rallies and marches from miami beach to manhattan, from coast-to-coast, paying tribute to the travails of their ancestors as well as the continued suffering of black americans. they're calling for change. tulsa is awaiting a court ruling today on whether the president's first indoor campaign rally since the pandemic can take place as scheduled tomorrow despite public health concerns from local officials. as the president warns that, quote, any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters, or low lives going to oklahoma, you will not be treated as you were in new york, seattle, or minneapolis. the president's linking of protesters to looters and low lives and his implied threat is getting a lot of attention today. and i'll be speaking with former national security adviser susan rice this hour about a stunning resignation from the administration, from a top black official, protesting against the president's recent comments on race. joining me now, nbc's morgan

radford in tulsa, oklahoma, nbc's bralayne alexander in tul, pbs news hour white house correspondent yamiche alcindor, welcome, all. blayne, is there any update on garrett rolfe, we had expected him in court, is that delayed? >> yes, that hearing, andrea, taking place right now, happening just a few blocks away from where we're standing in downtown atlanta. here is what's interesting about this, because this is the age of covid, he was not expected to actually appear physically himself in the courtroom, instead by videoconference. we've instead learned he's decided to waive his first appearance so he won't be going before a judge even on camera, it will only be his attorney there. a couple of interesting movements since we saw not only him but the second officer, geffgef

devin brosnan, turning themselves in yesterday. he has been moved from the jail here in atlanta to one out in the suburbs in gwinnett county. >> blayne, i hate to interrupt you, we've got -- we're hearing -- blayne, we're hearing too much of the natural sound and not enough of your microphone, so we're going to go to morgan radford in tulsa, oklahoma, and circle back to you as soon as we straighten that out, we apologize. blayne, there is a hearing scheduled in the supreme court in oklahoma as to whether that rally can even take place. what's the latest developments there? >> yeah, that's right, andrea, but all of what you just said is getting a lot of reaction where i'm standing right now in greenwood which is the historic black district here in tulsa, oklahoma. you can probably see there's some people here already lining up behind me today for their juneteenth celebration which because of all the things you just mentioned, it's getting a big reaction, especially coming

on the heels of that tulsa massacre. they're honoring the tulsa massacre that happened in 1921, which means for two days you had white looters coming to this area where i'm standing now which is a part of black life. they looted this city, they looted this area, they killed 300 people, left 800 people wounded, and 8,000 people in this area homeless. what's fascinating, andrea, is the effect that that had on black businesses and the economy today. today, you're seeing an unemployment rate that is completely disparate, two times the unemployment rate for black tulsa compared to white tulsa. and this is the area, it was the heart of black life. right now you can even see signs that give homage to black wall street, what it was back in the day. more than 30 blocks of black businesses, hotels, grocery stores, movie theaters. this is where they've come to celebrate today. but many of the business owners

we talked to said they feel like the president's visit is essentially a slap in the face, they wish he would focus more on keeping these residents healthy, keeping their economy vibrant and making sure everyone knows their lives are important, andrea. >> and kristen welker, let's talk about what president trump is doing, because he's brushing off any concerns about that rally, about the safety of the rally, and as well as, we were just pointing out, seems to be threatening protesters, peaceful protesters, linking them to what he calls agitators and looters and low lives. >> really a remarkable tweet earlier, andrea, he seemed to threaten protesters and love them in with looters and, quote, low lifes. his campaign aide downplayed the tweet, saying the president is urging protesters to do so

peacefully. bottom line, andrea, the president has come under a lot of scrutiny for his handling of the national wide protests for that crackdown which allowed him to cross lafayette square so he could stand in front of st. john's church for that photo op. and there has been a lot of criticism that he has not been respectful of people's right to protest. so that is one thing that will loom large over his visit tomorrow to tulsa, oklahoma. and of course it will come one day after juneteenth. i've been talking to a number of local leaders in tulsa, oklahoma, who say, look, it's not just the day of juneteenth, that they commemorate that day, yes, today, but also throughout the weekend. and we know there are protests planned, as morgan was just talking about, throughout the weekend. so for them, delaying it by one day is not enough. then vourlof course the concern about covid, the campaign intending to move forward with holding that rally.

they'll be handing out masks but not requiring people to wear them, so a lot of concerns about potential health risks, andrea. >> yamiche, you have a unique perspective on all this, having seen a trajectory of black lives matter protest movements starting in ferguson, when we first met virtually, because you were covering for "usa today" and appearing on this program. as you watch this and feel it, how has it affected you? >> andrea, i think the way that it's affected me as a reporter is it's really given me a sense of just how important talking about diversity, talking about racial issues that continue to plague america, talking about how the founding of america has complicated the promises this country was built on, life, liberty, and treating men and women equally. i think what i've seen is a movement that began with the death of trayvon martin, that really burst into the streets when it came to the death of michael brown and the protests

in ferguson. at one point it made people feel like there was going to be a change. obama was in the white house, protesters came to the white house. there was backlash to that, and a lot of people think that's how we got president trump, someone talking about law and order, criticizing black lives matter. that's why this president at this point, it's complicated when it comes to how he's going to respond to black lives matter and this movement and this moment that we're all living through, because as he pushes forward with this rally, a lot of people are pointing to the fact that not only is this going to be likely something that puts maybe people's health at risk, when you look at oklahoma and all that's going on there, but it's also there are going to be black and brown workers that will have to go and work that arena. president trump, as he continues to try to say he wants to be an ally to peaceful protesters, he continues to say stuff like that bla blacks are loved by the make america great crowd, making it seem like african-americans are

outside the group that he sees as critical to his election. >> and he said to "the wall street journal" last night that he's taking credit for people knowing about juneteenth, that people didn't know about it until he made it an issue by planning his rally on juneteenth and he first heard about it from a african-american secret service agent on his detail, pretty remarkable. >> it was incredible to hear the president say that he made juneteenth famous. let's remember that juneteenth should really be a day that's commemorated by all americans, it's when african-americans got the word that they were finally free, at least on the way to freedom, because there was jim crow and all sorts of laws that came after that, continued to enslave african-americans not by making them continuing to be slaves but by making their lives dependent on all these sorts of laws made to really make them not have the economic excellence that america offered other races. when you hear president trump

say that, obviously juneteenth has been a holiday that was celebrated, that was commemorated long before president trump was even born. so this idea that he wants to take credit for this moment is really i think a tough thing for a lot of african-americans. i will say there are people who think because of the president talking about juneteenth and doing some things that he did, more people are focused on juneteenth, so there is some truth to the fact that because of his actions, more people are focused on that. but we're living through a protest movement, living through a pandemic. people are more reflective on america, so that would have changed how we saw juneteenth anyway. >> indeed. and as well, today, i just want to point out, we've learned that mayor greg fisher in louisville, kentucky, has announced the beginning of termination proceedings against the officer involved in the breonna taylor killing, that no-knock shooting. so there is a development there as well. blayne, i know we've worked out

your audio, i hope. we wanted to circle back to you because talking about juneteenth, you took a deeper look into the history that you're already familiar with, of course, and spoke very movingly on the "today" show, and the fact is juneteenth sell brake lights tcelebrating the date whn the final state learned about the emancipation proclamation. slaves were being bought and sold, slave owners took advantage of the two years it took for word to get across the country. >> 2 1/2 years, andrea, after abraham lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation, there were still slaves in parts of texas, galveston, texas most notably, who were still working and had no idea that an order had been given essentially granting them freedom. back in that time there was no reason for slave masters to expedite that message to them so they were certainly trying to keep them isolated as long as possible.

juneteenth is a tradition that's been handed now for generations. people celebrating with barbecues and rodeos and para parades. president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation in 1963. yet in many places slavery remained alive and well. >> well into 1865, you had slave holders buying and selling recall renting out the enslaved population because they thought the system was going to continue. >> this is two years -- >> this is two years after the emancipation proclamation. so slave holders were trying to hold on until the last moment until that message was delivered. >> it took union soldiers riding through the south, enforcing the order that many slaves didn't even know existed. finally, word reached the last holdout. galveston, texas, in 1865. the date, june 19th. now juneteenth. ♪ today texas is considered the birth plaguplace of the junetee

celebration. >> there are barbecues, talent shows, pageants, a number of things. >> for some families like the smiths, it's an as common is a labor day cookout. >> it's appreciating what it really means to celebrate with family and celebrity the liberties that people have as humans. >> but with this year's holiday falling in the middle of a social movement, a renewed push for racial equality, today's celebration looks a little different. from corporations to congress, a growing move to make juneteenth more mainstream. and andrea, when you talk about those celebrations, you know, the historians i've spoken to tell me that for so many people, juneteenth is really akin to fourth of july. some people actually celebrate it as such by shooting off fireworks. but if you go to any city around the country, you'll find a variety of ways to celebrate. certainly rodeos, pageants in some places.

i remember growing up in oklahoma, my parents would take me to juneteenth parades. the beauty of juneteenth is that the celebrations themselves are as diverse as the culture is, andrea. >> thank you so much, blayne. thanks for your patience with us. it's great to see you. of course, kristen welker and yamiche alcindor, and morgan radford. we're privileged to be joined on juneteenth by levar burton, grammy and daytime emmy award-winning actor who was also a producer. he was introduced to the nation at kunta kinte in the transformative television series "roots" in 1997.

>> kunta never forget you. kunta be free. >> levar burton has also helped educate millions and millions of american schoolchildren across the country as the producer and star of "reading rainbow" through decades. thank you so much for joining us, and especially on juneteenth. i want to begin by asking your reaction to everything that we've seen in the past three weeks, the renewed calls for social justice, for police reform, the marches, the protests, the american awakening across diverse groups with white america taking notice in a different way of the suffering of black americans at the hands of law enforcement and of juneteenth. >> andrea, it's been an

incredibly potent three weeks with the pandemic and with the renewal of the intensity of the struggle for civil rights here in america by black people and people of color. i have -- you know, i'm a child of the '60s and '70s. i was born in 1957. i lived through a lot of the turmoil and sir beautifule turb previous civil rights movement. i'm happy and proud to see it return. this feels different to me, nevertheless, because of the involvement of white allies, what i call my melanin-challenged friends and family. this is a -- there's a new vigor and hopefully will result in a new commitment on america's party. i think juneteenth as a celebration is absolutely the perfect metaphor for america.

it took 2 1/2 years for the word to reach those newly-emancipated black people and it's taken 150 years for this news to finally reach america, you feel what i'm saying, andrea? >> exactly. >> this is an opportunity for america to finally turn the page on that past, that kept freedom, equality, from a significant portion of its population. juneteenth, for people in the culture, has always been about our freedom, our resistance, and our joy. and this juneteenth, we are being able to celebrate with a new awareness in america that this is an important holiday, it's an important celebration for all of america, not just for black citizens. >> levar, let me share with our viewers that you and google are trying to spread the word, if

you will, farther by bringing the black national anthem, the incredible words, the poetry of james johnson who wrote the lyrics to the black national anthem, "lift up every voice and sing," and you're bringing it through your voice as a google doodle today, i want to play a little of that for everyone. >> sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. facing the rising sun of our new day begun. let us march on 'til victory is won. >> what does it mean to you to be part of google's effort to be spreading the word? >> to have one of the largest

corporations on the planet publicly not just state but demonstrate their awareness, acknowledgement, and support of juneteenth and its significance to america, is a huge deal. it cannot be understated that in order for america to really, really change at its core, it's going to require the concerted effort of all of us, not just some of us but all of us. and that means the courts, that means corporations, as well as the public at large. it's huge. i know from inside that there are black googlers that have been waiting and hoping and advocating and praying for a google doodle for juneteenth for a long, long time. it's a symbol of prominence in popular culture, the google doodle. and so in that respect, andrea, it's no small thing. >> i can just say from everyone,

and there are a lot of people who produce this show who were raised by you on "reading rainb rainbow" and love you so much for that, and all of us who began acknowledging you during "roots," that extraordinary transformative program, thank you very much for being with us on this special day. >> happy juneteenth, y'all. >> thank you. and coming up, an unusual resignation on principle from the trump white house by a high ranking black official protesting against the president's response to the racial protests. former national security adviser susan rice weighing in on the state of race in america. will congress do more than talk about police reform? the chair of the congressional black caucus, congresswoman karen bass, outlining her bottom lines. love. it's what we've always said makes subaru, subaru. and right now, love is more important than ever. in response to covid-19,

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official is resigning in protest over the way president trump has responded to racial tensions, saying that she must follow her conscience. assistant secretary of state mary elizabeth taylor had previously spent two years at the highest ranks of the trump white house shepherding key confirmations through the senate including supreme court justice gorsuch, federal reserve chairman powell, secretary of state pompeo. in her resignation, her letter was obtained by "the washington post," taylor writes, moments of upheaval can change you, shift the trajectory of your life and mold your character. the president's comments and actions surrounding racial injustice and black americans cut sharply against my core values and convictions. joining us now is susan rice, the former national security adviser for president obama, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, "new york times" bestselling author of "tough love." ambassador rice, thank you so much. first, i want to ask you about this resignation. unlike john bolton, for instance, resigning, and making

a lot of money, or jim mattis resigning and not explaining until later exactly why he was resigning, this was direct, it was personal, it names president trump. it was specifically. >> well, i guess, andrea, i would say better late than never. you know, to serve an administration which has been racist to its core the last 3 1/2 years, from comparing the peaceful protesters at charlottesville to white supremacists, call white supremacists very fine people, all the way through to the recent weeks where the administration has disparaged the black lives matter movement, disparaged peaceful protesters, and made plain they prefer to stand by a confederate legacy than a modern america, it's been an administration whose record on race is just disgraceful.

so while i respect the fact that belatedly this assistant secretary, ms. taylor, has recognized how unconscionable that is and decided she can no longer serve, what we've seen in recent days is not that different, frankly, than what we've seen over the course of the last 3 1/2 years. >> president trump attacked president obama and joe biden on police reform on monday. let me play a little bit of that for you. >> president obama and vice president biden never tried to fix this during their eight-year period. the reason they didn't try is because they had no idea how to do it. >> how do you react to that? >> i mean, i shouldn't be laughing, because the series of lies, the disgraceful, despicable lies this president knows seems to know no end. this is just one more in a

series of disgraceful lies. the record of the obama/biden administration on police and criminal justice reform is very well-known. among the many steps that were taken during the obama/biden administration were to limit the transfer of military equipment to police departments, to enforce consent decrees, to launch pattern and practice investigations against police departments that had engaged in a history and a pattern of racism and brutality. and the trump administration is very well aware of all of those reforms because they came in and systematically undid them, from the very beginning of the administration. so to claim that the obama/biden administration did nothing is a bald-faced lie and it's, you know, underscored by the fact that now the president has undone those reforms and is now scrambling in a very superficial, half-hearted, insufficient way to try to get

on the right side of this issue. >> i did want to ask you about some of the revelations in john bolton's book. and whatever you think of john bolton and the way he has handled this, that president trump asked president xi of china to help him win reelection at all costs, and to make policy decisions, buying american farm products, to help him get reelected. how does that affect our policy and china's leverage over the united states? >> andrea, these revelations are extraordinary. what they reveal is that from prior to becoming president of the united states, trump has been willing and eager to solicit the support of foreign governments, including foreign adversaries, starting with russia, later with an ally, ukrai ukraine, and now another adversary, china, to interfere in our elections on his behalf.

there is no more gross abuse of power than what we have seen the president do in plain daylight. what's interesting about the bolton revelations is he's validating from behind closed doors, as a lifelong conservative, what we have now ourselves seen in the public, because recall that president trump stood on the south lawn of the white house in october of last year and called on beijing to provide alleged dirt on joe biden. so from russia, if you have hillary's emails, to today, this has been donald trump's m.o. he puts his personal, political interests above our national security and our national interests. if there were ever a gross abuse of power, this is it and it's laid bare for the voters to see. he's willing to sacrifice our sovereignty and our democracy for his own political advantage.

>> as we talk about the voters and this election process, you are of course one of my, one of a long list of very prominent women being considered by vice president biden to be his running mate. and just last night, amy klobuchar took herself out of the running and made this comment exclusively to lawrence o'donnell on "the last word." >> this is a historic moment, and america must seize on this moment. and i truly believe, as i actually told the vice president last night when i called him, that i think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket. and there are so many incredibly qualified women. but if you want to heal this nation right now, my party, yes, but our nation, this is a hell of a way to do it. >> and you of course are one of

the african-american women, one of the very distinguished women on that list. kamala harris is one, who has been through a presidential campaign and the debates. you've got several people who have law enforcement and mayoral and governor experience. but you're the only one who would arguably have the experience on day one to be an experienced foreign policy president. that puts you in a unique position. >> well, andrea, you're kind to say that. but i think it's important to reflect on what senator klobuchar said. first of all, she ran an impressive campaign. i have great respect for her. what she said last night was extraordinarily gracious. and i think perceptive about the mood of the country. she also emphasized the importance of the role she has to play right now in helping be part of the healing in minnesota. but what's important about what senator klobuchar said and did is that she made clear that this

election and whoever joe biden chooses among many very talented candidates, is about getting joe biden in the white house. somebody who can heal and unify the nation and remove donald trump and consign him and those who supported him in the senate to the trash heap of history. we need each of those who have been considered or present or in the past to put all of our efforts, regardless of who he chooses, into helping get joe biden elected. and amy klobuchar reinforced that that was her priority last night and i admire that enormously and that's my view as well. >> and is it your view that as a moment in such need of healing, that an african-american woman, since he has said that she's choosing a woman, that an african-american, a black woman, should be on the ticket? >> andrea, you know, i'm not going to speak to anything of

that sort. i think there are many, many qualified women that have been considered by vice president biden. he himself knows best who his partner ought to be in campaigning and in governing. and among the many on that list are enormously talented african-american women, any of whom would make a great vice president. and that's true of the other women on the list, the latina and the white women on the list. i think this is a moment of importance in reckoning with respect to race in our country. i think there are advantages in bringing the country together and healing along racial lines. but at the end of the day, vice president biden, who served in that role and knows what he needs, has to make that judgment based on a whole multiplicity of factors. and whatever decision he makes, i and i know all the rest of us will be behind him. >> thank you so much, ambassador susan rice, and thanks for joining us on juneteenth, and

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with the u.s. death toll from the coronavirus nearing 120,000 people, here are the facts at this hour. ten states now are hitting new highs in cases and one tracking model shows florida could be the next epicenter, with new cases there skyrocketing to nearly 4,000 today. new york governor andrew cuomo is saying he's considering a quarantine for visitors from florida to new york.

meanwhile, new york city, the former epicenter, is preparing for the next phase in reopening on monday, along with a decision to move to phase iii here in washington, d.c. in california, governor gavin newsom made masks mandatory in public spaces and high risk areas. dr. anthony fauci today is at odds with the trump administration, saying there is a risk of transmission at the president's rally in oklahoma tomorrow and expressing display that the white house is not following cdc's guidelines. sam brock joins us from florida, and sam, the case numbers are appalling, 4,000. >> reporter: that's a really big number, andrea, good afternoon. florida has seen a thousand plus new cases but almost 4,000 today, that's a first. now, governor desantis was talking minutes ago, he was holding a press conference, i was listening in, he describes the fact that there's been more

testing in general but that the median age has been younger, 37 years old last week and trending even younger this week. his rationale being that people who are low risk and less likely to end up in hospitals are trending positive migh. that might be true. hospital bed capacity is at 75% in the state. in miami-dade, andrea, there is a hospital showing zero icu beds. they told us this morning they had added capacity and wouldn't confirm that number. but concerns right now are that there's going to be a spike in people who need serious care. and you mentioned the children's hospital of philadelphia and the university of pennsylvania has a new model out right now showing florida as the next coronavirus epicenter. i talked to an infectious disease expert. he said it's unlikely to see a single city in florida look like

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there's a national push under way today to make juneteenth a federal holiday with marches across the country. nbc's rehema ellis is in brooklyn. what's happening there, rehema? >> reporter: andrea, i can tell you there are celebrations like this all throughout the city's five boroughs. people are gathered saying they want focuses to understand that this is a celebration day for blacks. i should tell you, this is a diverse crowd with common goals. just listen. what do you hope to teach them today? >> i want to teach them the history behind it all and why the world is the way it is today. so hopefully they can make a change when it's their turn. >> reporter: why did you come out today? >> i came out because as white people, i think it's imperative for us to understand our role in white supremacy and anti-black

racism. >> reporter: one of the things, andrea, they're also impressing on people today is they have to take legislative action. primary day is on tuesday here. there is a poll place, a voting place, that is open today for folks who want to vote early, andrea. >> rehema ellis in brooklyn, looks like a lively day, a fun day out there. and meanwhile, as the house here in washington lays out its bill for police reform, black caucus chair congresswoman karen bass has tweeted, we need to ban chokeholds, not study them, we need to ban no-knock warrants, not study them. the people demand action. joining me now is congresswoman bass. given the divide, congresswoman, between your legislation and what the senate is proposing, how do you get anything done? >> i'm certainly hoping that we will be able to do that. just as you showed, there were hundreds of people out there in new york city, and thousands of people across the country.

i think the worst thing that we could do right now would be to do superficial, symbolic legislation. people want to see specific change. and, you know, part of the bill calls for upgrading policing, accreditation, national standards, assistance that i believe will help make our police departments better. great conversations with the paternal order of police national union. and they support the accreditation and the increasing of the standards. >> but the senate is talking about taking this in a whole different level, studying it, looking at all of these issues. and time is running out. there's a july 4th recess starting july 2nd, and then only one week before the august recess. >> right. well, you know what, we're not really sure what our calendar is because of covid. so i'm not sure we will even have an august recess, because we have so much work that needs to be done. we need to pass the heroes act in the senate, because unemployment is running out.

but i think people have been on the streets for almost 30 days in a row and it would be shameful for us not to act. there's two bills, the bill of senator scott, and the harris/booker bill which duplicates ours. i've spoken to senator scott, i'll continue talking to him. i remain hopeful. i don't want this to be one of those other bills that goes over to the senate and there's no action. 70% of the american people believe that we need to act. and i am very positive that we need to do that, and i hope the senate will move. >> one sign of change may be that -- i know there's legislation from a number of your fellow democrats in the senate to make juneteenth a national holiday. 47 states acknowledge juneteenth in one way or another. senator cornyn from texas is talking about, and galveston was

the last to let then-slaves know two years after the emancipation proclamation that they were indeed free. >> right, i was very happy to hear that, i learned that a couple of hours ago, i think that's major progress. we have a bill over here, representative sheila jackson lee has a bill to make juneteenth a holiday. the country is going through a real collective lesson, because andrea, you know one of our problems is that we know very little about our own history. most people don't realize that the period of enslavement lasted 256 years. and even after the emancipation proclamation, people came up with ways to re-enslave people. and so this is a part of our history that we need to reckon with. and until we reckon with it, it will be difficult for people to understand why we continue to have the racial conflicts today that are because of the lack of understanding of the history and the inaction for so many years.

>> karen bass, thank you so much, congresswoman. it was great to see you today. stay in touch as the progress continues on trying to come up with a compromise. and coming up next, a juneteenth celebration at a black-owned soda shop right here in d.c., gaining new life after the covid-19 lockdown thanks to the surrounding community and grateful customers. stay with us. you're watching msnbc. a grandfather of 14. a newlywed... a guy who just got into college... that's why behind these masks, johnson & johnson scientists are working to accelerate development of a covid-19 vaccine, drawing on decades of experience responding to public health emergencies like ebola and hiv. for the life behind every mask, the clock never stops and neither do we.

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ladies, first of all, congratulations for pulling through the pandemic. brittany, to you first, how is the business doing and talk about the support you've had from the community. >> the business is doing amazing. we are getting so much love that outpour of support from the community. the community has really showed up. and letting us know that they want us here. >> and it must especially be an exciting father's day weekend for you because your dad helped you. i mean, he was in that community for years, and then you opened the shop right there on the waterfront. brianna? >> yeah. so my dad being here, he started a legacy, and with us being here he's allowed us to follow in his footsteps and follow in his tracks. so it's definitely a special father's day for us this year. >> we've got terrible numbers about the effects on black-owned business owners because of the

coronavirus lockdown. we've been locked down. we're going to be reopening retail on monday, they tell us, in d.c., the mayor by 41% from february to april according to the national bureau of economic research. you've felt that yourself very profoundly. brittany, how bad did it get? >> it got really bad. we had to let all of our employees go. we're working for ourselves, not taking in any, you know, personal funds, not on payroll ourselves. and we're seeing maybe one, two customers a day on our busiest day, which is saturday we would serve seven customers. >> and what happened with your go fund me page? how did that turn out and surprise you? >> you want to speak to that? >> so the go fund me page, it was actually a hard thing for us to do, humbling ourselves and put ourselves out there on the line to ask and extend ourselves for help, but once we did it my

sister, she was able to put out a tweet and the tweet got an extravagant, extraordinary response and people were able to respond to us and help us in our call for help, and it just took all off. it was overnight. it was really an overnight thing. >> it's so great to see the pictures of you guys. four sisters working together with your own creation, your own enterprise. brittany, what does that mean to you, to work with your sisters and to be doing this and pulling it off? >> it means everything. you know, me and my sisters were raised very, very close. and so we do everything together. one of us starts a milkshake, the other one finishes it. my sister said it best yesterday, it's so relieving to be able to trust each other with your finances, trust each other with wanting to succeed. you know, we want nothing more, for each other to succeed.

>> and brianna, what's on the menu today? because in case we can get down there, we don't get out of the house very much these days with our home studios but it sure looks good. what do you recommend i should say. >> i recommend today we have our -- as we do every day, our cake explosion, which is like an ice cream parfait. it's a layer of cookies, a scoop of ice cream, a layer of cake, a layer of -- a scoop of ice cream again, and then three toppings on top, and it's really popular. a lot of people, they see the picture on instagram and twitter. and so they're showing us the picture, asking for us, requesting this and putting a twist of it on their own. so i would recommend the cake explosion. >> congratulations to you. i love to see four sisters working together. you can't have enough sisters in my -- that's my point of view. >> right. >> as well happy father's day to your dad, who started it all and

created such a great example for you as entrepreneurs. thanks a lot. and we'll be down. and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports" on juneteenth. and i wanted to end with a quote from one of the lyrics that was written -- the lyrics of course written for the black national anthem from james weldon johnson. he also wrote a poem during the harlem renaissance, and i heard about this from a sermon that was done virtually here in d.c. he wrote that "at the creation this great god kneeled down in the dust toiling over a lump of clay until he shaped it in his own image then into it he blew the breath of life and man became a living soul." so the message is that the breath of life is the essence of life and when we can't hear "i can't breathe" you have to think that no man has the right to take the essence of life away from another man. only gods c can do that.

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