We werent actually even going to do a show today. I wasnt going to even be here right now. But, then again, a lot of people are in places today that they did not expect to be. Because, in the earlymorning hours, we learned that President Trump and first lady melania tested positive for covid19. Now, say what you will about the president and i do this is a serious moment for our nation, and we all wish the president and the first lady of the United States a speedy and full recovery. News on trumps condition has been sketchy. This morning, the president s old friend, dr. Ronny jackson remember him . He said the president and the first lady are going to be okay, tweeting, they are both fine and completely asymp totic. The president is in very good health and has no comorbiteees. Yes, he doesnt have a single symptot and theres nothing wrong with his biteies, let alone his morebities. If donald trump ever wants lessbities, thats when we should worry. But the disgraced doctor might be shocki
About the positive tests. Reportedly, the campaign learned of the situation from news reports. Thats like finding out your boyfriend has an s. T. D. From a pharmaceutical commercial. Warning signs of chlamydia include burning sensation, pain while urinating, or dating bill. Stephen and it wasnt just during the debate. The Trump Campaign played fast and loose with virus throughout the process. Just ask friend of the show and enemy of democracy, Chris Christie reporter governor, you were part of the debate prep. What can you tell us about the bubble . Were folks Wearing Masks . Were you wearing a mask . Was Rudy Giuliani wearing a mask when you were working with the president and others in the room . No, no one was Wearing Masks in the room when we were prepping. Stephen what . Youre in a room with Rudy Giuliani, and no one tried to cover his mouth . Now, in trumps defense, when it comes to the debate and the rallies he held afterwards, he had no idea that he had been exposed to the viru
And god bless the United States. Its the late show with stephen colbert. Tonights stephen welcomes dr. Jon lapook and musical guest maroon 5. Featuring jon batiste and stay human. And now live on facebook ed sullivan Theater Office building in new york city its stephen colbert. Stephen are you ready sto do it . Im ready to do it too. Okay. Whats going on . Whats going on here . Its good . All right. I know the ladies love it long. Thank you very much. Welcome to a late show. I am your host stephen colbert, still. Some things have changed you might have noticed. You heard efi, she is still there, hello, i dont know how long that is going to last. Shes bossy. Always telling me what to do im back in new york city, as you can see. Look, new york. Right there. Here, in the historic ed sullivan theaters office building. There is the first time i havent done my show in my house in five months. I am so happy to be here to see members of my crew. Theres mark, stage manager, this is chris, he ha
Look up to what will be an exciting day of Market Makers. Im matt miller happily in for Erik Schatzker today. Are you ready . Are you ready . Im looking forward to it. Lets go to the top Global Business stories of the morning. It has been a wild ride for the ruble today. The russian currency fell to nearly . 80 per dollar for the first time ever. Plunge and that came after Russias Central Bank raised Interest Rates by the most in 16 years. Here is richard haas. You might have thought that raising Interest Rate by more than 6 would be a strong signal to reassure the markets. That has got to be a scary moment when you do something that dramatic and it doesnt gain traction. Russias central bank may take more steps to shore up the ruble. There is speculation russia will announce controls on capital. Meanwhile, will resumed oil resumed its plunge. It fell below 54 per barrel, and brent crude traded for less than 60 dollars. Administrator for energy said opec should not be expected to cut pr
A statement calling him tired but in good spirits, and saying the president is now taking an experimental antibody treatment. The first lady and a top west wing adviser, hope hicks, have also tested positive. And tonight, the white house is frantically trying to reach out to anyone who was in close contact with them recently. Former Vice President joe biden who shared a debate stage with mr. Trump on tuesday says he has tested negative twice, and he was back out on campaign trail today, as you see. Now, after months of downplaying the severity of the crisis, the president is now one of millions worldwide suffering from it. At the same time, he is responsible for leading the nations response to it. Not since Ronald Reagan has there been as serious a threat to the president s health or to national security. And just a reminder were just 32 days left until election day. His diagnosis now also presents a serious threat to his own campaign. Theres a lot of news breaking right now. Our entir