♪ >> bill: good afternoon, everyone and god bless the life of john lewis. the news rolls on. i'm bill hemmer. the american red cross has plasma donations for covid patients. he met with a plasma donor moments ago. we were watching that during the break. meanwhile, millions of american families gearing up for a school year that is still in limbo as many across the country will start their classes online. the guidance for the federal government and what that means for parents, teachers, and

students. i'm going to start with john roberts. from the north lawn there, john, we should see the president in a moment here. i will point out that dr. fauci is with him. >> yet, there were number of members of the task force. it was about a five-minute drive there. you see dr. fauci on the left-hand side of your screen. what the president was therefore today is to promote the idea of what is called convalescent plasma. he is hooked up to two tubes. the tube in his right arm is taking his blood to a machine that separates the red blood cells and puts it back into the tube that is going into his left arm, and what it does is it removes antibodies. this would have been a person who had coronavirus disease and then recovered from it. what they do that with office antibodies and that plasma is they injected into someone who is gravely ill with the

coronavirus disease, and hopes that the antibodies that this man generated will take over to start fighting the disease. the fda has been encouraging people across the country who have recovered from the coronavirus to go to their local blood banks, whether it be a red cross or some other bank, and donate blood so that plasma can be used to treat it. and the president is now speaking before the red cross. >> bill: thank you for that. the president, speaking. >> president trump: we've been able to show some tremendous things. a lot of countries, they thought they were doing well. they are not doing well at all. they have had explosions, explosions, unfortunately. we are joined by secretary of human services, who is doing a terrific job. alex azar. hey, alex. fda commissioner, stephen hahn.

hi, steve. adams. i hope your wife is okay. i know she had a little difficulty, but i'm sure she is going to be fine, right? please give her my regards. >> thank you. dr. francis collins, who everyone knows. francis, thank you very much. and dr. anthony fauci. anthony, hi. and deborah. where is deborah? deborah. hi, deborah. good job. everybody is doing a good job. everybody is working very hard. i want to also thank the ceo of american red cross. he has done outstanding work. i've known about it for a long time. gail mcgovern, thank you, gail. really outstanding job too. kate frei. hi, kate. thank you very much.

ceo. paul. paul, thank you very much. great job. and ceo of labcorp, adam shatner. thank you, adam very much. we have taken both actions to give americans access to plasma therapies. the fda made the treatment available to patients with life-threatening infections beginning in march. we provided $48 million to support their expanded access program for plasma. we are providing up to $270 million to the red cross and america's blood centers for a collection of up to 362,000 units of plasma. my administration is partnering with commercial labs, insurers, and health care providers, to encourage those who have had the virus to donate plasma. so, if you have had the virus, if you would donate, it would be a terrific thing. we really need donations of the

plasma to those who have had the virus and you've gotten through it. i guess that means you have something very special there. we would appreciate that. it would help a lot of people. we are grateful to labcorp for offering free antibody testing to identify people who can donate and labcorp has really been fantastic in a lot of ways. as a result of these initiatives, we have already created nearly 50,000 patients with plasma, roughly 2 million americans have fully recovered from the virus. this afternoon, i am asking the citizens to go to the coronavirus.gov. it's coronavirus.gov, and volunteered to donate plasma as soon as you can. we have a lot of people that would heal, would get better. as soon as you can, please. in addition, once again, i am urging all you americans to protect the elderly. socially distance. wear a mask when you cannot

avoid the crowded places. iit just seems like so many things are taking place in crowded places. we don't want that. and always wash your hands. wash your hands as often as you can. together, we will defeat the virus. we will defeat the invisible enemy. i want to thank the american red cross. i have been a fan for the red cross for a long time, as you know. we appreciate the great work that you do. thank you very much. and now, i would like to ask gail to say a few words. >> gail: thank you so much for joining us today and for shining a light on the need for convalescent plasma. i am honored to be seated here with these distinguished top medical experts. >> bill: so, we are going to hang with this event for a moment. i want to bring i him and to hep emphasize the significance of plasma donations. can you hear me okay?

go ahea>> bill, this is histori. we have been using convalescent plasma or antibodies when you are recovering from a disease all the way back since the late 1800s with typhoid fever. then we did it with polio. then we did with measles. before the vaccine. it has a long story. hepatitis b as well before the vaccine. before you get to the point where you have a vaccine, this is introducing what we call passive immunity. we borrow and we give it to you to help you recover. 48,000 people in the united states have gotten it so far that the president today, by shining a spotlight on this, and even with the red cross, is basically sending a signal, we are expecting the fda to come forward with an emergency use authorization for plasma, which means any hospital will be able to get it across the country.

we are heading in that direction, but they are requiring too much paperwork. this is a new step forward and a bridge. and then the convalescent plasma bill will be used to help guide us to create synthetic antibodies against the virus, which are even more powerful. >> bill: so doctor, you were at the white house with the president about a week ago. what do you make significant about the task force members being there today? jerome adams. what you make of that? >> while, i'm not surprised. you know, he talked to me and very positive terms about dr. birx. he meets with deborah birx all the time daily. he is definitely having conversations with dr. fauci. he doesn't strike me as someone that, he tolerates people who may disagree with him. he incorporate their ideas. i'm not surprised to see that dr. fauci is there and i am not surprised to see that the rest of the task force is there. and also the fda. the fda will play a key role

here. there has deftly been some temporary setbacks in terms of communication. right now, it seems we are unified, though. >> bill: if ouchi and burks fau, while i have you here, betsy is coming up shortly. when you consider that there are tens of millions of americans, parents, and students, and teachers come while waiting to find out what the school year is going to look like, what do you think should be the consideration, doctor? >> i don't think the messaging has been consistent. i will tell you why. last week, when i asked them i talked to the president, he definitely wanted to see the sc. he was very strong on that. studies show that young children are less likely to pass this to adults, especially in schools. young children. and so, i'm thinking about what about hot spots? why can't we start with areas

which are not hot spots? use them as a teaching situation, bill, to teach children how to source a distance, how to wear a mask, how to use proper hygiene. this could be a learning experience. >> bill: hang out with me. i want to hear what alex azar has to say. >> alex: reach out to your american cross outlet or your local blood bank. and please be a donor peer we now have more than 48,000 patients who have received convalescent plasma thanks to the work of american researche researchers, physicians, the fd. the secretary for preparedness and response. and groups like the red cross. this is just one piece of what the president is leading towards bringing therapeutics to the market. so, we have steroids for lung injury. and now, we bring convalescent plasma to pp. people. w

the president's initiative is to get diagnostics to people in a record amount of time. weeks, not months. earlier this month, through operation, we announced a $450 million agreement. they are promising antibody cocktails. what makes them so bold is that we have now paid to begin making doses of this product. before, we need to update authorization or approval. so, that means that if and only if this meets the standard for safety and effectiveness, we will have tens of hundreds of thousand doses to give to peop people. as soon as the fda reviews the data on convalescent plasma, we have plenty of supplies, we have access for people. it also enables us to develop new therapies such as hyper immunoglobulin.

thanks to everyone who has donated and thank you, mr. president, for this national call to action. thanks to all of our future donors. thank you, mr. president. >> president trump: thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. president. good afternoon, everyone. it is wonderful to be in this beautiful space. thanks very much to gail and everybody at red cross for hosting us here. we try to make it clear what ant clear what a remarkable gift humans are giving by donating to plasma. your own human body is a wonderful factory even if you may not think about it that way. >> bill: bill hemmer here with you. we are going to go in and out of this event. it's going to go on for quite some time. largest school district in the country has chosen to begin

their school option at home, affecting millions of people and parents, and teachers. in a moment, i will talk to secretary about the decision. more on the story throughout the day. what do we learn about the expectation? >> welcome a bill, you talked about those 11 schools. that includes los angeles, miami-dade, and houston school districts. that impacts about 2.8 million students across this country. as you know, the cdc has released guidelines for returning to the classroom and doing it safely while the american academy of pediatrics says the school should try to reopen in a safe manner, adding that kids learn best with in person format. they are pushing back start dates. others are starting with hybrid models, while a growing number are going completely virtual, especially with rising cases and positivity numbers. one problem is the science behind reopening is still

unknown. scientists are unsure about the full potential to infect others. iin the case of schools, that would obviously be teachers, and staff. >> what we do know is that they do better by and large. the question about whether or not they transmit the virus less is still an open debate. >> so, the transmission fear is why some of the largest teachers unions are advocating for virtual learning. a report from the kaiser family foundation says that one and four teachers in this country are at a higher risk for severe illness if they become infected with the virus. here in texas, some parents are pushing back against the delayed starts, calling for schools to reopen. the state attorney general has threatened to take funding away from public schools going remote under the orders of local health

officials. >> bill: thank you, casey. thanks for that. that sets it up perfectly for betsy, who joins me now live from washington peer thank you for your time. we've got a lot to get through here. we might get interrupted, but we will see how much we can plow through. millions of people, you know, their futures are hanging on a balance here. yesterday, you went to a school in north carolina that had been open for several weeks. small school. private school. that's my understanding. how have they done it? to go i had a great visit with the vice president yesterday at the academy in apex. we visited a fourth-grade class. it was amazing to be there. the kids clearly loved being back in school. the question i asked was what was the best part of coming back to school? they said, being with my friends. a few of them said being with my teachers and learning better. but the point is, kids need to be with other kids. they need to be back in school. they need to be with her

teachers. they need to get on with their lives. they only have one chance to be eight years old, or ten years old, or 12 years old. and we have got to make sure that parents and families have that option of kids being back in person. we know they can do it safely. to. >> bill: okay, i understand all that come about how have they done it safely? >> well, they have followed the suggestions and the guidelines as put out by the cdc. they have set up plans and structures and processes. the kid's desks were a little further apart. some of them were wearing masks. they had an age cut off for wearing masks. the teachers were wearing masks. they are being very careful about hand washing and all of the practical things that we have been talking about. but, they are implementing them. and they could not be more pleased him of the teachers and the students, to be back in school together. >> bill: okay, a few more things here. the teachers union, as you know,

is raising significant concerns. here is an image here. i want to put up a picture of a teacher in orange county. she is wearing a sign that says "martyr was not in the job description." what would you say to that woman who believes that she would not be protected in the classroom? >> well, first of all, i'm sure that her school and her district is going to take the steps necessary to make sure that teacher is safe and does have an environment in which she can work safely. and the key is, there has been no data that has suggested that it is unsafe for kids to go back to school. in fact, all of the recommendations are that kids need to be back in school, that schools need to open up again, and we need to take into account the health of the whole child. their mental health, their social-emotional growth. especially for the most vulnerable kids for home being in a routine, being in school,

being in a classroom is of epic proportion in terms of their ability to advance. we have got to stay focused on how we do this, not if we do it. >> bill: sorry for the interruption, but as you know, some teachers are threatening to go on strike. what if they do? >> well, i would say that first of all, parents and children can't be held captive to other fears or agendas. and we have got to get to a point in this country where we are supporting our families and our focus on doing what is right for students. education is about a child and their future. and we become as adults, have got to do the things necessary to step in and be that support to the children that we are charged with. and, we know that it can be done safely, and for those teachers who may have vulnerabilities themselves, there are other things that can be done so that

they can continue to contribute in a major way. for don that perhaps they teach virtual aid. students who are vulnerable healthwise and have to learn virtually. the point is that parents have to have options for their students and we know that it can be done and it can be done well and safely for all involved. >> bill: i was looking at dr. redfield's comments. just to paraphrase his words, he said, we are seeing more suicides and overdoses among high school students then covid cases. which leads to the question, what is the risk? >> that is absolutely the question. there was one mom in the roundtable yesterday we talked about her teenage daughter who was very depressed. she said she was a shadow of her former self the last several months. all it took was one day back in school. she said it was like a 180-degree turn. those stories are true across the country.

kids have got to get back to school. we can do this and we know that teachers and educational leaders across the country can come together and can solve the most local issues and questions if they just resolve to do so. >> bill: dr. fauci is talking right now, so we may dip in in a moment. billions of dollars are being passed through congress to try to get schools open. what with that money do? >> well, there's already been over $13 billion appropriated to k-12 schools for the purpose of addressing the issues arising from the virus. and much of that money hasn't even actually been sent yet. so, we can start with that. and we know that congress is talking about what needs to be done in addition to that. >> bill: but give me a practical example for how a school district would use that money. >> well, obviously they want to

have the appropriate cleaning supplies and face masks for those who can't bring their own or have their own. the plans for one-way hallways or loosening up spaces, may be perhaps they use an outdoor space for some classes and whether that permits and put a little tented covering over it. i mean, there's an endless number of things that could be done. but all of these decisions and plans are best accomplished at the most local level. parents and students who really were the ones that were there to serve. >> bill: i'm out of time, but i really appreciate it. i hope you can come back and we can continue this discussion. a lot is hanging in the balance. thank you for your time. task force continues. take you back there in a moment. moments ago, unveiling a plan to

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>> bill: the general is now at the microphone. >> and when i think about all of the things, i think about an iconic american image, rosie the riveter. rosie the riveter became a part of our history, because we were at war. people were scared. people felt helpless. but the american spirit is all about people coming together, coming together to defeat a common enemy. and we have a common enemy now. it's covid-19.

we also have tools that everyone can bring to really help us overcome this enemy. one of those is convalescent plasma. one thing i want to add to the discussion that hasn't been brought up yet is that the average age of donation and blood and plasma is over the age of 60. so, to the young people out there, we've got some work to do. the seniors are showing us up. we need everyone to do their part because we are all in this together. i also want to put something that dr. birx mentioned and dr. fauci mentioned. there is a spectrum that we have here of treatments that are way downstream, treatments that are midstream, and then preventative measures that we can all take, because we are all in this together. and then mr. president, i want to thank you for emphasizing the three ws. number one, wash your hands.

number two, watch your distance. number three, wear a mask. i was in miami just a few weeks ago, and i promised that i would tell you this. i was in trump country. they told me to deliver you a message, mr. president. they told me to tell you you look bad and a face mask i told the president he looks -- in a face mask. save a life here we will get through this, america. >> bill: thank you. >> thank you, mr. president, for having me here today, and really to join the partners that are here together to join on a mission of combating this disease with our particular expertise and technology. i also want to thank you for your leadership. i think that no one has seen

this. it takes to resolve and it takes effort. you have shown that both with your leadership, but also with the founding of the operation. i also want to thank you for the outstanding team that we are working with. they really have done a fantastic job in proactively engaging the private sector to combat covid-19. i am the ceo. our legacy of fighting infectious diseases goes back to 1901. the first nobel prize winner in medicine who actually utilized plasma as a means to fighting off diphtheria. so, our history is long in this space. since then, csl has been committed to innovating and developing -- >> bill: so, this is an interesting event here at the red cross. all of the members of the

red cross team walking with masks. the surgeon general, saying the three ws per wash her hands. watch your distance. and where your mass. back with marc siegel. it will lead to what, do you think, after we crossed the threshold of 150,000 deaths of carbonitcovid-19 in america? >> i think it's what treatments can we do early on? what can we do to prevent this? the surgeon general just talked about this. more consistent use of masking. more consistent use of hand sanitizing. more consistent use of perhaps plasma. by the way, other companies are looking at that synthetic antibody, which is the next step. that can be given early.

i can be given right when you enter the hospital. so, that is something else we are looking at. what therapeutics do we have as we march forward to the vaccine? as dr. hahn said, we have seen multiple candidates emerging at the same time. we had three were focusing on. now, several more including the johnson & johnson vaccine. they literally gave the virus to the monkeys and the vaccine kept them from getting infected. >> bill: we hope for the best in the end, but sooner rather than later. as the president said, if you have tested positive and donated plasma, you have something special. that's the news from the red cross. shot during an arrest this morning. we are alive on the ground with what happened. ♪ guys! guys! safe drivers save 40%!!! safe drivers save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!!

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virus well on the ground. tennessee has created special teacher packs to ensure that every teacher has a face mask, a face shield, gloves, and hand sanitizers. i think we are trying to bring these best practices back to ensure that teachers feel safe in the classroom in the same way that doctors and nurses feel safe in the hospitals. >> president trump: i think when you look at miami by the way or florida in particular, he looks like things are getting much better. arizona, getting much better. heading down, heading in the right direction. some other areas, getting much better. a couple of areas we don't know quite yet, but we will be able to report that soon. some very big progress being made in states that two weeks ago look like they were going to be quite bad. it made some great progress. any other questions, please?

>> are you concerned at all about the lag time that it takes to get a test back? what's going on there? has there been an improvement? >> so, we are getting mostly now immediate tests, which is 5 minutes-15 minutes. even a little bit less in some cases than 5 minutes. we have pretty close to 50%. i call them short-term tests. we are up to about 50%, which is amazing. the other tests, while good, they have to send them back, so the process takes a while in terms of delivery. we are already up to approximately 50%. is that correct, deborah? >> i think with the new antigen tests that are available now,

they would really help our turnaround time. but you have charged us to get that turnaround time across the board. we are working with the fda to make pooling available. the reason labcorp has been able to decrease their turnaround time so remarkably is they need to several weeks ago. that is dramatically increasing throughout the country. we really need to call on all the laboratories to learn from labcorp and others to really decrease our turnaround time. we know it's possible that we can decrease it by at least 50% if all of our laboratories move to pooling. we are doing as you have said and we are going to decrease those turnaround times. >> president trump: thank you. and how is labcorp doing? >> right now, mr. president, for those in hospitals or those in nursing homes, within one day, we can turn them around. for everybody else across the country, we turn to those around 2-3 days on average.

we can do 180,000 tests per day. we are still increasing capacity. as dr. birx said, we are going to be doing pooling and other things. >> president trump: cell, for nursing homes one day and something more than that for everything else. but three days looks like it's a pretty good target. >> on average 2-3 days. we shoot fo for 2-3 days. >> president trump: that's very good. we would be happy with those numbers. the numbers that we are happy with, and we use certain tests around here they go very quick quickly. it's just been recently developed. so, we've done an amazing job. everybody at this table has done really an amazing job in coming up with testing and texting that works. go ahead. >> one issue that has come up is once you do have a vaccine, how do you properly distribute it? how do you get it out quickly? >> president trump: well, what we have the vaccine, we have the

military all lined up. the military is going to be doing it in a very powerful manner. they don't usually do vaccines. they do soldiers and lots of other things that are more difficult. logistically, he is all set. tony, do you want to say something about that? >> that is correct. as the vaccine rolls out, we will be getting them distributed. as you probably have heard, we are going to make sure that we do it in an equitable way and it is representative of the populations that need it the most. the standard way that we determined that would be working with the cdc. but dr. collins and dr. redfield have put together with the national academy of medicine, a group that will fortify that decision-making process so that we are making sho sure that we e very fair in getting the vaccines distributed properly. >> president trump: i think i

could have francis say that tremendous progress has been made on the vaccine, beyond anything we would have thought. >> it is just frankly quite astounding, mr. president. i've been here for 27 years and director for 11. i have seen some amazing things happen. at the way in the whole research, public and private philanthropies, everyone has come together to work on this, not worrying about who gets the credit. trying to skimp away anything that is going to slow things down. i think all of us are motivated bby the fact that this is the most serious thing we have encountered in our lifetimes. even a day matters. that's why a lot of people look kind of sleepy because we are all working 24/7 trying to make sure that nothing possibly slows this process down. yeah, the vaccine, this week is a big week, as you just heard. they started on the very same day. this past monday.

based on very impressive phase one data, showing people who got that in the phase one trials develop these high levels of neutralizing antibodies that should be very predictive of protection. what you don't know until you actually run the trial. by the way, you heard earlier about coronavirus.gov, which is the place you can go to to find out how they make plasma. you can sign up to say you are interested in a vaccine trial. we need people for that as well. with these trials coming along very quickly, each of which the 30,000 volunteers, that's a lot of people and we need them. >> president trump: and francis, we are working very well with other countries. >> we are, indeed. science has always been international and it certainly is right now. we are working in a way that i think represents the best of the best. everybody recognizes that we are all in this together across the whole planet. >> president trump: okay,

thank you very much, everybody. thank you. thank you. >> bill: so, some interesting moments here with dr. birx and dr. fauci, and the president of the american red cross there. the push was to get those who have tested positive for covid-19 or have recovered, to donate plasma. that's what the event is all about. i heard a comment about goggles. yesterday, fauci recommended that if you have goggles or a face mask, that should be considered to send off the possibility of infecting others. he referred to dr. birx and then she said this was something that dr. fauci had mentioned yesterday. but, with regard to testing, the question about testing labs. the doctor saying that they can turn around a test in a day's time, which appears to be the case. that point can be contested. there are various parts of the

country where tests do not come back into her three days peered often times it takes a week before you get an answer on a positive or negative test. something certainly the government would want to do in a much better way. as we watch that event come we do know that at 5:30 this afternoon, there is a press conference at the white house. meanwhile, action on the hill. additional employment benefits for people out of work during the pandemic expire. we will tell you what that negotiation is about, whether or not it can help you and your family coming up in a moment next. ♪ looking out...for all of us. and though you may have lost sight of your own well-being, aetna never did. we're always here to help you focus on your health. because it's always, time for care.

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standstill. >> good afternoon, bill. the talks are in fact stalled. so, what has happened and it just the past few minutes is the senate has voted t 47-42 on the house coronavirus bill. what they are going to do is start the debate on that and then insert some of these provisions in the interim of these unemployment benefits, which are set to expire at the end of the week. here is senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell. >> he gave away the game this morning. he opposes eight at the $600 level. they want aid to expire tomorrow. my. >> what this means is that extra unemployment benefits will in fact expire over the weekend. the g.o.p. thinks it can dare democrats to oppose an interim bill next week. it would reap some of the

unemployment benefits, but not all. chuck schumer accused republicans of waiting until the very last minute to do anything. >> as th are friends on the othe are now scrambling. >> what we are basically here and here is that there are a couple of competing proposals from senate republicans that would bring that $600 down to about 400 or maybe $200 depending on who you talk to, they would have it done next week. what this does is it provides air cover for vulnerable senators. susan collins, they can vote yes on this. and then, you have to get 60 votes to wrap this up in the senate and send it back to the house. that's where republicans conceivably could weaponize this against democrats and say, look,

they are the ones blocking you getting an interim extension of these unemployment benefits. house speaker, nancy pelosi has been absolutely adamant that she doesn't want any sort of an extension here. she wants a full bill, something closer to that $3 trillion mark. it's probably going to be 1.5 1.5-$1.7 trillion. what this does is this is the first major action we have had in weeks. they are forcing the democrats hand. >> bill: it sounds very quiet there today. chad on the hill. josh holmes, president of calvary and issue management. they take issue with this. what is the risk and not getting the benefits extended? >> i mean, look, the risks are real if the extended benefits expire. a whole bunch of americans right

now, upwards of 40% of america americans, the $40,00 $40,000 threshold. the additional piece to it, the additional 600. there are an awful lot of employers around the country who say, we have work available. wpeople are more content to stay on unemployment than they are to go back to work. there has been a real debate about that. i think republicans are saying all right, we will extend the benefits to make sure that they aren't injured in any other way during this coronavirus crisis. that brings up the discussion of how else we can help the economy. and frankly, the democrats have not wanted to do that. and so, here we are. >> bill: the gdp number from the second quarter. it just blows your mind. 32%. josh come when you think about how many americans are waiting on the government to try to understand the next phase, in a

significant way. they are waiting for guidance and perhaps the ability to go back to work, or even school. it is not good thing? >> no look, i don't think it's ever a good thing when people are entirely reliant on government. i don't think people are entirely reliant on the government is much as democrats would like to believe that. there are an awful lot of communities who make rules and regulations accordingly. i think that is still the right way to go. but, what we can do from the federal level is substantially help the economy. we have a lot of jobless people in this country that require some work. there is really things that were in that republican package earlier this week with that dismissed by democrats, which i think is really unfortunate. ultimately, where this thing is going to land, and there are a lot of cynics out there who state democrats are gauging that they are going to do better in the election the worse the

economy gets. so why in the world what they give the republicans and economic when which could actually help the economy and really help their political prospects? i really hope that is not the case. that is a heck of a that. >> bill: you think that's what's happening is the longer you keep it closed? >> again, i hate to try to assume motives like that, particularly with the stakes this high, but there is an awful lot of evidence this week that it would play out in the form of just an unwillingness to negotiate at this point. and you've got to wonder, when someone is blocking unemployment benefits because they want to watch aid $3 trillion bill. they know that's never going to become law. we got to set these politics aside and do what is right for the american people and get to the end of this process and let the politics play out at a later date. >> bill: it's going to be a heck of a wiggl week next week.

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hours from now. players have been living in a so-called bubble." the pandemic arrearages, at madison square garden, home of the new york knicks. how was i going to go, christi christina? >> is not going to happen here at madison square garden where i am. it has been four months since the nba season has started. starting in that bubble in orlando, florida. this bubble concept is different. a means all the players are going to eat, sleep, play, live in the quarters. they are isolated from the public. out of 344 players, none have tested positive for the coronavirus since july 13th. we spoke to mark medina who is a reporter for "usa today." he's living inside the bubble reporting on the news. listen his take on what it feels like. >> i could not leave the room.

i had meals delivered outside my door three times a day. usually around noon. there were three health officials that would come by for daily testing. >> the bubble is costing the nba $170 million and is definitely putting a lot of scrutiny on major league baseball as well as football. today's game start, there's going to be in a few hours like you mentioned. >> bill: thanks, christina. pretty amazing. they pulled it off. >> so far. >> bill: there will be no fans there. andrew cuomo calling it a great event. they will be able to watch it on tv. the tournament originally scheduled for june. we will see how it goes down then. we are trying for some normalcy. we will be here again tomorrow. never miss a report. 3:00 eastern time.

we will have it covered for you then. press conference, 5:30 tonight from the white house. word from the president two hours ago. we will see him again a bit later in the afternoon. in the meantime, watching the markets today. here's neil, on that. >> neil: we are following a lot of developments here. a lot of it has to do with stimulus around 3, 4, 5. whatever you want to call it. at least a trillion bucks we are talking about. obviously, others at the white house, chief of staff. they are trying to come up with a way to bridge the gap particularly on these jobless benefits. whether they continue at $600 a week or they start appearing them down, one thing is sure. they are a little closer than they used to be. time is running out to get anything done. time is running out. welcome, everybody. this is your world. we have a crazy market day t