new york city being one of them. lausd in los angeles, school districts in florida and across this country that have too many kids in the classrooms to separate desks out six feet. what do you do if you're in a situation like that? i know here in new york, there's talk of having a hybrid in the fall of some days in class and some days online. >> hybrid models have been touted. i think it's important to remember we have to recognize that distance learning and online learning is inferior than classroom learning. we're seeing that all over. it's hard to decide how to make that balance. maybe you can use alternative spaces if you can't have people in the school, maybe you could use other buildings or areas to educate the children so they're in class in a way that doesn't have them disadvantaged by online learning. i think it's going to be hard. there's going to have to be a lot of outside the box type thinking to do this, and we need to learn from other countries that have opened schools and i think there are some privat

good to be with you from nbc news world headquarters in new york. dr. king once said the moral arch of the universe is long but bends toward justice. today, the nation is honoring a man that pulled that arc for decades and inspired many others to do so the same. flags at the white house and capitol hill are flying half staff in honor of georgia congressman john lewis. last night he died at age 80 after fighting pancreatic cancer. it was his last battle after a lifetime of fighting for justice and equality. he was the son of share croppers, born in a small town in alabama, one of the original freedom riders in 1961 and last surviving civil rights leader that spoke at the march on washington in 1963. >> with pleasure to

new york is having a huge surge in violence. chicago, other big cities in the united states are. in that respect, no. chicago's not unique. it's different than in new york and ten years, probably 15 years later in los angeles things have changed there as well. we have a large gang problem in chicago. we just had a gang funeral shot up last week that made lots of news. the gangs are the real situation in chicago that need to be dealt with. >> that is something the feds could help with? >> yeah. chicago doesn't want to see what's going on in portland. it's like groundhog day. this happened in 2017. donald trump said he will send in the troops. rahm emmanuel doesn't want that at all. atf sent 20 atf agents into chicago. they kind of analyzed things and they did get more guns off the street. that happens. >> frank, we appreciate your making time. thanks very much. >>> still to come, the drama between the u.s. and china goes way deeper than banning huiwei or deleting tiktok. what's coming this week and how might it affect you? week and h might it affect you? resistible . looks like th

compare that to new york city, sitting at 5% or lower right now. they want to see that number starting to trend downward. that's why they have expanded testing sites across the city, and really across the state, in urban areas. there is still a bit of a lag time. we know labs are still backed up. people are having to wait days on end before they get their results back. and on top of that, there's another problem here, katy. that's that contact tracers aren't really even able to keep up with the problem. in some cases, not even calling people who contract the virus until two, two and a half weeks later. katy. >> well, that is completely useless. morgan chesky, thank you so much. >>> and florida is continuing to set the kind of records you don't want to set when it comes to this virus. it reported 173 new deaths. the highest single day total yet for that state. that is in addition to more than 10,000 new confirmed cases. but in an interview with fox news today, governor ron desantis disputed his state's death toll. >> i think the public when they see

from nbc news world headquarters in new york it is a busy saturday night. we are watching hurricanes off our coasts, honoring the life of john lewis, and bracing for more protests in america's streets. let's start there in louisville. three people were accidentally shot ahead of a black lives matter march. the injured were with a black militia group and the damage is reportedly not life threatening. that group and a similarly armed far right group are both part of the ongoing protests over the killing of breonna taylor. contrast that with a scene in selma a city well acquainted with protests. a week of formal ceremonies began today honoring a man who devoted his life to peaceful protests. friends and family of the late congressman john lewis remembered him as a brother, son, and

likewise, hundreds attended a beach party out on fire island in new york. in just the last hour, the state of texas, which has been an emerging covid hotspot, announced that they have now surpassed 200,000 cases. that is double the number of cases just 17 days ago. this comes amid new evidence suggesting that the virus is more transmissible than previously thought in. an open letter to the world health organization, experts are arguing that the coronavirus is airborne, meaning that it can spread through particles smaller than respiratory droplets. let's talk about that airborne thing because this is something that a lot of people have feared for a long time that this thing is airborne. explain, please, and what does that amoemean for the level of , say, at a beach party? >> respiratory droplets are a little bit larger. those are things that come out when we're coughing, talking, singing, shouting. they kind of settle down to the ground pretty quickly within about a six-foot radius of the person. the smaller aerosol particles are like micro droplets is anoth

new york has reported more new cases each day than the day before. that may continue depending on how some of us spent the july 4th weekend. at least one man partied on fire island after developing symptoms and before he got his test results. yesterday, he posted a video apology. that may be cold comfort to governor andrew cuomo. he reprimanded new yorkers who let down their guard this weekend. he warned the state to keep wearing masks and not to let their guard down. >> we get complacent, we get koki, we get a little arrogant. that is a real threat. it's a threat i'm concerned about. >> three major medical organizations are sending a similar message. the american hospital association, medical medical association and american nurses association are urging people to take the simple steps we know will help stop the spread of the virus, wearing a face mask, maintaining physical distancing and washing hands unquote. >>> records don't mean very much when they barely last a day. just this month the u.s. set three records for covid-19 cases. we can expect m

a recent poll from sienna and "the new york times" found that more than two thirds of the country trust dr. anthony fauci to provide accurate information about the pandemic. while only about a quarter said the same of president trump. joining me from the white house is nbc news political reporter monica alba. i know kayleigh mcenany said this wasn't opposition research, and opposition research is normally what you use against a political campaign, but this list of these past statements, it looked much like what you would see a campaign send out about their opponent. i'm wondering, in your conversations, does the white house, does the president now see dr. anthony fauci as one of his political opponents? >> well, it's really hard to see this in any other light than opposition research there, katy, even though you have the press secretary calling it something else. it's really exactly what it is. you have here a president who doesn't like to be overshadowed, either in popularity or accountability, by any of his aides or staff. now we're seeing that appear to extend to his own health exper

york, was drawn in new york to black the building out. you didn't have londoners in group apartment buildings say, no, i have a right to keep my shades open and shine my light out into the night because they knew that would jeopardize their fellow citizens. this has a direct bearing on civic responsibility, the public and public health as you and i always talk about and the wearing of masks any time this cdc director comes out and says, you know if we just all wear them for four weeks to six weeks we might begin to get the upper hand on this. >> so, unfortunately, brian, as the president has totally undermined the ability or willingness of the citizens of the united states to understand the message and do what it's very basic and very simple, don't forget, we still don't have medication to treat this. so what public health officials are saying, wear a mask, keep social distancing, and basically that will be an excellent, at least first step to try and get this virus spread under control. but if you have confusion and really dishonesty and

it's happened in new york. it's happened in countries all over the world, and it is very possible. it is painful, and what i think we have to remember is that shutting down in crises is even more painful because you first of all don't solve the problem because you've already had -- by the time you have a crisis, you're going to live with it for several more weeks while the control measures take effect. but also it's much more disruptive to shut down in a crisis and a much more first reimposition of control measures in places that are growing, and then very, very cautious reopening of the sort that's happened in other places is the only way forward. i think a lot of us would like to think about a september where our kids can go back to school and have real school. >> yeah. >> for all sorts of reasons. a lot of us would like to see this pandemic stop taking the toll that it's taking on everyone, especially on disadvantaged people, especially on people of color. that's been underreported. it's universally true in this country. and we'd like to return to some kind of normalcy, and the

. >> coming up, i'll get reaction from another prominent democrat, new york congressman hakeem jeffries. first to washington and josh letterman, who is at the white house for us. josh, the president had a few things to say as he headed to walter reed hospital. we just saw that he is there. tell us a little bit about what he had to say and how does today play into the administration's response to the coronavirus? >> yeah, chris, well, it took four months and almost 135,000 americans dead, but the president has finally put on a mask in public. you can see that video there from just a few minutes ago. a very short photo opportunity at walter reed hospital as the president was making an entrance there. he is currently meeting with wounded warriors, according to an administration official. but we know up until now, the president had refused to wear this. he said that people that wanted him to wear a mask were looking to score political points, that it was partisan thing against him, that he didn't want to give the media the pleasure, in his words of seeing him in a mask. but we know the pres

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the remarkable story of a new york man who is finally home after 128 days in the hospital and nearly two months on a ventilator, next. >>> across the globe the race is on to develop a coronavirus vaccine. the virus has now infected close to 16 million people and killed more than 640,000 worldwide. the world health organization says there are at least 25 potential vaccines and clinical trials internationally. one of those is being developed by the vaccine research center here in the u.s. it is expected to enter phase three testing next week. what the american public can expect from a potential treatment. >> reporter: will the vaccine be affordable and will it be accessible to all? the answer to both questions should be a resounding yes. back in february it didn't do much to put our minds at ease when health and human services secretary alex azar refused to make that guarantee citing the administration's reliance on private sector investments. >> you're saying for sure it will be affordable for anyone who needs it. >> i'm saying we would want to work to make it affordable but we can't

if the numbers continue to surge, we could see a situation similar to what happened in new york. back in april. very scary to think about. the latest from miami beach. back to you. >> much appreciated. that's sam brock for us in miami. very unusual to see lincoln road that packed for that reason at least as opposed to a busy day on the beach. >>> we're following a developing story in south carolina. police are investigating a shooting at a crowded night club that appears to have been violating coronavirus restrictions. the attack left two people dead and eight injured. it happened at lavish lounge in greenville, hosting hundreds of people for a convert. south carolina's governor henry mcmaster issued a coronavirus executive order restricting large gatherings at places like night clubs. no word so far of any arrests. >>> new jersey's governor phil murphy sees the signs of a rise in covid cases. here's what he told andrea mitchell on "meet the press". >> we're starting to see a small spike in reinfection from folks coming back from places like myrtle beach as well as in florida, ot

here in new york it takes 7 to 9 days to get test results. there's a horrible backlog at the two biggest testing companies, quest and lab corp. there's a backlog that needs to be worked out. president trump, chuck, is also facing fresh criticism in another key battleground state. the president was asked about school safety yesterday after three teachers in arizona got sick while sharing a summer school classroom. one of those teachers died. >> what do you tell parents who look at this, who look at arizona where a schoolteacher recently died teaching summer school. parents who are worried about the safety of their children in public school? >> the schools should be opened. schools should be opened. kids want to go to school. you're losing a lot of lives by keeping things closed. i think there's a lot of better if they can keep the schools closed in the election. >> the headline in the arizona republic this morning reads trump responds to question about arizona teacher who died, schools should be open. he also made it political. joining us now

. >> i want to make it clear to the american public what we have are essentially three new yorks with these three major states. so we are really having to respond as an american people. that's why you hear us calling for masks and increased social distancing. >> overnight, the cdc changing their guidelines based on what they learned from the white house and how long the coronavirus patients need to be isolated. people who have mild cases levies legislatileav leave isolation after ten days. ten days after they begin experiencing symptoms. they also changed school guidelines and encourage students to return. they are discouraging those infected to get tested a second time. popular retailers are giving morle leeway on mask policies. walmart and cvs and home depot will not prohibit customers who refuse to wear masks while shopping. this comes to avoid confrontation between angry customers and employees. >>> the entire michigan state football team under quarantine after a staff member and team member tested positive. the reports say the quarantine will last days before fall camp is schedul

that is something that we also saw in new york city and detroit when those areas were hot spots. i asked the fire chief about that today. he tells me that he thinks a couple of things are going on. one is that folks are waiting until the very last possible moment to call 911 because they are worried about going to a hospital and possibly being exposed to the coronavirus. sometimes not even knowing that they may already have the virus, and that may be what's causing some of their symptoms. the other thing that the chief mentioned to me is that houston is a very diverse area. texas a very diverse state and that there may be people who have some immigration issues that they are concerned about, and it is making them nervous about calling 911 to seek treatment. what we do know is that there has been a 30% inclorease in tes of the. of a calls imagine responders in houston are fielding. the chief tells me more than he has seen previously those numbers are ticking up in terms of when they arrive and the person has already died, what he referred to as d to, a. lip to what the chief told

we're going to talk with the miami beach mayor, dan gilber, coming up. >>> new york city is opening a fourth phase of reopening tomorrow. more outdoor venues will be open, but you still can't eat-in doors, and malls, movie theaters and gyms are all remaining closed. >>> joining us is dr. ben callum. dr. callum, i appreciate you being here. what's your reaction to the latest numbers around the united states and around the world, for that matter? >> there is a real concern that numbers are going up in the south. we were hoping for a bit of a break in the summer, but unfortunately the case numbers are going up and up, the hospitalizations are going up, and now we're starting to see the deaths going up about three weeks after the cases first started going up. >> so what is the u.s. doing wrong? we've heard that schools in europe are reopening, life is getting back to normal, some areas in asia as well, thailand schools are going back, kids are going back into the classroom. what are these areas doing differently that are successfully reopening that the u.s. can learn from? >> that's a rea

political analyst, annie carney from the "new york times" and dr. orrin redlenner, an nbc news public health analyst. robert, what can you tell us about this possible effort by the white house to block funds that states that the cdc desperately needs right now. what's the thinking? >> there are conservatives inside of the white house, like larry kudlow, the president's top economic adviser, who are trying to hold the line at this point in negotiations and push for what the policy its yell they have long sought, a payroll tax cut. at this point it n's not clear that's going to happen. it also important to remember that at this stage the white house, president donald trump, they're not the only players. you also have leader mcconnell with many wary republicans in the senate who want to make sure they hold the line for their own priorities, they're negotiating with the treasury secretary, with the white house and with democrats. >> so, annie, there's new polling that shows americans approve less and less of the president's handling of this virus. take

it's happened in new york. it's happened in countries all over -- all over the world, and it is very possible. it is painful, and what i think we have to remember is that shutting down in crises is even more painful because you, first of all, don't solve the problem because you've already had -- by the time you have a crisis, you're going to live with it for several more weeks while the control measures take effect, but also it's much more disruptive to have -- to shut down in a crisis and a much more slow first rein position of control measures in places that are growing and very, very cautious reopening of the sort that's happened in other places is the only way forward. i think a lot of us would like to think about a september where our kids can go back to school and have real school. >> yeah. >> for all sorts of reasons. a lot of us would like to see this pandemic stop taking the toll that it's taking on everyone, especially on disadvantaged people, especially on people of color. that's been under reported.

, who is at the big board in new york. steve, what do you got? >> yeah, you remember 2016 obviously, trump carried pennsylvania narrowly, and it was one of the three states, pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin, that had gone democratic for basically three decades that trump was able to flip and get that electoral college margin. you see a 13-point overall lead for joe biden in pennsylvania. the story in those three states, of course, there was this big divide among white voters in 2016. college/noncollege divide. trump doing extremely well among noncollege white voters in 2016, and doing better among college educated whites than prevoting expectations. the comparison of what happened in pennsylvania in 2016 with what this poll is showing. noncollege white voters. in 2016, trump won this group by a 2 to 1 margin, 64 to 32. in this poll, he still leads, but the margin basically is cut in half. he won by 32 in the 2016 exit poll. his lead in this poll today is 16. that's cut in half. he still leads, but we're not looking at the

you told "the new york times" magazine would be limited this year. to police. >> if you say that just last month in that same story, you said it would be up to the voters to referee the election, is that right? yes or no? >> i don't remember the context of that, frankly. was i talking about foreign influence. >> you'll have a chance to review it and submit additional testimony if you desire to. some day when we have more time, you'll have to explain to me how a person whose right to vote is denied by a discriminatory practice can referee an election. >> that doesn't -- >> i digress. >> it troubles me you have not been consistent in your approach. as the attorney general, you have stood down on discrimination and allowed states to make it harder to vote but used the doj as

. >>> good to be with you tonight from new york. bharz are closing in louisiana and di any world is opening in florida. two very different turning points as the coronavirus outbreak continues growing. today florida recorded 15,300 new cases. it is the highest one day total for one state since a month ago. theme parks are turning away guests without masks. covid-19 cases are increasing. more than three dozen states are seeing it increase. hospitalizations and cases continue to rise. these statistics can easily feel disembodied and faceless. they keep growing with no end in sight. one face in the fight against code 19 is becoming a more direct target of the white house. it provided nksz with a dozen dments comments that they said dr. fauchi was wrong on. a candidate would release about their opponent. the points against dr. fauchi included his comments in january that coronavirus was not a major threat and not driven by asymptomatic carriers. also mentioned, fauchi's comment in march that people should not be walking around with masks

cascade platinum. >>> add new york to the list of cities with a new black lives matter mural, it runs along 5th avenue by trump tower, not by happen stance. that renewed tensions between mayor de blasio and president trump. activists across the u.s. are laying down murals to honor movement and demand equity. president trump lashed out at the artwork, calling it a symbol of hate that den grates the luxury avenue. gary, what's the mood like down there? >> reporter: hey there, josh. things got started in the past hour. supporters of president trump on this side and these are supporters of black lives matter on the other side. the mural outside trump tower has been closed off by nypd, but some murals across the country aren't lucky to have the nypd protecting them. starting in martinez, california, there have been defacing by trump supporters, in salt lake city, utah, a number of defacings as well. paint was thrown over the black part to say all. there were tires put on the murals. lots of different opinions. here are some people i talked to earlier. >> he's the president, he's not doing

the world series champions washington nationals take on the new york yankees. and dr. anthony fauci is set to throw out the season's ceremonial first pitch. he spoke with nationals first baseman ryan zimmerman about that big moment. watch. >> throwing a first pitch out before at a big league stadium? >> i have not. i'm quite nervous about it. >> well, don't worry about it. if you bounce it there's nobody to boo you. you're good to go. you're fine. >> and teachers across the country are voicing their concern over a push for in-person classes this fall. in arizona, teachers organized motor marches protesting efforts to reopen schools next month. and in florida, the state's teachers union is suing governor ron desantis and other state officials over their plan. joining me from miami is nbc's dasha burns. what have you heard from teachers there? what are they telling you about plans this fall? >> hey, ayman. right now i'm standing in one of miami's oldest schools, and it's still not clear if these halls will have students in them next month. we could get a decision on that

this morning when i read that "new york times" op-ed and i thought, i have no right to be tired because the work really does go on. i think all of us should be as he said called to the wind. >> jon meacham, it's undeniable that the work and legacy as described by three former presidents and in congressman lewis' own words is work that runs contrary to the -- what we can decipher as the stated mission of the current president which today includes possibly delaying the u.s. election. >> could not be a sharper contrast than the day congressman lewis' soul was commended to god at ebenezer church, one of the most famous places in the world, the prospect -- the threat that the fundamental democratic processes would be overturned for the convenience of a single man. what today remind us of and presidents clinton, bush and obama's words -- ms. clayton stole the show by telling us how john and lillian got together -- they all lead us to the place where we have to ask ourselves in an urgent way which side of history do we want to be on? no one today is talking about honoring bull connor, jim clar

good to be with you from nbc news world headquarters in new york. dr. king once said the moral arch of the universe is long but bends toward justice. today, the nation is honoring a man that pulled that arc for decades and inspired many others to do so the same. flags at the white house and capitol hill are flying half staff in honor of georgia congressman john lewis. last night he died at age 80 after fighting pancreatic cancer. it was his last battle after a lifetime of fighting for justice and equality. he was the son of share croppers, born in a small town in alabama, one of the original freedom riders in 1961 and last surviving civil rights leader that spoke at the march on washington in 1963. >> with pleasure to present to this great audience young john lewis, national chairman, student nonviolent committee, john lewis. >> be patient and wait, we must not be patient. we don't want our freedom gradually, we want to be free now. >> lewis was arrested or jailed at least 40 times in the '60s. this year we commemorated the march in selma known as blood

this according to "the new york times." reports of new cases in the u.s. have increased 90% in the last two weeks. there are now more than 2.7 million confirmed cases across this country, and that number is climbing across 33 states. >>> as the fourth of july gets under way, an urgent plea from the surgeon general asking those celebrating the holiday to take precautions. >> i would say to people, if you do go out to a gathering or in public, please, wear a face covering as we talk about fourth of july and independence is important to understand that if we all wear these, we will actually have more freedom because more places will be able to stay open. we'll have less spread of the disease. >> several states closed beaches amidst the larging surge in cases. california, beaches are closed. in florida, broward, palm beach and miami dade beaches they are closed. texas, that's closed several beaches along the coast including galveston, rock port and corpus christi. here on the east coast, however, beaches along the jersey shore are open at reduced capacity and

attorney for the southern district of new york. the story that barr has tried to spin is that he just found another candidate to take that job. so they wanted to get jeffrey berman out of that job. but of course that's a process that takes several months. there is no reason that berman couldn't be left in that job until clayton was confirmed. the answer the attorney general tells basically it doesn't make any sense. i think it's always looked like he was trying to get berman out of that office and put an acting official in. we don't know what the underlying reason was. we don't know if it was a specific case he wanted to impact or if it was general unhappiness with the way berman was managing that office in relation to a larger number of cases. but i would like to hear more delving into the attorney general's explanations for that firing, including why he lied in his initial statement saying that jeffrey berman had agreed to step down when that, in fact, was not the case. >> joining me now is the host of "meet the press," chuck tod

we were in paris, guys, a diverse big city, not unlike new york and l.a., and they were doing something different than almost any other city we had visited and spoken with. we spoke with a deputy mayor who described they were literally hand picking the first kids to go back from vulnerable households, kids who accident have ipads, who didn't have parents who spoke fluent french, to sit and do home work and kids with essential workers. again, big picture. one size does not fit all. certainly there are trends that are working over here, but the trends are works because the local infection rates are low and because these countries have managed to keep the rates low as they open schools along with almost everything else. >> it does not fit the criteria here in the united states. molly hunter, appreciate the insight. >>> meanwhile the trump administration is making plans to deport millions of international students if the schools don't hold in-person classes this fall. >> in 2018 alone, foreign students contributed $45 billion to the u.s. by paying ta'u ig and supporting american jobs. joini

if you live in new york, you might think that it's not a big deal. that is not the case around the kung. what happened to all that time between what we saw in new york and what we're seeing in arizona, florida, texas, and again in california. where was the prep that was being done to scale up on tests? >> well, katy, you're making a great point. this is really a significant concern for those of us out there practices right now. what has happened is some cities are bringing testing inside their house and using their own labs. some sites can turn around test results quickly. but when you get outside the big academic centers and to places like arizona, south texas, parts of florida, you realize the testing lag has increased. here in nashville we used to be able to get results in 48 to 72 hours at the hospital. right now it's common we're waiting six and seven days for results. it's so impossible to isolate and contact trace people with that lag. >> is there anything going on to expedite tests, to makes sure where march emerging hot spots, people can get

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good to be with you tonight from nbc news world headquarters in new york. the goodness of humanity. few humans have the goodness of the late congressman john lewis. his body crossed the pettous bridge for one last time. today, roses fell along the path of a horse draub carriage as did the tears of the crowds that came to say goodbye. treasury secretary and white house chief of staff were back at the capitol today. they and senate republicans hope to find support for a new round of coronavirus relief. millions of memps are about to feel a gap in their coronavirus unemployment benefits. no one knows when those benefits will resume or what form they will take. and today marks 100 days until the november election. president trump visited his golf club in new jersey. it's looking more and moore like his re-election campaign is struggling politically. polls in battle grounds show trump trailing. mr. trump made a big campaign change, replacing his campaign manager two weeks ago. today we canceled his public acceptance speech. florida passed new york with the state with the second most case

representative hakeem jeffries s from new york, and j jamil smith, from rolling stone. john lewis was known as the conscience of congress. but help us understand what that meant. behind closed doors, on the floor, working the hallways. what have we lost today? what has congress lost today? >> well john lewis is of course is an american hero, a legendary civil rights icon, and someone with incredible moral fortitude. respected on both sides of the aisle, on both sides of the capitol. so as a result, when john lewis put his imprimatur of support behind an issue, it had such persuasive force, both with house democrats in terms of us understanding that we were on the right path, that we were doing the right thing, and it was something that john lewis stood behind, but it also made it difficult for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle or those intransigent individuals in the senate to really articulate a position that had the high moral ground. because when john lewis stood behind something, he had the moral high ground. >> yeah, he was there with mlk. he helped orga

from nbc news world hblths in new york, white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany is expected to brief from the podium momentarily. as you can see we're keeping an eye on it. we'll bring you highlights as needed. >>> most republicans in congress have headed home for the week. that includes senate majority leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky. kentucky's governor, andy beshear, will join us this year to discuss how coronavirus is affecting its residents. >>> also president trump has been leading coronavirus briefings by himself for the last few days. dr. anthony fauci commented on that moments ago. >> the president has gone out there and is saying things now that i think are important, have to do with wearing masks, crowded -- staying away from crowded places. so i think that they have been helpful now. and also, they've been short and crisp, which i think is good when you're trying to get a message across. >> so far there's no word on the next white house coronavirus briefing. president trump will spend this sunny weekend at his golf club in new jersey. he heads there today. president tr

now, there's new reporting from "the new york times" on a memo that appears to undercut the level of confidence from the intel agencies of the evidence supporting the bounty claim. so, it was in the briefing. there was a memo outside the briefing to try to call the confidence into question. how do you see all of this? >> we have both worked in layout. i have been in both republican and democratic administrations. this is utter nonsense. the intelligence community saw a problem. they started picking up on it with the special ops community and intelligence officers in afghanistan. it got verified through other means. they called a policy meeting of the national security council and discussed options to do something about it. they stuck it in the president's pdb as i understand it twice. there is no question in my mind that before one of those five phone calls to putin that his advisers told him politically, hey, watch out. these people are apparently trying to kill our soldiers. this is utter nonsense. the president trying to shoe horn russia back into the g7. he has some strange relat

look at new york, they're still counting your ballots, pat. do you know that? they had a small race by comparison, by comparison tiny. it's so messed up, they have no idea. there are blots missing. thousands and thousands of ballots are missing. they think they're going to send hundreds of millions of ballots all over the united states and it's going to come out? you won't know the election result for weeks, months, is maybe years after. maybe you will never know the election result and that's what i'm concerned with. it will be fixed. it will be rigged. >> fixed, rigged and a disaster. is that what you're expecting in november? >> no, quite the opposite. i mean, we've got this here in michigan and myself and my colleagues all across the country have been working day and night throughout this pandemic to ensure our elections are safe, secure, and able to happen on time. in michigan we have a right to vote by mail, it's time tested. we see sit zcitizens on both sif the aisle embracing their right to vote by mail which underscores our confidence in it. >> how do

from nbc news world headquarters in new york. norm his this would be a great time to hang out with family and friends but this year coronavirus continues to spread at an alarming rate. florida reported more than 10,000 new cases. it's the third time in four days that the daily increase has been that high. texas has also had several days of record-breaking numbers. 40 states are seeing an increase in cases. the reasons why, looks something like this. ♪ >> that scene from diamond lake, michigan, violates just about every cdc guideline you can imagine on covid-19. it looked like they're having a good time. seeing packed beaches in other states and look at the gorgeous coastline of myrtle beach, south carolina with varying degrees of social distancing depending on where you are on the shoreline. president trump continues to downplay this crisis and to make some indefensible claims. this morning, the head of the fda could not defend one claim in particular. >> i just have to ask you flatly, to that end, to protect americans, is the

attorney in the civil division at the southern district of new york. all right, maya, i wonder what you make of the president and his own attorney general being out of step on this decision. >> well, the first thing i make is that donald trump has decided to make sure that he's protecting donald trump by helping roger stone, his henchman when it came to russian interference in our elections, get out of a criminal sentence that roger stone earned fair and square by climbing, by lying, by witness tampering. and the barr angle is the more confusing one because remember that bill barr has essentially acted as donald trump's defense attorney. and his machinations, his flip-flopping around the stone proceeding really began when he suggested that, you know, roger stone was facing an unfair sentence. and where we heard, you know, former attorneys like aaron zelinsky say that it was the most politicized prosecution he -- because of the interference, the political interference from the white house in the roger stone case. so it's interesting to me that bill barr

york as the state with the highest coronavirus cases, and the top infectious disease expert responded to the president, a long time mask denier, tweeting a picture wearing a mask during that visit a couple weekends ago to walter reed fauci responded. >> i was pleads to see the president readingwearing a mask i think we have turned the road for a consistent message >> hours after that tweet the president showed up at his dc trump branded hotel mingled with prominent republican guests while not wearing a mask nor were many of them. about two hours from now trump goes to the white house briefing room for what he says will be a coronavirus briefing but we're not expecting anyone from the task force in attendance he says people like the briefings, the time slot was good, and they got good ratings. the president stopped back in april after suggesting that disinfectant and uv light could be inserted internally perhaps to treat the virus sometimes they would go more than two hours to grievances we will probably not hear from dr. fauci or the white house coronavirus response coordinator dr. bu

from nbc news world headquarters in new york it is a busy saturday night. we are watching hurricanes off our coasts, honoring the life of john lewis, and bracing for more protests in america's streets. let's start there in louisville. three people were accidentally shot ahead of a black lives matter march. the injured were with a black militia group and the damage is reportedly not life threatening. that group and a similarly armed far right group are both part of the ongoing protests over the killing of breonna taylor. contrast that with a scene in selma a city well acquainted with protests. a week of formal ceremonies began today honoring a man who devoted his life to peaceful protests. friends and family of the late congressman john lewis remembered him as a brother, son, and courageous civil rights leader in his hometown of troy, alabama. another service took place in selma ahead of a moment book ending his remarkable life. lewis will make one last trip across the edmund pettus bridge as he did 55 years ago when he was brutally beaten during a march for

we want to bring in new york time's columnist michelle goldberg, joshua johnson. good evening, everyone. >> michelle goldberg, you have helped us and our viewers through many different story lines. i come to you first on somethth breaking that the son of the president's girlfriend has tested positive for covid. i will repeat what i said earlier. as with any case, we wish everyone well. and yet it also does seem to yurn undercut donald trump's approach which he is living and foisting on many others with regard to managing the risks. your thoughts? >> i said that donald trump is a mobile covid hot spot, right? he is bringing this disease with him wherever he goes. wherever he goes offers evidence of the recklessness of these rallies. again and again he does these rallies against all public health guidance, including guidance from his own government. again and again penal wople who for him pay the price. the communities that he holds these spectacles in pay the price. he's not even willing to take precautions to protect his own secret service agents, his own staff an

attorney in the southern district of new york. mia, let's start with you. what is your take-away? >> my take-away is that this was as we predicted. there is a lot of back and forth. barr is making sure he's sticking to his talking points. but, you know, i think what we have, it is more what we haven't heard. we have heard republicans really use this antifa is the problem, this problem of violence that we have had this explosion and that they -- we must protect federal courthouses. and, yet, we haven't yet heard the democrats come hard on the fact that the department of justice actually hid data from congress last year about domestic terror being primarily driven by white supremacists, that they collapsed categories so that it actually reduced the appearance of white supremacy in domestic terrorism and that funding got cut for addressing domestic terror. so in effect, we're hearing all this reporting about all these questions about antifa and we have yet to hear a counter from the democratic side about just how big a red herring that is in terms of data. but also how big barr has e

ron allen, nbc news, new york. >> we thank ron allen for that reporting. some other news we're now reporting. breaking news after days of renewed public pressure, washington, d.c.'s football team now says it will consider changing its name viewed as a racial slur. in a statement a short time ago, the redskins owner dan snyder who has resisted getting rid of the team's name says the team, in fact, is undergoing, quote a i that a a that are row review that not only takes into account the proud tradition and history of the franchise but also input from our alumni, the organization, sponsors, the national football league and others in the community that is proud to have that name. they own the name's rights to the stadium, not to mention steve smith owns a stake in the team, a stake that forbes says is worth more than $3 billion. the pressure to change the name is also coming from representative raul grualva. >>> with fourth of july just one day away, many people are planning to spend it at the beach. how can beaches stay open and people remain safe? you're wa

york. we're following protests in louisville as demonstrators demand justice for breonna taylor. things got tense as two protest groups heavily armed showed up, three members from a black militia group were accidentally shot but expected to survive. >>> peaceful protests was high on the list of honors for john lewis today. friends and family gather to honor and remember this civil rights icon and life-long public service in his hometown of troy, alabama. >> he always wanted to improve the lives of others without any concern for himself. his deep faith in god made him extraordinary. he was fearless by trusting in god because he was chosen. >> tomorrow the congressman's body will lie in state at the alabama state capitol in montgomery. a number of memorial services will follow in washington and atlanta. that is just one reason the nation's eyes are be on the nation's capital. a financial life line is about to run out for more than 30 million unemployed americans because of the coronavirus pan

york. rev, stand by for a moment. kelly o'donnell, we see the hearse and the motorcade pulling your way. once again, a number of folks lining the streets of the nation's capitol. some taking pictures, others applauding as well. there's the scene in front of the capitol. you can see the u.s. flag at half staff as the flag-draped casket of john lewis pulls up there. kelly o'donnell, what are you seeing? >> it is an emotional moment, craig, when we have been watching this procession, now to see through the window of the hearse, i can see the flag-draped casket as it is passing by where i'm standing right now and it is a moment. it is truly a moment where you pause and realize the significance of ceremony and ritual when we honor lives, it stands for something that meets american values and the faith of john lewis was tested so many times. john lewis being here at the capitol again is a homecoming, it is a chance for members of both parties with whom he had relationships, there were certainly m

york do you think the money might not be useful in those states right now? >> well, katy, here is the deal on that. in our whole delegation in arkansas wrote vice president pence about this there's a shortage of supply of the reagents to speed up the testing results so we're not waiting more than 48 hours for a test we urged the vice president to use the defense production act or other ways to increase produces and get it out to our hospitals and our public hess departments. so we need that done by the federal government we need their leadership i think that's a slightly bigger picture issue than just the money allocated for testing in the states i think it's -- both are issues, but i hope we can get the reagent supply issue teed up sooner than later. >> that's an important nugget you just said, about the fact you used the defense production act on that. the answer about reagents is the answer we get no matter what aisle someone is on. they say that seems to be the issue. >> right. >>> let me ask you about the so-called enhanced unemployment benefit. it seem

look, we saw a very good response in new jersey, new york and connecticut and a few other states like pennsylvania and illinois. it is not rocket science. as pointed out by alexis, you have that in europe. you have that in taiwan, south korea. you know, we do have a play book. it is not the case that we don't have a play book. we have a play book. we don't want to get into the play book. >> this is the interesting thing. right. so finding a vaccine is akin to rocket science. that's hard work. but this part isn't. the stuff that we know that public officials tell us we have to do to stop the spread is social distancing, masks, hand washing and then some method of figuring out what public gatherings or people working outside the home do. i'm having trouble. you worked in government. i'm having trouble understanding where the institutional and political resistance to things like that have come from. in south dakota, the governor has said that we're celebrating freedom. >> this is not, this is not rocket science. the failure is at the top. it's called donald trump, mike pence and everyone

., new york, san francisco, chicago, major metropolis metropolises, people can't afford it. these places cannot operate without these low wage workers that's the conondrum you can make it affordable but what will you do about the dish washers, the people that clean the office buildings how long of a commute are you imposing on them >> what kind of aid do you hope to see in the next relief bill or are there other forms of aids that maybe states might provide to help people struggling with housing right now. >> first of all, the extra 600 a week i think is really important. i think we really need to look at issues of housing stock and how we deal with the fact that as we both have said, in most of our major cities, housing is pretty much unavailable to low wage workers i think the third thing that we need to really look at is many cities have had e convictivicti moratoriums and they are running out and what do we do about that that's had ripple effects. i own a building and an eviction moratorium but my mortgage company has not given me a m moratorium >> i looked up the tweet