On that in a moment. On capitol hill, weve just gotten word that white house officials and Democratic Congressional leaders are about to meet again on those relief negotiations at the white house. President trump is grappling with a credibility crisis. A weekly tracking poll finds that just 31 of Americans Trust what the president says about the coronavirus pandemic. As the president struggles to defend his claim that the cases of covid19 in the u. S. Are falling. Here he is with Jonathan Swan of axi axios. The United States is lowest in numerous categories. Were lower than the world. Lower than the world . But first, lets begin with our breaking news. Tropical storm isaias now barreling up the east coast. Tropical storm warnings in effect for more than 50 million americans as the coastline braces for potential flash flooding. Check out this live look. Seaside heights, new jersey, courtesy of earth cam. Winds seem to be picking up speed. Parts of the carolinas were pummeled with floodi
Stunning new comments about the government response. Right now, oklahoma, north dakota, nebraska, are among the two dozen states seeing significant increases in new cases. And the nation reported more than 45,000 new cases in the last day alone. In washington, talks on a relief package are set to pick up as House Speaker nancy pelosi signals the fight is likely to roll into next week. Negotiators, though, still deadlocked on multiple major issues including Unemployment Insurance. And in a wide ranging interview, President Trump says this about the battle against covid across the u. S. Right now i think it is under control. Ill tell you how, a thousand americans are dying a day. They are dying, it is true, it is what it is, but that doesnt mean we arent doing everything we can, it is under control as much as you can control it. Nbcs Shannon Pettypiece is at the white house, kasie hunt live on capitol hill. Shannon, the new comments from President Trump particularly when it comes to how
Welcome to mondays meet the press daily im Steve Kornacki in for chuck todd. With 43 days to go before the election, President Trump vowing to move quickly to confirm the president s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died on friday after a lengthy battle with cancer. Her final words were reported to be, quote, my most fervent wish is that i will not be replaced until a new president is installed. This morning President Trump affirmed his intention to nominate a new justice and to push the senate for confirmation as soon as possible. Im looking at five, probably four. But im looking at five very seriously. Im going to make a decision on either friday or saturday. I will announce it either friday or saturday. And then the work begins. We should act quickly because were going to have probably election things involved here, you know, because of the fake ballots that theyll be sending out. So, you do believe that this vote should happen before november 3rd . Yeah, i think it should
A court which has more of a conservative bent than its had over the last few decades, but my liberal friends have over many decades gotten very used to the idea of having a liberal court. Thats not written in the stars. The fight energizing voters. Moments ago senator Kamala Harris landed for a couple of Campaign Stops in michigan. As a member of the Senate Judiciary committee, senator harris could be a defining yig your in this fight on both capitol hill and the campaign trail. Right now for his president , President Trump pushing forward with the nomination already, meeting with one of the judges on the short list. He said this morning hes going to be announcing his choice on saturday. Lets get right to our reporters covering this fastmoving Supreme Court fight. Garrett haake on capitol hill. Shannon pettypiece covering the white house for us. Mr. Headache, ill start with you. Hopes among democrats that senator rm any would side with them. Those hopes are dashed now. How big of a dea
Antibodies treatment. Melania trump has a mild cough and headache. Two republican senators on the Judiciary Committee tested positive and the chairman of the Republican National convention has tested positive and Kellyanne Conway is positive as well. We heard about the precautions the white house has taken to prevent this from happening. We have a special 3 hour fox news night and we kick off at the Walter Reed Medical Center. Kevin. Shannon as you can imagine. The president is here and resting comfortably at walter reed. The unfortunate circumstances with the inner circle, Kellyanne Conway has tested positive for covid19. She said on twitter my symptoms are mild and i feel fine. I have begun a quarantine process. My heart is with everyone affected by this global pandemic. He attended the confirmation event this saturday and so did a lot of other shalls. We dont know officials. We dont know if that was a super spreader event. Amy Coney Barrett was there and tested negative. Dramatic im