good morning president trump's bout with covid. the fallout this morning after the president breaks his quarantine for a drive-by outside walter reed hospital to visit supporters, putting secret service agents at risk. we'll talk to the walter reed doctor who is calling the stunt political theater. over the weekend, the hospitalized president told america he now gets it. >> i learned a lot about covid. i learned it by really going to school. >> as we learn alarming new details about his condition, what we now know about his need symptoms following misleading statements from the president's medical team as the number of people infected in trump's inner circle grows. the administration facing serious questions about how he caught it in the first place

and when they knew. rudy giuliani joins us this morning. hurricane watch. the new tropical depression strengthening overnight, threatening the hard-hit gulf coast. ginger is tracking the latest path this morning. and we go one-on-one with washington football coach ron rivera fighting to stay on the sidelines while battling cancer. enduring five treatments a week, all while helping his team navigate through the pandemic. plus, the big surprise in his coach's corner. how his players are helping him stay rivera strong, only on "gma" this morning. and jimmy buckets on fire. overnight, stunning the lakers and lebron who walked off the court with ten seconds left. butler telling king james, you're in trouble, and bringing back the heat. good morning, america. we want to get right to the covid crisis. now a personal health crisis for the president.eltisty.

thnow entering his fourth day at walter reed medical center battling the virus that has claimed more than 209,000 american lives. his doctors said he could be released today, but their briefings have been marked by misdirection and misleading information. last night this stunning moment. the president left the hospital for a surprise drive-by to see supporters outside. that drew criticism from medical experts and raised serious questions about the risk he was imposing on the secret service agents in the car with him. this all comes as we're learning more about the president's condition as covid cases linked to the president grow. at least 11 people including the first lady now testing positive after attending recent events like the supreme court nomination ceremony. >> george is going to speak with rudy giuliani who participated in debate prep with the president. that is just ahead, but we're going to begin our coverage with cecilia vega at walter reed. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. president trump is up here at walter reed. he is tweeting a lot this morning. at least nine in just the last

few minutes, but really it's that surprise drive-by this morning that's causing so much concern. president trump whom experts say is likely still contagious taking the drive-by so supporters could see him out here for a few seconds. it was a stunt that violated cdc guidelines and unnecessarily put the health of secret service

agents at risk. the president breaking his quarantine at walter reed to do a drive-by for his supporters gathered out the hospital. he's in the backseat wearing a mask and waving. others in the suv with him exposed. health experts say the president likely still contagious. overnight the white house saying in a statement, appropriate precautions were taken including ppe. the movement was cleared by the medical team as safe to do. the administration's own cdc says any movement of a hospitalized covid patient outside their room should only be done for medically essential purposes. dr. james phillips saying the irresponsibility is astounding, adding, every person in that car now has to quarantine for 14 days. they might get sick. they may die for political theater. president trump saying after a weekend in the hospital he now says he's learned a lot. >> so it's been a very interesting journey. i learned a lot about covid. i learned it by really going to school. this is the real school. this isn't the let's read the book school. and i get it. >> reporter: it follows a weekend of mixed messages and false statements from the president's medical team. saturday white house doctor sean conley dodging questions about whether the president was so sick he needed oxygen. >> yesterday and today he was not on oxygen. thursday no oxygen. none at this moment. yesterday with the team while we were all here he was not on oxygen. >> reporter: but now dr. conley says he administered oxygen to the president on friday at the white house after his blood oxygen dropped. sources telling abc the president had difficulty

breathing. >> i was concerned for possible rapid progression of the illness. i recommended the president we try some supplemental oxygen, see how he'd respond. >> reporter: also over the weekend, dr. conley time and time again painted a rosie picture of the president's condition. >> this morning the president is doing very well. the team and i are happy with the progress the president has made. >> reporter: the white house chief of staff mark meadows issued a dire warning to reporters saying, we're still not on a clear path to a full recovery. later telling fox news that the president's health deteriorated and aides were very concerned. >> he had a fever and blood oxygen level had dropped rapidly. >> reporter: by sunday the president's doctors in full damage control. >> i was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude that the team, the president, his course of illness has had. didn't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction and in doing so, you

know, came off that we were trying to hide something which wasn't necessarily true. and so here you have it. >> reporter: the white house releasing these pictures of the president at work inside walter reed. doctors say he's responding well to the anti-viral treatment remdesivir, and a steroid. >> he's ambulating himself. walking around the unit without limitation or disability. >> reporter: but this morning, there are serious questions about why and how president trump caught covid in the first place. last week's rose garden announcement for his supreme court pick amy coney barrett, a possible superspreader event. the packed crowd, shoulder to shoulder, few wearing masks. both outside and at an indoor reception. so far nine people in attendance testing positive, including the first lady, who's experiencing a

mild cuff and headache. also, kellyanne conway, two republican senators and chris christie seen at the event hugging others. christie part of the president's debate prep team last week, and now five out of the nine people involved have tested positive including top aide hope hicks and campaign manager bill stepien, and it doesn't end there. others who had recent contact with the president testing positive too, including white house journalists, the head of the republican party and the president's personal assistant and body man seen boarding air force one last week with hicks. neither wearing a mask. so there are serious questions this morning about exactly when president trump first tested positive since his doctors refused to answer that over the weekend. sources are now telling us that the president had already had his positive test results back when he called into sean hannity that he didn't know whether or not he had the virus. his press secretary is also now saying he didn't have the positive test results back when he went to the fund-raiser in

bedminster. amy, it's important to note here he had still known he had been exposed to hope hicks at the time and potentially put supporters at risk, amy. >> let's turn to dr. james phillips, chief of disaster medicine at george washington university hospital, and nonmilitary attending physician at walter reed. we want to be clear he's not participating in the president's care, but he has treated covid-19 patients. dr. phillips, thank you so much for being with us. we want to talk about your tweet. you tweeted about the president's suv ride yesterday calling it insanity, risking the secret service agents' lives. inside vehicle. the white house said appropriate precautions were taken and it was cleared by his medically team as safe. is that medically possible that it was safe? >> i have serious concerns that in any automobile, masks or no masks, there's a high risk of transmission. add into the mix that's not any

vehicle. that's a hermetically sealed vehicle that is designed to be impenetrable to chemical attacks. therefore, the air circulation inside is even poorer than we would expect from a normal vehicle. as a physician, we look at the decisions we make as risks versus benefits. i don't know what the benefits of this political stunt were, but i do know what the risks were. my concern is perhaps the secret service agents that were inside don't know the full risk of what they were up against there and what the real threats were. as far as the military and johns hopkins physicians taking care of this patient, they're excellent. they're also under undue pressure and a lot of influence outside of that normal physician/patient relationship. >> and speaking to that, walter reed is a military hospital. president trump is the commander in chief. i'm curious, can he order staff to do what he wants versus what's medically advised? >> influence weighs heavy. and when we're dealing with an

unusual environment like right now, the question is, and i would love to hear the answer from military experienced folks, where does that line between physician and patient, that relationship, come into contact with the commanding officer and subordinate relationship? is there undue influence there? >> the president's physician has come under fire about withholding information about his oxygen levels. should the american public be concerned about the information we're getting and even not getting as it pertains to the president's health? >> the president's physician, dr. conley is known as a man of integrity. that was before this event happened and it's well-known around washington, d.c. the docs and nurses working at walter reed and johns hopkins are the same. the president is a patient and he has the right to privacy. but it's difficult whenever the information provided to the constituents is filtered through a lens of trying to paint a rosy picture, and i don't think they

were being dishonest, but i think there's difficulty whenever you're being pressured to say certain things and thrust into a job that these doctors were never expected to be thrust into. >> dr. james phillips, we certainly appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> okay, amy, thanks. let's welcome back dr. ashish jha. dr. jha, thanks for joining us again this morning. let's go through what we know and don't know about the president's condition. dr. conley said the president's oxygen levels dropped into the low 90s at least twice. he left open the possibility they dropped to the high 80s. what does that say to you? >> good morning, george. thanks for having me on. what that says is he has some lung involvement of covid. and again, i think the vagueness and evasiveness is not helpful. i think dr. conley should just tell us how bad it has been. low 90s, upper 80s, those are real involvement and substantial effects on the lung. >> he was vague on the effects

on the lungs as well. he said the president had a ct scan, but the findings were, quote, expected. >> i don't know exactly what that means. of course in a normal person you would expect the lungs to be normal. presumably in this case expected means that he had lung involvement. again, straightforward communication would be really helpful. it's hard to sort out what dr. conley meant. >> the president is receiving substantial battery of treatment for regeneron, remdesivir, that steroid dexamethasone. what conclusions do you draw from that? >> it's an unusual cocktail of medicines in such short order. this is not how it typically happens. usually, these things are spaced out more. i would expect dexamethasone to come a little bit later in the course. it's a bit confusing. the president is an unusual patient. so you can understand, but again, i would really want the doctors to follow scientific guidelines and treat him as we would anybody else. >> that's the question i wanted

to ask. we know the president took hydroxychloroquine earlier this year. we've heard the phrase, vip medical treatment, suggesting that perhaps the president is directing his own treatment, throw everything at me. >> so vip medical treatment is almost always bad treatment, because what happens is we go off the scientific processes and we start doing things that are not always warranted. in this case, it is tricky. he is the president. obviously he should get excellent care. it's a fine line, george, and it's hard to tell from a distance whether we're crossing that line or not. >> finally, we heard the possibility the president could be coming home today. what do you make of that? >> it's possible. it's hard to know because the information has been confusing. he needs to be isolated for ten days after his symptom onset. he has another six or seven days of isolation. whether that happens at walter reed or the white house, it doesn't matter, but we have to be careful. he's not out of the woods yet in my mind. >> dr. jha, thank you for your time.

>> thank you. >> robin. george, the president's covid diagnosis has turned the race for the white house upside down. joe biden travels to florida today. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce is tracking the future of both campaigns. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. no one knows how this will impact the ultimate outcome of this race, but we do know that this campaign is now completely upended just as we enter the critical final stretch. as the president's covid diagnosis brings his campaigning to a halt, for joe biden it's full steam ahead. >> i want to thank all of you. >> reporter: but biden is changing his tone pulling negative ads and tempering attacks. >> i don't want to be attacking the president and the first lady now because they're now the -- have contracted coronavirus. >> reporter: the former vice president testing negative sunday after two other negative results on friday. his campaign promising to release all future results. biden says it's time for all

americans to have the same access to testing. >> it's not just the folks in the white house or who travel with me that deserve regular testing. every single american deserves safety and peace of mind, and it means we need transparency. >> reporter: the big question now, will we see any more presidential debates? >> we hope that he is well and able to debate. if he is, joe biden will certainly be there. >> reporter: their first faceoff sparked concerns. the two men standing maskless on stage, some 13 feet apart. trump mocking biden for often wearing masks. >> every time you see him he has a mask. >> reporter: the vice presidential debate is still on for this wednesday. sources tell abc kamala harris and mike pence will now be seated 12 feet apart. pence tested negative again sunday. the white house insists he hasn't been near trump since he tested positive. it's unclear how voters will respond to the president's diagnosis, but according to our latest abc news/ipsos poll, 72% of americans think trump didn't take the risk of getting covid

seriously according to our latest poll. senior adviser jason miller falsely claiming they're taking every necessary precaution. >> hasn't the cavalier approach to masks and social distancing at these events been a mistake. will it change going forward? >> i'll push back and say it hasn't been cavalier. we take it seriously. >> reporter: now the trump campaign is trying to keep up with as many events as possible. mike pence will be out on the campaign trail this week, and despite being second in line advisers insist they have no concerns whatsoever about the vice president's health. joe biden and kamala harris are out on the road this week. their team insists they'll be continuing to adhere closely to local safety guidelines. their events have been smaller, socially distant and people wearing masks. >> on another political front, we now know that three republican senators have tested positive for covid. a few more are quarantining right now. what does that mean for the aggressive confirmation schedule

for judge amy coney barrett for the supreme court? >> reporter: it means that republican hopes for a speedy confirmation here are now in real jeopardy. if these three republicans remain sidelined, or more become sick, republicans likely will not have enough support to confirm amy coney barrett. republicans have very little room for error. they can only afford to lose three votes. in the senate, george, you have to vote in person. in the senate you have to vote in person. >> i'll be anchoring the debate. starting at 8:00 eastern. robin? now to the nba finals. jimmy butler brought the heat last night against lebron and the lakers. butler with a 40-point triple-double performance. lebron facing some criticism after walking off the court with ten seconds still left in the game. we'll have much more on all the action with t.j. also an update on the wnba finals, seattle taking the lead in that series. that's coming up in our next hour. game four of the nba finals tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. you can catch it right here on

abc. much more on the crisis in washington. president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani joins us. really looking forward to this. washington football coach ron rivera is going to join us live as he leads his players while valiantly fighting cancer at the same time. but first, to ginger with that new tropical threat taking shape. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you. everyone along the gulf coast watching as what could be delta comes along, but first, look at the pictures from cancun, mexico. that was gamma making its way across as a strong tropical storm. more than 9 inches of flash flooding causing deaths that we've heard of. and now, watch this. the track takes it up towards louisiana, but texas over to mississippi and florida have to be on alert. we'll get to the timing. let's get to the select cities sponsored by mazda.

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>> five of the nine people in the debate prep you were in have tested positive for covid including chris christie, kellyanne conway. you were sitting next to her. how are you feeling? when was the last time you were tested? >> i was tested on friday and it was negative. i was tested earlier too, and i'm probably going to get tested again today just in case. but i have no symptoms. it's about five or six days now. and i guess you can't predict how this disease travels. i mean, i was in a room with chris and with kellyanne and bill and they got it. ivanka and jared and i didn't. >> chris said nobody was wearing masks. >> he's probably right. if anyone was wearing masks, maybe one person in the corner. we were all tested going in. i was in the white house five days in a row during that period, and i was tested five days in a row. i just think this disease is very, very unpredictable. >> boy, that's an understatement. i know you talked to the president last night. how is he feeling? >> he's feeling great.

i was worried when i woke up this morning that he escaped during the night. i mean, he wants to get out. he sounds perfect. i just cautioned him to listen to his doctors. i said i hope that's not your decision, it's the doctors. he said, no, no, these guys are great. i'll do what they tell me. i think whatever happens will be the dilgs of his doctors. >> have they decided last night he could come home? >> i don't think they decided yet, no. all these decisions are assuming you make the progress they predict you're going to make by the next day. >> the president is taking heat to get into the motorcade and greeting supporters last night. the emergency room doctor called it irresponsible, reckless and put the secret service at unnecessary risk. how do you respond to that? >> the secret service is going to be at risk when they're protecting him over the next three, four -- well, maybe -- what is it? about four more days? more than that. theoretically, but the chance at

this point of transmitting and infection is mall. he's wearing a mask, and they're wearing masks. they all had masks on as far as i can tell. >> was it a good idea for the president to do that if he added to the risk? >> sure, i mean, the president has to keep the spirits of america up. you get all the conflicting reports. the day before they were conflicting reports. mark was talking about the day before, and the doctor was talking about the present day. i think the president wanted to show people, you know, i'm around. i'm doing well. >> you've been handling debate negotiations for president trump. do you think the october 15th debate is possible or will you try to get a later date from the commission. >> no. i think -- i think it's very possible. again, all of it assumes, he keeps making progress the way he does. even the suggestion of going home today or tomorrow. the doctors assume by a certain time he's going to be in condition. i assume he's going to be in condition by then to do it. can't see any reason why he wouldn't, and there's no reason to delay him. there's only two more -- only two more left. they're enormously valuable to

the american people. i think he'll make every effort to make it. i'm certain he will. >> and as you know, the commission was saying after last week's debate they want better enforcement of the rules, perhaps new rules. is that something you would accept? >> i would not put in new rules in the middle of a campaign. i would -- through us, or if they want to do it directly, i think just remind both candidates stay within your two minutes. don't interrupt. i think they both understand what happened last time. >> that was the president's strategy last time, wasn't it? >> it was his strategy. it was his strategy to stay on top of senator biden. you might remember, i studied it carefully. during the debate with paul ryan, he was all over him. i think we told the president we don't want the story coming out that he dominated you. the president didn't let that story come out. biden interrupted him, probably not as often, but pretty close. >> it was three to one.

we actually looked at that. >> i thought the president accomplished everything he needed. >> mayor giuliani, thank you for time. hope you stay healthy. >> thank you for the prayers. it's wonderful. the people praying on both sides. appreciate it very much. >> looks like they want another debate. we'll see if it's possible. now to the very latest on the coronavirus emergency around the globe and the fight across our country. worldwide cases topping 35 million this morning. here in the u.s. 33 states are now reporting an increase in cases and 35 states and the district of columbia are seeing an increase in hospitalizations. new york city is proposing new shdowns inot attempt to second eingrocotr er: amy, good mornine sestates shattering covid-19 records, and now more than half of the u.s. trending in the wrong direction. president trump's diagnosis on

friday was one of 54,000 reported just that day. the highest numbers we've seen in nearly two months. this morning, troubling trends in the coronavirus pandemic stretching far beyond washington. president trump just 1 of 30,000 americans fighting covid-19 in the hospital as now 33 states and puerto rico report rising case totals. north carolina third grade teacher julie davis succumbing to the virus. after a recent diagnosis according to our affiliate wsoc. parents outraged they weren't contacted sooner. >> my daughter was in her class. i told her. she was shocked. i don't really think she understands. >> reporter: this week wisconsin setting new record highs for daily infections, daily hospitalizations and deaths. parts of new york city threatening a second surge. now, neighborhoods in nine zip codes home to 500,000 people, on the cusp of closing down again. >> it will be difficult for people who have done so much to fight back through this crisis, but it is necessary to stop the

spread of the coronavirus. >> reporter: and the virus now infiltrating nfl locker rooms. the patriots/chiefs game players from both teams tested positive, including qb star cam newton. the titans/steelers game pushed back several weeks as now 20 people in the titans organization have become infected. here in new york city, the decision of whether or not to close those nine hot spot neighborhoods here in brooklyn and the queens, will come down to governor andrew cuomo. he hasn't yet said if he's in favor of those drastic measures bucks he has called on local leaders to step up their enforcement of the protocols that are already in place. robin? >> trevor, thank you. many people are anxious to see what's going to go down. coming up on "gma," one on one with nfl head coach ron rivera. leading the washington football team through one of the most challenging seasons ever. this as he's facing cancer. we're going to talk to this man

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while leads his team through one of the most challenging nfl seasons yet. coach, thank you. appreciate your time this morning. i know it was a little rough at times yesterday. how are you feeling this morning, coach? >> feeling pretty good, robin. once we got done with the game, i hydrated. we went home. i tried to eat. watched a little football. i honestly was in bed by about 8:00. >> got your rest, that's always so important. five treatments a week, coach, and many are saying -- and i know you're vowing to stay on the sidelines. why is this so important to you, sir? >> well, i think because first of all, it's who i am, you know, listening to the doctors talking about how important it is to try and do as much as of the routine as possible, but they also tell you, hey, be careful. listen to your body, and also, you know, there's other people watching me. so i'm just trying to set the example. i mean, hey. rbg. she went through it, and so i

figured, i can too. >> many people have faced this. you're an example of how you live after a diagnosis like this. you have a lot of support. i don't have to tell you that. the t-shirts that we saw yesterday of your players and others that were wearing it, rivera strong. coach's corner, your friends and family buying cut-outs to raise some $30,000 for the american cancer society. how much does that support mean to you when you looked up and saw that in the coach's corner? >> it means a lot. because, you know, when i first was diagnosed, i was angry and then as i kind of have gone through this it's always why me? people have reached out and have talked to me and have given tsell wishes. it helps push me forward. it's so important. when you go through something like this, you need a support system. when you have the right type of people pushing you, man, it really helps. it gets your momentum going forward.

>> i'm sure that it does. i couldn't help but notice that one of the cut-outs was your brother who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2015. when you saw his image, what went through your mind, sir? >> that really hit me, robin. it's hitting me now. mickey was such a fighter. just to see him again and just to imagine that was -- that hit home. that was great. it was awesome. >> fighters, that runs through your blood. on a lighter note, there was a cutout of your mom. that's the first time she was there at one of your games as head coach. she refuses to go because she doesn't like people yelling at her son. >> that's true. that's the first time she has been at a game since i have been a head coach. yeah. she doesn't appreciate all the bad words. >> oh my goodness. you have to find the levity.

coach rivera, you know the treatment that you're receiving, treatment that you're receiving, the excellent treatment, and you've spoken as many of us who have walked this path and been on this journey how important it is for everyone facing a diagnosis like this to be able to get affordable and accessible quality care. >> absolutely. robin, you know, there's so much that goes into this and it's so expensive. if we don't have quality health care in our country -- we're the richest country in the world. we should. everybody deserves the opportunity to fight and fight with everything they're given. this is the opportunity now. people have to go out and vote. they have to vote their conscience because it's important. >> it is important. how many treatments do you have left? >> i've got three weeks left. one more cycle left to go of chemo. i'm looking forward to it. as stuart scott said, you know, i have it. it doesn't have me. it's not how far i have to go, but it's how far i've gone.

>> that's right, and he also said you beat it by the manner in which you live your life. that's what you're doing, coach. thank you for bringing up stuart scott, a dear friend. we wish you all the best except when you play the saints. if the saints are on your schedule, i'm sorry. i can't wish you the best, but any other time i'm here for you. >> i'll remember that. >> okay, my best to you and your family, coach rivera. thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. that opee eyes to black business. ♪ sing it, yeah, yeah make believe made for everyone. ♪ yeah, yeah a wave of confidence... a lighter load on the planet... flavors that set a new course and a hundred shades of beautiful. we believe in good we can all afford. ♪ good to me for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. fallout from the president's bout with covid after he breaks his quarantine for a drive by outside walter reed hospital to visit supporters, putting his secret service agents at risk. a doctor at walter reed calls it political theater, irresponsible. this as the hospitalized president tells america that he now gets it. >> i learned a lot about covid. i learned it by really going to school. >> we learned new details about his symptoms over the weekend. the number of people infected in trump's inner circle grows, the administration facing questions about how he caught it in the first place, when they knew. the latest on the first lady and their son. we'll talk live to one of the volunteers that was at the

president's thursday fund-raiser he attended after he knew he had been exposed to covid. new this morning, the nation's top infectious disease expert dr. fauci now under the microscope id- biography. behind the scenes with him as he helps the country battle covid. "dancing with the stars" champ cheryl burke revealing she's two years sober. what she says about addiction, and the family history that helped her make her decision. ♪ and it's monday. the heat are back in the hunt versus the lakers in the nba finals. jimmy butler on fire. that look from tyler herro. and we have jerry seinfeld joining us live just ahead. it is "gma." good morning, america, on this monday morning. so glad you're starting a new week with us. >> that's right, and we're very glad he is too. we're talking about the one and only jerry seinfeld. he is with us live. >> what's he laughing about? >> he's laughing at me. i love it. his new book is filled with his

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gathered outside the hospital. he's there in the back seat wearing a mask and waving. others in the suv with him exposed. health experts say the president likely still contagious. overnight, the white house saying in a statement, appropriate precautions were taken including ppe. the movement was cleared by the medical team as safe to do. but the administration's own cdc says any movement of a hospitalized covid patient outside their room should only be done for medically essential purposes. it follows a weekend of mixed messages and false statements from the president's medical team. on saturday white house dr. sean conley repeatedly dodging questions about whether the president was so sick he needed oxygen. >> yesterday and today he was not on oxygen. thursday no oxygen. none at this moment. yesterday with the team while we were all here he was not on oxygen. >> reporter: but now dr. conley says he administered oxygen to the president on friday at the white house after his blood oxygen dropped. sources telling abc the

president had difficulty breathing. >> i was concerned for possible rapid progression of the illness. try some supplemental oxygen. see how he'd respond. >> reporter: also over the weekend, conley time and time again painted a rosy picture of the president's condition. >> the team and i are extremely happy with the progress the president has made. >> reporter: but just minutes after that, the white house chief of staff mark meadows issued a dire warning to reporters saying we're still not on a clear path to the full recovery. by sunday the president's doctors in full damage control. >> i was trying to reflect the -- the upbeat attitude that the team, the president, and his course of illness has had. i didn't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction and in doing so, you know, came off that we were trying to hide something, which wasn't necessarily true, and so here you have it.

>> reporter: now again the doctors are saying the president is doing so well he could be released as early as today. but there are serious questions right now about how and when president trump first contracted covid-19. george, you know this, the number of people around the president or who attended that rose garden event for his supreme court pick last saturday who have now tested positive, up to 14 and counting. >> then he went to the fundraiser in bedminster. even after learning hope hicks has contracted the virus. amy. now to the nba finals. jimmy butler leading the miami heat to that huge win overnight against lebron and the lakers in game three, and we got the one and only t.j. holmes here with more on that. >> okay, look. it took history. a historic performance last night to get the heat back into this series, and they got it from jimmy butler. the man put up a triple-double. 40 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assis. it's a 40-point triple-double. only two other players in history have done that in the finals -- gary west and lebron

james. they grinded this thing out last night. they were dominated by the lakers. they were even down, guys, by two starters yesterday, and they pulled this thing off to get back in it. now something that's getting a lot of attention from last night -- >> what's that? >> lebron james actually walked off the court. lebron james walked off the court early. you see this -- the game is still early. it's ticking down. this was a bad look. a lot of people thought. he was asked was this frustration or did you think the game was over? he said both. he walked off. not the biggest deal in the world. but the other thing getting attention, the snarl seen around the world. rookie tyler herro, 20 years old, scores, and one. look at that. >> he's a rookie. >> that's how george walks in the studio after debate night. tyler herro, everybody is talking about that rookie. you have to give them credit. the heat climbing back into this thing, they are underdogs, out-manned right now.

we have a series now. >> put a close-up on t.j. give us the sneer. >> it's the snarl, george. you got it better than i do. after you nail a debate night, you just walk in here -- i get it from you. >> i can't wait for tomorrow's breakdown, t.j. you got to up this one. game four is tomorrow night. you can catch it right here on abc at 9:00 p.m. eastern. robin? but wait, there's more. the seattle storm just one win away from the wnba title after that big victory over the aces in game two of the finals. my girl stewie, breanna stewart, 22 points. the legendary sue bird double double. scoring 16 points, 11 assists. the storm will go for the sweep, their second title in three years perhaps anme three >> thank you, t.j. coming up, the latest details on the health of the first family, plus an exclusive live interview with a trump volunteer who attended that campaign fundraiser. just hours after the president learned he had been exposed to the virus.

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♪ back now with our "gma" cover story. more on president trump's covid diagnosis, and the first family. first lady melania trump also infected with covid, their son barron has tested negative. kyra phillips joins us with the details. good morning, kyra. >> reporter: good morning, george. talk about a drastic difference between the president and his wife. while trump undergoes aggressive therapy at walter reed, the 50-year-old first lady according to sources close to her is resting and doing well this

morn this morning, as president trump continues his treatment at walter reed -- >> he's remained without fever. his vital signs are stable. >> reporter: updates on the first family back in the white house, melania trump tweeting friday morning that she was experiencing mild symptoms of coronavirus after testing positive alongside president trump. the first couple's son, 14-year-old barron testing negative for coronavirus. the youngest trump said to be quarantining away from his mother at the white house. the first lady's chief of staff telling abc news that all precautions are being taken to ensure he's kept safe and healthy. all this as it's revealed two white house resident staff members testing positive for covid a few weeks ago. a source confirming they didn't come into contact with the president and first lady. the white house has extensive plans and procedures in place to prevent further spread.

>> i wear masks when needed. when needed i wear masks. >> reporter: the other trump children seen in the audience at last week's debate, without masks, have all tested negative and have taken to social media to support their father as he recovers. eric trump tweeting, he'll fight through this. ivanka trump sharing this photo of her father working at walter reed saying, nothing can stop him from working for the american people, relentless. as the president and first lady continue to recover, i can tell you that it will be members of the first family like don junior and eric trump hitting the campaign trail filling that trump void, executing what they are calling operation maga where you'll likely see them in key battleground states in the final stretch of the campaign, george. >> kyra, thanks. let's talk to charlie kolean who attended that event in bedminster.

charlie, thanks for joining us. how are you feeling this morning? >> thanks for having me, george. i'm feeling great. i haven't been showing any symptoms, and even took a coronavirus test yesterday and got a negative result. >> you got a negative. you've been self-quarantining? >> correct, i've been self-quarantining. >> what kind of precautions were taken at the event? you were volunteering at the event. >> yes, so let me walk you how the event went. i arrived on property around 12:30. i went through a standard security vehicle sweep. because i was getting my photo with the president i did need to be checked for coronavirus beforehand. there was an on-site drive-through testing facility. i got a nasal swab. i had to wait for about 20 minutes in my vehicle. once i was cleared and didn't have coronavirus, i entered the clubhouse at bedminster. that was basically a standard cocktail party. once that was over, the

president was in the building. he was in a separate room, and you got to take your photo with him one-on-one. keep in mind, though, no one got within 6 feet of the president or could shake his hand and spent limited amount of time with him as well, and then following the reception he spoke outside in an open air venue and crowd. >> how about masks inside the room? >> everyone in that room was checked beforehand to make sure they did not have coronavirus. >> okay. what did you think when you learned that the president had actually been exposed to the virus before he came to bedminster and knew it before he took off that hope hicks had contracted the virus? >> yeah, so, i think with all the precautions put in place, at this event, for example, the campaign staff, the bedminster staff, secret service all wearing masks, the fact he spoke outside, no one spent significant time with him

either, i felt safe at the event and was surprised to hear that he had it. >> no one there knew that he had been in contact with someone? >> correct. >> do you think you should have known? >> well, i just think how the event was designed it was designed to stop the spread of coronavirus. no one spent any significant amount of time with the president. you had to be over six feet away from him even while getting a photo. >> okay, charlie, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> robin. throughout all this it appears the nation's top infectious disease expert dr. fauci has not been contacted about the president's treatment. "nightline's" juju chang spoke with the author of a new biography called "fauci." she's her with more. good morning, juju. >> reporter: good morning, robin. dr. anthony fauci has long been known as a brilliant workaholic and a straight shooter. but during the pandemic, he's reached household name status, a hugely popular one at

that, because time and again he has shown he is unafraid to speak truth to power. at 5'7", he's a towering figure, capturing america's attention front and center on the pandemic task force. >> the covid-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on public health leaders in the united states. nobody has played a more critical role in this national drama or struggled harder to end it than this man. >> hello. >> tony, i want to ask how you are. >> you asked how i am? if i don't go on a walk, i'm going to lose my mind. with all i have been going through, my goodness. >> reporter: covid-19 is by no means his first crisis. in the reagan years, dr. anthony fauci emerged as the hero of the aids epidemic, pushed by activists to make compassionate care a reality. later serving presidents bush, clinton, bush, obama and now trump. >> he wants to solve the big problems that the world faces. >> reporter: the first biography

on the doctor, "fauci," examines his 36-year career and his catholic school upbringing. graduating at the top of his med school class, the jesuit training leading to a life of public service. what makes him a standout is his ability to remain apolitical. >> he won't denounce the president, but he'll say things opposite of the what the president says. >> reporter: one of the loudest sources of misinformation, the president himself. who like fauci is in his late 70s. both men raised outside manhattan. trump in queens, fauci from brooklyn, but worlds apart. >> fauci is the most disciplined man i've ever run into. he works 18 hours a day. he's done that for 35 years. fauci is a deliberate person who relies on information and data to make judgments. >> reporter: polls often showing fauci as the most trusted voice

on covid, but the truth coming at a cost. fauci revealing in august that he and his family are receiving death threats. >> this is just a level of vitriol that we haven't seen in the past and there are other public officials who are under attack for saying the right thing, it's very dangerous. >> reporter: america's doctor acquiring a rock style status. his bobblehead soldout. the lifelong baseball fan throwing out that first pitch at the nationals game during the height of the pandemic. >> he's reaching rbg level pop star status. what is it about him that elicits this kind of response? >> i think people have like a sort of gut sense of who is lying and who's telling the truth and who's trying to be helpful. in my experience with him, both in this pandemic and through all the years, people listen to him and believe that what he's saying is worth

listening to, and that's been quite valuable. >> reporter: you know, the audio book "fauci" is out today. i forgotten just how monumental role he played during the aids crisis. fun fact for you, at 5'7", not only was he captain of his high school basketball team, he dreamed of an nba career. >> go, fauci. love hearing that. why not? why not? juju, great seeing you. >> exactly. >> appreciate seeing you. let's get another check with ginger. >> that was it, robin. we just need a first shot. not a first pitch. even better. let's go ahead and start with what's happening. because we've got tropical storm delta just named by the national hurrice jamaica. what's left of gamma still bringing clouds and rain to florida. hurricane watch on for western cuba. cayman islands, tropical storm warning. as this becomes a hurricane and moves into the gulf, there's a lot that could happen. anyone, from houston through new orleans, baton rouge, mobile,

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now to our "gma" exclusive with "dancing with the stars" pro cheryl burke. she's opening up about her sobriety, sharing new details about how alcohol affected her memory and what she does to keep from drinking. adrienne bankert has her story. >> reporter: for 23 seasons, we have watched cheryl burke grace the ballroom on "dancing with the stars." the star revealing a decision she shares with her "dancing with the stars" partner a.j. mclean. would you say you were an alcoholic? were you an addict? >> i'm an addict. i have those tendencies. when i first moved to los angeles, i was a party girl. and then i just took it to t an me. >> reporter: opening up about her dad and his battle with alcoholism. >> he was a former alcoholic.

i don't know if it's genetic, but it definitely runs in the family. i didn't want to fall down that slippery slope. ♪ >> one thing i do regret is for the first ten years of my dancing career, my memory is a little foggy. we would go on tour or the first two seasons i won with drew lachey and emmitt smith, it was like, oh, i don't remember some of the details. ♪ >> reporter: cheryl says her friendship with a.j. has been an inspiration. >> it's crazy because i feel -- i truly believe people come into your life because they're a reflection of you somehow. he's taught me patience and it's okay to be vulnerable. >> reporter: the two pushing each other to be their absolute best, and tonight they're getting some extra dancing help in the ballroom. ♪ >> tonight on "dancing with the stars," guess what? backstreet is back. all right, all right, all right. >> reporter: a.j.'s boy band family virtually joining the pair for a larger than life

performance. >> it's going to be insane, you know, it's going to be the closest to performing on stage together again since march. >> reporter: with cheryl choreographing some classic back street boy moves -- >> three, four, five -- 's bsb family always there for each other. >> we'll have your back baby. >> sorry we can't be there in person. we're there in spirit. >> all your boys are behind you. >> keep up the great work. tell everybody to tune in on monday night for a very special performance. >> thanks to adrienne bankert for that. we have a lot to look forward to tonight. you can catch more of cheryl and a.j. mclean on "dancing with the stars" tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 central right here on abc. coming up next, we have jerry seinfeld joining us live.

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♪ don't show up welcome back. tomorrow on "gma," mindy kaling and henry winkler. this morning, excited to kick off the week with one of the greatest comedians of all time. >> buckle up. buckle up. he has a brand-new book. it's called "is this anything?" joining us live from the american museum of natural history, jerry seinfeld live here on "good morning america." you can tell we're excited, jerry. >> very nice. >> a little bit. a little bit. >> we are very excited. >> we're excited about the book. we'll talk to you about that. >> thank you. >> i have to ask you this, i know that you and your wife jessica, big mets fans. and for her birthday, could you

please explain what was the deal with the cut-outs with your cats? >> well, the cats are my wife's primary relationship. everybody else kind of, you know, is secondary and so i wanted the cats to be cut-outs at citi field so that when we watched the games she could see the cats. otherwise she won't watch the games. >> wait a minute, don't y'all have dogs? >> we have dogs too, but the cats have kind of taken over the family dynamic that they just -- i don't know why. i don't understand the cat thing, but people love how little they give you. i don't know why. >> that's true. >> you're a pretty creative guy. >> but it's a fascinating thing to watch. >> you're a creative guy.

i imagine you're probably pretty creative when it comes to giving birthday gifts. what's the most surprising gift you've ever given anyone? >> the most surprising gift i've ever given anyone? i once gave my wife a trip to paris as a surprise. she thought we were having a party and we got on the plane and went to paris for the weekend instead. >> wow, that's a really nice surprise. >> that's a good one. i also gave her one of those cats in a box which is something i always wanted to do. don't die without giving someone a kitten or a puppy in a box as a surprise. that's one of life's greatest things. >> duly noted. jerry, it's pretty funny. i think we're living parallel lives. we both have three teenagers at home almost the same ages. even with a full house, i'm

impressed. you've managed to write a book in 25 years. it took 25 years for your first book "is this anything?" you have new material. do you test any of these jokes out on your teenagers? my teenagers don't think i'm funny. do your teenagers think you are? >> the difference between us is i'm a professional comedian. >> fair, fair. >> you see. so humor is kind of what i do. and, you know. >> so they think you're funny? >> that's why we may have a different experience in that. >> jerry, i love the book. >> my kids -- thank you. the book is a -- i didn't really write the book -- i had to assemble it. but it's 45 years of writing that i had already done that i was convinced by some people around me that you should show people this. >> but you did write the new opening. that's what i found fascinating.

it's really about how you became a comedian and it kind of shines through that this is what you were going to do no matter how it turned out. >> yes, yes, and i fell in love with it. i decided -- when you find that thing that you almost don't even care if you're a failure you love it so much, that's your thing. i came actually -- i'm at the museum of natural history. my first apartment is about a block away over there. we're on the upper west side of manhattan. this is where i came in 1976. i got this little one-room apartment and just started going out to these places at night. i had no money for years and years. i was very happy. i still am. i still only care -- i care the most about the laughs of anything. >> how did you know to save every single joke?

>> i mention this in the introduction. a lot of people asked me, why did you save these jokes? to that i would say, why would i save anything else? this is the only thing to me that has great value that i have. but they were -- a lot of them were just notes or scratchings of things. i had to really assemble them. it took me about a year to do it. it's 45 years of bits. i don't know how long the book is. it's like 400-something pages. it's just bits. they're very carefully assembled. i really enjoy assembling sentences and kind of runs and putting it together. they're like little puzzles to me. >> we got a special message coming in for you. >> hello, america. it's jason alexander. apparently my old pal jerry seinfeld has written a new book.

that's not surprising. jerry has written every book on the shelves behind me. this is just the seinfeld section. congratulations, jerry. i'm sure it's going to be another huge success. i love you, brother. as we used to say on stage 9, serenity now. >> oh, wow. >> it's great to hear his voice. don't you miss us? >> oh, yes. >> we sure do. we sure do. >> every day. >> the humbleness. >> jerry, thanks a lot for joining us. the new book "is this anything?" is available tomorrow. you can read an excerpt on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. coming up, reba mcentire and darius rucker join us with a

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this is a jam-packed monday morning. we're back now with grammy-winning multiplatinum country stars reba mcentire and darius rucker. there are they are now ginning us live with a special announcement. great to see you both. reba, i'll let you do the honors. >> thank you, robin. we're thrilled to announce this morning that we will be hosting the cma awards show this year. >> and the crowd goes wild in the studio. that's fantastic. >> thank you. >> this is your fifth time, reba, right?

>> it is my fifth time. i've got to host it by myself. co-host it. i'm really looking forward to co-host with darius. >> a rookie. your first time, darius. how will you prepare for this, darius? >> i've already watched a lot of reba video from back in the day. i got reba to lean on. i'll do my best. i know if i need anything she'll be there. >> you're a sports guy. go to the videotape. >> exactly. >> a lot of great ones over the years. i don't have to tell you. these are crazy times that we're living in right now. we could all use a break. we always look forward to the cmas. so, reba, how will it be different this year? >> totally different, robin. because we're going to be at the music city center this year instead of at the arena. we'll have an audience. they're still working on that, but there will be a live audience.

there will be people that we will get to sing to, talk to. it will be energetic, fun. everybody is going to get dressed up like we always have and get to present awards to folks who have had a wonderful year despite covid and everything else that's been going on. >> you know what i love about the cmas, it's always about the music. i know -- we can't tell everybody the lineup that you have right now. that's what it boils down to, doesn't it, darius, the performances? >> absolutely. the cmas are always about the music. you know, the music runs the show. i'm looking forward to seeing the performances, too. we can't say a lot right now. it's going to be some special stuff this year. we're really excited. >> beer and sunshine, that's your latest, could we see a possible duet? a reba and rucker duet? >> i'll put it this way -- i've been asked that question a

million times who my dream duet partner is. reba has been on the top of that list every time i answered it. i don't know what we're going to do. i would love to do anything i can with this extremely talented woman. >> fingers crossed, robin. >> it's going to be a good time. we'll be in great hands with both of you leading the way. thank you so much for coming on "gma" making this big announcement. appreciate it very much. congratulations. looking forward to it. >> thanks, robin. >> thanks, robin. >> the 54th annual cma awards are live from nashville, november 11th, right here on abc. back to ginger. >> robin, upper peninsula of michigan, this is autumn. over the weekend, they got some of that snow and some people getting their first snow. look what it looked like in mo. beautiful fall colors.

good morning. we're starting off with some patchy dense fog and temperatureses in the 50s and 60s at 9:00. summer spread from 60s at the coast to 70s, 80s and 90s as you head from the bay to inland you know him as the loveable lawyer in the hit drama "suits." patrick adams is set to star in "the right stuff." before we talk patrick, let's take a look at a clip. >> you already have enough glory, john. >> every school kid is going to know the name of the first american in space. his face is going to be everywhere. he'll never be forgotten. that's not glory. that's history. >> patrick adams joins us now. good morning, patrick. i understand this was a dream role.

in a way, because as a kid you were always fascinated by astronauts and space. what did you think when you were offered the role? >> it wasn't even just astronauts and space. i was in love with this book from an early age. my father gave it to me when i was like 14, 15 years old. so when i found out they were making a show, i would do whatever i can. i would work craft service. >> little more than that. you're playing john glenn. did you learn anything about him? >> i learned everything i could about him. there's no shortage of information to learn about john glenn. i particularly got to spend a couple of days at the john glenn archives at the ohio state university. i pored through old journal entries and letters he shared with his wife. there was a ton of stuff. >> what do you hope people take away from watching this? >> it's a great question. i think the story of the mercury 7 and the beginning of nasa is time where

people were -- they put aside their differences, of which there were many, and we highlight them in the show, to do something that was seemingly impossible. it's helpful to be reminded that we have the capacity to do that. >> we can do great things. i think we can all use that reminder. we mentioned "suits." that's probably the role you're most known for. your co-star meghan markle back in the united states with prince harry and archie. do you all still keep in touch? i know you were all at the wedding. >> i was at the wedding. we've texted a few times, but meghan, i'm not sure if you've heard, she has had a pretty strange couple of years. >> yeah. >> we've spoken since we have both had children since the end of the show. we've talked a lot about that via text. i haven't seen her. i'm just so happy she's stateside again. sounds like they're busy and gets creative. that's where she has a lot to offer the world. >> you're married as well to actress troian bellisario, the star of "pretty little liars." i understand you had a unique way of winning her back after a breakup.

please tell us all about it. >> so she was on a show. she was on "pretty little liars," and she had broken up with me early on. we weren't sure it was working out. she wh me and the her show for a very, very small part. but i called my agents and said if there's any job you ever get me, it's got to be this job. they're like, it's only a couple lines. why do you want it? i was, like, trust me, you need to get me the job. lo and behold, i got the job, and a couple of months later, i won her back. >> you got the job and the girl. and i understand she got you flying lessons during covid. >> yes, she did. the beginning of covid i was trying to figure out what i was going to do. i realized up on this pinboard behind my desk here, i had the class -- the first class that she purchased for this place in van nuys, california, and i thought, this might be the good time to do that, and it was a remarkable day. >> wow, pretty cool. so you're flying to space and

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in response, they're taking action and inspiring the people in their communities. >> i just want to be able to give back to people. >> this is for the students that we serve, the students that we love, and the students that we tprovide an opportunity of success. ♪ >> reporter: on "good morning america," we've celebrated many of those hometown heroes. >> oh, my god. >> they want to give you a check for $10,000. >> wow. >> reporter: and our sponsor mazda is also answering the call lending a hand to frontline workers in april. offering free oil changes and extra cleaning for their cars. now expanding their efforts even further launching the mazda heroes honoring the human spirit program shining a light on incredible people doing selfless acts. it's your turn. we want to know what you have been doing in your community, or tell us about your personal hero and why they deserve to be honored, and one of you might get the surprise of a lifetime. >> we all love seeing those

everyday heros get the recognition they so deserve. rob, you have a very exciting announcement for us. >> rep across the country that are giving back during this pandemic, but guess what? for mazda's 100th anniversary they're celebrating 50 hometown heroes by presenting them with a mazda mx-5 miata. special edition. they want to hear your stories. so either you or someone you know, tell them about what they have been doing to uplift their community. go to the mazda website right now through october 25th to tell them your story, and you or one of your friends could walk away with one of these. this is pretty sweet, robin and amy. i don't deserve this, but these people are psyched to give one away to 50 people that do. how does that sound? >> sounds fantastic.

i know he was tempted to say you get a car, you get a car. all worthy. 50 of those cars. he said it right. those hometown heroes, we love hearing about them. that's our monday motivation. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. "gma's" community heroes is sponsored by mazda. ♪ go big or go home "gma's" community heroes i in the tubbs fire. the flames, the ash, it was terrifying. thousands of family homes are destroyed in wildfires. families are forced to move and higher property taxes are a huge problem. prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims so families can move without a tax penalty.

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>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan". today, grammy award-winning recording artist shania twain. and we'll meet a couple from california that knows their town very, very well. plus a delicious dilemma. what to do with your autumn apples? all next on "live". and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. >> whoo! >> kelly: yeah, yeah. >> ryan: good morning. >> kelly: good morning. >> ryan: wow. you look very cool this morning. >> kelly: you look very cool this morning. >> ryan: like that. >> kelly: we're just a couple of kids in from london town. >> ryan: the pet shop boys. monday. >> kelly: yeah. we're the pet shop boys. >> ryan: monday, october 5th. good morning. >> kelly: morning. >> ryan: i want to ask you something. have you--'cause i'm not so familiar with it, but i was looking at it backstage. are you familiar with a doll

called the american girl?