city's stay-at-home order no word if the president will stay away or continue the visit. >> tracie pottsank you >>> to mexico, one of the latest hot spots for coronavirus. richard engel is in mexico city where the death toll is rising some of the images are difficult to watch >> reporter: this is the moment lopez, barely able to stand from coronavirus-like symptoms, was denied admission to the second hospital he tried. with hospitals here so full, paramedics tell us patients are often turned away. after hours of the families searching and pleading, lopez was finally let into a third hospital and later died. his family telling telemundo the official cause of death was listed cardiac arrest. watchdog group here says the government's covid count vastly underestimates the death toll. mexico city's mayor denies that but admits the numbers are likely higher than the statistics government is barely testing and allowing people to work. for the poor, not working could mean dying anyway. there's no hiding covid's price here crematoriums in mexico city never stop now we watched bodies brought in, d

nbc's tracie potts reports. >> reporter: in a lengthy statement and in a live interview this morning, former vice president and presidential candidate joe biden is categorically denying the sexual assault allegation from a woman who used to work with him 27 years ago. tara reade said he assaulted her in a corridor when she was working for him in 1993. bi true and that it of information about hi years of work on violence against women. but on msnbc, he addresses the allegation head-on. >> no, it is not true. i'm saying unequivocally, it never, ever happened. >> do you remember her, do you remember any types of complaints that she might have made? >> i don't remember any type of complaint she may have made. it was 27 years ago. and i don't remember, nor does anyone else that i'm aware of. and the fact is that i don't remember, i don't remember any complaint ever having been made. >> reporter: biden is asking for a national archives record search to see if there was any complaint on file back then. he says he has no record of that. five people who reade says could back up her story were

now we are also getting some reaction from twitter's -- >> all right, that was tracie potts reporting for us in washington. 5:05 right now. we will tell you about hair salons and barbershops in three bay area areas, and napa and solano counties have given the green light, and sonoma is doing a wait-and-see approach depending on the new cases. some opened immediately, and workers at this fairfield salon you see here say the phone was ringing off the hook. still, the salon owner is concerned about the risks. >> i am excited and scared, too. i don't want to get sick and i don't want people to get sick. >> the rules include hair cuts by appointment only and wearing a mask and physical distancing. >>> and then brewery after being closed for two months, the beer may go bad and she has bills she can't play. >> it's so scary. our livelihood, we put everything in here and we want to follow the guidelines and reopen our outdoor space. >> the owner is being risking being cited that comes with possible jail time or a $1,000 fine. >>> and then a virtual town hall today will be held on the future o

tracie potts, nbc news. >>> 6:05. the supreme court is striking down the stay-at-home order, and the health department's order is invalid. the governor responded to the ruling on msnbc saying the state has been thrown into chaos. >> we're in the wild west. there are no restrictions at all across the state of wisconsin. >> his administration and the gop-led legislature now plan to meet to discuss the next step. >>> around the bay area, it's really a mixed bag when it comes to which counties are following state guidance to reopening. you have sonoma, napa and solano counties that loosened stay-at-home orders last week, and then san francisco, marin, san mateo counties, they are now intending to reopen more businesses on monday. then, santa clara, alameda, contra costa county, they are not budging but alameda is talking about lifting some restricttions in the coming days. >>> some businesses in san mateo are may offer curbside pickup, and being allowed to offer curbside pickup may provide a little relief financially and

"today in the bay's" tracie potts reports on that plus day one of the federal government taking a back seat to states. >> reporter: the race is on, operation warp speed, a federal/private partnership to develop 300 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in the next eight months. >> whatever the maximum is, whatever you can humanly do, we're going to have. you know who is the judge of it? i am. i'm the judge of it. >> reporter: one of the top drug makers is scaling up production with research still under way. >> a vaccine valuable to the public on an emergency use basis by the end of the year. >> reporter: the hunt for a miracle drug as more stay home orders expire today in states where covid-19 cases are still rising. michigan's governor facing protests and the possible lawsuit for trying to keep people at home. texas mayor refusing to visit malls and restaurants reopening this week. >> no one in my family will be there. everyone has to make their own choices. >> reporter: this pennsylvania hairstylist chose to reopen no matter what the governor says. >> i have employees who say i can't

comes after years of criticism that social media outlets allowed misinformation to run rampant tracie potts joins us. twitter long grappled with how to handle the president's tweets. >> twitter started fact checking the president yesterday after he claimed that people should get the facts on how mail-in voting leads to fraud not true according to most experts. this came after california decided to expand mail-in voting the president criticized that on twitter. here's how it works. you click a link attached to the president's tweet. that link explains why the claim is unsubstantiated the president shooting back that twitter is interfering with the 2020 presidential election and stifling free speech also false the president claiming that msnbc anchor and former republican congressman joe scarborough was involved in the death of a staff member back in 2001 they've long debunked that saying the woman lost consciousness, that she collapsed and hit her head they're urging them to intervene saying the president is perverting the memory of his dead wife for perceived political gain and that she des

tracie potts is live in washington. i know you have more about some of the jobless numbers that came down. >> right, marcus, just in the last half hour we learned the labor department is reporting 2.1 million jobless claims in the last week, so the rate of increase is slowing down but it's still means that now about a quarter of the workforce is unemployed, and this comes as president trump says he will issue an executive order today about social media. he has been feuding with twitter over them fact checking his tweet about mail-in ballots and whether or not they lead to fraud. there's no evidence of that. twitter decided to link a fact unsubstantiated claim, and now one of the president's staunchest allies on capitol hill is questioning who is doing the checking. >> the first reaction with twitter is the concern of who they have doing the fact check? i would think it's possible to find somebody who is nonpartisan. >> now, twitter's ceo said overnight that they will continue to fact check the president, and their conce

tracie potts, nbc news. >>> happening today oakland is opening a new free testing site. the drive-through center will operate out of the parking lot at allen temple baptist church. the first testing site in east oakland. everyone is open regardless of insurance or immigration status, and no appointment is necessary. >>> menlo park leaders will face massive budget cuts. they'll hold a closed door meeting. last week it was reported how to cut $18 million from the budget. it's believed dozens of jobs may be on the line. while it's not clear what will be discussed today it's likely labor leaders will be asked about the possibility of pay cuts, more drastic measures may be taken. >>> tenants and small business owners trying to make it in the bay plan to issue an open letter today to one of san francisco's largest landlords. they say that veritas received more than $3.5 million in small business loans from the federal government. they are demanding that money be used for financial support and rent relief. house speaker nancy pelosi has called for the company to return the loan

tracie potts is live. i know the president has been tweeting out about the situation. >> reporter: right. he's been calling people thugs who are looting in minneapolis tweeting this morning about twitter and their response to his tweets and saying he can't stand back and watch this happen. he's going to send in the national guard but the national guard is already there. 500 of them authorized by the governor to try to get the situation under control. a police precinct in minneapolis evacuated overnight after protesters rushed in setting fires. the city's mayor ordered everyone out. >> it became obvious to me that safety was at risk. the symbolism of a building cannot outweigh the importance of life, of our officers or the public. >> reporter: the public on edge as looting runs rampant. >> what's this proving? >> what is taking all this out of target going to do? >> reporter: president trump calling the looters thugs blaming the mayor for a total lack of leadership warning that, quote, when the looting star

for the latest, let's get to our capitol hill tonight tracie potts. the president is leaving the white house for the first time in a month today >> reporter: right, he's off to camp david this weekend with obviously a lot on his plate, dealing with the federal government's new role, supporting states and also a vaccine. not a treatment, not the drug that the president's been talking about, not remdesivir that we have been telling you about, but an actual vaccine that people can take to prevent getting this virus scientists had said it would take a year, maybe a year and a half, but there is a federal private partnership called operation warped speed trying to make hundreds of millions of doses in just eight months president trump is talking about that and who is in charge >> on this vaccine operation warp speed who is in charge of that and are you overpromising when you say you're going to have 300 million doses of vaccine in eight months? >> i'm not overpromising whatever you can humanly do, we're going to have. you know who is the judge of it, hones

the latest on the united states response to the pandemic with tracie potts >> good morning.president trump is saying we will concur what he is now calling the invisible enemy. he has upped the travel ban with brazil which was supposed to take effect thursday now taking effect tonight we are seeing cases soar in brazil they are now second behind the united states with over 360,000 cases and about 1,000 deaths a day as a result. they've overtaken russia so the u.s. putting a hold on brazil and the national security advisor saying they will consider banning other countries. as we continue to look at the numbers here, more states are lifting their restrictions we'll see more businesses open today despite concerns and even protests from some back to you. >> thank you for bringing us the latest, tracie potts, nbc from washington, d.c. that's it for today's show i'm julianna tatelbaum "worldwide exchange" is coming up next. stick with cnbc. . >>> welcome to "worldwide exchange." here are your top "five@5" as another american investor starts on trials. getting people out and shoppin

the coronavirus as white people that's according to analysis by the national statistics agency sean potts sends this report from london. has had enough which is why she came here to downing street to protest even though she's 6 months pregnant she had to fight for a protective hospital because it just wasn't enough. i'm here today for the doctors nurses and health. tragically and senselessly to pull over more than 200 health care workers have died in britain so far 2 thirds of them were ethnic minorities. here in the united kingdom data has shown that the virus does indeed discriminate even though everybody has access to free health care experts are unsure about the reasons but say they vary from overcrowded housing to preexisting medical conditions what is clear though is that covert 19 revealed longstanding existing inequalities in british society which rings true in this multiethnic neighborhood of brixton one of the colbert hot spots in the capital patients and hospitals across the country a 4 times more likely to die from coronavirus and white ones most people here where and have cha

correspondent charlotte potts in london charlotte what is boris johnson's core message here. well almost 2 months into the lockdown the government has changed its message from stay at home which was really the message for the last 2 months to stay alert meaning that more workers should return to work if possible but boris johnson also made very clear that it is not a quick way out of this lockdown that he will ease restrictions very slowly carefully and conditionally over the next few months 2 things i found interesting there is going to be a coronavirus alert system similar to a terrorist threat level alert system warning people how severe the spread of the virus is at a moment in time in the country and there will be he said a quarantine for all app passengers arriving in the united kingdom though he did not elaborate if there would be any exceptions to that and when that quarantine might be become to be in place and you may have an idea of what exactly is going to change and when. well he outlined a 3 step plan there baby steps really for the way out of the lockdown of tom

after britain was told that the war was over earlier we spoke to correspondent correspondent charlotte potts in london she told us why the state is so important to britain's monarch well queen elizabeth they're paying tribute to those who have lost their lives fighting for freedom and of course those veterans that survived the war we must say her fellow veterans because the queen herself in the british military in world war 2 she had backed her father to join and when she just turned 18 she joined and trained as a military truck driver just as world war 2 came to a close and today 75 years ago she joined her father king george the 6 and a prime minister winston churchill on the balcony of buckingham palace to greet the crowds a joyous crowds to wave at them with celebrating this victory day in the streets of london and around buckingham palace today a very different celebration for her she was planning on greeting the crowds again from buckingham palace but at the moment the queen is self isolating in windsor costal as do have fellow veterans and all other people over 70 advice of the britis

charlotte potts and london there now let's have a look at the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic u.s. vice president mike pence is self isolating after his spokeswoman tested positive for corona virus pens pens has so far tested negative yemen has reported 17 new cases bringing the total number of infections there to $5018.00 people have died there so far spain has registered it's the lowest daily death toll since mid march the number dropped to 143 on sunday here in germany the corona virus infection rate has risen above the critical value of one that means every 10 patients are infecting 11 other people on average the country's public health agency says it's too early to draw conclusions but that the infection rate needs to be closely monitored this comes after many lockdown restrictions have been lifted cafes and restaurants have opened in northern germany and warm spring weather has brought more people out onto the streets and into the parks. the rise in the infection rate in germany has also coincided with several clusters of new cases in meat processing plants the

their government has handled the crisis worse than other major countries so far though as charlotte potts and london here in germany the corona virus infection rate has risen above the critical value of one that means every 10 patients are infecting 11 other people on average the country's public health agency says it's too early to draw conclusions but that the infection rate needs to be closely monitored this comes after many lock down restrictions have been lifted cafes and restaurants have opened in northern germany and warm spring weather has brought more people out onto the streets and into parks . now the rise in the infection rate in germany has also coincided with several clusters of new cases in meat processing plants the outbreaks have led to the temporary closure of 2 companies employing hundreds of contract workers from eastern europe our correspondent sent us this report from one of the affected towns in western germany. animals are no longer being slaughtered here but goods are still being transported this large meat processing plant has been shut down at least 190 workers

lockdown and that has not happened so one sign that shows you that he is taking it seriously charlotte potts in london thank you charlotte and here's a roundup of some of the latest pandemic news the german state of bavaria plans to partially reopen for tourism this month its state premier says that hotels and restaurants could operate under strict social distancing requirements spain's daily death toll has come under $200.00 for the 3rd consecutive day the total toll now stands at around 27000 according to the health ministry and in the u.s. new york state has reported more than 700 previously undisclosed deaths of nursing homes and adult care facilities. well india has reported its biggest daily jump so far in confirmed coronavirus cases a rise of almost 4000 to more than 46000 health officials said that the spike was due to increased testing regional governments have started to ease the 6 week lock down and that includes allowing alcohol shops to reopen but the central government has imposed a special tax of 70 percent on liquor purchases to prevent large gatherings at shops. going for a

tracie potts will walk us through.ottmcgrew on twitter. >>> with nfl training camps set to open in july the 49ers are still far from knowing their destination. john lynch telling nbc sports bay area it's too early to guess that the niners will hold training camp in santa clara. a similar scenario is already in place if the season starts and large gatherings are not allowed in california. >>> nascar's first race at darlington in south carolina. nbc sports mike tirico will be live on the "today" show to talk about the return to tv. that's right after "today in the bay" at 7:00 a.m. >>> for college and high school graduates going without the traditional ceremonies this year. happening today facebook is doing its best to try to make up for it. >> congrats to all my high school and college graduates. congrats. don't let no coronavirus take the moment from you. >> only like cardi b could say. one of the many celebrities appearing in the star-studded virtual graduation ceremony. open will serve as the commencement speaker. ta

. >> let's get out to tracie potts who joins us live from washington, d.c. rn were listening to jerome powell warning we may not see a full recovery until the end of next year, and that's if we don't see a second waive ve eme. what is the state of play in the u.s. in terms of reopening and balancing this risk of a second wave of infections versus the economic damage these lockdowns bring? >> reporter: said, the key issu dealinging with the health issue. he put it squarely on the administration to handle that first because people will not feel comfortable going out into these reopened economies if they don't think there's enough testing and if we don't, as soon as possible, have a vaccine. president trump has promised one by the end of the year now his administration is saying that is a goal, not a promise. although health experts say it could take a year, maybe a year and a half before we have not only a vaccine but the capability of getting that vaccine out widely because it would start with health officials. the other thing we're watching, as you said, are

tracie potts, nbc news. >>> developing for you this morning in arizona, u.s. marshals are searching the home of a man they say shot three people at an outdoor mall. this happened a little after 7:00 last night in an arcade near phoenix sending people running for cover. one of the victims is said to be in critical condition, and the other two have nonlife-threatening injuries. arriving officers arrested the suspect without any incident. >>> the cdc is updating its coronavirus transmission guidelines. this is interesting. it's now saying the threat of becoming infected by touching contaminated surfaces thought. typical spread happens person t that the most common way the virus transmits is through droplets from a person's nose and mouth. >> the cdc warned contaminated surfaces could contract the virus, but the cdc says the test something not complete. >>> and the rest of the bay area counties have done half of the testing, including santa clara county which is the highest populated and has the most covid-19 cases. >>> the new school year begins on august 17th. t

tracie potts live in washington. we'll leave you with a lock at u.s.res that's it for me today have a wonderful weekend "worldwide exchange" is coming up next. anyofowahing >>> it's 5:00 a.m. in new york here's your top 5 at 5:00. is break even the best you can hope for in 2020 we speak with the head of the world's largest wealth manager to find out. >>> nerves are high as president trump said to give a speech about china just one day after beijing cracked down on free speech in hong kong. >>> speaking of speech, twitter responding to trump's order targeting social immia

tracie potts, thank you. >>> today the weather is no different. around the bay area law enforcement teams are trying to limit crowds and for social distancing including lake merritt where food trucks are not allowed to set up. people are hitting the beaches but so far crowds have been said to be less than what authorities expected. mounted police did try to remind people to practice social distancing and from the video we saw, seems like so far people are doing that. >>> moving forward and certainly -- sorry about that. moving forward and looking ahead governor gavin newsom will address a couple of issues, when to start entering phase three for all these businesses that have been waiting and also what to do about an all mail-in election in november. and the reason for a lawsuit. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us with a look at both those stories this morning. let's start out with the lawsuit, kris. >> reporter: vote by mail is nothing new for us. santa clara county just had its full vote by mail election a few months ago. the republican l

i'm tracie potts. "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, tracie. 6:05 right now. >>> gathering spots at chabot park are closed this weekend and san leandro police reminding everyone the parking lot at the city owned chabot park will be closed as well as will the marina's park. you can still walk in to either site. restrictions remain in place around popular lake merritt in oakland. food trucks will not be allowed over the holiday weekend and parking lots will be closed to limit overcrowding. it will certainly be a very different memorial day weekend in lake tahoe. restrictions are forcing a lot of tourists off the water. here to talk more about that this morning is the public information officer can the lake tahoe planning agency. thank you for joining us, jeff. >> you're welcome. good morning. >> who can hit the water this weekend, and who can't? only, i guess, the boats that have been in tahoe before? >> yeah, that's right. so uniqueau we ha if you have an inspection wire attached from the boat to th

"today in the bay's" tracie potts is live for us in washington. i know the president has been tweeting about the situation but more so adding fuel to the fire. >> reporter: exactly because twit ter had to flag a tweet an glorifying violence. the official white house twitter said the same thing but was not restricted and we're seeing the president's campaign twitter talking about the cnn crew that was arrested calling it outrageous. all of this surrounding the reaction happening on the ground in minneapolis this morning. a police precinct in minneapolis evacuated after protesters rushed in setting fires. the city's mayor ordering everyone out. >> it became obvious to me that safety was at risk. >> the symbolism of a building cannot outweigh the importance of life, of ours officers or the public. >> reporter: the public on edge as looting runs rampant. >> what's this proving? what is taking all the stuff out of target going to do? >> reporter: president trump calling the looters thugs blaming the mayor for a lack of leadership warning that when the

tracie potts, nbc news. >>> thanks so much, tracie. parts of chabot park remain closed. it is city owned and will be closed as well as will the marina park. but you can still walk in to either site. restrictions also remain in place around popular lake merritt in oakland. parking lots will be closed to overcrowding. >> bay area leaders are talking about why they should be allowed to reopen and why they plan to defy state orders to stay closed. oakland's full gospel church is one of hundreds supporting a letter and petition sent to governor newsom that urges him to allow california churches to open as an essential service. keeping houses of worship closed, they plan to have services may 31st. an attorney representing pastors says that many plan to break the rules. >> people will have indoor services. they are going to do social distancing. >> they will allow churches to open before the 31st. >> taking a look at sfo where if you're traveling you'll still have to follow tsa guidelines. changes will be rolled out to airports over the next month or so. passengers must wear th

good morning, tracie potts. >> good morning, everyone. the president has been so adamant about reopening the country and initially saying that was his job, and now saying the states are in charge. we learned about the cdc guidance for buses and restaurants and retail opening, but now the word is from the associated press this morning in their exclusive report that the trump administration is going to shelf that 17-page report that had step by step instructions on how the different sectors, including daycare and other things will open. president trump said the task force was shutting down and then 24 hours later said it's not and is actually expanding. here's why. >> i had no idea how popular the task force is until actually yesterday when i started talking about winding it down. >> so the president got feedback and changed his mind and now the health experts have been around him helping him make decisions, they will stay and he wants to add on two or three other people that will focus on economic >> all right, tracie potts. thank you so m

tracie potts, nbc news. >>> 5:04 for you that morning. and some people who work at bay area nail salons were caught off guard by governor newsom's comments about the first case of community spread. so the governor said someone at a nail salon was the first in california to catch the virus locally. so far nail salons are not among those allowed to reopen. one salon owner said this only adds to all of the industry uncertainty. >> i was very surprised because we haven't heard anything about that and we don't know what to do when it comes to protecting ourselves, protecting clients, protecting customers. we're going to need ppe, too. >> the governor did not say if the first infection involved a customer or worker or exactly where it happened. >>> anxiety is growing for teachers who expect budget cuts. the loss of billions in revenues means education spending may have to be cut by more than $19 billion. schools will receive $1.7 billion in funding from the c.a.r.e.s. act. that equates to about $275 per student but the amount may vary. >> there

live this morning, i'm tracie potts, "today in the bay." >> all right. always so much to follow. >>> 5:05. a look at the latest numbers of covid-19. we are shy of 9,000 reported cases. now 328 deaths. we're getting a clear picture of what life will look like as shelter at home orders loosen from san francisco to drive-in movie theaters in san jose. that's where we find "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joining us this morning. going to get used to some changes coming up, kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus. for a lot of folks these are welcome changes. the west wind drive-in theater but the bulk of other businesses will reopen. we're getting some new information tomorrow. and then the reopening starts on friday. small business owners are getting ready like the owner of this flower shop. retail can reopen starting friday with restrictions, of course, like social distancing and mask requirements. this morning on the "today" show talking about what the new normal will look like there. >>> i need to make sure all the patrons are spaced out by six feet. you h

back to you. >> tracie potts live from washington, thanks so much. a look at the latest coronavirus numbers across the bay area. we're just shy of 9,000 reported cases. there are now 328 deaths. >>> 6:05 this morning and we are getting a clearer picture of what life will look like as shelter at home orders loosen. that's where we find kris sanchez joining us live this morning. a change is coming, kris. >> reporter: this reopened for business yesterday. it was able to reopen because it has ample room for social distancing. we know a lot of other businesses will reopen in phase two which is coming on friday and a lot of our bay area s retail will be able to reopen with social distancing and mask requirements. this morning on the "today" show the managing director of the war memorial and performing arts center talks about what the new normal will look like there. >> i need to make sure all the patrons are spaced out by six feet. you have this lineup that we want to keep socially distanced like at a grocery store. >> reporter: santa clara county's public

i want to check in with "today in the bay's" tracie potts live with the latest in washington. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: laura, good morning. let's start with the money and the $3 trillion votes. democrats say it's necessary. they're calling it the h.e.r.o.e.s. act and that it will help people who have been out of work for a while. republicans are skeptical not only about the amount but also about what's in the bill. up for a vote, democrats' $3 trillion plan to save the economy from covid-19. republicans say it's too big. >> so big, it's not as big as their tax scam. >> reporter: opponents claim it's packed with things that have nothing to do with the virus. >> the word cannabis appears in the bill 68 times. more times than the word job. >> reporter: president trump is planning an announcement about the vaccine he's promising by the end of the year. >> distribution will take place almost simultaneously because we've geared up the military. >> reporter: a vaccine expert who claims he lost his job for refusing to back the president's preferred treatment tells congress i

"today in the bay's" tracie potts live from washington with us. i know that report says china used the extra months to stockpile the much-needed medical supplies. >> reporter: well, that's the allegation coming from the associated press. nbc is yet to confirm it. the ap is confirming a four-page intelligence report from the homeland security says china knew how bad it was going to be and hid it so they could stockpile supplies, that they were importing and bringing in more protective gear than they were exporting in the weeks leading up to the rest of the world learning about this virus. secretary of state mike pompeo reporting saying he has seen some of this evidence and talks about the laboratories in wuhan, china, and their history of mismanagement. no evidence this is manmade but concerns because of the history of the laboratories and president trump if china may face economic sanctions, tariffs, as a result of what his administration believes was an orchestrated effort to hoard the supplies. president trump said it's like a complicated chess

"today in the bay's" tracie potts is live with that plus a new travel ban and what one mayor is asking president trump to stay away from. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hi, laura. baltimore's mayor is asking the president not to come to his city today. we'll tell you why. and federal health officials are worried about people out and about on beaches, onboard walks not social distancing. beaches across america are expected to be packed today. >> our two families are staying together in a hotel. we're fine keeping with each other enjoying the beach. >> reporter: concerns about people not social distancing to prevent the spread of covid-19. >> we now have excellent scientific evidence of how far droplets go when we speak or just simply talking to one another. >> reporter: dr. birx says church may not be safe with those with pre-existing conditions. >> we've saved millions of lives which we've done with the shutdown. >> reporter: he's citing brazil's rate of infections. >> we'll look at other countries on a country by country basis. >> reporter: the president plans to head to ft. mchen

"today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live with the latest on the president's feud with joe biden as coronavirus cases rise in more than a dozen states. tracie? >> reporter: laura, and could those numbers go even higher? the concerns of the pictures we saw over the holiday with lots of people in crowds without masks driving those numbers up. as america approaches a grim milestone 100,000 deaths from coronavirus, 18 states are seeing more new infections. >> the testing we're doing leads to more cases. >> the landmark of 100,000, it's not going to stop there. i wouldn't be surprised if we get to 150,000 or 200,000. we should have waited. we're rushing too fast. >> reporter: scenes like this leading one mayor to warn memorial day crowds. >> quarantine yourself. do it for yourself. do it for your grandma. do it for your neighbors and your co-workers because that's very risky behavior. >> reporter: president trump now in a feud with presidential candidate joe biden over wearing a mask. >> biden can wear a mask, but he was standing outside with his wife, perfect conditions, perfect weat

"today in the bay's" tracie potts live for us in washington with the latest. we heard a lot of talk about this over the weekend. >> reporter: well, we did and we're going to hear a lot more today. the vice president said to come back to the white house after taking a bit of a break over the weekend. there are others on the task force that he oversees who are self-quarantined as a result of their exposure to someone who tested positive with the virus inside the west wing. several white house officials including the vice president are taking a break after two staffers tested positive for covid-19. >> it is scary to go to work. i think i would be a lot safer sitting at home than going to the west wing. it's a time when people have to step up and serve their country. >> reporter: three members of the coronavirus task force are self-isolating. cdc director dr. robert redfield, commissioner dr. steven hawn, and nih infectious disease director dr. fauci will testify remotely this week. >> i'm very concerned the president is pushing the country to reopen against the a

evidence to support whether it could prevent coronavirus infections and dangerous side effects tracie potts joins us with the latest from d.c. >> yeah. side effects like serious heart effects in some. some found it to be ineffective. the potential benefit outweighed the risk >> i got a lot of tremendously positive news and you know the expression i've used what do si have to use? >> at some point i take a pell i have day at some point i'll stop. i'll have the vaccine or the cure either way. >> democrats, chuck schumer says it's reckless for the president to take this drug. he also heard from nancy pelosi. >> as far as the president is concerned the -- our president around i would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientist especially in his weight group and i think it's not a good idea >> now, the fda has approved the drug for malaria and it can be used off label for other things but the fda has warned against using it against covid-19 except for the sick ers rest mashts in the hospital. >> president trump is facing new fallout over the inspector general be

checking in with "today in the bay's" tracie potts live in washington with more on that plus some testimony on capitol hill that we're expecting today. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: a meeting we found out 30 minutes ago, live to capitol hill. right now as we speak there's a meeting going on between senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, kevin mccarthy, the republican leader, and vice president pence on capitol hill talking about what republicans want to do to help fix the economy, the funding that they want to pitch. nancy pelosi and the democrats have pitched their idea which republicans don't like so now they're meeting this morning to try to figure out their side of the deal. and while that's happening, washington is talking about this announcement that the president made that he's taking the drug that the fda isn't quite sure even works. >> so far i seem to be okay. >> reporter: president trump with the stunning revelation he's been taking hydroxychloroquine, one pill a day, for the last week and a half, under a doctor's care. the white house physician saying the potential benefit

response the govern nors of colorado and north dakota are expected to ask for more support tracie potts joining us now with the latest both of these states have begun to allow businesses to reopen. >> reporter: yeah, colorado's governor says he wants to emphasize to president trump that they needmaking sure they n test enough people in their state. and testing is part of the new stimulus this is the best wish list it includes testing and test supplies to help state and local governments whose budgets have gone under rental and utility payment assistance, hazard pay for first responders and another round of $1,200 stimulus tests. republicans want the funding if any to be more targeted and there's no word on whether there will be a vote for that but we do know that the supreme court is hard at work. they heard arguments on president trump's financial records and whether or not they should be released looks at whether electors have to vote in line from the majority of stair states or whether they can exercise their independent judgment we should get a decision from the court sometime befor

intelligence agency puts the blame squarely on china nbc's tracie potts joining us from d.c. with these big stories this morning good morning >> good morning. this gives us some perspective why with the president has been increasingly shifting blame towards china. the associated press reporting this morning, nbc has yet to confirm, the existence of a four-page intelligence report by homeland security that shows that china deliberately hid its knowledge about the coronavirus to hoard supplies. according to that intelligence that they were trying to cover up the fact that they were bringing in more and exporting less in order to prepare for what they knew would be a very big virus. now, president trump being asked at a town hall last night, will china be punished? >> we have a very complicated game going our country was being ripped off by every nation in the world, and now we have made unbelievable strides unfortunately, we get hit by this whole situation we have done so well we have taken in so much money going before the virus china had the worst year they've had in 67 years

tracie potts joining us. the president smark controversy over the weekend for something different. >> the president is responding to a video, an ad by vice president and presidential candidate joe biden criticizing him for playing golf he was playing golf, joe biden says, while people were dying of covid. reminiscent of a similar criticism from president trump to president obama here is part of that ad. and then the president responding to that ad on twitter saying that he was exercising. describing golf as exercising. saying that people say he should stay at the white house at all times but that this was the first time he has played golf in three months while joe biden was vacationing and relaxing he talked about barack obama playing golf as well during critical times in the nation the president headed to fort henry to honor war victims where baltimore's mayor has asked the president to stay away saying they are under a stay-at-home order and the president's visit would not only contradict the order but drai

capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joining us now with the latest the president also defended his administration's response to the outbreak >> the president is defending the administration's response despite the fact we're seeing this risen death toll. now over 68,000 as of this morning. but president trump said in that town hall broadcast on fox news channel last night that we can do both. we can protect american's health and protect the economy. he's predicting an economic bounceback and a vaccine by the end of the year. >> certain states will have to take a little more time in getting open and they are doing that. some states, frankly, aren't going fast enough we're confident we're going to have a vaccine by tend of the year. i just want to get a vaccine that works i'll take my hat a off to another country. >> vice president pence admitted he should have worn a mask when he visited the mayo clinic he was the only person not wearing one. the vice president said at the time he repeatedly tested and sure he didn't have the virus. >> still a lot of people wanting him to set an exam

our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us with the latest the president argues that not reopening businesses could also cost lives >> exactly he talks about the suicide rate from people who are having financial problems the president said that he is losing sleep at night thinking about the fact that reopening the country means more people may die but he also said that no one is taking this harder than he is. >> the that lives will be lost to reopen the country. >> it's possible there will be some because you won't be locked into an apartment or a house or whatever it is but at the same time, we're going to practice social distancing we'll be washing hands, doing a lot of the things we've learned to do over the last period of time we have to get our country back. the cupboard was bare. the last administration left us nothing. we didn't have ventilators, we didn't have medical equipment, we didn't have testing >> what did you do when you became president to restock those cupboards that you say were bare. >> i'll be honest, i have a lot of things going on we had a lot of people that

according to potts own estimates operating song will cost around $1000000.00 euros a year. around 60 percent is financed through what he calls sustainable use. in other words trophy hunting. big game hunters arrive and shoot an animal so they can hang its head with horns or tusks on the wall. because of the trophy hunting on his land parched as made enemies. but is that rightly so. the myth is that hunting destroys the entire animal world hunting takes out a very few animals. for example if we have $100.00 leopards and we shoot maybe 4 of them a year here but we have a rate of offspring that is probably somewhere around 10 bytes then this is still sustainable does not. so there will be no leopard population destroyed anywhere gold will both at least it's. a leopard and lion hunt is taking place as we make our documentary but we're not allowed to film. fear of the effect the pictures could have is too great. sustainable hunting needs reliable numbers only those who know how many animals that are on can decide how many can be shot without endangering the overall population. a

tracie potts joins us with the latest several top health experts will still self-quarantine. >> there are three members of the coronavirus task force at the white house who decided to self-quarantine. the fda commissioner, the head of the cdc and a man who you see often dr. fauci, the infectious disease expert, they will all testify remotely to the senate vice president mike pence is not in quarantine, but he skipped a national security meeting over the weekend and out of precaution after his press secretary and a military valet tested positive. neither the president nor vice president have tested positive they are doing daily tests at the white house now. in the meantime, they are also concerned about the dismal april jobs numbers getting worse >> my numbers aren't rosy. >> may or june would be the low point for unemployment at what rate >> that's about what we expect, yeah i'm looking for rates north of 20%. >> aren't we talking close to 25% a the this point, which is great delaware presentation numbers? >> we could be it wouldn't be a surprise if you close down the economy that in

southwest of the capital in potter dam -- potts dam, they are preparing for the next phase of this. >u see that the visitors have safe places here in the exhibition where the sts are. reporter: one third as many visitors at a time and subject to social distancing. germany then relies on data, masks, and tracing. filming in recent days, we have been asked many times to fil out forms designed to help contact trace if someone develops a virus. >> you just have to sign that you do not have a temperature. reporter: an app is on its way also, but these methods have helped the country since the start. congregants also have to give tracing details as they arrived. the pews have been marked for distancing. hym are notung because doing so might spread viral particles further. but those seeking solace in communal prayer can do so again. >> of course, communion is a tricky point, so i disinfect my fingers before every holy communion. of course, it is at the risk of the one who comes forward, but i think they are fully aware and very disciplined. reporter: this society seems to have faith and its