for the event. they call it the nerd prom. donald trump had no time for this and i always appreciated this. but seriously, is this the best look for them right now? biden complaining about putting masks on people on planes, then showing up at this event taking a celebratory lap? he will leave during the dinner portion of the correspondents dinner because covid knows when you are eating, maybe it s time to attack. but until that point, it will stay at bay. it s utterly ridiculous. you saw pete buttigieg on with bret baier saying it s different to be in a ballroom than an airplane where you should be masked. but when there are 2,000 people at the washington hilton crammed together.
for the event. they call it the nerd prom. donald trump had no time for this and i always appreciated this. but seriously, is this the best look for them right now? biden complaining about putting masks on people on planes, then showing up at this event taking a celebratory lap? he will leave during the dinner portion of the correspondents dinner because covid knows when you are eating, maybe it s time to attack. but until that point, it will stay at bay. it s utterly ridiculous. you saw pete buttigieg on with bret baier saying it s different to be in a ballroom than an airplane where you should be masked. but when there are 2,000 people at the washington
event. cnn s jasmine wright joining us now from the white house. hi there, jasmine. as we know, president biden is in that higher risk age group. what kind of precautions will he be taking tonight? reporter: that s right. well, he will be taking precautions. but i think one thing we can know for sure is that president biden will be a party time president but with an asterisk. things that the white house identified he will do includes that he will skip the dinner portion, as you can see on the screen here. he will skip the meal during the event. he will arrive later really to limit his exposure to the thousands of people that are expected to be there, about 2,000 is the number we know. and of course he will wear a mask when he is not speaking in that highly-anticipated speech. remember, the president s speech on this night every year is something that people look forward to. of course, it will be streamed live and folks really look for a president of course former president trump disr
white house correspondents association dinner this weekend. the president will still be speaking at the dinner, but he will not be attending the dinner portion of the 2,000-person gala. and dr. fauci has announced that he will not be attending because of concerns over covid. also new this morning, the leader of the british virgin islands is in u.s. custody after being arrested on drug and money laundering charges in miami. here s what we know premier andrew fahey was arrested by dea agents posing as members of a mexican drug cartel. a criminal affidavit says the premier agreed to allow drugs to move through the british virgin islands ports for $700,000. along with the premier a senior port official and his son were arrested. the three have been charged with conspiracy to import more than five kilograms of cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering. now here s a picture that you just have to see to believe. we will show this to you. that is lake meade, a reservoir which su
white house correspondents dinner or if not for president biden not to go, but he s not opted to do that. instead, what he s going to do is go only for the speaking portion of the event, not go for the dinner portion, to wear a mask when he s not speaking. and i got to say, bianna, that is not a bad model for attending the white house correspondents dinner even if you don t have covid. as you well know, it can be a life-changing event to go to the white house correspondents dinner. but usually it isn t and those dinners are really long. the president can limit his time there, i think he probably see that s as coming out ahead. i think you re referencing the anniversary of when i met my husband, john harwood. reporter: i am referencing that. thank you, great to see you. well, florida governor ron desantis continues to insist florida taxpayers will not foot the bill after he signed a law ending disney s special status. the bill signed last week ends the reedy creek special dist