hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm rosemary church. just ahead, 60 days from election day and the president is suggesting his supporters break the law. why donald trump says people should consider trying to vote twice. the u.s.cdc says states should prepare for a potential coronavirus vaccine. and in a cnn exclusive,

attorney general william barr says russia is trying to medal in the election again but he says china is the worst offender. good to have you with us. with 60 days to go until the u.s. election and a new wave of polls showing a tightening race, the u.s. president, donald trump, is suggesting it would be okay if voters tried to vote twice, a potential criminal act. he made the remark on wednesday in north carolina as he explained it, a voter could submit a ballot by mail and then try to vote again in person in case their mail-in ballot had not yet been counted. in north carolina that might be a felony. here's how he framed it.

>> they're going to have to go check their vote and go to the poll and check that way. if it tabulates, they won't be able to do that. let them send it in and let them go vote and if their system's as good as they say it is, then obviously they won't be able to vote. the absentees are fine 678 we have to work to get them. if you send them in, they have to go to vote. if they haven't counted it, you can vote. president trump and his democratic challenger joe biden are taking widely divergent approaches to several issues, including the ongoing protests over racial injustice. the president is now threatening to withhold federal funds to some cities claiming the democratic leaders there are allowing anarchy, violence and destruction. by contrast, biden will travel to kenosha, wisconsin, today to hold a community meeting after the controversial police shooting of a black man there and the protests it ignited.

biden explained what he would do differently if he were president. >> i'd be bringing people together in the white house right now. i'd be having that police commission set up. i'd have law enforcement at the table. i had a he have the community at the table. i'd have people and saying, how do we get through this? what do we do to deal with this? because i believe the vast majority of the community at large, as well as law enforcement, want to straighten things out. not inflame things. but this president keeps throwing gasoline on the fire every place he goes. >> and while many americans regard the recent police shootings of black men and women of evidence of systemic racism, the country's top law enforcement official does not share that view. here's what u.s. attorney general william barr told our wolf blitzer in an exclusive interview. >> do you think black people are treated differently by law

enforcement than white people? >> i think there are some situations where statistics would sthaug they are treated differently, but i don't think that that's necessarily racism. to me the word systemic means that it's built into the institution, and i don't think that's true. i think our institutions have been reformed in the past 60 years. if anything has been built in, it's bias to non-discrimination. there appears to be a phenomenon in the country that african-americans feel they're treated when they're stopped by police specifically as suspects. i don't think that reflects some deep seeded racism in police departments or in most police officers. i'm not going to talk about blake. the blake case. >> why not? >> because i think it's different than the floyd case. >> what's different? >> floyd was already subdued,

incapacitat incapacitated, in handcuffs and not armed. in the jacob case he was in the midst of committing a felony and he was armed. it's very easy to maintain peace into these settings. in any city where the mayor backs the police, the police chief is doing his job and the governor's willing to provide backup support, there will be peace on the streets and there has been peace. >> barr also railed against mail-in ballots in the upcoming elections even though it's been widely used for years. take a listen. >> so far we haven't seen widespread far. >> so far we haven't tried it. >> but a lot of us -- there are several states that only have mail-in voting, including a republican -- >> this is playing with fire. this is playing with fire. we're a very closely divided country here and if people have to have confidence in the results of the election and legitimacy of the government and people trying to change the rules to this methodology, which as a matter of logic is very open to fraud and coercion is

reckless and dangerous and people are playing with fire. >> i will point out there are five states that only have mail-in voting including utah and colorado and washington state, oregon, hawaii, and they -- they've reported over the years they've had virtually no problems, but who's trying to change the rules now? >> i would say people who want to go to mass mail-in ballots. >> but you understand why. there is a coronavirus pandemic and there are a lot of people potentially if they waited in long lines when they go to the polls, they could get sick, especially older people or people with underlying conditions. as a result, a lot of people want to change the rules so they don't have to wait in long lines, they don't have -- >> the appropriate way to deal with that is, number one, arrangements at the polls that protect people, which can be done, and number two, people who have pre-existing conditions and particularly vulnerable can get an absentee ballot. i voted by absentee ballot.

not by mail. i actually went to the office to cast my vote. absentee ballots are fine. >> during your ten years as attorney general of the united states, how many indictments have you brought against people committing voter fraud? >> i couldn't tell you off the top of my head. but several. >> like a handful? >> i can't. i don't know. >> several doesn't sound like too many. >> i don't know. i don't know how many we have. >> do you accept that russia is once again interfering in the u.s. presidential election? >> i accept that there are some preliminary activity that suggests that they might try again. >> joining me now is harry enton, an expert on poll numbers and electoral trends. good to have you with us. >> my pleasure. >> a new cnn polling done right after the dnc and rnc came out wednesday afternoon showing nationally democratic presidential nominee joe biden still ahead by 8 points, 51-43,

but of course it's the electoral college that determines the winner so how do you interpret these numbers and the state breakdowns? >> yeah, sure. you know, look, this is essentially where we were right before the convention so the idea that the conventions are a game changer, not actually true. we see that as a cnn poll and across the polling. as you point out, it's the electoral college. we learned that in 2016 when hillary clinton won the popular vote. it was in fact donald trump that won the presidency. in our own cnn poll the 15 closest states back from 2016 and what we do see is that biden's lead is a little bit slimmer but he's still up by 5 points. there was a bunch of polling that came out that showed that joe biden had a lead in the swing state he needed to be ahead in. at this point the race is a little closer in the swing states than nationally but joe biden is still clearly ahead. >> interesting. the latest cnn poll also asks

what issues worry americans most and found this, coronavirus 60%. the economy 58%. racism 52% and crime 37%. interesting numbers there given president trump has desperately tried to make law and order the main election issue when, in fact, it's the coronavirus, surprise, surprise. he's trying to divert attention away from the pandemic which clearly concerns americans more than anything else. how could the president make such a miss calculation? i mean, presumably he has his own numbers on these issues and why doesn't he try to fix the pandemic like other leaders does. >> the fact that i'm doing this on cisco tells you what you need to know about this particular point. the fact that we have to go out wearing masks tells you everything you need to know. look, this is what the president does, right? he tries to distract. we've seen this consistently whether this be through twitter

or his own statements. he sees an issue in which the american public sees it as failing and tries to change it. here's the problem. just because you say something doesn't make it true. i think this poll number along with the slew of poll numbers that i've seen consistently through the last few months indicates the coronavirus and who is best to handle that pandemic is probably going to win the election and our own poll does show that joe biden leads on the coronavirus. >> harry, axios did a piece on the red mirage scenario saying on election night it looks like trump has won but as mail-in votes come in and get counted it will start looking like a biden win. as these numbers show, more democrats choose mail-in voting than in-person voting. what's your response to that? do you buy into that theory? >> first off it's not necessarily a surprise that more democra democrats vote by mail. i buy it to some degree but not

necessarily the degree that perhaps axios tries to sell it. look, it is true that in some states the mail-in votes will be counted later. i would expect that biden's lead, if he does have one after election day, grows, but the fact is that i'm not necessarily convinced that it will be the type of situation where we go to bed on election night thinking one candidate has won and then another candidate ends up winning. what i would suggest to the audience if you are going to keep your eye on one state to get an understanding how this election might turn out, it would be the state of florida. they have to be in by election day and they know how to count those ballots fast. if joe biden wins in the state of florida, he is almost certainly going to win this election. if he loses, trump may have a step up though it's not clear he may come out on top. >> great to chat with you. >> my pleasure.

the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention says states should prepare to distribute covid-19 vaccines as soon as late october, but the director of the national institutes for health warns it's unlikely a vaccine will be ready by then. he spoke to cnn's wolf blitzer. >> this is like the boy scout motto, be prepared. even if it's very low likelihood, if everything happened to come together really beautifully, and we had an answer by then and we knew we had a vaccine that was safe and effective, wouldn't you want people to be ready to figure out how to do the distribution? that's all the cdc is saying. >> with the three day labor day weekend coming up, the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases is pleading with americans to follow health guidelines. coronavirus cases soared after memorial day and the fourth of july and dr. anthony fauci wants

to avoid another holiday spike. cnn's nick watt has our report. >> you want to be part of the solution not part of the problem. >> that's the message for all you holiday weekenders out there, mask up. here's why. that's the national new case count going into memorial day weekend, and watch. within a month case counts soared. a summer surge spark'd in part by care free holiday hoards. >> no mask. why you got a mask on? >> reporter: nationwide, average case counts have been falling recently but are they now plateauing somewhere around 40,000 new cases every single day? that's roughly twice as many cases as suffered by south korea throughout the entire pandemic. >> right around 40,000 new cases. that's an unacceptably high baseline. we've got to get it down. i'd like to see it 10,000 or less. >> reporter: by the way, the

president has a new coronavirus advisor, dr. scott atlas, a senior fellow but some experts now questioning his qualifications. >> dr. atlas is a neuroradiologist. unless they're looking to have a lot of brain mris read, he is completely unqualified for the advice he's giving right now. >> meanwhile, iowa is now our epicenter. 22% of covid tests coming back positive. >> i see a tragedy unfolding for the people of iowa. >> iowa senator joni ernst suggesting doctors might be inflating the coronavirus death toll. she spoke with the waterloo cedar falls courier. >> i can't actually look at that information, but i have heard it from health care providers, that they do get reimbursed higher amounts if it's a covid-related illness or death. >> i find it to be incredibly

offensive. it's an offensive attack on some of the best iowans out there on the front lines. >> reporter: at least 260 cases confirmed stemming from that masks optional rally in sturgis, south dakota. >> they're ready to ride. everybody is cooped up. >> they rode free. many now sick and today one biker confirmed dead. dr. deborah birx who is on the white house coronavirus task force has been touring the country and she just said, if you need evidence that masks and distancing work, look at the southern states of the u.s. they implemented masks and distancing. people are still going to stores, going on vacation, eating out but they're wearing masks and the numbers have fallen. she said that this is no longer theoretical, this is a fact. masks and distancing work. nick watt, cnn, los angeles. joining me now is dr.

metaza akter, emergency physician at valley wise medical center. thank you very much for being with us and thank you for everything you do. >> thank you, rosemary. thank you for what you do. >> thank you. we learned wednesday that the cdc is telling public health officials in states to prepare to distribute potential covid vaccines as soon as late october, just before the november 3rd election. now this doesn't mean there will definitely be a vaccine, but clearly something is going on. what do you make of this? >> yeah. i mean, this vaccine is already at a lightning speed, warp speed if you will. usually takes many years to get a drug developed and approved, and i guess for legitimate reasons we're trying to move faster on this vaccine. we don't want to move so fast that it's potentially dangerous. i don't know that data they haven't told everybody else about, but i do know the president a week or so ago

saying i think people are delaying it because of the election which is a ridiculous statement. very dangerous. if they are mentioning you should be ready in october for november 1st, i would be concerned. this is already breaking speed. if you roll it out the wrong way a lot of anti-vaks xers are go to rear their ugly head. >> would you advise people to take a vaccine if it were made available just before the election? >> if it's -- i'm a pro vaxer. if the vaccine is proven to be effective, yes, i would recommend it. if it's just somebody puts the word vaccine on a trip, on a piece of medication, that's not good enough. you need evidence to show that the benefits out weigh the harms

and it takes a long time to show that. if they're able to show that, then great. as far as i know, they haven't shown that yet. >> doctor, i want to ask you this because iowa republican senator joni ernst is accusing doctors in her state of falsifying covid deaths for a benefit. she doesn't provide any evidence and says this is just what she's hearing and this, of course, adds to the conspiracy theories about covid death toll not being reliable but there are ways to determine this, aren't there? and i think we find an additional 200,000 deaths once you do that math and that means we're probably underestimating the death toll, right? >> you nailed it, and i'm sure joni ernst will be upset that you're using data because clearly she doesn't care about data. for one, doctors are not

falsifying records. there is no evidence to suggest that. the oig monitors this very carefully and very closely. in fact, they're so on top of it they even have a whistle-blower clause where people can get compensated for whistle blowing. this is no joking matter. if a doctor false guys records, it's not just a civil issue, it's a criminal issue. for her to say that is extremely reckless, especially without evidence. you're totally right. all of the evidence suggests we're under counting. >> thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me, rosemary. stay safe. with the u.s. presidential election just two months away, the intelligence community is again warning of foreign interference. the u.s. attorney general tells cnn who he believes poses the biggest threat to the u.s. election. back with that in a moment. - [narrator] wishes come in all shapes and sizes,

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u.s. attorney general which country he thinks is most aggressive in that effort. >> the intelligence community says russia, china, and iran are seeking to interfere in the u.s. presidential election for various reasons, but mostly they want to sew dissent in our country, exacerbate racial tensions. of those they have pointed to russia, china, and iran. of those three, which is the most assertive, aggressive in this area. >> china. >> which one? >> china. >> china more than russia? >> because i hachina. >> they're going to help who win? >> i'm not going to get into that. >> more aggressive than russia? >> yes. >> cnn's kristie lu stout joins us from hong kong with more.

kristie, what did you find? >> reporter: first off, rosemary, they just wrapped in beijing and so far no official response yet to that explosive claim made by the u.s. attorney general claiming that china is a greater election threat than russia as we heard in that exchange with cnn's wolf blitzer, attorney general barr said the intelligence exists, he has seen the intelligence, but he didn't present any evidence of it. if the intelligence exists, but they have yet to produce it. the intelligence said that china prefers to see u.s. president donald trump not win the election but that report did not indicate any evidence that china is actively interfering to undermine the trump campaign, whereas, according to the report, russia is actively interfering to undermine the joe biden campaign using state

sponsored agents to employ social media as well as russian state tv to boost the standing of u.s. president donald trump. now this is an allegation that china has heard many times before and china has responded to in the past. it's responded to the allegations of election interference in april, most recently in august. china says what it usually says, it is an internal issue, china doesn't have any interest in interfering in it and back in august, quote, we urge certain u.s. politicians to refrain from dragging china into election campaigns in pursuit of self-serving interests. rosemary? >> christie lu stout. many thanks. russia is pushing back against accusations it poisoned a top opposition leader but the german government says it has proof. what berlin is now demanding from moscow. when we started our business

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we will deliberate together and depending on the russian reaction, we will decide on an adequate common reaction. >> and cnn's frederick pleitgen is following the story from berlin. he joins us live. good to see you, fred. what more are you learning about this and about navalny's condition? >> reporter: they were shocked. the germans wanted to do this, they wanted to take their time with this. it wasn't just the toxicology lab of the german military that was looking at his samples, but other labs here in germany as well. one of the german military, that's pretty much the best one here in the country, probably one of the best ones in all of europe, they are the ones who then obviously took the lead and found out, as the germans say, without any sort of doubt, unequivocally, that it was a poison from the novichuck

family, a nerve agent that was used to poison navalny. we heard from angela merkel that she was very, very angry. certainly a lot more angry than i have seen her in a very long time. the germans are saying they'll work with the eu, they'll work with nato, they'll also work with the organization of prevention of chemical weapons. the germans are saying russia needs to answer some very serious questions now. here's what we're learning. after more than ten days in one of germany's top hospitals, toxicologists are now certain alexey navalny was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. angela merkel demanding answers. there are severe questions that only russia can answer that, indeed, russia must answer. alexey navalny has been the most vocal and arguably the most

powerful critic of russia's power elite and putin. his investigations viewed by millions of people. he fell severely ill in a domestic russian flight on august 20th. he could be heard screaming in pain forcing an emergency landing where he was rushed to hospital. in a cnn interview navalny's chief of staff pointed a finger squarely at the russian state. >> their refusal even to offer a criminal investigation proves that mr. putin is responsible. >> reporter: indeed, doctors treating navalny claimed there was no evidence he was poisoned. he was finally medically evacuated to berlin on august 22nd where experts quickly came to the conclusion that he had been poisoned. now the german government says there is no doubt alexey navalny was attacked with a military grade nerve agent novichok.

the same agent used to poison others in 2018. the international community holding russia responsible for that poisoning. now the german government says it will work with allies to determine if and how to further punish moscow. we will consult with the eu and decide on the appropriate response, angela merkel said. the crime against alexey navalny is against the fundamental rights and values we stand for. the consequences to alexey navalny could be devastating. they put out an update late wednesday saying long-term consequences of a severe poisoning cannot be ruled out. and, rosemary, obviously we're in front of that hospital right now, which is in germany. one of the premeir hospitals in

germany. they obviously say as we just heard there, they're not sure whether or not there's going to be a full recovery. they certainly say they know this will be a prolonged illness as they put it. they say his condition has gotten a little bit better over the course of time as obviously he's been in treatment. it appears there is a long way to go. as far as the russian side is concerned, they're still denying everything. the spokesman for the russian foreign ministry came out and said all of this was russian antipropaganda. the words we've heard in the past from moscow as well. the russians themselves are saying they would be willing to give data to the german authorities on the condition of alexey navalny. they haven't launched an investigation. they continue to say that when he was in russia there was no trace of any sort of poison in his system, rosemary. >> we'll watch to see how the international cumulative community responds to this.

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many businesses and companies continue to struggle with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. among them, united airlines. in a memo, united says more than 16,000 employees will be furloughed after october 1st when restrictions attached to a federal bailout expire. and ford is also looking at cost-saving measures. the u.s. automaker says early retirement offers will be going out to eligible employees in its bid to cut 1400 jobs.

and joining me now to discuss all of this, cnn's john defterios live from abu dhabi. main street suffers along with some of the big name companies and their employees. what's behind the disconnect? >> reporter: i think the disconnect is a perfect way to put it, rosemary. you can call it the great disconnect because interest rates are so low and the stimulus in the first round is so generous there's a belief it will last through 2021 so they're letting the money ride on equities despite the dislocation on main street with some very big brands and the signals that it's getting weaker in the second half of 2020. that will spill into 2021. let's take a look at that airlines sector overall using furloughs at this stage while the bailouts are there. united airlines, 16,000 but american airlines, delta, and then if you go overseas you see

british airways laying off 12,000. it's the same in the east with the bridge carriers. and also in asia, they're laying off and shrinking down. the chairman of united said 15% of the capacity needs to disappear because this is the normal that we're going to be getting used to right now. similar theme from the online travel site kayak. the ceo said we'll get back in 2023. if you look at transportation in the air or on the ground, we see a similar trend line here, rosemary. ford laying off 1400 white collar workers but it's part of a much bigger restructuring of $11 billion and they're facing an energy transition to electric vehicles. the major automakers like ford, gm, fiat chrysler are chasing tesla. they have to get leaner, smarter, get into that transition faster. that's why they're laying off

top line management and if you are looking for a mood of the nation, you have to take a look at the beige book survey from the federal reserve. it takes the pulse of all of the regional central banks and the common theme, lingering anxiety, rosemary, about jobs, about schools, about consumer spending and that clearly will get worse after the election and perhaps after the stimulus plan is passed. how big will it be is a huge question. >> absolutely. so many people hurting. john defterios joining us from abu dhabi. many thanks. despite the growing uncertainty in the job market, it was another strong day for u.s. stocks yesterday. the nasdaq and s&p 500 once again closed at all-time highs. the nasdaq climbed nearly 1% and closed above 12,000 points for the first time ever. the dow also ended the day up more than 1.5%. well, students in england and wales are back at school and the british prime minister says

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many children are back at school in england and wales. it's been a staggered return this week with new measures in place to guard against the coronavirus. prime minister boris johnson has previously said scientific advice suggests it's safe to go back to school and not doing so would cause more harm. scott mcclain is at horndean junior school in waterloo south england. what measures are being put in place to keep these students safe as they return to school? >> reporter: sure, rosemary. you mentioned the prime minister said he has a moral duty to send kids back to school despite the fact that coronavirus cases are starting to see a slight uptick across the u.k. and europe. today had to be one of the strangest first days of school for a lot of these teachers and students as well. i'm in the hallway of this school and you can hear a pin drop out here because there aren't any students coming and going. in fact, the hallways are

virtually off limits for the vast majority of students because they have to keep every single classroom separate from each other, inside and outside. they're using outside doors to come inside the building. there's hand sanitizer absolutely everywhere. in fact, at this school in particular, they're even keeping all of the windows and doors open at all times to try to help with the vents lags. one of the things that you will not see at this school is masks. the government has said that for younger students, they're not necessary. this school is primarily for younger students. for older students though the government has left it up to each individual school to decide for themselves what the best approach is. the government's advice has been, look, if you can make the school so that you can keep students relatively separate from one another, you don't need to have masks in the first place. they are taking some pretty extraordinary measures.

they had an assembly and it was done virtually. even to the point where teachers can't go and crouch down beside a student's desk like they normally would. they're using technology to try to maintain social distancing. in this case every desk of two students will have an ipad. if they need help they'll have to take a picture of their paper, send it off to their teacher who can help correct their work or help them that way. the bottom line here, rosemary. even the head teacher of this school, the principal of this school, said the risk here is far greater to keep kids out of school than is the virus. >> it is a brave new world. scott mcclain joining us live. many thanks for that report. schools in new york, meanwhile, are set to reopen later this month. the city had to reach a deal with teachers to settle on the date but it's not just the staff who are worried about the virus. parents are as well. cnn's brianna golidriga has this

report. >> i feel so happy that i want to explode. >> reporter: for 5-year-old isabella and her 13-year-old brother, going back to school is a long-awaited return to some sort of normalcy. >> the school from 8 to 2:20, i think i'm going to learn more. >> reporter: like millions of other students across the country, remote learning has been a struggle for the brooklyn, new york, siblings. >> i had so much stress getting my daughter to learn and she cried most of the time. my son, he distracted himself by talking to his peers and playing on the computer. >> reporter: but returning to in-person instruction is not without risk. their mother carla struggled from a possible case of could he individual 19. she said her asthma made her recovery much more difficult. >> it was very scary.

i thought i was going to die. so i don't wish that to anybody. >> reporter: she worries about sending her children back to school, especially isabella, who also has asthma, but says the alternative, another semester online would be even worse. >> i don't have a choice, but it's either, you know, try to get her the education that is so essential or to, you know, stay at home. >> reporter: 2/3 of the school districts are starting entirely online. >> school reopening is important for our society. it's not that i think we should reopen at all costs, but trying to do this safely in places where we can do it safely seems just really important for kids, for getting people back to work, for the mental health of parents, for learning. >> reporter: as doctors continue

to study how susceptible children are to the coronavirus and whether they transmit the disease as easily as adults, dozens of schools that have reopened have already experienced outbreaks. and thousands of students and teachers have been forced to quarantine just weeks into the school year. some teachers unions have fought against returning to in person learning threatening not to return to the classroom unless additional safety measures are taken. >> we cannot open our school buildings unless it is safe. >> reporter: for parents like carla still haunted by scenes like this one in a georgia high school where packed hallways full of maskless students ultimately led to a school shutdown, the decision to send her kids back to school wasn't an easy one proof that there are no easy choiceness a pandemic. >> i will try it. let's see how this works. >> cnn, new york. well, u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi is facing backlash

for getting her hair done inside a san francisco salon. that is against the city's covid-19 safety regulations which require such visits to take place outside. and this is security video from inside the salon on monday. the speaker's deputy chief of staff says pelosi and her team relied on the interpretation of someone at the salon about what was allowed under new city regulations and that information was incorrect. pelosi calls the situation a setup. >> i take responsibility for trusting the word of the neighborhood salon that i had been to over the years many times and that when they said we're able to accommodate people one person at a time and that we can set up that time, i trusted that. as it turns out, it was a setup so i take responsibility for falling for a setup. >> the owner of the salon is

pushing back. she told fox news that pelosi was not set up. >> she had called the stylist or her assistant did and made the appointment. >> yes. >> the appointment was already booked so there's no way i could have set that up. it's the fact that she actually came in and didn't have a mask on. i just thought about, you know, my staff and people not being able to work and make money and provide for their families and if she's in there comfortably without a mask and feeling safe, then why are we shut down? >> pelosi's staff says she wore a mask during her visit except for a brief period while she was getting her hair washed. hollywood action hero dwayne the rock johnson and his family are among the millions of americans recovering from coronavirus. johnson says the entire family caught the virus from close friends. they found out they tested positive about 2 1/2 weeks ago.

>> and i could tell you that this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family, and for me personally too, as well, and i've gone through some doozies. i've gotten knocked about and gotten my ass kicked in the pass. testing positive for covid-19 is worse than overcoming nasty injuries or being evicted or even being broke which i have been more than a few times. >> johnson says he's thankful the entire family has made a full recovery. so are we. thank you so much for your company. i'm rosemary church. be sure to connect with me any time on twitter. "early start" is up next. have yourselves a great day. robinhood believes now is the time to do money.

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planning for a vaccine just before the election. is the cdc under pressure to give the president a bump before america votes? and joe biden takes his message of healing to kenosha today. he's meeting with jacob blake's family in wisconsin. welcome to "early start." >> it's thursday, september 3rd. 5 a.m. in new york. the election is exactly two months away, and this morning the push for a coronavirus vaccine and the presidential election are on a collision course. the cdc confirming i