congressman sally kelly loeffler under attack for her refusal to support the blm movement.. the u the atlanta dream owner about why she continues to not back down. and biden, the focus of tonight's angle but we tore off the lid off of liberal lies about president trump's handling of the coronavirus. the fallout could've been far worse had he not shut down travel early and reopening the economy when he did. hospital systems in a few states were stretched but not overwhelmed. given the democrats' constant wailing of what trump supposedly got wrong, we decided tonight to sketch out what the situation would've looked like had joe biden andoo the democrats bn in chargee instead. first, biden would not have bands travel from band china from biden was still worrying about hurting china's feelings. >> overtly dismissive or spreading misinformation is only going to hurt us and further advantage the spread of the disease. but neither should we panic or fall back on xenophobia, labeling covid-19 a "foreign virus" does not displace accountability for the misjudgments that have been take

tonight, new tactics by the players, wnba owner and senator kelly loeffler refuses to back down to blmone of the few who does refuse to back down and she's here exclusively to tell us why. ♪ >> laura: remember when they told us that the lockdowns would reduce crime? in the wake of these mass protests and riots, we know marder is on the rise in major cities, rates are way up from a 14% and lhs from this time last year and despite this troubling trend, the l.a. county board of supervisors just voted on a proposal to gut its criminal justice system pay let's go live to l.a. where bill is standing by. bill? >> hey, laura, good evening. this proposal is a pretty big talker out here in l.a., it's called "reimagining los angeles county and we in a nutshell, what it would do is potentially strip away about $400 million away from local law enforcement, the sheriff, the dea, the court system and redistribute that money to local social programs in underserved communities, this is going to go on the ballot for voters this november and the l.a. county sheriff says look, there's no sugarcoating this

the wnba got together and wore shirts that said kelly loeffler's opponent and that is an owner of some of their bosses they are rallying against. you can see how unified they th their messaging. they are >> as a professor of communications what has stood out for you agout the me the nba has sent since the season resumed late july? >> it is clear the nba has recognized the humanity in their players. these are not just playerout there to entertain, they are humans who have lives, who haver families, who havends, who are suffering right now when it comes to racial injustice. the nba has made it clear their strategy is to support their players as people first and as employees second. that is the greatest message they are pushing forward. >> mar the buccs walked out wednesday and that was the same day foars ago that the former san francisco quarterback colin kaepernick and not standing for the game anthem. i am curious about the evolution of the nfl during this time and what you expect to see when ths season resu this fall. >> i think you will see a different thing. we talked earlier about

wearing the photo with the opponent of one of their owners that she's running against, senator kelly loeffler of raising the stakes. that's the epitome of not just taking a knee because other folks are taking a knee, but raising the level to a new height of rebellion which honestly the wnba has done for years. they have been the pace setters for the nba in terms of using their platform to speak out for political justice. >> amazing saying vote warnock as owe toesed to one of the co-owners, one of their bosses. wow. dave zirin, thank you. i like the pandemic scruff. thank you. >>> i'm kendis gibson, i'll be back tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. next on velshi, the mayor of jackson, mississippi. and michigan's lieutenant governor. we'll ask about gretchen whitmer visiting with joe biden and her being possibly named as a running mate. running mate into a smaller life? are your asthma treatments just not enough? then see what could open up for you with fasenra. it is not a steroid or inhaler. it is not a rescue medicine or for other eosinophilic conditions. it's an add-on injection for people 12 and up with

kelly loeffler and senator purdue's race. in control of senate. >> our senior senator, david perdue, contrast to the opponent. his opponent has no experience whatsoever. david perdue is ceo. has business experience. has six years in washington where he has been draining the swamp. he has been doing his job. that should go his way without any problem although he is working hard as he should. we all should. only two-ways to run unopposed and scared. he understands that. the other race is fill unexpired term of johnny isakson, our beloved senator who retired last year. kelly leffler is running in that jungle election along with doug collins who is colleague of mine in the house, a fine fellow. both are great republican candidates. i'm sure we'll be able to elect one of those. connell: one thing i noticed watching those races versus the presidential race. we came from north carolina the opposite dynamic is at play. the president is polling better, senator tillis is running for re-election. not here. the president is not polling a

the one here to respond is georgia senator kelly loeffler.hy does abrams keep getting a free pass to spread these type of conspiracy theories? >>se look, laura, everyone who wants to vote in this election that's eligible to vote is going to get the vote. it really is an excuse for why she lost an election in 2018 and she's creating a road map of excuses for biden when president trump gets reelected in november and he is going to get reelected becausein he knows how to create jobs that left everyone in this economy up. he knows how to stand with our law enforcement. he strengthened our military. he helps americans be safe and secure. it's going to be completely evident to be on stage next week and that's what americans want, they want that certainty and security in the communities within their jobs. to talk about voter suppression, talk about the united states postal service. they were distracting from their lack of a platform that lifts all americans up. >> laura: here's what she said last night on msnbc. watch. >> what brian kemp had done in

. >> laura: here to respond as georgia senator kelly loeffler.a free pass to spread these conspiracy theories? >> look, laura everyone who wants to vote in this election who is eligible to vote will get to vote. it is really an excuse why she lost the election in 2018 and she is creating a road map of excuses for biden when president trump gets reelected in november. he is going to get reelected because he knows how to create jobs to lift everyone in the economy up. he knows how to steam at the law enforcement and strengthen the military. he helped americans be safe and secure. that will be completely evident when we get our chance to be onstage next week. that is what americans want. that certainty, that security in their communities and their jobs. this is a distraction to talk about voter suppression, to talk about the united states postal service here they are distracting from their lack of a platform that lifts all americans up. >> laura: here is what she said last night on msnbc, watch. >> what biden can be hidden in plain sight what they h

your team, the atlanta dream is coowned by kelly loeffler.ke out against black lives matter. this is her, i've led the charge against this dangerous organization from the beginning and i will keep fighting their radical agenda. this is her referring to black lives matter. and she does co-own your team. what's your reaction, renee? >> it's the same play. she's a politician that has an election coming up. that's why she wrote the letter originally. that's why she's writing a tweet. everybody is campaigning right now. we just saw the republican national convention. everyone is trying to appeal to their base and that's what she's trying to do, which is why a lot of players have stopped using her name in different things and saying the names of victims that have lost their life to police violence like breonna taylor. >> you're being very gracious about it. do you take it personally? i respect you're doing that. >> right. i don't. i don't take it personally because it's very clear what's happening. you know, she talked about not wanting to get canc

wnba players on the atlanta dream, which is owned by georgia senator kelly loeffler, wore t-shirts atay's game promoting loeffler's democratic challenger wow, at this rate, loeffler might be the first senator to literally get dunked on. a taiwanese airline is offering a three-hour so-called "trip to nowhere" round-trip flight for customers who miss air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic that will feature a michelin starred in-flight meal and free wi-fi. and if you're wondering who would ever risk their life for that, you clearly don't have kids starbucks founder howard schultz warned in an interview yesterday that the u.s. could miss out on the next starbucks if congress doesn't provide additional financial support to small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic completely forgetting the next starbucks is just another starbucks. and finally, kraft is giving away limited edition mac and cheese breakfast boxes this week to encourage people to start their day with mac and cheese. as opposed to what they're currently starting it with - vodka. that was the monologue we got a great show

georgia senator kelly loeffler was talking last night on the story about why we have got to focus narrowlythe unemployment crisis. listen. >> they know that people are hurting. but they also know that people want to get back to work. we want to do it safely. that's why we have been looking at a package that's very focused at jobs, kids, and healthcare, and making sure that this all works together safely. we need to make sure that we aren't providing incentives for people to stay home. the current democrat package has a $3 trillion price tag on it. we just passed $3 trillion of relief. we still need to deliver about a trillion dollars worth of that in the meantime, we need to fix the issues around unemployment. people are unemployed through no fault of their own. they are facing evictions. i think that's where the president wants to focus. >> the blame game out of washington, d.c. is so exhausting right now. it's like something is hemorrhaging out of your body and someone else is focusing on putting a band aid somewhere else. i think what's so disheartening as well the democrats refused to

senator loeffler who has been very outspoken about everybody t standingtention during the anthem and not usinsports as the platform we are discussing. the wnba got together and wore shirts that said kelly loeffler'spponent and th is bosses they are rallying against. you can see hounified they are and how forward they are with their messaging. >> as a professor of out for you about the message the nba has sent since the season resumed late july? >>t is clear e nba has recognized the humanity in their players. these are nojust players out there to entertain, they are humans who have lives, whhave families, who have friends, who are suffering right now when it comes toracial injustice. the nba has made it clear their strategy is to support their players aspeople first and as employees second. that is the greatest message they are pushing forward. >> ark the buccs walked out wednesday and that wathe same day four years ago thatthe former san francisco quarterback colin kaepernick was seen sitting before a game and not standing for the anthem. i am curious about the evolution of the nfl during this time and what you expect to see when the season resumes this fall. >> i think you will see a