i'm yasmin vossoughian. despite the pressure from the president to reopen this fall, three of the nation's largest school districts will be starting the year with online-only classes. public schools in san diego, los angeles, they'll begin learning from hope. schools in nashville will start the year remotely at least through labor day. meanwhile at the white house yesterday, the president continued his push for schools to reopen. >> what do you tell parents where a teacher recently died teaching summer school, parents worrying about the safety of children? >> yeah. schools should be opened. schools should be opened. you're losing a lot of lives by keeping things closed. >> speaking at a virtual event hosted by dr. stanford university, dr. anthony fauci linked the rush to reopen in the spike of the new coronavirus cases. >> the europeans have done it. people in asia have done it. we did not shut down entirely, and that's the reason why when we went up, we started to come down, and then we plateaued at a level

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we're going to begin this half hour with new reporting on the heels of axios's interview with the president in which he acknowledged not confronting russia about the intel it showed the bounty for killing u.s. soldiers. according to "the daily beast" russia warned if they end up paying. the secret warnings were issued through diplomatic channels after reports surfaced of u.s. intelligence on the russian bounties. since "the new york times" first broke the story last month, mark esper, secretary of the joint chiefs mageneral mark milley ha disputed the reports. also the united states is set to withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from germany, and what the white house is calling a strategic repositioning of its forces in europe. about 6,400 troops will be sent home with the rest moving to other nato countries including italy and belgium. the president said it was. >> n response to meeting targets on defense spending. [ indiscernible ] >> germany's delinquent. they haven't paid their fees. the

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we're going to begin in portland, amid concerns of another violent escalation in the federal crackdown there. the "washington post" is saying it has reviewed an internal memo that shows the trump administration decided last week to send at least 100 additional federal agents to portland. senior officials also telling "the post" that the administration is considering a plan to send an additional 50 i.c.e. agents to the city as well. the federal presence has only intensified the anger among protesters in portland, sparking brutal clashes. portland's mayor is calling for a department meeting with the department of homeland security to discuss a cease-fire. the president tweeted about it yesterday including threats of prison time for what he called anarchists and age taters. people particular with the discussions telling "the post" federal officials have discussed developing a stronger fence around the courthouse that would be more resistant to nightly efforts to dismantle it and secure a

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i'm yasmin vossoughian. we're going to begin this half hour with major shakeup in the trump campaign. with only four months till election and lagging poll numbers, the president announced on twitter brad parscale had been demoted, replaced by bill stepien, who was just named deputy campaign manager back in may. the president said parscale will now be a senior adviser and continue to lead the campaign's digital strategy. in "the new york times" it's stated the changes were made in the last couple of days and was to be announced later this morning, but reporters started getting news late overnight. haberman said per skal was caught by surprise and learned of the changes only a short time before they became public. nbc news has learned other top staff were also caught off guard. the "washington post" reporting some officials were questioning why he was staying in florida instead of virginia where the campaign is headquarters. trump was upset over how much money brad parscale was making, but the consensus was th

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we're going to begin this half hour with another instance of the president stoking racial divisions. an event that was billed as remarks on deregulation turned into yet another campaign-style speech on white house grounds yesterday with the president warning that democrats and specifically joe biden want to ruin american suburbs. >> our entire economy and our very way of life are threatened by biden's plans to transform our nation and subjugate our communities through the blunt force incident of federal regulation at a level that you haven't even seen yet. >> the democrats in d.c. have been and want to at a much higher level abolish our beautiful and successful suburbs by facing far left washington bureaucrats in charge of local zoning decisions. your home will go down in value, and crime rates will rapidly rise. joe biden and his bosses from the radical left want to significantly multiple what they're doing now and what will be the end result is you will totally destroy the beautiful

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we're going begin this half hour as the surge in cases in florida has forced the president to cancel the jacksonville portion of the republican national convention. the three-night celebration capped by the president's acceptance speech was supposed to begin exactly one month from today. this is the second time the president has canceled plans for the full-scale event that he had hoped for. last month he moved the event from charlotte after refusing to scale it down due to the virus. the president tweeted in may this. democrat roy cooper is still in shutdown. another tweet. governor cooper is still in shutdown in place mode and is unable to offer the arena as promised. he responded. we have committed to a safe rnc convention in north carolina and it is unfortunate they never agreed to scale down and make changes to keep people safe. protecting public health and safety during this pandemic is a priority. so after canceling in north carolina and now canceling in florida, the president s

it is july 20th, and i'm yasmin vossoughian. we're going to begin with the worst weekend yet for new cases of the coronavirus here in the united states. according to nbc news data, the u.s. added more than 206,000 new cases over the past three days, including a record 75,000 new cases on friday alone. indiana, kentucky, louisiana, south carolina all broke their single-day records for new cases yesterday. as cases are continuing to pile up, fox news' chris wallace confronting the president with his claim that the virus would disappear. >> it's one person coming in from china, and we have it under control. it's going to be just fine. >> when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that's a pretty good job we've done. >> i think we're going to be very good with the coronavirus i think that at some point that's going to sort of just disappear, i hope. >> i'll be right eventually. i'll be right eventually going to disappear it's going to disapeernlt pear eventually i've been right

i'm yasmin vossoughian. as cases are surging nationwide, there is a growing demand for covid testing, and that is straining labs working to deliver timely results. according to the "washington post," the delays are hampering efforts to contain the spread of the virus with some testing sites struggling to provide results in five to seven days and others taking even longer. the "post" is adding this, the long testing turn aurpd times are packing it impossible to replicate the central-step strategy used by other countries to effectively contain this virus. meanwhile areas have been stretched beyond capacity causing shortages of swabs, chemicals, and agents as far away as new york. they've been plagued by testing problems as we've repeat lid talked about in the past on this program. in the past four months, testing expanded dramatically, but the federal government never fixed fundamental infrastructure problems, which creates a bigger issue. so for the first time since the start of this pandemic, the president w

and i'm yasmin vossoughian. we've got a lot to cover this morning so we'll start with the coronavirus. infections surging across the country. the director of the cdc robert redfield saying the president should, quote, set an example by wearing a mask. in an interview with a medical journal, redfield warned about the upcoming convergence of flu and coronavirus saying together they could overstress the u.s. health care system and could be, quote, one of the most difficult times that we have experienced in american public health. redfield also argued that universal mask wearing for the next four to eight weeks may help to bring the pandemic under control. >> masking is not a political issue. it's a public health issue. and it really is a personal responsibility for all of us. and i am, you know, heartened to see more and more people now, glad to see the president wear a mask this weekend, the vice president. clearly in their situation, they could easily justify, they don't need to, because of all of the testing aro

i'm yasmin vossoughian. putting so-called law and order at the center of his re-election campaign, the president announcing plans yesterday to send federal agents into chicago and says more cities all run by democrats will be added to this list. more than 200 federal agents have already been deployed to kansas city, missouri, to address a surge in violent crime. now the justice department is expanding the program, sending roughly 200 federal agents to chicago and 35 to albuquerque, new mexico. attorney general bill barr says this operation is not like what we saw in portland where unidentified federal agents in camouflage targeted protesters. barr says the program simply adds manpower to existing federal task forces that already work with local police. >> this is a different kind of operation obviously than the tactical teams we use to defend against riots and mob violence, and we're going to continue to continue to confront mob violence. >> many of our politicians running our nation's cities have put the ri

you can sign up at axios.signup.com that does it for me i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts now. >> republicans believe the press briefings may be hurting the president and the party. >> we had very successful briefings i was doing them. >> the "new york times" reports that gop lawmakers and administration officials want the president to limit his briefing appearances and concentrate on economic recovery and his re-election. >> we had a lot of people watching, record numbers watching in the history of cable television, television there was nothing like it. >> quote,ing from the article, mr. trump sometimes drowns out his own message says senator lindsey graham of south carolina graham told the president that a once a week show would be more effective. >> we'll give you a lot of briefings in the next week or next few weeks >> senator shelly moore of west virginia said the briefings were going off the rails a little bit and suggested he should let the health professionals guide where we're going to go. >> we'll start that probably tomorrow i'll do it at 5:

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we've got a lot to cover this morning. yesterday, the united states reported its highest number of deaths from the coronavirus this month. more than 1,000 people. according to nbc news data, deaths from arizona, florida and texas were among the highest on record, with each state reporting more than 120 deaths yesterday. and that also reported its highest single day toll. the president is hoping to turn around his dismal poll numbers resumed his press briefings on the coronavirus yesterday. with a moderated tone. >> some areas of our country are doing very well. others are doing less well. it will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. something i don't like saying about things, but that's the way it is. we're asking everybody that when you are not able to social distance, wear a mask. get a mask. whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact. >> all right. so despite his shift in tone during that briefing, the president still continued to make inaccurate sta

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we have a lot to cover this morning. we'll begin with a stunning new measure of the coronavirus crisis.ur according to the latest nbc news tally, covid has now killed more than 150,000 people in this country. just yesterday, florida, arkansas, oregon, montana witnessed their single day death toll since the beginning of this pandemic. during isyesterday's briefing, e president downplayed the virus claiming in severalpr areas of this country, coronavirus is gone. >> we're seeing improvements across major metro areas and most hot spots, you can look at large portions of our country, it's corona-free, but we are watching very carefully, california, arizona, texas and most of florida. it's starting to head down in the right direction. and i think you'll see it rapidly head downll very soon. >> so, it is worth noting, there are no states that are coronavirus-free. every state has reported new cases just in this past week. meanwhile, a new federal report finds the number of states with outbr

it's july 27th, and i'm yasmin vossoughian. we have a lot to cover on this monday morning weefrm going to start with the protests, fueling in large part by the anger of federal forces being deployed to portland, oregon. thousands across the country, up and down the west coast, riots were declared in portland on saturday. 45 people were, in fact, arrested, and more than 20 officers were injured after being hit with rocks and explosives. officials are saying rig ining also broke through a fence to a youth detention center that was under destrukds. this is a scene from friday night. iter and total mayhem. a total of five people were shot. people plooes in austin, texas, say a protester who was carrying a rifle was shot and killed by a motorist during a confrontation with protesters. this suv was fired at while driving down the interstate toward protesters. another person in the crowd was also hit. princeton university professor omar waso who has studied campaigns points out in "the wall street journal" protesters could actually hu

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we've got a lot to cover this morning. we are learning new information about that money trail linked to a suspected russian bounty plot, targeting u.s. troops in afghanistan. "the new york times" reports that american officials intercepted electronic data showing large financial transfers from a bank account controlled by russia's military intelligence agency, to a taliban-linked account, according to three officials familiar with the intelligence. and the "times" also notes that investigators identified the names of numerous afghans in a network linked to the operation, including a man believed to have served as an intermediary, in the distribution of money. afghan officials also confirmed that over the past six months they have arrested several businessmen, suspected of being part of a ring of middle men who, quote, operate between the russian intelligence agency and taliban-linked militants. a white house spokesperson declined to comment on the times' reporting. meanwhile, abc has so lid slid learning about it. claiming

i'm yasmin vossoughian. so we have new cases of coronavirus continuing to skyrocket across this country. the u.s. topped 50,000 new cases in a single day for the first time yesterday. that's coming just a week after topping 40,000 for the first time. among the states with the highest number of new cases, california, texas, arizona, north carolina, and georgia, all reporting record daily totals. the president blames increased testing for the surge, but data showcases are also rising in places where testing has decreased. at the end of february when the united states was investigating its first few cases, the president said the virus would, quote, disappear like a miracle. we're now at nearly 2.7 million cases, and more than 129,000 people are dead. and the president is still saying the same thing. >> i think that at some point that's going to sort of just disappear, i hope. >> you still believe so. >> i do. >> and it seems, though, the president is changing his tone about one thing, face masks. yesterday duri

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i'm yasmin vossoughian. we begin the hour remembering the life and legacy of a civil rights unit. congressman john lewis passed away last night after a brief bat well cancer. he was 80 years old. his house colleagues frequently called him the conscience of congress, but john lewis is known for his long fight on equality and injustice. let's also talk about the coronavirus, the cdc projecting that more than 150,000 americans will die of the coronavirus by august 8th. the frightening forecast comes as the u.s. caught more than 76,000 covid cases in a single day. >>> and in oregon, a story drawing outrage and provoking a lawsuit from the oregon department of justice, federal officers whose identities and affiliation are unknown have stepped up force against protesters. officials in the state calling the agents' actions unlawful and a violation of the constitution. >>> but first america is in mourning today following the passing of congressman john louis of georgia, a son of share croppers and the last surviving speaker at the historic 1963 march on washington. lewis was a genuine her

it is monday, july 13th, and i'm yasmin vossoughian. we've got a lot to c

that does it for me i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> the europeans have done it, people in asia have done it. we did not shutdown entirely that's why when we started to come up, we plateaued at a level that was quite high, about 20,000 infections a day. then as we started to reopen, we're seeing the surges we're seeing today. >> dr. anthony fauci yesterday amid the white house's campaign to discredit him, continuing to give his honest assessment of what's gone wrong in this country in fighting the co we are hearing new warning from health officials that miami is quickly becoming the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. meanwhile, in the debate over how and when to open schools, three of the nation's largest school districts announced they will be starting the year with online classes only. the president put on a new spin on his more tests mean more cases rhetoric. yesterday he said, when you test, you create cases. good morning and welcome to "morning joe," it is tuesday, july 14th. willie we'll get

i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts now. >> everyone in the media was saying florida was going to be like new york or italy and that has not happened because we understood we had a diverse state, the outbreak was not uniform throughout the state and we had a tailored and measured approach that not only kept our numbers below what was predicted. >> you have a lot of people in your profession who waxed poetically for weeks how florida was going to be new york, wait two weeks. h ell we're eight weeks from that and it hasn't happened. we have lower deaths generally but a lower death rate than d.c. or anyone up there, than the midwest, illinois, michigan, indiana, ohio, even mississippi, alabama, georgia, florida has the lower death rate. and i was the number one landing spot from people leaving the number one hot zone in the world to come to my state. we succeed and i think people don't want to recognize it because it challenges their knavety. >> it's worse than new york. florida governor ron desantis d

that does it for me this morning, i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >> good morning and welcome to "morning joe," it is monday, july 27th. with us we have national affairs analyst, executive editor of the recount, john heileman. host of politics nation and president of the national action new york, reverend al sharpton is with us. and author of "the washington post" early morning newsletter, jackie alamani is with us this morning. >>> and this morning the number of americans who die from the coronavirus is expected to cross 150,000. it is a tragic number by any account. a number that most say this did not have to happen. and for a president who has been wrong repeatedly about the death toll, who continues to claim the virus will just disappear, we're at almost 150,000 people. he perceived -- his perceived mishandling of the deadly pandemic is showing up starkly in polling. including the critical swing states in this country. and 55 years after john lewis first crossed the edmund pettus bridge, the late congressman and c

that does it for me, i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> i can't help but wonder if by keeping a mask on, keeping it in place, i might have put some germs, some of the virus onto the mask and breathed it in, i don't know. but i got it. we'll see what happens from here. >> you don't get it from the mask, actually. >> louie. >> you don't get it from the mask. you wear the mask so you don't give it to other people. >> but congratulations on walking around louie not wearing masks, doing the thing doctors tell you will give you the coronavirus. >> and spread it. >> and spread coronavirus. and then getting it. and then blaming it on the mask. it's a public service for americans. >> we hope he's okay. wondering if masks caused him to contract the coronavirus. >> i know and like low wuie and hope he's okay. but even after he's gotten the coronavirus and walking around capitol hill without a mask, which is how he got coronavirus, even after his staff is complaining to politico that he's operating in a dangerous wa

i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> all of our friends who are just fighting to survive, they would love him to follow the biden plan, even if they're republicans and conservatives, to listen to the scientists, listen to the doctors. >> i feel like he should really say from the outset, ladies and gentlemen, i have reflected on this period and i have decided that i am now embracing the spirit of bipartisanship. one place in which we will not have a fight or a brawl in this campaign is over a matter of public health. and so, in the spirit of leading the country and unifying the nation, i am now embracing publicly and full-throatedly the biden plan. >> i don't think he'll do that. >> that's not happening, guys. >> i mean, and i certainly don't think he'll do -- i'm going to follow the biden plan -- that joe biden actually put in writing at the end of january -- >> and signed his name to it. >> -- person coming in from china. whatever. even if he doesn't call it the biden plan, to actuall

that does it for me on this thursday morning, i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> the one constant through all the years, ray, has been baseball. america's ru america's rolled by like an army of steam rollers, it's like a black board, erased and built again but baseball has marked the time. this field, this game, it's a part of our past, ray. it reminds us of all that once was good and it could be again. people will come, ray. people will most definitely come. >> oh, they will come, willie. like moonlight graham on the side of the row -- >> three months late. >> baseball is back, my friend. baseball is back. >>, you know, somebody asked me the other night, isn't it weird to watch the baseball games as i watched the yankees and the mets with no fans and they piped in noise. i said maybe a little but you have baseball, it's back. i saw aaron judge trotting around the bases after he hit a home run. everything we love about the sport is back. there is a little rain in the forecast tonight in washington so we'll keep an eye on that. b

that does it for me this tuesday morning, i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> under the dome of the u.s. capitol we have bid farewell to some of the greatest americans in our history. it is fitting that john lewis joins this pantheon of patriots resting upon the same catapult of president abraham lincoln. john lewis became a titan of the civil rights movement and then the conscience of the congress. here in congress john was revered and beloved on both sides of the aisle, on both sides of the capitol. we knew that he always worked on the side of the angels and now we know he is with them. >> even though the world around him gave him every cause for bit erness, he treated everyone with respect and love. all so that as his friend dr. king once put it, we could build a community at peace with itself. today, we pray and trust that this peacemaker himself now rests in peace. >> do you plan on going to show respect to congressman lewis either today or tomorrow at the capitol? >> no, i won't be going. no. >> good morning, and welcom

i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> having the two men appear on camera worldwide to all of planet earth was a statement that will be understood very well by north korea. >> this president, i'll tell you, is the most informed person on planet earth when it comes to the threats that we face. >> on planet earth. okay. all right. good morning, and welcome to "morning joe." >> what's that about? >> i -- >> have they been -- >> it's a lot. it's about him. it's wednesday, july 1st! >> seen like "lost in space," willie? >> he needs to feel big. >> like warning, warning. what's going on? these people are weird. >> yeah. >> they're just strange people. >> along with joe, willie and me, we have -- >> they know they're -- i was just going to say, they know what their job is. they know why they're sent out there, so they go to the most extreme statements they can possibly make. >> i know. >> in defense of the president. so, instead of saying, "yes, of course, he was briefed, of course he reads hi