Hi, everyone. Im nicolle wallace. Its 3 00 p. M. In the east. 12 noon out west. Brian williams will be back with us at this time tomorrow. We begin with the facts and headlines as we know them at this hour. The coronavirus is spreading faster than at any point in the pandemic. As 22 states and 2 u. S. Territories have set new daily infection records just since july 1st. 75,000 new cases were reported just yesterday, the highest singleday total yet. That brings the number of confirmed infections in the United States to nearly 3. 5 million with the death toll climbing to 138,000 souls. The university of Washington Institute for health metricses and evaluation, a model once touted by the white house now projects that the virus could now kill more than 224,000 americans by november 1st. Former fda commissioner Scott Gottlieb say new cases will slow. Arizona looks like its the upper limited of its testing capacity. Well start to see new cases on a daily basis to start slow their growth. We
Threatening people. Meanwhile, a political feud under way in georgia. Brian kemp suspended all local government mask mandates. We expect to hear from the mayor of atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms who still argues her citys mask requirement remains in effect. And 1. 3 Million People filed firsttime unemployment claims last week suggesting the new wave of coronavirus spikes across 40 states is continuing to hinder the u. S. Economy as well. Lets begin with that breaking cyberattack news. Three western countries including the United States, canada and the united kingdom, say russias Intelligence Services tried to steal Coronavirus Vaccine research through hacking. Lets check in with matt bradley, nbc news foreign correspondent, who has been tracking this story here. Matt, how long has russia been at it, and how much success in their hacking have they had . We havent really seen those exact details coming out of this report that came out of here and london. Its not entirely clear who they tar
Understanding about why soldiers serve. Look at that beautiful sunrise coming up in new york. We so appreciate you waking up with us this morning. Im christi paul. Im Martin Savidge in for victor blackwell. We begin with breaking news. Another night of violent protests in the United States this time in rochester, new york after the release of body cam video showing the arrest of daniel prude a black man who was pinned down by police and later died. Things got violent as you see here as the night wore on. Look at demonstrators here confronting customers at restaurants. [ bleep ]. As protesters tried to cross a Bridge Police fired pepper balls and pepper spray into crowds after they refused to leave the area. Police told protesters they were involved in an unlawful assembly. A cnn affiliate reports at one point a bus stop was set afire. Protests have been ongoing in rochester since the release of the body cam on wednesday. Six months after daniel prudes death. Prudes death is ruled as a
Oppa goal dreop oppa Bianna Golodryga in for fred whitfield. We begin with new fears of a holiday coronavirus surge. As americans gather with family and friends during the holiday weekend. You are looking live at Jacksonville Beach in florida where many people are socially distanced. Thats a good thing. This as a new model predicts the u. S. Will surpass more than 410,000 coronavirus deaths by the end of the year. That means between now and january an additional 224,000 americans could die from covid19. On friday alone, the u. S. Added more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases. This as we are seeing flareups in at least 15 states. While the president and his Administration Try to paint a rosy picture that the country is, quote, rounding the corner on the virus, the nations top Infectious Disease expert, dr. Anthony fauci, is encouraging americans to remain vigilant this weekend and to keep gatherings small. Dr. Fauci is also disputing the president s claim that a vaccine could be ready in
Understanding about why soldiers serve. And look at the white house there this morning. I hope the sun is shining wherever you are as we enter this holiday weekend. We are always so glad to have you with us in the mornings. Weekend mornings can be hard to wake up. Its good to know you there. Im christi paul. And im Martin Savidge in for victor black well. It was another night of demonstrations across the united states. In rochester, new york, last night protesters demanded justice over the death of daniel prude. He died in march after being restrained by police. The white house is fiercely denying allegations the president called Service Members suckers or losers. A florida man is turning grief into action after losing seven family members to covid19. His role in a trial is coming up. Lets begin this morning with the fight against coronavirus. The u. S. Recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases on friday, the same day a model often cited by Top Health Officials predicted the viru