earning lots of money. >> [bell ringing] >> up 65 and the leadership has changed. >> liz: thank you so much and the technical things aside have a great weekend that'll do it for the "claman countdown." melissa: shutting its doors apple closing its stores for four states as covid-19 cases spike causing the dow to slide and erase earlier gain, i'm melissa francis. connell: i'm connell mcshane welcome to "after the bell" everybody the dow is where the problems run we saw some selling into the close to end up 200-plus points to the downside, the s&p down 17.5 points, it looks like the nasdac, however, will end up higher for the sixth trading day in a row, so along this winning streak in more than a month if indeed it does settle higher up by three points so we'll talk about it all we have fox business team coverage setup

for you with jackie deangelis watching these markets today, edward lawrence has some reporting from washington, we'll get to edward in a moment but on a friday afternoon jackie we start with you. reporter: well, let's take a look at where the markets finish for the day because the dow started a little bit higher there was optimism about reopening but that petered out because you can see that the dow is down 207 points the s&p finished for the day by 17 and the nasdac managing to get out a small gain of three points there but also early optimism about some commentary coming from china about its commitment to the phase i trade deal too, but what really took the wind out of the sales was this report coming out of apple saying that it's going to close close to a dozen stores because of spikes in coronavirus cases across the country that have raised concerns so when the market sees apple is a little bit worried the market gets a little worried and they said in a statement and i'll just give you a part of it we take this step with an

abundance of caution as we closely monitor the situation and look forward to having our teams and customers back as soon as possible. now the states they are talking about florida, north carolina, south carolina, and arizona and that's what is the market a little bit but also remember as liz was just saying in the previous show four out of five weeks where we seen a weekly gain for the market so they've come a long way very fast and the markets pausing and seeing cautionary signs and taking a moment to reevaluate so let's get straight to the weekly numbers so we can see where we finished out and you'll see the markets were up across-the-board, so the dow saw a gain of 267 points for the week and the nasdac a big move 357 points almost 4%. so a good week for the market but definitely some caution in their guys and that'll probably be the theme as we look into next week because remember we've got that big trump rally over the weekend and a lot of

concerns about that in oklahoma, phase ii reopenings starting in new york city and governor cuomo gave that the green light so back to you. connell: jackie you want to follow-up on those virus concerns you brought up you mentioned florida being an area of concern and that state reporting more than 3,800 new coronavirus cases today and that's the biggest spike we've seen yet there fox news correspond entered phil keating live in miami. phil? reporter: connell a second straight record setting day of new cases in florida nearly 4,000 in one day that makes two straight days topping 3,000 and our experts indicate that florida may become the next new york. the coronavirus epicenter. florida is simply surging in covid-19 cases, and the county with the most in the states, miami-dade, is now getting tough with the public. >> just because we're all getting a little stir crazy and

adjusting to the new normal does not mean that we can start breaking rules, so miami-dade period is over. >> florida's governor says the surge in numbers is all because of increased testing in specifically in migrant worker communities as well as increased testing at prisons and old folks homes and nationally speaking numbers continue throughout the south and west and 22 states reporting significantly rising covid cases and while florida's governors refusing to rollback any of the states reopening or mandate that all people wear masks, counties and cities are not waiting. the florida keys now requires everyone outside their house or hotel room wear a mask, effective immediately and the city of tampa and orange county which is orlando also now require masks on every face. scientists who have been track ing coronavirus nationwide all along at the children's hospital of philadelphia's policy lab posted this. "florida has all the makings of

the next large epicenter. the risk there is the worst it has ever been in our projection" and an ironic 180, back in march , florida's governor made everybody coming in from the new york tri-state area into the sunshine state undergo a two -week self-quarantine to help slow the spread and that policy remains in effect. well now the governor of new york is thinking about doing the exact same thing for anybody coming into new york from florida. connell? connell: what a turnaround. phil thank you, phil keating in miami. melissa: just what we need, perfect. businesses trying to bounce back new york city is set to enter phase ii of reopening on monday, allowing restaurants to provide outdoor seating with a permit and new york governor andrew cuomo vowing to shut down any business caught violating the safety guidelines and here now is steve forbes, forbes

media chairman, wow. what do you make of this as they go back and forth and they fight for whose in charge, and businesses are just trying to find a way to stay alive, what's your take? >> well it's about time new york did this kind of opening, and with proper procedures like wearing masks and washing your hands it should not lead to what we had in march, it won't lead to that. we know who are the most vulnerable parts of the population, we now have a hospital system that can take care of the patients that come in on an emergency basis, will not be overwhelmed as they were in march so it's about time they did it and you have to ultimately trust people to know what to do what is right, and we saw the hipocracy the post had a great headline a few days ago massive people protesting many not wearing masks absolutely close together, and yet if you come together in a bar or restaurant by gosh they may shut you down. so a little bit of common sense goes a long ways and we won't have a national shutdown again

and colorado, for example, has opened up bars and restaurants and colorado has not seen a surge in a terms of coronavirus cases. melissa: yeah as of this sunday you can still protest like crazy in new york but you can't go to church i'll never understand that. new york times detailing a big apple exodus among young professionals as they seek financial refuge elsewhere due to the pandemic, so steve, i have noticed this is huge among the young college graduates that we know either as tutors in our house, as friends of our kid's friends they're all gone. they lost their part time jobs or they went home to stay-at-home during the pandemic , and half their roommates left so they gave up their apartments, i don't know if any of them are coming back, what are your thoughts? >> well what you're seeing in new york, you'll also be seeing elsewhere, places like minneapolis, chicago, seattle, cities that have demonstrated they don't know how to govern

and why would young people return? housing costs are high, taxes are going up, streets are getting dirty, infrastructures are worse, schools are under attack if you're a charter school or good high school in new york the administration wages war on you, homelessness they have no solution for that so in terms of quality of life, why wouldn't you leave? and in terms of culture, you talk about jobs there before the covid crisis, melissa there were 400,000 workers jobs in the cultural centers of new york , theaters, broad way, knew seems and the like. how many of those jobs come back so new york is going back to other cities what happened in the 1970s unless these mayors show they know how to govern which they don't you'll see that exodus not just because of covid but people deciding there are better opportunities elsewhere and these cities got to get their act together and they show no sign of doing it right now. melissa: we detailed on the show

this week that home sales have fallen 80% versus may of last year versus in florida, where they're up. all these young people have gone home and i know so many cases where they are 22-23 years old the parents look at the city and say i don't really want you to move back there when this is over. they see the rioting, they see everything is going on in the streets and the huge increase in crime. last word on what that's going to mean for the tax revenue this year, and if our lawmakers will get the point when they come up short by billions and billions this year. >> the answer is that the facts are going up and these politicians will want to raise them even more and they are going to have a situation, new york goes back to what it was in 1975 when it faced virtual bankruptcy and they had to bring an outside board to run the cities finances which was not a good time for the city especially in terms of fighting crime, so yes, you're going to see that exodus because politicians failed to rise to the occasion, eventually be

rectified, but that's the wonderful thing about this country to find opportunities elsewhere at one section the country has gone off the cliff is new york, minneapolis and chicago and other cities like seattle are doing. people don't have to put up with it. eventually they will be reformed the question is how quick will it be before they have a resurgence as new york did in the 1990s? melissa: steve, thank you for that have a great weekend. connell? connell: we have a fox business alert as juneteenth rallies and celebrations are underway across the country a live look at what's happening in new york city and also from california, americans commemorating the end of slavery in the u.s. , meantime edward lawrence reporting in washington today on how congress is preparing to aid the black and minority-owned business community across the country that's been disproportion patly hit during the pandemic. edward? reporter: connell yeah there's a big one also in houston

celebration going on there, you know, lawmakers here in capitol hill they want to try to help through cares ford, help some of the minority businesses and it's really then a one-two punch with the coronavirus and the looting and burning related to the riots that really hit and effected minority businesses. senator john kennedy wants to use $60 billion that's been un allocated in the cares act to help some of those businesses that have been destroyed by riots and give them money. many of those businesses are run by minorities and on the payroll protection program. a report from the small business administration inspector general found no outreach to prioritize underserved markets including minority owned businesses as required under the second round of ppp funding but among large larger minority-owned small businesses, hotel owner pete patel says the payroll protection program has worked for now. >> for the first time in my career we were forced to lay off employees and that was the not

gust wrenching experience that we've had. the payroll protection program was a life line to our industry to help america's small businesses and our employees. the best thing for our business is that our economy opens. connell: and he's a second or first generation american whose parents moved here and when companies stepping up here, lowe's is offering $25 million to help pay rent, meet payroll and pay outstanding debt to vendors as well as upgrade technology infrastructure. the first round of grant applications has been opened up, now it's run by the local initiatives support cooperation, so there's one company putting their money where their mouth is to help these minority owned businesses back to you. >> edward thank you edward lawrence in washington, melissa? melissa: the 2020 fight heading to tulsa, oklahoma president trump gearing up for his first campaign rally since the pandemic hit, with crowds of

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melissa: parents of students awaiting plans for return to school in the fall after we have 48 stopped in-person classes due to the pandemic. gerri willis joins us live with the details. gerri: melissa that's right. they did stop classes, now the big question is what's going to happen to those classes in the fall? guess what? it's all still up in the air. new jersey for example, doesn't announce until next week. if you're in new york don't expect concrete plans until august and individual schools have all of july to submit their reopening plans to the state department of education.

and in cities and counties across the country, school administrators are struggling to make both parents and teachers unions happy, and in fairfax county outside of d.c. there are three options all from virtual learning to in-person learning two days a week and in chicago officials developing a draft plan to open september 8 so any final rollout would depend on illinois' staged reopening and there is a lot to think about. california's board of education this month releasing a detailed 55 page list of guidelines for school boards to meet before opening for classes. everything from training staff and hand washing to making sure bus seating meets social distancing requirements. anything with a surface difficult to wash like a teddy bear has to be removed even the drinking fountains have to be tested to make sure it's safe post-shutdown. among the problems school administrators will have to solve how to socially distance in a hallway, how to get kids to

wear masks and how to administer temperature checks when school nurses are in short supply and that doesn't even answer the problem of how to prepare students for remote learning. who pays for the laptops, how do you handle households with no wi-fi? some schools are opting to design their in-house student populations around kids who can't afford those items. the chicago teachers union is calling on the city to use some of the cares act money for the 115,000 chicago students without computers or laptops. meanwhile parents and students aren't the only constituents schools have to worry about. the american federation of teachers says schools must put in place adequate testing and practicing to keep all players safe not just the kids. so much up in the air, melissa and a lot of parents and their kids have to wait until labor day to really find out what's going on. back to you. melissa: i thought the nightmare was ending but no, gerri thank you.

connell? connell: we're going to talk sports coming up as some of the major sports leagues appear to be inching closer to a possible return but dr. fauci issued a new warning concerning the nfl's possible 2020 season, we'll sort through all of that and in a moment we'll talk to the nashville entrepreneur taking on groupon with an app that connects consumers to local small businesses, we'll be right back.

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like an immerse marketplace as it was described tell me how it works? >> it has actually evolved into much more than that and we've become a one-stop digital marketing hub for black-owned businesses. we've started with wanting to really compete with groupon and compete a platform that is the groupon for black-owned businesses but what we've noticed is a lot of black owned businesses their digital presence wasn't what it needed to be for us to really promote them but we had to take a step back and create something that was much bigger to really help entrepreneurs get ready to be on our platform, but we do have our mobile app that is launched featuring several black-owned businesses throughout the country and we offer coupons as well as gift cards for black- owned businesses. connell: it almost sounds like a one stop shop for any of these businesses and where did you see

the biggest challenges developing in the community of black-owned businesses that things that you saw need and you tried to fix it and you talked about getting online for example >> absolutely. well the black entrepreneurs are typically underfunded. we don't have as much capital as our counterparts, which consequently limits our ability to really effectively grow our businesses, and so i saw that there was such a need to market the businesses but also to really develop these businesses and their online presence and i think since covid-19 really brought that to light for a lot of businesses, that were just not in a position to do the things that they needed to do online in order to be successful in business. connell: you know, the african american community in general, a black-owned business specifically, as you know, were hit harder by the pandemic. we just did some reporting on

that a little bit earlier on in the show. what do you think needs to be done in order to help on the other side with the rebound? >> specifically for businesses, again, i think that it's really important that we're understanding how important it is to have a digital online presence right now, and that we're pivoting and adjusting our businesses to do that. there are so many different tools out here to help our businesses bounce back and re bound including black businesses and i think that it's important that we're taking advantage of those , but again, one of the issues is these tools exist and they're out there but we are already disproportionately effected and it's hard for us to even be able to afford many of the tools out there, so that's why i really wanted to create something that was also affordable for the black community. connell: right. and real quick i said that i'd give you a chance to, we're almost out of time but tell me a little bit about that before we go, danielle? >> well i launched it a couple

weeks ago. we are up to almost 900 businesses on the platform. it's the directly of black-owned businesses and i found that people were on facebook, on twitter, on instagram and they were asking, where are these black-owned businesses we want to support but we don't know where to find them and because i have a big facebook group of black people making moves to nashville it has about 20,000 people black people in nashville in it, i put it out to the group, asked them for their business information and we have grown exponentially over the last couple of weeks and now , it's kind of a one stop shop for anyone who wanted to know where black owned businesses they can support. connell: right bringing everybody together. danielle you're doing terrific work good luck with everything and thanks for being with us today danielle mcgee in nashville. melissa? melissa: a return to the

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connell: president trump supporters have been lining up in tulsa, hoping to get a spot in the arena for that indoor rally the president plans to hold in the city tomorrow. now tulsa has been preparing for the large crowds and casey siegel is there with the very latest for us, casey? reporter: yeah, connell you know , it's still more than 24 hours until the actual rally begins and there is just a flurry of activity all over downtown tulsa. i want to show you some of the precautions that are being taken. we have watched a lot of businesses that have went ahead and just boarded up their store front. this is an arby's restaurant. folks aren't taking any chances and as you go over here you can see that they are putting up barricades in the streets tray ing to seal off a big

perimeter around the bok center which is a block or so from where we are. again just to ensure everyone's safety. the city says that it expects about 100,000 people to descend on this area, that includes trump supporters, it includes counter-protesters people that will be celebrating juneteenth. initially there was a curfew implemented by the city and we just got word in the last two hours or so that that has since been called off. no curfew and that was welcome news with the folks lining up now for days actually outside the center with hopes of getting into the arena some 19,000 people are going to be allowed inside. law enforcement officials both local and at the federal level are all over the place and they say that safety is the name of the game. listen. >> this will be the first undertaking that i'm aware of for the department to handle this massive situation.

the outer perimeter there will only be a few ways to get into the event. reporter: the president himself has a stern warning for people who plan on coming to tulsa, tweeting today, i'm quoting here "any protesters anarchists, agitators, looters or low lives who are going to oklahoma please understand you will not be treated like you have been in new york, seattle, or minneapolis. it will be a much different scene." of course you also have the health concern front here with the covid outbreak, tulsa the state of oklahoma had been reporting record surges just this week alone and the number of new cases, the trump folks say that there will be hand sanitizer given out to the people going inside the arena as well as masks, and that folks will have their temperatures taken but there are still a lot of doctors and health officials that say with all of those people enclosed in this

arena-typesetting that this could be problematic in terms of potential spread of the coronavirus. back to you. connell: all right, casey thanks casey siegel in tulsa, oklahoma for us melissa? melissa: here now to discuss is pastor darryl scott, black voices for trump co-chair and trump 2020 advisory board member , he is attending the president's rally tomorrow night. what do you anticipate there? there's a lot of concern about the counter-protesters of course and then also about contagion. >> well, both of those narrator s i'm not worried about. the president already put violent protesters and low lives , [laughter] , he put the low lives on notice , don't come by here trying to mess around with us because we're not new york, we're not portland, we're not seattle, we're not any of those other places where the police just roll over, and play dead. so i'm not worried about that as far as this contagion is

concerned i find it very amusing that after all of these riots and all of these crowds you have entire bridges shut off in portland and all of these crowds rioting and looting that we didn't see a surge but now in advance of the trump rally they are saying we're having a record surge. i don't believe it i don't give into that narrative and i think we'll be all right and take whatever precautions we can, they are giving out hand sanitizer passing out masks we'll take precautions and exercise this and have a wonderful wonderful wonderful time on to record setting crowds and record setting attendance over 1 million people are trying to get ticket tickets for this event i believe about 60,000 will be accommodated 20,000 in one location 40,000 in another location president trump is going to be like a fish in water in his element, feeding the crowd, feeding off of the crowd, it going to be a tremendous:for donald trump personally for his administration professionally and for this country nationally. i'm excited about it. melissa: what about all of the people who get turned away

if there were 1 million people who wanted tickets does that mean he will have many more in rapid succession after this? >> well yes if i'm not mistaken , he's hitting the ground running. this is just the first of many of these rallies and do you know what else? i think this demonstrates the fact that the polling is weighted the polling is slanted the polling is inaccurate because in the history of this country, that have 1 million ticket requests to see one person, who doesn't have a anything, he's one man that's articulating his ideas and opinions to the american public over 1 million people want to show up for this , this is unprecedented right here, un chartered waters, and i'm just excited to be a part of it. melissa: what do you think that 1 million means what does that translate to, when people try to get tickets and they give their name and phone number and all of

their information are those folks that will be sent out into the community to try to get influence other people to join the trump movement? are they people who will be giving money? are they, you know, what does that really mean to the campaign >> well i hope that 1 million people means at least 3 million votes, [laughter] these are obviously trump supporters and they have influence in their families and their associates so i'm hoping that it translates to votes if they want to donate to the campaign by all means do so but this month demonstrates that the american public is overwhelmingly supportive of president donald trump, and i believe that as we continue and his rallies going forward you'll see an unprecedented and record breaking crowds and record breaking requests for admission to these events. melissa: would you give him any advice given that it is juneteenth, the setting, what we've seen in our country

recently? would you give him any advice to tread lightly in some areas? >> he's the leader of the free world and he's donald trump. he's not used to treading lightly but i don't think he will be offensive. he will recognize the nature of the crowd and the nature of the atmosphere and he won't be offensive. i don't think he's been offensive he's just been truthful and somewhat blunt but he hasn't been offensive and the one thing i want to say about juneteenth it commemorates the abolishment of slavery but also to me recognizes the official end of the purpose of the civil war, and it's a day that should be inclusive for all americans not exclusive for black americans because white americans as well as black americans fought and died on the same battlefield to end slavery. america contrary to what someone is trying to portray has never been a unanimous consent and agreement we got in slavery. we had a fraction of americal society that was post-slavery but we also had a fraction that was anti-slavery to the extent

they fought a war, to end slavery and when this country was less than a century old, so i think that this is an inclusive date that if it does become a national holiday it should be a national holiday for all americans to celebrate. melissa: well said, pastor daryl scott thank you. connell? connell: all right, a season of jeopardy talking sports coming up because the sports world is on edge as we head into the weekend, leagues across the nation still grappling with how they can safely get back in the game. stick around for the very latest on that and then thirsty for a deal? americans are iing up cheaper alternatives amid the pandemic and giving a boost to the budget alcohol industry, but will it last?

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connell: switching the belmont stacks kicking off horseracings triple crown for the first time ever tomorrow , they're doing so this year with empty stands. the fans will be at home placing their bets online. christina partsinevelos out at the track today, in elmont, new york with the details. reporter: the stadium may be empty and no fans allowed but sports is slowly making a come back. here is the the 152nd belmont stakes, and it is going to p ha on saturday and then the kentucky derby pushed to september 5 and the preakness scheduled for early october. we know 2020 was a difficult year for sporting events, and all eyes are focused on the horseracing happening here on this exact track tomorrow, and we know that the supreme court lifted the ban on sports

set back in 2018 which has allowed 18 states to legalize sports betting and many more are looking into new legislation. sports betting now the entire industry is set to sore with a few publicly traded companies that we can show you stock prices since april have been climbing higher and if you're wondering you too can obviously bet for these gains as of today, but you can also invest in a horse. max player is the triple crown contend contender with 15:1 odds but you can also just pay $100 to get a small portion and become a shareholder of this horse, so you too can invest in this game something new they are trying out a little bit of a slow start but there is a light at the end of the tunnel and i know sports fans and sports gamblers alike are excited, connell back to you. connell: yes, they are christina thank you. horseracing not the only sport of course facing changes and challenges everything from the nfl to the summer olympics, even e-sports have been canceled or modified in some way, due to

the coronavirus pandemic, so what can fans actually expect here over the next few months fox nation host joins us to talk a little bit more about all of this on a friday, it's good to see you, abby. we could run threw sport-by- sport. football maybe because some of the comments the last couple days is a good place to start we all thought there be a season and there probably will still be but then dr. fauci comes out and says hold on a second maybe not unless you put the players being barbara bush in a bubble so where do we stand with the nfl? >> yeah, i think, connell you're going to look at anything that has the potential of starting on time that be the nfl , just because as the league is so powerful, it brought in 2018 alone a revenue of $16 billion, so they are going to do whatever it takes to make this season happen on time because they don't want to lose the money and they do have an advantage because they have until september so they can observe the nba, mlb, pga, other

leagues starting and look at it and see how they handle safety precautions and if a player does get sick what happens then, but they do have a disadvantage because like you mentioned, dr. fauci saying they have to stay in this bubble and dr. fauci and other experts are predicting there might be a potential covid-19 breakout again, in the fall, so that's the beginning of their season and then they are back to what is happening with all of these other leagues. connell: in terms of baseball real quick players testing positive in florida today and they still the owners and player s still don't seem to have everything in line, right? >> yeah, the mlb have been in contention for the last few months there's been a lot between those two, but i do think, connell, that they will reach a deal, when you look at it i think the players are just throwing their hands up at this point saying we just want to play ball. i talked to a player in the league and said do you think

you're going to play or what and he's like i have no idea what's going to happen but i'm so board and i want to get back on the diamond and play again and that's a sentiment that went throughout major league baseball it just comes down to whether or not the players and leagues can agree. connell: we hope they do, abby h ornacek, always good to see you on fox nation, hopefully we'll get a season in most sports if not all of the sports melissa? melissa: so sales of heart set z er and domestic beer getting a major boost while restaurants and bars across the country are closed grady trimbul is in naperville with that story. reporter: they say if there's a will there's a way and americans certainly found a way to drink during the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns even with so many bars and restaurants closed. spirits and wine sales led the growth but one big surprise is that both beer buying is back budget brands like bud light and miller light, well they had been

struggling recently but now they are selling because they are cheap and americans can buy a lot of them. we had a local brewery while they were canning their craft brews but one area where they seen tremendous growth is heart seltzer, the owner is with us appropriately named john barely. tell us about what you experienced with this hard seltzer? its been a whirl wind we launch ed our brand in november of 2019 called city water and since then we've been about 300% over production projections but it's selling very quickly. reporter: its been like that across the country with hard seltzer sales growing 255% year-over-year and those retail numbers could start to go down experts say as restaurants and bars open back up. back to you. melissa: grady, thank you. connell? connell: grady getting the big

stories in a moment the attorney general bill barr speaking to maria bartiromo about china's relationship with u.s. businesses. let's take a listen. >> american business community has been a big part of the problem, because they're willing, ultimately, many of them the sacrifice and long term viability of their companies for short-term profit so they can get their stock options and move into the resort that's what's trying some of this. they're not taking a long term view and the national view, the americans are maintaining strength. connell: and on maria's sunday show on fox news channel at 10 a.m. "sunday morning futures" and then mornings with maria here on fox business, on monday morning. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ yeah ♪

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♪ ♪ melissa: bouncing back from the slump, massive sales are surging thanks to the rising demand for home goods during the pandemic. let's go to our own jeff flock in illinois for the details on this one. jeff? >> reporter: melissa, do you need a new mattress? if you don't, you're unlike many americans who apparently do need a new mattress. we're at a place called american mattress outside chicago. a number of stores, built partly by this gentleman, this partner, into a place that chicago comes to get its beds. and right now bedding is going crazy. why is that? >> people have been spending a lot of time at home these past couple months, and we've seen an uptick in sales in regards to people wanting to come out now, and they're realizing the importance of a good quality mattress at home. >> reporter: yeah. the an lists say this -- analysts say this, maybe we can put their words up on the

screen. as consumer spending continues to lift to the home, spending initially that was focused on living areas like upholstered furniture and outdoor pat quo stuff has -- patio stuff has migrated to the bedroom. i see the property brothers up here. this is a new line, just out now. timing is perfect, right? >> so this particular -- these products just hit our floors in the last, i'd say, week or two. this is the newest technology. these particular models are, they're by the property brothers, they're the scott living collection, and we, we're getting a great response. these are high-end products that are doing very well. >> reporter: you've got people that are concerned about the safety of stuff. you come in here to lay down on a bed. show me what you've done. you've got something called -- melissa, this is called the slumber shield. this is your own hygienic mattress testing kit. go ahead, mike. >> what we want to do is make sure our customers feel safe and comfortable when they enter our stores. and when they enter, we give them a sanitized mattress

testing kit. >> reporter: go ahead and roll it out there. >> we want to make sure that they are safe and comfortable, and they can come in and try out these products and with the confidence that they're going to be sterilized, and they're going to have their own testing kits to make their choice. >> reporter: so i still get a chance, if i want to, to lay down on the bed. i'm protected and all of that sort of thing. i leave you, perhaps -- because this is a terrible thing to leave you with -- a stock board. the folks at seally and tempur-pedic, their stock although down today, it was below 60 a month ago, it is now over 70 as the mattress industry comes back in a big way, and i am no longer lying down on the job, melissa. [laughter] melissa: jeff flock, thank you so much for that. it does look comfortable. i am very jealous. all right. well, that does it for us. once again, happy father's day to my dad, tony francis. i love you, best dad in the world. happy father's day to my husband as well and to you, connell

mcshane. happy father's day to you. connell: thank you very much. thank you very much. we're going to get together with my dad and my mom over the weekend for a nice socially-distanced barbecue. see you all back on monday. here's lou dobbs. ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everyone. we begin with breaking news from washington where the department of justice in court for two hours today facing attorneys for the president's former national security adviser, john bolton. the department of justice says bolton's new memoir contains classified information that is in violation of a nondisclosure agreement, and they are asking a d.c. district court to block the book's release. the legal battle framed between the book's publisher, simon & schuster, has already distributed thousands of copies around the world and, of course, the president of the united states and the national