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else. we know that happens. ultimately you will infect someone who's vulnerable. >> covid testing sticker shock, how a few tests cost some patients thousands. plus 2020 forecast, the candidate who may have to worry the most about taking a certain voting block for granted. a very good morning to all of you, welcome, it is saturday, june 27th. i'm alex witt. we're beginning the hour with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, a troubling new surge of new cases. more than half of states in this country are now seeing increases, at least five states, florida, georgia, tennessee, idaho and utah reported record numbers of new infections on friday. in florida, the sudden rise in the new cases is prompting major changes ahead of the july 4th weekend next weekend. miami-dade county's mayor announcing all beaches are closed. the mayor bans gathering of more than 50 people. we're going to bring you a live report. a new warning from dr. anthony

fauci in yesterday's briefing. fauci urging for more caution saying social distancing and mask wearing is a societal responsibility. >> you have an individual responsibility to yourself, but you have a societal responsibility because if we want to end this outbreak, really end it and then hopefully when a vaccine comes and puts the nail in the coffin, we've got to realize that we are part of the process. >> and overseas, the european union is on the verge of barring american travelers when it reopens it borders next week. we're going to have a report from paris shortly. first, let's go back to the dire warning from dr. anthony fauci. fauci highlighted an apparent shift by the administration to deal with the spike in coronavirus cases. let's go to nbc's josh lederman at the white house for us. good morning, walk us through that shift. >> reporter: we hasn't heard from the white house coronavirus task force in quite a while but now we are hearing from them as

white house officials are clearly aware they need to start communicating more with the public as we see these alarming spikes in cases in the sun belt and across the united states even as president trump wants to be focussing on more positive news, does not want the message coming out of his administration to be dire news about the pandemic. we heard from dr. fauci and other individuals saying what they are currently doing is not working. one idea officials say they are considering is pool testing, meaning instead of testing individuals for coronavirus on their own, they would actually test a whole bunch of people at the same time. do one test on all of those samples. if the whole thing comes back negative, they know everyone they tested was negative. if it comes back positive, somebody in that group was positive, and they can go back and retest the individuals. officials hoping they will be able to use that potentially to ramp up the number of tests they're able to do per day. dr. fauci talking about what they're seeing as far as young people contracting the virus,

and potentially passing it along to other people without knowing it. take a listen to what dr. fauci had to say. >> what we're doing, and you're going to be hearing about this, flooding the area of a community to get a feel for what's out there, particularly among the asymptomatics. so thords, itin other words, it paradigm shift. we are dealing with young people, people who are to be asymptomatic, and people who are going to get infected in a community setting, not an outbreak setting, where you know who to identify, and contact trace. that's what i meant. >> reporter: even as we're hearing from dr. fauci about what more needs to be done, a deep reluctant by vice president pence and president trump himself to urge americans to wear masks and limit the spread of the coronavirus. the administration now urging the supreme court to completely invalidate obamacare, the affordable care act that provided health care to millions of americans even as so many americans are losing their jobs

and potentially their health care along with it. and we should say, alex, from a political stand point, there is nothing that democrats want more to run on in this election than the idea that president trump is trying to take away americans' health care as we're in the middle of this ongoing pandemic. >> josh lederman, thank you so much for that from the white house. so the eu now making plans to ban u.s. travelers when it reopens its borders next week, the united states is one of dozens of countries that the eu considers a bit too risky because it has not properly controlled the outbreak. let's go to my colleague, nbc's molly hunter, live from paris, a beautiful backdrop, there's a lot of negativity with the things eu officials are saying. what's going on, what does this look like for summer travel? >> reporter: that's right. it's not look good for americans summer travel. the latest is, and we have been reporting on this for the last week, about a possible draft. as of friday, two eu diplomats

involved in the discussions told my colleague, alex smith, a reporter based out of our london bureau that there is a draft tax. now that goes back to the european capitals to be agreed. diplomats say it's unlikely to change. on that list are countries that the eu feels comfortable allowing travelers to come into their borders when it opens on july 1stme. not on that list, americans and russians. china is on the list with the condition that china then opens its borders to eu travelers. of course this is a huge blow to the u.s. handling of coronavirus. one quote released to me, one of the eu diplomats who has been involved in the negotiations, we asked is the u.s. on that list, and he said that's a stupid question, suggesting that the u.s. is so far away from the situation that they deem appropriate. but alex, this is a huge deal. paris, other european capitals run on tourism. they are desperate for tourists to come back, and desperate for

american tourists to come back. we have been up the eiffel tower, at museums as they start to open in paris, and every monument, just bleeding millions of dollars over the last couple of months, the louvre, the home of the mona lisa has lost $30 million over the past few months. and relying on 1 pn.5 million american tourists. americans like me living in europe, are we going to be able to go home to america and come back. will our families be able to visit. it's not just business and economic considerations, and certainly something that everyone here is talking about, alex. >> molly, this is allegedly going to go into effect, what, as soon as next week? what would that do? do you have any idea the domino effect for folks kwhorwho did h plans? is there refunding of money, do you know about that, people who

are saying, wait a minute, we're supposed to go to europe? >> and i think a lot of people over the last couple of months as the u.s. has locked down state by state have been holding out hope that maybe after the first wave, they might be able to, you know, get on a plane and come over here for summer vacation. there are a lot of big questions. hotels. most hotels are back open. flights are running, not at full capacity, not the regular tourist routes. the way the eu works, alex, it is based on a movement of trade. italy, spain, greece, decide, oh, of course, americans can come in if germany, austria, france aren't comfortable with it. >> molly hunter there. thank you. as the u.s. grapples with explosion of cases in pockets of the south and west, the governors of florida and texas are now taking major actions in response by rolling back reopenings. nbc's sam brock is joining us from miami.

let's get to the details on these reopenings. i can imagine they are not being well received by a lot of people getting used to a little bit of freedom. >> it's definitely a change, alex and i think it's a temperature check on where things stand. the governors of florida and texas have said for weeks they didn't want to do this, roll back openings. barred closed in both states, restrictions on restaurants with the possibilities of more changes coming down the road. in florida, weeks of surging coronavirus cases just reached a new high water mark. almost 9,000 cases in one day leading governor ron desantis to pull the plug on bars. >> there was widespread noncompliance and that led to issues. >> reporter: in sunny miami-dade, the mayor announcing the beaches will close for the july 4th holiday as miami beach's mayor bracing residents for potentially severe roll backs in the coming days. >> we don't have a lot in our

tool kit to stop this, short of the decision to shutter the economy, which we don't want to do. >> reporter: closing down again is unimaginable for one del rey beach bartender. >> you cannot shut down a city, state or country and expect things to come back to normalcy. it's never going to happen. >> reporter: texas taking an even more aggressive stance with governor greg abbott closing bars and reducing capacity at restaurants on the heels of infection rates hitting double digits. >> we find ourselves careening toward a catastrophic and unsustainable situation. >> reporter: some restaurant owners playing the long game. >> i'm not worried we'll have to close our restaurant. we'll continue to still do curbside, pickup. i am worried about the customers of ours becoming even more concerned and staying away. >> hospitalization rates are also triggering alarm bells. in houston, icu bed capacity hit

10 100%. while in phoenix, an e.r. doctor describes a ticking time bomb. >> this is tinder waiting to explode. i'm thinking some of that has already been lit, and that is concerning. >> reporter: and on the west coast, california seeing a two-week jump in cases, now crossing the 200,000 mark. governor gavin newsom singling out imperial county with a positivity rate of 23%, asking the county to reinstate a stay-at-home order. concern this morning heightened that new cases in the south and west will spread to the rest of the country. now, florida just recorded 8,900 cases in a single day, alex. the previous high before that was about 5,500. now, the governor has said, he believes that's because of a back load of cases. the infection rate on friday as was reported in florida, almost 15%. that's a number that we have not seen, alex, since april. back to you. >> you have to listen to the hospitalization increase as well. it's not a pretty picture. sam brock, thank you so much.

joining me now, dr. holly phillips, welcome to you. how concerned are you about these reports around the country. >> it's extremely concerning. right, we see in florida, georgia, idaho, tennessee, utah all record daily cases. it's not just those states with the rising numbers, nationally we hit an all time high for daily cases at 40,000. 33 states we're seeing an increased number of new cases just from the week before. what has concerned me, and i think i've told you this before, alex, what concerns me most is that as a nation, we might become acclimatized to it and think this is how it has to be. we all stayed in for three months to establish, you know, hopefully establish a cohesive kind of nationwide plan for containment. >> can i interrupt you on that

one, is hindsight 2020 here. it doesn't apply across the board. california was strict from the get go with governor newsom. with that said, both texas and florida, they were late to the closing down party, if you will. there were a lot of issues at the beginning, criticisms of both governors who weren't mandating certain things that say what we were here in new york. we were shut down for good really fast, and so we're able to here in new york open up slowly but surely, and we have been seeing things stay relatively safe. is there something when you look back and think, we did not do this correctly in some parts of the country? >> right. well, i guess dr. anthony fauci mentioned it yesterday in that coronavirus task force. we are seeing people ignore the basic fundamentals, avoid crowds, wear masks. we know those things can work. i do think it's wise for states

like florida and texas to pause the reopening and roll back to protect people. but even so, it might take more than that. the idea of going back on lock down, it's questionable whether the public will have a tolerance for that. on the other hand, it's worrisome that we might have a tolerance for hundreds of thousands of deaths and many many other hospitalizations. there is no kind of easy answer here. i do think this dichotomy, alex, of either we reopen or we prevent cases is a false one. we need to do both. >> the effect of the sunlight is what we kept on hearing. we were all hoping as this all erupted for us pretty much in march. there was the word that, well, the sunlight will help kill the virus, have you seen any efficacy on that front?

>> certainly there is research. there are studies out there that are reliable saying the virus doesn't do as well during the hot months. i don't know how much of an impact that's going to have on us now because it still spreads. you know, we're not seeing a dramatic decrease in cases. in fact, as you know, we're seeing quite the opposite. >> can i also mention about the opposite, we are seeing younger patients. those numbers soar. to what do you attribute that, and how concerned are you? one can presume that a lot of younger patients are healthy, a vital part of their lives, and yet, many of them are getting sicker and hospitalizations, reported deaths. >> yes. i think part of that has to do with their exposure as we reopen our businesses, young people may have a higher propensity to go

out. one thing i think is important to keep in mind, we know risk factors. one of them is nnincreasing age but others are underlying medical conditions including heart disease, kidney disease, sickle cell, obesity. the cdc emphasized these things. 40% of our nation is obese. hardly anyone is without some risk factor. young people, we still need to be concerned about them, not only for their health, but they are vectors for everyone else's contagion. >> dr. holly phillips, thank you so much. thank you. >> the headline reads "i'm tire of being the help," the new article about democratic voters and their frustration for being taken for granted. r frustration taken for granted.

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. new this morning, in the coronavirus pandemic here in the u.s., a federal judge in los angeles gave the government three weeks to release migrant

children from family detention centers due to the dangers of the outbreak. this affects more than 120 kids. it comes as the number of coronavirus cases rise in southern states. the ruling applies, though, only to children. it does not compel immigration authorities to release parents. how is that going to work? a new report in politico magazine highlights an ongoing challenge for joe biden in his bid despite a faltering donald trump. here's the headline, i'm tire of being the help, in suburban detroit, democratic voters bubbles in outrage in being taken for granted and certain that 2020 is in the bag for trump. joining me now, ka knnisha gran author of the great migration and the democratic party. welcome to you, i want to get to this direct quote from the cookout. we're always the help and i'm tired of being the helpme.

don't wait until it's an election year and ask for help, they always say it will be different after the next e elector, a election and never is. >> i think what happened in the instance is the reporter got to see what we talk about in closed company, and to be frank i'm very surprised that he was able to capture these sentiments. i think that many black people, black democrats who intend to vote for joe biden, find him wanting as a candidate and wish it was the case that we could be more excited about him, that we could be more excited about november, but we know that or have experienced in the past that the democratic party seems like it's going to do what it wants to do, seems like it's going to be nonresponsive in many instances, even when it's the case that black voters are exactly the reason why they are competitive in many places.

>> can't forget south carolina and the primary that vaulted him to where he is today. so this consensus here is that older democrats are likely to vote for biden because of his link to obama. you have younger black voters quote, it's not a question of them voting for trump. it's a question of them not voting at all. young people think biden is a fraud, the system that produced him is a fraud, the establishment of our party is a fraud. are you concerned this could lead to a repeat of 2016 when you had more than 40% of those who stayed home, they were young black voters? >> absolutely i'm concerned about this. i have these conversations with my students who are not committed to pragmatism in the same ways that older folks are who have a different notion of the world, who have great imagination and believe they have a candidate who works well for them, who tells them thinks they like, who would demand justice for breonna taylor, for example, and i think that it's necessary for the democrats to recognize that these folks won't

turn out just because you put donald trump in their face and suggest they should be afraid. they want a positive, affirmative message. these are the kinds of voters that would be moved by having potentially a black female vice president, and i think these are the vote rs who would stay home and if there's anything to learn from the 2016 campaign, the thing to learn is black voters might stay home, and it's necessary to campaign to them in the same ways you campaign to any other group of voters. >> i want to get to the veep stakes in just a second. this question first with biden who we recall didn't do any favors when he told shcharlamag, does the explosion of the black lives matter movement, does it help or hurt biden. is there any way biden can take advantage of president trump's

rigid stance on that. >> i think the way he can do that is to use the language and demonstrate that he understands the positions of the folks in this movement. one of the things i was disappointed to see from joe biden was his description of how the police should change. if the movement is saying we want to see defunding the police, we understand defunding the police as investment in various parts of the society, taking funds that could be spent otherwise and spending them on housing, health care, and other kinds of social services to have joe biden in that same week turn around and say, oh, no, i actually think we can reform the police. let's shoot a person in the leg, instead of shooting them in the heart was totally tone deaf. i think if it's going to be possible for him to get in black lives matter group to get them entes excited about voting, he needs to change his positions to meet some of theirs. >> the veep stakes part here, interestingly, the consensus favorite, this is a quote, at this table of black woman was

not a black woman, it wasn't a woman at all. it was cory booker, the new jersey senator, the ladies believe biden made a mistake by ruling out a man for that job. are you surprised by that? dou do you think that reflects the national sentiment or did the reporter catch this moment at the table? >> a couple of things that could be happening. one of the things i think that is happening is we have private conversations about this vice presidential candidates and one of the conversations is about authenticity, about realness, blackness, and i think the extent that you see folks pushing back against the kamala harris or against the val demings is a question about whether they are authentic, whether they are black like me. what will it mean for them to be elected to office, can i reasonably expect that will translate into something good for me. i think what you're picking up in that comment is less about the black woman of it all because i think maybe there will be different kinds of analysis for keisha lance bottoms and

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back now with a look at what newspapers are covering around the country this morning. the denver post says it's heartbreaking, the lead story, 23-year-old elijah mcclain who died a few days after he was put in a choke hold in an encounter with police in august of last year. back on the front page after body cam video released this week showing that incident. the atlanta turner constitution highlights georgia's new hate crime law, prompted by the killing of ahmaud arbery. protesters demand its immediate appeal because it included protections for police officers and did not strike out citizens

arrest. texas, the el paso times highlights a bar owner who vows to keep his establishment open in defiance of the governor's order to close bars and restaurants, he said we're going to wait and act like americans until authorities force him to close. and the staggering spike of cases and lines of cars waiting at a covid testing site outside the hard rock stadium in miami gardens. house democrats passing a police reform bill named in honor of george floyd after senate democrats blocked a competing republican proposal from moving forward in the senate a day earlier. that bill passed largely along party lines with three republicans joining the democrats to vote in favor of it. joining me now, our friend, new york congressman, gregory meeks, good morning to you. it's good to see you. >> let's get right into this. we have republicans of the senate, not expected to back this legislation from the house. democrats in the senate are blocking debate and addendums to the gop bill there. politics, is that from both

sides going to sink any meaningful police reform again? >> well, look, i think we're going to get something done, and if you look at the house bill compared to what senate bill is, the senate bill, there's no real teeth to it, nothing that backs it up. we want to make sure we do something meaningful and significant that will change and prevent anyone from blocking windpipe ever again. that should be illegal. that's what our bill does. we want to end qualified immunity, the republican bill does not do that. i listened to your segment earlier. the democrats are focused on making sure that we have real change, and not something that's just art officiartificial. we want to prevent the kinds of deaths taking place at the hands of police, and we want to reform policing, hold police departments accountable for their actions. and that's what this is all about. >> yeah, it's what it's all about, but do you think the

republicans are going to compromise? will democrats compromise to some extent? >> here's what i think. i think that we are always willing, and we have been willing to talk and come to the table to make sure there's essential pieces in our bill that must be passed. and you know, one of the things i do say, you know, rome was not built in a day, civil rights talk was in the past and did not happen in a day, in a month, the individuals are focused. today in my district people are still protesting and that's what's needs to continue, and i think the significant change happens as we get closer to those polling dates and you see that polls are shifting and some of the republicans even in their areas, especially on the senate side, that their election is at stake as a result of the people in the streets, then that's what makes the significant change. the change comes or happens because of the people that are protesting in the streets. all americans of all ethnic

backgrounds, all races, all religions, that's important, and that's significant. let me get your reaction, big new york state primary this week, jamal bowman, a long time middle school educator. he's on the track now to oust new york's longest serving member of congress, congressman eliot engel, bowman has a big lead there, they have to count all the mail-in ballots and the like, but are you surprised by this, and what do you think about it? >> well, look, you're right, you got to count every vote. an election in queens, we had a district attorney candidate who was losing after the election, and then came back after the ballots were counted. let me say this, all ballots have to be counted. and it's a close race, a race that wasn't unanticipated, and, you know, we'll see what takes place, and we'll work from there. that's what democracy is about.

people have a choice in their vote, in their particular districts and that's a good thing for democracy. >> let me ask you about what you are part of, this mediation event happening this afternoon, it's called breathe for 8. it's in honor of george floyd. what's it all about? >> well, you know, what it is, number one, give people mindfulness on how to control stress, et cetera, and it also, you know, touring public housing, but the goals are to stand up for black lives matter, and stand up for equal value of human life, regardless of skin color, to end law enforcement stereo typing, african-americans and others, and the same thing we have been fight r ffor to pun end to excessive force, and make sure there's accountable in that regard. a mindfulness, meditation and stress. also bringing good eating and bringing fresh fruits and vegetables they will be giving out to people at park housing,

and also to memorialize and to remember george floyd. >> its mediation was not right. it's meditation. clearly i could use some of that. that sounds great, enjoy it. and thank you for bringing it to us gregory meeks. good to see you. new this morning, patients who received a coronavirus test are being hit with thousands of dollars in unexpected medical bills. al ali vitali is joining me with the latest on that. lots of concern in what you're about to share. what's going on? >> reporter: covid-19 testing is expanding across the country, but many americans are finding out free may not always mean free. >> people that are getting tested are getting this free. >> reporter: true in theory. but in practice. >> i'm still getting bills and letters from the hospital.

>> reporter: 23-year-old carbury campbell came home after teaching in spain in march. when she started feeling sick, her family physician recommended the closest coronavirus testing site. >> they told me they were going to give me a flu test and strep test in addition to the coronavirus test. i assumed they would be free as well because they came under the restriction of coronavirus testing and related costs. >> reporter: the hospital said she still owed $3,000 for the exthe extra tests, scans and blood work. >> i had gone to the hospital and assumed they were going to be free or warn me and ask me if i wanted things like a chest x-ray that were going to cost an additional amount. >> timothy reagan was also showing symptoms, eager for a test to better protect his pregnant wife and 1-year-old son from getting sick. a nurse's hot line advised him to come to the hospital. >> i spent hardly any time seeing doctors or anybody. >> reporter: he was tested but

not for coronavirus. a hefty bill soon followed. >> no one said anything about any costs whatsoever. they told me they were doing the tests. they didn't ask me if i wanted the tests. >> reporter: to some patients' advocates it's a costly reminder of a flawed health care sector. >> what other sector of our economy are we blind to no prices before we buy or get care. we're being expected to pay with a blank check, and have no negotiating recourse because we never knew the price to begin with. >> reporter: polls show americans overwhelmingly support price transparency. so far, bipartisan backing on the hill hasn't led to long-term solutions. and efforts by the trump administration to compel hospitals to release their prices are tied up in court. the american hospital association says the plan will quote at best confuse patients. it is also enormously burdensome requiring hospitals to devote significant staffing and financial resources better used for patient care.

still, as officials urge americans to get a test, some are finding the lack of transparency is hitting them right where it hurts the most. their wallets. and you know, alex, we went through both carbury and timothy's bills. they were confusing. instead of paying these bills right away, they questioned why the charges were there in the first place. both have since had insurance pay for these bills in their entirety. that's after they spoke out about them publicly. >> ali vitali in d.c., thank you for that. the and -- the president and polls, and 100 pride flags at rockefeller center, why a business key to gay rights movement is asking for help. y rs movement is asking for help. versus the other guys. ♪ clearly, velveeta melts creamier.

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several new 2020 polls bring bad news for the president in places that are key to his reelection. joe biden is leading or statistically tied in four battle ground states. in florida, up nine points, the closest in texas, biden is one point ahead there. those poll follow a "new york times," biden has that 11 point lead. 10 points ahead in pennsylvania. the smallest margin, about 6 points in florida. joining me now, msnbc political analyst, republican strategist, susan del percio, and morgan,

white house reporter with the hill. morgan, you first here. trump carried michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, but it was really tight, less than a point in 2016. how concerned is the campaign about these numbers? >> well, i think that we're seeing the president's allies really urge him to change his message and focus more on a substantia substantiative message what he's going to do with the second term and more about public policy than grievances. it is five months away or so from the election. there is still time for him. i think there's certainly a cause for concern among trump's allies. >> yeah, the "wall street journal" editorial board is calling out the president for not having a clear message for a second term. how much do you think this ties into the numbers we're seeing, is this enthusiasm quotient different for trump now than it was in 2016. >> absolutely. trump is running as an incumbent, he should have a record to run on, unlike in

2016, i'll change everything, i'm not part of the swamp. he is now part of the swamp and has nothing to show for it. not all of it is his fault with the coronavirus coming but he's shown a complete lack of leadership when it comes to handling the virus, handling the economy and now handling his campaign. >> what about the new poll that is showing specifically the state of some key senate races across the country, republican candidates trailing in arizona, michigan, north carolina. morgan, how much of this is tied to the president and his lower standing in the polls? >> i think it's really a reflection of voters sour on trump as well. it's no surprise senators like martha mcsally who have been robust supporters of the president. i think this is certainly a cause for concern among senate republicans. >> and look, americans are certainly grappling with coronavirus, the recession, the trump administration is asking the supreme court to wipe out obamacare right now, arguing that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. the rest of the law has got to be struck down because of that, and this would cost an estimated

20 million americans their insurance coverage. it would full nullify the popul protections for preexisting conditions. can you suggest why they would do this now? you have senate republicans down in the polls, we saw that. it looks like a move like you're shooting krouyou're in the foot >> this is disaster. this is the president trying to play on obamacare which he thought worked in 2016. now he's in charge. people need hurricaealth care insurance and he's going to take it away from them. you'll see republican senators moving away from him on this issue at this time. donald trump only cares about himself. he will take down every republican senator if it means he thinks it will help him. let's look ahead to the independence day holiday next weekend. the president planning a fireworks display at mount rushmore, look at the concerns about the coronavirus, the

potential of wildfires, is there any chance the president will rethink this, though we should add he did not rethink tulsa, and a number of his security members have come down with covid. >> there's not a large chance. the president moves forward with what he wants to do despite criticism or concerns. this is something that he wants to do. he wants a big celebration. this is something that's important to him. >> wants the optics of it certainly. what about, susan, the president's mount rushmore plan, and what about americans potentially spreading the virus and the wildfires. is the photo op worth it. look what happened when he crossed lafayette square, and had a photo with the bible in front of church. >> we will literally be looking at a scorched earth campaign operation. the reason there haven't been fireworks at mount rushmore in over ten years, it's drought season. he wants to add fires and scorch

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so, just minutes from now, former vice president joe biden will make an announcement for pride month. because of coronavirus they're looking very different this year. now the legendary stonewall inn, which played a pivotal role in the gay rights movement, is in danger of closing. this is something else. what story do you have there, kathy park? >> reporter: march 16th is the day the stonewall inn temporarily shut down. the owners thought they would be opening in a couple of weeks.

those weeks turned into months with no money coming in. now this historical sense of pride is facing an uncertain future. believed to be the birth place of the modern day lgbtq movement is in help. forced to shut down for months, this small business, like so many in the city, is fighting to survive. did you have to layoff employees? >> we had to layoff everybody. >> reporter: a stark contrast to last year when streets around the greenwich village bar were packed celebrating 50 years of pride and progress, and riots that spurred a worldwide movement. >> that fight not over. even though the bar is shuttered and we're in a pandemic, we have to keep that vibe alive. >> reporter: the owners started an online fund-raiser to save stonewall, a plea to the public

that reached people like jerry houser. >> as soon as we heard, we're like, we'll stop by and get a drink, and do it as long as we can. >> reporter: designated by an historic building by president obama. a global livestream event. >> almost 50 years when the night when the patrons of the stonewall inn stood up for their rights. >> postpone in-person pride fests due to the pandemic. this weekend, many will be going virtual. >> really going to feel it. >> reporter: yeah. >> when we're not outside, we're not at the parade. >> reporter: but back where it all start ed, hope that this piece of living history will come back strong to carry the spirit of pride. >> reporter: and there has been a tremendous amount of support

for stonewall. online donations now exceed $190,000, but the owners are telling me that they're constantly worrying about their bottom line because it's unclear when these new york city bars will be able to fully reopen. right now, alex, we're in phase two and serving curbside drinks just isn't enough. >> a place that has global influence, matter of fact. thank you very much, kathy park. thank you all for watching. i'm alex witt. see you at noon eastern. next, florida shattered another record day for coronavir coronavirus. ali velshi is next. coronavirus. ali velshi is next severe rheumatoid arthritis. proof i can fight psoriatic arthritis... ...with humira. proof of less joint pain... ...and clearer skin in psa. humira targets and blocks a source of inflammation that contributes to joint pain and irreversible damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections.

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