then you get a clearer line of sight as we go through, feeling like a little bit of a "w." cheryl: ed, thank you very much. we're looking for the recovery. [closing bell rings] the dow slipped into the close. nasdaq out of the park again, another record. 22 for the year. that is it for me. "after the bell" right now. connell: we kick off the second half of the year with a new record on wall street. a choppy session for the dow, following what was its best quarter in more than three decades. good to be with you once again i'm connell mcshane. melissa: i'm melissa francis. this is "after the bell." the dow dipping into the red in the final minutes of trading. the s&p up slightly. it's a new record close for the nasdaq, its 22nd of the year. that's pretty good. fox business team coverage. blake burman is at the white house of course. jackie deangelis is in the newsroom and edward lawrence is in washington. let's kick it off with blake who

just interviewed the president, blake. reporter: melissa, we did indeed speak with president trump earlier this afternoon for about 12 minutes or so here at the white house. covered a host of topics with the president. first and foremost in that interview the president says he will be talking about mitch mcconnell tonight regarding next step face four relief measures and the president says he does support another round of direct payments to individuals let me start with phase four and what might potentially come later this month. another round of direct payments for individuals, do you support that at this time? >> i do support it but it has to be done properly. i support actually larger numbers thant democrats but it has got to be done properly. we had something where they wanted, it gave you a disincentive to work last time. it was still money going to people and helping people i was all for that but we want to create a very great incentive to work. we're working on that. i'm sure we'll all come

together. reporter: also spoke to president trump about his opponent on november 3rd, former vice president joe biden and president trump made this prediction regarding the stock market should he end up losing the white house. >> they say this, if he got elected that is an overhang over the market because the market would crash it, would absolutely crash. reporter: how big after crash? >> the market would go down by tremendous amounts. he would raise taxes. he would raise regulations. look one of the beggest things i've done i cut more regulations than any president in history. we still have regulations but they're much less. if biden got in, first of all it wouldn't be him. he is not into regulation. he doesn't know where he is frankly. i watched his press conference yesterday. he is answering -- he is answering questions like this from a teleprompter. i said what's that all about? the people around him are radical left. they are going to raise taxes. they will raise regulations and they will put everyone out of business t would be a disaster. reporter: the president also

told me at this point, he is quote, unquote, all for movings. when i asked him about the idea of idea of mandating masks across the country the president said at this point he does not think that is necessary. he also said he would be making a statement in the upcoming weeks when it comes to minimum wage and the president said it might not directly align with some of those in his very own party. melissa, connell, back to you. melissa: yeah. he can't really make a federal mandate on masks. but whatever. blake, thank you. here is charlie hurt, "the washington times" opinion editor and fox news contributor. i'm sure you watched blake's brilliant interview and i have to say the thing that caught me most by surprise, the thing he mentioned at the end there, having a statement in the next two weeks about the minimum wage, that wouldn't necessarily agree with the rest of his party. that would be so clever, if he came out and advocated to raise the federal minimum wage, it would go against the rest of the party. it would not the legs out from

under a bunch of democrats. that would be, you know, the economics of are one thing but the politics of it are pretty smart, what do you think? >> well, that's exactly right. that is the kind of funny thing about the whole trump presidency. i think in a lot of ways democrats have played it all wrong. this is a guy who came to washington not as some sort of doctrinaire conservative who believed in republican conservative orthodoxy. if democrats had chosen to work with this guy, good night, they could have gotten so much stuff with this guy. a lot of stuff i wouldn't have liked, somebody who is far more conservative, a lot of things they could have gotten with them, if democrats chosen to work with him to get things done, whether prison reform or something like this, something like federal minimum wage, they could have got ena lot. he probably would have given

them a lot. he is a born negotiator. that is not at all the way they approached this guy. they approached this guy as a political issue, a political wedge and it is kind of blown up in their faces. and not only that they also haven't gotten a lot of things as you point out, melissa, they really could have from a political standpoint would have been a huge win for them. melissa: i mean the irony is, that if they actually cared about the democrats, the people they claim to care about, they could have made a deal on some things. he was begging them to make a deal on daca and they wouldn't do it. they said no, because we're not going to let a single dollar go towards the wall. wait i'm sitting here i want to make a deal on daca. thing after thing, he said, chuck and nancy, come on over. he had in the beginning some grudging respect for nancy pelosi but they were so focused on what a evil human being he is, that they can't possibly bring themselves to come over and bargain for some

of the things they could get, or, the flipside of that they're just about politics and that they just, they think the fight is better for them than any kind of decent outcome for the american people. >> yeah. and of course daca is the perfect example of that. they absolutely could have gotten, 80, 90% what they wanted out of this guy. as somebody, myself, somebody who is a whole lot more conservative i was terrified of what president trump very likely would have given away if they decided to deal with him but as you say they chose not to. because they don't want to fix these problems. they want to have these problems. melissa: no, they don't. >> to run on them and to make politics out of it. so they get, they want to have their cake and eat it too, except they don't ever actually want to do the work that would, that would be required to solve some of these problems. melissa: that is the biggest truth of the trump presidency.

it is exposed both those on the left and the right. both parties are guilty of this, who don't actually want to come to resolution on anything. that they bank on these issues to be the things that they can campaign on, whether it is health care. president trump is somebody, there is always a deal to be done. there is always something that you want and something you're willing to give up in exchange and you could have had one thousand deals done in these first four years. it has really proved to everybody who is paying attention that it is just politicians in washington, the swamp, they just want to fight. they don't want to make a deal. if he comes out states something about the minimum wage. it would be so brilliant, take that issue away from them. what response would democrats have? he is not raising it high enough, what do you think? >> exactly. they would have something to complain about. but also, you know, don't forget this, the reason so many people across the country threw in with donald trump, especially people who are really small government

conservatives, who believe in the principles that republicans claim to believe in, the reason so many of them threw in with him because of that frustration. they were so frustrated they were willing to take a risk, get only half of what they want on a lot of issues really, really important to them, just to get an honest broker in washington to do something. so interesting the degree of frustration reveals i don't even think republicans in washington today, i still they still don't grasp how much of a revolution trump supporters were looking for when they got behind this guy who had no track record in politics. like i said was a, knot a doctrinaire conservative. doesn't believe in small government but believes in a humble government. he has not been arguing --

melissa: spending money like it is going out of fashion. >> and then of course, yeah, this is a guy who loves debt for example. i knew that. we knew that this is a guy who loves debt, even though debt is going to kill us, but at least he was honest about it. melissa: yeah. >> he wasn't claiming he was going to do something about it, only come to washington only to forget about all their promises. this guy actually sticks with his promises. melissa: it is so ironic. charlie, thank you so much. see you soon. connell? >> you bet. connell: get back to the stock market as jackie deangelis joins us from the newsroom in new york. a lot of trends we've been covering, jackie, continue. the nasdaq a record high but the dow kind of rough at close, huh? reporter: we finished down 77 points. nasdaq was up because some sectors are doing better than others as we continue to go through the the reopening.

there was positive news on. vaccine candidate. what we know from that so far there was immune responses in healthy patients but there also some side-effects especially at higher doses including a fever but still the vaccine was seen as a positive sign. adp was positive, taking wind out of markets sails the facts that the reopening is going so slow around we don't know the progress that takes place through the summer and into the fall. those questions are lingering on investors. two stocks i want to bring to you. shareholders are lobbying to remove elon musk from the board. a pay bonus could bring him $55 million. that tesla's board including musk awarded themselves excessive pay packages. but on the brighter side, the company getting the a special

title, most valuable auto maker in the world by market value. when his market cap hit $81.39 billion. now that zuckerberg agreed to meet with the ad boycott organizers to try to stop the boycotts over hate speech on the site. there are no details how they might tackle hate speech yet but it does appear to be a step in the right direction. advertisers are frustrated that the company hasn't been doing enough about this, guys? connell: yep. it has been a big issue here the last few days. thanks, jackie deangelis. melissa? melissa: infections continue to surge across the u.s. many states recording record highs of new covid cases. new york city postponing indoor dining indefinitely in response. oh. casey stegall is live in dallas with the details. casey. reporter: yeah, melissa, we should point out that only impacts establishments right there in new york city and restaurants in-room dining

across the rest of the state of new york could resume. meantime here in texas starting tomorrow if you go into a business down in san antonio not only are you going to have to wear a mac, but you're also going to have to go through a bit of a health screening. you will be asked if you're experiencing covid symptoms or not. then you have to have your temperature taken. this new health mandate requires all employers to test their staff too. it is not clear how that will be enforced but city and county leaders say it is continue reporting a record number of new cases and hospitalizations. once more the governor says with the holiday weekend upon us he is even more concerned. >> i am worried about the upcoming 4th of july because we learned from memorial day that that was one of the reasons that led to the increase of the spread and it was contributed in part by the fact that bars were open at that time. reporter: speaking of bars, colorado is now one of the

latest states ordering bars and nightclubs to shut down. in-person service be they were just allowed to reopen a week 1/2 ago. the move comes after an uptick of new infections over the last nine days. although the governor points out, their numbers are not as bad as other states. a short time ago, breaking out of california this afternoon the governor there has rolled back openings pretty drastically in 19 different counties. he is immediate ordered the closure of restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos and family entertainment centers. again that is not statewide. just in 19 counties but does include los angeles. that is in effect for the next three weeks. beaches will also be closed in l.a. county and in the san francisco bay area for the upcoming 4th of july holiday. melissa. melissa: i have to say every building i go in new york, they do that, they take a temperature, and ask you if you had any symptoms. that is pretty standard around here. casey stegall great reporting as

all. we thank you for it. connell? connell: all right, bracing for a global recovery, the new trade deal between the u.s., canada and mexico, it officially takes effect today. usmca. this has businesses across the country are certainly hoping for relief. republican lawmakers have said that the deal could add thousands of jobs to our nation's economy. are they right? will the pandemic have an impact? we'll talk to the texas gop congressman joe arrington. a fine line of reopening. how a motel in maine is tackling the state's new protocols and the hurdles it is facing to try to bring tourists back. a bright spot in the sports world. major league baseball players are getting back on the field certainly with new precautions. we'll tell you what fans could expect the next few weeks as they're in their training camps before the season begins. we'll be right back.

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protects intellectual property rights for companies in mexico and canada. it has a measure on digital trade, ebooks and videogames. 90% of the stuff that crosses back and forth between the border of the u.s. and border of mexico will be tariff-free. senator chuck grassley is a big supporter of usmca. he glad that the implementation was not delayed. >> this is a president who more than three other presidents knew what was wrong with nafta and he says we're going to either get out of it, we're going to change it. and he changed it for the better reporter: u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer believes that this will be the spark to get manufacturing back to the united states. he says in a statement, quote, the recovery from covid-19 pandemic demonstrates now more than ever the united states must stop the outsourcing of jobs and increase our manufacturing capacity and investment here at

home. agriculture secretary sonny perdue says the free tariff part will help u.s. farmers. >> in the doing away with the very unfair trading practices that canada had regarding dairy, poultry, eggs and wheat grading but this is good for the whole economy. this will bring jobs back to the united states. i think as we see this pandemic, we understand the need for onshoring many other jobs in critical industries as well, that is where president trump wants us to head. reporter: and democrats are concerned that mexico won't follow through with the labor provisions but now there is an enforcement provision inside of usmca to make sure that happens. back to you. melissa: edward, thank you. connell? connell: all right. let's talk about this now, melissa, with texas republican congressman jodey arrington sits on housewares and means. congressman, good to have you back on the show. the jobs protections edward

alluded to because of usmca going into effect, the administration, some in congress said thousands and thousands of jobs could come our way as a result of this, will any of those projections have to be scaled back because of the economic situation we're in due to the pandemic? >> i think it is heart hard to quantify that. covid has been a monkey wrench with all the things set up. we were in a strong position pre-covid, most competitive tax code. jobs coming back, more jobs than we had people to fill them, red hot economy this was pre-china deal. pre-usmca going into effect. all of this together bodes well for our recovery and will help accelerate that recovery. whether or not we get all of the 170,000 jobs or the tens of billions of dollars to this economy in the near term, you know, it is probably anybody's guess but i can tell you it is going to be a big shot in the arm as america rebounds from covid. that is auto manufacturers, that

is our farmers and ranchers, a huge, this is a huge win for them. energy producers and on and on. connell: will enforcement be more challenging because of the pandemic? >> actually i don't think so at all. by the way nafta had zero enforcement and so in this deal, part of what makes it a better and stronger deal is we actually have teeth in it. and so it's, we have the ability to actually hold our trading partners accountable. in the past it has been very naive. this is trust and verify posture from a president that has done a lot of business deals and our negotiator-in-chief has delivered on a major promise. by the way all the trade deals combined, i'm talking about china, japan and then mexico and canada represent over 50% of our entire international markets for u.s. producers and manufacturers, so, again, this is, this will be a legacy of his

and it is going to help us recover and in the long term, it is going to give us more prospects of prosperity for, for the near future and the long term? connell: it kicks in today. we had almost forgotten bit with everything going on. but it is a very big deal. with everything going on congressman, i want to ask you about your state. texas has been all over the news with increase in coronavirus cases. i thought senator john cornyn, one of two republican senators, made interesting comments on the floor, when he called on the administration to implement a more comprehensive strategy, this part is a quote, i know the administration and the task force are working and you the clock on this, but to be frank we need up to our game. do you agree with that? >> listen, i think testing is key in recovery. if it weren't for the private sector rand quite frankly the president's decision to say the bureaucracy will never get us there, we wouldn't have the

capacity on ppes or testing. so yeah, testing is going to be, going to be critical to reopening. reopening is going to be critical to staving off worse public health concerns in the long term than even covid can leak in the near term. it's a balance. texas has opened responsibly. where there are flareups and upticks we have to watch it and manage it at the local level based on conditions. so far i'm very pleased with how texas is doing. connell: quick answer if you can, open responsely, some said texas got a little ahead of itself, didn't follow all the federal guidelines, maybe went a little too fast. that is unfair? >> unfair because we have one of the lowest deaths of any state in the country per capita. so i think that the idea of not inundating the health system is the goal, okay? we've done that very well and i think what you have to do is measure the long-term because there is going to be a tail to

this for states and communities in shutdown mode. it is real easy for government officials, politicians and bureaucrats to just shut things down when we get our checks and we put food on the table whether we have customers coming in the door or not. so balance is key and managing the new risk profile is key. our governor's done it. other states are doing it. the ones that haven't, i think are going to have tremendous long-term consequences. connell: all right. congressman, republican congressman jodey arrington from texas. we thank you for coming back on with us. >> thanks, connell. melissa: the curtain closing on a new york city tradition. broadway's latest move leaving nearly 100,000 jobs in jeopardy as some call for billion dollar bailout. plus the pandemic raising new concerns around an already unprecedented teacher shortage. ♪

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♪. melissa: the show must go on but when? broadway announcing that its curtains will remain closed until at least early next year leaving nearly 100,000 people jobless. kristina partsinevelos is live from times square in manhattan. kristina. reporter: melissa, despite the fact everywhere we have restaurants reopening their doors, stores reopening their doors across new york city, unfortunately broadway will go dark until 2021. the earliest you can possibly go to see one of these amazing shows is january 3rd. given the broadway industry here in new york will issue refunds, that will leave a gaping 15 billion-dollar hole in new york's economy. three major productions including disney's "frozen" will flat-out cancel shows heading

into 2021. put it into perspective, all the spectators that came to watch broadway shows in 2018, 2019, there were more of them than compared to the new york sports teams, mets, giants, you name it all of broadway beat the sports teams overall. the issue you have over 100,000 people are left in limbo. i spoke to one broadway star about that, lit he'sen in. >> even we have zero work, there is no options for us. a lot of us lean on the restaurant industry and hospitality industry as backup jobs even in between our broadway gigs. that is something that is not really happening. reporter: and that's the issue right now, a lot of these major shows are trying to find different ways to stay afloat. hal "hamilton" is going on disney plus. the broadway league said tickets could go on sale for 2021 so not

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♪. connell: president trump really slamming the new york city mayor bill de blasio after the city council in new york slashed the nypd's budget by a billion dollars. the president responding to that move in interview he did with our own blake burman last hour. >> well i'm a big fan of new york's finest. we call them new york's finest, policeman. what he has done to that group of incredible men and women is very sad, it is very sad. i don't mean just the billion dollars. that is a big thing. even if you go long before this when they turned around, they turned their backs. his relationship with the police of new york around these are incredible people. he's, it has been very sad to watch, frankly. connell: live to aishah hasnie, who is near new york city's city hall with the very latest on all of this. reporter: hi, connell, it is business as usual for hundreds much these protesters camping

out here at city hall park. go ahead and take a look. we are hearing though, that some of the organizers will be leaving now that this budget has passed but they will continue to support really anyone who wants to stay. we don't know how long this encampment will be allowed to continue though. last night protesters started building barriers in the middle of the street to keep police out. three protesters were taken into custody this morning. no word on charges yet. as the new budget passed after midnight. about a billion dollars in cuts to the nypd. that includes eliminating two of four nypd classes and reducing overtime spending. it comes at a time when shootings are up in the city compared to this time last year. the city face as nine billion dollar loss because of coronavirus. nypd retirements are spiking. some protesters and council members feel the budget didn't go far enough. they want ad hiring police on police and criticized moving

police safety officers from the police budget to the school budget. here is what the mayor had to say about that? >> look, some people are never happy. i'm doing the work every day to make sure that we change the city, that we do real refund. we listen to the honest desire of people all over new york city for more respect, more social justice. reporter: and connell, the mayor says he will continue to support peaceful demonstrations and protests but the city has to move forward. connell? connell: that is aishah hasnie. melissa? melissa: all right. industries under pressure. maine is officially open to tourists but hotels are facing a major roadblock. we have peter foster. peter i used to live in maine. i know exactly where your hotel is. it's a gorgeous spot. it's a gorgeous spot for

weddings. i can imagine how difficult this has been for you. i guess the new regulation is that you're supposed to, i guess make sure people have been tested for covid and they're supposed to answer questions for but then with hipaa regulations you're not allowed to force them to give you proof. so how are you making your way through all of these regulations? >> yeah so it is really changing landscape day-to-day. just an hour 1/2 ago the governor came on television and announced that new york, new jersey, connecticut can now travel to maine without restriction. the biggest restriction we face folks from massachusetts which are our largest clientele base. they have to either quarantine in the state of maine for 14 days or have a negative covid test within 72 hours. we legally can't ask for proof of that test. the state provided a form we must have the guest sign prior

to check-in, certify they have met those standards. we have to keep it on file in our records for 30 days after they depart the hotel. so there are some improvements certainly but we still are faced with a number of challenges to get you there the rest of the season. melissa: yeah. i mean having lived in maine myself, the season is very specific for most of tourism. >> yeah. melissa: it is very much this time of year. unless you want to be there in really the cold of winter, this is when i imagine you guys make all your money. about what capacity are you running at and how much revenue do you think you will have lost for the year? >> so again, another moving target there. currently we're looking at about 20% occupancy for the month of july which would be typically be 90% occupancy. august is trending the same currently. about 30% where that is closer to 95% in a normal year. so, we're living minute, day by

day here, trying to make decisions based on revenue that we see coming or not coming. to make sure we're here next year. because you're absolutely right. it's a beautiful spot. some people enjoyed for some years. we want to make sure we're here for the future and for this year too, for the folks that want to come and enjoy a really safe place to visit. we've done a lot of really i think excellent things for precautions in the state. i encourage everybody to come and see us. melissa: well you know, it is interesting you would say that because i've actually heard a lot of people are saying where can i drive? because i don't want to get on a plane. i'm in one of those states i'm allowed to go somewhere but maybe you're limited. you were thinking about going to florida. now that is not a possibility. it does seem like maine would suddenly see a big up tick. it is a gorgeous place to go. like you said if you want to be safe and healthy you want to be

outside where there is a breeze. that is what they told us. that is exactly what you would expect from maine. it is not the packed beaches of the south. its a much healthier in terms of covid place to go. how much are you allowed to fill up? you can't go to 100%, right or can you? >> so our hotel can go to 100% for guest rooms, we're limited in capacity in our wedding space, restaurant space, which that, you know the wedding business canceled back in march. people need time to make arrangements, to get family in here from different areas of the country. from the perspective of open-air, safe, environments to take your family on a vacation, that is just a car ride away, i'm looking out the window right now. it is 75. i'm looking at ocean. it is beautiful. this is where i would take my family. what an opportunity. and it looks like it is going to require most summers and those of you who haven't been to maine, you can experience a

special experience here in the summer. melissa: no, it's beautiful. i might call when the show is over. because it is fantastic. you will benefit the fact europe doesn't want us. really the places you can go, to get in a car that will be beautiful and beachy, not a lot here. you're a prime target. peter, best of luck to you, thank you so much for coming on. we really appreciate it. head of the stage neck inn. you're the general manager there. can't wait to visit you. thanks for coming on. >> appreciate it. connell: maine is a beautiful place. we will talk in a moment about swimming from a distance as pools are opening up with capacity limits, right? and we are, we're live from a public pool in the state of illinois. we'll take a look how visitors there are responding to these new safety requirements. plus facing a teacher shortage, schools across the country feeling the pinch amid the pandemic. the fallout from that is up next usaa is made for what's next

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as long as nobody objects they will get that through. melissa. melissa: if you're thinking about dipping your toes in the water this summer your options might be limited. let's go to jeff flock live in vernon township, illinois. with details. jeff? reporter: limited is better than nothing. look at this scene. one they have not seen in the chicago suburbs since last year. this is vernon township this is the peterson pool. it just opened today. pat is the opened, director of parks in the vernon township. you have huge pent-up demand. you're booked in the pools? >> for two weeks we're asking people to sign up in advance. reporter: melissa look, what the restrictions are, if you are in the pool, you don't have to wear a mask. i have a mask, anyone on the pool desk is supposed to have a

mask. 50 capacity in the pool. you do temperature checks before they come. the masks, as we said. don't take a shower here. >> shower at home, change at home, whatever you can do to minimize having to touch things here. reporter: are people following the rules? are people feeling safe? >> so far. we hope it continues that way. reporter: as i said, melissa, nothing like what it is going to be. this is sort of a soft opening today. from now on people are waving. very happy to be here. this is the whole thing. if you follow the directions, you know the president said though, that today he thought he looked good in a mask. i don't think i look good in a mask. you know to be at the pool, happy to wear a mask. all good. melissa: see, jeff, if you're wearing a mask, that much less you have to worry about. i put the mask on, doesn't matter what is happening under there. it is great. got to look at that way. connell, to you. over to you. reporter: you didn't need makeup anyway. melissa: there you go.

reporter: whatever. whatever. melissa: very smooth. connell: i know, tell me about it, tell me about it. he has all the lines, jeff flock, aye yi yi. to follow up if we can. school is out for summer but a question whether teachers come back in the fall. gerri willis is reporting on struggles schools face in the coming months. she joins us now. gerri? reporter: connell, that's right. fall 2020 promises to be a very tough year for the nation's schools and it is not just preparing for covid-19 is the problem. it is this on going teacher shortage that is getting worse, and threatening the quality of education. i spoke to nicole suarez about this. she runs kelly teacher services. that company supplying subs across the country for 22 years. here is what she had to say. >> prior to the pandemic we were experiencing a major teacher

shortage in the last couple of years. i would actually characterize it as a national crisis. well now, fast forward as we start to reopen schools in the fall, it is a mathematical certainty we'll have enough teachers to open in the fall. reporter: here are the numbers, even before the covid-19 pandemic, u.s. schools were able to fill 54% of the roughly 250,000 teacher absences each day. this year it gets worse. 12% of teachers say the pandemic may lead them to leave the profession. all of this happening as school budgets get tighter and tighter, and each district is going to have to spend more money to clean the schools and make the classroom sizes smaller. back to you. connell: a lot of challenges. gerri, thanks. melissa. melissa: so the return of america's favorite pastime, major league baseball unveiling a series of new rules as training camps reopen across the

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♪ ♪ connell: kicking off its 2020 season with training camps opening today. this after weeks of negotiation threatened to cancel the whole thing. but they're going to play, start the regular season towards the end of the month. we're joined by one of our favorite sports reporters -- [laughter] my old buddy, mike gunzelman. you're tough to book. [laughter] they're going to put in place some, obviously, the safety precautions and the rest. what should we expect in the next few weeks in these baseball camps? >> here's the deal, connell, 30 different major league baseball teams playing 60 games in just 66 days. and on top of that, there's a

once in a lifetime global pandemic happening. in the words of the hunger games, may the odds be ever in their favor, because, yes, it is going to be dicey. there's a lot of ifs, and what happens if this does happen. as of right now, 1800 major league baseball players and coaches all reported today to their home field stadiums to begin getting coronavirus tested. they're hoping for results in the next day or two, and then they get a three-and-a-half week spring training part two, and fingers crossed, we do get a baseball season sort of this year. connell: you're saying fingers crossed because a handful of players have already said they won't play, right? >> what i have is two personal concerns with what's happening. compared to the nba, they're playing in, essentially, a bubble down in disney world. we found out today they're going to be in two cities, toronto and edmonton, that's what's reported today. major league baseball is having

everybody play in their own home city. two concerns, one is traveling, and also the players themselves. not what they do on the field, connell, but what they do off the field. because they're young guys, some of them are millionaires, and they're going to want to live their lives. you've got to hope that they are responsible and they don't go out and get sick. that's a big if though, man. [laughter] that's a big if. connell: that's the problem in some of these other states with younger people. i don't think it's just the players, you know, the people around them and things like that. >> right. connell: it's also a big issue for them. you know, i saw a funny if story, gunz, i think it was oakland, california. no fans are allowed in -- right. connell: so they're going to allow the fans, you can buy cardboard cutout of yourself and have yourself be in the stadium. so i think we should put the money up and put you in the stadium there in oakland.

>> at least give me a whole row. [laughter] i love that. i want my face everywhere, let's go! connell: quickly before we let you go, the nfl is going to shorten their preseason, the nba's coming back. nfl in general, do you think we'll see a season this year? >> i think we might get something. the problem and the big issue with the nfl and also cause, you're giving college kids who will definitely embrace the partying aspect, nfl it's the contact issue. you have, like, 80, 90 people on both sidelines. they're going to have to figure something out. there were reporting that maybe the team will fly in that morning and leave immediately afterwards. that seems a little dicey. i think the chances of returning, nba, a major league baseball and then we'll figure out nfl. i got my baseball glove, i'm ready, baby. baseball's back, connell, let's go! let's go! connell: you really are a clown.

all right. thank you, gunz -- >> play ball! connell: again, one of our favorite sports reporters. interview's over now, gunz. [laughter] thanks for joining us, everybody, we'll see you tomorrow. "lou dobbs tonight" starts right now. ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. the radical left 's occupation of part of seattle has come to an end. this morning seattle police cleared out the capitol hill organized protest. they like to call that c.h.o.p., after more than three weeks of anarchy. seattle's left mayor, jenny durkan, initially downplayed any danger posed by those so-called peaceful protesters, calling their occupation of a part of a major american city another summer of love. >> we've got four blocks in seattle that you just saw pictures of that is more like a block party atmosphere. it's not ap an