-- debra's friend?lissa. i know her from her. i've seen her a few times. >> you guys ever have any problems, maybe? something like that? >> never. never. i don't think i ever spoke to her more than two words. >> do you know if she's had anything to do with what you're goin' through right now with debra and the divorce? >> i don't know. and i really don't -- don't care. i mean i just -- >> that wouldn't bother you if she did? >> oh no. the thing is that i just wanna get away from my wife. i just wanna be at peace. >> reporter: then they asked him the question. >> did you have anything to do with -- with melissa's death? >> no. >> reporter: but what tony didn't know is that before detectives spoke to him, they had obtained a copy of the train route he drove the day after the murder. and guess what? it matched the route traveled by melissa's phone. detectives confronted him with the evidence. >> her phone, after it was stolen, drove to the area of your house and stayed there overnight. and came to work wit

i will speak to debra katz in just moments. first, cnn's caitlin collins reports on bright's stunning assessment on how the trump administration dropped the ball in battling this deadly virus. >> reporter: today the vaccine official ousted from his job during the coronavirus pandemic said the administration's failure to warn the public about coronavirus cost lives. >> i believe americans need to be told the truth. people were not as prepared as they could have been around should have been. >> reporter: testifying for the first time since he was removed from his role as the head of the biomed cal advanced research and development authority, rick bright was a dire warning that the u.s. doesn't have a master plan and there still aren't enough tests. >> there still aren't enough tests. >> reporter: so even this week as we are being told, anybody who wants a test can have a test. is that true in the united states of america? >> no. >> reporter: bright alleges he was demoted for abouting to the widespread distribution of a drug promo

debra birx will do self-quarantining or secretary azar. the president earlier tonight met with members of the joint chiefs in the cabinet room at the white house, and there you can see all of them sitting around the table. the secretary was there, steve mnuchin, the treasury secretary. out of an abundance of caution, should they have been wearing masks in the west wing of the white house as well? >> i think so, wolf. you know, i appreciate the fact that they're trying to keep physical distance. you know, and i don't know if you remember, wolf at the beginning when the white house task force briefing began, no one kept physical distance at that point. everyone was right next to each other. and over time you saw this gradual sort of abiding by the recommendations. and i think we're seeing the same thing here. right now, it is still a reluctance to wear masks. and they're necessary. and i think we're going to gradually. it should happen now. this should not be a gradual thing, to be clear. but i think gradually, we're going to see that. peopl

as you just heard from debra katz, the attorney for dr. bright, she says he will be there next week, he will testify, he's feeling well enough to testify. john harwood, any sense from the white house that they may try to stop that testimony? >> we'll see if they make an attempt. i think it will be difficult for them to stop him, having removed him from his job. he could defy a white house attempt to stop him. so i think we're going to hear from him and this is what oversight is all about. we know the administration is not fond of oversight, especially from the house of representatives. but i think at this point that is testimony that they're not going to be able to stop. >> i have to say, sanjay, there is a lot in this complaint, a lot of it -- some of it had been known, cronyism is a separate matter, but seeing an email exchange in january about concerns of masks, specific concerns about mask supply in january of this year is really interesting to see there was that concern of some inside the administration. >> yeah, i hadn't seen those e

debra katz is the attorney for dr. rick bright. ms. katz, great to see you. we have gotten a copy of some of dr. bright's opening remarks. i want to read one passage that has gotten a lot of attention. he says our window of opportunity is closing. if we fail to develop a national coordinated response based in science, i fear the pandemic will get far worse and be prolonged, causing unprecedented illness and fatalities. without clear planning and implementation of the steps i and other experts outlined, 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history. what does he foresee? what does he mean by that? >> he means just that. there will be widespread illness and suffering and fatalities. if the country doesn't develop a national strategy for the pandemic. >> he goes on to say. as i reflect on the past few months of the outbreak, it's painfully clear that we were not as prepared as we should have been. we missed early warning signs and forgot pages from our pandemic playbook. will he explain that? which pages does he think were torn out of that playbook exactly?

joining us live from skype is representative debra haaland. represent's new mexico -- represents new mexico's first congressional district. congresswoman, thank you for being with us. first of all, where are you? looks great. rep. haaland: i am in albuquerque, new mexico on my back porch and we are having a spell of beautiful weather. i sit outside every chance i get. host: how has this virus impacted the native american population, not only in your district but across the country out west? rep. haaland: let me start with new mexico, where 11% of the population is native american positiver 54% of the cases. indian country is behind. they start way behind. a lot of native communities don't have running cases. water, no electricity, and broadband is absolutely nonexistent in so many places. that goes for every tribe across the country. so many tribes can't connect. when it comes to dealing with life on its own on to but add a pandemic that, and it exacerbated the situation in indian country, which is why we have been fighting to make sure tribes

>> my name is debra katz. i'm an attorney representing dr. rick bright at the law firm of katz, marshall & banks. >> thank you. >> i think that's all we needed to do. >> madam chairwoman? >> the gentleman is recognized for his five minutes. >> parliamentary question. >> will the gentleman state his parliamentary? >> will the witness be under oath, because if you have a whistleblower testimony under o & i, a witness would normally be under oath, and if not today he's not under oath, if we get into whistleblower allegations, how can we be sure the witness is telling the truth under oath if they're not under oath? and if they're not under oath, how can you talk about the whistleblower complaints? in a fair and equitable manner. >> i thank the gentleman for his inquiry. all witnesses know that it is illegal to lie to congress. and in our subcommittee, unlike o & i, they are the only subcommittee that -- i mean, it's a practice. it's a tradition. but we don't swear people in. but witnesses know that it is illegal to lie to congress. >> usc 1003 or

debra birx pressuring the cdc to start doing the numbers and doing the death stats in a different way. the complaints from dr. birx include but aren't limited to that she thinks it perhaps suspect or inaccurate the cdc is including numbers of individuals who had the coronavirus but perhaps may not have died directly, whatever that means, because of it, in the death count and she'd like to see essentially better cat gorization. that may seem in good faith than other trump partisans but this isn't happening in a vacuum. when it comes to president trump himself, as we reported in the story for weeks, at least the past two weeks, he's been telling people close to him in and out of the administration he would like to see more accurate numbers and he's grown to grow suspicious of these numbers. one person i spoke to who the president has spoken to recently said he would like a quote unquote review of how the cdc and other government bodies calculate the coronavirus dead because he's concerned that maybe someone who had the coronavirus and tripped and fell down a flight of stairs could be co

debra katz is joining us now. she's representing dr. bright in the complaint.ppreciate you making time. >> thank you for having me. >> so, i understand a little bit because i've read a little bit of the medical literature around chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine and the concerns about its widespread use and the weirdness around conservative media and the president hyping it. the thing that i'm less clear on is why your client thinks that cronyism was part of the problem in terms of why that drug was being hyped and why he was being pressured to go along with that. >> well, we're mixing up a little of the allegations here. with respect to other contracts, there was clear cronyism. friends put themselves in the contracting system and pushed for drugs that medical experts and scientists did not favor. and somehow those drugs got approved for the contracts. with respect to the antimalarial drugs, what we know from other reporting is that the president fell in love with the idea that these drugs could work even though scientists told him there was no scientific evi

debra birx did. >> why does he choose not to wear a face mask >> he's tested each and every day. >> reporterthere are questions about the reliability the tests the white house uses the fda issuing an alert the rapid coronavirus test may give inaccurate results after a study found it may miss as many as half of positive cases. >> if you're testing positive or negative it could be double checked. it's a good test. >> reporter: the president today again insisted the coronavirus could disappear even without a vaccine. something his own top health advisors dismissed as unrealistic. lester >> jeff bennett, thank you. >>> among the businesses hardest hit are restaurants and while more of them reopen today, many people are still worried and some alarming new research shows just how easily the virus might be able to spread in confined spaces here is miguel almaguer. >> reporter: tonight, the corner stone of small town america and big city living. the restaurant fighting for its survival from pizza shops in colorado. >> we can't close the doors. it's a family-owned business. >> reporter: to cantinas i

debra henry began working as a fashion model when she was 15 she became one of the most famous user. queens of malaysia but then she had the idea to put her fame to good use to fight for refugees rights. with this moment i hosted a documentary that i visited these refugees out means living 20 minutes from a pitiful twin towers and i couldn't believe that they were here in malaysia in my home and they weren't going to school and i think that was a big turning point for a kid in this well today without an education or setting them up to fail. after fleeing me in march of 2 city struggled for 6 years to survive in malaysia. 6 years in which he had no legal work promise and was forced to do odd jobs to feed himself and his family. 6 years in which they received no medical care. i mean we miss our homeland very much we ask the international community to find justice for us we want to go home if we can we can bear living as refugees in a foreign country we hope that the international community will help end the conflict so that my country can be at peace and we can return to our homeland g

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them back in and i said against many people, including anthony fauci, who i like very much, including debra, who i like very much, the doctors and many other people. it's going to blow over. and they said this at the end of february. now at the same time, i want to be optimistic. i don't want to be mr. gloom and doom. it's a very bad subject. i'm not looking to tell the american people when nobody really knows what's happening yet, oh, this is going to be so tragic. i want to be, aside from everything else, and i'm going to use a term, and some people love it, and some people hate it, but i love it. i want to be a cheerleader for our country. >> when we come back. is the president comfortable if the election six months from now becomes a referendum on his handling of the pandemic. what he told me. and his message tonight when we asked what he would say to the families who've lost loved ones, now more than 70,000 lives lost in our country. only roomba uses 2 multi-surface rubber brushes to clean all your floors. and with patented dirt detect technology, roomba finds dirt throughout your home

and congratulations, debra. >>> also in the south bay, members of the san jose earthquake's front officerovided an assist to hospital workers today. >> during a shift change at santa clara valley medical center they created a cheering tunnel for arriving health care workers. some held a long banner reading thank you for risking your lives to save ours. they also brought in food tts aa goal for the earthquakes. >>> hey, sports settling in at 11:00, and ahead, there may be theories on saving the nba season, the league made one thing concrete. >>> and what the -- what the -- what is this? i'm told ♪ ♪ when you need it, jack delivers: order on uber eats, postmates and grubhub. when you need it, so we're working 24/7 toected maintain a reliable network, to meet your growing internet needs. we're helping customers who are experiencing financial difficulties stay connected. we're increasing internet speeds for low income families in our internet essentials program. and delivering self-install kits to your door. nos comprometemos a mantenerte conectado. we're committed to keeping you connected.

and debra was a big supporter of that. i mean, in terms of how important it turned out to be. so, as -- show was tony fauci. tony said we saved thousands and thousands of lives. that was a great decision that was made. made very early. confusing to the do notn people when we emphasize the size of our country. we are the third largest country in the world. every country has a different experience. you have to adjust everything to popularize in size. when you look at spain and italy are identicales to other countries that have experienced the type of epidemic we have experienced. so, every country is different. report why you need to data normalized for population and you look at the mortality by population it is true, we have some of the lowest mortality, about half of italy and spain. i think it is really important that in these two states represent what we have been asking states to do and kansas, they have found 50% of their clusters were in specific meatpacking, nursing homes. they identify the clusters. they took care of those clusters. that was 50% of all their cases. ark

you have doctor debra burris one of the top medical scientists working with mr trump, and afterwards governors, the states should look at what the particular health situation in their community is. they should be in touch with local health officials. if it is not rising, the number of cases that could be done with social distancing and in churches that can be taken, you have to protect the verbal ended by a case—by—case location by location basis because it is also true that a large number of congregants tend to be elderly and those are who are affordable. barbara, thank you. there has been strong international condemnation of china's proposal to introduce a new security law for hong kong. britain, australia and canada issued a joint statement which said introducing such a law, on hong kong's behalf without the direct participation of its people, legislature orjudiciary, would clearly undermine the principle of one country two systems. the us secretary of state mike pompeo condemned what he called beijing's "disasterous proposal", saying it "should be reconsidered". the law, which wo

debra birx expressed a break through. >> we have to test antigen rather than try to detect the live virus or viral particles, itself. >> reporter: could three drugs be better than one in the fight against coronavirus? researchers in hong kong say they have preliminarily discovered a faster recovery time among patients who receive a triple anti-virus cocktail versus a grou treated with one dug >> they tested mild to moderate patients and they cut dow the time of infection and the time they are hospitalized >> reporter: doctors say these medical advances aren't a cure but offer a hope until there is a vaccine >> kathy is with us. how soon until we see these antigen tests out on the markets >> reporter: well, kate, these tests are much simpler in design so it could be a matter of weeks. manufacturers are really ramping up production their goal is to turn out a million tests per week kate >> kathy parks for us in new york. >>> stopping the spread of coronavirus is, of course, key to reopening. well, now, one country is taking drastic measures to make sure it doesn't get in at all. tonight bil

debra, she has an incredible story. she joined one of the massachusetts regiments and she was wounded twice and served in the battle of york town. when she was wounded she treated her own wound so that she wouldn't be found. she got sick, i don't know if it was the flu or whatever, and she was examined by a doctor who discovered she was a woman and was discharged. the key thing is, they did just discharge her. she got a pension, probably the first women in history to get a pension. in fact, when deborah passed away her husband petition the government for benefit, which in fact he got. regrettably, he was dead by the time they granted it to him. but it is quite a story. she served as robert. another incredible character is doctor mary walker. she was a surgeon, trained in new york. the army is crying for surgeons, to come and to help and take care of the sick and wounded during the civil war. so, she comes in presents or self but they don't want her. why do you think? because she is a woman. she persisted though, in fact

debra cohen was a labor and delivery nurse at caster valley eden medical. her coworkers and family wanted to say thanks for all of her hard work. and we'd sayy d a good job c > the o t san jose earthquake's front office provided an assist to hospital workers today. >> during a shift change at santa clara valley medical center they created a cheering tunnel for arriving health care workers. some held a long banner reading thank you for risking your lives to save ours. they also brought in food trucks to feed more than a thousand hospital staff. >> now, that is a shot and a goal for the earthquakes. >>> hey, sports settling in at 11:00, and ahead, there may be theories on saving the nba season, the league made one thing concrete. >>> and what the -- what the -- what is this? i'm told >>> nba up top. we've heard two month bubble, separating players from families to save the nba season. while there's a full court of press on finding solutions,sbe e announced today that they are postponing the draft lottery and combine. both were scheduled to take place later th

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some critics like debra messing and others say they love the nickname.olitics resulting back to school yard insults. rob: very covert business practices by chuck e cheese. what is this? carley: yesterday, new england g political and chuck e. cheese gain trending on twitter. selling pizza on a variety of different delivery apps under the name pass equally's pizza and wings. has a different sauce for a more premium experience this people we are about to show shows it up regularly. regular vs. fancy winnie the pough. that's not all. apparently apple bee's is delivering under the name neighborhood wings. all of this in an effort to boost sales during the coronavirus pandemic. jillian: i don't really get it. why not just use your name. like do they think people won't want to order it then? carley: i have a feeling adults may thought want to order under chuck e. cheese but pasqually's? rob: nobody really wants chuck e. cheese pizza. carley: unless they're giving us the tokens then you have got to get the pizza. jillian: got to go. bye-bye. >> they are opening.

debra webber's is another -- other works that she has done as well shows the similar individuals are coming and you see them holding up signs during the great depression knowing the whole alphabet soup that we train our students to learn. those spanish speaking immigrants knew what they meant. they were pushing for those rights and to be included and those federal resources. labor rights are civil rights. it is another example of this sweeping 100-year history that shows political activism of immigrants and mexican americans and the labor sector and the ways that unions set their politicization as well. another new book that is important the city of inmates. it looks into the incarceration and the creation of a curse or all state and what that means -- car sterile state and what that means for mexican americans. it has the origins of immigrant attention within it. it really has been wonderful for my students. they really enjoy reading that particular chapter and getting a sense of what it look like and why individuals were being held near los angeles. another book that is probably a

debra, not so sure saying you won't be vice president and biden won't be potus.y money is still on kamala harris, guys. but a recent poll showed that elizabeth warren is the frontrunner for a lot of democrats. jillian: all right. we will see. so a face mask that is rather exciting to a lot of people but also comes with a lot of questions. carley? carley: i have a lot of people are going to think this is ridiculous. i think it is american ingenuity at its finest. give us a problem we'll come up with a solution. lot of bars and restaurants guys are opening with outdoor seating how to stay safe. contract face mask with a straw hole. to answer the question, jillian, that i'm sure everyone has right this defeats the purpose of a face mask, right? well, it has an extra layer of fabric under neath the hole to cover it for when you are not drinking. jillian: love it. rob: brilliant. carley, thanks. we got to go. jillian: see ya. steve: good morning, everybody, it is 6:00 in the east on this friday may 15th, 2020. we start with a fox news alert again joe biden speak out o

debra birk wits.he is the former chief of staff at osha and the comedical director at the peoples' community health clinic in waterloo. so glad to have both of you on, thank you so much. let's talk about officials at tyson. they tell cnn that some of the steps they have taken to keep workers safe include installing what they say is partitions on production lines, supplying face masks and other ppe, stepping up efforts to clean and sanitize fa sulties, testing everyone returning to work this week. do you think that will be enough to slow the spread? >> so, you know, since friday when the centers for disease control put out a report and how many cases there were and meat packing and poultry where they said there were about 4,800 cases. there are 10,000 workers in the meat and poultry industry now. the numbers have doubled in less than four or five days. those infected, 47 aredead. and the reason it spread so rapidly is because the companies did not implement sort of basic safety practices. and today, t

in this country doctor debra birx says the latest numbers show a steep decline in both deaths and hospitalization in recent weeks. over the past we 10 days the us's average just 1300 deaths per day. in mid april it was almost 2200. doctor birx says the number of infections continues to go down even though testing is increasing and in every state, 20% of the tests are coming back positive. in new york less than 10% of tests are positive which is significant considering a month ago 45% of new york tests were coming back positive. finally you know the groceries, packages and countertops you have been wiping down for the past few months, the cdc now says coronavirus does not spread easily from touching surfaces or objects. even if the virus is on a surface it is likely not infectious. the cdc recommends wiping down surfaces but the medical director for the national foundation for infectious disease says the safest thing to do is social distance, wash your hands and wear a mask at least for now. shannon: we heard the advice, good to see you. breaking news, we are told two people have been shot at a ma

debra burkes. and there has been frugs strags that the -- frustration that they have shelved the deadlines. they will release just a six page decision tree offering very few of the details they worked for weeks on. >> the president was asked earlier today also, jeremy, to respond to president obama's criticism over how he handled the pandemic. this escalating war of words between the president and his predecessor? >> yeah, well it was just over a week ago that we heard former president obama on a call with obama administration officials calling the trump administration's response to this coronavirus anemic and spot cry. ca -- spot cty. since then we heard president trump attack president obama in some basically ways with conspiracy theories. president trump did we respond to president obama's most recent criticism. >> he was an incompetent president, grossly incompetent, thank you. >> we're used to hearing him go after president trump. it was a hallmark of the campaign in 2016, but it is far more r

lives at risk so says the press secretary, the president has also confirmed doctors anthony fauci and debra birx will still be involved in efforts to fight the coronavirus even as the white house continues to wind down the task force them to fight the disease. shannon: shelley luther trending tonight for being sentenced to 7 days in jail where she sits right now. in the $7,000 fine following this exchange with the judge on tuesday. >> your actions were selfish, putting your interests ahead of those of the community. disrespected the executive orders of the state, the orders of the county of the city. >> i disagree when you say that i am selfish. feeding my kids is not selfish. they are going hungry because they would rather feed their kids. >> reporter: texas lieutenant governor tweeting his support for luther saying twee 7 days in jail, no bail at a 7 k fine is outrageous. texans are responding. i'm covering the $7,000 fine she had to pay and i volunteered to be placed under house arrest so she can go to work and feed her kids. an important hashtag in texas. dan patrick joins us from the l

debra birx, your colleague, said d.c. has the highest positivity rate in the country.ave all of the g-7 leaders agreed to come to washington? and is it advisable to do that? >> well, the g-7 summit, if it happens in person, and we think it will, will take place at the end of june, and i think we're getting close to the peak, and if the situation permits it, and we think it will, we would love to have the g-7 in person. i think the g-7 leaders would love to meet in person. so the president extended the invitation, and so far we've got a great response. we'll make sure everybody is tested and it is a safe environment. >> brennan: end of june -- >> no, i think we would be looking at the end of june because of the logistics of bringing in so many world leaders and their security details and planning for the event. i think it would be later in june. it is a chance for the leaders of the democracies, of the free enterprise countries, to get together and decide how to get their economies reopened and how we can work together to make sure we all come out of this covid crisis a

. >> reporter: debra berkowitz is former chief of staff at osha, the institution required to protectkers. >> osha put out no specific guidance and has no mandates. guidance is voluntary. employers can follow it or they can ignore it. >> reporter: osha's guidance on protecting nursing home workers during the covid-19 pandemic were published only this past week, three months after the first deaths were recorded at a nursing facility in washington. far too late to help workers like maurice dobson. >> he was 51 years old. he didn't need to die. >> reporter: osha, the occupational health and safety administration, says it investigates all complaints and has been paying particular attention to protections for those health workers who have high exposure to coronavirus. that is of little comfort to the family of maurice dobson. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. >> drew, thank you for bringing that story to light. >>> in just nine weeks, more than 38 million americans have filed for unemployment claims. one of the nation's largest, largest manufacturers is stepping up to help. stand what the recent

debra birx called it the first really positive step forward and dr. a anthony fauci said it shows a clear cut, positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery. but in parts of the country where stay-at-home orders are still in place, patience, it seems, is wearing thin. this was the national mall today. a large crowd gathering to watch a flyover of the angels and the thunder birds, even though officials asked them not to congregate. we begin this hour in florida where phase one of the state's reopening strategy will begin on monday. restaurants and retailers will start welcoming customers at limited capacity while bars, gyms, and salons will remain closed. cnn correspondent rosa flores is in miami for us and rosa, this plan does not apply to the entire state, including where you are. why have certain counties been excluded? >> reporter: you know, because these counties are the hot spots here in the state of florida, ana. miami dade, where i am, broward and palm beach, they account for about 30% of the population of the state, but when you look at

he left questions about the statement to debra birx. >> and it is difficult to be in a room where it is something that people want to stay close in churches an houses of worship. >> i object to that. i'm wanting to go back to church. >> other officials, like dr. fauci have largely disappeared from the air waves, something dr. fauci told cnn will change soon. >> we've been talking to the communications people and they realize we need to get. so information out. >> as most traditional memorial day activities have been postponed or altered, dr. birx encouraged americans to maintain distance but spend time outside this weekend. >> you can play golf. you can play tennis with marked balls. you can go to the beaches. >> the president ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff, in honor of those who have lost their lives from the virus. now, the white house hasn't clarified which, when the president decided he can overrule governors when it comes to opening up houses of worship but we should note that the governor of new hampshire was asked about the president's comments and he said no, it wi

. >> reporter: i'm debra roberts, abc news, new york. >> fascinating interview. >>> this week, we are wrapping up national nurses week and it's hard to remember a time when it's been more appropriate to honor and recognize the service of nurses and doctors on the dangerous front lines of coronavirus. they deserve our thanks. and sees also believes they deserve their candy. the institution is on a mission, part of our building a better bay area, project thanks. >> we're in walnut creek where on this day the big shipment isn't of masks or ventilators. it's candy and it's a sweet surprise indeed for a staff working around the clock. >> work across the country and bay areas that nurses are doing and doctors has seemed never more important. do you feel appreciated by the public? >> absolutely. it's been overwhelming. and never before have we seen such a public display of appreciation and acknowledgment for the work we do. so we feel that appreciation. >> reporter: this time, that appreciation comes in the form of chocolate, lots of it. sees has a store in walnut creek so they cleaned the p

debra birx said she is worried about places like the d.c. metro area. this is happening as the fda commissioner, somebody appointed by the president said the coronavirus is not yet contained. you're seeing different approaches there. the president trying to signal to americans on this memorial day weekend he wants them to get back to doing things they were doing before the pandemic like he is, which in his case, is one of the only forms of exercise he gets. that is on the golf course. >> we should be clear dr. birx said the nation overall is showing a decline but in a number of places the rate is still going up. the president's tweet is untrue. it's not going down all over the country. another sign that the president is kind of pushing us to get back to life as usual, his national security adviser spoke to cbs face the nation about the g-7 summit. the plan was to hold it at camp david. here is part of what he said. >> the g-7 summit, if it happens in person, we think it will. will take place at tend of june. i think we're getting close to the peak in wa

debra birx, the wonderful work by dr. anthony fauci, excellent scientists but they are the nation's public health scientists. unlike previous outbreaks over the years, we're used to seeing scientific exer many tea er perm cdc helping reassure and tell us what to expect as this outbreak unfolds. >> let me go back to the point you made that dr. birx and dr. fauci are not our public health scientists. we all have the impression that they are. who do you see as our public health scientists who you would want to hear from? >> oh, the cdc obviously the cdc director, the cdc deputy director dr. redfield. ann comes to mind, that's my bias. i've known him for over 20 years. but, you know, those are the individuals i expect when i think of who -- when i turn on the radio and turn on the tv and read the newspaper. those are the voices i expect to hear telling me this is what's going on in the outbreak. this is what i should be expecting. this is what i should be doing. >> i want to read a quote for the audience that i think goes to

debra marin, director of mount sinai center for stress, resilience, growth. designed to address the impact of covid-19 on the front line of health care workers. thank you for what you're doing. tell us how you're going to tackle the problem? >> good afternoon, thanks for having me on the show. so we recognize that any given trauma of a magnitude like this, unknown to anybody actually certainly in the united states but elsewhere, workers are doing heroic efforts. we also know there's likely to be increased toll on the folks, all folks. as a consequence we built the center to address that need and try to mitigate investment of some acute responses, delayed responses like post traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, for all health care workers. beyond that, once we do that for lots of folks who we serve in our communities as well obviously. we have a large community of workers right now. >> we think of dr. lorna breen who died by suicide and that was the worst examples of the trauma the people are feeling. is there any other advice, practical advice you can

. >> host: the question from debra. i love the section of the book about the anthropologist. why did you decide to have so much information but the book. >> guest: these were people that came to anchorage the day of the quake to start looking at how society was, like, supposedly falling apart what they thought, and then actually they were like, everyone is pretty chill and working together. that's nice. so, yeah, that was actually one of the biggest find. the researchers interviewed 400 some people inning a starting the next da all the transcripts at the university of dell there. i think i -- delaware. i sent as much time in delaware as i did in action, reading the interviews. it's when you do a magazine story it's like there's this rough formula that works and i you see stuff happen and describe it and then you call like an expert and to they tell you that through noticed, it has name, it's this concept and they givous the framework to think about it. in this case it's like i had that but the experts walked right. >> the story and started naming everything. and i was like no

. >> president trump: debra, please. >> i will be brief. i think this can illustrate what can happen in a short period of time. from the first case diagnosed in the united states to now, the first step forward was a therapeutic in less than 90 days. for those of us who work in viral diseases in pandemic for a long time, this is our very first positive step forward. it is our first step forward and obviously, groups are working on that scene. i want to thank the company for not only making sure this guy with a clinical trial but the individuals who didn't qualify for the clinical try -- trial, they made the drug available from the very beginning for us and around the world. i think that combination of really, strong clinical trials, but also when you don't really have something to make compassionate use of billable was also quite extraordinary. so we can, also thank you for the patients because obviously, this was a randomized trial. there was a group that did not get drugs. live data saved to stop the trail because of the statistical differ

debra bushorah birx and dr.y fauci are expected to be at the white house on a daily presence. president trump headed to phoenix today to tour a facility that makes n- 95 masks. a new poll shows that americans are very anxious about the return to normal life. a "washington post"/university of maryland poll asked which businesses should be allowed to reopen. the overwhelmed majority of those polled said no to all of them being allowed to reopen right now. and we should note, though, this poll did not ask about the various restrictions that states are placing on the reopening of businesses, such as limits capacity to 50% or less and requiring social distancing. and in terms of their own readiness to become customers again, two-thirds in the poll said that they would be uncomfortable shopping in a retail clothing store while 78% say they wouldn't go to a restaurant. today, the governor of the state hardest hit, new york's andrew cuomo, characterized the debate facing governors across the country. >> fundamental question, which we're not articulating, is how much is a human life wo

. >> and shannon pettypiece, about debra birx, we haven't seen her publicly in a while.hat is -- it does seem as if the scientists in general are not being put up front as much. >> reporter: right. yeah, they've moved away from this daily coronavirus briefing, which was really the only time reporters had an opportunity to, you know, ask these principal scientists questions, real, scientific questions. they did, on monday, have admiral gerard talk about testing, so that was a technical, scientific front there, but it's absolutely true. we have not had an opportunity to really get an update and question these scientists. to the point of whether there's a growing disconnect as bob was talking about between the white house and fauci, i talked to kayleigh mcenany, the press secretary today, about this disconnect, potentially, between the president and fauci, and she took that as an opportunity to try and prevent the appearance of any daylight between them and make it appear like both of them are on the same page, so for whatever that is worth, she did not come out and try and

introduced this morning by debra martin of lebanon, tennessee, on the piccolo trumpet. covid-19 pandemic has now spilled into may. with no let-up in its medical and economic fallout. we'll have reports from dr. jon lapook and jill schlesinger coming up. but we'll look at this outbreak and earlier epidemics, parallels that have americans with long memories thinking,we've been here before. rita braver reports our cover story. >> by late fall, 1916... >> reporter: long before covid-19, there was another virus that terrified americans. >> what were your symptoms? >> sh high temperature, pain, headaches. about five days into it, i was delirious, i couldn't stand up. >> reporter: ahead on sunday morning, what we can learn from the race to conquer polio. >> pauley: actor henry winkler has come a long way since those happy days as "the fonz," thstng times,s winw t tracy smith. ♪ >> reporter: i hope this is doesn't disappoint, but henry winkler at home doesn't dress like the fonz. so this isn't just for us? you wouldn't normally be in your pajamas? >> i might. >> reporter: later

debra birx of the white house task force said on sunday that places of worship may not be safe for thoseth pre-existing conditions, and expressed alarm at some of the images that emerged over the weekend. >> i'm very concerned when people go out and don't maintain social distancing. >> we know that it's important for people to socially interact. but we also know it's important that we have to have masks on, if we're less than six feet, and that we have to maintain that six feet distance. >> i'm joined now by dr. lipi roy, internal medicine physician, and vena, editorial page editor for "the boston globe." the concern is i think that donald trump does what he does, but it's not as if no one is listening to him and taking his advice. i want to play the senator from florida, the junior senator from florida, rick scott, who used to be the governor of florida and who used to run a health care company, talking about this idea of churches reopening. take a listen. >> do i believe that the government should be telling us what to do? do i believe the government can tell us we don't have a right t

bright's lawyer, debra katz, spoke to cbs news. >> the administration was very intent on providing good news, and in sugarcoating how devastating this would be. s. >> reporter: bright says he was moved to another bright was moved to another department after promoting hydroxychloriquine. he was concerned that hhs actions would seriously harm or kill members of the american public. we reached out to the administration about these accusation. so far it's only said that dr. bright has been moved to a new role on testing, and they're disappointed he has not shown up for his news job. anthony? >> paula reid at the white house, thank you. >>> across the country we're still seeing an overall increase in reported coronavirus cases. so far 43 states have partially lifted restrictions introduced to fight the pandemic. our lead national correspondent, david begnaud, is in new york city. are things getting better here? >> reporter: they are. in fact, the number of deaths and hospitalizations have been on a steady decline for most of the last month. i have to tell you, signs of the virus' devastation

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story, advice they got from 40 other couples on the secret to a happy life, including al roker and debraome real gems. can't wait for that conversation tomorrow morning for now let's get to the news at 8:00 more states starting to lift their lockdowns today. former president bush urging americans to set aside their political differences amid this pandemic emergency peter alexander joins us with three things to watch today. peter, good morning. >> savannah, good morning. eight more states, including florida, are easing restrictions today as that chorus call to reopen is growing louder nationwide better weather bringing americans outside, at times appearing to violate social distancing guidelines. that's a serious concern for public health experts like dr. deborah birx who described those scenes as devastatingly worrisome. the death toll standing at 68,000 president trump who two weeks ago warned nearly 60,000 could die with the virus revived that upward during a fox town hall saying the death toll could reach 100,000. still, he insisted his actions kept the number from soaring bought mill