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behind as hurricane laura struck how they saved 19 tiny lives >> president trump tours kenosha, wisconsin, the city that's become the country's ground zero. he blasted democratic leaders for allowing anti-american riots. jay gray is there with more. >> reporter: curfew in effect now here in kenosha and the streets have really thinned out. there's still a few people out but things calming down significantly. you can see the burned out car lot behind me and that's the kind of devastation president trump saw on the ground. his group met with protesters and there were some screaming battles but no serious issues as a result of the president's visit. after his brief tour he did sit down with the national guard and other first responders thanking them for their work here >> law enforcement has jus
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such a great job working with the national guard and working with a lot of people, but we're here to show our support for kenosha. >> reporter: as the president sat down here, the family of jacob blake, the 29-year-old shot in the back seven times held a bbq and community fair really in his honor urging the crowds here to remain calm but insisting that they'll continue to push for justice in this case and saying they don't need to talk to the president about any of this. >> we don't have any words for the orange man all i ask is that he keep his disrespect, his foul language far away from our family we need a president that's going to unite our country and take us in a different direction. >> reporter: there were some that feared that the president's visit could stoke the violence after what was a weekend of very peaceful rallies to this point there have been no
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problems there is still a strong police presence as well as the national guard and that curfew remains in place. i'm jay gray, back the cdc ha renters will have to show they would likely become homeless or be forced in a crowded housing if they wereevicted. >> rapid coronavirus tests will be sent to assisted living facilities they deliver results in about 15 minutes. the united states will not join an international effort to distribute a vaccine meanwhile a major drug company is beginning the final phase of trials for a possible vaccine. >> reporter: the final round of testing known as phase three clinical trials underway are showing early signs of promise in what could become the first coronavirus vaccine. at testing sites across the
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country participants will be given two shots one month apart. jacob is the first american to be dozed with either the vaccine or the placebo >> i'm hoping this could end it all. >> researchers partnering with the company saying a vaccine teaches the immune system to generate covid-19 anti bodies with some 30,000 adult volunteers set to take place in the trials the fda says the vaccine needs to protect 50% of people to be considered effective. it could be distributed in phases with health care workers and the vulnerable like those with underlying health conditions getting it first. >> so this one is one of the ones that's leading the race and one of the ones that looks promising to get us that vaccine as soon as possible. >> with preliminary data on the effectiveness expected around thanksgiving, the death toll is now over 185,000
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for jacob it's personal. he's lost seven family members to covid >> do you think that what you're doing now could prevent future fatali fataliti fatalities >> that's the main reason i'm doing any of this. i want to prevent that i don't believe anyone deserves to lose their life especially if it's a virus we could have stopped. >> a reason for hope amid the loss nbc news, los angeles. >> well, the heated battle to reopen schools in the u.s. continues. hard hit places like wuhan, china, france and other countries are forging ahead with the school year. >> reporter: in wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus, 1.4 million children went back to school in masks passing through infrared scanners to check their body temperature. the city ramping up testing
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capacity in case of a spike. in may, officials tested this entire city of 11 million in just three weeks in france, the president took to instagram to warn children the virus is still out there and to take precautions children 11 and up and teachers and staff also required to wear masks in the classrooms. in the united kingdom, no masks in the classroom, the education system deeming them to have a negative impact on teaching. >> there's always going to be that worry but life has to go on. >> reporter: masks are recommended in hallways and communal areas and british children are divided into what are called bubbles where they can interact freely. if a student tests positive the whole bubble goes into quarantine boris johnson has said missing school outweighs the covid
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>> many different approaches, no perfect answers. in africa most schools remain shut in germany several schools opened but several had to close already because of outbreaks >> thank you a poultry plant in california is at the center of some controversy raising the possibilities of a boycott after a recent coronavirus outbreak at foster farms. jake ward joins us now from outside the processing plant jake >> foster farms is one of the largest employers in this region and for the last two months this plant has been the site of a tremendous coronavirus outbreak with nearly 400 people testing positive and eight of them dying. the company has been forced by the county to shut down for six days and during that time they say that they'll be pursuing a clean slate.
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they'll be doing a deep clean of the plant, instituting new separation measures and all sorts of screening and other safety precautions but the questions remain, why shut down for only six days when the incubation period is 14. why did it take so long for the county to force this closure and why does the weight of the coronavirus continue to fall on the hardest and lowest paid jobs >> thank you in the race for 2020 president trump and joe biden are blazing the campaign trail today. 2 candidates are holding dualing events his democratic rival in delaware tracie, good morning it seems like both of these candidates are settling into their central campaign message now. >> the message for president trump will be one of history and patriotism he is headed out to north
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carolina to dedicate that city as a world war ii heritage city as many as 800 people are expected to meet him on the tarmac and he's delivering remarks to veterans at battleship, north carolina joe biden is going to be in wilmington, delaware today, delivering remarks on covid-19 and its impact on schools. he has said that president trump has failed to address the impact of the virus on schools now that they are trying to reopen. lots of college campuses seeing an explosion of cases. k-12 school systems wondering if it's safe to reopen. he delivers remarks and gets a briefing from education experts and also former vice president biden is still talking about the president's visit to wisconsin >> from the beginning, when he has condemned anything that's occurred on the far right?
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when has he spoken up about peace and unity? when has he done that? >> the truth is joe biden would double down to the policies that have led to violence in america's city i think you all know you won't be safe in joe biden's america. >> well, the new york times is reporting that biden will report $300 million in fund raising for the month of august. that's more than twice what he reported in july his campaign says they're still counting no word on what the trump campaign will report >> thank you so much time to she can in with janessa webb to see what she's watching out there weather wise. >> great to see you both good morning, everyone we are still watching the flood threat across the southern plains the storms are going to produce torrential rain from arkansas to dallas the heat and humidity is still
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going to build today forecasting for lake charles to shreveport humidity up to 70% the rain it's going to be soggy from little rock all the way to nashville. but thursday afternoon could see up ty weather from the mississippi valley all the way into the carolinas unfortunately i'm watching the soggy pattern, i'll talk more about the northeast coming up. >> all right thanks a historic night in the batter's box for the san francisco giants they scored in the first eight innings in route to a 23-5 win over the rockies
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finally launching walmart plus, its latest in the shipping wars against amazon >> walmart is taking new aim at amazon, the world's largest retailer launching walmart plus nationwide an unlimited free store delivery service for orders over $35 starting september 15th. the price tag $98 a year versus prime with $119 a year walmart plus hopes to build upon the popular grocery service with orders surging in the pandemic like saving up to 5 cents a gallon at some gas stations and scanning items in the stores with your phone and skipping the register >> some people wanting delivery and some wanting same day or up to 7 days in advance and for those times when people do want to go in the store they want to kb in and out in the sachest, quickest way possible. >> but walmart faces an uphill
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wealthiest woman scott now has a net worth of $67.4 billion. according to the "new york times," an internal postal service audit found that more than 1 million ballots arrived late the report is stoking new concerns for the presidential election when hurricane laura beared down on the louisiana coast, nurses on the front lines braved the storm to save nearly 20 babies morgan has their story >> reporter: just hours before laura lashed louisiana came the hurricane diagnosis. >> he came running in our room, we've got to evacuate these babies, there was no time to think about it >> 19 neo natal patients moved to higher ground at the hospital fast. >> transferring 19 babies, critical infants just across town is a big ordeal.
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>> reporter: a huge task to take on just as they were preparing to become parents herselves. telling her husband to evacuate as she stayed behind to help her tiny patients. >> like i left two parts of me it was tough it's the hardest thing i've had to do. >> as laura struck and the building shook water started to pour inside. >> you've got a hurricane moving in what did y'all do? >> some of the babies we moved out in the hall. we had mattresses set up on the windows so if the glass shaltered it wouldn't hit the babies >> all 19 babies healthy and safe and whitney doing well too. >> i kept saying i will never do this again, but looking back now i would do it in a heart beat. >> a story this mom can tell her own son someday. >> unbelievable what they did. >> like we needed another reason to be in awe of unurs
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after securing kansas city's super bowl title in 50 years they received their championship rings. an impressive 255 diamonds in each one and 10 and a half carats of gem stones andy reid says he's going to wear his on special occasions. mahomes did not just get a ring. he also gave one he proposed to his high school sweet heart that same day. what a great day for both of them >> for all you road trippers out there, have you ever wondered how a town came to be or the story behind a landmark?
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that's at your fingertips backed by kevin costner >> what river is this. >> that's th >> clark proudly shared fun facts with his family as they whizzed by some of the country's most famous landmarks. now there is an app for that >> what's that >> it's a new app i downloaded >> it helps rope trippers to discovery the histories all while driving. >> you don't have to prompt the app. it's going to play these stories iffer you. >> when the pandemic hit travelers hit the road >> morethan half of travelers surveyed say that's one of the most important reasons why they travel is to learn about the place and the culture and the history. >> i was a guy that was always in the car wanting to stop and see the bronze markers along the way when it said historical
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site >> kevin costner believes in the project so much he put his money where liz mouth is joining in getting here here off the ground >> we have an opportunity to preserve our history and do it while people are driving >> costner also serves as a writer, editor and one of the narrators for the app. >> for me i think that's really our opportunity to preserve things that are -- that have been forgotten >> two to three minute stories giving listeners tidbits they are most likely not going to get from a visitor's guide >> people aren't, you know, boarding those planes. >> it's genius i downloaded it during that story. i've always wanted one from the sky when i was on a plane wondering what's going on down there, what is that. >> let's celebrate some birthdays before we go
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right now at 4:30, deadly gunfire on the streets of san jose while were you sleeping. what we know about the attempts to save a man's life. plus, the nation's top infectious disease experts speak out as colleges across the country plan to reopen. what he says is the worst thing they could do during a pandemic. and promising new discoveries when it comes to covid-19 in a vaccine, but who should get it first? the new advice just in from leading experts. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a good wednesday morning for you.
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