that she was. >> and that smile could light up a room. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. for watchi. first up on msnbc, at odds. the battle over funding for covid-19 testing and tracing. new reporting today on why the white house is opposing new funds for both. the deepening crisis now one of the best ways to treat coronavirus is in short supply in places of desperate need, while new treatment may be on its way. remembering john lewis. how supporters hope he will be honored in the coming days, and the one thing that might prevent it. and oh, the shade of it all. mary trump dished some family tea this week and now she's throwing some shade at her uncle, speaking his own

language -- ratings. good morning. it is sunday, july 19. we're going to begin on the west coast with some breaking news that's been developing and we've been keeping eyes on it. it's portland, oregon. what you're looking at is the police -- portland police association building, and at one point clear it was on fire. officially overnight the police department there in portland declaring a riot. that fire, by the way, has now been put out. >> this is all happening, by the way, all this unrest as calls are growing to stop a crackdown by federal agents who have actually taken to the streets of portland. some of them are in camouflage, in tactical gear, using tear gas on protesters, even pulling some of them into unmarked vans. >> that just resulted in more and more people hitting the streets of portland overnight. it was a 52nd night of protests. all of this as the "new york times" claims it retained memos

that refers federal officers deployed in portland apparently didn't have proper training. >> the governor of oregon saying that has raised tensions. he said, if thip s type of response is going to be the norm, specialized training should be deployed. >> authorities are trying to get a handle on the situation there. we'll have the very latest on that in the next hour. we're going to move on to the coronavirus pandemic and new reporting about the trump administration's push to block billions of dollars from a relief proposal by senate republicans. >> that proposal includes money for testing and tracing. nbc's josh letterman is it live at the white house. josh, the "new york times" says gop senators are actually infuriated. why is the administration doing

this? >> reporter: lindsay, good morning. as we get closer and closer to the election, president trump wants the focus on this bill, likely the last coronavirus relief bill before the election, to be on economic recovery rather than the public health aspect of this. the president eager to show the country is in the process of reopening, and we know the president has long been skeptical about spending money on government programs, particularly those like the $25 billion reported to be sought by senate republicans for testing and tracing, as well as another $10 billion for the centers for disease control and prevention, and another $15 billion for the nih. the "washington post" and the "new york times" reporting that the white house has been pushing back on adding that funding into the bill with a white house spokesman judd deer telling us that we continue to see challenges facing millions of americans by shutting down the greatest economy in our history. but as the country opens, the trump administration will prioritize pro-growth economic

policies and insecentives that encourages businesses to reopen and move to safe reemployment. just as senate republicans have been pushing for that money, lindsay, the white house has a wish list of its own for this coronavirus relief bill, including that unemployment insurance as well as additional funding for schools that the president would like to see so that he can complete that push for classrooms to reopen in the fall. the white house also on the same page, it seems, with senator mitch mcconnell when it comes to adding some liability protections for businesses that want to do the right thing by reopening safely but are concerned that they could get sued if something goes wrong. but the clock is ticking here as we get closer and closer to an election, and as you know well, once you get into those last few months before an election, it becomes very hard to get anything done here in washington. lindsay? >> josh, it appears the president is solely focused on reopening the economy, getting kids in school, but we heard him in tulsa say, i told my people

to slow the testing down. his administration said he was joking, and when he was later asked about it, he said, i don't kid. do any of your sources within the administration or capitol hill there have a sense that the two were related, that the blocking of funds could be related to the president's desire to slow testing down? >> reporter: well, the white house has been insisting that it's not and continued to say the president certainly never ordered a slowdown in testing, that he was making a point about the media's coverage here. but in general, we know that the president's emphasis has been not on giving more funds attention, oxygen, to agencies like the cdc who is doing all this reporting of these difficult numbers to hear about the pandemic. he wants it to be focused more on the economic recovery, and so that's where we see the white house putting its emphasis in this next coronavirus relief bill up on the hill. >> nbc's josh slatterman at the white house.

anthony fauci said young people are where we're seeing the height in cases. >> close the bars. everybody wear a mask. physical distancing. no crowds. wash your hands. and i agree completely with bob redfield, the cdc director, when he says that if we do that, we can turn this around. we can turn it around. well, miami is trying to turn things around. this was a scene on miami beach last night, on a saturday night, where at 8:00 p.m. there was a curfew that was in effect on parts of the beach. police were out on famed avenues there to enforce the curfew on the world famous area for its crowded nightlife scene. >> we're going to speak with the mayor of miami beach coming up this morning. new york city, meanwhile, getting ready for phase 4 of reopening tomorrow.

some outdoor venues will be reopening, but indoor dining and gyms will remain closed. the new increase in cases, at a quarter of a million cases for the first time. some states are still setting their own records. >> sam brock is in florida with the details. >> reporter: from a nation reeling from the covid crisis, small bits of hope. >> i am really rooting for this vaccine. it has helped me cope because i see an end. >> reporter: heather wiley recently completed phase 1 of a vaccine trial that has moved to the next step. it's an assistance that can't come soon enough. as states across the country continue racking up record numbers. in florida, more than 10,328 new cases saturday. hospitals have been hammered. >> busier than we've ever been, sicker than we've ever been.

>> reporter: at least one south florida health care system tells our sister station they are about to run out of remdesivir. >> we are running very short on supply. >> reporter: senator marco rubio tweeting, 30,000 vials of remdesivir is on its way to florida. this is enough to treat 5,000 patients. >> dr. jeffrey rosen's company, amr, is testing patients who are either mildly symptomatic or recently exposed to the virus. they inhale a nebulizer which then coats the lungs. if this works, it could cut the community spread. in houston, texas, the largest medical center in the world is already overwhelmed, now at 104%

of icu capacity. and stunning news 80 yards away, 25 children under the age of two have tested positive for covid-19 in one texas county. mayor garcetti considering another lockdown. >> i'm hopeful that your actions in the coming week will show our numbers begin to come down. but this week doesn't lie and the data doesn't lie, and it still is very dangerous. >> that was nbc's sam brock reporting from miami beach where they're hoping the new curfew will also help avoid another shutdown there. in north carolina, a record daily increase in new coronavirus cases. the state added more than 2400 of them for the first time. >> joining us right now is dr. katie pazeretti who is an epidemiologist and the director of disease infection.

thank you for joining us. >> the question is whether our hospital can handle the volume of cases, and we are still not -- >> all right, i think we're having a tough time with your audio, but i'm going to ask another question and hopefully we can hear your answer clearly. the "washington post" right now is reporting that the trump administration is pushing to block new money for testing, tracing and the cdc in the upcoming coronavirus relief bill. doctor, how critical is that funding for states like yours right now? >> it is so important. contact tracing and testing are one of the primary interventions we can do to try to get covid under control. >> yeah, dr. paserotti, we appreciate you being there. there is an audio problem, so we'll move on right now, but it is a concerning thing these growing numbers, and it's not just from increasing in test,

but there is increased hospitalization as well as a number of people who are dying from covid. those numbers are going up. doctor, thank you. we' >> we're going to be speaking very soon with the mayor of south carolina. people are trying to figure out the best way to honor john lewis. >> honoring him at the capitol seems appropriate. there could be a big problem that would prevent that. a big m that would prevent that. try wayfair! oh, ok. it's going to help you, with all of... this! yeah, here you go. thank you! oh, i like that one! [ laugh ] that's a lot of storage! perfect. you're welcome! i love it. how did you do all this? wayfair! speaking of dinner, what're we eating, guys?

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new today, the "new york times" reports there is hope congressman john lewis can lie in state on capitol hill, even though the building remains closed to the public because of the pandemic. >> the apollo theater is honoring lewis on its iconic marquee, displaying the name and the message, rest in peace, civil rights pioneer.

>> other tributes pour in, like this one from long-time friend and colleague james clyburn who spoke to nbc's alex witt yesterday. >> last night the sun set on his life. and this morning, the sun rose on a new day, a day for all of us to find another way to do as he would say. get in trouble, good trouble, and help this country live out the true meaning of this preamble. >> congressman clyburn has known john lewis for some 60 years. priscilla thompson joins us right now from the john lewis memorial we just showed you a few moments ago. in atlanta, it looms large above that street, priscilla.

>> reporter: indeed, it does. good morning, kendice. people began to come here and pay their tributes, and i just want you to take a look at some of the things here. it has really grown in the past 24 hours, lots of candles and flowers, and also some of these handmade signs celebrating some of the things john lewis would say. if not us, then who? if not now, then when? lots of artwork, some shirts with photos of him. i even want to point out this one, it looks like a hand-drawn photo of him and it says, we must say, wake up america, wake up. for we cannot stop and will not and cannot be patient. and, you know, more artwork there. there is a wooden sign that someone has painted in his honor. so really an outpouring of love for, you know, the congressman here. and, you know, i want to point out that it has been such an incredibly diverse crowd that has showed up here in both race and age, and you know, we've

been here the past couple hours as a lot of the bars and clubs in downtown atlanta are closing, and folks have come by to just take a photo and pay their respects and kind of sit in silence for a moment and remember the legacy of john lewis. so this has really been a place for people who maybe didn't know the congressman at all, had never met him, but also those who knew him very well. we saw the president of the georgia naacp here yesterday, and he shared with us a little built of his memories of john lewis and what he'll miss most about the congressman. take a listen to what he said. >> one that always just reminds me of his lightheartedness and his love for life, when he would just dance and he would sing, and he would just rock side to side as old preachers would do often. just see him smile and be of good cheer and joy. i will miss his urgency of being able to push for necessary

policies, necessary address to problems of our day, and quite honestly, i would miss him being the conscience of congress in a time when there is seemingly little to no action to save people's lives. >> reporter: and i must say that is a sentiment we have heard here from lots of folks who have come, that during this sort of inflection point in america, those leaders are so important and voices like john lewis' are so important, and who is going to come next to pick up that mantel and continue on his fight? many folks saying that hopefully in his death, he will have inspired others to continue on with what he began. kendice, lindsay? >> such a beautiful moving tribute behind you. priscilla, thank you so much. our next guest shared this memory on twitter. just imagine being a fly in this room much less sitting there at

the table. president obama, of course, at the time, john lewis right next to him, valerie jarrod as well, but across from them is c.t. vivian, the civil rights icon who passed away the same day as john lewis. she wrote, vivian weeping that day made mr. lewis weep, too. i will never ever forget this moment. we were all crying. >> brittany packnett joins us right now. she is a black lives matter activist and msnbc contributor. brittany, you also wrote about this moment saying how rare it is to see your legacy live out before you, speaking about president obama. describe what it was like to be in that room. >> that was a meeting that was the first of its kind. there had never been a multigenerational civil rights meeting with folks as young as college age, people like

deshonya ware who led student protests at the university of missouri, all the way up to folks like mr. lewis and reverend vivian. we knew we were a part of history. we were certainly there to have a forward-looking conversation with president obama about things that needed to be done in this country continuously to continue reverend vivian's and mr. lewis' legacy. certainly we recognized the opportunity to have multigenerations in this fight learning from one another and taking the wisdom that can only come from our elders. i am so deeply grateful to not only have been in that room and spent time with the both of them on a few occasions, but also to recognize that so few of their peers actually got to be elders. they chose work that shortens your life. they chose to face uncertainty, they chose to face danger, they chose to get in that good trouble, as mr. lewis always says, and that good trouble could take your life. so the fact that we got them

into their 80s and their 90s and that they shared their wisdom so freely is such a blessing to all of us who are wanting to make sure that we are carrying that mantel together, that legacy of civil rights, that legacy of fighting oppression. i'm grateful for that moment, i'm grateful for the wisdom they gave us. and frankly, in our tradition of faith, i am grateful that they are at risk with their lord and savior, because at the end of the day, they did great work here on earth and they deserve to be able to sit high and look low and watch the rest of us carry on in their names and honor them with our lives. >> yeah, it is fascinating, because so many did pass away early or were killed early on, including mlk, malcolm x and others. so to be able to have these guys live on for so long, it is quite the legacy. i'm curious, though, because one thing we've noticed in the last 24 hours after the death of john lewis, a lot of us have been mourning, yes.

but it seems as if it really has motivated the base and motivated people more than anything. are we more mournful now or motivated at this point? >> well, i would hope that we are a little bit of both, mourning, grief, that is a normal part of these moments, a normal part of the grieving process. but at the end of the day, these are folks who prayed with their feats. they made sure they were not just emotional about the things that troubled them but they took action for the things that troubled him. i heard a speech at a faith and justice conference i attended, and he said, it is within the action that we know who we are. he went on to say that each movement makes a greater movement, a greater struggle necessary. so they struggled, they moved, they fought, they acted for justice. now it's our turn to make sure that we are getting in the way, as john lewis always said, and that we are actually finding who

we are in the action and making that greater struggle that is necessary, most certainly in this moment, as we continue to see a scourge of police violence, as we continue to endure an administration that seems to have absolutely no consideration for anybody but wealthy white men. we have a real duty to make sure that we are stepping up in their legacy and that we're not just tweeting about it but that we're acting for it. >> speaking of action, you do say what kind of ancestors will we be? what does getting in good trouble look like right now? >> getting in good trouble looks like so many things. the question that i posed on twitter, what kind of ancestors will we be is the question that guides my work every single day, because we have an opportunity right now to make sure that every day we are learning more, doing more, doing better to leave a world better than we found it and to leave a world better for future generations. that's what c.t. vivian and john

lewis, joseph lowry who we also lost this year, that's exactly what they did. so getting in good trouble right now looks like making sure that people are invested locally in the work to reimagine public safety in their own community, to divest from police forces that continue to create violence in black and brown communities and reinvest those dollars into social services and community structures that we know keep people healthy and safe. it certainly means fighting voter suppression. john lewis had a bloody head on that edmond pettis bridge on that bloody sunday just so folks like myself could exercise our full franchise, and yet we see people like brian kemp and donald trump taking advantage of the loopholes in that system and making sure that everyone's voice is not actually heard at the ballot box. fighting voter suppression, especially in this critical election year, is one of the most essential ways we can get in that good trouble and that we can make sure we honor reverend

vivian and mr. lewis with more than our words but with our deeds. >> so brittany, take me into that room. as the "hamilton" folks would say, you were in the room where it happened. is this the first time c.t. vivian was in the room with this black president and a civil roots icon? this is an iconic table. >> it was a beautiful black day, truly. >> yes. >> of course, it wasn't the first time that reverend vivian was at the white house. i think the obama administration did a particularly beautiful job of honoring the legacy of not only our past legends but our living legends and the people who made the pathway possible for barack obama to walk through the doors of the white house. they brought those folks in, they honored them greatly, they made sure to be listening to them, to be learning from them. and so it wasn't the first time

that reverend vivian was in the white house, but i do think that because that table was just that black, that because it was so intergenerational, because we were in a moment that once again around 2016 we had found ourselves facing racial injustice and fighting back against it that there was this beautiful moment of symphony and harmony between multiple generations that we knew might never happen again. so to engage in that moment, to be at that table, most certainly to be sitting across from the president and reverend vivian meant we all recognized the unique opportunity and the belief we had to continue their work. >> so jealous of you. i would have loved to be in the room where that happened. brittany packett cunning haham, that will be stuck in my head all day long. the task force recommends

that more than a dozen states reimpose restrictions. >> why would the white house keep that from the public as states are seeing the surge in covid-19? as you look at that shot at the white house, note one thing. the flag is up and it is no longer at half staff. the president had lowered the flag in honor of john lewis the 11:19 a.m. yesterday and said that it would be at half staff for the remainder of the day. normally when you're doing this sort of stuff, it usually continues for several days of mourning. not the case here with john lewis. john lewis. i don't keep track of regrets and i don't add up the years,

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troubling new numbers out of north carolina as covid-19 cases and hospitalizations and even deaths reach new heights. >> nbc's jordan jackson is in mt. airy, north carolina. jordan, this is definitely not the trend that any officials were hoping for.

>> reporter: yeah, lindsey, that's right. certainly not the trend officials here want to see. just yesterday over 2400 new cases reported in the state, an all-time high. on friday over 1100 were in the hospital. that's also a new high. now, these records are just stretching hospital capacity here throughout the state. officials say there is still room. the state is not yet at capacity, but some areas have been hit harder than others, and moving forward it's going to be extremely important for these hospital systems to be able to work together to ensure that any patient that needs to be admitted to the hospital is able to find an open bed. now, i spoke to an er doctor about some of these trends that we have been seeing, and he said that these numbers are concerning. take a listen. >> at the current rate, we're looking at reaching capacity sometime mid-august if we keep going. what's really concerning, though, is that this kind of new trend, this new rate, has kind

of occurred over the last 7 to 10 days. so if the rate continues to increase, then we may reach it sooner than that. >> reporter: now, officials here in north carolina are struggling to enforce the mask mandate. they are having trouble keeping people apart. you know, this state has just seen weekend after weekend of packed beaches. some experts telling me that they think that perhaps july 4th weekend could have been an accelerator, if you will, of some of the current trends that we are seeing now, but this doctor that i spoke to said that it is still very much in the public's hands that, you know, at the end of the day, it just comes down to really how well north carolinans can follow those guidelines. >> i'm seeing some of those pictures and it looks like any normal summer out there, a lot of people packed on the outer

banks. live for us in north carolina. thank you. both north and south carolina are being called coronavirus red zones in a new report. a document for integrity recommends strict restrictions in scaled-back reopenings in states for hundreds of thousands of people. >> steven benjamin joins us early this morning. steve, good morning to you. thank you for being here. do you agree with the white house that a plan like that is the best course of action for south carolina? >> first of all, kendis, that's the first time i've been called a long-time mayor. i felt it when you said that. i have to shave this gray beard off. indeed, we need much more stringent regulations, and we have an urgent, pushing, prodding the governor to do something. he has refused to act affirmatively. i'm just being frank, we lost over a thousand lives.

there is no room for politician instability here. precious lives are being lost every day because of the action of people we put in office to protect us. we need to do more. >> i want to put up a graphic that shows the latest hospital bed occupancy your state is reporting. it's color coded. the dark blue means that more than 75% of beds are taken right now, and in your county, nearly 77% of those beds are occupied. so what actions can you take as mayor? i know you're doing a mask-up campaign, that the governor is not doing a mask mandate but you are. what else can you do as mayor to try to get these numbers down? >> we're going to do more. we've been aggressively working on testing and contact tracintr. we did put a mandatory mask wearing in place whi.

the governor says if you make an order, people will follow. we've been trying to do a stay-at-home order, and it may be the only way you can go. when you start getting 1,000 cases a day, physical distancing is the only way to slow that down. we're getting a lot of voices around a mandatory mask mandate statewide. hopefully the governor does something to abate the crowds at beaches, but if he doesn't, we have to lead in the absence of statewide leadership. >> these numbers right now are grim, but mayor, do you have a sort of benchmark that you're thinking of, a certain number where you would order another shutdown? >> thank you for that question. i've been talking to our school superintendents because obviously the conversation now is when can schools go back in

place? people recognize that social distancing is necessary. if you look at most of the research, i co-chair with pete buttegieg. there are a number of things we should do. if we can get to the yellow zone, or orange, we feel a lot better. but talking to our school superintendents, if we get less than ten cases, and we've been significantly over 125 cases per 1,000, we just can't do anything. it's important that our governor and those who align with him philosophically need to realize we have an economic crisis that's been caused by a public health crisis. if we handle the public health

crisis, everything else will take care of itself, but we have to look at the gravity. >> you're one of the mayors calling for a universal income. a, what does that mean, and then we'll talk about the economic crisis. what is the most urgent thing for the people there in columbia and the greater south carolina, the economic crisis, the health crisis, racial disparity, all of that? >> all of the above. we are dealing with the greatest public health threat since 1918. the most significant economic disruption since 1932 raand the race issue is the worst. we have to figure out how we're going to get some support and

get tax dollars repate ratriatem washington to make sure we can meet the needs of our citizens on the ground here. the $1200 payments really helped shift my thoughts on universal income on ways we can support family, in ways people use those dollars to make a bridge over troubled water. there's something there, and we're looking at ways to fund that fiphilanthropically. we're leading, we're trying to be creative in ways to help everyone participate in the american dream. it's a real challenge in the times in which we're living right now, so we're going to continue to be creative and leading from the front. >> mayor, before we let you go, you were at edmond pettis bridge in selma this march when john lewis surprised everybody. you have video of it on your twitter page. tell me about that moment, and were you able to speak with him personally? >> yes, ma'am, and actually, i also had a chance to sit and

watch a football game at homecoming a few weeks before that. just a giant man, not large in stature, but he owned every single room that he walked into, not only because of his sacrifice but because of his incredible humility. anybody will tell you who met john lewis, they met the kindest, coolest guy and he continued to carry on the legacy, he and reverend vivian and everyone else brittany spoke of earlier. we have work to do. we are in the context of a more perfect union, and men like john lewis started it and we have to pick up the mantel and keep it rolling. >> he probably was a gamecocks fan, but that's okay. >> he probably was. he was an amazing man, and i'll

tell you again, everyone reflects on the life of john lewis. it's just what you do. it was great to be in his presence. after 30 seconds, you felt like he was grateful to be in your presence. he was that humble a man, and that usually is a sign of someone who is just incredible, and he was that. >> you really do get that sense, even when you hear former president obama talking about meeting him. it was as if john lewis was like, i'm thankful to be here at your inauguration. just tremendous. you've been there since 2010. that's a generation. you're a long-time mayor. >> you tell 'em, man. every single one of these has been bought and paid for to service the people of our great city. i love it. i love what i do, but yeah, it's been a journey. these last few months, however, have felt like years. we're going to get there. we're going to get there. >> i can imagine.

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we are back with the race for 2020, a new poll showing how serious a challenge president trump might be facing in november. >> joe biden is leading president by 15 points, 55 to 40%. the poll also giving us a new look at what's motivating supporters. >> 72% of trump supporters say what's most important is re-electing the president, while 21% say defeating biden is their main motivation. when it comes to biden supporters, it's a different story. 67% say what's more important is defeating the president. >> turning to nicholas newman, a new reporter starting today. welcome. >> thank you. >> do these polls give you the

feeling that they are turning a referendum on trump? >> reporter: based on these poll numbers, trump supporters are still very fired up about the election and see it as a way to defend their president, whereas biden supporters, many of who might have come over from other democratic preside democratic presidents, are looking to get a republican out of office. >> we're seeing that in new hampshire, florida, that wasn't a crowd there. are you feeling like his supporters are just as revved up as they were four years ago? >> reporter: i certainly think so. when i was at the tulsa rally a few weeks ago, supporters there were still very fired up about the president and still saw ways for him to turn around his

campaign and bring around a lot of support that brought him into office in 2016. but that being said, the coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing, and i think that has a lot to do with what we saw with the depressed turnout in tulsa and the fact that neither campaign was doing all that many in-person events as of late. >> quick caveat about the poll, by the way. in june 2016, this same poll had hillary clinton up by 16 points, just so we know. as you break down the specifics of this particular poll, it showed that the president is having trouble when it comes to the economy, where joe biden actually leads him, and some other issues. crime and safety. look at that. >> he's the one touting himself as the law and order president. >> quite fascinating there. so biden is beating him in the poll. apparently his niece is beating him in the ratings game with the interview with rachel maddow in which she slammed the president

talking about her tell-all book. her ratings for that was a lot bigger than the president's ratings, and mary trump has been talking about it. take a listen. >> i want people to understand what a failure of leadership this is, and the reason he's failing at it is because he's incapable of succeeding at it. it would have required taking responsibility, which would, in his mind, have meant admitting a mistake, which in his mind would be admitting weakness, which in my family was essentially punished with the death penalty. symbolically or otherwise. >> the interview scored record high ratings for the rachel m e maddow show.

more than 5 million people watched it. >> reporter: the president took to twitter to disavow his own niece for this. he called her a self hniece who nothing about this. i just hope i never anger any of my family that they say things like that about me. >> nicholas, you could never. >> your family is tuned in in hong kong now and it's like 6:00 at night. hello to your relatives in hong kong. coming up, new concerns for pregnant women after a child was born with covid-19. what doctors know about that kind of transmission and the new guidance for mothers and their babies. their babies

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france says they delivered the first baby with covid-19. the mother tested positive and within days the baby started showing signs of distress. >> tessa is live in brussels. tessa, that's not good. how is the baby doing and what does it mean for expectant mothers? >> reporter: the baby is fine now, but it must have been a frightening beginning for mother and baby. this is the first confirmed case of transmission from a mother to an unborn child in utero. the case in particular is of a 23-year-old mother who went to the hospital. she developed high fever and a cough and she was in her 35th week of pregnancy. within a few days, the baby was in distress so they had to deliver the baby boy in an emergency c-section, and a few days after that, in neonatal icu they found in a brain scan a little inflammation in the brain. the doctor said they didn't need to do any medical intervention. the baby recovered gradually and is doing well now. this is the first confirmed

case, but there have been other cases of suspected transmission in the womb, but there just wasn't enough evidence to come to this conclusion. at the beginning of the pandemic, doctors were wondering that because you have other viruses, the zika virus or hiv where you have that kind of transmission in the womb. what they did now, they tested the mother's blood, the baby's blood, the amniotic fluid, and they found that it spread in the uterus. we did ask the doctor who was leading this research what this means for us. he said there's good news and bad news. take a listen. >> in the beginning of the pandemic, he wewe were told thi never going to happen and there was no reason for it to happen. i told them this is not the case, and now we know that this may happen. this actually happens. so it's rare, it's incumbent but it may happen.

babies that are coming from mothers with covid pregnancies should be tested and should be monitored for at least a given period of time just to make sure there is nothing wrong. >> reporter: what this means for mothers, he says, is there is no need for overhaul of guidelines, especially in countries where pregnancies are well monitored, but pregnant mothers will need to be very vigilant and continue good hygiene and wearing of masks. as soon as the baby is here, there must be more testing and monitoring to find out if the babies are really okay down the road. guys? >> i'm glad that baby is doing well now. breaking news, 52 straight nights of protests in portland. just now demonstrators clashing with police, even setting fire to a police union building. >> that prompted police to declare a riot. a riot who alsoe . as part of our love promise, subaru and our retailers host

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