Everybody. It is august 4th, and im yasmin vossoughian. Lets start with the coronavirus. So despite the number of cases here in the United States climbing and the death toll growing, the president is continuing to paint a rosy picture of this pandemic. Right now infections are surging in some midwestern states that did not previously have high case rates. Over the past week, missouri, montana, and oklahoma have seen a large increase in the percentage of case numbers and there are new warning signs in new jersey. A state that appeared to have flattened its curve, nbc news is showing the cases have spiked 175 in the last two weeks, but the president claiming yesterday that the u. S. Is starting to see declining signs. Were beginning to see evidence of significant progress. I have to add that the virus is rece receding. In hot spots across the south and west, weve seen slow improvements from their recent weekly peaks. We must focus on the flareups where new cases have risen including georgia, mississippi, texas, oklahoma, and missouri. I think youre going to find theyre very soon going to be under control. So the president s message there stands in stark contrast to what his own Health Experts are saying. As a reminder, i want to play foryou what dr. Deborah birx said just the day before those remarks from the president. What were seeing today is different from march and april. It is extraordinarily widespread. Its into the rural as equal urban arias. For those in the rural areas, you are not immune or protected from this virus. Thats why we keep say nothing matter where you live in america, you need to wear a mask and socially distance. So the president also continued to in cyst yesterds i hydro hydroxychloroquine is effective even though his own Health Experts say otherwise. It has tremendous support but its politically toxic because i supported it. If i would have said do not use hydroxychloroquine under any circumstance, they would have come out and said it was a great thing. Many doctors have come out and said it works. Dr. Fauci said it doesnt work. I dont agree. I like him. I get along with him great. But Hi Department want to ban people coming in from china, but i overrode him and did the right thing. He said masks dont work a short while ago. Hes not bad person. I like him. But we disagree on things. All right. So just to be clear here, dr. Anthony fauci, he has repeatedly dismissed hydroxychloroquine calling it ineffective in treating the virus, and on sunday Admiral Brett Giroir said we need to move on from hydroxychloroquine. Also, in discussing the threat of coronavirus spread, the president pointed to significant flareups overseas. Were doing very well with the vaccines and therapeutics. Flareups in spain, germany, france, australia, japan, and also as you probably heard, in hong kong, theyve had some very serious flareups. Japan has gone yeah, a lot of sixfold flareup. Thats a lot. But theyll get it under control. All right. I want to take a closer look here and factcheck the president a bit. As you see here, the United States recorded far more deaths on august 1st than any of the other countries mentioned there by the president. The president s Reelection Campaign sends an email to supporters urging them to wear face masks in public saying to do so is, quote, patriotic. Hes demeaned the use of masks against him as political. An email sent under the president s name entight ld patriots wear face masks reads in part this. Were all in this together, and while i know there has been some confusion surrounding the usage of face masks, i think its something we should all try to do when we are not able to be socially distanced from others. It continues. I dont love wearing them either. Masks may be goorksd they can be okay. Or they may be great. They can possibly help us get back to our american way of life that so many of us routefully cherished before we were so terribly impacted by and he uses these words the china virus. Jackie manning, thank you for joining us, getting up so early this morning. We appreciate it. Im not sure where to start. We covered a lot in the first six minutes or so, but lets talk about hydroxychloroquine because this president continues to insist on hydroxychloroquine when weve had study after study after study saying not only is it ineffective, it can actually be harmful and kill folks if they have certain conditions. What do you make of it . Yeah, and i think that top line is what, you know, i want to lead with and emphasize, that there are no signs. Additional studies came out that didnt show any connection, but the president has continued to latch on to hydroxychloroquine. Its, you know, sort of in place of masks. Its taken the place in this culture war, what hes used to tout to his defenders, that anything he tries do immediately becomes criticized if he latches onto it. Thats what hes saying. I talked to aides and officials last week about this who told me, you know, that they believed that the president was Still Holding onto this because it represented a glimmer of hope, a glimpse of positive news throughout the pandemic when there hasnt been in. That being said, that doesnt change the actual Science Behind the drug, which isb5 that its t proven to be helpful in curing covid19. Can we go with that glimmer of hope here because it seems more than a glimmer of hope, this rosy picture of what were talking about with regard to this pandemic. When you look at the numbers, it tells a true story when you have 150,000 people dying from this pandemic just in the last four or five months. I think the big question is in painting this, quote unquote, rosy outlook, is it clouding his judgment on how to respond to this crisis, and is he making it all about november . Yeah. Its not just clouding his judgment. Hes willingly ignoringing tingt that 152,000 are dead. Its hitting the midwestern states. Its hitting the rural as well as suburban areas. We have to be embracing it. The president obviously did not like those comments over the weekend an for the first time he attacks dr. Birx who, you know, has received some negative views and criticisms amongst critical Health Experts for enabling and facilitating the president s overly sunny take on the pandemic previously and has lead to the president s miss guide and poor decisionmaking process this. Weekend when dr. Birx offered some blunt talk, you know, to cnn in response to House SpeakerNancy Pelosis criticism, the president was not happy about that, dismissed her comments, called her pathetic, and then went to a White House Briefing yesterday and said the exact opposite of what dr. Birx had recommended. Recommended that the school should be open and the country was doing fine. He continued to hang onto this argument hes been making that the u. S. Is doing better than its been doing in other countries, but we also know thats not accurate as well and numerous other countries have kept their coronavirus, number of cases and deaths below the u. S. Numbers per capita. So i think its really important to factcheck this president every step along the way because as you have pointed out, he is really clinging to this rosy outlook in order to present, you know, a country that really suspect what he says it is, going into the november election. He wants this virus behind him, but its not. It definitely is not. By the way, were going to get into that exchange about Speaker Pelosi later in the show. Washington post jackie alemany, thank you. Well get into that more in a bit. Were getting the clearest picture yet of what led up to this Police Body Camera footage thats been leaked. A warning, some of the images are disturbing. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has more. Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Im sorry, im sorry. Reporter seconds after Rookie Police officer thomas lane approaches George Floyds vehicle, hes already gone his vehicle. Put your hand up. These body camera videos were viewed in person by nbc news last month but had not been distributed publicly. The daily mail. Com said it received this. Please dont shoot me. Floyd sons as he tells the officer hes been shot before. For the first time the video shows how a call about a fake 20 bill escalated into an encounter that would ignite global outrage. They got him out of the car and struggled to get him to the patrol car. Please. Stay with me. Im not that kind of guy, man. Floyd pleads with the officers. Saying he has anxiety and that he just recovered from covid19. Please, please. My wrist. My wrist, man. My wrist. Prosecutors have charged the officer who then knelt on floyds neck with seconddegree murder and manslaughter. The other three officers are accused of aiding and abetting him. That was nbcs Gabe Gutierrez reporting. The Minneapolis Police department so far has no comment on the body camera videos, neither do the attorneys for three of the four exofficers. The as you see there, george floyd pleading with the officers for mercy. Still ahead, everybody, the fight for President Trumps tax rurns ramping up. The Manhattan District Attorneys Office is looking for possible bank and insurance fraud. Also hurricane isaias made landfall over North Carolina overnight iechlts since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. Well tell you where its headed, and well have a check of your weather coming up. D wek of your weather coming up. At tmobile, we have a plan built just for customers 55 and up. Saving 50 vs. Other carriers with 2 unlimited lines for less than 30 each. Call 1800tmobile or go to tmobile. Com 55. Sprinting past every leak in our softest, smoothest fabric. Shes confident, protected, her strength respected. Depend. The only thing stronger than us, is you. Sheunlike ordinary memory, hewant supplementster . Neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. Memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. Try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. Welcome back. Manhattan d. A. Cy vance suggested they may be he argues the latest attempt to stop the subpoenas for the eight years of his financial documents is a delaying tactic and it should be dismissed. The prosecutor carrie dunn said it rests on the false premise that the grand jurys investigation leads to hush money payment in 2016. Dunn goes on by saying undisputed assertion in earlier Court Filings that prosecutors say document possible criminal conduct at the trump organization. The president was asked for a reaction to the broader investigation at the coronavirus briefing. This is just a continuation of the witch hunt. Its democrat stuff. They failed with mueller. They failed with everything. They failed with congress. They failed at every stage of the game. Joining me now, msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos. Good morning. Good to see you this morning. Good morning. Talk to me about this. Is the judge likely to find the subpoena overbroad . No, hes likely to find the opposite, i guess, which is underbroad. The trump argument here is the grand jury subpoenas are overbroad because the investigation, they say, was always about hush money payments to women and thats it. Its limited to that. And vances response is essentially, no, youre the only one saying that. We never said its limited to michael cohen. It might be much broader than that. And all that stuff youve been seeing, yeah, take a look at that, and that is you can say thats the scope of our subpoena. You have to understand that grand jury subpoenas enjoy a presumption of validity. So the burden is really on the trump team to quash the subpoenas or strike them down. A court is going to give deference to grand jury subpoena in a case like this. So two things here. Are they not required to basically be forthcoming about exactly what it is that they are investigating . And what happens if cy vance wins . Is it finally over and the documents go to the grand jury . Theyre definitely not required to because thats the entire purpose of grand jury investigations. Theyre secret. Theyre conducted in secret. No Defense Attorneys are allowed in the room. People are not allowed to talk about what they did in the grand jury room. So if the entire purpose of grand jury investigations are secrecy so other people are not hurt by the information, then it makes sense that prosecutors dont routinely have to disclose what their purpose is in convening. And if the trump team loses in theory, they can resume their tactic of appealing, appealing, appealing, and theyve lost at virtually every level. So if they did appeal, i dont know how much more clock they can run out with any court thats passed thon issue. They may pass on it much faster than they did before. Just quickly, do you feel like theres going to be resolution on this before november . I think there may be, but november is so soon, and knowing how slow the courts t s typical move, this is no typical case. And like i said, most of the issues have been ruled upon. This may be the rare case where the court can expedite a final decision and maybe in advance of the november election. Danny cevallos, thank you. Good to see you. Still ahead, everybody, oak island, North Carolina, takes a direct hit. Meteorologist bill karins has an update on the storm. Were back in a moment. Were back in a moment when your vneck looks more like a uneck. Thats when you know, its halfwashed. Try downy fabric conditioner. Unlike detergent alone, downy helps prevent stretching by conditioning and smoothing fibers, so clothes look newer, longer. Downy and its done. I felt gross. People were afraid i was contagious. I was covered from head to toe. I was afraid to show my skin. After i started cosentyx i wasnt covered anymore. Four years clear. Five years now. I just look and feel better. See me. Real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if youve had a vaccine, or plan to. Serious allergic reactions may occur. Five years is just crazy. See me. Learn more at cosentyx. Com. Metastatic Breast Cancer is relentless, but im relentless too. Because every day matters. And having more of them is possible with verzenio, the only one of its kind proven to help you live significantly longer when taken with fulvestrant, regardless of menopausal status. And its the only one of its kind you can take every day. Verzenio fulvestrant is approved for women with hr , her2 metastatic Breast Cancer whose disease has progressed after hormonal treatment. Diarrhea is common, may be severe, or cause dehydration or infection. At first sign of diarrhea, call your doctor, start an antidiarrheal, and drink fluids. Before taking verzenio, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection. Verzenio may cause low white blood cell counts, which may cause serious infection that can lead to death. Lifethreatening inflammation of the lungs can occur. Talk to your doctor if you have new or worsening trouble breathing, cough, or chest pain. Serious liver problems can happen. Symptoms include tiredness, appetite loss, stomach pain, and bleeding or bruising. Blood clots that can lead to death have occurred. Tell your doctor if you have pain or swelling in your arms or legs, shortness of breath, chest pain and rapid breathing or heart rate, or if you are pregnant or nursing. Every day matters. And i want more of them. Ask your doctor about everyday verzenio. Welcome back, everybody. Major League BaseballOfficials Say 13 players on the cardinals have been infected. Its postponed games between the cardinals and tigers. It previously had its three games against milwaukee canceled after it showed some players and Staff Members were infected. The team has since been quarantined. The cardinals are the second mlb to face a covid outbreak. The Miami Marlins have had their season postponed as the result of a covid outbreak. Lets switch gears and talk about weather. The northeast is bracing for heavy rain and strong wind as Tropical Storm isaias moves up the coast. It made landfall in North Carolina overnight now weakening to a storm. I want to turn to bill karins whos standing by and has been tracking this thing for us. Tell us what youve seen so far and what we can expect in the day ahead. Yeah, good morning to you, yasmin. We had landfall right around 11 15 last night near the South Carolina and North Carolina border. It was officially in North Carolina, their first hurricane landfall since irene in 2011. It had 85mileperhour winds now down to 70 miles. We know theres an island and a bad fire spreading between homes. Had an area of storm surge. We havent had a lot of reports of wind surge. Ne or two rge. Tornados that went through areas around Bald Head Island and possibly up the coastal areas. Were going to see wind dam and tornado damage as we go throughout the day today. Different Tropical Storms can produce different amounts of tornados. This looks like it has a chance of producing a significant coast as it goes up the coast. About to cross from North Carolina into virginia. All of these red polygons to the north, these are current tornado warnings. We have numerous areas, especially east of the richmond area. As far as the Seve