. >>> also tonight, here is your vice president, who today was the only one at the mayo clinic seen not wearing a mask. touring covid wards and testing facilities at a huge hospital, no mask. a short flight away from returning to the white house to come in contact with the most senior members of our government, no mask. earlier today the clinic posted that it has, quote, informed the vice president of the masking policy prior to his arrival today. that post was since taken down. then came a statement that the masking policy had been shared with pence's office. note that the cdc issued guidelines recommending masks earlier this month. also please note pence is the head of the coronavirus task force. here's how pence responded when questioned about his decision to defy the mayo clinic policy. >> i'm tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis, and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus. and when the cdc issued guidelines about wearing a mask, it was their recognition that people that may have the coronavirus could prevent the possibility of conveying the virus to someon

in this instance, mayo clinic with dr.ner, took a leading role really is a principal investigator to assemble a network across the country of places that can both identify patients that have antibodies and in-service plasma donors. and we worked in close collaboration. he has in particular with his colleagues with the fda to make sure we get emergency use or compassionate use to treat patients, so we are quite prepared actually. and luckily in this country we have a very safe blood supply. we have a really reliable blood collection network both in hospitals as well as in the red cross, so we will be able to safely get the plasma and make it available would help quite soon, actually. >> laura: doctor, before we let you go, just one final question. there are a lot of physicians in different specialties who have brought up the fact that there is a care being put off or delayed either by the patient or of course by the provider saying maybe you should put that off with the patient saying, "i feel like it something in my side.

the mayo clinic policy. what duo you think explains thee images, that will live forever, by the way? >> yeah, i think it's interesting. i think it is a form of sort of me tooism, sort of following in the trump lead on this. not getting outside of trump's ire and being focused on, in a way, oh, he has a mask on, why don't you, mr. president? so to avoid all of that, you do as the president does. the problem with this is the fact that people take away a different message. so, for example, when you put out these rules and steps to help us all get better and stay safe and states don't follow those rules and there are no consequences, okay, so you tell us to wear masks, but the leadership is seen at every event not wearing a mask, such as we see here. and again, the rules may or may not apply. and it sends the kind of messaging that leads to the kind of behavior you've seen around a growing number of citizens that, yeah, they wrap themselves in the flag, but they're really wrapping themselves in the trump narrati

after the visit, the mayo clinic tweeted -- "mayo clinic had informed @vp of the masking policy prioro his arrival today." and then they deleted it. they quickly took it down. for fear an army of imbeciles might gather outside to protest. maybe mike pence just wants to catch it already and be put out of his misery. the president, of course, refuses to wear a mask. which is a shame because if his mouth was covered we could help him with his press conferences a lot. >> okay, everybody. i'm going to make this very simple. stay inside, don't drink bleach and listen to doctors, because i have no idea how the human body works. i can't even find my penis anymore. now go wash your hands, and vote for joe biden so i can go home and play some [ bleep ] golf. >> jimmy: you see? every problem solved right there. we're going to take a break. but we will be right back with jim parsons. in his. >> dicky: abc's "jimmy kimmel live," brought to you by the samsung galaxy s 5g series. to walk alone. ♪ lifr ♪ you can't do it on your own ♪ ♪ but time will show ♪ and don't you know how bad we need each othe

to follow the mayo clinic's own rule about wearing the masks. mayo clinic told reporters that mike pence and his staff had been briefed about the mask policy prior to their arrival. mike pence didn't care. >> mr. vice president, there is obviously some controversy since you got here about the decision not to wear a mask around the mayo clinic as the governor and other officials here did. can you just walk us through why you have made the decision not to wear the mask in the mayo clinic? said they basically they have asked you to do so. >> well, let me say as vice president of the united states i'm tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis, and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus. and when the cdc issued guidelines about wearing a mask, it was their recognition that people that may have the coronavirus could prevent the possibility of conveying the virus to someone else by wearing a mask. and since i don't have the coronavirus, i thought it would be a good opportunity for me to be here, to be able to speak to these researc

even though mayo clinic policy requires all visitors and patients to wear masks. our reporting is when pence and team arrived today the clinic had masks available for the vice president, his team and reporters. there is literally no excuse for this. though i am sure it won't surprise you to hear that the vice president and his office have a few to offer. more on that in a minute. >>> we also know that the mayo clinic told the vice president's office of their policy prior to his visit. the clinic tweeted that and then deleted it. and then a spokesperson confirmed to cnn, quote, mayo shared the masking policy with the vp's office, so those excuses i mentioned, first the vice president telling reporters he wasn't wearing a mask because he's often tested for the coronavirus. >> as vice president of the united states, i'm tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis. and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus. and when the cdc issued guidelines about wearing a mask, it was their recognition that people that they have the coronavirus could prevent the p

and tonight, this picture of the vice president, without a mask, inside the mayo clinic, where it's policyor visitors to wear them. meat supply shortage: amid fears that grocery stores could run out this week, the president plans to order processing plants remain open, and protects the owners from safety lawsuits. racing to a cure: the latest in our series. could a vaccine be ready by september? we'll take you inside the lab where it's being developed. a warning for pet owners. the first known dog to test positive for coronavirus after confirmed cases in cats. what you need to know about the c.d.c. guidelines for your pets. and dining retro? in the age of social distancing, why carhops and drive-ins could be making a comeback. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. and as we come on the air junight, america has just crossed another threshold in the deadly coronavirus pandemic. there are now more than one million confirmed cases of the ghrus here in the u.s., though new research sugg

and we heard from the mayo clinic. they said the vice president was informed of the mask policy when he arrived for his visit today. >> i think almost every one agrees he should have worn a mask like everyone else was wearing in rochester, minnesota. >>> thank you for joining us. dr. fauci warned if we try to prematurely open up, coronavirus cases could rebound and there is a warning that deaths in your state could double by june. how concerned are you about that loss of life becoming a reality in atlanta? >> i am extremely concerned. when i look at the models, i think of people and my four children who have asthma. and my mother and mother-in-law. you look at the number in our state with obesity. our asthma rates are above the national average. you factor in the african-americans, and that makes up 50% of the deaths but only 30% of our population. since noon today 15 more georgians have died from this virus. how could we possibly in good conscience open up malls and gyms and nail salons. we are not headed in the right

and mayo clinic is not immune from that. 're currently forecasting reductions in revenue of 3 to $3.5 billion and had to take significant actions to reduce the impact on the clinic. >> as someone who, you know, is lucky enough to have friends who are er doctors, surgeons, et cetera, i know personally what many of them are going through in terps ms of putting themselv in the front line and making less money and taking home less. i wonder if when things -- if things hopefully return to normal, will there be an effort to make those front line healthcare workers whole again or is this lost revenue that will never be replaced at all levels? >> the intention of the actions we're taking are temporary. we're forecasting a recovery in the fourth quarter and expecting next year if things turn around as projected, we will be able to return the cutbacks that we had to implement. >> that's good news for many of them. i think people don't understand and i didn't have a full understanding of it until more recently, a lot of the reason that

vice president mike pence traveling to meet with doctors at the mayo clinic. mask even though the clinic says they informed his staff that was the policy. >> i'm tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis. and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus. and since i don't have the coronavirus, i thought it would be a good opportunity for me to be here, to be able to speak to these researchers, these incredible health care personnel, look them in the eye and say thank you. >> reporter: parts of the country reopening. georgia setting the pace with some restaurants now welcoming customers to sit down and have a meal. beauty salons open for business. alabama, where covid cases are rising, isn't moving to reopen as quickly, but things are moving. governor kay ivey announcing many businesses can open at the end of the week at a reduced capacity. restaurants still takeout for now. in california where the battle is still hard fought, governor gavin newsom says the state will eventually reopen, slowly, in phases. >> we believe we are weeks, not months aw

here's how pence responded when questioned about his decision to defy the mayo clinic policy. >> i'm tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis, and everyone who is around me is tested for the coronavirus. and when the cdc issued guidelines about wearing a mask, it was their recognition that people that may have the coronavirus could prevent the possibility of conveying the virus to someone else by wearing a mask. and since i -- i don't have the coronavirus, i thought it would be a good opportunity for me to be here, to be able to speak to these researchers, these incredible health care personnel, and look them in the eye and say thank you. >> a reminder, a negative test result means you were negative when you were tested, and an hour after you take that test, that could change. as you saw right there, mike pence said in his own defense today that he wanted to be able to look the health care workers in the eye. and a final safety note here, if your mask obstructs your vision, you're doing it wrong. on that note, let's bring in our leadoff guests on a tuesday night. phil rucker, pu

kristen, what happened >> reporter: lester, the vice president is on defense after visiting the mayo clinicnd not wearing a mask despite the clinic's guidelines all patients and visitors wear mask he was apparently the only person there without one. the vice president explained his decision by saying he's tested regularly and negative for coronavirus. he also said not wearing a mask allowed him to thank health care workers and, quote, look them in the eye. the mayo clinic said it had shared its policy with the vice president's office earlier this month president trump announced new cdc guidelines recommending wearing a face covering in public when social distancing isn't possible but mr. trump said he didn't plan to do so the vice president's office had no comment when asked what message his decision sends to everyone else about wearing a mask lester >> all right, kristen welker at the white house, thanks. >>> we're back in 60 seconds with the first airline to require all passengers to wear a mask why aren't all of them >>> and new guidelines for keeping your pets safe as the first family d

>> here at the mayo clinic, we are really concerned.want to help organizations, we want to keep them as open as possible so we can care for covid infections. but if you are feeling sick, you need to contact your provider. we need to take care of people, shouldn't be afraid to go to a health care center because you're experiencing systems because we need to deal with people who need it. every health care center in hospital in this country is prepared to deal with urgent problems and we are all designing systems that will keep people safe when they come to a hospital, including here at mayo. it's one i would say for sure, and he went out there you feel like you need to see a doctor to contact your provider. >> laura: thank you so much. great to see you and kudos to everybody at mayo, one of the amazing amazing organizations with medical experts. great to see. and up next, china is trying to spin the covid-19 outbreak by spewing lies. some in our media gladly echo this. steve mosher is here to break it down up next. or make me feel like i'

then gregory at the mayo clinic in minnesota to talk about the ongoing efforts to develop a vaccine.onight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on -span. >> television has changed since c-span began 41 years ago but our mission continues, to provide an unfiltered view of government. already this year wive brought s.u primary election debates of impeachment. c-span, created by private industry. america's cable television company. as a public service and brought to you by your television rovider. >> earlier today, house speaker nancy pelosi held her weekly news conference with reporters. she talked about the coronavirus response and yesterday's passage of an economic aid package to help small businesses. speaker pelosi: good morning. morning. thank you for being here. it's a sad day. i know that many people, as am i, are quite shaken by the fact that we have passed the 50,000 number of people who have died from the coronavirus mark. over 50,000. the

they understand full well that everything that they wanted to do to highlight the work that the mayo clinicdoing is getting swept under the rug or overshadowed by the fact that he made a mistake. he should have worn a mask because of the guidelines of his own cdc, because of the rules of the mayo clinic and as both you have said just common sense when it comes to optics in leadership. despite the vice president defending himself and explaining himself, that the reality of the mistake is setting in as we speak. >> pence said this to reporters when they asked why he didn't wear a mask. here is his response. >> as vice president of the united states, i'm tested for the coronavirus on a regular basis. every one who is around me is tested for the coronavirus. >> obviously, that's a good thing. it's really beside the point, isn't it? >> it's beside the point. first of all, his test is only valid at the moment he's tested. he comes into contact with a lot of people. while he may have been a negative when he was tested at whatever point during the week, he wasn't tested as he was walking into the m

it's the mayo clinic's policy to wear masks. they had tweeted out as you know that they had told the vice president or his staff about that. so the idea of it -- the vice president doesn't think he needs to wear a mask. sanjay, the reason he doesn't think he needs to wear one is because he had been tested and he tested negative. so what about that logic? >> it's a faulty logic. he should have worn a mask. absolutely. i mean, first of all, it's an example. we're going through tough times right now. it's an important example to set. it is the hospital's policy. that's important. the hospital should have enforced that policy. i know he's the vice president and everything. buckle your seatbelts on an airplane no matter who you are. the hospital needed to and has enforced that policy. also, the hospital, there are sick people there. you know, the reason you wear a mask, i think everybody hopefully understands is to protect people from you. that's part of the issue here. around patients in the middle of a pandemic, this is the time to

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wearing a mask after the uproar over those images of him at the mayo clinic, with covid patients and health care workers, they had all masks. he did not. >>> also tonight, that rare statement from the office of the director of national intelligence, saying they are looking into whether this virus originated. was it in a market? what the statement from u.s. intelligence makes clear tonight, as the u.s. death toll now nears 63,000. >>> we're across this country tonight with several states set to reopen, but how do you do it without risking a second wave of the outbreak? this evening, some states, including illinois still several days from their peak. >>> american families, workers in dire need of help. the new numbers tonight. 3.8 million unemployment claims in the last week. now 30 million americans since this started. tonight, workers who have filed for unemployment but still haven't heard. we're with one worker, the error message she received just today. and what if you're a worker in a state lifting those stay at home orders, does that mean you can no longer get unemployment? more

today, vice president mike pence was criticized for tiewrgt mayo clinic without a mask, despite the famed facility's rules requiring one, this as backlash grows over big companies getting those p.p.p. loans while some targeted small businesses are still struggling to get access. cbs' sweeg at the white house tonight with more. weijia. >> reporter: norah, tonight, the white house insists there are safeguards in place to prioritize those smaller businesses, but many owners tell cbs news they have not been arb proved for a pen, even as president trump sells the program as a big win. ( applause ) president trump claimed the paycheck protection program is doing its job, bailing out small business owners in danger of going under. >> as we open up our country you're going to be in good shape as opposed to be losing your business and how do we get some people to work here? >> reporter: but melody george, who owns a dance studio outside of los angeles, has yet to get a loan, despite trying since the first round of money was available a month ago. >> makes me wonder what it means to be a small busi

in a tweet that has since been deleted, the mayo clinic said it had informed the vice president of the masking policy prior to his arrival. >> and since i don't have the coronavirus, i thought it would be a good opportunity for me to be here, to be able to speak to these researchers, these incredible health care personnel and look them in the eye and say thank you. >> reporter: critics, of course, pointing out a mask doesn't cover the eyes. pence says he's tested for the virus on a, quote, regular basis even though questions remain about testing accuracy. meanwhile, as the number of confirmed cases in the u.s. soars past the 1 million mark, dr. anthony fauci says it will likely be another month before anyone who needs a coronavirus test can get one. >> needing is important. everyone who needs a test according to the way we're approaching the identification, isolation, contact tracing, keeping the country safe and healthy, that hopefully we should see that as we get towards the end of may, the beginning of june. >> reporter: dr. fauci is also warning of a second wave of the virus after

gregory poland, from the vaccine group at the mayo clinic. we appreciate you being with us. >> my pleasure. host: i want to begin with putting this into context. about three month ago, coronavirus was in wuhan, china. few people had heard of that location, a few thought it would come to the u.s. in one way or another, it has affected every single american. in terms of your area of expertise, where are we three months later? guest: i think we have learned a lot. we also learned how much more we have to learn. cases inone from a few a city most people never heard of, to a linear number of infections, to an exponential number of infections, and have seen this travel worldwide. what has really been difficult and really hampered us is the lack of diagnostic testing, particularly early on, which is your greatest opportunity to contain or quarantine an outbreak like this. we finally started with some pretty draconian regulations we have all had to live under, in terms of social distancing and teleworking. we are finally starting to see that flattene

joining us tonight, the president of mayo clinic laboratories, co-chair of the mayo clinic's departmentcine and pathology. can i get your reaction to remdesivir and how you feel about it, its prospects as a therapeutic. >> the whole question of effective therapies for covid disease, the sars covid virus, is it an important question to be answered? the trials show great hope. we'll need more extensive studies of these drugs to understand their true efficacy in helping control this disease. but these give us glimmers of hope. in the laboratories we are making sure we know who has the disease so we can measure the effect of these drugs. lou: we are all excited that a children wict prestige of the -- that a clinic with the prestige of the mayo, that you are working on a blood test on someone who has the disease or has overcome the disease. tell me where you are in that effort. >> there are two types of tests in battling this illness. one is a molecular test. that test measures for the presence of the virus itself. what we have developed and introduced is a blood test which doesn't test for

administration one of which in the course of the day was the vice president mike pence going to the mayo clinic in minnesota and not wearing a thanks mask video of that particular then shows the vice president being the only person in the clinic without a face mask the clinic has insisted that all guests wear a mask since april the 13th so there's been a lot of public comment on that particular point. a spokesman insists that the president at the vice president tests for the virus once a week so that he does not need a mask because he cannot be possibly asymptomatic spokesperson adds that the vice president wanted to look the directors of the mayo clinic directly in the eye as it was put in order to convey his gratitude but one remembers too that president trump refuses to wear a face mask so you've got a situation where both the president and the vice president declined to wear a mask even though it's a central part of the white house's guidelines for combating the pandemic to wear a mask in public and the other big aspects of the coronavirus story where you are mike is this situation that we'

when we come back the ceo of mayo clinic along with our friend bill george formerly of medtron medtronicin a moment yes. it's the first word of any new discovery. but when allergies attack, the excitement fades. allegra helps you say yes with the fastest non-drowsy allergy relief and turning a half hearted yes, into an all in yes. allegra. live your life, not your allergies. but right now, the world needs all the good that we can do. to all of our employees and everyone working to keep america strong, thank you. >>> welcome back we're getting an update on which executives will be attending the white house meeting later this afternoon. i believe on small business. eamon javers has that for us >> yes, sara, that's right white house officials confirming executives from a number of top financial companies will be at the white house today at 3:00 p.m. for a small business meeting, those include visa, mastercard, goldman sachs, jpmorgan, citi, wells fargo, grand rapids state bank and southern bancorp expected to send attend yees not clear the ceos will all be at the meeting with the president

because they never quit. >>> vice president mike pence went to the mayo clinic in minnesota today.e wanted to talk to researchers working on the coronavirus. the vice president agreed both healthcare workers and plasma donors. it's what he did not do that raised some questions. as you can see, the vice president is not wearing anything over his face. despite the clinics policy that everybody has to have a mask. during his visit, the vice president thanked the mayo clinic for their research and fighting the coronavirus. >> i actually was told at this point you've infused more than 3000 people with blood plasma and people that have recovered from the coronavirus. but literally more than 6000 americans in 2100 sites around the country are participating in this. >> in a tweet that has been deleted, the mayo clinic says officials told the vice president in advance he had to wear a mask, but later mike pence said he didn't need to wear one because he is tested on a regular basis. >>> from north carolina tonight, the first report of a dog testing positive for the coronavirus. three of the

we should be treating real patients really soon in three of the mayo clinic's centers. liz: will you come, please, and join us again in a couple of weeks to give us an update? this is extraordinarily important. thank you so much. >> thank you very much indeed for your time. liz: nick spring is to me a real hero because he has done many, many things. came from merck, you know, he was behind the wildly successful launch of the hpv vaccine gardasil and many other drugs. congratulations. keep us posted. >>> georgia is taking the plunge and allowing doors to reopen, albeit very slowly. we are at session highs right now. look at the dow, up 402 points right now, with 40 minutes to go before the closing bell. atlanta-based wing zone, winging its way through the pandemic and reopening fears right now that with the nfl already preparing for worst case scenarios for the upcoming season and mlb still on hold, could the football food favorite still find itself outside the end zone? the ceo matt friedman on surviving the coronavirus game of chicken, next. z i came across sofi and it

guidelines are that any viftder visitor wear a mask and the mayo clinic put out a tweet, which they deleted, saying they had briefed the vice president on their policies prior to his visit. the vice president was asked about this yesterday and his response was, look, he does get tested regularly and everyone around him does get tested regularly. thereby he believes he's still following the broader cdc guidelines which says you should wear a mask only when social distancing isn't possible. but expect the vice president to be there in the oval office and the president to get more questions about this today, andrea. >> indeed. jonathan, as kristen has been reporting, the president pushing towards reopening, reviving the economy. but that requires a whole lot of steps first as well as mitch mcconnell with continuously objecting to state and local government funding in any of these packages. i want to play a little more of what andrew cuomo had to say about mitch mcconnell from kentucky and senator scott -- rick scott, of course, from florida saying they should not be bailing out the tak

minnesota's governor reflected on the call today about the partnership he has forged with the mayo clinicthe university of minnesota and state health department. the are collaborating to perform 20,000 molecular tests, 15,000 antibody tests per day. i am looking forward to traveling to the mayo clinic in minnesota tuesday of next week to learn firsthand from the governor about the efforts across the state to expand testing. i was governor gave us an update on her progress. she is tripling testing capacity in her state through a partnership with the private sector with the university of iowa and iowa state university. she also launched the testiow a.com website that creates an access point for people to fill out a questionnaire about whether their circumstances would justify a test. hours,d in the first 72 100 50,000 people went to the test site to receive an assessment and iowa is now testing 4500 people per day in the state. withdiana, i spoke governor holcomb. they have tested 72,000 hoosiers to date and they are adding drive-through sites and will have 10 established by the state of in

minnesota governor tim walz reflected on the partnership he has forged with the mayo clinic, the university of and a soda and the state health department -- university of minnesota and the state health department. i am looking forward to traveling to the mayo clinic in minnesota on tuesday of next week to learn firsthand from the governor on their efforts across the state to expand testing. iowa governor kim reynolds gave us an update on her progress. she is tripling testing capacity in her state through a partnership with the private sector with the university of iowa and iowa state university. she also launched the test iowa.com website, which creates an access point for people to fill out a questionnaire about whether or not there symptoms or circumstances would justify a test. she said in the first 72 hours, 150,000 people went to the website. iowa is now testing 4500 people a day in their state. in indiana, i spoke with governor eric holcomb. they tested 72,000 hoosiers to date. there adding drive-through sites. they will have 10 drive-through sites for the end of the weekend. as other

the mayo clinic's policy requires wearing a mask which is based on white house guidelines. president trump has said that those guidelines are not mandatory. let's take a live look outside right now in this city of san francisco on a very sunny tuesday and working from home is our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow with a look at the weather forecast. i hope you got a chance to enjoy some of this warm weather today. lawrence he got out here your tower here whether tower. >>i did i had to come down from the tower for just a bit to get outside and enjoy the fresh air and certainly a gorgeous day around the bay area, although. >>come like summer pattern setting up we've got cool temperatures out toward the coastline in some places the valleys near 90 degrees today. >>in the afternoon outside right now you can see a clear skies from timber on a loose of the clouds already gathering out toward the coastline. we're going to see more of that on the way as those clouds are going to begin to move a little bit closer as those clouds begin to move in the i guess what they're going to

the mayo clinic put up a tweet saying it had told the vice president before that it is clinic policyt all wear masks. it has taken down that tweet. vice president pence himself insists he gets tested once a weekend and therefore is not symptomatic. a spokesperson for the vice president says he wanted to look staff at the clinic in the eyes and be able to tell them how grateful he was for the work. but it is certainly sending out mixed messages. both president trump in the vice president, insistent that they will not wear masks, this despite federal guidelines on guidelines from the white house that all should wear masks in public. so here we have got a president and a vice president basically flaunting the very guidelines that the white house has put out. lauren: mike hanna, thank you very much indeed. ♪ in europe, both france and spain outlined how they plan to ease restrictions if they can keep a handle on new infections. meanwhile, the u.k. appears to be a long way away from lifting the lockdown, as people pay tribute to front-line workers killed by the virus. correspondent: a mom

vice president mike pence today traveling to meet with doctors at the mayo clinic. he didn't wear a mask, even though the clinic says they informed his staff that was the policy. tonight, parts of the country continue to reopen. georgia setting the pace with beauty salons open for business. it all makes terrica parks shake her head. the mother of two survived the coronavirus, and thinks it's way too soon for georgia to reopen. >> it's impossible to practice social distancing in a nail shop. >> reporter: alabama, where covid cases are rising, isn't moving to reopen as quickly, but things are moving. today, governor kay ivey announcing many businesses can open at the end of the week, at a reduced capacity. restaurants, still takeout for now. in california, where the battle is still hard fought, governor gavin newsom says the state will eventually reopen slowly, in phases. >> we believe we are weeks, not months away from making meaningful modifications. >> reporter: for the country, and for patients, the road to recovery is long. and tonight, we're hoping for more endin

it's a policy of the mayo clinic to wear them?> the vice president made clear that because he was a vice president and tested, he was tested regularly for covid-19 and doesn't have it. and that's why he didn't wear a mask. i think the mayo clinic is probably very pleased that the vice president visited yesterday to talk about breakthroughs on convalescent blood plasma therapies and collection. that's the next big part of us getting the pandemic. we got great news about remdesivir today and we are working on vaccines and beastly therapeutics. i think that the vice president spoke to this and hopefully they will focus on why he was there and the success that can benefit all of us. >> martha: kellyanne conway, thank you very much. good to have you here. tonight we continue to investigate why our nation's elderly, vulnerable and veterans have been hardest hit by this virus. at least 70 veterans, victims of covid death status facility in massachusetts. we will speak exclusively to the state attorney general who is investigating for ans

as you saw, governor, vice president mike pence visited the mayo clinic in minnesota today, despite the clinic's policy to require everyone who walks into that clinic to wear a face mask, the vice president chose not to do so. as you can see, he was the only one in this video not wearing a mask. his explanation is he gets tested every week, he doesn't have coronavirus, he wanted to look people right in the eye, as a result he didn't wear the mask. what do you think of that decision by him? was he setting the right example? >> i can tell you, i try and set an example, when i can't stay more than six feet apart from people, i wear a mask. that probably would be a good example for everybody to set in washington. >> i agree with you on that as well. governor ned lamont, good luck to you, good luck to everyone in connecticut. i know you're going through some really, really awful decisionmaking processes right now. we'll stay in close touch. thank you so much. >> nice to see you, wolf, thanks. >>> up next, an influential model is updated, now predicts thousands more coronavirus deaths in the

him for fear of incurring his wrath and so yesterday when vice president mike pence visited the mayo clinic wear a mask despite the fact that the clinic requires visitors to wear a masks. and they made pence's office aware of that fact before the trip well, at least that image will last forever i mean, look at that he's the only one not wearing a mask why couldn't you just follow the rules, man do you think if you purse your lips hard enough the virus can't get in he's like the ass[ bleep ] who shows up at a restaurant with no shirt and no shoes, still demanding service, yelling, "give me crab cakes or give me death, man." and mike, you may not have coronavirus, but that doesn't mean you can't spread the other diseases you do have, like for example, rheumatoid gravititis or chronic furrowed brow or mayonnaise blood pence was asked later why he refused to follow the mayo clinic's guidelines and his answer didn't really make sense. >> mr. vice president, there's obviously been some controversy since you got here about the decision not to wear a mask around the mayo clinic, as the governor and

this happened at the mayo clinic in minnesota and there you see it. reporters at the scene said everybody but pence had a face mask covering their mouth. pence says that since he doesn't have coronavirus he thought this would be chance to speak to the health care workers and quote look them in the eye and say thank you. the mayo clinic's policy though requires wearing masks which is based on the white house's own guidelines. president trump has said those guidelines though are not mandatory. the uss kidd is back at its home port in san diego after dozens of sailors became infected with coronavirus the ship was at sea looking for drug smugglers when the outbreak happened. the navy says that so far 60 crew members have tested positive for the virus. that's close to about 20% and 20% of the ship's compliment the navy says that everyone aboard the guided missile destroyer will be screened for covid-19 an placed in isolation off ship. the ship will undergo than a deep clean for the next 2 weeks. some of the sailors who tested positive for covid-19 on the u

he was visiting coronavirus patients at the mayo clinic in minnesota.are going to pull that picture up in just a second, are we pulling that picture up? there we go. you can see that pence is the only person in the room without a mask on. it has been shocking to a lot of people. stephan, what does it say about the crisis management of this administration? >> good question. i'm asking myself the same question. hundreds of thousands of people are asking themselves this question. what does this actually tell you about this administration? in this case, the vice president taking seriously what is going on. he is in the room with experts and doctors and everybody is wearing a mask. it is the mayo clinic policy to wear a mask he wasn't in contact there, when this picture was taken, with somebody or with people identified as covid-19 positive. but nevertheless, he was in the hospital. i myself was in hospitals. and of course wear gloves and a mask and take all precautions the hospital tells you to do. i don't know, maybe the vice president thinks he walks abov

however, the mayo clinic's policy is anyone who enters wear as mask. it's really overshadowed what was supposed to be, for the vice president, a pretty good trip. to meet with patients who had recovered and to tour this facility that's been dealing with this pandemic. and now it's overshadowed by his decision not to wear a mask. and that's not just his. president trump has also said he doesn't feel he needs to wear a mask eekter. either. >> it's one of those head scratchers where, this is one of those don't you just be polite to the guest who has invitaled u to their house? in this case, the mayo clinic. i want to stick to this issue of the meat processing plants. joining us is the mayor of water loo county. has nearly 1350 coronavirus cases and as of yesterday, 90% of the cases is connected back to the -- a single meat processing plant. in this case a tyson pork plant that was forlsed to close almost a week ago. thank you for giving me a few minutes here. the president's going to sign this executive order. it's a food supply executive order. do you fe

the mayo clinic later deleted that tweet.dent trump explaining on twitter the reason more than a million americans were diagnosed with covid-19 was because our testing is so much better than any other country in the world. it is true we do more tests total but not per capita, in fact, at the rose garden event on monday the president and vice president said america would double the amount of testing from a bit over 1% of all americans to a bit over 2% of all americans. many say that's not near enough to understand the rate of infection much less reopen the economy and the president makes that point in his tweet, right. we have tested those people if we tested more, we would probably have more diagnoses. i talked about some of the testing numbers yesterday and some of you got back to me and said, hold on, you went too fast. all tolled we have tested 5.6 million. it would take nearly four years to test everyone. we need 5 million a day to open the economy. gdp 4.8% down. you can find me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thup, sco