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Transcripts For KNTV Today 20240712

Thing for the students and Staff Members here. And just ahead, why the student who is shot these imaages of packed hallways got suspended. Joe biden under fire after this racially loaded comment. Unlike the Africanamerican Community with no exceptions, the Latino Community is a Diverse Community. President trump calling it insulting. How biden is trying to explain this morning. Shots fired. The attorney general of new york takes action to dissolve the nra accusing its leaders of fraud. Operated as a breeding ground for greed, abuse, and brazen illegality. He very latest. Socially unacceptable. Prince harry takes on social media giants. His powerful indictment overnight of fear, anger, and misinformation online. Those stories, plus going the distance. Fly ball deep toward right field. The baseball star who had opted out of the season for Health Reasons comes back in grand fashion. I love it. And the celebration is six feet apart. Today, friday, august 7th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. It is friday. Were here. Hodas getting a jump on the weekend. Good morning. Yeah. Good to see you, my friend. Good to see Nick Markakis back on the field as well. He decided maybe i will play ball. I think its because he had that game winner in him. Well have more on that and the socially distanced celebration as well. Weve got a lot happening on this friday morning including weve now learned 66 nfl players have chosen to sit out the season over concerns about the coronavirus. Just ahead, were going to have one players powerful message to fans who are bothered by that decision. Speaking of decisions, a big one is coming later this morning on the fate of schools in new york state. That includes new york city, the Largest School district in the nation. More than a million students. Stephanie gosk has more on that. But first as the nation surpasses a new record of deaths, tom costello has a story this morning. Reporter already a horrific death toll, but the university of washington which has a pretty accurate track record for modeling where were going, that track record, that organization is now talking about a death toll. By the end of the year, listen to this, that would exceed the american combat deaths in world war i, korea, vietnam, all the persian gulf wars combined. But there is something we can do. This morning a grim new nearly 300,000 deaths in the u. S. Before the new year according to a Research Center at the university of washington. Almost double the deaths weve seen since march. However, experts say if nearly everyone wears masks now, almost 70,000 lives could be saved. If every individual wearing a mask is putting the brakes on transmission by 40 , that starts to add up. Reporter coming as the nations death toll from the virus surged past 160,000 on thursday. One of the latest victims . A 7yearold boy who no underlying conditions. The youngest to die from the virus in the state of georgia. In ohio, Governor Mike Dewine taking a test in order to be cleared. Initially tested positive. You can contract it even when being careful. Reporter then hours later getting negative results in a second test. In the countrys first covid19 epicenter, new york, check points for travelers coming from advisory states are up and running with mixed reaction. I think it is a terrible idea and the reason for that is just the traffic in new york is already a mess. I wish every state was doing this. Reporter dr. Deborah birx in a private call with officials is now pointing to nine other major cities including chicago, boston, and detroit and californias Central Valley warning they could be in trouble as numbers continue to rise. The Nations Capital also on the list. As President Trump declared without any evidence thursday a vaccine could be ready by election day. Im optimistic that itll be probably be around that date. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci predicting, though, it may take a little bit longer. My projection which is only a projection is that somewhere effective vaccine. Tom, you mentioned what new york is doing cracking down on domestic travel. Whats the latest now about traveling abroad . Reporter so the United States is now lifting its travel advisory for americans to travel abroad. However, that doesnt mean youre going to get in. Because the eu, canada, japan, australia, new zealand, a lot of south america, the bahamas not allowing americans in because this is right now one of the biggest and worst hot zones in the world. Tom costello leading us off. Thank you. Now to the urgent debate over schools. Several cities across the country are facing a critical Decision Point for their fall plans including the nations largest Public School system here in new york. This as fallout grows after images of a packed hallway in georgia right there. Stephanie gosk has all the latest on that good morning to you. Reporter good morning. So later on today Governor Cuomo will decide whether or not a school like physically reopen in septemberme country, plans are in place. Kids are even in class and the fight how to do it safely is only escalating. This morning a 15yearold from georgias north palding high school cant go back to class and its not because of the virus. My punishment was five days of out of school suspension. Reporter because hanna waters posted these images shared and shared again. Students appear packed into the hallways masks are recommended at her school but are not mandatory in a statement to nbc news, the School District says they are aware of the issues and are gathering the facts of this situation and will address the situation in accordance with district policies and regulations. Whether you go in person or virtually, youre always going to have somebody upset with you. Reporter while tennessee superintendent dr. Ray is facing angry backlash from some because he decided to keep school doors shut and limit sports. Ive got to do the right thing for the students and Staff Members here reporter thats when he started getting threats. Ive seen messages on social media. Then i received an email message threatening me, threatening my family no ones going to determine even threats are going to keep me from keeping my students safe. Reporter with no national guidelines, each state and district has a different plan. Leaving parents unsettled. In new york the governor says he will decide today whether or not to reopen schools. Based in large part on the numbers. Were not going to open any school unless the viral transmission rate says we have the virus under control. Reporter the governor also points out that its not just ta that they have to have buy in by teachers and parents pointing out if a teacher doesnt show up, you dont have a class. All right steph, thank you by the bay, were going to have more on the School Debate on the third hour including a live interview with the head of floridas largest teachers union. We move now to the race for the white house. Joe biden under fire for comments he made about race. It comes as the white house and democrats remain at a stand still over a coronavirus stimulus package Peter Alexander is following all these angles this morning. Good morning reporter good morning to you. The former Vice President joe biden overnight tried to clean up comments he made comparing differing viewpoints within the africanamerican and latino communities. President trump had quickly seized on those comments as a new barrage of attacking on ter these comments he d god. Made during a Video Conference with black and latino engage with cuba. What you all know but most people dont know, unlike the Africanamerican Community with notable exceptions, the Latino Community is incredibly Diverse Community with incredibly different attitudes about Different Things reporter President Trump immediately pouncing on the former Vice President. I just watched the clip and joe biden this morning totally disparaged and insulted the black community. What he said is incredible i dont know whats going on with him reporter biden tweeting late thursday, in no way did i mean to suggest the Africanamerican Community is a monolith, not by identity, not on issues, not at all. Adding, i will never stop fighting for the Africanamerican Community it comes as the president is sharpening his attacks against biden saying this in the battleground state of ohio hes following the radical left agenda. Hes against god hes against guns. Hes against energy, our kind of Energy Reporter biden the practicing catholic slammed the president as an insecure bully writing in a statement, for President Trump to attack my faith is shameful. Its beneath the office he holds and its beneath the dignity the American People so rightly respect and deserve from their leaders. Meantime, talks between the white house and Democratic Leaders over a Coronavirus Relief package are on the verge of collapse after a threehour meeting yesterday. At issue, the size of the bill democrats pushing for a large scale package. The white house aiming for something smaller and shorter term theres a handful of very big issues that we are still very far apart. Were very far apart. Its most unfortunate. Reporter the key issues yet to be resolved include the emergency Unemployment Benefits that expired a week ago for tens of millions of americans the president has floated the idea that hes prepared to take executive actions on some of those issues as soon as today. But its still unclear what he can legally do no commitment so far from either side to meet today the president is not even here hes at his new Jersey Golf Club with fund raisers scheduled. Theres also new news on the tiktok front tell us about it reporter President Trump issued a pair of executive orders one that would ban tiktok from operating in the u. S. If it is not sold by its chineseowned Parent Company within the next 45 days. It warns that the app could allow china to access personal information of americans microsoft as weve reported has been in talks to buy tiktok and said last week it would complete those discussions by the middle of next month. All right thank you very much. Lot more to get to this friday morning including the explosion in beirut, lebanon protests against government officials broke out there overnight. Nbcs chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel has the latest richard, good morning. Reporter good morning. The death toll has gone up again. Its now over 150. The lebanese government is scrambling to lay blame for this explosion and has arrested 16 port officials as there are growing calls. Instantly made the u. N. 300,000 people homeless. Moments of heroism and solidarity too american survivor Becca Hovland was deeply impressed how the lebanese have been pulling together the dust hardly settled and all of the lebanese people are on the streets bringing their own brooms, handing out food, handing out water. Donating clothes, donating blood. Reporter yesterday we saw this person entering the delivery room. Her husband capturing the moment on a cell phone when the blast hit. Nurses and doctors were on the ground i was looking around to check wheres my wife. Because all the ceiling was down i was afraid that she might hit or the baby was hit. She was all covered with blood reporter the mother and baby are doing well sound asleep. Reporter rescue teams are scouring through debris. Dozens remain missing. Funerals are now widespread. And in the emotion and grief, covid19 precautions have fallen by the wayside lebanon was already facing its worst economic crisis in decades. When french president Emmanuel Macron visited yesterday, he was mobbed by protesters denouncing their governments corruption and ineptitude a government that left 2,750 tons of Ammonium Nitrate impounded from a foreign cargo ship taking it to africa sitting in unsafe conditions in the middle of the city for six years. Despite repeated warnings and pleas to remove it and overnight, a plane load of u. S. Aid arrived the u. S. Has pledged 17 million in medicine, food, and Financial Support for lebanon. Many countries have said they are willing to help out. Richard engel for us there. Thank you. Now to the battle thats erupted between the nra and the attorney general of new york she has announced a lawsuit that aims to dissolve that powerful organization as she accused its top leaders of using millions of nra funds for their personal use. Also accused of tax fraud. Gabe gutierrez has the latest on this gabe, good morning reporter savannah, good morning. New yorks attorney general is calling for the removal of Wayne Lapierre he says bring it on. This morning the National Rifle association is under fire facing a sweeping lawsuit from new yorks attorney general. My office filed a lawsuit against the National Rifle association to dissolve the organization in its entirety for years of selfdealing and illegal conduct that violate new yorks Charities Law and undermine its own mission. Reporter Latitia James accuses four of the nras top leaders of taking 64 million over the nonprofit to serve as their personal piggy bank. It claims Wayne Lapierre spent more than 500,000 on eight trips to the bahamas, more than 3 million on luxury car services, and that he obtained a postemployment contract valued at 17 million without the boards approval in response, lapierre and the nra vowed to fight saying this is an unconstitutional premeditated attack aiming to destroy the nra. And we will confront it and prevail. The group filed its own lawsuit and accused new yorks attorney general, a democrat, of a power grab trying to score political points ahead of the 2020 election how is this not political . I dont think politics has anything to do with it the nra, its board, its officers, its directors have an obligation and duty to its donors unfortunately, they failed in that responsibility. As a result of that, the nra is operating in a deficit reporter the new yorkbased nra, one of the nations most powerful lobbying groups spent more than 54 million during the 2016 election cycle. And last month endorsed President Trump for a second term thats a very terrible thing Beautiful Life. Reporter again, this is a civil lawsuit that could take years to play out, but the attorney general here in new york says t that just happened i think the nra should move to texas and lead a very good and Beautiful Life reporter again, this is a civil lawsuit that could take years to play out, but the attorney general here in new york says that this is an Ongoing Investigation and that she would refer any evidence of criminal wrong doing to the Manhattan District Attorneys Office thank you how about we get to excitement in baseball overnight . Nick markakis made quite the dramatic return to the diamond thursday dont put it past him fly ball deep toward right field. That ball is going to go Nick Markakis walks us off on the first pitch and the empty stadium goes for that we say good morning to mr. Roker. Hey, al. Wild markakis with that walkoff home run leading them to the win over hey good morning, guys our weekends starting off a little wet here in the east. Weve got a Flash Flood Watch the blue jays. Now for 24 Million People. And this system is going to be it came during his first game just hanging around. Basically we are talking about a back in action he had opted out of the 2020 season over coronavirus concerns but he changed his mind recently and braves fans are thankful stationary front that he did. Areas of flash flooding possible i love its like bring it in. Today. Thatll go right on into tomorrow with scattered storms for parts of the east coast stretching from florida all the way up into the northeast with some areas seeing hourly rates up to an inch or more were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds for small prices, you can build big dreams. Spend less, get way more. Shop everything home at wayfair today. Good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. As we see the fog over San Francisco right now, we go into the next couple of hours and some sunshine expected today even along the coastline. For our inland areas that means warmer temperatur

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