there at a rally today. the alleged incident comes as members of the black militia group nfac staged a rally protesting the death of breonna taylor. conservative militia coalitions are also there today countering the demonstrations. this comes after a night of demonstrations and marches through louisville's new lou district where 75 protesters were arrested for ob strubting a highway and a handful for obstructing police. we'll go straight out to cal perry for the latest. what are you hearing and seeing on the ground? >> reporter: can you hear me okay? >> we hear you, cal. >> reporter: hey, guys. chaotic scene downtown. we had a little bit of an audience. calling for backup now. these are remarkable scenes from downtown louisville. we've already had one instance of gunfire today. what you are looking at is one of two barricades that have been set up by louisville police and on the barricade you're looking

at we have the three percenters, a white militia. swing back over here. on this zone, in the zone i'm in here you have black lives matter protesters and you have an armed, black left wing militia. so very different zones here in louisville. obviously the police have put themselves between the two zones and it is completely separated from east to west. they are trying to keep these two groups separate for obvious reasons. the biggest concern here is that everybody has a gun. everybody is armed nearly on both sides of what is an escalating situation. you'll see there are armed members of a black militia. this is that left wing black militia based out of the city of atlanta. we saw them first around july 4th. they have come out today here in louisville not just because of the death of breonna taylor, not just because of the death of

david mcafee but bass we have these protests growing -- because we have these protests growing on both sides. the police hope they'll be able to keep the sides separate. we've already seen a few agitators make it from this side of the protest where the three percenters are and you're looking at them now, an armed white right wing militia. we've already seen at least from one point somebody from this side get over into this zone and cause a lot of difficulty and tense moments. there are so many weapons on the streets of louisville. we've had at least one shooting. we're waiting on the details, whether it was accidental or somebody was targeted. >> cal, first we want to apologize to everybody watching and listening. we can't control the language you're hearing from loud speakers or what you are seeing on signs. you've been out there for a little bit. can you tell us about the mood during the reports of the shooting we're still working together information on the circumstances and the mood right

now? was there maybe a pacifying after that shooting event? >> it calmed down for a very short time. one of the problems in louisville is newt after night we've seen this sort of uprising. in louisville we've seen one incident after another with shootings every night. last night there were 87 people arrested by louisville police. we've seen the city boarded up now for about three months and in kentucky you have this right to carry law, a constitutional right to carry state. everybody here is ratcheting up the pressure by bringing with them automatic weapons often times. we keep seeing sort of this dress up game that a lot of these right wing militias play, three percenters or the boogaloo boys in almost full tactical gear and that confuses an already confusing situation. the shooting sort of calmed things down but unfortunately part of the problem is nobody is surprised when you have these

incidents of violence in louisville. this is the city where when the national guard came out swept through an entire section of the city. david macatee was shot and killed. he was well known to the community. he was shot and killed in a firefight the details of which are still very unclear. federal investigation is under way. i think unfortunately people here are not surprised when they hear gunfire. it is an almost daily thing in this city. >> thank you for that perspective. stay safe and we'll come back as the situation develops. we want to get to a reporter from the local radio station wfpl in louisville. what are you hearing and seeing from your perspective? >> well, your colleague is just a few blocks down the road from me over at fifth street and jefferson in downtown louisville. i am over at 11th street and jefferson in downtown louisville. we injure the city's west end. this is where the majority of black populations live in the city. it is on the other side of what is commonly referred to as the

city with the ninth street divide. over here in baxter park you'll see the bulk of the nfac black militia forces remain in the park over here. >> ryan, what do you know about this reported shooting? did you hear or see anything at the time? >> i actually walked over here after the reports of the shooting as i was walking by i watched an ambulance leave departing toward the hospital on the other side of downtown. i've spoken to two or three protesters who said the shooting was accidental. they all heard one gun shot. i've heard reports of one to two people being injured and they said the members of the nfac immediately took a knee after the shot was fired and everything remained peaceful after the shooting. it sounds like it was possibly accidental but that is preliminary information and we have not yet heard any confirmation from police. >> a lot happening on the ground there in louisville. wfpl, thank you so much for that. we want to head now to portland,

oregon where a section of downtown looks less like a public space park and more like a war zone despite calls from state and local officials who just want this gone. peaceful protests once again devolved and ended in violence last night. the violence often taking place off property that the federal agents were sent to actually protect as they've ventured far from those buildings for several nights on to public city space. we want to get to our reporter in portland right now. what is the latest on the clash between protesters and the federal agents? >> reporter: last night we saw the peaceful protests devolve into violence a lot more quickly than the last couple days. the federal agents are sent to protect this federal courthouse in portland. this is where a lot of the protests have begun. last night fireworks were shot toward the building and quickly

after that tear gas was deployed. you can see some workers outside the building cleaning up debris and all of that and all the fires that were set overnight and so basically we're seeing a lot of this violence occur after protesters have either set off fireworks, thrown things into the area, but really they're trying to communicate that they don't want the federal agents here. they think the systemic racism here in portland can be solved locally. i wanted to hear from two protesters i spoke with, danielle james and danielle has been out every night since late may protesting for black lives matter. tonya was a trump supporter, voted for him in 2016, and she says because of the action here in portland she is not voting for him again. take a listen to what they told me. >> the feds came to town and i've seen the shift a little bit and a lot of people's reasons for being out here which i appreciate because they're upset, they're angry. we're out here being hurt and

the underlying part of that is that essentially they've been sent here to shut us down. >> i am a long time gop member. you know? i've been heavily involved in politics and stuff like that, and this just goes against everything our constitution is about. and i will fight as he says make america great again. let's do it the right way. >> voices like tonya should serve as a cautionary tale for president trump as he discusses sending more federal agents across the country some people in portland telling me they worry this will serve as a test case, the violence we've seen here as he potentially sends more agents across the country as well. >> thanks for that report. we want to head to breaking weather news we're following out of texas. hurricane hannah the first hurricane in the atlantic this

season is preparing for landfall in the southern texas coast. flash flood warnings have been issued. storm surge could reach 1 to 5 feet. joining me now from north padre island is the meteorologist for kxan in austin. we are watching the winds whip you around. what is the latest now and when is it expected to hit landfall? >> reporter: good afternoon. just within several hours from right now is the answer to your question. this as you mention is a first storm and the first hurricane of the atlantic hurricane season. already a record busy year. just a few hours from now this will be the first hurricane to make landfall on the texas coast since hurricane harvey nearly three full years ago. we are just 15 miles from the outer edge of the eye of hurricane hanna. she has intensified rapidly in the past 24 hours going from a 45-mile-per-hour manageable tropical storm into a solid

hurricane with 80-mile-per-hour sustained winds and some signs she may keep intensifying a bit further. you mentioned the storm surge. we are elevated far off of the sea right here. we actually had to move from our previous location which got flooded out as the sea continues to rise. we've got a tide gig down the way five or six feet high and it is still rising even though this is supposed to be low tide and the tide going out right now. we also have a wind measurement, just measured a 69-mile-per-hour gust right down the coast from me. >> david, i don't know if you can hear me but we just saw somebody behind you who is waving at the camera. pretty sure local officials would advise against that. probably stay home, prepare, make sure you're not near the beach or the storm surge. but in north padre island with standing 80-mile-per-hour winds thank you for that report and stay safe. over in the pacific an even more

powerful hurricane is bearing down on hawaii. douglas weakened from a category 4 to category 2 hurricane by this afternoon but still poses a significant threat to the islands particularly the islands of oahu and maui where a hurricane warning remains in effect. the central pacific hurricane center is warning of life threatening surf conditions, winds, up to 105 miles an hour. we'll be watching that as well. it looks like millions of americans will see a lapse in their enhanced unemployment benefits because of disagreements between congressional republicans and the white house. this comes as the labor department reports the first rise in the number of unemployment claims since march. 1.4 million americans filed new claims last week up almost 110,000 from the previous week. the president is spending the weekend at his bedminster golf club. nbc's shannon pettipiece joins us from nearby bridgewater, new jersey. good afternoon and thanks for being with us.

this temporary $600 weekly benefit will expire next week. what is the sticking point that could cause this all to lapse? >> the sticking point is really the amount of the additional unemployment benefit. you have republicans on one side saying they believe that amount incentivizes people not to work or to stay home because it would be so close to replacing current income. they're trying to push for a lower amount or some want to see it eliminated all together. on the other side you have republicans and this is still a divide between republicans at this point. we have another group of republicans who feel that money is keeping the economy afloat at this point and many are facing re-election and they are concerned about what will happen to people who lose the $600 a week benefit. data shows consumer spending has been keeping up despite the really large numbers of unemployment. employment is not where it should be. it certainly isn't where you

would think it should be given people are out of work. there does appear to be some progress on the hill today. the white house chief of staff and treasury sectary were up on the hill meeting with mitch mcconnell's staff suggesting some text of a draft bill could be released monday. there is still far to go because democrats haven't even entered the picture yet. so whatever is able to get through the senate where it is just controlled by republicans you have to get past the house democrats and then of course there is always president trump who could throw a wrench in at any point here. >> yeah, with that benefit setting to expire next week, sounds like a lot of pieces that will be put in place. thank you. this weekend americans are mourning the death and honoring the extraordinary life of long time georgia congressman and civil rights hero john lewis. mourners are in alabama lewis's hometown for the first day of memorial day celebrations

honoring the representative who is remembered by his peers as the conscience of congress. joining us now from representative lewis's memorial services in troy, alabama is nbc's priscilla thompson. how did they honor the boy from troy during this celebration of life? >> reporter: well those celebrations wrapped up just a little while ago and now the congressman is lying in repose here so folks are still trickling in to pay their respects. such a sense of gratitude on the ground and many people calling him an inspiration to look at what this boy from small town, alabama was able to accomplish. so many people wanting to come and pay homage to the place where it started. john lewis was born in troy, grew up in troy, and hoped to attend troy university where he is lying in repose but at the time he applied and never heard

back. as we know that sort of prompted him to write a letter to dr. martin luther king jr. who had invited him to montgomery and john lewis went there and met with him and it was dr. king who called him the boy from troy. he said are you that boy from troy? that name has stuck throughout his life. now that boy from troy is still inspiring the next generation of leaders. i want you to take a listen to what one young woman told me. >> no matter what age we are we should all fight for civil rights. you just need to fight for what you believe in. you just need to try. we can really do that. just because you're one person doesn't mean you can't make a change in the world. >> so many people in lewis's hometown inspired to continue his legacy even though he is no longer here with them and he will lie in repose for about

another hour and then he will journey on to selma, alabama where there will be a private service held and he will also lie in repose there and then tomorrow morning make that final crossing, a procession across the edmund pettus bridge which is sure to be a very moving tribute to the late congressman. >> such an inspiring story in troy, alabama, thank you so much. up next the surge of covid cases in florida is showing no signs of letting up. with more than 400,000 confirmed in the state we're live on the ground. plus, dr. deborah birx' warning to a dozen cities as cases keep rising. one of those cities is st. louis. the city's mayor will join me next. don't just think about where you're headed this summer. think about how you'll get there. and now that you can lease or buy a new lincoln remotely or in person... discovering that feeling has never been more effortless.

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turning to florida now where covid cases continue to surge the state now topping 400,000 coronavirus cases as the governor there says his state is moving in the right direction. nbc's chris pollone joins us live from orlando with the latest. governor desantis seems to be optimistic. what is it actually like on the ground? >> i think people here are also optimistic but also confused. you know, the numbers on a daily basis don't look great. the governor is pointing to new cases and local officials also saying new infections have hit possibly a peak or some sort of plateau. at least they hope it is.

while deaths are certainly up week over week and so are hospitalizations they say that they are seeing fewer people showing up to the emergency rooms with covid like symptoms. we're hoping this indicates some sort of peak but we don't really know that. but people on the ground if this is indeed a peak it is probably going to be because people are taking this seriously now. i've been here in the state of florida since memorial day and when i first arrived from new york i felt like i was one of the only people wearing a mask when i went to the grocery store or things like that. now i'm out going to lunch and checking around and it is very rare to see people not wearing masks because the -- many of the municipalities, many of the businesses themselves or towns have put all their own mask mandates in place and people are following those even though there is no statewide order. >> it is good to hear more people are wearing masks and fewer people showing up with

symptoms. hopefully those are indications of a peak. thank you. as president trump continues to tout successes in his administration's response to the pandemic coronavirus task force coordinator dr. deborah birx had a private call with a group of state and local health officials wednesday, warning them about the surge in cases. >> there are cities that are lagging behind that and we have new increases in miami, new orleans, las vegas, san jose, st. louis, indianapolis, minneapolis, cleveland, nashville, pittsburgh, columbus, and baltimore. >> i'm joined now by the mayor of st. louis one of the cities mentioned on that call. thanks for being with us today. mayor, i wonder if your ears were burning during that call because you weren't on it. did anyone in your administration know it was happening? >> we did not know that it was happening at the time it happened. of course we became aware of it very soon thereafter, but we were not on the call and weren't

aware at the time. >> well, dr. birx said that these 11 cities identified should take aggressive steps to mitigate the outbreak. one suggestion was contact tracing. do you have the resources you need to properly do that? >> we do. we have been contact tracing since we had our first case back in march. st. louis, in our st. louis region here we've taken very aggressive measures, one of the first cities, one of the first regions to put a stay at home order in place. it went into effect on march 23rd and stayed in effect for eight weeks. we have been taking very aggressive steps. now of course like many areas of the country we are just, we have a mandatory mask order in place. i'm here in my office of course by myself today but we would all be normally wearing masks and it is mandatory for folks inside both workers as well as

customers and it is mandatory outside if you're in a situation where you may not -- you may be within six feet of someone else. >> do you think the mask mandate will be enough? >> we certainly hope it is enough because the alternatives are to pull back on the opening of some of our businesses, and we know that when we do that we affect the business and importantly we affect the workers. so we are being very vigilant about mask wearing and about also calling out some businesses who have not been enforcing the mask mandate because we feel like we have very few lefrs left before we do have to pull back on business openings which is something we don't want to do. >> and important to note while your city and county have mask ordinances your state does not. before we let you go i want to quickly ask you about mark and

patricia mccloskey the couple whose pictures went viral. they held guns outside their homes during a black lives matter protest last month. the protesters were on their way to your house in this protest. the mccloskeys were charged in week with unlawful use of a weapon. what are your thoughts on those charges? >> you know, that is a legal matter at this point in time. i think that there are strong feelings on both sides of that issue and certainly i do think it is a bit of a distraction from the really hard work that we need to do in our country to repair some of the divisiveness we have and to make sure that everybody does have good opportunities for themselves. at this point it is in the hands of the courts. >> all right. mayor, thank you for your time. our best wishes to you and the people of your city and your state in this crisis. >> up next president trump continues his push to surge federal agents into american cities to deal with protesters and a rise in crime.

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we continue to bring you the latest on that breaking news out of louisville, kentucky where nbc news has confirmed reports of a shooting at a protest there today. it happened as members of the black militia group nfac staged a rally protesting the death of breonna taylor. conservative militia coalitions are also there today countering the demonstrations. it is still not clear whether the shooting was accidental or what the extent of the injuries are. we'll bring you more details as we get them. despite criticism for sending federal agents into portland and washington, d.c. without permission from local officials, president trump announced this week that he would send more federal agents into cities to address a rise in crime. this time to chicago and

albuquerque, new mexico. >> today i am announcing that the department of justice will immediately surge federal law enforcement to the city of chicago. >> our announcement today is a demonstration of our commitment to the men and women who serve as police officers in chicago, albuquerque, and kansas city. >> we just heard attorney barr call it a commitment to police officers in those cities but according to "the washington post" the president's campaign officials say the president wants to, quote, amplify his law and order message to show he is a last bastion of safety for a reeling american public and that u.s. cities ravaged by crime and unrest, which also happen to be heavily democratic, are the right venue. joining me now to discuss, retired u.s. army lieutenant general russell honore commander of joint task force katrina, and 37-year veteran of the armed forces and also with us paul butler former federal prosecutor, georgetown school of law professor, and msnbc legal

analyst. general, thank you for joining us. let's start with you. we are in the second weekend of clashes between protesters and federal agents in portland. local officials there say deployment of these federal resources is escalating the tension. if that is the case, how does this actually end? >> one thing is both sides need to look -- the white house is accomplishing its political objective which is to highlight law and order by sending federal marshals, border patrol and other federal police in there to protect the courthouse. many will question the tactics they are using because they're not just protecting the courthouse. they are moving off that property and going and basically doing snatch and grab picking people off the street in unmarked vehicles. the other thing they are doing is wearing military uniforms which i totally disagree with and the pentagon has spoken up

on this and others. we need to get them out of military uniform and get them back into a police uniform. the last point i'd like to make is look at your political objective. you are playing right into the hand of the 2020 re-election campaign. the stronger you get with your protests at night, the more federal agents they put in there and if you do more, they can mobilize the national guard. so watch what you're doing, black lives matter. make sure you've met your political objectives, that you really get that accomplished if you have your voter registration and get ready for the fall election but continuing to escalate this, they can continue to bring more troops in as well as mobilize the national guard if they want to. so both sides need to do a step back because this is not accomplishing anything, what's happening in portland right now. >> right. but, general, as you say and people need to exercise their right to vote and need to

register to vote but these people are peacefully protesting. is it fair to put equal amounts of blame on either side? >> at this point in time, yes. what is your political objective? the protesters are protesting. it started over justice, over the murder of mr. floyd. and it's continued. it's playing right into the hand of the re-election campaign that want more and more police out there to show they're law and order. what is your political objective? you are not achieving it by continuing to escalate the protest. that is the problem we have. both sides need to step back and, yes, we do have a right to protest. just go protest five blocks away from the federal troops. the nation needs to be focused on the coronavirus and the election not some small protests out in portland. >> paul, what is your response

to the general's point there? >> as we remember, john lewis, this weekend we have to understand the importance of nonviolent protest so certainly we can bring court cases. we can vote. but taking it to the street is what john lewis did very effectively. there is no kwifl ens here. what trump is doing is putting together his own private army composed of federal law enforcement officers to send to cities that are led by his political rivals. he's doing this to intimidate and to score political points. this is what authoritarian governments do. it is not what is supposed to happen in the united states of america. it's un-constitutional and it's unamerican. >> paul, you mentioned taking this to the courts but a judge recently ruled against oregon's

attorney general's lawsuit to get the federal agents out of portland. that attorney general said every american should be concerned about what is happening right now in portland. if it does if we see repeats in other cities what is the recourse? >> the elected district attorneys in philly and baltimore wrote an op-ed this week where they said if what happens in portland happens in their cities, they are going to prosecute those federal agents for violating the law, for crimes. remember what is going on. say you are a nonviolent protester. a nonmarked car rolls up on you. people in camouflage jump out and force you into the car. that is un-constitutional. you don't know what's going on. as far as you're concerned you might being kidnapped. so it is not required that federal agents wear badges and uniforms but they certainly should, again, this is a

dangerous situation. it is not going to end well and has nothing to do with public safety. it is all about trump, his law and order politics, him trying to win re-election. >> retired lieutenant general russell honore and paul butler, thank you so much for your time this afternoon. up next a key development involving the trump administration and immigrant children. we'll have the latest on where we are in the race to find a vaccine. when that happens will it be affordable? stay with us. usaa is made for what's next no matter what challenges life throws at you,

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welcome back. the aclu has filed a lawsuit trying to stop immigrant children from being expelled back to the countries they fled. aclu attorneys say the trump administration had been secretly holding children in unknown hotels in texas refusing to give them access to lawyers. they arrived at the border without their parents. citing directives from the cdc. two attorneys say this he were violently shoved into a hotel elevator by private security contractors after trying to offer help to the children who were seeking asylum. former president jimmy carter will no longer be teaching sunday school in georgia due to the coronavirus pandemic. for nearly 40 years mr. carter has taught at the mayor natha baptist church in plains, georgia. the current pandemic coupled with the 39th's president's age have made it difficult to continue the sunday tradition.

the 95-year-old first began teaching as a teenager. coming up the race to find a vaccine. where we are on the search and what's the plan if we don't have one by early next year? plus a true miracle in the midst of the pandemic. the remarkable story of a new york man who is finally home after 128 days in the hospital and nearly two months on a ventilator, next.

across the globe the race is on to develop a coronavirus vaccine. the virus has now infected close to 16 million people and killed more than 640,000 worldwide. the world health organization says there are at least 25 potential vaccines and clinical trials internationally. one of those is being developed by the vaccine research center here in the u.s. it is expected to enter phase three testing next week. what the american public can expect from a potential treatment.

>> reporter: will the vaccine be affordable and will it be accessible to all? the answer to both questions should be a resounding yes. back in february it didn't do much to put our minds at ease when health and human services secretary alex azar refused to make that guarantee citing the administration's reliance on private sector investments. >> you're saying for sure it will be affordable for anyone who needs it. >> i'm saying we would want to work to make it affordable but we can't control that price because we need the private sector to invest. >> most children will never go without thanks in large part to the federally funded vaccines for children program created in 1993. the program provides vaccines to children who might not be able to pay for them. most adults avoid potential costs as well thanks to the affordable care act which requires that all health insurance providers foot the bill for most vaccines. for those without insurance, who pay out of pocket, the cost of vaccines remains relatively inexpensive. >> joining me now to discuss

this further is cdc adviser dr. william schaffner. dr. schaffner, let's put this race for a vaccine into perspective. we all like seeing good news when it comes to this vaccine. something to hold on to. but how cautious do we need to be about a timeline? >> good to be with you. we should also be a little bit cautious. excited about early developments, but it is a long road to develop a vaccine and things could go off the rails. perhaps the vaccine simply won't work very effectively. we'll just have to see. let's temper our enthusiasm but keep our hope up. >> dr. anthony fauci reemphasized this week he remains skeptical that a vaccine could be available by the end of the year. other health experts are warning the u.s. needs a plan b as cases surge across the country. people are becoming used to this idea after miracle treatment around the corner but what would a plan b look like? >> well, there are two kinds of plan bs.

one is continue prevention. for that we all have to wear our masks, social distancing, avoiding large groups. that could go on quite a long while. that's absolutely fundamental. the other thing is, new treatments. if you get sick, we're already doing better in treating you and there may indeed be other drugs that become available because the treatment trials are currently under way around the world. so on the prevention side keep doing what we're doing and doing it even better. in fact, much better. treatment? we're doing better there. and we hope for even more drugs to do even better. >> this is a public health crisis but you also think of the economic crisis if we're socially distant all the industries that would be affected long term. despite the president's promises and of course billions of

dollars being poured into developing a treatment there seems to be one looming problem and that is persuading people to actually get the shot. some of the latest polls that we're showing people on our screen right now, they show a growing number of people would not get the coronavirus vaccine if it was not get the coronavirus vaccine if it was developed. in fact, 20% of people in this poll that we're showing right now say they would not plan to get vaccinated, 31% unsure. what does this distrust mean for public health? >> well, i think some of it is actually healthy skepticism. after all, new vaccine against a new virus. it will be our responsibilities to be able to communicate very clearly to the public what the advantages of vaccination are. exactly how effective is this vaccine, in which populations, older people, middle aged people, people who have underlying illnesses, and very important, its safety. what do we know about the vaccine on the safety side.

if we can communicate those things very very clearly, then i think we can persuade people to get in the line and roll up their sleeves. >> so many people already refuse to take the flu shot. we have people, even the president who's sewed distrust in vaccines. how can you be so confident people will willingly roll up their sleeves. >> i'm confident we can get the information out, and then if the vaccine really is very effective, you know, data speak, and we can help give voice to those data to persuade people that it's better to be vaccinated than risk being out there unprotected. >> dr. william shatner, some optimism on this saturday. thank you so much. misinformation about covid-19 is sweeping america, perhaps as much as the virus itself, thanks to contradictory statements from white house officials and from the president himself. but covid-19 survivors like larry kelly are pushing back

against all of that noise by sharing their stories of hope and survival. kelly known to his family as miracle larry spent 128 days in the hospital battling coronavirus. i caught up with his friends and family as he prepared to take his first steps out of the hospital this week. larry kelly was not always known as miracle larry. loveable, sure. >> he loves everybody. i mean, he loves his friends. he's got a huge, i mean, you meet him, and you fall in love with him. >> tough, definitely, he doesn't back off at all, he's ferocious when he needs to be. >> the life of this retired teacher, theater aficionado took a terrifying turn, he went to the hospital unable to breathe with chills and a fever. doctors diagnosed larry with covid-19, and what was originally expected to be a short hospital stay stretched into more than 100 days. >> we're going to show you your

room, way up there. wait, i can't go in. >> larry's nurse was learning along with the rest of the world about the coronavirus. >> it was absolutely terrifying to us as clinicians because we were in the very beginning stages of tackling this virus which we knew nothing about. >> larry's condition quickly deteriorated. he was intubated and placed on a ventilator for 51 days. >> it was just surreal and painful and i was envisioning my life as a widow. >> i didn't tell anyone this, but i actually did say good-bye, just in case i didn't see him again. >> patients who are in an icu for an extended period of time can suffer things like delirium, post-traumatic stress, obviously mortality. >> reporter: but soon, larry started living up to his new nickname. he began wiggling his toes. >> you're looking good. >> that's what everybody says. i hope you're right. >> you're alive, you're looking

good. >> oh, my god, honey, you look wonderful. >> squeezing someone's hand, eventually he could video chat with family. then on july 22nd, after 128 days away from home, larry took his first breath of new york city air. >> i survived. so many people didn't, and, you know, i woke up and everybody's wearing a mask. it's like a dystopian society. >> and even though the path forward isn't quite clear, larry is forging ahead this his own miraculous way. >> i was in a very dark place, but something pulled me out. and it's a miracle. >> man, to add to larry's good fortune, we should mention his favorite sport baseball is back this week. i think it's safe to say his family is having a good week. we're so happy to see it. finally some good news, right? we have much more coming up at the top of the hour. i'm going to talk to a high

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portland and louisville. coming up, president trump's attempt to change his tone on coronavirus, the poll showing widespread disdain for his handling of the crisis. a story that would have shaken another administration to its core, the claims our president tried to use the ambassador of great britain. and the st. louis couple who pulled weapons on black lives matters demonstrate str matters demonstrators. nbc news has confirmed reports of a shooting at a protest there today. this incident occurred as the members of the black militia group nnac staged a rally protesting the death of breonna taylor. there are counter protesters, ca cal perry is in louisville with

the latest. >> reporter: this is the nfac, you can see from down here, and we'll walk this line as best we can. the nfac is the not bleeping around coalition. they are an atlanta based black militia. they are heavily armed and they are organizing themselves. they are organizing themselves along this line. you can see more of the members here. i'm just going to step out of the way. this all started around 1:00 p.m. when the police divided the city basically into two parts. this section has black lives matters protesters and it has this nfac militia. we saw this around july 4th. this is the second major action, i would say. if we keep going around this way, you'll see on the other side of the street that has been divided by a heavily armed police force. you have white protesters, you have this militia group,