And from Justin Timberlakes new mission to a new gig for jay leno to the mom making a surprise visit during her daughters audition video, all the trending stories this thursday morning. Good thursday morning, everyone. We begin with the white house firing back after the release of those bombshell audiotapes. The tapes reveal that President Trump admitted downplaying the coronavirus back in february. He spoke out late last night. Abcs faith abubey begins our coverage. Reporter this morning, the white house fighting back responding to recordings made public in which President Donald Trump acknowledged he understood the deadly threat posed by the coronavirus back in february but misled the public about it. Journalist bob woodward interviewed the president february 7th, 1 of 18 on the record interviews for woodwards book, rage. It goes through air, bob. Thats always tougher than the touch. You know, the touch, you dont have to touch things, right, but the air, you just breathe the air, and
legacies they leave behind. he really wanted to be instrumental in helping people s lives become better. tonight, we remember lives well lived. one year ago, a cruel and mysterious threat arrived on our soil. in the beginning, it was unclear how long covid would be here and how many people it would steal from us. but in the weeks and months that followed, covid moved ruthlessly through our biggest cities and eventually invaded even our smallest towns, leaving no part of our country untouched. covid took from us americans of every age, gender and race. ultimately, it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color, but no group of americans has been spared. hi, everyone. i m nicole wallace. over the past year we ve been honored to share with you the stories of some of those we ve lost and tell you about their lives, lives well lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique, but they were united by two undeniable truths. they all ended too soon, and they each
ever forget. he was instrumental in helping people s lives become better. tonight, we remember lives well lived. one year ago. a cruel and mysterious threat arrived on our soil. in the beginning it was unclear how long covid would be here and how many people it would steal from us. then the weeks and months that followed covid moved ruthlessly through our biggest cities and eventually invaded even our smallest towns leaving no part of our country untouched. ultimately it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color but no group of americans has been spared. hi, everyone. i m niccole wallace. we have been honored to tell you about their lives, lives well lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique but they were united by two truths. they all ended too soon and they each left behind an entire family or community for whom life would never be the same. for so many, the losses exacerbated by how our love ed ones died. in many cases alone or in the company
eventually invaded even our smallest towns leaving no part of our country untouched. covid took from us americans of every age, gender and race. ultimately it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color, but no group of americans has been spared. hey, everyone. i m nicolle wallace. over the past year we ve been honored to share with you the stories of some of those we have lost and to tell you about their lives, lives well-lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique, but they were united by two undeniable truths. they all ended too soon, and they each left behind an entire family or community for whom life would never be the same. for so many the losses exacerbated by how our loved ones died. in many cases alone or in the company of a devoted but exhausted nurse or doctor. many families have had to say good-bye forever on an ipad or a cell phone. the past year has been nothing short of a sweeping and historic american tragedy. so in a humble effort to honor
A new poll shows the majority of americans believe political pressure will impact the approval of a vaccine. It is moving forward at a pace that the world has never seen, but i will say, not in a fashion that allows cutting corners. Its a race against this virus and its a race to save lives. Reporter this is new day, with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. And this morning, one of the trump administrations leading scientists expressing concern over the president s actions. This was a packed trump rally last night in michigan. You can see people mask free, Standing Shoulder to shoulder and talking. The director of the National Institutes of health, frances collins, says he was puzzled and disheartened by these images. This is the 16th rally the president has held since he told bob woodward that the coronavirus is airborne and five times deadlier than the flu. And then he misled the American Peop