You can imagine about just what happens next not only with the election. Certainly the president s health and the president s own duties. Joining us now bay area congressman Jared Huffman who represents parts of the north bay congressman thank you for being with us tonight your first reaction when you heard last night that he has covid and then when you heard late this afternoon that hes going to be hospitalized. No thank you for having anytime the president of the United States has a health problem, its its a serious issue. And i wish who has contracted covid full. Hes in the best hands, the best medical hands we have in this i hope the doctors at walter reed are in charge of the president has surrounded himself with some. The some quack ish medical doctors as well so im hoping that hes letting the top notch folks at walter reed call the shots at this stage i think if they do theres theres every reason to believe that they dont have a a cautionary tale obviously when you have someone
Today and two weeks later second and third graders, fourth and at that hearing room where weve seen Amy Coney Barretts fifth gradeers in november. Middle schoolers and high school children, her husband, family members. Students wont head back to a large hearing room where the campus until january. This all comes as california has Supreme Court confirmation seen a dip in covid19 hearings have taken place, but never like this in terms of positivity rates. Timing and what the country is going through. One of the senators seat. I did see some paws painted on in a moment well hear Opening Statements from the senators. The sidewalks and benches so theres Lindsey Graham, the kids are aware of where they republican chair of the Judiciary Committee talking to need to social distance six feet his counterpart, democrat dianne apart. Reporting live in palo alto, feinstein. Sharon katsuda, today in the the ranking democrat on this committee. As we watch this unfold, these bay. Thanks so much, sharo
Administration of government will continue uninterrupted. Campaign staff are tested positive and she was on air force one and marine one with the president on wednesday. There is a long list of senior officials who came in close contact with her. The risk is some will test positive two. Vice president pence and his wife karen tested negative, so to has Steven Mnuchin. The president will be off the campaign trail for the foreseeable future, his trip to florida has been canceled, it is possible that the next debate will be effective, its 14 days away and the hearings for judge Amy Coney Barrett will be affected, shes been visiting senators all week, yes there is a stock market selloff, this is what happens when you throw more uncertainty into a chaotic election, it is not panic selling, the dow was off 460 points, that is 1. 6 , that is a big drop but not a panic, the nasdaq component down threepoint to percent, a very big drop but not a panic selling. A halfhour ago, 830 eastern time, w
Be changing of course were going to be anywhere from mild. So even warm in some spots not hot though were going to be very below normal for this time of year. So i will get to all those details in just a few minutes now back to the news okay. Thank you very much were back at 6 oclock weve got update you on the latest with the coronavirus pandemic. The u. S. Is set to very soon now pass. Another grim milestone with a 141,000 americans dying from the virus across america nearly 60,000 people are currently hospitalized with infection. The cdc now forecasting more than a 157,000 americans will be killed by the virus. By august 8th, and now Health Officials and government leaders are pushing for americans to where masks. Our decisions not our conditions are decisions that will determine our fate and future as it relates to the spread of this virus. Months after the cdc first recommended doing it President Trump is now also telling americans that its necessary to wear masks in fact tweeted a
Spread of this virus. Months after the cdc first recommended putting masks on your face President Trump is finally catching up telling americans to mask up and tweeting the first photo of himself wearing a mask. Himself tweeting that out saying it is a patriotic to wear a mask. Well happening today, President Trump will be restarting his daily coronavirus briefings for the First Time Since april but cnns reporting that apparently doctors Anthony Fauci and deborah birx who are the lead doctors in the Coronavirus Task force are currently not scheduled to be there and that has some people worried that thats going to turn into a Televised Campaign speech for the president joe johns has more. President trump announced his regular coronavirus briefings are making a comeback. Were going to give you a lot of briefings and the next. We can over the next few weeks. Instead of focusing on the recent surge in cases in the high human cost of the virus across the country. Trump gave his attention to