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RV sales soar amid the Coronavirus

Camping is becoming the go-to vacation for many Americans coming out of lockdown. With RV sales skyrocketing, expect crowded roads and campgrounds for the July 4 holiday. NBC's Liz McLaughlin reports.

(NBC News) — This year, more Americans are finding their motor home away from home, with record-setting RV sales at many dealerships across the country. At Carolina Coach and Marine in Claremont, North Carolina, inventory is rolling out faster than they can restock. “We’re begging the manufacturers to get more product in here to us,” said owner John Cathey. Demand,…

Trump Meets With President of Poland, E.U. May Block Travelers From America

Today, President Trump is welcoming the president of Poland in his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic. NBC's Alice Barr reports.

(NBC News) — Today, President Trump is welcoming the president of Poland in his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The president did not address the coronavirus pandemic, instead he praised a judge’s decision to drop criminal charges against his former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, who had admitted to lying to…

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to Quarantine Visitors From Coronavirus Hot Spots

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is working with Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey on a regional requirement that out-of-state visitors, particularly those from states with rising infection rates in the coronavirus pandemic, self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving in the Tri-State area. NBC's Jay Gray reports.

(NBC News) — The governors of New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey have issued a joint travel advisory requiring anyone traveling to those states from any of the nine states with spiking cases of COVID-19 to quarantine for 14 days. Governor Andrew Cuomo, Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey made the joint announcement this…

Houston, Texas hospitals see surge in Covid-19 cases

Hospitals in Houston, Texas prepare their facilities and staff as numbers in COVID-19 cases continue to surge. KPRC's Syan Rhodes reports.

HOUSTON, Texas (NBC News) — A surge in Coronavirus cases since Memorial Day has Houston, Texas doctors and hospitals preparing for the worst. Dr. Chris Amos is the Director of the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Baylor College of Medicine. He studied the rate at which people become susceptible, infected and recover from COVID-19, as well as the…

Lawmakers to debate police reform bill

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are trying to debate a police reform bill today, but Democrats are expected to block it. NBC's Tracie Potts reports.

WASHINGTON (NBC News) — Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are trying to debate a police reform bill today, but Democrats are expected to block it because they say it is fundamentally flawed. The bill – crafted by the Senate’s lone Back Republican Tim Scott – collects data and withholds federal funds from police that use chokeholds, but it does not ban…

Top health officials testify at house hearing on Coronavirus response

Dr. Anthony Fauci testified at a House hearing today amid news that nearly half of American states are seeing a surge in Coronavirus infections. Among the key concerns - whether we're heading into a second wave, the status of testing and the fiery political debate about face coverings. NBC's Susan McGinnis reports.

WASHINGTON (NBC News) — Some of the nation’s top health officials appeared before Congress today, as lawmakers search for answers to the Trump Administration’s response to the Coronavirus. Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci cited evidence of new spikes in southern and western states, with some rolling back reopening plans. He also spoke of cases rising among the young. At…

Trump travels to Arizona amid Coronavirus surge

As President Trump gears up his reelection campaign, he's heading to Arizona today - with a focus on border security competing with headlines on Coronavirus and anti-racism protests. NBC's Alice Barr reports from Washington, DC.

(NBC News) — President Donald Trump is in Arizona today revisiting old themes with a trip to the border wall, as he tries again to reboot his campaign. His visit to the battleground state comes amid a surge in Coronavirus cases there. The president is once again blaming more testing for rising case counts in more than 20 states. “By…

Funeral for Rayshard Brooks held in Atlanta

(NBC News) Rayshard Brooks was laid to rest in Atlanta, Georgia Tuesday. The private service was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the same church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach. The Reverend Raphael Warnock delivered the eulogy. Brooks was shot and killed on June 12 during a confrontation with Atlanta police officers in a Wendy’s parking lot….