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Of trying to destroy america, the president today took aim at nascars only full-time black driver, bubba wallace. "has bubba wallace apologized to all of those great nascar drivers and officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, and were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another hoax," the president tweeted. in fact, there was no hoax. a noose, operating as a garage pull, was found in wallaces garage. an fbi investigation determined it ...

And jon, tonight, a close ally of the president is now defending bubba wallace? >> reporter: david, senator lindsey graham, one of the presidents staunchest allies in the senate, said flatly, "i dont think bubba wallace has anything to apologize for." he also is defending nascars decision to ban the flag, calling it an image, the confederate flag, calling it an image that divides us and saying, "the confederate flag is not a good way to grow your business." david? >> jon karl with us on a monday...

Confederate flag, "that and flag decision has caused lowest ratings ever!" does he think it was a mistake for nascar to ban it? >> the president said he wasnt making a judgement one way or the other. >> reporter: didnt he say nascars ratings are down because they banned the flag? thats what he said. >> the president was noting the fact that, in aggregate, this notion that nascar men and women who have gone and who are being demeaned and called racist and being accused, in some venues, of committ...

Tonight. several states, including north carolina, reporting at least half of all patients are now under 50. and hundreds of scientists now urging the world health organization to address what they say is the airborne spread of the virus. arguing small particles linger in the air for longer periods of time than most people think, especially indoors. president trump tonight asking, where is bubba wallaces apology? nascars only full-time black driver, after a noose was found in his garage. the p...

>> and i was told that the acting u.s. attorney was giving stone a break, because he was afraid of the president of the united states. >> reporter: barr told me that the president was not involved. did you talk to the president at all about your decision regarding the recommendations? >> never. >> reporter: david, the justice department says zelinsky had no evidence of anyone pressuring him about stones case, but this fight is far from over. house democrats demanding barr appear before congress ...

Icu. and tonight, countries in europe now. the european union discussing a possible ban on american visitors. also tonight, the new report on the horror inside one veterans senior home. 76 veterans dying of the virus. and the description of what played out inside. in fact, massachusetts governor tonight calling it gut-wrenching. the other news, an appeals court ordering the judge to dismiss the case against michael flynn, amid the showdown on capitol hill today over whether the justice depar...

October. in a statement, nascar says that this was a "garage door pull fashioned like a noose and had been positioned there since as early as last fall." >> ive been racing since i was 9 years old. im 26 now, will be 27 this year, and max, ive never seen a garage pull like that. >> reporter: bubba wallace, who now says that he wasnt targeted, says theres still a concerning issue, and saying whoever put this there is racially insensitive at best. >> when my crew member who seen that, who happened...

Could have been behind it. good evening and its great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. the troubling surge in cases of the coronavirus here in the u.s., what dr. fauci said just today. but we begin tonight with breaking news from nascar just moments ago, saying the fbi investigation into the noose found in the garage of nascar driver bubba wallace was no crime, they say. saying the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had been there since as early as last fall, sa...

Or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. nascar just moments ago saying the fbi has determined bubba wallace was not the target of a hate crime. the fbi with new information about the noose found in nascar driver bubba wallaces garage in talladega. investigators a short time ago saying there will be no hate crime charges. what surveillance video shows from inside the garage, and how long they now believe that rope was the...

Matter t-shirts. >> first timers right here from atlanta. that is so cool. the sport is changing. >> so, lets bring in victor oquendo with us tonight from miami. victor, this announcement just before we came on the air tonight. anymore reaction from nascar and from bubba wallaces team tonight? >> reporter: well, david, tonight, a member of bubba wallaces team tweeted theyre relieved that this was a, quote, huge misunderstanding. remember, bubba wallace never saw it himself. nascar saying they wi...