Coming up on this mornings washington journal, we will take your calls and comments on the news that the president and first lady have tested positive for covid19. Host good morning. It is friday, october 2. People around the country and the world are reacting to the news that broke overnight that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus. We have a two hour washington journal for you today before the house comes in and we want to get your reaction. There is how to take part in the conversation. Epublicans call 202 7488001 democrats, 202 7488000. If you are an independent, call 202 7488002. You can also send us a text, 202 7488003. Please leave your name and the town you are texting from. Broke just before 1 00 a. M. Eastern time when the president sent out this tweet, tonight, flotus and i tested positive for covid19, we will begin our quarantine immediately. We will begin this immediately and get through this. Eastern. At 12 54 a. M. The
The president is expected to carry out his duties without disruption while recovering. They point out that trumps diagnosis will have a destabilizing effect in washington, raising questions how far the virus has spread through the highest levels of the u. S. Government. The Vice President of the United States tweeted around 2 00 a. M. Eastern time, karin and i send our love and prayers to donald trump and melania trump. And swiftr their full recovery. God bless you, donald trump and the first lady. One more piece of information, nbc news has posted a letter from the white house physician about the president s covid diagnosis. It is fairly brief. That, i a note less released the following information with the permission of President Trump. Both have tested positive for the virus. The president and first lady are both well at this time, they plan to remain at home. The White House Medical Team and i will maintain a vigilant watch and i appreciate the support provided by some of our count
Conducting an investigation when it went to talk with the suspect what they were talking to less suspect he reached for handgun and that is when two officers returned fire hitting the suspect the man died at the same his name has not been released this the third fed officer involved shooting in just two weeks and the seven also involve shooting this year we have a crew headed to the same it will bring you more information as it comes into the news room. Anny h a spare the air a letter is in affect once again today many of the air quality is poor here is what looks like outside of a weekend a lot of people stayed indoors to a skeptical digit temperatures and small the smoky area they said the smoke is coming from the nearby while fire today it will be more the same but it may get worse in the north rain. if you have a preexisting Health Condition you may want stay indoors. Anny h the pollution was the worst in the east bay and Santa Clara Valley smoke and there tabled the smoke in the e
2016. Philadelphia public and archdiocesan schools are closed. The entire list is controlling at the bottom of the screen. You can find full closings at 6abc. Com. Good morning, it is monday, january 25. We gin with the team compage of the cleanup from the blizzard of 2016. Katherine scott and Annie Mccormick are standing by, but well start with david murphy and karen rogers good morning. Reporter good morning, everyone we have sun and clouds today, its cold this morning, temperatures 22 this philadelphia. 17 in allentown. Numbers in the teens and trenton, wilmington, 224 in reading. 11 in lancaster. 8 in millville. The good news from all these numbers, these not much windy out there, so were not talking windchill. Still cold as you head out. 18 by 6, 19 by 8 00 a. M. A couple of issues for the morning commute we have refreezing on sidewalks that have not been fairly salted. There can be ice under foot. May be the same story on side streets and main roads where the salt has been dilute
Lou you will know thatneither d seek congressional approval. Center mark kirk saying the move would further efforts to impose new sanctions against iran. He will unite the congress against the agreement. The very first vote would be on the sanctions against iran. A bipartisan consensus being pretty strong against iran. Lou taking all of this up tonight, but we begin with muchneeded good news for dozens of people on ebola watch list and the effort to prevent an outbreak of ebola the people who were closest to ebola patient zero Thomas Duncan begin to go on with their lives. Fox news correspondent is in dallas as has our report tonight. Earthquakes could lead to if as i am speaking, the cdc has announced the guidelines they will now be required it to be covered head to toe, something they did not have to do before. It has been a day of relief because 48 people have been cleared or will be cleared very soon. These are the people that had initial contact with thomas eric duncan. His fiance