my name is gary and i'm a fourth-generation ford motor company employee. grandfathers worked for ford motor company during world war ii and my father retired from rawsonville after 41 years. i always knew i wanted to work for ford. i am very very proud to be a part of the ventilator project and the amazing job done by ford and the uaw team. i had anxiety when i received the call to volunteer. i did not want to get sick or take it home to my family. however, upon arriving here on the first day, i felt safe due to the new policies and procedures put forth by our health and safety team. it is a great feeling to know that everything we are doing here and each assembly we make is saving someone's life. thank you, mr. president and god bless america. [applause] pres. trump: thank you, gary. with us as well is adrian price who has helped lead this effort as one of ford's top engineers. come on up. [applause] adrian: thank you, mr. president. really thank you for the opportunity to represent my friends and colleagues who have been involved in projects. i am honore

ford motor led effortlessly by bill ford. without further ado, please help me give a standing ovation from introducing our executive chairman of lord motor company, bill ford. [cheering and applause] bill ford: hello, everybody and thank you so much angela and thank you for your tireless leadership. you and your team represent the very best of ford. and welcome, mr. president to ford's rossville plant. welcome to all of our employees joining us today. today is a big day for ford and an important time for our country. this plant, we assemble components and hybrid batteries for ford cars and trucks. for the past six weeks, our employees have been assembling machines to save lives. ,nd as everybody here knows ford has always been a family business. but it is not just my family. generations of ford employees have punched in every day and plants -- at plants like this one building for america and we take that trust very seriously. we have a special responsibility to take care of each other and this country. just like we have done for 117 years. ii, many of our workers went to fight overseas and those that could not stayed to build war machines of all

him it wasn't necessary to wear a mask during that tour we do now have a statement from the ford motor company. they say, bill ford, the executive chairman of ford motor company encouraged president trump to wear a mask when he arrived. he wore a mask during a private viewing of three ford gfs from over the years. the president later removed the mask for the remainder of the visit. we should also note, wolf, a reporter got to ask bill ford the chairman of the company, whether indeed it was up to the president, whether they gave him the choice and all he said was it's up to him. >> jeremy diamond reporting for us. thank you. >>> let's get the latest on moves to reopen the united states and the risk americans are facing. erica hill is in new york for us. what are you learn being restrictions being lifted out on the west coast? >> more are being lifted. two thirds of california's counties have been cleared to move further into phase two. that means in-person dining and shopping can resume, even some shopping malls. that is relief of course for a number of business owners. officials, though, are w

the president right now in the ford motor company plant. [indistinct] >> neil: all right, it's hard to hear. they are trying to move these microphones i can pick up from a distance whatever their president is saying maybe to hear something. let's listen if we can. [indistinct] [indistinct] [indistinct] >> president trump: good, good, very good. >> because of all the ventilators -- [indistinct] have enough manufacturing going on and the timing is far as -- [indistinct] enough to share with other countries. my question to you, sir, looking six months from now, a year from now -- >> president trump: dear just talking about it. we have a very big stockpile right now and we are bringing it bigger and helping a lot of other countries. nigeria, we just sent 1,000. we have various countries, france, spain, we have a lot going to italy. they have a lot going to a different probably 15 or 18 countries. so every state now has more than they need. our stockpile is totally full. we have a tremendous amount. now, we are really helping other countries. we

>>president trump defying the state of michigan and ford motor company while touring a plant without a mask as he pushes for a return to normal. thank you for joining us on this friday may 22nd, i'm james fletcher. >>and i'm darya folsom, thanks for joining us on a friday, it's a holiday weekend but it's all the same isn't it. we are though and santa clara county finally entering phase 2 they're the last in the bay area to join the slow reopening that the rest of us have started that means retailers will be open for curbside pickup. after all this sheltering-in-place yeah kron four's ray harvey standing by live in san jose. >>with more on what we can expect there good morning >>well good morning and as you mentioned the hardest hit county out here in santa clara, but right now this morning. they're moving into phase 2 so what can you expect from local businesses and means retail shops like the one behind me will be open this morning but for curbside pickup only so you can't go inside and you still have to wear a mask when you come to these retail shops. now we've seen this play out i

as i mentioned a lot of focus on the mask, ford motor company putting out a statement a short time agoncouraged president trump when he arrived and he wore a mask when he had a private viewing of the gt. the biggest focus was the focus on reopening. >> i think the mask debate as a proxy for the larger debate the country is having right now about whether to keep the shutdown or reopen the economy. it is a developing by partisan divide. i saw a poll saying that 88% of democrats would like to keep the shutdown going for some period of time whereas republicans are more likely to prioritize reopening the economy and we will see this become a bigger issue. we are seeing republican governors wrestle with that and try to lead their states back to economic recovery. it will be interesting to see how public opinion follows as they show that courage going forth with the economy. >> bret: it you mentioned some poles. stay-at-home orders and other restrictions about right, not far enough, went too far, 51-27-21. number three, major problems dealing with cobit 19, lap available testing is 63% and la

. >> so long as men can breathe and eyes can see, so >>> the ford motor company says it's come up with a quick and easy way to keep police vehicles safe from the coronavirus. heat them up. kris van cleave has the details. >> reporter: police departments look at their vehicles kind of like a shared resource. they run the cars around the clock. they're used by multiple officers. and that became a point of concern for the n.y.p.d. during the peak of the pandemic there as they had nearly 20% of their uniformedffic out sick. n.y.p.d. asked ford for help. >>> first responders across the country racing to emergencies now have the added danger of potential exposure to coronavirus. untold thousands of emergency workers have gotten sick. paramedic robert epperson swshal outside detroit. >> we're putting supplies on and using them on day. >> reporter: in new york city the n.y.p.d. has lost 43 employees, including six police officers to the virus that has sickened more than 5700 of its staff. >> we have an invisible enemy here. >> reporter: n.y.p.d. deputy commissioner martinez over sees the 10,00

>>president trump defying the state of michigan and the ford motor company while touring a plant by refusing to wear his mask, the entire time he was there. more on that story in a minute. thank you for joining us on this friday may 22nd, i'm james fletcher and i'm darya folsom and we are going into the start of the memorial day weekend in santa clara county. >>is finally starting phase to today where they begin to relax social-distancing allow retailers to open up for curbside pickup. they were the hardest hit bay city yeah in the coronavirus pandemic crawford's arena, harvey there for us now in san jose with more on what we can expect as santa clara county enters. >>phase 2 reyna. >>well good morning, this county is making a comeback the stores here this morning in san jose have signs posted of like the ones behind me talking about mass be require also what you can expect for curb side pick up today so face too means you can come to these retail shops they're going to open up that you can't go inside you have to pick your items up on the curb and again wearing a mask when you come here. no

ford company's archive. anyone watching this can go online and find extensive access to henry ford and ford motor company, andwith mr. edison. how did the particular companies themselves deal with these less savory parts of their main characters? jeff: i would say that, as i was researching the book, the ford motor company was very helpful, though somewhat concerned that the book might just be about some of ford's less attractive beliefs and qualities. partner. how did he become friends and included in that group? jeff: henry ford had few friends, but if he liked you, particularly if he thought if you kept your word and had a lot of common sense then he would accept you. harvey firestone was a young man that started out with snake oil and from there carriage wheels and he got the idea that there should be tires for cars which would be the next big thing, but not tires that blew up all the time. he developed a kind of tire that was narrower and firmer than the old-fashioned tires, did not explode as much. he needed to find some big manufacturer who would use those tires to bring them out into the minds of cons

i would like him to thank them for what they are doing, what we've done at ford motor company to help the health care workers is unbelievable. we had a meeting today from john savona and also the ceo of the formotor company and it's amazing what we've been able to do and we set record levels. >> thank you for what you do. thank you for coming in. and god bless. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. the link between covid-19 and inflammation. new discovery that could be key to treating the severe effects of the coronavirus. now, simparica trio simplifies protection. ticks and fleas? see ya! heartworm disease? no way! simparica trio is the first chewable that delivers all this protection. and simparica trio is demonstrated safe for puppies. it's simple: go with simparica trio. this drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions, including seizures; use with caution in dogs with a history of these disorders. protect him with all your heart. simparica trio. >>> as doctors across the country try to get a handle how best to treat the coronavirus the cdc held a briefing on

>>president trump defying the state of michigan and the ford motor company by not wearing a mask as he pushes for things to return to normal. thank you for joining us at 07:00am on this friday may 22nd, i'm james fletcher and i'm darya folsom and we're heading into memorial day weekend and santa clara county. >>is heading into phase 2 of relaxing its restrictions for cod-19 today allowing retailers to open for curbside pickup. i'm really the last in the bay area to do this roll this out this relaxation also they were the worst hit in the bay and harvey standing by live in san jose with more on what we can expect coming out. >>of the south bay today reyna. >>good morning. a lot of progress being made out here and i want to show you the business behind me bella james a local boutique here they actually have signs it took a picture to show you what side they have at their establishment. so this one talks about wearing mask. another sign over their talks about the importance of making sure that you call in so you can order they also say you can facetime them to look at items in the store s

>>ford motor company cranking up the heat to protect police officers from covid-19 the company announced a new tool for police cruisers today, the software temporarily increases the interior temperature of a car to at least 133 degrees fahrenheit for 15 minutes. ford says that is hot enough and long enough to kill more than 99% of disease causing germs hazard lights and tail light signals will will signal in the process has started and when it's done and then a cool down process brings the temperature back down to normal. >>city lawsuit san francisco's temporary plan to shelter homeless people. the legal action that san francisco is facing over its plan to shelter the homeless. >>and barnum bailey in the 50's step plan as more people begin using public transportation. the new features you can expect to see. >>and a cool down under way here in the bay area look at that fog in >>a grim milestone for this country. the u.s. has now lost more than a 100,000 lives to covid-19 tom foreman reports on what we now know about this virus and who is most likely to kill. >>we don't want beyond the pro

ford company's archive. anyone watching this can go online and find extensive access to henry ford and ford motor company, ando with mr. edison. how did the particular companies themselves deal with these less savory parts of their main characters? jeff: i would say that, as i was researching the book, the ford motor company was very helpful, though somewhat concerned that the book might just be about some of ford's less attractive beliefs and qualities. but if you go to the ford museum in dearborn and you go to the benson ford research center there, they have right there for anyone to see who wants to, every copy of the dearborn independent with all the very unfortunate things that are in it. their archives contain the materials that demonstrate just what an antisemite henry ford was. thomas edison research park in west orange, new jersey, the same thing. the archives of their lives that had been preserved for us are very objective, and you can find in them what you look for. when i'm writing a book, i'm not trying to say one thing or the other. i am trying to give balance in context, which i hope i did. sus

. >> host: you mentioned earlier ford motor company, piece by piece software firms are out to conquer the car and one of the characters in your book is chris thomas. who is he? >> guest: chris thomas is a young man, he is still young man, who went to ford, he was a graduate student at yale and he is from detroit and he asked for an internship at ford and he went to ford and got the most boring internship you can imagine so he sent emails to all the top executives, can i have half an hour to talk about what i want out of this internship? he gets to talk for half an hour with the chairman of ford, billy ford and tells him how boring his internship is in bags and for an interesting job. billy ford eventually puts him in this project which is going work switches scope out the future of transportation and megacities. chris thomas sees this mobility revolution we are talking about and convinces billy ford and others to set up a venture fund that will invest in all of these new technologies so that is what he did and when i -- when we wrote the book he was still doing that but later he quit

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>>president trump defying the state of michigan and the ford motor company while touring a plant. not wearing a mask while everyone else was. good morning. thank you for joining us here at 06:00am today is friday may 22nd, i'm james fletcher and i'm darya folsom or heading into memorial day weekend. >>believe it or not i know every day seems the same doesn't it. >>but santa clara county is going to see a difference today because they today are starting phase 2 joining the rest of the bay area and allowing retailers to open for curbside pickup at kron four's rana harvey live in san jose with more rain a good morning. >>the morning will this is a major for santa clara county because of all the cases they saw here to finally be moving into phase 2 so retailers like the one behind me they can finally open up but for curbside pickup and we've seen this play out in other counties across the bay area you calling in order. you make sure you wait curbside to pick it up or in the parking lot and you order that way wearing a mask steel keeping everyone inside the business safe, so again a fe

ford motor company is cranking up the heat to protect police officers from the pandemic so the company announced a new tool for police cruisers see crews are right there. it's the software the software a temporarily increases the interior temperature of a car to at least 133 degrees fahrenheit for 15 minutes. ford says that is hot enough and long enough to kill more than 99% of disease causing germs hazard lights and tell lights will signal when the process has started and when it's complete it's pretty cools this there's also a cooldown process bringing the temperature back to normal for modern technology. however, just as the house is returning to session. lawmakers are using remote voting for the first time, several gop members are suing to stop the remote vote from happening washington dc correspondent joe khaleel has that story. >>for the first time a group of house democrats voted on legislation from home prompting a lawsuit from the other side of the aisle. this challenges, the constitution. >>only to protect and empower a speaker house republicans filed suit against speaker nan

. >>> president trump scheduled to speak at a ford motor company plant in detroit today, where they're making ventilators in the fight against the pandemic. this is a day after president trump threatened to cut off michigan's federal funding, because michigan will allow people to vote by mail. the president says it's ripe for fraud but he, himself, votes by mail. he also has said he thinks it's because it favors democrats and he's not in favor of that as well. marcus. >> all right. thanks. >>> well, a developing story to tell you about this mid-day. an active shooter investigation is under way at a faithful air station along the texas coast. that shooting happened around 4:00 a.m. pacific time in corpus krissi at the naval station. one security guard is hurt and that shooter is neutralized. we are working to get new information for you. of course, we will bring that to you right here online and on air as well. >>> this morning, investigators are looking into what happened during a deadly shooting in hayward. it happened late yesterday afternoon at the intersection of kelly and wildwood

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>>president trump defying the state of michigan and ford motor company while touring a plant without a mask as he pushes for a return to normal. thank you for joining us on this friday may 22nd, i'm james fletcher. >>and i'm darya folsom, thanks for joining us on a friday, it's a holiday weekend but it's all the same isn't it. we are though and santa clara county finally entering phase 2 they're the last in the bay area to join the slow reni

president trump seen wearing a mask during his visit to a ford motor company plant today. when asked by reporters if he wore a mask during the tour, mr. trump said he had one on before but, quote, didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. trump has defended his refusal to wear a mask saying he and his inner circle are routinely tested. >>> we are back in 60 seconds. still ahead, from big bets to big changes. what a northern california casino is doing so people won't feel like taking a gamble with their health. >>> and new evidence of corruption. what our investigative unit uncovered about the role a restaurant owner played in the san francisco public works scandal. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri working from home and tracking that heat. i'll let you know when near 100-degree temperatures return and when we could have a few more showers. that's coming up in about eight minutes. >>> we have new details about that scuba boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of santa barbara. that inferno on the concepcion boat back in september. the coroner's

ford motor company issued a return to work manufacturing playbook for the reopening of its manufacturinglants and other facilities we had a chance to see, the new policies in action. some of, i want to go over some of the new procedures they had. the daily covid-19 survey and noncontact temperature scanning prior to entering the facilities, something all employees have to go through. daily cleaning and disinfection of workstations and common areas. guidelines and recommendations for social distancing inside and outside the workstations. and in the appropriate use and application of ppe. ford also has designed measures to control the flow of people entering and exiting the facility. over 7000 employees work at ford's kansas city assembly plant, and it was impressive and encouraging to see the steps ford has taken to hold themselves accountable and ensure its workers and customers are healthy, safe and protected. smallther companies and businesses across the state have also stepped up to assist and implement new health and safety measures. i'm so proud of missouri and the people of this st

achievement, becoming mayor of newham in london. 0ur father came to the uk in 1967 and he worked at ford motor companyty. he was very humble but very strong work ethic. he was awarded the british empire medal. what did that mean to him and the family? immensely proud. it was amazing news to get a letter from downing street to say you have been cordially invited at the queen's pleasure to be honoured in this way. again, a full life but a death alone. once he had left the house, that was basically the last time anybody was able to see him. it was devastating and it was frustrating, not being able to see him, at least in his last moments. so many lives lost that easter sunday. those pictured are just a snapshot of that day. they include nurses, one pregnant, one who had just had a baby, a comedian, pa rents, a retired firefighter, a charity volunteer, a former bridge grand master and an actor, and hundreds more. and it turns out it wasn'tjust 10,000 who had died by april 12th, the latest figures updated and including care homes show in great britain there were actually more than 18,000 deaths by that eas

and other medical equipment kind of be in order or i'm sure i don't think the rouge plant the ford motor company that i worked my way through college in here in detroit is going to come back and there's going to be 100000 people with strong backs and not much to thank because your jobs just tighten and not going to happen if those jobs do come back again are there coming back to automation to robots and not those $3540.00 an hour high. low skilled jobs here in the united states are exactly right but even if they're well maybe if they come back with robots yes but normally america's not a cheap place of fish and place to do business to manufacture the products will be much higher priced and they would be if they're made somewhere i mean this is economics which is going around for a 1000 years we all know that such as comparative advantage and that's the way the world works sure we can all buy expensive forwards again that breakdown for not to do that i would prefer americas do the things that you know good and let the chinese and other people do the things they're good at you know the time to be

are that there is no way out of this on the horizon the ceo of ford motor is now saying the new path to profit margin from ford motor company will be monetizing data from their driver and what he says as we have 100 million people driving cars with the little blue ovals. 100million people in vehicles driving these ford cars and he's really excited about the amount of data we can get from these vehicles and he says we have ford credit and we already know everything about it. so now we have put together what you are doing in your car what you are saying where you are going in your car we put that together with all the background information we have about you and how you shop your mortgages and financial information and we have this deep dive data and he says to wouldn't want this data? even the data that we can leverage so what happens if you ask about products what happens in this situation as we see in all kinds of situations is the product becomes a loss leader it is a supply chain interface and so this began with the strategy way back when the android was sold at a much lower price point and to create the opportunity as p

. >> michigan governor gretchen whitmer followed by president trump visiting a ford motor company plant that has been -- michigan governor gretchen whitmer encouraged residents to maintain social distancing and wearing masks while announcing statewide business openings. held in lansing, this is 35 minutes. >> good morning. today is thursday, may 21. i am joined by a number of people but the doctor is not by my side. she had another commitment she had to attend to but i am accompanied by medical professionals, dr. bobby from the michigan state medical society, and the president of a company. president of ae company. the president of a ship -- a chevrolet dealership, and patti roberts, the owner of once upon a child. i will begin by giving you an update on the emergency situation in midland county. over the past 48 hours, i have been working closely with midland county elected officials, the local emergency operations center, the michigan national guard, the michigan state police, the dnr, and eagle departments, and the federal government to ensure that midland county families, who have b

within the trump administration, with public service to george bush the younger, working with ford motor companydvisor, and more than anything spending hours with congressman billy townsend, he is exceptionally experienced given the trump administration proclivity for friends of the president, friends of the family, and friends of politics. here is a conversation with the secretary of energy. >> we now have 23 states opening up. they are local economies that represent approximately 40% of the gasoline demand in the united states. we are seeing oil prices stabilize. this increase is good for consumers in the sense that jobs are protected across the economy , and we have seen no dramatic impact on gasoline prices across the country which is important. david: take us behind the scenes. mr. trump has a good relationship with the crown prince of saudi arabia. was that something the president encouraged or arranged? >> he has been personally engaged in the conversation for the last few weeks. opec gannets conversations around the early march timeframe and saudi arabia and russia got themselves into a

the president heading to michigan today going to tour that plant, ford motor company, i believe. jillian: absolutely. we will have it for you. "fox & friends" starts right now. have a good day, everyone. ♪ brian: all right. here we go. the battle to reopen the u.s. economy is heating up as president trump prepares to visit michigan today. he is expected to tour a ford plant, which has been manufacturing ventilators brilliantly as is g.m. and may also visit flood ravaged parts of the state. steve: that's right. is he headed to ypsilanti michigan. back to work for more americans. let's take a look. in the state of mississippi casinos are now permitted to reopen. now, let's go to ohio where outside dining is now allowed along with camping. plus, a major transition in the state of west virginia. officials easing restrictions on retail, indoor dining and even tanning salons if you feel

i got to talk to some of the ford motor company executive they offered their assistance. the good news about tomorrow, they're getting ready to go back into operation. we're looking forward to making that stop, getting people back to work, start making vehicles again here in the state. so over the weekend i want to remind missourians to continue social distancing. missourians everywhere have stepped up to help one another and it is because of your efforts that we are on the road to recovery. i continue to remind and encourage by how strong missourians are together. together we will get through this. together we are show me strong. be safe. be smart. and practice social distancing. thank you and god bless. kelly? dr. williams is also here today, he has some good news he wants to share with you today, so however you want to start off. reporter: with the experience of the pandemic has that changed the state's emergency operations in dealing with other disasters? i know there were always plans out there but has this experience changed how you're reacting? >> it has, i spoke a

president accounts for almost oe third of the trump is set to vit the ford motor company's ventilatorities in detroit today. the big question is if you will wear a mask. the automaker has required everyone at its facilities where a mask at all times. the president has been noncommittal on the question. his visit comes a day after he threatened to withhold funds over michigan's mail and valid effort. china is expected to tighten its grip on hong kong with a new security law to curb separation, sedition, foreign interference and terrorism. that's according to hong kong news media. the move could trigger more strict protests -- street protests. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ amanda: welcome to "bloomberg markets." here are the top stories we are following from around the world. u.s. stocks are trading lower after touching positive territory earlier in the day. tensions wrapping up between the u.s. and china. china responding to a first rou

ford motors plant making medical ventilators. as jeremy diamond reports it's what mr. trump didn't do that is once again stirring controversy. >> reporter: president trump defying the state of michigan and the ford motor company touring a ford manufacturing plant without a mask pushing for a return to normal. even as he was surrounded by others wearing masks, the president sticking to his guns and saying he chose not to out of spite. >> i wore one in this back area but i didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. i put it on and it was very nice. it looked very nice. >> reporter: trump's decision came after ford informed the white house masks are required. after michigan's attorney general warned the president would not be welcome back if he refused. >> is the president no longer welcome in michigan? >> reporter: well, i will say speaking on behalf of my department and my office, that's right. that's exactly right. i mean, today's events were extremely disappointing and yet totally predictable. this is not a joke and he's conveying the worst possible message to people who cannot afford to be on the receiving end of terrible misinformation. >> reporter: the president tonight also insisting he has

it will be to ford motor company's manufacturing plants in michigan on thursday. so that's the visit we're expecting to see from the president. this comes as you were just talking about as president trump is talking about a return to normal, and he is talking about it not just in terms of him going out in the country traveling and visiting these places. without wearing a mask but as he's talking object a return back to how things used to be. we heard the president on nbc sports earlier today. during this golf tournament talking about wanting to see stadiums filled to the brim once again. people not wearing masks. and specifically how that can happen. the president said recently has been focusing more on this painting a picture of what they return to normal looks like but now hot we're going to get there and cha kind of vaccines are are are needed to get to that place. >> i would like to be in a stadium filled with people. a lot of people are ready to get out of their homes. a lot of us are going home and going to work. but i think we need to do it smartly. it's ti

it's michigan rules and ford motor company rules. president trump has not in the past worn a mask even when those around him do, and he points out he is tested often. the vice president has been wearing one after he was criticized for not wearing a mask while visiting patients in the hospital. ford announced it had to shutdown two production lines because of covid-19, one in dearborn michigan, not far from where the president will be, and then in chicago, illinois, temporarily while they cleaned the plants whe. the president is saying he might suspend funding because of their mail-in voting, and that comes amid the massive flooding. this puts the president in an incredibly awkward situation where he's traveling to a state that 24 hours ago he threatened to pull funding from, which is dealing with a disaster. here he is talking about pulling the funding. >> well, i have very specific funding. i just spoke with the governor and we did not discuss that, we discussed more the topic at hand plus the dams breaking, but we will let you know

as cnn first reported, president trump is scheduled to tour a ford motor company plant in michigan thisuto maker says the white house wants to thank its workers for producing medical supplies and equipment during the pandemic. but while the administration has praised for thought, it's been critical of one u.s. agency at the forefront of the coronavirus fight. jeremy diamond reports. >> reporter: well, it would be remarkable at any moment for a top white house official to criticize a government agency, but particularly remarkable when it's a senior white house official who is criticizing the centers for disease control amid a global pandemic. buts that exactly what we heard from peter navarro, president trump's top trade adviser who criticized the cdc on sunday for its early testing failures. >> early on in this crisis, the cdc, which really had the most trusted brand around the world in this space, really let the country down with the testing because not only did they keep the testing within the bureaucracy, they had a bad test. and that did set us back. >> now, navarro was right in his

president trump is said to visit the ford motor company's ventilator facility in detroit today.he big question is whether the president will wear a mask. the automakers require everyone at its facility where a mask at all times, but mr. trump has been noncommittal on the question. his visit comes a day after he threatened to withhold funds over michigan's mail-in ballot effort. china is expected to tighten its grip on hong kong with the new security law. it would curb separation, sedition, foreign interference and terrorism in the former british colony according to the hong kong news media. the move could trigger more street protests. president trump is pulling the united states out of the open skies treaty. it is a packed designed to promote transparency between united states and russia. the president says russia has violated the agreement. u.s. officials say russia has blocked the u.s. from conducting surveillance flights, which are permitted under the 18-year-old treaty. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists an

. ♪ >>> as cnn first reported, president trump is scheduled to tour a ford motor company plant.he white house wants to thank its workers for producing medical supplies during the pandemic. while the administration has praise for ford, it's critical of an agency at the forefront of the fight. jeremy diamond has our report. >>> well, it would be remarkable at any moment for a top white house official to criticize a government agency, but particularly remarkable when it's a senior white house official criticizing the centers for disease control amid a global pandemic. that is exactly what we heard from peter navorro, president trump's top trade advisor who criticized the cdc on sunday for its early testing failures. >> early on in this crisis the cdc, which really had the most trusted brand around the world in this space really let the country down with the testing because not only did they keep the testing within the bureaucracy, they had a bad test. that did set us back. >> reporter: navorro is right in his criticism here that the cdc made critical mistakes early on that delayed

i got to talk to some of the ford motor company executives and offer their assistance but the good news about tomorrow, they getting way to go back in operations. were looking for to making that stott, getting people back to work a start making vehicles again here in this state. so over the weekend of what reminds missourians to continue social distancing. missourians ever have stepped up to help one another and it is because of your efforts that we are on the road to recovery. i continue to remind and encourage by how strong missourians are together. together we will get through this. together we are show me strong. be safe, the smart, and practice social distancing. thank you, and god bless. kelly? dr. williams is also here today. he's got some good is he wants to share with you today so we'll give him a peer to answer question. however you want to start off, kelly. [inaudible] >> with this expense of the pandemic has that changed statements operations in the with other disasters? i know there's been plans out there but has this expense of change how you're preparing for other events?

ford motor plant and didn't wear a mask, even though he was supposed to by michigan's rules. jeremy diamond has more on the controversial visit. >>president trump defying the state of michigan and the ford motor company turing afford manufacturing plant without a mask pushing for a return to normal even as he was surrounded by others wearing masks the president sticking to his guns saying he chose not to out of spite. i for one of the speck area. >>but i did want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it i put it on and it was very nice but. >>very nice trump's decision came after ford informed the white house masks or required in after michigan's attorney general warned the president would not be welcome back if you refused is the president no longer welcome in michigan. >>well i will say speaking on behalf of my department and my office that's right that's exactly right. i mean today's events extremely disappointing and yet totally predictable. this is not a joke. >>and he's conveying the worst possible message to people who cannot afford to be a nurse on the receiving end of terrible misinformation. the president also insisting he has no plans to fire his cdc the questions about the cdc. directo

well ford motor company is cranking up to protect police officers from the pandemic the new company announced a new tool for police cruisers so it's a special software and it temporarily increases the interior temperature of a car to at least a 133 degrees fahrenheit for 15 minutes. ford says that that's hot enough and long enough to kill more than 99% of disease causing germs hazard lights and those tell lights will signal in the process has started and when it's complete that's pretty cool right. then a cool town process the temperature will go back down and back to normal. i like it. >>you know, kron 4 is saluting the class of 2020 and this morning we want to congratulate. josh the heartland arrows so josh as a graduating from freedom high school. it's a no plea and he plans to enlist in the marine corps after high school. you can let us know about a graduate in your life as well just go to kron 4 dot com. find the salute to grants 2020 under the news tab. and then submit a picture of your grad let us know which high school the graduate attended and what's next in store for them. it's goin