how was knoxville hearing about it? >> i can't say that people were universally frightened.eater harm initially was that people were suspicious of these families. that's what i heard. i have cop friends who were suspicious. we, as journalists, were kinda suspicious, like, "really? they kidnap you, but then they let 'ya go?" and, you know, it just sounded unbelievable. >> reporter: unbelievable maybe. but it would happen again. this time in northern tennessee. three months after the harris case, a young mother was starting her day and struggling to get her toddler son secured in her car. >> he wants candy for breakfast. and he is throwin' a fit. so she's quite distracted anyway. when, all of a sudden, you know, she feels movement. >> reporter: brooke lyons didn't have time to think, in an instant she and her 3-year-old son were under attacked. she looks up, and here's a guy with assault rifle pointed at her. two male attackers forced brooke into the car with her son. that's right, they headed here, this credit union in elizabethton, where she worked as a $9 an hour teller. >>

>>this is what i encountered boarding a united airlines flight from knoxville tennessee to washington dc passengers spaced out as much as they could be the norm in the age of covid-19 passengers receive i why as soon as they board the plane and face mask required snacks and bottled water served in a plastic bag with an alcohol why these half empty fights, a big hit to the bottom line of the airline industry but now airlines like american spirit and united won't be blocking certain seats anymore and will fill their planes to capacity, we spoke to travelers at s of >>and believe them airlines good job >>airports have already seen a surge in travelers as of those folks person dug a cull says that things are starting to pick up right now we're averaging about 10,000 people a day going through our security checkpoints which is definitely up from what we saw in april and may but it depends where you travel here is video of an empty boston logan international airport 3 weeks ago on june 10th at chicago o'hare on that same day was a different story fast forward to saturday june 27 the grounds

to discuss this and more i'm joined by my guest sarah issue in knoxville she is a visiting scholar at fudan university and in beijing we cross the jungle he is a professor at the university of international business and economics across up rules in effect that means you can jump in he time you want and i always appreciate it ok let's go to sara and knoxville. what role is china playing in the american election because i said in my introduction both biden and trump want they like to show these apps ok that ad versus ad very and i china obviously but i don't see it really making much of an impact on the electorate because there are so many other issues there's the pandemic there is an economic turndown and all the sudden it's all china's fault somehow believe me i understand what that feels like living in russia there. i think that you know definitely something that both candidates will if they have asked you interest because china has been such a big part of president trump's whole you know policy agenda and so i think that's something that is really important on the list some experts

to discuss this and more i'm joined by my guest sarah issue in knoxville she is a visiting scholar at fudan university and in beijing we crossed the jungle he is a professor at the university of international business and economics or across up rules in effect that means you can jump in he time you want and i always appreciate ok let's go to sara and knoxville. what role is china playing in the american election because i said in my introduction both biden and trump want they like to if they're shown these apps ok that ad versus ad very anti china obviously but i don't see it really making much of an impact on the electorate because there are so many other is.

linda next, from knoxville, iowa. caller: i owe tose it -- i oppose it because i'm tired of everything being replaced. we need to get back to learning in the schools about the history of these people. we do not need to tear everything down. let's go back to a world where we are in love with our country nstead of such hate. katherine in die yana, texas, good rning. also -- diana, texas, good morning. also on the oppose line. caller: i don't feel like they should be tearingb anything do. a history. it's something that they could look back on and say, well,: ts is what happened back then. and it's just a long time story. host: jimmy in florida, on our ppjimmy, good morning. caller: i'm for getting rid of all the statues, confederate sympathizers, i'm also for getting rid of the statue of abraham lincoln because he also enslaved the indians when he ordered them to be removed from nebraska and sent to reservation in oklahoma. i don't think we should have statues of anybody anywhere. in again the house cominba in about si

this is what i encountered boarding a united airlines flight from knoxville, tennessee to washington dc passengers spaced out as much as they could be the norm in the age of covid-19 passengers received by white as soon as they board the plane and face mask required snacks and bottled water served in a plastic bag with an alcohol wipe these absentee fights a big hit to the bottom line of the airline industry but now airlines like american spirit and united won't be blocking certain seats anymore and will fill their planes to capacity, we spoke to travelers at s of >>and believe airlines good job >>airports have already seen a surge in travelers as of those folks person dug a cull says that things are starting to pick up right now we're averaging about 10,000 people a day going through our security checkpoints which is definitely up from what we saw in april and may but it depends where you travel here is video of an empty boston logan international airport 3 weeks ago on june 10th at chicago o'hare on that same day was a different story fast forward to saturday june 27 the grounds ca

this is what i encountered boarding a united airlines flight from knoxville tennessee to washington dcgers spaced out as much as they could be the norm in the age of covid-19 passengers received by white as soon as they board the plane and face mask required snacks and bottled water served in a plastic bag with an alcohol why these half empty fights, a big hit to the bottom line of the airline industry but now airlines like american spirit and united won't be blocking certain seats anymore and will fill their planes to capacity, we spoke to travelers at s of >>airlines good job >>airports have already seen a surge in travelers as of those folks person dug a cull says that things are starting to pick up right now we're averaging about 10,000 people a day going through our security checkpoints which is definitely up from what we saw in april and may but it depends where you travel here is video of an empty boston logan international airport 3 weeks ago on june 10th but chicago o'hare on that same day was a different story fast forward to saturday june 27 the grounds came in waves when fl

this is what i encountered boarding a united airlines flight from knoxville tennessee to washington dc as much as they could be the norm in the age of covid-19 passengers receive i why as soon as they board the plane and face mask required snacks and bottled water served in a plastic bag with an alcohol wipe these half empty fights, a big hit to the bottom line of the airline industry but now airlines like american spirit and united won't be blocking certain seats anymore and will fill their planes to capacity, we spoke to travelers at s of >>i believe them airlines good job >>airports have already seen a surge in travelers as of those folks person dug a cull says that things are starting to pick up right now we're averaging about 10,000 people a day going through our security checkpoints which is definitely up from what we saw in april and may but it depends where you travel here is video of an empty boston logan international airport 3 weeks ago on june 10th at chicago o'hare on that same day was a different story fast forward to saturday june 27 the grounds came in waves one flights

this is what i encountered boarding a united airlines flight from knoxville tennessee to washington dc passengers spaced out as much as they could be the norm in the age of covid-19 passengers receive i white as soon as they board the plane and face mask required snacks and bottled water served in a plastic bag with an alcohol why these half empty fights, a big hit to the bottom line of the airline industry but now airlines like american spirit and united won't be blocking certain seats anymore and will fill their planes to capacity, we spoke to travelers at s of >>airlines good job >>airports have already seen a surge in travelers as of those folks person dug a cull says things are starting to pick up right now we're averaging about 10,000 people a day going through our security checkpoints which is definitely up from what we saw in april and may but it depends where you travel here is video of an empty boston logan international airport 3 weeks ago on june 10th but chicago o'hare on that same day was a different story fast forward to saturday june 27 the grounds came in waves when fl

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you're highlighting knox county, likes knoxville, tennessee. what's going on around that area? what does it mean for the fall. what have you seen that concerns you that makes you highlight this? >> i don't know whether students are starting to return or campuses are starting to repopulate. they did not see the risk early on that we're seeing now in nashville and memphis, and they attributed that to a fair amount of vigilance, the fact that colleges have shut down but now collegedowns are very much a part of the increase, see it in lancing, michigan, philadelphia. already pittsburgh has had a significant outbreak this week, and, you know, everything we've done it, and i'm a pediatrician, has been focused on getting kids back to school in the fall and getting college students back to college, but that was always predicated on driving our case counts down sufficiently so that it could be safe. when i hear about usc's decision i totally understand it this morning, and i think we have to kind of revisit our school reopenings if there's no way that anyone in their right mind should b

mayor knoxville, thanks for joining us this morning. >> great to be here. >> you know, it's tragic and chen and friday marked the highest day of deaths since the pandemic began. in order to fight this you have launched what is really a creative attempt to get people to klay. we can show the campaign as to why i wear a mask and all these individual stories. is it effective or are your citizens having to compete with what pete said and why they don't want to comply? >> it's sort of an uphill effort and a lot of reports in our city of greenville, our constituency, the city has taken action by last march for a bipartisan vote, and i think it is trying to report what people in the urban corps feel about these things. going back to march, all along the way and owl local governments enchanged in this this. you've had a challenge to sort of break through all of the other information out there in terms of what's happening across the country and the world, other issues, of course, and so it's constantly a challenge that we have to get a message out. we weren't very close with our hospital system

to that to what we normally have 20 students per teacher in this small rural community south of knoxvillee. however, the large d.c. suburb of fairfax county, virginia has announced it will start the school year with all students learning online only. the superintendent cited the changing course of the covid-19 pandemic as the reason. the director of the cdc says his agency wants to work with school districts to help them safely reopen saying public health officials are well aware that closing physical schools carries risks for children as well it's not public health versus opening the schools for the economy. it's public health vs. public health. >> and red field says there is now clear evidence that face masks do actually work and he says if everyone in the country were to wear them the country could get coronavirus epidemic under control somewhere 4 to 12 weeks. trace? >> trace: jonathan serrie live from us from atlanta. thank you. parents working from home because of the pandemic have been trying to strike a delicate work-life balance with one survey showing children's screen time usag

when you look at alcoa, a small community just outside of knoxville, fewer than 300 of those cases are's why they say after a lot of conversations, a lot of tears, a lot of prayers, and of course talking with health officials, they decided that putting a number of measures into place would make them safe enough to go ahead and reopen. a couple of caveats, andrea, this is a very small district. it only has 2,000 students or so. but today, on the first day of school, only about a fifth of those students are reporting. that's because students are only coming to school one day a week. the other four days of the week, they're going to be doing virtual learning. so the classes are very small, no more than ten students together at one time. that includes two teachers as well. a couple of other things to mention, for parents who don't quite feel comfortable, they can opt for all virtual learning. there are a handful of parents, we understand, who chose that method. andrea, this is in place only through labor day. they say at that point they're going to take a look and reevaluate and say, if it

the new sentinel in knoxville, tennessee, summed up the day with this headline.vernor bill lee rejects warning from white house adviser to act now to contain covid-19. because dr. birx might have flown to tennessee in person to urge the governor to close things down to stop the spread of the virus, but at the very same time, her boss, the president, was on television telling governors they aren't opening up fast enough. six months into this, this administration still cannot manage to be on the same page with itself on any given day. failure of this magnitude for this duration has consequences, and the consequences are death. the death of americans. by the nbc news count, as of today, 150,000 people have been lost to the coronavirus in our country. 150,000. it is the kind of grim heart-rending milestone that you might think would occasion a moment of reflection or at least recognition from the nation's president. but president trump used a press conference this afternoon to claim that much of the country is, quote, corona-free. he spent a long time, once again, pr

people we've seen those rallies in brooklyn, new york, charleston, knoxville, tennessee, illinois, omaha, all the locations on the map, salem, tulsa, many cities around the country. i suspect you will see many more as people hear stories. everyone knows a police officer in their community. you know them. you know their families. you know the risk. you know the type of people that they are. by and large these officers are good people who want to serve, who want to protect. they don't deserve a lot of the treatment that they have been getting from communities across the country who have forgotten the risk they entail every single day. pete: big idea from the left says we should send a social worker to the front door instead of well-trained men and women who are willing to put their lives on the line. domestic disturbance, assault, a dangerous situation for anybody. so we'll continue to follow this story, bring it to you this morning as new details emerge. a story we're talking about is the commutation of the sentence of roger stone, who was a target of the mueller probe that seemed endless

mentioned, along with walter chandler and hobart adkins from memphis, national, and chattanooga -- knoxvillerry, were the three tennessee lawyers who brought the case filed. there was quite a bit of sort of behind-the-scenes drama when charles rhyne was brought on. some of the local attorneys were not happy about that. rhyne had a reputation, connections with the eisenhower administration. he was seen as a good move to bring him -- big supreme court lawyer on this for case. >> i've got a few other points because i found this interesting. he went on later to be the head of the american bar association and helped integrate the aba by changing its constitution to eliminate the word "white" from it. and also during the nixon watergate years, he served as rosemary wood's attorney for the notorious 18 minutes of missing interview. he died at age 81 in washington, d.c. we've heard from jark wilson, the other was james gloss gouw. what should we know? >> they were part of a large attorney general staff who took the case, represented the state in the case. as we heard earlier, their argument was pret

easier for people who have been a little anxious about coming back >> reporter: just outside of knoxvilletry to make an in-person return to the ure to get it right >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: and across the country, others are watching closely. president trump urging a return to normal classes says he is comfortable sending his own son and grandchildren back, while making these comments, that kids are less susceptible. >> they don't catch it easily. they don't bring it home easy. if they do catch it, they get better fact. we're looking at that fact. >> reporter: task force white house coordinator dr. birx weighing in on fox news after the president's comments. >> i think there's open questions there, and that's why the president concluded with, we're studying this very hard. >> reporter: near the nation's capital, three districts announced they'll begin the year online in chicago, teachers demand their schools do the same. in florida, where cases are spiking, educators sued the state to stop full-time reopening. the governor not budging >> while the risk to students from in-person lea

host: let's go to ralph, calling from knoxville, tennessee. ralph, good morning.uy, i think he called before last, we better get a hold on the coronavirus first. all this other stuff will come. and the almighty dollar can put you in the grave. what it is sports -- good is sports if you are six wheat under -- six feet under? i have caught myself sitting and -- the only sport i like is soccer, watching soccer. starved, but i also love to be alive. i think opening schools is premature. we have florida, texas and california. for some reason, we don't have a leader -- we should be at a point where we can open back up, but we are not thanks to our leadership. no, it is way too early. get a hold on the virus first and then go from there. thank you. to greg, calling from bismarck, north dakota. greg says no, too early. good morning. good morning. yeah, i would say they just needed to delay it a little bit because of some of the rise we have going on. i would also like to respond to the first caller you had, he said keep the politics out of it. if people are so worried abo

lorna's next from knoxville, maryland. did i get that right? caller: yes.ee with the last caller. i do think the companies need to be responsible for their platform. it is important to do everything we can to throw all of the resources identifying these hackers and we need to upgrade our international laws to once these hackers are identified, bring them to justice and make the punishment so bad that maybe they would stop doing this because, i think i read where they actually got a few people that were sucked in by the twitter and gave them some bitcoin. -- hackers do this to make money. let's upgrade our laws to punish these people. of the numbers out there is that 400 bitcoin transfers were made as a result of these fake messages from -- some $120,000 given from the account that these hackers provided in the series of tweets joe biden,acked barack obama, kim kardashian and others. judy from fairmont, west virginia. good morning. caller: good morning. my opinion about social media, i don't participate in any of it. i think it is gossip. it is high-speed in