paul fusco was able do that. he is gone now at the age of 89. that is our broadcast on this wednesday evening. with our thanks for being here with us on behalf of my colleagues at the net work. of nbc news, good night. >>> president trump is doubling down on sending leaders to local cities who say they are not welcome. >>> plus, california surpassed new york for the highest number of growing cases. this as they impose new mask instructions. >>> and moving forward with another round of coronavirus relief. >>> good morning, everybody. it is thursday, july 23rd, and i'm yasmin vossoughian. putting so-called law and order at the center of his re-election campaign, the president announcing plans yesterday to send federal agents into chicago and says more cities all run by democrats will be added to this list. more than 200 federal agents have already been deployed to kansas city, missouri, to address a surge in violent crime. now the justice department is expanding the program, sending roughly 200 federal agents to chicago and 35 to albuquerque, new