Today is what the nations top scientists have to deal with every day, a president who now uses these briefings as a reelection platform, an opportunity to lie, to deflect, to attack, to bully, and cover up his own deadly dismissals of the virus for crucial weeks. According to the president today, all governors are getting everything they need and testing is now and always has been great. Reporters who asked fair questions but didnt kowtow or suck up to this president were attacked and belittled and a special convenient i am was reserved for career official at hhs who he doesnt even know who released a nonpolitical study with extensive interviews with doctors and hospitals across the country describing the lack of the supplies and insufficient testing, and mixed messages theyve budget getting from the federal government, all things that have been reported on. I just have to point out this is not normal. And it matters because this is life and death. If you look at the chart, by the way,
Guidelines in distancing guidelines. We have Fox Team Coverage on the latest response at home and abroad. We begin with Mark Meredith reporting live from the white house. Mark. Reporter good eave nick, jon. The president s advisor are meeting for the Coronavirus Task force, this was a briefing we expected to happen via conference call, now it is happening in the white house situation room. Weve seen a few of the advisors starting to show up. The president as you mentioned tweeted he may or may not do a News Conference out of this. Well be on standby for that. The president told reporters on saturday he believes americas governors should decide what matters most for their states when it comes to whether or not there should be a lockdown of any sort and this morning the Surgeon General backed up the president s strategy. The governors are protective of their right to be able to decide whats best for their state and were going to do everything we can as scientists and as physicians, as me
He writes, hearing mask supply is getting low as china and hong kong try to procure. A alerted Critical Infrastructure protection on this during the week, may need to consider options here before things are done. He also forwarded an email from someone who worked in the mask industry who said u. S. Mask supply is at imminent risk. And then this email also forwarded from the same individual, rick, i think were in deep the world. These emails show there is concern about masks. What concerns do you have that his concerns werent heard . We didnt increase mask production. There was no effort to do that. What should have happened as soon as this pandemic hit was we should have got that masks to china, one, and two, we have should have increased mask production. There was a study done the Previous Year that in the event of a pandemic, this country would be 3. 5 Million Masks to equip healthcare workers and First Responders and our stockpile had 100 Million Masks. The fact we were this underst
Three Top Trump Administration scientists in quarantine because they came in contact in the west wing with a white house aide who tested positive for coronavirus friday. A military valet who works closely with the president also had a positive test this past week. And ivanka trumps personal assi assistant is a recent positive as well. They were not following face mask guidance and social distancing before these cases emerge and the president and Vice President continue to ignore some government recommendations still. Look, i get things done. I dont worry about things. I do what i have to do. Weve taken very strong precautions at the white house. But, again, were dealing with an invisible situation. Nobody knows. All you can do is take precaution and do it the best you can. Just consider this moment, three officials crucial to the governments Coronavirus Response were potentially exposed at work. Just as the president goes all in on selling the idea it is safe and in his view past time
Have been upgraded from third degree to Second Degree felony murder. Hes the one pinning floyd to the pavement. He kept him there. We got all four. Demonstrators chanted we got all four after the other three former officers were charged with aiding and abetting Second Degree murder. Floyds death has exposed a raw nerve in this country. A huge march happened defying a curf curfew. Portland, oregon, protesters were met with riot police and National Guard troops. One of the many flash points has been at the trump white house. It has been pushing protesters further and farther away. We get the latest from cnns alex marquadt. Reporter the large demonstrations have been focused for the past week on the white house. Today this was as far as the demonstrators could come, pushed back even farther away from Lafayette Park. Now about another half block away. Still, protesters came in huge numbers peacefully chanting, taking a knee at times, singing, listening to music. A Real Party Like atmospher