Reported in this incredibly thorough portrait of the white houses struggles to contain this virus, if the administrations initial response to the coronavirus was denial, its failure to control the pandemic since then, was driven by dysfunction and resulting in a lost summer, according to the report that emerges from interviews with 41 Senior Administration officials and other people directly involved in or briefed on the response efforts. And dysfunction pretty much sums up where we stand right now with Coronavirus Relief talks stalled on capitol hill. The president s executive actions have sewed confusion among state officials and they might not be constitutional either. The president is claiming his actions have somehow pressured democrats to restart negotiations, and he claims that schumer and pelosi now want a deal. Hes also claiming that democrats called him to restart talks. But so far no one knows what hes talking about. Two senior democratic aides tell nbc news that there has b
Right now. What does School Look Like during a pandemic . Were going to be exploring this evolving reality every monday until labor day. It is also something we are diving into across all of our platforms here at nbc news this week. Right now, schools in all 50 states have plans to return to some form of learning, be it inperson, remote, or a hybrid of both. Some districts already back in the classroom. Just a week in, theyre already dealing with outbreaks among students and staff. That comes as, this morning, we are seeing new data that further dispels the claim that children are immune from this virus. A new report from the American Academy of pediatrics and Childrens Hospital association reveals 97,000 children in the United States have tested positive for coronavirus. That 97,000 figure, that was just in the last two weeks of july. They say more than 338,000 children have been infected since the pandemic started. Meanwhile, not just parents and students, teachers also facing some t