jordyn spoke about the fact hope was on air force one yesterday and quarantined. there were multiple people in the president's inner circle, forget national security, forget, you know, his press secretary, the list just goes on and on of individuals that travel with this president. i think it's going to raise a lot of questions now. if he can get it, who cannot get it? i mean and i think that's the way people do look at this president in some way, well, he's doing fine. he's healthy, he's out and about. he's traveling. you know, maybe this thing isn't real. i do think that that is going to be a real issue right now for this president. >> our thanks to john there and at this hour we are still waiting to hear from the biden campaign. our coverage of this major story and really incredible moment in history is only just beginning. >> for some of you "america this morning" continues. >>> right now on "america this morning," the breaking news overnight, president trump and the first lady testing positive for coronavirus. the news coming after we learned one of the presi

. >> jordyn phelps was on air force one with the president and talked about his travel. >> i think it's important to point out that the white house has sort of praised itself for having this bubble from the coronavirus. every day anyone who is going to go into contact gets a test at the beginning of the day, a rapid test. that was the case for me wednesday morning when i was set to travel with the president and his team on air force one as the travel pooler for abc. it's very common for most of the people on that plane not to wear a mask except for the press corps. i went to one of these maga rally, stunning events to go to. it's like stepping into an alternate reality where right now so many of us are limiting our contacts in our day-to-day lives skipping basic trips to the grocery store and show up at one of these rallies with thousands of people there. the president's supporters, the president not wearing a mask. most people in those audiences frankly also not wearing masks as we've been talking about. the president famously downplays the importance of wearing masks and clearly his s

our jordyn phelps pressing the president. >> mr. president, do you think it is at all dangerous to be holding these big rallies while the numbers are going up here in the midwest? >> no, i don't at all. no. and they're outdoor rallies. they're all outdoors. anything else? >> reporter: as the country hits a dire new record, more than 92,000 new cases in a single day. hospitalizations and deaths also going up. but the president is now blaming doctors and hospitals, implying they're inflating the numbers. >> you know, our doctors get more money if somebody dies from covid. you know that, right? i mean, our doctors are very smart people. >> reporter: but once again the president's own experts say that's just not true. this is his point person on testing. >> we are seeing real cases increase. as a fellow physician, you know hospitalizations and icu admissions don't lie. when those go up, that's real. >> reporter: but the trump team is ignoring reality. the president's son with this blatant falsehood. >> why aren't they talking about deat

abc news white house jordyn fits was on that plane. >> did was striking, because at the time, she was wearing a mask, she had her hair pulled back. and she had switched out of here heels into flats and we've since learned that she quarantined during that flight home aboard the presidential aircraft. >> hicks tested positive for covid-19. the white house learning of the results thursday morning. but by the time the results came in, the president was moving forward with his plans to hold a fund raiser at his club in bedminster, new jersey. a number of top aides who were close to hicks the day before were not on board. outside the event, video showing a drive through security tent. joe miss coe poe attended. >> he looked so tough when i saw him. i saw him thursday in bedminster, and i've never seen him more on top of his game. >> rick meta and kathryn hermis also attended. >> kathy and i were at least 30 to 40 feet away from the president, ample hand sanitizer, people socially distancing. >> today kaylee >> socially distanced. it was an outdoor event and it was deemed safe by white house

. >> our thanks to abc white house producer jordyn phelps. >>> the news having a global impact. news of the president's diagnosis sent stock futures tumbling. all three major averages look set for significant losses when the market opens this morning. at one point, the dow was predicted to drop more than 400 points at the opening bell. the major stock market advantages across asia slid overnight on the white house coronavirus news. >> we knew this news would have a major impact on the markets on stocks, and we are seeing that right now. obviously, again, we are in uncharted territory. when the leader of the free world has tested positive for a very contagious, very dangerous virus, again, the president and the first lady testing positive for covid-19. we've got a lot of questions to the white house. also to former vice president joe biden's camp as well. we are waiting to hear about answers. of course, it's the middle of the night, but we understand the white house is very busy right now as we try to learn some of that information, so we will stay on top of it. coming up, more n

abc's jordyn phelps was on that flight and saw hicks exit through the back. >> it was striking, because at the time she was wearing a mask. it was striking because hope hicks never wears a mask. >> reporter: sources tell us hicks tested positive yesterday morning. the white house won't say when the president found out. meadows told reporters his team sprang into action just as trump was heading out to a fundraiser in new jersey. >> in terms of hope hicks, we discovered that right as the marine one was taking off yesterday. we actually pulled some of the people that had been traveling and in close contact. >> reporter: but they didn't pull the president off the chopper. he went on to meet with about 100 supporters at his bedminster resort, even though he knew he'd been in close contact with hicks. the governor of new jersey is now urging anyone who was there to take precautions. >> we urge everyone who was in and around the bedminster event or events yesterday to take full precautions, including self-quarantining and ultimately getting tested. >> reporter: hours after the fundraiser, the

. >> reporter: when pressed by our jordyn phelps he defended those large-scale events. >> mr. president, do you think it's at all dangerous to be holding these rallies while the numbers are going up? >> no, not at all. and they're outdoor rallies. they're all outdoor. anything else? >> reporter: as the president largely ignores the rise in cases, his rival joe biden is pointing them out. >> this week wisconsin like other states set a new record for daily cases, hospitals are running short on beds. just had to open a field hospital. that's what we're facing. >> reporter: biden campaigning in the midwest too holding socially distanced drive-in rallies. with just days to go the former vp on offense targeting iowa and wisconsin, states the president won in 2016 where cases are getting worse. >> donald trump has waved the white flag. he surrendered to this virus, but the american people don't give up. >> reporter: and as the u.s. hit another grim milestone, 97,000 new covid-19 cases reported in a single day, the president blasting democratic lawmakers for limiting his crowd size. >

abc's jordyn phelps was traveling with the president on air force one with hicks, the day hicks began experiencing symptoms. >> it was striking because at the time she was wearing a mask. it was striking because hope hicks never wears a mask. >> reporter: yet despite close and prolonged contact with hicks, knowing she had been infected, president trump still went ahead with the fund-raiser at his new jersey golf club anyway. the white house dodging questions. >> using marine one in that fund-raiser -- >> white house operations made the assessment it was safe for the president in consultation with others. thank you very much. >> reporter: while new jersey's governor issued this blunt warning to the hundred supporters in attendance. >> self-quarantine, everybody, take yourself off the field. >> reporter: ultimately the president and first lady testing positive and the list of infected people around them growing too. now including the republican party chair and at least three white house journalists, as well as trump campaign manager bill stepien who was with the president for this week'

if the supreme court strikes down the aca, jordyn's insurance company could put a lifetime cap on benefits and leave her without coverage for a life saving medicine. judge barrett's striking down of endured-- powell surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation to treat her breast cancer in 2004. considering that her cancer might come back like it has for so many others, powell worried that she would not be able to get health care without pre-existing conditions. powell, who owns her own consulting business, told me that she cried watching president obama signed the aca into law, knowing that it would guarantee her access to health care. to her, this meant that she had a chance to live long enough to see her children grow up. jordan, powell, and millions of americans like her are why i am fighting alongside senate democrats to uphold amy coney barrett's lifetime appointment to the supreme court. on monday, senate republicans will try to ram her confirmation through the senate. apparently, they are so obsessed with getting rid of the aca that they are willing to deprive millions of their health care