Person in the world. He never forgot where he came today. From mean streets. Protesters and Police Square off nationwide in a weekend of violence. Federal agents called in. The latest just ahead. Final crossing. A new tribute to john lewis, the and he works from the bottom up civil rights hero making one last journey across the bridge as you guys said so rightly in where he almost lost his life fighting for justice. Speak to the legacy that he leaves behind and the lives he the intro. He was just happy to be on a has changed. Set. He was just happy to be looking at joey bishop next thing hes sitting next to joey bishop. And he just was always today a rare honor. The congressmans lie in state at the u. S. Capitol. Comfortable in his own skin. Always felt like the luckiest in the end zone, the nfl and guy in the world and i used to say to him not the players reach an agreement luck, reg. Blessed. He goes, youre right. Youre right on a return to play but one star blessed. And i always felt that way too i felt like im waldo. What am i doing here wont be on the field. The player whose other job is a doctor on the front lines. Ive always had gratitude. All that plus remembering regis. Of all the people in the world, well celebrate the remarkable lord, you put me there life of Regis Philbin, one of but gods purpose is one we the most beloved hosts in cant understand when i ran down the street from television history. Oh, look at them. The other daytime show in my thank you. His longtime colleague and dear friend Kathy Lee Gifford sneakers and i and he gave will join us live. Me, you know, a hard time. So its going to be like this . I said, its going to be like this and we never, ever tried to pretend we were anything but what we were two people who loved each other, who were happy to be together, and we had the biggest secret today, july 27th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news this known to the whole world but is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio they dont do it we had fun 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Fun and its contagious. And we had fun and it was welcome to today. Contagious its monday morning. Regis philbin, thats one where you are tears and a smile. We did. What a wonderful life. Spending our lives together he may have worked over at too. Abc, but we felt like he was ours here. Remember i had a chance to talk to kathy you came to that first thanksgiving yesterday. You and your mom came and your she just had a meal with regis a mom sat there with frank and couple of weeks ago. Watched the football game. You came to my place in regis and joy. Shell tell some incredible nantucket. Stories and what it was like to work with him for all of those then we started going to theater every wednesday and having years. Youre right. It feels like a loss in the lunch. Family. Were going to really honor der you know, when it spills over, your screen time spills over into real time and you start crying with each other over the will lie in state today at the hurts in your life and laughing yourselves silly or even sick at times. U. S. Capitol. Were going to have more on that i had to excuse myself many times with regis and go some place and deal with it, if you know what im saying regis filled in for me one in a live report. Day when you had that bird on but we do begin with the your head. Coronavirus and no sign of a letup as cases spike across the and you and regis walked to the United States. The numbers are simply staggering. More than 4 Million People now big window where everybody was infected. Almost 150,000 deaths in just walking by and what happened when you guys five months. Lets get to sam brock leading stood there . Off our team coverage. Hes in florida again for us. Hi, sam. Good morning. Reporter savannah, hoda, nobody cared. Good morning. Nobody cared. Florida just jumped new york for not one person they go, oh the second highest number of its new york. Covid cases in the country right who cares. Oh, yeah theres kathie lee with a bird on her head. What else is new been california. But that kind of humor, you guys just let it go. There were a thousand of those the state of california has moments youve had in your life twice the population of what we here with regis. Have in the sunshine state. They are testing a lot of people oh, my gosh you know, when we first started, we had no idea what we had but we knew what we didnt want. This morning. We didnt want writers 100,000 a day, savannah. We didnt want a million the rate of transmission is still incredibly high. Producers. This morning few signs of covid we just wanted to sit there and fears on miami beach as florida racks up another brutal have fun together. I think we started out talking benchmark. 420,000 cases catapulting it for just a couple of minutes then wed go off and have guests past new york for second most in and everything else. But by the time i the last couple of years we were the numbers hardly telling the together, it was 23 minutes of story of nurses like 22yearold nonstop and we never talked Desmond Silva fresh out of before the show. We never knew what the other we didnt have elements. We didnt have what they call Nursing School and already on elements in our business the front lines. Hed hold up the newspaper and his mom says he contracted covid a couple months ago, recovered and went back to work. Were off to the races or id only to find himself suddenly say, cody threw up and we were ill and soon paralyzed from the. Off to the races you had no reason to believe we never planned it. He wasnt okay . And its kind of like life we never know whats going to happen next in life. So let it happen let it be. Dont try to micromanage real moments. Youre going to miss out on the most important thing which is the humanity of things we let the humanity of things very healthy, 22 years old, worked out. This is something that we never just work. Expected. Reporter silva has stabilized, but his illness lays we gave it time to work out. Ill never forget we were doing bare two unsettling facts. Health care workers are getting sick and the virus continues to this crystal thing and hes laying i dont believe in any of that stuff but im having fun surprise us. Sunday the white house chief of with it. Staff doubling down on staying ive got the crystal and stuff the course. Were not going to have a the person was like, drop it solution to this. And i dropped it right where you its not masks. Its not shutting down the shouldnt drop anything. Economy. Reporter a surge of covid cases in tennessee which just and he had a visceral affect saw its deadliest week yet occurring as some schools there and i go, its working, its working. Kat, before you go moments like that you cant make up. Kath, before you go, what will you miss most about regis are reopening. Everything. This family speaking out after his friend was the im just so grateful the lord gave me that final time and it was so precious because when i talked to joy the day that i found out right after he had passed, she said kathie he hasnt laughed in a long time. I was so worried about him youngest to die of covid19. It was like frank. I think he was just ready, you his mom says he contracted covid a couple months ago, recovered and went back to work. Know only to find himself suddenly so many of his friends had died. Ill and soon paralyzed from the his dearest friend died a week neck down. Before of corona actually. He was ready to go and she said the last day we came to lunch with you is the espn reports there are 8 players, 2 coaches that contracted covid19 bringing it last time i heard him laugh. To 14 players. We reached out to the marlins so that will forever be a precious gift the lord gave me and major League Baseball. I got to laugh again with one of nbc news hasnt independently confirmed that yet. My best friends. We love you, kath the reports that the phillies who they were playing are quarantining at the moment as thanks. I love you guys too. Well. Give my love to everybody there. If theres anybody there it is important to know, major League Baseball, unlike the nba, we love you were back after your local does not have players and staff in a bubble. That never materialized. Good morning to you. Also, National Security adviser 8 26. Im marcus washington. Robert obrien has covid as well. Police in antioch are investigating a deadly double some states are shutting down shooting overnight outside a bars and venues that are contributing to the spread. 7eleven near summersville road. Theres one potential super police are telling us a man and spreader officials cannot easily woman were shot inside the car regulate. And the woman who was on the talking about parties. Passenger side died there at the Gabe Gutierrez joins us with more on that. Good morning. Scene. That driver was shot several reporter good morning. Summer is usually filled with times and suffered lifethreatening injuries. Get togethers but now there is police say the shooter walked up to the car. Concern how these are contributing to a public h so far, they havent made any arrests, and theyre not sure why the victims were targeted. They are also hoping security crisis. This morning summertime cameras can provide some clues celebrations have officials in this investigation. Across the country sounding the alarm from michigan to florida lets get a look at the forecast for you today. To oregon. Meteorologist kari hall has been parties are leading to clusters tracking that. Of covid19 cases. Em young adul. How is it feeling for us . Its going to be a nice day. Were taking a look at our high temperatures of where were in this popular summer spot, long beach island, new jersey, headed for the afternoon. If you enjoy yesterday, its going to be pretty much the same at least 17 life guards have today. Were all dealing with different tested positive. Officials are connecting these to a social gathering outside of kinds of weather in our work. Microclimate. Low to mid60s along the coast. The governor is urging teens to as you make your way into the cooperate with contact tracers as officials believe a party in a separate part of the state led oakland, low 70s and 80s in san jose and parts of the peninsula. Then you go into the inland east to 20 people getting sick. Bay, far north bay well see this isnt a witch hunt, this temperatures in the 90s. Well see more weather like this is a public helt pursuit that the Contact Tracing as we go throughout the week, core is after. Reporter on cape cod, free testing will be available today for those who attended a house Party Last Week that led to at marcus. Well have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. Menutaur least 13 cases. Some of the sick employees at local restaurants forcing some businesses to temporarily close. Parties have the potential to turn into super spreader events, say experts, if people are crowded together. Especially inside and not Wearing Masks. Now officials are urging everyone to keep their guard up. Sort of surprised me how many times it really is just an informal get together that is causing the spread. I think theres a general tendency when were with people we know. Maybe not to be as concerned. Reporter jill parker thought she was safe when she had a small Outdoor Family Party for the fourth of july. We got too comfortable. We had a false sense of security. Reporter all but three of the 14 people at the party later tested positive. Now shes warning others about rushing back to normal too soon. Its terrifying when you dont know whats going to happen and youre sitting there with the guilt that you not only let yourself be exposed but get a load of my southwest cheddar cheeseburger. Let menutaur make it a doubleeee, yeah its beautiful say what . I said its bea. Provided a venue for others to try my 5. 99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo be exposed. Wow. Thats really sobering. Gabe, are there ways that you and make it a double for a buck more. Can safely see families and friends over the summer . Reporter well, yeah, hoda. Order now with no contact delivery. Experts say limit gatherings to small groups, stay outdoors, wear masks, and keep that six foot distance. This is the tough one. Guests should bring their own food and drink so people arent sharing. Okay. All right. Gabe gutierrez, thank you. Theres actually a key movement on the vaccine front. Were going to have more about that in our next half hour. Some encouraging news. Youre going to want to hear it. Lets go to craig. Hes got another story weve been following. Good morning. We are talking about these ongoing protests against police brutality. And they turned violent in cities all over the country over the weekend. In several cases, demonstrators appearing to be reenergized by the presence of federal agents. Erin mclaughlin is in seattle where one of the most intense protests took place. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, craig. Here in seattle the situation escalated. Over the weekend protesters looking at what was happening in nearby portland, oregon, and took to the streets in solidarity. While continuing to rail against racial injustice. This morning seattle bracing for more chaos. Federal agents out of sight on standby, clashes lighting up the night sky. Over the weekend, 59 officers injured and 47 people arrested. Police declaring a riot due to the damage. An uprising in solidarity with neighboring portland. What is going on . Who are you . Reporter where protesters have been clashing with free agents sent by the president. Terrifying scenes like this a 8 30 now its a monday morning. Its the 27th day of july 2020 another hot one on tap here in nightly occurrence. Manhattan. Same true in much of the a court order set to stop arresting people during protests denied. Country. In response to the decision, President Trump tweeting in part, the protesters are its going to be a sizzler. Actually anarchists who hate our were excited because Jenna Bush Hager is here. We caught a glimpse of her getting micd up. We cannot wait to see her she had a great story this morning. Have you wondered how are people getting together in a pandemic how is dating working . Country. Something Officials Say is true for a small group of people. Jenna has been investigating a group of military veterans as if the search for love was backing the protesters over the not hard enough, how about a weekend. Joining the socalled wall of Global Pandemic . Moms. Demonstrating at the federal shell tell us how people are course house in portland. Now stretching across the country. In los angeles hundreds clashing with officers in front of the being creative and since this is the summer of spending time at home, why not make thed to federal courthouse. In louisville, facing off at a demonstration. Three people wounded when someones gun accidentally discharged. A sports center, entertainment we just want to make sure it complex. Stays peaceful. Even a makeshift restaurant. Reporter in austin a protester at a demonstration there it is. Is that carson . That is carson daly killed. All of the dalys are going to the man Garrett Foster who was show us how okay, cool. Armed with a rifle shot by good and tomorrow, our good friend martha stewart, everybodys still talking about someone in a vehicle who had you. Did you see that picture on driven through the crowd. The gunshots heard in this video. Insta . We saw garrett lying on the road in a fetal position with with a pool of blood next to ooh i did not see that you missed that lets kick off the week with special celebrations my today plaza in the house. Hi, guys whats up him. Reporter federal agents in how about we kick things off kansas city and chicago. The president vowing to send with the poole family. Where are the pooles from virginia more to other cities facing unrest including philadelphia, detroit, and baltimore. Here in seattle the mayor, the police chief, and the governor all oppose the president s plan good morning. We got katie here and katie, introduce us to the to send more federal agents to seattle. They were worried that it would inflame tensions. Now that that appears to be quadruplets. Whats happening, the question sure. Becomes how to deescalate not only here but also in portland. Craig . That is the question, indeed. Erin mclaughlin in seattle. Mckenzie, gabrielle, danielle, thank you. 7 12 now. We want to get to those memorials mentioned for civil rights icon congressman john and bobby. In birth order this is a big day because weve got a sweet 16, right . Yes, sir. Lewis. He will lie in state at the capitol rotunda. This after a weekend that included one final trip across selma bridge where he and other marchers were beaten badly 55 years ago in the cause of justice. Blayne alexander joining us with more. Good morning. You start the day by texting them a quote from hodas book to encourage them i do. I love it. Its all about positivity and reporter savannah, good starting the day right so thats the best way to do it, morning to you. I think. Thats sweet. Congressman lewis will be taken to washington after lying in do the kids all roll their eyes . Is that what happens state here at the Alabama State so four sweet 16st. Youve got a sweet 64. Capitol. How are you going to celebrate hanging out well, happy birthday. Six days of tributes, but its happy birthday, guys. Happy birthday times four, cuties and mom, wow good for you all right. Really only fitting that his lets find the singletons because they have something to home going would begin here in share with us. Good morning to you. The state of alabama. The boy from troy raised in the little keaton. Oh, but theres more this small alabama town, but so much of his lifes work was defined morning. I heard you just had a baby. I did tomorrow will be one week. One week old. And am i right about this that no one knows what the babys name is or if its a boy or girl no. Only close family and friends. So we kept it the whole time should we reveal that right now . Can we meet this new baby . Yes by what happened in selma. In the city where he nearly lost his life, congressman john lewis taking one more march. Thank you, lord, he was willing to get in the way. Who do we have . Thank you he was willing to stir good trouble. Reporter the Edmund Pettus bridge now adorned with roses here we have little miss lining his path as he crossed one more time. Carried in a horse drown caisson and modeled for the one used for sarah. Shes a good baby too. Beautiful little girl so sweet. Joins big brothe