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Is laid to rest. Dont stop until it matters that dignity, justice, and equity are a reality for all black lives. What mlks daughter had to say to his children. No crime. The fbi finds nascars Bubba Wallace was not the target of that noose hanging in his talladega garage stall finding it had been there for months. Wallace reacting overnight. Whether it was tied in 2019 or whatever, it was a noose. And this morning wallace is with us for an interview. Sound familiar . Complaints of illegal fireworks skyrocketing from coast to coast. It goes on all night. Why its happening and what cities are doing to crack down. All that plus play ball. The Major League Baseball season finally gets the green light. Training camps opening next week. The first game set for next month, and legions of thrilled fans are on deck. Today, wednesday, june 24th, 2020. This is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a live in rockefeller plaza. And morning, everybody. Welcome to today on this wednesday morning. Its nice to have you with us. Hoda, just anything that takes us back to some sense of normalcy and makes us feel good and baseball is coming back. It may be a shortened season, but fans are like, who cares. I know folks are going to be happy about that story. Absolutely. To the highest levels in two months. Take a look at this map. Single day records were set in five states yesterday. California, nevada, arizona, texas, and mississippi. And during yesterdays hearing on capitol hill, dr. Anthony fauci warned this is still part of the pandemics first wave. Were now seeing a disturbing surge of infections that looks like its a combination but one of the things is an increase in Community Spread. Dr. Fauci also expressed concern that as states reopen, social distancing is increasingly falling by the wayside. But he did have some encouraging news when it comes to the timeline for a vaccine. I still think theres a reasonably good chance that byo vaccine, well have it by then. We do have complete coverage for you this morning. Were going to start with Kerry Sanders. He is in florida. Thats one of the states dealing with a dangerous surge. Hey, kerry. Good morning. Reporter good morning. This morning there are no rules requiring people to wear masks. But that will change at 5 00. In a state theyre averaging close to 150 new covid diagnoses every hour, some are now questioning what is taking local governments so long to establish rules . It has been nearly two months since several states started reopening. Now there are growing concerns that some may have moved too fast too soon. With summer in full swing, coronavirus hot spots have migrated to states across the south and west including florida where theres also been a major shift in whos contracting covid19. Half of these positive tests are in that 34 and under age group and the bulk of the tests were seeing are really the 25 to 34yearolds. Reporter texas just reported its highest daily increase. Nearly 5,500 new cases. Governor abbott saying the spread is so rampant the safest can be taxes. These hospitalizations last longer on average like a week at least, two weeks. Maybe more. And thats a really long time for a patient to be isolated. Reporter the recent spikes also raising concerns about hospital capacity. Arizona says 84 of its icu beds are currently occupied. Part of the problem, a false sense among some young people that the virus wont seriously affect them. In some cases it can be deadly. Recently claiming the life of a 17yearold High School Student in the ft. Myers area. And the other cases, the dreaded delayed diagnosis. After a rite of passage trip for graduating seniors to myrtle beach, 19 people from the Small Community of bel air tested positive for coronavirus. The group returned home about ten days ago. And by tuesday, the number of covid positive cases going up to 19 including two more people who came into contact with the beachgoers after they got back home. Despite the warnings, not everyone is taking precautions. You are how old . Im 45. Reporter and . Im 35. Reporter and both of you fall into that group that increasingly folks are showing up with coronavirus. But the idea of wearing a mask im very comfortable to not wear a mask in public in certain situations. Im not wearing a mask unless it is mandatory. Reporter while others say its about keeping everyone safe. Wear the face cover. Then youre not infecting anybody and youre taking care of your neighbor. We dont protect ourselves, well never get better, right . Reporter when the new rules go into effect here, folks will have to wear masks when theyre indoors in businesses. But in other cities most notably miami, folks have to wear masks even when theyre outdoors. Its a patchwork of rules confusing some people in a state that is rapidly becoming an epicenter. Hoda . All right. Kerry, ill catch it. Thank you. We move now to the president s visit to arizona for a Campaign Rally as that state deals with a major increase in case of coronavirus. Nbcs Kristen Welker joins us from the white house. Good morning. Reporter hi. Good morning to you. President trump is back at the white house this morning after trying to energize young voters with his trip to arizona on tuesday. Its a sign of how competitive the race for the white house is. Arizona has been a republican stronghold but recent polls show the president trailing joe biden there. For his part, biden held a mega fundraiser with barack obama. Their first together of the 2020 campaign. President trump in arizona trying to reset his campaign after recent missteps rallying young republicans at a phoenix megachurch lashing out at protests going on nationwide. Left wing extremists have looted businesses, violently assaulted innocent civilians and brutally injured hundreds and hundreds of Police Officers. Reporter billed as an official white house trip, the event had all the hallmarks of a campaign stop. The president repeating his racist name for the coronavirus. Its got all different names. Wuhan. Got wuhan which is catching on. Coronavirus, right . Kung flu. Yeah. Reporter the president also ticking through what he sees as his biggest accomplishments even returning to an issue that helped him return a white house in 2016. Border security. Just come from the arizona border. Where we marked the completion of over 220 miles of brand new beautiful border wall. Reporter but the president saved his sharpest jabs for his rival joe biden. Could you imagine if sleepy joe ever became president , this country would be a mess. Reporter he also lashed out at former president barack obama who held his first joint fund raiser with biden tuesday. But mr. Obama firing back blasting the Trump Presidency without mentioning him by name describing a white house he says has shaken the very foundations of the democracy. That suggests facts dont matter. That a deadly disease is fake news. That sees the Justice Department as simply an extension, an arm of the personal concerns of the president. Reporter obama also describing it as a shambolic presidency. Biden vowing to continue the obama legacy. Meanwhile, a new New York Times poll shows biden is currently leading President Trump by 14 percentage points. Biden gets 50 in this poll. Compare that with 36 for President Trump. Now, digging into the numbers a little deeper, they show biden has taken advantage among women, nonwhite voters, and biden has been making inroads with some traditionally republican leaning groups. Reporters will likely press the president on all of this when he holds a joint press conference here today. All right. Kristen welker at the white house, thank you. Craig joins the table now closely following a couple of stories. Good morning to you. First we start with the Louisville Police officer who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in her own home three months ago. That officer has now been fired. This as Rayshard Brooks who was killed by police in atlanta was laid to rest during an Emotional Service on tuesday. Nbcs blayne alexander was there. She joins us with the latest on both stories. Good morning. Reporter well, craig, good morning to you. It was a stirring and somber Memorial Service yesterday morning for Rayshard Brooks who was laid to rest, bid farewell by his family. Soon after that service ended, officials in kentucky announced new developments in the case of Breonna Taylor who was shot to death by police in her own home. This morning one of the three Louisville Police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor is now officially off the force. In a termination letter to Brett Hankison, he writes, i find your conduct a shock to the conscience. I am alarmed and stunned you used deadly force in this fashion. You have never been trained to use deadly force in this way. Your actions have brought discredit upon yourself and the department. Taylor a 26yearold emt was shot to death in her home when three officers used a noknock warrant to enter her apartment. The march shooting is still under investigation as calls grow for all three to face charges. That it took the Police Department over three months to come to that same conclusion that we were able to come to quickly is beyond disturbing. Reporter for many demanding police reform, Breonna Taylors name has become a rallying cry much like Rayshard Brooks laid to rest tuesday in atlanta. The 27yearold was killed by an atlanta Police Officer 12 days ago in a wendys parking lot. Take me to the king his family dressed in white remembered the father of four. I look at my grand baby right there. She looks just like him. And when i look at her, i know that hes not gone. Because i see her. Afraid of losing his liberty, he lost his life. This is much bigger than the police. This is about a whole system that cries out for renewal and reform. Reporter the funeral held at the Ebenezer Baptist church once pastored by Martin Luther king jr. His daughter spoke to the family. I know the pain of growing up without a father and the ongoing attention around his tragic loss. I am and will continue to pray for each of you. Reporter and guys, also new this morning, police have arrested a woman they say is responsible at least partially responsible for setting fire to that wendys where Rayshard Brooks was killed by police. Her name is natalie white. Shes been arrested for first degree arson and her attorney denies her involvement in that fire. Meanwhile, we have reached out to Brett Hankison the officer and his attorney in louisville and have not heard back. Savannah . All right. Blayne alexander, thank you so much. Voters heading to the polls yesterday to vote in key primary races. In kentucky the race to decide which democrat will take on Mitch Mcconnell in november is too close to call at this hour. Amy mcgrath has the edge over charles booker. Alexandria ocasiocortez has been renominated for another term. And a Real Estate Investor won the republican nomination to fill the congressional seat that was vacated by white house chief of staff mark meadows. Madison cawthorne. Beating meadows handpicked successor. 7 14, hoda to you. We got a lot more to get to including big news, good news overnight in the world of sports. Major League Baseball officially announcing its plan to return to play although with a shortened 60game season. Other sports are now seeing setbacks as they prepare to get back on the courts. Miguel almaguer has it covered for us. Hey, miguel. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The only thing certain about professional sports is nothing is certain. The nba and nfl are trying to salvage their season. This as mlb says its time to play ball. This morning americas pastime making a comeback from the coronavirus. Majone60game season. That means umpires could shout play ball by late july. The schedule will largely feature divisional games with teams playing other clubs that are geographically close to reduce travel. The big move comes after several baseball Training Facilities were shut down amid covid concerns. There wont be fans in the stands to start, and its not clear theyll be there by the time the world series rolls around. The league says its working with Health Experts on a comprehensive approach to keep everyone safe, but not everyone is convinced it can be done. My personal sense of things is were trying to rush something that we have no real power over. Theres a global pandemic. The idea that you can assure the safety of any professional sport is beyond my comprehension. Reporter on the court in croatia, it was covid that finally stopped novak djokovic, the best player in the world, hosting his own tournament amid a global pandemic. There was little social distancing and few fans wearing face masks. Days after some voiced concern, djokovic, his wife, and other stars tested positive leading to a suspension in play. The 33yearold saying in part, we were wrong and it was too soon. I cant express enough how sorry i am for this and every case of infection. Just days earlier, djokovic posted a video at a concert and appeared to attend clubs overseas without a mask saying this earlier in the month. You know, life goes on. I think we as athletes we are looking forward to play and compete. Reporter the scare in the tennis world comes as pro golf, hockey, and football stars all test positive for covid. The Nfl Players Association is now urging an end to private workouts. Meantime, nba players have begun mandatory testing as they hope to finish their season at disney world in an isolation bubble. The league like many others taking a shot at getting back on the court in the middle of a pandemic. Back to baseball. That 60game season is going to play out in 66 days. The first game starts in a month from now. Guys, back to you. All right, miguel. Some reason to be optimistic, but not a hundred. No. Ill believe it when i see it. Thanks, miguel. All right. But you know what . Someone whos not too good to be true, mr. Roker. Lets get our first check of the weather. Hi, al. Good morning. So good seeing you yesterday in hudson, savannah. Right now looking, weve got a downpour out here in the hudson valley. What were also looking at, downpours down through the south and the gulf coast. This big plume of tropical moisture is getting pushed into the gulf but its being stopped by this stationary front. Were going to look at heavy rain towards houston and atlanta. As we look at the radar now, houston right now flash flood watches in effect. Also parts of mississippi looking at heavy rain. That is going to push north and east along this front as the storms move across the gulf coast. Heavy rain today in southeastern texas. Tomorrow that stationary front stretches from texas all the way into the carolinas with storms bringing heavy rain. The heaviest rain will be along the texas louisiana border. Some places there may see upwards of 5 inches of rain. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. And of course, trudys sweet island chicken sliders. And if you want to share even more this summer, join us and no kid hungry in our fight against childhood hunger. Learn more at kingshawaiian. Com kings hawaiian. What an irresistibly delicious idea. Good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. A live look outside in dublin as we start out with hazy sun rise and our start to the day, at least we have some cool temperatures, but its going to heat up again this afternoon for the inland valleys. As we reach up to 87 in morgan hill, a high of 91 in concord. 101 in clear lake and San Francisco mostly staying in the 60s today. As we go through the forecast our valleys will stay hot but then cool down just in time for the weekend. If you listen if you listen closely, you can hear my lawn smiling guys we do we hear the rain coming down, al thank you so much. Coming up in a few moments, overnight developments on that noose found in Bubba Wallaces garage at a track in alabama the fbi now saying its been there months this morning a live interview with craig and is this a familiar sight in your neighborhood a lot of complaints over fireworks in cities across the country and what officials are trying to do to crack down on illegal displays but first this is today on nbc. [upbeat music] today was the day that i put everything in perspective. I fell asleep but when i woke up. boy hi, do you want to share my sandwich . vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Get a load of my southwest cheddar cheeseburger. Let menutaur make it a doubleeee, yeah its beautiful say what . I said its bea. Try my 5. 99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. Order now with no contact delivery. Just ahead, youve got a 2020 celebration that is not to be missed. 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The capital one assistant that looks out for charges that might surprise you and helps you fix them. Another way capital one is watching out for your money when youre not. Whats in your wallet . Good morning. Its 7 26. Im laura garcia. Here is a look at todays top stories were covering including oakland schools debating whether to keep its ties to the Police Department. Reporter im bob redell. San Francisco Unified School District has decided it will no longer partner with or fund the San Francisco Police Department. Later today Oakland Unified School board will vote on whether or not to dissolve its Police Department which currently employs ten officers and replace them with nonuniform peacekeeping ambassadors. Reporter im Cierra Johnson in santa rosa. Health officials are on high alert after seeing a spike in covid cases. On monday there were 50 new cases of the coronavirus, thats a 32 increase from the day before. All right. A cool start to our morning. I guess it depends on where you are, kari. Absolutely. Were going to see a wide range in temperatures as the fog lingers over San Francisco. Thats going to keep it cooler there, but the inland areas will have sunshine and quickly heating up temperatures. So walnut creek is starting out with a beautiful start to the day with some mild temperatures. Well reach into the low 90s here, and well see some 70s for oakland, san jose reaching 88 degrees. San francisco will reach 66. And santa rosa today up to 84 degrees. Now our inland areas will be hot for the rest of the week, but then by the weekend well cool down a few degrees on saturday. Even more so sunday. Well see more seasonable weather into the start of next week. Now back to you. All right. Well look forward to the cooling trend. Another local news update in half an hour. Hope to see you then. Now back to the today show. Look here, its your very own allinone entertainment experience, xfinity x1. 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So well get to meet them live today too. Hoda, youre so inspiring, it makes me want to go back to school, get my degree in something, graduate, get you to be the speaker just so i can have hoda at my commencement. Youre nuts. Those are some lucky graduates. Lets get right to the half hour headlines here at 7 30. Well start with the spike in coronavirus cases across the country. There are growing concerns this morning that some states may have reopened too soon. Texas one of the first states to reopen just reported its highest daily increase. Nearly 5,500 new cases. The governor telling folks there to stay home. Arizona and california also marked record singleday increases. In minnesota, state Health Officials reveal 88 workers tested positive at an Amazon Warehouse between april and midjune. Thats about 1 in 12 employees at that warehouse. Now to some dramatic video that shows an suv escaping in the nick of time after a huge water pipe burst. It happened in turkey. Take a look. Just as the vehicle approaches a section of dirt road, the street begins to break up. The water starts rushing out. The driver reverses and moments later the geyser shoots more than 20 feet in the air. The road turns into a river in seconds. Thankfully nobody hurt in that. Now to the latest on a story weve been following all week on today. Everyone was so touched by that scene at a nascar race monday. Fellow drivers and crew rallying around Bubba Wallace after a noose was found in his garage at talladega. The fbi quickly investigated and now says he was not the target of a hate crime. Were going to talk to bubba live in just a moment, but first nbcs sam brock gets us up to speed. Sam, good morning to you. Reporter craig, good morning. The fbi says 15 special agents were conducting interviews around Talladega Superspeedway and found Video Evidence that the noose was in the garage stall back as early as october of 2019. It is important to note Bubba Wallace didnt find or report the noose, but now hes swept up in a charged national reaction. For a moment a stunning display of solidarity on the racetrack helped soothe the nation reeling from racial tension. But now confusion after a noose found in the stall of Bubba Wallace may not have been the fbi saying after a thorough review of the facts and evidence surrounding this event, we have concluded that no federal crime was committed. New Video Evidence showing the noose found in wallaces garage number 4 was in that garage as early as october 2019 before it was his and months before wallace demanded nascar ban Confederate Flags. This Youtube Video posted in december appears to show that same garage stall with a pull rope hanging from it in the shape of a noose its not known if this is the same video seen by the fbi wallace speaking overnight on cnn after the fbis finding. It was a noose whether it was tied in 2019 or whatever it was a noose reporter he also responded to criticism on social media and the trending twitter hashtag fake noose im pissed. Im mad because people are trying to test my character and the person that i am and my integrity. Reporter his racing team later responding as well no member of Richard Petty motor sports nor wallace had any involvement with the presence of the ropes. It steve phelps announcing relief it is fantastic to hear from the fbi definitively that there was not a hate Crime Reporter despite the last several days catapulting a sport dogged by concerns of historical prejudice into a show of unity nascars only black majority owner john cohen says the stand for social justice has likely transformed the sport. Were going to gain a whole new base and bubba already gained a new group of fans. Reporter a driver using his superpowers to summon permanent change ive been saying it the last couple of weeks. Ive always stood by this. I want everybody to feel welcome. Reporter the racing team that was occupying that garage stall in october of 2019 Wood Brothers racing issuing a statement saying they were as shocked and appalled as anybody to see that rope shaped as a noose. Thank you Bubba Wallace joins us now thanks for your time this morning. Good morning. How are you . Im well nascar describing it as a garage door pull that was fashioned like a noose the fbi saying you were not the target of a hate crime and that it had been there at least since last october when you found that out on tuesday, bubba, what was your initial reaction yeah, i was relieved just like many others to know it wasnt targeted towards me but its still frustrating to know that, you know, people are always going to test you and always just going to try to debunk you and thats what im trying to wrap my head around now from saying im a fake and all this stuff. And that i reported it when it was news that was brought to me. It was information that was brought to me that was already reported and so i was just kind of following suit but all in all, its another day. You never saw the rope for yourself no. As sam pointed out, you didnt report it yourself either is there anything that you would have done different . No. Because when i did find out, i was very adamant on searching all the garages and making sure that this wasnt a garage pull and it ended up being one. But the photo evidence i have seen and in my possession of what was in our garage is exactly a garage pull. It is. That is a noose. So its i dont know when we get to the point to release that image, but its anybody sees it, then its alerting and makes you makes the hair on the back of your head stand up for sure but all in all, like nascar says, you know, its a thing that i wouldnt change a thing i would alert the nascar officials and let them kind of take care of it. If i had seen it in person, i would have let them know about it, take care of it. Bubba, to be clear here, it sounds like you dont think this passes the smell test. It sounds like youre still fairly convinced that what was in that garage stall wasnt a rope pull but it was a noose and pull for the garage door it was attached. It was designed to intimidate or make a statement is that what you still believe it was a it was a rope pull for the garage door it was attached. The image where it was cut, thats what it was but it was definitely in the shape of a noose it wasnt a functioning noose. I talked to the fbi. Two conversations i had with the fbi which i never thought id talk to fbi in my lifetime so hey, theres always something new. They said the first one was right after the race and said theyre going to do everything in their power to figure out and theyll be in contact. Then the second conversation was the final one where they gave me the lowdown of all the Investigation Research they had completed and found out that it was a garage pull. But it, in fact, was a noose it was not a functioning noose, but it was a noose and whoever had the time to create that and tie it up like that just they were skeptical about it and the fbi says those types of things i asked my team members, are we sure this isnt something that were kind of taking out of context. And they backed my team up and reiterated that if you were to see this at this time, you would stand with your team right now why they were so alerted so its it is what it is. So i know theres i know how the information was brought to me and how it was prosecuted and how i was just kind of on the sidelines, but yeah. Lets go back to talladega for a moment your best finish at talladega ever. Despite the ban on Confederate Flags, Confederate Flags outside the raceway. There was that plane that was carrying a Confederate Flag during the race as well. Have you had conversations with nascar about precisely how they are going to enforce this ban on Confederate Flags . Are you just hoping people will stop out of the kindness of their hearts i havent had much time to think about anything else, my friend let alone have those conversations. But, you know, they have the right to peaceful protest. Thats what they were doing. But let it be about Something Else and theyre up in arms. So its just a crazy world we live in. You know, maybe one day well all get to a place in this world where we can all treat each other with kindness and stand up for what they believe in, whats right and which is what im doing. Well have those conversations later on down the road here soon but lets get through all this first. Last question that show of unity on monday, that image that moved so many of us and there was your team owner Richard Petty known as the king in nascar, one of the founders of the sport itself, embracing you as all the drivers and crew members pushed your car to the start line whats your feeling in that moment you know, it was obviously emotional. There was a lot of love, compassion, and understanding which has been our messaging since martinsville which has been pretty cool since martinsville which has been pretty cool that was, you know, very heart felt for everybody in the industry to come together through that but, you know, its honestly, im my mind is so foggy right now. Im frustrated on everything that was, you know, very heart felt for everybody in the industry to come together through that but, you know, its honestly, im my mind is so foggy right now. Im frustrated on everything thats kind of going on. But no that was a sign of what ye nascar is. Its family, unity, solidarity yeah Bubba Wallace, best of luck to you, brother. Be well. Take care of yourself. Appreciate it thank you interesting conversation. Yeah. Were with you, bubba. Just ahead, are fireworks keeping you up at night . Youre not alone theyve become a real problem all across the country why its happening and what is being done about it. Coming up right after this has not helped enough. Xeljanz can reduce pain, swelling, and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. Xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections. Before and during treatment, your doctor should check for infections like tb and do blood tests. Tell your doctor if youve had hepatitis b or c, have flulike symptoms, or are prone to infections. Serious, sometimes fatal infections, cancers including lymphoma, and blood clots have happened. Taking a higher than recommended dose of xeljanz for ra may increase risk of death. 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Gadi schwartz is in los angeles with details hey, gadi. Good morning reporter hey good morning, savannah its still very early in l. A. And the fireworks finally stopped for the night a few hours ago. Those loud booms have been a constant since memorial day. Close up those fireworks are extremely dangerous and in a lot of places theyve gotten completely out of control. In neighborhoods across the country, the sounds of explosions night after night it goes on all night. Reporter and on some streets what looks like chaos as people shoot at each other wildly residents outraged police arent doing enough calling for a firework crackdown. We dont sleep, you dont sleep reporter mayor bill de blasio for undercover officers cracking down. Well go at the suppliers undercover buys, sting operations, finding where the supply is and cutting it off at the knees. Reporter and police releasing this video from harlem trying to identify these men seen throwing a firework at a man sleeping on a sidewalk Law Enforcement officers also wary after being targeted by powerful and sometimes homemade fireworks during civil unrest. In los angeles the sheriff says this years pandemic has also built up a perfect storm of people with a lot more spare time, Law Enforcement stretched too thin, and the cancellationh over reporter and the number of complaints this year of fireworks shows could mean more commercial grade fireworks on the streets all the streets look like war zones where every block is competing with the next block over reporter and the number of complaints this year compared to last year is astronomical. A 700 increase in Chicago Boston up 203 and new york up around from 3,000 complaints now to 6,000. In San Francisco Emergency Rooms dealing with covid19 are now seeing more catastrophic injuries and amputations. Were seeing people burned, people losing extremities, face injuries reporter and after youre doing those surgeries, youre still hearing fireworks. Thats right. Fireworks going to work and coming home. This is different than it has been in the past reporter and its really important to keep in mind the effect this is having on kids, pets who are terrified, veterans with ptsd. Now most cities are asking people not to call 911 instead report them to city hotlines or websites while neighbors fear their concerns wont be taken seriously. All of this with the fourth of july still 11 days away. Geez. All right gadi, thank you. Have you guys heard them in your neighborhood yeah. I was just telling hoda over the weekend. It was like, wow, fireworks on a random sunday . I guess im not alone. Theyre out by our house too. You can hear them kind of off in the distance anyway, look at our own little fireck we got al roker in the house hey, al. Hey, guys good morning thats me. My pops bigger than your pop. Anyway, lets show you what youve got weve got really dry conditions in the northeast and new england. Anywhere from 8 inches of rain below normal the good news is we did have a little bit of a soaker come through. Not enough to really erase that drought but at least wet the lawns. And we are looking at Cool Conditions behind the front that brought that rain. 75 in green bay. Cleveland a cool 77 degrees. Thats 5 degrees below average you head out west, were going to see temperatures that start to warm up from portland all the way down to palm springs upper 80s in nashville and flirting with 90 through the weekend in st. Louis thats whats going on around the country. Heres whats happening in your good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. Were still seeing the fog over San Francisco, and its going to linger for much of the day. It keeps those temperatures in the mid60s while the inland areas will have sunshine and quickly warming temperatures. 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Another local news update coming up in half an hour. We hope to see you then. Have a great day. Its 8 00 on today,. Coming up moving too fast . Several states seein a surge in coronavirus cases as the disease takes aim at the younger population. Half of these positive tests are in that 34 and under age group. But dr. Anthony fauci offers a glimmer of hope. I still think there is a reasonably good chance that by the very beginning of 2021 that if were going to have a vaccine that well have it by then were live with the three things you need to know. Plus, marking milestones the special sendoff for a deserving group of high school seniors. If you can hear me, honk your horn thats outstanding how the students celebrated in style with a few surprises from us. All right, north salem tigers, i want them to hear you in manhattan can yall make some noise . And welcome back welcome to jurassic park. Jurassic park and jaws are once again topping the box office charts. How they once again became the blockbusters to beat today, june 24th, 2020 my name is caroline and im turning 7 years old today. Happy birthday, mawmaw we love you im turning 10 with today. Hi, savannah hi, hoda happy first birthday in quarantine, elle happy birthday. Happy everything good morning, everybody. Welcome back to today. Its wednesday morning rise and shine were so happy to have you with us if theres one good thing, they get to either not set the alarm or they wake up a little bit later and maybe its just about an hour. Glad you woke up with us happy hump day. By the way, the my today plaza, guests today members of that graduating class. They put on their caps and gowns for us this morning. Hoda got to help them celebrate a few days ago yeah. Go tigers. Thats North Salem High School cant wait to chat with them well take you inside their graduation a whole lot of fun then we get to meet some of the happy grads in just a bit. Looked good. Lets start with that urgent warning from dr. Anthony fauci as coronavirus cases are surging and hospitals are starting to fill up again in many parts of the country. Kerry sanders is in clearwater, florida, with more reporter dr. Anthony fauci the nations top Infectious Disease expert warning washington lawmakers that he sees what, quote, is a disturbing surge in the number of coronavirus cases in this country. His warning not only to lawmakers but also to everybody else across the country that it is their responsibility to take precautions. In other areas of the country, were now seeing a disturbing surge of infections that looks like its a combination. But one of the things is an increase in Community Spread and thats something that im really quite concerned about reporter item two, a rite of passage for a group of youngsters from bel air, ohio, who had gone to myrtle beach for a vacation discovering that coronavirus does not discriminate against age the group of kids in their late teens to 20s returning from their vacation and discovering that 17 actually got coronavirus. Then when they came back and mingled with some friends, two others got coronavirus underscoring that this virus does not discriminate against age. Item three, in new york city the beaches are about to open. 14 miles of beaches will be joining the beaches like right here in clearwater opening so people can relax social distancing, of course but those beaches will open on july 1st swimming pools in the city remain closed. Hoda Kerry Sanders for us in clearwater, thank you. We do have breaking news from overseas. Because of the coronavirus surge in the u. S. , europe is considering whether or not americans will be welcome when the European Union fully reopens its borders next week. Keir simmons is in Londons Heathrow airport with the latest what is the story . Reporter right now representatives of European Countries are discussing which citizens from around the world to allow into the European Union for nonessential travel like vacations and business two European Union diplomats tell nbc news that right now in the situation is fluid american citizens are not on that list of people acceptable for nonessential travel now, the calculation is being made based on infections whether infections in a place are higher or lower than here in europe now, its important to point out that no decision has been made they still have around a week left and that even then individual European Countries can choose not to follow this guidance but there is a real challenge here because for example, infections, of course, in china are lower than in europe so it has the potential for europe to decide to accept chinese citizens for nonessential travel but not american citizens. We talk many times, guys, about how the coronavirus can cause real diplomatic tensions around the world. This is a good example of that all right keir simmons for us there overseas thank you. All right. We got the news covered. How about a little morning boost . This may be one of my favorites. You may remember this video we showed you earlier this month. One of our faves two young friends in paris they were separated by the lockdown they celebrated their reunion with this dance. Well, guess what two slightly older pals in los angeles said they were going to match that routine move for move check it out come on. You could watch it a thousand times. Right . I mean, thats cool. Hoda, this gives me an idea. Whats that, babe when we get reunited in the studio, you and me that dance routine. Is that for real . Do you think we could do it yes yes i dont think i possess the dance skills i dont know about you i definitely dont. I can side clap i love that idea. All right. Game on. 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And as summer is underway, they are determined to make sure it does not happen to another child. They have been so courageous in speaking out on behalf of other parents hoping they dont share the fate that they had and Natalie Morales joined the millers at their home in Southern California where their younger kids are being taught now that the millers believe could have saved emmys Life Reporter good morning. Drownings are the leading cause of unintentional death for children ages 1 to 4 and experts worry that with parents working from home and stretched thin, we could see those numbers go up even more. Now through their own grief, the millers are on a mission to spare others the pain of losing a child to drowning. They believe it is 100 preventable using isr. A program that teaches even the youngest to rescue themselves in the water. For bode and morgan miller, these are the sounds of summer two weeks ago the tiniest members of the family 7monthold twins asher and axl began isr selfrescue instruction. Before they can even crawl, theyre learning how to survive in water it really teaches them awareness of what water is by the end of an isr session, they are able to fall in the water, turn over and float and they understand how to save themselves in any situation. Weve chosen to focus on, you know, the isr stuff because that empowers the child theyre more or less a prepackaged safety mechanism going around anywhere they encounter water. Theyre going to have the right skill set. Reporter big brother easton is back for advanced lessons with more confidence and more smiles than when he first started isr a year ago i have so many parents in the first couple days like, how do you listen to them cry i would give anything to hear emmy cry, anything and you realize the crying is temporary and then they have this amazing skill reporter it can be a little jarring at first to see them struggle i mean, how hard is that to watch . Obviously for us it is very emotional because at times it can be very triggering it makes you think about emmy. And what her experience was like but to see him overcome that is so cool. Then you start to understand the cries at the beginning are just, im uncomfortable. Easton is 20 months old now and is swimming across the pool and hes laughing and playing and and it helps develop those skills at the same time its a little bit of a gut punch because hes the exact same age emmy is or was. And to us, theres no reason why she should not have had these skills and i am not willing to make that same mistake moving forward. Reporter the resemblance between easton and his sister emmy is undeniable we do have that one make and model. Its good and bad. You know we see her in all of our kids reporter seeing easton now and just knowing that her outcome could have been so different. Completely. Its our job my job to keep them safe. And this is something that every child should know how to do. Its the number one thing that could kill your child if theyre under the age of 5 no one is exempt reporter morgan and bode believe kids should learn survival swim skills as early as 6 months. If your child is crawling, they should be floating. If your child is walking, they should be swimming reporter while the american. Pediatrics recommend swim lessons at the age of 1, at the time of emmys death, it was to start lessons at age 4 a month before we lost emmy, we had nash in swimming lessons and he was 18 months old we said please teach her he said we cant shes 18 months old. She cant learn anything now and a month later, she drowned the skills you learn are the most important things you can teach your child reporter before they learned about isr, the millers say they thought they had put all the proper safety water precautions in place but they believe the flotation device the little girl wore gave her a false sense of security that cost her her life she always wore a little puddle jumper. She had a pink one she had it on earlier that morning, was jumped off the wall in the water and would pop back to the surface loved it. We just didnt know we thought we were being good parents. We thought we were being responsible. And in the end that was ultimately the cause of what led her to think she could just go right in the pool and float. Are you swimming . Take your child in the water without one and show them what happens when they dont have anything on. Show them they sink and dont float easily then immediately call isr and start your lessons we should never be bringing our child into the water and expecting them to just have fun without teaching them the necessary skills to survive in that situation its irresponsible and i think we need to change our approach to water. And thats the first step. Reporter and bode and morgan say they will never stop fighting to protect other children from the dangers of drowning theyre even looking at trying to create legislation that would require survival swim lessons for children the same way that car seats are required for them. And within their own community here in Southern California, the millers have actually made it possible for 87 kids to take these isr lessons allowing dozens of other families to have a peace of mind this summer. Every time they speak, i learn something and i also just take it to heart so much i think a lot of people do theyre doing great work at great cost to themselves to have to remember such hard things reporter they sure are natalie, thank you. Let us switch gears now on this wednesday morning and check in with mr. Roker once again for a look at the weather. Al, what are we looking at, buddy . Well, we are looking at some heavy rain down through parts of texas and into the gulf coast. Some wet weather in the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures are scorching in the southwest and into Central California temperatures 100, 100 teens. 90s through texas, the southeast heat advisories out west thats whats going on around good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. We take a live look outside in San Francisco, its foggy and drizzling here. Then well gradually start to see that fog roll way from the city but stay near the coast line where it will keep temperatures in the 60s today. As you make your way inland, it will start to warm up and some of our hottest valleys will reach into the 90s, even up to 101 grease today. Well see more weather like this with the spread in temperatures, but well all cool off by sunday into early next week. And that is your latest weather. And that is your latest weather. Looks like its about almost coming up on 20 minutes past pop start. Its right. Its your time, carson take it away good morning. Welcome to it. Its pop start lets get right into the first item today Linmanuel Miranda he, of course, has become a household name because of hamilton. But before he was a star, he was the guy that got up in front of the obamas and rapped about the Founding Fathers if you look at that video from 2009 and think, man, that guy was the definition of confidence in that moment, well youd be dead wrong miranda telling jimmy fallon last night that that performance he did on pure fear. You want to see my most afraid, you can watch that video. Because i know that hamilton is like a bad elevator pitch rapping founders what no and i think that the audience really thought it was a joke if you watch the video, my eyes are constantly scanning around because im looking for an escape route if this goes sideways like, how do i get out of the east room . What are all the exits what if i bomb in front of the president of the United States i mean, just lets be grateful he didnt bomb that night. Otherwise we would have no hamilton. Man it certainly worked out for him. Next up we got amy schumer you know her journey to motherhood was well documented if you follow her on instagram shes also talked about difficulties involved with her pregnancy. What we didnt know is schumer was also working on a comedy special at the same time the new hbo max documentary expecting amy gives us an inside look at what it was like and weve got an exclusive clip from the trailer this morning. Amy schumer this is what we do. We go back and forth from the clubs. Im doing vegas, nashville, albany guess what, guys im pregnant first morning puking thats exciting. Who has a baby again after you feel this way . I feel so bad. Im going to tie my tubes, chris tubes youre getting tubes and youre getting tubes. Love the oprah reference there. Youre getting tubes youre getting tubes everybodys getting tubes. Really amazing stuff that shes so open and honest in that documentary. You can watch expecting amy on hbo max on july 9th. The Summer Box Office would be in full swing right about now. But with the pandemic closing down theaters and studios pulling the releases for the summer, things are looking different. But thanks to drivein theaters, one of the top Summer Movies is one well, youve seen it before were going to need a bigger boat thats right. Jaws resurfacing as one of the top grossing films of the summer just as it turns 45 years old. I cant believe im older than jaws. The movie that terrified beachgoers and essentially created the modern day blockbuster has been running on. Last weekend it brought enough to get it to the number two spot on the box office. Good question, craig, hoda, drivein theaters. Last weekend it brought enough to get it to the number two spot on the box office. Good question, craig, hoda, savannah, youre about to ask. What was number one . Its another spielberg movie what was number one jurassic park, uncle al that movie made a little more. 517,000 who knows what this weekend will bring. And that is it for pop start today, guys. Et. Yeah. Bring it back. That would be amazing mrs. Doubtfire. Star wars, anyone yeah. Star wars. Al and i have the same taste. We love hamilton. Star wars. We love ghostbusters. Carson, thank you. Coming up weve got steals and deals how to ease into summer in style. Yes, theres something besides elastic pants, hoda, and were going to discover them plus celebrating the class of 2020. I got a chance to help honor some real deserving High School Grads and a surprise musical guest too. We see you in just a bit good morning. It is 8 26. Im marcus washington. Boys of summer suddenly have a return date with opening day one movent from now. Finalized plans for a 60game season starting july 24th. Theyre still working out the schedule but will likely not include fans in those stands, at least from the start of play. Happening one week from today, july 1st, teams will open Training Camps for the local teams. The giants and as are expected to train at their home stadiums. Right now, lets get a look at that forecast for you. T it is going to be a hot one in some places across the bay, kari. I can see that foggy shot behind you in San Francisco. Then we can see why were going to see a spread in temperatures. The fog remains near the coast. We only reach into the 60s here. Across the bay well reach into the mid 70s inland. 90s in the forecast today from parts of contra costa county, trivalley to the north bay, up to 101 degrees today. San jose will reach 88 degrees. Well take a look at that sevenday forecast coming up in a few minutes. Marcus . Looking forward to it, kari. Another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. You spoke. We listened. 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Coming up, guys, as schools across the country come up with kind of creative changes to graduation traditions, we want to highlight one special senior class. Check it out. Thats how hes handing out diplomas they took their graduation to a drivein theater i was lucky enough to check in with the fun and give some surprises. In addition to that, some of the grads are here in this moment. The tigers are in the house. So were going to talk to them in just a little bit cant wait for that and your inspiring words, hoda also, if youre starting to venture out a little bit again after spending months in your pjs or sweat pants, this is for you. This steals and deals is on summer accessories getting dressed can be fun by the way coming up tomorrow on today, its a love story that we are just absolutely thrilled to be part of two nurses on the front lines of the Coronavirus Fight here in new york, theyre heroes cant wait to celebrate them as they get married and theyre going to do it live on our show and guess whos marrying them. Last week a commencement speaker, this week officiating a wedding. Hoda kotb. Oh, my gosh these two, yall. Youre going to love them. And theyre getting married not far from here. So ill zip off and do the honors have you started your its a work in progress, but itll be nice. Theyll get a first dance and all. Itll be fun oh, my gosh woman of many talents. I mean, dont you just feel like a bit of a loser, craig . Me and you, what do we do . Every morning we cant i know. Im like al hodas out there doing everything roker, can you marry someone now . Were just slacking i married debra there you go. Good choice too. So i got that going for me. Thank you very much. The reverend hoda, hallelujah all right, reverend all right. Lets take a look and see what we say hallelujah about our weather map. Severe storms on friday up through the great lakes. Inland heat out west Midatlantic States on saturday strong storms stretching from the midMississippi River valley into new england itll be hotter on saturday through the plains and then sunday, sunday were looking at showers and storms through the Mississippi River valleys, wet weather Northern New England high humidity through the gulf hot and dry out west Pacific Northwest unsettled with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thats whats going on around the country. Heres whats happening in your good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. We will see our temperatures anywhere from the low 60s along the coast to 101 degrees today in the far north bay. We are going to have some hot inland temperatures throughout the end of the week. Then we all get a nice cooldown by the end of the weekend. More seasonable weather by the end of next week. San francisco will stay in the 60s, well see that fog layer each and every day. No big warmup even as we head through the end of the workweek. Thats your latest weather. Guys all right, reverend roker thank you, sir up next that touching celebration for one high schools graduating class whose leaders were determined to give them the sendoff they deserved and they got a little help from someone that we really know and like here at the show. Can yall make some noise it was my pleasure to be a little tiny part of their graduation ceremony. Their stories are pretty incredible cant wait to share them with you. But first, this is today on nbc. Welcome back this mornings steals and deals. We are all about summer accessories. The weathers heating up and were finally venturing out a bit. Today jill martin has some great bargains to help us ease into the new season with some style hi, jill good morning take it away hey, savannah so good to see you even virtually. I cant believe it is officially summer and with that said, i thought i would round up some of the hottest accessories to hopefully boost your mood but also your wardrobe, decor, and if youre going to someones home even a little gift you can give while social distancing. Okay lets start with one i know is going to be a big hit. This is the mila leather fringe canvas bag its oversized i have the other colors on today. Com. Its oversized with leather fringe, interior lining. The retail 598. The fringe is so super soft. The deal, 89. Thats 85 off thats a really great carry all. Especially as people start to go out. You can throw toys, everything you need in to go social distance okay next up, the alpaca silk portifino wrap this is lightweight yet durable. My sisterinlaw modeled it three different ways for us. 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I fell asleep but when i woke up. boy hi, do you want to share my sandwich . vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Were back wit were back with our special series today celebrates the class of 2020. Hoda on monday night got the chance to honor this special group of graduates you got to face it. The class of 2020 did not get the best deal. It was a raw deal. This spring was supposed to be time for seniors to let loose, to bond, to say their farewells. Instead they kind of missed out on everything from proms to playoff games to those traditional graduations. Well, one school in north salem, new york, was determined to throw students an event they would never forget and we were invited to drop in for a little help. Reporter like most kids graduating during the pandemic, the seniors of north salem have learned to manage disappointments. You watch seniors go off to prom and graduations and a bunch of things. To be leaving months earlier than expected was definitely difficult. Reporter a close knit group, most of the 103 grads have known each other since before they could read now theyre eager to head off into the world like up and coming journalist katie mogg and future chef saila brown. What they miss most is closure i never got to say bye to them and stuff and my teachers i love so much it was, like, kind of depressing i mean, theyre crushed yeah theyre crushed. Not having these rites of passage. For a lot of them its heart breaking reporter also gone dreams of graduating in front of thousands of friends and relatives seemingly impossible in a time of social distancing since i could conceive what graduation was, i was looking forward to this. Its like climbing to the top of the mountain just to be pushed back to the bottom take that one thatll take 40 minutes or so. Reporter determined to teach these kids the life lesson of overcoming obstacles, principal vince de grandi and his team teamed up with the drivein to throw this class of 2020 a sendoff theyd never forget. So this is our mechanical arm. This is how were going to present the diplomas locks in boom all covid reg. Reporter as the sun begins to set, theres a buzz in the air. Oh, my goodness congratulations 2020. Reporter a graduation speaker might say that these kids have witnessed first hand how blazing a trail can lead to destinations they never imagined if you can hear me, honk your horn thats outstanding reporter and it just so happens that tonight im lucky enough to be one such speaker. I just want to thank nbc and the today show for being here to document this evening and there is a special lady who wanted to drop in and say a few words. So lets hit it with hoda. All right, north salem tigers i want them to hear you in manhattan. Can yall make some noise . You guys, youre outstanding in ways you may not even realize. When i was growing up there were rules. They were unwritten, but they were definitely rules. Rules about what you could be, whom you could love, who could lead, and how you behaved like a real man or a lady your generation, you dont play by those rules and you know what i have to say about that thank goodness youre open mindedness and ability to see beyond the status quo will be your superpower as you head off into the world. And more than ever this world needs your help. We live in a world that is scarier than what most people our age have had to inherit. Its going to take a lot of bravery. We are fortunate in 20 years this is going to be one of the most unique experiences weve ever had. No graduation celebration is complete without a little bit of music. So nbc asked a friend to serenade you hes a multigrammy winner with a new album that just dropped and its fittingly called look for the good. Mr. Jason mraz oh may the road less paved be the road that you follow whoa heres to the hearts youre going to break heres to the lives youre going to change heres to the infinite possible ways we love you and we want you to have it all have it all we want you to have it all we want you to have it yes we want you to have it all yes have it all i want my seniors to know that there is always hope. Regardless of anything tomorrow always brings a new day and hope i want them to hold onto that. Im going to be one of those adults who says were always working for a better future. Why dont we learn to live for a better today and cherish it before its gone Going Forward im just going to live my life so differently we really need to appreciate everything we have in the moment and just realize whats going on in the world around us how cool is a graduation under the night sky . What perspective its not the ceremony you had imagined its better. Its a universe of endless possibility. When you think back on graduation night 2020, if you remember one thing, remember that congratulations to the class of 2020 go tigers go tigers all right, you guys. Oh, my gosh, hoda youre amazing those kids are incredible guess what, sg, our my today plaza is full of grads from north salem. You guys, check them out hi, guys how are you . All right. Well, first of all, congrats you all are amazing. I am looking for chloe and alexa tamus. The twins are in the house hi fun fact about your school. Nine sets of twins whats in the water at north salem really is the question so wait a second let me see, chloe youre going to duke and alexa youre going to ithaca . Yeah. You two are going in Different Directions are you guys okay with that . Its going to be hard at first for sure, but well get through it were still really excited though. Well, i saw mom weeping watching the piece so mom, we saw you in the background you and your husband, yall did good with your kiddos. Thank you so much and congratulations, guys. Thank you. Thank you so much i am looking for Christian Burr wheres christian . There you are. Christian is one of us. Hes a student journalist. He wrote for the school paper there. Also i understand you played varsity tennis for three years and on top of all of that you started an Organization Called seniors for change what was that, christian so our grade has raised over 3,700 to fight social injustice and to help people whove been affected by the coronavirus. And im just so proud of our community and our grade for doing so well and theyve helped us out so much we just wanted to give back to the community. Another reason were in such good hands christian, thank you and i hear youre going to college nearby nyu, is that right oh, yeah. What are you going to study im studying media culture and communications of course you are youve got to walk by our plaza, honey well look for you out the window, all right . Congratulations, christian. Congratulations, mom, dad. Congrats to you as well. Lets take one more look at the big board. The folks from North Salem High School the seniors, the class of 2020 were counting on you guys thank you, guys, so much happy graduation, guys that was cool we love you that was really cool. And that speech was man well we should put that online we should put it online. Great idea, craig. Put the whole thing online when we come back, weve got another surprise another surprise this morning. This one for an emergency room nurse. Hoda and savannah got to take part in this one with a little help from Jennifer Lopez good lord. But first this is today on nbc. All right. Its hard to fin its hard to find two words more fun than j. Lo and surprise. Put them together and youve got something pretty epic. Right, savannah . Definitely. You and i got to team up with peacock, the new streaming service from Nbc Universal to raise money for essential workers as part of their fund raiser. We found a nurse cassidy tobin. Man, she is wild about Jennifer Lopez. And j. Lo was more than willing to help us bring a smile to this Amazing Health care hero heres a little sneak peek i heard you have a hero too Jennifer Lopez who we love and hoda loves and hoda actually knows her and knows her phone number would this be crazy, do you think we should just see if she can pop up for us . Oh, my gosh that would be so cool. I dont know if we can do it. Hold on. I got my cell phone out. Here we go boop boop boop boop boop oh, my gosh jennifer. Hi, cassidy hi. Oh, yeah. It just got even better from there. Its a tease. Oh. Well, thats kind of well, youre going to see the rest of it, actually, guys the at home variety show on peacocks youtube page so you can see it. Cassidy was loving it. It was just the cutest thing we should mention the peacock app launches on july 15th. That was cool weve got a lot more ahead third hour of today is coming up weve got the new york city Police Department commissioner fourth hour hoda and jenna teaching us how to throw summer soirees in your back yard. No fireworks but first your local news. Byebye good morning. Its 8 56. Im marcus washington. Bay area schools are rethinking their ties to police. Last night San Francisco Board Members voted to end the districts partnership with sfpd. The money devoted to that program will be now redirected. Currently the department assigns ten officers to school campuses. The oakland unified board is planning to replace them with what they call Uniformed Police keeping ambassadors. Tony furman is getting ready to address the role of police in schools and its impact on students. Barbara redell is monitoring that and well have a report in our midday news cast. 122 cases, a spike in cases. And dismissed the criminal case against former National Security adviser michael flynn. The Justice Departments decision to abandon the case settled the matter, even though flynn pled guilty to lying to prosecutors in the mueller probe. Our twitter feed has more. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of today. And a good wednesday morning. Welcome to the third hour of today. Craig melvin here in studio 1a al and sheinelle continue to work from home we have more on the coronavirus this morning this countrys top Infectious Disease expert dr. Anthony fauci testifying on capitol hill tuesday calling the recent surge in cases, quote, disturbing. Fauci also saying its possible we could have a vaccine by the end of the year, al. Thats right, craig good morning good morning to al