Discusses the 25th amendment and continuity of government plans. We also take your calls. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is monday, october 5. This is a live shot to walter reed in bethesda, maryland, where President Trump is receiving treatment for covid19. While his medical team indicated he could be released to the white house as early as today, mixed messaging over the weekend from his staff and attending physician, and new information yesterday about his treatment regime. So this morning, we will take your calls about your level of confidence in the information the American Public has received since the president tested positive for the coronavirus. Do you trust what we are being told about his health . If you do, 2027488000 is the number. If you do not, 2027488001. F you are unsure, 2027488002 you can send us a text, 3. 2748800 include your name and where you are from. Or catch up with us on facebook or twi
A motorcade ride that many say breaks the code that 19 protocols and britain struggle to coltan influx of migrants crossing over from france is putting pressure on the government which promised to take back control of the borders after breakfast and. Im sara kelly welcome to the program the 2020 nobel prizes kicked off a short while ago with the naming of the winners in the fields of physiology or medicine this year it is a trio of. Harvey j. Alter Michael Hotel and charles am rice the panel at the institute in stockholm awarded them the prestigious prize for their discovery of the hepatitis c. Virus the medicine prize carries a tickler sick. If it can see this year with the corona virus pandemic highlighting the importance of medical research for societies and economies around the world and well have more on this in just a moment with our colleague Derek Williams from d. W. Science but 1st lets take a look at a situation in the United States there are mixed messages coming from washin
Mike, how is it looking right now for the commute . Well, kari, conditions are changing a bit this morning but still have that fog at the Golden Gate Bridge, as you warned. Folks traveling across the Golden Gate Bridge will not be strangers to these conditions. You can see the roadways better than some days, trust me. We look at the map, though, that yellow highlighting from the Golden Gate Bridge up through fire area and the bay bridge from time to time. Ill show you the rest of the commute. Mostly green sensors. Slowing out of the altamont. Why im concerned about extra traffic coming up. It is 5 01 right now. Our top story is, of course, the president who remains hospitalized this morning, but he could go home despite his covid19 diagnosis. A live look outside here is a live look outside Walter Reed Hospital where trump is saying. Doctors say hes doing well after a scare over the weekend. Today in the bays tracie potts live outside of the hospital. She joins us now with the very late
We may have some rain by the end of the week. Well talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. Mike, how is the commute rolling . Well, kari, its not rolling so smoothly or quickly i should say at the bay bridge toll plaza. It is moving smoothly when you get to move there. The metering lights turned on just before 5 30. This may be in part due to lower visibility. Low clouds here. Theres fog across the span. Just a little closer to the middle of the screen circled west 580. The bridge from richmond to san rafael. A disabled vehicle there. A little toyota could be causing a bigger problem as the backup starts to form. The rest of the bay as you would expect. Back to you. We begin at the Walter Reed Medical Center where President Trump is being treated for covid19. Live pictures now. Also at the hospital today in the bays tracie potts. Tracie, we just heard that the decision to discharge the president will be made later on today. What will that entail . Reporter well, the president
Was joe biden the democratic challenger who is important to call health who is mentally incapable now its their candidate who is seen to be the one who is questionable in terms of his capacity i think if trump was a different type of person you might try to count on the sympathy vote to try to rally people to vote for him but donald trump has never relied on sympathy on the past and he certainly didnt on tuesday night with that very aggressive performance trying to attack by. Now this is a time of a lot of focus on domestic issues anyway but given that this is a president who may now be more preoccupied with with his Health Condition what does this mean for how much attention is left to Foreign Policy issues do you think. I mean i think Foreign Policy wasnt even getting a look in any way the door was shut on it on tuesday night between joe biden and donald trump dont you reference is outside america i can think of was donald trump blaming china for the virus and joe biden saying inshal