On a visit saturday to Walter Reed Military Medical Center more on that in a moment. Thermometers and face masks. In the past weeks, more than i thought this was going to terrify him and he wouldnt want to go back to school. Reporter their 4yearold ady was just fine. I was apoplectic. 400,000 people have krasktcontrd him not bothered. Reporter they didnt send coronavirus. Their eldest back. Looking to the fall its wait refrigerator trucks have been and see. Called in to use as morgues, kids cant touch each other. Reminiscent of new york city a few months ago kids have to be 2 meters apart. The latest on the outbraeak and kids cant play in the playground. I would be quite reluctant to plus a live report from the send my kids back in that environment. Reporter summer traveling white house where the president and fears of a second wave could is defending his decision to commute his friend roger stone mean september looks different once again. From in prison now, the big take away is that he says roger stone remains a its not one size fits all. You cant compare countries like convicted felon and y so denmark which is seeing 30 new saying Robert Mueller. Cases a day and countries like for the president pushing the u. S. Seeing 60,000 cases, for schools to open up in the new coronavirus cases a day. Country and a look how its gone countries that didnt lockdown in other countries in our sundays spotlight, professional football and early take the same steps, and baseball franchises under renewed pressure to change team names viewed by many as slurs precautions, cant turn around against native americans and recreate the exit strategy in the same way. After decades of debate, will it willie . Every country is different as you point out. We close this morning with happen now are there policies that seem to later, a favorite sunday your sunday today mugshot. Be working universally in sitdown with oscar and grammy thank you, penny and chase in cadillac, michigan. Schools across the countries . Reporter absolutely. Smaller classes, outdoor classes roger and archie in virginia. Winning Aretha Franklin, top la will and amy in new york. When possible, social distancing and wearing masks. And talking to teachers and dr. Katz in philadelphia. Parents, the most important thing, willie, is clear communication. Kooky and the parents even talking to cook new biopic. Say their kids are adjusting cookie in bay city elementary whew eve school. Thank you for what you do, just fine. Stephanie. Send us a the today. Those are huge shoes jennifer theyre following all the hudson those are huge shoes to fill instructions and adjusting to but i am just taking it one the new normal. Willie . Those little kids with their you might see yourself next stastep tiny facial shields, i guess week. At a time, one day at a time you can get your sunday today thats the new reality. All i want to do i her molly hunter in london. Mug at the nbc online store. Thanks so much. Thank you for spending part of thats interesting. Next, a favorite sunday sit your morning with us. Down with oscar winner jennifer well see you a sunday sitdown with Jennifer Hudson on finding her big unmistakable voice in the church. Dealing with unthinkable tragedy in her own life. Hudson now playing her hero, Aretha Franklin in a new movie. And then a life well lived, cases ever with more than 65,000 the teacher turned activist who helped to shape the American Civil Rights movement. On hudson 3. 3 million and as we head to break, our photo of the week. Tourists at the Louvre Museum in with 35,000 deaths. Seven paris taking photographs of search states on saturday leonardo da vincis mona lisa. Reporting a Record Number of the louvre opened this week cases including South Carolina after four months with new saw 2300 and louisiana governor after four months with new after four months with new implementing a mask mandate. For the first time in public, as i said, President Trump was seen wearing a mask during a visit to the Walter Reed National military Medical Center. He has refused to wear a mask in the past florida remains one of the areas of greatest concern, but on saturday disney world reopened its doors in orlando now is the time to support the places you love. With restrictions. Spend 10 dollars or more at a nbcs sam brock is there for us. Sam, good morning. Participating Small Business and get 5 dollars back, reporter willie, good up to 10 times with american express. Morning. And a surreal split right now of enroll now at shopsmall. Com. The state just jumped 250,000 yes. Neutrogena® ultra sheer. 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You have to have fun you have to enjoy Life Reporter some parents pulling the plug on planned vianey arana joins us with a outings. Look at your microclimate is it worth it for the riskis forecast. Hi, vianey. Grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. Hi there, kira. The children reporter the risks in florida and texas escalating by its going to be such a nice the day. Get em now with no contact delivery. Day. Both have now recorded a quarter starting with mostly clear skies. You can see the low clouds hanging out over San Francisco. Million covid cases each, and grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. Thistheres this gametime gig spinternetting room. Xfinity. The big topic today will be just both topping 10,000 new cases saturday so fun. How hot its going to get. And then theres this workfromhome for the first half of our the difference texas now mandates mask wearing internetting room. Finally, the openconcept internetting room. Were seeing in the state of this is not an open house. Texas, the next step would have to be a lockdown reporter a federal task but your front door was open, so technically it is. Force heads to houston monday get gig speeds and the most wifi coverage from xfinity. In what amounts to a medical now thats simple, easy, awesome. Enhance your online experience with even faster speed. Mayday as louisianas governor choose from a range of fast, reliable options, up to a gig. Also alarmed by surging cases Just Announced hell require facial coverings and close down bars click or call to learn more. As recently as june the 19th, louisiana was ten in the country per capita cases today, were number three. Number one on the list is arizona, has activated emergency plans for refrigerator trucks as morgues. Stunning shades of new york in march. I dont want to be at 2 00 in the morning wondering what were going to do with someones loved one that we dont have space for. Reporter the other side of that struggle, new york, now good morning. Sunday, july 12. Showing a remarkable turnaround. Its covid hospitalizations 6 26. The sun shining over san jose. Dipping below 800, the lowest that figures been since the we welcome you to this sunday city came under siege. Morning. Thanks for joining us. A boost for the big apple, which im kira klapper. Vianey arana has a look at our is not out of the woods yet. Microclimate forecast. Oh, boy, if its anything like yesterday, its going to be hot yankees closer arold chapman just tested positive for covid as baseball marches forward with but today were going to see plans to return this summer. Basketball is even closer. The Orlando Bubble now hosting full practices good to move around with the guys reporter as 22 nba teams inch toward a restart date of its not cold. Its not cool. July 30th. Its just mild right now. Wind speeds are calm but look and nba players are being what will happen into the afternoon. Tested every single day in the astros cancelled their practice bubble for Major League Baseball, its on saturday as someone was like every other day or multipls exposed to the virus outside of triple digits through the interior valleys. The organization willie, back to you. Sam brock, starting us off outside disney world this morning. Sam, thank you very much san jose will top out in the 90s a first for President Trump on saturday, as he wore a mask in public. While on a visit to walter reed Medical Center into santa rosa. Public health officials, San Francisco and Half Moon Bay including those on his task will be the only two areas well be able to get away from the force, say that is long overdue. Meanwhile, the president continued to defend commuting heat because we have the onshore the sentence of his friend and flow. Political ally roger stone air quality the north bay and Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is at the east bay are sort of on two white house with more on allpre different ends. One side is good. One side is moderate. Ill talk more about that coming up at 7 00 a. M. Kira . Well see you then, vianey. Visual demonstration with that thanks. The rules about what you can and mask as a cue to supporters and cannot do are changing daily. The public, something his advisors have wanted him to do for quite a long time. But there was internal Health Leaders are announcing disagreement and concern about the president very much going it tightening guidelines. Its all because more than 8 of alone by making a decision about new covid tests in coco county his friend, now convicted felon, and giving him clemency. Are coming back positive. County leaders say thats a sign the president and the russia probe prosecutor face off once the virus is spreading quickly. Again over roger stone the reopening process was long boiling fury for mr. Trump. Contingent on cases not surpassing that mark. Now that theyve reached it they this old political witchhunt and the mueller scam need to rethink the return to normal. Reporter he used his ive been concerned how clemency power to erase a prison sentence for his longtime friend so im very happy with what i quickly it has skyrocketed. Did. Reporter former special two weeks ago seeing about 3. 9 Counsel Robert Mueller penned an to 4. 2 of everyone tested being positive. Oped in the Washington Post outlining the case against stone. He remains a convicted felon and we set a cap at 8 . And mueller defended the inquiry, itself. The women and men who conducted and now we need to keep the these investigations and prosecutions acted with the Community Safe and encourage people to take additional highest integrity. Claims to the contrary are false. Safeguards to slow the spread. The president s intervention indoor gathers considered high risk will be banned. Drew condemnation from democrats and a few elected republicans. The order primarily pertains to but he is undeterred i will tell you this. Religious services but any people are extremely happy scheduled for had morning will still be allowed. Masks must be worn at all times because in this country, they want justice and roger stone was not treated properly when dining outdoors except for reporter mueller argued that when actually eating or drinking. A jury determined stone repeatedly lied and obstructed the investigation around his a closer look at the positivity contacts with known russian rate. The supervisor mentioned these operatives and wikileaks over stolen email numbers, the percentage of when a subject lies to people testing positive each day investigators, it strikes at the the last two weeks. Core of the governments efforts to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable hospitalizations in the county also are on the rise. Senior officials tell nbc news the Justice Department played no coming up this morning on today in the bay students helping students. Role and that attorney general william barr personally counseled the president against a unique program to help younger clemency for stone kids who are distance learning. The attorney general, about a week or two ago, had made a a little bit of good news amidst statement, but that was long before anybody knew what i was going to do. All other news. Reporter predicting the president s actions is often a your top stories and vianeys forecast at 7 00. Gamble we hope to see you then. Saturday, he reversed course on wearing a mask inviting the media inside his visit to a Military Hospital as he donned a mask publicly for the first time i think its a great thing to wear a mask. Ive never been against masks, but i do believe they have a time and a place reporter the white house responded to Robert Muellers oped with a withering statement that echos a lot of the sentiments we hear from the president about the russia investigation, saying that Robert Mueller and his team failed to do their job properly and saying they should let the report stand, as he once promised the american people, calling it spin. Willie Kelly Odonnell at the white house, thank you, as always. Chuck todd is nbcs political director and moderator of meet the press. Chuck, good morning. And i am telling you good to see you. Lets start right there with roger stone and the president commuting stones sentence he was set to head off to prison on seven felonies. The president making these moves, weve seen him play with the judiciary system on other that is Jennifer Hudson in cases as well, looking at the the 2006 film dream girls, the Michael Flynn case, people close oscarwinning performance that launched hudsons career and changed her life. To him people he believed had been loyal to him. That big unmistakable voice has the attorney general, bill barr, carried jennifer from the pews as Kelly Odonnell mentioned, has let it be known he did not support this move by the of a church in chicago to president. Was this unilateral from President Trump . Stardom on american idol. And, if so, what is his goal here then to the Academy Awards and a does he believe this helps him politically somehow . Pair of grammys. It clearly well, at least growing up hudsons musical hero there are a lot of people that was Aretha Franklin. Are making it clear to those of now the 38yearold star is playing the late queen of soul us that cover washington that this was the president s in an upcoming biopic at decision on his own. It is putting the president on an island. Franklins request. Youve seen the attorney general jennifer and i got together late last year while she was shooting that movie and as the finishing touches were being put on her say sort of seek distance from this decision youve seen the white House Counsel seek distance from this recent film. Decision youve heard white house staffers anonymously talk to reporters attempting to seek distance from this decision. You know, look, this is a when it comes to president that both values loyalty, rewards loyalty, and showstopping performances, Jennifer Hudson always delivers. Ultimately it is always, remember, his motivation to do anything is about himself. Music everything i do. If im shooting a scene, okay, many and the question i have is did whats the emotion . He do this to reward loyalty or if im in the photo shoot, what did he do this out of fear remember, one thing about roger do i need to feel . I can find that song, that music stone, willie, and you and i that puts me in that place. Both know this from covering honey, find a song that moves you. Until you do that, you aint roger stone a long time, he going nowhere. Doesnt fear the president that has always been something, that relationship. And so there is a part of this commutation in my head that i respect find out what it cant help but wonder how much means to me did the president do this out of fear of what roger stone still knows. Now shes playing aretha yeah, and speaking of fear, the president is looking at his franklin in the biopic respect. Reelection prospects right now. Hudson was hand picked for the part by the late queen of soul hes looking at his approval herself rating down now in the low 30s on his handling of the how is it going so far Coronavirus Crisis his campaign cancelled the event filling the shoes of aretha yesterday, a rally that was franklin . Whew, those are huge shoes to supposed to be held in portsmouth, new hampshire. Fill, but i am just taking it they said it was because of the weather. One step at a time, one day at a time. All i want to do is, is, is, um, a beautiful day, i should point out, in portsmouth, new pay tribute to her and meet her hampshire yesterday. Perhaps worried about a repeat of tulsa where the crowd was thinner than they hoped it would request. Be and wearing the mask last night, i just hope i make her proud, do her justice. Late last year, hudson yesterday, during that visit to walter reed. Brought those familiar power is he sending signals, albeit months late, that perhaps he is house vocals to the film cats concerned now about the Coro