not sure if we have well mike hanna or we well ok well we hope to speak to mike hanna in a bit of course this after president trump arrived at the walter reed medical center information that we have that moment suggests that he has been moved that as a precaution and it is very important that we really the president and his team making a point that you can see him thumbs up at the cameras waving at the cameras walking to the helicopter on a did so clearly a political statement just weeks before the election to show that he is strong and healthy and far and trying to really diminish the possibility of being possibly a temporarily transfer of power to the vice president which is what would happen should the president be incapacitated under the 25th amendment of the u.s. constitution but these are just the images we had a little bit earlier of president trump boarding that a culture and take about 10 minutes to land at walter reed because it is very close it would be a 20 minute drive but perhaps it would be this is a suggestion is that because of traffic or perhaps just for efficiency he u

. >>> joining us is hanna trudo with "the daily beast." good morning. >> good morning. >> here's a look, by the way, at the early voting numbers right now. more than 61 million mail-in ballots have been requested, and more than 21 million mail-in and early ballots, in-person ballots have been returned. what have we learned from early voting so far? what's the big takeaway? >> well, i think one thing that's notable about early voting is that, unlike a few months ago, at least on the democratic side, we've seen a push to, on the messaging front, to say, vote early, vote in person early, or vote by mail early. and so, that's a notable shift from the simply vote-by-mail message that was put out from the democratic party during the pandemic, obviously, to keep with social distancing guidelines. but what we've noticed is that people are just pouring out in these early states. and the more and more that we see that, the easier it becomes for people to start telling them, to start getting early impressions, in some of those crucial battleground st

joe biden holds the lead nationally but it's a close race in a number of must win swing states mike hanna reports. a final frenetic week of campaigning before election day president trying doing a swing through 3 of the states with polls indicate he is neck and neck with joe biden wisconsin michigan and the brask. attempting to remove one issue from the agenda at the beginning of the day tweeting fake news media is going full on. we are rounding the turn 99.9 percent. and he's attempting to reset the conversation around an economy he claims to have provided it's trouble believe the number one reason that i'm standing here because of trade and how we turn that around thanks 7 days from now we're going to win the great state. we're going to win 4 more years in the war. but joe biden kept the discussion sent to done what he describes as a trump administration's failure to deal effectively with the pandemic this administration has yet to offer a single plan that's one of the reasons why the most one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world the new england journal of medicine call

i came across him in the mark hanna papers.y were very close friends and there were a lot of letters going back and forth. i saw they were close and i thought that butter worth was part of those politicians that clustered around mckinley and hannah. it was clear as i got into these letters that but are worth, while he left hannah, was a little weary of mckinley. then i came across a washington post article in which he was talking about mckinley. he cut used as a kind of illustration a sort of idea of how mckinley operated. he said, if mckinley and i were walking through in orchard with but one bearing tree and that tree had but two apples, mckinley would walk under that tree, he would pick the two apples, he would put one in his pocket and take a bite out of the other one and then would turn to me and say, ben, do you like apples? i think what butterworth was trying to say she was very congenial, what he always seemed to get the apples. he says he managed by indirection from the shadow. so i'm going to talk a little bit about s

the letter signed by 21 scholars called hanna jones as a quote profoundly flawed with a quote glarings bob woodson former civil rights activist. he headed the national urban league department and criminal justice for years in the founder of the watson center in helps residents in low income neighborhoods where he is new book, lessons from the least of these available for pre-order. we recommend it to you highly to be lessons from the least of these by robert l. woodson senior. we know him as bob and delighted that we do. good to have you with us. c it's good to be here. lou: it's good to see you. if something that we are starting to see some progress. the national association of scholars recommending strongly that a work of contrivance not receive the pulitzer prize. your thoughts. >> we are really proud that one of our leading scholars dr. lori was one of the leaders of that movement and one of the first signatories and other members of the 1776 consortium also a signature on that and it's having an effect. as you know lou we have published the first three lessons of our alternative

would be consequences for any foreign countries that interfere in the votes let's go straight to mike hanna in washington d.c. mike so the f.b.i. have been giving this rare press conference an interference in the u.s. election what more they've been saying. but i did hear the f.b.i. and the director of national intelligence holding what they called a very important news conference the details being released indicate according to the f.b.i. that 2 foreign players iran and russia had been actively interfering in the selection they do not have any evidence directly connected to russia at this point they say however they insist that iran is behind a series of emails that has been sent to democratic voters undercutting president trump and attempting to incite social unrest the f.b.i. saying that americans should not be concerned about those the situation is being watched but just not to panic if such an e-mail is received this is what the director of national intelligence john ratcliffe had to say. we have identified that 2 foreign actors iran and russia have taken specific actions to influence

in that 3rd and final debate the speakers to speak to each other rather than over each other mike hanna 1st live in washington d.c. many thanks. still ahead on al-jazeera protests in hong kong during what's supposed to be a day of national celebration in china. a warm welcome for the new america greats as late. head off to rest. however we've got right in the forecast the central parts of china over the next couple of days is too bad at the moment not too bad to across a good part of japan things squatting down now to system 30 close by i think we might see wanted to showers into eastern parts of honshu but the side doesn't achieve a little colder cloud meanwhile across the northeast china down towards the yellow sea just pushing away from beijing we'll see that cloud of rain just squeezing its way across the korean peninsula north korea particular could see some heavy downpours possibly with some flooding ahead of that so nice little wind with dry weather tokyo at around 25 degrees is that western weather for central parts of china as we go through friday and down into the south some r

they'll be consequences for any foreign countries that interfere in the vote let's go straight to mike hanna in washington d.c. mike so what are we to make of these claims by the f.b.i. in this press conference now significant is the timing of all of this mike. but it was certainly a very dramatic news conference hosted by the director of national intelligence along with the director of the f.b.i. intelligence sources for a long period of time have been warning that russia is involving itself in the us electoral process just as it did back in 2016 when president trump won the election however on this particular occasion though both the director of national intelligence and the director of the f.b.i. insisting that iran is playing a major role in this interference as well alleging that iranian agents had been sending e-mails to democratic party supporters with the aim of undercutting president trump and for mentoring social dischord this is what the director of national intelligence has to say. we have identified that 2 foreign actors iran and russia have taken specific actions to influence p

as a whole mike hanna al-jazeera washington. u.s. president donald trump is facing criticism for calling off negotiations over a new coronavirus stimulus package talks had been on the way with the democrats but the president has tweeted saying he'll only pulse the bell off the he wins the election or u.s. stock markets fell by about 2 percent following the news house democrats have passed a 2.2 trillion dollar relief bell on thursday but senate republicans rejected it is down from watching it because he has abandoned our children we had such great provisions in the bill not that they greet all of them yet but on a path out workers need to do for america's working families they band in our fight to crush the virus which they have heard and not really. know and they are going to . taste the nickels is a democratic strategist he says the president has bailed on helping those struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic. i think it reflects really poorly on this president he is somebody who prioritizes himself he's getting the best c

his recovery is not over with trump's doctors saying the president is not out of the woods yet mike hanna reports from washington d.c. . the president arrives back at the white house he walks from marine one. to the both any of the residence. he stops and removes his mosque a salute and a head and i'm specified number of days in quarantine doctors say he'll be working from this residence and will not at the stage return to the west wing where the stuff works bases are located shortly after arriving at his residence he posted this video and now i'm better and maybe i'm immune i don't know but don't let it dominate your lives get out there be careful the president's day began with a torrent of tweets on a variety of subjects with most urging his supporters to vote and election day now a matter of weeks away and doctors would not speculate about when or whether the president will return to an in person as opposed to virtual campaign warning that he's still in recovery though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet the team and i agree that all are evaluations and most importantly is clin

as a whole mike hanna al-jazeera washington. donald trump has called off negotiations with democrats over a new coronavirus stimulus package until after the election u.s. stock markets fell on the news democratic presidential nominee joe biden accused of turning his back on the american people house democrats have passed a $2.00 trillion dollar relief bill on thursday but republicans rejected. it kind of twitching at the concierge abandon our children we had such great provisions in the deal not that they preach at all and we have. and in turn you need to do for me. in our fight to trash the virus that stay here and now. and 8 who are going to. a couple who brandished guns black lives matter protesters have been indicted by a grand jury mark and patricia mccroskey you are accused of exhibiting a weapon and tampering with evidence they waved guns at peaceful demonstrators marching outside their home in st louis 3 months ago the pair say they were frightened for their lives. all sources tell members of the turkish red crescent are

past week with 26 states reporting their record numbers it continues to dominate campaigning mike hanna reports from washington joe biden the merges from the voting station having cast an early ballot joining his opponent donald trump who voted in florida last week they're not the only ones 6 days out from election day a record 70000000 americans have cast their votes early amounting to half the total number of ballots recorded in 2016 why didn't chose to stay in his home town holding a meeting with health professionals to discuss the ongoing pandemic. shaking his head at what he heard and afterwards lashing out to the president he contends has given up trying to contain the pandemic seems like he just doesn't care much about it and the longer he's in charge the more reckless he gets it's enough it's time to change. reports emerging during the day indicate that president trump and his advisers were seeking political capital out of the pandemic as far back as april in a recorded interview with journalist bob woodward jarrett cushiony reveals that his father in law in his words was gettin

may well turn into a referendum on how well or help badly the sitting president has responded mike hanna to sarah washington. well staying with the u.s. and action on the supreme court has rejected a republican bid to limit when mail in ballots can be received in 2 key swing states pennsylvania and north carolina that means votes that have been posted on nov 3rd can be counted for several days afterwards and president trump has regularly attacked mail in voting making claims of fraud without any evidence and now a former u.s. homeland security official has admitted he is the white house insider who wrote a scathing op ed 2 years ago condemning donald trump miles taylor who no longer works for the president has called trump a moral petty and ineffective taylor is supporting joe biden for president a 3rd attempt at peace appears to have crumbled and nagorno-karabakh azerbaijan has accused armenia of killing at least $21.00 people and wounding dozens more and a missile strike this is the deadliest incident against civilians since fighting resumed a month ago or. reports from the very capita

may well turn into a referendum on how well or help badly the sitting president has responded mike hanna to sarah washington. the u.s. supreme court has rejected the republican bid to limit when mail in ballots can be received in 2 key swing states pennsylvania and north carolina it means the votes posted on november 3rd can be counted for several days afterwards president trump is regularly attacked mail in voting making claims of fraud without any evidence philadelphia has imposed an overnight curfew to prevent a 3rd night of violent protests over the police killing of a black man a previously planned rally was called off a few people detained for violating the curfew hundreds marched on tuesday night demanding the names of officers who shot and killed 27 year old water wallace be made public officers say he refused to drop a knife his family said that he was having a breakdown the heads of tech giants of the u.s. open questions about how they moderate content c.e.o.'s of facebook google and twitter appeared before a senate committee which is discussing whether to reform laws that prot

sides have been campaigning furiously as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cost a shadow mike hanna has more from washington d.c. on campaigning efforts starting with donald trump the $3.00 states he's visiting in the course of the day he talked very easily and 2016 but now all polls indicate that it's neck and neck with joe biden by a shrum that gap the lead that trump had 4 years ago shrinking a significantly president trump focusing on the states because they are critical to him if he's going to be able to win the election and more to do with in the white house. polls of opened in tanzania's presidential and parliamentary elections president john mcafee really is taking a 2nd term as government has been accused of cracking down on the opposition and stifling dissent in the run up to the vote. police fired tear gas at people protesting against new covert 19 measures bars and restaurants now have to shut much of the normal much of europe is seeing a spike in infections as a 2nd wave hits the continent brazen hong kong of arrested 3 people from the student group advocating for the c

he is the deputy head of the coast guard who tested positive himself on monday let's talk to mike hanna in washington d.c. the about this plenty going on mike isn't there going to starting with the pentagon now steven miller and i also noticed in the last hour 35 tweets already tweets from donald trump is back in the white house. and they were on a variety of subjects where you insulted the speaker of the house nancy pelosi he's demanding that all the rusher hoax investigation as he puts it get and redacted then get released immediately it's an absolute flurry of tweets with no clear direction in it it's simply a rant and not only is he to a tee he's also retreat in various conspiracies but to go to some real news come out with what is being reported now is that that admiral the coast guard admiral ray that you mention was in fact in the oval office the day after that event that's became known as the super spreader admiral ray attended a gold star event in the oval office with president trump which is once again raising speculation that maybe the white house has claimed yet another coro

the summer of discontent and protests against police brutality and systemic racism now dearest mike hanna reports from wilmington delaware. in the u.s. it's been a year of living dangerously particularly for african americans who have disproportionately borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic and who have been far more likely to be victims of police action than their white fellow citizens. the killing of george floyd just one case of brutality that galvanized protesters across the nation people of all colors banding together under the umbrella of the black lives matter movement. one candidate to embrace the movement and all its talk for. the other rejected it. many of those who are spreading violence in our cities are supporters of an organization called the black lives matter b.l.o. . soul. it's really it's really hurting the black community to the black the president of the united states some african american conservatives who share the support in get that at the white house at the presidency but taishan wearing blue to show their support to the police and the signature red caps to

who cast the most votes in person on election day a factor that could still tilt the balance mike hanna al-jazeera washington well there's been a 2nd night of protests against police brutality in the u.s. city of philadelphia hundreds there have demonstrated against the death of another black man at the hands of officers from philadelphia has a story. protesters gathered at night to voice their anger over the police killing of a black man monday afternoon a killing they say did not need to happen cell phone footage shows police shooting 27 year old walter wallace jr police say wallace was wielding a knife wallace's mother says her son had mental health issues and needed help and begged the police not to shoot him. the shooting comes in a year that's already seen mass protests against systemic racism and police brutality across the country was. anger frustration but also determination 3 words that come to mind as for the 2nd straight night protesters are on the streets calling for justice earlier in the evening another protest outside the police station near where the shooting took place

one who was bothered was mark hanna. a firm, strong conservative, supporter of the business community. mark hanna said in discussing was both possible nomination, he said, don't any of you realize that there will only be one life between this madman and the white house? well, apparently nobody cared. and then roosevelt was nominated and subsequently elected. as i said, he was not enthusiastic about it. he said, "the vice presidency is a most honorable office, but for a young man, there is not much ." do he ran for vice president with mckinley and he were elected. so he became vice president of the united states. and soon there was very much for this young man to do, because on september 6, 1901, william mckinley was assassinated. and theodore roosevelt at the age of 42 became the youngest president in american history. and still is. and i know that some would say, what about jack kennedy? watch this one, it could be a trick question. if you were taking a test. i never tried to trick students, but it is a bit tricky. it c

as a whole mike hanna al-jazeera washington. now that's a candidates vying to be the next vice presidents of the united states a preparing for a showdown in salt lake city the debates between mike pence son come along harris will likely focus on president trump's health and his handling of covert 19 well reynolds. amidst the head spinning events of the past week the vice presidential debate on wednesday takes on unprecedented significance this is going to be a critically important debate usually the debates are sideshows with the candidates earnestly discussing issues and tossing the occasional verbal zinger but as vice president mike pence and senator camel harris take to the stage in salt lake city the main issue is literally a matter of life or death i think there's going to be an enormous focus on the president's health mr biden's health as well frankly they are the 2 oldest presidential nominees in american history a book right now with the president ill and some questions swirling about how truly ill he is it really puts i

mike hanna has more from washington d.c. on campaign efforts starting with donald trump the 3 states he's visiting in the course of the day he talked very easily and 2016 but now polls indicate that it's neck and neck with joe biden. that gap the lead that trump had 4 years ago shrinking a significantly president trump focusing on the states because they are critical to him if he's going to be able to win the election and more to do with in the white house plans manzo voting for their next president polls opened a few hours ago and the incumbent john mica fairly is seeking a 2nd term his government has been accused of cracking down on the opposition police fired tear gas of people protesting its new covert $1000.00 measures in restaurants now have to stop much earlier than normal much of europe is seeing a spike in infections a 2nd wave hits the continent police in hong kong have arrested 3 people from a student group advocating for the city's independence from mainland china they were detained under the controversial securi

apparently prepared to accept the president's words and the doctor's diagnosis at face value mike hanna al-jazeera but that's. let's just listen in to what trump had said in his video statement i came here wasn't feeling so well i feel much better now working hard to get me all the way back i have to be back. because we still have to make america great again we've done an awfully good job of that but we still have steps to go and we have to finish that job and i'll be back i think i'll be back soon and i look forward to finishing up the campaign the way we started in the way we've been doing the kind of numbers that we've been doing we've been so proud of it so i just want to tell you that i'm starting to feel good. we 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 next couple of days but i had no choice because i just didn't want to stay in the white house i was given that alternative stay in the white house lucky self in don't ever leave don't even go to the oval office just stay upstairs and enjoy it d

something more expert to deal with the coronavirus the president is suffering from all right mike hanna thank you very much for that update from just outside walter reed well the democratic presidential nominee joe biden is campaigning in the swing state of michigan and he says that his team will remove all negative ads about trump and that the president's infection is a reminder of how serious the pandemic is. i like to start by acknowledging them which i'm sure all you do as well should be my prayers for the health and safety of the 1st lady and president cruz united states after they tested positive for cuba 90 i waved you and i prayed that they will make a quick and full recovery this is not a matter of politics it's a bracey reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously so trumps infection marks a devastating blow to his re-election bid u.s. health authorities say people must self isolate for 10 days after a positive test that brings us up to october the 11th but before that in 5 days his vice president mike pence is set to debate his democratic rival tamala harri

apparently prepared to accept the president's words and the doctor's diagnosis at face value mike hanna al-jazeera but that's. so as i mentioned in the past hour trump released a new video on twitter about his condition take a look at what he had to say well i feel much better now working hard to get me all the way back i have to be back because we still have to make america great again we've done an awfully good job of that but we still have steps to go and we have to finish that job and i'll be back i think i'll be back soon and i would vote to finishing up the campaign the way it was started in the way we've been doing the kind of numbers that we've been doing we've been so proud of it but this was something that happened and it's happened to millions of people all of the world and i'm fighting for them not just in the u.s. i'm fighting for them all over the world we're going to be this coronavirus or whatever you want to call it it would be that soundly so many things have happened if you look at the therapeutics which i'm taking right now some of them and others are coming out soon

the hospital that things are quote going well i think and he thanked supporters from maryland mike hanna reports. dressed in a suit and wearing a mask president trump walked to marine one on assisted minutes before he tweeted out this 5000 to thank everybody for the tremendous support i move into walter reed hospital or think i'm doing very well but we're going to make sure of the things we're the 1st lady's doing very well so we're thank you very much very appreciated . they are. here i put the ball to retail and once again walked unassisted to a waiting car on his way to a special suite to the hospital where his staff say he will continue to work for the next few days democratic challenger joe biden stood on the same stage as the president on tuesday he tested negative for the virus on friday and sent his best wishes to eating jill and i send our thoughts to president trump and 1st lady melania trump for a swift recovery we will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family trump has several risk factors that put him in danger of complications from covert 1

apparently prepared to accept the president's words and the doctor's diagnosis at face value mike hanna al-jazeera but that's. and just a few moments ago donald trump tweeted this video from the walter reed medical center let's let's listen and this is america this is the united states this is the greatest country in the world this is the most powerful country in the world i can't be locked up your room upstairs and totally safe and just say hey whatever happens happens i can't do that we have to confront problems as a leader you have to confront problems is never been a great leader that would have done that so that's where it is i'm doing well i want to thank everybody our 1st lady is doing very well melania asked me to say something as to the respect that she has for our country the love that she has for our country and we're both doing well of money is really handling it very nicely as you've probably read she's slightly younger than me just a little tiny bit and therefore just we know the disease we know the situation with age versus younger people and their money is handling it st

happened very shortly and they're all getting approved and the vaccines are coming momentarily mike hanna in washington d.c. that was a pretty extraordinary statement wasn't might from someone who has been sick in hospital with the fires for 3 days and he said 24 hours ago that he learned a lot about his. indeed yes well it's a very incredible statement indeed given the fact that you still have a president who is carrying the infection we heard from his doctors there he's not out of the woods yet they are into uncharted territory say of the doctors partially because of the incredibly mixture of therapeutic drugs that he's been given experimental antiviral cocktails rimmed disappear the steroids so certainly the doctors themselves are saying well this is a pretty unique case in terms of the treatment we've administered we've got to monitor that very closely and yet president trump there appears to be implying that he's already conquered the virus you heard that statement that maybe i'm immune but at the same time we know that he remains infected we don't know when he was actually infected

will be monitoring president trumps progress and a possible recovery from the virus all right mike hanna thank you very much now the world health organization's chief says he wishes both the u.s. president and the 1st lady a speedy recovery. overnight we heard the president of the united states of america do not and 1st lady may learn a term tested positive for cope with 19 i want to start today by wishing them bows a full and swift recovery. with them well donald trump is not the 1st world leader it's a contract the virus brazil's president also narrow tested positive back in july the british prime minister boris johnson was moved to an intensive care unit in april after contracting it he's tweeted to wish trump and his wife a speedy recovery lets him baba has more from london. i think we all want to send best wishes to the president and the 1st lady and i've done that this morning as you can imagine and i'm sure that they'll both stage a very strong recovery british prime minister boris johnson was one of the 1st world leaders to send a message of support on friday one that was informe

there in order to protect his own political future very significant development there are at our mike hanna live for us in washington d.c. mike thank you. lots more to come here and i'm just here including the u.k. prime minister warns the nation to prepare for a no deal brigs it. 10 scenes outside a south african court where 2 black men are accused of killing a white farmer more in the us. like it's going to be a changeable weekend a week into 2 hobs for japan we've got some wet weather now in the process of pushing a fair amount of cloud rolling in here and that sas days picture a soggy saturday 15 sounds just cold wet fairly miserable hang on in there come sunday it will brighten up the sunshine coming through temperatures getting up to around 20 celsius 20 celsius in seoul and in beijing as well so some fine dry weather across the korean peninsula northern parts of china got some showers into central china and quite a keen northeasterly praise fading down towards the south china sea still facing some very heavy rain into vietnam i'm afraid on that brace we'll see some much weather comin

hospital he said will be back on the campaign trail soon the fake news only shows the fake polls mike hanna is with us from washington d.c. this hour it's been quite a spectacle hasn't it these past few hours the departure the helicopter the arrival the mask removal. indeed yes well it was president trumps reality t.v. in a way carefully produced striking what he hopes were all the right notes and i must just mention within the last minute president trump has actually tweeted out a video of his return to the white house and interestingly the final shot in the video is a back shot of president trump while he's saluting as the helicopter takes off in front of him the significance of this is that there's a camera man right behind president trump president trump who he then walks within a foot of when he enters through the door so this once again just highlighting the fact that he has just returned from a hospital he is still positive for the coronavirus he takes off his mask and he's immediately in close contact with somebody who's taking full of him he will come into close contact as well wit

mike hanna joins us from outside walter reed medical military medical center in bethesda so mike trumps doctor statement seems to have raised as many questions as a dancer saying the president was 72 hours into his diagnosis which would have been midday on wednesday. indeed yes it's all very confusing you heard there from the president's personal physician 72 hours since diagnosis it was also mentioned that it was 48 hours since a cocktail was it ministered to president trump however the personal physician has now attempted to walk these back he's issued a statement saying that what he meant was that the diagnosis occurred within the past 3 days and that the antibody cocktail was administered within the past 2 days so once again very confusing you mentioned as well as statement by somebody close to president saying that his vital signs in the past 24 hours were alarming and that the next 48 hours are critical now we now know the name of that have facial and that's the chief of staff mark medders so certainly there piers to be a disconnect between that very rosy prognosis given by the do

to asia my pump a 0 has tested negative after trump's positive diagnosis on friday let's go to mike hanna who's outside the hospital where president trump is being treated 1st things 1st mike is there any change in the president's condition. but we haven't had any early morning bulletins about the president the last we heard was when the president himself tweeted out that video in the middle of the evening saying that he's feeling well but saying too that the next 2 days are critical now that's an opinion shared by his chief of staff mark meadows who has told reporters that the symptoms or the vital statistics off the president were deeply disturbing in the past 24 hours and saying too that the next 2 days are critical but as you mentioned that's a very different view from what we heard from the president's personal doctors in the past 24 hours saying that he's doing well it was a rather rosy prognosis saying that his vital signs were good that he's got oxygen levels were high that he was moving around in the course of the evening to the white house released some photographs of the presid

as a whole mike hanna al-jazeera washington. u.s. president donald trump is facing condemnation for calling off negotiations over a new coronavirus stimulus package talks had been underway with the democrats but the president has been on twitter saying he'll only pass the bill after he wins the election u.s. stock markets fell by around 2 percent following the news house democrats to pass the 2.2 trillion dollar relief bill on thursday but senate republicans have rejected it live to our white house correspondent kimberly hellcat just looking at mr trump on twitter he was on twitter 12 minutes ago where he is accusing joe biden of staging a coup his words not mine and he's also in his tweet from 30 minute 31 minutes ago he's saying vote trump california is somebody checking his meds. i think you've really hit the nail on the head in terms of the fact that the president is has always been somewhat erratic on twitter but this since he was diagnosed with covert 19 and return to the white house seems to be the most erratic in terms of top

tested positive for many jersey governor chris christie has now checked himself into hospital mike hanna reports. the entrance to the walter reed medical center is cordoned off a small group of the president's supporters standing vigil outside in mid-morning a following some doctors and nurses appeared to give a briefing on the president's condition. the general prognosis was highly positive but a statement by the president's personal physician raises questions about the timeline of diagnosis just 72 hours into the diagnosis now the 1st week of code in a particular day some to 10 of the most critical in determining the likely course of this illness another of the consulting physician said the experimental antibody cocktail regeneration was administered 48 hours ago we're working very closely with the company to monitor him the statements all to the timeline substantially placing initial diagnosis on wednesday and saying that dose suffer a general was administered 24 hours earlier than the white house said it was in response to calls for clarity the president's personal physician has issu

protocols there are so many questions still to be answered that might thanks very much for that mike hanna maryland. well that's a general use lucy is a joke professor of infectious diseases at georgetown university and he explained some of the critical issues that donald trump's medical team failed to address when they gave an update on his condition is a question that dr shawn dami didn't answer which is is a patient receiving a dexa methadone or it's a type of a what we call cortical steroids usually given if you're in hospital and having trouble breathing so apparent he's not having trouble breathing as oxygen saturation was reported at an apparently normal range but if you do receive dexamethasone for any reason then it. will take away a fever so we were told he has no fever for 24 hours so as long as he hasn't been on the methadone zone or some other steroid that's very good news but if he has been on taxes meant that some or any other steroid that will. make a fever go away so that's important and then the other thing is what clots there's a question about that and dr shonda only sa

he was instead fired for disregarding the chain of command so let's check in with mike hanna in washington about 7 in the evening there on the u.s. east coast i might start with some developing news 1st of all not just at the pentagon but once again in the inner circle of donald trump at the white house. very much in the inner circle reports indicate that steven miller who is a very close adviser of the president has now tests to a positive for the coronavirus miller has been in close proximity of the president for a long period of time he was also in close proximity to some of the other assistance to the president to have tested positive in recent days and certainly that list is growing and growing indeed kemal a large number of members of the president's staff now have tested positive a number of journalists who work there and as well as a number of military aides it is said who are also working at the white house one military aide in particular is the person who shares the responsibility for carrying those nuclear codes of what is called the football so once again you appear to be widen

let's talk to mike hanna in washington d.c. markets it's another one of those sort of where do we start moments this was actually a full 4 minute video there was so much in there but let's go with this idea of treatment 1st of all donald trump seems to think it was a blessing that he got the coronavirus because he learned about this treatment and he wants to make it free for everyone. well indeed here she's talking principle. the antiviral cocktail read gen on which has not yet been approved it hasn't even been to final clinical trials see it as a drug still in development but president trumpet heard about it he says and told the doctors that he wants to have it now the idea of making it free to all americans well that may be a bridge too far at this particular point in time there's no idea of what the drug would cost because it is nowhere near coming on the market and the founders of the general in the company that produces this cocktail have made very clear in recent days that their focus is to get enough supplies of the drug

well so thank you very much appreciate it i will never forget thank you let's get an update with mike hanna he's joining us from the walter reed national medical center where trump as we've been reporting has been admitted so mike what are you hearing about the president and his condition. well at the moment 3 president touched down 5 in the walter reed medical center a short while ago in marine force one close to one of the gates of the tent i was able to watch as the president's got out and assisted walk down the steps and then got into a waiting black car and he's now being driven to the comp center of the complex where we expect will believe all are told that he will be put in a suite that has been specially prepared for him to allow him to continue to work according to his job over the next 4 days a period that they say is just the time that he will be spending here one of the questions that we attempting to find the officer to is whether information about his condition is going to be coming from his stock or whether in fact it will be coming from the hospital authorities who are obvio

now moved back to the white house can be we'll talk to you again later i do want to bring in mike hanna one of our other correspondents in washington d.c. as we look at this live shot of the white house with the president has just returned he returns mike presumably to a very different white house not just as kimberly was talking about where he will be in there where he will work where he will presumably isolate. the number of his stuff who have tested positive as well it's a vastly different place. it's a very different place over the last 10 days a number of infections related to the white house have been reported the white house just a few blocks over my right shoulder there the latest his press secretary confirmed that she was positive for the coronavirus in the course of the day along with 2 of the systems we know that at least 3 journalists who work at the white house have tested positive but also kemal one must mention something here too a number of weeks ago it was confirmed that 2 members of the staff tested positive for the coronavirus now we understand that there was no inter