prpresident trtrump returnro the white hohouse and gets right backck to downplaying the dange of coronavirus his message to the nation as questions continue to swirl around his condition. the covid outbreakorks its way through the west wing with press secretary kayleigh mcenany the latest to test positive, this as the handling comes under fire again for joe biden. scaring up, a new officerty protocol how haunted houses are handling thecoronavirus this halloween. a double dose of "monday night football." we'll have all the highlights from the action from the

chief/patriots good tuesday morning i'm fphillip renna. >> the president is still dodownplaying g the virus. he released d a video o overnig delivering a message cocontradictining the advivise health e experts >> donon't let it dodominate yo lilives. get out t there, be carefuful. we have the best medicines in the world, and it all happened very shortly and they're all getting approved and the vaccines are coming momentarily. >> the administration is also dealing with a cluster of staffering now testing positive including press secretary kayleigh mcenany who believed reporters on sunday wearing no masks. at least 11 people tied to the contract hav

virus have contracted it the president isn't in the clear just yet. >> reporter: right, phillip. the president is not quite out of the woods yet he'll still be monitored 24/7 at the white house with some of the best medical care in the world the president is expected to remain isolated in the white house residence, although, his doctors did not rule out that he might work out of the west wing at some point. this was the president returning, a video of the president returning to the white house where he did take off that mask and pose for photos at one point. his doctor says they are still monitoring his health. >> though he may not be entirely out of the woods yet, the team and i agree all of our evaluations and most importantly his clinical status support the president's safe return home there's nothing being done upstairs here that we can't safely conduct down home we all remain cautiously

optimistic and on guard because we're in a bit of uncharted territory. >> some medical experts questioning whether the president's return to the white house puts white house staff at risk as you noted, several have already tested positive, and there are still questions about the president's three-day stay at walter reed, about his lung scans and whether they showed any signs of pneumonia and also when the president last tested anything active, which, phillip, would given us an idea of who else may have been exposed and who else may be at risk. >> we want answers to all of those questions. thank you. many leading doctors say th president's treatment leaves questions in their minds our tom costello has more. >> reporter: even the president's own doctors can see they've taken a fast track approach in treating the president, involving higher-risk

medications. >> we're in a bit of uncharted territory with the therapies he's had in so early the course. >> reporter: he was given an antibody cocktail designed to kick the body's defenses so far there are only 275 trial patients president trump received that treatment under a compassionate use agreement with the company. >> i can assure you there's nothing to the notion that any special relationships or anything like this we've reached out certainly to the biden team to offer our ath antibody treatment to him. >> it's used to treat severe covid cases. most surprising is the president's doctors also administered dex a meamethasond.

all has been shown to cut the mortality rate by 20%. it's only meant for patients with severe co-virkd vid or a ventilator why you would add dexamethasone to tamp things down where there's a hint that using it early in the course of covid infection is not a good thing when you do want the immune system to respond. >> reporter: the president's doctor insists conditions about his care have been made with the president. >> he has never once pushed us to do anything that was beyond safe and reasonable practice. >> reporter: still outside experts warn the president could still be in danger. >> in many cases i've an it dotally seen by days six or seven, things aren't looking so good anymore do i think he's out of the woods? no dr. anthony gnaw chi has not been involved in the president's

ca care. as the virus continues to spread throughout washington, concerns are looked at over amy coney barrett. >> reporter: anger among the white house. one white house official telling nbc news staffers feel left in the dark after finding out about confirmed cases by word of mouth or in the media, adding folks are dropping like flies over here also furious, new jersey governor phil murphy. >> the president and his staff acted recklessly coming to new jersey in the first place, knowing they had been exposed to someone with a confirmed positive test. >> reporter: now slamming the president for attending a fund-raiser at his bedminster golf club after learning hope hicks had tested positive. >> reporter: the actions leading up to and during that event have put lives at risk.

>> reporter: press secretary kayleigh mcenany was pulled from the trip at the last minute. she's now the ninth known person from that ceremony for judge ame coney barrett to contract the virus. a southern baptist minister becoming the tenth who spent time with mike pence guests were hugging and kissing. even more stunning were the receptions inside and again, no social distancing, no visible masks. others are also infected the white house has been relying heavily on testing but it's far from fool-proof. >> rapid tests that the white house have been use having no data on their use in asymptomatic people. >> reporter: mcenany said she tested anything active over the last several days before a positive result. >> a negative test is a point in time and may not be accurate it does not mean you can ignore

the other public health cautions. >> reporter: the cdc updating its guidelines acknowledging it can travel through the air beyond six feet and may linger in the air from minutes to hours, especially in enclosed spaces with poor ventilation because the white house president and the doctors refuse to say when he last tested it raises questions whether he was getting tested as often as he says. >> our thanks to peter for that report. nearly two dozen states are on high alert this morning after seeing a new surge in covid infection rates. there are 7.2 million with 2 211,000 deaths. >> reporter: there are troubling signs in some two dozen states where infections are quickly rising while some of the

country's least populous states are seeing the highest rates, big cities like denver are seeing their own surge in daily hospitalizations >> they died five days apart, my mom and my dad. >> reporter: she lost her parents this spring as the virus infected her family. >> my sister was taking care of my mother. she caught it. she gave it to her son and he gave it to his partner and my partn brother gave it to his wife. >> reporter: the nation's second largest movie chain is suspending operations as the governor of new york closes schools again in nine hot spot zip codes including brooklyn. >> you don't do this, the virus spreads, people die. >> reporter: the w.h.o. says who caught it.

officials warn of a second wave in california. with the cdc focused on families, the agency points to a 13-year-old girl who infected 11 relatives she was living we, but six others who visited kept six feet apart and stayed outdoors never got sick, but for lisa's family, it's too late. >> this pain will never go away for me. >> reporter: the cost of covid still taking a devastating national toll. miguel almaguer, nbc news. let's turn now go nbc meteorologist janessa webb she's tracking another hurricane making its way to the gulf coast. hi, janessa. good morning. >> good morning, even. this system is rapidly intensifying, and it's just starting, hurricane delta. the wind speeds are 95 miles an hour that's going to be consistent throughout the morning before it

intensifies. there's that slow movement out of the west-northwest at 7 miles an hour. we're watching for a potential landfall near cancun before it goes into the gulf and look what the national hurricane center is calling, for a major hurricane going into friday evening i do think this system starts to slow down, for the northeast, below average for the great lakes in the upper 60s lower 80s across the south and southeast. and we still have some major impacts to talk about. we'll discuss it coming up. we've got a little extra fo football on monday need. the game was pushed back because

cam newton hoyer finished with 130 yards in that one interception there. it was all about the defense in the third half the third quarter was all about the chiefs and tyreek hill punching it in on that pitch to the right. k.c. would extend their lead there. jared stidham got his chance, too, to play for new england he threw his first career touchdown and threw that pick 6. he goc picked off twice. the chiefs win that ball game, 26-10. and the regularly scheduled "monday night football" game, aaron rodgers put on a clinic against atlanta. he put down four touchdowns lifting green bay over atlanta, 30-16. coming up, the big s stage tomorrrrow night's's vice presidenential debate.e. >> a and thehejoe bibiden react

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right now at 4:30 back at the white house and without a mask. the president tells americans don't be afraid of covid-19. next the california pastor who also caught covid at the white house rose garden during an event. plus, santa clara county gearing up for indoor businesses. straight ahead for you the time line for reopening. >> being back in town is really great. having a solid place to stay is definitely a blessing. >> thousands of evacuees return home in the glass fire zone. next, what kept many away despite being back at home. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a good tuesday