so, at the planting, karen pence was asked to say a few words. it was refreshing, because finally, someone in this administration is speaking truth. >> while this troee makes the earth better and stronger, we talked a lot about mental health, and that's an issue that i know the first lady has been dealing with her whole time that she's been first lady. >> jimmy: boy, has she. she's been dealing with it the whole time since she said "i do." this is some not great news. the director for the center for disease control, dr. redfield, says there could be a second wave of the virus this year that could be worse than this one, because it would coincide with flu season and the next virus could be like the matrix reloaded. just as popular but worse. but the good news is, well, there is no good news, and we're getting mixed messages from the government. most experts say stay in your home, but the president says go get a tattoo in a bus station, and that has given rise to stay-at-home protests around the country, even though the cdc has been very clear sayi

we've seen first lady melania trump and second lady karen pence as well. we're expecting the president to lay a wreath there. we're going to keep watching that as it plays out. >>> while we're waiting for the president to arrive, we saw the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff arrive there. courtney, what are we expecting to play out today? >> reporter: what's customary to happen here, the entire delegation is brought in, many of them go outside, they're standing at the tomb of the unknown soldier waiting for the wreath-laying ceremony. the president is ferried off in a different direction. he's greeted by the commanding general omar jones and they take him in and show him some of the artifacts here at the memorial. it's one of the curators is there with the historians who explain exactly what he's seeing. the president is getting a tour right now before he goes outside to conduct this wreath laying. that's what the delay is. that's customary and did not change from previous years despite the differences in this year's ceremony. >> one of the things that

ah, second ladyrah, second lady karen pence says vice president pence did not know it is the to wearc's policy to wear a mask until after he left the facility on tuesday, even though the clinic says he knew beforehand. beforehand. e president did president did not talk about the controversy, but his s statement. today, vice president mike pence mifered an apparent mea culpa in the form of a face mask. he wore one while visiting a ventilator production line in indiana after receiving backlash earlier this week for not eek for notmask at the mayo sporting a mask at the mayo clinic. clinic. in washington... >> i'm in charge. >> reporter: ...president trump took ownership of "operation warp speed," the administration's ambitious effort to make 300 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available by the end of the year. >> no, i'm not over-promising. we're going to fast track it like you've never seen before. >> reporter: instead of waiting for one vaccine to emerge as a success, health officials will identify the most promising candidates and start manufacturing early. dr. david agus is a

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also mike pence and karen pence. >> ladies and the vice president of the united states and misses pence. [applause] bryce -- vice president pence: thank you, and good afternoon. to the president and the first lady, leaders in state and public life and to all of our distinguished guests, it is an honor to be here with all of you at the white house as we mark one more national day of prayer. for our family, prayer has always been important for all of us just as it has for millions of americans. karen and i will both a test, the sweetest words we ever hear are from people who take a moment and walk up and say, i am praying for you. and you know they mean it from their hearts. we hear that all the time. we can attest first thing, america is a nation of prayer. the american people have long believed in the power of prayer. that in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, we are to present our request to god, with the promise that -- [indiscernible] in christ jesus. prayer is the cord that run through every era of the -- of american history as well. in 1775, the second continenta

that for this reason of losing so many americans that it is a particularly poignant memorial day, karen penceell joining the first lady, and this is a moment now where we see the first lady walked out with a second lady as well, they should be out i in the moment as well as several members of the president's cabinet. to make a day that we all pause to remember and reflect and saying this is extremely important for her amid this pandemic when so much has changed to bring this consistency to arrive at the ceremony today as she walks up the steps there along with karen pence and you will start to see others gathered on the steps there as well, mention mike pompeo on the steps as well is elaine chao and others that have gathered to pay their respects. >> ed: robert o'brien, secretary of defense mark esper joining as well as the chair of the joints chiefs. we will positively hear them start the ceremony of course, but we had congressman michael waltz on at the start of this program noting that even as we mark this solemn occasion, there were many threats around the world to china that is something

second lady karen pence claims her husband was unaware of the clinic's mask policy until after he left the mayo clinic says differently. i am ashley strohmeyer. now back to "hannity." >> the democrats in congress and the democrats in the media who are besmirching themselves for all time for all history. when i think of donald trump, i do think of reagan. b they had different challenges. but they were strong men. and despite attack after attack after attack, they not only withstood the attacks, they did great things for this country. >> sean: mark levin's epic defense of president trump viral from last sunday. of course, number one "new york times" best selling author of "unfreedom of the press." "life, liberty, and levin." i call him the great one. mark, this is the biggest medical mobilization in the history of man. he had the wisdom ten days after the first case in america to put a travel ban in effect. quarantines, subsequent travel bans, no democrat was helping him ever. new york was dead without him. >> a couple of things here. first of all, the president of the united states has

even second lady karen pence dropping by the smoky mountains in tennessee. >> not only are these experiences have but they're good for us too. >> reporter: marty bear is with travel outfitter -- >> are national parks safe right now? >> outdoor venues are preferred to places where you're inside, and in tight quarters with other people. >> reporter: he says his clients now, more than ever, are looking to explore what our nation's backyard has to offer. >> to see families and especially children getting back into nature, and being excited about nature is a tremendous feeling. >> reporter: the cdc recommends the wide open spaces but avoid , stay home if you've been s stresses to avoid crowded parks, stay home if you've been sick or recently exposed to the virus and stay six feet apart, the park service making it more clear with these signs, describing proper social distancing as two picnic tables, a moose's antlers or the length of a grizzly bear. yosemite still remains closed but other famed parks like the grand canyon in yellow stone are open with certain restrictions california's joshua tree,

who made the ultimate sacrifice as you just heard from the vice president there, mike pence and karen pencet the tomb of the unknown soldier,, arlington national cemetery and defense secretary mark esper will be joining and a bit later the president and first lady melania trump will be participating in that wreath- laying ceremony around 10 a.m. t later on the second ceremony the president and first lady will take part in at fort mc henry in baltimore at noon eastern time, we are going to have all of these ceremonies life for you this morning on america's news room joined and me as we begin 10 minutes from now. we'll see see you then. when i was a young kid in third grade, i remember my dad coming up the stairs in my grandpop's house where we were living, sitting at the end of my bed and saying "joey, i'm going to have to leave for a while. go down to wilmington, delaware, with uncle frank. they're good jobs down there, honey. and in a little while, i'll be able to send for you and mom and jimmy and val, and everything's going to be fine." for the rest of our life, my dad never failed to re

for our amazing vice president mike pence and his wonderful wife, karen. nation,iends of our great friends of mine and milani us. somebody who is doing an incredible job, not only as vice president, but as heading the task force that has come up with so many solutions. we are also profoundly grateful to be joined by americans who are helping to care for their neighbors. thank you. you are very much loved people. of our country, we have seen the grace of god through the love and devotion of our fellow citizens as scripture god is us the lord your a mighty one who will save, and i think it's so true. think of that. the lord your god is in your midst, a mighty one, who will save. we have been reminded once again that god has blessed our land with heroes of faith. here with us is britney from charlotte, north carolina. britney is a nurse, a wife, a mother. when she saw the dire situation in new york city, she volunteered to work at samaritan's first field hospital in central park. there, she worked 13 hour shifts in the intensive care unit for weeks, praying f

karen dee, ceo of the airport operators association, thank you for talking is to us. the press secretary of the us president mike penceor coronavirus. katie miller, who is married to a senior advisor to president trump, is the second white house worker to test positive this week. on thursday, it was confirmed that a member of the military serving as one of mr trump's valets had the virus. the president and the vice—president, who both have busy public schedules, are checked daily and have so far tested negative. in spain, the country's health ministry says number of people who have died from the coronavirus fell tojust under 180, down from 229 reported on friday. it brings the total toll of the virus there to 26,478. health officials also report a rise in the number of diagnosed cases. there are now more than 223,000 confirmed infections in the country. the increase there comes as in italy; deaths now exceed 30,000. italy is the first country in the european union to reach that milestone. on wednesday, britain became the first country in europe to exceed that number. president putin has been leading russia's commemora

also mike pence and karen pence.