i think i'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out. >> president trump is in the hospital this morning with covid-19 after the white house says he is experiencing mild symptoms. he and several of his contacts have tested positive for the virus after attending a rose garden event one week ago. good morning, everyone. i'm liz kreutz, and we are joining you now instead of good morning america because we are bringing you college football on abc at 9:00 a.m. brand new developments this morning on president trump's condition battling covid-19 at walter reed medical center outside of washington, d.c. now, we are awaiting a special report on his condition any moment now.

abc news reports that the president rested well through the night last night. sources tell abc news he is feeling fatigued as of this morning but is still signing papers and doing work in this custom office setup at walter reed. now, the president had experienced a shortness of breath after testing positive, but again abc news reports his breathing is now normal this morning. yesterday president trump was given both fda authorized experimental drug remdesivir as well as a separate experimental antibody treatment from drugmaker regeneron. he is still displaying minor symptoms as far as we know of a low fever, chills and cough, but again we'll get another update from his physician any minute now. and this from the president himself late last night tweeting, going well i think. thank you to all, love. now, right now as we mentioned we're awaiting an abc news special report as we give you a

live look here from walter reed medical center in bethesda, maryland. our chief anchor is standing by as the president's physician is expected to give an update any moment, and we will be bringing that to you live here as soon as it happens as well as streaming it on abc7news.com and of course on our facebook page as well. so stick with us for that, but as we wait let's get of the check of the weather now. >> it's cool in the north bay. upper elevations still warm with gusty winds and fog at the coast. so changes are happening today. subtle changes. and as we look at our fire danger index the blue and yellow there indicate the breezy winds. we're going to get another burst of wind this afternoon, and look what happens. right over the spot we don't need the wind is where we're going to see that blowing again. so after today we're going to see coo teeratures steadier onshore flow. there is fog how warm it is up

fire, 83 degrees. the wind are light there, but the air quality, wow, really unhealthy from napa napa napa np vackaville. and you can see livermore in the red there. so look for that spare the air alert today, tomorrow, here are the gusty winds out of the nrgt. 30 miles an hour mt. tam. mt. diablo up to 21 miles an hour, and you can see the haze here from our east bay camera. 68 from oakland and golden gate bridge, we're beginning to see on top of that fog where it is going to clear. so it is dense at the surface. 49 in santa rosa, and looking at that cooler start to the day, feeling a little bit more like autumn. still some 90s inland, hazy conditions. we'll talk about that cooling trend getting under way more so for the second half of your weekend. >> the president's campaign is obviously now on hold and the two remaining presidential debates are up in the air.

it is an unprecedented twist in a u.s. presidential lection. we're now one month away exactly to election day. here's rachel scott with mormpa. >> reporter: overnight joe biden wishing the president and first lady in a speedy recovery in an interview with wood tv. >> i jen rel feel badly for the president. i hope to god this is something he and his wife will be able to tolerate and get through. >> reporter: returning to the campaign trail after saying he received two negative coronavirus tests. >> we wanted to make sure we're doing everything by the numbers. and so i got two covid tests this morning. everything's clear. >> reporter: with the final stretch of the campaign now ended the next set of debates will depend heavily on the president's health. >> i hope for two reasons there are more debates. one, it means the president's healthy, able to debate. and secondly because i'd like to -- i think it's important we make our case. >> reporter: overnight the

president's son donald trump, jr. leaving any future debates up to the medical professionals. >> obviously so much of it depends on when he can get back at it. i imagine 10, 14 days, whatever it may be. i'll defer to the white house doctors on the details of that. >> reporter: there was immediate concern about whether his rival, the 77-year-old former vice president was exposed to the virus. days before the two spent more than 90 minutes sparring on the debate stage, some 13 feet apart without masks at times shouting over each other. >> i want to make sure -- >> reporter: facing off or the president's handling of the pandemic. >> he's been totally irresponsible in the way in which he's handled the social distancing and people wearing masks, basically encouraging them not to. >> every time you see him he's knot a mask. he could be speaking 200 feet away and he shows up with the biggest mask i've ever seen. >> reporter: in the audience that night dr. jill biden

wearing a face covering while nearly all of the president's family members and those in their circle took their off and refusing to comply when asked by this health worker. the moderator of that debate now saying they arrived too late to get tested. >> they didn't arrive until tuesday afternoon. so for them to get tested there wouldn't have been enough time to have the test and have the debate at 9:00 that night. >> reporter: as his rival fights the virus biden pressing forward with in person events but pulling all negative advertising about trump. using the president's case to send a message. >> this is not a matter of politics. it's a bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously. it's not going away automatically. >> reporter: scott, abc news, washington. >> and we spoke with one bay area woman who was standing just feet away from the president earlier this week, a woman who

lost her father to covid-19. stephanie sierras shares her first-hand account of the lack of precautions taken inside the debate hall. >> proud boys, stand >> he yelled a lot and can't help but imagine people were exposed to the virus. >> reporter: san francisco native kristen ourtiza was sitting a mere 15 away from president trump during the debate on tuesday night. >> we have no idea how much virus he put out into the air with his performance, and that is what scares me the most. >> reporter: the risk of exposure hits home for her. she just lost her father, mark, to covid-19. >> i have seen first-hand through the loss of my dad the darkest results of covid. >> reporter: she says holding his picture that night was difficult as nearly the entire republican side of the debate hall wasn't wearing face masks.

>> trump children, melania trump who we know is positive, i saw them all, they were all without a mask on. >> how concerning is that to you? >> i'm terrified. >> reporter: she's in the process of getting tested and will be self-quarantining just like the president and first lady. >> saddened and a little concerned for the president especially given his age. >> reporter: john dennis is the chairman of the san francisco republican party. he also lost his father, bill, to covid-19. >> dead within 72 hours. it just went right through him, and he had an underlying issue that was not a good combination. >> reporter: after living through it he expects the next 72 hours will be critical for the president. >> think about the president and his health and the first lady and hope they make it through. >> and the white house medical unit, capitol hill staff and state officials are rushing to contact trace after the president's positive test. abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to doctors about the effort to stop the spread.

>> there are world leaders in many other countries that are able to manage their senior executive staff and not get exposed to covid. >> reporter: dr. mike reed is an infectious disease specialist at ucsf. >> everybody the president included needs to wear a mask. >> reporter: he helps lead san francisco's and california's contact tracing programs. >> probably spread to him via somebody who didn't really think they were that unwell. if i was trying to understand the outbreak better there, i would want to try to understand who he spent time with, were they wearing a mask, did they spend more than 15 minutes in claes proximity and less than 6 feet away from him, and in particular was there anybody who had symptoms? >> reporter: over the past week president trump has attended at least 11 events, rallies and news conferences in seven different cities including saturday's supreme court announcement in the rose garden and tuesday's presidential debateoal to try and

reach all close contacts of confirmed cases within 24 hours, so one way is sit down with mr. trump and find out who all he spent time with. >> reporter: on friday they reported symptoms. trump then flew to walter reed medical center on the advice of physicians. >> the president has multiple risk factors for severe covid disease and that includes the fact he's over 65, that he is obese, he has high cholesterol, that he is male. >> reporter: she's a stanford epidemiologist. ial th aompassiona use nical agreement with the company and fda. >> the trials are ongoing to compare to placebo to see if it actually prevents people from getting progression of disease. we need to protect this world leader, and at this point i

would use anything that i think is reasonably safe and has been reasonably tested even though they're not approved yet. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7 news. all right, and again we are awaiting a special report on the president's health condition. his physician will be giving an update any minute and we'll bring that to you live. in the meantime we're going to move on and talk about the glass fire. less than an hour ago cal fire says it is now more than 62,000 acres burned with 10% containment, so the containment did go up overnight which is good. that's only a 1,200 jump overnight, so some progress was made it seems like. you are seeing new video of this this morning. firefighters are continuing to try to put out the flames. cal fire reports 293 homes have been destroyed since the fire started sunday. another 272 commercial structures have burned including

wineries. now, there's still thousands of people under evacuation orders. in all california is closing in on get thisiloncr burned this year. that's an area larger than the state of connecticut. and a napa family of six lost everything in the glass fire. they found out the insurance company is not covering as much as they thought. abc 7 news reporter luz pena has the story. >> this is the house. it's completely burned. >> reporter: 19 years of memories now turned into ashes. catalina describing it as her biggest nightmare. last sunday at 4:00 a.m. the memory of sirens and firefighters asking this deer park neighborhood to evacuate are still fresh. this orange glow over the mountain lighting up the dark night was her last memory. catalina evacuated with her kids, antonio stayed back with their 18-year-old son to protect their home. >> i felt like i needed to oversee the house. >> reporter: feeling helpless

they evacuated with their home burning in the distance. how close were the flames when you decided to evacuate? >> we left from about when the fire department told me, we left about an hour and a half before the flames hit our house. >> reporter: holding back tears catalina and antonio saying they're staying strong for their four kids. first they lost their jobs through the pandemic and now they lost their home. and aside from the family photos they wish they could go back for a medical device their son with autism needs. >> it was like a pump where you put certain medicines. >> reporter: the insurance company confirms their plan does not cover for immediate housing. they're technically homeless. one of their kids opened a gofundme account in hopes more people help. what's left is this photo to remind them of the trees and good memories they shared together as a family. >> one step at a time, and we

just got to keep working hard to, you know, rebuild our dreams. >> reporter: in napa county, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> if you want to keep track of the glass fire and all the fires burning in the state you can use abc 7's exclusive wildfire tracker. it's right there on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. all right, lisa, how strong are these winds going to get today? i feel like this weekend is going to be really critical for fighting this glass fire. >> they are gusty, but the good news is the humidity and fog at the coast is translating into a little bit more moisture there in the north bay. not much, but we're trending in the right direction. there's san francisco at 56 degrees, 68 today. you can see all the haze and poor air quality. today another warm day inland. all the details next with my accuweather seven day forecast. also next california theme parks will have to wait even longer to reopen. the criticisms from industry

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welcome back. we're taking a live look right now outside walter reed medical center in bethesda, maryland. we're await agspecial report from abc news network with anchor george stephanopoulos. we're going to get an update on the president's position and condition this morning. his physicians say he rested well through the night and breathing normally this morning after experiencing a shortness of breath after testing positive for covid-19. now to the coronavirus headlines for california. the state reported nearly 3,600 diagnosed cases. that is above the daily average. there were another 98 deaths yesterday pushing the state's total to nearly 16,000 deaths. the positivity rate is the good news there and holding steady at 2.8%. and governor newsom has delayed the reopening or the release of reopening guidance for california's theme parks. this comes after industry leaders criticized the plan that was supposed to be released

yesterday. according to the proposed rules parks would have to reopen at 25% capacity. that's once the county reaches the lowest level in the state's four tier reopening ranking. visitors would be limited to people living within 120 miles of the park. industry leaders have rejected the state's proposal and negotiations are continuing. happening today a free walk up covid-19 test site is happening in fremont. this runs on the capital and liberty streets at the fremont family resource center. this is open to anyone age 13 or older regardless of health insurance or immigration status. you don't need to be showing any symptoms, but you will need to make an appointment online. and a free pop up drive-thru site is coming through alameda today. it's right here at your screen. you don't need health insurance and you won't be asked about

your immigration status. you can schedule an appointment on the alameda website. it's right on the front page. the economy is one of the key things we're focused on here at abc 7 as we work to build a better bay area through this pandemic. in the south bay covid-19 is forcing san jose leaders to look for different ways to keep small businesses in pz. and that is why the sate's popular dine downtown program is coming back but with a longer six week schedule. ebs 7 reporter amanda del castillo has the details. >> you can see a glimmer of that energy coming back. >> reporter: nowhere close to pre-pandemic crowds but the san jose downtown association says there is hope in the city's core. the pan dem pushing the team to reshape its dine downtown program. >> for this year we're stretching dine downtown to allow breakfast places, basically anyone who's open that

is serving food. empty.er: pce that >> it's very sad, and so many of our guests say it if they walk inside the restroom or check in at the host stand to see a completely empty restaurant. >> reporter: the hope is prefixed menus, food pairings and chef specials will help attract diners to get small businesses through this difficult time when the covid-19 and poor air quality are keeping people at home. >> it's very big. we haven't seen any consumers coming around. >> reporter: while the pandemic has been tough on business, dine downtown is a welcome tool to keep this one in business. the expanded program will last through november 15th.

in san jose i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. let's get a check of the weather now with meteorologist lisa argen. still smoky out there. we had a few days of good air quality. >> we knew better, september and october, right? and we're dealing with still breezy winds, the poor air quality and warm temperatures. a ridge of high pressure still in control, but it is going to weaken and move off to the east. and once it does as soon as tomorrow a stronger onshore flow, more low clouds and fog and better cooling. we won't have any 90s to speak of tomorrow, but today we do have the 90s, and that fog is getting compressed. we have a pretty cool picture to show you of the golden gate bridge, but right now it's the east bay hills where you can see how hazy it is out there. no wonder, we have a spare the air alert with bad air quality, hazy conditions and temperatures

in the low 60s for the most part. it is 53 in pacifica. yocanee how itog about 200 feet right at the deck there. so pretty interesting and really no wind at all. but we go up 1,000 feet and unfortunately we have those gusty winds. still pretty chilly, though. upper 40s santa rosa, novato, 52, and the winds we'll be watching them not only through the day but later this afternoon another burst of wind coming our way. the direction will be a little different, but any wind at all, certainly not good. mt. st. helena wind gusts 30 miles an hour. the relative humidity coming up just a smidge. you can see mt. t n shifting to the north. and north from mt. diablo with a gust of 21 miles an hour. it's cooler, that's some good news. 6 degrees cooler in hayward, and you can't really make out much of mt. tam here from san rafael with all the haze. so gusty winds in the hills. elevating the fire danger again

for another day. it'll be cooler a little bit y,eso tomorrow. still with the smoky conditions and a chance of rain coming in next thursday into friday. here's a look at the air quality today. it could be worse, right? we could be in the pink. we certainly are looking at not great air today and tomorrow, very little change. and as we get into sunday the wind really pushing the smoke into sierra nevada. here's what we can expect as we get to the middle of the week. there's a cold front and this was hurricane marie. son.remna isinto friday the forecast model still holding together the chance of rain here all the way down toood thing over that burn scar area, but certainly the cooler weather, the higher relative humidity, and it is looking more and more likely with each model run. look at upper 60s today, hazy

conditions at the coast. 74 in san francisco. still pretty warm but not as warm. upper 80s today in the north bay. those breezy northwesterly winds by the afternoon, 92 in livermore, looking at 87 today in san jose, and 93 in morgan hill. the accuweather seven day forecast, another spare the air alert tomorrow but noticeably cooler with mid-80s inland, mid-70s around the bay. we'll warm up again with hazy conditions monday and tuesday. but finally that ridge moves out of town, and we're looking at a cold front bringing in cooler air, higher ahadmidity. it'll be breezy, less offshore wind, and then that chance of shower activity. still kind of hot out there today, liz. and the air quality, not very good. >> all right, lisa, thank you. just ahead it's an annual event thousand fz people look forward to each year. but now san francisco's fleet week has to make changes because of the pandemic. d frcisco, nagementrofessional ha bn se

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right now we are awaiting an abc news special report as we give you a live look from walter reed military medical center in bethesda, maryland. abc news chief anchor george stephanopoulos is standing by as the president's physician dr. george conally is expected to give an update any moment now on the president. we'll be bringing that to you live as soon as it happens. in the meantime let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen with a quick look at the bay area forecast. >> good morning to you. even though we had some fog earlier tat the coast we're still looking at warm temperatures and breezy winds. we put together a fire danger index, and where the colors are that indicates the best chance of a possibility of a fire, and this is exactly where we don't need it. up in the north bay higher elevations, 1:00, the and orange indicate breezy winds right on through 4:00, the conditions will bm 20 to 30 mi

hour, out of the north right now in the upper elevations. unfortunately a ridge of high pressure still in control. 80s up where the fire is. winds are light there right now, but look at the air quality. it is bad from vackaville to livermore. very unfortunate for sensitive groups from concord to oakland and san jose where it remains hazy, and it's a little bit better in fremont, but that will be changing. here's a look at the shark tank where you can see the haze. 56 downtown, 62 in san jose. and the view from mt. tam very hazy out there. 49 in santa rosa. cooler for most today, and as we look through the afternoon temperature profile, we're warming up to the upper 80s by noontime. some low 90s inland. mild at the coast, but even cooler for your sunday. details on that a few minutes away. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. back to those new developments regarding president trump's condition. this morning he remains at

reed military medical center outside of washington. the president's doctor says he continues to experience mild symptoms and is now being treated with an experimental antibody mix as well as the fda authorized experimental drug remdesivir which is being developed by gilliad. andrew, good morning. >> good morning, and speaking of the president's doctor any minute now we are expecting another update on the president's condition, but what we can tell you so far is that the president is still at the hospital, walter reed in maryland. and he has not exercised that 25th amendment clause that would essentially give presidential powers even temporarily to vice president mike pence. as far as we know the president is still acting in his capacity as president from the hospital. he's said to be in a vip wing of that hospital. that includes an office, and he's still very much fully in

control. trump now one of the latest additions to the 7.3 million diagnosed cases of coronavirus in america. >> i want to thank everybody for the tremendous support. >> reporter: the president joins a small group of foreign leaders who have tested positive including the u.k. prime minister boris johnson. >> i was in the hospital the other night where there were a few coronavirus patients, and i shook hands with everybody. >> reporter: trump and the first lady found out they came down with covid-19 after learning one of trump's top aides, hope hicks, tested positive thursday morning. and new this morning kellyanne conway also says she has the virus. the white house is now scrambling to track down everyone who's been in contact. over the past several days trump has held several large scale events, many with no social distancing and very few wearing masks. the president in his fierce

re-election bid held a fund-raiser at his golf club in bedminster, new jersey thursday and appeared via video while declaring the covid crisis is all but over.t want tsathend of the pandemic is in sight. st pitive for covid-19. >> the president does have mild symptoms. >> reporter: multiple sources close to the president say he is experiencing the common effects of fever, chills, nasal congestion and a cough. as for the president's treatment plan the white house saying he's been given a polyclonal antibody cocktail as well as zinc, vitamin d, melatonin and aspirin. it's unclear when the president got the virus, but his positive result comes not long after that fiery debate in cleveland, ohio. joe biden and his wife, jill, though, testing negative. on the ground in michigan the bidens wishing the first family well. >> my wife jill and i pray they'll make a quick and full

recovery. this is not a matter of politics. it's a bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus >> reporter: and speaking of those debates overnight the president's son saying the future of those debates will be left up to medical andrew dymburt for abc 7 news. new video shows white house chief of staff mark meadows coming out to greet the white house supporters who had gathered outside walter reed medical center. this is few hours after the president had been transferred. in the video president trump saw the group outside and saw meadows to come out. the man was handing out boxes of m&ms to the group with the presidential seal on them. and called on the senate to pasds a revised shoaven

ecomal devastated during the pandemic. >> with so many lives on the line, so many americans who are now unemployed, struggling to put food on the table and keep shelter over their heads, we have to provide this relief. >> meantime east bay congressman mark desaulnier wished the president and first lady well. but he said for months the president mock and played fast and loose during a real and deadly pandemic. although the president's campaign is being scaled back republican strategists say it's too early to tell how much of an effect this will have in the election. >> we want to make sure that the government that's in power currently has the ability to govern as effectively as possible, that means the quick recovery of the president and first lady. >> trump supporters here in the bay area are sending their well wishes to the president. you can see here abc 7 news reporter laura anthony tweeted out this video shortly after

president trump headed to walter reed medical center. this group was on overpass with trump signs and the american flag. and we have complete president trump's diagnosis and the latest information on who else has tested positive all on our website, abc7news.com. and we are awaiting an update on the president's physician. he's now 40 minutes late now. not too unusual in a press conference like this. they can run late, but we are standing by a special report, and we promise we will bring you that update live. with just over 30 days to go until election day, california's attorney general is taking steps to help ensure a free and fair election. >> we're going to do everything to encourage voting including allowing people to vote up to election day by mail and getting their ballots in at least 17 days after the election. >> attorney general javier becerra teamed up with

pennsylvania's attorney geral for a virtual town hall. both have joined a growing list of leaders from around the country. attorney general becerras said there are 21 million registered voters in california and if our state has the turn out he expects in this election, it'll be the largest in state history. still ahead, a love of lip gloss has led to an amazing career for a 17-year-old. the details on her booming business. and here is a live look from our abc 7 roof camera this morning right now. looking out over the bay bridge, the embarcadero there quite lovely. it's 60 degrees in san francisco, and we're going to go now to a special report update on the president's condition. >> good morning. we're coming on the air right now because the president's doctor is about to brief at walter reed medical center. let's listen in. >> good morning, everyone.

thank you for coming. dr. sean conley, physician of the president. this morning i'd like to start by sharing the president and the family, first lady are extremely grateful for the enormous outpouring of support and prayers the whole country have been providing and sharing. i'd like to thank colonel andrew barr and all the medical support staff here at walter reed for the tireless efforts providing everything the medical team and the president and i could need. this morning the president is doing very well. behind me are some of the members of the president's medical team who i'd like to introduce. dr. robert browning, pulmonary critical care, dr. jason, infectious disease. dr. west campbell, infectious

disease, major kirk nurse, navy nurse, lieutenant commander john shea, clinical pharmacist. and nout present with us with beth carter. as reported yesterday in consultation with this group i recommended we bring the president up to walter reed. as a precautionary measure to provide start of the art monitoring and any care he may need. just 72 hours into the diagnosis now. the first week of covid are the most critical in determining the likely source of this illness. at this time the team and i are extremely happy the progress the president has made. thursday he had a mild cuff with

nasal congestion and fatigue all which are resolving and improving. >> thank you and good afternoon. i'm dr. sean dooly as dr. conley mentioned. i'll start off by mentioning how incredibly proud i am of our medical team assembled behind me. and the honor has been to care for the president over the last 24 hours here at walter reed. he's receiving outstanding multidisciplinary care. the state assigns for coronavirus infection. we are monitoring him very closely for any evidence of complications from the coronavirus illness or the therapies we are prescribing to make him better. we have monitored his cardiac function, his kidney function, his liver function, all of those

are normal. and the president this morning is not on oxygen, not having difficulty breathing or walking around the white house medical unit upstairs. he's in exceptionally good spirits, and in fact as we're completing our rounds this morning the quote he left us with is i feel like i could walk out of here today and that was an encouraging comment from the president. i'll go ahead and kbriintroduce doctor who will talk about some of our therapeutics and the plan of care for today. thank you. >> i'd like to echo the sentiment from the entire team what an honor and privilege to be part of this multidisciplinary unit to care for the president. about 48 hours ago the president received a special antibody therapy directed against the coronavirus, and we're working very closely with the company to monitor him in terms of that outcome. yesterday evening he received hisremdesivir,

and our plan is to continue a five-day treatment course for remdesivir. and the big plan for today since he's in such great spirits i doing well is to encourage him to eat, to drink, stay hydrated, to be up and out of bed and be working and doing things he needs to do to get well. i'll refer dr. conley for any questions. >> it's important to note the president has been fever-free for over 24 hours. we remain cautiously optimist, but he's doing great. with that -- oh, one other note, it should be clear he's got plenty of work to get done from the chief of staff, and he's doing it. with that, if there's a couple of questions about the president's health in the last couple of days. yeah, so the last saturation that we had of up walking around he was about 96%. >> he's not received any

supplemental oxygen? >> he's not on oxygen right now, that's right. he's not needed any this morning today at all, that's right. now, he's -- >> do you have an estimated date when he might be discharged? >> well, i don't want to put a hard date on that. he's doing so well, but with the known course of the illness day 7 to 10 we get really inconcerned about the inflammatory phase, phase two. given we've provided some of these advanced therapies so early 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. and so every day we're evaluating does he need to be here, what does he need and where is he going. >> is there a probability he will need supplemental oxygen going forward? >> i don't want to put a percentage on that, but right now all indicators are that he'll remain off of oxygen going

forward. >> in pneumonia, bacterial infection, what do you see as the risks on that front? >> we know all of them are risks associated with this condition. he's receiving all the standard of care and beyond for routine, international covid protocols. so we're monitoring for all of that. but at the moment there's no cause for concern. >> you said he's fever-free now. what was his fever when he had one? >> i'd rather not give specific numbers, but he did have a fever thursday into friday. and since friday morning he's had none. i'm rr remdesivirf >> so remdesivir works a little differently than the antibodies. we're maximizing all aspects of his care, attacking this virus, a multiprong approach.

as the president, i didn't want to hold anything back. if there's any possibility it would add value to his care and expedite return, i wanted to take it and the team agreed. >> doctor, what was the date of the president's last negative test? >> i'm not going to get into all the testing >> doctor, what is the ppe protocol for president trump receiving visitors and doctors? >> it's the same as any hospital has. we have an area that's clean, that you put your equipment on and then beyond that everybody is fully gowned up, mask, gloves. him.e protecting ourselves and >>as b a of lung damage whatsoever? >> we're following all of that. we do daily ultrasounds. we do daily lab work. the team is tracking all of that. >> has there been any damage,

sir? >> i'm not going to go into pacif specifics. >> has he ever been an any supplemental oxygen? >> yesterday and today he was not on oxygen. >> so he's not been on it during his covid treatment? >> he's not on oxygen right now. >> has hydroxclor kn been considered as a viable treatment for the president? >> we discussed it, he's not on it now. >> has he experienced symptoms difficulty breathing? >> no, he's not, never did. he had the cough, a fever. more than anything he's felt run-down. >> who is handling contact tracing. is that the white house, the cdc? >> white house medical unit in conjunction with collaboration with cdc and local and state health departments are conducting all cta tracing per cdc made by -- you said 72

hours. >> so thursday afternoon following the news of close contact is when we repeated testing and given kind of clinical indications out of a bit more concern. and that's when late that night we got the pcr confirmation that he was. >> is there any clarity on how he became infected? >> not going to go into that as far as his care it's irrelevant. >> or when he became infected. >> not going to go into that. we're just tracking his clinical course and providing the best care we can. >> will president trump have to stay at walter reed to get the treatment? >> we discussed that. right now if he needs all five days that will likely be the course. but, again, every day we're reviewing with the team his needs for being here. and as soon as he gets to the point where it's not a requirement, he may still need some care but if we can provide that downtown at the house then we will transition at that

point. as long as it's safe and appropriate and the team agrees. >> in addition to his weight does he have any other risk factors that make him more at risk for sort of a more severe case? >> not particularly. he's 74. he's male, and he is slightly overweight. other than that, he's very healthy. his cloholesterol is great, blo pressure is great. he's up and active. he's able to handle it. >> can you provide other vitals like heart rate, blood pressure and temperature? >> so his heart rate is in the 70s to 80s. his blood pressure has remained where it's histo physicals. it's never budged. have no concerns there. >> so why was the decision made to transfer him here? >> because he's the president of the united states. >> and have doctors have found

the prone position has been helpful for covid. has he been in that at all? >> he asked about that, he did thursday into friday. he's been briefed by the task force and all the scientists for months, and he brought that up as we were discussing his cough and at the time his oxygen levels were okay. we didn't feel like we needed to do it. we discussed it with the team as well. we considered all options, but he has not needed all of that. >> why wasn't the first lady admitted as well. >> the first lady is doing great. she's convalescing at yeah, he's not on oxygen today. >> did he receive any on thursday? >> no, thursday. thursday, no oxygen. none at this moment. and yesterday with the team while we were all here he was not on oxygen. >> so has the president actually been admitted as a patient to

this hospital? >> the president is a patient at walter reed national military medical center. >> is he on any >> dr. sean conley and the president's medical team there from walter reed medical center, a team of pulmonary and infectious disease specialists. we heard from a doctor who's a doctor of osteeopathic medicine, they're extremely happy. he says the fatigue and coughing are resolving and improving and said the president's oxygen levels were around 96 are normal. has not given a date of discharge yet, but he reports the president says he feels like he could walk out of here today. let's bring in our doctor now for more on this. jan, what stuck out at you? >> first, let's look at the team

taking care of the president. seven doctors including what we call incentivests, these are doctors who have advance training in critical care. you have several infeck shz disease physicians and anesthesiologists, a team of five nurses and a clinical pharmacologist. that is what we call a stacked medical team. you heard them talk about the first 7 to 10 days of covid illness being the most critical. he is 72 hours in, absolutely a good sign he's not requiring supplemental oxygen right now. i do want to dial into some information that they provided about what we call the o2 saturation or the oxygen saturation. when he's walking around at 96% i g to 94, 95,ow than you woul expect and not unexpected with

covid-19. but we've seen a lot of patients with covid who had slightly low oxygen saturation. >> the concern was it went down to around 92 or below that's when you started to get a little worried. >> exactly. so nothing really alarming there. what's really important, george, is the care the president is getting. he's gotten both immune therapy with the regeneron antibody cocktail as well as anti-viral therapy with remdesivir which is normally a five day course. his doctors are being aggressive with treating early on in the course of disease. usually we've heard of remdesivir being given to more moderately more severely ill patients, they are giving it early in his course. and you heard what i thought was the best quote of that press conference. why he's getting these treatments, because he's the president of the united states. >> right, and also he's been fever-free for 24 hours. no date of discharge for the doctor. you mentioned that 72-hour

figure. they know the test was on thursday afternoon which is, you know, 48 hours ago or so. >> exactly. so remember that with any patient, george, there's always confidentiality issues. so that time line is a little vague. but i do also want to mention the kind of observation that is being provided at walter reed because most people can imagine that at the white house they're able to monitor his oxygen saturation, they're able to give intravenous fluids and things of that nature. in a critical care setting you're typically monitoring ekg or cardiac function on a telemetry unit. they are doing regular blood tests to check his liver and kidney function because some of the drugs he's on, particularly remdesivir can affect kidney and liver function. and hedical team several times day.hedical team several times so you heard it's a possibility

that some of this treatment may be continued in the outpatient setting which, of course, his outpatient setting is the white house, where they have a lot of resources. other things they're going to be watching for is a risk of blood clots, which we know can occur in patients with covid. they mentioned he's ambulating, walking asround. he may be on a prophylactic blood thinner, which is standard with covid care. >> two more questions. the doctors seem to be dancing around whether the president had been getting oxygen. he wasn't getting it right now, wasn't on thursday. when asked about yesterday, he said the president didn't get oxygen when with the team. it wasn't a yes or no. >> to me, that sounded like at some point, he very well may have been administered some oxygen. i will tell you, either in an outpatient setting like the white house or a hospital setting, people get nasal

cannula oxygen almost when they arrive and walk through the door. i certainly wouldn't find that out of the ordinary or an alarming sign if, in fact, he had gotten some supplemental oxygen. it doesn't really do that much if it is just those little nasal prongs. again, with the 74-year-old man, it would be pretty standard, and it would not surprise me at all. >> finally, doctor mentioned the danger zone, seven to ten days as the most critical. we're three, four days out from the seven days. >> right. i think we need to remember here, george, we've only known this virus for nine months. it's shown a lot of mysterious features and a lot of clinical twists and turns. in medicine, we can only go by the assessment right now and prepare for things down the road in case they may happen. so that anticipation and that observation period is really important in the clinical realm of medicine.

gren, e again, estimates are 10% or more patients with covid-19 may suffer the long haul syndrome and have symptoms lasting weeks or months. it is way too early to look down the road that far. you know, certainly in an inpatient hospitalized setting, we're looking at patients basically hour by hour. >> okay. thanks very much. let's bring in cecelia vega at walter reed. apparently, the president got this test now thursday afternoon. we also know that thursday is when hope hicks that morning, his close aide, tested positive. the white house and the president chose to continue to go onto the series of meetings in new jersey with the fundraiser and a roundtable, after knowing that hope hicks tested positive, and when they knew the president was about to get a test and was symptomatic in some level. >> reporter: yeah, george, the message here from the doctor -- excuse me because the traffic is

very loud on this road. the message from the doctor at walter reed was veryhentad something to do with this, that it is business as usual, as much as can be possible there in the hospital. the president is still doing work. the president is very well. they're extremely happy with his progress. but you said it, right now, there is a very alarming thing happening with the circle around president trump and the growing number of positive cases we are seeing. you mentioned hope hicks. we just learned former governor of new jersey chris christie and abc news contributor tested positive. he was in the debate prep with the president. we know he was there in that rose garden event a week ago today, where the president announced his pick for the supreme court justice for ruth bader ginsberg's replacement, amy comey garrekoe meconey barr. the big question is whether the event in the rose garden has become a super spreaderevent. we know kellyanne conway overnight announced she also tested positive. she's experiencing mild symptoms. she also was at that event. the list goes on, george.

two republican senators, one from north carolina, thom tillis, another from utah, mike lee, they've also tested positive as a result of that. then the circle that's growing, the republican party chair, she's now tested positive. the campaign manager, george, this list goes on and on, in addition to a number of journalists who cover this administration. so there are serious questions this morning about the contract tracing that is happening and whether this list of names that is now testing positive close to the president are growing, as well. george, we should reiterate something the doctor said here before we go, that the first lady has no indications that she needs to be hospitalized at this time after having tested positive, as well. >> thank goodness for that. thanks very much. let's bring in rachel scott. we're going to be hearing from the president's campaign this afternoon on how they're going to be going forward. >> reporter: we are, george. we're expecting announcement later this afternoon about how they do plan to move forward in light of the president's diagnosis. we know that the vice president, mike pence, is expected to be back on the campaign trail, expected to touch down in arizona one day after the vice

presidential debate, which is still planned to go. george, i want to highlight one thing that cecielia said. r w, the president's doctor i se says they're extremely happy with his progress. no prognosis on when he is going to be leaving the hospital. we're going to stay on top of it, of course. for now, we return to your regulari inprogramming. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. samsung qled the