Former National Security advisers bombshell book can the white house stop its release . A live report straight ahead breaking his silence the officer involved in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks in his first Public Comments about the case to nbc news total tragedy that a man had to lose his life that night. The officer accused of pulling the trigger going before a judge today while his fellow Atlanta Police protest calling out sick or refusing to answer calls. Officers are looking around going, i love my job i could be next. Where the case is headed next all that plus juneteenth it is that defining moment of freedom. Todays celebrations marking the official end of slavery in america. Taking on even greater meaning this year. Inside the legacy of the historic day and the push to make it a National Holiday today is friday, june 19th, 2020 announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody welcome to today. Nice to have you with us on a friday morning hi, craig. Good morning hoda has the morning off this is a really special day steeped in history yeah. Good to see you. Good friday to you as you mentioned, it is juneteenth and check this out there is this really powerful image in philadelphia overnight where it was just designated an official city holiday. Some key landmarks lit up in the celebration of juneteenth. Liberation colors of red, black and green there in philadelphia. Were going to talk to Farrell Williams music superstar. He actually has pushed to make it a holiday in virginia hes now pushing to make it a National Holiday as well well talk to him in the next hour all right. We look forward to that well get to the news and start with the coronavirus this morning. Health officials across the sunbelt are reporting a new surge of infections. States like california, arizona, texas and florida. In fact, a new statewide order is now issued in california that will once again require people to wear those masks in most public settings. And this surge that were seeing is not limited to the u. S. Worldwide, 77 countries have seen a growth in new cases over the past two weeks and back here, this is all the backdrop of concern over the president s Campaign Rally it is set for tulsa, oklahoma, tomorrow but that state is also seeing a surge. Morgan is live with a report for us good morning good morning. These numbers really are concerning because it now means that tulsa has the highest number of cases in the entire state. All that said, when you look around and see the people that have been camping out for days, you realize their priority isnt necessarily covid19 but being inside that arena when President Trump takes the stage for the first time in months pandemic or not. Reporter this morning last minute questions about President Trumps return to the rally stage in tulsa overnight the bok center requesting the campaign provide more details including steps the rally will institute for he health and safety. Included those related to social distancing this comes as the state Supreme Court is set to rule on whether or not attendees must adhere to guidelines for face masks and social distancing theyre not requiring anyone to wear masks the president predicting a massive turnout even as coronavirus numbers surge in the state. Were going to be in oklahoma and its a crowd like i guess nobodys seen before one of the reasons we chose your state, as you know, kevin, was that youve done so, so well with the covid19. Youve handled it incredibly well reporter the president and governor touting the coronavirus record even as oklahoma reported the highest single day increase, 450 new cases, 120 of those in tulsa alone. Were ready to get things back to normal, get life back to normal reporter local Health Officials pushing the president to postpone the rally. Were in a spike. Its not a spike like this its a spike like this you dont have to be a Rocket Scientist to know this rally puts us at risk. Reporter saturdays rally being touted as a pro trump festival featuring musical performances as well as about 50 high profile supporters flying in for a show of force the president reportedly planning to address both the packed arena and an overflow crowd at a nearby outdoor stage. Oklahoma activating the National Guard to assist police this weekend noting they expect upwards of 100,000 people downtown including a large group of protesters. Back at the arena, supporters say the risk is worth the reward how concerned are you about the virus . I am concerned. I really am. But, i really want to see this man speak. I think a lot of him and im behind him 100 . And im willing to risk that so, morgan, what plans do local officials have there in case there is spread of the virus extending from this rally . Right the Oklahoma Health commissioner is asking anyone who attends this rally to try to get tested before and after the event due to the increased likelihood of being able to spread the virus in the meantime, the president remaining defiant ahead of the big day saying he would feel comfortable even if his daughter and Senior Adviser was right there in the crowd savannah all right morgan in tulsa for us thank you. Craig, to you. We have new developments on the battle over that bombshell book by former National Security adviser john bolton. Bolton now pushing back against the Trump Administrations attempts to stop the books release. Nbcs Peter Alexander is at the white house following this story. Peter, good morning. Good morning, craig. With the Court Hearing on the issue set for today, john bolton is urging a federal judge to throw out the Trump Administrations effort to stop the publication of his new tell all book calling it an attack on the first amendment. The Justice Department says the book contains classified information, a point boltons lawyer denies adding, the book is already out reporter the war of words between john bolton and his old boss heating up. President trump attacking his former National Security adviser as a sick puppy and slamming his scathing book as a compilation of lies and made up stories. Bolton reacting on abc news. I think its unbecoming of the office of president. I think it degrades the political civil discourse in our country and just not going to respond to it. Reporter overnight, secretary of state mike pompeo calling bolton traitor and saying i was in the room too, a play on the title of his book adding, john bolton is spreading a number of lies fully spun half truths and outright falsehoods among the accusations in the book, bolton writes, President Trump was so focused on a trade deal with china, which he hoped could help his reelection that he told president xi he would support chinas controversial detention camps for minority muslims. The president denies it and so does another top aide. Absolutely untrue never happened i was there. Reporter bolton also says President Trump told him directly he wanted to withhold security aid to ukraine until all the russia investigation materials related to clinton and biden had had been turned over that was at the heart of House Democrats impeachment case but bolton refused to testify without a subpoena and in his book blames democrats for impeachment malpractice by not expanding their investigation beyond ukraine what hes saying basically is there was malpractice and impeachment because you should have investigated things that i was unwilling to tell you about. Reporter and as the nation today commemorates the end of slavery, the president is taking credit for popularizing the holiday. After facing backlash for initially scheduling the tulsa rally for tonight. Telling the wall street journal, i did something good i made juneteenth very famous. Its an important event. Its an important time but nobody had heard of it and the president says that he told the wall street journal he just learned the meaning of juneteenth from an africanamerican secret service agent. In fact, the white house has put out a statement on juneteenth under his name each of the last three years. Today, senator Kamala Harris and other democrats are going to introduce new legislation to make juneteenth a federal holiday. Craig . Peter, meanwhile, all of this is happening as the president is also stirring up some new controversy on social media as well what more can you tell us about that yeah, thats right. The overnight, twitter posted a warning label on another tweet from President Trump this time calling it manipulated media. Basically, its designed to mislead. The clip shows a viral video of those two toddlers, one black, the other white hugging. You may have seen this one before but in the new version, it is layered with ominous music and a fake cnn graphic that reads racist baby, probably a trump voter. The orginal real story is about a friendship between the two toddlers and it comes the very same day that facebook removed a series of Trump Campaign ads that featured an upside down red triangle, a symbol used by the nazis to identify Political Prisoners during world war ii. Facebook said the ads violated the companys policy against organized hate the campaign insists it was using the ads to target antifa those antifascist protester the president blamed for violence and rioting during recent protests. Craig . Peter alexander, thank you. Savannah craig, another major story involving the white house. The Supreme Court has blocked the administrations effort to end the daca program that, of course, affects hundreds of thousands of immigrants known as dreamers nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has more on that good morning savannah, good morning. It is a huge victory and another surprising ruling where conservative justice joins the courts liberals to sway the vote reporter this morning the ruling is reverberating across america. After the Supreme Court blocked a Trump Administrations attempt to end daca about 800,000 young people known as dreamers are now celebrating the decision so many tears of just joy, excitement, and also relief. Reporter relief because since 2017, theyve been in legal limbo. The Justice Department had had declared the Program Illegal it had been launched by president obama in 2012 allowing dreamers who had been brought to the u. S. As children by their undocumented parents to stay in the u. S. , go to school, and get jobs were disappointed to see the Supreme Court of the United States once again engage in the kind of legislating from the bench that liberal courts have done over many decades reporter but it was conservative chief Justice John Roberts who swayed the vote joining the courts four liberals and voted with them in this weeks landmark decision protecting gay, lesbian and transgender employees. President trump blasted the rulings saying do you get the impression the Supreme Court doesnt like me . Another daca recipient is 22 years old. Her mother brought her from mexico to the u. S. When she was 6. You know, most of us came without knowing we were coming as kids. And now were trying to work with you guys and trying to understand, you know, that we dont want to take away your jobs reporter she now lives in new york with her younger sister who was born here sean a u. S. Citizen. For them, the Supreme Courts decision was welcome news. Its like a step forward for all of us. This is not where it ends. This is basically where everything just begins so whats next . Well, its unclear if the Trump Administration will try to shut daca down again. This time by executive order that would likely lead to more court battles. Meanwhile, dreamers are renewing their calls for a pathway to citizenship. But congress is unlikely to take that up until at least after the election craig . Gabe gutierrez for on this friday, thank you. Were hearing from one of the atlanta officers involved in the death of Rayshard Brooks this after both men charged in connection with the shooting turned themselves in blayne alexander is following this story from the beginning. She joins us from atlanta this morning. Good morning to you. Well craig, good morning to you. Devin brosnan was in and out of jail in a matter of hours. Shortly after he bonded out, he was speaking live on msnbc he is facing lesser of the charges. The officer being charged with murder, Garrett Rolfe, is still in jail. Reporter this morning booked and behind bars, fired Atlanta Police officer Garrett Rolfe charged with felony murder in the death of Rayshard Brooks also facing charges of aggravated assault, officer devan brosnan, surrendering then posting bail thursday before breaking his silence on msnbc. I think this is a tragic event. And its totally total tragedy a man had to lose his life that night. Reporter brosnan appeared with his attorney who said when the two officers tried to arrest brooks last friday in a wendys parking lot, officer brosnan was thrown to the ground as brooks resisted leaving the officer with a concussion. He is disoriented and doesnt even know who shot the gun he actually hides behind a car when he hears the gunshots then walks up to the scene reporter an attorney for rolfe promising his client will be vindicated in court for some fellow officers in atlanta, all of this is leading to protests of their own. Were those charging a breaking point for some officers . Absolutely. And i would say not some, i would say majority of the officers in the city of atlanta. Reporter Police Scanner traffic tells the story. We are not answering 911 calls due to personnel issues. Reporter officers calling out sick or going radio silent according to the union leader who says many are fed up officers are looking around going, if i go out and do my job, i could be next reporter the Atlanta PoliceDepartment Says they are experiencing a higher than usual number of callouts but deny that multiple officers from each zone walked off the job adding they are able to respond effectively to 911 calls the District Attorney says brooks did not present himself as a threat when officer rolfe fired two gunshots going into his back a third bullet struck an suv where Michael Perkins was sitting with friends i witnessed the murder. I almost was killed myself i feel bad about it. Im glad the family is getting justice that they deserve. And Brooks Family announced the funeral arrangements the services will be held on tuesday at the Historic Ebeneezer Baptist Church here in atlanta. Its the church that was once pastored by dr. Martin luther king jr. Savannah blayne alexander, thank you we have much more to get to this morning including the devastating Economic Impact of the pandemic the Labor Department reporting that another 1. 5 Million People filed for unemployment again benefits last week. Still others theyre waiting in long lines looking for help tom costello joins us with more on that. Good morning, tom. Good morning. Thats 1. 5 million more people who need help to pay the rent or the mortgage, the grocery bill, gasoline bill. You know, there has been hope that we would see a very quick rebound in the economy a v shaped recovery. But now were in the 13th week of at least a Million People seeking help reporter from state to state, backlog and desperation from alabama i have kids and family. I need this money. Reporter to oklahoma im at a complete loss to know what the heck to do i have bills i have rent coming reporter kentucky where hundreds waited for eight hour stretches after going months without any income or update on their unemployment claims. Emily miller got in line at 3 30 a. M its ridiculous i mean, after 90 days you cant tell me that somebody cant help me reporter Washington State and oregon have both called in National Guard troops to help process tens of thousands of claims nationwide, the Labor Department reports another 1. 5 million americans filed for unemployment last week alone. While thats the lowest weekly number since march, a stunning 20. 5 million americans are still receiving benefits the people most affected by this down turn have been minorities, low income workers, blue collar workers, those that cant work at home and women as well Jocelyn Taylor was laid off in march from her job as an assistant restaurant manager in galveston, texas six months pregnant, she just started receiving a check but now fears going b