the week suggesting that if you're hoping to see the end of covid, change your mind and accept the fact that you're living in covid now and perhaps you will be better off if you think that way. that's what i'm going to do, take care of yourself and your family, bye, bye. ♪ >> breaking news and live look at walter reed center in maryland where president trump is hospitalized at this hour. a situation our nation has not faced in nearly 40 years when president reagan was in the hospital. i'm sandra smith and this is a special edition of america's newsroom. the latest at this hour, the president tweeting just moments ago, also giving an update on his condition in his own words. that's as sources telling the white house press that the next 48 hours will be critical. but for now the white house doctors says the president's condition is improving. that as more people connected to the president test positive for the virus.

the latest former new jersey governor chris christie, all of that ahead. breaking update from america's newsroom. ♪ sandra: and we begin with fox news alert, the team of physicians treating the president at walter reed giving update on his health. they say the president is upbeat and no longer has a fever per the last 24 hours after he and the first lady tested positive for covid-19. and it appears that he is feeling well enough to tweet this, he sent it out just a few moments ago, our great usa wants and needs stimulus, work together and get it done. thank you, says the president. he's sounding like he's back to business but outside of the hospital when doctors finished update and a source does not want to be named gave reporters more information and saying the vital signs were concerning in 24 hours at stay and the president is, quote, not on a clear path to recovery and the

associated press is also reporting at this hour, the president did receive oxygen at the white house on friday before going to the hospital. doctors say they will keep a close watch on his condition in these next critical hours. >> he's doing so well, but with known course of illness, day 7 or 10 we get concerned of inflammatory phase 2. given that we've provided advanced therapy in the course, a little bit earlier than most of the patients we know and follow, it's hard to tell where he is on that course. sandra: fox team coverage, mark meredith live at the white house, kristin fisher outside of walter reed medical center in maryland where we received update short time ago. kristin, good afternoon. kristin: i was hoping to give you a concrete update onto

exactly how president trump is doing and we thought that we had gotten with the big press conference earlier this morning. we saw -- the white house physician and the president's medical team at walter reed medical center all walk out and give a fairly upbeat update on how president trump is doing right now, but then we got this statement from somebody very high up at the white house and unfortunately i cannot share the name of this person, but what i can tell you that this is something who is very close to president trump, somebody who has spent a great deal of time with here here at walter reed over the last few hours or so and this person was speaking to a lot of members of the white house press corp. this is not going to just one reporter, this went to many reporters from multiple outlets and i want to read you the statement in full, it's pretty significant, sandra, the person says, quote, the president's vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care.

we are still not on a clear path to a recovery. so that certainly makes it sound like the president's health is a little bit uncertain right now and compare that to what the white house physician said, dr. sean conley just a few hours ago. >> this morning the president is doing very well. the team and i are extremely happy with the progress the president has made. thursday he had a mild could --h with nasal condition all which are resolving and improving. kristin: so those comments from the white house physician compared to that statement from somebody very high up at the white house, someone very close to president trump, i mean, they are not two totally opposite things but they certainly are not the same thing. they are certainly not clarity that we were hoping for -- hoping to get today on a patient

as important as the president of the united states. i want to give you more detail in terms of what we do know about what his condition is, the treatment he's receiving, during the press briefing we were told that the president has never had any trouble breathing, that he is not oxygen right now, sandra, i know that ap report that you reported at the top of the hour saying that the president had been oxygen yesterday at the white house. we cannot confirm that yet but you'll notice dr. sean conley, he said that, quote, the president has not needed any today, any oxygen today. he did himself a little bit of wiggle room that if the president did need oxygen in the white house on friday, that would not have been an incorrect statement in terms of what he made today. the plan now is to treat president trump with this 5-day course of remdesivir, powerful, antiviral. i keep coming back to that statement, from the source that we are still not on a clear path

to recovery. now the good news is that we did get that tweet from president trump, sandra, just moments ago saying he's feeling very well. we certainly wish the president well and hope that he does, indeed, continue on this path to recovery, but everybody here just looking for some clarity from the white house and the president's medical team right now. sandra: latest ap reporting does quote mark meadows chief of staff to the president as saying president trump went through a, quote, very concerning period friday, the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. kristin: that would make sense as to why they brought president trump here yesterday evening. sandra: correct. kristin, thank you. there's still questions as what set the covid outbreak and some are pointing fingers at the rose garden event for supreme court nominee amy coney barrett, many guests were seen mingling in close proximity and some without masks, at least 8 people who attended that event have confirmed they are positive with the virus now. mark meredith is live at the white house, mark, this isn't

the first time that the white house has faced a covid outbreak. mark: no, you're right, since the start of the pandemic we have seen high-profile white house staffers test positive. it wasn't that long ago we were talking about the president's national security adviser testing positive, but now the president and the first lady testing positive, there's a much bigger focus on the president's inner circle. yes, the president and the first lady, senior adviser hope hicks testing positive and the president's campaign manager bill who has been traveling with the. -- former councilor kellyanne conway as well as chris christie. he received word he's positive for covid-19 and thanks to colleagues that reached out as to how he's feeling. i will be receiving medical attention and will keep the necessary folks appraised of my condition. many people were in the rose garden last saturday as the president put forth a supreme court nominee.

some staffers and guests did wear masks, there was little social distancing. chris christie and rudy giuliani were on sunday. when reporters asked doctors trying to trace where it began, it appears we may never know quite for sure. >> who is handling contact tracing, is that the white house or cdc? >> the white house -- the white house medical unit in conjunction with collaboration with cdc and local and state health departments are conducting tracing guidelines. mark: we've asked if the vice president had a chance to speak to the president, so far we have not heard back from his office. the vice president, though, he's going to be going out to campaign trail and heading to arizona on thursday after the debate in salt lake city on wednesday. we don't expect to see the president on the campaign trail any time soon. the campaign put out a statement yesterday as all of this was breaking and the schedules were

shifting, they said all previously announced campaigns are in the process to being moved to virtual events or temporarily postponed. the president was expected to be at a campaign event up in wisconsin, obviously that's not happening with the president over at walter reed. the vice president was holding a call regarding the coronavirus but it didn't appear he was going to be doing any campaign events today. but was know that the president's son eric, he's expected to hold a call later on today for grassroots supporters so the campaign trying to work new schedule, if you will, as things seem to change by the hour. sandra: keep us posted. meanwhile let's bring in dr. mark, senior adviser. dr. mark, a lot of questions, let's first deal with what we heard from the president's medical team as they walked out on the steps, highly anticipated update and they will give another one in 24 hours. they said they are 72 hours into the diagnosis, that's since then be clarified because that was

calling into question when the president first started feeled symptoms. the president is in exceptionally good spirits. had cough thursday and fever thursday into friday and they went onto confirm he's been fever-free more than 24 hours. what did you takeaway from the update when you heard it? doctor: well i think it's important that we understand the information that the public gets is diluted often that you protect patient privacy. when you're working in a situation where you have a public information, the most information that you can get is most valuable. it's great that the patient is in good spirits, we know that plays a significant role. it's important to know about vital signs which is heart rate, respiratory, blood pressure as well as how the patient has done overnight. when there was that question about oxygen, i know a lot of folks were focusing on that, whether he had ever received it, potentially possible. but where we are with this virus is that you go hour by hour and

day by day. there's a lot that we don't know about sars that causes covid-19 but we know is unpredictable. what we know now may change 5 minutes, 5 hours, 5 days from now. sandra: you mentioned that moment when the white house physician seemed to sort of avoid specifically answering whether or not the president ever received oxygen at any point in his treatment, there is is the moment, we will watch it together. >> right now -- >> i know you keep saying right now. >> yesterday and today he was not oxygen. >> so he's not been on it during covid treatment? >> he's not oxygen right now. sandra: now you have a source that's telling me ap, new york times reporting as well that the president did, in fact, receive oxygen at the white house on friday before he was then brought into the hospital, so would there be a reason not to make that very clear whether or not he received oxygen? doctor: again, i think it comes

down to how much information you provide protecting patient privacy versus being public official and not wanting to frighten the public. focused on getting oxygen as invasive measure and it really isn't. sometimes patients drop their oxygen levels when they start to walk, we give oxygen to make someone more comfortable and we do that so we just stabilize the situation. doesn't mean that you will be oxygen forever and doesn't mean that you're necessarily going to have a poor outcome. sandra: i want to put up on the screen what we have been told by so far by his doctors and treatment is and medications that he's taking, regenero, remdesivir and 5-day treatment of that. zinc, vitamin d, phamatodide and melatonin. what should hours be -- days look like, what do they look like? doctor: it's a really good

question. we are learning a great deal about sars covid-19 because we have been around it for several months. what we see initial phase when the virus comes in the body, begins to attack tissue and that's the next phase, inflammatory phase, we tend to see it in the second week and body calls all hands on deck and issues regarding where patients can deteriorate rather quickly and hopefully most patients begin to recover but there's a subset that go into what we are beginning to see is chronic covid or in the uk on-callers, these are individual that is have chronic systems, chronic shortness of breath, chest pain, heart illness, fatigue. sandra: doctor, before i let you go, how would you characterize overall what you heard from the

doctors, what you're hearing from some in the white house? we heard the words cautiously optimistic used by the white house physician and we heard the president is doing very well, he's improving, but based on what you just layed out and the monitoring that needs to take place in the coming hours and days, how would you describe his current condition and diagnosis? doctor: well, first of all, i just want to reassure everyone, he's receiving the top care that you can receive probably anywhere in the world. walter reed is an exceptional facility and has phenomenal physicians and i think when you look at a patient you really have to individualize what had are the risk factors male patients with this disease are twice as likely to die from it and various reasons for it. certainly age, we also know comorbidity, history of cholesterol, high blood pressure, anything with coronary

artery disease. he's receiving cocktail in addition to remdesivir, that's antiviral agent. each one of them carries their own side effects and we are trying to understand whether those effects combined, we have a lot to learn. the good news is he's in phenomenal hands and spirit is doing really well and he will be watched closely. sandra: our thoughts and prayers. dr. mark, appreciate you coming on. more signs today pointing to one event as the super spreader that lead to positive coronavirus cases, we will have more details on that just ahead. more senate republicans coming down with the virus calling into question the possibility and the question if they can approve amy coney barrett today supreme court, what happens with those confirmation hearings now before election day?

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sandra: developing at this hour, at least 3 member it was white house press corp. have tested positive for covid-19. that's according to a statement from the white house correspondent association. one of the journalists had traveled with the president to a campaign event on saturday in pennsylvania. while another covered last

week's rose garden event introducing the president's supreme court nominee. the association has asked anyone who was at the at the time to monitor their health for any changes. meanwhile president trump's covid-19 leading to changes to joe biden strategy, will continue in-person events but pulling negative events. hillary vaughn is on that for us live from wilmington, delaware this afternoon. hey, hillary. reporter: hi, sandra, well, biden's vp nominee kamala harris is on the ground in utah getting ready for the first vice presidential debate, but fox news is learning there are going to be some major changes made to the setup. harris and vice president mike pence will be seated 12 feet apart, double the distance of typical social distancing which is usually 6 feet.

>> that's great to be here. i'm honored to be here. i will be here for the next few days preparing for the debate and i want to thank the people of utah for being so welcomeing. reporter: today the biden campaign is explaining why their candidate is not in quarantine after sharing the debate stage with the president hours before he tested positive. biden official telling me in a statement that biden did not come in close contact with trump. he wore a mask at all times except when on stage and tested negative, but some doctors believe biden is not out of the woods yet telling usa today this, quote, if vp biden test this weekend and early next week negative, i would be confident he did not contract the infection. yesterday biden told a local abc reporter that he hopes the president getting covid is a wake-up call for everyone else. saying this, i hope it changes the perception among many people who thought that not wearing a mask made them somehow, i don't know, free or whatever, i'm hoping that it's a wake-up call

for the country. there should be a mask mandate. biden did make one key change yesterday. he swapped out his black cloth mask that he normally wears for a blue surgical mask, sandra and he kept it on the whole time he spoke, sandra. sandra: hillary vaughn on that for us, hillary, thank you. >> i think it's important, stuart, the president be visible, however, that he be on the phone, that he be on television that he goes on on balcony if he can because i think it's important that people see him and know that he is there. sandra: former white house chief of staff mick mulvaney saying that it is important for the president to remain in the public eye with a month to go until election day. however, the president's covid confirmation is forcing the trump campaign to rethink its strategy for the final leg of the 2020 race. joining us now elisa collins, political reporter for the wall street journal. thanks for being here. what does this mean for the

confirmation process having the president in the hospital and what exactly what happens next just weeks from election day? >> well, it's a mess. in terms of the election it's not what the trump campaign wants to be talking about. the president is in the hospital and the conversation right now is about his health and confusing signals that reporters are getting on just, you know, the state of his infection. so that's what everyone is talking about, not the president being out in front of a rally. this is a president who has made his campaign about being in front of people, being in front of a lot of people, interacting with crowds for a long time, the criticism was on joe biden for not having campaign events and now as hillary was talking about earlier, joe biden and kamala harris have plans to be out on the road whereas the president is in the hospital. they did announce today that mike pence will be out on the road next week, so there is some

movement from the trump campaign but this is not where you want to be one month before election day. sandra: it'll be interesting to see how much more we will see the vice president out there campaigning as we get closer and as the president does remain for an unknown period of time in the hospital. you had the pair of events for the president canceled in key states, florida and wisconsin, of course, what do you expect to see then as far as changed strategy on the part of the trump campaign so close to election day? >> well, we saw the trump campaign canceling events saying future events will be virtual. they did announce the vice president on that one event. if there are healthy surrogates, they will be out on the roads certainly. it is definitely better to be out in front talking to voters, but this is a campaign that does have a very strong digital presence. they did use that digital presence right after, you know, the pandemic started and everything was shut down in the beginning before turning to the trail. so they can tap back into that, the president is still well and

rallies in the past, they can go out and he can do interviews, so they can do all of those things, but the key here is that this president has made a huge part of his campaign being out talking to people and really downplaying the effects of coronavirus, saying it was getting better, the economy was getting better and people need to return to normal lives and he's unable to return to normal life right now. sandra: we hope the best and meanwhile there's questions over what this means for the confirmation process, obviously crucial to the election of amy coney barrett, "the new york times" diagnosed in parallel supreme court. senator rick scott doesn't think so. you mentioned the virtual nature these days, there's no reason why we can't go toward with this, listen. >> since march we have been hosting our -- our hearings by -- by webex, you can show up in person or social distance which

is what we do, we are in big rooms and not close to each other or you can do it by video, there's no reason why we can't to do that. there's no reason why this is going to up-end anything. sandra: senator mitch mcconnell plans to keep out of session due to health concerns, what happens next, final thoughts? >> this moment, the majority leader said that in-person voting is canceled but the hearings started october 10th will go forward or october 12th, i'm sorry. at this moment they are going forward, there could be further positives coming up. i mean, this is for the hearings, this is not for voting in person, so we just have so many unknowns. at this moment it's on -- there's a lot of questions. sandra: thank you from the wall street journal for us. president trump is said to be improving at this hour as he undergoes treatment for covid-19 in maryland. plus researchers say a vaccine for children may not be

identified before late next year. why pediatric trials are still lagging behind?

sandra: fox news alert this just in from john roberts. update on the president's condition and what he has been experiencing over the past 48 hours. a senior administration official is telling fox news that on friday morning president trump was showing troubling signs of a possible progression from mild to more severe coronavirus disease. medical professionals took a quick -- took quick action to aggressively intervene, that's when they made the decision to then transfer the president out of and abundance of caution. in short the trajectory of possible disease progression was concerning and doctors wanted to make sure they got ahead of the virus.

they did say he responded well to aggressive treatment. 24 hours ago, quoting there was real concern about the president trump's vitals for the past 12 hours there's been zero concerns saying early indications are for good prognosis but the next 48 hours would be critical. that's what we are getting from john roberts as far as update on the president's condition and what he has been experiencing as far as the progression of this virus. we will have more on that coming up. that's a live look at the white house as the president still remains hospitalized at this hour. meanwhile, several covid-19 trials are in their third and final stage, experts say more research is needed to develop a vaccine that's safe for children. the reason is because they have a very different immune system. charles watson is following the story for us from atlanta, charles, tell us, what are you hearing about when doctors are expecting to see the vaccine? charles: well, sandra, it could take until late next year for children to be vaccinated.

health experts say children may play a larger role in community spread than previously known, but the vaccination delay is the correct thing to do because vaccine should be tested on adults first to ensure it's safe and effective and the federal government this week the narrative academy of pediatrics urge for the inclusion of children in research and potential covid-19 vaccine. over to mad earna, the leading -- one of the leading candidates for the race for vaccines says it doesn't expect to petition for emergency use authorization until late november. the company ceo says that researchers need time to collect two months of safety data for about 15,000 participants in phase 3 trial. this as the trump administration says it will play by the book when it comes to vaccine safety.

[inaudible] >> because any vaccine -- >> charles: and with that timeline, moderna expects to have widely available vaccine in circulation by next spring, sandra. sandra: charles watson on that for us live from atlanta. thank you. social media forms are cracking down on users sending ill wishes towards president trump following his covid diagnosis. christina coleman live in los angeles on that, what exactly are they doing? christina: social media exploded and it was a mix bag of comments. twitter, tiktok and facebook notified users that wishing for the president's death is not allowed. last night twitter posted this saying, quote, wish for death or seriously bodily harm against anyone are not allowed and will need to

be removed. this does not automatically mean suspension. since trump's diagnosis memes mocking the president and people criticizing him on social media per holding events with large crowds during this pandemic. the president's tweet announcing diagnosis is his most popular so far recording axios with 1.2 million likes within just 8 hours. despite his critics, millions posted prayers for trump and best wishes for his family showing their love and concern, his children adding to the support, eric trump tweeting, quote, donald trump is a true warrior, he will fight through this with the same strength and conviction that he uses to fight for america each and every day. i ask you to join me in pray forking his recovery. government leaders on both sides of the i'll sending positive thoughts. michelle and i hope that the president and first lady and those affected by the coronavirus around the country are getting the care they need and are on the path to a speedy recovery.

overall it's definitely on social media with millions weighing on the next development on all of this, sandra. sandra: christina coleman live in los angeles, thank you. as president trump recovers from the virus at walter reed medical center, some believe this could be an opportunity, the wall street journal editorial board writing, quote, trump's positive covid test, infection isn't karma and he can set an example of optimism as he recovers. dan henninger joins us now, deputy editor -- editorial page editor for the wall street journal. dan, great to see you on this afternoon on a weekend where the president is in the hospital at this time, dan. really interesting piece, what opportunity exactly is the editorial board writing about here? daniel: well, what we are suggesting is that -- and we are assuming here, something of a best case scenario for the president, you know, the election will be held the first tuesday

in november, so it does go forward. vice president, former vice president biden will be out there campaigning perhaps in a more positive way but obviously the trump campaign has to think of a way forward. and it is typical for a mile -- mild prognosis and let's say he's feeling better next weekend, we think the opportunity is there for the president while he is recovering at the white house to say, deliver a series of fire-side chats to the american people to simply lay out to them what his plans are, policy plans for a second term, talk about what he has accomplished in the first term, talk, indeed, about how the coronavirus has disrupted all of that, but lay out in some detail the policy differences between him and joe biden on the economy, on jobs, how jobs are created by the private economy that his

tax policies created the past 3 years versus the government spending job creation that mr. biden is proposing and do that in a relaxed way to the american people. you know, sandra, that republican national convention had some terrific speeches laying out the president trump's accomplishments, laying out the way normal everyday people, black americans, hispanic americans, felt about the -- mr. trump's presidency and i think if the team pulled together something like that, just donald trump talking one-on-one to the american people while he's recovering, it would convey a real sense of optimism about the way forward and it would allow him to participate in an election that is simply not going to stop. sandra: very interesting. here is actually the way the editorial board put it in that piece this morning. mr. trump will no doubt be frustrated that his campaign is confined in his personal residence or office at walter reed hospital, but that may

be an opportunity. americans will be empathetic and mr. trump can respond in kind. ronald reagan's popularity soared after he was shot because he showed grace and cool under strain, honey, i forgot to duck. rather than lash out at critics, mr. trump can show optimism and maybe even good humor in coping, it's an interesting look back at historical moment to which this can be compared and precedent, dan? daniel: yes, it is, and, you know, ronald reagan was a master at calmly and positively responding talking to the american people. the fire-side chats, that was frankly roosevelt during the second world war and famous mayor of new york city laguardia who was quite famous for radio chats with the people of new york during world war ii. and i think now this country is obviously under a lot of stress, the president himself

has contracted covid and no doubt the american people are looking for reassurance and they are probably looking for it from the president of the united states. but that doesn't mean the campaign stops, and i think it is an opportunity for the president to do something campaigning right there in the oval office. when we say optimistic, i think we are saying he should go on offense, lashing out at people, the criticism, that's kind of defensive. i think it's not a moment to be defensive. it's a time and an opportunity for the president to go on offense and be optimistic and explain to the american people one-on-one very quietly what his plans are for them after he recovers from covid. sandra: the idea of transparency. the president's doctors report each day with openness about symptoms. the public can accept bad news but it will punish deception. very interesting piece in the journal this morning. dan, great to see you.

thank you. >> good to be with you, sandra. sandra: the world reacting to president trump's covid-19 diagnosis as he continues to receive treatment at walter reed medical center but not everyone unfortunately is sending well wishes, how leaders from globe are responding. plus, one republican congressional candidate had to leave campaign trail in march after testing positive for covid. he'll tell me how he managed to keep his campaign on track next.

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bringing total to 16 players and staff, their game against the pittsburgh steelers has been pushed to later in the season. ♪ ♪ president trump's doctor says he's doing very well as they continue to monitor his condition at walter reed medical center. the president's covid-19 diagnosis has forced him off the campaign trail with just one month until the election. our next guest had to take a break from campaigning in long island, new york after testing positive in march, george santos joins us now, republican congressional candidate for new york's third district. good afternoon, to you, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me, sandra. exactly, it was a very complicated time. i was very early case in new york, on march seventh, it was a very novel thing still for us as far as treatment so i wasn't offered the same benefits as our president is being offered.

i'm glad that he has resources and experience from medical professionals under his belt. i was sent home with take some advil for the fever. campaigning was a challenge and we were in the middle of the petition to qualify for the ballot and that was proven to be difficult and we had to pivot to an essential online campaign for weeks and by the time i was covid negative, which took about 14 days for me, given some health issues i have, it became evidence that the campaign was going to be very different than a normal campaign here altogether. i think the opportunity the president has here is now to use this free time, essentially free time to not be on the trail, to connect with the everyday american. i don't know, maybe videos, zoom, updates daily, launch a platform on the website. keep in touch with the american people and show transparency. i think they will love that. sandra: it's interesting to look at the different times, though, too

because you are talking about a time when you faced this that there was more of a shutdown on a country wide level and now so many other parts of the country have reopened and the president was already doing rallies, biden is out on the campaign trail a little bit more than he was obviously. so when you talk about the president having to get creative here as he is going to have to battle the virus and still is in the hospital, what are some of the ideas out there? how can the campaign readjust based on this? >> it's close to election, 30 days from november third. i think like i said and the wall street journal said as well, i think it's a great time for him to create a personal connection with the people, right? if he is able to connect at a personal level live, i think it would be phenomenal, biden won't have that opportunity. as much as he tries to campaign out there, he doesn't have the same energy behind him that president donald trump does and i think they'll be phenomenal to see the

president reporting live from the hospital or the white house whichever to connect with everybody. live feeds should be essential part for him going down into this final stretch of the campaign. sandra: having gone through this yourself and having had the virus and seeing how different people react, i know you were really shocked to see -- i think most of us are embracing all of the wonderful messages, well wishes that we see for the president and the first lady but i know you were shocked to see some of the ill wishes towards the president as he continues to fight this not just here but around the world. >> unfortunately in this country at least, we are two parties, there's a party that wishes well upon everybody and tries to be sympathetic despite politics and there's a party that jumps on an ideology to wish ill on the president and others. i think it's inappropriate, i'm happy twitter and everyone actually took the time to go ahead and do the right thing and

curveball a few months and they didn't do it when robert trump passed. i'm glad to see that changes are being made and i wish the president well and i frown upon anybody who thinks otherwise. this isn't the case and this isn't who we are. sandra: it's a horrible virus. glad you are doing well. >> thank you, sandra. sandra: the world is reacting to the president's covid-19 diagnosis, how allies and adversaries around the globe are responding . ok, just keep coloring there...

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sandra: this just in america's newsroom on saturday afternoon. senator ted cruz of texas tested negative for covid-19. after interacting with senator lee, senator cruz is remaining at home out of an abundance of caution. he feels healthy and hasn't exhibited any covid-19 symptoms and tested negative in accordance with medical advice he will return to the senate for supreme court nominee hearing. this just in, south carolina senator tim scott tested negative. he did not have much contact with other

lawmakers who have been confirmed with the virus. tom till his, ron johnson of wisconsin and mike lee of utah who have tested positive with the virus. we will continue to update you with members of congress as more and more are tested. president trump meanwhile and the first lady getting well wishes for speedy recovery from world leaders, kitty logan live in london for us. kitty, what are we hearing? kitty: that's right, global leaders have been very unified in sending messages of sympathy to the trump family, whether countries that are friend or foe. here in london prime minister boris johnson sent personal message of support, of course, he's been in intensive care and hospital with coronavirus himself earlier this year. so he understands very well what president trump is going through and he says he's confident that president trump will recover soon. also the chinese government sent a message of sympathy wishing president trump a speedy recovery. that's despite, of

course, the low point in china-u.s. relations, president trump has blamed china in the past for allowing the virus to spread around the world. now those differences are caused aside and it's not time for political disagreements. even the world health organization sent well wishes to the president in press briefing and kim jong un also sent his well wishes. many people here in britain wondering if the president's health will have an impact on the upcoming election. the eyes to have world really are on this to see how sandra:

sandra: fox news alert, 3:00 o'clock eastern time hour, president trump is feeling well and improving according to the doctors treating him, but sources tell our white house correspondent john roberts that the next couple of days will be critical to his recovery. welcome to a special edition of america's newsroom on this saturday afternoon. i'm sandra smith. a source familiar with the president's condition ahead of trip to walter reed his vitals were, quote, very concerning and the next 48 hours will be critical for his health. kristin fisher live outside of the hospital in bethesda, maryland, kristin a lot to take in and an update from the hospital as well. kristin: it's