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Staggering numbers, President Trump has said that he has told aides to slow down testing. In case you missed it, here is the president first on saturday night. Here is the bad part. When you do testing to that extent, youre going to find more people, youre going to find more cases. So i said to my people, slow the testing down, please. And while the president and advisers were quick to say that he was only kidding when he asked officials to slow down testing, this is now how the president has ju...

Cases in the United States are on the rise as he faces scathing rebukes from former National Security adviser john bolton and suffers a second major loss this week over at the u. S. Supreme court where justices rule 54 to block him from ending daca or dreamers program. Theres breaking news also in the coronavirus pandemic. The u. S. Death toll has now topped 118,000 people as cases rise in 23 states and surge in 10 states including florida showing signs it could potentially be the next epicenter...

To announce his decision on possible criminal charges against garrett rolfe, who was fired one day after shooting Rayshard Brooks twice in the back and killing him. And a major change by pepsisco in its quaker oats brand of aunt jemima maple syrup which still has roots in racist stereotypes dating back in history. And were tracking rising coronavirus cases in oklahoma days before the president s massive indoor rally scheduled for tulsa. Joining us now, nbcs Garrett Haake on capitol hill, bill br...

Think in a sense a lot of political damage has been done already by this . And damage in terms of the public trust when it comes to obeying, doing what they are told in terms of Public Health guidance . |j think terms of Public Health guidance . think those are two separate things. There is some pr damage to the government but could that be clawed back by bowing to media pressure . Im not sure. I think a lot of the media messaging has been very confused. People talk about missing loved ones, and...

Population of the cities of tuscaloosa, alabama or burbank, california or south bend, indiana. And in this area, sadly, the United States leads the world. The cases continue to mount. Right now north of 1. 7 million. Thats just in our country, just what we know of. The increase in deaths from early march until now has been relentless, startling in its speed. 100,000 people gone in fewer than 100 days. This is some of what we heard from the president as the virus was claiming more and more victim...

Widens to a call for change here this is the scene live near parliament. Thousands of people continue to take part in peaceful protests against Police Brutality and racism in the us. Huge crowds gather in cities and towns across the country. The number of people worldwide who have died from coronavirus passes 400,000. More than a quarter of those deaths have been in the us. Brazil is also a hotspot hundreds of people have demonstrated there against president bolsonaros response to the coronaviru...

Leaders but perhaps the most powerful moment was the moment of silence. 8 minutes and 46 seconds the time that george floyd was pinned to the ground by the Police Officers need. As his family remembered him, tens of thousands of people from los angeles and new york to london and babe ruth took to the streets and now over demonstrators are moving forward in that peaceful demands for action and Police Reform. At the same time, word from georgia of shocking new developments in the murder of another...

Country reaches a stark and difficult to fathom high. We have now lost over 100,000 americans. 100,846 to be exact as of the time we come on the air. That is roughly equal to the population of the cities of tuscaloosa, alabama or burbank, california or south bend, indiana. And in this area, sadly, the United States leads the world. The cases continue to mount. Right now north of 1. 7 million. Thats just in our country, just what we know of. The increase in deaths from early march until now has b...

Seen echoed throughout the protests. The mayor of minneapolis has chimed in as well, saying that these officers need to be charged and at least the arresting one, he does not understand why that one is not behind bars. We know the investigation is playing out at the fbi level and trying to gather all the facts. Every minute that goes by without an announcement without charges and the people grow restless. The Central Point is how george floyd went from in a matter of minutes pleading for help to...

That is roughly equal to the population of the cities of tuscaloosa, alabama or burbank, california or south bend, indiana. And in this area, sadly, the United States leads the world. The cases continue to mount. Right now north of 1. 7 million. Thats just in our country, just what we know of. The increase in deaths from early march until now has been relentless, startling in its speed. 100,000 people gone in fewer than 100 days. This is some of what we heard from the president as the virus was ...