he lives in santa rosa and has helped feed crews in past captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: breaking news: the president of the united states tweets out a new video of himself as he spends a second night in the hospital. he says he's doing well, even as a senior official says there are concerns about his vital signs and that there's still not a clear path to a full recovery. the president's new video message suggesting he's in charge. >> i have to be back because we still have to make america great again. >> o'donnell: but may not be out of the woods. >> over the next period of a few days, i guess that's the real test. >> o'donnell: the president's doctor painting a much rosier picture, leading to more confusion. >> the team and i are extremely happy with the progress the president has made. >> o'donnell: cbs news has learned the president was given oxygen before flying to walter

reed, so just how sick is the president? aggressive treatments: the president on experimental drugs. what does that tell us about his condition? super-spreader event: more than seven people at the rose garden last saturday have now tested positive, the latest, former new jersey governor chris christie. the urgent scramble to contact trace. covid on capitol hill: the senate majority leader says it's time for the senate to clear out after three senators test positive, what this means for the confirmation battle over the supreme court nominee. 2020, america decides. days from the v.p. debate, what's being done to keep the number twos safe, and the former campaign rival hitting the trail for joe biden. n.f.l. time-out: another game called off after superstar quarterback cam newton tests positive. so what does it mean for the season?

the gam>> this is a special edif the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin our special edition of the broadcast with breaking news tonight. president trump is trying to convince americans that he is getting better, tweeting out a four-minute video of himself at a desk at walter reed national military center saying he feels good but the next few days are "the real test." the president's video message comes after his own chief of staff told the associated press earlier today that president trump is "still not on a clear path to a full recovery," after contracting kosovo, and that the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care. it has been a day of confusing and conflicting information from the white house, and the president's doctor, who laid out

a timeline of when the president was diagnosed with the virus, only to later say he was incorrect. now, what is clear tonight is that the president of the united states is now being aggressively treat forward a deadly virus, just 31 days before the election, as the number of people around him who are now infected continues to grow. there's a lot of new reporting to get to tonight. our team of correspondents is standing by to kovr it all. cbs' paula reid is going to lead off our coverage tonight from the white house. good evening, paula. >> reporter: good evening, norah. after a day of mixed messages from this white house, president trump decided to take control of the narrative by releasing his own video, speaking directly to the american people. it's the first time we've seen him in treatment. >> i came here. >> reporter: in a four-minute twitter video. >> i feel much better now. >> reporter: ...a pale and slightly hoarse president trump spoke directly to the american people for the first time since being hospitalized. >> i think i'll be back soon. >> reporter: in a rare moment

of vulnerability, the president, who has consistently tried to downplay the severity vie acknowledged the uncertainty of his own case. >> you don't know, over the next period of a few days, i guess that's the real test. so we'll be seeing what happens over those next couple of days. >> reporter: the next 48 hours are critical as president trump undergoes aggressive treatment for coronavirus, including using an experimental drug at walter reed national military medical center. the associated press says the white house chief of staff warned reporters that there's still no clear path to a full recovery after the president's vital signs were concerning on friday. that statement came moments after a confusing news conference held by the president's doctors. >> this morning the president is doing very well. >> reporter: and the team of physicians treating him. >> we have monitored his cardiac function, his kidney function, his liver function-- all of those are normal. >> reporter: the president's doctor avoided direct questions about the president's treatment, including if he had ever been given oxygen.

>> he is has not received any supplemental oxygen? >> he's not on oxygen right now that's right,. >> reporter: but cbs news has learned the president was given oxygen before he was air lifted to walter reed on friday night. the president's doctors also raised new questions about when the president was diagnosed, suggesting he was sick as early as wednesday. >> just 72 hours into the diagnosis now. >> reporter: but that contradicted the president who said he tested positive just 36 hours ago. today, his doctor tried to account for the discrepancy. >> thursday afternoon, following... following the news of a close contact, is when we repeated testing and given kind of clinical indications, a little bit more concern. >> reporter: hours later, that same white house physician issued this memo, saying he had been incorrect, confusing 72 hours with three days. tonight, a white house official tells cbs news the president got his first positive result for coronavirus on thursday night from a rapid test, following

that fund-raiser in new jersey, where sources say he appeared lethargic. as confusion about the president's condition grows, so does the number of people in his inner circle infected with the virus. tonight, chris christie, who helped prepare the president for his debate and later appeared on abc news coverage of it says he has checked himself into the hospital after testing positive. experts now worry last saturday's rose garden announcement of the president's supreme court pick was a super-spreader event. the president, and at least six other people who attended, have now been infected, including christie and kellyanne conway, former counselor to the president. in addition to the first lady, the president of notre dame, and two senators. the others who weren't there, the president's campaign manager, bill stepien, and senator ron johnson, now say they, too, have tested positive. and tonight, the white house continues to provide a mixed and confusing message about the president's condition. mr. trump took to twitter from his hospital room, praising

walter reed staff. "doctors, nurses are amazing. with their help, i am feeling well." he's not only tweeting. he is also dictating a statement to his personal attorney, rudy giuliani, insisting that he feels well enough to get up and go hold a rally, doing what he has done throughout this pandemic, putting a positive spin on things, even when the facts suggest otherwise. norah. >> o'donnell: paula reid, thank you. the president will be spending a second night in the hospital, and today, his personal physician could not say when he might be discharged. we want to bring in cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook. all right, doctor, do you think the president's physician was completely transparent today? >> reporter: nora, it really did not seem like it. and transparency is so important at this uncertain time. and at the top of my list is, what did his chest imaging show in i mean, we know covid attacks the lungs. what was his ct scan? what was his chest x-ray. you would think if they were normal they would be shouting that result from the top of the rooftops but we haven't heard

anything about those results. >> o'donnell: we have also learned the president was given this oxygen before he went to walter reed. wha does that indicate? >> reporter: you know, it wouldn't be surprising if the president of the united states is diagnosed with covid-19 and has some respiratory symptoms, why not put on some oxygen just until you figure out what's going on? but, again, the parsing of the words, did he have the oxygen? did he not? it raises questions are they not telling us something? and yet, the good news was at a they told us this morning he was feeling fine, he did not have shortness of breath. remember the first week can be okay, you can have mild symptoms. and that second phase, that second week, you can deteriorate, which is one of the reasons they are looking at him so closely. >> o'donnell: that second phase being the inflammatory phase. and today, the stunning news, that the former new jersey governor and trump ally chris christie now also hospitalized. he was part of last saturday's supreme court nomination announcement, right there in the white house, hugging individuals there. what concerns you most about governor christie's health? >> reporter: you know, he did report just a few minutes ago

that he has a history of asthma. he know that increases complication rate. and it's not surprising, in addition to the rose garden, he was inside a room during the debate preparation. nobody was wearing masks, he said. and we know coronavirus can spread in these tiny droplets in a room farther than six feet. that's why it's so important to wear masks. >> o'donnell: all right, dr. jon lapook, thank you. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell now says the senate will not meet in person for two weeks after three republican senators tested positive for coronavirus in just the past 48 hours. but tonight, he's still pledging to move fill speed ahead to confirm amy coney barrett to the supreme court. here's cbs' nancy cordes. >> hello. >> reporter: senator mike lee seemed fine on wednesday, but by thursday, he had symptoms. that's the same day he sat next to wisconsin's ron johnson, who has now tested positive, too. so has north carolina's thom tillis, who, like lee, was in the rose garden last saturday and sits on the committee that

will handle judge amy coney amyy barrett's supreme court confirmation process. with the men now in isolation, there are new questions about barrett's path to confirmation, which republicans were hoping to complete with historic speed. today, democrats called it reckless to hold barrett's confirmation hearing as scheduled in nine days, arguing, "if it's too dangerous to have the senate in session, it is also too dangerous for committee hearings to continue." but republicans, who see a chance to move the court to the right, insist the committee can take precautions with some senators appearing remotely, if needed. >> we just need to keep pushing ahead. we don't need to slow things down. and the judiciary will do their job stashting on the 27th. >> reporter: democrats acknowledge there's likely little they can do to block barrett's hearing, but a final vote in the full senate would likely fail if two or more republicans were still out sick. and from the start, their party

has been less exacting about masks and distancing. democrat debbie stabbed now. >> we don't meet in person for lunch, we're on the phone, we're zooming. >> reporter: senate republicans do still meet for lunch multiple times a week in person. and according to our numbers, more than twice as many republican members of congress have tested positive since the start of this outbreak than democrats. one small update from an aide to senator tillis tonight, norah. they say he has mild symptoms and no fever. >> o'donnell: all right, nancy cordes, thank you. president trump's battle with covid-19 is raising the stakes in an already-unprecedented campaign. joe biden has suspended negative ads, but he's still campaigning. and with the vice presidential debates just days away, all eyes are on the number twos. here's cbs' ed o'keefe. >> hello, hello, hello. >> reporter: during a virtual campaign event today, joe biden again addressed his rival's

diagnosis with coronavirus. >> jill and i pray for their quick and full recovery, but our thoughts are with the families and the members you've lost. >> reporter: biden's campaign is trying to avoid the appearance it is taking advantage of president trump's condition by taking down negative ads. but he criticized the president today for fail to provide protective gear to transportation workers. >> if that's not the president's responsibility, what the hell-- what the heck is his responsibility? "not my fault. i have no responsibility. go to your mayor, your governor, your employer. it's unconscionable." >> reporter: the president's campaign said it wouldn't take down its ads because biden was still criticizing the president in speeches. tonight, bernie sanders hit the trail for him as did running mate kamala harris who toured a monument in utah. >> let's do the work that is necessary to continue to fight for our ideals and our values. >> reporter: harris will remain in salt lake city as she prepares for the vice presidential debate, which will be held there wednesday. president trump's illness is a stark reminder of the stakes for

the debate. 61-year-old vice president mike pence, and 55-year-old harris aren't as widely known, even though they would be second in line behind men who are in their 70s. with mr. trump sidelined, his campaign announced today the plan to keep the vice president and the president's family members who tested negative out on the campaign trail. pence is slated to campaign in arizona thursday, the same day biden and harris travel together to the state, their first joint events since august. late tonight, biden told reporters that he will be tested for covid-19 again tomorrow. meanwhile, the trump campaign doesn't seem to be implement anything new health or safety protocols. a campaign bus tour through iowa today didn't require people to wear masks. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, ed o'keefe, thank you. the president of the united states will be governing from a hospital room for the next several days, leaving lots of questions. so we want to bring in chief washington correspondent major garrett. all right, major, we saw the president tweet out that video tonight from walter reed.

what's he trying to convey? >> reporter: norah, to describe president trump as the executive producer of his presidency is neither a compliment or a criticism. it is simply a fact, one readiry acknowledged by those closest to the president in the white house. this is a classic example. the president, through this videoings, is trying to convey he's at work. four minutes long. it gives the american public time to look at him, listen to the timber of his voice, describe his orientation to this particular challenge. the look of it suggests he's at work, will continue to be working. and all of that is consistent with something the president, i'm told, in private conversations today said he needed to do. why? because his own white house staff was not getting a message like this out there on his behalf. he was also deeply concerned, norah, about the confusion created by his doctors and the subsequent sentiment expressed by a senior white house aide that things were worse than the doctors described. the president decided to fill the void himself. this video is his first effort at that. >> o'donnell: all right, and, major, i want to ask you about

vice president mike pence. he took another covid test this morning. they say he tested negative. he's also set to resume campaigning, but he is next in line to the presidency. what about suggestions that he should quarantine? >> reporter: that the white house is going to shake those suggestions off. the vice president is not only going to campaign thursday, but he's going to, at least on the schedule so far, participate in the vice presidential debate on wednesday, provided all of his covid tests from now on, until those events, come in negative. this is an effort by the trump campaign to get somebody out there on the path because the president can't, his family can't, all on the bench because of covid-19. >> o'donnell: all right, major garrett, thank you. and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." the n.f.l. tackled by the virus as one of its biggest stars tests positive. also, another monster storm makes landfall. where is gamma headed next? and summer-like heat is driving california's wildfires. they've already burned an area the size of rhode island.

new coronavirus cases were reported nationwide friday. that's the highest level since mid-august. infections are rising in 31 states and puerto rico, more than half the country. and now one of the biggest stars in the n.f.l. has tested positive. here's cbs' danya bacchus. >> reporter: football was supposed to provide an escape from the pandemic, but there's no escaping this. cam newton becoming the first starting quarterback to test positive for covid-19, and tomorrow's marquee match-up between new england and kansas the n.f.l. says both teams are now performing additional tests on players and coaches. across the u.s., the coronavirus continues to tighten its grip. new york state has highest number of new cases since may. wisconsin remains one of the hardest hit states. today, a record number of new cases, nearly 2900.

the state also seeing a spike in hospitalizations and deaths. new video of students at missouri state university. the state now hitting a record high positivity rate, 14.5%. thousands of indianapolis students will be in the classroom on monday for the first time since march. but on friday, the state shattered a one-day record for new covid cases. whether it's parties or political rallies, the lack of masks and social distancing is taking a toll, since indiana doctor mark fox. >> the failure to adhere to even the most basic, fundamental principles of containment is really disheartening. >> reporter: in california, more businesses are reopening as the number of new cases declines, but reality is never far away. the state has just passed more than 16,000 covid-related deaths. norah. >> o'donnell: danya bacchus, thank you. and we'll be right back.

gamma struck mexico's yucatan peninsula today at near-hurricane strength. dpama swept aswore shortly after noon packing 70-mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain. the storm is expected to loop around the peninsula and possibly be a full-blown hurricane when it makes a second landfall. gamma is the 24th named storm of the season, just three short of the all-time record set in 2005. turning now to the devastating wildfires in the west. red flag warn investigation subsided, but california is fast approaching nearly four million acres lost to wildfires this year. across the state, 34 new fires flared up just yesterday. the glass fire in napa valley has consumed more than 60,000 acres. a bittersweet moment in calistoga. firefighters saved this american flag but lost the battle to save a winery. and we'll be right back with an update on the president's condition.

the white house now to get you an update on the president's condition as he battles covid-19. cbs' paula reid joins us now. so, paula, what do we know? >> reporter: norah, tonight the president tweeted out a four-minute video where he insists that he is feeling better, but he acknowledged that the real test lies in the days ahead. notice, the associated press reports that chief of staff, mark meadows, says that the next 48 hours will really be critical in terms of the president's care, and also says that the president really doesn't have any clear path or full path to recovery. now, during the press conference earlier today, the president's physician would not acknowledge whether the president had received oxygen, but cbs news has learned that the president received oxygen here at the

white house before heading to walter reed. now, dr. conley also sparked confusion about exactly when the president was diagnosed and when he began treatments, remarks he was later forced to clarify in a statement. now, amid all of these muxed messages, it is still unclear how much longer the president will be at that facility and when he can return home here to the white house. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, paula reid at the white house tonight. thank you. and we'll be right back.

now. tomorrow on "face the nation," margaret brennan's guests include the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, and michigan governor gretchen whitmer. and if you can't watch the evening news live, don't forget to set your dvr, so that you can watch us later. and that's tonight's special edition of the "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell in the nation's capital. we'll see you back here on monday. if not before. good night. this is the "cbs weekend news."

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helped to fill a housing gap? we begin on the fire watch. in the past hour a new red flag warning was issued for napa county. >> critical fire weather conditions are expected into tomorrow and the glass fire zone.>> it's mainly because things are still so dry, you don't need a whole lot of wind for the fire weather concerns to become elevated, and that's exactly what has happened. first, where are we talking about? same area of concern with had for the last week in the north bay. you can see the red areas on the map showing where the national weather service just issued this weather morning. so the winds don't look overly impressive right now but if i bring in the colors and show you the intensity, watch what happens in the overnight s.