what does mayo keisha lance bottoms say now? >> "firing lineth wi margaret hoover" is made possible in part by... corpate funding is provided by... >> welcome to "firing line," mayor keisha lance bottoms. >> thank you for having me. >> you are the 60th mayor of the city of atlanta, anyour national profile has risen as you have faced more crises in the past several months than many politicians face in an entire lifetime. from the pandemic to these fatal shootings, both at the hands of polic and civilians in your city, to the protests that rocked your city in the wake of the murder ofeorge floyd. you are also considered to be a top v.p. contender for a biden ticket. and so we have a lot to talk about.t rst, i want to talk to you about what happened more than a week ago en you tweeted this out to the world... how are you feeling now, mayor? >> you know, i feel good. across the countryt's happening and there's so much death and ckness, i count myself very fortunate. my husband and i don't have underlying health conditions, thankfully

atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms joins us next. the open road is open again. and wherever you're headed, choice hotels is there. book direct at choicehotels.com. and wherever you're headed, choice hotels is there. walk to end alzheimer's alzheis everywhere.tion all of us are raising funds for one goal: a world without alzheimer's and all other dementia. because this disease isn't waiting, neither are you. go to alz dot org slash walk. can it help keep us asleep? smart bed is on sale now. absolutely, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable save 25% on the sleep number 360 c4 smart bed with any smart adjustable base. plus 0% interest for 24 months. ends monday. laso you can enjoy it even ifst you're sensitive. se. yet some say it isn't real milk. i guess those cows must actually be big dogs. sit! i said sit! book two separate qualifying stays and earn a free night. the open road is open again. and wherever you're headed, choice hotels is there. book direct at choicehotels.com. and wherever you're headed, this virus is test

tonight, join jimmy and his guests - cameron diaz mayor keisha lance bottoms musical guest kygo withrepublic, and featuring the legendary roots crew and now, here's your host jimmy fallon ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: thank you roots hi thank you very much for watching us, everybody. welcome to "the tonight show." i want to say hello and welcome back to kamau grey, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause great to see you, kamau. roots, did you miss -- did you miss kamau >> no, not really. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah [ laughter ] we'll dub it in later. we'll put it in post [ laughter ] welcome to the show again, everybody. do you guys know this? this is crazy. the olympics was supposed to start around this time isn't that bizarre yeah, but now with the virus, it's just president trump on tv. so, instead of watching gymnastics and swimming, we're watching a guy bend over backwards to stay above water. last night trump held a 27-minute briefing and basically read the entire thing. fun fact, on his script, all the words were in a little bubble coming from a cartoon elephant [ laughter ] trump kept it short

atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms is fighting back after they were stopped to mandate that face masks worn in public. georgia is experiencing a big surge in coronavirus cases. joining us now is keisha lance bottoms. mayor, the governor had this impromptu press conference and he said that georgians don't need a mandate to the right thing. your response? >> this is all very bizarre, quite frankly. the city of savannah enacted a mask mandate july 1st. his hometown of athens, georgia, enacted a mask mandate on july 8th. then the city of atlanta followed and i don't think it was happenstance that this lawsuit was filed the day after donald trump visited atlanta and i pointed out that he did not have on a mask in atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport and that was in violation of state law. i see the governor putting politics over people. we all know the cdc is in our backyard and the cdc says that wearing a mask will help stop the spread of this virus. overwhelmingly people in atlanta support a mask mandate so it's a waste of taxpayer money and we are spending time fighting each other when t

that's next. >>> and also coming up, the atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms, she'll update us on her health right now after she has tested positive for the coronavirus. she used to have dry mouth. now, she uses a capful of therabreath dry mouth oral rinse to keep her mouth moist for 24 hours. ♪ operatic singing - [narrator] therabreath, (glass break) it's a better mouthwash. at walmart, target, and other fine stores. all the way out here just for a blurry photo of me. (glass break) it's a better mouthwash. oh, that's a good one. wait, what's that? that's just the low-battery warning. oh, alright. now it's all, "check out my rv," and, "let's go four-wheeling." maybe there's a little part of me that wanted to be seen. well, progressive helps people save when they bundle their home with their outdoor vehicles. so they've got other things to do now, bigfoot. wait, what'd you just call me? bigfoot? ♪ my name is daryl. >>> breaking news into the situation room. we just learned the ivy league is canceling all college sports for the coming fall season. >> this could obviously influence major

the issue at hand there, governor brian kemp is suing atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms to stop the city from enforcing the mask man date and other orders this is unfolding as cases in georgia continue to steadily decline. let's bring in nbc's blayne alexander with the latest. the governor filed this lawsuit against the mayor last week. what do we know about why the judge has recused herself and anything else that's key to this case >> reporter: we know that recusal came at the very last minute the hearing was set to begin right now, at 11:00 a.m. in atlanta. we found out within the past hour or so she is recusing herself. we expect to get the recusal letter sometime later today. we should have more insight as to why she's step ag way from the case however, this is deepening this rift between georgia's governor, georgia's republican governor and the democratic mayor of atlanta, keisha lance bottoms. all of this really comes down to masks, whether or not they should be required and whether the city has the power to enforce people to mandate people to wear face masks tlaernt's mayor k

mayor keisha lance bottoms, we wish you and your family well. please get well soon and keep us posted. thank you for taking the time, particularly given the circumstances to be here tonight. and doctor, former senator barbara boxer, thank you very much, stay safe. >>> coming up, two things have not changed. one, russia is still actively trying to enter veer in our demock aty. and two, president trump is ignoring the threat hoping they help him. and trump continues to campaign on racial division, bashing the only nascar driver. so much more to get to. please stay with us. re to get to please stay with us. for small prices, you can build big dreams. spend less, get way more. shop everything home at wayfair today. my money should work as hard as i do. that's why i use my freedom unlimited card to buy heavier weights online. got it! go time! with freedom unlimited, you're always earning. i should've purchased lighter weights! saturpain happens. aleve it. aleve is proven stronger and longer on pain than tylenol. when pain happens, aleve it. all day s

. >> the marin keisha lance bottoms calls the governor's take propaganda and she says, governor, we'll see you in court. georgia is heading in the wrong direction. it the has way too much company on our map. let's take a look at the latest trends. 38 states, the orange and the red heading in the wrong direction. that means more cases this week than last week. 38 states, you can see them pretty much across the country. eight states, that's the beige yellowish looking color holding steady and four states heading down. just four states heading down. we're five-plus months into this and 38 states heading up as you see the summer coronavirus surge going from coast to coast. let's take a closer look. sadly the death count also going up. this is a new map for us here. you can see 25 states, 25 states, 17 of them 50% more deaths this week than last week and 25 states in all reporting more deaths this week than they did last week. you get the case count and then you get hospitalizations, deaths usually a lagging indicator, 25 states, a sad map. 12 states holding steady and 13 states a lower dea

in any minute we expect to hear from atlanta's mayor keisha lance bottoms on this specific topic. last night's sleep, interrupted by pain? tonight, silence it with new zzzquil night pain. because pain should never get in the way of a restful night's sleep. new zzzquil night pain. silence pain, sleep soundly. among my patisensitivity as well tas gum issues. does it worry me? absolutely. new sensodyne sensitivity & gum gives us the dual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well as our gum issues. there's no question it's something that i would recommend. so we collaborate ♪ ocean spray works with nature every day to farm in a sustainable way i got this mountain bike for only $11. dealdash.com, the fair and honest bidding site. an ipad worth $505, was sold for less than $24; a playstation 4 for less than $16; and a schultz 4k television for less than $2. i won these bluetooth headphones for $20. i got these three suitcases for less than $40. and shipping is always free. go to dealdash.com right now and see how much you can save. >>> there are a lot of

keisha lance bottoms but nothing about the national security advisor susan rice.ing second in most polls for the person that people believe should be joe biden's running mate and really not in the hierarchy of the conversation with your thoughts on that? >> i think because susa susan re brings, it's not necessarily for children and joe biden has a wealth of politics experience and remember when donald trump was picking mike pence he needed somebody because he needed washing experience. joe biden doesn't need that experience, doesn't need more policy experience, he needs a governing partner and when he think about somebody who would help joe biden govern, you think of someone who understands how governments work and think about someone who understands how leadership works. both of these two women get how governments work and they get how leadership work and they understand how the american community works. all the women come from communities the atlanta community, los angeles community, they understand how you can work the community to create change. keisha lance b

tonight we're also learning that atlanta's mayor keisha lance bottoms has the virus too.s we come on the air tonight the virus has killed more than 130,000 people nationwide. and there are more than 2.9 million confirmed cases here in the u.s. a lot of news to get to tonight, and our team of correspondents is standing by to cover it. cbs's david begnaud will lead off our coverage from just outside of miami, good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, norah, with the governor of florida refusing to roll back any reopening, local mayors like the one here in miami dade county say we will do it ourselves, so today the mayor announced that starting wednesday there will be no outdoor or indoor dining allowed. you can still do takeout and delivery. i just spoke with a business owner who said "listen, i furloughed my employees, i took out a loan, i can't afford to close down again." but then you have others who are just as vocal in saying the mayor is doing the right thing. >> you guys are amazing out there! orr:his is everything americans were urged not to do, from diamond l

we'll talk to the mayor, keisha lance bottoms. there you see her. [♪] if you experience bladder leaks, you shouldn't have to sacrifice discretion for protection. try always discreet. the unique design features protective leakguards, which help prevent leaks where they happen most and an absorbent material that turns liquid into gel, for up to 100% leak free protection. the shapewear design provides a close and seamless fit, to ensure total discretion. choose the solution that keeps you drier. try always discreet underwear, with a money back guarantee. brand power. helping you buy better. she always wanted her smile to shine. now, she uses a capful of therabreath healthy smile oral rinse to give her the healthy, sparkly smile she always wanted. (crowd cheering) therabreath, it's a better mouthwash. at walmart, target and other fine stores. >>> we're back with breaking news. the mayor of atlanta now says president trump actually broke city law by not wearing a mask go during his visit earlier today. mayor keisha lance bottoms is joi

georgia governor brian kemp is suing the city of atlanta arguing keisha lance bottoms has overstepped her authority by ordering people to wear masks in public. >>> and manhattan beach, california, are now ticketing people who do not wear masks. abc's megan tevrizian has more. >> reporter: this morning, covid-19 cases exploding around the country. a record number reported thursday. 71,000 new cases in just 24 hours. despite the drastic rise in numbers from utah -- >> i think it's a political hoax. >> reporter: -- to oklahoma. >> my rights are civil rights. >> reporter: to wisconsin. >> it's an outrageous infringement on our fourth amendment liberty. >> reporter: the debate over masks is raging. >> don't be stupid. >> just trying to save my grandma's life. >> since when do we have a constitutional right to put other people's lives in danger? >> reporter: in georgia where hitting record levels governor brian kemp is suing city council and mayor keisha lance bottoms to stop the city from requiring masks just one day after he blocked local officials from issuing mask mandates. that decisio

in a tweet keisha lance bottoms says she is asymptomatic and has no idea how she got it. >> it leavesss of words because i think it really speaks to how contagious this virus is, and we've taken all of the precautions that you can possibly take. we wear masks. >> bottoms is considered a rising star in the democratic party. she recently even has been floated into the conversation about possibly be a running mate for joe biden. >>> right now at 6:00, school anxiety as fall approaches. >> i don't care if i have to wear a mask and gloves, we just want to go back to school. >> we're hearing that from kids and new details on what some bay area schools are planning for the fall. and the meeting happening today at the white house on the same topic. we have live team coverage. >>> plus, a family trip becomes a nightmare as a contra costa county father is gunned down in front of his son. next, the person behind the attack. >>> as new fires continue to pop up around the bay area we are watching the weather very closely. kari's microclimate forecast is

mayor keisha lance bottoms as usual thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> all right. just ahead a cnn exclusive. russian officials claim at least 20 countries are interested in their soon-to-be approved covid-19 vaccine. we're going live to moscow and we'll be right back. -that's how a home and auto bundle is made. [ chuckles ] so, what are some key takeaways from this commercial? did any of you hear the "bundle your home and auto" part? -i like that, just not when it comes out of her mouth. -yeah, as a mother, i wouldn't want my kids to see that. -good mom. -to see -- wait. i'm sorry. what? -don't kids see enough violence as it is? -i've seen violence. -maybe we turn the word "bundle" into a character, like mr. bundles. -top o' the bundle to you. [ laughter ] bundle, bundle, bundle. -my kids would love that. -yeah. or psoriatic arthritis, little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and sca

atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms and her husband are among the latest to test positive for the virus. this is it we that all the things that we thought we should do and for us to still test positive. >>i think really speaks to how easily this virus is fred a new study published in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences. >>fines asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic people may be responsible for half of the country's covid-19 cases about 20% of people will need hospitalization. 20% of that of those people will need critical care and if you end up on a ventilator 80% of those folks will die new cases are surging at least 32 states and some fear a lack of social distancing during the july 4th weekend may cause those numbers to keep climbing we're soon going to get to the point. >>where everybody in the united states know someone personally who is very sick with covid-19 that is going to have incredibly destabilizing effect on the country. i'm john lawrence reporting. >>the 2 campaigns 2 very different conventions. i'm kelly meyer reporting from washington. a talk with officials f

atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms. she'll be on in just moments here on "prime time," just after learning tonight that she and her husband are covid positive. life is going to change for them. they've got kids. they have people to take care of. they have a community to take care of. we'll talk about that. now the mayor is more proof of this virus ravaging our country. it can reach anyone, anywhere. and the president says no big deal. >> now we have tested almost 40 million people. by so doing, we showcase 99% of which are totally harmless. >> and by the way, he was reading. somebody wrote that. somebody wrote that crap, 99% harmless is 100% wrong, and he should know it. his son's girlfriend has it now, kimberly guilfoyle, and i wish her well. he has everyone around him wearing masks, everyone around him getting tested. every case that pops up around him traced, contacts fully, but he is telling you testing is the problem. and the self-declared wartime president has refused to mount a national attack on the virus. and w

. >> keisha lance bottoms. hot shot mayor, atlanta, big city, georgia, relevant state. they talk about her about maybe being biden's choice as vp on the ticket. she can't get her kids tested and the results in less than eight days. the mayor is back to shine a light on what her family is learning in real time. and what she sees as the battle ahead next. so i've been using this awesome new app called rakuten that gives me cash back on everything. that's ebates. i get cash back on electronics, travel, clothes. you're talking about ebates. i can't stop talking about rakuten. pretty good deal - peter sfx [blender] ebates is now rakuten, sign up today. to visit all the places we didn't know meant so much.s to get out and go again. but we're all going at our own speed. at enterprise, peace-of-mind starts with our complete clean pledge, curbside rentals and low-touch transactions. with so many vehicles of so many kinds, you can count on us to help you get everywhere you want to go... again. whenever you're ready, we're ready for you. enterprise. and its mission is to make slee

but the mask mandate is in cities all across georgia and many mayors including keisha lance bottoms said they'll still do it. here's what the governor had to say. >> now, i know that many well intentioned and well informed georgians want a mask mandate. while we all agree that wearing a mask is effective, i'm confident that georgians don't need a mandate to do the right thing. instead of issuing mandates that are confusing and unenforceable, i'm asking all local leaders to enforce the current executive order. enforce the rules that we had put in place to keep employees and customers safe at local businesses. enforce the provisions that ensure folks are staying six feet apart in large gatherings. enforce measures to protect the medically fragile and use your bully pulpit, your social media challenge and your connections with the local media to help build support for wearing a mask when needed. >> well, i have not heard personally from the white house, but i do know that brian kemp does the bidding of president trump. and it is -- it's unfortunate because meanwhile over 130,000 people in o

mayor keisha lance bottoms said she's going to move forward, she said that her position is guided by science and data and that's why she was making the decisions that she did had it comes to curbing covid here in georgia. >> blayne alexander, thank you. joining me now is msnbc medical correspondent dr. john torres, great to have you with us. i think when we take a big picture approach to what we're seeing across the country, a lot of people may be scratching their heads because we are still talking about masks, mask mandates, social distancing, five months into this pandemic. from where you sit, what are the most urgent issues right now when it comes to the national response and what should be happening that still isn't? >> i think the most urgent issues are the obvious issues of making sure we get these many outbreaks under control. and what we talked about earlier in april, may time frame, is we knew once we started reopening we would start having spikes in cases. the concern at the time was making sure the spikes didn't turn into outbreaks. that has happened. we had outbreaks acro

as a result of that, keisha lance bottoms is ordering the city to roll back, go to phase two where it is currently back to phase one where people essentially would have to stay at home and could only go out for essential business. however, the governor is saying that is unenforceable, that his executive order that has the stated level two superseeds whatever the mayor does. it shows you the confusion and concern going on as coronavirus numbers spike. long lines for testing in florida. it's a clear indication of the painful price the state is paying. in addition to a record single day death toll of 120 on thursday, including the death of an 11-year-old child, miami-dade county reports hospitalizations are up 74% in less than two weeks. 88% of icu beds are currently in use, though the governor today pushed back. >> you've got a lot of beds available. >> reporter: the county is also seeing a staggering 28% positivity rate of tests being taken now. >> the situation is concerning here in south florida. >> reporter: dr. anthony fouch see says the coronavirus surge could be traced back to st

let's bring in the mayor of atlanta, keisha lance bottoms. so much to discuss with you this morning, madam mayor, beginning with your health. how are you feeling? >> i feel okay, george. i have a slight headache, but that's not unusual during allergy season for me, and allergy season is just about year-round in georgia now. so just the same headache that i have during stressful times and allergy season. >> and your family, your husband, one of your children have tested positive. >> one's tested positive. one's tested negative. i'm getting the other two tested today. my husband literally slept from thursday until yesterday and that's what gave me some concern. i've just never seen him sleep that much, but he is feeling better. thank you. >> that is good to hear. are you confident you will handle the city as you deal with corona? >> i am, and prayerfully, my symptoms won't get any worse. what they've told me is i have a low positive test. so it either means i'm on the way up or the way down. they don't know which one but they've told me to trea

and amid a surge in cases in georgia, atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms who tested positive for covid-19 herself issued an executive order overnight making mask-wearing mandatory in her city. joining me now is atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms. mayor, first of all, we all of course want to know how you and your family are doing after contracting the virus. >> thank you for asking and thank you for having me. i'm having normal symptoms that go along with my seasonal allergies. my child is also asymptomatic. my husband, on the other hand, has lost 20 pounds in less than a week and he's still sleeping quite a bit. thankfully his oxygen levels are good and hopefully he's on the road to recovery. >> i know that you said it took eight days after your initial test results before you got them back. so you for eight days did not know what your test results were after your husband and that your child were going to test positive. how do you feel about those kind of delays? >> it's frustrating. the reality was that i got tested simply because i had had attended a funeral for rayshard brooks and

on our show tonight, we will talk to atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms whose city is one of the many across the country that is experiencing this crisis. and my dear friend leslie jones will be here and i can't wait to see her and get her perspective. but first, and this might be crazy, i'm going to try and actually do a monologue. >> seth: before i start tonight, you might be thinking, seth looks old. and i want you to know, it's not just because the news is aging me, which it is. an hd camera yesterday, and let me tell you, the camera adds ten pounds, the hd camera adds ten years. i really miss how the ipad i was using gave me that soft, barbara walters focus. and look, i'm not saying i'm as respected as barbara walters, i'm saying i should be i'm sorry. i'm just angry, because barbara called me a few years ago and i thought it was to be on her "10 most fascinating people" special. but instead, it was for a special called 10 people you'd be fine next to you at a dinner party, but who aren't going to blow you away. let's get to the news. president trump yesterday delivered an addres

atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms and chicago mayor lori lightfoot, thank you both very much. luck to you on both these very complicated issues. >>> and up next, lawrence o'donnell will be here. es powern with spray mopping to lock away debris and absorb wet messes, all in one disposable pad. just vacuum, spray mop, and toss. the shark vacmop, a complete clean all in one pad. wow. jim could you ipop the hood for us?? there she is. -turbocharged, right? yes it is. jim, could you uh kick the tires? oh yes. can you change the color inside the car? oh sure. how about blue? that's more cyan but. jump in the back seat, jim. act like my kids. how much longer? -exactly how they sound. it's got massaging seats too, right? oh yeahhhhh. -oh yeahhhhh. visit the mercedes-benz summer event or shop online at participating dealers. get 0% apr financing up to 36 months on select new and certified pre-owned models. [camera man] actually anyone 50 or over is at increased risk for shingles. the pain, the burning! my husband had to do everything for weeks. and the thing is, there's nothing you can

we have atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms who attended the service here.onal. this was a personal connection to congressman lewis. >> he was my congressman but really all of our congressman and for me, it's a long-standing family connection. my aunt, ruby smith doris robinson is the first executive secretary of snik. and she worked very closely with congressman lewis and he spoke of her so lovingly. he would ask about her son and tear up. and she died at 26, many years ago. but for me, it really was symbolic of just who he was. somebody who loved deeply, who cared deeply, and carried the movement and those who are part of it so closely in his heart. and so i love congressman lewis. just to be able to share him with the rest of the world is soeraso very fitting to have this tribute and three presidents in attendance and the speaker and members of congress and just to see the people show up and there were lines around the state capitol last night to just pay respect to him and just a wonderful man and a very fitting service for him. >> there were hundreds ou

we're joined by the atlanta mayor, keisha lance bottoms. mayor bottoms, thank you so much for joining us. as you know, georgia hit a record number of new cases just on saturday, but governor kemp is taking you to court. he's taking you to court to stop you from enforcing a mask mandate. he also wants to limit your public statements on masks. so what's the latest? what's going on? what's the latest in this spike? >> well, thank you for having me again, wolf. we have a hearing scheduled on tomorrow, and to quote the motion for injunctive relief, he wants to restrain me from speaking against his orders and from issuing orders that are contrary to his orders. and it's very simple. we have an alarming rise in our covid rate in our city. in the city of atlanta alone, over 49% of the new positive cases are in the city. our icu capacity is somewhere around 12%, and so the notion that this governor, in the midst of this pandemic and the resources that need to be given to fighting this pandemic, his attempting to silence me i think really speaks to th

what's the latest on this feud between governor kemp and the atlanta mayor, keisha lance bottoms?reporter: this has really escalated. and in the last few days is when georgia governor kemp sued the atlanta mayor and atlanta city council over their roll back to phase one. that's a set of recommendation where the city of atlanta would like to go back to curbside pickup and delivery only. atlanta is one of several cities with a mask mandate. all of that was mentioned in this lawsuit filed by kemp. mayor bottoms fired back on twitter saying raiding eading i fundamental, and kemp has said he's doing this on behalf of atlanta businesses who are struggling and who need to put food on the table. when we talk to some atlanta businesses, restaurant owners in particular, they said the real problem is that there's no clear guidance here and they feel like they're children caught between two divorcing parents. here's one restaurant owner and what he said. >> we're not getting the answers, so it's like, we're having to make decisions on our own on how to do this. it's a political game, i call i

>> reporter: well, fred, the good news is that atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms and georgia governorrian kemp have been ordered to go through mediation and they are supposed to do that before tuesday. of course, mayor bottoms on thursday said during a virtual press conference that they are trying to work out, trying to iron out their differences. she also mentions that they had a good conversation on a phone call wednesday between her and the governor. she said the two of them are in agreement that masks save lives. however, within the last 24 hours, governor kemp tweeted a list of accomplishments he has done for the people of georgia and one was he filed this lawsuit to stop businesses from closing. and of course, when he filed this lawsuit, he mentioned he did this on behalf of atlanta businesses who were frustrated with the city's rollback to phase 1. but keep in mind this rollback is a set of recommendations for businesses, like restaurants, to go back to curb side pickup or delivery only. in fact, many restaurants have decided to stay open any way knowing that the statewide rule

. >>> meanwhile, atlanta's mayor keisha lance bottoms says she's tested positive for coronavirus. so far she says she does not have symptoms, but it is something we're getting a lot of questions about from our viewers. asymptomatic cases of this virus. we're going to ask our experts for some answers as we present facts over fear. first, though, it's a home state primary for joe biden today. he and dr. jill biden voting absentee because of the virus, his shifting strategy to take on president trump because of this president trump because of this pandemic next. i see all the amazing things you have been doing. you are transforming business models, and virtualizing workforces overnight. because so much of that relies on financing, we have committed two billion dollars to relieve the pressure on your business. as you adapt and transform, we're here with the people, financing, and technology, ready to help. i felt like i was justthisle, constantly cleaning up his hair. then, i got my paws on the swiffer sweeper. it's a game changer. these heavy duty dry cloths pick up a crazy amount of

and now governor kemp is actually suing the mayor of atlanta, mayor keisha lance bottoms for her mane, even going so far as to file an emergency order to stop her from speaking to the press about this issue. so joining me now, the mayor of dunwoody, georgia, lynn deutsche. so mayor, thank you so much for being with me. >> thank you for having me. >> so, you mandated masks. that is why we wanted to talk to and the governor comes along and said not so fast. i'm curious, first, have you heard from governor kemp? >> i have not. i have not heard from governor kemp. we mandated masks a week ago tonight. the governor's rewritten updated executive order came out 48 hours later with explicit language forbidding us from mandating masks. >> so. >> but i've not heard him from personally. >> this month this is his quote on masks. he said we don't need a mandate for people to do the right thing. and so he seems to be saying that wearing a face covering is the right thing. why do you think he refuses to take it a step further and make it a mandate? >> i'm not 100% sure. i believe that many people a

i don't think we need a mandate to get georgians to do the right thing. >> now, mayor keisha lance bottoms said that her orders are essentially recommendations so she doesn't exceed what the government has spelled out. she hasn't ruled out the countersuit against the governor and poppy, look, she said i will see him in court. we are going to make sure we do everything to keep our citizens safe after setting a record of 4,700 new new cases, they have seen a decline of cases but they're still very high. >> thanks very much for that reporting. we appreciate it. >>> now to arizona and miguel marquez is there. so arizona another one of the states that we saw a significant spike but a small sign of relief. hospitalizations there appear or the falling. do we know why and how significant that drop is? >> well, because on may 15th the governor reopened arizona very rapidly unlike new york and other places. they just sort of turned on the light and said we're back open for business. there was the none of that staging that you saw in other states. now, he's closed the bars again. he's closed the rest

the governor of georgia, brian kemp, suing atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms over her city's mask mandate, claiming that it violates his emergency orders. putting the people of his state at risk, knowingly doing it. in the face of all of that, what does this do-nothing president do today? he throws himself a great big campaign-style event right on the south lawn of the white house because nothing says wartime president fighting for your life like a couple of pickup trucks and a crane with a big trump administration banner on it. look at -- look how ridiculous that picture is. i used to build tonka and -- toy cities when i was a kid that wasn't that ridiculous and childish. he can't go to rallies. not with that pesky virus killing people across the country. so he's bringing the rallies to him. the president making no attempt to hide the fact that his south lawn event today was blatantly political. he seems to want to talk about just about anything other than the pandemic that is killing more and more americans every single day. yes, the death rates are going up and the hospitalization rate

wh what enemy are you talking about mayor keisha lance bottoms? atlanta is out of control.to anybody who lives there how they feel about it. take a look at video shot over the weekend from atlanta. two in the morning, dow downtime looks like a scene -- no cops anywhere. why are there no cops anywhere? because cops have been vilified. no matter what politicians say, almost all of them are participating in this retreat from enforcing the law. and the effect of that to no one's surprise is the death of young children. ilit's horrifying. bob woodson has seen all of this. he was part of the original civil rights movement more than 50 years ago and he's been chronicling the fate of our cities ever since. we are always pleased to have them on the show. thanks so much for joining us. what do you make of what's happening to >> part of the trend for ten years, but the left has abandoneds all pretense of really fighting for social justice. low income blacks are just collateral damage to their efforts to just demean andnd destroy these civic institutions in this country. not only that,

with me now, the mayor of atlanta, mayor keisha lance bottoms. thank you so much for being with me.ant to get right to sequoia. 8 years of age. you said it over the weekend. she was a baby. how could this happen? >> you know, brooke, that is a question that we're all asking ourselves. and ironically i found a note on my desk and i don't know the context in which i wrote this out but i said i don't know the answers because i often don't knee the questions to ask. and i was listening to mayor lightfoot, she summed it up, we talk about systemic racism and the trauma and the anxiety and all of the things that are happening in our communities and it is this convergence and i hate to use the word a perfect storm but it is where we are in this country right now. and you think about the leadership or the lack thereof that we have coming from the highest office in the land. i think that you are seeing so many emotions play out and so too often it's playing out in violence in our streets. >> i want to come back to this concept in the community of a perfect storm but i do want to ask about the

keisha lance bottoms of atlanta, i feel like she has been somebody worth listening to throughout allf this. maybe they wish they had stepped forward a little bit sooner so that the cops felt like they were being supported. the governor of georgia just before the show went on the air, has declared a state of emergency in georgia not because of coronavirus but because of crime. and so that's taking it very seriously. i don't know then what happened in terms of the violence but i know what happens after this wages for the root causes of a lot of this, nothing. and that's not just in atlanta. it will be in chicago and philly, los angeles. everywhere you'll see that the schools aren't going to be better because of this. the graduation rates from high school in these cities are not going to be better. you have to have a level of security before you can actually address any of the other problems. the systemic issue i think it's looking at it from my holistic standpoint of fixing the system overall when you talk about the root causes because these children have such hope and promise. the dev

in georgia, atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms has tested positive for covid-19 as has her husband and one of her four children. she says her state is paying for governor brian kemp's rush to be the first to reopen. and brazil's jair bolsonaro announcing he has tested positive for the coronavirus. for months he resisted safety precautions like masks in his country, instead promoting the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine and making it available to all brazilians. i'll be joined shortly by the director of harvard global health institute who has been delivering a blunt message on the importance of wearing masks. >> i don't get to walk into a retail store and light up a cigarette out of my desire to smoke indoors. i shouldn't be allowed in without wearing a mask. it's the same thing. >>> we also got a message on relying on science and not false hopes from tom hanks on the "today" show, his first live interview since fighting the virus. >> it's not illegal to have opinions that are wrong. i think you flout a number of realities when two and two don't add up to four. and granted, this is

republican governor brian kemp is suing the mayor of atlanta keisha lance bottoms over the mask mandateplace for the city and he is not backing down today. >> i'm confident that georgians don't need a mandate to do the right thing. instead of issuing mandates that are confusing and unenforceable i'm asking that all enforce the current executive order. >> but that current executive order keisha lance bottoms said is putting lives in danger. >> what i see happening is that the governor is putting politics over people. we all know, the cdc is in our own backyard, the cdc has said that wearing a mask will stop the spread of this virus overwhelmingly people in atlanta support a mask mandate. and so it is a waste of taxpayer money and we are spending time fighting each other when this virus doesn't understand politics and it doesn't respect that it is a state or the city. >> joining me right now is stacey abrams, former georgia gubernatorial candidate and founder of fair fight action. thank you for being here. you heard more of what governor kemp said this morning. georgians don't need a mand

atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms is my guest. >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. a chilling warning from the nation's infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci who warns the coronavirus pandemic has the potential to be as serious as the 1918 flu, which the cdc estimates killed 50 million people. >> that was the mother of all pandemics and truly historic. i hope we don't even approach that with this, but it does have the makings of the possibility of approaching that in seriousness. >> okay. to state what you are just thinking after hearing that is what? this is alarming. this is upsetting. this is incomprehensible. it's terrifying. after all the current death toll is a fraction of what it was in 1918. to date 575,000 people are known to have died from coronavirus. so, 50 million people in 1918 is equivalent to 211 million people dying from coronavirus now. fauci is opening the door to something well beyond unnerving. as the pandemic escalates in this country, fauci with a message for the nation, the doctors, the truth tellers. >> i would stick with respected med

the mayor of atlanta, keisha lance bottoms, good luck to you and to your whole family. we hope all of you have a very, very speedy recovery. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> just ahead dr. deborah birx is urging states with surging cases to roll back their reopening plans. will new stay-at-home orders follow? coming up right here in "the situation room." fine, no one leaves the table until your finished. fine, we'll sleep here. ♪ it's the easiest because it's the cheesiest. kraft. for the win win. i'm a talking dog. the other issue. oh...i'm scratching like crazy. you've got some allergic itch with skin inflammation. apoquel can work on that itch in as little as 4 hours, whether it's a new or chronic problem. and apoquel's treated over 8 million dogs. nice. and...the talking dog thing? is it bothering you? no...itching like a dog is bothering me. until dogs can speak for themselves, you have to. when allergic itch is a problem, ask for apoquel. apoquel is for the control of itch associated with allergic dermatitis and the control of atopic dermatitis in

mayor keisha lance bottoms says the fight is distracting from the real enemy, the virus. >>> california and washington, two states that were praised for their quick pandemic response are both seeing surges again in washington. cases, deaths, hospitalizations all going up. in california hospitals are under an intense strain. and now members of the u.s. military are helping medical workers out there. that is where we start on this friday. nbc's erin mclaughlin is outside st. joseph medical center in burbank, california. erin, what's happening in these two states specifically? let's start there. >> reporter: hey, craig. both states really cautionary tales of what can happen if you become complacent in the face of the virus. as you point out, both were praised early on for their responses to covid-19. now seeing surges here in california, a new record, 20,000 cases over the course of two days. hospitals stretched to the point where some hospitals are asking the military for help. 160 military personnel arriving at various health centers throughout the state of california including in eisenh

, that they plan to continue their mask mandates because of two reasons, the same as mayor keisha lance bottoms, safety and science. and what makes this all even more perplexing is that governor brian kemp is not an anti-masker. he had one on earlier in marietta, everyone around him had them on. two weeks ago when he was flying around the state on his "mask up" tour to encourage people to wear masks, numbers were better than they were today. georgia has been experiencing a record number of hospitalizations and deaths from covid-19. it's perplexing why it's come to this. but according to the governor, the mayor of atlanta is not adhering to his order, wolf, and they're going to take legal action. >> wearing masks will save lives, period. dianne gallagher, thank you very much. >>> let's go to florida, randi kaye is on the scene. randi, the state recorded a record of 156 deaths as new cases are soaring right now. are hospitals right now able to keep up with the surge? >> reporter: wolf, the numbers are certainly concerning. 14,000 new cases just in the last 24 hours, so now the state is hovering a

city council over its rollback to phase one which he says is unenforceable well the mayor keisha lance bottoms has instituted a mask mandate and is calling on the city's restaurants to return to curbside pickup and delivery only as cases of covid-19 sore it is a complete waste of time. >>and money to bow suit against the capital city. this state in which he is supposed to leave. >>kemp says no local mandate can be more or less restrictive than statewide executive orders. he said he filed the suit on behalf of struggling atlanta businesses. but if his lawsuit is a dish best served cold some atlanta restaurant owners say it's just feeding the fire. >>grow up the adults kevin clark and his partner lisa spooner own homegrown and atlanta restaurant that was cited in camps lawsuit as an example of a business suffering from the mayor's actions. >>we would benefit more if they came together and made a universal decision together on their own as adults working together to help this community. not a lawsuit that to me just. that makes it further of her as opposed to closer together. >>they decided to cl

right thing in washington nadia romero kron 4 news we are learning tonight at atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms has tested positive for covid-19 bottoms is believed to be. >>on pre-emptive democratic presidential nominee, joe biden short list as a possible vice presidential running mate. >>but most of all continue to wear masks. >>golden state warriors superstar steph curry pleading with everybody to wear a mask he posted this video on his instagram page today in the video he reiterated what most health officials are saying reminding people to social distance curry added the most important thing you can do to protect yourself and others right now is to wear a mask even after saying it was a successful holiday weekend governor gavin, newsome is still urging californians to wear a mask in his daily updates governor announced there are 23 counties, currently on his covid-19 watch list. >>you can see them listed here on the screen it includes 3 bay area counties. contra costa. marin and solano santa clara county which was originally on the list has since been removed and contra costa which was remo

judge will no longer hear arguments on governor brian kemp's lawsuit against atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms the governor argues she's in violation of his order banning any government mandates when it comes to masks let's get to georgia and gabe gutierrez on the ground for us what do you know about the late change and why that happened >> reporter: well, ayman, we just learned this a few moments ago, confirmed by the georgia attorney general's office to nbc news, and no other details at this point have been released. but, again, that breaking news is that the federal judge -- the judge involved in this case rather she has just recused herself from the case so that this hearing won't be pushed back to an unknown date and time at this point. we're still trying to get more information, but, ayman, this comes over a huge debate over masks in this state, and also we traveled here yesterday with new york's governor andrew cuomo who came here to deliver ppe and also testing advice because he says he does not want this virus to come back to new york ayman, you'll remember at one point in new york, t

while the mayor, keisha lance bottoms, has instituted a mask mandate and is calling on the city's restaurant to return to curbside pickup and delivery only as cases of covid-19 soar. >> it is a complete waste of time and money to file suit against the capital city of the state in which he is supposed to lead. >> reporter: kemp says no local mandate can be more or less restrictive than statewide executive orders. he said he filed the suit on behalf of struggling atlanta businesses, but if his lawsuit is a dish best served cold, some atlanta restaurant owners say it's just feeding the fire. >> grow up. be adult. >> reporter: kevin clark and his partner lisa spooner own homegrown, an atlanta restaurant that was cited in kemp's lawsuit as an example of a business suffering from the mayor's actions. >> we would. we fit more if they came together and made a universal decision together on their own as adults working together to help this community, not a lawsuit that, to me, just makes it further apart as opposed to closer together. >> reporter: they decided to close homegrown again, since they sai