[ piano playing ] todd: the president threatening to pull the republican national convention from north carolina if it's governor does not allow full attendance in light of covid-19 restrictions. jillian: joe biden emerged in public for the first time in months. >> reporter: out of the basement donning a black mask yesterday, he hasn't been out since march but he got out to lay a wreath at a veterans memorial in delaware with his wife jill, made no public remarks but engaged briefly with the press. this as biden looks to move on after taking the heat over a gap on a radio show friday. there reports that he will shift his focus to the economy making the case donald trump couldn't handle the pandemic and is not putting it on the path to recovery but donald trump is threatening to pull be are in c from charlotte tweeting i love the great state of north carolina so much so that i insisted on having the republican national convention in charlotte at the end of august. democrat governor we cooper is still in shutdown mode and unable to guarantee by the end of august we will be allowed here co

the republican national convention is scheduled to begin just three months from now. president trump is warning he may look to move it out of charlotte if charlotte's democratic governor cannot guarantee the restrictions will be lifted by then. the president says he wants a packed arena. that would mean 20,000 people shoulder to shoulder in a state that just two days ago recorded its largest daily increase in positive covid-19 cases. the president targeted the governor saying cooper is in a shutdown mood. cooper responded saying state health officials are working with the rnc and north carolina is relying on data and science for our public safety. also today, the world health organization saying it's stopping trials on

governor cooper, if need be moving the national convention to a state that is farther along on reopening. >> trump administration threatens to change venues for the republicannational convention this august. >> the present emitting north carolina allow fool capacity for the event but the democratic governor is pushing back. >> joining us to weigh in, rnc national spokesperson liz harrington, great to have you here. let's go over the tweets involved in this tweet storm, the president writing as follows governor cooper still in shutdown mode and unable to guarantee that by august we will be allowed full attendance in the arena. rnc must be immediately given an answer. if not we will be reluctantly forced to find another republican national convention site. governor responding it is working with the rnc and will review plans as they make decisions how to hold it in charlotte them we are relying on data and science to protect the public health of our state. is there a real chance of the convention getting moved or is this just a move to try to get north carolina to open a little bit more? >> as you know it takes months to plan an event like this. we have staff

love the great state of north carolina, so much so that i insisted on having the r nc, republican national convention in charlotte at the end of august. unfortunately, democrat governor roy cooper is still in shutdown mood and unable to guarantee that by august we will be allowed full attendance in the arena. in other words we'll be spending millions of dollars building the arena to a very high standard without even knowing the democratic governor would a row the republican party to fully occupy the space. plans are being made by many thousands republicans and others to head to north carolina in august they must be immediately given an answer by the governor as to whether or not the space will be allowed to be fully occupied, if not we will be reluctantly forced to find with all the jobs and economic development it brings another republican national convention site, this is not something i want to do. thank you, and i love the people of north carolina. so, this is a macro look at something that's happened at the smaller level as well. governors logging down, decisions can't be made, businesses being

. >>> with fewer than 100 days until the republican national convention, north carolina governor roy cooper is responding to the increased pressure coming in from president trump. the president is threatening to move the event out of charlotte if the governor doesn't allow it to be held at full capacity despite concerns about covid. so listen to what the governor just said about that threat. >> i'm not surprised by anything that i see on twitter. i will say that it's okay for political conventions to be political. but pandemic response cannot be. we want to see from the rnc what they're plans are and we have asked them to submit those plans to our public health officials. they have someone hired to advise them as well. and we look forward to the back and forth on that. we'd like to reach a resolution that everybody can be reasonable about that puts public health, safety, the science and the facts as the number one thing we're trying to do here. >> so let's go straight to charlotte city council member malcolm graham. it is a pleasure to see you again. thank you. >> glad to be here, br

committee leadership of ronna mcdaniel and republican national convention the leadership of marcia lee kelly want to have the gop convention in charlotte, north carolina. this is up to the democrat governor, governor cooper. has to sell his constituents, city of charlotte, the state of south carolina, to open up economy and allow for a convention that can have almost $200 million coming into the state indirectly and directly. this is thousands of visitors, over 3,000 some events just outside of the convention itself. in the global pandemic we're in, with the economic conditions they are for small business owners, restaurants, all things happening in charlotte, we need to have this convention here. governor cooper should open it up for the economy alone. charles: paris, he says he is relying on science. do you know what the parameters are he is looking at? has he been able to share that with the public? >> i have not seen those data or science recommendations that he is relying on but i do know that the gop convention in charlotte has hired a full-time medic

president trump threatens to move the republican national convention this summer out of north carolina. >>i'm kelly meyer reporting in national news, the future of the republican national convention is in limbo after per after president trump threatened to move it out of north carolina. >>our washington dc correspondent kelli meyer reports some lawmakers are not sure though it's going to be that easy. >>i applaud the president north carolina congressman mark walker says president trump is right to pressure north carolina's governor into hosting this summer's republican national convention at full capacity on monday, the president threatened to pull the plug on the charlotte location. if governor roy cooper is unable to guarantee full attendance in the but to the convention could be north carolina congresswoman virginia foxx says the governor should allow the gathering. >>governor cooper says he'll use data to make the final decision as democrats and republicans debate other states are stepping forward georgia governor brian kemp tweeted tuesday. they would be honored to safely host the

republicans and democrats regarding the upcoming conventions. a huge election year. president donald trump is threatening to paul the rnc, the republican national convention, from north carolina if the governor of the state cannot guarantee that the convention would go on as normal with tons of crowds. that puts the governor in a sensitive and delicate position. they arethat right now following what science officials are mandating. what north carolina has been doing is it has eased some restrictions. 10 people per gathering and no more than 25 people outdoors. that is it for now. there is a question as to whether they will be able to hold such a large event and the president is threatening that if they cannot come he will move the rnc somewhere else. a different picture on the other side of the aisle. the democratic national convention is scheduled in milwaukee in august but they openly say -- we have to do things differently this year and we may have to go virtual. manus: a variety of decisions. let us talk about the tail risk. lam defending the security law today. progress the relations? is solid legal foundation for the new legislation and i

if not, we will be reluctantly forced to find another republican national convention site." person repliedkes north carolina is relying on data and science for public health issues. tensions are not limited to elected officials. these appeared soon after the measures were imposed. people have protested against masks in several areas. >> is communism. socialism. that's not right. it is our right to void put on our bodies. reporter: sermon turning aggressive, coughing on employees trying to enforce sanitary rules. that tension even led to the killing of a security guard. sayof democratic voters they will keep wearing masks. half of republicans say they will to stop the spread of the disease whose death toll nears 100,000. spain has urged its eu partners to set up common rules to open borderers and reestablih the freedom of travel within the zone. different lockdowns s are beinig phased out a across the block. it comes as denmark k is easy controls with other nordic countries, allowing cross-border couples to meet again. germany is planning to end its travel warning to 31 count

. >>> and president trump threatening to pull the republican national convention out of charlotte, north carolina, if republicans are not allowed to fully occupy the hall. here's rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight, president trump joining a nation in grief. >> as one nation we mourn alongside every single family that has lost loved ones. >> reporter: with the u.s. death toll the highest in the world and climbing, the white house making it clear states are responsible for formulating and implementing testing plans, telling congress the government will acquire 100 million swabs to help. democrats pouncing, saying the administration "still does not have a serious plan to stop the spread of the virus." and just days after north carolina saw its highest spike in cases, president trump putting on the pressure to reopen.hen people gather togeth one person can be the spark that spreads the virus to many. >> reporter: with indoor entertainment venues still closed, the president now threatening to move the republican national convention from charlotte if democratic governor roy cooper is "unable t

on twitter attacking the former vice president joe biden and threatening to pull the republican national conventionm charlotte, north carolina. but the president between those tweets, he took the time to honor those fallen visiting the tomb of the unknown soldier and the president as this death toll from coronavirus in the united states surpasses the number of americans who have died in both the korean and the vietnam wars, he didn't just honor those who fell on the battlefield. >> as one nation we mourn alongside every single family that has lost loved ones, including the families of our great veterans. together we will vanquish the virus. >> reporter: he awoke on memorial day with a message for the democratic governor of north carolina where the republican national convention is set to be held in august. the president demanding that governor roy cooper give him a guarantee that the rnc convention can not only happen but that it can happen with a packed arena in august. the president tweeting that republicans, quote, must be immediately given an answer by the governor as to whether or not the spac

the republican national convention. the president wants immediate assurances from the democratic governor that the convention will be allowed to go on with no crowd restrictions. >> he wants to make sure the democratic governor is not putting in place extraneous conditions. >> reporter: the governor said state health officials are working with the rnc. >> i don't think anyone believes we can expect to have the republican national convention, or for that matter, the dmc, exactly as we would a year and a half or two years ago. >>reporter: it's the first time lawmakers will test out proxy voting systems. lauren blanchard. "ktvu fox 2 news." >>> the stocks are searching driving the s&p 500 to a tysons level. the dow was above the 2,500,000 mark since march 10th. the rally follows a strong rise in global markets as more and more countries push to reopen their economies. we highlight these numbers on the dow up 2.5 percentage points and that's good to see. s&p up by more than 1.15% and nasdaq up and also on the plus side of t

and i don't think either that anybody believes that we can expect to have the republican national conventionr that matter, the democratic national convention in exactly the way that we anticipated we would a year and a half, two years ago. >> well, here's the problem. you're right. there's no way, at the end of may, to know what the country is going to look like in mid-august. you're right. and yet, the president is demanding an answer today, from north carolina. i'll just read you a portion of his latest tweet. he says, they must be immediately given an answer by the governor as to whether or not the space will be allowed to be fully occupied. if not, we will be reluctantly forced to find another republican national convention site. so, do you think that the governor can decide today or this week? >> no. not with any accuracy, knowing what sort of crowd we'll be able to accommodate. mar-a-lago might be willing to host the convention that has no safety precautions in place, but south carolina does not. that doesn't mean there can't be some sort of an in-person convention. we would undoubtedl

president trump is right to pressure north carolina's governor into hosting this summer's republican national convention at full capacity on monday, the president threatened to pull the plug on the charlotte location. >>if governor roy cooper is unable to guarantee full attendance in the but to the convention could be north carolina congresswoman virginia foxx says the governor should allow the gathering. >>governor cooper says he'll use data to make the final decision as democrats and republicans debate other states are stepping forward georgia governor brian kemp tweeted tuesday. they would be honored to safely host the republican national convention and florida governor ron desantis says the rnc and the dnc. >>are welcome in the sunshine state. >>it's impossible experience and certainly impossible for governors to predict what conditions will be in democratic north carolina congressman g k butterfield. >>says it's too early to tell whether it's safe to host the convention but republicans say they're running out of time to make that call every day this is kind of all around it's it's very dangerous to

that followed his participation in memorial day observances and a threat about the republican national conventioneports. >> reporter: president trump joining a nation in grief. >> as one nation, we mourn alongside every single family that has lost loved ones. >> reporter: with the u.s. death toll the highest in the world and climbing, the white house making it clear states are responsible for formulating and implementing testing plans, telling congress the government will acquire 100 million swabs to help. democrats pouncing saying the administration still does not have a serious plan to stop the spread of the virus. and just days after north carolina saw its highest spike in cases, president trump putting on the pressure to reopen. >> when people gather together, one person can be the spark to spread the virus to many. >> reporter: with indoor entertainment venues still closed, the president now threatening to move the republican national convention from charlotte if democratic governor roy cooper is unable to guarantee that by august we will be allowed full attendance in the arena. >> what you

happening outside the world of money and business including a potential move for the republican national convention'll join phillip mena for the latest >> good morning. president trump is threatening to pull the republican national convention out of charlotte unless north carolina's governor can guarantee full attendance is allowed. he doesn't want any virus restraints by august >>> joe biden made his first public appearance in months laying a wreath at a memorial day celebration. in sharp contrast, biden did wear a mask. >> and virgin scrapped the plans to launch a rocket to space from the belly of a plane in a statement, the company said the mission was terminated because of, quote, an anomaly that happened in first-stage flight the pandemic has weighed heavily on bran son's travel and leisure. >> he got support from elon musk saying it took spacex four times to successfully launch let's call this entrepreneur billionaire mutual respect just like you and i have. >> without all those zeros at least not me. >> a few commas. thank you. still to come. not just china new tensions between the united st

president trump threatened to pull the republican national convention out of south carolina. what he's concerned about. >> joe fonzi will be here with all of today's sports. >> what the world health organization is saying could be the second wave of the coronavirus and why it might happen sooner rather than later. now to our top stories. if you thought today was hot, wait until tomorrow. a national weather service is issued a heat advisory for much of the bay area through thursday night. i means we could see triple digit temperatures in places like livermore. air quality is called a spare the air day for tomorrow. >>> president trump honored americans who died in service to our country. he took part in a wreath laying ceremony in arlington national ceremony. he then traveled to bark baltimore where he promised he will vanquish the virus and rise to greater heights. >> churches of worship lookin s attendance. they will be limited to 25% capacity with no more than 100 people inside at one time. people should be six feet apart and refrain from hugging or shaking hands. >>> you a

this is not unprecedented. >> is it the president's decision that the republican national convention ld go forward no matter what the covid-19 infection rate is by august? >> the president wants to see the convention take place. he wants a cooperative governor in making that pursuit happen. that being said, of course we always assess the facts on the ground at any time. at this moment, the president wants to see the convention take place and sees no reason not to as the nation reopens. >> so if there was a significant spike, he would be open to a virtual convention? >> i want to engage on a hypothetical. we'll accept the facts day by day. currently we're coming down. that's encouraging to see. we're ready for the convention to take place. yes. >> [question inaudible] >> i don't know if he has seen the letter. but i do know that our hearts with lori's family at this time. >> why is the president making these unfounded allegations? the president accusing somebody of possible murder? the family is pleading with the president to please stop unfounded conspiracy theories. why is he doing t

what do you make of the president's threats to pull the republican national convention from charlottet's really not surprising. president trump was probably in this strategy of threatening to pull the convention, thinking about that. but going back to this debate even with president trump's decision not to wear a mask, this just shows his leadership style and how he's essentially trying to make his own rules and guidelines through this pandemic. he does not necessarily want to, you know, be adhering by a lot of these guidelines that call for maybe smaller crowds because that's not his own personal style. president trump really thrives in these big rally-like settings that make him look like a rock star to his supporters and across the media stage. so i think he's going to continue to push for that. and i think the rnc, judging by them being lock step with him in the past, is going to back him up on this. >> so you have been reporting about religious leaders and governors being add odds. what more are you hearing about this? >> well, essentially, i think, you know, this was a move, def

convention that is supposed to take place towards the end of august. dr. safire i want to start with you. let's run a hypothetical. let's pretend you are the medical advisor to the republican national, what would you tell them? bottom line into medically about having potentially 50,000 attendees in the convention in august. what do you say? >> kennedy, it's extremely complicated. we are talking about several months from now. yesterday north carolina just reported their highest single day increase to date. they are still seeing rising cases. they are following that white house blueprint that was put forth by the experts, then they are not ready decide that they are going to be able to accommodate 50,000 people in indoor settings come the end of august. that being said, we are still several months away from that. are there ways to smartly do things so that they can have it there? absolutely. but they have to be creative. we can't go back to business as usual where we are going to pack everybody in like a herd of cows that can be transmitting this. then you have schools starting and they have this massive rise of gazes at the end of august and all of a sudden the fall school year is g

placed a wreath at that memorial. >>> president trump raise questions about where the republican national convention will be held in august. the reporter tells us the decision hinges on north carolina's reopening plans. distract in a series of tweets president trump trenton to move the national convention out of charlotte north carolina. governor roy cooper is still in shut down mood not able to guarantee full attendance in the late august date. >> the moons means moving the national convention to a state that's farther along in reopening and say in confidence we can gather there. >> they suggested safelite florida, georgia or texas. governor cooper, democrat said health officials are working with the rnc and relying on data and science to protect her states public health and safety. last week gop organizers said they expected 50,010 these. and rnc spokesperson said they want to hold the event in charlotte but they said "we will need answers sooner or later or we will be forced to consider other options". >> he's going to need to push that negative narrative. we call that junk food politics or a neg

>>reporter: the republican national convention, scheduled for late august in charlotte, north carolina. the president wants assurances immediately that the convention will be allowed to go one with no crowd restrictions. >> he wants to make sure the democratic governor is not putting in place extraneous restrictions. >> north carolina is in phase two and crowds limited to 10 people. the governor says state health officials are working with the rnc. >> nobody believes we can have the rnc or the democratic national convention in exactly the way we anticipated we would a year and a half or two years ago. >>reporter: wednesday not all homemakers will be present in washington and the first time they test out the proxy voting system. "ktvu" fox two news. >>> at 11:00 p.m. tonight they will have facebook messages to urge the shareholders for reworking the political ads policies. they want to spread the information and they will consider having the political ads policy studied. >> the carter county superior court system is back open. before you go into the courthouse, you need you have your te

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the president says he will move the republican national convention from charlotte if governor roy coolernot guarantee full attendance by august. the governor said it will be treated like any other event. >> this is not political. this is not emotional. this is based on health experts. >> when people gather together, one person can be the spark to spread the virus to many. >> governor cooper says he will rely on data to make any decisions about the convention. he plans to address all of this at a news conference later today. reggie. >> thank you. >>> we are hearing from an east bay congressman for the first time since a running accident that nearly claimed his life. the bad fall happened while he was trying to cross an intersection in washington, d.c. >> i kicked it in to get through the intersection, and i took a fall. and i tucked my elbow as i flew through the air and landed on my ribs. i broke multiple ribs, hurt my spleen and was in quite a bit of pain. >> this happened in march and the congressman says he actually walked home, and he went to the doctor the next day. he was prescribe

he will call it the republican national convention. but there he is, trying to just run a convention, business as usual, 20,000 people or so inside an arena. tens of thousands more who don't even have credentials to get in the arena all over charlotte. what do you expect to see happen over the course of the summer between now and the end of august when that's scheduled, will he actually have a republican convention somewhere that is the kind president trump wants? >> well, i'm not sure that the governor of north carolina is going to be a co-conspirator on a super spreader event. i think the governor of north carolina is going to make decisions that will protect his state. and it may be that the convention can go forward. it may be that it can't. but the problem the president has, you can't switch locations for a convention like two weeks out. and the other problem he has is most of the governmental leadership in the cities where he would need to go for the number of hotel rooms he needs are not willing to do his political bidding. most

participation, a full arena, if you will, and the arena in charlotte in august, when the republican national conventions scheduled, the president says republicans will be forced to find another venue, that certainly would cause huge problems for charlotte, north carolina, also very difficult for a governor to predict whether the coronavirus situation in that state will be such that he would be able to assure and allow full attendance. this is just one other example of the president downplaying the coronavirus here in the united states, as he continues to try to reopen the country from coast to coast. he went golfing twice this weekend at his club right across the river over in virginia. the president has downplayed the issue of the virus, almost from the very start, going back to january. listen. >> it's one person coming in from china, and we have it under control. when you have 15 people and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero. no, i'm not concerned at all. >> reporter: and a little while, the president is going to head out from the white house over to arlington cemete

even the site of the republican national convention, the president threatening that charlotte, if northina, the governor can't give them an answer, maybe he will move it and georgia is already pitching, saying bring it to george r. >> you are seeing a partisan divide and how governors are handling like this and you're also seeing it reflected in poles about what individuals want in terms of reopening the economy or keeping it shut down. there are so many questions going into the summer about sporting events, conventions and whatnot. we are in a much better place now than we were a few months ago. i do think it's important that the media be better about accurately describing who's really at risk from this. overhyping the general risk of what's happening while under hyping something, nursing homes have absolutely been ravaged by the coronavirus. half of all deaths are in nursing homes, maybe more. not just in the united states but worldwide. the more that we do general things that don't matter, like shutting down outdoor spaces but not taking care of nursing homes, it's not good for us. >

not just the republican national convention. there are conversations between the republican national committee and the state of north carolina and will they test every person coming into the door, temperature checks, things like that to make sure those who attends are safe though it seems to be determined whether it's actually going forward in a way the president himself has envisioned it. kaitlyn collins, cnn, the white house. >>> and the white house is enforcing its travel ban on brazil two days ahead of schedule as they struggle to contain the coronavirus. brazil is still reporting the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the world with more than 370,000 so far. nearly 12,000 new infections were recorded on monday alone. the new restrictions from the white house will go into effect wednesday. it will suspend anyone from entering the u.s. who's been in brazil within the past 14 days. >>> in the heart of the amazon, manous is one of the cities hardest hit. nick peyton walsh is there. >> reporter: here in manous, in lat

president trump warned he may move the republican national convention out of north carolina democraticcooper cannot guarantee he will allow full attendance. the convention is scheduled for late august in charlotte. jacqui heinrich reporting live from the new york newsroom. she has outside again, jackie. >> hey, there trace. resident accused of being in a shut down mood and pulled the rnc from north carolina if pandemics gathering restrictions aren't eased allowing republicans to fill the arena. g.o.p. officials expecting 50,000 attendees. president trump tweeted import we will spend millions of dollars building the arena to a high standard without knowing the democratic governor would allow the republican party to fully occupy the space. he said the rnc would have to look to another state further along its reopening and offer the jobs and economic development the convention brings. cooper responded saying in part north carolina is relying on data, science to protect safety and it's not clear what prompted the threat from president trump up friday cooper announced phasl run through janu

but the president is threatening to pull the republican national convention from charlotte. how real is that threat? >> it depends on who you ask. some people, who work close to the president, say it's just bluster. they just want to make sure that they actually find out what the conditions are going to be with these state officials in north carolina. you know, what -- how many people are they going to allow in? what's that going to look like? what's their standard for cases inside the state, when it comes to late august? some people say the president is completely serious about this because he wants a convention that is as he's envisioned it. with thousands of people, as it usual is. and the question is whether or not that's something that's realistic, no matter what state he's in because you saw after he made that threat to yank it out of north carolina. even despite they've already spent money on it, work has already gone into it. i think it's pretty much unheard of to change a convention this late in the game. state officials in texas were volunteering to host the conven

meanwhile, as the battle brews over the republican national convention.ext guest is offering the president to take the big event to his state instead. his message for president trump next. >> no justice, no peace. prosecute the police. brian: protesters clashing with officers. four police officers were fired at the death of a black man in custody. joining us live with the fallout bill. >> good morning, yeah. the death of that unarmed black man sparking outrage and violence as some additional video of this horrific incident is now beginning to surface and in some social media channels. the demonstration starting as a peaceful protest near the intersection where george floyd was arrested monday night. large crowds gathering caring signs calling for justice falling the 46-year-old's death while being taken into police custody. that protest though eventually shifted. it moved to the nearby presink in minneapolis. some vandalizing that building with spray paint. windows were broken. the crowd turning more angry at some point. some even started damaging police

on wednesday, the finance chair for the republican national convention was named the head of the postal the trump ally is going to run the organization that trump is clearly out to destroy and it clears that his an muss is largely motivated toward the ceo of amazon jeff bezos because amazon currently has a deal with the post office to deliver packages and the president's beef is now not with amazon, no, but jeff bezos also owns the "washington post," a paper that writes articles about the president he dislikes, so it looks like donald trump is prepared to wanting to kill one of the oldest institutions in the country for revenge against the american prefree press. we have more on the politically motivated war on the postal service. david, let's start with this individual who is now going to be the post master general of the u.s. >> yes, hits name is luis dejoy as you menaced, the current largest fundraiser, the lead fundraiser on the republican national convention. his wife is the nominee for the u.s. ambassador to canada and he is a large trump donor. this is functionally equivalent to

to move the republican national convention from charlotte unless north carolina's democratic governor can guarantee they'll be allowed to have a packed house. a packed house. get this, in a state that has already seen more than 24,000 cases of coronavirus. a republican source telling cnn the president is trying to make governor roy cooper the bad guy so that if changes have to be made he takes the fall. but this president on memorial day weekend as the death toll for the coronavirus gets closer to 100,000, this president really taking the low road, getting into the mud with his insults and accusations against anyone that he views as a potential enemy. there's his attack on a democratic congresswoman -- congressman, i should say, and veteran connor lamb. the president calling him, quote, an american fraud. just days ahead of pennsylvania's primary. and falsely claiming that the congressman voted for nancy pelosi for house speaker. he did not. the facts don't matter to this president. as long as the lie takes down someone on the other side. there's the president's doubling down on his b

earlier today president trump threatened to move the republican national convention from north carolina if the state's governor doesn't commit to allowing a full attendance. the convention has been planned for months and is scheduled for late august, but the coronavirus pandemic has threatened to upend both it and the democratic national convention the week before. on twitter trump complained north carolina's democratic governor, roy cooper, is still in shutdown mood and unable to guarantee by august we will be allowed to hold a full convention. vice president mike pence said they may move it to a state that's farther along in reopening. >> we all want to be in charlotte. we love north carolina, but having a sense now is absolutely essential because of the immense preparations that are involved. >> last week governor cooper told cnn it wasn't a political decision. >> it's not political. this is not emotional. this is based on health experts. >> reporter: trump spent the weekend dedicated to fallen troops on twitter where he aired his grievances, posted insults, promoted a baseless murde

and just three months before the republican national convention is set to take place in charlotte presidentmp is threatening to move it elsewhere if north carolina's democratic governor is unable to guarantee by august we will be allowed full attendance that would mean more than 20,000 supporters shoulder to shoulder in this arena. just last weekend the state recorded its largest daily increase in positive covid cases. and governor roy cooper says he does not know what situation his state will be in august. >> it's okay for political conventions to be political, but pandemic response cannot be. >> reporter: the president also taking a swipe at his democratic opponent, former vice president joe biden who unlike president trump wore a mask to his state's memorial monday. president trump sharing this tweet making fun of biden's choice >> he's a fool, an absolute fool to talk that way >> reporter: and most stunningly from president trump's latest tweets falsely suggesting former republican congressman and "morning joe" anchor joe scarborough may have been personally involved in the 2001 death o

the president is threatening to pull the republican national convention from north carolina because north carolina's governor cannot commit his state will be fully open for visitors and large gatherings by august. open faster and open for good, he says. >> so i was hearing millions of people and it would have been millions of people. if we didn't shut down, now would i shut it down again, no, because we understand it much better. we didn't know anything about it. >> you would not in ret stro spekt have shut down -- >> we've done the exact moves that i would have done and i did it early. >> ohio reopens its pools this week. kentucky barbershops can cut hair again. california plans to put out guidelines for churches to reopen later today. memorial day the unofficial gateway to summer but what you can do depends on where you live. let's take a look at the recent trends. number one, this is the national trend. over the last two weeks you see the seven-day moving average is the red line. that's a plateau, down a little bit but coming down very stubbornly. these are the newly confirmed cases ac

. >> the president also tweeting about the rnc, the republican national convention. it's supposed to happen in august in charlotte, north carolina, but the president says if north carolina doesn't reopen sooner and guarantee a full arena, he might advocate moving that convention out of the state. he talked about the state's democratic governor being in shutdown mode. they are in phase two of reopening but charlotte recently saw the peak of its highest daily cases just recently so they're dealing with that while they plan for 50,000 people possibly coming to this convention in august >> some big numbers over the weekend. >>> the world health organization has suspended trials for a drug promoted by president trump. officials are pausing trials of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus treatment while safety data is reviewed. the malaria drug has been touted by president trump as a possible treatment for covid-19 he has finished taking the medication after a two-week course >>> the growing man hunt for a college student and suspect. the university of connecticut suspected o

president spent the weekend hitting back at critics and threatening to move this summer's republican national convention of north carolina. cbs' paula reid is at the white house tonight. paula? >> reporter: margaret, the president briefly put aside anrtisan attacks to participate in memorial day events where he called on americans to honor our fallen soldiers and those lost to coronavirus. president trump observed cemetery and later traveled to baltimore over objections from the city's mayor and protesters who urgegege the city's current stay at home order. at fort mchenry, the birthplace of "the star spangled banner" during the war of 1812, the president called the fight against covid-19 a battle against an invisible enemy. >> we mourn alongside every single family that has lost loved ones, including the families of our great veterans. >> reporter: while the president did not wear a mask at either event, former vice president joe biden wore one as he made the first appearance outside his home in two months, attending a memorial day ceremony in delaware. >> it feels good to be out of my house. >> report

. >> >> reporter: president trump threatened to move the republican national convention out of charlotte north carolina. the president wrote that the governor is still in shutdown mood, and unable to guarantee full attendance in the arena. by the events date in late august. the vice president doubled down. >> if it means moving the national convention to estate that is farther along on reopening, and can say with confidence that we can gather there. >> reporter: in states like florida, georgia, or texas, governor cooper a democrat said health officials are -- north carolina is relying on data and science to promote public safety and lester want to hold the event in charlotte but quote we will need some answers sooner rather than later. or, we will be forced to consider other options.". >> he needs a bogeyman in terms of his ammo, he's going to need to push that negative narrative. we call that junk food politics. or a negative mobilization. >> reporter: science professor. this is the strategy, a sharp contrast on how states are reopening, versus what the white house wants, no doubt movin

reporter: is the president's issue with the republican national convention should go forward no matter what the covid infection rate is by late august? ms. mcenany: the president wants to see the convention take place. and he wants to have a cooperative governor in making that pursuit happen. alwaysid, of course we inspect the facts on the ground. at this moment the president wants to see the convention take place. he sees no reason not to. reporter: with a significant spike in the cases he would be open to the idea of a virtual under -- virtual convention? ms. mcenany: i will not engage in a hypothetical. we assess the facts on a day-to-day basis and currently we are coming down. that is really encouraging to see and we are ready for the convention to take place. has the president seen the letter about how his treats -- his tweets have been -- ms. mcenany: i do not know he has seen the letter but our hearts are with his family. reporter: why is the president making these unfounded allegations? it's nuts, isn't it? the president accusing someone of possible murder. the family is pleadi

about people's lives their livelihoods now president trump is threatening to pull the republican national convention from charlotte lashing out against governor cooper who says he is quote unable to guarantee that the arena can be filled to capacity and we look forward to working with the governor cooper getting us with. >>response and if needs be moving of the national convention, a to a state >>that is farther along on reopening, i'm nadia romero reporting. the world health organization says it's now hitting the pause button on studying 100 sick laura quinn as a potential potential covid-19 treatment over safety concerns. >>the decision was made after a study published friday in the medical journal the lancet the study described cars, how seriously ill hospitalized covid-19 patients treated with the drug along with couric one were more likely to die. the world health organization's director general says an independent executive group is now reviewing the use of hydroxychloroquine in the trial to find safe and effective treatments to treat the virus. on this memorial day we also want to take a mome

president trump threatens to move the republican national convention out of north carolina unless a full capacity crowd is allowed. and demands schools nationwide open as soon as possible. while his democratic rival, joe biden, steps out in public for the first time in months. >>> multistate manhunt. a desperate search under way for a connecticut college student wanted in connection with a deadly crime spree. the 23-year-old last seen in pennsylvania. his family making an emotional plea for his surrender. >> if you're listening, you are loved. it is time to let the healing process begin. >> we will have the very latest in a live report. >>> confrontation in central park. >> please send the cops immediately. >> video that's gone viral showing a white woman calling police on a black man after he asked her to leash her dog. >> i'm going to tell them there's an african-american threatening my life. >> her exclusive apology and his reaction to their heated dispute. >>> all that, plus let the countdown begin. tomorrow's historic launch for nasa and spacex receives the final green light overnig

entertainment venues still closed in north carolina, the president is threatening to move the republican national conventionrom charlotte if governor roy cooper is unable to guarantee that by august we will be allowed full attendance in the arena. the governor says north carolina is working with republicans but will rely on data to make any decisions about the convention. he will address the issue today at a news conference. trevor and mona. >> ines, thank you. >>> a setback this morning for billionaire richard branson's space company. the first test of a private system to launch small satellites has failed. the rocket was carried above the pacific ocean by a 747 jet and then released but then something went wrong. virgin orbit company isn't saying what the problem was, if the system works. it will deploy satellites from anywhere a 747 can take off. >>> forecasters say there is a 40% chance that bad weather will delay a history making launch at kennedy space center. the first manned launch on u.s. soil in nearly a decade. the mission which could determine the future of commercial spaceflight is a collaborat

. >> at the same time, president trump is calling for large crowds at the republican national convention in august. he's threatening to move the event out of north carolina. if the state's democratic governor does not allow full attendance. >> we have to know when the people come down, we'll have the doors open if the governor can't tell us very soon, unfortunately, we'll have no choice >> in stark contrast, the iconic new york stock exchange modeling social distancing when it reopens with a quarter of traders wearing face masks returning to the floor and a new normal in washington, alice barr, nbc news >>> president trump is waging war on his favorite social media platform twitter is fact checking the president's tweets for the first time ever. the move 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 acc