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FOR EMANCIPATION
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS 
ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY
AUTHORIZATION FOR A CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENT THAT HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAILS AS A QUOTE,
MAJOR ADVANCE.
KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE. 
>> I'M PLEASED TO MAKE A TRULY
HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED A NEW STEP FOR A
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT, A
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USE 
AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVALESCE
PLASMA
JOINED BY THE HEAD OF THE FDA,
THIS DECISION COMES AFTER 
INTERNAL SCIENTIFIC DEBATE OVER 
WHETHER THE FDA HAD ENOUGH DATA 
AND AFTER THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED 
FDA STAFF ON TWITTER OF DELAYING
ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> WE BROKE THE LOG JAM OVER THE
LAST WEEK.
IT'S MY OPINION, VERY POLITICAL 
REASONS.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 
POLITICS
THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH 
LIFE OR DEATH.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT CAN
TRY TO DISTRACT THE NEGATIVE
PORTRAYAL OF HIS OLD ORE SISTER.
>> DONALD'S OUT FOR DONALD
PERIOD
>> Reporter: FIRST REPORTED BY
THE "WASHINGTON POST," NBC NEWS 
HAS NOW ALSO OBTAINED SOME OF 
THE 15 HOURS OF RECORDINGS MADE 
IN 2018 AND '19 BY TRUMP NIECE
AND TELL ALL AUTHOR, MARY TRUMP.
>> HE HAS NO PRINCIPLES, NONE.
NONE
AND MY GOD, IF YOU ARE A
RELIGIOUS PERSON, YOU WANT TO 
HELP PEOPLE.
NOT DO THIS.
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE CHIEF
OF STAFF MARK MEADOWS REACTED TO
THE TRUMP FAMILY DRAMA
>> THIS IS POLITICS AS USUAL BY 
A NIECE THAT WAS WRITTEN OUT OF 
A WILL THAT WOULD APPARENTLY
JUST HAS AN AX TO GRIND BECAUSE 
SHE WANTS JOE BIDEN TO BE 
PRESIDENT.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PREPARING
FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION TONIGHT WITH PLANS TO
ADDRESS HIS SUPPORTERS FROM TWO 
LOCATIONS.
IT WILL BE DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT WE HEARD FROM 
DEMOCRATS LAST WEEK.
TRACIE POTTS IS LIVE WITH MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: FRANCES, 
REPUBLICANS SAY THIS IS GOING TO
BE ABOUT THE AMERICAN STORY AND 
YES, THE PRESIDENT WILL END UP
IN TWO PLACES THIS WEEK SPEAKING
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON 
THURSDAY, BUT WE'RE TOLD THAT HE
WILL BE IN CHARLOTTE TODAY AT 
THE END OF THAT ROLL CALL VOTE
WITH THE PRESIDENT SPEAKING ON
THE LAST DAY OF THE CONVENTION
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE SLATED TO BE KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS INCLUDING FORMER 
AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N., NIKKI 
HAY LEE AND TIM SCOTT ALONG WITH
DONALD TRUMP JR., THE 
PRESIDENT'S SON.
MEANTIME PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RIVAL
IS SPEAKING OUT ON ABC
RESPONDING TO THE CRITICISM THAT
BIDEN ISN'T MENTALLY FIT TO HOLD
OFFICE
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH.
WHAT WE SAY, WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE
CONTROL, WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT KIND
OF SHAPE WE'RE IN.
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T MEAN
>> SO YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE 
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO BACK TO THE REPUBLICANS,
EVERYTHING GETTING STARTED IN 
CHARLOTTE TODAY.
PROTESTS THAT HAVE BEEN 
HAPPENING OUTSIDE THE CONVENTION
CENTER THERE AND INSIDE,
DELEGATES, A LIMITED NUMBER,
WILL BE VOTING IN PERSON FOR
THAT NOMINATION.
THE CONVENTION CHAIR, THE RNC 
CHAIR SAY THEY'VE BEEN TESTING
PEOPLE BEFORE THEY GET TO 
CHARLOTTE AND ON SITE AND THEY
BELIEVE IN-PERSON VOTING IS 
SAFE
>> THANK YOU
>>> TONIGHT JOIN OUR NBC NEWS 
TEAM FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF 
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION HERE ON NBC
>>> ALSO BREAKING THIS MORNING, 
TWIN STORMS BREWING AND HEADED
FOR LOUISIANA.
TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA 
PACKING A ONE-TWO PUNCH AS THEY 
TURN TOWARD THE GULF
GOVERNOR EDWARDS IS WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO BE PREPARED
>> WE'RE EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT FROM WIND AND POTENTIALLY
SPAWNING SOME TORNADOS AS WELL
IT'S GOING TO BE THAT 72 HOURS
BEFORE YOU MAY RECEIVE SOME 
ASSISTANCE
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
SHELTER IN PLACE YOURSELF AND 
YOUR FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THAT 
LONG
>> LOUISIANA HAS DECLARED A 
STATE OF EMERGENCY
THIS TWIN STORM NIGHTMARE IS
SOMETHING THIS COUNTRY HASN'T 
SEEN FOR NEARLY A CENTURY.
AND HEADED FOR NEW ORLEANS ON 
THE 15th ANNIVERSARY OF 
HURRICANE KATRINA.
>> JANESSA WEBB IS TRACKING 
THOSE STORMS
THERE'S SO MUCH CHANGING
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE DO HAVE A BIG-TIME CHANGE IN 
THE FORECAST
I THINK NEW ORLEANS, YOU'RE IN
THE CLEAR NOW EVEN THOUGH WE DO 
STILL HAVE THAT STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
YOU COULD STILL DEAL WITH SOME
FLOODING RAIN BUT THIS STORM
SYSTEM HAS TAKEN A MORE 
NORTHWESTERLY TRACK.
THERE IS NO ALERTS FOR PANAMA 
CITY TOTAL HAS SEE AND THEY ARE 
SEEING THE OUTER BANDS
A LITTLE BIT OF HAIL CURRENTLY
HAPPENING BUT THIS STORM SYSTEM 
HAS RUN INTO SOME DRIER AIR AND 
THAT'S ALLOWED IT TO KIND OF
SHRED APART.
WE'LL STILL WATCH IT AS THE 
FLOODING POTENTIAL AND STORM
SURGE I THINK STILL COULD BE
HEFTY ACROSS THE FLORIDA POOND
BUT AS I SAID, NO ALERLTS BUT 
YOU NEED TO BE AWARE AS MARCO 
LIFTS TO THE NORTH AND WEST.
BEHIND THAT IS TROPICAL STORM 
LAURA.
WE'RE EXPECTING THAT TO 
INTENSIFY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
NOW A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY 
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE GULF
COAST ARE VERY WARM.
95 DEGREES FOR HOUSTON, A LITTLE
BIT OF SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON
NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST AND THE 
STORM SYSTEMS THEY'LL START TO
HEAT UP FOR CHICAGO THIS
AFTERNOON INTO GREEN
>>> LEADING THE NEWS ON WHAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd
BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD
REMEMBERED KOBE BRYANT
A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO HER LATE
HUSBAND SAYING IN PART, I'M SO
THANKFUL I HAVE PIECES OF HEAVEN
HERE ON EARTH THANKS TO YOU.
>> AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO
COMMEMORATING BRYANT
REPRESENTING HIS TWO JERSEY 
NUMBERS IN THE NBA 8 AND 24.
>>> ROGER GOODELL SAT DOWN FOR
AN IN DEPTH ONE ON ONE ON THE 
POD CAST UNCOMFORTABLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN
HE SAYS HE WISHED HE LISTENED TO
COLIN KAEPERNICK
>> IF YOU WERE TO PUBLICLY
EXPRESS YOUR REMORSE, APOLOGIZE 
TO KAEPERNICK, WHAT WOULD YOU 
SAY?
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING I'D SAY
IS I WISH WE HAD LISTENED 
EARLIER, KAP, TO WHAT YOU WERE
KNEELING ABOUT AND WHAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO BRING ATTENTION TO
WE'D INVITED HIM IN SEVERAL 
TIMES TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, 
HAVE THE DIALOG.
I WISH WE HAD THE BENEFIT OF
THAT
WE NEVER DID
>> THE COMMISSIONER GOES O
>>> THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THIS 
WORLD TODAY.
WE SEEM TO HAVE DEVELOPED A 
FUNDAMENTAL ABILITY TO APOLOGIZE
TO ANYONE.
>> RUSSELL CROWE'S UNHINGED MADE
ITS DOMESTIC DEBUT WHERE
THEATERS HAVE STARTED TO SLOWLY 
REOPEN HERE.
THE FILM POCKETED MORE THAN 
$4 MILLION OVER THE WEEKEND AND 
PLAYED IN ABOUT 1,800 VENUES
MARKING THE WIDEST RELEASE YET
SINCE THE PANDEMIC HIT
>>> AND THAT MOVE THAT POLICE 
USE TO END CAR CHASES FOUND IT'S
CAUSED A STRING OF DEATHS AND 
INJURIES
>> Reporter: A YOUNG MAN IN A 
PICKUP TRUCK RUNS A RED LIGHT IN
RURAL ARKANSAS AND REFUSES TO 
STOP FOR THE POLICE.
THE HALF HOUR HIGH SPEED CHASE
THIS APRIL ENDS IN A FIERY
WRECK.
THE TRUCK FLIPPING, LAUNCHING 
THE POLICE CRUISER INTO THE AIR,
BUT IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT.
POLICE RECORDS SAY THE STATE
TROOPER CAUSED THE CRASH BY 
BUMPING THE TRUCK AT 109 MILES
AN HOUR.
THE TROOPER WAS INJURED BUT THE 
DRIVER, 34-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN
BATTENFIELD WAS KILLED
>> I DON'T BELIEVE IT SHOULD
HAVE HAPPENED HONESTLY AT THE 
RATE OF SPEED IT WAS GOING
THEY HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY
TO STOP HIM BEFORE HE GOT BACK
IN TOWN.
>> THERE'S A PIT MANEUVER.
>> Reporter: THE TROOPER USED 
THIS MOVE KNOWN AS THE PRECISION
IMPLOEBLIZATION TECHNIQUE.
AN INVESTIGATION PUBLISHED BY 
THE "WASHINGTON POST" FOUND THAT
SINCE 2016 AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE 
HAVE DIED AND HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN
INJURED WHEN POLICE USE THE PIT.
18 OF THOSE DEATHS CAME AFTER 
DRIVERS WERE SUSPECTED OF MINOR 
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS SUCH AS
SPEEDING, THE POST FOUND
TEN KILLED WERE PASSENGERS AND
FOUR WERE BYSTANDERS
>> IF USED PROPERLY IT IS A 
GOOD, SAFE MANEUVER AND IF USED 
IMPROPERLY AT HIGH SPEEDS IN THE
WRONG AREA AGAINST THE WRONG
VEHICLE IT'S DEADLY.
>> Reporter: THE MANEUVER WAS 
DEVELOPED DECADES AGO IN
VIRGINIA WHERE OFFICERS NOW 
PRACTICE IT AT LOW SPEEDS ON A
TRACK.
>> I MATCH THE VIOLATOR'S SPEED.
ONCE I'M BESIDE HIM I MAKE
CONTACT WITH THE TARGET AREA
I'LL HOLD THAT CONTACT ON THE 
TARGET AREA UNTIL EVERYTHING IS 
SAFE AND THEN A GOOD FOLLOW 
THROUGH.
>> THEY PERFORM THE PIT ON THE
STREET ABOUT 13 TIMES A YEAR AND
NO ONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT
>> IF A BYSTANDER IS KILLED OR
IF THE TARGET IN THE CAR IS 
KILLED THAT'S A FAILURE.
IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LIKE
THAT
>> THAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF 
PIT, NO, SIR
>> SOME DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING 
NEW YORK STATE POLICE HAVE
BANNED THE PIT WHILE OTHERS SUCH
AS LAPD FORBID IT AT SPEEDS OVER
35 MILES AN HOUR
BUT MANY LARGE POLICE AGENCIES
ALLOW THE TECHNIQUE AT ANY SPEED
THE "WASHINGTON POST" FOUND.
>> FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE SAY
THEY WOULD ONLY USE THE PIT TO
STOP A D
>> A QUARTET OF GAME FOUR 
BROUGHT A BANG TO THE NBA 
PLAYOFFS
CHECK THIS OUT
>> DONCIC PULLS UP
IT'S GOOD!
>> LUKA DONCIC IS ONLY 21 YEARS 
OLD BUT HE IS QUICKLY BECOMING A
LEGEND
HE HELPED THE MAVERICKS TIE UP
THEIR SERIES WITH THE CLIPPERS
HE HAD A 41-TRIPLE DOUBLE.
>>> TWO TEAMS HAVE LEFT THE 
BUBBLE AFTER BEING SWEPT
THE NETS GAVE UP A WHOPPING 150 
POINTS IN THEIR FIRS
>>> THE TWIN STORMS BARRELLING
TOWARD THE GULF STATES
OFFICIALS IN NEW ORLEANS ARE
URGING RESIDENTS TO PREP FOR
BOTH IMPACTS
JAY GRAY IS THERE FOR US
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILLIP AND WE'RE ON BOURBON
STREET RIGHT NOW
USUALLY YOU'D HEAR SOME KIND OF 
MUSIC.
THERE'S ALWAYS AN ENERGY HERE 
BUT THE ENTIRE FRENCH QUARTER 
UNUSUALLY QUIET.
SOME BUSINESSES DON'T SEEM TOO
WORRIED.
LIKE THIS ONE JUST NEXT DOOR, 
THIS RESTAURANT COMPLETELY
BOARDED UP
WITH THE EFFECTS OF MARCOUX 
EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS
AND LAURA STILL LOOMING RIGHT 
NOW.
THE BIG EASY A BIT UNEASY RIGHT 
NOW.
WITH TWO TROPICAL SYSTEMS 
TARGETING THE LOUISIANA GULF
COAST.
>> SO WE'RE GOING TO GET A RIGHT
HOOK FROM MARCOU AND A LEFT HOOK
FROM LAURA
>> SOME ARE BLOCKING OR BOARDING
UP WHAT THEY CAN AND MAKING SURE
THEY HAVE THE ESSENTIALS TO RIDE
OUT THE STORM.
>> STOCKING UP ON FOOD, AND 
TRYING TO PARK THE CAR IN THE 
HIGHEST POINT POSSIBLE WE CAN 
FIND. 
>> Reporter: OTHERS IN THIS AREA
BELOW SEA LEVEL ARE HEADING FOR 
HIGHER GROUND.
>> WE CAN'T HANDLE A REGULAR
RAINSTORM AND IT'S TIME TO GO.
>> MARCO COULD LOSE A LITTLE
ENERGY THIS AFTERNOON.
CURRENTLY IT'S TRACKING JUST
WEST OF NEW ORLEANS LEAVING THE 
CITY ON THE DIRTY OR STRONG SIDE
OF THE STORM
LAURA IS A MUCH MORE POWERFUL 
SYSTEM THAT FORECASTERS SAY WILL
INTENSIFY BEFORE CROSSING THE 
COAST.
>> IT'S EXPECTED TO BE A VERY 
STRONG CATEGORY 2.
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY IT 
COULD BE A LITTLE BIT STRONGER
AND BE A CATEGORY 3.
>> LASHING THE ISLANDS AS IT
GROWS AND TAKES AIM AT THE GULF,
EVIDENCE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE 
SYSTEM AND A SOBER WARNING FOR
THOSE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM.
>> Reporter: AND LOOK, THE TIME 
TO PREPARE HERE IS REALLY OVER
AT THIS POINT.
IN FACT, OFFICIALS WARNING
OVERNIGHT THAT RESIDENTS WHO
HAVE STAYED SHOULD HUNKER DOWN
WHERE THEY ARE FOR THE NEXT 72
HOURS OR SO.
>> AND ALL THIS HAPPENING AMID A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC TO BOOT.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> OF COURSE THIS IS ALL ABOUT
THE TRACK.
LET'S TURN TO JANESSA WHO'S 
WATCHING THE TWO STORMS.
>> WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING MARCO
START TO FALL APART BUT LAURA,
WE ARE SEEING FLOODING RAIN 
ACROSS HAITI INTO THE DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC
THE PHOTOS ARE VERY DISTURBING
AS THE FLOOD WAT
>>> WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE BREAKING 
NEWS STORIES THIS MORNING.
IN WISCONSIN, A POLICE INVOLVED 
SHOOTING OF A BLACK MAN SPARKS
PROTESTS AND UNREST.
>>> IN CALIFORNIA, THE WILDFIRES
GROW PAST A MILLION ACRES AS THE
DEADLY BLAZES CONTINUE TO GROW
LARGER WITH UNPREDICTABLE WINDS.
>>> A MAJOR SHAKEUP AT THE WHITE
HOUSE AS ONE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S MOST LOYAL ADVISERS 
STEPS DOWN
>>> DOUBLE TROUBLE IN THE GULF, 
AS MARCO AND LAURA, TWO MAJOR 
STORMS, THREATEN THE GULF COAST 
STATES WITH A ONE-TWO PUNCH.
>>> STREAMING BIG.
THINSPIRING STORY OF A MAN WHO
WAS A SECURITY GUARD AT A 
HOSPITAL AND NOW RETURNING WITH 
A BRAND NEW JOB.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING
I'M PHILIP MENA.
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING 
NEWS
A STATE OF EMERGENCY CURFEW HAS 
BEEN DECLARED FOR KENOSHA,
WISCONSIN.
OUTRAGED PEOPLE FILLING THE 
STREETS ONCE AGAIN AFTER A
29-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT BY 
POLICE
VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT QUICKLY 
WENT VIRAL ONLINE.
AND A WARNING, IT MAY BE
DISTURBING TO SEE.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED 
BEFORE THE RECORDING, BUT A MAN 
IDENTIFIED AS JACOB BLAKE COULD 
BE SEEN MOVING TO OPEN A CAR
DOOR AND MULTIPLE SHOTS ARE 
FIRED.
BLAKE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A
HOSPITAL
A LOCAL AFFILIATE SPOKE TO HIS
FIANCE
>> THE TWO MALE OFFICERS
INSTANTLY DETAINED HIM, LIKE, 
PUT YOUR HANDS UP NEW YORK E QUS
OR NONE OF THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET DIDS CAN 
OUT OF THE CAR
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, HE 
DIDN'T DO NOTHING WRONG, JUST 
ASK SOME QUESTIONS FIRST BEFORE 
YOU PIN THIS MAN UP AGAINST THE 
CAR.
>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS 
OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN
PROVIDING FIRST AID.
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THAT 
SHOOTING
>>> NOW TO BREAKING NEWS
A TWIN NIGHTMARE HEADED FOR THE 
GULF COAST
TWO TROPICAL STORMS TARGETING 
LOUISIANA JUST 48 HOURS APART.
MARCO HAS WEAKENED DOWN,
BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM.
BUT AFTER WREAKING HAVOC IN THE 
CARIBBEAN, TROPICAL STORM LAURA 
IS GAINING STRENGTH.
NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
IS TRACKING THEM FOR US.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THIS JUST IN, MARCO HAS TAKEN 
KIND OF A DIFFERENT TRACK.
I THINK THE NEXT UPDATE WE SEE
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE 
CENTER HAS IT GOING MORE INTO 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
ALERTS ARE NOT OUT FOR THIS 
AREA, BUT TALLAHASSEE INTO
PANAMA CITY, THIS IS TAKING MORE
OF A NORTHERLY TRACK AND YOU'RE 
SEEING BANDS OF MOISTURE
EVEN THOUGH LOUISIANA IS ON OUR 
RADAR, THEY WILL DEAL WITH THE
STORM SURGE WITH THIS STORM 
SYSTEM
RIGHT NOW, IT HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL SYSTEM.
BEHIND THAT, WE HAVE A MAJOR
HURRICANE THAT IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD.
THAT IS TROPICAL STORM LAURA IS 
GAINING STEAM OVER THE ISLANDS
YOU THINK IT WOULD START TO BE
BROKEN DOWN DUE TO THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE LAND INTERACTION THAT 
IT'S CURRENTLY SEEING.
BUT IT WILL GO BACK INTO A WARM 
BODY OF WATER AND INTENSINTENSI.
AND BY WEDNESDAY, POTENTIAL 
LANDFALL NEAR BATON ROUGE OR NEW
ORLEANS.
WE ARE EXPECTING A STORM SURGE
OF 10 TO 12 FEET IN THAT AREA.
WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATION UP TO
THREE FEET
>> SERIOUS SITUATION THERE
JANESSA, THANKS FOR TRACKING
THAT FOR US.
>>> NOW TO ONE OF THE MOST
VISIBLE FACES IN THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION LEAVING THE WHITE
HOUSE.
SHE SAID SHE'S STEPPING DOWN AT 
THE END OF AUGUST.
KELLYANNE CONWAY IS PLANNING TO 
SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER
CHILDREN, SAYING IN PART, AS
MILLIONS OF PARENTS NATIONWIDE
KNOW, KIDS DOING SCHOOL FROM
HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL OF 
ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE THAT IS 
UNUSUAL AT THESE TIMES
THIS IS COMPLETELY MY CHOICE AND
MY VOICE
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MOMMA.
HER HUSBAND ANNOUNCED HE TOO IS 
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN
PROJECT TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO
FAMILY MATTERS
THE SEISMIC SHIFT FOR THE COUPLE
COMES AFTER A TWEET STORM FROM
THEIR 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, 
CLAUDIA CONWAY, WHO SAID SHE'S
PUSHING FOR EMANCIPATION
>>> LET'S TURN TO THE MASSIVE 
WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.
THE SMOKE THERE IS SO THICK THE 
HAZE IS EVEN HITTING STATES IN
THE MIDWEST.
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
NBC'S STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE
ON THE FRONTLINES.
>> WE'LL HAVE THAT STORY IN A 
MOMENT
NOW TO NEW MEDICAL TREATMENT TO 
FIGHT CORONAVIRUS.
IT'S BEEN GIVEN EMERGENCY 
AUTHORIZATION.
SUNDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ANNOUNCED THE APPROVAL OF 
CONVALESCENT PLASMA, WHICH USES 
BLOOD FROM COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO
HAVE RECOVERED
BUT SOME ARE STILL QUESTIONING
THE EFFECTIVENESS.
>> LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HAVING
TROUBLE WITH THAT, AS WELL
LET'S MOVE NOW TO PRESIDENT 
TRUMP FACING A NEW CONTROVERSY
FROM WITHIN HIS OWN FAMILY
IN A SECRET RECORDING, THE
PRESIDENT'S SISTER, MARIANNE
TRUMP BARRY, IS HEARD SAYING HE 
HAS NO PRINCIPLES, THAT AUDIO 
WAS FIRST OBTAINED BY "THE
WASHINGTON POST," AND HAS SINCE 
BEEN OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS.
LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE THIS REPORT
NOW FROM JENNIFER JOHNSON.
[ NO AUDIO ]
>> ALL RIGHT
CLEARLY HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH
OUR STORIES HERE
LET'S GO BACK OVER TO 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB WHO
IS TRACKING THOSE TWO MONSTER 
STORMS IN THE GULF
JANESSA?
>> LET ME SHOW YOU RADAR RIGHT
NOW.
CURRENTLY, SEEING MARCO AND THE 
FORECAST HAS REALLY CHANGED.
JUST IN THE LAST HOUR.
IT DEFINITELY HAS WEAKENED
BACK DOWN TO A TROPICAL STORM 
SYSTEM
DUE TO IT JUST BEING REALLY 
DISORGANIZED, YOU CAN SEE BANDS 
OF MOISTURE HITTING THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE.
BUT I THINK THE CENTER OF THIS
STORM IS GOING TO GO MORE TOWARD
THE NORTH.
NO ALERTS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
BUT WE REALLY NEED TO GET AWARE,
BECAUSE A STORM SURGE IS GOING
TO BE HEIGHTENED THROUGHOUT THE 
AFTERNOON AND INTO YOUR EVENING.
AND ALSO WITH MARCO, IT'S 
STARTING TO MOVE AT A FASTER
SPEED.
SO FOR THE FORECAST FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, IT 
SAID IT WAS GOING TO VEER MORE
TO THE WEST, BUT I THINK THAT 
WILL CHANGE AT THE 5:00 A.M.
UPDATE
THEN ALL EYES WILL BE ON
TROPICAL STORM LAURA
I THINK THE INTENSIFICATION 
PHASE WILL START TO HEIGHTEN, 
GOING INTO THIS EVENING, INTO 
TUESDAY.
AND THEN A POTENTIAL LANDFALL 
FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY
NOW, WE'LL WATCH THE TRACK
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, IS IT 
GOES BACK INTO THE GULF.
IT'S A WARM BODY OF WATER.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE UPPER 
80s TO LOW 90s
SO I THINK THAT RAPID 
INTENSIFICATION RAISEPHASE REALY
STARTS TO HAPPEN
SO ALL OF THE GULF COAST NEEDS
TO BE AWARE.
SHOULD HAVE ENERGY OFFICIALS
TELLING YOU WHERE TO GO.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, GUYS, THIS IS
HAPPENING WITH CORONAVIRUS, AND 
PEOPLE NEED TO REALLY BE
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS FROM MORGAN
CITY TO NEW ORLEANS.
LOOK AT THE STORM SURGE.
THAT IS GOING TO BE AFTER THE 
STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY IN.
THREE TO FIVE FEET ACROSS NEW 
ORLEANS INTO MORGAN SYSTEM
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORIES.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
GULF COAST, 85 DEGREES AND
THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW THAT STORM
SYSTEM TO GAIN A LITTLE BIT OF
STRENGTH
ALSO, WATCHING THE SEVERE 
WEATHER THREATS FROM SALT LAKE
INTO CHICAGO
SO THESE STORM SYSTEMS, THEY'RE 
TRYING TO MATERIALIZE BUT HAVING
A HARD TIME COMING TOGETHER.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG 48
HOURS.
GUYS
>> A WHOLE LOT TO WATCH.
THANKS FOR THAT.
>>> THERE WAS A DEPUTY WHO HAD
TO THINK FAST.
THERE WAS A PREGNANT WOMAN WHO
WENT INTO LABOR IN A 7/ELEVEN 
PARKING LOT.
CHECK IT OUT
>> GOOD JOB.
[ BABY CRYING 
>> CONGRATULATIONS
IT IS A BOY.
>> SO HER WATER BROKE AND DEPUTY
RICHARD ALLEN, JR. JUMPED INTO
ACTION
AN AMBULANCE WAS ON THE WAY, BUT
THE MEDICS ARRIVED JUST SECONDS 
TOO LATE
HEALTHY BABY BOY
AND THE NEW MOM SAID YOU ARE MY 
HERO, DEPUTY
NOW I OWE YOU A BILL GULP.
>> SHE'S IN FRONT OF A
>>> THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF IN
THE RACE FOR 2020, IN HIS FIRST 
INTERVIEW SINCE THE DNC, JOE
BIDEN LAUGHED OFF ATTACKS FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT HIS MENTAL
ACUITY
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH, WHAT WE SAY, 
WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE CONTROL,
WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT KIND OF SHAPE
WE'RE IN
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> SO YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE 
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> TONIGHT, THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION KICKS OFF 
WITH SPEECHES FROM DONALD TRUMP,
JR., FORMER U.N. AMBASSADOR 
NIKKI HALEY, SENATOR TIM SCOTT
AND MORE
VOTERS WILL BE WATCHING.
OUR CORY KAUFMAN IS IN
PENNSYLVANIA WITH MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: PHILIP,
PENNSYLVANIA ISN'T THE SAME 
STATE IT WAS IN 2016 WITH.
A STALLED ECONOMY, VOTERS ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT JOBS
BUT THEY'RE INCREASINGLY WORRIED
ABOUT THE PANDEMIC AND ABOUT THE
FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
FOUR YEARS AGO, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WAS ABLE TO APPEAL TO MODERATE
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS AND 
NARROWLY TAKE THE LEAD IN 
PENNSYLVANIA
HE'S TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THAT
NARROW LEAD BY HOLDING EVENTS 
HERE LOCALLY
HE HELD AN EVENT JUST LAST WEEK 
NEAR BIDEN'S BIRTHPLACE OF
SCRANTON
THE VOTERS WEIGHED IN.
>> I DO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
WILL SUFFER FOUR NOR YEARS UNDER
A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
AND THAT IS TERRIFYING
>> WE RELY ON THE PRESIDENT WHO 
IS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR COUNTRY'S 
LEADER TO FIX IT, BUT WE SEE
ARE -- WE'RE SEEING IT'S NOT
BEING FIXED.
>> ANYTHING TRUMP COULD DO TO 
EARN YOUR VOTE FOR 2020?
>> COMING AROUND SOCIALLY WOULD 
BE A HUGE STEP
DEFINITELY
>> Reporter: SO TRUMP CAN'T JUST
APPEAL TO THE ECONOMIC SIDE OF
THINGS
THAT WILL BE HIS SET OF 
CHALLENGES
BIDEN'S CHALLENGES WILL BE
ENGAGING THEIR BASE OF
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS AND INCREASING
THAT TURNOUT OF 71% FROM 2016.
THAT WAS A LOSS OF A MILLION
VOTES BACK THEN.
PHILIP
>> TRUMP ONLY WON IT BY LESS
THAN 50,000.
THANK YOU.
>> JOIN OUR NBC TEAM FOR
COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE
♪ HALLELUJAH, HALL ELUJAH ♪
>> IT WASN'T MUCH.
>> PART OF THE VIRTUAL FAN
CONVENTION, D.C. REVEALED THE 
LOOK AT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
SNYDER REVEALED THE FOUR-HOUR 
FEEL WILL BE BROKEN INTO
HOUR-LONG CHUNKS WHEN IT
PREMIERES ON HBO MAX NEXT YEAR
>> THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT
THAT'S WHAT "THE IRISHMAN"
SHOULD HAVE DONE
>> I TOTALLY AGREE
>>> ALL RIGHT.
ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd
BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD
REMEMBERS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
KOBE BRYANT.
VANESSA BRYANT PENNED A HEART 
WRENCHING TRIBUTE SAYING -
>> IN LOS ANGELES, THE DODGERS
PAID TRIBUTE BY WEARING KOBE'S
JERSEY PREGAME
AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO 
TRIBUTE TO KICK OFF MAMBA WEEK
>> BETTER LOSER, BETTER WINNER, 
JUST BE BETTER
>> DO THE SIMPLE STUFF RIGHT
>> TODAY, AUGUST 24th, IS KOBE
BRYANT DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA
THE DAY WAS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT 
BRYANT'S TWO JERSEY NUMB WERS 
THE LAKERS, 8 AND 24
WITH ALL THAT'S HAPPENED THIS 
YEAR, STILL SO SURREAL THAT KOBE
BRYANT LEFT US THAT WAY.
>> JUST THINKING THE SAME THING 
IN OUR UPSIDE DOWN WORLD, JUST
MONTHS AGO IS WHEN IT HAPPENED
BEFORE THIS PANDEMIC, BUT WOW.
>> HIS LEGACY LIVES ON
WATCHED A LOT OF BASKETBALL 
YESTERDAY.
>>> AND NOT PLAYING AROUND WHEN 
IT COMES TO CORONAVIRUS SAFETY
RULES.
>> STUDENTS WHO BOUGHT TICKETS
IN SECTION FIVE, MOVE TO SECTION
FIVE
>> SO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME 
WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL STUDENTS
WENT TO THEIR ASSIGNED SEATS AND
PUT THEIR MASKS ON
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.
YOU TAKE CHARGE AND SHOW THEM 
HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DONE.
>> GOT TO CALL THEM OUT.
>>> CITY OFFICIALS IN 
CONNECTICUT ARE GETTING BACK AT 
JOHN OLIVER FOR HIS RANT ABOUT
THEIR CITY
>> BEHIND ME, YOU'LL SEE THE
CITY OF DANBURY SEWER PLANT.
WE ARE GOING TO RENAME IT THE 
JOHN OLIVER MEMORIAL SEWER
PLANT.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF [ BLEEP ], 
JUST LIKE YOU, JOHN.
>> THE NEW NAME COMES AFTER A 
EPISODE WHICH OLIVER SINGLED OUT
DANBURY AFTER NOTING ITS RAILWAY
MUSEUM
HE DOUBLED DOWN YESTERDAY, SAY
HE DOESN'T CARE FOR THAT CITY,
THE BABIES OR TH
>>> LET'S GET BACK TO THE STORY 
WE TRIED TO BRING YOU EARLIER 
ABOUT THE MASSIVE WILDFIRES IN
CALIFORNIA
THE SMOKE IS SO THICK THE HAZE
IS EVEN HITTING STATES IN THE 
MIDWEST.
NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY ARE 
BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE ON THE 
FRONTLINE.
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE
BATTLE TO CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY WITH A NEW LOOMING
THREAT IN THE FORECAST, FRESH 
RED FLAG WARNINGS AND ANOTHER 
PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY LIGHTNING 
STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 50 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE.
THE FIRES NOW TOTALLY MORE THAN 
1.1 MILLION ACRES IN SIZE.
A FIRE FOOT PRINT VISIBLE FROM
SPACE.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION, RELEASING FEDERAL
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY 
ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA TO 
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE 
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES,
FORCED THE EVACUATIONS OF 
THOUSANDS AND KILLED AT LEAST 
FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL IS RESORTING TO FILLING
BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER TO DOUSE 
SMALL FIRES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD, CHECKING
PROPERTIES AND STUFF
AND LOOKING FOR LITTLE SPOT 
FIRES THAT ARE FLARING UP.
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME, IT'S 
ALREADY TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK.
JUST TOTAL SHOCK
>> Reporter: BRIAN BRANIGAN 
RETURNED TO HIS HOME TO FIND
RUINS.
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME, FOUR-CAR 
GARAGE, EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE CAME SO QUICK.
>> Reporter: AND NEARBY, A
HAUNTING SIGHT
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES INSIDE
CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST STATE PARK, 
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
PAINFUL REMINDER OF THE FIRE'S
TERRIFYING POWER
PHILIP, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE 
TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WIND ALSO MAKE THESE FIRES A LOT
WORSE.
>> HARD TO HEAR THAT
STEVE, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
REPORT
>> WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH 
JANESSA WEB WITH THE TWIN 
TROPICAL STORMS SHE'S FOLLOWING.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN
>> THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REALLY 
GOING THROUGH, THE HEAT 
CONTINUES TO BUILD
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING ACROSS 
THE AREA, SO THE HEAT IS GOING
TO BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR ALL 
THOSE FIREFIGHTERS IN THAT AREA.
ALSO WINDS TODAY, AT LEAST 20 
MILES PER HOUR
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, WE DO HAVE TWO DUAL
SYSTEMS THAT WE'RE FIRST
TRACKING MARCO
RIGHT NOW HURRICANE WARNINGS OUT
FOR NEW ORLEANS, TRSTRETCHING IT
PARTS OF ALABAMA
I THINK THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER EXPANDS THIS MORE TO THE 
FLORID
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH A STORY 
ABOUT DREAMING BIG AND AIMING 
HIGH
IT'S THE INSPIRING TALE OF ONE
MAN'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE
HOSPITAL WHERE HE USED TO BE A
SECURITY GUARD
>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF THE 
MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF 
RUSSELL'S LIFE
>> FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.
>> Reporter: A PEDIATRICS 
ROTATION AT BATON ROUGE GENERAL 
HOSPITAL
>> I KIND OF WANT TO CRY RIGHT
NOW THINKING ABOUT IT.
IT WAS LIKE, GOD, YOU'VE BROUGHT
ME SO FAR.
>> Reporter: RUSSELL HAS WALKED 
THE HALLS OF THIS HOSPITAL
BEFORE, BUT HE WORE A VERY
DIFFERENT UNIFORM.
THIS WAS HIM TEN YEARS AGO, WHEN
HE WAS A FULL-TIME SECURITY 
GUARD FOR THE HOSPITAL
>> IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING TEN 
YEARS FOR YOU.
>> YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A RIDE
FROM, YOU KNOW, BEING A SECURITY
GUARD HERE AT BATON ROUGE 
GENERAL TO NOW, BEING A ROTATING
MEDICAL STUDENT.
>> Reporter: GROWING UP IN LAKE 
CHARLES, LOUISIANA, RUSSELL 
NEVER THOUGHT A CAREER IN 
MEDICINE WAS POSSIBLE.
>> WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT SMART 
PEOPLE GROWING UP, I WAS LIKE 
THEY'RE USUALLY WEALTHY, THEY 
DON'T LOOK LIKE ME
>> Reporter: BUT IT WAS WHILE 
WORKING NIGHT SECURITY THAT A 
CHANCE ENCOUNTER CHANGED HIS
LIFE
>> I WAS WALKING OUT, HE OFFERED
TO WALK ME TO MY CAR
HE ASKED ME WHAT I DID
I SAID I WAS A SURGEON AND HIS
EYES LIT UP.
HE SAID, WOW
>> Reporter: DR. PATRICK
GRAVENSTEIN LET RUSSELL FOLLOW
HIM FOR MONTHS
>> HE DIDN'T KNOW ME FROM A 
FLOWER FROM THE WALL
>> Reporter: THAT SET HIM ON A
NEW AND CHALLENGING PATH
FIRST, GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE
IN LOUISIANA
THEN A Ph.D. AT NYU IN MOLECULAR
ONCOLOGY
AND NOW RUSSELL IS RETURNING TO 
A PLACE HE KNOWS SO WELL
>> TELL ME A LITTLE WHY YOU 
DECIDED TO GO BACK
>> I MISS HOME
IF I'M GOING TO BE GOOD TO
PEOPLE, I'M GOING TO BE GOOD TO 
PEOPLE WHERE I'M FROM.
BECAUSE THEY NEED ME
>> Reporter: BUT IT'S NOT JUST
HIS PATIENTS THAT NEED HIM, IT'S
THOSE WHO MAY SEE SOMETHING HE
DID.
>> IF I DIDN'T SEE MANY BLACK 
DOCTORS GROWING UP, I NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN 
FOR SOMEONE ELSE
>> Reporter: SO HE'LL WALK THESE
HALLS ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME IN A
WHITE COAT
WE ALL HAVE DREAMS
TELL ME WHAT YOU WOULD TELL THAT
KID 20 YEARS AGO THAT WAS 
DREAMING
>> I THINK I WOULD TELL HIM TO
KEEP GOING, MAN.
AND JUST PURSUE YOUR DREAMS 
UNAPOLOG
UNAPOLOGETICALLY
>> THAT'S THE WAY TO START OFF
OUR WEEK
RUSSELL IS PLANNING TO
SPECIALIZE IN PEDIATRICS AND
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, AS WELL.
WHILE PROTECTING PEOPLE AND 
KEEPING THEM SAFE IN MORE WAYS
THAN ONE
>> SOMETIMES YOU NEED A SHOT, 
TOO.
THAT IS JUST AN AMAZING STORY.
KUDOS TO HIM RUSSELL MADE THE 
MOST OUT OF THAT OPPORTUNITY AND
HE'S GOING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY
TO HELP OUT.
>>> MULTIPLE BREAKING 
DEVELOPMENTS OVERNIGHT
IN WISCONSIN, A BLACK MAN IS
HOSPITALIZED IN SERIOUS 
CONDITION FOLLOWING A POLICE
SHOOTING THAT SPARKED PROTESTS
IN THE REGION.
>>> WHIPLASH FOR THE WEATHER
TWO MAJOR STORMS BEAR DOWN ON 
THE GULF COAST
RESIDENTS BRACE FOR POSSIBLE
BACK-TO-BACK HURRICANES.
>>> WHITE HOUSE IN TURMOIL
ON THE EVE OF THE REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION, THE ARCHITECT OF THE
TRUMP 2016 VICTORY DELIVERS AN
OVAL OFFICE MESSAGE.
I'M STEPPING DOWN.
>>> AND THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES 
EMERGENCY USE OF A NEW TREATMENT
FOR COVID AND THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS WHETHER POLITICAL 
PRESSURE RUSHED THE DECISION
HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT?
>>> AND NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER
GOODELL'S UNCOMFORTABLE 
CONVERSATION ABOUT COLIN
KAEPERNICK
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILIP MENA
WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING 
NEWS
ANOTHER POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF IT NOW 
WITH A WARNING THAT THE VIDEO 
MAY BE DISTURBING.
POLICE WERE RESPONDING TO A 
DOMESTIC INCIDENT, AND A MAN
IDENTIFIED BY FAMILY MEMBERS AS 
29-YEAR-OLD JACOB BLAKE, OPENED 
A CAR DOOR AND APPEARS HE'S SHOT
MULTIPLE TIMES
WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 
THE MOMENTS BEFORE THAT 
RECORDING.
BLAKE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A
HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION,
BUT HIS FATHER SAYS HE'S NOW
STABLE AFTER SURGERY
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THE
SHOOTING
THE VIDEO, WHICH QUICKLY WENT 
VIRAL, HAS SPARKED PROTESTS.
A LARGE CROWD FIRST GATHERED
WHERE SOME PEOPLE DAMAGED POLICE
CARS
THEN PROTESTS FORMED OUTSIDE THE
POLICE STATION WHERE THEY WERE
MET BY OFFICERS IN RIOT GEAR
MORE CARS WERE DAMAGED AND A
DUMP TRUCK SET ON FIRE
THE COUNTY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY
CURFEW UNTIL 7:00 A.M.
A REPORTER WITH OUR LOCAL 
AFFILIATE ON THE GROUND IN
KENOSHA SAID SHE RAN FROM TEAR
GAS AND RETURNED TO FIND HER
STATION'S CAR VANDALIZED
>>> TWIN STORMS BREWING AND 
HEADED FOR LOUISIANA
TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA 
PACKING A ONE-TWO PUNCH,
THREATENING TO WALL LOT THE 
BAYOU STATES WITHIN 48 HOURS OF 
EACH OTHER
THE GOVERNOR IS WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO BE PREPARED
>> WE'RE EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS FROM WIND AND POTENTIAL 
TORNADOES, AS WELL
IT'S GOING TO BE THAT 72 HOURS
BEFORE YOU MAY RECEIVE SOME 
ASSIS
ASSISTANCE
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
SHELTER IN PLACE, YOURSELF AND
YOUR FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THAT 
LONG
>> LOUISIANA HAS DECLARED A 
STATE OF EMERGENCY
THIS TWIN STORM NIGHTMARE IS
SOMETHING THIS COUNTRY HASN'T 
SEEN IN NEARLY A CENTURY
>> LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB
SHE'S BEEN TRACKING THESE TWIN
STORMS
GOOD MORNING
THESE STORMS COULD BE 
DEVASTATING FOR NEW ORLEANS, BUT
WHAT WORRIES YOU MOST HERE
>> YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN A CHANGE
IN THE TRACK JUST IN THE LAST 
HOUR AND WE DO NOT HAVE ALERTS
THAT ARE PUT OUT FOR THE FLORIDA
PAN HANDLE
I'M CONCERNED RIGHT NOW THAT
YOU'RE SEEING MORE OF A 
NORTHERLY TRACK HERE, AND WE'RE 
NOT SEEING THIS GOING TO MAKE 
ITS WAY MORE TO THE WEST
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A 
MAJOR UPDATE CHANGE WHEN THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER COMES 
UP WITH THE LATEST TRACK AT 5:00
A.M.
THE OUTER BANDS ARE HITTING 
PANAMA CITY TO TALLAHASSEE
YOU CAN SEE BY THE ROTATION OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM, IT IS GOING
MORE TO THE NORTH AND EAST
SO WE'LL WATCH THIS FAIRLY
CLOSELY AND THAT UPDATE IS GOING
TO BE VERY VITAL
I THINK YOU'LL SEE THE STORM
SURGE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE, AS WELL
THAT'S ROUND NUMBER ONE.
THEN WE TALK ABOUT TROPICAL 
STORM LAURA.
IT'S GOING OVER CUBA CURRENTLY
AND MAINTAINING ITS STRENGTH AS 
IT GOES INTO THE GUFLT GULF, IT 
WILL CAUSE RAPID INTENSIFICATION
AND GOES INTO A HURRICANE TOO BY
TUESDAY EVENING.
I THINK WE HAVE A LANDFALL JUST 
OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS, POSSIBLY
BATON ROUGE.
AGAIN, THIS COULD TAKE THE
TRACK.
THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY STILL 
VERY WIDE.
GUYS
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> NOW TO ONE OF THE MOST
VISIBLE FACES OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION LEAVING THE WHITE
HOUSE.
IN A STATEMENT, THE LONG-TIME 
ADVISER TO TRUMP SAID SHE'S 
STEPPING DOWN AT THE END OF 
AUGUST
CONWAY IS PLANNING TO SPEND MORE
TIME WITH HER CHILDREN, SAYING
IN PART, AS MILLIONS OF PARENTS 
NATIONWIDE KNOW, KIDS DOING 
SCHOOL FROM HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL
OF ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE THAT 
IS AS UNUSUAL AS THESE TIMES
THIS IS COMPLETELY MY CHOICE AND
MY VOICE
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MOMMA.
HER HUSBAND ANNOUNCED HE IS 
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN
PROJECT TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO
FAMILY MATTERS
THE SEISMIC SHIFT COMES AFTER A 
TWEET STORM AFTER HER 
15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SAYS SHE'S 
PUSHING FOR EMANCIPATION AND HER
MOTHER'S JOB RUINED HER LIFE, 
ADDING IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY AND 
FAME
>>> WITH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION SET TO GET UNDER WAY 
TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY
AUTHORIZATION FOR A CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENT THAT HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAILS AS A "MAJOR
ADVANCE.
K
KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED A NEW STEP FOR A
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT.
A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USE 
AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVALESCENT
PLASMA, TAKEN FROM RECOVERED
PATIENT'S BLOOD WERE OTHERS 
HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID.
>> THIS IS A POWERFUL THERAPY 
THAT TRANSFUSES, VERY, VERY 
STRONG ANTIBODIES.
>> Reporter: JOINED BY THE HEAD 
OF THE FDA, THIS DECISION COMES 
AFTER INTERNAL SCIENTIFIC DEBATE
OVER WHETHER THE FDA HAD ENOUGH 
DATA
AND AFTER THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED 
FDA STAFF ON TWITTER OF DELAYING
ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A
HOLDUP, BUT WE BROKE THE LOG JAM
OVER THE LAST WEEK, THAT'S MY 
VERY STRONG OPINION.
THAT'S FOR POLITICAL REASONS
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 
POLITICS BUT LIFE AND DEATH.
>> Reporter: BY ADDING A RARE 
SUNDAY NIGHT NEWS CONFERENCE, 
THE PRESIDENT CAN TRY TO
DISTRACT FROM THE NEGATIVE
PORTRAIT REVEALED BY SECRET 
AUDIO RECORDINGS OF HIS OLDER 
SISTER, RETIRED FEDERAL JUDGE 
MARIANNE TRUMP BERRY
>> Reporter: FIRST REPORTED BY
"THE WASHINGTON POST," NBC NEWS 
HAS NOW ALSO OBTAINED SOME OF 
THE 15 HOURS OF RECORDINGS MADE 
IN 2018 AND '19 BY TRUMP NIECE
AND TELL-ALL AUTHOR MARY TRUMP
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE CHIEF
OF STAFF REACTED TO THE TRUMP 
FAMILY DRAMA
>> THIS IS POLITICS AS USUAL BY 
A NIECE THAT WAS WRITTEN OUT OF 
A WILL THAT WOULD HAVE
APPARENTLY -- JUST HAS AN AX TO 
GRIND BECAUSE SHE WANTS JOE 
BIDEN TO BE PRESIDENT.
>> OUR THANKS TO KELLY FOR THAT 
REPORT
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PREPARING
FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION TONIGHT WITH PLANS TO
ADDRESS HIS SUPPORTERS FROM TWO 
LOCATIONS.
THE TONE EXPECTED TO BE 
DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE
HEARD FROM DEMOCRATS LAST WEEK
NBC'S TRACY POTTS JOINS US WITH 
MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: HI, GOOD MORNING.
SO WHAT REPUBLICANS ARE TELLING 
US IS THAT THIS WEEK WILL BE
ABOUT THE AMERICAN STORY
AND IT WILL START IN CHARLOTTE, 
NORTH CAROLINA
THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS OF THE
CONVENTION, THE ROLL CALL VOTE
TO NOMINATE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
HAPPENING STARTING THIS MORNING.
AND YES, THE PRESIDENT IS GOING 
TO BE IN TWO PLACES THIS WEEK,
THURSDAY AS YOU SEE HERE, HE'LL 
BE SPEAKING FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
TODAY, WE ARE TOLD PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL ACTUALLY BE IN 
CHARLOTTE FOR THE END OF THAT 
ROLL CALL VOTE
MEANTIME, WE HAVE ALSO HEARD
FROM HIS RIVAL, DEMOCRAT JOE
BIDEN, WHOSE NOMINATION WAS LAST
WEEK ON ABC OVERNIGHT, BIDEN
RESPONDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
CRITICISM THAT HE'S NOT MENTALLY
FIT TO HOLD OFFICE
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH, WHAT WE SAY, 
WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE CONTROL,
WHAT WE KNOW
WHAT KIND OF SHAPE WE'RE IN.
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Reporter: THE CHAIR OF THE 
REPUBLICAN -- 
[ NO AUDIO ]
-- IS THE ROLL CALL IS HAPPENING
ON THE INSIDE OF THE CHARLOTTE
CONVENTION CENTER IS SAFE, THAT 
THEY TESTED PEOPLE BEFORE THEY
ARRIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA AND 
THEY'VE BEEN DOING TESTING ON 
SITE
FRANCES?
>> TRACY, THANK YOU.
NBC NEW ALSO HAVE COMPLETE
COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGINNING 
TONIGHT AT 10:00 EASTERN, 7:00
PACIFIC.
>>> 700 NATIONWIDE PROTESTS WERE
HELD OVER THE WEEKEND TO SHOW 
SUPPORT FOR THOSE WORKING FOR 
THE POSTAL SERVICE BUT NOT ITS
LEADERSHIP
THE SAVE THE POST OFFICE RALLIES
HAPPENED AT LOCAL POST OFFICES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THE DEMONSTRATIONS WERE 
ORGANIZED TO PROTEST AGAINST THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING 
OF THE U.S. POSTAL SYSTEM.
AND TO CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, LOUIS 
DEJOY.
THAT COMES AS CONGRESS MEMBERS
VOTED IN FAVOR TO GIVE $25
BILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDS TO 
THE SERVICE.
THE BILL WILL MOVE ON TO THE GOP
SENATE
>>> LET'S TURN BACK TO JANESSA
WEBB WHO IS WATCHING THE GULF 
WITH THE TROPICS THERE AND THE
WEEK AHEAD
JANESSA?
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE A KIND OF SHIFT IN OUR
FORECAST
MARCO NOW A TROPICAL STORM, HAS 
RAN INTO SOME DRYER AIR.
I DO THINK THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
ALL THE WAY INTO ALABAMA, THE 
SOUTH COAST, YOU NEED TO BE 
AWARE.
RIGHT NOW WE STILL HAVE 
HURRICANE WARNINGS THAT ARE SET 
OUT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
LOUISIANA.
THIS NEEDS TO BE SHIFTED TO MORE
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ACROSS
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
I STILL DO THINK THE STORM SURGE
IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM AND THE
INUNDATION OF RAIN WHERE THEY 
COULD SEE EIGHT INCHES POSSIBLE 
ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO TEMPERATURES FOR NEW ORLEANS 
TODAY, 85 DEGREES.
IT'S HEATING UP FOR MEMPHIS.
93, ALSO WATCHING THE SEVERE
WEATHER RISK FOR THE DAKOTAS, 
MAKING ITS WAY INTO CHICAGO, 93.
MORE ON THE TROPICS COMING UP.
>> THANKS, JANESSA
>>> CITY OFFICIALS IN DANBU BBU 
CONNECTICUT ARE GETTING BACK AT 
JOHN OLIVER.
>> BEHIND ME, YOU'LL SEE THE
CITY OF DANBURY SEWER PLANT AND 
WE'RE GOING TO RENAME IT THE
JOHN OLIVER MEMORIAL SEWER
PLANT.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF [ BLEEP ], 
JUST LIKE YOU, JOHN.
>> NEW NAME COMES AFTER JOHN
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CITY
LEADERS IN DENVER ARE CALLING 
OUT RIOTERS WHO SET FIRES IN THE
DOWNTOWN AIR REA AND DESTROYED 
PROPERTY
>> NOW I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU AS
A BLACK MAN AND DENVER FAYTIVE
THE NARRATIVE THAT THEY ARE 
MARCHING FOR JUSTICE AND BLACK
LIVES IS FRANKLY FALSE
THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW THAT 
YOU DO NOT REPRESENT US.
STOP USING THE COLOR OF MY SKIN 
AS AN EXCUSE TO TEAR UP MY CITY.
>> STRONG WORDS FROM DENVER'S 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY
CLASHES WITH POLICE BROKE OUT 
AFTER A GROUP OF 50 TO 75 PEOPLE
RIOTED OUTSIDE THE DENVER POLICE
HEADQUARTERS, SMASHING WINDOWING
AND SETTING FIRES.
OFFICIALS CALLING THEM
ANARCHISTS SAYING THEY WILL NOT 
STAND FOR IT
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE 
EMERGENCY SITUATION IN
CALIFORNIA
HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS RACING 
TO PUT OUT THOSE HISTORICALLY 
MASSIVE WILDFIRES.
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED IN TO HELP.
HERE'S NBC'S STEVE PATTERSON
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE BAT
TOLL CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S 
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY WITH A NEW LOOMING
THREAT IN THE FORECAST
FRESH RED FLAG WARNINGS AND 
ANOTHER PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY 
LIGHTNING STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 50 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE, THE FIRE TOTALLING 
1.1 MILLION ACRES IN SIZE, A
FIRE FOOT PRINT VISIBLE FROM
SPACE.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION, RELEASING FEDERAL
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY 
ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA TO 
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE 
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES,
FORCED THE EVACUATIONS OF 
THOUSANDS AND KILLED AT LEAST 
FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL COOK IS RESORTING TO 
FILLING BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER
IN AN EFFORT TO DOUSE SMALL 
FIRES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND, CHECKING 
PROPERTIES AND STUFF AND LOOKING
FOR LITTLE SPOT FIRES FLARING 
UP
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME, IT'S 
TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK, TOTAL SHOCK
>> Reporter: BRIAN RETURNED TO
HIS HOME TO FIND RUINS
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME, FOUR-CAR 
GARAGE
EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE CAME SO QUICK.
>> Reporter: AND NEARBY, A
HAUNTING SIGHT
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES INSIDE
CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST STATE PARK
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
REMINDER OF THE FIRE'S
TERRIFYING POWER
PHILIP, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE 
TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WINDS WILL MAKE THESE FIRES A 
LOT WORSE.
>> THOSE FIREFIGHTERS JUST
CANNOT TAKE A BREAK.
STEVE, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
REPORT
>>> NOW TO A FIREFIGHTER IN 
CALIFORNIA WHO WAS ROBBED AS HE 
WAS BATTLING WILDFIRES
HIS WALLET WAS STOLEN OUT OF HIS
WORK VEHICLE AT THE BONNY DOON
FIRESTATION AND HIS BANK ACCOUNT
WAS DRAINED.
IT WAS THE LATEST ROBBERY IN
SANTA CRUZ
OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING WHO 
STOLE THE WALLET
THIS FOLLOWS A CASE OF LOOTING
OF HOMES EVACUATED
I HOPE KARMA COMES
>>> THIS ROOM IS NOT YET READY
FOR ALL THAT YOU WILL DO
THE TIME WILL COME, DIANE.
AND EVERYTHING WILL BE
DIFFERENT.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
THAT TRAILER FOR "WONDER WOMAN
1984" WAS RELEASED
COVID-19 THEYEDDELAYED THE MOVIM
SUMMER TO FALL, BUT IT IS ON
SCHEDULE TO HIT THEATERS OCTOBER
2.
>>> IN A CONVERSATION WITH
FORMER NFL PLAYER, COMMISSIONER 
ROGER GOODELL SAYS HE WISHED HE 
LISTENED TO COLIN KAEPERNICK
>> IF YOU APOLOGIZED TO 
KAEPERNICK, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING I WOULD
SAY IS I WISH WE HAD LISTENED 
EARLIER TO WHAT YOU WERE
KNEELING ABOUT AND WHAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO BRING ATTENTION TO
WE HAD INVITED HIM IN SEVERAL 
TIMES TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, 
HAVE THE DIALOGUE.
I WISH WE HAD A BENEFIT OF THAT.
WE NEVER DID
>> HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT 
PLAYERS KNEELING DURING THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM IS BEING
MISCHARACTERIZED AND THEY WERE
EXERCISING THE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL
PROTESTS
>> ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS
42nd BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD 
REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND LEGACY 
OF KOBE BRYANT
VANESSA BRYANT PENNED A TROOUCHN
TRIBUTE SAYING I'M SO THANKFUL I
HAVE PIECES OF HEAVEN HERE ON 
EARTH THANKS TO YOU.
AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO 
COMMEMORATING BRYANT
TODAY IS KOBE BRYANT DAY IN 
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,
REPRESENTING HIS TWO JERSEY 
NUMBERS IN THE NBA, 8 AND 24
IF YOU THINK OF THIS UPSIDE 
WORLD SINCE WE'VE BEEN I
>>> GOSHOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WATCHING TROPICAL STORM LAURA,
THIS STORM
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, A 
FIREFIGHTER IS RECOVERING THIS
MORNING AFTER BEING INJURED 
WHILE BATTLING A MASSIVE SIX
ALARM BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT SUNDAY 
MORNING AT A WAREHOUSE IN THE 
NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY NEAR
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.
NONE OF THE SCHOOL'S BUILDINGS
WERE DAMAGED
NEARLY 300 FIREFIGHTERS WERE
CALLED TO THE SCENE.
FLAMES COULD BE SEEN SHOOTING 
INTO THE SKY AND SEVERAL
STRUCTURES COLLAPSED AS 
FIREFIGHTERS TRIED TO GAIN
CONTROL OF THE BLAZE
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE REMAINED ON 
SCENE TO PUT OUT REMAINING HOT
SPOTS.
>>> THREE POLICE OFFICERS IN
MARYLAND WERE SHOT WITHIN 
SECONDS AFTER RESPONDING TO A 
CALL
THE OFFICERS WERE ARRIVING ON 
THE SCENE OF A REPORTED HOME
INVASION WHEN THE SHOOTING TOOK 
PLACE IN HYATTSVILLE
TWO OF THE THREE OFFICERS SHOT
WERE SAVED BY THEIR VEST
ONE OFFICER WAS STRUCK IN THE 
CHEST, ONE IN THE BACK AND A
THIRD IN THE FOOT.
>>> TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE NFL
SEASON KICKS OFF, THE LEAGUE
ANNOUNCED A MAJOR CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING ISSUE.
77 POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS FROM 
11 TEAMS HAVE BEEN RE-EXAMINED
BY A NEW JERSEY LAB AFTER FALSE 
POSITIVES.
ON THE SECOND PASS, THE TESTS 
ALL CAME BACK NEGATIVE
AMONG TEAMS THAT REPORTED FALSE 
POSITIVES, THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS
WITH 12, THE NEW YORK JETS 10,
AND THE CHICAGO BEARS, 9
SOME TEAMS CANCELED WALK
THROUGHS AND PRACTICES OUT OF 
THE FIVE LABS NATIONWIDE THAT 
SERVICE THE 32 TEAMS, ONLY THE
NEW JERSEY FACILITY HAS FALSE 
POSITIVE RESULTS
>>> THE CDC HAS DROPPED ITS 
14-DAY QUARANTINE RECOMMENDATION
FOR TRAVELERS.
ACCORDING TO CDC'S UPDATED
TRAVEL GUIDELINES, TRAVELERS
RETURNING FROM A TRIP OUTSIDE 
THE COUNTRY OR THEIR STATE NO 
LONGER HAVE TO SELF-QUARANTINE
FOR 14 DAYS UPON RETURN.
THE AGENCY ADVISES TRAVELERS TO 
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEAR
A MASK AND TO MONITOR THEIR 
SYMPTOMS AFTER TRAVELING
IT NOTES TO FOLLOW STATE, 
TERRITORIAL, OR TRIBIAL 
REQUIREMENTS AFTER TRAVELING
>>> THE NATIONAL ZOO IN 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ADDED A BABY 
PANDA TO HITS FAMILY
ON FRIDAY, ONE OF THE GO'S TWO
GIANT PANDAS GAVE BIRTH TO A
HEALTHY CUB.
AT 22 YEARS OLD, HE'S THE OLDEST
PANDA IN THE U.S. TO
SUCCESSFULLY GIVE BIRTH.
OF COURSE, WITH SO MANY PEOPLE
TUNING IN, YOU CAN IMAGINE IT 
CRASHED AFTER GETTING SO MUCH 
TRAFFIC.
>> IT IS
JUST SMALL
>>> AS WE COME ON THE AIR THIS
MORNING WE ARE COVERING MULTIPLE
BREAKING NEWS STORIES.
A POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING OF A 
BLACK MAN SPARKS PROTESTS AND 
UNREST OVERNIGHT
>> NOW THE SECOND AND THIRD 
BIGGEST FIRES IN STATE HISTORY
WELL OVER A MILLION ACRES 
DESTROYED AS UNPREDICTABLE WINDS
CONTINUE TO TEST FIREFIGHTERS 
AND REENFORCEMENTS ARE COMING 
FROM AS FAR AS AUSTRALIA
>>> TRACKING BACK TO BACK MAJOR 
STORMS ABOUT TO TWIFR A ONE, TWO
PUNCH TO GULF COAST STATES. 
>>> AN EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION
FOR A COVID TREATMENT THAT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS CALLING 
A MAJOR ADVANCE AGAINST THE 
VIRUS.
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
>> PROTESTERS POURED INTO THE 
STREETS.
SOME SMASHING POLICE CARS.
THE OUTRAGE SPARKED BY AN 
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AND A 
WARNING YOU MAY FIND THE VIDEO
DISTURBING
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED 
BEFORE THIS RECORDING, BUT A MAN
IDENTIFIED AS JACOB BLAKE CAN BE
SEEN MOVING TO OPEN A CAR DOOR
AND THAT'S WHEN MULTIPLE SHOTS
ARE FIRED.
BLAKE WAS AIR LIFTED TO A 
HOSPITAL
OUR LOCAL AFFILIATE SPOKE TO HIS
FIANCE
>> TWO MALE OFFICERS DETAINED 
HIM, LIKE YOU KNOW, PUT YOUR
HANDS, NO QUESTIONS OR NONE OAF 
THAND I'M JUST TRYING TO SIMPLY 
GET THE KIDS OUT THE CAR
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.
HE DIDN'T DO NOTHING WRONG
ASK SOME QUESTIONS FIRST BEFORE 
YOU PIN THIS MAN UP THE CAR.
AN EMERGENCY CURFEW HAS BEEN
DECLARED BUT PROTESTS CONTINUED 
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE POLICE
STATION AND STATE CAPITOL THERE.
HIS FATHER SAYS HIS SON IS OUT
OF SURGERY AND IS IN STABLE 
CONDITION.
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THE
SHOOTING
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THOSE 
MASSIVE WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.
THE HAZE IS EVEN HITTING STATES 
IN THE MIDWEST
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE ON THE 
FRONT LINES.
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE
BATTLE TO CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN STATE HISTORY
WITH A NEW LOOMING THREAT IN THE
FORECAST
FRESH RED FLAG WARNINGS AND 
ANOTHER PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY 
LIGHTNING STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 15 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE.
MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION ACRES IN
SIZE, A FIRE FOOTPRINT VISIBLE
FROM SPACE
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION RELEASING FEDERAL 
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD ARRIVING TO
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES 
AND KILLED AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL COOK IS RESORTING TO 
FILLING BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER
IN AN EFFORT TO DOUSE SMALL 
FIRES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD, CHECKING
PROPERTIES AND STUFF AND LOOK 
FOR LITTLE SPOT FIRES THAT ARE
FLARING UP. 
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME IT'S
ALREADY TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK.
JUST TOTAL SHOCK. 
>> Reporter: HE RETURNED TO HIS 
HOME TO FIND RUINS
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME.
FOUR-CAR GARAGE.
EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE JUST CAME SO QUICK. 
>> Reporter: IN NEARBY, A 
HAUNTING SITE.
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES 
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
PAINFUL REMINDER OF THE FIRE
EASTER FIING POWER
FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR NOW MORE THAN A WEEK 
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WINDS WILL MAKE THESE FIRES A 
LOT WORSE.
>> BOY DO THEY NEED TO CATCH A
BREAK.
>>> ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE 
FACES OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, KELLYANNE CONWAY
IS LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE
THE LONG TIME ADVISOR SAYS SHE
IS STEPPING DOWN AT THE END OF
AUGUST
CONWAY IS PLANNING TO SPEND MORE
TIME WITH HER CHILDREN SAYING IN
PART, AS MILLIONS OF PARENTS
NATIONWIDE KNOW, KIDS DOING 
SCHOOL FROM HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL
OF ATTENTION AND INDIVIDUAL 
VIGILANCE.
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MAMA
HER HUSBAND OUTSPOKEN TRUMP 
CRITIC SAYS HE TOO IS STEPPING
AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN PROJECT TO
DEVOTE MORE TIME TO FAMILY
MEMBERS.
IT COMES AFTER THEIR 15-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER TWEETED SHE'S PUSHING
FOR EMANCIPATION
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS 
ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY
AUTHORIZATION FOR A CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENT THAT HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAILS AS A QUOTE,
MAJOR ADVANCE.
KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE. 
>> I'M PLEASED TO MAKE A TRULY
HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED A NEW STEP FOR A
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT, A
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USE 
AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVALESCE
PLASMA
JOINED BY THE HEAD OF THE FDA,
THIS DECISION COMES AFTER 
INTERNAL SCIENTIFIC DEBATE OVER 
WHETHER THE FDA HAD ENOUGH DATA 
AND AFTER THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED 
FDA STAFF ON TWITTER OF DELAYING
ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> WE BROKE THE LOG JAM OVER THE
LAST WEEK.
IT'S MY OPINION, VERY POLITICAL 
REASONS.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 
POLITICS
THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH 
LIFE OR DEATH.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT CAN
TRY TO DISTRACT THE NEGATIVE
PORTRAYAL OF HIS OLD ORE SISTER.
>> DONALD'S OUT FOR DONALD
PERIOD
>> Reporter: FIRST REPORTED BY
THE "WASHINGTON POST," NBC NEWS 
HAS NOW ALSO OBTAINED SOME OF 
THE 15 HOURS OF RECORDINGS MADE 
IN 2018 AND '19 BY TRUMP NIECE
AND TELL ALL AUTHOR, MARY TRUMP.
>> HE HAS NO PRINCIPLES, NONE.
NONE
AND MY GOD, IF YOU ARE A
RELIGIOUS PERSON, YOU WANT TO 
HELP PEOPLE.
NOT DO THIS.
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE CHIEF
OF STAFF MARK MEADOWS REACTED TO
THE TRUMP FAMILY DRAMA
>> THIS IS POLITICS AS USUAL BY 
A NIECE THAT WAS WRITTEN OUT OF 
A WILL THAT WOULD APPARENTLY
JUST HAS AN AX TO GRIND BECAUSE 
SHE WANTS JOE BIDEN TO BE 
PRESIDENT.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PREPARING
FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION TONIGHT WITH PLANS TO
ADDRESS HIS SUPPORTERS FROM TWO 
LOCATIONS.
IT WILL BE DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT WE HEARD FROM 
DEMOCRATS LAST WEEK.
TRACIE POTTS IS LIVE WITH MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: FRANCES, 
REPUBLICANS SAY THIS IS GOING TO
BE ABOUT THE AMERICAN STORY AND 
YES, THE PRESIDENT WILL END UP
IN TWO PLACES THIS WEEK SPEAKING
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON 
THURSDAY, BUT WE'RE TOLD THAT HE
WILL BE IN CHARLOTTE TODAY AT 
THE END OF THAT ROLL CALL VOTE
WITH THE PRESIDENT SPEAKING ON
THE LAST DAY OF THE CONVENTION
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE SLATED TO BE KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS INCLUDING FORMER 
AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N., NIKKI 
HAY LEE AND TIM SCOTT ALONG WITH
DONALD TRUMP JR., THE 
PRESIDENT'S SON.
MEANTIME PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RIVAL
IS SPEAKING OUT ON ABC
RESPONDING TO THE CRITICISM THAT
BIDEN ISN'T MENTALLY FIT TO HOLD
OFFICE
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH.
WHAT WE SAY, WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE
CONTROL, WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT KIND
OF SHAPE WE'RE IN.
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T MEAN
>> SO YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE 
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO BACK TO THE REPUBLICANS,
EVERYTHING GETTING STARTED IN 
CHARLOTTE TODAY.
PROTESTS THAT HAVE BEEN 
HAPPENING OUTSIDE THE CONVENTION
CENTER THERE AND INSIDE,
DELEGATES, A LIMITED NUMBER,
WILL BE VOTING IN PERSON FOR
THAT NOMINATION.
THE CONVENTION CHAIR, THE RNC 
CHAIR SAY THEY'VE BEEN TESTING
PEOPLE BEFORE THEY GET TO 
CHARLOTTE AND ON SITE AND THEY
BELIEVE IN-PERSON VOTING IS 
SAFE
>> THANK YOU
>>> TONIGHT JOIN OUR NBC NEWS 
TEAM FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF 
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION HERE ON NBC
>>> ALSO BREAKING THIS MORNING, 
TWIN STORMS BREWING AND HEADED
FOR LOUISIANA.
TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA 
PACKING A ONE-TWO PUNCH AS THEY 
TURN TOWARD THE GULF
GOVERNOR EDWARDS IS WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO BE PREPARED
>> WE'RE EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT FROM WIND AND POTENTIALLY
SPAWNING SOME TORNADOS AS WELL
IT'S GOING TO BE THAT 72 HOURS
BEFORE YOU MAY RECEIVE SOME 
ASSISTANCE
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
SHELTER IN PLACE YOURSELF AND 
YOUR FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THAT 
LONG
>> LOUISIANA HAS DECLARED A 
STATE OF EMERGENCY
THIS TWIN STORM NIGHTMARE IS
SOMETHING THIS COUNTRY HASN'T 
SEEN FOR NEARLY A CENTURY.
AND HEADED FOR NEW ORLEANS ON 
THE 15th ANNIVERSARY OF 
HURRICANE KATRINA.
>> JANESSA WEBB IS TRACKING 
THOSE STORMS
THERE'S SO MUCH CHANGING
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE DO HAVE A BIG-TIME CHANGE IN 
THE FORECAST
I THINK NEW ORLEANS, YOU'RE IN
THE CLEAR NOW EVEN THOUGH WE DO 
STILL HAVE THAT STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
YOU COULD STILL DEAL WITH SOME
FLOODING RAIN BUT THIS STORM
SYSTEM HAS TAKEN A MORE 
NORTHWESTERLY TRACK.
THERE IS NO ALERTS FOR PANAMA 
CITY TOTAL HAS SEE AND THEY ARE 
SEEING THE OUTER BANDS
A LITTLE BIT OF HAIL CURRENTLY
HAPPENING BUT THIS STORM SYSTEM 
HAS RUN INTO SOME DRIER AIR AND 
THAT'S ALLOWED IT TO KIND OF
SHRED APART.
WE'LL STILL WATCH IT AS THE 
FLOODING POTENTIAL AND STORM
SURGE I THINK STILL COULD BE
HEFTY ACROSS THE FLORIDA POOND
BUT AS I SAID, NO ALERLTS BUT 
YOU NEED TO BE AWARE AS MARCO 
LIFTS TO THE NORTH AND WEST.
BEHIND THAT IS TROPICAL STORM 
LAURA.
WE'RE EXPECTING THAT TO 
INTENSIFY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
NOW A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY 
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE GULF
COAST ARE VERY WARM.
95 DEGREES FOR HOUSTON, A LITTLE
BIT OF SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON
NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST AND THE 
STORM SYSTEMS THEY'LL START TO
HEAT UP FOR CHICAGO THIS
AFTERNOON INTO GREEN
>>> LEADING THE NEWS ON WHAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd
BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD
REMEMBERED KOBE BRYANT
A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO HER LATE
HUSBAND SAYING IN PART, I'M SO
THANKFUL I HAVE PIECES OF HEAVEN
HERE ON EARTH THANKS TO YOU.
>> AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO
COMMEMORATING BRYANT
REPRESENTING HIS TWO JERSEY 
NUMBERS IN THE NBA 8 AND 24.
>>> ROGER GOODELL SAT DOWN FOR
AN IN DEPTH ONE ON ONE ON THE 
POD CAST UNCOMFORTABLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN
HE SAYS HE WISHED HE LISTENED TO
COLIN KAEPERNICK
>> IF YOU WERE TO PUBLICLY
EXPRESS YOUR REMORSE, APOLOGIZE 
TO KAEPERNICK, WHAT WOULD YOU 
SAY?
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING I'D SAY
IS I WISH WE HAD LISTENED 
EARLIER, KAP, TO WHAT YOU WERE
KNEELING ABOUT AND WHAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO BRING ATTENTION TO
WE'D INVITED HIM IN SEVERAL 
TIMES TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, 
HAVE THE DIALOG.
I WISH WE HAD THE BENEFIT OF
THAT
WE NEVER DID
>> THE COMMISSIONER GOES O
>>> THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THIS 
WORLD TODAY.
WE SEEM TO HAVE DEVELOPED A 
FUNDAMENTAL ABILITY TO APOLOGIZE
TO ANYONE.
>> RUSSELL CROWE'S UNHINGED MADE
ITS DOMESTIC DEBUT WHERE
THEATERS HAVE STARTED TO SLOWLY 
REOPEN HERE.
THE FILM POCKETED MORE THAN 
$4 MILLION OVER THE WEEKEND AND 
PLAYED IN ABOUT 1,800 VENUES
MARKING THE WIDEST RELEASE YET
SINCE THE PANDEMIC HIT
>>> AND THAT MOVE THAT POLICE 
USE TO END CAR CHASES FOUND IT'S
CAUSED A STRING OF DEATHS AND 
INJURIES
>> Reporter: A YOUNG MAN IN A 
PICKUP TRUCK RUNS A RED LIGHT IN
RURAL ARKANSAS AND REFUSES TO 
STOP FOR THE POLICE.
THE HALF HOUR HIGH SPEED CHASE
THIS APRIL ENDS IN A FIERY
WRECK.
THE TRUCK FLIPPING, LAUNCHING 
THE POLICE CRUISER INTO THE AIR,
BUT IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT.
POLICE RECORDS SAY THE STATE
TROOPER CAUSED THE CRASH BY 
BUMPING THE TRUCK AT 109 MILES
AN HOUR.
THE TROOPER WAS INJURED BUT THE 
DRIVER, 34-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN
BATTENFIELD WAS KILLED
>> I DON'T BELIEVE IT SHOULD
HAVE HAPPENED HONESTLY AT THE 
RATE OF SPEED IT WAS GOING
THEY HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY
TO STOP HIM BEFORE HE GOT BACK
IN TOWN.
>> THERE'S A PIT MANEUVER.
>> Reporter: THE TROOPER USED 
THIS MOVE KNOWN AS THE PRECISION
IMPLOEBLIZATION TECHNIQUE.
AN INVESTIGATION PUBLISHED BY 
THE "WASHINGTON POST" FOUND THAT
SINCE 2016 AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE 
HAVE DIED AND HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN
INJURED WHEN POLICE USE THE PIT.
18 OF THOSE DEATHS CAME AFTER 
DRIVERS WERE SUSPECTED OF MINOR 
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS SUCH AS
SPEEDING, THE POST FOUND
TEN KILLED WERE PASSENGERS AND
FOUR WERE BYSTANDERS
>> IF USED PROPERLY IT IS A 
GOOD, SAFE MANEUVER AND IF USED 
IMPROPERLY AT HIGH SPEEDS IN THE
WRONG AREA AGAINST THE WRONG
VEHICLE IT'S DEADLY.
>> Reporter: THE MANEUVER WAS 
DEVELOPED DECADES AGO IN
VIRGINIA WHERE OFFICERS NOW 
PRACTICE IT AT LOW SPEEDS ON A
TRACK.
>> I MATCH THE VIOLATOR'S SPEED.
ONCE I'M BESIDE HIM I MAKE
CONTACT WITH THE TARGET AREA
I'LL HOLD THAT CONTACT ON THE 
TARGET AREA UNTIL EVERYTHING IS 
SAFE AND THEN A GOOD FOLLOW 
THROUGH.
>> THEY PERFORM THE PIT ON THE
STREET ABOUT 13 TIMES A YEAR AND
NO ONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT
>> IF A BYSTANDER IS KILLED OR
IF THE TARGET IN THE CAR IS 
KILLED THAT'S A FAILURE.
IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LIKE
THAT
>> THAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF 
PIT, NO, SIR
>> SOME DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING 
NEW YORK STATE POLICE HAVE
BANNED THE PIT WHILE OTHERS SUCH
AS LAPD FORBID IT AT SPEEDS OVER
35 MILES AN HOUR
BUT MANY LARGE POLICE AGENCIES
ALLOW THE TECHNIQUE AT ANY SPEED
THE "WASHINGTON POST" FOUND.
>> FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE SAY
THEY WOULD ONLY USE THE PIT TO
STOP A D
>> A QUARTET OF GAME FOUR 
BROUGHT A BANG TO THE NBA 
PLAYOFFS
CHECK THIS OUT
>> DONCIC PULLS UP
IT'S GOOD!
>> LUKA DONCIC IS ONLY 21 YEARS 
OLD BUT HE IS QUICKLY BECOMING A
LEGEND
HE HELPED THE MAVERICKS TIE UP
THEIR SERIES WITH THE CLIPPERS
HE HAD A 41-TRIPLE DOUBLE.
>>> TWO TEAMS HAVE LEFT THE 
BUBBLE AFTER BEING SWEPT
THE NETS GAVE UP A WHOPPING 150 
POINTS IN THEIR FIRS
>>> THE TWIN STORMS BARRELLING
TOWARD THE GULF STATES
OFFICIALS IN NEW ORLEANS ARE
URGING RESIDENTS TO PREP FOR
BOTH IMPACTS
JAY GRAY IS THERE FOR US
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILLIP AND WE'RE ON BOURBON
STREET RIGHT NOW
USUALLY YOU'D HEAR SOME KIND OF 
MUSIC.
THERE'S ALWAYS AN ENERGY HERE 
BUT THE ENTIRE FRENCH QUARTER 
UNUSUALLY QUIET.
SOME BUSINESSES DON'T SEEM TOO
WORRIED.
LIKE THIS ONE JUST NEXT DOOR, 
THIS RESTAURANT COMPLETELY
BOARDED UP
WITH THE EFFECTS OF MARCOUX 
EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS
AND LAURA STILL LOOMING RIGHT 
NOW.
THE BIG EASY A BIT UNEASY RIGHT 
NOW.
WITH TWO TROPICAL SYSTEMS 
TARGETING THE LOUISIANA GULF
COAST.
>> SO WE'RE GOING TO GET A RIGHT
HOOK FROM MARCOU AND A LEFT HOOK
FROM LAURA
>> SOME ARE BLOCKING OR BOARDING
UP WHAT THEY CAN AND MAKING SURE
THEY HAVE THE ESSENTIALS TO RIDE
OUT THE STORM.
>> STOCKING UP ON FOOD, AND 
TRYING TO PARK THE CAR IN THE 
HIGHEST POINT POSSIBLE WE CAN 
FIND. 
>> Reporter: OTHERS IN THIS AREA
BELOW SEA LEVEL ARE HEADING FOR 
HIGHER GROUND.
>> WE CAN'T HANDLE A REGULAR
RAINSTORM AND IT'S TIME TO GO.
>> MARCO COULD LOSE A LITTLE
ENERGY THIS AFTERNOON.
CURRENTLY IT'S TRACKING JUST
WEST OF NEW ORLEANS LEAVING THE 
CITY ON THE DIRTY OR STRONG SIDE
OF THE STORM
LAURA IS A MUCH MORE POWERFUL 
SYSTEM THAT FORECASTERS SAY WILL
INTENSIFY BEFORE CROSSING THE 
COAST.
>> IT'S EXPECTED TO BE A VERY 
STRONG CATEGORY 2.
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY IT 
COULD BE A LITTLE BIT STRONGER
AND BE A CATEGORY 3.
>> LASHING THE ISLANDS AS IT
GROWS AND TAKES AIM AT THE GULF,
EVIDENCE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE 
SYSTEM AND A SOBER WARNING FOR
THOSE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM.
>> Reporter: AND LOOK, THE TIME 
TO PREPARE HERE IS REALLY OVER
AT THIS POINT.
IN FACT, OFFICIALS WARNING
OVERNIGHT THAT RESIDENTS WHO
HAVE STAYED SHOULD HUNKER DOWN
WHERE THEY ARE FOR THE NEXT 72
HOURS OR SO.
>> AND ALL THIS HAPPENING AMID A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC TO BOOT.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> OF COURSE THIS IS ALL ABOUT
THE TRACK.
LET'S TURN TO JANESSA WHO'S 
WATCHING THE TWO STORMS.
>> WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING MARCO
START TO FALL APART BUT LAURA,
WE ARE SEEING FLOODING RAIN 
ACROSS HAITI INTO THE DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC
THE PHOTOS ARE VERY DISTURBING
AS THE FLOOD WAT
>>> WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE BREAKING 
NEWS STORIES THIS MORNING.
IN WISCONSIN, A POLICE INVOLVED 
SHOOTING OF A BLACK MAN SPARKS
PROTESTS AND UNREST.
>>> IN CALIFORNIA, THE WILDFIRES
GROW PAST A MILLION ACRES AS THE
DEADLY BLAZES CONTINUE TO GROW
LARGER WITH UNPREDICTABLE WINDS.
>>> A MAJOR SHAKEUP AT THE WHITE
HOUSE AS ONE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S MOST LOYAL ADVISERS 
STEPS DOWN
>>> DOUBLE TROUBLE IN THE GULF, 
AS MARCO AND LAURA, TWO MAJOR 
STORMS, THREATEN THE GULF COAST 
STATES WITH A ONE-TWO PUNCH.
>>> STREAMING BIG.
THE INSPIRING STORY OF A MAN WHO
WAS A SECURITY GUARD AT A 
HOSPITAL AND NOW RETURNING WITH 
A BRAND NEW JOB.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING
I'M PHILIP MENA.
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING 
NEWS
A STATE OF EMERGENCY CURFEW HAS 
BEEN DECLARED FOR KENOSHA,
WISCONSIN.
OUTRAGED PEOPLE FILLING THE 
STREETS ONCE AGAIN AFTER A
29-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT BY 
POLICE
VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT QUICKLY 
WENT VIRAL ONLINE.
AND A WARNING, IT MAY BE
DISTURBING TO SEE.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED 
BEFORE THE RECORDING, BUT A MAN 
IDENTIFIED AS JACOB BLAKE COULD 
BE SEEN MOVING TO OPEN A CAR
DOOR AND MULTIPLE SHOTS ARE 
FIRED.
BLAKE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A
HOSPITAL
A LOCAL AFFILIATE SPOKE TO HIS
FIANCE
>> THE TWO MALE OFFICERS
INSTANTLY DETAINED HIM, LIKE, 
PUT YOUR HANDS UP NEW YORK E QUS
OR NONE OF THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET DIDS CAN 
OUT OF THE CAR
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, HE 
DIDN'T DO NOTHING WRONG, JUST 
ASK SOME QUESTIONS FIRST BEFORE 
YOU PIN THIS MAN UP AGAINST THE 
CAR.
>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS 
OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN
PROVIDING FIRST AID.
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THAT 
SHOOTING
>>> NOW TO BREAKING NEWS
A TWIN NIGHTMARE HEADED FOR THE 
GULF COAST
TWO TROPICAL STORMS TARGETING 
LOUISIANA JUST 48 HOURS APART.
MARCO HAS WEAKENED DOWN,
BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM.
BUT AFTER WREAKING HAVOC IN THE 
CARIBBEAN, TROPICAL STORM LAURA 
IS GAINING STRENGTH.
NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
IS TRACKING THEM FOR US.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THIS JUST IN, MARCO HAS TAKEN 
KIND OF A DIFFERENT TRACK.
I THINK THE NEXT UPDATE WE SEE
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE 
CENTER HAS IT GOING MORE INTO 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
ALERTS ARE NOT OUT FOR THIS 
AREA, BUT TALLAHASSEE INTO
PANAMA CITY, THIS IS TAKING MORE
OF A NORTHERLY TRACK AND YOU'RE 
SEEING BANDS OF MOISTURE
EVEN THOUGH LOUISIANA IS ON OUR 
RADAR, THEY WILL DEAL WITH THE
STORM SURGE WITH THIS STORM 
SYSTEM
RIGHT NOW, IT HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL SYSTEM.
BEHIND THAT, WE HAVE A MAJOR
HURRICANE THAT IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD.
THAT IS TROPICAL STORM LAURA IS 
GAINING STEAM OVER THE ISLANDS
YOU THINK IT WOULD START TO BE
BROKEN DOWN DUE TO THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE LAND INTERACTION THAT 
IT'S CURRENTLY SEEING.
BUT IT WILL GO BACK INTO A WARM 
BODY OF WATER AND INTENSINTENSI.
AND BY WEDNESDAY, POTENTIAL 
LANDFALL NEAR BATON ROUGE OR NEW
ORLEANS.
WE ARE EXPECTING A STORM SURGE
OF 10 TO 12 FEET IN THAT AREA.
WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATION UP TO
THREE FEET
>> SERIOUS SITUATION THERE
JANESSA, THANKS FOR TRACKING
THAT FOR US.
>>> NOW TO ONE OF THE MOST
VISIBLE FACES IN THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION LEAVING THE WHITE
HOUSE.
SHE SAID SHE'S STEPPING DOWN AT 
THE END OF AUGUST.
KELLYANNE CONWAY IS PLANNING TO 
SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER
CHILDREN, SAYING IN PART, AS
MILLIONS OF PARENTS NATIONWIDE
KNOW, KIDS DOING SCHOOL FROM
HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL OF 
ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE THAT IS 
UNUSUAL AT THESE TIMES
THIS IS COMPLETELY MY CHOICE AND
MY VOICE
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MOMMA.
HER HUSBAND ANNOUNCED HE TOO IS 
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN
PROJECT TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO
FAMILY MATTERS
THE SEISMIC SHIFT FOR THE COUPLE
COMES AFTER A TWEET STORM FROM
THEIR 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, 
CLAUDIA CONWAY, WHO SAID SHE'S
PUSHING FOR EMANCIPATION
>>> LET'S TURN TO THE MASSIVE 
WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.
THE SMOKE THERE IS SO THICK THE 
HAZE IS EVEN HITTING STATES IN
THE MIDWEST.
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
NBC'S STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE
ON THE FRONTLINES.
>> WE'LL HAVE THAT STORY IN A 
MOMENT
NOW TO NEW MEDICAL TREATMENT TO 
FIGHT CORONAVIRUS.
IT'S BEEN GIVEN EMERGENCY 
AUTHORIZATION.
SUNDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ANNOUNCED THE APPROVAL OF 
CONVALESCENT PLASMA, WHICH USES 
BLOOD FROM COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO
HAVE RECOVERED
BUT SOME ARE STILL QUESTIONING
THE EFFECTIVENESS.
>> LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HAVING
TROUBLE WITH THAT, AS WELL
LET'S MOVE NOW TO PRESIDENT 
TRUMP FACING A NEW CONTROVERSY
FROM WITHIN HIS OWN FAMILY
IN A SECRET RECORDING, THE
PRESIDENT'S SISTER, MARIANNE
TRUMP BARRY, IS HEARD SAYING HE 
HAS NO PRINCIPLES, THAT AUDIO 
WAS FIRST OBTAINED BY "THE
WASHINGTON POST," AND HAS SINCE 
BEEN OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS.
LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE THIS REPORT
NOW FROM JENNIFER JOHNSON.
[ NO AUDIO ]
>> ALL RIGHT
CLEARLY HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH
OUR STORIES HERE
LET'S GO BACK OVER TO 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB WHO
IS TRACKING THOSE TWO MONSTER 
STORMS IN THE GULF
JANESSA?
>> LET ME SHOW YOU RADAR RIGHT
NOW.
CURRENTLY, SEEING MARCO AND THE 
FORECAST HAS REALLY CHANGED.
JUST IN THE LAST HOUR.
IT DEFINITELY HAS WEAKENED
BACK DOWN TO A TROPICAL STORM 
SYSTEM
DUE TO IT JUST BEING REALLY 
DISORGANIZED, YOU CAN SEE BANDS 
OF MOISTURE HITTING THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE.
BUT I THINK THE CENTER OF THIS
STORM IS GOING TO GO MORE TOWARD
THE NORTH.
NO ALERTS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
BUT WE REALLY NEED TO GET AWARE,
BECAUSE A STORM SURGE IS GOING
TO BE HEIGHTENED THROUGHOUT THE 
AFTERNOON AND INTO YOUR EVENING.
AND ALSO WITH MARCO, IT'S 
STARTING TO MOVE AT A FASTER
SPEED.
SO FOR THE FORECAST FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, IT 
SAID IT WAS GOING TO VEER MORE
TO THE WEST, BUT I THINK THAT 
WILL CHANGE AT THE 5:00 A.M.
UPDATE
THEN ALL EYES WILL BE ON
TROPICAL STORM LAURA
I THINK THE INTENSIFICATION 
PHASE WILL START TO HEIGHTEN, 
GOING INTO THIS EVENING, INTO 
TUESDAY.
AND THEN A POTENTIAL LANDFALL 
FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY
NOW, WE'LL WATCH THE TRACK
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, IS IT 
GOES BACK INTO THE GULF.
IT'S A WARM BODY OF WATER.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE UPPER 
80s TO LOW 90s
SO I THINK THAT RAPID 
INTENSIFICATION RAISEPHASE REALY
STARTS TO HAPPEN
SO ALL OF THE GULF COAST NEEDS
TO BE AWARE.
SHOULD HAVE ENERGY OFFICIALS
TELLING YOU WHERE TO GO.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, GUYS, THIS IS
HAPPENING WITH CORONAVIRUS, AND 
PEOPLE NEED TO REALLY BE
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS FROM MORGAN
CITY TO NEW ORLEANS.
LOOK AT THE STORM SURGE.
THAT IS GOING TO BE AFTER THE 
STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY IN.
THREE TO FIVE FEET ACROSS NEW 
ORLEANS INTO MORGAN SYSTEM
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORIES.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
GULF COAST, 85 DEGREES AND
THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW THAT STORM
SYSTEM TO GAIN A LITTLE BIT OF
STRENGTH
ALSO, WATCHING THE SEVERE 
WEATHER THREATS FROM SALT LAKE
INTO CHICAGO
SO THESE STORM SYSTEMS, THEY'RE 
TRYING TO MATERIALIZE BUT HAVING
A HARD TIME COMING TOGETHER.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG 48
HOURS.
GUYS
>> A WHOLE LOT TO WATCH.
THANKS FOR THAT.
>>> THERE WAS A DEPUTY WHO HAD
TO THINK FAST.
THERE WAS A PREGNANT WOMAN WHO
WENT INTO LABOR IN A 7/ELEVEN 
PARKING LOT.
CHECK IT OUT
>> GOOD JOB.
[ BABY CRYING 
>> CONGRATULATIONS
IT IS A BOY.
>> SO HER WATER BROKE AND DEPUTY
RICHARD ALLEN, JR. JUMPED INTO
ACTION
AN AMBULANCE WAS ON THE WAY, BUT
THE MEDICS ARRIVED JUST SECONDS 
TOO LATE
HEALTHY BABY BOY
AND THE NEW MOM SAID YOU ARE MY 
HERO, DEPUTY
NOW I OWE YOU A BILL GULP.
>> SHE'S IN FRONT OF A
>>> THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF IN
THE RACE FOR 2020, IN HIS FIRST 
INTERVIEW SINCE THE DNC, JOE
BIDEN LAUGHED OFF ATTACKS FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT HIS MENTAL
ACUITY
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH, WHAT WE SAY, 
WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE CONTROL,
WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT KIND OF SHAPE
WE'RE IN
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> SO YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE 
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> TONIGHT, THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION KICKS OFF 
WITH SPEECHES FROM DONALD TRUMP,
JR., FORMER U.N. AMBASSADOR 
NIKKI HALEY, SENATOR TIM SCOTT
AND MORE
VOTERS WILL BE WATCHING.
OUR CORY KAUFMAN IS IN
PENNSYLVANIA WITH MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: PHILIP,
PENNSYLVANIA ISN'T THE SAME 
STATE IT WAS IN 2016 WITH.
A STALLED ECONOMY, VOTERS ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT JOBS
BUT THEY'RE INCREASINGLY WORRIED
ABOUT THE PANDEMIC AND ABOUT THE
FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
FOUR YEARS AGO, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WAS ABLE TO APPEAL TO MODERATE
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS AND 
NARROWLY TAKE THE LEAD IN 
PENNSYLVANIA
HE'S TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THAT
NARROW LEAD BY HOLDING EVENTS 
HERE LOCALLY
HE HELD AN EVENT JUST LAST WEEK 
NEAR BIDEN'S BIRTHPLACE OF
SCRANTON
THE VOTERS WEIGHED IN.
>> I DO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
WILL SUFFER FOUR NOR YEARS UNDER
A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
AND THAT IS TERRIFYING
>> WE RELY ON THE PRESIDENT WHO 
IS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR COUNTRY'S 
LEADER TO FIX IT, BUT WE SEE
ARE -- WE'RE SEEING IT'S NOT
BEING FIXED.
>> ANYTHING TRUMP COULD DO TO 
EARN YOUR VOTE FOR 2020?
>> COMING AROUND SOCIALLY WOULD 
BE A HUGE STEP
DEFINITELY
>> Reporter: SO TRUMP CAN'T JUST
APPEAL TO THE ECONOMIC SIDE OF
THINGS
THAT WILL BE HIS SET OF 
CHALLENGES
BIDEN'S CHALLENGES WILL BE
ENGAGING THEIR BASE OF
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS AND INCREASING
THAT TURNOUT OF 71% FROM 2016.
THAT WAS A LOSS OF A MILLION
VOTES BACK THEN.
PHILIP
>> TRUMP ONLY WON IT BY LESS
THAN 50,000.
THANK YOU.
>> JOIN OUR NBC TEAM FOR
COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE
♪ HALLELUJAH, HALL ELUJAH ♪
>> IT WASN'T MUCH.
>> PART OF THE VIRTUAL FAN
CONVENTION, D.C. REVEALED THE 
LOOK AT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
SNYDER REVEALED THE FOUR-HOUR 
FEEL WILL BE BROKEN INTO
HOUR-LONG CHUNKS WHEN IT
PREMIERES ON HBO MAX NEXT YEAR
>> THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT
THAT'S WHAT "THE IRISHMAN"
SHOULD HAVE DONE
>> I TOTALLY AGREE
>>> ALL RIGHT.
ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd
BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD
REMEMBERS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
KOBE BRYANT.
VANESSA BRYANT PENNED A HEART 
WRENCHING TRIBUTE SAYING -
>> IN LOS ANGELES, THE DODGERS
PAID TRIBUTE BY WEARING KOBE'S
JERSEY PREGAME
AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO 
TRIBUTE TO KICK OFF MAMBA WEEK
>> BETTER LOSER, BETTER WINNER, 
JUST BE BETTER
>> DO THE SIMPLE STUFF RIGHT
>> TODAY, AUGUST 24th, IS KOBE
BRYANT DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA
THE DAY WAS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT 
BRYANT'S TWO JERSEY NUMB WERS 
THE LAKERS, 8 AND 24
WITH ALL THAT'S HAPPENED THIS 
YEAR, STILL SO SURREAL THAT KOBE
BRYANT LEFT US THAT WAY.
>> JUST THINKING THE SAME THING 
IN OUR UPSIDE DOWN WORLD, JUST
MONTHS AGO IS WHEN IT HAPPENED
BEFORE THIS PANDEMIC, BUT WOW.
>> HIS LEGACY LIVES ON
WATCHED A LOT OF BASKETBALL 
YESTERDAY.
>>> AND NOT PLAYING AROUND WHEN 
IT COMES TO CORONAVIRUS SAFETY
RULES.
>> STUDENTS WHO BOUGHT TICKETS
IN SECTION FIVE, MOVE TO SECTION
FIVE
>> SO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME 
WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL STUDENTS
WENT TO THEIR ASSIGNED SEATS AND
PUT THEIR MASKS ON
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.
YOU TAKE CHARGE AND SHOW THEM 
HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DONE.
>> GOT TO CALL THEM OUT.
>>> CITY OFFICIALS IN 
CONNECTICUT ARE GETTING BACK AT 
JOHN OLIVER FOR HIS RANT ABOUT
THEIR CITY
>> BEHIND ME, YOU'LL SEE THE
CITY OF DANBURY SEWER PLANT.
WE ARE GOING TO RENAME IT THE 
JOHN OLIVER MEMORIAL SEWER
PLANT.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF [ BLEEP ], 
JUST LIKE YOU, JOHN.
>> THE NEW NAME COMES AFTER A 
EPISODE WHICH OLIVER SINGLED OUT
DANBURY AFTER NOTING ITS RAILWAY
MUSEUM
HE DOUBLED DOWN YESTERDAY, SAY
HE DOESN'T CARE FOR THAT CITY,
THE BABIES OR TH
>>> LET'S GET BACK TO THE STORY 
WE TRIED TO BRING YOU EARLIER 
ABOUT THE MASSIVE WILDFIRES IN
CALIFORNIA
THE SMOKE IS SO THICK THE HAZE
IS EVEN HITTING STATES IN THE 
MIDWEST.
NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY ARE 
BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE ON THE 
FRONTLINE.
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE
BATTLE TO CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY WITH A NEW LOOMING
THREAT IN THE FORECAST, FRESH 
RED FLAG WARNINGS AND ANOTHER 
PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY LIGHTNING 
STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 50 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE.
THE FIRES NOW TOTALLY MORE THAN 
1.1 MILLION ACRES IN SIZE.
A FIRE FOOT PRINT VISIBLE FROM
SPACE.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION, RELEASING FEDERAL
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY 
ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA TO 
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE 
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES,
FORCED THE EVACUATIONS OF 
THOUSANDS AND KILLED AT LEAST 
FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL IS RESORTING TO FILLING
BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER TO DOUSE 
SMALL FIRES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD, CHECKING
PROPERTIES AND STUFF
AND LOOKING FOR LITTLE SPOT 
FIRES THAT ARE FLARING UP.
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME, IT'S 
ALREADY TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK.
JUST TOTAL SHOCK
>> Reporter: BRIAN BRANIGAN 
RETURNED TO HIS HOME TO FIND
RUINS.
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME, FOUR-CAR 
GARAGE, EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE CAME SO QUICK.
>> Reporter: AND NEARBY, A
HAUNTING SIGHT
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES INSIDE
CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST STATE PARK, 
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
PAINFUL REMINDER OF THE FIRE'S
TERRIFYING POWER
PHILIP, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE 
TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WIND ALSO MAKE THESE FIRES A LOT
WORSE.
>> HARD TO HEAR THAT
STEVE, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
REPORT
>> WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH 
JANESSA WEB WITH THE TWIN 
TROPICAL STORMS SHE'S FOLLOWING.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN
>> THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REALLY 
GOING THROUGH, THE HEAT 
CONTINUES TO BUILD
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING ACROSS 
THE AREA, SO THE HEAT IS GOING
TO BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR ALL 
THOSE FIREFIGHTERS IN THAT AREA.
ALSO WINDS TODAY, AT LEAST 20 
MILES PER HOUR
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, WE DO HAVE TWO DUAL
SYSTEMS THAT WE'RE FIRST
TRACKING MARCO
RIGHT NOW HURRICANE WARNINGS OUT
FOR NEW ORLEANS, TRSTRETCHING IT
PARTS OF ALABAMA
I THINK THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER EXPANDS THIS MORE TO THE 
FLORID
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH A STORY 
ABOUT DREAMING BIG AND AIMING 
HIGH
IT'S THE INSPIRING TALE OF ONE
MAN'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE
HOSPITAL WHERE HE USED TO BE A
SECURITY GUARD
>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF THE 
MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF 
RUSSELL'S LIFE
>> FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.
>> Reporter: A PEDIATRICS 
ROTATION AT BATON ROUGE GENERAL 
HOSPITAL
>> I KIND OF WANT TO CRY RIGHT
NOW THINKING ABOUT IT.
IT WAS LIKE, GOD, YOU'VE BROUGHT
ME SO FAR.
>> Reporter: RUSSELL HAS WALKED 
THE HALLS OF THIS HOSPITAL
BEFORE, BUT HE WORE A VERY
DIFFERENT UNIFORM.
THIS WAS HIM TEN YEARS AGO, WHEN
HE WAS A FULL-TIME SECURITY 
GUARD FOR THE HOSPITAL
>> IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING TEN 
YEARS FOR YOU.
>> YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A RIDE
FROM, YOU KNOW, BEING A SECURITY
GUARD HERE AT BATON ROUGE 
GENERAL TO NOW, BEING A ROTATING
MEDICAL STUDENT.
>> Reporter: GROWING UP IN LAKE 
CHARLES, LOUISIANA, RUSSELL 
NEVER THOUGHT A CAREER IN 
MEDICINE WAS POSSIBLE.
>> WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT SMART 
PEOPLE GROWING UP, I WAS LIKE 
THEY'RE USUALLY WEALTHY, THEY 
DON'T LOOK LIKE ME
>> Reporter: BUT IT WAS WHILE 
WORKING NIGHT SECURITY THAT A 
CHANCE ENCOUNTER CHANGED HIS
LIFE
>> I WAS WALKING OUT, HE OFFERED
TO WALK ME TO MY CAR
HE ASKED ME WHAT I DID
I SAID I WAS A SURGEON AND HIS
EYES LIT UP.
HE SAID, WOW
>> Reporter: DR. PATRICK
GRAVENSTEIN LET RUSSELL FOLLOW
HIM FOR MONTHS
>> HE DIDN'T KNOW ME FROM A 
FLOWER FROM THE WALL
>> Reporter: THAT SET HIM ON A
NEW AND CHALLENGING PATH
FIRST, GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE
IN LOUISIANA
THEN A Ph.D. AT NYU IN MOLECULAR
ONCOLOGY
AND NOW RUSSELL IS RETURNING TO 
A PLACE HE KNOWS SO WELL
>> TELL ME A LITTLE WHY YOU 
DECIDED TO GO BACK
>> I MISS HOME
IF I'M GOING TO BE GOOD TO
PEOPLE, I'M GOING TO BE GOOD TO 
PEOPLE WHERE I'M FROM.
BECAUSE THEY NEED ME
>> Reporter: BUT IT'S NOT JUST
HIS PATIENTS THAT NEED HIM, IT'S
THOSE WHO MAY SEE SOMETHING HE
DID.
>> IF I DIDN'T SEE MANY BLACK 
DOCTORS GROWING UP, I NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN 
FOR SOMEONE ELSE
>> Reporter: SO HE'LL WALK THESE
HALLS ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME IN A
WHITE COAT
WE ALL HAVE DREAMS
TELL ME WHAT YOU WOULD TELL THAT
KID 20 YEARS AGO THAT WAS 
DREAMING
>> I THINK I WOULD TELL HIM TO
KEEP GOING, MAN.
AND JUST PURSUE YOUR DREAMS 
UNAPOLOG
UNAPOLOGETICALLY
>> THAT'S THE WAY TO START OFF
OUR WEEK
RUSSELL IS PLANNING TO
SPECIALIZE IN PEDIATRICS AND
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, AS WELL.
WHILE PROTECTING PEOPLE AND 
KEEPING THEM SAFE IN MORE WAYS
THAN ONE
>> SOMETIMES YOU NEED A SHOT, 
TOO.
THAT IS JUST AN AMAZING STORY.
KUDOS TO HIM RUSSELL MADE THE 
MOST OUT OF THAT OPPORTUNITY AND
HE'S GOING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY
TO HELP OUT.
>>> MULTIPLE BREAKING 
DEVELOPMENTS OVERNIGHT
IN WISCONSIN, A BLACK MAN IS
HOSPITALIZED IN SERIOUS 
CONDITION FOLLOWING A POLICE
SHOOTING THAT SPARKED PROTESTS
IN THE REGION.
>>> WHIPLASH FOR THE WEATHER
TWO MAJOR STORMS BEAR DOWN ON 
THE GULF COAST
RESIDENTS BRACE FOR POSSIBLE
BACK-TO-BACK HURRICANES.
>>> WHITE HOUSE IN TURMOIL
ON THE EVE OF THE REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION, THE ARCHITECT OF THE
TRUMP 2016 VICTORY DELIVERS AN
OVAL OFFICE MESSAGE.
I'M STEPPING DOWN.
>>> AND THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES 
EMERGENCY USE OF A NEW TREATMENT
FOR COVID AND THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS WHETHER POLITICAL 
PRESSURE RUSHED THE DECISION
HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT?
>>> AND NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER
GOODELL'S UNCOMFORTABLE 
CONVERSATION ABOUT COLIN
KAEPERNICK
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILIP MENA
WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING 
NEWS
ANOTHER POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF IT NOW 
WITH A WARNING THAT THE VIDEO 
MAY BE DISTURBING.
POLICE WERE RESPONDING TO A 
DOMESTIC INCIDENT, AND A MAN
IDENTIFIED BY FAMILY MEMBERS AS 
29-YEAR-OLD JACOB BLAKE, OPENED 
A CAR DOOR AND APPEARS HE'S SHOT
MULTIPLE TIMES
WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 
THE MOMENTS BEFORE THAT 
RECORDING.
BLAKE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A
HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION,
BUT HIS FATHER SAYS HE'S NOW
STABLE AFTER SURGERY
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THE
SHOOTING
THE VIDEO, WHICH QUICKLY WENT 
VIRAL, HAS SPARKED PROTESTS.
A LARGE CROWD FIRST GATHERED
WHERE SOME PEOPLE DAMAGED POLICE
CARS
THEN PROTESTS FORMED OUTSIDE THE
POLICE STATION WHERE THEY WERE
MET BY OFFICERS IN RIOT GEAR
MORE CARS WERE DAMAGED AND A
DUMP TRUCK SET ON FIRE
THE COUNTY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY
CURFEW UNTIL 7:00 A.M.
A REPORTER WITH OUR LOCAL 
AFFILIATE ON THE GROUND IN
KENOSHA SAID SHE RAN FROM TEAR
GAS AND RETURNED TO FIND HER
STATION'S CAR VANDALIZED
>>> TWIN STORMS BREWING AND 
HEADED FOR LOUISIANA
TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA 
PACKING A ONE-TWO PUNCH,
THREATENING TO WALL LOT THE 
BAYOU STATES WITHIN 48 HOURS OF 
EACH OTHER
THE GOVERNOR IS WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO BE PREPARED
>> WE'RE EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS FROM WIND AND POTENTIAL 
TORNADOES, AS WELL
IT'S GOING TO BE THAT 72 HOURS
BEFORE YOU MAY RECEIVE SOME 
ASSIS
ASSISTANCE
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
SHELTER IN PLACE, YOURSELF AND
YOUR FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THAT 
LONG
>> LOUISIANA HAS DECLARED A 
STATE OF EMERGENCY
THIS TWIN STORM NIGHTMARE IS
SOMETHING THIS COUNTRY HASN'T 
SEEN IN NEARLY A CENTURY
>> LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB
SHE'S BEEN TRACKING THESE TWIN
STORMS
GOOD MORNING
THESE STORMS COULD BE 
DEVASTATING FOR NEW ORLEANS, BUT
WHAT WORRIES YOU MOST HERE
>> YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN A CHANGE
IN THE TRACK JUST IN THE LAST 
HOUR AND WE DO NOT HAVE ALERTS
THAT ARE PUT OUT FOR THE FLORIDA
PAN HANDLE
I'M CONCERNED RIGHT NOW THAT
YOU'RE SEEING MORE OF A 
NORTHERLY TRACK HERE, AND WE'RE 
NOT SEEING THIS GOING TO MAKE 
ITS WAY MORE TO THE WEST
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A 
MAJOR UPDATE CHANGE WHEN THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER COMES 
UP WITH THE LATEST TRACK AT 5:00
A.M.
THE OUTER BANDS ARE HITTING 
PANAMA CITY TO TALLAHASSEE
YOU CAN SEE BY THE ROTATION OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM, IT IS GOING
MORE TO THE NORTH AND EAST
SO WE'LL WATCH THIS FAIRLY
CLOSELY AND THAT UPDATE IS GOING
TO BE VERY VITAL
I THINK YOU'LL SEE THE STORM
SURGE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE, AS WELL
THAT'S ROUND NUMBER ONE.
THEN WE TALK ABOUT TROPICAL 
STORM LAURA.
IT'S GOING OVER CUBA CURRENTLY
AND MAINTAINING ITS STRENGTH AS 
IT GOES INTO THE GUFLT GULF, IT 
WILL CAUSE RAPID INTENSIFICATION
AND GOES INTO A HURRICANE TOO BY
TUESDAY EVENING.
I THINK WE HAVE A LANDFALL JUST 
OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS, POSSIBLY
BATON ROUGE.
AGAIN, THIS COULD TAKE THE
TRACK.
THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY STILL 
VERY WIDE.
GUYS
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> NOW TO ONE OF THE MOST
VISIBLE FACES OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION LEAVING THE WHITE
HOUSE.
IN A STATEMENT, THE LONG-TIME 
ADVISER TO TRUMP SAID SHE'S 
STEPPING DOWN AT THE END OF 
AUGUST
CONWAY IS PLANNING TO SPEND MORE
TIME WITH HER CHILDREN, SAYING
IN PART, AS MILLIONS OF PARENTS 
NATIONWIDE KNOW, KIDS DOING 
SCHOOL FROM HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL
OF ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE THAT 
IS AS UNUSUAL AS THESE TIMES
THIS IS COMPLETELY MY CHOICE AND
MY VOICE
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MOMMA.
HER HUSBAND ANNOUNCED HE IS 
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN
PROJECT TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO
FAMILY MATTERS
THE SEISMIC SHIFT COMES AFTER A 
TWEET STORM AFTER HER 
15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SAYS SHE'S 
PUSHING FOR EMANCIPATION AND HER
MOTHER'S JOB RUINED HER LIFE, 
ADDING IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY AND 
FAME
>>> WITH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION SET TO GET UNDER WAY 
TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY
AUTHORIZATION FOR A CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENT THAT HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAILS AS A "MAJOR
ADVANCE.
K
KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED A NEW STEP FOR A
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT.
A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USE 
AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVALESCENT
PLASMA, TAKEN FROM RECOVERED
PATIENT'S BLOOD WERE OTHERS 
HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID.
>> THIS IS A POWERFUL THERAPY 
THAT TRANSFUSES, VERY, VERY 
STRONG ANTIBODIES.
>> Reporter: JOINED BY THE HEAD 
OF THE FDA, THIS DECISION COMES 
AFTER INTERNAL SCIENTIFIC DEBATE
OVER WHETHER THE FDA HAD ENOUGH 
DATA
AND AFTER THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED 
FDA STAFF ON TWITTER OF DELAYING
ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A
HOLDUP, BUT WE BROKE THE LOG JAM
OVER THE LAST WEEK, THAT'S MY 
VERY STRONG OPINION.
THAT'S FOR POLITICAL REASONS
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 
POLITICS BUT LIFE AND DEATH.
>> Reporter: BY ADDING A RARE 
SUNDAY NIGHT NEWS CONFERENCE, 
THE PRESIDENT CAN TRY TO
DISTRACT FROM THE NEGATIVE
PORTRAIT REVEALED BY SECRET 
AUDIO RECORDINGS OF HIS OLDER 
SISTER, RETIRED FEDERAL JUDGE 
MARIANNE TRUMP BERRY
>> Reporter: FIRST REPORTED BY
"THE WASHINGTON POST," NBC NEWS 
HAS NOW ALSO OBTAINED SOME OF 
THE 15 HOURS OF RECORDINGS MADE 
IN 2018 AND '19 BY TRUMP NIECE
AND TELL-ALL AUTHOR MARY TRUMP
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE CHIEF
OF STAFF REACTED TO THE TRUMP 
FAMILY DRAMA
>> THIS IS POLITICS AS USUAL BY 
A NIECE THAT WAS WRITTEN OUT OF 
A WILL THAT WOULD HAVE
APPARENTLY -- JUST HAS AN AX TO 
GRIND BECAUSE SHE WANTS JOE 
BIDEN TO BE PRESIDENT.
>> OUR THANKS TO KELLY FOR THAT 
REPORT
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PREPARING
FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION TONIGHT WITH PLANS TO
ADDRESS HIS SUPPORTERS FROM TWO 
LOCATIONS.
THE TONE EXPECTED TO BE 
DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE
HEARD FROM DEMOCRATS LAST WEEK
NBC'S TRACY POTTS JOINS US WITH 
MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: HI, GOOD MORNING.
SO WHAT REPUBLICANS ARE TELLING 
US IS THAT THIS WEEK WILL BE
ABOUT THE AMERICAN STORY
AND IT WILL START IN CHARLOTTE, 
NORTH CAROLINA
THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS OF THE
CONVENTION, THE ROLL CALL VOTE
TO NOMINATE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
HAPPENING STARTING THIS MORNING.
AND YES, THE PRESIDENT IS GOING 
TO BE IN TWO PLACES THIS WEEK,
THURSDAY AS YOU SEE HERE, HE'LL 
BE SPEAKING FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
TODAY, WE ARE TOLD PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL ACTUALLY BE IN 
CHARLOTTE FOR THE END OF THAT 
ROLL CALL VOTE
MEANTIME, WE HAVE ALSO HEARD
FROM HIS RIVAL, DEMOCRAT JOE
BIDEN, WHOSE NOMINATION WAS LAST
WEEK ON ABC OVERNIGHT, BIDEN
RESPONDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
CRITICISM THAT HE'S NOT MENTALLY
FIT TO HOLD OFFICE
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH, WHAT WE SAY, 
WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE CONTROL,
WHAT WE KNOW
WHAT KIND OF SHAPE WE'RE IN.
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Reporter: THE CHAIR OF THE 
REPUBLICAN -- 
[ NO AUDIO ]
-- IS THE ROLL CALL IS HAPPENING
ON THE INSIDE OF THE CHARLOTTE
CONVENTION CENTER IS SAFE, THAT 
THEY TESTED PEOPLE BEFORE THEY
ARRIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA AND 
THEY'VE BEEN DOING TESTING ON 
SITE
FRANCES?
>> TRACY, THANK YOU.
NBC NEW ALSO HAVE COMPLETE
COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGINNING 
TONIGHT AT 10:00 EASTERN, 7:00
PACIFIC.
>>> 700 NATIONWIDE PROTESTS WERE
HELD OVER THE WEEKEND TO SHOW 
SUPPORT FOR THOSE WORKING FOR 
THE POSTAL SERVICE BUT NOT ITS
LEADERSHIP
THE SAVE THE POST OFFICE RALLIES
HAPPENED AT LOCAL POST OFFICES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THE DEMONSTRATIONS WERE 
ORGANIZED TO PROTEST AGAINST THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING 
OF THE U.S. POSTAL SYSTEM.
AND TO CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, LOUIS 
DEJOY.
THAT COMES AS CONGRESS MEMBERS
VOTED IN FAVOR TO GIVE $25
BILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDS TO 
THE SERVICE.
THE BILL WILL MOVE ON TO THE GOP
SENATE
>>> LET'S TURN BACK TO JANESSA
WEBB WHO IS WATCHING THE GULF 
WITH THE TROPICS THERE AND THE
WEEK AHEAD
JANESSA?
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE A KIND OF SHIFT IN OUR
FORECAST
MARCO NOW A TROPICAL STORM, HAS 
RAN INTO SOME DRYER AIR.
I DO THINK THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
ALL THE WAY INTO ALABAMA, THE 
SOUTH COAST, YOU NEED TO BE 
AWARE.
RIGHT NOW WE STILL HAVE 
HURRICANE WARNINGS THAT ARE SET 
OUT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
LOUISIANA.
THIS NEEDS TO BE SHIFTED TO MORE
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ACROSS
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
I STILL DO THINK THE STORM SURGE
IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM AND THE
INUNDATION OF RAIN WHERE THEY 
COULD SEE EIGHT INCHES POSSIBLE 
ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO TEMPERATURES FOR NEW ORLEANS 
TODAY, 85 DEGREES.
IT'S HEATING UP FOR MEMPHIS.
93, ALSO WATCHING THE SEVERE
WEATHER RISK FOR THE DAKOTAS, 
MAKING ITS WAY INTO CHICAGO, 93.
MORE ON THE TROPICS COMING UP.
>> THANKS, JANESSA
>>> CITY OFFICIALS IN DANBU BBU 
CONNECTICUT ARE GETTING BACK AT 
JOHN OLIVER.
>> BEHIND ME, YOU'LL SEE THE
CITY OF DANBURY SEWER PLANT AND 
WE'RE GOING TO RENAME IT THE
JOHN OLIVER MEMORIAL SEWER
PLANT.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF [ BLEEP ], 
JUST LIKE YOU, JOHN.
>> NEW NAME COMES AFTER JOHN
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CITY
LEADERS IN DENVER ARE CALLING 
OUT RIOTERS WHO SET FIRES IN THE
DOWNTOWN AIR REA AND DESTROYED 
PROPERTY
>> NOW I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU AS
A BLACK MAN AND DENV FAYTIVE
THE NARRATIVE THAT THEY ARE 
MARCHING FOR JUSTICE AND BLACK
LIVES IS FRANKLY FALSE
THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW THAT 
YOU DO NOT REPRESENT US.
STOP USING THE COLOR OF MY SKIN 
AS AN EXCUSE TO TEAR UP MY CITY.
>> STRONG WORDS FROM DENVER'S 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY
CLASHES WITH POLICE BROKE OUT 
AFTER A GROUP OF 50 TO 75 PEOPLE
RIOTED OUTSIDE THE DENVER POLICE
HEADQUARTERS, SMASHING WINDOWING
AND SETTING FIRES.
OFFICIALS CALLING THEM
ANARCHISTS SAYING THEY WILL NOT 
STAND FOR IT
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE 
EMERGENCY SITUATION IN
CALIFORNIA
HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS RACING 
TO PUT OUT THOSE HISTORICALLY 
MASSIVE WILDFIRES.
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED IN TO HELP.
HERE'S NBC'S STEVE PATTERSON
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE BAT
TOLL CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S 
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY WITH A NEW LOOMING
THREAT IN THE FORECAST
FRESH RED FLAG WARNINGS AND 
ANOTHER PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY 
LIGHTNING STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 50 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE, THE FIRE TOTALLING 
1.1 MILLION ACRES IN SIZE, A
FIRE FOOT PRINT VISIBLE FROM
SPACE.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION, RELEASING FEDERAL
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY 
ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA TO 
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE 
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES,
FORCED THE EVACUATIONS OF 
THOUSANDS AND KILLED AT LEAST 
FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL COOK IS RESORTING TO 
FILLING BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER
IN AN EFFORT TO DOUSE SMALL 
FIRES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND, CHECKING 
PROPERTIES AND STUFF AND LOOKING
FOR LITTLE SPOT FIRES FLARING 
UP
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME, IT'S 
TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK, TOTAL SHOCK
>> Reporter: BRIAN RETURNED TO
HIS HOME TO FIND RUINS
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME, FOUR-CAR 
GARAGE
EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE CAME SO QUICK.
>> Reporter: AND NEARBY, A
HAUNTING SIGHT
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES INSIDE
CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST STATE PARK
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
REMINDER OF THE FIRE'S
TERRIFYING POWER
PHILIP, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE 
TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WINDS WILL MAKE THESE FIRES A 
LOT WORSE.
>> THOSE FIREFIGHTERS JUST
CANNOT TAKE A BREAK.
STEVE, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
REPORT
>>> NOW TO A FIREFIGHTER IN 
CALIFORNIA WHO WAS ROBBED AS HE 
WAS BATTLING WILDFIRES
HIS WALLET WAS STOLEN OUT OF HIS
WORK VEHICLE AT THE BONNY DOON
FIRESTATION AND HIS BANK ACCOUNT
WAS DRAINED.
IT WAS THE LATEST ROBBERY IN
SANTA CRUZ
OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING WHO 
STOLE THE WALLET
THIS FOLLOWS A CASE OF LOOTING
OF HOMES EVACUATED
I HOPE KARMA COMES
>>> THIS ROOM IS NOT YET READY
FOR ALL THAT YOU WILL DO
THE TIME WILL COME, DIANE.
AND EVERYTHING WILL BE
DIFFERENT.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
THAT TRAILER FOR "WONDER WOMAN
1984" WAS RELEASED
COVID-19 THEYEDDELAYED THE MOVIM
SUMMER TO FALL, BUT IT IS ON
SCHEDULE TO HIT THEATERS OCTOBER
2.
>>> IN A CONVERSATION WITH
FORMER NFL PLAYER, COMMISSIONER 
ROGER GOODELL SAYS HE WISHED HE 
LISTENED TO COLIN KAEPERNICK
>> IF YOU APOLOGIZED TO 
KAEPERNICK, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING I WOULD
SAY IS I WISH WE HAD LISTENED 
EARLIER TO WHAT YOU WERE
KNEELING ABOUT AND WHAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO BRING ATTENTION TO
WE HAD INVITED HIM IN SEVERAL 
TIMES TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, 
HAVE THE DIALOGUE.
I WISH WE HAD A BENEFIT OF THAT.
WE NEVER DID
>> HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT 
PLAYERS KNEELING DURING THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM IS BEING
MISCHARACTERIZED AND THEY WERE
EXERCISING THE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL
PROTESTS
>> ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS
42nd BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD 
REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND LEGACY 
OF KOBE BRYANT
VANESSA BRYANT PENNED A TROOUCHN
TRIBUTE SAYING I'M SO THANKFUL I
HAVE PIECES OF HEAVEN HERE ON 
EARTH THANKS TO YOU.
AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO 
COMMEMORATING BRYANT
TODAY IS KOBE BRYANT DAY IN 
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,
REPRESENTING HIS TWO JERSEY 
NUMBERS IN THE NBA, 8 AND 24
IF YOU THINK OF THIS UPSIDE 
WORLD SINCE WE'VE BEEN I
>>> GOSHOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WATCHING TROPICAL STORM LAURA,
THIS STORM
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, A 
FIREFIGHTER IS RECOVERING THIS
MORNING AFTER BEING INJURED 
WHILE BATTLING A MASSIVE SIX
ALARM BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT SUNDAY 
MORNING AT A WAREHOUSE IN THE 
NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY NEAR
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.
NONE OF THE SCHOOL'S BUILDINGS
WERE DAMAGED
NEARLY 300 FIREFIGHTERS WERE
CALLED TO THE SCENE.
FLAMES COULD BE SEEN SHOOTING 
INTO THE SKY AND SEVERAL
STRUCTURES COLLAPSED AS 
FIREFIGHTERS TRIED TO GAIN
CONTROL OF THE BLAZE
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE REMAINED ON 
SCENE TO PUT OUT REMAINING HOT
SPOTS.
>>> THREE POLICE OFFICERS IN
MARYLAND WERE SHOT WITHIN 
SECONDS AFTER RESPONDING TO A 
CALL
THE OFFICERS WERE ARRIVING ON 
THE SCENE OF A REPORTED HOME
INVASION WHEN THE SHOOTING TOOK 
PLACE IN HYATTSVILLE
TWO OF THE THREE OFFICERS SHOT
WERE SAVED BY THEIR VEST
ONE OFFICER WAS STRUCK IN THE 
CHEST, ONE IN THE BACK AND A
THIRD IN THE FOOT.
>>> TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE NFL
SEASON KICKS OFF, THE LEAGUE
ANNOUNCED A MAJOR CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING ISSUE.
77 POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS FROM 
11 TEAMS HAVE BEEN RE-EXAMINED
BY A NEW JERSEY LAB AFTER FALSE 
POSITIVES.
ON THE SECOND PASS, THE TESTS 
ALL CAME BACK NEGATIVE
AMONG TEAMS THAT REPORTED FALSE 
POSITIVES, THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS
WITH 12, THE NEW YORK JETS 10,
AND THE CHICAGO BEARS, 9
SOME TEAMS CANCELED WALK
THROUGHS AND PRACTICES OUT OF 
THE FIVE LABS NATIONWIDE THAT 
SERVICE THE 32 TEAMS, ONLY THE
NEW JERSEY FACILITY HAS FALSE 
POSITIVE RESULTS
>>> THE CDC HAS DROPPED ITS 
14-DAY QUARANTINE RECOMMENDATION
FOR TRAVELERS.
ACCORDING TO CDC'S UPDATED
TRAVEL GUIDELINES, TRAVELERS
RETURNING FROM A TRIP OUTSIDE 
THE COUNTRY OR THEIR STATE NO 
LONGER HAVE TO SELF-QUARANTINE
FOR 14 DAYS UPON RETURN.
THE AGENCY ADVISES TRAVELERS TO 
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEAR
A MASK AND TO MONITOR THEIR 
SYMPTOMS AFTER TRAVELING
IT NOTES TO FOLLOW STATE, 
TERRITORIAL, OR TRIBIAL 
REQUIREMENTS AFTER TRAVELING
>>> THE NATIONAL ZOO IN 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ADDED A BABY 
PANDA TO HITS FAMILY
ON FRIDAY, ONE OF THE GO'S TWO
GIANT PANDAS GAVE BIRTH TO A
HEALTHY CUB.
AT 22 YEARS OLD, HE'S THE OLDEST
PANDA IN THE U.S. TO
SUCCESSFULLY GIVE BIRTH.
OF COURSE, WITH SO MANY PEOPLE
TUNING IN, YOU CAN IMAGINE IT 
CRASHED AFTER GETTING SO MUCH 
TRAFFIC.
>> IT IS
JUST SMALL
>>> WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE BREAKING 
NEWS STORIES THIS MORNING.
IN WISCONSIN, A POLICE INVOLVED 
SHOOTING OF A BLACK MAN SPARKS
PROTESTS AND UNREST.
>>> IN CALIFORNIA, THE WILDFIRES
GROW PAST A MILLION ACRES AS THE
DEADLY BLAZES CONTINUE TO GROW
LARGER WITH UNPREDICTABLE WINDS.
>>> A MAJOR SHAKEUP AT THE WHITE
HOUSE AS ONE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S MOST LOYAL ADVISERS 
STEPS DOWN
>>> DOUBLE TROUBLE IN THE GULF, 
AS MARCO AND LAURA, TWO MAJOR 
STORMS, THREATEN THE GULF COAST 
STATES WITH A ONE-TWO PUNCH.
>>> STREAMING BIG.
THE INSPIRING STORY OF A MAN WHO
WAS A SECURITY GUARD AT A 
HOSPITAL AND NOW RETURNING WITH 
A BRAND NEW JOB.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING
I'M PHILIP MENA.
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING 
NEWS
A STATE OF EMERGENCY CURFEW HAS 
BEEN DECLARED FOR KENOSHA,
WISCONSIN.
OUTRAGED PEOPLE FILLING THE 
STREETS ONCE AGAIN AFTER A
29-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT BY 
POLICE
VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT QUICKLY 
WENT VIRAL ONLINE.
AND A WARNING, IT MAY BE
DISTURBING TO SEE.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED 
BEFORE THE RECORDING, BUT A MAN 
IDENTIFIED AS JACOB BLAKE COULD 
BE SEEN MOVING TO OPEN A CAR
DOOR AND MULTIPLE SHOTS ARE 
FIRED.
BLAKE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A
HOSPITAL
A LOCAL AFFILIATE SPOKE TO HIS
FIANCE
>> THE TWO MALE OFFICERS
INSTANTLY DETAINED HIM, LIKE, 
PUT YOUR HANDS UP NEW YORK E QUS
OR NONE OF THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET DIDS CAN 
OUT OF THE CAR
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, HE 
DIDN'T DO NOTHING WRONG, JUST 
ASK SOME QUESTIONS FIRST BEFORE 
YOU PIN THIS MAN UP AGAINST THE 
CAR.
>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS 
OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN
PROVIDING FIRST AID.
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THAT 
SHOOTING
>>> NOW TO BREAKING NEWS
A TWIN NIGHTMARE HEADED FOR THE 
GULF COAST
TWO TROPICAL STORMS TARGETING 
LOUISIANA JUST 48 HOURS APART.
MARCO HAS WEAKENED DOWN,
BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM.
BUT AFTER WREAKING HAVOC IN THE 
CARIBBEAN, TROPICAL STORM LAURA 
IS GAINING STRENGTH.
NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
IS TRACKING THEM FOR US.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THIS JUST IN, MARCO HAS TAKEN 
KIND OF A DIFFERENT TRACK.
I THINK THE NEXT UPDATE WE SEE
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE 
CENTER HAS IT GOING MORE INTO 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
ALERTS ARE NOT OUT FOR THIS 
AREA, BUT TALLAHASSEE INTO
PANAMA CITY, THIS IS TAKING MORE
OF A NORTHERLY TRACK AND YOU'RE 
SEEING BANDS OF MOISTURE
EVEN THOUGH LOUISIANA IS ON OUR 
RADAR, THEY WILL DEAL WITH THE
STORM SURGE WITH THIS STORM 
SYSTEM
RIGHT NOW, IT HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL SYSTEM.
BEHIND THAT, WE HAVE A MAJOR
HURRICANE THAT IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD.
THAT IS TROPICAL STORM LAURA IS 
GAINING STEAM OVER THE ISLANDS
YOU THINK IT WOULD START TO BE
BROKEN DOWN DUE TO THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE LAND INTERACTION THAT 
IT'S CURRENTLY SEEING.
BUT IT WILL GO BACK INTO A WARM 
BODY OF WATER AND INTENSINTENSI.
AND BY WEDNESDAY, POTENTIAL 
LANDFALL NEAR BATON ROUGE OR NEW
ORLEANS.
WE ARE EXPECTING A STORM SURGE
OF 10 TO 12 FEET IN THAT AREA.
WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATION UP TO
THREE FEET
>> SERIOUS SITUATION THERE
JANESSA, THANKS FOR TRACKING
THAT FOR US.
>>> NOW TO ONE OF THE MOST
VISIBLE FACES IN THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION LEAVING THE WHITE
HOUSE.
SHE SAID SHE'S STEPPING DOWN AT 
THE END OF AUGUST.
KELLYANNE CONWAY IS PLANNING TO 
SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER
CHILDREN, SAYING IN PART, AS
MILLIONS OF PARENTS NATIONWIDE
KNOW, KIDS DOING SCHOOL FROM
HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL OF 
ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE THAT IS 
UNUSUAL AT THESE TIMES
THIS IS COMPLETELY MY CHOICE AND
MY VOICE
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MOMMA.
HER HUSBAND ANNOUNCED HE TOO IS 
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN
PROJECT TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO
FAMILY MATTERS
THE SEISMIC SHIFT FOR THE COUPLE
COMES AFTER A TWEET STORM FROM
THEIR 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, 
CLAUDIA CONWAY, WHO SAID SHE'S
PUSHING FOR EMANCIPATION
>>> LET'S TURN TO THE MASSIVE 
WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.
THE SMOKE THERE IS SO THICK THE 
HAZE IS EVEN HITTING STATES IN
THE MIDWEST.
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
NBC'S STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE
ON THE FRONTLINES.
>> WE'LL HAVE THAT STORY IN A 
MOMENT
NOW TO NEW MEDICAL TREATMENT TO 
FIGHT CORONAVIRUS.
IT'S BEEN GIVEN EMERGENCY 
AUTHORIZATION.
SUNDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ANNOUNCED THE APPROVAL OF 
CONVALESCENT PLASMA, WHICH USES 
BLOOD FROM COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO
HAVE RECOVERED
BUT SOME ARE STILL QUESTIONING
THE EFFECTIVENESS.
>> LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HAVING
TROUBLE WITH THAT, AS WELL
LET'S MOVE NOW TO PRESIDENT 
TRUMP FACING A NEW CONTROVERSY
FROM WITHIN HIS OWN FAMILY
IN A SECRET RECORDING, THE
PRESIDENT'S SISTER, MARIANNE
TRUMP BARRY, IS HEARD SAYING HE 
HAS NO PRINCIPLES, THAT AUDIO 
WAS FIRST OBTAINED BY "THE
WASHINGTON POST," AND HAS SINCE 
BEEN OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS.
LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE THIS REPORT
NOW FROM JENNIFER JOHNSON.
[ NO AUDIO ]
>> ALL RIGHT
CLEARLY HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH
OUR STORIES HERE
LET'S GO BACK OVER TO 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB WHO
IS TRACKING THOSE TWO MONSTER 
STORMS IN THE GULF
JANESSA?
>> LET ME SHOW YOU RADAR RIGHT
NOW.
CURRENTLY, SEEING MARCO AND THE 
FORECAST HAS REALLY CHANGED.
JUST IN THE LAST HOUR.
IT DEFINITELY HAS WEAKENED
BACK DOWN TO A TROPICAL STORM 
SYSTEM
DUE TO IT JUST BEING REALLY 
DISORGANIZED, YOU CAN SEE BANDS 
OF MOISTURE HITTING THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE.
BUT I THINK THE CENTER OF THIS
STORM IS GOING TO GO MORE TOWARD
THE NORTH.
NO ALERTS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
BUT WE REALLY NEED TO GET AWARE,
BECAUSE A STORM SURGE IS GOING
TO BE HEIGHTENED THROUGHOUT THE 
AFTERNOON AND INTO YOUR EVENING.
AND ALSO WITH MARCO, IT'S 
STARTING TO MOVE AT A FASTER
SPEED.
SO FOR THE FORECAST FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, IT 
SAID IT WAS GOING TO VEER MORE
TO THE WEST, BUT I THINK THAT 
WILL CHANGE AT THE 5:00 A.M.
UPDATE
THEN ALL EYES WILL BE ON
TROPICAL STORM LAURA
I THINK THE INTENSIFICATION 
PHASE WILL START TO HEIGHTEN, 
GOING INTO THIS EVENING, INTO 
TUESDAY.
AND THEN A POTENTIAL LANDFALL 
FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY
NOW, WE'LL WATCH THE TRACK
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, IS IT 
GOES BACK INTO THE GULF.
IT'S A WARM BODY OF WATER.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE UPPER 
80s TO LOW 90s
SO I THINK THAT RAPID 
INTENSIFICATION RAISEPHASE REALY
STARTS TO HAPPEN
SO ALL OF THE GULF COAST NEEDS
TO BE AWARE.
SHOULD HAVE ENERGY OFFICIALS
TELLING YOU WHERE TO GO.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, GUYS, THIS IS
HAPPENING WITH CORONAVIRUS, AND 
PEOPLE NEED TO REALLY BE
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS FROM MORGAN
CITY TO NEW ORLEANS.
LOOK AT THE STORM SURGE.
THAT IS GOING TO BE AFTER THE 
STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY IN.
THREE TO FIVE FEET ACROSS NEW 
ORLEANS INTO MORGAN SYSTEM
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORIES.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
GULF COAST, 85 DEGREES AND
THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW THAT STORM
SYSTEM TO GAIN A LITTLE BIT OF
STRENGTH
ALSO, WATCHING THE SEVERE 
WEATHER THREATS FROM SALT LAKE
INTO CHICAGO
SO THESE STORM SYSTEMS, THEY'RE 
TRYING TO MATERIALIZE BUT HAVING
A HARD TIME COMING TOGETHER.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG 48
HOURS.
GUYS
>> A WHOLE LOT TO WATCH.
THANKS FOR THAT.
>>> THERE WAS A DEPUTY WHO HAD
TO THINK FAST.
THERE WAS A PREGNANT WOMAN WHO
WENT INTO LABOR IN A 7/ELEVEN 
PARKING LOT.
CHECK IT OUT
>> GOOD JOB.
[ BABY CRYING 
>> CONGRATULATIONS
IT IS A BOY.
>> SO HER WATER BROKE AND DEPUTY
RICHARD ALLEN, JR. JUMPED INTO
ACTION
AN AMBULANCE WAS ON THE WAY, BUT
THE MEDICS ARRIVED JUST SECONDS 
TOO LATE
HEALTHY BABY BOY
AND THE NEW MOM SAID YOU ARE MY 
HERO, DEPUTY
NOW I OWE YOU A BILL GULP.
>> SHE'S IN FRONT OF A
>>> THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF IN
THE RACE FOR 2020, IN HIS FIRST 
INTERVIEW SINCE THE DNC, JOE
BIDEN LAUGHED OFF ATTACKS FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT HIS MENTAL
ACUITY
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH, WHAT WE SAY, 
WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE CONTROL,
WH WE KNOW, WHAT KIND OF SHAPE
WE'RE IN
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> SO YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE 
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> TONIGHT, THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION KICKS OFF 
WITH SPEECHES FROM DONALD TRUMP,
JR., FORMER U.N. AMBASSADOR 
NIKKI HALEY, SENATOR TIM SCOTT
AND MORE
VOTERS WILL BE WATCHING.
OUR CORY KAUFMAN IS IN
PENNSYLVANIA WITH MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: PHILIP,
PENNSYLVANIA ISN'T THE SAME 
STATE IT WAS IN 2016 WITH.
A STALLED ECONOMY, VOTERS ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT JOBS
BUT THEY'RE INCREASINGLY WORRIED
ABOUT THE PANDEMIC AND ABOUT THE
FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
FOUR YEARS AGO, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WAS ABLE TO APPEAL TO MODERATE
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS AND 
NARROWLY TAKE THE LEAD IN 
PENNSYLVANIA
HE'S TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THAT
NARROW LEAD BY HOLDING EVENTS 
HERE LOCALLY
HE HELD AN EVENT JUST LAST WEEK 
NEAR BIDEN'S BIRTHPLACE OF
SCRANTON
THE VOTERS WEIGHED IN.
>> I DO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
WILL SUFFER FOUR NOR YEARS UNDER
A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
AND THAT IS TERRIFYING
>> WE RELY ON THE PRESIDENT WHO 
IS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR COUNTRY'S 
LEADER TO FIX IT, BUT WE SEE
ARE -- WE'RE SEEING IT'S NOT
BEING FIXED.
>> ANYTHING TRUMP COULD DO TO 
EARN YOUR VOTE FOR 2020?
>> COMING AROUND SOCIALLY WOULD 
BE A HUGE STEP
DEFINITELY
>> Reporter: SO TRUMP CAN'T JUST
APPEAL TO THE ECONOMIC SIDE OF
THINGS
THAT WILL BE HIS SET OF 
CHALLENGES
BIDEN'S CHALLENGES WILL BE
ENGAGING THEIR BASE OF
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS AND INCREASING
THAT TURNOUT OF 71% FROM 2016.
THAT WAS A LOSS OF A MILLION
VOTES BACK THEN.
PHILIP
>> TRUMP ONLY WON IT BY LESS
THAN 50,000.
THANK YOU.
>> JOIN OUR NBC TEAM FOR
COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE
♪ HALLELUJAH, HALL ELUJAH ♪
>> IT WASN'T MUCH.
>> PART OF THE VIRTUAL FAN
CONVENTION, D.C. REVEALED THE 
LOOK AT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
SNYDER REVEALED THE FOUR-HOUR 
FEEL WILL BE BROKEN INTO
HOUR-LONG CHUNKS WHEN IT
PREMIERES ON HBO MAX NEXT YEAR
>> THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT
THAT'S WHAT "THE IRISHMAN"
SHOULD HAVE DONE
>> I TOTALLY AGREE
>>> ALL RIGHT.
ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd
BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD
REMEMBERS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
KOBE BRYANT.
VANESSA BRYANT PENNED A HEART 
WRENCHING TRIBUTE SAYING -
>> IN LOS ANGELES, THE DODGERS
PAID TRIBUTE BY WEARING KOBE'S
JERSEY PREGAME
AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO 
TRIBUTE TO KICK OFF MAMBA WEEK
>> BETTER LOSER, BETTER WINNER, 
JUST BE BETTER
>> DO THE SIMPLE STUFF RIGHT
>> TODAY, AUGUST 24th, IS KOBE
BRYANT DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA
THE DAY WAS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT 
BRYANT'S TWO JERSEY NUMB WERS 
THE LAKERS, 8 AND 24
WITH ALL THAT'S HAPPENED THIS 
YEAR, STILL SO SURREAL THAT KOBE
BRYANT LEFT US THAT WAY.
>> JUST THINKING THE SAME THING 
IN OUR UPSIDE DOWN WORLD, JUST
MONTHS AGO IS WHEN IT HAPPENED
BEFORE THIS PANDEMIC, BUT WOW.
>> HIS LEGACY LIVES ON
WATCHED A LOT OF BASKETBALL 
YESTERDAY.
>>> AND NOT PLAYING AROUND WHEN 
IT COMES TO CORONAVIRUS SAFETY
RULES.
>> STUDENTS WHO BOUGHT TICKETS
IN SECTION FIVE, MOVE TO SECTION
FIVE
>> SO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME 
WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL STUDENTS
WENT TO THEIR ASSIGNED SEATS AND
PUT THEIR MASKS ON
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.
YOU TAKE CHARGE AND SHOW THEM 
HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DONE.
>> GOT TO CALL THEM OUT.
>>> CITY OFFICIALS IN 
CONNECTICUT ARE GETTING BACK AT 
JOHN OLIVER FOR HIS RANT ABOUT
THEIR CITY
>> BEHIND ME, YOU'LL SEE THE
CITY OF DANBURY SEWER PLANT.
WE ARE GOING TO RENAME IT THE 
JOHN OLIVER MEMORIAL SEWER
PLANT.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF [ BLEEP ], 
JUST LIKE YOU, JOHN.
>> THE NEW NAME COMES AFTER A 
EPISODE WHICH OLIVER SINGLED OUT
DANBURY AFTER NOTING ITS RAILWAY
MUSEUM
HE DOUBLED DOWN YESTERDAY, SAY
HE DOESN'T CARE FOR THAT CITY,
THE BABIES OR TH
>>> LET'S GET BACK TO THE STORY 
WE TRIED TO BRING YOU EARLIER 
ABOUT THE MASSIVE WILDFIRES IN
CALIFORNIA
THE SMOKE IS SO THICK THE HAZE
IS EVEN HITTING STATES IN THE 
MIDWEST.
NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY ARE 
BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE ON THE 
FRONTLINE.
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE
BATTLE TO CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY WITH A NEW LOOMING
THREAT IN THE FORECAST, FRESH 
RED FLAG WARNINGS AND ANOTHER 
PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY LIGHTNING 
STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 50 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE.
THE FIRES NOW TOTALLY MORE THAN 
1.1 MILLION ACRES IN SIZE.
A FIRE FOOT PRINT VISIBLE FROM
SPACE.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION, RELEASING FEDERAL
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY 
ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA TO 
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE 
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES,
FORCED THE EVACUATIONS OF 
THOUSANDS AND KILLED AT LEAST 
FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL IS RESORTING TO FILLING
BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER TO DOUSE 
SMALL FIRES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD, CHECKING
PROPERTIES AND STUFF
AND LOOKING FOR LITTLE SPOT 
FIRES THAT ARE FLARING UP.
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME, IT'S 
ALREADY TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK.
JUST TOTAL SHOCK
>> Reporter: BRIAN BRANIGAN 
RETURNED TO HIS HOME TO FIND
RUINS.
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME, FOUR-CAR 
GARAGE, EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE CAME SO QUICK.
>> Reporter: AND NEARBY, A
HAUNTING SIGHT
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES INSIDE
CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST STATE PARK, 
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
PAINFUL REMINDER OF THE FIRE'S
TERRIFYING POWER
PHILIP, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE 
TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WIND ALSO MAKE THESE FIRES A LOT
WORSE.
>> HARD TO HEAR THAT
STEVE, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
REPORT
>> WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH 
JANESSA WEB WITH THE TWIN 
TROPICAL STORMS SHE'S FOLLOWING.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN
>> THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REALLY 
GOING THROUGH, THE HEAT 
CONTINUES TO BUILD
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING ACROSS 
THE AREA, SO THE HEAT IS GOING
TO BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR ALL 
THOSE FIREFIGHTERS IN THAT AREA.
ALSO WINDS TODAY, AT LEAST 20 
MILES PER HOUR
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, WE DO HAVE TWO DUAL
SYSTEMS THAT WE'RE FIRST
TRACKING MARCO
RIGHT NOW HURRICANE WARNINGS OUT
FOR NEW ORLEANS, TRSTRETCHING IT
PARTS OF ALABAMA
I THINK THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER EXPANDS THIS MORE TO THE 
FLORID
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH A STORY 
ABOUT DREAMING BIG AND AIMING 
HIGH
IT'S THE INSPIRING TALE OF ONE
MAN'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE
HOSPITAL WHERE HE USED TO BE A
SECURITY GUARD
>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF THE 
MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF 
RUSSELL'S LIFE
>> FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.
>> Reporter: A PEDIATRICS 
ROTATION AT BATON ROUGE GENERAL 
HOSPITAL
>> I KIND OF WANT TO CRY RIGHT
NOW THINKING ABOUT IT.
IT WAS LIKE, GOD, YOU'VE BROUGHT
ME SO FAR.
>> Reporter: RUSSELL HAS WALKED 
THE HALLS OF THIS HOSPITAL
BEFORE, BUT HE WORE A VERY
DIFFERENT UNIFORM.
THIS WAS HIM TEN YEARS AGO, WHEN
HE WAS A FULL-TIME SECURITY 
GUARD FOR THE HOSPITAL
>> IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING TEN 
YEARS FOR YOU.
>> YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A RIDE
FROM, YOU KNOW, BEING A SECURITY
GUARD HERE AT BATON ROUGE 
GENERAL TO NOW, BEING A ROTATING
MEDICAL STUDENT.
>> Reporter: GROWING UP IN LAKE 
CHARLES, LOUISIANA, RUSSELL 
NEVER THOUGHT A CAREER IN 
MEDICINE WAS POSSIBLE.
>> WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT SMART 
PEOPLE GROWING UP, I WAS LIKE 
THEY'RE USUALLY WEALTHY, THEY 
DON'T LOOK LIKE ME
>> Reporter: BUT IT WAS WHILE 
WORKING NIGHT SECURITY THAT A 
CHANCE ENCOUNTER CHANGED HIS
LIFE
>> I WAS WALKING OUT, HE OFFERED
TO WALK ME TO MY CAR
HE ASKED ME WHAT I DID
I SAID I WAS A SURGEON AND HIS
EYES LIT UP.
HE SAID, WOW
>> Reporter: DR. PATRICK
GRAVENSTEIN LET RUSSELL FOLLOW
HIM FOR MONTHS
>> HE DIDN'T KNOW ME FROM A 
FLOWER FROM THE WALL
>> Reporter: THAT SET HIM ON A
NEW AND CHALLENGING PATH
FIRST, GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE
IN LOUISIANA
THEN A Ph.D. AT NYU IN MOLECULAR
ONCOLOGY
AND NOW RUSSELL IS RETURNING TO 
A PLACE HE KNOWS SO WELL
>> TELL ME A LITTLE WHY YOU 
DECIDED TO GO BACK
>> I MISS HOME
IF I'M GOING TO BE GOOD TO
PEOPLE, I'M GOING TO BE GOOD TO 
PEOPLE WHERE I'M FROM.
BECAUSE THEY NEED ME
>> Reporter: BUT IT'S NOT JUST
HIS PATIENTS THAT NEED HIM, IT'S
THOSE WHO MAY SEE SOMETHING HE
DID.
>> IF I DIDN'T SEE MANY BLACK 
DOCTORS GROWING UP, I NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN 
FOR SOMEONE ELSE
>> Reporter: SO HE'LL WALK THESE
HALLS ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME IN A
WHITE COAT
WE ALL HAVE DREAMS
TELL ME WHAT YOU WOULD TELL THAT
KID 20 YEARS AGO THAT WAS 
DREAMING
>> I THINK I WOULD TELL HIM TO
KEEP GOING, MAN.
AND JUST PURSUE YOUR DREAMS 
UNAPOLOG
UNAPOLOGETICALLY
>> THAT'S THE WAY TO START OFF
OUR WEEK
RUSSELL IS PLANNING TO
SPECIALIZE IN PEDIATRICS AND
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, AS WELL.
WHILE PROTECTING PEOPLE AND 
KEEPING THEM SAFE IN MORE WAYS
THAN ONE
>> SOMETIMES YOU NEED A SHOT, 
TOO.
THAT IS JUST AN AMAZING STORY.
KUDOS TO HIM RUSSELL MADE THE 
MOST OUT OF THAT OPPORTUNITY AND
HE'S GOING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY
TO HELP OUT.
>>> MULTIPLE BREAKING 
DEVELOPMENTS OVERNIGHT
IN WISCONSIN, A BLACK MAN IS
HOSPITALIZED IN SERIOUS 
CONDITION FOLLOWING A POLICE
SHOOTING THAT SPARKED PROTESTS
IN THE REGION.
>>> WHIPLASH FOR THE WEATHER
TWO MAJOR STORMS BEAR DOWN ON 
THE GULF COAST
RESIDENTS BRACE FOR POSSIBLE
BACK-TO-BACK HURRICANES.
>>> WHITE HOUSE IN TURMOIL
ON THE EVE OF THE REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION, THE ARCHITECT OF THE
TRUMP 2016 VICTORY DELIVERS AN
OVAL OFFICE MESSAGE.
I'M STEPPING DOWN.
>>> AND THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES 
EMERGENCY USE OF A NEW TREATMENT
FOR COVID AND THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS WHETHER POLITICAL 
PRESSURE RUSHED THE DECISION
HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT?
>>> AND NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER
GOODELL'S UNCOMFORTABLE 
CONVERSATION ABOUT COLIN
KAEPERNICK
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILIP MENA
WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING 
NEWS
ANOTHER POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF IT NOW 
WITH A WARNING THAT THE VIDEO 
MAY BE DISTURBING.
POLICE WERE RESPONDING TO A 
DOMESTIC INCIDENT, AND A MAN
IDENTIFIED BY FAMILY MEMBERS AS 
29-YEAR-OLD JACOB BLAKE, OPENED 
A CAR DOOR AND APPEARS HE'S SHOT
MULTIPLE TIMES
WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 
THE MOMENTS BEFORE THAT 
RECORDING.
BLAKE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A
HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION,
BUT HIS FATHER SAYS HE'S NOW
STABLE AFTER SURGERY
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THE
SHOOTING
THE VIDEO, WHICH QUICKLY WENT 
VIRAL, HAS SPARKED PROTESTS.
A LARGE CROWD FIRST GATHERED
WHERE SOME PEOPLE DAMAGED POLICE
CARS
THEN PROTESTS FORMED OUTSIDE THE
POLICE STATION WHERE THEY WERE
MET BY OFFICERS IN RIOT GEAR
MORE CARS WERE DAMAGED AND A
DUMP TRUCK SET ON FIRE
THE COUNTY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY
CURFEW UNTIL 7:00 A.M.
A REPORTER WITH OUR LOCAL 
AFFILIATE ON THE GROUND IN
KENOSHA SAID SHE RAN FROM TEAR
GAS AND RETURNED TO FIND HER
STATION'S CAR VANDALIZED
>>> TWIN STORMS BREWING AND 
HEADED FOR LOUISIANA
TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA 
PACKING A ONE-TWO PUNCH,
THREATENING TO WALL LOT THE 
BAYOU STATES WITHIN 48 HOURS OF 
EACH OTHER
THE GOVERNOR IS WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO BE PREPARED
>> WE'RE EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS FROM WIND AND POTENTIAL 
TORNADOES, AS WELL
IT'S GOING TO BE THAT 72 HOURS
BEFORE YOU MAY RECEIVE SOME 
ASSIS
ASSISTANCE
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
SHELTER IN PLACE, YOURSELF AND
YOUR FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THAT 
LONG
>> LOUISIANA HAS DECLARED A 
STATE OF EMERGENCY
THIS TWIN STORM NIGHTMARE IS
SOMETHING THIS COUNTRY HASN'T 
SEEN IN NEARLY A CENTURY
>> LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB
SHE'S BEEN TRACKING THESE TWIN
STORMS
GOOD MORNING
THESE STORMS COULD BE 
DEVASTATING FOR NEW ORLEANS, BUT
WHAT WORRIES YOU MOST HERE
>> YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN A CHANGE
IN THE TRACK JUST IN THE LAST 
HOUR AND WE DO NOT HAVE ALERTS
THAT ARE PUT OUT FOR THE FLORIDA
PAN HANDLE
I'M CONCERNED RIGHT NOW THAT
YOU'RE SEEING MORE OF A 
NORTHERLY TRACK HERE, AND WE'RE 
NOT SEEING THIS GOING TO MAKE 
ITS WAY MORE TO THE WEST
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A 
MAJOR UPDATE CHANGE WHEN THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER COMES 
UP WITH THE LATEST TRACK AT 5:00
A.M.
THE OUTER BANDS ARE HITTING 
PANAMA CITY TO TALLAHASSEE
YOU CAN SEE BY THE ROTATION OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM, IT IS GOING
MORE TO THE NORTH AND EAST
SO WE'LL WATCH THIS FAIRLY
CLOSELY AND THAT UPDATE IS GOING
TO BE VERY VITAL
I THINK YOU'LL SEE THE STORM
SURGE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE, AS WELL
THAT'S ROUND NUMBER ONE.
THEN WE TALK ABOUT TROPICAL 
STORM LAURA.
IT'S GOING OVER CUBA CURRENTLY
AND MAINTAINING ITS STRENGTH AS 
IT GOES INTO THE GUFLT GULF, IT 
WILL CAUSE RAPID INTENSIFICATION
AND GOES INTO A HURRICANE TOO BY
TUESDAY EVENING.
I THINK WE HAVE A LANDFALL JUST 
OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS, POSSIBLY
BATON ROUGE.
AGAIN, THIS COULD TAKE THE
TRACK.
THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY STILL 
VERY WIDE.
GUYS
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> NOW TO ONE OF THE MOST
VISIBLE FACES OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION LEAVING THE WHITE
HOUSE.
IN A STATEMENT, THE LONG-TIME 
ADVISER TO TRUMP SAID SHE'S 
STEPPING DOWN AT THE END OF 
AUGUST
CONWAY IS PLANNING TO SPEND MORE
TIME WITH HER CHILDREN, SAYING
IN PART, AS MILLIONS OF PARENTS 
NATIONWIDE KNOW, KIDS DOING 
SCHOOL FROM HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL
OF ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE THAT 
IS AS UNUSUAL AS THESE TIMES
THIS IS COMPLETELY MY CHOICE AND
MY VOICE
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MOMMA.
HER HUSBAND ANNOUNCED HE IS 
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN
PROJECT TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO
FAMILY MATTERS
THE SEISMIC SHIFT COMES AFTER A 
TWEET STORM AFTER HER 
15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SAYS SHE'S 
PUSHING FOR EMANCIPATION AND HER
MOTHER'S JOB RUINED HER LIFE, 
ADDING IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY AND 
FAME
>>> WITH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION SET TO GET UNDER WAY 
TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY
AUTHORIZATION FOR A CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENT THAT HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAILS AS A "MAJOR
ADVANCE.
K
KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED A NEW STEP FOR A
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT.
A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USE 
AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVALESCENT
PLASMA, TAKEN FROM RECOVERED
PATIENT'S BLOOD WERE OTHERS 
HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID.
>> THIS IS A POWERFUL THERAPY 
THAT TRANSFUSES, VERY, VERY 
STRONG ANTIBODIES.
>> Reporter: JOINED BY THE HEAD 
OF THE FDA, THIS DECISION COMES 
AFTER INTERNAL SCIENTIFIC DEBATE
OVER WHETHER THE FDA HAD ENOUGH 
DATA
AND AFTER THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED 
FDA STAFF ON TWITTER OF DELAYING
ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A
HOLDUP, BUT WE BROKE THE LOG JAM
OVER THE LAST WEEK, THAT'S MY 
VERY STRONG OPINION.
THAT'S FOR POLITICAL REASONS
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 
POLITICS BUT LIFE AND DEATH.
>> Reporter: BY ADDING A RARE 
SUNDAY NIGHT NEWS CONFERENCE, 
THE PRESIDENT CAN TRY TO
DISTRACT FROM THE NEGATIVE
PORTRAIT REVEALED BY SECRET 
AUDIO RECORDINGS OF HIS OLDER 
SISTER, RETIRED FEDERAL JUDGE 
MARIANNE TRUMP BERRY
>> Reporter: FIRST REPORTED BY
"THE WASHINGTON POST," NBC NEWS 
HAS NOW ALSO OBTAINED SOME OF 
THE 15 HOURS OF RECORDINGS MADE 
IN 2018 AND '19 BY TRUMP NIECE
AND TELL-ALL AUTHOR MARY TRUMP
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE CHIEF
OF STAFF REACTED TO THE TRUMP 
FAMILY DRAMA
>> THIS IS POLITICS AS USUAL BY 
A NIECE THAT WAS WRITTEN OUT OF 
A WILL THAT WOULD HAVE
APPARENTLY -- JUST HAS AN AX TO 
GRIND BECAUSE SHE WANTS JOE 
BIDEN TO BE PRESIDENT.
>> OUR THANKS TO KELLY FOR THAT 
REPORT
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PREPARING
FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION TONIGHT WITH PLANS TO
ADDRESS HIS SUPPORTERS FROM TWO 
LOCATIONS.
THE TONE EXPECTED TO BE 
DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE
HEARD FROM DEMOCRATS LAST WEEK
NBC'S TRACY POTTS JOINS US WITH 
MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: HI, GOOD MORNING.
SO WHAT REPUBLICANS ARE TELLING 
US IS THAT THIS WEEK WILL BE
ABOUT THE AMERICAN STORY
AND IT WILL START IN CHARLOTTE, 
NORTH CAROLINA
THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS OF THE
CONVENTION, THE ROLL CALL VOTE
TO NOMINATE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
HAPPENING STARTING THIS MORNING.
AND YES, THE PRESIDENT IS GOING 
TO BE IN TWO PLACES THIS WEEK,
THURSDAY AS YOU SEE HERE, HE'LL 
BE SPEAKING FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
TODAY, WE ARE TOLD PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL ACTUALLY BE IN 
CHARLOTTE FOR THE END OF THAT 
ROLL CALL VOTE
MEANTIME, WE HAVE ALSO HEARD
FROM HIS RIVAL, DEMOCRAT JOE
BIDEN, WHOSE NOMINATION WAS LAST
WEEK ON ABC OVERNIGHT, BIDEN
RESPONDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
CRITICISM THAT HE'S NOT MENTALLY
FIT TO HOLD OFFICE
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH, WHAT WE SAY, 
WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE CONTROL,
WHAT WE KNOW
WHAT KIND OF SHAPE WE'RE IN.
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Reporter: THE CHAIR OF THE 
REPUBLICAN -- 
[ NO AUDIO ]
-- IS THE ROLL CALL IS HAPPENING
ON THE INSIDE OF THE CHARLOTTE
CONVENTION CENTER IS SAFE, THAT 
THEY TESTED PEOPLE BEFORE THEY
ARRIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA AND 
THEY'VE BEEN DOING TESTING ON 
SITE
FRANCES?
>> TRACY, THANK YOU.
NBC NEW ALSO HAVE COMPLETE
COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGINNING 
TONIGHT AT 10:00 EASTERN, 7:00
PACIFIC.
>>> 700 NATIONWIDE PROTESTS WERE
HELD OVER THE WEEKEND TO SHOW 
SUPPORT FOR THOSE WORKING FOR 
THE POSTAL SERVICE BUT NOT ITS
LEADERSHIP
THE SAVE THE POST OFFICE RALLIES
HAPPENED AT LOCAL POST OFFICES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THE DEMONSTRATIONS WERE 
ORGANIZED TO PROTEST AGAINST THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING 
OF THE U.S. POSTAL SYSTEM.
AND TO CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, LOUIS 
DEJOY.
THAT COMES AS CONGRESS MEMBERS
VOTED IN FAVOR TO GIVE $25
BILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDS TO 
THE SERVICE.
THE BILL WILL MOVE ON TO THE GOP
SENATE
>>> LET'S TURN BACK TO JANESSA
WEBB WHO IS WATCHING THE GULF 
WITH THE TROPICS THERE AND THE
WEEK AHEAD
JANESSA?
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE A KIND OF SHIFT IN OUR
FORECAST
MARCO NOW A TROPICAL STORM, HAS 
RAN INTO SOME DRYER AIR.
I DO THINK THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
ALL THE WAY INTO ALABAMA, THE 
SOUTH COAST, YOU NEED TO BE 
AWARE.
RIGHT NOW WE STILL HAVE 
HURRICANE WARNINGS THAT ARE SET 
OUT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
LOUISIANA.
THIS NEEDS TO BE SHIFTED TO MORE
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ACROSS
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
I STILL DO THINK THE STORM SURGE
IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM AND THE
INUNDATION OF RAIN WHERE THEY 
COULD SEE EIGHT INCHES POSSIBLE 
ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO TEMPERATURES FOR NEW ORLEANS 
TODAY, 85 DEGREES.
IT'S HEATING UP FOR MEMPHIS.
93, ALSO WATCHING THE SEVERE
WEATHER RISK FOR THE DAKOTAS, 
MAKING ITS WAY INTO CHICAGO, 93.
MORE ON THE TROPICS COMING UP.
>> THANKS, JANESSA
>>> CITY OFFICIALS IN DANBU BBU 
CONNECTICUT ARE GETTING BACK AT 
JOHN OLIVER.
>> BEHIND ME, YOU'LL SEE THE
CITY OF DANBURY SEWER PLANT AND 
WE'RE GOING TO RENAME IT THE
JOHN OLIVER MEMORIAL SEWER
PLANT.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF [ BLEEP ], 
JUST LIKE YOU, JOHN.
>> NEW NAME COMES AFTER JOHN
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CITY
LEADERS IN DENVER ARE CALLING 
OUT RIOTERS WHO SET FIRES IN THE
DOWNTOWN AIR REA AND DESTROYED 
PROPERTY
>> NOW I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU AS
A BLACK MAN AND DENVER FAYTIVE
THE NARRATIVE THAT THEY ARE 
MARCHING FOR JUSTICE AND BLACK
LIVES IS FRANKLY FALSE
THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW THAT 
YOU DO NOT REPRESENT US.
STOP USING THE COLOR OF MY SKIN 
AS AN EXCUSE TO TEAR UP MY CITY.
>> STRONG WORDS FROM DENVER'S 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY
CLASHES WITH POLICE BROKE OUT 
AFTER A GROUP OF 50 TO 75 PEOPLE
RIOTED OUTSIDE THE DENVER POLICE
HEADQUARTERS, SMASHING WINDOWING
AND SETTING FIRES.
OFFICIALS CALLING THEM
ANARCHISTS SAYING THEY WILL NOT 
STAND FOR IT
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE 
EMERGENCY SITUATION IN
CALIFORNIA
HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS RACING 
TO PUT OUT THOSE HISTORICALLY 
MASSIVE WILDFIRES.
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED IN TO HELP.
HERE'S NBC'S STEVE PATTERSON
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE BAT
TOLL CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S 
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY WITH A NEW LOOMING
THREAT IN THE FORECAST
FRESH RED FLAG WARNINGS AND 
ANOTHER PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY 
LIGHTNING STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 50 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE, THE FIRE TOTALLING 
1.1 MILLION ACRES IN SIZE, A
FIRE FOOT PRINT VISIBLE FROM
SPACE.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION, RELEASING FEDERAL
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY 
ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA TO 
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE 
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES,
FORCED THE EVACUATIONS OF 
THOUSANDS AND KILLED AT LEAST 
FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL COOK IS RESORTING TO 
FILLING BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER
IN AN EFFORT TO DOUSE SMALL 
FIRES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND, CHECKING 
PROPERTIES AND STUFF AND LOOKING
FOR LITTLE SPOT FIRES FLARING 
UP
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME, IT'S 
TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK, TOTAL SHOCK
>> Reporter: BRIAN RETURNED TO
HIS HOME TO FIND RUINS
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME, FOUR-CAR 
GARAGE
EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE CAME SO QUICK.
>> Reporter: AND NEARBY, A
HAUNTING SIGHT
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES INSIDE
CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST STATE PARK
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
REMINDER OF THE FIRE'S
TERRIFYING POWER
PHILIP, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE 
TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WINDS WILL MAKE THESE FIRES A 
LOT WORSE.
>> THOSE FIREFIGHTERS JUST
CANNOT TAKE A BREAK.
STEVE, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
REPORT
>>> NOW TO A FIREFIGHTER IN 
CALIFORNIA WHO WAS ROBBED AS HE 
WAS BATTLING WILDFIRES
HIS WALLET WAS STOLEN OUT OF HIS
WORK VEHICLE AT THE BONNY DOON
FIRESTATION AND HIS BANK ACCOUNT
WAS DRAINED.
IT WAS THE LATEST ROBBERY IN
SANTA CRUZ
OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING WHO 
STOLE THE WALLET
THIS FOLLOWS A CASE OF LOOTING
OF HOMES EVACUATED
I HOPE KARMA COMES
>>> THIS ROOM IS NOT YET READY
FOR ALL THAT YOU WILL DO
THE TIME WILL COME, DIANE.
AND EVERYTHING WILL BE
DIFFERENT.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
THAT TRAILER FOR "WONDER WOMAN
1984" WAS RELEASED
COVID-19 THEYEDDELAYED THE MOVIM
SUMMER TO FALL, BUT IT IS ON
SCHEDULE TO HIT THEATERS OCTOBER
2.
>>> IN A CONVERSATION WITH
FORMER NFL PLAYER, COMMISSIONER 
ROGER GOODELL SAYS HE WISHED HE 
LISTENED TO COLIN KAEPERNICK
>> IF YOU APOLOGIZED TO 
KAEPERNICK, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING I WOULD
SAY IS I WISH WE HAD LISTENED 
EARLIER TO WHAT YOU WERE
KNEELING ABOUT AND WHAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO BRING ATTENTION TO
WE HAD INVITED HIM IN SEVERAL 
TIMES TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, 
HAVE THE DIALOGUE.
I WISH WE HAD A BENEFIT OF THAT.
WE NEVER DID
>> HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT 
PLAYERS KNEELING DURING THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM IS BEING
MISCHARACTERIZED AND THEY WERE
EXERCISING THE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL
PROTESTS
>> ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS
42nd BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD 
REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND LEGACY 
OF KOBE BRYANT
VANESSA BRYANT PENNED A TROOUCHN
TRIBUTE SAYING I'M SO THANKFUL I
HAVE PIECES OF HEAVEN HERE ON 
EARTH THANKS TO YOU.
AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO 
COMMEMORATING BRYANT
TODAY IS KOBE BRYANT DAY IN 
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,
REPRESENTING HIS TWO JERSEY 
NUMBERS IN THE NBA, 8 AND 24
IF YOU THINK OF THIS UPSIDE 
WORLD SINCE WE'VE BEEN I
>>> GOSHOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WATCHING TROPICAL STORM LAURA,
THIS STORM
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, A 
FIREFIGHTER IS RECOVERING THIS
MORNING AFTER BEING INJURED 
WHILE BATTLING A MASSIVE SIX
ALARM BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT SUNDAY 
MORNING AT A WAREHOUSE IN THE 
NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY NEAR
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.
NONE OF THE SCHOOL'S BUILDINGS
WERE DAMAGED
NEARLY 300 FIREFIGHTERS WERE
CALLED TO THE SCENE.
FLAMES COULD BE SEEN SHOOTING 
INTO THE SKY AND SEVERAL
STRUCTURES COLLAPSED AS 
FIREFIGHTERS TRIED TO GAIN
CONTROL OF THE BLAZE
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE REMAINED ON 
SCENE TO PUT OUT REMAINING HOT
SPOTS.
>>> THREE POLICE OFFICERS IN
MARYLAND WERE SHOT WITHIN 
SECONDS AFTER RESPONDING TO A 
CALL
THE OFFICERS WERE ARRIVING ON 
THE SCENE OF A REPORTED HOME
INVASION WHEN THE SHOOTING TOOK 
PLACE IN HYATTSVILLE
TWO OF THE THREE OFFICERS SHOT
WERE SAVED BY THEIR VEST
ONE OFFICER WAS STRUCK IN THE 
CHEST, ONE IN THE BACK AND A
THIRD IN THE FOOT.
>>> TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE NFL
SEASON KICKS OFF, THE LEAGUE
ANNOUNCED A MAJOR CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING ISSUE.
77 POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS FROM 
11 TEAMS HAVE BEEN RE-EXAMINED
BY A NEW JERSEY LAB AFTER FALSE 
POSITIVES.
ON THE SECOND PASS, THE TESTS 
ALL CAME BACK NEGATIVE
AMONG TEAMS THAT REPORTED FALSE 
POSITIVES, THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS
WITH 12, THE NEW YORK JETS 10,
AND THE CHICAGO BEARS, 9
SOME TEAMS CANCELED WALK
THROUGHS AND PRACTICES OUT OF 
THE FIVE LABS NATIONWIDE THAT 
SERVICE THE 32 TEAMS, ONLY THE
NEW JERSEY FACILITY HAS FALSE 
POSITIVE RESULTS
>>> THE CDC HAS DROPPED ITS 
14-DAY QUARANTINE RECOMMENDATION
FOR TRAVELERS.
ACCORDING TO CDC'S UPDATED
TRAVEL GUIDELINES, TRAVELERS
RETURNING FROM A TRIP OUTSIDE 
THE COUNTRY OR THEIR STATE NO 
LONGER HAVE TO SELF-QUARANTINE
FOR 14 DAYS UPON RETURN.
THE AGENCY ADVISES TRAVELERS TO 
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEAR
A MASK AND TO MONITOR THEIR 
SYMPTOMS AFTER TRAVELING
IT NOTES TO FOLLOW STATE, 
TERRITORIAL, OR TRIBIAL 
REQUIREMENTS AFTER TRAVELING
>>> THE NATIONAL ZOO IN 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ADDED A BABY 
PANDA TO HITS FAMILY
ON FRIDAY, ONE OF THE GO'S TWO
GIANT PANDAS GAVE BIRTH TO A
HEALTHY CUB.
AT 22 YEARS OLD, HE'S THE OLDEST
PANDA IN THE U.S. TO
SUCCESSFULLY GIVE BIRTH.
OF COURSE, WITH SO MANY PEOPLE
TUNING IN, YOU CAN IMAGINE IT 
CRASHED AFTER GETTING SO MUCH 
TRAFFIC.
>> IT IS
JUST SMALL
>>> AS WE COME ON THE AIR THIS
MORNING WE ARE COVERING MULTIPLE
BREAKING NEWS STORIES.
A POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING OF A 
BLACK MAN SPARKS PROTESTS AND 
UNREST OVERNIGHT
>> NOW THE SECOND AND THIRD 
BIGGEST FIRES IN STATE HISTORY
WELL OVER A MILLION ACRES 
DESTROYED AS UNPREDICTABLE WINDS
CONTINUE TO TEST FIREFIGHTERS 
AND REENFORCEMENTS ARE COMING 
FROM AS FAR AS AUSTRALIA
>>> TRACKING BACK TO BACK MAJOR 
STORMS ABOUT TO TWIFR A ONE, TWO
PUNCH TO GULF COAST STATES. 
>>> AN EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION
FOR A COVID TREATMENT THAT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS CALLING 
A MAJOR ADVANCE AGAINST THE 
VIRUS.
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
>> PROTESTERS POURED INTO THE 
STREETS.
SOME SMASHING POLICE CARS.
THE OUTRAGE SPARKED BY AN 
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AND A 
WARNING YOU MAY FIND THE VIDEO
DISTURBING
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED 
BEFORE THIS RECORDING, BUT A MAN
IDENTIFIED AS JACOB BLAKE CAN BE
SEEN MOVING TO OPEN A CAR DOOR
AND THAT'S WHEN MULTIPLE SHOTS
ARE FIRED.
BLAKE WAS AIR LIFTED TO A 
HOSPITAL
OUR LOCAL AFFILIATE SPOKE TO HIS
FIANCE
>> TWO MALE OFFICERS DETAINED 
HIM, LIKE YOU KNOW, PUT YOUR
HANDS, NO QUESTIONS OR NONE OAF 
THAND I'M JUST TRYING TO SIMPLY 
GET THE KIDS OUT THE CAR
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.
HE DIDN'T DO NOTHING WRONG
ASK SOME QUESTIONS FIRST BEFORE 
YOU PIN THIS MAN UP THE CAR.
AN EMERGENCY CURFEW HAS BEEN
DECLARED BUT PROTESTS CONTINUED 
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE POLICE
STATION AND STATE CAPITOL THERE.
HIS FATHER SAYS HIS SON IS OUT
OF SURGERY AND IS IN STABLE 
CONDITION.
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THE
SHOOTING
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THOSE 
MASSIVE WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.
THE HAZE IS EVEN HITTING STATES 
IN THE MIDWEST
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE ON THE 
FRONT LINES.
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE
BATTLE TO CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN STATE HISTORY
WITH A NEW LOOMING THREAT IN THE
FORECAST
FRESH RED FLAG WARNINGS AND 
ANOTHER PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY 
LIGHTNING STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 15 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE.
MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION ACRES IN
SIZE, A FIRE FOOTPRINT VISIBLE
FROM SPACE
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION RELEASING FEDERAL 
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD ARRIVING TO
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES 
AND KILLED AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL COOK IS RESORTING TO 
FILLING BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER
IN AN EFFORT TO DOUSE SMALL 
FIRES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD, CHECKING
PROPERTIES AND STUFF AND LOOK 
FOR LITTLE SPOT FIRES THAT ARE
FLARING UP. 
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME IT'S
ALREADY TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK.
JUST TOTAL SHOCK. 
>> Reporter: HE RETURNED TO HIS 
HOME TO FIND RUINS
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME.
FOUR-CAR GARAGE.
EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE JUST CAME SO QUICK. 
>> Reporter: IN NEARBY, A 
HAUNTING SITE.
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES 
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
PAINFUL REMINDER OF THE FIRE
EASTER FIING POWER
FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR NOW MORE THAN A WEEK 
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WINDS WILL MAKE THESE FIRES A 
LOT WORSE.
>> BOY DO THEY NEED TO CATCH A
BREAK.
>>> ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE 
FACES OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, KELLYANNE CONWAY
IS LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE
THE LONG TIME ADVISOR SAYS SHE
IS STEPPING DOWN AT THE END OF
AUGUST
CONWAY IS PLANNING TO SPEND MORE
TIME WITH HER CHILDREN SAYING IN
PART, AS MILLIONS OF PARENTS
NATIONWIDE KNOW, KIDS DOING 
SCHOOL FROM HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL
OF ATTENTION AND INDIVIDUAL 
VIGILANCE.
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MAMA
HER HUSBAND OUTSPOKEN TRUMP 
CRITIC SAYS HE TOO IS STEPPING
AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN PROJECT TO
DEVOTE MORE TIME TO FAMILY
MEMBERS.
IT COMES AFTER THEIR 15-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER TWEETED SHE'S PUSHING
FOR EMANCIPATION
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS 
ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY
AUTHORIZATION FOR A CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENT THAT HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAILS AS A QUOTE,
MAJOR ADVANCE.
KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE. 
>> I'M PLEASED TO MAKE A TRULY
HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED A NEW STEP FOR A
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT, A
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USE 
AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVALESCE
PLASMA
JOINED BY THE HEAD OF THE FDA,
THIS DECISION COMES AFTER 
INTERNAL SCIENTIFIC DEBATE OVER 
WHETHER THE FDA HAD ENOUGH DATA 
AND AFTER THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED 
FDA STAFF ON TWITTER OF DELAYING
ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> WE BROKE THE LOG JAM OVER THE
LAST WEEK.
IT'S MY OPINION, VERY POLITICAL 
REASONS.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 
POLITICS
THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH 
LIFE OR DEATH.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT CAN
TRY TO DISTRACT THE NEGATIVE
PORTRAYAL OF HIS OLD ORE SISTER.
>> DONALD'S OUT FOR DONALD
PERIOD
>> Reporter: FIRST REPORTED BY
THE "WASHINGTON POST," NBC NEWS 
HAS NOW ALSO OBTAINED SOME OF 
THE 15 HOURS OF RECORDINGS MADE 
IN 2018 AND '19 BY TRUMP NIECE
AND TELL ALL AUTHOR, MARY TRUMP.
>> HE HAS NO PRINCIPLES, NONE.
NONE
AND MY GOD, IF YOU ARE A
RELIGIOUS PERSON, YOU WANT TO 
HELP PEOPLE.
NOT DO THIS.
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE CHIEF
OF STAFF MARK MEADOWS REACTED TO
THE TRUMP FAMILY DRAMA
>> THIS IS POLITICS AS USUAL BY 
A NIECE THAT WAS WRITTEN OUT OF 
A WILL THAT WOULD APPARENTLY
JUST HAS AN AX TO GRIND BECAUSE 
SHE WANTS JOE BIDEN TO BE 
PRESIDENT.
>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PREPARING
FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION TONIGHT WITH PLANS TO
ADDRESS HIS SUPPORTERS FROM TWO 
LOCATIONS.
IT WILL BE DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT WE HEARD FROM 
DEMOCRATS LAST WEEK.
TRACIE POTTS IS LIVE WITH MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: FRANCES, 
REPUBLICANS SAY THIS IS GOING TO
BE ABOUT THE AMERICAN STORY AND 
YES, THE PRESIDENT WILL END UP
IN TWO PLACES THIS WEEK SPEAKING
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON 
THURSDAY, BUT WE'RE TOLD THAT HE
WILL BE IN CHARLOTTE TODAY AT 
THE END OF THAT ROLL CALL VOTE
WITH THE PRESIDENT SPEAKING ON
THE LAST DAY OF THE CONVENTION
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE SLATED TO BE KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS INCLUDING FORMER 
AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N., NIKKI 
HAY LEE AND TIM SCOTT ALONG WITH
DONALD TRUMP JR., THE 
PRESIDENT'S SON.
MEANTIME PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RIVAL
IS SPEAKING OUT ON ABC
RESPONDING TO THE CRITICISM THAT
BIDEN ISN'T MENTALLY FIT TO HOLD
OFFICE
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH.
WHAT WE SAY, WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE
CONTROL, WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT KIND
OF SHAPE WE'RE IN.
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T MEAN
>> SO YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE 
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO BACK TO THE REPUBLICANS,
EVERYTHING GETTING STARTED IN 
CHARLOTTE TODAY.
PROTESTS THAT HAVE BEEN 
HAPPENING OUTSIDE THE CONVENTION
CENTER THERE AND INSIDE,
DELEGATES, A LIMITED NUMBER,
WILL BE VOTING IN PERSON FOR
THAT NOMINATION.
THE CONVENTION CHAIR, THE RNC 
CHAIR SAY THEY'VE BEEN TESTING
PEOPLE BEFORE THEY GET TO 
CHARLOTTE AND ON SITE AND THEY
BELIEVE IN-PERSON VOTING IS 
SAFE
>> THANK YOU
>>> TONIGHT JOIN OUR NBC NEWS 
TEAM FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF 
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION HERE ON NBC
>>> ALSO BREAKING THIS MORNING, 
TWIN STORMS BREWING AND HEADED
FOR LOUISIANA.
TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA 
PACKING A ONE-TWO PUNCH AS THEY 
TURN TOWARD THE GULF
GOVERNOR EDWARDS IS WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO BE PREPARED
>> WE'RE EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT FROM WIND AND POTENTIALLY
SPAWNING SOME TORNADOS AS WELL
IT'S GOING TO BE THAT 72 HOURS
BEFORE YOU MAY RECEIVE SOME 
ASSISTANCE
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
SHELTER IN PLACE YOURSELF AND 
YOUR FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THAT 
LONG
>> LOUISIANA HAS DECLARED A 
STATE OF EMERGENCY
THIS TWIN STORM NIGHTMARE IS
SOMETHING THIS COUNTRY HASN'T 
SEEN FOR NEARLY A CENTURY.
AND HEADED FOR NEW ORLEANS ON 
THE 15th ANNIVERSARY OF 
HURRICANE KATRINA.
>> JANESSA WEBB IS TRACKING 
THOSE STORMS
THERE'S SO MUCH CHANGING
>> GOOD MORNING.
WE DO HAVE A BIG-TIME CHANGE IN 
THE FORECAST
I THINK NEW ORLEANS, YOU'RE IN
THE CLEAR NOW EVEN THOUGH WE DO 
STILL HAVE THAT STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
YOU COULD STILL DEAL WITH SOME
FLOODING RAIN BUT THIS STORM
SYSTEM HAS TAKEN A MORE 
NORTHWESTERLY TRACK.
THERE IS NO ALERTS FOR PANAMA 
CITY TOTAL HAS SEE AND THEY ARE 
SEEING THE OUTER BANDS
A LITTLE BIT OF HAIL CURRENTLY
HAPPENING BUT THIS STORM SYSTEM 
HAS RUN INTO SOME DRIER AIR AND 
THAT'S ALLOWED IT TO KIND OF
SHRED APART.
WE'LL STILL WATCH IT AS THE 
FLOODING POTENTIAL AND STORM
SURGE I THINK STILL COULD BE
HEFTY ACROSS THE FLORIDA POOND
BUT AS I SAID, NO ALERLTS BUT 
YOU NEED TO BE AWARE AS MARCO 
LIFTS TO THE NORTH AND WEST.
BEHIND THAT IS TROPICAL STORM 
LAURA.
WE'RE EXPECTING THAT TO 
INTENSIFY.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
NOW A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY 
AHEAD.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE GULF
COAST ARE VERY WARM.
95 DEGREES FOR HOUSTON, A LITTLE
BIT OF SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON
NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST AND THE 
STORM SYSTEMS THEY'LL START TO
HEAT UP FOR CHICAGO THIS
AFTERNOON INTO GREEN
>>> LEADING THE NEWS ON WHAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd
BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD
REMEMBERED KOBE BRYANT
A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO HER LATE
HUSBAND SAYING IN PART, I'M SO
THANKFUL I HAVE PIECES OF HEAVEN
HERE ON EARTH THANKS TO YOU.
>> AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO
COMMEMORATING BRYANT
REPRESENTING HIS TWO JERSEY 
NUMBERS IN THE NBA 8 AND 24.
>>> ROGER GOODELL SAT DOWN FOR
AN IN DEPTH ONE ON ONE ON THE 
POD CAST UNCOMFORTABLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN
HE SAYS HE WISHED HE LISTENED TO
COLIN KAEPERNICK
>> IF YOU WERE TO PUBLICLY
EXPRESS YOUR REMORSE, APOLOGIZE 
TO KAEPERNICK, WHAT WOULD YOU 
SAY?
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING I'D SAY
IS I WISH WE HAD LISTENED 
EARLIER, KAP, TO WHAT YOU WERE
KNEELING ABOUT AND WHAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO BRING ATTENTION TO
WE'D INVITED HIM IN SEVERAL 
TIMES TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, 
HAVE THE DIALOG.
I WISH WE HAD THE BENEFIT OF
THAT
WE NEVER DID
>> THE COMMISSIONER GOES O
>>> THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THIS 
WORLD TODAY.
WE SEEM TO HAVE DEVELOPED A 
FUNDAMENTAL ABILITY TO APOLOGIZE
TO ANYONE.
>> RUSSELL CROWE'S UNHINGED MADE
ITS DOMESTIC DEBUT WHERE
THEATERS HAVE STARTED TO SLOWLY 
REOPEN HERE.
THE FILM POCKETED MORE THAN 
$4 MILLION OVER THE WEEKEND AND 
PLAYED IN ABOUT 1,800 VENUES
MARKING THE WIDEST RELEASE YET
SINCE THE PANDEMIC HIT
>>> AND THAT MOVE THAT POLICE 
USE TO END CAR CHASES FOUND IT'S
CAUSED A STRING OF DEATHS AND 
INJURIES
>> Reporter: A YOUNG MAN IN A 
PICKUP TRUCK RUNS A RED LIGHT IN
RURAL ARKANSAS AND REFUSES TO 
STOP FOR THE POLICE.
THE HALF HOUR HIGH SPEED CHASE
THIS APRIL ENDS IN A FIERY
WRECK.
THE TRUCK FLIPPING, LAUNCHING 
THE POLICE CRUISER INTO THE AIR,
BUT IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT.
POLICE RECORDS SAY THE STATE
TROOPER CAUSED THE CRASH BY 
BUMPING THE TRUCK AT 109 MILES
AN HOUR.
THE TROOPER WAS INJURED BUT THE 
DRIVER, 34-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN
BATTENFIELD WAS KILLED
>> I DON'T BELIEVE IT SHOULD
HAVE HAPPENED HONESTLY AT THE 
RATE OF SPEED IT WAS GOING
THEY HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY
TO STOP HIM BEFORE HE GOT BACK
IN TOWN.
>> THERE'S A PIT MANEUVER.
>> Reporter: THE TROOPER USED 
THIS MOVE KNOWN AS THE PRECISION
IMPLOEBLIZATION TECHNIQUE.
AN INVESTIGATION PUBLISHED BY 
THE "WASHINGTON POST" FOUND THAT
SINCE 2016 AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE 
HAVE DIED AND HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN
INJURED WHEN POLICE USE THE PIT.
18 OF THOSE DEATHS CAME AFTER 
DRIVERS WERE SUSPECTED OF MINOR 
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS SUCH AS
SPEEDING, THE POST FOUND
TEN KILLED WERE PASSENGERS AND
FOUR WERE BYSTANDERS
>> IF USED PROPERLY IT IS A 
GOOD, SAFE MANEUVER AND IF USED 
IMPROPERLY AT HIGH SPEEDS IN THE
WRONG AREA AGAINST THE WRONG
VEHICLE IT'S DEADLY.
>> Reporter: THE MANEUVER WAS 
DEVELOPED DECADES AGO IN
VIRGINIA WHERE OFFICERS NOW 
PRACTICE IT AT LOW SPEEDS ON A
TRACK.
>> I MATCH THE VIOLATOR'S SPEED.
ONCE I'M BESIDE HIM I MAKE
CONTACT WITH THE TARGET AREA
I'LL HOLD THAT CONTACT ON THE 
TARGET AREA UNTIL EVERYTHING IS 
SAFE AND THEN A GOOD FOLLOW 
THROUGH.
>> THEY PERFORM THE PIT ON THE
STREET ABOUT 13 TIMES A YEAR AND
NO ONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT
>> IF A BYSTANDER IS KILLED OR
IF THE TARGET IN THE CAR IS 
KILLED THAT'S A FAILURE.
IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LIKE
THAT
>> THAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF 
PIT, NO, SIR
>> SOME DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING 
NEW YORK STATE POLICE HAVE
BANNED THE PIT WHILE OTHERS SUCH
AS LAPD FORBID IT AT SPEEDS OVER
35 MILES AN HOUR
BUT MANY LARGE POLICE AGENCIES
ALLOW THE TECHNIQUE AT ANY SPEED
THE "WASHINGTON POST" FOUND.
>> FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE SAY
THEY WOULD ONLY USE THE PIT TO
STOP A D
>> A QUARTET OF GAME FOUR 
BROUGHT A BANG TO THE NBA 
PLAYOFFS
CHECK THIS OUT
>> DONCIC PULLS UP
IT'S GOOD!
>> LUKA DONCIC IS ONLY 21 YEARS 
OLD BUT HE IS QUICKLY BECOMING A
LEGEND
HE HELPED THE MAVERICKS TIE UP
THEIR SERIES WITH THE CLIPPERS
HE HAD A 41-TRIPLE DOUBLE.
>>> TWO TEAMS HAVE LEFT THE 
BUBBLE AFTER BEING SWEPT
THE NETS GAVE UP A WHOPPING 150 
POINTS IN THEIR FIRS
>>> THE TWIN STORMS BARRELLING
TOWARD THE GULF STATES
OFFICIALS IN NEW ORLEANS ARE
URGING RESIDENTS TO PREP FOR
BOTH IMPACTS
JAY GRAY IS THERE FOR US
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
PHILLIP AND WE'RE ON BOURBON
STREET RIGHT NOW
USUALLY YOU'D HEAR SOME KIND OF 
MUSIC.
THERE'S ALWAYS AN ENERGY HERE 
BUT THE ENTIRE FRENCH QUARTER 
UNUSUALLY QUIET.
SOME BUSINESSES DON'T SEEM TOO
WORRIED.
LIKE THIS ONE JUST NEXT DOOR, 
THIS RESTAURANT COMPLETELY
BOARDED UP
WITH THE EFFECTS OF MARCOUX 
EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS
AND LAURA STILL LOOMING RIGHT 
NOW.
THE BIG EASY A BIT UNEASY RIGHT 
NOW.
WITH TWO TROPICAL SYSTEMS 
TARGETING THE LOUISIANA GULF
COAST.
>> SO WE'RE GOING TO GET A RIGHT
HOOK FROM MARCOU AND A LEFT HOOK
FROM LAURA
>> SOME ARE BLOCKING OR BOARDING
UP WHAT THEY CAN AND MAKING SURE
THEY HAVE THE ESSENTIALS TO RIDE
OUT THE STORM.
>> STOCKING UP ON FOOD, AND 
TRYING TO PARK THE CAR IN THE 
HIGHEST POINT POSSIBLE WE CAN 
FIND. 
>> Reporter: OTHERS IN THIS AREA
BELOW SEA LEVEL ARE HEADING FOR 
HIGHER GROUND.
>> WE CAN'T HANDLE A REGULAR
RAINSTORM AND IT'S TIME TO GO.
>> MARCO COULD LOSE A LITTLE
ENERGY THIS AFTERNOON.
CURRENTLY IT'S TRACKING JUST
WEST OF NEW ORLEANS LEAVING THE 
CITY ON THE DIRTY OR STRONG SIDE
OF THE STORM
LAURA IS A MUCH MORE POWERFUL 
SYSTEM THAT FORECASTERS SAY WILL
INTENSIFY BEFORE CROSSING THE 
COAST.
>> IT'S EXPECTED TO BE A VERY 
STRONG CATEGORY 2.
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY IT 
COULD BE A LITTLE BIT STRONGER
AND BE A CATEGORY 3.
>> LASHING THE ISLANDS AS IT
GROWS AND TAKES AIM AT THE GULF,
EVIDENCE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE 
SYSTEM AND A SOBER WARNING FOR
THOSE IN THE TRACK OF THE STORM.
>> Reporter: AND LOOK, THE TIME 
TO PREPARE HERE IS REALLY OVER
AT THIS POINT.
IN FACT, OFFICIALS WARNING
OVERNIGHT THAT RESIDENTS WHO
HAVE STAYED SHOULD HUNKER DOWN
WHERE THEY ARE FOR THE NEXT 72
HOURS OR SO.
>> AND ALL THIS HAPPENING AMID A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC TO BOOT.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> OF COURSE THIS IS ALL ABOUT
THE TRACK.
LET'S TURN TO JANESSA WHO'S 
WATCHING THE TWO STORMS.
>> WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING MARCO
START TO FALL APART BUT LAURA,
WE ARE SEEING FLOODING RAIN 
ACROSS HAITI INTO THE DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC
THE PHOTOS ARE VERY DISTURBING
AS THE FLOOD WAT
>>> WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE BREAKING 
NEWS STORIES THIS MORNING.
IN WISCONSIN, A POLICE INVOLVED 
SHOOTING OF A BLACK MAN SPARKS
PROTESTS AND UNREST.
>>> IN CALIFORNIA, THE WILDFIRES
GROW PAST A MILLION ACRES AS THE
DEADLY BLAZES CONTINUE TO GROW
LARGER WITH UNPREDICTABLE WINDS.
>>> A MAJOR SHAKEUP AT THE WHITE
HOUSE AS ONE OF PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S MOST LOYAL ADVISERS 
STEPS DOWN
>>> DOUBLE TROUBLE IN THE GULF, 
AS MARCO AND LAURA, TWO MAJOR 
STORMS, THREATEN THE GULF COAST 
STATES WITH A ONE-TWO PUNCH.
>>> STREAMING BIG.
THE INSPIRING STORY OF A MAN WHO
WAS A SECURITY GUARD AT A 
HOSPITAL AND NOW RETURNING WITH 
A BRAND NEW JOB.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING
I'M PHILIP MENA.
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING 
NEWS
A STATE OF EMERGENCY CURFEW HAS 
BEEN DECLARED FOR KENOSHA,
WISCONSIN.
OUTRAGED PEOPLE FILLING THE 
STREETS ONCE AGAIN AFTER A
29-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT BY 
POLICE
VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT QUICKLY 
WENT VIRAL ONLINE.
AND A WARNING, IT MAY BE
DISTURBING TO SEE.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED 
BEFORE THE RECORDING, BUT A MAN 
IDENTIFIED AS JACOB BLAKE COULD 
BE SEEN MOVING TO OPEN A CAR
DOOR AND MULTIPLE SHOTS ARE 
FIRED.
BLAKE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A
HOSPITAL
A LOCAL AFFILIATE SPOKE TO HIS
FIANCE
>> THE TWO MALE OFFICERS
INSTANTLY DETAINED HIM, LIKE, 
PUT YOUR HANDS UP NEW YORK E QUS
OR NONE OF THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET DIDS CAN 
OUT OF THE CAR
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE, HE 
DIDN'T DO NOTHING WRONG, JUST 
ASK SOME QUESTIONS FIRST BEFORE 
YOU PIN THIS MAN UP AGAINST THE 
CAR.
>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS 
OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN
PROVIDING FIRST AID.
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THAT 
SHOOTING
>>> NOW TO BREAKING NEWS
A TWIN NIGHTMARE HEADED FOR THE 
GULF COAST
TWO TROPICAL STORMS TARGETING 
LOUISIANA JUST 48 HOURS APART.
MARCO HAS WEAKENED DOWN,
BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM.
BUT AFTER WREAKING HAVOC IN THE 
CARIBBEAN, TROPICAL STORM LAURA 
IS GAINING STRENGTH.
NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
IS TRACKING THEM FOR US.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THIS JUST IN, MARCO HAS TAKEN 
KIND OF A DIFFERENT TRACK.
I THINK THE NEXT UPDATE WE SEE
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE 
CENTER HAS IT GOING MORE INTO 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
ALERTS ARE NOT OUT FOR THIS 
AREA, BUT TALLAHASSEE INTO
PANAMA CITY, THIS IS TAKING MORE
OF A NORTHERLY TRACK AND YOU'RE 
SEEING BANDS OF MOISTURE
EVEN THOUGH LOUISIANA IS ON OUR 
RADAR, THEY WILL DEAL WITH THE
STORM SURGE WITH THIS STORM 
SYSTEM
RIGHT NOW, IT HAS BEEN
DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL SYSTEM.
BEHIND THAT, WE HAVE A MAJOR
HURRICANE THAT IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD.
THAT IS TROPICAL STORM LAURA IS 
GAINING STEAM OVER THE ISLANDS
YOU THINK IT WOULD START TO BE
BROKEN DOWN DUE TO THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE LAND INTERACTION THAT 
IT'S CURRENTLY SEEING.
BUT IT WILL GO BACK INTO A WARM 
BODY OF WATER AND INTENSINTENSI.
AND BY WEDNESDAY, POTENTIAL 
LANDFALL NEAR BATON ROUGE OR NEW
ORLEANS.
WE ARE EXPECTING A STORM SURGE
OF 10 TO 12 FEET IN THAT AREA.
WITH RAINFALL ACCUMULATION UP TO
THREE FEET
>> SERIOUS SITUATION THERE
JANESSA, THANKS FOR TRACKING
THAT FOR US.
>>> NOW TO ONE OF THE MOST
VISIBLE FACES IN THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION LEAVING THE WHITE
HOUSE.
SHE SAID SHE'S STEPPING DOWN AT 
THE END OF AUGUST.
KELLYANNE CONWAY IS PLANNING TO 
SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER
CHILDREN, SAYING IN PART, AS
MILLIONS OF PARENTS NATIONWIDE
KNOW, KIDS DOING SCHOOL FROM
HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL OF 
ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE THAT IS 
UNUSUAL AT THESE TIMES
THIS IS COMPLETELY MY CHOICE AND
MY VOICE
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MOMMA.
HER HUSBAND ANNOUNCED HE TOO IS 
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN
PROJECT TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO
FAMILY MATTERS
THE SEISMIC SHIFT FOR THE COUPLE
COMES AFTER A TWEET STORM FROM
THEIR 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, 
CLAUDIA CONWAY, WHO SAID SHE'S
PUSHING FOR EMANCIPATION
>>> LET'S TURN TO THE MASSIVE 
WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.
THE SMOKE THERE IS SO THICK THE 
HAZE IS EVEN HITTING STATES IN
THE MIDWEST.
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
NBC'S STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE
ON THE FRONTLINES.
>> WE'LL HAVE THAT STORY IN A 
MOMENT
NOW TO NEW MEDICAL TREATMENT TO 
FIGHT CORONAVIRUS.
IT'S BEEN GIVEN EMERGENCY 
AUTHORIZATION.
SUNDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ANNOUNCED THE APPROVAL OF 
CONVALESCENT PLASMA, WHICH USES 
BLOOD FROM COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO
HAVE RECOVERED
BUT SOME ARE STILL QUESTIONING
THE EFFECTIVENESS.
>> LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HAVING
TROUBLE WITH THAT, AS WELL
LET'S MOVE NOW TO PRESIDENT 
TRUMP FACING A NEW CONTROVERSY
FROM WITHIN HIS OWN FAMILY
IN A SECRET RECORDING, THE
PRESIDENT'S SISTER, MARIANNE
TRUMP BARRY, IS HEARD SAYING HE 
HAS NO PRINCIPLES, THAT AUDIO 
WAS FIRST OBTAINED BY "THE
WASHINGTON POST," AND HAS SINCE 
BEEN OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS.
LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE THIS REPORT
NOW FROM JENNIFER JOHNSON.
[ NO AUDIO ]
>> ALL RIGHT
CLEARLY HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH
OUR STORIES HERE
LET'S GO BACK OVER TO 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB WHO
IS TRACKING THOSE TWO MONSTER 
STORMS IN THE GULF
JANESSA?
>> LET ME SHOW YOU RADAR RIGHT
NOW.
CURRENTLY, SEEING MARCO AND THE 
FORECAST HAS REALLY CHANGED.
JUST IN THE LAST HOUR.
IT DEFINITELY HAS WEAKENED
BACK DOWN TO A TROPICAL STORM 
SYSTEM
DUE TO IT JUST BEING REALLY 
DISORGANIZED, YOU CAN SEE BANDS 
OF MOISTURE HITTING THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE.
BUT I THINK THE CENTER OF THIS
STORM IS GOING TO GO MORE TOWARD
THE NORTH.
NO ALERTS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
BUT WE REALLY NEED TO GET AWARE,
BECAUSE A STORM SURGE IS GOING
TO BE HEIGHTENED THROUGHOUT THE 
AFTERNOON AND INTO YOUR EVENING.
AND ALSO WITH MARCO, IT'S 
STARTING TO MOVE AT A FASTER
SPEED.
SO FOR THE FORECAST FROM THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, IT 
SAID IT WAS GOING TO VEER MORE
TO THE WEST, BUT I THINK THAT 
WILL CHANGE AT THE 5:00 A.M.
UPDATE
THEN ALL EYES WILL BE ON
TROPICAL STORM LAURA
I THINK THE INTENSIFICATION 
PHASE WILL START TO HEIGHTEN, 
GOING INTO THIS EVENING, INTO 
TUESDAY.
AND THEN A POTENTIAL LANDFALL 
FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY
NOW, WE'LL WATCH THE TRACK
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, IS IT 
GOES BACK INTO THE GULF.
IT'S A WARM BODY OF WATER.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE UPPER 
80s TO LOW 90s
SO I THINK THAT RAPID 
INTENSIFICATION RAISEPHASE REALY
STARTS TO HAPPEN
SO ALL OF THE GULF COAST NEEDS
TO BE AWARE.
SHOULD HAVE ENERGY OFFICIALS
TELLING YOU WHERE TO GO.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, GUYS, THIS IS
HAPPENING WITH CORONAVIRUS, AND 
PEOPLE NEED TO REALLY BE
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS FROM MORGAN
CITY TO NEW ORLEANS.
LOOK AT THE STORM SURGE.
THAT IS GOING TO BE AFTER THE 
STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY IN.
THREE TO FIVE FEET ACROSS NEW 
ORLEANS INTO MORGAN SYSTEM
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORIES.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
GULF COAST, 85 DEGREES AND
THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW THAT STORM
SYSTEM TO GAIN A LITTLE BIT OF
STRENGTH
ALSO, WATCHING THE SEVERE 
WEATHER THREATS FROM SALT LAKE
INTO CHICAGO
SO THESE STORM SYSTEMS, THEY'RE 
TRYING TO MATERIALIZE BUT HAVING
A HARD TIME COMING TOGETHER.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG 48
HOURS.
GUYS
>> A WHOLE LOT TO WATCH.
THANKS FOR THAT.
>>> THERE WAS A DEPUTY WHO HAD
TO THINK FAST.
THERE WAS A PREGNANT WOMAN WHO
WENT INTO LABOR IN A 7/ELEVEN 
PARKING LOT.
CHECK IT OUT
>> GOOD JOB.
[ BABY CRYING 
>> CONGRATULATIONS
IT IS A BOY.
>> SO HER WATER BROKE AND DEPUTY
RICHARD ALLEN, JR. JUMPED INTO
ACTION
AN AMBULANCE WAS ON THE WAY, BUT
THE MEDICS ARRIVED JUST SECONDS 
TOO LATE
HEALTHY BABY BOY
AND THE NEW MOM SAID YOU ARE MY 
HERO, DEPUTY
NOW I OWE YOU A BILL GULP.
>> SHE'S IN FRONT OF A
>>> THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF IN
THE RACE FOR 2020, IN HIS FIRST 
INTERVIEW SINCE THE DNC, JOE
BIDEN LAUGHED OFF ATTACKS FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP ABOUT HIS MENTAL
ACUITY
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH, WHAT WE SAY, 
WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE CONTROL,
WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT KIND OF SHAPE
WE'RE IN
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> SO YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE 
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> TONIGHT, THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION KICKS OFF 
WITH SPEECHES FROM DONALD TRUMP,
JR., FORMER U.N. AMBASSADOR 
NIKKI HALEY, SENATOR TIM SCOTT
AND MORE
VOTERS WILL BE WATCHING.
OUR CORY KAUFMAN IS IN
PENNSYLVANIA WITH MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: PHILIP,
PENNSYLVANIA ISN'T THE SAME 
STATE IT WAS IN 2016 WITH.
A STALLED ECONOMY, VOTERS ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT JOBS
BUT THEY'RE INCREASINGLY WORRIED
ABOUT THE PANDEMIC AND ABOUT THE
FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
FOUR YEARS AGO, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WAS ABLE TO APPEAL TO MODERATE
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS AND 
NARROWLY TAKE THE LEAD IN 
PENNSYLVANIA
HE'S TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THAT
NARROW LEAD BY HOLDING EVENTS 
HERE LOCALLY
HE HELD AN EVENT JUST LAST WEEK 
NEAR BIDEN'S BIRTHPLACE OF
SCRANTON
THE VOTERS WEIGHED IN.
>> I DO KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
WILL SUFFER FOUR NOR YEARS UNDER
A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
AND THAT IS TERRIFYING
>> WE RELY ON THE PRESIDENT WHO 
IS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR COUNTRY'S 
LEADER TO FIX IT, BUT WE SEE
ARE -- WE'RE SEEING IT'S NOT
BEING FIXED.
>> ANYTHING TRUMP COULD DO TO 
EARN YOUR VOTE FOR 2020?
>> COMING AROUND SOCIALLY WOULD 
BE A HUGE STEP
DEFINITELY
>> Reporter: SO TRUMP CAN'T JUST
APPEAL TO THE ECONOMIC SIDE OF
THINGS
THAT WILL BE HIS SET OF 
CHALLENGES
BIDEN'S CHALLENGES WILL BE
ENGAGING THEIR BASE OF
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS AND INCREASING
THAT TURNOUT OF 71% FROM 2016.
THAT WAS A LOSS OF A MILLION
VOTES BACK THEN.
PHILIP
>> TRUMP ONLY WON IT BY LESS
THAN 50,000.
THANK YOU.
>> JOIN OUR NBC TEAM FOR
COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE
♪ HALLELUJAH, HALL ELUJAH ♪
>> IT WASN'T MUCH.
>> PART OF THE VIRTUAL FAN
CONVENTION, D.C. REVEALED THE 
LOOK AT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
SNYDER REVEALED THE FOUR-HOUR 
FEEL WILL BE BROKEN INTO
HOUR-LONG CHUNKS WHEN IT
PREMIERES ON HBO MAX NEXT YEAR
>> THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT
THAT'S WHAT "THE IRISHMAN"
SHOULD HAVE DONE
>> I TOTALLY AGREE
>>> ALL RIGHT.
ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd
BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD
REMEMBERS THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF
KOBE BRYANT.
VANESSA BRYANT PENNED A HEART 
WRENCHING TRIBUTE SAYING -
>> IN LOS ANGELES, THE DODGERS
PAID TRIBUTE BY WEARING KOBE'S
JERSEY PREGAME
AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO 
TRIBUTE TO KICK OFF MAMBA WEEK
>> BETTER LOSER, BETTER WINNER, 
JUST BE BETTER
>> DO THE SIMPLE STUFF RIGHT
>> TODAY, AUGUST 24th, IS KOBE
BRYANT DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA
THE DAY WAS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT 
BRYANT'S TWO JERSEY NUMB WERS 
THE LAKERS, 8 AND 24
WITH ALL THAT'S HAPPENED THIS 
YEAR, STILL SO SURREAL THAT KOBE
BRYANT LEFT US THAT WAY.
>> JUST THINKING THE SAME THING 
IN OUR UPSIDE DOWN WORLD, JUST
MONTHS AGO IS WHEN IT HAPPENED
BEFORE THIS PANDEMIC, BUT WOW.
>> HIS LEGACY LIVES ON
WATCHED A LOT OF BASKETBALL 
YESTERDAY.
>>> AND NOT PLAYING AROUND WHEN 
IT COMES TO CORONAVIRUS SAFETY
RULES.
>> STUDENTS WHO BOUGHT TICKETS
IN SECTION FIVE, MOVE TO SECTION
FIVE
>> SO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME 
WAS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL STUDENTS
WENT TO THEIR ASSIGNED SEATS AND
PUT THEIR MASKS ON
THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.
YOU TAKE CHARGE AND SHOW THEM 
HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DONE.
>> GOT TO CALL THEM OUT.
>>> CITY OFFICIALS IN 
CONNECTICUT ARE GETTING BACK AT 
JOHN OLIVER FOR HIS RANT ABOUT
THEIR CITY
>> BEHIND ME, YOU'LL SEE THE
CITY OF DANBURY SEWER PLANT.
WE ARE GOING TO RENAME IT THE 
JOHN OLIVER MEMORIAL SEWER
PLANT.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF [ BLEEP ], 
JUST LIKE YOU, JOHN.
>> THE NEW NAME COMES AFTER A 
EPISODE WHICH OLIVER SINGLED OUT
DANBURY AFTER NOTING ITS RAILWAY
MUSEUM
HE DOUBLED DOWN YESTERDAY, SAY
HE DOESN'T CARE FOR THAT CITY,
THE BABIES OR TH
>>> LET'S GET BACK TO THE STORY 
WE TRIED TO BRING YOU EARLIER 
ABOUT THE MASSIVE WILDFIRES IN
CALIFORNIA
THE SMOKE IS SO THICK THE HAZE
IS EVEN HITTING STATES IN THE 
MIDWEST.
NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY ARE 
BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE ON THE 
FRONTLINE.
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE
BATTLE TO CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY WITH A NEW LOOMING
THREAT IN THE FORECAST, FRESH 
RED FLAG WARNINGS AND ANOTHER 
PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY LIGHTNING 
STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 50 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE.
THE FIRES NOW TOTALLY MORE THAN 
1.1 MILLION ACRES IN SIZE.
A FIRE FOOT PRINT VISIBLE FROM
SPACE.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION, RELEASING FEDERAL
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY 
ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA TO 
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE 
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES,
FORCED THE EVACUATIONS OF 
THOUSANDS AND KILLED AT LEAST 
FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL IS RESORTING TO FILLING
BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER TO DOUSE 
SMALL FIRES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD, CHECKING
PROPERTIES AND STUFF
AND LOOKING FOR LITTLE SPOT 
FIRES THAT ARE FLARING UP.
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME, IT'S 
ALREADY TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK.
JUST TOTAL SHOCK
>> Reporter: BRIAN BRANIGAN 
RETURNED TO HIS HOME TO FIND
RUINS.
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME, FOUR-CAR 
GARAGE, EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE CAME SO QUICK.
>> Reporter: AND NEARBY, A
HAUNTING SIGHT
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES INSIDE
CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST STATE PARK, 
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
PAINFUL REMINDER OF THE FIRE'S
TERRIFYING POWER
PHILIP, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE 
TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WIND ALSO MAKE THESE FIRES A LOT
WORSE.
>> HARD TO HEAR THAT
STEVE, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
REPORT
>> WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH 
JANESSA WEB WITH THE TWIN 
TROPICAL STORMS SHE'S FOLLOWING.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN
>> THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REALLY 
GOING THROUGH, THE HEAT 
CONTINUES TO BUILD
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING ACROSS 
THE AREA, SO THE HEAT IS GOING
TO BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR ALL 
THOSE FIREFIGHTERS IN THAT AREA.
ALSO WINDS TODAY, AT LEAST 20 
MILES PER HOUR
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
COUNTRY, WE DO HAVE TWO DUAL
SYSTEMS THAT WE'RE FIRST
TRACKING MARCO
RIGHT NOW HURRICANE WARNINGS OUT
FOR NEW ORLEANS, TRSTRETCHING IT
PARTS OF ALABAMA
I THINK THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER EXPANDS THIS MORE TO THE 
FLORID
>>> WE'RE BACK WITH A STORY 
ABOUT DREAMING BIG AND AIMING 
HIGH
IT'S THE INSPIRING TALE OF ONE
MAN'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE
HOSPITAL WHERE HE USED TO BE A
SECURITY GUARD
>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF THE 
MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF 
RUSSELL'S LIFE
>> FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.
>> Reporter: A PEDIATRICS 
ROTATION AT BATON ROUGE GENERAL 
HOSPITAL
>> I KIND OF WANT TO CRY RIGHT
NOW THINKING ABOUT IT.
IT WAS LIKE, GOD, YOU'VE BROUGHT
ME SO FAR.
>> Reporter: RUSSELL HAS WALKED 
THE HALLS OF THIS HOSPITAL
BEFORE, BUT HE WORE A VERY
DIFFERENT UNIFORM.
THIS WAS HIM TEN YEARS AGO, WHEN
HE WAS A FULL-TIME SECURITY 
GUARD FOR THE HOSPITAL
>> IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING TEN 
YEARS FOR YOU.
>> YEAH.
IT'S BEEN A RIDE
FROM, YOU KNOW, BEING A SECURITY
GUARD HERE AT BATON ROUGE 
GENERAL TO NOW, BEING A ROTATING
MEDICAL STUDENT.
>> Reporter: GROWING UP IN LAKE 
CHARLES, LOUISIANA, RUSSELL 
NEVER THOUGHT A CAREER IN 
MEDICINE WAS POSSIBLE.
>> WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT SMART 
PEOPLE GROWING UP, I WAS LIKE 
THEY'RE USUALLY WEALTHY, THEY 
DON'T LOOK LIKE ME
>> Reporter: BUT IT WAS WHILE 
WORKING NIGHT SECURITY THAT A 
CHANCE ENCOUNTER CHANGED HIS
LIFE
>> I WAS WALKING OUT, HE OFFERED
TO WALK ME TO MY CAR
HE ASKED ME WHAT I DID
I SAID I WAS A SURGEON AND HIS
EYES LIT UP.
HE SAID, WOW
>> Reporter: DR. PATRICK
GRAVENSTEIN LET RUSSELL FOLLOW
HIM FOR MONTHS
>> HE DIDN'T KNOW ME FROM A 
FLOWER FROM THE WALL
>> Reporter: THAT SET HIM ON A
NEW AND CHALLENGING PATH
FIRST, GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE
IN LOUISIANA
THEN A Ph.D. AT NYU IN MOLECULAR
ONCOLOGY
AND NOW RUSSELL IS RETURNING TO 
A PLACE HE KNOWS SO WELL
>> TELL ME A LITTLE WHY YOU 
DECIDED TO GO BACK
>> I MISS HOME
IF I'M GOING TO BE GOOD TO
PEOPLE, I'M GOING TO BE GOOD TO 
PEOPLE WHERE I'M FROM.
BECAUSE THEY NEED ME
>> Reporter: BUT IT'S NOT JUST
HIS PATIENTS THAT NEED HIM, IT'S
THOSE WHO MAY SEE SOMETHING HE
DID.
>> IF I DIDN'T SEE MANY BLACK 
DOCTORS GROWING UP, I NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN 
FOR SOMEONE ELSE
>> Reporter: SO HE'LL WALK THESE
HALLS ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME IN A
WHITE COAT
WE ALL HAVE DREAMS
TELL ME WHAT YOU WOULD TELL THAT
KID 20 YEARS AGO THAT WAS 
DREAMING
>> I THINK I WOULD TELL HIM TO
KEEP GOING, MAN.
AND JUST PURSUE YOUR DREAMS 
UNAPOLOG
UNAPOLOGETICALLY
>> THAT'S THE WAY TO START OFF
OUR WEEK
RUSSELL IS PLANNING TO
SPECIALIZE IN PEDIATRICS AND
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, AS WELL.
WHILE PROTECTING PEOPLE AND 
KEEPING THEM SAFE IN MORE WAYS
THAN ONE
>> SOMETIMES YOU NEED A SHOT, 
TOO.
THAT IS JUST AN AMAZING STORY.
KUDOS TO HIM RUSSELL MADE THE 
MOST OUT OF THAT OPPORTUNITY AND
HE'S GOING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY
TO HELP OUT.
>>> MULTIPLE BREAKING 
DEVELOPMENTS OVERNIGHT
IN WISCONSIN, A BLACK MAN IS
HOSPITALIZED IN SERIOUS 
CONDITION FOLLOWING A POLICE
SHOOTING THAT SPARKED PROTESTS
IN THE REGION.
>>> WHIPLASH FOR THE WEATHER
TWO MAJOR STORMS BEAR DOWN ON 
THE GULF COAST
RESIDENTS BRACE FOR POSSIBLE
BACK-TO-BACK HURRICANES.
>>> WHITE HOUSE IN TURMOIL
ON THE EVE OF THE REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION, THE ARCHITECT OF THE
TRUMP 2016 VICTORY DELIVERS AN
OVAL OFFICE MESSAGE.
I'M STEPPING DOWN.
>>> AND THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES 
EMERGENCY USE OF A NEW TREATMENT
FOR COVID AND THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS WHETHER POLITICAL 
PRESSURE RUSHED THE DECISION
HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT?
>>> AND NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER
GOODELL'S UNCOMFORTABLE 
CONVERSATION ABOUT COLIN
KAEPERNICK
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILIP MENA
WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING 
NEWS
ANOTHER POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF IT NOW 
WITH A WARNING THAT THE E VIDEO 
MAY BE DISTURBING.
POLICE WERE RESPONDING TO A 
DOMESTIC INCIDENT, AND A MAN
IDENTIFIED BY FAMILY MEMBERS AS 
29-YEAR-OLD JACOB BLAKE, OPENED 
A CAR DOOR AND APPEARS HE'S SHOT
MULTIPLE TIMES
WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 
THE MOMENTS BEFORE THAT 
RECORDING.
BLAKE WAS AIRLIFTED TO A
HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION,
BUT HIS FATHER SAYS HE'S NOW
STABLE AFTER SURGERY
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THE
SHOOTING
THE VIDEO, WHICH QUICKLY WENT 
VIRAL, HAS SPARKED PROTESTS.
A LARGE CROWD FIRST GATHERED
WHERE SOME PEOPLE DAMAGED POLICE
CARS
THEN PROTESTS FORMED OUTSIDE THE
POLICE STATION WHERE THEY WERE
MET BY OFFICERS IN RIOT GEAR
MORE CARS WERE DAMAGED AND A
DUMP TRUCK SET ON FIRE
THE COUNTY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY
CURFEW UNTIL 7:00 A.M.
A REPORTER WITH OUR LOCAL 
AFFILIATE ON THE GROUND IN
KENOSHA SAID SHE RAN FROM TEAR
GAS AND RETURNED TO FIND HER
STATION'S CAR VANDALIZED
>>> TWIN STORMS BREWING AND 
HEADED FOR LOUISIANA
TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA 
PACKING A ONE-TWO PUNCH,
THREATENING TO WALL LOT THE 
BAYOU STATES WITHIN 48 HOURS OF 
EACH OTHER
THE GOVERNOR IS WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO BE PREPARED
>> WE'RE EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS FROM WIND AND POTENTIAL 
TORNADOES, AS WELL
IT'S GOING TO BE THAT 72 HOURS
BEFORE YOU MAY RECEIVE SOME 
ASSIS
ASSISTANCE
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO 
SHELTER IN PLACE, YOURSELF AND
YOUR FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THAT 
LONG
>> LOUISIANA HAS DECLARED A 
STATE OF EMERGENCY
THIS TWIN STORM NIGHTMARE IS
SOMETHING THIS COUNTRY HASN'T 
SEEN IN NEARLY A CENTURY
>> LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB
SHE'S BEEN TRACKING THESE TWIN
STORMS
GOOD MORNING
THESE STORMS COULD BE 
DEVASTATING FOR NEW ORLEANS, BUT
WHAT WORRIES YOU MOST HERE
>> YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN A CHANGE
IN THE TRACK JUST IN THE LAST 
HOUR AND WE DO NOT HAVE ALERTS
THAT ARE PUT OUT FOR THE FLORIDA
PAN HANDLE
I'M CONCERNED RIGHT NOW THAT
YOU'RE SEEING MORE OF A 
NORTHERLY TRACK HERE, AND WE'RE 
NOT SEEING THIS GOING TO MAKE 
ITS WAY MORE TO THE WEST
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A 
MAJOR UPDATE CHANGE WHEN THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER COMES 
UP WITH THE LATEST TRACK AT 5:00
A.M.
THE OUTER BANDS ARE HITTING 
PANAMA CITY TO TALLAHASSEE
YOU CAN SEE BY THE ROTATION OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM, IT IS GOING
MORE TO THE NORTH AND EAST
SO WE'LL WATCH THIS FAIRLY
CLOSELY AND THAT UPDATE IS GOING
TO BE VERY VITAL
I THINK YOU'LL SEE THE STORM
SURGE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE, AS WELL
THAT'S ROUND NUMBER ONE.
THEN WE TALK ABOUT TROPICAL 
STORM LAURA.
IT'S GOING OVER CUBA CURRENTLY
AND MAINTAINING ITS STRENGTH AS 
IT GOES INTO THE GUFLT GULF, IT 
WILL CAUSE RAPID INTENSIFICATION
AND GOES INTO A HURRICANE TOO BY
TUESDAY EVENING.
I THINK WE HAVE A LANDFALL JUST 
OUTSIDE OF NEW ORLEANS, POSSIBLY
BATON ROUGE.
AGAIN, THIS COULD TAKE THE
TRACK.
THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY STILL 
VERY WIDE.
GUYS
>> JANESSA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> NOW TO ONE OF THE MOST
VISIBLE FACES OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION LEAVING THE WHITE
HOUSE.
IN A STATEMENT, THE LONG-TIME 
ADVISER TO TRUMP SAID SHE'S 
STEPPING DOWN AT THE END OF 
AUGUST
CONWAY IS PLANNING TO SPEND MORE
TIME WITH HER CHILDREN, SAYING
IN PART, AS MILLIONS OF PARENTS 
NATIONWIDE KNOW, KIDS DOING 
SCHOOL FROM HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL
OF ATTENTION AND VIGILANCE THAT 
IS AS UNUSUAL AS THESE TIMES
THIS IS COMPLETELY MY CHOICE AND
MY VOICE
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MOMMA.
HER HUSBAND ANNOUNCED HE IS 
STEPPING AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN
PROJECT TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO
FAMILY MATTERS
THE SEISMIC SHIFT COMES AFTER A 
TWEET STORM AFTER HER 
15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SAYS SHE'S 
PUSHING FOR EMANCIPATION AND HER
MOTHER'S JOB RUINED HER LIFE, 
ADDING IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY AND 
FAME
>>> WITH THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION SET TO GET UNDER WAY 
TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY
AUTHORIZATION FOR A CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENT THAT HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAILS AS A "MAJOR
ADVANCE.
K
KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED A NEW STEP FOR A
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT.
A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USE 
AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVALESCENT
PLASMA, TAKEN FROM RECOVERED
PATIENT'S BLOOD WERE OTHERS 
HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID.
>> THIS IS A POWERFUL THERAPY 
THAT TRANSFUSES, VERY, VERY 
STRONG ANTIBODIES.
>> Reporter: JOINED BY THE HEAD 
OF THE FDA, THIS DECISION COMES 
AFTER INTERNAL SCIENTIFIC DEBATE
OVER WHETHER THE FDA HAD ENOUGH 
DATA
AND AFTER THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED 
FDA STAFF ON TWITTER OF DELAYING
ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A
HOLDUP, BUT WE BROKE THE LOG JAM
OVER THE LAST WEEK, THAT'S MY 
VERY STRONG OPINION.
THAT'S FOR POLITICAL REASONS
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 
POLITICS BUT LIFE AND DEATH.
>> Reporter: BY ADDING A RARE 
SUNDAY NIGHT NEWS CONFERENCE, 
THE PRESIDENT CAN TRY TO
DISTRACT FROM THE NEGATIVE
PORTRAIT REVEALED BY SECRET 
AUDIO RECORDINGS OF HIS OLDER 
SISTER, RETIRED FEDERAL JUDGE 
MARIANNE TRUMP BERRY
>> Reporter: FIRST REPORTED BY
"THE WASHINGTON POST," NBC NEWS 
HAS NOW ALSO OBTAINED SOME OF 
THE 15 HOURS OF RECORDINGS MADE 
IN 2018 AND '19 BY TRUMP NIECE
AND TELL-ALL AUTHOR MARY TRUMP
>> Reporter: WHITE HOUSE CHIEF
OF STAFF REACTED TO THE TRUMP 
FAMILY DRAMA
>> THIS IS POLITICS AS USUAL BY 
A NIECE THAT WAS WRITTEN OUT OF 
A WILL THAT WOULD HAVE
APPARENTLY -- JUST HAS AN AX TO 
GRIND BECAUSE SHE WANTS JOE 
BIDEN TO BE PRESIDENT.
>> OUR THANKS TO KELLY FOR THAT 
REPORT
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PREPARING
FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 
CONVENTION TONIGHT WITH PLANS TO
ADDRESS HIS SUPPORTERS FROM TWO 
LOCATIONS.
THE TONE EXPECTED TO BE 
DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE
HEARD FROM DEMOCRATS LAST WEEK
NBC'S TRACY POTTS JOINS US WITH 
MORE
GOOD MORNING
>> Reporter: HI, GOOD MORNING.
SO WHAT REPUBLICANS ARE TELLING 
US IS THAT THIS WEEK WILL BE
ABOUT THE AMERICAN STORY
AND IT WILL START IN CHARLOTTE, 
NORTH CAROLINA
THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS OF THE
CONVENTION, THE ROLL CALL VOTE
TO NOMINATE PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
HAPPENING STARTING THIS MORNING.
AND YES, THE PRESIDENT IS GOING 
TO BE IN TWO PLACES THIS WEEK,
THURSDAY AS YOU SEE HERE, HE'LL 
BE SPEAKING FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
TODAY, WE ARE TOLD PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL ACTUALLY BE IN 
CHARLOTTE FOR THE END OF THAT 
ROLL CALL VOTE
MEANTIME, WE HAVE ALSO HEARD
FROM HIS RIVAL, DEMOCRAT JOE
BIDEN, WHOSE NOMINATION WAS LAST
WEEK ON ABC OVERNIGHT, BIDEN
RESPONDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
CRITICISM THAT HE'S NOT MENTALLY
FIT TO HOLD OFFICE
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH, WHAT WE SAY, 
WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE CONTROL,
WHAT WE KNOW
WHAT KIND OF SHAPE WE'RE IN.
COME ON.
>> YOU HAVE SAID YOURSELF THAT
YOU ARE A TRANSITION CANDIDATE
DOES THAT MEAN A ONE-TERM 
PRESIDENT?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> NO, IT DOESN'T.
>> YOU'RE LEAVING OPEN THE
POSSIBILITY YOU'LL SERVE EIGHT
YEARS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> Reporter: THE CHAIR OF THE 
REPUBLICAN -- 
[ NO AUDIO ]
-- IS THE ROLL CALL IS HAPPENING
ON THE INSIDE OF THE CHARLOTTE
CONVENTION CENTER IS SAFE, THAT 
THEY TESTED PEOPLE BEFORE THEY
ARRIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA AND 
THEY'VE BEEN DOING TESTING ON 
SITE
FRANCES?
>> TRACY, THANK YOU.
NBC NEW ALSO HAVE COMPLETE
COVERAGE OF THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGINNING 
TONIGHT AT 10:00 EASTERN, 7:00
PACIFIC.
>>> 700 NATIONWIDE PROTESTS WERE
HELD OVER THE WEEKEND TO SHOW 
SUPPORT FOR THOSE WORKING FOR 
THE POSTAL SERVICE BUT NOT ITS
LEADERSHIP
THE SAVE THE POST OFFICE RALLIES
HAPPENED AT LOCAL POST OFFICES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THE DEMONSTRATIONS WERE 
ORGANIZED TO PROTEST AGAINST THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING 
OF THE U.S. POSTAL SYSTEM.
AND TO CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, LOUIS 
DEJOY.
THAT COMES AS CONGRESS MEMBERS
VOTED IN FAVOR TO GIVE $25
BILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDS TO 
THE SERVICE.
THE BILL WILL MOVE ON TO THE GOP
SENATE
>>> LET'S TURN BACK TO JANESSA
WEBB WHO IS WATCHING THE GULF 
WITH THE TROPICS THERE AND THE
WEEK AHEAD
JANESSA?
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE A KIND OF SHIFT IN OUR
FORECAST
MARCO NOW A TROPICAL STORM, HAS 
RAN INTO SOME DRYER AIR.
I DO THINK THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
ALL THE WAY INTO ALABAMA, THE 
SOUTH COAST, YOU NEED TO BE 
AWARE.
RIGHT NOW WE STILL HAVE 
HURRICANE WARNINGS THAT ARE SET 
OUT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
LOUISIANA.
THIS NEEDS TO BE SHIFTED TO MORE
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ACROSS
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
I STILL DO THINK THE STORM SURGE
IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM AND THE
INUNDATION OF RAIN WHERE THEY 
COULD SEE EIGHT INCHES POSSIBLE 
ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY TODAY.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO TEMPERATURES FOR NEW ORLEANS 
TODAY, 85 DEGREES.
IT'S HEATING UP FOR MEMPHIS.
93, ALSO WATCHING THE SEVERE
WEATHER RISK FOR THE DAKOTAS, 
MAKING ITS WAY INTO CHICAGO, 93.
MORE ON THE TROPICS COMING UP.
>> THANKS, JANESSA
>>> CITY OFFICIALS IN DANBU BBU 
CONNECTICUT ARE GETTING BACK AT 
JOHN OLIVER.
>> BEHIND ME, YOU'LL SEE THE
CITY OF DANBURY SEWER PLANT AND 
WE'RE GOING TO RENAME IT THE
JOHN OLIVER MEMORIAL SEWER
PLANT.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT'S FULL OF [ BLEEP ], 
JUST LIKE YOU, JOHN.
>> NEW NAME COMES AFTER JOHN
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CITY
LEADERS IN DENVER ARE CALLING 
OUT RIOTERS WHO SET FIRES IN THE
DOWNTOWN AIR REA AND DESTROYED 
PROPERTY
>> NOW I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU AS
A BLACK MAN AND DENVER FAYTIVE
THE NARRATIVE THAT THEY ARE 
MARCHING FOR JUSTICE AND BLACK
LIVES IS FRANKLY FALSE
THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW THAT 
YOU DO NOT REPRESENT US.
STOP USING THE COLOR OF MY SKIN 
AS AN EXCUSE TO TEAR UP MY CITY.
>> STRONG WORDS FROM DENVER'S 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY
CLASHES WITH POLICE BROKE OUT 
AFTER A GROUP OF 50 TO 75 PEOPLE
RIOTED OUTSIDE THE DENVER POLICE
HEADQUARTERS, SMASHING WINDOWING
AND SETTING FIRES.
OFFICIALS CALLING THEM
ANARCHISTS SAYING THEY WILL NOT 
STAND FOR IT
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE 
EMERGENCY SITUATION IN
CALIFORNIA
HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS RACING 
TO PUT OUT THOSE HISTORICALLY 
MASSIVE WILDFIRES.
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED IN TO HELP.
HERE'S NBC'S STEVE PATTERSON
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE BAT
TOLL CONTAIN CALIFORNIA'S 
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN THE STATE'S
HISTORY WITH A NEW LOOMING
THREAT IN THE FORECAST
FRESH RED FLAG WARNINGS AND 
ANOTHER PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY 
LIGHTNING STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 50 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE, THE FIRE TOTALLING 
1.1 MILLION ACRES IN SIZE, A
FIRE FOOT PRINT VISIBLE FROM
SPACE.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION, RELEASING FEDERAL
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MILITARY 
ARRIVING IN CALIFORNIA TO 
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE 
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES,
FORCED THE EVACUATIONS OF 
THOUSANDS AND KILLED AT LEAST 
FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL COOK IS RESORTING TO 
FILLING BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER
IN AN EFFORT TO DOUSE SMALL 
FIRES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND, CHECKING 
PROPERTIES AND STUFF AND LOOKING
FOR LITTLE SPOT FIRES FLARING 
UP
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME, IT'S 
TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK, TOTAL SHOCK
>> Reporter: BRIAN RETURNED TO
HIS HOME TO FIND RUINS
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME, FOUR-CAR 
GARAGE
EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE CAME SO QUICK.
>> Reporter: AND NEARBY, A
HAUNTING SIGHT
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES INSIDE
CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST STATE PARK
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
REMINDER OF THE FIRE'S
TERRIFYING POWER
PHILIP, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE 
TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WINDS WILL MAKE THESE FIRES A 
LOT WORSE.
>> THOSE FIREFIGHTERS JUST
CANNOT TAKE A BREAK.
STEVE, THANK YOU FOR THAT 
REPORT
>>> NOW TO A FIREFIGHTER IN 
CALIFORNIA WHO WAS ROBBED AS HE 
WAS BATTLING WILDFIRES
HIS WALLET WAS STOLEN OUT OF HIS
WORK VEHICLE AT THE BONNY DOON
FIRESTATION AND HIS BANK ACCOUNT
WAS DRAINED.
IT WAS THE LATEST ROBBERY IN
SANTA CRUZ
OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING WHO 
STOLE THE WALLET
THIS FOLLOWS A CASE OF LOOTING
OF HOMES EVACUATED
I HOPE KARMA COMES
>>> THIS ROOM IS NOT YET READY
FOR ALL THAT YOU WILL DO
THE TIME WILL COME, DIANE.
AND EVERYTHING WILL BE
DIFFERENT.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
THAT TRAILER FOR "WONDER WOMAN
1984" WAS RELEASED
COVID-19 THEYEDDELAYED THE MOVIM
SUMMER TO FALL, BUT IT IS ON
SCHEDULE TO HIT THEATERS OCTOBER
2.
>>> IN A CONVERSATION WITH
FORMER NFL PLAYER, COMMISSIONER 
ROGER GOODELL SAYS HE WISHED HE 
LISTENED TO COLIN KAEPERNICK
>> IF YOU APOLOGIZED TO 
KAEPERNICK, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
>> WELL, THE FIRST THING I WOULD
SAY IS I WISH WE HAD LISTENED 
EARLIER TO WHAT YOU WERE
KNEELING ABOUT AND WHAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO BRING ATTENTION TO
WE HAD INVITED HIM IN SEVERAL 
TIMES TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, 
HAVE THE DIALOGUE.
I WISH WE HAD A BENEFIT OF THAT.
WE NEVER DID
>> HE GOES ON TO SAY THAT 
PLAYERS KNEELING DURING THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM IS BEING
MISCHARACTERIZED AND THEY WERE
EXERCISING THE RIGHT TO PEACEFUL
PROTESTS
>> ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS
42nd BIRTHDAY, THE SPORTS WORLD 
REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND LEGACY 
OF KOBE BRYANT
VANESSA BRYANT PENNED A TROOUCHN
TRIBUTE SAYING I'M SO THANKFUL I
HAVE PIECES OF HEAVEN HERE ON 
EARTH THANKS TO YOU.
AND NIKE RELEASED A VIDEO 
COMMEMORATING BRYANT
TODAY IS KOBE BRYANT DAY IN 
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,
REPRESENTING HIS TWO JERSEY 
NUMBERS IN THE NBA, 8 AND 24
IF YOU THINK OF THIS UPSIDE 
WORLD SINCE WE'VE BEEN I
>>> GOSHOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WATCHING TROPICAL STORM LAURA,
THIS STORM
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, A 
FIREFIGHTER IS RECOVERING THIS
MORNING AFTER BEING INJURED 
WHILE BATTLING A MASSIVE SIX
ALARM BLAZE IN PHILADELPHIA.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT SUNDAY 
MORNING AT A WAREHOUSE IN THE 
NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY NEAR
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY.
NONE OF THE SCHOOL'S BUILDINGS
WERE DAMAGED
NEARLY 300 FIREFIGHTERS WERE
CALLED TO THE SCENE.
FLAMES COULD BE SEEN SHOOTING 
INTO THE SKY AND SEVERAL
STRUCTURES COLLAPSED AS 
FIREFIGHTERS TRIED TO GAIN
CONTROL OF THE BLAZE
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE REMAINED ON 
SCENE TO PUT OUT REMAINING HOT
SPOTS.
>>> THREE POLICE OFFICERS IN
MARYLAND WERE SHOT WITHIN 
SECONDS AFTER RESPONDING TO A 
CALL
THE OFFICERS WERE ARRIVING ON 
THE SCENE OF A REPORTED HOME
INVASION WHEN THE SHOOTING TOOK 
PLACE IN HYATTSVILLE
TWO OF THE THREE OFFICERS SHOT
WERE SAVED BY THEIR VEST
ONE OFFICER WAS STRUCK IN THE 
CHEST, ONE IN THE BACK AND A
THIRD IN THE FOOT.
>>> TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE NFL
SEASON KICKS OFF, THE LEAGUE
ANNOUNCED A MAJOR CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING ISSUE.
77 POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS FROM 
11 TEAMS HAVE BEEN RE-EXAMINED
BY A NEW JERSEY LAB AFTER FALSE 
POSITIVES.
ON THE SECOND PASS, THE TESTS 
ALL CAME BACK NEGATIVE
AMONG TEAMS THAT REPORTED FALSE 
POSITIVES, THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS
WITH 12, THE NEW YORK JETS 10,
AND THE CHICAGO BEARS, 9
SOME TEAMS CANCELED WALK
THROUGHS AND PRACTICES OUT OF 
THE FIVE LABS NATIONWIDE THAT 
SERVICE THE 32 TEAMS, ONLY THE
NEW JERSEY FACILITY HAS FALSE 
POSITIVE RESULTS
>>> THE CDC HAS DROPPED ITS 
14-DAY QUARANTINE RECOMMENDATION
FOR TRAVELERS.
ACCORDING TO CDC'S UPDATED
TRAVEL GUIDELINES, TRAVELERS
RETURNING FROM A TRIP OUTSIDE 
THE COUNTRY OR THEIR STATE NO 
LONGER HAVE TO SELF-QUARANTINE
FOR 14 DAYS UPON RETURN.
THE AGENCY ADVISES TRAVELERS TO 
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEAR
A MASK AND TO MONITOR THEIR 
SYMPTOMS AFTER TRAVELING
IT NOTES TO FOLLOW STATE, 
TERRITORIAL, OR TRIBIAL 
REQUIREMENTS AFTER TRAVELING
>>> THE NATIONAL ZOO IN 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ADDED A BABY 
PANDA TO HITS FAMILY
ON FRIDAY, ONE OF THE GO'S TWO
GIANT PANDAS GAVE BIRTH TO A
HEALTHY CUB.
AT 22 YEARS OLD, HE'S THE OLDEST
PANDA IN THE U.S. TO
SUCCESSFULLY GIVE BIRTH.
OF COURSE, WITH SO MANY PEOPLE
TUNING IN, YOU CAN IMAGINE IT 
CRASHED AFTER GETTING SO MUCH 
TRAFFIC.
>> IT IS
JUST SMALL
>>> AS WE COME ON THE AIR THIS
MORNING WE ARE COVERING MULTIPLE
BREAKING NEWS STORIES.
A POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING OF A 
BLACK MAN SPARKS PROTESTS AND 
UNREST OVERNIGHT
>> NOW THE SECOND AND THIRD 
BIGGEST FIRES IN STATE HISTORY
WELL OVER A MILLION ACRES 
DESTROYED AS UNPREDICTABLE WINDS
CONTINUE TO TEST FIREFIGHTERS 
AND REENFORCEMENTS ARE COMING 
FROM AS FAR AS AUSTRALIA
>>> TRACKING BACK TO BACK MAJOR 
STORMS ABOUT TO TWIFR A ONE, TWO
PUNCH TO GULF COAST STATES. 
>>> AN EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION
FOR A COVID TREATMENT THAT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS CALLING 
A MAJOR ADVANCE AGAINST THE 
VIRUS.
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD MONDAY MORNING
I'M PHILLIP MENA
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
>> PROTESTERS POURED INTO THE 
STREETS.
SOME SMASHING POLICE CARS.
THE OUTRAGE SPARKED BY AN 
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AND A 
WARNING YOU MAY FIND THE VIDEO
DISTURBING
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED 
BEFORE THIS RECORDING, BUT A MAN
IDENTIFIED AS JACOB BLAKE CAN BE
SEEN MOVING TO OPEN A CAR DOOR
AND THAT'S WHEN MULTIPLE SHOTS
ARE FIRED.
BLAKE WAS AIR LIFTED TO A 
HOSPITAL
OUR LOCAL AFFILIATE SPOKE TO HIS
FIANCE
>> TWO MALE OFFICERS DETAINED 
HIM, LIKE YOU KNOW, PUT YOUR
HANDS, NO QUESTIONS OR NONE OAF 
THAND I'M JUST TRYING TO SIMPLY 
GET THE KIDS OUT THE CAR
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.
HE DIDN'T DO NOTHING WRONG
ASK SOME QUESTIONS FIRST BEFORE 
YOU PIN THIS MAN UP THE CAR.
AN EMERGENCY CURFEW HAS BEEN
DECLARED BUT PROTESTS CONTINUED 
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE POLICE
STATION AND STATE CAPITOL THERE.
HIS FATHER SAYS HIS SON IS OUT
OF SURGERY AND IS IN STABLE 
CONDITION.
THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE IS INVESTIGATING THE
SHOOTING
>>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THOSE 
MASSIVE WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.
THE HAZE IS EVEN HITTING STATES 
IN THE MIDWEST
AND NOW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY 
ARE BEING CALLED UP TO HELP.
STEVE PATTERSON IS THERE ON THE 
FRONT LINES.
>> Reporter: THE DESPERATE
HISTORIC FIRES IS NOW A RACE'S
AGAINST TIME
CREWS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO GET A HANDLE ON SOME OF THE
LARGEST FIRES IN STATE HISTORY
WITH A NEW LOOMING THREAT IN THE
FORECAST
FRESH RED FLAG WARNINGS AND 
ANOTHER PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY 
LIGHTNING STORMS
THE SAME CONDITIONS WERE IN 
PLACE ONE WEEK AGO
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE
>> THEY COULD CAUSE HAVOC ON
THIS FIRE AND FIRES THROUGHOUT
THE REGION 15 MILES AWAY
>> Reporter: ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE.
MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION ACRES IN
SIZE, A FIRE FOOTPRINT VISIBLE
FROM SPACE
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING A DISASTER
DECLARATION RELEASING FEDERAL 
AID TO HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS ON
THE GROUND
THE NATIONAL GUARD ARRIVING TO
RELIEVE THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS
MONSTER FLAMES DEVOURED HOMES 
AND KILLED AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE.
WILL COOK IS RESORTING TO 
FILLING BUCKETS OF CREEK WATER
IN AN EFFORT TO DOUSE SMALL 
FIRES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> DRIVING AROUND THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD, CHECKING
PROPERTIES AND STUFF AND LOOK 
FOR LITTLE SPOT FIRES THAT ARE
FLARING UP. 
>> Reporter: BUT FOR SOME IT'S
ALREADY TOO LATE
>> IN SHOCK.
JUST TOTAL SHOCK. 
>> Reporter: HE RETURNED TO HIS 
HOME TO FIND RUINS
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME.
FOUR-CAR GARAGE.
EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE JUST CAME SO QUICK. 
>> Reporter: IN NEARBY, A 
HAUNTING SITE.
HUNDREDS OF ANCIENT TREES 
DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR SERVING AS A 
PAINFUL REMINDER OF THE FIRE
EASTER FIING POWER
FIREFIGHTERS ARE BONE TIRED.
THEY'VE BEEN BATTLING THESE 
BLAZES FOR NOW MORE THAN A WEEK 
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
STARTING TO WORSEN
THE WORRY IS THAT LIGHTNING 
STRIKES COMBINED WITH RED FLAG
WINDS WILL MAKE THESE FIRES A 
LOT WORSE.
>> BOY DO THEY NEED TO CATCH A
BREAK.
>>> ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE 
FACES OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, KELLYANNE CONWAY
IS LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE
THE LONG TIME ADVISOR SAYS SHE
IS STEPPING DOWN AT THE END OF
AUGUST
CONWAY IS PLANNING TO SPEND MORE
TIME WITH HER CHILDREN SAYING IN
PART, AS MILLIONS OF PARENTS
NATIONWIDE KNOW, KIDS DOING 
SCHOOL FROM HOME REQUIRE A LEVEL
OF ATTENTION AND INDIVIDUAL 
VIGILANCE.
IT WILL BE LESS DRAMA, MORE 
MAMA
HER HUSBAND OUTSPOKEN TRUMP 
CRITIC SAYS HE TOO IS STEPPING
AWAY FROM THE LINCOLN PROJECT TO
DEVOTE MORE TIME TO FAMILY
MEMBERS.
IT COMES AFTER THEIR 15-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER TWEETED SHE'S PUSHING
FOR EMANCIPATION
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS 
ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY
AUTHORIZATION FOR A CORONAVIRUS 
TREATMENT THAT HIS
ADMINISTRATION HAILS AS A QUOTE,
MAJOR ADVANCE.
KELLY O'DONNELL HAS MORE. 
>> I'M PLEASED TO MAKE A TRULY
HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED A NEW STEP FOR A
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT, A
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY USE 
AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVALESCE
PLASMA
JOINED BY THE HEAD OF THE FDA,
THIS DECISION COMES AFTER 
INTERNAL SCIENTIFIC DEBATE OVER 
WHETHER THE FDA HAD ENOUGH DATA 
AND AFTER THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED 
FDA STAFF ON TWITTER OF DELAYING
ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
>> WE BROKE THE LOG JAM OVER THE
LAST WEEK.
IT'S MY OPINION, VERY POLITICAL 
REASONS.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH 
POLITICS
THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH 
LIFE OR DEATH.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT CAN
TR
AND AFTER THE 
PRESIDENT 
ACCUSED FDA 
STAFF ON TWITTER 
OF DELAYING 
ACTION UNTIL 
AFTER THE 
ELECTION. 
>> THERE 
MIGHT'VE BEEN A 
HOLD OF, BUT WE 
BROKE THE LOGJAM 
OVER THE LAST 
WEEK. 
THAT IS MY VERY 
STRONG OPINION. 
THAT IS FOR 
POLITICAL 
REASONS. 
THIS HAS NOTHING 
TO DO WITH 
POLITICS. 
THIS HAS TO DO 
WITH LIFE-AND-
DEATH. 
>> Reporter: BY 
ADDING A REAR 
SUNDAY NIGHT 
NEWS CONFERENCE, 
THE PRESIDENT 
TRIED TO 
DISTRACT FROM 
THE NEGATIVE 
PORTRAIT 
REVEALED BY 
SECRET AUDIO 
RECORDINGS OF 
HIS OLDER 
SISTER, RETIRED 
FEDERAL JUDGE, 
MARIANNE TRUMP. 
FIRST REPORTED 
BY THE 
WASHINGTON POST, 
NBC NEWS HAS 
ALSO OBTAINED 
SOME OF THE 15 
HOURS OF 
RECORDINGS MADE 
IN 2018 AND 2019 
BY MARY TRUMP, 
THE NEWS THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
A
RELIGIOUS PERSON, YOU WANT TO 
HELP PEOPLE.
NOT DO
THE WHITE HOUSE 
CHIEF OF STAFF 
REACTED TO THE 
TRUMP FAMILY DON 
DRAMA. 
>> THIS IS 
POLITICS AS USUAL
. SHE APPARENTLY 
HAS AN AX TO 
GRIND BECAUSE 
SHE WANTS JOE 
BIDEN TO BE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> THANKS TO 
KELLY O'DONNELL 
FOR THAT REPORT. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS RE-
PREPARING FOR 
THE PUBLIC AND 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTIONS 
NIGHT WITH PLANS 
TO ADDRESS HIS 
SUPPORTERS FROM 
TWO LOCATIONS. 
THE TONE 
EXPECTED TO BE 
DECIDEDLY 
DIFFERENT FROM 
WHAT WE HEARD 
FROM DEMOCRATS 
LAST WEEK. 
TRACY POTTS IS 
LIVE ON CAPITOL 
HILL WITH MORE 
ON WHAT WE CAN 
EXPECT. 
GOOD MORNING. 
>> Reporter: 
REPUBLICANS AND 
SAY THIS IS 
GOING TO BE 
ABOUT THE 
AMERICAN STORY. 
YES, THE 
PRESIDENT WILL 
BE IN TWO PLACES 
THIS WEEK 
SPEAKING FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
ON THURSDAY, BUT 
WE ARE TOLD HE 
WILL BE IN 
CHARLOTTE TODAY 
AT THE END OF 
THE ROLL CALL 
VOTE THIS 
MORNING FOR HIS 
OFFICIAL 
NOMINATION. 
TAKE A LOOK. 
WE HAVE A NUMBER 
OF OTHER PEOPLE 
WHO ARE SLATED 
TO BE KEYNOTE 
SPEAKERS, 
INCLUDING FORMER 
AMBASSADOR TO 
THE U.N., NIKKI 
HALEY, AND SOUTH 
CAROLINA SENATOR 
TIM SCOTT 
TONIGHT, ALONG 
WITH DONALD 
TRUMP JR. 
MEANTIME, 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S RIVAL, 
JOE BIDEN, IS 
SPEAKING OUT ON 
ABC, RESPONDING 
TO THE 
PRESIDENTS 
CRITICIZE THEM 
THAT JOE BIDEN 
ISN'T FIT, 
MENTALLY FIT, TO 
HOLD OFFICE. 
>> WATCH ME. 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
WATCH ME. LOOK 
AT US BILLS, 
WHAT WE SAY, 
WHAT WE DO, WHAT 
WE CONTROL. 
WE KNOW WHAT 
KIND OF SHAPE WE 
ARE IN. 
YOU COME ON. 
>> YOU HAVE SAID 
YOURSELF YOU ARE 
A TRANSITION 
CANDIDATE. 
DOES THAT MEAN A 
ONE TERM 
PRESIDENT? 
>> NO. 
>> YOU WILL 
SERVE EIGHT 
YEARS? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> BACK TO THE 
REPUBLICANS. 
EVERYTHING 
GETTING STARTED 
IN CHARLOTTE 
TODAY. 
PROTESTS ARE 
OUTSIDE THE 
CONVENTION 
CENTER. 
INSIDE, DELEGATES
, A LIMITED 
NUMBER, WILL BE 
VOTING IN PERSON 
FOR THE 
NOMINATION. THE 
CONVENTION CHAIR 
SAYS THEY HAVE 
BEEN TESTING 
PEOPLE BEFORE 
THEY GET TO 
CHARLOTTE AND ON 
SITE. 
THEY BELIEVE 
THAT IN PERSON 
VOTING IS SAFE. 
>> HOPE WE DON'T 
HEAR ABOUT 
POSITIVE CASES 
COMING OUT FROM 
THAT. 
>>> TONIGHT JOIN 
US FOR COMPLETE 
COVERAGE OF THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION 
BEGINNING AT 10 
PM EASTERN, 
SEVEN 8 PM 
PACIFIC HERE ON 
NBC. 
>>> TWIN STORMS 
BREWING AND 
HEADED FOR 
LOUISIANA. 
TROPICAL STORM 
MARCO AND 
TROPICAL STORM 
WILL PACKING A 
ONE-TWO PUNCH AS 
THEY TURN TOWARD 
THE GULF, PENNY 
TO LOUISIANA 
WITHIN 48 HOURS 
OF EACH OTHER. 
THE GOVERNOR IS 
WARNING 
RESIDENTS TO BE 
PREPARED. 
>> WE ARE 
EXPECTING 
SIGNIFICANT 
IMPACTS FROM 
WIND AND 
POTENTIALLY 
TORNADOES AS 
WELL. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE 72 HOURS 
BEFORE WE MAY 
RECEIVE SOME 
ASSISTANCE. 
YOU SHOULD BE 
PREPARED TO 
SHELTER IN PLACE 
YOURSELF AND 
YOUR FAMILY FOR 
AT LEAST THAT 
LONG. 
>> LOUISIANA HAS 
DECLARED A STATE 
OF EMERGENCY. 
THIS TWIN STORM 
NIGHTMARE IS 
SOMETHING THIS 
COUNTRY HAVEN'T 
SEEN IN NEARLY A 
CENTURY. 
IT IS HEADING TO 
NEW ORLEANS 
DURING THE SAME 
WEEK AS THE 
ANNIVERSARY OF 
HURRICANE 
KATRINA. 
>> OUR 
METEOROLOGISTS 
IS TRACKING THE 
STORMS. 
SO MUCH 
CHANGING. 
VANESSA, GOOD 
MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING 
EVERYONE. 
WE DO HAVE A BIG-
TIME CHANGE IN 
THE FORECAST. 
NEW ORLEANS IS 
IN THE CLEAR 
NOW, EVEN THOUGH 
WE STILL HAVE 
THE STATE OF 
EMERGENCY. 
YOU COULD STILL 
DEAL WITH 
LETTING RAIN, 
BUT THE STORM 
SYSTEM HAS KIND 
OF TAKEN A MORE 
NORTHWESTERLY 
TRACK. 
THERE ARE NO 
ALERTS FOR 
PANAMA CITY 
THROUGH 
TALLAHASSEE. 
RIGHT NOW THEY 
ARE SEEN THE 
OUTER BANDS. IF 
YOU TORNADOES 
ANY LITTLE BIT 
OF HAIL 
CURRENTLY 
HAPPENING, BUT 
THE STORM SYSTEM 
HAS RUN INTO 
SOME DRIER AIR. 
THAT HAS ALLOWED 
IT TO SHRED UP 
OUR. 
WE WILL STILL 
WATCH AS THE 
FLOODING 
POTENTIAL AND 
STORM SURGE 
STILL COULD BE 
PRETTY HEFTY 
ACROSS THE 
FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE, BUT 
AS I SAID, NO 
ALERTS. 
BUT YOU REALLY 
NEED TO BE AWARE 
AS MARCO STARTS 
TO LIFT MORE 
NORTH AND WEST. 
BEHIND THAT IS 
TROPICAL STORM 
LAURA. 
WE ARE EXPECTING 
THAT TO SURVIVE. 
HERE IS A LOOK 
AT YOUR DAY 
AHEAD. 
TEMPERATURES 
ACROSS THE GULF 
COAST VERY WARM, 
95 DEGREES 
HOUSTON. 
A LITTLE BIT OF 
SUNSHINE THIS 
AFTERNOON. 
NO RAIN IN THE 
FORECAST. 
THE STORM 
SYSTEMS WILL 
HEAT UP FROM 
CHICAGO THIS 
AFTERNOON INTO 
GREEN BAY.>>> I 
DO WANT TO TALK 
MORE ABOUT LAURA.
COMING UP, WHAT 
IS HAPPENING IN 
CUBA. 
>> SO MUCH TO 
WATCH. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> LEADING THE 
NEWS ON WHAT 
WOULD'VE BEEN 
HIS 42nd 
BIRTHDAY, THE 
SPORTS WORLD 
REMEMBERS KOBE 
BRYANT. 
HIS WIFE PAID 
TRIBUTE TO HER 
LATE HUSBAND 
SAYING IN PART, 
I AM SO THANKFUL 
I HAVE PIECES OF 
HEAVEN HERE ON 
EARTH THANKS TO 
YOU. 
NIKE RELEASED A 
VIDEO 
COMMEMORATING 
KOBE BRYANT. 
TODAY IS KOBE 
BRYANT DAY IN 
ORANGE COUNTY 
CALIFORNIA, 
REPRESENTING HIS 
TWO JERSEY 
NUMBERS, 8 AND 
24. 
>>> NFL 
COMMISSIONER 
ROGER GOODELL 
SET DOWN FOR AN 
IN-DEPTH ONE-ON-
ONE ON THE 
PODCAST 
UNCOMFORTABLE 
CONVERSATIONS 
WITH A BLACK 
MAN. 
ON IT, HE SAID 
HE WISHED HE 
LISTEN TO COLIN 
KAEPERNICK. 
>> IF YOU WERE 
TO PUBLICLY 
EXPRESS YOUR 
REMORSE, 
APOLOGISTS, WHAT 
WOULD YOU SAY? 
>> THE FIRST 
THING I WOULD 
SAY IS THAT I 
WISH WE HAD 
LISTENED EARLIER 
TO WHAT YOU WERE 
KNEELING ABOUT 
AND TRYING TO 
BRING ATTENTION 
TO. 
WE HAD INVITED 
HIM IN SEVERAL 
TIMES TO HAVE 
THE DIALOGUE, I 
WISH WE HAD THE 
BENEFIT OF THAT. 
WE NEVER DID. 
>> HE GOES ON TO 
SAY THAT PLAYERS 
KNEELING DURING 
THE NATIONAL 
ANTHEM IS BEING 
MISCHARACTERIZED, 
AND THAT THEY 
WERE EXERCISING 
THEIR RIGHT TO 
PEACEFUL 
PROTEST. 
>>> THAT IS WHAT 
WE ARE IN THIS 
WORLD TODAY, WE 
SEEM TO HAVE 
DEVELOPED THE 
FUNDAMENTAL 
INABILITY TO 
APOLOGIZE TO 
ANYONE. 
>> FIRST YOU 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
SEE EACH PERSON 
SPEAKING DURING 
THE HEARING, 
WHETHER IN 
PERSON OR REMOTE
, AS LONG AS YOU 
HAVE YOUR WEBEX 
SET TO ACTIVE 
SPEAKER VIEW. 
IF YOU HAVE ANY 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
THIS, PLEASE 
CONTACT 
COMMITTEE STAFF 
IMMEDIATELY. 
SECOND, WE HAVE 
A TIMER THAT 
SHOULD BE 
VISIBLE ON YOUR 
SCREEN WHEN YOU 
ARE IN THE 
ACTIVE SPEAKER 
WITH THUMBNAIL. 
MEMBERS WHO WISH 
TO PIN THE TIMER 
TO THEIR SCREENS 
SHOULD CONTACT 
COMMITTEE STAFF 
FOR ASSISTANCE. 
THIRD, THE HOUSE 
RULES REQUIRE 
THAT WE SEE YOU. 
SO PLEASE HAVE 
YOUR CAMERAS 
TURNED ON AT ALL 
TIMES. 
FOURTH, MEMBERS 
APPEARING 
REMOTELY WHO ARE 
NOT RECOGNIZED 
SHOULD REMAIN 
MUTED TO 
MINIMIZE 
BACKGROUND NOISE 
AND FEEDBACK. 
FACE, I WILL 
RECOGNIZE 
MEMBERS VERBALLY
. MEMBERS RETAIN 
THE RIGHT TO 
SEEK RECOGNITION 
VERBALLY IN 
REGULAR ORDER. 
MEMBERS WILL 
RECOGNIZE 
SENIORITY ORDER 
FOR QUESTIONS. 
LASTLY, IF YOU 
WANT TO BE 
RECOGNIZED 
OUTSIDE OF 
REGULAR ORDER, 
YOU MAY IDENTIFY 
THAT IN SEVERAL 
WAYS. 
YOU MAY USE THE 
CHAT FUNCTION TO 
SEND A REQUEST, 
YOU MAY SEND AN 
EMAIL TO THE 
MAJORITY STAFF, 
OR YOU MAY 
UNMUTE YOUR MIC 
TO SEEK 
RECOGNITION. 
OBVIOUSLY, WE DO 
NOT WANT PEOPLE 
TALKING OVER 
EACH OTHER, SO 
MY PREFERENCE IS 
THAT MEMBERS USE 
THE CHAT 
FUNCTION OR EMAIL
TO FACILITATE 
FORMAL VERBAL 
RECOGNITION. 
COMMITTEE STAFF 
WILL ENSURE THAT 
I AM MADE AWARE 
OF YOUR REQUEST, 
AND I WILL 
RECOGNIZE YOU. 
WE WILL BEGIN 
THE HEARING IN 
JUST A MOMENT 
WHEN THEY TELL 
ME THEY ARE 
READY TO BEGIN 
THE LIVE STREAM. 
>> CHAIRMAN 
MALONEY, YOU 
MENTIONED THE 
MASK. YOU DON'T 
HAVE ONE ON. 
>> I AM TALKING. 
IF YOU'RE 
TALKING, YOU CAN 
HAVE YOUR MASK 
OFF. 
>> I THOUGHT YOU 
SAID DURING 
QUESTIONS YOU 
HAD TO HAVE IT 
ON. 
>> TO COME IN 
THE ROOM, YOU 
HAVE TO HAVE THE 
MASK ON. 
AS YOU AND I 
KNOW, IT IS 
VERY HARD TO 
TALK WITH THE 
MASK ON. 
SO IT CAN BE 
REMOVED WHEN YOU 
ARE ASKING 
QUESTIONS. 
--
,
THE COMMITTEE 
WILL COME TO 
ORDER. WITHOUT 
OBJECTION, THE 
CHAIR IS 
AUTHORIZED TO 
DECLARE A RECESS 
OF THE COMMITTEE 
AT ANY TIME. 
WITHOUT 
OBJECTION, THE 
GENTLEWOMAN FROM 
NORTH CAROLINA, 
MISS ADAMS, AS 
WELL THE 
GENTLEMAN FROM 
ILLINOIS, MR. 
QUIGLEY, WILL BE 
PERMITTED TO 
JOIN THE 
COMMITTEE AND BE 
RECOGNIZED FOR 
QUESTIONING THE 
WITNESSES. 
IN ADDITION, THE 
GENTLEMAN FROM 
NORTH CAROLINA, 
MR. WALKER, WILL 
BE RECOGNIZED AT 
THE PROPER TIME 
TO INTRODUCE HIS 
CONSTITUENTS. 
I NOW RECOGNIZE 
MYSELF FOR AN 
OPENING 
STATEMENT. 
GOOD MORNING. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
WELCOME 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL LOUIS 
DEJOY AND THE 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
POSTAL BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS, 
ROBERT DUNCAN, 
TO THIS 
OVERSIGHT 
HEARING. 
I THANK YOU ALL 
FOR BEING HERE. 
AND ALL OF OUR 
DISTRICTS, WE 
ARE HEARING FROM 
CONSTITUENTS 
ABOUT 
SIGNIFICANT 
DELAYS IN THE 
DELIVERY OF 
MAIL, MEDICINES, 
FOOD AND OTHER 
SUPPLIES. THESE 
DELAYS ARE 
ESPECIALLY 
CONCERNING AND 
POTENTIALLY LIFE-
THREATENING 
DURING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CRISIS. 
THESE ARE NOT 
ISOLATED 
COMPLAINTS. 
THEY ARE 
WIDESPREAD. OUR 
OFFICES HAVE 
BEEN RECEIVING 
THOUSANDS OF 
CALLS AND EMAILS 
ABOUT THE 
DETRIMENTAL 
EFFECTS THESE 
DELAYS ARE 
HAVING ON OUR 
VETERANS, 
SENIORS, SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND 
FAMILIES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
WHEN WE ASK 
POSTAL LEADERS 
ABOUT THESE 
DELAYS, THEY 
DOWNPLAY THEM. 
THEY DISMISS 
THEM AS TEMPORARY
. THEY DISCOUNT 
THEM AS MINOR, 
UNINTENDED 
CONSEQUENCES OF 
REFORMS BEING 
PUT IN PLACE, 
BUT THEN WE SAW 
NATIONAL 
HEADLINES 
DESCRIBING THESE 
DELAYS IN MUCH 
MORE DETAIL. I 
HAVE A DOCUMENT 
HERE THAT LISTS 
HEADLINES FROM 
ALMOST EVERY 
STATE IN THE 
COUNTRY TALKING 
ABOUT THESE 
DELAYS. 
FOR EXAMPLE, IN 
MY HOME STATE OF 
NEW YORK, I 
QUOTE "MAIL IS 
DELAYED 5 TO 6 
DAYS IN NEW YORK 
CITY, POSTAL 
WORKERS UNION 
SAYS." 
IN KENTUCKY, 
RANKING MEMBER 
HOME STATE, 
"POSTAL SERVICES 
COST-CUTTING IS 
FRUSTRATING 
KENTUCKIANS AND 
RAISING ELECTION 
CONCERNS." IN 
CALIFORNIA, THE 
HOME STATE OF 
OUR VICE CHAIR, "
LIKE ARMAGEDDON, 
ROTTING FOOD, 
DEAD ANIMALS AND 
CHAOS AT POSTAL 
FACILITIES AMID 
CUTBACKS." 
THIS LIST GOES 
ON AND ON. LAST 
FRIDAY WHEN 
LOUIS DEJOY WAS 
CONFRONTED IN 
THE SENATE WITH 
THESE WIDESPREAD 
REPORTS, HE SAID 
HE FELT BAD 
ABOUT WHAT HE 
CALLED A DIP IN 
SERVICE. 
BUT THEN AFTER 
HIS TESTIMONY IN 
THE SENATE, WE 
OBTAINED AN 
INTERNAL POSTAL 
SERVICE DOCUMENT 
ENTITLED PMG 
BRIEFING. 
THIS IS A 
PRESENTATION 
PREPARED 
DIRECTLY FOR THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL. 
IT IS DATA STILL 
MOST TWO WEEKS 
AGO, AUGUST 12. 
ACCORDING TO 
THIS DOCUMENT, 
THESE DELAYS ARE 
NOT JUST A DIP. 
THIS DOCUMENT 
WARNS THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL OF 
SIGNIFICANT AND 
WIDESPREAD DROPS 
ACROSS THE BOARD.
MARKETING, 
PERIODICALS AND 
OTHER CATEGORIES.
THIS DOCUMENT 
SHOWS THAT THESE 
DELAYS ARE NOT A 
MYTH OR 
CONSPIRACY THEORY
, AS SOME OF MY 
COLLEAGUES HAVE 
ARGUED. 
THESE DEEP 
DECLINES DID NOT 
START IN APRIL 
OR MAY WHEN THE 
CRISIS HIT US, 
BUT IN JULY WHEN 
LOUIS DEJOY CAME 
ON BOARD AND 
BEGAN MAKING HIS 
CHANGES. 
OUR ENTIRE 
COUNTRY IS 
EXPERIENCING 
THESE DELAYS AS 
A RESULT OF 
THESE ACTIONS, 
SUCH AS HIS 
DECISION TO 
RESTRICT THE 
NUMBER OF TRIPS 
FOR PROCESSING 
PLANTS TO 
DELIVER UNITS. 
PERHAPS MR. THE 
JOY THOUGHT HIS 
SWEEPING CHANGES 
WERE NOT CAUSE 
ANY DELAYS. IN 
MY OPINION, THAT 
WOULD BE 
INCOMPETENCE AT 
BEST. 
OR PERHAPS THIS 
WAS INTENTIONAL. 
MAYBE MR. DEJOY 
WAS WARNED HIS 
CHANGES WOULD 
CAUSE DELAY, BUT 
HE DISREGARD 
THOSE  WARNINGS. 
THAT WOULD BE 
EXTREMELY 
RECKLESS IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC 
WITH LESS THAN 
THREE MONTHS 
BEFORE AN 
IMPORTANT 
ELECTION. 
OR PERHAPS THERE 
IS A FAR SIMPLER 
EXPLANATION.  
PERHAPS MR. 
DEJOY IS JUST 
DOING EXACTLY 
WHAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP SAID HE 
WANTED HIM  TO 
DO ON NATIONAL 
TELEVISION, 
USING THE 
BLOCKING OF 
FUNDS TO JUSTIFY 
SWEEPING CHANGES 
TO HOBBLED MAIL. 
ALL OF THESE 
OPTIONS ARE BAD, 
BUT WHEN YOU 
INSTALL SOMEONE 
AS POSTMASTER 
GENERAL AFTER HE 
DONATES MILLIONS 
OF DOLLARS TO 
YOUR CAMPAIGN, 
WHEN HE RUSHES 
TO MAKE CHANGES 
WITHOUT 
CONDUCTING 
ADEQUATE 
ANALYSIS, AND 
WHEN HE 
WITHHOLDS KEY 
INFORMATION FROM 
CONGRESS AND 
DOESN'T LEVEL 
WITH US WHEN 
PEOPLE BEGIN TO 
ASK WHAT IN THE 
WORLD IS GOING ON
, GIVEN ALL OF 
THIS, IT IS NOT 
SURPRISING THAT 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE 
INSPECTOR GENERAL
HAS ALREADY 
OPENED AN 
INVESTIGATION 
INTO THE 
CONTROVERSIAL 
CHANGES. WE WILL 
BE ASKING MR. 
DEJOY SOME HARD 
QUESTIONS TODAY 
. WE WILL ALSO 
BE ASKING MR. 
DUNCAN, AS 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
BOARD, ABOUT HIS 
OWN ROLE IN 
CHOOSING LOUIS 
DEJOY AS 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL ABOUT 
HIS OWN ROLE IN 
INVENTING MR. 
DEJOY FOR 
CONFLICT OF 
INTEREST, 
INCLUDING  HIS 
OWNERSHIP OF 
STOCK IN MAJOR 
POSTAL SERVICE 
COMPETITORS AND 
YOUR OWN ROLE IN 
DELAYING UNDER 
YOUR WATCH. 
WHATEVER THE 
CAUSE OF THESE 
MASSIVE DELAYS, 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE WANT TO 
GO BACK TO THE 
WAY THINGS WERE. 
THEY DON'T WANT 
THESE CHANGES, 
THEY WANT THEM 
REVERSED. 
THEY DON'T WANT 
ANYONE, NOTHING 
BUT THE POST 
OFFICE, AND THEY 
CERTAINLY DON'T 
WANT IT 
POLITICIZE. 
THEY WANT TO 
HAVE CONFIDENCE 
THAT THEIR MAIL, 
THEIR MEDICINE, 
THEIR BALLOTS 
WILL BE 
DELIVERED ON 
TIME. 
I LOOK FORWARD 
TO HEARING FROM 
OUR WITNESSES, 
AND I NOW 
RECOGNIZE THE 
DISTINGUISHED 
RANKING MEMBER, 
FOR AN OPENING 
STATEMENT. 
>> THANK YOU 
CHAIRMAN. 
I APPRECIATE YOU 
CALLING THE 
HEARING TODAY ON 
THE UNITED 
STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE, EVEN 
THOUGH IT WOULD 
HAVE BEEN NICE 
TO DO SO BEFORE 
WE ACTUALLY 
VOTED ON THE 
BILL SATURDAY. 
WE ALL AGREE 
THAT THE POSTAL 
SERVICE NEEDS TO 
BE REFORMED TO 
BETTER SERVE THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
WE ALL WANT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
TO BE AS 
EFFICIENT AND 
EFFECTIVE AS 
POSSIBLE TO 
ENSURE AMERICANS 
RECEIVE THEIR 
PRESCRIPTIONS ON 
TIME, SMALL 
BUSINESSES 
THRIVE AND MAIL-
IN BALLOTS ARE 
DELIVERED IN A 
TIMELY FASHION. 
BUT MEANINGFUL 
REFORM IS GOING 
TO TAKE 
BIPARTISANSHIP, 
SOMETHING WE 
HAVE SEEN VERY 
LITTLE OF IN THE 
LAST FEW DAYS. 
DEMOCRATS 
FABRICATED A 
BASELESS 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORY ABOUT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
AND HASTILY 
PASSED A BILL 
SATURDAY, BUT 
BEFORE HEARING 
FROM YOU, MR. 
DEJOY. 
PEOPLE HAD NO 
PRIOR COMMITTEE 
ACTION TO VET 
THE BILL, NO 
HEARINGS . 
BECAUSE OF THIS 
RUSHED PROCESS, 
THE BILL WAS 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
ADMITTED BY THE 
DEMOCRATS BEFORE 
IT WENT TO THE 
RULES COMMITTEE 
AND THEN 
PROCEEDED TO THE 
HOUSE FLOOR 
UNDER A PROCESS 
THAT PREVENTED 
ANY AMENDMENTS 
TO THE BILL. 
THERE WAS NO 
REPUBLICAN 
INPUT, NOT AT 
ANY STEP IN THE 
PROCESS. 
JUST THIS 
MORNING WE HAVE 
LEARNED THAT THE 
U.S. POSTAL 
SERVICE OPPOSES 
THE BILL THAT 
YOU ALL PAST 
SATURDAY. 
THEY READ THE 
BILL AND REALIZED
THAT IT WILL 
MAKE IT HARDER 
AND MORE 
EXPENSIVE TO 
DELIVER THE MAIL
. AT LEAST THIS 
LEGISLATION IS 
CONSISTENT WITH 
THE OBAMA YEARS 
AT THE POSTAL 
SERVICE. 
MORE DELAYS, 
MORE FINANCIAL 
LOSSES. 
THIS CHAIN OF 
EVENTS SHOWS 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
NOT SERIOUS 
ABOUT MEANINGFUL 
REFORM. THE 
PRESIDENT DOES 
NOT SUPPORT THE 
BILL, THE POSTAL 
SERVICE DOES NOT 
SUPPORT THE 
BILL, AND THE 
SENATE WILL 
LIKELY NOT TAKE 
UP THE BILL. 
THIS IS A 
POLITICAL STUNT. 
DURING THE 
DEBATE SATURDAY 
CHAIRWOMAN 
MALONEY UNVEILED 
A 60 PAGE 
POWERPOINT DECK 
SHE JUST 
RECEIVED 
OVERNIGHT FROM 
AN APPARENT 
WHISTLEBLOWER. 
MADAM CHAIR, I 
DON'T NEED TO 
REMIND YOU THAT 
YOUR RECORD WITH 
WHISTLEBLOWERS 
IS LESS THAN 
STELLAR. 
THE DECK IS 
DATED AUGUST 12, 
PROVING HE 
PLAYED NO ROLE 
IN THE CREATION 
OF YOUR BILL, 
WHICH WAS 
UNVEILED THE DAY 
BEFORE. 
IT CONTAINS 
DELIVERY 
PERFORMANCE DATA 
UPDATED SINCE 
THE U.S. POSTAL 
SERVICE THIRD-
QUARTER REPORT. 
IT SHOWS DELAYS 
IN JULY AND 
AUGUST.  I'M 
VERY INTERESTED 
TO HEAR FROM MR. 
DEJOY TODAY 
ABOUT WHAT HE 
HAS LEARNED 
ABOUT THE CAUSES 
OF THESE DELAYS 
. HOW MUCH OF AN 
EFFECT IS ONGOING
WITH THE 
PANDEMIC AND 
INCREASED SICK 
LEAVE HAVING ON 
DELIVERY 
PERFORMANCE? 
HOW DOES THAT 
COMPARE TO ANY 
TEMPORARY 
GROWING PAINS 
FROM EFFORTS TO 
MAKE THE POSTAL 
SERVICE MORE 
EFFICIENT AND 
SELF-SUFFICIENT? 
I SAY I AM 
INTERESTED IN 
THE RESPONSES 
BECAUSE I DON'T 
KNOW THE ANSWERS 
TO THOSE 
QUESTIONS. 
I DON'T BELIEVE 
THE CHAIRWOMAN 
DOES EITHER. 
THIS IS WHY I 
HAVE REPEATEDLY 
SAID, MADDEN 
CHAIRWOMAN, THIS 
COMMITTEE IS 
DOING THINGS 
BACKWARDS. 
WHEN WE MAKE 
POLICY, IT IS 
OUR JOB TO 
UNDERSTAND WHY 
SOMETHING IS 
HAPPENING, HOW 
WOULD YOU FIND 
OUT WHY? 
YOU WOULD HAVE A 
HEARING ON THE 
TOPIC WITH THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL. 
WHEN WOULD YOU 
HAVE THE 
HEARING? 
CERTAINLY BEFORE 
YOU PASS THE 
BILL. 
RETURNING TO 
TODAY, LET ME 
SAY THE POSTAL 
ISSUES ARE 
SOMETHING I'VE 
LONG HEARD 
ABOUT, A GREAT 
DEAL IN MY RURAL 
DYSTOPIC 
IDENTICALLY 
REMEMBER WHEN 
THE OBAMA BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION, 
A MALE FACILITY 
IN PADUCAH WAS 
CLOSE, RESULTING 
IN LETTERS THAT 
WAS TAKEN DAY TO 
GET FROM POINT A 
TO POINT B NOW 
TAKING THREE 
DAYS. 
I ALSO HEARD A 
LOT ABOUT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
FOR MY 
GRANDMOTHER WHO 
SPENT HER ENTIRE 
CAREER, 27 YEARS,
AS A RURAL MAIL 
CARRIER. 
MY HEART AND 
SYMPATHIES GO 
OUT TO THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
FAMILIES WHO 
HAVE LOST LOVED 
ONES DURING THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
AS HER GRANDSON 
AND THE 
CONGRESSMAN REX 
PRESENTING THE 
FIRST DISTRICT 
OF KENTUCKY AND 
IS A RANKING 
MEMBER OF THIS 
COMMITTEE, I 
WANT TO SEE THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
RETURN TO BEING 
A VIABLE 
INSTITUTION, BUT 
I AM 
DISAPPOINTED 
ABOUT THE 
HISTORICAL 
FRENZY WHIPPED 
UP BY MY 
COLLEAGUES ON 
THE LEFT OTHER 
FRIENDS IN THE 
MEDIA. 
LET'S LOOK AT 
THE MOST OFTEN 
REPEATED CLAIMS. 
DOES THE POSTAL 
SERVICE NEED A 
BAILOUT? 
NO, PACKERS 
DELIVERY HAS 
SHOT THROUGH THE 
ROOF. 
IT IS INCREASED 
REVENUE BY $1.5 
BILLION. 
IT HAS NEARLY 
$15 BILLION CASH 
ON HAND AND CAN 
OPERATE UNTIL AT 
LEAST AUGUST 
2021. 
IS THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL 
SABOTAGING THE 
ELECTION BY 
REMOVING 
MAILBOXES AND 
SORTING MACHINES?
NO. 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE HAS MORE 
THAN ADEQUATE 
PROCESS CITY. 
IF EVERYBODY IN 
THE U.S. 
REQUESTED 
BALLOTS BY MAIL, 
THAT IS STILL 
LESS THAN A ONE 
DAY AVERAGE 
VOLUME. 
THE BLUE BOXES 
AND SORTERS WERE 
BOTH COMPONENTS 
OF LONG-STANDING 
PROGRAMS IN 
RESPONSE TO 
SIGNIFICANT 
REDUCTION IN 
MAIL VOLUME. 
33% REDUCTION 
OVER THE PAST 15 
YEARS. 
FOR REFERENCE, 
UNDER PRESIDENT 
OBAMA, 
APPROXIMATELY 
12,000 BLUE 
MAILBOXES WERE 
REMOVED. 
WE DID NOT HEAR 
ONE WORD FROM 
THE OTHER SIDE 
WHEN HE DID 
THAT. 
THE MAIL SORTERS 
WERE ON TRACK TO 
BE REMOVED 
BECAUSE THEY 
WERE SITTING IDLE
TAKING UP FLOOR 
SPACE FOR MORE 
PRODUCTIVE 
ACTIVITIES. 
IS THE POSTAL 
SERVICE SAY THEY 
WON'T BE ABLE TO 
DELIVER BALLOTS 
ON TIME? 
NO NO. 
WHAT THE POSTAL 
SERVICE IS DOING 
AND HAS FOR 
YEARS IS TRYING 
TO WARN STATES 
THEIR LAWS DON'T 
TAKE INTO 
ACCOUNT WHAT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
CAN AND CANNOT 
DO. 
USPS CAN TREAT 
BALLOTS AS FIRST 
CLASS MAIL, BUT 
THEY CANNOT 
BREAK THE LAWS 
OF TIME AND SPACE
. THE LETTERS 
THE DEMOCRATS 
CHARACTERIZE AS 
THREATS AND 
PROPAGANDA ARE 
GOOD FAITH 
EFFORTS TO 
PREVENT WEEKS OF 
UNCERTAINTY AND 
CONFUSION SUCH 
AS WHAT HAPPENED 
VERY RECENTLY 
WITH THE RACE 
FOR CHAIRWOMAN 
MALONEY AND THE 
CHARGES ABOUT 
OVERTIME, THOSE 
CAME FROM AN 
EFFORT TO REDUCE 
BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS IN 
OVERTIME AND 
EXTRA TRUCK 
TRIPS THE POSTAL 
SERVICE SPENDS 
EVERY YEAR. 
IF OVERTIME AND 
EXTRA TRIPS ARE 
NORMAL, IT MEANS 
SOMETHING IS 
WRONG AND YOU 
BETTER FIX IT. 
ON FRIDAY BEFORE 
THE SENATE 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
COMMITTEE 
HEARING, MR. 
DEJOY 
ACKNOWLEDGE THE 
RECENT DIP IN 
SERVICE AND TOOK 
RESPONSIBILITY  
FOR THIS 
PERFORMANCE 
LAPSE. 
THE LOGICAL STEP 
IS TO UNDERSTAND 
WHY THIS 
HAPPENED AND 
COME UP WITH A 
PLAN. EVEN 
THOUGH YOUR BILL 
WOULD PREVENT 
THAT, I HOPE 
THAT TODAY HELPS 
IN THAT PROCESS. 
I YIELD BACK. 
>> I THANK THE 
GENTLEMAN FOR 
HIS STATEMENT. 
I ASK UNANIMOUS 
CONSENT TO PLACE 
IN THE RECORD 
THE SERVICE 
PERFORMANCE 
MEASUREMENT 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL BRIEFING
, AN OFFICIAL 
REPORT FROM THE 
POST OFFICE, 
DATA, RESEARCH, 
FACTS, AND IN 
THIS REPORT THE 
FACTS SPEAK FOR 
THEMSELVES. THEY 
SHOW THAT UNDER 
THE FIRST TWO 
MONTHS OF THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERALS WORK, 
THE SERVICE SELL 
ANYWHERE FROM 6% 
TO 10% IN ALL 
THE MAJOR 
CATEGORIES. 
MY BILL MERELY 
FUNDS THE POST 
OFFICE AND 
RETURNS IT BACK 
TO THE WAY IT WAS
SO THAT THE 
SERVICES CAN GET 
THE MAIL OUT TO 
THE PEOPLE 
DURING A PANDEMIC
AND BEFORE A 
VERY IMPORTANT 
ELECTION. 
AFTER THE 
PANDEMIC, WE CAN 
REVISIT AND HAVE 
OTHER STATEMENTS 
AND WORK GO 
FORWARD, BUT 
LET'S NOT 
DISMANTLE THE 
SERVICES TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
THE VETERANS, 
THE SENIORS, 
PEOPLE DESERVE 
TO GET THEIR 
MAIL AND A 
TIMELY WAY. 
MOST DISTRICTS 
ARE HAVING 
PEOPLE CALLING 
FRANTICALLY, 
WHERE IS MY 
MALE? 
WHERE ARE MY 
MEDICATIONS? 
SPAT FACTS SPEAK 
FOR THEMSELVES. 
I'M PLACING THIS 
INTO THE RECORD. 
I NOW RECOGNIZE 
THE 
DISTINGUISHED 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON 
GOVERNMENT 
OPERATIONS WHO 
HAS DONE A GREAT 
DEAL OF WORK IN 
THIS AREA, MR. 
CALMLY, FOR HIS 
OPENING 
STATEMENT. 
>> THANK YOU 
MADDEN 
CHAIRWOMAN FOR 
YOUR LEADERSHIP. 
I WAS PROUD TO 
COSPONSOR YOUR 
BILL THAT PASSED 
THE HOUSE WITH 
26 REPUBLICANS 
SHOWING THE 
COURAGE TO 
ADDRESS AN 
EMERGENCY WITH 
RESPECT TO THE 
MOST ESTEEMED 
INSTITUTION OF 
GOVERNMENT IN 
AMERICA. 
WE HAVE AN 
OBLIGATION, 
CONSTITUTIONALLY, 
TO ENSURE THAT 
SOMETHING THAT 
HAS BEEN PART OF 
THE AMERICAN 
FABRIC SINCE 
1775 HAS A 
FUTURE. 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE IS NOT 
ONLY FIGHTING 
FOR ITS ECONOMIC 
SURVIVAL, IT IS 
FIGHTING TO 
MAINTAIN 120 
YEARS OF 
PROFESSIONAL 
SERVICE READ OF 
ROTTEN PATRONAGE 
SYSTEMS THAT 
SERVE ELECTED 
OFFICIALS AND 
NOT THOSE WHO 
RELY ON MAIL 
EVERY DAY. 
WE ARE HERE TODAY
TO SAVE THE 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
WE HAVE IN FRONT 
OF IS A NEWLY 
APPOINTED 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL AND 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS THAT 
SELECTED HIM FOR 
THAT POST. 
WE HAVE A PMG 
WHO, SIX WEEKS 
INTO THE NEW 
JOB, IN THE 
MIDST OF A 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC 
AND JUST WEEKS 
BEFORE A 
CONSEQUENTIAL 
NATIONAL ELECTION
WHERE THE POSTAL 
SERVICE WILL 
PLAY AN 
UNPRECEDENTED 
ROLE, DECIDES TO 
ANNOUNCE A 
SWEEPING 
REORGANIZATION 
THAT HE ADMITS 
COULD SLOW DOWN 
MAIL AND WILL 
UNDOUBTEDLY 
INFUSE 
UNCERTAINTY INC. 
CONFUSION INTO 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE AND 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
ALL ACROSS 
AMERICA. 
HE ANNOUNCED 
THAT THESE AND 
OTHER CHANGES 
WITHOUT ENGAGING 
STAFF, UNIONS, 
TRADE 
ORGANIZATIONS, 
MAIL RECIPIENTS 
OR CONGRESS.  IN 
FACT, CONGRESS 
WAS TOLD MR. 
DEJOY DID NOT 
YET FEEL 
PREPARED TO 
RESPOND TO ANY 
QUESTIONS WE 
MIGHT HAVE FOR 
HIM.  
YET, HE FELT 
CONFIDENT ENOUGH 
TO FREEZE 
OVERTIME, DELAY 
MAIL DELIVERY 
AND ANNOUNCE 
SWEEPING 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
MR. DUNCAN, 
CONGRATULATIONS 
ON BEING THE 
RUBBERSTAMP. THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS IS 
REQUIRED BY LAW 
TO REPRESENT THE 
PUBLIC INTEREST, 
NOT THE 
PRESIDENT, IN 
THE POLITICAL 
PARTY AND NOT 
EVEN THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL. 
TODAY THE POSTAL 
SERVICE EMPLOYS 
650,000 PEOPLE. 
IT IS THE 
FOUNDATION FOR 
MORE THAN A $1.7 
TRILLION MAILING 
INDUSTRY THAT 
EMPLOYS ANOTHER 
7.5 MILLION 
PEOPLE. 
AT THE TURN OF 
THE LAST CENTURY 
THE U.S. POST 
OFFICE WAS 
NOTHING MORE 
THAN 77,000 
PATRONAGE 
POSITIONS RIPE 
WITH GROSS 
INCOMPETENCE AND 
OFTEN 
EMBEZZLEMENT OF 
FUNDS. 
IT WAS RURAL 
AMERICA THAT 
USED ITS 
POLITICAL VOICE 
AT THAT TIME TO 
PROFESSIONALIZE 
THE POST OFFICE. 
INSTEAD OF 
TRAVELING MILES 
TO THE CLOSEST 
GENERAL STORE TO 
PICK UP MAIL 
FROM A POLITICAL 
HACK, RURAL 
RESIDENTS 
LOBBIED CONGRESS 
FOR FREE 
DELIVERY. 
AND INNOVATION 
THE FRONT MAIL 
DELIVERY TO EVEN 
THE MOST DISTANT 
OF HOMES AND 
BUSINESSES. 
THE MASSIVE 
GRASSROOTS 
LOBBYING EFFORT 
PUT THOSE WITH 
ACUMEN AND 
EXPERTISE INTO 
THE POST OFFICE 
AND REFOCUSED 
POLITICAL 
LEADERS AND WHAT 
THEY WERE 
ELECTED TO DO, 
SERVE THE 
PEOPLE, NOT 
THERE POLITICAL 
PARTIES. 
AS A NATION, THE 
PEOPLE 
TRANSFORMED THE 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
THIS HISTORY 
LESSON RESONATES 
TODAY. 
YET ANOTHER 
RECKONING FOR 
THIS COUNTRY AND 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE. 
HERE AGAIN THE 
PEOPLE OF THE 
NATION HAVE 
STOOD UP LOUDLY 
AND CONSISTENTLY 
TO CONDEMN 
ATTEMPTS TO TURN 
A CROWN JEWEL OF 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, ONE 
OF THE MOST 
TRUSTED AGENCIES 
AMONG THE 
HUNDREDS THAT 
SERVE THIS 
NATION, INTO A 
HONEYPOT. 
WE CANNOT AND 
MUST NOT LET 
THAT HAPPEN. 
DURING THIS 
PANDEMIC, THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
WAS A LIFELINE 
TO THE DELIVERY 
OF LIFESAVING 
PRESCRIPTION 
MEDICATIONS, 
MEDICAL 
EQUIPMENT, FOOD 
AND PANTRY 
STAPLES, 
STIMULUS CHECKS 
TO PAY RENT AND 
UTILITY BILLS, 
CENSUS FORMS AND 
EVEN SIMPLY 
COUPONS TO HELP 
STRUGGLING 
FAMILIES STAY 
OUT OF POVERTY. 
WHAT LEADER 
WOULD THINK THAT 
EVEN THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
SLOWING DOWN 
MAIL IN A TIME 
SUCH AS THIS IS 
A GOOD IDEA? 
WHAT LEADER 
WOULD TAKE STEPS 
TO FREEZE 
OVERTIME FOR A 
WORKFORCE 
LITERALLY 
RISKING HIS LIFE 
EVERY DAY TO 
DELIVER MAIL TO 
THE PEOPLE OF 
THIS NATION? 
40,000 POSTAL 
WORKERS HAVE 
CONTRACTED COVID-
19 OR BEEN 
QUARANTINED 
BECAUSE OF IT. 
40,000. 
AS THE NEW PMG, 
MR. DEJOY HAS 
RECKLESSLY CUT 
HOURS AND 
DELAYED DELIVERY 
TIMES AND THE 
PURSUIT OF 
UNSUPPORTED 
OPERATIONAL 
EFFICIENCY. 
IS NEVER ONCE 
ASKED CONGRESS 
TO HELP, DESPITE 
A TEAM OF 
MEMBERS READY TO 
PROVIDE  
FINANCIAL AND 
OTHER SUPPORT. 
THE CHAIRWOMAN 
AND I, ALONG 
WITH A 
COLLECTION OF 
HUNDREDS OF 
MEMBERS, ARE 
INVITED TO HELP 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE WITH $75 
BILLION IN 
SUPPORT TO A 
DEDICATED 
WORKFORCE TO 
INVEST IN A 
MODERNIZED AND 
GREEN POSTAL 
FLEET THAT 
DOESN'T EXPLODE. 
TO PAY FOR 
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY 
INVESTMENTS THAT 
CAN STREAMLINE 
COMMUNICATIONS 
FROM TRUCKS AND 
PLANES RUNNING 
LATE WITH 
IMPORTANT CROSS 
COUNTY OR 
INTERNATIONAL 
MAIL DELIVERIES. 
MR. DEJOY AND 
MR. DUNCAN HAVE 
FAILED TO WORK 
WITH CONGRESS TO 
GET THIS 
ENACTED. 
THUS FAR,  THE 
AIRLINE INDUSTRY 
HAS RECEIVED $25 
MILLION IN 
REVENUE 
STABILIZATION, 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE, NOT A 
DIME. 
ON AUGUST 18 THE 
PMG ANNOUNCED HE 
WOULD PUT A HOLD 
ON SOME OF THE 
SWEEPING 
OPERATIONAL 
CHANGES, BUT HIS 
ANNOUNCEMENT DID 
NOT COMMIT TO 
REVERSING THE 
SERVICING 
CAPACITY CUTS 
ALREADY MADE. 
IT DID NOT 
INCLUDE AN 
AGENDA THAT 
SUPPORTED 
ELECTION MAIL 
BUT THE SUMMER 
STRENGTHEN 
COMMITMENT TO 
HELPING THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
TO FILL ITS 
HISTORIC ROLE IN 
THE UPCOMING 
ELECTION. 
LASTLY, THE PMG 
IS STILL NOT 
ADVOCATING FOR 
THE ADDITIONAL 
FUNDING FOR THE 
POSTAL SERVICE, 
DESPITE THE FACT 
THAT THE 
REPUBLICAN 
CONTROLLED TRUMP 
APPOINTED BOARD 
OF GOVERNORS 
UNANIMOUSLY 
CALLED FOR THAT 
PACKAGE. 
THAT A 
DEMOCRATIC IDEA, 
A REPUBLICAN 
DOMINATED BOARD 
UNANIMOUSLY 
RECOMMENDING IT. 
THE RECENT 
OPERATIONAL AND 
ORGANIZATIONAL 
CHANGES MR. 
DEJOY HAS MADE 
HAVE RESULTED IN 
DELIVERY DELAYS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY , AS THE 
CHAIRWOMAN JUST 
SHOWED. 
THAT IS NOT OUR 
DATA, THAT IS 
YOURS, MR. 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL. 
THESE DELAYS 
HAVE REAL IMPACT 
SEVERAL LIVES 
WITH REAL 
CONSEQUENCES. 
MOST 
DEVASTATINGLY, 
IT HAS DAMAGE 
THE CREDIBILITY 
OF THE POSTAL 
SERVICE IN A 
PRAIRIE BRIEF 
TIME. 
CONGRATULATIONS, 
MR. DEJOY. 
AN ESTEEMED 
INSTITUTION THAT 
NOW IF IN DOUBT  
IN THE AMERICAN 
PUBLIC MIND. 
I APPLAUD MY 
COLLEAGUES FOR 
PASSING THE 
DELIVERY FOR 
AMERICA ACT BILL 
BECAUSE WE NEED 
TO ACT NOW AND 
REVERSE THIS AND 
REASSURE THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC 
THAT THEY WILL 
GET THEIR MAIL 
ON TIME, AND 
THAT THEIR 
BALLOTS WILL GET 
THERE ON TIME 
AND BE COUNTED. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
THE FUTURE OF 
OUR DEMOCRATIC 
INSTITUTIONS. 
THIS IS THE 
FUTURE ABOUT THE 
MOST IMPORTANT 
ELECTION IN MY 
LIFETIME. 
THAT IS WHAT IS 
AT STAKE TODAY. 
I YIELD BACK. 
>> MADAM CHAIR. 
>> I WOULD JUST 
LIKE TO MAKE A 
POINT THAT YOU 
DIDN'T NOTIFIER 
COMMITTEE THAT 
MR. CONNELLY AS 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE 
WOULD BE 
DELIVERING OPEN 
REMARKS. 
THAT IS ANOTHER 
EXAMPLE OF THIS 
RUSHED PROCESS. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
ASK THAT OUR 
RANKING MEMBER 
OF THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE 
ALSO BE ALLOWED 
TO DELIVER 
OPENING REMARKS. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
THE STAFF TOLD 
ME THEY REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AND 
YOUR STAFF. 
IT IS GENERAL 
THAT THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE 
THAT HAS THE 
JURISDICTION 
SHOULD SPEAK ON 
BOTH SIDES. 
I HAVE IN MY 
NOTES THAT THE 
RANKING MEMBER 
ON THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE OF 
GOVERNMENT 
OPERATIONS WILL 
ALSO BE GIVING 
AN OPENING 
STATEMENT. 
I WAS TOLD THAT 
THEY DID REACH 
OUT. IN THE 
FUTURE, I WILL 
PERSONALLY CALL 
YOU MYSELF AND 
MAKE SURE IT 
GETS TO YOU. 
I WAS TOLD BY 
STAFF THEY 
TALKED TO YOUR 
STAFF THAT THEY 
HAD REACHED OUT 
TO YOU. 
OF THAT NOT GET 
TO YOU, I 
APOLOGIZE. 
WILL PERSONALLY 
CALL YOU EVERY 
TIME, BUT IT IS 
USUALLY THE 
STANDARD THAT WE 
MAKE AN OPENING 
STATEMENT IN THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE 
WITH THE 
JURISDICTION 
MAKES AN OPENING 
STATEMENT. 
>> I AGREE, AND 
I APPRECIATE THE 
CHAIRWOMAN DOING 
THAT. 
THAT IS 
IMPORTANT WHY WE 
NEED TO BE 
PREPARED AND NOT 
RUSH THINGS LIKE 
WE HAVE WITH 
THIS POSTAL 
REFORM BILL. 
>> MADAM 
CHAIRWOMAN. 
IF I CAN COME TO 
YOUR DEFENSE, IT 
HAS BEEN YOUR 
PRACTICES 
CHAIRWOMAN THAT 
WHEN IT IS THE 
JURISDICTION OF 
A SUBCOMMITTEE, 
YOU HAVE ALWAYS 
ALLOWED THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE 
CHAIR AND THE 
RANKING MEMBER 
TO HAVE OPENING 
STATEMENTS. 
THAT IS 
PRACTICE. 
IT IS NOT 
SOMETHING YOU 
SPRUNG ON US 
TODAY. 
I CAN THINK OF 
AT LEAST FOUR 
EXAMPLES. 
IT IS ACTUALLY 
THE PRACTICE OF 
THE COMMITTEE 
FOR THE 
CHAIRWOMAN TO DO 
JUST THAT. 
>> MADAM CHAIR, 
IF I MAY, I 
AGREE IT IS 
PRACTICE. 
WE JUST WEREN'T 
NOTIFIED. 
IT WASN'T ON THE 
AGENDA ITEM THAT 
WE RECEIVED. 
WE APPRECIATE 
THAT. IS MY 
UNDERSTANDING HE 
IS PREPARED TO 
DELIVER AN 
IMPROMPTU 
OPENING 
STATEMENT. 
>> OKAY. 
FIRST OF ALL, I 
WANT TO THANK 
MR. CONNELLY FOR 
POINTING THAT 
OUT AND ALSO 
POINTING OUT THE 
DOUBLE STANDARD 
THAT BUSINESSES 
SUCH AS THE 
AIRLINES AND 
OTHERS ARE 
RECEIVING 
FEDERAL AID IN 
THE HERE IS 
PACKAGE IN THE 
COVID RELIEF 
PACKAGE, BUT THE 
VITAL SERVICES 
FROM OUR POST 
OFFICE THAT SO 
MANY PEOPLE 
DEPEND ON, A 
LIFELINE TO 
AMERICANS ACROSS 
AMERICA, THEY 
DESERVE TO BE 
FUNDED TOO. 
I NOW RECOGNIZE 
THE 
DISTINGUISHED 
SUBCOMMITTEE 
CHAIRMAN FOR 
GOVERNMENT 
OPERATIONS FOR 
AN OPENING 
STATEMENT. YOU 
ARE RECOGNIZED. 
>> THANK YOU 
MADAM CHAIR. 
I APPRECIATE 
THAT. 
YES, WE WERE NOT 
NOTIFIED OF 
THIS, BUT I'M 
HAPPY TO TAKE A 
FEW MOMENTS. 
AGAIN HERE WE 
ARE HAVING A 
HEARING AFTER A 
VOTE. I THINK 
THIS IS 
ABSOLUTELY 
DISGUSTING. 
CERTAINLY, WE 
HAVE HAD MANY 
VOTES WITHOUT 
BOTHERING TO 
HAVE A HEARING, 
BUT I DON'T EVER 
RECALL HAVING A 
VOTE TO SO-
CALLED FIX 
SOMETHING, AND 
THEN HAVE THE 
HEARING 
AFTERWARDS. 
THIS IS 
UNPRECEDENTED. 
TO ME I BELIEVE 
THIS IS AN 
EXAMPLE OF 
POLITICAL 
MALPRACTICE ON 
THE SIDE OF THE 
DEMOCRATS. 
WE ARE HERE TO 
TALK ABOUT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
AND MADAM CHAIR 
I'M GRAD YOU 
BROUGHT UP THE 
HERE IS ACT 
BECAUSE IN 
ITSELF, IN THE 
HERE IS ACT, I 
BELIEVE THAT IS 
THE UNVEILING OF 
WHAT THE 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
REALLY TRYING TO 
DO. 
THAT IS 
THEMSELVES TO 
FRAUDULENTLY 
INFLUENCE THE 
UPCOMING ELECTION
. IN THE HERE IS 
ACT IS A 
REQUIREMENT FOR 
UNIVERSAL MAIL-
IN BALLOTS. IN 
THE HEROES ACT 
IS THE 
REQUIREMENT IF 
BOTH STATES 
CANNOT BE 
INVOLVED IN 
REQUIRING VOTER 
ID. WE'RE GOING 
TO HAVE TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
BALLOTS SENT OUT 
ALL ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY TOO MANY 
PEOPLE WHO 
PERHAPS ARE 
DECEASED, TO 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
MOVED, TO 
PEOPLE, WHO 
KNOWS WHO THEY 
ARE, AND STATES 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO HAVE 
ANY VOTER ID IF 
THE DEMOCRATS 
HAVE THEIR WAY, 
AND THEN WE'RE 
GOING TO HAVE THE
BALLOT 
HARVESTING TAKE 
PLACE. 
THIS IS WHAT IS 
AT STAKE. 
I AGREE WITH 
CHAIRMAN 
CONNELLY SAYING 
THIS IS THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
ELECTION. 
THIS IS WHAT IS 
AT STAKE. 
IF THE DEMOCRATS 
HAVE THEIR WAY 
IN THE 
SELECTION, IT 
WILL BE FILLED 
WITH FRAUD, IT 
WILL BE FILLED 
WITH CONFUSION, 
IT WILL BE 
FILLED WITH 
LAWSUITS BECAUSE 
THAT IS WHAT IS 
IN THE HEROES 
ACT TO PRODUCE. 
IF THE DEMOCRATS 
HAVE THEIR WAY. 
THANKFULLY, THAT 
BILL IS NOT 
GOING ANYWHERE 
ANY FURTHER THAN 
THE BILL THAT 
WAS PASSED 
SATURDAY BEFORE 
THE HEARING. 
THEN WE TALK 
ABOUT DELAYS 
THAT THE USPS 
HAS. 
WE HAVEN'T EVEN 
HAD HEARINGS ON 
THE USPS SINCE I 
BELIEVE APRIL 
2019. NOW ALL 
THE SUDDEN WE 
ARE CALLED IN 
FOR AN EMERGENCY 
OVER THIS WHOLE 
THING. 
WE HAD A BRIEFING
IN APRIL OF THIS 
YEAR, NOT A 
HEARING, A 
BRIEFING, AND 
THE PURPOSE OF 
THAT BRIEFING 
WAS TO DISCUSS 
THE DELAYS OF 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE DUE TO 
COVID-19. 
YES, THERE ARE 
DELAYS AND THERE 
ARE THOUSANDS OF 
USPS WORKERS WHO 
ARE NOT SHOWING 
UP FOR WORK DUE 
TO COVID-19. ARE 
WE SURPRISED 
THAT THERE ARE 
DELAYS? 
OF COURSE NOT. 
WE HAD A 
BRIEFING TO 
DISCUSS THAT 
JUST A COUPLE 
MONTHS AGO. 
THE POSTMASTER 
GENERAL HAS 
NOTHING TO DO 
WITH COVID-19. 
HE HAS NOTHING 
TO DO WITH THE 
ECONOMY, NOR 
ANYTHING TO DO 
WITH THOUSANDS 
OF HIS WORKERS 
NOT SHOWING UP. 
WE ALSO HAVE 
CITIES THAT ARE 
RIOTING. 
OF COURSE, THERE 
ARE DELAYS IN 
MANY OF THOSE 
CITIES, 
MINNEAPOLIS, 
PORTLAND, 
CHICAGO, LOS 
ANGELES, 
WHEREVER IT MAY 
BE. 
THE FACT OF THE 
MATTER IS, THE 
BAILOUT THE PAST 
ON SATURDAY IN 
THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
WAS POINTLESS. 
IT REFUSES THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
HAVE ANY 
REFORMS. 
AND SO, WE HAVE 
A POSTAL SERVICE 
RIGHT NOW THAT 
HAS $14 MILLION 
CASH ON HAND, 
ANOTHER $10 
BILLION 
AVAILABLE TO THEM
WITH THE 
TREASURY, AND 
THEY CAN'T EVEN 
GET ACCESS TO 
THE $10 BILLION 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE TOO MUCH 
CASH ON HAND. 
AND AT, WE PASS 
A BILL FOR 
ANOTHER $25 
BILLION, AND IN 
THAT BILL WE 
DISALLOW THEM 
FROM MAKING ANY 
CHANGES. IT 
DOESN'T MATTER 
HOW MUCH MONEY 
WE KEEP THROWING 
AT THE POSTAL 
SERVICE IF WE 
DON'T ALLOW FOR 
REFORM TO TAKE 
PLACE, WHICH IS 
WHAT IS 
DESPERATELY 
NEEDED. 
WITH THAT, I DO 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
THIS HEARING 
GOING FORWARD. I 
FULLY ANTICIPATE 
A LOT OF 
POLITICAL FEAR 
FOR MY FRIENDS 
ON THE OPPOSITE 
SIDE OF THE 
AISLE. 
I DO ANTICIPATE 
THE CONTINUED 
ATTEMPT TO 
PORTRAY A 
CONSPIRACY THAT 
DOES NOT EXIST 
WHEN, IN FACT, 
IT IS THEIR OWN 
PARTY THAT I 
BELIEVE ARE 
FULLY COMMITTED 
BASED UPON THE 
HEROES ACT AND 
OTHER COMMENTS 
TO INFLUENCE 
THIS UPCOMING 
ELECTION USING 
FRAUDULENT 
METHODS. WITH 
THAT, MADAM 
CHAIR, I YIELD 
BACK AND 
APPRECIATE YOU 
GIVING ME THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
SPEAK. 
>> I NOW 
RECOGNIZE MARK 
WALKER TO 
INTRODUCE OUR 
FIRST WITNESS, 
WHO IS A 
CONSTITUENT OF 
HIS. 
>> THANK YOU 
MADAM CHAIR 
MALONEY AND 
RANKING MEMBER 
COMER. 
IT IS MY 
PRIVILEGE TO AND 
INTRODUCE THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
MR. DEJOY HAS 
EARNED THE 
RESPECT OF BOTH 
CHARITABLE AND 
BUSINESS 
COMMUNITIES.  
SINCE ITS 
CREATION IN 
2005, HIS 
FOUNDATION HAS 
POSITIVELY 
IMPACTED 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE, DUKE 
UNIVERSITY, THE 
HEALTH CENTER 
FOR CHILDREN, 
POLICE 
FOUNDATIONS, 
JUST TO NAME A 
FEW. 
I WAS ACTUALLY 
PRESENT WHEN MR. 
DEJOY WAS 
INDUCTED INTO 
THE HALL OF FAME 
FOR THE TRIADS 
JUNIOR 
ACHIEVEMENT 
BUSINESS 
LEADERS, THE 
WORLD'S LARGEST 
ORGANIZATION 
EDUCATING K-12 
STUDENTS ON 
FINANCIAL 
LITERACY AND 
ENTREPRENEURSHIP. 
JUST THIS PAST 
WEEK I RECEIVED 
IN THE MAIL THE 
FAMILY 
CONTRIBUTION, 
THE SPONSORSHIP 
OF FAMILY 
SERVICES OF THE 
PIEDMONT WHICH 
SERVES 18,000 
CHILDREN AND 
ADULTS, MANY 
BATTLING 
DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE ISSUES. 
MAYBE THE MOST 
IMPRESSIVE ACT 
BY THE FAMILY IS 
THE ONE 
ESTABLISHED FOR 
STUDENTS FROM 
TITLE I SCHOOLS. 
YOU SEE, I HAVE 
HAD THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
MEET SOME OF THE 
STUDENTS WHO 
COME FROM SOME 
OF THE MOST 
IMPOVERISHED 
AREAS. 
IT IS NOT 
SOMETHING HE 
FLAUNTS, IS JUST 
SOMETHING HE 
DOES. 
THROUGHOUT HIS 
PROFESSIONAL 
CAREER, LOUIS 
DEJOY HAS 
GARNERED A 
REPUTATION AS A 
GENIUS IN THE 
LOGISTICAL 
INNOVATION AND 
SUPPLY-CHAIN 
FIELD. 
IS THE CEO OF 
NEW BREED 
LOGISTICS HE 
TOOK A BROKEN 
TRUCKING COMPANY 
AND TRANSFORMED 
IT INTO A 
PROMINENT U.S. 
PROVIDER 
CREATING CLOSE TO
9000 JOBS. MAYBE 
THAT IS WHY HE 
WAS UNANIMOUSLY 
APPOINTED TO THE 
POSITION BY THE 
UPS PS BIPARTISAN
BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS. 
MR. DEJOY HAS 
BEEN ON THE JOB 
ABOUT TWO MONTHS 
. HE IS BEING 
BLAMED FOR 
IMPLEMENTING 
REFORMS CONGRESS 
HAS PASSED.  FOR 
EXAMPLE, BACK IN 
2006, IT WASN'T 
MR. DEJOY WHO 
PASSED THE 
POSTAL 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
AND ENHANCEMENT 
ACT, IT WAS 
ACTUALLY 
CONGRESS. 
THE LEADING 
SPONSOR ON THIS 
BILL WAS THE ONE 
WITH THE BIGGEST 
PICTURE IN THE 
ROOM, FORMER 
CHAIR THIS 
COMMITTEE, HENRY 
WAXMAN.  
TODAY MR. DEJOY 
WILL BE 
VICIOUSLY 
ATTACKED WITH 
PREPACKAGED 
QUESTIONS AND 
ACCUSATIONS. 
WOMEN WERE EVEN 
SUGGESTING 
IMPEACHMENT. 
THAT IS 
ORIGINAL. 
HOW SAD IS IT 
WHEN THE CANCEL 
CULTURE HAS 
REACHED THE 
HALLS OF 
CONGRESS . THE 
MAN SITTING 
BEFORE THE 
COMMITTEE TODAY 
IS NOT TO THE 
DEMOCRATS OF 
HELLENIZED HIM 
TO BE. 
HE IS HERE TODAY 
BECAUSE HE 
SUPPORTED 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
WITH THIS 
CONGRESS, THAT 
MAKES YOU A 
TARGET. 
OVER THE PAST 
MONTH HIS FAMILY 
HAS ENDURED 
PROTESTS OUTSIDE 
THEIR HOME WITH 
HUNDREDS OF 
PEOPLE BLOCKING 
STREETS AND 
FRIGHTENING 
NEIGHBORS. 
SADLY, AND THIS 
DAY AND AGE, AN 
INDUSTRY LEADER 
WITH A PASSION 
FOR SERVICE CAN 
BE PERSECUTED IN 
THE COURT OF 
PUBLIC OPINION 
FOR HIS APPARENT 
POLITICAL 
AFFILIATION. 
AT THE CIRCUS 
UNFOLDS TODAY, 
REMEMBER THAT 
LOUIS DEJOY IS A 
COMMUNITY MINDED 
PHILANTHROPIST, 
AN INDUSTRY-
LEADING 
BUSINESSMAN, AND 
MOST 
IMPORTANTLY, A 
MAN WITH A GOOD 
HEART DOING HIS 
BEST TO SERVE 
HIS COUNTRY. 
MR. DEJOY, I 
WANT TO COMMEND 
YOU FOR BEING 
HERE TODAY.  
MANY OF YOUR 
ACCUSERS DIDN'T 
EXTEND THE SAME 
COURTESY, BUT 
UNLIKE THE 
SENATOR FROM 
DELAWARE, LET'S 
HOPE THEY AT 
LEAST KNOW HOW 
TO MUTE 
THEMSELVES. 
THANK YOU MADAM 
CHAIR. 
I YIELD BACK. 
>> THANK YOU. 
THE SECOND 
WITNESS IS 
ROBERT DUNCAN, 
WHO IS THE 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS. 
HE WAS APPOINTED 
TO THE BOARD BY 
RESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP IN AUGUST 
2018, AND HIS 
TERM EXPIRES IN 
DECEMBER 2025. 
PLEASE STAND AND 
RAISE YOUR RIGHT 
HAND. 
DO YOU SWEAR, 
AFFIRM THAT THE 
TESTIMONY YOU'RE 
ABOUT TO GIVE IS 
THE TRUTH, THE 
WHOLE TRUTH AND 
THAT THE WHOLE 
TRUTH SO HELP 
YOU GOD? 
LET THE RECORD 
SHOW THAT THE 
WITNESSES ARE 
AFFIRMED IN THE 
AFFIRMATIVE. 
WITHOUT A 
JUNCTION, URINE 
STATEMENTS WILL 
BE PART OF THE 
RECORD. 
WITH THAT, MR. 
DEJOY, YOU ARE 
NOW RECOGNIZED 
FOR YOUR 
TESTIMONY. 
>>  GOOD MORNING 
CHAIRWOMAN 
MALONEY, RANKING 
MEMBER COMER AND 
MEMBERS OF THE 
COMMITTEE. 
I AM PROUD TO BE 
WITH YOU TODAY 
ON BEHALF OF THE 
630,000  
DEDICATED WOMEN 
AND MEN OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
ON JUNE 15 I 
BECAME THE 75th 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL. 
SINCE THAT TIME, 
FOR A VARIETY OF 
REASONS, THERE 
HAS BEEN A GREAT 
DEAL OF 
ATTENTION TO THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
BY OUR ELECTED 
OFFICIALS, THE 
MEDIA AND THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
I WANT TO BEGIN 
BY ASSURING THIS 
COMMITTEE AND 
THE AMERICAN 
PUBLIC THAT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
IS FULLY CAPABLE 
AND COMMITTED TO 
DELIVERING 
BALLOTS SECURELY 
AND ON TIME. 
THE SACRED DUTY 
IS MY NUMBER ONE 
PRIORITY BETWEEN 
NOW AND ELECTION 
DAY. 
TO BE CLEAR, WE 
WILL DO 
EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO HANDLE AND 
DELIVER ELECTION 
MAIL IN A MANNER 
CONSISTENT WITH 
THE PROVEN 
PROCESSES AND 
PROCEDURES WE 
HAVE RELIED UPON 
FOR YEARS. 
NEVERTHELESS, I 
ENCOURAGE ALL 
AMERICANS WHO 
CHOOSE TO VOTE 
BY MAIL TO 
REQUEST THEIR 
BALLOTS EARLY 
AND TO VOTE EARLY
AS A COMMONSENSE 
BEST PRACTICE. 
AS PART OF THIS 
CONVERSATION, 
THERE ARE MANY 
INACCURACIES 
ABOUT MY ACTIONS 
THAT I WISH TO 
AGAIN CORRECT. 
FIRST, I DID NOT 
DIRECTLY REMOVE 
BLUE COLLECTION 
BOXES OR THE 
REMOVAL OF MAIL 
PROCESSING 
EQUIPMENT. 
SECOND, I DO NOT 
DIRECT A CUTBACK 
ON HOURS ANY OF 
OUR POST OFFICES.
AND FINALLY, I 
DID NOT DIRECT 
THE ELIMINATION 
OR ANY CUTBACK 
IN OVERTIME. 
I DID, HOWEVER, 
SUSPEND THESE 
PRACTICES TO 
REMOVE ANY 
MISPERCEPTIONS 
ABOUT OUR 
COMMITMENT TO 
DELIVERING 
ELECTION MAIL. 
ANY FURTHER 
ASSERTIONS BY 
MEDIA OR ELECTED 
OFFICIALS IS 
FURTHERING A 
FALSE NARRATIVE 
TO THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE. 
LET ME DESCRIBE 
THE TWO ACTIONS 
I HAVE TAKEN IN 
70 DAYS SINCE MY 
APPOINTMENT. 
I CAME TO THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
WITH DECADES OF 
EXPERIENCE IN 
SOLVING LARGE 
AND COMPLEX 
LOGISTICAL 
PROBLEMS. 
I PLAN TO USE 
THIS EXPERIENCE 
TO HELP LEAD THE 
OPERATING CHANGE 
REQUIRED FOR THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
TO GROW AND 
EMBARK ON A PATH 
OF 
SUSTAINABILITY. 
ON THE DAY OF MY 
SWEARING-IN, THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
INSPECTOR 
GENERAL ISSUED 
AN ASTONISHING 
REPORT ABOUT THE 
SCHEDULED DELAYS 
IN POSTAL 
SERVICE 
TRANSPORTATION 
AND THE 
SUBSTANTIAL COST 
ASSOCIATED WITH 
OUR WEAKNESSES 
IN THIS 
FUNDAMENTAL 
OPERATING 
PRINCIPLE. 
UPON REVIEW, I 
DIRECTED THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
OPERATIONS TEAM 
TO DEVELOP AND 
EXECUTE ON A 
PLAN TO IMPROVE 
OUR ADHERENCE TO 
THE 
TRANSPORTATION 
SCHEDULE OF OUR 
OVER 40,000 
TRIPS A DAY. 
WE HAVE 
ACCOMPLISHED 
THIS GOAL. 
ON-TIME 
APPROACHES 98% 
AND WASTE OF 
EXTRA TRIPS DOWN 
BY OVER 70%. 
WHILE WE HAVE 
HAD TEMPORARY 
SERVICE 
DECLINED, WHICH 
SHOULD NOT HAVE 
HAPPENED, WE ARE 
FIXING THIS. IN 
FACT, LAST WEEK 
SERVICE IMPROVED 
ACROSS ALL MAJOR 
MAIL AND PACKAGE 
CATEGORIES, AND 
I'M LASER 
FOCUSED ON 
IMPROVING 
SERVICE FOR THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC. 
THE SECOND OF 
TWO CHANGES I 
MADE AS 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL WAS 
INSTALLING A NEW 
ORGANIZATIONAL 
REPORTING 
STRUCTURE TO 
BETTER ALIGN 
TALENT AND 
RESOURCES TO 
INSTILL GREATER 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
FOR PERFORMANCE 
AND TO FOCUS THE 
ORGANIZATION ON 
SERVICE AND 
GROWTH. THESE 
CHANGES, 
CREATING A NEW 
ON-TIME 
TRANSPORTATION 
NETWORK AND 
DESIGNING AN 
ENGAGE 
FUNCTIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONAL 
STRUCTURE, WILL 
BE THE CATALYST 
FOR SIGNIFICANT 
PERMITS AND 
COST, 
PERFORMANCE AND 
GROWTH THAT I 
PLAN FOR THIS 
VITAL AMERICAN 
INSTITUTION. 
MATTER 
CHAIRWOMAN, THE 
WOMEN AND MEN OF 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE HAVE 
DEMONSTRATED 
EXTRAORDINARY 
COMMITMENT TO 
OUR MISSION OF 
SERVICE 
THROUGHOUT THE 
COVID-19 
PANDEMIC. 
IN EVERY 
COMMUNITY IN 
AMERICA NEW WE 
CONTINUE TO WORK 
TO KEEP OUR 
EMPLOYEES AND 
CUSTOMERS SAVE 
AS WE FULFILL 
OUR ESSENTIAL 
ROLE IN 
DELIVERING THE 
MEDICATIONS, 
BENEFIT CHECKS 
AND FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS THE 
PUBLIC DEPENDS 
UPON. 
SINCE THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
PANDEMIC, THERE 
HAS BEEN A 
PUBLIC 
OUTPOURING OF 
SUPPORT FOR OUR 
POSTAL EMPLOYEES 
AS THEY PERFORM 
THEIR ESSENTIAL 
SERVICE 
THROUGHOUT THE 
NATION. 
THIS IS A WELL-
DESERVED 
TESTAMENT TO 
THEIR DEDICATION.
CHAIRWOMAN 
MALONEY, RANKING 
MEMBER COMER, I 
HOPE WE CAN 
AGREE THAT THE 
FINANCIAL STATE 
OF THE FIGHT 
POSTAL SERVICE 
IS UNACCEPTABLE 
AND NEEDS TO BE 
FIXED.  
I LOOK FORWARD 
TO WORKING WITH 
YOU AND THIS 
COMMITTEE AND 
OUR STAKEHOLDERS 
TO RESTORE THE 
FINANCIAL HEALTH 
OF THE UNITED 
STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE AND TO 
IMPROVE THE WAY 
WE SERVE THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC. 
THIS CONCLUDES 
MY REMARKS. 
I WELCOME ANY 
QUESTIONS THAT 
YOU AND THE 
COMMITTEE MAY 
HAVE. 
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH FOR 
YOUR TESTIMONY. 
WE WILL NOW 
RECOGNIZE 
CHAIRMAN DUNCAN. 
YOU ARE NOW 
RECOGNIZED FOR 
YOUR TESTIMONY. 
HE WILL BE 
APPEARING 
REMOTELY. 
YOU ARE NOW 
RECOGNIZED. 
>> THANK YOU. 
CHAIRWOMAN 
MALONEY, RANKING 
MEMBER COMER AND 
MEMBERS OF THE 
COMMITTEE, THANK 
YOU FOR INVITING 
ME TO SPEAK 
TODAY.  
FOR THE PAST TWO 
YEARS I'VE HAD 
THE HONOR TO 
SERVE AS 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
POSTAL BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS. 
THROUGHOUT MY 
LIFE I HAVE 
LOOKED AT WAYS 
TO HELP 
STRENGTHEN AND 
SUPPORT 
INSTITUTIONS 
THAT ARE 
IMPORTANT TO THE 
AMERICAN 
COMMUNITIES. 
I SPENT FIVE 
YEARS ON THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY 
BOARD. 
I SERVED ON 
NUMEROUS BOARDS 
AND COMMISSIONS 
IN KENTUCKY AND 
ON A FEDERAL 
LEVEL. 
WHEN I TOOK THIS 
POSITION, I DID 
SO BECAUSE OF MY 
ASPIRATION FOR 
THE UNITED 
STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE AND HIS 
PUBLIC SERVICE 
MISSION. 
I SPENT MY LIFE 
A RULE 
APPALACHIA. 
I KNOW HOW 
IMPORTANT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
IS TO 
COMMUNITIES LIKE 
MINE. 
ALSO, THE POSTAL 
SERVICE PROVIDES 
IMPORTANT JOBS 
TO MORE THAN 
630,000 AMERICANS
, WHICH AT ONE 
TIME INCLUDED MY 
OWN GRANDFATHER 
WHO DELIVERED 
MAIL BY HORSE 
BACK IN EAST 
TENNESSEE. 
SINCE I JOINED 
THE BOARD, I 
HAVE MADE IT 
IMPORTANT TO 
MEET WORKERS AND 
SPEAK DIRECTLY 
WITH OUR 
CUSTOMERS, UNION 
MEMBERS, UNION 
LEADERS. 
THESE 
CONVERSATIONS 
HAVE DEEPENED MY 
UNDERSTANDING 
FOR AND OF THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
THE PUBLIC 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
STARTING ON THE 
BOARD OF 
GOVERNORS ON 
THIS INSTITUTION
, I KNOW IT WAS 
A SIGNIFICANT 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
WE REPRESENT THE 
PUBLIC INTEREST. 
THAT MEANS I 
WILL ALWAYS 
REMEMBER THE 
SPECIAL ROLE IN 
OUR NATION. 
IT MEANS I CAN 
NEVER FORGIVE 
THE CHALLENGES 
THAT ARE PUTTING 
US AT RISK. 
THESE CHALLENGES 
SHOULD COME AS 
NO SURPRISE TO 
MEMBERS OF THIS 
BODY. 
ON TWO OCCASIONS 
I HAVE SENT YOU 
THE ANNUAL 
REPORTS OF 
PROGRESS. 
IN THOSE 
COMMUNICATIONS I 
WROTE THAT "THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
BUSINESS MODEL 
IS BROKEN AND 
WILL ALWAYS 
PRODUCE LOSSES 
IN THE COMING 
YEARS WITHOUT 
CHANGE." 
THE POSTMASTER 
GENERAL MEGAN 
BREAK IN AND 
NOTIFY THE BOARD 
OF AN IMPENDING 
RETIREMENT BUT 
THE BOARD 
IMMEDIATELY 
RECOGNIZED WE 
WOULD BE FACED 
WITH THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
DECISION WE 
WOULD MAKE AS 
GOVERNORS. 
THE SELECTION OF 
THE NEW 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL. 
THE BOARD AGREED 
THAT THE POSTAL 
SERVICE NEEDED A 
TRANSFORMATIONAL 
LEADER, ONE THAT 
CAN HELP US BUILD
AND FAITH LONG-
STANDING 
CHALLENGES. 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE IS AN 
AMAZING 
INSTITUTION, AND 
WE CAN DO A LOT 
TO MAKE IT 
BETTER. 
WHAT WE CAN DO 
IS INCREASE OUR 
EFFICIENCY AND 
CUT DOWN ON 
UNNECESSARY 
EXPENSES. WE CAN 
ALSO HELP ON 
MARKETABILITY 
AND MODERNIZATION
WHILE REDUCING 
EXPENSES. 
BUSINESS AS 
USUAL IS NOT AN 
OPTION. 
THE BOARD IS 
ELECTED LOUIS 
DEJOY TO SERVE 
AS POSTMASTER 
GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
HE IS THE FIFTH 
SINCE 1971 TO 
JOIN THE 
INSTITUTION FROM 
THE PRIVATE 
SECTOR. 
WE BELIEVE THE 
PRIVATE SECTOR 
IS AN ASSET. 
IN ADDITION, MR. 
DEJOY HAS 
DECADES OF 
EXPERIENCE WITH 
IMPROVING AND 
MANAGING  
SOPHISTICATED 
LOGISTIC CHANGE. 
FOR MORE THAN 25 
YEARS HE HAS A 
DEEP KNOWLEDGE 
ABOUT THE 
INSTITUTION. 
THE BOARD HAS 
CONFIDENCE IN 
THE ABILITY TO 
PERFORM FOR THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
IN THIS ELECTION 
SEASON. 
FIVE YEARS FROM 
NOW THE UNITED 
STATES WILL 
CELEBRATE THE 
250th 
ANNIVERSARY OF 
THE AMERICAN 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
THROUGHOUT OUR 
HISTORY THIS 
INSTITUTION HAS 
DELIVERED TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
WE HAVE A SACRED 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO PRESERVE, 
DEFENDANT 
STRENGTHEN THIS 
ORGANIZATION FOR 
GENERATIONS TO 
COME. 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TIME. 
I APPRECIATE THE 
OPPORTUNITY AND 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
YOUR QUESTIONS. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TESTIMONY. 
I NOW RECOGNIZE 
MYSELF FOR 
QUESTIONING. 
MR. DEJOY, WE 
HAVE ALL BEEN 
FLOODED  WITH 
CONCERNS AND 
COMPLAINTS FROM 
OUR CONSTITUENTS 
ABOUT THE DELAY 
IN THE MAIL. 
IN THE VOTE ON 
MY BILL 
DELIVERING FOR 
AMERICA ON 
SATURDAY, 26 
REPUBLICANS 
VOTED WITH US, 
AND THEY 
EXPRESSED THE 
SAME CONCERNS. 
PEOPLE DISSENT 
PENNED ON THEIR 
MALE FOR THEIR 
MEDICATIONS, -- 
PEOPLE DEPEND ON 
THEIR MALE FOR 
MEDICATIONS . IT 
IS CRITICALLY 
IMPORTANT. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
HEADLINES ACROSS 
THIS NATION FROM 
MANY STATES, 
MAJOR NEWS FROM 
OUR STATES ABOUT 
THE DELAY IN THE 
MAIL. 
IT HAS BEEN SAID 
IT IS A MAJOR 
INSTITUTION IN 
OUR COUNTRY. 
PEOPLE DEPEND ON 
IT. 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
WE OBTAINED THIS 
INTERNAL DOCUMENT
. IT IS DATED 
LESS THAN TWO 
WEEKS AGO ON 
AUGUST 12. 
IT IS ENTITLED 
SERVICE 
PERFORMANCE 
MEASUREMENT FOR 
THE PMG, 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL BRIEFING.
YOUR OFFICE 
ALREADY CONFIRMED
TO MY OFFICE 
THAT THIS 
DOCUMENT IS 
AUTHENTIC. LET'S 
GO THROUGH A 
LITTLE BIT OF IT 
NOW. 
THIS DOCUMENT 
CLEARLY SHOWS 
MAJOR 
DEGRADATIONS 
ACROSS THE BOARD
, BEGINNING IN 
JULY WHEN YOU 
STARTED YOUR 
CHANGES. HERE IS 
THE DOCUMENT FOR 
FIRST-CLASS MAIL 
AND OVERALL IT 
IS DOWN AN 
ASTONISHING 8% 
FROM THE BASELINE
BEFORE YOUR 
CHANGES FOR THE 
PAST TWO MONTHS. 
BEGINNING IN 
JULY. 
THE SECOND ONE, 
THE NEXT SLIDE, 
IS THE MARKETING 
MAIL. THAT IS 
DOWN A STUNNING 
8.4%. 
NOW, THE NEXT, 
AND IT IS ON THE 
WALL WHERE YOU 
CAN SEE IT 
BETTER, THE NEXT 
PERIODICALS. 
THAT IS DOWN 
ALMOST 10%, DOWN 
9.5%. 
MR. DEJOY, YOU 
AND YOUR AIDES 
HAVE REPEATEDLY  
DOWNPLAYED THESE 
DELAYS. 
YOU JUST 
DOWNPLAYED IT IN 
YOUR TESTIMONY. 
BUT THIS IS JUST 
A DISASTER FOR 
THE PEOPLE WHO 
NEED THEIR MALE. 
DON'T YOU AGREE? 
WOULD YOU TURN 
ON YOUR MIC? 
WE CAN'T HEAR 
YOU. 
>> WE ARE VERY 
CONCERNED WITH 
THE 
DETERIORATION IN 
SERVICE AND ARE 
WORKING VERY 
DILIGENTLY. 
IN FACT, WE ARE 
SEEING A BIG 
RECOVERY THIS 
WEEK. 
IN FACT, THAT 
REPORT, I 
REQUESTED THAT 
REPORT PUT 
TOGETHER. 
ODDLY ENOUGH, WE 
DIDN'T HAVE A 
MEASUREMENT 
BRIEFING AT AN 
EXECUTIVE LEVEL 
LIKE THIS BEFORE 
MY ARRIVAL. 
WHERE THE WHOLE 
EXECUTIVE TEAM 
WAS INVOLVED IN 
LOOKING AT THE 
UNDERLYING 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 
WE ARE FOCUSED 
ON FIXING IT. 
WE HAVE SEEN A 
NICE RECOVERY. 
WE WILL HAVE IT 
BACK -- MY GOAL 
IS TO GET IT, 
YOU KNOW, -- WE 
WERE NOT SEE 
METRICS BEFORE. 
WITH THIS 
FUNDAMENTAL 
CHANGE, WE HAVE 
A REAL GOOD SHOT 
AT GETTING TO 
THE STATED 
METRICS THAT WE 
ARE GOVERNED BY. 
>> YOU JUST 
TESTIFIED THAT 
YOU HAVE BEEN ON 
THE JOB 70 DAYS. 
THIS IS 
ESSENTIALLY YOUR 
REPORT CARD FOR 
THAT PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
IF ANY OTHER CEO 
HAD THIS KIND OF 
PLUMMETING RECORD
IN HIS FIRST TWO 
MONTHS ON THE 
JOB, I CAN'T 
IMAGINE WHY HE 
WOULD BE KEPT ON.
>> THAT IS AN 
UNFAIR 
ACCUSATION. 
>> MAY I 
CONTINUE? 
WHEN YOU 
TESTIFIED ON 
FRIDAY SENATORS 
ASKED YOU OVER 
AND OVER ABOUT 
THE STATUS OF 
THESE DELAYS. 
THEY ALSO ASKED 
YOU TO PRODUCE 
ANALYSIS ABOUT 
THE NEGATIVE 
IMPACTS OF YOUR 
CHANGES. IT 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
EASY TO MENTION 
TO THE SENATORS 
THAT THIS 
DOCUMENT EXISTED
. YOU COULD HAVE 
SAID, AS A 
MATTER OF FACT 
SENATOR, I JUST 
RECEIVED A 
DETAILED 
BRIEFING, AND 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
THE DATA SHOWS 
MAJOR DELAYS IN 
NEARLY ALL 
CATEGORIES. 
BUT YOU DIDN'T 
DO THAT. 
YOU DISMISSED OF 
THESE NATIONWIDE 
DELAYS AS "A DIP
" AND YOU 
REFUSED TO TURN 
OVER ANY ANALYSIS
. MY QUESTION IS,
WHY DIDN'T YOU 
DISCLOSE THIS 
DOCUMENT AND ANY 
ANALYSIS TO THE 
SENATE WHEN YOU 
HAD IT AND THEY 
WERE ASKING FOR 
IT? 
>> THEY ASKED ME 
FOR IT ON FRIDAY
. THEY ASKED ME 
FOR ANALYSIS OF 
MY DECISION. 
>> OF THE 
DELAYS. 
I WATCHED OF THE 
TESTIMONY. 
>> THERE ARE A 
LOT OF REASONS 
FOR DELAYS 
BESIDES ADJUST 
THE ACTION THAT 
I TOOK TO RUN 
TRUCKS ON TIME. 
THERE ARE OTHER 
REASONS FOR THE 
DELAYS IN THE 
NATION. 
>> I WOULD SAY 
RUNNING TRUCKS 
ON TIME WOULD 
PROBABLY 
INCREASE 
DELIVERY, BUT 
FOR SOME REASON 
IMPACTED UP 5 TO 
6 DAYS IN THE 
DISTRICT THAT I 
REPRESENT. 
ON AUGUST 14 
THIS COMMITTEE 
SENT TO A 10 
PAGE LETTER 
ALONG WITH THE 
CHAIRS AND 
RANKING MEMBERS 
OF THREE OTHER 
COMMITTEES, AND 
WE ASKED YOU TO 
PRODUCE ALL 
COMMUNICATIONS 
WORK ON QUOTING 
FROM THE LETTER, 
ALL 
COMMUNICATIONS, 
EVALUATIONS, 
ASSESSMENTS OR 
REPORTS REGARDING
MAIL LEFT BEHIND 
OR DELAYED AS A 
RESULT OF THESE 
NEW POLICIES 
THAT YOU 
INSTITUTED.
,
DOCUMENTS TO US, 
BUT YOU DID NOT 
PRODUCE THIS 
ONE. 
AND SO MY PR
QUESTION IS WHY 
DID YOU LEAVE 
THIS IMPORTANT 
INTERNAL 
DOCUMENT FROM 
THE POSTAL 
PROFESSIONALS 
THAT WAS 
DELIVERED TO YOU 
AND BRIEFED TO 
YOU TWO DAYS 
BEFORE THE 
SENATE HEARING? 
WHY DID YOU, WHY 
DID YOU LEAVE IT 
OUT? 
>> I'M NOT 
FAMILIAR WITH 
THE REQUEST IN 
TOTAL OR HOW WE 
SUPPORTED IT. 
I'M SURE THE 
STAFF ANSWERED 
THE QUESTIONS AS 
THEY WERE ASKED. 
LET ME FOR THE 
RECORD CLEAR UP, 
THAT IS 
NOT A 
POLICY CHANGE. 
THAT IS A 
REQUEST THAT WE  
RUN OUR 40,000 
TRUCKS A DAY ON 
SCHEDULE AND 
YOUR INTUITION 
IS RIGHT. 
YOU WOULD THINK 
THAT THE MAIL 
MOVED FASTER AND 
IT DID, A GOOD 
PORTION OF IT 
MOVED FASTER. 
WE'RE SITTING 
THERE LOOKING AT 
A REPORT THAT 
TALKS SOMEWHERE 
BETWEEN 1 
BILLION AND $3 
BILLION WORTH OF 
ON T WASTED 
OUR TETRUCK TRIPS 
BEING OUT OF 
SCHEDULE. 
IT WAS AN EASY 
REQUEST THAT I 
SPOKE WITH ISSUE 
IN THE 
ORGANIZATION. 
>> MY TIME IS 
LIMITED AND THEN 
I'M CONCERNED 
WHY WE DIDN'T 
RECEIVE ANY OF 
THIS INFORMATION WE
AND I HAVE TO 
JUST SAY THAT WE 
SENT OUR LETTER 
TWO DAYS AFTER 
YOU RECEIVED 
THIS BRIEFING 
AND THIS 
DOCUMENT. 
IT MUST HAVE 
BEEN FRESH ON 
YOUR MIND. 
THERE'S NO 
EXCUSE FOR 
CONCEALING THIS 
AND WITHHOLDING 
THIS INFORMATION 
FROM THE 
COMMITTEE OR 
FROM YOUR 
TESTIMONY BEFORE 
THE SENATE WHEN 
YOU WERE 
EXPRESSLY ASKED 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
THE INFORMATION 
IN THE DOCUMENT. 
URN FORTUNATELY 
THIS COMMITTEE 
RECEIVED IT FROM 
SOMEONE ELSE. 
SO MR. DEJOY, 
YOU'RE 
WITHHOLDING 
INFORMATION FROM 
US, CONCEALING 
DOCUMENTS AND 
DOWN PLAYING THE 
DAMAGE YOU'RE 
CAUSING. 
LET ME CLOSE 
WITH THIS. 
THIS COMMITTEE 
EXPECTS A FULL 
AND COMPLETE 
PRODUCTION OF 
ALL THE 
DOCUMENTS WE 
REQUESTED L NO 
LATER ON THIS 
COMING 
WEDNESDAY. 
AND IF YOU 
CONTINUE TO 
WITHHOLD 
INFORMATION OR 
OTHERWISE FAIL 
TO COMPLY YOU 
CAN EXPECT A 
SUBPOENA. 
I KNOW MANY OF 
OUR MEMBERED 
INTO ASK OUHOW YOU 
PLAN TO FIX THE 
PROBLEMS WITHIN 
WE WILL GET TO 
THOSE QUESTIONS 
NEXT. 
WITH THAT I NOW 
RECOGNIZE THE 
DISTINGUISHED 
RANKING MEMBER 
FOR HEFIVE MINUTE, 
FOR HIS 
QUESTIONS. 
VIRGINIA FOXX R 
WILL BE THE 
FIRST TO 
RESPOND. 
VIRGINIA FOXX 
FROM THE GREAT 
STATE OF NORTH 
CAROLINA. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MADAM CHAIRMAN. 
I DO NOTE THAT 
YOU'RE GOING 
OVER TIME A 
GREAT DEAL. 
POSTMASTER DE
GENERAL DEJOY, 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH FOR BEING 
WITH US TODAY. 
SOME CLAIM THE 
AFTERNOON 
SOARATION PILOT 
AND YOUR CHANGES 
ARE DELIBERATING %
EFFORTS TO SLOW 
DOWN MAIL AND 
HURT POSTAL 
SERVICE 
EMPLOYEES. 
IS THAT TRUE? 
>> NO, MA'AM. 
>> ARE YOU 
BANNING 
EMPLOYEES FROM 
CHARGING 
OVERTIME OR ARE 
YOU TRYING TO 
LIMIT UNPLANNED 
OVERTIME TO 
ENSURE THE 
POSTAL SERVICE'S 
VIABILITY? 
>> AT THIS POINT 
NO AND NO VI%TIME 
SINCE I'VE BEEN 
HERE. 
>> THANK YOU. 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL DEJOY, 
AS A LOGISTICS 
EXPERTS, AND I 
BELIEVE 
REPRESENTATIVE 
WALKER OUTLINED 
YOUR EXPERTISE 
VERY WELL. 
WHAT DOES TITHE 
CONSISTENT USE 
OF UNPLANNED 
OVERTIME AND SEA 
NEED FOR EXTRA 
TRIPS MEAN IN 
TERMS OF THE 
EFFICIENCY OF 
OPERATIONS? 
>> WELL, BESIDES 
COSTING 
SUBSTANTIAL 
AMOUNTS OF 
MONEY, YOU KNOW, 
FOR THE POSTAL 
SERVICE IN IT 
TERMS OF 
BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS IT ALSO 
DOES NOT KEEP 
THE DELIVERY 
SYSTEM IN 
BALANCE WHICH 
ALSO RESULTS IN 
DELAYS IN MAIL 
AND E QUILLISH' 
YUM IN 
PRODUCTION 
PROCESSES ACROSS 
THE NETWORK. 
>> CAN MORE 
EFFICIENT ON 
TIME OPERATIONS 
RESULT IN BETTER 
DELIVERY 
PERFORMANCE? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> DOES 
UNPLANNED VE
OVERTIME HINDER  
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE'S 
ABILITY TO STAY 
FINANCIALLY 
VIABLE? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> YOU KNOW, MY 
HUSBAND AND ? I 
HAVE EXPERIENCED 
SOME VERY, VERY 
INEFFICIENT 
SERVICES ON THE 
PART OF THE POST 
OFFICE IN THE 
LAST FEW WEEKS. 
I'M NOT STGOING TO 
GO INTO THOSE 
DETAILS. 
I WANT TO 
APPLAUD YOUR 
APPROACH TO 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
AND WHAT WE KNOW 
FROM OUR %
COLLEAGUES ON 
THE OTHER SIDE 
OF THE AISLE IS 
THEY RUN AWAY 
FROM 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
IN EVERY CASE IN 
THE FEDERAL OM
GOVERNMENT OR IN %
ALLIED SERVICES 
LIKE THE POST 
OFFICE. 
SO LET ME 
APPLAUD YOU FOR 
PUSHING ON 
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
MR. DEJOY, THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
IS NOT . %A 
GOVERNMENT 
AGENCY THAT 
RECEIVES 
APPROPRIATIONS. 
IN FACT, IT IS 
LAW THE POSTAL 
REORGANIZATION 
ACT OF 1970 
CREATED THE U.S. 
POSTAL SERVICE 
AS AN 
INDEPENDENT AND 
SELF-SUSTAINING 
ENTITY. 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL DEJOY, 
DO YOU BELIEVE 
IT IS YOUR DUTY TI%
TO UPHOLD THIS 
LAW AND ENSURE 
THAT THE USPS IS 
SELF-SUFFICIENT? 
>> I DO. 
>> AND WHAT WILL 
IT TAKE TO MAKE 
THE USPS SELF-
SUFFICIENT? 
>> LEGISLATION ? 
WITH REGARD TO 
OUR HEALTHCARE, 
MEDICAID 
INTEGRATION AND 
OUR PENSION 
REFORM. 
FLEXIBILITY FROM 
THE PRC. 
WE'RE IN THE 
14th %FR%YEAR OF A 
TEN YEAR 
ANALYSIS POSTAL 
SERVICE ITSELF E 
IS A LIBRARY OF 
OIG REPORTS 
IDENTIFYING 
FLAWED PRACTICES 
AND BILLIONS AND %
BILLIONS AND 
BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS OF COST 
WASTE THAT THIS 
COMMITTEE, 
NOBODY SEEMS TO 
PAY ATTENTION 
TO. 
AND THEN OUR 
POSTAL SERVICE, 
OUR MANAGEMENT 
TEAM ITSELF, 
HELPING FIX ME
OURSELVES IN 
TERMS OF SERVICE 
AND COST. 
WE HAVE A PLAN 
NOW TO DO THAT 
AND PART IT HAVE 
INCLUDES RUNNING 
OUR TRUCKS ON 
TIME. 
>> AND THESE OIG 
REPORTS HAVE 
COME FROM 
DEMOCRAT 
PRESIDENTS AND 
REPUBLICAN AT A
ADMINISTRATIONS 
BOTH, IS THAT 
CORRECT? 
>> YES, MA'AM. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> IF >>YOU HAVE 
NO OPERATIONAL 
FLEXIBILITY, CAN 
YOU POSSIBLY 
MAKE THE POSTAL 
SERVICE SELF-
SUFFICIENT. 
>> I THINK WE 
HAVE A  PVERY, 
VERY GOOD SHOT. 
WE HAVE SOME NEW 
REVENUE IDEAS 
FOR THE POSTAL 
SERVICE ALSO.
>> I BELIEVE IN 
THE SIX DAY 
DELIVERY. 
I THINK THE 
CARRIER IS, THE 
CARRIERS, POSTAL 
CARRIERS 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
IS WHAT BRINGS 
THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
INGREDIENT AND 
THE APPROVAL 
RATING WE HAVE. 
WE HAVE PLANS 
TO, TO REALLY 
ENHANCE THAT 
RELATIONSHIP AND 
TO HELP OUR 
GROWTH.
>> THANK YOU AND 
RANKING MEMBER. 
I YIELD BACK. 
>> THANK YOU. 
I NOW RECOGNIZE 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
NORTON. 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
NORTON BY WEB X. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH MADAM 
CHAIR. 
THIS HEARING IS 
VERY NECESSARY 
TO CLARIFY 
MATTERS THAT 
WERE LEFT OPEN 
WHEN WE TOOK THE 
VOTE ALREADY ON 
THIS BILL. 
MR. DEJOY, AND 
BEFORE TESTIMONY 
YOU SUGGESTED D 
THAT THE 
CORONAVIRUS WAS 
HAVING, AND HERE 
I'M QUOTING, A 
SIGNIFICANT, A 
SIGNIFICANT 
ISSUE IN 
EMPLOYEE 
AVAILABILITY IN 
PARTS OF THE 
COUNTRY. 
%
COUNTRY. ,
ONE OF THE ITEMS 
UNDER 
CONSIDERATION 
WHEN YOU HAVE 
ALREADY 
ANNOUNCED YOU 
WOULD BRING 
QUOTE, 
ADDITIONAL 
RESOURCES TO 
BEAR.
>> THE 650,000 
MEN AND WOMEN OF 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE ARE VERY 
COMMITTED TO 
HAVING A 
SUCCESSFUL 
ELECTION IN OUR 
ROLE IN 
ELECTION. 
OVERTIME, EXTRA 
TRUCK TRIPS, 
POSTAL 
INSPECTION 
CHECKS, ROUNDS 
IN EACH POSTAL 
PROCESSING. 
>> THAT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT FOR 
THE RECORD THAT 
EXPANDED 
OVERTIME WILL BE 
ALLOWED IN THE 
TWO WEEKS BEFORE 
THE ELECTION. 
MY NEXT QUESTION 
IS ON A, POSTAL 
SERVICE DOCUMENT 
WE RECEIVED THIS 
IS WHAT I SAID. 
I'M QUOTING NOW 
THE DOCUMENT 
EXPECTATIONS AND 
PLANS. 
OVERTIME WILL BE 
ELIMINATED. 
THERE YOU SEE IT 
BEFORE YOU. 
WE ARE PAYING 
TOO MUCH FOR 
OVERTIME AND IT 
IS NOT COST 
EFFECTIVE. 
MORE TO COME ON 
THIS. 
WE ASKED YOUR 
GENERAL COUNSEL 
AND HE CLAIMED 
THAT THAT CAME 
FROM A MID LEVEL 
MANAGER AND 
SHOULD NOT BE 
TREATED AS AN 
OFFICIAL 
STATEMENT OF 
POSTAL OFFICE 
POLICY SO I ASK 
YOU, WOULD A 
POSTAL MANAGER 
SENT THIS 
DOCUMENT WITHOUT 
SOME KIND OF 
WORD FROM YOU OR 
FROM THE TOP OF 
THE AGENCY? 
AND CAN YOU 
EXPLAIN WHO THIS 
WAS AND GIVE US 
AN -- 
>> THANK YOU. 
I HAVE PURPOSELY 
NOT TRIED TO 
FIND OUT WHO 
THAT WAS BUT 
THERE ARE MANY 
WAYS THAT PEOPLE 
INTERPRET. 
>> TRIED NOT TO 
FIND OUT WHO 
THAT WAS? 
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 
I DON'T KNOW. 
THAT WAS NOT A 
DIRECTIVE FROM 
ME. 
THERE IS, 
THERE'S 50,000 
MANAGERS WITHIN 
THE 
ORGANIZATION. 
THIS IS ONE OF 
THE REASONS I 
CHANGED THE 
ORGANIZATION 
QUICKLY AFTER 
THE ROLLOUT OF 
THE TRUCK 
SCHEDULE. 
>> SO ARE YOU 
LOOKING FOR 
WHOEVER IT IS -- 
ISSUING THAT TO 
ALL YOUR 
EMPLOYEES? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> I WISH YOU 
WOULD GIVE THAT 
NAME WHEN YOU 
FIND IT TO THE 
CHAIR AS WELL. 
IN A STATEMENT 
ON AUGUST 18th, 
YOU STATED 
OVERTIME HAS AND 
WILL CONTINUE TO 
BE APPROVED AS 
NEEDED. 
I WANT TO 
UNDERSTAND AS 
NEEDED WHAT THAT 
MEANS. 
CAN POSTAL 
MANAGERS AND 
EMPLOYEES 
CONTINUE 
APPROVING AND 
USING OVERTIME 
AS THEY DID 
BEFORE YOUR 
TENURE BEGAN OR 
ARE THERE ANY 
CHANGES SINCE 
YOU TOOK OFFICE? 
>> SAME AS SOME 
PRIOR TO ME 
BEING HERE. 
>> HAVE YOU 
ISSUED ANY 
INTERNAL 
GUIDANCE TO THAT 
EFFECT AND WOULD 
YOU PROVIDE IT 
TO US PLEASE? 
>> I'M SORRY, I 
DIDN'T HEAR THE 
QUESTION. 
>> HAVE YOU 
ISSUED ANY 
INTERNAL 
GUIDANCE TO THAT 
EFFECT 
CONTINUING TO 
APPROVE AND USE 
OVERTIME? 
>> I NEVER 
ISSUED A 
GUIDANCE AGAINST 
THAT EFFECT. 
>> WELL WE'RE 
ASKING ARE YOU 
INTENDING TO 
ISSUE ANY 
GUIDANCE TO THE 
EFFECT? 
>> YES, I'VE 
TOLD THE 
EXECUTIVE TEAM, 
THE OPERATIONS 
TEAM, THEY KNOW 
THERE IS NO 
DIFFERENT 
PROCESS THAN 
PRIOR TO MY 
ARRIVAL. 
>> OKAY, THE 
GENTLEWOMAN'S 
TIME IS 
COMPLETED. 
>> MADAM CHAIR 
CAN I JUST ASK 
HE PROVIDE US, 
PROVIDE YOU ANY 
WRITTEN GUIDANCE 
ON OVERTIME. 
>> OKAY. 
>> TIME. 
>> I MAKE NOTE 
OF THAT REQUEST 
ON BEHALF OF THE 
COMMITTEE. 
I NOW RECOGNIZE 
MR. GOSAR. 
>> YEAH, CAN YOU 
HEAR ME AND SEE 
ME? 
>> YES, WE CAN. 
>> OKAY. 
THANK YOU. 
>> WE CAN HEAR 
YOU. 
WE CAN'T SEE 
YOU. 
THERE YOU ARE. 
>> OKAY. 
MR. DEJOY. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH FOR COMING 
TODAY AND I WANT 
TO CLEAR UP SOME 
OBVIOUS 
POLITICAL 
DISINFORMATION 
THAT THE 
MAJORITY IS 
PUTTING OUT. 
THEN I WANT TO 
SAY THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH FOR 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
THE DIP IN 
SERVICES. 
WE'LL GET TO 
THAT IN A FEW 
MINUTES. 
ON SATURDAY OUT 
ON THE HOUSE 
FLOOR MY 
COLLEAGUES SAID 
THE POST OFFICE 
WAS ON THE VERGE 
OF COLLAPSE. 
YOU HAVE OVER 
$10 BILLION CASH 
ON HAND AND 
ACCESS TO A $10 
BILLION LINE OF 
CREDIT WHICH 
MAKES YOU 
FISCALLY VIABLE 
THROUGH AUGUST 
2021. 
IS THAT TRUE? 
>> YES, BUT I 
WOULD SAY THAT 
ONLY IN 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 
WOULD THAT BE A 
GOOD POSITION TO 
BE IN WHEN I 
HAVE $135 
BILLION IN 
LIABILITIES AND 
$2.5 BILLION A 
MONTH, A WEEK, 
BIWEEKLY PAYROLL 
AND A WHOLE 
BUNCH OF OTHERS 
BUT YES, WE CAN 
GET THROUGH THE 
ELECTION AND 
WITH THE LOAN 
SHOULD WE TAKE 
IT. 
I DON'T KNOW HOW 
WE WOULD PAY IT 
BACK BUT SHOULD 
WE TAKE IT WE 
SHOULD BE FINE 
UNTIL MID 21. 
>> SO NOW ISN'T 
IT TRUE THAT 
YOU'RE ACTUALLY 
GENERATING MORE 
REVENUE AT THIS 
TIME OF THE YEAR 
THAN YOU ALSO 
DID LAST YEAR 
AND YOU'RE 
PROCESSING MORE 
SUCCESSFULLY 
PROCESSED AN UP 
TICK IN MASS 
MAIL GOVERNMENT 
ITEMS SUCH AS 
STIMULUS CHECKS. 
>> WE'RE SEEING 
MORE REVENUE, 
MOSTLY DUE TO 
PACKAGE 
INCREASE, MAIL 
PRODUCTS ARE 
DOWN 15%. 
OR SO ON 
AVERAGE. 
BUT PACKAGE 
VOLUME IS UP 
SUBSTANTIALLY. 
PACKAGE VOLUME 
IS VERY COSTLY 
FOR US TO HANDLE 
IN OVER CAPACITY 
METHOD. 
>> SO NOW DO YOU 
BELIEVE THAT THE 
MONEY ON HAND 
SUCCESSFUL, THAT 
YOU SAID THE 
MAIL VOLUME IS 
DOWN BY 15% AND 
THE HARD WORK OF 
THE OVER 600,000 
POSTAL WORKERS 
THAT YOU CAN 
HANDLE THE 
ELECTION 
INCREASES YOU 
WILL POSSIBLY 
SEE? 
>> I WILL BE 
VERY, VERY CLEAR 
THAT THE 650,000 
MEN AND WOMEN. 
WE ARE WORKING 
WITH OUR UNION 
LEADERSHIP, 
MANAGEMENT TEAM, 
EMPLOYEES, WE 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
HANDLE ALL 
ELECTION MAIL 
FOR THE 2020 
ELECTION. 
>> SO NOW I WANT 
TO GO BACK TO 
THE SLOWDOWN 
RELATED TO THE 
PANDEMIC. 
I WANT TO 
HIGHLIGHT THIS 
WEEK THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
PHOENIX POSTAL 
WORKERS UNION 
STATED SUFFERING 
FROM THESE 
PANDEMIC WORK 
FORCE STRAINS. 
NO PROCESSING 
MACHINES HAVE 
BEEN REMOVED 
DURING YOUR 
TENURE AND THE 
USE OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE 
PROCESS OVER 
700,000 BALLOTS 
IN OUR RECENT 
PRIMARY 
ELECTION. 
LET ME ASK YOU A 
QUESTION. 
HAVE YOU HAD 
SLOWDOWNS OR 
IMPEDIMENTS LIKE 
IN SEATTLE AND 
PORTLAND AND NEW 
YORK CITY AND 
CHICAGO BECAUSE 
OF THE RIOTING 
AND THE ANARCHY 
GOING ON? 
>> WELL, SIR, I 
MEAN ANY KIND OF 
RIOTING DOES 
PRODUCE DELAYS 
WITH ANY TYPE OF 
PUBLIC SERVICE 
SO I DON'T HAVE 
A SPECIFIC 
MEASUREMENT ON 
THAT. 
BUT I WILL SAY 
THIS THAT AS THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES THROUGHOUT 
THE COUNTRY HAVE 
EXPANDED IT HAS 
HAD AN IMPACT ON 
OUR EMPLOYEE 
AVAILABILITY AND 
THE URBAN AREAS 
THAT ARE HOT 
SPOTS ARE, YOU 
KNOW THE 
AVERAGES IS 
DON'T PLAY OUT 
WHAT THE REAL 
PICTURE IS LIKE 
IN AREAS LIKE 
PHILADELPHIA 
WHERE EMPLOYEE 
AVAILABILITY IS 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
BELOW OUR NORMAL 
RUN RATES AND 
WHAT IT HAS BEEN 
IN THE PANDEMIC. 
WE ACTUALLY 
PEAKED, STARTED 
TO PIQUE IN 
TERMS OF 
AVAILABILITY 
ISSUES IN THE 
JULY TIME FRAME. 
>> I WANT TO GO 
BACK TO THIS. 
POLICY POLICY 
CHANGES TO THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
ELIMINATION OF 
OVERTIME, 
PROHIBITING 
EXTRA TRIPS, 
REMOVING, IS 
THAT TRUE? 
>> THE EXTRA 
TRIPS AND THEY 
WEREN'T 
PROHIBITED. 
IT'S TRUE ON 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
BUT THE EXTRA 
TRIPS. 
MY DIRECTION WAS 
WE NEED TO WORK 
ON GETTING OUR 
TRUCKS ON 
SCHEDULE AND 
MITIGATING OUR 
EXTRA TRIPS. 
WE STILL RUN 7, 
800 EXTRA TRIP 
AS DAY AND WE 
STILL HAVE 
THOUSANDS OF 
TRUCK TRIPS THAT 
RUN LATE. 
IT WASN'T A FLAT 
DIRECTIVE. 
IT WAS WORK TO 
OUR PLAN. 
COME UP WITH A 
PLAN TO WORK 
THROUGH OUR 
PLAN. 
THE MANAGEMENT 
TEAM PUT THE 
PLAN TOGETHER 
AND EXECUTED ON 
THE PLAN. 
AND, SO 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
I HAD NOTHING TO 
DO WITH. 
IT WAS A LONG 
STANDING PLAN ON 
COLLECTION BOXES 
AND SORTING 
MACHINES AND 
POSTAL HOURS. 
REALLY IN THE 
AREAS THEY WERE 
TAKING CARE OF 
THAT. 
>> SO ANOTHER 
QUICK QUESTION, 
IS THE PONY 
EXPRESS STILL 
AVAILABLE TODAY? 
>> I'VE BEEN 
HERE 70 DAYS, 
SIR. 
I'M SEARCHING 
FOR THE GOOD. 
I HAVEN'T SEEN 
THAT YET, NO. 
I THINK IT'S 
GONE. 
>> TECHNOLOGY 
HAS THIS, IT 
CHANGES AND ANY 
TRANSFER OF NEW 
IDEAS DOESN'T 
ALWAYS GO 
SMOOTHLY, DOES 
IT? 
>> I'M SORRY?
>> IT 
TRANSITIONS 
DON'T ALWAYS GO 
SMOOTHLY, YOU 
SHOULD HAVE A 
RECOVERY 
PROCESS. 
OUR RECOVERY 
PROCESS IS 
TAKING TOO LONG. 
THIS SHOULD HAVE 
BEEN RESOLVED IN 
A FEW DAYS AND 
IT'S NOT. 
SO THE IMPACT IS 
A LOT OF 
REASONS, A LOT 
OF THINGS THAT 
ARE IMPACTING 
OUR SERVICE. 
THIS IS ONE OF 
THEM ON THE 
FRONT END AND WE 
SHOULD HAVE 
CLEARED IT UP 
QUICKER AND I 
THINK WE HAVE 
THE FOCUS ON IT 
NOW AND IT'LL 
RECOVER QUITE 
RAPIDLY GOING 
FORWARD. 
>> THANK YOU. 
THE CHAIR NOW 
RECOGNIZES  MR. 
CLAY. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING THIS 
HEARING. 
MR. DEJOY, ONE 
OF THE MOST 
DAMAGING RESULTS 
OF YOUR ACTIONS 
IS THE REPORTS 
WE HAVE HEARD 
OVER AND OVER 
AGAIN FROM 
PEOPLE AND 
FAMILIES THE 
COUNTRY WHO ARE 
NOT GETTING 
THEIR MAIL AND 
MEDICATIONS ON 
TIME.
EACH YEAR. 
THAT IS MILLIONS 
OF SHIPMENTS PER 
DAY. 
SIX DAY AS WEEK.
>> WE'RE HAVING 
A TECHNICAL 
PROBLEM RIGHT 
NOW WITH MR. 
CLAY. 
WE CAN'T HEAR 
YOU. 
IT'S BREAKING UP.
>> SHOULD WE GO 
FOR IT OR NOT? 
>> THIS PROBLEM 
HAS GOTTEN 
AGGRAVATED 
DURING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CRISIS BECAUSE 
MAIL ORDER. 
>> MADAM CHAIR. 
>> MR. CLAY, 
WE'RE GOING TO 
HOLD UP ON YOU 
AND GO TO MR. 
LYNCH AND THEN 
GO TO A 
REPUBLICAN AND 
THEN GO TO YOU. 
CONGRESSMAN 
LYNCH YOU ARE 
NOW RECOGNIZED. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MADAM CHAIR. 
THANK YOU MR. 
MANY DEJOY FOR 
ATTENDING. 
MR. DEJOY, 
YOU'VE BEEN THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
FOR A COUPLE OF 
MONTHS RIGHT 
YOU? 
>> 70 DAYS. 
>> 70 DAYS. 
OKAY. 
SO I'VE BEEN A 
MEMBER OF THIS 
COMMITTEE FOR 
ABOUT 20 YEARS 
AND SINCE MY MOM 
AND TWO OF MY 
SISTERS, BUNCH 
OF MY AUNTS, 
COUSINS, IN LAWS 
ALL WORK AT THE 
POST OFFICE, 
SOME OF THEM ARE 
RETIRED, SOME OF 
THEM ARE STILL 
THERE. 
AS A MEMBER OF 
CONGRESS YOU 
MIGHT SAY I'VE 
BEEN COMPELLED 
TO TAKE A KEEN 
INTEREST ON 
MATTERS 
AFFECTING THE 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
I'M ALSO A 
FORMER PRESIDENT 
OF THE IRON 
WORKERS UNION IN 
BOSTON SO YOU 
CAN GET A SENSE 
OF MY 
PERSPECTIVE. 
IT'S BLUE 
COLLAR, YOU 
KNOW, COMMON 
SENSE, GET YOUR 
WORK DONE SORT 
OF PERSPECTIVE. 
SO MR. DEJOY, AS 
THE POSTMASTER 
OF THE UNITED 
STATES OF 
AMERICA FOR THE 
LAST 70 DAYS, 
DID YOU KNOW 
THAT THE POSTAL 
SERVICE HAS 
NEVER ALLOWED 
ITSELF TO BE IN 
A SITUATION THAT 
IT'S IN TODAY? 
THROUGHOUT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
HISTORY THERE'S 
BEEN A TRADITION 
OF RELIABLE 
DELIVERY FROM 
THE VERY 
BEGINNING OUT OF 
ARTICLE 1, 
SECTION 8 OF THE 
CONSTITUTION. 
GOING BACK TO 
BEN FRANKLIN. 
THE PONY EXPRESS 
HAS BEEN 
MENTIONED 
BEFORE. 
I WAS ACTUALLY 
WATCHING A KEN 
BURNS SPECIAL 
LAST WEEK AND HE 
HAD THESE HEART 
WRENCHING 
LETTERS THAT 
WERE BACK AND 
FORTH FROM 
SOLDIERS DURING 
THE CIVIL WAR SO 
EVEN AT A MOMENT 
WHEN THE COUNTRY 
WAS AT WAR WITH 
ITSELF THE MAIL 
WAS DELIVERED. 
DURING THE FIRST 
WORLD WAR AND 
THE SPANISH FLU 
OF 1918, THROUGH 
THE GREAT 
DEPRESSION, 
MILLIONS OF 
PEOPLE OUT OF 
WORK. 
A THOUSAND BANK 
FAILURES. 
THE MAIL WAS 
DELIVERED ON 
TIME. 
EVEN WITH THE 
SECOND WORLD 
WAR. 
INTERNATIONAL 
MAIL WAS 
DELIVERED ON 
TIME. 
JUST SO HAPPENS 
I WAS ELECTED ON 
9/11, DAY OF THE 
TERRORIST 
ATTACKS ON OUR 
NATION. 
A GOD AWFUL DAY. 
SOME PEOPLE 
FORGET IN THE 
DAYS AFTER 9/11 
WE HAD DIRECT 
ANTHRAX ATTACKS 
ON THE UNITED 
STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE. 
WE LOST TWO 
BRAVE POSTAL 
WORKERS DOWN 
ANOTHER THE 
BRENTWOOD 
FACILITY IN DC 
FROM ANTHRAX 
INHALATION. 
FOR THE GOOD OF 
THE COUNTRY THE 
POSTAL UNIONS 
CONTINUE TO SEND 
THEIR MEMBERS 
INTO THE POST 
OFFICE TO DO 
THEIR JOB TO 
KEEP THE COUNTRY 
RUNNING. 
SO TWO WEEKS AGO 
AFTER YOU'D BEEN 
POSTMASTER JUST 
A FEW WEEKS THAT 
ALL CHANGED. 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
A PANDEMIC THAT 
HAS KILLED 
170,000 
AMERICANS AND ON 
THE EVE OF A 
NATIONAL 
ELECTION AT A 
TIME WHEN THE 
CDC IS ADVISING 
PEOPLE NOT TO 
GATHER, LIMIT 
OUTSIDE CONTACT 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE STARTED 
REMOVING 671 
HIGH SPEED MAIL 
SORTING MACHINES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
YOU STOPPED THE 
APWU FROM 
SORTING THE MAIL 
AND YOU STOPPED 
THE NATIONAL 
LETTER CARRIERS 
AND HANDLERS TO 
WORK OVERTIME TO 
DELIVER THE 
MAIL. 
FOR THE FIRST 
TIME IN 240 
YEARS IN OUR 
HISTORY OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE 
YOU SENT OUT A 
LETTER 
EMBARRASSINGLY 
IN JULY TO 46 
STATES THAT SAY 
THE POST OFFICE 
CAN'T GUARANTEE 
THAT WE CAN 
DELIVER THE MAIL 
IN TIME FOR THE 
ELECTIONS IN 
NOVEMBER. 
WE HAVE REPORTS 
FROM ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY AS YOU 
ACKNOWLEDGE 
SERVICE HAS BEEN 
DELAYED AND THE 
MAIL IS PILING 
UP. 
YOU HAVE ENDED A 
ONCE PROUD 
TRADITION. 
FLOW AS A MEMBER 
OF THE OVERSIGHT 
COMMITTEE WE 
HAVE A CHIEF 
INVESTIGATIVE 
COMMITTEE IN THE 
CONGRESS. 
WE CONDUCT 
OVERSIGHT ON 
EVERY MATTER 
THAT IMPACTS THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
FOREIGN AND 
DOMESTIC. 
THERE ARE 
MEMBERS ON THIS 
COMMITTEE WHO 
HAVE BEEN TO 
IRAQ AND 
AFGHANISTAN A 
COUPLE DOZEN 
TIMES. 
THEY'VE BEEN TO 
YEMEN, SOMALIA, 
GAZA, YOU NAME 
IT. 
THEY LITERALLY 
GO TO THE ENDS 
OF THE EARTH TO 
INVESTIGATE 
MATTERS THAT 
AFFECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
IT INVOLVES OUR 
SONS AND 
DAUGHTERS IN 
UNIFORM. 
IN THIS MOMENT 
IT IS OUR POSTAL 
WORKERS WHO 
HAPPEN TO BE OUR 
MEN AND WOMEN IN 
UNIFORM. 
THEY ARE ON THE 
FRONT LINES OF 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
THROUGHOUT THIS 
PANDEMIC THEY'VE 
RISKED THEIR OWN 
HEALTH AND 
SAFETY TO 
DELIVER OR TRY 
TO DELIVER MAIL, 
MEDICINES AND 
MAIL-IN BALLOTS 
TO EVERY 
AMERICAN HOME 
AND BUSINESS SIX 
DAY AS WEEK. 
AS A MEMBER OF 
THIS COMMITTEE 
I'M SUPPOSED TO 
ASK YOU A 
QUESTION. 
I'M TEMPTED TO 
ASK AFTER 240 
YEARS OF 
PATRIOTIC 
SERVICE 
DELIVERING THE 
MAIL HOW CAN ONE 
PERSON SCREW 
THIS UP IN JUST 
A FEW WEEKS. 
NOW I UNDERSTAND 
YOU BRING 
PRIVATE SECTOR 
EXPERTISE. 
I GUESS WE 
COULDN'T FIND A 
GOVERNMENT 
WORKER WHO COULD 
SCREW IT UP THIS 
FAST. 
IT WOULD TAKE 
THEM A WHILE. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
RUNNING THIS 
POST OFFICE LIKE 
A BUSINESS, LIKE 
HE SAID. 
HE'S RUNNING IT 
INTO THE GROUND 
AS HE HAS 
DECLARED 
BANKRUPTCY A FEW 
TIMES ON HIS OWN 
BUSINESSES. 
AND IN AN EFFORT 
TO APPLY THE 
FACTS, THE REAL 
FACTS, NOT THE 
ALTERNATIVE 
FACTS BASED ON 
WHAT YOU HAVE 
ACTUALLY DONE, 
ONE CAN ONLY 
REACH AS A FACT 
FINDER WE CAN 
ONLY REACH TWO 
CONCLUSIONS. 
ONE, EITHER 
THROUGH GROSS 
INCOMPETENCE YOU 
HAVE ENDED THE 
240 YEAR HISTORY 
OF DELIVERING 
THE MAIL 
RELIABLY ON TIME 
OR THE SECOND 
CONCLUSION THAT 
WE COULD GATHER 
IS THAT YOU'RE 
DOING THIS ON 
PURPOSE. 
AND THAT YOU'RE 
DELIBERATELY 
DISMANTLING THIS 
ONCE PROUD 
TRADITION. 
>> THE 
GENTLEMAN'S TIME 
IS EXPIRED. 
THE GENTLEMAN 
MAY ANSWER A 
QUESTION. 
>> MY LAST 
QUESTION IS 
THIS. 
>> THANK YOU, 
SENATOR. 
>> WHAT THE HECK 
ARE YOU DOING? 
WHAT THE HECK 
ARE YOU DOING? 
THAT'S MY 
QUESTION. 
>> THANK YOU, 
SIR. 
>> THE 
GENTLEMAN'S TIME 
HAS EXPIRED. 
>> I WOULD LIKE 
TO AGREE WITH 
YOU ON THE 
HEROIC EFFORTS 
OF OUR 650,000 
EMPLOYEES ACROSS 
THE NATION AND 
THE HISTORY OF 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE FOR 
THEIR, THE 250 
YEAR HISTORY OF 
SERVING THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC. 
>> WILL YOU PUT 
THE MACHINES 
BACK? 
>> I'M PROUD TO 
LEAD TO THE 
ORGANIZATION. 
THE REST OF YOUR 
ACCUSATIONS. 
>> WILL YOU PUT 
THE MACHINES 
BACK? 
>> NO,LY NOT. 
>> YOU WILL NOT. 
>> WILL NOT. 
>> YOU WILL NOT. 
WELL THERE YOU 
GO. 
>> THERE I GO 
WHAT? 
>> MADAM CHAIR. 
>> ORDER, ORDER. 
THE GENTLEMAN 
MAY ANSWER THE 
QUESTION WITHOUT 
BEING 
INTERRUPTED. 
THE QUESTION IS 
MR. YOU PUT THE 
MACHINES BACK. 
>> THE ANSWER IS 
NO AND EVERY 
ACCUSATION YOU 
MADE OTHER THAN 
THE TRUCKS, 
ADHERE TO THE 
TRUCK SCHEDULE 
IS INACCURATE 
AND MORE 
MISINFORMATION. 
>> YOU WON'T PUT 
THE MACHINES 
BACK. 
YOU TOOK THEM 
OUT. 
>> MADAM CHAIR. 
MADAM CHAIR. 
>> MR. JORDAN IS 
NOW RECOGNIZED. 
CONGRESSMAN 
JORDAN. 
IS HE HERE? 
>> I BELIEVE 
THAT'S NOT THE 
ORDER. 
>> WHAT? 
>> NO, IT'S 
PALMER. 
CONGRESSMAN 
PALMER. 
I'M GETTING 
DIFFERENT SIGNS 
UP HERE. 
KEEPS CHANGING. 
CONGRESSMAN 
PALMER IS NOW 
RECOGNIZED. 
>> I THINK THE 
CHAIRMAN AND I 
JUST WANT TO 
POINT OUT A 
WASHINGTON POST 
ARTICLE FROM 
AUGUST 26, 2015 
ALMOST FIVE 
YEARS TO THE DAY 
THAT THERE WAS A 
DECLINE IN FIRST 
CLASS LETTER 
DELIVERLY OF 18 
TO 44% AND A 38% 
DECLINE IN THE 
PERFORMANCE OVER 
THE SAME TIME IN 
2014. 
THIS WAS DURING 
THE OBAMA-BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION. 
THE UNITED 
STATES POSTAL 
OFFICE IN 2012 
STARTED CLOSING 
DOZENS OF MAIL 
SORTING 
FACILITIES FROM 
JANUARY TO JUNE 
OF 2015 THERE 
WERE 494 MILLION 
PIECES OF MAIL 
THAT DID NOT 
ARRIVE ON TIME. 
A 48% INCREASE 
IN DELAYED MAIL 
DELIVERY AND I'M 
SURE THAT THAT 
WAS INTENDED TO 
IMPACT THE 2012 
ELECTION. 
YET THIS 
COMMITTEE DIDN'T 
SEE FIT TO LOOK 
INTO THAT. 
MR. DEJOY, THESE 
WILL BE YES AND 
NO FOR THE MOST 
PART. 
IS THERE ANY WAY 
THE POST OFFICE 
CAN KNOW WHETHER 
OR NOT BALLOTS 
THAT THEY ARE 
DELIVERING TO 
HOUSEHOLDS ARE 
TO ELIGIBLE 
VOTERS? 
ANY WAY FOR THE 
POST OFFICE TO 
KNOW THAT? 
>> NO, SIR. 
>> I BRING THAT 
UP BECAUSE 
THERE'S ANALYSIS 
OF DATA RELEASED 
BY THE U.S. 
ELECTION 
ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION IN 
2019 AND A 
RECENT U.S. 
CENSUS BUREAU'S 
FIVE YEAR 
AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY SURVEY 
THERE WAS 378 
COUNTIES 
NATIONWIDE THAT 
HAVE MORE VOTER 
REGISTRATIONS 
THAN CITIZENS 
LIVING THERE OLD 
ENOUGH TO VOTE. 
THESE ARE 
COUNTIES WHERE 
THE REGISTRATION 
EXCEEDS 100%. 
THERE ARE AT 
LEAST 18,658 
EXTRA VOTERS. 
UNDER THE 
NATIONAL VOTER 
REGISTRATION ACT 
OF 1993, 
JUDICIAL WATCH 
SENT NOTICE OF 
VIOLATION 
LETTERS TO 19 
LARGE COUNTIES 
IN FIVE STATES. 
CALIFORNIA, 
PENNSYLVANIA, 
NORTH CAROLINA, 
VIRGINIA AND 
COLORADO. 
REAL CLEAR 
POLITICS 
REPORTED THAT 
LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY HAD AN 
ESTIMATED 1.6 
MILLION 
INELIGIBLE 
VOTERS AND 38 
STATES HAVE 
COUNTIES WHERE 
THE VOTER 
REGISTRATION IS 
OVER 100%. 
INCLUDING 
MONTGOMERY 
COUNTY, MARYLAND 
WHICH 
REPRESENTED MY 
DISTINGUISHED 
FRIEND. 
THE SAME ARTICLE 
CITED A 2012 PEW 
STUDY THAT FOUND 
THERE ARE 24 
MILLION VOTER 
REGISTRATIONS NO 
LONGER VALID OR 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
INACCURATE. 
1.8MILLION DEAD 
PEOPLE AND 
ANOTHER 2.75 
MILLION IN AT 
LEAST TWO 
STATES. 
NEW YORK FOR 
INSTANCE IN THIS 
MOST RECENT 
PRIMARY THAT 
IMPACTED YOUR 
RACE HAD 84,000 
BALLOTS, ALMOST 
A FIFTH OF ALL 
THE, OVER A 
FIFTH OF ALL THE 
BALLOTS I THINK 
CAST. 
12,000 IN YOUR 
RACE THAT WERE 
DISQUALIFIED. 
SO MY QUESTION 
TO YOU, MR. 
DEJOY. 
IS THERE ANY WAY 
TO BE SURE THAT 
MORE BALLOTS 
THAN A HOUSEHOLD 
SHOULD BE 
ELIGIBLE TO 
RECEIVE ARE NOT 
BEING DELIVERED? 
>> I'M SORRY, 
SAY THAT AGAIN? 
>> IS THERE ANY 
WAY FOR THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
TO DETERMINE 
WHETHER OR NOT A 
HOUSEHOLD IS 
GETTING MORE 
BALLOTS THAN 
THEY SHOULD BE? 
>> WE'RE FOCUSED 
ON DELIVERING 
THE MAIL. 
>> SO THE ANSWER 
IS NO THERE'S NO 
WAY TO KNOW 
THAT. 
AND IF THERE WAS 
A WAY TO KNOW 
THAT I'M SURE 
THE POSTAL 
INSPECTORS WOULD 
GIVE OFF. 
>> LET'S TRY 
THAT AGAIN. 
ONCE IT CALLED 
YOU IT TELLS 
YOU. 
>> MADAM 
CHAIRMAN. 
I RESERVE MY 
TIME.
,
>> HAVE WE 
RESTORED THIS? 
>> THEY'RE 
TRYING TO DEAL 
WITH TECHNICAL. 
WE'LL GIVE YOU 
EXTRA TIME. 
>> YOU HAVE 
EXTRA TIME. 
WE HAVE SOME 
TECHNICAL 
PROBLEMS. 
>> THANK YOU. 
I DO APPRECIATE 
YOUR INDULGENCE. 
THANK YOU. 
THE CENSUS 
BUREAU REPORTS 
11% OF AMERICANS 
MOVE EACH YEAR. 
VOTER 
REGISTRATION ACT 
PASSED IN 1993 
SIGNED BY 
PRESIDENT 
CLINTON AND 
VOTED FOR BY MR. 
COOPER AND MR. 
CLAY AND MADAM 
CHAIRMAN MALONEY 
REQUIRES STATES 
TO PERFORM VOTER 
REGISTRATION 
MAINTENANCE. 
IT IS REALLY THE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
OF THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO 
MAKE SURE THE 
STATES AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS MAKE 
SURE THEIR VOTER 
ROLLS ARE 
ACCURATE AND 
THEY HAVE 
REMOVED DECEASED 
PEOPLE AND IT 
SHOULD BE NOTED 
THAT THE OBAMA-
BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION 
DID NOT BRING A 
SINGLE SECTION 8 
ENFORCEMENT 
ACTION DURING 
THEIR ENTIRE 
TERM. 
THAT MAKES THE 
POST OFFICE TASK 
OF ONLY 
DELIVERING 
BALLOTS TO 
ELIGIBLE VOTERS 
MORE DIFFICULT. 
MY POINT IS IS 
THAT YOU HAVE 
BEEN ACCUSED OF 
TRYING TO IMPACT 
AN ELECTION WHEN 
THE FACT OF THE 
MATTER IS FOR 
THESE THOSE 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
NEVER HAD A REAL 
JOB OUT OF 
BUSINESS. 
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN 
TRYING TO DO IS 
IMPROVE THE 
PERFORMANCE OF 
THE POST OFFICE 
SO WHAT HAPPENED 
IN 2015 DOES NOT 
CONTINUE TO 
HAPPEN. 
AND IT'S GOING, 
AND THE 
ACCUSATIONS ARE 
THAT YOU'RE 
TRYING TO THROW 
THE ELECTION 
WHEN THE FACT OF 
THE MATTER IS 
THE FACT THAT 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS 
NOT DONE ITS 
PART, 
PARTICULARLY 
DURING THE OBAMA-
BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION 
TO ENSURE THE 
VOTER ROLLS ARE 
ACCURATE HAS 
MADE YOUR JOB 
MORE DIFFICULT. 
IT'S REALLY NOT 
YOUR JOB, IS IT? 
ONE WAY OR THE 
OTHER. 
>> NO, SIR. 
>> CAN WE COUNT 
ON THE POST 
OFFICE AND 
DELIVERY 
PERSONNEL TO NOT 
DELIVER MASS 
BALLOTS? 
STACKS OF 
BALLOTS TO AN 
ADDRESS WHERE 
THE DELIVERY 
PERSON KNOWS 
THERE'S NOBODY 
THERE, AN 
ABANDONED HOUSE, 
AN ABANDONED 
APARTMENT 
COMPLEX, A 
BUSINESS? 
WOULD THAT, THAT 
WOULD BE 
REPORTED, 
WOULDN'T IT? 
>> WE DELIVER 
MAIL TO THE 
ADDRESS 
SPECIFIED. 
>> AND IF 
DOZENSOVER 
HUNDREDS OF MAIL 
IN BALLOTS ARE 
DUMPED INTO BLUE 
MAILBOXES 
INSTEAD OF LEFT 
IN A REGULAR, 
WOULD IT MAKE 
SENSE TO REPORT 
TO THE POSTAL 
INSPECTORS TO 
MAKE SURE THOSE 
BALLOTS ARE 
LEGITIMATE? 
>> THERE ARE 
PROCESSES THE 
POSTAL 
INSPECTORS 
DEPLOY. 
I'M NOT FULLY 
AWARE OF WHAT 
THEY ARE RIGHT 
NOW, BUT THERE 
ARE PROCESSES 
THAT THE POSTAL 
INSPECTORS 
DEPLOY TO 
IDENTIFY ANY 
FRAUDULENT TYPE 
OF ACTIVITY 
WITHIN THE MAIL 
SYSTEM. 
>> WE NEED TO 
MAKE SURE THIS 
ELECTION IS NOT 
TAINTED BY 
FRAUDULENT MAIL-
IN BALLOTS. 
I'M GOING TO DO 
SOMETHING THAT I 
RARELY DO. 
WHEN MR. GOSAR 
MENTIONED THE 
RIOTS IN 
PORTLAND AND 
OTHER, SEATTLE 
AND OTHER PLACES 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY, THERE 
WAS A CHUCKLE 
FROM ONE OF THE 
DEMOCRATS ON 
THIS COMMITTEE 
AND I TAKE 
OFFENSE AT THAT. 
POST OFFICE IN 
MINNEAPOLIS. 
THERE WAS MAIL 
IN THAT POST 
OFFICE THAT WAS 
LOST. 
THERE MAY HAVE 
BEEN 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS THAT WERE 
LOST. 
THERE MAY HAVE 
BEEN SOCIAL 
SECURITY CHECKS 
IN THAT OFFICE 
THAT WERE LOST. 
IT IS A FACT 
THAT NOT ONLY IS 
THE MAIL 
DELIVERY DELAYED 
WHEN YOU HAVE 
ANARCHISTS 
LAYING SIEGE TO 
CITIES ALL OVER 
THE COUNTRY. 
IT ENDANGERS 
POSTAL WORKERS. 
DELIVERY PEOPLE. 
IT MAY HAVE 
ENDANGERED 
PEOPLES LIVES 
WHO WERE NOT 
ABLE TO GET 
THEIR MEDICINE 
BECAUSE IT 
BURNED UP IN THE 
MINNEAPOLIS POST 
OFFICE. 
THAT'S NOT 
FUNNY. 
AND I HOPE THAT 
THE DEMOCRATS IN 
THIS COMMITTEE 
AND IN THIS 
CONGRESS WILL 
TAKE SERIOUSLY 
WHAT'S HAPPENING 
IN AMERICAN 
CITIES. 
I YIELD BACK. 
>> WE'RE STILL 
HAVING 
DIFFICULTLY 
CONNECTING WITH 
CONGRESSMAN 
CLAY. 
I NOW RECOGNIZE 
MR. COOPER. 
CONGRESSMAN 
COOPER. 
>> MR. DEJOY, 
HERE'S WHAT YOUR 
SO-CALLED 
REFORMS HAVE 
DONE TO MY 
DISTRICT IN 70 
DAYS. 
A LADY NAMED E 
ELANA ROSIER 
PAID $5 TO SEND 
A CERTIFIED 
LETTER TO THE 
NASHVILLE, 
TENNESSEE SOCIAL 
SECURITY OFFICE. 
A DISTANCE OF 20 
MILES. 
THE LETTER TOOK 
12 DAYS TO 
ARRIVE. 
JUST THIS 
MORNING 
EXCELLENT 
REPORTING FROM 
NASHVILLE'S 
CHANNEL 5 TV 
PROVES THAT 
NASHVILLE'S MAIL 
TRUCKS ARE BEING 
FORCED TO LEAVE 
ON SCHEDULE EVEN 
WHEN COMPLETELY 
EMPTY. 
IMAGINE IT. 
53-FOOT TRUCKS 
FORCED TO TRAVEL 
HUNDREDS OF 
MILES COMPLETELY 
EMPTY DUE TO 
YOUR SO-CALLED 
REFORMS. 
HERE ARE THE 
TRUCK RECORDS. 
THAT'S NOT 
EFFICIENCY. 
THAT'S INSANITY. 
FOR ANYONE 
THINKING OF 
VOTING ABSENTEE, 
THE EFFECT OF 
YOUR POLICIES IS 
TO YUAN 
LATERALLY MOVE 
UP ELECTION DAY 
FROM NOVEMBER 
3rd TO SOMETHING 
LIKE OCTOBER 
27th. 
GO IF YOU FORCE 
MORE EMPTY 
TRUCKS ON THE 
HIGHWAY, YOU 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
SINGLE HANDEDLY 
MOVE UP ELECTION 
DAY EVEN 
EARLIER. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
NPR ALREADY 
550,000 PRIMARY 
BALLOTS, 
ABSENTEE BALLOTS 
WERE EJECTED IN 
JUST 30 STATES 
AND ONE OF THE 
MAIN REASONS WAS 
LATE DELIVERLY. 
HOW DARE YOU 
DISENFRANCHISE 
SO MANY VOTERS 
WHEN YOU TOLD A 
SENATE COMMITTEE 
JUST LAST WEEK 
YOU HAD A SACRED 
DUTY TO PROTECT 
ELECTION MAIL. 
JEAN IT'S A 
FELONY FOR 
POSTAL SERVICE 
OFFICER OR 
EMPLOYEE TO 
DELAY DELIVERY 
OF MAIL. 
A POSTAL 
EMPLOYEE CAN BE 
FINED OR 
IMPRISONED UP TO 
FIVE YEARS FOR 
DELAYING THE 
MAIL BUT SOMEHOW 
YOU CAN DELAY 
ALL THE MAIL AND 
GET AWAY WITH 
IT? 
THEY CAN BE 
PROSECUTED BE 
YOU YOU CAN'T? 
EVEN IF YOUR 
ACTIONS ARE A 
MILLION TIMES 
WORSE. 
MR. DEJOY, DO 
YOU HAVE A DUTY 
TO OBEY U.S. LAW 
LIKE EVERY OTHER 
AMERICAN? 
>> I DO, SIR. 
>> WELL, 
PREVIOUS 
POSTMASTERS 
GENERAL HAVE 
BEEN PUNISHED 
FOR SMALLER 
CONFLICTS OF 
INTEREST THAN 
YOURS. 
IN 1997 THE 70th 
MOST POSTMASTER 
GENERAL OF 
TENNESSEE HAD TO 
PAY $27,000 
BECAUSE OF A 
$350,000 
CONFLICT OF 
INTEREST. 
IF YOUR 30 
MILLION CONFLICT 
OF INTEREST, 100 
TIMES LARGER 
WERE TREATED 
LIKE YOUR 
PREDECESSORS, 
YOU WOULD HAVE 
TO PAY A  $2.7 
MILLION FINE AND 
PROBABLY BE 
OUSTED FROM 
BEING POSTMASTER 
GENERAL. 
SO MR. DEJOY, 
ARE YOU ABOVE 
THE LAW THAT 
APPLIES TO OTHER 
POSTMASTERS 
GENERAL? 
>> IM, I DON'T 
AGREE WITH THE 
PREMISE. 
I'M IN FULL 
COMPLIANCE WITH 
ALL ETHICAL 
REQUIREMENTS 
THAT I NEED TO 
HAVE. 
AND THERE'S NO 
IG INVESTIGATION 
AND I WELCOME 
THE RESULT OF 
THAT REPORT. 
>> MR. DEJOY, AS 
A DONOR FOR THE 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN 
YOU WERE PICKED 
ALONG WITH 
MICHAEL COHEN 
AND ELLIOTT 
BRADY, TWO MEN 
WHO HAVE ALREADY 
PLED GUILTY TO 
FELONIES. 
DID YOU PAY BACK 
SEVERAL OF YOUR 
TOP EXECUTIVES 
FOR CONTRIBUTING 
TO TRUMP'S 
CAMPAIGN BY 
BONUSSING OR 
REWARDING THEM? 
>> THAT'S AN 
OUTRAGEOUS 
CLAIM, SIR AND I 
RESENT IT. 
>> I'M JUST 
ASKING A 
QUESTION. 
>> THE ANSWER'S 
NO. 
>> SO YOU DID 
NOT BONUS OR 
REWARD ANY OF 
YOUR EXECUTIVES 
OR ANYONE YOU 
SOLICITED FOR A 
CONTRIBUTION TO 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN? 
>> NO, SIR. 
>> NOT IN WHOLE 
OR IN PART? 
>> ACTUALLY 
DURING THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN I 
WASN'T EVEN 
WORKING AT MY 
COMPANY ANY 
MORE. 
>> WELL WE WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT CAMPAIGN 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
ARE LEGAL SO ALL 
YOUR CAMPAIGN 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
WERE LEGAL? 
>> I'M FULLY 
AWARE OF LEGAL 
CAMPAIGN 
CONTRIBUTIONS. 
I RESENT THE 
ASSERTION. 
WHAT ARE YOU 
ACCUSING ME OF? 
>> I'M ASKING A 
QUESTION. 
DO YOUR MAIL 
DELAYS FIT 
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN 
GOAL OF HURTING 
THE POST OFFICE 
AS STATED IN HIS 
TWEETS? 
>> I'M NOT GOING 
TO ANSWER THESE 
TYPES OF 
QUESTIONS. 
I'M HERE TO 
REPRESENT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
NOTHING TO DO 
WITH, ALL MY 
ACTIONS HAVE TO 
DO WITH 
IMPROVEMENTS OF 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
AM I THE ONLY 
ONE IN THIS ROOM 
THAT UNDERSTANDS 
THAT WE HAVE $10 
BILLION A YEAR 
LOSS? 
AM I THE ONLY 
ONE IN THIS ROOM 
THAT THE OIG 
REPORT. 
>> MR. DEJOY, IS 
YOUR BACKUP PLAN 
TO BE PARDONED 
LIKE ROGER 
STONE? 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> YOU HAVE TWO 
SECONDS TO 
ANSWER THE 
QUESTION. 
>> I HAVE NO 
COMMENT ON THAT. 
>> MY TIME HAS 
EXPIRED. 
>> TIME HAS 
EXPIRED. 
REPRESENTATIVE, 
THE GENTLEMAN 
FROM FLORIDA IS 
RECOGNIZED FOR 
FIVE MINUTES. 
CONGRESSMAN 
STEUBE. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MADAM CHAIR. 
FIRST OF ALL, 
SERVED IN IRAQ 
IN SUPPORT OF 
OPERATION IRAQI 
FREEDOM TO 
COMPARE POSTAL 
WORKERS TO OUR 
MILITARY SERVICE 
MEMBERS QUITE 
FRANKLY TO ME IS 
OFFENSIVE. 
LAST TIME I 
CHECKED POSTAL 
SERVICE DRIVERS 
WEREN'T GETTING 
THEIR VEHICLES 
BLOWN UP BY IEDs 
OR BEING SHOT AT 
AS THEY DROVE 
AROUND AND 
DELIVERED MAIL. 
TO TRY TO 
COMPARE OUR 
MILITARY SERVICE 
MEMBERS WHO 
SACRIFICE ON THE 
BATTLEFIELDS TO 
OUR POSTAL 
SERVICE MEMBERS 
IS FRANKLY 
OFFENSIVE AS A 
PERSON THAT HAS 
SERVED. 
IT'S UNFORTUNATE 
THERE ARE 
DEMOCRATS THAT 
HAVE 100% 
POLITICIZED THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
TO TRY TO STOKE 
FEAR WITH THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
WE SHOULDN'T BE 
SURPRISED. 
IT'S A FAMILIAR 
THEME FOR 
DEMOCRATS OVER 
THE LAST TWO 
YEARS. 
A SUBCOMMITTEE 
CHAIRMAN OF THIS 
COMMITTEE WHEN 
ASKED ON 
NATIONAL 
TELEVISION AND I 
QUOTE, ARE YOU 
SAYING SAY IT 
DIRECTLY IS THIS 
AN ATTEMPT BY 
THE PRESIDENT 
YOU BELIEVE TO 
INTERFERE IN THE 
ELECTION THE 
ANSWER WAS 
ABSOLUTELY. 
THERE'S 
ABSOLUTELY NO 
EVIDENCE 
WHATSOEVER THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS USING THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
TO INTERFERE 
WITH THE 
ELECTION. 
NONE, IN FACT, 
QUITE THE 
OPPOSITE. 
BUT DEMOCRATS 
DON'T CARE ABOUT 
THE FACTS. 
SO HERE WE GO 
AGAIN. 
SEEMS LIKE JUST 
YESTERDAY WE 
WERE HEARING HOW 
THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN 
COLLUDED AND 
CONSPIRED WITH 
RUSSIA TO 
INTERFERE WITH 
THE LAST 
ELECTION AND 
WHEN THE FACTS 
CAME OUT THERE 
WAS NO EVIDENCE 
THAT THAT EVER 
OCCURRED. 
THIS IS 
ABSOLUTELY A 
CONCOCTED 
NARRATIVE BY THE 
DEMOCRATS TO 
STOKE FEAR IN 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE JUST LIKE 
THE RUSSIA 
COLLUSION HOAX. 
FINANCIAL ISSUES 
HAVE PLAGUED THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
FOR DECADES AND 
IS INST VASTLY 
IN NEED OF 
REFORM. 
MR. DEJOY JUST 
STATED A $10 
BILLION LOSS A 
YEAR. 
BUSINESSES 
COULDN'T OPERATE 
THAT WAY. 
DEMOCRATS DON'T 
WANT REAL 
REFORM. 
IF THEY DID, 
THEY WOULD HAVE 
WORKED WITH 
REPUBLICANS IN 
CRAFTING A BILL. 
THEY WOULD HAVE 
WORKED WITH THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
TO ACTUALLY COME 
UP WITH REFORM 
THAT WOULD 
ACTUALLY PASS. 
THIS IS A 
POLITICAL STUNT 
THE NEWEST 
INTERFERENCE 
HOAX. 
I REPRESENT NINE 
COUNTIES IN 
FLORIDA AND JUST 
LAST WEEK WE 
HELD OUR PRIMARY 
ELECTIONS. 
FLORIDA SAW THE 
LARGEST TURNOUT 
IN A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION YEAR 
PRIMARY SINCE 
1992. 
THAT WAS 18 
YEARS. 
ABOUT 2.3 
MILLION MAIL-IN 
BALLOTS WERE 
CAST, WHICH MADE 
UP ABOUT 59% OF 
ALL BALLOTS 
CAST. 
THERE WERE 
MINIMAL ISSUES 
WITH ADDITIONAL 
BALLOTS. 
THERE WERE NO 
ISSUES, IN MY 
NINE COUNTIES 
WITH ABSENTEE 
BALLOTS IN THIS 
DISTRICT THAT 
I'M AWARE OF. 
MR. DEJOY, WOULD 
IT BE FAIR TO 
SAY THAT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
SUCCESSFULLY 
DELIVERED DURING 
THE FLORIDA 
PRIMARY LAST 
WEEK? 
>> YES, SIR. 
>> THE 2.3 
MILLION MAIL-IN 
BALLOTS CAST IN 
IT FLORIDA ARE A 
SIGNIFICANT 
AMOUNT FOR ONE 
STATE. 
WHAT ARE THE 
FACTORS THAT LED 
TO THE POSTAL 
SERVICE BEING 
ABLE TO DELIVER 
THE SUBSTANTIAL 
INCREASE IN IT 
MAIL-IN BALLOTS 
ON TIME? 
>> WHEN IT COMES 
TO BALLOTS THE 
POSTAL SERVICE, 
PRIOR TO MY 
ARRIVAL AND THE 
HEIGHTENED 
AWARENESS OF 
THIS PARTICULAR 
ELECTION THROWS 
EVERYTHING IT 
HAS AT MOVING 
BALLOTS THROUGH 
THE SYSTEM. 
BALLOTS USUALLY 
IDENTIFY WITH 
SPECIAL MARKINGS 
AND EVERY 
EMPLOYEE IS VERY 
MUCH, AND 
MANAGER IS VERY 
MUCH FOCUSED ON 
MAKING SURE THAT 
BALLOTS MOVE 
QUICKLY THROUGH 
THE PROCESS. 
SOMETIMES IN IT 
ADVANCE OF FIRST 
CLASS MAIL. 
SO THOSE 
PARTICULAR 
PROSES WERE 
DEPLOYED AND 
WILL BE DEPLOYED 
AS WE COME INTO 
THIS 2020 
ELECTION. 
>> FLORIDA HAS, 
AM I CORRECT IN 
STATING FLORIDA 
HAS -- TIME 
FRAME FOR POSTAL 
SERVICE TO 
RETURN THE 
BALLOTS AS 
OPPOSED TO 
STATES THAT JUST 
ALLOW BALLOTS TO 
BE REQUESTED THE 
LAST MINUTE, 
THEREFORE 
DELAYING THEIR 
ABILITY FOR THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
TO GET THOSE 
BALLOTS IN TIME. 
>> THANK YOU. 
THAT IS A BIG 
PART OF THE 
EFFORT OF THE 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
PRIOR TO MY 
ARRIVAL AND 
SINCE MY ARRIVAL 
AND THE PURPOSE 
OF SENDING OUT 
THE LETTERS TO 
ALL THE STATES 
WITH REGARD TO 
WHAT WE JUST 
WANT TO MAKE 
EVERYONE AWARE 
OF WHAT IS THAT 
WILL REALLY 
WORK. 
WE CAN PUT ALL 
THESE ADDITIONAL 
PROCESSES ON BUT 
IT WOULD BE MORE 
HELPFUL IF IT WE 
HAD REASONABLE 
STANDARDS FROM 
THE ELECTION 
BOARDS THAT 
COMPLY WITH OUR 
PROCESSES TO 
ENABLE US TO DO 
IT MORE 
EFFICIENTLY AND 
EFFECTIVELY. 
>> SO TO 
CLARIFY, DO YOU 
NEED ANY 
ADDITIONAL 
FUNDING TO BE 
ABLE TO 
SUCCESSFULLY 
DELIVER BALLOTS 
IN FLORIDA THIS 
NOVEMBER? 
>> NO, WE DO 
NOT, SIR. 
>> ARE THERE ANY 
LESSONS OTHER 
STATE CAN LEARN 
FROM THE WAY 
FLORIDA HANDLES 
OUR BALLOTS AND 
ABSENTEE VOTING? 
>> I'M NOT 
PARTICULARLY 
FAMILIAR WITH 
FLORIDA BUT OUR 
GENERAL COUNSEL 
HAS PUT OUT 
LETTERS WITH 
REGARD TO EACH 
STATE'S ELECTION 
GUIDELINES. 
WE HAVE A 
WEBSITE THAT'S 
JUST BEEN POSTED 
ON NORMAL 
PROCESS AND IN 
GENERAL I WILL 
SAY ON BEHALF OF 
650,000 POSTAL 
WORKERS, GET 
YOUR BALLOT 
EARLY AND PLEASE 
VOTE EARLY AND 
THAT IS JUST 
COMMON SENSE. 
IF FLORIDA HAD 
A, YOU KNOW, 
FLORIDA HAD A 
GOOD PROCESS SO 
I'M SURE THEIR 
ELECTORAL BOARD 
PROCEDURES WERE 
GOOD. 
WE CAN'T DO THIS 
ALL BY 
OURSELVES. 
WE WOULD 
APPRECIATE EVERY 
STATE'S HELP IN 
REVIEWING THEIR 
STANDARDS AND 
TAKING ADVICE OF 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE GENERAL 
COUNSEL AND 
WHAT'S ON OUR 
WEBSITE. 
>> THANK YOU. 
THE GENTLEMAN'S 
TIME IS EXPIRED. 
WE NOW RECOGNIZE 
MR. CLAY IF 
WE'RE STILL 
HAVING 
CONNECTION 
PROBLEMS WE WILL 
BE GOING TO MR. 
CONNOLLY. 
MR. CLAY. 
>> HI, MADAM 
CHAIR. 
HOPE YOU CAN 
HEAR ME NOW. 
>> YES, WE CAN. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
LET ME, AND 
THANK YOU FOR 
CONDUCTING THIS 
HEARING. 
MR. DEJOY, LET 
ME START WITH A 
QUESTION. 
BEFORE YOU 
IMPLEMENTED YOUR 
CHANGES, DID YOU 
CONDUCT ANY 
ANALYSIS OF THE 
AFFECT YOUR 
CHANGES WOULD 
HAVE ON DELAYING 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG SHIPMENTS? 
THE DELIVERY OF 
THOSE SHIPMENTS 
TO YOUR 
CUSTOMERS? 
DID YOU ANALYZE 
THAT BEFORE YOU 
IMPLEMENTED 
THESE CHANGES? 
>> SIR, WE HAVE 
A WHOLE 
OPERATING 
ORGANIZATION 
THAT I ASKED TO 
PUT TOGETHER A 
PLAN AND IT 
WASN'T A CHANGE, 
IT WAS COMPLY 
WITH YOUR 
SCHEDULES AND 
WHEN WE COULD 
COMPLY WITH OUR 
SCHEDULES. 
REREVIEWED THIS 
WITH EVERY 
REGIONAL AREA VP 
ON A DISCUSSION 
THAT THEY WERE 
READY AND THEY 
ROLLED IT OUT. 
I'M NOT THE COO. 
I'M THE CEO OF 
THE ORGANIZATION 
BUT I RECEIVED 
COMMITMENT THAT 
WE WOULD BE ABLE 
TO ROLL FORWARD 
WITH THE PLAN TO 
COMMITTING TO 
OUR EXISTING 
SCHEDULE. 
>> OKAY, MR. 
DEJOY. 
LET ME SAY THIS. 
PRIORITIZING ON 
TIME TRUCK 
DEPARTURES MEANS 
LETTER CARRIERS 
LEAVE WITHOUT 
ALL OF THEIR 
PACKAGES. 
INCLUDING 
MEDICINE ON 
BOARD. 
CRITICAL 
MEDICINES LIKE 
REFRIGERATED 
INSULIN IS 
REPORTEDLY 
SITTING IN 
SORTING 
FACILITIES DAYS 
LONGER THAN 
EXPECTED. 
DID YOU EXAMINE 
THE EFFECT OF 
YOUR CHANGES ON 
MEDICINES LIKE 
INSULIN THAT 
REQUIRE SPECIAL 
STORAGE? 
>> SIR, AT NO 
TIME DID I SAY 
DON'T PUT THE 
MAIL ON THE 
TRUCKS WHEN THEY 
LEFT ON TIME. 
THIS WAS NOT A 
HARD DIRECT 
EVERYTHING MUST 
LEAVE ON TIME. 
WE STILL HAVE 
THOUSANDS OF 
TRUCKS A DAY 
THAT LEAVE LATE 
WITHIN, WITHIN, 
YOU KNOW, A 
CERTAIN TIME 
FRAME. 
SO THE WHOLE, 
AND THERE ARE 
STILL HUNDREDS 
OF EXTRA TRIPS.
THE INTENTION 
WAS TO PUT THE 
MAIL ON THE 
TRUCKS AND HAVE 
THE TRUCKS LEAVE 
ON TIME. 
THAT SHOULD NOT 
HAVE IMPACTED 
ANYBODY. 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
THE IMPACT, MR. 
DEJOY, WHAT 
ABOUT THE IMPACT 
OF LETTING, OF 
HAVING IT SIT ON 
THE FLOOR 
SOMEWHERE AND IT 
MAY SPOIL OR 
WHATEVER. 
AT LEAST WE KNOW 
IT WILL BE 
DELAYED. 
DID YOU ALL GIVE 
THAT ANY 
CONSIDERATION? 
>> WE'RE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE IMPACT THAT 
EACH INDIVIDUAL 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY AND 
WE'RE WORKING 
EXTREMELY HARD 
TO BRING THE 
SERVICE LEVELS 
BACK TO WHERE 
THEY WERE AND TO 
EXCEED THAT. 
WE WILL BE THERE 
SHORTLY. 
>> MR. DEJOY, WE 
WOULD LIKE A 
COPY OF ANY AND 
ALL ANALYSIS YOU 
CONDUCTED BEFORE 
YOU IMPLEMENTED 
YOUR CHANGES. 
WILL YOU PROVIDE 
THEM TO THIS 
COMMITTEE? 
>> I WILL GO 
BACK TO THE 
OFFICE AND SEE 
WHAT THE 
OPERATING TEAM 
HAS ON THAT AND 
WE'LL SEEK TO DO 
SO. 
>> AND WHILE 
YOU'RE AT IT, 
MR. DEJOY, DO 
YOU HAVE ANY 
INFORMATION ON 
THE NUMBER OF 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG SHIPMENTS 
THAT THE POSTAL 
SERVICE HAS 
DELIVERED LATE 
SINCE YOU BEGAN 
IMPLEMENTING 
THESE CHANGES 
AND WILL YOU 
PROVIDE THAT 
INFORMATION TO 
THE COMMITTEE BY 
THE END OF THE 
WEEK? 
CAN YOU. 
>> I'M NOT AWARE 
OF WHAT WE HAVE 
ON SPECIFIC 
TYPES OF 
SHIPMENT. 
I'M SURE WE HAVE 
SOME. 
I WILL TAKE A 
LOOK AT IT. 
AGAIN, I WANT TO 
REMIND YOU THAT 
THE CHANGES IS 
MISLEADING AND 
WHAT I ASK IS 
THAT THE TEAM 
FIND A WAY TO 
RUN THE TRUCKS 
ON THE SCHEDULE. 
THE INTENTION 
WAS WE PUT THE 
MAIL ON THE 
TRUCKS WHEN WE 
RAN THEM ON 
SCHEDULE.
>> MADAM 
CHAIRWOMAN, 
COULD I JUST ASK 
YOU. 
MR. LYNCH ASKED 
ME TO ENTER INTO 
THE RECORD SET 
OF DATA FROM THE 
AMERICAN POSTAL 
WORKERS UNION 
WITH RESPECT TO 
MAIL VOLUME AND 
THE REDUCTION IN 
ADVANCE, 
DELIVERY BAR 
CODE SORTERS, 
AUTOMATED FLAT 
SORTING MACHINE, 
HUNDREDS AND 
FLAT SEQUENCING 
SYSTEMS IN ITS 
MAIL PROCESSING 
FACILITIES. 
>> WITHOUT 
OBJECTION. 
>> I THANK THE 
CHAIR. 
>> MR. NORMAN 
FROM SOUTH 
CAROLINA IS NOW 
RECOGNIZED. 
MR. NORMAN. 
>> THANK YOU. 
MR. DEJOY, I 
JUST WANT TO 
APOLOGIZE TO 
YOU. 
YOU'RE GETTING A 
BERATING UP 
HERE. 
CONGRESSMAN 
LYNCH GOING INTO 
A FIVE MINUTE 
DIALOGUE WOULD 
NOT GIVE YOU 
DIME TO ANSWER 
YOUR QUESTIONS. 
WAS YELLING OVER 
YOU. 
IT'S TYPICAL HOW 
THIS HEARING HAS 
GONE AND WHAT'S 
AMAZING TO ME IS 
THIS BILL HAD TO 
BE RUSHED OUT 
THIS PAST 
SATURDAY. 
DO YOU KNOW THAT 
67 MEMBERS DID 
NOT EVEN TAKE 
THE TIME TO SHOW 
UP? 
IF YOUR WORKERS 
DON'T SHOW UP, 
WHAT HAPPENS? 
THEY DON'T GET A 
PAYCHECK AND THE 
MAIL DOESN'T GET 
DELIVERY. 
IT'S AN INSULT 
TO WHAT THE 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
TRYING TO DO. 
A FALSE 
NARRATIVE THAT 
HAS NOT WORKED 
FOR THEM SINCE 
THIS PRESIDENT 
WAS ELECTED. 
THE MUELLER 
REPORT. 
THE IMPEACHMENT. 
NONE OF IT'S 
WORKING. 
NOW THEY'RE 
GOING FISHING 
FOR THIS. 
I APOLOGIZE TO 
YOU. 
LET ME GET SOME 
YES OR NO  
ANSWERS. 
ARE YOU AND THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
ACTIVELY 
REMOVING 
MAILBOXES AT THE 
BEHEST OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TO UNDERMINE THE 
ELECTION OR HAS 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
SAID KNEECAP THE 
POSTAL SERVICE? 
>> NO, SIR. 
>> WAS IT U.S. 
POSAL SERVICE 
GOING TO BE 
INSOL GENT 
BEFORE THE 
ELECTION IF YOU 
DID NOT RECEIVE 
THE $25 BILLION 
THAT DEMOCRATS 
INZITSED IN IT 
INCLUDING IN 
THEIR BILL? 
>> NO, SIR. 
>> IS THE UNITED 
STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE EQUIPPED 
TO HANDLE VOTING 
BY MAIL FOR THE 
NOVEMBER 
ELECTION? 
>> YES, SIR. 
>> ARE YOU 
UNLOCKING BLUE 
BOXES TO STOP 
THE MAIL? 
>> ANYTHING WITH 
BLUE BOXES HAS 
STOPPED. 
NO, SIR. 
>> CONGRESSMAN 
PALMER SHOWED 
PICTURES OF THE 
BURNED OUT 
MAILBOXES. 
AND THE CITIES 
ON FIRE. 
PORTLAND, 
CHICAGO, 
MINNEAPOLIS, 
SACRAMENTO, NEW 
YORK, WOULD THAT 
KIND OF SLOW THE 
POST OFFICE 
DELIVERY DOWN? 
>> THERE ARE 
CERTAIN ACTIONS 
AND PROCEDURES 
THAT WE HAVE FOR 
SITUATIONS FOR 
PUBLIC UNREST 
THAT WE DEPLOY. 
A VARIETY OF 
DIFFERENT THINGS 
UP TO AND 
INCLUDING 
GETTING OUR 
COLLECTION BOXES 
OUT OF THERE 
WHEN IT HAPPENS. 
BUT I DON'T KNOW 
ALL OF 
EVERYTHING THAT 
GOES WITH THAT. 
BUT YES, IT 
WOULD SLOW DOWN 
THE MAIL. 
>> IT'D SLOW IT 
DOWN AND THE 
SAFETY OF THE 
DELIVERING THE 
PERSON 
DELIVERING THE 
MAIL IS PRETTY 
MUCH AN ISSUE 
NOW. 
>> I'M SORRY? 
>> THE, THE 
PERSON 
DELIVERING MAIL 
AND THE BURNED 
OUT CITIES WOULD 
KIND OF BE A 
PROBLEM, 
WOULDN'T IT? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
OUR LETTER 
CARRIERS HAVE 
HAZARDOUS JOBS 
IN MANY CASES. 
>> WERE YOU 
CONSULTED ON 
THIS ALL 
IMPORTANT BILL 
WE HAD TO TAKE 
UP THIS PAST 
SATURDAY?
>> I THINK OUR 
LEGISLATIVE 
AFFAIRS PEOPLE 
HAD SOME 
INTERACTION TO 
COMMENT ON IT. 
>> YOU MADE A 
GOOD STATEMENT. 
YOU'RE NOT THE 
CHIEF OPERATING 
OFFICE. 
YOU'RE THE CEO. 
YOU'VE BEEN ON 
THE JOB 70 DAYS. 
TO BE ACCUSED OF 
EVERYTHING 
YOU'VE BEEN 
ACCUSED OF IS 
SIMPLY NOT 
RIGHT. 
IT'S UNFAIR. 
I'M GLAD THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
ARE GETTING A 
FRONT ROW SEAT 
TO WHAT YOU'RE 
HAVING TO 
ENDURE. 
I YIELD BACK. 
>> GENTLEMAN 
YIELDS BACK. 
MR. CONNOLLY IS 
NOW RECOGNIZED. 
>> MY, MY, MY, 
YOU'RE RIGHT. 
YOU'VE BEEN ON 
THE JOB 70 DAYS 
AND YOU'VE 
CAUSED THIS MUCH 
RUCKUS. 
AND BELIEVE IT 
OR NOT THAT'S 
CALLED 
ACCOUNTABILITY. 
THAT'S WHY HE'S 
HERE TODAY. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
PASSED THE BILL. 
IF HE WASN'T 
CONSULTED IT'S 
BECAUSE HE WAS 
THE INSPIRATION 
OF THE BILL. 
DUBIOUS 
DISTINCTION 
NONETHELESS. 
MR. DEJOY, WHEN 
DID YOU TAKE 
OFFICE? 
YOU WERE IN 
OFFICE IN MAY 
BUT WHEN DID YOU 
ACTUALLY TAKE 
OVER THE JOB AS 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL? 
WHAT DAY? 
>> JUNE 15th. 
>> JUNE 15th. 
AND YOU'VE SEEN 
THIS DATA. 
ON OR AROUND 
THIS TIME IS 
WHEN WE SEE A 
ROUGHLY 8% 
DECLINE IN IT 
SERVICE IN THE 
POSTAL SERVICE, 
WHICH MOST 
PEOPLE WOULD SAY 
CORRELATES TO 
THE 
REORGANIZATION 
AND OPERATIONAL 
EFFICIENCIES YOU 
UNDERTOOK. 
DO YOU THINK 
THAT'S A FAIR 
CHARACTERIZATION? 
>> I THINK 
THERE'S A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT ISSUES 
GOING ON WITHIN 
THE COUNTRY THAT 
IMPACT MAIL 
DELAY, INCLUDING 
THE ACTIONS THAT 
WE TOOK WITH 
REGARD TO 
TRANSPORTATION. 
I THINK THE 
ORGANIZATION, 
THE 
ORGANIZATIONAL 
CHANGE WAS MADE 
BECAUSE OF THE 
POOR, WAS 
ACCELERATED 
BECAUSE OF THE 
POOR ROLLOUT. 
>> I UNDERSTAND. 
>> I THINK THAT. 
>> WE ALL LIVE 
IN A CONTEXT, 
DON'T WE, MR. 
DEJOY? 
YOU'RE IN THE 
CONTEXT OF THE 
WORST PANDEMIC 
IN 100 YEARS. 
%
IN 100 YEARS. ,
WORST PANDEMIC IN
100 YEARS.
50,000 POSTAL
EMPLOYEES WHO
HAVE
GOTTEN THE VIRUS
OR QUARANTINED
BECAUSE OF IT AND
SADLY A FEW
DOZEN DEAD.
AND WERE ON THE
EVE OF A MASSIVE
SHIFT TO VOTING
BY MAIL.
76% OF ALL
AMERICANS LIVE IN
A
STATE THAT CAN
VOTE BY MAIL.
60 TO 70% INTEND
TO VOTE BY MAIL
AND ALONG COMES
THIS.
LET'S STIPULATE
THAT YOUR
MOTIVES WERE PURENG
ANDES. YOU CAME
AT THIS LIKE A
NORMAL PRIVATE
SECTOR CEO.
YOU SEE SOME
PROBLEMS AND YOU
WANT TO SAVE
MONEY AND MAKE US
WORK BETTER.
WOULDN'T YOU
THINK YOU MIGHT
TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THE
CONTEXT?
IF YOU DIDN'T, AS
A GOOD CEO,
WHEN YOU SAW
UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES, YOU
WOULD TAKE
MEASURES QUICKLY
TO AMELIORATE
THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES,
NAMELY SCARINGTE
THE PUBLIC HALF
TO DEATH ABOUT
THE RELIABILITY
OF THE POST
OFFICE, LOTS OF
DATA
THAT IT AFFECTED
THE DELIVERY OF
MAIL.
AS THE NEW POST
MASTER GENERAL,
YOU DON'T WANT TO
BE SEEN AS THE
GUY WHO DAMAGED
THE REPUTATION
OF THE POSTAL
SERVICE AND
GEARED
VOTERS INTO
BELIEVING THAT
THEIR
BALLOTS WILL NOT
GET IN ON TIME
BECAUSE OF YOUR
SERVICE, DO YOU?
>> I UNDERSTAND
THE CONTEXT AND
WHEN WE LOOK IN
TERMS OF THE
CONTEXT, IT WAS
THE SUMMER.
MAIL VOLUME WAS
DOWN
SIGNIFICANTLY.
IT WAS NOT
GETTING READY FOR
THE
PEAK SEASON.
THE ELECTION IS
THREE MONTHS
AWAY.
IT WAS A GOOD
TIME TO START TO
TRY AND ROLL THIS
OUT.
AGAIN, THE
REQUEST WAS RUN
YOUR
TRUCKS ON TIME
AND PUT A PLANNER
ON YOUR TRUCKS ON
TIME.
THE IMPACT, LET
ME JUST SAY THE
IMPACT IS
PROBABLY ABOUT --
FOR
THAT, BECAUSE IF
THE MAIL GETS
PROCESSED AND A
TRUCK LEAVES,
THAT MAIL WILL
MOVE ON THE NEXTT
TRUCK OR THE NEXT
DAY.
SO LONG STORIES
OF NINE DAYS AND
SO FORTH, WERE
NOT IMPACTED.
THOSE SERVICE
LEVELS, IF WE ADD
ONE DAY.
>> FORGIVE ME FOR
INTERRUPTING
BUT WE HAVE
LIMITED TIME.
YOU SAID TO
SENATOR GARRETT
KETOERS, YOU HAVE
NO CONTACT
WITH HIS TENURE,
IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> I HAVE HAD NO
CONTACT WITH
THE TRUMP
CAMPAIGN.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO
THE PRESIDENT.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO
STEVE MNUCHIN.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO
OTHER PEOPLE
BUT I HAVE NOT --
I HAVE HAD NO
CONTACT ABOUT THE
POSTAL
SERVICE.
>> DID YOU NOT
TELL THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS THIS
MONTH IN AUGUST
THAT IN FACT YOU
HAD HAD CONTACT
WITH THE TRUMP
CAMPAIGN TO STOP
THEIR ATTACKS ON
THE POSTAL
SERVICE FOR
VOTING BY MAIL?
>> I HAVE PUT
WORDS AROUND TO
DISTANCE PEOPLE
THAT THIS IS NOT
HELPFUL.
>> YOU DID HAVE
CONTACT WITH THE
TRUMP CAMPAIGN?
>> FOR A GOOD
PURPOSE.
>> BUT YOU --.
>> WHEN YOU SAY
THEN TRUMP
CAMPAIGN -- I
HAVE NOT SPOKEN
TO
TRUMP CAMPAIGN
LEADERSHIP IN
THAT REGARD.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO
PEOPLE THAT ARE
FRIENDS OF MINE
WHO ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH
THE CAMPAIGN.
>> ONE OFTH WHICH
WAS STEVE
MNUCHIN
HE IS SECRETARY
OF TREASURE.
>> I KNOW.
>> I NEVER SPOKE
TO STEVE ABOUTVE
TELLING THE
PRESIDENT NOT TO
DO
SOMETHING.
>> THANK YOU MR.
DEJOY.
>> THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME
HAS
EXPIREDLE BUT YOU
MAY ANSWER THE
QUESTION.
>> WHAT WAS THE
QUESTION?
>> THE QUESTION
WAS WHAT
CONVERSATIONS DID
YOU HAVE WITH
SECRETARY
TREASURY STEVE
MNUCHIN
ABOUTEA T THE
CONSEQUENCES
ABOUT
THE OPERATIONAL
INEFFICIENCIES?
>> THE
CONVERSATIONS
WERE WHEN I
CAME HERE, WET%
 HAD
THIS NOTE THAT
WAS KIND OF STUCK
IN THE MUD AND
I WORKED WITH HIM
TO GET THE
NOTE DONE.
IT WAS REALLY,
YOU KNOW, WE'RE
GOING TO TRY AND
CONTROL COSTS
AND GROW REVENUE
AND IT WAS VERY
HIGH LEVEL THING
AND LET'S TRY
AND GET THE DEAL
DONE SO WE HAVE
THE LOAN.
THAT WAS IT.
>> THANK YOU.
MR. JORDAN IS NOW
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR.
MR. DEJOY, WAS IT
THE POSTAL
SERVICE FAULT
THAT IT TOOK SIX
WEEKS AFTER THE
JUNE 23rd CHAIR
WOMAN MALONEY'S
ELECTION TO BE
DELAIRED THE
WINNER, IS THAT
YOUR FAULT?
>> I'M NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THE
DETAILS BUT I
KNOW IT TOOK A
LONG TIME.
>> BUT THAT
WASN'T YOUR FAULT
WAS IT?
>> NO.
>> WAS IT THE
PUBLIC POSTAL
SERVICE FAULT
THAT NEW JERSEY
WASTH STILL
COUNTING PRIMARY
BALLOTS LAST
MONTH?
>> NO, SIR.
>> HOW ABOUT THE
DEMOCRAT IOWA
CAUCUS?
WAS THAT THE POST
OFFICE'S FAULT
THAT WE DIDN'T
KNOW WHO WON THE
DEMOCRATIC IOWA
CAUCUS?
>> NO, SIR.
>> SO JUST A
COUPLEUC OF FACTS I
WANT TO MAKE
CLEAR.
YOU GOT $14
BILLION CASH ON
HAND
A $10 BILL KRN
LINE OF CREDIT IS
THAT RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR.
>> IN CHANGING
OUT THE SORTING
MACHINES AND
REMOVING AND
CHANGING OUT MAIL
COLLECTION
BOXES IS NOTHING
DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT HAS APPEND
BEFORE, RIGHT?
EVERY POST MASTER
GENERAL WE% DO
THOSE SORT OF
THINGS, RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR.
>> IT'S NO
DIFFERENT.
BETWEEN 2011 AND
2016, I THINK
12,000 MAIL
COLLECTION BOXES
WERE REMOVED,
CHANGED OUT BY
THE
O BUMA BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION,
ISN
THAT RIGHT?
>> IT WAS A LOT.
>> YEAH, IT WAS A
LOT.
AND YOU DIDN'T
ORDER A REDUCTION
IN HOURS?
>> I DID NOT.
>> SO WHY ARE
THESE GUYS OUT TO
GET YOU?
WHAT IS IT?
>> I DON'T --
THEY HAVE THEIR
OWN CONCERNS.
I ASSUME THEY ARE
LEGITIMATE.
>> YOU ASSUME
THEY ARE
LEGITIMATE.
WHY ARE THEY OUT
TO GET YOU?
THEY HAD PEOPLE
PROTESTING AT
YOUR HOUSE LAST
NIGHT.
THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING IT FOR
WEEKS.
90 SOME PEOPLE
CALLING FOR YOU
TO RESIGN.
THEY PASSED A
BILL BEFORE THEY
EVEN TALKED TO
YOU, BEFORE THEY
HAD A HEARING.
THEY ARE NOT
INTERESTED IN
BIPARTISAN
SOLUTIONS AS
EVIDENCED BY THE
FACT THAT THE
CHAIR WOMAN WOULD
NOT CONTACT
THE WHITE HOUSE
CHIEF OF STAFF
WHO HAD A BILL HE
WORKED WITH
THE PREVIOUS
CHAIRMAN, A
BIPARTISAN BILL
TOS ADDRESS
CONCERNS AT THE
POST OFFICE.
WHY ARE THEY
AFTER YOU?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> YOU WERE
APPOINTED BY THE
BOARD OF
GOVERNORS,D RIGHT?
>> YES,
UNINANIMOUS,
BIPARTISAN
BOARD OF
GOVERNORS.
>> UNANIMOUS,
BIPARTISAN BOARD.
DEMOCRATS THOUGHT
YOU WERE THE
RIGHT GUYAN FOROR
 THE
JOB, RIGHT?
.
>> YES, SIR
WHY ARE THEY OUT
TO GET YOU?
>> I HAVE NO
IDEA.
I DO HAVE A LOT
OF SUPPORT
AMONGST THEGS
EMPLOYEES AND
PEOPLE
IN AMERICA.
I RECEIVE IT
EVERY DAY.
>> GOT AN AMAZING
RECORD IN
BUSINESS.
GOT ANRE AMAZING
HISTORY OF
COMMUNITY
SERVICE.
YOU HELP KIDS
WITH THEIRE.
EDUCATION, SERVE
YOUR COMMUNITY,
SERVE OUR COUNTRY
AND THESEVE
PEOPLE ARE OUT TO
GET YOU.
NONE OF THE FACTS
-- AS THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL
SAID THIS IS ONE
GIANT CONSPIRACY
FROM THE
DEMOCRATS.
WHAT COULD BE
THEIR REASON?
WHAT COULD IT BE,
MR. DEJOY?
WE KNOW IT IS NOT
BASED ON THE
FACTS.
WHAT COULD IT BE?
MIGHT IT BE
POLITICS?
 BE?T IT
MIGHT IT BE THE
ELECTION COMING
UP?
MIGHT IT BEON THE
FACT THAT THEY
ACTUALLY WANTT TO
WAIT AND COUNT
VOTES AFTER
ELECTION DAY?
MAYBE THEY WANT
SIX WEEKS AFTER
THE ELECTION
MAYBE THEY WANT
TO
COUNT VOTES SIX
WEEKS AFTER
ELECTION, THE
BIGGEST ELECTION
WE WILLAF HAVE,
MAYBE THEY WANT
TO
BE COUNTING VOTES
SIX WEEKS
AFTER LIKE THEY
DID IN THE CHAIR
WOMAN'S RACE OR
 WEEKS AFTER
THEY DID IN NEW
JERSEY.
OR MAYBE THEY
WANT TORS WAIT
FOREVER LIKE WITH
THE DEMOCRATIC
IOWA CAUCUS S.
MAYBE THE
CONFUSION OF
THOSENF
ELECTIONS, MAYBEON
THAT'S WHAT
THEY WANT.
COULD THAT BE THE
REASON, MR.
DEJOY?
>> I DON'T KNOW
WHAT MOTIVES
PEOPLE TO HAVE
DIFFERENT
OPINIONS OF ME.
>> THEY HAVEER
CALLED YOU ALL
KINDS OF NAMES
TODAY ALREADY.
PROTESTING
OUTSIDE OF YOUR
HOUSE.
THEY WERE THEIR
LAST NIGHT?
>> YES, SIR.
>> DISRUPTING YOU
AND YOURRU
NEIGHBORS.
>> YES.
>> WHEN THE FACTS
AS YOUNE
TESTIFIED ARE NOT
ANYTHING CLOSE
TO WHAT THEY HAVE
BEEN SAYING
FOR THE LAST
THREE WEEKS, WHAT
THEY SAID
SATURDAY ON THE
HOUSE
FLOOR.
WE KNOW WHAT THIS
IS ABOUT.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT
THIS IS ABOUT.
THIS IS ABOUT
THESE GUYS
WANTING
CHAOS AND
CONFUSION.
I THINK THEY KNOW
ON ELECTION
NIGHT PRESIDENT%NO
TRUMP IS GOING
TO WEN.
THEY KNOW ON
ELECTION DAY, THE
VOTE COUNT ON
ELECTION DAY,
PRESIDENT TRUMP
IS GOING, TO WIN
AND THEY WANT TO
KEEP COUNTING
SIX WEEKS, FOUR
WEEKS, IOWA
CAUCUS, WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN
THEY DECIDED
THAT OR IF THEY
STILL HAVE.
BERNIEST BIDEN,
WHOEVER WAS
RUNNING THEN.
THAT'S WHAT'S
THEY WANT.
THEY ARE WILLING
TO GOTH AFTER A
GUY LIKE YOU WHO
SERVED HIS
COMMUNITY, HELPED
KIDS WITH WITH
EDUCATION, THEY
ARE WILLING TO
GO AFTER YOU.
YOU HAVE BEEN ON
THE JOB 70 DAYS
AND EVERYTHING
YOU HAVE
TESTIFIED,
NOTHING NEW, SAME
THING DONE BY
OTHER POST MASTER
GENERALS.
YET THEY ARE
COMING AFTER YOU
BECAUSE THAT ISR
HOW MUCH THEY
WANT TO GET THIS
PRESIDENT.
IT'S DISGUSTING.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT
IS GOING ON.
YOU KNOW TOO BUT
YOU WON'T SAY
IT.
I THINK THAT
SHOWS YOUR
CHARACTER.
I'LL SAY IT
BECAUSE IT'S THE
TRUTH.
I YIELD BACK.
>> THE GENTLEMAN
CONGRESSMAN
CURSEA WARSY, YOU
ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> BEFORE
BECOMING POST
MASTER.OR
GENERAL, I
BELIEVE YOU
APPROPRIATELY
RESIGNED FROMAT
BEING THE FINANCE
CHAIR FOR THE
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION?
>> I DID.
>> I SAY YOU
APPROPRIATELY
RESIGNED BECAUSE
IN YOUR WRITTEN
TESTIMONY YOU
SAID WE SHOULD
KEEP THE
NONPARTISAN
POSITION OF
THE USPS AND IN
THIS CASE
OCCUPYING A HIGH
LEVEL POLITICAL
POST AT THE SAME
TIME YOU WOULD
OCCUPY A HIGH
LEVEL USPS POST
WOULD CREATE AT
LEAST APPEARANCE
PROBLEMS IF NOT
MORE, RIGHT?
>> YES, I ALSO
THINK I COULDN'T
HOLD BOTH
POSITIONS.
>> YES, SIR.
MR. DUNCAN, ARE
YOU ON THE
LINE , SIR?
MR. DUNCAN?
>> YES, ,
CONGRESSMAN.
>> AS CHAIRMAN OF
THE BOARD,N. YOU
ARE ONE OF THE
HIGHEST RANKING
OFFICIALS AT THE
USPS, CORRECT?
>> AS CHAIRMAN OF
THE BOARD, I
AM A MEMBER OF
THE PART-TIME
BOARD THAT IS
SENATE CONFIRMED
BUT YOU ARE THE
HIGHEST RANKING
OFFICIAL AT THE
USPS.
I WOULD LIKE TO
POINT OUT THATCI%
YOU ARE ALSO ON
THE BOARD OF TWO
REPUBLICAN
SUPERPACKS,
NAMELY
THE SENATEPU
LEADERSHIP FUND
AND
AMERICAN CROSS
ROADS, CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR.
>>RO I JUST WENT TO
THE USPS
WEBSITE.
I LOOKED AT YOUR
BIO.
I WOULD BEOK REMISS
IF I DIDN'T
POINT OUT THAT ON
YOUR OFFICIAL
GOVERNMENT BIO ON
THE USPS
WEBSITE, YOU SAID
AS RNC
CHAIRMAN, HE,
NAMELY YOU,
RAISED
ON UNPRECEDENTED
$428 MILLION
AND GREW THE
DONOR BASE TO $1
MILLION A RECORD
AT THE TIME.
THIS IS ON YOUR
OFFICIAL
GOVERNMENT U.S.
BIO.
MR. DUNCAN, I
HAVE A COUPLE
OTHER QUESTIONS Q
FOR YOU.
IN YOUR WRITTEN
TESTIMONY, YOU
MENTIONED THAT AN
OUTSIDE
RESEARCH FIRM
CALLED RUSTLE
REYNOLDS
ASSOCIATES WAS
CONTRACTED TO
FIND THE BEST
PERSON FOR THE
JOB OF POST
MASTER GENERAL,
CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
>>CO YOU FURTHER
NOTED IN YOUR
TESTIMONY THAT
RUSSELL REYNOLDS
REVIEWED 212
CANDIDATES AND
THEN
THEY NARROWED THE
SEARCH TO 53
AFTER THEY
REVIEWED THOSE
PEOPLE'S BIOES
AND BACKGROUNDS
AND VETTED THEM,
CORRECT?
>> YES, SIR.
>> INTERESTINGLY,
ACCORDING TO
DAVID WILLIAMS,
THE FORMER VICE
CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD AND FORMER
INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR 13 YEARS
AT THE USPS AS
WELL AS A
PUBLISHED REPORT
OVER THE
WEEKEND, MR.
DEJOY WAS NOT
AMONG
THE 53 PRESENTED
TO THE BOARD.
RUSTLE REYNOLDS
CONSIDERED HIM
AND DECIDED THERE
WERE OTHER
CANDIDATES BETTER
THAN HIM OR HE
WAS NOT
CONSIDERED AT ALL
BEFORE
PRESENTING THE 53
FINALISTS.
WHICH WAS IT?
>> WE WEREST STILL
IN THE PROCESS
OF DEVELOPING THE
POOL BEFORE WE
HAD OUR FIRST
ROUND INTERVIEWS
AT THAT POINT.
I UNDERSTAND.
YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE FIRST
ROUND OF
INTERVIEWS.
ROUND OF 14.
YOU DON'T DISPUTE
IN YOUR ANSWER
THAT MR. DEJOY
DID NOT MAKE THE
INITIAL CUT OF 53
FINALISTS
PRESENTED TO THE
BOARD BUT.
>> WE ARE IN THE
PROGRESS OF THE
CONVENTION, THE
ROLL CALL IS
DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT THE
DEMOCRATS DID.
THEY DID IT ON
THE FIRST NIGHT
OFST THE CONVENTION
AND DID IT
VIRTUALLY BUT YOU
CAN SEE THERE
IS A DELEGATE
FROM EACH STATE
NOW THAT IS
MAKING A PERSONAL
VOTE, OFFERING
DELEGATES TO THE
PRESIDENT'S
NOMINATION.
MOST OF THE
SPEECHES WILL
TAKE
PLACE AT THE
MELON AUDITORIUM
IN
WASHINGTON D.C.
THAT BEGINS
TONIGHT.
OUR CORRESPONDENT
PETER
ALEXANDER IS
THERE%ES TO SET THE
SCENE FOR US.
>> Reporter: GOOD
DAY TO YOU.
WE ARE TOLD THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP
WILL MAKE AN
APPEARANCE IN
EACH
OF THE FOUR
NIGHTS
CULMINATING
WITH HIS
ACCEPTANCE
ADDRESS FOR
THE WHITE HOUSE
LAWN, AN
UNPRECEDENTED
MOVE BY A SITTING
PRESIDENT.
HE WILL APPEAR
ALONG SIDE SOME
OF THE FRONT LINE
WORKERS WHO HE
WILL THANK FOR
THEIR SACRIFICE
AND COMMITMENT
OVER THE COURSE
OF THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
WE SUGGESTS THE
PRESIDENT WILL
FOCUS ON A
POSITIVE AND
UPLIFTING MESSAGE
WHICH IS A
CHALLENGE GIVEN
THAT 175,000
AMERICANS HAVE
LOST THEIR LIVES
DUE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS.
UNEMPLOYMENT INS.
THIS COUNTRY
STILL STANDS
ABOVE 10% NOW.
TIMAB SCOTT, THE
ONLY BLACK
REPUBLICAN IN THE
SENATE IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE
AN APPEARANCE.
THE COUPLE THAT
WERE SEEN
BRANDISHING
WEAPONS OUTSIDE
OF
THEIR HOUSE AS
PROTESTERS WALKED
BY WILL BE
SPEAKING.
THE TRUMP FAMILY
WILL BE
FEATURED
PROMINENTLY WITH
AT
LEAST ONE MEMBER
OF THE FAMILY
APPEARING EACH
NIGHT.
LESTER?
>> ALL RIGHT,IG
PETER ALEXANDER,
THANK YOU.
THE REPUBLICAN
CONVNGZ HAS
COMPLETEDIC THE
FIRST ORDER OF
BUSINESS,
RENOMINATING
DONALD
TRUMP AND MIKE
PENCE AS THE
CANDIDATES FOR
PRESIDENT AND
VICE F PRESIDENT.
I WILL HAVE
COMPLETE DETAILS
WHEN I SEE YOU IT
NIGHT ON NBC
NIGHTLY NEWS,
INCLUDING
EXCERPTS
FROM THE
PRESIDENT IN
CHARLOTTE.
I WILL BE BACK AT
10 # 00
EASTERN TIME WITH
SAVANNAH
GUTHRIE TO BRING
YOU COVERAGE OF
NIGHT ONE OF THE
NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
SPEAKERS WILL
INCLUDE SOUTH
CAROLINA GOVERNOR
AND NIKKI
HALEY, TIM SCOTT.
WE WILL SEE YOU
THEN.
TTIL.
>>> AT THAT TIME,
I SUBMITTED
THAT NAME AS I
HAD MANY OTHERS.
>> THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME
HAS
EXPIRED.
CONGRESSMAN
MASSEY, YOU ARE
NOW
RECOGNIZED.
CONGRESSMAN
MASSEY.
MAEDSSCONGRESSMAN
MASSEY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED OR WE
CAN GO TO MR.
HIGGENS.
>> MR. HIES?
>> OKAY O, WE
HAVE DIFFICULTY.
 TO MR. GO
ROY AND COME
BACK TO MR.
MASSEY.
MR. ROY?
>> THANK YOU, CAN
YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN HEAR
YOU BUT WE ARE
NOT SEEING YOU.
NOW WE SEE YOU.
>> OKAY,
EXCELLENT.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS FOR THE
INDULLGENCE.
MR. DEJOY, CAN
YOU ANSWER A
COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS FOR ME?
WERE YOU
NOMINATED BY THE
PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
OR SELECTED BY A
UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN BOARD?
>>% I WAS SELECTED
BY A UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN BOARD.
>> THANK YOU.
A MINUTE AGO, MY
COLLEAGUE MR.,
CONLEY MENTIONED
YOU HAVE DONE
70 DAYS OF
DAMAGE.
YET MR.S CONLEY IF
I'M NOT
MISTAKEN HAS BEEN
ON THIS
COMMITTEE FOR 11
YEARS.
GIVEN THAT THE
COMMITTEE HELD A
HEARING IN APRIL
2019 ABOUT THE
FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF THE
USPS,
WHY DOIO YOU THINK
WE ARE HAVING A
HEARING TODAY, 48
HOURS AFTER WE
VOTED ON
LEGISLATION
BEFORE WE
HAD A HEARING,
WHY DO YOU THINKGI
WE ARE HAVING A
HEARING TODAY?
>> I DO NOT KNOW,
SIR.
BUT I WILL SAY
THAT I'M
SURPRISED THAT
THE LACK OF
ATTENTION TO THE
FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF THE
POSTAL SERVICE
OVER THE LAST 10
YEARS.
>> SO YOU'RE
SAYING THE
FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF THE
POSTAL SERVICENG IS
NOTHING NEW?
THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT% WE HAVE
KNOWN HAS BEEN
COMING FOR A LONG
TIME AND THE
POSTAL SERVICE
HAS
LOST MONEY FOR AT
LEAST 13
CONSECUTIVE
YEARS?
>> I THINK 10
YEARS.
>> OKAY.
MR. DEJOY, DOES
THE UNITEDMR
STATES POSTAL
SERVICE DELIVER 8
BILLION PIECES OF
MAIL A MONTH,
GIVE OR TAKE?
>> YES, SIR.
>> AND DOES IT
HAVE ABOUT $14
BILLION CASH ON
HAND TO MANAGE
THE AMERICAN
POSTAL SERVICE
FOR
RIGHT NOW, IS
THAT RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR.
>> IF EVERY
SINGLE AMERICAN
VOTED BY MAIL,
WHICH WON'T
HAPPEN, IT WOULD
BE LESS THAN
ABOUT 2% OF THE
TOTAL MAIL
DELIVERED IN A
GIVEN MONTH,
RIGHT?
IN OTHER WORDS IS
THE POSTAL
SERVICE CAPABLE
OF HANDLING ANY
AMOUNT OF MAIL
ATTACHED TO THE
ELECTION IN
NOVEMBER?
>> WE ARE READY
TO HANDLE THE
ELECTION NOW,
SIR.
>> MR. DEJOY, DO
YOU BELIEVE
THIS HEARING TO
DATEIS SO FAR THIS
MORNING OR AT ANY
POINT TODAY
WILL COVER ANY OF
THE FOLLOWING?
THE PPP EXTENSION
TO ENSURE
SMALL BUSINESSES
CAN SURVIVE
WHILE GOVERNMENTS
ARE KEEPING
BUSINESSES SHUT
DOWN, THE
THOUSANDS OF
RESTAURANTS, THE
THOUSANDS OF
HOTELS, THE THOUS
NDZ OF BARBER
SHOPS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY
STRUGGLING TO
SURVIVE?
IS ANYTHING IN
THIS HEARING
GOING TO DISCUSS
XAE OF THAT TO
THE BEST OF
URKNOWLEDGE?
>> NO, SIR.
>> ARE YOU AWARE
OF THIS
DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS PULLING
UP
ANY LEGISLATION
TO DEAL WITH
THESE ISSUES THIS
MONTH RATHER
THAN GOING HOME
BUT CALLING BACK
CONGRESS TO HAVE
A VOTE ON
SATURDAY?
ARE YOU AWARE OF
THAT?
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN
FOLLOWING THE
AGENDA OF
CONGRESS THAT
MUCH.
I HAVEHA HAD MY OWN
ISSUES TO DEAL
WITH.
>> WELL, I
APPRECIATE THAT.
THERE HASN'T BEEN
THAT MUCH TO
FOLLOW, SO I
APPRECIATE THAT.
ARE WE DISCUSSING
FOR EXAMPLE
HUMAN
TRAFFICKING?
I HAVE BEEN
ASKING FOR A
HEARING
ON SCOURGE ON
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
FOR YEARS.
WE ARE NOT HAVING
A HEARING ON
THAT TODAY.
WE ARE HAVING A
HEARING ON THIS
TOPIC IS THAT
RIGHT?
>> I THINK WE ARE
STICKING TO
POSTAL SERVICE
MATTERS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
MR. DEJOY, I
APPRECIATE YOU
BEING IN FRONT OF
THE COMMITTEE.
I THINK THE FACT
OF THE MATTER
IS CLEAR.
THIS IS A
POLITICAL
EXERCISE.
THIS IS A SHOW.
IT IS SEENPO. ON
SOCIAL MEDIA,
SOME
OF THE
DIFFICULTIES, THE
TECHNOLOGY, THE
FACT OF%% THE
MATTER IS WE ARE
JAMMING THROUGH
THIS FOR THEATER.
WE ARE DOING A
HEARING ON A
MONDAY AFTER A
VOTE ON SATURDAY
THAT HAS NO
PRAYER OF
BECOMING
LAW.
THA AMERICAN
PEOPLE ARE SICK
OF
THIS.
THEY WANT
OF THE
POSTAL SERVICE TO
OPERATE.
WE SHOULD HAVE
HEARINGS ON THE
POSTAL SERVICE
AND WORK
LEGISLATION TO
IMPROVE IT.
THERE AREATOV
BIPARTISAN
EFFORTS TO
DO THAT.
WE SHOULD ROLL
OUR SLEEVES UP
AND DO THAT WORK.
I WOULD SAY THE
SAME THING ABOUT
THE PPP.
I WAS PROUD TO
WORK WITH THESE
FELLOWS IN JUNE
TO PASS
BIPARTISAN
LEGISLATION IN
JUNE.
WHY ARE WESL NOT
DOING THAT NOW?
WHY ARE WE NOT
DOING THAT TODAY?
THAT ISDO OUR JOB.
 PEOPLERE
OUT THERE WHO
ARE STRUGGLING.
THEY CAN'T MAKE A
CHECK, PAY
MORTGAGES,
WONDERING WHETHER
THEY WILL HAVE
THE REVENUE TO
SURVIVE.
THAT IS WHAT WE
SHOULD BEOU
WORKING ON MADAM
CHAIR WOMAN.
I WOULD POSIT
THAT THIS IS A
RACE FOR TIME FOR
THE UNITED
STATES CONGRESS
AND THE AMERICANIT
PEOPLE ARE SICK
OF IT.
WE SHOULD ALLOW
THE POSTAL
SERVICE TO GO
BACK TO DOING
THEIR JOB AND WE
SHOULD BE DOINGOI
OURS.
WITH THAT, I
FIELD BACK.
>> I THANK THE
GENTLEMAN FOR
YIELDING AND HIS
COMMENTS.
THE DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS DID PASS
THE HEROES ACT ON
MAY 15thS THAT
FUNDED ALL KINDS
OF HELP TO
PEOPLE AND THAT
IS SITTING ON
MITCH McCONNELL'S
DESK AS WELL
AS THIS BILL.
THEY HAVE A
CHOICE.
THEY CANEY STAND
ALONE OR MOVE THE
HEROES ACT.
>> MADAM CHAIR
WOMAN.
>> SENATOR
GRASSMAN YOU ARE
NOW
RECOGNIZED.
>> MADAM CHAIR
WOMAN?
>> I HAVE
DIABETIC CONSIT
WNTS
WAITING FOR
INSULIN AND I
HAVE
CANCER PATIENTS
WAITING FOR
CHEMOTREATMENTHAIE
BUT THIS REALLY
GOT TO ME.
RATS FEEDING ON
ROTTED FOOD AS
CUTBACKS AT
CALIFORNIA'S MAIL
CENTERS.
THIS IS FROM
BUSINESS INSIDER
MAGAZINE.
MR. POST
ID MASTER
GENERAL, WHY DO
YOU CELEBRATE ON
TIME DEPARTURE
OF VEHICLES IF
THE IT TEARIATION
YOU REGRET HAS
LEFT PACKAGES
STACKING UP IN
THE MAIL CENTER?
SHOULD WE BE
CELEBRATING
VEHICLES GOING
OUT ONE  TIME IF
THEY DON'T HAVE
PEOPLE'S
PACKAGES AND
LETTERS ON THEM
AND
THEIR
PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS?
>> SIR, WE ARE
CONCERNED WITH
EVERY LATE
DELIVERY AND
EVERY
PACKAGE BUILD UP.
THERE ARE A LOT
OF CONTRIBUTING
FACTORS AS TO WHY
AND WHERE.
>> WE GO THROUGH
--.
>> LETHR ME FINISH.
WE GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS.
IT IS AN INTEGRAL
PART OFS.
DELIVERING THE
MAIL AND IT IS A
COST EFFECTIVE
WAY.
THE ALTERNATIVEY.
IS TO RUN TRUCKS
LATE AND RUN
EXTRA TRIPS.
EXTRA TRIPS
 WERE
EMPTY ALSO.
THOUSANDS OF THEM
EMPTY.
>> I CAN'T ALLOW
YOU TO
FILIBUSTER HERE.
PRESIDENT TRUMPE.
CALLED THE POST
OFFICE A JOKE, IS
IT A JOKE?
>> POSTAL SERVICE
IS NOT A JOKE.
>> MR. DEJOY, IF
I WANT TO
BECOME A LETTER
CARRIER, MAIL
HANDLER, POSTAL
CLERK, WOULD YOU
HIRE ME WITHOUT A
BACKGROUND
CHECK?
>> WE HAVE A
PROCESS THAT I DO
BELIEVE INCLUDES
A BACKGROUND
CHECK SO NO.
>> IT IS
COMPELLED, RIGHT?
EVERYONE HAS TO
TAKE ONE EXCEPT?
THEY DIDN'T HAVE
ONE
 FOR YOU.
>> THAT'S NOT
TRUE.
I HAD BACKGROUND
CHECKS.
I HAD SECRET
CLEARANCE, FBI
BACKGROUND
CHECKS,
EVERYTHING.
>> OKAY.
SO YOU WOULDBAKS BE
WILLING TO
RELEASE THE
BACKGROUND
CHECKS?
>> NO, WHY WOULD
I RELEASE THE
BACKGROUND
CHECKS?
>> WELL, THAT'S
INTERESTING.
LET ME GO TO MR.
DUNCAN.
MR. DUNCAN, WOULD
YOU ALLOW
RUSSELL REYNOLDS
TO.,  TURN OVER
THE FILE FROM
THIS PROCESS?
MR. DUNCAN?
OKAY.
LET MEROMR COME BACK
TO YOU MR.
DEJOY.
THE FORMER VICE
CHAIRMANJO OF THE
POSTAL BOARD OF
VICE GOVERNORS,
MR. WILLIAMS, WHO
WAS ALSO THE
INSPECTIVE
GENERAL ALSO
REPORTED
THAT YOU DIDN'T
COME THROUGH THE
NORMAL RUSSELL
REYNOLDS
INTERVIEW PROCESS
BUT YOU WERE
GENERALLY THE
PRODUCT OF
DIFFERENTTH
NOMINATIONS BY
DIFFERENT
POLITICAL PEOPLE.
THE ASTONNISHING
THING ABOUTNA%
WHAT WE SAID LAST
WEEK WAS WHENE
YOU WERET FINALLY
BROUGHT IN FOR
THE FIRST
INTERVIEW, YOU
BASICALLY
INTERVIEWED THE
SELECTION PANEL
RATHER THAN THEM
INTERVIEWING YOU
TO THE POIBT
THAT ONE OF THE
PANEL SAID THAT
THEY BETTER ASK
YOU A QUESTION
SO IT COULDN'T BE
SAID IT WASN'T
A REAL INTERVIEW.
YOU WEREA ALSO
REPORTED SAYING
THAT YOU WEREN'T
SURE WHETHER
YOU WANTED TO
ACCEPT THE JOB
AND
YOU NEEDED TO
INTERVIEW THEM TO
GET DETAILS.
WHAT GAVE YOU THE
CONFIDENCE
THAT THE JOB WAS
YOURS BEFORE
MEETING WITH THE
COMMITTEE?
>> I DID NOT HAVE
THE CONFIDENCE
THAT THE JOB WAS
MINE FOR THE
ASKING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
MR. WILLIAMS
CONTENTION IS
WITH ME.
>> HE WAS THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR 13 YEARS AT
THE POSTAL
SERVICE.
>> HE'S OFTEN
PARTIC OF THE
REPORTS THAT HAVE
BEEN STACKING
UP THAT THIS
COMMITTEE HASN'T
DONE.
>>IT WHAT DO YOU
MAKE OF THE
FORMER CHAIR
FINEMAN CALLING
SECRETARY
MNUCHIN'S
INVOLVEMENT
IN THE ELECTION
PROCESS
UNPRECEDENTED?
>> STEVEN MNUCHIN
HAD NOTHINGCT
 TO
DO WITH MY
SELECTION, OKAY?
WAS CALLED BY RUS
REL REYNOLDS?
>> DID YOU TALK
TO SECRETARY
MNUCHIN ABOUT
TAKING THE JOB?
THERE WERE
REPORTS THAT YOU
HAD
LUNCH TO TALK
ABOUT IT.
>> IT IS TOTALLY
INACCURATE AND
OUTRAGEOUS.
>>TE BEFORE THE JOB
YOU NFSH
TALKED TO HIM?
>> I TALKED TO
HIM AFTER I TOOK
THE JOB.
>> YOU NEVER
SPOKE TO HIM
BEFORE
ABOUT HIS
SOLICITING YOUR
INTEREST IN THE
JOB?
>> HE DID NOT
SOLICIT ANY
INTEREST.
I KEPT MY
INTEREST AS YOU.
IDENTIFIED, I DID
NOT KNOW I HAD
AN INTEREST.
I HAD A PERFECTLY
GOOD LIFE
PRIOR TO THIS.
I WAS INTERESTED
IN HELPING AND
I WAS CALLED BY
RUSSELL REYNOLDS
OUT OF THE BLUE.
>> ONE OF THE
REASONS WE HAVE
BACKGROUND CHECKS
AND I WILL BE
INTERESTED WITH
YOUR PERMISSION
AND MR. DUNCAN'S
PERMISSION TO
SEE YOUR
BACKGROUND CHECK
IS WE
IDENTIFY PATTERNS
OF MISCONDUCT
OR POTENTIAL
CONFLECTS OF
INTEREST.
>>NF I HAVE NO
PATTERNS OF
MISCONDUCT IN MY
BACKGROUND.
>> ONE OF YOUR
BUSINESSES IS
CALLED XPO
LOGISTICS WHICH
HAS
CONTRACTS WITHICTH
THE POSTAL
SERVICE
STRETCHING BACK B
MANY
YEARS.
OKAY, WELL THE
QUESTION IS THEY
IDENTIFY PROBLEMS
WITH CONTRACT
PERFORMANCE AND
BILLING
PRACTICES IN THE
CONTRACT FILE.
WOULD YOU CONSENT%
TO RELEASING
THAT CONTRACT
FILE SO EVERYONE
CAN SEE WHAT YOUR
BUSINESS IS?
 EVENDON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU
ARE SPEAKING
ABOUT.
>> ARE YOU NOT
AWARE OF XPO
LOGISTICS?
>> I AM AWARE OF
XPO LOGISTICS.
>> DO YOU HAVE
$30 MILLION
INVESTED?
>> HE HAS GONE
WAYOVER HIS TIME.
>> DO YOU HAVE
$30 MILLION$3
INVESTED?
>> I HAVE A
SIGNIFICANTVEAV
INVESTMENT WHICH
I VETTED BEFORE
WITH THE ETHICS
DEPARTMENT OF
THE POSTAL
SERVICE AND I WAS
GIVEN SPECIFIC
TYPES OF
GUIDELINES THAT I
NEEDED TO
ADHERE TO.
IT IS A VERY,
VERY SMALL PART
OF
THE POSTAL
SERVICE BUSINESS
I
HAVE NOTHING TO
DO WITH.
I COMPLY WITH
ALLECTICAL
REQUIREMENTS.
WE HAVE OUR OWN
INVESTIGATION.
I GUESS WE'LL GET
TO EVERYTHING
YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN ANDCT.
G
WE
WILL SEE WHAT
WILL HAPPEN.
>> MR. RASCONS,
TIME HAS
EXPIRED.
,
STRONG CATEGORY 2 OR MAYBE A 
CATEGORY 3 THAT COULD PUT THIS 
REGION TO THE TEST.
OVERNI
>>> OVERNIGHT,
THE OPENING ACT
OF A HURRICANE
DOUBLE THREAT.
>> YOU'RE GOING
TO GET A RIGHT
HOOK FROM MARCO
AND A LEFT HOOK
FROM LAURA.
>> LAURA CARVING
UP CARIBBEAN
ISLANDS AND
CLAIMING THREE
LIVES
IN THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC.
BUT THE THREAT TO
LOUISIANA IS
MARCO.
COASTAL RESIDENTS
CLOG HIGHWAYS
TRYING TO GET OUT
OF TOWN.
IN NEW ORLEANS,
SHOVELS FILL UP
SAND BAGS.
RESIDENTS STOCK
UP ON GROCERIES.
YOU PUT YOUR
GUARD DOWN AND
THEN
YOU ARE HIT BY
THE MOTHER OF ALL
STORMS.
>> THE HEAD OF
EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS SAYS
THE BIG EASY HAS
MADE BIG STRIDES
SINCE KATRINA.
>> HOW DOES IT
SUM PAIR TO 15
YEARS AGO?
>> WE HAVE A 2.5
MILE SEARCH
BARRIER.
>> KATRINA'S 15
YEAR ANNIVERSARY
THIS WEEK IS
HITTING HOME FOR
THOSE LIKE SIM
PANE HUNTER WHO
SAYS SHE LOST
THREE COUSINS ON
THIS STREET.
>> THEY TRIED TO
GET OUT BUT
THEY COULDN'T.
THE WATER CAME
TOO FAST.
>> OTHERS IN THE
HISTORIC 9th
WARD WORRIED EVEN
WITH A
REVAMPED LEVY
SYSTEM THAT THERE
WILL BE TROUBLE.
>>EN A REGULAR
DAY, THIS STREET
WILL FLOOD WITH
RAIN, SO.
>> NEW ORLEANS
HAS INVESTED $15
BILLION IN A NEW
LEVY PROTECTION
SYSTEM BUT
BETWEEN LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN
WHERE I AM AND
THE
MISSISSIPPI
RIVER, THIS
ENTIRE
CITY IS BELOW SEA
LEVEL WHICH
MEANS WITH LAURA
EXPECTED TO
DUMP MORE RAIN IN
AN ALREADY
SATURATED AREA,
THAT COULD BE
PRIME CONDITIONS
FOR FLOODING.
>> SAM BROCK IN
NEW ORLEANS,
PEOPLE VERY
ANXIOUS THERE.
>> WE WILL HAVE
CREWS TRACKING
BOTH STORMS.
IF YOU HAVE EVER
BEEN TO NEW
ORLEANS, THEY SAY
IT IS NEVER
THE WIND, IT IS
THE RAIN OF
THESE STORMS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THIS IS GOING TO
BE THE PROBLEM
EVEN WITH MARCO
AS A TROPICAL
STORM.
IT IS STILL GOING
TO BRING A LOT
OF RAIN WITH IT.
RIGHT NOW, MARCO
IS 15 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE
MOUTH OF
MISSISSIPPI,
60-MILE-PER-HOUR
WINDS.
NORTHWEST MOVING
IN AT 10 MILES
PER HOUR.
LAURA IS BACK
AROUND CUBA,
65-MILE-PER-HOUR
WINDS, MOVING
WEST NORTHWEST AT
21.
WE START WITH
MARCO.
IT WILL RAKE THE
LOUISIANA AND
THEN TEXAS
COASTLINES AS A
TROPICAL SYSTEM.
DON'T LET THAT
FOOL YOU.
JUST BECAUSE IT
IS A TROPICAL
SYSTEM DOESN'T
MEAN THERE WON'T
BE IMPACTS.
TWO TO FOUR FOOT
STORM SYSTEM.
TEN INCHES OF
RAIN OR MORE
POSSIBLE.
LAURA COMES OUT
THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING, LIMITED
STRENGTHENING
WHILE IT IS OVER
CUBA.
EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING, OUT OVER
THE GULF.
HERE'S WHERE THE
PROBLEMS
DEVELOP.
THIS IS WHY WE
WILL SEE
SIGNIFICANT
STRENGTHENING.
HIGH MOISTURE
FOLLOWING MARCO'S
PATH.
WE WILL ALSO SEE
A LOT OF HEAVY
RAIN, WIND,
LOCALLY 15 INCHES
OF
RAIN POSSIBLE.
WITH THIS SYSTEM
AND THE CONE,
WE HAVE TO KEEP
IT VERY, VERY
CAREFUL.
WE ARE LOOKING AT
FIVE U.S.
LANDFALLS SO FAR
THIS SEASON.
THE RECORD IS 6
BY SEPTEMBER
1st, WE WILL
PROBABLY BEAT
THAT
THIS YEAR.
HEAVY RAIN,
SATURATED GROUND,
ISOLATED
TORNADOES, A LOT
OF
PROBLEMS.
EVEN WITH THE
TROPICAL STORM
LIKE MARCO, DON'T
LET THAT FOOL
YOU, WE HAVE
LAURA RIGHT
BEMIND.
AS WELL AS OTHER FIGURES WHO 
HAVE GAINED FAME ON THE RIGHT.
AS THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
>>> AS THE
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION KICKS
OFF TODAY AMID
THE WORST PUBLIC
HEALTH AND
ECONOMY CRISIS IN
GENERATIONS,
PRESIDENT TRUMP
IS PROMISING A
POSITIVE MESSAGE
WHILE
SIGNALLING HE
WILL RAMP UP HIS
ATTACKS ON JOE
BIDEN.
>> I THINK WE
WILL SEE
SOMETHING
THAT IS GOING TO
BE VERY
UPLIFTING AND
POSITIVE.
THAT'S WHAT I'D
LIKE IT TO BE.
I THINK YOU HAVE
TO DEFEND
YOURSELF WHEN
TALKING ABOUT
SOME
OF THE LIES.
>> THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS
CAMPAIGN ALLIES
ARE EXPECTED TO
FAN THE FLAME OF
CULTURE WARS BY
SIEGING ON A
PROTEST AGAINST
RACIAL INJUSTICE.
ON TAP THIS
EVENING IS DONALD
TRUMP, JR., THE
COUPLE THAT
POINTED GUNS AT
PROTESTERS
PASSING THEIROME,
AND SENATOR
TIM SCOTT, THE
ONLY BLACK
REPUBLICAN IN THE
SENATE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
CAMPAIGN WILL
BE PART OF THE
GOP CONVENTION,
EACH OF THE FOUR
NIGHTS, CAPPED
OFF BY HIS
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
ON
THURSDAY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE
LAWN, AN
UNPRECEDENTED
MOVE FOR
A SITTING
PRESIDENT.
THE NEWS FENDING
OFF THE
PRESIDENT'S
ATTACKS.
JOE BIDEN
RESPONDING TO
PRESIDENT TRUMP
QUESTIONING HIS
MENTAL FITNESS.
>> WATCH ME, MR.
PRESIDENT,
WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH,
WHAT WE SAY,
WHAT WE DO, WHAT
WE SAY, DO,
WHAT WE KNOW,
WHAT KIND OF
SHAPE
WE'RE IN, COME
ON.
>> ON HIS
ECONOMIC PLANS,
BIDEN
SAYS HE WILL NOT
RAISE TAXES FOR
ANYONE MAKING
UNDER $400,000.
KAMALA HARRIS
BRUSHING OFF THE
PRESIDENT'S
PERSONAL SWIPES
INCLUDING CALLING
HER NASTY.
>> I THINK THAT
THERE IS SO MUCH
OF WHAT COMES OUT
OF DONALD
TRUMP'S MOUTH
THAT IS DESIGNED
TO DISTRACT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
FROM WHAT HE IS
DOING EVERY DAY
THAT IS ABOUT
NEGLECT,
NEGLIGENCE AND
HARM TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> AND
INCOMPETENCE.
>> THE POLITICAL
DRAMA MAY HELP
DISTRACT FOR A
PERSONAL ONE FOR
A FAMILY.
NEWLY RELEASED
SECRET AUDIO
RECORDINGS
CAPTURE THE
PRESIDENT'S OLDER
SISTER,
RETIRED FEDERAL
JUDGE MARY-ANN
TRUMP BARRY
CRITICIZING HIS
TIME
IN OFFICE.
NBC OBTAINED 15
HOURS OF
RECORDINGS MADE
IN 2018 AND 2019
BY THE
PRESIDENT'S NIECE
MARY
TRUMP.
THE AUTHOR OF A
SCATHING TELL
ALL ABOUT HER
UNCLE.
>> YOU KNOW, THE
CHANGE OF
STORIES, LACK OF
PREPATION, THE
LYING, HOLY [
BLEEP ] BUT HE IS
APPEALING TO THE
BASE.
>> ALSO THIS
MORNING, AS THE
PRESIDENT
AMPLIFIES HIS
UNFOUNDED ATTACKS
ON MAIL IN
VOTING, THE MOST
MASTER GENERAL
LEWIS DEJOY WILL
TESTIFY BEFORE
A DEMOCRATIC
CONTROLLED HOUSE
COMMITTEE.
TWITTER FLAGGED
ANOTHER TWEET BY
PRESIDENT TRUMP
THAT CLAIMED
WITHOUT EVIDENCE
THAT BALLOT
DROP OFF BOXES
ARE A VOTER
SECURITY DISASTER
AND ARE NOT
COVID SANITIZED.
OFFICIALS FROM
BOTH PARTIES SAY
THE DROP OFF
BOXES IN MANY
STATES HAVE NOT
LED TO
WIDESPREAD FRAUD
AND ARE SAFE.
>>> PRESIDENT
TRUMP UNVEILING A
NEW STEP IN THE
FIGHT AGAINST
COVID, ANNOUNCING
THE FDA HAS
ISSUED A
TEMPORARY USE
AUTHORIZATION FOR
CONVALESCENT
PLASMA.
>> THIS IS A
THERAPY THAT
TRANSFUSES STRONG
ANTIBODIES
FROM THE BLOOD OF
RECOVERED
PATIENTS TO HELP
TREAT PATIENTS
BATTLING A
CURRENT
INFECTION.
IT HAS AN
INCREDIBLE RATE
OF
SUCCESS.
>> THE FDA
COMMISSIONER ALSO
TOUTED THE MOVE.
>> THERE WAS A
35% INCREASE IN
SURVIVAL WHICH IS
A SIGNIFICANT
BENEFIT.
WE ARE WAITING
FOR DATA BUT THIS
CLEARLY MEETS THE
CRITERIA FOR
EMERGENCY USE
AUTHORIZATION.
>> IT HAS LONG
BEEN USED TO
TREAT OTHER
INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
AND HAS SHOWN
PROMISE IN
TREATING COVID
BUT THE NEW
DECISION OF
EMERGENCY USE
COMES
AFTER AN INTERNAL
DEBATE AT THE
FDA OVER WHETHER
THEY HAD ENOUGH
DATA TO AUTHORIZE
SUCH A MOVE.
IT COMES A DAY
AFTER THE
PRESIDENT WITHOUT
ANY EVIDENCE
ACCUSED THE FDA
OF IMPEDING
CLINICAL TRIALS
FOR POLITICAL
REASONS, TWEETING
SATURDAY, THE
DEEP STATE OR
WHOEVER AT THE
FDA
IS MAKING IT VERY
DIFFICULT FOR
DRUG COMPANIES TO
GET PEOPLE IN
ORDER TO TEST THE
VACCINES IS
THERAPEUTICS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP
WAS ASKED ABOUT
THAT ON SUNDAY.
>> I THINK THAT
THERE MIGHT HAVE
BEEN A HOLD UP
BUT WE BROKE THE
LOG JAM OVER THE
LAST WEEK,
THAT'S MY
OPINION, STRONG
OPINION.
THAT'S FOR
POLITICAL
REASONS.
THIS HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH
POLITICS.
>> THERE WAS
STRONG BACKLASH
OVERNIGHT FROM
DEMOCRATS,
CONGRESSMAN JAMES
CLIBURN
RIGHTING THAT HE
WELCOMED
THERAPIES THAT
WORK BUT ADDING,
THAT HE IS
TROUBLED BY THE
PRESIDENT PUSHING
UNPROVEN
TREATMENTS.
OBAMA ERA
OFFICIALS ALSO
QUESTIONING THE
MOVE.
>> YOU CAN'T MAKE
HEADS OR TAILS
OUT OF THIS DATA.
IT IS SUGGESTIVE
BUT HARDLY A
BREAK THROUGH AND
HARDLY
EVIDENCE.
>> NOW SCOTT
GOTLY WHO IS THE
FORMER FDA
COMMISSIONER
DEFENDED
THE AGENCY SAYING
HE
FUNDAMENTALLY
REJECTS THE IDEA
THAT OFFICIALS
WOULD IMPACT THE
TIMING OF A
DECISION BASED ON
POLITICAL
PRESSURE.
WE SHOULD ALSO
ADD THIS ISN'T
THE FIRST TIME
THE FDA HAS
GRANTED EMERGENCY
YOUTH
AUTHORIZATION
DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
REM DESVEER WAS
GIVEN A GREEN
LIGHT IN MAY
AFTER TRIAL DATA
SHOWED THAT DRUG
HELPED SHORTEN
HOSPITAL RECOVERY
TIME IN SOME
PATIENTS.
TRANSFUSED WITH CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA 70,000 PATIENTS.
DR. MICHAEL JOYNER SAY
>>> DR. MICHAEL
JOINER SAYS HE
AND HIS
COLLEAGUES AT THE
MAYO
CLINIC HAVE BEEN
WORKING AROUND
THE CLOCK SINCE
APRIL STUDYING
WHETHER
CONVALESCENT
PLASMA IS
EFFECTSIVE IN
FIGHTING
COVID-19.
>> I THINK THE
DATA EARLY IN
COVID-19 IS
STRONG.
I BELIEVE IT IS
GETTING
STRONGER.
YESTERDAY THE FDA
BASED IN LARGE
PART BY THE MAYO
LED RESEARCH
DECIDED THE
ANSWER WAS YES.
YES, IT IS SAFE,
AND YES, IT'S
EFFECTIVE.
>> TODAY IS A
VERY BIG DAY, A
DAY WE HAVE BEEN
LOOKING FORWARD
TO.
>> THIS IS THE
BEST BIOLOGICAL
SHOT ON GOAL
WHILE WE WAIT FOR
THE VACCINE
CATEGORIES TO
SHOW
UP WITH OTHER
OPTIONS.
>> HOW EFFECTIVE
IS CONVALESCENT
PLASMA?
DR. JOINER SAYS
FOR SOME
PATIENTS IT CAN
BE VERY
EFFECTIVE.
>> OUR DATA IN
HOSPITALIZED
PATIENTS WHO WERE
SICK ENOUGH TO
BE IN THE
HOSPITAL BUT NOT
IN
THE ICU.
IF THEY ARE
TREATED EARLY IN
THE
COURSE OF THE
DISEASE, WITHIN
THREE DAYS OF THE
DIAGNOSIS,
THEIR MORTALITY
WILL FALL FROM
12% TO 13% TO 7%
OR 8% FOR A
RELATIVE RISK
REDUCTION OF
ABOUT
30% TO 40%.
>> AND THAT'S
SIGNIFICANT?
>> THAT IS
CERTAINLY
SOMETHING
THAT IS
ENCOURAGING.
>> LAST MARCH,
CLAUDIA GARCONO
FOUND HERSELF IN
THE SWEET SPOT
OF PATIENTS THAT
DR. JOINER IS
REFERRING TO.
AFTER THREE ROUGH
DAYS IN THE
HOSPITAL, HER
GROWN SON CALLED.
>> MOM, GREAT
NEWS, THEY THINK
YOU CAN HAVE THE
PLASMA.
AND I WAS LIKE,
DO YOU THINK I
SHOULD DO THAT?
IT IS LIKE A
TRANSFUSE, I'M
NOT
SURE.
>> TERRIFIED SHE
WOULD BE PUT ON
A VENTILATOR, SHE
AGREED.
30 HOURS AFTER
HER TRANSFUSION
I REMEMBER TAKING
THAT FIRST
DEEP BREATH, YOU
KNOW.
I FELT LIKE I HAD
OXYGEN.
I FELT LIKE I WON
THE LOTTERY.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE
ALMOST A
MIRACLE.
>> EXACTLY.
I IMMEDIATELY
TOLD MY SON.
AND I SAID I
THINK THE PLASMA
DID IT.
>> WHAT ABOUT T
PATIENTS ALREADY
ON VENTILATORS?
>> A NUMBER OF
INTENSIVE CARE
DOCTORS HAVE
TALKED ABOUT
GIVEN
CONVALESCENT
PLASMA IN THE ICU
SETTING AND HAVE
SAID WE TRIED
BUT IT JUST
DOESN'T SEEM
EFFECTIVE.
>> I THINK IT
WOULD BE
REFLECTED
IN OUR RESULTS
THAT EARLY USE IS
BETTER.
>> DR. R. SCOTT
WRIGHT JOINED
THEM.
HE WAS STUDY
LEADER FOR THE
PLASMA RESEARCH,
A VETERAN OF
TWO DECADES OF
CLINICAL TRIAL
RESEARCH AT MAYO.
WHAT DOES HE
THINK OF THE FD A
DECISION?
>> I THINK THE
FDA HAS MADE AN
EXCELLENT
DECISION.
I THINK THEY PUT
THE PUBLIC
HEALTH INTEREST
OF THE NATION
FIRST.
I RESPECT THEM
FOR THAT.
I TRUST THEIR
JUDGMENT.
>> SO TO THOSE
WHO THINK THE
PRESIDENT FORCED
THE FDA TO DO
THIS, YOU WOULD
SAY YOU DON'T
BUY IT?
>> NOT AT ALL.
I DON'T SEE ANY
EVIDENCE TO DAY
OF ANY POLITICAL
INFLUENCE.
>> SO I PRESSED
THE DOCTORS.
>>>
REPRESENTATIVE
MASSY, YOU
ARE NOW
RECOGNIZED.
>>> OVERNIGHT,
EXHAUSTIVE
FIREFIGHTERS
LOCKED IN A FIGHT
TO CONTAIN
WILDFIRES
SCORCHING
SWATHS OF
CALIFORNIA.
MORE THAN 14,000
FIREFIGHTERS
WORKING AROUND
THE CLOCK TO
CONTAIN SOME OF
THE LARGEST
FIRES IN STATE
HISTORY.
OFFICIALS NOW
WORRIED ABOUT THE
THREAT OF FRESH
RED FLAG
WARNINGS THAT
COULD START A NEW
EXPLOSION OF
RAGING FLAMES.
>> HOW WORRIED
ARE YOU ABOUT
FEBRUARY 2012?
>>> OKAY.
I WANT TO READ
EXCERPTS FROM THE
PRESS RELEASES
AND ASK CHAIRMAN
DUNCAN TO RESPOND
TO THEM.
IN 2011, THE POST
OFFICE
ANNOUNCED, AS AS
A RESULT OF THE
STUDY IN 2010,
THE POSTAL
SERVICE HAS MADE
THE DECISION TO
MOVE MAIL
PROCESSING
OPERATIONS
FROM THE ASHLAND
PROCESSING AND
DISTRIBUTION
FACILITY TO THE
CHARLESTON, WEST
VIRGINIA
FACILITY.
WHAT THIS MEANS
IN EASTERN
KENTUCKY, WHEN WE
MAIL OUR NEXT
DOOR NEIGHBOR,
THE ENVELOPE GOES
TO CHARLESTON,
WEST VIRGINIA
BEFORE IT GOES
BACK TO OUR NEXT
DOOR NEIGHBOR.
I WANT TO READ
FROM THIS OTHER
PRESS RELEASE
FROM THE POST
OFFICE, THE
KENTUCKY ANNA
DISTRICT.
AS A RESULT OF
STUDIES BEGAN
FIVE MONTHS AGO,
THE POSTAL
SERVICE HAS MADE
THE DECISION TO
MOVE ALL MAIL
PROCESSING
OPERATIONS FROM
BOWLING GREEN,
KENTUCKY MOVED TO
NASHVILLE,
COMPTON,
KENTUCKY,
ELIZABETH
TOWN, KENTUCKY,
LEXINGTON,
KENTUCKY, SECOND
LARGEST CITY
LOST THEIR MAIL
PROCESSING
FACILITY IN 2012.
HUBIC KENTUCKY
MOVED TO
LOUISIANA.
SO THIS WAS IN
2012.
THIS WAS AN
ELECTION YEAR AND
THIS WAS WHILE
OBAMA WAS
PRESIDENT AND
BIDEN WAS VICE
PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO READ A
QUOTE FROM
CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER MEGAN
BRENNAN AT THE
TIME.
THE DECISION TO
CONSOLIDATE WAS
AN URGENT NEED TO
REDUCE THE
SIZE OF THE
PROCESSING
NETWORK
TO ELIMINATE
UNDERUTILIZED
INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT IS NECESSARY
IF THE POSTAL
SUFBS TO TO
REMAIN VIABLE TO
REMAIN USEFUL TO
THE NATION.
NOW THE DEMOCRATS
HAVE COOKED
THUP THEORY THAT
THE POSTAL
SERVICE IS GOING
TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR
SUPPRESSING
VOTES AND THE
MEDIA IS
COMPLICIT
IN THIS.
THEY HAVE SHOWN
VIDEO OF MAIL
SORTING EQUIPMENT
BEING MOVED
OUT OF
FACILITIES.
WELL, HERE I JUST
MENTIONED 10
FACILITIES IN
KENTUCKY THAT
WERE
SHUT DOWN IN AN
ELECTION YEAR.
I WANT TO ASK
CHAIRMAN MIKE
DUNCAN, MR.
DUNCAN, DO YOU
BELIEVE THIS IN
2012 WAS PART OF
A CONSPIRACY TO
DISENFRANCHISE
VOTERS IN THE
2012 ELECTION
WERE
PART OF A
CONSPIRACY TO
KEEP
PEOPLE FROM
GETTING THEIR
MEDICARE OR
SOCIAL SECURITY T
CHECKS?
>> CONGRESSMAN, I
HAVE NO
KNOWLEDGE OF A
CONSPIRACY THAT
COULD KEEP PEOPLE
FROM VOTING OR
COMBETING SOCIAL
SECURITY
CHECKS.
AS A RESIDENTS OF
THE AREA, I
KNOW IT HAS ADDED
DAYS TO
SENDING AND
RECEIVING A
LETTER.
>> AND I BELIEVE
YOU KNOW THAT
CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER MEGAN
BRANNON, SHE WAS
THE CEOO IN
2010 AND THEN
BECAME POST
MASTER
GENERAL.
DO YOU QUESTION
HER MOTIVES IN
THE COURSE OF
THESE OPERATIONS?
>> NO, I WORK
CLOSELY WITH
MEGAN
BRANNON WHEN SHE
WAS CHIEF OF
THE ORGANIZATION.
SHE HAS GREAT
INTEGRITY.
SHE HAS BEEN AN
OPERATIONS
PERSON, WAS A
LETTER CARRIER,
SHE WORKED HER
WAY UP.
>> AND SHE HAS A
BUSINESS DEGREE
FROM M.I.T.
I WOULD ADD.
THIS WASN'T AER
PART OF A
CONSPIRACY THEN.
IT WAS PART OF
REALIGNING THE
INFRASTRUCTURE TO
THE CHANGING
NEEDS OF THE U.S.
CUSTOMER.
I JUST WANT TO
CLOSE BY
HIGHLIGHTING SOME
IRONY AND
HYPOCRISY.
POST MASTER
GENERAL DEJOY,
HOW
LONG WILL THE
POST OFFICE BE
FUNDED IF THERE
IS NO TRANSFERS
OF CASH TO THE
POST OFFICE.
HOW LONG CAN YOU
OPERATE?
>> SIR WOULD YOU
TURN ON YOUR
MIC, PLEASE?
>> LATE 2021.
>> OKAY.
LATE 2021.
SO AT LEAST FOR
ONE MORE YEAR.
I HOPE THE
MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE ARE
AWARE THAT THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT
CEASES TO BE
FUNDED ON
SEPTEMBER OF 30th
OF
YEAS YEAR.
WE ARE HOLDING A
HEARING WHILE
THE POST OFFICE
IS FUNDED FOR
ANOTHER YEAR.
WE ARE NOT EVEN
IN TOWN BECAUSE
SPEAKER PELOSI
ISN'T CONCERNED
THAT GOVERNMENT
FUNDING ENDS ON
SEPTEMBER 30th.
EVERYTHING BUT
THE POST OFFICE
SHUTS DOWN ON
SEPTEMBER 30th AT
MIDNIGHT IF WE
DON'T DO
SOMETHING.
ALSO, ONE OTHER
ELEMENT OF IRONY
AND HYPOCRISY,
OUR GOVERNMENT
SHUT DOWN 95% OF
VOTER
PRECINCTSES IN
THE STATE AND NOW
THE GOVERNMENT IS
TRYING TO
BLAME THE POST
OFFICE FOR
DISENFRANCHISING
VOTERS.
WITH THAT, I
YIELD BACK.
>> GENTLEMAN
YIELDS BACK.
WE RECOGNIZE
CONGRESSMAN
RUDOLPH
NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
LET'S LEVEL.
FOR THE BIG
HEADED
INDIVIDUALS
WHO DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY WE
ARE
HERE TODAY.
LET ME SUM IT UP.
FIRST, MAIL IS
BEING DELIVERED
LATE AT THE
EXPENSE OF PEOPLE
WHO NEED
PRESCRIPTIONS, AT
THE
EXPENSE OF SMALL
BUSINESSES WHO
NEED SUPPLIES TO
STAY IN
BUSINESS OR
REOPEN FOR
BUSINESS,
FOR SOCIAL
SECURITY
RECIPIENTS
AND VETERANS WHO
NEED THEIR
BENEFITS.
THAT'S THE FIRST
REASON.
THE SECOND REASON
IS WE HAVE A
PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
WHO SAYS MAIL IN
BALLOTS ARE
FRAUDULENT AND IF
HE DOESN'T WIN
THE ELECTION IT
IS BECAUSE IT'S
FRAUDULENT.
WE KNOW THAT IS A
LIE AND THE
LIE CONTINUES TO
BE CONTINUED BY
MEMBERS IN THIS
COMMITTEE ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE
AISLE .
WE KNOW OF A MEMO
FROM DEJOY TO
SIX STATES THAT
THEY SHOULD BE
WORRIED ABOUT
MAIL IN BALLOTS
TO
BE RECEIVED IN
TIME.
AND WE ARE HERE
BECAUSE THE
POSTAL SUFBS HAS
REQUESTED
FINANCIAL HELP
FROM THIS
INSTITUTION.
LET ME TURN TO MY
QUESTIONS.
UNLIKE ANY
PRIVATE
ENTERPRISE,
THE POSTAL
SERVICE HAS A
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
OBLIGATION TO
DELIVER MAIL IN
ANY ADDRESS IN
THE UNITED STATES
REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER IT IS
PROFITABLE OR
NOT.
THE POST OFFICE
HAS A RIDICULOUS
MANDATE TO
PREFUND IN TEN
YEARS
TIME, 75 YEARS OF
RETIREE HEALTH
BENEFITS UNLIKE
ANY OTHER
PRIVATE OR PUBLIC
INSTITUTION.
MR. DEJOY IN YOUR
TESTIMONY, YOU
STATED THAT YOU
ARE AGAINST THE
REFUNDING
MANDATE.
THE TRUMP
APPOINTED BOARD
OF
GOVERNORS POSTAL
WORKERS AND SEN
PORZ ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE
AISLE
ARE AGAINST THAT
MANDATE.
AS YOU KNOW,
THERE IS A
BIPARTISAN BILL
SITTING ON MITCH
McCONNELL'S DESK
THAT WOULD
ELIMINATE THE
PREFUNDING
MANDATE
AND FREE UP TENS
OF BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS FOR THE
U.S. POSTAL
SERVICE.
HERE'S SOME FREE
BUSINESS
ADVICE, PICK UP
THE PHONE AND
CALL MITCH
McCONNELL.
BECAUSE ONE VOTE
AND ONE STROKE
OF A PEN BY THIS
PRESIDENT WOULD
FREE UP BILL YPZ
OF DOLLARS FOR
THE U.S. POSTAL
SERVICE TO
ACCOMPLISH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO
REVITALIZE THAT
ORGANIZATION FOR
DECADES TO COME.
I HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT
YOUR
BUSINESS PLAN.
IT IS STANDARD
PRACTICE AS AN
EXECUTIVE TO COME
IN, MEET WITH
YOUR TEAM AND
DEVELOP A PLAN
BEFORE EXECUTING
CHANGES.
THIS WAS THE PLAN
RELEASED IN
MAY BEFORE YOU
BECAME POST
MASTER GENERAL.
DID YOU MAKE ANY
WRITTEN
MODIFICATIONS TO
THIS PLAN SINCE
YOU HAVE TAKEN
OFFICE?
>> FIRST OF ALL,
YOU ARE
INCORRECT ON MY
POSITION ON THE
PREFUNDING OF THE
HEALTHCARE.
I KNOW YOU
SUPPORT IT.
>> YES, I SUPPORT
IT.
>> I SAID THAT,
YES.
BUT HAVE YOU MADE
ANY
MODIFICATIONS TO
THE BUSINESS
PLAN?
>> I'M WORKING ON
MAKING
MODIFICATIONS OF
THE PLAN.
>> IN FACT ON
AUGUST 13th,
DEVELOPING A
STRATEGIC PLAN TO
ACHIEVE FINANCIAL
STABILITY.
IS THAT A PLAN
YOU ARE WORKING
ON?
>> IT IS APPROVED
BY THE BOARD
OF GOVERNORS.
I MUST SAY WE DO
NEED TO
IDENTIFY THAT
LEGISLATION ALSO
REQUIRES THAT THE
POSTAL SERVICE
BE SELF
SUSTAINING AND IT
HAS
NOT.
>> THAT'S WHY
GETTING RID OF
THE
PREMANDATE IS SO
IMPORTANT.
I WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE
WORKING UNDER A
WRITTEN PLAN OF
SOME KIND.
IF YOU HAVE MADE
ANY WRITTEN
MODIFICATIONS IN
MEMOES TO TEAM
MEMBERS, WILL YOU
PROVIDE THIS
COMMITTEE WITH
THAT INFORMATION
SO WE KNOW HOW
YOU HAVE MODIFIED
THIS FIVE YEAR
PLAN?
>> WHEN WE COME
OUT WITH A PLAN
--.
>> SURELY YOU
HAVE DOCUMENTS
FLOATING AROUND,
RIGHT?
YOU CAN GIVE US A
DRAFT CAN'T
YOU?
>> I WOULD NOT
--.
>> CAN'T GIVE US
A DRAFT?
WE JUST GOT A
DRAFT SHOWING YOU
ARE DOWN 10%
NATIONAL AND IN
BATTLEGROUNDS
EVEN MORE.
CAN YOU GET THAT
INFORMATION TO
US AS REQUESTED?
>> PROBABLY NOT.
>> LET ME ASK YOU
THIS.
LET'S TURN TO THE
IMPACT YOU
HAVE HAD WITH THE
INTERNAL
COMMUNICATIONS
THAT SHOW SENIOR
MANAGERS NOT TO
EVEN PLUG IN THE
PREVIOUSLY
DISCONNECTED
MACHINES
WITHOUT APPROVAL
FROM HEAD
QUARTERS.
MAIL PROCESSING
EQUIPMENT, BOXES
WILL REMAIN WHERE
THEY ARE.
WILL YOU TELL THE
AMERICAN
PUBLIC RIGHT NOW
THAT USPS
EMPLOYEES CAN
PLUG IN
DISCONNECTED
MACHINES.
>> I'M AWARE OF
THE DIRECTIVE
YOU ARE SPEAKING
ABOUT.
>> IT IS INTERNAL
COMMUNICATION
FROM USPS.
YOU WILL ALLOW
THEM TO PLUG IN
MACHINES TO DO
THEIR JOB?
>> I'M NOT GOING
TO AGREE TO
SOMETHING THAT
I'M UNAWARE OF.
>> THIS IS LIKE
TELLING THEM YOU
CAN'T PLUG IN THE
BLENDERS TO DO
THEIR JOB.
>> THERE MUST BE
A RAENZ IF THE
ORGANIZATION.
>> BUT YOU ARE
THE HEAD OF THE
UNION.
THE BUCK STOPS
WITH ME.
>> THE BUCK ON
WHAT MACHINE GETS
PLUGGED IN?
THAT IS
OUTRAGEOUS.
>> THE FACT THAT
YOU ARE DOWN
10% NATIONALLY.
>> THAT HAS
NOTHING TO DO
WITH
AN UNPLUGGED
MACHINE.
>> WE NOW
RECOGNIZE
CONGRESSMAN
PROCRANA.
EXCUSE ME,
CONGRESSMAN HIES.
>> THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR.
I WILL JUST BRING
UP, IF I MAY,
THE FACT THAT YOU
ALLOWED MR.
RASCON TO GO
SIGNIFICANTLY
OVER
HIS TIME WHILE AT
THE SAME TIME
CUTTING OFF MR.
ROY.
IT IS NOT GOING
UNNOTICED.
I THINK MR. ROY'S
POINT
REGARDING THE
HEROES ACT, THAT
IT WAS $3.4
TRILLION OF SWAMP
SPENDING AND DID
NOT EVEN EXTEND
THE PPP WHICH WAS
WHAT IT WAS
SUPPOSED TO DO.
BUT WHAT THE
HEROES ACT DID
INCLUDE WAS
UNIVERSAL MAIL IN
BALLOTS, NO VOTER
I.D.
FOR ALL
OF THOSE BALLOTS.
THE HEROES ACT
WHICH WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE
ABOUT COVID HELP
AND RELIEF DID
NOT EXTEND PPP
BUT IT DID HAVE A
WHOLE LOT OF
VOTING REFORM IN
IT THAT
ACTUALLY BRINGS
US INTO THE
CONVERSATION HERE
TODAY.
MR. DEJOY, I
THINK YOU WOULD
AGREE WITH ME,
WOULD YOU NOT,
THAT THE SANCTITY
OF THE VOTING
BOX, BALLOT BOX,
IS A PARAMOUNT
ISSUE FOR
AMERICANS?
WOULD YOU AGREE?
>> YES, SIR.
>> I'M SURE ALL
OF US WOULD.
NOW IN 2017,
THERE WAS AN
INVESTIGATION BY
THE OFFICE OF
SPECIAL COUNSEL
THAT CONCLUDED
THAT THE UNITED
STATES POSTAL
SERVICE
IMPROPERLY
COORDINATED
WITH THE POSTAL
WORKERS UNION IN
SUPPORT OF
HILLARY CLINTON.
THE INVESTIGATION
WENT ON AND
STATED THAT IT
WAS A SYSTEMATIC
VIOLATION OF THE
HATCH ACT THAT
WAS INVOLVED.
MANY POSTAL
WORKERS HAD HAD
TO
-- WERE REQUIRED
TO WORK
OVERTIME TO MAKE
UP FOR THE
ABSENCE OF ALL OF
THAT.
IT IS ALSO VERY
INTERESTING THAT
THE UNION WE ARE
REFERRING TO,
THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF
LETTER CARRIERS,
WHICH JUST TEN
DAYS AGO,
ENDORSED BIDEN
FOR
PRESIDENT.
LET ME ASK YOU,
HOW MANY
FRAUDULENT VOTES
ARE NECESSARY
FOR IT TO BE
CONSIDERED TOO
MANY?
>> I DON'T KNOW,
SIR.
I GUESS ONE.
>> I WOULD SAY
ONE.
WE DON'T WANT
FRAUDULENT VOTES.
THERE IS NO
REASON FOR US TO
HAVE THAT.
YOUR PREDECESSOR,
MISS BRENNAN
COMMITTED TO
FULLY IMPLEMENT
SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS,
ALL
OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM OSC
TO AVOID FUTURE
HATCH
VIOLATIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK YOU, WHAT
KIND OF CHANGES
HAVE YOU MADE TO
PREVENT THESE
TYPE OF
VIOLATIONS
FROM TAKING PLACE
IN THE FUTURE?
>> CONGRESSMAN,
THAT IS NOT A
FOCUS THAT I HAVE
HAD IN MY 70
DAYS BUT I WILL
TAKE A LOOK AT
THE STATUS OF
THAT INITIATIVE
AND GET BACK TO
YOU.
>> OKAY.
I WOULD
APPRECIATE YOU
GETTING
BACK WITH US.
THERE IS NO
QUESTION IN MY
MIND
THAT THE VAST
MAJORITY OF USPS
WORKERS ARE
FAITHFUL WORKERS.
THEY ARE HONEST
DEDICATED PUBLIC
SERVANTS.
THAT BEING SAID,
WHAT THE OSC
HAS IDENTIFIED IS
WITHOUT
QUESTION MANY
CASES, POLITICAL
BIAS.
AND IN FACT --
JUST LAY THIS
OUT, WHEN YOU
HAVE A UNION THAT
CONSISTS OF
300,000 WORKERS
AND
THAT UNION COMES
OUT AND
ENDORSES A
CANDIDATE IN THIS
CASE, BIDEN, AND
THEN THAT UNION
IS SUPPOSED TO BE
EXPECTED TO
ACCURATELY HANDLE
AND DELIVER
BALLOTS TO BOTH
PARTIES FAIRLY,
DOES THAT RAISE
ANY CONCERNS FOR
YOU AT ALL?
>> SIR, I RESPECT
EVERYBODY'S
RIGHT TO SUPPORT
CANDIDATES AND
DONATE TO
CANDIDATES.
I HAVE DONE SO
MYSELF FOR 20
YEARS.
IN MY MIND IT
DOESN'T RAISE ANY
AWARENESS OF
CONCERN WITH
REGARD
TO POSTAL
WORKERS.
THE POSTAL
SERVICE HAS
650,000
PEOPLE.
WE WILL HAVE LIKE
THE REST OF
THE AMERICAN
SOCIETY, WE WILL
HAVE PEOPLE WHO
DON'T PAY
ATTENTION TO THE
LAWS.
BUT FOR THE MOST
PART I BELIEVE
IN THE ABILITY TO
DONATE.
>>> HOPEFULLY WE
HAVE JUDGES
THAT WILL GIVE IT
A FAIR CALL.
IF THEY GIVE IT A
FAIR CALL, WE
WILL WIN THIS
ELECTION.
THE ONLY WAY THEY
CAN TAKE THIS
ELECTION FROM US
IS IF THIS IS A
RIGGED ELECTION.
WE ARE GOING TO
WIN THIS
ELECTION.
WE ARE GOING TO
WIN THIS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
.
>> I'M JUST
SAYING, WE CANNOT
HAVE THESE LIVE
-- SOME PEOPLE
CALL THEM
UNIVERSAL, I LIKE
THE
WORD LIVE -- SENT
TO EVERYONE,
PEOPLE WHO NEVER
ASKED FOR THEM.
YOU'RE SITTING
THERE AND YOU GET
A BALLOT.
HERE'S THE BOTTOM
LINE.
IT WAS JUST GIVEN
IN THE POLLS
BECAUSE THE POLLS
TRY TO TREAT
US WEIRD.
RASMUSSEN DID
WELL, A FEW OF
THE
OTHERS DID WELL.
THOSE ARE THE
ONES THAT I LOOK
AT, THE ONES THAT
DID WELL LAST
TIME.
IF YOU LOOK AT
IT, EVERY SINGLE
VOTE THAT THEY
HAVE, EVERY
SINGLE VOTE IS
GOING TO BE
LOOKED AT.
A MAN OR A WOMAN
IS SITTING
WAITING FOR
NOTHING, WATCHING
TELEVISION AND NO
ENTHUSIASM
BECAUSE THE POLLS
ARE SAYING I'M
UP BY MASSIVE
NUMBERS, NOT JUST
A LITTLE, I'M WAY
UP ON THE
ECONOMY.
BUT I'M UP BY
MASSIVE -- WHEN I
SAY I'M UP, I'M
TALKING ABOUT
WE'RE UP.
IF YOU COULD.
I'M UP ON MASSIVE
NUMBERS.
OUR VOTERS ARE
SAYING, I'M VERY
ANGRY ABOUT THIS,
I'LL GO TO THE
POLLS DIRECTLY
AND VOTE.
THEIR VOTERS ARE
>>> HERE IS THE BALLOT, IT JUST 
GOT TO YOU. 
IT 
>> HE SAYS, WHAT THE HELL AM I 
GOING TO DO WITH THIS THING? 
YOU HAVE SOMEONE KNOCKING ON 
YOUR DOOR. 
HEY, HAVE YOU GOT YOUR BALLOT? 
WILL YOU SIGNING? 
>> IF YOU WANT. 
HERE IT IS. 
GET OUT OF HERE. 
THAT IS THE MOST HONEST WAY OF 
DOING IT. 
THAT IS UNFAIR. 
THAT IS UNFAIR. 
NOW THEY TAKE THE ENTHUSIASM 
THAT OUR PARTY HAS, AND WE HAVE 
TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM. 
WE HAVE RECORD ENTHUSIASM. 
WE HAVE A BASE, THE LIKES OF 
WHICH NO ONE HAS SEEN, 
INCLUDING THESE PEOPLE. 
WHAT A FANTASTIC STORY THAT TO 
THIS WEEKEND, A FANTASTIC COVER 
STORY THIS WEEKEND. 
EVERYBODY HERE IS GOING TO 
VOTE. 
WE HAD A TREMENDOUS BASE. 
THEY DOWN. 
THEY HAVE NO ENTHUSIASM. 
FRANKLY, BERNIE SANDERS, 
THERE'S MUCH MORE ENTHUSIASM 
FOR HIM. 
BERNIE SANDERS, AGAIN, HE'S THE 
GREATEST LOSER I HAVE EVER SEEN.
THIS GUY CAN THESE AND BE SO 
HAPPY. 
HILLARY CLINTON, I WANT TO USE 
NICE LANGUAGE. 
STARTS WITH THE WORD ESSAY, AND 
SEE -- THEY WILL SAY THAT I 
USED BAD LANGUAGE IN NORTH 
CAROLINA. 
BERNIE SANDERS GOT TAKEN 
ADVANTAGE OF. 
IS THAT OKAY? 
BY HILLARY CLINTON. 
WORSE. 
BY THE DEMOCRATS. 
POCAHONTAS, ELIZABETH WARREN 
GOT OUT OF THE CAMPAIGN. 
ONE DAY, SHE TRIED THE SUPER 
TUESDAY VOTE, BERNIE SANDERS 
WOULD'VE WON EVERY SINGLE STATE,
AND WENT BY A LITTLE BIT, SHE 
DID NOT DO WELL. 
SHE TOOK THOUSANDS OF VOTES 
AWAY. 
IF YOU HAD THE PERCENTAGE OF 
THE VOTES BACK, THAT MEANS THAT 
BERNIE WOULD HAVE ONE EASILY. 
I'M GLAD HE DIDN'T, HE HAD A 
MUCH MORE ENTHUSIASM, HE WOULD 
HAVE HAD A MUCH SMALLER BASE 
THAN OURS. 
I HAVE TO SAY THIS, EQUALLY 
ENTHUSIASTIC, THIS BASE DOESN'T 
LIKE JOE BIDEN. 
THEY DO NOT LIKE JOE BIDEN. 
WE WILL GET A LOT OF VOTES. 
PEOPLE WERE SURPRISED. 
I KNOW HOW OTHER COUNTRIES TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF US. 
I UNDERSTAND THAT. 
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT BERNIE 
SANDERS PEOPLE REALLY FEEL, I 
UNDERSTAND TRADE. 
I HAVE DONE U.S. McA. 
I GOT TO READ AT THE NAFTA. 
THE CHINA TARIFFS -- CHINA HAD 
THE WORST YEAR THAT THEY HAVE 
HAD IN 67 YEARS, PRIOR TO THE 
PLAY. 
THE WORST YEAR THAT THEY HAVE 
HAD IN DECADES. 
WE HAVE HAD THE BEST YEAR WE 
HAVE EVER HAD. 
WE TOOK 1 BILLION FROM CHINA. 
WE NEVER TOOK INTENTIONS FROM 
CHINA. 
FROM CHINA, 25 YEARS. 
NOT ONLY OBAMA, BUT FOR 25 
YEARS, CHINA WAS TAKING IN 
ANYWHERE BETWEEN 200 BILLION, 
WITH A B, AND $550 BILLION, 
FROM THE UNITED STATES. 
I GIVE THEM ALL THE CREDIT. 
NUMBER ONE FOR BEING SMART, 
AND, THE REPRESENTATIVES -- 
CHINA, WE BUILD CHINA. 
WE GAVE THEM THREE, FOUR, $500 
BILLION PER YEAR. 
BEFORE THAT, BEFORE THE WTO, 
AND THEN GETTING INTO IT, CHINA 
WAS FLATLINED. 
CHINA, IT WAS AFTER THAT 
HAPPENED, THAT THEY TOOK 
ADVANTAGE OF US. 
WE DID NOT HAVE PEOPLE. 
BIDEN WOULD BE THE WORST OF ALL 
OF THEM, HIS SON TOOK OUT 1 1/2 
BILLION DOLLARS, MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS A YEAR. 
GIVE ME A BREAK. 
CHINA WILL OWN OUR COUNTRY, IF 
THIS GUY GETS ELECTED. 
SO -- WE HAVE A BIG ONE COMING. 
JUST TO FINISH THE ENTHUSIASM, 
THEY TAKE THE ENTHUSIASM NOW 
OUT OF THE EQUATION, BECAUSE 
THEY WILL GO KNOCK ON 
EVERYBODY'S DOOR. 
WILL YOU SIGN THIS? 
NO ONE KNOWS WHO IS SIGNING IT. 
NOW THEY WILL WANT TO HAVE IT 
WHERE THE SIGNATURE DOES NOT 
HAVE TO BE VERIFIED. 
THE SIGNATURE DOES NOT HAVE TO 
BE VERIFIED. 
THEN, THEY ARE GOING TO PLAY 
THE GAME THAT WE ARE NOT 
PATRIOTIC. 
WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS USING 
COVID-19 TO STEAL THE ELECTION. 
THEY ARE USING COVID-19 TO 
DEPRIVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,  
ALL OF OUR PEOPLE OF A FAIR AND 
FREE ELECTION. 
DON'T LET THEM GIVE YOU THE 
POST OFFICE STAFF. 
THE POSTAL SERVICE, THEY DO A 
GREAT JOB. 
THEY LOSE A LOT OF MONEY. 
IF THEY CHARGED AMAZON AND 
THESE COMPANIES, A COUPLE 
DOLLARS MORE A PACKAGE, THEN 
AMAZON WOULD HAVE TO PAY, NOT 
THE CUSTOMER, YOU KNOW WHAT 
HAPPENED? 
THEY WOULD START DOING VERY 
WELL. 
LET THE POST OFFICE TO DO IT, 
AND THEY CAN LOSE A FORTUNE. 
THAT IS WHAT AMAZON SAYS. 
OF COURSE, I JUST TELL IT LIKE 
IT IS. 
RIGHT? 
WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MORE -- WE 
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MORE DURING 
THE FIRST THREE AND HALF YEARS 
OF THIS ADMINISTRATION, THAN 
ANY PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF 
OUR COUNTRY. 
NOT EVEN GETTING PUSHED BACK, I 
HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR TWO 
OR THREE YEARS. 
FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS. 
WE HAVE DONE MORE -- LET'S SAY 
LIKE THIS, WE CAN SAY, SOMEONE 
WANTING A WAR. 
WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN 
ANY ADMINISTRATION HAS IN OUR 
COUNTRY. 
WE HAVE SECURED OUR BORDER. 
WE BUILT OUR WALL, WHICH WILL 
BE FINISHED SHORTLY. 
WE BROUGHT BACK MANUFACTURING. 
WE HAVE DEFEATED THE ENTIRE 
ISIS CALIPHATE, AND KILLED 
OUTBACK DADDY. 
WE ALSO KILLED THE GREATEST 
BIGGEST TERRORS OF THE CYST OF 
THE BIGGEST TERRORISTS. 
WE APPOINTED 300 NEW JUDGES, BY 
THE END WE WILL APPOINT 300. 
IT UNHEARD OF NUMBER. 
THAT IS BECAUSE PRESIDENT OBAMA 
WAS VERY NICE AND HE GAVE ME 
142 OPENINGS. 
HISTORICALLY, HISTORICALLY, 
WHEN YOU BECOME PRESIDENT, THEY 
SAY THIS IS HOW MANY JUDGES, 
AND YOU'LL SAY NONE. 
THE PREVIOUS PRESIDENT, IT IS A 
VERY IMPORTANT THING. 
FEDERAL JUDGES. 
I HAVE APPOINTED -- WELL, WE 
WILL HAVE APPOINTED 350 BY THE 
END OF THE FIRST TERM. 
I SAT DOWN AND I SAID, HOW MANY 
JUDGES DO I GET TO APPOINT? 
THEY SAID, 142. 
HE THOUGHT THAT HILLARY WAS 
GOING TO WIN. 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
THE REPUBLICANS DID NOT MAKE IT 
EASY. 
WE ENDED UP WITH 142 JUDGES. 
THEN, WE WILL END UP WITH 302 
GREAT SUPPORTING COURT JUSTICES.
REMEMBER THIS, I AM DEMANDING A 
LIST. 
LET'S PUT UP A LIST OF THE 
JUDGES THAT HE WILL TAKE OUT, 
LIKE I DID. 
WE WILL TAKE A MEDICAL LIST, WE 
WILL BE ANNOUNCING A LIST WITH 
THE JUDGES THAT WE HAD AND WE 
MIGHT ADD A FEW MORE. 
THEN YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY 
WHERE WE STAND. 
HE CANNOT DO IT. 
THE RADICAL LEFT WILL DEMAND 
THAT HE APPOINTS SUPER RADICAL 
LEFT, WILD AND CRAZY JUSTICES 
GOING INTO THE SUPREME COURT. 
YOUR AMERICAN DREAM WILL BE 
DEAD IF THAT HAPPENS. 
IT WILL BE DEAD. 
BY THE WAY, THE PRESIDENT, I 
HAVE HAD TO, SOME PRESIDENTS 
HAVE HAD NONE. 
I HAVE HAD TWO AND A SHORT 
PERIOD OF TIME, AND, THE NEXT 
ONE COULD HAVE TWO, THREE, 
FOUR, EVEN FIVE. WHETHER YOU 
ARE LOOKING AT THE SECOND 
AMENDMENT, OR MILITARY, THIS IS 
SO IN YOUR TENT. 
YOU HAVE TO DO THIS AND YOU 
HAVE TO WIN THE ELECTION. 
WE BROUGHT BACK MANUFACTURING. 
WE REBUILT OUR MILITARY. 
WHEN I CAME, ISIS WAS ALL OVER. 
THE PRIME MINISTER OF IRAQ WAS 
IN LAST WEEK, AND HE SAID I 
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DEFEATING 
ISIS. 
I SAID, ME OR THE UNITED 
STATES? 
WHEN YOU CAME INTO OFFICE, IT 
WAS A MESS. 
THEY WERE ALL OVER IRAQ AND 
SYRIA. 
YOU DEFEATED THEM, AND I SAID, 
GOOD, TELL THAT TO THE MEDIA 
PLEASE. 
HE SAID I WILL, SO LET'S SEE IF 
HE DOES. 
WE HAVE PASSED THE BIGGEST TAX 
CUTS AND REGULATION CUTS IN THE 
HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. 
WE HAVE REPLACED THE WORST 
DEAL, EVER MADE, NAFTA, WITH A 
GREAT DEAL THAT WILL KEEP OUR 
COMPANIES HERE. 
IT WILL BE TREATING US VERY 
NICELY. 
I WOULD NOT SAY THE OTHERS 
COUNTRIES WERE THRILLED WITH 
IT, BUT THEY WERE HAPPY ENOUGH. 
A LOT OF OUR BROKEN AND BAD 
TRADE DEALS WERE GETTING $40 
BILLION FROM JAPAN. 
WE FIXED A HORRIBLE DEAL THAT 
WAS MADE WITH SOUTH KOREA. 
250,000 JOBS. 
SHE WAS RIGHT. 
THE JOB SENT TO SOUTH KOREA, 
NOT US. 
SHE SAID IT WOULD PRODUCE 
250,000 JOBS, AND IT DID, TO 
SOUTH KOREA. 
WE STOOD UP TO THAT I LIKE NO 
ONE HAS EVER STOOD UP BETWEEN 
THE TERRACE. 
THE TERRACE AND THE TRADE DEAL, 
DO NOT FORGET, WHEN I MADE THAT 
THE INK WAS NOT TO DRY BEFORE 
THE CHINA VIRUS POURED INTO OUR 
COUNTRY. 
IT HAS DONE VERY WELL. 
IN THE PAST WEEK THEY HAD THE 
LARGEST ORDER OF CORN, THE 
LARGEST ORDER OF SOYBEANS, AND, 
THEY ARE DOING THINGS. 
THEY ARE VERY SMART. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY SEE MY 
ATTITUDE, AND THEY SAY WE ARE 
NOT GOING TO ORDER. 
THEY SAY THE OPPOSITE. 
I GOT A CALL LAST WEEK -- SIR, 
ACTUALLY -- HERE -- I GOT A 
CALL, THEY ORDERED THE LARGEST 
ORDER OF CORN IN THE HISTORY OF 
OUR COUNTRY. 
TWICE. 
TWICE. 
THE LARGEST ORDER OF CORN. 
THE LARGEST ORDER OF SOYBEANS. 
SOMEONE ELSE WOULD SAY THAT 
RUNNING A COUNTRY -- WE ARE NOT 
GOING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM. 
HE'S NOT SAYING NICE THINGS. 
CHINA IS VERY SMART. 
THEY ORDER MORE CORN THAN WE 
HAVE EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. 
THEY WERE MORE SOYBEANS THAN WE 
EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE, AND NOW 
FARMERS ARE CALLING ME UP, 
SAYING FARMERS, SIR, CHINA 
LOVES THEM. 
PLEASE DON'T BE TOO DIFFICULT. 
WE DO TOO GOOD OF A JOB 
SOMETIMES. 
WE ACHIEVED AMERICAN ENERGY 
INDEPENDENCE. 
WE ARE NUMBER ONE AND THE WORLD.
I SAW WHERE THESE PHONIES -- 
THEY WANT TO GO TO WIND ENERGY. 
I THINK THEY JUST WANT TO CLOSE 
UP THE COUNTRY. 
THEY ARE TAKING AWAY OUR 
STRENGTH. 
THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING. 
SOLAR CAN DO IT. 
IT IS SO FUN. 
VERY EXPENSIVE. 
BUT, HOWEVER, THEY WANT TO GO 
TO OTHER FORMS OF ALTERNATIVE 
ENERGY. 
I THINK THAT THAT IS OKAY. 
IT IS NOT GOING TO POWER THESE 
MASSIVE FACTORIES. 
HYDROELECTRICITY, I LOVE. 
IT IS ONE OF MY ALL-TIME 
FAVORITES. 
I LOVE IT, I HAVE TO TELL YOU. 
YOU DON'T SEE IT TOO MUCH. 
THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY THAT 
YOU CANNOT BUILD A DAM THERE. 
WE CAN. 
WE HAVE DONE THINGS THAT NO ONE 
THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE, LIKE THE 
KEYSTONE PIPELINE. 
WE GOT THAT APPROVED. 
THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE. 
THEY WERE BOGGED DOWN, RIGHT? 
WE HAVE THINGS OF THAT TODAY 
SAID YOU COULD NOT GET DONE. 
WE HAVE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE, 
AND THEY SAID WE WANT TO BAN 
FRACKING. 
NO FRACKING. 
HOW DO YOU THINK THEY WILL DO 
IN TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, LOUISIANA, 
AND NORTH DAKOTA? 
THERE IS NO FRACKING. 
THEY WANT NO FOSSIL FUEL 
WHATSOEVER. 
NO GAS, NO OIL, NO NOTHING. 
THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING. 
NOW, THEY ARE GETTING KILLED. 
THE POLE JUST CAME OUT, AND 
TEXAS WAS NOT HAPPY. 
THEY WANT NO GUNS. 
THEY WANT TO KNOW OIL. 
THEY WANT TO KNOW GOD, GUNS, OR 
OIL. 
NO OIL, NO RELIGION, NO GAS. 
I DON'T THINK YOU WILL DO TOO 
GOOD IN TEXAS. 
GEORGE WASHINGTON COULD COME 
BACK FROM THE DEAD, AND HE 
COULD BE THE VP CANDIDATE, LATE 
GREAT ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AND YOU 
WILL NOT WIN THE STATE OF TEXAS 
IF YOU HAVE NO OIL, NO GUNS AND 
NO RELIGION. 
YOU WILL NOT WIN TOO MANY 
PLACES. 
WE ELIMINATED OBAMA CARE IS 
HORRIBLE AND VERY UNFAIR 
INDIVIDUAL MANDATE WHICH 
KNOCKED OUT OBAMA CARE. 
IT'S KNOCKED OUT OBAMA CARE. 
WE HAD PROTECTED YOUR SECOND 
AMENDMENT. 
WE CUT DRUG PRICES FOR THE 
FIRST TIME IN 51 YEARS. 
WE HAVE DRUG PRICES -- I DID A 
THING -- WE PAY THE SAME AS THE 
LOWEST PRICES 
WITH THE BEST 
DEAL. 
THE DRUG 
COMPANIES ARE 
GOING CRAZY, 
AND, I SAID I 
WENT TO MARK 
MEADOWS -- I 
SAID, MARK, THEY 
ARE KILLING ME. 
THEY WANT 
NOTHING BUT CASH.
BIG PHARMA, THEY 
CALL IT THAT FOR 
A REASON. 
THERE IS STILL 
ONE THAT GIVES 
POLITICIANS A 
MORE THAN BIG 
PHARMA. 
NOT EVEN CLOSE. 
I SAID, IF YOU 
WILL NOT 
NEGOTIATE A FAIR 
DEAL THEN WE 
WILL GO TO THE 
BIGGEST GUYS. 
THEY SAID DON'T 
DO THAT. 
YOU KNOW -- WE 
HAVE COUNTRIES 
OUT THERE THAT 
ARE PAYING A 
TINY FRACTION OF 
WHAT OUR PEOPLE 
ARE EXPECTED TO 
PAY. 
IF YOU HAVE A 
COUNTRY LIKE 
GERMANY OR ANY 
OTHER, AND THEY 
MAKE -- EITHER 
WAY -- THE UK -- 
ALL OF EUROPE, 
CANADA PAYS 50 
PERCENT. 
50 PERCENT LESS. 
PEOPLE LEAVE OUR 
COUNTRY, AND 
THEN THEY COME 
BACK HOME. 
THIS IS THE 
BENEFIT. 
REBATE, INSTEAD 
OF MONEY GOING 
TO THE 
MIDDLEMAN, IT 
WOULD BE THE 
RICHEST PEOPLE 
IN THE WORLD. 
THEY GET SO 
MUCH, THEY GET 
MORE THAN 
FRANKLY THE DRUG 
COMPANIES. 
NOW IT GOES TO 
PEOPLE, AND I 
INSTITUTED A 
FAVORITE NATION 
CHIP. 
IT IS SIMPLE, 
YOU HAVE THE 
IDEAL. 
WHATEVER THE 
LOWEST PRICE AND 
THE WORLD, WE 
ARE THE BIGGEST 
PURCHASER OF 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUGS AND THE 
WORLD BY FAR. 
WHATEVER THE 
LOWEST PRICE IS, 
THAT OTHER 
COUNTRIES PAY -- 
ANY OTHER 
COUNTRY PAYING 
$.10 PER PILL, 
AND WE PAY 
$2.50, IT'S NOT 
AN EXAGGERATION. 
BELIEVE ME. 
BUT HAPPENS IS 
THAT THAT DOES 
NOT WORK, SO 
THEY WILL GO UP, 
AND WE WILL COME 
DOWN. 
FAVORITE NATION'S
, I WANT TO PAY 
THE LOWEST PRICE 
ANYWHERE IN THE 
WORLD. 
WE WANT THE 
FAVORITE NATION'S
-- THEY HAD A 
HEART ATTACK. 
I SIGNED IT. 
THEY DID NOT 
BELIEVE ME. 
THEY HAVE 
MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS OF ADS, 
AND -- SAYING I 
BELIEVE IN 
SOCIALISM. 
THE SOCIALISTS, 
SOME OF THE 
SOCIALIST 
COUNTRIES GET 
THE LOWEST 
PRICE. 
THE ONLY THING 
THAT I HAVE WITH 
SOCIALISM IS I 
WANT THEIR PRICE.
THAT IS THE ONLY 
THING. 
OTHER THAN THAT, 
OUR COUNTRY WILL 
NEVER BE A 
SOCIALIST 
COUNTRY. 
YOU CAN GET CUT, 
YOU CAN GET CUT. 
>> USA, USA, USA!
>> YOU COULD GET 
CUT 50, 60, OR 
70 PERCENT. 
MAYBE EVEN MORE 
THAN LESS THAN 
THAT ON 
PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG PRICES. 
WOULDN'T IT TO 
BE A KICK IN THE 
[NULL]?  
IF A LOST AND 
SLEEPY JOE AS 
PRESIDENT, I AM 
THIS THING KICKS 
IN, SOON, 30 OR 
40 DAYS, PEOPLE 
WAKE UP WITHOUT 
THE ELECTION, 
BIDEN HAS DONE A 
GREAT JOB. 
WHAT A GREAT 
PRESIDENT -- 
LADY JOE WOULD 
SAY I THOUGHT 
ABOUT THAT. 
EVERYONE KNEW 
ABOUT FAVORITE 
NATIONS. 
NO ONE HAD THE 
GUTS TO DO IT. 
I WAS TOLD BY 
POLITICIANS, 
DON'T DO IT. 
I SAID WHY? 
I KNOW WHY. 
YOU NOW. 
THEY ARE 
POLITICIANS AND 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
HELPED OUT, AND 
WE WOULD HAVE TO 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
TOO. 
YOUR NUMBERS 
WILL COME DOWN, 
AND I HOPE YOU 
REMEMBER THAT. 
AND NO ONE BUT ME
-- WILL EVER SAY 
IT. 
THE OTHER THING 
THAT I HAVE 
DONE, ASIDE FROM 
VERY STRONGLY 
DETECTING YOUR 
SECOND 
AMENDMENT, WHICH 
WAS NOT EASY -- 
IT WAS NOT EASY. 
BY THE WAY, THEY 
WILL TAKE YOUR 
GUNS AWAY I SURE 
AS YOU ARE 
STANDING OR 
SITTING THERE. 
IT WILL TAKE 
YOUR GUNS AWAY. 
EITHER THAT OR 
OBLITERATE THE 
SECOND AMENDMENT 
AREA THE RIGHT 
TO BEAR ARMS. 
YOU HAVE THE 
RIGHT TO BEAR 
ARMS WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT 
PORTLAND, AND 
YOU SEE HOW WEAK 
THE DEMOCRATS 
ARE. 
THE GOVERNOR, 
THE MAYOR, HOW 
PATHETIC. 
THEY WRITE EVERY 
NIGHT. 
WE ARE SAYING 
LET US COME IN 
AND SOLVE THEIR 
PROBLEMS. 
WE WILL SOLID 
FOR YOU AND ONE 
HOUR, LIKE WE 
DID IN 
MINNEAPOLIS, 
MINNESOTA. 
FIVE OR SIX 
NIGHTS. 
LET US COME IN. 
WE WILL SOLVE 
YOUR PROBLEM. 
THEY ARE USED TO 
IT. 
THIS IS THE WAY 
THE WHOLE 
COUNTRY WOULD BE 
IF YOU LET 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THIS HAPPEN. 
THIS IS THE WAY 
OUR WHOLE 
COUNTRY WOULD 
BE. 
WE PROTECTED 
YOUR PRE-
EXISTING 
CONDITIONS VERY 
STRONGLY. 
YOU DON'T HEAR 
THAT. 
WE GOT RID OF 
THE HORRIBLE 
INDIVIDUAL 
MANDATE THAT 
COST EVERYONE A 
FORTUNE. 
EVERY REPUBLICAN 
IS SWORN TO 
PROTECTING YOUR 
PRE-EXISTING 
CONDITIONS. 
IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
YOU WILL NOT 
HEAR THAT TERM. 
WE PASSED 
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
AND BE A CHOICE. 
WE MOBILIZED THE 
LARGEST 
RESPONSES SINCE 
THE SECOND WORLD 
WAR. 
WE ARE DOING AN 
INCREDIBLE JOB 
WITH THE CHINA 
VIRUS. 
I WILL TALK TO 
YOU ABOUT THAT. 
WILL ANYBODY BE 
LISTENING ON 
THURSDAY NIGHT? 
JUST VERY 
QUICKLY, IN THE 
SECOND TERM 
AMONG MANY OTHER 
THINGS, WE WILL 
CONTINUE WITH 
OUR MILITARY. 
WE BUILT THE 
STRONGEST 
MILITARY BY FAR. 
IT WAS DEPLETED. 
IT WAS DEPLETED 
LIKE YOU WOULD 
NOT BELIEVE. 
WE HAVE THE BEST 
JETS AND ROCKETS 
AND EQUIPMENT AT 
ANY TIME. 
TANKS WERE MADE 
IN OHIO. 
TANKS MADE IN 
OHIO. 
I THINK USUALLY 
WITHIN THE FIRST 
10 MONTHS, THEY 
WILL RAISE YOUR 
TAXES. 
ALL MY LIFE AS A 
POLITICIAN, YOU 
LIKE TO LOWER 
TAXES. 
THIS IS THE ONLY 
ELECTION WHERE 
THEY SAY WE WILL 
RAISE YOUR 
TAXES. 
THEY WILL 
QUADRUPLE YOUR 
TAXES. 
THERE ARE ALL OF 
THESE PROJECTS, 
THEY WILL NOT 
GET BUILT. 
THEY WILL RAISE 
YOUR TAXES. 
THEY WILL RAISE 
YOUR 
REGULATIONS. 
THEY WILL MAKE 
IT IMPOSSIBLE TO 
BUILD A HIGHWAY. 
A LONG TIME, IN 
SOME CASES TO 
GET APPROVAL TO 
GET A HIGHWAY, 
RIGHT? 
IT MAY GET 
REJECTED, AND WE 
WILL KNOW 
QUICKLY. 
WE WILL NOT TAKE 
17 YEARS FOR THE 
HIGHWAYS. 
THEY ARE NOT AS 
GOOD. 
SOME OF THEM GO 
IN CIRCLES, THEY 
-- LET'S BEEN 37 
MILLION. 
A LOOK. 
YOU HAVE TO BE 
SMART. 
YOU HAVE TO BE 
SMART AND WIN 
THE ELECTION. 
ALSO, CREATE TAX 
CREDITS FOR 
COMPANIES THAT 
BRING OUR JOBS 
BACK FROM CHINA 
AND OTHER 
COUNTRIES, AND 
THOSE TARIFFS ON 
COUNTRIES THAT 
TAKE ADVANTAGE 
OF THE UNITED 
STATES. THEY 
HAVE BEEN TAKING 
ADVANTAGE OF US 
FOR YEARS AND 
YEARS. 
I HAVE DONE IT. 
WE HAVE 
COUNTRIES THAT 
TERRIFY US AND 
WE DON'T TARIFF 
THEM. 
IT IS SIMPLE. 
IT IS CALLED 
RECIPROCAL. 
THEY TARIFF US, 
WE TARIFF THEN. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
FULLY FUND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AND 
HIRE MORE POLICE.
WE ARE GOING TO 
GO WITH SCHOOL 
CHOICE. 
WE HAVE MADE A 
LOT OF PROGRESS 
ON SCHOOL CHOICE.
WE ARE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO 
EXPAND 
OPPORTUNITIES -- 
THERE HAS BEEN 
NOTHING BETTER, 
DO NOT FORGET, 
IT WAS US 
TOGETHER THAT 
GOD CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE REFORM 
DONE. 
THE GREATEST 
THING FOR THE 
BLACK COMMUNITY. 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITIES 
CAME, AND THEY 
SAID WE CANNOT 
BELIEVE IT, 
OBAMA DID NOT 
EVEN TRY. 
NOT ONLY THAT, 
BUT I GOT FUNDED 
BY HISTORICALLY 
BLACK A COLLEGE 
AND UNIVERSITY. 
I GOT BEEN 
FUNDED. 
THEY WERE NOT 
FUNDED. 
THEY WERE FOUR 
YEARS -- THEY 
DID NOT KNOW IF 
THEY WOULD BE 
AROUND FOR A 
YEAR. 
THEY CAME INTO 
THE WHITE HOUSE, 
AND I SAID, WHY 
DO YOU GUYS KEEP 
COMING BACK? 
YOU HAVE TO COME 
BACK EVERY YEAR. 
WE HAVE THE LOW 
TERM FINANCING 
AND LONG-TERM 
FUNDING. 
NO ONE HAS DONE 
MORE FOR THE 
HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITY, 
NOBODY. 
NO ONE HAS DONE 
MORE FOR THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY. 
NO PRESIDENT HAS 
EVER DONE AS 
MUCH AS ANYONE 
-- I SAY IT, 
SINCE ABRAHAM 
LINCOLN. 
IT'S TRUE. 
IT'S TRUE. 
A CRIMINAL U.S. 
REFORM, 
OPPORTUNITIES 
WITH TIM SCOTT 
OF SOUTH 
CAROLINA. 
HE IS A GREAT 
SENATOR AND A 
GREAT GENTLEMAN. 
TIM SCOTT IS 
FANTASTIC. 
THINK OF IT. 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
REFORM, 
OPPORTUNITIES 
SICK, 
UNIVERSITIES -- 
WHAT WE HAVE 
DONE, IT HAS 
BEEN AMAZING. 
PRIOR TO THE 
VIRUS, THE 
GREATEST JOB 
NUMBERS IN THE 
HISTORY OF THE 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
COMMUNITY AND 
THE HISPANIC 
COMMUNITY, AND 
THE AGING 
COMMUNITY -- I 
WANT TO THANK 
EVERYBODY. 
WE WILL GET RID 
OF THE SANCTUARY 
CITIES AS SOON 
AS WE CAN, SO 
THAT THEY CANNOT 
PROTECT THEM. 
NASA HAD TO CRASH
GOING THROUGH 
THE WORD. 
IT HAD GRASS 
GROWING THROUGH 
THE CRACKS OF 
THE RUNWAY. 
IT WAS A 
DISASTER. 
NOW IT IS THE 
NUMBER ONE SPACE 
CENTER ANYWHERE 
IN THE WORLD BY 
FAR. 
YOU SAW THOSE 
SHIPS GOING UP. 
A LOT OF RICH 
PEOPLE LIKE 
ROCKETS GOING 
UP. 
WE SAY LET'S 
LEASE THEM ARE 
BEAUTIFUL 
LAUNCHING AREAS 
AND SEND THE 
ROCKETS AND LET 
THEM PAY FOR IT. 
WE WILL LAND ON 
MARS. 
WE WILL GO INTO 
MARS AND WE WILL 
BE THE FIRST. 
I JUST WANT TO 
AGAIN, I WANT TO 
THINK -- I WANT 
TO THANK YOU 
FROM THE BOTTOM 
OF MY HEART. 
YOU ARE 
INCREDIBLE 
LAWYERS AND YOU 
HAVE INCREDIBLE 
STRENGTH. 
YOU HAVE 
UNBELIEVABLE 
INTELLIGENCE. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS GREATER, 
THE INTELLIGENCE 
OR THE PATIENT'S
, BUT LET'S 
ASSUME IT IS THE 
INTELLIGENCE. 
WE HAVE THE 
GREATEST THE 
BASE OF SUPPORT 
ANYWHERE, AT ANY 
TIME, AND 
ELECTION, AND 
PEOPLE ARE 
STARTING TO FIND 
OUT. 
THEY FOUND IT 
OUT IN 2016. 
I WILL BE HONEST.
THIS ELECTION, 
WE HAVE A FAR 
GREATER 
ENTHUSIASM IN 
THE SELECTION, 
THEN WE HAVE A 
LEVEL THAT WAS A 
RECORD. 
THEY SAID, WHERE 
ARE THESE PEOPLE 
COMING FROM? 
RIGHT AMERICANS 
HAD NEVER VOTED. 
THEY DID NOT LIKE
WHAT WAS GOING 
ON. 
I WILL NEVER 
FORGET, 
CONGRESSMAN FROM 
TENNESSEE CAME 
UP AND THEY DID 
EARLY VOTING. 
THEY SAID IT, 
PENNSYLVANIA IS 
MAKING A SPEECH. 
HE SAID, SIR, I 
DON'T KNOW I 
CANNOT SPEAK FOR 
ANYBODY BUT I AM 
FROM TENNESSEE 
AND I HAVE BEEN 
DOING THIS FOR A 
LONG TIME. 
I HAVE NEVER 
SEEN ANYTHING 
LIKE IT. 
PEOPLE COME FROM 
THE VALLEYS AND 
THE HILLTOPS. 
THEY'RE COMING 
FROM ALL OVER, 
THEY ARE COMING 
OUT OF THE 
RIVERS, THOSE 
ARE BEAUTIFUL 
FIELDS THAT WE 
HAVE, THEY ARE 
COMING FROM 
EVERYWHERE. 
I'VE NEVER SEEN 
IT. 
IF OTHER STATES 
ARE LIKE 
TENNESSEE, YOU 
WILL WIN THIS 
ELECTION. 
SHE IS THE FIRST 
ONE. 
THEY CAME FROM 
THE MOUNTAINS, 
THEY CAME FROM 
EVERYWHERE. 
HE SAID HE HAD 
NEVER SEEN 
ANYTHING LIKE 
IT. 
PEOPLE THAT HAD 
THE TRUMP HATS, 
THESE ARE PEOPLE 
THAT WERE NEVER 
POLITICAL 
PEOPLE. 
THEY NEVER WERE 
A PIN IN THEIR 
LIFE. 
IT HAS BEEN AN 
INCREDIBLE 
EXPERIENCE FOR 
ME. 
INCREDIBLE. 
I TELL YOU WHAT, 
NEXT YEAR IT 
WILL BE 
INCREDIBLE. 
IT WILL BE A 
GREAT YEAR. 
IT WILL BE A 
YEAR OF 
TREMENDOUS 
SUCCESS. 
WE ARE FIGHTING 
OFF FAVORABLE 
THING THAT WAS 
DELIVERED TO US 
BY CHINA. 
IT WAS BY CHINA 
AND WE WILL 
NEVER FORGET IT. 
I LET THEM NOW, 
WE WILL NEVER 
FORGET WHAT THEY 
DID. 
WE WILL DO GREAT 
THINGS 
ECONOMICALLY. 
WE WILL DO 
BETTER 
ECONOMICALLY 
THAN WE DID LAST 
YEAR, WE CAN 
NEVER FORGET THE 
175,000 PEOPLE, 
REMEMBER THIS. 
WE SAVED 
MILLIONS. 
IF WE DID NOT 
MOVE, IF I DID 
NOT PUT THE BAN 
ON HIGHLY 
INFECTED PEOPLE 
COMING TO OUR 
NATION, FROM 
CHINA, THAT 
EVERYONE TOLD ME 
NOT TO DO -- 
MONTHS LATER, 
THEY ALL EITHER 
APOLOGIZED OR 
HAD ADMITTED 
THAT IT WAS 
RIGHT. 
EUROPE, I SAID 
IF WE DID NOT DO 
THAT THAT OUR 
NUMBERS WOULD BE 
AT A LEVEL THAT 
IS LIKE WHAT YOU 
WOULD NOT BE 
ABLE TO BELIEVE. 
I WANT TO THANK 
EVERYBODY FOR 
THIS INCREDIBLE 
SUPPORT. 
BE VERY CAREFUL. 
BE VERY CAREFUL. 
THIS IS GOING TO 
BE -- THIS IS 
THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
ELECTION IN THE 
HISTORY OF OUR 
COUNTRY. 
DO NOT LET THEM 
TAKE IT AWAY 
FROM ME. 
DON'T LET THEM 
TAKE IT AWAY 
FROM ME. 
NORTH CAROLINA, 
WE LOVE YOU. 
THAT IS WHY I'M 
HERE. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
VERY SPECIAL 
PEOPLE. 
THANK YOU. 
GOD BLESS YOU 
ALL. 
>> I HAVE 
ARTICLES THAT I 
CAN SHOW YOU, 
THAT I'VE ASKED 
TO HAVE VOTING 
MACHINES WERE 
CONNECTED AND 
BROUGHT BACK 
ONLINE. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
TOO SCARED TO 
COME FORWARD TO 
SAY SO. 
YOU INDICATED 
THAT IT IS LOCAL 
LEADERSHIP. 
I URGE YOU SAY 
THAT IT IS NOT 
YOUR JOB TO 
DECIDE WHETHER 
THE SORTING 
MACHINES ARE 
BROUGHT ONLINE 
OR NOT. 
SOMEONE NEEDS TO 
MUTE MADAM 
CHAIR. 
PLEASE MUTE 
YOURSELF. 
>> PLEASE MUTE. 
DEBBIE I NEED AN 
ADDITIONAL 30 
SECONDS ADDED 
BACK ONTO MY 
TIME PLEASE. YOU 
HAVE SUDDENLY 
HEARING IT IS 
NOT YOUR JOB TO 
A DECISION ABOUT 
SORTING 
MACHINES, AND AT 
THE SAME TIME 
YOU HAVE ALSO 
SAID THAT HE 
WILL NOT BRING 
THEM BACK ONLINE 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
NOT NEEDED. 
YOU CANNOT BE 
BOTH. 
MY LOCAL 
HANDLERS WHO 
WORK WITH 
SORTING MACHINES 
EARLY -- THIS 
SPECIFIC BARCODE 
SORTING MACHINE 
SHOWED ME THAT 
IT WOULD NOT BE 
DIFFICULT TO 
PLUG IT BACK IN. 
HOW DIFFICULT 
WOULD IT BE TO 
RECONNECT TO THE 
MACHINES THAT 
HAVE NOT BEEN 
DESTROYED? 
FOR EXAMPLE, ON 
DISPLAY, IF WE 
CAN BRING THAT 
UP ON THE 
SCREEN, I WAS 
SENT A PHOTO 
FROM A 
PROCESSING 
DISTRIBUTION 
SYSTEM IN 
FLORIDA WITH A 
POWER CORD IS 
HANGING FROM THE 
CEILING, AND NOT 
PLUGGED IN. 
MY LOCAL HANDLER 
IS TELLING ME 
THAT THE SORTING 
MACHINE 
REGULARLY ON 
THIS IS THAT 
SPECIFIC MACHINE 
SPECIFICALLY 
WOULD NOT BE 
DIFFICULT TO 
PLUG BACK IN DO 
YOU BELIEVE THAT 
IT IS THE LOCAL 
HANDLERS JOB, TO 
DECIDE WHETHER 
OR NOT THEY NEED 
A SEWING MACHINE,
WILL YOU LET 
THEM PLUG THE 
MACHINE BACK IN 
AND BRING THEM 
BACK ONLINE, AND 
ORDER THAT WE 
CAN GET THE MAIL 
OUT ON TIME, 
WHICH HAS GOTTEN 
WORSE SINCE YOUR 
ARRIVAL? 
>> THE 
CHAIRWOMAN'S 
TIME IS EXPIRED, 
THE ANSWER IS 
REQUESTED. 
>> THAT WAS A 
LONG LIST OF 
ACCUSATIONS. 
>> I WANT A 
SIMPLE ANSWER, 
AS TO WHETHER OR 
NOT -- TO BE IS 
IT MY TIME? 
>> IT IS ALWAYS 
MY TIME. 
I WOULD LIKE AN 
ANSWER TO THE 
QUESTION. 
>> WE HAVE 
MANAGEMENT TEAMS 
-- THEY ARE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR 
MAKING DECISIONS.
THEY TALK ABOUT 
WHAT MACHINES 
THEY USE AND 
WHAT THEY DON'T 
USE. 
>> IT IS DECIDED 
LOCALLY? 
>> HE HAS NOT 
TOLD US THE 
TRUTH IN THIS 
HEARING. 
>> HER TIME HAS 
EXPIRED. 
HER TIME HAS 
EXPIRED. 
>> CONGRESSMAN 
HIGGINS, YOU ARE 
NOW RECOGNIZED. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MADAM CHAIR. 
THAT WAS QUITE A 
DEBACLE. 
THIS IS -- THIS 
IS EXACTLY WHY 
AMERICA DOES NOT 
TRUST CONGRESS. 
OUR CITIES ARE 
ON FIRE. 
THE CHINESE HAVE 
CROSSED THE 
AMERICAN ECONOMY 
WITH A VIRUS. 
THE DEMOCRATS 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT A MAILBOX 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORY. 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL, ARE YOU 
AWARE OF 
EVIDENCE 
WHATSOEVER THAT 
IS SUPPORTING A 
MAIL DELIVERY 
CONSPIRACY? 
>> NO, SIR. 
>> THE QUESTION 
IS, AMERICA 
NEEDS TO HEAR 
THIS, ARE YOU 
AWARE OF ANY 
EVIDENCE 
WHATSOEVER OF A 
MAILBOX, OR MAIL 
DELIVERY 
CONSPIRACIES? 
>> I AM NOT, SIR.
>> THANK YOU FOR 
BEING HERE 
TODAY, LET ME 
ASK YOU, ARE YOU 
HERE ON SUBPOENA 
WERE 
VOLUNTARILY? 
>> VOLUNTARILY. 
>> YOU'RE A 
BETTER MAN THAN 
ME. 
ATTEMPT AFTER 
ATTEMPT BY MY 
COLLEAGUES 
ACROSS THE 
OFFICE, THEY 
TRIED TO 
ASSASSINATE HER 
CHARACTER. 
MIGHT I SUGGEST, 
AS AN AMERICAN 
PATRIOT, AND A 
CONSTITUTIONALIST, 
IF I WAS NOT 
YOU, I WOULD NOT 
HAVE FARED 
BEFORE THIS 
COMMITTEE, FOR 
THE FUTURE. 
CONGRATULATIONS 
ON YOUR 
CHARACTER, FOR 
BEING HERE 
VOLUNTARILY. 
SUBMIT YOURSELF 
FOR THIS 
HARASSMENT. 
I WILL BE 59 
YEARS OF AGE 
TODAY. 
I CANNOT 
REMEMBER A TIME, 
WHEN THE POSTAL 
SERVICE WAS NOT 
IN SOME SORT OF 
FINANCIAL 
TROUBLE, TO 
REMEMBER SOME 
SORT OF ERROR 
THAT I AM NOT 
RECALLING, THAT 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE WAS 
SQUARED AWAY, 
AND OPERATING 
WITHIN BUDGET, 
AND WAS NEVER IN 
FINANCIAL 
TROUBLE? 
>> IN THE LATE 
90s AND EARLY 
2000, WITHIN TWO 
YEARS, IT WAS 
COVERING ITS 
COSTS. 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, 
SIR. 
>> THANK YOU 
SIR, THAT IS 
KIND OF YOU. 
I RECALLED A 
SAYING, OUT OF 
THE LAST 40 OR 
50 YEARS, THERE 
HAVE ONLY BEEN A 
COUPLE OF YEARS 
WHERE THERE WAS 
DESCRIBED AS 
FINANCIAL 
STABILITY, AND 
THE POSTAL 
OFFICE, 
DEDICATED MEN 
AND WOMEN, BUT 
THE FACT IS THAT 
THESE ARE 
LEGENDARY WITHIN 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE. 
LET ME ASK YOU 
FOLKS, WHY DID 
YOU ACCEPT THIS 
JOB? 
CAN YOU TELL 
AMERICA WHY YOU 
TOOK THIS JOB? 
>> SIR, I HAVE 
CERTAIN 
EXPERIENCES IN 
MY LIFE, 
BUSINESSWISE, 
WITH LARGE 
PROJECTS AND, 
LARGE BUSINESS 
PROJECTS. 
>> WE GET YOU 
QUALIFY. 
WE NEED TO HEAR 
FROM YOUR HEART, 
WHY DID YOU 
ACCEPT THIS JOB? 
THIS INCREDIBLE 
BURDEN TO SERVE 
YOUR GOVERNMENT, 
YOUR NATION IN 
THIS WAY. 
>> I HAVE BEEN 
ACTIVE IN MY 
COMMUNITY, AND 
IN THE COUNTRY. 
MOST OF MY ADULT 
LIFE, THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
WAS ASKED OF ME, 
TO PARTICIPATE 
IN, THAT I COULD 
THINK I COULD 
HELP FIX, AND 
THAT IS WHY I 
TOOK IT. 
>> FROM THIS 
AMERICAN, AND 
FROM MY 
CONSTITUENTS, 
THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU SIR, 
FOR TAKING ON 
THIS BURDEN, AND 
THIS TASK. 
NEXT WEEK, THE 
OVERSIGHT 
COMMITTEE WILL 
HAVE A HEARING, 
AND SUGGEST THAT 
SMOKING 
CIGARETTES WILL 
CAUSE CANCER. 
SUING AMERICA 
DID NOT KNOW 
THAT THE POSTAL 
SERVICE IS GOING 
THROUGH 
MODERNIZATION 
EFFORTS, 
ATTEMPTS TO 
BECOME MORE 
EFFICIENT, AND 
STRUGGLES TO 
BECOME SOLVENT 
INTO THE FUTURE. 
YOU HANDLE A LOT 
OF MAIL. 
DO YOU NOT? 
I HAVE ONE 
QUESTION. 
YOU HAVE 471 -- 
CANNOT HANDLE 
THE MAIL OF THE 
ELECTION CYCLE, 
GIVEN THAT 150 
MILLION 
AMERICANS ARE 
REGISTERED TO 
VOTE. YOUR 
AVERAGE MAIL 
DELIVERY IS 471 
MILLION A DAY. 
CAN YOU HANDLE 
THE MAIL 
DELIVERY FOR THE 
ELECTION CYCLE? 
>> THE 
ORGANIZATION IS 
COMMITTED TO 
DELIVERING THE 
ELECTION NOW 
COME BY AND WE 
WILL DO IT. 
>> I LOVE TO 
HEAR THAT. 
THANK YOU. 
I APOLOGIZE ON 
BEHALF OF ALL OF 
AMERICA, FOR THE 
WAY THAT YOU 
HAVE BEEN 
TREATED BY MY 
COLLEAGUES 
ACROSS THE AISLE.
MADAM CHAIR, I 
YELLED BACK. 
>> CONGRESSMAN, 
YOU ARE 
RECOGNIZED. 
>> THANK YOU, 
POSTMASTER FOR 
BEING WITH US. 
I WILL BE 
CANDID, I DO NOT 
TRUST YOU RIGHT 
NOW. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHETHER IT IS 
THAT I DON'T 
TRUST HER 
JUDGMENT OR 
DON'T TRUST YOUR 
MOTIVES. 
IF YOU THINK YOU 
COULD IMPLEMENT 
THE CHANGES THAT 
YOU DID, WITHOUT 
HAVING NEGATIVE 
IMPACT THAT WE 
HAVE SEEN, THEN 
I WORRY ABOUT 
YOUR JUDGMENT. 
IF YOU DO 
UNDERSTAND, THEN 
I AM CONCERNED 
ABOUT YOUR 
MOTIVE. 
YOU HAVE AN 
OPPORTUNITY HERE 
TODAY THAT WILL 
DEMONSTRATE TO 
US THAT YOUR 
JUDGMENT IS 
SOUND AND YOUR 
MOTIVES ARE 
PURE. 
YOU ARE A 
BUSINESSMAN. 
HERE AN EXPERT 
IN SUPPLY-CHAIN 
MANAGEMENT. THIS 
DETAILS ALL 
KINDS OF 
MINIATURE, 
CORRECT? 
ON FRIDAY, YOU 
SAID AS WE HEAD 
INTO THE 
ELECTION SEASON, 
I WANT TO ENSURE 
THE COMMITTEE 
AND THE AMERICAN 
PUBLIC AND THIS 
POSTAL SERVICE 
THAT WE ARE 
FULLY CAPABLE AND
COMMITTED TO 
DELIVERING 
ELECTION MAIL 
SECURELY AND ON 
TIME. 
THIS SACRED DUTY 
AS A NUMBER ONE 
PRIORITY BETWEEN 
NOW AND ELECTION 
DAY. 
HE SAID IT AGAIN 
TODAY, THE IDEA 
OF GETTING THE 
MAIL TO PEOPLE 
SECURELY AND ON 
TIME, I HAVE TO 
TELL YOU, I AM 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
WHAT WILL HAPPEN 
WITH THE MAIL IN 
BALLOTS. 
WE HAVE HEARD 
THAT FROM OTHERS 
TODAY. 
WE HAVE THE 
PRESIDENT FREELY 
ADMITTING THAT 
HE IS OPPOSED TO 
USPS FUNDING. 
HE IS HOPING 
THAT A HOBBLED 
POSTAL SERVICE 
WILL NOT BE ABLE 
TO HANDLE MAIL-
IN OUTLETS, WITH 
THE GENERAL 
COUNSEL, WANTING 
46 STATES THAT 
MAIL BALLOTS 
WILL NOT BE 
DELIVERED ON 
TIME. 
>> HAS YOU KNOW, 
THE SERVICE 
PRIORITIZES 
ELECTION MAIL, 
PUSHING IT OUT 
AS FAST AS 
POSSIBLE 
INCLUDING DAILY 
SWEEPS OF MAIL 
FACILITIES, FOR 
ANY ELECTION 
MAIL MIST AND 
PROCESSING. 
THE STAGING 
LOCALITIES HAVE 
BEEN LEFT 
WONDERING IF 
THIS IS NO 
LONGER THE CASE 
AND WENT TO THE 
PRESIDENTS 
BROADSIDE 
AGAINST MAIL-IN 
BALLOTS WILL 
MEET IN PRACTICE 
FOR THOSE 
EFFORTS. 
ON FRIDAY, AGAIN 
FOR THE SENATE 
COLLEAGUES, 
FIRST CLASS OR 
BETTER TREATMENT 
OF ELECTION MAIL 
WOULD NOT 
CHANGE, QUOTING 
YOU IN RESPONSE 
TO SENATOR 
PETERS, HE SAID 
YES SIR, WE ALL 
HAVE PROCEDURES 
THAT THAT 
ADVANCE ANY 
ELECTION MAIL, 
AND IN SOME 
CASES AHEAD OF 
FIRST-CLASS 
MAIL. 
I WILL NOTE THAT 
ON THE WEBSITE, 
THERE IS AN FAQ 
FOR ELECTION 
OFFICIALS THAT 
SAY THAT THEY 
SHOULD USE FIRST-
CLASS MAIL OR A 
HIGHER LEVEL OF 
SERVICE ELECTION 
MAIL, USING THE 
USPS MARKETING 
MAIL SERVICE 
RATE WILL SLOW 
DELIVERY TIMES 
AND MAY INCREASE 
THE RISK THAT 
VOTERS WILL NOT 
RECEIVE BALLOTS 
AND TIMED TO 
RETURN THEM BY 
MAIL. 
YOU ARE SAYING 
THAT THE POST 
OFFICE IS GOING 
TO HANDLE THIS 
ON A FIRST-CLASS 
BASIS. 
AT THE SAME TIME 
THE FAQ IS 
TELLING ELECTION 
OFFICIALS THAT 
THEY WILL HAVE 
TO TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THIS, OR 
OTHERWISE, THE 
MARKETING MAIL 
SERVICE WILL 
COME IN SLOWLY. 
WE HAVE HEARD 
ABOUT YOUR 
COMMITMENT TO 
OUR COLLEAGUES, 
YOU SAID IT 
AGAIN TODAY. 
WE NEED 
SOMETHING IN 
WRITING, THAT 
WOULD BE VERY 
HELPFUL. 
A DETAILED 
ACCOUNTING OF 
HOW EXACTLY YOU 
ARE GOING TO 
EXECUTE ON YOUR 
PROMISES. 
THE LOGISTICS. 
WE WANT TO KNOW 
WHAT YOU ARE 
WILLING FOR USPS 
TO MAKE A GOOD 
ON THESE WORDS. 
HOW IS USPS 
DESIGNING THE 
INTERFACE WITH 
ELECTION MAIL 
VENDORS, AND 
OTHERS TO ENSURE 
THAT THEY GET 
PRIORITY 
TREATMENT. 
WE NEED WRITTEN 
POLICIES AND 
DIRECTIVES, NOT 
JUST WORDS. 
I ASSUME YOU 
KNOW THAT USPS 
HAS OFFERED 
MEMORANDUMS OF 
POLICY, FOR 
POLICIES AND 
PROCEDURES. 
I WAS LOOKING AT 
A BUNCH OF 
THESE, LAST 
NIGHT. 
I AM ASKING, CAN 
YOU COMMIT TODAY 
TO THE IMMEDIATE 
ISSUE FOR A 
FORMAL USPS 
POLICY THAT IS 
IN WRITING, 
GIVEN TEEING OFF 
DELIVERY OF 
ELECTION MAIL, 
TREATED AS FIRST-
CLASS OR BETTER 
FOR THE 2020 
GENERAL 
ELECTION? 
CAN YOU DO THAT 
FOR US? 
>> OUR PROCESS 
IS TO DO THAT 
PHYSICALLY. 
I WOULD HAVE TO 
GET BACK TO YOU 
FOR WHAT I CAN 
GET YOU IN 
WRITING. 
>> WE WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE THAT IN A 
MEMORANDUM SO WE 
CAN VERIFY THE 
COMMITMENT THAT 
YOU ARE MAKING. 
THESE ARE WHERE 
YOUR MOTIVES CAN 
BE SHOWN TO BE 
PURE. 
IF YOU CAN DO 
THAT, WE WOULD 
APPRECIATE THAT. 
>> WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT A 
PHYSICAL PROCESS 
THAT, WE COULD 
ADVANCE MAIL IN 
FRONT OF FIRST-
CLASS, IT IS 
STILL NOT CALLED 
FIRST-CLASS MAIL.
>> I UNDERSTAND. 
I WANT TO SEE A 
MEMORANDUM THAT 
THE POST OFFICE 
AND THE PUBLIC, 
JUST SO WE CAN 
GET SOME 
CONFIDENCE. 
I AM RUNNING OUT 
OF TIME. 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
YOUR ABILITY TO 
ISSUE THESE 
REPORTS. 
CAN YOU COMMIT 
TODAY THAT HE 
WILL GET DATA 
SPECIFIC 
EVIDENCE ON HOW 
THE EFFORTS 
REGARDING THE 
MAIL-IN BALLOTS 
ARE DOING AND DO 
THAT ON A 
PERIODIC BASIS, 
OR WEEKLY? 
COULD YOU DO 
THAT? 
>> WHAT I WILL 
DO, IS COMMIT TO 
GIVING THE 
COMMITTEE AN 
IMPROVEMENT OF 
THE SERVICE, AND,
THERE WOULD BE 
VERY HELPFUL. 
A 
>> THAT WOULD 
HELP DEMONSTRATE 
THE SACRED 
DUTIES. 
>> IF I CAN JUST 
ADD, THE LETTER 
THAT WENT OUT 
WAS NOT A 
WARNING, NOT AN 
INDICATION -- IT 
WAS US TRYING TO 
EDUCATE THE 
ELECTION 
OFFICIALS ON 
WHAT THE PROCESS 
WAS. 
THIS IS WHAT WAS 
DONE IN THE PAST 
WITH THE 
PANDEMIC. 
WE INCREASED THE 
CONTENT, BECAUSE 
VOTE BY MAIL 
WOULD BE HIGHER. 
REALLY, WE HAVE 
REACHED OUT TO 
50,000 CONTACTS 
WITH STATE AND 
LOCAL OFFICIALS, 
AND THE REGIONAL 
AREAS AND 
THROUGH 
HEADQUARTERS, 
AND INTEGRATE 
THEIR PROCESS 
WITH OUR PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, 
THE GENTLEMAN'S 
TIME HAS 
EXPIRED. 
CONGRESSMAN 
GIBBS, YOU ARE 
RECOGNIZED. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MADAM CHAIR. 
I HAVE TO 
APOLOGIZE -- CAN 
YOU HEAR ME? 
>> WE CAN HEAR 
YOU, AND WE CAN 
SEE YOU. 
OBVIOUSLY, YOU 
DON'T REALLY 
NEED THIS JOB. 
I'M NOT GOING TO 
ASK YOU TO TAKE 
THIS JOB. I KNOW 
YOU LOVE THE 
COUNTRY. 
YOU WANT THIS 
COUNTRY TO BE 
BETTER UNTIL 
PEOPLE. 
YOU ARE JUST 
TRYING TO DO 
YOUR JOB. 
YOU WERE HIRED 
FOR GOVERNORS, 
DID YOU HAVE 
DISCUSSIONS WITH 
THE PRESIDENT, 
ON WHAT TO DO? 
WHAT YOU SHOULD 
DO? 
>> I NEVER SPOKE 
ABOUT GETTING 
THE POSITION. 
I HAVE NOT 
SPOKEN TO HIM 
REGARDING THE 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
>> TO DO THIS 
JOB, BEING MORE 
COST-EFFICIENT, 
AND MAKE 
CHANGES, 
OBVIOUSLY, 
GETTING OUT OF 
THE RED IS 
IMPORTANT. 
THE CATEGORY HAS 
INCREASED 
SIGNIFICANTLY. 
ONE OF THE 
REASONS WE ARE 
MAKING CHANGES, 
FOR CROSS 
EFFICIENCY, WE 
HAVE A LOT OF 
DISCUSS ABOUT 
THESE MACHINES. 
IS IT TRUE TO SAY
THAT THE MAIL 
VOLUME, WITH THE 
ADDITIONAL 
CENSUS, IT IS 
HIGHER AND MAIL 
TIME THAN 
ANYTHING ELSE. 
BUT THERE BE 
ENOUGH VOTING 
MACHINES TO DO 
THIS? 
JUST BY THE 
CHANGES THAT YOU 
ARE MAKING? 
>> YES, WE WILL 
HAVE SORTING 
CAPACITY. 
>> OKAY. 
SOME OF THE 
OTHER DELAYS -- 
COVID-19.  
THE RATE AND THE 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
I SAW AN ARTICLE 
A COUPLE OF 
MONTHS AGO, THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
TOOK A POLICY, 
TALKING ABOUT 
TEMPERATURE 
TAKING. 
THAT MAKES SENSE.
ARE WE HAVING 
TROUBLE ON A DAY 
TO DAY BASIS, 
WITH DRIVERS AND 
MAILMEN -- ARE 
THERE SHORTAGES 
OF PERSONNEL? 
>> ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, OUR 
EMPLOYEE 
AVAILABILITY IS 
DOWN. 
IT IS DOWN BY 
THREE OR FOUR 
PERCENT ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
THE ISSUE IS 
THAT SOME OF THE 
HOTSPOTS -- THE 
HOTSPOTS AND THE 
COUNTRY, LIKE 
PHILADELPHIA, 
DETROIT, THE 
AVERAGES COME 
DOWN, THEY COULD 
BE DOWN 20 
PERCENT. 
THAT IS 
CONTRIBUTING TO 
THE PROBLEM THAT 
WE ARE ADDING. 
>> YOU HAVE 
CHALLENGES, I 
JUST WANT TO 
MAKE THAT POINT. 
THE VAST 
MAJORITY OF OUR 
WORKERS ARE 
HONEST PUBLIC 
SERVANTS. 
AND THE 2016 
CAMPAIGN, WITH 
HILLARY CLINTON, 
CONSIDERING THE 
MAIL-IN BALLOTS 
WHAT STEPS CAN 
THE POST OFFICE 
TAKE TO ENSURE 
THAT POLITICAL 
BIAS IS NOT 
FACTORED IN? 
>>> I HAVE NOT 
REVIEWED THE 
REPORT, BUT I 
HAVE FULL 
CONFIDENCE IN 
THE 650,000 MEN 
AND WOMEN AND 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE AND, 
THEY WILL HANDLE 
THE ELECTION 
MAIL, SAFELY AND 
SECURELY. 
LIKE THE REST OF 
THE COUNTRY, 
THERE ARE 
INDIVIDUALS THAT 
DO THINGS THAT 
THEY SHOULDN'T. 
WE HAVE THE 
INSPECTION 
SERVICE AND THE 
MANAGEMENT TEAM 
THAT IS LOOKING 
FOR THAT SORT OF 
THING. 
I HAVE FAITH 
THAT WE WILL 
DELIVER. 
>> I APPRECIATE 
THAT. 
FOR THE TUESDAY 
ELECTION, THE 
UNITED STATES 
SHOULD DO THAT.
>>> WITH REGARD, 
IT IS ONE OF THE 
REASONS ABOUT 
THE STATE 
OFFICIALS, TO 
EDUCATE THE 
PUBLIC, WE SENT 
A LETTER OUT TO 
EVERY AMERICAN 
AGAIN. 
WE WILL DESCRIBE 
THE 
PARTICIPATION IN 
THE ELECTORAL 
PROCESS. 
REQUEST THE 
BALLOT EARLY. 
WHEN IT GETS DOWN
TO THOSE LAST 
DAYS, THOSE LAST 
DAYS, WE WILL 
HAVE VARIOUS 
PROCEDURES. 
I HAVE HEARD 
STORIES OF THE 
POSTAL MANAGERS 
RUNNING BALLOTS 
OVER TO THE 
ELECTION BOARD. 
WE TRY TO MAKE 
SURE THAT EVERY 
BALLOT GETS 
THREATENING 
>>>. 
>> CONGRESSMAN 
MOUSE, YOU ARE 
RECOGNIZED. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
I WANT TO THINK 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL TO JOY. 
I WANT TO THANK 
THE CHAIRMAN OF 
THE BOARD, MR. 
DUNCAN FOR 
PATIENTS. 
HAS BOTH OF YOU 
NOW, IT WAS 
PRESIDENT NIXON, 
TO GUARANTEE THE 
INDEPENDENCE OF 
THE POST OFFICE. 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE WEBSITE 
IS HISTORY. 
SPEAK TO THAT, 
IT WAS SOMETHING 
THAT WAS A MOVE 
-- MOVING THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
FROM POLITICS. 
I ASSUME THAT 
BOTH OF YOU 
AGREE THAT THAT 
IS ESSENTIAL 
FROM THE POST 
OFFICE.
,
>>> I WOULD NEED 
TO CHECK THAT. 
THAT SOUNDS 
ABOUT RIGHT. 
>> MY 
UNDERSTANDING IS 
THAT THAT MAY -- 
HAD 29 PAIN, YOU 
WERE ANNOUNCED 
AS THE CHAIRMAN 
OF THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
IS THAT CORRECT? 
>> THAT IS A NOT-
FOR-PROFIT 
FOUNDATION, BY 
THE SOLIDUS 
COMMITTEE, 
BIPARTISAN. 
>> JUNE 12, 
2020, SHORTLY 
BEFORE HE TOOK 
OVER AS THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL, 
CORRECT? 
>> I DID. 
>> FROM JANUARY 
TO APRIL OF THIS 
YEAR, BEFORE YOU 
ARE SELECTED AS 
THE POSTMASTER 
GENERAL, HE 
PROVIDED 18 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
AND THE AMOUNT 
OF $650,000 FOR 
REPUBLICAN 
COMMITTEES. 
CORRECT? 
>> YOU SEEM TO 
HAVE SOMETHING 
IN FRONT OF YOU. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT YOU'RE 
LOOKING AT. 
I GIVE A LOT OF 
MONEY TO 
REPUBLICANS. 
>> RIGHT. 
LET ME ASK AN 
OBVIOUS QUESTION.
YOU ARE A BIG 
SUPPORTER OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
HOW DO YOU SQUARE
BEING A MAJOR 
SUPPORTER OF THE 
PRESIDENT, AND 
GETTING THE 
INDEPENDENCE 
THAT IS REQUIRED 
OF THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL -- COULD 
YOU DO BOTH? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> YOU ARE AWARE 
OF THE FACT, 
THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAS MADE 
VERY HOSTILE 
STATEMENTS ABOUT 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE. 
HE CALLED THE 
POSTAL SERVICE A 
JOKE. 
I ASSUME THAT 
YOU DISAGREE 
WITH THAT? 
>> I DO. 
>> HE IS ALSO 
VEHEMENTLY AND 
REPEATEDLY 
ATTACKED NOW IN 
VOTING, SAYING 
-- MAIL-IN 
BALLOTS WILL 
LEAD TO MASSIVE 
ELECTORAL FRAUD 
IN THE 2020 
ELECTION. 
DO YOU AGREE 
WITH THAT? 
>> I AM IN 
CHARGE OF 
DELIVERING 
BALLOTS, I DON'T 
WANT TO COMMENT 
ON -- THAT IS 
NOT MY 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
>> IS IT YOUR 
VIEW, THAT IT 
HAS NOTHING TO 
DO WITH THE 
UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE? 
>> THE FRAUD -- 
IT IS OUR INTENT 
TO NOT HAVE ANY 
FRAUD WITHIN THE 
UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
YES. 
>> IF THE MAIL 
IS NOT DELIVERED 
ON TIME, AND 
REPUBLICANS AND 
TO DEMOCRATS WHO 
DO VOTE BY MAIL 
DO NOT HAVE A 
TIMELY DELIVERY 
OF THE PALLET TO 
THEIR CLERK, THE 
RESULTS WOULD BE 
THAT THEY ARE 
DISENFRANCHISED, 
IS THAT CORRECT? 
>> THE MAIL WILL 
BE DELIVERED ON 
TIME. 
>> WE EFFORT 
THAT YOU HAVE 
MADE SIGNIFICANT 
REFORMS IN ORDER 
TO IMPROVE 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
IT HAS RESULTED 
IN SIGNIFICANT 
DELAYS. 
THOSE DELAYS 
COINCIDE WITH 
THE ELECTION. 
YOU HAVE 
APOLOGIZED FOR 
THAT. 
IT IS NOT JUST 
THE POSTAL BOXES.
THE MAIL SORTING 
MACHINES THAT 
YOU HEARD FROM 
CONGRESSMAN 
COOPER, AND THE 
REQUIREMENTS -- 
THE GENTLEMAN'S 
TIME HAS 
EXPIRED, THE 
GENTLEMAN'S TIME 
HAS EXPIRED BUT 
HE MAY ANSWER 
THE QUESTION. 
>> THANK YOU 
CONGRESSMAN. 
I HAD NOTHING TO 
DO WITH THE 
COLLECTION 
BOXES, OR THE 
SORTING MACHINES 
OR THE POSTAL 
HOURS, OR THE 
MEETING OVER 
TIME. 
THE CHANGE THAT 
I HAD MADE WAS 
ASKING THE TEAM 
TO RUN THE 
TRUCKS, THE 
TRANSPORTATION 
ON TIME, AND 
MITIGATE EXTRA 
TRIPS. 
IT IS BASED ON 
AN OIG AUDIT, 
THAT WAS 
ABSOLUTELY 
ASTONISHING IN 
THE AMOUNT OF 
MONEY THAT WE 
WERE SPENDING. 
THE AMOUNT OF 
MONEY THAT WE 
WERE SPENDING 
AND THE AMOUNT 
OF PLAY TRIPS 
AND EXTRA TRIPS 
THAT WE WERE 
RUNNING. 
IT WAS A PLAN TO 
DO ALL OF THAT 
WITH OPERATIONS. 
IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT TO ADD 
THAT NETWORK. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
ASKED, WHY DO 
TRUCKS MATTER? 
WHY DO I TIME 
TRUCKS MATTER? 
IT IS THE 
FUNDAMENTAL 
PREMISE OF HOW 
THE ENTIRE MALE 
NETWORK IS PUT 
TOGETHER. 
IF THE TRUCKS DO 
NOT RUN ON TIME, 
THEN THE MAIL 
CARRIERS CANNOT 
LEAVE ON TIME. 
THEY ARE OUT 
THERE AT NIGHT. 
THEY HAVE TO 
COME BACK AND 
GET MY MAIL. 
THE COLLECTION 
PROCESS IS 
DELAYED. 
THE PLANT 
PROCESS IS 
DISTORTED. 
I CAN SEE 
SEVERAL BILLION 
DOLLARS IN 
POTENTIAL 
SAVINGS, IN 
GETTING THE 
SYSTEM TO SIMPLY 
CONNECT 
PROPERLY. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
WENT OUT AND PUT 
A PLAN TOGETHER, 
TO GET THE 
FUNDAMENTAL 
BASIC PRINCIPLE, 
RUN YOUR TRUCKS 
ON TIME. 
I FIND IT REALLY 
-- I WOULD NOT 
KNOW HOW TO 
REVERSE THAT. 
IF I SAY, DO NOT 
RUN THE TRUCKS 
ON TIME, IS NOT 
THE ANSWER THAT 
WE ARE LOOKING 
TO GET TO SAY 
HERE TONIGHT? 
>> GENTLEMEN, 
THE TIME HAS 
EXPIRED. 
WE RECOGNIZE OUR 
CONGRESSMAN, YOU 
ARE NOW 
RECOGNIZED. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MADAM CHAIR. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
THINK THE 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL, LOUIS 
DEJOY FOR BEING 
HERE TODAY. 
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NOW THEIR TEENAGE DAUGHTER WANTS
HER FREEDOM AFTER THE POSTS HAVE
GONE VIRAL.
ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S MOST 
FIERCE DEFENDERS ANNOUNCING 
SHE'S STEPPING DOWN JUST HOURS 
BEFORE THE CONVENTION IS SET TO 
KICK OFF.
KELLYANNE CONWAY SAYING SHE'S 
LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE AT THE 
END OF THE MONTH AFTER 
HIGH-PROFILE FAMILY DRAMA.
>> HOW MUCH DID YOUR FAMILY 
AFFECT YOUR POLITICAL AND 
RELIGIOUS VIEWS CHECK?
>> Reporter: HER 15-YEAR-OLD 
DAUGHTER CLAUDIA WHO MADE 
HEADLINES FOR SHARING HER 
LIBERAL VIEWS ON TIKTOK NOW 
TWEETING OVER THE WEEKEND, I'M 
OFFICIALLY PUSHING FOR 
EMANCIPATION.
BUCKLE UP BECAUSE THIS IS 
PROBABLY GOING TO BE PUBLIC ONE 
WAY OR ANOTHER, UNFORTUNATELY.
LAST MONTH GOING AS FAR AS 
ASKING ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ 
TO ADOPT HER.
CONWAY ANNOUNCING HER PLANS TO 
LEAVE THE WHITE HOUSE IN A 
STATEMENT LATE SUNDAY CALLING 
HER TIME IN THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION HEADY AND 
HUMBLING.
EXPLAINING THAT SHE AND HER 
HUSBAND GEORGE ARE MAKING THE 
DECISION BASED ON WHAT THEY 
THINK IS BEST FOR THEIR FOUR 
CHILDREN.
GEORGE CONWAY A CONSERVATIVE 
LAWYER HAS REPEATEDLY GONE AFTER
THE PRESIDENT SAYING HE'S 
MENTALLY UNFIT TO SERVE OFFICE 
WITH THE PRESIDENT IN TURN 
CALLING HIM A HUSBAND FROM HELL.
GEORGE CONWAY IS ALSO STEPPING 
BACK FROM HIS PARTICIPATION IN 
THE LINCOLN PROJECT.
A GROUP OF REPUBLICANS LOOKING 
TO DEFEAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IN 
NOVEMBER.
>> HE'S NEVER BEEN ON OUR SIDE.
NEVER WILL BE.
>> Reporter: AS FOR KELLY AN 
CONWAY WHO MADE A NAME FOR 
HERSELF DEFENDING THE PRESIDENT.
>> HE MEANT TO SAY IT WAS 
EMBARRASSING, IT WAS WRONG.
SEAN SPICER OUR PRESS SECRETARY 
GAVE ALTERNATIVE FACTS TO THAT. 
>> WAIT A MINUTE.
ALTERNATIVE FACTS?
>> Reporter: THE MOTHER OF FOUR 
SAYING SHE WILL ANNOUNCE HER 
FUTURE PLANS IN TIME, BUT FOR 
NOW HER FOCUS IS TURNING TO HER 
FAMILY SAYING IT'LL BE LESS 
DRAMA, MORE MAMA.
>> BUT HALLIE, SHE WAS EXPECTED 
TO SPEAK AT THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS WEEK.
IS THAT STILL ON?
>> Reporter: YEAH, IT IS.
SHE IS STILL SET TO DELIVER THAT
ADDRESS WEDNESDAY EVENING AT THE
RNC.
SHE'LL TRANSITION OUT OF THE 
WHITE HOUSE ABOUT A WEEK LATER.
WITH HER KIDS ALL SCHOOL AGE, 
ALL OF THEM STARTING A NEW 
SCHOOL YEAR VIRTUALLY, THAT 
WHOLE SCHOOL FROM HOME THING IS 
SOMETHINGANY COMPANIES ARE SAYI 
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT LIKE THIS
UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO RETURN.
IT MAY BE THE BIGGEST, FASTEST 
TRANSFORMATION TO HIT THE 
AMERICAN OFFICE SINCE -- 
>> HERE ARE THE NEW RULES.
EARTH TONES ONLY.
ALSO, WOMEN ARE FORBIDDEN TO 
WEAR PANTS.
>> Reporter: SINCE DWIGHT 
CHANGED THE CASUAL FRIDAYS 
RULES.
EVERY DAY IS CASUAL AS TENS OF 
MILLIONS OF US WORK FROM HOME 
WHILE OFFICES SIT LARGELY EMPTY 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT AMAZON WHOSE BUSINESS HAS 
EXPLODED WITH ALL OF US SHOPPING
ONLINE ACTUALLY WANTS TO GET 
BACK TO THE OFFICE.
SO THIS WORKS -- ZOOM WORKS, 
SKYPE WORKS, BUT YOU LOSE 
SOMETHING IN THE PROCESS. 
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU REALLY LOSE THAT -- WHAT WE 
LOSE ARE THE SPONTANEOUS 
CONNECTIONS.
YOU KNOW, THREE PEOPLE WALK BY 
THAT MAY NOT WORK ON MY FLOOR, 
FOR EXAMPLE, BUT I CAN GET QUICK
ANSWERS OR SOLVE PROBLEMS OR 
DELIVER INFORMATION TO THEM 
WITHOUT SCHEDULING A ZOOM 
MEETING.
>> Reporter: SO AMAZON IS 
EXPANDING HUBS IN SIX CITIES.
NEW YORK, PHOENIX, SAN DIEGO, 
DENVER, DETROIT, AND DALLAS.
AND HIRING THOUSANDS OF 
ADDITIONAL WORKERS.
EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF COMPANIES 
SAY WORKING FROM HOME IS WORKING
SO WELL,TURNED TO SOME OF THE O 
ABANDONED IN MARCH.
YELLOWED NEWSPAPERS, DEAD 
PLANTS, AND CANS OF 
DISINFECTANT.
A THOUSAND SURVEYED BY "THE 
TIMES," 86% SAID THEY'RE HAPPY 
TO CONTINUE WORKING FROM HOME.
EVEN WHEN THAT MEANS JUGGLING 
FAMILY DISTRACTIONS.
>> IN FACT, THEY WERE FEELING AS
PRODUCTIVE.
THEY WERE IN SOME CASES, YOU 
KNOW, STRUGGLING TO BALANCE 
PARTICULARLY IF THEY HAD KIDS 
WORK AND HOME LIFE.
BUT OVERALL REALLY FELT MORE 
SATISFIED.
>> Reporter: OF COURSE MANY 
PEOPLE CAN'T WORK FROM HOME.
FROM HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO 
RETAIL AND WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEES, 
TRUCK DRIVERS, AIRLINE WORKERS, 
POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS, 
MILLIONS MUST GO TO WORK RISKING
COVID EXPOSURE.
BUT FEWER OFFICE WORKERS HAS 
MEANT FEWER CARS ON THE ROADS, 
LESS POLLUTION, AND MORE FAMILY 
TIME.
THOUGH EXPERTS CAUTION, IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO SET BOUNDARIES.
>> JUST BECAUSE YOUR OFFICE IS 
TEN FEET AWAY RATHER THAN TEN 
MILES AWAY DOESN'T MEAN YOU GO 
TO YOUR OFFICE ALL THE TIME, 
RIGHT?
AND MAKING SURE YOU'RE SETTING 
UP BARRIERS.
>> Reporter: SET FAMILY RULES 
FOR WHEN MOM OR DAD CAN'T BE 
INTERRUPTED.
AND INVEST IN HOME OFFICE 
UPGRADES IF IT'S LIKELY TO BE 
PERMANENT LIKE HIGH-SPEED 
INTERNET AND ERGONOMICALLY 
CORRECT CHAIR, PERHAPS NOISE 
ELIMINATING HEADPHONES.
BACK TO "THE NEW YORK TIMES" 
SURVEY, ONE IN FIVE SAID THEY'RE
REALLY NOT EAGER -- OR ONE IN 
FIVE SAID THEY ARE EAGER TO GET 
BACK TO WORK.
BUT THAT'S IT.
JUST ONE IN FIVE.
A THIRD SAID IF I CAN WORK FROM 
ANYWHERE, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF 
I'M GOING TO MOVE TO COLORADO, 
HAWAII, PARIS, AND WORK FROM 
HOME THERE.
>> CHARLOTTE HAD A NICE MOVE 
THERE.
>> SHE'S GOT A REAL FUTURE IN 
THIS THING.
TOM, WITH MORE FOLKS WORKING 
FROM HOME AND WANTING MORE 
SPACE, I UNDERSTAND THAT 
SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE PRICES HAVE
BEEN SOARING.
HOW MUCH?
>> Reporter: YEAH.
HOME SALES UP 25% JUST IN JULY.
I'M LOOKING AT MY NOTES.
34% WERE FIRST-TIME BUYERS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING OUT OF 
THE CITIES INTO SUBURBIA OR INTO
SMALL TOWN AMERICA.
HOME PRICES UP 8.5% IN JULY.
AND GUESS WHAT, GUYS.
THE HOTTEST REAL ESTATE CITY IN 
THE COUNTRY.
CAN YOU GUESS IT?
>> NO.
>> CONNECTICUT?
>> Reporter: MY HOME STATE.
COLORADO.
COLORADO SPRINGS, THE HOTTEST 
REAL ESTATE MARKET IN THE 
COUNTRY.
>> I GET IT.
BY THE WAY, TOM, NOW YOU'RE ON A
WIDER SHOT, WE SEE YOU HAVE A 
GUITAR THERE.
HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING UP FOLK 
MUSIC DURING YOUR WORK FROM 
HOME?
>> Reporter: BACK IN MY YOUTH, I
PLAYED RELIGIOUSLY.
NOW IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST AN
ORNAMENT.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> WE'
MICROWEDDINGS.
WHAT IS THAT?
THIS MORNING A PANDEMIC WEDDING 
101.
FROM PLANNING TO POSTPONING.
SAYING I DO DURING A PANDEMIC 
HAS SPARKED SOME NEW TRENDS.
COUPLES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
SACRIFICING GRAND WEDDINGS 
FORGING AHEAD WITH 
MICROWEDDINGS, MINI MONIESS.
AND STANDING CEREMONIES FOR 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WHILE MY NEEN MONIES HOLD JUST A
FEW LOVED ONES.
GUESTS COME AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
ONE GROUP FOR THE CEREMONY, 
ANOTHER GROUP FOR THE COME TAIL 
HOUR, AND A FINAL FOR THE 
RECEPTION.
THE KNOT.COM RECOMMENDS GREETING
GUESTS WITH A WELCOME SPRITZ 
THAT CAPTURES THE CURRENT 
MOMENT.
SO HAND SANITIZER MAY BE THE NEW
WEDDING FAVOR?
>> I THINK WE COULD SAFELY SAY 
THAT HAND SANITIZER COULD BE THE
NEW WEDDING FAVOR.
>> Reporter: FOR MANY COUPLES 
PLANNING THE SPECIAL CELEBRATION
HAS TURNED INTO A SUDDEN 
SCRAMBLE.
>> WE HAVE TO DECIDE ARE WE 
STILL GOING TO GET MARRIED?
ARE WE GOING TO POSTPONE IN. 
>> Reporter: BRIDES AND GROOMS 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TELL NBC NEWS
GETTING HITCHED HAS HIT A COSTLY
SNAG.
>> WE'RE AROUND $6500, ENTIRE 
DEPOSIT AT THE MOMENT. 
>> HAD TO GET AHOLD OF ALL 
VENDORS AND CANCEL OR 
RESCHEDULE.
>> CANCELLATION FEES WERE AROUND
$22,000.
>> Reporter: THIS COUPLE FORCED 
TO CANCEL THREE TIMES.
>> EVERYTHING ON HOLD RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: EVEN STARS LIKE 
JENNIFER LOPEZ POSTPONED HER 
WEDDING.
>> I'M A LITTLE HEARTBROKEN 
BECAUSE WE DID HAVE SOME GREAT 
PLANS.
>> Reporter: 1 MILLION WEDDINGS 
NATIONWIDE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY
THE PANDEMIC.
IN A SURVEY, 59% OF COUPLES SAID
THEY'RE POSTPONING OR CANCELING.
BUT COUPLES SHOULDN'T LOSE HOPE.
>> OUR WORLD IS GOING TO RETURN 
TO NORMAL.
AND SO WHETHER THAT'S SIX MONTHS
DOWN THE ROAD OR A YEAR DOWN THE
ROAD, WE DON'T KNOW.
BUT WE ENCOURAGE ALL COUPLES TO 
POSTPONE.
THIS IS A MOMENT YOU'RE GOING TO
WANT TO CELEBRATE.
>> Reporter: BUT POSTPONING A 
WEDDING CAN BE EXPENSIVE.
TALK TO YOUR WEDDING PLANNER 
FIRST.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE, CONTACT 
THE VENUE.
THAT'S LIKELY YOU'RE BIGGEST 
EXPENSE.
THEN CALL THE VENDORS IN ORDER 
OF WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU.
MOST DEPOSITS ARE NONREFUNDABLE 
BUT TRY TO NEGOTIATE AND BE 
FLEXIBLE.
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE WITH 
WORKING WITH VENDORS AND 
NEGOTIATING NEW RATES?
BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE PRICES 
CHANGE.
>> THE PRICES DO CHANGE.
REALLY SIT DOWN WITH YOUR VENDOR
AND HAVE A CONVERSATION.
THEY ARE IN THIS TOO.
THEY'RE IN THIS WITH YOU.
THEY ARE IMPACTED BY THIS AS 
WELL.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS MANY 
COUPLES DELAYING TO NEXT YEAR 
WILL HAVE TO RESERVE THURSDAY, 
FRIDAY, OR EVEN MONDAY WEDDINGS.
>> WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF COUPLES 
PLAN MONDAY WEDDINGS BECAUSE IT 
BUMPS UP AGAINST A WEEKEND.
>> Reporter: IF YOU DON'T WANT 
TO WAIT, POST A VIRTUAL 
CEREMONY.
HODA OFFICIATED THIS WEDDING BY 
THE POWER OF ZOOM.
>> I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND 
AND WIFE.
>> NOW, IF YOU ARE INVITED TO A 
WEDDING AND FEEL IT'S UNSAFE, 
DON'T GO.
CORONAVIRUS IS PROBABLY THE BEST
EXCUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR 
A LONG TIME.
MANY COUPLES ARE ALSO OFFERING A
VIRTUAL COMPONENT SO YOU CAN 
STILL CELEBRATE WITH THEM FROM 
THE SAFETY OF YOUR HOME.
>> I LOVE THIS STORY.
YOU DID TALK TO A LOT OF 
COUPLES.
THEY SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF GOOD 
ADVICE.
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> IT'S PERSISTENCE AND 
FLEXIBILITY PAYS OFF.
THEY HAD TO SPEND MONTHS 
NEGOTIATING OVER THE SUMMER BUT 
THEY WERE ABLE TO GET MANY 
VENDORS TO CHANGE THE DATE AND 
DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY A PENNY.
THEY DID HAVE TO SWITCH FROM A 
SATURDAY TO A SUNDAY.
>> WE SAW MANY PEOPLE ARE DOING 
THESE ZOOM WEDDINGS.
BUT THERE ARE THERE WAYS YOU CAN
MAKE IT FEEL LIKE A WEDDING SO 
YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE JUST 
ON ANOTHER ZOOM CALL.
>> YES.
JUST INSIST ON A DRESS CODE.
ACT LIKE IT'S AN ACTUAL WEDDING.
EVERYONE HAS A SPECIAL COCKTAIL 
FOR THEIR WEDDING.COAST.
OUR SAM BROCK IS IN 
NEW ORLEANS 
TONIGHT. 
>> Reporter: A 
HISTORICAL TWIN 
STORM NIGHTMARE 
POTENTIALLY 
UNFOLDING IN THE GULF 
TONIGHT.
HURRICANE MARCO AND 
TROPICAL 
STORM LAURA RIGHT NOW 
DISHING 
OUT DEADLY DAMAGE 
ACROSS THE 
CARIBBEAN AND ALREADY 
CLAIMING 
THREE LIVES IN THE 
DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC NOW ON A 
COLLISION 
COURSE WITH LARGE 
SWATHS OF 
LOUISIANA AND TEXAS. 
>> THERE'S NEVER BEEN 
ANYTHING 
WE'VE SEEN LIKE THIS 
BEFORE. 
>> HURRICANE MARCO IS 
UP FIRST 
SLATED FOR MONDAY 
LANDFALL, UP 
TO 6 FEET OF STORM 
SURGE TO 
SOUTHEASTERN 
LOUISIANA.
>>> IN NEW ORLEANS 
SHOVELS FILL 
SANDBAGS AND GROCERY 
LINES GREW. 
>> IT'S BETTER TO BE 
PREPARED 
THAN NOT. 
>> THIS WEEK MARKING 
15th 
ANNIVERSARY OF 
HURRICANE 
KATRINA.
CYNTHIA HUNTER, JUST 
THREE YEARS OLD, WHEN 
SHE, HER MOM AND 
SISTER ESCAPED KATRINA
FLOODWATERS, REBUILT 
LEVEES NOT INSPIRING 
CONFIDENCE FOR HUNTER.
>> DO YOU TRUST THOSE 
WALLS ARE 
GOING TO HOLD?
>> NO. 
>> WHY NOT?
>> BECAUSE IT FLOODS.
WHEN IT FLOODS, IT 
JUST GET BAD. 
>> THE GOVERNOR OF 
LOUISIANA 
DECLARING A STATE OF 
EMERGENCY 
WHILE DEALING WITH THE
COVID 
CRISIS. 
>> BECAUSE OF SAFETY 
CONCERNS 
ASSOCIATED WITH THE 
PANDEMIC, 
CONGREGANT SHELTERING 
WILL BE A 
LAST RESORT. 
>> CAUTIONS AGAINST 
RELYING ON FIRST 
RESPONDERS ALREADY 
STRETCHED THIN.
>> IF YOU'RE IN DURESS
AND NEED 
HELP, WE'LL GET TO YOU
AS SOON 
AS POSSIBLE.
IT MAY BE LONGER THAN 
IT IS. 
>> SAM IS WITH US. 
SAM FOR RESIDENT'S 
SHELTER-IN-PLACE, WHAT
ARE THEY 
SAYING FOR SHELTERING 
FOR 
SAYING FOR SHELTERING 
FOR 
STORMS? 
>> THAT'S A GOOD 
QUESTION.
RESIDENTS WITHIN THE 
LEVEE 
SYSTEM ARE ENCOURAGED 
TO 
SHELTER-IN-PLACE, KEEP
FIVE DAYS 
OF NONPERISHABLE FOOD 
ON HAND 
AND FIVE GALLONS OF 
WATER PER 
PERSON.
GOOD NEWS, THE 99 
DRAINAGE PUMPS THAT
HISTORICALLY CAUSED 
PROBLEMS UP 
AND CARRYING WATER TO 
DOWNTOWN 
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN 
WHERE I AM 
NOW. 
>> THANK YOU.
METEOROLOGIST BILL 
KARINS IS 
MONITORING BOTH STORM 
TRACKS.
BILL, WHAT DO WE KNOW?
>> KATE, IT'S AMAZING.
WE HAVE TWO STORMS 
1,000 MILES 
APART.
BOTH HEADING TO THE 
U.S. IN THE 
NEXT TWO TO THREE 
DAYS.
NEXT TWO DAYS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 
IMMEDIATE 
THREAT TOMORROW, THAT 
IS MARCO 
IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.
WE EXPECT CONDITIONS 
TO ARRIVE, 
DURING THE DAY.
NEW ORLEANS WILL SEE 
THE WORST 
OF IT THROUGHOUT THE 
EARLY 
EVENING.
NOW LET'S TURN OUR 
ATTENTION TO 
LAURA.
THIS STORM AMAZINGLY 
SURVIVED 
HIGH MOUNTAINS OF 
HAITI AND 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
IT HAS TO DO WITH CUBA
FOR THE 
NEXT DAY AND THEN OVER
THE WARM 
WATERS IN THE GULF OF 
MEXICO.
IT HAS THE POTENTIAL 
TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY.
BY THE TIME WE GET TO 
WEDNESDAY 
EVENING, WE COULD BE 
DEALING 
WITH A MAJOR HURRICANE
ANYW THE 
MILITARY IS BEING 
CALLED UP TO HELP.
STEVE PATTERSON ON THE
FRONT LINES IN 
VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA.
>> TONIGHT THE 
DESPERATE BATTLE OF 
FIRES WORKING AGAINST 
TIME.
CREWS WITH THE LARGEST
FIRES IN THE STATE'S 
HISTORY, LOOMING 
FORECAST TODAY.
FRESH RED FLAG 
WARNINGS AND ANOTHER 
PREDICTED BOUT OF DRY 
LIGHTNING STORMS.
THE SAME CONDITIONS 
WERE IN PLACE EXACTLY 
ONE WEEK AGO.
THOUSANDS OF LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND HEAVY 
WINDS SPREAD FLAMES 
ACROSS THE STATE. 
>> THEY CAN CAUSE 
HAVOC ON THIS FIRE AND
FIRES THROUGHOUT THE 
REGION 50 MILES AWAY. 
>> ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE.
FIRES TOTALLING 1.1 
MILLION ACRES IN SIZE.
A FIRE FOOTPRINT 
VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING 
A DISASTER DECLARATION
RELEASING FED AID TO 
HELP EXHAUSTED CREWS 
ON THE GROUND.
NATIONAL GUARD AND 
MILITARY ARRIVING IN 
CALIFORNIA TO RELIEVE 
THE STRAIN ON 
FIREFIGHTERS.
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WHERE MONSTER PLANES 
DEVOURED HOMES, FORCED
EVACUATION OF 
THOUSANDS.
CREEK WATER TO DOUSE 
FIRES IN THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
>> DRIVE AROUND THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD CHECKING 
PROPERTIES AND STUFF 
AND LOOKING FOR LITTLE
SPOT FIRES THAT ARE 
FLARING UP. 
>> Reporter: BUT FOR 
SOME IT'S ALREADY TOO 
LATE. 
>> IN SHOCK, TOTAL 
SHOCK. 
>> BRIAN RETURNED TO 
HIS HOME TO FIND 
RUINS. 
>> BEAUTIFUL HOME, 
FOUR CAR GARAGE, 
EVERYTHING GONE.
THIS FIRE CAME SO 
QUICK. 
>> NEARBY A HAUNTING 
SIGHT.
HUNDREDS INSIDE 
CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST 
STATE PARK DECIMATED.
A PERMANENT SCAR 
SERVING AS A REMINDER 
OF THE FIRE'S 
TERRIFYING POWER. 
>> STEVE, IT'S SO 
DISTURBING.
HOW ARE THE NATIONAL 
GUARD AND MILITARY 
SUPPORTING 
FIREFIGHTERS NOW?
>> KATE, THE GUARD IS 
DEPLOYING ABOUT A 
DOZEN 20-PERSON CREW 
AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED
AIR TANKERS FOR 
FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS 
THE STATE.
IT A 
MAJOR ADVANCE AGAINST 
THE VIRUS.
HERE IS KELLY 
O'DONNELL WITH LATE 
DETAILS. 
>> Reporter: ON THE 
EVE OF HIS CONVENTION.
>> I'M PLEASED TO MAKE
A TRULY 
HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED A 
NEW STEP FOR A 
CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT.
A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY 
USE 
AUTHORIZATION FOR 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA TAKEN FROM 
RECOVERED 
PATIENT'S BLOOD FOR 
OTHERS 
HOSPITALIZED WITH 
COVID. 
>> THIS IS A POWERFUL 
THERAPY 
THAT TRANSFUSES VERY, 
VERY STRONG 
ANTIBODIES.
>> JOINED BY THE HEAD 
OF THE 
FDA, THIS DECISION 
COMES AFTER 
INTERNAL SCIENTIFIC 
DEBATE OVER 
WHETHER THE FDA HAD 
ENOUGH DATA 
AND AFTER THE 
PRESIDENT ACCUSED 
FDA STAFF ON TWITTER 
OF DELAYING 
ACTION UNTIL AFTER THE
ELECTION. 
>> THERE MIGHT HAVE 
BEEN A 
HOLDUP BUT WE BROKE 
THE LOGJAM 
OVER THE LAST WEEK, 
IT'S MY 
OPINION, VERY STRONG 
OPINION, 
AND THAT'S FOR 
POLITICAL 
REASONS.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH 
POLITICS.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH 
LIFE AND 
DEATH. 
>> BY ADDING A RARE 
SUNDAY NIGHT 
NEWS CONFERENCE, THE 
PRESIDENT 
CAN TRY TO DISTRACT 
FROM THE 
NEGATIVE PORTRAIT 
REVEALED BY 
SECRET AUDIO 
RECORDINGS OF HIS 
OLDER SISTER RETIRED 
FEDERAL 
JUDGE MARYANNE TRUMP 
BARRY. 
>> DONALD IS FOR 
DONALD. 
>> REPORTED BY 
"WASHINGTON 
POST," NBC HAS ALSO 
OBTAINED 
SOME OF THE 15 HOURS 
OF 
RECORDINGS MADE IN 
2018 AND 2019 
BY TRUMP NIECE AND 
TELL-ALL 
AUTHOR MARY TRUMP. 
>> HE HAS NO 
PRINCIPLES.
NONE.
NONE.
AND MY GOD, IF YOU'RE 
A 
RELIGIOUS PERSON, YOU 
WANT TO 
HELP PEOPLE, NOT DO 
THIS. 
>> WHITE HOUSE CHIEF 
OF STAFF 
MARK MEADOWS REACTED 
TO THE 
TRUMP FAMILY DRAMA. 
>> THIS IS POLITICS AS
USUAL BY 
A NIECE THAT WAS 
WRITTEN OUT OF 
A WILL THAT WOULD 
APPARENTLY 
JUST HAS AN AXE TO 
GRIND BECAUSE 
SHE WANTS JOE BIDEN TO
BE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION BEGINS 
TOMORROW WITH 
THE PRESIDENT EXPECTED
TO 
PARTICIPATE ACROSS ALL
FOUR 
NIGHTS.
KATE.
>> KELLY O'DONNELL, 
THANK YOU.
LET'S GET SOME MORE 
CONTEXT NOW 
ON THAT EMERGENCY 
AUTHORIZATION 
FOR CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA 
TREATMENT.
WE TURN TO OUR SENIOR 
MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT DR. JOHN
TORRES.
DR. JOHN, EARLIER THIS
MONTH, 
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI 
ARGUED AGAINST 
RUSHING THIS TO 
PATIENTS.
WHAT WERE HIS 
CONCERNS?
>> KATE, DR. FAUCI'S 
BIG CONCERN 
IS WE DON'T HAVE 
ENOUGH 
INFORMATION TO KNOW IF
CONVALESCENT PLASMA, 
RICH IN 
CORONAVIRUS ANTIBODIES
ACTUALLY 
WORKS.
ALTHOUGH THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
CITES EXAMPLES OF HOW 
IT SEEMS 
TO HELP SOME PATIENTS,
WE'RE 
STILL WAITING ON 
CLINICAL TRIALS 
WHICH WE THEY'D TO 
PROVE ITS 
OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS.
>> IS THERE ANY 
DOWNSIDE TO 
GIVING PATIENTS THE 
PLASMA THIS 
WAY. 
>> RESEARCHERS DON'T 
BELIEVE 
PLASMA USE IS HARMFUL 
FOR MOST PATIENTS AND 
LIKELY HAS POSITIVE 
EFFECTS.
BUT IT WILL BE HARDERSPORTS  
SOCCER ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR SPREADING THE 
DISEASE.
HERE'S BLAYNE 
ALEXANDER.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT A
NEW WARNING FROM THE
MAYOR OF DANBURY, 
CONNECTICUT.
KIDS' COVID CASES ARE 
RISING
A MAJOR CAUSE?
YOUTH SOCCER AND
SOFTBALL GAMES
>> SOCCER YOU'RE
RUNNING UP AND DOWN 
THE FIELD.
IF YOU'RE IN BASEBALL 
YOU'RE IN THE LEFT
FIELD OR RIGHT FIELD
OR WHATEVER.
BUT WE THINK WE'VE
TRACE TD DOWN TO WHEN 
THERE'S A CHANGEOVER
AND TEAMS IN SOCCER 
YOU'RE ROTATING 
PLAYERS IN AND OUT, 
THERE IS A BENCH OR 
KIDS IN CLOSE CONTACT,
YOU'RE NOT WEARING
MASKS.
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR
CANCELING SPORTS FOR
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN 
AS CASES THERE
CONTINUE TO RISE
FROM LITTLE LEAGUE TO 
THE PROS, WHERE THE 
NFL IS INVESTIGATING A
SERIES OF POSITIVE
TESTS STEMMING FROM A 
SINGLE NEW JERSEY LAB.
THE CHICAGO BEARS HAD 
NINE PLAYERS AND STAFF
TEST POSITIVE, ONLY TO
LEARN LATER THEY WERE 
FALSE.
CONFUSION OVER TESTS
AS MORE SCHOOLS ARE 
RELYING ON THEM TO GET
BACK TO CLASS.
JUST TWO WEEKS AGO
STUDENTS WERE MOVING
IN AT GEORGIA TECH
NOW AN OUTBREAK WITH
CLASSES SET TO BEGIN
TOMORROW
251 CASES INCLUDING 
MORE THAN A DOZEN AT A
SINGLE FRATERNITY 
HOUSE NOW BEING USED
AS AN ISOLATION AREA
>> HAVING IN-PERSON 
CLASSES THIS SEMESTER 
IS INHERENTLY RISKY.
>> Reporter: ALL OF IT
LEAVING?
ON CAMPUS SHAKEN
>> IT'S UNSAFE RIGHT
NOW.
>> WE SHOULD NOT HAVE 
OPENED IN THESE 
CIRCUMSTANCES.
>> Reporter: GEORGIA
TECH JOINS A GROWING
LIST OF SCHOOLS?
WITH IMAGES LIKE
THESE, AS CAMPUSES
SCRAMBLE TO CRACK 
DOWN
AT BOSTON'S 
NORTHEASTERN
UNIVERSITY A THREAT TO
RESCIND ADMISSION FOR 
ANY STUDENT FOUND IN
VIOLATION.
TULANE ALSO ENFORCING 
STIFF PENALTIES FOR 
PARTIES WHILE 
REMAINING REALISTIC 
ABOUT CASES.
>> WE'RE A CITY, AND
EVERY CITY HAS CASES
WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DIAGNOSE 
IT VERY QUICKLY AND 
CARE FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS.
>> Reporter: AND IN 
NEW YORK A COURT ORDER
STOPPED ONE COUPLE'S
WEDDING.
THE EXPECTED GUEST
LIST, 175.
THE STATE BANNED
GATHERINGS LARGER THAN
50
>> WHY SHOULD THEY BE 
ALLOWED TO HAVE THIS
WEDDING?
>> 10,000 RESTAURANTS 
AND BARS ACROSS NEW 
YORK STATE AND
LAWFULLY HAVE 
GATHERINGS IN EXCESS
OF 50 PEOPLE
>> BLAYNE JOINS US
LIVE FROM GEORGIA 
TECH
BLAYNE, WHAT IS THE 
COLLEGE DOING THERE 
ABOUT THE OUTBREAK
>> Reporter: WELL,
KATE, THEY ARE
ISOLATING STUDENTS
THEY'RE ALSO NOTIFYING
ANY OF THE STUDENTS 
WHO MAY HAVE BEEN 
AFFECTED AND GETTING
THEM TESTED AT ONE OF 
THE FREE SITES HEER ON
CAMPUS
IT'S CERTAINLY WORTH
NOTING FOR CONTEXT
THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA SHUT 
DOWN IN-PERSON
ONCE AGAIN WE TURN TO 
OUR SENIOR MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT DR. JOHN
TORRES ON WHAT YOU 
NEED TO KNOW. 
>> IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, 
THIS K THROUGH 8 
SCHOOL IS ADDING AN 
EXTRA LAYER OF 
PROTECTION FOR 
STUDENTS AND STAFF, 
INSTALLING BETTER AIR 
FILTERS IN THE 
VENTILATION SYSTEM. 
>> PARTICLES GO IN AND
THEY GET TRAPPED. 
>> JULIANNA IS AN 
ENGLISH TEACHER AT THE
SCHOOL. 
>> I THINK THE FILTERS
WILL MAKE US FEEL A 
LITTLE MORE 
COMFORTABLE WALKING 
INTO THE CLASSROOM 
KNOWING IT'S THERE TO 
KEEP US SAFE. 
>> THE UPGRADED 
FILTERS ARE PUT IN 
INCREASING EVIDENCE TO
SUGGEST COVID-19 
SPREAD SIGNIFICANTLY 
THROUGH THE AIR 
FURTHER THAN 
PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED IN
WHAT'S CALLED AEROSOL 
SPREAD. 
>> CHILDREN ARE 
STARTING TO GO BACK TO
SCHOOL.
WHAT FACTOR IS AEROSOL
SPREAD GOING TO PLAY 
IN THIS. 
>> IT'S ALREADY 
PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE.
WHEN YOU TALK, COUGH, 
BREATHE OR SNEEZE, THE
STREAM OF TWO TYPES OF
DROPLETS ARE SENT TO 
THE AIR.
RESPIRATORY FALL 
QUICKLY TO THE GROUND 
WITHIN 6 FEET.
AEROSOL PARTICLES ARE 
SMALLER AND LIGHTER.
THEY CAN LINGER IN THE
AIR FOR HOURS AND 
TRAVEL EVEN LONGER 
DISTANCES.
THAT'S AEROSOL SPREAD.
>> VIRAL PARTICLE 
CONCENTRATIONS CAN 
BUILD UP AND INFECT 
SOMEBODY BEYOND THAT 
MAGICAL 6 FOOT RING 
WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING
ABOUT FOR THE PAST 
SEVERAL MONTHS. 
>> IT'S ONE REASON WHY
YOU'RE MORE SUSS EPT I
WILL INDOORS AND AIR 
VENTILATION ON PLANES,
OFFICES AND NOW 
SCHOOLS IS BEING 
LOOKED AT IN A NEW 
LIGHT.
A WATCHDOG FOUND 
ONE-THIRD OF PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. 
NEED IMPROVEMENTS TO 
THEIR AIR SYSTEMS FOR 
PROPER VENTILATION. 
>> WE HAVE 
UNDERINVESTED IN OUR 
SCHOOL BUILDING 
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 
DECADES AND WE'RE 
PAYING THE PRICE FOR 
THAT RIGHT NOW. 
>> JULIANNA'S 
CLASSROOM IS ONE OF 
12,000 IN THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT THAT WILL GET
NEW FILTERS.
A HIGH-QUALITY FILTER 
THAT CAN CATCH SMALLER
CONTAMINANTS.
STILL, IT'S NOT A 
CATCHALL.
A PRELIMINARY STUDY 
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
MINNESOTA FOUND WHEN 
AN ASYMPTOMATIC 
TEACHER WAS TALKING IN
A ROOM WITH STRONG 
VENTILATION ONLY 10% 
OF VIRUS PARTICLES 
WERE FILTERED OUT. 
>> IS IT A SOFTBALL 
WITH COVID-19, NO, BUT
IT'S A NECESSARY STEP 
WE HAVE TO TAKE. 
>> IT'S AN EXTRA 
HEALTH MEASURE THE CDC
HAS NOW ADDED TO THEIR
SCHOOL GUIDELINES.
SO HOW DO YOU KNOW IF 
YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL 
HAS PROPER 
VENTILATION. 
>> SHOULD THEY BE 
ASKING ABOUT THE 
VENTILATION SYSTEM?
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> ARE THEY USING 
BETTER FILTERS. 
>> YOU SHOULD BE 
>>> MILLIONS OF 
AMERICA FROM 
FLOOR TO ACCESS 
OUR IN THE PATH 
OF THESE TWO 
STORMS. 
BILL KARINS IS 
JOINING ME NOW. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ON THESE 
TWO STORM 
TRACKS? 
>> OF THE FIRST 
TIME MONTH, I 
GOT SOME GOOD 
NEWS. 
MENTIONED THAT 
IN 2020, SOME 
GOOD NEWS. 
MARCO AS WELL AS 
A HURRICANE. 
NOW, RIGHT? 
SO THIS STORM, 
YOU KNOW, GOT 
SIGNIFICANTLY 
WEAKER OVERNIGHT.
IT IS BARELY 
EVEN A STORM. 
WE ARE HAPPY 
ABOUT THAT. 
I GOT A BED 
FEELING ABOUT 
WHAT LAURA COULD 
DO. 
LET ME SHOW YOU 
WHAT MARKET 
LOOKS LIKE. 
WE HAVE SEEN SOME
PRETTY SPORTY 
WINDS. 
WE HAVE NOT SEEN 
REALLY THAT 
WINDS YET. 
I DON'T THINK 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO LOSE POWERED 
BY THIS. 
MARCO GOT 20 
APART. 
IT WAS NOT GOING 
TO BE A PROBLEM. 
IT HAS 40 MILE-
PER-HOUR WINDS. 
IT IS GOING TO 
RECONNECT AND 
DISSIPATE. 
THAT BRINGS US 
TO LAURA. 
THE STORM HAS 
BEEN VERY 
INCIDENT. 
IT WENT OVER THE 
TOP OF SIX TO -- 
6000 FOOT 
MOUNTAINS IN 
WESTERN CUBA. 
AND IT STILL 
HELPED. 
NOW WE ARE 
AFRAID, WHAT IS 
THIS GOING TO DO 
IT HAS CLEARED 
CUBA INTO THE 
GULF BUT LANES 
AT 60 MILES PER 
HOUR IT SHOULD 
START 
INTENSIFYING 
OVERNIGHT 
TONIGHT AND THEN 
ALL DAY TOMORROW,
ALL DAY 
WEDNESDAY, AND 
AND THAT 
LANDFALL. 
THE HURRICANE 
CENTER HAS IT 
KIND OF GRADUALLY
UP, MAKING 
LANDFALL MAYBE 
105 TO 110 MILE-
PER-HOUR WINDS. 
THAT IS A SERIES 
STORM. 
THAT IS A MAJOR 
HURRICANE. 
SO THAT IS WHAT 
WE ARE VERY 
CONCERNED OF 
WHERE IT IS 
GOING TO GO. 
IT RAINS ITSELF 
OUT WITH 
POSSIBLE LETTING 
PROBLEMS IN 
ARKANSAS, 
MISSISSIPPI, 
INTO TENNESSEE, 
INTO KENTUCKY, 
TOO. 
OF IS THAT WE 
ARE VERY 
CONCERNED IS 
WHERE THE 
LANDFALL IS 
GOING TO BE. 
OUR COMPUTERS, 
YOU KNOW, 
THEY'RE STILL 
BETWEEN NEW 
ORLEANS AND 
HOUSTON. 
THEY ARE 
PINPOINTING THE 
TEXAS LOUISIANA 
BORDER. 
THAT IS WHERE THE
HURRICANE CENTER 
IS, TOO. 
GET THE GUEST 
MAY SHIFT A 
LITTLE CLOSER TO 
HOUSTON AND 
GALVESTON AND 
RODENTS. 
THE NEXT 24 
HOURS. 
WE WILL SEE HOW 
THAT PLAYS OUT. 
THIS IS OUR 
AMERICAN 
COMPUTER MODEL. 
THIS IS GOING 
BACK TO ALL THE 
-- ALL OF THE 
SPINES FOR TWO 
POTENTIAL. 
AND SO, HERE YOU 
CAN SEE KIND OF 
THE DIFFERENCE. 
IT IS ALL IN THE 
GENERAL VICINITY.
THAT'S WHY PORT 
ARTHUR, STARTING 
TOMORROW 
STARTING TO GET 
EVACUATIONS. 
AREAS LIKE 
BEAUMONT, 
TWITTER. 
>> I THINK 
GALVESTON AREA, 
THEY MAY HAVE TO 
THINK ABOUT THE 
EVACUATIONS, 
JUST IN CASE 
THIS STORM HEADS 
YOUR WAY. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
DEFINITELY UNTIL 
THIS TIME 
TOMORROW. 
SO JUST BECAUSE 
MARCO WENT DOWN 
ON US, NO ONE 
COMPLAINED THAT 
IT DOES NOT MEAN 
LAURA IS GOING 
TO DO THE SAME 
THING. 
WE COULD BE 
DEALING WITH 
MAJOR HURRICANES 
MAKING LANDFALL 
IN THE U.S. 
BILL, WE'RE 
HOPING THAT WILL 
NOT BE THE CASE. 
EVEN IF IT IS, 
YOU ARE PROBABLY 
THE FIRST PERSON 
IN THE ENTIRE 
YEAR OF 2020 TO 
COME AND BRING 
US GOODNESS. 
SO WE ARE AT 
LEAST 
APPRECIATIVE OF 
THE GOODNESS. 
AND MAYBE WE'LL 
HAVE SOME MORE 
GOOD NEWS 
TOMORROW. 
>> GOOD SEEING 
YOU. 
>> GOOD SEEING 
YOU TOO. 
BE NOMINATED FOR 
A SECOND TERM 
THIS AFTERNOON. 
FACEBOOK THIS 
MORNING IN 
CHARLOTTE, NORTH 
CAROLINA AFTER 
IN-PERSON ROLL 
CALL VOTE. 
MAKING THEIR 
CASE TO KEEP THE 
OVER OFFERS COME 
NOVEMBER. 
>> THE JOE BIDEN 
AND THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
HAVE BEEN 
OVERTAKEN BY THE 
RADICAL LEFT. 
AND IS GOING TO 
TAKE AT LEAST 
FOUR MORE YEARS 
TO DRAIN THE 
SWAMP. 
>> BAD THINGS 
HAPPENED LAST 
TIME WITH THE 
SPYING OF OUR 
CAMPING AND 
BIDEN AND THAT 
GOES TO OBAMA. 
WE HAVE TO BE 
VERY, VERY 
CAREFUL. WE HAVE 
TO BE VERY, VERY 
CAREFUL. 
THIS TIME, THEY 
ARE TRY TO DO IT 
WITH A WHOLE 
POST OFFICE 
SCAM. 
THIS IS OUR 
COUNTRY CAN GO 
IN A HORRIBLE, 
HORRIBLE DRUGS 
OR EVEN GREATER 
DIRECTION. 
>> NBC NEWS 
PLACK REPORT IT 
MONICA ALBA IS 
TRENDING ON FROM 
CHARLOTTE, NORTH 
CAROLINA. 
MONICA, WHAT 
ELSE HAS THE 
PRESIDENT HAD TO 
SAY TODAY? 
>> Reporter: HI 
THERE, ALISON. 
APOLOGIES FOR 
THE NORTH. 
THEY ARE ALREADY 
DISMANTLING  
WHAT THEY HAD 
SET UP FOR THE 
CHARLOTTE 
CONVENTION 
BECAUSE THE 
REALITY IS IT IS 
OVER. 
IT WAS ABOUT 
FIVE HOURS OF 
OFFICIAL 
PROCEEDINGS AND 
CONVENTION 
BUSINESS HERE 
WITH THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT MAKING 
THOSE SURPRISE 
APPEARANCES AND 
REMARKS TO 
DELEGATES. 
THE, THE 
METAPHOR IS 
QUITE STRONG. 
CHARLOTTE IS 
OVER. 
NOW ALL THE 
ACTION MOVES 
OVER TO 
WASHINGTON FOR 
REALLY THE 
REMAINDER OF 
THIS BLACK 
BUSTER OF 
SPEECHES AT THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION BUT 
HERE IN 
CHARLOTTE, SO 
NOTABLE THE 
PRESIDENT TOOK 
THE STAGE AND 
DELIVERED 
ESSENTIALLY A 
CAMPAIGN RALLY 
LIKE SPEECH. 
HE SPOKE FOR 
NEARLY 50 MINUTES
, TOUCHING ON A 
TON OF IMPORTANT 
ANY 20 TOPICS 
BUT I WANTED TO 
TAKE A LISTEN 
SPECIFICALLY TO 
WHAT HE SAID IN 
TERMS OF NORTH 
CAROLINA AND THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
OUTLINES HERE IN 
THE STATE. 
>> JOE BIDEN WAS 
GOING TO HAVE 
HIS CONVENTION 
IN MILWAUKEE. 
AND THEY DID NOT 
GO THERE AT ALL. 
DID NOT DO THIS. 
WE DID THIS OUT 
OF RESPECT FOR 
YOUR STINK IF 
YOU HAD A 
GOVERNOR THAT 
WOULD HAVE LET 
US HAVE SOME 
PEOPLE, HE SAID, 
ACCORDING TO THE 
RULES AND 
REGULATION, THE 
MOST PEOPLE YOU 
ARE ALLOWED TO 
HAVE IN THAT 
ROOM, MEANING -- 
I VIEWED IT AS A 
-- THIS 10 
PEOPLE. 
I SAID, 
SOCHOVKA, I AM AT
19,000. 
YOU'RE AT 10. 
AND WE SOMETHING 
IN THE MIDDLE? 
IT DID NOT SOUND 
2G GOOD. 
ALISON, YOU AND 
I HAVE TALKED 
REPEATEDLY ABOUT 
HOW MANY TIMES  
HIS CONVENTION 
WAS 
UNCEREMONIOUSLY 
UPROOTED, MOVED 
TO FLORIDA, BACK 
TO CHARLOTTE 
THERE WAS A 
QUESTION MARK OF 
WHAT WAS GOING 
TO HAPPEN. 
AND OF COURSE, 
THAT IS BECAUSE 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC IS 
REALLY HUNG OVER 
THE ENTIRETY OF 
THIS EVENING. 
THE PRESIDENT 
DID WANT TO COME 
TO CHARLOTTE 
ULTIMATELY TO 
THINK THAT 
SMALLER 
FOOTPRINT OF 
DELEGATES WHO 
OFFICIALLY 
NOMINATED HIM 
TODAY. 
BUT HE TOOK THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
SLAM THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
GOVERNOR OF THE 
STATE, WHO IS 
THE WHAT ONE 
THAT SAID 
INITIALLY, I 
DON'T YOU CAN 
HAVE AN EVENT 
WITH 19,000 
PEOPLE. 
BECAUSE WE NEED 
TO HAVE SOCIAL 
DISTANCE AND WE 
NEED TO BE 
WEARING MASKS. 
THAT IS WHEN THE 
PERSON SAID, I 
LIKE THAT. 
SO I'M GOING TO 
YANK THE 
CONVENTION AND 
MOVED TO 
FLORIDA. 
HE HAS TO CANCEL 
IT BECAUSE OF 
HOW BAD THE 
PANDEMIC WAS 
JACKSONVILLE AND 
NOW HERE WE ARE. 
TODAY, HERE'S A 
LITTLE BIT OF 
COLOR FROM 
INSIDE THE ROOM. 
THE DELEGATES 
FOR THE MOST 
PART WEARING 
MASKS. 
EARLIER IN THE 
DAY, BEFORE THE 
OFFICIAL PROGRAM 
STARTED. 
WITHOUT THE USE 
WAS INCONSISTENT 
AT THEIR RETURN 
TO SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE. 
BUT THIS IS A 
HUGE INDOOR 
GATHERING. 
GET IS HUNDREDS 
OF PEOPLE. 
THAT IS NOT 
SOMETHING 
CHARLOTTE HAD 
SEEN ALL SUMMER. 
SO IT IS NOTABLE 
FROM THAT 
PERSPECTIVE. 
THAT THE RNC DID 
TAKE A LOT OF 
HEALTH AND 
SAFETY 
PROTOCOLS. 
THEY SAID THEY 
TESTED 
EVERYBODY. 
TWICE. 
THEY HAD TO BE 
TESTED BEFORE 
ARRIVING AND 
THEN UPON 
ARRIVAL, THEY 
WERE TESTED. 
IT JUST 
UNDERSCORES HOW 
DIFFICULT IT IS 
TO CONTINUE TO 
DO THESE 
POLITICAL 
CONVENTIONS 
DURING A 
PANDEMIC. 
WAS COMPLETELY 
DIFFERENT, 
THOUGH, FROM 
WHAT WE SAW WITH 
THEM, LAST WEEK, 
WHO HELD ALMOST 
ALL OF IT, AS 
YOU KNOW, 
VIRTUALLY, 
ALISON.  
>> YEAH, MONICA 
BASED ON WHAT 
YOU HAVE HEARD 
SO FAR, WHAT ARE 
THE MAIN THEMES? 
WHAT ARE THE 
MESSAGES WE 
SHOULD EXPECT TO 
HEAR THROUGHOUT 
THE REPUBLICAN 
CONVENTION THIS 
WEEK? 
>> WHAT IS 
STRIKING BECAUSE 
THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN HAD 
TRIED TO THE 
TELEGRAPH THE 
VERY OPTIMISTIC 
MESSAGE OF 
POSITIVE FORWARD-
LOOKING TONE FOR 
THE ENTIRETY OF 
THIS WEEK. 
AND THAT THE 
PRESIDENT CAME 
OUT AND OFFERED 
SOME RHETORIC 
THAT WITH THE AT 
BEST CAN BE 
DESCRIBED AS 
QUITE DARK AND 
DIVISIVE. 
ONE OF THE 
OUTCOME OF THE 
ELECTION, THINK 
THE ONLY WAY HE 
LOSES IS IF IT 
IS AND RULING 
AGAINST 
UNIVERSAL MAIL-
IN VOTING 
PROVIDING ANY 
EVIDENCE OR 
SUPPORT FOR 
THESE WIDESPREAD 
LANES HE MAKES 
ABOUT VOTER 
FRAUD. 
SO REALLY, IT IS 
HARD TO SQUARE 
WHAT THEY SAID 
WAS GOING TO 
HAPPEN WITH WHAT 
WE ALREADY SAW 
IN THE FIRST FEW 
HOURS. 
NOW, PRIME-TIME 
COULD BE A 
DIFFERENT STORY 
TONIGHT, THE 
THEME IS LAND OF 
THOMAS. 
SO YOU'RE GOING 
TO BE HEARING 
FROM A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT 
SPEAKERS IN THE 
CLOSING PRIME-
TIME CONFIDENCE 
SLOT. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE SENATOR TIM 
SCOTT THAT THE 
ONLY REPUBLICAN 
LACK SENATOR, OF 
COURSE, WHO IS A 
TRUMP ALLY, 
SOMEBODY WHO HAS 
WORKED WITH HIM 
ON CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE REPORT. 
WE WILL BE 
HEARING ABOUT 
THAT. 
WE WILL HEAR IN 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
OF THIS SUNDAY 
DOKO DONALD 
TRUMP JUNOR. 
IT IS NOTABLE 
THIS ALL TAKES 
PLACE IN 
WASHINGTON FROM 
THE MELLON 
AUDITORIUM. 
IT IS CLOSE TO 
THE THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
WE WANT TO 
ACTUALLY SEE THE 
WHITE HOUSE USED 
AS THE TO 
POLITICAL DROP 
UNTIL TOMORROW. 
WE'RE TOLD 
THERE. 
HE SOME 
SURPRISES AND WE 
DO EXPECT TO SEE 
THE PRESIDENT 
EVERY SINGLE 
NIGHT OF 
PROGRAMMING 
TONIGHT. 
WE'RE TOLD HE 
WILL APPEAR WITH 
FRONTLINE 
WORKERS AND HE 
IS GOING TO TRY 
TO MAKE A POINT 
ALSO ABOUT 
HEALTH CARE AND 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
SO THAT IS ONE 
THING TO LOOK 
FORWARD. 
BUT THERE COULD 
BE OTHER 
SURPRISES. 
THE OTHER THINGS 
FOR THE WEEK OUR 
OPPORTUNITY AND 
GREATNESS, WE 
ARE GOING TO SEE 
A DIFFERENT 
MESSAGE. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO ATTEMPT TO 
TRY TO GO IN 
EACH DAY. 
AGAIN, WE CAN'T 
UNDERSCORE THIS 
ENOUGH. 
IF TODAY IS ANY 
PREVIEW, IT MAY 
NOT BE EXACTLY 
WHAT THEY ARE 
SCRIPTING 
BECAUSE THIS IS 
THE PRESIDENT 
WHO MUST GO OFF 
SCRIPT. 
>> SURE DOES. 
MONICA, LET'S GO 
TO THE THIS 
MORNING, HOURS 
BEFORE THE RNC 
STARTED. 
ONE OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
LONGEST OF INCA 
WAS TRUSTED 
ADVISERS, 
KELLYANNE 
CONWAY, NOTHING 
THAT SHE IS 
LEAVING THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
WHAT CAN YOU 
TELL US ABOUT 
THAT? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, THAT WAS 
PRETTY SHOCKING 
TO ALLOW PEOPLE. 
IN TERMS OF 
SOMEBODY WHO IS 
SO CLOSE TO HIM, 
ADVISES HIM, IN 
SUCH AN INTENSE 
CAPACITY ON 70 
DIFFERENT. 
SHE IS THE 
FORMER CAMPAIGN 
MANAGER WHO IN 
THE FINAL MONTHS 
OF 2016, LEAD 
THEM TO VICTORY 
AND ULTIMATELY 
TO THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
SO SHE IS 
SOMEBODY THAT 
HAS BEEN PLAYING 
A IMPORTANT ROLE 
BUT SHE IS 
TAKING A STEP 
BACK, SHE SAYS, 
TO FOCUS ON 
FAMILY. 
THAT IS OUR 
PRIORITY AND WE 
ACTUALLY ARE 
JUST LEARNING 
THAT THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN WANTED 
TO HAVE HER 
BACK. 
THEY WANTED TO 
SEE IF SHE COULD 
COME HELP AND BE 
A MEANS THERE 
GET. 
AND SHE DEBATED 
THAT. 
BUT ULTIMATELY 
DECIDED AGAINST 
BECAUSE SHE DOES 
WANT TO BE 
SPENDING MORE 
TIME WITH HER 
FOUR TEENAGE 
CHILDREN. 
SO THIS IS GOING 
TO BE HER LAST 
WEEK AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
>> SHE WILL BE 
DEPARTING AT THE 
END OF THE 
MONTH. 
BUT SHE IS STILL 
EXPECTED TO 
ADDRESS THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION IN 
REMARKS ON 
WEDNESDAY. 
SHE IS ACTUALLY 
IN THE WEST WING 
TODAY. 
WORKING ON THOSE 
REMARKS. 
AND SHE WILL 
CONTINUE TO 
ADVISE THE 
PRESIDENT, WE 
UNDERSTAND, IN 
AN INFORMAL 
CAPACITY, 
ALISON.  
>> ALL RIGHT, 
MONICA ALBA WITH 
A VERY BRIEF 
TRIP TO 
CHARLOTTE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
GOT IT. 
>>> OUR SPECIAL 
COVERAGE OF THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION 
STARTS TONIGHT 
AT 8 PM EASTERN 
WITH CHUCK TODD 
FOLLOWED BY A 
NETWORK ON THEM 
SPECIAL ED 10:00 
PM EASTERN. 
YOU CAN CATCH IT 
ALL RIGHT HERE 
ON NBC NEWS NOW. 
! THE RNC WAS 
ORIGINALLY 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
IN JACKSONVILLE, 
FLORIDA 
>> THAT IS DUVAL 
COUNTY, WHICH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
NOW NEARLY WON 
BACK IN 2016. 
NBC NEWS NOW 
CORRESPONDED 
DASHA BURNS ASKED
SUPPORTERS 
INJECTABLE HOW 
THEY ARE FEELING 
HEADING INTO 
THIS ELECTION? 
I THINK THE -- 
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
THERE'S SOMETHING
TO RALLY AROUND 
BUT IF YOU GET 
TRUMP FOR 
ANOTHER FOUR 
YEARS I THINK IT 
COULD BE THE 
DOWNFALL. 
>> IT DOESN'T 
REALLY MATTER 
WHETHER IT WAS 
TRUMP OR PENCE 
OR ANY 
REPUBLICAN THAT 
COULD FILL THAT 
SEAT. 
WE ARE VOTING ON 
SUCH DIFFERENT 
MENTALITIES IN 
AMERICA THESE 
DAYS. 
ANYBODY COULD BE 
IN THAT SEAT. 
I'M GOING TO 
VOTE FOR SMALLER 
GOVERNMENT, 
SEAVER STREET, 
BACKING THE 
POLICE, KEEPING 
OUR BORDERS 
SECURE, LESS 
GOVERNMENT, AND 
MORE AND VIGIL 
FREEDOM, MORE 
INDIVIDUAL 
LIBERTY. 
>> IT DOES NOT 
RESEMBLE THE 
PARTY I JOINED. 
AND I'M HOPING 
THAT THIS IS A 
RESET KIND OF 
ELECTION. WILL, 
I'M GOING TO 
SUPPORT BIDEN. 
PROBABLY SAW 
WHEN YOU CAME 
IN, REPUBLICAN 
FOR BIDEN THEM. 
>> I FIRMLY 
BELIEVE IN 2020 
THAT THERE ARE A 
LOT OF 
REPUBLICAN 
VOTERS THAT MAY 
NOT NECESSARILY 
BE AS OPEN ABOUT 
WHAT THEY ARE 
GOING TO VOTE 
FOR. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO BE CASTING 
THEIR BALLOTS 
FOR JOE BIDEN 
BECAUSE I THINK 
THAT THE LAST 
FOUR YEARS OF 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
SPENT WHAT THEY 
WERE GOING TO 
GET FROM THE TO 
DEMONSTRATION 
HAS NOT BEEN 
WITH THE ONE. 
AND THAT JOE 
BIDEN IS 
OFFERING THEM AN 
ALTERNATIVE TO 
BRING THIS 
COUNTRY BACK. 
>> -- JOINS US 
LIVE. 
--, WE HAVE 
HEARD FROM SOME 
VOTERS THERE. 
HOW DO FOLKS 
FEEL THERE ABOUT 
LOSING THE RNC? 
>> Reporter: 
HEY, ALISON. 
WELL, THIS AREA 
HAS BEEN HIT  
HARD BY THE 
ECONOMIC FALLOUT 
FROM THE FARMERS 
AND BY THE VIRUS 
ITSELF. 
AND THE BUSINESS 
OWNERS THAT I 
TALKED TO SAID 
IT HAS BEEN A 
BIG LOSS. 
ONE OF THE SMALL 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
THAT YOU HEARD 
FROM THERE 
ACTUALLY 1 
MILLION. 
HE SAID THAT THE 
RNC WOULD'VE 
BEEN LIKE THE 
SUPER BOWL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
BOOST THAT IT 
WOULD HAVE GIVEN 
THIS ECONOMY. 
BUT 
INTERESTINGLY, 
HE ALSO SAID 
THAT IN A WAY, 
HE WAS A LITTLE 
BIT RELIEVED AND 
IT WASN'T COMING 
HERE BECAUSE OF 
THE LOCAL 
DIVISIONS AND 
DISCOUNTED THAT 
HE FELT LIKE 
THAT MIGHT 
EXACERBATE. 
AT LOOK AT, 
ALISON, THERE IS 
A REASON THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN FOCUSED 
ON DUVAL COUNTY. 
HE WANTED BY 
SUCH A NARROW 
MARGIN. 
LOCALS IN 
FLORIDA IS A THE 
FARTHER NORTH 
YOU GO, THE MORE 
SELF YOU GET THE 
CLINIC THAT THIS 
AREA HAS BEEN 
TRADITIONALLY 
CONSERVATIVE, 
NORTH FLORIDA IS 
HOW REPUBLICANS 
WIN ELECTIONS. 
SO THAT NEVER 
VICTORY IN 2016 
WAS A BIT OF A 
IT'S LIKE. 
EVEN FIGURE 
LIKE, THOUGH, 
WAS IN 2018, 
WHEN DEMOCRATIC 
GUBERNATORIAL 
CANDIDATE ANDREW 
GUILLEN TOOK 
THIS COUNTRY 
WHICH SAID SHOCK 
WAS TO THE GOP. 
IT WAS A SINCE 
THE 1980. 
SO THIS AREA HAS 
SEEN SOME 
SHIFTS. 
FOR DONALD TRUMP 
THE SUBURBS HERE.
THEY ARE GREAT 
BUT THEY ARE 
BECOMING MORE 
DIVERSE. 
MORE COLLEGE 
EDUCATED. 
AND THAT COULD 
SPELL SOME 
PROBLEMS BECAUSE 
THESE -- THIS IS 
THE SORT OF 
DEMOGRAPHIC THAT 
HE HAS BEEN 
HAVING TROUBLE 
WITH. 
I HEARD A COUPLE 
OF THINGS THAT 
THEY WERE HAVING 
THESE ROOMS. 
PRETTY FAR AWAY 
FROM HERE. 
IT MICHIGAN. 
YOU ARE SEEING 
THESE IN THE 
SUBURBS. 
IN BOTH AREAS, 
IT HAS BEEN THIS 
-- THE 
REPUBLICAN 
THAT THEY DON'T 
REALLY RECOGNIZE 
IT. 
AS THE PARTY 
THAT THEY JOINED 
AND IT WAS 
STRIKING, ALISON 
TO HEAR ALSO THE 
SAME WORDS COME 
OUT OF PEOPLE'S 
MELTS AS THE 
WORK IN MICHIGAN.
THERE IS STILL A 
LOT OF SUPPORT 
FOR DELTA PURE, 
ASKED ABOUT THE 
GOP COUNTY FAIR 
WHO SAYS THAT HE 
WAS RNC DID NOT 
ACTUALLY HAPPEN 
HERE. 
THE 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
THAT THE 
REBUILDING GOING 
TO BE INCREDIBLY 
HELPFUL. 
THE REALLY OF THE
CROWD GAME. 
THE ADDED 
THOUSANDS OF 
VOLUNTEERS FOR 
THAT PREPARATION.
THE RNC AND YOU 
THINK THAT COULD 
BE A PRETTY 
INFUENTIAL -- 
GETTING MORE 
VOTERS AND THE 
GROUND GAME 
AHEAD OF 
NOVEMBER. 
ALISON?  
DASHA,  THIS 
TIME, IN DUVAL 
AND 
JACKSONVILLE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR SHARING 
YOUR POINT OF 
VIEW. 
>> GOT MORE 
COMING FOR YOU, 
DON'T WORRY.
,
>>> THE WIFE AND 
MOTHER OF A 
HUSBAND AND KIDS 
WHO ARE MORE 
FOLDABLE TO 
POLICE VIOLENCE. 
A PROUD NERD AND 
A REPRESENTATIVE 
OF THE MAJOR 
AMERICA. 
TO CABLE-TV 
NEWS. 
HOPE THE GREAT 
-- AND MIGHT MOM 
WILL LOOK DOWN 
FROM HEAVEN AND 
BE PROUD.! 
A PRETTY SPICY 
HEARING. 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL DeJOY 
TESTIFYING. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
LEIGH ANN 
CALDWELL JOINS 
ME NOW.  
A BIT MORE 
FIREWORKS TODAY. 
HOW DID HE SEND 
HIS MANAGEMENT 
TO THE POSTAL 
SERVICE? 
>> THE JOINT WAS 
VERY DEFENSIVE 
TODAY. 
A LOT MORE THAN 
HE WAS ON 
FRIDAY, WHEN HE 
APPEARED BEFORE 
THE SENATE 
COMMITTEE. 
BUT TODAY, HE 
WENT TO THAT FOR 
HIMSELF, FOR HIS 
HANDLING OF THE 
POST OFFICE. 
AND DISMISSED 
HIS OWN 
RESPONSIBILITIES 
FOR SOME OF THE 
CHANGES THAT 
WERE MADE. 
HERE IS HOW HE 
DESCRIBED IT TO 
LAWMAKERS. 
>> I DID NOT 
DIRECT THE 
REMOVAL OF BLUE 
COLLECTION BOXES 
OR THE REMOVAL 
OF MAIL 
PROCESSING 
EQUIPMENT. 
SECOND, I DO NOT 
ERECT THE 
CUTBACK ON HOURS 
AT ANY OF OUR 
POST OFFICE IS. 
AND FINALLY, I 
DO NOT DIRECT 
THE ELIMINATION 
OR ANY CUT BACK 
IN OVERTIME. 
I DID, HOWEVER, 
SUSPEND THESE 
PRACTICES AND 
WORKING TO 
REMOVE ANY 
MISCONCEPTIONS 
ABOUT OUR 
COMMITMENT TO 
DELIVERING THE 
NATION'S 
ELECTION MAIL. 
ANY FURTHER 
ASSERTIONS BY 
THE MEDIA OR 
ELECTED OFFICIALS
IS FURTHERING A 
FALSE NARRATIVE 
TO THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE. 
>> POSTAL 
WORKERS AND THE 
POSTAL UNION 
CONTRADICT WHAT 
POSTMASTER DeJOY 
IS THINKING 
ABOUT THE 
ACTIONS HE TOOK. 
THEY SAY, IN 
FACT, HE DID 
MAKE THESE 
CHANGES THAT 
AFFECTED THE 
DELIVERY OF MAIL 
HE ALSO SAID 
THAT HE HAD NO 
ROLE IN 
ATTEMPTING TO 
STOP SABOTAGE 
THE UPCOMING 
ELECTIONS. 
IN A, ALISON, 
WANT TO TALK TO 
YOU. 
TWO DIFFERENT 
ISSUES HERE THAT 
HAVE BEEN 
COMBINED. 
ONE IS THE 
FISCAL SOLVENCY 
OF THE POSTAL 
SERVICE BUT IT 
IS LONG BEEN AN 
ISSUE. 
BUT THE JOY CAME 
TO THE HELM AND 
SINCE THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN ATTACKING 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE AND MAIL-
IN BALLOTS, THAT 
HAS BECOME A 
MAJOR FOCUS, 
ESPECIALLY SO 
CLOSE TO THE 
ELECTION AND THE 
UPPER PRESIDENT 
TREATED IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE 
SCENE, THEY CAN, 
BUT MAIL-IN 
BALLOT IN, 
SAYING THAT IT 
IS A FRAUD AND 
THAT IT WILL BE 
A MESS. 
AND SO WHEN 
DEMOCRAT TOLD ME 
RECENTLY THAT 
DeJOY PROBABLY 
WOULD NOT HAVE 
EVEN BEEN IN THE 
HOT SEAT IF THE 
PRESIDENT DID 
NOT ELEVATE THIS 
ISSUE AND CAUSE 
DEMOCRATS 
ESPECIALLY TO 
QUESTION THE 
INCENTIVE AND 
THE MOTIVATION 
BEHIND SOME OF 
THESE CHANGES, 
ALISON. 
>> YEAH LEIGH 
ANN, WHICH IS  
KEEP HEARING THAT
MUCH ABOUT MAIL-
IN VOTING FOR 
THINGS LIKE THAT 
WHEN IS NOT 
GOING TO STOP AS 
WE GET CLOSER TO 
NOVEMBER. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
ASK YOU ABOUT A 
HEATED EXCHANGE 
BETWEEN THE JOY 
AND CONGRESSMAN 
STEPHEN LYNCH OF 
MASSACHUSETTS 
OVER THE MAIL 
SORTING MACHINE. 
THIS IS PRETTY 
GOOD. 
>> MORE THAN 600 
MAIL SORTING 
MACHINES HAVE 
EVEN BEEN TAKER 
OFFLINE FOR THIS 
IS. 
TO BE SURE THAT 
WAS PART OF THE 
PLAN THAT HAS 
BEEN IN THE 
WORKS FOR QUITE 
A WHILE NOW. 
SINCE BEFORE THE 
JOY STARTED. 
PEOPLE ARE 
QUESTIONING, IS 
THE TIMING OF 
IT. 
AND HERE IS WHAT 
CONGRESSMAN LYNCH
, LET'S JUST PLAY
THEIR EXCHANGE. 
>> NO, I WILL 
NOT. 
>> YOU WILL NOT? 
>> WILL NOT 
>> WELL, THERE 
YOU GO. 
>> YEAR AGO WHAT?
ORDER, ORDER, 
ORDER. 
>> AS YOU CAN 
SEE, THE JOINT 
WAS EXTREMELY 
DEFINED THAT HE 
WOULD NOT EVEN --
ALLOW HIS PEOPLE 
TO PUT THOSE 
MACHINES BACK IN.
ON, THERE WAS AN 
EXCHANGE WITH 
ANOTHER THIS MAN 
OF CALIFORNIA. 
WHO SAID EVEN IF 
THEY ARE NOT 
NECESSARY, JUST 
FOR THE OPTICS, 
TO CONVINCE 
PEOPLE AND TO 
ASSURE PEOPLE 
THAT EVERYTHING 
IS BEING DONE TO 
ENSURE A SAFE 
AND FAIR AND 
EFFICIENT 
ELECTION. 
WHY WON'T YOU DO 
IT? 
DeJOY SAID 
BECAUSE CONGRESS 
CAN'T GET THEIR 
ACT TOGETHER AND 
GIVE US THE 
MONEY WE NEED. 
THE END OF THAT 
EXTENSION IT 
FINALLY ENDED 
WITH, FIND, IF 
YOU -- IF YOU 
GIVE ME $1 
BILLION, WE WILL 
PUT IT BACK IN. 
FOR THAT THAT WAS
MORE AN 
ADVANCEMENT OF 
WHAT DeJOY IS 
SAYING.  
OKAY, FINE, WE 
WILL WORK ON 
GIVING YOU THAT 
DOES IN THE NEXT 
-- TWO WEEKS, 
ALISON.  
>> SO LEIGH ANN, 
DEFINITELY 
ENTERTAINING. 
NOW, PRETTY 
HEATED CITY. 
LET ME ASK YOU 
ABOUT SOMETHING 
THAT HAPPENED OF 
THE WEEKEND. 
THE HOUSE PASSED 
THE 25 PENDING 
BUILT. 
DOES THIS HAVE 
ANY HOPE IN THE 
SENATE? 
>> Reporter: IT 
DOES NOT SENATE 
MAJORITY LEADER 
MITCH McCONNELL 
HAS ALREADY SAID 
THAT HE WAS NOT 
GOING TO BRING 
IT UP BECAUSE 
HIS EXCUSE WAS 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
ISSUED A THREAT 
AND WILL NOT 
SIGN IT INTO 
LAW. 
McCONNELL'S MEMO 
HAS ALWAYS BEEN 
NOT TO BRING UP 
LEGISLATION THAT 
WON'T GET SIGNED 
BY THE 
PRESIDENT. 
MAYBE THAT IS IS 
AMMO OR THAT IS 
THE EXCUSE THAT 
HE IS HIDING IN. 
IT IS LIKE THE 
WORKS THAT THE 
HOUSE DID WILL 
NOT GO ANYWHERE 
AND THIS IS 
GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO BE A 
BATTLE IN 
WASHINGTON AS, 
YOU KNOW, AS THE 
GET CLOSER AND 
AS THIS 
PROGRESSES, 
ALISON.  
>> ALL RIGHT, 
LEIGH ANN 
CALDWELL WITH 
THE LATEST ON 
THE POSTMASTER 
GENERAL'S 
TESTAMENT TO 
DATE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR GETTING 
US UP TO SPEED 
>> YEAH THANK 
YOU. 
>>> THE VICE 
PRESIDENT OF 
PENNSYLVANIA'S 
POSTAL WORKERS 
UNION SLIMMING 
PLUS MASSIVE 
GENERAL DeJOY 
THING THE AGENCY 
HAS BECOME 
POLITICIZED  NBC 
NEWS REPORTER  
JOINING ME NOW 
FROM CURRENT 
SCRANTON, 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
WHAT IS THE 
POSTAL UNION 
THERE THINKING 
ABOUT DeJOY'S 
TESTIMONY TODAY? 
>> Reporter: SO, 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
POSTAL WORKERS 
UNION HERE IN 
PENNSYLVANIA WAS 
REALLY ADAMANT 
THAT HE WAS 
LOOKING FOR AN 
EXPLANATION FROM 
DeJOY TODAY 
ABOUT WHY HE 
SHOULD  ACQUITS 
THAT HE DID 
WITHOUT GOING 
THROUGH 
CONGRESS. 
THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
IS WRITTEN INTO 
THE CONSTITUTION 
AND OBVIOUSLY, 
DeJOY DID NOT DO 
THAT. 
AND  WHAT IS 
MARKET GALLAGHER 
POINTED OUT, AND 
SEVEN IS 
SUPPOSED TO BE A 
SUCCESSFUL 
BUSINESSMAN. 
IN GALLAGHER'S 
EYE,, HE SAID, 
WHY IS HE NOT 
LOOKING TO 
INCREASE 
REVENUE? 
WHY EASY ONLY 
FOCUSED ON 
CUTTING THE 
BUDGET? 
AND SO HE SAID 
THAT THERE MUST 
BE, IF DeJOY 
DOES NOT 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE  
LEGITIMATE LOOKS 
GOOD HE IS 
WORRIED THAT 
THERE'S 
POLITICAL INTENT 
BEHIND WHAT HE 
IS DOING, SAYING 
THAT THE USPS 
SEEMS TO HAVE 
BECOME LESS 
EYES. 
HE SAYS HE IS 
NEVER SEEN 
BEFORE. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT HE TOLD ME 
YESTERDAY. 
>> THIS 
POSTMASTER 
GENERAL CAN IN. 
EVERY PIECE, 
EVERY DAY. 
FIVE YEARS I 
WORKED IN THE 
POST OFFICE, 
EVERY PIECE, 
EVERY DAY. 
THERE WERE 
CHANGES. 
AND JUST WANT TO 
DEAL WITH 
LOGISTICS IS 
RIDICULOUS. 
AND IF THERE'S 
AN INTENT THERE, 
IT IS HORRIBLE. 
POSTAL WORKERS 
TAKE PRIDE IN 
WHAT THEY DO, 
WHETHER YOU ARE 
A CARRIER, NO 
MATTER WHAT YOU 
DO, DRIVER, IF 
ONE TAKES PRIDE 
AND EVERYONE HAS 
BEEN BY THAT 
MODEL EVERY 
PIECE EVERY DAY 
AND SUDDENLY 
THAT IS GONE. 
YOU ARE 
DEPRIVING THE 
AMERICAN PUBLIC 
OF THE SERVICE 
THEY DESERVE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT YOU HEARD 
THERE, A LOT OF 
FRUSTRATION FROM 
ONE OF THE KEY 
LEADERS HERE IN 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
HE SAID THAT A 
GOOD START WOULD 
BE TO ISSUE THAT 
$25 BILLION IN 
GET THAT TO THE 
SENATE. 
OBVIOUSLY, AS 
YOU JUST HEARD 
FROM LEIGH ANN'S 
REPORTING, THAT 
DOES NOT SEEM 
TOO LIKELY . 
>> WE KNOW 
PENNSYLVANIA IS 
A KEY ELEMENT 
STATE. 
WHAT ARE SOME 
THE ISSUES THE 
POSTAL UNION IS 
MOST CONCERNED 
ABOUT IN THIS 
ELECTION? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, SO THE 
USPS HAS ISSUED 
LETTERS TO 
SEVERAL STATES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, 
PENNSYLVANIA 
INCLUDED, THAT 
BASICALLY SAID 
THAT THEY CAN'T 
ADHERE TO THE 
ELECTION 
OFFICIALS 
GUIDELINES AND 
DEADLINES TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
BALLOTS ARRIVE 
ON TIME AND SO 
THAT IS A TOP 
CONCERN AMONG 
ELECTION 
OFFICIALS AND 
POSTAL WORKERS 
ELECT BECAUSE 
THEY DON'T WANT 
TO GET BLAMED 
FOR SOMEONE'S 
BALLOTS NOT 
GETTING THERE IN 
TIME. 
THEY ARE TELLING 
ME THAT PEOPLE 
REALLY NEED TO 
WORK TO SENDING 
THEIR BALLOTS 
EARLY. 
BALLOT DROP 
BOXES ARE ALSO 
SOMETHING THAT 
PENNSYLVANIA HAS 
TRIED TO 
IMPLEMENT DURING 
THE PRIMARY. 
IT WAS 
RELATIVELY 
SUCCESSFUL BUT 
NOW THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN IS 
SUING 
PENNSYLVANIA 
OVER IT. 
AND WE HAVE SEEN 
A LOT OF 
PUSHBACK FROM 
TRUMP HIMSELF 
AND THE CAMPAIGN 
FOR IT COMES TO 
MAIL-IN VOTING, 
THE BALLOT DROP 
ACCESS AND 
REALLY FOCUSING 
IN ON THIS 
DURING THE 
CAMPAIGN, 
LOOKING TO EVEN 
DURING THE 
HEARING TODAY, 
HE TWEETED, I 
WANT TO READ IT 
TO YOU, HE SAID 
THAT ALL OF THE 
RADICAL LEFT 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
TRYING TO DO 
WITH THE POST 
OFFICE HEARINGS 
IS BLAME THE 
REPUBLICANS FOR 
THE FRAUD. 
THEY ARE SETTING 
THE TABLE FOR 
WHAT HE CALLS A 
BIG MESS. 
OPTIMISM. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO NOTE 51 
MILLION BALCE IS 
TALKING ABOUT, 
SEVERAL STATES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE 
SENDING OUT 
APPLICATIONS TO 
ALL REGISTERED 
VOTERS. 
IT IS NOT THE 
BALLOTS 
THEMSELVES. 
BUT THEY ARE 
HOPING TO AT 
LEAST ELIMINATE 
ONE OF THOSE 
STEPS THAT IS 
REQUIRED TO GET 
YOUR MAIL-IN 
BALLOT SO MANY 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
THIS MILLION 
BALLOTS, WITH 
THE FOLKS WILL 
BE ABLE TO GET 
THEM IN ON TIME, 
BUT THAT THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
PROCESS THEM. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANKS, 
ALISON. 
! ARE YOU 
HEADING TO THE 
POLLS OR THE 
POST OFFICE? 
HOW DO YOU VOTE 
IN THE 2020 
PRESENT 
ELECTION? 
IT MIGHT BE 
CONFUSING THIS 
YEAR. 
DON'T WORRY. 
NBC NEWS HAS 
YOUR BACK.  
GO TO 
NBCNEWS.COM/CLAIM 
YOUR VOTE . IT 
HAS EVERYTHING 
FROM VOTING 
RULES TO 
DEADLINES. 
CHECK IT OUT.! 
BUSINESS WINDOWS 
YOU CAN. 
AFTER A NIGHT OF 
TO IN KENOSHA, 
WISCONSIN. 
PROTESTS AFTER 
POLICE SHOT A 
BLACK MAN IN 
KENOSHA CITY. 
A MAN WATCHING 
THAT SHATIN FROM 
THAT WITH WINDOW 
THIS MEDIA. 
IT APPEARS TO 
SHOW THAT 
MOMENTS. 
THE TO COME UP 
IS GRAPHIC. 
IT MAY BE HARD 
TO WATCH. 
[ SOUND OF 
GUNFIRE ] 
>> WOW. 
>> 29-YEAR-OLD 
JACOB LAKE WAS 
SHOT IN THE BACK 
SEVERAL TIMES. 
HIS THREE 
CHILDREN 
WATCHING FROM 
INSIDE THE CORE. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
SHAQUILLE 
BREWSTER IS 
JOINING ME FROM 
KENOSHA. 
WHAT CAN YOU 
TELL US? 
WHAT DO YOU KNOW 
SO FAR ABOUT 
WHAT LED UP TO 
THAT SHOOTING? 
>> IT IS STILL 
NOT EXACTLY 
CLEAR WHAT LED 
UP TO THAT 
SHOOTING. 
WHAT POLICE ARE 
SAYING IS THAT 
AT ABOUT 530 PM 
YESTERDAY, THEY 
WERE RESPONDING 
TO A CALL ABOUT 
A DOMESTIC 
INCIDENT. 
THEY HAVE NOT 
DESCRIBED IF THIS
-- BUT WE KNOW 
THAT WITNESSES 
AND HIS PARTNERS 
SAY THAT HE WAS 
TRYING TO DE-IS 
GREAT SOME 
SITUATION THAT 
WAS GOING ON. 
THERE WAS A 
WITNESS ON THE 
SCENE THAT TOLD 
NBC NEWS THAT  
THERE WERE TWO 
WOMEN ARGUING 
FOR ABOUT 15 
MINUTES. 
THAT IS WHEN 
BLAKE SHOWED UP 
TO THE IS GREAT 
AND CALM 
EVERYTHING DOWN 
AT SOME POINT, 
AND WHEN YOU 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
HIS PARTNER 
SAYS, THEY SEE 
THAT HE -- THE 
OFFICERS 
ARRIVED, THERE 
WAS SOME EXTENT. 
IT GOT TENTS AND 
A TASER WAS 
DEPLOYED AFTER 
SOME STRUGGLE. 
AND THEN THAT IS 
WHEN THAT VIDEO 
WAKES UP WHERE 
AFTER THE TASER 
DEPLOYED, 
ACCORDING TO 
WITNESSES, MR. 
BLAKE GOES 
AROUND THE CAR 
AND TRIED TO GO 
INTO THAT PARK 
AS MUCH IN WITH 
HIS THREE KIDS 
INSIDE. 
AND THAT IS WHEN 
THE SHOOTING 
OCCURRED. 
WE KNOW THAT 
THERE WERE NO 
BODY CAMERA 
VIDEOS. 
THAT IS 
ACCORDING LOCAL 
OFFICIALS WHO 
SAY THAT DESPITE 
PRICE AND 
ATTEMPTS FROM 
THE CITY 
COUNCIL, THERE 
IS NO BODY 
CAMERA VIDEOS 
BUT WE DON'T 
EXACTLY WHAT 
VIDEO IS. 
AND JUST HAVE 
THAT STATEMENT 
THAT WAS 
RELEASED LAST 
NIGHT THINK THAT 
THERE WAS A 
POLICE INVOLVED 
SHOOTING AS THEY 
SAY AT THAT TIME 
IN RESPONSE TO A 
DOMESTIC 
INCIDENT. 
THAT THEY SAY 
THEY ARE 
RESPONDING TO. 
SO THERE ARE A 
LOT OF QUESTIONS 
BUT NO. 
STILL WAITING 
FOR A LOT OF 
ANSWERS TO THE 
THOSE VERY BASIC 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
WHAT HAPPENED 
YESTERDAY. 
>> SAC, TWO 
QUICK FOLLOW-
UPS. 
HOW IS BLAKE 
DOING TODAY? 
HAVE YOU HEARD 
ANYTHING ELSE 
FROM THE CITY, 
THE STATE, THE 
POLICE 
DEPARTMENT ABOUT 
THE SHOOTING? 
>> Reporter: HE 
IS IN STABLE 
CONDITION. 
HE DID UNDERGO A 
SURGERY MESS. 
HE WENT THROUGH 
THAT SURGERY 
EXCESSIVELY. 
HE IS IN STABLE 
CONDITION. 
WE HAVE NOT 
HEARD ANY 
UPDATES ON THAT 
CITY. 
I DO WANT TO 
PLAY A SOUND 
FROM HIS 
PARTNER, WHO WAS 
THERE, WHO SAW 
WHAT WAS GOING 
ON HOW SHE 
DESCRIBED THAT 
MOMENT. 
THE TWO MALE 
OFFICERS ARE 
DETAINED. 
NO QUESTIONS OR 
ARE NOT OF THAT. 
I'M JUST TRYING 
TO SIMPLY GET 
THE KIDS OUT OF 
THE CAR. 
WHAT MINUTE. 
HE DID NOT DO 
NOTHING WRONG. 
YOU KNOW, JUST 
ASKING QUESTIONS 
BEFORE YOU PIN 
THIS MAN UP 
AGAINST THE CAR 
PARK 
>> THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
STATEMENT, PART 
OF IT SAID THAT 
HE WAS NAMED FOR 
IT, THAT HE WAS 
HOPING FOR A 
FULL RECOVERY. 
STILL WAITING TO 
SEE WHAT THE 
LATEST CONDITION 
IS AT THIS 
POINT. 
ALISON?  
>> ALL RIGHT. 
THE LATEST IN 
NESHA, 
WISCONSIN. 
THANK YOU.
>>> 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. 
>>> THIS IS A 
SITUATION WHERE 
THE STATE 
CONTINUES TO 
STRUGGLE TO 
EXPAND ITS 
TESTING 
CAPABILITY. 
>> THEY NEED TO 
COME OUT IN FULL 
FORCE AND 
SUPPORT THEIR 
COMMUNITY 
BECAUSE THEY 
FEEL LIKE THEY 
ARE NOT GETTING 
THAT SUPPORT. 
>> ANOTHER 
ELECTION DAY 
COMING UP AGAIN. 
AMID A PANDEMIC. 
>> THE MOMENT TO 
TRULY UNDERSTAND 
WHO WE ARE AND 
WE SAY WE ARE IS 
RIGHT HERE.! 
YOU GOT TO GET A 
TWO YEAR DEGREE 
AND A YEAR 
DEGREE IS 
SUPEREXPENSIVE. 
THE TICKETS TO 
THE MIDDLE CLASS 
IS A THING, 
MIDDLE-CLASS 
FAMILIES HAVE TO 
STRESS ABOUT AND 
BORROW FOR AND 
PATCH TOGETHER. 
SUBSCRIBE NOW. 
>>> TODAY'S 
HEADLINES CAN BE 
HARD TO 
UNDERSTAND. 
HE STARTED A NEW 
-- WE HOPE YOUR 
FAMILY WILL 
WATCH "NIGHTLY 
NEWS" KIDS 
ADDITION.
>>> 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. 
! THIS MORNING, 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, THE NEW 
NORMAL FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
TOUGH CHOICES. 
>> TAKE CARE OF 
MY CHILDREN. 
YOU'RE CREATING 
A COMMUNITY. 
BUT THE MOMENT. 
>> LET'S TURN IT 
OVER TO THE 
STUDENTS. 
HOW DO THEY 
REALLY ABOUT 
RETURNING TO 
SCHOOL 
>> WITH I MISS 
IS MY TEACHERS. 
>> THEY ARE 
BRAZILIAN. 
>> A SURGE IN 
CORONAVIRUS 
INFECTIONS.. 
NEW DEVELOPMENT 
ON SEVERAL 
FRONTS. 
>> HE WAS 
SHATTERING THE 
RECORD FOR MOST 
COVID CASES, A 
SINGLE DAY. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
LEVEL OF CONCERN?
>> ON THE 
GROUND. 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
FAITH THAT THIS 
IS GOING TO 
BRING ABOUT 
CHANGE IN? 
>> AND IN DEPTH. 
BUT HERE IN 
VARLAN, OR 
PROTESTS 
>> YOU TONIGHT. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
POLICE IN THIS 
COUNTRY ARE 
UNDER ATTACK? 
>> "NBC NIGHTLY 
NEWS WITH LESTER 
HOLT."! 
DYNAMIC, 
PROBABLY NEVER 
BEEN MORE 
IMPORTANT. 
WITH ALL THAT WE 
ARE FACING, I AM 
SO PROUD TO 
BRING THE 
PERSPECTIVE OF A 
BLACK WOMAN, A 
DAUGHTER OF 
IMMIGRANTS, WIFE 
AND MOTHER OF A 
HUSBAND AND KIDS 
SAID ARE MORE 
BONDABLE TO 
POLICE VIOLENCE. 
A PROUD NERD AND 
A REPRESENTED OF 
THE EMERGING 
AMERICA TO CABLE-
TV NEWS. 
I HOPE THEY WILL 
LOOK DOWN FROM 
HEAVEN AND BE 
PROUD.! 
IT DID NOT TAKE 
LONG. 
STUDENTS WERE 
BACK ON TO 
TAKE'S CAMPUS. 
CLASSES ON THE 
STARTED STINK 
THE SCHOOL IS 
ALREADY 
REPORTING MORE 
THAN 50 NEW 
CASES OF COVID-
19. 
AFTER TURNING 
QUARANTINE. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
IS JOINING ME 
NOW FROM 
ATLANTA. 
WHAT IS GOING TO 
-- GEORGIA TECH? 
LET ME BREAK 
DOWN THE NUMBERS 
FOR YOU, ALISON. 
THESE NUMBERS, 
GO BACK TO MARCH.
THE COURSE OF 
STUDENTS. 
NUMBER OF CASES 
RISE. 
THINK ABOUT 300 
CASES. 
51 OF THEM 
YESTERDAY. 
AFTER STARTING 
VIRTUAL CLASSES 
LIKELY. 
SOME OF THOSE 
CASES, MORE THAN 
OF THOSE CASES 
CAME FROM IT FOR 
TWO DECALS. 
IT IS NOW BEING 
USED AS AN 
SOLUTION AREA. 
A NUMBER OF 
STEPS. 
ISOLATING 
STUDENTS. 
THEY ARE DOING 
CONTACT TRACING. 
THEY ARE 
ENCOURAGING ALL 
STUDENTS ON 
CAMPUS TO GET 
TESTED. 
THERE ARE FIVE 
DIFFERENT 
TESTING 
LOCATIONS AROUND 
CAMPUS ON 
GEORGIA TECH. 
STILL SOME 
PEOPLE THAT WE 
SPOKE TO SAY IT 
IS NOT SO 
COMFORTABLE ON 
CAMPUS. 
>> THE FACULTY 
ARE DEEPLY 
CONCERNED THAT 
THE SAFETY OF 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF WHO ARE 
BEING BROUGHT 
BACK TO CAMPUS. 
PARTICULARLY OUR 
FACILITIES AND 
JANITORIAL STAFF.
POTENTIALLY 
DANGEROUS WORK OF
LEANING CAMPUS 
SPACES. 
FOR GENERAL, 
EQUITY WHO HAVE 
AND WARNING 
ABOUT THIS HAVE 
BEEN A COUPLE OF 
THE STUDENTS 
TOLD ME THAT 
THEY WERE ALSO 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
WHAT WE HAVE 
BEEN SEEING SO 
MUCH OF. 
THEY WERE 
CONCERNED WITH 
NOT THEIR FELLOW 
STUDENTS WOULD 
ABIDE BY THOSE 
GUIDELINES. 
>> YEAH AND 
BLINKEN WE KNOW 
GEORGIA TECH IS 
NOT OLYMPIC WE 
HAVE SEEN RIDGES 
OF CREDIT 
COLLEGE TOWNS, 
LIKE THIS ONE 
HERE FROM A 
PARTNER AUBURN 
UNIVERSITY THAT 
IS IN ALABAMA. 
YOU DON'T SEE 
MASKS. 
YOU SURE DON'T 
SEE A WHOLE LOT 
OF SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
ARE SCHOOLS 
DOING? 
WHAT CAN SCHOOLS 
DO TO GET OFF-
CAMPUS PARTING 
UNDER CONTROL? 
>> A LOT OF 
SCHOOLS ARE 
TAKING A VERY 
TOUGH HAD NO. 
MENTIONED 
AUBURN, THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
ALABAMA, 
TUSCALOOSA, THAT 
WE'RE TODAY 
ANNOUNCED THAT 
THEY ARE 
ACTUALLY AS 
EFFECTIVE 5:00. 
TODAY, THEY ARE 
CLOSING ALL OF 
THE BARS IN THE 
NEXT FEW WEEKS. 
TO LABOR DAY. 
ARE EXPECTED TO 
REOPEN. 
THEY WANT THAT 
-- UNDER 
CONTROL, IT 
COULD JEOPARDIZE 
IN-PERSON 
CLASSES FOR THIS 
SEMESTER. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
MEASURES. 
NORTHEASTERN 
UNIVERSITY. 
IT IS THAT 
STUDENTS COULD 
-- REVOKED IF 
THEY ARE FOUND 
TO BE IN 
VIOLATION OF 
GUIDELINES. 
AND COLUMBUS, 
OHIO, THERE 
REPORTED THAT 
THERE WERE 228 
SUSPENSIONS FOR 
STUDENTS WERE 
FOUND TO BE THE 
-- OR AND TO 
THOSE PARTIES. 
SO UNIVERSITY 
CERTAINLY ARE 
SEEING THOSE 
THINGS GOING 
AROUND. 
THEY ARE DOING 
THEIR VERY BEST 
TO CORRECT IN. 
WE ARE SEEING 
WARNINGS, SOME 
THE CONSEQUENCES 
AS WELL. 
THE 
ADMINISTRATOR IS 
BUT TO REPORTING 
ON THIS, ALISON. 
THEY SEE THEY OF 
COURSE DON'T 
WANT ALL OF THAT 
CATHERINE, ALL 
THOSE CROWDS. 
BUT THEY ARE 
BEING REALISTIC 
WHEN THEY SAY. 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING INTO 
SAYING THERE 
WON'T BE ANY 
BUSINESS. 
THEY ARE SING, 
ONE IS CONTAIN 
IT AS BEST THEY 
CAN HAVE A PLAN 
TO DO WITH IT. 
HERE'S WHAT I 
HEARD WHEN WE 
SPOKE EARLIER. 
TAKE A LOOK. 
BUT UNDERSTAND 
WENT THERE TALK 
ABOUT WHAT IS A 
CITY. 
OF 15 TO 20,000 
PEOPLE. 
THERE WILL BE 
POSITIVE TESTS. 
AND OUR GOAL 
REALLY IS TO 
IDENTIFY THOSE 
AND ISOLATE 
THOSE INDIVIDUALS
VERY QUICKLY. 
>> SO ANY OF THE 
SCHOOLS DO HAVE 
THE ISOLATION 
AREA. 
TO KEEP STUDENTS 
AND CARE FOR 
THEM WHILE THEY 
ARE QUARANTINING.
>> ALL RIGHT, 
BLAYNE ALEXANDER 
WITH AN UPDATE 
ON TO TAKE AND 
SOME OTHER 
COLLEGES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> YOU GOT IT. 
>> THE FDA 
ISSUED A NEW 
EMERGENCY ORDER 
THAT EXPANDS THE 
USE OF 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA AS A 
TRUMAN FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
BUT HOW 
EFFECTIVE IS IT? 
HERE IS WHAT THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
ADVISER PETER 
NAVARRO SAID 
EARLIER TODAY. 
>> ABSOLUTELY NO 
CONTROVERSY 
ABOUT 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA. 
THIS IS A 
THERAPY THAT HAS 
BEEN USED ACROSS 
MANY DISEASES 
FOR MANY DECADES.
THE ODDS OF IT 
HURTING YOU ARE 
CLOSE TO ZERO. 
THE ODDS OF IT 
HELPING YOU ARE 
CLOSE TO 100%. 
THE ONLY ISSUE 
IS HOW MUCH IT 
CAN HELP. 
AND ACCORDING TO 
THE FDA, 35% 
REDUCTION IN 
MORTALITY. 
>> NBC NEWS 
MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
DR. JOHN TORRES 
JOINING ME NOW. 
DR. JOHN, I'M 
GLAD YOU'RE HERE 
TO GIVE US A 
MEDICAL OPINION. 
THAT WAS A TREAT 
ADVISER 
COMMENTING THERE.
THAT HEAR FROM A 
QUALIFIED HEALTH 
PROFESSIONAL. 
HOW DOES THIS 
TREATMENT WORK? 
HOW EFFECTIVE IS 
IT? 
WHAT ARE SOME OF 
THE POTENTIAL 
CONCERNS.
. GOOD 
AFTERNOON, 
ALISON. 
FIRST OFF, START 
WITH 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA. 
THAT IS A BLOOD 
WE DONATE BLOOD, 
THERE ARE 
CERTAIN PARTS. 
THERE'S RED 
BLOOD CELLS. 
,
CORONAVIRUS AND
WANT TO DONATE
PLASMA% COULD YOU
TELL ABOUT HOW
THAT WORKS?
THEN ARE THERE
RESTRICTIONS ON
GAY MEN?
>> FIRST QUESTION
GO TO A BLOOD
DONATION CENTER.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE HAD
COVID-19.
THEY ARE REALLYHA
PUSHING PEOPLE
THAT HAD COVID-19
TO DONATE
BLOOD.
SO GO THERE.
THEY WILL RUN YOU
THROUGH THEIR
CHECKLIST.
YOU WILL DONATE
THE PLASMA.
THEY GIVE YOU REDISN
CELLS BACK AND
TAKE THE PLASMA
AND TREAT OTHER
PEOPLE.
AS FAR AS O THE GAY
MEN ISSUE, WE
TALKED WITH THE
AMERICAN RED
CROSS TODAY.
THEY SAID THEY
ARE ACCEPTING
BLOOD DONATIONS
FROM GAY MEN AND
BISEXUAL MENHO
HAVE NOT HAD
SEXUAL RELATIONS
WITH OTHER MEN
IN THE LAST THREE
MONTHS.
IT IS A THREE
MONTH TIME
PERIOD.
THERE IS A BIG
PUSH FOR PEOPLE F
WHO HAVE HAD
COVID-19 TO
DONATEHA
BLOOD TO TRY TO
GET THOSE
ANTIBODIES.
>> TTH ALL RIGHT.
ALWAYS GREAT TO
HAVE YOU WITH
US.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> YOU BET.
>>> HEY, YOU ARE
WATCHING
NBC NEWS.
LET'S GO TO NBC
NEWS
CORRESPONDENT.
SHES FRESH OFF
THE WEEKEND AND
HAS THE LATEST
HEADLINES FROM US
FROM NBCNEWS.COM.
HOW ARE YOU
DOING?
>> ALLISON, I AM
GOOD.
I HOPE YOU HAD A
GREAT WEEKEND.
LET'S KICK THIS
OFF WITH THE
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
THEY JUST KICKED
THAT OFF TODAY
IN CHARLOTTE
OFFICIALLY
RENOMINATING
PRESIDENT TRUMP
AND
VICE PRESIDENT
PENCE FOR THE
TICKET.
>> OUR COUNTRY IS
COUNTING ON
US.
THIS IS THE
BIGGEST.
THIS IS IT.
OUR COUNTRY CAN
GO IN A HORRIBLE
DIRECTION OR IN
AN EVEN GREATER
DIRECTION AND
BEFORE THE PLAGUE
CAME IN FROM
CHINA, THAT IS
WHERE WE WERE
GOING.
WE WERE GOING IN
A DIRECTION
LIKE WE HAD NEVER
SEEN.
>> LATER TODAY
THE RNC WILL
FEATURE KEY
SPEAKERS LIKE
SENATOR TIM
SCOTT, FORMER
U.N.
AMBASSADOR NIKKI
HALEY AND
DONALD TRUMP JR.
THE AG'S OFFICE
SAID THEY
ARE LOOKING INTO
WHETHER THE
TRUMP
ORGANIZATION
IMPROPERLY
INFLATED THE
VALUE OF TRUMP'S
AS ASSETS ON
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
HE SAID HE
INFLATED THE
VALUE TO SECURE
BETTER LOANS AND
INSURANCE
COVERAGE.
AND SOME
STARTLING NEWS
ACROSS
THE GLOBE.
RESEARCHERS FROM
HONG KONG SAY A
MAN HAS COME DOWN
WITH COVID-19
FOR THE SECOND
TIME MAKING HIM
THE FIRST
CONFIRMED PATIENT
TO
BECOME REINFECTED
BY THE VIRUS.
THE MAN FIRST
TESTED POSITIVE
BACK IN MARCH AND
THEN WAS
DIAGNOSED AGAIN
IN AUGUST.
HEALTH EXPERTS
HOPE THIS CASE
WILL HELP
SCIENTISTS BETTER
UNDERSTAND HOW
LONG CORONAVIRUS
IMMUNITY LASTS.
>>> VIDEO SHOWS
POLICE
SHOOTING A BLACK
MAN SEVERAL
TIMES IN THE
BACK.
FAMILY IDENTIFIED
THE MAN AS
29-YEAR-OLD JACOB
BLAKE WHO IS
IN SERIOUS BUT
STABLE CONDITION.
IT IS UNCLEAR
WHAT TOOK PLACE
BEFORE THE VIDEO
STARTED.
POLICE ALSO SAY
THEY WERE
RESPONDING TO A
DOMESTIC
INCIDENT BUT HAVE
YET TO PROVIDE
MORE DETAILS.
WISCONSIN'S
DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE IS
INVESTIGATING THE
CASE AND THEY SAY
THE OFFICERS
INVOLVED IN THE
SHOOTING WERE
PLACED ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
LEAVE.
IN THE MEANTIME
WISCONSIN'S
GOVERNOR SAID HE
IS SIGNING AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER
CALLING STATE
LAWMAKERS INTO A
SESSION ON
POLICE --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> AND AS JACOB
BLAKE FIGHTS FOR
HIS LIFE, WE ARE
ALL REMINDED
THAT RACISM IS A
PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS.
THERE IS NO --
>>> FINALLY TO
GERMANY WHERE
DOCTORS SAY
RUSSIAN
OPPOSITION
LEADER WAS INDEED
POISONED LAST
WEEK.
HIS ASSOCIATES
BELIEVE THE TEA
HE DRANK AT AN
AIRPORT WAS
POISONED.
HE WAS SOON
TRANSFERRED TO
GERMANY.
HE IS NOW IN
STABLE CONDITION
BUT IT IS UNCLEAR
WHAT HIS
RECOVERY LOOKS
LIKE.
>>> THAT IS WHERE
WE ARE AT NOW.
ALLISON, LOTS OF
NEWS ON A
MONDAY.
>> OH, YEAH, THAT
IS SOME
HEAVY STUFF FOR A
MONDAY.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
WE WILL SEE YOU
IN ABOUT AN
HOUR.
>> SEE YOU IN A
LITTLE BIT.
>>> TWO TROPICAL
STORMS
BRINGING A
HISTORIC THREAT
TO
THE GULF COAST.
MARCO AND LAURA
ARE ONLY MOVE.
THEY ARE EXPECTED
TO MAKE
LANDFALL BACK TO
BACK.
NBC NEWS CORE
SPOB --
CORRESPONDENT
JOINING ME NOW.
WHAT ARE THINGS
LIKE?
>> INCREDIBLY
CALM AT THE
HOME.
THERE WAS CONCERN
FOR DAYS,
ALLISON.
THESE TWO STORMS,
HURRICANES AT
ONE POINT
CRISSCROSSING
OVER
POTENTIALLY NEW
ORLEANS.
NOT ONLY HAS
LAURA MOVED A
LITTLE BIT
WESTERLY,
CERTAINLY
AN AREA OF
CONCERN HERE.
MARCO, WE HAVEN'T
FELT ANY
EFFECTS OF THAT.
GRAY CLOUDS OVER
HIGH HEAD RIGHT
NOW BUT NOT EVEN
A DROP OF RAIN.
THE STORM SURGES
MAY BE A COUPLE
OF FEET BUT
NOTHING EXTREME
THUS
FAR.
I'M IN THE FRENCH
QUARTER RIGHT
NOW ON BOURBON
STREET.
LOOK AT THIS.
THIS COMPLETELY
EMPTY.
PART OF THIS IS
RELATED TO
COVID-19 AND JUST
A TOURIST TOWN
HERE IN NEW
ORLEANS.
A PARTY TOWN THAT
WAS HIT REALLY
HARD BY THE
PANDEMIC.
PART OF IT IS
BUSINESSES DIDN'T
KNOW WHETHER OR
NOT THEY SHOULD
BE SHUTTING THEIR
DOORS OR
WHETHER OR NOT
THEY SHOULD BE
PUTTING DOWN
SANDBAGS OR WHERE
THEY SHOULD BE
GOING.
BOARDED WINDOWS
AS WELL.
THAT IS NOT COVID
RELATED.
THAT IS BECAUSE
THESE
RESTAURANTS WANT
TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE
PROTECTED IN THE
EVENT
WE DO END UP
SEEING A MAJOR
HURRICANE COME
THROUGH.
RIGHT NOW,
ALLISON, FOLK --
FOLKS ARE
HOPING THEY
DODGED A BULLET.
>> THAT IS QUIET.
YOU NEVER SEE IT
THAT QUIET.
THE BIG QUESTION
WITH THIS
STORM, POTENTIAL
STORM SURGE
THAT HAS BEEN A
HUGE PROBLEM FOR
NEW ORLEANS IN
THE PAST.
HOW IS THE CITY
PREPARING AND
ARE THOSE LEVIES
READY TO HANDLE
IT?
WE KNOW THE
LEVIES THAT
FAILED
15 YEARS AGO WHEN
KATRINA HIT.
CAN THEY HANDLE
SOME SERIOUS
STORM SURGE?
>> THAT IS A VERY
GOOD
QUESTION.
IT IS OBVIOUSLY
PERTINENT.
IT IS THE 15 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF
KATRINA.
IT IS PERTINENT
BECAUSE NEW
ORLEANS HAS SPENT
ALMOST $15
BILLION NOT JUST
IMPROVING THE
LEVIES BUT THE
FLOOD WALLS AND
THE PUMPS LOCATED
THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
THEY HAVE PUT A
LOT OF MONEY
INTO THIS TO MAKE
SURE THEY
DON'T SEE A
REPEAT SURGE
BARRIER.
THEY TOLD ME IT
IS CALLED THE
GREAT WALL OF NEW
ORLEANS.
THEY PUT A LOT OF
STUFF TO MAKE
SURE THE PEOPLE
ARE PROTECTED.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN
ANY REPEATS SO
FAR.
THE STRENGTH OF
STORMS WOULD
HELP WITH SOME OF
THAT AS WELL.
THE CITY SO FAR
HAS LASTED
PRETTY WELL WHEN
IT COMES TO
DEALING WITH
STORMS.
THERE ARE SOME
SHELTERS
THAT ARE IN PLACE
RIGHT NOW BUT
THEY ARE OUTSIDE
OF THE LEVY
PROTECTION
SYSTEM.
THEY ARE IN
PLACES LIKE
JEFFERSON PARISH.
>> SAM, YOU
MENTIONED IT
WHEN YOU WERE
SHOWING US HOW
QUIET THE STREETS
ARE IN NEW
ORLEANS, THIS IS
HAPPENING WHILE
WE ARE DEALING
WITH THE PANDEMIC
AS WELL.
HOW IS THAT
COMPLICATING
THINGS?
>> IT IS
COMPLICATING IT A
LOT WHEN YOU LOOK
AT SOME
STORES.
I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE IS ANY
THIS BLOCK.
I'VE SEEN THEM
TODAY OUR DOORS
WILL BE CLOSED
MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY BECAUSE
OF THE STORM.
THEN THEY SAY NEW
COVID-19
HOURS.
IT IS AFFECTING
THIS COMMUNITY
FROM A BUSINESS
STANDPOINT.
A LOT OF THE
STORES IN THE
FRENCH QUARTER
HAVE HURLD HAD TO
ALREADY HAD
TO CLOSE BECAUSE
OF THE
PANDEMIC.
NOW YOU THROW IN
MORE HURRICANES
AND ONE BUSINESS
OWNER TOLD ME
WHAT ELSE ARE
THEY GOING TO
THROW AT US FOR
2020?
WE ARE ACCUSTOMED
TO A LOT OF
OBSTACLES BUT
EVEN BY THOSE
STANDARDS, IT HAS
STILL BEEN A
LOT FOR THEM.
>> HOPING THAT
THINGS STAY CALM
THERE.
OUR THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS TO
EVERYONE.
HOPING EVERYBODY
STAYS SAFE.
YOU INCLUDED,
SAM.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> MUCH
APPRECIATED,
ALLISON.
THANKS SO MUCH.
HOPE TO BE
TALKING TO YOU
SOON.
>>> MILLIONS OVER
AMERICANS
FROM FLORIDA TO
TEXAS ARE IN THE
PATH OF THESE TWO
STORMS.
NBC NEWS
METROLOGIST BILL
JOINING ME NOW.
WHAT IS THE
LATEST ON THESE
TWO
STORM TRACKS?
>> HEY, ALLISON.
FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN LIKE
MONTHS I GAVE
SOME GOOD NEWS.
IMAGINE THAT
2020, SOME GOOD
NEWS.
WE WOKE UP THIS
MORNING AND
MARCO WHICH WAS
ONE OF THE
HURRICANES -- GOT
SHEERED APART.
THIS STORM GOT
SIGNIFICANTLY
WEAKER OVERNIGHT.
IT IS BARELY EVEN
A STORM ALONG
THE GULF COAST.
WE ARE HAPPY
ABOUT THAT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN
LAURA ISOO GOING
TO DO THE SAME
THING.
LET ME SHOW YOU
WHAT MARCO LOOKS
LIKE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A
BLOB OF RAIN OUTN 
OVER THE GULF.
WE HAVE SEEN SOME
SPORTY RAINS.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN
THINK OF THOSE
WINDS YET IN NEW
ORLEANS.
WE WILL GET SOME
RAINFALL IN NEW
ORLEANS TONIGHT
AND SOME GUSTY
WINDS.
I DON'T THINK
PEOPLE WILL LOSE
POWER FROM THIS.
MARCO --ST JUST GOT
TORN APART.
WEGN WILL END IT
WITH THAT.
IT WILL NOT BE A
PROBLEM.
IT WILL WEAKEN
AND DISSIPATE.
THAT BRINGS US TO
LAURA.
THIS STORM HAS
BEEN VERY
RESILIENT.
IT WENT OVER THE
TOP OF 6 TO
10,000 FOOT
MOUNTAINS OVER
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC IN
HAITI.
IT STILL HELDENRE
TOGETHER.
SO NOW WE ARE
AFRAID WHAT IS
THIS GOING DO
WHEN IT FINALLY
CLEARS CUBA INTO
THE WARM WATERS
OF THE GULF?
RIGHT NOW WINDSK RE
ARE AT 60 MILES
PER HOUR.
IT SHOULD START
INTENSIFYING
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
AND THEN ALL
DAY TOMORROW, ALL
DAY WEDNESDAY
AND THEN THE
LANDFALL.
NOTICE HURRICANE
CENTER HAS IT
GRADUALLY RAMPING
UP MAKING
LANDFALL AT MAYBE
105 TO 110
MILE PER HOUR
WINDS.
THAT IS A SERIOUS
STORM.
THAT IS BORDERING
ON A MAJOR 
HURRICANE.
SO THAT IS WHY WE
ARE VERYAN
CONCERNED ON
WHERE IT IS GOING
TO GO.
THEN IT RAINS
ITSELF OUT.
WE ARE VERY
CONCERNED WITH
THAT
STORM SURGE AND
WHERE THES  
LANDFALL WILL BE.
HERE IS SOME OF
OUR SPAGHETTI
MODELS.
THEY ARE STILL INDA
BETWEEN NEW
ORLEANS AND
HOUSTON.
THEY ARE REALLY
PINPOINTING THE
TEXAS-LOUISIANA
BORDER.
IF ANYTHING I
THINK THIS MAY
SHIFT A LITTLE
CLOSER TO HOUSTON
AND GALVESTON
THAN NEW% ORLEANS
IN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
WE WILL SEE HOW
THAT PLAYS OUT.
HERE IS A BUNCH
MORE.
THIS IS OUR
AMERICAN COMPUTER
MODEL.
THIS IS LIKE
PULLING BACK THE
CUR SDPAN SHOWING
YOU STUFF THAT
ALL THE WEATHER
GEEKS LOOK AT.
YOU CAN SEE KIND
OF THE
DIFFERENCE.
IT IS ALL IN THE
GENERAL
VICINITY.
THAT IS WHILE
PORT ARTHUR, THST
STARTING TOMORROW
MORNING THEY
ARE STARTING
EVACUATIONS.
I THINK THEY ARE
POSSIBLY EVEN
THE GALVESTON
AREA -- THEY
 WILL
HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT SOME
EVACUATIONS JUST
THIS CASE THIS
STORM HEADS YOUR
WAY.
WE WON'T
 KNOW
TILL PROBABLY
ABOUT THIS TIME
TOMORROW.
JUST CAUSE MARCO
WIMPED OUT ON
US, NO ONE
COMPLAINED.
DOESN'T MEAN
LAURA WILL DO THE
SAME THING.
WE COULD BE
DEALING WITH A
MAJOR
HURRICANE
LANDFALL IN THE
U.S.R EROD
IN A LITTLE MORE
THAN 48 HOURS.
>> BILL, WE ARE
HOPING THAT WILL
NOT BE
 THE CASE.
I DO HAVE TO SAY
THOUGH EVEN IF
IT IS, YOU WILL
PROBABLY BE THE
FIRST PERSON IN
THE ENTIRE
YEAR -- 2020, TO
COME AND BRING
US GOOD NEWS.
WE ARE
APPRECIATIVE FOR
THE GOOD
NEWS ON MARCO
THERE.
THAT WAS A GREAT
ONE TODAY.
MAYBE YOU WILL
HAVE SOME MORE
GOOD NEWS
TOMORROW.
>> MAYBE.
GOOD SEEING YOU.
BU THE RNC WAS
ORIGINALLY
SUPPOSED TO BE IN
JACKSONVILLE,
FLORIDA.
THAT IS DUVAL
COUNTY WHICH
PRESIDENT TRUMP
WON BACK INDE
2016.
AS PART% OF OUR
COUNTY TO COUNTY
SERIES NBC NEWS
NOW ASKED VOTERS
HOW THEY ARE
FEELING HEADING
INTO THIS
ELECTION.
>> I THINK THE --
THE STATE
SIN VESTING FOR
THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY THE BIDEN
WIN.
THEN THERE IS
SOMETHING FOR IT
TO RALLY AROUND.
IF YOU GET TRUMP
FOR ANOTHER
FOUR YEARS IT
COULD BE THE
DOWNFALL.
>> IT DOESN'T
REALLY MATTER
WHETHER IT WAS
TRUMP OR PENCE
OR -- OR ANY
REPUBLICAN.
WE ARE VOTING ONW 
SUCH DIFFERENT
MENTALITIES IN
AMERICA THESE
DAYS.
ANYBODY COULD BE
THIS THAT SEAT.
I'M JUST GOING TO
VOTE FOR A
SMALLER
GOVERNMENT, SAFER
STREET, BACKING
THE POLICE,
KEEPING OUR
BORDERS SECURE,
LESS
GOVERNMENT ANDTH
MORE INDIVIDUAL
FREEDOM AND MORE
INDIVIDUAL
LIBERTY.
>> THIS DOESN'T
RESEMBLE THE
PARTY I JOINED.
I AM HOPING THAT
THIS IS A RESET
KIND OF ELECTION.
IE  AM GOING TO
SUPPORT BIDEN.
>> I FIRMLY
BELIEVE IN 2020
THATAM
THERE ARE A LOT
OF REPUBLICAN
VOTERS THAT MAY
NOT NECESSARILY
BE AS OPEN ABOUT
WHAT THEY WILL
VOTE FOR BUT WILL
BE CASTING
THEIR BALLOTS FOR
JOE BIDEN.
I THINK THATBA --
THE LAST FOUR
YEARS OF WHAT
THEY EXPECTED
THEY
WERE GOING TO GET
FROM THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION
HAS NOT BEEN WHAT
THEY WANT AND
THAT JOE BIDEN IS
OFFERING THEM AN
ALTERNATIVE TO
BRING THIS
COUNTRY BACK.
>> WE HEARD FROM
SOME
VOTERS THERE, HOW
DO
 FOLKS FEEL
THERE ABOUT
LOSING THE RNC?
>> HEY, ALLISON.
WELL THIS AREA
HAS  BEEN HIT
PRETTY HARD BY
THE ECONOMIC FALL
OUT FROM THE
VIRUS AND BY THE
VIRUS ITSELF AND
THE BUSINESS
OWNERS I TALKED
TO SAID ITS BEEN
A BIG LOSS.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE
YOU HEARD FROM
THERE -- HE SAID
THAT THE RNC
WOULD HAVE BEEN
LIKE THE SUPER
BOWL IN TERMS OF
THE BOOST IT
WOULD HAVE GIVEN
THIS ECONOMY.
HE SAID T HE WAS
ALSO RELIEVED IT
WOULDN'T COME
HERE BECAUSE OF
THE POLITICAL
DIVISIONS IN THIS
COUNTY THAT HE
FELT IT MIGHT
EXACERBATE.
THERE IS A REASON
THE PRESIDENT
HAS BEEN FOCUSED
ON DUVAL
COUNTY.
LOCALS SAY THE
FARTHER NORTH YOU
GO, THE MORE
SOUTH YOUON
 GET
MEANING THIS AREA
HAS BEEN
TRADITIONALLYLI
CONSERVATIVE.
NORTH FLORIDA% IS
HOW REPUBLICANS
WIN ELECTIONS.
THAT NARROW
VICTORY WAS A BITTE
OF
A RED FLAG AND
EVEN BIGGER RED
FLAG THOUGH WAS
IN 2018 WHEN T
DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE ANDREW
TOOK
THIS COUNTY WHICH
SENT SHOCK
WAVES THROUGH THE
GOP.
IT WAS A FIRST
SINCE 1980.
SO TH THIS AREA HAS
SEEN SOME
SHIFTS THAT COULD
PULL SOME HEAD
WIND FOR DONALD
TRUMP.
THAT COULD SPELL
SOME PROBLEMS.
THIS IS THE SORT
OF DEMOGRAPHIC
HE HAS BEEN
HAVING SOME
TROUBLE
WITH.
OF COURSE HE
STILL HAS A
STRONG
BASE OF SUPPORT
HERE AND THERE
ARE PLENTY OF
REPUBLICANS I
TALKED TO HERE AS
WELL THAT SAID
I MAY NOT LIKE
WHAT HE SAYS OR
WHAT HE TWEETS
BUT ITS BETTER
THAN THE
ALTERNATIVE.
ALLISON.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN
TRAVELLING THE
COUNTRY AHEAD OF
THE NOVEMBER
ELECTION.
HOW DOES WHAT YOU
ARE HEARING
THERE IN
JACKSONVILLE
STACK UP
AGAINST SOME OF
THE OTHER
COUNTIES YOU HAVE
BEEN VISITING?
>> I HEARD A
COUPLE OF THINGS
THAT MADE ME
THINK I WAS
HAVING
DEJA VU WITH WHAT
I'VE BEEN
HERING IN A
COUNTY PRETTY FAR
AWAY FROM HERE,
KENT COUNTY,
MICHIGAN.
YOU ARE SEEING
SIMILAR TRENDS IN
BOTH ENDS OF
THESE PLACES
PARTICULARLY IN
THE SUBURBS AND
BOTH AREAS HAVE
THIS -- THIS --
THIS SLICE OF THE
REPUBLICAN
ELECTORATE.
THESE MORE
MODERATE
REPUBLICANS
WHO SAY THEY
DON'T RECOGNIZE
THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY
AS IT IS TODAY
AS THE PARTY THEY
JOINED AND
THAT THEY GREW UP
WITH.
IT WAS STRIKING,
ALLISON, TO
HEAR ALMOST THE TH
SAME WORDS COME
OUT OF PEOPLE'S
MOUTHS HERE AS I
HEARD IN
MICHIGAN.
BUT AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE,
THERE
IS STILL A LOT OF
SUPPORT FOR
DONALD TRUMP
HERE.
I SPOKE WITH THE
GOP COUNTY
CHAIR WHO SAID
THAT -- EVEN
THOUGH THE RNC
DIDN'T HAPPEN
HERE, THE
INFRASTRUCTURE WE
WERE
BUILDING OUT IN
PREPARATION FOR
IT IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO BE
INCREDIBLY
HELPFUL TO THEM G
BECAUSE THEY HAVE
REALLY BUILT
UP THEIR GROUND
GAME.
THEY HAVE ADDED
THOUSANDS MORETH
VOLUNTEERS AS A
RESULT OF THAT
PREPARATION FOR
THE RNC.
HE THINKS THAT
COULD BE PRETTYCO
INFLUENTIAL IN
GETTING MORE
VOTERS AND REALLY
BEEFEN UP THE
GROUND GAME AHEAD
OF NOVEMBER.
ALLISON.
>> IT HAS BEEN
FASCINATING
HEARING FROM
VOTERS IN EVERY
COUNTY YOU HAVE
VISITED SO FAR.
THIS TIME IN
DUVAL AND
JACKSONVILLE,
THANK YOU SO MUCH
SHARING YOUR
POINT OF VIEW.
>> WE HAVE MORE
COMING FOR YOU,
DON'T WORRY.
>>> NEW YORK
ATTORNEY GENERAL
MAKING A SERIES
OF COURT FILINGS
INVESTIGATING
PRESIDENT TRUMP
AND THE TRUMP
ORGANIZATION.
NBC NEWS
CORRESPONDENT FOR
INVESTIGATIONS
JOINING ME NOW.
WHAT IS THE NEW
YORK AG
INVESTIGATING?
>> THIS IS ONE OF
THE WORST KEPT
SECRETS IN NEW
YORK
INVESTIGATIVE AND
POLITICAL
CIRCLES.
WE ARE TAKING A
LOOK AT THE
TRUMP
ORGANIZATION.
THIS KIND OF
STEMS IN A LARGE
PART FROM MICHAEL
COHEN'S
TESTIMONY.
IT IS THIS IDEA
THAT THE TRUMP
ORGANIZATION HAS
AT DIFFERENT
TIMES ACCORDING
TO WHAT THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL
IS SAYING HAS
AT DIFFERENT
TIMES EITHER
INFLATED THEIR
ASSETS OR
FINANCIALS IN
ORDER FOR THEM TO
OBTAIN A LOAN OR
THEY HAVE
DEFLATED THOSE
ASSETS AND THOSE
FINANCIAL RECORDS
IN ORDER TO
GET A TAX BREAK.
IT HAS BEEN AN
OOETSER OR, WAY
IT WAS AN
ADVANTAGE FOR THE
TRUMP
ORGANIZATION.
WHAT THEY ARE
LOOKING AT IS A
GROUP OF TRUMP
PROPERTIES BOTH
IN NEW YORK.
WALL STREET IS
ONE OF THE
ONES FOLKS WILL
KNOW THAT IS
ANOTHER PROPERTY
IN WEST CHESTER
COUNTRY AND ON
TOP OF THAT A
PROPERTY IN LOS
ANGELES.
SOME OTHER
FINANCIAL
DEALINGS AS
WELL.
KIND OF THE HEART
OF THIS HERE,
ALLISON, IF WE
CAN STEP BACK AND
TAKE A LOOK AT
IT, IS A FIGHT
OVER ERIC TRUMP'S
TESTIMONY.
ERIC TRUMP HAS
BEEN SUBPOENAED
THIS THIS CASE.
THEY HAVE CALLED
FOR HIS
TESTIMONY AND
THAT IS ONE OF
THE
KIND OF THE KEY
REASONS WHY WE
ARE AT WHERE WE
ARE AT TODAY
WITH RESPECT TO
-- THIS
PARTICULAR FILING
AND WHILE THIS
IS COMING INTO
THE PUBLIC VIEW.
>> TOM, ANY
RESPONSE FROM
THE TRUMP
ORGANIZATION?
ANYTHING FROM
ERIC TRUMP YET?
>> WE HAVE
REACHED OUT TO
THEM
BECAUSE ACCORDING
TO THIS FILING
ERIC TRUMP WAS
SCHEDULED IN LATE
JULY TO SPEAK TO
THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE
AS PART OF THE
SUBPOENA.
HE SAID HE WOULD
AND THEN
RETRACTED THAT.
HE WAS LOOKING
FOR SOME
ASSURANCES.
THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL CAN MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR CRIMINAL
CHARGES.
AT THAT POINT
ERIC TRUMP SAID
THROUGH HIS
ATTORNEYS THAT
THE
TRUMP
ORGANIZATION --
NO, I'M
NOT GOING TO COME
FORWARD AND
TESTIFY.
WE REACHED OUT TO
HIS SIDE.
WE REACHED OUT TO
HIS ATTORNEYS
AND
REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE
TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION
AND HAVE
YET TO HEAR BACK.
WE WILL UPDATE
EVERYBODY OF
COURSE IF WE HEAR
FROM THEM AND
HEAR THEIR
RESPONSE TO THESE
CONCERNS RAISED
BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
>> ALL RIGHT,
TOM, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THE
UPDATE TODAY.
>> OF COURSE.
YOU GOT IT.
>>> THEY ARE
REPUBLICAN AND
THEY ARE BACKING
BIDEN AND
HARRIS.
MORE THAN TWO
DOZEN FORMER
REPUBLICAN
MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS
ENDORSING JOE
BIDEN TODAY.
MIKE, WHO WERE
SOME OF THE BIG
NAMES REPUBLICANS
THROWING THEIR
SUPPORT BEHIND
BIDEN?
>> YEAH, PRETTY
LONG LIST IN
FACT.
SOME OF THEM ARE
NOT NECESSARILY
SURPRISES.
FORMER ILLINOIS
CONGRESSMAN
HOOD.
HE ACTUALLY WAS
INVITED AND
JOINED OBAMA'S
CABINET AS THE
TRANSPORTATION
SECRETARY FOR HIS
FIRST TERM.
HE WAS ALSO ON
THAT LIST.
THE BIGGEST NAME
I THINK AND
MAYBE NOT
NECESSARILY
SURPRISING
BUT --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
HE ENDORSED JOE
BIDEN
TODAY.
THAT IS JEFF
FLAKE.
THIS IS SOMEBODY
WHO IS --
PRETTY BY ALL
ACCOUNTS, ALL HIS
VOTING RECORDS
BOTH IN THE HOUSE
AND SENATE
CONSIDERED A VERY
CONSERVATIVE
LAWMAKER.
HE REALLY HIT ON
A NUMBER OF
POINTS AS HE TOOK
PART IN A
VIRTUAL SPEECH
TODAY ENDORSING
JOE BIDEN.
HE TALKED ABOUT
THE FACT THAT
DONALD TRUMP'S
GOVERNING STYLE
IS NOT
CONSERVATIVE AT
ALL.
HE TALKED ABOUT
THIS MOMENT IN
HEALTHYING WHEN
HE TOOK PUTIN'S
WORD FOR IT AND
THAT -- THE
U.S. -- HE DID
NOT MEDDLE IN THE
U.S. ELECTIONS.
I THINK ONE OF
THE STRIKING
THINGS WAS WHEN
HE TALKED ABOUT
PRESIDENT TRUMP
AND HIS WARNINGS
ABOUT A RIGGED
ELECTION.
LETS TAKE A
LISTEN.
>> IT WAS BAD
ENOUGH WHEN
FOR MONTHS IN
ADVANCE OF THE
ELECTION THE
REPUBLICAN
NOMINEE
FOR PRESIDENT
CLAIMED FALSELY
THAT THE COMING
ELECTION WOULD
BE RIGGED.
NOW AS PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED
STATES, HE HAS
SAID AND I QUOTE,
THE ONLY WAY WE
WILL LOSE THIS
ELECTION IS IF
THE ELECTION IS
RIGGED.
WHAT KIND OF
PERSON TALKS LIKE
THAT?
WHAT KIND OF
AMERICAN LEADER
UNDERMINES
CONFIDENCE IN THE
ELECTIONS IN HIS
OWN COUNTRY AS
PART OF HIS
STRATEGY TO HOLD
POWER?
THIS IS
EXTRAORDINARILY
DANGEROUS TO A
FREE SOCIETY AND
IT STANDS TO
INFLICT LASTING
DAMAGE TO OUR
DEMOCRACY.
>> HE ALSO TALKED
ABOUT THE FACT
HE HAD BEEN ASKED
IN THE PAST
WHETHER HE SEE
HIMSELF VOTING
FOR A DEMOCRAT.
HE SAID HE
REMINDED US YEARS
AGO
HE SAID IF
DEMOCRAT
NOMINATED
SOMEBODY LIKE JOE
BIDEN I WOULD
CONSIDER VOTING
FOR A DEMOCRAT.
AS HE PUT IT,
WELL THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
HAS NOMINATED
JOE BIDEN.
HE CALLED HIM A
MAN OF DECENCY.
IT WAS
INTERESTING TO
HEAR --
ONE OF JEFF
FLAKE'S CLOSEST
FRIENDS IN THE
HOUSE, WHEN THEY
SERVED TOGETHER
THERE, VICE
PRESIDENT MIKE
PENCE.
THIS IS A REAL
SERIOUS FIND AND
OF COURSE IT IS
VERY MUCH TIMED
ON THE FIRST DAY
OF THE
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.
>> YEAH, THAT IS
A PRETTY BIG
STATEMENT THERE.
THEY DID THEIR
FIRST JOINT
INTERVIEW OVER
THE WEEKEND.
WOULD YOU SHARE
SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
>> THIS IS THE
FIRST CHANCE WE
HAVE HAD TO SEE
THEM SIT DOWN
NEXT TO EACH
OTHER SINCE THE
END
OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
LAST WEEK.
THEY HIT ON A
NUMBER OF POINTS.
ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT
WAS
ASKED ABOUT THAT
DEBATE MOMENT
THEY HAD IN
MIAMI, WHY DID
FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT BIDEN
CHOOSE KAMALA
HARRIS GIVEN SOME
OF THE HARD
FEELINGS ABOUT
THAT?
THEY BOTH MADE IT
CLEAR THAT
THAT WAS A MOMENT
IN THE DEBATE
THAT THEY --
ACTUALLY BIDEN
SAYING HE
RESPECTS THE FACT
SHE
HAS DIFFERENT
VIEWS.
PERHAPS SHE
UNDERSTANDS MORE
KNEW ABOUT HIS
EXPERIENCE IN THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY AND
WHY THAT MAYBE
WAS AN UNFAIR
ATTACK.
HE TALKED ABOUT
HIS TAX POLICY.
HE MADE IT CLEAR
HE WOULD NOT
RAISE TAXES FOR
ANYONE MAKING
LESS THAN
$400,000 A YEAR.
HIS FOCUS WOULD
BE ON HELPING
SMALL BUSINESSES.
OF COURSE THE
MASK MANDATE.
HE DID SAY IF HE
WAS PRESIDENT
AND THE MEDICAL
ADVISORS HE HAD
TOLD HIM HE HAD
TO SHUT THE
COUNTRY DOWN IN
ORDER TO CONTROL
THE VIRUS, HE
WOULDN'T HESITATE
TO DO THAT.
LETS TAKE A
LISTEN TO ANOTHER
PART OF THE
INTERVIEW.
>> WATCH ME.
MR. PRESIDENT,
WATCH ME.
LOOK AT US BOTH
WHAT WE SAY,
WHAT WE DO, WHAT
WE CONTROL,
WHAT WE KNOW,
WHAT KIND OF
SHAPE
WE ARE IN.
COME ON.
LOOK, I THINK IT
IS A LEGITIMATE
QUESTION TO ASK
ANYBODY OVER 70
YEARS OLD WHETHER
OR NOT THEY
ARE FIT AND
WHETHER THEY ARE
READY.
I JUST -- ONLY I
CAN SAY TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
IT IS A
LEGITIMATE
QUESTION TO ASK
ANYBODY.
WATCH ME.
>> YOU HAVE TO
LOVE THE HAND
MOVEMENT THERE.
WATCH ME, THE
IMITATION THERE
OF
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
>> THAT AND
CAMILA LAUGHING.
I LOVE IT.
>> WE ALSO TALK A
LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THIS LAST
WEEK.
I WANTED TO
MENTION IT.
HE WOULDN'T SAY
WHO WAS PLAYING
DONALD TRUMP IN
THOSE DEBATES.
WOULDN'T GIVE
THAT ANSWER YET.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THIS WILL DRAG
ON.
I CAN TELL.
WE WILL KEEP
CHECKING IN WITH
YOU ABOUT IT.
MIKE WITH THE
LATEST ON THE
BIDEN-HARRIS
CAMPAIGN.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU,
ALLISON.
>>>
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YOU ARE WATCHING
NBC NEWS NOW.
>> WE HAVE SOME
BREAKING NEWS.
>> IF THEY DO GO
BACK TO THEIR
JOBS THEY WANT TO
MAKE SURE THEY
ARE PROTECTED.
>> IT IS NEWS
MADE FOR YOUR
STREAMING WORLD.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
LIVE WEEKDAYS
STARTING AT 6:00
A.M.
EASTERN.
AMONG 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 IS WHY WE
ARE DOWN HERE.
THERE IS ALWAYS
ANOTHER WAY.
THAT IS ALL I
WANT HIM TO SEE.
THIS IS A
SITUATION WHERE
THE STATE
CONTINUES TO
STRUGGLE TO
EXPAND
ITS TESTING
CAPABILITY.
>> PROTESTERS
FEEL THAT THEY
NEED TO COME OUT
IN FULL FORCE
AND SUPPORT FOR
THEIR COMMUNITY
BECAUSE THEY FEEL
LIKE THEY ARE
NOT GETTING THAT
SUPPORT FROM
THE PORTLAND
POLICE.
>> ANOTHER
ELECTION DAY
COMING
UP AGAINST THE
BACKDROP OF HOW
TO KEEP VOTERS
SAFE AMID A
PANDEMIC.
>> THE MOMENT TO
TRULY
UNDERSTAND WHO WE
ARE AND WHO WE
SAY WE ARE IS
RIGHT HERE AT OUR
FEET.
YOU HAVE TO GET A
FOUR YEAR DEGREE.
A FOUR YEAR
DEGREE IS SUPER
EXPENSIVE.
WE HAVE CREATED A
SYSTEM WHERE
THE TICKET TO THE
MIDDLE CLASS
IS A THING THAT
MIDDLE CLASS
FAMILIES HAVE TO
STRESS ABOUT
AND BORROW FOR
AND PATCH
TOGETHER.
WHY IS THIS
HAPPENING WITH
CHRIS
HAYES.
SUBSCRIBE NOW.
TODAY'S HEADLINES
SHOULD BE HARD TO
UNDERSTAND.
A LOT OF KIDS
HAVE QUESTIONS.
WE STARTED A
NEWSCAST FOR
THEM.
WE HOPE YOUR
FAMILY WILL WATCH
NIGHTLY NEWS
KID'S EDITION.
PLAN --
YOU ARE WATCHING
NBC NEWS NOW.
>> IT IS NEWS
MADE FOR YOUR
STREAMING WORLD.
LIVE WEEKDAYS
STARTING AT 6:00
A.M.
EASTERN.
THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WHAT THE
NEW
NORMAL WILL
SCHOOLS LOOK
LIKE.
>> MANY TEACHERS
WILL HAVE TO
MAKE A TOUGH
CHOICE.
>> WHAT AM I
GOING TO DOE
SIDE?
>> IT IS AN
IMPOSSIBLE
DECISION.
>> YOU ARE
CREATING A LITTLE
COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
THIS IS A MOMENT
WE SHOULD
DEVELOP OURSELVES
AND DEVELOP
OUR COMMUNITY.
>> LET'S TURN IT
OVER THE
STUDENTS.
HOW DO THEY
REALLY FEEL ABOUT
RETURNING TO
SCHOOL?
>> WHAT I MISS IS
MY TEACHERS.
>> THEY ARE
RESILIENT.
A SURGE IN
CORONAVIRUS
INFECTIONS.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
ON SEVERAL
FRONTS.
>> TONIGHT THE
U.S. SHATTERING
THE RECORD FOR
MOST COVID CASES
IN A SINGLE DAY.
>> FROM EVERY
ANGLE.
>> WHAT IS YOUR
LEVEL OF
CONCERN?
>> ON THE GROUND.
>> DO YOU HAVE
FAITH THAT THIS
IS GOING TO BRING
ABOUT CHANGE
SOON?
>> HERE IN
PORTLAND MORE
PROTESTS EXPECTED
TO NIGHT.
>> DO YOU THINK
POLICE IN THIS
COUNTRY ARE UNDER
ATTACK?
>> NBC NIGHTLY
NEWS WITH LESTER
HOLT.
THE NEWS BUSINESS
IS DYNAMIC AND
PROBABLY HAS
NEVER BEEN MORE
IMPORTANT.
WITH ALL WE ARE
FACING I AM SO
PROUD TO BRING
THE PERSPECTIVE
OF A BLACK WOMAN,
A DAUGHTER OF
IMMIGRANTS -- A
PROUD NERD AND A
REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE EMERGING
AMERICA TO CABLE
TV NEWS.
I HOPE THE GREAT
AND MAY MOM
WILL LOOK DOWN
FROM HEAVEN AND
BE PROUD.
A PRETTY SPICY %
HEARING. 
POST MASTER
GENERAL LEWIS
TESTIFYING AGAIN
THIS TIME BEFORE
THE DEMOCRATIC
LED HOUSE OVER
SIGHT COMMITTEE.
NBC NEWS
CORRESPONDENT
JOINS ME
NOW.
A BIT MORE FIRE
WORKS TODAY.
HOW DID HE DEFEND
HIS
MANAGEMENT?
>> HE WAS VERY
DEFENSIVE TODAY.
A LOT MORE
DEFENSIVE THAN HE
WAS
ON FRIDAY.
TODAY HE -- HE
WENT AFTER
HIMSELF FOR HIS
HANDLING OF THE
POST OFFICE AND
DISMISSED HIS
OWN
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SOME OF
THE CHANGES MADE.
>> I DID NOT
DIRECT THE
REMOVAL
OF BLUE
COLLECTION
BOXESER TO
REMOVAL OF MAIL
PROCESSING
EQUIPMENT.
SECOND, I DID NOT
DIRECT A CUT
BACK ON HOURS AT
THINK OF OUR
POSTAL OFFICES.
AND FINALLY, I
DID NOT DIRECT
THE ELIMINATION
OR ANY CUT BACK
IN OVERTIME.
I DID HOWEVER
SUSPEND THESE
PRACTICES TO
REMOVE ANY
MISPERCEPTIONS
ABOUT OUR
COMMITMENT TO
DELIVERING THE
NATION'S ELECTION
MAIL.
ANY FURTHER
ASSERTIONS BY THE
MEDIA OR ELECTED
OFFICIALS IS
FURTHERING A
FALSE NARRATIVE
TO
THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
>> WELL POSTAL
WORKERS AND --
THE POSTAL UNION
CONTRADICT
WHAT -- POST
MASTER IS SAYING
ABOUT THE ACTIONS
HE TOOK.
THEY DO SAY IN
FACT HE DID MAKE
THESE CHANGES
THAT AFFECTED THE
DELIVERY OF MAIL.
HE ALSO SAID HE
HAD NO ROLE IN
ATTEMPTING TO
SABOTAGE THE
UPCOMING
ELECTION.
NOW I WANT TO
TALK TO YOU --
THERE IS TWO
DIFFERENT ISSUES
HERE THAT HAVE
BEEN COMBINED.
ONE IS THE --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WHICH HAS LONG
BEEN AN ISSUE.
BUT, HE CAME TO
THE HELM.
SINCE THE
PRESIDENT HAS
BEEN
ATTACKING THE
POSTAL SERVICE
AND
MAIL IN
BALLOTING, THAT
HAS
BECOME A MAJOR
FOCUS.
THE PRESIDENT
TWEETED IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS
HEARING AGAIN
ABOUT MAIL IN
BALLOTING SAYING
IT IS A FRAUD AND
IT WILL BE A
BIG MESS.
AND SO ONE
DEMOCRAT TOLD ME
RECENTLY THAT HE
PROBABLY WOULD
NOT HAVE EVEN
BEEN IN THE HOT
SEAT IF THE
PRESIDENT DID NOT
ELEVATE THIS
ISSUE AND CAUSE
DEMOCRATS I
SPECIALLY TO
QUESTION THE
INCENTIVE AND THE
MOTIVATION BEHIND
SOME OF THESE
CHANGES, ALLISON.
>> YEAH, WE JUST
KEEP HEARING
THAT ARGUMENT
ABOUT MAIL IN
VOTING FRAUD FROM
THE PRESIDENT.
IT SOME LIKE THAT
ONE IS NOT
GOING TO STOP AS
WE GET CLOSER
TO NOVEMBER.
I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK YOU ABOUT A
HEATED EXCHANGE
BETWEEN THEM
OVER THE MAIL
SORTING MACHINE.
THIS IS PRETTY
GOOD.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> WELL MAIL
SORTING MORE THAN
600 MAIL SORTING
MACHINES HAVE
EITHER BEEN TAKEN
OFFLINE OR
DISASSEMBLED.
THAT WAS PART OF
THE PLAN THAT
HAD BEEN IN THE
WORKS FOR QUITE
A WHILE NOW SINCE
BEFORE HE
STARTED.
SO WHAT PEOPLE
ARE QUESTIONING
IS THE TIMING OF
IT.
AND HERE IS WHAT
CONGRESSMAN
LYNCH -- LETS
PLAY THEIR
EXCHANGE.
>>
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> NO, I WILL.
NO YOU WILL NOT.
YOU WILL NOT.
>> WELL, THERE
YOU GO.
>> THERE I GO
WHAT?
>>
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> ORDER.
ORDER.
ORDER.
>> WELL, AS YOU
COULD SEE HE WAS
EXTREMELY DEFIANT
THAT HE WILL
NOT EVEN PICK UP
THE PLUG AND
ALLOW HIS PEOPLE
TO PLUG THOSE
MACHINES BACK IN.
LATER ON IN THE
HEARING THERE IS
AN EXCHANGE WITH
ANOTHER
CONGRESSMAN OF
CALIFORNIA WHO
SAID -- EVEN IF
THEY ARE NOT
NECESSARY, JUST
FOR THE OPTICS
TO CONVINCE
PEOPLE AND TO
ASSURE
PEOPLE THAT
EVERYTHING IS
BEING
DONE TO ENSURE A
SAFE AND FAIR
AND EFFICIENT
ELECTION, WHY
WON'T YOU DO IT?
HE SAID BECAUSE
CONGRESS CAN'T
GET THEIR ACT
TOGETHER AND GIVE
US THE MONEY WE
NEED.
THE END OF THAT
EXCHANGE FINALLY
ENDED WITH FINE,
IF YOU GIVE --
HIM SAYING FINE
IF YOU GIVE ME
$1 BILLION WE
WILL PLUG IT BACK
IN.
HE THOUGHT THAT
THAT WAS --
UH ----MORE AN
ADVANCEMENT OF
WHAT HE IS SAYING
AND SAID OKAY,
FINE, WE WILL
WORK ON GIVE YOU
THAT $1 BILLION
IN THE NEXT --
FEW WEEKS.
ALLISON.
>> OH DEFINITELY
ENTERTAINING.
LET ME YOU ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED OVER THE
WEEKEND.
WHAT HAPPENS
NEXT?
DOES THIS HAVE
ANY HOPE IN THE
SENATE?
>> IT DOESN'T.
SENATE MAJORITY
LEADER MITCH
MCCONNELL HAS
ALREADY SAID HE
IS
NOT GOING TO
BRING IT UP
BECAUSE
HIS EXCUSE WAS
THAT THE
PRESIDENT HAS
ISSUED A VETO
THREAT AND WILL
NOT SIGN IT INTO
LAW.
MCCONNELL'S M.O.
HAS ALWAYS BEEN
NOT TO -- BRING
UP LEGISLATION
THAT WON'T GET
INSIDE BY THE
PRESIDENT.
MAYBE THAT IS HIS
M.O.
OR THAT
IS THE EXCUSE HE
IS HIDING
BEHIND.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE
WORK THAT THE
HOUSE DID -- WILL
NOT GO
ANYWHERE AND THIS
WILL CONTINUE
TO BE A BATTLE IN
WASHINGTON
AS -- AS THE
ELECTION GETS
CLOSER AND AS
THIS PROGRESSES.
ALLISON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FORGETTING US
UP TO SPEED.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF
PENNSYLVANIA'S
POSTAL WORKER'S
UNION SLAMMING
THE POST MASTER
GENERAL.
NBC NEWS REPORTER
JOINING ME
FROM SCRANTON,
PENNSYLVANIA.
>> SO KEVIN
GALLAGHER, THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE POSTAL
WORKER'S UNION
HERE IN
PENNSYLVANIA, WAS
REALLY ADAMANT
HE WAS LOOKING
FOR AN
EXPLANATION FROM
HIM TODAY ABOUT
WHY HE ISSUED THE
CUTS HE DID
WITHOUT GOING
THROUGH CONGRESS.
THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT IS
WRITTEN INTO THE
CONSTITUTION.
HE DID NOT DO
THAT.
IN HIS EYES HE
SAID WHY ISN'T HE
LOOKING TO
INCREASE REVENUE?
WHY IS ONLY
FOCUSED ON
CUTTING
THE BUDGET VERSUS
TRYING TO MAKE
THE REVENUE MORE
PROFITABLE AND
MAKE THE USD S A
BETTER
BUSINESS?
HE SAID IF HE
DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND
HOW THE POSTAL
SERVICE WORKS, HE
IS WORRIED THERE
IS POLITICAL
INTENT BEHIND
WHAT HE IS DOING
SAYING THE USDS
SEEMS TO BE
POLITICALIZED.
TAKE LISTEN TO
WHAT HE TOLD ME
YESTERDAY.
>> I'VE BEEN TOLD
THIS POST
MASTER GENERAL
CAME IN -- EVERY
PIECE, EVERYDAY,
35 YEARS I'VE
WORKED IN THE
POST OFFICE,
EVERY
PIECE EVERYDAY.
NOW EVERYONE IS
BEING TOLD THAT
DOESN'T COUNT,
THAT WE ARE
CHANGING.
JUST TRYING TO
DEAL WITH
LOGISTICS IS
RIDICULOUS.
YOU DEPRIVING THE
AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
POSTAL WORKERS
TAKE PRIDE IN
WHAT THEY DO.
NO MATTER WHAT
YOU DO, EVERYONE
TAKES PRIDE AND
EVERYBODY IS --
CAN LIVE BY THAT
MOTTO.
SUDDENLY THAT IS
GONE.
YOU ARE DEPRIVING
THE AMERICAN
PUBLIC OF THE
SERVICE THEY
DESERVE.
>> SO WHAT YOU
HEARD THERE A LOT
OF FRUSTRATION
FROM ONE OF THE
KEY LEADERS HERE
IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
HE SAID THAT A
GOOD START WOULD
BE TO ISSUE THAT
$25 BILLION AND
GET TO TO THE
SENATE BUT
OBVIOUSLY THAT
DOESN'T SEEM TOO
LIKELY.
>> WE KNOW
PENNSYLVANIA IS A
KEY
BATTLEGROUND
STATE.
WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE ISSUES THE
POSTAL UNION IS
MOST CONCERNED
ABOUT IN THIS
ELECTION?
>> YEAH, SO THE
U.S.DS
ISSUED LETTERS TO
SEVERAL STATES
ACROSS THE
COUNTRY THAT
BASICALLY SAID
THAT THEY CAN'T
ADD HERE TO THE
ELECTION
OFFICIAL'S
GUIDELINES AND
DEADLINES TO MAKE
SURE THAT
BALLOTS ARRIVE ON
TIME.
SO THAT IS A TOP
CONCERN AMONG
ELECTION
OFFICIALS AND
POSTAL
WORKERS.
THEY DON'T WANT
TO GET BLAMED
FOR SOMEONE'S
BALLOT NOT
GETTING
THERE IN TIME.
BALLOT DROP OFF
BOXES ARE
SOMETHING THAT
PENNSYLVANIA HAS
TRIED TO
IMPLEMENT BACK
BACK
DURING THE
PRIMARY.
IT WAS RELATIVELY
SUCCESSFUL.
NOW THE CAMPAIGN
IS SUING
PENNSYLVANIA OVER
IT.
WE HAVE SEEN A
LOT OF PUSH BACK
FROM TRUMP
HIMSELF AND THE
CAMPAIGN WHETHER
IT COMES TO
MAIL IN VOTING,
THE BALLOT DROP
BOXES AND HE IS
REALLY FOCUSSING
IN ON THIS DURING
THE CAMPAIGN.
HE TWEETED -- HE
SAID -- THAT
ALL THE RADICAL
LEFT DEMOCRATS
ARE TRYING TO DO
WHAT THE POST
OFFICE HEARINGS
IS BLAME THE
REPUBLICANS FRAUD
THAT WILL
OCCUR BECAUSE 51
MILLION BALLOTS
THAT ARE BEING
SENT TO PEOPLE
THAT HAVEN'T EVEN
REQUESTED
THEM.
THEY ARE SETTING
THE TABLE FOR
WHAT HE CALLS A
BIG MESS.
THOSE 51 MILLION
BALLOTS HE IS
TALKING ABOUT --
SEVERAL STATES
ARE SENDING OUT
APPLICATIONS.
IT IS NOT THE
BALLOTS
THEMSELVES.
THEY ARE HOPING
TO ELIMINATE ONE
OF THOSE STEPS IN
THE BACK AND
FORTH THAT IS
REQUIRED TO GET
YOUR MAIL IN
BALLOT.
>> OH, SO MANY
CONCERNS ABOUT
THOSE MAIL IN
BALLOTS WHETHER
FOLKS WILL BE
ABLE TO GET THEM
IN ON TIME,
WHETHER THE
POSTAL
SERVICE WHETHER
BE ABLE TO
PROCESS THEM.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANKS,
ALLISON.
>>>
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ARE YOU HEADING
TO THE POLL
OR THE POST
OFFICE?
HOW YOU VOTE IN
THE 2020
PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION MIGHT BE
CONFUSING THIS
YEAR.
WE HAVE YOUR
BACK.
JUST GO TO
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RULES AND
DEADLINES AND
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CHECK IT OUT
>>> PRESIDENT
TRUMP, VICE
PRESIDENT PENCE
NOMINATED FOR A
SECOND TERM THIS
AFTERNOON
KICKING OFF THE
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
THEY SPOKE THIS
MORNING IN
CHARLOTTE, NORTH
CAROLINA AFTER
AN IN PERSON ROLE
CALL VOTE
MAKING THEIR CASE
TO KEEP THE
OVAL OFFICE COME
NOVEMBER.
>> THE JOE BIDEN
AND THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
HAVE BEEN OVER
TAKEN BY THE
RADICAL LEFT.
IT WILL TAKE AT
LEAST FOUR MORE
YEARS TO DRAIN
THAT SWAMP.
>> EVERYONE WE
HAVE TO WATCH
BECAUSE BAD
THINGS HAPPENED
LAST
TIME WITH THIS
SPYING ON OUR
CAMPAIGN.
THAT GOES TO
BIDEN AND THAT
GOES
TO OBAMA.
WE HAVE TO BE
VERY, VERY
CAREFUL, WE HAVE
TO BE VERY,
VERY CAREFUL.
THIS TIME THEY
ARE TRYING TO DO
IT WITH A WHOLE
POST OFFICE
SCAM.
THIS IS IT.
OUR COUNTRY CAN
GO IN A
HORRIBLE,
HORRIBLE
DIRECTION OR
ON AN EVEN
GREATER
DIRECTION.
>> NBC NEWS
POLITICAL
REPORTER MONICA
JOINING ME NOW
FROM CHARLOTTE,
NORTH CAROLINA.
MONICA, WHAT ELSE
HAS PRESIDENT
HAD TO SAY TODAY?
>> HI THERE,
ALLISON.
APOLOGIES FOR THE
NOISE.
THEY ARE
LITERALLY ALREADY
DISMANTLING WHAT
THEY HAD SET UP
FOR THE CHARLOTTE
CONVENTION
BECAUSE THE
REALITY IS, ITS
OVER.
IT WAS ABOUT FIVE
HOURS OF
OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS AND
CONVENTION
BUSINESS HERE
WITH
THE PRESIDENT AND
THE VICE
PRESIDENT MAKING
THOSE SURPRISE
APPEARANCES AND
REMARKS TO
DELEGATES.
REALLY THE
METAPHOR IS QUITE
STRONG.
CHARLOTTE IS
OVER.
NOW ALL THE
ACTION MOVES OVER
TO
WASHINGTON FOR
REALLY THEIR
REMAINDER OF THIS
BLOCKBUSTER
WEEK OF SPEECHES
AT THE
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
HERE IN CHARLOTTE
IT WAS SO
NOTABLE THE
PRESIDENT TOOK
THE
STAGE AND
DELIVERED
ESSENTIALLY
A CAMPAIGN RALLY
LIKE SPEECH.
HE SPOKE FOR
NEARLY 50 MINUTES
TOUCHING ON A
KIND OF IMPORTANT
2020 TOPIC.
I WANT YOU TO
TAKE A LISTEN
SPECIFIC LIKE TO
WHAT HE SAID IN
TERMS OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE
CORONAVIRUS
GUIDELINES HERE
IN
THE STATE
CURRENTLY.
>> JOE BIDEN WHO
IS GOING
TO HAVE THE NEXT
CONVENTION IN
MILWAUKEE AND
THEY DIDN'T GO
THERE AT ALL.
THEY DIDN'T DO
THIS.
WE DID OUT OF
RESPECT FOR YOUR
STATE.
IF YOU HAD A
GOVERNOR THAT
WOULD
HAVE LET US HAVE
SOME PEOPLE, HE
SAID ACCORDING TO
THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS THE
MOST PEOPLE YOU
ARE ALLOWED TO
HAVE IN THAT
ROOM, MEANING
THAT ARENA, HE
VIEWED IT AS A
ROOM IS TEN
PEOPLE.
I SAID SO
GOVERNOR, SO I'M
AT
19,000, YOU ARE
AT 10.
CAN WE WORK
SOMETHING IN THE
MIDDLE?
IT DIDN'T SOUND
TOO GOOD.
>> ALLISON, YOU
AND I HAVE
TALKED REPEATEDLY
ABOUT HOW MANY
TIMES THIS
CONVENTION WAS
UPROOTED, MOVED
TO FLORIDA, BACK
TO CHARLOTTE.
THERE WAS A
QUESTION MARK OF
WHAT WAS GOING TO
HAPPEN AND OF
COURSE THAT IS
BECAUSE THE
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC HAS
REALLY
HUNG OVER THE
ENTIRETY OF THIS
EVENT.
THE PRESIDENT DID
WANT TO COME
TO CHARLOTTE
ULTIMATELY TO
THANK
THAT SMALLER
FOOTPRINT OF
DELEGATES.
HE TOOK THE
OPPORTUNITY TO
SLAM
THE DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE WHO WAS THE
ONE WHO OF
COURSE SAID
INITIALLY I DON'T
THINK YOU CAN
HAVE AN EVENT
WITH
19,000 PEOPLE
BECAUSE WE NEED
TO
HAVE SOCIAL
DISTANCE AND NEED
PEOPLE BE WEARING
MASKS.
THAT IS WHEN THE
PRESIDENT I
DON'T LIKE THAT
SO I WILL YANK
THE CONVENTION
AND MOVE IT TO
FLORIDA.
WE KNOW HE TO
CANCEL THE
FLORIDA
EVENT BECAUSE
OVER HOW BAD THE
PANDEMIC WAS IN
JACKSONVILLE AND
HERE WE ARE.
WE SAW THE USE
WAS INCONSISTENT
WITH MASKS.
THEY WERE TRYING
TO SOCIALLY
DISTANT.
THIS IS A HUGE
INDOOR GATHERING.
IT IS HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE.
THAT IS NOT
SOMETHING
CHARLOTTE
HAS SEEN ALL
SUMMER.
THE RNC DID TAKE
A LOT OF HEALTH
AND SAFETY
PROTOCOLS.
THEY SAID THEY
TESTED EVERYBODY
TWICE.
THEY HAD TO BE
TESTED NEGATIVE
BEFORE ARRIVING
AND THEN UPON
ARRIVAL THEY WERE
TESTED.
REALLY JUST UNDER
SCORED HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS
TO DO THESE
POLITICAL
CONVENTIONS
DURING A
PANDEMIC.
IT WAS DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT WE
SAW WITH
DEMOCRATS LAST
WEEK WHO
HELD ALMOST ALL
OF IT AS YOU
KNOW VIRTUALLY.
>> YEAH, BASED ON
WHAT YOU
HEARD SO FAR,
BASED ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S
EVENTS, WHAT ARE
THE
MAIN THEMES?
WHAT ARE THE
MESSAGES WE
SHOULD
EXPECT TO SEE
THROUGHOUT THE
CONVENTION THIS
WEEK?
>> THE TRUMP
CAMPAIGN TRIED TO
TELEGRAPH A VERY
OPTIMISTIC
MESSAGE FOR THE
ENTIRETY OF THIS
WEEK.
THEN PRESIDENT
CAME OUT AND
OFFERED SOME
RHETORIC THAT
REALLY AT BEST
CAN BE DESCRIBED
AS QUITE DARK AND
DIVISIVE
WARNING OF THE
OUTCOME OF THE
ELECTION SAYING
THE ONLY WAY HE
LOSES IS IF ITS
RIGGED ASK
RAILING AGAINST
UNIVERSAL MAIL
IN VOTING WITHOUT
PROVIDING ANY
EVIDENCE ABOUT
CLAIMS HE MAKES
ABOUT VOTER
FRAUD.
IT IS HARD TO
SQUARE WHAT THEY
SAID WAS GOING TO
HAPPEN WITH
WHAT WE ALREADY
SAW IN THESE
FIRST FEW HOURS.
PRIME TIME COULD
BE A DIFFERENT
STORY.
TONIGHT THE THEME
IS LAND OF
PROMISE.
YOU WILL BE
HEARING FROM A
LOT
OF DIFFERENT
SPEAKERS IN THE
CLOSING PRIME
TIME COVETED
SLOT.
IT WILL BE
SENATOR TIM
SCOTT.
THE ONLY
REPUBLICAN BLACK
SENATOR OF COURSE
WHO IS A TRUMP
ALLY.
SOMEBODY WHO HAS
WORKED WITH HIM
ON CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORM
FOR
EXAMPLE.
WE WILL BE
HEARING ABOUT
THAT
TONIGHT.
WE WILL ALSO HEAR
FROM THE
PRESIDENT'S
ELDEST SON DONALD
TRUMP JR. WHO ARE
BE APPEARING.
AGAIN ITS NOTABLE
THIS ALL TAKES
PLACE IN
WASHINGTON FROM
THE
MAIL IN
AUDITORIUM WHICH
IS
CLOSE TO THE
WHITE HOUSE.
WE WON'T ACTUALLY
SEE THE WHITE
HOUSE GROUNDS
USED AS THAT
POLITICAL
BACKDROP TILL
TOMORROW
THAT WE ARE TOLD
THERE COULD BE
SOME SURPRISES.
WE DO EXPECT TO
SEE THE
PRESIDENT EVERY
SINGLE NIGHT OF
PROGRAMMING.
TONIGHT WE ARE
TOLD HE WILL
APPEAR WITH FRONT
LINE WORKERS
AND HE WILL TRY
TO MAKE A POINT
ALSO ABOUT HEALTH
CARE AND THE
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC.
THAT IS ONE THING
TO LOOK FOR
BUT THERE COULD
BE OTHERS
SURPRISES.
THE OTHER THEMES
FOR THE WEEK
ARE OPPORTUNITY
AND GREATNESS.
YOU WILL SEE A
DIFFERENT MESSAGE
EACH DAY.
WE CAN'T UNDER
SCORE THIS
ENOUGH, ALLISON.
IF TODAY IS ANY
PREVIEW, IT MAY
NOT BE EXACTLY
WHAT THEY ARE
SCRIPTING CAUSE
THIS IS A
PRESIDENT WHO
LOVES TO GO OFF
SCRIPT.
>> SURE DOES.
LETS UNWIND TO
THIS MORNING JUST
HOURS BEFORE THE
RNC STARTED.
ONE OF THE
PRESIDENT'S
LONGEST
SERVING MOST
TRUSTED ADVISORS
ANNOUNCING SHE IS
LEAVING THE
WHITE HOUSE.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL
US ABOUT THAT?
>> YEAH, THIS WAS
PRETTY
SHOCKING TO A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN
THE ORBIT OF THE
PRESIDENT IN
TERMS OF SOMEBODY
WHO IS SO
CLOSE TO HIM,
ADVISING HIM IN
SUCH AN INTENSE
CAPACITY ON MANY
DIFFERENT ISSUES.
SHE'S THE FORMER
CAMPAIGN
MANAGER WHO IN
THE FINAL MONTHS
OF 2016 LED THEM
TO VICTORY AND
ULTIMATELY TO THE
WHITE HOUSE.
SHE IS SOMEBODY
THAT HAS BEEN
PLAYING AN
IMPORTANT ROLE.
SHE'S TAKING A
STEP BACK SHE
SAYS TO FOCUS ON
FAMILY.
THAT IS HER
PRIORITY AND WE
ACTUALLY ARE JUST
LEARNING THAT
THE TRUMP
CAMPAIGN WANTED
TO
HAVE HER BACK.
THEY WANTED TO
SEE IF SHE COULD
COME HELP AND BE
A MAIN
SURROGATE.
SHE DEBATED THAT.
SHE DECIDED
AGAINST IT
BECAUSE
SHE DOES WANT TO
BE SPENDING
MORE TIME WITH
HER FOUR TEENAGE
CHILDREN.
THIS WILL BE HER
LAST WEEK AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
SHE WILL BE
DEPARTING AT THE
END
OF THE MONTH.
SHE IS STILL
EXPECTED TO
ADDRESS
THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION IN
REMARKS ON
WEDNESDAY.
SHE'S ACTUALLY IN
THE WEST WING
TODAY WORKING ON
THOSE REMARKS
AND SHE WILL
CONTINUE TO
ADVISE
THE PRESIDENT WE
UNDERSTAND IN
AN INFORMAL
CAPACITY.
ALLISON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> YOU GOT IT.
>>> OUR SPECIAL
COVERAGE OF
THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION STARTS
TONIGHT AT
8:00 P.M.
EASTERN WITH
CHUCK
TODD FOLLOWED BY
NETWORK PRIME
TIME SPECIAL AT
10:00 P.M.
EASTERN.
YOU CATCH IT ALL
RIGHT HERE ON
NBC NEWS NOW.
>>> BUSINESS
WINDOWS, BROKEN,
CITY TRUCKS
BURNED OUT TO THE
DAY AFTER A NIGHT
OF PROTEST IN
WISCONSIN.
THOSE PROTESTS
AFTER POLICE SHOT
A BLACK MAN
YESTERDAY.
A MAN WATCHING
THAT SHOOTING
FROM HIS WINDOW
TOOK THIS VIDEO.
IT APPEARS TO
SHOW THE MOMENTS
JUST BEFORE THE
SHOOTING.
A WARNING FOR
YOU, THE VIDEO
COMING UP IS
GRAPHIC.
IT MAY BE HARD TO
WATCH.
>>
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> 29-YEAR-OLD
JACOB BLAKE WAS
SHOT IN THE BACK
SEVERAL TIMES
AS HE TRIED TO
GET INTO THAT
PARKED SUV.
HIS THREE
CHILDREN WERE
WATCHING
FROM INSIDE THE
CAR.
NBC NEWS
CORRESPONDENT
JOINING
ME NOW FROM
THERE.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL
US?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
SO FAR ABOUT
WHAT LED UP TO
THAT SHOOTING?
>> IT SNOT -- IS
NOT CLEAR WHAT
LED
DOWN THAT
SHOOTING.
AT ABOUT 5:30
P.M.
YESTERDAY
THEY WERE
RESPONDING TO A
CALL
ABOUT A DOMESTIC
INCIDENT.
NOW THEY HAVEN'T
DESCRIBED IF HE
WAS INVOLVED IN
THAT INCIDENT.
WE KNOW THAT
WITNESSES AND HIS
PARTNER SAY THAT
HE WAS TRYING
TO DEESCALATE
SOME SITUATION
THAT WAS GOING
ON.
THERE WAS A
WITNESS ON THE
SCENE
THAT TOLD NBC
NEWS THERE WERE
TWO WOMEN ARGUING
FOR ABOUT 15
MINUTES AND THAT
IS WHEN HE
SHOWED UP TO TRY
TO DE-ESCALATE
AND CALM
EVERYTHING DOWN.
AT SOME POINT AND
WHEN YOU
LISTEN TO WHAT
HIS PARTNER SAYS,
THEY SAY HE --
THE OFFICERS
ARRIVE.
THERE WAS SOME
EXCHANGE.
IT WAS INSTANTLY
TENSE AND THAT
THE TASER WAS
DEPLOYED AFTER
SOME STRUGGLE.
THEN THAT IS WHEN
THAT VIDEO
PICKS UP WHERE
AFTER THE TASER
IS DEPLOYED
ACCORDING TO
WITNESSES MR.
BLAKE GOES AROUND
THE CAR AND
STARTS TO GO INTO
THAT CAR WITH HIS
THREE KIDS
INSIDE.
THAT IS WHEN THE
SHOOTING
OCCURS.
WE KNOW THAT
THERE IS NO BODY
CAMERA VIDEO.
THAT IS ACCORDING
TO LOCAL
OFFICIALS WHO SAY
THAT DESPITE
PLEAS AND TRIES
AND ATTEMPTS
FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL THERE IS
THOUGH BODY
CAMERA VIDEO.
WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT VIDEO IS --
THERE IS.
WE JUST HAVE THAT
STATEMENT THAT
WAS RELEASED LAST
NIGHT SAYING
THAT THERE WAS A
POLICE INVOLVED
SHOOTING AS THEY
SAY AT THAT
TIME IN RESPONSE
TO THAT
DOMESTIC INCIDENT
THAT THEY SAY
THEY WERE
RESPONDING TO.
THERE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS RIGHT
NOW STILL WAITING
FOR A LOT OF
ANSWERS TO THOSE
BASIC QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED
YESTERDAY.
>> I KNOW WE HAVE
TO LET YOU GO.
TWO QUICK FOLLOW
UPS.
FIRST OF ALL, HOW
IS BLAKE DOING
TODAY?
HAVE YOU HEARD
ANYTHING ELSE
FROM THE CITY
ABOUT THE
SHOOTING?
>> HE IS IN
STABLE CONDITION
RIGHT NOW.
HE DID UNDERGO
SURGERY LAST
NIGHT.
HIS FATHER SAID
HE WENT THROUGH
THAT SURGERY
SUCCESSFULLY AND
IS
NOW IN THAT
STABLE CONDITION.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD
ANY UPDATE FROM
THAT SINCE
YESTERDAY.
I WANT TO PLAY A
SOUND FROM HIS
PARTNER WHO WAS
THERE WHO SAW
WHAT WAS GOING
ON.
LISTEN TO HOW SHE
DESCRIBES THAT
MOMENT.
>> THE TWO MALE
OFFICERS
INSTANTLY LIKE --
DETAINED HIM.
LIKE, PUT YOUR
HANDS UP -- LIKE
NO QUESTIONS OR
NONE OF THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING
TO SIMPLY GET
THE KIDS OUT OF
THE CAR.
I'M LIKE WAIT A
MINUTE, LIKE --
HE DIDN'T DO
NOTHING WRONG.
LIKE -- YOU KNOW,
JUST -- ASK
HIM QUESTIONS
FIRST BEFORE THEN
MAN UP AGAINST
THE CAR.
>> IN THE
GOVERNOR'S
STATEMENT
PART OF IT SAID
HE WAS PRAYING
FOR HIM AND
HOPING FOR A FULL
RECOVERY.
WE STILL ARE
WAITING TO HEAR
WHAT HIS LATEST
CONDITION IS AT
THIS POINT.
ALLISON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
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
LOVER.
THAT IS WHY WE
ARE DOWN HERE.
THERE IS ALWAYS
ANOTHER WAY.
THAT IS ALL I
WANT THEM TO SEE.
-- ALWAYS
ANOTHER WAY.
PROTESTERS FEEL
THAT THEY NEED TO
COME OUT IN
FULL FORCE AND
SUPPORT THEIR
COMMUNITY BECAUSE
THEY FEEL LIKE
THEY ARE NOT
GETTING THAT
SUPPORT FROM THE
POLICE.
>> ANOTHER
ELECTION DAY
COMING
UP AGAINST THE
BACKDROP OF HOW
TO KEEP VOTERS
SAFE AMID A
PANDEMIC.
>> THE MOMENT
THAT TO THE TRULY
UNDERSTAND WHO WE
ARE AND WHO WE
SAY WE ARE IS
RIGHT HERE AT OUR
FEET.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
YOU HAVE TO
GET A FOUR YEAR
DEGREE BUT A
FOUR YEAR DEGREE
IS SUPER
EXPENSIVE.
WE HAVE CREATED A
SYSTEM WHERE
THE TICKET TO THE
MIDDLE CLASS
IS A THING THAT
MIDDLE CLASS
FAMILIES HAVE TO
STRESS ABOUT
AND BORROW FOR
AND PATCH
TOGETHER.
WHY IS THIS
HAPPENING WITH
CHRIS
HAYES.
SUBSCRIBE NOW
TODAY'S HEADLINES
SHOULD BE HARD
TO UNDERSTAND.
A LOT OF KIDS
HAVE QUESTIONS.
WE STARTED A
NEWSCAST FOR
THEM.
WE HOPE YOUR
FAMILY WILL WATCH
NIGHTLY NEWS
KID'S EDITION.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
YOU ARE
WATCHING NBC NEWS
NOW.
WE HAVE SOME
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.
THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE
COUNTRY WHAT THE
NEW
NORMAL FOR
SCHOOLS WILL LOOK
LIKE.
>> MANY TEACHERS
LOVE MAKING
TOUGH CHOICES
BETWEEN THE JOBS
THEY LOVE AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
>> YOU ARE
CREATING A LITTLE
COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
THIS IS A MOMENT
WE SHOULD JUST
DEVELOP OURSELVES
AND DEVELOP
OUR COMMUNITY.
>> LETS TURN IT
OVER TO
STUDENTS.
HOW DO THEY
REALLY FEEL ABOUT
RETURNING TO
SCHOOL?
>> WHAT I MISS IS
-- MY
TEACHERS.
>> THEY ARE
RESILIENT.
A SURGE IN
CORONAVIRUS
INFECTIONS.
>> NEW
DEVELOPMENTS ON
SEVERAL
FRONTS.
>> THE STORY.
>> TONIGHT THE
U.S. SHATTERING
THE RECORD FOR
MOST COVID CASES
THIS A SINGLE
DAY.
>> FROM EVERY
ANGLE ON THE
GROUND.
>> DO YOU HAVE
FAITH THAT THIS
IS GOING TO BRING
ABOUT CHANGE
SOON?
>> HERE IN
PORTLAND MORE
PROTESTS EXPECTED
TO NIGHT.
>> DO YOU THINK
POLICE IN THIS
COUNTRY ARE UNDER
ATTACK?
>> NBC NIGHTLY
NEWS WITH LESTER
HOLT.
THE NEWS BUSINESS
IS DYNAMIC AND
PROBABLY HAS
NEVER BEEN MORE
IMPORTANT.
WITH ALL THAT WE
ARE FACING I AM
SO PROUD TO BRING
THE
PERSPECTIVE OF A
BLACK MAN, A
DAUGHTER OF
IMMIGRANTS, THE
WIFE
AND MOTHER OF A
HUSBAND AND KIDS
WHO SADLY ARE
MORE VULNERABLE
TO
POLICE VIOLENCE
BECAUSE OF THEIR
COLOR, A PROUD
NERD AND A
REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE EMERGING
AMERICA TO CABLE
TV NEWS.
I HOPE THE GREAT
AND MY MOM WILL
LOOK DOWN FROM
HEAVEN AND BE
PROUD.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
%
PROUD.! 
IT DIDN'T
TAKE LONG.
STUDENTS MOVED
BACK ON THE
GEORGIA TECH'S
CAMPUS EARLIER
THIS MONTH.
CLASS ONLY
STARTED LAST WEEK
AND
THE SCHOOL IS
ALREADY REPORTING
MORE THAN 50 NEW
CASES OF
COVID-19.
A FRATERNITY
THERE NOW UNDER
QUARANTINE.
BLANE ALEXANDER
JOINING ME NOW
FROM ATLANTA.
WHAT IS THE
LATEST ON THAT
OUTBREAK AT
GEORGIA TECH?
>> LET ME BREAK
DOWN THE NUMBERS
FOR YOU THERE.
THESE NUMBERS --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
THE LATEST
NUMBERS ARE
ABOUT 300 CASES,
JUST OVER 300.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
STILL SOME PEOPLE
WE
SPOKE TO SAY THEY
DO NOT FEEL
COMFORTABLE BEING
BACK ON
CAMPUS.
>> WE ARE DEEPLY
CONCERNED
ABOUT THE SAFETY
OF STUDENTS AND
STAFF WHO ARE
BEING BROUGHT
BACK
TO CAMPUS.
I THINK IN
GENERAL
FACULTY WHO HAS
BEEN WARNING
ABOUT THIS SINCE
JUNE, HOW
DANGEROUS IT IS
TO REOPEN.
I THINK YOU FEEL
PRETTY
POWERLESS TO
PROTECT THEM.
IT IS NOT A GOOD
FEELING.
>> NOW I WILL SAY
I SPENT
TIME ON CAMPUS
WHEN THEY WERE
MOVING IN A
COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO.
I SPOKE WITH SOME
STUDENTS.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
A COUPLE OF THE
STUDENTS TOLD ME
THEY WERE ALSO
CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
SEEING SO MUCH
OF.
THEY WERE
CONCERNED WHETHER
OR
NOT THEIR FELLOW
STUDENTS WOULD
ACTUALLY ABIDE BY
THOSE
GUIDELINES.
ALLISON.
>> WE KNOW
GEORGIA TECH IS
NOT
ALONE.
WE HAVE SEEN
VIDEOS OF CROWDED
COLLEGE TOWNS
LIKE THIS ONE
HERE
FROM A BAR NEAR
AUBURN
UNIVERSITY.
YOU DON'T SEE ANY
MASKS.
YOU DON'T SEE A
LOT OF SOCIAL
DISTANCING.
WHAT ARE SCHOOLS
DOING -- WHAT
CAN SCHOOLS DO TO
GET THE OFF
CAMPUS PARTYING,
THE SOCIALIZING
UNDER CONTROL?
>> YEAH.
THE MAYOR
ANNOUNCED THEY
ARE ACTUALLY
CLOSING ALL BARS
AS
OF 5:00 TODAY FOR
THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS.
SO TILL LABOR
DAY.
THEY EXPECT TO
REOPEN IN ABOUT
TWO WEEKS.
THEY KIND OF WARN
UNLESS THEY
GET IT UNDER
CONTROL, IT COULD
JEOPARDIZE --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
IT IS WARNING
THAT STUDENTS
COULD HAVE THE --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> THEY
SAY THEY DON'T
WANT ALL OF THOSE
CROWDS.
THEY ARE BEING
REALISTIC WHEN IT
COMES TO --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
THAT THEY ARE NOT
GOING INTO
THIS SAYING THERE
WON'T BE ANY
COVID CASES.
WHAT THEY WANT TO
DO IS CONTINUE
AS BEST THEY CAN.
HERE IS WHAT I
HEARD FROM THE
PRESIDENT OF
TULANE.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> WE UNDERSTAND
WHEN YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT IS THE
CITY OF 15,000 TO
20,000 PEOPLE
THERE, WILL BE
POSITIVE TESTS.
AND OUR GOAL
REALLY IS TO
IDENTIFY THOSE
AND -- ISOLATE
THOSE INDIVIDUALS
VERY QUICKLY.
>>
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
ALLISON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> YOU GOT IT.
>>> THE FDA
ISSUING A NEW
EMERGENCY ORDER
THAT EXPANDS THE
USE OF PLASMA AS
A TREATMENT FOR
THE CORONAVIRUS
BUT HOW
EFFECTIVE IS IT
SM HERE -- IT?
>> THERE SHOULD
BE NO
CONTROVERSY ABOUT
PLASMA.
THIS IS A THERAPY
THAT HAS BEEN
USED ACROSS MANY
DISEASES FOR
MANY DECADES.
THE ODDS OF IT --
HURTING YOU
ARE CLOSE TO 0.
THE ODDS OF HIT
HELPING YOU ARE
CLOSE TO 100%.
THE ONLY ISSUE IS
HOW MUCH IT
CAN HELP.
A 35% REDUCTION
IN MORTALITY.
>> NBC NEWS
MEDICAL
CORRESPONDENT DR.
JOHN TORRES
JOINING ME NOW.
I'M GLAD YOU ARE
HERE TO GIVE US
A MEDICAL
OPINION.
THAT WAS A TRADE
ADVISOR
COMMENTING THERE.
LETS HEAR IT FROM
A QUALIFIED
HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL.
HOW DOES THIS
TREATMENT WORK?
HOW RESPECTIVE IS
IT?
WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE POTENTIAL
CONCERNS?
>> GOOD
AFTERNOON,
ALLISON.
FIRST OFF I WILL
START WITH THE
PLASMA.
WHAT THAT IS IS
THAT IS A BLOOD
PRODUCT.
WHEN YOU DONATE
BLOOD THERE ARE
CERTAIN PARTS.
THERE IS RED
BLOOD CELLS,
THERE
IS THE PLASMA.
WHAT THEY DO IS
TAKE THAT LIQUID
PART OUT FROM
PEOPLE WHO HAVE
HAD COVID-19.
THEY ARE HAVE
COVERED AND ARE
NOW DONATING
BLOOD WHICH IS
RICH
IN THE
ANTIBODIES.
THEN THEY USE
THAT TO TREAT
OTHER PEOPLE WHO
HAVE COVID-19
NOW AND ARE
HAVING A HARD
TIME
RECOVERING.
IT GIVES THEM A
BOOST OF THOSE
ANTIBODIES AND
BRIDGES THE GAP
TILL THEIR IMMUNE
SYSTEM CAN
TAKE OVER AND
THEY CAN RECOVER
FROM IT.
PART OF THE ISSUE
IS THE
EFFECTIVENESS.
THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WAS DONE
BEFORE AN --
ANTIBIOTICS CAME
ABOUT.
HE MENTIONED THE
FACT THAT THE
ODDS OF IT
HELPING ARE CLOSE
TO
100%.
THAT IS NOT A
FACT.
THAT IS NOT AT
ALL FACTUAL.
WE REALLY DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH IT
IS BEING TO HEM
-- HELL -- HELP
PEOPLE.
>> DR. JOHN, TWO
QUESTIONS FOR
YOU HERE.
IF YOU HAVE HAD
THE CORONAVIRUS
AND YOU WANT TO
DONATE PLASMA
CAN YOU TELL US A
LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW THAT
WORKS?
%
TELL ABOUT
W
THAT WORKS?%
THEN ARE THERE%
RESTRICTIONS ON%
GAY MEN?%
>> FIRST QUESTION
GO TO A BLOOD
DONATION CENTER.%
ESPECIALLY IF YOU%
HAVE HAD%
CENTER, 
ESPECIALLY IF 
YOU HAVE HAD 
COVID-19. 
THERE PUSHING 
PEOPLE TO GO 
AHEAD AND DONATE 
SO THAT ATTHEY CAN 
GET THOSE 
ANTIBODIES. 
THEY ARE RUNNING 
THROUGH YOUR 
CHECKLIST. 
IT TAKES A UG
LITTLE BIT OF 
TIME TO GET THE 
PLASMA. 
THEY TAKE THE 
PLASMA AND TREAT 
OTHER PEOPLE. 
AS FAR AS THE 
GAME ISSUE, WE 
TALKED WITH THE 
AMERICAN RED 
CROSS TODAY AND 
THEY SAID THEY 
ARE ACCEPTING 
DONATIONS AND 
THOSE WHO HAVE 
NOT HAD SEXUAL 
RELATIONS WITH 
OTHER MEN. 
THEY ARE 
ACCEPTING THOSE 
DONATIONS AT 
THIS POINT. 
BUT AGAIN, 
THERE'S A BIG 
PUSH TO GET 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
HAD COVID-19 TO 
DONATE BLOOD TO 
TRY TO GET THAT 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA.  T
>> DR. JOHN, 
ALWAYS GREAT TO 
HAVE YOU WITH 
US. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> YOU BET. 
>>> HEY, 
EVERYONE. 
I'M ALISON 
MORRIS. 
YOU'RE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS YONOW. 
LET'S GO TO  NBC 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
SAVANNAH 
SELLERS. 
SHE HAS THE VERY 
LATEST HEADLINES 
US FROM 
NBCNEWS.COM.  
SAVANNAH, WHAT 
HAVE YOU GOT?  
>> Reporter: 
HEY, ALISON. 
LET'S KICK teTHIS 
OFF AGAIN WITH 
THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
STARTING IN 
CHARLOTTE TODAY. 
OFFICIALLY WE 
NOMINATING 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND VICE 
IC
PRESIDENT PENCE 
FOR THE 
REPUBLICAN 
TICKET. 
>> THIS IS THE 
MOST S IMPORTANT 
ELECTION IN THE 
HISTORY OF OUR 
COUNTRY. 
DON'T LET THEM 
TAKE IT AWAY 
FROM YOU. 
DON'T LET THEM 
TAKE IT AWAY. 
NORTH CAROLINA, 
WE LOVE YOU. 
THAT IS WHY I AM 
HERE. 
>> WILL FEATURE 
KEY SPEAKERS 
LIKE SENATOR TIM 
SCOTT, FORMER 
U.N. AMBASSADOR 
NIKKI HALEY, AND 
DONALD TRUMP LE
JUNIOR. 
NOW, HEADING TO 
CAPITOL HILL, 
TODAY, 
POSTMASTER LOSE 
DeJOY SHOT 
DECISIONS THAT 
HIS POLICIES AT 
THE USPS HAVE 
SLOWED DOWN 
DELIVERY TIMES. 
HE SAYS 
COLLECTION BOXES 
AND MAIL SORTING 
MACHINES WERE 
REMOVED BEFORE 
HE STARTED THE 
JOB. 
BUT THAT HE WAS 
NOT -- DeJOY WAS 
ALSO ASKED ABOUT 
TRUMP OFFICE 
ATTACKS ON MAIL-
IN BALLOTS. 
>> DID YOU NOT 
TELL THE BOARD 
OF GOVERNORS 
THIS MONTH IN 
AUGUST THAT IN 
FACT YOU HAD HAD 
CONTACT WITH THE 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN 
TO ASK HIM TO 
STOP THEIR 
ATTACKS ON THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
AND VOTING BY 
MAIL? 
>> -- ABOUT TITO 
DIFFERENT 
PEOPLE, THAT 
THIS IS NOT 
HELPFUL. 
>> Reporter: AND 
A QUICK WARNING. 
THIS NEXT STORY 
AND DIGITAL WE 
ARE ABOUT TO 
SHARE IT 
DISTURBING. 
WISCONSIN 
GOVERNOR IS 
CALLING IN THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
TO PREPARE FOR 
MORE PROTESTS 
OVER AN OFFICER-
INVOLVED 
SHOOTING IN 
YESTERDAY. 
CELL PHONE VIDEO  I
SHOWS AT LEAST 
SHOOTING A BLACK 
MAN ALL TIMES IN 
THE BACK IN 
KENOSHA. 
FAMILY 
IDENTIFIED THAT 
MAN WAS 29-YEAR-
OLD JACOB LAKE, 
WHO IS INTERESTED
SERIOUS BUT 
STABLE 
CONDITION. 
WHILE ABIT IS 
UNCLEAR WHAT 
TOOK PLACE 
BEFORE THE VIGIL 
STARTED, THERE 
FAMILY'S LAWYER 
SAYS BLAKE WAS, 
QUOTE, HELPING 
TO THAT THE 
ESCALATED IT 
DOMESTIC 
INCIDENT. 
POLICE SAY THEY  
WERE RESPONDING 
TO A DOMESTIC 
INCIDENT. 
THEY HAVE YET TO 
PROVIDE DETAILS. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE IS S.
INVESTIGATING 
THE CASE. 
ACE THE OFFICERS 
INVOLVED IN THE 
SHOOTING WERE 
PLACED ON 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
LEAVE. 
>> NOW STTO 
CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE AT LEAST 
SEVEN PEOPLE ARE 
DEAD AS 
WILDFIRES 
CONTINUE BURNING 
ACROSS THE 
NORTH. 
MORE THAN , 
14,000 E 
500 ARE BATTLING 
OVER A DOZEN 
MAJOR FIRES. 
SAID BITE 
LIGHTING STORMS. 
AUTHORITIES MORE 
THAN 1200 
STRUCTURES HAVE 
BEEN DESTROYED 
AS OF MONDAY. 
I THOUGHT THIS 
WAS GOING TO 
COME IN OCTOBER 
OR SOMETHING 
LIKE THAT. 
THE WEATHER HAS 
BEEN CRAZY, MAN. 
WE ARE LIVING IN 
WHEN WE ARE 
TIMES RIGHT NOW, 
MEN. 
FIVE YEARS COME 
BACK. 
THERE ARE MORE 
FIRES YEAR. 
IF HE YEAR, 
RECORD FIRES. 
EVERY YEAR. 
>> AND LASTLY, 
CALIFORNIA 
SUPREME TLCOURT 
OVERTURNED A 
DEATH SENTENCE RN
FOR SCOT 
PETERSON CITY. 
YOU MAY REMEMBER 
PETERSON 
REVIEWED THE 
DEATH PENALTY 
FOR KILLING HIS 
PREGNANT WIFE 
BACK IN 2002. 
THE COURT SAID 
THAT PEDERSON IS 
RIGHT TO AN 
IMPARTIAL TRIAL 
WAS UNDERMINED 
BY JURY 
SELECTION AREAS. 
BUT THE JUSTICE 
STILL UPHELD HIS 
MURDER 
CONVICTION. 
THAT IS GOING TO 
DO IT FOR TODAY, 
ALISON.  
>> ALL RIGHT, 
SAVANNAH, THANKS 
SO MUCH. 
GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
>> YOU, TOO. 
>>> THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION 
STARTING TO DATE 
WITH THE 
RENOMINATION OF >>BL
PRESIDENT TRUMP AL
AND VICE 
PRESIDENT PENCE. 
WHITE HOUSE 
ADVISORS SAY IT 
WILL BE AN 
UPBEAT AND 
OPTIMISTIC 
CONVENTION. 
THE PERSON 
TAKING DIFFERENT 
TONE IN 
CHARLOTTE, NORTH 
CAROLINA, EARLY 
YESTERDAY, 
SEEING DEMOCRATS 
%RE USING THE ON
CORONAVIRUS TO 
-- 
>> BAD THINGS 
HAPPENED LAST 
TIME WITH OUR 
CAMPAIGN. 
THAT GOES TO 
BIDEN, AND THAT 
GOES TO OBAMA. 
AND WE HAVE TO 
BE VERY, VERY 
CAREFUL IN THIS 
TIME. 
THEY ARE TRIED 
TO DO IT WITH 
THE WHOLE  POST 
OFFICE SCAM. 
BUT THE EARTH 
DOING IS USING 
COVID TO DO AN 
ELECTION. 
THEY ARE USING 
COVID TO DEFRAUD 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE, ALL OF 
OUR PEOPLE. THE 
RADICAL LEFT, 
SUPER RADICAL 
LEFTR , WILD, CRAZY
JUSTICES. 
INTO THE SUPREME 
COURT. 
YOUR AMERICAN 
DREAM WILL BE 
DEAD. 
>> NBC NEWS 
POLITICAL 
REPORTER MONICA 
ALBA JOINING ME 
NOW.  
HE TALKED ABOUT 
FOOD BOX PROGRAM 
>> BUT DID YOU 
HEAR FROM D HIM 
THERE?
, ALISON, THIS 
IS TECHNICALLY A 
WHITE HOUSE 
EVENING. 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND REPEAT 
A LOT 
OF HIS MORE 
LOCAL COMMENTS. 
INTO THE 
CAMPAIGN 
TERRIQUEZ. 
THE MMINAITAX. 
UNDERE  ITS 
INCURSION HE 
PLEDGED $1 
MILLION IN 
FUNDING TO THIS 
KIND OF FARMING 
PROGRAM THAT WAS 
BEING FEATURED 
AND AGRICULTURE 
SECRETARY CENTER 
PURDUE ALSO SEEM 
TO ENTER INTO 
2020 POLITICS. 
IT WAS UNUSUAL 
FOR A CABINET 
SECRETARY WHO 
WAS NOT SUPPOSED 
TO BE DOING 
THAT. 
ENCOURAGING THE 
CROWD TO VOTE 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT FOR 
ANOTHER FOUR 
YEARS.FO 
THE PRESIDENT 
REPEATED I LOVE 
THE CLAIMS IN 
CHARLOTTE POLICE 
ARE STILL, THIS 
WAS THE REASON 
FOR TRAVELING TO 
THE STATE TODAY. 
HE WANTED TO 
COME TO THE 
NORTH CAROLINA  
DURING THIS 
IMPORTANT 
CONVENTION WEEK 
AND OF COURSE, 
THIS IS A 
BATTLEGROUND 
STATE. 
HE WON IT LELAST 
TIME, IT WOULD 
BE VERY REPORTED 
TO HIS PAST TO A 
POTENTIAL SECOND 
TERM, ALISON. 
IT IS. 
MEANWHILE, A 
COLLISION OF 
LEFT-LEANING 
GROUP IS ASKING 
TOBIN SIX FOR A 
ONE MINUTE DELAY 
IN THE RNC, SO 
THAT THEY CAN 
FACT-CHECKED 
THIS BEACHES IN 
REALTIME. 
THE PRESIDENT 
ALREADY BEING 
CHECKED CITY. 
WHAT ARE SOME 
THE CLAIMS HE 
HAS MADE SO FAR? 
YEAR EARLIER, WE 
HEARD HIM IN A 
50 MINUTE SPEECH 
REALLY WILL 
AGAINST 
UNIVERSAL MAIL-
IN VOTING. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING HE 
CONTINUES NSMA%TO 
CLAIM WITHOUT 
EVIDENCE, WHICH 
IS THAT 
IF 
PEOPLE VOTE BY 
MAIL, IT COULD 
LEAD TO 
WIDESPREAD VOTER 
FRAUD. 
THAT IS  VSIMPLY 
NOT BACKED UP BY 
ANY DATA. CK
THAT IS 
SOMETHING THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
REPEATED MANY 
TEMPS. 
WE SHOULD ANPUT 
OUT THAT HE 
HIMSELF VOTES BY 
MAIL 
>> THAT  IS HOW 
REQUESTED HIS 
BALLOT IN THE 
FIRST LADY IS 
WILL THIS YEAR 
IN FLORIDA AND 
THAT IS WHERE HE 
ALREADY, WE 
UNDERSTAND FROM 
PALM BEACH 
COUNTY, THAT 
BALLOT HAS BEEN 
RECEIVED AND 
PROCESSED. 
SO THE PRESIDENT 
LIKES TO SAY, 
ABSENTEE VOTING 
IS SAFE AND 
SECURE. 
BUT NOT MAIL-IN 
VOTING. 
THERE REALLY IS 
NOT A HUGE 
DIFFERENCE 
BETWEEN THE TWO. 
SO THAT WAS ONE 
AREA. 
THE PRESIDENT 
ALSO SAYS THE 
ONLY WAY HE 
COULD LOSE THIS 
ELECTION IS IF 
IT WAS RIGGED. 
THAT IS ANOTHER 
CLAIM HAVE NOW 
HEARD FOR WEEKS, 
WHICH REALLY HE 
DOES NOT HAVE 
MUCH EVIDENCE 
FOR. 
SO THIS 
WAS A 
SORT OF OPENING 
ACT TO THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION AS 
THE DELEGATES 
GATHERED HERE 
TODAY. 
BUT THE BL H
PRESIDENT WAS 
REALLY 
DELIVERING A FAR 
MORE POLITICAL WA
SPEECH THAN %WE 
MIGHT SEE LATER 
IN THE WEEK. 
OF COURSE, E HE IS 
EXPECTED TO BE A 
PART OF THE 
PROGRAMMING 
EVERY SINGLE 
NIGHT AND IF 
THESE COMMENTS 
WERE A PREVIEW, 
WE CAN EXPECT A 
LOT MORE 
INFLAMMATORY 
RHETORIC ON THE 
OTHER NIGHT AS 
WELL, ALISON. 
>> MONICA, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THE 
WHITE HOUSE BUT 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
A NUMBER OF 
RENOVATIONS 
THERE AHEAD OF MB
THE RNC. 
COULD YOU TELL 
US MORE ABOUT 
THAT AND ALSO, 
THE ETHICAL 
CONCERNS ABOUT
 
HAVING 
CONVENTION 
EVENTS AT THE BOVI
WHITE HOUSE? 
>> FIRST LADY 
MELANIA TRUMP 
ANNOUNCED THAT 
SHE WANTED TO DO 
A RENOVATION OF 
THE ROSE GARDEN 
EARLIER IN THE 
SUMMER. 
IT IS THE FIRST 
TIME THAT WILL 
HAPPEN IN ABOUT 
60 YEARS. 
THAT IS AN 
OFFICIAL WHITE 
HOUSE PROJECT. 
BUT WE HAVE 
LEARNED THAT IT 
WAS DIVIDED BY 
PRIVATE 
DONATIONS. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
HAS NOT IVGIVEN A 
LIST OF WHO 
THOSE SUPPORTERS 
ARE TO HELP 
THOSE FUNDS WERE 
SOLICITED, AND 
ULTIMATELY, HOW 
MUCH OF IT WAS 
USED AND HOW. 
SO THERE ARE 
SOME QUESTION 
THERE ABOUT THIS 
PROJECT BECAUSE 
WITH FOR THE 
FIRST TIME TO 
THE PUBLIC IS 
GOING TO SEE IT, 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE DURING INTHE 
FIRST LADY'S 
BEACH TOMORROW 
NIGHT IN PRIME-
TIME AS SHE 
CLOSES OUT 
TUESDAY 
EVENING'S 
PROGRAMMING FOR 
THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
IT IS ALREADY 
UNUSUAL THAT THE %AN
PRESIDENT IS 
GOING TO BE 
SPEAKING 
THURSDAY FROM 
THE SOUTH LAWN. 
FOR HER UTTO SPEAK 
FROM THE ROSE 
GARDEN IS ALSO 
UNPRECEDENTED. 
BUT IT COMES 
BECAUSE OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
WE WANTED TO 
MAKE A LOT OF 
ADJUSTMENTS BUT 
THEY ARGUE THAT 
ANYONE WHO IS 
INVOLVED IN THIS 
POLITICAL STUFF 
IS BEING VERY 
CAREFUL. 
ETHICAL EXPERTS 
HAVE REACHED 
THERE ARE PLENTY 
OF 
OPPORTUNITIES. 
IT WOULD APPLY  
TO THE STAFF. 
WHERE WORKING ON 
THESE VARIOUS 
SPEECHES, WO
ALISON. 
>> MONICA, 
ANOTHER LEGAL 
HEADACHE FOR THE 
PRESIDENT. 
THIS IS A BIG 
SURPRISE. 
NOW IT IS 
PUBLIC. 
NEW YORK'S W 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
OFFICIALLY 
INVESTIGATING 
THE RESIGNATION 
OVER SOME OF ITS ER
FINANCIAL 
FILINGS. 
WHAT HAVE WE NA
LEARNED HERE? 
>> Reporter: 
YES, AND THIS IS 
ALSO A CIVIL 
INQUIRY, WE 
SHOULD PUT EPIC 
RELATED TO SOME 
REAL ESTATE 
PARTIES AND THE 
TRUMP 
ORGANIZATION HAS 
RESPONDED IN A 
STATEMENT 
SAYING, THERE IS 
NO CRIMINAL %CASE 
HERE. 
THEY WANT 
STATEMENT THAT 
VERY %CLEAR. 
BUT THERE TRUMP, 
ONE OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
SONS, WAS VERY 
MUCH INVOLVED IN 
THE VO20 DECISION. 
AT NEW YORK 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL'S OFFICE 
SAID IT K %WOULD BE 
HELPFUL IF HE 
CAME IN AND 
TALKED TO THEM 
BECAUSE HE MIGHT 
POSSESS SOME 
INFORMATION FOR 
THIS CASE. 
ERIC TRUMP HAS 
NOT SAT DOWN 
WITH THEM YET 
BUT IF HE IS NOW 
WANTING TO THE 
TIMING OF ALL OF 
THIS AS L A LITTLE 
BIT SUSPECT, 
SEEING WHY THIS 
COMING OUT ON 
THE FIRST DAY OF 
THE REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
SO IT IS ICUNCLEAR 
WHETHER HE WILL 
BUT WILL HAPPEN, 
WHAT COULD BE 
POTENTIALLY SOME 
WAY THEY COULD 
COMPEL HIM TO DO 
SO. 
BUT AS OF OUR 
UNDERSTANDING. 
GET HAS NOT 
TAKEN PLACE YET 
AS WE LEARN A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
ABOUT WHAT THE 
NEW YORK 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
IS LOOKING INTO, 
ALISON. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
MONICA ALBA, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> MOSTLY 
PEACEFUL 
PROTESTS IN 
CHARLOTTE AND 
HAVE TODAY'S > 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
RACKING UP A 
CROWD LAST BLNIGHT 
BUT ARRESTED 
FIVE PEOPLE. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
MORGAN RADFORD 
IS JOINING US.  J
TELL US ABOUT 
THE PROTESTS 
THERE TODAY. 
>> YEAH ALISON, 
THIS IS A TENSE  
THING. 
WE ARE  IN 
CHARLOTTE, NORTH 
CAROLINA, BLOCKS 
AWAY FROM WHERE 
THE RNC 
CONVENTION IS. 
YOU CAN HEAR A 
LOT OF. 
PLEASE FORGIVE 
ME IF YOU HEAR 
ANY PROFANITY. 
THEY ARE PART OF 
THE ORGANIZED 
RESIST RNC 
PROTEST. 
ABOUT 4:30. 
YOU CAN ALSO 
SEEK 
COUNTERPROTESTERS 
AND THE 
COUNTERPROTESTERS 
HAVE SIDES. 
THE HEAD SIDES 
HERE THAT ARE 
SAYING THINGS 
LIKE AMERICA, 
YOU NEED TO LAST 
GOT. 
AND SO THEY ARE 
ARGUING. 
WE SAW THEM 
BREAK OUT INTO A 
CROWD. 
YOU CAN SEE THIS 
INCREASED POLICE 
PRESENCE. 
I WANT TO SHOW 
YOU SOMETHING 
ELSE YEAR. 
IF YOU LOOK OVER 
HERE, THIS IS 
HOW THE PROTESTS 
WOULD INTENDED 
TO INITIALLY 
LOOK, ALISON. 
YOU CAN SEE THIS 
IS THE RESIST 
RNC PROTEST. 
THERE OUR 
SPEAKERS AT THE 
PODIUM. 
AND THEY HAD A 
PERMIT TO BE HERE
. THIS IS THE 
ENERGY. 
THIS IS THE 
TENSION THAT WE 
ARE SEEING NOW 
ON THE FOURTH 
NIGHT OF 
CONVENTION 
PROTEST. 
I WANT TO ENSHOW 
YOU SOMETHING 
FROM ONE OF THE 
ORGANIZERS. 
MOMENTS AGO, WE 
ASKED BUT THEY 
BELIEVE THE 
PERCEPTION OF 
THESE PROTESTS 
WERE. .
NOT ONLY HERE 
INTRALIPID 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY. 
TAKE ER TA LISTEN. 
>> WHEN I SEE 
THOSE VIDEOS, I 
SEE POLICE 
MEETING THE 
VIOLENCE. 
JUST 
FLAT OUT. 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
WELL OVER 1000 
INCIDENTS OF 
POLICE VIOLENCE 
SINCE GEORGE 
FORD'S MERGER, 
INCLUDING THE 
ONE IN WISCONSIN 
LAST NIGHT, 
WHERE THEY SHOT 
AN UNARMED BLACK 
MAN SEVERAL 
TIMES IN THE 
BACK IN VERY 
CLOSE RANGE. 
>> Reporter: 
THOUSAND THESE 
ORGANIZERS SAY 
THAT THEY DON'T 
BELIEVE IN WHAT 
THEY CALL THE 
DIVISIVENESS OF 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
FREDERICK. 
THEY SEE IT HAS P'
NO PLACE HERE 
INTRALIPID DID 
ABSOLUTELY IT 
IS 
THE VISION TO 
PLAY THE 
COUNTRY. 
THEY SEE %THEY 
ARE HERE 
TODAY 
TO MAKE THEIR 
FEELINGS AND 
THEIR PRESENCE 
KNOWN. 
ALISON?  
>> MORGAN, 
SPEAKING OF 
THEIR PRESENCE, 
WHAT IS POLICE 
RESINS LIKE 
DROUGHT 
CHARLOTTE? 
ARE YOU 
EXPECTING MORE 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
TONIGHT, 
TOMORROW, 
DROUGHT WEEK?DR%
  
I HAVE TO SAY, 
ALISON, IT IS 
TRICKY,  
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
YOU'RE LOOKING 
AT THE POLICE 
PRESENCE THAT 
HAS BEEN A.M. 
TO EVEN WHEN WE 
WERE HERE 
ENTERING THE 
CITY. 
IF YOU COMPARE 
IT TO SOMETHING 
LIKE 2016, IT IS 
SIMILAR. 
YOU ARE SEEING 
THEIR CASE. 
YOU'RE SEEING 
THIS INCREASED 
POLICE PRESENCE 
IN THIS AREA. 
WHEN YOU THINK 
ABOUT THE FACT 
THAT THERE ARE 
ONLY ABOUT 400 
OFFICIALS HERE 
IN 2020 AND YET, 
THE SAME D LEVEL 
THREE POLICE 
PRESENCE, NEARLY 
WHAT WE SAW:IN 
2016. 
THAT  KIND OF 
TELLS YOU 
SOMETHING. 
THEY ARE REALLY 
-- 
>> WE WILL NOT 
BE SILENT 
>> WE WILL NOT BE
-- NEVER! 
>> Reporter: CAN 
YOU TELL US WHAT 
YOU DECIDED TO 
ORGANIZE? 
BECAUSE I'M 
TIRED OF THIS. 
WE WILL ARE 
GETTING KILDE 
INDUSTRIES. 
I'M TIRED OF 
BEING BRUTALIZED 
BY THE RIPOLICE. 
THAT IS WHY I AM 
HERE. 
>> Reporter: 
YOUR NAME? 
>> I'M NOT GIVING
MY NAME. 
>> THAT IS THE 
KIND OF ENERGY 
WE ARE SEEING 
HERE TODAY. 
THEY ARE 
AGAINST 
PATEL THE. E 
THEY ARE HERE FORFO
SOCIAL JUSTICE. 
ALISON?  
>> MORGAN COOK 
PART OF THE 
PROTEST IN 
CHARLOTTE. 
I DON'T THINK 
YOU SUMMIT FOR 
BEING WITH US. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP TAKING HIS 
MESSAGE TO 
FARMERS IN NORTH 
CAROLINA TODAY. 
BACK IN 2016. 
HOW THEY FEEL 
AHEAD OF 
NOVEMBER 2020. 
RON HILLIARD 
SPOKE TO FARMERS 
IN BOTH 
WISCONSIN AND 
IOWA. 
>> I WOULD SAY HE
HAS HAD SOME 
ACCOMPANIMENTS CO
AND TRADE. 
BUT THE TRADE 
WAR WITH CHINA 
HAS BEEN 
DEVASTATING. 
AGRICULTURE. 
FROM A RENEWABLE 
STANDPOINT, IT DP
HAS BEEN -- THE 
SUPPORT HAS NOT 
BEEN THERE. 
>> PEOPLE FAILED.
THIS PREDATES 
TRUMP. 
AND WHEN TRUMP 
CAME IN, IT DID 
NOT NECESSARILY 
IMPROVE, BUT I 
THINK HE AT 
LEAST IS TRYING 
TO DO SOMETHING. 
THAT IS THE ONE 
THING THAT I 
THINK SOME 
PEOPLE WERE 
EXCITED ABOUT 
TRUMP. 
HE IS ABFINALLY 
TALKING 
AGRICULTURE. 
WE HAVE BEEN SO 
ELECTED FOR SO 
MANY YEARS FROM 
POLITICIANS. 
THE FLYOVER 
COUNTRY, THE 
TERM PEOPLE USE. 
AND TRUMP IS THE 
FIRST PRESIDENT 
IN OUR LIFETIME 
TO TALK 
SPECIFICALLY 
AGRICULTURE. 
>> YOU KNOW, 
THERE'S GOT TO 
BE BETTER 
CHOICES OUT 
THERE. 
I WON'T VOTE FOR 
TRUMP AGAIN. 
THE POLICIES 
THAT HE HAS PUT 
IN PLACE AND THE 
TRADE WAR THAT 
HE STARTED HAVE 
DONE NOTHING BUT 
HURT RURAL 
AMERICA. 
HE CAN %L CLAIM 
OTHERWISE IN 
EVERY OPPORTUNITY
. THE BOTTOM 
LINE IS THE ONLY 
THING HE HAS 
DONE IS A BUNCH 
OF SUBSIDIES. 
SOME OF THE MORE 
RURAL AREAS, 
PEOPLE ARE JUST 
DETACHED FROM 
WHAT THEY ARE 
VOTING FOR. 
I MYSELF DON'T 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
ANYBODY IN THE 
MIDWEST THINGS 
TRUMP RELATES 
WITH THEM AND IS 
FOR THEM. 
HE WHAT HAVE 
NEVER SET FOOT 
IN OUR STAGE IN 
IOWA OR ILLINOIS 
IF IT WAS NOT 
FOR A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION. 
>> WHAT IS THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
MESSAGE TO THE 
FARMERS IN RURAL 
IMMUNITIES LIKE 
THE ONE WHERE 
YOU ARE? 
>> Reporter: 
ALISON, THE 
PRESIDENT IS  
NOT NAIVE TO HOW 
CRUCIAL FORMER 
SUPPORT IS. 
2016, WANTED TO 
GIVE YOU AN 
IDEA. 
WE ARE IN 
SOUTHWESTERN 
WISCONSIN. 
IF YOU LOOK TEAT 
THE 2020. LO
DENTAL MAP, MOST 
OF THESE COUNTY 
HERE, FOURMAN 
COUNTRIES, WENT 
BLUE. 
TRUMP TURNED 
THOSE NUMBERS . 
MEANT IN 2016. 
AND THAT IS WHY 
YOU SAW HIM 
AGAIN TODAY IN 
NORTH CAROLINA. 
MAKING A DIRECT 
APPEAL TO 
FARMERS, 
PRETENDING THAT 
HE IS BENEFITING 
THE AG ECONOMY. 
OF COURSE, HIS 
STATEMENTS WERE 
LITTERED WITH 
FALSEHOODS, 
SUGGESTING THAT 
CHINA, 
FOR 
INSTANCE, COULD 
PAY $20 BILLION. 
IN REALITY, THAT 
WAS PAID BY U.S. 
-- U.S. 
COMPANIES, 
IMPORTING 
CHINESE GOODS 
AND HE WAS PAID 
OUT IN THE FORM 
OF SUBSIDIES. 
FROM THE U.S. 
DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE. 
TO MAKE UP %FOR 
THE VERY LOSSES 
THAT THE U.S. AG 
ECONOMY SAW 
BECAUSE OF THOSE 
VERY -- THOSE 
VERY TARIFFS. 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
IMPOSED AS WELL 
AS THOSE 
RETALIATORY 
TEARS FROM THE 
LIKES OF CHINA 
AND EVEN OUR 
ALLIES, MEXICO 
AND CANADA. 
AND THAT IS 
WHERE THESE 
FARMERS ARE SO 
CRUCIAL. 
YOU HEAR THE 
PRESIDENT TRYING 
TO MAKE THAT 
SALES PITCH THAT 
HE HAS HELPED 
THE AG S ECONOMY 
AT THE SAME 
TIME, YOU E KNOW, 
IN TALKING WITH 
FARMERS, THAT 
YOU JUST HEARD 
SOME OF THEM 
THERE, THERE 
WERE SOME SLIGHT 
CONCESSIONS FOR 
INSTANCE, FOR 
THEIR ECONOMY 
COMING OUT OF 
CANADA. 
WHAT THESE 
FARMERS HAVE 
LARGELY SAYING 
THAT THE VERY 
VOLATILE 
ECONOMY. 
THEY HAVE SEEN LA
THE PRICES OF 
YOUR COMMODITIES 
FLUCTUATE UP AND 
DOWN AND OVER 
THE COURSE OF 
THESE LAST FOUR 
YEARS. 
WE HAVE  
CONSISTENTLY 
HEARD FARMERS 
SAY THAT THE 
BOAT EXPANDED 
ROCKETS AND THEY 
WANT THOSE 
MARKETS TO BE 
UNDERSTOOD THAT 
THE AMERICAN AG 
PRODUCTS CAN BE 
ACCOUNTED ON. 
BUT WHAT YOU 
HAVE ATSEEN NO IS 
CONCERN AMONG THE
GREAT SHARE OF 
THE FARMERS OF 
WHETHER THE TRUMP
DEMONSTRATION IS 
ABLE TO OPT FOR 
THAT. 
>> WHAT ARE 
VOTERS AND 
FARMERS SAYING 
THERE ABOUT HOW 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS HANDLES THE 
PANDEMIC? 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF ENCOURAGEMENT 
EARLIER THIS 
YEAR THAT YOU 
KNOW, PERHAPS 
THIS YEAR THIS 
HARVEST WOULD 
RESULT IN A 
BETTER YIELD FOR 
THE. 
BUT WHAT YOU SAW 
WAS THE PANDEMIC 
THAT HAS, YOU 
KNOW, LARGELY 
HAD SIGNIFICANT 
HURT TO THE 
EXPERIENCE 
INDUSTRY. 
YOU ARE SEEING 
IT ABOUT $50 FOR 
A POUND OF MILK 
YEAR. 
IN ORDER TO 
BREAK EVEN, YOU 
NEED THAT TO BE 
AT ABOUT 17 TO 
$18. 
AND THAT IS WHERE
THEY ARE 
COMPARING WHAT 
WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT ROCKETS, 
NOT JUST DAIRY, 
BUT CORN, T BEANS, 
IN THE, LET'S 
SAY CHINA IS A 
BUYER. 
CHINA HAS MORE 
OPTIONS THAN 
JUST U.S. 
COMMODITIES TO 
BUY FROM. 
IF THAT %IS WHAT 
YOU HAVE SEEN 
THE TRADE WAR 
BEGIN. LARGELY 
BACK IN 2010. 
YOU HAVE SEEN 
CHINA INCREASED 
RETURN TO 
OTHER 
COUNTRIES LIKE 
BRAZIL TO BUY 
THEIR BEANS. 
AND THAT IS 
WHERE WE WERE 
TALKED ABOUT 
RELIABILITY OF 
AMERICAN. 
THERE'S CONCERN 
AMONG A LOT OF 
THESE FARMERS 
PRACTICE BACK IN 
2018, WHEN I WAS 
ON THE FARM WITH 
BOB HE WAS 
SUPPORTIVE OF 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
EFFORTS. 
NO THAT ENTHERE 
WOULD BE INITIAL 
HEARD FROM THE 
TARIFFS. 
WHAT YOU HAVE 
SEEN OVER THE 
COURSE OF NOW 
YEAR THREE IS 
NEGOTIATIONS. 
IS CONTINUED 
UNCERTAINTY. 
CHINA JUST  LAST 
WEEK, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP SUGGESTED 
THAT HE DID NOT 
KNOW WHAT THE 
FUTURE OF THAT 
TRADE DEAL WITH 
CHINA WITH 
LOOKED LIKE. 
TALKING WITH 
FARMERS WHO, 
INCLUDING DAN, IK
WHO IS A FIFTH 
GENERATION DAIRY 
FARMER HERE IN 
RURAL WISCONSIN, 
THAT MEANS A LOT 
OF QUESTION 
MARKS. 
THERE'S A TILOT OF 
HOPE INVESTED IN 
YOUR POCKET BUT 
THESE OPERATIONS 
YOUR TALK ABOUT 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
DOLLARS, 
MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS IN %OF
INFRASTRUCTURE 
INVESTMENT ME. 
THEY DON'T EVEN 
HAVE THE 
GUARANTEE OF 
WHAT THEIR 
MARKETS LOOK 
LIKE, THAT 
LEAVES A LOT OF 
QUESTION MARKS. 
AND BECAUSE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS BEEN TAKING 
THIS ON FOR NOW, 
THREE YEARS, IS, 
A LOT OF 
UNCERTAINTY 
ABOUT A LOT OF 
THESE VOTERS 
THAT WE TALK TO 
HERE ABOUT OTHER 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SHOULD BE THE 
ONE TO BE 
TRUSTED TO HAVE 
ANOTHER FOUR 
YEARS OF 
HANDLING THE AG 
ECONOMY HERE. 
>> Reporter: %
VAUGHN HILLYARD, 
NOTHING I LOVE 
MORE THAN WHEN 
WETH SEND YOU TO A 
FARM ALWAYS HAVE 
THE BEST STORIES 
AND THE BEST 
SHOT. 
SO GREAT TO SEE 
YOU OUT THERE IN 
WISCONSIN. 
>> Reporter: WE 
HAVE GOT A LOT 
OF IT, MY FRIEND 
>> LOOKING 
FORWARD. 
THANKS, VON. 
SPIN THE 
CHALLENGE FOR 
THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN THIS 
WEEK, OVERCOMING 
THE TRUST YEP. 
NBCNEWS.COM  
ANALYST JONATHAN 
SAYS THAT THE 
WIN RELIGION, THE
PRESIDENT WILL 
TRY TO SELL THE 
STORY THAT  HE 
HAS BEEN A 
SHINING SUCCESS EN
AND JOE BIDEN 
HAS. 
IF HIS 
CREDIBILITY 
PROBLEM DOES NOT 
GET IN THE WAY. 
JOHN KINSMAN NOW 
YOU KNOW. 
YOU SAID THE 
PRESIDENT NEEDS 
TO MAKE THE 
GREATEST SALES 
PITCH OF HIS 
LIFE. 
HOW CAN HE DO 
THAT THIS WEEK? 
WE HAVE SENT A 
LITTLE BIT OF IT 
TODAY. 
YOU GOT OUT 
THERE AND SPOKE 
IN NORTH 
CAROLINA FOR 
QUITE SOME TIME. 
102 PRESENT HIS 
ECONOMY. 
IT WAS ONE THAT 
WAS STRONG 
BEFORE COVID. 
HE BLAMES COVID 
ON CHINA. 
HE BLAMES THEM A 
CREDIT GOVERNORS 
RATHER THAN THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT FOR 
INEFFICIENCIES 
AND FOR FAILURE 
STICKUP AT HE IS 
GOING TO SAY 
THAT THE ECONOMY 
IS GOING WILL. 
HE IS GOING TO 
TALK ABOUT 
HAVING DEFEATED 
I SUSPECT AND HE 
IS GOING TO SAY 
BASICALLY THAT 
HE NEEDS ANOTHER 
FOUR YEARS. 
BUT THE MAJORITY 
OF WHAT YOU'RE 
GOING TO HEAR IS 
ABOUT HOW THE 
DEMOCRATS HOARE -- 
>> JOHN, ONE OF 
THE ARGUMENTS OF 
EXECUTIVE POWER. 
PEOPLE FOR AND 
AGAINST THEM 
HAVE TAKEN ISSUE 
WITH THAT. 
COULD HIS USE OF 
-- IT COULD, 
ALISON. 
WHAT WE HAVE 
SEEN IS THAT IT 
IS NOT REALLY 
THE REPUBLICAN 
PARTY ANYMORE. 
IT IS
 A TRUMP 
BODY. 
MOST OF THE 
INITIATIVES, THE 
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
DRAWN TO THE 
IDEA THAT HE 
SHOULD BE ABLE 
TO USE  HIS 
POWERS TO GET 
ABOUT PROGRESS, 
TO GET AROUND 
THE EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH, AND 
SO, 
THAT SHOULD 
ENERGIZE PEOPLE 
BUT IT SHOULD 
EXCITE PEOPLE IT 
DOES LEAVE 
CONCERN THAT 
OBVIOUSLY, AMONG 
THE DEMOCRATS 
WHO CRITICIZE 
HIM. 
ALSO ON SOME OF 
THOSE SWING 
VOTERS, SOME OF 
THOSE MODERATE 
REPUBLICANS. 
THEY MAY HAVE 
SOME CONCERNS 
ABOUT THINGS 
LIKE REVERTING 
APPROPRIATIONS 
FROM CONGRESS TO 
BUILD A WALL. 
MAY BE CONCERNED 
ABOUT SOME OF 
THE OTHER POWERS 
HE HEHAS TAKEN 
UPON HIMSELF. 
FOR INSTANCE, 
HOLDING BACK 
EIGHT TO UKRAINE 
TO EXTORT AN 
INVESTIGATION 
INTO JOE BIDEN. 
SO WE WILL SEE 
HOW THAT PLAYS 
OUT. 
DON'T IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
ENERGIZES THE 
REPUBLICAN BASE. 
>> JOHN, LET'S 
LOOK AT SOME OF 
THE NUMBERS IN 
AN NPR PIECE, 
POSTED IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THIS 
MONTH, TWO 
THIRDS OF 
REGISTERED 
VOTERS, THAT 
INCLUDES 71% EDOF 
INDEPENDENTS, 
SAY THEY DON'T 
TRUST WITH THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
SAYING ABOUT THE 
CORONAVIRUS AT 
ALL OR VERY 
LITTLE. 
ACCORDING TO %
THAT SAME POLL, 
THAT JOE BIDEN 
WOULD ENTER 
HANDLE RACE 
RELATIONS BUT 
THEY DO SAY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ON THE ECONOMY. 
IS IT 
ECONOMY IN 
RECESSION, 
PRINTED'S TRUST 
GREATEST 
STRENGTH, HIS 
BEST ARGUMENT 
ONE? 
IS THERE 
SOMETHING ELSE 
THAT YOU  AE?SHOULD 
BE FOCUSING ON? 
>> Reporter: 
FOCUS ON 
THE 
ECONOMY. 
I WOULD. 
ONE THING THAT 
SURPRISED ME 
ABOUT THE %
DEMOCRATIC 
CONVENTION WAS 
THERE WAS  MORE 
OF A NARROW 
FOCUS ON JOBS 
AND THE ECONOMY. 
THAT IS E THE ISSUE
VOTERS TEND TO 
LOOK AT. 
I THINK 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS GOING TO TALK 
ABOUT THAT. 
PEOPLE CAN SEE 
THE DIFFERENCE 
BETWEEN THEY ARE 
FEELING" AND THE 
POCKETBOOKS AND 
THE REAL ECONOMY 
AND WHAT HAS 
BEEN CALLED -- 
THAT HAS SEEN 
MOST. 
>> JON, THERE IS 
SOMETHING TO BE 
SAID FOR SECOND. 
REPUBLICANS GET 
TO LEAVE THE 
LAST IMPRESSION 
HERE. 
HOW MUCH OF AN 
ADVANTAGE IS 
THAT? 
>> Reporter: 
ALISON, I'M 
AMAZED  BASEBALL 
FAN. 
I HAVE TALKED 
ABOUT BASEMENT. 
THE HOME TEAM 
HAS THE 
ADVANTAGE. 
IT IS THE SECOND 
CONVENTION AND 
THE ADVANTAGE 
BECAUSE THEY GET 
TO E RESPOND TO 
THE PARTY. 
IN THIS CASE, 
YOU WILL SEE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND THE 
SURROGATES TALK 
WITH THE 
DEMOCRATS TALKED 
ABOUT AT THEIR 
CONVENTION AND 
WHAT THEY DID 
NOT TALK ABOUT 
AND THEIR 
CONVENTION. 
IT IS A HUGE 
PLATFORM FOR 
RESPONSE. 
>> JOHN ALLEN, 
ALWAYS BRINGING 
TOGETHER BY TWO 
FAVORITE THINGS, 
ALL ADDICTS AND 
BASEBALL. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> TAKE CARE, 
ALISON. 
>>> WHAT 
SPEECHES WILL 
MAKE HISTORY ATAND 
WHICH ONES STILL 
STAND OUT FROM 
YEARS AGO? 
NBC NEWS  
NATIONAL 
POLITICAL 
RESPONDED STEVE 
TAKES US THROUGH 
SOME OF THE MOST 
MEMORABLE 
ELEMENTS OF RNC 
PASSED. 
>> THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE LOOK TO 
US TO DIRECT OUR 
NATION. 
>> MY REFELLOW 
AMERICANS, LONG 
DARK NIGHT FOR 
AMERICA IS ABOUT 
TO IN. 
>> BY PROMOTING 
THE PRETTY 
ABROAD, WE WILL 
BUILD A FAVORITE 
WORLD. 
I RIAM -- 
>> CONVENTION 
PART TWO. 
ANY OF THE 
SPEECH IS GOING 
OVER THE COURSE 
OF THIS WEEK 
STANDARD TEST OF 
TOWN. 
THE CONVENTIONS 
THAT HAVE COME 
BEFORE THIS, 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
SEVERAL SPEECHES 
THAT HAVE REALLY 
REVERBERATED 
THROUGH HISTORY. 
TAKE A LOOK BACK.
>> FIRST UP, 
1964, THE 
REPUBLICAN 
CONVENTION. 
>> THAT IS WHAT 
THEY CALLED THE 
OVEN IN SAN 
FRANCISCO. 
BECOMING THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NOMINEE. 
THIS WAS A 
REVOLUTION. 
ROCKEFELLER, THE 
GOVERNOR OF NEW 
YORK. 
ALMOST LIBERAL 
REPUBLICAN. 
WE'VE GOT THE 
NOMINATION 
BECAUSE HE 
OUTHUSTLED 
ROCKEFELLER. 
THE MOST 
CONSERVATIVE 
NOMINEE OF THE 
REPUBLICAN PARTY 
AT THAT POINT. 
AND HE EMBRACED 
THAT INITIATIVE. 
>> SO FOCUSED 
AND SO 
DEDICATED, NOT 
BE MADE FUZZY BY 
UNTHINKING AND 
STUPID LABELS. 
[ APPLAUSE ] I 
WOULD REMIND YOU 
THAT EXTREMISM 
IN THE DEFENSE 
OF LIBERTY, IT 
IS -- 
>> Reporter: 
NEXT UP, LET'S 
GO TO THAT AND 
76, INCUMBENT 
GERALD FORD, 
BECAME THE 
PRESIDENT TWO 
YEARS EARLIER 
WHEN %RICHARD 
NIXON RESIGNED. 
GERALD FORD GOT 
CHALLENGED BY 
RONALD REAGAN. 
IT WAS SORT OF A 
CONSERVATIVE 
RICK AND VERSUS 
MODERATE 
ESTABLISHMENT 
PRIMARY. 
RONALD REAGAN BL
GOT HOT TOWARDS 
THE END. 
FOUR THE 
NOMINATION. 
UNIFYING THE 
PARTY.TI 
HE CALLED MEGAN 
TO THE STAGE AND 
ASKED HIM TO 
DELIVER A FEW 
WORDS AND RONALD 
REAGAN STOLE THE 
SHOW. 
>> I BELIEVE 
THAT REPUBLICAN 
PARTY HAS A FIRM 
THAT IS A BUMMER 
OF BOLD, 
UNMISTAKABLE 
COLORS. 
WE HAVE JUST 
HEARD -- BASED 
ON THAT PLATFORM.
AND A CALL TO US 
TO REALLY BE 
SUCCESSFUL IN 
COMMUNICATING AND
REVIEW TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
THE DIFFERENCE 
BETWEEN THIS 
PLATFORM AND THE EN
PLATFORM OF THE 
OPPOSING PARTY, 
WHICH IS NOTHING 
BUT A REVAMPED 
AND RUNNING OF 
LATE LATE SHOW 
THAT WE HAVE 
BEEN HEARING FOR 
THE LAST 40 
YEARS. 
[ CHEERS AND 
APPLAUSE ] 
>> Reporter: 1988
, IN NEW ORLEANS.
GEORGE HERBERT 
WALKER BUSH. 
HE HAD BEEN THE 
IS PRESENT FOR 
EIGHT YEARS. 
BUSH HAD BEEN A 
MODERATE. 
NOW HE WAS 
RUNNING FOR THE 
PRESIDENCY ON 
HIS ON. 
1988, THE 
REPUBLICAN PARTY 
WAS MORE 
CONSERVATIVE. 
BUT WANTED TO 
PROVE TO 
CONSERVATIVES, 
I'M NOT THAT 
MODERATE I'M ONE 
OF YOU NOW. 
>> THE CONGRESS 
WILL PUSH ME TO 
RAISE TAXES. 
AND THEY WILL 
PUSH AND I WILL 
SAY NOW. 
AND THEY 
WILL 
PUSH AGAIN I 
WILL SAY TO 
THEM, READ MY 
LIPS, NO NEW 
TAXES. 
>> Reporter: WE 
KNOW THE HISTORY 
OF THAT. 
BUSH WENT BACK 
ON HIS WORD AND 
GOT DEFEATED IN 
ELECTION. 
>>> 2000, JOHN 
McCAIN, 
REPUBLICAN 
NOMINEE FOR 
PRESIDENT, WENT 
AGAINST BARACK 
OBAMA. 
THE FIRST BLACK 
PRESIDENT, 
GEORGE W. BUSH. 
VERY UNPOPULAR. 
WHAT DID HE DO? 
HE PICKS THE 
SECOND YEAR 
GOVERNOR OF 
ALASKA, SARAH 
PALIN. 
>> I HAVE THE 
PRIVILEGE OF 
LIVING MOST OF 
MY LIFE IN A 
SMALL TOWN. 
JUST YOUR 
AVERAGE HOCKEY 
MOM SIGN UP FOR 
THE PTA. 
I LOVE THOSE 
HOCKEY MOMS. 
THE DIFFERENCE 
BETWEEN A HOCKEY 
MOM AND A PIT 
BULL, LIPSTICK. 
>> Reporter: OF 
COURSE, SARAH 
PALIN HAD 
TROUBLE ON THE 
CAMPAIGN TRAIL 
FROM THERE. 
BY THE END OF 
THE CAMPAIGN, 
THERE WAS 
WORRIED SHE 
MIGHT BE A 
LIABILITY FOR BE
JOHN McCAIN. 
AT THE 
REPUBLICAN 
CONVENTION, 
SARAH PALIN WAS 
A STRONG 
POLITICAL FORCE. 
SOME VERSION OF 
THAT IS WEEK. 
WE WILL SEE HOW 
THAT GOES. 
IT WILL BE A 
LITTLE DIFFERENT.
>>> OUR SPECIAL 
COVERAGE OF THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION 
STARTS TONIGHT 
AT 8:00 PM BL
EASTERN WITH AL
CHUCK TODD. 
FOLLOWED BY 
NETWORK PRIME-
TIME SPECIAL AT 
10:00 P.M. 
EASTERN. 
YOU CAN WATCH IT 
ALL RIGHT HERE 
ON NBC NEWS NOW. 
>>> 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. 
>>> 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. 
>>> TROPICAL 
STORM MARCO 
STARTING TO FALL 
APART TODAY. 
BUT LAURA COULD 
STRENGTHEN TO A 
HURRICANE. 
OUR BROKER JOINS 
ME NOW. 
WE GOT SOME GOOD 
NEWS. 
THE LOOK LIKE 
MARCO MAY BE 
FALL APART. 
JUST GOT AN 
UPDATE FROM THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ON THE 
TWO STORMS? 
ALISON,  AS YOU 
MENTIONED, MARCO 
HAS 15 MILES. 
THE MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER. 
THE GOOD NEWS IS 
TWINS ARE DOWN 
TO FOUR MILES 
PER HOUR. 
IT IS 
SURPRISING, THE 
NEXT 12 HOURS. 
IT IS DOWN TO 
THE TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION. 
YOU CAN SEE A 
LOT OF RAIN 
AROUND THE 
PANHANDLE. 
THAT IS GOING TO 
BE THE MOST 
PROBLEMATIC OF 
SITUATIONS. 
MAYBE SOME 
STRONG WINDS. 
YOU CAN'T RULE 
OUT A TORNADO OR 
TWO AS IT MAKES 
ITS WAY INLAND 
AND STARTS TO 
DISPLAY. 
WHEN FILAMENTS, 
AGAIN, VERY 
LIGHT. 
WE COULD SEE 
SOME FRESH BLOOD 
IN. 
ISOLATED TORNADO 
THREAT. 
WINDS WILL ALSO 
BE 26 TO 56 
MILES PER HOUR. 
THOSE WILL 
LESSEN AS IT WAS 
IN THEM. 
WHERE WE ARE 
CONCERNED, RIGHT 
NOW, 30 MILE-PER-
HOUR WINDS IT IS 
50 MILES PER 
HOUR WINDS, I 
SHOULD SAY. 
20 MILES PER 
HOUR. 
IT IS OVER TO 
YOU BALL. 
WE WON'T SEE 
MUCH 
STRENGTHENING 
OUT OF THE 
SYSTEM. 
THROUGH THE 
MORNING HOURS. 
BUT THEN IT IS 
OUT OVER THE 
GULF. 
ALL BETS ARE 
OFF. 
A LOT OF WATER 
WATER PARK VERY 
LITTLE SHEAR TO 
TEAR IT APART. 
THERE'S HEIGHT 
MOISTURE LEFT 
OVER FROM MARCO. 
AS YOU CAN SEE, 
IT INTENSIFIES 
FROM ONE STATE 
MONDAY. 
BY WEDNESDAY 
AFTER NOON, IT 
COMES ONSHORE. 
CATEGORY TO 
STRUM. 
COULD EVEN MAKE 
ITS WAY UP THE 
283. 
WE WILL HAVE TO 
WE CAN SEE. 
ARE TAKING THE 
WHAT THIS WILL 
BRING IS A LOT 
OF HEAVY RAIN 
MAKING ITS WAY 
UP INTO THE 
MISSISSIPPI 
RIVER. 
LOCALLY. 
15 INCHES OF 
RAIN OR MORE AND 
HIGH WINDS. 
CAN'T RULE OUT A 
TORNADO OR TWO 
WITH THIS 
SYSTEM. 
AS YOU CAN SEE, 
HAVE HER GET 
MUCH IS NOW UP 
FROM GALVESTON 
INTO CENTRAL 
LOUISIANA AND WE 
GOT TROPICAL 
STORM WATCHES. 
THROUGH MUCH OF 
LOUISIANA AND 
JUST TO THE WEST 
OF GALVESTON. 
NOW,, CHANGEABLE 
SITUATION. 
THE GOOD NEWS IS 
MARCO, WEAKENING.
IF IS STRICTLY. 
WE EXPECT IT TO 
HAPPEN WITHIN 
THE NEXT 24 
HOURS. 
ALISON?  
>> Reporter: 
ALWAYS A LETTER 
TO HEAVY WEATHER 
>> THINGS FOR 
THE UPDATE. 
>>> THE GULF 
COAST PRISON FOR 
UNPRECEDENTED 
THREAT. TWO 
TROPICAL STORMS 
ARE SUPPOSED TO 
MAKE LANDFALL. 
IT LOOKS LICK AT 
LEAST ONE OF 
THEM IS MOVING. 
THAT IS 
GOODNESS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
MORGAN CHESKY  
IS JOINING ME 
NOW. 
WE HEAR MARCO 
MAY BE FALL 
APART. 
MORE IS STILL A 
BAY CONCERNED. 
HOW IS THAT AREA 
PREPARING? 
>> ALISON, THEY 
ARE DOING 
EVERYTHING THEY 
CAN NOW BECAUSE 
THESE FOLKS KNOW 
THEY DON'T WANT 
TO TAKE ANY 
CHANCES. 
THEY HAVE -- 
THEY HAVE SEEN 
MARCO STARTED TO 
DISSIPATE 
OUTSIDE OF NEW 
ORLEANS. 
THE PAST FOR 
LAURA LOOKS TO 
BE MORE OR LESS 
DIRECTLY HEADED 
TOWARDS LAKE 
CHARLES. 
SPOKE TO SEVERAL 
PEOPLE WHO LIVE 
IN THIS AREA 
HAVE SEEN THE 
DAMAGE THAT 
THESE STORMS CAN 
DO. 
TODAY IS THE 
DATE THAT THEY 
ARE TRYING TO 
GET OUT AHEAD, 
SECURE ANYTHING 
IN THEIR YARD 
BATTEN DOWN THE 
HATCHES, AS MUCH 
OF A CLICHE TERM 
IS THAT IS. 
THEY ARE PRINTED 
MADE SURE THEIR 
HOMES ARE SECURE 
AT THIS POINT IN 
TOWN. 
GOING TO STORES, 
STOCKING UP ON 
THIS GOOD 
THERE'S NO 
MANDATORY THE 
COMMISSION TO 
SIMPLY SPEAK TO 
STRICTLY 
VOLUNTARY AT 
THIS POINT. 
WE KNOW THAT 
LAURA IS 
FORECAST TO BE 
POTENTIALLY 
CATEGORY 2 
HURRICANE IF AND 
WHEN IT MAKES 
LANDFALL NEAR 
THE AREA. 
AND WHILE THAT 
MAY NOT SOUND 
LIKE A CATEGORY 
5 REASON STATE 
IN THE PAST, 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
LIVED THROUGH 
THE SYSTEMS HERE 
KNOW THAT THAT 
CAN STILL RICK 
AN INCREDIBLE 
AMOUNT OF 
DAMAGE, NOT 
NECESSARILY FROM 
100 MILES PER 
HOUR. 
JUST BUT THE 
INTENSE AMOUNT 
OF RAIN THAT THE 
STORM RING 
INUNDATING A LOT 
OF THIS 
COMMUNITY. 
IT IS RIGHT NOW, 
WE ARE HEARING 
FROM GOVERNOR 
JOHN EARLIER 
TODAY. 
HE SAYS DON'T 
TAKE ANY 
CHANCES. 
THEY WITHOUT 
MARCO STARTED TO 
DISSIPATE, GO 
AHEAD AND REPAIR 
AS IF LAURA IS 
GOING TO BE ON 
OUR DOORSTEP 
TOMORROW. 
EVEN THOUGH IT 
IS NOT FORECAST 
TO RISE UNTIL 
WEDNESDAY. 
BECAUSE EVERYONE 
KNOWS, JUST HOW 
DANGEROUS THESE 
STORMS CAN BE. 
AND MAKING IT 
EVEN MORE 
COMPLICATED, OF 
COURSE, ALISON, 
IS THE FACT THAT 
WE STILL HAVE 
COVID-19  BEING 
A VERY REAL 
PROBLEM HERE IN 
LOUISIANA. 
SO THOSE TWO 
ACTORS COMBINED 
GOING TO BE 
TAKING FOR A 
VERY INTERESTING 
NEXT FEW DAYS. 
ALISON?  
>> I KNOW THE 
GOVERNOR ISSUED 
A STATE OF 
EMERGENCY AHEAD 
OF THE STORM. 
WHAT ELSE THAT 
IS A TODAY? 
I THINK WE HAVE 
SOME SOUND FROM 
HIM JUST TALKING 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
AHEAD. 
>> Reporter: 
RIGHT. 
WILL, AT THIS 
POINT, IT IS ALL 
ABOUT TRYING TO 
ALLOCATE THOSE 
RESOURCES ACROSS 
THE SWATH OF THE 
COAST, WHERE THE 
STORM IS 
EXPECTED TO HIT. 
AS WE HAVE SEEN 
WITH MARCO, 
THESE STORMS IN 
PARTICULAR CAN 
VARY FROM HOUR 
TO HOUR, 
STRENGTHENING 
AND THEN MARCO 
SHOWING US, 
DISSIPATING. 
TO WHERE IT IS 
NOT SIGNIFICANT 
PROBLEM. 
BUT LAURA STILL 
VERY MUCH A 
CONCERN AT THIS 
POINT IN TOWN. 
AND THAT IS WHAT 
THE GOVERNMENT 
WAS VERY CLEAR 
WITH, YOU SHARED 
RESOURCES 
EARLIER TODAY ON 
WHAT PEOPLE CAN 
EXPECT THE NEXT 
48 HOURS. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> THE NATIONAL 
GUARD HAS MORE 
THAN 2000 
NATIONAL 
GUARDSMEN. 
READY TO PROVIDE 
SUPPORT. THEY 
HAVE STAGED 94 
HIGH WATER 
VEHICLES ACROSS 
SOUTH LOUISIANA. 
ALSO 55 VOTES, I 
THINK IT, EVEN 
THOUGH AIRCRAFT. 
ALSO POSITION 
THOUSAND 80 FEET 
OF SANDBAGS IN 
GRAND ISLE 
COMPLETED 
DELIVERY OF 
GENERATORS AND 
PUMPS TO GRAND 
ISLAND. 
AS WELL. 
>> Reporter: 
ALISON, ON THE 
WEIGHT  TO THIS 
VERY LOCATION, 
RIGHT IN FRONT 
OF CONTRABAND BY 
YOU, I PASSED 
SOME FISHERIES 
STAFF MEMBERS. 
THEY HAD ONE OF 
MANY BOATS OUT 
FRONT. 
THEY WERE 
STARTING TO 
STOCK IT WITH 
SUPPLIES JUST IN 
CASE WATER 
RESCUES ARE 
NEEDED. 
IN THE NEXT 
COMING DAYS. 
SO THOSE ARE 
SOME OF THE 
PREPARATIONS WE 
ARE ALREADY 
SEEING HERE ON A 
BLUE SKY, 
SUNSHINE DAY. 
ALISON?  
>> YEAH MORGAN, 
HOPING THEY WON'T
NEED TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF 
SOME OF THOSE 
PREPARATIONS. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR YOUR 
REPORTING. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> WILDFIRES 
HAVE SCORCHED 
OVER 1 MILLION 
ACRES IN 
CALIFORNIA. 
AND NOW A RED 
FLAG WARNING IS 
IN EFFECT FROM 
THE OREGON 
BORDER ALL THE 
WAY DOWN TO THE 
CENTRAL COAST. 
GOVERNOR GAVIN 
NEWSOM TALKED 
ABOUT THE 
DEVASTATION 
EARLIER TODAY. 
>> LAST YEAR, IN 
2019, WE HAD 4292
WILDFIRES IN THE 
STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
56,000 ACRES. 
TO 292 WILDFIRES 
THIS TIME LAST 
YEAR. 
TODAY, OVER 7000 
WILDFIRES, 7002 
BURNING NOW 
NORTH OF 1.4 
MILLION ACRES. 
>> NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
STEVE PATTERSON  
HAS MORE. 
>> Reporter: 
ALISON,  IT IS 
NOW WEEK TWO OF 
THIS STATEWIDE. 
IT. 
MORE THAN 600 
FIRES ACROSS THE 
STATE BURNING IN 
ALL AREAS HERE 
IN NORTHERN 
CALIFORNIA. 
TWO OF THE 
BIGGEST FIRES IN 
STATE HISTORY 
ARE RAGING. 
THE SECOND AND 
THE THIRD IS IN 
STATE HISTORY, 
HE CAN SEE SOME 
THE ACTIVE DAY 
BEHIND ME. 
FIREFIGHTERS 
HAVE WORKED WITH 
MORE FAVORABLE 
CONDITIONS THIS 
WEEKEND ABLE TO 
PUSH SOME OF THE 
FLAMES AWAY FROM 
HOUSES, BUT THAT 
COULD CHANGE ON 
A DIME IF THE 
WIND PICKS UP. 
SOME OF THESE 
REGIONS ARE 
STILL IN A RED 
FLAG WARNING. 
FIREFIGHTERS 
WRITE ABOUT THAT.
NOT ONLY THAT, 
COMBATING THE 
EXTENSION. 
SOME OF THESE 
GUYS, 48, 72 
HOURS THEY NEED 
A. BUT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS A 
DISASTER 
DECLARATION, 
BRING IN FEDERAL 
RESOURCES, 
OFFERING UP SOME 
FEDERAL AGE. 
MILITARY, THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
EXPECTED TO COME 
IN AND HELP OUT 
WITH THE 
FIREFIGHTING 
OPERATION ON THE 
GROUND. 
BUT RED WE GOT 
FIRES ALL OVER 
THE STATE. 
THE SIZE OF THE 
STATE OF 
DELAWARE. 
THIS IS GOING TO 
HAVE TO BE 
SOMETHING THAT 
GOES ON FOR 
WEEKS. 
>>> KENOSHA, WAS 
ON THING, 
GETTING READY 
FOR ANOTHER 
NIGHT OF 
PROTEST. 
THIS VIDEO 
APPEARS TO SHOW 
THE MOMENTS JUST 
BEFORE THE 
SHAMING. 
A WARNING TO IT 
IS GRAPHIC AND 
THIS MAY BE HARD 
TO WATCH. 
[ SOUND OF 
GUNFIRE ] 
>> WOW. 
>> JACOB BLAKE, 
THE MAN POLICE 
SHOT IS STILL IN 
THE HOSPITAL. 
THE OFFICER IS 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
LEAVE. 
SHEK MEKA, HOW 
IS THE CITY 
PREPARING FOR 
ANOTHER NIGHT OF 
PROTEST. 
>> THIS IS A 
GOOD EXAMPLE OF 
HOW THEY ARE 
PREPARING. 
YOU SEE THE 
BROKEN GLASS. 
IT HAPPENED. 
WHAT YOU ARE 
SEEING ARE 
BUSINESS AFTER 
BUSINESS, MUCH --
PUTTING UP ON 
THE GLASS TO 
PROTECT THE 
GRASS. 
WE WILL KEEP 
GOING AND 
WALKING DOWN THE 
STREET YOU WILL 
SEE THIS AT THE 
LAST BUSINESSES. 
YOU CONTINUE, GO 
DOWN, EACH ONE 
AFTER THE OTHER 
IS WHAT IT UP. 
EVEN THOSE THAT 
WERE NOT HIT 
LAST NIGHT AND 
THE VIOLENCE. 
SPOKE OF THIS? 
YOU MENTIONED 
THE SHOOTING. 
YOU SHOWED THAT 
VIDEO THERE. 
THAT IS WHERE IT 
ALL BEGAN. 
THERE WAS 
INSTANT CROWDS 
AND INSTANT 
OUTREACH AFTER 
THAT SHOOTING. 
AND AFTER THE 
MAJOR MADE ITS 
WAY AROUND 
SOCIAL MEDIA, 
PEOPLE THAT 
VIDEO, THEY WERE 
OUTRAGED. 
AND THEN THERE 
WAS A PROTEST AT 
THE SCENE THAT 
THEN CAME 
DOWNTOWN AS 
PEOPLE MUCH 
TOWARDS THE 
POLICE STATIONS. 
WE ARE CLOSER TO 
THE POLICE 
STATION UP AS 
PEOPLE SCATTERED 
AWAY FROM THE 
POLICE STATION, 
THAT IS WHEN 
THEY STARTED 
GOING AND 
KNOCKING DOWN 
THE BUSINESSES 
HERE. 
YOU SEE 
BUSINESSES 
PUTTING UP THEIR 
PLYWOOD. 
THE CITY IS 
PUTTING IN 
ROADBLOCKS AND 
VARIOUS TO 
RESTRICT THE 
FLOW OF TRAFFIC. 
AND THEN THAT 
CURFEW IN PLACE. 
8:00 PM. 
CURFEW THAT 
STARTS TONIGHT 
AND WILL SEE IF 
THAT WORKS. 
WE WILL SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS THIS 
TIME AROUND. 
ALISON?  
>> SHAQ, IT HAS 
BEEN THREE 
MONTHS SINCE 
POLICE KILLED 
GEORGE FLOYD. 
BESIDES THE 
PROTESTS THERE, 
WHAT ARE YOU 
HEARING FROM THE 
COMMITTEE ABOUT 
ANOTHER POLICE-
INVOLVED KILLING 
OF A BLACK MAN? 
WHAT HAVE PEOPLE 
BEEN TELLING YOU?
>> Reporter: 
LIMIT MARK IT 
DOWN BECAUSE I 
THINK THERE'S A 
SIGN THAT THERE 
DOUBLE ANSWER 
THAT QUESTION 
BETTER THAN I 
CAN DESCRIBE FOR 
YOU. 
OBVIOUSLY, THERE 
IS AND WHEN 
FRUSTRATION 
ABOUT THE 
SITUATION, BUT 
THAT VIDEO THAT 
WENT OUT BUT 
LOOK WHAT YOU 
HAVE HERE. 
BOARDED UP 
BUSINESS. 
YOU HAVE THE 
SIGNED BLACK 
LIVES MATTER. 
THAT IS WHAT 
PEOPLE CONTINUE 
TO TELL ME. 
DESPITE THEIR 
FRUSTRATIONS 
ABOUT THE 
LOOTING AND THE 
DAMAGE AND THE 
BED LISTEN, THEY 
STILL WANT THE 
MESSAGE TO BE 
THE CORE WHAT 
THEY ARE DOING. 
NOW ARE 
GATHERING 
DOWNTOWN. 
A COUPLE HUNDRED 
PEOPLE, COMING 
DOWNTOWN. 
THEY ARE 
FRUSTRATED. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
THE STATEMENT 
FROM THE 
GOVERNOR, THE 
WISCONSIN 
GOVERNOR, NOT 
ONLY DID HE 
MENTION THIS 
SITUATION BUT HE 
LIKENED IT TO -- 
SORRY I SAID 
YARD. 
INTO THE OTHER 
POLICE SHOOTINGS 
THAT WE HAD 
RECENTLY. 
LIKING HIM 
GEORGE FLOYD. 
THAT WITH ANOTHER
INSTANCE OF WHAT 
PEOPLE CONSIDER 
POLICE 
INVOLVEMENT. 
HE LIKENED IT TO 
BREONNA TAYLOR. 
SO CONNECTING 
THIS SITUATION 
IS THE PART OF 
WHAT THEY SEE OF 
THE CHANGES THAT 
THE WANT TO SEE. 
THAT IS WHAT 
THEY ARE DOING. 
IT IS 
FRUSTRATION 
HERE. 
I SPOKE WITH 
SOME PEOPLE IN 
MILWAUKEE A LOT. 
COVERING THE 
POLITICAL. 
THEY ARE HAVING 
PROTESTS SINCE 
GEORGE FLOYD WAS 
KILLED 
DEVILETTES GO. 
DAILY PROTESTS. 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
PARTICIPATED IN 
THAT ACTUALLY IS 
ON A MUCH RIGHT 
NOW MILWAUKEE TO 
DC. 
THE REASON WHY 
THEY ARE NOT 
HERE NOW IS 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
PARTICIPATING IN 
THAT MARK. 
DIFFERENT 
MESSAGE THAT 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO HAVE TONIGHT. 
ALISON?  
>> SAC, I LOOK 
FORWARD TO THE 
DATE WHEN WE 
DON'T HAVE TO 
REPORT ON ANY OF 
THESE STORIES 
AND MARQUETTE 
POLICE INVOLVED 
SHOOTINGS OF 
BLACK FOLKS. 
I HOPE THAT DAY 
COMES SOONER 
RATHER THAN 
LATER. 
I HOPE THE FOLKS 
STATE SAFE. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> JOE BIDEN'S 
REACTION TO THE 
SHEDDING, SAYING 
THE POLICE 
OFFICERS MUST BE 
HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
MIKE IS JOINING 
US NOW. 
WHAT DID JOE 
BIDEN SAY TODAY? 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO NOTE THAT WE 
HAVE NOTHING JOE 
BIDEN CITY. 
UNLIKE LAST WEEK 
WHEN DELTA WAS 
REGULARLY OUT 
THERE, PUBLIC 
DURING THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION, JOE 
BIDEN GETTING 
AWAY FOR THE 
WEEK FOR THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
HE DID ISSUE A 
STATEMENT THIS 
MORNING THINK 
THAT THESE SHOTS 
PIERCE THE SOUL 
OF THE NATION, 
CALLING FOR AN 
IMMEDIATE 
TRANSPARENT 
INVESTIGATION 
AND THE OFFICERS 
MUST BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
IT IS IMPORTANT, 
AS WELL,. 
ABOUT, JOE BIDEN
'S ACCEPTANCE 
SPEECH AT THE 
DEMOCRAT 
NOMINATION. 
ON THURSDAY 
NIGHT. 
HE SAID ONE OF 
THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
CONVERSATIONS HE 
HAS HAD ON THE 
CAMPAIGN TRAIL 
THIS YEAR WAS 
WITH THE 
DAUGHTER OF 
GEORGE FLOYD. 
THINK ABOUT 
KAMALA HARRIS IN 
THE INTERVIEW 
THAT THEY HAD 
TOGETHER IN THE 
FIRST INTERVIEW 
WITH ABC. 
I DON'T THINK 
THAT JOE BIDEN 
HAS THE COURAGE 
TO SAY THIS 
MATTER. 
IT WAS A VERY 
CLEAR CONTRAST 
WITH TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN 
ESPECIALLY AS WE 
EXPECT FROM THE 
RNC THIS WEEK. 
ONE OF THE SEEMS 
THAT REPUBLICANS 
ARE EXPECTED TO 
FOCUS ON IS THE 
VIOLENCE, THE 
DEMONSTRATION 
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN IN THE WAKE 
OF GEORGE 
FLOYD'S KILLING 
AND EMRE CAN 
CITIES, WARNING 
THAT THIS MIGHT 
BE A PRECURSOR 
OF WHAT WOULD 
HAPPEN UNDER A 
PRESIDENT BIDEN. 
I HAD A CHANCE 
TO ASK BIDEN 
ABOUT IT IF YOU 
REMEMBER, HE 
SAID ANDY FORMS 
OF VIOLENCE OF 
THAT TYPE SHOULD 
BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE, ALL 
THOSE SHOULD BE 
RESPONSIBLE 
SHOULD BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
OF COURSE THAT 
HE ALSO SAID 
THAT HE WILL 
HAVE A RIGHT TO 
PEACEFULLY 
PROTEST AND HE 
BLAMES PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP FOR 
EXACERBATING THE 
SITUATION. 
CLEARLY A TOUGH 
SITUATION THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
HAS TRIED TO 
STAY ON TOP OF 
AS WELL. 
ALISON? 
>>> MIKE,  A 
NUMBER OF FORMER 
REPUBLICAN 
LAWMAKERS NOW 
RALLYING BEHIND 
BIDEN AND HARRIS.
IS MORE. 
WHO ARE THEY? 
WHAT ARE THEY 
SAYING? 
WHAT SHOULD WE 
NOTICE? 
ON THE FIRST DAY 
OF THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION, THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
IS LAUNCHING 
WHAT THEY CALL 
REPUBLICANS FOR. 
ABOUT TWO DOZEN 
FORMER NUMBERS 
OF CONGRESS AND 
SEVERAL SENATORS 
THE TOP OF THAT 
LIST ARIZONA 
SENATOR JEFF 
FLAKE. 
NOT JUST LIST OF 
THIS NEW GROUP 
OF REPUBLICANS 
FOR BIDEN. 
HE GAVE A 
VIRTUAL ADDRESS 
THIS AFTERNOON 
AND ENCOURAGED 
THE SAME TIME, 
THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WAS 
ADDRESSING THE 
RNC, AND ONE OF 
THE MOST 
STRIKING PART 
THAT ADDRESS WAS 
AS WE HEARD FROM 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE IDEA OF THE 
GRID ELECTION, 
SING THE EFFORTS 
BY THE, STILL 
PUSH FOR A VOTE 
BY MAIL ELECTION 
WAS EVIDENCE OF 
THE FACT THAT 
THERE WILL BE A 
BIG ELECTION. HE 
TALKED ABOUT THE 
FACT THAT IT WAS 
ONE THING IN 
2016 WHEN 
CANDIDATE TRUMP, 
THE NOMINEE OF 
THE REPUBLICAN 
PARTY, WAS TALK 
ABOUT A 
REGULATION. 
HE SAID IT IS A 
WHOLE OTHER 
THING A PRESIDENT
SITTING 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
WOULD BE USING 
THIS KIND OF 
RHETORIC HE 
WOULD THAT WAS 
GOING TO HAVE 
LEFT DAMAGE INTO 
OUR DEMOCRACY. 
HE WAS STRONGLY 
CRITICAL OF THE 
PRESIDENT SAYING 
HE IS NOT A 
CONSERVATIVE. 
IN FACT, THE WAY 
HE IS GOVERNMENT 
IS COUNTRY TO 
CONSERVATIVE 
PRINCIPLES. 
AND FOR 
REPUBLICANS, AS 
HE PUT IT, WILL, 
AT THE VERY 
LEAST, WE NEED 
TO ELECT DELTA 
TO HAVE THE 
SUPREME COURT. 
THIS IS TO SHOW 
THE LACK OF 
PRINCIPLES AND 
THE PARTY. 
HE STILL 
CONSIDERS 
HIMSELF A 
MEMBER. 
BUT HE SAYS SOME 
THINGS ARE 
BIGGER THAN 
POLITICS AND 
EVEN THOUGH HE 
DOES NOT AGREE 
WITH JOE BIDEN 
ON ISSUES, HE 
CALLS HIM A 
DECENT MAN AND 
HE SAID HE WILL 
BE VOTING FOR 
HIM IN NOVEMBER, 
FOR PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
>> WHEN MOST 
QUESTION. 
SOME BIG NEWS 
ABOUT FUND-
RAISING FOR THE 
BIDEN/HARRIS 
CAMPAIGN. 
WHAT IS THE 
SCOOP THERE? 
OUR COLLEAGUES 
AT CNBC 
REPORTING THAT 
KAMALA HARRIS 
HAS BEEN ADDED 
TO THE TICKET, 
THERE'S BEEN A 
WHOLE OTHER 
NETWORK OF 
DONORS THAT ARE 
NOW MAKING PHONE 
CALLS AND 
HELPING RAISE 
MORE MONEY FOR 
THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN. 
THIS IS, YOU 
KNOW, ONE OF THE 
BENEFITS OF 
HAVING THIS ALL 
OVER FOR THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN. 
THERE ADDING 
SOMEBODY WHO IS 
GOING TO GET 
SOME R&R THIS 
WEEK. 
HARRIS WILL BE 
DOING VIRTUALLY 
AND POTENTIALLY 
OUT OF THE 
CAMPAIGN TRAIL. 
PERHAPS 
ESPECIALLY FOR A 
SENATOR FROM THE 
STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA, 
WHICH HAS ALWAYS 
BEEN THE 
BIGGEST, YOU 
KNOW, CASH COW 
FOR THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY, HOW OFTEN 
DEMOCRATIC 
RESIDENCE, 
ESPECIALLY GOING 
TO L.A., TO 
RAISE MONEY. 
THIS HAS EIGHT 
REAL BOOST TO 
THE CAMPAIGN. 
AND ALISON,  THE 
END OF THE 
REPUBLICAN -- 
END OF THE THEM, 
CONVENTION, I 
SHOULD SAY, YOUR 
NUMBER IN THE 
PRETTY EIGHT 
HOURS AFTER 
SENATOR HARRIS 
WAS CHOSEN, THE 
CAMPAIGN SAID HE 
HAD READ $48 
MILLION. WILL BE 
ARE ADDING TO 
THAT TOTAL, 
SEEING AT THE 
END OF THE 
CONVENTION, THEY 
HAVE RAISED 
ANOTHER $70 
MILLION FOR THE 
ENTHUSIASM OF 
THIS NEW 
DEMOCRATIC 
TICKET. 
SO NOT THAT YOU 
HAVE A FULL 
TICKET BROUGHT 
IT UP TO HELPING 
TO DIVIDE AND 
CONQUER ANY. 
WE OF DOING THAT 
IS RAISING MONEY 
AS WELL, ALISON. 
>> YEAH THANK 
YOU SO MUCH FOR 
THE UPDATE ON 
THE BIDEN HARRIS 
TICKET. 
I APPRECIATE IT. 
>> THANKS, 
ALISON. 
! HOW ARE YOU 
VOTING IN THE 
2020 IS THE 
GELATIN. 
NBC NEWS IS HERE 
TO HELP YOU 
FIGURE  IT OUT. 
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WEBSITE THAT CAN 
HELP YOU. 
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>>> 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. 
>>> 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 JUDGE SAYS 
PORTER'S ORDER 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
SCHOOLS HAVE TO 
REOPEN FOR IN-
PERSON LEARNING 
TO GET FUNDING. 
THEY ARGUED IT 
SHOULD BE A 
LOCAL DECISION 
AND A JUDGE 
AGREED. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT  
BLAYNE 
ALEXANDER. 
TELL ME ABOUT 
THE RULING. 
WHAT DOES THIS 
MEAN FOR SCHOOLS 
IN FLORIDA. 
>> A COUPLE -- 
YEAH, 
ABSOLUTELY. 
A COUPLE OF 
REASONS. 
IT IS OFFICIALLY 
GOOD FOR SAFETY. 
THE MANDATE, 
SCHOOLS. 
FIVE DAYS A 
WEEK, OVER THE 
ESTATE BY THE 
END OF AUGUST. 
DISREGARD SAFETY 
AND TAKING THE 
POWER AWAY FROM 
THE LOCAL 
SUPERINTENDENT. 
THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT WHO 
SHOULD BE ABLE TO
DECIDE WHAT 
HAPPENS WITH THE 
SCHOOL BOARD. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
HAD BEEN KIND OF 
THE LEGAL BACK-
AND-FORTH FOR 
WHILE. 
THAT FILED A 
LAWSUIT TO STOP 
THE ORDER FROM 
FLORIDA'S STATE 
EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER. 
THEY HAD TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS. 
OTHERWISE, THE 
WIND BE ABLE TO 
GET THE FUNDING 
THAT WOULD 
ALREADY BE 
ALLOCATED. 
THE JUDGE ISSUED 
THAT RULING. 
AND WE HEARD 
FROM THE 
TEACHERS UNIT. 
HERE'S WHAT THEY 
HAD TO AFTER 
THAT RULING CAME 
DOWN. 
TAKE A LOOK. 
>> THE COURT 
ALSO FOUND THAT 
THE EVIDENCE IS 
CLEAR THAT 
TEACHERS WON'T 
BE BACK IN 
SCHOOL. 
I HAVE SAID THIS 
ON THE ONSET. 
WE WANT TO 
TEACH. 
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