Chunk of that gain happening after the News Conference started and continuing throughout. All of this comes on a day of more cancellations and postponements affecting major sporting events, Worship Services and educational facilities. As well as increasing strain on businesses and consumers. America has dramatically changed how it operates. In the span of just a few days. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off tonight on the north lawn with what the Emergency Declaration means and what comes next. Good evening, john. Bret, good evening to you. Indeed, things have changed quite significantly in just the last few days. President trump was hoping it wouldnt come to this but with public concern growing and political pressure mounting on him to show that the white house is making maximum effort to deal with the coronavirus, the president today moved to get out in front of it. I am officially declaring a National Emergency. Two very big words. The declaration of a Nationa
Force very early in the process to organize what he said was the whole of government approach, but as the American People have witnessed and been a part of, its really been a whole of america approach. We are working with governments at every level, state and local leaders, we are in continuous contact. Weve assembled the very best Health Experts, weve brought together our top agencies that deal with Health Issues and security issues, financial issues, everything in the way the coronavirus is impacting the people and we meet every day in the situation room. Thats where we start. We listen to what the statuses from the Health Experts. At this point, with some 10000 cases at the time were speaking, nearly half of those cases are in three american counties. We have been focusing resources on those areas to really come alongside state and local leaders that are responding to the coronavirus, giving them the support they need, but our focus every day is to ensure the president has the broad
Process to organize what he said was the whole of government approach, but as the American People have witnessed and been a part of, its really been a whole of america approach. We are working with governments at every level, state and local leaders, we are in continuous contact. Weve assembled the very best Health Experts, weve brought together our top agencies that deal with Health Issues and security issues, financial issues, everything in the way the coronavirus is impacting the people and we meet every day in the situation room. Thats where we start. We listen to what the statuses from the Health Experts. At this point, with some 10000 cases at the time were speaking, nearly half of those cases are in three american counties. We have been focusing resources on those areas to really come alongside state and local leaders that are responding to the coronavirus, giving them the support they need, but our focus every day is to ensure the president has the broadest range of policy opti
Dana that from dr. Fauci who testified remotely to a Senate Committee today. Im the head of the cdc also warned during that hearing, we are not out of the woods yet. One day after President Trump said america has prevailed over the pandemic, but first, fox news has confirmed the acting director of National Intelligence has decided to declassify information about Obama Administration officials who requested the unmasking of Michael Flynn and their name could soon be released publicly. Lots of news today. Lets begin with chief White House Correspondent live on the north lawn. Spoke with white house officials earlier today who expect that the names of former Obama Administration officials who requested the unmasking of general Michael Flynn in intelligence intercepts could be released as soonest today. The acting director of National Intelligence dropped by the department of justice last week. Part what he brought over was a treasure trove of declassified documents revealing who in the Ob
Availability of a vaccine a big topic of the hearing on capitol hill on the White House Briefing which just wrapped up, the press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany asked if and when a vaccine becomes available, will President Trump ensure that every american can get a vaccine regardless of their economic status . Heres what she said. The president will go to great efforts to ensure that. I would say that when it came to testing, this president before it was even addressed in Congress Called in the private sector and got them to say we have treatments and will cover testing and eventually that was inscribed into law. So this president before was even an issue on the hill took great measures with testing, and he will do the same for vaccines. Thats a roundabout way of saying yes, testing also a big issue today. The president saying the u. S. Leads the world and testing, and will be testing at a per capita rate higher than south korea but in a Senate Hearing, utah senator met romney criticizing