Your muslim pal. Well be having a lot of great guests, talking about mitt romneys ultimate screw you which he gifted us with yesterday and general petraeus, the c. I. A. Had no idea when he said i wanted to tap that, he meant something completely different. Lets go to Lisa Ferguson for a current news update. Hey john. Always good to have you on the show. Good morning everyone. The president is dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy today. He heads to new york this morning to look at the damage and to thank First Responders who risked their lives last month. Later this evening president obama will host the cast and crew of the movie lincoln for a screening at the white house. He is coming off a very Important News conference yesterday. Not only was this the first since his reelection, it was also the first hes held in eight months. Several reporters did want to talk about the general petraeus scandal, of course but the president fortunately did get to spend a lot of time on the f
Win our next speaker is the author of takeover the hundred year war for the soul of the gop and how conservatives can finally win it. Richard is a pioneer in the Political Landscape of the United States. In the 1960s he was the first to use Computer Technology in political fundraising. His marketing techniques revolutionized conservativey and campaigns. He founded American Target advertising in the 1990s. A group that specializes in helping conservative organizations and leaders sharpen their grassroots work. And now he runs conservative hq one of the leading news sites. Where is he . Oh, he is there please welcome richard vigory. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. I jokingly refer to myself as w03. I have been active at the conservative movement longer than any other living conservative except two others. Dr. Lee edwards of the Heritage Foundation who i will introduce this afternoon and wo1 is anns mother the first lady of the conservative movement. So if my cup runs over and i will
Substantially with noertheast 58,238 new infections just today. Over 1,000 people died today. Trump is publicly dismissing the warnings and recommendations of the centers for Disease Control and dr. Anthony fauci who has been seen and heard everywhere except behind the official podium at the white house and was notably missing from todays rarity task force briefing. The press secretary was asked about dr. Faucis status. The president has confidence in the conclusions of our medical experts and its up to him to take what he values in the opinions of dr. Fauci and dr. Birx and others and do what he thinks is best for the country. There is an explosion of covid cases largely in the sunbelt states and what we are in for if we cant get this under control. Here is dr. Fauci earlier today that goes against trumps assertion that the u. S. Is, quote, in a good place with respect to handling this virus. Trump says there will be no more shutdowns. It is staying open. The latest push is to open sc
Louisiana. President trump said hell be visiting the gulfs coast this weekend. He was prepared to move his speech tonight and move it to monday. The president is moving forward with preparations tonight. The president is expected to announce the administrations purchase of 150 million rapid covid tests. Governors in both parties are ignoring the new cdc guidelines not to test people without symptoms. Vice President Biden said this earlier. Loosening up pressure on scientists is a big mistake and undercuts everything. Well have more on that in a moment. We want to begin with Tropical Storm laura. The storms eye battering port charles overnight. Joining me now are nbcs al roker and ali velshi in louisiana. Ali, we know that parts of louisiana are also under a tornado threat. Tell us about what the weather pattern looks like right now and what are you seeing in terms of big picture trends. Reporter the two big trends are going to be this vigorous system. The feeder bands extend all the wa
Americans. People who were here at the start of the year gone today. Yet tonight donald trump claiming immunity, not surprisingly claiming great personal strength, went back out on the road for a rally in florida, feared by medical professionals to be yet another super spreader event in the making. He threw masks out to the crowd but didnt advocate wearing them. Many seated behind him where cameras could see his speech were wearing masks. Many others in the crowd were not and were crammed together. Here is what they heard from their president about his so far amazing recovery. The nice part, i went through it. Now they say im immune. I feel so powerful. Ill walk in there, ill kiss everyone in that audience. Ill kiss the guys and the beautiful women and everybody ill just give you a big fat kiss. No, but there is something i dont have to be locked up in my basement. Youve got to get out, and its risky. Its risky but youve got to get out. But it does give you a good feeling when you can