Directly on this last july. Reporter we did, and this is incredibly controversial, andrea, because you would have such a significantly high death toll. Lets look at that exchange. It is going to disappear. Its going to disappear. It would go away without the vaccine, george. It would go away without the vaccine . Sure, over a period of time, sure, with time. And many deaths. And youll develop herd like a herd mentality, its going to be herd developed and thats going to happen. That will all happen. Reporter now, when the president said herd mentality there he presumably meant herd immunity. But again, a highly controversial notion that the disease will go away without the vaccine and it was one that was being pushed by scott atlas who has now of course stepped down from his position here and a lot of, i can tell you, Top Health Experts are breathing a sigh of relief about that, that hes no longer the person who is closest in counseling the president on this issue. Now that there is, of
Statehouses across the country. The images on the left show the National Mall as it looked four years ago. Thousands of people filled the mall for President Trumps inauguration. But on the right, this is what it will look like on wednesday because its closed. Officials are asking everyone to stay home this year. And heres what the mayor of the district of columbia had to say about whats in store this week. I think this will be an inauguration unlike any other. I think it was already destined to be given Covid Concerns and some of the limited seating and public access. But having our fellow americans storm the capitol in an attempt to overthrow the government certainly warrants heightened security. Also newly released video from the new yorker shows the scene inside and outside the capitol during the insurrection on january 6th. Now, were trying to be selective with what we show tonight, but you will get to see more of these dramatic scenes in a moment. Plus well update how many people
Virus. The immediate risk to the American Public remains low. In significant part because of the president s Decisive Action so far. We are working closely with state, local and private sector partners to prepare for mitigating the virus potential spread in the United States because we expect to see more cases here. At least 40 Public Health laboratories should be able to test using modified existing cdc test kits n. Addition to newly manufactured test sent to 93 Public Health labs as soon as monday. Thats a big deal. Theres more testing across the United States. The Business World is feeling the affects of coronavirus. Facebook announced today its canceling one of the biggest events of the year. It is the annual f8 Developers Conference for california in may. Wall street journal reports that several Companies Including nestle and Goldman Sachs limiting or Halting International travel by their workers entirely. Lets get right to whats happening on wall street. For the latest we turn to
Were right. X rated. A vulgar rant from the new White House Communications director. Sanctioned by the president , eviscerating Reince Priebus and steve bannon. We serve at the pleasure of the president. If it gets to a place where that isnt the case, hell let you know. For goodness sakes, to have this kind of open warfare going on between the president , his staff, and his cabinet members is an absolute disgrace. Tit for tat. M moscow shuts the doors after congress sanctioned the russia for hacking our election. Ive gotten no indications that theyre considering vetoing it. And, again, i mean they can count. They understand math. And i just cant imagine theyre considering doing so. And escalating threat, the pentagon confirms it has detected a launch of a Ballistic Missile from north korea, which landed in japanese sea lanes off the coast of japan after flying for about 45 minutes. Well have a lot more details coming up next. And good day, everyone, im Andrea Mitchell in washington. A
And im not sure that President Trump is ready to act. And a world apart, as the president s comments were ricocheting around the globe, the secretary of state was playing catch up. Ironically heading to refuel in guam. The u. S. Territory that north korea has in its cross hairs. So i think the president , what the president is doing is sending a strong message to north korea, and language that kim jongun would understand because he doesnt seem to understand diplomatic language. And house raid, the fbi working for special Council Robert mueller, raiding the home of the president s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, using a search warrant from a judge. What this says is that the fbi and special Council Robert mueller was able to convince a judge that there was probable cause to believe a crime had been committed, and that Paul Manafort was not necessarily cooperating with the inquiry. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. The white house scrambling today to expla