let's go to senior white house correspondent pamela brown. , we're glad you're back, by the way. the president seems really in denial about what the country is facing right now. >> that's right, jim. the president saying he believes covid will disappear. he aims to keep the focus on the economy even as the u.s. saw the biggest one-day spike of covid cases. president trump touting the job numbers for june. >> president trump ignoring rising coronavirus numbers. instead taking a victory lap over job numbers. >> this is not luck. this is a lot of talent. >> as coronavirus cases across the country continue to surge hitting single day records in some states, trump insists the pandemic is under control. >> we're putting out the fires but other places were long before us and they are now -- it's life. it's got a life. we're putting out the life. that's a bad life we're talking about. >> sources say there's a divide in trump's inner circle whether the president should turn his attention to the virus or continue to message on the economy. several top a

cnn's pamela brown has our report. >> reporter: president trump's return to the briefing room took an unexpected return with his response to a question about ghislaine maxwell, arrested earlier this month on multiple charges related to sexual abuse of underage girls by her long-time companion convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. she has pleaded guilty. >> i haven't been following it too much. i just wish her well frankly. >> reporter: this is bringing renewed scrutiny to trump's relationship with maxwell and epstein. he died after being charged with sex trafficking. some republican lawmakers reacted on twitter saying this is unacceptably obtuse for a woman accused of the most morally depraved of crimes and she is despicable and he needs to say that. >> i've met her numerous times over the years, especially since i lived in palm beach and i guess they lived in palm beach, but i wish her well, whatever it is. >> reporter: trump says he's known epstein since the late '80s and pictures from the '90s show trump with maxwell. one picture shows trump with maxwell in 1997, then again in ea

pamela brown is out front right now. pamela, this is also causing concern, understandably, among agents at tonight's rally in south dakota? >> reporter: that's right, kate. agents have been there on the ground in south dakota for several days preparing for the president's trip there, and they're also preparing for what appears to be the inevitability here of at least one or more agents contracting the coronavirus. when you look at what's happened thus far in the secret service, we have just learned today that at least eight secret service agents are now in quarantine at a hotel in phoenix. they tested positive for coronavirus before vice president pence's trip there, and they are experiencing flu like symptoms, a source tells my colleague. so you have that. in addition to upwards of 15 agents, kate, who tested positive for coronavirus after the president's tulsa, oklahoma, rally, as you'll recall just about two weeks. so there are a couple dozen secret service agents, kate, who have already tested positive that we know of

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pamela brown, cnn washington. >>still ahead tonight back in march police raided brianna taylor's home and shot her to d >>the death of brianna taylor has sparked outrage against police brutality across the nation tonight, a lawsuit alleges that taylor was alive for several minutes after she was shot. taylor's mother is suing 3 louisville police officers connected to taylor's death. according to the lawsuit. taylor's boyfriend, kenneth walker call 911 after the shooting and says he was shouting for help. he says the officers on the scene did not rush in to give assistance. the coroner e refutes the claim that taylor could have survived several minutes after the shooting. the coroner says given taylor's injuries, medical care could not have saved her life either way. taylor was killed during a botched police raid of her home back in march in new york, the black lives matter mural that's right outside of trump tower has been vandalized again. >>this is the 3rd time in a week the mural has been defaced 2 women were ar

we appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> and i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper.me on twitter @ pamelabrowncnn. our coverage on cnn continues right now. ♪ ♪ >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're following breaking news. the u.s. now closing in on 3 million known coronavirus cases as the death toll tops 130,000 people. right now cases are on the rise in 31 states with texas, california, arizona, and florida accounting for at least half of new cases. we've just received a new forecast by the influential university of washington model. it now projects more than 200,000 americans will die from coronavirus by november. despite the worsening health crisis just moments ago, president trump pushed for schools to reopen along with the economy saying, i'm quoting the president now, now it's

pamela brown, cnn, washington. >>and as we continue to see those case numbers rise we're beginning to hear some familiar concerns not enough protective gear and testing that's too slow and lawmakers in washington again urging the president to do more. >>joe khaleel has the latest. >>we still don't have the needed testing and ppe 85 months into the nation's pandemic response house speaker nancy pelosi says we are again running out of protective equipment and falling behind on testing some chance 2 weeks in order to get the results. you know why because there's not enough equipment house democrats raised concerns that has covid cases spike the trump administration needs to take immediate drastic action for what reason does the president not fully implement the defense bill the democrats are urging president trump to use the defense production act to produce materials that would speed up test results, but the white house says. >>there are enough tests and now it's up to the states. >>there are various different types

cnn's pamela brown has the story. >> reporter: president trump's return to the briefing room took anunexpected turn with his response to a question about ghislain maxwell arrested earlier this month on multiple charges related to sexual abuse of underage girls by her long time companion convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. she has pleaded not guilty. >> i haven't really been following it too much. i just wish her well frankly. >> reporter: the warm wishes for maxwell are bringing renewed scrutiny to trump's relationship with her and epstein who government officials say died by suicide in his jail cell last year after being charged with sex trafficking. some republican lawmakers reacted to trump's comments on twitter, saying this is unacceptably obtuse for a woman accused of the most morally depraved of crimes and she is despicable and he needs to say that. >> i've met her numerous times over the years especially since i lived in palm beach and i guess they lived in palm beach but i wish her well. whatever it is. >> reporter: trump says he has known epstein since the late '80s and

let's go to the white house right now where our senior white house correspondent pamela brown is with us. the president is casting new doubt amidst all of this on mail-in voting. and you're getting new information from your sources. what are you learning? >> that's right, wolf. president trump giving this ominous warning that foreign adversaries could tamper with a ballot to tamper with the election. but we're learning tonight, wolf, our sources are telling us that u.s. intelligence forces are dismissing those concerns in closed-door briefings. >> this is going to be the greatest election disaster in history. >> reporter: tonight, just 95 days before the u.s. election, president trump is stoking fears of election interference, pushing an unfounded conspiracy on the use of mail-in voting. >> nobody wants that date more than me. i wish we would move it up. but you're not prepared for what they're doing. >> reporter: and laying the groundwork for a contested election. >> they're not prepared for an onslaught of millions of ballots pouring in. you watch. they're not going to announce anyt

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. and we begin with our health lead. the coronavirus pandemic. this afternoon the white house press secretary shockingly claimed that the world is looking at the united states as a, quote, leader in combating coronavirus. yet, the nation is only leading in all the wrong ways. the number of coronavirus cases now almost 3 million. and deaths now more than 130,000. only four states are seeing the number of coronavirus cases decrease. and california and florida, well, they're leading the way in the number of new infections. and we are already in the midst of a surge. but health experts fear another across the nation linked to crowded holiday gatherings. plus, more than 200 scientists around the world now outlining evidence that coronavirus can float in air droplets, lingering indoors even after an infectious person has left. and as cnn's jason carroll reports, at least ten states are experiencing record levels of coronavirus hospitalizations. >> reporter: what pandemic? >> we get complacent. we get cocky. we get a little arrogant. that is a real thre

i'm pamela brown in today for jake tapper. president trump right now is visiting the epicenter of coronavirus in the united states. florida. the presidential visit is not at all related to the pandemic as florida continues to set all the wrong records with new cases skyrocketing. more than 1,200% since may 4th when the state began re-opening. despite this, president trump and the nation's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, has not spoken in more than a month. even as fauci is warning the u.s. is in the middle of a, quote, very serious problem. and we have just learned that it's now new york state sending help to florida. 280 covid-19 patients in the state will be getting remdesivir medication while they wait for federal aid. and as cnn's martin savidge reports, dr. fauci specifically pointed to florida as a state that reopened too quickly. now the state's republican governor ron desantis maintains he did the right thing at the right time. >> reporter: florida is paying a painful price. in addition to a record si

>>there was pamela brown reported a nun in a major turn about texas governor greg abbott who had resisted any restrictions and in fact push reopening his state economy quickly is now requiring texas to wear face masks in light of the surging case numbers there and texas who refused to comply can be fined $250 we are learning new tonight, the corona virus has mutated into a version that is more infections. that's according to a new study by international team of researchers they found strong evidence that a new form of the virus has spread from europe to the united states. the new mutation makes the virus more likely to infect people but it does not seem to make them any sicker than the earlier strange researchers say this new version has almost replace the first version of the coronavirus but they add any bodies are still effective in neutralizing the new 4. in the north bay, this auto county district attorney's says she is recusing herself and her office. >>from 2 deadly officer-involved shootings involving the vallejo police department in this video statement top prosecutor krishna abra

let's go to our senior correspondent pamela brown. pamela, you're learning about pushback to the president's false claims. >> that's right. we're hearing the president sepgd out an ominous warning that they could tamper with the election. but cnn has learned that intelligence officials are dismissing that concern behind closed doors. >> this is going to be the greatest election disaster in history. >> reporter: tonight just 95 days before the u.s. election, president trump is stoking fears of election interference, pushing an unfounded conspiracy on the use of mail-in voting. >> nobody wants that date more than me. i wish we would move it up, okay? move it up. but you're not prepared for what they're doing. >> reporter: and laying the groundwork for a contested election that they're not prepared for an onslaught of millions of ballots pouring in. you watch. they're dmoingt to announce it on november 3rd or the 4th or the 5th or the 6th. it will go on forever. >> reporter: his advisers ramping up the assault with misinformation. >> nobo

senior white house correspondent pamela brown reported the details earlier. >> agents have been on the ground in south dakota for several days preparing for the trip there. and they're preparing for the inevitability of one or more agents contracting the coronavirus. when you look at what's happened so far in the secret service. eight secret service agents are in quarantine in a hotel in phoenix. they tested positive for coronavirus, before vice president pence's trip there. they are experiencing flu-like symptoms. in addition to 15 agents who tested positive for coronavirus, after the president's tulsa, oklahoma, rally, about two weeks ago. there's a couple dozen secret service agents who have tested positive, that we know of. one source within the agency spoke to jamie and said there is a sense of frustration among agents that this is unnecessary risk going on the trips with the president, campaign rallies, for what some sources say is just meant to boost the president's move. they think it's unnecessary risk for exposure. the secret service gives -- has given protective gear to all

bogus one, but an argument nonetheless, if he does, in fact, have a bad november 3rd as cnn's pamela brown now explains. >> president donald trump floating the idea of delaying november's presidential election, something only congress has the authority to do as laid out in the constitution. the president claiming without evidence mail-in voting would cast doubt on the election results tweeting with universal mail-in voting, 2020 will be the most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history. delay the election until people can properly, securely and safely vote. today there is no evidence that mail-in voting leads to widespread fraud. both republican and democratic lawmakers responding by saying the election will not be moved. >> it's never been done, and it never should be done. >> never in the history of the country through wars, depressions, and the civil war have we ever not had a federally scheduled election on time. >> this isn't the first time the president has railed against mail-in voting. >> it's very bad what's going on with mail-in ballots. i'm very worried about mail-in voting

pamela brown is "outfront" live near the white house. pamela, it's just sobering to hear them say that and what happened today. the president began his news conference that he had tonight talking about herman cain. they were, of course friends. will the loss of a friend like herman cain to this virus change the president's behavior at all? >> reporter: well, if it is going to change the president's behavior, we certainly didn't see that at the press briefing this evening, erin. and you're right, the president did speak about his friend and ally, the loss of his friend, herman cain, paying his respects to him. he did not mention that herman cain did attend his tulsa rally, that indoor rally, and then tested positive nine days athat, as you pointed out. herman cain was seen at the rally not wearing a mask. the family points out he did a fair amount of travel after the rally, so you can't know for sure where he contracted the virus. but it has brought a renewed focus on mask wearing at gatherings and the president's own stance on this import

. >>> pamela brown, thank you very much. john, president trump said the crisis is being handled.ense of how he is handling things right now? >> he has plainly chosen, jim, not to lead on this issue and you saw that from the news conference. i was there. the president emphasized the strong job numbers. 4.8 million people added to payrolls in the last month. that is outstanding news. but the resurgence of the coronavirus threatens to reverse economic gains. that is a huge problem and why states are pulling back on their reopenings. the president made only a cursory reference to face coverings. he didn't emphasize it. neither he or secretary mnuchin wore a facemask. greg abbot today of texas did a 180 and mandated masks which he previously refused to do and prevented local officials from mandating them. greg abbot knows his state is in a crisis and the president barely alluded to the problem. >> that is a remarkable turnaround down there in texas. dr. fauci said we are seeing the worst spikes yet, but the white house describe them as embers. they have to retire that term, embers. do

i'm pamela brown in today for jake tapper. right now is visiting the epicenter of coronavirus in the united states. florida. the presidential visit is not at all related to the pandemic as florida continues to set all the wrong records with new cases skyrocketing. more than 1,200% since may 4th when the state began re-opening. despite this, president trump and the nation's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, has not spoken in more than a month. even as fauci is warning the u.s. is in the middle of a, quote, very serious problem. and we have just learned that it's now new york state sending help to

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. and we begin with our health lead. the coronavirus pandemic.y shockingly claimed that the world is looking at the united states as a, quote, leader in combating coronavirus. yet, the nation is only leading in all the wrong ways. the number of coronavirus cases now almost 3 million. and deaths now more than 130,000. only four states are seeing the number of coronavirus cases decrease. and california and florida, well, they're leading the w

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. and today the united states passing a new alarming milestone.e than 3 million confirmed cases of coronavirus with a new record high. 60,000 cases reported in just one day. 60,000. this afternoon dr. deborah birx said states seeing a surge should avoid any kind of indoor gathering. though the white house task force also pushed for schools to reopen in the fall in just a

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper today. the united states in freefall from the coronavirus.ous disease doctor is warning today. and right now as we speak the number of daily cases is double what it was just a month ago. take that in double what it was just a month ago. cas cases are rising so quickly in the south and southwest, a health expert says contact tracing is no longer even possible. the world health organization today saying cases are accelerating worldwide. and it's not because more testing is being done. and now brazil's

. >> all right, pamela brown, thank you so much. our coverage on cnn continues right now.tching. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're following breaking news. president trump is about to hold a coronavirus media briefing, the second in two days after almost a three-month absence. the u.s. death toll now tops 142,000 people, and the country recorded more than 1,000 deaths yesterday just in one single day. the first time that's been done in a while. also breaking, california has just reported a single day record for new cases. more than 12,800. and that puts the u.s. on track to add 1 million cases in just two weeks underscoring the warning from dr. anthony fauci who says the u.s. is not only not winning the fight against the coronavirus. it's not even half

pamela brown is "outfront". >> reporter: dr.y emerging as the most powerful person in the trump white house on the coronavirus and her path there an unlikely one. >> the common sense of washing your hands, not touching your face. >> reporter: as the relationship between dr. anthony fauci and president trump soured over the past few months. >> i find him to be a nice person. i don't always agree. >> it's a czabizarre. i don't understand it. >> reporter: she's effectively running the task force day to day and the on member to brief the vice president and white house officials daily. >> dr. birx briefed me before coming out here. >> reporter: at times birx herself has taken the podium wearing her signature scarf and a mask to match. >> i just want to mask and be a fashion statement. >> reporter: she spearheaded administration's recent decision to have hospitals send covid-19 information to a new federal database. by passing the centers for disease control and prevention. an agency birx often complained about to colleagues sources s

. >>> i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. our coverage on cnn continues right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." and we're following breaking news. a very grim new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic which has now claimed more than 130,000 american lives over the past four months alone. and as the number of known cases in the country nears 3 million, the virus is clearly surging in 32 states. but despite leading the world in cases and deaths, the white house is claiming the u.s. is seen as the global leader in fighting the pandemic. and it's also defending president trump's unfounded claim that 99% of covid cases are, quote, totally harmless. and more disturbing developments, the white house also refusing to denounce the confederate flag while mr. trump stokes racial divide. he took a direct swipe at nascar's only top tier african-american driver, bubba wallace. and said the banning of the confederate flag ha

cnn's pamela brown has the new insight and joining me now. it is good to see you.t are you learning? >> reporter: well, we're learning about the calculation that was made in the white house for this big push you're seeing from the president and white house aides for schools to reopen in the fall as we have seen play out over the last several weeks, the president, the press secretary and other officials have been largely inflexible and adam ant that all schools should reopen in the fall and they didn't really lay out a specific plan about how that would happen and of we know the president has bhn critical of the cdc guidelines so far. and part of calculation behind the scenes that was made this summer is that this push that we're seeing play out would be, could be a political win for the white house if schools open safely in the fall. because it would appeal to a very important group of the population for the president. and that would be white suburban women. officials in the white house believed that if they could make this push, if they could successfully make thi

and i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. our coverage on cnn continues right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." almost 134,000 americans now dead in the coronavirus pandemic. as the country sets another single-day record of 63,000 new cases and the death toll climbs in ten states. right now president trump is in florida. that's an epicenter of the pandemic. but rather than address the crisis, the president is just minutes away from attending a closed door campaign fundraiser as the state sees a record number of cases. a record number of hospitalizations and deaths as well. and as you can see here, despite the gravity of the crisis in florida, the president is still refusing to follow the device of his own health expert and simply wear a mask in public. cnn's erica hill is joining us from new york. erica, some truly troubling new numbers right now coming out of georgia. >> yeah. there are. and of course georgia

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cnn's pamela brown has more. >> reporter: prmp's retuesident return to the briefing took an unexpected his response to a question about ghislaine maxwell, arrested earlier this month on multiple charges related to sexual abuse of underage girls by her longtime companion, convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. she has pleaded not guilty. >> i haven't really been following it too much. i just wish her well, frankly. >> reporter: the warm wishes for maxwell are bringing renewed scrutiny to trump's relationship with her and epstein, who government officials say died by suicide in his jail cell last year after being charged with sex trafficking. some republican lawmakers reacted to trump's comments on twitter, saying, this is unacceptably obtuse for a woman accused of the most morally depraved of crimes. and, she is despicable and he needs to say that. >> i've met her numerous times over the years, especially since i lived in palm beach and and they lived in palm beach, but i wish her well, whatever it is. >> trump says he's known epstein since the late '80s and pictures from the '90s sho

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. and today the united states passing a new alarming milestone. take this in. more than 3 million confirmed cases of coronavirus with a new record high. 60,000 cases reported in just one day. 60,000. this afternoon dr. deborah birx said states seeing a surge should avoid any kind of indoor gathering. though the white house task force also pushed for schools to reopen in the fall in just a few weeks. vice president pence claiming that the white house will be, quote, very respectful of local communities who decide not to reopen. but then president trump earlier today threatened to cut off funding for schools that don't open. this all comes as at least 11 states see record high hospitalizations. i want to get right to cnn's erica hill with some breaking news. what are you learning, erica? >> reporter: so we're just getting some new numbers on the hospitalizations in the state of california, which are up 44% according to the governor over the past two weeks. those in intensive care, that number has climbed by 34% over the last two weeks. the number of

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. we begin with health lead.should seriously look at shutting down again or pause reopening. that is the message from dr. anthony fauci. states across south and west continue to break records. california and florida reporting a record number of coronavirus deaths. florida seeing a huge spike in the number of people testing positive for coronavirus there mpt now positivity rate 18%. to put that in context, cdc initially recommended states with more than 20% positivity rates stay shut down. at least a dozen states are seeing hospitalized and most hospitalized coronavirus patients since the pandemic began. as suspensive care units fill up and ppe shortages are reported yet again, an er doctor tells cnn the scary part is it's only going to get worse. as cnn's erica hill reports 10% of the new infections come

and according to one law enforcement official that pamela brown spoke with, as the president hammersthe potential for fraudulent mail-in voting, that that will only fuel those disinformation campaigns that are being perpetuated by our adversaries. brooke. >> it is one of many concerns. but i appreciate you with the reporting, with the intel officials conducting the president. alex marquardt, thank you so much. >>> joining me now the governor of oregon kate brown. and so governor brown, thank you so much for being on with us. and of course, number one, we wanted to talk to you, speaking of mail-in voting, your state has been successfully voting by mail for 22 years. tell me what oregon has been doing so right and do you think that the entire country could pull that off in the middle of a pandemic 95 days from now? >> absolutely. and oregon has been voting successfully for over two decades through the mail. we call it voting at home now. and it is extremely successful. oregonians vote in extremely high numbers because it is so accessible and so convenient. in oregon we believe that you

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