mitchell mitchell. mr. mitchell: it is unusual to have a republican in support of this amendment. like many americans i was concerned to see uniformed law enforcement that shouldn't have names displayed on their uniforms during the protest of washington d.c. and elsewhere. i believe the accountability for law enforcement is important to the values of america. based on the recent protests, ms. houlahan came up with an amendment. she agreed in good faith to modify that to address those concerns. a police officer had to conduct and cover a second day. in the crowd ensuring things didn't get out of control. i said we need to protect those people and we need undercover first. this language does that and ensures if you are in uniform and carrying a shield and out there with a you must identify your agency and your name. americans expect that. i'll say that to the ranking member member, no one is asking about identifying antifa but all of us but to conduct ourselves. they must identify themselves and must know who they are. anything short of who they are and my son would tell you that. i

mitchell: yes. i was one of the primary authors on the death and custody and how to report, examine, investigate and report out deaths in custody put out by the national association of medical, and what they called for is indeed any information available for deaths in custody, including any video footage, any medical records, anything that could give an idea of the time leading up to the death that would be important to categorizing the final findings t autopsy. rep. ayne: thank you. >> inspector general, can you discuss the video footage regarding felipe's death? mr. cuffari: my understanding is the video footage was obtained while he was in custody and trained criminal investigators gave that footage and they determine aged that it read the testimony of the border patrol agents. rep. payne: was there footage of felipe leaving the station to travel to the hospital on that vening of which he died? mr. cuffari: you know, sir, i will have to get back to you on that specific question. rep. payne: did y

>>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell. happy holidays, everyone. we're here in washington as coronavirus outbreaks across the country are hitting a new record high for the second day in a row. nearly 55,000 new cases in the last 24 hours according to the nbc news count. and as americans head into this holiday weekend, this morning the surgeon general is sending a mixed message on the public health guidance. >> we know that large gatherings presents the biggest risk right now. would you advise someone to go to a large gathering, yes or no? >> well, craig, it's not a yes or no. every single person has to make up their own mind. there are going to be people going to beaches, going to barbecues, going to different environments, and they have to look at their individual risk. >> and that is exactly the problem. here are the facts at this hour. despite public warnings against mass gatherings, president trump is traveling to mt. rushmore today and encouraging thousands of people to gather for a fireworks display, with south dakota's governor refusing to r

mitchell. in january 2019 following the deaths of two children in cbp custody of december 2018, cbp expanded the use of contract medical personnel. it was a good step forward. cbp also issued a directive setting forth interim enhanced medical efforts to mitigate risks to and improve care for individuals in cbp custody along the southwest border. the interim directive required the border patrol to conduct a h health review and medical assessment of all migrants under the age of 18. in december of 2019, cbp issued a final medical directive, and that final directive appears to be weaker than the interim directive. for example, it only required medical assessment of children under 12 rather than children under 18, and dr. daniher if i may ask you a question, have you had a chance to review the interim and final medical directives? >> yes, i have. >> do you see other deficiencies and a final medical directive? >> yes, sir, actually, a number of issues that i find quite concerning. >> please elaborat

in new york city is karina mitchell.bout 400,000 airline workers around the world have been fired, furloughed, because of coronavirus, according to bloomberg calculations. the biggest losses have been in north america, europe, and asia. likeosses in agencies aircraft agencies, could reached when he 5 million. a $305 million bill backed by authentic brands as simon property group -- the offer we keep the bankrupt men's clothing chain in business. authentic owns and other clothing maker, barneys in new york. and a new ranking of the five richest people in the world. the chairman of india's reliance industries has a network -- a net worth of $477 billion. reliance industries stock is up 135% since march. i's fortune has risen almost $19 billion this year. that is the bloomberg business flash. francine: earlier this week, european leaders came together on that historic recovery. now let's look at the stipulations deeper with the policy and research firm head of research. sylvia, thank you for joining us. twitteryour friends

for that we go to karina mitchell.andemiche coronavirus is preventing some hiv patients from getting the medicines they need. the who says more than 70 countries are in danger of having drug shortages to treat hiv because of the pandemic. already have critically low stock. says -- prime minister joining a white house meeting to celebrate a new regional trade agreement between the nation. president trump and the mexican president are due to meet wednesday. judo has been conducting cabinet meeting on lines instead of in person because of the coronavirus. pack,u prays the new saying it will help north america emerge stronger from the pandemic. tosident trump is preparing issue executive orders on a wide range of topics. mark meadows told foxnews the orders will cover china, manufacturing, and prescription prices. he says it is important for the president to provide incentives -- global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am

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we welcome in the founder of cameron mitchell restaurants, the man himself, cameron mitchell. great to have you here. >> thank you. it's great to be with you today. cheryl: you had a meeting today with the ohio recovery task force. what's the biggest concern right now for your group there? >> well, several issues but we have some businesses -- we have 18 members on that task force across a variety of industries and representing states and national organizations and you know, we are seeing some businesses doing well, others not doing well as all. it depends on locality, depends on lots of issues. our governor has done a great job. our task force has done a great job. ohio has been moving forward for the time being. cheryl: let me ask you about the government side of this, the federal government, because you have said in the past that those ppp loans, that helped you survive, that helped keep you in business. now you've got this new threat of potential new cases. if there's more stimulus coming from the government, is that needed, in your opinion? what would that look like for y

lester >> andrea mitchell in washington, thanks. >>> the fallout from covid will be the most important issue this election season but there's also a dire warning about the pandemic's devastating impact on children worldwide. with more on that here's richard engel. >> reporter: while the global covid death toll tops 650,000. what's coming could be far worse. the world food program and three other u.n. agencies predict mass starvation because of covid's disastrous economic impact. the u.n. agencies say the 140 million people around the world on the brink of starvation now could rise to a staggering 270 million. this year -- >> if we don't get a social safety net program out there immediately in providing food you will see mass starvation, famines of biblical proportions. >> reporter: david beasley the director of the world food program says children are the hardest hit with 10,000 more dying every month. in many countries no school means no food leaving kids with weakened immune systems. >> which means they could be vulnerable not just to covid, malaria, diphtheria, cholera. >> reporter:

now let's get some headlines from karina mitchell. karina: the trump administration has released details in the largest coronavirus loan program so far. some congress members had voiced concern about the level of transparency. the information does not include details for any loans, names of companies that are less than $150,000. the vast majority of borrowers were not made public. new york state is taking another step in its reopening plans. the city entered phase three today, allowing nail salons and tattoo parlors to open. but the resumption of indoor dining has been postponed indefinitely, following spikes in states like texas and florida after they reopened bars and restaurants. maxwell has been transported to new york for a hearing on friday. she was arrested last week on charges of conspiracy and enticing miners to engage in sex. prosecutors say she is a flight risk. helds currently being at the metropolitan center in brooklyn. the german government has paid $1 billion over the past decade related to the cost of stationing u.s.

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mitchell reports."ix months into the coronavirus pandemic, and now we are responsible for more than 150,000 american deaths. a new federal report puts 21 states inside the red zone for a rapid rate of covid transmission. among those states is florida reporting another record number of virus-related deaths today. there is new concern also that states outside of those red zones including ohio,

let's bring in karina mitchell.e virus cases here in the u.s. >> the coronavirus has marked another grim milestone in the u.s. with confirmed cases rising 2% and topping 3 million in total. that is a quarter of level infections. california reported more than 11,600 new cases. that is the biggest daily jump so far. the state's rate of positive cases has risen. the top health official says president trump's campaign rally last month likely boosted coronavirus infections. the health director says significant events have probably contributed to a high number of cases. the president held has rally despite pleas from local authorities who were already seeing infection rates rise. most of his audience did not wear a mask. melbourne is starting the first day of a new virus locked with restrictions that are feared will deepen and prolong australia's first recession in 30 years. the city is now isolated from the rest of the country as the state shut borders. the state has reported more than two weeks of double-digit infection

mitchell mitchell. mr. mitchell: it is unusual to have a republican in support of this amendment. like many americans i was concerned to see uniformed law enforcement that shouldn't have names displayed on their uniforms during the protest of washington d.c. and elsewhere. i believe the accountability for law enforcement is important to the values of america. based on the recent protests, ms. houlahan came up with an amendment. she agreed in good faith to modify that to address those concerns. a police officer had to conduct and cover a second day. in the crowd ensuring things didn't get out of control. i said we need to protect those people and we need undercover first. this language does that and ensures if you are in uniform and carrying a shield and out there with a you must identify your agency and your name. americans expect that. i'll say that to the ranking member member, no one is asking about identifying antifa but all of us but to conduct ourselves. they must identify themselves and must know who they are. anything short of who they are and my son would tell you that. i

you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. a mitchell reports" on msnbc. - [narrator] the shark vacmop combines powerful suction 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. >>> we did not shut down entirely. that's the reason. we went up, started to go down, and then plateaued at a level that was quite high, 20,000 infections a day. then as we started to reopen, we're seeing the surges that we're seeing today as we speak. >> dr. anthony fauci speaking in a stanford medical school live stream, hours before returning to the white house for a previously scheduled meeting with chief of staff mark meadows, not seen on camera, of course, but striking on a day when the white house was still engaged in a smear campaign against the infectious disease expert. on monday the president claimed he likes and gets along with dr. fauci, days after his aides were trying to discredit the doctor behind the scenes. this

i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. much more to come. ♪ >> president trump has made very clear we need a strategy to protect the american economy and our weight of life. the free world must triumph under this new tyranny. jonathan: secretary mike pompeo on tour, and he keeps swinging and swinging at the chinese come is party. good morning -- the chinese communist party good morning. alongside tom keene and lisa abramowicz, i'm jonathan ferro. in your equity market, one hour and 12 minutes away from the cash open this friday, slightly firmer. down 0.3% on the s&p 500. , $1.1608.r came back yield higher by a single basis point to 0.58%. the focus now on washington, d.c. i got a message from a bloomberg subscriber moments ago, sending me a video of nomar. all you had to say was that he was playing with his baseball glove. tom: i said his batting gloves. jonathan: i didn't understand the hand signals. now i get it. tom: on radio, folks -- jonathan: i didn't want to do this, but we are going to do it. pitchu see the fauci y

. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington with a special edition of "andrea mitchell reports." six months into the coronavirus pandemic, and now we are responsible for more than 150,000 american deaths. a new federal report puts 21 states inside the red zone for a rapid rate of covid transmission. among those states is florida reporting another record number of virus-related deaths today. there is new concern also that states outside of those red zones including ohio, kentucky, and minnesota could be the next centers of new spikes if new mitigation efforts are not widely embraced. >>> twitter has removed a viral video retweeted by president trump showing doctors wearing white lab coats spouting dangerous and misleading claims about how masks don't stop coronavirus and how hydroxychloroquine can be part of the cure. this morning the president is defending sending those comments out to his 80 million twitter followers. >> i was very impressed with her as other doctors that stood with her. i think she made sense. but i know nothing about it, i just saw her making a statement with

i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg.ore to come. ♪ ♪ >> we are basically right at the edge of a huge fiscal cliff with the expiration of the $600 a week unemployment compensation benefits at the end of this month. if that is not replaced by something significant soon, the economy is going to actually be weaker. jonathan: bill dudley there, former new york fed president, on the fiscal debate now name washington, d.c. from new york city this morning, good morning. alongside tom keene and lisa abramowicz, i'm jonathan ferro. in your equity market this morning, we shape up as follows. we come in nine points on the s&p 500 after some weakness in big tech yesterday, some negative follow-through for the s&p. in the fx market, the euro slightly softer, down 0.2%. as we get a bit more tension between china and the united states, real yield is 0.58%. tom: a little bit of economic data earlier from europe gave a lift to yield as well, but it is a nuanced market here on a friday. he is the most interesting politician company former

>>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. today's breaking news, the supreme court in two major 7-2 decisions rejecting the president's argument that he has absolutely immunity over his financial records, deciding the president is not above the law. in one case granting the new york prosecutor access to those records down the road but certainly not before the november election. in a separate 7-2 opinion, the court is asking the three house committees -- is ruling that the three house committees led by democrats should narrow their requests for the president's records in arguments before the lower court. but still upholding the principle that the president's records are not beyond congressional oversight. in a stinging rebuke to mr. trump, his two supreme court appointments, neil gorsuch and brett kavanaugh, joined the decisive 7-2 majorities in both cases. ordinarily a congressional request would have been compromised with the president's lawyers and never would have reached the high court for a decision. joining me, pete wil

one of the things we're trying to help you with here at mitchell institute. to make the decision-makers on the other side of the potomac river understand that you can do one of two things. you can either provide the resources that support the needs of the national defense strategy, or change the expectations of the national defense strategy. but, you know, it's a -- it's a real challenge, and thank you for laying that out. as clearly as you did. we'll continue to plug away and attempting to raise awareness of the importance of modernizing our forces to be able to deal with what it is the leadership of the nation wants the air force to do. so let's move on a bit. >> if you'd let me -- >> yeah? >> if you'd let me, i'd add one more thing to that. which is i kind of went through the traditional things you expect an att commander to speak about. look at the kcompetition with china, russia, iran, north korea. the primary tool used in information warfare. certainly a military component to that information warfare. russia and china use military forces to drive points

i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg.e virus and the latest findings on antibodies, coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ shery: quick check of the latest business flash headlines. linux has posted second-quarter numbers atop the highest estimates. 1.6 billionofit was dollars. meetordered memory chip to surging demand from people stuck at home. despite the big numbers, high next has yet to fully recover from a difficult 2019 in the chip sector. tesla reported a fourth consecutive quarterly profit, paving the way for it to join the blue-chip index. profit was $.50 per share, beating forecast of a loss than more than one dollar per share. estimates more than of 5.4 billion. results will boost teslas lofty share price which has convert -- quadrupled since march. cathay pacific is delaying new airbus planes for as much as two years as it struggles with the virus led collapse of air travel. deliveries of the jets are being deferred to 2023. deliveries may wait until 2025. cathay is talking to bowling about delaying reception of ne

mitchell schwartz of the kansas city chiefs. there he is. he's saying we can all do better.e's going to join me next. >>> nfl players of all backgrounds are reacting to anti-semitic posts from desean jackson, including some of the league's jewish players. mitchell schwartz from the super bowl champion kansas city chiefs posted this on instagram. he says as a jewish american in the nfl, i stand with my brothers of all races and creeds against any form of discrimination and hate. my hope is we can use this moment to shed light and bring awareness to the hate and a bregs the jewish community are facing while standing strong with the black lives matter movement. we can only have change if we denounce racism and bias in all its forms. we can all do better. he joins me now. thank you, i agree. he joins me now. mitchell, thank you, appreciate it. you were actually teammates with desean jackson in college. what do you think when you saw that post on instagram? >> yeah, the first thing i'm just surprised any time hitler's name is attached to any sort of thing, you would imagine peopl

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mitchell schwartz posted this on instagram. stand with my brothers of all races and creeds against any form of discrimination or hate. my hope is we can use this moment to shed light and bring awareness to the hate and a bregs the jewish community are facing. we can only have change if we denounce racism and bias in all its forms. we can all do better. he joins me now. thank you, i agree. he joins me now. mitchell, thank you, appreciate it. you were actually teammates with desean jackson in college. what do you think when you saw that post on instagram? ? >> the first thing is i think you're just surprised any time hitler's name is attached to any sort of thing, you would imagine people would stay away from that. i think that was the first thing you realize, hey, this probably isn't that great. enthen you start reading and it is realize how bad the wording was. i truly don't think desean meant any sort of hate or anything. i think it came from a place of ignorance. that's the thing we're seeing with him, being able to reach out

>>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. the number of coronavirus cases is continuing to surge out of control, reaching more than 3.5 million confirmed cases in the u.s. president trump trying to distance himself from his top trade adviser peter navarro's column in "usa today" that blasted dr. anthony fauci. despite multiple reports that navarro and the president are actually in sync on the attack. dr. fauci now responding to the white house smear campaign. >> it is a bit bizarre. i don't really fully understand it. if you talk to reasonable people in the white house, they realize that was a major mistake on their part because it doesn't do anything but reflect poorly on them. and i don't think that that was their intention. i don't know. i cannot figure out in my wildest dreams why they would want to do that. i can't explain peter navarro. he's in a world by himself. >> here are the facts at this hour. in georgia, republican governor brian kemp is overruling mayors in georgia who have ordered mandatory masks in their citie

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i'm karina mitchell.shery: staying on stocks, asian equities opening lower following jo -- u.s. markets. a strategist joins us on the line from singapore. what would be the reaction from numbers? they were supposed to be bad, but they were worse than expected. >> yes, the headlines are certainly shocking. but i don't think anyone who follows singapore too closely numbers, therise numbers telegraphed by the government, were to say they would be as bad as quarter -- a quarter as singapore has ever seen. that's what we have here. willcountries in the world pretty. horrible second-quarter singapore may be worse than some, but there will be others that are worse. it is not a great shock to people who. . closely follow singapore. what it means is not a great deal. the currency is being managed tightly and in a very narrow range. there is an official zero appreciation policy and it is steady against other currencies. the bigger issue for singapore is to make sure the inflation stays down. so much in singapore ha

i am karina mitchell. the u.s.emains the focus of the coronavirus pandemic with countrywide cases rising by more than the past weeks average. hard-hit florida and arizona saw new infections below recent levels but new jersey saw the rate jump to its highest in 10 weeks. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell expects congress will pass one final virus rescue package later this month, saying the country needs another boost. hasu.s. supreme court upheld the decision to close a controversial dakota access oil pipeline by august fifth while an appeal is held. an environmental review could run into next year. the decision is seen as a big win for native american tribes at the expense of the trump administration and oil industry. saudi arabia is raising prices for august oil shipments to asia, the u.s., and northern europe amid times that energy demand is recovering from the coronavirus collapse. aramco lifted its initial price for a third straight month. although by less than expected. it raised its price to the u.s. for

i am karina mitchell with the first word headlines.he united states continues to suffer as the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak but new cases are rising around the world. florida has reported record new fatalities, and arizona, the most infections in 11 days. the u.k. is warning of 100,000 covid-19 deaths while hong kong is under tightening social restrictions and japan says a new state of emergency is possible. meanwhile, sidney is on high alert for a large-scale coronavirus outbreak as cases linked to melbourne seems to have moved across the state border. confirmed cases in australia have now passed 10,000 with 283 new infections on tuesday. 270 of those are in the state of victoria, which went back into a six-week lockdown on the weekend. australia had hoped to ease most virus restrictions by the end of july. china reports gdp data on thursday with economists expecting a return to growth following the coronavirus slump. ddp is forecast to have expanded to .2% in the june period, reversing the historic 6.8% decline in the first

i am karina mitchell. this is bloomberg.a russian rate decision, down they get when the rate. 4.25%. this is something we are seeing with a global slowdowns. if you are lucky, you come out of your academic grind and publish a book. elizabeth economy did that black." river runs she finished up with a third book, "the third revolution," immediately definitive on the fragility of the communist party in china and the new experiment of president xi. she joins us from the council on foreign relations. is the strength of the communist party right now? what is the leadership quality, the leadership strength of president xi? elizabeth: great to be here. the chinese are under enormous pressure, the chinese leadership. even with a small economic rebound somewhat expected in the second quarter, they are facing rising unemployment. program overonal the actions they have taken and hong kong, over there assertiveness in the south china sea, the trade war aren't going with the united states. xi is feeling battered to some extent. he is gett

that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports".r continue our report now. >> big thank you there to andrea. nice way to end your hour with that interview with governor cuomo. good afternoon, i'm chuck todd. the white house has just confirmed. president trump will, indeed, hold another coronavirus briefing this evening. we don't know a lot of details, including whether or not the president will appear alone again. the take a look at this. there's been nearly 15 million confirmed covid-19 cases worldwide. hit that number today and one half of the world's covid-19 cases are simply in the americas alone. that's right. the americas plural make up 12% of the world's population. plus the united states has ordered the closure of the histic

i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. haidi.: as the pandemic continues to rage across the u.s., executives from jp morgan, citi and wells fargo had to say about their outlook for the economy. >> we are very clear, we cannot forecast the future. we don't know. we are in a completely unpredictable environment. no cycles to point to. >> we are going to have an economic environment going forward. >> the pandemic has a grip on the economy and it doesn't seem likely to loosen until vaccines are widely available. >> we expect the impact of covid to continue to negatively impact our earnings until we see a clear trend of meaningful improvements in unemployment and gdp. haidi: the biggest bank executives with worsening economic outlook to come. earnings season kicks off with those result out of jp morgan, citi and wells, and one of the highlights was the loan loss provisions. those provisions for wells fargo and jp morgan topped even the levels reached during the financial crisis. joining us to discuss all of this is ubs managing direct

i'm karina mitchell. this is bloomberg.aying with the virus outbreak, president trump continues to play down the coronavirus saying the u.s. has, quote, "the best mortality rate." 's handling of the pandemic is a key topic for voters and medical experts alike. a johns hopkins professor told us the response to the virus has been a failure. >> being prepared for this pandemic, having seen the first large number of cases, we should have been better prepared to deal with the eventual searches and small outbreaks that are occurring now. it's incredibly disconcerting to see the level of cases that are coming up in places and, more importantly, the lack of real responses to get those case numbers down. this is not the way you deal with the pandemic, and we have been prepared, not only from our own experiences, but from the experiences of other countries. we know how to intervene to -- to get these case numbers down. there seems to be a lack of personal or political will to implement those tools. tom: we've seen some good articles

andrea mitchell has late details. >> reporter: flames seen in the courtyard of a chinese consulate in houston overnight appearing to show document burning after the state department ordered the consulate to close by friday, only hours after the u.s. accused two chinese hackers working with china's government of trying to steal research on covid vaccines, treatment and testing from u.s. companies. and others around the world. houston firefighters responded, but were not permitted in the state department says the closure is intended to protect american intellectual property, and americans' private information and senate intelligence chairman marco rubio tweeted china's houston consulate is a massive spy center, forcing it to close is long overdue. >> we're going to take actions that protect the american people, protect our security, our national security, and also protect our economy and jobs. >> reporter: the administration's dramatic action comes as president trump has slapped tariffs on china for unfair trade practices, and blames china for not alerting the world to the coronavirus.

holding any rallies and will not have a traditional convention because of the pandemic >> andrea mitchellonight, thank you >>> there is growing outrage this evening over reports russia offered to pay the taliban to target u.s. soldiers in afghanistan and new questions about if and when president trump received intelligence briefings about it kristen welker has the latest >> reporter: bipartisan lawmakers briefed at the white house today demanding answers. as information mounts, suggesting russians offered the taliban money for killing u.s. soldiers in afghanistan. >> our focus was what did the president know and when did he know it >> reporter: the press secretary kayleigh mcenany said while the president was not initially briefed he has now been >> that does not change the fact there is no consensus on this intelligence that still has yet to be verified. >> reporter: on friday the president insisted he had never been told about the plot but the "new york times" reports the president received a written briefing in february but it is not known if he read it under scrutiny an april, 2019 ca

, a major escalation of his attacks of president trump's leadership on the covid pandemic andrea mitchell has the story. >> reporter: joe biden today slamming president trump's handling of the pandemic accusing him of failing to protect the american people and front line workers from the virus >> they don't make these sacrifices you can ignore the science and turn responsible steps like wearing masks into a political statement. fix the shortage of ppe for our health care workers before you tee off another round of golf. >> reporter: after the president said this -- >> i am a war time president. this is a war. >> it seems like our war time president surrendered. >> reporter: biden also saying if he is elected his first call would be to dr. fauci. >> i will immediately reach out to dr. anthony fauci to ask him to continue his incredible service to the country. >> reporter: in his first news conference in three months biden also said he has not been tested for covid because he has no symptoms when asked by fox news if he had been tested for cognitive decline -- >> i've been testing i'm const

>>> good day i'm andrea mitchell in washington amid the race for a covid-19 vaccine good news out of the united kingdom today the first phase of oxford university's vaccine trial produce ag strong antibody response in healthy adults that could be stronger with a second dose we break down the study and the president's false statements against this weekend with a leading medical expert in a moment the facts at this hour over the last three days, 200,000 more new cases of covid-19 reported pushing the total closer to 4 million with at least 141,000 people dead in the country, in this country states like kentucky and south carolina hit new single-day case records. in florida, the virus epicenter in the u.s., an average of 10,000 cases per day and now a new apm curfew in place in miami beach in texas, the virus killing nearly 4,000 people. 20% of the deaths reported in the past week as more than 80 infants tested positive for covid-19 in one county and the federally funded coronavirus aid set to expire, top republican leaders mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy at the white house today for

anthony fauci made clear during an interview with our colleague andrea mitchell. >> you look at the scientific data and the evidence and the scientific data, the cumulative data on trials, clinical trials that were valid, namely clinical trials that were randomized and controlled in the proper way, all of those trials showed consistently that hydroxychloroquine is not effective in treatment of coronavirus disease or covid-19. >> there are also mixed messages about the standoff between protesters and federal law enforcement officers in portland, the camouflaged militarized variety. the oregon governor says the trump administration agreed to withdraw federal agents accused of escalating tensions in recent weeks. however, homeland security says they will stay in the city until it is secure. we'll have much more on this story as coverage continues later in the hour. but the president is providing clarity about an issue that dogged him several weeks. "new york times" was the first to report over a month ago that the u.s. had intelligence that russia offered bounties to taliban linked militants to k

lives matter and his own experience with discrimination in a one-on-one interview with our andrea mitchell >> reporter: with the nation in the throes of a reckoning over systemic racism and police violence, retired general colin powell speaking out. >> racism still exists who want to take it out on people who are people of color. and we have to make sure that our top leadership, especially the president of the united states, has to be an example to the rest of the country that we are one nation, one people. >> reporter: a republican who voted for barack obama, powell now supports joe biden against president trump. the president has called black lives matter a symbol of hate. >> black lives matter. it's a matter of fact, but he doesn't accept it and he should be leading this, not criticizing it. >> reporter: when he speaks so fondly of the confederacy, do you think that makes him a racist >> i don't like to use that word. let me just say that he is intolerant he doesn't understand our was a great tactician, but confederate army which succeeded in starting a war that killed 600,000 americans

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