Velshi starts now. Good morning, it is saturday, october the 3rd. Were 31 days until election day, one month to go. Im ali velshi, roughly 210,000 americans are dead from covid19, and roughly 7. 4 million have been diagnosed with the disease. President donald trump and First Lady Melania Trump are now two of them. As a precautionary measure and on the recommendation of his physicians, the president is right now in the Walter Reed National military medical center, and he will be working out of the president ial offices at the facility over the next few days. The white house says that the president is experiencing, quote, mild symptoms. Nbc news has learned that trump has a low grade fever. The president s physician, u. S. Says trump, quote, remains fatigued but in good spirits, and melania has a, quote, mild cough and a headache. Commander connolly also said trump has started remdesivir therapy and has received a single eightgram dose of regenerons experimental polyclonal antiviral cock
Robertson. Think what it would mean if the republicans wished to strike this down. All the people who would lose their coverage which we have heard recounted repeatedly this morning and well hear more. Republicans in congress have been on sabsessed with repealin obama care for years abut they dont have the votes. They couldnt get it done in the house, and they couldnt get it done in the senate, and now theyve got to rely on the court to do their work. Judge barrett, you criticized a case. Now your nomination is moving forward at unprecedented speed. Whats at stake . Let me show you whats at stake here. I want you to meet kenny murray and his family from illinois. The last year i had the privilege of meeting the family in our washington office. Heres a picture of sue, ken, their daughter and son. Sue and kenny told me their son kenny was diagnosed with multiple complex congenital heart defects. Before his first birthday kenny had two open heart surgeries they had at a Childrens Hospital
Senator ted cruz of texas. Plus, bill gates one on one. We are running the worst testing system in terms of who gets access to it of any country. On his efforts to make a vaccine available to low and middleincome countries around the world. Finally, that plot to kidnap michigans governor, gretchen whitmer. Hate groups heard the president s words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry, as a call to action. Does President Trump bear responsibility for encouraging hate groups . Joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief White House Correspondent hallie jackson, hugh hewitt, host on the salem radio network, maria teresa kumar, president of voto latino, and jake sherman, Senior Writer for politico. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. Announcer from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. From his first day in office, donald trump has been the shockandawe president , but its possible w
That came through not six weeks ago. This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Youre looking at the clouds there in louisiana, overnight, well be checking with the team there in southern louisiana as hurricane delta, another Tropical Storm, hits communities that do not need more of the rain and wind after laura was there just a few weeks ago. Good morning to you. Today, President Trump is hosting his first public event since being hospitalized for coronavirus symptoms. Hes inviting 2,000 people to the white house. And the president says he took another coronavirus test yesterday. This morning, the white house hasnt released the results of that test, but youre going to hear more about the state of his health in his own words. Also, this morning, the second president ial debate has been cancelled officially now. The president refused to debate joe biden virtually. Were going to tell you what the candidates are scheduling instead of attending that debate. Were going
Experimental coronavirus vaccine. Thats what these people are doing in china as the country offers one to some members of the public for the first time. Good to have you with us. So with just two weeks to go before the u. S. Election, President Donald Trump is ratchets up his antiscience rhetoric at packed campaign rallies, this as he keeps down playing the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Trumps latest strategy, attacking the nations top Infectious Disease expert. On monday, the president called dr. Anthony fauci a disaster and other Health Officials idiots. Meanwhile, coronavirus cases are spiking in dozens of states across the country. Hospitalizations are up too. It is a problem for the president. One that will certainly come out during the president ial debate later this week. Mr. Trump is already saying he thinks the moderator will be unfair. We get more on the president s day from cnns chief White House Correspondent jim acosta. Reporter with election day fast approaching, Presi