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The presidency. wearing the black facemask, he made a trip to veterans memorial park. it follows a rough weekend for biden after he faced criticism for comments on a radio show about black voters and weeks of mocking by the president about his decision to follow cdc guidelines and stay home. lets bring in our nbc news correspondent who covers the biden campaign for us. mike, what do we know about todays unexpected trip? why now? >> well, chris, on the one hand the images that were seeing of joe ...

Their loved ones with appropriate protective gear, the general public cant come here, today the memorial day ceremony every year for the past 100 years has been held at the memorial ampitheater. presidents, vice presidents, secretarieses of defense, military leaders have come here for the past century. they lay a wreath and they give speeches inside the ampitheater. this year they didnt give any speeches, the normally 3,000 members of the public that are normally in the ampitheater, it was empty...

Controlled at this time. hopefully, it will in the next couple of months, but at this time, where its a crapshoot, if you will. >> dr. robert lahita, our doctor on duty for the hour. thanks as always, sir, for your insight. on this memorial day, all of us give thanks to our fellow american service members who have paid the ultimate price while serving in our nations military. we are also entering a new phase of this pandemic as summer officially begins, and we want to take a moment to thank th...

Anyway, im going to pause the conversation here. when we come back, some very familiar names that have already declared bankruptcy because of this virus. and as we go to break, as we do every memorial day weekend here at "meet the press," we want to remember the american service members who died in the line of duty protecting this country since last memorial day, including two who died of the coronavirus. ♪ ♪ its best we stay apart for a bit, but that doesnt mean youre in this alone. wer...

Having that reunion. thats all we have for today. thanks for watching. thanks for trusting us. well be back next week, because if its sunday, its "meet the press." honoring the nations veterans. but on this holiday, the nation takes on a somber tone as the nation mourned the nearly 100,000 americans killed so far. also, protesters move to the streets in hong kong.

We are going to have to really change how we interact to reduce infection. >> already, a new behavior has become second nature for billions. social distancing, keeping six feet apart from others, to help stem the spread of the virus. in a matter of weeks, covid-19 had fundamentally changed the way people interact with each other. and most people have been willing to play their part. although some countries have taken the measures and messaging to the extreme. in rome mattia is breaking his lockd...

And then second, you also alluded to the fact that the cdc, the american camp association have developed guidelines, and i think the parent you just showed was spot on. youve got to make sure youre asking is this camp following these guidelines, and i love the canoe. the canoe with, you know, washing your hands, i think is terrific. but weve got to make sure that these social distancing measures and cleaning your hands and making sure that kids arent packed together is being done. and then final...

Ways a split-screen day as we watch some americans head to large social gatherings despite the public health guidance in the middle of a pandemic. >> thats right. look, its hard to break away from the subject of covid, this terrible virus running amuck, pushing 100,000 dead. its hard to not recognize other heroes, the nurses, physicians, emts, people working in hospitals and caring for people who are suffering of the dreadful illness. as i pointed out, its a day thats important for us to recogni...

Thats all we have for today. thanks for watching. thanks for trusting us. well be back next week, because if its sunday, its "meet the press." honoring the nations veterans. but on this holiday, the nation takes on a somber tone as the nation mourned the nearly 100,000 americans killed so far. also, protesters move to the streets in hong

Coronavirus patients. kevin tibles has more. >> reporter: memorial day. a day of remembrance. a day of trumpets. a day of tribute. to valor and sacrifice. but this year -- this memorial day, we used the words of war to salute those on a new front line. >> it was like a war zone coming into the icu. >> doctors and nurses, first responders, modern-day medics in the trenches here at home. >> were fighting a war and its microscopic. >> reporter: many of our men and women in uniform now find themselv...