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Expected to descend this weekend on sturgis, south dakota, a town of about 7,000, for the 80th annual sturgis motorcycle rally. One rallygoer say masks impede his freedom. I dont mean to make light of it but i mean to be serious about it. These are freedomloving people and they are not going to give that up. Reporter 70,000 lives could be saved by december if masks are worn. Experts saying its so easy. Its rare that you see something so simple, so inexpensive, so easy for everybody to participat...

False sense of security. Right now its under control. How . A thousand americans are dying a day. Thats true. It is what it is. But that doesnt mean we arent doing everything we can. Its under control as much as you can control it. This is a horrible plague that beset us. Not under control when you compare us, as Jonathan Swann did, to many other countries doing far better. Those comments, stunning, frankly, and with the u. S. Topping 150,000 deaths so far from this virus, here is another remark...

Tuesday. That huge blast felt nearly 200 miles awa away on the island on cyprus. Two government officials resigned today, including the information minister. The protesters in the street want the whole government to go. Trey yingst has been covering those protests on the ground. He is live in beirut where its just after 11 00 p. M. At night. Hi, trey. Reporter eric, good afternoon. Another day and another round of antigovernment protests, just across the city, rescue workers are still searching ...

Weekend he effectively did. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is monday, august 10th, along with joe and me, we have nbc news capitol hill correspondent and host of kc d. C. On nbc, kasie hunt. Political analyst and former chairman of the Republican National committee Michael Steele is with us. White house reported for the associated press, Jonathan Lemire. And former treasury official and morning joe economic analyst steve ratner is with us. And joe, a lot happening over the weekend. ...

Allegations that the sas deliberately targeted fighting aged men, even when they didnt pose a threat. The ministry of defence has denied it is another day of sunshine and such a policy existed. Showers. When the show was come through, some heavy and thundery in the australian state of victoria has declared a state of disaster and the north west, it will feel cooler introduced the toughest lockdown than yesterday. Measures so far. They include a night time curfew, limits to its sunday 2nd august....

For you from the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention. They estimate 20,000 more americans will die from the coronavirus just in the next few weeks. So far, more than 153,000 people have died in the u. S. But dr. Anthony fauci says hes cautiously optimistic that there will be a vaccine in just a few months, by the end of the year. And millions of americans lost extra Unemployment Benefits overnight, after midnight, after negotiation in a new system loss package ended in a deadlock. A...

Single day. Researchers from the university of washington suggest the deaths will continue to rise unless more americans start wearing a face covering. At least 30 states have paused or rolled back their reopening plans. Dr. Anthony fauci says while its hard to predict how much longer the crisis is going to last hes cautiously optistmist theres going to be a vaccine by the end of the year. A few testing sites have closed in florida as a hurricane is headed that way. We know, as we see on the scr...

Now died from the virus, and the cdc director is warning the next few months could be the worst this nation has ever seen. Were going to break down all these stories for you and more in the hour ahead. I want to start now with the National Political reporter for the new york times, Ron Brownstein is here, as well. Senior editor at the atlantic, im so grateful to have both of you on. Thank you so much. Mr. Herndon, i want to play something from the briefing tonight and then make an observation. L...

Highly qualified, very talented lawyer. I have no idea if thats right. I would have assumed the democrats would have checked that out before she gets chosen to run for Vice President. But thats a very serious charge. Just so everyone is clear, Kamala Harris was born in the United States just like barack obama. Also tonight, President Trump admitting he opposes funding the Postal Service because he doesnt want to expand mailin voting. Hes falsely claiming that mailin voting leads to fraud. So why...

More manchester misery in europe. After Citys Champions League shock, united are knocked out of the Europa League by sevilla. After the heatwave comes the storms as parts of the country are hit by flash flooding and hailstones. And as we go through this week, there is further torrential thundery downpours in the forecast which could lead to further flash flooding. Of course, not all of us will see it. Ill have all the details later in the programme. Its monday 17th august. Our top story. Theres ...