after six women of asian descent were among eight people killed in a rampage at three spas in the atlanta area. joining me now nbc news white house correspondent geoff bennett in atlanta, nbc news correspondent dr. john torres and heidi presblea. tell us more about the visit to the cdc and the vice president and president s visit meeting with asian-american leaders this hour. the visit to the cdc officials told us that was the president and vice president s opportunity to get a briefing from their medical and health teams about this ongoing fight against the pandemic. but based on what we saw from the president in his own words that was his opportunity to thank the scientists, to thank those career staffers who have been working around the clock at the cdc. he said science is back. he thanked those career staffers he said for changing the psyche of a nation. since then the president has made the short trip from the cdc over to emery university where he s meeting privately w
The centers for Disease Control will no longer collect coronavirus data. The Trump Administration has ordered hospitals to bypass the cdc and instead send the information directly to a central database in washington. The case the Trump Administration is making is that it will streamline this data process, but no word on whether they will fix the cdc system if it indeed is as broken as they say. Moments ago as the president departed for a trip to georgia, he defended his relationship with the top Infectious Disease expert in the country, Anthony Fauci. Were all on the same team, including dr. Fauci. I have a very Good Relationship with dr. Fauci, and were all on the same team. We want to get rid of this mess that china sent us, so everybody is working on the same line. And were doing very well. Were doing well in a lot of ways, and our country is coming back very strong. We bring in my coanchor for the hour, katy tur. With the president headed to atlanta right now, home of the cdc, it w
Sputtering economy in congress and later, is karen bass the best person to give joe biden extra bounce to get elected . Ill talk to the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus october habout her status on the v. P. Short list. First, with 100 days to go and counting until the november election, the country is battling crisis on multiple fronts. Were continuing to see disturbing scenes from several cities including portland and seattle where Police Declared what is going on to be a riot. There is violence and the questions about the role federal agents are playing on the streets of the cities. This comes as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. There are now more than 4. 2 million cases here in the united states, more than 147,000 americans have now died in 18 states, set single day records for new cases this week. That is to say nothing of the millions of americans who are out of work and now looking to congress for additional aid and extra 600 in Unemployment Benefits is set to run out t
The president look bad were also expecting to get comments from the president this hour as the white house rushes to respond to yet another damaging and explosive story about the president s comments made in private, this time, audiotapes revealing that President Trump understood the true threats of the pandemic all downplaying it to the American Public in weeks after that in a series of interviews with veteran washington journalist bob woodard, trump admits that the virus is deadly and highly contagious so, what was president xi saying yesterday oh, we were talking mostly about the virus and i think hes going to have it in good shape but, you know, its a very tricky situation its it goes it goes through air, bob thats always tougher than the touch. You know, the touch, you dont have to touch things, right, you just breathe the air and thats how its passed. And so to thats a very tricky one, a thats a very delicate one. Its also more deadly than your flus this is more deadly, this is 5
And effectively deliver the vaccine. This relief package wont be the total answer, but its an important first step. Theres so much we have to do. These crises have ripped the blinders off the systemic racism that exists in america. American people can see clearly that black, latinos are more likely to get covid. Communities of color are left to ask whether theyll ever be able to break the cycle. In good times they lag. In bad times theyre hit first and the hardest. In recovery they take the longest to bounce back. Vice president elect harris and i knew we would have our work cut out for us, but we also knew we could build a team that would meet this challenging moment in american history. Some are familiar faces. So are new in their roles. All are facing new circumstances and challenges. Thats a good thing. They bring deep experience and bold new thinking. Above all, they know how government should and can work for all americans. For secretary of agriculture i nominate tom vilsak, a tw