ranney mentioned and their friends.y of georgia and atlanta. i decided to do my homework. i went to the school, saw what they doing, there is not a mask mandate in my state, the school was going to implement the mask mandate, they have hygiene. they're trying to maintain physical distance, but it is the exact same metrics that dr. ranney is looking at are different where i live. as you mentioned, we have a much higher positivity rate, closer to 11%. we're not testing enough. it means the likelihood of coming in contact with somebody who has the virus is going to be higher. i thought about it from the health perspective of the health of my children, the health of the community, the health of my wife and i and all of that. >> dr. ranney, you don't think you're going to be in the situation very long, we have seen headlines this past week in indiana, from where sanjay lives in georgia, in mississippi, in alabama, school districts that have gone back, where they have the inevitable, some sin ev tin. you write, in leaps magaz

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ranney and others has been the more we can do the things that dr. ranney talked about, the more we can make it safer for people to get out, to go to the mall occasionally. avoiding prolonged periods of time indoors is the key, but it is fine to go out as a place where there isn't a large outbreak, fine to sit at a restaurant and have a meal with a friend. that is what we want to be pushing towards, but we got to make it reasonably safe with those public health measures. >> we'll watch what the president has for us tonight and continue to track the data in the week ahead. appreciate your time this sunday, we'll continue the conversation. up next for us, a shift back to politics, the democrats big week, joe biden cast the vote as a referendum. >> if we want to honor john louis' incredible life, let's restore the voting rights act. >> joe biden believed in us and together we fought to save our auto industry. >> 51 for our next president joe biden. >> we'll create millions of new jobs, building back better. >> the hoosier state is ready to lead america'

ranney, and we learned this about chief of staff mark meadows.c evidence that masks helps contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials durisaid. is he right or wrong? >> not wearing a mask goes against all the scientific evidence in the past several months. we've had studies and observations of communities that have put mask mandates in place. we've had studies where we take masks and try to filter the virus through them. all of those point to the fact that masks, certainly surgical masks as well as many cloth masks, prevent the transmission of the virus. not only that, but there is emerging evidence that if folks are all masked, it may not just prevent transmission, but it may also, if you're infected, it may lessen the degree of infection or the degree of severity of infection that you get. we just heard these stories out of georgia of kids going back to school without masks already. there are multiple kids and teachers infected. if those kids and teachers would have been wearing masks, it would have prevented that. for meadows to con

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megan ranney in providence, thank you for the time. appreciate that. >>> a reminder all this week nbc news and msnbc are talking about coronavirus and the classroom. you get all the facts, possible solutions and expert advice like you were just hearing right there every day this week. coronavirus and the classroom. >>> as we await the announcement of joe biden's running mate, that should be coming soon, some activists who say they believe sexist attacks will be coming. >>> plus an exclusive look inside the wuhan china lab at the center of conspiracy theories and speckulesulations e coronavirus pandemic. >>> a major gas explosion outside of baltimore to cause three homes to collapse. a search and rescue operation is still under way. the city's fire officials say one woman was killed and one person remains trapped a at least three others are critically injured. we'll keep you updated on that as we learn more. you're watching msnbc. all day strong. sixty-two thousand seven hundred and ten dollars and thirty-one cents. sofi allowed me to r

megan ranney, an emergency physician at brown university, co-founded get us ppe to actively respond to early on in the pandemic and that now we have enough. >> there are absolutely still shortages. this problem is here, and it's actually getting worse again as we head into the fall. >> reporter: what started as a tweet to raise awareness grew into a grassroots movement. >> we've donated well over 2.5 million pieces of personal protective equipment across the country. even small amounts make a difference. and whether it's drawing a picture or donatin some ppe, those little things add up, and drop by drop we make an ocean. and that's true in this time as much as in any other. >> i made a drawing for you -- >> it's beautiful. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> oh, i want mine. >> he does -- >> what a wonderful story. >> isn't it? >> i know. >> he's a good artist. i like his rhymes, dr. fox has the biggest heart, fixing hearts is his art. thanks also to his auntie allison there on the front lines. >>> coming up on the "cbs this morning" podcast we talk with the president and ceo of the inter