a woman who loved life and her children and put up with a difficult husband is at peace. >> that's all for this edition of dataline. i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. ooirks . first up on mnsnbc, get out of jail freechlt president trump. sudden exposure. some hospitals in the south are doing the unthinkable. >> mickey mouse back to work. disney reopens as cases spike in florida. will the new safety measures be enough to stop the spread. >> blue sun. what the new polling says about the president's re-election prospects and whether democrats could take it all this fall. good morning to you on this saturday, july 11th. i'm cori coffin. >> and i'm phillip mena.

we begin with breaking news, president trump commuting the prison sentence of longtime friend and former campaign aide roger stone. the move came days before stone was to begin serving a 40-mujt prison term. >> josh letterman is following this. the timing might be a surprise. >> not a surprise but still a shock to the system with the democrats outraged over what they say is the latest example how there's now two justice systems in america, one for you and me and one for the president and his allies. now, we knew that the president had been considering this clemency for his longtime friend roger stone because he talked about it just as recently as a few hours before that decision last night. but we also knew that the president's advisers had been really strenuously urging him not do this, very concerned about the potential political blow back of such a decision so close to the election. but the white house nonetheless putting out a statement last

night saying roger stone was part of what happened to the folks that got caught up in the, quote, russian hoax as they say it to undermime the presidency, the white house going on to say the president does not wish to interview with theests, but at this time, however, particularly in light of the ee greenchs facts and circles surrounding his prosecution, arrest, and trial, the president has determined to commute his sentence, the white house going on to say he suffered enough, was treated unfairly, and, quote, roger stone is now a free man. as i mentioned, the president called roger stone to inform him of this decision last night, but we also heard from roger stone himself in his own words in the last few days about the possibility of getting a commutation from the president. take a listen to what roger stone had to say. >> had i had a choice of a pardon or a commutation, i'm happy to have the commutation because i want to clear my name.

i'm happy to fight it out, and i'm happy to -- i would like to win a new trial and vindication. >> and even though democrats could not be more outraged by this, even they will concede there's not a whole lot they can do about this, the constitution making very clear that the president's authority to grant clemency to people is really unchallenged. it can't be reviewed by the supreme court or any other court, but the concern here is that roger stone was not just getting this clemency because president trump thought it was unfair but that actually roger stone during the course of his prosecution had actually not given up informing that could have implicated president trump because he was hoping president trump would pay him back with just the kind of action we saw late last night. >> all right, jorchl please stand by for us. we'll come back to you in just a moment. >> something josh brought up. we want to unpack something here bringing in former federal prosecutor glen kirchner.

glen, first your initial reaction. >> you north korea it's really upsetting, cori, that we live with a government. he's a hero not only for his military service but for testifying about the president's misconducted and yet convicted felon roger stone does not deserve to be punished, however, i do the there's more to come on this story. roger stone may have won this battle, but i think there's a war for justice that will continue to rage come january if joe biden is elected. i think this is a strong argument that this is a strong commutation and should be challenged in court. why do i say that? >> two reasons. one, i was in court when roger stone was on trial and steve

bannon testified that roger stone is the trump campaign's access point to wikileaks. when you combine that with roger stone's statement yesterday to howard fineman that howard fineman then tweeted out where he quoted roger stone as saying roger stone doesn't want to pardon but a come tarks and then he quotes stone saying, look, trump knows i was under enormous pressure to turn on him, but i didn't. those things in combination, i think, raise a serious argument as to whether this is a corrupt commutation issued by president trump to try to hide, to try to bury incriminating information that roger stone could have presented about him. >> well, glen, let's take a listen to what congressman adam schiff had to say about all this last night on the rachel maddow show. >> what we're seeing today is an appalling overture to people essentially from the president saying if you lie for me, you cover up for me, i will reward

you. on the other hand, if you're a rat and you cooperate, then like a mafia boss, i will come after you. >> all right, glen. what do you think? do you think this happened because stone was a friend of the president or he didn't turn on the president like so many of his other associates have? >> phillip, i think all of the above, because he was a friend, he didn't snitch, so to speak, and he's a friend of the president because he's the cause of the wikileaks' go-between that roger stone was on behalf of the trump campaign. you know, when roger stone comes right out and says, i could have flipped on him but i didn't and i want a commutation and thereafter the president commutes his sentence, that's it, plain and simple, and because we don't know how the court will handle that issue, i

suspect the judiciary will not want to buy into and validate this sort of corrupt commutation. i couldn't agree more with adam schiff. >> and glen, a counsel meb tweeted out, quote, try to put roger stone to the grand jury to find out what he would tell. cannot stop that. could roger stone be charged for other crimes. >> i love andrew's sentiment there. he could not be charged for crimes he's already been convicted of because they would give rise to double jeopardy. but his conviction stands. arguably his fifth amendment right stands. we could question him all day long and wear him out. i would welcome that

opportunity. but he has lawyers that would argue he has certain fifth amendment rights because he's done so many other dirty tricks that are arguably crimes that he should not be compelled to testify about in the grand jury unless you grant him immunity. i love andrew's sentiment. i'm not sure at the end of the day if it accomplishes much if we put him to the grand jury. >> we'll leave it there. thanks, glenn kirchner. and in an exclusive interview there were unexpected remarks regarding daca. >> let's bring back josh. what is the president saying than? >> the president is making news, signing what he calls a major executive order that will move the u.s. toward a merit-based immigration system, something that trump has been talking about for a long time as well as a path to citizenship for

dreamers regarding their daca status. take a look at what he told our sister station telemundo. >> i'm going to issue an executive order as president and i'm going to make daca part of it. we put it in, and we're probably going to then be taking it out. we're working out the legal complexities right now. but i'm going to be signing a major immigration bill as an executive order. >> reporter: a couple of quick fact-checks. the president cannot sign a bill as an executive order. that's not a thing. as far as creating a path to citizenship for dreamers or anyone else, that's something that cannot be done through executive order. it has to be covered through congress. i covered for president obama over the years. if he could have passed it without getting it through congress, he would have gladly done that. that's why we haven't seen action on that all. >> josh letterman for us at the

white house. thank you. let's turn to coronavirus now. we're following the latest developments on the pandemic. the u.s. saw another record high, the new case topping 70,000 for the first time on friday. at least six states, georgia,th, montana, california, and iowa reported new cases. >> the hospitals are reporting an increase. the houston hospitals are scrambling to open additional icu beds, forcing hospitals to treat hundreds of coronavirus patients in their manager roo-- emergency rooms. in florida, disney world is set to reopen for the first time in nearly four months with restricts in place to help spread pre vent the spread of the virus. this comes as florida has a surge in cases. we'll have a live report in a moment. first a report from cdc shedding light.

researchers found the virus is significantly more deadly for people of color under the age of 65 than white people in the same age group. in february, the death toll was twice as high than it was for white americans. all right. let's bring back that story we just mentioned out of florida. the happiest place on earth will soon open for business, but walt disney world will look a bit different for visitors. everyone who enters will have to follow guidelines to prevent a spread of the virus. >> this comes as hospital os, cases, and deaths are on the rise. good morning. how has the disney experience changed sir ed since the last t was opened back in mid-march. >> good morning. it's been four months since walt disney has been open but it sounds like things will be vastly different for guests when they come into the park starting at 9:00 today.

we hear there will be temperature checks at the front. people who have over 100.4 degree temperatures will not be allowed in. there are over 4,000 hand sanitizing stations, hand sanitizer. social distancing will be in effect. everybody in the park over the age of 2 will have to wear masks. that includes guests and people who work at the park. and while disney will not give actual numbers of what they're going to allow in during this phase of reopening, disney executives have called the crowds sparse meaning no huge lines like people would be used to at an attraction that generally brings in about 93 million people a year. we've had a little preview of what the experience has been like over the last couple of days. there's been a soft opening of sorts where passhold errs and employees have been able to get into the park to see what changes have been made. >> we were all so excited to get

back down here and get back to the magic. i won't lie. it was a little strange, i mean, because you're so used to seeing all the cast members and their smiles and everything. with the mask, it made it a little different. it's still disney. >> reporter: of course, all the theme parks in the orlando area have been eager to reopen. of course, this is the real big one that draws people to the area. people are waiting to see how it goes. this is not a non-controversial move. there are people who are really worried about this. of course, this comes against the backdrop of florida being one of the epicenters of the coronavirus pandemic here in the united states. more than 100,000 new cases, and there are deaths. the local health officials in orange county said in the parks that have reopened so far, they

have not traced a widespread outbreak back to any of those parks. he said he's more worried about gyms and indoor restaurants. he's not as worried about theme parks. here at disney, you won't see any more fireworks, indoor shows, or parades for the time being to try to keep people from gathering together. cori, phillip? >> a completely different experience. >> we should mention disneyland in california, the opening has been postponed indefinitely. on the front lines, doctors are-and-death decisions. and later, the politics of commuting roger stone. how muld impact could it have on chances of the president's re-election. have on chances of the president's re-election. though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib... ...not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin,

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carolina, where the beaches are open, but the people there are urged to engage in social distancing and wear face coverings. >> beautiful. and the temperature is going to soar to 91 degrees. it is going to rain, which could provide much needed relief from the heat. >> as the number of new coronavirus cases reaches stark new highs, hospitals in several states are struggling to keep up. >> we go inside a hospital in columbia, north carolina, to see the life-and-death decisions made every day. >> while we decided you're okay with it, we want to give you the best chance possible and put the breathing tube in you. >> reporter: it's just after noon in columbia, north carolina. dr. carol choi is making a difficult decision to put yet another patient on a ventilator. it's now a last resort to keep oxygen-starved patients alive.

>> this is my first intubation for the day, and it's not typical for us. >> reporter: in the last two weeks, 18 people who came into this icu did not survive. >> are things getting worse to you? >> now we're up to 14 patients. we've got a max capacity of 18. >> reporter: the number of covid patients has tripled in 11 days. >> i don't think we've hit that peak at all. from here we don't have a place to go out, you know? the floors are busy and they're full as well. >> reporter: 52-year-old london kennard was admitted ten days ago. >> by the time i got attention, i couldn't breathe, i was weak. >> reporter: at one point he said he thought he wasn't going to make it and he called his family. >> i told them i love them, but i actually told them good-bye. >> reporter: they've seen an increase of 50,000. there are 14 patients on this

floor right now, three on ventilators, all of them in intensive care. nurses say they've treated patients on this floor as young as 21 and as old as 105. >> one of our patients that was the sickest for the longest period of time and had gone through so much, he was an otherwise healthy person, young, and still didn't survive this. >> reporter: she thinks the people could see what she sees, how covid ravages the body, they might think twice about not wearing a mask. a snapshot from the frond lines of the pandemic that shows no signs of slowing down. allison barber, nbc news, columbia, south carolina. joining us now, dr. matthew hoskins. he's an emergency room physician in charleston, south carolina. thanks for taking the time. hospitals in houston have been turning patients away because

they're overwhelmed. what is it like in charleston? do you have enough icu beds and ppe? >> you know, our admin has done a really good job of planning for this for the past few months. we definitely are seeing a large surge in cases. you know, we've always been concerned about places to put the patients, ppe, the normal concerns, but we're doing a good job. we're constantly trying to accommodate and create space for the patients. >> dr. hoskins, south carolina's health department reported 1,700 new cases in the last 24 hours and they say more than 1,400 hospital beds are being used by covid patients. what are you doing to treat those patients and keep the death threat down? are treatments like remdesivir working at all? >> yeah, there's been good data with remdesivir.

there's pretty clear evidence, keeping the oxygenation at a decent level and just supporting them from that standpoint. a lot of them are recovering. we're seeing good outcomes that way. >> what we're learning about this disease is it's evolving. has the treatment changed since the beginning of the pandemic and what are you learning from the other spikes you saw earlier this year? >> the treatment has definitely changed. new data has gone out every single day. yes, we definitely keep up with it. fortunately we do have some evidence from other cities that have been hit hard, so we've been planning for this for a few months. i think we're doing a good job from the overseers making decisions day to day, responding to the data and the blind surges. we're doing a good job. >> let's talk about the people actually affected in the state. south carolina's governor announced an 11:00 p.m. alcohol curfew for bars and restaurants. that begins tonight. it's meant to target younger

residents. those age 2/1 to 30 make up 2% of the cases, that's 6% higher than any other age group. doctor, what are you seeing in the e.r. there? is that the case for you, and do you think the curfew could help slow the spread among that group. >> we're definitely seeing a large number of people getting the disease. i think south carolina as a whole did a really good job at the start of this as far as social distancing goes. i think there has been some complacency over the past few weeks, few months, you know, with a lot of the young people going out and hanging out at bars. it definitely caused an increased surge. >> speaking of that, going out and socializing, on the fourth of july weekend, we saw people flocking to the beautiful beaches in south carolina. we got a shot here of myrtle beach where people were congregating over the holiday weekend. this is actually a live view of myrtle beach. not too many people on the

beach. but, doctor, back on the fourth of july weekend, do you think all the people showing up there is going to bring on a new wave of infections? >> we know there's definitely concern. i think it's appropriate to be concerned. it helps with planning. we do prep. obviously my boss looks at the health and safety of the community. i understand there are other factors at play as far as keeping things open and small businesses and people's livelihoods. you know, that's definitely important, too. i get it. i urge people to maintain social distancing guidelines and wear a mask, avoid large gathering, unnecessary travel, washing hands, get tested if you have symptoms, stay home if you symptoms. >> doctor, i know it's impossible to predict what's going to happen in the coming weeks, but do you get any sense

where the state falls with the curve on this, where you're at, long this is going to go on for you guys and how long you can get ahold of it. >> i definitely think it could get worse. we are predicting and preparing for the worst. that's part of our job. it's hard to predict. the data does change day to day. it's our job to be prepared really. >> and to risk your life every day trying to save others. dr. matthew hoskins for us this morning. thank you, doctor. we appreciate that. coming up next, we're going to take a look at polling. >> and why analysts say it may not be a blue wave but a blue sun co tsunami coming in november. tsunami coming in november it a. and with new deals every day you can explore endless options at every price point. get your outdoor oasis delivered fast so you can get

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investigation. late last night stone expressed his gratitude to the president. take a listen. >> thank you, mr. president. thank you for giving me the effort. thank you for saving my life because i don't think at my age and in my medical condition i would have survived in a covid-infested prison. so the president has saved my life and he's given the opportunity to fight for vindication, to fight for my exoneration. >> let's bring in an editor and writer with ""business insider." wts tone general bill barr said earlier this week he felt stone's sentence was appropriate. do you think the president is alone in his decision and how do you think bill barr feel this morning? >> good morning. i think what bill barr has gone up against in this administration is constantly feeling as though he's working against the president in public, but when we hear from the doj and we hear from members who work in the administration,

largely it's about fear and the idea that they have to fall in line with president trump. trump said he would do what was in his power to make sure this unfair decision as he calls it would be taken back, so this is him following up on words he promised before and seeing it through. and that just means that the doj has been either pushing against it internally and failed. >> well, let's switch gears for a moment to the race for 2020. joe biden drawing a sharp contrast with president trump as biden laid out his $700 billion economic build back better plan. let's take a listen. >> the truth is throughout this crisis donald trump has been almost singularly focused on the stockmarket, the dow and nasdaq. not you, not your families.

if i'm fortunate enough to be elected president, bile laser focused on working families. >> all right, cade ya. how does biden's buy america agenda work with the platform? do you think it's enough to gain ground on the economy? >> it definitely is. we're seeing a time that the u.s. economy has been devastated and hilt hard because of the coronavirus pandemic, and so this competing narrative for nationalism, economic nationalism, is in direct opposition to trump's america first agenda. now, does this mean that they'll turn to this? i believe this might be, considering biden has mostly focused on strengthening families and working class and his economic policies has been aligned with focusing on small businesses. right now his focus is on research and development and manufacturing and investment, and those are issues that trump

has made the forefront of his campaign for years. definitely we'll see much competing of economic policies between the two campaigns as the 2020 election gets closer. >> kadia, joe biden's polling lead is pretty big but it's said it's verging on a landslide. the cook political report says the election is looking more like a democratic tsunami than a democratic wave. how realistic is this idea? >> considering that so many voters are ee stuck between whether they should go toward biden or trump, many at the same time are taking a cautious approach to these poles with biden's lead considering we keep hearing more and more information about how well he's doing in certain demographics and certain battleground states. again, there needs to be caution with taking these polls in terms

of calling it a democratic tsunami. what a lot of strategists are going to be looking for in the next coming months, how voters will really decide on whose policies they stand with, especially when you look at the two different policy proposals, and those are going to play out in a different space considering whether the virus is going to continue or the pandemic is going to see therest rest of t year close. >> questions we all want answered. thanks for helping us out this morning. >> thank you. president trump claims european countries have reopened schools with no problems, but is that really the case. and we take a look at what u.s. learns from overseas schools before welcoming back students. ols before welcoming b students ♪ it's the easiest because it's the cheesiest. kraft. for the win win.

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now to the coronavirus pandemic. the u.s. set another single-day record for new cases on friday, adding more than 70,000 cases for the first time, and there are now more than 2.2 million cases nationwide. >> almost half of those cases were reported in just four states, california, florida, georgia, and texas. only states on the decline, connecticut, new hampshire, and rhode island. >> and now to europe where most countries have already reopened their schools. so what can the u.s. learn from those countries as it debates how to re-enter children into

the classroom. >> you've been reporting from europe. let's begin in denmark. what's working there? >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. the big picture is you can't compare schools in denmark and schools in the u.s. which saw more than 70,000 cases because it's not just about what happens in the classroom. it's a lot about the community spread. in denmark we were there in late april. we we they were the first european country to open schools sthachl did it very methodically. they started with younger and then older. they thought older could learn at home with technology. they started with younger in classrooms. they got creative. they brought in kay givers, baby sitters and supervisors to babysit the pods. they taught a lot of classes outside. we met a mom who was quite

nervous to send her kids back in april. she sent her kids back. we checked in with her just the other day. take a listen to how she says it's all going. >> the first month was so scary. you could see the corona numbers were coming down and children weren't getting sick. there was not much infection. so i think we were just -- i was a lot more relaxed, and i could see they knew what they were doing. >> so two key things there, guys. she felt more relaxed because as everyone went back to school and work, people weren't bringing those infections into this school, so it's a lot about the local infekds rate. she also said she got clear instruction from the school and from the government. let's quickly move on to france. i was in france in early may when schools reopened there. we were in paris, guys, a diverse big city, not unlike new york and l.a., and they were

doing something different than almost any other city we had visited and spoken with. we spoke with a deputy mayor who described they were literally hand picking the first kids to go back from vulnerable households, kids who accident have ipads, who didn't have parents who spoke fluent french, to sit and do home work and kids with essential workers. again, big picture. one size does not fit all. certainly there are trends that are working over here, but the trends are works because the local infection rates are low and because these countries have managed to keep the rates low as they open schools along with almost everything else. >> it does not fit the criteria here in the united states. molly hunter, appreciate the insight. meanwhile the trump administration is making plans to deport millions of international students if the schools don't hold in-person classes this fall. >> in 2018 alone, foreign students contributed $45 billion

to the u.s. by paying ta'u ig and supporting american jobs. joining us now is yanchor and reporter for yahoo! finance alexis christoforous. good morning. what do you think would happen if all of those students were forced to leave. >> good morning, phillip. good to be with you. these new rules could be absolutely devastating to private universities, state universities because at some of these schools, international students make up a third of the body and they represent the majority of many students in graduate programs as well. more than a million international students were issued visas to study in the u.s. last year alone. the thing circumstance phillip, a lot of these international students, most of them, typical typically pay full tuition. not having them is really a double whammy for these universities. not only are they trying to

navigate around the pandemic, but now there's extreme pressure to be able to allow these international students in. it's not just what the students mean to the schools themselves, right? it's what it means to sort of the trickle-down effect to the rest of the economy there. there was a recent study by the state of michigan which found that international students there in 2018, there were about 33,000 international students. they accounted for 1.2 billi$1. of the state's economy. this is huge for them. this past week we saw both harvard and mit sue the u.s. government over these new rules. they're calling them cruel and reckless because not only does this put foreign student visas at risk, the f1 visas at riff whok are not yet in the country burke those who have been studying here. if you're a sophomore or junior and a foreign student, you could be forced to go back to your own country if there are no in-person classes.

now students are scrambling to enroll in at least one online course at their university even if it does not align with their major. definitely a huge mess here. there's no final ruling on this. that will come later this month. but certainly universities don't want to see this happen. >> massive destruction there. >> you mention the trickle-down. for example, brooks brothers, ann taylor are filing for bankruptcy. will they survive the pandemic? which businesses are the most vulnerable and which have the better chance of making it, alexis? >> this is huge and retail is going to be different post this pandemic even when we do get back to some kind of normal. those company, you can add their names to j.crew and jcpenney. this past week, levi, still in

business, not filing for bankruptcy, but they're going to lay off 700 workers. you're going to have a smaller footprint. going to be a lot of stores with online presence. the amazons of the world are going to come out probably even stronger after the pandemic, but a lot of the malls are suffering right now and a lot of these mace ma ma macys and jcpenneys. a lot may go away. >> starbucks is going to make masks mandatory for all customers starting next wednesday, the 15th. how is that going to affect their business and what took them so long? >> i think you're going to see this at more and more retailers. a lot of people are going to take a page out of starbucks'

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floyd protests left them suffering. >> gun violence is a critical issue. have police done enough? what way is this connected to theth protests we saw? >> i think we have to realize that state lines do not stop guns. i think when it comes to police, there's an issue there. it is an issue with gun culture. a president made a promise and forgot about it. we have weak gun laws across state lines. it creates more violence. you have guns sold for straw purchase. it f say sad issue. i'm from philadelphia. i have been affected by gun violence. activists have been complaining for years. it is an ongoing issue.

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likelyth to be shot by police tn white men. ptsd, i don't know, maybe we need more social workers and more people on the ground versus people going to a nonviolent call with weapons. >> llclay, if that is not enoug another disturbing trend of people usingst cars to attack protesters. t 66 incidents. two have died. one in seattle and one in california. >> it is basically a terrorist attack. we have seen this with al qaeda. several have been by loyoaw enforcement. we have these right to protest. you have the president of the united states tearsi gassing peaceful protesters in washington, d.c. last month. these are hate crimes to me. they are specifically attacking

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first up here on msnbc, roger stone's sentence commuted. president using executive powers to protectpetect a friend and f. >> to systems in america. one for criminal friends of the president like roger stone. daca surprise. a major change for dreamers. new cases sky rocketing faster now than in the spring. >> if you don't have the virus

when you come in, you are exposed to it. >> community spread. anybody you come in contact with could have covid-19. >> a very sobering good morning. it is saturday, july 11th. i'm alex witt. the breaking news. the president is granting cl clemency to roger stone. let's go to josh with more from the white house. josh, good morning. this decision came from a pushback from the president's aides. >> reporter: that is right, alex. it was days ago that bill barr no stranger to intervening in cases of president trump felt the prosecution was righteous and the sentence the judge gave roger stone was a fair sentence. we know that political advisers to the president had been telling him this could be a very