tony schwartz is with us. tony schwartz spent endless hours and days with donald trump in writing that book. joy, let me start with you and what you just heard of mary trump saying, yes, i have heard donald trump use the n-word. >> yeah. and first of all, you know, just to shout out to queens, when she said she lived in jamaica, not in jamaica estates meaning my husband lives in the next door family town, jamaica queens has a lot of african-americans in it. if you live there, you are going to run into a lot of black and brown folks in your life. so explains why she's a little bit different from her family. i think nobody will be surprised by what she said that she heard from donald trump. this is a guy who wouldn't allow black people to move into his buildings. he only wants someone with yarmulkes watching his money, using that trope against jewish people. was upset when his daughter first started dating jared kushner but then, okay, he has money so he let it go. but i have to say the thing i took away mostly

schwartz. thank you for joining us. finally, i want to commend the andership of the chairman convening today's briefing to ensure a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine is developed and made available to the american people following the protocol of the fda to ensure safety for our people. i am thankful for your leadership and grateful to be a partner with you on this very critical issue, and i yield back. >> thank you very much, chairwoman maloney. i'm sorry for the delay but it is a way to make sure each of us gets on mute and can hear us when we talk. now i would like to turn it over to ranking member for your opening remarks. un-mute congressman cloud. >> hello, can you hear me? , chairman for holding this meeting. it is certainly an important topic as we deal with a pandemic that has ravaged our nation and indeed the world. it is importantly come together and address these health issues intentionally. i would note off the top of that, we have the ability to hearings as opposed to briefings, hearings which would f

schwartz be allowed to enter it as well?i saw him shaking his head vigorously and i like to hear from him and then i yield back. >> i agree entirely. it's difficult question, i subthreshold, questions the how much evidence is needed and this is why we need to defer the kinds of structures and expert mechanisms to sort through these -- any vaccine prevents in the best of circumstances all the more so -- so this is why we have these systems. >> thank you so much, congressman connolly. now we recognize, i recognize katie porter, congresswoman katie porter for five minutes. >> thank you so much. dr. gellin, i'm i am a mom with three kids and want to make the best possible decisions about i can't or their health and for the own and for our community. and that's why every single year we all get our flu shot. we wash our hands. we wear masks if we are doing the right thing because i believe that science works. i believe that vaccines are safe and effective. now, imagine we are living in a world six months from now with the fda has

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here's gadi schwartz >> reporter: in austin, texas, a protest and gunfire, as people run for cover.olice say a protestor with a rifle was shot and killed by a man driving through the crowd. and in colorado, this suv was fired at by somebody in the crowd. over the weekend, a total of five people shot at protests across the country while up and down the west coast, thousands showing solidarity with demonstrators in portland they're protestors armed with leaf blowers to push back tear gas. >> we're not just -- this is not a joke, it's real. >> reporter: and oregon's u.s. attorney says those officers won't back down until the violence starts. the portland mayor, tear gassed himself by authorities, insists the agents are only escalating tensions the president promising to send more agents to other cities. in seattle, at least 45 arrests as the local police declare a riot to defend an area of protestors occupied for weeks. agitators setting fire to the construction of a new youth detention facility across the nation, marches being overshadowed by escalating violence in oakland, a vir sfir

gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and we will be right back >>> finally, on this 4th of july weekend, a surprise connection going all the way back to the battle for independence here's kristen dahlgren. >> growing up independence day always felt a little different to karen bachelor. >> a little black girl come 4th of july i actually always thought i was a click short of being really american. >> reporter: chen she learned how deep her american roots ran, a revolutionary relative. >> a young man named william hood living on the frontier with his father and mother and the call came to be part of this new tipping point called the american revolution. >> reporter: ivanl found her patriot through old records. >> john redman, a free black man from virginia -- >> reporter: both women are now members of the daughters of the american revolution, a group for women who can prove a direct lineage to the revolutionary war. it began in the 1890s and has had more than a million members. karen broke the color barrier in 1977. >> when i first came in i was the only person i ever saw that look

gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> up next one boy's inspiring shout out to the front lines. >>> before we go in our latest episode of "nightly news kids edition" a 12-year-old who is lifting spirits on the front lines by holding impromptu concerts outside his local hospital plus we'll meet an inspiring dance teacher and her students who are stepping in and stepping up despite the virus outbreak our new episode is streaming now. that is "nightly news." thank you for watching everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. ♪ >> kelly: hey, what's up y'all? it's another beautiful day and our summer a staycation celebration. let's get started with a song by the cranberries when music was awesome. here is me and my band y'all with "linger." ♪ ♪ if you, if you could return ♪ don't let it burn ♪ don't let it fade ♪ i'm sure i'm not being rude ♪ but it's just your attitude ♪ it's tearing me apart ♪ is y day me ♪ ♪ i swore i would be true ♪ and fellow, so did you ♪ so why were you holding her hand? ♪ ♪ is at

gadi schwartz with late details. >> reporter: on in california, heartbreaking images from above a rescue teams recover a body during this six day of searching for naya rivera. >> we are confident the body we found is that of naya rivera. >> reporter: her family desperately waited for word along the shores, her father rushing into the water, swimming into the lake where his daughter was last seen. >> we believe it was midafternoon when she disappeared, the idea perhaps being that the boat started drifting, it was unanchored and that she mustered enough energy to get her son back on the boat but not able to save herself >> her ex-husband in disbelief while authorities work to establish where she disappeared. surveillance video showing her and her 4-year-old son heading out for an afternoon boat trip on wednesday, the boy later discovered sleeping alone on the rented pontoon, telling deputies his mother had gone swimming but hadn't been able to make it back for days murky conditions made for extremely difficult search conditions. no friends and family grieve the irreplaceable lost of a daug

gadi schwartz is tracking it all. >> reporter: in austin, texas, a protest and then gunfire as peopleor cover [ gunfire police say a protesters with a rifle was shot and killed by a man in a car driving through the crowd. >> suspect was detained and is cooperating with officers. >> reporter: in the aurora, colorado, this suv driving down an interstate fired at someone in the crowd. another protester was struck as well. over the weekend five people shot at protests across the country while up and down the west coast, thousands showing solidarity with demonstrators in portland their protesters armed with leaf blowers to push back tear gas, and mothers have clashed with the police force accused of being too heavy-handed. >> i'm not here for a game, a joke, it's real. >> reporter: oregon's u.s. attorney said those officers won't back down until the violence stops the portland mayor teargassed himself by federal authorities insist the agents are only escalating tensions. the president now promising to send more federal agents to other cities in seattle at least 45 arrests the local police

gadi schwartz, nbc news, napa. >>> back in a moment with a tough decision made by an nfl superstar who's also a doctor >>> tonight an nfl superstar is opting out of the season to focus on something bigger than football here's kevin tibbles. >> from the front line on the field to fighting on the front lines against a deadly opponent. >> i think that there's something a little bit bigger than football that's happening right now. maybshould. e, epor kansas chi he hail cana won th super boast buhe'so a or d wiit ts se outhelp savees at a lityhis princequeb. 'm shappy an epor pro sahe c bec dicadoctor. >>y're givers, take theyhumbeople thant elp you heal you epor qurbactrick mas sahe tiread srts >> he wants ake sure he's doing something to make the world a better place i believe that he is doing that. >> reporter: in announcing it on twitter, he said i cannot allow myself to potentially transmit the virus in our communities simply to play the sport that i love if i am to take risks, i will do it caring for patients the 29-year-old is a graduate of mcgill medical school in montreal and is taki

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. >>> finally, more proof tonight that everyday heroes walk among us here's gadi schwartz with a story of two men in the right place with the exact right skills >> reporter: under a burning apartment in arizona, a sprint in a heart stopping catch. >> i just had tunnel vision on the boy and just made it. >> reporter: the man seen clutching the 3-year-old boy named jamison is phillip blanks, a former high school wide receiver and retired marine. >> we live close to the mountains. it was a miracle. >> reporter: he wasn't the only hero that day. another man heard the screams of his sister and thought of his own two kids. >> i started to kick the door in i kicked it in and once i got the door open, i just seen a lot of like smoke and heat. >> reporter: and you still went inside >> i just ran in there and i grabbed her by the arms and then i picked her up and she said, get me, get me i was like, i got you. >> reporter: tragically, the children's mother died in the fire trying to get her kids to safety. >> my goal is to be involved in both of their lives as much as possible when they said the

tomorrow is not promised gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> all right.hen we come back in just a moment, how do you spell resilient? some super spelling kids will show us. >>> before we go, in our latest episode of "nightly news" kids edition, the national spelling bee was canceled this year because of the pandemic, but that didn't stop us from hosting our own virtual bee with these whiz kids. >> the word is the parenchyma it's the fundamental tissue of plants composed of thin walled cells able to divide. >> p-a-r-e-n c-h-y-m-a, parenchyma. >> that is absolutely right. i didn't even know that word existed. "nightly news" kids edition is streaming now on youtube and nbcnews.com. that's "nightly news" for us on this thursday i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thanks for watching good night take care of yourself and each other ♪ >> kelly: hey, what's up, y'all? it's another great day and our summer staycation and i have another great song to kick things off. here by the judds, me and my van y'all singing "why not me." ♪ ♪ you've been lookin' for lo

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gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> the governor of salt lake city has tee claideclared a sta emergency afteriolent protests broke out at the salt lake city county district attorney's office the demonstrations comes after the da ruled that officers were justified in using deadly force againsted a eed an armed robber suspect. demonstrators broke windows in the building and also poured red paint on the steps leading up to the office in a tweet, authorities said one officer was injured and some were sprayed with pepper spray they have declared protests unlawful. >>> a black lives matter protest in portland took a violent turn after a driver fired several gunshots into the air during a confrontation with demonstrators. an eyewitness says the driver had been circling the road wildly and threatened the group when the protesters asked the person to leave, the driver began to fire a pistol in the air, while driving off portland police said nobody was injured and an arrest has not been made. >>> senator tammy duckworth is keeping pressure on the trump administration asking if the dod is investigating

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plus, tony schwartz. friend of "the beat." we have a lot to get to. we begin with a new and major sign how places hard hit by the coronavirus are trying to bounce back safely amidst the entire larger debate how to keep america's children safe specifically. new york city runs the largest school system in the country. it is battled the most coronavirus cases in the country. today, the mayor announcing its classrooms will reopen one to three days a week. >> this is the single biggest piece of the equation. 1.1 million kids, millions of parents and family members who want to see their kids educated the best way possible. that means in person learning. of course, everyone, everyone is focused on health and safety first. >> new york has been curbing its caseload more than many other places that have been hit recently. indeed, florida facing a surge after the rush to reopen and the school debate features teachers and parents ripping the governor for pushing schools to reopen before a little bit unlike new york, they got the virus more under control throughou

tony schwartz, thank you so much for helping us unpack it.ys you being here. >>> protesters in bloomington, indiana, after a black man was attacked by a group of white men who threatened to lynch him. we'll hear from bloomington's mayor next. next save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!! that's safe drivers save 40%. it is, that's safe drivers save 40%. - he's right there. - it's him! safe drivers do save 40%. click or call for a quote today. i felt like i was justthis constantly cleaning up his hair. then, i got my paws on the swiffer sweeper. it's a game changer. these heavy duty dry cloths pick up a crazy amount of hair! this is all you. we stopped cleaning and started swiffering. ♪ ♪ now is the time to support the places you love. spend 10 dollars or more at a participating small business and get 5 dollars back, up to 10 times with american express. enroll now at shopsmall.com. >>> they started dragging me towards the tree, got me pinned down, and pounding on my body. it was -- you could feel the anger and the intent to try to hurt me. >> get a

gaddi schwartz is in a testing site in l.a.has been shut down today despite a spike in cases, what's possibly behind this? >> reporter: well, brian, this is a big problem and it's a big surprise for people who are coming up this road, usually this road would be packed with ca cars, place touted as the largest testing facility in the intiefr country, the largest one here in los angeles, actually, we got a car coming up right now, they're most likely looking at taking a test and they are now looking around, they're trying to figure out what's going on. they're seeing that dodger stadium is closed right now. they usually stop. they ask what's going on? we have to tell them, there's no testing today there was nothing posted publicly that the testing was going to close. these are people, some of them have said they had an appointment. in fact, i'll swivel you around here. couple more cars coming. this is what it's been like all day long. lot of confusion. people wanting to get tests for covid-19 coming here and finding that they're

gadi schwartz with more. >> reporter: in austin, texas, a protest and then gunfire as people run for cover. police say a protester with a rifle was shot and killed by a man in a car driving through a crowd. >> the suspect was detained and is cooperating with officers. >> reporter: this suv was fired at by someone in the crowd. investigators say another protester was struck as well. over the weekend, a total of five people shot at protests across the country, while up and down the west coast, thousands showing solidarity to demonstrators in portland. mothering forming protective ranks have clashed with the federal police force accused of being too heavy handed. >> i'm here. it's real. we're going to get the police reform. >> reporter: but those officers won't back down until the violence stops. the portland mayor tear gassed himself insists the agents are only escalating tensions. the president now promising to send more forces to other cities. the local police once again declare a riot in an area previous lly ok you pated for weeks. across the nation mars that seem to begin peacefull

craig. >> gadi schwartz for us there in california. thank you. >>> meanwhile, atlanta's mayor keisha lance bottoms says she's tested positive for coronavirus. so far she says she does not have symptoms, but it is something we're getting a lot of questions about from our viewers. asymptomatic cases of this virus. we're going to ask our experts for some answers as we present facts over fear. first, though, it's a home state primary for joe biden today. he and dr. jill biden voting absentee because of the virus, his shifting strategy to take on president trump because of this president trump because of this pandemic next. i see all the amazing things you have been doing. you are transforming business models, and virtualizing workforces overnight. because so much of that relies on financing, we have committed two billion dollars to relieve the pressure on your business. as you adapt and transform, we're here with the people, financing, and technology, ready to help. i felt like i was justthisle, constantly cleaning up his hair. then, i got

gadi schwartz is in los angeles. where do things stand? >> reporter: as we see the spike, we're looking at another round of wide scale inmate releases. they announced a program that allows for release up to 8,000 nonviolent offenders to prevent further spread of covid-19 in lockup, and that includes up to 4800 releases by end of july. so far, out of 110,000 prisoners incarcerated now, there have been 5800 cases, 31 deaths, including some on death row, at least three deaths on death row. the worst of the outbreaks now at san quentin, at a correctional facility in chino. so far the plan is to begin releases in phases, first to nonviolent inmates with less than 180 days on the sentence, and are high risk, then those with less than a year that are also high risk of covid-19, those serving time for violent crimes or domestic violence, sex offenders are not going to be eligible under new release programs, but the new plan comes after more than 10,000 state prisoners have already been released across the state. local counties like los angeles hav

and the crisis is being handled. >> we're joinlds now by friend of the show, tony schwartz who knows all about donald trump's rhetoric dw rhetoric. good to see you, sir. >> when you look at the numbers of problems facing donald trump and what many see even for him a series of truly consequential failures, what do you see right now? what do you think is on his minds? >> well, i think i'm more interested what's on my minds than his mind. my mind, i think it is more about the limits and the costs of extreme self-interest, extreme self-interest in a very complex time. trump is the leading practitioner of self-interest but it is not a story just about him. the limit of individuals. that's where i think this all starts. you see it in the coronavirus. why did he deny it at first and why has he gone back to ignoring it even as it spirals to new levels and out of control? the answer is he didn't want it to be true because he thought it would hurt his re-election chances. it wasn't good for him and that was more important to him than protecting american lives. he has a lack of empathy. he only

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

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

schwartz. thank you for joining us. finally, i want you really, really command the leadership of chairman krishnamoorthi inconvenient today's briefing to ensure that a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine is developed and made available to the american people following the protocols of the fda to ensure safety for our people. i am so grateful for your leadership and ungrateful to be a partner with you on this very critical issue, and i yield bac back. >> thank you. thank you very much, chairwoman baloney. sorry for the delay, folks. it's just a way to make sure each of us gets unmuted so you can hear us when we talk. now i would like to turn over to ranking member cloud for your opening remarks, sir. if you would like to -- if someone could unmute mr. cloud. >> hello, hello. can you hear me? >> yes. >> good. thank you, chairman krishnamoorthi for holding this ring. this is certainly an important topic as we're dealing with a pandemic that has ravaged our nation and indeed the world. it's important we come together and

chuck and susan schwartz had the chance to sell wwdb for a lot of money.ximize revenue through ad sales began selling infomercials disguised as programming. other hosts had to play along. they had no choice. but me, with my legal practice and reputation to protect, i quit. immediately, i was asked to join an am signal that was owned by cbs, formerly known -- a real heritage station -- as wcau. and i began hosting saturday mornings over there from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. i was quickly moved from saturday mornings to one hour of afternoon drive. then they asked me to do two hours in afternoon drive. then they asked me to do three hours in afternoon drive. and finally, radio primetime, morning drive. i could no longer practice law and be a radio host, so i took the risk of giving up a lucrative legal practice to be a full-time radio host. morning drive brought note right, increasingly, invites to be a television guest came my way. first locally. you guessed it. larry kane put me on television. >> michael smerconish, a longtime political analyst. have you ever seen

roberta schwartz has been our guest tonight.eciate it. >>> coming up for us, just as trump goes deep on race, just as there are americans in our streets, a new book comes out on race and our politics four months out from a critical election. we happen to have the author to talk about it next. so what's going on? i'm a talking dog. the other issue. oh...i'm scratching like crazy. you've got some allergic itch with skin inflammation. apoquel can work on that itch in as little as 4 hours, whether it's a new or chronic problem. and apoquel's treated over 8 million dogs. nice. and...the talking dog thing? is it bothering you? no...itching like a dog is bothering me. until dogs can speak for themselves, you have to. when allergic itch is a problem, ask for apoquel. apoquel is for the control of itch associated with allergic dermatitis and the control of atopic dermatitis in dogs. do not use apoquel in dogs less than 12 months old or those with serious infections. apoquel may increase the chance of developing serious infections and may

justice department and agreed to turn evidence against his former ally mr bruce schwartz said that he knowingly conspired to in slave time workers with the full knowledge of mr laurean and other members of global horizons that together they purposely withheld the passports of the thai workers thus making it impossible for them to escape and they also knowingly used the huge amount of debts that the thai workers had entered into as a way of enforcing the thai workers to remain and global horizons important. to everything that you have had to face in your code if you personally do you have any regrets i believe if i was myself i would not regret and i think are 5 to 7 now because i think what i've done was a great thing i changed people's life i think the pain of what my family went through and my kids was. if i can call it a little holocaust for my family in that if nothing else mr and his alleged victims have something in common. what. about what. about what did. you have to do. parallel. to your. twitter. said when you come in with. me but i don't really well. young annoy or what i d

roberta schwartz, a houston methodist chief officer, who has been helping to expand covid beds. worried about next week. do you have confidence in your governor or your lieutenant governor who said he stopped listening to dr. fauci. do you have confidences in the state leadership. >> joy, i think you already know how i feel about that. i have the utmost respect for dr. fauci. he speaks truth to power. i give him a lot of credit for standing at press conferences and speaking truthfully. he has maintained his integrity. he is very credible. and so, i give him high marks. i give him very high marks. and i follow his advice and i follow his direction. so let me just say that. and i, i know roberta schwartz, i worked with her, i have been in meetings with her. it is true. where we are today there's -- there's bed capacity. the general admissions and hospitals and icus, but if we stay on the trajectory that we are currently on, in two to three weeks that may not be the case. and that's why it's very important for us to take this situation very seriously. that's why it was important fo

gadi schwartz for us in los angeles this morning. gadi, thank you. >>> arizona expected to hit a grim milestone of 100,000 covid-19 cases as soon as today, and that would double what that state saw just two weeks ago. over the holiday weekend, the state saw its highest numbers yet for icu bed and ventilator usage, as well. nbc's steve patterson joins us from scottsdale, arizona, now. steve, good morning to you. what's the scene there in arizona? >> reporter: well, craig, you know, i'd like to be able to report to you that there's some big change in testing, but i can only report what the problem is, which is a crisis of capacity. the state, as you mentioned, was already in trouble when they had 50,000 cases over a short period. now, over the last two weeks, they've added 50,000 cases, which puts an incredible strain, as you mentioned, in the medical center. crisis levels in icus. crisis levels with regular hospital beds. crisis levels with ventilators. also, that strain filters down to testing capacity. last week, we saw an image, 3-

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>> gadi schwartz in california for us. you very much for that update. >>> we're lalso getting a new view into the belief of the doctor who president trump praised, retweeting her video, showing her falsely claiming there's a cue for covid-19. the video, now banned from most social platforms, falsely pushes that hydroxychloroquine is a cure for covid-19. now we look at her long history of unsubstantiated claims. morgan chesky is joining us with more. what does the doctor say now? >> we're finally getting a chance to hear from the doctor and video that was seen went viral and then scrubbed from many media sites that you mentioned. dr. stella immanuel spoke exclusively with kprc in an interview where she did stand behind the controversial claims she made that are highly discredited. this morning one of the doctors featured in a now-banned viral video about the coronavirus is speaking out. >> of course they think i'm dangerous because i'm speaking truth. >> reporter: dr. stella immanuel was part of a group of doctors monday cl

but one man named fred schwartz had an enormous impact in building the conservative movement. he was an australian physician who was invited one day to debate a communist, and he beat him and then he realized how evil communism really is. and he realized that the united states was the main battleground. so he came to this country and he worked in this country for 50 years. he had an enormous impact in building the start of the conservative movement. he brought thousands of people into what we didn't call conservatives. again, we're not using the term of conservative but it was the anti-communist movement so that we had a grass-roots that was he will well informed and i got him to put on his first school. he conducted these five-day schools, 9:00 to 5:00 all on communism. he had a couple other speakers gave several of the speeches himself but had he other distinguished speakers on the subject. and i assisted him in putting on the first one in 1956 at the tower grove baptist church. and he realized what he could do by training people with a five-day class. so he then had them al

that is the most recent big headline there as we go to nbc's ga gadi schwartz there for us. >> reporter: that positivity rate, hospitalizations across the state are alarmingly high. they've not let up, despite the hope that things would be better by summer. the biggest question in the state is, what are schools going to look like in the fall? the largest school districts seem to be preparing parents for the likelihood that schools will continue to be held virtually, and elementary through high schools will remain closed, campuses may remain closed for the foreseeable future. here in los angeles, the public health director had a phone call with the county superintendents and told them, point blank, every single school district needs to have plans in place to continue distance learning for 100% of the time. so, that is obviously something that parents are watching out for every single day. at this point, they are hoping that that is just a contingencc. teachers' unions across the state are stressing the importance of educators and children need to come foo first. cta, biggest teachers' un

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gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> no time to think, just act wow. >>> that's "nightly news" for this wednesday lester holt. thank you for watching tonight. for all of us on nbc news, take care of yourself and each other >>> right now at 6:00, on the watch list. the governor is slowing things down in one bay area county after a major spike in cases. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. janelle wang is also with us. >> raj and jessica, the governor is slowing things down in terms of reopening businesses. but ramping things up when it comes to hospitals and preparing for the spike in cases. also ramping up, major league soccer. that's coming up later in the show. >>> restaurants and wineries in napa county are taking a step back. tomorrow, napa will be closing all indoor dining due to a spike in covid cases. napa was one of the three counties added to the watch list today. three other bay area counties already on the list. here's reaction from restaurants in napa, just trying to make sense of what happened today. >>