G
HIM LOCK HIMSELF IN THE 
BATHROOM
AND SHE SEVERED PART OF HIS 
FINGER WHEN SHE THREW A BOTTLE
OF VODKA AT HIM.
SHE CLAIMS HE DID IT WHEN HE
SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE
WALL WITH A PHONE.
HIS FRIENDSHIPS WITH HUNTER S.
THOMPSON AND KEITH RICHARDS, AND
ALSO MARILYN MANSON.
BUT THE ONE EXPLOSIVE THING IN
COURT THAT IS ACTUALLY QUITE
DISGUSTING, HE SAYS HE KNEW THE 
MARRIAGE WAS OVER WHEN HE FOUND 
FECES IN HIS BED, POSSIBLY FROM 
HEARD OR ONE OF HIS FRIENDS 
WHICH SHE SAYS SHE CALLED A 
PRACTICAL JOKE
HE SAID HE KNEW THE MARRIAGE WAS
OVER
SO THIS IS JUST DAY ONE OF WHAT 
IS EXPECTED TO BE A THREE-WEEK
TRIAL.
WE EXPECT TO HEAR MORE TESTIMONY
FROM DEP TODAY IN THE HIGH
COURT.
FRANCES?
A ALL LEVELS OF DISTURBING WHEN 
IT COMES TO WHAT'S COMING OUT ON
DAY ONE.
CHAPMAN, THANK YOU
>> MY GOODNESS
>> MY GOODNESS IS RIGHT.
>> WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THAT FOR
YOU.
>> SURE WILL
THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR MORNING
WITH US ON "EARLY TODAY.
I'M FRANCES RIVE
>>> THE U.S. HAS OFFICIALLY 
RACED PAST 3 MILLION CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS.
STATES FACING A GROWING SHORTAGE
OF TESTS
BUT MANY ARE ASKING WHY THE 
DEATH RATE REMAINS LOW
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
MARY KAY LATERNO, THE TEACHER,
HAS DIED
DETAILS JUST AHEAD. 
>> POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A 
PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE 
SHOO
SHOOTING DEATH OF A GIRL ON 
FOURTH OF JULY. 
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, I'M
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE
CORONAVIRUS JUST AHEAD
BUT FIRST, BREAKING OVERNIGHT.
SHE WAS THE FORMER SEATTLE
TEACHER WHOSE CASE CAPTURED 
NATIONAL INFAMY.
SHE HAS DIED AFTER A SIX-MONTH
BATTLE WITH COLON CANCER
SHE HAD HIS CHILD WHILE IN
PRISON
AND AFTER SERVING SEVEN YEARS 
BEHIND BARS, THEY MARRIED AND 
HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
THEN, JUST SHY OF THEIR 12-YEAR 
ANNIVERSARY, THE TWO SEPARATED
IN 2017.
ACCORDING TO HER ATTORNEY PHILAO
CARED FOR HER DURING THE FINAL
MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY WAS 58 YEARS OLD.
>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND
TROUBLING NEW MILESTONES IN THE 
UNITED STATES.
MORE THAN 3 MILLION CASES OF
COVID-19 HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN 
THE U.S. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
TEXAS RECORDED OVER 10,000 NEW
CASES IN A SINGLE DAY.
GAVE FORMAL NOTICE TO WITHDRAWAL
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BEEN CRITICAL 
OF THE GROUP'S RESPONSE TO THE
PANDEMIC. 
>> THE COUNTRY THAT IS SECOND TO
AMERICA IN THE NUMBER OF
INFECTIONS IS BRAZIL
OVER 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE DIED
FROM CORONAVIRUS
PRESIDENT BOLSONARO REVEALED
THAT HE TESTED POSITIVE, AFTER
DOWNPLAYING THE RISK
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS POSITIVE RESULT,
BOLSONARO REMOVED HIS MASK AND
SAID THAT HE IS FINE. 
>> MASK REQUIREMENTS, HERE, IN
THE U.S., HAVE LED TO A LOT OF
OUTBURSTS IN STORES.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FROM A
COSTCO IN FLORIDA.
>> I FEEL THREATENED
BACK OFF
THREATEN ME AGAIN!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THE MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE,
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
AN INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED
THAT HE HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS, LIKE WALMART 
AND TARGET, ARE ASKING GOVERNORS
TO REQUIRE MASKS, STATEWIDE.
THEY SAY DIFFERENCES IN LOCAL 
RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>>> FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
CREATING SURGE TESTING SPOTS
WITH THE GOAL OF TESTING 5,000
PEOPLE A DAY IN HOTSPOTS WHERE
THE SPREAD IS OUT OF CONTROL
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: IN JUST THIS FIRST 
WEEK OF JULY, A STRAGERRING NEW 
RECORD NUMBER OF INFECTIONS.
MORE THAN 380,000 CASES OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
>> FRANKLY, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF
ROOM. 
>> HOSPITALS IN HOTSPOTS ARE AT 
A NEAR BREAKING POINT.
TEXAS, FLORIDA, AND ARIZONA,
SEEING A SURGE IN PATIENTS AND A
STRAIN ON ICU BEDS
THE SICKEST WHO ARRIVE MAY NEVER
LEAVE.
>> THESE PATIENTS, WHEN THEY
COME IN, IF YOU DON'T HUG 
YOUR -- YOUR -- YOUR FAMILY 
MEMBER, LIKE, RIGHT THEN, WHO'S 
TO SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO HUG THEM AGAIN?
>> WITH NEW CASES CLIMBING IN 37
STATES, THIS SCENE, ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
HECTOR SALAZAR SLEEPING IN HIS
CAR OVERNIGHT TO BE TESTED. 
>> IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT I
COMING, I GOT THE LINES, LIKE, A
50 OR 60 CARS AND NO CHANCE.
>> THE NATION'S LARGEST TESTING 
SITE, DODGER STADIUM, SHUT DOWN 
FOR DAYS
LINES FORMED AT DAWN IN NEW 
ORLEANS, BUT TESTS RAN OUT FIVE 
MINUTES AFTER DOORS OPENED
IN PHOENIX, WHERE THE 
TEMPERATURES SOARED INTO THE
TRIPLE DIGITS, IT CAN TAKE EIGHT
HOURS TO GET A TEST AND TEN 
BUSINESS DAYS TO GET RESULTS. 
>> WE ASK FOR A LITTLE
UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE. 
>> MANY OF THE INFECTED ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC, LIKE ATLANTA'S
MAYOR, WHO HAS NO IDEA WHERE OR 
HOW SHE CAUGHT COVID. 
>> I THINK IT REALLY SPEAKS TO
HOW CONTAGIOUS THIS VIRUS IS
AND WE'VE TAKEN ALL OF THE
PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU CAN
POSSIBLY TAKE.
>> AS CALIFORNIA SOARS ABOVE
275,000 CASES, OVERWHELMED
HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF
THE STATE ARE MOVING PATIENTS 
SEVEN HOURS AWAY
IT COMES AS VACCINE MAKER 
NOVAVAX SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WILL
PAY THEM $1.6 BILLION TO
EXPEDITE 100 MILLION DOSES OF A 
COVID VACCINE BY NEXT YEAR
BIOTECH COMPANY REGENERON IS NOW
BEGINNING LATE-STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS OF AN ANTIBODY COCKTAIL
TO TREAT THE DISEASE
60-YEAR-OLD SYLVESTER FLOREZ
BEAT COVID ON HIS OWN.
RELEASED AFTER 93 DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
>> WE'RE BAFFLED BUT WE'RE ALL
HERE THANKING GOD.
>> FOR ONE FAMILY, A HAPPY
HOMECOMING WHILE SO MANY OTHERS 
ARE IN THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES.
ACROSS THE NATION, TESTING
REMAINS A BIG CONCERN.
NOT JUST THE LONG LINES BUT THE 
LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME IT CAN 
TAKE TO GET RESULTS BACK
FRANCES.
>> MIG EL, THANK YOU. 
>> WITH COVID-19 CASES SURGING
IN THE U.S., PARENTS, TEACHERS, 
AND POLITICIANS ARE STILL 
DEBATING OVER SENDING KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL AND HOW TO KEEP THEM
SAFE
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE WILL
PRESSURE GOVERNORS TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL, WHILE
FLORIDA IS SET TO START 
IN-PERSON CLASSES NEXT MONTH
HERE IS NBC'S CATIE BECK. 
>> A NEW STATE ORDER NOW
DIRECTING FLORIDA SCHOOLS TO
REOPEN THEIR DOORS NEXT MONTH,
DESPITE THE SPIKE IN CASES THAT 
HAS PARTS OF THE STATE
TIGHTENING RESTRICTIONS ON
BUSINESSES. 
>> ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT HEALTH 
CONCERNS WITH THEM SENDING THEM 
BACK TO SCHOOL
>> I AM VERY WORRIED AT SAFETY
I'M WORRIED ANBOUT THE SAFETY OF
THE KIDS. 
>> THE ORDER LEAVES ROOM FOR
DISTRICTS TO DECIDE.
IN NEARBY BROWARD COUNTY, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT SAYS RETURNING IN
AUGUST WITH FULL ENROLLMENT IS
NOT REALISTIC.
>> WE WILL NEVER COMPROMISE THE 
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF.
THAT'S OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.
PERIOD. 
>> A RECENT SURVEY ASKED
TEACHERS TO WEIGH IN
42% SUPPORT A HYBRID MODEL OF 
IN-PERSON AND DISTANCE LEARNING.
29% SUPPORT ONLY DISTANCE 
LEARNING
AND 21% WANT TO RETURN TO CLASS.
ADDITIONALLY, 45% OF EDUCATORS
BELIEVE IF SCHOOLS DO NOT 
REOPEN, STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL BEHIND, ACADEMICALLY. 
>> I WILL RATHER LET THEM STAY, 
LET'S SAY, ONE WEEK IN A SCHOOL.
AND THEN, THE OTHER WEEK AT 
HOME. 
>> A WHITE HOUSE MEETING
CONVENED AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP
TWEETED MONDAY THAT SCHOOLS MUST
OPEN IN THE FALL. 
>> WE WANT TO GET 'EM OPEN, 
QUICKLY, BEAUTIFULLY, IN THE
FALL
AND THE, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A 
DISEASE THAT'S A HORRIBLE 
DISEASE.
BUT YOUNG PEOPLE DO 
EXTRAORDINARILY WELL
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS 
PROMISED EXTRA FUNDS TO MAKE
SCHOOLS SAFE
BUT STATE LEADERS WORRY THEY'RE 
NOT READY.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS -- IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS 
AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN. 
>> DESPITE HIS FEARS, RYAN
O-QUINN SAYS HE IS PLANNING TO
SEND HIS GIRLS BACK TO SCHOOL IN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
>> I THINK DEVELOPING SOCIAL
SKILLS IS AN IMPORTANT THING
THAT YOU DO AT THIS AGE.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S BEEN A
REAL CHALLENGE FOR THEM.
>> AN ONGOING CHALLENGE TO KEEP,
BOTH, LEARNING AND CHILDREN 
HEALTHY.
CATIE BECK, NBC NEWS, MIAMI.
>> NOW, TO BREAKING NEWS
OVERNIGHT.
A HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED LAST NIGHT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH AFTER FALLING AND
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES AND 
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED THE
NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAD SUFFERED SEIZURES IN
THE PAST. 
>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY 
OF THE TELL ALL BY PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S NIECE WHICH THE TRUMP 
FAMILY HAS SUED TO STOP.
MARY TRUMP, WHO IS A CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST, SAYS HER UNCLE'S
PATHOLOGIES ARE SO COMPLEX AND
BEHAVIORS SO OFTEN INEXPLICABLE 
THAT COMING UP WITH AN ACCURATE 
AND COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSIS.
HE PAID A FRIEND TO TAKE HIS
SATs SO HE COULD GET INTO 
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
IF TRUMP IS AFFORDED A SECOND 
TERM, IT WOULD BE THE END OF
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE BOOK IS
FULL OF FALSEHOODS. 
>> LET'S GET A CHECK OF OUR 
WEATHER WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB TO SEE IF SOME 
PLACES ARE GOING TO SEE RELIEF
FROM THE HEAT.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST YET AND 
UNFORTUNATELY IT'SSPARKING UP 
STORMS
IT'S BEEN CONSISTENT THE LAST 
TWO DAYS AND WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY OF 
THESE STRONG STORMS.
ALSO, WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A POSSIBLE TROPICAL SYSTEM 
OUT TOWARD THE CAROLINAS
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE 
DAYS
SO FOR TODAY, 8 MILLION PEOPLE
GOING TO BE IMPACTED FOR THE
UPPER MIDWEST FOR SEVERE
WEATHER.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO SHREVEPORT THIS AFTERNOON, 
RAIN IN THE FORECAST
AND THESE STORMS, GOING TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS 
THE CAROLINAS INTO PARTS OF 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
EARLY THIS MORNING, THINGS WILL 
CLEAR OUT.
BY RICHMOND, 89 DEGREES TODAY.
BUT WE ARE, ALSO, SEEING
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE AVERAGE 
BUT I DO SEE IN THE FORECAST, 
SOME RELIEF.
SHOW YOU THAT COMING UP.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
JANESSA, THANK YOU. 
>> RAISING YOUR CHILDREN WITH A 
DOG MIGHT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT
ON THEIR BEHAVIOR.
A NEW STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY 
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE
TELETHON KIDS INSTITUTE FOUND 
YOUNG CHILDREN WHO COME FROM
DOG-OWNING HOUSEHOLDS ARE BETTER
BEHAVED THAN THEIR PEERS WHO
GREW UP WITHOUT A DOG.
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY WHICH 
SURVEYED OVER 1,600 PARENTS,
KIDS WHO HAD DOGS WERE 34 TO 40%
LESS LIKELY TO H
FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER 
HIS WIFE ROSALYN CELEBRATED 
THEIR 74th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
MAKING THEM THE LONGEST-MARRIED 
PRESIDENTIAL COUPLE IN AMERICAN 
HISTORY.
THE CARTERS GREW UP TOGETHER IN 
PLAINS, GEORGIA, AND THEY WERE
MARRIED IN 1946.
THEY SHARE FOUR CHILDREN, 12
GRANDCHILDREN, AND 14 GREAT 
GRANDCHILDREN.
SO, WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED THAT
LONG AND YOU LIVE THAT LONG, AND
YOU'RE THE OLDEST LIVING
PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS 
TO CELEBRATE
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE AND 
STILL HELPING US OUT
NOW, TO AN UPDATE IN THE FOURTH 
OF JULY SHOOTING DEATH OF 
8-YEAR-OLD ZACK RYIA TURNER.
POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A PERSON 
OF INTEREST IN THE CASE.
AUTHORITIES RELEASED THIS 
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF A MAN 
WALKING WITH WHAT THEY BELIEVE
IS AN AR-15.
THE 8-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT WHEN HE
FAMILY'S SUV APPROACHED A 
MAKESHIFT ROADBLOCK WITH
NUMEROUS ARMED MEN
AUTHORITIES ARE OFFERING A
$20,000 FOR ANY INFORMATION IN
THE CASE
ALSO, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE, MEDIA
MOGUL TYLER PERRY HAS OFFERED TO
PAY FOR THE FUNERAL EXPENSES. 
>> BEHIND THE STOP HATE FOR 
PROFIT ADVERTISER OF FACEBOOK 
CALLED THEIR MEETING WITH MARK
ZUCKERBERG DISAPPOINTING
THE SOCIAL NETWORK CEO AND OTHER
EXECUTIVES SPOKE WITH LEADERS OF
FOUR CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS IN AN
ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER
ITS HATE SPEECH POLICIES
FOLLOWING THE HOUR-LONG VIRTUAL 
MEETING, THE CIVIL RIGHTS 
LEADERS SAID THEY SAW NO
COMMITMENT TO ACTION OR ATTEMPT 
TO ADDRESS ALL THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS.
FACEBOOK RESPONDED WITH A 
STATEMENT WRITING, QUOTE, WE
KNOW WE WI
MULTIPLES.
I SAID, GREAT, TWINS
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TWINS. 
>> I'M THINKING TRIPLETS ARE
GOING TO BE HARD WORK.
AND THEN, HE SAID FOUR
OKAY, FIVE. 
>> YEP
AND THERE'S A SIXTH.
>> A GROUP OF SEXTUPLETS
SIBLINGS IN KANSAS ARE
CELEBRATING A MILESTONE.
GRANT, MELISSA, ETHAN, DANIEL,
SHAWN, AND JC ARE ALL GRADUATING
HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SIX ARE 
KANSAS'S FIRST AND ONLY 
SEXTUPLETS
ALTHOUGH THE PANDEMIC HAD CAUSED
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE EARLY ON, FIVE 
OF THE SIBLINGS PLAN ON 
ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
>> GOD BLESS THEM.
WHEN ALL THE TUITIONS COME UP,
THE WEDDINGS, AND EVERYTHING
ELSE
>>> MOVING ON NOW TO OSCAR
WINNER TOM HANKS WHO RETURNS TO 
THE SCREEN THIS WEEK WITH A NEW 
FILM PROJECT
IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS AFTER HE
AND HIS WIFE BECAME ILL WITH
COVID-19 WHILE WORKING IN 
AUSTRALIA.
AND IN AN INTERVIEW WITH LESTER 
HOLT, HANKS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS
ORDEAL AND TALKS ABOUT THE
COUPLE'S RECOVERY.
>> WE WERE DONE WITH OUR -- OUR 
DISCOMFORT, OUR SYMPTOMS, BACK
IN -- IN MARCH
WE HAD VERY DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS
THEY WERE NOT PLEASANT, I WILL
TELL YOU
BUT THEY WERE NOT 
LIFE-THREATENING, I WOULD SAY.
>> THE SURPRISING NEWS THAT TOM 
HANKS AND HIS WIFE RITA WILSON
WERE SICK AND QUARANTINED WITH
COVID-19 PUT A FAMILIAR FACE TO 
THE RAPIDLY EXPLODING VIRUS.
>> DID YOU FEEL, EVEN AS YOU
WERE SUFFERING FROM THE 
SICKNESS, DID YOU FEEL THIS 
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE OPEN WITH
PEOPLE ABOUT IT?
>> WELL, WE THOUGHT THERE WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE AWAY ANY
SORT OF MYSTERY AND STIGMA
WE WERE SURPRISED BECAUSE, LIKE 
MANY PEOPLE, WE FELT AS THOUGH
WE WERE A LITTLE PUNKY
BUT WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE WERE
GOING TO BE PART OF THE 
BEGINNINGS OF A WORLDWIDE 
PANDEMIC
WE WERE CONCERNED IMMEDIATELY 
BECAUSE RITA'S -- HAS SURVIVED
BREAST CANCER.
I HAVE TYPE 2 DIABETES
>> Reporter: IN OUR INTERVIEW,
HANKS REVEALED THE SURPRISING 
REASON THEY CAN'T FULLY PUT THE 
ORDEAL BEHIND THEM. 
>> WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT WE
HAVE FEWER ANTIBODIES NOW, THAN 
WE DID AT THE GET GO
SO THE -- THE -- THE -- AS MANY 
PEOPLE ON TELEVISION NOW SAY, 
LESTER, I'M NOT A DOCTOR
BUT, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS
THAT, AS THE ANTIBODIES BEGIN TO
FADE, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE 
WILL, ONCE AGAIN, BE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO CATCHING SOME FORM OF THE
CORONAVIRUS AGAIN.
>> Reporter: APPROACHING 3
MILLION CASES IN THIS COUNTRY,
DOES IT SHOCK YOU OR SURPRISE 
YOU THAT WE'RE DEBATING THINGS, 
LIKE WHETHER WE SHOULD WEAR 
MASKS OR NOT
>> IT DISAPPOINTS ME
I DON'T GET IT
I COME FROM A GENERATION THAT 
WAS STILL LIVING WITH THE CREDO 
THAT THERE ARE -- THERE IS A
PART THAT WE CAN ALL PLAY, IN 
ANY FORM OF NATIONAL EFFORT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING
AS SIMPLE AS DOING AS LITTLE AS 
WEARING A MASK, SOCIAL
DISTANCING, WASH YOUR HANDS,
ENTERS INTO ANY KIND OF FRAY
OF WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING
WE SHOULD ALL BE DOING, IN ORDER
TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CITY AND OUR
COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER
>> Reporter: THE LATEST FILM
PROJECT FOR HANKS, WHOSE
FASCINATION WITH WORLD WAR II IS
WELL KNOWN, IS CALLED "G
"GREYHOUND" ABOUT THE BATTLE OF 
THE ATLANTIC, THE LONGEST 
CAMPAIGN OF THE WAR.
>> DO YOU FIND PARALLELS BETWEEN
WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW
>> WE WERE NOT MAKING A MOVIE 
THAT WAS GOING TO, I THINK, BE
ADDRESSING THE SOCIOLOGICAL 
FORCES BEHIND THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC, BUT IT TURNED OUT WE
WERE
THE THING ABOUT 1942 IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC
WE HAVE CHARACTERS THAT HAVE NO 
IDEA HOW LONG THIS STRUGGLE IS
GOING TO LAST.
WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO SURVIVE
LONG ENOUGH IN ORDER TO SEE ITS 
CONCLUSION
MORE THAN HALF THE WORLD NOW IS 
DEALING WITH COVID-19.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT IS GOING
TO END
AND I THINK THE PARALLELS ARE AS
HUMANLY ACCURATE, RIGHT NOW,
AS -- AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE.
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A CRISIS.
>> THAT WAS PART OF LESTER'S
CONVERSATION WITH TOM HANKS.
AND BECAUSE OF COVID, 
STILL STEAMY THE NEXT TWO DAYS
BUT SOME RELIEF FOR TH
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, TWO 
WHITE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR 
DEFACING A BLACK LIVES MATTER 
MURAL.
NICOLLE ANDERSON AND DAVID
NELSON ARE BEING CHARGED WITH 
THREE MISDEMEANOR COUNTS, 
INCLUDING A HATE CRIME, AFTER 
BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA BY A 
WITNESS USING BLACK PAINT TO
COVER UP THE MURAL, WHICH WAS 
PERMITTED BY THE CITY.
THE MURAL WAS PAINTED ON JULY 
4th, AND WAS VANDALIZED WITHIN
AN HOUR OF ITS COMPLETION.
IF CONVICTED, THE TWO CAN FACE
UP TO A YEAR IN COUNTY JAIL.
>> SINGER JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS
SUPPORTING HIS HOME STATE OF
TENNESSEE'S ACLU'S EFFORT IN THE
CALL TO REMOVE THOSE CONFEDERATE
MONUMENTS.
>> THE TOP TEN STATES WITH
CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS ACCOUNT 
FOR OVER 4,000 LYNCHINGS IN 73
YEARS.
>> JT POSTED THIS VIDEO FROM THE
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, 
ALONG WITH THE CAPTION THAT 
SAYS, NO ONE SHOULD BE
PROTECTING THE LEGACIES OF
CONFEDERATE LEADERS AND SLAVE 
OWNERS
AND IF WE PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD, 
THESE MONUMENTS MUST COME DOWN. 
>> WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT IN
FLORIDA IS PREPARING TO REOPEN
THIS WEEKEND
MAGIC KINGDOM AND ANIMAL KINGDOM
WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY, WITH NEW 
SAFETY MEASURES.
ALL GUESTS OVER THE AGE OF THREE
WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACE 
MASK AND HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE 
TAKEN.
NO ONE OVER 100.3 DEGREES WILL
BE ALLOWED IN.
AND SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES
WILL, ALSO, BE ENFORCED.
THE RESORT'S OTHER TWO PARKS, 
EPCOT AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS,
WILL OPEN ON JULY 15th. 
>> NOW, TO A HEARTWARMING ACT OF
KINDNESS DURING THESE TOUGH 
TIMES.
A WOMAN FROM ARKANSAS IS
DETERMINED TO BRING MUCH-NEEDED 
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FOR PEOPLE 
STUCK IN UNEMPLOYMENT LINES.
FROM OUR AFFILIATE KARK, HILLARY
HUNT HAS THE STORY. 
>> THESE LIVES ARE LONG.
THERE IS NO AIR CONDITION OUT 
HERE
IT'S HOT OUT HERE.
>> Reporter: AS THE HEAT INDEX
INCHES CLOSER TO 100. 
>> I STOOD IN THIS LINE MYSELF
AND IT WAS SO HOT.
>> MANY FAN THEMSELVES AS THEY
WAIT IN LINE, HERE, AT THE
UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN LITTLE 
ROCK. 
>> WE'VE BEEN COMING UP HERE
EVERY DAY SINCE MARCH.
>> IS DETERMINED TO BRING SOME
MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF
HER CAR, LOADED DOWN WITH 
ICE-COLD DRINKS AND SNACKS
SHE TELLS ME SHE'S PAYING IT
FORWARD.
>> CAME AND SHE SEEN ME.
AND SHE BOUGHT ME SOME WATER AND
SOMETHING TO EAT. 
>> AND HER SMALL GESTURE IS 
MAKING ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
>> IT'S VERY GREAT FOR PEOPLE TO
BE BRINGING FOOD AND WATER
BECAUSE, FOR ONE, PEOPLE HAVE 
HEALTH PROBLEMS.
>> NOW, BULA HOPES OTHERS WILL
REMEMBER THIS.
>> WE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
COME ON.
LET'S ALL GET TOGETHER AND HELP 
EACH OTHER
TILL WE GET THROUGH THIS
AMEN
AMEN
AMEN
>> OUR THANKS TO HILLARY FOR
THAT
TO THAT, I SAY AMEN.
>> AMEN TO THAT AND HOPEFULLY,
ACROSS THE BOARD, WE CAN ALL
SPREAD AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF 
THAT A
>>> MULTIPLE BREAKING STORIES 
OVERNIGHT.
FIRST, THE TEACHER WHO GAINED 
NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR A
RELATIONSHIP WITH A STUDENT,
MARY KAY LETOURNEAU, HAS DIED.
PLUS, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JOHN
R
ROBERTS.
>> CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE U.S.
SOARS PAST 3 MILLION WHILE THE
NUMBERS OF FATALITIES IS GOING
DOWN BUT WE ASK A PANEL OF
DOCTORS IF THEY EXPECT THE DEATH
RATD TO RISE. 
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL
CONTINUE TO DIE FROM COVID WILL 
INCREASE. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD SAY 
YES.
>> YES, IT WILL.
>> MOUNTING PRESSURE FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE TO OPEN SCHOOLS IN
THE FALL. 
>> INCREDIBLE DETAILS REVEALED
IN THE MARRIAGE OF JOHNNY DEPP
WHERE DEPP DENIES EVER BEING A
WIFE BEATER, AMONG OTHER
SALACIOUS ACCUSATIONS.
>> CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
A 3-YEAR-OLD IS TOSSED FROM THE 
THIRD-FLOOR BALCONY OF A BURNING
APARTMENT.
THE HERO AND THE TODDLER'S
CONDITION.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, I'M 
FRANCES RIVERA
THE LATEST ON CORONAVIRUS IS
STRAIGHT AHEAD
BUT FIRST, TWO BREAKING NEWS
STORIES OVERNIGHT.
HER CASE GARNERED NATIONAL
INFAMY
LATE LAST NIGHT, WE LEARNED 
FORMER TEACHER MARY KAY 
LETOURNEAU HAS DIED.
SHE LOST A SIX-MONTH BATTLE WITH
COLON CANCER
THE FORMER SEATTLE-AREA TEACHER 
CAPTURED HEADLINES FOR HER
ILLICIT AFFAIR WITH A 6th GRADE 
STUDENT.
IN 1997, SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF
RAPING 13-YEAR-OLD VILI FUALAAU.
THE TWO LATER MARRIED WHEN SHE
GOT OUT OF PRISON AND THE COUPLE
HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
AND THEN, SEPARATED IN 2017.
ACCORDING TO HER ATTORNEY,
FUALAAU CARED FOR HER DURING THE
FINAL MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY LETOURNEAU WAS 58 YEARS
OLDS. 
>> ALSO, BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A
HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED OVERNIGHT THAT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH, AFTER FALLING AND 
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES AND 
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED A NIGHT
IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF ABUNDANCE
OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAS SUFFERED FROO FROM
SEIZURES IN THE PAST BUT DOCTORS
BELIEVE IT WAS LIKELY DUE TO
LIGHTHEADEDNESS CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION.
>> ON THE SAME DAY THAT THE 
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FORMALLY 
GAVE NOTICE TO WITHDRAWAL FROM
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
OVER ITS COVID-19 RESPONSE, THE 
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN THE
UNITED STATES PASSED THE 3
MILLION MARK. 
>> PEOPLE WAITING IN THEIR CARS 
FOR HOURS FOR TESTS IN STATES 
LIKE TEXAS AND ARIZONA
FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THEY WILL LAUNCH SURGE TESTING
IN HARD-HIT CITIES, WITH A GOAL 
OF 5,000 FREE TEXTS A DAY.
>> VACCINE MAKER NOVAVAX SAYS 
THE U.S. WILL PAY THEM
$1.6 BILLION TO DELIVER 100 
MILLION DOSES OF A VACCINE BY 
EARLY NEXT YEAR.
>> UNTIL WE HAVE THAT VACCINE,
PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO WEAR
MASKS IN PUBLIC.
AND THAT IS LEADING TO TANTRUMS 
AND OUTBURSTS, LIKE THIS ONE, IN
FLORIDA.
>> I FEEL THREATENED
BACK OFF
THREATEN ME AGAIN!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THE MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE,
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED THAT
HE HAS BEEN FIRED.
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE WALMART AND
TARGET ARE ASKING GOVERNORS TO
REQUIRE MASKS, STATEWIDE
THEY SAY DIFFERENCES IN LOCAL 
RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>> ON STATEN ISLAND, 60-YEAR-OLD
SYLVESTER FLOREZ BEAT COVID 
AFTER THREE MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL
DOCTORS ARE HOPEFUL THERE WILL
BE A LOT MORE OF THESE SUCCESS
STORIES AS ICUs FILL UP, AGAIN
HERE'S NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK.
>> Reporter: A TALE OF TWO
GRAPHS
ON THE ONE HAND, A DISTURBING 
RISE IN NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES.
ON THE OTHER, THE HEARTENING
NEWS THAT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS
IS GOING DOWN.
FROM MORE THAN 2,000 A DAY IN 
MAY, TO NOW ROUGHLY 300.
BUT NEITHER GRAPH, ALONE, TELLS 
THE FULL STORY
WE REACHED OUT TO FIVE DOCTORS
IN HARD-HIT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY
TO FIND OUT WHAT'S BEHIND THE 
NUMBERS.
TESTING.
THE COUNTRY IS GETTING BETTER AT
FINDING THE VIRUS.
IN EARLY APRIL, 1,000 PEOPLE A
DAY WERE BEING TESTED.
TODAY, THE NUMBER IS ROUGHLY
600,000.
BUT IT DOESN'T ENTIRELY EXPLAIN 
HOW QUICKLY THE CASE NUMBERS ARE
GOING UP. 
>> HOW MUCH DOES INCREASED
TESTING IN ARIZONA EXPLAIN AN 
INCREASE IN THE CASES?
>> NOT AT ALL.
IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX, IT'S 20 
OR 24% IS THE PERCENT POSITIVE
FOR THE NEW TESTS FOR COVID-19
THAT IS A TERRIBLE -- IT'S A
TERRIBLE NUMBER.
>> AGE IS ANOTHER FACTOR
FEWER PEOPLE ARE DYING, EXPERTS 
SAY, BECAUSE YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING THE VIRUS.
>> YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT.
THEY'RE VISITING PLACES THAT
HAVE REOPENED.
THEY ARE GOING TO PARTIES,
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE TAKING
SOME RISKS. 
>> IN ARIZONA, AT LEAST HALF OF 
ALL POSITIVE CASES ARE IN PEOPLE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 44.
>> THEY, ABSOLUTELY, ARE
SPREADING THIS TO THOSE WHO ARE 
IN THEIR 60s, 70s, 80s, AND IN
MORE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
>> DEATHS WILL ALSO LAG BEHIND
CASES.
>> WE'RE GENERALLY SEEING THAT
PATIENTS ARE BECOMING SYM
SYMPTOMATIC BY DAY EIGHT AND
NINE
COMPLICATIONS FROM COVID AND
MORTALITY CAN LAG SEVERAL WEEKS.
>> ALSO, KEEPING DEATH NUMBERS
DOWN, BETTER TREATMENT. 
>> INITIALLY, WE WERE INTUBATING
EVERYONE
AND THEN, WE WERE FINDING, YOU
KNOW WHAT, THERE'S SOME OTHER 
OXYGEN TREATMENT THERAPIES. 
>> NOW, WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO 
AVOID INTUBATION AS LONG AS WE
CAN BECAUSE IT WAS HURTING
PEOPLE'S LUNGS
WE USE PRONING, WHICH IS PUTTING
PEOPLE ON THEIR STOMACHS AND
THAT'S BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY 
HELPFUL.
>> AND NEW DRUGS LIKE THE 
ANTIVIRAL REMDESIVIR, SHORTENING
HOSPITAL STAYS, AS WELL AS A
STEROID FOR LUNG INFECTIONS.
WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED THE 
COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE THE DEATH
RATE, DR. FAUCI WARNED AMERICANS
NOT TO FALL INTO A FALSE
COMPLACENCY.
>> IT'S A FALSE NARRATIVE TO
TAKE COMFORT IN -- IN A LOWER 
RATE OF DEATH.
>> AS FOR THE EXPERTS WE SPOKE
TO, WE ASKED THEM ALL THE SAME
QUESTION. 
>> DO YOU EXPECT THE DEATH RATE 
TO GO UP
>> YES, I DO. 
>> IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. 
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DIE 
FROM COVID WILL CONTINUE TO 
INCREASE. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD SAY 
YES.
>> YES, IT WILL.
>> ALL FIVE, REACHING AN
UNSETTLING CONSENSUS
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS. 
>> IT'S A QUESTION ON EVERY 
PARENT'S MIND RIGHT NOW.
WILL THEIR KIDS RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM THIS FALL?
WELL, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS READY
TO END THAT DEBATE
VOWING TO PRESSURE STATES TO
REOPEN SCHOOLS, EVEN AS 
CORONAVIRUS CASES HIT RECORD
HIGHS IN THE U.S
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
ALICE BARR, JOINING US NOW WITH 
MORE
ALICE, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS TYPICALLY AN ISSUE LEFT 
TO GOVERNORS AND LOCAL LEADERS. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
YEAH
AND THIS COMES BACK TO SOMETHING
WE'VE BEEN SEEING ALL ALONG 
THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP KIND OF PITTING 
HIMSELF AGAINST GOVERNORS, LOCAL
LEADERS, AND SOME CASES, SAYING 
HE HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO
MAKE THE DECISIONS
THOUGH, REALLY, CONSTITUTIONAL
EXPERTS SAY, IN MOST CASES, IT
IS UP TO THE STATES.
UP TO THE LOCAL LEVEL.
SO, EACH DISTRICT IS NOW
WRESTLING WITH THIS QUESTION OF 
HOW AND WHEN THEY CAN REOPEN
SAFELY
THERE WAS AN EVENT YESTERDAY AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE, WHERE PRESIDENT
TRUMP BASICALLY LAID OUT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYING THEY
THINK THAT THE SOCIAL AND THE 
EDUCATIONAL COST OF KEEPING KIDS
OUT OF SCHOOL ANY LONGER WILL BE
WORSE THAN THE VIRUS, ITSELF
AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS DOES RECOMMEND THAT
KIDS TRY TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL, 
IN PERSON IF POSSIBLE.
BUT HERE IS THE ISSUE.
THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT OFFER
ANY CONCRETE POLICIES OR ANY NEW
FUNDING TO HELP SCHOOLS 
RESTRUCTURE.
TO ALLOW FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING
IN CLASSROOMS, ON SCHOOL BUSES, 
THAT KIND OF THING
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE LEFT UP TO
THE DISTRICTS.
AND MANY MEDICAL EXPERTS ARE
SAYING COMMUNITIES REALLY NEED
TO GET THE VIRUS UNDER CONTROL, 
BEFORE THEY CAN THINK SERIOUSLY 
ABOUT SCHOOLS.
BUT HEAR DIRECTLY FROM PRESIDENT
TRUMP WHAT HE IS SAYING THE 
PRESSURE HE'S GOING TO BE 
PUTTING ON LOCAL LEADERS TO GET 
THIS DONE.
>> WE HOPE THAT MOST SCHOOLS ARE
GOING TO BE OPEN
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE
POLITICAL STATEMENTS OR DO IT 
FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD
FOR THEM POLITICALLY, SO THEY 
KEEP THE SCHOOLS CLOSED.
NO WAY
SO WE'RE, VERY MUCH, GOING TO 
PUT PRESSURE ON GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE TO OPEN THE
SCHOOLS.
TO GET 'EM OPEN AND IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE 
WELLBEING OF THE STUDENT AND THE
PARENTS.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A 
LOT OF PRESSURE ON OPEN YOUR
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS -- IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS,
AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN
>> SOME STATES, LIKE IN FLORIDA,
WHERE CASES ARE SOARING, THEY 
HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO BRING STUDENTS BACK
TO THE CLASSROOM IN AUGUST
OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING AT
MORE OF A HYBRID SYSTEM.
WHERE SOME KIDS WOULD WORK FROM 
HOME, ONLINE
AND SOME WOULD BE PRESENT IN THE
CLASSROOM.
BUT THERE ARE JUST A LOT OF 
HURDLES TO STILL FIGURE OUT FOR 
THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
BACK TO YOU, PHILLIP AND
FRANCES.
>> ALL THOSE QUESTIONS WANTING
ANSWERED FROM ALL THOSE PARENTS 
OUT THERE.
ALICE BARR FOR US, THANK YOU, 
ALICE.
>> FOLLOWING THE UNITED STATES, 
BRAZIL HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST 
NUMBER OF COVID CASES.
AT LEAST 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE 
DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
BUT THE GOVERNMENT STOPPED
REPORTING SOME STATISTICS LAST
MONTH.
AND AFTER DOWNPLAYING THE RISK, 
PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO
REVEALED THAT HE TESTED 
POSITIVE
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS TEST RESULT, BOLSONARO
REMOVED HIS MASK AND SAID THAT
HE IS FINE
>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY 
OF THE EXPLOSIVE, NEW BOOK BY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NIECE BEFORE
IT HITS SHELVES.
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER REPORTS ON
THE BOOK'S MOST SHOCKING CLAIMS.
>> Reporter: IN HER NEW TELL-ALL
BOOK, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
ESTRANGED NIECE MARY TRUMP
MINCES NO WORDS EXPLAINING HER
MOTIVATIONS.
I HAD TO TAKE DONALD DOWN, SHE
WRITES, ABOUT WHY SHE GAVE THE
PRES
PRESIDENT'S TAX DOCUMENTS TO
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" ADDING IF
HE IS AFFORDED A SECOND TERM, IT
WOULD BE THE END OF AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY.
HER UNCLE MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA
OF A NARCISSIST AND IN HER BOOK 
OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, DETAILS A 
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY WITH A DAD 
WHO WAS SO DOMINEERING FRED 
TRUMP SR., QUOTE, PERVERTED HIS 
SON'S PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD 
AND DAMAGED HIS ABILITY TO LIVE 
IN IT.
MARY TRUMP IS THE DAUGHTER OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S OLDER BROTHER,
FRED JR., WHO SHE SAYS, WAS 
OFTEN MOCKED, EVEN ZOSCORNED BY
HIS FATHER
WHO SHE WRITES ONCE SAID DONALD 
IS WORTH TEN OF YOU.
>> I HAD A BROTHER FRED.
GREAT GUY.
BEST-LOOKING GUY
BUT HE HAD A PROBLEM
HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL.
>> MS. TRUMP, ALSO, CLAIMS THE
PRESIDENT'S SISTER, A RETIRED 
FEDERAL JUDGE, SAID OF HIS
CANDIDACY, HE IS A CLOWN
THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN
AND ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S BOASTS
ABOUT HIS BRILLIANCE
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M A
TOTALLY BRILLIANT HUMAN BEING.
I THINK I'M THE SMARTEST PERSON.
>> MS. TRUMP CLAIMS HER UNCLE 
CHEATED ON HIS S.A.T., PAYING A 
FRIEND TO TAKE IT FOR HIM.
AN ALLEGATION THE WHITE HOUSE 
CALLS COMPLETELY FALSE
MARY TRUMP CONTESTED HER
GRANDFATHER'S WILL AND BLAMED 
THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER 
RELATIVES FOR HER NOT GETTING A 
LARGER INHERITANCE
THE WHITE HOUSE DISMISSING HER
BOOK AS WRITTEN IN HER OWN
SELF-INTEREST, SAYING THE 
PRESIDENT'S FATHER WAS WARM AND 
VERY GOOD TO HIM. 
>> IT'S RIDICULOUS, ABSURD
ALLEGATIONS, THAT HAVE ABSOLUTE 
NO BEARING IN TRUTH.
HAVE YET TO SEE THE BOOK BUT IT 
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S BROTHER IS 
TRYING TO BLOCK THE BOOK'S
PUBLICATION IN STATE COURT
STILL, THE PUBLISHER SAYS THAT
WILL NOT STOP IT FROM BEING 
RELEASED
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT, PETER.
THANK YOU.
>>> MEANWHILE, MELANIA TRUMP'S
FORMER FRIEND, RIGHT-HAND, AND
CONFIDANTE, IS WRITING A TELL 
ALL OF HER OWN, DUE OUT 
SEPTEMBER 1st.
STEPHANIE'S BOOK TITLED "MELANIA
AND ME" WILL COVER THE BEGINNING
OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP THROUGH THE 
PLANNING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATION AND HER VERY ABRUPT
DEPARTURE FROM THE EAST WING IN 
2018. 
>> NBC METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA 
WEBB, GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP AND
FRANCES.
IT'S STILL VERY STEAMY OUTSIDE
LOOK AT THIS AIR
IT IS DEFINITELY BLAZING ACROSS 
TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION
76 DEGREES IS THE FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURE ACROSS AREAS OF THE 
NORTHEAST.
AND TODAY, DAYTIME HIGHS, STILL 
GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE LOWER
90s.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY
SPARKING UP THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TO THE UPPER MIDWEST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE' A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO, 94 FOR DALLAS.
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY CLEAR THIS
AFTERNOON.
BUT THE STORMS AND THAT COLD
FRONT MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE 
MIDATLANTIC.
SOME TORRENTIAL RAIN THIS 
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
BURLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON, LOWER
TO MID-80s
AND WHEN WILL WE SEE RELIEF?
HAVE ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. 
>> WE'RE READY FOR IT.
THANK YOU, JANESSA
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, A MAN
FENDED OFF ONE OF THE DEADLIEST 
SNAKES IN THE WORLD WHILE 
DRIVING.
HE USED A WORK KNIFE TO KILL THE
VENOMOUS SNAKE IN HIS TRUCK.
>> THERE IS A PUSH IN NEW YORK
TO RENAME THE BARCLAY CENTER
AFTER JACKIE ROBINSON.
GOT TO PLAY FOR THE DODGERS FROM
1947 TO 1956. 
>> AND BIG
>>> A PHOENIX MAN IS BEING
HAILED A HERO AFTER HE SPRUNG 
INTO ACTION AND CAUGHT A
3-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS DROPPED
FROM A BURNING APARTMENT
BUILDING
OFFICIALS SAY THE CHILD'S MOTHER
TOSSED HIM OFF THE BALCONY
SMOKE AND FLAMES ENGULFED THE 
APARTMENT LAST WEEK.
FORMER MARINE LEAPT TO THE
RESCUE
POLICE SAY THE TODDLER ALONG
WITH HIS 8-YEAR-OLD SISTER
SUFFERED BURNS AND ARE IN 
SERIOUS CONDITION.
SADLY, THOUGH, THE MOTHER DID 
NOT SURVIVE.
THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
>>> TWO PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR 
DEFACING A BLACK LIVES MATTER 
MURAL.
NICOLLE ANDERSON AND DAVID
NELSON ARE BEING CHARGED WITH 
THREE MISDEMEANOR COUNTS, 
INCLUDING A HATE CRIME, AFTER 
BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA BY A 
WITNESS USING BLACK PAINT TO
COVER UP THE MURAL WHICH WAS
PERMITTED BY THE CITY.
THE MURAL WAS PAINTED JULY 4th
AND WAS VANDALIZED WITHIN AN
HOUR OF COMPLETION. 
>> NOW, TO A BLOCKBUSTER TRIAL
INVOLVING HOLLYWOOD ACTOR JOHNNY
DEPP
THE STAR IS SUING BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER THE SUN FOR LIBEL OVER
A 2018 ARTICLE THAT CALLED HIM A
WIFEBEATER
THE BRITISH TABLOIDS THIS 
MORNING HEADLINING THE EXPLOSIVE
DETAILS.
CHAPMAN, THERE'S SOME BOMBSHELL 
CLAIMS HERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, FRANCES
NOW, ONE OF THE TABLOIDS HERE 
SAYING, NOW, THAT IS IS 
HOLLYWOOD BLOCK BURST.
WE ALSO HAVE BLOOD FEUD FROM THE
SUN.
AND AMBER CUT OFF MY FINGERTIP
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.
SEEMS NO DOUBT THIS WAS A 
VOLATILE RELATIONSHIP.
THE QUESTION REMAINS WHO WAS THE
MAIN INSTIGATOR OF ANY VIOLENCE 
IN THE MARRIAGE?
THE LAWSUIT, FOCUSING ON AN 
ARTICLE IN "THE SUN TABLOID"
BRANDING JOHNNY DEPP A WIFE 
BEATER
HE SAYS HE IS TRYING TO CLEAR 
HIS NAME
REPORTS FROM INSIDE THE HIGH
COURT HAVE DEPP BRANDING HIS
EX-WIFE AS THE ONE WHO DIRECTED 
ABUSE AT HIM
SAYING SHE WAS PUNCHING HIM IN
THE FACE ON A FLIGHT ONCE.
HE HAD TO LOCK HIMSELF IN THE 
BATHROOM OF THE PLANE TO GET
AWAY FROM HER WHERE HE ENDED UP 
SLEEPING FOR THE NIGHT
AND THAT SHE ATTACKED HIM WITH A
BOTTLE OF VODKA, CUTTING OFF
PART OF HIS FINGERTIP, THAT SHE 
CLAIMS HE DID WHEN HE SLAMMED A 
MOBILE PHONE AGAINST THE WALL.
AND ALSO, SOME REALLY DISGUSTING
COMMENTARY COMING FROM THE COURT
THAT HE SAYS HE KNEW THE
RELATIONSHIP WAS OVER WHEN HE 
FOUND THAT, EITHER HERD OR ONE
OF HER FRIENDS POSSIBLY 
DEFECATED INTO HIS BED
SO WE'RE HEARING SOME REAL
BOMBSHELL CLAIMS OUT OF THIS
ALSO, SOME REAL FOCUS ON HIS
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, WHICH HE
ADMITTED HE STARTED FROM A YOUNG
AGE BUT THAT HE IS NOT A WIFE 
BEATER
THIS IS JUST DAY ONE OF WHAT IS 
EXPECTED TO BE A THREE-WEEK 
COURT HEARING, HERE, AT THE HIGH
COURT.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE COMES
FROM THIS TESTIMONY.
BUT, SO FAR, IT'S TURNING INTO A
HOL
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTE
>>> THAT MOMENT THERE BROKE ME
AND JUST, TOTALLY PUT ME IN MY
FEELS.
AND -- AND IT JUST SHOWED THE 
POWER AND THE UNITY AND THE 
LOVE, COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING,
THAT WE ALL HAVE FOR ONE
ANOTHER.
THE SPORT OF NASCAR WHERE A LOT 
OF PEOPLE HAVE THEIR DOUBTS 
ABOUT, WE SHOW THIS TYPE OF 
UNITY AND LOVE AND
UNDERSTANDING.
>> POWERFUL WORDS FROM BUBBA
WALLACE PRAISING THE SUPPORT
FROM NASCAR AND HIS FELLOW
DRIVERS DURING THE BLACK LIVES
MATTER MOVEMENT IN AN INTERVIEW 
WITH ACTOR ANTHONY ANDERSON.
HE SAID THE WORDS THERE.
I MEAN, IT'S ABOUT UNITY, 
DESPITE ANYONE TRYING TO SOW
DISCORD, INCLUDING THE
PRESIDENT.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
TEMPERATURES STILL ROARING THIS 
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, NEW 
DETAILS ON THE CASE OF JEFFREY
EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE
AS GHISLAINE MAXWELL GETS READY 
FOR HER BAIL HEARING AND
ARRAIGNMENT NEXT WEEK, BRITISH
NEWSPAPER THE SUN REPORTS 
MAXWELL IS DEMANDING THE EPSTEIN
ESTATE PAY FOR HER LEGAL FEES.
EPSTEIN'S LAWYERS REPORTEDLY
FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS.
THE CASE IS DELAYED UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER.
BUT IN A SEPARATE CASE, DEUTSCHE
BANK WAS HIT WITH A $150 MILLION
PENALTY FINE
SAYING IT FAILED TO MONITOR 
SUSPICIOUS ACCOUNT ACTIVITY ON
EPSTEIN'S ACCOUNT.
THE PENALTY INCLUDES ALLEGED
MONEY LAUNDERING LINKED TO TWO
OTHER BANKS.
>> ATLANTA POLICE HAVE
IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT WHO THEY 
BELIEVE IS CONNECTED TO THE 
SHOOTING DEATH OF SECORIEA
TURNER
POLICE SAY AT LEAST THREE 
SUSPECTS WERE INVOLVED IN TURNER
ES A DEATH
THE 8-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT WHEN HER
FAMILY'S VEHICLE APPROACHED A 
MAKESHIFT ROADBLOCK WITH
NUMEROUS ARMED MEN
AUTHORITIES OFFERING A $20,000
REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION ON 
THE CASE
TYLER PERRY HAS OFFERED TO PAID 
FOR TURNER'S FUNERAL EXPENSES.
>> "THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS 
THE BLACK BIRDWATCHER WHO 
CLAIMED A WOMAN CALLED 911 SAYS 
HE WILL NOT COOPERATE AGAINST 
HER.
AMY COOPER LOST HER JOB AND NOW 
FACES CHARGES OF FILING A FALSE 
REPORT
HE HAS ALREADY PAID A STEEP 
PRICE AND THAT, QUOTE, BRINGING 
HER MORE MISERY JUST SEEMS LIKE 
PILING ON.
HE SAYS THE DA CAN PURSUE 
CHARGES, WITHOUT HIM. 
>> HAMILTON CREATOR IS
RESPONDING TO CRITICISM OF THE
SHOW AS IT HITS DISNEY PLUS.
CALLING ALL CRITICISM OF THE
MUSICAL VALID WHEN RESPONDING TO
A VIEWER ON TWITTER.
FANS AND CRITICS ARE EXAMINING
THE SHOW'S PORTRAYAL OF THE 
FOUNDING FATHERS IN REGARD TO 
THEIR USE OF SLAVERY AS IT DRAWS
HUGE NUMBERS
MIRANDA SAYS HE DID HIS BEST TO 
FIT AS MUCH AS HE COULD INTO
THAT TWO AND A HALF HOUR
MUSICAL.
>> MAYBE THERE'S A PART TWO 
RIGHT THERE THAT HE MAY START 
RIGH
WRITING NOW.
MIGHT AS WELL.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT, EVERY SINGLE
FOUNDING FATHER THAT'S PORTRAYED
IN THAT IS A PERSON OF COLOR. 
>> YES
YES.
>> YOU KNOW, SO HE DID BREAK
SOME BOUNDARIES DOING THAT
DOING SOMETHING NEW, YOU KNOW?
>> MAYBE, THERE WILL BE SOME
KIND OF PART TWO
YOU KNOW, SPUR THAT.
THE WORLD'S FASTEST MAN HUSSEIN 
BOLT PUBLICLY REVEAL THEIR
DAUGHTER'S NAME AND OLYMPIA 
LIGHTNING BOLT
BORN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THE 
COUPLE WAITED UNTIL HER BIRTHDAY
TO SHARE THE NEWS ON INSTAGRAM
AND TWITTER.
IT'S APPROPRIATE BECAUSE HER
2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S NAMED 
ALEXIS OLYMPIA
>>> THIS MORNING ANOTHER
STAGGERING MILESTONE
THE U.S. SURPASSES 3 MILLION
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS WITH 37
STATES SEEING A RISE IN POSITIVE
RESULTS.
THE SURGE PUTTING A STRAIN ON 
TESTING AND CAUSING MAJOR 
SHORTAGES.
>> THE SHOCKING CELL PHONE VIDEO
PHOENIX POLICE OPENING FIRE ON A
PARKED CAR
THE MAN INSIDE KILLED.
HIS SUPPORTERS SAY POLICE AREN'T
TELLING THE FULL STORY
THE GROWING OUTRAGE.
>> OVERNIGHT, FIRST THE TEACHER 
WHO GOT NATIONAL ATTENTION WITH 
A STUDENT MARY KAYLE LATERNAEU 
HAS DIED
>> HOW CLEAN IS THE AIR YOU 
BREATHE IN AN AIRPLANE
THE SURPRISING NEW RESULT.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M FRANCES 
RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED FORMER TEACHER 
MARY KAYE LATERNO HAS DIED AFTER
A BATTLE WITH COLON CANCER
SHE CAPTURED HEADLINES FOR HER
ILL IS IT AFFAIR WITH A STUDENT.
SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF RAPPING 
BILLY FALEAU AND HAD HIS CHILD
AND MARRIED HIM AFTER SHE GOT 
OUT OF JAIL.
THEY HAD ANOTHER CHILD AND
SEPARATED IT IN 2017
THE FATHER CARED FOR HER DURING 
THE FINAL MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY WAS 58 YEARS OLD.
>> TURNING TO THE LATEST ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE NUMBER
OF CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES
IN THE UNITED STATES IS NOW OVER
3 MILLION.
THAT GRIM MILESTONE WAS REACHED 
AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 
FORMALLY GAVE NOTICE TO WITHDRAW
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION OVER ITS RESPONSE
TO COVID
THE COUNTRY THAT IS SECOND TO 
AMERICA IN THE NUMBER OF
INFECTIONS IS BRAZIL
THE GOVERNMENT HAS STOPPED
REPORTING ACCURATE NUMBERS, BUT 
AT LEAST 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE 
DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
AND AFTER DOWNPLAYING THE RISK, 
PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO
REVEALED HE TESTED POSITIVE.
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS TEST RESULT, BOLSONARO
REMOVED HIS MASK AND SAID THAT
HE IS FINE
>> MASK REQUIREMENTS IN THE U.S.
HAVE LED TO A LOT OF OUTBURSTS
IN STORES.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FROM A
COSTCO IN FLORIDA.
>> BACK OFF!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THAT MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
AN INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED
THAT HE HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE WALMART AND
TARGET ARE ASKING GOVERNORS TO
REQUIRE MASKS STATEWIDE.
THEY SAY THE DIFFERENCES IN 
LOCAL RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>> FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE 
CREATING SURGE TESTING SPOTS
WITH A GOAL OF TESTING 5,000
PEOPLE A DAY IN HOT SPOTS WHERE 
THE SPREAD IS OUT OF CONTROL
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: IN JUST THIS FIRST 
WEEK OF JULY, A STACGGERING NEW 
RECORD OF INFECTIONS, MORE THAN 
3 MILLION CASES.
>> WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF ROOM
>> Reporter: TEXAS, ARIZONA AND 
FLORIDA ARE SEEING A STRAIN ON
I.C.U. BEDS.
THE SICKEST WHO ARRIVE MAY NEVER
LEAVE.
>> THESE PATIENTS WHEN THEY COME
IN, IF YOU DON'T HUG YOUR FAMILY
MEMBER LIKE RIGHT THEN, WHO IS
TO SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE HUG 
THEM AGAIN
>> Reporter: WITH NEW CASES 
CLIMBING IN 37 STATES, THIS 
SCENE ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HECTOR SALAZAR SLEEPING IN HIS
CAR OVERNIGHT TO BE TESTED
>> IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT I
CAME, I GOT THE LINE LIKE 50 OR 
60 CARS AND NO CHANCE.
>> Reporter: THE NATION'S 
LARGEST TESTING SITE, DODGER
STADIUM, SHUTDOWN FOR DAYS
LINES FORMED AT DAWN IN NEW 
ORLEANS, BUT TESTS RAN OUT 5
MINUTES AFTER DOORS OPENED
IN PHOENIX WHERE THE TEMPERATURE
SOARED INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS,
IT CAN TAKE EIGHT HOURS TO GET A
TEST, AND TEN BUSINESS DAYS TO
GET RESULTS.
>> WE ASK FOR A LITTLE
UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE
>> Reporter: MANY OF THE
INFECTED ARE ASYMPTOMATIC, LIKE 
TH
ATALANTA'S MAYOR WHO HAS NO IDEA
HOW SHE CAUGHT IT.
>> WE'VE TAKEN ALL THE
PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN POSSIBLY
TAKE
>> Reporter: AS CALIFORNIA SOARS
ABOVE 275,000 CASES, OVERWHELMED
HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF
THE STATE ARE MOVING PATIENTS 
SEVEN HOURS AWAY
IT COMES AS VACCINE MAKER 
NOVAVAX SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WILL
PAY THEM $1.6 BILLION TO
EXPEDITE 100 MILLION DOSES OF A 
COVID VACCINE BY EARLY NEXT 
YEAR
BIOTECH COMPANY REGENERON IS NOW
BEGINNING LATE-STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS OF AN ANTIBODY COCKTAIL
TO PREVENT AND TREAT THE
DISEASE.
BUT IN STATEN ISLAND, 
60-YEAR-OLD SYLVESTER FLORES
BEAT COVID ON HIS OWN, RELEASED 
AFTER THREE MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL
>> 93 DAYS IS SOMETHING WE CAN'T
IMAGINE.
>> Reporter: FOR ONE FAMILY, A
HAPPY HOMECOMING, WHILE SO MANY 
OTHERS ARE STILL IN THE FIGHT OF
THEIR LIVES.
ACROSS THE NATION, TESTING
REMAINS A BIG CONCERN.
NOT JUST THE LONG LINES, BUT THE
LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME IT CAN 
TAKE TO GET RESULTS BACK
FRANCES?
>> OKAY, MIGUEL, THANK YOU
>> IT'S A QUESTION ON EVERY 
PARENT'S MIND RIGHT NOW.
WILL THEIR KIDS RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM THIS FALL?
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS READY TO END 
THAT DEBATE, VOWING TO PRESSURE 
STATES TO REOPEN SCHOOLS, EVEN
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES HIT RECORD 
HIGHS IN THE U.S
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
ALICE BARR JOINING US NOW WITH
MORE
ALICE, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS TYPICALLY AN ISSUE LEFT 
TO GOVERNORS AND LOCAL LEADERS
>> Reporter: YES, PHILLIP.
THIS IS THE KIND OF BACK AND
FORTH WE'VE SEEN THROUGH THE
PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP FREQUENTLY
TRYING TO ASSERT HIS POWER, 
SAYING, YOU KNOW, EARLIER IN
THIS FIGHT THAT HE HAD THE
ULTIMATE AUTHORITY IN MAKING
DECISIONS OVER WHAT HAPPENS AT
THE STATE LEVEL.
THAT WAS FOR REOPENING
BUSINESSES
BUT FOR SCHOOLS THERE IS EVEN 
MORE, YOU KNOW, LAYERS OF 
BUREAUCRACY INVOLVED HERE.
YOU HAVE NOT JUST THE GOVERNORS,
BUT YOU HAVE EACH INDIVIDUAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS MAKING
WRENCHING DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO
SAFELY REOPEN, THINGS LIKE HOW
TO DISTANCE KIDS IN THE 
CLASSROOM, HOW TO DISTANCE THEM 
ON SCHOOL BUSES.
PRESIDENT TRUMP, THOUGH, HAS
BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT HE WANTS 
KIDS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM
FOR ONE THING IT'S DIFFICULT FOR
PARENTS TO GO BACK TO WORK WHEN 
THEIR KIDS ARE STILL AT HOME
SO THAT'S CENTRAL TO HIS MESSAGE
OF REOPENING THE ECONOMY
BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS 
ALSO SAYING THAT THE RISKS FOR
CHILDREN IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND 
EDUCATIONAL DRAWBACKS ARE 
GREATER THAN POTENTIALLY THE
VIRUS ITSELF IF THEY REMAIN OUT 
OF THE CLASSROOM
THE AMERICAN AECADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS HAS RECOMMENDED KIDS 
GO BACK TO SCHOOL IN PERSON IF
POSSIBLE
BUT DURING AN EVENT ON THIS 
TOPIC YESTERDAY, THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION DID NOT OFFER ANY
CONCRETE POLICIES OR CRITICALLY 
ANY NEW FUNDING TO HELP SCHOOLS 
RESTRUCTURE AND REOPEN SAFELY.
DESPITE THAT, HERE IS WHAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID ABOUT HOW
HE IS GOING TO PRESS INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATES TO
REOPEN
>> WE HOPE THAT MOST SCHOOLS ARE
GOING TO BE OPEN
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE
POLITICAL STATEMENTS OR DO IT 
FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
I THINK IT'S GOOD TO BE GOOD FOR
THEM POLITICALLY SO THEY KEEP 
THE SCHOOLS CLOSED
NO WAY
SO WE ARE VERY MUCH GOING TO PUT
PRESSURE ON GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE TO OPEN THE
SCHOOLS TO GET THEM OPEN, AND 
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE 
WELL-BEING OF THE STUDENT AND 
THE PARENTS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A
LOT OF PRESSURE ON OPEN YOUR
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS AS
SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN.
>> Reporter: AND EACH DISTRICT
IS COMING UP WITH ITS OWN 
APPROACH
IN FLORIDA, WHERE CASES HAVE
BEEN SOARING, THE GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCED THAT HE WANTS KIDS
BACK IN THE CLASSROOM FULL TIME 
STARTING IN AUGUST
MANY OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING
AT SORT OF A HYBRID APPROACH
WHERE THERE WOULD BE SOME ONLINE
EDUCATION AND SOME IN-PERSON, 
BUT AGAIN, IT'S JUST WRENCHING
DECISIONS THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL
IS TRYING TO MAKE AND A 
PATCHWORK OF CHALLENGES ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
>> PATCHWORK IS A GOOD WAY TO 
PUT IT
ALICE BARR FOR US.
THANK YOU, ALICE
>> THERE IS OUTRAGE IN PHOENIX
AFTER AN OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED
A MAN IN A PARKED CAR.
THE LATEST INCIDENT SPARKING
OUTRAGE OVER POLICE TACTICS.
THE VIDEO IS DISTURBING.
>> Reporter: FRANCES, THE 
PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
FACING MOUNTING SCRUTINY AFTER
ANOTHER OFFICER-INVOLVED
SHOOTING DEATH
THE TENSE CONFRONTATION CAPTURED
ON A BYSTANDER'S CELL PHONE 
CAMERA ON THE 4th OF JULY.
>> DON'T SHOOT" 
>> Reporter: OFFICERS SHOUTING
INTO A PARKED CAR AND FIRING A
BARRAGE OF BULLETS
[ GUNSHOTS ]
[ BLEEP ] 
>> Reporter: THE VIDEO DOESN'T
CLEARLY SHOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 
THE MOMENTS BEFORE THE GUNFIRE
OR WHAT ELSE LED UP TO THE
INCIDENT
BUT THE MAN INSIDE THAT CAR,
28-YEAR-OLD JAMES GARCIA, DIED
>> THE OFFICERS DID NOT HAVE A
WARRANT AND APPROACHED HIM IN 
THE CARA TATSUMAING HE WAS
SOMEONE HE WASN'T.
>> Reporter: PHOENIX POLICE SAY 
THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A 911 
CALLER WHO SAID SOMEONE WAS 
THREATENING HIM WITH A KNIFE
>> YEAH, HE TRIED TO KILL ME
>> Reporter: POLICE SAY THE 
CALLER DIRECTED THEM TO A HOUSE 
AND ONCE THEY ARRIVED, THEY 
SPOKE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE 
INCLUDING GARCIA, ASKING FOR TEN
MINUTES TO LEAVE HIS CAR SO THEY
COULD SECURE THE SCENE
>> THAT'S WHEN MR. GARCIA 
DECIDED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO
INTERACT WITH OFFICERS ANY MORE,
AND HE ROLLED HIS WINDOW
THAT'S WHEN HE ARMED HIMSELF
WITH A's GUN
>> Reporter: POLICE SAY GARCIA
POINTED THE GUN AT AN OFFICER.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ONLY RELEASED
HIS BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM AN 
OFFICER WHO ARRIVED AFTER THE 
SHOOTING AND RETRIEVED A WEAPON 
FROM THE CAR
>> THE GUN IS SECURE
>>> WASN'T THERE SOME OTHER WAY 
TO HANDLE THIS THAT INVOLVED
DE-ESCALATION?
>> ONCE AGAIN, THOSE ARE THINGS 
THAT ARE GOING TO BE LOOKED AT
WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS 
COMPLETE
>> Reporter: PROTESTERS AND 
GARCIA'S FAMILY ARE DEMANDING 
ANSWERS.
>> PLEASE, LET ME GET JUSTICE 
FOR MY BROTHER
>> Reporter: THE PHOENIX POLICE 
DEPARTMENT NOW SAYS IT CAN'T
LOCATE THE ORIGINAL 911 CALLER
AND IT DID NOT FIND A KNIFE 
INSIDE CA GARCIA'S CAR
FRANCES?
>> GABE, THANK YOU
>> NEW DETAILS IN THE CASE OF 
JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED 
ACCOMPLICE
AS GHISLAINE MAXWELL GETSD READY
FOR HER ARRAIGNMENT NEXT WEEK,
THEY ARE DEMANDING EPSTEIN'S
ESTATE PAY FOR HER LEGAL FEES.
THE CASE IS DELAYED TILL
SEPTEMBER.
IN A SEPARATE CASE, DEUTSCHE
BANK WAS HIT WITH A $150 MILLION
PENALTY FINE
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL SERVICES SAID IT
FAILED TO MONITOR SUSPICIOUS
ACCOUNT ACTIVITY ON HIS ACCOUNT.
IT ALLEGES MONEY LAUNDERING 
LINKED TO TWO OTHER BANKS.
>> WE ARE NOW HERE MID WEEK.
LET'S GET A CHECK OF OUR WEATHER
WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA
WEBB TO SEE HOW HOT IT'S GOING
TO GET IN MOST OF THE COUNTRY.
>> YEAH, IT'S STILL VERY STEAMY 
ACROSS TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION 
AND TEMPERATURES ARE WELL ABOVE 
AVERAGE.
NEARLY 25 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE 
IN SOME SPOTS.
AND THAT'S GOING TO SPARK UP THE
STORMS THAT WE'RE SEEING
PRETTY CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE 
NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE
MIDWEST, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE 
ALL THE WAY TO TOMORROW 
AFTERNOON.
ALSO WATCHING TROPICAL
DEVELOPMENT OFF THE CAROLINA
COAST FOR THE NEXT FIVE TO SIX
DAYS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
NOW HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR
DAY AHEAD.
>>> TODAY ALL OF THE SUNSHINE,
95 DEGREES, BUT THE HEAT INDEX
NEAR 105 IN SOME SPOTS
FOR DETROIT ALL THE WAY TO
NORTHEAST OHIO, MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES, LOW 90s
>>> SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME
RELIEF FROM THE 90s TODAY.
THAT'S COMING UP
>> I WANT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT 
THAT, JANESSA.
THANK YOU.
>> ON TUESDAY FORMER PRESIDENT
JIMMY CARTER CELEBRATED ANOTHER 
MILESTONE, HIS 74th WEDDING 
ANNIVERSARY.
JIMMY AND ROSELYN CARTER HAD
BEEN MARRIED FOR 26,765 DAYS, 
MAKING THEM THE LONGEST MARRIED 
PRESIDENTIAL COUPLE IN AMERICAN 
HISTORY.
THE CARTERS GREW UP TOGETHER IN 
PLAINS, GEORGIA, AND WERE 
MARRIED IN 1946 AFTER JIMMY 
GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. NAVAL 
ACADEMY.
CARTER IS ALSO OUR OLDEST LIVING
PRESIDENT AS FAR AS ALL THE 
MILESTONES THEY'RE HAVING AND 
THEY KEEP GOING AT IT, MAKING 
ALL THESE FAMILIES SO HAPPY WITH
THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
>>
>>> BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT, A
HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED LAST NIGHT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH AFTER FALLING AND
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED A NIGHT
IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF AN 
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAS SUFFERED FROM 
SEIZURES IN THE PAST
BUT THEY BELIEVE IT WAS 
LIGHTHEADEDNESS CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION.
>> MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE
GETTING BACK IN THE AIR THESE 
DAYS, BUT MANY ARE WONDERING
JUST WHAT IS IN THE AIR THAT
THEY BREATHE IN THOSE AIRPLANE
CABINS
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER TAKES US 
BEHIND THE SCENES.
>> Reporter: AS MORE PEOPLE GET 
BACK ON BOARD WITH AIR TRAVEL,
SO MANY ARE WONDERING HOW SAFE
IS THE AIR INSIDE THE PLANE.
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.
INSIDE THE CABIN, AIR FLOWS FROM
TOP TO BOTTOM, NOT SIDE TO SIDE 
BETWEEN PASSENGERS, MEANING IT
COMES IN FROM THE VENTS ABOVE 
AND IS SUCKED OUT THROUGH VENTS 
IN THE FLOOR
IT'S RUN THROUGH HEAVY GRADE
HELP A FILTERS SIMILAR TO THOSE 
USED IN HOSPITALS WHICH PULL OUT
99% OF PARTICLES
THAT FILTERED AIR IS MIXED WITH 
FRESH AIR FROM OUTSIDE
ON DELTA AIRLINES, THEY ARE 
CHANGING THOSE FILTERS TWICE AS 
OFTEN AS RECOMMENDED
>> YOU MAY NOTICE IT'S DIRTY ON 
THE TOP WHERE THE AIR HAS FLOWN 
INTO THE FILTER, BUT IT WILL BE 
CLEAN ON THE BOTTOM SIDE
>> Reporter: AND WHAT DOES THAT 
SHOW US?
>> IT SHOWS US THAT THE FILTER
IS WORKING
>> Reporter: AND OWN EVERY
AIRLINE, THE AN ENTIRELY NEW
BATCH OF AIR FLOWS INTO THE 
CABIN 2 TO 4 MINUTES
>> THE AIR QUALITY IS QUITE GOOD
ON AN AIRPLANE, BETTER THAN 
YOU'D FIND IN MOST INDOOR 
ENVIRONMENTS
>> Reporter: THE AIR ON THE 
AIRPLANE IS CLEANER THAN YOU
WOULD FIND INSIDE OF A GROCERY
STORE?
>> YEAH, IT'S CLEANER THAN
PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE'S HOMES OR 
IN SCHOOLS
>> Reporter: HARVARD RESEARCHER 
DR. JOSEPH ALLEN STUDIES
AIRPLANE AIR QUALITY
>>> DOES THE FACT I'M SITTING IN
SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SOMEBODY
ALMOST KIND OF TAKE AWAY THE
BENEFIT THAT YOU GET FROM CLEAN 
AIR?
>> IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY TAKE
AWAY THE BENEFIT OF CLEAN AIR,
BUT CERTAINLY WE CAN'T DO ALL 
THE PHYSICAL DISTANCING WE'D
WANT TO ON AN AIRPLANE
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY OTHER 
PRECAUTIONS ARE SO CRUCIAL
HERE ON THE DELTA PLANE, WHAT 
YOU'RE WATCHING BEHIND ME IS AN 
SANITIZATION SPRAY
CREWS COME ON BOARD AND SPRAY 
DOWN THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN
EVERY SINGLE FLIGHT.
EVERY SURFACE WIPED DOWN
MASKS REQUIRED
HOPING T
>>> A MAN IN PHOENIX IS BEING 
HAILED A HERO AFTER HE SPRUNG 
INTO ACTION AND CAUGHT A
3-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS DROPPED
FROM A BURNING APARTMENT
BUILDING
THE BOY'S MOTHER WHO DIED IN
THAT FIRE TOSSED HIM OFF THE
BALCONY AS SMOKE AND FLAMES 
ENGULFED THE APARTMENT
POLICE SAY THE TODDLER ALONG
ABOUT HIS 8-YEAR-OLD SISTER 
SUFFERED BURNS AND ARE IN 
SERIOUS CONDITION.
>> LET'S TURN TO NBC'S
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB AND
LEARN ABOUT THE RELIEF SO MANY
OF US ARE WAITING FOR.
HI AGAIN
>> GOOD MORNING.
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO TO 
ROAR
THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE IS 
105, 115 IN SOME SPOTS
THE NORTHEAST, LOOK AT THIS.
A DRAMATIC CHANGE.
THEY'RE BACK INTO THE LOWER TO
MID 70s.
THE HUMIDITY WILL DIE DOWN BUT
CAROLINA AND CHICAGO STILL IN 
THE 90s.
TRY NOT TO COMPLAIN.
IT COULD SNOW ANY DAY NOW.
>>> YOU'RE HAVING MULTIPLES.
I SAID, GREAT, TWINS, I'VE
ALWAYS WANTED TWINS.
>> I'M THINKING, TRIPLETTS ARE
GOING TO BE HARD WORK.
THEN HE SAID FOUR.
OKAY, FIVE
>> YEP
AND THERE'S A SIXTH.
>> SOUNDS LIKE LeBRON, DWYANE 
WADE, IT NEVER HAPPENED.
A GROUP OF SEXTUPLETS IN KANSAS 
HAVE GRANT, ETHAN, DANIEL,
DANIELLE, SEAN AND J.C
THEY ARE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY'RE THE ONLY SEXTUPLETS.
SCHOOLS CLOSED EARLY ON, BUT
>>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY
OF THE NEW TELL-ALL BUT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NIECE BEFORE
IT HITS THE SHELVES, WHICH THE
TRUMP FAMILY SUED TO STOP.
IN IT, MARY TRUMP, WHO IS A 
PH.D. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST,
SAYS HER UNCLE'S PATHOLOGIES ARE
SO COMPLEX AND HIS BEHAVIOR SO
OFTEN INEXPLICABLE, COMING UP 
WITH AN ACCURATE AND
COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSIS WOULD 
REQUIRE A FULL BATTERY OF 
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND 
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS HE'LL
NEVER SIT FOR.
SHE ALSO CLAIMS HE PAID A FRIEND
TO TAKE HIS S.A.T. SO HE COULD
GET INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
SHE SAID IF TRUMP IS AFFORDED A 
SECOND TERM, IT WOULD BE THE END
OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THAT THE 
BOOK IS FULL OF FALSEHOODS AND
DENIES THAT THE PRESIDENT PAID
SOMEONE TO TAKE HIS S.A.T.s.
>> NOW TOA BLOCK BUSTER TRIAL 
INVOLVING HOLLYWOOD ACTOR JOHNNY
DEPP, THE STAR IS SUING BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER THE STAR -- THE SUN,
EXCUSE ME, AND THE PUBLISHER FOR
LIBEL OVER A 2018 ARTICLE THAT
CALLED HIM A WIFE BEATER
EX-ACTRESS AMBER HEARD WAS ALSO 
IN COURT
HEADLINING THE EXPLOSIVE
DETAILS, THINGS ARE REALLY
HITTING THE FAN WHEN IT COMES TO
THESE ALLEGATIONS.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT,
FRANCES.
NOW, THAT'S A HOLLYWOOD BLOCK 
BUSTER, ONE SAYS
ANOTHER SAYING, BLOOD FEUD
AND "AMBER CUT OFF MY 
FINGERTIP.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.
NO DOUBT IT SEEMS LIKE A
VOLATILE RELATIONSHIP.
THE QUESTION IS WHO WAS THE 
INSTIGATOR OF VIOLENCE IN THIS
MARRIAGE
JOHNNY DEPP SUING THE SUN FOR 
CALLING HIM A WIFE BEATER.
HE SAID HE'S NOT
HIS SOUTHERN UPBRINGING WOULD 
NOT ALLOW THAT
HIS EX-WIFE WAS DIRECTING ABUSE.
SHE PUNCHED HIM REPEATEDLY IN 
THE FACE ON A PRIVATE JET MAKING
HIM LOCK HIMSELF IN THE 
BATHROOM
AND SHE SEVERED PART OF HIS 
FINGER WHEN SHE THREW A BOTTLE
OF VODKA AT HIM.
SHE CLAIMS HE DID IT WHEN HE
SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE
WALL WITH A PHONE.
HIS FRIENDSHIPS WITH HUNTER S.
THOMPSON AND KEITH RICHARDS, AND
ALSO MARILYN MANSON.
BUT THE ONE EXPLOSIVE THING IN
COURT THAT IS ACTUALLY QUITE
DISGUSTING, HE SAYS HE KNEW THE 
MARRIAGE WAS OVER WHEN HE FOUND 
FECES IN HIS BED, POSSIBLY FROM 
HEARD OR ONE OF HIS FRIENDS 
WHICH SHE SAYS SHE CALLED A 
PRACTICAL JOKE
HE SAID HE KNEW THE MARRIAGE WAS
OVER
SO THIS IS JUST DAY ONE OF WHAT 
IS EXPECTED TO BE A THREE-WEEK
TRIAL.
WE EXPECT TO HEAR MORE TESTIMONY
FROM DEP TODAY IN THE HIGH
COURT.
FRANCES?
A ALL LEVELS OF DISTURBING WHEN 
IT COMES TO WHAT'S COMING OUT ON
DAY ONE.
CHAPMAN, THANK YOU
>> MY GOODNESS
>> MY GOODNESS IS RIGHT.
>> WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THAT FOR
YOU.
>> SURE WILL
THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR MORNING
WITH US ON "EARLY TODAY.
I'M FRANCES RIVE
>>> THE U.S. HAS OFFICIALLY 
RACED PAST 3 MILLION CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS.
STATES FACING A GROWING SHORTAGE
OF TESTS
BUT MANY ARE ASKING WHY THE 
DEATH RATE REMAINS LOW
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
MARY KAY LATERNO, THE TEACHER,
HAS DIED
DETAILS JUST AHEAD. 
>> POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A 
PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE 
SHOO
SHOOTING DEATH OF A GIRL ON 
FOURTH OF JULY. 
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, I'M
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE
CORONAVIRUS JUST AHEAD
BUT FIRST, BREAKING OVERNIGHT.
SHE WAS THE FORMER SEATTLE
TEACHER WHOSE CASE CAPTURED 
NATIONAL INFAMY.
SHE HAS DIED AFTER A SIX-MONTH
BATTLE WITH COLON CANCER
SHE HAD HIS CHILD WHILE IN
PRISON
AND AFTER SERVING SEVEN YEARS 
BEHIND BARS, THEY MARRIED AND 
HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
THEN, JUST SHY OF THEIR 12-YEAR 
ANNIVERSARY, THE TWO SEPARATED
IN 2017.
ACCORDING TO HER ATTORNEY PHILAO
CARED FOR HER DURING THE FINAL
MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY WAS 58 YEARS OLD.
>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND
TROUBLING NEW MILESTONES IN THE 
UNITED STATES.
MORE THAN 3 MILLION CASES OF
COVID-19 HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN 
THE U.S. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
TEXAS RECORDED OVER 10,000 NEW
CASES IN A SINGLE DAY.
GAVE FORMAL NOTICE TO WITHDRAWAL
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BEEN CRITICAL 
OF THE GROUP'S RESPONSE TO THE
PANDEMIC. 
>> THE COUNTRY THAT IS SECOND TO
AMERICA IN THE NUMBER OF
INFECTIONS IS BRAZIL
OVER 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE DIED
FROM CORONAVIRUS
PRESIDENT BOLSONARO REVEALED
THAT HE TESTED POSITIVE, AFTER
DOWNPLAYING THE RISK
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS POSITIVE RESULT,
BOLSONARO REMOVED HIS MASK AND
SAID THAT HE IS FINE. 
>> MASK REQUIREMENTS, HERE, IN
THE U.S., HAVE LED TO A LOT OF
OUTBURSTS IN STORES.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FROM A
COSTCO IN FLORIDA.
>> I FEEL THREATENED
BACK OFF
THREATEN ME AGAIN!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THE MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE,
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
AN INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED
THAT HE HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS, LIKE WALMART 
AND TARGET, ARE ASKING GOVERNORS
TO REQUIRE MASKS, STATEWIDE.
THEY SAY DIFFERENCES IN LOCAL 
RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>>> FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
CREATING SURGE TESTING SPOTS
WITH THE GOAL OF TESTING 5,000
PEOPLE A DAY IN HOTSPOTS WHERE
THE SPREAD IS OUT OF CONTROL
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: IN JUST THIS FIRST 
WEEK OF JULY, A STRAGERRING NEW 
RECORD NUMBER OF INFECTIONS.
MORE THAN 380,000 CASES OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
>> FRANKLY, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF
ROOM. 
>> HOSPITALS IN HOTSPOTS ARE AT 
A NEAR BREAKING POINT.
TEXAS, FLORIDA, AND ARIZONA,
SEEING A SURGE IN PATIENTS AND A
STRAIN ON ICU BEDS
THE SICKEST WHO ARRIVE MAY NEVER
LEAVE.
>> THESE PATIENTS, WHEN THEY
COME IN, IF YOU DON'T HUG 
YOUR -- YOUR -- YOUR FAMILY 
MEMBER, LIKE, RIGHT THEN, WHO'S 
TO SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO HUG THEM AGAIN?
>> WITH NEW CASES CLIMBING IN 37
STATES, THIS SCENE, ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
HECTOR SALAZAR SLEEPING IN HIS
CAR OVERNIGHT TO BE TESTED. 
>> IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT I
COMING, I GOT THE LINES, LIKE, A
50 OR 60 CARS AND NO CHANCE.
>> THE NATION'S LARGEST TESTING 
SITE, DODGER STADIUM, SHUT DOWN 
FOR DAYS
LINES FORMED AT DAWN IN NEW 
ORLEANS, BUT TESTS RAN OUT FIVE 
MINUTES AFTER DOORS OPENED
IN PHOENIX, WHERE THE 
TEMPERATURES SOARED INTO THE
TRIPLE DIGITS, IT CAN TAKE EIGHT
HOURS TO GET A TEST AND TEN 
BUSINESS DAYS TO GET RESULTS. 
>> WE ASK FOR A LITTLE
UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE. 
>> MANY OF THE INFECTED ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC, LIKE ATLANTA'S
MAYOR, WHO HAS NO IDEA WHERE OR 
HOW SHE CAUGHT COVID. 
>> I THINK IT REALLY SPEAKS TO
HOW CONTAGIOUS THIS VIRUS IS
AND WE'VE TAKEN ALL OF THE
PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU CAN
POSSIBLY TAKE.
>> AS CALIFORNIA SOARS ABOVE
275,000 CASES, OVERWHELMED
HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF
THE STATE ARE MOVING PATIENTS 
SEVEN HOURS AWAY
IT COMES AS VACCINE MAKER 
NOVAVAX SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WILL
PAY THEM $1.6 BILLION TO
EXPEDITE 100 MILLION DOSES OF A 
COVID VACCINE BY NEXT YEAR
BIOTECH COMPANY REGENERON IS NOW
BEGINNING LATE-STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS OF AN ANTIBODY COCKTAIL
TO TREAT THE DISEASE
60-YEAR-OLD SYLVESTER FLOREZ
BEAT COVID ON HIS OWN.
RELEASED AFTER 93 DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
>> WE'RE BAFFLED BUT WE'RE ALL
HERE THANKING GOD.
>> FOR ONE FAMILY, A HAPPY
HOMECOMING WHILE SO MANY OTHERS 
ARE IN THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES.
ACROSS THE NATION, TESTING
REMAINS A BIG CONCERN.
NOT JUST THE LONG LINES BUT THE 
LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME IT CAN 
TAKE TO GET RESULTS BACK
FRANCES.
>> MIG EL, THANK YOU. 
>> WITH COVID-19 CASES SURGING
IN THE U.S., PARENTS, TEACHERS, 
AND POLITICIANS ARE STILL 
DEBATING OVER SENDING KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL AND HOW TO KEEP THEM
SAFE
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE WILL
PRESSURE GOVERNORS TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL, WHILE
FLORIDA IS SET TO START 
IN-PERSON CLASSES NEXT MONTH
HERE IS NBC'S CATIE BECK. 
>> A NEW STATE ORDER NOW
DIRECTING FLORIDA SCHOOLS TO
REOPEN THEIR DOORS NEXT MONTH,
DESPITE THE SPIKE IN CASES THAT 
HAS PARTS OF THE STATE
TIGHTENING RESTRICTIONS ON
BUSINESSES. 
>> ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT HEALTH 
CONCERNS WITH THEM SENDING THEM 
BACK TO SCHOOL
>> I AM VERY WORRIED AT SAFETY
I'M WORRIED ANBOUT THE SAFETY OF
THE KIDS. 
>> THE ORDER LEAVES ROOM FOR
DISTRICTS TO DECIDE.
IN NEARBY BROWARD COUNTY, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT SAYS RETURNING IN
AUGUST WITH FULL ENROLLMENT IS
NOT REALISTIC.
>> WE WILL NEVER COMPROMISE THE 
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF.
THAT'S OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.
PERIOD. 
>> A RECENT SURVEY ASKED
TEACHERS TO WEIGH IN
42% SUPPORT A HYBRID MODEL OF 
IN-PERSON AND DISTANCE LEARNING.
29% SUPPORT ONLY DISTANCE 
LEARNING
AND 21% WANT TO RETURN TO CLASS.
ADDITIONALLY, 45% OF EDUCATORS
BELIEVE IF SCHOOLS DO NOT 
REOPEN, STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL BEHIND, ACADEMICALLY. 
>> I WILL RATHER LET THEM STAY, 
LET'S SAY, ONE WEEK IN A SCHOOL.
AND THEN, THE OTHER WEEK AT 
HOME. 
>> A WHITE HOUSE MEETING
CONVENED AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP
TWEETED MONDAY THAT SCHOOLS MUST
OPEN IN THE FALL. 
>> WE WANT TO GET 'EM OPEN, 
QUICKLY, BEAUTIFULLY, IN THE
FALL
AND THE, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A 
DISEASE THAT'S A HORRIBLE 
DISEASE.
BUT YOUNG PEOPLE DO 
EXTRAORDINARILY WELL
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS 
PROMISED EXTRA FUNDS TO MAKE
SCHOOLS SAFE
BUT STATE LEADERS WORRY THEY'RE 
NOT READY.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS -- IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS 
AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN. 
>> DESPITE HIS FEARS, RYAN
O-QUINN SAYS HE IS PLANNING TO
SEND HIS GIRLS BACK TO SCHOOL IN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
>> I THINK DEVELOPING SOCIAL
SKILLS IS AN IMPORTANT THING
THAT YOU DO AT THIS AGE.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S BEEN A
REAL CHALLENGE FOR THEM.
>> AN ONGOING CHALLENGE TO KEEP,
BOTH, LEARNING AND CHILDREN 
HEALTHY.
CATIE BECK, NBC NEWS, MIAMI.
>> NOW, TO BREAKING NEWS
OVERNIGHT.
A HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED LAST NIGHT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH AFTER FALLING AND
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES AND 
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED THE
NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAD SUFFERED SEIZURES IN
THE PAST. 
>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY 
OF THE TELL ALL BY PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S NIECE WHICH THE TRUMP 
FAMILY HAS SUED TO STOP.
MARY TRUMP, WHO IS A CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST, SAYS HER UNCLE'S
PATHOLOGIES ARE SO COMPLEX AND
BEHAVIORS SO OFTEN INEXPLICABLE 
THAT COMING UP WITH AN ACCURATE 
AND COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSIS.
HE PAID A FRIEND TO TAKE HIS
SATs SO HE COULD GET INTO 
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
IF TRUMP IS AFFORDED A SECOND 
TERM, IT WOULD BE THE END OF
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE BOOK IS
FULL OF FALSEHOODS. 
>> LET'S GET A CHECK OF OUR 
WEATHER WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB TO SEE IF SOME 
PLACES ARE GOING TO SEE RELIEF
FROM THE HEAT.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST YET AND 
UNFORTUNATELY IT'SSPARKING UP 
STORMS
IT'S BEEN CONSISTENT THE LAST 
TWO DAYS AND WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY OF 
THESE STRONG STORMS.
ALSO, WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A POSSIBLE TROPICAL SYSTEM 
OUT TOWARD THE CAROLINAS
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE 
DAYS
SO FOR TODAY, 8 MILLION PEOPLE
GOING TO BE IMPACTED FOR THE
UPPER MIDWEST FOR SEVERE
WEATHER.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO SHREVEPORT THIS AFTERNOON, 
RAIN IN THE FORECAST
AND THESE STORMS, GOING TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS 
THE CAROLINAS INTO PARTS OF 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
EARLY THIS MORNING, THINGS WILL 
CLEAR OUT.
BY RICHMOND, 89 DEGREES TODAY.
BUT WE ARE, ALSO, SEEING
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE AVERAGE 
BUT I DO SEE IN THE FORECAST, 
SOME RELIEF.
SHOW YOU THAT COMING UP.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
JANESSA, THANK YOU. 
>> RAISING YOUR CHILDREN WITH A 
DOG MIGHT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT
ON THEIR BEHAVIOR.
A NEW STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY 
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE
TELETHON KIDS INSTITUTE FOUND 
YOUNG CHILDREN WHO COME FROM
DOG-OWNING HOUSEHOLDS ARE BETTER
BEHAVED THAN THEIR PEERS WHO
GREW UP WITHOUT A DOG.
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY WHICH 
SURVEYED OVER 1,600 PARENTS,
KIDS WHO HAD DOGS WERE 34 TO 40%
LESS LIKELY TO H
FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER 
HIS WIFE ROSALYN CELEBRATED 
THEIR 74th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
MAKING THEM THE LONGEST-MARRIED 
PRESIDENTIAL COUPLE IN AMERICAN 
HISTORY.
THE CARTERS GREW UP TOGETHER IN 
PLAINS, GEORGIA, AND THEY WERE
MARRIED IN 1946.
THEY SHARE FOUR CHILDREN, 12
GRANDCHILDREN, AND 14 GREAT 
GRANDCHILDREN.
SO, WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED THAT
LONG AND YOU LIVE THAT LONG, AND
YOU'RE THE OLDEST LIVING
PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS 
TO CELEBRATE
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE AND 
STILL HELPING US OUT
NOW, TO AN UPDATE IN THE FOURTH 
OF JULY SHOOTING DEATH OF 
8-YEAR-OLD ZACK RYIA TURNER.
POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A PERSON 
OF INTEREST IN THE CASE.
AUTHORITIES RELEASED THIS 
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF A MAN 
WALKING WITH WHAT THEY BELIEVE
IS AN AR-15.
THE 8-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT WHEN HE
FAMILY'S SUV APPROACHED A 
MAKESHIFT ROADBLOCK WITH
NUMEROUS ARMED MEN
AUTHORITIES ARE OFFERING A
$20,000 FOR ANY INFORMATION IN
THE CASE
ALSO, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE, MEDIA
MOGUL TYLER PERRY HAS OFFERED TO
PAY FOR THE FUNERAL EXPENSES. 
>> BEHIND THE STOP HATE FOR 
PROFIT ADVERTISER OF FACEBOOK 
CALLED THEIR MEETING WITH MARK
ZUCKERBERG DISAPPOINTING
THE SOCIAL NETWORK CEO AND OTHER
EXECUTIVES SPOKE WITH LEADERS OF
FOUR CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS IN AN
ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER
ITS HATE SPEECH POLICIES
FOLLOWING THE HOUR-LONG VIRTUAL 
MEETING, THE CIVIL RIGHTS 
LEADERS SAID THEY SAW NO
COMMITMENT TO ACTION OR ATTEMPT 
TO ADDRESS ALL THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS.
FACEBOOK RESPONDED WITH A 
STATEMENT WRITING, QUOTE, WE
KNOW WE WI
MULTIPLES.
I SAID, GREAT, TWINS
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TWINS. 
>> I'M THINKING TRIPLETS ARE
GOING TO BE HARD WORK.
AND THEN, HE SAID FOUR
OKAY, FIVE. 
>> YEP
AND THERE'S A SIXTH.
>> A GROUP OF SEXTUPLETS
SIBLINGS IN KANSAS ARE
CELEBRATING A MILESTONE.
GRANT, MELISSA, ETHAN, DANIEL,
SHAWN, AND JC ARE ALL GRADUATING
HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SIX ARE 
KANSAS'S FIRST AND ONLY 
SEXTUPLETS
ALTHOUGH THE PANDEMIC HAD CAUSED
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE EARLY ON, FIVE 
OF THE SIBLINGS PLAN ON 
ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
>> GOD BLESS THEM.
WHEN ALL THE TUITIONS COME UP,
THE WEDDINGS, AND EVERYTHING
ELSE
>>> MOVING ON NOW TO OSCAR
WINNER TOM HANKS WHO RETURNS TO 
THE SCREEN THIS WEEK WITH A NEW 
FILM PROJECT
IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS AFTER HE
AND HIS WIFE BECAME ILL WITH
COVID-19 WHILE WORKING IN 
AUSTRALIA.
AND IN AN INTERVIEW WITH LESTER 
HOLT, HANKS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS
ORDEAL AND TALKS ABOUT THE
COUPLE'S RECOVERY.
>> WE WERE DONE WITH OUR -- OUR 
DISCOMFORT, OUR SYMPTOMS, BACK
IN -- IN MARCH
WE HAD VERY DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS
THEY WERE NOT PLEASANT, I WILL
TELL YOU
BUT THEY WERE NOT 
LIFE-THREATENING, I WOULD SAY.
>> THE SURPRISING NEWS THAT TOM 
HANKS AND HIS WIFE RITA WILSON
WERE SICK AND QUARANTINED WITH
COVID-19 PUT A FAMILIAR FACE TO 
THE RAPIDLY EXPLODING VIRUS.
>> DID YOU FEEL, EVEN AS YOU
WERE SUFFERING FROM THE 
SICKNESS, DID YOU FEEL THIS 
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE OPEN WITH
PEOPLE ABOUT IT?
>> WELL, WE THOUGHT THERE WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE AWAY ANY
SORT OF MYSTERY AND STIGMA
WE WERE SURPRISED BECAUSE, LIKE 
MANY PEOPLE, WE FELT AS THOUGH
WE WERE A LITTLE PUNKY
BUT WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE WERE
GOING TO BE PART OF THE 
BEGINNINGS OF A WORLDWIDE 
PANDEMIC
WE WERE CONCERNED IMMEDIATELY 
BECAUSE RITA'S -- HAS SURVIVED
BREAST CANCER.
I HAVE TYPE 2 DIABETES
>> Reporter: IN OUR INTERVIEW,
HANKS REVEALED THE SURPRISING 
REASON THEY CAN'T FULLY PUT THE 
ORDEAL BEHIND THEM. 
>> WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT WE
HAVE FEWER ANTIBODIES NOW, THAN 
WE DID AT THE GET GO
SO THE -- THE -- THE -- AS MANY 
PEOPLE ON TELEVISION NOW SAY, 
LESTER, I'M NOT A DOCTOR
BUT, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS
THAT, AS THE ANTIBODIES BEGIN TO
FADE, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE 
WILL, ONCE AGAIN, BE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO CATCHING SOME FORM OF THE
CORONAVIRUS AGAIN.
>> Reporter: APPROACHING 3
MILLION CASES IN THIS COUNTRY,
DOES IT SHOCK YOU OR SURPRISE 
YOU THAT WE'RE DEBATING THINGS, 
LIKE WHETHER WE SHOULD WEAR 
MASKS OR NOT
>> IT DISAPPOINTS ME
I DON'T GET IT
I COME FROM A GENERATION THAT 
WAS STILL LIVING WITH THE CREDO 
THAT THERE ARE -- THERE IS A
PART THAT WE CAN ALL PLAY, IN 
ANY FORM OF NATIONAL EFFORT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING
AS SIMPLE AS DOING AS LITTLE AS 
WEARING A MASK, SOCIAL
DISTANCING, WASH YOUR HANDS,
ENTERS INTO ANY KIND OF FRAY
OF WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING
WE SHOULD ALL BE DOING, IN ORDER
TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CITY AND OUR
COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER
>> Reporter: THE LATEST FILM
PROJECT FOR HANKS, WHOSE
FASCINATION WITH WORLD WAR II IS
WELL KNOWN, IS CALLED "G
"GREYHOUND" ABOUT THE BATTLE OF 
THE ATLANTIC, THE LONGEST 
CAMPAIGN OF THE WAR.
>> DO YOU FIND PARALLELS BETWEEN
WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW
>> WE WERE NOT MAKING A MOVIE 
THAT WAS GOING TO, I THINK, BE
ADDRESSING THE SOCIOLOGICAL 
FORCES BEHIND THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC, BUT IT TURNED OUT WE
WERE
THE THING ABOUT 1942 IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC
WE HAVE CHARACTERS THAT HAVE NO 
IDEA HOW LONG THIS STRUGGLE IS
GOING TO LAST.
WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO SURVIVE
LONG ENOUGH IN ORDER TO SEE ITS 
CONCLUSION
MORE THAN HALF THE WORLD NOW IS 
DEALING WITH COVID-19.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT IS GOING
TO END
AND I THINK THE PARALLELS ARE AS
HUMANLY ACCURATE, RIGHT NOW,
AS -- AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE.
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A CRISIS.
>> THAT WAS PART OF LESTER'S
CONVERSATION WITH TOM HANKS.
AND BECAUSE OF COVID, 
STILL STEAMY THE NEXT TWO DAYS
BUT SOME RELIEF FOR TH
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, TWO 
WHITE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR 
DEFACING A BLACK LIVES MATTER 
MURAL.
NICOLLE ANDERSON AND DAVID
NELSON ARE BEING CHARGED WITH 
THREE MISDEMEANOR COUNTS, 
INCLUDING A HATE CRIME, AFTER 
BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA BY A 
WITNESS USING BLACK PAINT TO
COVER UP THE MURAL, WHICH WAS 
PERMITTED BY THE CITY.
THE MURAL WAS PAINTED ON JULY 
4th, AND WAS VANDALIZED WITHIN
AN HOUR OF ITS COMPLETION.
IF CONVICTED, THE TWO CAN FACE
UP TO A YEAR IN COUNTY JAIL.
>> SINGER JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS
SUPPORTING HIS HOME STATE OF
TENNESSEE'S ACLU'S EFFORT IN THE
CALL TO REMOVE THOSE CONFEDERATE
MONUMENTS.
>> THE TOP TEN STATES WITH
CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS ACCOUNT 
FOR OVER 4,000 LYNCHINGS IN 73
YEARS.
>> JT POSTED THIS VIDEO FROM THE
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, 
ALONG WITH THE CAPTION THAT 
SAYS, NO ONE SHOULD BE
PROTECTING THE LEGACIES OF
CONFEDERATE LEADERS AND SLAVE 
OWNERS
AND IF WE PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD, 
THESE MONUMENTS MUST COME DOWN. 
>> WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT IN
FLORIDA IS PREPARING TO REOPEN
THIS WEEKEND
MAGIC KINGDOM AND ANIMAL KINGDOM
WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY, WITH NEW 
SAFETY MEASURES.
ALL GUESTS OVER THE AGE OF THREE
WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACE 
MASK AND HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE 
TAKEN.
NO ONE OVER 100.3 DEGREES WILL
BE ALLOWED IN.
AND SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES
WILL, ALSO, BE ENFORCED.
THE RESORT'S OTHER TWO PARKS, 
EPCOT AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS,
WILL OPEN ON JULY 15th. 
>> NOW, TO A HEARTWARMING ACT OF
KINDNESS DURING THESE TOUGH 
TIMES.
A WOMAN FROM ARKANSAS IS
DETERMINED TO BRING MUCH-NEEDED 
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FOR PEOPLE 
STUCK IN UNEMPLOYMENT LINES.
FROM OUR AFFILIATE KARK, HILLARY
HUNT HAS THE STORY. 
>> THESE LIVES ARE LONG.
THERE IS NO AIR CONDITION OUT 
HERE
IT'S HOT OUT HERE.
>> Reporter: AS THE HEAT INDEX
INCHES CLOSER TO 100. 
>> I STOOD IN THIS LINE MYSELF
AND IT WAS SO HOT.
>> MANY FAN THEMSELVES AS THEY
WAIT IN LINE, HERE, AT THE
UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN LITTLE 
ROCK. 
>> WE'VE BEEN COMING UP HERE
EVERY DAY SINCE MARCH.
>> IS DETERMINED TO BRING SOME
MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF
HER CAR, LOADED DOWN WITH 
ICE-COLD DRINKS AND SNACKS
SHE TELLS ME SHE'S PAYING IT
FORWARD.
>> CAME AND SHE SEEN ME.
AND SHE BOUGHT ME SOME WATER AND
SOMETHING TO EAT. 
>> AND HER SMALL GESTURE IS 
MAKING ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
>> IT'S VERY GREAT FOR PEOPLE TO
BE BRINGING FOOD AND WATER
BECAUSE, FOR ONE, PEOPLE HAVE 
HEALTH PROBLEMS.
>> NOW, BULA HOPES OTHERS WILL
REMEMBER THIS.
>> WE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
COME ON.
LET'S ALL GET TOGETHER AND HELP 
EACH OTHER
TILL WE GET THROUGH THIS
AMEN
AMEN
AMEN
>> OUR THANKS TO HILLARY FOR
THAT
TO THAT, I SAY AMEN.
>> AMEN TO THAT AND HOPEFULLY,
ACROSS THE BOARD, WE CAN ALL
SPREAD AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF 
THAT A
>>> MULTIPLE BREAKING STORIES 
OVERNIGHT.
FIRST, THE TEACHER WHO GAINED 
NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR A
RELATIONSHIP WITH A STUDENT,
MARY KAY LETOURNEAU, HAS DIED.
PLUS, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JOHN
R
ROBERTS.
>> CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE U.S.
SOARS PAST 3 MILLION WHILE THE
NUMBERS OF FATALITIES IS GOING
DOWN BUT WE ASK A PANEL OF
DOCTORS IF THEY EXPECT THE DEATH
RATD TO RISE. 
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL
CONTINUE TO DIE FROM COVID WILL 
INCREASE. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD SAY 
YES.
>> YES, IT WILL.
>> MOUNTING PRESSURE FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE TO OPEN SCHOOLS IN
THE FALL. 
>> INCREDIBLE DETAILS REVEALED
IN THE MARRIAGE OF JOHNNY DEPP
WHERE DEPP DENIES EVER BEING A
WIFE BEATER, AMONG OTHER
SALACIOUS ACCUSATIONS.
>> CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
A 3-YEAR-OLD IS TOSSED FROM THE 
THIRD-FLOOR BALCONY OF A BURNING
APARTMENT.
THE HERO AND THE TODDLER'S
CONDITION.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, I'M 
FRANCES RIVERA
THE LATEST ON CORONAVIRUS IS
STRAIGHT AHEAD
BUT FIRST, TWO BREAKING NEWS
STORIES OVERNIGHT.
HER CASE GARNERED NATIONAL
INFAMY
LATE LAST NIGHT, WE LEARNED 
FORMER TEACHER MARY KAY 
LETOURNEAU HAS DIED.
SHE LOST A SIX-MONTH BATTLE WITH
COLON CANCER
THE FORMER SEATTLE-AREA TEACHER 
CAPTURED HEADLINES FOR HER
ILLICIT AFFAIR WITH A 6th GRADE 
STUDENT.
IN 1997, SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF
RAPING 13-YEAR-OLD VILI FUALAAU.
THE TWO LATER MARRIED WHEN SHE
GOT OUT OF PRISON AND THE COUPLE
HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
AND THEN, SEPARATED IN 2017.
ACCORDING TO HER ATTORNEY,
FUALAAU CARED FOR HER DURING THE
FINAL MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY LETOURNEAU WAS 58 YEARS
OLDS. 
>> ALSO, BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A
HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED OVERNIGHT THAT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH, AFTER FALLING AND 
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES AND 
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED A NIGHT
IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF ABUNDANCE
OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAS SUFFERED FROO FROM
SEIZURES IN THE PAST BUT DOCTORS
BELIEVE IT WAS LIKELY DUE TO
LIGHTHEADEDNESS CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION.
>> ON THE SAME DAY THAT THE 
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FORMALLY 
GAVE NOTICE TO WITHDRAWAL FROM
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
OVER ITS COVID-19 RESPONSE, THE 
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN THE
UNITED STATES PASSED THE 3
MILLION MARK. 
>> PEOPLE WAITING IN THEIR CARS 
FOR HOURS FOR TESTS IN STATES 
LIKE TEXAS AND ARIZONA
FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THEY WILL LAUNCH SURGE TESTING
IN HARD-HIT CITIES, WITH A GOAL 
OF 5,000 FREE TEXTS A DAY.
>> VACCINE MAKER NOVAVAX SAYS 
THE U.S. WILL PAY THEM
$1.6 BILLION TO DELIVER 100 
MILLION DOSES OF A VACCINE BY 
EARLY NEXT YEAR.
>> UNTIL WE HAVE THAT VACCINE,
PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO WEAR
MASKS IN PUBLIC.
AND THAT IS LEADING TO TANTRUMS 
AND OUTBURSTS, LIKE THIS ONE, IN
FLORIDA.
>> I FEEL THREATENED
BACK OFF
THREATEN ME AGAIN!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THE MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE,
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED THAT
HE HAS BEEN FIRED.
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE WALMART AND
TARGET ARE ASKING GOVERNORS TO
REQUIRE MASKS, STATEWIDE
THEY SAY DIFFERENCES IN LOCAL 
RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>> ON STATEN ISLAND, 60-YEAR-OLD
SYLVESTER FLOREZ BEAT COVID 
AFTER THREE MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL
DOCTORS ARE HOPEFUL THERE WILL
BE A LOT MORE OF THESE SUCCESS
STORIES AS ICUs FILL UP, AGAIN
HERE'S NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK.
>> Reporter: A TALE OF TWO
GRAPHS
ON THE ONE HAND, A DISTURBING 
RISE IN NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES.
ON THE OTHER, THE HEARTENING
NEWS THAT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS
IS GOING DOWN.
FROM MORE THAN 2,000 A DAY IN 
MAY, TO NOW ROUGHLY 300.
BUT NEITHER GRAPH, ALONE, TELLS 
THE FULL STORY
WE REACHED OUT TO FIVE DOCTORS
IN HARD-HIT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY
TO FIND OUT WHAT'S BEHIND THE 
NUMBERS.
TESTING.
THE COUNTRY IS GETTING BETTER AT
FINDING THE VIRUS.
IN EARLY APRIL, 1,000 PEOPLE A
DAY WERE BEING TESTED.
TODAY, THE NUMBER IS ROUGHLY
600,000.
BUT IT DOESN'T ENTIRELY EXPLAIN 
HOW QUICKLY THE CASE NUMBERS ARE
GOING UP. 
>> HOW MUCH DOES INCREASED
TESTING IN ARIZONA EXPLAIN AN 
INCREASE IN THE CASES?
>> NOT AT ALL.
IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX, IT'S 20 
OR 24% IS THE PERCENT POSITIVE
FOR THE NEW TESTS FOR COVID-19
THAT IS A TERRIBLE -- IT'S A
TERRIBLE NUMBER.
>> AGE IS ANOTHER FACTOR
FEWER PEOPLE ARE DYING, EXPERTS 
SAY, BECAUSE YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING THE VIRUS.
>> YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT.
THEY'RE VISITING PLACES THAT
HAVE REOPENED.
THEY ARE GOING TO PARTIES,
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE TAKING
SOME RISKS. 
>> IN ARIZONA, AT LEAST HALF OF 
ALL POSITIVE CASES ARE IN PEOPLE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 44.
>> THEY, ABSOLUTELY, ARE
SPREADING THIS TO THOSE WHO ARE 
IN THEIR 60s, 70s, 80s, AND IN
MORE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
>> DEATHS WILL ALSO LAG BEHIND
CASES.
>> WE'RE GENERALLY SEEING THAT
PATIENTS ARE BECOMING SYM
SYMPTOMATIC BY DAY EIGHT AND
NINE
COMPLICATIONS FROM COVID AND
MORTALITY CAN LAG SEVERAL WEEKS.
>> ALSO, KEEPING DEATH NUMBERS
DOWN, BETTER TREATMENT. 
>> INITIALLY, WE WERE INTUBATING
EVERYONE
AND THEN, WE WERE FINDING, YOU
KNOW WHAT, THERE'S SOME OTHER 
OXYGEN TREATMENT THERAPIES. 
>> NOW, WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO 
AVOID INTUBATION AS LONG AS WE
CAN BECAUSE IT WAS HURTING
PEOPLE'S LUNGS
WE USE PRONING, WHICH IS PUTTING
PEOPLE ON THEIR STOMACHS AND
THAT'S BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY 
HELPFUL.
>> AND NEW DRUGS LIKE THE 
ANTIVIRAL REMDESIVIR, SHORTENING
HOSPITAL STAYS, AS WELL AS A
STEROID FOR LUNG INFECTIONS.
WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED THE 
COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE THE DEATH
RATE, DR. FAUCI WARNED AMERICANS
NOT TO FALL INTO A FALSE
COMPLACENCY.
>> IT'S A FALSE NARRATIVE TO
TAKE COMFORT IN -- IN A LOWER 
RATE OF DEATH.
>> AS FOR THE EXPERTS WE SPOKE
TO, WE ASKED THEM ALL THE SAME
QUESTION. 
>> DO YOU EXPECT THE DEATH RATE 
TO GO UP
>> YES, I DO. 
>> IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. 
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DIE 
FROM COVID WILL CONTINUE TO 
INCREASE. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD SAY 
YES.
>> YES, IT WILL.
>> ALL FIVE, REACHING AN
UNSETTLING CONSENSUS
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS. 
>> IT'S A QUESTION ON EVERY 
PARENT'S MIND RIGHT NOW.
WILL THEIR KIDS RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM THIS FALL?
WELL, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS READY
TO END THAT DEBATE
VOWING TO PRESSURE STATES TO
REOPEN SCHOOLS, EVEN AS 
CORONAVIRUS CASES HIT RECORD
HIGHS IN THE U.S
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
ALICE BARR, JOINING US NOW WITH 
MORE
ALICE, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS TYPICALLY AN ISSUE LEFT 
TO GOVERNORS AND LOCAL LEADERS. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
YEAH
AND THIS COMES BACK TO SOMETHING
WE'VE BEEN SEEING ALL ALONG 
THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP KIND OF PITTING 
HIMSELF AGAINST GOVERNORS, LOCAL
LEADERS, AND SOME CASES, SAYING 
HE HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO
MAKE THE DECISIONS
THOUGH, REALLY, CONSTITUTIONAL
EXPERTS SAY, IN MOST CASES, IT
IS UP TO THE STATES.
UP TO THE LOCAL LEVEL.
SO, EACH DISTRICT IS NOW
WRESTLING WITH THIS QUESTION OF 
HOW AND WHEN THEY CAN REOPEN
SAFELY
THERE WAS AN EVENT YESTERDAY AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE, WHERE PRESIDENT
TRUMP BASICALLY LAID OUT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYING THEY
THINK THAT THE SOCIAL AND THE 
EDUCATIONAL COST OF KEEPING KIDS
OUT OF SCHOOL ANY LONGER WILL BE
WORSE THAN THE VIRUS, ITSELF
AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS DOES RECOMMEND THAT
KIDS TRY TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL, 
IN PERSON IF POSSIBLE.
BUT HERE IS THE ISSUE.
THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT OFFER
ANY CONCRETE POLICIES OR ANY NEW
FUNDING TO HELP SCHOOLS 
RESTRUCTURE.
TO ALLOW FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING
IN CLASSROOMS, ON SCHOOL BUSES, 
THAT KIND OF THING
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE LEFT UP TO
THE DISTRICTS.
AND MANY MEDICAL EXPERTS ARE
SAYING COMMUNITIES REALLY NEED
TO GET THE VIRUS UNDER CONTROL, 
BEFORE THEY CAN THINK SERIOUSLY 
ABOUT SCHOOLS.
BUT HEAR DIRECTLY FROM PRESIDENT
TRUMP WHAT HE IS SAYING THE 
PRESSURE HE'S GOING TO BE 
PUTTING ON LOCAL LEADERS TO GET 
THIS DONE.
>> WE HOPE THAT MOST SCHOOLS ARE
GOING TO BE OPEN
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE
POLITICAL STATEMENTS OR DO IT 
FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD
FOR THEM POLITICALLY, SO THEY 
KEEP THE SCHOOLS CLOSED.
NO WAY
SO WE'RE, VERY MUCH, GOING TO 
PUT PRESSURE ON GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE TO OPEN THE
SCHOOLS.
TO GET 'EM OPEN AND IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE 
WELLBEING OF THE STUDENT AND THE
PARENTS.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A 
LOT OF PRESSURE ON OPEN YOUR
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS -- IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS,
AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN
>> SOME STATES, LIKE IN FLORIDA,
WHERE CASES ARE SOARING, THEY 
HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO BRING STUDENTS BACK
TO THE CLASSROOM IN AUGUST
OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING AT
MORE OF A HYBRID SYSTEM.
WHERE SOME KIDS WOULD WORK FROM 
HOME, ONLINE
AND SOME WOULD BE PRESENT IN THE
CLASSROOM.
BUT THERE ARE JUST A LOT OF 
HURDLES TO STILL FIGURE OUT FOR 
THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
BACK TO YOU, PHILLIP AND
FRANCES.
>> ALL THOSE QUESTIONS WANTING
ANSWERED FROM ALL THOSE PARENTS 
OUT THERE.
ALICE BARR FOR US, THANK YOU, 
ALICE.
>> FOLLOWING THE UNITED STATES, 
BRAZIL HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST 
NUMBER OF COVID CASES.
AT LEAST 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE 
DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
BUT THE GOVERNMENT STOPPED
REPORTING SOME STATISTICS LAST
MONTH.
AND AFTER DOWNPLAYING THE RISK, 
PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO
REVEALED THAT HE TESTED 
POSITIVE
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS TEST RESULT, BOLSONARO
REMOVED HIS MASK AND SAID THAT
HE IS FINE
>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY 
OF THE EXPLOSIVE, NEW BOOK BY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NIECE BEFORE
IT HITS SHELVES.
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER REPORTS ON
THE BOOK'S MOST SHOCKING CLAIMS.
>> Reporter: IN HER NEW TELL-ALL
BOOK, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
ESTRANGED NIECE MARY TRUMP
MINCES NO WORDS EXPLAINING HER
MOTIVATIONS.
I HAD TO TAKE DONALD DOWN, SHE
WRITES, ABOUT WHY SHE GAVE THE
PRES
PRESIDENT'S TAX DOCUMENTS TO
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" ADDING IF
HE IS AFFORDED A SECOND TERM, IT
WOULD BE THE END OF AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY.
HER UNCLE MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA
OF A NARCISSIST AND IN HER BOOK 
OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, DETAILS A 
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY WITH A DAD 
WHO WAS SO DOMINEERING FRED 
TRUMP SR., QUOTE, PERVERTED HIS 
SON'S PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD 
AND DAMAGED HIS ABILITY TO LIVE 
IN IT.
MARY TRUMP IS THE DAUGHTER OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S OLDER BROTHER,
FRED JR., WHO SHE SAYS, WAS 
OFTEN MOCKED, EVEN ZOSCORNED BY
HIS FATHER
WHO SHE WRITES ONCE SAID DONALD 
IS WORTH TEN OF YOU.
>> I HAD A BROTHER FRED.
GREAT GUY.
BEST-LOOKING GUY
BUT HE HAD A PROBLEM
HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL.
>> MS. TRUMP, ALSO, CLAIMS THE
PRESIDENT'S SISTER, A RETIRED 
FEDERAL JUDGE, SAID OF HIS
CANDIDACY, HE IS A CLOWN
THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN
AND ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S BOASTS
ABOUT HIS BRILLIANCE
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M A
TOTALLY BRILLIANT HUMAN BEING.
I THINK I'M THE SMARTEST PERSON.
>> MS. TRUMP CLAIMS HER UNCLE 
CHEATED ON HIS S.A.T., PAYING A 
FRIEND TO TAKE IT FOR HIM.
AN ALLEGATION THE WHITE HOUSE 
CALLS COMPLETELY FALSE
MARY TRUMP CONTESTED HER
GRANDFATHER'S WILL AND BLAMED 
THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER 
RELATIVES FOR HER NOT GETTING A 
LARGER INHERITANCE
THE WHITE HOUSE DISMISSING HER
BOOK AS WRITTEN IN HER OWN
SELF-INTEREST, SAYING THE 
PRESIDENT'S FATHER WAS WARM AND 
VERY GOOD TO HIM. 
>> IT'S RIDICULOUS, ABSURD
ALLEGATIONS, THAT HAVE ABSOLUTE 
NO BEARING IN TRUTH.
HAVE YET TO SEE THE BOOK BUT IT 
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S BROTHER IS 
TRYING TO BLOCK THE BOOK'S
PUBLICATION IN STATE COURT
STILL, THE PUBLISHER SAYS THAT
WILL NOT STOP IT FROM BEING 
RELEASED
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT, PETER.
THANK YOU.
>>> MEANWHILE, MELANIA TRUMP'S
FORMER FRIEND, RIGHT-HAND, AND
CONFIDANTE, IS WRITING A TELL 
ALL OF HER OWN, DUE OUT 
SEPTEMBER 1st.
STEPHANIE'S BOOK TITLED "MELANIA
AND ME" WILL COVER THE BEGINNING
OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP THROUGH THE 
PLANNING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATION AND HER VERY ABRUPT
DEPARTURE FROM THE EAST WING IN 
2018. 
>> NBC METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA 
WEBB, GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP AND
FRANCES.
IT'S STILL VERY STEAMY OUTSIDE
LOOK AT THIS AIR
IT IS DEFINITELY BLAZING ACROSS 
TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION
76 DEGREES IS THE FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURE ACROSS AREAS OF THE 
NORTHEAST.
AND TODAY, DAYTIME HIGHS, STILL 
GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE LOWER
90s.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY
SPARKING UP THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TO THE UPPER MIDWEST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE' A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO, 94 FOR DALLAS.
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY CLEAR THIS
AFTERNOON.
BUT THE STORMS AND THAT COLD
FRONT MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE 
MIDATLANTIC.
SOME TORRENTIAL RAIN THIS 
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
BURLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON, LOWER
TO MID-80s
AND WHEN WILL WE SEE RELIEF?
HAVE ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. 
>> WE'RE READY FOR IT.
THANK YOU, JANESSA
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, A MAN
FENDED OFF ONE OF THE DEADLIEST 
SNAKES IN THE WORLD WHILE 
DRIVING.
HE USED A WORK KNIFE TO KILL THE
VENOMOUS SNAKE IN HIS TRUCK.
>> THERE IS A PUSH IN NEW YORK
TO RENAME THE BARCLAY CENTER
AFTER JACKIE ROBINSON.
GOT TO PLAY FOR THE DODGERS FROM
1947 TO 1956. 
>> AND BIG
>>> A PHOENIX MAN IS BEING
HAILED A HERO AFTER HE SPRUNG 
INTO ACTION AND CAUGHT A
3-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS DROPPED
FROM A BURNING APARTMENT
BUILDING
OFFICIALS SAY THE CHILD'S MOTHER
TOSSED HIM OFF THE BALCONY
SMOKE AND FLAMES ENGULFED THE 
APARTMENT LAST WEEK.
FORMER MARINE LEAPT TO THE
RESCUE
POLICE SAY THE TODDLER ALONG
WITH HIS 8-YEAR-OLD SISTER
SUFFERED BURNS AND ARE IN 
SERIOUS CONDITION.
SADLY, THOUGH, THE MOTHER DID 
NOT SURVIVE.
THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
>>> TWO PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR 
DEFACING A BLACK LIVES MATTER 
MURAL.
NICOLLE ANDERSON AND DAVID
NELSON ARE BEING CHARGED WITH 
THREE MISDEMEANOR COUNTS, 
INCLUDING A HATE CRIME, AFTER 
BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA BY A 
WITNESS USING BLACK PAINT TO
COVER UP THE MURAL WHICH WAS
PERMITTED BY THE CITY.
THE MURAL WAS PAINTED JULY 4th
AND WAS VANDALIZED WITHIN AN
HOUR OF COMPLETION. 
>> NOW, TO A BLOCKBUSTER TRIAL
INVOLVING HOLLYWOOD ACTOR JOHNNY
DEPP
THE STAR IS SUING BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER THE SUN FOR LIBEL OVER
A 2018 ARTICLE THAT CALLED HIM A
WIFEBEATER
THE BRITISH TABLOIDS THIS 
MORNING HEADLINING THE EXPLOSIVE
DETAILS.
CHAPMAN, THERE'S SOME BOMBSHELL 
CLAIMS HERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, FRANCES
NOW, ONE OF THE TABLOIDS HERE 
SAYING, NOW, THAT IS IS 
HOLLYWOOD BLOCK BURST.
WE ALSO HAVE BLOOD FEUD FROM THE
SUN.
AND AMBER CUT OFF MY FINGERTIP
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.
SEEMS NO DOUBT THIS WAS A 
VOLATILE RELATIONSHIP.
THE QUESTION REMAINS WHO WAS THE
MAIN INSTIGATOR OF ANY VIOLENCE 
IN THE MARRIAGE?
THE LAWSUIT, FOCUSING ON AN 
ARTICLE IN "THE SUN TABLOID"
BRANDING JOHNNY DEPP A WIFE 
BEATER
HE SAYS HE IS TRYING TO CLEAR 
HIS NAME
REPORTS FROM INSIDE THE HIGH
COURT HAVE DEPP BRANDING HIS
EX-WIFE AS THE ONE WHO DIRECTED 
ABUSE AT HIM
SAYING SHE WAS PUNCHING HIM IN
THE FACE ON A FLIGHT ONCE.
HE HAD TO LOCK HIMSELF IN THE 
BATHROOM OF THE PLANE TO GET
AWAY FROM HER WHERE HE ENDED UP 
SLEEPING FOR THE NIGHT
AND THAT SHE ATTACKED HIM WITH A
BOTTLE OF VODKA, CUTTING OFF
PART OF HIS FINGERTIP, THAT SHE 
CLAIMS HE DID WHEN HE SLAMMED A 
MOBILE PHONE AGAINST THE WALL.
AND ALSO, SOME REALLY DISGUSTING
COMMENTARY COMING FROM THE COURT
THAT HE SAYS HE KNEW THE
RELATIONSHIP WAS OVER WHEN HE 
FOUND THAT, EITHER HERD OR ONE
OF HER FRIENDS POSSIBLY 
DEFECATED INTO HIS BED
SO WE'RE HEARING SOME REAL
BOMBSHELL CLAIMS OUT OF THIS
ALSO, SOME REAL FOCUS ON HIS
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, WHICH HE
ADMITTED HE STARTED FROM A YOUNG
AGE BUT THAT HE IS NOT A WIFE 
BEATER
THIS IS JUST DAY ONE OF WHAT IS 
EXPECTED TO BE A THREE-WEEK 
COURT HEARING, HERE, AT THE HIGH
COURT.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE COMES
FROM THIS TESTIMONY.
BUT, SO FAR, IT'S TURNING INTO A
HOL
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTE
>>> THAT MOMENT THERE BROKE ME
AND JUST, TOTALLY PUT ME IN MY
FEELS.
AND -- AND IT JUST SHOWED THE 
POWER AND THE UNITY AND THE 
LOVE, COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING,
THAT WE ALL HAVE FOR ONE
ANOTHER.
THE SPORT OF NASCAR WHERE A LOT 
OF PEOPLE HAVE THEIR DOUBTS 
ABOUT, WE SHOW THIS TYPE OF 
UNITY AND LOVE AND
UNDERSTANDING.
>> POWERFUL WORDS FROM BUBBA
WALLACE PRAISING THE SUPPORT
FROM NASCAR AND HIS FELLOW
DRIVERS DURING THE BLACK LIVES
MATTER MOVEMENT IN AN INTERVIEW 
WITH ACTOR ANTHONY ANDERSON.
HE SAID THE WORDS THERE.
I MEAN, IT'S ABOUT UNITY, 
DESPITE ANYONE TRYING TO SOW
DISCORD, INCLUDING THE
PRESIDENT.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
TEMPERATURES STILL ROARING THIS 
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, NEW 
DETAILS ON THE CASE OF JEFFREY
EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE
AS GHISLAINE MAXWELL GETS READY 
FOR HER BAIL HEARING AND
ARRAIGNMENT NEXT WEEK, BRITISH
NEWSPAPER THE SUN REPORTS 
MAXWELL IS DEMANDING THE EPSTEIN
ESTATE PAY FOR HER LEGAL FEES.
EPSTEIN'S LAWYERS REPORTEDLY
FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS.
THE CASE IS DELAYED UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER.
BUT IN A SEPARATE CASE, DEUTSCHE
BANK WAS HIT WITH A $150 MILLION
PENALTY FINE
SAYING IT FAILED TO MONITOR 
SUSPICIOUS ACCOUNT ACTIVITY ON
EPSTEIN'S ACCOUNT.
THE PENALTY INCLUDES ALLEGED
MONEY LAUNDERING LINKED TO TWO
OTHER BANKS.
>> ATLANTA POLICE HAVE
IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT WHO THEY 
BELIEVE IS CONNECTED TO THE 
SHOOTING DEATH OF SECORIEA
TURNER
POLICE SAY AT LEAST THREE 
SUSPECTS WERE INVOLVED IN TURNER
ES A DEATH
THE 8-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT WHEN HER
FAMILY'S VEHICLE APPROACHED A 
MAKESHIFT ROADBLOCK WITH
NUMEROUS ARMED MEN
AUTHORITIES OFFERING A $20,000
REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION ON 
THE CASE
TYLER PERRY HAS OFFERED TO PAID 
FOR TURNER'S FUNERAL EXPENSES.
>> "THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS 
THE BLACK BIRDWATCHER WHO 
CLAIMED A WOMAN CALLED 911 SAYS 
HE WILL NOT COOPERATE AGAINST 
HER.
AMY COOPER LOST HER JOB AND NOW 
FACES CHARGES OF FILING A FALSE 
REPORT
HE HAS ALREADY PAID A STEEP 
PRICE AND THAT, QUOTE, BRINGING 
HER MORE MISERY JUST SEEMS LIKE 
PILING ON.
HE SAYS THE DA CAN PURSUE 
CHARGES, WITHOUT HIM. 
>> HAMILTON CREATOR IS
RESPONDING TO CRITICISM OF THE
SHOW AS IT HITS DISNEY PLUS.
CALLING ALL CRITICISM OF THE
MUSICAL VALID WHEN RESPONDING TO
A VIEWER ON TWITTER.
FANS AND CRITICS ARE EXAMINING
THE SHOW'S PORTRAYAL OF THE 
FOUNDING FATHERS IN REGARD TO 
THEIR USE OF SLAVERY AS IT DRAWS
HUGE NUMBERS
MIRANDA SAYS HE DID HIS BEST TO 
FIT AS MUCH AS HE COULD INTO
THAT TWO AND A HALF HOUR
MUSICAL.
>> MAYBE THERE'S A PART TWO 
RIGHT THERE THAT HE MAY START 
RIGH
WRITING NOW.
MIGHT AS WELL.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT, EVERY SINGLE
FOUNDING FATHER THAT'S PORTRAYED
IN THAT IS A PERSON OF COLOR. 
>> YES
YES.
>> YOU KNOW, SO HE DID BREAK
SOME BOUNDARIES DOING THAT
DOING SOMETHING NEW, YOU KNOW?
>> MAYBE, THERE WILL BE SOME
KIND OF PART TWO
YOU KNOW, SPUR THAT.
THE WORLD'S FASTEST MAN HUSSEIN 
BOLT PUBLICLY REVEAL THEIR
DAUGHTER'S NAME AND OLYMPIA 
LIGHTNING BOLT
BORN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THE 
COUPLE WAITED UNTIL HER BIRTHDAY
TO SHARE THE NEWS ON INSTAGRAM
AND TWITTER.
IT'S APPROPRIATE BECAUSE HER
2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S NAMED 
ALEXIS OLYMPIA
>>> THE U.S. HAS OFFICIALLY 
RACED PAST 3 MILLION CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS.
STATES FACING A GROWING SHORTAGE
OF TESTS
BUT MANY ARE ASKING WHY THE 
DEATH RATE REMAINS LOW
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
MARY KAY LATERNO, THE TEACHER,
HAS DIED
DETAILS JUST AHEAD. 
>> POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A 
PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE 
SHOO
SHOOTING DEATH OF A GIRL ON 
FOURTH OF JULY. 
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, I'M
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE
CORONAVIRUS JUST AHEAD
BUT FIRST, BREAKING OVERNIGHT.
SHE WAS THE FORMER SEATTLE
TEACHER WHOSE CASE CAPTURED 
NATIONAL INFAMY.
SHE HAS DIED AFTER A SIX-MONTH
BATTLE WITH COLON CANCER
SHE HAD HIS CHILD WHILE IN
PRISON
AND AFTER SERVING SEVEN YEARS 
BEHIND BARS, THEY MARRIED AND 
HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
THEN, JUST SHY OF THEIR 12-YEAR 
ANNIVERSARY, THE TWO SEPARATED
IN 2017.
ACCORDING TO HER ATTORNEY PHILAO
CARED FOR HER DURING THE FINAL
MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY WAS 58 YEARS OLD.
>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND
TROUBLING NEW MILESTONES IN THE 
UNITED STATES.
MORE THAN 3 MILLION CASES OF
COVID-19 HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN 
THE U.S. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
TEXAS RECORDED OVER 10,000 NEW
CASES IN A SINGLE DAY.
GAVE FORMAL NOTICE TO WITHDRAWAL
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BEEN CRITICAL 
OF THE GROUP'S RESPONSE TO THE
PANDEMIC. 
>> THE COUNTRY THAT IS SECOND TO
AMERICA IN THE NUMBER OF
INFECTIONS IS BRAZIL
OVER 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE DIED
FROM CORONAVIRUS
PRESIDENT BOLSONARO REVEALED
THAT HE TESTED POSITIVE, AFTER
DOWNPLAYING THE RISK
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS POSITIVE RESULT,
BOLSONARO REMOVED HIS MASK AND
SAID THAT HE IS FINE. 
>> MASK REQUIREMENTS, HERE, IN
THE U.S., HAVE LED TO A LOT OF
OUTBURSTS IN STORES.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FROM A
COSTCO IN FLORIDA.
>> I FEEL THREATENED
BACK OFF
THREATEN ME AGAIN!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THE MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE,
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
AN INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED
THAT HE HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS, LIKE WALMART 
AND TARGET, ARE ASKING GOVERNORS
TO REQUIRE MASKS, STATEWIDE.
THEY SAY DIFFERENCES IN LOCAL 
RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>>> FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
CREATING SURGE TESTING SPOTS
WITH THE GOAL OF TESTING 5,000
PEOPLE A DAY IN HOTSPOTS WHERE
THE SPREAD IS OUT OF CONTROL
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: IN JUST THIS FIRST 
WEEK OF JULY, A STRAGERRING NEW 
RECORD NUMBER OF INFECTIONS.
MORE THAN 380,000 CASES OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
>> FRANKLY, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF
ROOM. 
>> HOSPITALS IN HOTSPOTS ARE AT 
A NEAR BREAKING POINT.
TEXAS, FLORIDA, AND ARIZONA,
SEEING A SURGE IN PATIENTS AND A
STRAIN ON ICU BEDS
THE SICKEST WHO ARRIVE MAY NEVER
LEAVE.
>> THESE PATIENTS, WHEN THEY
COME IN, IF YOU DON'T HUG 
YOUR -- YOUR -- YOUR FAMILY 
MEMBER, LIKE, RIGHT THEN, WHO'S 
TO SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO HUG THEM AGAIN?
>> WITH NEW CASES CLIMBING IN 37
STATES, THIS SCENE, ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
HECTOR SALAZAR SLEEPING IN HIS
CAR OVERNIGHT TO BE TESTED. 
>> IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT I
COMING, I GOT THE LINES, LIKE, A
50 OR 60 CARS AND NO CHANCE.
>> THE NATION'S LARGEST TESTING 
SITE, DODGER STADIUM, SHUT DOWN 
FOR DAYS
LINES FORMED AT DAWN IN NEW 
ORLEANS, BUT TESTS RAN OUT FIVE 
MINUTES AFTER DOORS OPENED
IN PHOENIX, WHERE THE 
TEMPERATURES SOARED INTO THE
TRIPLE DIGITS, IT CAN TAKE EIGHT
HOURS TO GET A TEST AND TEN 
BUSINESS DAYS TO GET RESULTS. 
>> WE ASK FOR A LITTLE
UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE. 
>> MANY OF THE INFECTED ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC, LIKE ATLANTA'S
MAYOR, WHO HAS NO IDEA WHERE OR 
HOW SHE CAUGHT COVID. 
>> I THINK IT REALLY SPEAKS TO
HOW CONTAGIOUS THIS VIRUS IS
AND WE'VE TAKEN ALL OF THE
PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU CAN
POSSIBLY TAKE.
>> AS CALIFORNIA SOARS ABOVE
275,000 CASES, OVERWHELMED
HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF
THE STATE ARE MOVING PATIENTS 
SEVEN HOURS AWAY
IT COMES AS VACCINE MAKER 
NOVAVAX SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WILL
PAY THEM $1.6 BILLION TO
EXPEDITE 100 MILLION DOSES OF A 
COVID VACCINE BY NEXT YEAR
BIOTECH COMPANY REGENERON IS NOW
BEGINNING LATE-STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS OF AN ANTIBODY COCKTAIL
TO TREAT THE DISEASE
60-YEAR-OLD SYLVESTER FLOREZ
BEAT COVID ON HIS OWN.
RELEASED AFTER 93 DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
>> WE'RE BAFFLED BUT WE'RE ALL
HERE THANKING GOD.
>> FOR ONE FAMILY, A HAPPY
HOMECOMING WHILE SO MANY OTHERS 
ARE IN THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES.
ACROSS THE NATION, TESTING
REMAINS A BIG CONCERN.
NOT JUST THE LONG LINES BUT THE 
LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME IT CAN 
TAKE TO GET RESULTS BACK
FRANCES.
>> MIG EL, THANK YOU. 
>> WITH COVID-19 CASES SURGING
IN THE U.S., PARENTS, TEACHERS, 
AND POLITICIANS ARE STILL 
DEBATING OVER SENDING KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL AND HOW TO KEEP THEM
SAFE
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE WILL
PRESSURE GOVERNORS TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL, WHILE
FLORIDA IS SET TO START 
IN-PERSON CLASSES NEXT MONTH
HERE IS NBC'S CATIE BECK. 
>> A NEW STATE ORDER NOW
DIRECTING FLORIDA SCHOOLS TO
REOPEN THEIR DOORS NEXT MONTH,
DESPITE THE SPIKE IN CASES THAT 
HAS PARTS OF THE STATE
TIGHTENING RESTRICTIONS ON
BUSINESSES. 
>> ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT HEALTH 
CONCERNS WITH THEM SENDING THEM 
BACK TO SCHOOL
>> I AM VERY WORRIED AT SAFETY
I'M WORRIED ANBOUT THE SAFETY OF
THE KIDS. 
>> THE ORDER LEAVES ROOM FOR
DISTRICTS TO DECIDE.
IN NEARBY BROWARD COUNTY, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT SAYS RETURNING IN
AUGUST WITH FULL ENROLLMENT IS
NOT REALISTIC.
>> WE WILL NEVER COMPROMISE THE 
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF.
THAT'S OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.
PERIOD. 
>> A RECENT SURVEY ASKED
TEACHERS TO WEIGH IN
42% SUPPORT A HYBRID MODEL OF 
IN-PERSON AND DISTANCE LEARNING.
29% SUPPORT ONLY DISTANCE 
LEARNING
AND 21% WANT TO RETURN TO CLASS.
ADDITIONALLY, 45% OF EDUCATORS
BELIEVE IF SCHOOLS DO NOT 
REOPEN, STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL BEHIND, ACADEMICALLY. 
>> I WILL RATHER LET THEM STAY, 
LET'S SAY, ONE WEEK IN A SCHOOL.
AND THEN, THE OTHER WEEK AT 
HOME. 
>> A WHITE HOUSE MEETING
CONVENED AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP
TWEETED MONDAY THAT SCHOOLS MUST
OPEN IN THE FALL. 
>> WE WANT TO GET 'EM OPEN, 
QUICKLY, BEAUTIFULLY, IN THE
FALL
AND THE, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A 
DISEASE THAT'S A HORRIBLE 
DISEASE.
BUT YOUNG PEOPLE DO 
EXTRAORDINARILY WELL
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS 
PROMISED EXTRA FUNDS TO MAKE
SCHOOLS SAFE
BUT STATE LEADERS WORRY THEY'RE 
NOT READY.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS -- IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS 
AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN. 
>> DESPITE HIS FEARS, RYAN
O-QUINN SAYS HE IS PLANNING TO
SEND HIS GIRLS BACK TO SCHOOL IN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
>> I THINK DEVELOPING SOCIAL
SKILLS IS AN IMPORTANT THING
THAT YOU DO AT THIS AGE.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S BEEN A
REAL CHALLENGE FOR THEM.
>> AN ONGOING CHALLENGE TO KEEP,
BOTH, LEARNING AND CHILDREN 
HEALTHY.
CATIE BECK, NBC NEWS, MIAMI.
>> NOW, TO BREAKING NEWS
OVERNIGHT.
A HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED LAST NIGHT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH AFTER FALLING AND
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES AND 
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED THE
NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAD SUFFERED SEIZURES IN
THE PAST. 
>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY 
OF THE TELL ALL BY PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S NIECE WHICH THE TRUMP 
FAMILY HAS SUED TO STOP.
MARY TRUMP, WHO IS A CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST, SAYS HER UNCLE'S
PATHOLOGIES ARE SO COMPLEX AND
BEHAVIORS SO OFTEN INEXPLICABLE 
THAT COMING UP WITH AN ACCURATE 
AND COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSIS.
HE PAID A FRIEND TO TAKE HIS
SATs SO HE COULD GET INTO 
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
IF TRUMP IS AFFORDED A SECOND 
TERM, IT WOULD BE THE END OF
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE BOOK IS
FULL OF FALSEHOODS. 
>> LET'S GET A CHECK OF OUR 
WEATHER WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB TO SEE IF SOME 
PLACES ARE GOING TO SEE RELIEF
FROM THE HEAT.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST YET AND 
UNFORTUNATELY IT'SSPARKING UP 
STORMS
IT'S BEEN CONSISTENT THE LAST 
TWO DAYS AND WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY OF 
THESE STRONG STORMS.
ALSO, WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A POSSIBLE TROPICAL SYSTEM 
OUT TOWARD THE CAROLINAS
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE 
DAYS
SO FOR TODAY, 8 MILLION PEOPLE
GOING TO BE IMPACTED FOR THE
UPPER MIDWEST FOR SEVERE
WEATHER.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO SHREVEPORT THIS AFTERNOON, 
RAIN IN THE FORECAST
AND THESE STORMS, GOING TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS 
THE CAROLINAS INTO PARTS OF 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
EARLY THIS MORNING, THINGS WILL 
CLEAR OUT.
BY RICHMOND, 89 DEGREES TODAY.
BUT WE ARE, ALSO, SEEING
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE AVERAGE 
BUT I DO SEE IN THE FORECAST, 
SOME RELIEF.
SHOW YOU THAT COMING UP.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
JANESSA, THANK YOU. 
>> RAISING YOUR CHILDREN WITH A 
DOG MIGHT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT
ON THEIR BEHAVIOR.
A NEW STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY 
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE
TELETHON KIDS INSTITUTE FOUND 
YOUNG CHILDREN WHO COME FROM
DOG-OWNING HOUSEHOLDS ARE BETTER
BEHAVED THAN THEIR PEERS WHO
GREW UP WITHOUT A DOG.
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY WHICH 
SURVEYED OVER 1,600 PARENTS,
KIDS WHO HAD DOGS WERE 34 TO 40%
LESS LIKELY TO H
FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER 
HIS WIFE ROSALYN CELEBRATED 
THEIR 74th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
MAKING THEM THE LONGEST-MARRIED 
PRESIDENTIAL COUPLE IN AMERICAN 
HISTORY.
THE CARTERS GREW UP TOGETHER IN 
PLAINS, GEORGIA, AND THEY WERE
MARRIED IN 1946.
THEY SHARE FOUR CHILDREN, 12
GRANDCHILDREN, AND 14 GREAT 
GRANDCHILDREN.
SO, WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED THAT
LONG AND YOU LIVE THAT LONG, AND
YOU'RE THE OLDEST LIVING
PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS 
TO CELEBRATE
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE AND 
STILL HELPING US OUT
NOW, TO AN UPDATE IN THE FOURTH 
OF JULY SHOOTING DEATH OF 
8-YEAR-OLD ZACK RYIA TURNER.
POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A PERSON 
OF INTEREST IN THE CASE.
AUTHORITIES RELEASED THIS 
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF A MAN 
WALKING WITH WHAT THEY BELIEVE
IS AN AR-15.
THE 8-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT WHEN HE
FAMILY'S SUV APPROACHED A 
MAKESHIFT ROADBLOCK WITH
NUMEROUS ARMED MEN
AUTHORITIES ARE OFFERING A
$20,000 FOR ANY INFORMATION IN
THE CASE
ALSO, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE, MEDIA
MOGUL TYLER PERRY HAS OFFERED TO
PAY FOR THE FUNERAL EXPENSES. 
>> BEHIND THE STOP HATE FOR 
PROFIT ADVERTISER OF FACEBOOK 
CALLED THEIR MEETING WITH MARK
ZUCKERBERG DISAPPOINTING
THE SOCIAL NETWORK CEO AND OTHER
EXECUTIVES SPOKE WITH LEADERS OF
FOUR CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS IN AN
ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER
ITS HATE SPEECH POLICIES
FOLLOWING THE HOUR-LONG VIRTUAL 
MEETING, THE CIVIL RIGHTS 
LEADERS SAID THEY SAW NO
COMMITMENT TO ACTION OR ATTEMPT 
TO ADDRESS ALL THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS.
FACEBOOK RESPONDED WITH A 
STATEMENT WRITING, QUOTE, WE
KNOW WE WI
MULTIPLES.
I SAID, GREAT, TWINS
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TWINS. 
>> I'M THINKING TRIPLETS ARE
GOING TO BE HARD WORK.
AND THEN, HE SAID FOUR
OKAY, FIVE. 
>> YEP
AND THERE'S A SIXTH.
>> A GROUP OF SEXTUPLETS
SIBLINGS IN KANSAS ARE
CELEBRATING A MILESTONE.
GRANT, MELISSA, ETHAN, DANIEL,
SHAWN, AND JC ARE ALL GRADUATING
HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SIX ARE 
KANSAS'S FIRST AND ONLY 
SEXTUPLETS
ALTHOUGH THE PANDEMIC HAD CAUSED
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE EARLY ON, FIVE 
OF THE SIBLINGS PLAN ON 
ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
>> GOD BLESS THEM.
WHEN ALL THE TUITIONS COME UP,
THE WEDDINGS, AND EVERYTHING
ELSE
>>> MOVING ON NOW TO OSCAR
WINNER TOM HANKS WHO RETURNS TO 
THE SCREEN THIS WEEK WITH A NEW 
FILM PROJECT
IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS AFTER HE
AND HIS WIFE BECAME ILL WITH
COVID-19 WHILE WORKING IN 
AUSTRALIA.
AND IN AN INTERVIEW WITH LESTER 
HOLT, HANKS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS
ORDEAL AND TALKS ABOUT THE
COUPLE'S RECOVERY.
>> WE WERE DONE WITH OUR -- OUR 
DISCOMFORT, OUR SYMPTOMS, BACK
IN -- IN MARCH
WE HAD VERY DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS
THEY WERE NOT PLEASANT, I WILL
TELL YOU
BUT THEY WERE NOT 
LIFE-THREATENING, I WOULD SAY.
>> THE SURPRISING NEWS THAT TOM 
HANKS AND HIS WIFE RITA WILSON
WERE SICK AND QUARANTINED WITH
COVID-19 PUT A FAMILIAR FACE TO 
THE RAPIDLY EXPLODING VIRUS.
>> DID YOU FEEL, EVEN AS YOU
WERE SUFFERING FROM THE 
SICKNESS, DID YOU FEEL THIS 
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE OPEN WITH
PEOPLE ABOUT IT?
>> WELL, WE THOUGHT THERE WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE AWAY ANY
SORT OF MYSTERY AND STIGMA
WE WERE SURPRISED BECAUSE, LIKE 
MANY PEOPLE, WE FELT AS THOUGH
WE WERE A LITTLE PUNKY
BUT WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE WERE
GOING TO BE PART OF THE 
BEGINNINGS OF A WORLDWIDE 
PANDEMIC
WE WERE CONCERNED IMMEDIATELY 
BECAUSE RITA'S -- HAS SURVIVED
BREAST CANCER.
I HAVE TYPE 2 DIABETES
>> Reporter: IN OUR INTERVIEW,
HANKS REVEALED THE SURPRISING 
REASON THEY CAN'T FULLY PUT THE 
ORDEAL BEHIND THEM. 
>> WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT WE
HAVE FEWER ANTIBODIES NOW, THAN 
WE DID AT THE GET GO
SO THE -- THE -- THE -- AS MANY 
PEOPLE ON TELEVISION NOW SAY, 
LESTER, I'M NOT A DOCTOR
BUT, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS
THAT, AS THE ANTIBODIES BEGIN TO
FADE, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE 
WILL, ONCE AGAIN, BE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO CATCHING SOME FORM OF THE
CORONAVIRUS AGAIN.
>> Reporter: APPROACHING 3
MILLION CASES IN THIS COUNTRY,
DOES IT SHOCK YOU OR SURPRISE 
YOU THAT WE'RE DEBATING THINGS, 
LIKE WHETHER WE SHOULD WEAR 
MASKS OR NOT
>> IT DISAPPOINTS ME
I DON'T GET IT
I COME FROM A GENERATION THAT 
WAS STILL LIVING WITH THE CREDO 
THAT THERE ARE -- THERE IS A
PART THAT WE CAN ALL PLAY, IN 
ANY FORM OF NATIONAL EFFORT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING
AS SIMPLE AS DOING AS LITTLE AS 
WEARING A MASK, SOCIAL
DISTANCING, WASH YOUR HANDS,
ENTERS INTO ANY KIND OF FRAY
OF WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING
WE SHOULD ALL BE DOING, IN ORDER
TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CITY AND OUR
COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER
>> Reporter: THE LATEST FILM
PROJECT FOR HANKS, WHOSE
FASCINATION WITH WORLD WAR II IS
WELL KNOWN, IS CALLED "G
"GREYHOUND" ABOUT THE BATTLE OF 
THE ATLANTIC, THE LONGEST 
CAMPAIGN OF THE WAR.
>> DO YOU FIND PARALLELS BETWEEN
WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW
>> WE WERE NOT MAKING A MOVIE 
THAT WAS GOING TO, I THINK, BE
ADDRESSING THE SOCIOLOGICAL 
FORCES BEHIND THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC, BUT IT TURNED OUT WE
WERE
THE THING ABOUT 1942 IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC
WE HAVE CHARACTERS THAT HAVE NO 
IDEA HOW LONG THIS STRUGGLE IS
GOING TO LAST.
WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO SURVIVE
LONG ENOUGH IN ORDER TO SEE ITS 
CONCLUSION
MORE THAN HALF THE WORLD NOW IS 
DEALING WITH COVID-19.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT IS GOING
TO END
AND I THINK THE PARALLELS ARE AS
HUMANLY ACCURATE, RIGHT NOW,
AS -- AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE.
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A CRISIS.
>> THAT WAS PART OF LESTER'S
CONVERSATION WITH TOM HANKS.
AND BECAUSE OF COVID, 
STILL STEAMY THE NEXT TWO DAYS
BUT SOME RELIEF FOR TH
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, TWO 
WHITE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR 
DEFACING A BLACK LIVES MATTER 
MURAL.
NICOLLE ANDERSON AND DAVID
NELSON ARE BEING CHARGED WITH 
THREE MISDEMEANOR COUNTS, 
INCLUDING A HATE CRIME, AFTER 
BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA BY A 
WITNESS USING BLACK PAINT TO
COVER UP THE MURAL, WHICH WAS 
PERMITTED BY THE CITY.
THE MURAL WAS PAINTED ON JULY 
4th, AND WAS VANDALIZED WITHIN
AN HOUR OF ITS COMPLETION.
IF CONVICTED, THE TWO CAN FACE
UP TO A YEAR IN COUNTY JAIL.
>> SINGER JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS
SUPPORTING HIS HOME STATE OF
TENNESSEE'S ACLU'S EFFORT IN THE
CALL TO REMOVE THOSE CONFEDERATE
MONUMENTS.
>> THE TOP TEN STATES WITH
CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS ACCOUNT 
FOR OVER 4,000 LYNCHINGS IN 73
YEARS.
>> JT POSTED THIS VIDEO FROM THE
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, 
ALONG WITH THE CAPTION THAT 
SAYS, NO ONE SHOULD BE
PROTECTING THE LEGACIES OF
CONFEDERATE LEADERS AND SLAVE 
OWNERS
AND IF WE PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD, 
THESE MONUMENTS MUST COME DOWN. 
>> WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT IN
FLORIDA IS PREPARING TO REOPEN
THIS WEEKEND
MAGIC KINGDOM AND ANIMAL KINGDOM
WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY, WITH NEW 
SAFETY MEASURES.
ALL GUESTS OVER THE AGE OF THREE
WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACE 
MASK AND HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE 
TAKEN.
NO ONE OVER 100.3 DEGREES WILL
BE ALLOWED IN.
AND SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES
WILL, ALSO, BE ENFORCED.
THE RESORT'S OTHER TWO PARKS, 
EPCOT AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS,
WILL OPEN ON JULY 15th. 
>> NOW, TO A HEARTWARMING ACT OF
KINDNESS DURING THESE TOUGH 
TIMES.
A WOMAN FROM ARKANSAS IS
DETERMINED TO BRING MUCH-NEEDED 
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FOR PEOPLE 
STUCK IN UNEMPLOYMENT LINES.
FROM OUR AFFILIATE KARK, HILLARY
HUNT HAS THE STORY. 
>> THESE LIVES ARE LONG.
THERE IS NO AIR CONDITION OUT 
HERE
IT'S HOT OUT HERE.
>> Reporter: AS THE HEAT INDEX
INCHES CLOSER TO 100. 
>> I STOOD IN THIS LINE MYSELF
AND IT WAS SO HOT.
>> MANY FAN THEMSELVES AS THEY
WAIT IN LINE, HERE, AT THE
UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN LITTLE 
ROCK. 
>> WE'VE BEEN COMING UP HERE
EVERY DAY SINCE MARCH.
>> IS DETERMINED TO BRING SOME
MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF
HER CAR, LOADED DOWN WITH 
ICE-COLD DRINKS AND SNACKS
SHE TELLS ME SHE'S PAYING IT
FORWARD.
>> CAME AND SHE SEEN ME.
AND SHE BOUGHT ME SOME WATER AND
SOMETHING TO EAT. 
>> AND HER SMALL GESTURE IS 
MAKING ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
>> IT'S VERY GREAT FOR PEOPLE TO
BE BRINGING FOOD AND WATER
BECAUSE, FOR ONE, PEOPLE HAVE 
HEALTH PROBLEMS.
>> NOW, BULA HOPES OTHERS WILL
REMEMBER THIS.
>> WE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
COME ON.
LET'S ALL GET TOGETHER AND HELP 
EACH OTHER
TILL WE GET THROUGH THIS
AMEN
AMEN
AMEN
>> OUR THANKS TO HILLARY FOR
THAT
TO THAT, I SAY AMEN.
>> AMEN TO THAT AND HOPEFULLY,
ACROSS THE BOARD, WE CAN ALL
SPREAD AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF 
THAT A
>>> MULTIPLE BREAKING STORIES 
OVERNIGHT.
FIRST, THE TEACHER WHO GAINED 
NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR A
RELATIONSHIP WITH A STUDENT,
MARY KAY LETOURNEAU, HAS DIED.
PLUS, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JOHN
R
ROBERTS.
>> CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE U.S.
SOARS PAST 3 MILLION WHILE THE
NUMBERS OF FATALITIES IS GOING
DOWN BUT WE ASK A PANEL OF
DOCTORS IF THEY EXPECT THE DEATH
RATD TO RISE. 
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL
CONTINUE TO DIE FROM COVID WILL 
INCREASE. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD SAY 
YES.
>> YES, IT WILL.
>> MOUNTING PRESSURE FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE TO OPEN SCHOOLS IN
THE FALL. 
>> INCREDIBLE DETAILS REVEALED
IN THE MARRIAGE OF JOHNNY DEPP
WHERE DEPP DENIES EVER BEING A
WIFE BEATER, AMONG OTHER
SALACIOUS ACCUSATIONS.
>> CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
A 3-YEAR-OLD IS TOSSED FROM THE 
THIRD-FLOOR BALCONY OF A BURNING
APARTMENT.
THE HERO AND THE TODDLER'S
CONDITION.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, I'M 
FRANCES RIVERA
THE LATEST ON CORONAVIRUS IS
STRAIGHT AHEAD
BUT FIRST, TWO BREAKING NEWS
STORIES OVERNIGHT.
HER CASE GARNERED NATIONAL
INFAMY
LATE LAST NIGHT, WE LEARNED 
FORMER TEACHER MARY KAY 
LETOURNEAU HAS DIED.
SHE LOST A SIX-MONTH BATTLE WITH
COLON CANCER
THE FORMER SEATTLE-AREA TEACHER 
CAPTURED HEADLINES FOR HER
ILLICIT AFFAIR WITH A 6th GRADE 
STUDENT.
IN 1997, SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF
RAPING 13-YEAR-OLD VILI FUALAAU.
THE TWO LATER MARRIED WHEN SHE
GOT OUT OF PRISON AND THE COUPLE
HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
AND THEN, SEPARATED IN 2017.
ACCORDING TO HER ATTORNEY,
FUALAAU CARED FOR HER DURING THE
FINAL MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY LETOURNEAU WAS 58 YEARS
OLDS. 
>> ALSO, BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A
HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED OVERNIGHT THAT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH, AFTER FALLING AND 
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES AND 
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED A NIGHT
IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF ABUNDANCE
OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAS SUFFERED FROO FROM
SEIZURES IN THE PAST BUT DOCTORS
BELIEVE IT WAS LIKELY DUE TO
LIGHTHEADEDNESS CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION.
>> ON THE SAME DAY THAT THE 
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FORMALLY 
GAVE NOTICE TO WITHDRAWAL FROM
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
OVER ITS COVID-19 RESPONSE, THE 
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN THE
UNITED STATES PASSED THE 3
MILLION MARK. 
>> PEOPLE WAITING IN THEIR CARS 
FOR HOURS FOR TESTS IN STATES 
LIKE TEXAS AND ARIZONA
FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THEY WILL LAUNCH SURGE TESTING
IN HARD-HIT CITIES, WITH A GOAL 
OF 5,000 FREE TEXTS A DAY.
>> VACCINE MAKER NOVAVAX SAYS 
THE U.S. WILL PAY THEM
$1.6 BILLION TO DELIVER 100 
MILLION DOSES OF A VACCINE BY 
EARLY NEXT YEAR.
>> UNTIL WE HAVE THAT VACCINE,
PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO WEAR
MASKS IN PUBLIC.
AND THAT IS LEADING TO TANTRUMS 
AND OUTBURSTS, LIKE THIS ONE, IN
FLORIDA.
>> I FEEL THREATENED
BACK OFF
THREATEN ME AGAIN!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THE MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE,
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED THAT
HE HAS BEEN FIRED.
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE WALMART AND
TARGET ARE ASKING GOVERNORS TO
REQUIRE MASKS, STATEWIDE
THEY SAY DIFFERENCES IN LOCAL 
RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>> ON STATEN ISLAND, 60-YEAR-OLD
SYLVESTER FLOREZ BEAT COVID 
AFTER THREE MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL
DOCTORS ARE HOPEFUL THERE WILL
BE A LOT MORE OF THESE SUCCESS
STORIES AS ICUs FILL UP, AGAIN
HERE'S NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK.
>> Reporter: A TALE OF TWO
GRAPHS
ON THE ONE HAND, A DISTURBING 
RISE IN NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES.
ON THE OTHER, THE HEARTENING
NEWS THAT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS
IS GOING DOWN.
FROM MORE THAN 2,000 A DAY IN 
MAY, TO NOW ROUGHLY 300.
BUT NEITHER GRAPH, ALONE, TELLS 
THE FULL STORY
WE REACHED OUT TO FIVE DOCTORS
IN HARD-HIT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY
TO FIND OUT WHAT'S BEHIND THE 
NUMBERS.
TESTING.
THE COUNTRY IS GETTING BETTER AT
FINDING THE VIRUS.
IN EARLY APRIL, 1,000 PEOPLE A
DAY WERE BEING TESTED.
TODAY, THE NUMBER IS ROUGHLY
600,000.
BUT IT DOESN'T ENTIRELY EXPLAIN 
HOW QUICKLY THE CASE NUMBERS ARE
GOING UP. 
>> HOW MUCH DOES INCREASED
TESTING IN ARIZONA EXPLAIN AN 
INCREASE IN THE CASES?
>> NOT AT ALL.
IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX, IT'S 20 
OR 24% IS THE PERCENT POSITIVE
FOR THE NEW TESTS FOR COVID-19
THAT IS A TERRIBLE -- IT'S A
TERRIBLE NUMBER.
>> AGE IS ANOTHER FACTOR
FEWER PEOPLE ARE DYING, EXPERTS 
SAY, BECAUSE YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING THE VIRUS.
>> YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT.
THEY'RE VISITING PLACES THAT
HAVE REOPENED.
THEY ARE GOING TO PARTIES,
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE TAKING
SOME RISKS. 
>> IN ARIZONA, AT LEAST HALF OF 
ALL POSITIVE CASES ARE IN PEOPLE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 44.
>> THEY, ABSOLUTELY, ARE
SPREADING THIS TO THOSE WHO ARE 
IN THEIR 60s, 70s, 80s, AND IN
MORE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
>> DEATHS WILL ALSO LAG BEHIND
CASES.
>> WE'RE GENERALLY SEEING THAT
PATIENTS ARE BECOMING SYM
SYMPTOMATIC BY DAY EIGHT AND
NINE
COMPLICATIONS FROM COVID AND
MORTALITY CAN LAG SEVERAL WEEKS.
>> ALSO, KEEPING DEATH NUMBERS
DOWN, BETTER TREATMENT. 
>> INITIALLY, WE WERE INTUBATING
EVERYONE
AND THEN, WE WERE FINDING, YOU
KNOW WHAT, THERE'S SOME OTHER 
OXYGEN TREATMENT THERAPIES. 
>> NOW, WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO 
AVOID INTUBATION AS LONG AS WE
CAN BECAUSE IT WAS HURTING
PEOPLE'S LUNGS
WE USE PRONING, WHICH IS PUTTING
PEOPLE ON THEIR STOMACHS AND
THAT'S BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY 
HELPFUL.
>> AND NEW DRUGS LIKE THE 
ANTIVIRAL REMDESIVIR, SHORTENING
HOSPITAL STAYS, AS WELL AS A
STEROID FOR LUNG INFECTIONS.
WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED THE 
COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE THE DEATH
RATE, DR. FAUCI WARNED AMERICANS
NOT TO FALL INTO A FALSE
COMPLACENCY.
>> IT'S A FALSE NARRATIVE TO
TAKE COMFORT IN -- IN A LOWER 
RATE OF DEATH.
>> AS FOR THE EXPERTS WE SPOKE
TO, WE ASKED THEM ALL THE SAME
QUESTION. 
>> DO YOU EXPECT THE DEATH RATE 
TO GO UP
>> YES, I DO. 
>> IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. 
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DIE 
FROM COVID WILL CONTINUE TO 
INCREASE. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD SAY 
YES.
>> YES, IT WILL.
>> ALL FIVE, REACHING AN
UNSETTLING CONSENSUS
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS. 
>> IT'S A QUESTION ON EVERY 
PARENT'S MIND RIGHT NOW.
WILL THEIR KIDS RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM THIS FALL?
WELL, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS READY
TO END THAT DEBATE
VOWING TO PRESSURE STATES TO
REOPEN SCHOOLS, EVEN AS 
CORONAVIRUS CASES HIT RECORD
HIGHS IN THE U.S
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
ALICE BARR, JOINING US NOW WITH 
MORE
ALICE, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS TYPICALLY AN ISSUE LEFT 
TO GOVERNORS AND LOCAL LEADERS. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
YEAH
AND THIS COMES BACK TO SOMETHING
WE'VE BEEN SEEING ALL ALONG 
THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP KIND OF PITTING 
HIMSELF AGAINST GOVERNORS, LOCAL
LEADERS, AND SOME CASES, SAYING 
HE HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO
MAKE THE DECISIONS
THOUGH, REALLY, CONSTITUTIONAL
EXPERTS SAY, IN MOST CASES, IT
IS UP TO THE STATES.
UP TO THE LOCAL LEVEL.
SO, EACH DISTRICT IS NOW
WRESTLING WITH THIS QUESTION OF 
HOW AND WHEN THEY CAN REOPEN
SAFELY
THERE WAS AN EVENT YESTERDAY AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE, WHERE PRESIDENT
TRUMP BASICALLY LAID OUT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYING THEY
THINK THAT THE SOCIAL AND THE 
EDUCATIONAL COST OF KEEPING KIDS
OUT OF SCHOOL ANY LONGER WILL BE
WORSE THAN THE VIRUS, ITSELF
AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS DOES RECOMMEND THAT
KIDS TRY TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL, 
IN PERSON IF POSSIBLE.
BUT HERE IS THE ISSUE.
THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT OFFER
ANY CONCRETE POLICIES OR ANY NEW
FUNDING TO HELP SCHOOLS 
RESTRUCTURE.
TO ALLOW FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING
IN CLASSROOMS, ON SCHOOL BUSES, 
THAT KIND OF THING
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE LEFT UP TO
THE DISTRICTS.
AND MANY MEDICAL EXPERTS ARE
SAYING COMMUNITIES REALLY NEED
TO GET THE VIRUS UNDER CONTROL, 
BEFORE THEY CAN THINK SERIOUSLY 
ABOUT SCHOOLS.
BUT HEAR DIRECTLY FROM PRESIDENT
TRUMP WHAT HE IS SAYING THE 
PRESSURE HE'S GOING TO BE 
PUTTING ON LOCAL LEADERS TO GET 
THIS DONE.
>> WE HOPE THAT MOST SCHOOLS ARE
GOING TO BE OPEN
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE
POLITICAL STATEMENTS OR DO IT 
FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD
FOR THEM POLITICALLY, SO THEY 
KEEP THE SCHOOLS CLOSED.
NO WAY
SO WE'RE, VERY MUCH, GOING TO 
PUT PRESSURE ON GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE TO OPEN THE
SCHOOLS.
TO GET 'EM OPEN AND IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE 
WELLBEING OF THE STUDENT AND THE
PARENTS.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A 
LOT OF PRESSURE ON OPEN YOUR
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS -- IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS,
AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN
>> SOME STATES, LIKE IN FLORIDA,
WHERE CASES ARE SOARING, THEY 
HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO BRING STUDENTS BACK
TO THE CLASSROOM IN AUGUST
OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING AT
MORE OF A HYBRID SYSTEM.
WHERE SOME KIDS WOULD WORK FROM 
HOME, ONLINE
AND SOME WOULD BE PRESENT IN THE
CLASSROOM.
BUT THERE ARE JUST A LOT OF 
HURDLES TO STILL FIGURE OUT FOR 
THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
BACK TO YOU, PHILLIP AND
FRANCES.
>> ALL THOSE QUESTIONS WANTING
ANSWERED FROM ALL THOSE PARENTS 
OUT THERE.
ALICE BARR FOR US, THANK YOU, 
ALICE.
>> FOLLOWING THE UNITED STATES, 
BRAZIL HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST 
NUMBER OF COVID CASES.
AT LEAST 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE 
DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
BUT THE GOVERNMENT STOPPED
REPORTING SOME STATISTICS LAST
MONTH.
AND AFTER DOWNPLAYING THE RISK, 
PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO
REVEALED THAT HE TESTED 
POSITIVE
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS TEST RESULT, BOLSONARO
REMOVED HIS MASK AND SAID THAT
HE IS FINE
>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY 
OF THE EXPLOSIVE, NEW BOOK BY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NIECE BEFORE
IT HITS SHELVES.
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER REPORTS ON
THE BOOK'S MOST SHOCKING CLAIMS.
>> Reporter: IN HER NEW TELL-ALL
BOOK, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
ESTRANGED NIECE MARY TRUMP
MINCES NO WORDS EXPLAINING HER
MOTIVATIONS.
I HAD TO TAKE DONALD DOWN, SHE
WRITES, ABOUT WHY SHE GAVE THE
PRES
PRESIDENT'S TAX DOCUMENTS TO
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" ADDING IF
HE IS AFFORDED A SECOND TERM, IT
WOULD BE THE END OF AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY.
HER UNCLE MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA
OF A NARCISSIST AND IN HER BOOK 
OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, DETAILS A 
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY WITH A DAD 
WHO WAS SO DOMINEERING FRED 
TRUMP SR., QUOTE, PERVERTED HIS 
SON'S PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD 
AND DAMAGED HIS ABILITY TO LIVE 
IN IT.
MARY TRUMP IS THE DAUGHTER OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S OLDER BROTHER,
FRED JR., WHO SHE SAYS, WAS 
OFTEN MOCKED, EVEN ZOSCORNED BY
HIS FATHER
WHO SHE WRITES ONCE SAID DONALD 
IS WORTH TEN OF YOU.
>> I HAD A BROTHER FRED.
GREAT GUY.
BEST-LOOKING GUY
BUT HE HAD A PROBLEM
HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL.
>> MS. TRUMP, ALSO, CLAIMS THE
PRESIDENT'S SISTER, A RETIRED 
FEDERAL JUDGE, SAID OF HIS
CANDIDACY, HE IS A CLOWN
THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN
AND ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S BOASTS
ABOUT HIS BRILLIANCE
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M A
TOTALLY BRILLIANT HUMAN BEING.
I THINK I'M THE SMARTEST PERSON.
>> MS. TRUMP CLAIMS HER UNCLE 
CHEATED ON HIS S.A.T., PAYING A 
FRIEND TO TAKE IT FOR HIM.
AN ALLEGATION THE WHITE HOUSE 
CALLS COMPLETELY FALSE
MARY TRUMP CONTESTED HER
GRANDFATHER'S WILL AND BLAMED 
THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER 
RELATIVES FOR HER NOT GETTING A 
LARGER INHERITANCE
THE WHITE HOUSE DISMISSING HER
BOOK AS WRITTEN IN HER OWN
SELF-INTEREST, SAYING THE 
PRESIDENT'S FATHER WAS WARM AND 
VERY GOOD TO HIM. 
>> IT'S RIDICULOUS, ABSURD
ALLEGATIONS, THAT HAVE ABSOLUTE 
NO BEARING IN TRUTH.
HAVE YET TO SEE THE BOOK BUT IT 
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S BROTHER IS 
TRYING TO BLOCK THE BOOK'S
PUBLICATION IN STATE COURT
STILL, THE PUBLISHER SAYS THAT
WILL NOT STOP IT FROM BEING 
RELEASED
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT, PETER.
THANK YOU.
>>> MEANWHILE, MELANIA TRUMP'S
FORMER FRIEND, RIGHT-HAND, AND
CONFIDANTE, IS WRITING A TELL 
ALL OF HER OWN, DUE OUT 
SEPTEMBER 1st.
STEPHANIE'S BOOK TITLED "MELANIA
AND ME" WILL COVER THE BEGINNING
OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP THROUGH THE 
PLANNING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATION AND HER VERY ABRUPT
DEPARTURE FROM THE EAST WING IN 
2018. 
>> NBC METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA 
WEBB, GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP AND
FRANCES.
IT'S STILL VERY STEAMY OUTSIDE
LOOK AT THIS AIR
IT IS DEFINITELY BLAZING ACROSS 
TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION
76 DEGREES IS THE FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURE ACROSS AREAS OF THE 
NORTHEAST.
AND TODAY, DAYTIME HIGHS, STILL 
GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE LOWER
90s.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY
SPARKING UP THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TO THE UPPER MIDWEST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE' A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO, 94 FOR DALLAS.
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY CLEAR THIS
AFTERNOON.
BUT THE STORMS AND THAT COLD
FRONT MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE 
MIDATLANTIC.
SOME TORRENTIAL RAIN THIS 
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
BURLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON, LOWER
TO MID-80s
AND WHEN WILL WE SEE RELIEF?
HAVE ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. 
>> WE'RE READY FOR IT.
THANK YOU, JANESSA
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, A MAN
FENDED OFF ONE OF THE DEADLIEST 
SNAKES IN THE WORLD WHILE 
DRIVING.
HE USED A WORK KNIFE TO KILL THE
VENOMOUS SNAKE IN HIS TRUCK.
>> THERE IS A PUSH IN NEW YORK
TO RENAME THE BARCLAY CENTER
AFTER JACKIE ROBINSON.
GOT TO PLAY FOR THE DODGERS FROM
1947 TO 1956. 
>> AND BIG
>>> A PHOENIX MAN IS BEING
HAILED A HERO AFTER HE SPRUNG 
INTO ACTION AND CAUGHT A
3-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS DROPPED
FROM A BURNING APARTMENT
BUILDING
OFFICIALS SAY THE CHILD'S MOTHER
TOSSED HIM OFF THE BALCONY
SMOKE AND FLAMES ENGULFED THE 
APARTMENT LAST WEEK.
FORMER MARINE LEAPT TO THE
RESCUE
POLICE SAY THE TODDLER ALONG
WITH HIS 8-YEAR-OLD SISTER
SUFFERED BURNS AND ARE IN 
SERIOUS CONDITION.
SADLY, THOUGH, THE MOTHER DID 
NOT SURVIVE.
THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
>>> TWO PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR 
DEFACING A BLACK LIVES MATTER 
MURAL.
NICOLLE ANDERSON AND DAVID
NELSON ARE BEING CHARGED WITH 
THREE MISDEMEANOR COUNTS, 
INCLUDING A HATE CRIME, AFTER 
BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA BY A 
WITNESS USING BLACK PAINT TO
COVER UP THE MURAL WHICH WAS
PERMITTED BY THE CITY.
THE MURAL WAS PAINTED JULY 4th
AND WAS VANDALIZED WITHIN AN
HOUR OF COMPLETION. 
>> NOW, TO A BLOCKBUSTER TRIAL
INVOLVING HOLLYWOOD ACTOR JOHNNY
DEPP
THE STAR IS SUING BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER THE SUN FOR LIBEL OVER
A 2018 ARTICLE THAT CALLED HIM A
WIFEBEATER
THE BRITISH TABLOIDS THIS 
MORNING HEADLINING THE EXPLOSIVE
DETAILS.
CHAPMAN, THERE'S SOME BOMBSHELL 
CLAIMS HERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, FRANCES
NOW, ONE OF THE TABLOIDS HERE 
SAYING, NOW, THAT IS IS 
HOLLYWOOD BLOCK BURST.
WE ALSO HAVE BLOOD FEUD FROM THE
SUN.
AND AMBER CUT OFF MY FINGERTIP
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.
SEEMS NO DOUBT THIS WAS A 
VOLATILE RELATIONSHIP.
THE QUESTION REMAINS WHO WAS THE
MAIN INSTIGATOR OF ANY VIOLENCE 
IN THE MARRIAGE?
THE LAWSUIT, FOCUSING ON AN 
ARTICLE IN "THE SUN TABLOID"
BRANDING JOHNNY DEPP A WIFE 
BEATER
HE SAYS HE IS TRYING TO CLEAR 
HIS NAME
REPORTS FROM INSIDE THE HIGH
COURT HAVE DEPP BRANDING HIS
EX-WIFE AS THE ONE WHO DIRECTED 
ABUSE AT HIM
SAYING SHE WAS PUNCHING HIM IN
THE FACE ON A FLIGHT ONCE.
HE HAD TO LOCK HIMSELF IN THE 
BATHROOM OF THE PLANE TO GET
AWAY FROM HER WHERE HE ENDED UP 
SLEEPING FOR THE NIGHT
AND THAT SHE ATTACKED HIM WITH A
BOTTLE OF VODKA, CUTTING OFF
PART OF HIS FINGERTIP, THAT SHE 
CLAIMS HE DID WHEN HE SLAMMED A 
MOBILE PHONE AGAINST THE WALL.
AND ALSO, SOME REALLY DISGUSTING
COMMENTARY COMING FROM THE COURT
THAT HE SAYS HE KNEW THE
RELATIONSHIP WAS OVER WHEN HE 
FOUND THAT, EITHER HERD OR ONE
OF HER FRIENDS POSSIBLY 
DEFECATED INTO HIS BED
SO WE'RE HEARING SOME REAL
BOMBSHELL CLAIMS OUT OF THIS
ALSO, SOME REAL FOCUS ON HIS
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, WHICH HE
ADMITTED HE STARTED FROM A YOUNG
AGE BUT THAT HE IS NOT A WIFE 
BEATER
THIS IS JUST DAY ONE OF WHAT IS 
EXPECTED TO BE A THREE-WEEK 
COURT HEARING, HERE, AT THE HIGH
COURT.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE COMES
FROM THIS TESTIMONY.
BUT, SO FAR, IT'S TURNING INTO A
HOL
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTE
>>> THAT MOMENT THERE BROKE ME
AND JUST, TOTALLY PUT ME IN MY
FEELS.
AND -- AND IT JUST SHOWED THE 
POWER AND THE UNITY AND THE 
LOVE, COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING,
THAT WE ALL HAVE FOR ONE
ANOTHER.
THE SPORT OF NASCAR WHERE A LOT 
OF PEOPLE HAVE THEIR DOUBTS 
ABOUT, WE SHOW THIS TYPE OF 
UNITY AND LOVE AND
UNDERSTANDING.
>> POWERFUL WORDS FROM BUBBA
WALLACE PRAISING THE SUPPORT
FROM NASCAR AND HIS FELLOW
DRIVERS DURING THE BLACK LIVES
MATTER MOVEMENT IN AN INTERVIEW 
WITH ACTOR ANTHONY ANDERSON.
HE SAID THE WORDS THERE.
I MEAN, IT'S ABOUT UNITY, 
DESPITE ANYONE TRYING TO SOW
DISCORD, INCLUDING THE
PRESIDENT.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
TEMPERATURES STILL ROARING THIS 
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, NEW 
DETAILS ON THE CASE OF JEFFREY
EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE
AS GHISLAINE MAXWELL GETS READY 
FOR HER BAIL HEARING AND
ARRAIGNMENT NEXT WEEK, BRITISH
NEWSPAPER THE SUN REPORTS 
MAXWELL IS DEMANDING THE EPSTEIN
ESTATE PAY FOR HER LEGAL FEES.
EPSTEIN'S LAWYERS REPORTEDLY
FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS.
THE CASE IS DELAYED UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER.
BUT IN A SEPARATE CASE, DEUTSCHE
BANK WAS HIT WITH A $150 MILLION
PENALTY FINE
SAYING IT FAILED TO MONITOR 
SUSPICIOUS ACCOUNT ACTIVITY ON
EPSTEIN'S ACCOUNT.
THE PENALTY INCLUDES ALLEGED
MONEY LAUNDERING LINKED TO TWO
OTHER BANKS.
>> ATLANTA POLICE HAVE
IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT WHO THEY 
BELIEVE IS CONNECTED TO THE 
SHOOTING DEATH OF SECORIEA
TURNER
POLICE SAY AT LEAST THREE 
SUSPECTS WERE INVOLVED IN TURNER
ES A DEATH
THE 8-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT WHEN HER
FAMILY'S VEHICLE APPROACHED A 
MAKESHIFT ROADBLOCK WITH
NUMEROUS ARMED MEN
AUTHORITIES OFFERING A $20,000
REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION ON 
THE CASE
TYLER PERRY HAS OFFERED TO PAID 
FOR TURNER'S FUNERAL EXPENSES.
>> "THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS 
THE BLACK BIRDWATCHER WHO 
CLAIMED A WOMAN CALLED 911 SAYS 
HE WILL NOT COOPERATE AGAINST 
HER.
AMY COOPER LOST HER JOB AND NOW 
FACES CHARGES OF FILING A FALSE 
REPORT
HE HAS ALREADY PAID A STEEP 
PRICE AND THAT, QUOTE, BRINGING 
HER MORE MISERY JUST SEEMS LIKE 
PILING ON.
HE SAYS THE DA CAN PURSUE 
CHARGES, WITHOUT HIM. 
>> HAMILTON CREATOR IS
RESPONDING TO CRITICISM OF THE
SHOW AS IT HITS DISNEY PLUS.
CALLING ALL CRITICISM OF THE
MUSICAL VALID WHEN RESPONDING TO
A VIEWER ON TWITTER.
FANS AND CRITICS ARE EXAMINING
THE SHOW'S PORTRAYAL OF THE 
FOUNDING FATHERS IN REGARD TO 
THEIR USE OF SLAVERY AS IT DRAWS
HUGE NUMBERS
MIRANDA SAYS HE DID HIS BEST TO 
FIT AS MUCH AS HE COULD INTO
THAT TWO AND A HALF HOUR
MUSICAL.
>> MAYBE THERE'S A PART TWO 
RIGHT THERE THAT HE MAY START 
RIGH
WRITING NOW.
MIGHT AS WELL.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT, EVERY SINGLE
FOUNDING FATHER THAT'S PORTRAYED
IN THAT IS A PERSON OF COLOR. 
>> YES
YES.
>> YOU KNOW, SO HE DID BREAK
SOME BOUNDARIES DOING THAT
DOING SOMETHING NEW, YOU KNOW?
>> MAYBE, THERE WILL BE SOME
KIND OF PART TWO
YOU KNOW, SPUR THAT.
THE WORLD'S FASTEST MAN HUSSEIN 
BOLT PUBLICLY REVEAL THEIR
DAUGHTER'S NAME AND OLYMPIA 
LIGHTNING BOLT
BORN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THE 
COUPLE WAITED UNTIL HER BIRTHDAY
TO SHARE THE NEWS ON INSTAGRAM
AND TWITTER.
IT'S APPROPRIATE BECAUSE HER
2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S NAMED 
ALEXIS OLYMPIA
>>> THIS MORNING ANOTHER
STAGGERING MILESTONE
THE U.S. SURPASSES 3 MILLION
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS WITH 37
STATES SEEING A RISE IN POSITIVE
RESULTS.
THE SURGE PUTTING A STRAIN ON 
TESTING AND CAUSING MAJOR 
SHORTAGES.
>> THE SHOCKING CELL PHONE VIDEO
PHOENIX POLICE OPENING FIRE ON A
PARKED CAR
THE MAN INSIDE KILLED.
HIS SUPPORTERS SAY POLICE AREN'T
TELLING THE FULL STORY
THE GROWING OUTRAGE.
>> OVERNIGHT, FIRST THE TEACHER 
WHO GOT NATIONAL ATTENTION WITH 
A STUDENT MARY KAYLE LATERNAEU 
HAS DIED
>> HOW CLEAN IS THE AIR YOU 
BREATHE IN AN AIRPLANE
THE SURPRISING NEW RESULT.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M FRANCES 
RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED FORMER TEACHER 
MARY KAYE LATERNO HAS DIED AFTER
A BATTLE WITH COLON CANCER
SHE CAPTURED HEADLINES FOR HER
ILL IS IT AFFAIR WITH A STUDENT.
SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF RAPPING 
BILLY FALEAU AND HAD HIS CHILD
AND MARRIED HIM AFTER SHE GOT 
OUT OF JAIL.
THEY HAD ANOTHER CHILD AND
SEPARATED IT IN 2017
THE FATHER CARED FOR HER DURING 
THE FINAL MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY WAS 58 YEARS OLD.
>> TURNING TO THE LATEST ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE NUMBER
OF CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES
IN THE UNITED STATES IS NOW OVER
3 MILLION.
THAT GRIM MILESTONE WAS REACHED 
AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 
FORMALLY GAVE NOTICE TO WITHDRAW
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION OVER ITS RESPONSE
TO COVID
THE COUNTRY THAT IS SECOND TO 
AMERICA IN THE NUMBER OF
INFECTIONS IS BRAZIL
THE GOVERNMENT HAS STOPPED
REPORTING ACCURATE NUMBERS, BUT 
AT LEAST 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE 
DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
AND AFTER DOWNPLAYING THE RISK, 
PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO
REVEALED HE TESTED POSITIVE.
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS TEST RESULT, BOLSONARO
REMOVED HIS MASK AND SAID THAT
HE IS FINE
>> MASK REQUIREMENTS IN THE U.S.
HAVE LED TO A LOT OF OUTBURSTS
IN STORES.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FROM A
COSTCO IN FLORIDA.
>> BACK OFF!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THAT MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
AN INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED
THAT HE HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE WALMART AND
TARGET ARE ASKING GOVERNORS TO
REQUIRE MASKS STATEWIDE.
THEY SAY THE DIFFERENCES IN 
LOCAL RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>> FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE 
CREATING SURGE TESTING SPOTS
WITH A GOAL OF TESTING 5,000
PEOPLE A DAY IN HOT SPOTS WHERE 
THE SPREAD IS OUT OF CONTROL
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: IN JUST THIS FIRST 
WEEK OF JULY, A STACGGERING NEW 
RECORD OF INFECTIONS, MORE THAN 
3 MILLION CASES.
>> WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF ROOM
>> Reporter: TEXAS, ARIZONA AND 
FLORIDA ARE SEEING A STRAIN ON
I.C.U. BEDS.
THE SICKEST WHO ARRIVE MAY NEVER
LEAVE.
>> THESE PATIENTS WHEN THEY COME
IN, IF YOU DON'T HUG YOUR FAMILY
MEMBER LIKE RIGHT THEN, WHO IS
TO SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE HUG 
THEM AGAIN
>> Reporter: WITH NEW CASES 
CLIMBING IN 37 STATES, THIS 
SCENE ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HECTOR SALAZAR SLEEPING IN HIS
CAR OVERNIGHT TO BE TESTED
>> IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT I
CAME, I GOT THE LINE LIKE 50 OR 
60 CARS AND NO CHANCE.
>> Reporter: THE NATION'S 
LARGEST TESTING SITE, DODGER
STADIUM, SHUTDOWN FOR DAYS
LINES FORMED AT DAWN IN NEW 
ORLEANS, BUT TESTS RAN OUT 5
MINUTES AFTER DOORS OPENED
IN PHOENIX WHERE THE TEMPERATURE
SOARED INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS,
IT CAN TAKE EIGHT HOURS TO GET A
TEST, AND TEN BUSINESS DAYS TO
GET RESULTS.
>> WE ASK FOR A LITTLE
UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE
>> Reporter: MANY OF THE
INFECTED ARE ASYMPTOMATIC, LIKE 
TH
ATALANTA'S MAYOR WHO HAS NO IDEA
HOW SHE CAUGHT IT.
>> WE'VE TAKEN ALL THE
PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN POSSIBLY
TAKE
>> Reporter: AS CALIFORNIA SOARS
ABOVE 275,000 CASES, OVERWHELMED
HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF
THE STATE ARE MOVING PATIENTS 
SEVEN HOURS AWAY
IT COMES AS VACCINE MAKER 
NOVAVAX SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WILL
PAY THEM $1.6 BILLION TO
EXPEDITE 100 MILLION DOSES OF A 
COVID VACCINE BY EARLY NEXT 
YEAR
BIOTECH COMPANY REGENERON IS NOW
BEGINNING LATE-STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS OF AN ANTIBODY COCKTAIL
TO PREVENT AND TREAT THE
DISEASE.
BUT IN STATEN ISLAND, 
60-YEAR-OLD SYLVESTER FLORES
BEAT COVID ON HIS OWN, RELEASED 
AFTER THREE MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL
>> 93 DAYS IS SOMETHING WE CAN'T
IMAGINE.
>> Reporter: FOR ONE FAMILY, A
HAPPY HOMECOMING, WHILE SO MANY 
OTHERS ARE STILL IN THE FIGHT OF
THEIR LIVES.
ACROSS THE NATION, TESTING
REMAINS A BIG CONCERN.
NOT JUST THE LONG LINES, BUT THE
LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME IT CAN 
TAKE TO GET RESULTS BACK
FRANCES?
>> OKAY, MIGUEL, THANK YOU
>> IT'S A QUESTION ON EVERY 
PARENT'S MIND RIGHT NOW.
WILL THEIR KIDS RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM THIS FALL?
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS READY TO END 
THAT DEBATE, VOWING TO PRESSURE 
STATES TO REOPEN SCHOOLS, EVEN
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES HIT RECORD 
HIGHS IN THE U.S
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
ALICE BARR JOINING US NOW WITH
MORE
ALICE, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS TYPICALLY AN ISSUE LEFT 
TO GOVERNORS AND LOCAL LEADERS
>> Reporter: YES, PHILLIP.
THIS IS THE KIND OF BACK AND
FORTH WE'VE SEEN THROUGH THE
PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP FREQUENTLY
TRYING TO ASSERT HIS POWER, 
SAYING, YOU KNOW, EARLIER IN
THIS FIGHT THAT HE HAD THE
ULTIMATE AUTHORITY IN MAKING
DECISIONS OVER WHAT HAPPENS AT
THE STATE LEVEL.
THAT WAS FOR REOPENING
BUSINESSES
BUT FOR SCHOOLS THERE IS EVEN 
MORE, YOU KNOW, LAYERS OF 
BUREAUCRACY INVOLVED HERE.
YOU HAVE NOT JUST THE GOVERNORS,
BUT YOU HAVE EACH INDIVIDUAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS MAKING
WRENCHING DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO
SAFELY REOPEN, THINGS LIKE HOW
TO DISTANCE KIDS IN THE 
CLASSROOM, HOW TO DISTANCE THEM 
ON SCHOOL BUSES.
PRESIDENT TRUMP, THOUGH, HAS
BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT HE WANTS 
KIDS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM
FOR ONE THING IT'S DIFFICULT FOR
PARENTS TO GO BACK TO WORK WHEN 
THEIR KIDS ARE STILL AT HOME
SO THAT'S CENTRAL TO HIS MESSAGE
OF REOPENING THE ECONOMY
BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS 
ALSO SAYING THAT THE RISKS FOR
CHILDREN IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND 
EDUCATIONAL DRAWBACKS ARE 
GREATER THAN POTENTIALLY THE
VIRUS ITSELF IF THEY REMAIN OUT 
OF THE CLASSROOM
THE AMERICAN AECADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS HAS RECOMMENDED KIDS 
GO BACK TO SCHOOL IN PERSON IF
POSSIBLE
BUT DURING AN EVENT ON THIS 
TOPIC YESTERDAY, THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION DID NOT OFFER ANY
CONCRETE POLICIES OR CRITICALLY 
ANY NEW FUNDING TO HELP SCHOOLS 
RESTRUCTURE AND REOPEN SAFELY.
DESPITE THAT, HERE IS WHAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID ABOUT HOW
HE IS GOING TO PRESS INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATES TO
REOPEN
>> WE HOPE THAT MOST SCHOOLS ARE
GOING TO BE OPEN
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE
POLITICAL STATEMENTS OR DO IT 
FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
I THINK IT'S GOOD TO BE GOOD FOR
THEM POLITICALLY SO THEY KEEP 
THE SCHOOLS CLOSED
NO WAY
SO WE ARE VERY MUCH GOING TO PUT
PRESSURE ON GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE TO OPEN THE
SCHOOLS TO GET THEM OPEN, AND 
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE 
WELL-BEING OF THE STUDENT AND 
THE PARENTS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A
LOT OF PRESSURE ON OPEN YOUR
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS AS
SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN.
>> Reporter: AND EACH DISTRICT
IS COMING UP WITH ITS OWN 
APPROACH
IN FLORIDA, WHERE CASES HAVE
BEEN SOARING, THE GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCED THAT HE WANTS KIDS
BACK IN THE CLASSROOM FULL TIME 
STARTING IN AUGUST
MANY OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING
AT SORT OF A HYBRID APPROACH
WHERE THERE WOULD BE SOME ONLINE
EDUCATION AND SOME IN-PERSON, 
BUT AGAIN, IT'S JUST WRENCHING
DECISIONS THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL
IS TRYING TO MAKE AND A 
PATCHWORK OF CHALLENGES ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
>> PATCHWORK IS A GOOD WAY TO 
PUT IT
ALICE BARR FOR US.
THANK YOU, ALICE
>> THERE IS OUTRAGE IN PHOENIX
AFTER AN OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED
A MAN IN A PARKED CAR.
THE LATEST INCIDENT SPARKING
OUTRAGE OVER POLICE TACTICS.
THE VIDEO IS DISTURBING.
>> Reporter: FRANCES, THE 
PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
FACING MOUNTING SCRUTINY AFTER
ANOTHER OFFICER-INVOLVED
SHOOTING DEATH
THE TENSE CONFRONTATION CAPTURED
ON A BYSTANDER'S CELL PHONE 
CAMERA ON THE 4th OF JULY.
>> DON'T SHOOT" 
>> Reporter: OFFICERS SHOUTING
INTO A PARKED CAR AND FIRING A
BARRAGE OF BULLETS
[ GUNSHOTS ]
[ BLEEP ] 
>> Reporter: THE VIDEO DOESN'T
CLEARLY SHOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 
THE MOMENTS BEFORE THE GUNFIRE
OR WHAT ELSE LED UP TO THE
INCIDENT
BUT THE MAN INSIDE THAT CAR,
28-YEAR-OLD JAMES GARCIA, DIED
>> THE OFFICERS DID NOT HAVE A
WARRANT AND APPROACHED HIM IN 
THE CARA TATSUMAING HE WAS
SOMEONE HE WASN'T.
>> Reporter: PHOENIX POLICE SAY 
THEY WERE RESPONDING TO A 911 
CALLER WHO SAID SOMEONE WAS 
THREATENING HIM WITH A KNIFE
>> YEAH, HE TRIED TO KILL ME
>> Reporter: POLICE SAY THE 
CALLER DIRECTED THEM TO A HOUSE 
AND ONCE THEY ARRIVED, THEY 
SPOKE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE 
INCLUDING GARCIA, ASKING FOR TEN
MINUTES TO LEAVE HIS CAR SO THEY
COULD SECURE THE SCENE
>> THAT'S WHEN MR. GARCIA 
DECIDED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO
INTERACT WITH OFFICERS ANY MORE,
AND HE ROLLED HIS WINDOW
THAT'S WHEN HE ARMED HIMSELF
WITH A's GUN
>> Reporter: POLICE SAY GARCIA
POINTED THE GUN AT AN OFFICER.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ONLY RELEASED
HIS BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM AN 
OFFICER WHO ARRIVED AFTER THE 
SHOOTING AND RETRIEVED A WEAPON 
FROM THE CAR
>> THE GUN IS SECURE
>>> WASN'T THERE SOME OTHER WAY 
TO HANDLE THIS THAT INVOLVED
DE-ESCALATION?
>> ONCE AGAIN, THOSE ARE THINGS 
THAT ARE GOING TO BE LOOKED AT
WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS 
COMPLETE
>> Reporter: PROTESTERS AND 
GARCIA'S FAMILY ARE DEMANDING 
ANSWERS.
>> PLEASE, LET ME GET JUSTICE 
FOR MY BROTHER
>> Reporter: THE PHOENIX POLICE 
DEPARTMENT NOW SAYS IT CAN'T
LOCATE THE ORIGINAL 911 CALLER
AND IT DID NOT FIND A KNIFE 
INSIDE CA GARCIA'S CAR
FRANCES?
>> GABE, THANK YOU
>> NEW DETAILS IN THE CASE OF 
JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED 
ACCOMPLICE
AS GHISLAINE MAXWELL GETSD READY
FOR HER ARRAIGNMENT NEXT WEEK,
THEY ARE DEMANDING EPSTEIN'S
ESTATE PAY FOR HER LEGAL FEES.
THE CASE IS DELAYED TILL
SEPTEMBER.
IN A SEPARATE CASE, DEUTSCHE
BANK WAS HIT WITH A $150 MILLION
PENALTY FINE
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL SERVICES SAID IT
FAILED TO MONITOR SUSPICIOUS
ACCOUNT ACTIVITY ON HIS ACCOUNT.
IT ALLEGES MONEY LAUNDERING 
LINKED TO TWO OTHER BANKS.
>> WE ARE NOW HERE MID WEEK.
LET'S GET A CHECK OF OUR WEATHER
WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA
WEBB TO SEE HOW HOT IT'S GOING
TO GET IN MOST OF THE COUNTRY.
>> YEAH, IT'S STILL VERY STEAMY 
ACROSS TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION 
AND TEMPERATURES ARE WELL ABOVE 
AVERAGE.
NEARLY 25 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE 
IN SOME SPOTS.
AND THAT'S GOING TO SPARK UP THE
STORMS THAT WE'RE SEEING
PRETTY CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE 
NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE
MIDWEST, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE 
ALL THE WAY TO TOMORROW 
AFTERNOON.
ALSO WATCHING TROPICAL
DEVELOPMENT OFF THE CAROLINA
COAST FOR THE NEXT FIVE TO SIX
DAYS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
NOW HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR
DAY AHEAD.
>>> TODAY ALL OF THE SUNSHINE,
95 DEGREES, BUT THE HEAT INDEX
NEAR 105 IN SOME SPOTS
FOR DETROIT ALL THE WAY TO
NORTHEAST OHIO, MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES, LOW 90s
>>> SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME
RELIEF FROM THE 90s TODAY.
THAT'S COMING UP
>> I WANT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT 
THAT, JANESSA.
THANK YOU.
>> ON TUESDAY FORMER PRESIDENT
JIMMY CARTER CELEBRATED ANOTHER 
MILESTONE, HIS 74th WEDDING 
ANNIVERSARY.
JIMMY AND ROSELYN CARTER HAD
BEEN MARRIED FOR 26,765 DAYS, 
MAKING THEM THE LONGEST MARRIED 
PRESIDENTIAL COUPLE IN AMERICAN 
HISTORY.
THE CARTERS GREW UP TOGETHER IN 
PLAINS, GEORGIA, AND WERE 
MARRIED IN 1946 AFTER JIMMY 
GRADUATED FROM THE U.S. NAVAL 
ACADEMY.
CARTER IS ALSO OUR OLDEST LIVING
PRESIDENT AS FAR AS ALL THE 
MILESTONES THEY'RE HAVING AND 
THEY KEEP GOING AT IT, MAKING 
ALL THESE FAMILIES SO HAPPY WITH
THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
>>
>>> BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT, A
HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED LAST NIGHT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH AFTER FALLING AND
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED A NIGHT
IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF AN 
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAS SUFFERED FROM 
SEIZURES IN THE PAST
BUT THEY BELIEVE IT WAS 
LIGHTHEADEDNESS CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION.
>> MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE
GETTING BACK IN THE AIR THESE 
DAYS, BUT MANY ARE WONDERING
JUST WHAT IS IN THE AIR THAT
THEY BREATHE IN THOSE AIRPLANE
CABINS
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER TAKES US 
BEHIND THE SCENES.
>> Reporter: AS MORE PEOPLE GET 
BACK ON BOARD WITH AIR TRAVEL,
SO MANY ARE WONDERING HOW SAFE
IS THE AIR INSIDE THE PLANE.
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.
INSIDE THE CABIN, AIR FLOWS FROM
TOP TO BOTTOM, NOT SIDE TO SIDE 
BETWEEN PASSENGERS, MEANING IT
COMES IN FROM THE VENTS ABOVE 
AND IS SUCKED OUT THROUGH VENTS 
IN THE FLOOR
IT'S RUN THROUGH HEAVY GRADE
HELP A FILTERS SIMILAR TO THOSE 
USED IN HOSPITALS WHICH PULL OUT
99% OF PARTICLES
THAT FILTERED AIR IS MIXED WITH 
FRESH AIR FROM OUTSIDE
ON DELTA AIRLINES, THEY ARE 
CHANGING THOSE FILTERS TWICE AS 
OFTEN AS RECOMMENDED
>> YOU MAY NOTICE IT'S DIRTY ON 
THE TOP WHERE THE AIR HAS FLOWN 
INTO THE FILTER, BUT IT WILL BE 
CLEAN ON THE BOTTOM SIDE
>> Reporter: AND WHAT DOES THAT 
SHOW US?
>> IT SHOWS US THAT THE FILTER
IS WORKING
>> Reporter: AND OWN EVERY
AIRLINE, THE AN ENTIRELY NEW
BATCH OF AIR FLOWS INTO THE 
CABIN 2 TO 4 MINUTES
>> THE AIR QUALITY IS QUITE GOOD
ON AN AIRPLANE, BETTER THAN 
YOU'D FIND IN MOST INDOOR 
ENVIRONMENTS
>> Reporter: THE AIR ON THE 
AIRPLANE IS CLEANER THAN YOU
WOULD FIND INSIDE OF A GROCERY
STORE?
>> YEAH, IT'S CLEANER THAN
PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE'S HOMES OR 
IN SCHOOLS
>> Reporter: HARVARD RESEARCHER 
DR. JOSEPH ALLEN STUDIES
AIRPLANE AIRUALITY
>>> DOES THE FACT I'M SITTING IN
SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SOMEBODY
ALMOST KIND OF TAKE AWAY THE
BENEFIT THAT YOU GET FROM CLEAN 
AIR?
>> IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY TAKE
AWAY THE BENEFIT OF CLEAN AIR,
BUT CERTAINLY WE CAN'T DO ALL 
THE PHYSICAL DISTANCING WE'D
WANT TO ON AN AIRPLANE
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY OTHER 
PRECAUTIONS ARE SO CRUCIAL
HERE ON THE DELTA PLANE, WHAT 
YOU'RE WATCHING BEHIND ME IS AN 
SANITIZATION SPRAY
CREWS COME ON BOARD AND SPRAY 
DOWN THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN
EVERY SINGLE FLIGHT.
EVERY SURFACE WIPED DOWN
MASKS REQUIRED
HOPING T
>>> A MAN IN PHOENIX IS BEING 
HAILED A HERO AFTER HE SPRUNG 
INTO ACTION AND CAUGHT A
3-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS DROPPED
FROM A BURNING APARTMENT
BUILDING
THE BOY'S MOTHER WHO DIED IN
THAT FIRE TOSSED HIM OFF THE
BALCONY AS SMOKE AND FLAMES 
ENGULFED THE APARTMENT
POLICE SAY THE TODDLER ALONG
ABOUT HIS 8-YEAR-OLD SISTER 
SUFFERED BURNS AND ARE IN 
SERIOUS CONDITION.
>> LET'S TURN TO NBC'S
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB AND
LEARN ABOUT THE RELIEF SO MANY
OF US ARE WAITING FOR.
HI AGAIN
>> GOOD MORNING.
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO TO 
ROAR
THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE IS 
105, 115 IN SOME SPOTS
THE NORTHEAST, LOOK AT THIS.
A DRAMATIC CHANGE.
THEY'RE BACK INTO THE LOWER TO
MID 70s.
THE HUMIDITY WILL DIE DOWN BUT
CAROLINA AND CHICAGO STILL IN 
THE 90s.
TRY NOT TO COMPLAIN.
IT COULD SNOW ANY DAY NOW.
>>> YOU'RE HAVING MULTIPLES.
I SAID, GREAT, TWINS, I'VE
ALWAYS WANTED TWINS.
>> I'M THINKING, TRIPLETTS ARE
GOING TO BE HARD WORK.
THEN HE SAID FOUR.
OKAY, FIVE
>> YEP
AND THERE'S A SIXTH.
>> SOUNDS LIKE LeBRON, DWYANE 
WADE, IT NEVER HAPPENED.
A GROUP OF SEXTUPLETS IN KANSAS 
HAVE GRANT, ETHAN, DANIEL,
DANIELLE, SEAN AND J.C
THEY ARE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY'RE THE ONLY SEXTUPLETS.
SCHOOLS CLOSED EARLY ON, BUT
>>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY
OF THE NEW TELL-ALL BUT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NIECE BEFORE
IT HITS THE SHELVES, WHICH THE
TRUMP FAMILY SUED TO STOP.
IN IT, MARY TRUMP, WHO IS A 
PH.D. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST,
SAYS HER UNCLE'S PATHOLOGIES ARE
SO COMPLEX AND HIS BEHAVIOR SO
OFTEN INEXPLICABLE, COMING UP 
WITH AN ACCURATE AND
COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSIS WOULD 
REQUIRE A FULL BATTERY OF 
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND 
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS HE'LL
NEVER SIT FOR.
SHE ALSO CLAIMS HE PAID A FRIEND
TO TAKE HIS S.A.T. SO HE COULD
GET INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
SHE SAID IF TRUMP IS AFFORDED A 
SECOND TERM, IT WOULD BE THE END
OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THAT THE 
BOOK IS FULL OF FALSEHOODS AND
DENIES THAT THE PRESIDENT PAID
SOMEONE TO TAKE HIS S.A.T.s.
>> NOW TOA BLOCK BUSTER TRIAL 
INVOLVING HOLLYWOOD ACTOR JOHNNY
DEPP, THE STAR IS SUING BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER THE STAR -- THE SUN,
EXCUSE ME, AND THE PUBLISHER FOR
LIBEL OVER A 2018 ARTICLE THAT
CALLED HIM A WIFE BEATER
EX-ACTRESS AMBER HEARD WAS ALSO 
IN COURT
HEADLINING THE EXPLOSIVE
DETAILS, THINGS ARE REALLY
HITTING THE FAN WHEN IT COMES TO
THESE ALLEGATIONS.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT,
FRANCES.
NOW, THAT'S A HOLLYWOOD BLOCK 
BUSTER, ONE SAYS
ANOTHER SAYING, BLOOD FEUD
AND "AMBER CUT OFF MY 
FINGERTIP.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.
NO DOUBT IT SEEMS LIKE A
VOLATILE RELATIONSHIP.
THE QUESTION IS WHO WAS THE 
INSTIGATOR OF VIOLENCE IN THIS
MARRIAGE
JOHNNY DEPP SUING THE SUN FOR 
CALLING HIM A WIFE BEATER.
HE SAID HE'S NOT
HIS SOUTHERN UPBRINGING WOULD 
NOT ALLOW THAT
HIS EX-WIFE WAS DIRECTING ABUSE.
SHE PUNCHED HIM REPEATEDLY IN 
THE FACE ON A PRIVATE JET MAKING
HIM LOCK HIMSELF IN THE 
BATHROOM
AND SHE SEVERED PART OF HIS 
FINGER WHEN SHE THREW A BOTTLE
OF VODKA AT HIM.
SHE CLAIMS HE DID IT WHEN HE
SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE
WALL WITH A PHONE.
HIS FRIENDSHIPS WITH HUNTER S.
THOMPSON AND KEITH RICHARDS, AND
ALSO MARILYN MANSON.
BUT THE ONE EXPLOSIVE THING IN
COURT THAT IS ACTUALLY QUITE
DISGUSTING, HE SAYS HE KNEW THE 
MARRIAGE WAS OVER WHEN HE FOUND 
FECES IN HIS BED, POSSIBLY FROM 
HEARD OR ONE OF HIS FRIENDS 
WHICH SHE SAYS SHE CALLED A 
PRACTICAL JOKE
HE SAID HE KNEW THE MARRIAGE WAS
OVER
SO THIS IS JUST DAY ONE OF WHAT 
IS EXPECTED TO BE A THREE-WEEK
TRIAL.
WE EXPECT TO HEAR MORE TESTIMONY
FROM DEP TODAY IN THE HIGH
COURT.
FRANCES?
A ALL LEVELS OF DISTURBING WHEN 
IT COMES TO WHAT'S COMING OUT ON
DAY ONE.
CHAPMAN, THANK YOU
>> MY GOODNESS
>> MY GOODNESS IS RIGHT.
>> WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THAT FOR
YOU.
>> SURE WILL
THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR MORNING
WITH US ON "EARLY TODAY.
I'M FRANCES RIVE
>>> THE U.S. HAS OFFICIALLY 
RACED PAST 3 MILLION CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS.
STATES FACING A GROWING SHORTAGE
OF TESTS
BUT MANY ARE ASKING WHY THE 
DEATH RATE REMAINS LOW
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
MARY KAY LATERNO, THE TEACHER,
HAS DIED
DETAILS JUST AHEAD. 
>> POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A 
PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE 
SHOO
SHOOTING DEATH OF A GIRL ON 
FOURTH OF JULY. 
>> "EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT 
NOW.
>> GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, I'M
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE
CORONAVIRUS JUST AHEAD
BUT FIRST, BREAKING OVERNIGHT.
SHE WAS THE FORMER SEATTLE
TEACHER WHOSE CASE CAPTURED 
NATIONAL INFAMY.
SHE HAS DIED AFTER A SIX-MONTH
BATTLE WITH COLON CANCER
SHE HAD HIS CHILD WHILE IN
PRISON
AND AFTER SERVING SEVEN YEARS 
BEHIND BARS, THEY MARRIED AND 
HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
THEN, JUST SHY OF THEIR 12-YEAR 
ANNIVERSARY, THE TWO SEPARATED
IN 2017.
ACCORDING TO HER ATTORNEY PHILAO
CARED FOR HER DURING THE FINAL
MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY WAS 58 YEARS OLD.
>> LET'S TURN NOW TO THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND
TROUBLING NEW MILESTONES IN THE 
UNITED STATES.
MORE THAN 3 MILLION CASES OF
COVID-19 HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN 
THE U.S. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
TEXAS RECORDED OVER 10,000 NEW
CASES IN A SINGLE DAY.
GAVE FORMAL NOTICE TO WITHDRAWAL
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BEEN CRITICAL 
OF THE GROUP'S RESPONSE TO THE
PANDEMIC. 
>> THE COUNTRY THAT IS SECOND TO
AMERICA IN THE NUMBER OF
INFECTIONS IS BRAZIL
OVER 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE DIED
FROM CORONAVIRUS
PRESIDENT BOLSONARO REVEALED
THAT HE TESTED POSITIVE, AFTER
DOWNPLAYING THE RISK
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS POSITIVE RESULT,
BOLSONARO REMOVED HIS MASK AND
SAID THAT HE IS FINE. 
>> MASK REQUIREMENTS, HERE, IN
THE U.S., HAVE LED TO A LOT OF
OUTBURSTS IN STORES.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FROM A
COSTCO IN FLORIDA.
>> I FEEL THREATENED
BACK OFF
THREATEN ME AGAIN!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THE MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE,
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
AN INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED
THAT HE HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS, LIKE WALMART 
AND TARGET, ARE ASKING GOVERNORS
TO REQUIRE MASKS, STATEWIDE.
THEY SAY DIFFERENCES IN LOCAL 
RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>>> FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE
CREATING SURGE TESTING SPOTS
WITH THE GOAL OF TESTING 5,000
PEOPLE A DAY IN HOTSPOTS WHERE
THE SPREAD IS OUT OF CONTROL
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: IN JUST THIS FIRST 
WEEK OF JULY, A STRAGERRING NEW 
RECORD NUMBER OF INFECTIONS.
MORE THAN 380,000 CASES OF THE
CORONAVIRUS.
>> FRANKLY, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF
ROOM. 
>> HOSPITALS IN HOTSPOTS ARE AT 
A NEAR BREAKING POINT.
TEXAS, FLORIDA, AND ARIZONA,
SEEING A SURGE IN PATIENTS AND A
STRAIN ON ICU BEDS
THE SICKEST WHO ARRIVE MAY NEVER
LEAVE.
>> THESE PATIENTS, WHEN THEY
COME IN, IF YOU DON'T HUG 
YOUR -- YOUR -- YOUR FAMILY 
MEMBER, LIKE, RIGHT THEN, WHO'S 
TO SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO HUG THEM AGAIN?
>> WITH NEW CASES CLIMBING IN 37
STATES, THIS SCENE, ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
HECTOR SALAZAR SLEEPING IN HIS
CAR OVERNIGHT TO BE TESTED. 
>> IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT I
COMING, I GOT THE LINES, LIKE, A
50 OR 60 CARS AND NO CHANCE.
>> THE NATION'S LARGEST TESTING 
SITE, DODGER STADIUM, SHUT DOWN 
FOR DAYS
LINES FORMED AT DAWN IN NEW 
ORLEANS, BUT TESTS RAN OUT FIVE 
MINUTES AFTER DOORS OPENED
IN PHOENIX, WHERE THE 
TEMPERATURES SOARED INTO THE
TRIPLE DIGITS, IT CAN TAKE EIGHT
HOURS TO GET A TEST AND TEN 
BUSINESS DAYS TO GET RESULTS. 
>> WE ASK FOR A LITTLE
UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE. 
>> MANY OF THE INFECTED ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC, LIKE ATLANTA'S
MAYOR, WHO HAS NO IDEA WHERE OR 
HOW SHE CAUGHT COVID. 
>> I THINK IT REALLY SPEAKS TO
HOW CONTAGIOUS THIS VIRUS IS
AND WE'VE TAKEN ALL OF THE
PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU CAN
POSSIBLY TAKE.
>> AS CALIFORNIA SOARS ABOVE
275,000 CASES, OVERWHELMED
HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF
THE STATE ARE MOVING PATIENTS 
SEVEN HOURS AWAY
IT COMES AS VACCINE MAKER 
NOVAVAX SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WILL
PAY THEM $1.6 BILLION TO
EXPEDITE 100 MILLION DOSES OF A 
COVID VACCINE BY NEXT YEAR
BIOTECH COMPANY REGENERON IS NOW
BEGINNING LATE-STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS OF AN ANTIBODY COCKTAIL
TO TREAT THE DISEASE
60-YEAR-OLD SYLVESTER FLOREZ
BEAT COVID ON HIS OWN.
RELEASED AFTER 93 DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
>> WE'RE BAFFLED BUT WE'RE ALL
HERE THANKING GOD.
>> FOR ONE FAMILY, A HAPPY
HOMECOMING WHILE SO MANY OTHERS 
ARE IN THE FIGHT OF THEIR LIVES.
ACROSS THE NATION, TESTING
REMAINS A BIG CONCERN.
NOT JUST THE LONG LINES BUT THE 
LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME IT CAN 
TAKE TO GET RESULTS BACK
FRANCES.
>> MIG EL, THANK YOU. 
>> WITH COVID-19 CASES SURGING
IN THE U.S., PARENTS, TEACHERS, 
AND POLITICIANS ARE STILL 
DEBATING OVER SENDING KIDS BACK 
TO SCHOOL AND HOW TO KEEP THEM
SAFE
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE WILL
PRESSURE GOVERNORS TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL, WHILE
FLORIDA IS SET TO START 
IN-PERSON CLASSES NEXT MONTH
HERE IS NBC'S CATIE BECK. 
>> A NEW STATE ORDER NOW
DIRECTING FLORIDA SCHOOLS TO
REOPEN THEIR DOORS NEXT MONTH,
DESPITE THE SPIKE IN CASES THAT 
HAS PARTS OF THE STATE
TIGHTENING RESTRICTIONS ON
BUSINESSES. 
>> ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT HEALTH 
CONCERNS WITH THEM SENDING THEM 
BACK TO SCHOOL
>> I AM VERY WORRIED AT SAFETY
I'M WORRIED ANBOUT THE SAFETY OF
THE KIDS. 
>> THE ORDER LEAVES ROOM FOR
DISTRICTS TO DECIDE.
IN NEARBY BROWARD COUNTY, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT SAYS RETURNING IN
AUGUST WITH FULL ENROLLMENT IS
NOT REALISTIC.
>> WE WILL NEVER COMPROMISE THE 
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF.
THAT'S OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.
PERIOD. 
>> A RECENT SURVEY ASKED
TEACHERS TO WEIGH IN
42% SUPPORT A HYBRID MODEL OF 
IN-PERSON AND DISTANCE LEARNING.
29% SUPPORT ONLY DISTANCE 
LEARNING
AND 21% WANT TO RETURN TO CLASS.
ADDITIONALLY, 45% OF EDUCATORS
BELIEVE IF SCHOOLS DO NOT 
REOPEN, STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL BEHIND, ACADEMICALLY. 
>> I WILL RATHER LET THEM STAY, 
LET'S SAY, ONE WEEK IN A SCHOOL.
AND THEN, THE OTHER WEEK AT 
HOME. 
>> A WHITE HOUSE MEETING
CONVENED AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP
TWEETED MONDAY THAT SCHOOLS MUST
OPEN IN THE FALL. 
>> WE WANT TO GET 'EM OPEN, 
QUICKLY, BEAUTIFULLY, IN THE
FALL
AND THE, AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A 
DISEASE THAT'S A HORRIBLE 
DISEASE.
BUT YOUNG PEOPLE DO 
EXTRAORDINARILY WELL
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS 
PROMISED EXTRA FUNDS TO MAKE
SCHOOLS SAFE
BUT STATE LEADERS WORRY THEY'RE 
NOT READY.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS -- IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS 
AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN. 
>> DESPITE HIS FEARS, RYAN
O-QUINN SAYS HE IS PLANNING TO
SEND HIS GIRLS BACK TO SCHOOL IN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
>> I THINK DEVELOPING SOCIAL
SKILLS IS AN IMPORTANT THING
THAT YOU DO AT THIS AGE.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S BEEN A
REAL CHALLENGE FOR THEM.
>> AN ONGOING CHALLENGE TO KEEP,
BOTH, LEARNING AND CHILDREN 
HEALTHY.
CATIE BECK, NBC NEWS, MIAMI.
>> NOW, TO BREAKING NEWS
OVERNIGHT.
A HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED LAST NIGHT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH AFTER FALLING AND
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES AND 
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED THE
NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAD SUFFERED SEIZURES IN
THE PAST. 
>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY 
OF THE TELL ALL BY PRESIDENT
TRUMP'S NIECE WHICH THE TRUMP 
FAMILY HAS SUED TO STOP.
MARY TRUMP, WHO IS A CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST, SAYS HER UNCLE'S
PATHOLOGIES ARE SO COMPLEX AND
BEHAVIORS SO OFTEN INEXPLICABLE 
THAT COMING UP WITH AN ACCURATE 
AND COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSIS.
HE PAID A FRIEND TO TAKE HIS
SATs SO HE COULD GET INTO 
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
IF TRUMP IS AFFORDED A SECOND 
TERM, IT WOULD BE THE END OF
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE BOOK IS
FULL OF FALSEHOODS. 
>> LET'S GET A CHECK OF OUR 
WEATHER WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB TO SEE IF SOME 
PLACES ARE GOING TO SEE RELIEF
FROM THE HEAT.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT
IT'S NOT HAPPENING JUST YET AND 
UNFORTUNATELY IT'SSPARKING UP 
STORMS
IT'S BEEN CONSISTENT THE LAST 
TWO DAYS AND WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY OF 
THESE STRONG STORMS.
ALSO, WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A POSSIBLE TROPICAL SYSTEM 
OUT TOWARD THE CAROLINAS
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE 
DAYS
SO FOR TODAY, 8 MILLION PEOPLE
GOING TO BE IMPACTED FOR THE
UPPER MIDWEST FOR SEVERE
WEATHER.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO SHREVEPORT THIS AFTERNOON, 
RAIN IN THE FORECAST
AND THESE STORMS, GOING TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS 
THE CAROLINAS INTO PARTS OF 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
EARLY THIS MORNING, THINGS WILL 
CLEAR OUT.
BY RICHMOND, 89 DEGREES TODAY.
BUT WE ARE, ALSO, SEEING
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE AVERAGE 
BUT I DO SEE IN THE FORECAST, 
SOME RELIEF.
SHOW YOU THAT COMING UP.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
JANESSA, THANK YOU. 
>> RAISING YOUR CHILDREN WITH A 
DOG MIGHT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT
ON THEIR BEHAVIOR.
A NEW STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY 
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND THE
TELETHON KIDS INSTITUTE FOUND 
YOUNG CHILDREN WHO COME FROM
DOG-OWNING HOUSEHOLDS ARE BETTER
BEHAVED THAN THEIR PEERS WHO
GREW UP WITHOUT A DOG.
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY WHICH 
SURVEYED OVER 1,600 PARENTS,
KIDS WHO HAD DOGS WERE 34 TO 40%
LESS LIKELY TO H
FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER 
HIS WIFE ROSALYN CELEBRATED 
THEIR 74th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
MAKING THEM THE LONGEST-MARRIED 
PRESIDENTIAL COUPLE IN AMERICAN 
HISTORY.
THE CARTERS GREW UP TOGETHER IN 
PLAINS, GEORGIA, AND THEY WERE
MARRIED IN 1946.
THEY SHARE FOUR CHILDREN, 12
GRANDCHILDREN, AND 14 GREAT 
GRANDCHILDREN.
SO, WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED THAT
LONG AND YOU LIVE THAT LONG, AND
YOU'RE THE OLDEST LIVING
PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS 
TO CELEBRATE
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY'RE STILL VERY ACTIVE AND 
STILL HELPING US OUT
NOW, TO AN UPDATE IN THE FOURTH 
OF JULY SHOOTING DEATH OF 
8-YEAR-OLD ZACK RYIA TURNER.
POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A PERSON 
OF INTEREST IN THE CASE.
AUTHORITIES RELEASED THIS 
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF A MAN 
WALKING WITH WHAT THEY BELIEVE
IS AN AR-15.
THE 8-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT WHEN HE
FAMILY'S SUV APPROACHED A 
MAKESHIFT ROADBLOCK WITH
NUMEROUS ARMED MEN
AUTHORITIES ARE OFFERING A
$20,000 FOR ANY INFORMATION IN
THE CASE
ALSO, ACCORDING TO PEOPLE, MEDIA
MOGUL TYLER PERRY HAS OFFERED TO
PAY FOR THE FUNERAL EXPENSES. 
>> BEHIND THE STOP HATE FOR 
PROFIT ADVERTISER OF FACEBOOK 
CALLED THEIR MEETING WITH MARK
ZUCKERBERG DISAPPOINTING
THE SOCIAL NETWORK CEO AND OTHER
EXECUTIVES SPOKE WITH LEADERS OF
FOUR CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS IN AN
ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OVER
ITS HATE SPEECH POLICIES
FOLLOWING THE HOUR-LONG VIRTUAL 
MEETING, THE CIVIL RIGHTS 
LEADERS SAID THEY SAW NO
COMMITMENT TO ACTION OR ATTEMPT 
TO ADDRESS ALL THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS.
FACEBOOK RESPONDED WITH A 
STATEMENT WRITING, QUOTE, WE
KNOW WE WI
MULTIPLES.
I SAID, GREAT, TWINS
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TWINS. 
>> I'M THINKING TRIPLETS ARE
GOING TO BE HARD WORK.
AND THEN, HE SAID FOUR
OKAY, FIVE. 
>> YEP
AND THERE'S A SIXTH.
>> A GROUP OF SEXTUPLETS
SIBLINGS IN KANSAS ARE
CELEBRATING A MILESTONE.
GRANT, MELISSA, ETHAN, DANIEL,
SHAWN, AND JC ARE ALL GRADUATING
HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SIX ARE 
KANSAS'S FIRST AND ONLY 
SEXTUPLETS
ALTHOUGH THE PANDEMIC HAD CAUSED
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE EARLY ON, FIVE 
OF THE SIBLINGS PLAN ON 
ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
>> GOD BLESS THEM.
WHEN ALL THE TUITIONS COME UP,
THE WEDDINGS, AND EVERYTHING
ELSE
>>> MOVING ON NOW TO OSCAR
WINNER TOM HANKS WHO RETURNS TO 
THE SCREEN THIS WEEK WITH A NEW 
FILM PROJECT
IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS AFTER HE
AND HIS WIFE BECAME ILL WITH
COVID-19 WHILE WORKING IN 
AUSTRALIA.
AND IN AN INTERVIEW WITH LESTER 
HOLT, HANKS OPENS UP ABOUT HIS
ORDEAL AND TALKS ABOUT THE
COUPLE'S RECOVERY.
>> WE WERE DONE WITH OUR -- OUR 
DISCOMFORT, OUR SYMPTOMS, BACK
IN -- IN MARCH
WE HAD VERY DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS
THEY WERE NOT PLEASANT, I WILL
TELL YOU
BUT THEY WERE NOT 
LIFE-THREATENING, I WOULD SAY.
>> THE SURPRISING NEWS THAT TOM 
HANKS AND HIS WIFE RITA WILSON
WERE SICK AND QUARANTINED WITH
COVID-19 PUT A FAMILIAR FACE TO 
THE RAPIDLY EXPLODING VIRUS.
>> DID YOU FEEL, EVEN AS YOU
WERE SUFFERING FROM THE 
SICKNESS, DID YOU FEEL THIS 
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE OPEN WITH
PEOPLE ABOUT IT?
>> WELL, WE THOUGHT THERE WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE AWAY ANY
SORT OF MYSTERY AND STIGMA
WE WERE SURPRISED BECAUSE, LIKE 
MANY PEOPLE, WE FELT AS THOUGH
WE WERE A LITTLE PUNKY
BUT WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE WERE
GOING TO BE PART OF THE 
BEGINNINGS OF A WORLDWIDE 
PANDEMIC
WE WERE CONCERNED IMMEDIATELY 
BECAUSE RITA'S -- HAS SURVIVED
BREAST CANCER.
I HAVE TYPE 2 DIABETES
>> Reporter: IN OUR INTERVIEW,
HANKS REVEALED THE SURPRISING 
REASON THEY CAN'T FULLY PUT THE 
ORDEAL BEHIND THEM. 
>> WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT WE
HAVE FEWER ANTIBODIES NOW, THAN 
WE DID AT THE GET GO
SO THE -- THE -- THE -- AS MANY 
PEOPLE ON TELEVISION NOW SAY, 
LESTER, I'M NOT A DOCTOR
BUT, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS
THAT, AS THE ANTIBODIES BEGIN TO
FADE, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE 
WILL, ONCE AGAIN, BE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO CATCHING SOME FORM OF THE
CORONAVIRUS AGAIN.
>> Reporter: APPROACHING 3
MILLION CASES IN THIS COUNTRY,
DOES IT SHOCK YOU OR SURPRISE 
YOU THAT WE'RE DEBATING THINGS, 
LIKE WHETHER WE SHOULD WEAR 
MASKS OR NOT
>> IT DISAPPOINTS ME
I DON'T GET IT
I COME FROM A GENERATION THAT 
WAS STILL LIVING WITH THE CREDO 
THAT THERE ARE -- THERE IS A
PART THAT WE CAN ALL PLAY, IN 
ANY FORM OF NATIONAL EFFORT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING
AS SIMPLE AS DOING AS LITTLE AS 
WEARING A MASK, SOCIAL
DISTANCING, WASH YOUR HANDS,
ENTERS INTO ANY KIND OF FRAY
OF WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING
WE SHOULD ALL BE DOING, IN ORDER
TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CITY AND OUR
COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER
>> Reporter: THE LATEST FILM
PROJECT FOR HANKS, WHOSE
FASCINATION WITH WORLD WAR II IS
WELL KNOWN, IS CALLED "G
"GREYHOUND" ABOUT THE BATTLE OF 
THE ATLANTIC, THE LONGEST 
CAMPAIGN OF THE WAR.
>> DO YOU FIND PARALLELS BETWEEN
WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW
>> WE WERE NOT MAKING A MOVIE 
THAT WAS GOING TO, I THINK, BE
ADDRESSING THE SOCIOLOGICAL 
FORCES BEHIND THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC, BUT IT TURNED OUT WE
WERE
THE THING ABOUT 1942 IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC
WE HAVE CHARACTERS THAT HAVE NO 
IDEA HOW LONG THIS STRUGGLE IS
GOING TO LAST.
WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO SURVIVE
LONG ENOUGH IN ORDER TO SEE ITS 
CONCLUSION
MORE THAN HALF THE WORLD NOW IS 
DEALING WITH COVID-19.
WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT IS GOING
TO END
AND I THINK THE PARALLELS ARE AS
HUMANLY ACCURATE, RIGHT NOW,
AS -- AS THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE.
WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A CRISIS.
>> THAT WAS PART OF LESTER'S
CONVERSATION WITH TOM HANKS.
AND BECAUSE OF COVID, 
STILL STEAMY THE NEXT TWO DAYS
BUT SOME RELIEF FOR TH
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, TWO 
WHITE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR 
DEFACING A BLACK LIVES MATTER 
MURAL.
NICOLLE ANDERSON AND DAVID
NELSON ARE BEING CHARGED WITH 
THREE MISDEMEANOR COUNTS, 
INCLUDING A HATE CRIME, AFTER 
BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA BY A 
WITNESS USING BLACK PAINT TO
COVER UP THE MURAL, WHICH WAS 
PERMITTED BY THE CITY.
THE MURAL WAS PAINTED ON JULY 
4th, AND WAS VANDALIZED WITHIN
AN HOUR OF ITS COMPLETION.
IF CONVICTED, THE TWO CAN FACE
UP TO A YEAR IN COUNTY JAIL.
>> SINGER JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS
SUPPORTING HIS HOME STATE OF
TENNESSEE'S ACLU'S EFFORT IN THE
CALL TO REMOVE THOSE CONFEDERATE
MONUMENTS.
>> THE TOP TEN STATES WITH
CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS ACCOUNT 
FOR OVER 4,000 LYNCHINGS IN 73
YEARS.
>> JT POSTED THIS VIDEO FROM THE
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, 
ALONG WITH THE CAPTION THAT 
SAYS, NO ONE SHOULD BE
PROTECTING THE LEGACIES OF
CONFEDERATE LEADERS AND SLAVE 
OWNERS
AND IF WE PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD, 
THESE MONUMENTS MUST COME DOWN. 
>> WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT IN
FLORIDA IS PREPARING TO REOPEN
THIS WEEKEND
MAGIC KINGDOM AND ANIMAL KINGDOM
WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY, WITH NEW 
SAFETY MEASURES.
ALL GUESTS OVER THE AGE OF THREE
WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACE 
MASK AND HAVE THEIR TEMPERATURE 
TAKEN.
NO ONE OVER 100.3 DEGREES WILL
BE ALLOWED IN.
AND SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES
WILL, ALSO, BE ENFORCED.
THE RESORT'S OTHER TWO PARKS, 
EPCOT AND HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS,
WILL OPEN ON JULY 15th. 
>> NOW, TO A HEARTWARMING ACT OF
KINDNESS DURING THESE TOUGH 
TIMES.
A WOMAN FROM ARKANSAS IS
DETERMINED TO BRING MUCH-NEEDED 
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FOR PEOPLE 
STUCK IN UNEMPLOYMENT LINES.
FROM OUR AFFILIATE KARK, HILLARY
HUNT HAS THE STORY. 
>> THESE LIVES ARE LONG.
THERE IS NO AIR CONDITION OUT 
HERE
IT'S HOT OUT HERE.
>> Reporter: AS THE HEAT INDEX
INCHES CLOSER TO 100. 
>> I STOOD IN THIS LINE MYSELF
AND IT WAS SO HOT.
>> MANY FAN THEMSELVES AS THEY
WAIT IN LINE, HERE, AT THE
UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE IN LITTLE 
ROCK. 
>> WE'VE BEEN COMING UP HERE
EVERY DAY SINCE MARCH.
>> IS DETERMINED TO BRING SOME
MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF
HER CAR, LOADED DOWN WITH 
ICE-COLD DRINKS AND SNACKS
SHE TELLS ME SHE'S PAYING IT
FORWARD.
>> CAME AND SHE SEEN ME.
AND SHE BOUGHT ME SOME WATER AND
SOMETHING TO EAT. 
>> AND HER SMALL GESTURE IS 
MAKING ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
>> IT'S VERY GREAT FOR PEOPLE TO
BE BRINGING FOOD AND WATER
BECAUSE, FOR ONE, PEOPLE HAVE 
HEALTH PROBLEMS.
>> NOW, BULA HOPES OTHERS WILL
REMEMBER THIS.
>> WE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
COME ON.
LET'S ALL GET TOGETHER AND HELP 
EACH OTHER
TILL WE GET THROUGH THIS
AMEN
AMEN
AMEN
>> OUR THANKS TO HILLARY FOR
THAT
TO THAT, I SAY AMEN.
>> AMEN TO THAT AND HOPEFULLY,
ACROSS THE BOARD, WE CAN ALL
SPREAD AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF 
THAT A
>>> MULTIPLE BREAKING STORIES 
OVERNIGHT.
FIRST, THE TEACHER WHO GAINED 
NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR A
RELATIONSHIP WITH A STUDENT,
MARY KAY LETOURNEAU, HAS DIED.
PLUS, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JOHN
R
ROBERTS.
>> CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE U.S.
SOARS PAST 3 MILLION WHILE THE
NUMBERS OF FATALITIES IS GOING
DOWN BUT WE ASK A PANEL OF
DOCTORS IF THEY EXPECT THE DEATH
RATD TO RISE. 
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL
CONTINUE TO DIE FROM COVID WILL 
INCREASE. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD SAY 
YES.
>> YES, IT WILL.
>> MOUNTING PRESSURE FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE TO OPEN SCHOOLS IN
THE FALL. 
>> INCREDIBLE DETAILS REVEALED
IN THE MARRIAGE OF JOHNNY DEPP
WHERE DEPP DENIES EVER BEING A
WIFE BEATER, AMONG OTHER
SALACIOUS ACCUSATIONS.
>> CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
A 3-YEAR-OLD IS TOSSED FROM THE 
THIRD-FLOOR BALCONY OF A BURNING
APARTMENT.
THE HERO AND THE TODDLER'S
CONDITION.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU, I'M 
FRANCES RIVERA
THE LATEST ON CORONAVIRUS IS
STRAIGHT AHEAD
BUT FIRST, TWO BREAKING NEWS
STORIES OVERNIGHT.
HER CASE GARNERED NATIONAL
INFAMY
LATE LAST NIGHT, WE LEARNED 
FORMER TEACHER MARY KAY 
LETOURNEAU HAS DIED.
SHE LOST A SIX-MONTH BATTLE WITH
COLON CANCER
THE FORMER SEATTLE-AREA TEACHER 
CAPTURED HEADLINES FOR HER
ILLICIT AFFAIR WITH A 6th GRADE 
STUDENT.
IN 1997, SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF
RAPING 13-YEAR-OLD VILI FUALAAU.
THE TWO LATER MARRIED WHEN SHE
GOT OUT OF PRISON AND THE COUPLE
HAD ANOTHER CHILD.
AND THEN, SEPARATED IN 2017.
ACCORDING TO HER ATTORNEY,
FUALAAU CARED FOR HER DURING THE
FINAL MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY LETOURNEAU WAS 58 YEARS
OLDS. 
>> ALSO, BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A
HEALTH SCARE FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN ROBERTS
A SUPREME COURT SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED OVERNIGHT THAT THE 
65-YEAR-OLD WAS HOSPITALIZED
LAST MONTH, AFTER FALLING AND 
INJURING HIS HEAD WHILE OUT ON A
WALK NEAR HIS HOME
THE INJURY NEEDED SUTURES AND 
THE CHIEF JUSTICE STAYED A NIGHT
IN THE HOSPITAL OUT OF ABUNDANCE
OF CAUTION
ROBERTS HAS SUFFERED FROO FROM
SEIZURES IN THE PAST BUT DOCTORS
BELIEVE IT WAS LIKELY DUE TO
LIGHTHEADEDNESS CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION.
>> ON THE SAME DAY THAT THE 
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FORMALLY 
GAVE NOTICE TO WITHDRAWAL FROM
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
OVER ITS COVID-19 RESPONSE, THE 
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN THE
UNITED STATES PASSED THE 3
MILLION MARK. 
>> PEOPLE WAITING IN THEIR CARS 
FOR HOURS FOR TESTS IN STATES 
LIKE TEXAS AND ARIZONA
FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
THEY WILL LAUNCH SURGE TESTING
IN HARD-HIT CITIES, WITH A GOAL 
OF 5,000 FREE TEXTS A DAY.
>> VACCINE MAKER NOVAVAX SAYS 
THE U.S. WILL PAY THEM
$1.6 BILLION TO DELIVER 100 
MILLION DOSES OF A VACCINE BY 
EARLY NEXT YEAR.
>> UNTIL WE HAVE THAT VACCINE,
PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TO WEAR
MASKS IN PUBLIC.
AND THAT IS LEADING TO TANTRUMS 
AND OUTBURSTS, LIKE THIS ONE, IN
FLORIDA.
>> I FEEL THREATENED
BACK OFF
THREATEN ME AGAIN!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THE MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE,
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED THAT
HE HAS BEEN FIRED.
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE WALMART AND
TARGET ARE ASKING GOVERNORS TO
REQUIRE MASKS, STATEWIDE
THEY SAY DIFFERENCES IN LOCAL 
RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>> ON STATEN ISLAND, 60-YEAR-OLD
SYLVESTER FLOREZ BEAT COVID 
AFTER THREE MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL
DOCTORS ARE HOPEFUL THERE WILL
BE A LOT MORE OF THESE SUCCESS
STORIES AS ICUs FILL UP, AGAIN
HERE'S NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSK.
>> Reporter: A TALE OF TWO
GRAPHS
ON THE ONE HAND, A DISTURBING 
RISE IN NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES.
ON THE OTHER, THE HEARTENING
NEWS THAT THE NUMBER OF DEATHS
IS GOING DOWN.
FROM MORE THAN 2,000 A DAY IN 
MAY, TO NOW ROUGHLY 300.
BUT NEITHER GRAPH, ALONE, TELLS 
THE FULL STORY
WE REACHED OUT TO FIVE DOCTORS
IN HARD-HIT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY
TO FIND OUT WHAT'S BEHIND THE 
NUMBERS.
TESTING.
THE COUNTRY IS GETTING BETTER AT
FINDING THE VIRUS.
IN EARLY APRIL, 1,000 PEOPLE A
DAY WERE BEING TESTED.
TODAY, THE NUMBER IS ROUGHLY
600,000.
BUT IT DOESN'T ENTIRELY EXPLAIN 
HOW QUICKLY THE CASE NUMBERS ARE
GOING UP. 
>> HOW MUCH DOES INCREASED
TESTING IN ARIZONA EXPLAIN AN 
INCREASE IN THE CASES?
>> NOT AT ALL.
IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX, IT'S 20 
OR 24% IS THE PERCENT POSITIVE
FOR THE NEW TESTS FOR COVID-19
THAT IS A TERRIBLE -- IT'S A
TERRIBLE NUMBER.
>> AGE IS ANOTHER FACTOR
FEWER PEOPLE ARE DYING, EXPERTS 
SAY, BECAUSE YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING THE VIRUS.
>> YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT.
THEY'RE VISITING PLACES THAT
HAVE REOPENED.
THEY ARE GOING TO PARTIES,
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE TAKING
SOME RISKS. 
>> IN ARIZONA, AT LEAST HALF OF 
ALL POSITIVE CASES ARE IN PEOPLE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 44.
>> THEY, ABSOLUTELY, ARE
SPREADING THIS TO THOSE WHO ARE 
IN THEIR 60s, 70s, 80s, AND IN
MORE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
>> DEATHS WILL ALSO LAG BEHIND
CASES.
>> WE'RE GENERALLY SEEING THAT
PATIENTS ARE BECOMING SYM
SYMPTOMATIC BY DAY EIGHT AND
NINE
COMPLICATIONS FROM COVID AND
MORTALITY CAN LAG SEVERAL WEEKS.
>> ALSO, KEEPING DEATH NUMBERS
DOWN, BETTER TREATMENT. 
>> INITIALLY, WE WERE INTUBATING
EVERYONE
AND THEN, WE WERE FINDG, YOU
KNOW WHAT, THERE'S SOME OTHER 
OXYGEN TREATMENT THERAPIES. 
>> NOW, WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY TO 
AVOID INTUBATION AS LONG AS WE
CAN BECAUSE IT WAS HURTING
PEOPLE'S LUNGS
WE USE PRONING, WHICH IS PUTTING
PEOPLE ON THEIR STOMACHS AND
THAT'S BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY 
HELPFUL.
>> AND NEW DRUGS LIKE THE 
ANTIVIRAL REMDESIVIR, SHORTENING
HOSPITAL STAYS, AS WELL AS A
STEROID FOR LUNG INFECTIONS.
WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED THE 
COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE THE DEATH
RATE, DR. FAUCI WARNED AMERICANS
NOT TO FALL INTO A FALSE
COMPLACENCY.
>> IT'S A FALSE NARRATIVE TO
TAKE COMFORT IN -- IN A LOWER 
RATE OF DEATH.
>> AS FOR THE EXPERTS WE SPOKE
TO, WE ASKED THEM ALL THE SAME
QUESTION. 
>> DO YOU EXPECT THE DEATH RATE 
TO GO UP
>> YES, I DO. 
>> IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. 
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DIE 
FROM COVID WILL CONTINUE TO 
INCREASE. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I WOULD SAY 
YES.
>> YES, IT WILL.
>> ALL FIVE, REACHING AN
UNSETTLING CONSENSUS
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS. 
>> IT'S A QUESTION ON EVERY 
PARENT'S MIND RIGHT NOW.
WILL THEIR KIDS RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM THIS FALL?
WELL, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS READY
TO END THAT DEBATE
VOWING TO PRESSURE STATES TO
REOPEN SCHOOLS, EVEN AS 
CORONAVIRUS CASES HIT RECORD
HIGHS IN THE U.S
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
ALICE BARR, JOINING US NOW WITH 
MORE
ALICE, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS TYPICALLY AN ISSUE LEFT 
TO GOVERNORS AND LOCAL LEADERS. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP
YEAH
AND THIS COMES BACK TO SOMETHING
WE'VE BEEN SEEING ALL ALONG 
THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP KIND OF PITTING 
HIMSELF AGAINST GOVERNORS, LOCAL
LEADERS, AND SOME CASES, SAYING 
HE HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO
MAKE THE DECISIONS
THOUGH, REALLY, CONSTITUTIONAL
EXPERTS SAY, IN MOST CASES, IT
IS UP TO THE STATES.
UP TO THE LOCAL LEVEL.
SO, EACH DISTRICT IS NOW
WRESTLING WITH THIS QUESTION OF 
HOW AND WHEN THEY CAN REOPEN
SAFELY
THERE WAS AN EVENT YESTERDAY AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE, WHERE PRESIDENT
TRUMP BASICALLY LAID OUT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYING THEY
THINK THAT THE SOCIAL AND THE 
EDUCATIONAL COST OF KEEPING KIDS
OUT OF SCHOOL ANY LONGER WILL BE
WORSE THAN THE VIRUS, ITSELF
AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS DOES RECOMMEND THAT
KIDS TRY TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL, 
IN PERSON IF POSSIBLE.
BUT HERE IS THE ISSUE.
THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT OFFER
ANY CONCRETE POLICIES OR ANY NEW
FUNDING TO HELP SCHOOLS 
RESTRUCTURE.
TO ALLOW FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING
IN CLASSROOMS, ON SCHOOL BUSES, 
THAT KIND OF THING
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE LEFT UP TO
THE DISTRICTS.
AND MANY MEDICAL EXPERTS ARE
SAYING COMMUNITIES REALLY NEED
TO GET THE VIRUS UNDER CONTROL, 
BEFORE THEY CAN THINK SERIOUSLY 
ABOUT SCHOOLS.
BUT HEAR DIRECTLY FROM PRESIDENT
TRUMP WHAT HE IS SAYING THE 
PRESSURE HE'S GOING TO BE 
PUTTING ON LOCAL LEADERS TO GET 
THIS DONE.
>> WE HOPE THAT MOST SCHOOLS ARE
GOING TO BE OPEN
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE
POLITICAL STATEMENTS OR DO IT 
FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD
FOR THEM POLITICALLY, SO THEY 
KEEP THE SCHOOLS CLOSED.
NO WAY
SO WE'RE, VERY MUCH, GOING TO 
PUT PRESSURE ON GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE TO OPEN THE
SCHOOLS.
TO GET 'EM OPEN AND IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE 
WELLBEING OF THE STUDENT AND THE
PARENTS.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A 
LOT OF PRESSURE ON OPEN YOUR
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS -- IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS,
AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN
>> SOME STATES, LIKE IN FLORIDA,
WHERE CASES ARE SOARING, THEY 
HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO BRING STUDENTS BACK
TO THE CLASSROOM IN AUGUST
OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING AT
MORE OF A HYBRID SYSTEM.
WHERE SOME KIDS WOULD WORK FROM 
HOME, ONLINE
AND SOME WOULD BE PRESENT IN THE
CLASSROOM.
BUT THERE ARE JUST A LOT OF 
HURDLES TO STILL FIGURE OUT FOR 
THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
BACK TO YOU, PHILLIP AND
FRANCES.
>> ALL THOSE QUESTIONS WANTING
ANSWERED FROM ALL THOSE PARENTS 
OUT THERE.
ALICE BARR FOR US, THANK YOU, 
ALICE.
>> FOLLOWING THE UNITED STATES, 
BRAZIL HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST 
NUMBER OF COVID CASES.
AT LEAST 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE 
DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
BUT THE GOVERNMENT STOPPED
REPORTING SOME STATISTICS LAST
MONTH.
AND AFTER DOWNPLAYING THE RISK, 
PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO
REVEALED THAT HE TESTED 
POSITIVE
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS TEST RESULT, BOLSONARO
REMOVED HIS MASK AND SAID THAT
HE IS FINE
>> NBC NEWS HAS OBTAINED A COPY 
OF THE EXPLOSIVE, NEW BOOK BY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NIECE BEFORE
IT HITS SHELVES.
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER REPORTS ON
THE BOOK'S MOST SHOCKING CLAIMS.
>> Reporter: IN HER NEW TELL-ALL
BOOK, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
ESTRANGED NIECE MARY TRUMP
MINCES NO WORDS EXPLAINING HER
MOTIVATIONS.
I HAD TO TAKE DONALD DOWN, SHE
WRITES, ABOUT WHY SHE GAVE THE
PRES
PRESIDENT'S TAX DOCUMENTS TO
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" ADDING IF
HE IS AFFORDED A SECOND TERM, IT
WOULD BE THE END OF AMERICAN
DEMOCRACY.
HER UNCLE MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA
OF A NARCISSIST AND IN HER BOOK 
OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS, DETAILS A 
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY WITH A DAD 
WHO WAS SO DOMINEERING FRED 
TRUMP SR., QUOTE, PERVERTED HIS 
SON'S PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD 
AND DAMAGED HIS ABILITY TO LIVE 
IN IT.
MARY TRUMP IS THE DAUGHTER OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S OLDER BROTHER,
FRED JR., WHO SHE SAYS, WAS 
OFTEN MOCKED, EVEN ZOSCORNED BY
HIS FATHER
WHO SHE WRITES ONCE SAID DONALD 
IS WORTH TEN OF YOU.
>> I HAD A BROTHER FRED.
GREAT GUY.
BEST-LOOKING GUY
BUT HE HAD A PROBLEM
HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL.
>> MS. TRUMP, ALSO, CLAIMS THE
PRESIDENT'S SISTER, A RETIRED 
FEDERAL JUDGE, SAID OF HIS
CANDIDACY, HE IS A CLOWN
THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN
AND ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S BOASTS
ABOUT HIS BRILLIANCE
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M A
TOTALLY BRILLIANT HUMAN BEING.
I THINK I'M THE SMARTEST PERSON.
>> MS. TRUMP CLAIMS HER UNCLE 
CHEATED ON HIS S.A.T., PAYING A 
FRIEND TO TAKE IT FOR HIM.
AN ALLEGATION THE WHITE HOUSE 
CALLS COMPLETELY FALSE
MARY TRUMP CONTESTED HER
GRANDFATHER'S WILL AND BLAMED 
THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER 
RELATIVES FOR HER NOT GETTING A 
LARGER INHERITANCE
THE WHITE HOUSE DISMISSING HER
BOOK AS WRITTEN IN HER OWN
SELF-INTEREST, SAYING THE 
PRESIDENT'S FATHER WAS WARM AND 
VERY GOOD TO HIM. 
>> IT'S RIDICULOUS, ABSURD
ALLEGATIONS, THAT HAVE ABSOLUTE 
NO BEARING IN TRUTH.
HAVE YET TO SEE THE BOOK BUT IT 
IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS.
>> THE PRESIDENT'S BROTHER IS 
TRYING TO BLOCK THE BOOK'S
PUBLICATION IN STATE COURT
STILL, THE PUBLISHER SAYS THAT
WILL NOT STOP IT FROM BEING 
RELEASED
PHILLIP.
>> ALL RIGHT, PETER.
THANK YOU.
>>> MEANWHILE, MELANIA TRUMP'S
FORMER FRIEND, RIGHT-HAND, AND
CONFIDANTE, IS WRITING A TELL 
ALL OF HER OWN, DUE OUT 
SEPTEMBER 1st.
STEPHANIE'S BOOK TITLED "MELANIA
AND ME" WILL COVER THE BEGINNING
OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP THROUGH THE 
PLANNING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATION AND HER VERY ABRUPT
DEPARTURE FROM THE EAST WING IN 
2018. 
>> NBC METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA 
WEBB, GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, PHILLIP AND
FRANCES.
IT'S STILL VERY STEAMY OUTSIDE
LOOK AT THIS AIR
IT IS DEFINITELY BLAZING ACROSS 
TWO-THIRDS OF THE NATION
76 DEGREES IS THE FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURE ACROSS AREAS OF THE 
NORTHEAST.
AND TODAY, DAYTIME HIGHS, STILL 
GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE LOWER
90s.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY
SPARKING UP THE SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TO THE UPPER MIDWEST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE' A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO, 94 FOR DALLAS.
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY CLEAR THIS
AFTERNOON.
BUT THE STORMS AND THAT COLD
FRONT MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE 
MIDATLANTIC.
SOME TORRENTIAL RAIN THIS 
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
BURLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON, LOWER
TO MID-80s
AND WHEN WILL WE SEE RELIEF?
HAVE ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. 
>> WE'RE READY FOR IT.
THANK YOU, JANESSA
IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS, A MAN
FENDED OFF ONE OF THE DEADLIEST 
SNAKES IN THE WORLD WHILE 
DRIVING.
HE USED A WORK KNIFE TO KILL THE
VENOMOUS SNAKE IN HIS TRUCK.
>> THERE IS A PUSH IN NEW YORK
TO RENAME THE BARCLAY CENTER
AFTER JACKIE ROBINSON.
GOT TO PLAY FOR THE DODGERS FROM
1947 TO 1956. 
>> AND BIG
>>> A PHOENIX MAN IS BEING
HAILED A HERO AFTER HE SPRUNG 
INTO ACTION AND CAUGHT A
3-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS DROPPED
FROM A BURNING APARTMENT
BUILDING
OFFICIALS SAY THE CHILD'S MOTHER
TOSSED HIM OFF THE BALCONY
SMOKE AND FLAMES ENGULFED THE 
APARTMENT LAST WEEK.
FORMER MARINE LEAPT TO THE
RESCUE
POLICE SAY THE TODDLER ALONG
WITH HIS 8-YEAR-OLD SISTER
SUFFERED BURNS AND ARE IN 
SERIOUS CONDITION.
SADLY, THOUGH, THE MOTHER DID 
NOT SURVIVE.
THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION.
>>> TWO PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES FOR 
DEFACING A BLACK LIVES MATTER 
MURAL.
NICOLLE ANDERSON AND DAVID
NELSON ARE BEING CHARGED WITH 
THREE MISDEMEANOR COUNTS, 
INCLUDING A HATE CRIME, AFTER 
BEING CAUGHT ON CAMERA BY A 
WITNESS USING BLACK PAINT TO
COVER UP THE MURAL WHICH WAS
PERMITTED BY THE CITY.
THE MURAL WAS PAINTED JULY 4th
AND WAS VANDALIZED WITHIN AN
HOUR OF COMPLETION. 
>> NOW, TO A BLOCKBUSTER TRIAL
INVOLVING HOLLYWOOD ACTOR JOHNNY
DEPP
THE STAR IS SUING BRITISH 
NEWSPAPER THE SUN FOR LIBEL OVER
A 2018 ARTICLE THAT CALLED HIM A
WIFEBEATER
THE BRITISH TABLOIDS THIS 
MORNING HEADLINING THE EXPLOSIVE
DETAILS.
CHAPMAN, THERE'S SOME BOMBSHELL 
CLAIMS HERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, FRANCES
NOW, ONE OF THE TABLOIDS HERE 
SAYING, NOW, THAT IS IS 
HOLLYWOOD BLOCK BURST.
WE ALSO HAVE BLOOD FEUD FROM THE
SUN.
AND AMBER CUT OFF MY FINGERTIP
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.
SEEMS NO DOUBT THIS WAS A 
VOLATILE RELATIONSHIP.
THE QUESTION REMAINS WHO WAS THE
MAIN INSTIGATOR OF ANY VIOLENCE 
IN THE MARRIAGE?
THE LAWSUIT, FOCUSING ON AN 
ARTICLE IN "THE SUN TABLOID"
BRANDING JOHNNY DEPP A WIFE 
BEATER
HE SAYS HE IS TRYING TO CLEAR 
HIS NAME
REPORTS FROM INSIDE THE HIGH
COURT HAVE DEPP BRANDING HIS
EX-WIFE AS THE ONE WHO DIRECTED 
ABUSE AT HIM
SAYING SHE WAS PUNCHING HIM IN
THE FACE ON A FLIGHT ONCE.
HE HAD TO LOCK HIMSELF IN THE 
BATHROOM OF THE PLANE TO GET
AWAY FROM HER WHERE HE ENDED UP 
SLEEPING FOR THE NIGHT
AND THAT SHE ATTACKED HIM WITH A
BOTTLE OF VODKA, CUTTING OFF
PART OF HIS FINGERTIP, THAT SHE 
CLAIMS HE DID WHEN HE SLAMMED A 
MOBILE PHONE AGAINST THE WALL.
AND ALSO, SOME REALLY DISGUSTING
COMMENTARY COMING FROM THE COURT
THAT HE SAYS HE KNEW THE
RELATIONSHIP WAS OVER WHEN HE 
FOUND THAT, EITHER HERD OR ONE
OF HER FRIENDS POSSIBLY 
DEFECATED INTO HIS BED
SO WE'RE HEARING SOME REAL
BOMBSHELL CLAIMS OUT OF THIS
ALSO, SOME REAL FOCUS ON HIS
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, WHICH HE
ADMITTED HE STARTED FROM A YOUNG
AGE BUT THAT HE IS NOT A WIFE 
BEATER
THIS IS JUST DAY ONE OF WHAT IS 
EXPECTED TO BE A THREE-WEEK 
COURT HEARING, HERE, AT THE HIGH
COURT.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE COMES
FROM THIS TESTIMONY.
BUT, SO FAR, IT'S TURNING INTO A
HOL
HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTE
>>> THAT MOMENT THERE BROKE ME
AND JUST, TOTALLY PUT ME IN MY
FEELS.
AND -- AND IT JUST SHOWED THE 
POWER AND THE UNITY AND THE 
LOVE, COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING,
THAT WE ALL HAVE FOR ONE
ANOTHER.
THE SPORT OF NASCAR WHERE A LOT 
OF PEOPLE HAVE THEIR DOUBTS 
ABOUT, WE SHOW THIS TYPE OF 
UNITY AND LOVE AND
UNDERSTANDING.
>> POWERFUL WORDS FROM BUBBA
WALLACE PRAISING THE SUPPORT
FROM NASCAR AND HIS FELLOW
DRIVERS DURING THE BLACK LIVES
MATTER MOVEMENT IN AN INTERVIEW 
WITH ACTOR ANTHONY ANDERSON.
HE SAID THE WORDS THERE.
I MEAN, IT'S ABOUT UNITY, 
DESPITE ANYONE TRYING TO SOW
DISCORD, INCLUDING THE
PRESIDENT.
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
TEMPERATURES STILL ROARING THIS 
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, NEW 
DETAILS ON THE CASE OF JEFFREY
EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE
AS GHISLAINE MAXWELL GETS READY 
FOR HER BAIL HEARING AND
ARRAIGNMENT NEXT WEEK, BRITISH
NEWSPAPER THE SUN REPORTS 
MAXWELL IS DEMANDING THE EPSTEIN
ESTATE PAY FOR HER LEGAL FEES.
EPSTEIN'S LAWYERS REPORTEDLY
FILED A MOTION TO DISMISS.
THE CASE IS DELAYED UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER.
BUT IN A SEPARATE CASE, DEUTSCHE
BANK WAS HIT WITH A $150 MILLION
PENALTY FINE
SAYING IT FAILED TO MONITOR 
SUSPICIOUS ACCOUNT ACTIVITY ON
EPSTEIN'S ACCOUNT.
THE PENALTY INCLUDES ALLEGED
MONEY LAUNDERING LINKED TO TWO
OTHER BANKS.
>> ATLANTA POLICE HAVE
IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT WHO THEY 
BELIEVE IS CONNECTED TO THE 
SHOOTING DEATH OF SECORIEA
TURNER
POLICE SAY AT LEAST THREE 
SUSPECTS WERE INVOLVED IN TURNER
ES A DEATH
THE 8-YEAR-OLD WAS SHOT WHEN HER
FAMILY'S VEHICLE APPROACHED A 
MAKESHIFT ROADBLOCK WITH
NUMEROUS ARMED MEN
AUTHORITIES OFFERING A $20,000
REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION ON 
THE CASE
TYLER PERRY HAS OFFERED TO PAID 
FOR TURNER'S FUNERAL EXPENSES.
>> "THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS 
THE BLACK BIRDWATCHER WHO 
CLAIMED A WOMAN CALLED 911 SAYS 
HE WILL NOT COOPERATE AGAINST 
HER.
AMY COOPER LOST HER JOB AND NOW 
FACES CHARGES OF FILING A FALSE 
REPORT
HE HAS ALREADY PAID A STEEP 
PRICE AND THAT, QUOTE, BRINGING 
HER MORE MISERY JUST SEEMS LIKE 
PILING ON.
HE SAYS THE DA CAN PURSUE 
CHARGES, WITHOUT HIM. 
>> HAMILTON CREATOR IS
RESPONDING TO CRITICISM OF THE
SHOW AS IT HITS DISNEY PLUS.
CALLING ALL CRITICISM OF THE
MUSICAL VALID WHEN RESPONDING TO
A VIEWER ON TWITTER.
FANS AND CRITICS ARE EXAMINING
THE SHOW'S PORTRAYAL OF THE 
FOUNDING FATHERS IN REGARD TO 
THEIR USE OF SLAVERY AS IT DRAWS
HUGE NUMBERS
MIRANDA SAYS HE DID HIS BEST TO 
FIT AS MUCH AS HE COULD INTO
THAT TWO AND A HALF HOUR
MUSICAL.
>> MAYBE THERE'S A PART TWO 
RIGHT THERE THAT HE MAY START 
RIGH
WRITING NOW.
MIGHT AS WELL.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT, EVERY SINGLE
FOUNDING FATHER THAT'S PORTRAYED
IN THAT IS A PERSON OF COLOR. 
>> YES
YES.
>> YOU KNOW, SO HE DID BREAK
SOME BOUNDARIES DOING THAT
DOING SOMETHING NEW, YOU KNOW?
>> MAYBE, THERE WILL BE SOME
KIND OF PART TWO
YOU KNOW, SPUR THAT.
THE WORLD'S FASTEST MAN HUSSEIN 
BOLT PUBLICLY REVEAL THEIR
DAUGHTER'S NAME AND OLYMPIA 
LIGHTNING BOLT
BORN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THE 
COUPLE WAITED UNTIL HER BIRTHDAY
TO SHARE THE NEWS ON INSTAGRAM
AND TWITTER.
IT'S APPROPRIATE BECAUSE HER
2-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S NAMED 
ALEXIS OLYMPIA
>>> THIS MORNING ANOTHER
STAGGERING MILESTONE
THE U.S. SURPASSES 3 MILLION
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS WITH 37
STATES SEEING A RISE IN POSITIVE
RESULTS.
THE SURGE PUTTING A STRAIN ON 
TESTING AND CAUSING MAJOR 
SHORTAGES.
>> THE SHOCKING CELL PHONE VIDEO
PHOENIX POLICE OPENING FIRE ON A
PARKED CAR
THE MAN INSIDE KILLED.
HIS SUPPORTERS SAY POLICE AREN'T
TELLING THE FULL STORY
THE GROWING OUTRAGE.
>> OVERNIGHT, FIRST THE TEACHER 
WHO GOT NATIONAL ATTENTION WITH 
A STUDENT MARY KAYLE LATERNAEU 
HAS DIED
>> HOW CLEAN IS THE AIR YOU 
BREATHE IN AN AIRPLANE
THE SURPRISING NEW RESULT.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GOOD MORNING, I'M FRANCES 
RIVERA
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED FORMER TEACHER 
MARY KAYE LATERNO HAS DIED AFTER
A BATTLE WITH COLON CANCER
SHE CAPTURED HEADLINES FOR HER
ILL IS IT AFFAIR WITH A STUDENT.
SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF RAPPING 
BILLY FALEAU AND HAD HIS CHILD
AND MARRIED HIM AFTER SHE GOT 
OUT OF JAIL.
THEY HAD ANOTHER CHILD AND
SEPARATED IT IN 2017
THE FATHER CARED FOR HER DURING 
THE FINAL MONTH OF HER LIFE.
MARY KAY WAS 58 YEARS OLD.
>> TURNING TO THE LATEST ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE NUMBER
OF CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES
IN THE UNITED STATES IS NOW OVER
3 MILLION.
THAT GRIM MILESTONE WAS REACHED 
AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 
FORMALLY GAVE NOTICE TO WITHDRAW
FROM THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION OVER ITS RESPONSE
TO COVID
THE COUNTRY THAT IS SECOND TO 
AMERICA IN THE NUMBER OF
INFECTIONS IS BRAZIL
THE GOVERNMENT HAS STOPPED
REPORTING ACCURATE NUMBERS, BUT 
AT LEAST 65,000 BRAZILIANS HAVE 
DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
AND AFTER DOWNPLAYING THE RISK, 
PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO
REVEALED HE TESTED POSITIVE.
WHILE SPEAKING WITH REPORTERS 
ABOUT HIS TEST RESULT, BOLSONARO
REMOVED HIS MASK AND SAID THAT
HE IS FINE
>> MASK REQUIREMENTS IN THE U.S.
HAVE LED TO A LOT OF OUTBURSTS
IN STORES.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FROM A
COSTCO IN FLORIDA.
>> BACK OFF!
>> THE PERSON FILMING THIS SAYS 
THAT THAT MAN GOT AGGRESSIVE
AFTER BEING ASKED BY AN ELDERLY 
WOMAN ABOUT WEARING A MASK
AN INSURANCE COMPANY TWEETED
THAT HE HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED
A TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE WALMART AND
TARGET ARE ASKING GOVERNORS TO
REQUIRE MASKS STATEWIDE.
THEY SAY THE DIFFERENCES IN 
LOCAL RULES ARE FUELING THIS
CONFUSION.
>> FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE 
CREATING SURGE TESTING SPOTS
WITH A GOAL OF TESTING 5,000
PEOPLE A DAY IN HOT SPOTS WHERE 
THE SPREAD IS OUT OF CONTROL
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: IN JUST THIS FIRST 
WEEK OF JULY, A STACGGERING NEW 
RECORD OF INFECTIONS, MORE THAN 
3 MILLION CASES.
>> WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF ROOM
>> Reporter: TEXAS, ARIZONA AND 
FLORIDA ARE SEEING A STRAIN ON
I.C.U. BEDS.
THE SICKEST WHO ARRIVE MAY NEVER
LEAVE.
>> THESE PATIENTS WHEN THEY COME
IN, IF YOU DON'T HUG YOUR FAMILY
MEMBER LIKE RIGHT THEN, WHO IS
TO SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE HUG 
THEM AGAIN
>> Reporter: WITH NEW CASES 
CLIMBING IN 37 STATES, THIS 
SCENE ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HECTOR SALAZAR SLEEPING IN HIS
CAR OVERNIGHT TO BE TESTED
>> IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT I
CAME, I GOT THE LINE LIKE 50 OR 
60 CARS AND NO CHANCE.
>> Reporter: THE NATION'S 
LARGEST TESTING SITE, DODGER
STADIUM, SHUTDOWN FOR DAYS
LINES FORMED AT DAWN IN NEW 
ORLEANS, BUT TESTS RAN OUT 5
MINUTES AFTER DOORS OPENED
IN PHOENIX WHERE THE TEMPERATURE
SOARED INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS,
IT CAN TAKE EIGHT HOURS TO GET A
TEST, AND TEN BUSINESS DAYS TO
GET RESULTS.
>> WE ASK FOR A LITTLE
UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE
>> Reporter: MANY OF THE
INFECTED ARE ASYMPTOMATIC, LIKE 
TH
ATALANTA'S MAYOR WHO HAS NO IDEA
HOW SHE CAUGHT IT.
>> WE'VE TAKEN ALL THE
PRECAUTIONS YOU CAN POSSIBLY
TAKE
>> Reporter: AS CALIFORNIA SOARS
ABOVE 275,000 CASES, OVERWHELMED
HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF
THE STATE ARE MOVING PATIENTS 
SEVEN HOURS AWAY
IT COMES AS VACCINE MAKER 
NOVAVAX SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WILL
PAY THEM $1.6 BILLION TO
EXPEDITE 100 MILLION DOSES OF A 
COVID VACCINE BY EARLY NEXT 
YEAR
BIOTECH COMPANY REGENERON IS NOW
BEGINNING LATE-STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS OF AN ANTIBODY COCKTAIL
TO PREVENT AND TREAT THE
DISEASE.
BUT IN STATEN ISLAND, 
60-YEAR-OLD SYLVESTER FLORES
BEAT COVID ON HIS OWN, RELEASED 
AFTER THREE MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL
>> 93 DAYS IS SOMETHING WE CAN'T
IMAGINE.
>> Reporter: FOR ONE FAMILY, A
HAPPY HOMECOMING, WHILE SO MANY 
OTHERS ARE STILL IN THE FIGHT OF
THEIR LIVES.
ACROSS THE NATION, TESTING
REMAINS A BIG CONCERN.
NOT JUST THE LONG LINES, BUT THE
LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME IT CAN 
TAKE TO GET RESULTS BACK
FRANCES?
>> OKAY, MIGUEL, THANK YOU
>> IT'S A QUESTION ON EVERY 
PARENT'S MIND RIGHT NOW.
WILL THEIR KIDS RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM THIS FALL?
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS READY TO END 
THAT DEBATE, VOWING TO PRESSURE 
STATES TO REOPEN SCHOOLS, EVEN
AS CORONAVIRUS CASES HIT RECORD 
HIGHS IN THE U.S
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
ALICE BARR JOINING US NOW WITH
MORE
ALICE, GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS TYPICALLY AN ISSUE LEFT 
TO GOVERNORS AND LOCAL LEADERS
>> Reporter: YES, PHILLIP.
THIS IS THE KIND OF BACK AND
FORTH WE'VE SEEN THROUGH THE
PANDEMIC
PRESIDENT TRUMP FREQUENTLY
TRYING TO ASSERT HIS POWER, 
SAYING, YOU KNOW, EARLIER IN
THIS FIGHT THAT HE HAD THE
ULTIMATE AUTHORITY IN MAKING
DECISIONS OVER WHAT HAPPENS AT
THE STATE LEVEL.
THAT WAS FOR REOPENING
BUSINESSES
BUT FOR SCHOOLS THERE IS EVEN 
MORE, YOU KNOW, LAYERS OF 
BUREAUCRACY INVOLVED HERE.
YOU HAVE NOT JUST THE GOVERNORS,
BUT YOU HAVE EACH INDIVIDUAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS MAKING
WRENCHING DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO
SAFELY REOPEN, THINGS LIKE HOW
TO DISTANCE KIDS IN THE 
CLASSROOM, HOW TO DISTANCE THEM 
ON SCHOOL BUSES.
PRESIDENT TRUMP, THOUGH, HAS
BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT HE WANTS 
KIDS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM
FOR ONE THING IT'S DIFFICULT FOR
PARENTS TO GO BACK TO WORK WHEN 
THEIR KIDS ARE STILL AT HOME
SO THAT'S CENTRAL TO HIS MESSAGE
OF REOPENING THE ECONOMY
BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS 
ALSO SAYING THAT THE RISKS FOR
CHILDREN IN TERMS OF SOCIAL AND 
EDUCATIONAL DRAWBACKS ARE 
GREATER THAN POTENTIALLY THE
VIRUS ITSELF IF THEY REMAIN OUT 
OF THE CLASSROOM
THE AMERICAN AECADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS HAS RECOMMENDED KIDS 
GO BACK TO SCHOOL IN PERSON IF
POSSIBLE
BUT DURING AN EVENT ON THIS 
TOPIC YESTERDAY, THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION DID NOT OFFER ANY
CONCRETE POLICIES OR CRITICALLY 
ANY NEW FUNDING TO HELP SCHOOLS 
RESTRUCTURE AND REOPEN SAFELY.
DESPITE THAT, HERE IS WHAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID ABOUT HOW
HE IS GOING TO PRESS INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATES TO
REOPEN
>> WE HOPE THAT MOST SCHOOLS ARE
GOING TO BE OPEN
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE
POLITICAL STATEMENTS OR DO IT 
FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
I THINK IT'S GOOD TO BE GOOD FOR
THEM POLITICALLY SO THEY KEEP 
THE SCHOOLS CLOSED
NO WAY
SO WE ARE VERY MUCH GOING TO PUT
PRESSURE ON GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE TO OPEN THE
SCHOOLS TO GET THEM OPEN, AND 
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR 
COUNTRY.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE 
WELL-BEING OF THE STUDENT AND 
THE PARENTS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING A
LOT OF PRESSURE ON OPEN YOUR
SCHOOLS IN THE FALL.
>> I THINK WHAT WE'RE CREATING
IS GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS AS
SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN.
>> Reporter: AND EACH DISTRICT
IS COMING UP WITH ITS OWN 
APPROACH
IN FLORIDA, WHERE CASES HAVE
BEEN SOARING, THE GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCED THAT HE WANTS KIDS
BACK IN THE CLASSROOM FULL TIME 
STARTING IN AUGUST
MANY OTHER DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING
AT SORT OF A HYBRID APPROACH
WHERE THERE WOULD BE SOME ONLINE
EDUCATION AND SOME IN-PERSON, 
BUT AGAIN, IT'S JUST WRENCHING
DECISIONS THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL
IS TRYING TO MAKE AND A 
PATCHWORK OF CHALLENGES ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY.
>> PATCHWORK IS A GOOD WAY TO 
PUT IT
ALICE BARR FOR US.
THANK YOU, ALICE
>> THERE IS OUTRAGE IN PHOENIX
AFTER AN OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED
A MAN IN A PARKED CAR.
THE LATEST INCIDENT SPARKING
OUTRAGE OVER POLICE TACTICS.
THE VIDEO IS DISTURBING.
>> Reporter: FRANCES, THE 
PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
FACING MOUNTING SCRUTINY AFTER
ANOTHER OFFICER-INVOLVED
SHOOTING DEATH
THE TENSE CONFRONTATION CAPTURED
ON A BYSTANDER'S CELL PHONE 
CAMERA ON THE 4th OF JULY.
>> DON'T SHOOT" 
>> Reporter: OFFICERS SHOUTING
INTO A PARKED CAR AND FIRING A
BARRAGE OF BULLETS
[ GUNSHOTS ]
[ BLEEP ] 
>> Reporter: THE VIDEO DOESN'T
CLEARLY SHOW WHAT HAPPENED IN 
THE MOMENTS BEFORE THE GUNFIRE
OR WHAT ELSE LED UP TO THE
INCIDENT
BUT THE MAN INSIDE THAT CAR,
28-YEAR-OLD JAMES GARCIA, DIED
>> THE OFFICERS DID NOT HAVE A
WARRANT AND APPROACHED HIM IN 
THE CARA TATSUMAING HE WAS
SOMEONE HE WASN'T.
>> Reporter: PHOENIX POLICE SAY 
THEY WERE RESPONDING T
>>> PHOENIX 
POLICE SAY THEY 
WERE RESPONDING 
TO A 911 CALL 
HER WHEN THEY 
SAY SOMEONE 
THREATENED THEM 
WITH A KNIFE. 
THE CALLER 
DIRECTED THEM TO 
A HOUSE AND WHEN 
THEY ARRIVED, 
THEY SPOKE TO 
SEVERAL PEOPLE, 
INCLUDING GARCIA
. THEY ASKED 10 
MINUTES FOR HIM 
TO LEAVE HIS CAR 
SO THEY COULD 
SECURE THE 
SCENE. 
>> MR. GARCIA 
DECIDED NOT TO 
INTERACT WITH 
OFFICERS ANYMORE 
AND HE ROLLED UP 
HIS WINDOW AND 
THAT'S WHEN THEY 
GOT THE GUNS. 
>> THEY HAVE 
RELEASED THE 
BODY CAMERA 
FOOTAGE FROM AN 
OFFICER WHO 
ARRIVED AFTER 
THE SHOOTING AND 
RECEIVED A GUN 
FROM THE CAR. 
>> THE GUN IS 
SECURE. 
>> WASN'T THERE 
ANOTHER WAY FOR 
DE-ESCALATION?  
>> THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
WILL LOOK AT 
WHEN THEY 
INVESTIGATION IS 
COMPLETE. 
>> Reporter: 
GARCIA'S FAMILY 
IS ASKING FOR 
ANSWERS. 
>> PLEASE HELP 
ME GET JUSTICE 
FOR MY BROTHER. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PHOENIX POLICE 
DEPARTMENT 
CANNOT LOCATE 
THE ORIGINAL 9-1-
1 CALLER AND 
THEY DID NOT 
FIND A KNIFE 
INSIDE GARCIA'S 
CAR. 
>>> NEW DETAILS 
IN THE CASE OF 
JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN'S 
ALLEGED 
ACCOMPLICE. AS 
SHE GETS READY 
FOR HER BAIL AND 
ARRAIGNMENT NEXT 
WEEK, THE SUN 
REPORTS THAT THE 
EPSTEIN REPORT 
PAY FOR HER 
LEGAL FEES. 
THE CASE IS 
DELAYED UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER. 
>>> IN A 
SEPARATE CASE, 
DEUTSCHE BANK 
WAS HIT WITH 150 
THOUSAND DOLLARS 
IN FINES. 
AND IT FAILED TO 
MONITOR 
SUSPICIOUS 
ACCOUNT ACT TO 
VITTI. IT 
INCLUDES SUCH 
ALLEGED MONEY 
LAUNDERING. 
>>> NOW LET'S 
CHECK THE WEATHER
TO SEE HOW HOT 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE OVER MOST OF 
THE COUNTRY. 
>> IT IS STEAMY 
ACROSS TWO 
THIRDS OF THE 
NATION WITH 
TEMPERATURES 
WELL ABOVE 
AVERAGE. NEARLY 
25 DEGREES ABOVE 
AVERAGE IN SOME 
SPOTS. THERE ARE 
STORMS WE ARE 
SEEING PRETTY 
CONTINUOUSLY FOR 
THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS AND INTO 
THE MIDWEST AND 
THAT WILL 
CONTINUE INTO 
TOMORROW 
AFTERNOON. 
TROPICAL 
DEVELOPMENT OFF 
THE NORTH 
CAROLINA COAST 
FOR THE NEXT 
FIVE DAYS. 
>>> IN HOUSTON, 
95 DEGREES WITH 
SUNSHINE. 
THE HEAT INDEX 
AT 105 IN SOME 
SPOTS. 
FROM DETROIT TO 
NORTHEAST OHIO, 
MOSTLY SUNNY 
SKIES AND HIGHS 
NEAR 90. 
>>> WE WILL SEE 
RELIEF FROM THE 
90s. 
>>> I WANT TO 
HEAR ALL ABOUT 
THAT, THANK YOU. 
>>> FORMER 
PRESIDENT JIMMY 
CARTER 
CELEBRATED 
ANOTHER 
MILESTONE. 
HIS 74th WEDDING 
ANNIVERSARY. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
MARRIED MORE 
THAN 26,000 DAYS 
MAKING THEM THE 
LONGEST MARRIED 
PRESIDENTIAL 
COUPLE IN HISTORY
. THEY WERE 
MARRIED IN 1946 
AFTER JIMMY 
GRADUATED FROM 
THE U.S. NAVAL 
ACADEMY. HE IS 
OUR OLDEST 
LIVING PRESIDENT
. THERE ARE ALL 
THESE MILESTONES 
AND HE JUST 
KEEPS GOING AT 
IT. 
>> IT'S A 
HEARTWARMING 
STORY, BUT WHEN 
YOU BREAK IT 
DOWN TO 26,000 
DAYS. 
ALL RIGHT. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY GO 
BACK TO THEIR JOB
, THEY WANT TO 
MAKE SURE 
THEY'RE 
PROTECTED. 
IT IS NEWS MADE 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
>>> BREAKING 
NEWS OVERNIGHT. 
A SUPREME COURT 
SPOKESWOMAN 
REVEALED LAST 
NIGHT THAT CHIEF 
JUSTICE JOHN 
ROBERTS WAS 
HOSPITALIZED 
AFTER FALLING 
AND INJURING HIS 
HEAD WHILE ON A 
WALK NEAR HIS 
HOME. 
THE INJURY 
NEEDED STITCHES. 
HE STAYED IN THE 
HOSPITAL OUT OF 
AN ABUNDANCE OF 
CAUTION. 
DOCTORS BELIEVE 
THE FALL WAS 
BELIEVED TO BE 
FROM 
LIGHTHEADEDNESS 
DUE TO 
DEHYDRATION. 
>>> MORE AND 
MORE AMERICANS 
ARE GETTING BACK 
INTO THE AIR 
THESE DAYS. 
MANY WONDER WHAT 
THEY ARE 
BREATHING IN THE 
AIRPLANE CABINS. 
WE HAVE A LOOK 
BEHIND THE 
SCENES. 
>>> AS MORE 
PEOPLE GET BACK 
ON BOARD WITH 
AIR TRAVEL, MANY 
WONDER HOW SAFE 
IS THE AIR 
INSIDE THE 
PLANE? 
HERE IS HOW IT 
WORKS. 
THE AIRFLOW IS 
FROM TOP TO 
BOTTOM AND NOT 
SIDE TO SIDE. IT 
COMES FROM 
THENCE ABOVE AND 
IS SUCKED OUT 
THROUGH VENTS IN 
THE FLOOR AND IT 
IS RUN THROUGH 
HEAVY GRADE HEPA 
FILTERS, SIMILAR 
TO THOSE IN 
HOSPITALS WHICH 
PULL OUT THE 
PARTICLES. 
THE FILTERED AIR 
IS MIXED WITH 
FRESH AIR AND THE
FILTERS ARE 
CHANGED TWICE AS 
OFTEN AS 
RECOMMENDED ON 
DELTA AIRLINES. 
>> IT WILL BE 
DIRTY ON THE TOP 
AND CLEAN ON THE 
BOTTOM SIDE AND 
THAT SHOWS US 
THE FILTER IS 
WORKING. 
>>> AN ENTIRELY 
NEW BATCH OF 
AIRFLOWS INTO 
THE CABIN EVERY 
2-4 MINUTES. 
>> THE AIR IS 
BETTER ON AN 
AIRPLANE AND 
BETTER THAN MOST 
INDOOR 
ENVIRONMENTS. 
>> IT IS CLEANER 
THAN THE AIR IN 
A GROCERY STORE. 
>> IT IS CLEANER 
THAN MOST HOMES 
AND EVEN SCHOOLS
. 
>> Reporter: 
HARVARD 
RESEARCHER, DR. 
JOSEPH ALLEN 
RESEARCHES THE 
AIR. 
>> IT CAN ALMOST 
TAKE AWAY THE 
BENEFITS YOU GET 
FROM CLEAN-AIR 
IF YOU ARE 
SITTING NEXT TO 
SOMEBODY? 
>> WE CANNOT DO 
ALL THE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING WE 
WANT TO ON AN 
AIRPLANE. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT'S WHY OTHER 
PRECAUTIONS ARE 
CRUCIAL. 
ON THE DELTA 
FLIGHT IS A 
SANITIZATION 
SPRAY. THE CREWS 
COME ON BOARD 
AND SPRAY DOWN 
THE AIRCRAFT 
BETWEEN EVERY 
FLIGHT. MASKS 
ARE REQUIRED. 
THEY HOPE TO 
REASSURE 
PASSENGERS THAT 
IT IS SAFE TO 
FLY. 
PLAYING 
ALEXANDER, NBC 
NEWS, ATLANTA. 
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>>> WHEN PEOPLE 
GO BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
PEOPLE ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>>> COMMAND IS 
HAILED A HERO 
AFTER HE SPRANG 
INTO ACTION AND 
CAUGHT A THREE-
YEAR-OLD BOY IT 
WAS THROWN FROM 
A BURNING 
BUILDING. 
THE MOTHER DIED. 
THE BOY ALONG 
WITH HIS EIGHT-
YEAR-OLD SISTER 
SUFFERED BURNS 
AND ARE IN 
SERIOUS 
CONDITION. 
>>> WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE REEF LEAF 
THAT SO MANY OF 
US ARE WANTING. 
>> TEMPERATURES 
CAN CONTINUE TO 
ROAR WITH UPPER 
80s AND 90s 
ACROSS THE 
SOUTH. 
THE FEELS LIKE 
TEMPERATURES 
FEEL LIKE 105 
AND UP TO 100 15 
IN SOME SPOTS. 
IT COULD BE A 
FEW DAYS BEFORE 
THE WEEKEND IN 
THE NORTHEAST. 
LOOK AT THIS 
DRAMATIC CHANGE. 
THE HUMIDITY IS 
GOING TO DIE DOWN
, BUT CHICAGO IS 
STILL IN THE 90s
. TRY NOT TO 
COMPLAIN BECAUSE 
IT COULD SNOW 
ANY DAY NOW. 
>> IS GOING TO 
SNOW ANY DAY? 
HOW ABOUT THAT? 
ALL RIGHT. 
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>> IF THEY GO 
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TO MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS AT 
6:00 P.M. 
EASTERN. 
>> I ALWAYS 
WANTED TWINS. 
>> AND WHEN THEY 
SAID THREE, I 
THOUGHT TRIPLETS 
WOULD BE HARD 
WORK. 
THEN THEY SAID 
FOUR AND THEN 
OKAY, FIVE. 
>> AND YEP, 
THERE IS A SIXTH.
>>> A GROUP OF 
SEXTUPLETS 
SIBLINGS IN 
KANSAS ARE 
CELEBRATING 
MILESTONES AS 
THEY ALL 
GRADUATE HIGH 
SCHOOL. 
THE SIX ARE THE 
ONLY SEXTUPLETS. 
THE PANDEMIC 
CALLED FOR 
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE 
BUT THEY PLAN ON 
ATTENDING 
COLLEGE IN THE 
FALL. 
>>> GOD BLESS 
THEM. 
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WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS . 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN TIME. 
FORCED TO CLEAR 
>>> MARY TRUMP 
WHO IS A PHD 
PSYCHOLOGIST 
SAYS HER UNCLE'S 
BEHAVIORS ARE SO 
COMPLEX THAT 
COMING UP WITH 
AN ACCURATE 
DIAGNOSIS WOULD 
REQUIRE A FULL 
BATTERY OF TESTS 
THAT HE WOULD 
NEVER SIT FOR. 
HE ALSO PAID A 
FRIEND TO TAKE 
HIS SATS SO HE 
COULD GET INTO 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
IF HE IS AFFORDED
ANOTHER TERM, IT 
WOULD BE THE END 
OF DEMOCRACY. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
SAYS THAT THE 
BOOK IS FULL OF 
LIES AND DENIES 
THE PRESIDENT 
PAY SOMEONE TO 
TAKE HIS SATS. 
>>> JOHNNY DEPP 
IS SUING A 
BRITISH NEWSPAPER
, THE SUN, OVER 
AN ARTICLE THAT 
CALLED HIM A 
WIFE BEATER. 
HIS EX-WIFE WAS 
ALSO IN COURT. 
THE BRITISH 
TABLOID IS 
HEADLIGHT IN THE 
EXPLOSIVE 
DETAILS. 
THINGS ARE 
REALLY HITTING 
THE FAN WHEN IT 
COMES TO THESE 
ALLEGATIONS. 
>> THAT IS RIGHT
. THAT IS A 
HOLLYWOOD 
BLOCKBUSTER THAT 
ONE SAYS. 
ANOTHER SAYS, 
AMBER CUT OFF MY 
FINGERTIP. 
THIS IS NO DOUBT 
IN VOLATILE 
RELATIONSHIP. 
WHO WAS THE 
INSTIGATOR OF 
VIOLENCE IN THE 
MARRIAGE. JOHNNY 
DEPP IS SUING 
THE SUN BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE CALLED 
HIM A WIFE BEATER
. HE BRANDS HIS 
EX-WIFE SAYING 
THAT SHE PUNCHED 
HIM REPEATEDLY 
IN THE FACE ON A 
PRIVATE JET AND 
FORCED HIM TO 
LOCK HIMSELF IN 
THE BATHROOM. 
SHE SAYS HE OUT 
HE ALSO SAYS 
THAT SHE CUT OFF 
PART OF HER HIS 
FINGER WHEN SHE 
THREW A BOTTLE 
OF VODKA. 
AND ALSO THE 
PARTNERSHIP WITH 
KEITH RICHARDS 
AND MARILYN 
MANSON. THE ONE 
EXPLOSIVE THING 
IN COURT, WHICH 
IS QUITE 
DISGUSTING, HE 
SAID HE KNEW THE 
MARRIAGE WAS 
OVER WHEN HE 
FOUND FECES IN 
HIS BED. 
POSSIBLY FROM 
HER OR ONE OF 
HIS FRIENDS 
WHICH SHE SAYS 
SHE CALLED A 
PRACTICAL JOKE. 
HE SAID HE KNEW 
THE MARRIAGE WAS 
OVER. THIS IS 
JUST A ONE OF A 
THREE-WEEK 
TRIAL. 
WE EXPECT TO 
HEAR MORE TODAY 
IN THE HIGH 
COURT. 
>>> IT IS 
DISTURBING WITH 
WHAT IS COMING 
OUT. 
THANK YOU. 
>> MY GOODNESS. 
>> MY GOODNESS 
IS RIGHT. 
>> YET WE WILL 
BE FOLLOWING 
THAT FOR YOU. 
>>> I AM FRANCIS 
RIVERA. 
>>> BEFORE YOU 
GO, CHECK OUT 
THE EXPLOSION OF 
COLOR IN ITALY 
WITH MILLIONS OF 
FLOWERS. 
HAVE A GREAT 
WEDNESDAY. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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. WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS NOW
. 
>> OF THE GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
IT IS NEWS FOR 
YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD LIVE 
WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT SIX 
CLOCK A.M. 
EASTERN.
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
BEEN THERE.
>>> YOU ARE 
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NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS 
NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>> THESE ARE A 
GREAT NATION. 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED? WHAT 
COUNTS AS 
JUSTICE IN THIS 
CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ORDERED. 
SO THE GOVERNOR 
CAN TURN THESE 
THINGS AROUN 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THIS MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF 
TRANSMISSION 
WITH THE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
THE U.S. HAS 
SURPASSED 
ANOTHER 
MILESTONE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DISAGREEING WITH 
THE TOP 
INFECTIOUS DUE 
FECES EXPERT, 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCHER. WRITING 
IN A TWEET THAT 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
IS DOWN TENFOLD. 
>> AND WE TAKE 
COMFORT IN A 
LOWER RATE OF 
DEATH. 
>> DOCTOR VAL 
SHE SAID DO NOT 
WEAR A MASK AND 
NOW HE SAYS TO 
WEAR THEM. 
HE HAS SAID 
NUMEROUS THINGS 
THAT I DID NOT 
LISTEN TO MY 
EXPERTS. 
>> Reporter: 
TODAY, AND 37 
STATES, THE 
VIRUS IS ON THE 
RISE WITH EIGHT 
STATES SPIKING 
TIERS WE HAVE 
SEEN MARATHON 
RUNNERS HAVING 
TO LEARN TO WALK 
AND BREATHE 
AGAIN. 
>> Reporter: THE 
NUMBER OF 
INFECTIONS 
BEHIND NEW YORK 
WITH HOSPITALS 
IN THE SOUTHERN 
END OF THE STATE 
OVERWHELMED. 
MOVING PATIENTS 
AS FAR NORTH AS 
SACRAMENTO, 600 
MILES AWAY. 
>> THE MEAN AGE 
IS A DECADE AND 
A HALF YOUNGER 
THAN WHAT WE SAW 
MONTHS AGO. 
>> Reporter: IN 
PHOENIX, A CRISIS
. SOME WAIT IN 
EXTREME HEAT FOR 
HOURS FOR 
RESULTS THAT CAN 
TAKE UP TO 10 
DAYS TO GET. 
IN NEW ORLEANS, 
ONE SITE RAN OUT 
OF TESTS FIVE 
MINUTES AFTER 
THEY OPENED 
THEIR DOORS. FOR 
THOSE WHO HAVE 
THE VIRUS, THERE 
IS NO GUARANTEE 
OF IMMUNITY. 
TOM HANKS SAID 
THAT HE AND HIS 
WIFE, RITA, 
COULD BE 
VULNERABLE TO 
THE DISEASE 
AGAIN. 
>> WE HAVE BEEN 
TOLD THAT AS THE 
ANTIBODIES BEGIN 
TO FADE THAT IT 
IS POSSIBLE WE 
WILL ONCE AGAIN 
BE SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>>> NEW PROGRESS 
ON PREVENTION 
AND TREATMENT. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
WILL PAY $1.6 
BILLION TO 
PRODUCE $100 
MILLION OF A 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE BY NEXT 
YEAR. 
IN A BIOTECH 
COMPANY IN LATE 
STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS OF AN 
ANTIBODY 
COCKTAIL TO 
TREAT THE 
DISEASE. 
THERE ARE 
CRUSTING NUMBERS 
OF CONCERNS. 
>> SO THE 
SITUATION IN A 
LOT OF STATES 
IT'S GETTING 
WORSE. 
WHAT WILL 
OFFICIALS DO? IS 
THERE AN 
INDICATION THE 
SHUTDOWN ORDERS 
MAY COME BACK OR 
THAT THERE WILL 
BE RESTRICTIONS? 
>> IN LOS 
ANGELES, THEY 
HAVE REINSTATED 
RESTRICTIONS AND 
MORE,, IN 
AUSTIN, TEXAS. 
THEY HAVE 
OUTLINED A PLAN 
FOR 35 DAY SHUT 
DOWN IF THE 
SITUATION DOES 
NOT APPROVE 
IMPROVE. 
AND IN MIAMI, 
THE GOVERNOR 
SAID THE 
GYMNASIUMS MUST 
CLOSE AND NOW HE 
IS REVERSING THE 
ORDER. 
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>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS 
NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. . 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP PUTTING 
THE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO REOPEN SCHOOL 
THIS FALL 
SQUARELY ON THE 
SHOULDERS OF THE 
GOVERNORS. 
>> WE ARE VERY 
MUCH GOING TO 
PUT PRESSURE ON 
THE GOVERNORS 
AND EVERYONE 
ELSE TO OPEN THE 
SCHOOLS. 
TO GET THEM OPEN 
BECAUSE I THINK 
IT WILL BE GOOD 
FOR THEM 
POLITICALLY. 
>> Reporter: IN 
PLACES WHERE THE 
VIRUS IS 
SURGING, THERE 
ARE CONCERNS IT 
WOULD NOT BE 
SAFE, LIKE 
ARIZONA. 
>> WOULD YOU BE 
COMFORTABLE AS 
AN EMERGENCY 
ROOM DOCTOR IN 
ARIZONA TO SEND 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL TOMORROW? 
>> NO, I WOULD 
NOT RECOMMEND 
THAT FOR ANY 
PARENT, NOT YET. 
>> Reporter: AND 
IN FLORIDA'S 
MIAMI DADE COUNTY
, WHERE THERE 
WAS ROLLBACK IN 
THE BUSINESSES 
AFTER A SPIKE IN 
CASES, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
OF THE FIFTH 
LARGEST SCHOOL 
DISTRICT IS NOT 
READY TO THROW 
OPEN THE DOORS 
EITHER. 
>> I THINK IT IS 
LOGISTICALLY 
LEGITIMATELY AND 
POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: HE 
IS WORKING ON A 
PLAN FOR WHEN 
THE CASE NUMBERS 
GO DOWN. 
AMONG THE 
BIGGEST 
CHALLENGES IS 
MAINTAINING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
OFTEN CROWDED 
SCHOOLS. 
>> THE HALLWAYS 
UTILIZING 
NONTRADITIONAL 
EDUCATIONAL SPACE
AND REQUIRING 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> Reporter: 
WHERE SCHOOL 
BEGINS NEXT 
WEEK, THEY ARE 
STAGGERING 
SCHEDULES AND 
HAVING KIDS EAT 
GRAB AND GO 
LUNCHES AT THEIR 
DESKS INSTEAD OF 
THE CAFETERIA. 
>> WE HAVE TO 
KEEP THE KIDS 
SAFE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT HAPPENS IF 
A TEACHER OR 
STUDENT GETS THE 
VIRUS? 
>> THEY WILL 
HAVE TO BE IN 
QUARANTINE AND 
ALL THOSE IN 
CONTACT WITH THE 
INFECTED TEACHER 
OR EMPLOYEE WILL 
HAVE TO BE IN 
QUARANTINE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
OTHER ISSUE 
NATIONWIDE HIS 
MONEY. HOW WILL 
THEY PAY FOR ALL 
OF THIS? 
>> ADDITIONAL 
SUPPORT IS 
NEEDED AT THIS 
TIME FOR THE 
RESOURCES FOR 
THE CLEANING 
SUPPLIES AND FOR 
ADDITIONAL 
MANPOWER TO 
ENSURE 
PROGRESSIVE 
SANITIZATION AND 
THE ADDITIONAL 
STAFF TO 
SUPERVISE THE 
STUDENTS.  
>> Reporter: IT 
WILL CHANGE 
DEPENDING ON 
LOCATION. 
PARENTS, TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS 
WILL HAVE TO BE 
FLEXIBLE BECAUSE 
THE VIRUS IS SO 
UNPREDICTABLE. 
>> THERE ARE SO 
MANY QUESTIONS. 
DID THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAY ON 
TUESDAY EXACTLY 
HOW IT PLANS TO 
APPLY THE 
PRESSURE TO THE 
STATES TO OPEN 
UP THE SCHOOLS? 
>> THERE WEREN'T 
A LOT OF 
SPECIFICS AND 
THAT'S A GOOD 
QUESTION. THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS GOING TO A 
RELY ON THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS FOR
GUIDELINES. 
THEY WILL ALSO 
FOCUS ON HHS DATA
ABOUT HOW 
DANGEROUS BEING 
OUT OF SCHOOL IS 
FOR CHILDREN. A 
NUMBER OF 
ORGANIZATIONS 
ARE CALLING ON 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT FOR A 
COHESIVE PLAN 
THAT COULD 
INCLUDE, AMONG 
OTHER THINGS, 
LOTS OF MONEY. 
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>> WE HAVE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
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JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> WAS 
CONFIRMED THAT 
CHIEF JUSTICE 
JOHN ROBERTS 
FELL WHILE 
WALKING FOR 
EXERCISE IN THE 
MARYLAND SUBURBS 
OF WASHINGTON. 
HE INJURED HIS 
FOREHEAD AND 
NEEDED STITCHES 
AND SPENT THE 
NIGHT AT THE 
HOSPITAL OUT OF 
AN ABUNDANCE OF 
CAUTION. 
DOCTORS RULED 
OUT A SEIZURE 
AND BELIEVED THE 
FALL WAS LIKELY 
DUE TO LIGHT 
HEADEDNESS 
CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION. IT 
WAS NOT REPORTED 
AT THE TIME. 
THE WASHINGTON 
POST CONFIRMED 
THAT AFTER THE 
PAPER ASKED 
ABOUT IT IN 
RESPONSE TO A 
TIP THAT OTHER 
JUSTICES, 
NOTABLY RUTH 
BADER GINSBURG 
HAVE REVEALED 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT SETBACKS 
INCLUDING 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
>>> APPOINTED BY 
GEORGE W. BUSH 
IN 2005, YOU 
SUFFERED 
SEIZURES IN THE 
PAST. MOST 
RECENTLY IN 2007 
AND DOCTORS 
FOUND NO 
IDENTIFIABLE 
CAUSE. 
AT THE TIME, HE 
WENT UNDER A 
THOROUGH 
NEUROLOGICAL 
EVALUATION WHICH 
GAVE NO CAUSE 
FOR CONCERN. 
HE HAD A PUBLIC 
ROLE PROVIDING 
OVER THIS 
PRESIDENT'S 
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
. AND THEN OVER 
THE COURT 
RULINGS WITH DACA
AND MORE HIGH 
PROFILE 
DECISIONS YET TO 
COME THIS TERM. 
>> Reporter: IS 
IT UNUSUAL THAT 
COPY COUPLE IS 
JUST NOW FINDING 
ABOUT THIS THIS 
FALL? 
THE INJURY 
HAPPENED WEEKS 
AGO. 
>> IT IS UP TO 
THE INDIVIDUAL 
JUSTICE. SOME 
FULLY DISCLOSE, 
BUT NOT ALL OF 
THEM DO. FOR 
EXAMPLE, WE DID 
NOT FIND OUT THAT
JUSTICE ANTHONY 
KENNEDY HAD A 
HEART STENT 
PROCEDURE UNTIL 
MONTHS LATER. 
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>> WE HAVE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> MARY TRUMP, 
A TRAINED 
PSYCHOLOGIST 
SLAMS HER UNCLE 
AS A NARCISSIST 
WHO IS UNABLE TO 
EXPERIENCE THE 
ENTIRE SPECTRUM 
OF HUMAN 
EMOTION. 
IT WAS A 
DYSFUNCTIONAL 
FAMILY LED BY 
FRED TRUMP 
SENIOR WHO 
SUBVERTED HIS 
SON'S PERCEPTION 
OF THE WORLD AND 
DAMAGED HIS 
ABILITY TO LIVE 
IN IT. 
>> MY DAD WAS 
THE SMARTEST AND 
HARDEST WORKING 
MAN I EVER KNEW. 
>> Reporter: ON 
THE NIGHT THAT 
HER FATHER, FRED 
TRUMP JUNIOR 
DIED OF A HEART 
ATTACK, SHE 
CLAIMS THAT THE 
FAMILY SENT HIM 
TO THE HOSPITAL 
ALONE WELL 
DONALD TRUMP HAD 
GONE TO THE 
MOVIES? 
WHY REVEAL THE 
FAMILY SECRETS? 
IT WOULD BE TO 
END THE AMERICAN 
DEMOCRACY AND 
SHE GOES FURTHER 
IN DESCRIBING HER
DECISION TO 
REVEAL SOME OF 
THE PRESENT'S 
DOCUMENTS TO THE 
NEW YORK TIMES. 
AND ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT'S SELF-
PROCLAIMED 
BRILLIANCE. 
>> I AM A STABLE 
GENIUS. 
>> Reporter: MS. 
TRUMP WHO IS 
YOUNGER THAN HER 
UNCLE SAID THAT 
HE PAID SOMEONE 
TO TAKE THE SATS 
FOR HIM AND SHE 
WRITES THAT SHE 
HE PAID HIS 
BUDDY WELL. THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
CALLS THE CLAIMS 
FALSE. AND MARY 
TRUMP WAS 
AUTHORIZED TO 
SPEAK ON HER 
BEHALF AND SAID 
WHY SHE WROTE 
THE BOOK. 
>> MOSTLY, SHE 
WANTS TO GET 
ACROSS THAT HER 
UNCLE IS 
DANGEROUS AND 
SHE HAS A UNIQUE 
PERSPECTIVE OF 
HAVING HAD A 
RINGSIDE SEAT TO 
THE FAMILY FOR 
HER WHOLE LIFE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS 
HIS SISTER MOCKED
HER BROTHER'S 
CANDIDACY. HE'S 
A CLOWN. 
>> Reporter: AND 
FURIOUS THAT 
EVANGELICALS 
BACKED HER 
BROTHER. 
SAYING THE ONLY 
TIME THAT DONALD 
WENT TO CHURCH 
WAS WHEN THE 
CAMERAS WERE 
THERE. 
IT IS MIND-
BOGGLING AND HE 
HAS NO PRINCIPLES
. 
>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE BLASTS THE 
BOOK AS FICTION 
TIERS IT IS 
RIDICULOUS 
ALLEGATIONS WITH 
NO BEARING IN 
TRUTH. 
I HAVE YET TO 
SEE THE BOOK, 
BUT IT IS A BOOK 
OF FALSEHOODS. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
CONTESTED HER 
GRANDFATHER'S 
WILL AND BLAME 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND OTHER 
RELATIVES FOR 
HER NOT GETTING 
A LARGER 
INHERITANCE. 
THIS VIOLATES A 
NONDISCLOSURE 
AGREEMENT THAT 
SHE SIGNED 
NEARLY 20 YEARS 
AGO. ACCORDING 
TO THE WHITE 
HOUSE, SHE WROTE 
THE BOOK IN HER 
OWN FINANCIAL 
SELF-INTEREST. 
THEY HAVE 
REACHED OUT TO 
THE PRESIDENT 'S 
SISTER, 
MARIANNE, BUT 
DID NOT GET A 
RESPONSE. 
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>> IF THEY DO GO 
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ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
NEW CALLS FOR 
JUSTICE. 
POLICE IN THE 
KILLING OF JAMES 
GARCIA. CAPTURED 
ON A BYSTANDER 
'S CELL PHONE 
VIDEO ON THE 
FOURTH OF JULY. 
OFFICERS 
SHOUTING AT 
GARCIA AS THEY 
FIRE A BARRAGE 
OF BULLETS. THE 
VIDEO DOESN'T 
SHOW WHAT 
HAPPENED IN THE 
MOMENTS BEFORE 
THE GUNFIRE OR 
WHAT LED TO THE 
INCIDENT. 
>> THE OFFICERS 
DID NOT HAVE A 
WARRANT AND 
APPROACHED HIM 
IN THE CAR AND 
ASSUMED HE WAS 
SOMEONE THAT HE 
WASN'T. 
>> THERE WAS A 
911 CALL SAYING 
THAT SOMEONE WAS 
THREATENING HIM 
WITH A KNIFE. 
POLICE WERE 
DIRECTED TO A 
HOUSE AND WHEN 
THEY ARRIVE, 
THEY SPOKE WITH 
SEVERAL PEOPLE, 
INCLUDING 
GARCIA. 
THEY ASKED HIM 
FOR 10 MINUTES 
TO LEAVE HIS CAR 
SO THEY COULD 
SECURE THE SCENE 
TIERS MR. GARCIA 
DECIDED NOT TO 
INTERACT WITH 
OFFICERS AND HE 
ROLLED UP HIS 
WINDOW AND 
THAT'S WHEN THE 
OFFICERS FIRED 
THE GUNS. 
>> THIS IS BODY 
CAMERA FOOTAGE 
FROM AN OFFICER 
WHO ARRIVED 
AFTER THE 
SHOOTING AND 
RECEIVED THE 
WEAPON FROM THE 
CAR. 
>> THE GUN IS 
SECURE. 
>> Reporter: 
GARCIA'S FAMILY 
IS DEVASTATED BY 
HIS DEATH. 
HIS MOTHER 
TELLING NBC NEWS 
THAT EVERYTHING 
ABOUT THIS IS 
WRONG. HIS 
SISTER JOINING 
THE PROTESTERS. 
>> MY BROTHER 
NEEDS JUSTICE. 
PLEASE HELP ME 
GET JUSTICE FOR 
MY BROTHER. 
>> Reporter: SO 
STEVE, HIS 
SISTER AND THE 
OTHER PROTESTERS 
IN PHOENIX, WHAT 
ARE THEY 
SPECIFICALLY 
DEMANDING IN 
THIS 
INVESTIGATION? 
>> THE 
PROTESTERS WANT 
THE BODY CAMERA 
VIDEO RELEASED 
IN ITS ENTIRETY 
SHOWING THE 
WHOLE INCIDENT 
ON TOP OF AN 
INDEPENDENT 
INVESTIGATION. 
THE POLICE CHIEF 
SAYS SHE IS 
DEDICATED TO 
MORE 
TRANSPARENCY AND 
IS CALLED ON THE 
FBI TO CONDUCT 
AN INDEPENDENT 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
INVESTIGATION. 
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>> WE HAVE GOT 
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NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
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JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> THIS MORNING 
TO TALK'S TIME 
IN THE U.S. 
COULD BE RUNNING 
OUT. 
THEY ARE LOOKING 
AT BANNING THE 
SOCIAL MEDIA APP
. IT COULD CREATE
A THREAT TO 
NATIONAL SECURITY
. 
>> DO YOU 
RECOMMEND THAT 
PEOPLE DOWNLOAD 
THE APP ON THEIR 
PHONES TONIGHT 
OR TOMORROW OR 
ANYTIME 
CURRENTLY? 
>> ONLY IF YOU 
WANT YOUR 
PERSONAL 
INFORMATION TO 
BE PART OF THE 
CHINESE. 
>> THERE ARE 
HUNDREDS OF 
AMERICAN 
EMPLOYEES ADDING 
WE HAVE NO 
HIGHER PRIORITY 
THAN SECURING A 
SAFE AND SECURE 
APP FOR OUR 
USERS. 
>> IT IS JUST 
LIKE ANY APP ON 
YOUR PHONE. IT IS
WHAT DEVICE YOU 
WERE USING AND 
WHERE YOU ARE 
PHYSICALLY IN 
THE WORLD. 
>> ACCORDING TO 
PRIVACY POLICY, 
TIKTOK HAS  
INFORMATION THAT 
YOU GRANT. EVEN 
ADVERTISING. 
THEY CAN CREATE 
SHORT 15 SECOND 
VIDEOS THAT ARE 
OFTEN SET TO 
MUSIC. 
THE APE APP HAS 
800 MILLION 
USERS AROUND THE 
WORLD. 
HERE IN THE U.S.,
AN ESTIMATED 30 
MILLION USERS. 
CLOSE TO HALF 
BETWEEN 18 AND 
24 YEARS OLD AND 
15% OVER THE AGE 
OF 35. 
>>, -- TIKTOK 
ALLOWS  CHINA TO 
INVADE YOUR 
PRIVACY AT WILL. 
>> Reporter: 
AFTER SENATE 
MINORITY LEADER 
CHUCK SCHUMER 
SAID IT COULD BE 
A NATIONAL 
SECURITY THREAT. 
>> SOME VIDEOS 
MAY MAKE YOU 
CHUCKLE AND THEY 
ARE CREATIVE, 
BUT GUESS WHO IS 
LAUGHING THE 
MOST? 
IT IS CHINA 
BECAUSE THEY CAN 
LOOK IN ON THE 
USER WHO CLICKED 
ON THE VIDEO. 
>> Reporter: THE 
ARMY AND NAVY 
BANNED THE USE OF
TIKTOK ON  
GOVERNMENT OWNED 
PHONES. 
>> WHAT IS SCARY 
FOR PEOPLE IS 
THAT IF THE 
CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT DOES 
HAND OVER DATA 
ON U.S. CITIZENS 
AT THE REQUEST 
OF THE CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT. 
HOW DID THEY 
ENSURE THAT IT 
WON'T HAPPEN? 
>>> IF USERS ARE 
ON THIS THING, 
HOW CAN THEY 
PROTECT THEIR 
DATA? 
>> IT IS THE 
SAME ANSWER AS 
ALWAYS. 
WHEN YOU SIGN UP
, YOU GIVE 
PERMISSION WITH 
ACCESS TO YOUR 
LOCATION AND 
YOUR PHOTOS AND 
YOUR CONTACTS. 
READ THE FINE 
PRINT AND CHOOSE 
WISELY FOR 
YOURSELF. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> OVERNIGHT. 
BRAZIL'S 
PRESIDENT POSTED 
A VIDEO OF 
HIMSELF TAKING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 
WHEN WITH A 
THUMBS UP AND A 
SMILE. 
THE 
CONTROVERSIAL 
DRUG THAT IS NOT 
PROVED TO WORK 
AGAINST 
CORONAVIRUS HAS 
BEEN TOUTED BY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
JAIR BOLSONARO 
TOLD REPORTERS 
HE STARTED 
FEELING UNWELL 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
AND WAS ON  
WORSE ON MONDAY 
AND TESTED 
POSITIVE. HE 
SAYS, I AM CALM, 
THANK GOD. DAYS 
EARLIER AT A 
JULY 4 BARBECUE 
AT THE AMERICAN 
AMBASSADOR'S 
RESIDENTS. HE 
WAS SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
THIS VIDEO AND 
IS NOW IN 
QUARANTINE AS A 
PRECAUTION.  
BOLSONARO WHO IS 
65 HAS 
DOWNPLAYED  THE 
THREAT OF 
CORONAVIRUS FOR 
HIM IN HIS 
COUNTRY. 
ATTENDING PACKED 
RALLIES AND 
RIDING A HORSE 
AND EVEN A JET 
SKI. 
WITH MY ATHLETIC 
HISTORY, IF I 
WERE INFECTED, I 
WOULD HAVE NO 
REASON TO WORRY 
HE TOLD 
BRAZILIANS IN 
APRIL. 
HIS OPPONENT ARE 
PROTESTING 
BANGING POTS AND 
PANS. BRAZIL'S 
INFECTIONS ARE 
SOARING AND ARE 
SECOND ONLY TO 
AMERICA WITH NOW 
ONE AND A HALF 
MILLION CASES 
AND 66,000 
DEATHS. 
BOLSONARO 
RESPONDING , SO 
WHAT, WHAT YOU 
WANT ME TO DO? 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
WISHES HIM WELL. 
>> WE WISH HIS 
EXCELLENCY WELL 
AND THAT HE WILL 
BE BACK TO HIS 
OFFICE AS SOON 
AS IS POSSIBLE.  
>> Reporter: 
THIS MORNING, 
THE BRAZILIAN 
PRESS 
ASSOCIATION SAYS 
THEY WILL FILE A 
LAWSUIT ACCUSING 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
ENDANGERING 
JOURNALISTS AT 
THE SMALL NEWS 
CONFERENCE WHERE 
HE SAID HE 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
MANY BRAZILIANS 
LOOK TO THE 
HEALTH OF THEIR 
PRESIDENT TO 
DETERMINE HOW 
THEY BEHAVE IN 
THE MONTHS OF 
HEADS. 
AND HOW IT COULD 
IMPACT 
SCIENTIFIC 
MEASURES. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. . 
>>> CAMP IS A 
SUMMER RIGHTS OF 
PASSAGE FOR MORE 
THAN 26 MILLION 
KIDS. SPENDING 
TIME OUTDOORS 
AND LEARNING TO 
BE INDEPENDENT 
AND NAVIGATING 
NATURE. THIS 
YEAR, 25% OF 
CAMPERS ARE 
EXPECTED. SUMMER 
CAMP IN THE TIME 
OF COVID-19 
CARRIES NEW 
RISKS AND 
PROMPTS CAMP 
LEADERS TO TAKE 
NEW PRECAUTIONS. 
I AM HERE AT 
CAMP HIDE-A-WAY 
IN PENNSYLVANIA. 
IT IS BROUGHT A 
SPRAWLING 72 
ACRE SUMMER 
CAMP. 
IT IS OPEN THIS 
YEAR BUT ADDED 
60% OF THE 
NORMAL NUMBER OF 
CAMPERS. I AM 
HERE WITH THE 
CAMP DIRECTOR. 
HOW DID YOU COME 
UP WITH A PLAN 
TO KEEP THE 
CAMPERS SAFE 
THIS YEAR? 
>> WE ARE 
FOLLOWING CDC 
GUIDELINES AND 
LOOKING AT 
RESEARCH. 
WHAT GUIDELINES 
ARE YOU FOLLOWING
? 
>> WE HAVE 
IMPLEMENTED A 
CAR LINE TO 
ELIMINATE 
VISITORS. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
CAN SEE THE 
CHANGE IN THE 
DROP OFF RIGHT 
AWAY. 
>> 97.3, AVA YOU 
ARE GOOD. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY HAVE THEIR 
TEMPERATURES 
TAKEN BEFORE 
THEY STEP FOOT 
ONTO 
CAMPGROUNDS. 
>> FOR SOME 
PARENTS IT WAS A 
TOUGH CALL. 
WHAT WERE YOUR 
CONCERNS AS A 
PARENT? 
>> COMING TO 
CAMP WAS A BIG 
DECISION THIS 
YEAR BUT IT WAS 
SOMETHING WE 
THOUGHT THEY 
REALLY NEEDED. 
>> WE THOUGHT, 
YOU KNOW WHAT, 
THESE GUYS TAKE 
THE BEST 
PRECAUTIONS THEY 
CAN AND WE ARE 
GOING TO TRY IT. 
>> Reporter: 
MOST CAMPERS ARE 
NOT WEARING MASKS
, WHAT IS YOUR 
POLICY ABOUT 
THAT? 
>> WE ARE LUCKY 
TO BE OUTDOORS 
IN THE CAMPERS 
DO NOT NEED 
MASKS. 
KEEP IN MIND 
THEY ARE WITH 
EACH OTHER ALL 
DAY EVERY DAY. 
>> Reporter: SO 
YOU ARE TRYING 
TO KEEP A 
QUARANTINE 
BUBBLE WITH THE 
CAMPERS? 
>> THAT MEANS 
CAMPERS ARE 
ASSIGNED TO A 
SMALL GROUP AND 
THEY STAY WITH 
THAT GROUP FOR 
THE ENTIRE CAMP 
SESSION. THE 
ACTIVITIES ARE 
DIFFERENT IN 
HAND SANITIZER 
IS THE MANDATORY 
BEFORE, DURING 
AND AFTER. 
>> I WAS KIND OF 
WORRIED BECAUSE 
I LOVE CAMP. 
HAND SANITIZER 
IS NOT THE BEST 
PART. 
>> Reporter: AND 
THE EQUIPMENT 
THEY TOUCH WITH 
AN ALCOHOL BASE 
TO SPRAY TO 
SANITIZE 
EVERYTHING 
BETWEEN CAMPERS. 
AT THE POOL, 
TYPICALLY THERE 
WOULD BE THREE 
GROUPS IN THIS 
YEAR THERE ARE 
TWO GROUPS FOR 
SOCIAL DISTANCING
. 
>> THE LETTERS 
ARE CLEANED 
AFTER EACH GROUP 
SWIMS AND THE 
BIGGEST CHANGE 
IS IN THE LUNCH 
ROOM. 
>> SO THEY DON'T 
EAT HERE? 
>> THIS YEAR WE 
HAVE PICNIC 
LUNCHES AND WE 
WANT THEM 
OUTSIDE AS MUCH 
AS IS POSSIBLE. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS 
IF THE CHILD 
COMES DOWN WITH 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> THAT ENTIRE 
GROUP WOULD BE 
REMOVED FROM 
CAMP AND ASKED 
TO QUARANTINE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
BEST PART OF 
CAMP IS GETTING 
OUTSIDE AND 
BEING WITH 
FRIENDS. 
>> WERE YOU 
READY FOR CAMP? 
>> YES, I WAS 
READY TO GET OUT 
OF THE HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: 
GOING THE EXTRA 
MILE TO MAKE IT 
A FUN AND SAFE 
SUMMER. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> THERE IS 
NOTHING MORE 
POWERFUL THAN AN 
IDEA WHOSE TIME 
HAS COME. 
PERHAPS THE TIME 
IS COME TO FULLY 
REALIZE THE 
DREAM UPON WHICH 
THIS GREAT 
COUNTRY WAS 
FOUNDED WITH 
EQUAL JUSTICE 
UNDER THE LAW. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. . 
>>> INTRODUCING 
PEACOCK. 
WHAT IS PEACOCK? 
THIS IS PEACOCK. 
>> LET'S GO 
EXHIBITION 
POINT. 
>> IT IS 
STREAMING, 
LAUNCHING, 
PREMIERING. 
IT IS TV, 
MOVIES, EXCLUSIVE
ORIGINALS, 
ORIGINAL 
CHARACTERS. 
>> IT IS QUICK 
STUFF, TOUGH 
STUFF, LOVE STUFF
. IT IS 
TRENDING, 
MINDBENDING. 
IT IS LATE 
NIGHT, EARLY 
MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> IT IS, DID 
YOU SEE THIS? 
DO YOU REMEMBER 
THAT? YOU 
WATCHED EVERY 
SINGLE ONE OF 
THOSE? 
>> IT IS FOR YOU,
. IT IS FREE. 
INTRODUCING 
PEACOCK. 
YOU CAN'T NOT 
WATCH. 
>> I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
AS A MOM TRYING 
TO RAISE HER KIDS
. 
>> I REMEMBER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
IT'S OKAY TO 
REALIZE YOUR 
DIFFERENT BUT 
NOT TO FEEL LESS 
THAN, THAT'S MY 
THING. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> OVERNIGHT 
THE U.S. 
SURPASSED 
ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE WITH 3 
MILLION CASES OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DISAGREEING WITH 
THE NATION'S TOP 
INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE EXPERT, 
DR. ANTHONY FELTY
. WRITING IN A 
TWEET THAT THE 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
DOWN TENFOLD. 
>> IT'S A FALSE 
NARRATIVE TO TAKE
COMFORT IN A 
LOWER RATE OF 
DEATH. 
>> I THINK WE 
ARE IN A GOOD 
PLACE AND I 
DISAGREE WITH 
HIM. 
DR. FAUCI SAID 
DON'T WEAR MASKS 
AND NOW HE SAYS 
TO WEAR THEM. 
THERE WERE A 
NUMBER OF THINGS 
WHERE I DIDN'T 
LISTEN TO MY 
EXPERTS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
VIRUS IS ON THE 
RISE WITH AT 
LEAST EIGHT 
STATES SPIKING. 
>> WE HAVE SEEN 
MARATHON RUNNERS 
HAVING TO LEARN 
TO WALK AND 
BREATHE AGAIN. 
>> CALIFORNIA 
CLIMBING TO 
INFECTIONS ONLY 
BENEATH NEW YORK
. HOSPITALS 
OVERWHELMED AND 
MOVING PATIENTS 
AS FAR NORTH AS 
SACRAMENTO, 600 
MILES AWAY. 
>> THE MEAN AGE 
OF PEOPLE 
GETTING INFECTED 
TODAY IS A 
DECADE AND A 
HALF YOUNGER 
THAN WHAT WE SAW 
MONTHS AGO. 
>> Reporter: IN 
PHOENIX, A 
CRISIS WITH SOME 
WAITING IN 
EXTREME HEAT UP 
TO EIGHT HOURS 
FOR RESULTS THAT 
CAN TAKE 10 
BUSINESS DAYS TO 
GET. 
AND IN NEW 
ORLEANS, ONE 
SITE RAN OUT OF 
TESTS JUST 
MINUTES AFTER 
THEY OPENED 
THEIR DOORS. 
AFTER HAVING THE 
VIRUS, NO 
GUARANTEE OF 
IMMUNITY. TOM 
HANKS SAYS THAT 
HE AND HIS WIFE, 
RITA, COULD BE 
VULNERABLE AGAIN 
TIERS WE HAVE 
BEEN TOLD THAT 
AS THE 
ANTIBODIES BEGIN 
TO FADE THAT IT 
IS POSSIBLE WE 
WILL ONCE AGAIN 
BE SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>> Reporter: A 
NEW PROGRESS ON 
PREVENTION AND 
TREATMENT. 
IN THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WILL 
PAY NOVA BACKS 
$1.6 BILLION TO 
PRODUCE THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE BY THE 
BEGINNING OF 
NEXT YEAR. 
AND ANOTHER 
COMPANY IN LATE 
STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS TO TREAT 
THE JERSEYS. 
>>> IN SMALL 
SIGNS OF HOPE 
AMID CRUSHING 
NUMBERS WITH 
SIGNS OF CONCERN
. 
>>> AND IT IS 
GETTING WORSE 
AND WORSE. ARE 
THERE 
INDICATIONS THAT 
THE SHUTDOWN 
ORDERS MAY COME 
BACK OR THAT 
THERE MAY BE 
RESTRICTIONS? 
>> THEY HAVE 
ALREADY INSTATED 
SOME RESTRICTIONS
. THEY HAVE 
OUTLINED A PLAN 
FOR A POSSIBLE 
35 DAY SHUTDOWN 
IF THE SITUATION 
DOESN'T IMPROVE. 
AND IN MIAMI, 
THEY SAY THEY 
ARE GOING THE 
OPPOSITE 
DIRECTION. 
AFTER SAYING 
THAT THE 
GYMNASIUMS MUST 
CLOSE, HE IS 
REVERSING THAT 
DECISION AND 
SAYING THEY MAY 
REMAIN OPEN. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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>> WE HAVE GOT 
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NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
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JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. . 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP PUTTING 
THE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO REOPEN SCHOOLS
ON THE SHOULDERS 
OF THE 
GOVERNORS. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO PUT PRESSURE 
ON THE GOVERNORS 
TO OPEN THE 
SCHOOLS. I THINK 
IT WILL BE GOOD 
FOR THEM 
POLITICALLY. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE ARE 
CONCERNS THAT IT 
WOULD NOT BE 
SAFE, LIKE 
ARIZONA. 
>> WHICH YOU 
FEEL COMFORTABLE 
AS AN EMERGENCY 
ROOM DOCTOR IN 
ARIZONA SITTING 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL TOMORROW? 
>> NO. I WOULD 
NOT. I WOULD NOT 
RECOMMEND THAT 
FOR ANY PARENT, 
NOT YET. 
>> Reporter: IN 
FLORIDA'S MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY 
WHERE THEY 
ROLLED BACK THE 
OPENING OF 
BUSINESSES AFTER 
A SPIKE IN CASES 
THERE, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
OF THE NATION'S 
BIT LARGEST 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
IS NOT READY TO 
THROW OPEN THE 
DOORS EITHER. 
>> I THINK IT IS 
LOGISTICALLY AND 
LEGITIMATELY 
IMPOSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE WORKING ON 
A PLAN FOR WHEN 
THE CASE NUMBERS 
GO DOWN. 
AMONG THE 
BIGGEST 
CHALLENGES IS TO 
MAINTAINING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
OFTEN CROWDED 
SCHOOLS. 
>> SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
SINGLE DIRECTION 
HALLWAYS. 
UTILIZING 
NONTRADITIONAL 
SPACE AND 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> THERE ARE 
STAGGERED 
SCHEDULES AND 
HAVING KIDS THE 
GRAB AND GO 
LUNCHES AT THEIR 
DESKS INSTEAD OF 
THE CAFETERIA. 
>> THE 
FLEXIBILITY TO 
HAVE THE KIDS 
COME AND STILL 
KEEP THEM SAFE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT HAPPENS IF 
A TEACHER OR 
STUDENT GETS THE 
VIRUS? 
>> THEY WILL 
HAVE TO BE IN 
QUARANTINE AND 
UNFORTUNATELY 
ALL THOSE IN 
CONTACT WITH 
THEM WOULD ALSO 
HAVE TO BE IN 
QUARANTINE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
OTHER BIG HURDLE 
NATIONWIDE IS 
MONEY. 
HOW WILL THEY 
PAY FOR ALL THIS
? 
>> ADDITIONAL 
SUPPORT IS 
NEEDED AT THIS 
TIME FOR THE 
RESOURCES AND 
FOR THE CLEANING 
SUPPLIES AND FOR 
ADDITIONAL 
MANPOWER TO 
ENSURE 
AGGRESSIVE 
SANITIZATION AND 
ADDITIONAL STAFF 
FOR THE 
SUPERVISION OF 
STUDENTS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
GUIDELINES FOR 
RETURNING TO 
SCHOOL WILL 
CHANGE DEPENDING 
ON LOCATION. 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS, AND 
STUDENTS WILL 
HAVE TO BE 
FLEXIBLE BECAUSE 
THE VIRUS IS 
UNPREDICTABLE. 
>> THERE ARE SO 
MANY QUESTIONS. 
DID THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAY ON 
TUESDAY EXACTLY 
HOW IT PLANS TO 
APPLY THE 
PRESSURE ON 
STATES TO OPEN 
THE SCHOOLS? 
>> THERE WEREN'T 
A LOT OF 
SPECIFICS AND 
THAT'S A GOOD 
QUESTION. THE 
WHITE HOUSE SAYS 
THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS GOING TO RELY 
ON THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS FOR 
GUIDELINES AND 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO FOCUS ON HHS 
DATA THAT SHOWS 
HOW DAMAGING 
BEING OUT OF 
SCHOOL IS FOR 
CHILDREN. 
MEANWHILE, A 
NUMBER OF 
ORGANIZATIONS 
ARE CALLING ON 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT FOR A 
COHESIVE PLAN 
THAT INCLUDES, 
AMONG OTHER 
THINGS, LOTS OF 
MONEY. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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>> WE HAVE GOT 
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NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
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JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. . 
>>> THE SUPREME 
COURT CONFIRMED 
OVERNIGHT THAT 
CHIEF JUSTICE 
JOHN ROBERTS 
FELL 2 WEEKS AGO 
WHILE WALKING 
FOR EXERCISE IN 
THE MARYLAND 
SUBURBS OF 
MODERATE 
WASHINGTON. 
HE INJURED HIS 
FOREHEAD AND 
NEEDED STITCHES 
AND HE SPENT THE 
NIGHT AT THE 
HOSPITAL OUT OF 
AN ABUNDANCE OF 
CAUTION. THE 
COURT 
SPOKESWOMAN SAYS 
THAT DOCTORS 
RULED OUT A 
SEIZURE AND 
BELIEVED THE 
FALL WAS LIKELY 
RELATED TO 
LIGHTHEADEDNESS 
CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION. THE 
WASHINGTON POST, 
WHICH FIRST 
REPORTED THE 
FALL SAID THE 
COURT CONFIRMED 
IT AFTER THE 
PAPER ASKED 
ABOUT IT IN 
RESPONSE TO A 
TIP. 
JUSTICE RUTH 
BADER GINSBURG 
HAS SHARED 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT SETBACKS 
REQUIRING 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
HE WAS APPOINTED 
BY GEORGE W. 
BUSH IN 2005 AND 
ASSESS FOR TWO 
SEIZURES IN THE 
PAST. MOST 
RECENTLY IN 2007 
AND DOCTORS 
FOUND NO 
IDENTIFIABLE 
CAUSE. AT THE 
TIME, HE 
UNDERWENT A 
THOROUGH 
NEUROLOGICAL 
EVALUATION THAT 
SHOWED NO CAUSE 
FOR CONCERN. HE 
HAD A PUBLIC ROLE
PRESIDING OVER 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
IMPEACHMENT 
TRIAL. 
AND HE HAS 
PLAYED A ROLE IN 
COURT RULINGS ON 
DOCKER AND 
ABORTION WITH 
MORE TO COME 
THIS TERM. 
>>> THE INJURY 
DID HAPPEN WEEKS 
AGO AND IS IT 
SURPRISING WE 
ARE JUST FINDING 
OUT ABOUT IT? 
>> IT IS UP TO 
THE JUSTICE. 
SOME LIKE 
JUSTICE GINSBURG 
DISCLOSE BUT NOT 
ALL DO. WE 
DIDN'T FIND OUT 
THAT JUSTICE 
ANTHONY KENNEDY 
HAD A HEART 
STENT PROCEDURE 
UNTIL 10 MONTHS 
LATER. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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>> WE HA GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. . 
>>> IN A 
BLISTERING NEW 
TELL-ALL BOOK, 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
NIECE, MARY TRUMP
, SLAMS THE 
PRESIDENT SAYING 
HE IS A 
NARCISSIST AND 
UNABLE TO 
EXPERIENCE THE 
FULL SPECTRUM OF 
HUMAN EMOTION. 
HE WAS LED BY A 
DOMINEERING 
FATHER WHO WAS 
EMOTIONALLY 
ABUSIVE SHE SAYS 
HE DAMAGED THE'S 
SON 'S'S ABILITY 
TO LIVE IN THE 
WORLD. 
>>> MY DAD WAS 
THE SMARTEST AND 
HARDEST WORKING 
MAN I EVER KNEW. 
>> Reporter: AND 
ON THE NIGHT 
THAT FRED TRUMP 
JUNIOR DIED OF 
AN ALCOHOL 
INDUCED HEART 
ATTACK, SHE SAID 
THAT HIS FATHER 
WENT TO THE 
HOSPITAL ALONE 
WHILE DONALD 
TRUMP, JR. WENT 
TO THE MOVIES. 
>> SHE SAID IT 
WOULD IN 
AMERICAN 
DEMOCRACY AND 
GOES FURTHER WITH
SOME OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
TALKS DOCUMENTS 
TO THE NEW YORK 
TIMES. 
SAYING, I HAVE 
TO TAKE DONALD 
DOWN. AND IN 
ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT'S SELF-
PROCLAIMED 
BRILLIANCE. 
>> I'M AN 
EXTREMELY STABLE 
GENIUS. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
SAYS HE PAID A 
FRIEND TO TAKE 
THE SATS FOR HIM.
DONALD, WHO 
NEVER LACKED FOR 
FUNDS, SHE SAYS, 
PAID HIS BUDDY 
WELL. 
IN OVERNIGHT, 
ALICE FRANKEN, A 
FRIEND OF MARY 
TRUMP SAYS WHY 
SHE WROTE THE 
BOOK. 
>> MOSTLY SHE 
WANTS TO GET 
ACROSS THAT HER 
UNCLE IS REALLY 
DANGEROUS AND 
SHE HAS THE 
UNIQUE 
PERSPECTIVE OF 
HAVING HAD A 
RINGSIDE SEAT TO 
THIS FAMILY HER 
WHOLE LIFE.  
>> Reporter: AND 
TRUMP SAYS HIS 
SISTER, MARYANNE 
MOCKED HIS 
CANDIDACY SAYING 
HE WAS A CLOWN. 
SHE IS A DEVOUT 
CATHOLIC AND WAS 
FURIOUS THAT THE 
EVANGELICALS 
BACKED HER 
BROTHER. SHE 
SAYS HE ONLY 
WENT TO CHURCH 
WHEN THE CAMERAS 
WERE THERE. 
>> THE 
ALLEGATIONS ARE 
RIDICULOUS AND 
HAVE NO BEARING 
IN TRUTH. 
I HAVE YET TO 
SEE THE BOOK, 
BUT IT IS A BOOK 
OF FALSEHOODS.  
>> Reporter: 
MARY TRUMP 
CONTESTED HER 
FATHER'S WILL 
AND BLAME THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
OTHER RELATIVES 
FOR HER NOT 
GETTING A LARGER 
INHERITANCE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SAYS THE BOOK 
VIOLATES A 
NONDISCLOSURE 
AGREEMENT THAT 
SHE SIGNED 
NEARLY 20 YEARS 
AGO. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
WHITE HOUSE, MS. 
TRUMP WROTE THE 
BOOK IN HER OWN 
FINANCIAL SELF-
INTEREST. 
WE HAVE REACHED 
OUT TO THE 
PRESENT'S 
SISTER, 
MARYANNE, BUT WE 
DID NOT GET A 
RESPONSE.  
>>> YOU ARE 
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>> WE HAVE GOT 
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NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. . 
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
NEW CALLS FOR 
JUSTICE. 
PROTESTERS 
DEMANDING 
ANSWERS IN THE 
POLICE KILLING 
OF JAMES GARCIA. 
THE CONFRONTATION
CAUGHT ON A 
BYSTANDER 'S 
CELL PHONE VIDEO
. 
>>> OFFICER 
SHOUTING AT 
GARCIA WHO WAS 
SITTING INSIDE A 
PARKED CAR. THEY 
FIRE A BARRAGE 
OF BULLETS. 
>> THE VIDEO 
DOESN'T CLEARLY 
SHOW WHAT 
HAPPENED IN THE 
MOMENTS BEFORE 
THE GUNFIRE OR 
WHAT LED TO THE 
INCIDENT. 
THE OFFICERS DID 
NOT HAVE A 
WARRANT AND 
SIMPLY 
APPROACHED HIM 
IN THE CAR.  
>> Reporter: 
THEY WERE 
RESPONDING TO A 
911 CALL FROM 
SOMEONE WHO SAID 
HE WAS BEING 
THREATENED WITH 
A KNIFE. 
THE COLLAR 
DIRECTED THEM TO 
A HOUSE AND ONCE 
INSIDE THE 
POLICE SPOKE TO 
SEVERAL PEOPLE, 
INCLUDING GARCIA
. THEY ASKED 10 
MINUTES FOR HIM 
TO LEAVE HIS CAR 
SO THEY COULD 
SECURE THE SCENE
. 
>> MR. GARCIA 
DECIDED NOT TO 
INTERACT WITH 
OFFICERS ANYMORE 
AND HE ROLLED UP 
HIS WINDOW AND 
THAT'S WHEN THEY 
GOT THEIR GUNS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
BODY CAMERA 
FOOTAGE WAS 
RELEASED AFTER 
OFFICERS ARRIVED 
AT THE SHOOTING 
AND RETRIEVE THE 
WEAPON FROM THE 
CAR. THE FAMILY 
IS DEVASTATED BY 
HIS DEATH AND 
HIS MOTHER SAYS 
EVERYTHING ABOUT 
THIS IS WRONG. 
HIS SISTER 
JOINING THE 
PROTESTERS. 
>> MY BROTHER 
DESERVES JUSTICE
. PLEASE HELP ME 
GET JUSTICE FOR 
MY BROTHER. 
>> Reporter: SO 
HIS SISTER AND 
THE OTHER 
PROTESTERS IN 
PHOENIX, WHAT 
ARE THEY 
DEMANDING IN THE 
INVESTIGATION? 
>> PROTESTERS 
WANT THE BODY 
CAMERA VIDEO 
RELEASED IN ITS 
ENTIRETY SHOWING 
THE WHOLE 
INCIDENT ON TOP 
OF AN 
INDEPENDENT 
INVESTIGATION. 
THE POLICE CHIEF 
SAYS SHE IS 
DEDICATED TO 
MORE TRANSPARENCY
AND IS CALLED ON 
THE FBI TO 
CONDUCT AN 
INDEPENDENT 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
INVESTIGATION. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. . 
>>> THIS MORNING 
TIKTOK'S TIME IN 
THE U.S. COULD 
BE RUNNING OUT . 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND WHITE HOUSE 
ARE LOOKING AT 
BEEN BANNING THE 
SOCIAL MEDIA UP 
SAYING IT 
THREATENS SOCIAL 
MEDIA SECURITY. 
>> WOULD YOU 
RECOMMEND PEOPLE 
DOWNLOADED TO 
THEIR PHONES? 
>> ONLY IF YOU 
WANT YOUR PRIVATE
INFORMATION IN 
THE HANDS OF THE 
CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY. 
>> GOING AT 
LINKS TO DISTANCE
THEMSELVES FROM 
CHINA SAYING IT 
IS RUN BY AN 
AMERICAN CEO 
WITH HUNDREDS OF 
AMERICAN 
EMPLOYEES. 
ADDING, WE HAVE 
NO HIGHER 
PRIORITY THAN 
PROVIDING A SAFE 
AND SECURE APP 
EXPERIENCE FOR 
OUR USERS. 
WE HAVE NEVER 
PROVIDED 
INFORMATION TO 
THE CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT NOR 
WOULD WE DO SO 
IF ASKED. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY COULD GET 
WHERE YOU ARE IN 
THE WORLD AND 
WHAT IS ON YOUR 
PHONE. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS 
INFORMATION 
CONTAINED IN 
MESSAGES SENT 
FROM OUR 
PLATFORM OR 
THROUGH YOUR 
PHONE BOOK, IF 
YOU GRANT 
ACCESS. 
EVEN FROM 
ADVERTISING 
PARTNERS. 
OWNED BY A 
CHINESE 
ADVERTISING 
COMPANY, THERE 
ARE SHORT VIDEOS 
THAT ARE OFTEN 
SET TO MUSIC. 
THE APP HAS 800 
MILLION ACTIVE 
USERS AROUND THE 
WORLD. 
IN THE U.S., AN 
ESTIMATED 30 
MILLION MONTHLY 
USERS. CLOSE TO 
HALF ARE BETWEEN 
18 AND 24 YEARS 
OLD. 50% OVER 
THE AGE OF 35. 
>> IT LETS CHINA 
INVADE YOUR 
PRIVACY AT WILL. 
>> Reporter: IN 
FEBRUARY, THE 
TSA BAN 
EMPLOYEES FROM 
USING TIKTOK 
AFTER SENATOR 
SCHUMER SAID IT 
COULD BE A 
SECURITY THREAT. 
>> SOME OF THE 
VIDEOS MAY MAKE 
YOU LAUGH, BUT 
LET GUESS HE WAS 
LAUGHING THE 
MOST? 
IT IS CHINA. 
THEY HAVE 
INFORMATION FROM 
THE VIDEO AND ON 
THE USER WHO 
CLICKED ON AND 
GOT THE VIDEO.  
>> Reporter: IN 
THE SUMMER, THE 
ARMY AND NAVY 
BANNED TIKTOK ON 
GOVERNMENT OWNED 
PHONES. 
AND THERE WAS A 
NATIONAL SECURITY
INVESTIGATION OF 
TIKTOK. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS 
IF THIS COMPANY 
DOES HANDOVER 
DATA TO THE 
CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT ABOUT 
U.S. CITIZENS? 
THEY ARE PUSHING 
FOR SAFEGUARDS 
THAT TIKTOK CAN 
GIVE TO ENSURE 
THIS WON'T 
HAPPEN. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE ARE A LOT 
OF SECURITY 
CONCERNS. 
HOW CAN USERS 
PROTECT THEIR 
DATA? 
>> IT IS THE 
SAME ANSWER AS 
ALWAYS. WHEN YOU 
SIGN UP FOR ABS, 
YOU HAVE CHOICES.
. THE 
INFORMATION IN 
THE PHOTOS AND 
THE CONTACTS. 
READ THE FINE 
PRINT TO CHOOSE 
FROM YOURSELF. 
>>> 
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
BRAZIL'S 
PRESIDENT 
POSTING A VIDEO 
OF HIMSELF TAKING
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
. THOUGH IT IS 
NOT PROVEN TO BE 
EFFECTIVE AGAINST
CORONAVIRUS, IT 
IS BEEN TOUTED 
REPEATEDLY BY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
THE TWO LEADERS 
WERE TOGETHER IN 
MARCH.  
BOLSONARO SAID 
HE STOPPED 
FEELING WELL 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
AND WAS WORSE ON 
MONDAY AND 
TESTED POSITIVE 
. WHO WANTS TO 
SEE MY FACE, HE 
SAYS. 
I AM CALM, THANK 
GOD. 
AND AT THE 
AMERICAN 
AMBASSADOR'S 
RESIDENTS, THERE 
IS NO MASK OR 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
THIS VIDEO. 
THE U.S. 
AMBASSADOR 
TESTED NEGATIVE 
AND IS UNDER 
QUARANTINE AS A 
PRECAUTION. 
HE IS 65 AND IS 
DOWNPLAYED THE 
THREAT OF 
CORONAVIRUS TO 
BOTH HIM AND HIS 
COUNTRY. 
ATTENDING PACKED 
RALLIES AND 
RIDING A HORSE 
AND EVEN A JET 
SKI. 
WITH MY ATHLETIC 
HISTORY, IF I 
WERE INFECTED, I 
WOULD HAVE NO 
REASON TO WORRY 
HE TOLD 
BRAZILIANS IN 
APRIL. 
CALLING 
CORONAVIRUS A 
LITTLE FLU. 
HIS OPPONENTS 
PROTESTED AS 
INFECTIONS ARE 
SOARING AND 
SECOND ONLY TO 
AMERICA WITH ONE 
AND HALF MILLION 
CASES. 
RESPONDING, SO 
WHAT, WHAT YOU 
WANT ME TO DO? 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
WISHING HIM 
WELL. 
>> WE WISH HIS 
EXCELLENCY WELL 
AND HOPE HE 
RETURNS TO 
OFFICE AS SOON 
AS POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: IN 
THE BRAZILIAN 
PRESS 
ASSOCIATION SAYS 
IT WILL FILE A 
LAWSUIT ACCUSING 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
ENDANGERING ITS 
JOURNALISTS AT A 
SMALL NEWS 
CONFERENCE WHERE 
HE SAID HE 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
ONE THING THAT 
IS WORKING PEOPLE
IS THAT MILLIONS 
OF BRAZILIANS 
LOOK TO THE 
HEALTH OF THEIR 
PRESIDENT TO 
DETERMINE HOW 
THEY BEHAVE IN 
THE MONTHS OF 
HEAD AND HOW 
CORONAVIRUS 
IMPACTS ONE 
INDIVIDUAL IN 
THE SCIENTIFIC 
MEASURES. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE GOT 
SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. . 
>>> SPINNING OUT 
TIMES AND 
NAVIGATING 
NATURE AT CAMP. 
ONLY 25% OF 
CAMPERS ARE 
EXPECTED. 
SUMMERTIME IN 
THE TIME OF 
COVID-19 PROMPTS 
RISKS AND PROMPTS
CAMP LEADERS TO 
TAKE NEW 
PRECAUTIONS. 
>> YOU CAN  
THIS BEAUTIFUL 
AND SPRAWLING 72 
ACRE SUMMER 
CAMP. 
IT IS OPEN THIS 
YEAR, BUT AT 
REDUCED 
CAPACITY, JUST 
60% OF THE 
NORMAL NUMBER OF 
CAMPERS. 
I AM HERE WITH 
THE CAMP DIRECTOR
. HOW DID YOU 
PLAN TO KEEP 
CAMPERS SAFE 
THIS YEAR? 
>> WE LOOKED AT 
RESEARCH AND WE 
IMPLEMENT A NEW 
PROGRAMS. 
WE HAVE 
IMPLEMENTED A 
CAR LINE TO 
ELIMINATE 
VISITORS. 
>> YOU CAN SEE 
THE CHANGE WITH 
THE DROP OFF 
RIGHT AWAY. 
>> 97.3, AVA, 
YOU ARE GOOD. 
>> Reporter: 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS BEFORE 
CAMPERS AND 
COUNSELORS SET 
FOOT ON 
CAMPGROUNDS. 
>> IF THEY HAVE 
A LOW READING 
BELOW 99.6, THEY 
MAY ENTER THE 
CAMPGROUNDS. 
>> COMING TO 
CAMP WAS A BIG 
DECISION THIS 
YEAR, BUT WE 
THOUGHT IT WAS 
SOMETHING THEY 
REALLY NEEDED. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
KNOW WHAT? THESE 
GUYS TAKE THE 
BEST PRECAUTIONS 
THEY CAN AND WE 
ARE GOING TO TRY 
IT. 
>> Reporter: 
MOST CAMPERS ARE 
NOT WEARING MASKS
. WHAT IS YOUR 
POLICY AROUND 
THAT? 
>> WE ARE 
OUTDOORS IN THE 
CAMPERS DO NOT 
NEED MASKS. 
KEEP IN MIND 
THEY ARE WITH 
EACH OTHER ALL 
DAY EVERY DAY. 
>> Reporter: SO 
YOU WERE TRYING 
TO KEEP A 
QUARANTINE 
BUBBLE FOR THE 
CAMPERS? 
>> THAT MEANS 
CAMPERS ARE 
ASSIGNED TO A 
SMALL GROUP AND 
THEY STAY WITH 
THE GROUP 
THROUGHOUT THE 
ENTIRE CAMP 
SESSION. 
ACTIVITIES ARE 
DIFFERENT THIS 
YEAR. HAND 
SANITIZER IS 
MANDATORY BEFORE 
AND AFTER. 
>> I WAS KIND OF 
WORRIED BECAUSE 
THE HAND 
SANITIZER IS NOT 
THE BEST PART, 
BUT IT IS STILL 
A FUN DAY AT CAMP
. 
>> Reporter: AND 
COUNSELORS USE 
AN ALCOHOL-BASED 
SPRAY TO 
SANITIZE 
EVERYTHING 
BETWEEN CAMPERS. 
>> Reporter: AT 
THE POOL, THE 
KIDS ARE IN THE 
WATER. 
>> THERE ARE TWO 
GROUPS THIS YEAR 
AND TYPICALLY 
THERE ARE THREE 
GROUPS. 
WE PRACTICE 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> Reporter: THE 
BIGGEST CHANGE 
THEN THE LUNCH 
ROOM. 
THEY DON'T EAT 
HERE? 
>> NO, WE WANT 
THEM OUTSIDE AS 
MUCH AS IS 
POSSIBLE AND 
THEY HAVE PICNIC 
LUNCHES.  
>> Reporter: 
WHAT HAPPENS IF 
A CHILD COMES 
DOWN WITH 
CORONAVIRUS? 
>> THE ENTIRE 
GROUP, INCLUDING 
THE COUNSELORS, 
WOULD BE SWEPT 
OUT OF CAMP AND 
ASKED TO 
QUARANTINE TWO 
WEEKS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
BEST PART IS 
GETTING OUTSIDE 
AND SPENDING 
TIME WITH FRIENDS
. WERE YOU READY 
FOR CAMP? 
>> YEAH, WAS 
READY FOR 
SOMETHING 
DIFFERENT IN 
GETTING OUT OF 
THE HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: 
MAKING IT A FUN 
AND SAFE SUMMER. 
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
THE U.S. 
SURPASSES 
ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DISAGREEING WITH 
THE TOP
 
BREATHE AGAIN.
>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA QUICKLY 
CLIMBING TOWARDS 300,000 
INFECTIONS ONLY BEHIND NEW YORK.
HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHERN END OF
THE STATE OVERWHELMED.
MOVING PATIENTS AS FAR NORTH AS 
SACRAMENTO 600 MILES AWAY.
>> THE MEAN AGE OF PEOPLE 
GETTING INFECTED TODAY IS A 
DECADE AND A HALF YOUNGER THAN 
WHAT WE SAW MONTHS AGO.
>> Reporter: IN PHOENIX, A 
CRISIS.
SOME WAITING IN EXTREME HEAT FOR
UP TO EIGHT HOURS FOR RESULTS 
THAT CAN TAKE TEN BUSINESS DAYS 
TO GET.
IN NEW ORLEANS, ONE SITE RUNNING
OUT OF TESTS FIVE MINUTES AFTER 
THEY OPEN THEIR DOORS.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE VIRUS, NO
GUARANTEE OF IMMUNITY.
TOM HANKS TELLING LESTER HE AND 
WIFE RITA COULD BE VULNERABLE TO
THE DISEASE AGAIN. 
>> WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD IS AS 
THE ANTIBODIES BEGIN TO FADE, 
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL ONCE 
AGAIN BE SUSCEPTIBLE.
>> Reporter: STILL NEW PROGRESS 
ON PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PAY
IS POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL ONCE 
AGAIN BE SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>> NEW PROGRESS ON PREVENTION 
AND TREATMENT, THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WILL PAY BACK NOVA 
FAX $1.6 BILLION TO PRODUCE 100 
MILLION DOSES OF A CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE BY THE BEGINNING OF 
NEXT YEAR. 
THE BIOTECH COMPANY HAS A LATE 
STAGE CLINICAL TRIAL OF AN 
ANTIBODY COCKTAIL TO PREVENT 
AND TREAT THE DISEASE. 
THIS MORNING, SMALL SIGNS  YOF 
HOPE AMID CRUSHING NUMBERS OF 
CONCERN. 
>>OI MIKELL, THE SITUATION IS 
GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. 
WHAT WILL OFFICIALS DO? 
IS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT 
THE SHUTDOWN ORDERS WILL COME 
BACK OR THAT THERE WOULD BE 
OTHER RESTRICTIONS? 
>> IN LOS ANGELES, THEY HAVE 
REINSTATED SOME RESTRICTIONS. 
MORE COULD, IN AUSTIN TEXAS, 
THERE IS A PLAN FOR A POSSIBLE 
35 DAY SHUTDOWN IF THE 
SITUATION DOES NOT IMPROVE. 
IN MIAMI THE MAYOR SAYS THEY'RE 
GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION 
AFTER SAYING JAMES MIGHT CLOSE, 
HE REVERSES COURSE AND ALLOWS 
THEM TO REOPEN. 
>>> CORONAVIRUS CASES SURGE 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, RESEARCH 
HAS MANY ASKING, HOW DOES YOUR 
BLOOD TYPE IMPACT TO OUR WRIST? 
THE MAIN BLOOD GROUPS, TYPE O 
BLOOD HAS A LOWER RISK OF 
CORONAVIRUS INFECTION, WHILE 
THOSE WITH TYPE A HAVE A HIGHER 
RISK. 
THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE 
JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, AND A 
STUDY OF 1500 PATIENTS TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, THOSE 
WITH  TYPE A BLOOD ARE 45 
PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP 
A SEVERE CASE, REQUIRING OXYGEN 
OR A VENTILATOR, WHILE THOSE 
WITH TYPE O BLOOD WERE LESS 
LIKELY TO M HAVE SUCH AN ACUTE 
CASE. 
A GENETIC TESTING COMPANY, 23 
AND ME RELEASES DATA THAT SHOWS 
O BLOOD TYPE PROTECTS PEOPLE 
FROM THE VIRUS MORE THAN THE 
OTHER TYPES. 
DOCTORS HAVE POINTED OUT THAT 
REGARDLESS OF YOUR BLOOD TYPE, 
NO AND IS GUARANTEED 
PROTECTION, UNDERLYING HEALTH 
CONDITIONS ARE MORE IMPORTANT. 
>> LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT 
THE RESEARCH WITH ARGO MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT, JOHN TORRES. 
IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
WE SHOULD  PROBABLY START WITH  
CAVEAT HERE, THAT WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT A CORRELATION, 
NOT CAUSATION. 
KNOWING THAT, WHAT ARE NYOU 
TAKING AWAY? 
>> YOU ARE RIGHT, THAT SHOWS AN 
ASSOCIATION, LESS RISK IF YOU 
HAVE PARTICULAR BLOOD TYPES. 
MORE RISK IF YOU HAVE TYPE A. 
ANB, WE ARE NOT SURE BECAUSE 
THERE ARE NOT MANY PEOPLE WITH 
IT. 
45 PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO 
DEVELOP A SEVERE COVID-19 
INFECTION IF YOU HAVE TYPE A, 
IF YOU HAVE TYPE O YOU ARE 35 
PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP 
COMPLICATIONS. 
THEY FOUND THAT YOU HIARE LESS 
LIKELY TO NEED OXYGEN  OR BE 
A VENTILATOR. 
WE ARE NOT REALLY SURE OF A AND 
B, BUT THIS IS SHOWING 
ASSOCIATIONS, NOT NECESSARILY 
CAUSATION. 
>> O DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY 
TYPE O BLOOD MIGHT LEAVE 
SOMEONE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
CONTRACTING THE VIRUS? 
DO WE KNOW THAT? 
>> THE REASON THEY THINK THIS 
IS HAPPENING IS THAT THE GENES 
THAT GO THROUGH YOUR BLOOD TYPE
, CODE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM. 
THEY THINK THAT IF YOU'RE 
CODING FOR TYPE O, IT GIVES YOU 
A ESMORE ROBUST IMMUNE SYSTEM 
PROVIDING UP CORONAVIRUS. 
TYPES CAN AFFECT OTHER TYPES OF 
DISEASES AS WELL, SO WE FIND 
OUT MORE AND MORE ABOUT THIS AT 
THE SAME WATIME THAT WE FIND OU 
MORE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS. 
GETTING THOSE TWO NTOGETHER AND 
LOOKING FORWARD, THIS WILL GIVE 
RESEARCHERS A LOT TO LOOK AT, 
HOPEFULLY SOMETHING TO FIND OUT 
A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION 
ABOUT THE VIRUS AND HOW WE 
RESPOND TO IT. 
>> THERE IS QUEST DIAGNOSTICS 
SURVEY THAT WERE DONE LAST 
YEAR, IT HAD REVEALED THAT 
FEWER THAN HALF OF ALL 
AMERICANS ACTUALLY KNOW THEIR 
BLOOD TYPE. 
HOW DO WE FIND OUT WHAT TYPE WE 
HAVE? 
>> CRAIG, THERE ARE A FEW WAYS 
YOU CAN DO IT. 
YOUR DOCTOR MIGHT KNOW YOUR 
BLOOD TYPE BECAUSE OF THE TESTS 
THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. 
THERE ARE ONLINE KITS THAT YOU 
CAN GET THAT DO IT AS WELL. 
DONATE BLOOD. 
ASK THEM IF YOU CAN FIND ALL 
YOUR BLOOD TYPE, AND OFTEN THEY 
WILL GIVE IT TO YOU. 
YOU CAN SAVE LIVES AND THE 
PROCESS, OR YOU CAN DO LIKE I 
DID, WHEN YOU'RE 18 YOU JOIN 
THE MILITARY, THEY TELL YOU 
RIGHT AWAY. 
>> I GUESS THAT IS ONE WAY. 
TO BE CLEAR, BECAUSE SOMEONE IS 
WATCHING, AND THEY MIGHT HAVE 
TYPE O T?BLOOD DOES NOT MEAN TH 
THEY CAN WALK AROUND AND NOT 
WEARING A MASK, NOT SOCIAL 
DISTANCE, RIGHT? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE. 
THAT SHOULD NOT CHANGE HER 
BEHAVIOR. 
IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE WAY WE 
TREAT PATIENTS. DL
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THERE IS 
ASSOCIATION, BUT IT IS NOT 
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN REST 
YOUR LAURELS ON. 
WEAR A MASK, AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCE REGARDLESS OF YOUR 
BLOOD TYPE. 
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE 
GETTING SICK AND DYING OF 
CORONAVIRUS.OI 
AT THIS POINT, IT IS 
STATISTICALLY MORE OF A 
RESEARCH THING, AND SOMETHING 
THAT WE CAN DO AS A PEOPLE IN 
THE REGULAR POPULATION. 
>> VERY QUICKLY, WE HAVE A FEW 
MINUTES TO GO. 
APPARENTLY IT IS TAKING SOME 
PLACES 10 DAYS TO GET RESULTS 
BACK FROM A COVID-19 TEST.  
IS THAT BECAUSE THE LABS ARE 
BACKED UP? 
IS THERE MORE TO IT THAN THAT? 
>> IT IS BECAUSE THE LABS ARE 
BACKED UP. 
YOU WILL GET A BOTTLENECK 
SOMEWHERE. 
IT IS EASY TO TAKE A SAMPLE BUT 
ONCE IT IS SENT AND THERE'S 
ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF BLOOD 
TEST MACHINES. 
THERE'S ONLY SO MANY LAB 
PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT. 
YOU HAVE TO GET COMMUNICATION 
BACK AND FORTH. 
ONCE THIS CLEARS UP, YOU WILL 
GET TO TEST A LOT FASTER. TSP 
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS PUTTING 
RESPONSIBILITY TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS SQUARELY ON THE  T
SHOULDERS OF THE COUNTRY'S 
GOVERNORS. 
>> WE ARE GOING TO PUT PRESSURE 
ON GOVERNORS AND EVERYBODY ELSE 
TO OPEN THE SCHOOLS, GET THEM 
OPEN. 
IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THEM 
POLITICALLY. 
>> IN PLACES WHERE THE VIRUS 
URGES, THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT 
IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE, LIKE 
ARIZONA. 
>> DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AS 
AN EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR IN 
ARIZONA, SENDING KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL TOMORROW? 
>> NO. 
I WOULD NOT. 
I WOULD orNOT RECOMMEND THAT FO 
ANY PARENT. 
NOT YET. 
>> AND MIAMI DADE COUNTY, THE 
MAYOR REOPEN BUSINESSES AFTER A 
SPIKE IN CASES, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE LARGEST 
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOT READY TO 
THROW OPEN THE DOORS EITHER. 
>> I THINK IT IS LOGISTICALLY 
AND LEGITIMATELY IMPOSSIBLE. 
>> THEY ARE WORKING ON A PLAN 
FOR WHEN THE CASES GO DOWN, 
AMONG THE BIGGEST CASES, HOW DO 
WE MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE AND 
CROWDED SCHOOLS? 
>> SOCIAL DISTANCING, HALLWAYS 
UTILIZE NONTRADITIONAL 
EDUCATIONAL SPACE, REQUIRING 
NAEQUIPMENT. ECTIVE 
>> SUMMER SCHOOL BEGINS NEXT 
WEEK, THERE ARE STAGGERING 
SCHEDULES AND THEY HAVE KIDS 
EACH GRAB AND GO LUNCHES AT 
THEIR DESK INSTEAD OF THE 
CAFETERIA. 
>> WE CAN STILL HAVE KIDS COME, 
AND KEEP THEM SAFE. 
>> WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A 
STUDENT OR A TEACHER GETS THE 
VIRUS? 
>> THEY WILL HAVE TO BE IN 
QUARANTINE. 
ALL OF THOSE IN CONTACT WITH 
THE TEACHER OR THE EMPLOYEE 
AFFECTED WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE 
IN QUARANTINE. 
>> THE BIG HURDLE FOR SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS IS MONEY. 
HOW WILL THEY PAY FOR ALL OF 
THIS? 
>> FEDERAL DIRECTION AS NEEDED 
FOR RESOURCES,  OFOR SUPPLIES, 
FOR ADDITIONAL MANPOWER, AND TO 
ENSURE SANITIZATION, AND 
ADDITIONAL STAFF. THE 
>> THE GUIDELINES ARE RETURNING 
TO SCHOOL WILL CHANGE DEPENDING 
ON LOCATION. 
PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS 
WILL HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE 
BECAUSE THE VIRUS IS SO 
UNPREDICTABLE. 
>> THERE ARE SO CTMANY QUESTION 
DID THE WHITE HOUSE SAY ON 
TUESDAY EXACTLY HOW THEY PLAN 
TO APPLY THE PRESSURE ON STATES 
UP SCHOOLS? 
>>WE THERE WERE NOT A LOT OF 
SPECIFICS, THAT IS A GOOD 
QUESTION, BUT AN OFFICIAL SAYS 
THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS 
GOING TO BE RELYING ON THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS. 
THEY WILL ALSO FOCUS ON HHS AND 
DATA THAT SHOWS HOW DAMAGING 
ALL OF THIS BEING OUT OF SCHOOL 
IS FOR CHILDREN. 
THE NUMBER OF NATIONAL TEACHER 
ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON THE 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR A 
COHESIVE PLAN INCLUDING AMONG 
OTHER THINGS, LOTS OF MONEY. 
>>> THE SUPREME COURT CONFIRMED 
OVERNIGHT THAT JOHN ROBERTS 
FELL 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE WALKING 
FOR EXERCISE NEAR HIS HOME IN 
THE SUBURBS OF WASHINGTON. 
THE COURT SAYS ROBERTS, 65 
YEARS OLD ENTERED HIS FOREHEAD 
AND NEEDED STITCHES AND SPENT 
THE NIGHT AT A HOSPITAL OUT AN 
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. 
A COURT SPOKESWOMAN SAYS THAT A 
SEIZURE WAS RULED OUT AND THE 
FALL WAS DUE TO A 
LIGHTHEADEDNESS CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION. 
THE COURT DID NOT REVEAL THE 
INCIDENT AT THE TIME. 
THE WASHINGTON POST WHICH 
REPORTED THE FALL SAID THE 
COURT CONFIRMED THAT AFTER THE 
PAPER HAD ASKED ABOUT IT IN 
RESPONSE TO A TIP. 
SOME OTHER JUSTICES, LIKE RUTH 
BADER GINSBURG HAVE VOLUNTEERED 
INFORMATION ABOUT SETBACKS 
REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION. 
ROBERTS HE WAS APPOINTED TO BE 
THE CHIEF  TJUSTICE BY GEORGE W 
BUSH IN 2005 HAD SUFFERED TWO 
SEIZURES IN THE PAST, MOST 
RECENTLY IN 2007. 
DOCTORS FOUND NO IDENTIFIABLE 
CAUSE. 
AT THE TIME HE SAID HE 
UNDERWENT A THOROUGH 
NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION THAT 
REVEALED NO CAUSE  FOR CONCERN. 
THE CHIEF JUSTICE HAD AN 
UNUSUALLY PUBLIC ROLE, 
PRESIDING OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. 
IN THE PAST WEEK, ROBERTS PLAYS 
A DECIDING ROLE AND THE COURTS 
RULINGS ON ABORTION WITH MORE 
HIGH-PROFILE DECISIONS YET TO 
COME TTHIS TERM. 
>>> IS IT UNUSUAL THAT THE 
PUBLIC IS JUST FINDING ABOUT 
THIS NOW? 
THE INJURY 
HAPPENED WEEKS AGO. 
MAYBE THERE'S NO SET POLICY, IT 
IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL 
JUSTICE. 
SOME LIKE GINSBURG DUTIFULLY 
DISCLOSE THEIR HEALTH ISSUES. 
WE DID NOT KNOW THAT ANTONY 
KENNEDY HAD A HEART STENT 
PROCEDURE UNTIL 10 MONTHS LATER.
>>> ESTRANGED NIECE, MARY TRUMP 
MINCES NO WORDS CONCERNING HER 
MOTIVATION, SHE HAS TO GIVE TAX 
DOCUMENTS, SAYING IF HE IS 
AFFORDED A SECOND TERM IT WOULD 
BE THE END OF AMERICAN 
DEMOCRACY. 
THE PSYCHOLOGIST INSISTS THAT 
HER UNCLE MEETS LYALL THE 
CRITERIA OF A NARCISSIST AND IN 
THE BOOK OBTAINED BY NBC, SHE 
DETAILS HER DAD THAT WAS SO 
DOMINEERING, IT PERVERTED HIS 
PERCEPTION OF THE WORLD AND 
DAMAGE HIS ABILITY TO LIVE IN 
IT. 
MARY TRUMP IS MARRIED TO THE 
OLDER BROTHER, FRED JUNIOR, 
MOCKED AND SCORNED BY HIS 
FATHER, AND SHE WRITES THAT 
DONALD IS WORTH 10 OF YOU. 
FRED JUNIOR DIED OF AN ALCOHOL-
RELATED ILLNESS. 
>> I HAD A BROTHER FRED, GREAT 
GUY. 
BEST LOOKING GUY. 
HE HAD A PROBLEM. 
HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL. 
>> MS. TRUMP CLAIMS THE 
PRESIDENT SISTER, A RETIRED 
FEDERAL JUDGE SAID THAT THIS 
WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. 
AT THE PRESIDENT BOASTS ABOUT 
HIS BRILLIANCE. 
>> I'M A TOTALLY BRILLIANT 
HUMAN BEING. 
  AM THE SMARTEST PERSON.
>> HE CHEATED ON HIS S.A.T., 
PAYING A FRIEND TO TAKE IT FOR 
HIM, WHICH THE WHITE HOUSE 
CALLS COMPLETELY FALSE. 
SHE CONTESTED THE WILL AND 
PLANT RELATIVES FOR HER NOT 
GETTING A LARGER INHERITANCE. 
OF THE 
WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT IS 
WRITTEN IN HER ATOWN SELF-
INTEREST. 
THE PRESIDENT'S FATHER WAS WARM 
AND VERY GOOD TO HIM. 
>> THERE INWAS ABSURD ALLEGATIO 
THAT HAVE NO BEARING OR TRUTH, 
I AM YET TO SEE THE BOOK, BUT 
IT IS A BOOK OF FALSEHOODS. 
>> THE PRESIDENT'S BROTHER HAS 
TRIED TO BLOCK THE BOOK 
PUBLICATION. 
THE PUBLISHER SAYS IT WILL NOT 
BE STOPPED FROM BEING RELEASED. 
>>> OVERNIGHT, NEW CALLS FOR 
JUSTICE. 
PROTESTERS DEMAND ANSWERS AND A 
POLICE KILLING OF 28-YEAR-OLD 
JAMES GARCIA. 
THE TENSE CONFRONTATION 
CAPTURED ON A BYSTANDER CELL 
PHONE CAMERA ON THE FOURTH OF 
JULY. 
OFFICER SHAUNA GARCIA, SITTING 
INSIDE OF A PARKED CAR, 
INSPIRING A BARRAGE OF BULLETS. 
THE VIDEO DOES NOT CLEARLY SHOW 
WHAT HAPPENED THE MOMENTS 
BEFORE THE GUNFIRE, OR WHAT LED 
UP TO THE INCIDENT. 
>> THE OFFICERS DO NOT HAVE A 
WARRANT. 
THEY APPROACHED HIM AND THE CAR,
ASSUMING HE WAS SOMEONE HE 
WASN'T. 
>> POLICE RESPONDED TO A CALL 
SAYING SOMEONE WAS THREATENING 
HIM WITH A KNIFE. 
POLICE SAY THE COLOR HAD 
DIRECTED THEM TO A HOUSE, AND 
WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY SPOKE 
WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING 
GARCIA, ASKING HIM FOR 10 
MINUTES TO LEAVE HIS CAR SO 
THEY CAN SECURE THE SCENE. 
HE THAT IS WHEN MR. GARCIA 
DECIDED HE WOULD INTERACT WITH 
OFFICERS. 
HE ROLLED DOWN HIS WINDOW, AND 
HE WAS SHOT WITH A GUN. 
>> HE POINTED HIS GUN AT AN 
OFFICER, THE DEPARTMENT 
RELEASES THIS BODY CAM FOOTAGE, 
AN OFFICER ARRIVED AFTER THE 
SHOOTING AND RECEIVED A WEAPON 
FROM THE CAR. 
GARCIA'S FAMILY IS DEVASTATED 
BY HIS DEATH. 
HIS MOTHER TOLD NBC NEWS THAT 
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS WRONG. 
HIS SISTER JOINS THE PROTESTS. 
>> HE DESERVES JUSTICE, PLEASE 
HELP ME GET JUSTICE FOR MY 
BROTHER. 
>>
 THE OTHER PROTESTERS THERE 
IN PHOENIX, WHAT ARE THEY 
SPECIFICALLY DEMANDING IN THE 
INVESTIGATION? 
>> CRAG, PROTESTERS WANT THE 
BODY CAM VIDEO RELEASED IN ITS 
ENTIRETY, SHOWING THE ENTIRE 
INCIDENT ON 
TOP OF AN 
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. 
THE POLICE CHIEF HERE SAYS SHE 
DEDICATED TRANSPARENCY, AND 
WILL CALL ON THE FBI TO CONDUCT 
AN INDEPENDENT CIVIL RIGHTS 
INVESTIGATION. 
>> THIS MORNING, TICK-TOCK, 
TIME AND THE U.S. COULD BE 
RUNNING OUT. 
MIKE POMPEO SAYS THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING AT 
BANNING THE SOCIAL MEDIA APP, 
FEARING THAT BEIJING WILL ACCESS
USER DATA, CREATING A THREAT TO 
NATIONAL SECURITY. 
>> WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THAT 
PEOPLE DOWNLOAD THAT APP 
ANYTIME? 
>> ONLY IF STYOU WANT YOUR 
PRIVATE INFORMATION AND THE ep
HANDS OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT 
PARTY. 
>> TICK-TOCK DISTANCE ITSELF 
FROM CHINA, SAYING IN A 
STATEMENT THAT IT IS RUN BY AN 
AMERICAN CEO AND HAS HUNDREDS 
OF AMERICAN EMPLOYEES. 
THEY ADDED THAT WE HAVE NO 
HIGHER PRIORITY THAN PROMOTING 
A SAFE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR 
USERS, WE HAVE NEVER PROVIDED 
USER DATA TO A CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT, NOR WOULD WE DO SO 
IF NASKED. 
>> ANY APP ON YOUR PHONE IS 
COLLECTING INFORMATION ON WHAT 
KIND OF DEVICE YOU ARE USING, 
OR WHERE YOU PHYSICALLY ARE AND 
THE WORLD. 
WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT YOU AS 
A PERSON? 
>> TICK-TOCK ALSO COLLECTS 
INFORMATION THAT IS CONTAINED 
IN MESSAGES THAT YOU SEND 
THROUGH THE PLATFORM, OR FROM 
YOUR PHONEBOOK IF YOU GRANT US 
ACCESS, AND FROM ADVERTISING 
PARTNERS. 
OWNED BY A CHINESE APPARENT, BY 
DANCE, THEY CAN CREATE 15 
SECOND VIDEO SET TO MUSIC. 
IT HAS 800 MILLION ACTIVE USERS 
AROUND THE WORLD. 
IN THE U.S., AN ESTIMATED 30 
MILLION MONTHLY USERS, CLOSE TO 
HAVE ARE BETWEEN 18 AND 24 
YEARS OLD, 15 PERCENT ARE OVER 
THE AGE OF 35. 
>> TICK-TOCK LET'S CHINA INVADE 
HER PRIVACY AT WILL. 
>> IN FEBRUARY THE TSA BANNED 
EMPLOYEES FROM USING TICK-TOCK 
FOR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTUT REACH 
AFTER SENATE MINORITY LEADER 
CHUCK SCHUMER SAID IT COULD BE 
A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT. 
>> THE VIDEOS WILL MAKE YOU 
CHUCKLE AND THEY ARE CREATIVE. 
GUESS WHO IS LAUGHING THE MOST? 
CHINA. 
THEY ARE GETTING INFORMATION 
NOT ONLY ON THE VIDEOS, BUT ON 
THE USER, WHOEVER CLICKS ON IT 
OR GETS THE VIDEO. 
>> IN DECEMBER, THE ARMY AND 
NAVY ALSO BANNED THE USE OF 
TICK-TOCK ON GOVERNMENT 
OWNED 
PHONES. 
THEY OPENED A NATIONAL SECURITY 
INVESTIGATION NVUPTICK TALK. 
>> WHAT IS SCARY FOR PEOPLE IS 
WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY ARE 
BEHOLDEN TO THE CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT AND HANDS OVER DATA 
ABOUT U.S. CITIZENS. 
THERE IS A QUESTION OF WHAT 
KIND OF SAFEGUARDS CAN YOU TALK 
TO ABOUT KIDS MAKING SURE THAT 
THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. 
>> THERE ARE SECURITY CONCERNS, 
OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE USERS ARE ON 
THIS THING, HOW THEY PROTECT 
DATA? 
>> IT IS THE SAME ANSWER, WHEN 
YOU SIGN UP FOR APPS, YOU HAVE 
CHOICES ABOUT WHAT KIND OF 
PERMISSION YOU INGIVE IT. 
ACCESS TO YOUR LOCATION, YOUR 
PHOTOS, YOUR  TCONTACTS, SO REA 
YOUR FINE PRINT AND CHOOSE 
WISELY FOR YOUR SELF. 
>> OVERNIGHT, BRAZIL'S 
PRESIDENT BOASTS A VIDEO OF 
HIMSELF TAKING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, WITH A 
THUMBS UP GAND A SMILE. 
THE CONTROVERSIAL DRUG NOT 
PROVEN TO WORK AGAINST 
CORONAVIRUS HAD BEEN PROMOTED 
REPEATEDLY BY PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
THE TWO LEADERS TOGETHER AND 
MARCH. 
OLSON ARO SAID HE STARTED 
FEELING WELL OVER THE WEEKEND 
AND WAS WORSE ON MONDAY, 
TESTING POSITIVE. 
WHO WANTS TO SEE MY FACE, HE 
SAID? 
I AM CALM. 
THE DAYS EARLIER HAD AN 
AMERICAN RESIDENCE, NO MASK OR 
SOCIAL DISTANCING IN THIS 
PHOTO, THE U.S. AMBASSADOR 
TESTED NEGATIVE THE, NOW IN 
QUARANTINE. 
OLSON ARO ATTENDED PACKED 
RALLIES, EVEN A JETSKI. 
>> WITH MY LETTER HISTORY, IF I 
WAS INFECTED, I WOULD HAVE NO 
REASON TO WORRY, BOLSONARO 
SAID, CALLING IT A LITTLE FLOW. 
PROTESTERS BANG POTS AND PANS. 
INFECTION SOAR, ONLY NEXT TO 
AMERICA, 1 1/2 MILLION CASES. 
66,000 DEATHS. 
BOLSONARO HAD RESPONDED  WHAT 
DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? 
THIS MORNING, THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION WISHES HIM WELL. 
>> WE WISH HIS EXCELLENCY TO BE 
BACK TO OFFICE AS SOON AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> THIS MORNING, THE BRAZILIAN 
PRESIDENT ASSOCIATION SAID THEY 
WILL FILE A LAWSUIT ACCUSING 
THE PRESIDENT OF AN ENDURING 
THEIR JOURNALISTS AT THE SMALL 
NEWS CONFERENCE WHERE HE HAD 
SAID THAT HE HAD TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
ONE THING THAT IS WORRYING 
PEOPLE IS THAT MILLIONS OF 
BRAZILIANS WILL LOOK TO THE 
HEALTH OF THEIR PRESIDENT TO 
DETERMINE HOW THEY BEHAVE IN 
THE MONTHS AHEAD AND HOW 
CORONAVIRUS AFFECTS ONE 
INDIVIDUAL IS NOT A SCIENTIFIC 
MEASURE. 
>> A RIGHT OF KIDIPASSAGE FOR M 
THAN 26 MILLION KIDS. 
>>> SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS, 
LEARNING HOW TO BE INDEPENDENT, 
NAVIGATING NATURE. 
THIS YEAR, ONLY 25 PERCENT OF 
CAMPERS ARE EXPECTED. 
SOME CAMPING IN THE TIME OF 
COVID-19 CARIES RISK.  
CAMP LEADERS WILL TAKE NEW 
PRECAUTIONS. 
I AM HEREIN HIDEAWAY DAYCAMP, 
YOU CAN SEE IT IS A BEAUTIFUL 
AND SPRAWLING 72 ACRES 
SUMMERCAMP. 
IT IS OPEN THIS YEAR, BUT AT A 
REDUCED CAPACITY, ONLY 60 
PERCENT OF THE NORMAL NUMBER OF 
CAMPERS. 
>> I AM HERE WITH A CAMP 
DIRECTOR, HOW DID YOU COME UP 
WITH YOUR PLAN TO KEEP KIDS 
SAFE? 
>> WE FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES, WE 
LOOK AT RESEARCH. 
WE ARE LOOKING AT A RELIEF 
PROGRAM. 
>> WHAT GUIDELINES ARE YOU 
IMPLEMENTING? 
>> CARLINE. 
WE'VE NEVER HAD A CAR LINE. 
WE IMPLEMENTED THAT. 
>> YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGE AT 
DROP OFF RIGHT AWAY. 
>> 97 DEGREES, YOU ARE GOOD. 
>> TEMPERATURE CHECKS, BEFORE 
CAMPERS EVEN SET FOOT ONTO 
CAMPGROUNDS. 
>>EA WE HAVE A RATING OF 99.6, 
THEY WILL ENTER CAMPGROUNDS. 
>> FOR SOME PARENTS IT IS A 
TOUGH CALL. 
IT 
>> WHAT ARE YOUR CONCERNS AS A 
PARENT? 
>> IT WAS A BIG DECISION THIS 
YEAR, AFTER THE KIDS HAD BEEN 
OUT, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE 
THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD REALLY 
NEEDED. 
>> DOCTORS SAID, THEY TAKE THE 
BEST PRECAUTIONS THEY CAN. 
WE ARE  GOING TO TRY IT. 
>> MOST CAMPERS ARE OKAY, WHAT 
IS YOUR POLICY WITH THAT? 
>> OUR CAMPERS DO NOT NEED TO 
WEAR MASKS. 
OUR GROUPS ARE WITH EACH OTHER 
ALL DAY. NT
EVERY DAY. 
>> YOU ARE TRYING TO KEEP A 
QUARANTINE BUBBLE FOR THE 
CAMPUS? 
>> THAT MEANS THAT CAMPERS ARE 
ASSIGNED TO A SMALL GROUP, THAT 
GROUP WILL BE TOGETHER FOR THE 
ENTIRE CAMP SESSION. 
THE ACTIVITIES ARE DIFFERENT. 
HAND SANITIZER IS MANDATORY 
BEFORE AND AFTER. 
>> ARE DYOU WORRIED THAT YOU 
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO CAMP? 
>> I WAS WORRIED BECAUSE I LOVE 
CAMP. 
THE HAND SANITIZER IS NOT THE 
BEST PART, BUT IT IS FUN. 
>> THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY 
TOUCH? 
COUNSELORS USE AN ALCOHOL-BASED 
SPRAY TO SANITIZE EVERYTHING 
BETWEEN CAMPERS. 
AT THE POOL, FEWER KIDS ARE IN 
THE WATER. 
TYPICALLY THERE ARE THREE  G
GROUPS. 
THIS YEAR THERE ARE TWO GROUPS. 
THE SOCIAL DISTANCING MATTERS. 
>> THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS HERE 
IN THE LUNCHROOM. 
>> THEY 
WILL NOT IN HERE 
ALYSSA'S EATING HERE LIKE 
THEY 
DID  DLAST YEAR? 
>> NO, THEY EAT OUTSIDE WITH 
PICNICS. 
>> WHAT HAPPENS IF A CHILD 
COMES DOWN WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS? 
>> THAT ENTIRE GROUP INCLUDING 
THE COUNSELOR WOULD BE SWEPT TO 
GET OUT OF CAMP, AND ASKED A 
QUARANTINE FOR WEEKS. 
>> THEY GET OUTSIDE AND BE WITH 
FRIENDS. 
>> ARE YOU READY FOR THIS CAMP? 
>> I WAS READY TO GET OUT OF 
THE HOUSE. 
>> CAMPS GO THE EXTRA MILE, 
MAKING IT A FUN AND SAFE SUMMER.
>>> AMONG THE CHAOS, THERE'S A 
FATHER TRYING TO TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> DON'T RETALIATE WITH ANGER, 
RETALIATED WITH LOVE. 
THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT'S ALL I WANT THEM TO SEE. 
>>> TODAY, THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION OFFICIALLY CALLS 
IT A PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US ARE UNAFFECTED BY 
THE IMPACT. 
>> WE ARE GOING TO TRY 
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO KEEP 
LIFE AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
>> IF IT GETS INTO AN 
ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS, IT WILL 
SPREAD LIKE RAPIDFIRE. 
>> WE ARE GOING TO BUILD THE 
ECONOMY STRONGER BACK THAN EVER 
BEFORE. 
>> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS 
THAT SHOULD BE DONE THAT WE ARE 
NOT DOING RIGHT NOW. 
>> COMING IN NOVEMBER, PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE VOTING, NOT FOR 
A PERSON, BUT FOR STABILITY. 
>> I HAVE TO PLAN A FUNERAL, 
HOW WOULD THIS WORK? 
>> THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT A 
PANDEMIC IS THAT WE HAVE TO 
KEEP OUR SPIRITS UP. 
>> I AM JERMAINE LEE, WE HEAR 
FROM EVERYDAY PEOPLE GRAPPLING 
WITH THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME. 
>>> WE LIKE TO THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN A POST-RACIAL AMERICA, 
WE ARE REMINDED TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO NOT. 
>> I WATCH THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
RAISE HER SON, AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND YOUR KIDS. 
I REMEMBER HER COMING HOME AND 
SAYING WHY DO I NOT HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT IS OKAY TO NOTICE THAT YOU 
ARE DIFFERENT, YOU JUST CANNOT 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
>> I CHERISH THE FACT THAT WE 
CAN HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
WITH YOU GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>> WE HAVE GOT SOME BREAKING 
NEWS NOW. 
>> IF THEY DO GO BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> A VIRUS THAT KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A CATASTROPHE AND BRAZIL 
HAPPENING BEFORE OUR VERY EYES. 
>> THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT THEY 
DO NOT WORK THEY WILL NOT BE 
ABLE TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> OUR SKY TEAM IS ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING WHERE IT HAS 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT 
BRING STUDENTS BACK OVER THE 
NEXT FEW WEEKS IN STAGES. 
>> YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW IT AFFECTS US 
HERE. 
>> LIGHT ACROSS ITALY IS BACK 
TO NORMAL, IT DOES NOT LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME NORMAL AS BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE 
TO FEAR IS FEAR ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE. 
A UNITED PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE DOES NOT BELONG 
TO THE ME, IT BELONGS TO THE 
BRAVE. 
>> RAY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MOVED 
TO DEFENDANT GREAT NATION. 
>> WE CAN ALL EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> AS MORE PEOPLE GET BACK ON 
BOARD WITH AIR TRAVEL, MANY 
WONDER HOW SAFE IS THE AIR 
INSIDE OF THE PLANE? 
HERE IS HOW IT WORKS. 
INSIDE THE CABIN AIRFLOWS FROM 
TOP TO BOTTOM. 
IT COMES IN FROM THE VENTS 
ABOVE, AND IS SUCKED OUT 
THROUGH VENTS AND THE FLOOR. 
IT IS RUN THROUGH HEAVY GREAT 
FILTERS, SIMILAR TO THOSE USED 
IN HOSPITAL WHICH PAUL OUT 99 
PERCENT OF PARTICLES. 
THE FILTER AIR IS MIXED WITH 
FRESH AIR FROM OUTSIDE. 
ON DELTA AIRLINES, THEY CHANGE 
THE FILTERS TWICE AS OFTEN AS 
RECOMMENDED. 
>> YOU MAY NOTICE IT IS DIRTY 
WHERE THE AIRFLOWS INTO THE 
BE CLEAN ON THE 
BOTTOM SIDE. 
>> WHAT DOES THAT 
SHOW US? 
>> IT SHOWS IS THAT THE FILTER 
IS WORKING. 
>> NEW AIRFLOWS INTO THE CABIN 
EVERY 2-4 MINUTES. 
>> THE AIR QUALITY IS BETTER 
THAN WHAT YOU WOULD FIND IN 
MOST INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS. 
>> THE AIR IS CLEANER THAN WHAT 
YOU WOULD 
FIND INSIDE OF A 
GROCERY STORE? 
>> YES, PROBABLY CLEANER THAN 
MOST PEOPLE'S HOMES OR SCHOOLS. 
>> JOSEPH ALLEN STUDIES 
AIRPLANE AIR QUALITY. 
>> IF I AM SITTING IN CLOSE 
PROXIMITY TO SOMEONE, DOES IT 
TAKE AWAY THE BENEFITS YOU GET 
FROM CLEAN AIR? 
>> IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY THE 
BENEFIT OF CLEAN AIR, BUT 
CERTAINLY, YOU CAN'T DO ALL THE 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING THAT YOU 
WOULD WANT TO DO ON AN 
AIRPLANE. 
A 
>> OTHER PRECAUTIONS ARE SO 
CRUCIAL. 
HERE ON THIS DELTA PLANE, WHAT 
YOU SEE BEHIND ME IS A 
SANITIZATION SPRAY. 
CREWS COME ON BOARD AND SPRAYED 
DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN EVERY 
SINGLE FLIGHT, AND EVERY 
SERVICE GETS WIPED DOWN. 
MASKS ARE REQUIRED. 
THEY HOPE TO REASSURE 
PASSENGERS THAT IT IS SAFE TO 
FLY. 
>>> A TALE OF TWO GRAPHS, A 
DISTURBING RISE IN OINEW 
CORONAVIRUS CASES, ON THE OTHER 
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS GOING 
DOWN. 
FROM 2000 A DAY IN MAY TO 
ROUGHLY 300. 
NEITHER GRAPH ALONE IS TELLING 
THE FULL STORY. 
WE REACHED OUT TO FIVE DOCTORS 
AND HARD-HIT AREAS OF THE 
COUNTRY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS 
BEHIND THE NUMBERS. 
TESTING. 
THE COUNTRY IS GETTING BETTER 
AT FINDING THE VIRUS. 
100,000 PEOPLE A DAY WERE BEING 
TESTED IN APRIL. 
TODAY, THE NUMBER IS 600,000. 
IT DOES INNOT EXPLAIN HOW QUICK 
THE CASE NUMBERS SEARE GOING UP 
>> INCREASE TESTING, HOW MUCH 
DOES IT EXPLAIN A RISING CASES? 
>> NOT AT ALL, IN PHOENIX IT IS 
24 PERCENT POSITIVE FOR THE NEW 
TEST FOR COVID-19.  
THAT IS A TERRIBLE NUMBER. 
>> AGES ANOTHER FACTOR, FEW 
PEOPLE DIE BECAUSE YOUNGER 
PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE VIRUS. 
>> YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT, 
VISITING PLACES THAT HAVE 
REOPENED. 
THEY ARE GOING TO PARTIES, 
UNFORTUNATELY. 
THEY TAKE RISKS. 
>> AND 
ARIZONA HALF OF POSITIV 
CASES ARE WITH PEOPLE BETWEEN 
THE AGES OF 20 AND 44. 
>> THEY ARE SPREADING THEM TO 
PEOPLE IN A MORE VULNERABLE 
POPULATION. 
>> DEATHS LIKE MINE CASES. 
>> PATIENTS ARE BECOMING 
SYMPTOMATIC BY DAY EIGHT AND 
NINE. 
COMPLICATIONS FROM COVID-19 AND 
MORTALITY WILL LAG SEVERAL 
WEEKS BEHIND. 
>>  DEATH NUMBERS DOWN MEANS 
BETTER TREATMENT. 
>> WE HAVE A NUMBER OF 
FINDINGS. 
THERE ARE OTHER OXYGEN 
TREATMENT THERAPIES. 
>> WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS AVOID 
INFORMATION. 
WE USE BROWNING, DEEP ON THEIR 
STOMACHS, IT HAS BEEN 
EXTRAORDINARILY HELPFUL. 
>> THERE ARE 
DRUGS LIKE 
STEROIDS FOR LUNG INFECTIONS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP AS THE COUNTRY 
TO CELEBRATE THE DEATH RATE, 
DR. PROUTY WARNED AMERICANS NOT 
TO FALL INTO A FALSE 
COMPLACENCY. 
>> IT IS A FALSE NARRATIVE TO 
TAKE COMFORT IN A LOWER RATE OF 
DEATH. 
>> FOR THE EXPERTS THAT WE 
SPOKE TO, WE HAD ASKED THEM ALL 
THE SAME QUESTION. 
>> DO YOU EXPECT THE DEATH RATE 
TO GO UP? 
>> YES, I DO. 
>> THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT 
DIE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. 
>> YES, IT WILL. 
>> ALL FIVE REACHED AN 
UNSETTLING CONSENSUS. 
>>> A NEW STATE ORDER, 
DIRECTING FLORIDA SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN DOORS 
NEXT MONTH. 
DESPITE THE MASSIVE SPIKE IN 
CASES THAT HAVE PARTS OF THE 
STATE TIGHTENING RESTRICTIONS 
ON BUSINESSES. 
>> ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT  O
SENDING KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL? 
>> I AM WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY. 
I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF 
THE KIDS AND THE SAFETY OF THE 
SCHOOL STAFF. 
>> THE ORDER LEAVES ROOM FOR 
DISTRICTS TO DECIDE, AND 
BROWARD COUNTY, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT SAID RETURNING 
IN AUGUST WITH FULL ENROLLMENT 
IS NOT REALISTIC. 
>> WE WILL NEVER COMPROMISE THE 
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR 
STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND STAFF. 
THAT IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY. 
>> A RECENT SURVEY ASKED 
TEACHERS TO WEIGH IN, THEY 
SUPPORT A HYBRID MODEL LOVE IN 
PERSON AND DISTANT LEARNING, 29 
PERCENT SUPPORT DISTANT 
LEARNING AND 21 PERCENT ALSO 
WANT TO RETURN TO CLASS. 
ADDITIONALLY, 45 PERCENT OF 
EDUCATORS BELIEVE THAT IF 
SCHOOLS DO  SNOT REOPEN, STUDEN 
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BEHIND. 
>> I WOULD RATHER STAY ONE WEEK 
IN SCHOOL AND WHEN WE GET HOME. 
>> SCHOOLS MUST OPEN AND THE 
FALL, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID. 
>> WE WANT TO GET THEM OPEN 
QUICKLY AND BEAUTIFULLY IN THE 
FALL. 
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A DISEASE, 
A HORRIBLE DISEASE, YOUNG 
PEOPLE DO EXTRAORDINARILY WELL 
WITH IT. 
>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
PROMISES EXTRA FUNDS TO MAKE 
SCHOOL SAFE, BUT STATE LEADERS 
HAVE WORRIED THAT THEY ARE NOT 
READY. 
>> WHAT WE ARE CREATING IS 
GOING TO BE MASS CHAOS, AS 
SCHOOLS BEGIN TO REOPEN. 
>> BRYAN O'QUINN SAYS HE WILL 
SEND HIS GIRLS BACK TO SCHOOL 
IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. 
>> DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS IS 
AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO AT 
THIS AGE. 
IT HAS BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE 
FOR THEM. 
BE AN ONGOING CHALLENGE TO KEEP 
LEARNING AND CHILDREN  GOING. 
>>> THE NATION'S TOP INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE DOCTOR WARNS THAT WE 
ARE IN THE FIRST WAVE OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER TONIGHT, 
LET'S BEGIN WITH MIGUEL. 
>> IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY, A 
STAGGERING NEW RECORD NUMBER OF 
INFECTIONS, MORE THAN 380,000 
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS. 
>> FRANKLY, WE ARE RUNNING OUT 
OF ROOM. 
>> HOSPITALS AND HOTSPOTS ARE 
AT A BREAKING POINT. 
FLORIDA AND ARIZONA SEE A 
SURGEON PATIENCE AND A STRAIN 
ON ICU BEDS. 
>> THE PATIENT'S WHEN THEY COME 
IN, IF YOU DON'T HUG THEM WHEN 
YOU GO IN, WHO IS TO SAY THAT 
YOU WILL EVER HAVE THEM AGAIN? 
>> Reporter: THIS SCENE WAS 
SEEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 
PATRICK SALAZAR SEEING AND IS 
CAR OVERNIGHT. 
>> AND THE PAST THREE DAYS, 
THERE WERE 50 OR 60 CARS. 
>> THE NATION'S LARGEST TESTING 
SITE, DODGER STADIUM WAS SHUT 
DOWN FOR A DAY. 
LINES FORMED IN NEW ORLEANS, 
BUT TESTS RAN OUT FIVE MINUTES 
AFTER DOORS OPEN. 
IN PHOENIX, THE TEMPERATURE 
SOARED INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS 
AND IT COULD TAKE EIGHT HOURS 
TO GET A TEST, AND 10 BUSINESS 
DAYS TO THGET RESULTS. 
>> WE ASK FOR A LITTLE 
UNDERSTANDING WITH PATIENTS. 
>> MANY GHOF THE INFECTED ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC, LIKE ATLANTA'S 
MAYOR, WHO HAD NO IDEA WHERE OR 
HOW SHE CAUGHT THE DISEASE. 
>> IT REALLY SPEAKS TO HOW 
CONTAGIOUS THE VIRUSES. 
WE HAVE TAKEN ALL OF THE 
PRECAUTIONS THAT YOU CAN 
POSSIBLY TAKE. 
>> IS HOCALIFORNIA SO AS TO 
275,000 CASES, OVERWHELMED 
HOSPITALS AND THE SOUTHERN END 
OF THE STATE MOVE PATIENT SEVEN 
HOURS AWAY. 
IT COMES AS VACCINE MAKERS SAY 
THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL PAY 
THEM $1.6 BILLION TO EXPEDITE 
100 MILLION DOSES OF A VACCINE 
BY EARLY NEXT YEAR. 
BIOTECH COMPANIES ARE BEGINNING 
LATE STAGE CLINICAL TRIALS OF 
AN ANTIBODY COCKTAIL TO PREVENT 
AND TREAT THE DISEASE. 
IN STATEN ISLAND, 60-YEAR-OLD 
SERVICE TRIPLOID BE COVID-19 ON 
HIS OWN, RELEASED TODAY AFTER 
THREE MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL.  
>> TONIGHT, FOR ONE FAMILY, 
HAPPY HOMECOMING, MANY OTHERS 
ARE STILL IN THE FIGHT OF THEIR 
LIFE. 
>> ACROSS THE NATION, TESTING 
REMAINS A BIG PROBLEM. 
THE LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME IT 
TAKES TO GET RESULTS BACK IS 
TROUBLESOME. 
LESTER? 
>>> THE GROWING OUTRAGE IN 
PHOENIX AFTER TAEOFFICERS SHOT  
KILLED A MAN AND A PARKED CAR. 
THE LATEST INCIDENT SPARKS 
PROTESTS OVER POLICE TACTICS. 
GABE GUTIERREZ HAS THE VIDEO. 
IT IS DISTURBING. 
>> A TENSE CONFRONTATION 
CAPTURED ON A BYSTANDERS CELL 
PHONE CAMERA ON THE FOURTH OF 
JULY. 
OFFICERS SHOUTED INTO A PARKED 
CAR AND THEN FIRING A BARRAGE 
OF BULLETS. 
THE VIDEO DOES NOT CLEARLY SHOW 
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE MOMENT 
BEFORE THE GUNFIRE, OR WHAT 
ELSE LET UP TO THE INCIDENT. 
THE MAN INSIDE OF THE CAR, 28-
YEAR-OLD JAMES GARCIA DIED. 
>> THE OFFICER DID NOT HAVE A 
WARRANT. 
THEY APPROACHED HIM IN METHE CA 
ASSUMING HE WAS A SOMEONE THEY 
WERE LOOKING FOR. 
>> PHOENIX POLICE RESPONDED TO 
A 911 CALLER SAYING SOMEONE WAS 
RUNNING WITH WITH A KNIFE. 
PLEASE SAY THE COLOR DIRECTED 
THEM TO A HOUSE, WHEN THEY 
ARRIVED THEY SPOKE WITH SEVERAL 
PEOPLE, INCLUDING GARCIA, 
ASKING HIM FOR 10 MINUTES SO 
THEY COULD SECURE THE SCENE. 
A 
>> THAT IS WHEN MR. GARCIA SAID 
HE WOULD NOT INTERACT WITH 
OFFICERS, HE ROLLED UP HIS 
WINDOW AND THAT'S WHEN HE 
GRABBED THE 
GUN. 
>> HE POINTED HIA GUN AT AN 
OFFICER. 
AN OFFICER AGARRIVED AFTER THE 
SHOOTING, AND RETRIEVED A 
WEAPON FROM THE CAR. 
>> WHAT IF THERE WAS SOME OTHER 
WAY TO HANDLE THIS I WOULD'VE 
INVOLVED THE ESCALATION? 
>> THAT WILL BE LOOKED AT WHEN 
THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. 
>> PROTESTERS AND THE FAMILY 
DEMAND ANSWERS. 
>> HE DESERVES JUSTICE. 
PLEASE, GET JUSTICE FOR MY 
BROTHER. 
>> PHOENIX POLICE NOW SAY THAT 
THEY CANNOT FIND THE ORIGINAL 
911 CALLER. 
THEY DID NOT FIND A KNIFE 
INSIDE OF GARCIA'S CAR. 
>>> ANY TELL-ALL BOOK, THE 
ESTRANGED NIECE MARY TRUMP 
MINCES NO WORDS EXPLAINING HER 
MOTIVATIONS. 
I HAD TO TAKE DONALD DOWN, SHE 
TALKS ABOUT WHY SHE GAVE TAX 
DOCUMENTS TO THE NEW YORK 
TIMES, ADDING IF HE IS AFFORDED 
A SECOND TERM IT WOULD BE THE 
END OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. 
THE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST 
INSISTS HER UNCLE REACHES ALL 
OF THE CRITERIA OF A 
NARCISSIST. 
THEY DETAIL THE BOOKS -- 
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY WITH A DAD 
THAT WAS SO DOMINEERING, HE 
PERVERTED HIS PERCEPTION OF THE 
WORLD AND DAMAGED HIS ABILITY 
TO LIVE IN IT. 
MARY TRUMP IS THE OLDER BROTHER 
OF FRED JUNIOR, WHO WAS MOCKED 
OR SCORNED BY TRUMP'S FATHER, 
WHEN HE WOULD SAY TRUMP IS 
WORTH 10 OF YOU. 
>> I HAD A BROTHER, FRED, GREAT 
GUY. 
BEST LOOKING GUY. ID
HE HAD A PROBLEM. 
HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL. 
IT 
>> MS. TRUMP CLAIMS THE 
PRESIDENT SISTER, RETIRED JUDGE 
SAYS THAT HE IS A CLOWN, THIS 
WILL NEVER HAPPEN. 
THE PRESIDENT BOASTING ABOUT 
HIS BRILLIANCE? 
>> I AM A TOTALLY BRILLIANT 
HUMAN BEING. 
I'M THE SMARTEST PERSON. 
>> SHE CLAIMS HER UNCLE CHEATED 
THE S.A.T., AN ALLEGATION THE 
WHITE HOUSE CALLS FALSE. 
MARY TRUMP CONTESTED HER 
GRANDFATHER'S WILL FOR HER NOT 
GETTING A LARGER INHERITANCE. 
THE WHITE HOUSE DISMISSED HER 
BOOK AS WRITING IT IN HER OWN 
SELF-INTEREST, SAYING THE 
FATHER WAS WARM AND GOOD TO 
HIM. 
HE 
>> IT IS A RIB STIRRED 
ALLEGATION THAT BOHAS NO BEARIN 
IN TRUTH. 
I AM YET TO SEE THE BOOK, BUT 
IT IS A FALSEHOOD. 
>> THE PRESIDENTS BROTHER IS 
TRY TO BLOCK THE BOOKS 
PUBLICATION IN STATE COURT, BUT 
THE PUBLISHER SAYS THAT WILL 
NOT STOP THEM FROM RELEASING IT.
>>> YOU LOOK WELL, CAN YOU 
DESCRIBE WHAT THE RECOVERY FROM 
COVID-19 HAS BEEN LIKE FOR YOU 
AND RITA?  
>> WE WERE DONE WITH OUR 
DISCOMFORT, OUR SYMPTOMS, BACK 
IN MARCH. 
WE HAD VERY DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS. 
THEY WERE NOT PLEASANT. 
THEY WERE NOT LIFE-THREATENING. 
WE WERE PUT IN THE HOSPITAL, 
AND WE WERE PAID STRICT 
ATTENTION TO, OUR LUNGS FILLED 
UP, THE OXYGEN IN OUR BLOOD, IT 
WAS ALL MONITORED AND WE WERE 
OKAY. 
WE WERE RELEASED, WE DECIDE TO 
GET OVER PHYSICAL MALADIES THAT 
WERE NOT PLEASANT. 
MORE IMPORTANTLY WE WERE 
ISOLATED, SO WE DID NOT SPREAD 
THE VIRUS TO ANYONE ELSE. 
>> THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE 
MET TODAY. 
IT IS AN ONGOING EFFORT TO 
FOCUS ON THIS ISSUE. 
WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE LIVES, 
AND MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STATE 
AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS. 
WE WANT TO PROTECT THE 
VULNERABLE AND SAFELY REOPEN 
AMERICA. 
WE WANT TO REOPEN AMERICA'S 
SCHOOLS. 
AS YOU WILL HERE TODAY, AT THIS 
POINT WE HAVE TESTED MORE THAN 
39 MILLION AMERICANS. 
AMONG THOSE, 3 MILLION 
AMERICANS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE, 
AND MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION 
AMERICANS HAVE RECOVERED. 
SADLY, MORE THAN 133,000 HAVE 
LOST THEIR LIVES, OUR 
SYMPATHIES ARE WITH ALL OF THE 
IMPACTED FAMILIES. 
WE MOURN WITH THOSE WHO MOURN, 
BECAUSE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY 
WORK OF OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS 
AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE ARE 
ENCOURAGED BY THE AVERAGE 
FATALITY RATE CONTINUING TO BE 
LOW AND STEADY. 
DAYS EARLIER THIS WEEK, IT WAS 
90 PERCENT LOWER THAN AT THE 
HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC. 
AGAIN, THAT IS ACCREDITED HE 
SACRIFICES THE AMERICAN PEOPLE 
MAKE. 
THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK THAT OUR 
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE DOING. 
WE PLEDGE THE TASK FORCE 
WORKING WITH GOVERNORS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE TO 
WORK. 
THE 24 HOURS A DAY, AND 
CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR LOSSES LOW.
IN A FEW MOMENTS, DR. DEBORAH 
BURKE WILL OUTLINE THE DATA 
THAT WE ARE SEEING AROUND THE 
COUNTRY. 
WE ARE TRACKING EVERYTHING 
STATE-BY-STATE. 
COUNTY BY COUNTY. 
HAS SHE WILL DESCRIBE IN ONE 
MOMENT, WE ARE ACTUALLY SEEING 
EARLY INDICATIONS OF A PERCENT 
OF POSITIVE TESTING FLATTENING 
IN ARIZONA, FLORIDA, AND TEXAS. 
GOVERNORS AND EACH OF THE 
STATES HAVE TAKEN SMALL STEPS 
TO FLATTEN THE CURVE, AND 
AGAIN, AS DR. BERG WILL 
DESCRIBE, WE ARE BEGINNING TO 
SEE EARLY INDICATIONS THAT 
THINGS ARE PLANNING, AND 
ARIZONA AND FLORIDA, WE BEGIN 
TO SEE DECLINING NUMBERS OF 
EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AS WELL. 
WE BELIEVE THE TAKE AWAY FROM 
THIS FOR EVERY AMERICAN LIVING 
IN THE STATES THAT ARE IMPACTED 
IS -- KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE 
DOING. 
WE ARE STARTING TO SEE FIRST 
INDICATIONS THAT AS WE ARE ABLE 
TO WORK, AND AS WE WERE ABLE TO 
DO IN THE NORTHEAST, AND 
LOUISIANA MICHIGAN AND OTHER 
PLACES -- WE ARE PUTTING INTO 
PRACTICE THE MITIGATION EFFORTS.
WE ARE BEGINNING TO SEE 
INDICATIONS THAT THEY ARE 
HAVING A GOOD EFFECT. 
WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE STATES 
WHERE HALF OF THE NEW CASES 
HAVE ARISEN. 
ARIZONA, FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA.
WE HAVE RECEIVED ENCOURAGING 
REPORTS THIS MORNING. 
STRONG SUPPLIES OF PPE AND 
HOSPITAL CAPACITY REMAINS 
STRONG. 
THE ONE THING THAT WE DID HEAR 
FROM GOVERNORS ACROSS THE 
REGION IS THAT WE NEED 
PERSONNEL. 
OVER THE PAST WEEK, WORKING 
THROUGH FEMA AND THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE, THEY PROCESS 
REQUESTS DUE TO FLOYD. 
1070 DOCTORS AND MEDICAL 
PERSONNEL AND, AT THIS POINT, 
525 DOCTORS ARE ON THE GROUND 
IN ARIZONA. 
WE ARE PROCESSING REQUESTS FROM 
FLORIDA FOR AN ADDITIONAL 
AMOUNT OF HELP. 
WE HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR, AS 
YOU WILL RECALL, WE HAD DEPLOYED
AT THE PRESIDENT'S DIRECTION, 
ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY MEDICAL 
PERSONNEL IN NEW YORK AND NEW 
JERSEY, CONNECTICUT AND 
LOUISIANA. 
WE ARE ON THE PROCESS OF DOING 
THAT, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT 
THE DEDICATED DOCTORS AND 
NURSES HAVE RELIEF THAT THEY 
NEED AS WE SEE CASES RISING IN 
VARIOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE 
SUNBELT. 
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THAT. 
WE HAD A CONFERENCE CALL 
YESTERDAY WITH THE NATIONS 
GOVERNORS. 
WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF 
CONTINUING THIS EVERY WEEK, 
DETAILING COUNTY BY COUNTY, 
SUMMARIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED AND 
WELL RECEIVED. 
WE ARE ALSO ISSUING RENEWED 
GUIDANCE ON PRESERVATION AND 
REUSE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
THE GOVERNORS TALK DIRECTLY TO 
HOSPITALS, FRANKLY, BECAUSE OF 
THE HISTORIC EFFORTS THAT TRUMP 
IMPLEMENTED, HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS OF SUPPLIES OF GLOVES 
AND MASKS AND FACE SHIELDS, AS 
WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF 
VENTILATORS, 59,000 VENTILATORS 
HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED. 
PPE, IT REMAINS VERY STRONG. 
WE ARE ENCOURAGING HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS TO BEGIN NOW TO USE 
BEST PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE 
LEARNED IN ORDER TO PRESERVE 
AND REUSE PPE SUPPLIES. 
OUR FOCUS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT 
STATES HAVE EVERYTHING THEY 
NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT. 
WE WORK WITH THE GOVERNORS TO 
MAKE THAT A REALITY. 
WHAT BRINGS US TO THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, HAS 
RECEIVED THE NEEDS OF OUR 
STATES, WE ARE WORKING TO 
REOPEN AMERICA, AND REOPEN 
AMERICA'S SCHOOLS. 
YESTERDAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CONVENED A SUMMIT OF LEADERS, 
AND HEALTH OFFICIALS AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
PRESIDENT MADE IT CLEAR 
YESTERDAY, IT IS TIME. 
IT IS TIME FOR US TO GET KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL. 
THE SUMMIT YESTERDAY GAVE US AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO OUTLINE AND TO 
LEARN WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO 
DO TO DO THAT. 
I WILL HAVE SECRETARY ROSS TALK 
ABOUT ASSISTING LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES AND STATES, AND 
BRINGING SCHOOLS BACK ONLINE. 
WE'LL ALSO HEAR FROM BARBARA 
REDFIELD, WHO HAS BEEN -- SINCE 
EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, 
PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO SCHOOLS 
AND ISSUING ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE 
NEXT WEEK. 
FROM EARLY IN THIS PANDEMIC, 
TEACHERS LEARNED HOW TO TEACH. 
IT IS A REMARKABLE JOB. 
OFTEN TIMES, HAVING CARE FOR 
THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND MAKE SURE
THAT AMERICAN TEACHERS ARE 
HEALTHY. 
WE SAY THANK YOU TO THE 
PARENTS, THE PARENTS YOU HAD TO 
STEP IN AND BECOME EDUCATORS 
FOR ALL OF THE KIDS. 
IT IS REMARKABLE, WHEN YOU SEE 
WHAT KIDS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO 
ACCOMPLISH DURING THIS 
DIFFICULT TIME. 
WHAT WE HEARD AGAIN YESTERDAY, 
FROM EDUCATION OFFICIALS, AND 
WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, IT IS 
ESSENTIAL TO GET BACK INTO 
CLASSROOMS, WE CANNOT LET KIDS 
FALL BEHIND ACADEMICALLY. 
REMEMBER, FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE 
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SPECIAL 
NEEDS CHILDREN, FOUR CHILDREN 
AND THE COMMUNITIES FACING 
PERSISTENT POSITIVITY, THE 
SCHOOL ANALYSIS THIS IS NOT 
ABOUT MAKING SURE OUR KIDS ARE 
LEARNING. 
FOR MENTAL HEALTH, WELL-BEING, 
WE HAVE TO GET KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
WE ARE ABSOLUTELY DETERMINED TO 
WORK IN PARTNERSHIP AND GIVE 
GUIDANCE WITH STATES AND 
COMMUNITIES. 
THE CDC WILL BE ISSUING NEW 
GUIDANCE NEXT WEEK. 
IT IS PART OF A FIVE PART 
SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS. 
WHAT DR. REDFIELD MADE CLEAR, 
FELLOW GUIDANCE, WE ARE HERE TO 
ASSIST WITH THE SHARED 
OBJECTIVE, THAT I THINK IS 
SHARED BY EVERY PARENT IN 
AMERICA, WE WANT TO GET OUR 
KIDS BACK. 
WE WANT TO GET THEM BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM. 
WE WANT TO GET TEACHERS BACK 
AND FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM. 
WE WANT KIDS TO BE LEARNING IN 
PERSON. 
HAS CONGRESS IS IN RECESS, WE 
ARE IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT 
POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. 
WE WERE ABLE TO REMIND 
GOVERNORS THAT $13.3 BILLION IS 
AVAILABLE FOR THE CARES ACT, TO 
ASSIST THEM AS THEY ROLL OUT 
AND RESTART SCHOOLS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
AT THE PRESENT MOMENT, WE 
LEARNED YESTERDAY THAT ONLY 1.5 
PERCENT OF THOSE FUNDS HAVE 
BEEN DRAWN OUT BY STATES. WE 
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF THAT. 
OUR OBJECTIVE, AS I SAID, 
SAVING LINES. 
WE WANT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF 
OUR STATES AND HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS. 
PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE. 
WE WANT TO SAFELY REOPEN 
AMERICA IN OUR SCHOOLS. 
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ARE 
REOPENING AMERICA. 
THE JOBS REPORT WENT UP BY 500 
MILLION JOBS. 
ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FINDING A 
WAY TO DO THEIR PART, PUT THE 
HEALTH OF THEIR NEIGHBORS 
FIRST, EVEN THOUGH WE FIND A 
WAY TO GET BACK TO WORK INTO 
WORSHIP, AND GO BACK TO SCHOOL. 
WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY. 
SLOW THE SPREAD. 
PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE AND 
REOPEN OUR COUNTRY, AND OUR 
SCHOOLS. 
I WOULD JUST CLOSE, BEFORE I 
TURN THE PODIUM OVER, AND SAY 
THANK YOU TO THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE. 
TAKE YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE 
SO FAR. 
THANK YOU FOR THE WAY THAT YOU 
HAVE PUT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 
OF NOT JUST FAMILY MEMBERS AND 
FRIENDS, BUT, STRANGERS, PEOPLE 
YOU DID NOT EVEN KNOW FIRST. 
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP DOING 
WHAT YOU ARE DOING, KEEP 
HEATING THE GUIDANCE OF STATE 
AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. 
PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE. 
WASH YOUR HANDS. 
WEAR A MASK. 
WEAR A MASK WHERE YOU CANNOT 
ENGAGE IN SOCIAL DISTANCING. 
THIS IS THE ROLE THAT EACH OF 
US CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY. 
WE ARE SEEING SOME EARLY 
INDICATIONS AND SOME OF THE 
MOST IMPACTED STATES THAT 
AMERICANS ARE DOING JUST THAT. 
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU 
ALL TO CONTINUE TO DO YOUR PART.
I AM ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT, JUST 
AS WE HAVE PROVED WHEN THE 
PANDEMIC WAS STRIKING, SO 
DEEPLY IN THE NORTHEAST, IT WAS 
STRIKING IN LOUISIANA, THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW IT NEEDS 
TO BE DONE. 
WE KNOW WE CAN DO IT. 
WE HAVE FLATTENED THE CURVE 
BEFORE. 
WE HAVE SLOW THE SPREAD BEFORE. 
WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. 
WE HAVE TO ALL DO OUR PART. 
WITH THAT, THIS IS DR. DEBORAH 
BERG. 
THEN WE WILL GET A REPORT 
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OTHER 
REPORTS. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU MR. VICE 
PRESIDENT, IF I COULD HAVE THE 
FIRST SLIDE PLEASE. 
SOME OF YOU WATCH WHAT I WEAR. 
THIS CAME FROM A SALT RIVER 
TRIBE. 
MASKS CAN BE A FASHION. 
IT WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO SPEAK 
TO INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE 
UNITED STATES ABOUT ISSUES THAT 
THEY ARE FACING WITH COVID-19 . 
TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH 
COMMUNITIES, HOSPITALS, AND 
PERSONNEL. 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, 
HISPANIC COMMUNITIES AND ARE 
PROUD TRIBAL NATIONS. 
THAT WAS A PRIVILEGE LAST WEEK. 
I WANT TO START WITH ARIZONA. 
I WANT TO PICK UP WHERE THE 
VICE PRESIDENT HAD LEFT OFF. 
THE ORANGE LINE IS THE NUMBER 
OF TESTS THAT ARE PERFORMED, 
AND THE BLUE LINE IS TEST 
POSITIVITY. 
THIS IS AT THE LEVEL OF STATE. 
ARIZONA HAS THREE COUNTIES THAT 
WE ARE TRACKING VERY CLOSELY. 
THE LARGEST ONE BEING SEEN AS 
MARICOPA COUNTY. 
THIS SHOWS THAT THE BLUE LINE, 
A SEVEN DAY AVERAGE, THANK YOU 
FOR THE DATA TEAM FOR THE 
WONDERFUL SLIDES. 
SEVEN DAY AVERAGE SHOWS 
PLANNING. 
I FIND THAT ENCOURAGING. 
EQUALLY ENCOURAGING AT THIS 
POINT, WE KNOW THAT TEST 
POSITIVITY RATE IS THE FIRST 
THING TO INCREASE. 
WE ARE HOPING THAT IT HERALDS 
STABILITY AND ARIZONA, OF US 
REACHING A PLATEAU AND THE 
CURVE. 
THIS REPRESENTS EMERGENCY ROOM 
VISITS FOR ANY OF COVID-19 
-LIKE SYMPTOMS, AND THIS IS AN 
EARLY INDICATOR , WE FIND THIS 
ENCOURAGING. 
THE NEXT LINE SHOWS A COUNTY 
THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, THE 
LARGEST COUNTY BEING MARICOPA 
COUNTY, WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER 
OF INFECTIONS, CLEARLY THERE 
ARE ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP. 
THE VICE PRESIDENT HAD 
MENTIONED THE WEEKLY REPORT 
FROM THE GOVERNORS. 
THIS IS WHAT THE REPORT LOOKS 
LIKE. 
THIS IS ALASKA ON THE FRONT 
PAGE. 
WE HAVE AN INTERPRETATION OF 
WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN RELEVANCE 
TO THEIR EPIDEMIC AND WITH 
SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, AS 
FAR AS BEING IN A DANGER ZONE, 
THEY ARE CODED BY YELLOW AND 
RED. 
THEN IT FOLLOWS EVERYTHING YOU 
SEE ON THE FIRST REPORT, AND 
THE WARNING BOXES, AND THE 
COUNTIES ARE ALSO REPRESENTED, 
SO IN ONE PLACE THEY HAVE FIVE 
PAGES FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TASK 
FORCE, SUMMARIZING WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING, THAT GOES OUT WEEKLY. 
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 
THIS LOOKS AT FLORIDA, YOU CAN 
SEE IN THE SAME WAY, THOROUGHLY 
SUGGESTIONS OF DECREASING 
VISITS FOR COVID-19, AND  
THEY'RE HOPING THIS HERALDS A 
BIT OF STABILITY IN THE DAILY 
REPORTING CASES. 
WE WENT THROUGH A HOLIDAY 
WEEKEND, HOLIDAY WEEKENDS 10 TO 
IMPACTED ON BOTH ENDS. 
UNDERREPORTING FOR THE WEEKEND, 
AND TESTING ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, 
WEDNESDAY AFTER A HOLIDAY 
WEEKEND. 
THE COUNTY OF FLORIDA THAT WE 
ARE TRACKING, THE TOP 10 
COUNTIES IN FLORIDA. 
THESE HAVE A DIFFERENT PROFILE. 
I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION, THIS 
REPRESENTS JACKSONVILLE AND 
OTHER LARGE MANTRAS, INCLUDING 
TAMPA. 
WHEN THE GOVERNOR TALK ABOUT 
HOW THEY ARE STEADY AND LOW FOR 
A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AFTER 
REOPENING, THIS IS WHERE THAT 
IS REFLECTED, FIVE WEEKS AFTER 
REOPENING. 
CLEARLY THERE WAS SOMETHING 
THAT HAPPENED. 
THOSE THAT ARE LOOKING ACROSS 
THE BOARD, WHATEVER HAPPENS AND 
FLORIDA HAPPEN ACROSS THE SUN 
BELT. 
ALL OF THE CURVES AND ALL OF 
THE FINDINGS ARE MIRRORED. 
MARCH AND APRIL, WE WERE 
TALKING ABOUT THE NEW YORK 
METRO, FOLLOWED BY BOSTON, 
FOLLOWED BY PHILADELPHIA AND 
CHICAGO. 
NEW ORLEANS WAS WITH THE NEW 
YORK METRO. 
IT WAS A SERIES OF INDIVIDUAL 
CURVES. 
IN THIS CASE, WHATEVER HAD 
OCCURRED HAD OCCURRED 
SIMULTANEOUSLY ACROSS THE 
SOUTH. 
THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THAT 
VERY CLOSELY TO SEE THE 
IDEOLOGY BEHIND THAT, I CAN 
HELP US WITH AN EARLY WARNING 
SIGNAL. 
IT WILL HELP AS A GUIDANCE TO 
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF WHAT WE 
ARE ASKING THEM TO DO NEXT, AND 
THE NEXT LIGHT IS TEXAS. 
TEXAS IS IN A SIMILAR 
SITUATION. 
WE ARE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY 
ACROSS TEXAS. 
THINK THAT ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT 
THERE ARE A SERIES OF MAJOR 
MANTRAS IN TEXAS, WITH 
SIGNIFICANT INCREASING CASES. 
THE GOVERNOR GETS THIS TYPE OF 
REPORT, WITH SPECIFIC 
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEN 
FINALLY CALIFORNIA. 
NEXT SLIDE. 
A LONG TIME OF STABILITY, AND 
THEN THERE'S A MAJOR INCREASE 
IN THE NUMBER OF TEST POSITIVE 
AND RAPID INCREASING CASES. 
NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE A 
MAJORITY OF THE ISSUE IS IN THE 
LOS ANGELES AREA. 
WE SEE THIS THROUGH RIVERSIDE, 
SACRAMENTO AND SAN FRANCISCO, 
AN INCREASED NUMBER OF CASES. 
I WANT TO FINISH WITH WHERE THE 
VICE PRESIDENT HAD STARTED 
TALKING ABOUT THE SACRIFICES OF 
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
AND THAT RECOMMENDATION, 
THERE'S A VERY CLEAR 
RECOMMENDATION THAT WHEN YOU 
AND I COUNTY, WITH THESE TYPES 
OF CASES, WE RECOMMEND THAT 
EVERYONE USE A FACE COVERING. 
ONE FACE COVERINGS OPEN UP THE 
ABILITY TO EXPRESS HER 
PERSONALITY. 
THE WORK THAT THE GOVERNORS 
HAVE DONE, FOR THE PEOPLE, BUT 
TO MOVE TO OUTDOOR DINING AND 
DECREASE ANY KIND OF INDOOR 
GATHERING, AGAIN, ALL OF THE 
AMERICANS OUT THERE THAT ARE IN 
THE STATES AND THE STATES THAT 
HAVE REPORTS AND THE RED ZONE, 
THERE ARE SERIES OF OTHER 
STATES THAT WE HAVE AND THE RED 
ZONE. 
WE ARE REALLY JUST ASKING THE 
PEOPLE AND THE COUNTIES AND THE 
COVERING. NOT ONLY USE A FACE 
GATHERING IN 
HOMES, EITHER.
BACK DOWN TO OUR 
PHASE I 
RECOMMENDATION, 
WHICH WAS 10 OR 
LESS. 
>>> THANK YOU 
MR. VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
THIS WAS MADE BY 
A SMALL 
COMMUNITY IN 
PENNSYLVANIA WHO 
WERE HELPED BY 
THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH SERVICE 
AND THEY 
HANDMADE THESE 
FOR A LOT OF OUR 
OFFICERS TO 
MATCH OUR 
UNIFORMS. 
I WEAR THIS 
PROUD DID I AND
PROUDLY. 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
ALREADY SAID WE 
ARE NOW TOPPING 
39 MILLION TESTS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
THE STATES 
REALLY CRUSHED 
THEIR GOAL IN 
JUNE. 
THE STATE GOAL 
WAS ABOUT 12.9 
MILLION IN JUNE. 
CDC NUMBERS 
FINALIZED THAT 
AT 16.5 MILLION 
TESTS PER JUNE. 
CONGRATULATIONS 
TO THE STATES WE 
DID TOP THE 
700,000 MARK PER 
DAY LAST WEEK 
AND ARE 
AVERAGING 
620,000 PER DAY. 
WE CONTINUE TO 
SHIP. 
WHEN THE STATES 
TELL US WHAT 
THEY NEED, WE 
WORK TO SET 
THOSE GOALS 
BASED ON THEIR 
TESTING PLANS 
AFTER THE 
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE BY 
THE CDC AND MY 
OFFICE, FEMA 
SHIPS THOSE 
EVERY WEEK, 
ALONG WITH THE 
SECRETARY OF 
PREPAREDNESS AND 
RESPONSE. 
SO THAT IS SORT 
OF THE OVERALL 
GENERAL VIEW. 
WE ANNOUNCED 
YESTERDAY WHAT 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
A LITTLE BIT 
LAST WEEK AND 
THAT IS SEVERAL 
SURGE SITES. 
WE OPENED THESE 
IN THREE 
COMMUNITIES, A 
LIST OF 
COMMUNITIES 
IDENTIFIED BY 
DR. BIRX AND HER 
TEAM THAT MET 
CERTAIN 
CHARACTERISTICS, 
NUMERICAL 
NUMBERS IN 
ISOLATION THAT 
SURGE TESTING 
MIGHT HAVE AN 
IMPACT OVER A 
SHORT PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
SO OUR GOAL IN 
THOSE 
COMMUNITIES IS 
TO DO AT LEAST 
5000 TESTS PER 
DAY. 
AND THOSE WERE 
IN BATON ROUGE, 
JACKSONVILLE AND 
McALLEN, TEXAS. 
AND WE HAVE MANY 
OTHER SITES THAT 
WE ARE WORKING 
WITH. 
AGAIN THIS IS A 
PARTNERSHIP WITH 
THE STATE, AND 
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS TO 
MAKE THAT 
HAPPEN. 
THEY ARE UP AND 
RUNNING AND 
TESTING ON ALL 
THREE SITES. 
BATON ROUGE 
STARTED 
YESTERDAY. 
THE OTHER TWO 
SITES START 
TODAY AND WE 
HAVE ALMOST 6500 
APPOINTMENTS 
ALREADY MADE 
THIS MORNING. 
>>> THE LAST 
THING I WANT TO 
TALK ABOUT IS 
PHOENIX AND I 
DON'T KNOW IF WE 
HAVE THE SLIDES 
FOR THIS. 
I GET JUST A 
LITTLE BIT 
CONCERNED WHEN I 
HEAR THINGS IN 
THE NEWS LIKE WE 
ARE DOING 
NOTHING FOR 
PHOENIX, AND THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
HASN'T BEEN 
DOING ANYTHING 
FOR PHOENIX. 
BECAUSE THAT IS 
REALLY NOT 
CORRECT AND IT 
UNDERMINES A LOT 
OF THE THINGS WE 
ARE DOING. 
I DIDN'T MAKE 
THESE SLIDES UP. 
THIS WAS PART OF 
THE 55-SLIDE 
DECK ON PHOENIX, 
WHERE WE 
UNDERSTAND THE 
DEMOGRAPHICS, 
THE HEALTH 
DISPARITIES, THE 
INCOME LEVELS, 
THE RACIAL AND 
ETHNIC 
BACKGROUNDS, 
WHERE THE TESTS 
ARE DONE, WHERE 
THE RESOURCES 
ARE. 
THIS IS HOW WE 
REALLY WORK THE 
ISSUES. 
FIRST OF ALL, WE 
ARE IN CONSTANT 
CONTACT WITH THE 
GOVERNOR AND HIS 
TEAMS. 
WE HAVE FREQUENT 
CALLS AND I KNOW 
DR. REDFIELD 
DOES THIS AS 
WELL AND DR. 
BIRX AS WELL. 
MUST IN THE LAST 
FEW MONTHS WE 
HAVE SHIPPED 
OVER 500,000 
SWABS TO THE 
STATE TO FULFILL 
THEIR PLAN. 
IN TERMS OF 
PHOENIX, IF I 
CAN GET THE 
FIRST SLIDE 
BACK, PLEASE? 
I WANT TO SAY 
THAT YES, WE 
HAVE LOTS OF 
SUPPORT IN 
PHOENIX. 
THIS IS THE 
COMMUNITY BASED 
TESTING 
LOCATIONS. 
PHOENIX HAS 
THREE FEDERALLY 
FUNDED RETAIL 
SITES. 
THIS IS PAID ON 
A PER CAPITA 
BASIS. 
YOU COME UP, AND 
GET A TEST. 
THIS PROGRAM HAS 
TESTIFIED JUST 
UNDER A MILLION 
INDIVIDUALS 
LOCATED 
SPECIFICALLY IN 
COMMUNITIES OF 
HIGH SOCIAL HAVE 
YOU HIGH-RISK. 
THOSE ARE 16 
FEDERAL SITES WE 
HAVE IN PHOENIX. 
NEXT SLIDE. 
I DON'T KNOW IF 
THERE IS A MAP 
TO GO WITH THAT, 
BUT UNDER THE 
LEADERSHIP OF 
THE SECRETARY, 
WE HAVE SURGED 
INTO FEDERALLY 
QUALIFIED HEALTH 
CENTERS. 
THIS IS WHERE 
YOU WANT TESTING 
TO HAPPEN, 
BECAUSE THESE 
ARE MEDICAL 
HOMES FOR THOSE 
INDIGENT AND 
UNDERSERVED. 
WE HAVE 28 SITES 
PERFORMING 
TESTING JUST IN 
THE PHOENIX AREA 
RIGHT NOW. 
NEXT SLIDE. 
WE DON'T HAVE 
THAT SLIDE. 
LET ME TALK 
ABOUT, WE HAVE 
ALSO IDENTIFIED 
EVERY SINGLE 
TESTING MACHINE 
IN PHOENIX. 
SO THERE ARE 
TESTING MACHINES 
TO DO TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
TESTS PER DAY, 
AND WE ARE 
SENDING AT LEAST 
100,000, OKAY, 
MAYBE IT WILL 
COME UP, MAYBE 
IT WON'T. 
BUT AT LEAST 
100,000 TO THE 
PHOENIX AREA 
EVERY WEEK. 
THESE ARE ALL 
THE THINGS WE 
ARE DOING IN THE 
BACKGROUND THAT 
HAPPEN ON A 
REGULAR BASIS 
THAT WE DO 
COMMUNITY BY 
COMMUNITY BY 
COMMUNITY. 
TWO DAYS AGO, I 
HEARD THAT THE 
MAYOR WAS 
UNHAPPY BECAUSE 
THERE WAS NO 
FEDERAL SUPPORT. 
I HEARD THAT ON 
MONDAY MORNING. 
I WAS PHONE WITH 
THE FEMA 
REPRESENTATIVE 
IN THE 
AFTERNOON. 
IT WAS CLEAR TO 
ME THAT PHOENIX 
WAS NOT IN TUNE 
WITH ALL THE 
THINGS THE STATE 
WERE DOING. 
WE CONVENED A 
CALL LAST NIGHT 
WHERE WE HAD THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
PEOPLE ON THE 
PHONE THE 
MAYOR'S PEOPLE 
ON THE PHONE, 
VARIOUS HEALTH 
OFFICIALS ON THE 
PHONE. 
WE GOT EVERYBODY 
TOGETHER, 
UNDERSTOOD WHERE 
THE GAPS ARE. 
THERE IS A SURGE 
FROM ARIZONA 
STATE, A SURGE 
IN TESTING SITES 
THAT ARE STATE 
SITES IN PHOENIX 
THAT ARE UP 
THERE. 
AND THIS 
MORNING, THE 
GOVERNOR LOOKED 
AT EVERYTHING, 
THOUGHT A SURGE 
SITE WOULD BE 
HELPFUL IN WEST 
PHOENIX, HE 
REQUESTED THAT 
AND WE ARE 
CONTRACTING THAT 
RIGHT NOW. 
SO I JUST WANTED 
TO GIVE YOU THAT 
EXAMPLE. 
BECAUSE IT 
REALLY PAINS ME 
WHEN SOMEBODY 
SAYS THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT ISN'T 
DOING EVERYTHING 
WHEN WE HAVE 41 
FEDERAL SITES 
THERE, WE ARE 
SENDING SUPPLIES 
AND TESTS AND WE 
WORK WITH THE 
GOVERNOR EVERY 
DAY. 
IF THERE IS AN 
APPROPRIATE 
REQUEST AND IT 
IS ON THE LIST 
FOR DR. BIRX, 
WHICH IT WAS, WE 
WILL SEND A 
SURGE SITE. 
AND WE ARE 
CONTRACTING THAT 
THIS AFTERNOON. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> THANK YOU, 
ADMIRAL. 
AS WE SAID, THE 
FOCUS TODAY IS 
ON SAFELY 
REOPENING OUR 
SCHOOLS. 
AND AS WE 
DISCUSSED 
YESTERDAY, AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
SUMMIT, FROM 
VERY EARLY IN 
THIS PROCESS, 
THE CDC HAS BEEN 
ISSUING GUIDANCE 
FOR SCHOOLS AND 
FOR CHILDCARE 
SERVICES. MARCH 
12th, TO BE 
SPECIFIC. 
WHEN WE FIRST 
PUBLISHED THE 15 
SLOWS TO SLOW 
THE SPREAD AND 
ENCOURAGED 
PEOPLE TO DO 
SCHOOLING FROM 
HOME, WHEREVER 
POSSIBLE, FROM 
THAT POINT 
FORWARD THE CDC 
HAS PUBLISHED 
DECISION TREES 
ABOUT HOW 
SCHOOLS CAN 
BEGIN TO 
REDEVELOP 
REOPENING PLANS 
AND JUST LAST 
WEEK PUBLISHED 
GUIDANCE. 
IN A FEW 
MOMENTS, THEY 
WILL BE ISSUING 
FIVE NEW 
DOCUMENTS THAT 
WILL RANGE FROM 
PREPARING 
COMMUNITIES TO 
RETURN TO SCHOOL 
SAFELY TO 
DECISION MAKING 
TOOLS FOR 
PARENTS AND 
CAREGIVERS AND 
TO CREATE 
SYMPTOM 
SCREENING 
CONSIDERATIONS 
AS CHILDREN AND 
TEACHERS RETURN 
TO SCHOOL. 
BUT AS WE MADE 
CLEAR YESTERDAY, 
AND WE'LL MAKE 
CLEAR AGAIN 
TODAY, WE ARE 
HERE TO HELP AND 
NONE OF THE 
CDC'S 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
ARE INTENDED TO 
REPLACE STATE 
LOCAL RULES AND 
GUIDANCE. 
THAT WE MAKE 
CLEAR TO 
GOVERNORS AND 
STATE AND LOCAL 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
IS THE CDC STAND 
READY TO WORK 
WITH LOCAL 
OFFICIALS AS 
THEY MAKE THEIR 
PLAN FOR 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS. 
BUT WE ARE ALL 
COMMITTED TO 
GETTING OUR KIDS 
BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM THIS 
FALL. 
WITH THAT I WANT 
THE SECRETARY OF 
EDUCATION TO 
REFLECT ON THE 
EFFORTS SHE IS 
MAKING HERE AT 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF EDUCATION AND 
WE'LL HEAR FROM 
DR. REDFIELD AND 
A FEW WRAP-UP 
COMMENTS BEFORE 
WE GO TO 
QUESTIONS. 
>>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH MR. VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
THANKS FOR 
HOSTING THE TASK 
FORCE HERE 
TODAY. 
WE ARE SO 
GRATEFUL TO THE 
PRESIDENT AND TO 
YOU FOR YOUR 
LEADERSHIP ON 
DOING WHAT IS 
RIGHT FOR 
STUDENTS. 
YESTERDAY WE HAD 
A REALLY GOOD 
AND IMPORTANT 
CONVERSATION AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WITH LOCAL 
LEADERS AND 
GREAT TEACHERS 
AND PARENTS. 
IT WAS 
INSIGHTFUL AND 
INSPIRING. 
AND AS MRS. 
PENCE NOTED, 
THESE PAST FEW 
MONTHS, PARENTS 
HAVE WORN 
MULTIPLE HATS. 
THEY REALLY ARE 
OUR UNSUNG 
HEROES. 
I MIGHT ADD, AS 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT NOTED, 
AS ARE THE 
TEACHERS WHO 
WERE OFTEN 
PLAYING DUAL 
ROLES AS PARENTS 
THEMSELVES AND 
CONTINUING TO 
HELP THEIR 
STUDENTS LEARN. 
SHE ALSO SAID, 
MRS. PENCE ALSO 
SAID AS WE 
REOPENED 
BUSINESSES, 
RESTAURANTS AND 
THEATERS IN OUR 
COUNTRY, WE 
SIMPLY CAN'T 
LEAVE OUT OUR 
SCHOOLS AND THAT 
IS SO CORRECT. 
STUDENTS AND 
MUST CONTINUE TO 
LEARN FULL-TIME. 
I HAVE BEEN 
INSPIRED BY THE 
SCHOOLS AND 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
HAVE KEPT 
LEARNING GOING 
THESE PAST FEW 
MONTHS. 
A COUPLE OF 
EXAMPLES IN 
HARLEM AND THE 
SURROUNDING NEW 
YORK LOCATIONS 
MOVED TO 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING IN ONE 
WEEK USING 
MULTIPLE 
TECHNOLOGY 
PLATFORMS. 
TEACHERS THERE, 
INSISTED ON 
LEARNING NEW 
MATERIALS. 
THEY MADE SURE 
ALL THE STUDENTS 
HAD THE NEEDED 
TECH THAT THEY 
MIGHT NOT HAVE 
HAD AT HOME 
INITIALLY. 
MIAMI DADE 
COUNTY USES 
EXISTING 
INSTRUCTIONAL 
CONTINUITY PLANS 
TO MAKE A 
SEAMLESS 
TRANSITION TO 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING. 
THEY ADDED 
INTERVENTIONS 
FOR STUDENTS WHO 
WERE STRUGGLING 
ALREADY BEFORE 
THE PANDEMIC. 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP 
ACADEMY IN TEXAS 
STARTED FROM THE 
MIND SET THAT 
NOT LEARNING 
WASN'T AN OPTION 
FOR ANY 
STUDENTS. 
THEY DELIVERED 
MULTI-LINGUAL 
AND SPECIAL 
EDUCATION 
CURRICULUMS TO 
ALL THEIR 
STUDENTS. 
THERE WERE A 
NUMBER THAT DID 
AN AWESOME JOB 
OF TRANSITIONING 
THIS SPRING AND 
THERE WERE A LOT 
IN WHICH I AND 
STATE SCHOOL 
LEADERS WERE 
DISAPPOINTED, IN 
THAT THEY DIDN'T 
FIGURE OUT HOW 
TO CONTINUE TO 
SERVE THEIR 
STUDENTS. 
TOO MANY OF THEM 
JUST GAVE UP. 
THE CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC EDUCATION 
SAID ONLY 10% 
ACROSS-THE-BOARD 
PROVIDED ANY 
REAL CURRICULUM 
AND INSTRUCTION 
PROGRAM. 
AS I SAID, I 
HAVE TALKED TO 
ALL THE STATE 
SCHOOL CHIEFS AT 
LEAST ONCE, MOST 
OF THEM MORE 
THAN ONCE, AND 
THEY HAVE TOLD 
ME WHILE MANY OF 
THEIR DISTRICTS 
HAVE DONE WELL 
THROUGH THE PAST 
SEVERAL MONTHS, 
A NUMBER OF 
THEM, THEY WERE 
VERY 
DISAPPOINTED IN, 
IN DOING NEXT TO 
NOTHING. 
AND THEN, WE 
SEE, AS WE TALK 
ABOUT REOPENING 
SCHOOLS, THERE 
ARE SOME 
CREATING FALSE 
PARADIGMS FOR 
THE FALL. 
HERE RIGHT IN 
OUR 
NEIGHBORHOOD, 
FAIRFAX COUNTY, 
WHICH IS ONE OF 
THE MOST WELL-
FUNDED, I WOULD 
CALL IT AN ELITE 
PUBLIC SCHOOL 
SYSTEM IN 
AMERICA, OFFERED 
FAMILIES A SO-
CALLED CHOICE 
FOR THIS FALL. 
EITHER ZERO DAYS 
IN SCHOOL FOR 
THEIR STUDENTS 
OR TWO DAYS. 
AND THEIR 
SPRINGTIME 
ATTEMPT AT 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING WAS A 
DISASTER. 
IT GIVES US AN 
EXAMPLE. 
BECAUSE THINGS 
LIKE THIS CANNOT 
HAPPEN AGAIN IN 
THE FALL. 
IT WOULD FAIL 
AMERICA'S 
STUDENTS AND IT 
WOULD FAIL 
TAXPAYERS WHO 
PAY HIGH TAXES 
FOR THEIR 
EDUCATION. 
ULTIMATELY, IT 
IS NOT A MATTER 
OF IF SCHOOLS 
SHOULD REOPEN, 
IT IS SIMPLY A 
MATTER OF HOW. 
THEY MUST FULLY 
OPEN AND THEY 
MUST BE FULLY 
OPERATIONAL. 
AND HOW THAT 
HAPPENS IS BEST 
LEFT TO 
EDUCATION AND 
COMMUNITY 
LEADERS. 
I REALLY 
APPRECIATE 
SOMETHING THAT 
THE SECRETARY 
REITERATED 
YESTERDAY AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE OF 
THE THE SURGEON 
GENERAL'S 
PRESCRIPTION FOR 
HEALTHCARE. 
IT BEARS 
REPEATING. 
FIRST, ASK 
YOURSELF, WHAT 
IS YOUR 
INDIVIDUAL 
CIRCUMSTANCE? 
ARE YOU OR IS 
SOMEONE IN YOUR 
HOME VULNERABLE. 
>>> SECOND, WHAT 
IS GOING ON IN 
YOUR COMMUNITY? 
IS THE VIRUS 
WIDESPREAD? 
OR IS IT 
ISOLATED? 
AND THIRD, THINK 
ABOUT THE KIND 
OF SCHOOL 
ACTIVITY THAT 
YOU ARE TALKING 
ABOUT HOW TO 
ACCOMMODATE AND 
DEAL WITH. 
WHAT NEEDS TO BE 
IN PLACE FOR 
THINGS TO BE 
SUCCESSFUL. 
EDUCATION 
LEADERS NEED TO 
EXAMINE REAL 
DATA FOR THEIR 
OWN STATES AND 
COMMUNITIES AND 
WEIGH THE RISKS. 
LOCAL LEADERS IN 
EVERY COMMUNITY 
NEED TO ASK 
THESE QUESTIONS 
AND CONSIDER ALL 
THE RISKS. 
PHYSICAL HEALTH 
AND SAFETY ARE 
FACTORS. 
SO IS MENTAL 
HEALTH. 
AND SOCIAL AND 
EMOTIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT. 
AND IMPORTANTLY, 
VERY 
IMPORTANTLY, SO 
ARE LOST 
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR STUDENTS. 
PARTICULARLY THE 
MOST VULNERABLE 
AMONG US, AND 
STUDENTS WITH 
DISABILITIES. 
THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS 
NOTED, KEEPING 
SCHOOLS CLOSED 
PLACES CHILDREN 
AND ADOLESCENTS 
AT CONSIDERABLE 
RISK OF 
MORBIDITY AND IN 
SOME CASES 
MORTALITY. 
THE GUIDANCE 
CONCLUDED 
EVERYONE SHOULD 
START WITH THE 
GOAL OF HAVING 
STUDENTS 
PHYSICALLY 
PRESENT IN 
SCHOOL. 
IT MEANS 
STUDENTS NEED A 
FULL SCHOOL YEAR 
OR MORE, AND IT 
IS EXPECTED IT 
WILL LOOK 
DIFFERENT, 
DEPENDING ON 
WHERE YOU ARE. 
WHAT IS CLEAR IS 
THAT STUDENTS 
AND THEIR 
FAMILIES NEED 
MORE OPTIONS. 
I HAVE TALKED A 
LONG TIME ABOUT 
THE NEED TO 
RETHINK 
EDUCATION, AND 
TO EXPAND 
OPTIONS FOR ALL 
STUDENTS. 
THIS MOMENT 
REALLY DEMANDS 
ACTION OF THE 
AND AMERICA 
ALWAYS WAS AND 
AND WILL BE A 
COUNTRY OF 
DOERS. 
WE ARE CONFIDENT 
THAT WITH GRIT 
AND 
DETERMINATION 
AND A MEASURE OF 
GRACE, WE AND 
WILL DO WHAT IS 
RIGHT FOR ALL 
THE STUDENTS IN 
OUR NATION. 
THANKS VERY 
MUCH. 
. 
>>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH, MR. 
VICE PRESIDENT. 
FIRST AND 
FOREMOST, I WANT 
TO MAKE IT VERY, 
VERY CLEAR THAT 
THE GUIDANCE 
THAT CDC 
CONTINUES TO PUT 
OUT FOR SCHOOLS 
K-12 AND HIGHER 
LEARNING IS 
INTENTIONAL FOR 
REOPENING AND 
KEEPING OUR 
SCHOOLS OPEN. 
THAT IS ITS 
PURPOSE. 
WE RECOGNIZE 
THAT THERE IS A 
VARIETY OF 
UNIQUE 
CIRCUMSTANCES 
FOR DIFFERENT 
SCHOOLS AND 
DIFFERENT SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS. 
AND SO WE HAVE 
OUTLINED A 
NUMBER OF 
STRATEGIES THAT 
THOSE SCHOOLS, 
THOSE 
ADMINISTRATORS 
CAN USE TO 
ACCOMPLISH THIS 
GOAL SAFELY. 
BUT I WANT TO 
MAKE IT VERY 
CLEAR THAT WHAT 
IS NOT TO HAPPEN 
IS TO USE IT AS 
A RATIONALE TO 
KEEP SCHOOLS 
CLOSED. 
WE ARE PREPARED 
TO WORK WITH 
EACH SCHOOL TO 
HELP THEM USE 
THE DIFFERENT 
STRATEGIES WE 
PROPOSE TO DO 
THIS SAFELY SO 
THEY COME UP 
WITH THE OPTIMAL 
STRATEGY FOR 
THOSE SCHOOLS. 
I THINK IT IS 
CRITICAL, AND IT 
WOULD BE 
PERSONALLY VERY 
DISAPPOINTING TO 
ME AND MY 
AGENCY, IF WE 
SAW INDIVIDUALS 
WERE USING THESE 
GUIDELINES AS A 
RATIONALE FOR 
NOT REOPENING 
OUR SCHOOLS. 
I THINK THERE IS 
A SERIES OF 
DIFFERENT 
ADDITIONAL 
GUIDELINES THAT 
WE ARE ABOUT TO 
PUT OUT TO HELP 
WITH THE K-12 
COMMUNITY, 
PARTICULARLY AT 
THE COMMUNITY 
LEVEL, TO HELP 
OPEN SAFELY. 
GUIDELINES ALSO 
THAT COME OUT 
WITH 
CONSIDERATION 
DOCUMENTS FOR 
PARENTS AND 
CAREGIVERS. 
GUIDELINES FOR 
SCHOOLS, TO HELP 
THEM UNDERSTAND 
HOW BEST TO DO 
SYMPTOM 
SURVEILLANCE, 
AND CHARACTERIZE 
SYMPTOMS IN THE 
SCHOOLS AS A 
TOOL. 
AND GUIDELINES 
TO REALLY LOOK 
AT THE INS AND 
OUTS OF USING 
FACE MASKS IN 
THE SCHOOL 
SETTING. 
AS WELL AS, 
FINALLY, SOME 
GUIDANCE INTO 
HELPING THE 
SCHOOLS HAVE 
SYSTEMS IN WHICH 
THEY CAN MONITOR 
THEIR PROGRAMS. 
BUT I WANT TO 
CLOSE BY 
REITERATING 
AGAIN THE 
PURPOSE OF THE 
CDC GUIDANCE IS, 
REMEMBER, IT IS 
GUIDANCE. 
IT IS NOT 
REQUIREMENTS. 
AND ITS PURPOSE 
IS TO FACILITATE 
THE REOPENING 
AND THE KEEPING 
OPEN OF THE 
SCHOOLS IN THIS 
COUNTRY. 
AS THE VICE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
SAID, IT IS 
CRITICAL THAT WE 
GET THESE 
SCHOOLS OPEN, DO 
IT SAFELY. 
WE ARE PREPARED 
TO WORK WITH ALL 
THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS AND 
SCHOOLS TO HELP 
THEM FACILITATE 
THEIR 
DEVELOPMENT OF 
THEIR OWN UNIQUE 
PLAN TO 
ACCOMPLISH THAT. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> THANKS, 
DOCTOR. 
OPENING UP 
SCHOOLS IS THE 
RIGHT THING TO 
DO FOR OUR KIDS, 
SO THEY DON'T 
FALL BEHIND 
ACADEMICALLY AND 
SO CHILDREN THAT 
ARE IN NEED OF 
SERVICES, 
SPECIAL NEEDS 
CHILDREN, 
CHILDREN WITH 
NUTRITION NEEDS, 
HAVE THE SUPPORT 
THAT THEY 
RECEIVE AT THE 
SCHOOLS. 
IT IS IMPORTANT, 
THOUGH, FOR 
PARENTS AND FOR 
WORKING 
FAMILIES. 
I ASKED 
SECRETARY SCALIA 
TO BE HERE FROM 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF LABOR TO TALK 
ABOUT THE IMPACT 
AS WE PUT 
AMERICA BACK TO 
WORK, TO MAKE IT 
POSSIBLE FOR US 
TO GET SINGLE 
PARENTS BACK IN 
THE WORK FORCE, 
IT IS ESSENTIAL 
WE GET OUR 
SCHOOLS OPEN AS 
WELL. 
SO I WANTED 
SECRETARY SCALIA 
TO MAKE REMARKS 
BEFORE WE GO TO 
QUESTIONS. 
>>> THANK YOU. 
MR. VICE 
PRESIDENT, IT IS 
GOOD TO BE WITH 
YOU ALL TODAY. 
FOR REASONS THAT 
SECRETARY DEVOS 
MENTIONED AND 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT 
MENTIONED, OF 
COURSE HAVING 
OUR SCHOOLS OPEN 
IS SO IMPORTANT 
TO OUR 
CHILDREN'S 
EDUCATION. 
AS THE VICE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
SAID, IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT AS 
WELL TO WORKING 
MEN AND WOMEN 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY WHO NEED 
TO BE ABLE TO 
STRUCTURE THEIR 
WORK DAYS IN A 
PREDICTABLE 
MANNER, IN THE 
EXPECTATION THAT 
SCHOOLS WILL BE 
OPEN AND THEIR 
CHILDREN WILL BE 
ABLE TO BE IN 
SCHOOL, SO THE 
PARENTS, IN 
TURN, CAN HAVE A 
PREDICTABLE 
SCHEDULE THEY 
BRING TO THE 
WORKPLACE. 
OF COURSE THAT 
IS IMPORTANT TO 
OUR BUSINESS 
PLACES AS WELL, 
AND IN THAT 
SENSE, IT IS 
CRITICALLY 
IMPORTANT TO OUR 
NATIONAL 
REOPENING. 
ONE STUDY HAS 
SUGGESTED IF WE 
CLOSED ALL OUR 
SCHOOLS AND 
DAYCARE FOR JUST 
A MONTH, 
HYPOTHETICALLY, 
IF WE DID THAT, 
THE IMPACT ON 
U.S. 
PRODUCTIVITY 
WOULD BE ON THE 
ORDER OF $50 
BILLION. 
THAT GIVES YOU 
SOME SENSE OF 
THE IMPACT OF 
HAVING OUR 
SCHOOLS CLOSED 
CAN HAVE ON OUR 
NATIONAL 
RECOVERY. 
I WANTED TO 
MENTION A COUPLE 
OF GROUPS IN 
PARTICULAR TO 
WHOM THIS IS 
VERY IMPORTANT. 
FIRST LOWER WAGE 
WORKERS. 
ONE OF THE GREAT 
TRIUMPHS OF THE 
ECONOMY WE 
ENJOYED UNTIL 
THE VIRUS CAME 
WAS HOW WELL 
LOWER INCOME MEN 
AND WOMEN WERE 
DOING IN THE 
WORK PLACE. 
WE, AS YOU KNOW, 
HAD UNEMPLOYMENT 
AT A RECORD LOW, 
RECORD LOW FOR 
AFRICAN-
AMERICANS, 
HISPANIC 
AMERICANS AND 
OTHERS. 
AND RISING 
WAGES. 
WAGES ROSE 15% 
FOR LOWER INCOME 
MEN AND WOMEN 
DURING THE FIRST 
THREE YEARS OF 
THIS 
ADMINISTRATION. 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
AND A NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE HAVE 
OBSERVED THIS, 
IT IS THE LOWER 
INCOME WORKERS 
WHO HAVE BEEN 
PARTICULARLY 
ADVERSELY 
AFFECTED BY SOME 
OF THE SHUTDOWNS 
THAT WE HAVE HAD 
IN RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
UNEMPLOYMENT, 
AMONG THE LOWER 
INCOME WORKERS 
HAS BEEN HIGHER 
THAN FOR OTHER 
POPULATIONS. 
AND THEREFORE, 
FOR THEM, HAVING 
SCHOOLS REOPEN 
OH THAT THEY 
CAN, THEMSELVES, 
RETURN TO THE 
WORKPLACE, IS 
GOING TO BE VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
THEY HOLD JOBS 
LESS LIKELY THAT 
YOU CAN 
TELECOMMUTE. 
EVEN 
TELECOMMUTING, 
THERE ARE 
BURDENS PLACED 
ON MOTHERS AND 
FATHERS GETTING 
UP EARLIER OR 
STAYING UP LATER 
TO GET WORK DONE 
WHILE CARING FOR 
THEIR CHILDREN 
IN THE INTERIM. 
FOR LOWER INCOME 
MEN AND WOMEN 
THAT OPTION IS 
NOT EVEN 
AVAILABLE. 
AND SECONDLY, 
LET ME COMMENT 
ON WORKING WOMEN 
WHO EXPERIENCE 
IT IS WOMEN IN 
THE HOUSEHOLD 
WHO QUITE OFTEN 
BEAR THE LARGER 
BURDEN WHEN IT 
COMES TO CARING 
FOR CHILDREN. 
STUDIES SHOW 
THIS. 
AND AGAIN, PRIOR 
TO COVID-19, 
ANOTHER GREAT 
SUCCESS OF THE 
ECONOMY WE WERE 
ENJOYING WAS THE 
EMPLOYMENT RATE 
FOR WOMEN. 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE FOR WOMEN 
WAS ACTUALLY 
LOWER THAN FOR 
MEN RIGHT BEFORE 
THE VIRUS CAME. 
BUT 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
AND THIS IS A 
STATISTIC WE 
HAVE BEEN 
TRACKING, WE SEE 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE FOR WOMEN 
NOW IS HIGHER 
THAN IT IS FOR 
MEN. 
WE MADE GREAT 
PROGRESS IN 
JUNE. 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT 
MENTIONED THE 
EXTRAORDINARY 
JOBS REPORT. 
WE PUT 7.5 
MILLION 
AMERICANS BACK 
TO WORK IN JUST 
TWO MONTHS AND 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE FOR WOMEN 
DROPPED NEARLY 
3% IN JUNE. 
BUT STILL, WE 
HAVE IMPORTANT 
WORK TO DO AND 
WE KNOW WORKING 
WOMEN WILL HAVE 
A HARDER TIME 
GETTING BACK TO 
THE WORKPLACE. 
THEY CONTINUE TO 
CITE CHILDCARE 
AT A MUCH HIGHER 
RATE THAN MEN DO 
AS A REASON FOR 
THEM TO BE 
UNABLE TO WORK. 
FOR THEM 
REOPENING OUR 
SCHOOLS WILL BE 
VERY IMPORTANT. 
JUST TO WRAP-UP, 
THE PACE AND 
STRUCTURE OF OUR 
NATIONAL LIFE IS 
BUILT AROUND THE 
EXPECTATION THAT 
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE 
WILL BE IN 
SCHOOL IN 
PERSON, DURING 
THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
THAT IS SO 
IMPORTANT FOR 
THEM. 
BUT IT IS ALSO 
VITALLY 
IMPORTANT FOR 
THEIR PARENTS, 
IN THAT SENSE, 
SO CRITICAL TO 
ITS REOPENING, 
THAT IS 
PROCEEDING VERY 
WELL 
ECONOMICALLY. 
BUT TO KEEP 
GOING, WE NEED 
OUR SCHOOLS OPEN 
IN THE FALL. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
>>> WELL THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH, 
MR. VICE 
PRESIDENT FOR 
YOUR LEADERSHIP 
OF THE 
PRESIDENT. 
FOR ALL OF 
AMERICA 
COMBATTING THE 
VIRUS AND THE 
FOCUS YOU ARE 
PUTTING ON 
GETTING OUR KIDS 
SAFELY BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS SAFELY 
MAY BE THE 
SINGLE MOST 
IMPORTANT THING 
WE CAN DO TO 
SUPPORT HEALTHY 
FAMILIES DURING 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
ALL DECISIONS 
ABOUT 
UNDERTAKING 
ACTIVITIES 
DURING COVID-19 
HAVE TO LOOK AT 
RISK AS A 
CONTINUUM. 
STATES AND 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
CAN THINK ABOUT 
THE SAME THINGS 
THAT WE URGE 
INDIVIDUALS TO 
THINK ABOUT. 
AS SECRETARY 
DEVOS NOTED OUR 
SURGEON GENERAL 
HAS COME OUT 
WITH HIS 
PRESCRIPTION FOR 
HEALTH. 
ASK YOURSELF 
THREE CRITICAL 
QUESTIONS. 
WHERE ARE YOU IN 
THE SIGNIFICANT 
COMMUNITY 
TRANSMISSION OF 
THE VIRUS IN 
YOUR AREA? 
WHOM ARE WE 
TALKING ABOUT? 
CHILDREN ARE 
MUCH LESS 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
SEVERE OUTCOMES 
THAN ADULTS? 
AND WHAT 
ACTIVITIES? 
KEEPING KIDS IN 
THE SAME 
CLASSROOM VERSUS 
CHANGING 
CLASSROOM 
AVOIDING LARGE 
GATHERINGS AND 
DOING ACTIVITIES 
OUTSIDE WHENEVER 
POSSIBLE. 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS COMES 
WITH SOME RISKS. 
BUT THERE ARE 
RISKS TO KEEPING 
KIDS AT HOME, 
TOO. 
AT HOME, KIDS 
AREN'T 
BENEFITING FROM 
SOCIAL 
STIMULATION. 
THEY MAY BE 
FALLING BEHIND 
IN LEARNING AND 
MAY BE MORE 
VULNERABLE TO 
ABUSE THAT GOES 
UNREPORTED BY 
THE MANDATORY 
REPORTERS IN OUR 
SCHOOL SYSTEM. 
THEY MAY NOT BE 
GETTING SPECIAL 
SERVICES THEY 
MAY NEED. 
THEY MAY NOT BE 
GETTING THE 
NUTRITION THEY 
GET AT SCHOOL 
AND IT MAY BE 
DIFFICULT FOR 
PARENTS TO GET 
BACK TO WORK AS 
SECRETARY SCALIA 
NOTED. 
THIS ISSUE 
AROUND SAFELY 
REOPENING ISN'T 
ABOUT HEALTH 
VERSUS THE 
ECONOMY, BUT 
ABOUT HEALTH 
VERSUS HEALTH. 
ALL OF THIS IS 
WHY THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS HAS 
STRONGLY 
RECOMMENDED 
BEGINNING WITH 
THE GOAL OF 
HAVING STUDENTS 
PHYSICALLY 
PRESENT IN 
SCHOOL. 
THIS GOAL IS THE 
RIGHT WAY TO USE 
THE EXTENSIVE 
GUIDANCE THE CDC 
HAS PUT OUT TO 
HELP EACH STATE 
AND SCHOOL 
DISTRICT THINK 
THROUGH A SAFE 
REOPENING. 
LAST WEEK, WE 
PUT OUT GUIDANCE 
AROUND TESTING 
FOR K-12 
SCHOOLS. 
THIS GUIDANCE, 
LIKE OUR 
GUIDANCE FOR 
COLLEGES AND 
JUSTICE OFFERS 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR WHEN 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF SHOULD BE 
TESTING. 
IT IS A 
PERFECTLY 
APPROPRIATE 
SURVEILLANCE 
TECHNIQUE WHERE 
THE CAPACITY IS 
GROWING ALL THE 
TIME. 
WE TALKED TO 
COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES 
THAT ARE ABLE TO 
USE THEIR 
RESEARCH LAB 
CAPACITY WITH 
POOLING OF 
MULTIPLE SAMPLES 
TO TEST THEIR 
WHOLE STUDENT 
BODIES AND STAFF 
FREQUENTLY, 
THANKS TO 
REGULATORY 
FLEXIBILITY. 
MANY OF THE 
LEADERS WE HEARD 
FROM YESTERDAY 
ARE DOING 
TESTING IN THE 
SCHOOLS AND 
SENTINEL 
SURVEILLANCE. 
THE KEEPING A 
DISTANCE, 
WEARING A FACE 
COVERING AND 
FREQUENT HAND 
WASHING ARE 
EFFECTIVE AND 
CAN BE APPLIED 
IN THE COLLEGE 
OR K-12 SETTING. 
WE PUT OUT THE 
GUIDANCE TO 
ENABLE AND 
SUPPORT STATES 
AND SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS IN 
REOPENING 
SAFELY. 
WE WANT THEM TO 
HAVE THE TOOLS 
AVAILABLE TO 
REDUCE RISK AND 
WE'LL BE PUTTING 
OUT MORE 
GUIDANCE ON HOW 
SCHOOLS CAN USE 
EACH OF THESE 
TOOLS. 
ON TOP OF THAT, 
I WILL REITERATE 
OUR SET OF TOOLS 
IS EXPANDING ALL 
THE TIME. 
JUST YESTERDAY 
WE SIGNED A NEW 
AGREEMENT TO 
PROVIDE HALF A 
BILLION DOLLARS 
IN SUPPORT FOR A 
PROMISING 
THERAPEUTIC, ALL 
THE WAY TO 
MANUFACTURING 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
DOSES FOR THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
THE INITIAL 
DOSES, PENDING 
APPROVAL, WOULD 
BE AVAILABLE AS 
SOON AS THE END 
OF THIS SUMMER 
OR EARLY FALL. 
THAT IS THE 
FIRST OF A 
NUMBER OF 
THERAPEUTIC 
AGREEMENTS WE 
WILL DO UNDER 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
OPERATION WARP 
SPEED 
INITIATIVE. 
PROMISING 
THERAPEUTICS ARE 
ALREADY BEING 
ADMINISTERED 
EVERY DAY BY OUR 
HEROIC 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS, WHO 
CONTINUE TO PUT 
THEMSELVES AT 
RISK. 
WE KNOW MANY 
FRONT LINE 
WORKERS HAVE 
GOTTEN SICK AND 
SOME HAVE GIVEN 
THEIR LIVES, 
INCLUDING SOME 
OF MY EMPLOYEES 
IN THE INDIAN 
HEALTH SERVICE, 
AND AMERICA IS 
DEEPLY GRATEFUL. 
IT IS BECAUSE WE 
ARE MAKING 
PROGRESS AND 
LEARNING MORE 
ABOUT THE VIRUS 
EVERY DAY THAT 
WE CAN TALK 
ABOUT BRINGING 
TEACHERS AND 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL SAFELY. 
WE HAVE THE 
TOOLS TO DO IT. 
THANK YOU TO 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND THE VICE 
PRESIDENT FOR 
PUTTING SUCH A 
FOCUS ON THIS 
VERY IMPORTANT 
ASPECT OF OUR 
ROAD TO 
RECOVERY. 
THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: MR. 
VICE PRESIDENT 
IN THE 
PRESIDENT'S CALL 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS, IS 
THERE A 
SITUATION IN 
SOME STATES, 
THAT DOESN'T 
ALLOW FOR THIS? 
WHERE YOU WOULD 
BE SUPPORTIVE OF 
SOME STATES 
CONTINUING 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING? 
AND WE NOW SEE 
THE PRESIDENT 
THREATENING TO 
CUT OFF FUNDING 
FOR SCHOOLS, IS 
THAT A SERIOUS 
THREAT? 
AND WHAT WOULD 
THAT LOOK LIKE? 
>> WELL THE 
PRINCIPLES 
BEHIND OUR 
APPROACH TO THIS 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC ARE TO 
PROVIDE FEDERAL 
SUPPORT AS 
STATES MANAGE 
THEIR OWN 
RESPONSE. 
AND WHAT I CAN 
TELL YOU IS IN 
THE WEEKLY 
REPORTS WE 
PROVIDE 
GOVERNORS, WE 
ARE DOWN TO THE 
COUNTY LEVEL IN 
TERMS OF WHERE 
THE NEW CASES 
ARE, WHERE THE 
POSITIVITY LIES. 
AND I THINK WE 
WOULD ACCOUNT 
FOR THE FACT 
THAT, WHILE WE 
HOPE EVERY 
SCHOOL IN 
AMERICA IS ABLE 
TO OPEN, THIS 
FALL, THERE MAY 
BE SOME STATES 
AND LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
GET IN CASES OR 
POSITIVITY AND 
THAT COMMUNITY 
MAY ADJUST TO 
EITHER A CERTAIN 
SET OF DAYS OR 
CERTAIN 
LIMITATIONS AND 
WE'LL BE VERY 
RESPECTFUL OF 
THAT. 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
MADE CLEAR 
THOUGH, IS THAT 
WE THINK IT IS 
ABSOLUTELY 
IMPERATIVE THAT 
EVERY STATE IN 
THIS COUNTRY 
TAKES STEPS TO 
GET KIDS BACK IN 
THE CLASSROOM TO 
THE FULLEST 
EXTENT POSSIBLE. 
WE REALLY 
BELIEVE THAT 
EVERY STATE HAS 
THE ABILITY TO 
DO THAT. 
BUT FOR THOSE 
INDIVIDUAL 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
MAY BE SEEING 
OUTBREAKS, WE'LL 
WORK WITH THEM 
AND THE SUPPORT 
TO IMPLEMENT THE 
POLICIES. 
OUR MISSION HERE 
IS TO SAFELY 
REOPEN OUR 
SCHOOLS. 
AND AS YOU HAVE 
HEARD FROM ALL 
OF THESE MEMBERS 
OF OUR TASK 
FORCE, IT IS NOT 
JUST ABOUT KIDS 
LEARNING, AND 
NOT FALLING 
BEHIND 
ACADEMICALLY, IT 
IS ABOUT ALL THE 
VITAL SERVICES 
THAT CHILDREN 
RECEIVE AT OUR 
SCHOOLS. 
IT IS ABOUT 
FAMILIES AND 
OPENING UP 
AMERICA AGAIN. 
SO WE'LL 
CONTINUE TO 
DRIVE ON THAT. 
ON YOUR SECOND 
POINT, I WOULD 
TELL YOU AT THIS 
POINT, I THINK 
90% OF EDUCATION 
FUNDING COMES 
FROM THE STATES, 
ROUGHLY 10%, 
DEPENDING ON 
BUDGETS, COME 
FROM THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND 
AS WE WORK WITH 
CONGRESS ON THE 
NEXT ROUND OF 
STATE SUPPORT, 
WE ARE GOING TO 
BE LOOKING FOR 
WAYS TO GIVE 
STATES STRONG 
ENCOURAGEMENT TO 
GET KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENT 
TWEETED THIS 
MORNING THAT HE 
DISAGREES WITH 
THE CDC'S VERY 
TOUGH AND 
EXPENSIVE 
GUIDELINES FOR 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS. 
DO YOU ALSO 
DISAGREE WITH 
THOSE 
GUIDELINES? 
AND ARE YOU 
CONCERNED THAT 
YOU MAY BE 
PUTTING THE 
HEALTH OF 
STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS AT RISK 
BY TRYING TO 
MEET THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
DEMAND TO 
REOPEN? 
>> WELL THE 
PRESIDENT AND I 
SPOKE ABOUT THAT 
THIS MORNING. 
AND I THINK WHAT 
YOU WILL SEE IN 
THE COMING DAYS, 
WHAT YOU HEARD 
FROM DR. 
REDFIELD 
YESTERDAY AT THE 
SUMMIT AND AGAIN 
TODAY IS VERY 
CONSISTENT WITH 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
OBJECTIVE, AND 
THE CONCERNS 
THAT HE HAS 
RAISED. 
WE DON'T WANT 
THE GUIDANCE 
FROM CDC TO BE A 
REASON WHY 
SCHOOLS DON'T 
OPEN. 
WE WANT TO 
PARTNER WITH 
STATES, WITH 
LOCAL EDUCATION 
OFFICIALS, WITH 
GOVERNORS, WITH 
LOCAL HEALTH 
OFFICIALS TO 
FIND A WAY TO 
MEET THEIR NEEDS 
TO OPEN UP. 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
STATEMENT THIS 
MORNING WAS 
SIMPLY 
REFLECTIVE OF 
THAT DESIRE. 
BUT WE REMAIN 
VERY CONFIDENT 
IF WE CONTINUE 
TO PROVIDE 
RESOURCES, WE 
ARE SEEING NOT 
JUST K-12 
EDUCATION, ALL 
47 STATES AND 
TWO TERRITORIES 
HAVE ALREADY 
PUBLISHED PLANS 
AND GUIDANCE FOR 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS AND WE 
REITERATED TO 
THE GOVERNORS 
EARLIER THIS 
WEEK AND AT THE 
SUMMIT 
YESTERDAY, WE 
ARE HERE TO 
PARTNER WITH 
THEM TO ACHIEVE 
THAT. 
I THINK WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
SAYING THIS 
MORNING, IS IF 
THERE ARE 
ASPECTS OF THE 
CDC'S 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
THAT SERVE AS A 
BARRIER TO KIDS 
GETTING BACK TO 
SCHOOL, WE WANT 
GOVERNORS AND 
LOCAL OFFICIALS 
AND EDUCATION 
LEADERS TO KNOW 
THAT WE ARE HERE 
TO WORK WITH 
THEM TO SUPPORT 
THE MEASURES 
THEY ARE PUTTING 
INTO PLACE. 
BUT I THINK 
EVERY AMERICAN 
WANTS TO SAFELY 
REOPEN OUR 
SCHOOLS AND WE 
WANT, AS THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
THIS MORNING, TO 
MAKE SURE WHAT 
WE ARE DOING 
DOESN'T STAND IN 
THE WAY OF DOING 
THAT. 
>> Reporter: 
JUST A FOLLOW-
UP. 
WHEN WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE HEALTH OF 
CHILDREN, 
SHOULDN'T THE 
GUIDANCE BE 
TOUGH? 
AND SHOULD NO 
EXPENSE BE 
SPARED? 
>> WELL, I'M 
GOING TO ASK BOB 
REDFIELD TO 
SPEAK TO THAT. 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS WE HAVE 
SEEN, AND I TELL 
YOU, AS A 
PARENT, AS MUCH 
AS YOUR VICE 
PRESIDENT, AND 
THE HEAD OF THIS 
TASK FORCE, I 
HAVE BEEN 
GRATEFUL FOR IT. 
IS THAT APART 
FROM HAVING AN 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITION, 
CHILDREN DO NOT 
APPEAR TO BE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
SERIOUS ILLNESS 
FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
DR. BIRX CAN 
SPEAK TO THAT IS 
THATTISTLY ON A 
GLOBAL BASIS AND 
THAT HAS BEEN A 
BLESSING FOR 
AMERICANS AND 
AMERICAN 
FAMILIES. 
SO, AS THE 
SECRETARY SAID 
WE KNOW THE RISK 
OF SERIOUS 
ILLNESS TO 
CHILDREN IS VERY 
LE. 
AND THERE ARE 
MEASURES WE CAN 
PUT INTO PLACE 
TO MAKE SURE WE 
DON'T SO THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS OR 
OUTBREAKS BY 
HAVING CHILDREN 
LEARN IN A 
SINGLE CLASSROOM 
OR LEARN OUTSIDE 
AS OFTEN AS 
POSSIBLE. 
THIS IS ALL THE 
KIND OF GUIDANCE 
THE CDC IS 
PUTTING FORWARD. 
BUT I'M GOING TO 
LET BOB REDFIELD 
SPEAK TO THAT. 
BECAUSE WE 
REALLY DO 
BELIEVE THAT WE 
CAN OPEN THESE 
SCHOOLS SAFELY, 
GIVEN WHAT WE 
HAVE SEEN IN 
TERMS OF 
OUTCOMES AMONG 
CHILDREN, AND 
ALSO THE KIND OF 
MEASURES THAT WE 
THINK WE CAN PUT 
INTO EFFECT TO 
PREVENT THE 
SPREAD. 
>>> THANK YOU, 
MR. VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
I THINK IT IS 
REALLY IMPORTANT 
TO BE CLEAR THAT 
OUR 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
TO OPEN THESE 
SCHOOLS ARE 
REALLY BASED ON 
THE SOUND PUBLIC 
HEALTH SAFETY 
AND HEALTH OF 
CHILDREN. 
I THINK YOU HAVE 
HEARD ALREADY, 
THERE ARE 
SUBSTANTIAL 
HEALTH 
CONSEQUENCES WE 
HAVE SEEN AS A 
CONSEQUENCE OF 
SCHOOLS BEING 
CLOSED. 
WHETHER IT IS 
ACCESS TO MENTAL 
HEALTH SERVICES 
OR ACCESS TO 
NUTRITION. 
CLEARLY, WE KNOW 
A LOT, AND I 
THINK IT IS 
IMPORTANT, THAT 
WE ACT BASED ON 
DATA. 
CLEARLY THE 
ABILITY OF THIS 
VIRUS TO CAUSE 
SIGNIFICANT 
ILLNESS IN 
CHILDREN IS 
VERY, VERY 
LIMITED. 
WE KNOW OF THE 
POST IMMUNE 
INFLAMMATORY 
DISEASE THAT YOU 
HAVE HEARD 
ABOUT, BUT IT IS 
VERY RARE. 
IN GENERAL THIS 
VIRUS DOESN'T 
CAUSE 
SIGNIFICANT 
ILLNESS IN 
CHILDREN. 
SECONDLY, UNLIKE 
INFLUENZA, WHERE 
ONE OF OUR 
BIGGEST CONCERNS 
IS WE HAVE BEEN 
ABLE TO SHOW IT 
IS REALLY 
SCHOOLS AND 
CHILDREN THAT 
BECOME THE 
INSTRUMENT OF 
TRANSMISSION 
THROUGHOUT OUR 
COMMUNITY WITH 
INFLUENZA, WE 
REALLY DON'T 
HAVE EVIDENCE 
THAT CHILDREN 
ARE DRIVING THE 
TRANSMISSION 
CYCLE OF THIS. 
THE MOST 
IMPORTANT THING, 
AS WE REOPEN 
SCHOOLS AND AS I 
MENTIONED 
BEFORE, WE ARE 
PREPARED TO WORK 
WITH EVERY 
SCHOOL AND EVERY 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
TO HELP THEM 
FIND THE RIGHT 
MIXTURE OF 
STRATEGIES FOR 
THEM TO DO THIS 
SAFELY. 
OUR 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
ARE NOT 
REQUIREMENTS AND 
THEY ARE NOT 
MEANT TO BE PRE 
DESCRIPTIVE. 
WE WILL BE 
STRONG ON 
PROTECTING THE 
VULNERABLE. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO LIMIT THE 
INDIVIDUALS WITH 
SIGNIFICANT 
COMORBIDITIES, 
WE WANT TO LIMIT 
THEIR 
INTERACTIONS, 
INDEPENDENT OF 
THE SCHOOLS. 
>>> LET ME SAY 
THIS ALSO IN 
RESPONSE TO YOUR 
QUESTION. 
I WOULD 
RECOMMEND THAT 
EVERY AMERICAN 
REVIEW THIS 
INFORMATION 
ISSUED BY THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS 
THAT RELEASES AN 
IMPORTANT 
REPORT, 
INDICATING THAT 
THERE ARE REAL 
PHYSICAL AND 
MENTAL CAUSES 
FOR CHILDREN TO 
BE DEPRIVED OF 
AN IN CLASSROOM 
SETTING. 
RANGES FROM 
NUTRITION TO 
CHILDREN THAT 
HAVE SPECIAL 
NEEDS. 
WE HEARD FROM A 
DOCTOR THAT SOME 
70 MILLION 
CHILDREN IN 
AMERICA DEAL 
WITH MENTAL 
HEALTH ISSUES 
AND THE SERVICES 
AND THE 
COUNSELING THEY 
RECEIVE, THEY 
RECEIVE AT THEIR 
SCHOOLS. 
SO WE WANT TO 
PUT THE HEALTH 
AND WELL-BEING 
OF OUR KIDS 
FIRST AND GIVEN 
THE FACT THE 
CHILDREN, AS DR. 
REDFIELD SAID 
AGAIN, DO NOT 
APPEAR TO BE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
SERIOUS OUTCOMES 
FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS, WE 
WANT TO PUT THE 
TOTALITY OF 
THEIR HEALTH AND 
WELL-BEING 
FORWARD. 
THAT TELLS US, 
TELLS THE 
PRESIDENT, TELLS 
THIS TASK FORCE, 
THAT MEANS WE 
NEED TO GET OUR 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
ARTICULATED THE 
PROBLEM IF 
STUDENTS STAY 
OUT OF SCHOOL. 
BUT WHAT IS THE 
ADMINISTRATION'S 
SPECIFIC PLAN IN 
TERMS OF 
TESTING, 
INCREASED PPE, 
AS YOU KNOW, 
SCHOOLS WEREN'T 
BUILT TO SOCIAL 
DISTANCE, THEY 
WERE BUILT TO 
PACK IN SO MANY 
KIDS AS THEY CAN 
AS POSSIBLE. 
WHICH IS WHY 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
HAVE MOVED TO 
THIS HYBRID 
APPROACH. 
WHAT IS THE 
PLAN? 
AND THEN I HAVE 
A QUESTION FOR 
DR. BIRX, IF I 
MAY? 
>> THE PLAN IS 
TO DO WHAT WE 
HAVE DONE FROM 
THE VERY 
BEGINNING. 
AS YOU HEARD 
THIS MORNING, WE 
ARE AT 39 
MILLION TESTS 
PERFORMED ALL 
ACROSS THIS 
COUNTRY. 
THE ADMIRAL 
DESCRIBED THE 
EXTRAORDINARY 
COMMITMENT IN 
ONE COMMUNITY 
ALONE AND WHAT 
WE HAVE CONVEYED 
TO GOVERNORS IS 
WHATEVER SUPPORT 
THEY NEED TO GET 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL, WE ARE 
GOING TO MAKE 
SURE THEY HAVE. 
TESTING 
RESOURCES, WE 
ARE CURRENTLY 
EDUCATING STATES 
ON THE 
POSSIBILITY AND 
WORKING WITH 
COMMERCIAL LABS 
AND THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
WHAT IS CALLED 
POOLING, SO 
LITERALLY, THERE 
COULD BE ONE 
TEST RUN ON SAY 
10 SAMPLES. 
AND THERE ARE 
UNIVERSITIES 
THAT HAVE 
ALREADY BUILT 
INTO THEIR PLAN 
THE IDEA OF 
TESTLING ALL OF 
THEIR STUDENTS 
AT THE BEGINNING 
OF THE YEAR AND 
DOING 
SURVEILLANCE 
TESTING. 
BUT WE MADE IT 
VERY CLEAR, 
WHETHER IT IS 
TESTING OR 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT OR 
OTHER RESOURCES, 
THAT WE STAND 
READY TO PROVIDE 
THOSE RESOURCES 
TO THE STATES. 
AND WE 
REITERATED THAT 
ONCE AGAIN TO 
THE GOVERNORS. 
THE GOOD NEWS IS 
BECAUSE OF THE 
HISTORIC 
MOBILIZATION 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
INITIATED, WE 
LITERALLY HAVE 
HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
SUPPLIES OF 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT, 
59,000 
VENTILATORS, 
TESTING AND 
SCALING ALL 
ACROSS AMERICA 
AND WE KNOW, 
COME THE SCHOOL 
YEAR, WE'LL BE 
READY TO MEET 
THOSE NEEDS. 
>> Reporter: DR. 
BIRX, WHAT IS 
THE INFECTION 
RATE AMONG 
CHILDREN? 
AND WHAT IS THE 
LATEST IN TERMS 
OF HOW THE VIRUS 
PRESENTS IN 
CHILDREN? 
HOW CHILDREN 
TRANSMIT THE 
VIRUS TO OLDER 
ADULTS? 
NEARLY A THIRD 
OF TEACHERS ARE 
AGE 50 AND 
OLDER. 
AND WHAT IS THE 
BEST PRACTICE OF 
TESTING 
CHILDREN? 
I HAVE NEVER 
HEARD OF A 
SCHOOL CHILD 
TESTED FOR COVID-
19. 
>> THOSE ARE ALL 
GOOD QUESTIONS. 
AND I THINK IT 
REALLY COMES TO 
THE EVIDENCE 
BASE OF WHAT DO 
WE HAVE AS FAR 
AS TESTING IN 
CHILDREN? 
IF YOU LOOK 
ACROSS ALL THE 
TESTS WE HAVE 
DONE AND WHEN WE 
HAVE THE AGE, 
THE PORTION THAT 
HAS BEEN THE 
LOWEST TESTED 
PORTION IS THE 
UNDER 10-YEAR-
OLDS. 
SO WE ARE 
PUTTING INTO 
PLACE OTHER WAYS 
TO GET TESTING 
RESULTS FROM 
THEM AND LOOKING 
AT ANTIBODIES IN 
THAT, AND TRYING 
TO FIGURE THIS 
OUT. 
BECAUSE PARENTS 
HAVE DONE AN 
AMAZING JOB OF 
PROTECTING THEIR 
CHILDREN. 
AMERICANS HAVE 
DONE A GREAT JOB 
IN KEEPING 
INFECTION RATES 
LOW IN CHILDREN, 
AND KEEPING 
INFECTION RATES 
RIGHT NOW IN THE 
NEW CASES, 
ORIGINALLY I 
THINK WE SAW 
GREAT PROTECTION 
OF PEOPLE WITH 
COMORBIDITIES. 
WE ARE WORRIED 
NOW, THAT AS 
CASES SPREAD 
THAT IT IS 
GETTING TO THE 
OLDER PARENTS 
AND THE 
GRANDPARENTS. 
AND I CALL ON, 
AGAIN, EVERY 
MULTI-
GENERATIONAL 
HOUSEHOLD, GET 
TESTED AND 
PROTECT THOSE IN 
THE HOUSEHOLD 
AND WE DO KNOW 
THERE ARE 
CHILDREN WITH 
VULNERABILITIES, 
AND CERTAINLY 
WITHIN THE CDC 
PLAN IT IS 
PROTECTING THOSE 
CHILDREN ALSO 
FROM GETTING 
EXPOSED TO THE 
VIRUS. 
WE KNOW THERE 
ARE CHILDREN IN 
AMERICA 
UNDERGOING 
CHEMOTHERAPY. 
BUT WHEN YOU ASK 
THAT QUESTION, 
THE PARENTS HAVE 
SO PROTECTED 
THEIR CHILDREN. 
REMEMBER EARLY 
ON WE SAID TEST 
IF YOU HAVE 
SYMPTOMS. 
NOW WE KNOW IF 
YOU ARE UNDER 
18, THE MAJORITY 
OF YOU DON'T 
HAVE SYMPTOMS. 
FIGURING OUT, 
UNIVERSITIES ARE 
WORKING AROUND 
THE COUNTRY ON A 
SALIVA TEST THAT 
WOULD BE EASIER 
FOR CHILDREN TO 
PUT SALIVA IN A 
TUBE, SPITTING 
IN A TUBE, AND 
LOOKING AT THAT 
KIND OF 
INNOVATION AND 
TESTING. 
AND WHAT THE 
ADMIRAL HAS BEEN 
WORKING ON, VERY 
HARD, IS THIS 
TESTING IN 
VULNERABLE AREAS 
LAKE NURSING 
HOMES AND 
ASSISTED LIVING, 
AND CONSIDERING 
HOW A SCHOOL 
DISTRICT COULD 
USE THAT WOULD 
MAKE IT MUCH 
EASIER TO TEST. 
ALL OF THOSE ARE 
BEING WORKED ON. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
HAVE BEEN 
PUSHING ON THE 
ANTIGEN TEST. 
WE THINK IT IS 
IMPORTANT FOR 
STUDENTS AND 
UNIVERSITIES. 
BUT WE HAVE, OUR 
DATA IS SKEWED. 
ORIGINALLY TO 
PEOPLE WITH 
SYMPTOMS AND 
THEN SKEWED TO 
ADULTS OVER 18. 
SO WE ARE 
LOOKING CLOSELY 
INTO THAT 
CATEGORY BY 
USING OUR 
ANTIBODY TESTS. 
I THINK THE 
PRESIDENT 
COVERED THAT 
WELL. 
WE KNOW 
MORTALITY RATES 
IN UNDER 25 IS 
LESS THAN .1%. 
SO THAT HAS BEEN 
HOLDING. 
BUT UNTIL WE 
KNOW HOW MANY 
HAVE BEEN 
INFECTED, WE 
HAVE NO EVIDENCE 
THAT THERE IS 
SIGNIFICANT 
MORTALITY IN 
CHILDREN WITHOUT 
COEXISTING 
DISEASES, AND 
THAT IS WHAT WE 
ARE LOOKING FOR 
RIGHT NOW IS TO 
MAKE SURE WE 
HAVE OVERTURNED 
EVERY ROCK AND 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
IN DETAIL.
>> Reporter: MR. 
VICE PRESIDENT, 
WE ALL KNOW THAT 
CDC GUIDELINES 
ARE NOT 
REQUIREMENTS, 
THEY ARE ADVICE. 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT WHEN 
HE CALLS IT TOO 
TOUGH OR 
IMPRACTICAL, 
ISN'T HE MAKING 
IT EASIER FOR 
AMERICANS AND 
FOR SCHOOL 
OFFICIALS TO 
IGNORE THAT 
ADVICE? 
I HAVE EVERY 
CONFIDENCE THAT 
GOVERNORS AND 
STATE EDUCATION 
OFFICIALS AND 
LOCAL HEALTH 
OFFICIALS ARE 
GOING TO 
IMPLEMENT 
POLICIES THEY 
THINK ARE IN THE 
BEST INTEREST OF 
CHILDREN AND 
FAMILIES. 
AND I THINK THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
SENTIMENT THIS 
MORNING IS 
SHARED WIDELY BY 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE, AND 
CERTAINLY BY 
MEMBERS OF THIS 
TASK FORCE. 
WE WANT TO MAKE 
IT VERY CLEAR. 
THAT THE 
GUIDANCE THAT WE 
ARE ISSUING IS 
NOT TO SUPPLANT 
THE LAWS, THE 
RULES, THE 
REGULATIONS, AT 
THE STATE LEVEL. 
IT IS MEANT TO 
CREATE, 
ESSENTIALLY, A 
RANGE OF 
OPTIONS. 
AND WE MADE 
CLEAR TO THE 
GOVERNORS ON THE 
CALL THIS WEEK, 
SPECIFICALLY, 
THAT WE ARE 
PREPARED AT THE 
CDC TO SIT DOWN 
WITH STATE 
OFFICIALS AND TO 
WORK THROUGH 
THEIR PLAN. 
AND BE ABLE TO 
ADVISE AND 
DIALOGUE WITH 
THEM ABOUT THE 
BEST WAY 
FORWARD. 
BUT I MUST TELL 
YOU THAT IN THIS 
ROLE, OVER THE 
LAST FOUR 
MONTHS, I HAVE 
BEEN IMPRESSED 
BY GOVERNORS IN 
BOTH POLITICAL 
PARTIES, AND 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
IN ALL OF OUR 
STATES AND OUR 
TERRITORIES, THE 
WAY THEY PUT THE 
HEALTH OF THEIR 
PEOPLE FIRST. 
BUT I MUST ALSO 
SAY THAT I HAVE 
A GREAT SENSE, 
TALKING TO 
GOVERNORS AND A 
GREAT SENSE THIS 
IS SOMETHING THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
WANT TO SEE 
HAPPEN AND 
GOVERNORS ARE 
HEARING THAT, 
THEY KNOW THAT. 
AND THAT IS WHY 
YOU HAVE 47 
STATES THAT HAVE 
ALREADY ISSUED 
PLANS OR 
GUIDELINES. 
>> Reporter: CAN 
YOU EXPLAIN WHY 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
THREATENING TO 
CUT FUNDING FROM 
SCHOOLS AT A 
TIME WHEN 
EDUCATORS ARE 
SAYING THEY NEED 
MORE SO THEY CAN 
SAFELY REOPEN? 
>> FIRST AND 
FOREMOST, WHAT 
YOU HEARD FROM 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
JUST HIS 
DETERMINATION TO 
PROVIDE THE KIND 
OF LEADERSHIP 
FROM THE FEDERAL 
LEVEL THAT SAYS 
WE ARE GOING TO 
GET OUR KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL. 
BECAUSE THAT IS 
WHERE THEY 
BELONG. 
AND WE KNOW, 
BASED UPON WHAT 
OUR BEST HEALTH 
OFFICIALS TELL 
US, THAT WE CAN 
DO THAT IN A 
SAFE AND 
RESPONSIBLE WAY. 
BUT, TO BE 
CLEAR, THE 
CURRENT CARES 
ACT PROVIDED 
$13.3 BILLION TO 
SUPPORT 
EDUCATION 
EFFORTS IN 
STATES. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
WORK WITH 
CONGRESS. 
WE EXPECT THERE 
WILL BE 
ADDITIONAL 
SUPPORT THERE. 
BUT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
JUST VERY 
SERIOUS FOR ALL 
THE REASONS THAT 
WE DISCUSSED 
TODAY. 
HE BELIEVES AND 
WE BELIEVE IT IS 
ABSOLUTELY 
ESSENTIAL FOR 
OUR CHILDREN'S 
ACADEMIC 
DEVELOPMENT AND 
FOR THEIR SOCIAL 
AND EMOTIONAL 
AND HEALTH AND 
NUTRITION NEEDS 
TO BE BACK IN 
THE CLASSROOM. 
AND WE ARE GOING 
TO PROVIDE THE 
LEADERSHIP FROM 
THE FEDERAL 
LEVEL TO DO 
THAT. 
THAT BEING SAID, 
I TELL YOU, I 
SENSE A GREAT 
DESIRE AMONG 
GOVERNORS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY TO 
FIND THE WAY 
FORWARD. 
AND WE HAVE MADE 
IT VERY CLEAR TO 
THEM WE ARE 
GOING TO PARTNER 
WITH THEM, 
PROVIDING THEM 
WITH THE 
RESOURCES TO 
IMPACT THAT AND 
ALSO THE 
SUPPLIES. 
>> Reporter: 
SHOULD IT BE UP 
TO THEM TO 
DECIDE IF THEY 
CAN REOPEN AND 
NOT THE 
PRESIDENT TO 
PRESSURE THEM DO 
SO? 
>> LOOK, WE ARE 
GOING TO RESPECT 
THOSE UNIQUE 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
MAY HAVE 
CHALLENGES OR 
RISING CASES OR 
RISING 
POSITIVITY. 
BUT IF YOU LOOK 
AT THE NATION AS 
A WHOLE, AND FOR 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED 
STATES, HE HAS 
MADE CLEAR HE 
THINKS AS WE 
REOPEN AMERICA, 
WE NEED TO 
REOPEN AMERICAN 
SCHOOLS. 
HE SAID EARLY IN 
THIS PANDEMIC HE 
WANTED TO GET 
OUR PLACES OF 
WORSHIP BACK 
OPEN AGAIN. 
YOU ARE SEEING 
THE PRESIDENT 
PROVIDE HIS 
LEADERSHIP. 
WHAT WE ARE 
PROVIDING FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE IS 
PARTNERSHIP WITH 
THE GOVERNORS 
AND THE STATE 
HEALTH 
OFFICIALS. 
BECAUSE WE JUST 
HAVE TO GET OUR 
KIDS BACK. 
I HAVE TO TELL 
YOU, THE BEST 
EXPERT I KNOW ON 
THIS TOPIC IS MY 
WIFE, KAREN. 
AND SHE SPOKE AT 
THE SUMMIT 
YESTERDAY, VERY 
COMPELLINGLY, 
ABOUT HOW A LOT 
OF OUR KIDS ARE 
HURTING OUT 
THERE.
THERE WAS A 
FORCEFUL 
STATEMENT FROM 
PEDIATRICIANS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THAT 
SAID WE NEED TO 
GET OUR KIDS 
BACK IN SCHOOL. 
I EXPECT AS THE 
DEBATE IN 
CONGRESS GOES 
FORWARD, WE ARE 
GOING TO LOOK TO 
BUILD IN 
INCENTIVES FOR 
STATES. 
BUT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
MADE IT CLEAR 
AND I THINK MOST 
PARENTS IN 
AMERICA WOULD 
AGREE WITH HIM, 
THAT WE HAVE TO 
GET OUR KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
AND BACK INTO 
THE CLASSROOM 
AND WE CAN DO IT 
IN A SAFE AND 
RESPONSIBLE WAY. 
>> Reporter: 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE GUIDANCE 
THAT THE CDC HAS 
PUT OUT, IT 
SOUNDS LIKE YOU 
THINK IT IS IN 
THE BEST 
INTEREST OF 
STUDENTS IN WAYS 
TO SAFELY REOPEN 
SCHOOLS SO FAR. 
SO ARE YOU GOING 
TO CHANGE THAT 
GUIDANCE BECAUSE 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID HE DOES NOT 
LIKE IT? 
>> WELL, I THINK 
I JUST WANT TO 
REITERATE, WE 
ARE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO WORK 
WITH LOCAL 
STATES AND 
JURISDICTIONS. 
I THINK THE 
GUIDANCE WE HAVE 
PUT OUT GIVES A 
SERIES OF 
DIFFERENT 
STRATEGIES FOR 
THEM TO 
CONSIDER. 
WHAT IS THE MOST 
APPROPRIATE IN 
THEIR UNIQUE 
SITUATION? 
AND THE GOAL OF 
THIS IS TO GET 
SCHOOLS 
REOPENED. 
I DID MENTION 
AND I WANT TO 
REITERATE, THAT 
GOAL IS JUST NOT 
A GOAL TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS, THAT IS 
A GOAL BECAUSE 
WE BELIEVE THAT 
IS IN THE BEST 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
INTEREST OF THE 
STUDENTS FOR THE 
REASONS YOU HAVE 
HEARD. 
WE WILL CONTINUE 
TO DEVELOP AND 
EVOLVE OUR 
GUIDANCE TO MEET 
THE NEEDS OF THE 
SCHOOLS AND THE 
STATES THAT WE 
CONTINUE TO 
PROVIDE THAT 
ASSISTANCE TO.
>>> I'M SORRY, I 
CAN'T HEAR YOUR 
QUESTION. 
>> Reporter: THE 
GUIDANCE 
RECOMMENDS THAT 
SCHOOLS HAVE 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING OF 
STUDENTS SIX 
FEET APART. 
THAT IS WHY 
THESE SCHOOLS 
ARE ADOPTING 
THESE HYBRID 
MODELS, BECAUSE 
THEY DON'T FEEL 
THEY CAN KEEP 
STUDENTS SIX 
FEET APART 
WITHIN THEIR 
BUILDING. 
I'M WONDERING IF 
THAT PARTICULAR 
PART OF THE 
GUIDANCE IS 
SOMETHING YOU 
ARE RETHINKING? 
OR DO YOU 
SUPPORT THAT 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING 
INSIDE SCHOOLS? 
THAT IS WHERE I 
THINK SCHOOLS 
ARE HAVING 
TROUBLE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
SAID TODAY WE 
DON'T WANT THE 
GUIDANCE TO BE 
TOO TOUGH. 
THAT IS THE 
REASON WHY NEXT 
WEEK THE CDC IS 
GOING TO BE 
ISSUING A NEW 
SET OF TOOLS. 
FIVE DIFFERENT 
DOCUMENTS THAT 
WILL BE GIVING 
YOU MORE CLARITY 
ON THE GUIDANCE 
GOING FORWARD. 
BUT WE KNOW EACH 
SCHOOL SYSTEM 
YOU KNOW, HAS 
UNIQUE 
CAPABILITIES, 
DIFFERENT 
FACILITIES, AND 
WHAT PARENTS 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY SHOULD 
KNOW IS THAT WE 
ARE HERE TO 
HELP. 
WE ARE HERE TO 
WORK WITH THEIR 
GOVERNORS, WITH 
THEIR LOCAL 
EDUCATION 
OFFICIALS TO GET 
OUR KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
THE TRUTH OF THE 
MATTER IS, THAT 
AS WE REOPEN 
AMERICA, WE'VE 
GOT TO REOPEN 
OUR SCHOOLS. 
FOR THE WELL-
BEING OF OUR 
KIDS, FOR THEIR 
ACADEMIC 
ADVANCEMENT, FOR 
WORKING 
FAMILIES, BUT 
ALSO, AS YOU 
HAVE HEARD 
TODAY, TO 
CONTINUE THE 
MOMENTUM THAT WE 
SEE IN THIS 
ECONOMY THAT WE 
SAW LAST WEEK 
WITH NEARLY 5 
MILLION JOBS 
CREATED. 
I WANT TO 
PROMISE THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
WE ARE GOING TO 
STAY FOCUSED AT 
THIS TASK FORCE 
ON SAVING LIVES, 
MEETING THE 
NEEDS OF OUR 
STATE AND 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS, ON 
PROTECTING THE 
VULNERABLE, AND 
REOPENING 
AMERICA'S 
ECONOMY, 
SCHOOLS, WORK 
AND WORSHIP. 
SO THANK YOU ALL 
VERY MUCH. 
WE'LL TALK TO 
YOU IN A FEW 
DAYS.
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>>> IF THEY DO 
GO BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> WELCOME 
BACK. 
COMEDIAN AND 
"SATURDAY NIGHT 
LIVE" ALUM JAY 
FARROW HAS BEEN 
MAKING US LAUGH 
FOR YEARS. 
RECENTLY HE 
SHARED A 
FRIGHTENING 
ENCOUNTER HE HAD 
WITH THE LAPD 
BACK IN APRIL. 
HE POSTED THIS 
SURVEILLANCE 
VIDEO HE SAYS 
SHOWS OFFICERS 
APPROACHING HIM 
WITH GUNS DRAWN, 
HANDCUFF HIM AND 
HOLD HIM DOWN 
WITH A KNEE TO 
HIS NECK. 
NBC NEWS HAS NOT 
BEEN ABLE TO 
INDEPENDENTLY 
VERIFY THE 
FOOTAGE WHICH HE 
OBTAINED THROUGH 
A PRIVATE 
INVESTIGATOR. 
THEY TOLD HIM HE 
MATCHED THE 
DESCRIPTION OF A 
SUSPECT. 
HE JOINS US NOW. 
JAY, GOOD TO SEE 
YOU. 
GOOD MORNING, MY 
FRIEND. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
GOOD MORNING. 
>> WE WANT TO 
FIND OUT FIRST 
OF ALL, HOW ARE 
YOU DOING SINCE 
THE ENCOUNTER 
WITH THE LAPD, 
AND HOW IT EVEN 
HAPPENED. 
YOU ARE OUT 
EXERCISING AND 
ALL OF A SUDDEN 
YOU HEAR THE 
POLICE YELL GET 
ON THE GROUND? 
SO WHAT 
HAPPENED? 
>> I WAS 
EXERCISING ON 
VENTURA, RUNNING 
DOWN VENTURA 
BOULEVARD. 
AND YEAH, I HAD 
MY HEADPHONES 
ON. 
I WAS ON A REST 
FROM THIS APP I 
HAVE CALLED THE 
RUN TRACKER APP. 
I LOOKED TO THE 
LEFT OF ME AND I 
SEE A POLICE 
OFFICER WITH HIS 
GUN RAISED, 
POINTED AT ME, 
TELLING ME TO 
GET ON THE 
GROUND. 
I'M LIKE WAIT A 
SECOND, ARE YOU 
TALKING TO ME? 
I HAVEN'T DONE 
ANYTHING. 
>> SO, YEAH, 
THEY APPROACHED 
AND TELL ME TO 
GET ON THE 
GROUND, GET YOUR 
HEADPHONES OFF, 
GET ON THE 
GROUND. 
>> THE OFFICER 
PUT HIS KNEE ON 
ME, START 
PUTTING ME IN 
CUFFS. 
I WAS 
FLABBERGASTED. 
I WAS LIKE FOR 
WHAT? 
YOU MATCH THE 
DESCRIPTION OF A 
BLACK MAN WITH A 
GRAY SHIRT AND 
GRAY SWEATPANTS, 
SO THEY SAY. 
YEAH, I AM OKAY. 
LUCKILY, I GOT 
THROUGH THAT 
SITUATION, THEY 
LET ME GO. 
I TOLD THEM THAT 
YOU KNOW, IF 
THEY LOOKED ME 
UP, THEY COULD 
SEE THEY ARE 
MAKING A 
MISTAKE. 
A COUPLE OF 
MINUTES AFTER 
THAT, IT WAS 
OVER. 
YOU KNOW THEY 
LET ME GO, I'M 
SORRY. 
YOU ARE NOT THE 
GUY. 
WE GOT A CALL. 
I'M LIKE OKAY. 
SO I'M JUST 
HAPPY TO BE 
HERE, BREATHING. 
BECAUSE YOU 
KNOW, MY OTHER 
BROTHERS AND 
SISTERS WEREN'T 
AS FORTUNATE AS 
I WAS IN THAT 
SITUATION. 
WHAT IS CRAZY TO 
ME IS ALL THE 
TRAINING THAT I 
DID OVER THIS 
QUARANTINE, WITH 
THIS APP, IF I 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
RUNNING THROUGH 
THAT SITUATION 
AT THE TIME AND 
THE APP WOULDN'T 
HAVE BEEN 
TELLING ME TO 
WALK, AND IT 
WOULD HAVE TOLD 
ME TO RUN, I 
WOULDN'T HAVE 
HEARD THAT 
POLICE OFFICER. 
AND THE STORY 
COULD HAVE BEEN 
DIFFERENT, YOU 
KNOW? 
IT WOULD HAVE 
BEEN BLACK MAN 
ON VENTURA 
RESISTS ARREST. 
LUCKILY, I'M 
HERE TO TELL MY 
STORY. 
BREATH OF LIFE, 
I'M GOOD. 
>> THANK 
GOODNESS. 
THE PARALLELS TO 
GEORGE FLOYD, 
OBVIOUSLY, ARE 
PRETTY OBVIOUS. 
YOU KNOW, ONCE 
THAT HAPPENED, 
HOW DID YOU FEEL 
ABOUT EVERYTHING 
THAT HAPPENED TO 
YOU? 
I MEAN, 
THANKFULLY YOU 
SURVIVED, IT 
WASN'T THE SAME 
OUTCOME, BUT YOU 
REALIZED, IT CAN 
HAPPEN TO 
ANYBODY? 
>> YEAH. 
SO WHEN I SAW 
GEORGE FLOYD'S 
SITUATION, AND I 
HAD ALREADY BEEN 
THROUGH MINE, I 
GOT SERIOUSLY 
INFURIATED. 
BECAUSE, AL, YOU 
CAN SEE THESE 
STORIES A 
MILLION TIMES ON 
THE NEWS, YOU 
CAN HEAR ABOUT 
THEM. 
IT WON'T 
RESONATE WITH 
YOU THE SAME WAY 
UNTIL SOMETHING 
SIMILAR HAPPENS 
TO YOU. 
SO I WAS JUST 
MORE PASSIONATE 
FOR CHANGE AND 
WANTING A 
DIFFERENT REFORM 
WITH THE POLICE 
AND SYSTEM. 
AND I YOU KNOW, 
EVEN EVEN ARBERY 
HAPPENED A WEEK 
AFTER I WENT 
THROUGH MY 
SITUATION. 
WHICH WAS ONE OF 
THE REASONS I 
WAS APPREHENSIVE 
TO EVEN PUT THE 
FOOTAGE UP. 
BECAUSE I HAVE 
MY LIFE. 
AGAIN, A BLACK 
MAN, RUNNING, 
LOST HIS LIFE. 
I RAN, I HAVE MY 
LIFE. 
I DID NOT WANT 
TO TAKE ANY 
POSITION IN THE 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT, 
SO I DID MY 
INSTAGRAM VIDEO 
WITH A FEW OF 
THE SOCIAL MEDIA 
INFLUENCERS, AND 
YOU KNOW, IT 
WENT VIRAL. 
YOU KNOW, THEN 
DIDN'T THINK 
ANYTHING. 
I WAS LIKE OKAY, 
COOL. 
WHEN IT WAS 
EVERYWHERE, I 
WAS LIKE OKAY, 
NOW IT IS 
EVERYWHERE TO 
SEE. 
POSITIVES THAT 
HAVE COME OUT OF 
THIS ARE THE 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
OF NONCOLOR, WHO 
HAVE HIT ME UP, 
MY FRIENDS, AND 
SAY IT PUTS IT 
IN PERSPECTIVE 
FOR THEM NOW, AS 
WELL. 
BECAUSE THEY 
COULDN'T LIKE 
FEEL WHAT IT WAS 
UNTIL SOMEBODY 
THAT THEY KNEW 
WENT THROUGH IT. 
SO NOW, YOU 
KNOW, I JUST 
WANT TO, I'M 
KIND OF BRIDGING 
THE GAP AND 
SHOWING PEOPLE, 
LIKE YOU ARE 
SAYING, AL, IT 
DOESN'T MATTER. 
A BLACK PERSON 
IN AMERICA CAN 
LOSE THEIR LIFE 
AT ANY TIME. 
OR THEIR LIFE 
CAN BE 
THREATENED. 
AND IT SHOULDN'T 
BE LIKE THAT. 
THESE ARE BASIC 
HUMAN, CIVIL 
RIGHTS, YOU KNOW 
WHAT I MEAN? 
SO I'M HAPPY TO 
GO AHEAD. 
>> WE ARE GLAD 
YOU ARE OKAY. 
MAYBE YOU'LL 
COME BACK AND 
SHARE YOUR 
THOUGHTS ABOUT 
KANYE WEST 
RUNNING FOR 
PRESIDENT. 
>> YOU KNOW THE 
COUNTRY IS GOING 
CRAZY. 
WE HAVE CORONA 
OUT THERE. 
YOU KNOW, YOU 
KNOW, YOU KNOW 
WHAT I WANT TO 
DO, I WANT TO 
MAKE KIM 
KARDASHIAN MY 
RUNNING MATE. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO PICK THIS UP 
A LITTLE BIT 
LATER. 
JAY, WE HAVE GOT 
TO GO. 
THANKS SO MUCH. 
IT'S STREAMING, 
LAUNCHING, 
PREMIERING, IT'S 
TV. 
ORIGINAL 
CHARACTERS AND 
BREAKING NEWS. 
THERE IS MORE, 
TONS. 
IT'S QUICK 
STUFF, TOUGH 
STUFF, LOVE 
STUFF AND IT'S 
TRENDING AND 
MIND-BENDING AND 
LATE NIGHT, EARLY
MORNING. 
DO YOU SEE THIS, 
DO YOU REMEMBER 
THAT? 
YOU WATCH EVERY 
SINGLE ONE OF 
THOSE? 
>> THAT IS 
PEACOCK. THAT'S 
LIFE. AND YOU 
CAN'T NOT WATCH. 
>>> WE LIVE IN 
SOME SORT OF 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA AND WE 
ARE REMINDED. 
>> I REACHED OUT 
AFTER I WATCHED 
THIS ACTIVE MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON. 
I CAME HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE PONYTAILS 
LIKE THE WHITE 
GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
FEEL DIFFERENT, 
BUT NOT LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
THE U.S. 
SURPASSED ANOTHER
GRIM SIMILESTONE 
WITH THREE 
MILLION CASES OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
AND PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP 
DISAGREEING WITH 
THE EXNATION'S TOP 
DISEASE EXPERT, 
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
WRITING IN A 
TWEET THAT THE 
DEATH RATE FROM 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
DOWN TENFOLD. 
>> IT'S A FALSE 
NARRATIVE TO 
TAKE COMFORT IN 
A LOWER RATE OF 
DEATH. 
>> I THINK WE 
ARE IN A GOOD 
PLACE AND I 
DISAGREE WITH 
HIM. 
DR. FAUCI SAID 
DON'T WEAR A 
MASK AND NOW HE 
SAYS WEAR THEM 
AND HE SAID 
NUMEROUS THINGSOF 
THAT I DIDN'T 
LISTEN TO MY 
EXPERTS. 
>>
 AND 37 
STATES, THE 
VIRUSES ON THE 
RISE WITH EAAT 
LEAST EIGHT 
STATES SPIKING. 
>> WE'VE SEEN 
MARATHON RUNNERS 
LEARNING HOW TO 
WALK AND BREATHE 
AGAIN. DS
>> CALIFORNIA 
CLIMBING TO 
300,000 
INFECTIONS, ONLY 
BEHIND  ANEW YORK 
AND HOSPITALS IN 
THE SOUTH PART 
OF THE STATE ARE 
OVERWHELMED AND 
MOVING PATIENTS 
AS FAR AS 
SACRAMENTO, 600 
MILES AWAY. 
>> THE MEAN AGE 
OF PEOPLE 
GETTING AFFECTED 
TODAY IS A 
DECADE AND A 
HALF YOUNGER 
THAN WHAT WE SAW 
MONTHS AGO. 
BACK IN PHOENIX, 
A CRISIS WITH 
SOME WAITING IN 
EXTREME HEAT FOR 
EIGHT HOURS FOR 
RESULTS THAT CAN 
TAKE 10 BUSINESS 
DAYS TO GET. 
IN NEW ORLEANS, 
A SITE RAN OUT OF
TESTS FIVE 
MINUTES AFTER 
THEY OPENED. 
FOR THOSE THAT 
HAVE THE VIRUS, 
NO GUARANTEE OF 
IMMUNITY AND TOM 
HANKS SAID HE 
AND HIS WIFE 
COULD BE 
VULNERABLE 
AGAIN. 
>> WHAT WE'VE 
BEEN TOLD IS 
THAT AS HAETHE 
ANTIBODIES BEGIN 
TO FADE, IT'S 
POSSIBLE THAT WE 
WILL, ONCE 
AGAIN, BE 
SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>> STILL, NEW 
PROGRESS ON 
PREVENTION AND 
TREATMENT WITH X
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
PAYING BACK 
NOVAVAX $1.6 
BILLION TO 
PRODUCE 100 
MILLION DOSES OF 
A CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINEBIRO BY THE 
BEGINNING OF 
NEXT YEAR AND 
BIOTECH COMPANY 
REGENERONAR IS IN 
LATE STAGE 
CLINICAL TRIALS 
OF AN ANTIBIOTIC 
COCKTAIL TO 
PREVENT AND 
TREAT THE 
DISEASE. 
THIS MORNING, 
SMALL SIGNS OF 
HOPE AMID 
CRUSHING NUMBERS 
OF CONCERN. 
>> THE SITUATION 
AND A  GLOT OF 
STATES, AS YOU 
POINTED OUT, IS 
GETTING WORSE AND
WORSE. 
WHAT WILL 
OFFICIALS DO AND 
IS THERE ANY 
INDICATION THAT 
THE SHUTDOWN 
ORDERS MIGHT 
COME BACK OR 
THERE WILL BE 
RESTRICTIONS? 
>> IN LOS 
ANGELES, THEY'VE 
ALREADY 
REINSTATED 
RESTRICTIONS AND AY
MORE COULD COME. 
IN AUSTIN, 
TEXAS, THEY'VE 
OUTLINED A PLAN 
FOR A POSSIBLE 
30 FIVE-DAY 
SHUTDOWN IF THE 
SITUATION DOESN'T
IMPROVE. 
IN MIAMI, THEY 
ARE GOING IN THE 
OPPOSITE 
DIRECTION AFTER 
SAYING GYMS MUST 
CLOSE PRAYED HE 
NOW REVERSES 
COURSE AND 
ALLOWS THEM TO 
REOPEN. 
A MIXED BAG.  
>>> AS 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SURGE 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, NEW 
RESEARCH HAS HOW 
YOUR BLOOD TYPE 
AFFECT YOUR 
RISK. 
OF THE FOUR MAIN 
BLOOD GROUPS, 
PEOPLE WITH TYPE 
O BLOOD HAVE A 
LOWER RISK OF PU
CORONAVIRUS 
INFECTION AND 
THOSE WITH TYPE 
A HAVE A GREATER 
RISK, ACCORDING 
TO RESEARCH IN 
THE NEW ENGLAND 
JOURNAL OF 
MEDICINE AND  TIN 
THE STUDY OF MORE
THAN 1600 
PATIENTS TESTING  A
POSITIVE, THOSE 
WITH TYPE A BLOOD
WERE 45% MORE 
LIKELY TO 
DEVELOP A SEVERE 
CASE REQUIRING 
OXYGEN OR A 
VENTILATOR AND 
THOSE WITH TYPE O
BLOOD WERE 35% 
LESS LIKELY TO 
HAVE SUCH AN 
ACUTE CASE. 
A GENETIC 
TESTING COMPANY, 
23andME, 
RELEASED DATA 
SHOWING TYPE O 
BLOOD TYPES 
APPEAR TO BE 
PROTECTED MORE 
THAN OTHER 
TYPES. 
DOCTORS POINT 
OUT THAT 
REGARDLESS OF 
YOUR BLOOD TYPE, 
NO ONE IS 
GUARANTEED 
PROTECTION. 
FACTORS LIKE AGE 
AND UNDERLYING 
HEALTH AND 
CONDITIONS ARE 
MORE IMPORTANT. 
>> NET WE WANT TO 
GET A 
CLOSER LOOK
AND WE HAVE DR. 
JOHN TORRES, 
GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
>> WE SHOULD 
PROBABLY START 
WITH THE CAVEAT 
THAT WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
CORRELATION, NOT 
CAUSATION. 
KNOWING THAT, 
DR. JOHN, WHAT 
DO YOU TAKE 
AWAY? 
>> YOU ARE 
RIGHT. 
THIS SHOWS PEAN 
ASSOCIATION WITH 
LESS RISK OF 
CERTAIN BLOOD 
TYPES, 
PARTICULARLY 
TYPE O AND MORE 
RISK IF YOU HAVE 
TYPE A. 
A/B, WE 
ARE NOT SURE 
BECAUSE THERE 
AREN'T THAT MANY 
PEOPLE WITH 
THAT. 
THERE'S 45% MORE 
LIKELY TO 
DEVELOP SEVERE 
COVID IF YOU 
HAVE TYPED A AND 
TYPE O, 35% LESS 
LIKELY TO DEVELOP
COMPLICATIONS 
AND IN THE STUDY 
THEYNT FOUND YOU 
ARE LESS LIKELY 
TO NEED OXYGEN 
OR BE PLACED ON A
VENTILATOR. 
AGAIN, THE A/B, 
WE ARE NOT SURE 
OF BUT OVERALL, 
IT SHOWS 
ASSOCIATIONS, 
NOT NECESSARILY 
THE CAUSATION 
YOU TALK ABOUT. 
>> DR. JOHN, ANY 
IDEA WHY TYPE O 
BLOOD MIGHT MAKE 
SOMEONE SLIGHTLY 
LESS 
SUSCEPTIBLE? 
>> THE REASON 
THIS IS 
HAPPENING, THE 
GENES THAT CODE 
YOUR BLOOD TYPE, 
THEY ALSO CODE 
YOUR IMMUNE 
SYSTEM OR PARTS 
OF YOUR IMMUNE 
SYSTEM. 
IF YOU ARE TYPE 
O, YOU HAVE A 
MORE ROBUST 
IMMUNE SYSTEM 
FOR FIGHTING 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
WHAT WE'VE SEEN, AT
IT CAN INFECT 
OTHER DISEASES, 
AS WELL. 
WHERE FINDING 
OUT MORE AND 
MORE ABOUT THIS, 
THE SAME TIME AS 
CORONAVIRUS. 
GETTING THOSE 
TWO TOGETHER AND 
LOOKING FORWARD 
WILL GIVE 
RESEARCHERS A 
LOT TO LOOK 
FORWARD TO AND 
HOPEFULLY, MORE 
INFORMATION ABOUT
THE VIRUS ASAND HOW
WE RESPOND. 
>> THERE IS THIS 
QUEST 
DIAGNOSTICS 
SURVEY FROM LAST 
YEAR THAT 
REVEALED THAT 
FEWER THAN HALF 
OF AMERICANS 
ACTUALLY KNOW 
THEIR BLOOD 
TYPE. 
HOW DO WE GO 
ABOUT FINDING 
OUT WHAT TYPE OF 
BLOOD WE HAVE? R
>> THERE ARE A 
FEW WAYS. 
YOU CAN CALL 
YOUR DOCTOR ONAND 
THEY MIGHT KNOW 
BECAUSE OF BLOOD 
TESTS THEY'VE 
DONE IN THE PAST 
AND THERE ARE 
ONLINE KITS. 
ONE OF THE BEST 
WAYS IS SIMPLY 
DONATE BLOOD AND 
BEFORE YOU 
DONATE, ASK YOUR  S
BLOOD TYPE 
BECAUSE 
OFTEN 
THEY GIVE THAT 
TO YOU AND YOU 
COULD SAVE LIVES 
IN THE PROCESS 
OR, YOU COULD 
JOIN THE 
MILITARY AND 
THEY TELL YOU 
RIGHT AWAY. AYT'
>> JUST TO BE 
CLEAR, JUST 
BECAUSE SOMEONE AN
WHO IS WATCHING 
OR LISTENING 
MIGHT HAVE TYPE 
O BLOOD, IT 
DOESN'T MEAN THEY
CAN WALK AROUND 
NOT WEARING A SO
MASK AND NOT 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE, OU
CORRECT? 
>> ABSOLUTELY, 
THAT'S THE 
BOTTOM LINE. 
IT SHOULD NOT 
CHANGE YOUR 
BEHAVIORS AND AS 
DOCTORS, IT 
DOESN'T CHANGE 
HOW WE TREAT THE 
PATIENTS. 
THE BOTTOM LINE 
IS THE 
ASSOCIATION LLBUT 
NOT
 SOMETHING 
YOU OCCAN REST 
YOUR LAURELS ON. 
YOU STILL NEED 
TO WEAR YOUR 
MASK AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCE, 
REGARDLESS OF 
BLOOD TYPE. 
PEOPLE WITH TYPE 
O ARE SICK AND 
DYING FROM 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
PEOPLE WITH TYPE 
A ARE NOT 
GETTING SICK AND 
NOT DYING. 
AT THIS POINT, 
IT'S MORE OF A 
RESEARCH THING 
AND SOMETHING WE 
CAN'T DO 
ANYTHING ABOUT. 
>> WHILE I HAVE 
YOU HERE, WE HAD 
A REPORT A FEW 
MINUTES AGO AND 
APPARENTLY IT IS 
TAKING IN SOME 
PLACES. 
10 DAYS TO GET 
YOUR RESULTS 
BACK FROM A 
COVID-19 TEST? 
IS THAT BECAUSE 
THEY ARE THAT 
BACKED U TP, OR IS 
THERE MORE TO 
THAT? 
>> IT IS BECAUSE 
THE LABS ARE 
BACKED UP. 
YOU WILL GET A 
BOTTLENECK 
SOMEWHERE BUT 
WHEN THE SAMPLES 
GET SENT IN, 
THERE IS ONLY A 
CERTAIN AMOUNT 
OF LAB TEST 
MACHINES AND 
PERSONNEL AND 
EQUIPMENT AND 
THEN GETTING 
COMMUNICATION 
BACK AND N FORTH. 
WHEN THE 
BOTTLENECK 
CLEARS UP, 
HOPEFULLY WE 
WILL GET THE 
TESTING A LOT 
FASTER. RER
>>> PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP IS 
PUTTING THE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS THIS 
FALL SQUARELY ON 
THE SHOULDERS OF 
THE COUNTRY'S 
GOVERNORS. 
>> WE ARE VERY 
MUCH PUTTING 
PRESSURE G
 ON 
GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE 
TO OPEN THE 
SCHOOLS, TO GET 
THEM OPEN BECAUSE
IT  RWILL BE GOOD 
FOR THEM 
POLITICALLY AND 
THEY WILL KEEP 
THE SCHOOLS 
CLOSED. 
>> THERE ARE 
CONCERNS THAT IT 
WOULD NOT BE 
SAFE WHERE VIRUS 
IS SURGING, LIKE 
ARIZONA. 
>> WOULD YOU FEEL
COMFORTABLE AS 
AN EMERGENCY 
ROOM DR. AN 
ARIZONA TO SEND 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL TOMORROW? 
>> NO.>> 
I WOULD NOT. 
I WOULD NOT 
RECOMMEND THAT 
FOR ANY PARENTS, 
NOT YET. 
>> IN MIAMI-DADE 
COUNTY, WHERE 
THE MAYOR ROLLED 
BACK THE 
REOPENING OF 
BUSINESSES AFTER 
A SPIKE IN CASES 
THERE, THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
OF THE FIFTH
LARGEST SCHOOL 
DISTRICT IS NOT 
READY TO THROW 
OPEN THE DOORS, 
EITHER. 
>> I THINK IT 
LOGISTICALLY AND 
LEGITIMATELY IS 
IMPOSSIBLE. 
>> A PLAN IS 
BEING WORKED ON 
FOR WHEN CASE 
NUMBERS GO DOWN 
AND  IAMONG BIG 
CHALLENGES, HOW 
IS IT POSSIBLE 
TO MAINTAIN 
SOCIAL DISTANCE 
IN OFTEN CROWDED 
SCHOOLS? 
>> SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
HALLWAYS, 
UTILIZING 
NONTRADITIONAL 
EDUCATION SPACE, 
IT REQUIRES 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> IN ST. LOUIS 
FOR SUMMER 
SCHOOL BEGINS 
NEXT WEEK, THEIR 
STAGGERING 
SCHEDULES AND 
KIDS ARE EATING 
GRAB-AND-GO 
LUNCHES AT THEIR 
DESK INSTEAD OF 
THE CAFETERIA. 
>> THE 
FLEXIBILITY TO 
HAVE KID CUPS 
COME BUT KEEP  O
THEM SAFE. 
>> WHAT IF A 
STUDENT OR 
TEACHER GETS THE 
VIRUS? 
>> THEY WILL HAVE
TO NEBE A 
QUARANTINED AND 
ALL THOSE IN 
CONTACT WITH 
THAT TEACHER OR 
EMPLOYEE 
AFFECTED WOULD 
ALSO HAVE TO BE 
IN QUARANTINE. 
LTHE OTHER BIG 
HURDLE IS MONEY. 
HOW WILL THEY 
PAY FOR THIS? 
>> ADDITIONAL 
FEDERAL SUPPORT 
IS NEEDED AT THIS
TIME FOR THE 
RESOURCES, 
CLEANING 
SUPPLIES, 
ADDITIONAL 
MANPOWER TO EN
ENSURE 
AGGRESSIVE 
SANITIZATION AND 
ADDITIONAL STAFF 
FOR THE 
SUPERVISION OF 
STUDENTS. 
>> HEALTH EXPERTS
SAY THE 
GUIDELINES WILL 
CHANGE, 
DEPENDING ON 
LOCATION WITH 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS AND 
STUDENTS HAVING 
TO BE FLEXIBLE 
BECAUSE THE 
VIRUS IS SO 
UNPREDICTABLE. IC 
>> THERE ARE SO 
MANY QUESTIONS. 
AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAY ON 
TUESDAY EXACTLY 
HOW IT PLANS TO 
APPLY THIS 
PRESSURE ON THE 
SCHOOLS? 
>> THERE WEREN'T 
A LOT OF 
SPECIFICS AND 
THAT IS A GOOD 
QUESTION BUT IT 
WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIALS SAID  F
THAT THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILLNG RELY ON THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS 
FOR GUIDELINES 
AND THEY WILL 
FOCUS ON HHS 
DATA SHOWING HOW 
DAMAGING ALL OF 
THIS
 BEING OUT 
OF SCHOOL IS FOR 
CHILDREN. 
MEANWHILE, A 
NUMBER OF 
NATIONAL TEACHER 
ORGANIZATIONS ARE
CALLING ON THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT FOR A 
COHESIVE PLAN 
INCLUDING, AMONG 
OTHER THINGS, 
LOTS OF MONEY. 
>>> THE SUPREME 
COURT CONFIRMED LA
OVERNIGHT THAT 
CHIEF JUSTICE 
JOHN ROBERTS 
FELL TWO WEEKS 
AGO WHILE 
WALKING FOR 
EXERCISE NEAR 
HIS HOME IN THE 
MARYLAND SUBURBS 
OF WASHINGTON. 
THE REPORT SAID 
THAT ROBERTS, 65,
INJURED HIS 
FOREHEAD, NEEDED 
STITCHES AND 
SPENT THE UL ANIGHT 
AT THE HOSPITAL 
OUT OF AN 
ABUNDANCE OF 
CAUTION. 
A SEIZURE WAS 
RULED OUT AND 
THE FALL WAS 
LIKELY DUE TO 
LIGHTHEADEDNESS 
CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION. 
THE WASHINGTON 
POST, WHICH 
FIRST 
REPORTED 
THE FALL, SAID 
THE COURT 
CONFIRMED IT 
AFTER THE PAPER 
ASKED ABOUT IT 
IN RESPONSE TO A 
TIP. 
SOME OTHER 
JUSTICES, MOST 
NOTABLY RUTH 
BADER GINSBURG, 
HAVE VOLUNTEERED 
INFORMATION ABOUT
HEALTH SETBACKS 
REQUIRING 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
ROBERTS, 
APPOINTED BY 
GEORGE H.W. 
BUSH YIN 2005, 
SUFFERED TWO 
SEIZURES IN THE 
PAST AND MOST 
WHEATLEY'S 
FLUENTLY IN 2007 
BUT DOCTORS 
FOUND NO 
IDENTIFIABLE 
CAUSE AND THEY 
SAID HE 
UNDERWENT A 
THOROUGH 
NEUROLOGICAL 
EVALUATION WHICH 
REVEALED NO 
CAUSE FOR 
CONCERN. 
CHIEF JUSTICE 
HAD AN UNUSUALLY 
PUBLIC ROLE 
EARLIER THIS 
YEAR PRESIDING 
OVER PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP 
SENATE OB
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
AND IN THE PAST 
WEEK, ROBERTS 
PLAYED A 
DECIDING ROLE IN 
THE RULINGS ON 
DACA AND 
ABORTION WITH 
MORE HIGH-
PROFILE 
DECISIONS YET TO 
COME THIS TERM. .
>> IS IT UNUSUAL PE
THAT THE PUBLIC 
IS JUST FINDING 
OUT ABOUT THIS 
FALL NOW? 
THE INJURY 
HAPPENED WEEKS 
AGO. 
>>ID THERE IS NO 
SET POLICY AND 
IT IS REALLY UP 
TO THE 
INDIVIDUAL 
JUSTICE. 
JUSTICE GINSBURG 
DUTIFULLY 
DISCLOSES HEALTH 
CONDITIONS BUT 
NOT ALL FOOF THEM 
DO. 
FOR EXAMPLE, WE 
DIDN'T FIND OUT 
JUSTICE KENNEDY 
HAD A HEART 
STENT PROCEDURE 
UNTIL 10 MONTHS 
LATER. TH
>>> IN HER NEW 
TELL-ALL BOOK, 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
ESTRANGED NIECE, 
MARY TRUMP, 
MINCES NO WORDS. 
>> I HAD TO TAKE 
DONALD DOWN, SHE 
WRITES, ABOUT 
WHY SHE GAVE ITS 
TAX DOCUMENTS TO 
THE NEW YORK 
TIMES. 
IF HE IS AFFORDEDEN
A SECOND TERM, 
IT WILL BE THE 
END OF AMERICAN 
DEMOCRACY. 
SHE INSISTED HER 
UNCLE ONMEETS ALL 
THE ELEMENTS OF A
NARCISSIST AND 
SHE DETAILS A 
DYSFUNCTIONAL 
FAMILY WITH A 
DAD THAT WAS SO 
DOMINEERING THAT 
FRED TRUMP ON
SENIOR PERVERTED 
HIS SON'S 
PERCEPTION OF 
THE WORLD AND 
DAMAGED HIS 
ABILITY TO LIVE 
IN IT, QUOTE. 
SHE IS A 
DAUGHTER OF 
TRUMP'S OLDER 
BROTHER, FRED 
JR., WHO WAS 
OFTEN MOCKED OR 
SCORNED BY HIS 
FATHER WHO LAONCE 
SAID DONALD IS 
WORTH 10 OF YOU. 
FRED JR. LATER 
DIED OF ALCOHOL 
RELATED ILLNESS. 
>> I HADOB A 
BROTHER FRED, 
GREAT GUY, BEST 
LOOKING GUY, BUT 
HE HAD A 
PROBLEM. 
HE HAD 
A PROBLEM 
WITH ALCOHOL. 
>> SHE BLAMES 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
SISTER, RETIRED 
FEDERAL JUDGE 
THAT SAID HE WAS 
A CLOWN AND THIS 
WOULD NEVER 
HAPPEN. 
ABOUT THE 
BRILLIANCE HE 
BOASTS ABOUT? 
>> I  TTHINK I'M 
TOTALLY A 
BRILLIANT HUMAN 
BEING, I THINK 
I'M THE SMARTEST 
PERSON. 
>> SHE CLAIMS HE 
CHEATED ON HIS 
S.A.T.s, PAYING AN
A FRIEND TO TAKE 
IT FOR HIM AND 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
CLAIMS THAT IS 
COMPLETELY 
FALSE. 
MARY TRUMP 
CONTESTED HER 
GRANDFATHER'S 
WILL. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
DISMISSED THE 
BOOK IS WRITTEN 
IN HER OWN 
FINANCIAL SELF-
INTEREST, SAYING 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
FATHER WAS WARM 
AND VERY GOOD TO 
HIM. VE
>> IT'S 
RIDICULOUS AND 
ABSURD 
ALLEGATIONS THAT 
HAVE NO BEARING 
IN TRUTH. 
I HAVE YET TO 
SEE THE BOOK, 
BUT IT IS A BOOK 
OF FALSEHOODS. 
>> THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
BROTHER IS 
TRYING TO BLOCK 
THE PUBLICATION 
IN STATE COURT 
BUT THE 
PUBLISHER SAID 
THAT WON'T STOP 
IT FROM BEING 
RELEASED. EOAB
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
NEW CALLS FOR 
JUSTICE. 
PROTESTERS 
DEMANDING 
ANSWERS IN THE EN
POLICE KILLING 
OF 28-YEAR-OLD 
JAMES GARCIA 
WITH THE 
CONFRONTATION 
CAPTURED ON CELL 
PHONE CAMERA ON 
THE FOURTH OF 
JULY. R'
OFFICERS SHOUTED 
AT GARCIA AND 
SAT IN A PARKED 
CAR AND THEN 
FIRED A BARRAGE 
OF BULLETS. 
[ SOUND OF 
GUNFIRE ] [ 
BLEEP ] THE 
VIDEO DOESN'T 
CLEARLY SHOW 
WHAT HAPPENED IN 
THE MOMENTS 
BEFORE THE 
GUNFIRE OR WHAT 
LED TO THE 
INCIDENT. NFEDER
>> UNTIL YOU 
APPROACH THEM IN 
THE INCAR, ASSUMING
HE WAS THERE, 
THAT WON'T 
HAPPEN. 
>> THEY RESPONDED
TO A 911 CALL 
AND SOMEONE WAS 
THREATENING WITH 
A KNIFE. 
POLICE SAID  OTHE 
CALLER DIRECTED 
THEM TO A HOUSE 
AND ONCE THEY 
ARRIVE, THEY 
SPOKE WITH 
SEVERAL, 
INCLUDING GARCIA,
ASKING HIM TO 
LEAVE HIS CAR SO 
THEY COULD SECURE
THE SCENE. 
>> MR. GARCIA 
DECIDED  HE WOULD 
NOT INTERACT AND 
ROLLED UP HIS 
WINDOW AND THEN 
GOT ASSAULTED 
WITH A GUN. 
>> THEY SAY HE 
POINTED HIS GUN 
AT AN OFFICER. 
THIS FOOTAGE WAS 
RELEASED FROM AN 
OFFICER WHO 
ARRIVED AFTER 
THE SHOOTING AND 
RECEIVED THE 
WEAPON FROM THE 
CAR. 
>> THE GUN IS 
SECURE. 
>> GARCIA IS 
DEVASTATED T ABOUT 
THIS AND HIS 
MOTHER SAID 
EVERYTHING IS 
WRONG. 
HIS SISTER 
JOINED 
PROTESTERS. OT H!
>> LET ME GET 
JUSTICE FOR MY 
BROTHER. 
>> STEVE, HIS 
SISTER AND THE 
OTHER PROTESTERS 
IN PHOENIX, WHAT 
ARE THEY 
SPECIFICALLY 
DEMANDING IN THE 
INVESTIGATION? 
>> Reporter: 
PROTESTERS WANT 
THE BODY CAM 
FOOTAGE RELEASED 
IN ITS ENTIRETY 
TO SHOW THE WHOLE
INCIDENT ON TOP 
OF THE 
INDEPENDENT 
INVESTIGATION. 
THE POLICE CHIEF 
IS DEDICATED TO 
MORE 
TRANSPARENCY AND 
CALLED ON THE 
FBI TO CONDUCT 
AN INDEPENDENT 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
INVESTIGATION. 
>>> THIS 
MORNING, TIKTOK 
COULD BE RUNNING 
OUT IN THE U.S. 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE, MIKE 
POMPEO SAID THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS LOOKING AT 
BANNING  TTHE 
CHINESE OWNED 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
APPS, FEARING 
BEIJING COULD 
ACCESS USER 
DATA, CREATING A 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY THREAT. OM 
DO YOU RECOMMEND 
PEOPLE DOWNLOAD 
THE APP ON THEIR 
PHONES TONIGHT 
OR TOMORROW OR OM
ANY TIME, 
CURRENTLY? 
>> ONLY IF YOU 
WANT YOUR PRIVATE
INFORMATION IN 
THE C HANDS OF THE 
CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY. 
>> Reporter: 
TIKTOK IS GOING 
TO GREAT LENGTHS 
TO DISTANCE FROM 
CHINA, SAYING IT 
IS RUN BY AN 
AMERICAN CEO AND 
HAS HUNDREDS OF 
AMERICAN 
EMPLOYEES. 
THEY ADDED, WE 
HAVE NO HIGHER 
PRIORITY THAN 
PROMOTING A SAFE 
AND SECURE APP TO
EXPERIENCE FOR 
USERS AND NEVER 
PROVIDED USER 
DATA TO THE 
CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT, NOR 
WOULD WE DO SO 
IF ASKED. 
>> IT'S LIKE 
ALMOST ANY APP 
ON YOUR PHONE. 
IT DEPENDS ON 
YOUR DEVICE, 
YOUR PHONE AND 
WHERE YOU ARE IN 
THE WORLD.  AT
>> Reporter: FO
ACCORDING TO THE 
PRIVACY POLICY, ON
TIKTOK COLLECTS 
INFORMATION 
CONTAINED IN 
MESSAGES 
THROUGH 
THE PLATFORM OR 
FROM YOUR PHONE 
BOOK IF YOU GRAB 
THAT ACCESS AND 
EVEN FROM 
ADVERTISING AT
PARTNERS. 
OWNED BY A 
PARENT COMPANY, 
TIKTOK ALLOWS 
ITS USERS TO 
CREATE SHORT 
VIDEOS, OFTEN 
SET TO MUSIC AND 
THE APP HAS AN 
ESTIMATED 800 
MILLION ACTIVE 
USERS AROUND THE 
WORLD. 
IN THE  YU.S., AN 
ESTIMATED 30 
MILLION MONTHLY 
USERS AND CLOSE 
TO HALF ARE 
BETWEEN 18 AND 24
AND 15% ARE OVER 
35. 
>> TIKTOK LETS 
CHINA INVADE 
YOUR PRIVACY AT 
WILL. 
>> Reporter: IN 
FEBRUARY, THE 
TSA BANNED 
EMPLOYEES FROM 
USING  CTIKTOK FOR 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
OUTREACH AFTER 
SENATE MINORITY 
LEADER CHUCK IO
SCHUMER SAID IT 
COULD BE A 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY THREAT. 
>> SOME VIDEOSCR 
MAY MAKE YOU 
CHUCKLE AND THEY 
ARE CREATIVE BUT 
GUESS WHO WAS 
LAUGHING THE 
MOST? 
CHINA. 
THEY ARE GETTING 
INFORMATION NOT 
ONLY ON THE 
VIDEOS, BUT ON 
THE USER, 
WHETHER CLICKED 
ON OR IF THEY 
HAVE THE VIDEO. 
>> Reporter: IN 
DECEMBER, THE 
ARMY AND NAVY 
BANS THE USE OF 
TIKTOK ON 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED 
PHONES. 
LAST FALL, A 
SECURITY 
INVESTIGATION 
WAS OPENED OF O  
TIKTOK. 
>> IT IS SCARY 
BECAUSE THIS 
COMPANY IS 
BEHOLDEN TO THE 
CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT AND 
THEY HAVE 
CONTROL OF THE 
DATA. .
THERE IS A 
QUESTION OF THE 
SAFEGUARDS 
TIKTOK CAN GIVE 
TO E,THE ASSURE 
THE AMERICAN 
PUBLIC THAT 
WON'T HAPPEN. 
>> THERE ARE 
SECURITY  T
CONCERNS. 
>> Reporter: IF 
USERS ARE ON 
THIS THING, HOW 
CAN THEY PROTECT 
THEIR DATA? 
>> THE SAME 
ANSWER AS 
ALWAYS. 
WHEN YOU SIGN UP 
FOR APPS, YOU 
HAVE CHOICES 
ABOUT THE 
PERMISSION YOU 
GIVE. 
ACCESS TO YOUR 
LOCATION, PHOTOS 
AND YOUR 
CONTACTS, READ 
THE FINE PRINT 
AND CHOOSE 
WISELY FOR 
YOURSELF. IELI H
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
BRAZIL'S 
PRESIDENT POSTED 
A VIDEO OF 
HIMSELF TAKING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 
WITH A THUMBS-UP 
AND A SMILE. 
THE RE
CONTROVERSIAL 
DRUG WAS NOT 
PROVEN TO WORK 
AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
HAS BEEN PROMOTED
REPEATEDLY BY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
THE TWO LEADERS 
WERE TOGETHER IN 
MARCH. 
BOLSONARO TOLD 
REPORTERS HE 
STARTED FEELING 
UNWELL OVER THE 
WEEKEND AND WAS 
WORSE ON MONDAY 
AND TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
WHO WANTS TO SEE 
MY FACE, HE 
SAYS? 
I'M CALM, THANK 
GOD. 
DAYS EARLIER AT 
A PHFOURTH OF JULY 
BARBECUE AT THE 
AMBASSADOR'S 
RESIDENTS WITH 
NO MASK OR 
SOCIAL
DISTANCING, THE 
U.S. AMBASSADOR 
TESTED NEGATIVE 
AND NOW IS IN 
QUARANTINE AS A 
PRECAUTION. 
BOLSONARO, 65, 
DOWN PLAYED THE 
THREAT OF 
CORONAVIRUS TO 
HIM AND HIS 
COUNTRY. 
HE IS ATTENDING 
PACKED RALLIES 
AND RIDING A 
HORSE AND EVEN A 
JET SKI. WI
WITH MY ATHLETIC 
HISTORY, IF I 
WERE INFECTED, 
I'D HAVE NO 
REASON TO WORRY, 
HE TOLD 
BRAZILIANS, IN 
APRIL. LI
HE CALLED 
CORONAVIRUS A 
LITTLE FLU. 
HIS OPPONENTS 
PROTESTED, 
BANGING POTS AND  
PANS. 
BRAZIL'S 
INFECTIONS ARE 
SOARING, SECOND 
ONLY TO AMERICA, 
NOW 1.5 MILLION 
CASES AND 66,000 
DEATHS. 
BOLSONARO 
RESPONDED, SO 
WHAT? 
WHAT DO YOU WANT 
ME TO DO? 
THIS MORNING, 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
WISHED HIM WELL. 
>> WE WISH HIS 
EXCELLENCY WELLLE 
AND HE WILL BE 
BACK TO OFFICE 
AS SOON AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: THIS
MORNING, THERE 
WILL BE A LAWSUIT
ACCUSING THE 
PRESIDENT OF 
ENDANGERING THE 
JOURNALISTS AT 
THAT SMALL NEWS 
CONFERENCE WHERE 
HE SAID HE  W
TESTED
POSITIVE. 
ONE THING 
WORRYING PEOPLE 
IS THAT MILLIONS 
OF EABRAZILIANS 
WILL LOOK TO THE 
HEALTH OF THE 
PRESIDENT TO 
DETERMINE HOW 
THEY BEHAVE IN 
THE MONTHS AHEAD 
AND HOW 
CORONAVIRUS WILL 
AFFECT ONE 
INDIVIDUAL IS NO 
SCIENTIFIC 
MEASURE. 
>>> A SUMMER 
RITE OF PASSAGE 
FOR MORE THAN 26 
MILLION KIDS, 
SUMMER CAMP. 
SPENDING TIME 
OUTDOORS AND 
LEARNING TO BE 
INDEPENDENT AND 
NAVIGATING 
NATURE. 
THIS YEAR, ONLY 
25% OF CAMPERS 
ARE EXPECTED. 
SUMMER CAMP IN 
COVID-19 CARRIES 
NEW RISKS, 
PROMPTING 
CAMPTON LEADERS 
TO TAKE 
PRECAUTIONS. 
I'M AT HIDEAWAY 
DAY CAMP IN 
COLLEGEVILLE, 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL
AND SPRAWLING 72-
ACRE SUMMER CAMP 
AND IT IS OPEN 
THIS YEAR, BUT 
AT REDUCED 
CAPACITY, 60% OF 
THE NORMAL 
NUMBER OF 
CAMPERS. 
I'M HERE WITH 
THE CAMP DIRECTOR
AND HOW DID YOU 
COME UP WITH THE 
PLAN TO KEEP 
CAMPERS SAFE? 
>> WE ARE 
FOLLOWING CDC 
GUIDELINES AND WE
LOOKED AT 
RESEARCH AND OUR 
OWN PROGRAMS FOR 
THE GUIDELINES 
TO IMPLEMENT. 
WE START WITH THE
CAR LINE THAT WE 
HAD NEVER HAD 
BEFORE TO 
ELIMINATE 
VISITORS. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
CAN SEE THAT 
DROP OFF RIGHT 
AWAY. 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS BEFORE 
CAMPERS AND 
THERE IS A 
READING OF BELOW 
99.6 WHERE THEY 
MAY ENTER THE 
CAMP GROUNDS. 
>> Reporter: IT 
WAS A TOUGH CALL 
FOR SOME 
PARENTS. 
>> COMING TO 
CAMP WAS A BIG 
DECISION THIS 
YEAR. 
IT WAS SOMETHING 
WE THOUGHT THEY 
REALLY NEEDED. 
>> JUST THINKING 
IT THROUGH, YOU 
KNOW, WE THOUGHT 
THEY WOULD TAKE 
THE BEST 
PRECAUTIONS THEY 
CAN AND WE WILL 
TRY IT. 
>> Reporter: 
MOST CAMPERS ARE 
NOT WEARING 
MASKS. 
WHAT IS YOUR 
POLICY? 
>> WE ARE LUCKY 
ENOUGH TO BE 
OUTDOORS AND THE 
CAMPERS DO NOT 
NEED TO WEAR 
MASKS. 
KEEP IN MIND 
THAT THE GROUPS 
ARE WITH EACH 
OTHER ALL DAY, 
EVERY DAY. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
ARE TRYING TO 
KEEP A 
QUARANTINE 
BUBBLE FOR THE 
CAMPERS? 
CAMPERS ARE SIDE 
TO A SMALL GROUP 
AND THEY STAY 
WITH THAT GROUP 
FOR THE ENTIRE 
CAMP SESSION. 
THE ACTIVITIES 
ARE DIFFERENT 
THIS YEAR. 
HAND SANITIZER 
IS MANDATORY 
BEFORE AND 
AFTER. 
>> I WAS KIND OF 
WORRIED BECAUSE 
I LOVE THE CAMP. 
IT IS A FUN WAY 
TO SPEND THE 
SUMMER. 
>> Reporter: THE 
EQUIPMENT THEY 
TOUCH, 
COUNSELORS USE 
AN ALCOHOL-BASED 
SPRAY TO 
SANITIZE 
EVERYTHING 
BETWEEN CAMPERS. 
AT THE POOL, 
FEWER KIDS IN 
THE WATER. 
>> TYPICALLY 
THERE WOULD BE 
THREE GROUPS BUT 
THERE ARE TWO 
GROUPS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
POOL IS CLEANED 
AFTER KIDS SWIM 
AND THE BIG 
CHANGES ARE IN 
THE LUNCHROOM. 
THEY DON'T EAT 
IN HERE? 
>> NO. 
THIS YEAR, THEY 
WILL DO PICNIC 
LUNCHES. 
THEY WILL BE 
OUTSIDE AS MUCH 
AS POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT IF A CHILD 
COMES DOWN WITH 
CORONAVIRUS? 
>> THE ENTIRE 
GROUP, INCLUDING 
THE COUNSELOR, 
WOULD BE PLUCKED 
OUT OF CAMP AND 
ASKED TO 
QUARANTINE FOR 
TWO WEEKS. 
>> Reporter: 
THEY SAY GETTING 
OUTSIDE AND 
BEING WITH 
FRIENDS IS THE 
BEST PART OF 
CAMP. 
YOU WERE READY? 
>> I WAS READY TO
GET OUT OF THE 
HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
CAMP WENT THE 
EXTRA MILE TO 
MAKE IT A FUN 
AND SAFE SUMMER. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, A FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
PEOPLE. 
>> THERE IS 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY. 
THAT'S ALL I 
WANTED TO SAY. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY, 
THIS IS NOT 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP, IT'S 
ABOUT 400 YEARS 
OF RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT ABOUT THE
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WE NEED TO GO 
DEEP INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT IS THE 
POLICY CHANGE 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE TRUTH
AND WHO WAS 
LYING EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE 
STORIES 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> ONLY ON NBC. 
>> FOR POST-
RACIAL AMERICA, 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN. 
>> I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
>> I CAME HOME 
AND SAID, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE 
PONYTAILS LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
IT'S OKAY TO 
FEEL DIFFERENT, 
BUT NOT LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NOW. 
>> WE HAVE A 
LARGE NATIONAL 
GUARD CONVOY 
COMING THROUGH. 
>> NEWS FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS AT 
6:00 a.m. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
BEFORE OUR VERY 
EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT UNITES US. 
>> PEOPLE IN NEW 
YORK CITY SAID 
IF THEY DON'T 
WORK, THEY CAN'T 
FEED THEIR 
FAMILY. 
>> OUR TEAMS 
LEARNING FROM 
HIM ON THE 
GROUND. 
>> THEY ARE 
BRING STUDENTS 
BACK IN STAGES. 
>> YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WORKS. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, BUT IT 
DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR, 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, 
THE UNITED 
PEOPLE WITH A 
UNITED PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> THE PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN MOVED 
TO DEFEND THE 
GREAT NATION. 
>> WE CAN EXTEND 
A HAND TO THOSE 
IN NEED. 
♪ 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED AND 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THIS 
IS AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE? 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT 6 FEET APART 
FROM EACH OTHER, 
FOR THE MOST 
PART. 
>> IN TERMS OF 
THE RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>>> YESTERDAY, 
THE SMALL 
BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
RELEASED THE 
NAMES OF SOME 
600,000 PPP LOAN 
RECIPIENTS AND 
BASICALLY ANYONE 
WHO GOT $150,000 
OR MORE. 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD 
AFFILIATES GOT 
AS MUCH AS 150 
MILLION DOLLARS 
AND TELL US 
ABOUT SOME OF 
THE OTHERS. 
>> IF YOU BOUNCE 
AROUND THE ROOM, 
THERE WERE A 
BUNCH OF THINGS 
THAT JUMPED OUT 
AND THAT'S WHY 
WE FOCUSED ABOUT 
THE BIG 
POLITICAL FIGHT 
OVER WHETHER THEY
WERE ELIGIBLE 
FOR THE PPP 
LOANS AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TRIED TO BLOCK 
THEM FROM 
GETTING ACCESS TO
FAMILY PLANNING 
FUNDS IN THE 
PAST. 
IN THIS CASE, 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD IS 
COMPLETELY 
ELIGIBLE AS A 
NONPROFIT, LIKE 
MANY OTHERS. 
WE COUNTED 43 OF 
THEIR AFFILIATES 
GETTING BETWEEN 
65 MILLION 
DOLLARS AND 150 
MILLION DOLLARS, 
TOTAL, FOR ALL 
OF THOSE 
AFFILIATES. 
THESE LOAN SIZES 
AND RANGES, 
RATHER THAN 
EXACT NUMBERS. 
YOU KNOW, IN 
ADDITION, YOU 
SAW A HEBREW 
SCHOOL NAME FOR 
JARED KUSHNER'S 
GRANDFATHER, 
GETTING A PPP 
LOAN. 
YOU SAW THE 
CLOTHING BRAND 
OF KANYE WEST 
GETTING MONEY 
AND WE SAW THE 
GROUP, AMERICANS 
FOR TAX REFORM, 
AN ANTI-TAX 
LOBBYING GROUP. 
HE ONCE SAID HE 
WANTED TO SHRINK 
TO SIZE AND 
DROWNED IN A 
BATHTUB. 
THIS TAX REFORM 
FOUNDATION IS 
TAKING MONEY AND 
IT'S ONE OF THE 
PEOPLE PAID BY 
THE AMERICANS 
FOR TAX REFORM 
FOUNDATION. 
LOTS OF 
CELEBRITIES AND 
INVESTMENT 
BANKS, AS WE 
REPORTED BEFORE. 
THERE ARE PRIVATE
MANAGEMENT 
COMPANIES THAT 
GOT PPP LOANS. 
ULTIMATELY, A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
NEEDED IT AND 
GOT THE LOANS 
BUT A LOT OF 
THAT MONEY WENT 
TO PLACES THAT 
LAWMAKERS ARE NOW
RAISING THEIR 
EYEBROWS OVER. 
EXCEPT A HANDFUL 
OF LAWMAKERS WHO 
ACTUALLY GOT PPP 
LOANS. 
BACK. 
[ LAUGHTER ] FOR 
SURE. I 
WANT TO ASK 
ABOUT PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD 
BECAUSE YOU 
REFERENCED IT 
HERE. 
REPUBLICAN 
CONGRESSMAN DOUG 
COLLINS TWEETED 
OUTRAGE THAT 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD GOT 
THE MONEY FROM A 
PRO-LIFE 
PERSPECTIVE. 
YOU MENTIONED 
THAT THERE WERE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
A PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD SHOULD
QUALIFY BECAUSE 
OF THE 
AFFILIATION. 
ARE WE CLEAR ON 
THAT, ENTIRELY? 
>> FOR THE SMALL 
BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION, 
THEY ARE SAYING 
THAT THEY DON'T 
THINK PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD 
SHOULD HAVE 
GOTTEN THIS 
MONEY. 
BUT THE TRUTH IS 
THAT THE RULES 
GOVERNING THIS 
PRETTY MUCH 
APPLY ACROSS THE 
BOARD AND THERE 
WEREN'T VERY 
MANY STRICTURES 
PUT INTO THAT 
LAW. 
CONGRESS 
APPROVED IT 
TWICE. 
>> JOHN, THE BIG 
QUESTION WE KEEP 
BRINGING UP AND 
WE'VE TALKED 
ABOUT THIS THREE 
OR FOUR TIMES 
ALREADY, HOW MANY
INTENDED FOR 
SMALL BUSINESSES 
STRUGGLING DURING
THIS PANDEMIC 
WHERE IT WENT TO 
THE WEALTHY AND 
THE WELL-
CONNECTED? 
OUR COLLEAGUE 
REPORTED THAT A 
BILLIONAIRE 
HAMPTONS 
DEVELOPER AND 
FUNDRAISER JOE 
FARO GOT A PPP 
LOAN EVEN THOUGH 
HE MADE TWO 
MILLION DOLLARS 
THIS YEAR JUST 
RENTING OUT HIS 
40 MILLION 
DOLLARS ESTATE 
IN BRIDGEHAMPTON 
CALLED 
SANDCASTLE. 
HOW DID THAT 
HAPPEN? 
>> THEY WILL 
HAVE A FIELD DAY 
WITH THAT. 
BUT, THOSE 
HAMPTON ESTATES, 
THE WAY THAT IT 
HAPPENS IS THAT 
PEOPLE TALK TO 
THEIR ADVISERS 
AND IN SOME 
CASES MAKE A 
DECISION ON 
THEIR OWN TO 
SEEK THESE LOANS 
AND THERE REALLY 
ISN'T A LOT OF 
RESTRICTION ON 
THE ELIGIBILITY 
AND A LOT OF THE 
WEALTHY AND WELL-
CONNECTED WERE 
THE FIRST TO GET 
LOANS AND WHILE 
THEY WERE, SOME 
SMALL BUSINESSES 
WENT OUT OF 
BUSINESS 
ENTIRELY. 
YOU'VE GOT A 
SITUATION WHERE 
THERE IS $132 
BILLION LEFT IN 
THE ACCOUNT 
WAITING TO BE 
TAKEN, NOT EVEN 
APPLIED FOR AND 
FOLKS WHO HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO 
AVAIL 
THEMSELVES, EVEN 
HEARING FROM 
OFFICIALS THAT 
THEY DON'T 
EXPECT TO 
PROSECUTE PEOPLE 
UNDER A CERTAIN 
AMOUNT AND 
SHOULDN'T HAVE. 
THIS IS A 
PROGRAM THAT HAS 
NOT COME UNDER 
AS MUCH SCRUTINY 
AS A LOT OF 
OTHER PROGRAMS 
BECAUSE OF THE 
TRANSPARENCY NOT 
BEING THERE. 
WE'VE NOT GOTTEN 
THE NAMES OF 
$150,000 
REPRESENTING 
86.5% OF ALL THE 
BUSINESSES THAT 
APPLIED FOR 
LOANS AND THIS 
WILL BE AN 
ONGOING STORY 
AND I LOVE 
TALKING TO YOU 
ABOUT IT. 
>> I LOVE HAVING 
YOU ON. 
I'M SURE WE WILL 
HAVE YOU ON A 
DOZEN TIMES. 
WHAT YOU SAID 
INDICATES THE 
ANSWER TO MY 
NEXT QUESTION. 
WE'VE SEEN 
PUBLIC OUTRAGE 
OVER LOANS 
AWARDED THIS YEAR
AND SOME 
COMPANIES HAVE 
EVEN GIVEN THE 
MONEY BACK. 
DO WE HAVE ANY 
INDICATION THAT 
SOME GOVERNMENT 
ENTITY WILL 
INVESTIGATE HOW 
THE MONEY WAS 
DISTRIBUTED OR 
EVEN CONSIDERING 
INCREASING 
OVERSIGHT WITH 
SMALL BUSINESS 
RELIEF IN THE 
FUTURE GOING TO 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES? 
>> CONGRESS CAN 
ALWAYS 
RELEGISLATE, 
CHANGE THE RULES 
GOING FORWARD 
AND THEY CAN DO 
OVERSIGHT OF THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND WHETHER THE 
SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
HANDLED THESE 
LOANS 
APPROPRIATELY. 
IN TERMS OF 
FINDING THE BAD 
GUYS, SO TO 
SPEAK, THERE 
WILL BE 
PROSECUTIONS 
OVER PPP AND 
WE'VE SEEN SOME 
CHATTER ABOUT 
THAT, IN TERMS OF
OUT AND OUT 
FRAUDULENT 
ACTIVITY. 
AGAIN, THE RULES 
WERE VERY LOOSE, 
ALISON. 
>>> THE FIRST 
FEW DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL, I WAS 
IN FAIRLY STABLE 
CONDITION AND 
THEY PUT ME ON 
OXYGEN AND THAT 
WASN'T DOING 
ANYTHING. 
>> TWO DOCTORS 
TOLD ME I NEEDED 
TO BE ON A 
VENTILATOR AND I 
WAS ON IT FOR 20 
DAYS. 
>> I HAD TO CALL 
MY PARENTS AND I 
TOLD THEM THAT I 
WASN'T SURE WHE 
I WOULD WAKE UP. 
>> ONE THING 
PEOPLE DON'T 
NECESSARILY GET 
ABOUT RECOVERING 
IS THEY THINK 
ONCE YOU ARE OUT 
OF THE HOSPITAL, 
EVERYTHING IS 
ALL GOOD AND 
THAT IS NOT THE 
CASE FOR A LOT 
OF US. 
>> AFTER A FEW 
DAYS, I WAS 
HAVING DELIRIOUS 
THOUGHTS. 
I DREAMT THAT MY 
SON AND DAUGHTER 
WERE IN THIS 
OTHER REALM AND 
FLOATING. 
>> THE HARDEST 
PART ABOUT THE 
RECOVERY WAS 
THAT I'M A 
PRETTY STRONG 
GUY WHEN IT 
COMES TO WORKING 
OUT AND TAKING 
CARE OF MYSELF 
AND NOT BEING 
ABLE TO WASH 
MYSELF OR NOT TO 
BE ABLE TO WALK, 
YOU LEARN TO 
CHERISH THOSE 
THINGS. 
>> THEY GAVE ME 
A SHOWER TO WASH 
MY HAIR BECAUSE 
I COULDN'T STAND 
UP. 
I HAD NO MUSCLES 
LEFT AT ALL. 
I COULDN'T PULL 
UP MY PANTS OR 
DO ANYTHING WITH 
MY SON. 
>> I HAD A 
DIFFICULT TIME 
WALKING FROM THE 
CAR TO THE FRONT 
DOOR OF THE 
HOUSE. 
>> I LOST ABOUT 
25 POUNDS. 
>> ONE NIGHT I 
HAD A FULL-BLOWN 
ANXIETY ATTACK 
AND I THOUGHT MY 
THROAT WOULD 
CLOSE. 
>> ANXIETY ABOUT 
WHETHER I READ 
RETURN TO MY PRE-
COVID SELF, 
BASICALLY. 
>> I HAD A 
VISITING NURSE, 
PHYSICAL 
THERAPIST AND 
OCCUPATIONAL 
THERAPIST. 
MY BREATHING IS 
SO MUCH BETTER. 
I DON'T EVEN 
WHEEZE ANYMORE. 
>> I STARTED 
WALKING EVERY 
DAY AND I'VE 
BEEN CLEARED TO 
WORK OUT. 
>> I STILL DO 
HAVE SHORTNESS 
OF BREATH. 
>> THIS MEASURES 
LUNG CAPACITY 
AND HELPS 
DEVELOP IT. 
>> EVEN WITH 
THIS VIRUS, IT'S 
ABOUT EDUCATING. 
>> THIS MESSAGE 
IS TO ALL OUR 
BROTHERS AND 
SISTERS OUT THERE
AND THERE ARE 
SPIKES IN THE 
COVID-19 CASES. 
>> WE'VE DONE 
THIS. 
>> WE COULD HAVE 
TAKEN 
PREVENTATIVE 
MEASURES BY 
SOCIAL DISTANCING
AND WEARING 
MASKS. 
>> THERE WERE 
PEOPLE IN THEIR 
20s AND 30s AND 
PEOPLE IN THEIR 
40s AND COVID 
KNOWS NO RACE, 
IT KNOWS NO 
POLITICAL 
IDEATION. 
IT AFFECTS WHO 
IT AFFECTS. 
>> IT'S GOING TO 
BE TOUGH. 
YOU ARE GOING TO 
SEE A LOT OF 
TOUGH ERRING AND 
YOU WILL BE 
OVERWHELMED AND 
SAD BY PEOPLE 
GETTING SICK AND 
NOT ONLY THE 
PATIENCE YOU 
WILL TREAT OR 
THE FAMILY OR 
LOVED ONES, BUT 
COWORKERS. 
>> A LOT OF 
PEOPLE ARE 
STOPPING THEIR 
WORK AND THEY 
JUST WANT TO 
CRY. 
WE'VE SEEN THAT. 
WE'VE SEEN 
FAMILIES SAY 
GOODBYE TO THEIR 
LOVED ONES. 
>> AS A 
PHYSICIAN WHO 
TREATED COVID-19 
PATIENTS ON THE 
FRONT LINES HERE 
IN NEW YORK CITY
, YOU WILL GET 
THROUGH TO THE 
OTHER SIDE. 
THERE IS ANOTHER 
SIDE. 
>> THERE IS A 
LIGHT AT THE END 
OF THE TUNNEL. 
IN NEW YORK 
CITY, CASES HAVE 
DROPPED 
SIGNIFICANTLY. 
>> WE ARE 
LEARNING SO MUCH 
ABOUT THE VIRUS 
AND THE DISEASE 
PROCESS. 
BACK IF YOU GET 
SICK, MAKE SURE 
YOU QUARANTINE. 
>> YOU WILL HAVE 
TO FIND SOMETHING
TO HELP WITH 
YOUR 
PSYCHOLOGICAL 
AND SPIRITUAL 
STATE. 
>> RELY ON YOUR 
COLLEAGUES. 
>> ACKNOWLEDGE 
THIS SPECIAL 
BOND. 
>> YOUR CHAPTER 
IN THIS STORY IS 
YET TO BE WRITTEN
AND IT WILL BE 
SOMETHING TO BE 
PROUD OF. 
>>> HELLO TO 
YOU. 
THIS IS PART OF 
THE AIRPORT YOU 
DON'T USUALLY SEE
. CHANCES ARE IF 
YOU'VE EVER BEEN 
ON A DELTA 
FLIGHT, THE 
PLAIN YOU'VE 
BEEN ON AT SOME 
POINT HAS BEEN 
IN ONE OF THESE 
HANGERS AND THIS 
IS WHERE ALL OF 
THE MAINTENANCE 
HAPPENS, 
INCLUDING 
CHANGING THE AIR 
FILTERS ONBOARD. 
BEFORE ANYBODY 
GETS ON A 
FLIGHT, YOU'VE 
GOT TO WHERE ONE 
OF THESE, A 
REQUIREMENT. 
WITH MORE TAKING 
TO THE SKY, 
THERE IS A 
GROWING QUESTION 
ABOUT HOW SAFE 
THE AIRLINES ARE 
FOR THE AIR YOU 
ARE BREATHING IN 
FLIGHT. 
WE TOOK A BUS 
HIND LOOK AND 
THE AIR IS 
FILTERED THROUGH 
THE HEPA FILTER 
AND SIMILAR TO 
WHAT YOU WOULD 
FIND IN A 
HOSPITAL 
OPERATING ROOM 
AND FRESH AIR IS 
COMING IN FROM 
THE OUTSIDE AND 
THE AIR AND 
RECIRCULATION 
HAPPENS EVERY 2-
4 MINUTES WITH A 
NEW BATCH OF AIR 
COMING IN. 
WE WENT INSIDE 
THE BELLY OF THE 
PLAIN AND TAKE A 
LOOK AT THE 
CARGO HOLD 
BECAUSE THAT 
FILTER IS BEING 
CHANGED. 
TAKE A LOOK. 
AIR TRAVEL IS 
STARTING TO TAKE 
OFF. 
HOW ARE YOU 
FEELING ABOUT 
GETTING BACK ON A
FLIGHT? 
>> EXCITED. 
>> IN THE AGE OF 
COVID-19, FEAR 
OF FLYING STILL 
LINGERS. 
>> I'M A LITTLE 
NERVOUS. 
PEOPLE ARE 
COUGHING AND 
SNEEZING IN THE 
AIR. 
>> HOW DOES AIR 
QUALITY WORK IN 
THE AIRPLANES? 
IT'S A 
COMBINATION OF 
FRESH AIR 
BROUGHT IN FROM 
OUTSIDE AND 
FILTERED AIR 
RECIRCULATED 
THROUGH THE 
CABIN AND THE 
AIR FLOWS FROM 
TOP TO BOTTOM, 
NOT SIDE TO SIDE 
BETWEEN 
PASSENGERS, 
MEANING IT COMES 
IN FROM ABOVE 
AND IS SUCKED 
OUT THROUGH THE 
FLOOR AND IS RUN 
THROUGH THESE 
HEAVY GREAT HEPA 
FILTERS, SIMILAR 
TO THOSE IN 
OPERATING ROOMS 
THAT PULL OUT 
MORE THAN 99% OF 
PARTICLES IN THE 
AIR. 
THAT IS MIXED 
WITH FRESH AIR 
FROM OUTSIDE. 
THOSE AIRLINES 
HAVE NEW STEPS TO
ENSURE THAT 
CABIN AIR IS AS 
CLEAN AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> THERE IS A 
COMPLETELY NEW 
BATCH OF BEER IN 
THE AIRCRAFT. 
>> EVERY 2 TO 4 
MINUTES. 
>> THEY CHANGE 
FILTERS TWICE AS 
OFTEN AS 
RECOMMENDED. 
>> IT IS DIRTY 
ON THE TOP WHERE 
THE AIR COMES 
INTO THE FILTERS 
BUT CLEAN ON THE 
BOTTOM SIDE. 
>> WHAT DOES 
THAT SHOW US? 
>> THAT THE 
FILTERS ARE 
WORKING. 
>> IT'S NOT 
LIKELY VIRUSES 
WILL BE SPREAD IN
FLIGHT. 
>> THE TIME IN 
THE SEAT OF THE 
AIRPLANE IS THE 
LOWEST RISK. 
>> THE AIR IN 
THE AIRPLANE IS 
ACTUALLY CLEANER 
THAN A GROCERY 
STORE. 
>> CLEANER THAN 
MOST PEOPLE'S 
HOMES OR 
SCHOOLS. 
>> IN CLOSE 
PROXIMITY, 
NOTHING IS 
FOOLPROOF. 
>> CERTAINLY, WE 
CAN TO ALL THE 
PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING WE 
WANT TO ON AN 
AIRPLANE AND 
THERE IS NO SUCH 
THING AS A ZERO 
RISK. 
>> AIRLINES 
REQUIRE MASKS 
AND THEY ARE 
UPPING THEIR 
SANITATION 
ROUTINE. 
BETWEEN EVERY 
DELTA FLIGHT, 
THE ENTIRE CABIN 
IS SPRAYED WITH 
DISINFECTANT AND 
WIPED TOP TO 
BOTTOM AND 
BOARDING 
PROCEDURES ARE 
NEW WITH LOADING 
BACK TO FRONT 
AND THE MIDDLE 
SEATS WILL BE 
BLOCKED THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> WE HAVE ONE 
ACTION THAT WILL 
BE LAYERED IN 
WITH THESE 
MITIGATING 
ACTIONS AND THE 
PROBABILITY WITH 
EACH LAYER, THE 
PROBABILITY OF 
VIRUS 
TRANSMISSION 
GOES DOWN AND 
DOWN AND THAT 
HAS BEEN ALL 
ALONG. 
>> DELTA HAS NOW 
COMMITTED TO 
CHANGING THE AIR 
FILTERS TWICE AS 
FREQUENTLY AS 
REQUIRED AND 
AIRLINES ARE 
UPPING THEIR 
SANITATION 
PRACTICES. 
DELTA IS 
SPRAYING DOWN 
THE ENTIRE 
AIRCRAFT INSIDE 
AND WIPING IT 
DOWN BEFORE 
EVERY SINGLE 
FLIGHT AND 
THEY'VE ALSO 
COMMITTED TO 
BLOCKING THE 
MIDDLE SEATS AND 
KEEPING PLANES 
AT 60% CAPACITY 
THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
FOR THOSE WHO 
MAY GET ONBOARD 
TO TAKE A FLIGHT 
AND STILL FEEL 
THAT WITH THE 
REDUCED CAPACITY 
THAT THE FLIGHT 
IS TOO FULL, YOU 
CAN REBOOK TO A 
LATER FLIGHT, 
FREE OF CHARGE. 
>>> IT'S SO 
ABSTRACT IF YOU 
AREN'T WITNESSING
THE DEVASTATION 
COVID IS 
CAUSING. 
EACH OF THOSE 
NUMBERS IS A NAME
, A LIFE. A 
STORY CUT SHORT. 
>> THERE HAVE 
BEEN AMAZING 
STORIES WE'VE 
SEEN WITH PEOPLE 
WE DIDN'T THINK 
WOULD MAKE IT 
AND PEOPLE THAT 
TOLD US THEY 
WOULD BE IN 
DEBT. 
>> IT'S WORSE 
WHEN WORKING WITH
CORONAVIRUS 
PATIENTS BECAUSE 
FOR NO OTHER 
REASON THAN THE 
FACT THAT THEY 
ARE ISOLATED. 
WHAT THAT MEANS 
AND LOOKS LIKE IS
IT CAN TAKE 
ANYWHERE FROM 10 
TO REALLY 30 
MINUTES TO GET 
PREPPED TO GO 
INTO A ROOM AND 
EVERYTHING TAKES 
TWICE AS LONG, 
EVERYTHING. 
>> PEOPLE COULD 
MAKE DECISIONS 
FOR THE ENTIRE 
FAMILY, WHETHER 
THEY REALIZE IT 
OR NOT. 
BECAUSE WE MIGHT 
NOT GET INFECTED
, BUT HOW CAN 
YOU BE SURE. 
>> DESPITE THE 
STATISTICS AND 
THE TRENDS IN 
THE NUMBERS AND 
PERCENTAGES AND 
EVERYTHING LIKE 
THAT, THE ONLY 
NUMBER THAT 
MATTERS IS ONE. 
TAKE CARE OF ONE 
PATIENT AT A 
TIME. 
WE WANT TO 
PREVENT ONE 
INFECTION AT A 
TIME. 
BACK WE CAN'T 
CHANGE OUR 
CULTURE AND NO 
ONE WILL EXPECT 
THAT BUT YOU CAN 
MAKE A HUGE 
DIFFERENCE BY 
WEARING A SMALL 
SCRAP OF FABRIC. 
WHY WOULDN'T WE? 
>> IT'S NOT A 
POLITICAL ISSUE. 
WE NEED TO 
PROTECT EACH 
OTHER. 
WEAR THE MASK. 
YOU COULD SAVE A 
LIFE. 
IT'S AS SIMPLE 
AS THAT. 
>>> EVERY PART 
OF THE WORLD IS 
TRYING TO FIND A 
CRUCIAL BALANCE 
BETWEEN 
RESTRICTIONS AND 
REOPENING 
WITHOUT 
TRIGGERING A 
SECOND WAVE OF 
INFECTIONS AND 
IN SOME PLACES, 
IT IS SORT OF 
WORKING. 
IN OTHERS, WHERE 
RULES WERE 
EASED, IT IS 
GETTING MUCH, 
MUCH WORSE. 
FEW COUNTRIES 
STRUGGLE LIKE 
INDIA, WHICH 
OVERTOOK RUSSIA 
TO BECOME THE 
THIRD WORST 
AFFECTED NATION 
BEHIND THE U.S. 
AND BRAZIL. 
DESPITE IMPOSING 
ONE OF THE 
EARLIEST AND 
HEAVY LOCKDOWNS, 
THE DEATH TOLL IS
NOW 20,000 AND 
THE NUMBER OF 
CASES, OVER 
700,000. 
THE PEAK IS 
NOWHERE IN SIGHT 
AND THE INDIAN 
MEDICAL 
RESOURCES CAN'T 
KEEP UP. 
TESTING HAS ALSO 
INCREASED, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
SOUTHERN STATES 
WHERE THE BIG 
SPIKES ARE 
HAPPENING WITH 
UP TO 25,000 NEW 
CASES A DAY. 
HARDEST HIT ARE 
MAJOR CITIES, NEW
DELHI, MUMBAI 
AND HOSPITALS 
ARE SO 
OVERCROWDED THAT 
THEY ARE SETTING 
UP MAKESHIFT 
WARDS WITH 
DOCTORS GOING 
DOOR-TO-DOOR TO 
FIND PEOPLE WHO 
MIGHT BE 
INFECTED. 
>> WE ARE 
FINDING PEOPLE 
INFECTED OR NOT. 
>> MANY OF THE 
NATIONWIDE 
RESTRICTIONS 
LIFTED IN JUNE 
TO HELP KICKSTART
THE ECONOMY ARE 
NOW BEING 
REIMPOSED IN 
PARTS OF INDIA 
TO GET THINGS 
UNDER CONTROL 
AND THIS SEEMS 
TO BE THE PATTERN
EVERYWHERE IN 
ASIA, JAPAN, 
SOUTH KOREA, 
SINGAPORE AND 
CHINA. 
IN AUSTRALIA, THE
CITY OF 
MELBOURNE IS 
UNDER TOTAL 
LOCKDOWN AGAIN 
AND FOR SIX 
WEEKS BECAUSE OF 
A SURGE IN CASES 
THREATENING TO 
SPIRAL OUT-OF-
CONTROL. 
MASKS ARE 
MANDATORY AGAIN. 
FIVE MILLION 
PEOPLE CAN'T 
LEAVE HOME 
EXCEPT FOR 
ESSENTIAL 
ACTIVITIES LIKE 
WORK OR FOOD 
SHOPPING. 
THEY CAN'T EVEN 
LEAVE THE CITY 
LIMITS. 
OFFICIALS SAY 
THAT IT IS 
COMPLACENCY WITH 
RULES LIFTED 
LAST MONTH. 
>> WE HAVE TO BE 
CLEAR THAT THIS 
IS NOT OVER AND 
PRETENDING THAT 
IT IS BECAUSE WE 
ALL WANT IT TO 
BE OVER IS NOT 
THE ANSWER. 
IT IS, INDEED, 
PART OF THE 
PROBLEM, A VERY 
BIG PART OF THE 
PROBLEM. 
>> IN BEIJING, 
OFFICIALS RELIED 
ON MASS TESTING 
TO CONTAIN THE 
OUTBREAK AND 
THEY SAY IT IS 
CONTAINED WITH 
SIGHTS SET UP AT 
PARKS, SOCCER 
FIELDS AND EVEN 
STADIUM PARKING 
LOTS. 
MORE THAN 11 
MILLION PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN TESTED 
IN BEIJING SINCE 
THE MIDDLE OF 
JUNE AND TODAY, 
OFFICIALS 
RECORDED NO NEW 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ANYWHERE 
IN CHINA. 
THEY DID HAVE A 
CASE OF BUBONIC 
PLAGUE IN INNER 
MONGOLIA AND THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
SAID PEOPLE 
SHOULDN'T WORRY 
TOO MUCH ABOUT 
IT BUT IT IS A 
REMINDER AS THE 
NEW VIRUS WEEPS 
THE WORLD THAT 
OLD THREATS CAN 
STILL LINGER. 
>>> THE STATE 
SAID THEY WILL 
OPEN SCHOOLS IN 
AUGUST BUT WE 
DIDN'T FULLY 
UNDERSTAND THE 
IMPACTS OF THE 
FOURTH OF JULY 
IN FLORIDA. 
I KNOW A TEACHER 
WHO SAID SHE IS 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
GOING BACK TO 
THE CLASSROOM. 
WHAT KIND OF 
RESTRICTIONS 
WILL THERE BE 
WHEN CLASSES 
RESUME? 
>> I WOULD SAY 
ALL OF THE PLANS 
NOW MIGHT NOT 
EXIST NEXT WEEK 
OR NEXT MONTH. 
THERE IS AN 
ELECTION ON  
AUGUST 18th AND 
WE DON'T EVEN 
KNOW WHAT THAT 
WILL LOOK LIKE, 
LET ALONE WHEN 
SCHOOL WILL 
START BUT IT 
GOES BACK TO THE 
DECENTRALIZED 
NATURE OF THE 
STATE OF 
FLORIDA. 
THEY WILL SAY 
EVERYBODY NEEDS 
TO GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL BUT THEY 
DON'T GIVE A 
GUIDELINE OR A 
SET PLAN FOR THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
TO IMPLEMENT AND 
IT IS UP TO EACH 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
TO IMPLEMENT 
WHAT THEY THINK 
IS BEST. 
IN MIAMI-DADE 
COUNTY, IT'S 
100% BACK TO 
SCHOOL, IN 
PERSON, IF THESE 
CERTAIN CRITERIA 
ARE MET AND 
THERE IS ALL 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING IF THIS 
HAPPENS AND THEN 
THERE ARE TWO OR 
THREE MIDDLE 
GROUND AREAS BUT 
THAT IS UP TO 
EACH INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
TO CREATE MORE 
CONFUSION 
BECAUSE PARENTS 
AND YOUR 
NEIGHBORS REALLY 
NEED TO KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN YOUR SPECIFIC 
SITUATION. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
BEING WITHUS. 
>>> IT'S SAID 
THERE IS NOTHING 
MORE POWERFUL 
THAN AN IDEA 
WHOSE TIME HAS 
COME. TO FULLY 
REALIZE THE 
DREAM UPON WHICH 
THIS GREAT 
COUNTRY WAS 
FOUNDED, EQUAL 
JUSTICE UNDER 
THE LAW. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC NEWS
NOW. 
>>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE SAW A 
LARGE CONVOY OF 
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD COME 
THROUGH. 
>> NEWS FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS AT 
6:00 a.m. 
EASTERN. 
>>> INTRODUCING 
PEACOCK. 
WHAT IS PEACOCK? 
THIS IS PEACOCK. 
IT'S STREAMING, 
LAUNCHING, 
PREMIERING, 
MOVING. 
THE ORIGINAL 
CHARACTERS. 
>> BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> THERE IS 
MORE. 
>> MORE? 
>> IT'S QUICK 
STUFF, TOUGH 
STUFF, LOVE 
STUFF. 
IT'S TRENDING, 
MIND-BENDING, 
LATE NIGHT, EARLY
MORNING. 
DID YOU SEE 
THIS? 
DO YOU REMEMBER 
THAT? 
YOU WATCH EVERY 
SINGLE ONE OF 
THOSE? 
IT'S PRICKLY, 
EASY. 
IT'S FREE. 
>> THAT IS 
PEACOCK. 
THAT IS WHO AND 
THAT IS WHY. 
>> YOU CAN'T NOT 
WATCH. 
IT'S LIKE WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA 
AND WE ARE 
REMINDED. 
>> I WATCHED 
THIS ACTIVE MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON. I 
WAS COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
FEELING LESS 
THAN IS NOT MY 
THING. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>> YES. 
>>> LARRY HOGAN 
AND HIS RESPONSE 
TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> THERE IS A 
NEW BOOK CALLED 
STILL SANDING, 
SURVIVING CANCER,
RIOTS, THE GLOBAL
PANDEMIC AND 
TOXIC POLITICS 
THAT DIVIDE 
AMERICA. 
GOVERNOR, THANKS 
FOR BEING WITH 
US. 
YOU WROTE ABOUT 
SO MUCH IN THIS 
BOOK. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
GOOD TO BE WITH 
YOU. 
>> NICE TO HAVE 
YOU HERE. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE PANDEMIC. 
ON TUESDAY, THE 
MARYLAND HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT 
REPORTED THERE 
ARE MORE THAN 
70,000 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN THE 
STATE BUT THE 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
ARE FLAT, ABOUT 
400. 
YOU SAID YOU ARE 
ON A POSITIVE 
TRACK AND WHAT 
ARE YOUR BIGGEST 
CONCERNS AND 
WOULD YOU 
ROLLBACK THE 
REOPENING LIKE 
SOME OTHER STATES
HAVE HAD TO DO? 
>> WE ARE BEING 
VERY CAUTIOUS 
AND WE ARE 
PAYING A LOT OF 
ATTENTION TO THE 
NUMBERS. 
LUCKILY, SO FAR, 
WE'VE BEEN 
TRENDING IN A 
GOOD DIRECTION 
WITH OUR NUMBERS 
ABOUT 86% DOWN 
FROM THE PEAK 
AND WE ARE 
DROPPING, ONE OF 
15 STATES IN THE 
COUNTRY THAT IS 
STEADY OR GOING 
IN THE DOWNWARD 
DIRECTION AND WE 
ARE CONCERNED 
ABOUT WHAT WE 
ARE SEEING IN 
OTHER STATES. 
WE TOOK EARLY 
AND AGGRESSIVE 
ACTION TO 
FLATTEN THE 
CURVE AND THOSE 
STEPS SEEM TO BE 
WORKING BUT WE 
ARE BY NO MEANS 
OUT OF THE WOODS 
ON THIS AND WE 
ARE REALLY 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
WHAT WE SEE IN 
OTHER STATES. 
>> SPEAKING OF 
THAT, THE NEW 
JERSEY GOVERNOR, 
PHIL MURPHY, 
ANNOUNCED HE 
WILL SIGN AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
REQUIRING FOLKS 
TO WEAR FACE 
MASKS AND 
GOVERNOR CUOMO 
HAS INSTITUTED A 
QUARANTINE ON 
FOLKS THAT 
TRAVEL FROM 
OTHER STATES. 
THEY NEED TO 
QUARANTINE WHEN 
THEY COME BACK. 
HAVE YOU THOUGHT 
OF ENACTING THIS 
TO KEEP YOUR 
NUMBERS DOWN? 
>> OUR NUMBERS 
ARE REALLY DOWN, 
BETTER THAN 
ALMOST ANYBODY 
IN THE COUNTRY 
AND WE HAVE 
ENACTED MANY OF 
THOSE THINGS 
ALREADY. 
WE DON'T HAVE A 
MANDATORY MASK 
FOR EVERYWHERE 
BUT INSIDE 
RETAIL STORES, 
YOU HAVE TO WEAR 
A MASK AND MOST 
PEOPLE JUST PUT 
THE ADVICE AND 
GUIDANCE WE'VE 
BEEN GIVING THEM 
OVER AND OVER 
AGAIN SINCE 
MARCH, FOLLOWING 
THE CDC 
GUIDELINES ON 
THE ADVICE FROM 
THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH DOCTORS, 
MOST MARYLANDERS 
ARE FOLLOWING 
THE RULES AND 
THAT'S WHY WE'VE 
BEEN SO FAR, SO 
GOOD. 
>> SPEAKING OF 
THE PANDEMIC, 
IT'S REPORTED 
THAT A REAL 
ESTATE COMPANY 
YOU STARTED GOT 
ONE OF THESE 
LOANS FROM THE 
PAYCHECK 
PROTECTION 
PROGRAM, 
$250,000. 
I KNOW YOU ARE 
NOT ACTIVELY 
RUNNING THAT 
COMPANY NOW. 
OTHER BUSINESSES 
HAVE GOTTEN 
MONEY AS WELL. 
WHAT WOULD YOU 
SAY TO THOSE WHO 
MIGHT QUESTION 
WHETHER YOUR 
BUSINESS HAD AN 
ADVANTAGE FOR 
THAT LOAN? 
>> I THINK THERE 
WERE EIGHT 
MILLION OF THESE 
LOANS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY AND THE 
WHOLE IDEA WAS 
TO KEEP PEOPLE 
ON THE PAYROLL 
AND THIS IS 
ABOUT PROTECTING 
PAYCHECKS AND 
NOT REALLY ABOUT 
HANDOUTS TO 
BUSINESSES AND 
SPECIAL FAVORS. 
I HAVE NO 
INVOLVEMENT IN 
THE COMPANY AND 
I'M NOT ALLOWED 
TO BE INVOLVED 
AND I HAD NO 
IDEA THAT THEY 
EVEN APPLIED. 
>> GOVERNOR, OVER
THE WEEKEND, 
PROTESTERS 
VANDALIZED THE 
STATUE OF 
CHRISTOPHER 
COLUMBUS AND 
THREW IT INTO THE
HARBOR. 
YOU CALLED AT 
THE ANTITHESIS 
OF DEMOCRACY AND 
YOU CALLED ON 
OFFICIALS TO GET 
CONTROL OF THE 
STREETS. 
WHAT HAS BEEN 
THE FEEDBACK 
FROM PEOPLE WHO 
WANTED THAT 
REMOVED? 
>> WELL, I'M NOT 
SURE ABOUT THE 
PEOPLE IN OUR 
STATE THAT 
WANTED IT 
REMOVED, BUT MY 
CONCERN WAS NOT 
DEBATING THE 
MERITS OF 
CHRISTOPHER 
COLUMBUS, BUT 
JUST HAVING MOB 
RULE WHERE WE 
JUST HAVE PEOPLE 
DECIDE WHICH 
STATUES AND WHAT 
PUBLIC PROPERTY 
TO DEFACE AND 
TEAR DOWN. 
THERE IS A WAY 
TO GO ABOUT THIS 
PROCESS AND I 
UNDERSTAND THE 
CONCERNS AND 
ISSUES. 
WE HAVE A 
PROCESS WHERE 
YOU CAN GET THESE
REMOVED AND I 
THINK IT IS GOOD 
TO HAVE THOSE, 
BUT TO HAVE 
PEOPLE VIOLATING 
THE LAW AND 
TEARING DOWN THE 
ART OR THE 
STATUE OR THE 
PIECE OF HISTORY 
OR THE PUBLIC 
PROPERTY TO 
DESTROY IT IS 
NOT THE WAY TO 
GO ABOUT IT. 
WE'VE GOT TO 
STOP AND FIGURE 
OUT HOW TO HAVE 
RULE OF LAW IN 
OUR CITIES. 
>> AS YOU KNOW, 
WE ARE IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THIS 
RECKONING IN OUR 
COUNTRY WHERE 
THERE IS LOTS OF 
STATUES AND 
MEMORIALS AND 
SYMBOLS BEING 
RECONSIDERED ON 
LAST WEEK WE 
REPORTED THAT THE
FOOTBALL TEAM IN 
THE D.C. AREA, 
THE STADIUM IS 
IN MARYLAND. 
THEY ARE 
UNDERGOING A 
THOROUGH REVIEW 
FROM PRESSURE 
WITH ACTIVISTS 
AND CORPORATIONS 
WHO THINK THE 
NAME IS RACIST. 
YOU WRITE ABOUT 
BEING A FAN AND 
ATTENDING GAMES 
BUT SHOULD THAT 
TEAM CHANGE ITS 
NAME? 
>> I THINK IT 
PROBABLY IS RIGHT
AND I'M GLAD 
THEY'RE HAVING 
THAT DISCUSSION 
AND I BELIEVE 
THE NAME WILL BE 
CHANGED. 
I GREW UP IN THE 
WASHINGTON AREA 
AS A REDSKIN FAN 
AND THERE IS A 
LOT OF HISTORY 
WITH THE NAME 
BUT I UNDERSTAND 
IT IS A HURTFUL 
NAME AND IN 
TODAY'S CONTEXT, 
IT PROBABLY 
SHOULD BE 
CHANGED. 
>> YOU 
ACKNOWLEDGE IT 
IS A SLUR? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> IT WAS 
REPORTED IN THE 
NEW YORK TIMES 
ON TUESDAY THAT 
YOU ARE 
CONSIDERING A 
RUN FOR 
PRESIDENT IN 
2024. 
THAT MIGHT 
EXPLAIN THE BOOK 
TO A CERTAIN 
EXTENT. 
WHEN ARE YOU 
EXPECTED TO MAKE 
A FINAL DECISION 
AND HOW WILL YOU 
MAKE THAT FINAL 
DECISION? 
>> I SAW SOME 
SPECULATION IN 
THE NEW YORK 
TIMES, BUT IT'S 
NOT SOMETHING 
I'VE ACTUALLY 
TALKED ABOUT, AT 
ALL. 
I AM PUTTING OUT 
A BOOK AT THE 
END OF THE MONTH 
BASED ON MY LIFE 
STORY, WHICH I 
THINK WE'VE GOT 
A LOT OF 
INTERESTING 
THINGS TO TALK 
ABOUT AND I'VE 
GOT SOME 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
MY PARTY AND THE 
DIRECTION OF THE 
COMPANY THAT I 
SHARE IN THE 
BOOK. 
RIGHT NOW, WE 
HAVE ANOTHER 
ELECTION AND 
IT'S FOUR YEARS 
AFTER THAT AND 
I'VE STILL GOT A 
DAY JOB. 
I'VE NOT MADE 
ANY MOVE TOWARD 
2024 AND A LOT 
OF PEOPLE HAVE 
TALKED ABOUT 
THAT SPECULATION 
AND I DIDN'T 
RULE OUT, BUT 
IT'S A LONG WAY 
OFF AND FAR TOO 
EARLY TO TALK 
ABOUT. 
>> YOU'VE NEVER 
TALKED ABOUT 
HER? 
>> I DIDN'T TALK 
ABOUT IT WITH THE
REPORT IN THE 
NEW YORK TIMES 
BUT I'VE TALKED 
ABOUT PEOPLE 
THAT WERE 
ENCOURAGING ME 
TO RUN IN 2020, 
BUT RIGHT NOW, 
WE NEED TO STAY 
FOCUSED ON THE 
PANDEMIC AND THE 
CRISIS AND I HAD 
THIS BOOK READY 
TO COME OUT 
BEFORE THE 
CRISIS AND IT 
WAS PUT ON HOLD 
AND THE 
PUBLISHERS ASKED 
US TO ADD 
CHAPTERS ABOUT 
THE CURRENT 
CRISIS, WHICH WE 
DID AND I THINK 
PEOPLE WILL FIND 
IT INTERESTING. 
>> GOVERNOR GARY 
LARRY HOGAN, 
ALWAYS A GOOD 
GUEST AND THE 
BOOK IS CALLED 
STILL STANDING 
AND IT'S OUT AT 
THE END OF THE 
MONTH. 
.
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
THE U.S. 
SURPASSED 
ANOTHER GRIM 
MILESTONE WITH 
THREE MILLION 
CASES OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP DISAGREES 
WITH THE TOP 
EXPERT, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI 
WRITING IN A 
TWEET THAT THE 
DEATH RATE FROM 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
DOWN TENFOLD. 
>> IT'S A FALSE 
NARRATIVE TO 
TAKE COMFORT IN 
A LOWER RATE OF 
DEATH. 
>> WE ARE IN A 
GOOD PLACE AND I 
DISAGREE WITH 
HIM. 
DR. FAUCI SAID 
DON'T WEAR A 
MASK AND NOW HE 
SAYS WEAR THEM 
AND HE SAYS 
NUMEROUS THINGS 
AND DIDN'T 
LISTEN TO MY 
EXPERTS. 
>> THE VIRUSES 
ON THE RISE WITH 
AT LEAST EIGHT 
STATES SPIKING. 
>> WE'VE SEEN 
MARATHON RUNNERS 
LEARNING HOW TO 
WALK AND BREATHE 
AGAIN. 
>> CALIFORNIA 
CLIMBING FOR 
300,000 
INFECTIONS. 
HOSPITALS ARE 
OVERWHELMED, 
MOVING PATIENTS 
AS FAR NORTH AS 
SACRAMENTO. 
IN PHOENIX, A 
CRISIS WITH 
EXTREME HEAT FOR 
EIGHT HOURS FOR 
RESULTS THAT 
TAKE 10 BUSINESS 
DAYS. 
R
TOM HANKS 
TELLING LESTER, 
HE AND HIS WIFE 
COULD BE 
VULNERABLE TO 
THE DISEASE 
AGAIN. 
>> WHAT WE HAVE 
BEEN TOLD THAT B 
AS THE 
ANTIBODIES BEGIN 
TO FADE, IT IS 
POSSIBLE ONCE 
AGAIN BE 
SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>> Reporter: NEW 
PROGRESS ON 
PREVENTION AND 
TREATMENT. EP
THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WILL ND
PAY BACK 
PNEUMOVAX, $1.6 
BILLION TO 
PRODUCE 100 
MILLION DOSES OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
BACK SEEN BY THE 
BEGINNING OF 
NEXT YEAR. 
AND BIOTECH 
COMPANY IN LATE 
STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS OF AN N
ANTIBODY N
COCKTAIL TO 
PREVENT AND 
TREAT THE 
DISEASE. 
THIS MORNING 
SMALL SIGNS OF 
HOPE AMID 
CRUSHING NUMBERS 
OF CONCERN. 
>> THE SITUATION 
IS GETTING WORSE UT
AND WORSE. WHAT 
ARE OFFICIALS 
GOING TO DO? 
IS THERE ANY 
INDICATION THE 
SHUTDOWN ORDERS 
MAY COME BACK OR 
OTHER 
RESTRICTIONS? T 
>> IN LOS 
ANGELES THEY 
HAVE REINSTATED 
SOME 
RESTRICTIONS AND 
THE GOVERNOR 
SAID MORE COULD 
COME IN AUSTIN, 
TEXASAN. THEY 
OUTLINED A PLAN 
FOR A 35 DAY 
SHUTDOWN. 
AND ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THE 
MIAMI MAYOR SAID 
THEY ARE GOING 
IN THE OPPOSITE 
DIRECTION. M 
HE IS REVERSING 
COURSE AND 
ALLOWING 
GYMNASIUMS TO 
REOPEN. 
>>> NEW RESEARCH 
AS MANY ASKING, 
HOW DOES YOUR 
BLOOD TYPE 
IMPACT YOUR RISK
? OF THE  H IFOUR 
MAIN BLOOD 
GROUPS, PEOPLE 
WITH TYPE O 
BLOOD HAVE A 
LOWER RISK OF 
INFECTION WHILE 
THOSE WITH TYPE 
A HAVE A GREATER 
RISK. 
THAT IS 
ACCORDING TO 
RESEARCH 
PUBLISHED IN THE 
NEW ENGLAND 
JOURNAL OF 
MEDICINE.
 O 
IN THE STUDY OF 
MORE THAN 1600 
PATIENTS TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19, THOSE 
WITHIV TYPE A 
BLOOD WERE 45% 
MORE LIKELY TO 
DEVELOP A SEVERE D
CASE REQUIRING 
OXYGEN OR A 
VENTILATOR WHILE 
THOSE WITH TYPE 
L BLOOD WERE 35% 
LIKELY TO HAVE 
AN ACUTE CASE. 
THE GENETIC 
COMPANY 23 AND 
ME RELEASING 
DATA THAT SHOWS 
L BLOOD TYPE 
APPEARS TO 
PROTECT PEOPLE ND
FROM THE VIRUS 
THAN OTHER TYPES.
BUT DOCTORS 
POINT OUT, 
REGARDLESS OF 
YOUR BLOOD TYPE, 
NO ONE IS  O
GUARANTEE 
PROTECTION. 
THERE IS AGE AND 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS. 
>> WE WANT TO 
TAKE A CLOSER 
LOOK AT THE 
RESEARCH WITH 
OUR MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT. 
IT IS ALWAYS 
GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
WE SHOULD 
PROBABLY START 
WITH THE CAVIAR, 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT PAV 
CORRELATION, NOT 
CAUSATION. 
BUT KNOWING THAT,
WHAT ARE YOU 
TAKING AWAY? 
>> THIS IS 
SHOWING AN 
ASSOCIATION 
THERE IS LESS 
RISK IF YOU OF 
CERTAIN BLOOD 
TYPES. 
PARTICULAR TYPE ER
L AND MORE RISK 
IF YOU HAVE TYPE 
A. THE OTHERS WE 
ARE NOT SURE 
BECAUSE THERE 
ARE NOT THAT 
MANY PEOPLE WITH 
IT. 
THE MAIN TAKE 
AWAY,REER 45% MORE 
LIKELY TO AB
DEVELOP SEVERE 
COVID-19 IF YOU 
HAVE TYPE A. 
TYPE L, 35% LESS 
LIKELY TO 
DEVELOP 
COMPLICATIONS. 
BY COMPLICATIONS,
THAT MEANS LESS 
LIKELY TO NEED 
OXYGEN OR TO BE 
PLACED ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
OVERALL, THIS IS 
SHOWING 
ASSOCIATIONS. 
NOT NECESSARILY 
THE CAUSATION. 
>> ANY IDEA WHY 
TYPE O BLOOD MAY 
MAKE SOMEONE 
SLIGHTLY LESS 
SUSCEPTIBLE? 
>> THEY RECENTLY 
THINK THIS IS 
HAPPENING 
BECAUSE THE 
GENES THAT GO 
THROUGH YOUR 
BLOOD TYPE ALSO 
CODE FOR YOUR 
IMMUNE SYSTEM.
 
SO THEY THINK IF 
YOU ARE CODING 
FOR TYPE O IT IS 
GIVING YOU A 
MORE ROBUST 
IMMUNE SYSTEM 
FOR FIGHTING OFF 
CORONAVIRUS.RO'V 
BLOOD TYPES CAN 
AFFECT OTHER 
TYPES OF 
DISEASES AS 
WELL. 
WE ARE FINDING 
OUT MORE AND 
MORE ABOUT THIS 
AT THE SAME TIME 
WE ARE FINDING 
MORE AND MORE 
ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS.MERUWO
 
LOOKING FORWARD, 
THIS WILL GIVE 
RESEARCHERS A 
LOT TO LOOK AT 
AND HOPEFULLY 
SOMETHING TO 
FIND OUT MORE 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT THE VIRUS 
AND ABOUT HOW WE 
RESPOND TO IT. 
 THERE IS A >>
QUEST 
DIAGNOSTICS 
SURVEY FROM LAST 
YEAR, AND IT 
REVEALED THAT 
FEWER THAN HALF 
OF AMERICANS 
ACTUALLY KNOW 
THEIR BLOOD TYPE.
HOW DO WE FIND 
OUT WHAT TYPE OF 
BLOOD WE HAVE? 
>> THERE IS A 
FEW WAYS. 
YOU CAN CALL 
YOUR DOCTOR. 
THEY MAY KNOW 
YOUR BLOOD TYPE. 
BECAUSE OF TESTS 
IN THE PAST. 
THERE ARE ON MY 
KIDS YOU CAN  RGET
. ONE OF THE 
BEST WAYS,  
DONATE BLOOD. 
BEFORE YOU 
DONATE, ASK IF 
YOU CAN FIND OUT 
YOUR BLOOD TYPE.MIN 
OFTEN THEY GIVE 
THAT TO YOU AND 
YOUR SAVED LIVES 
IN THE PROCESS. L 
OR YOU COULD 
JOIN THE 
MILITARY AND 
THEY TELL YOU 
RIGHT AWAY. 
>> THAT IS ONE 
WAY. 
>> JUST TO BE 
CLEAR, JUST 
BECAUSE SOMEONE 
IS WATCHING OR 
LISTENING MAY 
HAVE TYPE O 
BLOOD DOES NOT 
MEAN THEY CAN 
WALK AROUND, NOT 
WEARING A MASKNG 
AND NOT SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE, 
CORRECT?  
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
THIS SHOULD NOT 
CHANGE HER  
BEHAVIORS. 
IT IS NOT 
CHANGING THE WAY 
WE TREAT 
PATIENTS. 
THE BOTTOM LINE,MIN 
SHOW ASSOCIATION 
BUT NOT 
SOMETHING YOU 
CAN LET YOURSELF 
REST ON. 
YOU NEED TO WEAR 
YOUR MASK AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCE 
REGARDLESS OF 
YOUR BLOOD TYPE. 
AT THIS POINT, 
IT IS 
STATISTICALLY 
MORE OF A 
RESEARCH THING 
THAT SOMETHING 
WE CAN DO 
ANYTHING ABOUT 
IT. 
>> REALLY 
QUICKLY, LAST 
QUESTION. 
WE HAD REPORT ON 
A FEW MINUTES AGO
AND APPARENTLY 
IT IS TETAKING 10 
DAYS TO GET THE 
RESULTS BACK 
FROM A COVID-19 
TEST. IS THAT 
BECAUSE THE LABS 
ARE THAT BACKED 
UP OR IS THERE 
MORE TO IT THAN 
THAT? 
>> IT IS BECAUSE 
THE LABS ARE 
BACKED UP. 
YOU WILL  IGET A 
BOTTLENECK 
SOMEWHERE. 
IT IS EASY TO 
TAKE A SAMPLE. 
THAT THERE IS 
ONLY A CERTAIN 
AMOUNT OF TEST 
MACHINES AND LAB 
PERSONNEL AND 
EQUIPMENT. 
THAT IS THE 
BOTTLENECK PLUS 
GETTING THE 
COMMUNICATION 
BACK AND FORTH. 
ONCE THIS CLEARS 
UP, HOPEFULLY WE 
WILL GET THE 
TESTS FASTER.TO 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS PUTTING 
THE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS THIS FALL
REALLY ON THE 
SHOULDERS OF THE TYO
COUNTRY'S 
GOVERNORS. 
>> WE ARE VERY 
MUCH WANT TO HPUT 
PRESSURE ON 
GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE 
TO OPEN THE 
SCHOOLS TO GET 
THEM OPEN. I 
THINK WILL BE 
GOOD FOR THEM 
POLITICALLY SO D
THEY KEEP THE 
SCHOOLS CLOSED. 
>> Reporter: IN 
PLACES WHERE THE 
VIRUS IS SURGING 
THERE ARE 
CONCERNS. 
LIKE IN ARIZONA. 
WOULD YOU FEEL 
COMFORTABLE AS 
AN EMERGENCY 
ROOM DOCTOR IN 
ARIZONA SENDING 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL?  ANG
>> NO. 
I WOULD NOT. 
I WOULD NOT 
RECOMMEND THAT 
FOR ANY PARENT. 
NOT YET. 
>> Reporter: IN 
FLORIDA MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY 
WHERE THE MAYOR 
STARTED ROLLING 
BACK THE OPENING 
OF BUSINESSES, 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
OF THE NATION'S 
FIFTH LARGEST 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
IS NOT EXACTLY 
READY TO THROW 
OPEN THE DOORS 
EITHER. 
>> I THINK IT IS 
LOGISTICALLY AND 
LEGITIMATELY 
IMPOSSIBLE. 
>> ReporterDI
 HE 
IS WORKING ON A 
PLAN FOR WHEN 
THE NUMBERS GO 
DOWN. 
AMONG THE 
BIGGEST 
CHALLENGES, HOW 
IS IT POSSIBLE 
TO MAINTAIN 
SOCIAL DISTANCE 
AND OFTEN 
CROWDED SCHOOLS? 
>> SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, ,
 
SINGLE DIRECTION 
HALLWAYS, 
UTILIZING 
NONTRADITIONAL 
EDUCATIONAL 
SPACE REQUIRE 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
>> Reporter: IN 
ST. LOUIS WERE 
SUMMER SCHOOL 
BEGINS NEXT 
WEEK, THEY ARE 
STAGGERING 
SCHEDULES AND 
HAVING KIDS EAT 
GRABBING THE 
LUNCHES AT THEIR 
DESKS INSTEAD OF 
THE CAFETERIA. 
>> THE 
FLEXIBILITY TO 
HAVE KIDS COME 
BY KEEP THEM 
SAFE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT HAPPENS IF 
A TEACHER OR 
STUDENT GETS THE 
VIRUS? 
>> THEY WILL 
HAVE TO BE IN 
QUARANTINE AND 
UNFORTUNATELY 
ALL OF THOSE IN 
CONTACT WITH THE 
TEACHER FOR 
EMPLOYEE AFFECTED
WOULD ALSO HAVE 
TOELS >>S  TN
BE IN IT
QUARANTINE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
OTHER BIG HURDLE 
IS MONEY. 
HOW WILL THEY 
PAY FOR ALL 
THIS?  
>> ADDITIONAL 
FEDERAL SUPPORT 
IS NEEDED AT 
THIS TIME FOR 
THE RESOURCES, 
FOR THE CLEANING 
SUPPLIES, FOR 
ADDITIONAL 
MANPOWER, TO IO
ENSURE 
AGGRESSIVE 
SANITIZATION AND 
ADDITIONAL STAFF 
FOR THE 
SUPERVISION OF 
STUDENTS. 
>> Reporter: 
HEALTH EXPERTS 
SAY THE 
GUIDELINES WILL 
CHANGE DEPENDING 
ON LOCATION. 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS AND 
STUDENTS WILL 
HAVE TO BE 
FLEXIBLE. 
BECAUSE THE VIRUS
IS SO 
UNPREDICTABLE.S
 D,O 
>> SO MANY 
QUESTIONS. 
DID THE WHITE 
HOUSE SAY ON 
TUESDAY EXACTLY 
HOW WE PLAN TO 
APPLY THIS 
PRESSURE ON 
STATES TO OPEN 
UP SCHOOLS? 
>> THERE WERE 
NOT A LOT OF 
SPECIFICS.P
S. 
AND OFFICIAL IN 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
TELLS NBC NEWS 
THAT THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL RELY ON THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS FORMY 
GUIDELINES. 
THEY WILL FOCUS 
ON HHS DATA THAT 
SHOWS HOW 
DAMAGING ALL OF 
THIS BEING OUT AT
OF SCHOOL IS FOR 
CHILDREN. 
MEANWHILE, A 
NUMBER OF 
NATIONAL TEACHER 
ORGANIZATIONS 
ARE CALLING ON 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT FOR A 
COHESIVE PLAN 
THAT INCLUDES 
AMONG OTHER 
THINGS, LOTS OF 
MONEY.UGES 
>>> THE SUPREME 
COURT CONFIRMED 
OVERNIGHT THE 
CHIEF JUSTICE 
JOHN ROBERTS 
FELL 2 WEEKS AGO 
WHILE WALKING 
FOR EXERCISE 
NEAR HIS HOME IN 
THE MARYLAND 
SUBURBS OF 
WASHINGTON. 
ROBERT TO IS 65 
INJURED HIS 
FOREHEAD C, NEEDED 
STITCHES AND 
SPENT THE NIGHT 
AT A HOSPITAL 
OUT OF AN 
ABUNDANCE OF 
CAUTION. 
THE SPOKESWOMAN 
SAID DOCTORS 
ROLLED OUT A 
SEIZURE AND 
BELIEVE THE FALL 
WAS LIKELY DUE 
TO 
LIGHTHEADEDNESS 
CAUSED BY 
DEHYDRATION.LI
 
"THE WASHINGTON 
POST" WHICH 
FIRST REPORTED 
THE FALL SAID 
THE COURT 
CONFIRMED IT 
AFTER THE PAPER 
ASKED ABOUT IT 
IN RESPONSE TO A 
TIP. 
SOME OTHER 
JUSTICEST HAVE 
VOLUNTEERED 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT HEALTH 
SETBACKS 
REQUIRING 
HOSPITALIZATIONS.
ROBERTS WHO WAS 
APPOINTED TO BE 
CHIEF JUSTICE BY 
PRESIDENT GEORGE 
W. BUSH IN 2005, 
SUFFERED TWO 
SEIZURES IN THE 
PAST. 
MOST RECENTLY IN 
2007. 
BUT DOCTORS 
FOUND NO 
IDENTIFIABLE 
CAUSE. THE COURT 
SAID AT THE TIME 
HE UNDERWENT A EC
THOROUGH 
NEUROLOGICAL 
EVALUATION WHICH 
REVEALED NO 
CAUSE FOR 
CONCERN. 
THE CHIEF 
JUSTICE HAD AN 
UNUSUALLY PUBLIC 
ROLE EARLIER 
THIS YEAR 
PRESIDING OVER 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SENATE 
IMPEACHMENT 
TRIAL. 
IN JUST THE PAST 
WEEKL.
 R, ROBERTS 
HAS PLAYED 
DECIDING ROLE IN 
THE COURTS 
RULING ON DACA 
AND ABORTION 
WITH MORE HIGH 
PROFILE 
DECISIONS YET TO 
COME THIS TERM. 
RM IS IT UNUSUAL T
THAT THE PUBLIC 
IS JUST FINDING 
OUT ABOUT THIS 
NOW?  UT
THE INJURY DID 
HAPPEN WEEKS AGO.
>> THERE IS NO 
SET POLICY. 
IT IS UP TO THE LL
INDIVIDUAL 
JUSTICE. IV
JUSTICE GINSBURG 
REVEALS THEIR 
HEALTH ISSUES. 
WE DID NOT FIND .
OUT THAT JUSTICE 
KENNEDY HAD A 
HEART PROCEDURE 
UNTIL 10 MONTHS 
LATER. 
>>> IN OUR NEW 
TELL-ALL BOOK 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
A STRANGE NIECE, 
MARY TRUMP 
MENTIONS NO 
WORDS 
EXPLAINING 
MOTIVATIONS. I 
HAD TO TAKE 
DONALD DOWN 
ABOUT WHY SHE 
GAVE THE 
PRESIDENTS TALKS 
DOCUMENTS TO THE 
NEW YORK TIMES G
. 
ADDING, IF HE IS 
AFFORDED A 
SECOND TERM IT 
WOULD BE THE END 
OF AMERICAN 
DEMOCRACY. 
BUT A CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST AND  I
SISTER UNCLE 
MEETS ALL THE 
CRITERIA OF A 
NARCISSIST. 
DETAILS OF A 
DYSFUNCTIONAL 
FAMILY WITH A 
DADDY WAS SO 
DOMINEERING, 
FRED TRUMP 
SENIOR, 
PERVERTED HIS 
SON'S PERCEPTION 
OF THE WORLD AND 
DAMAGED HIS 
ABILITY TO LIVE 
IN IT. 
MARY TRUMP IS 
THE DAUGHTER OF 
PRESIDENT TRUMPS 
ALL THE
 DO OTHER, 
FRED JUNIOR WHO 
SHE SAID WAS 
MOCKED AND EVEN 
SCORNED BY HIS 
FATHER, WHO SHE 
WRITES, DONALD
 
IS WORTH 10 OF 
YOU. 
FRED JUNIOR 
LATER DIED OF AN 
ALCOHOERLIE ELATED 
ILLNESS. 
>> I HAD A 
BROTHER FRED. 
GREAT GUY. 
BEST LOOKING GUY.
BUT HE HAD A 
PROBLEM. 
HE HAD A PROBLEM 
WITH ALCOHOL. 
>> SHE CLAIMS 
THE PRESIDENT 
SISTER, RETIRED 
FEDERAL JUDGE 
SAID, HE IS A 
CLOWN. 
THIS WILL NEVER 
HAPPEN. AT ABOUT 
THE PRESIDENTS 
BOASTS ABOUT HIS EN
BRILLIANCE -- 
>> I THINK I AM 
A TOTALLY 
BRILLIANT HUMAN 
BEING. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
TRAINS HER UNCLE 
CHEATED ON HIS 
SAT PAYING A 
FRIEND TO TAKE 
IT FOR HIM. 
AND ALLEGATION 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
CALLS COMPLETELY 
FALSE.EGLS 
MARY TRUMP 
CONTESTED HER 
GRANDFATHERS 
WILL AND BILLING 
THE PRESIDENT 
THAT OTHER 
RELATIVES FOR 
NOT GETTING A 
LARGER 
INHERITANCE. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
DISMISSING HER 
BOOK IS WRITTEN 
IN HER OWN  G
FINANCIAL SELF-
INTEREST.TESI 
SINGH THE 
PRESIDENTS 
FATHER WAS WARM 
AND VERY GOOD TO 
HIM. 
>> IT IS 
RIDICULOUS AND 
ABSURD 
ALLEGATIONS THAT 
HAVE NO BEARING 
INTEREST. I HAVE 
YET TO SEE THE EG  
BOOK BUT. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENTS 
BROTHER IS 
TRYING TO BLOCK 
THE PUBLICATION.YI 
THE PUBLISHER 
SAID THAT WILL 
NOT STOP IT FROM A 
BEING RELEASED. 
>>> OVERNIGHT 
NEW CALLS FOR 
JUSTICE. 
PROTESTERS 
DEMANDING 
ANSWERS IN THE 
POLICE KILLING 
OF JAMES GARCIA. 
THE 
CONFRONTATION 
CAPTURED ON A 
BYSTANDER CELL 
PHONE CAMERA ON 
THE FOURTH OF 
JULY. 
OFFICERS 
SHOUTING AT 
GARCIA, SITTING 
INSIDE HIS 
PARKED CAR THAN 
FIRING A BARRAGE 
OF BULLETS. 
THE VIDEO DOES 
NOT SHOW WHAT 
HAPPENS BEFORE 
THE GUNFIRE OR 
WHAT ELSE LED UP 
TO THE INCIDENT. IF 
>> THE OFFICERS 
DID NOT HAVE A 
WARRANT. 
>> Reporter: 
PHOENIX POLICE 
SAY THEY WERE 
RESPONDING TO A 
911 CALL WHO 
SAID SOMEONE WAS 
THREATENING HIM 
WITH A KNIFE. 
POLICE SAY THE 
COLOR DIRECTED 
THEM TO A HOUSE. 
ONCE THEY 
ARRIVED THEY 
SPOKE WITH 
SEVERAL PEOPLE, E A
INCLUDING GARCIA.
ASKING FOR 10 
MINUTES TO LEAVE 
HIS CAR SO THEY 
COULD SECURE THE 
SCENE.ISOU 
>> THAT IS WHEN 
MR. GARCIA 
DECIDED HE WAS 
NOT GOING TO 
INTERACT WITH 
OFFICERS AND HE 
ROLLED UP HIS 
WINDOW.ERD 
>> Reporter: 
POLICE SAY 
GARCIA POINTED A 
GUN AT AN 
OFFICER. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
HAS RELEASED 
THIS BODY CAMERA 
FOOTAGE.
 
AN OFFICER WHO 
ARRIVED AFTER 
THE SHOOTING AND 
RECEIVED A 
WEAPON FROM THE 
CAR.
 
GARCIA'S FAMILY 
IS DEVASTATED BY 
HIS DEATH. HIS 
MOTHER TELLING 
NBC NEWS, 
EVERYTHING ABOUT 
THIS HIIS WRONG. 
HIS SISTER IS 
JOINING 
PROTESTERS 
>> HIS SISTER 
AND OTHER 
PROTESTERS IN 
PHOENIX, WHAT 
ARE THEY 
SPECIFICALLY 
DEMANDING IN THE 
INVESTIGATION?LY 
>> PROTESTERS 
WANT THE BODY 
CAMERA VIDEO 
RELEASED IN ITS 
ENTIRETY. 
SHOWING THE 
WHOLE INCIDENT.AM 
ON TOP OF AN 
INDEPENDENT 
INVESTIGATION. 
THE POLICE CHIEF 
SAYS SHE IS 
DEDICATED TO 
MORE 
TRANSPARENCY AND 
HAS CALLED ON 
THE FBI TO 
CONDUCT AN 
INDEPENDENT, 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
INVESTIGATION.
INIE
 
>>> OVERNIGHT 
BRAZIL'S 
PRESIDENTSI 
POSTING A VIDEO 
OF HIMSELF TAKING
I JUST THE CLERK 
WHEN WITH A 
THUMBS UP AND SA 
SMILE. 
THE 
CONTROVERSIAL 
DRUG NOT PROVING 
TO WORK AGAINST 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
HAS BEEN 
PROMOTED 
REPEATEDLY BY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
DE 
HE TOLD 
REPORTERS HE 
STARTED FEELING 
UNWELL OVER THE 
WEEKEND AND WAS 
WORST ON MONDAY. 
TESTING POSITIVE.
WHO WANTS TO SEE 
MY FACE?  HE 
SAYS. 
DAYS EARLIER AT 
A BARBECUE, NO 
MASKS OR SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN CI
THIS PHOTO. 
THE U.S. 
AMBASSADOR 
TESTING NEGATIVE 
NOW IN 
QUARANTINE AS OWA 
PRECAUTION. 
HE HAS 
DOWNPLAYED THE 
THREAT OF 
CORONAVIRUS TO 
HIM AND HIS 
COUNTRY. 
ATTENDING PACKED 
RALLIES. RIDING 
A HORSE AND EVEN 
A E,JET SKI. 
WITH MY ATHLETIC 
HISTORY IF I 
WERE INFECTED I 
WOULD HAVE NO 
REASON TO WORRY, 
HE TOLD 
BRAZILIANS IN 
APRIL.SO 
HIS OPPONENTS 
PROTESTING 
BANGING POTS AND 
PANS. BRAZIL 
INFECTIONS 
SOARING. 
SECOND ONLY TO 
AMERICA. 
NOW 1.5 MILLION 
CASES AND 66,000 
DEATHS. 
HE RESPONDED, SO 
WHAT, WHAT YOU 
WANT ME TO DO? 
THIS MORNING THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION IS 
WISHING THEM OR
WELL. 
>> WE WISH HIS 
EXCELLENCY WELL 
AND HE WILL BE 
BACK TO OFFICE 
AS SOON AS 
POSSIBLE. 
THE BRAZILIAN 
PRESS 
ASSOCIATION SAID 
IT WILL FILE A 
LAWSUIT ACCUSING 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
ENDANGERINGDA 
OTHERS. 
ONE THING THAT 
IS WHIRRING 
PEOPLE IS THAT 
MILLIONS OF 
BRAZILIANS WILL 
LOOK TO THE 
HEALTH OF THEIR W 
RESIDENT TO 
DETERMINE HOW 
THEY BEHAVE IN 
THE MONTHS AHEAD.
>>> A SUMMER 
RIGHT OF PASSAGE 
FOR MORE THAN 26 
MILLION KIDS. 
SPENDING TIME 
OUTDOORS, 
LEARNING HOW TO 
BE INDEPENDENT 
AND NOW INVEST 
GETTING NATURE. 
BUT ONLY 25% OF 
CAMPERS ARE 
EXPECTED. 
SUMMER CAMP IN 
THE TIME OF 
COVID-19 CARRIES 
NEW RISK. 
CAUSING CAMP 
LEADERS TO TAKE E
NEW PRECAUTIONS. 
I AM AT A CAMP 
IN PENNSYLVANIA. 
IT IS BEAUTIFUL  B
AND SPRAWLING. 
IT IS OPEN THIS 
YEAR BUT OUR 
REDUCED CAPACITY.
JUST 60% OF THE 
NORMAL NUMBER OF 
CAMPERS. 
I AM WITH THE 
CAMP DIRECTOR. 
HOW DID YOU COME 
UP WITH YOUR 
PLAN TO KEEP 
THEM SAFE? 
>> WE ARE 
FOLLOWING CDC 
GUIDELINES. 
WE WERE LOOKING 
AT RESEARCH AND 
WE WERE LOOKING 
AT OUR OWN 
PROGRAMS AND 
WHAT GUIDELINESCHOG 
ARE YOU 
IMPLEMENTING. 
>> WE HAVE NEVER 
HAD A CAR LINE 
BEFORE. 
WE IMPLEMENTED 
THAT..
 
>> Reporter: YOU 
SEE THAT RIGHT 
AWAY. 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS BEFORE 
CAMPERS AND 
COUNSELORS STEP 
FOOT ON STHE 
CAMPGROUND. 
>> THEY HAVE A 
READING OF BELOW 
99.6. 
THEY MAY ENTER. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
SOME PARENTS IT 
WAS A TOUGH CALL.
WHAT WERE YOUR 
CONCERNS?  
>> COMING TO 
CAMP WAS A BIG 
DECISION THIS 
YEAR. 
AFTER THE KIDS 
HAVE BEEN OUT 
BUT IT WAS 
SOMETHING WE 
THOUGHT THEY 
REALLY NEEDED 
>> NGYWE THOUGHT, 
THESE GUYS TAKE 
THE BEST 
PRECAUTIONS THEY 
CAN AND WE WILL 
TRY. 
>> Reporter: 
MOST CAMPERS ARE 
NOT WEARING A 
MASK. 
>> WE ARE LUCKY 
ENOUGH TO BE 
OUTDOORS. THE 
CAMPERS DO NOT 
NEED TO WEAR 
MASKS. OUR GROUPS
ARE WITH EACH 
OTHER ALL DAY. 
EVERY DAY. 
YOU ARE TRYING 
TO KEEP YA 
QUARANTINE K FOR 
THE CAMPERS. 
>> Reporter: 
CAMPERS ARE 
ASSIGNED TO A 
SMALL GROUP
. IN 
THE STAY WITH 
THE GROUP FOR 
THE ENTIRE 
SESSION. 
BUT THE 
ACTIVITIES ARE 
DIFFERENT THIS 
YEAR.T 
HAND SANITIZER 
IS MANDATORY 
BEFORE AND AFTER.
>> I WAS KIND OF 
WORRIED BECAUSE 
I LOVE THE CAMP. 
IT IS A FUN WAY 
TO SPEND THE 
SUMMER. 
>> Reporter: THE 
EQUIPMENT THEY 
TOUCH, 
COUNSELORS USE A
 
SPRAY TO 
SANITIZE 
EVERYTHING  
BETWEEN CAMPERS. 
AT THE POOL, 
FEWER KIDS IN 
THE WATER. 
>> TYPICALLY 
THERE WOULD BE 
THREE GROUPS. 
NOW THERE ARE 
TWO GROUPS. 
>> Reporter: 
LADDERS CLEANED 
AFTER EACH SWIM.RO 
AND THE BIGGEST 
CHANGE, IN THE 
LUNCHROOM. 
THEY WILL NOT 
EAT IN HERE LIKE 
THEY DID LAST 
YEAR. 
>> THIS YEAR 
THEY WILL DO 
PICNIC LUNCHES. 
WE WANT THEM 
OUTSIDE AS MUCH 
AS POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT HAPPENS IF 
A CHILD COMES 
DOWN WITH 
CORONAVIRUS?  
>> THE GROUP 
INCLUDING THE 
COUNSELOR WOULD 
BE ASKED TO 
QUARANTINE FOR 
TWO WEEKS. 
>> Reporter: 
CAMPERS SAY ON THE 
CHANGES HAVE NOT 
AFFECTED THE 
BEST PART, 
GETTING OUTSIDE 
AND BEING WITH 
FRIENDS. B 
>> I WAS READY 
FOR SOMETHING 
DIFFERENT AND 
GET OUT OF THE 
HOUSE T. 
>> Reporter: 
CAMPS GOING THE 
EXTRA MILE TO 
MAKE IT A FUN 
AND SAFE SUMMER. 
>>> 
>> 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.  
>>> THE REAL 
CATASTROPHE.. 
>>> IT DOES NOT 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE.
>>> YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED. I HAVE 
TO ASK WHETHER 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY CAN TURN 
THIS AROUND SO 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
ARRESTED 
CLINICAL CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THIS MAY DOVETAIL
? 
AIRPLANE CABINS?
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER
TAKES US BEHIND THE 
SCENES.
>> Reporter: AS MORE 
PEOPLE GET BACK ON 
BOARD WITH AIR TRAVEL,
>>> AS MORE 
PEOPLE GET BACK 
ON BOARD WITH 
AIR TRAVEL, MANY 
ARE WONDERING 
HOW SAFE IS THE 
AIR INSIDE THE 
PLANE. 
INSIDE THE CABIN 
AIR FLOWS FROM 
TOP TO BOTTOM. 
IT COMES IN FROM 
THE VENTS ABOVE 
AND IS SUCKED 
OUT THROUGH THE 
FLOOR. 
IT IS RUN TO 
HAVE FILTERS. 
THE FILTERED AIR 
IS MIXED WITH 
FRESH AIR FROM 
OUTSIDE. 
ON DELTA 
AIRLINES THEY 
ARE CHANGING THE 
FILTERS TWICE AS 
OFTEN AS 
RECOMMENDED. 
>> YOU MAY 
NOTICE IT IS 
DIRTY ON THE TOP 
BUT IT WILL BE 
CLEAN ON THE 
BOTTOM. 
IT SHOWS US THAT 
THE FILTER IS 
WORKING. 
>> Reporter: ON 
EVERY AIRLINE AN 
ENTIRELY NEW 
BATCH OF AIR 
FLOWS INTO THE 
CABIN EVERY 2-4 
MINUTES. 
>> THE AIR 
QUALITY IS 
BETTER IN 
AIRPLANES. 
>> USUALLY THE 
AIR IS CLEANER 
THAN YOU WOULD 
FIND INSIDE OF 
THE GROCERY 
STORE. 
>> IT IS CLEANER 
THAN PROBABLY 
MOST PEOPLE'S 
HOMES OR IN 
SCHOOLS. 
>> Reporter: A 
HARVARD 
RESEARCHER 
STUDIES AIRPLANE 
AIR-QUALITY. 
>> I AM SITTING 
IN CLOSE 
PROXIMITY TO 
SOMEBODY, IT 
ALMOST TAKES 
AWAY THE 
BENEFITS YOU GET 
FROM CLEAN-AIR. 
>> IT DOES NOT 
TAKE AWAY THE 
BENEFITS TO 
CLEAN AIR BUT 
CERTAINLY WE 
CANNOT DO ALL 
THE PHYSICAL 
TESTING WE WANT 
TO ON AN 
AIRPLANE. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS WHY 
OTHER 
PRECAUTIONS ARE 
SO CRUCIAL. 
ON THIS DELTA 
PLANE, IT IS A 
SANITIZATION 
SPRAY. 
CREWS SPRAY DOWN 
THE ENTIRE 
AIRCRAFT BETWEEN 
EVERY FLIGHT. 
MASKS ARE 
REQUIRED. 
THEY ARE HOPING 
TO REASSURE 
PASSENGERS IT IS 
SAFE TO FLY. 
>>> A TALE OF 
TWO GRAPHS. 
ON THE ONE HAND 
A DISTURBING 
RISE IN NEW 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES. 
ON THE OTHER, 
THE HEARTENING 
NEWS THAT THE 
NUMBER OF DEATHS 
IS GOING DOWN. 
FOR MORE THAN 
2000 A DAY IN 
MAY 2 NOW 
ROUGHLY 300. 
BUT NEITHER 
GRAPH ALONE 
TELLS THE FOURTH 
STORY. 
WE REACHED OUT 
TO FIVE DOCTORS 
IN HARD-HIT 
AREAS OF THE 
COUNTRY TO FIND 
OUT WHAT IS 
BEHIND THE 
NUMBERS. 
TESTING. 
THE COUNTRY IS 
GETTING BETTER 
AT FINDING THE 
VIRUS. IN EARLY 
APRIL 100,000 
PEOPLE A DAY 
WERE BEING 
TESTED. 
TODAY THE NUMBER 
IS ROUGHLY 
600,000. 
BUT IT DOES NOT 
ENTIRELY EXPLAIN 
HOW QUICKLY THE 
CASE NUMBERS ARE 
GOING UP. 
HOW MUCH DOES 
INCREASED 
TESTING IN 
ARIZONA EXPLAIN 
AN INCREASE IN 
THE CASES? 
>> NOT AT ALL. 
24% IS WHAT IS 
POSITIVE AND IT 
IS A TERRIBLE 
NUMBER. 
>> Reporter: 
AGES ANOTHER 
NUMBER. 
FEWER PEOPLE ARE 
DYING BECAUSE 
YOUNGER PEOPLE 
ARE GETTING THE 
VIRUS. 
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE 
GOING OUT. 
THEY ARE 
VISITING PLACES 
THAT HAVE 
REOPENED. 
>> THEY ARE 
GOING TO 
PARTIES, 
UNFORTUNATELY 
AND TAKING SOME 
RISK. 
>> Reporter: IN 
ARIZONA AT LEAST 
HALF OF ALL 
POSITIVE CASES 
ON PEOPLE 
BETWEEN THE AGES 
OF 20 AND 44. 
>> THEY ARE 
SPREADING THIS 
TO THOSE WHO ARE 
IN THEIR 60s, 
70s, 80s AND THE 
MORE VULNERABLE 
POPULATIONS. 
>> Reporter: 
DEATHS WILL LAG 
BEHIND CASES. 
>> PATIENTS ARE 
BECOMING 
SYMPTOMATIC BY 
DAY EIGHT AND 
NINE. 
COMPLICATIONS 
FROM COVID-19 
AND MORTALITY 
CAN LAG SEVERAL 
WEEKS. 
>> Reporter: 
KEEPING DEATH 
NUMBERS DOWN IS 
BETTER 
TREATMENT. 
>> WE USED TO 
INTUBATE 
EVERYONE. 
THAN WE FOUND 
THERE ARE OTHER 
OXYGEN TREATMENT 
THERAPIES NOW. 
>> WE TRIED TO 
AVOID INTUBATION 
AS LONG AS WE 
CAN. 
WE USE PRUNING 
WHICH IS PUTTING 
PEOPLE ON THEIR 
STOMACHS AND 
THAT HAS BEEN 
EXTRAORDINARILY 
HELPFUL. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE ARE NEW 
DRUGS LIKE 
REMDESIVIR, 
SHORTENING 
HOSPITAL STAYS 
AS WELL AS A 
STEROID FOR LUNG 
INFECTIONS. 
TODAY WHILE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ASKED THE 
COUNTRY TO 
CELEBRATE THE 
DEATH RATE, DR. 
FAUCI WARNED 
AMERICANS NOT TO 
FALL INTO A 
FALSE 
COMPLACENCY. 
>> IT IS A FALSE 
NARRATIVE TO 
TAKE COMFORT IN 
A LOWER RATE OF 
DEATH. 
>> Reporter: AS 
FOR THE 
EXPERIENCE WE 
SPOKE TO, WE 
ASKED THEM THE 
SAME QUESTION. 
DO YOU EXPECT 
THE DEATH RATE 
TO GO UP?  
>> YES. I DO. 
>> THE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE WHO DIED 
FROM COVID-19 
WILL INCREASE. 
>> 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
YES. 
>> Reporter: ALL 
FIVE REACHING AN 
UNSETTLING 
CONSENSUS. 
>>> A NEW STATE 
ORDER NOW 
DIRECTING 
FLORIDA SCHOOLS 
TO REOPEN THEIR 
DOORS NEXT MONTH
. DESPITE THE 
MASSIVE SPIKE IN 
CASES THAT AS 
PARTS OF THE 
STATES 
TIGHTENING 
RESTRICTIONS ON 
BUSINESSES. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
ABOUT HEALTH 
CONCERNS?  
>> I AM VERY 
WORRIED ABOUT 
SAFETY AND THE 
SAFETY OF THE 
KIDS AND THE 
SAFETY OF THE 
SCHOOL STAFF. 
>> Reporter: THE 
ORDER LEAVES ROOM
FOR DISTRICT TO 
DECIDE AND 
BROWARD COUNTY, 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
SAID RETURNING 
AND AUGUST WITH 
FULL ENROLLMENT 
IS NOT REALISTIC.
>> WE WILL NEVER 
COMPROMISE THE 
HEALTH AND 
SAFETY OF OUR 
STUDENTS, 
TEACHERS AND 
STAFF. 
THAT IS OUR 
HIGHEST PRIORITY.
>> Reporter: A 
RECENT SURVEY 
ASKED TEACHERS 
TO WEIGH IN. 
32% SUPPORT A 
HYBRID MODEL OF 
IN PERSON AND 
DISTANCE-
LEARNING. 
29% SUPPORT ONLY 
DISTANCE-
LEARNING. 
AND 21% WANT TO 
RETURN TO CLASS. 
ADDITIONALLY, 
45% OF EDUCATORS 
BELIEVE IF 
SCHOOLS DO NOT 
REOPEN, STUDENTS 
WILL CONTINUE TO 
FALL BEHIND 
ACADEMICALLY. 
>> I WOULD RATHER
LET THEM STAY 
ONE WEEK IN A 
SCHOOL AND THE 
OTHER WE GET 
HOME. 
>> Reporter: 
TODAY A WHITE 
HOUSE MEETING 
CONVENED AFTER 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TWEETED MONDAY 
THAT SCHOOLS 
MUST OPEN IN THE 
FALL 
>> WE WANT TO 
GET THEM OPEN 
QUICKLY, 
BEAUTIFULLY IN 
THE FALL. 
AND AS YOU KNOW, 
THIS IS A 
DISEASE. 
A HORRIBLE 
DISEASE. 
YOUNG PEOPLE DO 
EXTRAORDINARILY 
WELL. 
>> Reporter: THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT HAS 
PROMISED EXTRA 
FUNDS TO MAKE 
SCHOOL SAFE. 
BUT STATE 
LEADERS WORRY 
THEY ARE NOT 
READY. 
>> I THINK WHAT 
WE ARE CREATING 
WILL BE MASS 
CHAOS AS SCHOOLS 
BEGIN TO REOPEN. 
>> Reporter: 
DESPITE HIS 
FEARS, HE SAID 
HE IS PLANNING 
TO SEND HIS 
GIRLS BACK TO 
SCHOOL IN MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY. 
>> I THINK 
DEVELOPING 
SOCIAL SKILLS IS 
AN IMPORTANT 
THING YOU DO AT 
THIS AGE. 
I THINK IT HAS 
BEEN A REAL 
CHALLENGE. 
>> Reporter: AN 
ONGOING 
CHALLENGE TO 
KEEP LEARNING 
AND CHILDREN 
HEALTHY. 
>>> THE NATION'S 
TOP INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE DOCTOR 
WARNING WE ARE 
STILL IN JUST 
THE FIRST WAVE 
OF THE PANDEMIC. 
WE HAVE A LOT TO 
COVER TONIGHT. 
THIS BEGIN WITH 
MIGUEL. 
>> Reporter: IN 
THE FIRST WEEK 
OF JULY, A 
STAGGERING NEW 
RECORD NUMBER OF 
INFECTIONS. MORE 
THAN 380,000 
CASES OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> WE ARE 
RUNNING OUT OF 
ROOM. 
>> Reporter: 
HOSPITALS IN 
HOTSPOTS ARE AT 
A NEAR BREAKING 
POINT TEXAS, 
FLORIDA AND 
ARIZONA SEE A 
SURGE IN 
PATIENCE AND A 
STRAIN ON ICU 
BEDS. 
THE SICKEST TO 
ARRIVE MAY NEVER 
LEAVE. 
>> THE PATIENTS 
WHEN THEY COME 
IN, IF YOU DON'T 
HUG YOUR FAMILY, 
RIGHT THEN, WHO 
IS TO SAY YOU 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
HUG THEM AGAIN. 
>> Reporter: 
WITH NEW CASES 
CLIMBING IN 37 
STATES, TODAY IS 
SEEN ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
HE IS SLEEPING 
IN HIS CAR 
OVERNIGHT TO BE 
TESTED. 
>> IN THE LAST 
THREE DAYS, I 
GOT IN LINE WITH 
50 CARS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
NATIONS LARGEST 
TESTING SITE, 
DODGER STADIUM, 
SHUT DOWN FOR 
DAYS LINES 
FORMED AT DAWN 
IN NEW ORLEANS 
BUT TEST RAN OUT 
FIVE MINUTES 
AFTER THE DOORS 
OPENED. 
IN PHOENIX WHERE 
THE TEMPERATURE 
SOARED INTO THE 
TRIPLE DIGITS, 
IT CAN TAKE 
EIGHT HOURS TO 
GET A TEST. 
AND 10 BUSINESS 
DAYS TO GET 
RESULTS. 
>> WE ASK FOR A 
LITTLE 
UNDERSTANDING 
AND PATIENCE. 
>> Reporter: 
MANY OF THE 
INFECTED ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
LIKE THE ATLANTA 
MAYOR. 
>> I THINK IT 
REALLY SPEAKS TO 
HOW CONTAGIOUS 
THIS VIRUS IS 
AND WE HAVE 
TAKEN ALL OF THE 
PRECAUTIONS THAT 
YOU CAN POSSIBLY 
TAKE. 
>> Reporter: AS 
CALIFORNIA SOARS 
ABOVE 275,000 
CASES, 
OVERWHELMED 
HOSPITALS IN THE 
SOUTHERN END OF 
THE STATE ARE 
MOVING PATIENTS 
SEVEN HOURS AWAY.
IT COMES AS 
VACCINE MAKER 
NOVAK SAID THE 
GOVERNMENT WILL 
PAY THEM $1.6 
BILLION TO 
EXPEDITE 100 
MILLION DOSES OF 
A COVID-19 
VACCINE BY EARLY 
NEXT YEAR. 
A BIOTECH 
COMPANY IS 
BEGINNING LATE 
STAGE CLINICAL 
TRIALS TO 
PREVENT AND 
TREAT THE 
DISEASE. 
A 60-YEAR-OLD IN 
STATEN ISLAND, 
BEAT IT ON HIS 
OWN. 
RELEASED TODAY 
AFTER THREE 
MONTHS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
TONIGHT, A HAPPY 
HOMECOMING WHILE 
SO MANY OTHERS 
ARE STILL IN THE 
FIGHT OF THEIR 
LIVES. ACROSS 
THE NATION 
TESTING REMAINS 
A BIG PROBLEM. 
NOT JUST LONG 
LINES BUT THE 
LENGTHY AMOUNT 
OF TIMES IT CAN 
TAKE TO GET 
RESULTS BACK. 
>>> WITH THE 
GROWING OUTRAGE 
IN PHOENIX AFTER 
OFFICERS SHOT 
AND KILLED A MAN 
IN A PARKED CAR. 
THE LATEST 
INCIDENT 
SPARKING PROTESTS
OVER POLICE 
TACTICS. 
WE HAVE THE 
VIDEO WHICH WE 
NEED TO WARN IS 
DISTURBING. 
>> Reporter: THE 
TENSE 
CONFRONTATION 
CAPTURED ON A 
BYSTANDER CELL 
PHONE CAMERA ON 
THE FOURTH OF 
JULY. 
OFFICER SHOUTING 
INTO A PARKED 
CAR AND FIRING A 
BARRAGE OF 
BULLETS. 
THE VIDEO DOES 
NOT CLEARLY SHOW 
WHAT IS HAPPENING
IN THE MOMENTS 
BEFORE THE 
GUNFIRE OR WHAT 
LED TO THE 
INCIDENT. 
BUT THE MAN 
INSIDE THE CAR, 
JAMES GARCIA 
DIED. 
>> THE OFFICERS 
DID NOT HAVE A 
WARRANT. 
>> Reporter: 
PHOENIX POLICE 
SAY THEY WERE 
RESPONDING TO A 
911 CALLER WHO 
SAID SOMEONE WAS 
THREATENING HIM 
WITH A KNIFE. 
>> THE CALLER 
DIRECTED THEM TO 
A HOUSE AND ONCE 
THEY ARRIVED 
THEY SPOKE WITH 
SEVERAL PEOPLE 
INCLUDING GARCIA 
ASKING FOR 10 
MINUTES TO LEAVE 
HIS CAR SO THEY 
COULD SECURE THE 
SCENE. 
>> THAT IS WHEN 
MR. GARCIA 
DECIDED HE WOULD 
NOT INTERACT 
WITH OFFICERS 
AND HE ROLLED UP 
HIS WINDOW. 
>> Reporter: 
POLICE SAY 
GARCIA POINTED 
THE GUN AT AN 
OFFICER. 
THE DEPARTMENT 
HAS ONLY RELEASED
THIS BODY CAMERA 
FOOTAGE FROM AN 
OFFICER WHO 
ARRIVED AFTER 
THE SHOOTING AND 
RETRIEVE THE 
WEAPON FROM THE 
CAR. 
>> WASN'T THERE 
SOME OTHER WAY 
TO HANDLE THIS? 
>> ONCE AGAIN 
THOSE ARE THINGS 
THAT WILL BE 
LOOKED AT WHEN 
THE 
INVESTIGATION IS 
COMPLETE. 
>> Reporter: 
PURCHASERS AND 
HIS FAMILY ARE 
DEMANDING 
ANSWERS. 
>> Reporter: 
PHOENIX POLICE 
SAY THEY CANNOT 
FIND THE 
ORIGINAL 911 
CALL HER AND 
THEY DID NOT 
FIND A KNIFE 
INSIDE OF HIS 
CAR. 
>>> IN A NEW 
TELL ALL BOOK, 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
ESTRANGED NIECE 
DOES NOT EXPIRE 
MOTIVATIONS. 
HE IS AFFORDED A 
SECOND TERM IT 
WOULD BE THE END 
OF AMERICAN 
DEMOCRACY. 
A CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST 
INSISTS HER 
UNCLE MEETS ALL 
THE CRITERIA OF 
A NARCISSIST AND 
IN HER BOOK 
OBTAINED BY NBC 
NEWS DETAILS A 
DYSFUNCTIONAL 
FAMILY WITH A 
DADDY WAS SO 
DOMINEERING THAT 
FRED TRUMP 
SENIOR PERVERTED 
HIS SONS 
PERCEPTION OF 
THE WORLD AND 
DAMAGED HIS 
ABILITY TO LIVE 
IN IT. 
MARY TRUMP IS 
THE DAUGHTER OF 
HIS OLDER 
BROTHER WHO SHE 
SAID WAS OFTEN 
MOCKED AND 
SCORNED BY HIS 
FATHER. WHO 
SAID, DONNELL IS 
WORTH 10 OF YOU. 
FRED JUNIOR 
LATER DIED OF AN 
ALCOHOL-RELATED 
ILLNESS. 
>> I HAD A 
BROTHER FRED, 
GREAT GUY. 
BEST LOOKING GUY.
BUT HE HAD A 
PROBLEM. THE AT 
A PROBLEM WITH 
ALCOHOL. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
CLAIMS THE 
PRESIDENT SISTER 
SAID, HE IS A 
CLOWN AND THIS 
WILL NEVER 
HAPPEN. 
AND ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENTS BOAST 
ABOUT HIS 
BRILLIANCE -- 
>> I THINK I AM 
A TOTALLY 
BRILLIANT HUMAN 
BEING. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
CLAIMS HER UNCLE 
CHEATED ON HIS 
SAT PAYING A 
FRIEND TO TAKE 
IT FOR HIM. 
AND ALLEGATION 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
CALLS COMPLETELY 
FALSE. 
MARY TRUMP 
CONTESTED HER 
GRANDFATHERS 
WILL IMPLANT THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
OTHER RELIGIONS 
FOR NOT GETTING 
A LARGER 
INHERITANCE. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
DISMISSING HER 
BOOK IS WRITTEN 
IN HER OWN 
FINANCIAL SELF-
INTEREST. 
SINGH THE 
PRESIDENTS 
FATHER WAS WARM 
AND VERY GOOD TO 
HIM. 
>> IT IS 
RIDICULOUS AND 
ABSURD 
ALLEGATIONS THAT 
HAVE NO BEARING 
IN TRUTH. 
I HAVE YET TO 
SEE THE BOOK. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PRESIDENTS 
BROTHER IS 
TRYING TO BLOCK 
THE BOOK'S 
PUBLICATION IN 
STATE COURT. 
THE PUBLISHER 
SAID THAT WILL 
NOT STOP IT FROM 
BEING RELEASED. 
>>> WELCOME BACK.
COMEDIAN AND 
SATURDAY NIGHT 
LIVE FELLOW IS 
MAKING HIS LAST 
LAP HE GOT 
SERIOUS SHARING 
A FRIGHTENING 
ENCOUNTER HE 
SAID HE HAD WITH 
THE LAPD BACK IN 
APRIL. 
HE EVEN POSTED 
THIS 
SURVEILLANCE 
VIDEO AND HE 
SAID SHOWS 
OFFICERS 
APPROACHING HIM 
WITH GUNS DRAWN. 
HANDCUFF HIM AND 
HOLD HIM DOWN 
WITH A NEED TO 
HIS NECK. 
WE HAVE NOT BEEN 
ABLE TO 
INDEPENDENTLY 
VERIFY THE 
FOOTAGE, WHICH 
HE SAID HE 
OBTAINED THROUGH 
A PRIVATE 
INVESTIGATOR. 
POLICE RELEASING 
HIM AND HE SAID 
HE MATCHED THE 
DESCRIPTION OF 
THE SUSPECT. 
JOINS US NOW. 
IN TO SEE US. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
HOW ARE YOU? 
>> WE WANT TO 
FIND OUT HOW YOU 
ARE DOING SINCE 
THE ENCOUNTER 
WITH THE LAPD. 
AND HOW IT 
HAPPENED? 
YOU SAY YOU ARE 
EXERCISING AND 
YOU HEAR THE 
POLICE YELL, GET 
ON THE GROUND. 
WHAT HAPPENED? 
>> I WAS 
EXERCISING ON 
VENTURA 
BOULEVARD. 
AND I HAVE MY 
HEADPHONES ON. 
I WAS WALKING IN 
A LOOK TO THE 
LEFT OF ME AND I 
SEE A POLICE 
OFFICER WITH HIS 
GUN RAISED. 
POINTING AT ME 
TELLING ME TO 
GET ON THE 
GROUND. 
ARE YOU TALKING 
TO ME? 
I HAVE NOT DONE 
ANYTHING. 
THEY TELL ME TO 
GET MY 
HEADPHONES OFF. 
AN OFFICER PUT 
HIS KNEE ON ME 
AND TRIED TO PUT 
ME IN COPS. 
YOU ARE BEING 
DETAINED. FOR 
WHAT? 
YOU MATCHED THE 
DESCRIPTION OF A 
BLACK MAN WITH A 
GRAY SHIRT AND 
GRAY SWEATPANTS, 
SO THEY SAY. 
I AM OKAY. 
LUCKILY I GOT TO 
THE SITUATION 
AND THEY LET ME 
GO. 
I TOLD THEM THAT 
IF THEY LOOK ME 
UP, A COUPLE 
MINUTES AFTER 
THAT, IT WAS 
OVER. 
THEY LET ME GO. 
YOU ARE NOT THE 
GUY AND WE GOT A 
CALL. 
OKAY. 
I AM HAPPY TO BE 
HERE BREATHING. 
MY OTHER 
BROTHERS AND 
SISTERS WHO WERE 
NOT AS FORTUNATE 
AS I WAS IN THAT 
SITUATION. 
WHAT IS CRAZY TO 
ME IS, ALL THE 
TRAINING I DID 
OVER THIS 
QUARANTINE, IF I 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
RUNNING THROUGH 
THE SITUATION AT 
THE TIME AND IT 
WOULD NOT TELL 
ME TO WALK AND A 
WOULD'VE TOLD ME 
TO RUN, I WOULD 
NOT HAVE HEARD 
THAT POLICE 
OFFICER. 
STORY COULD HAVE 
BEEN DIFFERENT. 
IT WOULD'VE BEEN 
A BLACK MAN 
RESISTING ARREST
. I AM HERE TO 
TELL MY STORY. 
>> THANK GOODNESS
. THE PARALLELS 
TO GEORGE FLOYD 
OBVIOUSLY ARE 
PRETTY OBVIOUS. 
HOW DID YOU FEEL 
ABOUT EVERYTHING 
THAT HAPPENED TO 
YOU? 
THANKFUL YOU 
SURVIVED AND IT 
WAS NOT THE SAME 
OUTCOME. 
>> WHEN I SAW 
GEORGE FLOYD'S 
SITUATION, AND I 
HAD BEEN THROUGH 
MINE, I GOT 
SERIOUSLY 
INFURIATED. 
YOU CAN SEE 
THESE STORIES 1 
MILLION TIMES ON 
THE NEWS, YOU 
CAN HEAR ABOUT 
THEM. 
IT WILL NOT 
RESONATE WITH YOU
THE SAME WAY 
UNTIL SOMETHING 
SIMILAR HAPPENS 
TO YOU. 
I WAS MORE 
PASSIONATE FOR A 
CHANGE AND 
WANTING A 
DIFFERENT REFORM 
WITH THE 
POLICING SYSTEM. 
I WAS 
APPREHENSIVE TO 
PUT THE FOOTAGE 
UP. 
BECAUSE I HAVE 
MY LIFE. 
A BLACK MAN 
RUNNING, LOST 
HIS LIFE. 
I RAN AND I HAVE 
MY LIFE. 
I DID NOT WANT 
TO TAKE ANYTHING 
AWAY FROM THE 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT. 
I DID SOME 
SOCIAL MEDIA AND 
IT WENT VIRAL. 
A POSITIVE THAT 
IS COME OUT OF 
THIS ARE THE 
PEOPLE OF NON-
CALLER WHO HAVE 
HIT ME UP. 
MY FRIENDS SAY, 
IT PUTS THINGS 
IN PERSPECTIVE 
FOR THEM NOW. 
THEY COULD NOT 
FEEL WHAT IT WAS 
UNTIL SOMEBODY 
THEY KNEW WENT 
THROUGH IT. 
NOW, I AM KIND 
OF BRIDGING THE 
GAP AND SHOWING 
PEOPLE. 
IT DOES NOT 
MATTER. 
A BLACK PERSON 
IN AMERICA, 
INNOCENT BLACK 
PERSON IN 
AMERICA CAN LOSE 
THEIR LIFE IN 
ANYTIME. 
OR THEIR LIFE 
SHOULD BE 
THREATENED. 
IT SHOULD NOT BE 
LIKE THAT. 
WE HAVE BASIC 
HUMAN CIVIL 
RIGHTS. YOU KNOW 
WHAT I MEAN? 
>> WE ARE GLAD 
YOU ARE OKAY. 
MAYBE YOU WILL 
COME BACK AND 
SHOW YOUR 
THOUGHTS ABOUT 
KANYE WEST 
RUNNING FOR 
PRESIDENT. 
>> THE COUNTRY 
IS ALREADY GOING 
CRAZY. 
WE HAVE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> WE WILL PICK 
THIS UP A LITTLE 
BIT LATER. 
WE HAVE TO GO. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> YESTERDAY 
THE SMALL 
BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
RELEASED THE 
NAMES OF SOME 
600,000 PPP LOAN 
RECIPIENTS. 
BASICALLY ANYONE 
WHO GOT $150,000 
OR MORE. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
LIST, WHEN 
PARENTHOOD GOT 
$150 MILLION. 
TELL US ABOUT 
SOME OTHER BIG 
NAMES THAT GOT 
LOANS. 
>> TO BOUNCE 
AROUND THE ROOM 
A LITTLE BIT. 
THERE WERE A 
BUNCH OF THINGS 
THAT JUMPED OUT 
AND WE FOCUSED 
ON PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD. 
THERE IS BEEN A 
POLITICAL FIGHT 
OVER WHETHER 
THEY WERE 
ELIGIBLE FOR THE 
PPP LOANS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS TRIED TO 
BLOCK THEM FROM 
GETTING ACCESS 
IN THE PAST. 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD SAID 
IT IS COMPLETELY 
ELIGIBLE AS A 
NONPROFIT LIKE 
MANY OTHERS. WE 
COUNTED 43 
AFFILIATES 
GETTING BETWEEN 
$65 MILLION AND 
$150 MILLION 
TOTAL FOR ALL OF 
THOSE AFFILIATES.
SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND PUT OUT THE 
LOAN SIZES AND 
RANGES RATHER 
THAN EXACT 
NUMBERS. 
IN ADDITION TO 
THAT HE SAW A 
HEBREW SCHOOL 
GOT A PPP LOAN. 
THE CLOTHING 
BRAND OF KANYE 
WEST GOT MONEY. 
AND ANTI-TAX 
LOBBYING GROUP, 
THEY WANT TO 
SHRINK 
GOVERNMENT, NOW 
THE TAX REFORM 
FOUNDATION IS 
TAKING MONEY. 
LOTS OF 
CELEBRITIES. 
LOTS OF 
INVESTMENT BANKS.
PRIVATE JET 
MANAGEMENT 
COMPANIES THAT 
GOT PPP LOANS. 
THERE ARE A LOT 
OF PEOPLE NEEDED 
IT HE GOT PPP 
LOANS BUT A LOT 
OF THE MONEY 
WENT OUT TO 
PLACES THAT 
LAWMAKERS ARE 
NOW RAISING 
THEIR EYEBROWS 
OVER. 
>> I WANT TO ASK 
YOU MORE ABOUT 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD. 
A REPUBLICAN 
CONGRESSMAN 
TWEETED HIS 
OUTRAGE THAT 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD GOT 
MONEY. 
BUT TAKING 
ABORTION RIGHTS 
OUT OF THE 
CONVERSATION, 
YOU MENTIONED 
THIS. 
THERE WERE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
WHETHER PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD 
SHOULD HAVE 
QUALIFIED 
BECAUSE OF ITS 
AFFILIATION. ARE 
WE CLEAR ON THAT?
>> THERE IS SOME 
DEBATE. THE 
SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAID THEY DON'T 
THINK PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD 
SHOULD HAVE 
GOTTEN THIS 
MONEY. 
BUT THE TRUTH 
IS, THE RULES 
GOVERNING THIS 
PRETTY MUCH 
APPLY ACROSS THE 
BOARD. 
THERE WERE NOT 
VERY MANY 
STRICTURES PUT 
INTO THAT LAW. 
>> THE BIG 
QUESTION THAT WE 
KEEP BRINGING UP
, YOU AND I HAVE 
TALKED ABOUT 
THIS. 
HOW MONEY 
INTENDED FOR 
SMALL BUSINESSES 
STRUGGLING TO 
THE PANDEMIC 
WENT TO THE 
WEALTHY AND WELL-
CONNECTED?  THE 
BILLIONAIRE 
HAMPTON DEVELOPER
GOT A PPP LOAN. 
EVEN THOUGH HE 
MADE $2 MILLION 
THIS YEAR JUST 
RENTING OUT HIS 
40 MILLION JUST 
RENTING OUT HIS 
$40 MILLION 
ESTATE. 
>> F SCOTT 
FITZGERALD WOULD 
HAVE A FIELD DAY 
WITH THAT. 
THE WAY THAT IT 
HAPPEN, PEOPLE 
TALK TO THEIR 
ADVISORS AND IN 
SOME CASES TO 
SEEK THE LOANS. 
THERE IS NOT A 
LOT OF 
RESTRICTION ON 
THE ELIGIBILITY. 
A LOT OF THE 
WEALTHY AND WELL-
CONNECTED WERE 
THE FIRST ONES 
TO GET LOANS. 
SOME SMALL 
BUSINESSES WENT 
OUT OF BUSINESS 
ENTIRELY. 
AND YOU GOT A 
SITUATION WHERE 
THERE IS $132 
BILLION LEFT IN 
THE ACCOUNT 
WAITING TO BE 
TAKEN. 
NOT EVEN APPLY 
FOR AT THIS 
POINT. 
BUT CERTAINLY 
FOLKS WHO HAVE 
THE OPPORTUNITY 
TO AVAIL 
THEMSELVES DID IT
. THE DON'T 
EXPECT TO 
PROSECUTE PEOPLE 
UNDER A CERTAIN 
AMOUNT IF THEY 
TOOK THE LOAN 
AND SHOULD NOT 
HAVE. 
THIS IS A 
PROGRAM THAT HAS 
NOT COME UNDER 
AS MUCH SCRUTINY 
AS OTHER ONES 
BECAUSE THE 
TRANSPARENCY IS 
NOT THERE. 
WE HAVE NOT 
GOTTEN THE NAMES 
OF EVERYONE. 
WILL BE AN 
ONGOING STORY. 
>> I LOVE HAVING 
YOU ON. 
WHAT YOU SAID 
INDICATES THE 
ANSWER TO MY 
NEXT QUESTION. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
PUBLIC OUTRAGE 
OVER SOME OF THE 
LOANS AWARDED. 
SOME COMPANIES 
HAVE GIVEN THE 
MONEY BACK. 
DO WE HAVE ANY 
INDICATION THAT 
CONGRESS, SOME 
GOVERNMENT 
ENTITY WILL 
INVESTIGATE HOW 
THE MONEY WAS 
DISTRIBUTED? OR 
CONSIDERING 
INCREASING 
OVERSIGHT SO 
SMALL BUSINESS 
RELIEF IN THE 
FUTURE GOES TO 
SMALL BUSINESSES
. 
>> CONGRESS CAN 
ALWAYS RE-
LEGISLATE. 
THEY CAN CHANGE 
THE RULES GOING 
FORWARD. 
THEY CAN DO 
OVERSIGHT OF THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND WHETHER THE 
TREASURY 
DEPARTMENT AND 
THE SMALL 
BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
HANDLED THESE 
LOANS 
APPROPRIATELY. 
IN TERMS OF 
FINDING THE BAD 
GUYS, SO TO 
SPEAK, THERE 
WILL BE SOME 
PROSECUTIONS 
OVER PPP. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
SOME CHATTER 
ABOUT THAT IN 
TERMS OF OUT AND 
OUT FRAUDULENT 
ACTIVITY. 
THE RULES HERE 
WERE VERY LOOSE. 
>>> THERE IS 
NOTHING MORE 
POWERFUL THAN AN 
IDEA WHOSE TIME 
HAS COME TO 
FULLY REALIZE 
THE DREAM UPON 
WHICH THIS GREAT 
COUNTRY WAS 
FOUNDED. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>>> INTRODUCING 
PEACOCK. 
IT IS TRAINING. 
PREMIERING. 
>>> WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN. 
I THINK ABOUT 
YOU AND YOUR 
KIDS. 
IT IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT BUT 
YOU DON'T HAVE 
TO FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
>>> THE FIRST 
FEW DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL I WAS 
IN FAIRLY STABLE 
CONDITION. 
>>> THEY THINK 
THAT ONCE YOU'RE 
OUT OF THE 
HOSPITAL 
EVERYTHING IS 
ALL GOOD. 
WHICH IS NOT THE 
CASE FOR ALL OF 
US. 
>> THE HARDEST 
PART ABOUT THE 
RECOVERY WAS 
BEING SO WEAK. 
I AM A PRETTY 
STRONG GUY WHEN 
IT COMES TO 
WORKING OUT AND 
TAKING CARE OF 
MYSELF. 
YOU LEARN TO 
CHERISH THOSE 
THINGS. 
>> I HAD NO 
MUSCLE STRENGTH. 
>> I LOST ABOUT 
20 POUNDS. 
>> ANXIETY OVER 
WHETHER I WOULD 
RETURN TO MY PRE-
COVID-19 SELF. 
>> I HAD A 
VISITING NURSE 
AND AN 
OCCUPATIONAL 
THERAPIST. MY 
BREATHING IS 
BETTER. 
>> EVEN WITH THIS
. 
>>> THIS MESSAGE 
IS TO ALL MY 
BROTHERS AND 
SISTERS OUT THERE
WHO HAVE SEEN A 
SPIKE IN THE 
COVID-19 CASES. 
>> I WANT TO 
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE 
GOING THROUGH. 
>> IT IS 
FRUSTRATING 
BECAUSE WE 
COULD'VE TAKEN 
PREVENTATIVE 
MEASURES. BY 
SOCIAL DISTANCING
, WEARING MASKS. 
>> I SAW PEOPLE 
IN THE 20s AND 
PEOPLE IN THE 
30s. 
AND PEOPLE IN 
THEIR 40s. 
THEY WERE 
HEALTHY PEOPLE. 
THEY DON'T KNOW 
RACE OR 
POLITICAL. 
>> IT WILL BE 
TOUGH. YOU WILL 
SEE A LOT OF 
SUFFERING. 
AND YOU WILL BE 
OVERWHELMED AND 
SAD BY THE 
PEOPLE GETTING 
SICK. 
NOT ONLY THE 
PATIENTS YOU 
TREAT. 
>> A LOT OF 
PEOPLE WANT TO 
CRY. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
FAMILY SAYING 
GOODBYE TO LOVED 
ONES. 
>>> AS A 
PHYSICIAN WHO 
TREATED COVID-19 
PATIENTS ON THE 
FRONTLINE IN NEW 
YORK CITY. 
>> YOU WILL GET 
TO THE OTHER 
SIDE. 
>> THERE IS 
LIGHT AT THE END 
OF THE TUNNEL. 
IN NEW YORK CITY 
THE CASES HAVE 
DROPPED 
SIGNIFICANTLY. 
>> WE ARE RUNNING
. 
>> IF YOU GET 
THIS MAKE SURE 
YOU QUARANTINE. 
>> YOU HAVE TO 
FIND SOMETHING 
TO HELP WITH 
YOUR 
PSYCHOLOGICAL 
AND SPIRITUAL 
STATE. 
>> RELY ON YOUR 
COLLEAGUES. 
>> YOUR CHAPTER 
IN THE STORY HAS 
YET TO BE WRITTEN
. AND IT WILL BE 
SOMETHING TO BE 
PROUD OF. 
>>> THERE HAVE 
BEEN SOME 
AMAZING STORIES. 
PEOPLE THAT WE 
DID NOT THINK 
WOULD MAKE IT. 
THE TOLD US THEY 
WERE GOING TO 
MAKE IT AND THEY 
DID. 
>> IT IS TIRING. 
THEY ARE 
ISOLATED. 
WHAT THAT MEANS 
AND WHAT THAT 
LOOKS LIKE IS IT 
COULD TAKE 
ANYWHERE FROM 10-
30 MINUTES TO 
GET PREPPED TO 
GO INTO A ROOM. 
EVERYTHING TAKES 
TWICE AS LONG. 
>> PEOPLE CAN 
MAKE DECISIONS 
THAT COULD 
DECIMATE ENTIRE 
FAMILIES. 
>> DESPITE THE 
STATISTICS AND 
THE TRENDS AND 
NUMBERS, THE 
PERCENTAGES AND 
EVERYTHING LIKE 
THAT IS THE ONLY 
NUMBER THAT 
MATTERS IS 1. WE 
TAKE CARE OF ONE 
PATIENT AT A 
TIME. 
WE WANT TO 
PREVENT ONE 
INFECTION AT A 
TIME. 
>> WE CANNOT 
CHANGE THE 
FABRIC OF OUR 
CULTURE. 
BUT YOU COULD 
MAKE A HUGE 
DIFFERENCE BY 
WEARING A SMALL 
PIECE OF FABRIC. 
>> WE NEED TO 
PROTECT EACH 
OTHER. 
WHERE THE MASK. 
TAKE THE 
PRECAUTION. 
>>> EVERY PART 
OF THE WORLD 
>>> TO FIND THAT 
CRUCIAL BALANCE 
BETWEEN 
RESTRICTIONS AND 
REOPENING 
WITHOUT 
TRIGGERING A 
SECOND WAVE OF 
INFECTIONS. IN 
SOME PLACES IT 
IS SORT OF 
WORKING. 
AND OTHERS WHERE 
THE RULES HAVE 
BEEN EASED, IT 
IS GETTING MUCH 
WORSE. 
>>> FEW 
COUNTRIES ARE 
STRUGGLING LIKE 
INDIA WHICH HAS 
OVERTAKEN RUSSIA 
TO BECOME THE 
THIRD WORST 
AFFECTED NATION 
BEHIND THE U.S. 
AND BRAZIL. 
DESPITE IMPOSING 
ONE OF THE 
EARLIEST AND 
HEAVIEST 
COUNTRYWIDE 
LOCKDOWNS. NOW 
THE DEATH TOLL, 
20,000. 
THE NUMBER OF 
CASES OVER 
700,000. 
THE PEAK IS 
NOWHERE IN SIGHT 
INDIA'S MEDICAL 
RESOURCES JUST 
CANNOT KEEP UP. 
TESTING HAS ALSO 
INCREASED, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THE SOUTHERN 
STATES. 
THAT IS WHY 
THESE BIG SPIKES 
ARE HAPPENING. 
UP TO 25,000 NEW 
CASES A DAY. 
BUT HARDEST HIT 
ARE THE MAJOR 
CITIES. 
NEW DELHI, MUMBAI
. HOSPITALS ARE 
SO OVERCROWDED 
THEY ARE SETTING 
UP MAKESHIFT 
MORGUES DOCTORS 
ARE GOING DOOR 
TO DOOR TO FIND 
PEOPLE WHO MAY 
BE INFECTED. 
MANY OF THE 
NATIONWIDE 
RESTRICTIONS 
THAT WERE LIFTED 
IN JUNE TO HELP 
KICKSTART THE 
ECONOMY ARE NOW 
BEING REIMPOSED 
IN PARTS OF 
INDIA TO GET 
THINGS UNDER 
CONTROL. 
THIS SEEMS TO BE 
THE PATTERN 
EVERYWHERE IN 
ASIA. JAPAN, 
SOUTH KOREA, 
SINGAPORE AND 
CHINA. 
IN AUSTRALIA THE 
CITY OF 
MELBOURNE IS 
UNDER TOTAL 
LOCKDOWN AGAIN. 
FOR SIX WEEKS 
BECAUSE OF A 
SURGE OF CASES 
THAT IS 
THREATENING TO 
SPIRAL OUT OF 
CONTROL. 
SEWN MASKS ARE 
MANDATORY AGAIN. 
5 MILLION PEOPLE 
CANNOT LEAVE 
HOME EXCEPT FOR 
ESSENTIAL 
ACTIVITIES LIKE 
WORK OR FOOD 
SHOPPING. 
THEY CANNOT EVEN 
LEAVE THE CITY 
LIMITS. 
OFFICIALS SAY 
BRING COMPLACENCY
>> WE HAVE TO BE 
CLEAR. 
PRETENDING THAT 
IT IS, IS NOT 
THE ANSWER 
>> Reporter: IN 
BEIJING PEOPLE 
RELY ON MASS 
TESTING. 
THEY SAY IT IS 
CONTAINED. 
TESTING SITES 
ARE SET UP AT 
PARKS, SOCCER 
FIELDS AND 
STADIUM PARKING 
LOTS. 
MORE THAN 11 
MILLION PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN TESTED 
IN BEIJING SINCE 
THE MIDDLE OF 
JUNE. 
TODAY OFFICIALS 
RECORDED NO NEW 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ANYWHERE 
IN CHINA. 
THEY DID HAVE A 
CASE OF BUBONIC 
PLAGUE.
NEWS NOW. 
LET'S GET TO OUR 
NBC NEWS NOW 
CORRESPONDENT 
ALEXIS, AND HOW 
ARE YOU DOING? 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME IN WE 
HAVE A LOT TO 
DIVE INTO. 
THE NUMBER OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
INFECTIONS 
SURPASSING 3 
MILLION BUT THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
STILL EAGER TO 
OPEN THE SCHOOLS 
IN THE FALL. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
THREATENED TO 
CUT FUNDING FOR 
SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T REOPENED 
AND VICE 
PRESIDENT MIKE 
PENCE WAS ASKED 
ABOUT BECOMING 
TODAY, AND TAKE 
A LISTEN. 
>> WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
MAKING CLEAR 
THOUGH IS THAT 
WE THINK IT IS 
ABSOLUTELY 
IMPERATIVE THAT 
EVERY STATE AND 
TERRITORY IN 
THIS COUNTRY 
MAKE STEPS, TAKE 
STEPS RATHER, TO 
GET THE KIDS 
BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM TO THE 
FULLEST EXTENT 
POSSIBLE. 
>> THAT HAS 
LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL ALEXANDER
, RETIRING FROM 
THE U.S. MILITARY
AND EVEN AFTER 
TWO DECADES OF 
MILITARY SERVICE 
IT WAS CLEAR HIS 
FUTURE WOULD, 
FOREVER BE 
LIMITED, AND 
SAID HE WAS 
BULLIED BY THE 
PRESIDENT. 
TALKING TO NBC 
EARLIER HE HAD 
THIS TO SAY. 
>> FOR ALEX 
PENMAN TO RETIRE 
FROM THE 
MILITARY AFTER 
22 YEARS, IT IS 
REALLY A LOSS 
FOR THE COUNTRY. 
I AM SURE THAT 
CONGRESS IS 
GOING TO BE VERY 
INTERESTED OVER 
THE COMING WEEKS 
AS TO EXACTLY 
WHAT FACTORED 
INTO HIS DECISION
>> HARVARD AND 
MIT ARE SUING 
THE TWO 
ADMINISTRATION 
OVER AN ATTEMPT 
TO STRIP 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS OF 
THEIR VISA. 
I.C.E. 
SAID THAT 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS COULD 
NOT BE ALLOWED 
TO STAY IN THE 
U.S. IF THERE 
COURSES WERE 
FULLY ONLINE IN 
THE FALL 
SEMESTER AND 
THEY SAID THEY 
WOULD PURSUE THE 
CASE FIERCELY SO 
THAT THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS AND 
INSTITUTIONS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY CAN 
CONTINUE THEIR 
STUDIES WITHOUT 
THREAT OF 
DEPORTATION. 
>>> THE SUPREME 
COURT SIDED WITH 
THE SUPREME 
COURT WITH TRUMP 
AND THE VOTE WAS 
7-2. THERE 
FORMER PRESIDENT 
OF PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD HAD 
THIS REACTION. 
>> I ACTUALLY 
THINK THIS 
DECISION WITH 
WOMEN 
UNDERSTANDING 
THEY JUST LOST A 
BENEFIT AND NOW 
THE BOSS CAN 
DETERMINE 
WHETHER THEY GET 
BIRTH CONTROL. 
THAT WILL 
ENERGIZE THEM 
EVEN MORE AND 
ALSO THE VOTERS. 
>>> THE PANDEMIC 
IS HARMING THE 
MOST HISTORIC OF 
BRANDS AND BROOK 
BROTHERS IS 
FILING FOR 
BANKRUPTCY. 
THE RETAILER 
OUTFITTED 40 OF 
THE LAST 45 
PRESIDENT IS NOW 
FOLLOWING THE 
PATH OF JC CREW, 
JCPENNEY AND ALL 
HAVE FILED FOR 
BANKRUPTCY 
PROTECTION AS 
THE WORKERS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY STAY HOME
. 
>>> THAT WRAPS 
UP THE HEADLINES 
FOR THIS HOUR 
AND WE WILL BE 
BACK LATER WITH 
MORE UPDATES, 
ALLISON. 
>>> IT IS A 
FASCINATING 
HISTORY IN SUCH 
A SHAME. 
I ONCE COVERED 
TIME MAKING IN 
QUEENS AND THAT 
IS A VERY COOL 
BRAND WITH A LOT 
OF HISTORY. 
IT IS A SHAME TO 
HEAR HOW THE 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
AFFECTING SO 
MANY COMPANIES. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WANTS THE 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN IN THE 
FALL AND THE CDC 
RECOMMENDATION 
FOR BRING BACK 
STUDENTS SAFELY, 
THREATENING TO 
CUT OFF FEDERAL 
FUNDING FOR THE 
SCHOOLS THAT DO 
NOT REOPEN. 
EDUCATION 
SECRETARY BETSY 
DEVOS ECHO THE 
PRESENT AT THE 
TASK FORCE 
BRIEFING TODAY. 
>> IT'S NOT A 
MATTER OF IF 
SCHOOLS SHOULD 
REOPEN BUT 
SIMPLY A MATTER 
OF HOW. 
THEY MUST FULLY 
OPEN AND BE 
FULLY 
OPERATIONAL. 
>> OUR NBC TO 
POLITICAL 
REPORTER CUP, 
MONICA ALBA 
JOINING ME NOW. 
THE SENIOR 
ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICIAL TOLD 
NBC NEWS THAT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
IS PLANNING ON 
RELEASING NEW 
GUIDELINES. 
DO WE KNOW WHEN 
AND WHAT THEY 
LOOK LIKE? 
>> WE EXPECT 
THAT TO BE IN 
THE NEXT WEEK OR 
SO, ALLISON. 
A MONTH OR TWO 
AGO THE WHITE 
HOUSE AND 
PRESIDENT WANTED 
TO ISSUE NEW 
GUIDELINES ON 
REOPENING WITH 
THE WORSHIP, AND 
AT THE HEIGHT OF 
THE PANDEMIC THE 
CDC WANTED TO 
CLOSE MOST OF 
THEM BUT WANTED 
TO REOPEN THEM 
RESPONSIBLY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
CAME OUT, AS YOU 
MAY REMEMBER, 
BEFORE MEMORIAL 
DAY WEEKEND AND 
SAID HE WANTED 
THEM TO BE OPEN 
AND WOULD TRY TO 
PUSH BACK 
UNILATERALLY. 
WE HAVE NOT FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
SEEN THE CLASS 
WITH THE WHITE 
HOUSE, TASK 
FORCE AND CDC. 
THINK OF HOW MANY
KIDS AND PARENTS 
THIS WILL AFFECT.
IN FACT, NO 
MATTER WHAT 
HAPPENS, THE 
SCHOOLS ARE THE 
TRYING TO DECIDE 
BY NEXT MONTH IN 
AUGUST HOW TO 
REOPEN AND WHERE.
YOU REALLY SAW 
IN THE BRIEFING 
TODAY THE VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
EDUCATION 
SECRETARY 
ECHOING WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE YESTERDAY. 
HE SAID HE FEELS 
THAT THE CURRENT 
GUIDELINES OF 
THE CDC AND ITS 
OWN RULES AND 
REGULATIONS ARE 
TOO RESTRICTIVE. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO PUT THEIR OWN 
GUIDELINES OUT 
NEXT WEEK. 
TIME IS CRITICAL 
WITH EDUCATORS 
MAKING A 
DECISION ON HOW 
TO GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL SAFELY. 
HOW DO YOU DO 
THAT WHEN YOU 
ONLY HAVE HALF 
OF THE STUDENTS 
THERE, AND WILL 
THE STUDENTS BE 
DETECTED, TESTED.
IT WAS CLEAR 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT DOES 
NOT THINK IT IS 
ACCEPTABLE FOR 
THE SCHOOLS TO 
BE CLOSED IN THE 
FALL. 
IS SETTING UP 
FUNDING FIGHTS 
POTENTIALLY OVER 
THAT AS WELL. 
>> THEY ARE BOTH 
MAKING THE CASE 
FOR REOPENING 
THE SCHOOLS AND 
WHY IS THE WHITE 
HOUSE SO VERY 
DETERMINED TO 
HAVE THE 
STUDENTS IN THE 
CLASSROOM? 
>> THEY ARE 
CITING DATA THAT 
SHOWS STUDENTS, 
ESPECIALLY THOSE 
THAT ARE YOUNGER,
ELEMENTARY OR 
MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE
, ARE NOT AS 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
THE VIRUS 
POTENTIALLY. 
DR. FAUCI 
POINTED OUT THAT 
IF THEY HAVE 
MORBIDITY IT IS 
SOMETHING TO 
TRACK. 
BUT SCHOOL WAS 
CANCELED EARLIER 
IN THE YEAR, AND 
THEY SAY IT IS A 
GOOD SIGN AND 
THAT COULD COME 
BACK IF WE SEE 
THE BYLAS VIRUS 
AFFECTS THOSE OF 
ALL AGES. 
IN THE LATEST 
ROUND WE'VE SEEN 
A SPIKE IN 
PEOPLE BETWEEN 
THE AGES OF 30 
AND 44. 
WHEN THEY LOOK 
AT THE YOUNGER 
POPULATION THEY 
ADMIT THERE'S 
NOT ENOUGH DATA 
ON HOW THE VIRUS 
COULD AFFECT 
THEM. 
THERE'S ALSO A 
QUESTION ON IF 
CHILDREN ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC 
CARRIERS IF THAT 
COULD AFFECT 
THEIR OWN 
CHILDREN. 
THEY WILL 
CONTINUE TO 
STUDY THAT 
BEFORE GETTING 
TO 
RECOMMENDATION. 
IT'S CLEAR AS WE 
REACH INTO THE 
FALL THEY WANT 
THE COUNTRY BACK 
OPEN AND THEY 
LOOK TO SCHOOLS 
AS AN EXAMPLE OF 
A PLACE THEY 
THINK THEY CAN 
SUCCESSFULLY DO 
THAT BUT WE WILL 
NOT KNOW UNTIL 
THEY 
SUCCESSFULLY 
ATTEMPT IT. 
>> MONICA, VICE 
PRESIDENT PENCE 
COMMENTED ON THE 
PRESIDENT THREAT 
TO CUT FUNDING 
TO SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T REOPENED 
AND WHAT DID HE 
SAY? 
>> HE WAS ASKED 
WHY THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
TWEETING ABOUT 
THE POTENTIAL 
THREAT AND HE 
POINTED OUT 
QUICKLY THAT 90% 
OF THAT COMES 
FROM THE STATE. 
I THINK WE HAVE 
A BIT OF THAT 
AND TAKE A LOOK 
AT WHAT HE SAID 
EARLIER TODAY 
WITH THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION. 
>> APART FROM 
HAVING 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH CONDITION 
CHILDREN DO NOT 
APPEAR TO BE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
SERIOUS ILLNESS 
FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE LIST OF 
SERIOUS ILLNESS 
TO CHILDREN, THE 
RISK IS VERY 
LOW. 
THERE ARE 
MEASURES WE CAN 
PUT IN PLACE TO 
MAKE SURE WE 
DON'T SEE A 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS OR 
OUTBREAKS IN 
INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOLS. 
>> ONE THING A 
LOT OF SCHOOLS 
ARE CONSIDERING 
IS THE HYBRID 
APPROACH WE CAN 
HAVE SOME DAYS 
BE IN THE 
CLASSROOMS, SOME 
DAYS AT HOME 
WITH VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
THE BIGGEST 
PIECE OF THE 
PUZZLE TO ALL OF 
THIS IS WHAT 
PARENTS ARE 
WONDERING. IF 
PARENTS CANNOT 
GO BACK TO WORK 
HOW DO THEY 
JUGGLE DISTANCE 
LEARNING, OR IF 
THEY ARE 
EXPECTED TO BE 
BACK AT WORK AND 
KIDS ARE AT 
HOME, HOW DO YOU 
MANAGE ALL OF 
THAT? 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
ANSWERS TO ALL 
OF THOSE 
QUESTIONS. 
BUT WHAT WAS 
NOTABLE IS THAT 
CDC DIRECTOR 
ROBERT REDFIELD 
WAS THERE AND 
SAID THE GODDESS 
WAS TOO STRONG 
AND ARE YOU 
GOING TO CHANGE 
IT JUST TO 
APPEASE HIM. 
HE DID NOT TAKE 
THE QUESTION 
HEAD-ON AND 
DODGED A LITTLE 
BIT. 
HE SAID HE WAS 
CONFIDENT WE 
COULD FIND A WAY 
TO SATISFY THE 
PRESIDENT, CDC 
AND THE MILLIONS 
OF STUDENTS. 
>> IT LOOKS LIKE 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
AUTHORITY ON 
OPENING AND 
FUNDING, ARGUING 
THAT THE 
REOPENING OF 
SCHOOL, AND 
FUNDING OF 
EDUCATION IS 
THAT LARGELY 
STATE AND 
LOCALLY BASED? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
WE SO THAT 
EARLIER IN THE 
PANDEMIC WHEN 
THE PRESIDENT 
TRIED TO INSERT 
HIS OWN 
AUTHORITY ON 
WHEN STATES 
COULD REOPEN OR 
LIFT STAY-AT-
HOME ORDERS. 
OF COURSE HE 
DOES NOT HAVE 
THAT AUTHORITY. 
GOVERNORS LAYOUT 
THAT TIMELINE. 
IT'S VERY 
SIMILAR WITH THE 
SCHOOLS. 
BUT AGAIN YOU 
HAVE THE 
OVERARCHING 
PRESSURE FROM 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
THEY WILL PUT 
OUT THEIR OWN 
CDC GUIDELINES. 
THAT MAKES IT 
MORE DIFFICULT 
FOR CERTAIN 
SCHOOLS AND 
LOCALITIES TO 
REOPEN AND TO 
SAY THEY ARE NOT 
SURE THEY'RE 
READY YET. 
WHEN THEY GET 
THIS GUIDE IS 
FROM THE 
PRESIDENT, VICE 
PRESIDENT OTHERS 
THEY MAKE THE 
ARGUMENT THEY'RE 
READY TO DO THAT.
THE PRESIDENT IS 
PUSHING IT SO 
THAT IN THE END 
IT IS UP TO THE 
GOVERNORS, 
STATES AND 
LOCALITIES. 
IS MUCH LIKE THE 
ISSUE OF WEARING 
A FACEMASK. 
THEY SAY IT IS 
UP TO AN 
INDIVIDUAL, 
SIMILAR TO 
SCHOOLS AND 
COUNTIES 
DEPENDING ON HOW 
THE VIRUS IS 
DOING 
SPECIFICALLY 
WHERE THEY ARE 
TO MAKE THOSE 
DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS, 
ALLISON. 
>> MONICA, IT IS 
SO TOUGH FOR 
PARENTS TO 
FIGURE OUT WHAT 
TO DO WITH KIDS 
AT HOME OR AT 
SCHOOL, A LOT OF 
DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS ABOUT 
THE ACADEMIC 
YEAR. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> THE 
HOSPITALS IN 
SOUTH FLORIDA 
ARE ASKING THE 
STATE FOR HELP. 
THIS WEEK 100 
HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS ARE 
HEADING TO THE 
JACKSON MEMORIAL 
HOSPITAL TO 
INCREASE 
CAPACITY. 
OUR NBC 
CORRESPONDENT 
REPORTS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
HOSPITALS HERE 
IN FLORIDA ARE 
AT THE TIPPING 
POINT. 
WE ARE LEARNING 
THAT MOST 
FLORIDA 
HOSPITALS ARE 
OPERATING AROUND 
80% CAPACITY. 
IN PLACES LIKE 
MIAMI DADE WHERE 
IT IS WERE SAFE 
ARE OPERATING 
CLOSE TO 90%. 
WE KNOW AT LEAST 
NINE HOSPITALS 
IN THE MIAMI 
DADE AREA 
REACHED CAPACITY 
ALREADY. 
THIS IS BECOMING 
A REAL STRUGGLE 
FOR HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS TO 
BALANCE 
RESOURCES, 
STAFFING 
CONCERNS AND 
DEFINED SPACE. 
THESE PATIENTS 
HAVE TO BE 
TREATED IN 
ISOLATION. 
THAT MEANS EVERY 
BED BASICALLY 
HAS TO BE AWAY 
FROM OTHER 
PATIENTS AND 
POSSIBLY 
INFECTING OTHER 
PEOPLE. 
THIS IS A 
CHALLENGE THEY 
FACE NOW AS THE 
NUMBERS CONTINUE 
TO RISE AND MORE 
PATIENTS ARE 
COMING TO THE 
DOOR. 
THE DOCTOR SAY 
THIS IS A 
SYMPTOM OF BAD 
BEHAVIOR AND NOT 
A SECOND WAVE OR 
ANY PART OF A 
SECOND WAVE BUT 
JUST PEOPLE THAT 
ARE RELAXING 
THEIR STANDARDS 
AND NOT 
FOLLOWING THE 
GUIDELINES OF 
WEARING A MASK 
OR FOLLOWING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
DOCTORS SAY IT 
IS NOW 
PRESENTING THEM 
WITH THE 
CHALLENGE. 
WHEN THE PATIENT 
WALKS TO THE 
DOOR, HOW DO WE 
FIND A BED FOR 
THEM? 
>> I THINK YOU 
HAVE TO REMEMBER 
WE STILL HAVE A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
OUT AND ABOUT. 
THEY ARE NOT 
COVID IN ICU 
WITH PATIENTS 
AND WE DO HAVE A 
SURGE CAPACITY 
TO PREVENT LATER 
AS WELL. 
I DO WORRY A 
LITTLE BIT ABOUT 
IF WE HAVE 
ENOUGH PERSONNEL 
IF WE GET INTO A 
SERIOUS 
SITUATION 
THOUGH. 
>> Reporter: 
HERE AND MIAMI 
MIAMI DADE 
COUNTIES THE 
MOST POPULAR 
COUNTY IN THE 
STATE AND ALSO 
THE HARDEST HIT 
BY COVID. 
YESTERDAY THE 
MAYOR BASICALLY 
SAID WE WOULD BE 
ROLLING BACK THE 
REOPENING 
PUTTING MORE 
RESTRICTIONS ON 
THE RESTAURANTS 
AND GYMS. 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO CONTAIN THE 
NUMBERS TO AVOID 
WITH A C NOW, 
CROWDING IN THE 
HOSPITALS. 
>>> A LOT OF 
FIRST IN TEXAS 
WITH THE STATE 
FAIR CANCELED 
FOR THE FIRST 
TIME SINCE WORLD 
WAR II AND THE 
NUMBER OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES TOPPING 
10,000 FOR THE 
FIRST TIME 
TODAY. 
AND DALLAS 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
ARE AT A RECORD 
HIGH. 
WE HAVE OUR NBC 
CORRESPONDENT AT 
THE TEXAS 
HOSPITAL. 
WE KNOW THERE 
ARE MORE THAN 
750 PEOPLE IN 
THE HOSPITAL 
WITH COVID-19 IN 
DALLAS COUNTY 
RIGHT NOW. 
THAT IS A RECORD 
HIGH IN WHAT IS 
GOING ON IN 
TEXAS AT DALLAS 
WHERE YOU ARE? 
>> THE GOVERNOR 
HAS BEEN SAYING 
FOR MONTHS THAT 
THE STATE OF 
TEXAS HAS THE 
CAPACITY TO 
HANDLE THE 
HOSPITAL SURGE 
BUT NOW IT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
REAL TIME. 
>> Reporter: I 
SPOKE WITH THE 
DOCTOR AT ICU 
THIS MONTH AND 
HE SAID 20 OR 30 
PATIENTS LAST 
WEEK AND NOW 
THEY SEE 60 OR 
70. 
A LOT OF THOSE 
FOLKS ARE SICK 
ENOUGH TO BE 
ADMITTED TO ICU. 
I SHOULD ADD 
THIS IS ONE OF 
THE SMALLER 
HOSPITALS 
DEALING WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE GREATER 
DALLAS AREA 
WHICH TELLS YOU 
THE SCOPE OF THE 
PROBLEM. 
HERE THEY ARE 
LESS WORRIED 
ABOUT RUNNING 
OUT OF BED SPACE 
OR VENTILATORS. 
THE TECHNOLOGY 
IS CAUGHT UP FOR 
THE MOMENT THAT 
THEY ARE MORE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE DEMAND ON 
STAFFERS, NURSES 
AND RESPIRATORY 
THERAPIST, HUMAN 
BEINGS THAT CAN 
ONLY WORK SO 
HARD FOR SO LONG.
THAT IS WHERE 
THE STRAIN WILL 
BE AS THE SEARCH 
CONTINUES HERE. 
>> GARRETT, 
DOCTORS ARE 
ASKING 
RECOVERING COVID-
19 PATIENTS FOR 
HELP AND WHAT 
KIND OF HELP DO 
THEY NEED? 
>> Reporter: I 
SPOKE WITH DR. 
JERRY WEINSTEIN 
THIS MORNING AND 
HE SAID THAT 
EARLY ON ON THE 
ORIGINAL 
OUTBREAK OF THE 
PANDEMIC HE 
SUCCESSFULLY 
TREATED A 
PATIENT WHERE 
NOTHING WAS 
WORKING WITH 
PLASMA. 
THAT IS THE 
PLASMA OF DONORS 
FROM OTHER FOLKS 
THAT RECOVERED 
FROM COVID-19. 
HE SAYS IT IS A 
POTENTIAL GAME 
CHANGER IN 
HELPING OTHER 
PEOPLE RECOVER. 
IS WHAT HE TOLD 
ME ABOUT THIS 
DEED TODAY. 
>> WE ARE USING 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA ROUTINELY 
WHEN IT BECOMES 
AVAILABLE. 
I WOULD URGE 
EVERYONE THAT 
HAS SURVIVED 
THIS DISEASE AND 
RECOVERED TO 
DONATE 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA. IT IS 
THE NUMBER OF 
PATIENTS THAT 
HAD THE DISEASE 
AND GET EEL AND 
WE NEED MORE 
CONVALESCENCE 
PLASMA TO TREAT 
THE PATIENTS TO 
HELP CURE THEM. 
>> Reporter: 
INTERESTING 
ENOUGH THIS IS 
THE 19th CENTURY 
TECHNOLOGY, THE 
IDEA OF TREATING 
WITH 
CONVALESCENCE 
PLASMA STILL 
BEING STUDIED 
AND LOOKED AT BY 
THE CDC AND 
OTHERS BUT AT 
THIS POINT 
AMAZINGLY 
SEVERAL MONTHS 
INTO THE PANDEMIC
DOCTORS ARE 
TAKING THE 
APPROACH 
SOMETIMES OF 
DRIVING AND 
STRIVING TO TRY 
EVERYTHING 
POSSIBLE TO 
TREAT THOSE 
PATIENTS 
CRITICALLY ILL. 
>> WE HAVE SEEN 
LONG LINES 
PROTECTING ALL 
OVER THE COUNTRY 
AND STORIES 
ABOUT PEOPLE 
WAITING A WEEK 
OR LONGER TO GET 
RESULTS BACK AND 
WHAT IS THE 
TESTING 
SITUATION LIKE 
IN DALLAS COUNTY?
>> Reporter: IT 
IS BAD AND IT 
HAS BEEN BAD. 
IT IS 
FRUSTRATING IN 
THIS COUNTY. 
IT IS A 
RECURRING ISSUE. 
IT'S NOT SO MUCH 
HARD TO GET THE 
TEST BUT 
RELIABLY GETTING 
RESULTS BACK IN 
A TIME FRAME 
USEFUL IS NEARLY 
IMPOSSIBLE. 
THERE SUCH A 
BACKLOG AT THE 
LAB AND A LACK 
OF REAGENTS AND 
CHEMICALS USED 
TO CONDUCT THESE 
TESTS. 
THEY MAY GOING 
TO GET A TEST 
AND NOT GET A 
RESULT BACK FOR 
MORE THAN A 
WEEK. 
FROM THE CONTACT 
TRACING 
PERSPECTIVE IT 
MAKES THAT TEST 
RESULT 
EFFECTIVELY 
USELESS. 
THEY CANNOT KEEP 
TRACK OF WHO 
THEY CAME IN 
CONTACT WITH 
THAT TIME 
OVERWEIGHT, AND 
LACKING RESULTS 
AND PERHAPS 
THERE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
THEY GO BACK TO 
BEING AROUND 
OTHER PEOPLE AND 
CONTINUE TO 
SILENTLY SPREAD 
THE VIRUS. IT 
REMAINS A HUGE 
ISSUE IN THE 
STATE OF TEXAS 
WHICH HAS 
CONSISTENTLY 
PERFORMED IN THE 
BOTTOM 10 OF ALL 
STATES IN TERMS 
OF TESTING PER 
CAPITA ON THE 
POPULATION. 
YOU HAVE TO GET 
A HANDLE ON IT 
OR YOU ARE 
FLYING BLIND 
FIGHTING THIS 
VIRUS. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE IS GETTING 
BACK TO THE 
BASICS TODAY 
ASKING AMERICANS 
IN THE 
CORONAVIRUS HOT 
SPOTS TO WEAR A 
MASK, AVOID BIG 
GROUPS AND STAY 
HOME. 
>> IT IS REALLY 
ASKING THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
IN THOSE 
COUNTIES, CITIES 
AND STATES TO 
NOT ONLY USE 
FACE COVERING, 
NOT GOING TO 
BARS OR INDOOR 
DINING, BUT 
REALLY NOT 
GATHERING IN 
HOMES EITHER. 
THAT IS 
DECREASING THE 
GATHERINGS BACK 
DOWN TO THE 
BASELINE 
RECOMMENDATION 
WHICH WAS 10 OR 
LESS. 
>>> NBC NEWS 
MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
DR. JOHN TORRES 
JOINS ME NOW. 
IT'S BEEN A 
WHILE SINCE 
WE'VE HAD A 
BRIEFING FROM 
THE TASK FORCE 
AND DR. BIRX IS 
RECOMMENDING 
THAT GO BACK TO 
PHASE ONE 
GUIDELINES, AND 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK OF THAT? 
>> I THINK SHE'S 
RIGHT IN THAT WE 
GET BACK TO 
PHASE ONE 
REQUIREMENTS IN 
THE HOT SPOTS 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY BECAUSE 
THE SPIKES ARE 
TRAINING INTO 
OUTBREAKS WHICH 
IS SOMETHING 
NONE OF US HOPED 
WOULD HAPPEN. 
SHE IS TALKING 
ABOUT SPREADING 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
IN LARGE 
SITUATIONS LIKE 
RESTAURANTS AND 
GATHERINGS 
ESPECIALLY ABOVE 
10. 
THE FAMILY 
GATHERINGS LIKE 
GOVERNOR NEWSOM 
IN CALIFORNIA IS 
ADDRESSING. 
HE THINKS THAT 
IS WHERE THESE 
HOT SPOTS 
STARTED CROPPING 
UP IS FAMILY 
GATHERINGS. 
THE BIG CONCERN 
IS MAKING IT A 
MANDATE ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
IF WE CAN MAKE 
IT A MANDATE 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY AND 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
THE MASKS, WE 
WOULD NOT HAVE 
TO WORRY ABOUT 
IT SPREADING SO 
MUCH. 
HOPEFULLY THAT 
WILL COME UP 
SOON. 
IT IS GOOD TO 
LOOK AT HOT 
SPOTS BUT YOU 
HAVE TO GET TO 
LOOKING AT OTHER 
AREAS BEFORE 
THEY BECOME HOT 
SPOTS TOO, 
ALLISON. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE KIDS 
GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL AS THEY 
WERE WORKING ON 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS. 
THEY SAID IT'S 
HIM PERSON 
LEARNING AND 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
FOR THE KIDS TO 
GET BACK TO 
THAT. 
WHAT DO THE 
SCHOOLS NEED TO 
DO AND WHAT DO 
YOU THINK THIS 
SHOULD BE 
CONSIDERED, AND 
MAKING THE KIDS 
A SAFE QUESTION 
MARK 
>> THERE IS A 
DISCONNECT IN 
THE 
COMMUNICATION. 
IN ONE HAND YOU 
HERE WITH THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS 
THAT SAYS THAT 
KIDS NEED TO GET 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
FOR THE 
EDUCATIONAL AND 
SOCIAL 
DEVELOPMENT. 
FAMILIES NEED 
THE ABILITY TO 
GET BACK TO 
WORK, AND ALL OF 
THESE DIFFERENT 
FACTORS HAVE TO 
BE IN PLACE SO 
THAT KIDS CAN 
GET BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
FOR THEM. 
AT THE SAME TIME 
THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS SAID 
WE NEED TO DO IT 
JUDICIALLY AND 
MAKE SURE WE 
HAVE SIX BUT 
DISTANCING. 
ALTHOUGH KIDS 
DON'T SEEM TO 
GET IT IS MUCH, 
AND THEY CAN 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE STAFF, IN 
PARTICULAR, THAT 
IS AT RISK. 
YOU HEAR THEM 
SAYING THAT KIDS 
NEED TO GO TO 
SCHOOL FIVE DAYS 
A WEEK WITH ALL 
STUDENTS. 
YOU CANNOT DO 
SIX BUT DISTANCE 
IN THE CURRENT 
CLASSROOMS WITH 
STUDENTS IN 
CLASS ALL DAY 
LONG. 
WHAT DR. FAUCI 
SAID A MONTH OR 
TWO AGO IS THAT 
WHEN IT COMES 
TIME FOR SCHOOL 
GET THE KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
BUT BE CREATIVE 
AND HOW WE DO 
THAT. 
IF KIDS GO FOR 
TWO DAYS AND THE 
NEXT GROUP GOES 
FOR A FEW OTHER 
DAYS, AND THEN 
THEY DO REMOTE 
LEARNING. 
SOMETHING TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
SOCIAL DISTANCE 
OR WEAR A MASK 
IF THEY CANNOT 
SOCIAL DISTANCE. 
YOU CANNOT WEAR 
A MASK ALL DAY 
LONG AND 
STUDENTS IN 
PARTICULAR WILL 
NOT BE A WILL TO 
DO THAT, SO WE 
NEED TO THINK 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
BOX. 
>> DR. JOHN WHAT 
ABOUT THE 
INFLAMMATORY 
DISEASE WE SAW 
IN CHILDREN? 
INITIALLY WE 
THOUGHT THAT WAS 
RARE IN THE TASK 
FORCE IS STILL 
CHARACTERIZING 
IT THAT WAY 
TODAY. 
>> IT IS RARE IN 
THE INFLAMMATORY 
SYSTEM IN 
CHILDREN WITH 
ONLY A FEW 
HUNDRED THAT 
HAVE HAD IT. 
BUT THE CONCERN 
IS THAT IT 
USUALLY HAPPENS 
SIX WEEKS AFTER 
THE PEAK IN 
CASES. 
WHERE ONLY A FEW 
WEEKS INTO THESE 
CASES AND THEY 
HAVE NOT PEAKED 
YET. 
IN A FEW MONTHS 
I THINK WE WILL 
GET MORE CASES 
BUT HOPEFULLY 
NOT A LOT MORE, 
AND HOPEFULLY IT 
WILL STILL STAY 
RARE, ALLISON. 
>> DR. JOHN SIX 
MONTHS IN WHERE 
STILL LEARNING 
WHAT THE VIRUS 
DOES TO THE 
BODY. 
A RECENT STUDY 
WARNED THE 
CORONAVIRUS CAN 
CAUSE BRAIN 
DAMAGE. 
CAN YOU TELL US 
WHAT THE STUDY 
FOUND AND THE 
CONCERNS? 
>> THEY FOUND 
THE LONG-TERM 
IMPLICATIONS AND 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
ARE WORSE THAN 
WE THOUGHT THEY 
WERE. 
THOSE GETTING 
BRAIN ISSUES WITH
RAIN 
INFORMATION, 
REMEMBER EARLY ON
WE FOUND OUT 
PEOPLE HAD A 
LACK OF SMELL 
AND TASTE. 
THAT IS 
HAPPENING 
BECAUSE THE 
VIRUS IS GETTING 
INTO THE NERVES. 
THAT IS THE TOP 
OF THE NOSE JUST 
BELOW THE BRAIN 
AFFECTING THE 
NERVES. 
IF THEY CAN GET 
INTO THE BRAIN 
THEY CAN START 
THIS ACUTE 
CEPHALON MYELITIS
WHICH IS THE 
BRAIN 
INFLAMMATION 
THAT CAN CAUSE 
LONG-TERM 
CONSEQUENCES. 
IT CAN HAPPEN AT 
ANY AGE AND 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
YOUNG ADULTS TO 
GO OUT NOT 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
IT IS NOT 
HAPPENING TO ALL 
OF THEM BUT CAN 
HAPPENED ALL OF 
THEM AND THAT IS 
THE THING WE ALL 
NEED TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT, 
ALLISON. 
>> DR. JOHN, WE 
KEEP SAYING IT 
BUT LEARNING 
MORE ABOUT THIS 
VIRUS EVERY DAY 
AND THANK YOU 
FOR GETTING US 
UP TO SPEED. 
>> YOU BET. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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>>> BREAKING NEWS
. 
>> IF THEY GO 
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SURE THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
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WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
PEACE. 
>> THERE'S 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANTED TO SAY. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED HONESTY. 
>> IT'S NOT 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP BUT ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
THE BALLOTS 
READY TO GO FOR 
THE PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHAT POWER 
AND POLICING 
WOULD YOU LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> HE IS NOT 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH. 
HE IS LYING 
EVERY DAY. 
THAT IS THE NEW 
STORY THAT 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW . 
>> WE HAVE A 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY. 
>>> THIS IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> LIVE NEWS 
HAS NO BORDERS. 
THE GLOBAL FIGHT 
AGAINST THE 
VIRUS IGNITES 
US. 
>> PEOPLE SAID 
IF THEY DON'T 
WORK THEY ARE 
NOT ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> WE HAVE TEAMS 
AROUND THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
WORDS BINGE SO 
THAT YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY'S BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT DOES NOT LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS BEFORE.
>>> THESE ARE 
THE UNITED 
STATES, THE 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE PICKED AND 
WHAT WOULD BE 
COUNTED AS 
JUSTICE IN THIS 
CASE QUESTION 
MARK 
>> YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
COULD TURN IT 
AROUND AND IS IT 
AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FOR THE 
MOST PART AND 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
ABOUT THE 
TRANSMISSION 
AMID THIS 
ONGOING PROTEST? 
>>> ANOTHER 
SUPREME COURT 
RULING TODAY AND 
THIS ONE A WIN 
FOR THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION. 
THE DECISION 
GIVES COMPANIES 
MORE FREEDOM TO 
REFUSE TO 
PROVIDE FREE 
BIRTH CONTROL 
FOR EMPLOYEES. 
OUR 
CORRESPONDENT 
PETE WILLIAMS 
JOINS ME AND 
OVER 100,000 
WOMEN COULD 
POTENTIALLY LOSE 
CONTRACEPTIVE 
COVERAGE. 
THIS IS A BIG 
ONE AND TELL US 
ABOUT THE RULES. 
>> Reporter: AS 
MANY AS 126,000 
ESTIMATED BY THE 
GOVERNOR. 
YOU REMEMBER WHEN
IT WAS ENACTED 
IN LAW AND 2010 
IT WAS ALREADY 
CARVED OUT FOR 
THE CHURCH, 
MOSQUE OR 
SYNAGOGUE, YOU 
DID NOT HAVE TO 
PROVIDE 
CONTRACEPTIVE 
CARE FOR YOUR 
EMPLOYEES. 
THEY COULD NOT 
GET FROM YOU, 
INSURANCE 
COVERAGE AT NO 
COST TO THEM IF 
THE EMPLOYER HAD 
A RELIGIOUS 
OBJECTION TO 
PROVIDING IT. 
NOT ALL CHURCHES 
DID BUT MANY 
DID. 
THIS WAS THE 
RELIGIOUS OPT 
OUT. 
THERE HAS BEEN 
TURMOIL IN THE 
COURTS OF THE 
LAST SEVERAL 
YEARS ABOUT WHAT 
RELIGIOUSLY 
AFFILIATED 
GROUPS WOULD 
HAVE TO DO TO 
OPT OUT AS WELL, 
AND WHETHER THEY 
WOULD HAVE TO BE 
COMPLICIT IN 
THAT, AND IF IT 
VIOLATED THEIR 
RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
SORT OF WANTED 
TO PUT THAT ALL 
ASIDE AND CAME 
UP WITH NEW 
RULES. 
IT'S THESE RULES 
THE SUPREME 
COURT UPHELD 
TODAY. 
THESE RULES SAY 
A MUCH BROADER 
RANGE OF 
EMPLOYERS 
INCLUDING FOR-
PROFIT 
COMPANIES, 
UNIVERSITIES, 
CAN OPT OUT IF 
THEY HAVE 
RELIGIOUS OR 
EVEN MORAL 
OBJECTIONS. IT 
GREATLY EXPANDS 
THE OPT OUT, AND 
THE SUPREME 
COURT UPHELD THE 
NEW RULES BY 
ABODE OF 7-2. 
CLARENCE THOMAS 
WROTE THE 
MAJORITY OF THE 
OPINION IN OH 
BASICALLY SAID 
THE OBAMACARE 
GIVES GREAT 
LATITUDE TO 
DEFINE WHAT 
CONTRACEPTIVE 
CARE IS, AND 
ALSO WHO SHOULD 
HAVE TO PROVIDE 
IT. 
>> PETE, IT WAS 
ANOTHER SUPREME 
COURT DECISION 
TODAY 
STRENGTHENING 
RELIGIOUS 
PROTECTION FROM 
DISCRIMINATION 
LOSSES OR 
LAWSUITS CAN YOU 
EXPLAIN THAT FOR 
US? 
>> THAT'S 
PROTECTION FOR 
THE EMPLOYER BUT 
NOT THE EMPLOYEE.
THE SUPREME 
COURT SAID THAT 
RELIGIOUS 
INSTITUTION, 
CHURCHES, CANNOT 
BE SUED FOR JOB 
DISCRIMINATION 
WHEN THEY FIRED 
THEIR EMPLOYEES. 
THE SUPREME 
COURT SAID 
BEFORE IF YOU 
PROVIDED THE 
ADMINIS STEREO 
FUNCTION FOR A 
RELIGIOUS 
ORGANIZATION, 
INVOLVED IN 
PASSING ALONG 
THE PLATE, THEN 
THE GOVERNMENT 
CANNOT STEP IN 
AND DECIDE 
WHETHER YOU ARE 
RIGHTLY OR 
WRONGLY FIRED 
BECAUSE THAT 
WOULD BE 
STRICTLY A 
RELIGIOUS MATTER.
TODAY THE 
SUPREME COURT 
SAID IT ALSO 
APPLIES TO THE 
TEACHERS IN 
RELIGIOUS 
SCHOOLS. 
THAT INVOLVES 
TWO WOMEN THAT 
SUIT AFTER BEING 
FIRED FROM 
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 
IN CALIFORNIA. 
ONE DEVELOPED 
BREAST CANCER, 
AND THE OTHER 
SAID SHE WAS 
FIRED FOR BEING 
TOO ALL. 
IN BOTH CASES 
THE CHURCHES 
SAID IT WAS 
PROBLEMS WITH 
THEIR TEACHING. 
IN ANY EVENT, THE
SUPREME COURT 
SAID THAT 
BECAUSE THESE 
ORGANIZATIONS 
HAVE RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM IT'S NOT 
FOR THE 
GOVERNMENT TO 
STEP IN WHEN 
THEY HAVE 
RELIGIOUS 
FUNCTIONS. 
THEY SAID 
TEACHING IN A 
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 
IS WHAT IT IS 
ALL ABOUT. 
>> PETE, THE 
SUPREME COURT 
SAID TOMORROW IS 
THE LAST 
DECISION DAY OF 
THE TERM AND 
WHAT ARE YOU 
WATCHING FOR? 
>> WHAT 
EVERYBODY ELSE 
IS WATCHING FOR, 
THE TWO BIG 
CASES. 
THE EFFORTS TO 
GET THE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
BUSINESS RECORDS 
AND SUBPOENAS 
FROM THREE 
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES, 
THREE HOUSE 
COMMITTEES FOR 
DOCUMENTS AND 
FROM THE NEW 
YORK PROSECUTOR 
THAT WAS TO GET 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
TAX RETURN. 
ONE INVOLVES THE 
SUBPOENA POWER 
OF CONGRESS, AND 
THE OTHER 
INVOLVES THE 
SEPARATION OF 
POWER ISSUE. 
THAT INVOLVES A 
LOCAL PROSECUTOR 
TRYING TO GET 
SOMETHING FROM A 
SITTING 
PRESIDENT. 
WE EXPECT TO GET 
THOSE DECISIONS 
TOMORROW ON THE 
COURT LAST DAY. 
>> PETE, BEFORE 
YOU GO, WE WANT 
TO KNOW WHY 
CHIEF JUSTICE 
JOHN ROBERTS WAS 
HOSPITALIZED 
FROM A FALL. 
DO WE KNOW WHAT 
HAPPENED AND HOW 
HE IS DOING? 
>> HE SEEMS TO 
BE FINE. 
WE WERE TOLD THAT
ROUGHLY 2 WEEKS 
AGO HE WAS 
WALKING, FELL 
AND INJURED HIS 
HEAD AND HAD TO 
BE TAKEN TO THE 
HOSPITAL BY 
AMBULANCE. 
HE REQUIRED 
STITCHES AND 
THEY KEPT HIM IN 
THE HOSPITAL 
OVERNIGHT FOR 
OBSERVATION. 
THE COURTS SAID 
THAT THE DOCTORS 
LOOKED AT IT AND 
DETERMINED IT 
WAS PROBABLY A 
RESULT OF 
DEHYDRATION. 
WE HAVE HAD SOME 
PRETTY HOT DAYS 
IN WASHINGTON 
OVER THE LAST 
COUPLE OF WEEKS. 
THEY SAID IT WAS 
NOT RELATED TO 
SEIZURES WHICH 
HE SUFFERED FROM 
IN THE PAST. 
>> IT'S GOOD TO 
HEAR IT SOUNDS 
LIKE HE IS DOING 
OKAY. 
PETE, I HAVE A 
FEELING WE WILL 
BE TALKING AGAIN 
TOMORROW. 
>> OKAY, I WILL 
BE AROUND. 
>>>'S PRESIDENT 
TRUMP BETTING ON 
RACISM TO HELP 
HIM GET 
REELECTED IN 
NOVEMBER? 
IN THE NEW NBC 
NEWS ANALYSIS 
THE PRESIDENT 
DOES NOT HAVE 
STRATEGY TO 
REVERSE THE 
SLIDING POLL 
NUMBERS SO USING 
A TOOL TO SCARE 
WHITE VOTERS. 
JOHN, EXPLAIN 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT -- OH 
MY GOD, DON'T 
EXPLAIN YET. 
LET'S SEE THAT 
SHIRT FIRST. 
I WANT IT. 
THAT IS 
SOMETHING ELSE. 
THAT IS A GOOD 
LOOKING SHIRT. 
I'M GOING TO 
STOP BUYING MINE 
BUT JUST CALL 
YOU TO HAVE MINE 
CUSTOM DONE. 
>> I THINK YOURS 
LOOK A LOT 
BETTER THAN 
MINE. 
>> I AM A HUGE 
FAN OF IT. 
I AM VERY 
IMPRESSED. 
I'M SORRY, BUT 
YOU REALLY 
CAUGHT ME OFF 
GUARD. 
THAT IS AWESOME. 
EXPLAIN TO US 
WHAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS DOING 
YEAR. 
>> I THINK THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
TRYING VERY HARD 
TO GET MORE 
VOTES FOR 
NOVEMBER. THE 
FIRST A PIECE OF 
THAT IS TRYING 
TO REGAIN THE 
BASE THAT HE 
LOST. 
MOST OF THE BASE 
IS STILL THERE 
BUT WE ARE 
SEEING POLL 
NUMBERS THAT 
SOME OF THAT IS 
ERODING, 
PARTICULARLY 
AMONG THE 
HARDEST CORE 
GROUP WHICH IS 
NONCOLLEGE 
EDUCATED WHITE 
VOTERS. 
IT IS A PROBLEM 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT HE IS 
WITNESSING THE 
EROSION, 
PARTICULARLY 
DURING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CRISIS. 
ALSO DURING THE 
PROTESTS THAT 
HAPPENED TO 
DEMONSTRATE 
AGAINST THE 
POLICE KILLING 
OF BLACK PEOPLE, 
AND MORE BROADLY 
TO DEMONSTRATE 
FOR JUSTICE. 
>> JOHN, IS IT A 
CASE OF THE 
PRESIDENT KIND 
OF GOING ROGUE 
AND DOING 
WHATEVER HE 
WANTS TO, OR IS 
HIS STAFF AND 
STRATEGISTS 
ADVISING HIM 
THAT THIS IS THE 
WAY TO PLAY THE 
ELECTION? 
>> I'M NOT SURE 
IT'S EVER FAIR 
TO SAY THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
GOING ROGUE. 
HE IS HIS OWN 
DECISION-MAKER 
IN TERMS OF HIS 
POLITICAL 
STRATEGY. 
THE PEOPLE 
AROUND HIM 
MOSTLY REACT TO 
THAT, WHETHER 
WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIALS, 
CAMPAIGN 
OFFICIALS, TIME 
AND AGAIN. 
>> JOHN, YOU 
KNOW THE EXAMPLES
WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT CAME 
OUT AGAINST 
SPORTS TEAMS 
CONSIDERING 
CHANGING THE 
NAMES AND 
DEMANDED NASCAR 
DRIVER BUBBA 
WALLACE 
APOLOGIZE AFTER 
THE FBI SAID 
THERE WAS NO 
CRIME OVER THE 
NOOSE FOUND IN 
HIS STALL IN 
TALLADEGA. 
IS THE PRESIDENT 
BASE RESPONDING 
TO THIS? 
>> FOR A LONG 
TIME HE FOUND 
THERE WAS A 
CERTAIN PART OF 
THIS PARTY AND 
EVEN OUTSIDE OF 
THE PARTY 
SHOWING SUPPORT 
BASE THAT LIKES 
THE CULTURALLY 
DIVISIVE RHETORIC
AND LIKES THE 
CULTURALLY 
DIVISIVE 
POLICIES. 
I THINK HE IS 
CONVINCED OR 
APPEARS TO BE 
CONVINCED 
CERTAINLY IT IS 
A GOOD STRATEGY 
FOR THIS 
ELECTION. 
THAT COULD BE 
ONE REASON HE 
WON THE LAST 
ELECTION DESPITE 
COMMUNICATING 
WHAT APPEARS TO 
BE A PRETTY SOLID
MINORITY OF THE 
ELECTORATE. 
IT IS SORT OF 
BAFFLING, 
ALLISON. 
POLL AFTER POLL 
WE SEE THE 
NATION ATTITUDE 
ON RACISM 
CHANGING 
DRAMATICALLY 
OVER THE COURSE 
OF DECADES, AND 
IN HUNDREDS OF 
YEARS, REALLY, 
THIS SORT OF 
PROGRESSION 
TOWARD THE MOMENT
WE ARE IN RIGHT 
NOW. 
OBVIOUSLY THERE 
IS A LOT TO BE 
DONE BEFORE YOU 
COULD SAY IT IS 
A JUST SOCIETY. 
BUT WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
DOING IS PLACING 
A BIG BET ON 
WHAT I SEE ARE 
LONG ODDS ON THE 
AMERICAN VOTERS 
RACISM. 
THAT IS TO SAY 
MOST VOTERS STASH
-- 
>> YOU 
REFERENCED THE 
POLLS TO LET'S 
TAKE A LOOK AT 
THIS ONE. 
IT SHOWS THAT 
AMERICANS 
SUPPORT THE 
PROTESTS AGAINST 
SYSTEMIC RACISM. 
THE FORMER 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
CONGRESSIONAL 
BLACK CAUCUS 
SAID WHAT TWO IS 
DOING IS A HYPED 
UP VERSION OF 
WHAT WE HAVE 
SEEN BEFORE FROM 
RONALD REAGAN 
AND WOODROW 
WILSON. 
YOU SAID THIS IS 
2020 AND A 
DIFFERENT TIME. 
CAN YOU GIVE US 
SOME HISTORY ON 
WHY THIS IS A 
BIGGER GAMBLE 
WITH THE 
PRESIDENT THAT 
IT WAS FOR THOSE 
TWO. 
>> SURE. 
WHEN BOUDOIR 
WILSON, WOODROW 
WILSON HE WAS 
SUPPORTING THE 
PLAN OF THE KKK 
AND THE MURDER 
OF THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS ACTIVIST 
IN 1964 AND 
RONALD REAGAN 
CLAIMED HE WAS 
FOR STATES' 
RIGHTS. 
THESE ARE THE 
DOG WHISTLES FOR 
THE PUBLIC 
TRYING TO PLAY 
ON RACIAL FEARS 
AND TO STOKE IT. 
BUT THE NATION'S 
ATTITUDES HAVE 
CHANGED A LOT. 
IN 1983 IN TERMS 
OF THE ERA THAT 
REAGAN WAS 
TALKING ABOUT, 
ONLY 38% OF 
WHITES APPROVED 
OF INTERRACIAL 
MARRYING AND USE 
ALL THE POLL 
WERE ALMOST 70% 
OF AMERICANS 
SUPPORT THE 
PROTEST IN THE 
WAKE OF THE 
GEORGE FLOYD 
ENCOUNTER. 
THIS IS A 
FUNDAMENTALLY 
DIFFERENT 
COUNTRY THAN 
WHEN DONALD 
TRUMP WAS 
GROWING UP AND 
CERTAINLY MUCH 
MORE DIFFERENT 
COUNTRY THAN 
WHEN WILSON WAS 
PRESIDENT. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, JOHN 
ALLEN, WERE 
COMING ON AND 
CONFIRMING 
SOMETHING WE 
SUSPECTED ALL 
ALONG. 
IT IS WEDNESDAY 
AFTER ALL. 
>> I HAD TO 
DOUBLE CHECK 
BEFORE I WROTE 
IT ON MY SHIRT. 
>> I'M GLAD YOU 
GOT THE DAY 
RIGHT OR THAT 
WOULD'VE BEEN AN 
EPIC FAIL. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
I WILL SEE YOU 
ON A DIFFERENT 
DAY. 
I DON'T KNOW 
THAT I HAVE 
SEVEN SHIRTS I 
CAN DO THIS WITH 
NO. 
>> WE WILL PICK 
UP THE COST AND 
YOU CAN BUY MORE.
>> THANK YOU, 
ALLISON. 
>>> THE 
EMOTIONALLY 
DAMAGED 
NARCISSIST, ONE 
WAY THAT MARY 
TRUMP DESPITE 
HER UNCLE BEING 
THE PRESIDENT, 
DESCRIBED IN HIS 
BOOK. 
SHE SAID WHEN HE 
DECIDED TO RUN 
IN 2016 SHE DID 
NOT TAKE IT 
SERIOUSLY OR DID 
NOT THINK THAT 
DONALD TOOK IT 
SERIOUSLY. 
SHE THOUGHT HE 
WAS A CLOWN AND 
THAT IT WOULD 
NEVER HAPPEN. 
I AGREE. 
NBC NEWS 
OBTAINED A 
COFFEE OF TOO 
MUCH AND NEVER 
ENOUGH DUE OUT 
JULY 14. 
I KNOW A LOT OF 
PEOPLE ARE 
JEALOUS BECAUSE 
THERE ARE FOLKS 
DYING TO GET 
THEIR HANDS ON 
THIS BOOK. 
WHAT ARE SOME OF 
THE JUICY 
TIDBITS IN THIS 
BOOK AND SHARE 
THEM WITH US. 
>> MANY PEOPLE 
ARE READY TO 
DIVE INTO THE 
BOOK. WE HAVE A 
COFFEE THAT WE 
OBTAIN. 
I WANT TO READ 
PART OF IT WHICH 
IS GETTING QUITE 
A BIT OF 
ATTENTION. 
IT OFTEN TALKS 
ABOUT HOW THE 
PRESIDENT GOT 
INTO COLLEGE 
WHERE HE STUDIED 
AT THE WHARTON 
SCHOOL BUSINESS 
IN PENNSYLVANIA. 
HIS NIECE IS 
WRITING THAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
POSSIBLY HIS 
MOTHER WAS DOING 
HIS HOMEWORK BUT 
COULD NOT TAKE 
THE S.A.T. 
TESTS FOR HIM. 
TO HEDGE HIS 
BETS HE ENLISTED 
JOE SHAPIRO, A 
SMART KID WITH A 
REPUTATION OF 
BEING A GOOD 
TEST-TAKER TO 
TAKE THE S.A.T. 
TESTS FOR HIM. 
SHE GOES ON TO 
SAY THAT DONALD 
THAT NEVER 
LACKED FUNDS 
PAID HIS BUDDY 
WELL. 
IT IS PROBABLY 
THE MOST 
EXPLOSIVE 
REVELATION AS 
FAR AS ADDING 
NEW FACTS TO THE 
PICTURE. 
WE KNOW QUITE A 
BIT ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE WAY HE HAS 
CONDUCTED 
HIMSELF A LOT IN 
THE BOOK WHICH 
IS BASICALLY AN 
INTIMATE FAMILY 
MEMBER 
RECOUNTING SOME 
THINGS FROM WHEN 
HE WAS A CHILD. 
SHE SAID THAT IS 
WHAT LED UP TO 
THE WAY HE ACTS 
NOW IN THE 
FAMILY 
DYSFUNCTION, SO 
TO SPEAK 
CONTRIBUTED TO 
THAT. 
BUT THE BIT ABOUT
CHEATING ON THE 
S.A.T.S, 
ALLEGEDLY 
ACCORDING TO THE 
AUTHOR, 
SOMETHING 
GETTING A LOT OF 
ATTENTION. 
WE REACHED OUT 
TO THE JOE 
SHAPIRO 
COLLEAGUE, 
STUDENT THAT 
WENT TO SCHOOL 
WITH TRUMP 
DURING THIS 
PERIOD TO SEE IF 
WE COULD 
COOPERATE ABOUT 
HIM BEING HIRED 
AS A RINGER ON 
THE S.A.T.S, BUT 
WE HAVE NOT BEEN 
ABLE TO GET IN 
TOUCH WITH HIM. 
>> I AM DYING TO 
HEAR WHAT HE HAS 
TO SAY IN 
WHETHER HE WILL 
COOPERATE THIS 
ONE OR NOT. 
JOSH, I LOVE 
THAT TIDBIT OF 
INFORMATION. 
I HAPPEN TO 
SHARE A 
RESIDENCE WITH 
THE WARDEN AND 
THAT CAUGHT MY 
ATTENTION. 
THE PUBLISHER OF 
MARY TRUMP 
DESCRIBES HER AS 
A CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST AND 
SHE HAS SOME 
VERY SERIOUS 
ALLEGATIONS. 
THIS IS A 
MEDICAL 
DIAGNOSES ABOUT 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
PERSONALITY 
WHICH IS ALSO 
VERY INTRIGUING. 
WHAT DOES SHE SAY
? 
>> WE HAVE TO BE 
UP FRONT THAT 
WHILE SHE IS 
TRAINED AS A 
CLINICAL 
PSYCHOLOGIST SHE 
IS THE TRUMP 
RELATIVE AND NOT 
HIS 
PSYCHIATRIST. 
SHE DID NOT PUT 
HIM ON THE COUCH 
AND DO 
PSYCHOLOGICAL 
TESTS. 
WE HAVE TO BE 
CAREFUL. 
THIS IS A FAMILY 
MEMBER 
DESCRIBING WHAT 
SHE WITNESSED 
AND WHAT SHE 
KNOWS FROM HER 
MEDICAL TRAINING 
ON VARIOUS 
PSYCHOLOGICAL 
CONDITIONS. 
WE SHOULD NOT 
PUT MORE INTO IT 
THAN THAT 
BECAUSE SHE IS 
NOT EXACT SURELY 
EXAMINE THE 
PRESIDENT. 
SHE SAID HE HAD 
SEVERAL 
PERSONALITY 
DISORDERS 
INCLUDING 
ANTISOCIAL 
PERSONALITY 
DISORDERS, AND 
SHE ALSO SAID 
THAT HIS FATHER, 
FRED TRUMP HAD 
SO SHE OFF AT THE
WHICH COULD'VE 
BEEN PASSED 
ALONG TO THE 
PRESIDENT. 
IF YOU BOIL IT 
DOWN IT IS 
BASICALLY 
ACCUSING THE 
PRESIDENT OF 
BEING A 
SOCIOPATH, A 
PRETTY SERIOUS 
CHARGE. 
>> JOSH, I 
CANNOT IMAGINE 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
IS THRILLED 
ABOUT THIS AND 
WHAT ARE THEY 
SAYING ABOUT THE 
BOOK? 
>> WE HEARD FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
PRESS SECRETARY 
SAYING SHE HAD 
NOT READ IT BUT 
THAT IT WAS A 
BOOK OF LIES. 
WE HAD ANOTHER 
WHITE HOUSE 
SPOKESPERSON 
THAT CALLED THE 
BOOK FULL OF 
FALSE 
STATEMENTS. 
BUT THE BOOK IS 
CLEARLY IN THE 
AUTHOR'S OWN 
SELF INTEREST. 
YOU CAN SEE THE 
WHITE HOUSE IN 
THE STATEMENT 
CALLING THE 
ALLEGATION THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
CHEATED ON HIS 
S.A.T.S ABSURD 
AND COMPLETELY 
FALSE. 
THEY ARE SAYING 
THEY HAVE NOT 
READ IT, A 
SIMILAR DEFENSE 
THAT THE WHITE 
HOUSE USED WHEN 
JOHN BOLTON'S 
BOOK CAME OUT 
NOT LONG AGO. 
I THINK WE WERE 
DISCUSSING THE 
EXPLOSIVE 
REVELATION THAT 
BOOK THAT THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
SIMILARLY DENIED 
AS BASELESS AND 
FALSE MADE UP BY 
JOHN BOLTON IN 
ORDER TO TRY TO 
MAKE MONEY. 
WE SHOULD NOTE 
THAT IT IS 
FINANCIAL SELF-
INTEREST. 
ONE THING MARY 
TRUMP WRITES IN 
THE BOOK AS I 
FINISHED IT LAST 
NIGHT AND SHE 
SAID IF I WERE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
MONEY I COULD'VE 
DONE THAT WITH 
THIS INFORMATION 
ALONG TIME AGO. 
SHE ALSO 
CONFIRMED SHE 
LICKED LEAKED TO 
THE NEW YORK 
TIMES THAT TAX 
RECORDS ON THE 
EXPOSI. 
SHE SAID SHE DID 
THAT ANONYMOUSLY 
AND DID NO MONEY 
ON THAT AND 
CLEARLY THE 
INTEREST IN 
PUBLISHING THE 
BOOK IS TO "TAKE 
HIM DOWN." 
>> JOSH, WE WILL 
LEAVE IT UP FOR 
THE READERS TO 
DETERMINE WHAT 
THEY THINK THAT 
THIS IS VERY 
INTERESTING 
STUFF. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
READING IT FOR 
US AND GIVING US 
YOUR FOOTNOTES. 
>> THANK YOU, 
ALLISON 
>>> THE NATIVE 
AMERICAN TRIBE 
IN SOUTH DAKOTA 
IS ORDERING 
EMERGENCY 
LOCKDOWN TO CURB 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
AND ROADBLOCKS 
ARE UP TO KEEP 
ANYONE FROM 
ENTERING OR 
EXITING THE PINE 
RIDGE 
RESERVATION 
OTHER THAN FOR 
THINGS LIKE 
MEDICAL 
APPOINTMENTS. 
OUR NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
KAL PERRY JOIN 
US FROM SOUTH 
DAKOTA WITH THE 
LATEST STOP ON 
THE ROAD 
RECOVERY TRIP 
ACROSS SOUTH 
AMERICA. 
THIS IS A 72 
HOUR LOCKDOWN 
AND THAT IS 
PRETTY SERIOUS 
STUFF SO HOW ARE 
THINGS GOING 
THERE? 
>> Reporter: I 
DON'T THINK 
PEOPLE SAW THE 
LOCKDOWN COMING 
AND MANY WERE 
SURPRISED BY IT. 
THE CONCERN IS 
OVER THE CASES 
WITH 48 LAY LATE 
LAST WEEK AND 
THAT HAS PEOPLE 
CONCERNED. 
THIS IS THE 
CHECKPOINT THAT 
IS CAUSING 
CONTROVERSY. 
THIS IS ONE OF 
11 CHECKPOINTS 
LEADING INTO THE 
PINE RIDGE 
RESERVATION WERE 
ABOUT 20,000 
PEOPLE LIVE. 
TO GET TO THE 
CHECKPOINT YET 
TO CARRY ON HALF 
OF THE 
RESERVATION OR 
THEY WILL TURN 
YOU AROUND. 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO DETERMINE 
CONTROL OVER WHO 
COMES ON AND OFF 
THE RESERVATION, 
EVERYONE IN THE 
HOUSE IS TO GET 
A BETTER BEAT 
AND COUNT ON THE 
VIRUS. 
THIS PLACES 
VULNERABLE TO 
THE VIRUS 
WITHOUT THE SAME 
ACCESS TO THE 
HEALTH CARE. 
THERE'S NO LONG-
TERM-CARE 
SCENARIO WHERE 
DOCTORS CAN 
CARRY OUT 
VENTILATORS. 
IS NOT AN OPTION 
SO THEY WANT TO 
STEAL IT BEFORE 
IT BECOMES A 
PROBLEM ON THE 
RESERVATION. 
>> WHAT ARE THE 
PEOPLE, THE 
GOVERNOR OF 
SOUTH DAKOTA 
SAYING ABOUT THE 
SHUTDOWN? 
>> Reporter: SHE 
SAYS THE 
CHECKPOINT IS 
ILLEGAL BUT 
OTHERS WILL TAKE 
ISSUE WITH THAT. 
IT IS NATIVE 
LAND AND 
OBVIOUSLY NOT A 
STRUGGLE 
OCCURRING OVER 
THE LAST FEW 
YEARS BUT THE 
LAST COUPLE OF 
CENTURIES. 
THERE'S A LEGAL 
BATTLE UNDERWAY 
AND THE CHEYENNE 
RIVER TRIBE NOR 
THE. 
IS TRYING TO SUE 
THE GOVERNOR 
OVERPRESSURE SHE 
IS PUTTING ON 
THEM TO GET RID 
OF THE 
CHECKPOINT SO 
THERE'S LEGAL 
WRANGLING 
HAPPENING. 
>> I KNOW YOU 
SPOKE WITH 
PEOPLE ON THE 
RESERVATION AND 
WHAT ARE THEY 
TELLING YOU 
ABOUT THE 
SITUATION THEY 
ARE IN, TESTING 
AND CONCERNS, 
AND WHAT ARE YOU 
HEARING? 
>> Reporter: 
TESTING ON THIS 
RESERVATION HAS 
BEEN ROBUST AND 
THEY HAVE TESTED 
3000 PEOPLE. 
AND THEY ARE 
DOING FRONT-LINE 
WORKERS TODAY. 
WE HAVE PICTURES 
OF SOME OF WHAT 
IS TAKING PLACE 
ON THE 
RESERVATION AND 
GETTING THE FOOD 
AND BASIC 
SUPPLIES, AND 
ESPECIALLY 
ELDERLY MEMBERS 
OF THE 
COMMUNITY, 
PROVING VERY 
DIFFICULT AND 
VERY IMPORTANT 
TO THE PEOPLE 
THERE. 
IT IS PROVING 
VERY DIFFICULT 
AND OBVIOUSLY 
THE ELDERLY 
MEMBERS OF THE 
COMMUNITY ARE 
SPECIAL TO THE 
TRIBE. 
THE WAY THIS 
TRIBE AND ALL 
TRIBES AROUND 
THE COUNTRY 
CARRY THEIR 
HISTORY FORWARD. 
IT TAKES ON A 
SPECIAL MEANING 
AND OBVIOUSLY 
THE ELDERLY 
FOLKS ARE MORE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
THE VIRUS. 
IT IS GETTING 
BASIC GOODS 
INCLUDING FOOD. 
THIS IS A FOOD 
DESERT AND IT'S 
HARD TO GROW 
THINGS HERE. 
OBVIOUSLY THEY 
ARE NOT ABLE TO 
GET A LOT OF 
THINGS ON THE 
RESERVATION 
THOUGH THIS IS 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THEY ARE 
TRYING TO GET 
PEOPLE TO DONATE 
AS WELL, 
ALLISON. 
>> THAT IS CAL 
PERRY FROM  
SOUTH DAKOTA AND 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> THE NFL 
TOURNAMENT BACK 
BUT THERE IS 
CONCERN OVER THE 
CORONAVIRUS WITH 
SEVERAL PLAYERS 
TESTING 
POSITIVE. 
OUR NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
KERRY SANDERS 
SHOWS UP TO TELL 
US HOW THE 
LEAGUE IS TRYING 
TO KEEP THE 
PLAYERS SAFE. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS THE ESPN 
WIDE WORLD OF 
SPORTS IN 
ORLANDO. 
DESPITE THE FACT 
IT IS RAINING 
THE FIRST GAME 
WILL BE PLAYED 
TODAY BETWEEN 
THE CROSS STATE 
RIVALS, ORLANDO 
AND MIAMI SOCCER 
MLS, ALL PART OF 
THE WORLD CUP 
INSPIRED ONE 
MONTH RETURN TO 
PLAY. 
THE PLAYERS ARE 
ALL HERE BUT 
THERE HAS BEEN 
OF COURSE A 
SURPRISE WITH 
ALL OF THE 
PLAYERS INSIDE A 
BUBBLE. 
THESE ARE SOME 
PLAYERS FROM 
TENNESSEE THAT 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
NOW THE GAME 
THAT TENNESSEE 
WAS GOING TO 
PLAY AS PART OF 
THE FIRST RETURN 
HAS BEEN 
DELAYED. 
IT IS SORT OF A 
REMINDER ON HOW 
DIFFICULT IT IS 
FOR PROFESSIONAL 
SPORTS TO GET 
BACK TO PLAY. 
THIS IS ALL 
REALLY A 
BLUEPRINT FOR 
THE NBA. 
THE NBA PLAYERS 
ARE ARRIVING AND 
SOME ARE ALREADY 
HERE. 
THE IDEA IS THAT 
THE NBA WILL 
BEGIN ITS PLATE 
HERE AT DISNEY 
WORLD AT THE END 
OF THE MONTH. 
THAT IS WHAT THE 
COMMISSIONER HAD 
TO SAY TODAY 
ABOUT THE FACT 
THEY ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
WHAT HAPPENS 
EVEN IF INSIDE 
THE BUBBLE WHERE 
THE PLAYERS ARE 
IF THEY GET 
EXPOSURE. 
>> WHEN THEY 
FIRST COME DOWN 
TO ORLANDO IF WE 
HAVE ADDITIONAL 
PLAYERS TO TEST 
POSITIVE WHAT 
WOULD BE MOST 
CONCERNING IS 
PLAYERS ENTERING 
THE CAMPUS AND 
GOING THROUGH 
THE QUARANTINE 
PERIOD AND THEN 
TEST POSITIVE, 
WE KNOW WE WOULD 
HAVE AN ISSUE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SOCCER PLAYERS 
WE SPOKE TO SAID 
THEY FEEL SAFE 
AND THAT THE 
DECISION TO COME 
HERE WAS A 
CALCULATED 
DECISION AND ONE 
DAY RECOGNIZES 
NEEDED BECAUSE 
NOT ONLY DO THEY 
NEED TO RETURN 
THE PLAY, BUT 
AMERICA'S 
WAITING FOR 
SPORTS TO 
RETURN. 
THIS IS WHAT THE 
PLAYERS TOLD ME. 
>> IT HAS BEEN A 
LONG PROCESS FOR 
US AND WE ARE 
JUST TRYING TO 
FOCUS ON STAYING 
SAFE AND GETTING 
PREPARED TO 
START. 
THEY HAVE DONE A 
NICE JOB TAKING 
ON THE NECESSARY 
AND I FEEL 
TOTALLY SAFE. 
>> Reporter: 
NOBODY LIKES A 
COMEBACK STORY 
BETTER THAN 
SPORTS. 
WITH SOCCER AND 
THE NBA HERE, IN 
BOTH CASES, IT 
IS UNWRITTEN, 
CERTAINLY 
RAISING THE 
STAKES AND A LOT 
OF ANTICIPATION. 
>>> GROWING 
PRESSURE FROM 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND PARENTS TO 
REOPEN THE 
SCHOOLS THIS 
FALL BUT HOW TO 
DO IT SAFELY. 
OUR NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
STEPHANIE GOSK 
TAKES A LOOK. 
>> Reporter: 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS PUSHING HARD 
TO GET THE KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
AND PUBLICLY 
PRESSURING THE 
GOVERNORS TO 
MAKE SURE THE 
DOORS ARE OPEN 
IN THE FALL. 
IN PLACES WHERE 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ARE 
SURGING THERE 
ARE CONCERNS BY 
OFFICIALS THAT 
THEY CANNOT OPEN 
THE SCHOOLS 
RIGHT NOW 
INCLUDING MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY. 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
OF SCHOOLS SAID 
THEY ARE NOT 
READY. 
HE IS PLANNING 
WHEN THE NUMBERS 
GO DOWN TO 
REOPEN THE 
SCHOOLS. 
WE WILL TAKE A 
LOOK AT WHAT IT 
WILL BE LIKE AND 
HOW THEY WILL DO 
IT SAFELY. 
THAT INCLUDES 
VARIOUS 
TECHNIQUES OF 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, 
MAKING SURE THE 
KIDS ARE SIX 
FEET APART IN 
SCHOOLS, 
STAGGERING 
SCHEDULES WITH 
SMALLER 
CLASSROOM SIZES, 
KIDS MAINTAINING 
CERTAIN 
DIRECTIONS IN 
THE HALLWAY. 
IN ST. LOUIS, 
FRANCIS, THEY 
HAVE THE KIDS 
GRABBING LUNCHES 
IN BROWN PAPER 
BAGS AND EAT 
THEM AT THEIR 
DESK AS OPPOSED 
TO IN THE 
CAFETERIA. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
TOLD US 
ACCORDING TO ONE 
OFFICIAL THAT 
THEY WILL RELY 
ON THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS FOR 
THE GUIDELINES. 
THEY WILL ALSO 
FOCUS ON THE HHS 
DATA SHOWING HOW 
DAMAGING THAT 
KEEPING THE KIDS 
OUT OF SCHOOL 
CAN BE. 
THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF 
NATIONAL TEACHER 
ORGANIZATIONS 
CALLING FOR A 
MORE DETAILED 
COHESIVE FEDERAL 
PLAN. 
THEY ALSO WANT A 
LOT OF MONEY TO 
HELP THEM. 
ALL OF THESE 
VARIOUS 
TECHNIQUES 
WHETHER CLEANING 
THE SCHOOLS MORE 
OR STAGGERING 
THE SCHEDULES, 
THAT WILL 
REQUIRE MORE 
STAFF AND 
RESOURCES, AND 
THAT TAKES MONEY.
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BUSINESS AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
CORRESPONDENT 
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THE COLOR TEAM 
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>> WE DID NOT 
GET ASSIST THEY 
WERE READY TO 
MOVE ON 
ANYTHING. 
>>> THE NAACP, 
COLOR OF CHANGE 
MEETING WITH 
MARK ZUCKERBERG 
AND DEPUTY 
SHERYL SANDBERG 
ON DEMANDS TO 
CLEAN UP 
FACEBOOK. 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS 
LEADERS SAID THE 
PRIVATE MEETING 
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HOUR ON SOON BUT 
DID NOT RESULT 
ON ANY NEW 
COMMITMENTS BY 
THE COMPANY. 
COLOR OF CHANGE 
PRESIDENT 
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WITH NBC NEWS 
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>> FACEBOOK IS 
ACTUALLY CAPABLE 
OF MEETING OUR 
DEMAND BUT THAT 
WOULD REQUIRE 
THEM TO PUT SOME 
THINGS LIKE 
SAFETY AND 
INTEGRITY, AND 
SECURITY OVER 
PROFIT AND 
GROWTH. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
THE TECH GIANT 
SAID THE MEETING 
WAS OPPORTUNITY 
FOR US TO HEAR 
FROM THE 
CAMPAIGN 
ORGANIZERS AND 
TO REAFFIRM OUR 
COMMITMENT TO 
COMBATING HATE 
ON OUR PLATFORM. 
>> WOULD LIKE TO 
THE AVERAGE USER 
CARE ABOUT THE 
MEETING? 
>> IT WILL MAKE 
THE PLATFORM 
BASE FOR ALL OF 
US. 
AFTER SO MANY 
MOMENTS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY HAVE 
SEEN THE LIGHT 
FROM USED BY 
WHITE 
NATIONALIST AND 
OTHERS TRYING TO 
INSTILL FEAR AND 
VIOLENCE IN OUR 
COUNTRY. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS AMID THE 
AD BUOYED BY 
COMPANIES LIKE 
STARBUCKS, 
MICROSOFT AND 
COCA-COLA THAT 
STOPPED BUYING 
ADS FOR THE 
MONTH OF JULY OR 
BEYOND. 
FACEBOOK LOST 8 
MILLION 
ADVERTISERS IN 
TOTAL AND MAKES 
90% OF THEIR 
MONEY BY SELLING 
ADS. 
SOME ARE 
SACRIFICING THE 
ADS ON FACEBOOK 
TO SPARK CHANGE. 
>> IT WAS NOT 
THE EASIEST 
DECISION THAT 
THE STAKES ARE 
HIGHER THAN 
MEETING THE 
MONTHLY NUMBERS. 
>> Reporter: 
FACEBOOK STOOD 
BY THE EFFORTS 
IN THE MEETING 
TELLING NBC NEWS 
WE INVESTED 
BILLIONS IN 
PEOPLE AND 
TECHNOLOGY TO 
KEEP HATE OFF OF 
THE PLATFORM. 
WE KNOW WE WILL 
BE JUDGED BY 
ACTIONS AND NOT 
WORDS, AND WE 
ARE GRATEFUL FOR 
THIS GROUP AND 
MANY OTHERS FOR 
THEIR CONTINUED 
ENGAGEMENT. 
ORGANIZERS SAY 
THEY ARE NOT 
SATISFIED SO THE 
AD BOYCOTT COULD 
EXTEND WELL 
BEYOND JULY. 
>>> CHINA 
OPENING A NEW 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY OFFICE 
IN HONG KONG 
AFTER PASSING A 
SWEEPING 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY ALL 
LAST WEEK. 
AT LEAST 10 
PEOPLE HAVE 
ALREADY BEEN 
ARRESTED UNDER 
THE NEW LAW AND 
PRO-DEMOCRACY 
ACTIVISTS LEFT 
HONG KONG, 
AFRAID THEY 
WOULD GET 
TARGETED. 
WE SPOKE WITH 
ONE ACTIVIST 
THAT SAID HE 
WOULD KEEP 
FIGHTING. 
>> Reporter: ONE 
WEEK INTO THE 
NEW NATIONAL 
SECURITY LAW IN 
HONG KONG AND 
PEOPLE SAY A 
CHILL IS SELLING 
IN ACROSS THE 
CITY, A PLACE 
WHERE CERTAIN 
SLOGANS ARE NOW 
CONSIDERED A 
CRIME. 
EXPRESSING IDEAS 
ABOUT POLITICS 
CAN BE DANGEROUS.
FOR THE COST OF 
PROTESTERS THAT 
TOOK TO THE HONG 
KONG STREETS FOR 
MUCH OF THE PAST 
YEAR, THEY HAVE 
LARGELY GONE 
SILENT, 
CAUTIOUSLY 
CHOOSING TO 
TRADE CHANCE AND 
DEFIANCE FOR 
BLANK PIECES OF 
PAPER TO AVOID 
ARREST AND MAYBE 
KEEP UP THE 
FIGHT. 
BUT JOSHUA WONG 
WITHIN MINUTES 
OF THE NEW LAW 
TAKING EFFECT 
DISBANDED THE CO-
DEMOCRACY GROUP 
HE COFOUNDED 
FIGURING HE IS 
THE TARGET. 
HE WAS ALREADY 
ARRESTED EIGHT 
TIMES AND NOT 
KEEN ON GOING 
BACK TO JAIL BUT 
THAT DOES NOT 
MANY PLANS ON 
STAYING QUIET. 
HOW DO YOU GO 
ABOUT PROTESTING 
WITHOUT 
VIOLATING THE 
NEW LAW? 
>> WE HAVE TO 
NOT CROSS THE 
RED LINE. 
YOU WILL BE 
FACING ARREST 
ANYWAY IN HONG 
KONG. 
IT MEANS WE NEED 
TO KEEP UP AND 
PROTEST AND WE 
WILL NEVER STOP 
UNTIL HONG KONG 
IS HONG KONG 
AGAIN. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SECURITY LAW 
TARGET 
SUCCESSION, 
SUBVERSION 
INCLUSION WITH 
BORN FORCES, 
SEEN BY LEGAL 
EXPERTS AROUND 
THE WORLD AS 
WIDE REACHING 
AND RESTRICTED. 
VIOLATIONS COULD 
MEAN BEING PUT 
ON TRIAL AND 
MAINLAND CHINA 
WITH PENALTIES 
THAT INCLUDE 
LIFE IN PRISON. 
THERE IS WORRIED 
THAT FREEDOM OF 
SPEECH IS UNDER 
THREAT. 
THE SPOKEN 
SLOGAN IS ALWAYS 
IN MY HEART AND 
THE WORDS WILL 
ALWAYS STAY ON 
WHITE PAPER. 
BOOKS BY PRO-
DEMOCRACY 
FIGURES LIKE 
JOSHUA WONG ARE 
BEING PULLED 
FROM THE PUBLIC 
LIBRARIES IN 
HONG KONG FOR 
REVIEW AND ARE 
JUST NOT 
AVAILABLE. 
>> IT IS AN 
EXCUSE TO USE 
THE NATIONAL 
SECURITY LAW TO 
SILENCE THE 
VOICES OF THE 
HONG KONG 
PEOPLE, AND ALSO 
TO RESTRICT OUR 
AXIS ANY 
MATERIALS RELATED
TO EPIC AFFAIRS. 
I WOULD SAY THAT 
HONG KONG NOW 
ALMOST HAS NO 
DEFENSE WITH 
CHINA. 
>> Reporter: A 
LOT OF THE 
RIGHTS AND 
FREEDOMS THAT 
HAVE DEFINED 
HONG KONG SINCE 
THE 1997 
HANDOVER FROM 
BRITAIN ARE NOT 
ENJOYED ON THE 
MAINLAND AND 
WITH THE NEW LAW 
THE ONLINE 
DISCUSSIONS LIKE 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
DISCOUNTS, 
DEBATES, FLAGS 
AND EVEN 
PAMPHLETS ARE 
NOW SUBJECT TO 
CENSORSHIP AND 
DIGITAL 
SURVEILLANCE. 
IT IS NOT ONLY 
FOR THE PEOPLE 
IN HONG KONG. 
ARTICLE 38 OF 
THE LAW SAYS IT 
APPLIES 
EFFECTIVELY TO 
ANYONE ANYWHERE 
IN THE WORLD. 
SOME COUNTRIES 
ARE ISSUING 
TRAVEL 
ADVISORIES 
WARNING CITIZENS 
THEY COULD FACE 
ARBITRARY 
DETENTION BY 
AUTHORITIES IN 
HONG KONG. 
THAT IS WHY 
THERE IS A 
STANDOFF BREWING 
WITH AMERICAN 
BIG TEX ALREADY 
WITH FACEBOOK, 
GOOGLE, ZOOM AND 
TWITTER. 
THEY SAID THEY 
ARE TEMPORARILY 
NOT COMPLYING 
WITH REQUESTS 
FOR USER DATA 
FROM HONG KONG 
AUTHORITIES 
UNTIL THEY CAN 
ASSESS THE NEW 
LAW. 
TIKTOK WHEN EVEN 
FURTHER EVEN 
THOUGH IT HAS 
CHINESE 
OWNERSHIP. 
THE COMPANY SAID 
THEY ARE PULLING 
OUT OF HONG KONG 
DUE TO HOW THE 
NEW LAW COULD 
IMPACT PRIVACY. 
THEY ARE ALSO 
TRYING TO 
APPEASE 
WASHINGTON AT A 
TIME WHEN THE 
POPULAR CHINESE 
APPS ARE NOT SO 
POPULAR WITH 
U.S. OFFICIALS. 
>> Reporter: 
WOULD YOU 
RECOMMEND PEOPLE 
DOWNLOAD THE APP 
ON THEIR PHONE 
TONIGHT TOMORROW 
QUESTION MARKS 
BUT ONLY IF YOU 
WANT YOUR 
INFORMATION IN 
THE HANDS OF THE 
CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT. 
>> Reporter: HOW 
IMPORTANT IS IT 
FOR U.S. TECH 
FIRMS LIKE THAT 
TO TAKE THESE 
POSITIONS? 
>> IT'S 
IMPORTANT FOR 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
COMPANIES AND 
ALSO ANY COMPANY 
LIKE FACEBOOK 
AND GOOGLE, 
STANDING ON THE 
PRINCIPLE OF 
FREEDOM OF 
INFORMATION. 
IT IS THE HONG 
KONG POLICE AND 
SECRET AGENTS 
FROM BEIJING, TO 
KEEP THEM FROM 
ACCESSING 
INFORMATION ON 
THE HONG KONG 
PEOPLE WITH THE 
THREAT OF THE 
GOVERNMENT. 
>> Reporter: ON 
THE FIRST DAY OF 
THE NEW LAW 10 
PEOPLE WERE 
ARRESTED AND 
CHARGED WITH 
BREAKING IT. 
THE FIRST APPEAR 
IN COURT WITH A 
23-YEAR-OLD MAN 
THAT DROVE HIS 
BIKE INTO THE 
POLICE WHILE 
CARING A FLAG 
WITH A SLOGAN 
NOW BAND TWO. 
THE CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT AND 
AUTHORITIES IN 
HONG KONG SAY 
THE LAW TARGETS 
ONLY A HANDFUL 
OF PEOPLE AND 
THAT THE 
MAJORITY OF THE 
7 MILLION PEOPLE 
ARE NOT AFFECTED.
THEY SAY THE 
SOCIAL ORDER 
WILL BE MORE 
STABLE SAID THE 
SPOKESPERSON IN 
BEIJING ADDING 
THAT BUSINESS 
WOULD IMPROVE 
AND THERE WOULD 
BE HARMONY.
RATE IS NEARLY 1% HUNDRED 
PERCENT. 
IT WAS CALLED HISTORIC AND FEW 
IN HONG KONG WITH DISAGREE. 
>>> YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
LET'S GO TO CORRESPONDENT 
ALEXIS LIOTO. 
HOW ARE YOU DOING? 
>> ALLISON, THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME. 
LOTS TO DIVE IN THIS HOUR. 
FIRST, THE NUMBER OF 
CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN THE 
UNITED STATES NOW SURPASSING 3 
MILLION. 
STILL THE WHITE HOUSE IS EAGER 
TO REOPEN THE SCHOOLS IN THE 
FALL. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP WENT SO FAR AS 
TO THREAT TONE CUT FUNDING FROM 
SCHOOL THAT'S DON'T REOPEN. 
MIKE PENCE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE 
COMMENT TODAY. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE 
CLEAR IS THAT WE THINK IT IS 
ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE THAT 
EVERY STATE AND TERRITORY IN 
THIS COUNTRY -- 
TAKE STEPS TO 
GET KIDS BACK IN 
THE CLASSROOM TO 
THE FULLEST 
EXTENT POSSIBLE. 
>> A KEY WITNESS 
IN THE 
IMPEACHMENT 
HEARINGS 
ANNOUNCING THAT 
HE IS RETIRING. 
AFTER TWO 
DECADES OF 
MILITARY 
SERVICE, IT WAS 
CLEAR THAT HIS 
CAREER WOULD BE 
LIMITED AND HE 
WAS BULLIED 
ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
HIS PROXIES. 
>> FOR ALEX 
VINDMAN TO 
RETIRE FROM THE 
MILITARY AFTER 
21, 22 YEARS NOW 
IS REALLY A LOSS 
FOR THE COUNTRY. 
AND I'M SURE 
THAT CONGRESS IS 
GOING TO BE VERY 
INTERESTED OVER 
THE COMING WEEKS 
AS TO EXACTLY 
WHAT FACTORED IN 
HIS DECISION. 
>> NOW, HARVARD 
AND MIT ARE 
SUING THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
ON THE MOVE TO 
STRIP STUDENTS 
OF THEIR VISAS. 
THEY WOULDN'T BE 
ALLOWED TO STAY 
IN THE COUNTRY 
IF THEIR COURSE 
WORK WAS ONLINE. 
THEY WOULD 
PURSUE THIS CASE 
VIGOROUSLY SO 
OUR STUDENTS AT 
INSTITUTIONS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY CAN 
CONTINUE THEIR 
STUDIES WITHOUT 
THE THREAT OF 
DEPORTATION. 
>>> MEANWHILE 
THE SUPREME 
COURT SIDED WITH 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
TODAY, PAVING 
THE WAY FOR SOME 
EMPLOYERS TO 
DENY BIRTH 
CONTROL COVERAGE 
BASED ON 
RELIGIOUS OR 
MORAL 
OBJECTIVES. 
RICHARDS THE 
FORMER PRESIDENT 
OF PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD TODAY 
OFFERED THIS 
REACTION. 
>> I ACTUALLY 
THINK THIS 
DECISION AND 
WOMEN 
UNDERSTANDING 
THAT THEY JUST 
LOST THE BENEFIT 
AND THEIR BOSS 
CAN NOW 
DETERMINE IF 
THEY GET BIRTH 
CONTROL, THAT 
WILL ENERGIZE 
THEM AND THEY 
ARE ALREADY THE 
MOST ENERGIZED 
GROUP OF VOTERS 
IN THE COUNTRY. 
>>> LASTLY 
PANDEMIC IS 
HARMING EVEN THE 
MOST HISTORIC OF 
BRANDS. 
BROOKS BROTHERS 
IS FILING FOR 
BANKRUPTCY. 
IT HAS OUTFITTED 
40 OF THE LAST 
48 PRESIDENTS. 
ALL FILING FOR 
BANKRUPTCY 
PROTECTION AS 
WORKERS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY STAY 
HOME. 
>>> AND THAT 
WRAPS UP OUR 
HEADLINES FOR 
THIS HOUR. 
AS ALWAYS, WE 
WILL BE BACK A 
LITTLE LATER 
WITH MORE 
UPDATES. 
ALLISON. 
>> ALEXA, SUCH A 
FASCINATING 
HISTORY THERE. 
ONCE A SHAME. 
I COVERED ALL OF 
THE TIE MAKING. 
IT HAPPENS IN 
QUEENS. 
VERY COOL BRAND 
WITH A LOT OF 
HISTORY THERE. 
SHAME TO HEAR 
HOW THE 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
AFFECTING SO 
MANY COMPANIES. 
THANKS SO MUCH. 
>> THANKS, 
ALLISON. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WANTS 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN IN THE 
FALL, 
DISAGREEING WITH 
THE CDC'S 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
SAFELY. 
HE IS EVEN 
THREATENING TO 
CUT OFF FUNDING 
FOR SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T REOPEN. 
EDUCATION 
SECRETARY BETSY 
DEVOS ECHOING 
THE PRESIDENT AT 
THE PRESS 
BRIEFING TODAY. 
>> IT IS NOT A 
MATTER IF THEY 
SHOULD REOPEN 
BUT A MATTER OF 
HOW. 
THEY MUST FULLY 
OPEN AND BE 
FULLY 
OPERATIONAL. 
>>> NBC NEWS 
POLITICAL 
REPORTER MONICA 
ALBA JOINS ME 
NOW. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAYS THE CDC 
GUIDELINES ARE 
TO TOUGH, TOO 
EXPENSIVE, 
IMPRACTICAL. 
NBC NEWS WAS 
TOLD THAT THE 
WHITE HOUSE WILL 
RELEASE NEW 
GUIDELINES. 
DO WE KNOW WHEN 
AND WHAT THEY 
WILL LOOK LIKE. 
>> WE EXPECT 
THAT IN THE NEXT 
WEEK OR SO, 
ALLISON. 
IT REMINDS ME 
WHAT HAPPENED A 
MONTH OR TWO AGO 
WHEN THE WHITE 
HOUSE AND 
SPECIFICALLY THE 
PRESIDENT WANTED 
GUIDELINES OF 
OPENING HOUSES 
OF WORSHIP. 
THAT CAME AT THE 
HEIGHT OF THE 
PANDEMIC WHEN 
THE CDC WANTED 
TO CLOSE MOST OF 
THEM BUT WANTED 
TO THINK ABOUT 
HOW TO OPEN THEM 
RESPONSIBLY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
CAME OUT BEFORE 
MEMORIAL DAY 
WEEKEND AND SAID 
HE WANTED THEM 
TO BE OPEN AND 
HE WAS GOING TO 
TRY TO PUSH THAT 
UNILATERALLY. 
IT IS NOT THE 
FIRST TIME THAT 
WE HAVE SEEN 
THIS WHITE HOUSE 
CLASH WITH ITS 
OWN TASK FORCE 
AND CDC. 
THIS IS THE 
LATEST ISSUE OF 
JUST HOW MANY 
MILLIONS THINK 
OF KIDS AND 
THEIR PARENTS IT 
IS GOING TO 
AFFECT IN A 
PRACTICAL 
MATTER. 
WHAT HAPPENS 
WHEN SCHOOLS ARE 
TRYING TO DECIDE 
NEXT MONTH, BY 
AUGUST, WHEN 
THEY CAN REOPEN 
AND WHERE. 
TODAY IN THAT 
BRIEFING YOU SAW 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE EDUCATION 
SECRETARY 
ECHOING WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
HIMSELF SAID AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
YESTERDAY, WHICH 
IS THAT HE DOES 
FEEL THE CURRENT 
GUIDELINES, THE 
CDC'S OWN RULES 
AND REGULATIONS 
ARE TOO 
RESTRICTIVE. 
THEY WILL PUT 
THEIR OWN 
GUIDELINES OUT 
WE BELIEVE IN 
THE NEXT WEEK. 
TIME IS CRITICAL 
AS EDUCATORS 
MAKE DECISIONS 
HOW TO GO BACK 
TO SCHOOL 
SAFELY. 
DO YOU HAVE TO 
IMPLEMENT SOCIAL 
DISTANCING? 
HOW DO YOU DO 
THAT? 
DO YOU ONLY HAVE 
HALF OF THE 
STUDENTS THERE? 
WILL THE 
STUDENTS BE 
TESTED. 
A LOT OF THE 
QUESTIONS WERE 
PUT TO THE TASK 
FORCE TODAY. 
THEY DIDN'T HAVE 
ALL OF THE 
ANSWERS. 
IT IS CLEAR THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T THINK 
THAT IT IS 
ACCEPTABLE FOR 
SCHOOLS TO BE 
CLOSED IN THE 
FALL AND HE IS 
SETTING UP A 
FUNDING FIGHT 
FOR THAT AS 
AWELL. 
>> THE VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
EDUCATION 
SECRETARY ARE 
MAKING THE CASE 
FOR REOPENING 
SCHOOLS FULLY. 
WHY IS THE WHITE 
HOUSE SO VERY 
DETERMINED TO 
HAVE STUDENTS IN 
THE CLASSROOM? 
>> WELL, THEY 
HAVE CITED DATA 
THAT DOES SHOW 
THAT STUDENTS, 
ESPECIALLY THOSE 
WHO ARE YOUNGER, 
YOU KNOW, 
ELEMENTARY OR 
MIDDLE SCHOOL 
AGE ARE NOT AS 
TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
WHAT SHE SAID IS 
SO MANY 
AMERICANS HAVE 
BEEN SO 
RESPONSIBLE, 
THEY HAVE KEPT 
KIDS AT HOME. 
OBVIOUSLY SCHOOL 
WAS CANCELED 
EARLIER IN THE 
YEAR. 
THAT HAS BEEN A 
GOOD SIGN AND 
SOMETHING THAT 
COULD COME BACK 
AS WE HAVE SEEN 
THIS VIRUS 
REALLY DOES 
AFFECT PEOPLE OF 
ALL AGES BUT 
SPECIFICALLY 
THOSE WHO ARE 
OLDER. 
IN THE LATEST 
ROUND WE HAVE 
SEEN A SPIKE IN 
PEOPLE BETWEEN 
THE AGES OF 30-
44. 
WHEN THEY LOOK 
AT THE YOUNGER 
POPULATION, AND 
THEY ADMIT THERE 
ISN'T ENOUGH 
DATA ON HOW THE 
VIRUS COULD 
AFFECT THEM. 
AND THERE ARE 
ALL OF THESE 
QUESTIONS WHAT 
IF CHILDREN ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC 
CARRIERS, COULD 
THEY AFFECT 
THEIR OWN 
PARENTS. 
THEY WILL STUDY 
THAT BEFORE THEY 
CAN GET TO A 
RECOMMENDATION. 
IT IS CLEAR AS 
WE REACH INTO 
THE FALL, THEY 
WANT THE COUNTRY 
BACK OPEN AND 
THEY LOOK TO 
SCHOOLS AS AN 
EXAMPLE OF A 
PLACE THAT THEY 
THICK THEY CAN 
SUCCESSFULLY DO 
THAT. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
UNTIL THEY 
ATTEMPT IT. 
>> MONICA, VICE 
PRESIDENT PENCE 
COMMENTED ON THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
THREAT TO CUT 
FUNDING TO 
SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T REOPEN. 
WHAT DID HE SAY? 
>> EXACTLY. 
HE WAS ASKED WHY 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TWEETING ABOUT 
ALL OF THIS 
POTENTIAL 
THREAT. 
AND HE DID POINT 
OUT QUITE 
QUICKLY THAT 90% 
OF THAT COMES 
FROM THE STATES. 
BUT WE HAVE A 
BYTE OF THAT. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT HE SAID AT 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF EDUCATION 
TODAY. 
>> APART FROM 
HAVING AN 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITION, 
CHILDREN DO NOT 
APPEAR TO BE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
SERIOUS ILLNESS 
FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE RISK OF 
SERIOUS ILLNESS 
TO CHILDREN IS 
VERY LOW. 
AND THERE ARE 
MEASURES WE CAN 
PUT INTO PLACE 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE DON'T -- 
WE DON'T SEE THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS OR 
OUTBREAKS IN 
INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOLS. 
>> ONE THING 
THAT A LOT OF 
SCHOOLS ARE 
CONSIDERING IS 
THIS HYBRID 
APPROACH. 
WHERE YOU COULD 
HAVE SOME DAYS 
BE IN THE 
CLASSROOM, SOME 
DAYS BE AT HOME. 
VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
BUT THE BIGGER 
PUZZLE PIECE IS 
WHAT THE PARENTS 
ARE WONDERING AS 
WELL. 
IF PARENTS CAN'T 
GO BACK TO WORK, 
HOW DO THEY 
JUGGLE THE 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING. 
OR IF THEY ARE 
EXPECTED TO BE 
BACK AT WORK AND 
THE KIDS ARE AT 
HOME, HOW DO YOU 
MANAGE THAT. 
WHAT WAS NOTABLE 
IS THAT THE CDC 
DIRECTOR WAS 
THERE AND HE WAS 
ASKED ABOUT 
THIS. 
HE SAID IF THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS 
THE GUIDANCE IS 
TOO STRONG ARE 
YOU GOING TO 
CHANGE IT TO 
APPEASE HIM. 
HE SAID WE'RE 
CONFIDENT THAT 
WE CAN FIND A 
WAY TO SATISFY 
BOTH THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
WHAT THE CDC 
FEELS IS SAFE 
FOR THE MILLIONS 
OF STUDENTS. 
ALLISON. 
>> MONICA, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
AUTHORITY HERE 
ON BOTH 
REOPENING AND 
FUNDING. 
I MEAN, AREN'T 
THE DECISIONS TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
AND THE FUNDING 
FOR EDUCATION 
HERE LARGELY 
STATE AND 
LOCALLY BASED? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
AND IT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
WE ALSO SAW 
EARLIER IN THE 
PANDEMIC WHEN 
THE PRESIDENT 
TRIED TO ASSERT 
HIS OWN 
AUTHORITY OVER 
STATES IN TERMS 
OF DECIDING WHEN 
THEY WERE GOING 
TO REOPEN, WHEN 
THEY WERE GOING 
TO LIFT THE STAY-
AT-HOME ORDERS. 
OF COURSE HE 
DOESN'T HAVE 
THAT AUTHORITY. 
STATE 
EXECUTIVES, 
GOVERNORS ARE 
THE ONE THAT'S 
GET TO LAY OUT 
THE TIMELINE. 
IT IS VERY 
SIMILAR WITH 
SCHOOLS. 
BUT YOU HAVE 
THIS OVERARCHING 
PRESSURE FROM 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
PUT ON THEIR OWN 
CDC GUIDELINES 
AND IT IS MORE 
TILT TORE 
SCHOOLS AND 
LOCALITIES THAT 
WANT TO OPEN TO 
SAY WE'RE NOT 
READY YET. 
IF YOU'RE 
GETTING THIS 
GUIDANCE FROM 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
OTHERS. 
THAT'S WHY THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
PUSHING IT SO 
INTENTLY. 
IN THE END IT 
WILL BE UP TO 
THE GOVERNORS 
AND THE STATES 
AND THE 
LOCALITIES. 
LIKE THE ISSUE 
OF WEARING THE 
FACE MASK. 
IT IS UP TO THE 
INDIVIDUAL. 
IT IS SIMILAR 
WHEN YOU TALK 
ABOUT THE 
SCHOOLS AND THE 
COUNTIES. 
IT WILL BE 
DEPENDING ON 
THEM HOW THE 
VIRUS IS DOING 
WHERE THEY ARE 
TO MAKE THOSE 
DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS. 
ALLISON. 
>> MONICA, YOU 
SAID IT. 
SO TOUGH FOR 
PARENTS TRYING 
TO FIGURE OUT 
WHAT TO DO. 
THEIR KIDS ARE 
AT HOME, KIDS 
ARE AT SCHOOL. 
A LOT OF 
DIFFICULT 
DECISIONS ABOUT 
THE ACADEMIC 
YEAR. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> HOSPITALS IN 
SOUTH FLORIDA 
ARE ASKING THE 
STATE FOR HELP. 
THIS WEEK 100 
HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS WILL 
HEAD TO JACKSON 
MEMORIAL 
HOSPITAL IN 
MIAMI TO 
INCREASE ITS 
CAPACITY. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
KATIE BECK 
REPORTS. 
>> Reporter: 
HOSPITALS IN 
FLORIDA ARE AT 
THE TIPPING 
POINT. 
WE ARE LEARNING 
THAT MOST 
FLORIDA 
HOSPITALS ARE 
OPERATING AROUND 
80% CAPACITY 
RIGHT NOW. 
AND COUNTIES 
LIKE MIAMI-DADE 
WHERE THINGS ARE 
WORSE, THEY'RE 
OPERATING CLOSER 
TO 90%. 
WE KNOW AT LEAST 
NINE HOSPITALS 
IN THE MIAMI-
DADE AREA HAVE 
ALREADY REACHED 
CAPACITY. 
SO THIS IS 
BECOMING A REAL 
STRUGGLE FOR 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS TO 
BALANCE 
RESOURCES, TO 
BALANCE STAFFING 
CONCERNS AND TO 
FIND SPACE. 
THESE PATIENTS 
ACTUALLY HAVE TO 
BE CREATED IN 
ISOLATION WHICH 
MEANS THAT EVERY 
BED THAT THEY 
USE FOR THEM 
BASICALLY HAS TO 
BE AWAY FROM 
OTHER PATIENTS 
AND AWAY FROM 
POSSIBLY 
INFECTING OTHER 
PEOPLE. 
THIS IS A 
CHALLENGE 
THEY'RE FACING 
NOW AS THE 
NUMBERS CONTINUE 
TO RISE. 
AND MORE AND 
MORE PATIENTS 
COME THROUGH THE 
DOOR. 
DOCTORS HEARSAY 
THAT THIS IS 
REALLY A SYMPTOM 
OF BAD BEHAVIOR. 
THIS IS NOT A 
SECOND WAVE OR 
ANY PART OF A 
SECOND WAVE. 
THIS IS JUST 
PEOPLE RELAXING 
THEIR STANDARDS 
AND NOT 
FOLLOWING 
GUIDELINES. 
NOT WEARING 
THEIR MASKS AND 
NOT FOLLOWING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
DOCTORS SAY NOW 
IT IS PRESENTING 
THEM WITH A 
CHALLENGE WHEN A 
PATIENT WALKS 
THROUGH THE 
DOOR, HOW DO WE 
FIND A BED FOR 
THEM. 
>> I THINK YOU 
HAVE TO REMEMBER 
THAT WE DO STILL 
HAVE A LOT OF 
PEOPLE OUT AND 
ABOUT. 
THEY'RE NOT ALL 
COVID PATIENTS 
IN ICUs. 
WE HAVE OTHER 
PATIENTS AS 
WELL. 
THE HOSPITALS 
HAVE THE SURGE 
CAPACITY FOR 
BEDS AND 
VENTILATORS AS 
WELL. 
I WORRY ABOUT 
ARE WE GOING TO 
HAVE ENOUGH 
PERSONNEL IF WE 
GET INTO A 
SERIOUS 
SITUATION 
THOUGH. 
>> Reporter: 
ALLISON, HERE IN 
MIAMI-DADE 
COUNTY, THE MOST 
POPULACE COUNTY 
IN THE STATE, 
HIT HARDEST BY 
COVID. 
THE MAYOR SAID 
WE WILL BE 
ROLLING BACK OUR 
REOPENING, 
PUTTING MORE 
RESTRICTIONS ON 
RESTAURANTS AND 
GYMS TO AVOID 
THE CROWDING IN 
THE HOSPITALS. 
>>> A LOT OF 
FIRSTS IN TEXAS 
TODAY. 
THE STATE FAIR 
CANCELED FOR THE 
FIRST TIME SINCE 
WORLD WAR II. 
THE NUMBER OF 
NEW DAILY 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES TOPPING 
10,000 FOR THE 
FIRST TIME 
TODAY. 
IN DALLAS, 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
ARE AT RECORD 
HIGHS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
GARRETT IS AT 
THE DALLAS 
HOSPITAL. 
A LOT OF NOT SO 
GREAT FIRSTS 
TODAY. 
WE KNOW THERE 
ARE MORE THAN 
750 PEOPLE IN 
THE HOSPITAL 
WITH COVID-19 IN 
DALLAS COUNTY 
RIGHT NOW. 
THAT IS A RECORD 
HIGH. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
AT TEXAS HEALTH 
DALLAS WHERE YOU 
ARE? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, ALLISON. 
THE GOVERNOR HAS 
BEEN SAYING FOR 
MONTHS NOW THAT 
THE HOSPITAL HAS 
CAPACITY TO 
HANDLE A SURGE. 
NOW THAT IS 
BEING TESTED. 
IT IS HAPPENING 
IN REAL TIME. 
I TALK TODAY AN 
ICU DOCTOR FROM 
THIS HOSPITAL 
WHO SAID LAST 
WEEK THEY MIGHT 
SEE 20-30 
PATIENTS EACH 
DAY WITH 
CORONAVIRUS. 
NOW THEY'RE 
SEEING 60-70. 
A LOT OF THE 
FOLKS ARE SICK 
ENOUGH THAT THEY 
NEED TO BE 
ADMITTED TO THE 
ICU. 
I SHOULD ADD 
THAT, IS ONE OF 
THE SMALLER 
HOSPITALS 
DEALING WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE GREATER 
DALLAS AREA. 
THAT TELLS YOU 
THE SCOPE OF THE 
PROBLEM HERE. 
AND HERE THEY 
ARE LESS WORRIED 
ABOUT RUNNING 
OUT OF BED SPACE 
OR EVEN 
VENTILATORS. 
THE TECHNOLOGY 
HAS CAUGHT UP TO 
THE MOMENT TO A 
CERTAIN DEGREE. 
BUT MORE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE DEMANDS ON 
THEIR STAFF. 
DOCTORS, NURSES, 
RESPIRATORY 
THERAPISTS ARE 
HUMAN BEINGS WHO 
CAN ONLY WORK SO 
HARD FOR SO 
LONG. 
THAT'S WHERE THE 
STRAIN IS GOING 
TO BE AS THIS 
SURGE CONTINUES 
HERE. 
>> GARRETT, 
DOCTORS THERE 
ARE ASKING 
RECOVERED COVID-
19 PATIENTS FOR 
HELP. 
WHAT KIND OF 
HELP DO THEY 
NEED HERE? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH. 
SO I INTERVIEWED 
DR. WEINSTEIN 
THIS MORNING WHO 
TOLD ME EARLY ON 
IN THIS ORIGINAL 
OUTBREAK OF THE 
PANDEMIC HERE, 
HE SUCCESSFULLY 
TREATED A 
PATIENT FOR WHOM 
NOTHING ELSE WAS 
WORKING WITH 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA. 
THAT IS THE 
PLASMA FROM 
DONORS OF OTHER 
FOLKS TO WHO 
HAVE RECOVERED 
FROM COVID-19. 
HE SEES THAT AS 
A POTENTIAL GAME-
CHANGER IN 
HELPING PEOPLE 
RECOVER. 
HERE IS WHAT HE 
TOLD ME ABOUT 
THE NEED TODAY. 
>> WE'VE BEEN 
USING 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA ROUTINELY 
SINCE IT HAS 
BECOME 
AVAILABLE. 
AND I WOULD URGE 
EVERYONE WHO HAS 
SURVIVED THE 
DISEASE AND 
RECOVERED TO 
DONATE 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA BECAUSE 
OF THE NUMBER OF 
PATIENT WHO'S 
HAVE THE DISEASE 
AND GET ILL 
RISE, WE NEED 
MORE AND MORE 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA TO TREAT 
THOSE PATIENTS 
TO HELP CURE 
THEM. 
>> Reporter: 
INTERESTINGLY 
ENOUGH, YOU 
KNOW, THIS IS 
19th CENTURY 
TECHNOLOGY, THE 
IDEA OF TREATING 
WITH 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA. 
IT IS STILL 
BEING STUDIED 
AND LOOKED AT 
BY. 
CDC AND BY 
OTHERS. 
AGAIN, AT THIS 
POINT AMAZINGLY 
SEVERAL MONTHS 
INTO THE 
PANDEMIC, 
DOCTORS ARE SORT 
OF TAKING AT 
APPROACH 
SOMETIMES WE'RE 
GOING TO TRY 
EVERYTHING THAT 
MAY BE AVAILABLE 
TO FIND 
SOMETHING THAT 
COULD WORK TO 
TREAT THOSE 
PATIENTS WHO ARE 
MOST ACUTELY 
ILL. 
>> GARRETT, WE 
HAVE SEEN LONG 
LINES FOR 
TESTING ALL OVER 
THE COUNTRY. 
STORIES ABOUT 
PEOPLE WAITING A 
WEEK OR LONGER 
TO GET THEIR 
RESULTS BACK. 
WHAT IS THE 
TESTING 
SITUATION LIKE 
IN DALLAS 
COUNTY? 
>> Reporter: 
IT'S BAD AND IT 
HAS BEEN BAD. 
IT IS 
FRUSTRATING HERE 
IN THE COUNTY 
BECAUSE THIS HAS 
BEEN A RECURRING 
ISSUE. 
IT IS NOT SO 
MUCH THAT IT IS 
HARD TO GET A 
TEST BUT 
RELIABLY GETTING 
YOUR RESULTS 
BACK IN A TIME 
FRAME THAT COULD 
BE USELESS IS 
NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. 
THERE'S A 
BACKLOG AT THE 
LAB. 
THERE IS A LACK 
OF THE REAGENTS, 
THE CHEMICALS 
THAT ARE USED TO 
CONDUCT THE 
TESTS. 
SOMEONE MIGHT GO 
IN AND NOT GET 
THE RESULTS BACK 
FOR A WEEK. 
FROM A CONTACT 
TRACING 
PERSPECTIVE, IT 
MAKES THAT 
RESULT USELESS. 
PEOPLE WON'T BE 
ABLE TO KEEP 
TRACK OF 
EVERYONE WHO 
THEY CAME INTO 
CONTACT WITH 
OVER THAT WEEK. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
GO BACK TO WORK 
OR THEY GO BACK 
TO BEING AROUND 
OTHER PEOPLE, 
THUS CONTINUING 
TO SILENTLY 
SPREAD THE 
VIRUS. 
IT REMAINS A 
HUGE ISSUE IN 
THE STATE OF 
TEXAS WHICH IS 
CONSISTENTLY 
PERFORMED IN THE 
BOTTOM 10 OF ALL 
STATES IN TERMS 
OF TESTING PER 
CAPITA OF THEIR 
POPULATION. 
THE STATE IS 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
GET A HANDLE ON 
IT OR YOU'RE 
ESSENTIALLY 
FLYING BLIND 
FIGHTING THIS 
VIRUS. 
>> GARRETT, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
BET. 
>>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE GETTING 
BACK TO THE 
BASICS TODAY, 
ASKING AMERICANS 
IN CORONAVIRUS 
HOT SPOTS TO 
WEAR MASKS, 
AVOID BIG GROUPS 
AND STAY HOME. 
>> REALLY ASKING 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE IN THOSE 
COUNTIES AND IN 
THOSE STATES TO 
NOT ONLY USE THE 
FACE COVERINGS, 
NOT GOING TO 
BARS OR INDOOR 
DINING, BUT 
REALLY NOT 
GATHERING IN 
HOMES EITHER. 
AND DECREASING 
THOSE GATHERINGS 
BACK DOWN TO OUR 
PHASE 1 
RECOMMENDATION 
WHICH WAS TEN OR 
LESS. 
>>> NBC NEWS 
MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
DR. JOHN TORRES 
JOINS ME NOW. 
DR. JOHN, IT'S 
BEEN A WHILE 
SINCE WE'VE HAD 
A BRIEFING FROM 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
TASK FORCE. 
DR. BIRX 
RECOMMENDING 
PEOPLE IN HOT 
SPOTS GO BACK TO 
PHASE 1 
GUIDELINES. 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK ABOUT 
THAT. 
>> I THINK SHE 
IS RIGHT. 
WE NEED TO GET 
BACK TO THE 
PHASE 1 
REQUIREMENTS IN 
HOT SPOTS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY 
BECAUSE WE'RE 
STARTING TO SEE 
THE SPIKES TURN 
INTO OUTBREAKS 
WHICH IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
NONE OF US HOPED 
WOULD HAPPEN. 
WHAT SHE IS 
TALKING ABOUT 
ARE THE THINGS 
THAT ARE 
SPREADING 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THAT IS INSIDE 
IN THESE 
SITUATIONS, BARS 
AND RESTAURANTS 
AND THE 
GATHERINGS. 
ESPECIALLY 
GATHERINGS ABOVE 
TEN. 
AND THE FAMILY 
GATHERINGS WHICH 
IS A BIG THING 
THAT GOVERNOR 
NEWSOM IN 
CALIFORNIA IS 
ADDRESSING. 
HE THINKS THAT'S 
WHERE THE HOT 
SPOTS CROPPED 
UP, IN THE 
FAMILY 
GATHERINGS. 
THE BIG CONCERN 
IS YOU'RE TRYING 
TO MAKE THIS A 
MANDATE ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
IF WE CAN MAKE 
THIS A MANDATE 
ACROSS COUNTRY, 
ESPECIALLY THE 
MASKS, THEN WE 
WOULDN'T HAVE TO 
WORRY ABOUT IT 
SPREADING QUITE 
AS MUCH. 
HOPEFULLY THAT 
WILL COME UP 
SOON BECAUSE IT 
IS GETTING IN 
GOOD HOT SPOTS 
BUT YOU NEED TO 
GET INTO OTHER 
AREAS TOO BEFORE 
THEY BECOME HOT 
SPOTS, ALLISON. 
>> DR. JOHN, 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE KIDS GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL. 
TODAY'S BRIEFING 
REALLY FOCUSED 
OPRY OPENING 
SCHOOLS. 
AMERICAN 
PEDIATRICIANS 
SAYS IT IS 
IMPORTANT FOR 
KIDS TO GET BACK 
TO IN-PERSON 
LEARNING. 
CDC PUT OUT 
GUIDELINES FOR 
HOW TO DO THAT 
SAFELY. 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK THAT 
SCHOOLS SHOULD 
CONSIDER WHEN 
THEY MAKE THESE 
DECISIONS AND 
WHEN THEY'RE 
TRYING TO KEEP 
THE KIDS SAFE. 
>> THE BIGGEST 
THING IS THE 
DISCONNECT IN 
THE 
COMMUNICATION. 
ON ONE HAND 
YOU'RE HEARING, 
WHICH I AGREE 
WITH THE 
AMERICAN 
PEDIATRICS 
ACADEMY, THE 
KIDS NEED TO GET 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
THEY NEED THE 
EDUCATIONAL AND 
SOCIAL 
DEVELOPMENT. 
THE FAMILIES 
NEED TO GO BACK 
TO WORK. 
ALL OF THE 
FACTORS NEED TO 
BE IN PLACE SO 
KIDS CAN GO BACK 
TO SCHOOL. 
IT IS IMPORTANT. 
BUT AT THE SAME 
TIME THE ACADEMY 
SAID WE NEED TO 
DO THIS 
JUDICIOUSLY. 
WE NEED THE SIX-
FOOT DISTANCING. 
ALTHOUGH KIDS 
DON'T SEEM TO 
GET IT AS MUCH 
AND SPREAD IT AS 
MUCH, THEY STILL 
CAN. 
AND THE STAFF IN 
PARTICULAR COULD 
BE AT RISK. 
WE NEED TO WORRY 
ABOUT THEM AS 
WELL. 
THE CONCERNING 
THING IS WHEN 
YOU HEAR THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAYING KIDS NEED 
TO GO TO SCHOOL 
FIVE DAYS A 
WEEK, ALL 
STUDENTS. 
YOU CAN'T SIX 
FOOT DISTANCE IN 
CURRENT 
CLASSROOMS IF 
YOU HAVE ALL 
STUDENTS ALL DAY 
LONG. 
THAT IS A BIT OF 
A DISCONNECT 
THERE. 
WHAT DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI SAID A 
MONTH OR TWO 
AGO, WHEN IT 
COMES TIME FOR 
SCHOOL, 
DEFINITELY GET 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL BUT WE 
NEED TO BE 
CREATIVE HOW WE 
DO THAT. 
IT COULD BE A 
GROUP GOES FOR A 
FEW DAYS AND 
ANOTHER GROUP 
GOES FOR ANOTHER 
DAYS. 
SOMETHING TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
THEY SOCIAL 
DISTANCE AND 
WEAR MASKS IF 
THEY CAN'T 
SOCIAL DISTANCE. 
YOU CAN'T WEAR A 
MASK ALL DAY 
LONG. 
AND STUDENTS IN 
PARTICULAR WON'T 
BE ABLE TO DO 
THAT. 
WE HAVE TO THINK 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
BOX HERE, 
ALLISON. 
>> DR. JOHN, 
WHAT ABOUT THAT 
INFLAMMATORY 
DISEASE THAT WE 
HAD SEEN IN 
CHILDREN? 
INITIALLY WE 
THOUGHT THAT WAS 
RARE. 
THE TASK FORCE 
STILL 
CHARACTERIZED IT 
THAT WAY TODAY. 
DID WE LEARN ANY 
MORE ABOUT THAT 
CONDITION? 
>> SO IT IS 
STILL RARE. 
THE MULTI SYSTEM 
INFLAMMATORY 
SYNDROME IN 
CHILDREN. 
AND THERE'S ONLY 
BEEN A FEW 
HUNDRED HAVING 
IT. 
BUT THE CONCERN 
IS THIS USUALLY 
HAPPENS ABOUT 
SIX WEEKS AFTER 
THE PEAK IN 
CASES. 
AND SO WE'RE 
STILL ONLY 
WITHIN A COUPLE 
WEEKS OF THE 
CASES. 
THEY HAVEN'T 
EVEN PEAKED YET. 
START LOOKING A 
MONTH FROM NOW 
WHAT HAPPENS. 
HOPEFULLY WE 
WON'T GET MANY 
MORE CASES AND 
HOPEFULLY IT 
STAYS RARE, 
ALLISON. 
>> SIX MONTHS 
IN, WE ARE STILL 
LEARNING ABOUT 
WHAT THIS VIRUS 
DOES TO THE 
BODY. 
A RECENT STUDY 
WARNED THAT THE 
CORONAVIRUS CAN 
CAUSE BRAIN 
DAMAGE. 
CAN YOU TELL US 
WHAT THAT STUDY 
FOUND AND SOME 
OF THE CONCERNS 
HERE? 
>> RIGHT. 
WHAT THE STUDY 
FOUND IS THAT 
THE LONG-TERM 
IMPLICATIONS, 
THE LONG-TERM 
RESULTS OF 
CORONAVIRUS ARE 
A LITTLE WORSE 
THAN WE THOUGHT 
THEY WERE, 
ESPECIALLY FOR 
PEOPLE WHO 
HAPPEN TO GET 
THE BRAIN 
ISSUES, THE 
BRAIN 
INFLAMMATION. 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT YOU 
HAVE TO REMEMBER 
IS EARLY ON WE 
FOUND OUT THAT 
PEOPLE WERE 
HAVING A LACK OF 
SMELL AND A LACK 
OF TASTE. 
THE REASON THAT 
IS HAPPENING IS 
BECAUSE THE 
VIRUS IS GETTING 
UP INTO THE 
NERVES, THE TOP 
OF THE NERVE -- 
THE TOP OF THE 
NOSE JUST BELOW 
THE BRAIN AND 
AFFECTING THE 
NERVES. 
IF THEY CAN GET 
THERE, THEY CAN 
GET INTO THE 
BRAIN AND CAUSE 
THIS ACUTE 
ENSELF LOAMY LIE 
TUESDAY THAT 
YOU'RE TALKING 
ABOUT. 
IT IS AN 
INFLAMMATION 
THAT CAN CAUSE 
LONG-TERM 
CONSEQUENCES. 
IT CAN HAPPEN AT 
ANY AGE. 
THE CONCERN, 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
THE YOUNG ADULTS 
GOING OUT AND 
NOT TOO 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS, IT 
IS NOT HAPPENING 
TO ALL OF THEM 
BUT IT CAN 
HAPPEN TO ANY OF 
THEM. 
THAT IS THE 
THING THAT WE 
ALL NEED TO BE 
CONCERNED ABOUT, 
ALLISON. 
>> DR. JOHN, WE 
KEEP SAYING WE 
KEEP LEARNING 
MORE AND MORE 
ABOUT THIS VIRUS 
EVERY DAY. 
THANK YOU 
FORGETTING US UP 
TO SPEED. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
DE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP THIS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE OF THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT IS THE 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED. 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS TELL 
THE TRUTH AND 
WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY THAT 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> ONLY ON 
MSNBC. 
>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK WE LIVE IN 
A POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE 
ARE NOT. 
>> A MOM TRYING 
TO RAISE HER SON 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
AND SAYING WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
>> IT IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE DIFFERENT 
BUT DON'T FEEL 
LESS THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS. 
>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> THE PEOPLE 
DON'T WORK, THEY 
WON'T BE ABLE TO 
FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR TEAMS ARE 
ON THE GROUND 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT HAS 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREA AN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE IN ITALY 
IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY 
THING THAT WE 
HAVE TO FEAR IS 
FEAR ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FROM ONE 
ANOTHER FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THESE O CRISIS 
MAY 
DOVETAIL AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>> ANOTHER 
SUPREME COURT 
RULING TODAY. 
THIS ONE A WIN 
FOR THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION. 
THE DECISION 
GIVES COMPANIES 
MORE FREEDOM TO 
REFUSE TO 
PROVIDE FREE 
BIRTH CONTROL 
FOR THEIR 
EMPLOYEES. 
NBC NEWS JUSTICE 
CORRESPONDENT 
PETE WILLIAMS 
JOINS ME NOW. 
PETE. 
100,000 WOMEN 
COULD LOSE 
CONTRACEPTIVE 
COVERAGE HERE. 
THIS IS A BIG 
ONE. 
>> YES. 
126,000 THE 
GOVERNMENT 
ESTIMATES. 
SO HERE IS THE 
SEQUENCE HERE. 
YOU REMEMBER 
WHEN OBAMACARE 
WAS FIRST 
ENACTED INTO LAW 
IN 2010, THERE 
WAS ALREADY A 
CARVE-OUT. 
IF YOU WERE A 
CHURCH OR A 
MOSQUE OR A 
SYNAGOGUE, YOU 
DID NOT HAVE TO 
PROVIDE 
CONTRACEPTIVE 
CARE FOR YOUR 
EMPLOYEES. 
THEY COULDN'T 
GET INSURANCE 
COVERAGE FROM 
YOU AT NO COST 
IF THE EMPLOYER 
HAD A RELIGIOUS 
OBJECTIVE TO 
PROVIDING IT. 
NOT ALL CHURCHES 
DID BUT MANY 
DID. 
THIS WAS THE 
RELIGIOUS OPT 
OUT. 
THERE HAS BEEN A 
TURMOIL IN THE 
COURTS ABOUT 
WHAT RELIGIOUSLY 
AFFILIATED 
GROUPS WOULD 
HAVE TO DO TO 
OPT OUT AS WELL 
AND IF THEY 
WOULD HAVE TO BE 
COMPLICIT IN 
THAT AND THAT 
VIOLATED THEIR 
RELIGIOUS 
BELIEFS. 
WELL, THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
SORT OF WANTED 
TO PUT THAT ALL 
ASIDE AND CAME 
UP WITH NEW 
RULES. 
IT IS THESE 
RULES THAT THE 
SUPREME COURT 
UPHELD TODAY. 
THESE RULES SAY 
A MUCH BROADER 
RANGE OF 
EMPLOYERS, 
INCLUDING FOR-
PROFIT 
COMPANIES, 
UNIVERSITIES, 
CAN OPT OUT IF 
THEY HAVE 
RELIGIOUS OR 
EVEN MORAL 
OBJECTIONS. 
IT GREATLY 
EXPANDS THE OPT 
OUT. 
AND THE SUPREME 
COURT WITHHELD 
THIS BY A VOTE 
OF 7-2. CLARENCE 
THOMAS BASICALLY 
SAID OBAMACARE 
GIVES THE 
GOVERNMENT WIDE 
LATITUDE WHAT 
CONTRACEPTIVE 
CARE IS AND WHO 
SHOULD HAVE TO 
PROVIDE IT. 
>> PETE, THERE 
WAS ANOTHER 
SUPREME COURT 
DECISION TODAY 
THAT STRENGTHENS 
RELIGIOUS 
PROTECTION FROM 
DISCRIMINATION 
LAWSUITS. 
CAN YOU EXPLAIN 
THAT CASE FOR 
US? 
>> WELL, 
PROTECTION FOR 
THE EMPLOYER, 
BUT NOT FOR THE 
EMPLOYEE. 
THE SUPREME 
COURT SAID THAT 
-- 
>> OKAY. 
>> RELIGIOUS 
INSTITUTIONS, 
CHURCHES CAN'T 
BE SUED FOR JOB 
DISCRIMINATION 
WHEN THEY FIRE 
THEIR EMPLOYEES. 
NOW, THE SUPREME 
COURT HAS SAID 
BEFORE IF YOU 
PROVIDE WHAT 
THEY CALLED A 
MINISTERIAL 
FUNCTION, YOU 
WERE INVOLVED IN 
PASSING ALONG 
THE FAITH, THEN 
THE GOVERNMENT 
COULDN'T STEP IN 
AND  DECIDE IF 
YOU WERE RIGHTLY 
OR WRONGLY 
FIRED. 
THAT ALSO 
APPLIES TO 
TEACHERS IN 
RELIGIOUS 
SCHOOLS. 
TWO WOMEN SUED 
AFTER THEY WERE 
FIRED FROM 
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 
IN CALIFORNIA. 
ONE DEVELOPED 
BREAST CANCER. 
THE OTHER SAID 
SHE WAS FIRED 
FOR BEING TOO 
OLD. 
IN BOTH CASES 
THE CHURCHES 
SAID NO THERE 
WAS PROBLEMS 
WITH THEIR 
TEACHING. 
IN ANY EVENT THE 
SUPREME COURT 
SAID BECAUSE 
THESE 
ORGANIZATIONS 
HAVE RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM, IT IS 
NOT FOR THE 
GOVERNMENT TO 
STEP IN AND 
DECIDE WHEN 
PEOPLE HAVE A 
RELIGIOUS 
FUNCTIONING. 
AND TEACHING IN 
A RELIGIOUS 
SCHOOL, THAT'S 
WHAT IT IS ALL 
ABOUT. 
>> PETE, THE 
SUPREME COURT 
SAYS TOMORROW 
WILL BE THE LAST 
DECISION DAY OF 
THIS TERM. 
WHAT ARE YOU 
WATCHING FOR? 
>> WELL, WHAT 
EVERYBODY ELSE 
IS WATCHING FOR. 
THE BIG TWO 
CASES. 
>> YEAH. 
>> ON EFFORTS TO 
GET PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S BUSINESS 
RECORDS. 
SUBPOENAS FROM 
THREE 
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES, 
THREE U.S. HOUSE 
COMMITTEES FOR 
DOCUMENTS AND 
FROM A NEW YORK 
PROSECUTOR WHO 
WANTS TO GET THE 
PRESIDENT'S TAX 
RETURNS. 
TWO VERY 
DIFFERENT 
QUESTIONS. 
ONE INVOLVES THE 
SUBPOENA POWER 
OF CONGRESS. 
ONE INVOLVES THE 
SEPARATION OF 
POWERS ISSUE 
INVOLVING A 
LOCAL PROSECUTOR 
TRYING TO GET 
SOMETHING FROM A 
SITTING 
PRESIDENT. 
SO WE EXPECT TO 
GET THOSE 
DECISIONS 
TOMORROW ON WHAT 
WILL BE THE 
COURT'S LAST 
DAY. 
>> PETE, BEFORE 
YOU GO, WE ALSO 
LEARNED 
OVERNIGHT THAT 
CHIEF JUSTICE 
JOHN ROBERTS WAS 
HOSPITALIZED 
LAST MONTH AFTER 
A FALL. 
DO WE KNOW WHAT 
HAPPENED AND HOW 
HE IS DOING? 
>> WELL, HE 
SEEMS TO BE 
FINE. 
WHAT WE'RE TOLD 
IS THAT ROUGHLY 
TWO WEEKS TO GO 
HE WAS WALKING 
AND HE FELL AND 
INJURED HIS HEAD 
AND HAD TO BE 
TAKEN TO THE 
HOSPITAL BY AN 
AMBULANCE. 
HE REQUIRED 
STITCHES. 
AND THEY DECIDED 
TO KEEP HIM IN 
THE HOSPITAL 
OVERNIGHT FOR 
OBSERVATION. 
BUT THE COURT 
SAYS THE DOCTORS 
LOOKED AT IT AND 
DETERMINED IT 
WAS PROBABLY THE 
RESULT OF 
DEHYDRATION. 
WE'VE HAD SOME 
PRETTY HOT DAYS 
THEY'RE IN 
WASHINGTON IN 
THE LAST COUPLE 
OF WEEKS. 
AND IT WAS NOT 
RELATED TO 
SEIZURES THAT HE 
HAS SUFFERED IN 
THE PAST. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
GOOD TO HEAR 
THAT IT SOUNDS 
LIKE HE IS DOING 
OKAY. 
PETE, I HAVE A 
FEELING THAT WE 
WILL BE TALKING 
AGAIN TOMORROW. 
>> OKAY. 
I'LL BE AROUND. 
>>> IS PRESIDENT 
TRUMP BETTING ON 
RACISM TO HELP 
HIM GET 
REELECTED IN 
NOVEMBER? 
IN A NEW NBC 
NEWS ANALYSIS 
OUR VERY OWN 
JONATHAN ALLEN 
ARGUES THAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T HAVE A 
STRATEGY TO 
REVERSE HIS POLL 
NUMBERS SO HE IS 
SCARING 
CONSERVATIVE 
WHITE VOTERS. 
JOHN ALLEN JOINS 
ME NOW. 
JOHN, EXPLAIN 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT -- OH, 
MY GOD. 
DON'T EXPLAIN 
YET. 
LET'S SEE THAT 
SHIRT FIRST. 
I'M ON IT. 
THAT'S SOMETHING 
ELSE. 
THAT IS A GOOD 
LOOKING SHIRT. 
I'M GOING TO 
STOP BUYING 
MINE. 
I'M GOING TO 
CALL AND YOU 
HAVE THEM CUSTOM 
DONE. 
>> I THINK YOURS 
LOOK A LOT 
BETTER THAN 
MINE. 
>> I DON'T KNOW. 
I'M A HUGE FAN 
OF -- I'M VERY 
IMPRESSED. 
SORRY. 
YOU REALLY 
CAUGHT ME OFF 
GUARD THERE. 
THAT WAS 
AWESOME. 
EXPLAIN TO US 
WHAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS DOING 
HERE. 
>> WELL, I THINK 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TRYING VERY HARD 
TO GET MORE 
VOTES FOR 
NOVEMBER. 
AND THE FIRST 
PIECE OF THAT IS 
TRYING TO REGAIN 
THE BASE THAT HE 
HAS LOST. 
MOST OF HIS BASE 
IS STILL THERE. 
BUT WE'RE SEEING 
IN THE POLL 
NUMBERS SOME OF 
THAT IS ERODING, 
PARTICULARLY 
AMONG NONCOLLEGE 
EDUCATED WHITE 
VOTERS. 
THIS IS, YOU 
KNOW, AN PROBLEM 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT. 
HE HAS WITNESSED 
THAT 
PARTICULARLY 
DURING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CRISIS. 
AND ALSO DURING 
THE PROTESTS 
THAT HAPPENED 
THAT DEMONSTRATE 
AGAINST THE 
POLICE KILLING 
OF BLACK PEOPLE 
AND MORE BROAD 
THREE 
DEMONSTRATE FOR 
JUSTICE. 
>> JOHN, IS THIS 
A CASE OF THE 
PRESIDENT GOING 
ROGUE, DOING 
WHATEVER YOU 
WANTS TO OR ARE 
HIS STAFF AND 
STRATEGISTS 
ADVISING HIM 
THAT THIS IS THE 
WAY TO PLAY THE 
ELECTION? 
>> I'M NOT SURE 
THAT IT IS FAIR 
TO EVER SAY THAT 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
GOING ROGUE. 
HE IS HIS OWN -- 
[LAUGHTER] 
>> HE IS HIS OWN 
DECISION-MAKER 
IN TERMS OF HIS 
POLITICAL 
STRATEGY. 
AND THE PEOPLE 
AROUND HIM 
LARGELY REACT TO 
IT. 
WHETHER IT IS 
WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIALS OR 
CAMPAIGN 
OFFICIALS TIME 
AND AGAIN. 
>> JOHN, YOU 
KNOW THE 
EXAMPLE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS COME OUT 
AGAINST SPORTS 
TEAM CHANGING 
THEIR NAMES. 
HE DEMANDED THAT 
BUBBA WALLACE 
APOLOGIZE AFTER 
THE FBI SAID 
THERE WAS NO 
CRIME OVER A 
NOOSE FOUND IN 
HIS STALL IN 
TALLADEGA. 
IS THE 
PRESIDENT'S BASE 
RESPONDING TO 
THIS? 
>> YOU KNOW, FOR 
A LONG TIME HE 
HAS FOUND THAT 
THERE'S A 
CERTAIN PART OF 
HIS PARTY AND 
EVEN OUTSIDE OF 
HIS PARTY A 
CERTAIN SUPPORT 
BASE THAT LIKES 
CULTURALLY 
DIVISIVE 
RHETORIC AND 
CULTURALLY 
DIVISIVE 
POLICIES. 
HE APPEARS TO BE 
CONVINCED THAT 
IT IS A GOOD 
STRATEGY FOR 
THIS ELECTION 
WHICH SUGGESTS 
THAT HE BELIEVES 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE REASONS THAT 
HE WON THE LAST 
ELECTION DESPITE 
WINNING 
COMMUNICATING 
WHAT APPEARS TO 
BE A VERY SOLID 
MINORITY OF THE 
ELECTORATE. 
>> YEAH. 
>> IT IS 
BAFFLING POLL 
AFTER POLL WE 
SEE THE NATION'S 
ATTITUDES ON 
RACE HAVE 
CHANGED 
DRAMATICALLY 
OVER THE COURSE 
OF DECADES. 
HUNDREDS OF 
YEARS REALLY 
SORT OF 
PROGRESSION 
TOWARDS THE 
MOMENT THAT 
WE'RE IN NOW. 
AND OBVIOUSLY 
THERE'S A LOT TO 
BE DONE BEFORE 
THERE'S -- YOU 
KNOW, BEFORE YOU 
CAN SAY THIS IS 
A JUST SOCIETY. 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
DOING IS PLACING 
A VERY BIG BET 
ON WHAT I WOULD 
SAY ARE THE LONG 
ODDS ON 
AMERICA'S VIEW 
ON RACISM. 
MOST VOTERS -- 
>> UH-HUH. 
YEAH. 
>> YOU 
REFERENCED THE 
POLLS. 
LET'S TAKE A 
LOOK AT SOME OF 
THEM. 
HERE IS ONE. 
IT SAYS THAT 
AMERICANS 
SUPPORT THE 
PROTESTS AGAINST 
SYSTEMIC RACISM. 
WHAT TRUMP IS 
DOING IS A HYPED 
UP VERSION OF 
SOMETHING THAT 
WE HAVE SEEN 
BEFORE FROM 
RONALD REAGAN 
AND WOODROW 
WILSON. 
YOU SAID IT, 
THIS IS 2020. 
IT IS A 
DIFFERENT TIME. 
CAN YOU GIVE US 
SOME OF THE 
HISTORY HERE AND 
WHY THIS IS A 
BIGGER GAMBLE 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT THAN 
IT WAS FOR THOSE 
TWO. 
>> SURE. 
WHEN WOODROW 
WILSON WAS 
PRESIDENT, HE 
WAS PROMOTING 
FILMS THAT 
SUPPORTED THE 
KLU KLUX KLAN 
OR, YOU KNOW, 
RONALD REAGAN 
WENT TO 
PHILADELPHIA AND 
MISSISSIPPI 
WHICH WAS FAMOUS 
AS CONGRESSMAN 
CLYBURN SAID 
ONLY FOR THE 
MURDER OF THREE 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
ACTIVISTS IN 
1964. 
WHEN REAGAN WENT 
THERE AND 
PROCLAIMED HE 
WAS THERE FOR 
STATES' RIGHTS, 
THESE WERE 
SUBTLE DOG 
WHISTLES TO THE 
PUBLIC AND 
TRYING TO PLAY 
ON RACIAL FEARS 
AND TRYING TO 
STOKE THAT. 
THE NATION'S 
ATTITUDE HAS 
CHANGED A LOT. 
IN 1983, RIGHT 
AROUND THE TIME 
IN TERMS OF THE 
ERA THAT REAGAN 
WAS TALKING 
ABOUT 
PHILADELPHIA AND 
MISSISSIPPI, 
ONLY 38% OF 
WHITES APPROVED 
OF INTERRACIAL 
MARRIAGE 
ACCORDING TO 
GALLOP POLLING. 
YOU JUST SHOWED 
THAT POLL THERE 
THAT ALMOST 70% 
OF AMERICANS 
SUPPORT THE 
PROTESTS IN THE 
WAKE OF THE 
GEORGE FLOYD 
DEATH. 
THIS IS 
DIFFERENT THAN 
WHEN DONALD 
TRUMP WAS 
GROWING UP AND 
MUCH DIFFERENT 
THAN WHEN WILSON 
WAS PRESIDENT. 
>> JOHN ALLEN, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR COMING 
ON AND 
CONFIRMING 
SOMETHING THAT 
WE SUSPECTED ALL 
ALONG, IT IS 
WEDNESDAY AFTER 
ALL. 
>> I HAD TO 
DOUBLE CHECK 
BEFORE I WROTE 
IT ON THE SHIRT. 
[LAUGHTER] 
>> I'M GLAD YOU 
GOT THE DAY 
RIGHT. 
THAT WOULD HAVE 
BEEN AN EPIC 
FAIL. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
I'LL SEE YOU ON 
A DIFFERENT DAY. 
I DON'T KNOW IF 
I HAVE SEVEN 
SHIRTS THAT I 
CAN DO THIS WITH 
THOUGH. 
[LAUGHTER] 
>> BYE MORE. 
WE'LL EXPENSE IT 
TO NEWS NOW. 
WE WILL PICK UP 
THE COST. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU, 
ALLISON. 
>>> AN 
EMOTIONALLY 
DAMAGED 
NARCISTIST IS 
ONE WAY THAT 
DONALD TRUMP'S 
NIECE DESCRIBES 
HIM OF. 
HE IS A CLOWN. 
THIS WILL NEVER 
HAPPEN. 
I AGREED. 
NBC NEWS 
OBTAINED A COPY 
OF TOO MUCH AND 
NEVER ENOUGH DUE 
OUT JULY 14th. 
NBC NEWS 
NATIONAL 
POLITICAL 
REPORTER JOSH 
LETTERMAN JOINS 
ME NOW. 
FOLKS ARE DYING 
TO GET THEIR 
HANDS ON THIS 
BOOK. 
WHAT ARE SOME OF 
THE OTHER JUICY 
TIDBITS IN HERE? 
SHARE THEM WITH 
US. 
>> YEAH. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
EAGER TO DIVE 
INTO THIS BOOK, 
ALLISON. 
BUT WE HAVE A 
COPY THAT WE 
HAVE OBTAINED. 
I WANTED TO READ 
TO YOU PART IT 
WAS. 
>> LOOK AT THAT. 
>> THAT IS 
GETTING QUITE A 
BIT OF ATTENTION 
WHERE THE AUTHOR 
TALKS ABOUT HOW 
THE PRESIDENT 
ACTUALLY GOT 
INTO COLLEGE 
WHERE HE STUDIED 
AT WHARTON 
SCHOOL OF 
BUSINESS IN 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
AND PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S NIECE 
WRITING THAT THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
MOTHER WAS DOING 
HIS HOMEWORK FOR 
HIM REGULARLY 
BUT COULDN'T 
TAKE HIS SAT 
TESTS FOR HIM. 
SHE SAID TO 
HEDGE HIS BETS 
HE ENLISTED JOE 
SHAPIRO, A SMART 
KID WITH A GOOD 
REPUTATION AS A 
GOOD TEST TAKER 
TO TAKE HIS SAT 
TESTS FOR HIM. 
DONALD PAID HIS 
BUDDY WELL. 
THIS IS PROBABLY 
THE MOST 
EXPLOSIVE 
REVELATION, 
ALLISON, IN THE 
BOOK AS FAR AS 
ADDING NEW FACTS 
TO THE PICTURE. 
BECAUSE LET'S 
FACE IT, WE KNOW 
QUITE A BIT 
ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT, THE 
WAY HE HAS 
CONDUCTED  
HIMSELF. 
A LOT IN THIS 
BOOK IS AN 
INTIMATE FAMILY 
MEMORY COUNTING 
HIS BEHAVIOR AS 
A CHILD THAT SHE 
SAYS LED UP TO 
THE WAY THAT HE 
ACTS NOW AND HOW 
THE FAMILY 
DISFUNCTION MAY 
HAVE CONTRIBUTED 
TO THAT. 
>>> LET'S GO TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WHERE PRESS 
SECRETARY IS 
BRIEFING 
REPORTERS. 
>> 4 MILLION 
MANUFACTURING 
JOBS WILL BE 
REGAINED THAT 
WERE LOST UNDER 
NAFTA. 
THIS WILL BE A 
HUGE INFLUX OF 
AMERICAN JOB 
THAT'S WERE LOST 
UNDER THE FAILED 
NAFTA TRADE DEAL 
THAT WENT INTO 
EFFECT. 
IN ADDITION, 
TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
MANUFACTURING 
PLANTS WERE LOST 
BECAUSE OF 
NAFTA. 
WE WANT TO BRING 
THOSE ON SHORE. 
AND THIS WILL GO 
A LONG WAY IN 
BRINGING BACK 
THE 
MANUFACTURING 
PLANTS AND THE 
MILLIONS OF JOB 
THAT'S WERE LOST 
UNDER NAFTA. 
NAFTA WAS A BAD 
DEAL FOR THE 
AMERICAN WORKER 
BECAUSE IT LEFT 
AMERICAN WORKS 
BEHIND. 
MANY POLITICIANS 
FORGOT THE 
DAMAGE BROUGHT 
BUT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP DID NOT 
FORGET. 
IT TOOK THIS 
PRESIDENT TO 
CHANGE THE 
STATUS QUO, 
RENEGOTIATE 
NAFTA AND SECURE 
A BETTER DEAL 
FOR THE AMERICAN 
WORKER. 
HERE IS WHY. 
THE USMTA WILL 
CREATE 176,000 
AMERICAN JOBS. 
WE BELIEVE THE 
OTHER TRADE 
DEALS THAT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
NEGOTIATED WILL 
ADD TO THE 
NUMBER AND UNDO 
WHAT NAFTA HAS 
DONE. 
THE USMCA WILL 
BOOST AMERICAN 
MANUFACTURING 
INCLUDING NEW 
WAGES AND NEW 
JOBS AND IT WILL 
CREATE 76,000 
AUTO 
MANUFACTURING 
JOBS CRUCIAL TO 
THE WELL BEING 
OF THIS COUNTRY. 
THE USMCA IS 
GOOD FOR 
BUSINESS AS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
REBUILDS THE 
STRONGEST MOST 
INCLUSIVE 
ECONOMY IN 
HISTORY. 
IT WILL HELP 
JUMP START OUR 
ECONOMY. 
THE USMCA IS 
PROJECTED TO 
INCREASE GDP BY 
$235 BILLION. 
THIS MEANS JOBS, 
JOBS, JOBS. 
DURING THE 
MEETING, ONE 
OFFICIAL FROM 
MEXICO NOTED. 
NOW IT IS 100% 
CERTAINTY. 
WITH THAT I WILL 
TAKE QUESTIONS. 
YES. 
>> YOU HAVEN'T 
TAKEN QUESTIONS 
FROM REPORTERS 
IN TWO WEEKS. 
WHY HASN'T HE 
ANSWERED 
QUESTIONS FOR 
TWO WEEKS UNDER 
THE PAN DEM 
GLIKE THIS 
PRESIDENT 
ROUTINELY 
ANSWERS 
QUESTION. 
HE IS MORE 
ACCESSIBLE THAN 
ANY OF HIS 
PREDECESSORS. 
HE IS ALWAYS UP 
TO THE JOB BUT 
HARD AT WORK IN 
THE OVAL OFFICE. 
>> ALSO IS THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
RETALIATING 
AGAINST DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI 
FOR 
CONTRADICTING 
THE PRESIDENT? 
TODAY HE WAS 
TOLD TO COME TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
FOR THE TASK 
FORCE MEETING 
WHICH MEANT HE 
COULD NOT ANSWER 
QUESTIONS FROM 
REPORTERS. 
>> THAT IS UP TO 
THE TASK FORCE. 
BUT YOU HAVE 
HEARD FROM A LOT 
OF OUR DOCTORS. 
YOU HEARD FROM 
DR. BIRX, DR. 
FAUCI HAS 
APPEARED ON SIX 
TV PROGRAMS 
SINCE JUNE 1st. 
YOU JUST HEARD 
HIM ON  JUNE 
26th. 
AND HE 
PARTICIPATED IN 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT'S 
GOVERNOR'S 
BRIEFING ON 
COVID-19 ON JUNE 
29th. 
SO YOU'VE HEARD 
FROM HIM 
RECENTLY ALONG 
WITH THE REST OF 
OUR DOCTORS IN 
THE PAST FIVE 
DAYS. 
DR. HAHN HAS 
BEEN ON TV SIX 
TIME AS WELL. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS CONFIDENCE 
IN THE 
CONCLUSIONS OF 
OUR MEDICAL 
EXPERTS BUT IT 
IS UP TO HIM TO 
DETERMINE WHAT 
TO DO WITH THAT 
INFORMATION AND 
TO TAKE WHAT WE 
HEAR FROM DR. 
FAUCI, DR. BIRX 
AND OTHERS AND 
TAKE WHAT HE 
VALUES IN THEIR 
OPINIONS AND 
COME TO THE 
ULTIMATE 
CONSENSUS THAT 
IS BEST FOR THIS 
COUNTRY. 
>> WHAT IS IT 
EXACTLY IN THE 
CDC GUIDELINES 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T LIKE? 
>> YEAH. 
SO THE CDC 
GUIDELINES THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
MENTIONED TODAY 
I WOULD NOTE IT 
WAS EMPHASIZED 
BY DR. REDFIELD 
THAT HE DOESN'T 
WANT THESE 
GUIDELINES TO BE 
A REASON FOR 
SCHOOLS TO NOT 
REOPEN. 
THEY'RE NOT 
REQUIREMENTS AND 
THEY'RE NOT PRE 
SIP TIFF AND 
THAT IS PER THE 
CDC DIRECTOR. 
>> WHAT IS IT 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT THINKS 
IS TOO STRICT 
AND TOO 
EXPENSIVE AND 
TOO IMPRACTICAL. 
>> ONE OF THE 
THINGS IS IN THE 
GUIDELINES, 
WHICH I WOULD 
NOTE THAT IN 
THESE GUIDELINES 
THERE ARE 28 
IMPLICIT 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
THAT THE 
GUIDELINES 
AREN'T EVEN 
FEASIBLE. 
18 TIMES IT IS 
MENTIONED THAT 
SOME OF THIS 
MIGHT NOT BE 
POSSIBLE. 
NINE TIMES IT IS 
MENTIONED THAT 
SOME OF THIS 
MIGHT NOT BE 
FEASIBLE. 
THAT IS EMBEDDED 
IN THE 
GUIDELINES. 
ONE IS ON FOOD 
SERVICES. 
HAVE CHILDREN 
BRING THEIR OWN 
MEALS. 
THERE ARE 22 
MILLION CHILDREN 
IN THE COUNTRY 
THAT DEPEND ON 
MEALS AT SCHOOLS 
AND DEPEND ON 
ACCESS TO 
NUTRITION AT 
SCHOOL THAT. 
IS ONE EXAMPLE. 
>> IS THAT ONE 
THING THAT THE 
PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T LIKE. 
ARE THERE 
OTHERS. 
>> THERE ARE 
SEVERAL IN 
THERE. 
WE NEED TO MAKE 
SURE AS THE -- 
>> I'M WONDERING 
WHAT THEY'RE 
GOING TO CHANGE 
IS MY POINT. 
>> YOU WILL SEE. 
AS THE VICE 
PRESIDENT SAID, 
THE CDC WILL 
COME OUT WITH 
NEW GUIDELINES, 
ADDITIONAL 
GUIDELINES. 
YOU WILL SEE 
THOSE WHEN THEY 
COME OUT. 
>> QUICKLY, THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE CDC CLEARLY 
DON'T SEEM TO BE 
ON THE SAME PAGE 
WHAT THE 
GUIDANCE IS AND 
WHAT THE CDC IS 
PUTTING OUT. 
WHY DOESN'T THE 
PRESIDENT GO TO 
THE TASK FORCE 
MEETINGS SO HE 
CAN TALK ABOUT 
THEM? 
OUR REPORTING IS 
THAT HE HASN'T 
BEEN TO ONE 
SINCE APRIL. 
>> I WOULD NOTE 
THAT THE CDC IS 
ON THE SAME PAGE 
AS THE PRESIDENT 
WHICH IS WHY YOU 
HEARD THE CDC 
DIRECTOR 
UNDERSCORE THESE 
ARE NOT 
REQUIREMENTS AND 
THERE WILL BE 
SUPPLEMENT 
GUIDELINES. 
THEY ARE ON THE 
SAME PAGE. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
BRIEFED ABOUT 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
EACH AND EVERY 
DAY. 
THE RELEVANT 
INFORMATION IS 
BROUGHT TO HIM 
ON THE BIG 
DECISIONS AND HE 
MOVES FORWARD ON 
WHAT IS BEST FOR 
OUR COUNTRY. 
>> FOLLOWING UP 
ON THE NEW CDC 
GUIDELINE THAT'S 
WE'RE TOLD ARE 
COMING OUT NEXT 
WEEK. 
DID THE WHITE 
HOUSE PRESSURE 
THE CDC TO 
CHANGE PUBLIC 
HEALTH GUIDELINE 
THAT'S WERE 
REACHED IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH 
MEDICAL 
PROFESSIONALS 
BECAUSE THE 
PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T LIKE 
THEM. 
>> NOT AT ALL. 
BUT THE 
PRESIDENT MADE 
HIS OPINION 
QUITE CLEAR ON 
TWITTER THIS 
MORNING FOR ALL 
TO SEE. 
WE WOULD NOTE 
THAT GUIDELINES. 
I WOULD 
UNDERSCORE THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS 
BECAUSE IT IS AN 
ORGANIZATION 
MADE UP OF 
67,000 
PEDIATRICIANS 
THAT THEY 
REPRESENT. 
THEY ARE VERY 
ADAMANT ABOUT 
KIDS NEEDING TO 
GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
THEY SAY SCHOOL 
POLICIES MUST BE 
FLEXIBLE IN 
RESPONDING TO 
NEW INFORMATION 
AND SPECIFIC 
POLICIES ARE NOT 
WORKING, 
POLICIES SHOULD 
BE PRACTICAL, 
FEASIBLE AND 
APPROPRIATE FOR 
CHILD AND 
ADOLESCENT 
DEVELOPMENT. 
>> PLACING DESKS 
APART FROM EACH 
OTHER, 
STAGGERING 
SCHOOL TIMES. 
>> I'M NOT GOING 
TO GET INTO EACH 
AND EVERY 
ELEMENT AND 
WHERE HE STANDS 
ON IT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
WANTS US TO GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
SAFELY. 
OUR CHILDREN 
DEPEND ON IT. 
THESE SCHOOLS 
ARE ESSENTIAL. 
AND I THINK HE 
STANDS ON THE 
SIDE OF PARENTS 
ACROSS THIS 
COUNTRY WHO WANT 
TO SEE THEIR 
KIDS BACK IN 
SCHOOL, WHO WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEIR KIDS 
DON'T FALL 
BEHIND IN 
EDUCATION. 
>> THANK YOU. 
BY THIS POINT IN 
THE 2016 
CAMPAIGN, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAD BEEN TALKING 
ABOUT WHAT WOULD 
ULTIMATELY 
BECOME THE USMCA 
FOR MORE THAN 
NINE MONTHS. 
WHEN CAN WE 
EXPECT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP TO DETAIL 
HIS PRIORITIES 
FOR THE SECOND 
TERM. 
>> I THINK YOU 
HEAR HIM TALK 
ABOUT IT QUITE 
OFTEN. 
MORE TRADE DEALS 
ARE ON THE 
HORIZON FROM 
THIS PRESIDENT. 
LOWER TAXES. 
MORE FUNDING FOR 
OUR SCHOOLS. 
ONE ANNOUNCEMENT 
THAT I HAVE FOR 
YOU IS IN CARES 
ACT 4, HE IS 
LOOKING TO 
SUBSTANTIALLY 
BUMP UP MONEY 
FOR EDUCATION. 
BUT AT THE SAME 
TIME UNDERSTAND 
THAT THIS MONEY 
SHOULD GO TO 
STUDENTS. 
SO THAT IS ONE 
PRIORITY WE'RE 
LOOKING AT MORE 
IN THE IMMEDIATE 
TERM. 
SUPPORTING OUR 
SCHOOLS AND 
FAMILIES. 
HE TALKED ABOUT 
PAYOUT -- 
STIMULUS PAYOUTS 
TO AMERICANS WHO 
WORKED VERY WELL 
THE FIRST TIME. 
HE MENTIONED 
THAT FOR A PHASE 
4. HE TALKED 
ABOUT A PAYROLL 
TAX HOLIDAY 
WHICH WOULD BE A 
TAX HOLIDAY FOR 
WORKERS. 
YOU WILL HEAR 
ABOUT HIS SECOND 
TERM IN THE 
COMING MONTHS. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
HE MIGHT DETAIL 
SOME OF THOSE 
PRIORITIES IN 
HIS SPEECH THIS 
SATURDAY AT THE 
RALLY IN NEW 
HAMPSHIRE. 
>> I DON'T WANT 
TO GET AHEAD OF 
HIS SPEECH ON 
SATURDAY BUT YOU 
WILL BE HEARING 
ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
DECISION FOR THE 
SECOND TERM, 
BUILDING THE 
ECONOMY IS ONE 
THING THAT HE 
MENTIONED JUST 
THIS WEEK. 
HE BROUGHT THE 
HOTTEST ECONOMY 
IN MODERN 
HISTORY ONCE. 
HE WANTS TO DO 
IT AGAIN. 
HE DID IT 
THROUGH 
DEREGULATION AND 
THAT LED TO 
HISTORIC LOW FOR 
BLACK AMERICANS, 
HISPANIC 
AMERICANS 
DISABLED 
VETERANS. 
OUTHOUSES ARE 
THE POLICIES HE 
IS LOOKING AT 
FOR A SECOND 
TERM. 
>> THINKING THAT 
YOU CAN SAY TO 
REPUBLICANS ON 
CAPITOL HILL WHO 
HAVE TALKED TO 
REPORTERS AND 
SAY THEY WANT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TO BE MORE 
FORCEFUL ON WHAT 
HE PLANS TO DO. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN CLEAR. 
I MENTIONED WHAT 
HE WANTS IN 
CARES ACT 4. HE 
MENTIONED SOME 
OTHER THINGS. 
HE IS VOCAL 
ABOUT WHAT HE 
WANTS AND YOU 
WILL BE HEARING 
MORE FROM HIM. 
>> I WANTED TO 
FOLLOW ON THE 
RALLY QUESTION. 
JUST BEFORE YOU 
CAME OUT, THE 
DIRECTOR OF THE 
TULSA HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT SAID 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
RALLY VERY 
LIKELY 
CONTRIBUTED TO A 
SURGE IN 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN THE 
CITY. 
WE KNOW THAT 
ALLIES AND 
ADVISERS OF THE 
PRESIDENT TESTED 
POSITIVE IN 
TULSA AND IN NEW 
HAMPSHIRE MASKS 
ARE RECOMMENDED 
BUT NOT 
REQUIRED. 
SO I'M WONDERING 
FIRST WHY THE 
PRESIDENT 
CONTINUES NOT TO 
REQUIRE MASKS AT 
HIS RALLIES, 
CONSIDERING 
WE'VE SEEN THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
OUTCOME FROM IT 
AND WHETHER THAT 
OR OTHER CHANGES 
ARE SOMETHING 
THAT HE MIGHT 
LOOK AT GOING 
FORWARD. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN 
OPERATING IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH 
CDC BUT NOT 
REQUIRED. 
HE SAID IF HE 
WASN'T TESTED 
EVERY DAY AND HE 
WAS IN A 
SITUATION WHERE 
HE COULDN'T 
DISTANCE, HE 
WOULD WEAR A 
MASK. 
WE HAND THEM 
OUT. 
WE HAND THEM OUT 
BY THE CAMPAIGN. 
AND IT IS 
PEOPLE'S 
INDIVIDUAL 
CHOICE WHETHER 
TO GO. 
>> I WOULD JUST 
SAY THAT I HAVE 
NO DATA TO 
INDICATE THAT ON 
MY END. 
BUT THE DECISION 
OF INDIVIDUALS 
WHETHER TO GO. 
WE ENCOURAGE THE 
WEARING OF 
MASKS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID IF HE 
COULDN'T 
DISTANCE, HE 
WOULD. 
BUT IT IS THE 
INDIVIDUAL 
CHOICE OF THE 
PERSON. 
>> I KNOW THE 
CHIEF OF STAFF 
AND NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISOR 
HAVE BEEN 
TALKING 
INDICATING THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
MIGHT BOTH SIGN 
THE BILL THAT 
WAS PASSED BY 
CONGRESS EARLIER 
OR LAST WEEK. 
I'M WONDERING IF 
YOU HAVE ANY 
UPDATED GUIDANCE 
ON THE TIMING OF 
THOSE THINGS BUT 
ALSO WE'VE HEARD 
CONCERN FROM 
U.S. COMPANIES 
THAT SORT OF 
AGGRESSIVE 
SANCTIONS THAT 
WOULD BE UNDER 
THE LATEST BILL 
COULD HURT THEIR 
BUSINESSES IN 
HONG KONG AND 
CHINA. 
AND SO I'M 
WONDERING IF YOU 
COULD KIND OF 
TALK THROUGH THE 
ADMINISTRATION'S 
THOUGHTS ABOUT 
BALANCING, YOU 
KNOW, HOW 
AGGRESSIVELY YOU 
WOULD BE 
SANCTIONING 
CHINESE 
OFFICIALS VERSUS 
U.S. CITIZENS. 
>> I'M NOT GOING 
TO GET AHEAD OF 
THE PRESIDENT ON 
WHAT OUR ACTIONS 
ON CHINA WILL 
BE. 
YOU WILL BE 
HEARING ABOUT 
UPCOMING ACTIONS 
ON CHINA. 
I CAN CONFIRM 
THAT. 
>> SO THIS 
MORNING ROBERT 
O'BRIEN SAID 
THAT CHINA HAS 
BASICALLY AN 
EXED HONG KONG. 
CAN YOU EXPLAIN 
WHAT HE MEANS BY 
THAT AND WHAT 
THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
PLANS TO DO 
ABOUT IT. 
>> I THINK HIS 
WORDS ARE QUITE 
CLEAR. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
QUITE CLEAR FROM 
THIS PODIUM THAT 
HONG KONG 
SPECIAL STATUS 
IS AT RISK 
BECAUSE OF THE 
CHINESE ACTIONS. 
>> JUST TO 
FOLLOW UP, ONE 
OF THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
PLANS ON 
ANNEXATION. 
>> I WON'T GET 
AHEAD OF THE 
PRESIDENT ON 
THOSE ACTIONS. 
YES. 
>> YOU MENTIONED 
-- THAT HE MIGHT 
TAKE FUNDING 
AWAY. 
FIRST OF ALL, 
WHY WOULD HE 
WANT TO TAKE 
FUNDING AWAY 
FROM SCHOOLS? 
SECOND OF ALL, 
WHICH FUNDING IS 
HE REFERRING TO 
SPECIFICALLY. 
THIRDLY, WHAT 
AUTHORITY DOES 
HE HAVE TO DO 
THAT GIVE THEN 
MOST PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS ARE 
FUNDED BY LOCAL 
PROPERTY TAXES 
IN. 
>> SO I WOULD 
NOTE THAT WHAT I 
SAID TO KRISTIN 
JUST A BIT AGO, 
HE WANTS TO 
INCREASE FUNDING 
IN CARES 4 FOR 
EDUCATION. 
BUT HE IS 
LOOKING AT 
POTENTIALLY 
REDIRECTING THAT 
TO MAKE SURE IT 
GOES TO THE 
STUDENTS AND 
MOST LIKELY TIED 
TO THE STUDENTS 
AND NOT TO A 
DISTRICT WHERE 
SCHOOLS ARE 
CLOSED. 
AND I WOULD NOTE 
THAT HE SAID 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
HE MAY CONSIDER 
IN THE TWEET. 
>> I HEARD WHAT 
YOU SAID WITH 
REGARD TO CARES. 
BUT WITH REGARD 
TO THE 
PRESIDENT, HE 
WAS SAYING IT AS 
A -- I GUESS AS 
A THREAT. 
IF DEMOCRATIC 
GOVERNORS OR 
OFFICIALS DON'T 
OPEN SCHOOLS IN 
THE WAY THAT HE 
WANTS THEM. 
I'M JUST 
WONDERING, 
AGAIN, WHAT 
AUTHORITY HE 
WOULD USE TO DO 
THAT AND WHICH 
SPECIFIC FUNDS 
HE IS TARGETING. 
>> YEAH. 
NOT IN THE WAYS 
THAT HE WANTS 
THEM TO OPEN. 
HE WANTS THEM TO 
REOPEN 
ALTOGETHER. 
HE WANTS 
STUDENTS TO BE 
WELCOMED BACK TO 
THE SCHOOLS. 
THERE ARE REAL 
CONSEQUENCES. 
LET'S BE CLEAR 
WHAT WE'RE 
TALKING ABOUT 
HERE. 
WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT A 
SITUATION WHERE 
YOU HAVE THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE NEGATIVE 
IMPACTS OF 
CHILDREN NOT IN 
SCHOOLS. 
LEARNING 
DEFICITS IS 
AMONG THEM. 
THERE'S 
INCREASES IN 
CHILD AND 
ADOLESCENT 
PHYSICAL OR 
SEXUAL ABUSE 
BECAUSE YOU 
DON'T HAVE 
PEOPLE REPORTING 
AND NOTIFYING 
LIKE TEACHERS 
AND PE TEACHERS 
AND SCHOOL 
PERSONNEL 
NOTIFYING HEALTH 
DEPARTMENTS WHEN 
THEY SEE SIGNS 
OF THIS. 
YOU HAVE 
INCREASED 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE, 
DEPRESSION, 
SUICIDAL FROM 
THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
GOING TO PUSH 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN. 
THESE ARE GRAVE 
CONSEQUENCES. 
EVEN CNN 
REPORTING THAT 
EXPERTS BEFORE 
THE RECENT 
DECLINE IN CALLS 
TO CHILD ABUSE 
HOTLINES MAY 
MEAN THAT MORE 
CASES ARE GOING 
UNNOTICEABLE. 
THIS IS 
UNACCEPTABLE. 
OUR TEACHERS ARE 
ESSENTIAL AND HE 
WANTS THE 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN. 
>> THERE SEEMS 
TO BE SOME 
DISAGREEMENT ON 
HOW TO DO THAT 
SAFELY. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
WILL ALWAYS 
STAND UP TO 
TEACHERS UNIONS 
WHO WANT TO KEEP 
THE SCHOOLS 
CLOSED. 
BECAUSE WHAT IS 
BEST FOR THE 
CHILD IS FOR THE 
SCHOOLS TO BE 
OPEN. 
THAT IS PRETTY 
CLEAR. 
EBONY. 
>> HE WANTS TO 
KEEP THE SCHOOLS 
CLOSED. 
>> WHAT IS GOING 
ON. 
NEW YORK CITY 
OFFICIALS SAID 
THAT SCHOOLS 
WOULD GO BACK IN 
THE FALL ON THE 
SCHEDULE OF TWO 
TO THREE DAYS A 
WEEK. 
IS THAT 
SOMETHING THAT 
THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> I HAVEN'T 
SPOKEN TO HIM 
ABOUT THAT PLAN 
IN PARTICULAR. 
IT IS 
ENCOURAGING WHEN 
YOU SEE THAT 
KIDS WILL BE 
WELCOME BACK ON 
THE CAMPUS. 
>> THE SUPREME 
COURT IS 
EXPECTED TO RULE 
TOMORROW ON 
WHETHER OR NOT 
THE PRESIDENT 
CAN KEEP HIS 
FINANCIAL 
RECORDS SECRET. 
I'M WONDERING IF 
THE COURT RULES 
AGAINST THE 
PRESIDENT HE 
WILL BE HAPPY TO 
HAND OVER HIS 
RECORD TO 
CONGRESS AND THE 
MANHATTAN 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY. 
>> IT IS IN FACT 
A HYPOTHETICAL. 
I WON'T ANSWER 
THAT. 
I WILL GET BACK 
TO YOU TOMORROW 
WHICH WE HOPE IS 
IN THE FAVOR OF 
THE PRESIDENT. 
>> TWO QUESTIONS 
FOR YOU. 
DID THE 
PRESIDENT ASK 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
MEXICO IF HE 
WOULD PAY FOR 
THE WALL? 
AND WHAT 
HAPPENED TO THAT 
THREAT? 
>> SO THAT 
DISCUSSION DID 
NOT COME UP WHEN 
I WAS IN THE 
ROOM. 
>> THE SAME 
QUESTION. 
IS THE PRESIDENT 
FILING DOCUMENTS 
THIS WEEK TO BE 
ABLE TO RESIGN 
DACA ONCE AGAIN. 
>> NO 
ANNOUNCEMENTS ON 
THAT FRONT. 
WHEN WE HAVE AN  
ANNOUNCEMENT, 
YOU WILL BE THE 
FIRST TO KNOW. 
>> IS PRESIDENT 
TRUMP GOING TO 
DISCUSS WITH THE 
PRESIDENT ANY 
DETAILS ABOUT 
THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDER? 
>> IN THE 
DISCUSSIONS I 
WAS A PART OF, 
THERE IS NOT AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
DISCUSSED. 
BUT THERE WILL 
BE SOME 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS 
THIS WEEK. 
>> CAN YOU GIVE 
US A PREVIEW OF 
WHAT THEY MIGHT 
ENTAIL. 
>> NO PREVIEW 
BUT THERE WILL 
BE SOME THIS 
WEEK. 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
JUSTICE SNOW AND 
HIS 
NONAPPEARANCE 
TODAY. 
WHAT MESSAGE 
DOES THAT GIVE 
TO THE REST OF 
THE WORLD. 
>> CANADA WAS 
UNABLE TO TRAVEL 
BECAUSE OF THE 
RESTRICTIONS 
WITH REGARD TO 
COVID. 
>> I WANTED TO 
CONFIRM 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT OF 
MEXICO TALKED 
ABOUT 
IMMIGRATION AT 
ALL IN THEIR 
MEETING TODAY. 
>> IT CAME UP 
BRIEFLY AND JUST 
NOTING THE GREAT 
COOPERATION THAT 
HAS BEEN HAD 
BETWEEN MEXICO 
AND THE UNITED 
STATES. 
MEXICO 
MOBILIZING THE 
TROOPS TO THE 
BORDER WENT A 
VERY LONG WAY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN A GREAT 
PARTNER TO THIS 
COUNTRY BOTH ON 
THE USMCA AND 
WITH REGARD TO 
IMMIGRATION AND 
DRUG 
INTERDICTION. 
A LOT OF LIVES 
HAVE BEEN SAVED 
THANKS TO THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
COOPERATION. 
>> DID HE ASK 
THE PRESIDENT 
WHAT TO DO ON 
IMMIGRATION OR 
THE BORDER. 
>> I WON'T GET 
INTO THEIR 
PRIVATE 
CONVERSATIONS 
OTHER THAN TO 
KNOW THERE WAS 
GREAT 
COOPERATION AND 
THAT WAS NOTED 
TODAY. 
>> FOLLOWING UP 
ON THE 
QUESTIONS. 
YOU HAVE BEHIND 
THE PODIUM 
TALKED ABOUT THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
FEDERALISM, 
LOCAL ASK STATE 
OFFICIALS BEING 
ABLE TO DECIDE 
WHAT TO DO WITH 
THEIR OWN 
RESIDENTS. 
HOW MANY COME 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
SCHOOLS THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
THREATENS 
SCHOOLS SAYING 
IF THEY DON'T 
FOLLOW HIS 
GUIDANCE HE WILL 
THREATEN THEIR 
FUNDING? 
WHY IS THAT 
PRINCIPLE NOT 
BEING FOLLOWED. 
>> HE THINKS THE 
FUNDING SHOULD 
GO TO THE CHILD. 
IT SHOULD BE 
THERE FOR 
CHILDREN GOING 
TO SCHOOL. 
KEEPING SCHOOLS 
CLOSED DOWN IS 
AN ATTAINABLE 
PROSPECT. 
IF THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS GOING TO 
STAND FOR 
ANYTHING, IT 
WILL STAND 
AGAINST CHILD 
ABUSE WHICH 
REPORTING FALLS 
WHEN SCHOOLS ARE 
CLOSED. 
IT WILL BE 
STANDING FOR 
EDUCATIONAL 
EQUALITY. 
AS NOTED BY 
MCKENZIE AND 
COMPANY I WAS 
READING REPORTS 
THAT LEARNING 
LOSS WILL BE 
GREATEST IF 
SCHOOLS STAY 
CLOSED AMONG LOW 
INCOME, BLACK 
AND HISPANIC 
STUDENTS. 
THIS PRESIDENT 
FIENTS FOR 
OPPORTUNITY AND 
HE WILL FIGHT 
FORT SCHOOLS TO 
STAY OPEN. 
HIGH SCHOOL 
DROPOUT RATES. 
THIS IS ANOTHER 
THING. 
IN THE WAKE OF 
SCHOOL CLOSURES 
AFTER HURRICANE 
KATRINA AND 
MARIA, 14 TO 20% 
OF STUDENTS 
NEVER RETURNED 
TO SCHOOL. 
THERE IS AN 
ESTIMATE THAT 2 
TO 9% OF 
STUDENTS COULD 
DROP OUT BECAUSE 
OF THE PERMANENT 
SHUTDOWN IN 
SCHOOLS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
WILL STAND ON 
THE SIDE OF OUR 
CHILDREN. 
>> SECOND 
QUESTION. 
THERE WAS A 
QUOTA TRIBUTED 
TO ONE OF YOUR 
COLLEAGUES 
SAYING IF YOU 
COME TO AMERICA, 
YOU SHOULD 
ASSIMILATE. 
WHY DO WE NEED 
TO HAVE LITTLE 
HAVANA. 
IS THAT A 
STATEMENT THAT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
STANDS BEHIND. 
>> I SPOKE TO 
KATIE BEFORE 
COMING OUT HERE. 
SHE SAYS THE 
QUOTES ARE NOT 
TRUE AS 
DESCRIBED IN THE 
BOOK. 
THERE IS NO 
GREATER ALLY OF 
THE CUBAN 
COMMUNITY THAN 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
HE MOVED HIS 
RESIDENTS DOWN 
TO SOUTH FLORIDA 
IN PARTICULAR 
AND THERE'S NO 
GREATER ADVOCATE 
AGAINST 
SOCIALISM THAN 
THE CUBAN 
COMMUNITY IN 
THIS COUNTRY AND 
THE PRESIDENT 
WHO SAID AMERICA 
WILL NEVER BE A 
SOCIALIST 
COUNTRY 
>> CANCELED THE 
TEXAS REPUBLICAN 
CONVENTION 
BECAUSE OF COVID 
CONCERNS. 
ARE THERE ANY 
FRESH THOUGHTS 
ABOUT SCALING 
BACK 
JACKSONVILLE. 
>> NO. 
WE'RE STILL 
MOVING FORWARD 
WITH 
JACKSONVILLE. 
IT WILL BE A 
SAFEST. 
IT WILL BE A 
GOOD EVENT AND 
UP TO THE RNC 
HOW THE DETAILS 
ARE HASHED OUT. 
>> A COUPLE OF 
THE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES ARE 
CHALLENGING THE 
ICE RULING. 
HAVING TO DO 
WITH VISAS FOR 
STUDENTS IF 
UNIVERSITIES ARE 
NOT HOLDING IN-
PERSON CLASSES. 
I'M WONDERING IF 
THAT IS AIMED AT 
PRESSURING 
COLLEGES TO 
FULLY OPEN EVEN 
IF THEY FEEL IT 
IS NOT SAFE TO 
DO SO. 
>> YOU DON'T GET 
A VISA FOR 
TAKING ONLINE 
CLASSES FROM 
LET'S SAY THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
PHOENIX. 
WHY WOULD YOU IF 
YOU WERE TAKING 
ONLINE CLASSES 
GENERALLY. 
I WOULD NOTE 
WITH REGARD TO 
HARVARD AND MIT 
SUING OVER 
THERE. 
WITH ALL DUE 
RESPECT TO MY 
FORMER ALMA 
MATER. 
A BETTER LAWSUIT 
WOULD COME FROM 
STUDENTS WHO 
HAVE TO PAY FULL 
TUITION WITH NO 
ACCESS TO IN 
PERSON CLASSES 
TO ATTEND. 
>> THE 
JACKSONVILLE 
EVENT, COULD 
THAT INCLUDE 
MOVING EVENTS 
ELSEWHERE IF 
CASES CONTINUE 
TO RISE IN 
FLORIDA, MAYBE 
BACK TO 
CHARLOTTE IF THE 
CASES THERE GO 
DOWN. 
>> I'LL LEAVE 
THAT TO THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
NOT ENGAGE IN 
HYPOTHETICALS. 
HE IS EXCITED TO 
GO TO HIS HOME 
STATE. 
JACKSONVILLE IS 
THE DESIGNATED 
PLACE OF THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION. 
>> AS SCHOOLS 
ARE CONSIDERING 
A MIDDLE OF THE 
ROAD APPROACH 
THAT PERHAPS NEW 
YORK IS LOOKING 
AT, IS THAT 
SOMETHING THAT 
IS ACCEPTABLE TO 
THE PRESIDENT, 
HALF HOME AND 
HALF IN THE 
BUILDING AS 
OPPOSED TO 
OPENING THEM UP 
FULLY. 
>> THAT WOULD BE 
UP TO THE 
PRESIDENT. 
I HAVEN'T SPOKEN 
TO HIM ABOUT THE 
MIDDLE OF THE 
ROAD APPROACH. 
BUT I WILL GET 
AN ANSWER FOR 
YOU. 
THESE WERE 
THOUGHTFUL 
QUESTIONS. 
I APPRECIATED 
THEM. 
THIS IS A BIT OF 
A NEWS ITEM. 
KANSAS CITY 
MAYOR AND THE 
GOVERNOR OWE 
WROTE TO THE 
GOVERNOR WE ARE 
AT A CRISIS 
POINT HE SAID. 
ADDITIONAL HELP 
WAS NEEDED TO 
PROVIDE MORE 
TOOLS FOR LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AND 
PROSECUTORS TO 
ENTER UP 
CONSPIRACIES TO 
COMMIT MURDER 
AND OFFENSES 
COMMITTED BY 
FELONS USING 
WEAPONS IN THE 
STREETS OF 
KANSAS CITY. 
AS OF YESTERDAY 
KANSAS CITY HAD 
REACHED 40 
HOMICIDES. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
MAYOR'S OFFICE. 
ABSOLUTELY 
TRAGIC NUMBERS. 
AND ATTORNEY 
GENERAL BARR HAS 
ANNOUNCED THAT 
THE LAUNCH -- 
THERE WILL BE A 
LAUNCH OF WHAT 
WILL BE CALLED 
OPERATION 
LEGEND. 
A NEW INITIATIVE 
DESIGNATED TO 
FIGHT THE SURGE 
OF VIOLENT CRIME 
WE HAVE SEEN IN 
KANSAS CITY 
DIRECTLY IN 
RESPONSE TO 
THOSE REQUESTS 
BY THE MAYOR AND 
BY THE GOVERNOR. 
IT IS 
SPECIFICALLY 
OPERATION LEGEND 
IS GOING TO 
FOCUS ON A 
FEDERAL EFFORT 
TO INCREASE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
PRESENCE IN THE 
CITY. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BARR HAS 
DIRECTED AGENTS 
FROM THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICES, LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES, THE 
FBI, U.S. 
MARSHAL AND ATF 
TO BE ON THE 
GROUND IN KANSAS 
CITY WITHIN THE 
NEXT TEN DAYS TO 
HELP OFFICIALS 
FIGHT THE SURGE 
OF VIOLENT 
CRIME. 
OPERATION LEGEND 
IS NAMED AFTER 4-
YEAR-OLD LEGEND 
WHO TRAGICALLY 
DIED ON JUNE 
29th AS A RESULT 
OF BEING SHOT IN 
THE FACE WHILE 
HE SLEPT IN HIS 
HOME. 
HE SURVIVED A 
HEART SURGERY AS 
AN INFANT AND 
TRAGICALLY LOST 
HIS LIFE. 
WE AT THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT NEVER 
HAPPENS AND USE 
OUR RESOURCES TO 
THE FULLEST 
EXTENT OF THE 
LAW TO ENSURE 
THAT INDIVIDUALS 
AND YOUNG 
CHILDREN LIKE 
LEGEND ARE ABLE 
TO LIVE THEIR 
LIVES AND LIVE 
SO PEACEFULLY. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> THE 
SECRETARY SAYING 
THE PRESIDENT 
WOULD PUSH FOR 
THE SCHOOLS TO 
OPEN IN THE FALL 
AND WILL STAND 
UP TO TEACHERS 
UNIONS OPPOSING 
THE PLAN. 
WE HAVE MORE 
FROM THE WHITE 
HOUSE IN JUST A 
MOMENT. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW  AND WE 
HAVE OUR NBC 
NEWS NOW 
CORRESPONDENT  
ALEXA. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME. 
WE START OFF 
WITH HEADLINES 
OUT OF NEW 
JERSEY. 
NEW JERSEY HAS 
CERTAIN MANDATES 
IN PLACE TO WEAR 
AT FACE MASK IN 
DOORS BUT 
GOVERNOR PHIL 
MURPHY IS 
STEPPING IT UP 
WITH THOSE 
REQUIRED TO WEAR 
A PASS, A FACE 
MASK OUTDOORS 
WHEN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IS 
NOT POSSIBLE. 
>> THIS VIRUS 
DOES NOT CARE 
ABOUT WHAT PARTY 
YOU BELONG TO 
OUR WAY OF YOU 
WILL BE MASKING 
UP, YOU OR YOUR 
FAMILY. 
IT FRANKLY JUST 
WANTS TO KILL 
YOU AND MOVE ON 
TO THE NEXT 
VICTIM. 
IT DOES CARE IF 
YOU WEAR A MASK, 
PERIOD, FULL 
STOCK. 
>> THIS IS 
LARGELY GETTING 
YOUNG PEOPLE AND 
THERE WAS A 
BREATH OF PRESS 
BRIEFING 
EARLIER, AND 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> MY COHORTS OF 
INDIVIDUALS ARE 
TESTING POSITIVE 
AND GETTING 
YOUNGER AND 
YOUNGER. 
A LOT OF THE 
YOUNGER FOLKS 
MAY BE COMING 
INTO THE 
HOSPITALS BUT 
NOT WITH AS 
ACUTE NEEDS AS 
WHAT WE HAVE 
SEEN IN THE 
PAST. 
>> THE DATA ALSO 
SHOWS THAT BLACK 
AND LATINO 
RESIDENTS ARE 
IMPACTED MORE 
SEVERELY THAN 
WHITE RESIDENTS. 
>>> ROUGHLY 
36,000 EMPLOYEES 
WERE WARNED 
ABOUT FURLOUGHS 
AND MORE THAN 
ONE THIRD OF THE 
STAFF, MENTIONING
OTHER OPTIONS 
WOULD BE 
EXHAUSTED BEFORE 
LAYOFFS BUT THEY 
COULD NOT 
CONTINUE AT THE 
CURRENT PAYROLL 
LEVEL AFTER 
OCTOBER 1st. 
>>> THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL 
RELEASING A 
DETAILED REPORT 
REGARDING THE 
GEORGE FLOYD 
PROTEST, MAKING 
MULTIPLE 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
INCLUDING 
REDESIGNING 
PUBLIC SAFETY IN 
THE ROLE OF THE 
POLICE. 
IT IS SUGGESTING 
THAT MINOR 
OFFENSES SHOULD 
BE DECRIMINALIZED
AND LESS IN 
CONTACT WITH THE 
POLICE, 
PARTICULARLY IN 
COMMUNITIES OF 
COLOR. 
>>> THAT IS THE 
LATEST HEADLINES 
THIS EVENING. 
BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, ALEXA. 
>>> IT IS BEEN 
TOUGH GETTING 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
TEST IN LOS 
ANGELES IF 
YOU'RE 
ASYMPTOMATIC AND 
DO NOT HAVE 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS BUT 
THE TEST 
SITUATION IS 
STARTING TO 
IMPROVE. 
OUR NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOE FRYER IS 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
DODGER STADIUM 
AND HOW ARE 
THINGS OVER 
THERE CHANGING 
FOR THE BETTER? 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS ANOTHER BUSY 
DAY AT DODGER 
STADIUM AND THIS 
IS NORMALLY 
WHERE BASEBALL 
WILL BE PLAYED. 
THIS IS THE 
SCENE BEHIND ME 
IN THE PARKING 
LOT WITH 6000 
PEOPLE TESTED 
HERE DAY, BY FAR 
THE LARGEST IN 
THE COUNTY. 
THE FOLKS IN 
LINE HAD TO 
SCHEDULE AN 
APPOINTMENT. YOU 
CANNOT JUST SHOW 
UP BUT AFTER YOU 
GET YOUR 
APPOINTMENT YOU 
GET HERE, CHECK-
IN AT YOUR 
SCHEDULED TIME. 
THEY GIVE YOU 
THE TESTING YOU 
SWAB YOURSELF 
INSIDE OF YOUR 
CAR AND 
HOPEFULLY GET 
THE TEST RESULTS 
IN A FEW DAYS. 
THIS WAS THE 
FIRST MAJOR CITY 
IN THE COUNTRY 
SAYING AND LATE 
APRIL THAT 
ANYONE THAT 
WANTS A TEST CAN 
GET A TEST EVEN 
IF YOU ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
THAT HAS BEEN 
THE STRATEGY BUT 
WE WILL SAME THE 
LAST FEW WEEKS 
IT IS DEMANDING 
TO GET THE TESTS,
AND TO GET 
SWABBED AT 
DODGER STADIUM. 
I'VE BEEN 
KEEPING AN EYE 
ALL DAY TODAY 
AND THROUGHOUT 
MOST OF THE DAY 
I WAS ABLE TO 
FIND TESTING 
SPOTS THAT WERE 
AVAILABLE 
FRIDAY, TWO DAYS 
FOR NOW. 
THE SPOTS FOR 
TODAY WERE 
FILLED UP AND AS 
OF THIS 
AFTERNOON THE 
SPOTS ON FRIDAY 
WERE FILLED UP. 
IF YOU WANT A 
SPOT YOU NEED TO 
GO AHEAD AND GET 
THEM BECAUSE 
THEY ARE 
RELEASED A FEW 
DAYS IN ADVANCE. 
>> IT LOOKS LIKE 
THERE ARE QUITE 
A FEW CARS THERE 
AND IT HAS BEEN 
PRETTY BUSY. 
WHAT DO PEOPLE 
HAVE TO DO TO 
GET TESTED AND 
WHAT IS THE 
PROCESS LIKE AND 
YOU SAID THEY 
REGISTER ONLINE. 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS AN ONLINE 
SETUP. 
AS I SAID, EVER 
SINCE THE END OF 
APRIL SINCE THE 
MAYOR CAME OUT 
AND SAID ANYONE 
CAN GET A TEST 
AND WHEN YOU 
SIGN UP THEY 
WILL ASK YOU IF 
YOU HAVE 
SYMPTOMS ARE IF 
YOU ARE A FRONT-
LINE WORKER. 
THEY WILL ASK 
ABOUT THE 
TESTING RESULTS 
USUALLY HAPPEN 
WITHIN A DAY OR 
TWO. 
OTHERWISE IT'S 
MORE LIKE THREE 
OR FIVE DAYS. 
IF YOU SIGN UP 
AN EVENT, AND 
WITH PEOPLE MORE 
OUT IN ABOUT 
THEY MAY HAVE 
BEEN MORE LIKELY 
TO HAVE BEEN 
EXPOSED TO 
SOMEONE THAT 
TEST DEPOSIT OR 
IF THEY THINK 
THEY WERE EXPOSED
THEY WANT TO GET 
A TEST TOO. 
THERE ARE A LOT 
OF REASONS WHY 
MORE PEOPLE WANT 
TO GET TESTED 
>> ON MONDAY GUY 
SCHWARTZ WAS 
REPORTING 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
DODGER STADIUM 
BUT THE STADIUM 
WAS UNEXPECTEDLY 
CLOSED AND DO WE 
KNOW WHY AND WAS 
THAT AN IMPACT 
ON THE TESTING 
THIS WEEK? 
>> THAT WAS 
SURPRISING AND 
CAUGHT A LOT OF 
PEOPLE OFF 
GUARD. 
>> Reporter: THE 
CITY SAID IT WAS 
ALWAYS SUPPOSED 
TO BE CLOSED 
FOUR DAYS OVER 
THE HOLIDAY 
WEEKEND, FRIDAY, 
SATURDAY, SUNDAY 
AND MONDAY. 
NO APPOINTMENTS 
WERE SCHEDULED 
AND IT HAD TO BE 
CANCELED ON THAT 
DAY. 
I THINK A LOT OF 
PEOPLE WERE 
ASSUMING IT 
WOULD BE OPEN ON 
MONDAY SO IF YOU 
PEOPLE DID SHOW 
UP. 
THINGS HAVE 
REOPENED ON 
TUESDAY. 
WE CAN SAY THE 
TESTS ARE BEING 
OPERATED WITH 
HELP FROM A 
NONPROFIT, AN 
ORGANIZATION 
THAT DOES THE 
DISASTER RELIEF 
FOUNDED BY SEAN 
PENN. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
HERE SINCE LATE 
MARCH WORKING ON 
THIS AND THEY 
SAID THEY BEEN 
TRANSITIONING TO 
A NEW SYSTEM AND 
THE GOAL IS TO 
RELY LESS ON 
GOVERNMENT MONEY 
FROM THE LOCAL 
AND FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND 
HAVE A SYSTEM IN 
PLACE THAT DOES 
A BETTER JOB OF 
FILLING PEOPLE 
WITH THE 
INSURANCE. 
IF YOU COME HERE 
WITH THE 
INSURANCE YOU 
SHOULD NOT HAVE 
TO PAY A DIME. 
IF YOU COME HERE 
WITHOUT 
INSURANCE THEY 
WILL MAKE SURE 
IT IS COVERED 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THEY DON'T WANT 
ANYONE TO PAY 
FOR THE TESTS, 
AND THEY ARE 
TRANSITIONING 
INTO A NEW 
SYSTEM WHICH IS 
ANOTHER REASON 
THEY WERE CLOSED 
PART OF THE 
WEEK. 
>> YOU MENTIONED 
INCREASED CASES 
IN LA AND DO 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
KNOW WHAT IS 
BEHIND THAT? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS AN 
INTERESTING 
QUESTION. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE HOT SPOTS 
LIKE FLORIDA, 
ARIZONA AND 
TEXAS, CRITICS 
SAID THAT THOSE 
PLACES REOPENED 
THE ECONOMY TOO 
QUICKLY WITHOUT 
PHASES OR 
RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE. 
THEY DID NOT 
HAVE A MASK A 
MANDATE IN PLACE 
CENTER. 
CALIFORNIA HAS 
ALWAYS BEEN SEEN 
AS A FLIP SIDE 
OF THAT HAVING 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER'S, 
REOPENING AT A 
SLOWER PACE WITH 
THE MASK MANDATE 
SOONER. 
IT'S AN 
INTERESTING 
QUESTION WHY 
CALIFORNIA 
SAYING THAT. 
I SPOKE WITH THE 
PERSON IN CHARGE 
OF THE COUNTY 
HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT AND 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT SHE HAD TO 
SAY. 
>> I THINK AT 
THIS POINT WE 
KNOW SOME OF THE 
FACTORS THAT ARE 
CONTRIBUTING. 
ONE IS THAT THE 
QUARANTINE 
FATIGUE I THINK 
ISRAEL. 
WOULD LIKE TO 
DISMISS IT AS 
SORT OF A HYPED 
UP TERM PEOPLE 
ARE USING BUT WE 
HAVE ACTUALLY 
SEEN THE FACT 
THAT PEOPLE ARE 
VERY TIRED OF 
DEALING WITH THE 
VIRUS. 
MANY PEOPLE 
WOULD LIKE THAT 
WE REOPEN AND 
PRETEND THAT WE 
ARE RETURNING TO 
WHAT IT WAS 
BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC HIT OUR 
COUNTRY. 
THAT IS JUST NOT 
POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
THE OFFICIALS 
NOT ONLY IN LA 
COUNTY BUT ALL 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY, ONE OF 
THE BIGGEST 
WORRIES WAS THE 
IMPACT OVER THE 
FOURTH OF JULY 
WEEKEND. 
DR. PEREIRA SAID 
THE TEST RESULTS 
TODAY WILL BE 
THE RESULT OF 
ACTIVITY TWO 
WEEKS PRIOR SO 
WE WILL PROBABLY 
BE 2 1/2 WEEKS 
BEFORE WE GET A 
HINT OF HOW MUCH 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
MAY SPREAD 
DURING THE 
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 
>> JOE, IT'S 
GOOD TO HEAR 
THAT THE TEXAS 
SITUATION IS 
IMPROVING EVEN 
IF PEOPLE HAVE 
TO WAIT A DAY OR 
TWO TO GET A 
SLOT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> 25% OF THE 
PEOPLE BEING 
TESTED ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
ARIZONA ARE 
TESTING POSITIVE,
THE HIGHEST 
INFECTION RATE 
IN THE COUNTRY 
RIGHT NOW. 
OUR NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
STEVE PATTERSON 
IS IN PHOENIX 
AND THERE'S NO 
QUESTION THAT A 
PERCENT POSITIVE 
RATE ABOVE 25% 
IS NO GOOD. 
WHAT ELSE DOES 
THE NUMBER TELL 
US ABOUT WHAT IS 
GOING ON IN 
ARIZONA? 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS 
INDICATIVE OF A 
FEW THINGS AND 
FIRST OF ALL 
JUST HAVING THAT 
IS NOT GOOD IN 
GENERAL AND THAT 
IS HIGHER THAN 
ANY OTHER STATE 
IN DANGER, I 
HIRED IN TEXAS, 
CALIFORNIA, 
FLORIDA AND 
EVERYBODY. IT 
TELLS YOU WHEN 
YOU ARE THIS 
DEEP INTO AN 
EPIDEMIC LIKE 
THIS THAT NUMBER 
IS SUPPOSED TO 
BE SHRINKING 
BASED UPON 
TESTING 
EXPANDING. 
AS YOU DO MORE 
TESTS THEY ARE 
SUPPOSED TO 
REACH MORE 
PEOPLE, AND AS 
YOU REACH MORE 
PEOPLE SOME WILL 
NOT BE 
ASYMPTOMATIC AND 
SOMEONE NOT BE 
SICK AT ALL. 
THEY HAVE A TEST 
THAT SHOULD SHOW 
THAT. 
NEW YORK, FOR 
EXAMPLE, AT A 1% 
TEST POSITIVE 
RATE. THAT TELLS 
YOU THE 
MITIGATION AND 
TESTING IS THERE 
BUT THE TESTING 
IS NOT HERE 
WHICH IS THE 
PRIMARY CONCERN 
FROM HEALTH 
OFFICIALS THAT 
ARE WORRIED 
ABOUT THE FACT 
THAT THERE COULD 
BE UNMITIGATED 
COMMUNITY SPREAD 
IN THE STATE 
RUNNING RAMPANT. 
THAT THERE'S NOT 
ENOUGH TESTING 
TO FIND OUT 
WHERE IT IS GOING
AND TO PREDICT 
WHERE IT HAS 
BEEN OR WHERE IT 
IS HEADED SO 
THEY CAN CONTAIN 
IT. 
IT IS CONCERNING 
FOR A NUMBER OF 
REASONS BUT 
PRIMARILY FOR 
HOSPITALS ALREADY
CLOSE TO 
CAPACITY WORRIED 
ABOUT WHAT WILL 
HAPPEN NEXT. 
WE ARE AT THE 
ARIZONA STATE 
FAIRGROUNDS AT 
MARICOPA COUNTY. 
THE LINE OF CARS 
BEHIND ME ARE 
PEOPLE GETTING 
TESTED WHICH IS 
A GOOD SIGN OF A 
PLACE THAT DOES 
ABOUT 1000 TESTS 
PER DAY. 
YOU HAVE TO SIGN 
UP AND GET IN 
LINE BUT IT IS 
SOMETHING PEOPLE 
ARE TAKING 
ADVANTAGE OF AND 
THANKFUL FOR. 
BANNER HEALTH IS 
THE LARGEST 
HEALTH PROVIDER 
IN THE STATE. 
WE TALKED WITH 
THEM ABOUT THE 
RATE MEANS AND 
WHAT IT MAY MEAN 
FOR THE REST OF 
THE STATE, BUT 
THEY DID SAY 
THAT EVEN WHEN 
PEOPLE GET 
TESTED, SO LONG 
AS IT TAKES, IT 
TAKES ANOTHER 5 
OR 7 DAYS TO GET 
THE RESULTS BACK 
BUT DOCTORS 
WOULD LIKE TO 
HAVE THE RESULTS 
BACK IN TWO DAYS 
TO SEE WHAT'S 
GOING ON AND 
TESTING IN 
GENERAL FROM THE 
LABORATORIES TO 
THE LINES, IT'S 
A BIG PROBLEM IN 
THE STATE OF 
ARIZONA WHICH 
COMPOUNDS THE 
FACT THAT THE 
SPREAD IS SO 
WIDE HERE, 
ALISON . 
>> THEY TALKED 
ABOUT ARIZONA AT 
THE BRIEFING 
TODAY AND HERE 
IS DR. BIRX. 
>> THE SEVEN DAY 
AVERAGE IS 
SHOWING SOME 
FLATTENING. 
WE FIND THAT 
ENCOURAGING. 
EQUALLY 
ENCOURAGING AT 
THIS POINT IS 
THAT WE KNOW 
THAT THE TEST 
POSITIVITY RATE 
IS THE FIRST 
THING TO 
INCREASE, AND WE 
ARE HOPING THAT 
IT HAS STABILITY 
IN ARIZONA OF AT 
LEAST REACHING A 
PLATEAU IN THE 
CURVE. 
>> STEVE, WHAT 
ARE THE HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS IN 
ARIZONA SAYING 
ABOUT THE STATE 
REACHING A 
PLATEAU. 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, LOOK, I 
THINK THE TEST 
POSITIVE RATE 
INCREASING IS 
INDICATIVE OF 
CHANGES BUT I 
DON'T KNOW OF A 
SPIKE IN THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD OF 
25%, A QUARTER 
OF EVERY TEST 
TAKEN AND A 
QUARTER OF THE 
TOTAL TESTS 
TAKEN IN THE 
STATE, THAT IT 
IS NECESSARILY A 
SIGN WHERE 
HEADING TOWARD 
THE PLATEAU. 
THERE CERTAINLY 
HOPE IN THE 
HEALTH COMMUNITY 
THAT THEY CAN 
MITIGATE THIS 
AND BRING IN 
MORE SUPPORT, 
AND REALLY GET 
THIS DONE. 
IT IS DAY AFTER 
DAY THAT THEY 
ARE REFOCUSING 
AND REDOUBLING 
EFFORTS ON 
HAVING MORE 
AVAILABILITY TO 
TEST WHAT IS 
GOING ON. 
IT IS THINGS 
LIKE THIS THAT 
ARE POSITIVE. 
PEOPLE ARE 
OPENING UP SITES 
ACROSS THE STATE 
WITH 300 ACROSS 
THE STATE, AND 
THE NUMBER IS 
INCREASING. 
PEOPLE ARE 
HOPEFUL THAT THE 
PLATEAU IS SOON, 
BUT STILL WE ARE 
ON THE INCLINE. 
IT IS QUITE 
SEVERE, ALISON . 
>> STEVE, THE 
MAYOR OF PHOENIX 
IS ASKING THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT FOR 
HELP BUT HEAR IS 
WHAT WAS ON NBC 
TODAY. 
>> THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
PROVIDED A 
TESTING SEARCH 
AND OTHER STATES 
LIKE TEXAS AND 
FLORIDA, AND I 
REQUEST THEY DID 
THE SAME IN 
PHOENIX. 
>> STEVE, WHAT 
DO THE HOSPITALS 
THERE NEED THE 
VERY MOST? 
>> Reporter: 
THEY NEED 
EVERYTHING. 
THEY NEED 
SUPPLIES. THEY 
WOULD LIKE TO 
HAVE MORE ROOMS. 
BUT THE ROOMS 
AND SUPPLIES, 
REALLY THE 
MESSAGE THEY ARE 
TRYING TO IMPART 
ON ME AS I'VE 
BEEN REPORTING 
THIS, ROOMS AND 
SUPPLIES ARE 
HELPFUL, BUT 
THAT IS 
MEANINGLESS 
WITHOUT THE 
PEOPLE. 
WHAT HOSPITALS 
ARE STRAPPED IN 
THIS AREA FOR 
ARE THE BOOTS ON 
THE GROUND. 
AGAIN, WE 
MENTIONED THIS 
IS BANNER HEALTH 
PUTTING ON THIS 
DRIVE, 
CONTRACTED TO 
TRY TO GET 400 
MORE HEALTH 
OFFICIALS IN THE 
STATE. 
THE GOVERNMENT OR
TALKING WITH THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO 
GET 500 MORE 
PERSONNEL AND 
STAFF. 
THAT IS TO OFFER 
A SPECIALIZED 
ROOMS, TO 
OPERATE THE 
VENTILATORS AND 
ICU, AND REALLY 
HELP BUT THIS IS 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN THE 
STATE. 
>> STEVE 
PATTERSON IN 
ARIZONA, THANK 
YOU SO MUCH. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> NEARLY HALF 
OF THE EMPLOYEES 
AT THE I.C.E. 
DETENTION CENTER 
IN ARIZONA WITH 
OVER 100 TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
ONE GUARD HAS 
DIED. 
ARE CONCERNS 
ABOUT THE LIVING 
CONDITIONS THEY 
ARE WITH 
EMPLOYEES AND 
MIGRANTS AT THE 
CENTER THAT SAY 
THE DETAINEES 
ARE LEFT IN 
THEIR CELLS WITH 
LIMITED ACCESS 
TO SHOWERS AND 
LAUNDRY DUE TO 
THE STAFF 
SHORTAGE. 
OUR NBC NEWS 
JUSTICE 
CORRESPONDENT 
JULIA JOINS ME 
AND WHAT DO WE 
KNOW?  >>
Reporter: 
ALISON, THIS IS 
A SHOCKING 
PICTURE THAT YOU 
ARE PAINTING.  
THERE ARE 127 
OUT OF 
APPROXIMATELY 
300 EMPLOYEES AT 
THE DETENTION 
FACILITY IN 
ARIZONA WHICH 
HOUSES MEN AND 
WOMEN, ADULT 
IMMIGRANTS. 
MANY HAVE BEEN 
THERE FOR MONTHS 
WAITING TO SEE 
WHAT WILL HAPPEN 
WITH THEIR CASES 
BUT THE FINAL 
HEARINGS ARE ON 
HOLD BUT THEY 
CANNOT LEAVE THE 
CELLS BECAUSE 
THERE ARE NOT 
ENOUGH GUARDS TO 
WATCH OVER THEM 
TO GIVE THEM 
ACCESS TO THINGS 
LIKE A CHANCE TO 
USE THE PHONE, 
THE COLA FAMILY 
MEMBER OR 
ATTORNEY, OR TO 
TAKE A SHOWER. 
SOME IMMIGRANTS 
DESCRIBING COURT 
DOCUMENTS AND 
TESTAMENT TO 
ATTORNEYS THAT 
THEY HAVE HAD TO 
WAIT OVER 24 
HOURS AND AFTER 
BEING RELEASED 
THEY HAD TO BE 
DECIDING ON 
WHETHER TO TAKE 
A SHOWER OR CALL 
THEIR LAWYER. 
THEY SAID THAT 
THINK THE 
LOCKDOWNS, THE 
WAY THE 
IMMIGRANTS ARE 
DESCRIBING IT 
REALLY JUST PART 
OF THEIR CO-
HOARDING 
PROCEDURE AND 
IT'S REALLY THE 
QUARANTINE 
PEOPLE AND NOT 
LET THEM SPREAD 
THE VIRUS. 
THERE IS A 
DISCREPANCY HERE 
BUT MY COLLEAGUE 
AND I TALKED 
WITH TWO 
EMPLOYEES ON THE 
CONDITION OF 
ANONYMITY. 
RIGHTFULLY SO 
THEY ARE AFRAID 
OF LOSING THEIR 
JOBS AND THEY 
SAID THERE IS A 
STAFFING 
SHORTAGE. 
NOT ONLY BECAUSE 
127 TESTED 
POSITIVE BUT 
BECAUSE PEOPLE 
ARE SCARED OF 
COMING TO WORK, 
GETTING SICK TO 
THEMSELVES AND 
TAKING IT HOME 
TO THEIR FAMILIES
. 
>> JULIA, HOW 
MANY MIGRANTS 
ARE DETAINED 
THERE AND DO WE 
KNOW AND ARE 
THERE ANY SAFETY 
PROTOCOLS TO 
PROTECT THEM? 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS A STRANGE 
THING AND 
IMMIGRATION IS 
REPORTING IT IS 
VERY HARD TO GET 
A POPULATION 
SNAPSHOT OF 
ANYONE DETENTION 
FACILITY. 
FOR SOME REASON 
I.C.E. 
CANNOT GIVE US 
THE NUMBERS AND 
THE COMPANY 
DOESN'T EITHER. 
WE KNOW THEY CAN 
HOLD UP TO 1500 
BUT WE WOULD 
IMAGINE THOSE 
NUMBERS WOULD BE 
OUR LAST GIVEN 
THE FACT WE ARE 
NOT TAKING 
IMMIGRANTS 
ACROSS THE 
BORDER WITHOUT 
PROPER 
DOCUMENTATION. 
AS OF TODAY 
THERE WERE 242 
POSITIVE CASES 
AND SOME MAY 
HAVE RECOVERED 
BUT TO 42 SINCE 
THE BEGINNING OF 
THE PANDEMIC. 
THEY SAY THEY 
ARE PASSING OUT 
MASKS. 
THE COMPANY SAYS 
THAT IF I WANT A 
NEW MASK THEY 
WILL GIVE IT TO 
THEM. 
THEY SAY IT IS 
HARD TO FEEL 
CLEAN. 
THAT THEY ARE 
GIVEN SMALL 
BOTTLES OF SOAP 
TO WASH 
THEMSELVES FOR 
THE DURATION OF 
A WEEK BUT ONLY 
GET ONE CHANCE OF
THE WEEK TO DO 
LAUNDRY, IF 
THAT. 
THEY FEEL THEIR 
HYGIENE IS NOT 
TAKEN CARE OF. 
YOU HAVE THE 
CONCERN AMIDST 
THE PANDEMIC 
THAT ARE ONLY 
HEIGHTENED. 
THE COMPANY 
DENIES THE 
ALLEGATIONS 
SAYING THEY ARE 
GETTING 
EVERYTHING THEY 
NEED AND THAT 
THEY JUST HAVE 
TO ASK FOR MORE 
SO FOR WHATEVER 
THEY NEED FOR 
SANITARY 
REASONS, THAT 
THEY WOULD GIVE 
THAT TO THEM 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
JULIA. 
THE NUMBERS AND 
THE DETAILS 
THERE ARE 
STARTLING. 
TANK YOU SO MUCH 
FOR YOUR 
REPORTING. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU, 
ALISON . 
>>> THE SUPREME 
COURT RULING IN 
FAVOR OF 
RELIGIOUS 
INSTITUTIONS 
TODAY, 
STRENGTHENING 
THE LEGAL 
PROTECTION THEY 
HAVE AGAINST JOB 
DISCRIMINATION 
LAWSUITS. 
OUR NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
PETE WILLIAMS 
JOINS ME NOW. 
THIS LAWSUIT 
BROUGHT BY TWO 
WOMEN FIRED ONE 
CLAIMING BECAUSE 
OF HER BREAST 
CANCER DIAGNOSIS 
AND THE OTHER 
HER AGE AND WHAT 
DOES THIS MEAN? 
>> Reporter: 
THEY CANNOT SUE 
DUE TO 
DISCRIMINATION 
AND THEY BOTH 
WORK FOR 
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 
IN CALIFORNIA 
AND SAY THEY WERE
VIOLATED FROM 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
JOBS ON JOB 
DISCRIMINATION. 
BUT THE SUPREME 
COURT SAID THEY 
CANNOT ENTERTAIN 
THOSE LAWSUITS 
AND IT BASED ITS 
RULING ON THE 
EARLIER 
DECISION. 
IT SAYS SOMEONE 
THAT WORKS FOR A 
RELIGIOUS 
INSTITUTION THAT 
PROVIDES THE 
MINISTERIAL ROLE,
PASSING ALONG 
THE PLATE, THEY 
CANNOT SUE FOR 
JOB 
DISCRIMINATION. 
THAT WOULD BRING 
THE GOVERNMENT 
INTO EMPLOYMENT 
DECISIONS OF 
RELIGIOUS 
INSTITUTION AND 
THAT GIVES 
EMPLOYMENT TO 
MUCH INTO THE 
RELIGIOUS 
INSTITUTIONS AND 
THAT WOULD 
VIOLATE THAT 
INSTITUTION. 
IT SAYS THAT 
TEACHERS AT 
RELIGIOUS OR 
PAROCHIAL 
SCHOOLS ARE 
BASICALLY IN THE 
JOB OF PASSING 
ALONG THE FAITH. 
FOR THAT REASON 
IT EXPAND 
SOMEWHAT THE 
SUPREME COURT ON 
THE RULING ABOUT 
THE MINISTERIAL 
EXCEPTION. 
NOW IT DOES NOT 
MATTER IF 
SOMEONE IS IN THE
"MINISTERING" TO 
PEOPLE. IF THEY 
TEACH AT A 
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 
THEY ARE NOT 
ABLE TO SUE FOR 
JOB 
DISCRIMINATION. 
>> PETE, THE 
SUPREME COURT 
RULED AGAINST 
THE AFFORDABLE 
CARE ACT MANDATE 
ON 
CONTRACEPTIVES 
SO CAN YOU TELL 
US ABOUT THAT? 
>> Reporter: IT 
MADE IT MUCH 
EASIER FOR 
EMPLOYEES TO OPT 
OUT OF THAT. 
THE MANDATE WAS 
PART OF THE 
OBAMACARE OF 
2010 AND SAID 
THAT EMPLOYERS 
ADD TO PROVIDED 
IN ADDITION TO 
HEALTH CARE FOR 
THE EMPLOYEES. 
FOR WOMEN 
EMPLOYEES THEY 
HAD TO INCLUDE 
CONTRACEPTIVE 
COVERAGE. 
FROM THE 
BEGINNING THERE 
WAS AN OPT OUT 
FOR THE CHURCH, 
MOSQUE AND 
SYNAGOGUES, AND 
SO FORTH. 
THE RELIGIOUS 
INSTITUTIONS. 
THE COURT BATTLE 
OVER THE LAST 
TWO YEARS HAS 
BEEN ON HOW MUCH 
BROADER HAS THE 
MANDATE THAT AND 
WHAT DID OTHER 
ORGANIZATIONS 
HAVE TO DO IF 
THEY HAD GENUINE 
RELIGIOUS 
OBJECTIONS TO 
PROVIDING 
CONTRACEPTIVES. 
THE SUPREME 
COURT TODAY 
UPHELD THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
ROLES THAT 
BROADEN THE OPT 
OUT ABILITY MUCH 
GREATER. 
NOT ONLY 
RELIGIOUS 
AFFILIATED 
INSTITUTIONS BUT 
EVEN FOR-PROFIT 
COMPANIES THAT 
HAVE EITHER 
RELIGIOUS OR 
MORAL OBJECTIONS 
TO PROVIDING 
CONTRACEPTIVES. 
THEY WILL BE 
ABLE TO OPT OUT 
AS WELL. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
IS ESTIMATING 
THAT WHEN THE 
NEW RULES GO 
INTO EFFECT 
ABOUT 120 6000 
WOMEN NATIONWIDE 
WILL NO LONGER 
GET THAT KIND OF 
COVERAGE AND 
WILL HAVE TO 
FIND SOME WAY TO 
GET IT ON THEIR 
OWN. 
>> ANOTHER BIG 
DAY ON THE 
SUPREME COURT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, PETE 
WILLIAMS. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
BET. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW . 
>>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS, 
NEWS MAY FOR 
YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS OF 
FOUNDING FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
PEACE. 
>>> THERE IS 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANTED TO SAY. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
>> IT'S NOT 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP BUT ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED ANSWERS 
FIRST THING IN 
THE MORNING. 
>>> WHAT NEEDS 
TO BE DONE TO 
MAKE THE BALLOTS 
READY TO GO FOR 
THE PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>>> WHEN YOU 
WANT THE STORY, 
HEAR FROM SOMEONE
-- 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE NEW 
STORY THAT 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>>> ONLY ON NBC. 
>>> AMERICA, WE 
ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND AGAIN. 
>>> I REMEMBER 
COMING HOME AND 
ASKING WHY I 
DON'T HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRL. 
YOU NOTICE YOU 
ARE DIFFERENT. 
>>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE . 
>>> IT IS NEWS 
MAY FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>>> IT IS A 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES 
OF. 
>>> AND MEXICO 
CITY THEY ARE 
SICK BUT IF THEY 
DON'T WORK THEY 
ARE NOT ABLE TO 
FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>>> LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT IS 
BEEN WITH THE 
BOOTS ON THE 
GROUND. 
>>> THEY WILL 
BRING IT BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> HOW IT WILL 
IMPACT US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, BUT IT 
JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>>> THESE ARE 
THE UNITED 
STATES, UNITED 
PEOPLE WITH A 
UNITED PURPOSE. 
>>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
OUR GREAT 
NATION. 
>>> ALL OF US 
CAN EXTEND A 
HAND TO THOSE IN 
NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED QUESTION 
MARK I HAVE TO 
ASK WHETHER A 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
COULD TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FROM EACH 
OTHER FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
OUT THE TERMS 
OF TRANSMISSION 
AMONG THE 
ONGOING PROTESTS?
>>> IN HOUSTON 
MORE PEOPLE ARE 
DYING AT HOME 
FOR THE 
PARAMEDICS CAN 
EVEN GET TO 
THEM. 
THIS HAPPENED IN 
NEW YORK CITY 
BACK IN MARCH 
AND APRIL. 
NBC NEWS 
REVIEWED DATA 
FROM THE HOUSTON 
FIRE DEPARTMENT 
AND FOUND AN 
INCREASING 
NUMBER OF AT 
HOME DEATHS ARE 
FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
NBC NEWS 
NATIONAL 
INVESTIGATOR 
REPORTER LOOKED 
AT THE DATA AND 
JOINS ME NOW. 
MIKE, THE BIG 
QUESTION IS WHY 
IS THIS 
HAPPENING? 
>> Reporter: AS 
WE SAW IN THE 
PREVIOUS CITIES 
WHERE THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAKS WERE 
SURGING, A LOT 
OF PEOPLE ARE AT 
HOME. 
THEY MAYBE HAVE 
DIFFERENT HEALTH 
PROBLEMS AND 
HAVE NOT BEEN 
TESTED FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
A NUMBER OF THEM 
IN HOUSTON ARE 
WAITING TOO LONG 
TO CALL BECAUSE 
THEY DID NOT 
KNOW THEY WERE 
SICK OR THEY ARE 
SAYING HOSPITALS 
FILLING UP AND 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
SHOWING UP 
THERE. 
OUR REPORTING 
SHOWS THAT THE 
HOUSTON FIRE 
DEPARTMENT ON A 
TYPICAL MONTH 
LAST YEAR HAD 
200 OF THESE 
CALLS WERE 
SOMEONE WOULD 
CALL 911 FOR 
MEDICAL 
EMERGENCY. 
THEY DIED OF 
CARDIAC ARREST 
BEFORE THE 
PARAMEDIC COULD 
EVEN REACH THEM 
BUT IN THE MONTH 
OF JUNE THAT 
NUMBER WAS 300 
AND TRENDING 
HIGHER ALREADY 
IN JULY. 
>> ARE THE 
DEATHS INCLUDED 
IN THE OFFICIAL 
DEATH TOLL AND 
WHAT DOES THIS 
SAY ABOUT HOW 
BAD THE 
SITUATION IS IN 
HOUSTON? 
>> Reporter: 
LIKE IN OTHER 
CITIES NOT 
EVERYBODY THAT 
DIES AT HOME HAS 
AN AUTOPSY 
PERFORMED ON 
THEM. 
UNLESS THEY WERE 
TESTED FOR COVID 
BEFORE THEY ARE 
NOT COUNTED IN 
THE OFFICIAL 
TALLY. 
WHAT THE 
REPORTING HERE 
SHOWS IS IT IS 
THE HIDDEN TOLD 
THAT THE VIRUS 
IS TAKING AS 
THESE CASES 
SURGE ACROSS 
TEXAS AND ACROSS 
HOUSTON. 
>> YOU HEARD 
FROM THE 
DAUGHTER OF A 54-
YEAR-OLD WOMAN 
ON THE PHONE 
WITH 911 WHEN 
HER MOTHER 
STOPPED 
BREATHING AND 
WHAT DID SHE 
TELL YOU? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT'S RIGHT. 
THIS IS SOMEONE 
WE WERE ABLE TO 
FIND USING THE 
PUBLIC MEDICAL 
EXAMINER DATA. 
I ACTUALLY 
CALLED HER OUT 
OF THE BLUE TWO 
WEEKS AFTER HER 
MOTHER DIED. 
WHAT HAPPENED IS 
THAT HER MOTHER 
HAD DIABETES AND 
WAS FEELING 
FATIGUE. 
THAT WAS FOR A 
FEW DAYS. 
KAREN STOPPED BY 
TO SEE HER MOM 
ON JUNE 22nd TO 
SEE HOW SHE WAS 
DOING. 
HER MOM SAID SHE 
WAS FINE BUT 
WHEN SHE LAID 
DOWN HER CHEST 
WAS RISING AND 
SINKING SO 
QUICKLY THAT 
KAREN COULD TELL 
THAT SHE WAS 
HAVING A HARD 
TIME BREATHING. 
SHE GRABBED HER 
HAND AND SAID 
SORRY MOM, I'M 
CALLING 911. 
I KNOW YOU DON'T 
WANT TO GO TO 
THE HOSPITAL BUT 
WE NEED TO CALL 
THEM. 
WHILE SHE WAS ON 
THE PHONE WITH 
THE DISPATCHER 
HER MOM WENT 
UNCONSCIOUS AND 
SHE WAS 
INSTRUCTED BY THE
DISPATCHER HOW 
TO DO CHEST 
COMPRESSIONS ON 
HER MOM. 
AGAIN, LIKE THE 
OTHER CASES WE 
ARE HIGHLIGHTING 
SHE WAS DEAD 
BEFORE THE 
PARAMEDICS COULD 
GET TO HER. 
THEY HAD TO MOVE 
FORWARD WITH 
TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT FUNERAL 
ARRANGEMENTS, 
THE SAME SAD 
STORY. 
IT IS TERRIBLE, 
HEARTBREAKING 
STORIES IN NEW 
YORK THAT ARE 
NOW BEING 
REPEATED IN 
HOUSTON. 
>> MIKE, THESE 
ARE SUCH 
HEARTBREAKING 
STORIES. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR 
REPORTING AND 
SHARING. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> DR. HILARIE 
CASH BROTHER IS 
AN EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL 
PHYSICIAN IN 
HOUSTON AND WHAT 
IS YOUR REACTION 
TO THE NBC NEWS 
REPORT ABOUT THE 
SPIKE OF AT HOME 
DEATHS IN 
HOUSTON AND 
PARTICULARLY 
COVID DEATHS? 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME ON 
TODAY. 
THE SPIKE IN AT 
HOME DEATHS IS 
HEARTBREAKING TO 
ME. 
I HEAR THE 
STORIES AND NOW 
TO HAVE THEM IN 
OUR OWN 
COMMUNITY IS 
NOTHING LESS 
THAN 
HEARTBREAKING. 
IF THERE'S ONE 
THING I CAN TELL 
THE PEOPLE OF 
HOUSTON, IF YOU 
FEEL BREATHLESS, 
IF YOU HAVE 
SEVERE CHEST 
PAIN OR SEVERE 
SYMPTOMS, PLEASE 
COME TO THE 
EMERGENCY ROOM. 
IF YOU NEED TO 
CALL 911 AND 
COME TO THE 
EMERGENCY ROOM. 
WE ARE BUSY FOR 
SURE, IT IS BUSY 
TIMES AND THE 
HOSPITALS ARE 
CRANKING. 
BUT WE WILL TAKE 
CARE OF YOU. 
IT BREAKS MY 
HEART TO HEAR 
PEOPLE ARE SO 
DESPERATELY 
TRYING TO STATE 
HOME THAT THEY 
ARE ACTUALLY 
DYING AT HOME 
AND NOT GETTING 
TO THE HOSPITAL 
WHERE WE COULD 
AT LEAST DO OUR 
BEST TO TAKE 
CARE OF THEM. 
>> I AM RIGHT 
THERE WITH YOU. 
IT IS 
HEARTBREAKING TO 
THINK THAT 
PEOPLE ARE SICK, 
SCARED OR JUST 
STAYING AT HOME 
AND DYING. CAN 
YOU TELL US MORE 
ABOUT WHAT YOU 
THINK THE 
HOUSTON 
HOSPITALS ARE 
NOW IN THE FIGHT 
AGAINST THE 
CORONAVIRUS, AND 
HOW ARE THINGS? 
>> THE HOUSTON 
HOSPITALS ARE 
BUSY AND IT IS 
ALL HANDS ON 
DECK WITH 
EVERYBODY 
WORKING. 
THE EMERGENCY 
DEPARTMENTS ARE 
BUSY AND THE 
HOSPITALS ARE 
BUSY. 
I KNOW THERE HAS 
BEEN A LOT OF 
CONCERN ABOUT 
RUNNING OUT OF 
BEDS AND ICU 
BEDS. 
THE MOST 
BEAUTIFUL THING 
ABOUT HOUSTON IS 
THAT WE HAVE SO 
MANY RESOURCES. 
WE ARE ABLE TO 
SEARCH ICU BEDS. 
WE ARE IN PHASE 
TWO OF THE SURGE 
OF ICU BEDS AND 
WE ARE TAKING 
CARE AND WE HAVE 
THE TOOLS AND 
RESOURCES RIGHT 
NOW TO TAKE CARE 
OF THE PEOPLE 
THAT ARE SICK. 
I WANT PEOPLE TO 
COME TO THE 
HOSPITAL IF THEY 
ARE FEELING 
REALLY SICK. IT 
VERY WELL MAY BE 
BUSY AND LOOK 
LIKE A BUSIER 
EMERGENCY 
DEPARTMENT THAN 
YOU ARE USED TO 
BUT WE HAVE THE 
RESOURCES WE 
NEED TO TAKE 
CARE OF THE 
PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.
I THINK 
EVERYBODY IS 
WORRIED ABOUT 
THE CONTINUED, 
ESCALATING 
CASES, AND WHAT 
HAPPENS THEN. 
BUT TODAY WE ARE 
FULL BUT WE ARE 
MAKING NEW BEDS 
AND WE ARE 
PULLING MORE 
PEOPLE INTO WORK.
THAT IS WHERE WE 
ARE AT. IT IS 
CERTAINLY NOT AS 
BAD AS IT WAS IN 
NEW YORK CITY. 
MY COLLEAGUES 
THERE WENT 
THROUGH THAT 
EPIC AND IT WAS 
HORRIFYING WHAT 
THEY WENT 
THROUGH. 
WE ARE NOT AT 
THAT POINT BUT 
THAT BEING SAID 
EVERYBODY WANTS 
TO PREVENT IT 
FROM GETTING TO 
THAT POINT. 
WE ARE ASKING 
EVERYBODY TO 
STATE HOME IF 
POSSIBLE AND TO 
PLEASE WEAR A 
MASK. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK TEXAS 
NEEDS TO DO TO 
PREVENT IT FROM 
GETTING TO THAT 
POINT? 
DO YOU WANT TO 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER OR WHAT 
KIND OF THINGS 
DO YOU THINK 
WILL MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE? 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT DO I THINK 
TEXAS NEEDS TO 
DO TO STOP THE 
UPTREND? 
>> THE HARDEST 
THING IS THAT WE 
ARE ALWAYS IN 
CASES THAT ARE 
DELAYED. 
EVERYTHING WE DO,
EVERY POSITIVE 
OR NEGATIVE 
ACTION WE TAKE 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
HAS A DELAY IN 
ITS EFFECT. 
WE NEVER KNOW IF 
WHAT WE DID WAS 
ENOUGH OR IF WE 
NEED TO DO MORE 
UNTIL A COUPLE 
WEEKS LATER. 
THAT IS UNTIL WE 
SEE THINGS 
DECREASE FOR AT 
LEAST TWO WEEKS. 
THE CDC SAYS 
THAT IS YOU KNOW 
YOU ARE REALLY 
ON THE RIGHT 
TRACK. 
WHERE CERTAINLY 
STILL IN AN 
INCREASE OF 
CASES WITH 
YESTERDAY THE 
ALL TIME HIGH OF 
10,000 CASES. 
WE WILL NOT FEEL 
THAT IN THE 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
UNTIL AT LEAST 
ANOTHER WEEK. 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
ARE FOURFOLD 
FOUR WEEKS AGO. 
WE NOW KNOW IT 
IS CLIMBING AND 
ESCALATING 
CASES. 
IT IS TERRIBLE 
FOR OUR 
COMMUNITY AND 
FOR OUR ECONOMY 
TO DO THE STAY-
AT-HOME ORDER. 
EVERYBODY 
UNDERSTANDS THAT 
AND EVERYONE IS 
HURTING. 
IT IS A LOSS OF 
JOBS, LOSS OF 
INCOME, AND IT'S 
TERRIBLE FOR OUR 
COMMUNITIES. 
IT IS REALLY 
HARD FOR PEOPLE 
TO THINK WE HAVE 
TO DO THIS 
AGAIN. 
THAT BEING SAID, 
PEOPLE ARE STILL 
NOT MASKING AND 
NOT SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
I AM NOT SURE 
WHAT ELSE OUR 
GOVERNMENT HAS. 
I DON'T KNOW 
WHAT OTHER 
OPTION THEY HAVE 
OTHER THAN FOR 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT. 
I REALLY HOPE IT 
DOES NOT COME TO 
THAT BUT I WORRY 
THAT IS WHERE WE 
ARE HEADING. 
IF WE CANNOT GET 
UNIVERSAL 
MASKING IS 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING DOWN. 
>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE HAD A 
BRIEFING TODAY 
ABOUT SENDING 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
HERE'S WHAT THE 
CDC DIRECTOR 
ROBERT REDFIELD 
SAID. 
>> IN GENERAL, 
THIS VIRUS IS 
NOT CAUSING 
SIGNIFICANT 
ILLNESS IN 
CHILDREN. 
SECONDLY AND I 
THINK IT'S 
IMPORTANT THAT 
UNLIKE INFLUENZA,
ONE OF OUR 
BIGGEST CONCERNS 
IS THAT WE WERE 
ABLE TO SHOW 
THAT IT'S REALLY 
SCHOOLS AND 
CHILDREN THAT 
BECOME THE 
INSTRUMENT OF 
TRANSMISSION 
THROUGHOUT OUR 
COMMUNITY WITH 
INFLUENZA. BUT 
WE REALLY DON'T 
HAVE EVIDENCE 
THAT CHILDREN 
ARE DRIVING THE 
TRANSMISSION 
CYCLE OF THIS. 
>> DR. 
FAIRBROTHER, 
WHAT YOU SAY BUT 
PARENTS WORRIED 
THAT IT IS SAFE 
FOR THE KIDS TO 
BE IN THE 
CLASSROOMS? 
>> Reporter: 
SENDING THE KIDS 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
IS A 
CONTROVERSIAL 
TOPIC AND AS A 
PARENT I 
COMPLETELY 
UNDERSTAND. 
IT'S TERRIBLE 
FOR MY CHILD NOT 
TO BE IN SCHOOL 
SINCE MARCH BUT 
THAT BEING SAID 
NONE OF US WANT 
TO PUT OUR 
CHILDREN AT 
RISK. 
THERE IS A 
BROADER CONTEXT 
THAT IF WE ARE 
ALL TAKING OUR 
CHILDREN TO 
SCHOOL AND THEY 
ARE AROUND EACH 
OTHER WHAT 
HAPPENS AND DOES 
IT SPREAD THE 
VIRUS. 
I HAVE NOT SEEN 
GREAT DATA COME 
OUT ABOUT 
CHILDREN NOT 
SPREADING THE 
CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS THE 
SAME AS ADULTS. 
WE CERTAINLY SEE 
THEY ARE NOT AS 
LIKELY TO GET 
ILL. 
THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH STUDY 
DONE OUT OF 
ICELAND SHOWS 
CHILDREN MUCH 
LESS LIKELY TO BE
SICK THAN ADULTS 
AND WE KNOW IT 
DOES NOT AFFECT 
THEM AS 
SERIOUSLY. 
FOR MANY OF US 
AS PARENTS IT 
MAKES US FEEL 
MUCH MORE 
COMFORTABLE 
ABOUT 
POTENTIALLY 
PUTTING THEM 
BACK INTO 
PHYSICAL SCHOOLS.
THE BENEFITS OF 
PHYSICAL SCHOOLS 
ARE SO MANY WITH 
THE EDUCATION 
AND SOCIAL 
BENEFITS. 
YOU WOULD BE 
HARD-PRESSED TO 
FIND SOMEBODY 
THAT DOES NOT 
REALLY WANT TO 
CONSIDER THIS 
STRONGLY AS AN 
OPTION. 
I THINK PROBABLY 
THE SOLUTION 
LIES SOMEWHERE 
IN THE MIDDLE. 
IT LIES WITHIN 
THE SCHOOLS, 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
WEARING A MASK 
AS MUCH IS 
POSSIBLE. 
DECREASING 
CLASSROOM SIZES 
WITH NO 
CAFETERIA WHERE 
EVERYONE GROUP 
EATS. 
WHERE THEY HAVE 
A TEMPERATURE 
CHECK ON THE WAY 
WHEN YOU WALK IN 
THE DOOR. 
I KNOW 
GOVERNMENTS AND 
SOME CITIES LIKE 
SAN ANTONIO, A 
DEFINITE OPTION 
FOR PARENTS THAT 
DON'T FEEL 
COMFORTABLE 
PUTTING THE 
CHILDREN BACK IN 
SCHOOL WITH A 
FULLY ONLINE 
PLATFORM FOR THE 
PARENTS THAT SAY 
YOU KNOW WHAT, I 
HAVE MY KIDS AT 
HOME AND I DON'T 
FEEL COMFORTABLE 
FOR THIS. 
OBVIOUSLY I NEED 
THE RESOURCES TO 
HOMESCHOOL MY 
CHILD. 
IN THE PANDEMIC 
I NEED THE 
CURRICULUM FROM 
THE SCHOOL TO BE 
AVAILABLE IN AN 
ONLINE FASHION. 
THAT IS WHERE I 
THINK THE MIDDLE 
GROUND PROBABLY 
LIES FOR US AND 
FOR THE SCHOOLS. 
I DO THINK THE 
LIKELIHOOD OF IN 
PERSON SCHOOLING 
IS VERY HIGH. 
FRANKLY, THERE 
PROBABLY HAS TO 
BE SOME ELEMENT 
OF ABSOLUTENESS 
ON THE TABLE. 
WE HEARD FROM 
THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS AND 
WE APART FROM 
THE DIRECTOR OF 
THE CDC. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, DR. HILARY 
FAIRBROTHER, FOR 
ALL OF YOUR 
THOUGHTFUL  
ADVICE AND 
TAKING THE TIME 
TO BE WITH US. 
I KNOW YOU'RE 
WORKING SO HARD 
RIGHT NOW AND WE 
APPRECIATE ALL 
THAT YOU HAVE 
DONE. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> THE PCP RUNS 
OUT BUT THE 
CORONAVIRUS RISK 
IS NOT AND 
BUSINESSES ARE 
NOT EXACTLY 
BOOMING. 
WHAT ARE THE 
BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS IN 
TEXAS TO DO. 
OUR REPORTER 
PRISCILLA 
THOMPSON IS 
JOINING US FROM 
HOUSTON I KNOW 
YOU SPOKE WITH 
SEVERAL 
BUSINESSES AND 
WHAT ARE THEY 
TELLING YOU 
ABOUT THE 
SITUATION WE ARE 
IN?  
>> Reporter: 
ALISON, THEY ARE 
FACING VERY 
TOUGH CITIZENS  
AND DECISIONS 
TODAY. 
THE STATE 
REPORTED MORE 
THAN 10,000 
POSITIVE CASES, 
A NEW DAILY 
RECORD AS WE 
AWAIT THE 
NUMBERS TODAY TO 
SEE WHAT THAT 
WILL LOOK LIKE. 
THE BUSINESS 
OWNERS HERE ARE 
DEBATING WHETHER 
TO REMAIN OPEN 
OR CLOSE THEIR 
DOORS. 
RIGHT NOW THEY 
ARE ALLOWED TO 
OPERATE AT 50%. 
I SPOKE WITH ONE 
MAN THAT OPEN 
HIS RESTAURANT 
ONE YEAR AGO 
TODAY AND 
INVESTED ALL OF 
HIS SAVINGS AND 
RETIREMENT INTO 
A RESTAURANT HE 
HOPED TO PASS 
DOWN TO HIS 
CHILDREN BUT HE 
CLOSED THE 
DOORS. 
HE ACTUALLY 
CLOSED THE DOORS 
A FEW WEEKS AGO 
WHEN THE VIRUS 
BEGAN TO SURGE. 
NOW HE IS NOT 
SURE WHAT HE IS 
GOING TO DO. 
THAT IS THE 
DECISION MANY 
RESTAURANT 
OWNERS ARE 
GRAPPLING WITH 
TODAY. 
I SPOKE WITH THE 
OWNER TODAY THE 
BREAKFAST CLUB 
WHO HAD A 
MEETING YESTERDAY
ON WHETHER TO 
REMAIN OPEN OR 
TO CLOSE. 
I SAID WHAT 
WOULD IT MEAN 
FOR YOUR 
BUSINESS TO 
CLOSE. 
WHEN I ASKED HIM 
THAT HE DID NOT 
TALK ABOUT 
PROFITABILITY. 
I WANT YOU TO 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT HE TOLD ME. 
LISTEN. 
>> WHAT DOES 
THAT MEAN FOR 
BUSINESS? IT 
MEANS THAT I 
HAVE A HEALTHY 
STAFF. 
IT MEANS THAT WE 
ARE FREE FROM 
THE POSSIBILITY 
OF CONTRACTING 
THIS VIRUS 
AGAIN. 
IT MEANS I GET 
TO GO HOME TO MY 
70 PLUS-YEAR-OLD 
MOTHER. 
IT MEANS I'M NOT 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
TAKING THE VIRUS 
HOME TO HER. 
IT MEANS I CAN 
MAKE SURE I 
DON'T TAKE IT 
HOME TO HER. 
AND THAT THE 
PEOPLE THAT COME 
IN ARE FREE FROM 
THE POSSIBILITY 
OF CONTRACTION 
OR INTERACTION. 
>> Reporter: 
THOSE ARE THE 
KINDS OF 
QUESTIONS AND 
ISSUES THAT THE 
RESTAURANTS AND 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
ARE THINKING 
THROUGH. 
THE ONE THING 
THAT ALL OF THEM 
HAVE ECHOED TO 
ME AS THEY WOULD 
LOVE TO HEAR 
MORE GUIDANCE 
FROM THE 
GOVERNMENT ON 
WHAT THEY SHOULD 
DO, HOW THEY 
SHOULD BE 
HANDLING THAT, 
AND RATHER MORE 
RELIEF IS ON THE 
WAY. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE 
RELEASE DATE FOR 
MINUTE. 
WHAT THE 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
NEED FROM BOTH 
THE STATE AND 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT? 
>> Reporter: THE 
MAJORITY OF THE 
BUSINESS OWNERS 
I'VE SPOKEN TO 
AND I WOULD 
ARGUE ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, HOPING 
THAT WHEN 
CONGRESS IS BACK 
IN SESSION THEY 
WILL PAST THE 
RESTAURANT ACT 
WHICH WOULD 
ALLOCATE ABOUT 
$120 BILLION IN 
FUNDING 
SPECIFICALLY FOR 
RESTAURANTS. 
THAT HAS 
RESTAURANTS THEY 
BRING IN LESS 
THAN $1.5 
MILLION A YEAR 
IN REVENUE. 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT SMALLER 
BUSINESSES THAT 
WOULD HAVE 
ACCESS TO SOME 
FUNDING. 
THAT FUNDING 
WOULD BE ABLE TO 
CARRY THESE 
BUSINESSES FOR A 
LONGER PERIOD OF 
TIME. HONESTLY, 
A TIME PERIOD 
WHERE MORE 
LIKELY THE 
CORONAVIRUS WILL 
CONTINUE TO 
IMPACT AND ALLOW 
THEM TO PAY THE 
RENT, KEEP THE 
WAITERS AND 
STAFF ON BOARD, 
AND ALSO TO 
CONTINUE TO 
IMPLEMENT SAFETY 
MEASURES THAT 
ARE GOING TO BE 
NEEDED FOR THOSE 
BUSINESSES TO 
SURVIVE THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
THE BILL WAS 
INTRODUCED IN 
CONGRESS LAST 
MONTH. IT HAS 
BIPARTISAN 
SUPPORT. 
TO BE HONEST, 
THE RESTAURANT 
OWNERS I SPOKE 
WITH ARE NOT 
ENTIRELY 
CONFIDENT IT 
WILL BE GOING TO 
PASS. 
THEY HOPE IT 
WILL PASS BUT 
THEY ARE NOT 
SURE WHETHER IT 
WILL ACTUALLY 
HAPPEN OR NOT. 
MOST SAID THEY 
DON'T KNOW WHAT 
THEY WILL DO IF 
IT DOESN'T. 
>> THE PROBLEM 
IS THAT I THINK 
THAT RIGHT NOW 
THE SURGE HAS 
EVERYBODY 
CONCERNED. 
IT IS VERY 
DIFFICULT. REALLY
PESSIMISTICALLY, 
WHEN YOU DON'T 
HAVE SOME KIND 
OF DRAMATIC HELP 
RIGHT NOW WE 
WILL HAVE TO 
CLOSE THE 
BUSINESS. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
CAN HEAR IT THERE
. THE SURGE IN 
TEXAS IS ON 
EVERYONE'S MIND. 
IT IS HURTING 
BUSINESS AND 
RESTAURANT 
OWNERS. 
THEY ARE REALLY 
TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT WHAT THEY'RE 
GOING TO DO. 
THE OWNER YOU 
JUST HEARD FROM 
TOLD ME THAT HE 
IS PAYING HIS 
STAFF FOR THE 
NEXT WEEK OUT OF 
HIS OWN SAVINGS. 
HE IS NOT SURE 
WHAT HE WILL DO 
AFTER THAT BUT 
HE NEEDS TO MAKE 
A DECISION IN 
THE NEXT COUPLE 
OF WEEKS, ALISON 
. 
>> THANK YOU, 
PRISCILLA 
THOMPSON FROM 
HOUSTON TEXAS, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU, 
ALISON. 
>>> THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
WANTS THE SCHOOL 
>> OPEN IN THE 
FALL AND  VICE 
PRESIDENT MIKE 
PENCE SAYS THAT 
CHILDREN WILL BE 
SAFE. 
>> APART FROM 
HAVING 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITIONS AND 
DO NOT APPEAR TO 
BE SUSCEPTIBLE 
TO SERIOUS 
ILLNESS FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE RISK OF 
SERIOUS ILLNESS 
TO CHILDREN IS 
VERY LOW. 
THERE ARE 
MEASURES WE CAN 
PUT INTO PLACE 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE DON'T SEE
THE SPREAD OF 
THE VIRUS OR 
OUTBREAKS IN THE 
INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOLS. 
>>> NBC NEWS 
WHITE HOUSE 
CORRESPONDENT 
KELLY O'DONNELL 
JOINS ME NOW. 
IS TERRIFIC TO 
SEE YOU AND DR. 
BIRX SAYS THERE 
IS STILL SEVERAL 
UNKNOWNS ABOUT 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
IN THE CHILDREN 
AND YOU KNOW WHY 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
IS SO DETERMINED 
TO GET THE KIDS 
BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM? 
>> IT'S GOOD TO 
BE WITH YOU AND 
SEE YOU. 
IT'S ALL ABOUT 
TRYING TO PRIME 
THE ELECTORAL 
FIELD FOR THE 
FALL. 
ONE BIG THING 
THE PRESIDENT 
WANTS IS TO HAVE 
AS MUCH OF THE 
LIFE OF NORMALCY 
THAT WE ONCE HAD 
BACK IN PLACE 
EVEN WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
WHICH INCLUDES 
THE KIDS IN 
SCHOOL. 
THAT MAKES IT 
EASIER FOR THE 
PARENTS TO BE 
BACK AT WORK AND 
ALL OF THE 
THINGS THAT 
FOLLOW FROM THAT.
THE WHITE HOUSE 
ALSO BELIEVES 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT SPOKE 
ABOUT THE FACT 
THAT CHILDREN IN 
MANY CASES 
PERFORM BETTER, 
HAVE A RICHER 
EXPERIENCE IN 
THE CLASSROOM 
THAN THEY DO AT 
HOME. 
WE HAVE ALL 
LIVED THROUGH 
DIFFERENT 
EXPERIENCES THAT 
WE HAVE EITHER 
SEEN WITH 
CHILDREN OR 
FRIENDS THAT 
HAVE CHILDREN 
TRYING TO 
BALANCE THAT AND 
THE TEACH AT 
HOME AND WORK 
FROM HOME 
LIFESTYLE, AND 
IS CHALLENGING 
FOR MANY PEOPLE. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
ARGUES THAT 
CHILDREN NEED TO 
BE BACK IN SCHOOL
, HOWEVER, THERE 
ARE REAL 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
WHAT THAT WILL 
DO, ESPECIALLY 
THOSE PLACES 
CONSIDERED MORE 
HOT SPOTS. 
EXPERTS ARGUED 
THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
THE IMPACT OF 
CHILDREN AND 
CERTAINLY THE 
SCHOOLS ARE MORE 
THAN THE YOUNG 
STUDENTS THAT 
ATTEND. 
THERE ARE 
TEACHERS, STAFF 
MEMBERS, BUS 
DRIVERS AND ALL 
THE ADULTS IN 
THEIR LIVES THAT 
COULD BECOME 
INFECTED IF THE 
CHILDREN SPREAD 
IT. 
THERE ARE REAL 
QUESTIONS. 
IT GETS DOWN TO 
THE FACT THAT 
THE ECONOMY 
CANNOT FULLY 
REOPEN IF 
PARENTS ARE AT 
HOME TEACHING 
THE CHILDREN. 
THAT IS THE REAL 
PIECE FOR THE 
PRESIDENT. 
HE ARGUES THAT 
HE THINKS HIS 
POLITICAL THAT 
DEMOCRATS AND 
DEMOCRATIC 
STATES LED BY 
DEMOCRATIC 
GOVERNORS AND SO 
FORTH WANT TO 
KEEP THE SCHOOLS 
CLOSED AS AN 
ARGUMENT FOR THE 
CAMPAIGN. 
IT IS ALL 
BASHING TOGETHER 
FROM THE SIGNS 
AND OBVIOUSLY 
THE PICTURE FROM 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
DIFFERENT 
COMMUNITIES AND 
THE RATE OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
SOME OF IT IS 
ABOUT THE 
OVERALL WELLNESS 
AND KIDS BEING 
IN SCHOOL FOR 
THEIR MENTAL 
HEALTH AND 
SERVICES LIKE 
THE LUNCHES AND 
SO FORTH THAT 
ARE THERE. 
OF COURSE 
POLITICS IS PART 
OF IT TOO. 
IT WILL BE A 
FIGHT WE WILL 
SEE FOR WEEKS TO 
COME WITH REAL 
BATTLES OF THE 
PRESIDENT 
CONTRADICTING 
HIS OWN CENTER 
FOR DISEASE 
CONTROL. 
WE HAVE HARD 
TODAY THEY WILL 
REVISE THE 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
THANK THEY DON'T 
WANT TO MAKE 
THOSE 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
IN SCHOOLS IN 
CASE THEY DON'T 
REOPEN. 
>> KELLY, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THAT 
LITTLE BIT MORE. 
YOU SAID THE CDC 
WILL ISSUE NEW 
GUIDELINES FOR 
REOPENING THE 
SCHOOLS AFTER 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID THE 
GUIDANCE WAS TOO 
TOUGH, TOO 
EXPENSIVE AND 
IMPRACTICAL. 
HERE'S WHAT VICE 
PRESIDENT PENCE 
AND THE CDC 
DIRECTOR SAID 
TODAY. 
>> WE DON'T WANT 
THE GUIDANCE 
FROM CDC TO BE 
THE REASON THE 
SCHOOLS DON'T 
REOPEN. 
IT WAS NOT THE 
INTENT OF THE 
CDC GUIDELINES, 
TO BE USED AS 
RATIONALE TO 
KEEP THE SCHOOLS 
CLOSED. 
>> DO WE HAVE 
ANY IDEA WHAT 
THE NEW 
GUIDELINES WILL 
LOOK LIKE WHICH 
WILL BE 
POTENTIALLY LESS 
TOUGH AND LESS 
EXPENSIVE AND 
FROM THE 
PRESIDENT'S VIEW
? 
>> Reporter: IF 
WE LOOK AT WHAT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
COMPLAINED ABOUT 
IT COULD GIVE US 
A BIT OF A 
WINDOW INTO WHAT 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WILL CHANGE. 
WE HEARD ABOUT 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING FOR 
MANY MONTHS, 
SEPARATING DESKS 
IN THE 
WORKSTATION SIX 
FEET APART. 
NOT HAVING 
CHILDREN IN 
SCHOOL EACH DAY 
AT THE SAME TIME 
WITH SCHOOL AND 
SHIFTS. 
SOME COMMUNITIES 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THINGS 
LIKE NOT SHARING 
RECREATIONAL 
EQUIPMENT, 
WHETHER BATS, 
BALLS OR THE 
JUNGLE GYM 
OUTSIDE ON THE 
PLAYGROUND. 
NOT SHARING SOME 
OF THOSE THINGS 
AMONG THE 
CHILDREN AS A 
WAY TO REDUCE 
THE SPREAD ON 
SURFACES. 
THOSE ARE SOME 
ISSUES WHERE THE 
WHITE HOUSE, 
PRESENT IN 
PARTICULAR, HAD 
ISSUE WITH THAT. 
IT IS CONCERN 
ABOUT EXPENSE 
AND CUMBERSOME, 
AS THE MUSIC, 
RULES TO MAKE IT 
MORE LIKELY FOR 
SCHOOLS NOT TO 
REOPEN. 
EDUCATORS OF 
COURSE LOOK TO 
FIND WAYS TO TRY 
TO HAVE A SAFE 
ENVIRONMENT AND 
REDUCE SOME OF 
THE RISK. 
ONE OF THE 
TROUBLES IS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
THREATENED 
FEDERAL FUNDING 
AGAIN SCHOOL 
SYSTEM THEY 
DON'T REOPEN AND 
TYPICALLY 
SCHOOLS ARE 
FUNDED BY LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES 
MOSTLY. 
THEY ARE LOOKING 
TO TRY TO 
INCENTIVIZE 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN IN 
PERHAPS THE NEXT 
GENERAL AID 
PACKAGE THAT MAY 
COME AS A 
RESPONSE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> KELLY, BEFORE 
WE LET YOU GO A 
QUICK QUESTION. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HOSTED THE 
PRESIDENT OF 
MEXICO AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
TODAY AND WHAT 
CAME OUT OF THAT 
MEETING? 
>> Reporter: 
IT'S NOTABLE 
BECAUSE IT'S ON 
THE SECOND TIME 
A FOREIGN LEADER 
VISITED THE 
WHITE HOUSE WHEN 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
SHUTDOWN THE 
WORLD. 
THE MEXICAN AND 
PRESENT AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TODAY IN FACT 
CELEBRATED THE 
USMCA, THE NEW 
TRADE AGREEMENT 
AND NORTH 
AMERICA 
REPLACING NAFTA 
FROM THE 90s. 
EACH TALKED 
ABOUT A 
COMMITMENT TO 
TRY TO WORK 
TOGETHER TO WORK 
TOGETHER ON 
ECONOMIC PIECES, 
AND A LITTLE BIT 
ON IMMIGRATION 
WHICH IS A 
FLASHPOINT FOR 
THE PRESIDENT. 
HE WAS WELCOMING 
AND POLITE TO 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
MEXICO AND WHO 
RETURNED THAT IN 
KIND. 
HE SAID HE HAS A 
GOOD 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH PRESIDENT 
TRUMP. IN MANY 
WAYS IT'S ABOUT 
ACKNOWLEDGING 
THE USMCA. 
CANADA PRIME 
MINISTER TRUDEAU 
DID NOT COME IN 
THEY WILL HAVE A 
SECOND WANT TO 
MARK THE TREATY 
WITH CANADA AT 
ANOTHER TIME. 
>> KELLY 
O'DONNELL, 
WONDERFUL TO SEE 
YOU AS ALWAYS, 
AND THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> Reporter: BE 
WELL. 
>>> THE COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE 
STARTING TO 
RELEASE PLANS 
FOR THE FALL 
WITH NEW EYES 
GUIDELINES THAT 
COULD FORCE 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS TO 
LEAVE THE 
COUNTRY IF 
THEY'RE NOT 
TAKING IN PERSON 
CLASSES. 
A STUDENT AT 
DREXEL 
UNIVERSITY TOLD 
US WHAT WORRIES 
HER MOST IS 
BEING FORCED TO 
LEAVE THE U.S.. 
>> I GO TO 
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
AND I'M FROM 
ETHIOPIA 
MAJORING IN 
DOUBLE STUDIES 
IN ECONOMICS 
WITH A FRENCH 
MINOR. 
WE WILL START 
SEPTEMBER 21st. 
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MODEL, PARTIALLY 
ONLINE IMPARTIAL 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES. 
NEEDLESS TO SAY, 
I AM REALLY 
SCARED WHEN I 
WOULD BE ABLE TO 
GET BACK INTO 
THE U.S. AND 
RESUME A NORMAL 
LIFE.. 
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
IS A SCHOOL THAT 
HAS AN 
INTERNSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
I SHOULD BE HERE 
FOR THE NEXT 
SPRING. 
BUT WILL I EVEN 
BE ABLE TO GET 
BACK YOUR NEXT 
SPRING. THERE 
ARE ALL THESE 
QUESTIONS THAT 
HAVE NO ANSWERS. 
REALLY A LOT OF 
PEOPLE ARE 
WORRIED ABOUT 
LOSING THEIR 
VISA STATUS. 
IT IS SOMETHING 
THAT I.C.E. 
DOES NOT TALK 
ABOUT. 
IF YOU ARE AWAY 
FROM THE U.S. 
FOR MORE THAN 
FIVE MONTHS YOU 
CAN LOSE YOUR 
STATUS AND YOU 
WOULD HAVE TO 
REAPPLY. 
AT THE MOMENT 
DAVE SAID THAT'S 
OKAY BUT WHO 
KNOWS. 
EVERYONE IS 
REALLY SCARED 
AND DESPERATE. 
THEY FEEL 
HELPLESS. THERE 
IS NOTHING THEY 
CAN DO BUT WAIT 
AROUND. 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS COME 
HERE OPEN FOR 
OPPORTUNITIES 
THAT WE KNOW WE 
CAN TAKE BACK 
HOME. 
WE ARE VERY 
AWARE OF OUR 
VISA STATUS. 
WE ARE VERY 
AWARE OF OUR 
SITUATION. 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS DON'T 
EVER BREAK THE 
RULES BECAUSE 
ALL WE WANT HERE 
IS THE 
OPPORTUNITY WE 
HAVE. 
THE LEARNING AND 
THE CULTURE 
EXCHANGE YOU GET 
IN THE U.S. YOU 
CANNOT GET THIS 
ANYWHERE ELSE IN 
THE WORLD. 
WE REALLY JUST 
WANT TO DO OUR 
BEST. 
I PERSONALLY 
JUST REALLY WANT 
TO LEARN. 
I WANT TO FINISH 
MY DEGREE. 
I WILL THEN YEAR 
FIGURE MY WAY 
AROUND AND TAKE 
THE OPPORTUNITY. 
>>> HARVARD AND 
MIT ARE SUING 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
OVER THE NEW 
POLICY REQUIRING 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS TO TAKE 
CLASSES IN 
PERSON THE SCENE 
THE COUNTRY. 
OUR NBC NEWS 
LEGAL ANALYST 
JOINS ME NOW AND 
WHAT ARE THE 
COLLEGES ARE 
GOING IN THE SUIT
? 
>> Reporter: A 
FULL DISCLOSURE 
I AM A PROFESSOR 
AT DREXEL 
UNIVERSITY ONE 
OF THOSE 
STUDENTS YOU 
JUST SHOWED. 
THIS IS 
HAPPENING 
NATIONWIDE. 
THE ISSUE IS 
THAT I.C.E. 
DID STALL THE 
POLICY OR CHANGE 
THE POLICY 
DURING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
WHICH IS 
NORMALLY THAT 
STUDENTS HAVE TO 
TAKE AT LEAST, I 
BELIEVE TWO 
THIRDS OF THE 
CLASS IS LIVE 
AND IN PERSON. 
OF COURSE IF 
CLASSES ARE NOT 
IN PERSON I.C.E. 
TEMPORARILY 
ALLOWED IT TO 
ALL BE ONLINE 
BUT ALL OF A 
SUDDEN AT THE 
BEGINNING OF 
JULY THEY 
RESCINDED THAT 
RULE. NOW THE 
STUDENTS THAT 
WERE PLANNING ON 
TAKING ONLINE 
CLASSES AND DOWN 
FIND OUT THAT 
JUST TAKING 
ONLINE CLASSES 
WOULD RESULT IN 
THEM HAVING TO 
LEAVE THE 
COUNTRY. 
THE LAWSUIT IS 
CHALLENGING THE 
RULEMAKING UNDER 
WHAT IS CALLED 
THE 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROCEDURE ACT 
AND THE BOTTOM 
LINE IS THAT 
CONGRESS MAKES 
LAW BUT FEDERAL 
AGENCIES ARE NOT 
RUN BY ELECTED 
OFFICIALS. 
WHEN THEY MAKE 
THE RULES WITH 
THE FORCE OF LAW 
THEY HAVE TO 
FOLLOW A FEW 
DIFFERENT 
PROCEDURES. 
SOME OF THOSE 
ARE THAT THE 
RULES HAVE TO 
HAVE SOME 
RELATIONSHIP TO 
THE LAW. 
THERE'S A WAY TO 
CHALLENGE IT IF 
USING THE 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROCEDURES ACT 
IS HIGHLY 
COMPLEX. 
IT LOOKS AT HOW 
THE RULE WAS 
MADE. 
BUT IF IT WAS 
COMPLETELY 
ARBITRARY AND 
CAPRICIOUS THE 
RULE CAN BE 
STRUCK DOWN. 
>> DANNY, THE 
STUDENTS ARE 
FILING CLASS-
ACTION LAWSUITS 
AGAINST THE 
UNIVERSITIES 
TRYING TO GET 
REIMBURSED FOR 
TUITION AND 
OTHER FEES FROM 
LEARNING ONLINE 
AND NOT ON 
SCHOOL AND WHAT 
DO YOU EXPECT 
WILL HAPPEN WITH 
THESE CASES? 
>> IT IS 
FASCINATING, 
ALISON. 
IT CHALLENGES US 
TO LOOK AT WHAT 
WE REALLY VALUE 
IN AN EDUCATION. 
IT IS SOMETHING 
WE VALUE 
DIFFERENTLY 
ACROSS THE BOARD 
. DO WE VALUE 
THE EXPERIENCE 
OF GOING TO 
CAMPUS? 
DO WE BATHE IN 
PERSON FACE-TO-
FACE EDUCATION 
WITH AN 
INSTRUCTOR 
QUESTION MARK DO 
WE JUST PAY THE 
INFORMATION 
IMPARTED AND IF 
THAT'S THE CASE 
COULD WE LOOK AT 
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA 
EVERY DAY AND 
GET THAT SAME 
EXCHANGE? THERE 
IS AN INTANGIBLE 
BENEFIT GOING TO 
COLLEGE AND NOT 
ANYONE CAN TELL 
YOU REALLY WHAT 
IT IS BUT THE 
LOSSES WILL 
FORCE THE COURTS 
AND TO THE 
QUESTION. 
WHEN A STUDENT 
PAYS TUITION 
WHAT EXACTLY ARE 
THEY PAYING FOR 
WITH THAT 
TUITION, AND I 
THINK THE 
ANSWERS MAY 
SURPRISE A LOT 
OF US. 
>> IT IS SO 
FASCINATING, 
DANNY. 
I THINK ABOUT IT 
ALL THE TIME 
WHAT I WOULD 
HAVE LEARNED 
DIFFERENTLY IN 
COLLEGE IF I 
WERE NOT THERE 
PARTICIPATING IN 
THE LECTURES OR 
SEMINARS. 
I WONDER HOW 
DIFFERENT IT 
WOULD BE. 
IT'S A 
FASCINATING 
THING TO THINK 
ABOUT. 
IN ALL ASPECTS 
OF OUR LIVES AND 
WE ARE DOING SO 
MUCH MORE AT 
HOME. 
THE LAWSUIT AND 
UNIVERSITIES 
WANT STUDENTS TO 
SIGN WAIVERS, 
AND HOW WELL DID 
THAT HOLD UP IN 
COURT QUESTION 
MARK 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS A NOTION THAT 
IS NOVEL IT 
SELF. 
>> TRADITIONALLY 
YOU HAVE ISSUES 
OF CAUSATION. 
CAN YOU REALLY 
PROVE THAT ONE 
INFECTED PERSON 
INFECTED ANOTHER 
PERSON OR COULD 
THE DEFENDANT 
SAY YOU COULD 
HAVE GOTTEN THAT 
RIDING THE 
SUBWAY HOME OR 
RIDING ON A BUS. 
NO ONE CAN PROVE 
BEYOND A 
REASONABLE DOUBT 
OR EVEN TO A 
PREPONDERANCE 
THAT THEY HAVE 
ELIMINATED ALL 
OTHER SOURCES OF 
INFECTION. 
WE LOOK FOR 
COLLEGES TO DO 
TWO DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
NUMBER ONE, TO 
TRY TO FORCE THE 
STUDENTS TO SIGN 
A WAIVER AS A 
CONDITION OF 
COMING BACK TO 
CAMPUS. 
NUMBER TWO BACK, 
LOOK FOR THEM TO 
OFFER HYBRID 
CLASSES. 
IN OTHER WORDS, 
YOU HAVE THE 
OPTION OF TAKING 
EVERYTHING 
ONLINE IF YOU 
WANT TO BUT IF 
YOU COME ON 
CAMPUS KNOW THAT 
YOU HAVE THE 
OPTION. 
SO THAT WHEN THE 
INEVITABLE 
LAWSUIT RESULTS 
THEY CAN SAY WE 
GAVE THE STUDENT 
AN OPTION TO 
TAKE ALL ONLINE 
BUT THE STUDENT 
CHOSE TO COME ON 
CAMPUS AND TO 
ASSUME THE RISK 
OF. 
THAT'S A LEGAL 
TERM SAYING YOU 
THE PLAINTIFF 
KNEW WHAT YOU 
WERE DOING WAS 
RISKY AND IS NOT 
THE FAULT OF THE 
DEFENDANT YOU 
GOT INFECTED OR 
INJURED. 
IT'S YOUR OWN 
FAULT FOR 
CONSCIOUSLY 
DISREGARDING A 
KNOWN RISK. 
>> DANNY, IT IS 
SUCH FASCINATING 
STUFF. 
THANK YOU FOR 
COMING ON AND I 
HOPE TO SEE YOU 
AGAIN SOON. 
>> THANK YOU, 
ALISON. 
>>> LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL 
ALEXANDER VINDMAN
ANNOUNCING HIS 
RETIREMENT HE 
SAID HE IS 
LEAVING DUE TO A 
CAMPAIGN OF 
BULLYING, 
INTIMIDATION AND 
RETALIATION FROM 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
OUR NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT IS 
JOINING ME NOW 
AND WHAT ELSE DID
VINDMAN SAY?  
>> Reporter: HE 
SAID THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
ATTEMPTED TO 
FORCE LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL VINDMAN 
TO CHOOSE 
BETWEEN THE 
HEARING AND 
PLEASING THE 
PRESIDENT. 
IT IS PRETTY 
SHARP WORDS FROM 
THE LAWYER. 
HE ALSO TWEETED 
AND WROTE THAT 
HE OFFICIALLY 
REQUESTED 
RETIREMENT FROM 
THE ARMY, AN 
ORGANIZATION HE 
SAID THAT HE 
LOVED. 
HE SAID HIS 
FAMILY LOOKS 
FORWARD TO THE 
NEXT CHAPTER IN 
THEIR LIVES. 
OBVIOUSLY THIS 
IS BEEN A VERY 
DIFFICULT TIME 
FOR LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL VINDMAN 
AND HIS FAMILY. 
HE WAS NOT ONLY 
OUSTED FROM THE 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY COUNCIL 
BUT HIS TWIN 
BROTHER THAT 
WORKS AT THE 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY COUNCIL 
WAS ALSO REMOVED 
AND SENT BACK TO 
THE PENTAGON. 
THIS WAS A 
PROMOTION FOR 
THE LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL VINDMAN  
THAT BECAME 
POLITICIZED. 
HE WAS ON THE 
RADAR OF THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
GOT ATTENTION OF 
MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS AND 
PARTICULARLY 
SENATOR TAMMY 
DUCKWORTH THAT 
THREATENED TO 
PUT ON HOLD A 
NUMBER OF 
PROMOTIONS ON 
MILITARY 
OFFICERS IF SHE 
DID NOT GET 
ASSURANCE FROM 
THE DEFENSE 
SECRETARY THAT 
THE PROMOTION OF 
THE TENANT 
COLONEL VINDMAN 
WOULD GO 
THROUGH. 
BUT THE 
LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL SAID 
THEY DID NOT 
HOLD UP HIS 
PROMOTION. 
WE KNOW WAS HELD 
UP FROM OUR OWN 
REPORTING. 
THERE WERE 
PENTAGON 
OFFICIALS THAT 
CONFIRMED THAT 
IF THIS 
ULTIMATELY WENT 
TO THE WHITE 
HOUSE AND WAS 
SUPPOSED TO GO 
TO THE WHITE 
HOUSE AROUND 
MIDNIGHT, A VERY 
STANDARD ROUTINE 
PROCEDURE IN 
TERMS OF THESE 
PROMOTIONS, 
CONCERN FROM 
ENDICOTT 
OFFICIALS 
REPORTING THAT 
IF IT DID THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
WOULD INTERVENE. 
OBVIOUSLY THAT 
IDEA IS WHAT THE 
LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL VINDMAN  
REALIZED WAS ON 
THE WALL, AND 
THAT HE WAS 
GOING TO RETIRE. 
>> CAROL, THERE 
WAS NEWS REPORTS 
THAT RUSSIA WAS 
PROVIDING BOUNTY 
TO THE TALIBAN 
TO KILL AMERICAN 
SOLDIERS AND THE 
CENTRAL COMMAND 
SPOKE WITH 
REPORTERS 
YESTERDAY. 
WHAT DID YOU SAY 
ABOUT THE 
INTELLIGENCE 
THAT HE SAW? 
>> Reporter: THE 
GENERAL 
ESSENTIALLY SAID 
HE HAS SEEN THE 
INTELLIGENCE AND 
WHILE HE FOUND 
IT WORRISOME HE 
DID NOT FIND IT 
SOMETHING THAT 
WAS URGENTLY 
NEEDED WHERE 
ACTION NEEDED TO 
BE TAKEN BECAUSE 
OF IT. 
HE WENT ON TO 
SAY THAT IT WAS 
HIS 
UNDERSTANDING 
THAT THE MILITARY
AND INTELLIGENCE 
OFFICIALS IN THE 
MILITARY 
CONTINUE TO 
DRILL DOWN AND 
LOOK INTO THIS. 
HE SAID VERY 
CLEARLY THAT HE 
WAS ASKED TO DO 
THINGS TO SEE IF 
THERE WAS 
SOMETHING TO 
THIS. 
HE SAID NO, AND 
IF I DID NO ONE 
CARES MORE ABOUT 
THIS THAN I DO 
AS A COMMANDER 
AND FIELD 
GENERAL. 
HE WOULD HAVE 
TAKEN STEPS IF 
THAT WAS THE 
CASE. 
I THINK THE KEY 
THING FROM HIM 
AND ALL OF THAT 
IS THAT THERE IS 
CONTINUING AS 
THEY CONTINUE TO 
LOOK INTO IT. 
>> THEY SAY THEY 
ARE CONTINUING 
TO LOOK INTO IT 
BUT DO WE HAVE 
ANY SENSE ON 
WHAT THE 
INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY AND 
WHAT THEY DO 
WITH THE 
INFORMATION THAT 
IS WORRISOME BUT 
UNPROVEN? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS A GREAT 
QUESTION AND ONE 
OF THE QUESTIONS 
WE HAVE HAD FOR 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
AND OTHER 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
OFFICIALS. 
IT IS ANYONE AT 
ANY LEVEL OF THE 
U.S. GOVERNMENT 
RAISING CONCERNS 
ABOUT THIS TO 
ANYONE AT ANY 
LEVEL IN THE 
RUSSIAN 
GOVERNMENT. 
WE HAVE NOT GOT 
A CLEAR ANSWER 
ON THAT BUT IT 
WOULD BE ONE 
STEP THEY COULD 
TAKE AT A 
MINIMUM. 
IF NOT FROM 
PRESIDENT 
VLADIMIR PUTIN. 
OUR 
UNDERSTANDING IS 
THAT DID NOT 
HAPPEN. 
THERE ARE MUCH 
LOWER LEVELS 
WHERE THEY COULD 
DO THAT. 
I THINK THE 
OTHER THING THEY 
COULD DO IS TO 
CONTINUE LOOKING 
INTO THIS. 
IF THEY DO COME 
UP WITH NEW 
EVIDENCE AND IT 
LOOKS LIKE THIS 
IS, IN THEIR 
VIEW, SOMETHING 
ACTIONABLE, THEN 
THEY CAN TAKE 
OTHER ACTIONS. 
THE NATIONAL 
SECURITY COUNCIL 
WAS PREPARING 
OPTIONS FOR THE 
PRESIDENT WHEN 
THIS PROPOSAL 
SURFACED EARLIER 
THIS YEAR. 
IT HAS BASICALLY 
GONE NOWHERE 
SINCE THEN, 
ALISON . 
>> THANK YOU, 
CAROL LEE AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> IT IS SAID 
THERE IS NOTHING 
MORE POWERFUL 
THAN THE FACT 
THAT THE TIME 
HAS COME. 
PERHAPS THE TIME 
HAS COME ON A 
DREAM FOR THIS 
GREAT COUNTRY 
WAS FOUNDED, 
EQUAL JUSTICE 
UNDER THE LAW.  
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW . 
>>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE SAW THE 
LARGE CONVOY OF 
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD COME 
THROUGH HERE. 
>> NEWS MADE 
FREE STREAMING 
WORLD LIVE 
WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
EASTERN TIME. 
MOVIES. 
EXCLUSIVE, 
ORIGINAL 
CHARACTER. 
>> DUH. 
>> BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WAIT, THERE'S 
MORE. 
>> MORE? 
>> YES. 
YES. 
MORE. 
MORE. 
>> TONS. 
>> IT'S QUICK 
STUFF. 
IN STUFF, TOUGH 
STUFF, 
LOVESTUFF. 
IT'S TRENDING, 
MIND-BENDING. 
IT'S LATE NIGHT. 
EARLY MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
THIS. 
>> DO YOU SEE 
THIS? 
DO YOU SEE IS 
THAT FOR YOU, 
FOR EWW, FOR AH. 
AND IT'S FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> THAT'S 
PEACOCK. 
THAT'S WHO. 
THAT'S WHAT. 
THAT'S WHY. 
>> COME ON. 
>> BOOM. 
MIKE DROP. 
YOU CAN'T NOT 
WATCH. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS MOM. 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON. 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU TRYING 
TO RAISE YOUR 
KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE 
PONYTAILS LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST DON'T 
HAVE FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
>> I CHERISHHE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
LET'S GO TO NBC 
NEWS NOW 
CORRESPONDENT, 
ALEXA LIAUTAUD. 
SHE HAS THE 
LATEST HEADLINES 
FOR US FROM NBC 
NEWS.COM. 
ALEXA, HOW ARE 
YOU DOING? 
>> ALLISON, 
THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME. 
LOTS TO DIVE IN 
TO. 
FIRST, THE 
CORONAVIRUSSURPASSE 
3 MILLION. 
IN A TWEET THIS 
MORNING, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WENT SO FAR AS 
TO THREATEN TO 
CUT FUNDING. 
VICE PRESIDENT 
MIKE PENCE WAS 
ASKED ABOUT THE 
COMMENT. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
MADE CLEAR, 
THOUGH, IS WE 
THINK IT'S 
ABSOLUTELY 
IMPERATIVE THAT 
EVERY STATE AND 
TERRITORY IN 
THIS COUNTRY 
MAKE STEPS AND 
TAKE STEPS TO 
GET KIDS BACK TO 
THE CLASSROOM TO 
THE FULLEST 
EXTENT POSSIBLE. 
>> LIEUTENANTS 
CONT ALEXANDER 
VINMAN. 
ANNOUNCING 
TODAY, HE IS 
RETIRING FROM 
THE U.S. 
MILITARY. 
HE SAID EVEN 
AFTER TWO 
DECADES OF 
MILITARY 
SERVICE, IT WAS 
CLEAR THAT HIS 
FUTURE WOULD, 
QUOTE, BE 
FOREVER LIMITED. 
AND THAT HE WAS 
QUOTE, FOREVER 
BULLIED BY THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
HIS PROXIES. 
AND THIS THIS TO 
SAY. 
>> FOR ALEX 
VINMAN, IT IS 
REALLY A LOSS 
FOR THE 
COINCIDENTRY. 
I'M SURE THAT 
CONGRESS IS 
GOING TO BE VERY 
INTERESTED IN 
THE COMING WEEKS 
AS TO EXACTLY 
WHAT FACTORED 
INTO HIS 
DECISION. 
>> THEY ARE 
ATTEMPTING TO 
STRIP 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS FROM 
THEIR VISAS. 
I.C.E. 
ON MONDAY SAID 
I.C.E. 
WOULDN'T BE 
ALLOWED. 
IN A STATEMENT, 
HOWEVER, THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
THEY WOULD, 
QUOTE, PURSUE 
THIS CASE VIG 
RUGSLY. 
SO THAT 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS AT 
INSTITUTIONS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY CAN 
CONTINUE THEIR 
STUDIES WITHOUT 
THE THREAT OF 
DEPORTATION. 
MEANWHILE, THE 
SUPREME COURT 
SIDED WITH THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION. 
>> THE VOTE WAS 
7-2, WITH 
JUSTICE GINSBURG 
AND JUSTICE 
SOTOMAYOR. 
OFFERED THIS 
REACTION. 
>> I THINK THEY 
LOST THE 
BENEFIT. 
THEIR BOSS CAN 
NOTICE DETERMINE 
WHETHER THEY 
CAN. 
>> EVEN THE MOST 
HISTORIC OF 
BRANDS. 
BROOKS BROTHERS, 
ANNOUNCING 
TODAY, IT IS 
FILING FOR 
BANKRUPTCY. 
40 OF THE LAST 
45 PRESIDENTS. 
AND NOW 
FOLLOWING. 
ALL FILING FOR 
BANKRUPTCY 
PROTECTION. 
AS WORKERS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY STAY 
HOME. 
>> THAT WRAPS UP 
OUR HEADLINE. 
WE'LL BE BACK 
WITH MORE. 
>> AULT ALL 
THIS, IT HAPPENS 
IN QUEENS. 
A VERY COOL 
BRAND. 
WITH A LOT OF 
HISTORY THERE. 
CHANGES HOW THE 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
AFFECTING SO 
MANY COMPANIES. 
THANKS SO MUCH. 
>> ALISON. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WANTS 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN IN THE 
FALL, DISAGREES 
WITH THE CDC'S 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR BRINGING 
BACK STUDENTS 
SAFELY. 
HE'S ALSO 
THREATENING TO 
CUT OFF FEDERAL 
FUNDING FOR 
SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T REOPEN. 
BETSY DUVOSS, 
ECHOING THE 
PRESIDENT AT A 
WHITE HOUSE TASK 
FORCE TODAY. 
>> IT'S NOT A 
MATTER OF IF 
SCHOOLS SHOULD 
REOPEN. 
IT'S SIMPLY A 
MATTER OF HOW. 
THEY MUST FULLY 
REOPEN. 
AND THEY MUST BE 
FULLY 
OPERATIONAL. 
>> NBC NEWS 
POLITICAL 
REPORTER JOINS 
ME NOW. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAYS THE CDC 
GUIDELINES ARE 
TOO TOUGH, 
IMPRACTICAL. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
IS PLANNING 
TORELEASE NEW 
GUIDELINES. 
DO WE KNOW WHERE 
AND WHAT THEY'LL 
LOOK LIKE? 
>> WE EXPECT 
THAT TO BE IN 
THE NEXT WEEK OR 
SO, ALISON. 
AND IT REMINDS 
ME OF WHAT 
HAPPENED ABOUT A 
MONTH OR TWO 
AGO, WHEN THE 
PRESIDENT 
SPECIFIC WANTED 
TO ISSUE NEW 
GUIDELINES. 
REOPENING HOUSES 
OF WORSHIP THAT 
CAME AT THE 
HEIGHT OF THE 
PANDEMIC, WHERE 
THE CDC HE SAID 
THEY STILL 
WANTED TO CLOSE 
MOST OF THEM. 
BUT THEY WANTED 
TO THINK ABOUT 
HOW TO OPEN THEM 
RESPONSIBLY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
CAME OUT AS YOU 
MAY REMEMBER, 
SOMETIME BEFORE 
MEMORIAL DAY 
WEEKEND. 
AND SAID HE 
WANTED THEM TO 
BE OPEN. 
AND THAT HE WAS 
GOING TO TRY TO 
PUSH THAT, 
UNILATERALLY. 
IT'S NOT THE 
FIRST TIME WE'VE 
SEEN THIS WHITE 
HOUSE CLASH WITH 
ITS OWN TASK 
FORCE AND CDC. 
BUT THIS IS THE 
LATEST ISSUE OF 
HOW MANY 
MILLIONS YOU 
THINK OF KIDS 
AND PARENTS IT'S 
GOING TO AFFECT. 
IN A REAL 
PRACTICAL 
MATTER. 
WHAT HAPPENS, 
TRYING TO DECIDE 
NEXT MONTH BY 
AUGUST, HOW THEY 
CAN REOPEN AND 
TODAY IN THAT 
BRIEFING, YOU 
REALLY SAW THE 
VICE PRESIDENT 
AND THE 
EDUCATION 
SECRETARY ITION 
ECHOING WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT SAID. 
HE DOES FEEL THE 
CURRENT 
GUIDELINES. 
THE CDC'S OWN 
RULES AND 
REGULATIONULATION 
-- REGULATION. 
MAKING DECISIONS 
ABOUT HOW YOU GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
SAFELY. 
DO YOU IMPLEMENT 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING? 
DO YOU HAVE HALF 
OF THE STUDENTS 
THERE? 
A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS IT 
WERE PUT TO THE 
TASK FORCE 
TODAY. 
AND THEY SAID 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO 
EXAMINE IT. 
THEY DIDN'T HAVE 
THOSE EXACT 
ANSWERS. 
BUT WHAT IS 
CLEAR IS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
DOESN'T THINK IT 
WILL HIT FUNDING 
FOR THAT 
POTENTIALLY AS 
WELL. 
>> MONICA, THE. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
LOOKING TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
FULLY. 
WHY IS THE WHITE 
HOUSE SO VERY 
DETERMINED TO 
HAVE STUDENTS IN 
THE CLASSROOM. 
>> THEY PROVIDED 
DATA, WHICH DOES 
SHOW THAT 
STUDENTS, 
ESPECIALLY THOSE 
WHO ARE YOUNGER, 
YOU KNOW, 
ELEMENTARY OR 
MIDDLE SCHOOL 
AGE, ARE NOT 
SUSSENTIBLE TO 
THE VIRUS. 
OF COURSE, DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX 
POINTING OUT, IF 
THEY HAVE 
COMORBIDDITY. 
THAT IS 
ABSOLUTELY 
SOMETHING 
PARENTS  SHOULD 
TRACK. 
BUT WHAT SHE 
SAID, IS SO MANY 
HAVE BEEN 
RESPONSIBLE. 
ASK THAT HAS 
BEEN A GOOD 
SIGN. 
WE HAVE SEEN THE 
VIRUS REALLY 
DOES AFFECT 
PEOPLE OF ALL 
AGES. 
BUT MORE 
SPECIFICALLY 
THOSE WHO ARE 
OLDER. 
EVEN IN THE 
LATEST ROUND, 
WE'VE SEEN A 
SPIKE IN PEOPLE 
REALLY BETWEEN 
THE AGES OF 30 
AND 44. 
SO WHEN THEY 
LOOK AT THE 
YOUNGER 
POPULATION. 
AND THEY DO 
ADMIT, THERE 
ISN'T ENOUGH 
DATA ON HOW THE 
VIRUS COULD 
AFFECT THEM. 
AND THERE'S ALSO 
ALL. 
THESE QUESTIONS 
OF WHAT IF 
CHILDREN ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC 
CARRIERS. 
THEY SAY THEY'LL 
CONTINUE TO 
STUDY THAT. 
BEFORE THEY CAN 
NECESSARILY GET 
TO A 
RECOMMENDATION. 
BUT IT'S CLEAR, 
AS WE REACH INTO 
THE FALL, THEY 
WANT THE COUNTRY 
BACK OPEN. 
AND THEY LOOK TO 
SCHOOLS AS AN 
EXAMPLE OF A 
PLACE WHERE THEY 
THINK THEY CAN 
SUCCESSFULLY DO 
THAT. 
OF COURSE, WE 
DON'T KNOW UNTIL 
THEY DO ATTEMPT 
IT. 
>>> MONICA, VICE 
PRESIDENT PENCE 
COMMENTED ON THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
THREAT TO CUT 
FUNDING TO 
SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T REOPEN. 
WHAT DOES HE 
SAY? 
>> EXACTLY. 
HE WAS ASKED WHY 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TWEETING ABOUT 
ALL OF THIS 
POTENTIAL 
THREAT. 
AND HE DID POINT 
OUT QUITE 
QUICKLY THAT 90% 
OF THAT DOES 
COME FROM THE 
STATE. 
I THINK WE HAVE 
A BITE OF THAT. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
EXACTLY WHAT HE 
SAID EARLIER 
TODAY AT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION. 
>> APART FROM 
HAVING AN 
UNDERLYING 
HEALTH 
CONDITION. 
CHILDREN DO NOT 
APPEAR TO BE 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
THE SERIOUS 
ILLNESS FROM THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE RISK OF 
SERIOUS ILLNESS 
