Pandemic rages, is the only deep political divide growing. Senate Homeland Security chairman ron johnson, democratic congresswoman karen bass and fema administrator join me to discuss. And election threat. The president s intelligence director says he will no longer brief congress in person on Election Security as americans prepare to cast their ballots, will their votes be secure . House Intelligence Committee adam schiff responds. Plus, team effort. Again, americas sports players take a stand, canceled games in protest of Police Violence. Its exhausting being black, especially when you are a celebrity. Wnba star will be here ahead. Hello. Im dana bash in for jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is bit early divided. With both conventions mind behi, it is more clear than ever that this is an Election Year like no other. As the nation comes to a reckoning with racial injustice, protests recharged by the shooting of jacob blake in wisconsin. Just overnight another pers
Jacob blake who was unarmed. The Justice Department here in washington has just confirmed its sending federal Law Enforcement officers to help with the response. And weve also just learned another major developing story. That the nba playoff games, all three of them tonight have been postponed in protest of the shooting of jacob blake. This is a major story. Well update you on that as well. Meanwhile, theres breaking news involving the coronavirus pandemic. The u. S. Death toll has now topped 179,000 people with more than 5. 8 million cases. And now a source is telling cnn that the cdc was actually pressured from the top down to change guidelines and recommended fewer people here in the United States be tested. Were following all of that, plus hurricane laura now a powerful category 4 storm churning toward the gulf coast and expected to make a potentially devastating landfall later tonight. We have a new forecast thats just out from the National Hurricane center. Lots of news unfolding
Meadows and the cochair of the Biden Campaign, congressman Cedric Richman of louisiana. Deadly scene in portland. Protrump and black lives matter protesters clash overnight. Gunfire erupts during one confrontation, and a man was killed. Well have the latest. Also, the Police Shooting in kenosha, wisconsin, of jacob blake. They shot my son seven times. Leads to violent Street Scenes and the Fatal Shooting of two protesters by a teenage vigilante. Nba players speak up. Its amazing to me, why we keep loving this country, and this country does not love us back. And walkouts soon to be joined by players in other major sports leagues. Ill talk to former nba player etan thomas. And sue bird of the wnba. Joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief White House Correspondent hallie jackson. New york times correspondent michael schmidt. And former governor of North Carolina, pat mccrory. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Announcer from nbc news in washington, the longest running s
Far beyond where you are. It really is, wolf. Its part of why the governor in wesk is requesting Additional National guard from other states including alabama, michigan, and arizona set to be here and could assist as early as tomorrow night. That comes on the back side of what was a very peaceful last night tonight, which was, of course, in stark contrast three nights prior to that when things did get violent including two deaths. Im going to warn, some of what youre about to see may be considered graphic. Theres seven shots now heard throughout the world as people from politicians to athletes are fed up with whats now become an all too familiar story. The nba is now set to resume play later this week after postponing their playoff for days in solidarity with jacob blake. Wnba joining nba. Several nfl teams canceling their practice today to show support. Kind of felt helpless. They felt like they wanted to do something. They felt like they werent a part of it, protected from what every
You start seeing them. The trucks come in and this comes in and that. All of a sudden, youre going to see backlash the likes of which you havent seen in many, many years. Because people arent going to take it. You know, a lot of people this is all a left movement, not a right movement. Right. But a lot of the people on the right are watching their television set, looking at kenosha and looking at chicago where they shoot people and kill people by the dozens every week. Right. Its not even believable. Trumps affinity for law and order, foreign dictators and unilateral federal power make the revelations in bob woodward and his threats of National Security all the more clear. He bragged to bob woodward about saving the saudi prince who was accused of ordering the murder of Washington Post column khashoggi and he fawned over kim jongun, calling him far beyond smart. But Donald Trumps rhetoric and admiration for men like these is even more alarming. When longtime Trump Associates like roger