crises on his first visit to the region as president. putin s invasion, china s rise, and threats of a north korean missile threat casting a shadow over his trip. here in the united states, the baby formula shortage throws the white house into crisis mode. the supply crunch is worsening tonight, raising serious questions over when parents will finally see relief. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, president biden confronting multiple challenges on the world stage, as he makes his first presidential trip to asia. cnn s melissa bell is tracking the latest battlefield developments from kyiv, our chief white house correspondent, kaitlan collins is traveling with the president in south korea. and cnn s barbara starr is watching the north korean missile threat from the pentagon. first, let s go to melissa and the ukrainian capital for us. melissa, it appears russia is about
World. This is new day. And it is the day that the American People finally got a sense of what is in President Trumps taxes. Its in the New York Times this morning and it is breaking news. The times reports for years the president paid no income taxes at all, but what might be most glaring and the most simple to understand is that the times reports in his first two years in office, this was his federal income tax payment. 750. This is what he paid his first two years in office. You know what the average tax filer pays . 12,000. Look at the difference between what the president pays and the average person pays. Its easy to understand, which is why i built these high tech graphics. Heres Something Else easy to understand. The times reports says that donald trump has more than 420 million in loans coming due in the next few years. So heis staying in the white hoe his only protection . Also this morning, 21 states are seeing a rise in coronavirus cases in the last week. And the next chart
Homocidal negligence. He has failed to protect the American People. Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. The view of the white house. The president is not there. He is at walter reed. The president says he feels better. Thats where he is. The chief of staff says theres still a few days that are crucial in his recovery. Mark meadows says hes not out of the woods yet. And the timeline is mudled here. Overnight a president ial aide who works closely with the president also tested positive for the virus. Our reporters and correspondents are standing by to bring you the latest information. We want to start with joe johns, live at walter reed medical center. Any more clarity this morning as to the president s condition . Reporter well, as much as there could be, perhaps. They say eight to ten days is going to be the real test. But the question today is whether we are going to see some more clarity and less confusion about the president s condition. We did
Coronavirus, no longer fighting the spread. I want you listen to what the chief of staff mark meadows told jake tapper. Were not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get vaccines, therapeutics, and other mitigation why arent we going to get control of the pandemic . Because it is a contagious virus, just like the flu yeah, but why not make efforts to contain it . Well, we are making efforts to contain it. By running all over the country, not wearing a mask . Joining us now, cnn medical analyst dr. Lina nguyen. Shes an Emergency Room Physician and the former Baltimore City health commissioner. Also with us, dr. Paul offit with the Childrens Hospital of philadelphia and cnn political commentator, errol leaouis. Dr. Nguyen, i want to start with you and what weve just reported in terms of the Vice President. You say by the Vice President ignoring the cdc guidelines, the ones that all americans are told to look at if theyve been exposed, hes been exposed,
Lawrence. To compare what they learn from ron in your last 45 minutes of discussion to what theyve been hearing from Trump Administration officials, not the medical professionals but the actual white house staff because thats what ron was in the obama white house. He was in a position without medical many pexpertise but exp how to make government work, how to make arms of the government Work Together in a crisis like this and of course, he did pick up a great deal of expertise about this kind of situation and about the medical elements of this situation. I havent heard anyone from the Kellyanne Conways to the larry to the trump appointees that have command of this subject that ron has in one sentence. Not only the lack of command but the overt publicly excuse me, politically convenient disinformation. Kellyanne conway and cudlow saying this is airtight. The overt disinformation from the president on down has been is actually one of serious challenges that weve got as a country how to d