"cnn tonight" with the upgrade laura coates in for d. lemon. >> chris evans and chris cuomo in one night. i'm lucky. he seems like a really nice guy. what he's done is really important. i'll watch all the movies again now. i have a newfound appreciation. >> want to know the secret? >> tell me. >> just between us. no one is here. two things, that guy has zero fugazy factor. he reached out to me, when i was low, he didn't have to. he let people know what he was doing about this months ago. and he made it exactly what he said it would be. this starting point, this information clearinghouse with politicians. what he did for that kid, and the second secret. the avenger people, they actually do good things for people all the time. chris hemsworth. the hulk. iron man. robert downey jr. they do nice things for people all the time. because of how much they mean within the marvel lore. and i didn't know that. it's an impressive thing. i was happy to showcase this platform. people like us especially you, someone who is forensic you only benefit fro

i'm laura coates, in for don lemon. you know, the coronavirus death toll in this country is spiking. the u.s. topping more than 1,000 daily deaths, for the fourth -- fourth -- straight day. most of those deaths coming from california and florida and texas. dr. deborah birx, a key member of the white house coronavirus task force, says those states are like three new yorks. referring to when that state was the epicenter of the virus in the spring. and this virus is spreading, at an alarming rate. and after months of downplaying it, president trump is, finally, facing reality. he is now cancelling his big convention speech in jacksonville, and advocating for social distancing. advocating for masks. and admitting that this pandemic will get worse, before it gets better. white house press secretary, kayleigh mcenany, was asked about the president's change of tune. >> what changed this week? why did his tone change? >> there has been no change. in fact, just speaking on covid generally. the way i have heard him talk privately

"cnn tonight" with laura coates, the upgrade. i didn't think of it, interdependence day, i love it. >> i love the fact that it was turned on her. she thought she was going to get an outpouring of support to criticize this young man. instead people are saying, no, do you have a mask? put their money where their mouths are about this issue. it seems like a very easy thing to do. you don't need the machiatto as much as people need air in their lungs, right? >> i'm a little starbucks stupid so i don't know all the terms the way i should, but i'll tell you, the time has come for people to stop running from the reality here. even the president. he's not a leader, he's a follower, but he's talking the talk about masks because it's a big deal. wash your hands, stay away when you can and when you can't, wear a mask. it's all we have going for us. that and surrendering the me to the we, counselor coates. >> have to join the bandwagon. you heard what harry was talking about with these issue. i get a macha latte from starbucks, i just say me

cnn tonight with laura coates, the upgrade, in for d lemon, starts right now. >> man, chris. just when i thought you couldn't get any cooler. i'm now picturing you lifting some weights to public enemy. doing the whole thing. >> chuck d knows me. chuck d knows me. >> chuck d knows you and, now, cites your grandmother, as well. i don't know. who knew? who knew this was all happening? i got to stick around on a tuesday, at that? wow, chris cuomo. >> i'll tell you. i've always respected chuck a ton. growing up in the city, chuck d was a big knicks fan. and there was a myth that he copied marv albert, who used to do play by play for the knicks, his -- his cadence as part of his rap. but one of the cleanest rappers. obviously, much more than just music, he's a social activist. and, look, you can like his song, not like his song, based on your politics. but the urgency of music in a moment is indicative of the size of a moment. and it will be interesting to see who follows pe's footsteps. >> i think so. and, first of all, for the record, probably, when you were playing that music, t

former federal prosecutor and cnn senior legal analyst laura coates joins me now. uling? >> reporter: well, this is actually a very big deal because it allows for greater number of exemptions and under the obama administration they've always had sort of a religiously held belief system or certain exemptions for people who could show that it was linked to a sincerely held belief. now it's far more expansive. now it's essentially almost all nongovernmental employees and some fortune 500 companies. and it's about saying it can also be a conscientious or one based on one's own moral compass, not based on some sort of religious belief. and so it far expands it and could lead to a very slippery slope. >> and let's talk about what slippery slope could look like. >> first of all, you're talking about this case is about birth control. typically it's about that technically. however, it could be expanded to talk about everything that could be covered at the discretion or under the umbrella of cost sharing, things like immunizations, things like adolescent and childcare. other

"cnn tonight" with the upgrade, laura coates, right now. >> man, thank you. i'm so glad i'm here with you. i have to tell you, i'm still thinking about your interview with angela rye. except for the part about you blocking people's fathers. i don't know what that's about, chris. >> rye, i don't know where she went with that. i don't know why she would kind of spread that slander, but i'll tell you what -- >> but she spoke truth everywhere else. >> everywhere else. i'll give her that. i love the lesson she got from her father, don't say slave, say enslaved person. that's not some bs political correctness, it's context. it's how we have to see each other as human beings. this is something you grew up wanting people to understand and teaching them to. i don't have the excuse of a lot of other white people. where i grew up in a diverse place, you know? i have flavor all over my life and it's the family i've chosen and i love it so deeply. i love these people and yet i'm looking at the teddy roosevelt st statue differently than i ever before. we need to understand

>> joining us now, cnn chief legal analyst, jeffrey tubin and cnn legal analyst, laura coates. that was representative of five hours yesterday. that encapsulates, i think, what we saw. and laura, when you heard the attorney general say "i don't agree with your characterizations with tcharac n characterization," i think that is even more representative of the entire five hours, which is that william barr was on a different planet, and i'll let you decide whether that was a good planet or bad planet, from where the democrats in that committee were. >> it was the bad planet, spoiler alert, john. and the reason it was the bad planet, i tried to pull the wool over the nation's eyes and the eyes have already seen it. the idea that you could not definitively say that you should not use a chemical irritant, a tear gassing agent of some sort to pry to push back peaceful protesters who are exercising their first amendment right on one of the most iconic public forums in the entire world, the area in front of the white house, all for a ham-handed photo op, this is telling you that he canno

so you've got a lot of pandora's box opening yet again because of the president's actions. >> laura coatess. it's always great to hear what you have to say, but especially great today. it's a very special day for you, lau laura. happy birthday to you. >> thank you. >> many, many more. >> i appreciate it. happy 40. thank you. >> you look much, much younger. much younger than that. appreciate it very much. >> go on. thank you, wolf. >> coming up mexico is forging ahead with plans to reopen despite breaking records for new cases. over 7,000 in one day alone. we're going there live. to build unlimited right. you start with america's most awarded network, the one with unbeatable reliability 13 times in a row. this network is one less thing i have to worry about. (vo) then you give people more plans to mix and match so you only pay for what you need verizon unlimited plan is so reasonable, they can stay on for the rest of their lives. awww... (vo) you include the best in entertainment and you offer it all starting at $35. because everyone deserves the best. this is unlimited built right. only on

no better to do it with than laura coates.hem, laura, he couldn't breathe, before they had him on the ground. what does that mean? and accent that with, at the end, his aspects, tell my mother i love him. tell my family i love 'em. that type of talk. s significance? >> well, this case remains heartbreaking, even with this transcript. we don't know about the tones that were used. we don't know about the demeanor of anyone speaking. all we see is sort of the black and white issues of what is in type. what we see really gives a clearer pirg clearer picture and it has a couple interesting points. number one, we were all led to believe in many respects, that the very first time he indicated inability to breathe was that he was on the ground, under the knee of officer chauvin. but apparently, before that, he experienced some fear of his claustrophobia and the reason he did not want to go into the back of a squad car. i remember you talking about why do they keep moving him around? well, part of that was that he wanted to get out of

laura coates, to you first. there was a lot of discussion about the use of federal forces in cities around the country when it came to protesters. we saw from republicans that they were trying to make it clear that they felt that all protests -- that at some point there is some violence in a protest. that they were painting all of it kind of with the same brush. actually, the attorney general seemed to be a little more nuanced when he was talking about peaceful protesters versus people who were being violent. that was a distinction between him and others on the committee. >> it was. but his nuance was only a little bit nuanced. he did what so many other people are doing today. they were conflating two things. and conflating it with an eye towards trying to justify the use of police or federal presence. and here's the problem with that. first of all, there were righteous peaceful protesters who were protesting not only the actual killing of george floyd but what he also symbolizes. the number of unarmed black men

i am laura coates in for don lemon. breaking news, the united states seeings it highest single day of newly reported cases. not even a week after the last high. 48,477 cases just today. a total of more than 2.6 million since the crisis began. cases skyrocketing in texas and arizona and california and georgia, all across the u.s. at least 23 states. that is almost half pausing or now rolling back their reopenings that they wanted. the california governor now ordering nearly 75% of the state back to a near lockdown. but the president of the united states, he says that the virus that has killed more than 128,000 americans is just going to poof, disappear. >> i think we are going to be very good with the coronavirus. i think that at some point that is going to just disappear i hope. >> disappear? it is called the coronavirus. not the hoodini virus. the president hopes the virus that is killing more and more of us every single day is going to disappear? it is not his job to just hope. it is his job to do everything that he p

cnn tonight with laura coates, the upgrade, in for d lemon, starts right now. >> man, chris. just when i thought you couldn't get any cooler. i'm now picturing you lifting some weights to public enemy. doing the whole thing. >> chuck d knows me. chuck d knows me. >> chuck d knows you and, now, cites your grandmother, as well. i don't know. who knew? who knew this was all happening? i got to stick around on a tuesday, at that? wow, chris cuomo. >> i'll tell you. i've always respected chuck a ton. growing up in the city, chuck d was a big knicks fan. and there was a myth that he copied marv albert, who used to do play by play for the knicks, his -- his cadence as part of his rap. but one of the cleanest rappers. obviously, much more than just music, he's a social activist. and, look, you can like his song, not like his song, based on your politics. but the urgency of music in a moment is indicative of the size of a moment. and it will be interesting to see who follows pe's footsteps. >> i think so. and, first of all, for the record, probably, when you were

no better than with laura coates.ng them he couldn't breathe before they had him on the ground. what does that mean? and accent that with the aspects. tell my mother i love her. that type of talk. significance? >> this case really remains heartbreaking even with the transcript. i'm glad you mention the part we haven't seen and heard. we don't know about the tone used and the demeanor of anyone. all we see is the black and white issue. what we see gives a clear picture. a couple interesting points. we were all led to believe in many respects the very first time he indicated inability to fear is on the ground under the knee of the officer. apparently before that he experienced some fear of his claustrophobia and reason he didn't want to go not back of the squad car. you were talking about why do they keep moving him around. from place to place. part according to is he wanted to get out of the car. he felt claustrophobic. concerned he was in there. he had been shot before. >> he told them. he couldn't breathe. they were

"cnn tonight" with the upgrade, laura coates, right now. >> man, thank you.'m so glad i'm here with you. i have to tell you, i'm still thinking about your interview with angela rye. except for the part about you blocking people's fathers. i don't know what that's about, chris. >> rye, i don't know where she went with that. i don't know why she would kind of spread that slander, but i'll tell you what -- >> but

and joining us now, senior legal analyst laura coates.s your reaction to the rare public remarks from mueller? he and bill barr appear to be on the same page when it comes to roger stone. the president obviously on a very different page. >> the idea we haven't heard from mueller since july of 2019. it's been able a year since we heard from him. and to hear him talk about it, compelled to offer the explanation and defend in a way he frankly didn't defend with the same vigor to have him and attorney general barr talk about it being a righteous prosecution? there is a reason for that. that is not somebody who was handed down a preosecution. it was jury trial. and the people with a jury, decided he was guilty of federal crimes. remember, federal prosecutors stepped back. they were trying to roll back his sentence. that is how much they felt he violated the federal law. you hear the president of the yith not fully pardoning but come mutding. the president does not feel as though the witch hunt line he has been running, he felt he still had to

joining us now, jeffrey toobin and laura coats. we have been super excited about this segment all day because we're going to turn it over to you. two of the great legal minds here. and what we want to know is what questions you have for the attorney general. jeffrey, you go first. >> okay, i think the broad question that the democrats will certainly will want to know the answer to, are you the people's lawyer as the attorney general is supposed to be, or are you donald trump's personal attorney? i think many of the issues flow from that. you know, why did you downplay or mislead the public about the mueller report? why did you intervene in roger stone's case to get him a lighter sentence? why did you intervene in michael flynn's case to get the case thrown out altogether? all of those questions relate to what the attorney general's job really is, and democrats are going to try to make the case he's doing donald trump's business, and not the public's. >> there's nothing i like more than outsourcing our job responsibilities to you gu

i'm laura coates. i'm in for don lemon. before he stops calling me an upgrade here. you know, the coronavirus is surging. and the nation's top experts warn, unfortunately, things could get a lot worse. cases on the rise in more and more states. i think we're now up to 36 and, frankly, only two of the 50 states are even down, right now. you've got texas hitting its highest daily number of new cases. they've got almost 7,000 reported, just today. and dr. anthony fauci says that america should be prepared for things to get a whole lot worse. >> we are now having 40-plus-thousand new cases a day. i would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day, if this does not turn around. and so, i am very concerned. >> 100,000 a day? i can't even imagine that number. i mean, here we are, right now, we're all very concerned, as he's saying. and that, as the president's own experts are -- are reiterating the very guidelines that he is ignoring. especially, the one that's as clear as the nose on his face. you know the one. it's simple. three words. wear a mask. >> please, please, p

"cnn tonight" with laura coates, the upgrade. i didn't think of it, interdependence day, i love it. >> i love the fact that it was turned on her. she thought she was going to get an outpouring of support to criticize this young man. instead people are saying, no, do you have a mask? put their money where their mouths are about this issue. it seems like a very easy thing to do. you don't need the machiatto as much as people need air in their lungs, right? >> i'm a little starbucks stupid so i don't know all the terms

"cnn tonight" with the upgrade, laura coates, in for d lemon, right now. >> chris evans and chris cuomoone night? man. how lucky? well, i didn't know how to put it. but, no, he didn't, chris cuomo. no, he didn't. he seemed like a really nice guy, and what he's done is so important. and i'm going to go back and watch all the movies now, now that i have a new-found appreciation for all that he's doing. >> you want to know a secret?

thanks so much, laura coates. our coverage continues next. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're following breaking news. the u.s. has now surpassed 3 million known coronavirus cases as the death toll here in the u.s. approaches 132,000 people. right now fatalities are on the rise in florida, arizona, and texas, and seven states are seeing record numbers of hospitalizations. also breaking, just a few moments ago, the white house was asked if president trump has confidence in dr. anthony fauci, but the press secretary kayleigh mcenany wouldn't say whether he does. as the pandemic rages, the president and his team are increasing pressure on schools all across the united states to reopen with the president tweeting that he may actually cut off funding to schools that don't reopen. vice president pence says the cdc will be changing its school re-opening guidelines after the president publicly criticized t

"cnn tonight" with the upgrade laura coates in for d.. >> chris evans and chris cuomo in one night. i'm lucky. he seems like a really nice guy. what he's done is really important. i'll watch all the movies again now. i have a newfound appreciation. >> want to know the secret? >> tell me. >> just between us. no

i guess secondly, i'll just point out real quick again i think laura coates really talked well about the questioning of the attorney general about the lack of african-americans in this building. i think the leadership shows there is a lack of any such advice by the fact you see his opening remarks where he talks about black-on-black crime and the whole narrative that police reform should not be tackled right now because it's leading to increased crime. now, the last time we had a conversation about this after ferguson, you know, jim comey and other people went out and claimed there was something called a ferguson effect. research showed it was bogus. we're beginning to see that again this year. i think the attorney general could use some challenging on that line of -- on that thought process as well. >> what would you like to hear him asked about regarding that? >> in his opening remarks he talks about how police are risk adverse and as a result they're essentially not doing their jobs. i got to tell you, you talk to police officers -- i talk to officers. i talk to federal agents. th

>> that hair coat, it is true. >> laura: al all right, guys, so guys. >> i'm jealous. >> i know my no appearance been with the hair, at this point, we have serious things to talk about. although it is amusing. chris i want to play something that is normal talking point over at msnbc. >> who's not looking at this with a alarm and concern and worried about is this president going to employ formally -- formerly martial l? is there anybody watching donald trump the last three and half years that doesn't think donald trump would try to employ martial law if that is the only way to stay in power? >> laura: chris this has been repeated by people like eric holder, and of course for biden again. is that really where you guys want to go? you are up in the polls but going back to martial law? really? >> i think that what he's doing right now is a test run for later in the election. who knows what he is capable of. if he's losing the election. he's losing the election, and he's trying to make this an answer because he thought he would run against bernie sanders. he doesn't have a plan to run agai

and over and welcome to the program i'm laura carlisle more people will die this year from hunger caused by the pandemic than from coated 19 that's according to the charity oxfam which says 121000000 more people could face starvation because of reduced aid mass unemployment and destruction to food production and supplies it also describes that middle income countries such as india brazil and south africa as a merging epicenters of hunger with millions of people facing being tipped over the edge on the social and economic effects of the crisis. well let's take a closer look at some of the figures in that report oxfam says some of the world's poorest countries could see $12000.00 extra deaths per day due to hunger before the end of 2020 the charity says this is more than the peak global current virus death rate of $10000.00 per day in april the 10 extreme hunger hotspots the report highlights include afghanistan syria and south sudan where the charity says the situation is most severe and getting worse thanks. let's talk about this further with our guests today and from madrid we have chamma vera the executive director of

and welcome to the program i'm laura cause more people will die this year from hunger caused by the pun demick than from coated 19 that's according to the charity . 121000000 more people.