house coronavirus task force recommendations from august 9th, a document obtained by the "atlanta journal-constitution." it reads there is widespread and expanding community viral spread. and there is no significant improvement in the atlanta metro area with continues high levels of new cases at a plateau. mitigation efforts must increase. governor brian kemp's office fired back sending cnn a list of its ongoing efforts to combat the spread of the virus saying in part, quote, the dph lab has been working around the clock and that governor kemp continues to rely on datas science and the public health service. >> georgia should roll back. i definitely think georgia should roll back. >> reporter: the atlanta mayor says it's too soon for students to be in classrooms. >> and we're already in our state, as schools have reopened, kids are getting infected, and it's in my opinion, this is my opinion, as a parent, it's more disruptive to think you're sending your child into a situation. and then have to pull them all back out. >> reporter: courtney smith pulled her daughters out of the public schools in atlant

a report from the white house coronavirus task force obtained by "the atlanta journal-constitution" warnsnding community spread in georgia. cnn's natasha chen is live in atlanta with more. what have you learned, natasha? >> well, alisyn, the task force report suggests georgia should be doing a lot more, including closing bars and gyms. now, georgia governor brian kemp is upset about this. he called this pandemic politics on the part of the media. he emphasized the positive progress being made. now, it is true that a seven-day moving average of new cases has come down since late july, but is still averaging more than 2,000 new cases a day. the white house coronavirus task force has a dire warning to georgia and kentucky, as new cases of coronavirus continue to climb and schools continue to tackle reopening. georgia is seeing the high test daily numbers of coronavirus cases per capita. the state's governor is lashing out, over a leaked report from the task force obtained by "the atlanta journal-constitution," warning georgia needed to take stronger measures. >> this is what's so frustrating

united states just last week in georgia violence broke out of where state prison where the atlanta journal constitution reports that quote tensions were running high due to cope with 192 people incarcerated at the prison have died of the disease while 22 inmates and 32 employees have tested positive so with covert 19 on fire inside us per.

united states just last week in georgia violence broke out of where state prison where the atlanta journal constitution reports that quote tensions were running high due to cope with 192 people incarcerated at the prison have died of the disease while 22 inmates and 32 employees have tested positive so with covert 19 on fire inside us prisons exposing even more horrors of our prison industrial complex i think that's a good place to start watching the hawks. what's going on in a city streets. that are so let's see this is this joyce state see a. great city desolate systemic deception is so. which i will so when you feel. and welcome everyone watching the hawks i am tyrone and i want to hear from and joining us today to discuss the state of u.s. prisons as we get deeper into the 1st year of the cobra 1000 pandemic is the president of the n.w. slepian georgia mr james wood all and dr andre m. perry author and fellow at the metropolitan policy program at the brookings institute thank you both for coming on today. so look over probably have overcrowding lack of proper medical care or unsanitary living condi

the white house task force recommendation obtained by the atlanta journal constitution says georgia shouldg more to fight the virus. >> georgia, texas, florida leads cases per capita. >> we need to be absolutely diligent to adherence to public health recommendations or else we could get flares and outbreaks. one person who spent hours at a bar at sturgis has tested positive for covid-19. hundreds of thousands of people attended that rally and health experts are worried it could turn out to be a super spreader event. >> massachusetts plans to require flu vaccine for students to remain enrolled. in detroit teachers authorized a potential strike over coronavirus safety fears. the new york. >>> take a listen to what the president said when asked about quanon. >> at the crux of this is you are secretly saving the world from this titanic cult. does that sound like something you are behind? >> well, i haven't heard that but is that supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing? i don't know much about the movement other than i understand they like me very much. >> a bad thing or a good thing? it's a

. >> and the essay that you wrote was for "the atlanta journal constitution" and note that college studentsin risky behaviors. it has not transpired in a pandemic. do you trust that college students around the country can avoid parties and other risky social gatherings? do you think being called out as some university heads are doing publicly and suspending some of them is the right step? >> i do. i think when you see evidence of it, there are these videos you wake up on a weekend morning, sunday, monday and find out that people have been congregating, they have no recourse but to clamp down on them with a variety of penalties, of course. if the appeal is not going to work up front then you have to come down on them when they're caught doing that. there is no doubt that many, many students will comply and are complying. the problem with this covid pandemic is that it doesn't take too many people to create what's called a super cluster or a super spreading event so my fingers are crossed. i also think a big part of the control measures to involve students, student government leaders in conco

"the atlanta journal-constitution" received the recommendations for the state, which argued on august 9th, there is widespread community spread. and the current policies are not enough. the report calling for a mask mandate and other measures. advice that brian kemp hasn't followed. the governor's office says he continues to rely on data. and this is about saving the lives and livelihoods of all georgians. >> places that do well on public health, can get the economy going much faster and better. >> athena jones, cnn, new york. >>> let's talk about the developments with shawn griffith. she is emeritus professor and in the inquiry outbreak in 2003. thank you for coming on. >> good morning. let's talk about the united states being in a bad place. 200,000 deaths may occur by labor day. there's been 100,000 deaths per day for two weeks. what is your assessment of the situation for the united states? >> these figures are obviously worrying. more needs to be done to get on top of this. the unfortunate thing about this virus is it's continued to spread globally, and particularly in the u.s. y

we now have reporting from "the atlanta journal constitution" that three staff members and some students tested positive. your thoughts? >> it doesn't price me. i was out with two of my children this week, watching them finnell the with their masks. it's 90-plus degrees here in georgia, and it's difficult to expect children to adhere. my belief is schools should offer virtual-only sessions, so parents can make the choices, but also extend the options to our teachers as well. >> mayor bottoms, i really want to ask you about the vice president stuff, but i had a young man on my show an hour ago named edward aguilar, he's in alpharetta where they have distributed 890,000 units of personal protection unit. he doesn't even have a driver's license. he has a group of drivers at his disposal. he wants to get in touch with your office. i pledged to him that i'm going to tell you about him. i don't know if you've read about him, but this young man would love to partner with your office about helping to distribute ppe in atlanta. >> i saw him. what an inspiration, we would absolutely love to partne

>> reporter: dana, the principal sent a letter to families which was shared with the atlanta journal constitution saying that at least six students and three staff members had been in the space and had tested positive this past week. as you said it comes on the heels of the disturbing photo posted online. when the photo came out the superintendent did address that saying it does not look good and let me read a little bit from the better to the families. he said class change that is look like this may especially in a school of more than 2,000 students and that this situation complies with the path to recovery for k-12 schools. noting that this is a five-minute passing period between class and stated that the department of public health said the real risk to covid happens within six feet of someone who is sick for about 15 minutes. that being said the image causes anxiety for people seeing it including the mayor of atlanta. >> it doesn't surprise me. i was out with two of my children this week and watching them fidget with the mask in 90-plus degrees in georgia and very difficult to expect children

atlanta journal constitution on the right, unify his party and nation. star tribune from minnesota left-hand side, battle for soul of a nation. biden aims to unify a count. and detroit free press, biden, i am ready. from lincoln nebraska, lincoln journal star, a vow to unite, biden accepts democratic nominations, says he will overcome darkness. and the right, oregonian from portland, oregon, biden calls for national unity. look at excellent photo they put above the fold on the front page. biden and harris in the middle, arms in the air, both wearing masks. fireworks behind them, would be first lady and second gentleman flanking them like choreographed morris dancers. such a good shot on the cover of the oregonian. even when you get big history making, full page above the fold moments like this, news context is still inescapable. you did see a little bit of this in the papers we just showed from all over. i think it leaps out most though from the papers that have really big, national reach. for example, "new york times" front page, all the way across the

georgia, coronavirus cases are severalling, a report from the task force leaked to the atlanta journal constitution, the highest rate% 100 those people. >> they are recommending that social gatherings be recommended for ten or fewer and that includes family members. this is not same to go visit family. >> they are ramp ing up efforts. it is a morning a handful of schools using saliva based tests on students. some fear off campus gatherings will be hard to contain it. >> the food and drug administration delayed an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat the coronavirus. it came from the nais' top health officials who said there is not enough evidence showing the treatments effectiveness with covid-19 patients. the food and drug administration had planned to release the authorization last week. >> the department of defense is collecting 8,000 units from patients recovered.>> san francisco could be taken off the state's coronavirus monitoring list. governor new some points to being taken off the list. schools and businesses could possibly reopen. while the numbers are looking bett

a document obtained by the atlanta journal constitution. it reads, there is widespread and expanding community, viral spread. and there is no significant improvement in the atlanta metro area, with continued high levels of new cases at a plateau. mitigation efforts must increase. governor brian kemp's office fired back. sending cnn a list of its ongoing efforts to combat the virus. saying, in part, quote the dph lab has been working around the clock with multiple shifts since early summer. and that governor kemp continues to rely on data, science, and the public health advice of the public health-l director. in a state seeing at least 3,000 new cases every day over the last month, the atlanta mayor says it's too soon for students to be in classrooms. >> we're seeing it, already, in our state. in schools that reopened, kids are getting infected. and it's, in my opinion, this is my opinion as a parent, it's more disruptive to think you're sending your child into a situation. and then, have to pull them all back out. >> courtney smith pulled he

house coronavirus task force recommendations from august 9 th, a document obtained by the atlanta journal constitution. it reads, there is wide spreed and expanding community viral spread and there is no significant improvement in the atlanta metro area with continued high levels of new cases at a plateau. mitigation efforts must increase. governor brian kemp's office fired back, sending cnn a list of its ongoing efforts to combat the coronavirus, saying in part, the dph lab has been working around the clock with multiple shifts since early summer and that governor kemp continues to rely on data, science, and the public health advice of the state's public health director. >> georgia should roll back. i definitely think georgia should roll back. >> reporter: in a state seeing at least 3,000 new cases every day over the last month, the atlanta mayor says it's too soon for students to be in classrooms. >> and we're seeing it already in our state as schools have reopened. kids are getting infected, and it's, in my opinion, this is my opinion as a parent, it's more disruptive to think you're sending your c

this is from the atlanta journal constitution. 216 employees -- this is a school district. 216 employees have already tested positive and are in quarantine as they prepare for the new school year. so teachers are not going to get sick. they are already sick, and you have in the states of georgia and florida, governors, than these pieces of information that are from the people they are supposed to be governing. >> if you look at the economic reality of the -- a lot of the students that i are multigenerational families and they're going to be carriers. they may be okay. if they contract it. man childr many children haven't been. but they're going to be carriers in multigenerational families and people are going to die. and the public health damage that has been done by this president -- we respect public health officials. we revere the information they give us in terms of protecting our health. he has taken a 2 by 4 to the public health standards in this country, and by the way n the process, millions on of people are losing their health insurance, and while he is in court trying to make s

the "atlanta journal-constitution" reports that governor brian kemp is going to sign an executive order allowing some places to impose a mask mandate. this is the same governor who sued personally mayor keisha lance bottoms to block her and her mask mandate. the new order will allow cities to impose a mandate if they meet health-related metric. >>> to new jersey where governor murphy says the state has an express desire to open schools for in-person lesson, but -- and there is a but. we'll go to nbc's cori coffin for more on this. she's in elizabeth, new jersey. >> good morning. i'll talk about the overarching news and what it means. it is a pretty major development, i'll call it. not necessarily a role reversal but major development, the governor originally saying he wants all 2,500 schools to reopen with in-person classes after pushback from several districts and teachers unions. he has decided virtual learning for some districts will be allowed. they can prove they don't have proper ppe and enough supplies. they don't have the adequate ventilation that's needed, that sort of thing. n

the "atlanta journal constitution" is reporting the task force sent a warning to the state of georgia that it is simply not doing enough. there is widespread and expanding community viral spread. cnn's martin savage is joining us wise from atlanta with the latest. martin, what else are you learning of this memo and is there any response from the governor who everyone knows now has resisted many health recommendations all along? >> this report is without a doubt a double slam against governor brian kemp. number one, it's very blunt in saying you're just not getting the job done. and number two, this is coming from president trump's coronavirus task force. brian kemp is a staunch supporters of president trump so it has a real political sting to it, as well. going through some of the language, listen to this. current mitigation efforts not having a sufficient impact. in other words, what you're doing isn't working. the task force is finally recommending that the state have a mask mandate, period. that is something the governor has pushed back continuously on. georgia allows nightclubs in

it comes as the "atlanta journal-constitution" offers new concerns, that georgia's current policies areot enough to stop the state's widespread and expanding cases, recommending bars and clubs in areas should cloerks something we asked the u.s. surgeon general this past week. >> closing bars, closing down or limiting indoor dieting. >> should those be rolled back in your opinion? >> one thing we know is people will find a way to go out and so we need the people of georgia to understand the importance of social distancing. >> that was nbc's blayne alexander for us in atlanta. >>> joining us now, dr. howard koe. dr. koe, thanks for being here. i want to jump right in. what should students be doing with regard to school in the fall? >>> well, cori, it's fair to say we're still in the public health fight of our livens with all the schools struggling to reopen, the flu season on the horizon. we have over 5 million cases as you've noted and 170,000 deats.s cases and deaths have declined slightly, but that's like saying the speed of a runaway car has declined to 100 miles an hour. we need to m

death toll this week the governor is praising his state's testing efforts despite the "atlanta journal constitution" reporting recommendations the from the white house task force urged the governor to boost mitigation measures since the state's infection rate has nearly doubled the national average. >> you're going to tell me a data that governor is looking at is the right data the? because if it is we wouldn't be in the top five with other states twice, three times, four times the state of georgia. >> reporter: california at a his heartening milestone. the state recording more cases than any other state in the country. more than 600,000. >> we're not out of the wood. >> reporter: for 53 straight days florida counting new cases daily. there are growing concerns in illinois which is reporting its highest number of cases since may. one note hospitalizations across the country are declining. >> this virus hasn't changed. it was the same as it was before. doing very substantial damage to the country. we really have to be very focused on mask use, avoiding large gatherings, social distancing, this plate

>> before we go, i want to share with everybody this great "atlanta journal-constitution" cartoon by mike lucavic. this is the tribute he published for congressman john lewis showing lewis making one final walk on a bridge holding a sign that says simply "vote." >>> with coronavirus on the rise, they want to see something. >>> also, lawmakers are nowhere reaching an agreement on coronavirus relief measures. >>> and a historic and successful splashdown off the coast of florida as the american astronauts onboard the spacex mission return to earth. >>> good morning, everybody. it is monday, august 3rd, and i'm yasmin vossoughian. we've investigate a lot to cover this morning. we're going to begin with the wave of new coronavirus cases spreading across the country. from coast to coast, the number of confirmed cases jumped by about 2 million during the month of july. the u.s. ended the month with about 4.5 million infections, up from 2 million at the end of june. the previous high was april when 880,000 new cases were recorded. data shows cases of the virus are picking up. illinois is rei

state is georgia got singled out by the president white house coronavirus task force, the atlanta journal constitution obtained a report that said that georgia is not doing enough to stop, quote, widespread and expanding community viral spread, quote. the report also said the state spread remains nearly double the average. cnn's martin savidge is live in atlanta. and martin, when you read this report, it is jaw-dropping and what else does it say? why are we just hearing about this. >> reporter: this was not a public report. it was leaked, apparently and the ajc was able to get a copy of it and made it known. it is jaw-dropping as you said, because it is so damning of the governor and his policies, brian kemp, to bring coronavirus under control. the language is so blunt. it said current mitigation efforts not having a sufficient impact. in other words whatever you're doing, it is not doing it. you have to do better. and it goes on to say that georgia needs to have a statewide mask mandate. that is something that the governor has been adamantly opposed against. something he went and has feuded with the

house coronavirus task force recommendations from august 9th, a document obtained by the atlanta journal constitution. it reads, there is widespread and expanding community viral spread and there is no significant improvement in the atlanta metro area, with continued high levels of new cases at a plateau. mitigation efforts must increase. governor brian kemp's office fired back, sending cnn a list of its ongoing efforts to combat the spread of the virus, saying in part, quote, the dph lab has been working around the clock with multiple shifts since early summer and that governor kemp continues to rely on data, science and the public health advice of the state's public health director. >> georgia should roll back. i definitely think georgia should roll back. >> reporter: the state seeing at least 3,000 new cases every day over the last month, the atlanta mayor says it's too soon for students to be in classrooms. >> we're seeing it already in our state as schools have reopened, kids are getting infected and in my opinion, this is my opinion as a parent, it's more disruptive to think you're sending your

. >>> now to georgia where the "atlanta journal constitution" newspaper reports that the current policies are not enough to handle the surge in coronavirus cases there. cnn's martin savage is in atlanta with more. quite a warning to come directly from the administration's own task force. >> good morning, jim, you're right. it's a stinging rebuke against governor kemp on two fronts. the report says bluntly, you're not doing enough and this comes directly from president trump's task force. there's a strong political sting to all of this. the language is pretty much blunt. current mitigation efforts not having sufficient impact. the task force very much recommends the state mandate mask wearing all across the state. that's something the governor has been adamantly against. georgia allows clubs, bars, gyms to be open with restrictions, but this task force is saying, no you can't do that. in those counties that are hardest hit you have to shut them down. georgia allows restaurants to pretty much serve as many people as possible. as long as they're six feet apart. this report says no, you have

with everybody this great atlanta journal constitution cartoon by mike lucavic. this is the tribute he published for congressman john lewis showing lewis making one final walk on a bridge holding a sign that says simply "vote." >>> welcome to a special hour of "kasie dc" dedicated to the 2020 election and countdown to presidential pick. if you're joe biden, the road ahead looks pretty smooth. you're polling well ahead of an incumbent president who despite getting out to an historic fundraising start is pausing ads as they rethink faltering strategy. despite attacking his age, mental acuity, his son, they have yet to land a serious blow on the president. now biden is adding a new target weighing how to way out the ticket without giving the trump campaign too much to work with. i'd like to bring in my panel, david plouffe, former campaign manager and robert gibbs former white house press secretary for obama administration. they are all msnbc contributors or analysts. it's great to have you all on board tonight. david plouffe, let me start with you for the broad pic

according to a document obtained by the atlanta journal constitution, the coronavirus task force warnings georgia's current policies are not enough to stop the state's widespread and expanding community viral spread urging leaders to close night clubs, bars, and gyms in high risk counties and implement a statewide mask mandate. this week georgia governor brian kemp withdrew his lawsuit against atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms, a legal showdown over atlanta's mask mandate and covid restrictions. in a new executive order today, the governor will allow local leaders to require masks but says they cannot force businesses to comply. it comes amid new concerns in the classroom. in cherokee county, georgia, where students returned to class last week, there are 110 confirmed cases with more than 1,600 quarantined. >> very uneasy feeling. >> reporter: after just one week, hillary porter decided to keep her daughter at home. >> to send your child for six to eight hours a day into a -- what i've heard some people refer to as a war zone with this illness, it just creates a new havoc in your life. >

the atlanta journal constitution obtained the white house coronavirus task force's recommendations for which argued on august 9th there is widespread expanding community viral spread. and the states' current policies are not enough. the report calling for a mask mandate and other measures. advice governor brian kemp so far hasn't followed. in a statement to cnn, the governor's office said he continues to rely on data and the advice of the state's health commissioner and that this fight is about protecting the lives and livelihoods of all georgians. >> there's a misunderstanding that somehow there's a tradeoff between lives and livelihoods. there isn't. places that do well on protecting public health can get their economy going much faster and much better. >> reporter: and speaking of those white house coronavirus cask force recommendations for georgia, one of the main ones is a mask mandate, something the vast majority of americans support but that governor brian kemp has so far strenuously resisted. georgia is one of only a dozen states without a statewide mask requirement. jim? >> cn

widespread and expanding community viral spread in that state in a report obtained by the atlanta journal constitution newspaper the task force as. >>the state's current policies are not enough to stop the spread of covid-19. they strongly recommend georgian access statewide mandate to wear masks something the governor brian kemp has refused to do. the report goes on to say that businesses such as night clubs and gyms which are currently open with some restrictions should close in high-risk areas. tonight, spain is reimposing strict social distancing guidelines after cases spiked across the country almost 3,000 cases reported in just the last 24 hours clubs and bars will need to close live concert are now banned. even smoking outdoors is forbidden. most smokers maintain at least a 6 foot distance from others. this comes amid a rising trend of regional outbreaks around spain's 2 largest cities. madrid and barcelona. >>time now for schools. all right jason dumas says off and i'm doing sports tonight with some news that broke yesterday tight end george kittle. >>re signed with the san francisco. forty-ni

death toll this week, the governor is praising his state's testing efforts, despite the atlanta journal constitutionorting that recommendations from the white house task force urged the governor to boost mitigation measures since the state's infection rate is nearly double the national average. >> you're going to tell me that the data that the governor is looking at and examining is the right data? if it is, we wouldn't be in the top five with other states that are twice, three times or four times the size the state of georgia. >> reporter: california now at a disheartening milestone after taking a one-two punch from the virus the state recording more cases than any other state in the country, more than 600,000. >> we're not out of the woods. >> reporter: for 53 straight days, florida counting more than 4,000 new cases daily. there are growing concerns in illinois which is reporting its highest number of cases since may. one potentially promising note, hospitalizations across the country are declining. >> this virus hasn't changed. it's the same as it was before and doing very substantial damage to

a document obtained by the atlanta journal constitution. it reads there is widespread and expanding community viral spread. and there is no significant improvement in the atlanta metro area with continued high levels of new cases at a plateau mitigation efforts must increase. governor brian kemp's office fired back sending cnn a list of its ongoing efforts to combat the spread of the virus. >>saying in part quote the dph lab has been working around the clock with multiple shifts since early summer. and that governor camp continues to rely on data science and the public health advice of the state's public health director. >>georgia's ship rolled back. i definitely think georgia should roll back in a state seeing at least 3,000 new cases every day over the last month the atlanta mayor says it's too soon for students to be in classrooms and we we're seeing that already announced a as schools reopen. kids are getting infected and it's in my opinion this is my opinion as a parent. it's more disruptive to think you're sending your challenges situa

on the right, that's the "atlanta journal constitution." biden aims to unify his party and nation. here's another couple. the "minneapolis star tribune" from minnesota on the left-hand side. battle for the soul of the nation. biden aims to unify a wounded country. and then the "detroit free press" on the right there from michigan. biden: i am ready. here's one from lincoln, nebraska, the lincoln journal star. a vow to unite. biden accepts democratic nomination, says he will overcome darkness. and then on the right, that's the oregonian from portland, oregon. biden calls for national unity. look at that excellent photo that they essentially put right up at the top -- above the fold on the front page. that's biden and harris in the middle, arms in the air, both wearing masks, fireworks behind them. the would-be first lady and second gentleman flanking them like they're choreographed morris dancers in that shot. that's such a good shot on the cover of the oregonian. that said, even when you get big, you know, history-making, full-page, above the fold moments like this, news context is

. >> before we go i want to share with everybody this great atlanta journal constitution ca >>> bracingnas hunkering down this morning after the tropical storm skirts florida, packing powerful winds and rain. >>> extraordinarily widespread the sobering new assessment of the pandemic from a top u.s. official as lawmakers hit a walf bill >> hurdle back to earth from the historic mission that could reshape the future of space travel >>> good morning on this monday.

that's according to the atlanta journal constitution newspaper. you don't see any masks there and no social distancing. and in another county, photos of packed hallways. most of the students there without masks either. joining me is blayne alexander who is following all these developments for us from atlanta. it's good to see you. i want to start with the nuts and bolts. are these schools where we're seeing these outbreaks, including elementary school kids, closing back down? are they just quarantining the kids? what's happening? >> well, chris, so here's how the district is handling this. of the schools impacted, they're doing contact tracing and they are essentially isolating those students or those individuals who may have come in close contact with those individuals who tested positive. so for instance, in one of those classes, they are quarantining, for instance, a handful of students in that same class. a handful of after-school students and the teacher themselves. but the district said the case didn't require the closure of the entire class

, the white house coronavirus task force warning georgia, in a report obtained by the "atlanta journal constitution" that small gains are fragile. thousands of k-12 students across the country have been asked to quarantine, including nearly 2,000 in mississippi. >> if we want to keep our kids in school, if we want to keep our colleges open, if we want to have an opportunity to have college football, we have to remain vigilant. >> a considerable number of college students in that state have tested positive, including more than a dozen athletes at ole miss. notre dame, which has announced hundreds of cases, now says five of those are football players. colleges in at least 17 states now reporting positive cases. >> each university not only has to do entrance testing, but we talk to every university about doing surge testing. you have to do 5,000 samples in one day or 10,000 samples in one day. >> several university of connecticut units evicted from their dorms after an on-campus party where the schools says students were not wearing masks, were closely assembled, and endangering not only their health

. >> before we go, i want to share with everybody this great "atlanta journal-constitution" cartoon byike lucavic. this is the tribute he published for congressman john lewis showing lewis making one final walk on a bridge holding a sign that says simply "vote." >>> with coronavirus on the rise, they want to see something. >>> also, lawmakers are nowhere reaching an agreement on coronavirus relief measures. >>> and a historic and successful splashdown off the coast of florida as the american astronauts onboard the spacex mission return to earth.

the atlanta journal constitution obtaining recommendations from the white house coronavirus task force for the state of georgia saying that current policies in the state are not enough. the report found georgia's rate of spread was nearly double the national average and strongly recommended a massik mandate whh the governor refused to do. dr. fauci said scientists are working on a possible plan "d" in the race for a coronavirus vaccine, an approach involving vaccinating healthy volunteers and then infecting them with a strain that researchers created. i want to bring in cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. the fact that recommendations are ignored this might be the direction that things go but tell us how exactly this would work. >> i got to tell you, i was on the phone with dr. fauci earlier today and he could not emphasize enough that this is -- what we are doing now is a contingency of a preliminary maybe and people don't want to do challenge trials but be prepared if we end up doing them so a challenge trial as you mentioned is where you intentionally -- you vaccinate

will host more than 20,000 fans at its games this fall, even though, according to "the atlanta journal constitution says georgia has the highest rate of new cases in the entire country. this as the world health organization warns that goebely it is young adults that are increasingly driving the spread of the virus. here with the medical perspective is dr. patel, nbc news medical contributor, former adviser in the obama white house. dr. patel, i feel like we're -- we're just in a cul-de-sac here repeating ourselves. it seems pretty obvious to every public health official the concern on the college campuses. we dodged a bullet on the college campuses when the pandemic began because spring break was happening, so we never full y realized the potential threat of this. is this memorial day weekend 2.0? >> yeah, you're absolutely right. hopefully not just 2.0 but maybe the warnings from the schools that have opened can be at least a bit of a kind of clarion call across the country. i'm a little concerned that not only do you have the world health organization as you cited, but we have studies, uc san fra

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