Pandemic. This is according to a federal health official. And its not just any report. But the venerable morbidity and mortality report. This is the cdcs primary publication which has been around in some form since the 1870s. Check out the response from the trump appointee accuses of pushing for changes in shes reports. Theres no denial. Caputo says our intention is to make sure that evidence science based data drives policy through this pandemic, not ulterior deep state motives in the bowels of cdc. All this happening after we learn the president has learned the truth all along about how deadly and dangerous this virus is. And has been downplaying the severity of it. The president s discounting of safety warnings continues tonight. Look at this, this is the scene where he is going to be holding his 17th Campaign Rally since he told woodward that the virus was deadly stuff on february 7th. This is in nevada. Which is also under an air quality alert due to wildfires today. You can see n
Tapes in which the president admits he has knowingly downplayed the severity of this virus and misled americans about the risks. And on top of all of this, tonight President Trump will head to nevada to hold another big rally. His 17th since february 7th, when he described the coronavirus as deadly stuff and worse than the flu in private discussions with journalist bob woodward. Let me turn to john harwood at the white house. Do we know exactly how these cdc reports were changed . Reporter we dont know exactly the editing, but we know it flows in the direction you alluded to and that President Trump spelled out to bob woodward in those audio tapes we heard, that is to try to minimize the severity of the outbreak, to avoid unduly alarming in the president s view the American People, or in the view of Public Health officials, giving them a realistic picture of the situation. Michael caputo has a science adviser, dr. Paul alexander, an oxford trained epidemiologist, who has been interject
Allegations that trump employees altered cdc reports to not undermine the president. This is according to a federal Health Official who says Michael Caputo the venerable mmwr is the cdcs primary Public Health information. It has been around in some form since the 1870s. This after we learn the president has known the truth all along about just how deadly and dangerous this virus is. Hes been intentionally downplaying the severity of it. As his own voice revealed conversations he had with bob woodward. Lets go to minden, nevada, Boris Sanchez is standing by. Before we talk about what youre seeing on the ground. Lets start with this new report about altered cdc reports. What more are you hearing now from trump officials. Trump officials are trying to discredit this source that is in the administration that reported this to cnn. The allegation that Administration Officials appointed by President Trump were altering reports from the cdc in order to make sure they werent correcting the pres
Middle of the pandemic pp that case comes one week after election day. Tonight dr. Anthony fauci revealing the white house is pivoting away from getting daily briefings, at Todays Supreme Court event there was no social distancing. And few masks. There you see them, hhs secretary alex azar was seen mingling without a mask, despite urging people to take coronavirus precautions seriously. Were monitoring the scene in louisville ken den where police are telling protesters out in defiance of a citywide curfew to disburse. Protesters are not letting up there well get to all of that, lets start with President Trumps rally right now in pennsylvania after he announced his Supreme Court pick. How is the Supreme Court nominee playing in this crucial swing state. Theres no doubt this crowd which is a key swing state nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The president should move ahead and nominate someone and have that person in place before the election, and when President Trump tal
Good evening. And welcome to champions for change. Im alison cam aratta. And im john better man. These people have taken on some of the tough problems facing humanity. Lets begin in the mountains of kentucky, an area struggling with unemployment and opiod addiction. The region has rich traditions of craftsmanship and music. A local artisan has a way to turn that heritage into a culture of recovery. Theres a lot of beauty in southeastern kentucky. Every holler is a home to someones weary soul. Troublesome creek got its name for the most obvious reasons. It tears out bridges and roads. Its a pretty good metaphor for the downturn of the coal industry taking away all the good jobs and the opiod epidemic. I am a master luthier. Hinman is considered to be the birth place of the mountain dolcimer. I first came down in 2012 and then came earl. When i did my first oxycontin i felt like it would ease the pain and make it easier for me. The pain from failure, not believing in myself. I was in jai