Virus which has claimed more than 207,000 american lives now reaches into the most powerful office in the world. Good morning, america. We want to get right to the major breaking news overnight. At 12 54 a. M. President trump announced he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for covid19. The Stunning Development raises significant questions about the president s health, the stability of the country, our standing in the world and the state of the race for the white house just 32 days before the final votes. We will cover it all this morning, and we begin by wishing the president and the first lady a speedy and full recovery. We certainly do, and with that, we want to show you a live look right now at the white house where the president and first lady are in isolation at this moment. And there are so many Big Questions this morning after the president s jampacked schedule this week. We want to know who else in the white house inner circle could potentially be infected and wh
China says unless you remove the december tariffs we dont have a deal otherwise. David dietze and kristen anderson, last but not least the wall street journal wealth reporter, veronica daguerre. David i will begin with you. One out of five s p 500 companies have already reported and 82 beating earnings estimates. 63 top line revenue estimates. So far, so good. What do you think . I generally agree with that. Remember the bar was set very, very low. Of course companies forced analysts to push down the ratings so it is easier to beat. Neil i thought i was only one who did that. Gave my parents d and fs and see cs would think i was genius. They learned from you. Expectations are very low. I am seeing pretty good beats. I like the fact revenue is coming up strongly. Remember that Information Technology sector that is really weighing down expectations for the s p 500. The rankandfile is doing extraordinarily well. Neil it is interesting, veronica, Biotech Sector on this stunning news out of
did you hear any part of the phone calls? yeah, i remember hearing the word wimp. and i remember he said, you are a wimp. new information today on the danger the vice president faced as a result of the threats to his life, and the president know that that s what he s done. i am betrayed by the united states of america. new evidence today showing that people working with the president to enact the scheme. they knew what they were doing was illegal. dr. eastman s emails stated, quote, i ve decided that i should be on the departments list, if that s still in the works. and a crucial warning about the enduring threat to the country. donald trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present danger to american democracy. tonight, the member of the investigation who led today s hearings, congressman pete aguilar. plus, nicole wallace, joy reid, chris hayes, lawrence o donnell, ari melber, stephanie ruhle, in our special primetime recap of the third day of
No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. robin the search for mudslide victims continues this morning. 13 people are dead and dozens more are hurt. After a powerful slide swept away homes in the montecito area. Paul vercammen shows us some of the damage. A storm that slammed a California Coastal community is over. The search for its victims is not. Authorities in Santa Barbara county were still trying to reach new areas and dig into the destruction to find dead, injured or trapped people after a powerful mud flow swept away dozens of homes. At least 13 people were confirmed dead tuesday, at least 25 were injured and at least 50 had to be rescued by helicopters. Those numbers could increase when the search is deepened and expanded wednesday, with a major searchandrescue team arriving from nearby Los Angeles County and help from the coast gu
Former new Jersey Governor Chris Christie who helped the president prepare for tuesdays debate, well, he just nobody was Wearing Masks in the room when we were prepping the president during that period of time and we were and the group was about five or six people in total. Keep in mind, the Contact Tracing on this is going to involve the highest levels of the u. S. Government. Were talking about cabinet members, congressional leaders potentially the president s new Supreme Court nominee who we know was at the white house as recently as yesterday before heading up for meetings on capitol hill. Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin met with the president on wednesday and then went to meet with House Speaker nancy pelosi. Also in question, how will the west wing operate with the president in isolation . What about staffers who may need to be in quarantine . What is the implication for the 2020 race . Former Vice President joe biden shared the debate stage with trump earlier this week and bide