has determined that nascar driver bubba wallace was not the target of a hate crime. investigators say the noose found in his garage had been there since last october, months before wallace was assigned that stall. according to nascar, the rope was used to pull the garage door closed. wallace, the sports only black top-circuit driver says he doesn't care how long it's been there, it's still a noose. >> trevor: what an emotional rollercoaster. it turns out, there was a noose in the garage, but it wasn't left there as a message to bubba wallace. it was used to close a garage door. and i'm going to be honest with you, i am just relieved. i'm relieved, because for a story involving a noose, this is the best possible outcome. it wasn't a hate crime against bubba wallace, and it wasn't a hoax, like jussie smollett, because the country didn't need any of that right now. i mean, we've already got police brutality videos going viral every day, protests in the streets. and on top of all of that, there's a pandemic that you think has gone away, and then it comes back with a venge

committed, when a suspected noose was found in the stall of nascar's only top tier black driver, bubba wallaceetermining the rope was just a pulley and had been there since last fall. tonight wallace appearing on cnn, seeming skeptical of the investigation's results. >> of what was hanging in my garage is not a garage during. it was a noose. it was a noose, whether tied in 2019 or whatever, it was a noose. so it wasn't directed at me. somebody tied a noose. that's what i'm saying. >> it's a turning point that has rocked the world of racing and beyond. >> banned confederate flag not allowed anywhere in sight. >> new developments after that noose was found in nascar driver bubba wallace's garage. >> bubba wallace was on the "view", talking about the moment he learned about the suspected noose. >> obviously, i was hurt. i was sad that people would go to those measures. i wouldn't say i'm shocked, because we see this stuff that goes on in the world. >> the noose in america long symbolizes racial violence. it is the symbol of essentially racial terrorism. >> all this as america continues to reckon

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no federal crime was committed after an apparent noose was found hanging inside nascar driver bubba wallace's garage. he's the circuit's only full-time black driver. a member of his team found the rope hanging sunday at talladega. an area restricted to only essential personnel, nascar stepping up security for wallace. the fbi reviewing evidence, finding, "the noose was in that garage as early as october 2019." adding, "nobody could have known mr. wallace would be assigned to garage number four last week." what appeared to be a hate-fueled act led to an incredible show of solidarity. before the race monday, drivers and pit crews from every team marching along with wallace's number 43 car. wallace clearly emotional. it's been about two weeks since wallace pushed nascar to ban the confederate flag from all races and events. something brad daugherty, one of nascar's few black team owners, says signals a new age for the sport. >> if you're not apart of this movement, you're going to be left in the wake. and nascar has taken a huge stance on changing a lot of things, the perception of nascar over t

here's nbc's sam brock. >> reporter: in a sign of solidarity. >> has rallied around bubba wallace. >>eporter: in a rejection of racism. nascar drivers walk alongside bubba wallace's car, number 43, overcome we motion. >> reporter: a despicable act by someone. >> reporter: less than 24 hours earlier a noose was found in his garage stall, prompting this response, i will not give in, nor will i back down, i will continue to proudly stand for what i believe in nascar confirming to nbc news that no fans have access to that garage only a few essential personnel. the organization vowing to investigate and declaring we are angry and outraged, and cannot state strongly enough how seriously we take this heinous act. the fbi is already on scene tonight with the u.s. attorney in birmingham investigating possible violations of federal law. >> shut these haters up. >> reporter: today's race, the first opportunity for general admission fans to get back on the track and the first test of a confederate flag ban, championed with by wallace -- it's about walking into an event and feeling uncomfortable.

anymore reaction from nascar and bubba wallace's team tonight? >> reporter: well, david, tonight, a member of wallace's team tweeted they're relieved this was a, quote, huge misunderstanding. remember, bubba wallace never saw it himself. nascar saying they will continue to investigate to see why that rope was fashioned like a noose, but they are relieved and thankful to learn that this does not appear to be an intentional racist act against wallace. david? >> victor oquendo leading us off tonight. victor, thank you. >>> of course, the other major story we're following tonight, the alarming surge of coronavirus. new records set in texas, california and arizona. dr. anthony fauci today causing it a disturbing surge. hospitalizations are up in 21 states. texas, for example, with more than 5,000 cases in just the past 24 hours. texas children's hospital now prepared to take in adult patients. california with the highest daily increase ever, more than 5,000 new cases there. and florida tonight with more than 3,000 new cases, two more counties now votin

>>> nascar's bubba wallace speaking out the still unanswered questions about that noose found in his garage stall. >>> and a wish come true the family flight inspiring america. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie in for lester tonight a deepening crisis as the coronavirus comes on strong across the south and the west the map tells the tale 13 states setting record highs for new cases in just the past week and even more alarming, seven states setting records for hospitalizations the cdc today projected the death toll in this country could climb to 150,000 in less than a month nbc's joe fryer leads us off. >> reporter: across the country states are shattering coronavirus records with more than 36,000 cases today in the u.s. the highest one-day total yet. today in florida a record 5,500 new cases, while california has seen a 29% jump in hospitalizations in just two weeks and in texas the governor sounding the alarm, speaking with cbs affiliate kbtx. >> because the spread is so rampant right now there is never a reason for you

questions. >> the special agents combing the garage stalls at talladega are gone, but for driver bubba wallace>> i was relieved like so many others it wasn't targeted towards me. >> the relief of an fbi investigation showing no hate crime still leaves concern about what was found in his garage. this morning wallace spoke with "today's" craig melvin. >> the photo evidence i have in my possession of what was in our garage is exactly a garage tool, that is a noose. >> reporter: nascar declined to release the photo shared with wallace. >> the evidence we had it was clear we needed to look into this. >> reporter: fbi video evidence revealing the rope was in the garage at least as early as october 2019, well before wallace's team arrived and months before his call for a ban on the confederate flag this youtube video posted in december appears to show that same garage stall with a pull rope hanging from it in the shape of a noose it's not known if this is the same video seen by the fbi but nascar confirms it checked all the stalls at talladega and one, bubba wallace's had a pull rope configured into

i know nascar banned the confederate flag, bubba wallace really pushed this.confederate flag was still around. someone flew a plane with it overhead. you can see the picture right there. it was outside the track as well. so, look, it's definitely still an issue for nascar. >> i don't think anybody expected this to be moved with the wave of a hand that, the edict comes down from nascar and all the flags just disappear. i think we should salute bubba wallace for taking on what he had to know was going to be a big institutional and cultural fight. these things don't change overnight and don't change without some ugliness. we're starting the see some of the ugliness. hopefully this is as bad as it gets and people will realize what they actually love about nascar is not connected to this symbol of hatred, that they can enjoy the sport, be with each other, do the tailgating and everything else without having to -- if somebody says to you on some level, somebody who enjoys the sport as much as you do, hey, you stepped on your foot, you poured beer on my lap. you say,

standing anywhere but alone nascar's president said he was the first person to talk to bubba wallace about the news he said it was a difficult moment for him. it was a difficult moment for me. he also said whoever's responsible for this act will be banned from the sport for life savannah >> sam, thank you. >>> and calls for racial justice growing in atlanta today where members of the public paid respects to rayshard brooks. here's nbc's blayne alexander. >> reporter: lying in a shining gold casket, the body of rayshard brooks arrived at atlanta's ebenezer baptist church where dr. martin luther king jr. once served as pastor tomorrow his daughter will speak at brooks' memorial service today people waiting at times in the rain to pay their respects. >> it's about a stand of solidarity versus white versus black, cop versus non-cop it's humanity versus inhumanity. >> reporter: brooks who died ten days ago during a police encounter in a wendy's parking lot has become the latest rallying cry for those demanding police reform in atlanta the city's police department acknowledges a higher tha

richard petty, age 82, come out of retirement go up and hugged bubba wallace.would be roughly equivalent -- not exactly but it roughly equivalent to babe ruth going up and hugging jackie robinson after he broke the color line of baseball back in 1948. you didn't see a racist response, you saw a massive antiracist response by essentially an overwhelming white, s overwhelmingly southern and probably very conservative group of people and that's what we ought to celebrate. i think is the glass half-full or half-empty on racism, i think where don's the last few drops of racism and your people on the left, the glass of water werend old faithful, the big guys are just gushing all might and all day long. >> tucker: nicely put, these are people of goodwill and decency and the left uses their goodwill and decency against them, which is the saddest part of all. >> two win elections, that's the worst part of it. >> tucker: that's exactly right. this is transactional. it's an election year. >> good to see you. >> tucker: one of our conservative -- john roberts, for example,

we had richard petty come out of retirement at age 80 to come up and hug bubba wallace.t's the equivalent of babe ruth hugging jackie robinson after he broke the color line in baseball back in 1948. he didn't see a racist response company saw a massive antiracist response by overwhelmingly white and overwhelmingly southern and probably very conservative group of people. that's what we have to celebrate. is the glass half full or half empty on racism? we are on the last swig of racism and people on the left that act as if the glass of water were old faithful. >> tucker: nicely put. some people of goodwill and decency on the left gives us their goodwill and decency consent which is the status part of all. and, it's a an election year, we should remember that. one of our conservative judicial appointees, so many are conservative, john roberts for example. you never voted on that. we will never have a national referendum on that, but it has a lot of effects. it's a real question and if you have daughters she would know that. we will explore it after the break. ♪ >> tucker: w

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he owns the car bubba wallace drives. wallace got emotional at the sight of this before they were driving on to the postponed race. it's been emotional for bubba wallace. he led the call to get rid of the confederate flag at nascar races. we saw a lot of them out here yesterday across the street as people protested bringing out the confederate flags and then flying over the racetrack as well. nascar has a long way to go. this is a good first step showing the support. >> good report, diane gallagher joining us. and let's bring in the president and ceo of the national urban league and the author of a new book. ten leadership lessons that help you, inspire, you night and achieve. there's the book on the screen. what does it say that bubba wallace has been leading the calls for change at nascar and elsewhere was targeted in this buttle, awful way? >> well, thank you for having me. great admiration for wallace's willingness to stand up in a sport that is overwhelmingly white and dominant among southerners in terms of audience t

but the fbi says bubba wallace was not the victim of a hate crime. >> reporter: bubba wallace says he's relieved to learn a noose found in his garage bay at talladega superspeedway wasn't meant for him. >> it was the shape of a noose, the fbi backed that up 100%. this were curious why that was hanging. >> reporter: wallace was not the victim of a hate crime. the noose had been there several months. nascar is investigating how it happened. wallace is the only full-time black driver on the top c a bane confederate flag. . >>> we're keep moving on and pushing the needle and fighting for what's right in the sport. and i'll continue to stand proud of where i am. >> all of nascar's drivers have rallied around bubba wallace. >> reporter: fellow drivers stand withbefo monday's rescheduled race, they fell in the line with the powerful show of solidarity. >> it was emotional. you know, it was a moment that will stand out for me for forever. knowing we have the family support. that's how nascar is. >> reporter: wallace is looking forward to gettingin the wheeompetihis weekend. michael george, cbs

wallace's team who immediately reported it. the fbi and the department of justice civil rights division now investigating along with nascar. >> you want to make sure that bubba'sstepped >> reporter: wallace undaunted, writing, as my mother told me today, they are just trying to scare you, this will not break me, i will not give in nor will i back down. the hate-fueled attack coming about two weeks after the confederate flag was banned from all nascar events. >> there's no good that comes with that flag. and that's the message we're trying to get across. >> reporter: that charge for change boldly led by wallace, who emblazoned his car with the black lives matter hashtag. sunday's race was postponed due to bad weather. 5,000 flags were welcome, the confederate flag was not, but plenty of them outside, even one flying above, those words reading "defund nascar." nascar officials have said the garage did have surveillance cameras. we also know only a limited amount of people would have had access to the garage, even fewer than normal because of the coronavirus. nascar's president says he wants the people responsible banned for life. victor oquendo, abc news, homest

liberating strife ♪ america ♪ america >>> breaking news in the investigate to the noose left in bubba wallace's on sunday, a member of his team found the object, brought it to the attention of unless car that alerted authorities. wallace never saw it. on monday nascar showed support for wall laace with every drive morning behind him. emotional scene for wallace but randi kaye has new information about the investigation. >> anderson, the fbi and u.s. attorney's office said that after conducting numerous interviews and a thorough review, they determined that there was no federal crime committed. the fbi assigned 15 agents to this case, which sounded like a lot to me so i asked my fbi contact why so many and he said they simply wanted to get to the bottom of this quickly. they knew it was an important issue and case. in the end, they determined that the rope found in bubba wallace's garage had been there long before that garage was assigned to bubba wallace. here is the joint statements. the investigation revealed evidence including authentic video confirmed by nascar that the noose found in the g

all bubba wallace was doing, not crying wolf or anything like that.e was simply responding to what i thought was a threat against his life. remember this, this is talladega, alabama. a state that had two nooses on a college campus two years ago and a state whose own governor performed in black face and had to apologize for it last year. this is the alabama we are talking about where the noose was found in the garage. we will leave it there. thank you, sir. i appreciate you coming on. i want to make sure that you know about my new podcast. the hard conversations about being black in america and to blame people like bubba wallace for something that was out of their control. you know who you are. you are the ones that should be tuning in to my podcast. get it on apple podcast or your favorite podcast. silence is not an option. confederate statues toppled, racist statues removed. the country is transforming but will it be enough? that's next. pampers. the #1 pediatrician recommended brand it's kind of my quiet, alone time. audible is a routine for me. it'

amy: that was bubba wallace.sunday, a plane circled above the track at the talladega superspeedway towing a confederate flag and a banner reading "defund nascar" to push back against its decision to ban the confederate flag. meanwhile, dustin skinner, the son of former nascar driver mike skinner, apologized tuesday for an earlier facebook attack on -- facebook post saying bubba wallace should be dragged around the pits with the news. well, from nascar to the nfl -- where commissioner roger goodell now says he encourages teams to sign quarterback colin kaepernick -- we are joined by etan thomas, athlete and activist who spent 11 years in the nba and is co-host of the weekly podcast "the collision: where sports and politics collide" with dave zirin. his latest book is "we matter: athletes and activism." it is great to have you with us. let's start with nascar. absolutely astounding what bubba wallace has accomplished, pushing hard for the confederate flag to be banned from the raceways and nascar finally d dd compl

about it through nascar president steve phelps. >> all of nascar's drivers have rallied around bubba wallace>> reporter: wallace has experienced an outpouring of support from the racing industry since the discovery. just minutes before monday's race, his fellow drivers presented him with this stunning show of solidarity. >> none of the allegations of it being a hoax will break me or tear me down. would it piss me off? absolutely. that only fuels the competitive drive in me to shut everybody up. >> reporter: nascar says it is, quote, thankful to learn this was not an intentional racist act against bubba. but the president, steve phelps, says it will continue its own investigation into why there was a noose there in the first place. gayle. >> why was it there in the first place? if it had been there for nine months, why no one was talking about it until last week? so many things don't make sense. i'm glad bubba wallace will join us in the next half hour to discuss how he feels about this latest turn of events and his reaction to the outcome of the federal investigation. >>> former national sec

it was the 11th place finisher, bubba wallace who was the big story. >> i haven't slept much thinkingut this race, just everything that's going into it, everything that's going on in the world, trying to race to change the world. >> reporter: that was bubba wallace hours before he hit the track. >> bubba at the same time. >> reporter: his car was painted all black to promote racial equality. >> hardly a scrape. >> reporter: with black lives matter parented on each side as well as did words "compassion, love and understanding". >> it's not that we're saying that other lives don't matter. we're trying to say that black lives matter, too. >> referee: it came two days after he challenged his report to make changes in the stands, too. >> get rid of all confederate fans. >> reporter: nascar announced a ban on the flag. in a statement the association said in part "the presence of the confederate flag at nascar events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment." this was a big deal. >> it is. but it has been a long time coming. there's a clear track rec

actually. >> so i spoke to bubba wallace just a few weeks ago. a question that i barely got the words confederate flag -- i didn't finish the g. asking about this stuff. and he reveals something to me about what he wanted to do with the flag. watch this. >> no one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a nascar race. it tarts with the confederate flag. it will be angry people that carry the flags proudly. but it's time for change. we have to change that. and i encourage nascar. we'll have the conversation to remove the flag. >> we saw the confederate flag fly over with a defund nascar banner. it's no coincidence this happened days after nascar banned the confederate flag. and had black lives matter scheme when he had it on his car. >> there's going to be plenty push back. this is not the only one. it's going to continue for a long time. and for african-americans the confederate flags means the same to african-americans as a swastika does to jewish people. it's demeaning, it's more than demeaning. it represents the support of slavery. treason

we're going to have more of my conversation with bubba wallace just ahead in the hour. first, though, we do start with president trump's trip to dallas coming as the white house grapples with how do address police brutality, how to address the widespread protests that continue in our country. nbc's monica alba is in dallas ahead of the president's visit. carro carroll lee is at the white house. monica, you're in front of the church where president trump is going to be speaking. what do we expect to hear from him in dallas? >> this is more of a community conversation we're told, craig. the policy prescription part of this is set to come later in the week if not early next week. you see republicans on the hill continuing to work toward what might be some reforms for policing. but the president has said he wants to come to communities like this, talk to local law enforcement. he wants to talk to small business leaders and faith leaders to try to have a conversation and bring stakeholders to the table in terms of racial and economic disparities in the wake of the killing of

. >> laura: the bubba wallace affair exposed to the usual characters who so racial division but also revealed a new vanguard of the left, identify them and issue a warning next. not even our competitor's best battery can match the power of energizer. because energizer ultimate lithium is the longest lasting aa battery in the world. [confetti cannon popping] energizer. backed by science. matched by no one. >> laura: yesterday we got really welcome news, the fbi concluded that the rope in nascar driver bubba wallace's garage was not a noose. he doubled down on the do debunked narrative, it was bizarre. he struck a much more conciliatory tone today saying in a statement that he was relieved this wasn't what he feared it was and he thanked the fbi. that's good. wallace seems to have more sense on the than the media grifters whose have staked their careers on stoking this tension like reverend al. >> why was the noose in the stall? it's clear what a noose represents, whether or not they knew that sooner or later the one black driver would use that stall really doesn't answer why it was in

long before that garage was actually assigned to bubba wallace. in fact, we have new video tonight. take a look at this video from 2019. it was on youtube. it shows a garage door rope fashioned into a noose and that is in the stall used by bubba wallace's race team. a source with firsthand knowledge of the investigation is telling cnn that the noose in that 2019 video is the same noose that bubba wallace's team alerted about, that there is just one noose involved in this case. let me give you a little bit from the joint statement by the fbi and u.s. attorney's office. it reads in part the noose found in garage number four was in that garage as early as october of 2019. although the noose is now known to have been in garage number four in 2019, nobody could have known mr. wallace would be assigned to garage number four last week. >> despite the fbi's findings, bubba wallace tells cnn he's still upset and doesn't think it was an ordinary rope. >> i've been racing all my life. i raced all my life in garages that don't have a garage pull like that. if

so, bubba wallace came on this show last night. he is getting a lot of hate. is what he told me and then we'll discuss. >> i'm pissed. i'm mad because people are trying to test my character and the person that i am and my integrity. and they're not stealing that away from me, but they're just trying to test that. now, the allegations of being a hoax will break me or tear me down. will it piss me off? absolutely. but that only fuels the competitive drive in me to shut everybody up, to get back out on the racetrack next week in polk know and showcase what i can do behind the wheel under tremendous amounts of bs, whatever you want to say. it won't break me. it won't tear me down. again, i'll still stand proud of where i'm at. >> so nascar is the one that told bubba about the noose. they went to him. the backlash that bubba is getting, is it unwarranted? >> well, of course it is, but there are individuals in this country that were wait for a moment like this so they could denounce him and attack his character. that's the best way for us to forget about what he's t

>> i think it will be more better that nascar is taking a stance, especially bubba wallace. f the drivers, the younger drivers, they came up with bubba. they have been with bubba since he was little like ryan blaney, ty dillon. guys like that when they first came out, ty dillon sat on instagram and did a post and asked bubba wallace how did he feel going through this? how did he feel with george floyd and bubba expressed his feelings. and i think now that nascar sees that the drivers like jimmie johnson and all the older drivers and younger drivers are not going to put up with feeling uncomfortable when you get to the track and seeing a big confederate flag. steve phelps, the president of nascar, and all executive level, is not going to take it anymore. might take a hit with fans but we'll gain a whole new base. and bubba wallace already gained a new base of fans. he's a superhero right now to most kids. >> no doubt nascar is attracting a whole new fan base. but does the sport need to do more to attract diversity from within? you are the only black owner. bubba wallace is the

the fbi says bubba wallace was not the victim of racism after a noose was found in his nascar team's garage. as coronavirus cases rise in the us, the top infectious disease expert warns that some parts of the country are seeing a disturbing surge. right now, the next couple of weeks are going to be critical in our ability to address those surgings that we are seeing. as latin america struggles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, a judge in brazil orders the president to wear a mask in public. we have a special report on why women across europe are being denied abortions because of the coronavirus pandemic. and zooming in on how our online lives have been transformed by the pandemic, lockdown, tiktok and twitch. the fbi has concluded that a noose found hanging on the garage door of the only black nascar racing driver was not an attempt to racially intimidate him. there had been speculation that bubba wallace had been targeted because of his support for the black lives matter campaign. we can now speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. tell us the story. there were fea

bubba wallace becoming emotional as he got out of the car. owner of that iconic number 43 that he drives, the king, richard petty, comforting him during that moment. after the race, bubba wallace overcome we motion, goes up to see fans who were wearing black lives matter shirts, many of them a diverse crowd up at the fence to congratulate him on completing that race. and here's what he had to say. >> the sport is changing. the deal that happened yesterday -- sorry i'm not wearing my mask, but i wanted to show whoever it was that you're not going to take away my smile. and i'm going to keep on going. all in all, we won today. the prerace deal -- the prerace deal was probably one of the hardest things i've ever had to witness in my life. this is truly incredible, and i'm proud to be a part of this sport. >> reporter: yeah, and look, that sport, though, the area where the noose was found was in a restricted area that was limited to essential, credentialed personnel only. so, it's quite possible that the person who did this may have been out on t

act only strengthens our resolve to make the sport open and welcoming to all late last night, bubba wallace tweeted a statement saying - >> reporter: he goes on to say -- >> reporter: this comes just after days after nascar banned confederate flags at the races last week, wallace spoke about it with msnbc's kasie hunt >> i'm proud of nascar for stepping up and being a part of change that needed to happen for a really long time now the reason it sparked my interest so much is because you see these stories of people going to races for the first time, whatever descent they are from, and they talk about the confederate flag being flown and how it makes them feel uncomfortable. >> reporter: a confederate flag wan seen above the track with the words defund nascar. the race at talladega is scheduled later today at 3:00 p.m. eastern >> hope there's some surveillance video from that garage >>> president trump's much touted return to the campaign trail didn't draw the crowd he expected saturday's rally reportedly left the president fuming more than half the seats stood empty amid coronavirus fears ac

this is a photo that nascar released, showing the noose that was found in a black driver, bubba wallace'sthe ta talladega super speedway. investigation found that the noose, which was tied from a garage door pull rope wasn't directed at wallace. that's what the fbi says. and had been in place, at least, since last fall. a separate investigation, by nascar, could not determine who initially formed the rope into a noose back in 2019. so i want to bring in, now, b bomani jones. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i have been listening to your conversations. watching and listening. and fascinating. so let's put this picture up, bomani. back up of this noose on screen because some people gave bubba a hard time about telling me that it was a noose. even though that's what the fbi and nascar call it. clearly, it's a noose. >> yeah, it's a noose. and i think the thing that happened was people that had, at least, some passing understanding about how things worked in that world. they were just assuming that it would be this other kind of p l pull knot or whatever -- however you do the rope. and the

the fbi says bubba wallace was not the victim of racism after a noose was found in his nascar team's garage. the fbi says bubba wallace was not the victim of racism after a noose was found in his nascar team's garage. opening up and getting closer — england relaxes social distancing to get the economy moving. we look at the science behind the new rules. we can now make life easier for people to see more of their friends and family, and help businesses get back on their feet and people back intojobs. the fbi says bubba wallace was not the victim of racism as brazil struggles with the pandemic, a judge orders the president to wear a mask in public. hello to you. the top us official on infectious diseases, anthony fauci, has warned some parts of the country are seeing a "disturbing surge" in coronavirus cases. let's go through the figures. covid—i9 has killed 120,000 people in the us and there are more than 2.3 million cases. in more half the states, the number of new cases is still rising. you can see that in the south and west, particularly in states which loosened their restrictions

trying to race to change the world here >> bubba wallace joins us this morning. ur time >> absolutely. good morning >> you called for the flag to be banned on monday nascar bans the flag on wednesday. were you surprised at all by the speed with which nascar moved? what does it say to you about the moment we're in, that they did it so fast >> i wouldn't say surprised. we had started having those conversations starting last week, talking to steve phelps, the president of nascar, being very vocal with him. he is a great friend of mine i told him, we're friends here i'm going to cross the line, and if i do, we have to work together to get through it, but we have got to get rid of this flag i've seen too many comments and too many stories from first-time fans that come to a race in years past, and the first thinge confederate flag flying and made them feel uncomfortable. it is, like, we shouldn't have anybody feeling uncomfortable. we should all -- you know, it is not a race thing it is about walking into an event and feeling uncomfortable. that's it. if you felt uncom

a noose was found hanging in bubba wallace's garage.s the only black driver in the nascar top circuit. he has responded on twitter writing this will not break me. i will not give in, nor will i back down. nascar is investigating the incident and expressed outrage in a statement saying officials will do everything they can to identify the person or persons responsible and eliminate them from the sport. nascar's president reinforcing that saying that person will be banned for life. bubba wallace was recently thrust into the spotlight as an active voice in the black lives matter movement and led the successful push to have confederate flags banned at all nascar races. and still as fans arrived at track on sunday, you see this. they saw this confederate flag with a defund nascar banner flying over the raceway. along with confederate memorabilia sold just across the street. and just moments ago, before the start of the race, an incredible show of support from nascar drivers and pit crew members as they pushed wallace's car down the pitted by

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nick, what more do we know about the investigation and bubba wallace's reaction?orter: the fbi and doj have wrapped up their investigation, jim. as you mentioned they've concluded there was no hate crime and bubba wallace was very clear last night and this morning saying he wasn't the one that spotted what he's calling a noose and it was somebody on his team that was so concerned by it that they elevated it to the nascar president and it was only after the president had a conversation with bubba wallace that he took to social media to release a statement. he was told by the nascar president, he says that he was the victim of a hate crime. he spoke again to cnn this morning saying that he believes as though some americans are bringing his integrity into question and he's mad that people think that he manufactured this as a hoax. >> there's no comparison there. just simply listening to the facts that was delivered to me, i would say an innocent bystander and people won't by that and that's okay, and i know what's true in my heart and my mind and the people around me

the words "i stand with bubba wallace" were written on the ink field. wallace came in 14th place but told fans the show of support was a big victory for him. >> sorry i'm not wearing my mask but i wanted to show whoever it was that you're not going to take away my smile. the prerace deal was probably one of the hardest things i've ever had to witness in my life. >>n adrivvealr the be aart of t "n" word and believes the noose was left inside the garage by a nascar insider. >>> the top running back at mississippi state says he's done playing for the team unless the state changes its flag. kylin hill tweeted he won't represent the state anymore unless the confederate emblem is removed. the governor says that decision should be left up to voters. >>> now to the day care dilemma across america. the coronavirus is pushing more child care facilities to the breaking point. the question now is should the government do more to help them? dinah couldn't hold back her emotions as she packed up her 3-year-old's daughters things from their now closed child care center

. >> bubba wallace has some serious questions after the fbi said the noose found in his garage at talladega was not a hate crime. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "early start". i'm laura jarrett. christine romans has the morning off. we begin with the u.s. entearing critical phase in the fight to slow coronavirus. there are now 26 states headed in the wrong direction. we say it every morning but this is a count that keeps ticking up day-by-day including new case records in california and texas. the most populace states in the nation. the government's leading voice on the pandemic dr. anthony fauci telling a house committee he's worried about complacency. the curve that americans once flattened is rising sharply again. >> we're now seeing a disturbing surge of infections that looks like it's a combination but one of the things is an increase in community spread. we were going down from 30,000 to 25 to 20 and now we sort of stayed about flat and now going up. a couple of days ago there were 30,000 new infections. the next couple of weeks is critic

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: it was this walk to the starting line that was the backing 26-year-old bubba wallace, jr., dreamed of. today at the talladega superspeedway in alabama, an emotional wallace was supported by his teammates and nascar great 82-year-old riard petty. undrivernasc top was hanging from inside his team's garage stall. this afternoon, i spoke to his mother, desiree wallace. how did you hear about it? >> he facetimed me and he said, mom, they found a noose in the garage where my car is. i said, this will not break you. if anything, we're going to use this to rise above that. >> reporter: has there been a moment where you have been able to sort of process everything that's happening to your son? >> absolutely. after i got off the phone with him, i got in the shower, and i just started screaming as loudod >> reporter: two weeks ago wallace challenged nascar to get acd of all confederate flags at racing events. two days later nascar banned them. this weekend people still displayed the flag outside the stadium. obviously your son wants to win, but do you think in many ways he's already won becaus

cbs' jericka duncan has the late developments. >> reporter: one day after nascar rallied around bubba wallacethe f.b.i. concluded the incident was not a hate crime. the f.b.i. said the noose hanging in wallace's garage had been there since october 2019 and that no one was aware wallace would be assigned to that garage station. the noose was discovered on the same day nascar enforced a new ban on the confederate flag at its events. wallace, nascar's only african american driver in its top series, has been pushing for cultural change. he recently outfitted his race car with a dedication to the black lives matter movement. after the race monday, wallace stood in defiance of what he thought was a hate crime. >> this sport is changing. the deal that happened yesterday-- sorry i'm not wearing my mask, but i wanted to show whoever it was you're not going to take away my smile. >> reporter: jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >> o'donnell: tonight, president trump flew to arizona, a state that has seen a record number of new coronavirus cases in each of the last six days. this as the president says h

now, bubba wallace has focused on trying to lead nascar into becoming a more civically minded sport. ted this selfie of him with all of those other drivers standing in solidarity, hashtag, i stand with bubba was actually painted on the infield to show that the sport is behind him in this. >> and we should note that bubba wallace, he led the call on nascar to ban the confederate flag. nascar complied. they went along with it. some fans of course say that decision does not sit well with them. what are they telling you as to why not? >> that's right, jake. there are signs actually up here near the track that say no confederate flags letting people know why nascar made that choice. i've been to a lot of nascar races across the country. i've never seen so many confederate flags that there were right across the street from here in talladega yesterday on sunday. 5,000 fans were let in but a lot of people showed up to protest. this is why one woman says that the ban doesn't sit well with her. >> when i think of the confederate flag, i just think of good old red neck boys. i really didn't have