Project is underway. Reporter in a tweet before 1 00 am eastern President Trump announced he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive. The president wrote we will begin our quarantine and Recovery Process immediately. We will get through this together. I just went for a test. Well see what happens. Who knows . This Stunning Development came hours after President Trump confirmed to fox news one of his closest aides, hope hicks, tested positive for coronavirus. She tested positive. I just went out with a test. We spent a lot of time. The first lady just went out with a test also. Whether we quarantine or whether we have it, i dont know. The white house physician released a statement saying the president and first lady were doing well adding rest assured, i expect the president to continue carrying our duties without disruption while recovering. The white house has canceled Public Events for today. He has kept on his schedule a phone call on covid19 support for vulnerable seniors. Hic
Virus which has claimed more than 207,000 american lives now reaches into the most powerful office in the world. Good morning, america. We want to get right to the major breaking news overnight. At 12 54 a. M. President trump announced he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for covid19. The Stunning Development raises significant questions about the president s health, the stability of the country, our standing in the world and the state of the race for the white house just 32 days before the final votes. We will cover it all this morning, and we begin by wishing the president and the first lady a speedy and full recovery. We certainly do, and with that, we want to show you a live look right now at the white house where the president and first lady are in isolation at this moment. And there are so many Big Questions this morning after the president s jampacked schedule this week. We want to know who else in the white house inner circle could potentially be infected and wh
The voices of the voters. How americans are reacting to the news that the president is hospitalized. My first reaction was, oh, my god. [ cheers ] the well wishes as many wonder what this means for the campaign. Football sidelined. The patriots chiefs game postponed after reports players on both sides tested positive for covid19, including star quarterback cam newton. Plus, the report of a positive test overnight for a saints player. And cinema shutdown . Reports that more than 500 Regal Cinemas are being shuttered. The news about this bigbudget movie that may have been the last straw. And good morning. The president looking to reassure americans about his condition by tweeting out a video overnight. His doctor says trump has made substantial progress since he was diagno he says the president is not out of the woods, but hes cautiously optimistic. That coming after a day of contradictory statements. His doctors comments not quite matching up with what the white house was saying about t
Markets this morning are lower. Mixed picture at the start of trading, dow industrials down 68 points. Nasdaq up 30 and the markets were able to cut losses almost by half. Dow, s p 500 are on track for winning week despite 140 points lower for the white house. Battle for the white house goes prime time. Biden breaking down the election as scranton versus park avenue. Power panel hour. Cohost of the 5, Juan Williams is here and joe concha to tackle what is going on and backlash of facebook spying on instagram users tapping into your phone camera. Mornings with maria is live right now. Global markets this morning look like this. European indices are mix. Cac lower by 15. We did get positive news on the brexit front. European Commission President saying shes convinced a deal is possible following a round of informal talks in europe. Take a look at indices. You will see the shanghai composite was up better than 2 . Some op the top stories that we are watching this morning. President trump
And on the show donald trump takes aim at his democratic rival in a fiery acceptance speech he calls joe biden the man who outsourced american jobs to china and says this vote will be the most important election in american history. Also our show. Pianist in the rooms no longer 5 years after some 1300000 refugees and Migrants Center in germany will hear the story of a syrian musician who documented his experience in a book. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today the german chancellor has warned that the song. And to you bill ross must be respected she added there should not be any foreign intervention during her summer News Conference here in berlin among the broad range of topics bellerose playing a major role in machall reacted to russian president putins announcement that he had formed a police force to support the countrys embattled leader Alexander Lukashenko if needed she warned that Foreign Forces would stay out should stay out rather of the former soviet state. It is l