I want to start there this hour with leon panetta and the defense secretary under president obama. Good to see you again, its been about a month, thanks for coming back here. I want to get your view as to whether or not this can be explained away by those who are talking at the moment, or will the president and his team be proven a correct on their allocations . Well, you know, it is a political season so you have to wonder whether or not a lot of this is kind of apolitical diversion when the country is facing the coronavirus. As to whether or not any of this could be established, part of this is going to be resolved in the courts with judge sullivan and i assume that there is an investigation going on into the Justice Department that will resolve other issues. So we will just have to wait and see. Bill so brennan and klapper were at msn and cs nbc 24 hours ago and they were asked about that and he was part of this answer. I think our country is in very serious trouble. When you have such a blatant political corruption at the highest levels, something i never thought i would see in my lifetime. Its a routine thing, its appropriate and legitimate. When you have a valid foreign intelligence target engaging with the u. S. Personally. Bill there are more questions forthcoming and could have been more questions at that moment as well. If they are going to offer their own explanation over time, what is your explanation for this . What happened . Well, its hard to go back and try to figure out all the elements here but the reality is that obviously general flynn did it go before a court and admit to lying. And you have to ask yourself if he admitted to lying not once, but twice, if he was innocent, why did he do that . Thats one issue that will obviously be looked at. As to other issues related to the russia situation, the fact is that the russians in 2016 did interfere in our election process thats been established by all of the intelligence agencies. They did the same thing in 2018 and they are doing the same thing in 2020 so it is an issue that is of concern to the united states. Bill but youve seen the list of these names. Why would joe biden need to know about Michael Flynn the week before leaving office . I think that goes back to the whole issue of what exactly was Michael Flynn doing talking to the Russian Ambassador . If he was talking to the russian investor before he became National Security advisor and the administration took office, theres a question of whether or not he was trying to interfere with our Foreign Policy by not having been in office yet. So i think there are some legitimate issues that were asked at the time. Bill so one of the issues is, who leaked to the media . Eventually thats where he went and thats a criminal act. Based on your experience do you believe they know who that person is already . You mean the person who leaked bill or if it was more than one . I dont know. When i was chief of staff president clinton always use to ask me to check out leaks and it was always very difficult to find who was leaking to the press. So who knows, whether they were able to find exactly who did that, thats a tough issue to try to see whether or not some someone in particular gave information to the press. But perhaps they had that information, or perhaps they dont. Bill some believe its probably likely. Leon panetta, thank you for your time. You called it a day version and given the political season that is six months away from the election. Do you think bill barr is guilty of that, is that what youre saying . I just think that at a time when the country is overwhelmed by this crisis, 2,000 people dying per day and almost 86,000 dead total, 36 million out of jobs, i think the main focus of the president , i think the main focus of democrats ought to be on how to deal with this major crisis. I know there are other political issues and conspiracies bouncing around but i think all of them would do well in the American People would ask them to basically focus on the major problem that is confronting this country and that is the coronavirus. Bill it appears that both stories will continue and we will follow both. Thank you for your time today, leon panetta hunkered down in monterey, california. Heres a present from earlier today at the white house. Speak to another essential pillar of our strategy to keep america open is the development of effective treatments and vaccines as quickly as possible. I want to see if we can do that very quickly, we are looking to when i say quickly we are looking to get it by the end of the year if we can. Bill President Trump laying out operation of wrote warp speed. The goal is a vaccine by the end of the year but the stat states should move forward with reopening their economies with or without one. Lets bring in dr. What did you hear today about the vaccine . So i heard a lot of enthusiasm. Ive been one of the most sort of positive people but when we are going to have a vaccine. Id love to have it by the end 2020, bill. I think it will hard be hard and i think it will be more early 2021 but i would love to have it. Bill so you have the focus of the world on the singular issue, the Sciences Better than it has ever been. There is reason to be optimistic on the timely based on that, would you agree . I do. So the people who are at the detractors have cited weve never built a vaccine for coronavirus before. If you cut too many corners you will get into problems with safety. My response is, those are all true. The world is focused on this and we know that we can develop immunity for the virus so i am enthusiastic we are going to get one. The timeline, we will have to let the science try that and go as fast as we can. Bill the cdc put out some new guidelines, i want to put them on the screen for camps and child care programs, mass transcendtransit, bars and rest. The white house said its too rigid. The white house at the counties have such a variation between one and the other, go back and rewrite them again and find a better way, especially instead of the economic damage thats being done by the week. What do you think of the cdc . I think the cdc guidelines, the ones that they just put out to be perfectly honest, they are not enough. They are vague and broad. What you need is, imagine you are running a school system. You want specifics on how do i get kids back in, what do i do with the cafeteria, what do i do with sports . I understand school t districts are all different but we need a better idea. Bill what more do you want to hear from the cdc . I want to hear things about what do i do with cafeterias, what do i do with sports, how many kids can i pack into a classroom . Not just keep things clean and maintain social distancing, we get all that. Give me the specifics of what i need to do, give me flexibility but give me some specifics. You justified before the house just a few days ago and you were hammering your message about testing. Where do you think we are today . I think we are in better shape than we were a few weeks ago. We are making progress and i think we have a ways to go. I want to get to a point where when you are out there getting a cup of coffee at the coffee shop, you go to your office and you want to have a high level confidence the person next to you is not infected. The way we are going to do that is with a lot of testing and we are not there yet. Bill how far away are we what you say . I think it will be pretty hard unless white house puts his foot on the accelerator to get in with the new technology but the good news is a lot of new technology is coming down the pike. Im hoping the next 46 weeks we have the kind of testing we need to. Bill is that technology from here or overseas . Its from here. We have Companies Working on things like antigen tests and other kinds of sequencing, stuff that i think is American Technology that i think we can make work and ramp up. Bill i hope so. Doctor, thank you so much for coming back. Its friday, whatever that means these days. Enjoy your weekend. Lawmakers in the Florida House are working to approve a trillion dollar covid19 bill expected to pass some time today. But will it be dead on arrival in the senate . We are told it will be, so then what is next . Also a number of states with lifting some restrictions today as the effort to reopen is taking shape with millions of americans looking ahead to memorial day weekend. But first, the u. S. Air force thunderbirds over san diego just now in a tribute to frontline workers. They are also scheduled to fly over l. A. On the next hour or so on the west coast, a Beautiful Day for that. The air force is encouraging folks to post pictures and videos taking them with hashtag america strong and hashtag thunderbirds. Well done. We will be back. It makes me want to be better. It changes your perspective. It makes you a different person. See what listening to audible can do for you. Its timcan it helpemorial daykeep me asleep . Eep number 360 smart bed. Absolutely, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. Save 1,000 on the sleep number 360 special Edition Smart bed. Plus, free premium delivery when you add an adjustable base. Vby refinancing your va loan atl todays incredibly low rates at newday usa. Newdays va streamline refi is the quickest and easiest refi theyve ever offered. You can lower your payments by this time next month without having to verify your income, without getting your home appraised, and theres no money out of pocket. Call newday right now. Bill at nearly a dozen states listening restrictions today. Hair salons, barbershops and gyms getting their green light to reopen in several states. Some governors allowing bars and restaurants to reopen with new rules. In ohio, the buckeye state, only outside dining will be allowed as of today. This reopening is the most datadriven facts specific science driven reopening that has been done, period. Its all about the numbers and the facts. Now, you start to reopen. Do it intelligently and do it with discipline. And not with emotion. Bill hard hit new york, one of the states lifting restrictions. If Governor Cuomo slowly reopening parts of the state but extending stay at home orders and other areas including new york city which has been the epicenter here in the u. S. David miller back on the sidewalks with more. Here on the streets of new york city, nothing has changed. All nonessential businesses and Stores Remain closed. The earliest of the city is expected to reopen is about one month, at least several weeks. Now there is some cause for optimism that things are starting to improve. Five regions of the state north and west of the city starting today are gradually reopening. Some are closer to the Canadian Border though than new york city. All of these regions had a specific criteria. Among them a drop in hospitalization and death rates and another requirement is having a minimum of 30 available capacity at hospitals in case there is a surge. The first of four phases does not permit bars, restaurants or hair salons to doors but it does allow customers to pick up items at stores. Construction and manufacturing can also resume but businesses must implement measures such as social distancing to keep people safe. We are trying to be as cautious as we cannot bring people back to work because we will have over 200 people back in our factory. Following the lead of new jersey, Governor Cuomo announced today that several east coast states, new york, connecticut and delaware will reopen their beaches for memorial day. Here in new york city authorities are bracing for massive crowds looking for a break in apartment life. Authorities are limiting the number of people allowed in two of central park and other locations, more than 2,000 City Employees who are dubbed social distancing ambassadors will be deployed to keep people from spreading the virus. And lastly, Governor Cuomo is saying that new york has turned back the clock. The number of hospitalizations and fatalities is where it was about two months ago. Also, i hearkening back to another time, starting today state wide movie theaters can reopen you remember those, dont you, bill. Bill of poor people on the sidewalk today. David lee miller, thanks. Joe biden is speaking out for the First Time Since his name showed up on that list of officials who may have requested the unmasking of Michael Flynn and in a moment ill talk to Chris Wallace on bidens reaction, next. And emergency services. Respond now at 2020census. Gov. Were returning 2 billion dollars to our auto policyholders through may 31st. Because now, more than ever, being a Good Neighbor means everything. Like a Good Neighbor, state farm is there. I do motivational speakingld. Being a Good Neighbor means everything. In addition to the substitute teaching. I honestly feel that thats my calling to give back to younger people. I think most adults will start realizing that they dont recall things as quickly as they used to or they dont remember things as vividly as they once did. Ive been taking prevagen for about three years now. People say to me periodically, man, youve got a memory like an elephant. Its really, really helped me tremendously. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Bill a live look at the floor of the house which just got underway a moment ago. Lawmakers debating a 3 trillion Coronavirus Relief bill. Expecting about today, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell saying the bill is a nonstarter and minority leader Chuck Schumer is saying hes hopeful both sides can cut a deal. I want to bring in Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace. Low to you on a friday or as you said on commercial break, wednesday for you. Whats in the bill . 900 billion for state and local governments, 175 billion rent and mortgage relief, direct payments up to 6,000 per household, extend the 600 weekly unemployment bonus. Its a lot of money and this is a big lift, chris. Well, Mitch Mcconnell said its dead on arrival. But it appears that somewhere between the house and somewhere between the senate they will get the president something that he can sign ultimately this summer. I guess the question then becomes yes, this is really the first to go at this. This is the democrats, they know this bill isnt going to go anywhere in the senate and certainly wouldnt go anywhere on the president s desk. This is basically the democrat comic democrats, nancy pelosi saying youve complained it wasnt enough, put everything in this bill, its a marker. You can go back home and say i fought for this and it will be a highly political document because you are going to have democrats saying when the republicans defeated, they wouldnt even give money to cities and states, they wouldnt give money, 1200 to individuals. Meanwhile you have republican saying, look. This shows how crazy and left wing the democrats are and this is the platform, the governing agenda for joe biden if he gets into office and has a Democratic House and senate. Bill because of that, the wall street journal, their opinion piece, president ial platform for nancy pelosi, thats joe bidens real agenda for 2021. I guess the question comes back to this. What will we need in june, july and august, what will we need in six months . I think that answer right now is not real clear. While he better not be six months. The democrats are saying they need it right now. And at the republicans are saying, we have put so much money into the economy and the fed has put so much money into the economy, lets wait and see how it filters out. But they are talking about june, not next fall. I think you will get a bill passed sometime and i suspect certain elements of this will definitely be in it. You will definitely get some aid to states and localities which are really underwater, their tax revenue has cratered. Whether you will get another 1200 payment, you know, the republicans are saying that shows that what democrats really want is kind of a regular income, and earned Income Credit that everyone would get a government check every month. Thats not going to go anywhere. In the big thing that republicans want, the democrats are objecting to is this liability protection. The idea that when a company or business reopens, if a worker gets sick or a customer comes in and he gets sick, they dont want them to be able to sue and save in this place reopened, you gave me the coronavirus and now you have to pay me a million dollars. Maybe its a sign that the crisis isnt quite as pressing because we are beginning to see more politics as usual. Bill lets talk about joe biden for a quick minute, he was on msnbc last night. This came up, didnt spend a lot of time on it but it did come up. His answer on Michael Flynn. I was never part or had any knowledge of any criminal investigation into Michael Flynn while i was in office. Not one single time. Bill it so i was curious to hear leon panetta described this a few minutes ago calling this a diversion. He pretty much dismissed a lot of the questions that came up about flynn and what was going on back then but the question still remains for joe biden, how much of a problem is this for him, do you think . While the first thing is, joe biden has to get a straight answer because he was asked about this on Good Morning America by George Stephanopoulos. He was asked, do you know anything about the investigation . And he said i dont know anything about it. Then George Stephanopoulos pointed out he was in a meeting with the fbi director and