it wasn't cdc. cdc makes the public health lane.it took, unfortunately, you know, weeks and weeks and weeks before the private sector stepped up, all right, and developed what we now have. as you know, we've now done over 17 million tests. the private sector's in the game. the public health is a small part of it. but i think that has to change, too. >> thank you. thank you, madam chair. >> congressman pocan. >> thank you very much, madam chair. thank you, dr. redfield, for being with us. dr. redfield, i have a lot of questions, so if you can be as concise as possible, i would certainly appreciate that. it was inferred earlier by our ranking member that -- and i think you answered the question, but that we don't have the worst amount of cases, the highest amount per capita on the planet. is that correct? >> yeah, that's correct. >> however, according to your data, cdc data, we've had over 1.8 million cases of coronavirus. that's nearly a third of all the cases on the planet. and by far the most of any country. is that also correct? >

it wasn't cdc. cdc makes the public health lane but it took unfortunately weeks before the private sector stepped up and developed what we now have, as you know, we now done over 70 million tested private sector is in the game. public health is a small part of it but that has to change to. >> thank you. thank you madam chair. >> congressman. >> thank you very much, madam chair but thank you, doctor redfield for being with us. doctor redfield, i have a lot of questions so if you can be as concise as possible i would certainly appreciate that. it was heard earlier by our ranking member that i thank you answered the question that we don't have the worst amount of cases, highest amount per per capita on the planet, is that correct? >> yes, that is correct. >> however, according to your data, cdc gathered data we had over 1.8 million cases of coronavirus and that is nearly a third of all the cases on the planet and as far the most of any country and is that also correct? >> of those that had been reporte

why has the cdc been left behind? with the early declaration of a public health emergency by hhs on january 31st to say it's not a question of this will happen but when and further said disruption to everyday life might be severe but people might want to think about that s now cdc produced high quality in-depth publication take note the morbidity and mortality weekly reports and the experts have published evidence of universal testing to interrupt transmission of covid-19 as well as critically important19 a work of super spreading events which are responsible for transmitting the majority of cases of covid-19 they identify the cause the exposure a choir practice for 61 people led to 32 confirmed and probable cases and attendees at a church in arkansas poultry and processing facilities we cannot have the cdc that has that technical guidance we cannot have a cdc that has edited not scientifically driven or redrafted to sue political purposes we cannot have the cdc with data collection and reporting we cannot have the cd

they've consulting cdc. they've consulted local and state public health officials and the industry organizations and, yes, they are closely following this osha guidance which they are truly grateful for. they want to provide employees a safe workplace. and osha is helping them achieve that. isn't that what the osha statute's purpose is, helping employers and employees keep their workplace safe and healthy. i'm looking forward to the testimony today. and i thank the witnesses appearing in the midst of what i know is a very busy time for them. let's all work together to protect the most important part of the american economy, the working men and women who make this country so very prosperous, including the health care workers, like my sister-in-law cynthia dukes who is an icu nurse. i want her to be safe and healthy as she goes about her extremely important work even as we sit here taking care of the sickest of us. she and her colleagues deserve nothing less. and they are best served by us when we work togethe

in this country. >> can you be confident that the cdc would be giving us the plans since the cdc would be writing the comprehensive plan? >> we're developing a plan as we speak and, again, to keep building on the efforts to rebuild vaccine confidence in this country which is really critical and then on top of that have there will be a very defined plan for distribution of this vaccine, prioritization of this vaccine, monitoring for safety of the vaccine. >> but you can't tell us if it's going to be a couple weeks, a couple months, end of the year? do you have any estimate of what we'll see the plan? >> it's currently in development within the group, and i would anticipate we'll see that plan in the near weeks ahead, senator. >> weeks, not days, months? >> in the weeks ahead. it's something we're doing in combination with operation warp seed and cdc has been working on this plan literally for the last ten to 12 weeks. >> mr. chairman, i think we need to see that plan and need to know what it is, and american public needs tono

since the cdc would be writing the comprehensive plan? >> we're developing a plan as we speak and, again, to keep building on the efforts to rebuild vaccine confidence in this country which is really critical and then on top of that have there will be a very defined plan for distribution of this vaccine, prioritization of this vaccine, monitoring for safety of the vaccine. >> but you can't tell us if it's going to be a couple weeks, a couple months, end of the year? do you have any estimate of what we'll see the plan? >> it's currently in development within the group, and i would anticipate we'll see that plan in the near weeks ahead, senator. >> weeks, not days, months? >> in the weeks ahead. it's something we're doing in combination with operation warp seed and cdc has been working on this plan literally for the last ten to 12 weeks. >> mr. chairman, i think we need to see that plan and need to know what it is, and american public needs to know what that is and communities need to know what that is, soy hope that we urge that plan to be

nancy messonnier, a top cdc official, oke out publicly. >> tonight, the cdc is calling e coronavirusus health threat." >> we are working to readyr blic health workforce to respond to local cases, and the the possility this outbreak could become a pandemic. >> smith: it was a dire warning. >> the virus has killed more than 2,2 people and infected infected nearly 77,000 worldwide. >> smith: the president was on his way to india. >> thank y, mr. president. >> smith: the, he was reassuring. >> you may ask about the, uh, coronavirus, wch is, uh, ver well under control in our country. we, uh, have very few peopleth wit. s >>th: but as he prepared to return home, msonnier spoke to reporters again. ultimately, we expect we will see community spread in this country. it's not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more question of exactly when this will happenho anmany people in this country will have severe illness.ea >> federalh officials sa today that coronavirus wil certainly begin spreading... q >> it is notstion of "if," but "when." >> as nancy messonnier is giving

usually the cdc is in the lead. but there are multiple manufacturers both at point of care and laboratory who will have this type of test available. >> excellent. you all have been subject to a lot of criticism, as has the president. often that's leveled after we know facts we didn't know at the time when things started. and so it's really great if you have hindsight and 20/20 vision, you can look back and say what you should have done that. i want to look forward. what is it you need from congress that you do not have now to have america ready for the fall? what should we be preparing for now for the fall? i don't care who wants to start. i'm down to a minute to answer. dr. redfield? >> i think first i want to just express our appreciation to congress for the supplemental funding. i think it's of note that cdc has been able already to disburse $12 billion to the states to prepare their covid responses. that's an unprecedented amount of resources. i would only ask that we look at how to make a sustainable investment

cdc grilled op capitol hill over the response to the pandemic. there was a big focus on faulty test kits which cost the country valuable time in fighting the virus. this is not the first time the cdc chief has come under fire. >> after months of near silence during the global coronavirus pandemic, the head of america's top health agency full-timely speaking out. >> we have done 17 million tests. >> cdc director testified before congress today. defending his agency which was criticized for faulty covid-19 tests in the early days of the out break. the virus spread unchecked across the country. >> the cdc developed within ten days a test. that test is not a flawed test. it's perfect. >> the coronavirus pandemic isn't the first time he has been in a controversy during a national health crisis. in 1992 the height of the aids epidemic in america. the then army doctor and top aids researcher was involved in another scandal. he presented findings from a study he was doipg on a vaccine treatment for hiv at a aids conference. dozens of interviews and docum

nese labs in the >> the cdc does seven office in beijing that is right next to china cdc and we work collaboratively on a series of things, particularly respiratory virus and influenza. --haven't been broadened into the chinese investigation into the coronavirus epidemic, something i requested back january 3 and formally on january 6. >> i want to be helpful so i and iollow up with you have ideas of other things we might think about but i think that is a critical part of our discussion going forward and into the future. thank you. >> thank you. next, from california. >> thank you. i want to thank witnesses for being here today. we really appreciated. the question today will focus on -- and the mist of this pandemic. i would like to focus my question on the future and how we are preparing for the coming weeks and months for the -- particularly during flu season. nice to see you there to, dr. fauci. you have said we're still in the [indiscernible] our communities, our health care workforce, and constituents, the work could come as we make decisions going to school and trying to readjus

cdc has been on it since the beginning but we want to be a resource to you, your public health, staff and the city and the state public health and government and leadership as well but you, as mayors are playing an incredibly important role in amplifying the collective voices on major issues. as you know, your realities have really changed, for many of you since january and more of you since march when the pandemic really got here in the u.s. we know you're on the front lines, implementing the process of reopening our nation, city by city, for some of you it might be neighborhood by neighborhood and we know you are taking priority in this to do things in the manner best for your local area. will you heard from doctor fauci is kind of where we are and unfortunately, we're not in a good place right now, unfortunately, the national tally is trending upward. we have different patterns and i think you're probably aware of them. northeastern states and cities were hard-hit march and april but they are trending downward. the southern cities and states and western cities and states have been

how does the cdc envision its combined test to be used?very important as i mentioned as we get to the fall we will have both at the same time and cdc's developing that test that is right public health system but in parallel the private sector also now has advanced development. maybe dr. hahn wants to comment. to facilitate timely diagnosis of these two co-circulating pathogens. >> do you want to comment? >> we have been working with companies to actually look at that. admiral giroir is at the forefront of this. >> admiral? >> i would agree with my colleagues. we are all concerned about the possibility of co-circulation of influenza a and b and covid-19 with flu season and want to do everything we can to simplify the diagnosis and you can have -- if you have a single test and working with multiple manufacturers. the cdc as usual is usually in the lead and multiple manufacturers who will have this kind of test available. >> excellent. you all have been subject to a lot of criticism as has the president. often that's leveled after we know fac

this is a central function of cdc.where we really help with vaccine distribution throughout the nation. child hook vaccines. >> so that is the cdc. that is on your shoulders. thank you. mr. chairman, back to you. >> thank you very much senator romney. senator hassen. >> well, thank you, mr. chair and thank to you all of the witnesses for being here and for the teams you lead. i know how hard everybody is working. dr. redfield, i want to start with a question to you. 43% of the deaths in this country have been in nursing homes or long-term care facilities. in my state of new hampshire, 80% of our deaths are attributed to residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities. in mid may the white house urged states to complete covid-19 testing on every nursing homes resident and that has not happened. they have called for a baseline test for residents and weekly testing for nursing homes workers. given the widespread outbreak and the unique risk to residents what is cdc doing to ensure that states carry out the recomm

redfield, the head of the cdc told reporters today. i'm going to quote exactly what he says because it's really rather simple, what everyone in this country needs to do from the president on down. the coronavirus doesn't travel well over distances of longer than 6 to 7 feet. if we can maintain 6 feet distancing. if we can wear face coverings when we are in public. particularly when we can't maintain the distancing and maintain vigilence in our hand hygiene, these are going to be really, really important defense mechanisms. what dr. redfield is saying, dr. jha, is rather simple. there's a political divide and arguments we're seeing all over the country over a simple thing like simply wearing a face mask. >> so it's really markabremarka. here we are in the 20th century, 120,000 dead. what we need to do is wear a mask, maintain social distancing and washing our hands. i will add one more thing, the government has to put more time and pressure into wrapping up more test and tracing so we can isolate people infected. that's not a very compl

the cdc foundation is in on this. a number of private groups trying to build that workforce that can help with -- that can help put boots on the ground to help stop the virus before it takes off further, but that $12 million was really meant to help with the contact tracing, help with the isolation so you know where the disease is, where it is spreading in your own community. pandemic isy, the not over. seeingrovements we are in some parts of the country are not being seen in others, and we really need to be resolute and focused and continue the hard work we have done. we want to do is smarter than maybe in the first couple of months and really tried to reopen wherever we can and do things gradually so that we of't have the sort of seesaw everybody has to stay home and everybody can do whatever they want, but we know the economy and our health are both vitally important. the goal is to protect the most vulnerable, to sustain the health care system, to have the kind of public health investment that can keep the virus a

principally cdc. the information gathering capability of the federal government needs investment and it needs modernization. lastly i'll echo what my colleagues have said, pandemic preparation requires investment every year. mr. chairman, i look forward to our conversation. >> thank you, governor levitt. and thanks to each of you. we'll now begin a five minute round of questions. i'll ask the senators and witnesses to try to observe the five minute limit. we have a lot of senators who want to talk to these very gish distinguishes witnesses. i'll begin. when we're through i'm going to ask each of the witnesses to answer this question. if you were the king or the queen and you could do let's say three things to be ready for the next pandemic what would those three things be? now, i only have five minutes but let me start with you with this question. someone might ask why are you taking time in theááááááá? how would you answer that question? >> yeah, i think the points are made we need to end this

>> i have not seen another mistake like this at cdc.ts have rolled out very effectively, uh, without ach gln the past. >> smith: tom frieden was head of the cdc durg the obama administration. is there any bigger misstep or stumble here than the failure to test? >> i think, when we look back at what went right and what went wrong, we're going to focus on february. what should have gotten done in februaryhat didn't happen. f >> so st question to you is, uh, doeshe cdc's test for coronavirus work? >> yeah, uh, the pblem washe in, whenest was sent to the states, one of the components had a contaminant in it. >> smith: i asked dr. redfield why south korea succeeded where the u.s. faile >> korea had already developed private-public partnerships through the mers thing, and really had invested enorusly appropriately, and that' what our nation had not done over the last 30 years. so, you won't get argument from me that the public healthe workfos been really underinvested in for decades. >> the cdc now says it's now going to send improved tests t

in this country. >> can you say when the cdc would be giving their plans, since cdc would be writing comprehensive plan? >> we're developing a plan as we speak. again, to keep building on the efforts we have to rebuild what i call vaccine confidence in this country, which is really critical, and then on top of that, there will be a very defined plan for distribution of this vaccine, prioritization of this vaccine -- >> but -- >> -- and monitor of safety for the vaccine. >> couple weeks, couple months, the end of the year, do you have any estimate on when we'll see the plan? >> well, it is currently in development within the group. you know, i'd anticipate that we'll see that plan in the near weeks ahead, senator. >> weeks, not days, months? >> in the weeks ahead. it is a collective effort we're doing together with the concept of operation warp speed. cdc has been working on this plan literally for probably the

richard besser, former director of the cdc.o good to have you on, especially in your role formerly at the cdc. tell us why it matters if it's the case that there were actually ten times as many covid-19 infections, does that help us to know going forward and if so, how? >> yeah. it's a very important piece of information. what the cdc director said is that they estimate that about 6% of people in america have had covid-19 infection. that tells you a couple of things. it tells you a lot of cases have been undiagnosed and we would expect that because as we have been saying all along and we have all been hearing, a lot of people who get this infection are asymptomatic, no symptoms whatsoever. and people had mild symptoms and early on, only people who were severely ill were being tested. the other piece of this to remember though is when you say only 6% of people have had the infection, while that's 20 million is a lot of people, it means that there's still hundreds of millions of people who are at risk. it's early days in the pand

cdc is a tracer.and the disease around the world you will see at the heart of that and then to diminish that but it is easy to be critical in an emergency. >> will what they said about modernization it would be difficult. >> particularly with that data infrastructure to collect data in almost real time with situational awareness and the pandemic situation thank you senator cassidy. senator murphy? >> thank you mr. chairman and to all the witnesses you know the high regard there needs to be reform at the cdc going forward and ways they didn't measure up let's be 100 percent clear the cdc is trying to do good work sending out regular guidance as the most evidence-based method the president of the united states refused to wear a mask. that's an attack on him politically and for individual industries. and then the white house prevents that guidance and then to take responsibility. and then to do some hard look internally but also and then to do the best work they could by this administration. and focus mo

this is an underestimat underestimate, according to cdc these numbers are a mere fraction of the true toll to the absence of reporting of 27 states, new york city and the district of columbia. as we know infection outbreaks are not limited to healthcare facilities more than 17000 meat processing workers have been infected and estimated died 60 percent of employees tested positive at an iowa tyson plant one closed after hundreds fell ill although the plant promise to test every worker before reopening there were so many positive cases that it stopped testing and reopened anyway longtime care facilities grocery stores and transportation systems and warehouses have all experienced deadly outbreaks earlier this month the cdc reported 2770 infections and 15 deaths among staff and correctional and detention facilities late january through late april 36 percent of all infections at correctional facilities was suffered by staff at least six employees or one warehouse in new york died from covid-19 129 new york city transit workers died of the virus 1424 veterans administration's employees hav

outstanding health scientists at the china cdc. my predecessor established a people to people relationship with the china cdc that i perpetuated and dr. friedman perpetuated. we signed a memorandum of understanding, and every other year, we would visit each other's agencies. the cdc center leaders and i went to china. we helped inaugurate their new laboratories. we linked in an emergency operation center there to the various provinces in china. all of this came in the aftermath of sars, because china not want to be caught out unprepared on other emerging infectious diseases. during that time, scientific cooperation was as good as it gets between two countries that exchange the training, the collaborations, and it is shocking to me right now to see that change. i don't understand the precipitants of it, i don't understand the politics of it entirely, but i think it is a terrible loss. and it is that kind of science to science engagement that helps overcome some of the political differences that divide us and creates common ground th

we need leadership coming out of the cdc. real leadership. it was an outrage that there was a gathering in tulsa. six of the president's advanced people were infected. it is my understanding two secret service agents were. how can the cdc allow this pandemic, this virus to be something political? you have to push back. you're a scientist, a doctor. to dr. hahn, i'm sure you've read the several articles regarding hydroxychloroquine. every study states it doesn't work in any setting. in fact, it has known side effects, cardiac issues being one. so there's a danger in terms of the side effects. as commissioner, you see all the data. are you going to inform the american people, doctors across the country, about these facts? >> thank you, congresswoman, for that question. indeed, we are. i can refer the committee to several documents that we have put out over the last several weeks regarding hydroxychloroquine. with respect to the issues we issued a safety alert, particularly around the combination of hydroxychloroquine with other drugs that might

the cdc said no, we will have our own test. they wasted a month developing a test of their own. when they tested the test, it did not work and we wasted another month to figure out and fix the problems with the test. the virus is spreading, people were getting sick and dying. we still don't have the most robust testing that we need frankly to be successful. identifying where the virus is, the hotspots, isolating them is the key to reopening and allowing people to get back to work safely. testing is everything and contact tracing has to go with it. if you were diagnosed positive, we have got to know who are you in contact with so we can either isolate them or alert them so they are not spreading it or getting sick themselves. cdc has also unfortunately as a result, it was seen as the gold on earlyin the world detection of diseases or problems and unfortunately that reputation has been tarnished during this pandemic. one of our goals has to be not only to add more resources to cdc but to revamp it so it returns to the gold standard all americans could be proud of. sen. warner: i c

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so the cdc center leaders and i went to china. we helped inaugurate their new campus with their new laboratories. we conducted a flu pandemic conference by linking in in an emergency operations center there to the various provinces in china. all of this came in the aftermath of sars because china did not want to be caught unprepared for another emerging infectious diseases. during that time, the scientific cooperation was as good as it gets between two countries, the exchange, the training, the collaborations and, you know, it's shocking to me right now to see that change. i don't understand the per sip tense of it or the politics of it entirely. i think it's a terrible loss. and it is that kind of science-to-science engagement that helps overcome some of the political differences that divide us and creates common ground. when we're dealing with a global pandemic, we're all in this together and no one is safe until everyone is safe. so the loss of that conduit of exchange and public health sharing, basically, is something that i h

gloria, the cdc director today proclaimed this pandemic is not over. but based on the president's actions, does it seem to you like he disagrees about the threat actually posed by this virus? >> wolf, this is not the reality show that the president wants to present to the american public as he faces reelection. but unfortunately for him, it is the reality. and he will not face up to it. it wasn't that long ago when he said, we'll have 15 cases going to zero, or him talking about, okay, we're going to reopen at easter and people can be in church together, in pews together on easter. and john bolton told you this just yesterday, wolf, this is a president who believes in politics above all else. and he said to you that he turned a blind eye towards the pandemic. and his explanation is, as a lot of people are saying, including me, that it's all because of reelection. and he wants to make the economy well, as everybody does, but in order to do that, he can't have people staying at home. and so what he wants to do is disrupt and he wants to say, okay, everyt

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chinese government for being transparent in handling this virus, instead of demanding access for the cdc that beijing was refusing to give in wuhan. the american people sacrifice so much to fight this virus. we've lost lives. we've lost businesses. we've lost paychecks. and now thanks to donald trump's bungling, we may lose some of the progress we've begun to make, all because he's lost interest. he's once again ignoring the facts, the public health response is still woefully, woefully lacking from this administration. more than 117,000 people have died in the united states of america, with an average daily number of cases still climbing in 21 states. we still don't have what we need when it comes to rapid results testing, contact tracing capacity, widely available personnel, protective equipment for them. -- personal protective equipment for them, or clear nationwide guidance. instead president trump pushes dangerous disproven drugs, stands in the way of the cdc issues guidelines on reopening. they had them, wanted to issue them, and he wouldn't let them. he refuses to wear a mask, basi

the cdc is trying to do good work. they are sending out regular guidance on the importance, for instance, of wearing masks as may be the most evidence-based method of preventing the spread of this disease. the president of the united states refuses to wear a mask. his top advisers refuse to wear masks picky says it's an attack on him politically for people to wear masks. the cdc develops guidance for individual industries and businesses to reopen. the white house then prevents that guidance from being dispensed because the white house doesn't want to take responsibility for the decisions they to reopen the country, and so i think the cdc needs to do some hard looking internally but i also think they have been prevented from doing the best work they could by this administration and this president. i appreciate the focus of this hearing moving forward but any good fire department that has a house on fire and a house next door that is in danger of catching on fire does both. they put out the fire at the house that is engu

karen bass: if you remember, it was when he was asked last quarter he had contacted the cdc. we went and remember what he said his campaign was what he have to lose so we did a document about hundred and 20 page document the said, first of all we began with black history but then we also had a variety of bills that we wanted to see if the white house was going to be interested in. we wanted to follow-up the many meeting with the cabinet secretaries. but i will say that after the meeting, is no communication. they never responded to us after that. we made numerous requests to meet with the cabinet secretaries. that never happened. host: do you think the president by choosing his first rally after the quarantine of coronavirus, his first rally in tulsa. the site of the tulsa massacre. do you think he did this, are you think he is pulling the substrate on a bullhorn to send a message, the white supremacist message to some of his followers. rep. karen bass: was very hard for me not to see it as a bullhorn. it just is because i do know that in the beginning, maybe they didn't unde

the cdc, and that's the checkpoints.to use the public health act efforts and if we add here to guidelines of what we hear in many of these presentations that we just heard about the physical distance and the community, the use of masks, and some things like that, that will help to keep the level of infection in the community down which will then make help keep the children back to school. if you are in the area where you have a certain amount of infection dynamics, there are things that can creatively be done about modifying things like the school schedule. alternate days, morning versus evening, allowing under certain circumstances online virtual lessons. of those of the kind of things that we need to consider but also importantly always make the goal that it is very important to get the children back to school for unintended negative consequences that occur when we get them back to school. >> dr. redfield, one of the concerns would be for children generally speaking but haven't been damaged nearly as much as adults, pa

will you please show her and the members of the cdc some love ? and the members of the cdc some love? this is my congressional district. i want all of the congresspeople to hear to sand please. show them some love. mike reilly jackson lee is please. show them some love. mike reillyjackson lee is here. —— the kind of people who are here. —— my colleague at jackson lee is kind of people who are here. —— my colleague atjackson lee is here. to mayor turner my dear friend and fraternity brother, tojudge mayor turner my dear friend and fraternity brother, to judge adolfo, two commissioners... —— tojudge hidalgo. to all of the members of the council. and i want to say a special word about another great american who is with us today. one whose name means help for humankind. one who was there with doctor king, one who was the father of the civil rights movement right here in houston, texas, one that we know and

abc's steve osunsami at the cdc in atlanta. >> reporter: the forecast from the cdc is sobering tonight. up to 143,000 total coronavirus deaths in america by the end of this month. just as things were improving in new york city, there's an alarming jump tonight in the number of people hospitalized with covid-19. a 75% jump in just one day. and the city's mayor says it's too early to know if it's because of the large crowds at protests in the streets. >> i would be surprised if that's what's causing it. i think we're much more likely in the next week, ten days, to see a manifestation, if there is one. >> reporter: new york state as whole has turned a corner, reporting 42 deaths on thursday -- its lowest daily number of deaths in eight weeks. authorities at the cdc say that they do believe the virus is marching with protesters around the country and could increase infections. >> i do think there is a potential, unfortunately, for this to be a seeding event. >> in los angeles, they're telling protesters to self-quarantine when they get home. 18 states plus puerto rico are seeing increases

the cdc publishing new guidelines urging people to stay vigilant. >> that doesn't mean that you walk around without a mask, that you jump into a crowd, that you stop washing your hands. >> how a possible rise in cases could reveal itself in the next few weeks. >>> america's expanding protests.nghe one in seattle where protesters blocks. plus, the man who tried to stop a gunman who drove his car into demonstrators speaks out about the action he took. >>> takedown. former "saturday night live" star jay pharoah releasing this dramatic video and describing how he was detained by los angeles police. >> they tell me to get on the ground. spread my arms out. they put me in cuffs. the officer took his knee, put it on my neck. >> what the star wants the public to learn from stories like this. >>> under fire. long-time "vogue" editor-in-chief anna wintour apologizes for a lack of diversity at the iconic fashion magazine. do her words go far enough? and what the magazine is saying this morning. >>> new technology at airports. how they're trying to prevent the spread of covid-19 on airplanes and

the cdc now warning that pregnant women may have a higher risk. but luckily she received a plasma treatment at memorial herman hospital helped her beat the virus. she had this message for her doctor. he's probably watching this, what would you tell him? >> that you saved my life and my baby's life. >> reporter: you know, there's probably a lot of women like who, you know, are pregnant. what would you tell them? >> i was telling them, if they get it, don't give up. think about your baby. be strong for your baby, because i feel like the covid will drain your body, like, if you let it. >> reporter: the virus is spreading fast throughout this state, infecting 18 members of the barbosa family in north texas after they attended a surprise birthday party. >> my dad's hanging on by a thread. they're in there by themselves with no family, you know? and it's just heartbreaking. >> reporter: for the rodriguez family outside of houston, no one has to tell them how deadly this virus is. three members dying in ten days. >> i was doing everything i could to keep

>> victor oquendo with those new cdc guidelines. vic, thank you. >>> despite coronavirus concerns president trump is returning to the campaign trail next week with a major rally in tulsa, oklahoma. even though dr. anthony fauci of the president's virus task force says it's still not safe for large gathering like this one. but that's not the only concern for the rally. the president is under fire about when and where it's taking place. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: as the president prepares to hold his first political rally in months, the government's top expert on coronavirus has a stark warning. attending a rally is risky. >> the best way that you can avoid either acquiring or transmitting infection is to avoid crowded places, to wear a mask whenever you're outside. >> reporter: dr. fauci is equally blunt in warning those who attend protests around the country. >> when you start to chant and shout, even though the instinct is to pull the mask down, which you see, don't do that, because there is a risk there and it's a real ris

the problem is this is no time to be complacent, that's the message from the director of the cdc. >> health officials are concerned about community spread during the upcoming fourth of july holiday, as california sees a surge in new coronavirus cases. we have new information out today.>> reporter: the briefing today the cdc director says that now the data is showing that people who are pregnant or obese could be at greater risk of severe illness and there is also great concern that young people might be driving a surge in cases. for months now americans have seen signs about social distancing and wearing masks, the coronavirus remains a risk but now some see signs of virus fatigue. >> i think people have got more lax in the last two or three weeks. >> reporter: a poll shows the number of americans worried about getting an infection has dropped from 78% in april to 68% in june and support for stay-at-home orders also dropped from 80% in april to 50% in june. >> i'm so concerned a little bit but over the last couple months my concerns have gone down the middle a little bit, i'm startin

but there were concerns the cdc wasn't acting fast enough. three weeks went by, and according to this e-mail written by a top government scientist the cdc hadn't officially asked china for samples yet. "that's a problem," he wrote. the department of health and human services told us efforts were made but china was uncooperative. at what point did you realize there was a freight train coming down the rail at us? >> so very early on this virus had very serious features that raised concerns to me. >> dr. luciana borio has spent her career studying infectious diseases. up until last year when she left for the private sector she monitored global diseases for the national security council inside the trump white house. >> i couldn't imagine a situation where we would not have already had cases circulating in the u.s. given the amount of travel that takes place between our two countries. >> were our policy makers slow in recognizing the reality of the situation? >> you know, lester, it's very difficult to know. i had left the white house in 2019. my

we're working with cdc, hhs, industry stakeholders.for example in the air environment i've personally been on a couple of calls and we've had those discussions on what can be do to get better to collect that information? that is what we're trying to work towards in the future. when i say pretty quickly probably by september we need to have an interim solution. kind of the 3 meter target, if you will is we've changed how we've done that. we kind of do what we call pre-primary really right after they deboard from the plane and we have our dhs contract personnel there collecting that information, doing the medical screening and asking the questions they should while cbp personnel are there. that has helped tremendously, but we still need to get better on that. >> reports indicate like the u.s., cbp is going to face some funding shortfalls as a result of covid-19 decrease in the user fees folks pay. i'm concerned the impact the shortfall will have the on work force as well as the security at the ports of entry. first question, will you hav