take tulsa, oklahoma, for example. tulsa, of course, was the site of the horrific race massacre, the tulsa race massacre of 1921, the massacre of african-americans by a group of white people who attacked an affluent african-american neighborhood in tulsa. they destroyed businesses. they attacked the black residents. they burned the whole community to the ground. hundreds of african-americans killed in that attack. thousands of people displaced. today, tulsa held a fairly massive juneteenth celebration. 99 years after the tulsa race massacre. there was a march through the city of tulsa. there were speeches and music. there were art lessons for the kids. in one of the more somber moments today, protesters walked an empty casket through the streets to remember the people who died in the race massacre almost a century ago. the importance of marking juneteenth has been enshrined in tulsa's culture for a long, long time now. community organizers had long planned for today to be a big juneteenth celebration in tulsa. they ini

why come to oklahoma? when we see him coming in to oklahoma, we know a lot of people will travel across this state and come to oklahoma and we're asking all of our members and supporters not to go down to that rally. that's how we continue our support. >> and adam, why oklahoma? >> i mean, i'm not sure. i think obviously the president draws a lot of his personal security and self-esteem from this back and forth with the crowds that he hasn't been able with his crowds of supporters which he hasn't been able to do since the pandemic started and for some reason they decided to have this rally indoors, which is going to increase the potential contagion risk for everyone. as opposed to having it outdoors, where it might be safer. but i think it's very clear that he wants to be in a space where he can bask in the adulation of his supporters and where his supporters, quite frankly, can celebrate him. so i think this is a part of an emotional feedback loop that has been part of the trump campaign since the beginni

this is the bank of oklahoma arena in tulsa, oklahoma. the arena holds 19,000 people and it is nowhere close to being full. despite the fact that there's lots of space in that arena as you can see, lots of seats available. there is no social distancing taking place in any meaningful way. there are very few masks in the room. outside there are marches under way, a protest under way by supporters of black lives matter. the trump campaign has said that they canceled the outside event because their attendees were being intimidated by protesters and media though i'll talk to our reporter about that in a second. not quite sure whether that is true. this is where the event was to take place. they are

morgan chesky with really fantastic reporting there from the ground in tulsa, oklahoma. we appreciate it. joining me to discuss all of this is mark lauffer for president trump's 2020 campaign. mark, it is so great to see you. i appreciate your joining us on a really important morning, juneteenth. i want to start off by asking you about something that president trump just tweeted. let me show you the tweet. he said, quote, any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or low lives who are going to oklahoma, please understand you will not be treated like you have been in new york, seattle or minneapolis. it will be a much different scene. what does he mean? is the president threatening protesters, mark? >> well, the president supports peaceful protests and people who are exercising their first amendment rights. if we see what we have seen in other cities with rioting, looting, setting buildings on fire and physical violence, that's going to be something that would be met by police and it would be handled appropriately. we encourage peaceful protests, we encourage people w

cal perry in tulsa, oklahoma, to start us off. cal, thanks. let's bring in our leadoff discussion on a friday night. all three friends of this broadcast, starting with annie karni, white house reporter for "the new york times." jeremy bash, former chief of staff at the cia and pentagon, former chief council to the house intel committee. and maya wiley, former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, a veteran of the new york city mayor's office, now with the new school in new york. maya, we're going to begin with you because the news tonight has to deal with your old shop. the southern district of new york. for people who missed the explanation what it is during impeachment, it is basically the department of judgment, new york city office. here's the headline in "the new york times." it's about that man, geoffrey berman, u.s. attorney, who investigated trump associates, including but not limited to mr. giuliani, is abruptly replaced. maya, he's out on a friday night. the former u.s. attorney pete bharara making it clear o

this is the bank of oklahoma arena in tulsa, oklahoma. the arena holds 19,000 people and it is nowhere close to being full. despite the fact that there's lots of space in that arena as you can see, lots of seats available. there is no social distancing taking place in any meaningful way. there are very few masks in the room. outside there are marches under way, a protest under way by supporters of black lives matter. the trump campaign has said that they canceled the outside event because their attendees were being intimidated by protesters and media though i'll talk to our reporter about that in a second. not quite sure whether that is true. this is where the event was to take place. they are starting to dismantle it. 8:00 p.m. this is when the president is supposed to be speaking. there does not seem to be an overflow crowd on the outside. six members of donald trump's staff have been taken ill or tested positive for coronavirus including two members of the secret service. according to nbc reporting they have been on the ground in oklah

with me now is oklahoma state representative regina goodwin, chair of the oklahoma legislative black caucus. thank you so much, representative for joining us. >> thank you. >> i wonder what you make of the decision to have this speech in tulsa and also what you would have said to the president had he told you that he planned to deliver this speech in tulsa? >> well, in many case, he did tell us that he planned to deliver the speech and he will do so. what we say here in tulsa is we're not going to be distracted. we have real issues going on that need to be addressed and i tell you in many ways we have reached out to the federal government as it relates to the disadvantaged enterprise, support services which has not received funding from the federal government in the last few years. that would be helpful here in tulsa, oklahoma. as it relates to under the cover of covid-19, we see that affirmative action has been cut as it relates to contracting. there are real issues on the ground here in tulsa that we would like those federal dollars, our money to come back to oklahoma. as it relate

morgan radford also in oklahoma. this is going to be in a city with a bloody past when it comes to race. what are the folks in greenwood saying about the timing of president trump's visit? >> reporter: the timing is certainly controversial here, craig. we're standing here ahead of their juneteenth celebration. it's special here because it comes on the heels of honoring what's called the greenwood mass care. this is a historically black district. back in 1921 a group of white rioters and looters came and looted this area, killed 300 black people, wounded 800 black people and left thousands homeless. that was a big hit. this was the center of black life. they called it black wall street. you had more than 30 blocks where i'm standing filled with movie theaters and banks and grocery stores. this is where the community came to congregate. what's fascinating is the effects of those two bloody days still affect the city today. take a listen to what one black business owner right here in greenwood told me. >> we're not real

cases of coronavirus are already spiking across the country, particularly in the south, and oklahoma had its record number of new cases yesterday. nbc news has learned trump's own public health officials called the rally a bad idea. doctors anthony fauci and birx expressed concerns internally about the safety of holding a rally with as many as 19,000 people in an enclosed arena. but team trump is pushing full speed ahead after a particularly bad week for the white house including not one but two crushing defeats at the supreme court which, of course, meant wins for equality and for daca recipients. a mounting war of words with his former national security adviser john bolton over his book which is full of revelations about trump's incompetence and malfeasance and today another poll showing how dire trump's situation is with america's voters. the fox news poll shows joe biden expanding his lead over donald trump to 12 points. the widest margin so far this year. so of course trump is throwing it back to the bad old days on this juneteenth with another george wallace-style threat to tho

it's now saturday in tulsa, oklahoma. they were encouraged by some of the economic news in recent weeks. they had really wanted to shift the page, turn the page publicly to focus on the reopening of the nation and the restarting of its economy. the pandemic is stubborn and is not really letting them. as you just said, the coronavirus task force, we haven't seen much of them. there's been no briefing in a month and a half. they're only meeting now once or twice a week. they are monitoring, we're told -- dr. birx is leading this, the uptick in cases. it's too early to say still whether or not we're seeing any from the mass protests that we have seen across the nation. the rise we are seeing is clearly from the reopening. it's from states that have gone back to work, that have begun phasing back in, and that is indeed a lot of the sunbelt states. the president is being advised to proceed cautiously this weekend. in fact, republican senator lankford of oklahoma, whose state is hosting the rally, said on this network earlier t

yesterday we had a record number of new cases in oklahoma. and so if you are just looking at what we're seeing across the country. obviously, the more cases you have the greater risk for folks dying from the coronavirus. and i'll be totally honest. one of the big issues for me is there may be somebody that goes to this rally tomorrow night who will die just because they went to go see the president. i don't think that's hyperbole. i think that's really true. to your point, every life is precious. and it's really concerning the president of the united states and the republicans have decided to take that risk with lives of americans. >> well, let's talk about what else the president is doing while in oklahoma. initially he was invited to visit greenwood. i mentioned it, where the 1921 massacre took place. and then he was basically uninvited. you said it would be inappropriate for the president to visit. but not having him, is this a missed opportunity to teach him about your state's important history? >> yeah, i don't think so. i think he can l

we woke up in oklahoma and texas with storms that came down from the north. a lot of lightning with those and 60-mile-per-hour winds. the worst is through the dallas area, so that's good. we've also got a good deal of storms in eastern iowa approaching the quad cities, some of it may be reaching chicago earlier. we're going to have a new area of thunderstorms from lubbock to amarillo, ft. worth, and areas thwart little rock too. large hail and wind damage. we're not expecting many tornadoes with that threat. >>> were you paying attention to social media this weekend sunny was shocked that my kids on tick tock were talking about the sahara dust bloom. this has gotten a lot of attention. we can get these big areas of dust that can come off of africa. you see the coloring in st. lucia and into the caribbean, that area of dust is an extreme event. you can see the typical blue clear skies to the north, but to the south, you can see that layer of dust. now, this is usually about 5,000 feet or above in the atmosphere, but some of it has been getting down to the grou

i remember growing up in oklahoma, my parents would take me to juneteenth parades. the beauty of juneteenth is that the celebrations themselves are as diverse as the culture is, andrea. >> thank you so much, blayne. thanks for your patience with us. it's great to see you. of course, kristen welker and yamiche alcindor, and morgan radford. we're privileged to be joined on juneteenth by levar burton, grammy and daytime emmy award-winning actor who was also a producer. he was introduced to the nation at kunta kinte in the transformative television series "roots" in 1997. >> kunta never forget you. kunta be free. >> levar burton has also helped educate millions and millions of american schoolchildren across the country as the producer and star of "reading rainbow" through decades. thank you so much for joining us, and especially on juneteenth. i want to begin by asking your reaction to everything that we've seen in the past three weeks, the renewed calls for social justice, for police reform, the marches, the protests, the american awakening across diverse groups with w

oklahoma is a red state. this is the oklahoma that barack obama did not win one of 77 counties. so it's very clear that these are planned events. he's got smart folks on his staff, so let's not chalk it up to folks that are not unaware. but what we will say is reverend sharpton, i was with you there the other night. i heard your speech. racism is systemic. and for all the folks that are white privileged, that feel they cannot have that utterance come out their mouth, we say may god help them. but we've been dealing with the murder of black people. and derek scott, a year before we were told about george floyd and saw it with our own eyes, there was a derek scott that died the same death, and he also died i can't breathe. racism is alive and well in tulsa, oklahoma. we have to have truth tellers and truth listeners. >> now, why do you think that the president failed to draw the crowd he predicted? he's saying that the protesters intimidated people, and i didn't see large amounts of protesters. he said the media did. why do you think it was such a flop in tulsa last night for the

you're looking at the bank of oklahoma center in tulsa, oklahoma, where in a few hours president trump makes his return to the campaign trail. and after nearly four months of protests and pandemics, trials requiring actual executive leadership skills, this president is sorely lacking. he can get back to the part of the job he seems to prefer. riling up his mostly trump supporters. fox news has him 12 percentage points behind the former vice president. and as the summer of protests continues around the deaths of george floyd, breonna taylor, rayshard brooks and others, the president is tonight looking to turn the page by invoking the saddest of histories, in addition to holding his rally hours after a black american holiday born out of delayed freedom for texan slaves. the stage itself is a stone's throw from one of the most brutal episodes of racial violence in our history. more on that tragedy shortly. i was in tulsa yesterday for a juneteenth rally yesterday. tonight the black community is not wondering why the president would make his return to the general election campaign trail in

we heard mike pence say yesterday falsely that oklahoma had flattened their curve. we saw mike pence in iowa today without a mask, greeting diner patrons without masks. big white house event today. for most of it, not a mask to be seen in the picture. doctor, where are the feds and, again, where is the leading by example public health responsibility because this virus is out there. it's still out there, and it's still gunning for us. >> that's right. and hundreds of americans are still dying of this disease every day. and even in countries, other industrialized countries where the disease activity is not that high, i don't see any of those governments taking a victory lap. you know, and so why do we worry about outbreaks in arizona or tulsa or, you know, or houston? we worry about it for the same reasons that we worry about the new outbreak that we're seeing in beijing. it's because if there's a fire in your neighbor's backyard, we're all concerned because we're all connected because we don't want it to become a blaze that affects much larger areas. and that's what

some concerned tulsa businesses asked the oklahoma supreme court to intervene. today the oklahoma supreme court denied that request saying, they didn't really have standing. and amidst all this, the president has been bragging about the fact that a million people, a million people, good for you, have requested tickets for the rally. you know what? if you have that many people who want to attend, i don't know, why not use one of the big outdoor venues in the area? turns out there is an enormous football stadium at the university of oklahoma. they could hold an outdoor rally there with 80,000 people. outdoor, masked, lots of people cheering you with adoration, making you feel something inside of yourself that you can't feel otherwise, they could do all that. but they're not. not doing that right now. donald trump is going to set off what looks like a public health bioweapon in tulsa at an event comprised of his own, most loyal, most supporters. the nation is experiencing the most prolonged street protests. as the nation confronts the legacy, history of white supre

we are organizing the 1.4 million poor people in oklahoma. we're concerned about the ahoma in the midst of a pandemic that aren't insured, and we're saying that people have to come together in counterintuitive ways. what we really need, ari, in this moment is a third reconstruction of our society. >> bishop, it's interesting hearing you draw that direct contrast to the trade-offs in the other rally. we're looking at the coronavirus death toll and the risk that faces poor and minorities. we'll put this back up. you see black and hispanic, latino americans, coronavirus mortality rates are now found to be as much as ten times higher than white americans. that is, and this is of course getting the information, the science as we go, it's pretty new. that is even worse than what scientists were releasing just a month or two ago. where does that fit into the contrast you draw that while there are people who say protesting in the streets, which is something you supported of course and led, is necessary right now. you contrast this weekend, yours bein

and you know that some of them -- many of them came from outside of oklahoma. they came from other states. they're going to be going back to wherever they came. even if you tried to do contact tracing it really wouldn't work in an environment like that. and so, you know, i think this president just tonight demonstrated yet again his complete incompetence and incapacity to really deliver for the american people. in some ways every time he takes to a stage or microphone he says even more loudly to his 30%, i got you, but -- [ inaudible ] >> donna, we lost you at the end. we're going to get that fixed before we come back to you. i'm going turn to cal perry. the president saying in his speech tonight that the protesters kept people away. what's the ground truth there? >> reporter: yeah, that didn't happen. you have a small contingent of black lives matter protester ♪ you see them here and they're completely outnumbered by trump supporter ♪ around 4:30 local time they shut one of the entrances to just move the crowd back. that was the only thing that happened. a

the location is tulsa, oklahoma. it also fits into trump's desire to play the race game. 99 years ago tulsa was the location of one of america's worst race massacres. tulsa's mayor said the campaign never consulted them about the rally. the mayor imposed a curfew for the area near the rally which caused officers to remove supporters. however, that curfew was lifted yesterday following what certainly seems to be political pressure from the president. speaking of trump, yesterday he directly threatened americans who are against his rally. any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or low lives, please understand you won't be treated like you have in new york, seattle or minneapolis. it will be a different scene. trump says the largest rally post pandemic era is going to be a wild evening. those words are likely what members of the coronavirus task force wanted to hear. oklahoma is one of several states across the country which continues to see a steady rise in covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. rally attendees ar

the president the other day said we won't have an empty seat in oklahoma. they have quite a few tonight. that arena is about two-thirds full according to my colleague who is inside right now. more than that, they had scheduled an overflow space outside where they expected tens of thousands of more to show up. no one did. there was only a few dozen people there. the president's campaign canceled it. the vice president and the president were scheduled to speak there. neither did. the president is onstage now. he is still speaking. we are hearing him blame the media, blame protests outside for the lack of a crowd inside. but there aren't many protests out there tonight. the crowds are small, and they've been peaceful. and instead the president is now facing real questions about whether he can still draw the crowds he's accustomed to in the middle of a pandemic. >> look, let's leave all the president's bluster aside for a minute. how did this campaign end up with projections that are -- i mean this isn't just, jonathan, you know, a third of the people who thoug

commemorations are also under way in tulsa, oklahoma. the city is also honoring the hundreds of black lives lost in the black wall street race massacre of 1921. meanwhile, supporters of president trump continue to line up just a few miles away for what's expected to be a massive campaign rally tomorrow. morgan radford is in tulsa, oklahoma for us in the greenwood district, the site of that 1921 massacre. and morgan, it's my understanding there is calls for a curfew tonight? >> you know, chuck, there is a lot happening. because there's a lot happening at once with the president's visit as you just mentioned. and right now we're standing here in greenwood, which is a historically black district of tulsa, oklahoma. and today juneteenth it's about joy, it's about celebration, it's about fellowship, and you can see the people behind me to support this area and to support black businesses. but of course this joy is tempered for many people by the president's visit. a lot of black residents, a lost black business owners feel like the president'

there was an earthquake in oklahoma. i did not feel it, joshua. >> if you see bees flying down the street, get off mic and just run, because who knows what's next? >> when you said it, i was like, of course, of course there was an earthquake. >> naturally, and then the flood comes down the street. but one thing we did not see a flood of were clashes between protesters and supporters of the president. tonight i think was one of those nights where, let's be clear, a lot of us who do this for a living were holding our breath and hoping tonight did not get weird and it seems, mercifully, like it didn't. >> reporter: right, and in that moment we were all holding our breath was as the trump supporters left the arena. you had this small contingent of black lives matter supporters, i would say say 100 to 200 running loops around the arena. as they were coming around, they had meet the trump supporters. there would be verbal altercations. there were a couple of scuffles, but thankfully it didn't break into anymore. the police cam

oklahoma now ranks 41st in the nation for cases per 100,000 people. florida set a record in the state yesterday for new daily cases with 2,783 new cases and today florida reported 2,610 new cases. florida now ranks 34th in the nation for cases per 100,000 people. in jacksonville, florida, 16 friends tested positive for covid-19 after a night out at a bar on june 6th. at least seven employees of the bar also tested positive. one of the friends told a local news station, quote, we were careless and we went out into a public place when we should not have and we were not wearing masks. it was too soon to open everything back up. as of tonight, there are 2,167,840 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the united states. and as of tonight, this country has suffered 118,206 deaths from coronavirus. today joe biden said this. >> donald trump's failure to fight the coronavirus with the same focus he used to troll his enemies on twitter has cost us lives and is putting hope for an economic recovery at risk. but now donald trump's desire to declare victory and be do

oklahoma's at a very low number. they've done really fantastic work. we expect to have, you know, it's like a record setting crowd. we've never had an empty seat, and we certainly won't in oklahoma. >> as he has done in the past, trump tried to cases we know about to wider testing. >> i can tell you on covid or coronavirus or whatever you want to call it, plenty of names, tremendous progress is being made. a lot of cases that other countries who don't even test don't have. if you don't test, you don't have any cases. if we stop testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any. >> bloomberg news reporting the following way, texas and florida, two of the most populous states reported record numbers of new covid-19 infections. on sunday, the recent surge in illnesses in those states and others has led to concern that reopening the economy has come at the cost of spreading the new coronavirus. but today in what some instantly labeled blatant gaslighting, the president offered an almost completely opposite take talking about how well things are going, sp

whatever's happening in oklahoma, it statistically is the opposite of flattening the curve. they're in the middle of such a dramatic upward spike. our thanks to three friends of our broadcast tonight. to jonathan lemire, to errin haines, to dr. vin gupta for starting us off. >>> coming up for us, critics are calling the mayor of phoenix an authoritarian dictator. but as she tells the story, she would just like people to wear masks. we'll talk to her just ahead. >>> and later, trump once called john bolton a patriot. now he calls him a sick puppy. will the president's change of heart over another one of his former hires make any difference to voters now that the damage from the bolton book is out there and done as "the 11th hour" is just getting under way on this thursday night. you ever wish you weren't a motaur? sure. sometimes i wish i had legs like you. yeah, like a regular person. no. still half bike/half man, just the opposite. oh, so the legs on the bottom and motorcycle on the top? yeah. yeah, i could see that. for those who were born to ride, there's progressive. yea

the number of cases in oklahoma has declined precipitously. we feel very confident going forward with the rally this coming weekend. we're working closely with the governor. we'll have members in place being screened coming into the facilities, but oklahoma has really led the way. >> joining us now, white house political reporter gabby orr. good morning. >> good morning. >> president trump say's he's being shamed. but you have the health direct never the county and the city that has encouraged the president to postpone this rally amid the spiking numbers we're seeing with the coronavirus. do you think, "a," there's going to be a turnout, and, "b," how is this going to impact the election when you have a president continuing to push forward with a campaign rally and you have thousands of folks still contracting the coronavirus on a daily basis? >> well, first of all, that's exactly the question that a lot of officials in oklahoma are asking themselves. take the state where the president is doing this, the state that voted for him in 2015. there

people have come from all over the nation right here to tulsa, oklahoma. they're waiting to get inside this gated area where the bags are checked. then they'll start another waiting process. that will be gathering outside that arena today where president trump will take the stage. that's just one of many events scheduled today. we know that as people make their way through these gates right here, they are handed one of those masks that we've been talking about this week. important to note, while the masks are handed out, they're not required to wear for people here at the rally, alex. but once they get closer to the arena, there's really a whole day's worth of activities planned. they're flying in about 15 high-profile supporters, celebrities, entertainers. there's an outdoor stage that's set up across the street from that arena. president trump also expected to make some remarks there, and we know that some of his family also expected to attend today. this rally, meanwhile, is going to be about 19,000 strong. the campaign tells me they're anticipating abo

they stand right now in oklahoma. the reality is that people are worried about that speak, continuing the trump campaign and said they will pass out masks at the entrance but aren't requiring anyone to wear them. kend kendis, lindsay? >> morgan radford, thank you. >>> he worked on the presidential campaigns of barack obama, hillary clinton and john delaney. >> thank you for joining us. president trump issued a warning, saying any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or low lives who are going to oklahoma, please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in new york, seattle or minneapolis. it will be a much different scene. he told axios he expects a wild evening. people have a right to protest. his campaign manager tried to walk that back yesterday on msnbc. but words matter. he said protesters. >> words do matter. president trump spends time hang ing out with authoritative dictators and, you know, wants to be this prudent-type character. we live in the united states. the whole idea is based off th

calendar date next friday and especially locally in tulsa, oklahoma. >> oh, okay. the meaning of the calendar date june 19th. so the emancipation proclamation was issued the beginning of 1863 during the civil war. however, for obvious reasons it was not announced to the enslaved people who were freed by the emancipation proclamation during the war. and so that didn't happen until the war was over. the last state about enslaved african-americans were told they had been emancipated or freed was texas. that happened on june 19th, 1865. june 19th. and so that date is celebrated by many african-americans. that is the significant, significance of the date. the significance of the place, tulsa, 99 years ago the most horrific race riot in our nation's history, certainly one of them took place in tulsa, oklahoma. this is a race riot according to what was a definition of a race riot up until the 60s which was a riot by people white against black people. this centered on part of tulsa, african-american business district that had been known as the black wall street. it was a h

, in tulsa, oklahoma. beautiful new venue. >> meanwhile, more bad polling for the president. new gallup survey shows his approval rating has dropped ten points to 39% as trump resumes campaigning. the federal reserve is predicting long-term high unemployment and a tough road out of our recession. that comes amid reports of major retail chains restructuring, getting out of the business, and some of their stores. still trump says he sees an economy that's on its way back. >> we are doing well in so many ways. we're really doing a financial comeback. the jobs numbers were fantastic. i think that the economy will be -- next year will be maybe the best it's ever been. >> on that note for our lead-off discussion on a wednesday night, shannon pettypiece, veteran journalist, peter baker, white house correspondent for "the new york times," and eugene robin n robinson, pulitzer prize-winner for the "washington post." good evening and welcome to you all. shannon, i'd like to begin with you with a preview of tomorrow.

he didn't have to go to oklahoma, he won oklahoma in 38 points in 2016. this wasn't about politics or getting to 270. this was about making him feel better. that is not the type of president that we need in this moment. >> maybe you guys should, yoin, put ads up in oklahoma. it looks like the country is looking at their options. saturday night. almost 11:00, the vice president is going to pick as his running mate? >> he is going to pick someone, who he uses the word i think is right. he knows how to do this. who will be a ticket that will unify, get us to 270. we have to be strategic and smart. so many great women, so well qualified. i am excited. i am excited to see who he pick, the choice is his, as you know. we will see. >> when you threw your tiny, strong little body -- >> all right. you are not -- let me get you on the record of the other big story of the day. one former justice department official described as a botched friday nice massacre. the firing of the -- >> this is an impeached president. why? because he was trying to steal an election. so a

he didn't have to go to oklahoma. he weon oklahoma by 38 points i 2016. this wasn't about politics or getting to 270. this was about making him feel good, feel better. and that is not the type of president that we need, in this moment. >> karine, if you look at the turnout, maybe you guys should, i don't know, put some ads up in oklahoma. it looks like the whole country is looking at their options. i want to ask you. it's saturday night. it's almost 11:00. who is the vice president going to pick as his running mate? >> oh, nicolle. he's going to pick someone, who -- he uses this word, which i think is right -- who is s sympatico. who knows how to do this and also who is going to be a ticket that is going to unify and get us to 270. right? we have to be strategic and smart, and there's so many great, great women on the list. i mean, they are so -- so well-qualified, beyond the vp. and i am -- i'm just excited. i'm excited to see who he picks, and the choice is his, as you know. and we will see. >> wasn't -- when you -- when you threw your teeny, tiny, stro

oklahoma is a deep red state but not that many people live in oklahoma. there were people wondering, there's a lot more republicans in florida, for instance, than in oklahoma, maybe that would have made more sense for a rally and it's a battleground, while oklahoma isn't. there is a concern now, as bob said to pivot to perhaps smaller events to try to figure out another way of both getting the president's message out safely but also satisfying his need to see crowds. he draws so much energy from these events. advisers have been telling us that part of the reason he exploded in such anger is he'd been pining for these events he wanted to get in front after a huge crowd and it didn't work out this week. this week he's going to have an immigration event in arizona going to the border wall, speaking to young republicans. later in the week he's off to wisconsin for a manufacturing plant. those are the states they feel he needs to be in. but they're going to have to take a different shape for now. it's clear, even the most die hard trump supporters only so many

oklahoma has been a solidly red state for several years. and so why choose oklahoma? you have oklahoma for the most part. i think it's just another opportunity to twist the knife and a slap in the face to this community. this is a president who has had nothing good to say, who has made openly racist comments about black and brown countries and black and brown people and lgbtq community and et cetera. and so for him to come here and sell this farce, this facade to say oh, this is an opportunity for unity in the black community you choose tulsa, oklahoma to do that in, i think it's insulting, and i think it's a sham. i think he is trying to maybe get some black votes but again, he has oklahoma down. so i just -- i think it's just an opportunity another opportunity to add insult to injury. that's the only explanation i can come up with. >> i don't need to tell you that tensions were already running high in tulsa after the june 4th arrest of a black teenager for what was said was jaywalking. we've all seen that police body cam video. it shows an officer handcuffing the yo

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oklahoma had its peak day yesterday. and so even under the white house's own guide lines, even under the lax guidelines that trump said you shouldn't expand activities, this flunks trump's own guidelines. so this isn't about politics, it is about ego. it is about assembling trump's follow followers. he is failing in the polls, because is he failing our country. and so he is calling his faithful together to offer praise up to donald trump and in a grand event. as i said, this isn't even about politics, this is good his personal narcicisstic desire to do that. and he is willing to risk his own health of himself andis his follower to the pump up his ego. >> and donald trump doesn't even deny in. if i could just read this to you, because it might mean something different to you, the reporter says what happens if your supporters get sick at one of these rallies. and trump says that it is a very small percentage. what does it mean there on the ground if these are your neighbors or your business leaders, even he used the word t

oklahoma is at a seven-day high for covid cases. the hospitals here are starting to get overwhelmed. you have editorials from er doctors urging people to stay home. but because of the president and his programming and his choice to hold the rally here today, the tweets he sent out which basically remind people, threatened people calling them low lives if the they came out and protested. people feel like they need to come out and take control of the message and remind people what's happening in cities from coast-to-coast. you have this split screen moment w within the city of tulsa itself. and people felt like they had to risk their lives coming out to reinforce the black lives matter message, the juneteenth, the race massacre that happened 99 years ago, and they're doing it in a pandemic, joshua. >> that's cal perry, priscilla thompson and janelle ross from nbc news blk. thank you all. >>> tulsa not the only place we're seeing protests today. demonstrations are happening now in our nation's capitol and also richmond, virginia. that'

that is not good in tulsa, oklahoma. and this is what the local headlines look like tonight in tulsa, oklahoma. infections peak again for tulsa county. state health officials on friday, today reported 22 n2 ne cases of covid-19. here's another headline tonight in tulsa. tulsa health department urges caution on gatherings as covid-19 cases reach record daily high. caution on gatherings. of course, the trump campaign has just announced that tulsa, oklahoma, will be the site of the first big rally for the president's re-election effort next week. next week, a week from today, on juneteenth, which is the day that celebrates the liberation of african-americans from slavery. trump is going to be in tulsa that day, yes, this tulsa where this is what's going on right now, for a big congregate rally indoors at an arena that seats 19,000 people. the cdc today just re-upped its guidance on how people should keep themselves safe amid the rising epidemic. the cdc saying tonight that organizers of large gatherings should strongly enco