM -- AND THEN 
THE ELECTIONS 
THE LAST COUPLE 
OF YEARS, IT HAS 
BEEN A LOT OF 
WHITE SUBURBAN 
VOTERS WHO HAVE 
BEEN ABANDONING 
THE REPUBLICAN 
PARTY. 
>> JOHN, I WOULD 
LOVE TO TALK N,A 
LITTLE BIT TOMORE 
ABOUT THE 
HISTORY HERE. 
YOU SAY THAT IT 
IS ALMOST Y LIKE 
WATCHING A CIVIL 
RIGHTS DOCUMENT 
TREE HERE IN 
REVERSE. 
YOU SEE E 
PRESIDENT'S TALK 
IS ABOLISH THE E.
SUBURBS. 
IT SOUNDS HELIKE 
SOMETHING OUT OF 
MARYLAND, OUT OF 
THE 1960s. 
COULD YOU TALK 
TO US COA LITTLE 
BIT MORE ABOUT 
THAT? 
>> Reporter: 
SURE. 
IN 1966, THERE 
WAS A ATDEMOCRATIC 
CANDIDATE FOR 
GOVERNOR IN 
MARYLAND, GEORGE 
MAHONEY. 
YOUR HOME IS 
YOUR CASTLE. 
PROTECTED. 
HE WAS AN OLD-
LINE %OR%  %DEMOCRA 
SOUTHERN 
SEGREGATIONIST. 
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT 
IN BRILLIANT 
ABANDONED THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
AND VOTED FOR 
THE REPUBLICAN 
AT THE E TIME. 
AND MAHONEY THAT 
DEFEATED AND IT 
WAS A BIG 
SURPRISE IN THAT 
ELECTION FOR THE 
DEMOCRATS. THE 
DOMINANT AND 
NARROW POLITICS. 
IT WAS KIND OF A 
BREAKING POINT 
FOR THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
IN MARYLAND. 
MAHONEY SOUNDED 
LIKE A LOT OF 
HIS BRETHREN IN 
THE SOUTH, LIKE 
GEORGE WALLACE, 
WHO I MENTIONED 
BEFORE. 
THE GOVERNOR OF 
GEORGIA. 
AND, YOU KNOW, 
OVER TIME, 
PARTICULARLY IN 
THE STATE OF 
MARYLAND, CLOSER 
TO THE SUBURBS, 
AROUND 
WASHINGTON, DC, 
IN, YOU KNOW, 
INTEGRATION IN 
MARYLAND. 
VERY WEALTHY, 
EDUCATED SUBURB. 
MAJORITY MINORITY
. CONTINUES TO 
BE ONE OF THE 
WEALTHIEST AND 
BEST EDUCATED 
SUBURBS IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
PRINCE GEORGE'S 
COUNTY, 
MARYLAND, IS 
PERHAPS THE 
WEALTHIEST 
MAJORITY BLACK 
SUBURBS IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
A 
PLACE WHERE -- 
THE PRESIDENT 
CONTINUES TO 
HAVE THAT IDSORT OF
MISIDENTIFICATION 
OF THE SUBURB. 
>> IT IS ALWAYS 
GREAT TO HAVE 
YOU ON. 
YOU GIVE OUR 
VIEWERS GREAT 
POLITICAL 
HISTORY AND 
HISTORICAL 
CONTEXT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
I AM OFF NEXT 
WEEK BUT I HAVE 
NO DOUBT YOU AND 
I WILL BE 
TALKING NEXT 
THURSDAY. 
>> I WILL TRY TO 
-- 
>> YEAH, WIBRING 
YOUR NATIONAL 
SHIRT. 
>> LOVE IT 
PACKED OUT, 
THANK YOU. 
>>> WE ARE 
EXACTLY ONE 
MONTH AWAY FROM 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT JOE 
BIDEN IS STILL CR
SUPPOSED TO 
ACCEPT THE 
PARTY'S 
NOMINATION. 
BUT THE EVENT 
VISUALLY 
EXPECTED TO DRAW 
50,000 VISITORS 
TO THESE E 
SKILL 
BACK 
DRAMATICALLY TO 
JUST 300 PEOPLE. 
WHAT WILL THAT 
CONVENTION LOOK 
LIKE? 
NBC NEWS 
POLITICAL 
REPORTER HAS THE 
DETAILS. 
[ CHEERS AND 
APPLAUSE ] 
>> Reporter: THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
A COMING TOGETHER
OF THOUSANDS OF 
PARTY LEADERS 
AND DELEGATES IN 
A SERIES OF 
HISTORY MAKING 
MOMENT. 
MILWAUKEE WAS SO 
EXCITED WHEN IT 
LEARNED IT HAD 
BEEN CHOSEN TO 
HOST THIS YEAR'S 
DNC. 
>> THIS WILL BE 
THE FIRST TIME 
IN THE HISTORY 
OF THE STATE OF 
WISCONSIN THAT 
WE ARE HOSTING A 
MAJOR POLITICAL HO
PARTY 
CONVENTION. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
THEN CAME 
THE 
PANDEMIC. 
PROMPTING THE 
DNC TO POSTPONE 
THE CONVENTION 
FROM JULY TO 
AUGUST. 
FOLLOWED BY AN 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
 HAT THE 
CONVENTION WAS 
LARGELY BE 
VIRTUAL. 
THIS IS MACUHA RG
WORD FROM DNC 
LEADERS URGING 
MOST DELEGATES 
TO STAY HOME. 
MILWAUKEE MAYOR 
TOM BARRETT SAYS 
STILL 
UNCERTAIN WHAT 
THE CONVENTION 
WILL LOOK ILLIKE.. 
I'M CONFIDENT 
THERE WILL BE A 
CONVENTION HERE. 
I'M CONFIDENT 
THAT JOE BIDEN 
WILL ACCEPT THE 
DUMB NOMINATION 
HERE. 
IF WE GET A 10th 
OF THAT, I THINK 
THAT IS PROBABLY 
MORE ACCURATE. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT DRAMATIC 
SKILL BACK, 
LEADING MANY 
MILWAUKEE 
BUSINESS OWNERS, 
A CONVENTION 
THAT MIGHT HAVE 
BEEN. 
AMONG THEM, THE THL 
OWNER OF A CAFE. 
>> WE GOT A FULL 
LIQUOR LICENSE. 
WE WERE REALLY 
WORKING TOWARDS 
IMPROVING FOR 
THE D&C. 
>> THE OWNER OF 
SPORTS BAR AND 
GRILL PLANNED TO 
RENT OUT HER 
SPACE. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW 
HOW TO TAKE IT 
RIGHT NOW. 
>> Reporter: THE 
THIS APPOINTMENT 
EXTENDING TO THE 
HOTELS. 
THE IRON HORSE 
HAD BAR AND 
RESTAURANT TO 
THE CAPACITY 
DURING THE WEEKS 
OF SWEATING THE 
CONVENTION. 
>> SCOPE OF THE 
EVENT, IT IS 
ABOUT 50% 
OF 
WHAT IT WAS. 
CITY LEADERS 
ADMIT THE STATE 
OF WISCONSIN THDID 
NOT DO A LOT TO 
INSPIRE 
CONFIDENCE AMONG 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
LEADERSHIP THE 
WAY ITS PRIMARY 
UNFOLDED IN 
APRIL. 
THE STATE'S 
SUPREME COURT 
ORDERING THE IN UN
PRISON PRIMARY 
TO GO FORWARD 
WEEKS INTO THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> I WAS 
DISAPPOINTED 
WITH OUR SUPREME 
COURT. 
I THINK HE %UPADDED 
ACTED LIKE  AN A 
BOX OF THE 
REPUBLICAN 
LEADERSHIP. 
>> Reporter: 
SAYING MILWAUKEE 
IS READY TO HOST 
JOE BIDEN. 
THE FORMER VICE  
PRESIDENT IS 
EXPECTED TO 
EXCEPT HIS 
NOMINATION. 
JUST AS JOE BIDEN
HER PURSE TO 
TAKE CENTER 
STAGE, 
MILWAUKEE'S 
RESIDENTS 
PROMISE THEY ARE 
READY FOR THE 
SPOTLIGHT, TO. 
WHATEVER FORM 
THIS 
UNCONVENTIONAL 
CONVENTION 
TAKES. 
>>> SHAQUILLE 
JOINS ME KE
ER
NOW FROM
MILWAUKEE. 
THE CONVENTION 
PLANNERS SENT A 
LETTER ABOUT THE 
CONVENTION. 
TELL US WHAT WAS 
IN THAT LETTER? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH ALISON, IT 
IS REALLY THE 
LATEST SIGNAL 
THAT THIS IS 
GOING TO 
BE A 
LARGELY  VIRTUAL 
CONVENTION THAT 
WILL BE IN. 
IT WAS ELLIPSE 
FROM A 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
OFFICIAL TO THE 
CHIEF OF STAFF OF
THE MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS. 
I WANT TO READ A 
LINE FROM RETHE 
LETTER JUST TO 
SHOW YOU EXACTLY 
HOW CLEAR THIS 
LANGUAGE IS. 
THEY SEE 
MEMBERS, QUIET, 
SHOULD NOT PLAN 
TO TRAVEL TO 
MILWAUKEE. 
THEY SEE T 
DELEGATES WILL 
TRAVEL TO 
MILWAUKEE. 
AND CAUCUS AND  T
COUNCIL MEETINGS 
WILL TAKE PLACE 
VIRTUALLY. 
THAT MEANS, WHEN 
YOU THINK ABOUT 
THE SKILL OF A 
CONVENTION, YOU 
PROBABLY USUALLY 
HAVE A FLOOD OF 
PEOPLE HERE BUT 
BACK IN THE 
SPRING, YOU AND 
I TALKED ABOUT 
THE DELICATE MAP 
THAT WERE 
WINNING 
DIFFERENT STATE 
>> WE KNOW THAT 
THERE WERE ABOUT 
3800 AGAINST, 
3900 DELEGATES 
UP FOR GRABS. 
NOT ONLY WILL 
YOU NOT HAVE ANY 
OF THOSE 
DELEGATES, BUT 
YOU'RE NOT GOING 
TO HAVE THOSE 
MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS. 
YOU THINK BACK 
TO 2008, WHEN 
THEN SENATOR 
OBAMA, HE MOVED 
HIS CONVENTION 
FROM AN ARENA TO 
A HUGE FOOTBALL 
STADIUM AND 
ACCEPTED HIS 
NOMINATION IN 
FRONT OF ABOUT 
75,000 PEOPLE.  
YOU ARE NOT 
GOING TO GET 
THAT WITH JOE 
BIDEN HERE. 
OFFICIALS I 
THINK IT IS 
GOING TO BE A 
FEELING OF A 
MUCH SMALLER 
CONVENTION 
INSTEAD OF A LL
LARGE-SCALE 
OPERATION. 
THEY'RE SAYING 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE SMALL AND SC%
INTIMATE. 
ALISON?  
>> ALL RIGHT. TI
SMALL AND 
INTIMATE. 
ANOTHER WAY OF 
PUTTING IT. 
SHAQ, WE KNOW 
THE CROWDS ARE 
BEING SCALED 
BACK. 
WHAT ELSE IS 
BEING SKILL 
BACK 
AND DO WE HAVE A 
SENSE OF  REALLY 
WITH THE 
CONVENTION WILL 
LOOK LIKE? LY
I THINK PEOPLE 
ARE HAVING 
TROUBLE 
PICTURING WHAT 
THIS IS ACTUALLY 
GOING TO %LOOK 
AND FEEL LIKE. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE ARE SO 
MANY QUESTIONS 
ABOUT THAT, 
ALISON. 
WHAT WE DO 
KNOW 
THAT INSTEAD OF 
THEM BEING IN 
THAT BRAND-NEW 
SHINY STADIUM 
THAT WAS BUILT 
FOR THE 
MILWAUKEE BUCKS, 
IT HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO A 
THEATER  IN TOTHE 
WISCONSIN 
CENTER, WHICH IS 
A CONVENTION 
CENTER. 
BY THE %WAY, 
SINCE I 
MENTIONED THE 
BOX, LET'S TALK 
AROUND OW 
THIS TIME LAST AB
YEAR WHEN THEY 
WERE DECIDING 
THE CONVENTION, 
THE MILWAUKEE 
BUCKS WERE ON 
TRACK FOR %WHAT 
PEOPLE WERE 
CALLING IT 
CHAMPIONSHIP 
YEAR. 
MILWAUKEE IS IT
REALLY GOING 
THROUGH WITH 
THIS. 
IN ADDITION TO 
DOWNSCALING THE 
ACTUAL VENUE, 
PEOPLE WHO 
OPERATE THE 
VENUES SAY THAT 
THERE HAS BEEN 
NO CONSTRUCTION 
ON THE INSIDE. 
OUTSIDE OF THAT, 
BUT PEOPLE OFHAVE 
BEEN TELLING ME 
IS THAT WHAT 
LOOKING  
AT IS TAKING 
ABOUT THIS AS 
COMPLETELY 
VIRTUAL EVENT. 
THE PEOPLE 
HELPING  WITH T.THIS
ARE PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE HELPED 
PROGRAM AND 
HELPED PRODUCE 
THINGS LIKE THE 
GRAMMY AWARDS, 
PRODUCE THINGS 
LIKE THE SUPER 
BOWL HALFTIME 
SHOW. 
THEY KNOW THAT 
THIS WILL BE A 
COMPLETELY MADE 
FOR TV EVENT. 
IT WILL BE 
SMALLER. 
IF YOU ARE HERE 
ON THE GROUND,  A
IT WILL NOT FEEL 
LIKE THIS 
BUDGETING. 
BUT ONE THING  T
THAT THEY ARE 
HOPING TO DO AND 
THIS IS WHAT 
OFFICIALS BOTH 
AT THE STATE 
LEVEL AT 
NATIONAL LEVEL 
CONTINUE TO 
EMPHASIZE TO BE, 
IFEM THEY WANT TO 
MAKE IT AND 
INTERACTIVE AS 
POSSIBLE. 
THEY WANT TO 
MAKE IT FEEL 
LIKE FOR PEOPLE 
WATCHING ALL 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THAT 
THEY ARE PART 
OF 
THIS CONVENTION 
AND DIGITAL 
SPACE TO DO SO 
BUT WE TOCAN 
EXPECT FEWER 
STAGES. 
WE WILL SEE 
THOSE HOUR-LONG 
SPEAKING SERIES. 
IT WILL BE MORE 
LIMITED, A FEW 
HOURS. 
THERE WILL BE 
MADE JUST FOR TV 
AUDIENCES. 
ALISON?  
>> IT SHAQ, IT 
IS GOING TO BE 
DIFFERENT FOR 
SURE. 
CURIOUS TO SEE 
WHAT THINGS LOOK 
LIKE NEXT MONTH. 
THANK YOU SO NE
MUCH. 
AND HAVE A GREAT 
WEEKEND. 
>> THANK YOU. 
YOU AS WELL. 
>>> AS THE 
KREMLIN DENYING 
THAT HE TRIED TO 
STEAL 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE AND 
TREATMENT THAT 
IT ESPECIALLY 
DESPITE, BROTHER,
INTELLIGENCE 
FROM AMERICA, 
CANADA, AND THE 
UK. 
NBC NEWS FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT  
RUNS TO WHAT WE 
KNOW ABOUT THE 
HACKING ATTEMPT 
SO FAR.
.  ALISON, THE  
U.S., CANADIAN, S.
AND BRITISH 
GOVERNMENTS PUT 
OUT A JOINT 
STATEMENT ABOUT 
THIS. 
THE HEAD OF 
CYBERSECURITY IN 
BRITAIN SING IT 
IS ONE OF THE 
MOST 
SOPHISTICATED 
AND TARGETED 
ATTACKS HE HAS 
SEEN. 
>> THIS MORNING, D 
RUSSIAN HACKERS 
ACCUSED OF CYBER 
INTERFERENCE 
AGAIN. 
THIS TIME, RFN.
HACKERS 
TARGETING COVID-
19 VACCINE 
RESEARCH 
CENTERS. 
U.S. AND BRITISH 
AND CANADIAN D 
INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCIES ARE 
ACCUSING HER 
THAT GO BY COZY 
BEAR OF TRYING 
TO STEAL DETAILS 
OF THE 
DEVELOPMENT AND 
TESTING OF COVID-
19 VACCINES. 
THE GROUP COZY 
BEAR IS LONG 
BELIEVED TO HAVE 
TIES TO THE 
RUSSIAN 
INTELLIGENCE. 
THE NATIONAL 
CYBERSECURITY 
CENTER FIRST 
NOTICING THE 
HACKS AS EARLY 
AS FEBRUARY. 
>> IT IS ONE 
. OF 
THE MOST 
SOPHISTICATED, 
MOST TARGETED WE 
HAVE SEEN. 
AGAINST VACCINES,
-- 
>> RUSSIA DENIES 
THE ALLEGATIONS, 
CALLING THE UK'S 
ACCUSATIONS 
VAGUE AND 
CONTROVERSIAL. 
>> PEOPLE AROUND 
THE WORLD CAN 
BENEFIT FROM THE 
RUSSIAN 
GOVERNMENT 
ENGAGED IN RUTHAT 
ENDEAVOR. 
>> THE GROUP 
COZY BEAR WAS 
ALSO THOUGHT TO 
BE BEHIND 
THE 
CYBERATTACKS OF 
THE DNC IN 2016 
AND WHILE 
THERE'S NO 
EVIDENCE THE 
RUSSIAN HACKERS 
WERE ABLE TO NO
STEAL ANY 
DETAILS, THEY 
ARE NOT THOUGHT 
TO BE THE ONLY 
COUNTRY TRYING. 
CHINA ALSO BEEN 
CALLED OUT BY 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BARR. 
>> HACKERS HAVE 
TARGETED 
AMERICAN 
UNIVERSITIES AND  HG
FIRMS IN A BID 
TO SEAL THE IP 
RELATED TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENTS. 
AND VACCINES. 
SOMETIMES 
DISRUPTING THE 
WORK OF OUR 
RESEARCHERS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
GLOBAL RACE TO 
FIND A COVID 
CURE BECOMING A A 
VIRUS OF ITS 
OWN. 
THE INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY SAY IT %
APPEARS THE GOAL 
WAS TO GET 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT RESEARCH 
AND N SUPPLY CHAINS
NOT ABOUT THE 
STUDIES OR 
PATIENT DATA AND 
AGAIN, THE 
STRESS THERE'S 
NO EVIDENCE THAT 
ANY DATA AT ALL 
WAS STOLEN.
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
SO THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT'S A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO'S TELLING 
THE TRUTH, AND 
WHO'S LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
"MORNING JOE," 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF 
POSTRACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED, AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 6 
FEET APART FROM 
ONE ANOTHER FOR 
THE MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS?  
>>> THEY ARE 
WAITING IN THEIR 
CALLS ALL DAY TO 
GET A COVID-19 
SWAP AND WAITING 
ANOTHER THREE 
WEEKS OR MORE TO 
GET THEIR 
RESULTS. 
PEOPLE ACROSS 
THE U.S. ARE 
STILL STRUGGLING 
TO GET TESTED. 
BUT THE 
SCIENTISTS IN 
FINLAND MAY HAVE 
FOUND THE 
SOLUTION, 
SPECIAL LETTERS. 
WILLA MARKS HAS 
%
THE STORY. 
>> Reporter: A 
COMPANY IN 
FINLAND IS 
HOPING TO TEST 
PEOPLE MORE 
QUICKLY AND MORE 
CHEAPLY. 
THEN ITS D 
CURRENTLY 
POSSIBLE. 
WITH PEOPLE IN 
SOME STATES ARE 
FACING LONG WAIT 
TIMES TO GET 
RESULTS FROM 
COVID-19 TESTS, 
COULD END 
SOLUTION BE A 
TEST THAT WORKS 
LIKE A 
BREATHALYZER? 
MUCH MORE 
EFFICIENT. 
IT IS ALMOST 
REALTIME 
RESULTS. 
IT IS A LOT OR% 
CHEAPER. 
AND IT IS MEA LOT 
MORE CONVENIENT. 
>> Reporter: IN 
FINLAND, 
SCIENTISTS 
DEVELOPING A 
GROUNDBREAKING 
NEW APPROACH 
THAT DELIVERS 
RESULTS ALMOST 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> WHAT IS THEr: AN 
ADVANTAGE OF 
YOUR TESTING 
TECHNIQUES? 
>> WE CAN PROVIDE
SOLUTIONS DURING 
OUR OWN TIME. 
>> Reporter: 
NONE DETECT 
DIFFERENT GASES 
THAT ARE LONG 
PRODUCE, JUST 
LIKE A BLOOD 
TEST. 
OF THE NEXT 
MONTH, THEY HOPE 
TO CONFIRM THE 
GASES AND THEIR 
LEVELS EVEN IF 
THEY ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
AFRICA, SOUTH 
AMERICA, AND 
LAST WEEK, SAN 
FRANCISCO TO 
GATHER MORE DATA.
DEVELOPING A 
SUCCESSFUL TEST 
FOR 
TUBERCULOSIS. 
THE HOPE THIS 
COULD SOLVE A 
MOBILE TESTING 
THE DILEMMA 
AROUND COVID-19. 
>> WE ARE ALL 
WINNING THAT 
BATTLE. 
>> Reporter: 
RESEARCH SUGGESTS
BREATHALYZER'S 
ARE FASTER, 
CHEAPER, 
AND MORE
ACCURATE. 
THE COMPANY SAYS 
IT HOPES TO FIND 
OUT FOR SURE 
WHEN TRIALS 
FINISH IN ABOUT 
FOUR WEEKS' TIME.
>>> JUST WHEN 
YOU THOUGHT 2020 
COULD NOT GET 
ANY WORSE, 
SWARMS OF 
LOCUSTS, THAT IS 
RIGHT, LOCUSTS, 
ARE DEVOURING 
FARMLANDS AND 
THREATENING THE 
PEOPLE'S 
LIVELIHOODS. 
JACKIE REPORTS. 
>> Reporter: JUST
WHEN YOU THOUGHT 
THAT YEAR, COULD U 
NOT THROW 
ANYTHING ELSE %AT 
THE WORLD, IT 
HAS. 
LOCUSTS, A RLLOT 
OF THEM. 
JUST HALF A 
SQUARE MILE OF 
THE SWARM. 
80 MILLION 
LOCUSTS. 
AND WHILE N THE 
LOCUSTS MAY NOT 
BE EATING Y THEIR 
WAY THROUGH, 
THEY ARE 
WREAKING HAVOC 
FROM AFRICA TO 
ASIA TO THE 
MIDDLE EAST. 
IT IS A HUGE 
PROBLEM FOR FOOD 
SUPPLY IN 
COUNTRIES THAT 
ARE ALREADY 
STRUGGLING WITH 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
AND WITH WORSE 
IS THESE RECORD 
NUMBERS OF 
LOCUSTS ARE NOT 
CONTROL NOW, E THE 
UPCOMING TRAINING
SEASON COULD 
MAKE IT A 
DISASTER LIKE 
THAT DISASTER IN 
THE EASTERN PART 
AFRICA. 
>> CONSIDERING 
THAT THERE'S 20 
MILLION PEOPLE 
IN THE REGION 
ALREADY IN -- 
FOOD INSECURITY, 
WHICH IS ONE 
LEVEL OF LOW 
FANDOM. 
>> WHAT EXACTLY 
IS A LOW-COST? 
BASICALLY IT IS 
A KIND OF 
GRASSHOPPER. 
NORMALLY WHEN 
THEY ARE ON 
THEIR OWN, THEY 
LEAVE PRETTY 
BORING LIVES. 
WHEN THEY GET 
TOGETHER, BUT IS 
DIFFERENT. 
IN A CROWD 
EVERYTHING ABOVE 
THEM CHANGES. 
THE COLOR, THEIR 
BEHAVIOR, THEIR 
APPETITE. 
THOSE CROWDS 
GROW INTO STORMS 
AND THEY ARE 
RAVENOUS FOR 
CROPS, ANY KIND 
OF VEGETATION. 
THEY DESTROYED 
NEARLY ANYTHING 
THAT IS GREEN AND
LEAFY. 
EAST AFRICA, 
YEMEN, IRAN, 
PAKISTAN, INDIA, 
THEY ARE ALL ON 
HIGHLAND. 
EVEN SOUTH 
AMERICA HAS 
THEM, TOO. 
THE THREAT IS LA
UNPRECEDENTED. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
FOOD AND 
AGRICULTURAL 
ORGANIZATION OR 
FAO OF THE AN
UNITED NATIONS. 
KNOW, HAVE THEIR 
OWN TWITTER 
ACCOUNT AND A 
DIVISION OF 
EXPERTS TRACKING 
THEM. 
THE FAO %SAYS 
THAT 
ALTERNATELY, WE 
CAN BLAME 
CLIMATE CHANGE 
EXTREME WEATHER 
EVENTS, AND IN 
THIS CASE, TWO 
CYCLONES 
TRIGGERING HEAVY TW
RAIN OVER A 
REMOTE PART OF 
THE ARABIAN 
PENINSULA. 
CREATING THESE 
IDEAL CONDITIONS 
FOR DESERT 
LOCUSTS TO  
 BREED 
UNABATED. 
COUNTRIES 
JUGGLING WITH 
THE PANDEMIC, 
DROUGHT, AND 
CONFLICTS, LACK 
THE TOOLS TO 
DEAL WITH THIS, 
TOO. 
IN FEELS AROUND 
PAKISTAN, THIS 
IS HOW FARMERS 
ARE TRYING TO 
SAVE THEIR 
CROPS, BANGING 
POTS AND PANS TO 
THE E AWAY 
LOCUSTS. 
OR AT LEAST KEEP 
THEM ON THE 
MOVE. 
LOCAL OFFICIALS 
ARE NOT 
CONVINCED IT 
WORKS, BUT THEY 
REALIZE PEOPLE 
DON'T HAVE MUCH 
ELSE TO TRY. 
>> THEY HAVE 
FEAR IN THEIR 
MIND THAT THIS 
MAY CAUSE 
CONSIDERABLE 
LOSS TO YOUR 
CROPS. 
>> Reporter: 
OVER A THIRD OF 
PAKISTAN IS 
INFECTED THROUGH 
ONE %BIG LOCUSTS 
BREEDING GROUND, 
WHICH IS A 
THREAT TO THE 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
AND ITS 
CROPS. 
BRINGING TEAMS  T
WITH PESTICIDE, 
APPARENTLY 
MOBILIZED TOO 
LATE. 
>> WE CANNOT 
COMPLETE 
ERADICATE IT. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PROBLEM IS THAT 
LOCUSTS SWARMS 
DON'T STATE 
PARK. 
THEY SPAN OUT 
ACROSS BORDERS, 
EATING THEIR OWN 
WEIGHT IN CROPS 
EVERY DAY. 
HALF MILE SWARM 
EATS ABOUT THE 
SAME AMOUNT OF 
FOOD IN A DAY AS 
85,000 PEOPLE 
AND THERE ARE A 
LOT OF PAST 
SQUARE MILES OF 
SWARMS. 
>> ONLY WAY TO 
REDUCE THE 
POPULATION 
NUMBERS IS ARIEL 
CONTROLLED. 
CHEMICAL 
PESTICIDES AS 
WELL AS NTBILE 
PESTICIDES. 
THIS IS REQUIRES 
A LOT OF FOOD 
ORGANIZATIONS, 
VERY GOOD 
INFORMATION, 
FROM COUNTRIES 
THAT DON'T OFTEN 
HAVE, YOU KNOW, 
THE FOUNDATION 
OR 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
FOR THIS. 
>> THAT IS AREOR 
GETTING THEM, 
TOO LAST MONTH, 
CLOUDS OF LOCUSTS
INVADED PARTS OF 
NEW DELHI, 
INDIA'S P AT ONE 
POINT, CHINA WAS 
UP EARLY GOING 
TO SEND 
THOUSANDS OF 
DOCS TO EXTEND 
TO JUST EAT THE 
PROBLEM. 
BUT IT NEVER 
HAPPENED. 
THE JUST ARE NOT 
MANY OPTIONS AND 
THE $300 MILLION 
THE FAO IS 
TRYING TO RAISE 
FOR CONTAINMENT 
CAMPAIGNS MAY 
NOT BE ENOUGH. 
NOW THE MONSOON 
RAINS ARE 
LOOMING. 
BRINGING THE 
PERFECT WORLD G.
FOR LOCUSTS TO 
BREED. 
%
BREED. ,
MARSH ON NCC NEWS, LET'S GO TO 
IS A VAN THAT SELLERS, SHE HAS 
THE LATEST, SAVANNAH WE'LL CALL 
THIS HEADLINE FRIDAY EDITION. 
>> EXACTLY. 
I KNOW, I LOVE HOW WE ALWAYS 
START TALKING ABOUT WHAT DAY OF 
THE WEEK IT IS. 
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE'LL 
CLOSE OUT THE WEEK STARTING OF 
COURSE WITH THE LATEST ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE U.S. REPORTED MORE THAN 
77,000 CASES OVER THE LAST 24 
HOURS, YET AGAIN A NEW RECORD 
HIGH. 
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI ADDRESSED THE 
SURGE AND EMPHASIZING WE'RE 
NOWHERE NEAR OUT OF THE WOODS.
>>> THREE DEFENDANTS HAVE 
PLEADED NOT GUILTY, THEY WERE 
INDICTED  ON NINE COUNTS 
INCLUDING FELONY MURDER, 
ARBERY, THEY THOUGHT HE WAS A 
BURGLARY SUSPECT. 
>>> ALTHOUGH THE NEW YORK 
PRIMARY WAS A 
FEW WEEKS AGO, WE 
HAVE OFFICIAL RESULTS TO SHARE. 
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS 
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT JAMAL 
BOWMAN WON THE 
16th CONGRESSIONAL SEAT AGAINST 
ELLIOTT ENGLE COMPARING THE 
RACE TO AOC'S VICTORY TWO YEARS 
AGO. 
>>> AND IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE 
ENGLE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE 
LEAVING CONGRESS, AHMASH WILL 
NOTRUN THIS YEAR. 
HE LEFT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 
LAST YEAR. 
HE WROTE, THIS NGIS MY CHOICE B 
I'M STILL GOING TO MISS T. 
>>> AND UNYOU PROBABLY HERD THE 
NEWS ABOUT WASHINGTON TON'S NFL 
TEAM CHANGING 
THEIR NAME. 
>>> ONE OF THE 
EMPLOYEES SPOKE 
TO THE "TODAY 
SHOW" THIS 
MORNING. 
>> NOBODY 
DESERVES TO BE TO
DEGRADED AND 
TREATED LIKE IS
THAT. 
NOBODY DESERVES 
TO BE 
DISRESPECTED. 
AND FOR ANY OF 
US THAT 
WANT TO 
GET INTO A 
CAREER THAT IS A 
MALE DOMINATED 
FORCE, WE 
WOULDN'T BE 
AFRAID THAT 
THESE ARE THE 
THINGS THAT ARE 
GOING TO HAPPEN. 
>> THE TEAM'S 
OWNER RESPONDED 
TO THE 
ALLEGATIONS, THE 
BEHAVIOR 
DESCRIBED IN THE 
ARTICLE HAS NO 
PLACE  TIN OUR 
FRANCHISE OR 
SOCIETY. 
>>> FINALLY, 
WE'VE GOT MORE 
HEALTH NEWS FOR RIS 
YOU THIS WEEK ON 
SUPREME COURT 
JUSTICE RUTH 
BADER GINSBURG. 
EARLIER THIS 
WEEK WE TOLD YOU 
SHE HAS BEEN 
HOSPITALIZED BUT 
RELEASED FAIRLY 
QUICKLY, WE ARE 
LEARNING SHE HAS 
CANCER AGAIN AND 
CURRENTLY 
RECEIVING CHEMO. 
SHE SAYS IT'S 
SHOWING POSITIVE 
RESULTS %AND 
KEEPING HER 
CANCER AT BAY IT%
AND STILL ABLE 
TO "KEEP UP AN 
ACTIVE DAILY 
ROUTINE," 
WORKING AND 
WRITING 
OPINIONS, SHE 
SAYS IT IS GOING E,
TO STAY THAT 
WAY, ALLISON, 
WE'VE SEEN THAT 
WORKOUT ROUTINE 
AT 87 YEARS OLD. 
I'M NOT 
SURPRISED TO 
HEAR THAT. 
>> SHE IS JUST 
AMAZING. 
AND THE INWHOLE 
COUNTRY IS 
ROOTING FOR HER, 
GLAD TO HEAR % S
THAT IT SEEMS TO 
BE GOING WELL SO 
FAR, THANKS, 
SAVANNAH. 
>>> ARIZONA HAS 
THE HIGHEST 
CORONAVIRUS 
POSITIVE TEST 
RATE AND THE 
GOVERNOR STILL 
ISN'T ISSUING A 
MASK MANDATE BUT GO
HE IS 
ACKNOWLEDGING 
THIS IS A 
PROBLEM. 
>> WHAT WE'VE 
GONE THROUGH AND 
THE CHALLENGE 
THE I'M SHARING 
WITH YOU REALLY 
IS ARIZONA'S NEW 
NORMAL AND IT'S 
OUR NEW NORMAL 
FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE %
FUTURE, I WANT 
TO ASK PEOPLE TO 
GET THEIR HEADS 
AROUND THAT. 
THAT THIS IS 
GOING TO AN 
CHALLENGE THAT'S G 
GOING TO BE ON 
GOING. 
N B C NEWS 
REPORTER JOINS 
ME FROM A NEW 
TESTING SIDE. 
GOVERNOR DUCEY 
SAYS FEELING S 
WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
THE NEW NORMAL. 
SO ARE TESTING 
DEMANDS AND 
DELAYS. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS BIG, 
JULY 17th BUT 
IT'S PROGRESS. 
THIS IS ONE OF 
TWO FEDERALLY 
BACKED HIGH 
CAPACITY TESTING 
SITES INTRODUCED 
TODAY. 
THERE ARE EACH 
OF THESE OGO TWO 
SITES ARE GOING 
TO TEST TR2500 
FOLKS A DAY OVER 
THE COURSE OF 
THE NEXT 12 
DAYS. 
WE SHOULD NOTE 
THEY ARE 
EXPECTING, THEY 
ARE TELLING 
FOLKS THEY 
EXPECT TEST OU
RESULTS IN 24 TO 
48 HOURS BECAUSE 
THEY ARE 
ACTUALLY 
SHIPPING THE 
TESTS OVER NEXT 
DOOR TO IRVINE, 
CALIFORNIA TO BE 
PROCESSED 
BECAUSE HERE IN IP
ARIZONA, THERE 
IS A SIGNIFICANT 
BACKLOG AND MOST 
TESTS ARE TAKING 
FROM 9 TO 10 
DAYS, THAT'S WHY 
THIS IS 
SIGNIFICANT, 
IT'S ALSO TWO 
PREDOMINANTLY 
COMMUNITIES IN 
COLOR. 
HEAVY LATINO 
PRESENCE. 
YOU ARE TW% IPHTALK 
ABOUT TESTING IN 
A SIGNIFICANCE 
IN THESE AREAS. 
I WANT YOU TO 
LISTEN, WITH 
PHOENIX FIRE 
CHIEF ROD Mc 
VEIN OF. 
>> PEOPLE 
DON'T 
KNOW THEY ARE 
SCARED, THEY 
HAVE YOUNG ONES, 
THEY TRY TO GO 
TO WORK, THEY 
WEREN'T GETTING 
THE TESTING, 
FEMA ARRIVES 
WITH 6 OF 0000 
KITS, WE YIWANT TO 
GET THESE FOLKS 
TESTED, WE HOPE 
IT IS A SUCCESS, 
WE CAN GET MANY 
PEOPLE TESTED 
OVER ASTHIS WEEK 
AND A HALF SPAN. 
>> Reporter: 
PHOENIX FIRE 
CAPTAIN WOULD GO 
ON TO NOTE, NONE 
OF THESE 
COMMUNITIES YOU 
HAVE 
MULTIGENERATIONAL E 
HOMES, YOU ALSO 
HAVE THE REALITY 
THAT HAVE YOU A 
LOT OF ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS, SERVICE 
WORKER THAT ARE 
LIVING IN THESE 
COMMUNITIES, ONE 
PERSON IN  A 
FAMILY GETS 
COVID, THERE IS 
A AUTOMATIC 
EXPOSURE TO 
OTHERS IN THOSE 
FAMILIES, 
ALLISON. 
>> SO IMPORTANT 
THAT FOLKS THERE 
HAVE ACCESS TO 
TESTING. 
JUAN, WHAT ARE 
YOU HEARING FROM 
PEOPLE THERE 
GETTING TESTED 
TODAY? 
>> Reporter: I  TO
AM JUST 
INTRODUCING TO 
YOU ONE OF THE 
FELLAS WE MET,HE 
LOUISE, HE IS AN 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKER, WHEN YOU 
DON'T GET TEST OW 
RESULTS OVER THE 
COURSE OF MORE 
THAN A WEEK, 
FOLKS ARE 
LARGELY STILL 
GOING TO WORK 
EVEN IF THEY 
HAVE SOME, YOU 
KNOW, BASIC 
SYMPTOMS BECAUSE 
NUMBER ONE, THEY 
NEED MONEY AND 
IN THEIR POCKETS 
BUT ALSO THEY 
ARE ESSENTIAL, 
THEY EYY HAVE TO 
KEEP THE SYSTEMS 
HERE AND 
%THE 
ECONOMY GOING IN 
ARIZONA, THAT'S 
WHY THIS THIS 24 
TO 48 HOUR TURN 
AROUND IS A.SO 
IMPORTANT. 
I WANT TO LET 
YOU HEAR 
DIRECTLY FROM 
LOUISE, D ONE OF 
THOSE 
INDIVIDUALS WHO 
CAME HERE TODAY. 
>> YOU KNOW, 
BEING OUT IN THE 
STREETS OF 
PHOENIX HERE 
FOR, YOU KNOW, 
ET CETERA, FOUR 
WORKERS WERE 
DIAGNOSED WITH 
COVID. 
SO, I ONJUST WANT 
TO TAKE MORE 
PRECAUTIONS 
COMING UP. 
>> Reporter: 
BECAUSE YOU ARE 
GOING TO WORK AS
STILL EVERY DAY. 
>> YES, SIR. 
>> Reporter: 
DO 
YOU FEEL SYMPTOM 
AS SOON AS. 
>> MILD 
HEADACHES, YOU 
KNOW, MORE 
PRECAUTIONARY 
THING, I BELIEVE 
I DON'T HAVE IT. 
THERE ARE PEOPLE 
OUT THERE WHO 
ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
>> Reporter: 
LOUISE SAID I 
DON'T BELIEVE I 
HAVE IT. 
THAT'S WHY TEST 
SOMETHING SO 
CRUCIAL, AT THE 
SAME TIME YOU 
HERD HIM SAY HE 
HAS A SLIGHT 
HEADACHE BUT 
HE'S BEEN 
EXPOSED. 
FOUR OF HIS 
COWORKERS HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID YET, 
GOD BLESS HIM, 
IS HE STILL 
GOING TO WORK. 
THERE ARE NO 
REQUIREMENTS 
HERE IN THE 
STATE ALLISON 
THAT THESE 
PLACES OF WORK, 
WHETHER THEY BE 
RESTAURANTS 
STILL HAVE TO 
SHUTDOWN IF 
THEIR WORKERS 
TEST POSITIVE. 
THERE IS NO QU
STATE RULE THAT 
REQUIRES THESE 
BUSINESSES TO 
INFORM PATRONS 
OR THOSE THAT 
ARE USING PUBLIC 
TRANSIT THAT 
THERE ARE 
POSITIVE COVID 
CASES AROUND 
THEM. 
AND THAT IS ARTHE 
ISSUE WHY IT'S 
SO IMPORTANT, 
LOUISE COMING 
HERE TODAY TO 
GET THOSE TESTS. 
>> VAUGHN, I 
KNOW ARIZONA IS 
IN NEED OF MORE 
HELP THAN JUST 
TESTING, WHAT 
OTHER HELP IS 
ARIZONA GETTING 
FROM OTHER 
STATES, FROM 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY? 
>> Reporter: YOU 
KNOW, STONE  OF 
THESE ISSUES 
HERE IS THE FACT 
THAT FEDERAL 
RESOURCES APPEAR 
TO BE LIMITED. 
AND THAT IS WHY MI
YOU HAVE SEEN 
FRUSTRATION FROM 
STATES AROUND 
THE COUNTRY 
HERE. 
THIS IS FEMA'S 
FIRST OPERATION. 
FEMA PARTNERED 
WITH THE CITY OF 
PHOENIX AND WITH 
THE ARIZONA 
NATIONAL GUARD 
TO PUT THIS ON 
HERE. 
ARIZONA AS AL
CONTINUES TO BE 
A HOT SPOT 
BECAUSE YOU HAVE 
SEEN ESSENTIALLY 
A FLATTENING OF 
THE NUMBER OF 
CASES HERE IN 
THE STATE OVER 
THE LAST FOUR OR 
FIVE DAYS THAT'S 
BECAUSE THERE 
HAS NOT BEEN AN 
EXPLANATION OF 
TESTS BEING 
CONDUCTED, HAVE 
YOU SEEN 
POSITIVE RATES 
BE ABOUT 23%. 
THAT'S WHERE 
THESE 
PARTNERSHIPS ARE 
SO CRUCIAL, WE 
SHOULD NOTE THE 
STATE'S MAIN 
LABORATORIES 
WHICH HAS BO%
PROCESSED ABOUT 
990% OF TESTS TO 
DATE, THEY SAID 
THEY PLAN TO 
EXPAND AND BE 
ABLE TO PROCESS 
UP TO 35,000 
TESTS A DAY BY 
THE END OF THIS 
MONTH WITH NEW 
MACHINERY THAT 
ATBROUGHT ON 
FROM AN 
INTERNATIONAL 
COMPANY, A LOT 
OF THIS IS HOPE 
A A 
LOT OF THESE 
ARE EXPECTATIONS 
THAT ARE BEING 
LAID DOWN. 
THE FAXES AND 
ICU DONURSES ARE 
WORKING THIN THESE 
HOSPITALS AS, 
YOU KNOW, 
HUNDREDS OF 
NURSES AND OTHER 
HEALTHCARE 
PROFESSIONALS 
ARE COMING TO 
THE STATE, WHAT 
IS STILL NEEDED 
IS EXPANDING OF 
TESTING THAT IS 
PROGRESS BUT 
MORE NEEDS TO BE 
DONE, ALLISON. 
>> VAUGHN 
HILLYARD, WE 
KNOW HOW HARD 
YOU ARE WORKING, 
WE KNOW HOW E HOT 
IT IS OUT THERE. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> OF GEORGE I 
DON'T'S GOVERNOR 
SUING ATLANTA'S 
MAYOR OVER MASK, 
MAYOR LANCE 
BOTTOMS ISSUED 
STRICTER 
CORONAVIRUS 
ORDERS IN THE 
CITY THAN 
THE 
STATE. 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN GEORGIA 
ARE UP 60% IN E  J
THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS. 
NBC NEWS WIGLENN 
ALEXANDER IS IN 
ATLANTA WITH 
MORE. 
>> Reporter: 
ALLISON WE'VE 
SEEN THIS DEBATE 
PLAY OUT ALL 
OVER THE COUNTRY 
WHEN IT COMES 
DOWN TO THE 
QUESTION WILL 
PEOPLE WHERE 
WEARS, POSSIBLY 
THE BIGGEST ELSE 
COLLISION RIGHT 
HERE IN GEORGIA, 
WE SEE  THE 
GOVERNOR SUING 
THE E ATLANTA 
MAYOR AND THE 
CITY COUNCIL. 
I WANT TO YOU 
HEAR FROM THE 
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR 
AND THE 
REPUBLICAN 
GOVERNOR ORANBOTH 
ACCUSING EACH 
OTHER OF PLAYING 
POLITICS DURING 
THE PANDEMIC. 
FIRST MAYOR 
KEISHA LANCE-
BOTTOM FROM 
ATLANTA. 
THE LAWSUIT IS 
SIMPLY BIZARRE, 
QUITE FRAMELY. 
HAPPEN STANCE  
ZA
THAT THIS 
LAWSUIT CAME THE 
DAY AFTER DONALD 
TRUMP VISITED 
ATLANTA AND I 
POINTED OUT THAT 
SHE WAS 
VIOLATING CITY 
LAW BY NOT 
HAVING ON A 
MASK. 
>> THE MAYOR'S 
OFFICE TELLS ME 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO CONTINUE TO 
LET THEIR 
DECISIONS BE 
DRIVEN BY 
SCIENCE AND 
DATA, GOVERNOR 
BRIAN KEMP IS 
ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO PUT ON 
MASK BUT WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
ENFORCING THEM, 
REQUIRING THEM 
TO DO SO, THAT 
TAKES IT A STEP 
TOO FAR. 
HE REPEATED WHAT 
HE SAID SEVERAL 
TIMES THAT 
GEORGIANS DO NOT 
NEED A MANDATE 
TO DO THE RIGHT 
THING. 
I CANDIDATE WHAT 
POINT ARE YOU 
GOING TO SWITCH 
FROM 
ENCOURAGEMENT TO 
ENFORCEMENT WHEN 
YOU 
SEE PEOPLE 
ARE NOT WEARING 
THEIR MASKS TWO 
WEEKS AFTER 
ENCOURAGE BE 
THEM TO DO SO. 
HERE IS %HOW HE 
ANSWERED THAT 
QUESTION. 
>> WHAT KIND OF 
MESSAGE DOES IT 
SEND WHEN YOU 
HAVE MANDATES 
ALREADY THAT 
PEOPLE RCAREN'T 
ENFORCING? 
IT SENDS THE 
MESSAGE THAT THE IN
MANDATE DOESN'T 
MEAN ANYTHING. 
I'M ASKING 
PEOPLE, YOU 
KNOW, GOVERNMENT 
IS NOT GOING TO 
BE THE ANSWER TO 
ALL PEOPLE'S 
PROBLEMS. 
>> Reporter: AND T 
TH
BOTH THE MAYOR 
AND THE GOVERNOR 
SAYS THEY BOTH 
BELIEVE KNISTHEY 
COULD WIN IN 
COURT. 
IN ATLANTA I'M 
BLAIN ALEXANDER, 
N B C NEWS. 
>>> PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS IN 
DETROIT IN COURT 
TODAY, THEY ARE 
ASKING A JUDGE 
TO SHUTDOWN IN-
PERSON SUMMER 
SCHOOL CLASSES 
CLAIMING THE JU
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
IS USING SUMMER 
SCHOOL AS A TEST 
TO SEE IF 
SCHOOLS CAN 
REOPEN IN THE 
FALL. 
HEIDI PAVILL, 
HEIDI, WHAT DID 
THE JUDGE SAY AT 
TODAY'S HEARING. 
>> JURISDICTION E,RI
OF THIS CASE, 
DID HE NOT 
DISCLOSE THE 
CONTENT ORNATE 
YOUR OF THE 
ARGUMENT, SO 
THIS IS 
ESSENTIALLY A 
DELAY. 
THE  IPLAINTIFFS 
HERE IS 
COALITION OF 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS AND 
ACTIVISTS WHO 
SAY  THAT THERE 
SHOULD NOT BE 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
OPEN DURING RITHE 
SUMMER, THAT 
DETROIT IS 
EFFECTIVELY 
CONDUCTING A 
MASSIVE 
EXPERIMENT ON 
THE CHILDREN OF 
THE CITY OF 
DETROIT AND THAT 
THIS IS THE ONLY 
PLACE IN THE 
COUNTRY THAT HAS 
SUCH A MASSIVE 
SCHOOL SYSTEM, 
23 DIFFERENT 
SCHOOLS, 
ALLISON, THAT 
ARE OPEN FOR 
SUMMER SCHOOL, 
BUSING THE 
CHILDREN IN, 
THEY SAY THAT IT 
IS VERY UNSAFE AR
GIVEN THE CDC 
SAYS ONE OF THE 
MAIN RISK 
FACTORS FOR THE E 
SPREAD HAVE OF 
COVID IS OUT 
HING OF SCHOOLS, 
THIS IS 
HAPPENING AT A 
TIME WHEN COVID 
HERE LIKE MANY 
OF THE PLACES OF 
THE COUNTRY ISPL 
-- IS NOTCHING 
UP AND IT'S A 
PLACE THAT'S 
ALREADY SEEN A 
SIGNIFICANT 
AMOUNT OF DEATHS 
DUE TO COVID, 
THEY'VE GOTTEN 
THINGS UNDER 
CONTROL. 
SO THIS CASE 
CONTINUES, IT 
WILL CONTINUE IN 
A DIFFERENT 
COURT, ALLISON. 
>> SO WHAT IS 
THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT'S 
ARGUMENT, WHAT 
IS THE DEFENSE 
FOR WHY RIKIDS 
SHOULD BE BACK 
IN THE CLASSROOM 
AND WHY THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
THINKS THIS IS 
SAFE? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, FIRSTLY, 
THEY SAY THAT 
THIS IS PARENT 
DRIVEN, THEY SAY 
erIS CAME FROM 
DEMAND FROM 
PARENTS WHO 
BELIEVE THAT 
THEIR CHILDREN 
ARE NOT 
LEARNING, THAT 
THEIR CHILDREN 
ARE FALLING 
BEHIND, THEY ATSAY 
THAT IT IS 
VOLUNTARY AND 
THAT, YOU KNOW, 
LOOK THIS IS ONE 
OF THE MOST 
REQUIRED 
CITIES IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
WHEN THESE KIDS 
WENT OUT IN 
SCHOOL IN MARCH 
THEY DIDN'T GET 
CHROME BOOKS, 
THEY DIDN'T GET 
COMPUTERS, THEY 
DIDN'T GET THE 
RESOURCES THEY 
NEEDED TO DO 
VIRTUAL 
LEARNING, MANY 
OF THESE KIDS 
HELD EING 
TO THE SAME 
STANDARDS AS TO
CHILDREN IN 
OTHER SCHOOL 
DISTRICT THAT 
DID GET THOSE 
RESOURCES, THEY 
ARE NOT BEING 
GIVEN THE 
RESOURCES OR 
THEY PUT THEM 
INTO THESE 
SCHOOLS TRUSTING 
THAT THE SAFETY 
PROTOCOLS ARE 
GOING TO KEEP 
THEM SAFE. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO GE
ONE OF THE 
TEACHERS ABOUT TH
WHAT SHE HAD TO 
SAY ABOUT THEIR 
CONCERN. 
>> I ABSOLUTELY 
AM CONCERNED 
ABOUT MY 
COLLEAGUES, 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
MY STUDENTS, 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
MY COMMUNITY, I  
HAVE COME HERE, 
I STAND HERE 
TODAY FOR EVERY 
TEACHER WHO IS 
AFRAID TO GO 
BACK INTO A 
CLASSROOM, EVERY 
PARENT WHO IS 
AFRAID TO SEND 
THEIR EVCHILDREN RE
BACK DOWN HERE 
TODAY, EVEN FOR 
THOSE 
ADMINISTRATORS 
WHO ARE REPRESSURE 
FROM %SENT TALL 
OFFICE TO PUSH 
THIS THROUGH 
AGAINST THEIR 
BETTER JUDGMENT. 
>> Reporter: WHY 
DO YOU THINK 
THIS IS T HAPPEN 
NOTHING. 
>> THIS IS 
HAPPENING 
BECAUSE WE HAVE 
LACK OF 
LEADERSHIP IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 
>> Reporter: AND 
ALLISON YOU HERD 
HER TALK ABOUT 
THE 
ADMINISTRATORS, 
THIS IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT THE 
PARENTS, THIS IS 
ABOUT TEACHERS 
AND SUMMER 
OFFICIALS WHO 
ARE CONCERNED 
THAT A LOT OF 
THESE SCHOOLS 
HAVE POOR 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROBLEMS, THE 
GAO, THE 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE WAS OUT 
WITH A UN CREPORT 
LAST MONTH, 50% 
OF U.S. SCHOOLS 
DO NOT HAVE 
ADEQUATE 
VENTILATION. 
THEY ATEENEED THEIR 
HVAC SYSTEMS 
REPLACED, THAT 
IS A KNOWN RISK 
FACTOR FOR AC
COVID. 
THIS CASE WILL 
GO ON. 
HOWEVER, SUMMER 
SCHOOL VEENDS IN 
THE MIDDLE OF 
AUGUST. 
THIS DELAY IS A 
SIGNIFICANT SET 
BACK FOR . 
PLAINTIFFS, 
ALLISON. 
>> YEAH, AND 
HEIDI, AS WE 
LOOK TO THE END 
OF SUMMER 
SCHOOL, TO THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
FALL, I KNOW 
PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS ARE 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT THAT, WHAT 
THAT WILL RNMEAN, 
HAS THE DISTRICT 
SAID WHAT IT'S 
DOING TO PROTECT 
STUFFS AND  
FACULTY GOING 
FORWARD? 
>> Reporter: THE 
SCHOOL BOARD 
EDUCATORS THAT I 
TALKED TO SAID 
THIS DOES NOT 
NECESSARILY 
REFLECT THAT 
WAHOO IS GOING 
TO HAPPEN IN THE 
FALL, THIS IS A 
MASSIVE SCHOOL OI
SYSTEM. 
WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT 53,000 
CHILDREN HERE WE
CONCERNING 
ELEMENTARY AND 
HIGH SCHOOL 
EDUCATION. 
AND THEY ARE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO HAVE THE CHD 
KIND 
OF PROTOCOLS 
THEY HAVE IN A 
SUMMER SCHOOL 
PROGRAM WHERE 
YOU HAVE A 
FRACTION OF THAT 
PARTICIPATING. 
AND SO THE 
GOVERNOR HERE 
HAS MADE VERY 
CLEAR THAT SHE 
WILL USE HER 
POWERS TO STOP 
ANY SCHOOL 
SYSTEM THAT SHE 
THINKS IS 
SENDING KIDS 
BACK TO AN 
UNSAFE 
ENVIRONMENT, 
UNCLEAR WHETHER 
SHE IS GOING TO 
SINGLE OUT 
DETROIT AND GET 
INVOLVED HERE. 
ONE OF 
THE 
PLAINTIFFS IS 
ASKING FOR THAT, 
GOING AFTER THE 
GOVERNOR SAYING 
SHE SHOULD BE 
USING HER POWER 
TOSS SHUT THIS 
DOWN. 
DETROIT 
OFFICIALS SAY 
THEY DON'T KNOW 
WHAT THEY ARE 
GOING TO DO IN 
THE FALL BECAUSE 
THEY UNDERSTAND 
THEY HAVE AN 
OVERCROWDING 
PROBLEM, THEY 
HAVE A PROBLEM 
WITH POOR 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND WHAT THEY 
ARE DOING NOW 
MAY NOT BE 
GERMANE TO WHAT 
THEY ARE DOING 
IN THE  FALL. 
>> HEIDI IT 
LOOKS LIKE A 
PROBLEM WE'LL 
TALK ABOUT A 
LITTLE WHILE 
MORE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR 
REPORTING IN 
DETROIT. 
>>> THE %LEWH
CORONAVIRUS MAY 
SEVERELY IMPACT 
THE HEART, COVID-
19 COULD CAUSE 
BLOOD CLOTS 
LEADING TO HEART 
ATTACKS, SHOWING 
US WHAT ELSE THE 
EXPERTS FOUND US
HERE. 
>> HI, THERE 
ALLISON. 
THERE IS NOW A 
GROWING BODY OF 
EVIDENCE 
POINTING TO THE 
FACT THAT COVID-
19 COULD HAVE A 
SERIOUS IMPACT 
ON THE HEART. 
THAT IS 
ACCORDING TO 
PROFESSION SORE 
MARKS WECK 
CARRIED OUT BY 
THE  UNIVERSITY 
OF EDINBURGH 
HERE IN THE 
UNITED KINGDOM. 
HIS TEAM 
EXAMINED OF OF 
ULTRASOUND 
EXAMS. 
RESEARCHERS TOLD 
NBC NEWS THEY 
WERE SUPERVISOR IZ
PRICED TO ENS FIND 
MORE THAN ERHALF 
OF THOSE TH
PATIENTS HAD 
WORRISOME TIHEART 
SCANS. 
THOUGH THE STUDY 
SHOWED 55% OF 
PATIENTS HAD OW
ABNORMAL CHANGES 
TO THE WAY THAT 
THE HEART WAS 
PUMPING BLOOD. 
PERHAPS MOST 
CONCERNING WAS 
THE FACT THAT 
ONE IN SEVEN 
PATIENTS HAD E 
DAMAGE THAT WAS 
CONSIDERED TO BE 
SEVERE. 
NOW, BLOOD CLOT 
FROM COVID-19 
WERE ALSO A 
CONCERN AND A 
RISK FACTOR IN 
CAUSING STROKES 
AND HEART 
ATTACKS AS WELL. 
ON TOP OF THAT, ID
KEEP IN MIND THE 
MAJORITY OF 
PATIENTS IN THE 
STUDY HAD NEVER 
HAD HEART 
PROBLEMS BEFORE. 
ALTHOUGH 
RESEARCHES DID 
CAUTION THAT %
THOSE INCLUDED 
IN THIS STUDY E 
ALL HAD 
SUSPECTED HEART 
COMPLICATIONS 
FROM COVID-19. 
AND THAT COULD 
ACCOUNT FOR THE 
HIGH NUMBER OF 
PATIENTS 
DISPLAYING 
ABNORMALITIES. 
BUT THOF COURSE, 
THIS STUFF 
POTENTIALLY 
PRESENTS A NEW 
CHALLENGE TO THE 
HEALTH SYSTEM 
LONG AFTER THE 
PANDEMIC IS OVER 
AND A IT COULD 
BE A REAL CAUSE 
FOR CONCERN IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES, FOR 
EXAMPLE, LEADING 
CAUSE OF DEATH 
IS HEART 
DISEASE. 
AS A RESULT, 
PROFESSOR OF 
DRECK TOLD ME %
MUCH MORE 
RESEARCH AND 
UNDERSTANDING  ION 
THIS ISSUE IS 
NEEDED. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> MRI SCANS 
INPATIENT THAT 
HAVE RECOVER 
FROM COVID-19 
INFECTION, THAT 
WILL TELL US 
EXACTLY WHAT 
CAUSED THE HEART 
DAMAGE. 
AND ALSO IT %WILL 
TELL US WHETHER 
THE HEART DAMAGE 
HAS BEEN LONG 
TERM OR WHETHER 
IT'S REVERSED. 
AND OF COURSE 
THAT'S 
IMPORTANT, WE 
NEED TO 
UNDERSTAND 
WHETHER THAT IS 
GOING TO BE %
FACING A LOT OF 
PATIENTS WITH 
LONG TERM CHART 
FAILURE AS A 
CONSEQUENCE OF 
COVID-19. 
>> COVID PATIENT 
WITH SEVERE 
CASES AND THEIR 
DOCTORS SHOULD 
LOOK OUT FOR 
CHEST PAIN, 
SWOLLEN ANKLES 
COULD INDICATE 
HEART DAMAGE AS 
A RESULT FROM 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>>> SCHOOL 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE ALL 
TRYING TO HANDLE 
REOPENING 
DIFFERENTLY. 
BUT THEY ALL 
HAVE THE SAME 
GOAL, KEEPING 
THEIR CLASSROOMS 
AND THE PEOPLE 
IN THEM SAFE. DI
DR. ALPATEL JOINS 
ME NOW. 
OVER TOTHE SUMMER 
CAMDEN MISSOURI 
HAD A 
CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAK, THAT 
CAMP HAD 3 IS 1 
POINT PROTECTION 
PLAN, 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS, EVEN A 
BEGAN ON HIGH-
FIVES, HERE IS 
WHAT A PARENT 
TOLD MSNBC 
STEPHANIE RUHLE 
THIS MORNING. 
>> IT SEEMS LIKE 
SO MUCH 
PROTECTION WAS 
PUT, I MEAN THEY 
HAD THESE NEW 
FILTRATION 
SYSTEMS IN THE 
CABINS. 
AND THERE WERE 
MASKS THAT WERE 
WORN, KIDS WERE 
OUTSIDE AND 
PLAYING. 
AND THEY WERE 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
THEY DID NOT 
HAVE KI
CITO SOCIAL 
DISTANCE WITHIN 
THEIR CABIN. 
BUT, WITH VETHIS 
CREEPING IN D AND 
GOING SO FAST, 
AT ONE CAMP AND 
THEN IT'S 
ABSOLUTELY FINE 
AT THE OTHER 
CAMP, IT'S HARD 
TO KNOW WHAT'S 
GOING TO HAPPEN 
WITHIN A SCHOOL. 
>> SO DR. PATEL 
IF STEPS LIKE 
THOSE COULDN'T 
PREVENT AN 
OUTBREAK AT THE 
CAMP, WHAT DO 
THEY NEED TO BE 
THINKING ABOUT 
OR ARE OUTBREAKS 
INEVITABLE. 
>> CERTAINLY ED
THE 
FACT THAT WE'RE 
HAVING OUTBREAKS 
EVEN DESPITE 
THESE CTMEASURES 
JUST AKSHOW YOU 
ALLISON, HOW 
MUCH WHAT WE 
CALL COMMUNITY 
SPREAD THERE IS. 
BUT I LIKE TO 
POINT OUT, THOSE 
MEASURE THAT 
THEY TOOK 
ACTUALLY HELPED 
TO 
MAKE SURE 
THAT OTHER CAMPS %
AROUND THEM 
DIDN'T GET 
INFECTED, I 
DON'T WANT 
PEOPLE TO THINK 
THAT ALL THOSE 
EFFORTS ARE FOR 
NOTHING. 
BUT IF YOU'RE A 
SCHOOL, TEACHER 
OR A PARENT 
THINKING ABOUT 
SENDING YOUR KID 
TO SCHOOL, THE 
BOTTOM LINE IS 
THAT CAN YOU DO 
ALL OF THE 
THINGS RIGHT, 
BUT IF YOUR 
COMMUNITY HAS A 
HIGH NUMBER OF 
CASES OR ONE OF 
THESE HOT SPOTS, 
THAT IT IS 
VIRTUALLY, YOU 
KNOW, NEXT TO 
IMPOSSIBLE TO 
PREVENT AN 
INFECTION, 
HOWEVER, WITH I 
WOULD SAY FOR 
SCHOOL 
PRACTICALLY, 
SMALLER CLASS 
SIZES AND HAVING 
IT BE ONE SET OF 
KIDS, NOT MIXING 
BETWEEN 
CLASSROOMS. 
SO THAT IF YOU 
DO HAVE ONE OF TI I
THOSE OUTBREAKS 
LIKE THE CAMP 
DID, YOU CAN 
ISOLATE IT SO 
THAT CAMP AND 
ALLISON, I WOULD 
SAY THAT IS A 
SUCCESSFUL 
OUTCOME OF THAT 
31 POINT PLAN. 
>> IT'S SO GOOD 
TO HEAR THOSE 
MEASURES WERE 
FOR THOUGHT. 
IT LOOKED LIKE 
THAT CAMP TRIED 
TO MAKE SURE THE 
CAMPERS WERE 
SAFE. 
WE TALKED 
THROUGH CONCERNS 
THAT PARENTS 
HAVE, CONCERNS 
THAT THEY HAVE 
FOR THEIR KIDS, 
HOW ABOUT THE 
TEACHERS? 
I KNOW THERE ARE 
SO MANY TEACHERS 
THAT WANT TO BE 
BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM, WITH 
THEIR STUDENTS, 
THEY ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
WHAT THAT MIGHT 
MEAN FOR THEM. 
ANY ADVICE FOR 
THEM? 
>> THE BEST 
ADVICE I CAN 
GIVE YOU IS THAT 
WE'RE SEEING EN
THIS PLAY OUT 
LOCALLY. 
IT'S 
THE NUMBERS 
LOCALLY WHERE 
YOUR AREA THAT 
YOU TEACHER I 
GOING IN THE 
WRONG VEDIRECTION. 
ALLISON, I'M 
AFRAID TO TELL 
YOU, TOO MANY 
STATES ARE 
INCREASING AT A 
RATE, IF %I WERE 
A TEACHER I 
WOULD BE 
REFRESHING THE 
CONVERSATION ON 
WHETHER OR NOT 
WE COULD HAVE IN-
PERSON LEARNING 
OR EVEN HYBRID 
LEARNING. 
AND THEN THE 
SECOND THING 
WOULD SAY, 
DESPITE, TE
THIS IS 
A NATIONAL VIRUS 
AND WE HAVE -- 
WE DO ORNOT HAVE A 
NATIONAL 
STRATEGY. 
IF I AM A 
TEACHER I WOULD 
THINK ABOUT WHAT 
DO I HAVE TO 
PROTECT MYSELF 
INCLUDING MAKING 
SURE THAT EVEN 
IF THERE IS NOT 
A MANDATE THAT 
I'M WEARING A 
MASK AND I 
ENCOURAGE MY 
CLASS AND MANY 
OF MY COLLEAGUES 
TO WEAR A MASK. 
HAND HYGIENE FOR 
THE YOUNG 
CHILDREN AND 
THEIR 
CLASSROOMS. 
THE THIRD IS 
HAVING EXACTLY 
WHAT WE SAW 
MISSOURI, HAVING , 
A PLAN IF HAVE 
YOU E A HOT SPOT 
OUR OUTBREAK, 
WHAT IS THE PLAN 
TO SHUT THE 
SCHOOL DOWN OR 
SAFELY ISOLATE 
THE TEACHERS AND 
STUDENTS AND 
PROTECT 
EVERYONE. 
>> E WE HAVE SOME 
VIEWER 
QUESTIONS, GREAT YO
VIEWER QUESTIONS 
FOR YOU TODAY. 
WHAT ADVICE DO 
YOU HAVE FOR 
PEOPLE WHO LIVE 
IN COLLEGE TOWNS 
WHERE THE 
STUDENTS AND THE 
STAFF ARE COMING 
BACK TO CAMPUS 
THIS FALL? 
>> NUMBER ONE, S,
ALMOST EVERY 
COLLEGE  THAT I 
HAVE EITHER TALK 
TODAY %OR READ 
ONLINE 
POLICIES IS 
REQUIRING THAT %
STUDENTS HAVE 
SOME SORT OF 
TESTS DONE OR 
LETTER OF 
CLEARANCE, AND I 
THINK THAT'S THE 
SMART POLICY, 
ALLISON. 
WE HAVE PEOPLE 
TRAVELING FROM 
ALL OVER THE 
COUNTRY AVIN MANY 
CASES TO COME TO  
A CAMPUS, SO YOU 
CAN BE SCREENING 
INFECTIONS FROM 
HOT SPOTS 
WITHOUT 
REALIZING IT. 
I WOULD MAKE IT 
VERY CLEAR THAT 
YOU -- IF I LIVE 
IN A CAMPUS TOWN 
COMMUNITY, WOULD 
ENGAGE IN A 
DIRECT DIALOGUE 
WITH THAT 
CAMPUS' 
LEADERSHIP AND 
JUST SAY I HAVE 
CLEARLY IN 
YOU'RE LOCATED 
OFFICIALS, SPEAK 
UP, THAT YOU 
WANT TO MAKE MPSHAY
SURE THAT YOU 
HAVE THE HEALTH 
MEASURES IN 
PLACE, ALLISON 
ACCORDING TO 
WHAT YOU HAVE 
ALL BEEN DOING 
WHICH IS 
EXCELLENT ON 
GET A O YO
TEST RESULT 
BACK, THAT IS AN 
INCREDIBLE 
WARNING SIGN 
THAT IF YOU'RE 
OPENING UP A 
CAMPUS AND YOU 
CAN ATGET A TEST 
BACK FOR ONE 
WEEK, THEN I 
THINK RESIDENTS 
SHOULD BE 
TALKING TO 
SCHOOL OFFICIALS 
AND DISCUSSING 
HOW YOU WILL 
KEEP PEOPLE 
SAFE. 
AND THEN 
FINALLY, AGAIN, 
YOU KNOW, THE 
SEAM THING, 
THINKING ABOUT 
HOW TO WEAR A 
MASK IF YOU 
DON'T HAVE A 
MASK MANDATE. 
ENCOURAGING A 
CAMPUS TO 
ENFORCE SOME 
SORT OF MASK 
PROTECTIONS AND 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THAT LEADS 
DIRECTLY TO 
ANOTHER VIEWER 
QUESTION THAT WE 
HAVE. 
ONE VIEWER WANTS 
TO KNOW, WHAT IS 
A GOOD WAY TO .
TALK TO A FRIEND 
OR A FAMILY 
MEMBER WHO WILL 
NOT WEAR A MASK? 
>> YOU KNOW, 
ALLISON. 
THIS F HITS HOME 
FOR ME BECAUSE I 
HAVE A  NUMBER OF 
FAMILY MEMBERS 
WHO STILL TO M 
THIS DAY WILL 
SEND ME TEXT 
MESSAGE BUS HOW 
WEARING A MASK 
DOESN'T HELP. 
HERE IS WHAT I 
AM GOING TO TELL 
YOU, TELLING 
PEOPLE THEY HAVE 
TO DO SOMETHING 
NEVER WORKS. 
IT DOESN'T WORK 
WITH MY KIDS, IT 
DOESN'T WORK 
WITH MYSELF. 
BUT WHEN YOU 
REALLY SHOW 
PEOPLE THAT 
THERE ARE 
OPTIONS, AND YOU 
TELL S THEM, IT'S 
NOT AN OPTION, 
WEAR A MASK, OR 
DON'T WEAR A DO
MASK, IT'S ABOUT 
OPTIONS WHY THEY 
ARE NOT 
COMFORTABLE 
WEARING A MASK 
OR TO SAY TO 
THEM, THERE IS 
ALTERNATIVES TO 
MASKS, FACE 
SHIELDS, OTHER 
THINGS THAT WE 
CAN DO TO 
PROTECT 
OURSELVES AND 
GIVE THEM 
SEVERAL CHOICES 
I THINK THAT 
WHEN WE %TURN 
THIS 
CONVERSATION 
AROUND AND SAY, 
LOOK, YOU CAN 
STAY
  HOME AND 
THAT WILL KEEP 
YOU SAFE, BUT 
WHEN YOU LEAVE, 
WHAT WOULD BE 
THE EASIEST FOR 
TO YOU DO S.IF YOU 
DON'T LIKE 
WEARING A MASK 
FOR ECS HOURS, WHAT 
ABOUT THIS HAT 
THAT HAS A CLEAR 
PLASTIC FACE 
SHIELD, THAT'S 
BETTER, IT WILL 
HELP ME AND HELP 
YOU. 
AND I THINK WHEN 
YOU SEE THE TURN 
AROUND THE 
CONVERSATION, 
TAKE THE 
POLITICS AND 
EMOTION OUT OF 
IT. 
>> DR. PATEL, 
YOU ALWAYS T GIVE 
US GREAT ADVICE 
ESPECIALLY 
TODAY. 
THANKS  FOR ALL 
THE WISDOM AND 
GUIDANCE, HAVE A 
NICE WEEKEND. 
>>> NEARLY 
17,000 CHILDREN 
HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
FLORIDA. 
ONE OF THEM AN 
11-YEAR-OLD BOY 
WITH SPECIAL 
NEEDS AND M,
SERIOUS 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS WHO 
DIED JUST A WEEK 
AFTER HE TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
HERE IS WHAT HIS 
DAD TOLD NBC 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
ALLISON BARBER. 
>> MY  SON WAS A 
LOVING CHILD. 
IT DON'T CARE 
HOW FRIENDLY YOU 
ARE, FRHOW MUCH 
YOU LOVE, HE 
DIDN'T HAVE 
KIDNEYS AND HE 
HAD A FEW OTHER 
PROBLEMS, BIRTH 
DEFECTS AND 
DEFORMITIES AND 
WHATNOT. SUCH A 
LOVING CHILD. 
AND IF YOU 
DIDN'T GREET 
HIM, WOULD KEEP 
AT IT UNTIL YOU 
DID. 
TO THINK  OF 
LOSING A CHILD 
TO SUCH A 
DISEASE, 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
IT COULD HAVE 
BEEN AVOIDED 
SOME KIND OF 
WAY. 
BUT THIS IS THE 
THING METHAT WE 
HAVE TO LEARN TO 
LIVE WITH FOR 
AWHILE BECAUSE 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE AWHILE. 
I DON'T CARE 
WHAT SOMEBODY 
WISH FOR, THIS 
IS NOT A FAIRY 
TALE LAND IT IS 
GOING TO JAB 
WHILE, MIGHT AS 
WELL GET USED TO 
IT. 
I'M %THINKING 
ABOUT THE SCHOOL 
SETTING. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE A TOUGH 
SITUATION 
BECAUSE THE 
PARENTS COULD BE 
AT RISK, 
TEACHERS ARE 
GOING TO BE AT 
RISK AND 
STUDENTS ARE ST
GOING TO BE AT 
RISK. 
BECAUSE HE HAD 
IT THEN MY HOUSE 
GOT IT. 
TWO OF THE 
NURSES GOT IT. 
AND MY 
GRANDDAUGHTER 
GOT IT. 
THE VIRUS IS 
NOTHING TO PLAY 
WITH.
>> AND HE DIED 
JULY 1st. 
I WAS IN THE 
HOSPITAL, TOO. 
AND I COULDN'T WA
EVEN BE WHERE HE 
WAS BECAUSE I 
ALSO HAD COVID-
19. 
WE JUST HAVE TO 
DO WHAT WE CAN 
TO TRY TO KEEP 
OURSELF SAFE. 
 
>>> HAVE YOU %
HEARD THE %
PRESIDENT USE %
THE LETTER AND %
WORD? %
>> YEAH. 
>> AND ANTI-%
SOMATIC SLURS %
SPECIFICALLY? 
>> YES. 
>> THAT WAS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
NIECE, MARY %
TRUMP, TELLING 
RACHEL MADDOW 
>> ADDING SHE 
DOESN'T THINK IT 
SHOULD SURPRISE 
ANYBODY GIVEN 
HOW RACIST HE IS 
TODAY. 
TOLD MSBC, IT'S 
A BOOK OF 
FALSEHOODS PLAIN 
AND SIMPLE, THE 
PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T USE 
THEORY WORDS. 
NBC NEWS.COM, 
POLITICAL 
ANALYST WRITES, 
FIVE DECADES 
LATER TRUMP IS 
PUSHING 
SEGREGATIONIST 
POLICIES. 
JOHN, HOW IS THE 
PRESIDENT DOING 
THAT? 
WHAT 
SEGREGATIONIST 
POLICIES IS HE 
PUSHING? 
>> WE'VE HERD 
THE PRESIDENT 
ALL WEEK THIS 
WEEK ATTACK JOE 
BIDEN, SAYING 
THAT BIDEN WANTS 
TO "ABOLISH THE 
SUBURBS." 
YESTERDAY THE 
PRESIDENT WENT 
ON A RANT SAYING 
BIDEN WAS 
ELECTED 
PRESIDENT ONE OF 
THE POLICIES IS 
HE TRYING TO PUT 
IN PLACE WOULD 
DESTROY THE 
SUBURBS AND SEND 
THEM TO HELL. 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
TALKING ABOUT IS 
A POLICY OF THE 
OBAMA BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS PUT IN PLACE 
THAT BASICALLY 
WHAT IS SAID TO 
LOCALITIES, TO 
PUBLIC HOUSING 
AGENCIES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY THAT 
THEY HAD TO 
DESEGREGATE, PUT 
ZONING PLANS IN 
PLACE THAT WOULD 
HAVE 
AFFIRMATIVELY 
TRIED TO 
DESEGREGATE 
HOUSING. 
UNDER THE 1968 
FAIR HOUSING 
ACT, IT'S 
ILLEGAL TO 
DISCRIMINATE ON 
BASIS OF RACE OR 
NATIONAL ORIGIN, 
ETHNICITY OR 
SEX. 
AND WITH THE 
OBAMA 
ADMINISTRATION 
REALIZED IS THAT 
THAT A LOT OF 
ZONING BOARDS A 
LOT OF LOCAL 
HOUSING AGENCIES 
FIGURED OUT WAYS 
AROUND THAT. 
YOU GOTTA 
ACTUALLY GET 
THAT DONE. 
AND ALL THE 
AGENCIES GET 
FEDERAL HOUSING 
MONEY. 
AND SO WHAT THEY 
SAID IS 
ESSENTIALLY 
BACKED UP UNDER 
THE LAW, IF YOU 
DON'T DO THIS, 
IF YOU DON'T 
COME UP WITH 
PLANS TO 
DESEGREGATE YOUR 
FUNDING IS IN 
JEOPARDY. 
MUCH LIKE IF 
SCHOOLS DECIDE 
THAT THEY WERE 
GOING TO 
SEGREGATED THEIR 
FEDERAL FUNDING 
WOULD BE IN 
JEOPARDY, OR IF 
STATES DECIDE 
THAT THEY ARE 
NOT GOING TO A 
BIDE BY FEDERAL 
LAWS FOR THE 
DRINKING AGE, 
FEDERAL MONEY IS 
IN JEOPARDY. 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
ATTACKED THIS 
REGULATION, HE 
WANTS TO REPEAL 
IT. 
AND HAVE 
BASICALLY SAID 
HOUSING AGENCIES 
SHOULD BE ABLE 
TO SEGREGATE OR 
LOSE THEIR 
FEDERAL FUNDING 
IF THEY DO. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
IS CONSISTENT 
WITH WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
DOING WITH HIS 
OWN APARTMENT 
BUILDINGS BACK 
IN THE 1970s, HE 
WAS SUED FOR 
RACIAL 
DISCRIMINATION 
BACK THEN. 
>> JOHN, IS HE 
MAKING THIS 
ARGUMENT, THAT 
JOE BIDEN WANTS 
TO A POLISH THE 
SUBURBS 
ARGUMENT, WHO 
SPECIFICALLY IS 
THE PRESIDENT 
GOING AFTER WITH 
THAT ARGUMENT? 
AND IS IT 
WORKING? 
DOES IT LOOK 
LIKE THEY ARE 
SUPPORTING THAT 
AND THEY ARE 
GOING TO VOTE 
FOR HIM COME 
NOVEMBER? 
>> FIRST WE 
SHOULD ABOLISH 
THE IDEA THAT 
THE SUBURBS ARE 
ENTIRELY LIKE 
THE PURE 
ORGANIZATION HAS 
DONE SOME 
STUDIES ON THIS 
AND THE SUBURBS 
HAVE BECOME 
DECREASING WHITE 
OVER THE YEARS, 
68% WHITE AS OF 
THE LAST YEAR OR 
TWO. 
AND BUT WHAT 
THEY HAVE SHOWN, 
STUDIES HAVE 
SHOWN THAT 
NEIGHBORHOODS, 
AND THIS IS WHAT 
OBAMA IS GOING 
AFTER, 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
ARE CONTINUING 
TO BE 
SEGREGATED. 
I THINK WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
GOING AFTER IS A 
NARROW SLICE OF 
AMERICA STILL 
HOLDS ON TO 
SEGREGATIONIST 
IDEAL FROM THE 
1960s AND 1950s. 
ACTUALLY THE 
RHETORIC OF 
GEORGE WALLACE, 
THAT OLD ALABAMA 
DEMOCRATIC 
GOVERNOR WHO RAN 
FOR PRESIDENT IN 
1968, YOU KNOW, 
AS AND 
INDEPENDENT AND 
PEELED OFF, YOU 
KNOW, SOME OF 
THE 
SEGREGATIONISTS 
VOTE. 
THERE IS A REAL 
SMALL APPETITE 
FOR THIS KIND OF 
RHETORIC. 
1964 BARRY GOLD 
WATER RAN 
AGAINST THE 1964 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
ACT, WON ALL OF 
SIX STATES. 
>> YEAH, JOHN, 
WE SEE THE 
POLLS, RIGHT? 
POLL AFTER POLL 
RECENTLY SHOWING 
JUST A LACK OF 
SUPPORT FOR THE 
WAY THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
LAND HE WILLED 
RACE ISSUES IN 
OUR COUNTRY 
RECENTLY. 
IT SOUNDS LIKE 
EVEN IF YOU ARE 
GETTING THAT 
THIN SLICE OF 
SUB YOU ARE BY I 
CAN'T IT MAY NOT 
BE MUCH BEYOND 
THAT. 
>> YEAH, 
HONESTLY I DON'T 
THINK IT'S AIMED 
AT, YOU KNOW, 
MODERATE TO 
CONSERVATIVE 
WHITE VOTERS IN 
THE SUBURBS. 
WOULD SAY THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
RHETORIC IS TOO 
EXTREME FOR MOST 
OF THEM. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
WHO HAS BEEN 
WALK AWAY FROM 
ELECTIONS OVER 
THE LAST COUPLE 
YEARS, IT'S BEEN 
A LOT OF WHITE 
SUBURBAN VOTERS 
ABANDONING THE 
REPUBLICAN 
PARTY, IN PART 
BECAUSE OF HIS 
TALK AND ACTION 
ON RACE ISSUES. 
OF. 
>> JOHN, WOULD 
LOVE TO TALK TO 
YOU A LITTLE BIT 
MORE ABOUT 
HISTORY, IF I'M 
CORRECT HERE 
IT'S LIKE 
WATCHING A CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
DOCUMENTARY HERE 
IN RESERVE. 
YOU SAY THE 
PRESIDENT'S TALK 
THIS SLOGAN, 
ABOLISH THE 
SUBURBS SOUNDS 
LIKE SOMETHING 
OUT OF MARYLAND 
OUT OF THE 
1960s. 
CAN YOU TALK 
MORE ABOUT THAT? 
>> SURE. 
IN 1966 THERE 
WAS A DEMOCRATIC 
ACCOUNT FOR 
GOVERNOR IN 
MARYLAND, GEORGE 
P MAHONEY, YOUR 
HOME IS YOUR 
CASTLE, PROTECT 
IT. 
HE WAS AN OLD 
DEMOCRAT, AND 
BASICALLY THE 
LIBERAL 
DEMOCRATIC IN 
MARYLAND 
ABANDONED THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
AND VOTED FOR 
THE REPUBLICAN 
SERIAL AGNEW, 
THERE WAS A BIG 
SURPRISE, 
DOMINATING IN 
MARYLAND 
POLITICS. 
IT WAS KIND OF A 
BREAKING POINT 
FOR THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
AND NOW MAHONEY 
SOUNDED LIKE A 
LOT OF HIS 
BREATH RENIN THE 
SOUTH LIKE 
GEORGE WALLACE, 
LIKE WESTERN 
MADDOX, THE 
GOVERNOR OF 
GEORGIA. 
WHAT YOU HAVE 
SEEN OVERTIME 
PARTICULARLY IN 
THE STATE OF 
MARYLAND, THE 
SUBURBS AROUND 
WASHINGTON D.C. 
IS, YOU KNOW, 
INTEGRATION OF 
SUB EBERTS IN 
MONTGOMERY 
COUNTY, 
MARYLAND. 
OF MAJORITY, 
MINORITY, YOU 
KNOW, CONTINUES 
TO BE ONE OF THE 
WEALTHIEST, BEST 
EDUCATED SUBURBS 
IN THE COUNTRY, 
PRINCE GEORGE'S 
COUNTY, MARYLAND 
IS PERHAPS THE 
WEALTHIEST 
MAJORITY BLACK 
SUBURB IN THE 
COUNTRY, STATE 
OF MARYLAND YOU 
KNOW, A PLACE 
WHERE VERY FEW 
PEOPLE -- THE 
PRESIDENT 
CONTINUES TO 
HAVE THAT SORT 
OF MISS 
IDENTIFICATION 
OF THE TERM 
SUBURB. 
>> JOHN, IT'S 
GREAT TO HAVE 
YOU ON, YOU GIVE 
OUR VIEWERS 
POLITICAL 
ANALYSIS AND 
GREAT POLITICAL 
HISTORY AND 
HISTORICAL 
CONTEXT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
I'M OFF NEXT BUT 
I HAVE NO DOUBT 
YOU AND I WILL 
BE TALKING NEXT 
THURSDAY. 
>> I WILL TRY 
BRING A THURSDAY 
SHIRT. 
>> BRING A 
NATIONAL SHIRT. 
>> LOVE IT. 
JOHN, THANK YOU. 
>>> WE'RE ONE 
MONTH AWAY FROM 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT JOE 
BIDE SENT 
SUPPOSED TO 
ACCEPT THE 
PARTY'S 
NOMINATION IN 
MILWAUKEE, THE 
EVENT EXPECTED 
TO DRAW 50,000 
VISITORS IS 
BEING SCALED 
BACK TO JUST  23 
-- 300 PEOPLE. 
SHAQUILLE 
BREWSTER HAS 
DETAILS. 
>> THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION, 
TRADITIONALLY A 
TIME FOR 
ASSEMBLING THE 
ROCK STARS OF 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY, COME 
TOGETHER OF 
THOUSAND OF 
PARTY LEADERS 
AND DELEGATES IN 
A FEW HISTORY-
MAKING MOMENTS, 
ECONOMIC BOOM TO 
THE HOST CITY. 
THAT'S WHY 
MILWAUKEE WAS SO 
EXCITED WHEN IT 
LEARNED IT HAD 
BEEN CHOSE TONE 
HOLD THE COVETED 
DNC. 
>> THE FIRST 
TIME IN HISTORY 
WE ARE HOSTING A 
MAJOR POLITICAL 
PARTY 
CONVENTION. 
>> BUT THEN CAME 
THE AND. 
PROMPTING THE 
DNC TO POSTPONE 
THE CONVENTION 
FROM JULY TO 
AUGUST. 
FOLLOWED BY 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
THAT THE PARTY 
WOULD BE 
VIRTUAL. 
DMC URGING MOST 
DELEGATES TO 
STAY HOME. 
TOM BARRETT SAYS 
HE IS STILL 
UNCERTAIN WHAT 
THE CONVENTION 
WILL LOOK LIKE. 
>> CONFIDENCE 
THERE WILL BE A 
CONVENTION HERE, 
I'M CONFIDENT 
JOE BIDEN WILL 
ACCEPT THE 
NOMINATION. 
HERE. 
>> WE WERE 
HOPEFUL THERE 
WOULD BE $200 
MILLION IN 
SPENDING, IF WE 
GET A TENT OF 
THAT THAT IS 
MORE ACCURATE. 
>> LEAVING MANY 
MILWAUKEE 
CONVENTION 
OWNERS, MOURNING 
WHAT WOULD HAVE 
BEEN. 
>> INCREASED OUR 
HOURS SO WE 
COULD STAY ONLY. 
>> HAD QUARTER 
SPORTS BAR AND 
GRILL PLANNED TO 
RENT OUT HER 
SPACE. 
>> I DON'T KNOW 
HOW TO TAKE IT 
RIGHT NOW. 
>> THE 
DISAPPOINTMENT 
EXTENDING TO 
HOTELS. 
THE IRONHORSE 
HAD ALL ROOMS 
AND ALL BAR AND 
RESTAURANT SPACE 
BOOKED TO 
CAPACITY DURING 
THE WEEK 
SURROUNDING THE 
CONVENTION. 
>> THE ORIGINAL 
ROOM BLOCKS AND 
SCOPE OF THE 
EVENT IS 50% OF 
WHAT IT WAS. 
>> CITY LEADERS 
ADMIT THE STATE 
OF WISCONSIN DID 
NOT DO A LOT TO 
INSPIRE 
CONFIDENCE WITH 
THE WAY ITS 
PRIMARY UNFOLDED 
IN APRIL. 
THE STATE 
SUPREME COURT 
ORDER THE IN-
PERSON PRIMARY 
TO GO FORWARD. 
>> I THINK THEY 
ACTED LIKE -- 
>> STILL, MAYOR 
BARRETT SINNISTS 
MILWAUKEE IS 
READY TO HOST 
JOE BIDEN, THE 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT IS 
EXPECTED TO 
ACCEPT HIS 
NOMINATION EVEN 
IN MILWAUKEE 
CONFERENCE 
CENTER, AS JOE 
BIDEN PREPARES 
TO TAKE CENTER 
STAGE, MILWAUKEE 
SAYS THEY ARE 
PREPARED FOR THE 
SPOTLIGHT, TOO. 
>>> SHAQUILLE 
BREWSTER JOINS 
ME FROM 
MILWAUKEE. 
SHAQ, NBC NEWS 
CONTAIN ADD 
LETTER ABOUT THE 
CONVENTION. 
TELL US WHAT WAS 
IN THAT LETTER. 
>> YEAH, 
ALLISON, IT'S 
THE LATEST SIGN 
AND SIGNAL THAT 
THIS IS GOING TO 
AN LARGELY 
VIRTUAL 
CONVENTION THAT 
WE'LL SEE. 
IT WAS A LETTER 
FROM A 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
OFFICIAL TO THE 
CHIEF OF STAFF 
OF MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS, I WANT 
TO READ A LINE 
FROM THE LETTER 
JUST TO SHOW YOU 
EXACTLY HOW 
CLEAR THIS 
LANGUAGE IS, 
THEY SAY MEMBERS 
"SHOULD NOT PLAN 
TO TRAVEL TO 
MILL CAULK 
WOULD" NO 
DELEGATES WILL 
TRAVEL TO 
MILWAUKEE AND 
CAUCUS AND 
COUNCIL MEETINGS 
WILL TAKE PLACE 
VIRTUALLY. 
WHEN YOU THINK 
ABOUT THE SCALE 
A CONVENTION, 
YOU USUALLY HAVE 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
HERE, BACK IN 
THE SPRING WE 
TALKED ABOUT THE 
DELEGATE MATH, 
THEY WERE 
WINNING 
DIFFERENT STATES 
AND WE KNEW 
THERE WERE 3800, 
3900 DELEGATES 
UP FOR GRABS. 
NOT ONLY WILL 
YOU NOT HAVE 
THOSE DELEGATES 
BUT MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS. 
THINK BACK TO 
2008 WHEN THEN 
SENATOR OBAMA, 
HE MOVED HIS 
CONVENTION FROM 
AN ARENA TO A 
HUGE FOOTBALL 
STADIUM AND 
ACCEPTED HIS 
NOMINATION IN 
FRONT OF 75,000 
PEOPLE. 
YOU ARE NOT 
GOING TO GET 
THAT, JOE BIDEN 
HERE, OFFICIALS 
ARE SAYING IT'S 
GOING TO BE THE 
FEELING A MUCH 
SMALLER 
CONVENTION, THEY 
SAY IT IS GOING 
TO BE SMALL AND 
INTIMATE, 
ALLISON. 
ALL RIGHT. 
SMALL AND 
INTIMATE, SHAQ, 
WE KNOW THE 
CROWDS ARING 
ABOUT SCALED 
BACK, WHAT ELSE 
IS BEING SCALED 
BACK AND DO WE 
HAVE A SENSE OF 
WHAT THE 
CONVENTION WILL 
LOOK LIKE, 
PEOPLE ARE 
INTERESTING 
TROUBLE PICTURES 
WHAT THIS IS 
GOING TO FEEL 
LIKE. 
>> SO MANY 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
THAT. 
WHAT WE DO KNOW 
INSTEAD OF IT 
BEING IN FRONT A 
BRAND NEW SHINE 
KNEE STADIUM, 
IT'S BEEN MOVED 
TO A THEATER AND 
THE WISCONSIN 
CENTER, AS I 
MENTIONED THE 
BUCS, LET'S TALK 
ABOUT HOW THE 
FACT AROUND THIS 
TIME LAST YEAR 
WHEN THEY WERE 
DECIDING THE 
CONVENTION, THE 
MILWAUKEE BUCKS 
WERE CALLING A 
CHAMPIONSHIP 
YEAR. 
MILWAUKEE IS 
GOING THROUGH IT 
WITH THIS. 
IN ADDITION TO 
DOWN SCALING THE 
VENUE, PEOPLE 
WHO OPERATE THE 
VENUE SAYING 
THERE HAS BEEN 
NO CONSTRUCTION 
ON THE INSIDE. 
OUTSIDE PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN 
TELLING ME, WHAT 
THEY ARE LOOKING 
AT, THE PEOPLE 
HELPING TO 
PROGRAM FOR THIS 
ARE PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE HELPED 
PROGRAM AND 
PROSECUTE DUES I 
THINK THIS LIKE 
THE GRAMMY 
AWARDS, HELPED 
PRODUCE THINGS 
LIKE THE SUPER 
BOWL HALF TIME 
SHOW. 
THEY KNOW THAT 
THIS WILL BE A 
COMPLETELY MADE 
FOR TV EVENT, IT 
WILL BE SMALLER. 
IF YOU'RE HERE 
ON THE GROUND IT 
WILL NOT FEEL 
LIKE THIS LARGE 
THING, ONE THING 
THEY ARE HOPING 
TO DO AND THIS 
IS WHAT 
OFFICIALS AT THE 
STATE LEVEL AND 
NATIONAL LEVEL 
CONTINUE TO 
EMPHASIZE TO ME, 
IS THEY WANT TO 
MAKE IT AS 
INTERACTIVE AS 
POSSIBLE, MAKE 
IT FEEL LIKE FOR 
PEOPLE WATCHING 
THAT THEY ARE 
PART OF THIS 
CONVENTION AND 
HOPING TO USE 
THAT VIRTUAL 
SPACE, DIGITAL 
SPACE TO DO SO. 
WE CAN EXPECT 
FEWER SPEECHES 
WE WON'T SEE THE 
DAY LONG AND 
HOURS LONG 
SPEAKER SERIES, 
IT WILL BE LIMIT 
ADD FEW HOUR 
THAT WILL BE 
MADE FOR TV 
AUDIENCES, 
ALLISON. 
>> SAC, IT IS 
GOING TO BE 
DIFFERENT FOR 
SURE. 
CURIOUS WHAT 
THINGS WILL LOOK 
LIKE NEXT MONTH. 
HAVE A GREAT 
WEEKEND. 
>> THANK YOU, 
YOU AS WELL. 
>>> THE KREMLIN 
DENYING ON 
TREATMENT DATA 
ESPECIALLY 
DESPITE 
INTELLIGENCE 
FROM AMERICA, 
CANADA AND THE 
UK. 
NBC NEWS FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT 
RUNS THROUGH 
WHAT WE KNOW 
ABOUT THE HACK 
ATTEMPT SO FAR. 
>> THE U.S., 
CANADIAN AND 
BRITISH 
GOVERNMENT PUT 
OUT A JOINT 
STATEMENT AHEAD 
OF CYBERSECURITY 
IN BRITAIN 
SAYING IT'S ONE 
OF THE MOST 
SOPHISTICATED 
AND TARGETED 
HACKING ATTACKS 
YOU HAVE SEEN. 
THIS MORNING 
RUSSIAN HACKER 
WAS CAUSED OF 
CYBER 
INTERFERENCE 
AGAIN, THIS TIME 
HACKERS TARGETED 
COVID-19 
RESEARCH 
CENTERS. 
ACCUSING HACKERS 
THAT GO BY COZY 
BEAR AND AP29 OF 
TRYING TO STEAL 
DETAILS OF THE 
DEVELOPMENT AND 
TESTING OF COVID-
19 VACCINES, 
COZY BEAR LONG 
BELIEVED TO HAVE 
TIES TO RUSSIAN 
INTELLIGENCE. 
FIRST NOTICING 
THE HACKS AS 
EARLY AS 
FEBRUARY. 
>> ONE OF THE 
MOST 
SOPHISTICATED, 
THAT WE'VE SEEN 
AGAINST. 
>> RUSSIA DENIES 
THE ALLEGATIONS, 
CALLING THE UK'S 
ACCUSATIONS 
VAGUE AND 
CONTROVERSIAL. 
>> TRYING TO 
FIND A VACCINE 
THAT PEOPLE 
AROUND THE WORLD 
CAN BENEFIT 
FROM. 
RUSSIAN 
GOVERNMENT TO 
ENGAGE IN THAT 
IN KEEFES I 
DON'T REMEMBER. 
>> THE GROUP 
COZY BEAR WAS 
THOUGHT TO BE 
LIBELED THE 
CYBER ATTACKS OF 
THE DNC IN 2016. 
THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THE 
RUSSIAN HACKERS 
WERE ABLE TO 
STEAL ANY 
DETAILS, THEY 
ARE NOT THOUGHT 
TO BE THE ONLY 
COUNTRY TRYING. 
CHINA ALSO BEING 
CALLED OUT BY 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BARR. 
>> HACKERS HAVE 
TARGETED 
AMERICAN 
UNIVERSITIES AND 
FIRMS IN A BID 
TO STEAL THE IP 
RELATED 
CORONAVIRUS 0 
TREATMENTS AND 
VACCINES. 
SOMETIMES 
DISRUPTING THE 
WORK OF OUR 
RESEARCH ISERS. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
RACE TO FIND A 
COVID CURE 
BECOMING A VIRUS 
OF ITS OWN. 
THE INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY SAYS IT 
APPEARS THE GOAL 
WAS TO GET 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT RESEARCH 
AND SUPPLY 
CHAINS NOT ABOUT 
STUDIES OR 
PATIENT DATA. 
THEY STRESS 
THERE IS NO 
EVIDENCE THAT 
ANY DATA AT ALL 
WAS STOLEN. 
 
>>> THE WAITING 
IN THEIR CARS 
ALL DAY TO GET A 
COVID-19 SWAB 
AND THEN WAITING 
THREE WEEKS OR 
MORE TO GET 
RESULTS. 
PEOPLE ACROSS 
THE U.S. ARE 
STILL STRUGGLING 
TO GET TESTS. 
SCIENTISTS IN 
FINLAND MAY HAVE 
FOUND A 
SOLUTION. 
GLOBAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
WILMA MARKS HAS 
THE STORY. 
>> HEY, ALLISON. 
A COMPANY IN 
FINLAND IS 
HOPING TO TEST 
PEOPLE MORE 
QUICKLY AND 
CHEAPLY THAN 
CURRENTLY 
POSSIBLE. 
>> WITH PEOPLE 
IN SOME STATES 
FACING LONG WAIT 
TIMES TO GET 
RESULT FROM 
COVID-19 TEST, 
COULD A NEW 
SOLUTION COULD 
BE A TEST THAT 
WORKS LIKE A 
BREATHALYZER. 
>> IT IS A LOT 
MORE EFFICIENT, 
IT'S ALMOST REAL 
TIME, THE 
RESULTS. 
IT'S A LOT 
CHEAPER. 
AND IT'S A LOT 
MORE OF CON AT 
THIS DENT. 
>> FINLAND 
SCIENTISTS 
DEVELOPED A 
GROUND BREAKING 
APPROACH. 
>> WHAT'S THE 
ADVANTAGES DO 
YOU THINK OF 
YOUR TESTING 
TECHNIQUE. 
>> BENEFIT IS 
SPEED. 
WE CAN PROVIDE 
ALMOST REAL TIME 
SOLUTION, 
BECAUSE OUR TURN 
AROUND TIME IS 
JUST 3 MINUTES. 
>> INSIDE THIS 
BREATHALYZER 
DETECTS 
DIFFERENT ACIDS 
IN OUR LUNGS, 
IDENTIFYING 
THINGS IN OUR 
BODIES LIKE 
BLOOD TESTS.
AFRICA, SOUTH 
AMERICA AND LAST 
WEEK, SAN 
FRANCISCO TO 
GATHER MORE 
DATA. 
A SIMILAR 
TECHNIQUE 
DEFLEAS 
SUCCESSFUL TEST 
FOR 
TUBERCULOSIS. 
THE HOPE TO 
SOLVE THE GLOBAL 
TESTING DATA 
AROUND COVID-19. 
>> TO TEST THE 
MASKED 
POPULATION IN A 
SHORT TIME 
FRAME. 
WE ARE OPENING 
UP THAT 
BOTTLENECK. 
>> RECENT 
RESEARCH 
SUGGESTS 
BREATHALYZERS 
ARE CHEAPER AND 
NOR ACCURATE. 
>>> JUST WHEN 
YOU THOUGHT 2020 
COULDN'T GET ANY 
WORSE, WARMS OF 
LOCUSTS ARE 
DEVOURING 
FARMLANDS AND 
THREATENING 
MILLIONS OF 
PEOPLE'S 
LIVELIHOOD. 
>> JUST WHEN YOU 
THOUGHT THE YEAR 
COULDN'T THROW 
ANYTHING ELSE AT 
THE WORLD, IT 
HAS. 
LOCUSTS. 
A LOT OF THEM. 
JUST HALF A 
SQUARE MILE OF 
SWARM HAS AN 80 
MILLION LOCUSTS. 
WHILE THE 
LOCUSTS MAY NOT 
BE EATING THEIR 
WAY THROUGH THE 
U.S., THEY ARE 
REEKING HAVOC 
FROM AFRICA TO 
ASIA TO THE 
MIDDLE EAST. 
IT'S A HUGE 
PROBLEM FOR FOOD 
SUPPLY FOR 
COUNTRIES 
ALREADY 
STRUGGLING TO 
DEAL WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
WITH'S WORSE, IF 
THESE REGARD 
NUMBERS OF 
LOCUSTS AREN'T 
CONTROLLED NOW, 
THE UPCOMING 
RAINY SEASON 
COULD MAKE IT A 
TRUE DISASTER 
LIKE FAMINE 
LEVEL DISASTER 
IN THE EASTERN 
PART OF AFRICA. 
>> CONSIDERING 
THAT THERE IS 20 
MILLION PEOPLE 
IN THE REGION 
ALREADY IN, YOU 
KNOW, ACUTE FOOD 
IN SECURITY 
WHICH IS ONE OF 
THE FAMINE, CAN 
YOU UNDERSTAND 
THE DANGER. 
>> WHAT EXACTLY 
IS LOCUST AS 
SOON AS 
BASICALLY IT'S A 
KIND OF GRASS 
HOPPER, COMMON 
TO DRY OR ARREST 
I HAD AREAS AND 
NORMALLY WHEN 
THEY ARE ON 
THEIR OWN THEY 
LEAD BORING 
LIVES. 
WHEN THEY GET 
TOGETHER IT'S 
DIFFERENT. 
ANSWER CROWD 
EVERYTHING ABOUT 
THEM CHANGES, 
THEIR COLOR, 
THEIR BEHAVIOR, 
THEIR APPETITE. 
AND THOSE CROWDS 
GROW INTO 
SWARMS, AND THEY 
ARE RAV NOW FOR 
CROPS, ANY KIND 
OF VEGETATION, 
THEY AREN'T 
FUSSY. 
THEY DESTROYED 
ANYTHING THAT IS 
GREEN AND LEVEE. 
EAST AFRICA, 
YEMEN, IRAN, 
PAKISTAN, INDIA, 
THEY ARE ALL ON 
HIGH ALERT. 
SOUTH AMERICA 
HAS THEM, TOO. 
THE THREAT IS 
UNPRECEDENTED 
ACCORDING TO THE 
FOOD AND 
AGRICULTURE 
ORGANIZATION OR 
FAO OF THE 
UNITED NATIONS 
WHERE LOCUSTS 
HAVE THEIR OWN 
TWITTER ACCOUNT 
AND A DIVISION 
OF EXPERTS 
TRACKING THEM. 
THE FAO SAYS 
ULTIMATELY WE 
CAN BLAME 
CLIMATE CHANGE, 
EXTREME WEATHER 
EVENTS, 
TRIGGERED HEAVY 
RAINS OVER A 
REMOTE PART OF 
THE ARABIAN BEEN 
IN SAW LA 
CREATING IDEAL 
CONDITIONS FOR 
DESERT LOCUSTS 
TO BREED 
UNABATED. 
COUNTRIES 
JUGGLING THE 
BAND, DROUGHT 
AND CONFLICT, 
LACK THE TOOLS 
TO DEAL WITH 
THIS PLAGUE, 
TOO. 
IN THE FIELDS 
AROUND PAKISTAN 
THIS IS HOW 
FARMER ARES 
TRYING TO SAVE 
THEIR CROPS. 
BANGING POTS AND 
SPANS TO SCARE 
THE LOW 
CUSTOMERS OR 
KEEP THEM ON THE 
MOVE. 
OFFICIALS AREN'T 
CONVINCED IT 
WORKS, PEOPLE 
DON'T HAVE MUCH 
ELSE TO TRY. 
>> THEY HAVE 
FEAR IN THEIR 
MIND. 
THEY ARE 
DESPERATE TO 
MAKE 
CONSIDERABLE -- 
>> OVER A THIRD 
OF PAKISTAN IS 
ONE BIG LOCUST 
BREEDING GROUND 
WHICH IS A 
THREAT TO THE 
WHOLE COUNTRY 
AND ITS CROPS 
BRINGING TEAMS 
WITH PESTICIDES 
WERE MOBILIZED 
TOO LATE. 
>> THE PROBLEM 
IS THAT LOCUST 
SWARMS DON'T 
STAY PUT. 
THEY TRAVEL WITH 
THE WIND AND FAN 
IN ALL 
DIRECTIONS 
EATING THEIR OWN 
WEIGHT IN CROPS 
EVERY DAY. 
A HALF MILE 
SWARM EATS ABOUT 
THE SAME AMOUNT 
OF FOOD IN A DAY 
AS 35,000 PEOPLE 
AND THERE ARE A 
LOT OF HALF 
SQUARE MILES. 
>> HOW ARE 
LOCUSTS STOPPED? 
>> REALLY THE 
ONLY WAY TO TRY 
TO REDUCE THE 
POPULATION 
NUMBERS IS 
AERIAL CONTROL. 
AND IT'S AERIAL 
CONTROL, 
CHEMICAL 
PESTICIDES AS 
WELL AS BIO 
PESTICIDES FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
THIS YEAR. 
THIS REQUIRE HAS 
LOT OF 
LOGISTICS, GOOD 
ORGANIZATION, 
VERY GOOD 
INFORMATION, 
FROM COUNTRIES 
THAT DON'T OFTEN 
HAVE, YOU KNOW, 
THE FOUNDATION 
OF THE 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
FOR THIS. 
>> CITIES ARE 
GETTING THEM, 
TOO, CLOUDS AND 
LOCUSTS INVADED 
PARTS OF NEW 
DELHI, INDIA'S 
CAPITAL. 
CHINA WAS GOING 
TO SEND 
THOUSANDS OF 
DOCS TO PAKISTAN 
TO EAT THE 
PROBLEM BUT IT 
NEVER HAPPENED. 
THERE JUST 
REASON MANY 
OPTIONS AND $300 
MILLION THE FAO 
IS TRYING TO 
RAISE FOR 
CONTAINMENT 
CAMPAIGNS MAY 
NOT BE ENOUGH. 
BRINGING THE 
PERFECT WORLD 
FOR LOCUSTS TO 
BREATH AND 
PEOPLE MAY BE 
ABLE TO DO A 
LITTLE MORE THAN 
STIR UP THE 
CLOUDS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW, LET'S 
GO TO 
CORRESPONDENT 
SAVANNAH 
SELLERS, SHE HAS 
THE LATEST 
HEADLINE FROM 
NBC NEWS.COM. 
ONE MORE TIME 
AND WE'RE 
CALLING THIS A 
WEEKEND. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 
I'M SENDING YOU 
OFF. 
%
OFF. ,
OTHER RETAILERS THAT MADE 
SIMILAR ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THIS 
LAST WEEK. 
MOVING ONTO REOPENING PLANS, 
NEW YORK CITY MOIS NOT OFFICIAL 
CLEARED TO ENTER THE LONG-
AWAITED PHASE FOR THIS MONDAY. 
THAT MEANS OUTDOOR PLACES LIKE 
ZOOS AND GARDENS CAN WELCOME 
BACK VISITORS. 
INDOOR VENUES, MALLS, MUSEUMS 
MUST STAY CLOSE. 
GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO 
EMPHASIZED THE DATA ALLOWED NEW 
YORK CITY TO REACH ITS FINAL 
PHASE OF REOPENING. 
>> THIS IS WHAT WE SAID FROM 
DAY ONE. DA
REOPEN SMART. 
THERE ARE NO THEORIES LAST 
YEAR, MY FRIENDS. 
WE DON'T HAVE TO GUESS. 
IT IS NOT ABOUT OPINION. 
WE TESTED THE THEORIES. 
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE ON THE 
OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE COUNTRY, 
CALIFORNIA RELEASED STRICT 
GUIDELINES ON REOPENING 
SCHOOLS. 
GOVERNOR GAVIN RENEWSOM SAID IN-
PERSON CLASSES ARE NOT ALLOWED 
IF SCHOOLS COUNTY IS ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS WATCHLIST. 
AS OF NOW, IT APPLIES TO 31 
CALIFORNIA COUNTIES BUT 
TEACHING WILL TAKE PLACE, NO 
MATTER WHAT. 
>> LEARNING IN THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA IS NONNEGOTIABLE. 
THAT E CASCHOOLS MUST -- 
IUNDERSCORE, MUST PROVIDE 
MEANINGFUL INSTRUCTION DURING 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
WHETHER THEY ARE PHYSICALLY 
OPENED, THE SCHOOLS OR NOT. 
>> NEWSOM ADAM IS SCHOOLS 
REOPEN THEIR DOORS, ALL 
STUDENTS ABOVE THE SECOND GRADE 
MUST WEAR A MASK. 
>>> OVER TO THE PENTAGON, 
REVEALING TODAY THEY ARE 
EFFECTIVELY BANNING PUBLIC 
DISPLAYS OF THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG FROM U.S. MILITARY INSTANT 
INSTALLATIONS. 
THIS IS A CAREFULLY WORDED 
POLICY THAT BASICALLY JUST 
LEAVES OUT THE CONFEDERATE FLAG 
-- THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMPS HER LAST MONTH 
WHEN HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION 
WOULD QUOTE NOT EVEN CONSIDER 
THE REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE 
SYMBOLS. 
>>> FINALLY, NEWS FROM THE 
MUSIC WORLD. 
SOME BACK AND FORTH GOING ON. 
YOU PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT THE 
COUNTRY -- LADY ANTEBELLUM 
ANNOUNCING THEY WOULD GO BY 
LADY A TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES 
FROM A TERM OF THE SLAVERY AREA.
THEY ARE UNDER FIRE BY A SINGER 
KNOWN AS LADY A FOR A LOT 
LONGER THAN A MONTH. 
THE WORK HATRIED TO WORK OUT A 
WAY TO BOTH USE THE NAME BUT 
THE SINGER SAYS THE GROUP QUOTE 
USE THEIR WEALTH AND INFLUENCE 
TO INTIMIDATE AND BULLY HER. 
ALSO SAYING, IT IS ABSURD THAT 
THE COMMITMENT TO RACIAL 
EQUALITY WAS DONE BY TAKING THE 
NAME OF A BLACK WOMAN. 
DOZIER HEADLINES, ALLISON. 
WE WILL HEAD OFF INTO THE 
WEEKEND. 
>> IT IS WEEKEND TIME, 
SAVANNAH. 
I AM OFF NEXT WEEK AND I KNOW 
YOU WILL BE AT THE HELM, DOING 
SUCH A GREAT JOB FOR OUR 
VIEWERS. 
THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. 
>> I WILL. 
I WILL. 
PLEASE, YOU DESERVE IT. 
I'M EXCITED FOR YOU AND AM 
EXCITED TO BE HERE. 
>> THANKS, FRIEND. 
I WILL %SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK 
>>> HOSPITALS IN CALIFORNIA 
GETTING SOME MUCH-NEEDED HELP 
FROM THE MILITARY. 
THE STATE REPORTING NEARLY 
10,000 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES IN 
THE PAST 24 HOURS. 
THE HOSPITALS ARE RUNNING OUT 
OF SPACE. 
STAFF RUNNING ON FUMES. 
NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT EMMA 
MacLACHLAN JOINS ME NOW. 
WHAT MILITARY HELP ARE WE 
TALKING ABOUT HERE? 
>> Reporter: YOU MAY REMEMBER 
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS 
PANDEMIC, THE SITE OF THE U.S. 
AND S MERCY ARRIVING HERE IN 
PORT TO SUPPORT L.A. 
HOSPITALS. 
I WAS THERE AT THE DOCKET AND 
IT WAS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD. 
NOTHING EXTRAVAGANT AS THAT, 
THIS TIME AROUND. 
SOME 160 MILITARY PERSONNEL, 
INCLUDING DOCTORS, NURSES, 
TECHNICIANS ARE GOING TO BE 
ARRIVING OR ARE ARRIVING RATHER 
AT A NUMBER OF HOSPITALS ACROSS 
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. 
INCLUDING THE EISENHOWER 
MEDICAL CENTER JUST LATE 
YESTERDAY. 
A TEAM OF 20  TECHNICIANS, 
DOCTORS AND NURSES ARRIVED  
THERE TO PROVIDE ICU SUPPORT, 
MEDICAL STAFF SAYING THE SITE 
IS A RELIEF. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> YES, THEY ARE VERY HAPPY 
THAT THE GROUP IS HERE. 
I KNOW 20 PEOPLE MAY NOT SEEM 
LIKE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
COMPARED TO OUR OVERHAULS 
OVERALL STAFFING. 
BUT THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE 
GOING TO TURN CRITICAL NEEDS 
THAT WE  HAVE. 
AND THAT IS GOING TO GIVE OUR 
STAFF A BREATHER FOR A LITTLE 
BIT AND JUST GET A CHANCE TO 
STEP BACK, RECHARGE A LITTLE 
BIT SO GETHEY CAN BE READY TO 
COME AT IT AGAIN. 
>> Reporter:  THE EISENHOWER 
MEDICAL CENTER IS NOT AT 
CAPACITY. 
80% CAPACITY AT THIS POINT. 
DOES HAVE HOSPITAL BEDS, DOES 
HAVE ICU CAPACITY. 
WHAT THEY NEED ACCORDING TO 
OFFICIALS ISHE MANPOWER. 
THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTED. 
SO THIS IS MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT. 
SIMILAR SITUATIONS PLAYING OUT 
ACROSS THE STATE AT NSTHIS POIN 
ALLISON. 
>> WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM 
DOCTORS? 
WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU? 
HOW BAD IS THE SITUATION FOR 
THEM IN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW? 
>> Reporter: WELL CONSISTENTLY L
HEARING STORIES OF FATIGUE. 
MEDICAL STAFF HERE ARE REALLY, 
REALLY TIRED. 
THEY'RE LOOKING AT HOW THEY CAN 
POSSIBLY SUSTAIN THIS EFFORT IN 
THE WEEKS AND MONTHS GOING 
FORWARD. 
REALLY PLEADING WITH THE PUBLIC,
SOCIAL DISTANCE, WASH HANDS, 
WEAR MASKS, TAKE PRECAUTIONS. 
I WAS SPEAKING TO THE CHIEF 
MEDICAL OFFICER AT THE L.A. 
COUNTY USC MEDICAL CENTER, ONE 
OF THE HARDEST HIT HOSPITALS 
HERE IN LOS ANGELES, THAT 
HOSPITAL WILL ALSO IN COMING 
DAYS BE RECEIVING MILITARY 
SUPPORT. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT G HE HAD  
SAY. 
>> I BELIEVE THEY ARE AVAILABLE
. OUR HOSPITAL WILL BE 
RECEIVING -- WE ARE GRATEFUL 
FOR THEM TO COME. -- MIKE TYSON 
SKILLED IT DOWN TO EVERYONE HAS 
A PLAN UNTIL THEY ARE PUNCHED 
IN THE MOUTH. 
COVID CONCH -- PUNCHING US IN 
THE MOUTH AND I DON'T KNOW 
WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE. 
EITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE. 
ALL WE CAN DO IS MANAGE THE 
BEST WE CAN IN REAL TIME AND 
TRY TO MANAGE THINGS SO WE STAY 
WITHIN OUR ABILITY TO TAKE GOOD 
CARE OF OUR PATIENTS. 
>> Reporter: MONTHS INTO THE 
PANDEMIC, HE SAID HE'S NOTICED 
A CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE 
PATIENTS AND HOW THEY ARE 
ARRIVING. 
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 
PANDEMIC, THEY WERE ARRIVING AS 
COVID PATIENTS, AS THINGS HAVE 
PROGRESSED THEY ARE ONLY 
DISCOVERING SOMEONE AS COVID 
POSITIVE ONCE THEY COME IN FOR 
SALE BROKEN LEG OR OUT OF A CAR 
CRASH OR OTHER ACCIDENT, NOT 
KNOWING THEY HAD COVID-19. AND 
INADVERTENT DISCOVERY AND YET 
THEY HAVE TO TREAT THEM AS A 
COVID PATIENT WHICH OF COURSE 
REQUIRES MORE WHHOSPITAL REPORT 
BUT THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF 
ENCOURAGEMENT, POTENTIALLY HERE.
IN CALIFORNIA THE GOVERNOR 
GAVIN NEWSOM POSTED A DAILY 
BRIEFING. 
HIS MEDICAL OFFICER SAID THE 
POSITIVITY RATE COULD 
POTENTIALLY, POTENTIALLY -- 
THEY ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON IT, 
IS BEGINNING TO SORT OF 
STABILIZE. 
IT WAS AT 7.7 POSITIVITY RATE 
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK 
AND NOW OFIT IS AT 7.1%. 
WE WILL BE WATCHING THAT OVER 
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 
RIGHT AROUND NOW IS THE 3 TO 4 
WEEK MARK IN WHICH GAVIN NEWSOM 
HAS PUT IN PLACE, MANDATED 
CLOSURES, TAKING PRECAUTIONS, 
SHUTTING DOWN BARS, INDOOR 
DINING AT RESTAURANTS. 
HOPING TO SEE POSITIVE IMPACT 
OF THOSE MANDATES OVER THE NEXT 
FEW DAYS. 
WE WILL BE WATCHING THE 
SITUATION VERY CAREFULLY. 
THE GOVERNOR WAS CAREFUL ALSO 
TO CAUTION ANY SORT OF OPTIMISM 
AT THIS POINT. 
>> GREAT SMTO HEAR THAT THERE I 
A GLIMMER OF HOPE. 
I KNOW IN THE BRIEFING, 
GOVERNOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCED 
GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS IN 
CALIFORNIA. 
WHAT DID HE SAY? 
>> Reporter: THIS IS A CHANGE 
OF APPROACH FOR THE GOVERNOR 
GAVIN NEWSOM. PREVIOUSLY AN 
APPROACH IN WHICH INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE ALLOWED 
TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO 
HAVE IN PERSON OR DISTANCE 
LEARNING CLASSES COMING THIS 
FALL. 
NOW, THE GOVERNOR TAKING THE 
DECISION TO HIMSELF IN TERMS OF 
THE WATCHLIST. 
THE WATCH LIST AND MONITORING 
LIST HE CURRENTLY HAS SOME 32 
COUNTIES, 35.5 MILLION 
CALIFORNIANS IMPACTED BY THE 
MONITORING LIST. 
BASICALLY A LIST OF COUNTIES 
WHERE THE MEASURES ARE NOT 
LOOKING GOOD IN THE SIGHT OF 
COVID-19. 
AND HE HAS BASICALLY PUT OUT A 
MANDATE SAYING THAT ANY COUNTY  
ON THAT WATCHLIST CANNOT OPEN 
THEIR SCHOOLS FOR IN-PERSON 
LEARNING IN THE FALL. 
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, 
THEY ACTUALLY TONEED TO BE OFF 
THE WATCHLIST FOR A PERIOD OF 
SOME TWO WEEKS. 
SO AGAIN, ANOTHER DRASTIC 
ACTION. 
THIS TIME HE SAID IT IS TO 
PROTECT THE STATE'S CHILDREN. 
ONCE IN PERSON CLASSROOMS ARE 
LEFT FOR THE COUNTIES OR THE 
COUNTIES, THE COUNTIES AT THIS 
POINT THAT MAY BE HAVING IN 
PERSON LEARNING, MANDATED MASK 
WEARING FOR THIRD-GRADERS ON UP,
MASKS STRONGLY SUGGESTED FOR 
YOUNGER CHILDREN AS WELL. 
>> I KNOW WE SAID TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN BUT SIX MONTHS, A YEAR 
AGO WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD 
BE TALKING ABOUT KIDS GOING TO 
SCHOOL WEARING MASKS. 
BUT HERE WE ARE. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
>>> MORE PEOPLE ARE CALLING 
VACATION HOTSPOTS HOME. 
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF WORK FROM 
HOME POLICIES AND RELOCATING 
FULL TIME. 
NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT ESKAL 
PERRY IS AT LAKE OF THE OZARKS 
IN MISSOURI WHERE THEY'RE 
GETTING MORE CALLS THAN EVER 
BEFORE. 
>> Reporter: COULD AFTERNOON. 
FROM A SLIGHTLY RAINY OZARKS 
WHICH IS UNUSUAL, THIS PLACE IS 
BLOOMING. 
WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN 
ECONOMIC REVIVAL FOR THIS PART 
OF MISSOURI. 
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CASES 
ARE SAYING. 
YOU TALK TO AUTHORITIES AND 
THEY SAY THEY WILL STAY OPEN. 
THAT MATTERS A GREAT DEAL TO 
PEOPLE MOVING HERE FROM ST. 
LOUIS, CHICAGO, DETROIT, 
INDIANAPOLIS MOVING WITH THEIR 
KIDS. 
PARTLY BECAUSE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN 
AND ALSO BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE 
ARE WORKING. 
WE TALKED TO A FAMILY FROM ST. 
LOUIS THAT SAYS SCHOOLS ARE 
CLOSED AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO 
DO REMOTE LEARNING FOR THE KIDS 
SO THEY MOVED HERE. 
THEIR SON, A SR. IN HIGH SCHOOL 
WANTED THAT LAST YEAR FOOTBALL 
SEASON IN. 
70 STORIES LIKE THAT NOW  IN 
THIS TOWN. 
THE OTHER SIDE, THE ECONOMY. 
THE ECONOMY IS BOOMING. 
SALES ARE UP 73% YEAR-OVER-
YEAR. 
THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT 
HAPPENS IN HOUSING.TH 
THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF EN
INVENTORY. 
THE HOUSE GOES ON THE MARKET 
WE'RE TOLD AND IT IS OFF WITHIN 
DAYS. 
YOU HAVE OTHER BUSINESSES LIKE 
BOATING. 
HERE AT -- ERWE'VE BEEN TALKING 
TO THE OWNER AND HERE'S WHAT HE 
HAD TO SAY. 
>> HAIT'S GREAT. 
IT IS SO GOOD. 
I COULD PINCH MYSELF. 
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING SO 
GOOD DURING PANDEMIC. 
>> PEOPLE WERE SHOWING UP HERE 
EARLY. 
KIDS WERE OUT OF SCHOOL EARLY. 
ALL OF THESE HOMES FILLED UP 
AND WE GOT BUSY. 
>> THAT IS IN ONE MARINA. 
GREG OWNS TWO MARINAS, TWO 
LOCATIONS BY THE HIGHWAY. 
WE SPOKE TO THE S SCHOOL DISTRI 
ABOUT FOLKS MOVING IN. 
THEY SAID THEY WERE GETTING A 
TON OF COLDS. 
THEY WON'T HAVE OFA NUMBER ON H 
MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY BE 
HERE AND PUTTING THEIR KIDS IN 
SCHOOLS UNTIL NEXT MONTH. 
BUT ALLISON, YOU WILL LOVE 
THIS. 
THERE ARE 1100 MILES OF 
BEACHFRONT COASTLINE LAKEFRONT 
PROPERTY HERE THAT IS MORE THAN 
THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. 
WE LOOK FOR THIS PLACE TO 
CONTINUE EXPANDING IN THE NEXT 
FEW YEARS. 
>>> KIDNEY FAILURE, STROKES, 
MUSCLE BREAKDOWN, SOME OF THE 
EFFECTS OF COVID-19 THE MEDICAL 
WORKERS ARE SEEING REGULARLY. 
HERE ARE WHAT DOCTORS AND 
NURSES ARE SAYING ABOUT THE 
IMPACT OF THIS VIRUS. 
>> IT DOESN'T STOP AND WE DON'T 
KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO STOP. 
MANY MULTIPLE PATIENTS A DAY. 
THEY GO INTO KIDNEY FAILURE. 
THEY HAVE STROKES. 
THEY HAVE HEART FAILURE. 
THEY HAVE HEART ATTACKS. 
THEIR BLOOD AVCLOTS. 
THEY HAVE SPONTANEOUS MUSCLE 
BREAKDOWN. 
WHEN YOU ARE ON A HAMSTER 
WHEEL, A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE. WE 
ARE TRYING TO BRACE OURSELVES 
FOR THE LONG HAUL. 
>> THERE ARE MANY CRITICAL ILL 
PATIENTS. 
DEVELOPING KIDNEY FAILURE -- 
OUR JOB AS NURSES HERE IS TO 
LOWER THEIR OXYGEN REQUIREMENTS 
TO TRY TO GIVE THEM THE THERAPY 
THEY NEED. 
-- 
,
>> THIS IS REALLY HER CALLING 
AND PROFESSION. 
BUT WE EXPECT THE PUBLIC TO 
TAKE CARE OF US IN RETURN BY 
STAYING HOME AND SEEING SAFE. 
>>> TEXAS, NUMBER 4 IN THE 
COUNTRY FOR CORONAVIRUS CASES. 
AND ONE OF THE LARGEST CITIES, 
SAN ANTONIO, HOSPITALS AND I IS 
-- ICU ADMISSIONS ARE NOT 
SLOWING DOWN. 
HE'S AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE 
DOCTOR AT UT HEALTH. 
DR., THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH 
US. 
WHAT IS IT LIKE AT YOUR 
HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW? 
>> I WOULD SAY WE ARE SEEING 
COVID EVERYWHERE. 
I THINK -- THE PREVIOUS SEGMENT.
IS ABOUT 80% OF PATIENTS WE ARE 
SEEING COMING WITH COVID 
-RELATED ILLNESSES. 
THE OTHER 20% SHOWING UP FOR 
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, WE ALL END UP
-- WITH THOSE ISSUES. 
A LOT OF THEM ARE POSITIVE. 
>> WE HAVE REACHED OUR CAPACITY 
A FEW WEEKS AGO. 
WE ARE AT SURGE CAPACITY IN SAN 
ANTONIO. 
COVID IS EVERYWHERE AND IT IS 
FAIRLY OVERWHELMING FOR THE 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. 
>> HOW DOES WHAT YOU ARE SEEING 
NOW COMPARED TO WHAT YOU SAW 
EARLIER IN THE PANDEMIC, SAY 
MARCH, APRIL OR EVEN MAY? 
>> IN MARCH AND APRIL, WE SAW 
MUCH FEWER NUMBER OF COVID 
PATIENTS AND THEY ALSO KIND OF 
SEEM TO BE OLDER. 
THERE WERE THE NURSING HOME 
POPULATIONS, THE PATIENTS WHO 
WERE COMING IN. 
KIND OF GOING BACK, THOSE 
PATIENTS ARE MUCH, MUCH YOUNGER.
IN THE 30 TO 50 AGE RANGE. 
A LOT OF THEM ARE REQUIRING A 
HIGH LEVEL OF OXYGEN AND BEING 
ADMITTED TO THE ICU. 
THEY ARE NEEDING BREATHING 
TUBES. 
IT IS A TOUGH SITUATION. 
IT CONCERNS ME THOUGH AND WE 
ARE STILL SEEING RECORD NUMBER 
OF CASES IN A DAY BY DAY HERE 
IN TEXAS. 
THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THE 
GOVERNOR -- GO OUT AND INTERACT 
WITH NEIGHBORS AND CAREGIVERS. 
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE 
APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, STAFFING 
AND IC LEVEL CARE TO 
INDIVIDUALS. 
>> TODAY, TEXAS ANNOUNCE IT IS 
LOAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO KEEP 
CAMPUS CLOSED AND TO TEACH 
ONLINE FOR THE FIRST EIGHT 
WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
HOW DO YOU THINK SCHOOLS WILL 
BE SAFE ONCE STUDENTS ARE BACK 
IN THE CLASSROOM? 
>> I THINK PART OF THAT IS 
GOING TO BE A ROBUST TESTING 
SYSTEM SET UP IN ALL 
COMMUNITIES. 
IT IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT SINCE MARCH AND 
APRIL AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE. 
SPEAKING FROM PERSONAL 
EXPERIENCE, I HAD MY PARENTS 
AND BROTHER TESTED LAST WEEK. 
IT TOOK FOUR DAYS TO GET THE 
RESULTS BACK. 
FOUR DAYS IS A LONG TIME TO NOT 
KNOW YOUR RESULTS POTENTIALLY 
INTERACTING WITH OTHER 
INDIVIDUALS AND SPREADING TO 
OTHERS. 
SO WE ARE SENDING OUR KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL, OUR TEACHERS, OTHER 
STAFFING, WE NEED TO HAVE 
TESTING SO THAT WHEN THEY ARE 
SYMPTOMATIC OR THERE IS 
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE, TEST 
RESULTS BARB -- ARE BACK IN ONE 
DAY. 
WE CAN NICELY AND TRAYS SO WE 
DON'T CREATE NEW HOTSPOTS 
AROUND THE SCHOOL. 
>> YOU MENTIONED THAT YOUR OWN 
FAMILY, FIRST OF ALL, HOW ARE 
THEY DOING? 
AND SECOND, HOW HAS THAT 
EXPERIENCE BEEN WITHIN YOUR OWN 
HOME, AND YOUR FAMILY WITH YOUR 
FIGHT AGAINST THE VIRUS IN THE 
ER. 
>> BASICALLY THEY ARE DOING 
GOOD, BEING IN -- EVERYONE IS 
AT HOME AND ISOLATING AS WELL. 
IT DEFINITELY GIVES YOU A NEW 
VIEW INTO WHAT A PATIENT 
EXPERIENCE IS LIKE. 
AS WE HAVE ALL HEARD AND ALSO 
NO VISITORS ESSENTIALLY. 
KNOWING MY FAMILY WASN'T IN THE 
HOSPITAL BUT I COULDN'T VISIT 
THEM BECAUSE OF THE VIEW OF THE 
DANGER TO MYSELF AND ANYONE 
ELSE IN THAT SITUATION. 
A LOT OF PATIENTS ARE ALONE IN 
THE HOSPITAL. 
WITHOUT FAMILY MEMBERS BEING 
ABLE TO COME. 
IT IS A TOUGH SITUATION. 
I PERSONALLY HAVE MADE IT A 
POINT WITH HUMAN INTERACTIVE 
WITH OUR PATIENTS. EVEN MORE SO 
THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. 
>>> WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE FOR 
PEOPLE WHO AREN'T TAKING THE 
VIRUS VERY SERIOUSLY? 
>> I WOULD SAY THIS VIRUS 
DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE. 
-- WE ARE IN THIS FOR THE LONG 
HAUL. 
JUST BECAUSE YOUR LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT OR NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT -- DOESN'T MEAN WE 
DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. 
WE ARE AMERICANS AND WE TAKE 
CARE OF EACH OTHER. 
WE NEED TO STICK TO THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH GUIDELINES THAT HAVE 
BEEN IN PLACE SINCE EARLY 2020. 
WE FOCUS ON BACON SICK THINGS, 
-- BASIC THINGS WE CAN MOVE ON. 
>> I HOPE YOUR FAMILY IS DOING 
REALLY WELL. 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE. 
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. 
>>> IS THE CITY OF MIAMI ON THE 
BRINK OF SHUT DOWN? 
THE MAYOR MEETING WITH BUSINESS 
LEADERS TO DISCUSS IT. 
NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT -- JOINS 
ME NOW FROM MIAMI. 
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY REPORTED 2400 
NEW CASES TODAY. 
WHAT CAME OUT OF THE MEETING 
AND HOW CLOSE IS THE CITY TO 
SHUTTING DOWN? 
>> SO THE MAYOR OF THIS CITY OF 
MIAMI, HE'S HOLDING A PRESS 
CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW. 
HE POSTED ON TWITTER ABOUT THE 
MEETING HE HAD WITH LOCAL 
BUSINESS LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE 
POSSIBILITY OF A SHUTDOWN. 
FOR NOW IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE 
NOT MOVING THAT DIRECTION. 
ONE OF THE THINGS HE DID TALK 
ABOUT IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE 
WAS THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI ARE 
NO LONGER GOING TO ISSUE 
WARNINGS TO PEOPLE NOT WEARING 
FACE COVERINGS. 
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A FACE MASK 
ON, THE SECOND TIME THEY SAW 
YOU WITHOUT A FACE MASK 
VIOLATING THE ORDINANCE, YOU 
WOULD BE FIND. 
STARTING MONDAY THERE WILL BE 
NO MORE -- MORNING. 
THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FINE. 
ANOTHER THING WE ARE HAPPENING, 
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH HAS 
ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE ADDING 
-- MOVING THE CURFEW BACK. 
THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, A 
POPULAR HANGOUT AREA WITH BARS 
AND RESTAURANTS, THE CURFEW 
WILL START AT 8:00 P.M. 
IT WAS 12:30 AM BEFORE. 
BECAUSE OF LARGE CROWDS, PEOPLE 
ARE GATHERING AND THERE WILL BE 
A CURFEW FOR PARTS OF MIAMI 
BEACH STARTING AT 8:00 P.M. 
RESTAURANTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO 
SERVE PEOPLE IN THE AREA. 
THEY CAN ONLY DO DELIVERY, NO 
CARRYOUT, NO BARS, NONE OF THAT.
NOT PASS 8:00 P.M. 
THE THING THAT IS CONFUSING 
ABOUT MIAMI IS YOU HAVE THE 
MAYOR OF THE COUNTY OF MIAMI-
DADE AND THERE ARE 34, IF I 
REMEMBER CORRECTLY OF MAYORS 
WITHIN MIAMI-DADE. 
YOU HAVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE DOING 
DIFFERENT THINGS. 
BUT WHEN THE MAYOR OF THE CITY 
OF MIAMI TALKED ABOUT THE IDEA 
OF LOOKING AT SOME SORT OF 
LOCKDOWN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE 
THIS MORNING, THE MAYOR OF THE 
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE SAID IT 
CAUGHT THEM BY SURPRISE AND 
DIDN'T SEEM TO BE SOMETHING HE 
WAS LOOKING AT COUNTYWIDE. 
FOR THE COUNTY THOUGH, THEY 
HAVE ISSUED AN ADDITIONAL 
FINDING, IF YOU ARE OUT ON THE 
STREET IN THE COUNTY WITHOUT A 
FACE MASK YOU CAN GET A $100 
FINE. 
OFFICERS OR CODE ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS CAN STOP YOU AND ISSUE 
A CITATION. 
THAT ONE IS FOR $100. 
YOU GOT A LOT OF DISCUSSION 
GOING ON WITH DIFFERENT MAYORS 
WITHIN MIAMI-DADE. 
FOR NOW, IN TERMS OF THE IDEA 
OF A LOCKDOWN WITHIN THE CITY 
OF MIAMI, THE PRESSURE IS 
ONGOING BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS 
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN JUST YET. 
>> SO MANY DIFFERENT PLANS. 
SO MANY MAYORS TO KEEP TRACK 
OF. 
HOW IS GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS AT 
DING TOWARD WHAT THE CITY IS 
DOING AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN 
THE COUNTY? 
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING? 
>> HE HAD A MEETING THE OTHER 
DAY AROUND VARIOUS MAYORS IN 
MIAMI-DADE AND THEY SEEMED TO 
BE TALKING. 
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY STIRRING 
LEVELS OF DISAGREEMENT. 
BUT FOR NOW IN TERMS OF THE 
IDEA THAT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED, 
A TALK OF POTENTIAL LOCKDOWN IT 
WASN'T COMMENTED ON DIRECTLY 
BUT THERE WAS COMMUNICATION THAT
THERE WAS DISCUSSION WITHIN 
FLORIDA. 
THERE'S A LOT OF BACK AND 
FORTH. 
YOU HAVE DIFFERENT MAYORS 
WANTING AND LOOKING AT 
DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THEIR 
CITIES. 
NURSING A LOT OF THAT HAPPENING 
TODAY AND AT TIMES IT HAS BEEN 
A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING. 
BUT FROM MIAMI TO MIAMI BEACH 
WE ARE SEEING DIFFERENT THINGS 
AS THEY DEAL WITH THE NUMBERS 
THEY ARE SEEING AND NUMBERS 
THAT ARE STILL NOT HEADING IN 
THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 
THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, 
THEY ARE STARTING TO SEE IN 
THAT CITY A GROWTH RATE THAT IS 
STABILIZED AND THEY ARE HOPING 
IT MIGHT HOLD AND THEY MAY SEE 
THINGS START TO CHANGE. 
FOR NOW YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS 
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE A 
LONG WAY FROM THE RIGHT 
DIRECTION IN ALL OF MIAMI-DADE 
COUNTY. 
>> I KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 
POTENTIAL SHUTDOWNS AND 
POTENTIAL CLOSURES, IT AFFECTS 
SMALL BUSINESSES AND SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNERS THE MOST. 
WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU? 
WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS HERE? 
>> WE TALKED TO A RESTAURANT 
OWNER, A COUPLE OF RESTAURANT 
OWNERS JUST YESTERDAY. 
ONE OWNER OF THE GROUP WHO HAS 
FOUR DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS 
TALKED ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT 
WOULD BE FOR HIM AND HIS 
BUSINESS IF THERE WERE TO BE 
ANOTHER LOCKDOWN. 
ESSENTIALLY HE SAID IF IT 
HAPPENS, WE WILL ROLL WITH IT. 
WE WILL ADAPT AS WE NEED TO. 
IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO 
SURVIVE FINANCIALLY. 
>>> THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND THE 
PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO DO IT. 
LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT -- 
THERE ARE DIFFERENT ABOUT IT BUT
IS IT GOING TO HELP, WE SHOULD 
DO IT FOR A MONTH AND SEE HOW 
IT GOES FROM THERE. 
I WILL FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES 
BUT I KNOW THE INDUSTRY OF 
RESTAURANTS AND BARS ARE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE. 
IS GOING TO BE A REALLY BIG HIT 
TO THE INDUSTRY. 
>> THAT RESTAURANT OWNER ALSO 
SAID HE FELT LIKE INSTEAD OF A 
LOCKDOWN THERE WERE SMALLER 
THINGS THAT LOCAL LEADERS COULD 
BE DOING TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE 
ARE COMPLYING WITH THE RULES IN 
PLACE LIKE WEARING A MASK. 
WE ARE SEEING MORE STEPS BEING 
TAKEN PLACE DURING -- IN MIAMI 
COUNTY TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE 
ADHERING TO THE MANDATES. 
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THERE 
IS NO STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE. 
>> ELLISON BARBER IN MIAMI-DADE 
COUNTY WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY 
MEASURES. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UPDATING 
US ON WHAT IS GOING ON. 
>>> GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO SAYS 
NEW YORK CITY WILL ENTER PHASE 
4 OF THE REOPENING ON MONDAY. 
BUT HOW DOES THE CITY BOUNCE 
BACK? 
FOR STARTERS WE OWE A DEBT OF 
GRAVITY GRATITUDE TO HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS. 
HERE'S ONE DOCTOR'S ADVICE FOR 
THOSE IN THE HOTSPOT. 
,
>>> YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT SOME BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS, MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M., EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME 
YOU ARE ANGRY. 
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LOVE. 
THAT IS WHY WE ARE DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
IT' IS ABOUT 400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO 
MAKE THE BALLOTS READY TO GO 
FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE STORY. 
>> WHAT THE POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE ENACTED. 
>> HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN 
THERE. 
>> WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH AND 
WHO IS LYING EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR MORNING JOE 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WHAT YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED OUT TO YOU 
AFTER I WATCHED THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA ACT AS A MOM TRYING TO 
RAISE HER SON, AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND YOUR KIDS . 
>> I REMEMBER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY CAN'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO NOTICE THAT YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE FACT THAT WE 
CAN HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
WITH YOU GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE SAW A LARGE CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL CATASTROPHE HAPPENING 
HERE IN BRAZIL, BEFORE OUR VERY 
EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN TO SAID THAT 
IF THEY DON'T WORK THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE GROUND LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT'S BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT 
IS BRINGING STUDENTS BACK OVER 
THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW IT WILL IMPACT 
US, HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE DOESN'T BELONG TO 
THE FAINT HEARTED, IT BELONGS 
TO THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO TO DEFEND OUR GREAT 
NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN EXTEND A HAND 
TO THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE 
FIXED AND WHAT WOULD COUNT AS 
JUSTICE IN THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE CLARITY ON WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL CHANGE? 
PEOPLE ARE NOT SIX FEET APART 
FOR THE MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED THE CRISES 
PALES IN TERMS OF THE RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT THE ONGOING 
PROTESTS?  
>>> THE CDC DELAYING SCHOOL 
REOPENING GUIDELINES BY 
PRESIDENT PANTS WHO SAID THEY 
WOULD BE OUT BY THE END OF THIS 
WEEK. 
AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED 
THE OLD GUIDELINES AND 
PRACTICAL AND EXPENSIVE. 
NBC NEWS NATIONAL POLITICAL 
REPORTER -- JOINS ME NOW. 
WHAT HAPPENED HERE? 
DO WE KNOW WHEN NEW GUIDANCE IS 
COMING? 
>> Reporter: WE'VE BEEN 
EXPECTING GUIDANCE VERY SOON. 
THE DEM -- ADMINISTRATION IS 
SAYING, DON'T EXPECT IT NOW. 
EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE 
MONTH. 
WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT TIMELINE 
FOR THAT. 
BUT REALLY THE ISSUE ALLISON, 
THE UNCERTAINTY ISN'T COMING AT 
A GOOD TIME. 
BASED ON THE WAY THAT SCHOOLS 
OPEN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE 
COUNTRY, SOME SCHOOLS ARE 
OPENING IN A MATTER OF WEEKS 
AND THEY NEED INFORMATION 
SOONER THAN LATER. 
TO BE HONEST, A LOT SAY THEY 
NEED THE INFORMATION A LOT A 
LONG TIME AGO. 
THIS DELAY IS CREATING MORE 
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT IF AND HOW 
SCHOOLS ARE ABLE TO OPEN IN A 
WAY THAT IS SAFE FOR STUDENTS, 
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL WORKERS. 
>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 
ALSO ANNOUNCE THEY TAKE CHANGED 
HOW DATA IS REPORTED. 
LAWMAKERS ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT 
THAT. 
WHAT IS THE LATEST? 
>> LAWMAKERS ARE NOT HAPPY. 
A GROUP OF 36 DEMOCRATIC 
SENATORS CONTAINING ABOUT THIS. 
BUT ALSO ANNOUNCING THAT THE 
NATION'S GOVERNORS, IN A LETTER 
FROM THE GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION 
WHICH IS CHAIRED BY THE 
GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN OF THE 
MARYLAND, A REPUBLICAN, WE 
SHOULD NOTE, ONE THAT HAS BEEN 
CRITICAL OF PRESIDENT TRUMP IN 
THE PAST. 
THE GOVERNOR SAY LOOK, 
HOSPITALS AND STATES WERE 
STRUGGLING TO DO THE REPORTING 
THEY NEEDED TO DO IN THE MIDDLE 
OF A PANDEMIC. 
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE 
CHANGING UP THE ENTIRE SYSTEM 
AND CREATING A NEW BURDEN FOR 
HOSPITALS. 
THIS ALL COMING AMID CONCERNS 
ABOUT WHETHER THE CHANGES HAVING
DATA REPORTING TO THE CDC ALONG 
WITH HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
DEPARTMENT MIGHT BE AN ATTEMPT 
TO POLITICIZE THE DATA. 
WE HAVE SEEN CONCERNS ABOUT 
WHETHER COVID TESTING, DATA AND 
POSITIVITY RATES ARE BEING 
POLITICIZE BY THE 
ADMINISTRATION. 
WITHOUT THAT DURING THE SHIFT 
THE DATA ACTUALLY CAME DOWN 
BRIEFLY FROM THE CDC WEBSITE 
CREATING YET MORE CONCERNS 
ABOUT WHETHER THE 
ADMINISTRATION MIGHT BE TRYING 
TO WITHHOLD DATA FROM THE PUBLIC
FROM SEEING HOW HIGH THE 
HOSPITALIZATION RATES ARE 
GOING. 
THE ADMINISTRATION INSISTING 
THAT IS NOT IT. 
THEY'RE TRYING TO SPEED UP 
REPORTING BUT THE SHIFT IS 
CAUSING A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY 
THAT NOW GOVERNORS ARE SAYING, 
THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME FOR 
THE CHANGE. 
>> ANOTHER TOUGH POLE FOR THE 
PRESIDENT FROM ABC. 
FELL 38% OF AMERICANS APPROVE 
OF HOW TRUMP HAS HANDLED THE 
PANDEMIC. 
THAT IS DOWN FROM 51% IN MARCH. 
WHAT IS THE CAMPAIGN DOING 
ABOUT THIS? 
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THEY ARE 
DOING IS LIKE THEY OFTEN DO 
WHEN THINGS ARE NOT DOING WELL 
WHICH IS A CAMPAIGN SHAKEUP. 
WE SAW AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE 
REPLACEMENT OF CAMPAIGN MANAGER.
BUT WE DO KNOW THE 
ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING AT 
DIFFERENT WAYS TO COMMUNICATE 
ABOUT CORONAVIRUS, WHETHER THEY 
NEED TO BE MORE FORWARD LEANING 
OR GOING BACK TO CORONAVIRUS 
TASK FORCE BRIEFINGS THAT WE 
HAD SOUGHT EARLIER IN THE 
PANDEMIC. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN AND WHITE HOUSE SR. 
COUNSELOR  KELLYANNE CONWAY HAD 
TO SAY ABOUT THAT EARLIER TODAY
. 
>> THE PRESIDENT NUMBERS WERE 
HIGHER WHEN HE WAS OUT THERE 
BRIEFING EVERYBODY ON A DAY BY 
DAY BASIS. 
ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS. 
GIVING PEOPLE THE INFORMATION. 
THEY WERE OUT THERE EVERY DAY 
WHEN WE HAD AT SOME .20 500 
DEATHS IN ONE DAY, THE HIGHEST 
LEVEL AND I GUESS THAT WAS 
APRIL OR SO. 
THE PRESIDENT AND HAS FORCED 
WHERE THERE GIVING INFORMATION. 
I THINK THE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE 
DOING THAT. 
>> WHAT IS SO REMARKABLE ABOUT 
THAT ALLISON, TYPICALLY WHEN 
YOU HAVE A WHITE HOUSE -- THEY 
GIVE ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT 
CONFIDENTIALLY. 
THEY DON'T AIR THE 
DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE WHITE 
HOUSE STRATEGY ON NATIONAL 
TELEVISION. 
BUT THAT IS NOT HOW IT WORKS IN 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. 
WE OFTEN SEE SR. OFFICIALS 
TRYING TO MAKE  THEIR CASE TO 
THE PRESIDENT THROUGH 
TELEVISION, A MEDIUM THAT WE 
KNOW THAT HE WATCHES QUITE A 
BIT. 
KELLYANNE CONWAY OPENLY THEY'RE 
DISAGREEING WITH WHAT IS THE 
CURRENT STRATEGY OF THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
NOT HAVE THE PRESIDENT OUT, UP 
FRONT AND CENTER ON THIS, 
SUGGESTING THE PRESIDENT 
ACTUALLY BE MUCH MORE FORWARD, 
MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT 
THIS. 
ONE MORE REFLECTION ABOUT HOW 
EVEN AMONG THE SR. TEAM THERE 
ARE SHARP DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT 
HOW TO APPROACH THE CAMPAIGN 
AND APPROACHED THE ONGOING 
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC . 
>> WE WERE SEEING A LOT ABOUT 
THE DISAGREEMENTS BUBBLING TO 
THE SURFACE. 
JOSH WATERMAN, THANKS SO MUCH. 
GREAT TO SEE YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> WASHINGTON'S NFL TEAM 
LAUNCHING AN INTERNAL 
INVESTIGATION. 15 FORMER 
EMPLOYEES AND TWO JOURNALISTS 
ACCUSING THE TEAM EXECUTIVE OF 
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ABUSE. 
CORRESPONDENT JEFF BENNETT HAS 
THE STORY FROM FEDEX FIELD. 
>> Reporter: WASHINGTON'S PRO 
FOOTBALL TEAM UNDER NEW 
SCRUTINY, JUST DAYS AFTER THE 
TEAM OFFICIALLY DROPPED HIS 
LONG TIME NICKNAME. 
WHITELEY VIEWED AS A RACIST 
SLUR AGAINST NATIVE AMERICANS. 
NOW, MORE THAN A DOZEN WOMEN 
WHO WORKED FOR THE TEAM ALLEGING
SEXUAL HARASSMENT FROM TOP 
EXECUTIVES. 
AND AN EXPLOSIVE REPORT BY THE 
WASHINGTON POST. 
AMONG THOSE COMING FORWARD, 
EMILY APPLEGATE WHO SPENT A 
YEAR AS A MARKETING 
COORDINATOR. 
>> NOBODY DESERVES TO BE 
DEGRADED AND TREATED LIKE THAT. 
NOBODY DESERVES TO BE 
DISRESPECTED. FOR ANY OF US 
WOMEN THAT WANT TO GET INTO A 
CAREER, THAT IS A MALE 
DOMINATED SPORT, WE SHOULDN'T 
BE AFRAID OF THE THINGS THAT 
ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. 
>> APPLEGATE SAID THE COMMENTS 
FROM HER BOSS CAME ALMOST 
DAILY. 
>> ANY SMALL ISSUE THAT SET HIM 
OFF, SET THEM OFF TIMES 10. 
THAT WOULD BE WHEN HE WOULD 
CURSE AT ME. 
USING DEROGATORY WORDS TOWARD 
ME. 
>> Reporter: 14 OTHER WOMEN 
ALSO DETAILED THEIR ACCOUNTS TO 
THE POST. 
REMAINED ANONYMOUS FOR FEAR OF 
LEGAL RETRIBUTION. 
INCLUDING SOME WHO SAY THEY 
SIGNED NONDISCLOSURE 
AGREEMENTS. 
THREE OF THEM ACCUSED HAVE 
RECENTLY BEEN FIRED OR LEFT THE 
TEAM INCLUDING THE LONGTIME 
PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER LARRY 
MICHAEL, FORMER COLLEAGUES TELL 
THE POST THAT MICHAEL HAD A 
HISTORY OF MAKING INAPPROPRIATE 
COMMENTS ABOUT WOMEN INCLUDING 
AN INCIDENT THAT HE WAS CAUGHT 
TALKING ON A HOT MIC ABOUT A 
COLLEGE AGED INTERN. 
IT IS NOT CLEAR IF HE EVER 
FACED DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. 
THE POST SAID MICHAEL RETIRED 
ABRUPTLY, JUST HOURS AFTER THEY 
ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW. 
HE RELEASED A STATEMENT READING 
IN PART, AFTER 16 GREAT YEARS, 
MY TIME WITH THE ORGANIZATION 
IS OVER. 
NBC NEWS HAS CONTACTED MICHAEL 
FOR COMMENTS. 
WASHINGTON POST REPORTER WILL 
HOBSON HELP TO BREAK THE STORY. 
>> AS FOR THE REST OF THE WOMEN 
THEY SAID THERE WAS NO OPTIONAL 
HR DEPARTMENT. 
>> THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING 
TO BELIEVE HER CARE ABOUT SOME 
YOUNG WOMAN AND US MAKING 
$32,000 A YEAR WHEN THEY HAVE 
SOMEBODY THAT IS THE CFO OF A 
COMPANY THAT THEY HAVE TO 
PROTECT. 
>> Reporter: NONE OF THE WOMEN 
COMING FORWARD HAVE MADE 
ACCUSATIONS OF IMPROPER CONDUCT 
AGAINST THE OWNER DAN SNYDER OR 
THE FORMER TEAM PRESIDENT BRUCE 
ALLEN. 
BUT AT LEAST SOME DID BLAME 
THEM FOR FOSTERING A TOXIC 
WORKPLACE. 
>> REALLY IS HEARTBREAKING ON 
THE STORIES AND FOR ANYONE 
GOING THROUGH THIS BUT THEY HAVE
WOMEN WHO ARE YOUNG AND HAD 
THEIR FIRST JOB. 
>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT TO 
THE POST THE TEAM SAID IT TAKES 
ISSUES OF EMPLOYEE CONDUCT 
SERIOUSLY. 
ADDING, WHEN ALLEGATIONS OF 
CONDUCT ARE BROUGHT FORWARD, 
THAT ARE CONTRARY TO THE 
POLICIES, WE ADDRESSED THEM 
PROPERLY. 
THE NFL PROVIDED NBC NEWS A 
STATEMENT STATEMENT THAT READS 
AS FOLLOWS, THESE MATTERS AS 
REPORTED ARE SERIOUS. 
EVERYONE IN THE NFL HAS THE 
RIGHT TO WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT 
FREE FROM ANY AND ALL FORMS OF 
HARASSMENT. 
WASHINGTON HAS ENGAGED OUTSIDE 
COUNSEL TO CONDUCT AN 
INVESTIGATION. 
THE CLUB HAS PLEDGED THAT IT 
WILL GIVE FULL POOR OPERATION 
TO THE INVESTIGATOR AND WE 
EXPECT THE CLUB AND ALL IN 
PLACE TO DO SO. 
WE WILL MEET WITH ATTORNEYS 
UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE 
INVESTIGATION AND TAKE ANY 
ACTION BASED ON THE FINDINGS. 
AMONG THOSE PUSHING FOR A 
CULTURE CHANGE IS THE HEAD 
COACH RON RIVERA WHO SAID HIS 
DAUGHTER NOW WORKS FOR THE 
TEAM. 
BACK TO YOU. 
>>> THE TEAM'S OWNER DAN SNYDER 
IS SHOWING THE STATEMENT TODAY 
SOME -- NO QUOTE PLACE IN OUR 
SOCIETY. 
HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT THERE 
WILL BE A FULL UNBIASED 
INVESTIGATION TO MAKE ANY AND 
ALL REQUISITE RECOMMENDATIONS 
UPON COMPLETION OF WORK, WE 
WILL INSTITUTE POLICIES AND 
PROCEDURES AND STRENGTHEN HUMAN 
RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE TO 
AVOID THESE ISSUES IN THE 
FUTURE AND MORRIS IMPORTANTLY 
CREATE A TEAM CULTURE THAT IS 
RESPECTFUL AND INCLUSIVE OF ALL.
>>> SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH 
BADER GINSBURG IS BATTLING 
CANCER AGAIN. 
SHE STARTED CHEMO IN MAY FOR 
LESIONS ON HER LIVER. 
THE EVER OPTIMISTIC 87-YEAR-OLD 
SAID SHE IS TOLERATING THE 
CHEMOTHERAPY WELL AND IS 
ENCOURAGED BY THE CURRENT 
TREATMENT. 
CORRESPONDENT PETE WILLIAMS 
JOINS ME NOW. 
RBG WAS IN THE HOSPITAL EARLIER 
THIS WEEK FOR AN INFECTION. 
WHAT ELSE YOU KNOW ABOUT HER 
CONDITION AND HOW SHE'S DOING? 
>> SHE SAID THE INFECTION SHE 
WAS TREATED FOR THIS WEEK IN A 
HOSPITAL INVOLVED NOTHING TO DO 
WITH WHAT SHE DISCLOSED DAY. 
THAT WAS AN APPARENT 
OBSTRUCTION IN A BILE DUCT THAT 
WAS FROM A STENT PLACED LAST 
YEAR AND THAT WAS WHAT SHE WAS 
TREATED FOR AND RELEASED AFTER 
A COUPLE OF DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
SHE SAID THE LATEST PROBLEM WAS 
DISCOVERED IN FEBRUARY AFTER 
ROUTINE SCAN AND BIOPSY. 
AND INITIALLY SHE TRIED 
IMMUNOTHERAPY WHICH IS AN 
ATTEMPT AT BASICALLY GETTING 
THE BODY'S OWN NATURAL DEFENSES 
TO RESPOND. 
THAT WASN'T SUCCESSFUL SO SHE 
BEGAN CHEMOTHERAPY MID-MAY 
RIGHT AFTER THE COURT CONCLUDED 
TWO WEEKS OF ORAL ARGUMENT BY 
TELEPHONE. 
AND SHE SAYS IT IS RESPONDING, 
SHE IS RESPONDING WELL TO IT. 
THE LESIONS ARE GETTING 
SMALLER. 
SHE SAYS, THERE IS NO NEW 
DISEASE AND SHE'S ENCOURAGED BY 
THE TREATMENT SHE'S GOING TO 
CONTINUE GETTING. CHEMOTHERAPY 
ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK. 
AND SHE IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A 
FULL AND ACTIVE DAILY ROUTINE. 
IF WE CAN, I WOULD LIKE TO GO 
BACK TO THE STATEMENT YOU 
SHOWED A MOMENT EARLIER AND 
ACTUALLY READ IT. 
I THINK THIS IS THE KEY PART 
ABOUT WHAT SHE SAID TODAY. 
I HAVE OFTEN SAID I WOULD 
REMAIN A MEMBER OF THE COURT AS 
LONG AS I CAN DO THE JOB FULL 
STEAM. 
I REMAIN FULLY ABLE TO DO THAT. 
YOU'RE LOOKING 
AT A DIFFERENT 
STATEMENT NOW 
THAT SHE SAYS 
SHE WILL 
CONTINUE 
BIWEEKLY CHEMO. 
BUT THE KEY LINE 
IS THAT SHE SAYS
, I ALWAYS SAID 
I WOULD STAY IF 
I COULD DO THE 
JOB. 
AND I INTEND TO 
KEEP ON MOVING 
FORWARD. 
>> BEAT, THAT IS 
THE BIG 
QUESTION. 
ANYTIME WE HEAR 
THAT SHE'S NOT 
DOING WELL OR 
HAS BEEN IN THE 
HOSPITAL OR IS 
BATTLING CANCER 
AGAIN, PEOPLE 
WANT TO KNOW, 
CAN SHE CONTINUE 
TO DO THE JOB 
AND CAN CAN SHE 
CONTINUE TO 
SERVE AS A 
JUSTICE? 
THE ANSWER 
ALWAYS SEEMS TO 
BE RESOUNDING 
YES. 
>> SHE BOUNCED 
BACK FOUR TIMES 
FOR CANCER 
TREATMENTS. 
SHE WAS TREATED 
TWICE FOR 
PANCREATIC 
CANCER, ONCE 11 
YEARS AGO. 
SHE HAD SURGERY 
FOR PANCREATIC 
CANCER 
DISCOVERED VERY 
EARLY. 
SHE WAS VERY 
LUCKY. 
AND LAST SUMMER 
SHE HAD RADIATION
TREATMENT FOR 
PANCREATIC 
CANCER. 
SHE HAS HAD 
HEART OF A LUNG 
REMOVED AND HAS 
ALSO A TREATMENT 
FOR COLON 
CANCER. 
BUT THE DOCTORS 
WE HAVE TALKED 
TO SAY THEY -- 
BASED ON THE 
CHEMOTHERAPY IT 
APPEARS THE 
CANCER HAS 
SPREAD FROM HER 
PANCREAS TO HER 
LIVER. 
BUT THEY SAY IT 
IS A GOOD SIGN 
THAT SHE SEEMS 
TO BE RESPONDING
. THE LESIONS ON 
THE LIVER ARE 
GETTING SMALLER. 
AND SHE BELIEVES 
SHE CONTINUES 
THE CHEMO, SHE 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
AS SHE SAID IN 
HER STATEMENT 
KEEP HER CANCER 
AT BAY. 
>> SHE CERTAINLY 
HAS THE RIGHT 
OUTLOOK TO 
FIGHT. 
PETE WILLIAMS, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> YOU THAT.>>> 
YOU'RE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, YOU WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS, 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M., EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> YOU DON'T 
HAVE TO TELL ME 
YOU ARE ANGRY. 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT LOVE. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
ARE DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
IT' IS ABOUT 400 
YEARS OF RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
THE BALLOTS 
READY TO GO FOR 
THE PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT THE 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED. 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE ONLY 
ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS . 
>> I REMEMBER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
CAN'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE SAW A 
LARGE CONVOY OF 
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD COME 
THROUGH HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL, 
BEFORE OUR VERY 
EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I'VE 
SPOKEN TO SAID 
THAT IF THEY 
DON'T WORK 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS, 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US, HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEARTED, IT 
BELONGS TO THE 
BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO TO 
DEFEND OUR GREAT 
NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ORDERED? 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE? 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART 
FOR THE MOST 
PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THE CRISES PALES 
IN TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THE ONGOING 
PROTESTS?  
>>> 10% OF 
PEOPLE 55 AND 
OLDER IN OUR 
COUNTRY HAVE 
ALZHEIMER'S 
DIMENSION 
ACCORDING TO THE 
ALZHEIMER'S 
ASSOCIATION. 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
MAKING THEIR 
LIVES MORE 
DIFFICULT. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
LAURA HARTMAN 
HAS HOW. 
>> Reporter: THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC HAS 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
AFFECTED THOSE 
IN NURSING HOMES 
WITH MORE THAN 
37,000 RESIDENTS 
DYING FROM COVID-
19. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO REMEMBER 
THOSE WHO CANNOT 
REMEMBER FOR 
THEMSELVES. 
PEOPLE SUFFERING 
FROM ALZHEIMER'S 
AND DEMENTIA AND 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
HAVE DEALT WITH 
THE LABOR BURDEN 
THROUGHOUT THE 
CRISIS. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
ALZHEIMER'S 
ASSOCIATION, 
MORE THAN 80% OF 
NURSING HOME 
RESIDENTS ARE 
LIVING WITH 
ALZHEIMER'S OR 
ANOTHER FORM OF 
DEMENTIA. 
>> MY MOM, DORIS 
IS 91. 
SHE WAS 
DIAGNOSED AT AGE 
77. 
>> LAUREN HIS 
MOTHER WAS MOVED 
INTO LIFE 
SPRINGS 
ELDERCARE IN 
MARYLAND IN 
2018. 
AND SHE 
BLOSSOMED 
ACCORDING TO 
LORETTO. 
BUT WHEN THE 
PANDEMIC HITS, 
THE FACILITY 
WENT ON LOCKDOWN 
AND LORETTA WENT 
OVER 90 DAYS 
WITHOUT SEEING 
HER MOTHER. 
>> IT IS THE 
ONLY TIME WE 
BEEN SEPARATED. 
NO MORE PERSONAL 
VISITS, 
EVERYBODY DOING 
VIDEO CHAT. 
MY FIRST THOUGHT 
WAS, EMMA EVER 
GOING TO SEE MY 
MOM AGAIN. 
EVERYBODY WANTS 
TO KNOW THAT. 
EVERYBODY. 
>> Reporter: 
BECAUSE DORIS IS 
IN THE LATER 
STAGE OF HER 
DISEASE, LORETTA 
HASN'T  TRIED TO 
DESCRIBE THE 
ONGOING CRISIS. 
MELISSA MOSS HAS 
ALSO DECIDED NOT 
TO EXPLAIN THE 
CRISIS TO HER 
MOTHER JOYCE. 
BECAUSE JOYCE IS 
BEDRIDDEN THEY 
HAVE TAKEN A 
DIFFERENT 
APPROACH. 
>> INTERACTIONS 
WITH PEOPLE HAVE 
BEEN PIECEMEAL. 
-- MY MOM IS AT 
THE POINT IN HER 
DISEASE -- IT IS 
HARD TO LISTEN 
TO. 
THAT IS WHERE WE 
WOULD GET THE 
REST THAT AND 
STEP AWAY FROM 
EVERYTHING. THAT 
IS NO LONGER AN 
OPTION. 
>> Reporter: 
SHE'S TAKEN OVER 
AS PRIMARY 
CAREGIVER FOR 
MELISSA'S MOTHER 
IN ORDER TO 
LIMIT OTHER 
CAREGIVERS WHO 
WORK IN OTHER 
FACILITIES FROM 
ENTERING THE 
HOUSE AND 
INFECTING THEM. 
>> FAMILY 
MEMBERS LIVING 
WITH DEMENTIA 
ARE STRUGGLING. 
DURING THE 
PANDEMIC THEY 
MAY NOT BE ABLE 
TO ACCESS THE 
SUPPORT THAT 
THEY COULD 
BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC 
STARTED. 
>> THAT IS VP OF 
CARE AND SUPPORT 
FOR THE 
ALZHEIMER'S 
ASSOCIATION. 
THE ORGANIZATION 
HOPES TO DRAW 
ATTENTION TO THE 
DIFFICULTIES THE 
PANDEMIC HAS HAD 
ON THE OVER 5.8 
MILLION 
AMERICANS 
SUFFERING WITH 
THE DISEASE. 
>> THE GUIDANCE 
FROM THE 
ALZHEIMER'S 
ASSOCIATION TO 
THE FEDERAL AND 
STATE GOVERNMENT 
IS THAT WE ARE 
NOT DOING NEARLY 
ENOUGH. 
WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING FRANKLY IS
THAT PEOPLE THAT 
ARE SUFFERING 
FROM DEMENTIA 
ARE ALSO 
DECLINING IF 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
THE SAME LEVEL 
OF ENGAGEMENT 
THEY HAVE 
BEFORE. 
THE SOCIAL 
ISOLATION PIECE 
IS REALLY 
DEVASTATING AND 
WE ARE SEEING 
RESULTS OF THAT 
AS IT PLAYS OUT. 
>> MELISSA KNOWS 
THAT AT HOME 
CAREGIVERS, 
ESPECIALLY THOSE 
TAKING CARE OF A 
FAMILY MEMBER 
FACE UNCERTAINTY 
AND LIMITED 
RESOURCES 
BECAUSE OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> I CAN ONLY 
SEE MY MOM -- 
BEFORE THE 
BREAKDOWN. 
LITERALLY -- 
THIS IS MY 
MOTHER. 
I THINK IT IS A 
BIG CHALLENGE. 
I WILL BE FINE. 
>> LORETTA  SAW 
HER MOTHER IN 
LATE JUNE 
MAINTAINING 
SOCIAL DISTANCE 
PROTOCOLS. 
>> SHE SAID TO 
MAKE AN 
APPOINTMENT TO 
GO. 
I GOT THE FIRST 
APPOINTMENT OF 
COURSE. 
I RUSHED OVER 
THERE. 
YOU STILL HAD TO 
BE SIX FEET 
APART. 
I'M ON ONE SIDE 
OF THE PATIO 
TABLE AND SHE 
WAS ON THE 
OTHER. 
WE COULD HAVE 
GONE BACK AND 
FORTH ACROSS THE 
TABLE BUT THERE 
WASN'T ANYTHING 
BETTER. 
SHE SAID THE 
SAME THING OVER 
AND OVER, THIS 
IS FUN. 
>> THE JOY WAS 
TEMPERED BY WHAT 
SHE AND MANY 
OTHER CAREGIVERS 
AND FAMILY 
MEMBERS FEEL FOR 
THEIR LOVED ONES 
WITH DEMENTIA, 
GUILT. 
>> THE GROUP 
HOME LOVES MY 
MAMA IS MUCH AS 
I DO. 
THAT WAS 
DISCONCERTING 
NOT KNOWING -- 
THEY BEEN DOING 
THIS SO LONG. 
THEY ARE 
EXHAUSTED. 
WHAT KIND OF 
CARE WAS SHE 
GETTING, THAT 
WAS VERY SCARY. 
>>> PAY HER RENT 
OR PROTECT YOUR 
HEALTH, NEARLY 
28 MILLION 
RENTERS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY ARE 
AT RISK OF 
EVICTION RIGHT 
NOW ACCORDING TO 
DATA FROM 
AMHERST. 
IN YORK THE 
GOVERNOR ORDERED 
INHIBITED 
EVICTION DURING 
THE PANDEMIC. 
WE SPOKE TO A 
TENANT UNION IN 
BROOKLYN, TRIED 
TO PROTECT 
RENTERS FROM 
BEING THROWN OUT 
OF THEIR HOMES. 
>> EVICTION 
MORATORIUMS ARE 
A TEMPORARY 
MEASURE DESIGNED 
TO PAUSE THE 
EVICTION PROCESS.
DUE TO THE 
MATURE ERIE HIM 
EXPIRING AS THEY 
HAVE IN OVER 
HALF THE STATE, 
THE EVICTION 
PROCESS TAKES UP 
WHERE IT LEFT 
OFF AND WHERE IT 
WAS. 
THE UNITED 
STATES IS 
POSITIONED TO 
FACE THE MOST 
SEVERE HOUSING 
CRISIS WE HAVE 
SEEN IN OUR 
COUNTRY. 
RIGHT NOW WE ARE 
LOOKING AT 
SOMEWHERE 
BETWEEN 19 TO 28 
MILLION RENTERS 
LOSING THEIR 
HOMES. 
MY NAME IS 
NATALIE. 
I LIVE IN 
BROOKLYN. 
>> I'M AN 
ADMINISTRATOR. I 
HEAD UP A 
NONPROFIT. 
AND I WORK FROM 
HOME, REMOTE. 
ONE ROOMMATE IS 
A COLLEGE 
STUDENT AND THE 
OTHER IS A 
LIGHTING 
DESIGNER WHO'S 
BEEN OUT OF WORK.
I'M ADVOCATING 
FOR HER TO GET 
HER JOB BACK. 
LIKE I AM DOING 
A LOT OF 
ADVOCACY WORK 
FOR THE 
ORGANIZATION I 
WORK WITH. 
WHEN I CAME 
HERE, AND MY 
REMAKE CAME 
HERE, THERE 
HADN'T BEEN A 
HISTORY -- EVERY 
NEW WAVE OF 
TENANTS -- ONCE 
THE PANDEMIC 
STARTED AFTER 
THE INITIAL 
SHOCK AND PANIC 
OF NOT KNOWING 
WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN, WE WERE 
PROACTIVE AND WE 
REACHED OUT TO 
THE MANAGEMENT 
COMMITTEE TO SAY 
HEY, WE ARE 
GOING TO -- CAN 
WE WORK WITH YOU
? WE ASKED HIM 
IN LIGHT OF 
RECENT EVENTS WE 
ARE NOT ABLE TO 
PAY OUR RENT AND 
WE HAVE TO 
CHOOSE BETWEEN 
HEALTH AND RENT. 
WHAT -- CAN WE 
TALK ABOUT IT? 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
CAN'T PAY AND IT 
ISN'T BECAUSE I 
DON'T WANT TO 
PAY. 
THEY WERE PAYING 
BEFORE. 
IT IS LITERALLY 
LIKE THEY DON'T 
HAVE JOBS. 
THE MONEY 
THEY'RE HAVING, 
MY REMAKE FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
SHE WAS A 
CONTRACTOR SHE'S 
GONE THROUGH HER 
SAVINGS AND WAS 
BETWEEN RENT AND 
MEDICINE. 
AND I DON'T SEE 
WHY HE SHOULD 
MAKE MONEY OFF 
OF US IF WE ARE 
NOT OKAY. 
>> OTHER THAN 
BEING TAKEN TO 
JAIL, I CAN'T 
THINK OF 
ANYTHING MORE 
DESTABILIZING 
RIGHT NOW. 
>> MY NAME IS 
ESTA VON, I'M AN 
ORGANIZER AND 
MEMBER OF THE 
HASIDIC UNION. 
OUR ASSOCIATION 
IS NEIGHBORS 
TALKING TO EACH 
OTHER ABOUT THE 
THINGS THEY ARE 
EXPERIENCING. 
BASED ON THE 
PROCESS OF 
LANDLORD AS THE 
BOSS, JUST AS 
YOU WOULD IN THE 
WORKPLACE. 
YOU DECIDE WHAT 
YOU ARE GOING TO 
PAY. SOME PEOPLE 
IT IS DOING 
REPAIRS. 
SOME PEOPLE IT 
IS BEING IN 
SOLIDARITY WITH 
OTHER TENANTS 
WHO CANNOT PAY 
RENT AND I'M 
SAYING I WILL 
WITHHOLD MY RENT 
-- THE LANDLORD 
DEALS WITH THAT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT MY 
NEIGHBORS ARE 
SAFE. 
>> WE CAN'T 
PEOPLE HOUSE 
STABLY THROUGH 
THIS TIME, WE 
CAN EXPECT THE 
UNITED STATES TO 
FALL INTO A 
SECOND WAVE OF 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS IN THE 
FORM OF 
WIDESPREAD 
EVICTION AND 
HEALTH CARE 
EXPENDITURES AND 
POOR OUTCOMES 
THAT IT CAUSES. 
>> MY HOPE IS 
THAT ENOUGH 
PEOPLE ARE 
AFFECTED BY THE 
CRISIS THAT IT 
CAUSES THE 
GOVERNMENT AND 
HOUSING 
SITUATION TO 
HAVE TO PROVIDE 
FUNDING. 
>> THE 
PROPOSITION IS 
IN PLACE TO 
CANCEL THE RENT 
OR RENT RELIEF 
AND THE MENTOR 
ARE DESIGNED TO 
CREATE A PAUSE 
AND UPLIFT IT SO 
ALL MEMBERS OF 
THE HOUSING 
MARKET AND THE 
TENANTS AND 
PROPERTY OWNERS 
ARE ABLE TO 
WEATHER THIS 
STORM. 
>> THE SYSTEM 
FROM TOP TO 
BOTTOM IS 
ROTTING. 
I THINK IT IS 
LIKE -- NOW I'M 
TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT MY FOOD AND 
MY MEDICINE. 
>> I HOPE THAT 
IT PUTS PRESSURE 
ON THE 
GOVERNMENT. 
I THINK WE ARE 
AT A TURNING 
POINT. 
WHEN PEOPLE SEE 
WHAT IS POSSIBLE.
TALKING TO POWER 
AND ORGANIZING. 
THERE IS A BASIC 
WAY FOR PEOPLE 
TO LIVE. 
>>> YOU CAN CALL 
HIM SIR. 
WERE VETERAN 
CAPTAIN TOM 
WARREN KNIGHTED 
TODAY AT WINDSOR 
CASTLE BY QUEEN 
ELIZABETH. 
NEARLY $40 
MILLION FOR THE 
NATIONAL HEALTH 
SERVICE FOR HIS 
OWN BACKYARD. 
FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT 
MATT BRADLEY HAS 
THE STORY. 
>> Reporter: IT 
WAS A LONG WHILE,
THOMAS MOORE 
WENT TO WINDSOR 
CASTLE TODAY TO 
BECOME A KNIGHT 
AND NOW THOMAS 
MOORE WILL BE 
KNOWN AS SIR 
THOMAS. 
HE WAS ANOINTED 
BY THE 
RELATIVELY USEFUL
94-YEAR-OLD 
QUEEN ELIZABETH 
THE SECOND IN A 
CEREMONY THAT 
WAS SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE. 
MANY OTHER 
CEREMONIES FOR 
THINGS LIKE THAT 
THAT THE QUEEN 
WOULD ATTEND 
WERE DELAYED BUT 
THIS ONE WAS 
MADE ESPECIALLY 
FOR CAPTAIN 
THOMAS MOORE 
BECAUSE HE RACED 
OVER $40 MILLION 
IN THE FIGHT 
AGAINST COVID-
19. 
MOSTLY TO HELP 
THE BRITISH 
NATIONAL HEALTH 
SERVICE. 
HE DID IT SIMPLY 
BY WALKING 
AROUND HIS BACK 
GARDEN. 
THEY ONLY 
EXPECTED TO 
RAISE ABOUT 1000 
BRITISH POUNDS. 
AND INSTEAD THE 
NUMBERS KEPT 
GOING UP AND UP. 
SINCE THEN, THE 
ACCOLADES HAVE 
BEEN FLOWING IN 
FOR THIS WORLD 
WAR II VETERAN. 
HE GOT AN ARRAY 
PROMOTION TO 
COLONEL. 
YOU GOT 150,000 
CARDS FROM ALL 
AROUND THE WORLD 
ON HIS BIRTHDAY 
AT THE END OF 
APRIL. 
HE EVEN GOT A 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 
MESSAGE ON 
YOUTUBE FROM MR. 
BORIS JOHNSON. 
THIS IS THE 
LATEST ACCOLADE 
AND WE HOPE THAT 
100-YEAR-OLD 
CAPTAIN THOMAS 
MOORE, THERE 
WILL BE MANY 
MORE. 
MATT BRADLEY, 
NBC NEWS, LONDON.
>>> AMERICA'S 
FAVORITE PASTIME 
IS BACK. 
THE FIRST 
BASEBALL GAME OF 
THE SEASON IS 
NEXT THURSDAY. 
THE WORLD 
CHAMPIONSHIP 
WASHINGTON 
NATIONALS 
HOSTING THE NEW 
YORK YANKEES. 
ALL THE FANS 
WILL BE WATCHING 
ON TV. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
KAREN SANDERS 
SHOWS US WHAT 
GAMES WILL LOOK 
LIKE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
MAJOR-LEAGUE 
BASEBALL GAMES 
RETURN NEXT 
WEEK. 
WE KNOW THAT 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
SOCCER, THE NBA 
ARE ALREADY 
GETTING READY TO 
PLAY THEIR GAMES 
OR ARE UNDERWAY. 
EVERYBODY HAS 
THE CHALLENGE. 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
PLAY IN A 
STADIUM BUT THE 
FANS, WHICH WILL 
MAKE THINGS 
CHALLENGING AND 
DIFFERENT. 
MAJOR-LEAGUE 
BASEBALL HAS A 
PLAN. 
,
REFUGE WHILE THEY'RE PLAYING SO 
ALL OF THIS IS DESIGNED TO GET 
BASEBALL BACK TO WHERE 
HOPEFULLY IT CAN SERVE AS A 
DISTRACTION FROM THE PANDEMIC. 
>> I'M ALLISON MARSH YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC NEWS NOW, LET'S GO 
TO NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT 
SAVANNA SELLERS, SHE HAS LOW 
VERY LATEST HEADLINES FOR US 
FOR MANY SENIORS.COM. 
SAVANNA, HEADLINE FRIDAY 
EDITION? 
>> EXACTLY, I LOVE HOW WE 
ALWAYS TALK ABOUT WHAT DAY OF 
THE WEEK IT IS. 
THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT'S RIGHT 
WE WILL CLOSE OUT THE WEEK 
STARTING OF COURSE WITH THE 
LATEST ON THE CORONAVIRUS. 
THE U.S. REPORTED MORE THAN 
77,000 CASES OVER NATHE LAST 24 
HOURS. 
YET AGAIN SEA NEW RECORD HIGH. 
DOCTOR FAUCI ADDRESSED THE 
SURGE EARLIER TODAY, 
EMPHASIZING THAT WE ARE NOWHERE 
NEAR OUT OF THE WOODS. 
>> THREE %
DEFENDANTS H
>>> THREE DEFENDANTS HAVE 
PLEADED NOT GUILTY, GREGORY 
McMICHAEL, HIS SON TRAVIS 
McMICHAEL, AND THEIR NEIGHBOR, 
WILLIAM BRYANT WERE INDICTED ON 
NINE COUNTS INCLUDING FELONY 
MURDER, 25-YEAR-OLD AUBREY HAD 
BEEN ON A RUN IN SOUTHEAST 
GEORGIA WHEN HE WAS FATALLY 
SHOT. 
THE DEFENDANT SAY THEY THOUGHT 
HE WAS A BURGLARY SUSPECT. 
>>> ALTHOUGH THE NEW YORK 
PRIMARY WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE 
HAVE SOME OFFICIAL RESULTS TO 
SHARE. 
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS 
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT JAMAL 
BOWMAN HAS ONE OF NEW YORK'S 
16th CONGRESSIONAL SEAT AGAINST 
LONGTIME REPRESENTATIVE ELLIOTT 
ANGLES. 
IF SOME ARE COMPARING THE 
STUNNING RACE TO AOC'S MAJOR 
VICTORY AGAINST AN INCUMBENT 
TWO YEARS AGO. 
>>> IT LOOKS LIKE ANGLES ARE 
NOT THE ONLY ONE LEAVING 
CONGRESS LAST NIGHT MICHIGAN 
REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN MARSH 
CONFIRMED HE WILL NOT RUN FOR 
REELECTION THIS YEAR. 
THE INDEPENDENT CONGRESSMAN HAS 
SERVED SINCE 2011 AND MADE 
MAJOR HEADLINES AFTER HE LEFT 
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY LAST YEAR. 
IN A TWEET, HE WROTE, QUOTE, 
THIS IS MY CHOICE BUT I WILL 
STILL MISS IT. 
>>> YOU PROBABLY HEARD THE NEWS 
ABOUT WASHINGTON'S NFL TEAM 
CHANGING THEIR NAME, WE TOLD 
YOU ABOUT THAT EARLIER THIS 
WEEK. 
AFTER YEARS OF CONTROVERSY. 
NOW, THEY ARE AN EVEN MORE HOT 
WATER. 
MORE THAN A DOZEN FEMALE 
EMPLOYEES ARE ACCUSING THE TEAM 
OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ELDER 
ABUSE ACCORDING TO THE 
WASHINGTON POST ONE OF THE 
EMPLOYEES SPOKE TO THE TODAY 
SHOW THIS MORNING. 
>> NOBODY DESERVES TO BE 
DEGRADED AND TREATED LIKE THAT. 
NOBODY DESERVES TO BE 
DISRESPECTED. 
AND, FOR ANY OF US WOMEN WHO 
WANT TO GET INTO A CAREER THAT 
IS MALE-DOMINATED, WE SHOULD 
NOT BE AFRAID THAT THESE ARE 
THE THINGS GOING TO HAPPEN. 
>> THE TEAMS ARE RESPONDED TO 
ALLEGATIONS, SAYING, QUOTE, 
BEHAVIOR DESCRIBED IN 
YESTERDAY'S WASHINGTON POST 
ARTICLE HAS NO PLACE IN OUR 
FRANCHISE, OR SOCIETY. 
>>> FINALLY, MORE HEALTH NEWS 
FOR YOU THIS WEEK. 
ON SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH 
BADER GINSBURG. 
WE TOLD YOU SHE HAD BEEN 
HOSPITALIZED BUT RELEASED 
FAIRLY QUICKLY. 
NOW WE ARE LEARNING SHE HAS 
CANCER AGAIN, AND IS CURRENTLY 
RECEIVING CHEMO. 
SHE SAYS SHE IS SHOWING 
POSITIVE RESULTS OF KEEPING HER 
CANCER AT BAY AND SHE IS STILL 
ABLE TO QUOTE KEEP UP AN ACTIVE 
DAILY ROUTINE, WHICH HAS FULLY 
INCLUDED WORKING AND WRITING 
OPINIONS AND SHE WILL STAY THAT 
WAY I WAS A HAVE ALL SEEN HER 
WORKOUT ROUTINE AT 87 YEARS OLD 
SO I AM NOT SURPRISED TO HEAR 
THAT. 
>> SHE IS AMAZING. 
THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS ROOTING 
FOR HER, GLAD TO HEAR THAT IT 
SEEMS TO BE GOING WELL SO FAR, 
THANK YOU. 
>>> ARIZONA HAS THE HIGHEST 
POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS TESTING 
RATE IN THE HIGHER ENTIRE 
COUNTRY AND THE GOVERNMENT IS 
STILL NOT ISSUING A MASS 
MANDATE BUT HE IS ACKNOWLEDGING 
THERE IS A PROBLEM. 
>> WHICH WE HAVE GONE THROUGH, 
THE CHALLENGES THAT I AM 
SHARING WITH YOU, IT REALLY IS 
ARIZONA'S NEW NORMAL, AND IT IS 
OUR NEW NORMAL FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE FUTURE. 
I REALLY WANT TO ASK PEOPLE TO 
GET THEIR HEADS AROUND THAT. 
BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A 
CHALLENGE THAT IS GOING TO BE 
ONGOING. 
>>> NBC NEWS REPORTER VON 
HILLIARD JOINS ME NOW FOR MANY 
FEDERAL TESTING SITE IN 
PHOENIX. 
RON, GOVERNOR DUCEY SAYS THAT 
DEALING WITH CORONAVIRUS IS THE 
NEW NORMAL, BUT SO ARE TESTING, 
DEMAND AND DELAYS. 
HOW WILL THIS HELP ADDRESS 
THOSE TESTING PROBLEMS? 
>> THIS IS BIG. 
JULY 17, BUT IT'S PROGRESS. 
THIS IS ONE OF TWO FEDERALLY 
BACKED HIGH-CAPACITY TESTING 
SITES HERE IN THE BAY. 
THESE SITES ARE GOING TO BE 
ABLE TO TEST 2500 FOLKS PER DAY 
OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 12 
DAYS. 
WE SHOULD NOTE, THEY ARE 
EXPECTING, THEY ARE TELLING 
FOLKS THEY SHOULD EXPECT THEIR 
TEST RESULTS IN 24 TO 48 HOURS, 
BECAUSE THEY ARE ACTUALLY 
SHIPPING THE TEST OVER TO 
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, TO BE 
PROCESSED BECAUSE HERE IN 
ARIZONA THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT 
BACKLOG AND MUST TEST ARE 
TAKING ANYWHERE FROM 7 TO 10 
DAYS THAT IS WHY THIS IS 
SIGNIFICANT. 
IT IS ALSO PREDOMINANTLY 
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HERE IN 
SOUTH PHOENIX, HEAVY LATINO 
PRESENCE. 
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TESTING IN 
THESE AREAS, I WANT TO GIVE YOU 
A BIT OF A CONVERSATION WITH 
PHOENIX FIRE CHIEF ROB McKAY. 
>> PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THEY ARE 
SCARED, THEY HAVE YOUNG ONES, 
TRYING TO GO TO WORK, THEY 
WEREN'T GETTING THE TESTING 
RIGHTS, WE HAVE 60,000 KITS WE 
WANT TO USE ALL OF THEM. 
WE WANT TO GET FOLKS TESTED AND 
WE HOPE WE CAN GET AS MANY 
PEOPLE TESTED OVER THIS WEEKEND 
HAVE SPAM. 
>> PHOENIX FIRE CAPTAIN McKAY 
WOULD GO ON TO NOTE, THE FACT 
THAT IN THESE COMMUNITIES, YOU 
HAVE MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES 
AND YOU ALSO HAVE THE REALITY 
THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF 
ESSENTIAL WORK IS, SERVICE 
WORKERS, WHO ARE LIVING IN 
THESE COMMUNITIES, SO IF ONE 
PERSON IN A FAMILY GETS KEVIN 
19, THERE IS ESSENTIALLY 
AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE TO OTHERS IN 
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, ALLISON. 
>> IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT FOLKS 
THERE HAVE ACCESS TO TESTING. 
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM 
PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE GETTING 
TESTED TODAY? 
>> LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE 
OF THE FOLKS WE MET, LOUISE, HE 
IS A TRANSIT WORKER, ONE OF 
THOSE ESSENTIAL WORKERS, AND, 
YOU KNOW, THE ISSUE IS THAT 
WHEN YOU DON'T GET TEST 
RESULTS, OVER THE COURSE OF 
MORE THAN A WEEK, FOLKS ARE 
LARGELY STILL GOING TO WORK, 
EVEN IF THEY HAVE SOME BASIC 
SYMPTOMS, BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, 
THEY NEED MONEY IN THEIR 
POCKETS, BUT ALSO, THEY ARE 
ESSENTIAL, THEY GOT TO KEEP THE 
SYSTEM AND ECONOMY GOING IN 
ARIZONA, AND THAT IS WHY THE 24 
TO 48 HOUR TURNAROUND IS SO 
IMPORTANT. 
I WANT YOU TO HEAR DIRECTLY 
FROM LOUISE, ONE OF THOSE 
INDIVIDUALS WHO CAME HERE TODAY.
>> BEING OUT IN THE STREETS OF 
PHOENIX, ET CETERA, SOCIAL 
WORKERS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH 
COVID-19. 
SO, I JUST WANT TO TAKE MORE 
PRECAUTIONARY OPTIONS BECAUSE 
I'M STILL GOING TO WORK EVERY 
DAY. 
>> Reporter: DO YOU FEEL 
SYMPTOMS? 
>> MILD HEADACHES THIS IS MORE 
OF A PRECAUTIONARY THING. 
I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE IT BUT, 
THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO 
ARE A SYMPTOM ATTIC. 
>> LOUISA SAID, QUOTE, I DON'T 
BELIEVE I HAVE IT, THAT IS WHY 
TESTING IS A CRUCIAL, BECAUSE 
HE SAYS HE HAS A SLIGHT 
HEADACHE BUT HE HAS ALSO BEEN 
EXPOSED TO FOUR OF HIS COWORKERS
WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19 AND GOD BLESS HIM HE 
STILL GOING TO WORK. 
THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS HERE 
IN THE STATE, ALLISON, BUT 
THESE PLACES OF WORK WHETHER 
THEY BE RESTAURANTS OR RETAIL 
HAVE TO SHUT DOWN IF THEIR 
WORKERS HAVE TESTING POSITIVE. 
THERE IS NO STATE RULE THAT 
REQUIRES THESE BUSINESSES TO 
INFORM PATRONS OR THOSE WHO ARE 
USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 
THAT THERE ARE PUBLIC CASES 
AROUND THEM, THAT IS WHY IT IS 
SO IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE COME 
HERE TODAY TO GET THOSE TESTS. 
>> VON, I KNOW ARIZONA IS IN 
NEED OF MORE HELP THAN JUST 
TESTING. 
WHATEVER HELP IS ARIZONA 
GETTING FROM OTHER STATES, AND 
FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY? 
>> Reporter: ONE OF THESE 
ISSUES IS THE FACT THAT FEDERAL 
RESOURCES APPEAR TO BE LIMITED. 
AND, THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE SEEN 
FRUSTRATION FROM STATES AROUND 
THE COUNTRY HERE. 
THIS IS THE FAMOUS FIRST 
OPERATION. 
FEMA PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF 
PHOENIX IN THE ARIZONA NATIONAL 
GUARD TO PUT THIS ON HERE AS 
ARIZONA CONTINUES TO BE A 
HOTSPOT, BECAUSE, YOU ARE 
SEEING ESSENTIALLY A FLATTENING 
OF THE NUMBER OF CASES HERE IN 
THE STATE OV
