News special correspondent. President trump is 74 years old, right in the age range at risk for the most serious consequences of coronavirus. What would you expect his doctors to do from this point forward . I am glad you brought it up. I think people need to understand that beyond politics this is a very serious medical condition. Everybody wants the president and first lady and everybody affected to be healthy. I expect the medical team to be closely monitoring them on a regular routine basis. We have come a long way and treatments and therapies are a lot better and they have a phenomenal around the clock medical team at the white house. Lets talk more about what the medical team will be doing. When will we or his medical team have an idea of the severity of the symptoms he might experience . I think it is hard to say. What we heard from early reporting the president and the first lady are feeling well. I heard they are being called right now asymptomatic. I dont know exactly what it means. Hope hicks is reported to have mild symptoms as well. She tested positive a little earlier. This will be something that people will have to watch closely. As soon as we hear information about how quickly that could turn. Given the president s age and bmi, he is in a higher risk group. If he developed symptoms, they would take a high level of precaution. It is not clear when he contracted the virus and how far into the process that he is and the incubation period. When will they identify when he might have contracted the disease . I think that is the scary, telling part about how absolutely contagious this virus is. I would imagine that the white house contact tracers will be working on lightning rapid pace right now looking at everyone that hope hicks, the president , the first lady, all of them have been in contact with over the last two days. 48 hours before symptoms you can still be contagious. There are a lot of people around everyone in the white house, not only at all of the rallies but on air force one and in his office. There will be a lot of phone calls made. We will have to see what happened. A lot of people will need repeated testing and to be quarantined. Alarming amount. Yeah. The president has been openly critical of Vice President joe biden, his challenger for the white house and others for wearing a mask and he has held many, many rallies with large groups of people not socially distanced or not wearing a mask. There was a cavalier attitude and behavior on the president s part. We dont know how big of a role that may have played in contracting the virus. It is really hard to say. Ure kn if a patient is sick t last thing we want to do is to blame the patient saying you are the reason you are ill. People were not wearing masks. We see the footage of hope hicks replayed over and over again. Nobody around the president was wearing masks. We have seen plenty of rallies where the president hasnt worn a mask. There has been rhetoric about not wearing one. This is proof that testing over and over again for the virus does not prevent people from catching the virus. The white house said they are the most tested people in america but that doesnt mean you are immune if you dont follow the safety guidelines. This sounds like some type of tv show. People will see it as a wake up call. This is a massive message that will be heard all over the world about the seriousness of the virus and the current state we are in right now. Dr. Patel, thank you very much. We will move on for the moment. Abc news chief White House Correspondent weighed in on the trumps diagnosis. The president has gone forward as if the pandemic was a thing of the past. In fact he just spoke via video to new yorks Al Smith Dinner talking about the pandemic as something that was very soon going to be over. This has been his theme. Those have been his words. Also it has been his actions. The president announced his nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the white house over the weekend. It was an event that was held in the rose garden. It was a rose garden that was packed. People seated shoulder to shoulder, virtually nobody there wearing masks. This has been routine. Now joining us by phone is the Republican NationalCommittee Woman from california, supporter of President Trump. We are just weeks from the general election. The president had a full week of campaigning planned. First tell me, were you even surprised by this after we learned about hope hicks testing positive . I was surprised by it because of some of the other people around the president like mark meadows tested negative today. We cant draw conclusions about how the president was exposed by whom and when. That would be rampant speculation and irresponsible. Okay. Lets talk about the fact that we saw all of the people gathered in the rose garden. What does President Trump need to do Going Forward . We all like to assume he will remain asymptomatic and that he and everyone will be fine, recover, be healthy. What would he need to do Going Forward for his campaign . You know there would have to be voters out there thinking about voting for trump but he cant keep himself from coronavirus. I would say that would be a judgy and wrong thing to say. Ill informed. Like i said we dont know much about this disease, how it is transmitted. We know the vast majority of people that test positive for it recover if they have any symptoms, and most do not have symptoms. That has been the case looking at the statistics from across the country. The president is a relatively strong man and robust in his health. I heard a lot of judgeiness on your show today about wearing masks. The science about that is the wearing of the mask is good to prevent the spread of a symptomatic person or someone with the disease to other people. It does not do much to prevent getting the disease. Cant stop being the leader of the free world until the pandemic is over. I am pretty comfortable with the way he conducted himself. I have been close to the president. People take tests in that situation. He is tested more than any person in the world probably. If anybody in america is going to beat the exposure and the disease i have my confidence it will be President Trump. I am praying for his and mrs. Trump and everybody elses speedy recovery from the disease and even some liberal journalists are doing the same. I think that is the way that we should go and not engage in irresponsible speculation. I dont think anybody is hoping for his demise, at least we certainly are not. Oh, yes they are. You can be sure. The most toxic time i have ever seen on social media tonight. It is disgusting. It has been a very divisive year. I am just speaking for us here at abc news. Do you expect at all for the president to change tone . There has been criticism perhaps he wasnt taking the virus seriously as he would saying it is over. Do you expect the tone to change at all in the coming days and weeks . I think he is going to continue to take it seriously. His job is not to panic people and exaggerate it neither is it to minimize it like andrew cuomo has done despite sending many thousands of grandparents to their death. The president is his own person. He is unique. He will continue to lead the country if he remains asymptomatic and relatively well. He is a very strong person. A great force of personality and character and America Needs him right now. I know he is going to do his duties. Thank you for check in with us. Thank you. You are welcome. All right. Lets take a look at tweets from First Lady Melania Trump. She tweeted as too Many Americans have done this year the president and i are quarantining at home after testing positive for covid19. We are feeling good. I have postponed all upcoming engagements. Please be sure you are staying safe and we will get through this together. From Vice President pence, karen and i send our love. We join millions across america praying for their full and swift recovery. God bless you President Trump and our wonderful first lady melania. If you want alerts like this in the future the app is free to download. We are staying on top of all californians will be able to vote safely from home. Every active, registered voter will receive a votebymail ballot with a unique barcode. You can track it using wheres my ballot . And youll receive automatic notifications by text, email or voice call to let you know the status of your ballot once you mail it, drop it off at your polling place or at a drop box. Vote by mail ballots. Simple, safe, secure. Counted. 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The fifth day back on the flames for firefighters who are now coping with a red flag warning. Reporter up on highway 29 firefighters are watching the flames getting closer to the road. That is actually okay. The concern is at the top of the tree canopy catches fire and shoots embers across the highway starting a fire in another area. We have firefighters here with a hose out and if they see hot spots in the trees they are going to put them out. Fire Crews Holding the eastern flank of the glass fire into the night. Bulldozers and an army of fire engines lined up along highway 29. On this portion it is calm. Reporter part of a crew out of santa clara charged with ensuring the flames dont cross the highway. Holding it so it does not crossover and burn into a new section or other homes. Down firefighters fought back flames for a second time this week leaving smoldering fires next to day old burn scars. What we had here is a dirty burn. Where you have a lot of burned areas and unburned areas. The change in the wind direction, the high heat allows the fire to come back through for a second time. Reporter kevin brown said they stopped flames along side a winery on canyon road. We have been working down for hours. The fire was gaining steam as it made an uphill run towards us. Reporter the crew called for air support. It is amazing. Reporter Ignacio Gonzalez lived in the house for 20 years. His family had no idea if the house was still standing. Thank you firefighters for all that you do. We are still in a red flag warning but we hardly noticed any wind and the firefighters here north of calistoga say the wind and the fire conditions in general are really in their favor. Kate larson, abc 7 news. Good to hear but still scary to see those flames. Now a look at our tracker. The glass fire is leading to poor air quality in most of the bay area. The smokey conditions have folks seeking out things to do to avoid breathing the smoke. Others are weighing coronavirus risks. Reporter the San Francisco skyline, smokey. Golden gate bridge, smokey. Port of oakland, smokey. My mom does not like smoke at all. She didnt let us go outside that much. He was allowed to go to his buddy patricks birthday at cinemark. I thought it would be a good idea to get the boys out and bring them to a movie. Reporter movie theaters are able to be open at 25 capacity but sarah rented out a theater for her sons birthday. A fee that costs between 99 to 149. Not bad for 20 people. I had a soccer practice and it was cancelled obviously. The theater was nice, no smoke. Is it safe with covid19 still out there . Those from cinemark say yes. Every auditorium has their own air conditioning unit. We have been open for more than three and a half months at this point in time with no issues whatsoever. She is referring to other locations and states where theaters have been open. We finally got to do something fun. Something fun and smokefree among a group of maskwearing friends who havent seen each other outside of zoom for some time. J. R. Stone, abc 7 news. Lets turn our attention to the weather forekaft. Ama, we see the smoke and the haze but things are changing it sounds like. Yeah. Lets get right to it for the latest. Lets take a look at the Current Conditions near the glass fire and we will talk about the smoke and the air quality. Still dry, 20 . Winds are light fortunately and coming off of the ocean. As you look at the winds in the higher elevations, it is breezy gusty 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour. Red flag warning until 6 00 a. M. Saturday. The concern is that the winds will get gusty. Low humidity. It pretty much covers all of the hills. Here is the hourbyhour look. Tomorrow evening is when the winds begin to ramp up. 29 Miles Per Hour around calistoga. Up to 30 Miles Per Hour at 8 00 p. M. That is where the fire danger comes in. It was hot today. 93 in the city. 95 san jose. 99 in fairfield. We are expecting more heat. That is why a heat advisory is up until 8 00 p. M. Tomorrow. Doppler 7 shows a few patches of fog out there. Temperatures at this hour, upper 50s to the middle 70s, retaining some of the warmth. Spare the air extended through tuesday as the air quality will suffer due to the smoke from the fires. Right now it is everyone in the red, which is unhealthy air quality at this hour. The forecast shows bad air quality, most of tomorrow. Tomorrow night. Along the coast we begin to see some better air quality going in to saturday afternoon and still smoke impact in the inland area and sunday, i think a stronger sea breeze will push the smoke out of here. Temperatures in the morning, upper 50s to the middle 70s. Definitely haze. Patchy fog out there tomorrow. Afternoon, you are looking at a hot day. Triple digits inland. Low 70s to 80s along the coast and it will be hazy. Hurricane marie in the pacific expected to weaken linking up with an area of lopew pressure. This is what we would need, rain from the 10th to the 11th. Hot, smokey, high fire danger, cooler and hazy for the weekend and a refreshing change on sunday. Next week we will be monitoring the air quality closely as well. They do one of the most deven in normal times. S, our Frontline Health care workers. And when these heroes lack the resources they need, that risky job gets ten times harder. Prop fifteen makes corporations pay their fair share. To invest in our communities, in our clinics, in the essential workers who treat everyone rich, poor, and inbetween. Whether its this pandemic or the next health crisis, vote yes on prop fifteen. For all of us. Proposition 16 takes some women make as little as 42 of what a man makes. Voting yes on prop 16 helps us fix that. 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Much of the president s rhetoric throughout his time in office and when he was running for the presidency has been deeply offensive to the community. Reporter boxes were delivered through the Food Assistance program over seen by the usda. The Department Said politics played zero role in the farmers to families food this is the first time that the letters appeared in the boxes. The letter could potentially impact the status of food banks and other nonprofits nationwide. As a 501c3 nonprofitprofitprf endorse political candidates for offense. Reporter they explain the focus should be making sure enough food gets out into the community. They are expected to receive up to 24,000 boxes this month. That is 24,000 boxes that could contain the letter and that could cause issues for us. Volunteers had to remove letters from their distribution try my 4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. Back at jack in the box. Try my 4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. 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