this is bbc news, live in washington. donald trump's dr is about to give the latest news on the president's condition at the hospital on the outskirts of washington where he is being treated for coronavirus. mr trump spent his first night in hospital after testing positive for the bias on a friday morning. i think the bias on a friday morning. ithinki the bias on a friday morning. i think i am doing very well. the white house says mr trump remains in charge but his presidential campaign is postponing rallies and other events. we will ask what does this mean for america's political future. borisjohnson

america's political future. boris johnson and the america's political future. borisjohnson and the president of the european union says the uk and eu will work to overcome significant gaps in the future relationship. good morning from washington. a day of uncertainty one month before the election. donald trump spent his first night in hospital after being transferred from the white house following his diagnosis of covid—i9. a helicopter took to the hospital a short distance from the white house. let us cross now to walter reed military medical centre to get an update on donald trump's condition from dr sean conley, one of the medics who is treating him. the last that we heard was on —— was at 11 o'clock last night.

iamjoined o'clock last night. i am joined now by a biologist. thank you for being with us. what is the key question that you want to hear the answer to about president trump's condition? i apologise for that. i do not think we have any sound. just to remind you, we are waiting for a briefing from the president's personal physician, sean conley. let us personal physician, sean conley. let us go to our reporter who is at the medical hospital. what are we expecting? we do not know. the last update was last night. the president has been tweeting, there was a tweet last night saying

he is doing well. there are the facilities for the president to work here at this medical centre.

positive step that we are getting this definitive there is a natural sense of anxiety, worry, there is a natural sense of anxiety, woi’i’y, even there is a natural sense of anxiety, worry, even from president trump himself, he has been trying to reassure people that he is in good spirits, has been working on social media, he did that video last night and day we saw the tweet saying he is doing well. it is a positive step that the physician is giving this definitive update and hopefully that will put an end to some of those conspiracy theories. iamjoined i am joined now by a viraljust. when we hear from the president's position, what is it you want to know about his condition?”

position, what is it you want to know about his condition? i think like your other speaker was saying, generally how he is doing what symptoms are. unfortunately it is a long syndrome for many people. i would expect him to be a daycare for several days, so in some ways a general update would be good. —— in their care. i general update would be good. —— in theircare. iam general update would be good. —— in their care. iam not general update would be good. —— in their care. i am not sure there can be much more information at this point. what do you make of the fact that the president is being treated with these two experimental drugs?” am nota with these two experimental drugs?” am not a medical doctor by a researcher, but i think being the president of the united states, probably it just means president of the united states, probably itjust means they want to give him the best possible care and ta ke give him the best possible care and take all the avenues that they can

to ensure his recovery. i would not necessarily make too much of it. and we arejese hearing that the president's chief of staff told reporters it is about eight minutes until we get that briefing from the president's physician. —— we are just hearing. he is 7a years old, 244 pounds, just hearing. he is 74 years old, 244 pounds, clinically obese, so many americans with preconditions have struggled with the virus stopped do you think he is receiving the absolute best care that anyone could receive, which is reassuring? i would be sure of that. yes. when you think about the prognosis for people with coronavirus, is it the first few days after infection that i critical? in terms of the treatment, probably. but things can

ta ke treatment, probably. but things can take a downturn later. we will just we willjust have to keep watching. thank you forjoining as. let us get a recap on the latest. first up, the unprecedented health crisis unfolding... it is the only story in town. the growing list of people close to him now also infected... last night a master president walked from the white house to marine one where he was flown to walter reed military hospital. before he left he spoke directly to the american people.

hospital. before he left he spoke directly to the american peoplelj am doing very well but we are going to make sure. thank you very much. am doing very well but we are going to make sure. thank you very muchlj appreciate it. then a follow—up tweet to reassure where he said, going well, i think. thank you to all. love. social distancing, masquerading, are not routine at the white house. he one week ago what some now describe as a super spreading —— super spreader event. several guests here have now tested positive including former adviser to the president, kellyanne conway. and the bad—tempered debate on tuesday last week the trump entourage did not wear masks. joe biden has tested negative. he has been cautious about playing politics right now. i pray he will make a quick recovery. this is not a matter of politics. it is a reminder to all

of politics. it is a reminder to all of us that we have to take this bias seriously. there is another leading democrat who is more critical. this is tragic. it is very sad. but it also is something that again, going into crowds unmasked and all the rest, is sort of a brazen invitation for something like this to happen. the president's age and weight put him ina the president's age and weight put him in a high—risk category. so far he has not needed extra oxygen but has been given remdesivir. he has also been treated with an experimental medication before he left the white house. what we do not know is whether that will have benefits for the patient. for example does it reduce the time people need to be in hospital or reduce the need for a mechanical

ventilator? those are unknowns. these will be uncertainties for donald trump and his family. his daughter at ivanka says she is praying for her father who she describes as a warrior. let as cross now to that walter reed national military medical center in maryland. we are set to get an update on president trump's condition from sean conley, one of the medical team treating him. we are expecting that in a few minutes. the president announced positive test result early on friday. several of the cases potentially relate to a white house event last saturday. who else has tested positive for the

virus in recent days chris wright they include the president's long—time councillor kellyanne conway who attended that event last saturday. also there was utah senator mike lee, he has confirmed he is —— he has coronavirus. senator tom tillis was also that event on saturday. also the president's campaign manager, has tested positive, he was reportedly spotted getting into a vehicle with hope hicks. and another senior us politician, senator ron johnson, hicks. and another senior us politician, senator ronjohnson, a republican who heads the senate homeland security committee was diagnosed on friday. a spokesman said ronjohnson was feeling healthy but would now go into isolation but gave no indication as to where the senator may have acquired the virus. let us go live now do that walter reed medical centre where mr trump has been treated, as we await that briefing from his physician. we will

speak to our correspondence. just remind as what the last update was on the president's condition as we await this latest one. the last update was last night. it said that the president was fatigued to bat in good spirits. he himself sent out a tweet last night saying, going well, i think. love. sent out a tweet last night saying, going well, ithink. love. the sent out a tweet last night saying, going well, i think. love. the tone of that tweet, try to reassure people that he is in good spirits. but it sounded certainly less vociferous than we might be used to hearing the president in terms of tone. we have just seen mark meadows, white house chief of staff, he is there where you are. does that really show that the president has got a government that is operating from there as walter reed? he certainly has the facilities to do so. he has a presidential office here. there is a secure conference

room for him. mark meadows, his chief of staff, has an office here also. he has the facilities to keep working and that is that line from the white house, that the president is very much still carrying out his duties, still at work. it is interesting, the atmosphere here, you can see robert lee some supporters behind me, and several people driving past hooting their well wishes. —— you can see probably some supporters. we will be back with you after that briefing from the president's physician which we are awaiting for such joining physician which we are awaiting for suchjoining us now a staff physician which we are awaiting for such joining us now a staff writer at the atlantic. he was at the briefing yesterday and was surprised how lax the covid security was

there. the president, after he tested positive, people walking the grounds, not wearing a mask. president trump is now in the hospital with covid. protocols are not working. can you just reflect for as on what an extraordinary mode this is in american life. one man today until the us election and the president of the united states has beenin president of the united states has been in hospital overnight and he has coronavirus. there is nothing like this. there is no precedent for this. we are in uncharted waters.

his recuperation. his campaign. we have little president. eisenhower in the 1950s had a heart attack and had to convalesce. that put the government into some disarray. that is kind of where we are now. there are many questions right now. a state of great confusion. we have seen the president's chief of staff, mark meadows, who yesterday was not wearing a mask when he briefed the press, butjust now he was. he is there at walter reed. do you think we are seeing a dramatic shift in the culture in the white house? there has to be a shift in culture. diminishing the importance of masks, has created

super spreader type events. people are not wearing masks. people are getting infected. white house aides are getting infected. reporters who come to the white house are getting infected. there has to be a cultural change. the question is, are these tactics so ingrained in the white house culture? it is very late. we see the consequences of this attitude. three united states senators. will this imperil or slow down in any way the nomination to the supreme court of the united states. so much of this began a week ago when the president unveiled her nomination in the white house. it is very

uncertain how that nomination is going to proceed. there has to be some contact tracing. we have to wait till negative tests turned positive. it is not clear how that nomination can proceed. it is important enough to the republican party, to mitch mcconnell, the majority leader, that this nomination does go through, that they find a way. but it seems like there is a lot we don't know yet. we do not know what format these hearings will proceed. that's because this has been done so hastily. the president is one of 7 million people here in america who have become infected with coronavirus. although he is a divisive figure, this is generating sympathy for him

and the first family, isn't it, the moment that they find themselves in, both he and melania trump infected with coronavirus? we are invested in the notion of a healthy president of the notion of a healthy president of the united states. but also a backlash, a consequence, of a white house that was not taking this seriously. holding rallies for hundreds, thousands of people were showing up, in some cases not wearing masks. he has done the recent presidential debate withjoe biden, he mocked joe biden for wearing a mask. the president has irresponsibility for behaviour. yes, there is sympathy, we want the

president to recover, but we also wa nt to president to recover, but we also want to see this virus taken more seriously, and steps taken to protect himself, the white house. thank you so much forjoining us. and of course we will be live there at walter reed is aware of the president is being treated and where we are expecting any minute now to hear a briefing from his personal physician sean connolly stop an update on the president's condition. of course, president trump is not alone and testing positive for coronavirus. the us makes up one fifth of cases globally. in the past week almost 300,000 cases has been recorded here. in total over 7 million cases of the virus have been confirmed across the united states, more than anywhere in the world. the us also has the highest number of

covid—related deaths, 208,000 since the pandemic began. almost 5000 deaths have been reported this week with over 900 recorded in the last 24 hours. presidential health crises are nothing new. donald trump follows a long line of ailing american leaders whose conditions have often been kept secret. starting his second term under serious economic depression grover clevela nd serious economic depression grover cleveland did not want to rock the boat, so when a malignant growth was diagnosed on the roof of his mouth in 1893, he had surgery in secret. nobody found out. he returned with a prosthetic jaw. woodrow wilson's stroe came after he had scrambled to end world war i and the flu pandemic had begun its lethal march across america. at the time only the white house dr and his wife knew how bad it was. he retired

from public life to use later and died three years after that. as america marks the 316... diagnosed with polio in 1921, roosevelt became paralysed from the waist down. he used leg braces to stand and avoided being photographed in his wheelchair. the president was put in an oxygen tent... the dr said the condition was neither a mile seriousness. what was described as a digestive upset during the night was really a heart attack. injuly 1973 really a heart attack. injuly1973 richard really a heart attack. in july 1973 richard nixon really a heart attack. injuly1973 richard nixon was hospitalised in what is now walter reed for viral pneumonia. and almost 40 years ago, shot and

nearly killed, ronald reagan's lucky escape at the hands of an assassin. he looked to his wife and the first thing he said was, iforgot he looked to his wife and the first thing he said was, i forgot to duck. he was not worried about himself, he was worried about those around him. that formed a bond with the american people, it reinforced the image of who ronald reagan really was, a cowboy. four months trump has been downplaying the seriousness of the virus. it is a hoax. now he has it. which leads this president during this pandemic facing public scrutiny like never before. let us cross to the walter reed national medical centre. we are set to getan

national medical centre. we are set to get an update on president's condition from his personal physician. we are still meeting that, it is due any minute now. meantime, some of the days other news. the eu president and borisjohnson have agreed to work to get an agreement. borisjohnson says he is still autistic that a trade deal can be agreed. nearly 5 million residents of madrid are confined to their municipality. the first european capital to re—enter lockdown. a powerful storm has caused what i being called the worst floods in living memory in france.

the mayor of nice said earlier to bodies had been found. azerbaijan says armenian artillery has been shelling and causing civilian casualties. let as cross live to the walter reed medical centre where donald trump is being treated. we are awaiting that update. remind as what is the last that you heard about the condition of the president? you might hear the pedestrian crossing. we are beside a busy road. the last we heard was that the

president was feeling fatigued that he was in good spirits. we know that he was in good spirits. we know that he is ona he was in good spirits. we know that he is on a multiple therapeutics at the moment. he is taking an antibody cocktail and also remdesivir as well. the last we heard from the president's personal physician was last night. it will be reassuring for many people to hear from him and getan for many people to hear from him and get an update on where the president's health stands at the moment. pretty much the entire apparatus of the white house has moved to walter reed with the president? absolutely. his chief of staff was here just ate a few moments ago. he had the facility to work here, there is an office for mark meadows here. the president also has an office here. there is a secure conference room. their message from the white

house is that the president is in charge still and he is still working. he is continuing to work and his spirits are up. that is that messaging. we are hoping to hear a little bit more about where his health stands in the coming moments. ican health stands in the coming moments. i can see some of the president's supporters behind you. what is the atmosphere? it is quite a jovial atmosphere. there is children there. some cars have been stopping. people have even offered food. people have offered as food as well. what you need to remember is that this comes out of concern for the president. it is a huge deal when the president, the leader of a nation, is in hospital. this is these peoples way of letting

him know that they are behind him. the atmosphere here at the moment is quite a jovial one. you can hear horns hooting. there is support from people passing at the moment. thank you so much. we will be back with you after bt hear that briefing from the president's personal physician which we are expecting. president trump has been given a treatment that involves injection of antibodies, similar to treatment that involves injection of antibodies, similartoa treatment that involves injection of antibodies, similar to a drug being trialled in the uk to see if it is effective against coronavirus.

if the virus mutates and structure changes at least one will still work. antibodies are multiplied in the lab, produced in huge quantities. they are then mixed together and given to the patient, boosting their immune response. we arejoined by boosting their immune response. we are joined by a staff writer from the atlantic. we are awaiting this update from the president's personal physician. absolutely key of course. it is delayed. i do not know if we should read anything into that. how important is it that the white house give transparent, accurate, real—time briefings at this time? the credibility of these doctors is

very important. the diagnosis. the assessment of the president's health. after trump announced that health. after trump announced that he was positive for covid. the public needs accurate information about his health. they are figuring out what they are going to say. we have had problems with this before. we have had doctors who talk about presidents health and grandiose terms that do not sound scientific but do not sound rigorous. what is different here, accurate information is crucial.

senator marco rubio, a close ally of the president, has tweeted there has been a significant increase in conspiracy theories and outrageous claims since the president's diagnosis. the senator says that is why we need frequent details and transparent updates from the white house. what you make of that tweet? i think that is accurate. i am glad he said that. rumours are going to spread. that has to be put to rest on the people who can do it at doctors, not the white house little appointees but doctors with reputations and credibility, they have to come out and give it a fair—minded objective assessment, they have to say as much assessment, they have to say as much as they can. we're not talking about as they can. we're not talking about a private citizen but the commander—in—chief. someone who has access to the nuclear codes, we have

to know whether he is or