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Transcripts For KPIX CBS This Morning 20240712

Highly anticipated matchup after a star quarterback tests positive. Whats causing coronavirus numbers to jump again, including in new york city. And Lennie Kravitz lets it fly. The rock star will tell us about the challenges of growing up biracial and finding his own voice. And what a voice it is. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. I learned a lot about covid. I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school. This isnt the lets read the book school. Reporter President Trump made a surprise visit to supporters outside walter reed hospital. As many call for transparency. We need to know exactly the level of the president s health. We need to know the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Have you discussed a scenario in which the president might have to transfer power . No, thats not something on the table at this point, but were prepared. We have a great Vice President. Joe biden tested negative again for the coronavirus. The campaign reaffirming their commitment to take down negative ads. Well continue to make our case for california is hitting a fearsome milestone. The wildfires have scorched over 4 million acres. Were getting into the most critical fire months in california. The chiefs and patriots game was postponed following the patriots quarterback cam newton testing positive for covid19. All that the heat are back in the series after beating the lakers in game three. And all that matters. A difficult situation as my grandson here knows. A doctor on mebs gets an adorable interruption from his grandson. And the last point on cbs this morning. Saturday night live returned this weekend. And they were joined by a big name comedian brought in to play Vice President joe biden. Im definitely going to concentrate. Im going to try to keep my what is that . Wheres that coming from . Mr. President , please stop using a laser pointer. Its not a laser pointer. Its a wand that cures the covid. Announcer this mornings eye opener is presented by progressive. Making it easier to bundle insurance. Welcome back to cbs this morning. Great to have snl back. Chris rock was a knockout as the host. And jim carrey played joe biden with a lot of swagger. Really captured that debate. So much news, i was asleep on the couch by the time that was on. Great to see them back in the studio. Well begin with the news you were probably talking about a lot this weekend. There are a lot of Unanswered Questions surrounding President Trump this morning as he continues his treatment for the coronavirus. Some health are and thes say this outing put other people, the secret Service Agents in the suv at severe risk. Its a sealed vehicle. Briefings led by the president s doctor sean conley provided little clarity. They said mr. Trump could be discharged today even as they describe treatment more typical for a severely affected patient. Ben tracy is is at the white house for us. Do we have an accurate picture of how the president is doing . The answer is no because theyve been giving confusing and conflicting information about the president s condition all weekend. We know President Trump is awake this morning. Hes been tweeting about everything from democrats to the stock market. Trying to show people that hes doing okay. I learned a lot about covid. I learned it by really going to school. In a new video from his hospital suite last night, President Trump says he finally understands coronavirus seven months into the crisis that has killed nearly 210,000 americans. This is the real school. This isnt the lets read the book school, and i get it. And i understand it. The president then got in his suv and went out to wave to supporters gathered outside. He was wearing a mask and the white house said the movement was cleared by its medical team. Some experts say he risked exposing his security detail to the virus. I was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude that the team, the president , the course of illness has had. Reporter on sunday, President Trumps physician, dr. Sean conley admitted to giving an overly optimistic view of the president s health this weekend. It came off that we were trying to hide something which wasnt necessarily true. Reporter the doctor has now acknowledged the president had a high fever and his oxygen levels dropped twice. Hes been given dexamethasone and remdesivir an antiviral drug. Treatments indicated for severely ill covid patients. President trump was given supplemental oxygen at the white house friday before boarding marine one for the trip to the hospital. Just 72 hours into the diagnosis now. Reporter conley also caused confusion by suggesting the president was initially diagnosed wednesday before traveling to minnesota for a rally and new jersey for a fundraiser. The white house later claimed conley misspoke. And chief of staff mark meadows has also contradicted himself. He has mild symptoms. Reporter saying that friday and then admitting the very next day that, in fact, the president s vital signs had been very concerning. And we are still not on a clear pah to a full recovery. Its still not known how or when President Trump was infected. But last weekends packed and mostly maskless rose garden ceremony for his Supreme Court pick judge amy coney barrett. Reporter may have been a superspreader event. Those now infected include the president , first lady, former aide kellyanne conway, Chris Christie who is hospitalized, senators mike lee and thom tillis, as well as the president of notre dame. President trumps senior aide hope hicks, his Campaign Manager bill stepien and personal assistant nick luna are also infected. Its not clear what level of Contact Tracing is being done by the white house. Are there any people who came out of that event who could be asymptomatic right now and should go get tested to make sure theyre not continuing to spread to other officials . That doesnt seem to be a very concerted effort under way. Reporter Vice President mike pence tested negative for the virus again on sunday, and he does plan to carry on with the Vice President ial debate thats scheduled for wednesday. As for President Trump, if he is brought back here to the white house, that doesnt mean hes out of the woods but there is an intensive care unit here at the white house, and he would remain under the supervision of his doctors. Okay, ben, thank you. Dr. David agus joins us with a deeper look at the president s condition and the treatments he has received so far. David, good to see you. A lot to unpack here. Lets start with what were hearing about the steroid drug that hes being given. Were being told by experts that thats usually given to people very, very ill. Does this suggest to you that the president is sicker than were being told . Yeah, certainly a discrepancy between the description that was given of his clinical condition and the drugs being used. In the Clinical Trials of dexamethasone, it showed that people who werent on oxygen may have actually had a negative effect from the steroids because it suppresses the immune system. People who required oxygen or mechanical ventilation, being on an intubatointubator, those peo benefited significantly. So it depends when you use it. What were told is just two episodes of a low oxygen transitly doesnt fit the picture for a potent immune suppressant like dexamethasone. And what about the other drug, the experimental drug cocktail remdesivir . Thats also being described as a very aggressive treatment. Well, the experimental drug is from a Company Called regeneron. Two monoclonal antibodies. And remdesivir is now fda approved. Its a combination of three drugs. One experimental, where theres very little data that theres benefit. The first data came out about a week ago showing potentially a decrease in viral load and potentially some benefit but its very early. And remdesivir makes sense. The three of them together, each one of them work on a different mechanism. Its not easy to put these three drugs together. Its actually very smart. The question is, is his disease much more severe than is being described because theres a discrepancy between the potency of the drugs and whats going on. Its been quite a weekend. First we start friday where we see marine one lifting off from the white house grounds, which seemed surreal. Cut to sunday, the president is riding around in an suv waving at supporters and fans, if you will. A vehicle thats hermetically sealed with secret Service Agents inside. Hes being accused today of being reckless and that he was endangering the lives of the secret Service Agents. Is that true . Was this safe to do . Well, i got a cell phone call from you, gayle, the moment this happened saying, what is going on . I thought that was a private call, david agus, but, yes, i did call you. I was beside myself because i was thinking about all the people in the hospital that cant get out, that cant see anyone that they care about and it just seemed like it was such a it seemed very careless to me. Im a lay person. I dont know any of this. I just thought is that okay . I agree with you. We have a recommendation in our country that for ten days from first symptoms you have to be quarantined. And leaving a hospital, going to a car with other people, is not being quarantined. Certainly its putting people at risk. Its sending out a message thats inappropriate. I have had two patients that have died in a hospital and couldnt be near their family with this virus yet hes allowed to leave the hospital and go into a car with other people when hes known positive. There does appear to be something inappropriate here. Do you think the white house is leveling with us . It seems its not good when you hear the words conflicting and confusing information coming from the white house about the president of the United States. We have a right to a transparency. I feel good that there are five doctors from Johns Hopkins hospital involved in the care. And i know them. They are excellent doctors. So im sure hes getting great care there. Does the American People do we know exactly whats going on . And the answer clearly is no. Were told snippets of information and that Bigger Picture is necessary. D dexamethasone can give you crazy amounts of energy and when its stopped theres a precipitous fall. Theres a lot of reasons not to be on it unless it was really needed. All right. Well, the world really is watching everything about this story. Thank you, dr. David agus. President trumps democratic opponent joe biden is testing negative for the coronavirus, according to his campaign. Biden is scheduled to make three appearances in miami today. Its a sign the campaign is not slowing down with just 29 days to go until election day. Ed okeefe reports now on how both campaigns are handling the president s illness. Despite President Trumps covid19 diagnosis, top Campaign Aides insist hell be back in action soon. Very shortly hes going to be back in the game throwing 95mileanhour fastballs. You can count on that. See you on the next team trump online. The Trump Campaign is moving ahead with Virtual Events and isnt stopping attacks on rival joe bidens covid precautions out on the trail. Biden wants to surrender our country to the virus. With regard to joe biden, i think too often hes used the mask as a prop. Reporter and the plan is very Vice President mike pence to campaign in arizona on thursday. A day after he debates biden running mate Kamala Harris in utah. Meanwhile, biden is keeping to his schedule and preparing for the next two debates. If they happen. Why send President Trump our best. We hope that he is well, and able to debate. If he is, joe biden will certainly be there. Reporter but biden is pulling down all attack ads, at least for now. Even as he intends to keep spending tens of millions of dollars on tv and digital ads. And hes trying to pull off a tricky balancing act. He expresses concern for the first family jill and i pray for their quick and full recovery, but our thoughts are with the families and members youve lost as well. Reporter but on saturday, criticized the president for failing to provide personal protective equipment to transportation workers. If thats not the president s responsibility, what the heck is his responsibility . Not my fault. I have no responsibility. Go to your mayor, your governor, your employer. Its unconscionable. Reporter a new cbs news Battleground Tracker poll out of ohio shows the race tied. A similar poll out of pennsylvania shows biden up seven. Nationally surveys released over the weekend show biden up double digits. All of those surveys were taken after last weeks debate but before the announcement of the president s diagnosis. Tony, well see how weekend developments affect future surveys. We can see from the white board behind you, 29 days until election day. Ed, thank you very much. Lets bring in cbs news chief washington correspondent major garrett. Good morning to you. On friday, you were here on this show and you said the white house needs transparency, transparency, transparency. Instead, quite a fog over the weekend. Is there a strategy here . Well, essentially to discuss this virus politically, not scientifically. Thats what this white house has done from the beginning and whats its doing now. Remember the bob woodward case. He told bob woodward confidentially he likes to play this down. Hes playing it down for his own care. The president s own predilections, his preferences are driving the orientation of what his own doctors say about his own care. Thats not my assessment. Thats what the doctor sean conley said to reporters yesterday. He wants to reflect the upbeat attitude of the president , regardless of what his actual condition is. And no very clear explanation of what this quite obvious aggressive treatment strategy is all about. Regeneron, remdesivir and dex moeth zone combined could make a lot of sense if you know what the underlying conditions are. It also could mean the president saying i want the most aggressive treatment possible and youre under my orders so do as i say. We dont know what the truth is and that creates not only confusion but uncertainty. The president made an intriguing comment saying hes gone covid school, real covid school, the kind of stuff you cant get in a book. Yet a Senior Campaign official is mocking joe biden for using a mask as a, quote, prop. What are those two diverging statements telling you about the campaigns posture toward the virus in these final 29 days . Let me quote the National Security adviser Robert Obrien who told our colleague margaret brennan, this is a nasty resilient virus. It can get anywhere, even inside the whoushs even when you are one of the most protected places on earth. That tells you everything you need to know about how potent this virus is how much the white house, when given a moments candor can express that. Jason miller is talking politics again as they frequently do, not science. Major, every day in this country, people die without being able to say goodbye to their loved ones. Yet we saw the president say hello to his Campaign Supporters yesterday while suffering from coronavirus. Im sure the supporters enjoyed that. Will the voters more broadly appreciate the president breaking protocol . This is a break of quarantine. It could endanger secret Service Agents but for trump supporters, its a reflection of the president s willingness and his imperative to see them and acknowledge them. They want to be acknowledged in whatever condition the president might be. That acknowledgement will, for them, be reassuring and motivating, even though scientifically and medically, it raises a great number of questions. Cant hold your breath and drive an suv at the same time, major. Thanks very much. Lawyers for Breonna Taylors family are asking kentuckys governor to appoint a new special prosecutor to reopen the case. That follows the release of recordings of grand jury proceedings on the louisville shooting that killed taylor. The tapes have conflicting accounts of the police raid in march. One said he heard officers knock and announce themselves before bursting into taylors apartment. Taylors boyfriend, who was with her in the apartment and the neighbor, said they did not hear that. The grand jury also heard a tape of detective Myles Cosgroves first interview 12 days after the shooting. He told investigators he believed he fired about four shots. The evidence later showed he fired 16 rounds, including the bullet that killed Breonna Taylor. Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron says he did not recommend the option of homicide charges in taylors shooting because he believed that the officers acted in selfdefense. One officer was charged with endangering a neighbor by shooting into that apartment next door. Ahead voters in pennsylvania talk to us about the coronavirus and how it may affect their vote in a state that could decide the winner in are. We have much more news ahead. The patriots, chiefs game is delayed after cam newton tested positive for coronavirus. See the pandemics growing impact on the nfl. Youre watching cbs this morning. Your mission stand up to moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. And take. It. On. With rinvoq. Rinvoq a oncedaily pill. 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