i'm yasmin vossoughian.re going to begin this half hour with new criticism of the president's rhetoric on nationwide protests. retired general martin dempsey the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff with an interview with npr yesterday condemned the president's threat to use military force to suppress demonstrations in the interview airing today on npr's morning edition dempsey says the idea that the president would take charge of the situation using the military was troubling to me, adding this, the idea that the military would be called in to dominate and suppress what for the most part were peaceful protests admittedly where some are opportunistically turned them violent and that the military would somehow come in and calm that situation was very dangerous to me. former defense secretary william perry also spoke out against the president's threat to deploy the military against american civilians, telling "politico" in a statement that the military, quote, was never intended to be used for partisan

i agree with yasmin on that.ust your thoughts on yasmin‘s points but also what the who are saying, africa, for example, risks a silent epidemic because of the lack of testing. do you think they are overreliant on testing? well, look at what the leadership of africa are saying now. take nigeria. a giant of a country. 200 million people. they say we don't have enough labs to test but at the kenyan president is saying the test that you centres don't work. we tested it on a goat and a piece of fruit and they both tested positive. south africa is doing some of the highest percentage of testing across the african continent but you have to wait two weeks for your test results. well, that is pretty useless because by the time you get your results you have affected so many people or if you are negative you may now be positive. so there are weaknesses all the way. another said, this is exposing the countries which simply were not ready. never mind that of course africa had dealt with previous epidemics, as have, as we have

i'm yasmin vossoughian. a lot to cover in the last 24 hours. we're going to begin with the nation's protests that show no signs of letting up. curfews are keeping protesters from taking to the streets well into the night. including lafayette square right near the white house where force was used the day before to clear the president's way to st. john's church for that now infamous photo op. protesters defied curfews all throughout the country. this is video from los angeles last night where at least 100 protesters who appeared to be peaceful were arrested for violating the 6:00 p.m. curfew. there are also protests of looting but nothing like the previous days. this shows looters breaking into a pharmacy, while peaceful protesters were gathering just around the corner. and we're also seeing tense protests outside of eric garcetti's home as well overnight. more than 1,000 people gather there. garcetti appeared at a protest in downtown los angeles where he kneeled in the middle of a prayer circle. meanwhile, ma

i'm yasmin vossoughian. going to begin this half hour with more on john bolton's allegations against his former boss, the president. in his upcoming memoir, bolton reportedly writes that the president did not know that britain has nuclear weapons. and even asked finland if it was part of russia. more starkly, bolton talks about his withdrawing from nato. and he describes a scene from trump's 2018 meeting with kim jong-un where mike pompeo slipped a note to bolton about the president in which it said he is full of blank. bolton also details how even the president's closest advisers had an unfavorable opinion about his abilities such as chief of staff john kelly who openly asked about trump, quote, what if we have a real crisis like 9/11 with the way he makes decisions. also bolton's explosive accusations confirm house testimony involving trump's decision to withhold military aid to ukraine over investigations into his political rivals. bolton writes that on august 20th, quote, i took trump's temperature under

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we have a lot to get to. >>> we're going to start on when and if the president was ever briefed on the russian bounty plot, continuing be hazy as various news outlets claim different timelines. two officials are telling nbc news trump learned about the matter only after it became public in news reports. officials are saying the u.s. received, quote, raw intelligence based on limited sourcing, suggesting russia was offering cash for american troops in coalition forces in afghanistan. the officials said the intelligence was not corroborated broadly within the intelligence community, and there was disagreement about its validity. the two officials said the information came up at a meeting of low level staffers at a national security meeting back in march. meanwhile two officials familiar with the matter tell "the new york times" that american officials provided a written briefing in late february to the president, laying out their conclusions on the russian bounty plot. the officials say

>>> hey, everybody, i'm i can't see minu-- i'm yasmin vassoughi. vice president pence was holding a press conference alongside texas governor greg abbott, his about face on masks coming after a surge of cases across the southern half of the united states from california all the way to florida. some astounding numbers there. the numbers are also growing around the world. total deaths have surpassed the grim milestone of half a million today, that number coming to us from johns hopkins university. the mississippi legislature, separately from this, voting to remove the confederate battle flag from the state flag. more on that in just a minute. >>> but we want to begin this hour with the vice president, now recommending americans wear masks. especially in states like texas, where the coronavirus cases are surging after being one of the first states to reopen. here is a little more of what the vice president said. >> the state is under local ordinances, strongly recommend, if your local officials in consultation with the state are directing you to wear

i'm yasmin vossoughian. going to begin this half hour as the trump administration plans to hole its first coronavirus task force meeting in two months today. this is coming as the director of the cdc says the number of americans with the virus is likely ten times higher than the nearly 2.4 million cases reported. that is something we've heard before from other experts. according to the "washington post," dr. robert redfield based his estimate on blood samples of antibodies. for every confirmed case of covid, ten more had antibodies meaning they were able to fight off the virus. >>> and amid hospitalizations and covid cases, several governors announced they're hitting pause on reopening plans. this is coming afternoon a record single-day spike, bringing the total number of infected to over 2.43 million people nationwide. texas, new mexico, arizona, and florida are on the list of states currently halting reopening plans. texas has reported record surges, and its rolling average has increased by 340% since memo

i'm yasmin vossoughian.e've got a lot to cover this morning. we're going to begin with some of those notable election results from primary races held across the country yesterday. 24-year-old motivational speaker madison cohorn defeated linda bennett. bennett was endorsed by both the president and white house chief of staff mark meadows. in the race to fill meadows' former congressional seat. she will face mo davis in november. nbc news projects that kentucky's u.s. senate democratic race between amy mcgrath and charles booker is too close to call. mcgrath leads by over 2,000 votes. and in november. and in new york, two democratic incumbent seats could be in jeopardy. in the state's 12th democratic primary incumbent carolyn maloney is leading and longtime eliot engel over jamelbowman. michael adams projects the total turnout for tuesday's primary would exceed 1 million, including 800,000 mail-in ballots. that final figure would shatter the state's record over primary voters in 2008. "the washington post" is

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i'm yasmin vossoughian.er several tense nights of demonstrations and clashes with police, which at times has included a temporary take joer of city hall and tear gas, authorities in seattle's capitol hill back down allowing protesters to claim several streets and set up tents. the section is being called the capitol hill autonomous zone and stretches for about six blocks and surrounds the city's abandoned east precinct in the downtown area. according to "the new york times," in the absence of law enforcement, quote, what has emerged is an experiment in life without the police part street festival, part commune. the president threatening to take back the camp in seattle created by protesters. on twitter he wrote this, domestic terrorists have taken over seattle run by radical left democrats. trump also said the radical left governor and mayor of seattle are being taunted and played and issued a warning. quote, take back your city. if you don't, i will. this is not a game. seattle senator durkin pushed back on

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i'm yasmin vossoughian. lot to cover this morning. we follow weeks of protests since the death of george floyd. the president yesterday signing an executive order on policing that he said would set standards on the use of force. and would prioritize federal grants to police departments that meet those standards. but he had made no mention of the roiling national debate over racism sparked by recent police killings. with president flanked by uniformed police officers and union officials, the optics of yesterday's rose garden event signaled care against angering law enforcement communities. "the washington post" reporting trump said a good portion of his 27-minute address touting his record on the economy, much like a campaign speech. boasting of recent upticks in the stock market. listing what he believes he has done for minority communities. and falsely accusing the previous administration of failing to try to address police brutality. >> americans want law and order. they demand law and order. they may not

i'm yasmin vossoughian. going to begin this half hour as police reform continues across this country, adding on to a growing list of policy changes. on friday, louisville mayor greg fischer banned the use of no-knock warrants by signing breonna's law, named for breonna taylor who was killed during a no-knock raid. also there has to be a use of a body camera whenever a warrant is served. new york governor andrew cuomo signs a bill, 50a. kim reynolds signs a bill to not hire police officers if they've had previous felonies or misconduct. and colorado, according to the "denver post," among the biggest changes, bill 217 banning the use of choke holds and controlled holds. limits when police are allowed to shoot at a fleeing person and allows officers to intervene in cases of excessive force or face criminal charges. meanwhile three sources telling nbc news that the president has dismissed the protester protest repeatingly telling aides this, these aren't my voters. he also made a remark during a meeting how to r

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we've got a lot to cover this morning. we're going to begin, though, with coronavirus. nbc news' tracking data shows positive tests from the country's most populous states helped drive the states to a new record for the most cases in a single day. more than 45,500 cases were reported yesterday, blowing past the previous record of more than 36,000 new infections set on april 26th. california's nearly 7,000 new cases was among its highest ever reported. florida broke its previous record set over the weekend by well over a thousand, adding more than 5,500 new cases yesterday. texas nearly doubling its previous high from the day board, recording nearly 11,000 new cases. south carolina also reported its highest number of infections yet as well as oklahoma. however, officials in tulsa say it is too soon to attribute the records in that county to the president's rally last weekend, but we will be monitoring that. >>> so in texas governor greg abbott warned his state is facing a, quote, massi

yasmin, do you agree it was inevitable the pulling would drop so significantly?”hink, madeline, you're being too kind to our prime minister and cabal here. there have been so many failures. anything the people of this country on the whole, most people of this country, have behaved so people of this country, have behaved so responsibly, have done the right thing over and over so responsibly, have done the right thing overand overand so responsibly, have done the right thing over and over and over, i've been astonished by that, actually, how prepared people were to do the right thing for the sake of the national health service, for the sake of society. and i'm sorry, but i think sake of society. and i'm sorry, but ithink our sake of society. and i'm sorry, but i think our leadership has failed them and it's not because i am of them and it's not because i am of the opposite political persuasion. i really do feel... say some really jeremy hunt, in a position of some influence, would have been a better person than some of the people we have in charge, including dominic

i'm yasmin.starts now. >>> for most people, the numbers you see now will slowly turn day after day, season after season, into purpose, through the memory of the one they lost. but for you, that day has come before you can fully grieve. and unlike most, you must grieve in public, and it's a burden, a burden that is now your purpose to change the world for the better in the name of george floyd. >> joe biden delivered remarks in a prerecorded video during george floyd's funeral yesterday. good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is wednesday, june 10th. with us, we have the host of msnbc's "politics nation and president of the national action network, reverend

i'm yasmin vossoughian.ng to begin this half hour as former police officer derek chauvin is expected to make his first court appearance today after the murder of george floyd. the man recorded on memorial day, kneeling on the neck of a 46-year-old unarmed black man until he was non-responsive was first charged with first-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. chauvin also faces a charge of south dakota man sla second-degree murder. nine of the city's council members appeared at a rally yesterday in minneapolis to make this announcement. >> our plan is to end our relationship with the minnesota police department, to end policing as we know it, and to re-create systems of public safety that actually keep us safe. >> in an interview with nbc news, minneapolis council meb jeremiah ellison said this. the plan has to start somewhere. we're not going to hit the eject button without a plan, but the mayor jacob frey said afterward while he supported deep struck annual reform he maintained this, i do not agree

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we have a lot to get to this morning as police brutality continued to rage across the country. we saw many peaceful demonstrations during the day evolve into chaos as the day went on. new york city went from this early yesterday evening -- i love you. let's go. let's continue marching. this way. >> to this just a couple of hours later. there was widespread looting even before the 11:00 p.m. curfew set in. just chaos. the iconic macy's was targeted along with several shops on madison avenue. tonight's curfew has been moved up three hours to 8:00 p.m. in the hopes that that will not ensue once again. so peaceful protests in seattle turned into chaos after being pelted with rocks and bottles, police responded with pepper spray and flash bangs. at one point, even our own joe lean kent was hit. >> we're in the capitol hill neighborhood of seattle right now. i don't know if you can hear me. but we have police now advancing on protesters. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. oh, my gosh. we're moving. we'r

i'm yasmin vossoughian.e're going to begin this half hour with what was to be a raucous richardson for the campaign trail at the president's rally in oklahoma on saturday, turning out to be a major disappointment for the campaign. while they boasted it would fill the bank of oklahoma center filling 19,000 seats, only 6,200 supporters filled the general admissions center of the closed arena. tim murtaugh falsely blamed the small numbers on, quote, radical protesters and the news media who he said had frightened away supporters. but there were few protests in the area, no signs of blocking entrances, and there was a strong security presence. according to "the times," some social media users said teenagers helped keep attendance at the rally down by reserving tickets they did not intend to use. it was a prank after the campaign pranked asking supporters to register for free tickets but brad parscale pushing back reports saying the campaign pushed back tens of thousands of fake reservations, meanwhile a trump ca

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i'm yasmin vossoughian. in an emotional appearance, the brother of george floyd went before law members and urged members of congress to pass police reforms. just days after laying his brother jorm floyd to rest, he appeared before the house judiciary committee and said he's only seeking one thing from congress, justice for george. >> he was mild-mannered. he didn't fight back. he listened to all the officers. the man who took his life, who suffocated him for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, he still called him sir as he begged for his life. i can't tell you the kind of pain you feel when you watch something like that, when you watch your big brother who you looked up to your whole entire life die? die begging for his mom? i'm tired. i'm tired of pain, pain you feel when you watch something like that. i'm here to ask you to make it stop. stop the pain. stop us from being tired. george called for help, and he was ignored. please listen to the call i'm making to you now. >> for the rest of my life, that's all i'll ev

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we have a lot taking place overnight. we're going to begin with a nation in crisis. amid a global pandemic and record unemployment now comes unrest unlike anything we have ever seen in a generation. the death of george floyd exactly one week ago by a minneapolis police officer now charged with murder has lit an already combustible nation on fire. mass protests have hit all 50 states over the last few days as tense, mostly peaceful demonstrations during the day give way to violence at night. those who wish to destroy use the cover of darkness to carry out their crimes. at least 40 cities have tried to quell the violence by issuing curfews which have been largely ignored. the national guard has been deployed in roughly 26 states. there were deployments overnight to rally, north carolina, and sioux falls. jay gray, talk to us about what you have been seeing overnight on the streets of minneapolis after we saw what took place this weekend. >> yeah. there seems to be a change here if at le

many thanks to yasmin and madeline — goodbye. good evening.ntre. he struck with football but there were two more games in the premier league tonight and entertaining contest between tottenham and manchester united which ended in a one all the draw. not looking good for norwich as they mark their attempt to action with a home defeat to southhampton, more now from oui’ with a home defeat to southhampton, more now from our correspondent natalie. it is said that actions speak louder than words and in the pen drop silence, this now familiar gesture spoke volumes. this was no game of thrones but his actions have seen regal of late, forcing the government policy change to stop children from going hungry this summer, but there was nothing he could do about this. stephen tearing through his team—mates to put spurs ahead. a great run at a fair shot. he should have done better, but spurs fans rather enjoyed it. rejuvenated united and hugo needed to be nimble. what a wonderful safe. his body tired, the clumsy tackle handed united a penalty. in the equalis

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we're going to begin this half hour as the president is slated to visit yuma, arizona, to mark a campaign promise. the completion of 200 miles of a new wall along the u.s./mexico border. it's the president's second visit to arizona in the past couple of months. after a stopover in yuma, president trump is expected to head student organization called turning points usa. but in a statement the mayor says the president does not abide by covid-19. she also says this. while i do not believe an event of this magnitude can be held safely, particularly as arizona sees rising covid cases, the president has decided to continue with this rally. even attending tomorrow's event, particularly any elected official, should set an example to residents by wearing a mask. this includes the president. we'll see if that happens. >>> the white house announced the president plans to sign an executive order freezing new visas for a lot of foreign workers through at least the end of this year. senior administ

yasmin?ianna, while i have you, talk us through this story with regards to the united states planning on blocking chinese airlines flights. what do you have on this? >> so this is yet another angle when it comes to beijing/washington tensions. the trump administration has said it will ban chinese passenger airlines from flying to or from the u.s. this month, unless beijing relaxes restrictions on u.s. airlines. now, this is on the back of an order that was announced back in march. the chinese aviation regulator said it limited scheduled passenger flights, s. the u.s. saying you have to relax those, or we're taking action. >> julianna tatelbaum, live from london for us. great to see you. >>> coming up next, axios' one big thing. >>> senate republicans remain hesitant to criticize president trump's rhetoric on nationwide protests. we're going to speak to the chamber's top democrat, chuck schumer, when he joins the conversation ahead. "morning joe" is moments away. . unpredictable crohn's sympto

our msnbc's yasmin vossoughian is live. >> reporter: they're aware of this but they keep oncoming out. take a look behind me, thousand of folks here in brooklyn, there has been pockets of protests at times square and i was at union square and there were protesters marching from city hall. a bunch of folks down at atlantic avenue marching up all the way to this area. this atmosphere of unification and look at all these signs here. black lives matter. our generation is here for a bett bett better future. "we can't breathe." nicolle, i want to speak to someone that said something really important. this is kevin, you have been coming out here the last couple of days. i know much of these protests are about police reform. you want to see police reform. what do you want to see happen? >> we need to retrain the police officers so violent is not the first reaction. it is all around the country. if you look at this crowd out here, black as and asians and whites and all types of people. i live in brooklyn new york, this is every single day and this is a global phenomenon right now and so we are

seema yasmin from the cdc and dana bash. to doctor, i want to begin with you. again, this is the first briefing from this task force in almost two months. we heard a lot of positivity from certain members of the task force but despite that we are still very much in the middle of this pandemic. what is your biggest takeaway here? >> so this was, as you said, the first public task force briefing in two months. but it feels like yet another opportunity to put political spin on this global health crisis. the vice president said we're making truly remarkable progress. where? we've seen 40,000 new infections in a 24-hour period breaking the record from april 25th. how is that progress. and i'm worried about this spin that we're seeing more cases because we're doing more testing, that is not fully accurate. because not only are we not seeing enough testing in arizona, a hot spot, people are lining up for 13 hours to get a test. but we're also seeing a higher rate of return of positive cases. and also this falsehood, he said all 50 states are safely and responsibly ope

in new york city demonstrators swarm times square nbc's yasmin vossoughian is there. >> reporter: i'm standing below times square, below 42nd street thousands of folks uown of us, protesting peacefully, demanding racial justice. >> protesters across the capital, thousands cried "no justice, no peace. in green bay, wisconsin, demonstrators close down a bridge. at the nascar speedway, a moment of silence for racial justice. today anger at police brutality spread across the globe protests in rome, madrid, osaka, japan in dorkman, germany, soccer players take a knee in london, protesters gathered near the u.s. embassy. nbc's sara harmon is there talking to demonstrators. >> we need to dismantle the system and rebuild it. >> reporter: this, as new, shocking incidents involving police come to life. including this alarming video out of fairfax, virginia. it shows a polic officer on friday tasing an african-american man. >> roll over, roll over. >> help! >> striking him in the head the officer now faces three charges of assault. and in alameda, california, another controversial takedown. poli

in new york city, demonstrators swarmed times square yasmin is there. >> reporter: i'm standing below times square below 42nd street thousands of folks gathered here protesting peacefully here, demanding racial justice >> reporter: in denver, proit'sers marched across the capital. in austin thousands cried "no justice, no peace. in green bay, demonstrators closing down a bridge. at a moment of silence at nas r nascar protests in rome, madrid and japan. in germany, soccer players take a knee and in london protesters gathered near the u.s. embassy sarah harmon is talking to demonstrators. >> we need to dismantd tle the system and rebuild it. >> reporter: shocking incidents come to light including this video out of virginia. it shows a police officer on friday tasing an african-american man >> roll over, roll over. >> reporter: striking him in the head the officer now faces three charges of assault and in alameda, california, another controversial takedown police release this video of an arrest in late may after four officers responded to a call of a man danceing in the street the incide

then one iraqi civilian there is a risk here that events could once again escalate so let's bring in yasmin i mean zaki she is an iraq analyst and former u.n. chief of communications for the mission in iraq and she joins us from memphis tennessee just mean how significant is the threat posed by these a rainy and backed militia groups to both the u.s. out sets and coalition forces in iraq and has not changed since the u.s. killing of the iranian general cost some sort of money well iran has had significant influence over iraq and it has for some time as of now it's not clear who is captured in the extent to which necessarily has hurt the iranian forces but you have to keep in mind that i we're talking about a country iran is a state it's not a terrorist organization organization meeting you know if you capture some of the officials or you capture or you kill customs for their money it's not necessarily going to significantly impact the foreign policy of iran in iraq in fact we haven't seen much change since december 31st and iraq's new prime minister must offer al qaida me and said he will b

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we want to go to nbc where we find nbc anchor yasmin vossoughian. you're in brooklyn.would have been the time approximately when the curfew was going to be starting. we've seen the tenor change on that as well. what are you seeing on the ground? >> the mayor saying no more curfew. it was supposed to go to 5:00 in the morning. no curfew. we have ralligoers. on the right and the left they are flanked by police officers but still completely peaceful. not having much interaction between police officers and protesters. behind my dam raman, joel, i don't know if you can swing around. you have more protesters there, hundreds of protesters. those folks marched up from the barkl barclay center. i was in times square where we saw thousands out. union square park, protests happening, washington park. it's incredible to see throughout the entire city how many folks are out wanting racial justice, right, fighting for black lives matter. they want to see systemic change within the police department. one of the signs out here, defund the police. the mayor saying he wants to do just t

simi yasmin. is there a direct line here between rising cases or ignoring calls for social distancing? >> there are really basic measures, wolf, we know work against this virus. as many unknowns there are, that have been missed or completely ignored. this idea that the stickers that help people keep physically distance from one another were removed is alarming, it goes against the science. more and more people choosing not to wear masks. it's very alarming and earlier this week, the cdc director told us, every one american who tests positive for covid-19, there are at least 10 if not more americans that are infected that don't know they are maybe spreading disease to others and that means the scale of this epidemic here in the u.s. is ten to 20 fold higher than numbers already alarming. the numbers going up. it means when we think about potentially 400,000 cases. so completely going in the wrong direction and unfortunately, doing so because we're not following the science. we are ignoring some of

seema yasmin, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> today senate democrats are vowing to block the republicans' police reform bill. why are they doing this? why not debate it? >> plus remarkable congressional testimony expected today. two prosecutors from the justice department accuse the attorney general william barr of politicizing key justice department investigations under pressure from the president. >>> also one new york paramedic issuing a dire warning to people heading out to bars and restaurants. he says, quote, the virus is still out there. he joins us. - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didn't notice before. - it's still helping me. i still notice a difference. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. -always have been. -and always will be. never letting anything g

yasmin has since apologized. >>> of the pacific strength jim in oakland is joining other gyms that are dropping their affiliation with crossfit. the owners say it is a tough time to lose that affiliation because crossfit has a strong name recognition. they say that it is the right thing to do. >> i hope are members know that they come first. crossfit is a big brand. it does not outweigh us as a family business. we have morals and we love our community members. >> the jim's fitness programs will basically stay the same. so far, 200 affiliates have backed away from crossfit because of this controversy. >>> the state department of education is helping schools prepare to reopen in the fall. our reporter shows us procedures and practices being recommended, not required. >> reporter: students will have to adapt to changes in the fall thanks to tony thurman. stronger together is a guidebook for the safe reopening of california's public schools. >> we advised schools to open with students and staff wearing face coverings and maintaining 6 feet of distance at all times. >> reporter: the guideli

i'm joined by yasmin. jacob, we're looking at a different rally.bout it. >> reporter: we're walking east. when you think of a protest, this is what you think. protests that look good but when you drop back a little bit, this is a car caravan that stretches probably hundreds of cars long. it started at more than a mile ago. all of these cars are following behind the protests. let's see if i can talk to one of them. how you doing? have you been in car caravan before? >> i'm not interested in talking. >> she doesn't want to be on tv. how you doing? >> good. >> you ever done anything like this before? >> always. >> tell me about what it means for you. >> [ bleep ] the system. >> you heard it right there. let me keep going back. i don't know how much more time we have. i think you are sampling of the signs. lgbtg for blm. it's a huge one. >> all right. it's great to have you back. what is the scene there? >> reporter: we don't have the honking of the horns. thousands of folks chanting black lives matter. they have made their way down here. a really peac

yasmine.he nation's top infectious disease expert talking how wearing a mask has become politicized. >> it should not be a political issue. it is purely a public health issue. forget the politics. look at the data. >> if you look at the data, the chance of transmission without a face mask is more than 17% according to the lancet. with face masks down to 3.1%. why are people not understanding how important it is to wear masks to prevent the spread of the disease? . >> so it's very frustrating. pretty straightforward public health intervention putting on a mask has been a political battlefield, and i know it's very frustrating on an individual level if you're taking that step and you're seeing neighbors and colleagues not wear a mask, but a lot of this comes down to really shoddy, irresponsible leadership, and poor communication. people have been extremely confused about even some of the most basic interventions because the leadership toppled back and forth mixing up messages and mid-of-ms. guid

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this is yasmine. you told us you brought your family out here because you wanted them to see it in person. >> i think it's important for them to see and feel the power behind being a part of a peaceful protest, to bring an end to systemic racism, inequality and demand that everybody live peacefully in a city that we love, in a country that we love. there's no justice without making sure that everyone has equal access to opportunities, and marching to the legislature to make those demands heard is an important first step in that. participating in protests and really having my daughters see this is so important for me so that they can know that they are a part of this solution, that the world is waiting for these young minds to really come forward with some solutions to systemic problems that have been plaguing this country since i was a child marching in new york. it's time for change. the world is demanding change. atlanta is demanding change. georgia is demanding change, and it needs to happen. who d

at know your values instagram, yasmin vossoughian is joined for a discussion on black women leaders then and now. head to underscore know your value on instagram at 1:30 p.m. today. that does it for us this morning. stephanie ruhle picks up the conversation right now. >> thanks, mika. >>> hi there. i'm stephanie ruhle. it's monday, june 29th. here are the facts at this hour. the number move to coronavirus cases is rising. in two dozen states across our nation. more than 41,000 cases were reported on sunday. the total jumping to more than 2.5 million people over the weekend. overall, more than 126,000 americans have lost their lives. but the global death toll now passing 500,000. the united states has seen a quarter of all covid deaths in the entire world. same with the overall number of cases which is now over 10 million worldwide. but while the hard-hit countries like russia, spain and the uk are seeing case comes down sharply, the united states is headed in the wrong direction. >> the window is closing. we have to act, and people as individuals have to act responsibly. we need to socia

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i'm yasmin vossoughian. we have a lot taking place overnight. we're going to begin with a nation in crisis. amid a global pandemic and record unemployment now comes unrest unlike anything we have ever seen in a generation. the death of george floyd exactly one week ago by a minneapolis police officer now charged with murder has lit an already combustible nation on fire. mass protests have hit all 50 states over the last few days as tense, mostly peaceful demonstrations during the day give way to violence at night. those who

yasmin allah fled the golden rakhine state in 1905 and was stateless until 2011 she's now president of the ring a human rights network and says that many a willing to risk their lives what they hope will be a better future in another country. it is the nightmare situation that we're describing right now where we're trying to get into the psyche of why people decide to take this sort of unsafe journey. it is directly a result of restricted livelihood and the inability for the refugees to be able to live a better life or imagine a better future for themselves and for their family and for their children the refugee camps have been very very much in squalid conditions from from the beginning and even with the humanitarian aid it has not been sufficient or adequate in any way so we see that people are trying to look for a better option even if it you know means risking their own lives at sea and. if indonesia decided to push them away. i cannot imagine what what this would turn into. it this is spend you know i think that it is important for us to know and acknowledge that this is not the 1

i'm yasmin vossoughian. we have a lot to get to this morning as police brutality continued to rage across the country. we saw many peaceful demonstrations during the day evolve into chaos as the day went on. new york city went from this early yesterday evening -- i love you. let's go. let's continue marching. this way. >> to this just a couple of hours later. there was widespread looting even before the 11:00 p.m.

it is monday, june 29th, and i'm yasmin vossoughian. going to begin another record-setting weekend for new case

i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> i want every single american to know, if you're sick, if you're struggling, if you're worried about how you're going to get through the day, i will not abandon you, i will not leave you to face these challenges alone, and we're going to get through this together. >> what do you say to americans who are watching you right now who are scared? >> i say that you're a terrible reporter. that's what i say. i think that's a very nasty question. and i think it's a very bad signal you're putting out to the american people. >> that's a contrast. good morning welcome to "morning joe." it's friday, june 26th. with us we have white house reporter jonathan lemire, columnist and associate editor of "the washington post" eugene robinson. and donny deutsch is with us as well on this friday morning. we have another slate of new polls to show you this morning on the heels of the ones we s w showed you yesterday showing joe biden with sizable leads in six battleground

whether this moment led to something meaningful, as those two gentlemen were telling yasmin there.ntleman, i think this is different, but you could hear the nervousness in him going, boy, i hope -- it felt like he was saying i hope this is different. and it's better to have hope on this front. but it does feel as if we're turning perhaps a page and going to a new chapter in america. but we'll see. >>> president trump appeared to threaten protesters today ahead of his rally in tulsa tomorrow. quote, here's what he wrote, any protesters, anarchists, looters, or low lives going to bam, please understand, you will not be treated like you were in new york city or minneapolis. it will be a much different scene. last hour, kayleigh mcenany said the president was referring only to violent protesters despite the language in the tweet. appearing on his son's web show last night, he said there would be chaos if the democrats win. >> there will be tremendous bedlam all over the place. there won't be law and order. you'll have a seattle, you'll have a minneapolis like you have never seen before

that does it for me on this monday morning i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> the entire thing was offensive. certainly the comment about the whyte power was offensive. we can play politics or we can't. i think it's indefensible we should take it down. >> just another typical weekend for the president of the united states. tweeting out a white power video before later suggesting he didn't know what was on the tape when the words white power were eight seconds in. claiming ignorance on a russian plot to have u.s. troops killed in afghanistan. >> claiming ignorance when everybody else in the government, his security people seemed to know it and even the british were notified. really is the president so addled they didn't tell the president of the united states when we're telling our allies? no. they're lying and you know they're lying. >> if this isn't the turn, i don't know what it is. >> well -- >> and golfing amid a public health crisis that killed over 125,000 americans and counting. infections are surging with arizona, flo

and yasmin is here as well. it's been just other two weeks since the death of george floyd in minneapolis and nationwide protests against police violence showing no sign of slowing down. in southern california yesterday a number of processions led by hearses met for a memorial service in downtown los angeles. in portland, oregon, demonstrators shutdown an intersta interstate. portland's chief of police stepping down, announcing she asked an african-american lieutenant to replace her. outside the white house, protesters turned the fence around lafayette park into a living memorial with hundreds of signs and works of art. this comes as former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, who is charged with murder in the death of george floyd made his first court appearance yesterday. the judge granted the prosecution's request for a $1.25 million unconditional bail. all this set against the backdrop today of the private funeral for george floyd and the laying to rest of a man who was killed now 15 days ago in minneap