melania trump. ♪ [applause] first lady trump: thank you, killian.lo, pennsylvania. [applause] the very warmfor welcome and to our friend, congressman smucker for joining us today. >> we love you. first lady trump: i love you too. thank you. before i begin, thank you for all the love and support you gave us when our family was diagnosed with covid-19. we are all feeling so much better now. [applause] some of the amazing therapeutics available in our country. thank you again for your well wishes. since early this year, our country has felt of the effects of global pandemic. i haveny of you, experienced the firsthand effects of covid-19. not only as a patient but as a worried mother and wife. i know there are many people who have lost loved ones or know people who have been forever impacted by the silent enemy. thoughts and prayers are with all of you through these difficult times. we all know the american spirit is stronger than this virus. we have proven that we can and will overcome this unexpected challenge. [applause] thank you to all who have ste

>> seth: melania trump, everybody!r you tonight senator bernie sanders is here plus, he's got a new show on cnbc shepard smith will call in to chat and we have music from a fantastic punk duo from the u.k., one of my favorites, sleaford mods will perform on the show tonight but before we get to all that, the president and his allies have decided on a closing message for the final days of the campaign whine about social media and pretend the pandemic is over for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ >> seth: there's a lot you can say about donald trump's inner circle and the leadership of the modern republican party, but when you boil it down, it's basically just a collection of gigantic weirdos they're the people who collect ceramic pigs and sit by their windows, writing down license plate numbers for no reason. take, for example, house minority leader kevin mccarthy, who showed up to one of trump's rallies yesterday and claimed republicans are going to take back the house mccarthy then belched up this, i thin

trump, and our wonderful first lady, melania. texas governor abbott said, "lifting up prayers for president trump and the first lady. may god's healing powers touch them, strengthen them, and raise them up." we will be following this story throughout the morning and will have the latest coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> turning now to secret audiotapes just released of first lady melania trump. she apparently goes on a profanity-laced rant about christmas decorations while at the same time answering critics about detained migrant children. >> okay. and then i do it and say that i'm working on christmas, and they said what about the children that were separated? give me a [ bleep ] break. where were they saying anything when obama did that? >> the tapes first played on cnn last night also revealed melania trump's frustration after the president was criticized for separating families. the conversations were recorded by mrs. trump's former friend and senior adviser stephanie walkoff in 2018. she also wrote a book about their relat

we don't know that the president or melania trump have suffered any symptoms, and we certainly hope they don't and that they do make a full recovery. that said, donald trump becomes one of a handful of world leaders, irwin, who have contracted this disease, and actually in a couple of other cases, including boris johnson in the united kingdom, jair bolsonaro in brazil, these are leaders who haven't taken this very seriously. they are, in fact, the ones who belittled the threat from a public health perspective. america has got 7.2 million cases of coronavirus. we've had in excess of 200,000 deaths. we had 45,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. 45,000 new cases. we're still hovering in the neighborhood of 750 to 1,000 deaths a day. this is a moment, irwin, used properly, that could be teachable, that could change the trajectory, the horrible trajectory this country has been on for the last six months. >> yes, ali, and that has to be acknowledged by the president and the vice president. they have to bring back their task force and let the doctors and experts speak and they have to be undete

we don't know that the president or melania trump have suffered any symptoms, and we certainly hope they don't and that they do make a full recovery. that said, donald trump becomes one of a handful of world leaders, irwin, who have contracted this disease, and actually in a couple of other cases, including boris johnson in the united kingdom, jair bolsonaro in brazil, these are leaders who haven't taken this very seriously. they are, in fact, the ones who belittled the threat from a public health perspective. america has got 7.2 million cases of coronavirus. we've had in excess of 200,000 deaths. we had 45,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. 45,000 new cases. we're still hovering in the neighborhood of 750 to 1,000 deaths a day. this is a moment, irwin, used properly, that could be teachable, that could change the trajectory, the horrible trajectory this country has been on for the last six months. >> yes, ali, and that has to be acknowledged by the president and the vice president. they have to bring back their task force and let the doctors and experts speak and they have to be undete

we don't know if the president or melania trump have any symptoms. we certainly hope they don't and that they make a true recovery. that said, president trump becomes one of a handful of world leaders who has contracted the disease. you have boris johnson in the united kingdom, bolsonaro in brazil, they're leaders who have not taken the virus seriously. america has got 7.2 million cases of coronavirus. we've had in excess of 200,000 deaths. 45,000 new cases. we're still hovering in the neighborhood of 750 to 1,000 deaths a day. this is a moment, irwin, if used properly could be teachable, could change the horrible trajectory this country has been on for the last six months. >> yes, ali. and that has to be acknowledged by the president and the vice president. they have to bring back their task force and let the doctors and experts speak, and they have to be undeterred in talking about what the right messages are. it's very simple. it's the same as it has been for months, which this is a serious disease. i think there needs to be some contrition on the

melania trump is here to -- [cheers and applause] as the first lady will demonstrate so eloquently, this election is a choice. i looked at the ballot. it doesn't say trump not trump. it's not a referendum on tweets and tones. it's not up or down on this or that. it's a choice. it's a choice between a candidate who is described a dark winter and the president who is promising a bright future. it's a choice between one who apologizes for america and when he puts america and americans first. it's a choice by one who is propped up by the radical left, and one who stand up for the american people. a choice between shipping jobs and wealth overseas, racing taxes and hurting small businesses to renting our industry and at present new cut taxes, makes his energy dependent, brings back our factory jobs. [applause] it is a choice between a president who is facing a once in a century pandemic, took swift and unprecedented action to shut down travel from china and europe, search supplies like ventilators, massachusetts, trillions of dollars to the states, and one who stayed inside, went to when he h

president donald trump and first lady melania trump have both tested positive for coronavirus. good morning, i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera. just before 1:00 a.m. eastern time, the president tweeted, quote, tonight the first lady and i tested positive for we will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately we will get through this together >> shortly after nbc received this memo from the white house physician, shaun connell ofly, this evening i soochld confirmation that both president trump and first lady melania trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. the president and first lady are both well at this time and they plan to remain at home within the white house during their convalescence. the white house medical team and i will maintain a vigilant watch and i appreciate the support by some of our country's greatest medical professionals and institutions rest assured, i expect the president to continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering. we'll keep you updated on any future developments. >> a senior administration official w

[cheers and applause] melania trump: it is now my pleasure to welcome the president of the united statesnald j. trump. [cheers and applause] [chanting "we love you"] [cheers and applause] pres. trump: thank you very much. that was a little bit of a surprise. that was a surprise. thank you, millennia. good job -- melania. good job. they love our first lady. america is blessed to have you. thank you. i am thrilled to be here in my, our, home state, florida. [cheers and applause] pres. trump: i love this state and i love the people of this state. and five days from now we are going to win florida. we are going to win four more years. and we are going on to win a record share of the hispanic american vote. you see what is happening? [cheers and applause] pres. trump: they are very concerned back there, the fake news, they are so concerned. melania, you don't know too much about them. they are very unhappy. you know what is happening, don't you? you see what is happening. we have led florida every single day. this is a terrible day for them. it is a good thing for them, they just don't know i

trump says he and melania trump for both tested positive covid-19. we do know the position of president trump -- the physician of president trump has confirmed they have contracted coronavirus. the president since both of them are doing well. presumably, they are in the white house continuing their quarantine. according to people familiar, that first the aide tested positive was experiencing symptoms. no word on whether president trump and the first lady are permitted latest, the white house saying both of them are doing well and they are currently in the white house. claxton dani burger, thank you. we are going to dig deeper into the market impact. juliette saly joins us from singapore. brent trading under $40 per barrel. both contracts down 2%. 1900 it is back above announced. the market looking for havens. >> you can see that with elected in the yen as well. a big tick up in the japanese .en not only the aussie against the yen. i wrote a morning note about what is happening in asian trade. we have a number of asian markets out of action. japan turn

we do know that the first lady melania trump tweeted they're feeling fine.word from the white house now that the president is actually experiencing some mild symptoms. of course we are going to stay updated on that and bring updates as we get them. natalie brand, thank you so much. >> thanks so much. >>> 6:39. we want to go back to kiet do who is live in st. helena with the latest on the glass fire. kiet. >> reporter: we are keeping an eye on the glass fire that continues to burn out of control in the napa valley. they're trying to keep it out of calistoga and now it is closer to st. helena. we are live on the back side of a winery known as axr napa valley about two miles north of st. helena. we are hanging out with firefighters from san jose station number two. they are watching over flames as they creep closer to the main property. what they will let the fire do is burn the under brush here so it as away the fuel from the main fire and reduces risk to the property. the idea is to make sure that the embers don't go over this fence that leads to the main pro

shocking news breaking hours ago as president trump and first lady melania trump have both tested positive for the coronavirus. tweeting just before 1:00 a.m. eastern that he and the first lady will begin their quarantine and recovery process immediately. the news coming hours after hope hicks, one of the president's top aids also tested positive for the virus. monther details in a moment and throughout the morning stocks are reacting negatively dow down 328 points. let's take a closer look and you can see at the point where news broke as the president broke it himself. they are still down more than 300 points the bond yield down as well. down .67%. all financial markets are moving oil is selling off in a fairly big way. not just on the president's news but on the increased number of cases around the world and the likelihood of lockdowns and slow downs in parts of europe and asia wti crude down gold is on the move right now. the flight to safety trade is on the move right now gold is not moving up. they are moving down everything very fluid. you can see they did pop but have now recovered

has been infected by the coronavirus trump confirmed on twitter that both he and the 1st lady melania trump have tested positive for coverage 19 and will enter quarantine together trump who's 74 years old placing him in a high risk for the deadly disease the. e.u. leaders agreed to impose sanctions on officials accused of election fraud also on the agenda at their 2 days foreign affairs summit tense relations between turkey greece and cyprus plus. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us with just 4 weeks until election day u.s. president all trump and 1st lady melania trump have tested positive for cope at 19 the president made the announcement on twitter shortly after the news that his top aide hope picks a contract at the virus hicks traveled with the president several times this week trump tweeted that he and his wife would quarantine immediately but his doctor said the president would continue to carry out his duties in the white house quote without disruption of time. well the for very latest now it's talk to our washington bureau chief in this poll as in the final weeks of the

president trump and first lady melania trump arenot your typical political couple . during this for fame or fortune position or power. they had all of the success, each of them i don't successful careers they were self-made entrepreneurs. they did not need this . but we did . they love the country and her people. they are doing it for you. pennsylvania and america and a high cost of privacy, fortune and they have worked tirelessly at it for four years. not only do we need four more years of trump hence but with that comes four more years of first lady melania trump. >> she is a loving, involved mother and an insightful political talent. her husband's closest confidant and a first lady that devoted to the well-being of ournation's children in our nation overall . her visit to pennsylvania five days before the election 2016 made a difference to winning the state and to winning the election overall. so remember, when you hear four more years, that four more years of melania two. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor and privilege welcome to the stage ourfirst lady,

president trump and melania trump. they are both at the white house. a few hours earlier we learned that top trump aide hope hicks also tested positive. hicks has been traveling with mr. trump all week. has been seen many times without a mask. president trump as you know rarely wears a mask. he has held large rallies. democratic rival joe biden puts one on wherever he goes. mr. trump has often mocked him for this. >> i have a mask right here. i'll put the mask on when i think i need it. i don't wear masks like him. he could be speaking 200 feet away, he shows up with the biggest mask i've ever seen. >> we don't know if the president was positive for coronavirus when he said that. we're told or we have been told he had been tested prior to that debate. whether that was the morning of the debate but it's not clear when the president himself became infected nor how he became infected. joe biden has been careful in other ways running a low key campaign. he did just share that debate stage with president trump from a distance. president trump's family in the

president trump and first lady melania have both tested positive for coronavirus. the president confirming in overnight tweet. the first couple remain well this morning expected president trump to continue carrying out duties without disruption. medical analysis this morning and look at what it means for the market and election with only 32 days to go right now. battle on stimulus continues. high level talks end with bipartisan deal. office of trade and manufacturing policy, peter navarro joining me at 8:00 a.m. hour live coming up. it is job's friday. economists are predicting 850,000 jobs added to the economy in month of september. unemployment rate to tick down to 8.2%. special long coverage begins this morning, all hands on deck at 8:00 a.m. eastern. markets reacting to the president trump's coronavirus test. they are negative. dow futures down 440 points. s&p down 57 as the markets react to the president's diagnosis. this after choppy first session of the fourth quarter and ended in positive territory. dow industrials up 35 points, nasdaq up 159 and s&p higher

melania trump also testing positive, has symptoms, and you also have to be concerned about their son barron, who has been living in the white house. >> and also her parents. there is nobody closer to melania than her elderly parents. she had been caring for her mother, who was sick. there is a lot of concern for their very, very close family, the closest people on earth to melania trump. she eats dinner and breakfast -- >> i think we lost mary jordan there again. let me bring matthew dowd back in. as we see the white house, friday afternoon, on a crisp autumn day. waiting for the president to come out to marine one. it's hard to imagine more of a surprise coming in the final weeks of a presidential campaign. >> we've all been used to, you and i, we've covered campaigns for a long time. we're used to the october surprise, but this goes beyond any kind of surprise we've seen. i'm willing to bet my texas land that the president walks out under his own volition on this. because i think he understands, as rahm was saying, he understands what that means if he doesn't. and how much that is i

president trump and melania trump will join millions across america praying for their full and swift recovery. god bless you, president trump, and our wonderful first lady, melania. >>> with an ongoing housing crisis, many people often wonder why abandoned buildings are not converted into homes. >> one city is doing just that. and it's helping families find affordable homes. >> the fence on this side over here was nonexistent. >> reporter: perez grew up in richmond. she used to find this abandoned house down the block from her abandoned block a bit creepy. >> there were looters who stayed here. so the home eventually burnt down. and it seemed really eerie. >> reporter: today it's fully renovated. and misty and her husband are living there as first-time homeowners. >> a lot of my neighbors have talked to me about how happy they are to see that it's filled with young people that are from this area. >> reporter: she's a teacher. her husband is a communications and security specialist with the u.s. army. she never thought she'd be able to afford a home in the city she grew up in. >> i thi

out by wishing the president and melania trump well. we do that, too. get a bloomberg first word news update. laura: president trump tested positive for covid-19. he tweeted he and the first lady have the virus and will isolate. it isn't certain how he contracted the dividers -- the virus. the u.s. has caused the democrats $2.2 trillion physical stimulus bill. they so far failed to reach a confirmation. has bigger nancy pelosi says the vote does not slam the door -- house speaker nancy pelosi says the vote does not slam the door with steven mnuchin. there are slower improvements in manufacturing. that's according to a survey by the british chambers of commerce. it suggests the government may have to step up aid to prevent collapse over the winter. today is the last jobs report before the election, and it is projected to show a show down -- slowdown in markets gains. that's down from nearly $1.4 million in august. it suggests the winner will inherit a shaky economic rebound. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more

first lady melania trump heading to pennsylvania today, her first solo campaign event this cycle and president trump visits three states today alone, michigan, wisconsin and nebraska. overnight biden's team announcing stops this week in six states and now the white house is defending senior adviser jared kushner after kushner said this about black americans. >> again, one thing we've seen in a lot of the black community which is mostly democrat is that president trump's policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they're complaining about but he can't want them to be successful more than they want to be successful. >> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee saying he doesn't want to change a racist broken system because he benefits from it. kaleigh mcenany writing that it's, quote, disgusting to see internet trolls taking senior adviser jared kushner out of context as they try to distract from president trump's undeniable record of accomplishments for the black community. and now appears the president is planning to host an election night party at his was

tweeted saying karen and i send love and prayers to our dear friends president trump and flotus melania trump we join millions praying for their full and swift recovery. god bless you president trump and our wonderful first lady melania. we'll bring you all the details on this story throughout the morning. >>> a red flag warning has been extended and spare the air alert remains through tuesday as smoke continues to blanket the bay area. a check of weather now with meteorologist mary lee. >> we are still dealing with extreme heat, still dealing with critical fire weg her conditions as well as the smoky skies with the spare the air alert in effect. let's get right to it. here is what you can expect. that red flag warning is extended until 6:00 a.m. saturday and that's for the north bay mountains including the glass fire. a big concern as we are watching the winds and also low relative humidity values dropping significantly. so we're looking at not just for the north bay mountains but all our bay area hills above 1,000 feet under the red flag warning. northwesterly winds about 10 to 20, gusts up

>> i want to begin with a recording that you made which you and melania trump are talking about her legacy. it's fascinating to hear her speak in this way. let's listen. >> that's fine. who supports melania? you do have a legacy. >> yeah, but they -- well, it doesn't come -- it came from me, they know about the children.

. >>> tonight, for the first time you'll hear first lady melania trump probably as you never heard her before. we obtained phone recordings someone that was part of the trump inner circle. a former close friend and adviser to the first lady. in 2018, her tie s were terminated. she kept talking to mrs. trump and recorded some of their phone calls using the quotes to write her new book "melania and me, my rise and fall of the friendship with the first lady." >> thank you for having me, anderson. >> i want to begin with a

god bless you, president trump, and our wonderful first lady melania. now the constitution has structures in place should president trump fall seriously ill. the 25th amendment, we've talk about that before in a different context. it allows the president to voluntarily hand over power if he wishes to the vice president. president george w. bush did this twice, handed power over to dick cheney as he underwent medical procedures. and anyone over a certain age can remember his father, george h.w. bush, taking temporary control after president ronald reagan was shot by john hinckley back in 1981. vice president george bush assumed the power of the presidency while reagan was in surgery. it should be reassuring to know world leaders have had and recovered from covid-19 in the past. brazilian president bolsonaro and british prime minister johnson both came down with covid. now johnson was seriously ill. he was in the hospital and he, himself, said it could have gone either way and, keep in mind, president trump is significantly older than johnson. johnson is 5

that is just not the case for melania trump in 2020. jake? >> and it's clear that the u.s. is on the second wave of the pandemic, or we haven't left the first wave. either way it's getting worse. and president trump's thing again is to attack anthony fauci, the top leading disease expert? >> reporter: the president has been very critical of scientists in general that have been giving him advice about the coronavirus. he never specifically attacked dr. fauci until the last few weeks or so, but i can tell you being at his rallies that his supporters would often cat-call dr. fauci's name, tell president trump to fire dr. fauci, and he seems to lean into this by attacking him directly, accusing him of being a democrat, which he is not, accusing him of being friends with governor andrew cuomo, somehow insinuating that he is public partisan. at this point he's become a political figure, and jake, we should point out that this is something his campaign advisers wish that he would not do. >> it's also undermining a very important public health voice at the time that the public needs

the suspect under arrest tonight >>> with two weeks until election day first lady melania trump canceling her return to the campaign trail. the lingering covid symptom she's battling and the president lashing out over the change for his final debate against joe biden. the plan to mute their mikes. >>> the justice department accusing google of an illegal monopoly the major antitrust action announced today. what it means for your online searches. >>> the controversial vaccine trial, researchers planning to inject healthy volunteers with the live virus >>> in 40 states cases on the rise. inside the strike teams being deployed to nursing homes and the items to stock up on now before winter comes. >>> and jeff bridges revealing his battle with cancer, and his message to fans. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the wall of secrecy that normally surrounds the grand jury process has been pierced in a case that has captivated the country. an anonymous grand juror in the breonna taylor shooting case now permitted to talk, says the panel was never gi

muy otras noticias una grabaciÓ de melania trump revela con dentro entre las crÍticas a su esposo porca, nbc no ha podido verificar de manera independiente si las grabaciones fueron manipuladas (informaciÓn en pantalla) s en un comunicado la jefa de personal de melania trump dijo que la Única intenciÓn fue grabar en secreto a la primera dama para promocionar un libro, no hay forma de saber si estas grabaciones han sido editadas y estÁ clara que los fragmentos fueron seleccionados y presentados sin contexto >> en esta recta final de las elecciones presidenciales el desempleo en estados unidos reporta una caÍda al 7,9%, en septiembre el paÍs incorporÓ 661 mil nuevos puestos de trabajo, segÚn los expertos la cantidad de empleos aÚn es insuficiente para recuperar la buena salud de la economÍa y como una paradoja algunas compaÑÍas que estÁn contratando aseguran que tienen problemas para cubrir sus vacantes marÍa paula amplia >> despuÉs de meses desempleada estÁ emocionada de regresar a trabajar >> me sorprende en este lugar vine a aplicar y para el lunes puedo empezar a trabajar >> no imag

he and his wife, melania trump, are now isolating in the white house. into quarantine. hope x is one of his closest advisers who had been working closely with him and had tested positive for covid—19 —— hope hopehicks. they were awaiting testing then. just before 6am this morning, the confirmation from donald trump himself in a tweet that he had tested positive for covid—19. he said that we, speaking for himself, and the first lady will begin our quarantine himself, and the first lady will begin ourquarantine and himself, and the first lady will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. we will get through this together. of course we will be discussing this throughout the programme this morning. many questions are being asked about how he will continue with his work schedule. the white house doctor has said that he will continue with his duties without disruption while recovering. more on that throughout the programme this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. london hospitals hav

i release the following statement from president trump and melania trump. is evening i received confirmation that both president trump and first lady melania trump have tested positive for covid-19. the president and first lady are both well at this time. they plan to remain at home within the house white house. the white house medical team and i will maintain a vigilant watch and i appreciate the support of come of the country's greatest medical professionals. i expect the president to continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering and i will keep you updated on any future developments. a couple things to point out here as this news sinks in across this country and around the world. will we see any more presidential debates? i think it's safe to say the answer is no. what of the presidential election campaign of donald trump will we see? anything that is put out the next couple days will surely be scrapped. the president's medical condition, as we saw the doctor say, will be closely watched, closely tracked. they are superb medical fac

president trump and his wife melania have gone into quarantine in the white house, after testing positive he is experiencing mild symptoms. mr trump, who's often downplayed the virus and seldom uses a mask said they would get through it together. here's mark meadows, white house chief of staff. he spoke told reporters what measures have been in place. we what measures have been in place. have tested all and we have tested all of our core staff andi we have tested all of our core staff and i can tell you that mr kushner and i can tell you that mr kushner and mrsavino, and i can tell you that mr kushner and mr savino, myself, a number of us and mr savino, myself, a number of us have been tested and come back with negative results. and yet come at the same time i fully expect that as this virus continues to go on and come other people in the white house will certainly have a positive test result and we have the mitigation plan in place to make sure that the government not only continues to move forward with the work of the american people continues to work forward and move forward. well mark

. >>> president trump and first lady melania trump tested positive for coronavirus. this is a live look at the white house where the couple is in quarantine. before 10:00 p.m. west coast time, president trump confirming the news with this tweet. tonight the first lady and i have tested positive for covid- 19. we will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. we will get through this together. the announcement came hours after hope hicks, one of the president's top aides, tested positive for covid-19. white house aides have called president trump the most tested man in the country though he has repeatedly down played mask wearing and social distancing. >> it's obviously unsettling but i am not surprised given the contagiousness of the virus and what has been the lax protocols. >> number of people that can potentially be exposed and at risk of contracting the virus is significant here. >> hicks went to several events with president trump this week including the debate tuesday and his rally wednesday. president trump attended a fund raiser in new jersey thur

vote yes on 15. >>> more now with former friend and east wing adviser of first lady melania trump. e's sharing phone conversations she has of the first lady. stephanie, i want to may another conversation you had with the first lady. this one is about her trip to the border when the trump administration was separating kids from their parents and detaining them. let's listen. >> i mean, it's so fascinating to hear. clearly, you know, people project things on to her about well, she went down to the border and wore that shirt and it was a message, wore that jacket and it was a message. she thinks that they were happy to be in u.s. custody, and that all the stories about gang violence, which is, you know, huge throughout central america, is just gaming the system. >> well, you know, the jacket was a means to an end. it was a publicity stunt, and it was to garner the attention of the press, to make sure that everyone was aware that melania was going to the border. and i think it meant a lot, just like it means a lot to donald, that he has something over barack obama. so there's so many si

first lady melania trump made first solo campaign appearance in a year in crucial state of pennsylvania. focused on coronavirus, claiming that democrats have been politicizing the pandemic. >> the democrats have had chosen to put their own agendas ahead of the american people's well-being. instead they attempt to create a divide, a divide on something is that should be nonpartisan and noncontroversial. let us also not forget what the democrats chose to focus on when covid-19 first came into our country. while the president was taking decisive action to keep the american people safe, democrats were wasting american taxpayer dollars in a sham impeachment. >> joining me, john harwood and kate bennett, hello to both of you. first lady accusing democrats of politicizing the pandemic, very much on the same page as her husband there but ignoring reality at the same time. >> pretty much everything she said was nonsense in the clip and opposite of the truth. it's the president who has been politicizing mask wearing and other public health measures to get hold of the pandemic and first of all, no

first lady melania trump attacking democrats and joe biden's move to flip georgia blue. plus, overnight the trump website, the victim of a cyberattack. >>> also breaking overnight, anger exploding in philadelphia. looting in the streets, the national guard called in. what we're learning about the police shooting of a black man, his mother who saw him shot more than a dozen times speaking out. >>> the founder of an alleged sex cult learns his fate. the judge throwing the book at the man prosecutors say brainwashed and branded women to be his slaves. what his victims are revealing. >>> caught on camera, heavy winds flipping over this big rig. the wild weather on tap today. >>> plus, an auction unlike any other. the sea creature up for sale. >>> and the decades long drought is over. >> dodgers have won it all in 2020. >> the dodgers win the world series, but this morning what we've learned about the player who suddenly had to exit the game. >>> good wednesday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> and i'm trevor ault in for kenneth moton. we begin with several overnight

again, that coming in a few moments ago from melania trump. we heard from the president's chief of staff that he is also experiencing mild symptoms, but said to be in good spirits. we'll talk in a few moments about what that could portend for treatment and the road to recovery in just a moment with our doctor. stephanie ruhle, at one point, perhaps unsurprisingly, the markets had reacted quite negatively to all this news. how are they looking now? >> markets are still down. it's interesting that you point out first lady melania trump's tweet talking about her mild symptoms because it really speaks to that. for the markets, everything is about transparency. uncertainty is the enemy of markets doing well. we had uncertainty before this. the reason you saw skittish markets earlier this week is because there was more concerns about the election process in 30-odd days. here we are this morning. you find out the president tests positive. around 9:00 a.m. this morning on fox news, former white house doctor ronnie jackson was on saying, oh, he expects

but tonight, it's former president barack obama and current first lady melania trump who have come out swinging. in dueling stump speeches, mr. obama lashed out at his successor, saying president trump is jealous the coronavirus pandemic is getting more coverage than he is. while in a rare speech first lady melania trump hit biden, calling his agenda socialist and socialist and saying it would destroy the country. tonight, both campaigns are trying to convince americans who haven't already stood in line or mailed this their ballots to do it now. a record-shattering 69 million americans have already voted, and tonight, election officials in several states have encouraging those who haven't to vote in person, saying ballots mailed in now may not arrive in time to be counted. the final campaign push is being played out just as the surge of the coronavirus is reaching an alarming new rate, with new infections now growing faster than ever. there's a lot of new reporting to get to tonight. our team of correspondents is standing by to cover it all. cbs' ed o'keefe is going to lead off our cov

. >> first lady melania trump wrote in a tweet she has mild symptoms but is overall feeling good. s. trump was also diagnosed with the coronavirus. the supreme court will hear a two that could weaken -- arizona voting policies, include the state's criminal ban on what is called ballot harvesting. there is currently 28 law they sent back in 2013. 1965 measure was designed to protect black voters at the polling place. leaders agreed at a summit in brussels to impose travel bans on 40 officials from belarus. the president is not included. the eu said the august vote that saw him reelected was neither free nor fair. 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. is bloomberg. david: even as mark was reporting the news, we have some new headlines. nancy pelosi said they are reaching a packed on the airlines and she is urging airlines to reduce further job cuts. msnbco have a report on the former vice president biden has tested negative for covid-19. president trump's diagnosis of covid-19 was bi

>> don, that is every bit as odd and shows every bit of awareness of melania trump saying be best when he's a cyber bully. more than once called for boycotts of companies that does things he doesn't like. he's epitome of attempting cancel culture. he also made fun of racial justice protests after george floyd, talked about them all as violent antifa anarchy kind of things. which is not the truth, not the case. what the president tries to do and what ivanka is trying to do with cancel culture is immunize themselves from criticism of the unpopular views they hold. when president goes into a debate and declines to denounce white supremacy and people criticize him, he wants to say oh, the left is so unfair, coming after me. what about antifa, that sort of thing. this is not a legitimate complaint from ivanka trump but this is an attempt to protect themselves. >> do these people think we're stupid when they say stuff completely outrageous, all evidence shows it's exactly the opposite of what they're professing? >> no, but i think they think some of the people whose votes they're seeking are

>>here it is tonight flotus first lady melania trump and i referring to the president tested positive for covid-19. we will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. we will get through this together there's been a lot of speculation tonight because about 3 hours ago. we something close to the president had tested positive and that the president and first lady had received a test and generally those tests only take about 15 minutes or so to get a result, but we haven't heard anything for as i said 2 or 3 hours so a lot of people were wondering what was going on in here we have the answer pam well, the president and first lady were apparently by one of the president's top aides here she is hope hicks she is a counselor to the president she's been traveling with him. >>a lot the last the week that this is at a rally yesterday. she is the closest aide to the president so far to test positive. she traveled with him on a number of trips as we said including on marine one the presidential helicopter for rally in minnesota yesterday also on board air force one on tuesday night f

president all trump and 1st lady melania trump have tested positive for the coronavirus the president made the announcement on twitter shortly after it was confirmed that his top aide hope picks contract a covert 19 she's been traveling all week with the president who was seen on wednesday tossing caps into a group of supporters at a company event trump tweeted that he and his wife would quarantine immediately but his doctor said the president would continue to carry out his duties in the white house quote without disruption for more now joined by w. of course one of my ass right in washington and our reporter william who crossed here in those covering the story for us here in berlin maya let's let's start with you you're close to the white house what more can you tell us. well the facts are a basic right now gary had basically what you've laid out is that they've both tested positive they will be quarantining their doctors have released a statement saying they're both well they're certainly themselves trying to project an image of positivity toward the american people that both the 1

melania trump was supposed to join the president, now she is not. what happened?we just got a statement from her chief of staff saying that the first lady will not be joining the president here in pennsylvania today as scheduled to do. she said in the statement it is out of abundance of caution but did say melania trump still has a lingering cough after her recent bout with coronavirus, of course, which she announced last week she tested negative for and said she pursued a much different treatment route than the president did, instead not taking any of the aggressive treatments that the president took, steroid and the antibody treatment from regeneron, instead relied on herbs, taea ad vitamins for treatment. she will not be coming here to pennsylvania. and this is noteworthy, brianna. it would have been the first time we saw melania trump joining him on the campaign trail since 2019 when there was a rally to kickoff the president's re-election swing last year. she was there in florida, we were there for that. she will not be here on the campaign trail with the pre

. >> president trump and melania trump have tested positive for covid-19. >> the president said they'llegin their quarantine immediately. >> all of this comes after hope hicks, one of president trump's closest aides, also tested positive. >> people from the military or from law enforcement and they come over to you and they want to hug you and they want to kiss you. you get close and things happen. >> it's had a ripple effect on the stock market all around the world. >> the house of representatives passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill. the opposition is almost guaranteed in the senate. >> let's come together. find our common ground. >> more evacuations in northern california as the glass fire continues to burn. >> governor gavin newsom toured the damage. >> we're putting all we have in terms of our resources. >> audiotapes revealed melania trump hey frustration after the president was criticized for separating migrant families. >> a woman is caught on camera after leaving a job interview and check out her reaction to getting hired. look at that. oh, my gosh. >> and all that

president donald trump is in quarantine along with 1st lady melania off to both tested positive for coated 90 trump revealed the news just over an hour ago in a tweet this is the tweets flood test and i tested positive for coated 19 we will begin our corn chain and recovery process immediately we will get through this together the news of the president trumps positive coated 19 test has hit stock futures on wall street and is affecting trading on the asian markets brought sorry rob mcbride joins us from saul rob thank you for joining us well it's been the effect on the markets. i think asia responding with shock as the rest of the world has has been. at the moment it tends to be it is a holiday period for a lot of northeast asia it's a big holiday in mainland china so the china markets are closed also hong kong and taiwan it's also a holiday here in south korea but japan is open the nikkei index. is openly actually yesterday it was closed because of a computer glitch but it was reopened this morning friday and as soon as we got the news of the trump had tested positive for covert 19 it imm

>> correct. >> hardly anyone in the president's entourage wore a mask but melania trump during that debate, is that correct? >> yes, but melania took it off once she sat down. tiffany, laura, kimmerly gill foil and others not wearing masks while in the room. >> tuesday night. wednesday they went to minnesota. hope hicks was there. we just showed video of hope hicks, kushner, nicholas luna and hicks all getting on marine one. none of them are wearing masks. that is on wednesday, the day that she started to feel symptoms we understand, is that right? >> yes. that is our understanding. they get on marine one. they get on air force one. they go to minnesota where the president has another closed-door fundraiser inside, not outside. then he goes to the rally that was mostly outside in an airport hangar. >> and we don't know if she is the person -- as far as we know she is the first one that tested positive. we don't know if she could have spread it to others. it could have been the president that spread it to her. she actually got symptoms on air force one on the way back and was still allowed