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
Thousands losing everything. The massive north complex fire scorching more than 250,000 acres, engulfing 1,000 acres every 30 minutes sending 20,000 fleeing as thousands of firefighters across the region battle the relentless flames. The blaze sending thick smoke turning the sky orange causing this apocalyptic scene in San Francisco overlooking the golden gate bridge. We are live on the scene tracking the very latest. Vaccine setback. New reports this morning on the Covid Vaccine trial freeze. A woman reportedly suffering a rare but serious spinal inflammation and as millions of students and staff head back to the classroom, parents slamming one of the nations Biggest School districts calling the first two weeks of Online Learning a disaster. Breaking his silence. Former florida gubernatorial candidate and rising democratic star Andrew Gillum speaks out on the scandal at that Miami Beach Hotel room and the night his life and career unraveled. What he says happened. Tamron hall here wit
Call from lou pearlman and Justin Timberlake. Lou is a salesman from the drop. He wanted to connect with you, and this was his skill. His belief in himself and his capacity to make you believe. Most people fell for it. We believed. Believed everything he said. We never even questioned if that was real or not. He was very good at being shady. Lous skill is he was so charismatic, so sympathetic, everyone wanted to be his friend, be a part of his world that he created, without realizing he was robbing them blind. There was a good person somewhere in there trapped in this giant ball of greed. It was blimp money that started the whole thing. Thats backstreets back all ri louis j. Pearlman grows up in queens, new york. He was born in 1954. And so right next to where lou pearlman is growing up, coming out of flushing airport, there are these airships that take off. And when lou pearlman is 10 years old, he sees his first Goodyear Blimp. The blimp transforms his life. I saw the Goodyear Blimp
Amid growing protests to lift those stay at home orders. But the nations Top Health Officials striking a cautious this, too, were their hometown. These nurses are giving everything its just awesome. They love these people theyve only been there for tone. Three days. But you wouldnt know it. To all of you that are out there that would like to join they have seen darkness. Together and just have that dinner party for 20, dont do it today the facility we went to had to get a big semi truck yet. Freezer for the bodies we are live at the white house. Investigating the origin, new questions surrounding how and where the global outbreak began. Its horrible. Its really bad. Im sorry, its so sad to hear theres still lots to learn. This its like and then to see it, families cant even come in here you should know that the united and be with their dying loved States Government is working diligently to figure this out. Did it start in a wuhan market as chinese officials claim, or a nearby Governmen
Staff had nothing but cheers for a new mom who delivered her baby while she was in a medically induced coma suffering from covid19. Angela primachenko says she was shocked to wake up and learn she had delivered a healthy baby girl. It just didnt feel real. Like youre just, okay, im i dont know, i dont think i dont think its i think it still doesnt feel real because i havent held her yet, i havent seen her yet, i havent the only difference is now i dont have a belly anymore. Thats because for now angela can only see her baby ava through facetime. Doctors say she needs two consecutive negative tests for covid19 before she can meet her in person. They say baby ava is perfectly healthy. I think that is the reason that mother is able to bear any of this, not being able to hold her baby, because she knows ey so is mom there. With many hospitals facing a crush of covid19 patients, routine medical visits and elective surgeries have been put on hold. Some doctors fear some of these delayed medi