chains and trace them properly and this has to do with the fact that we strengthened up the public health administration and i want to use that opportunity to thank. the members of the public health administration for this hard work it is rare that they have been so much of the focus of our attention in germany as they are at the moment lisa thank you. speaking there kate what i found interesting and she said it . again that we're still in it for the long haul but this long haul that she's referring to she's kind of moved it's. this mechanism that she talks with the emergency mechanism that restrictions need to come back in if. in fact. crosses specialities g.'s basically pushing that on to the states basically saying if things go bad in hamburg or in bavaria you're responsible for it is that's that's politically important is it not certainly and i think you can look at it from 2 different sides here 2 different angles of course the federal states the 16 federal states here in germany have been flexing their muscles their muscles of responsibility if you will in recent days by taking it upon themselves

chains and trace them properly and this has to do with the fact that we strengthened up the public health administration and i want to use that opportunity to thank. the members of the public health administration for their hard work it is aware that they have been so much of the focus of our attention in germany as they are at the moment lisa thank you. and this is why we find ourselves at a point where we can say that target which is to slow down the spread of the virus has been successful we have been able to ensure that we do not exceed the response capacity of the public health systems we've been able to achieve this because. our citizens have shown real responsibility in charge here into the restrictions. in order to protect the lives of others in the community. as well as themselves the situation we find ourselves in at the moment means that it is possible in our discussion with the state premiers to conclude either way is eased into the lock down measures we've had a number of different concepts. forward and various associations and representatives of other organizations have put forward a plan

administration. your public health commissioner is stepping aside. i'm not undressed about why you made that change good everybody else has asked you that question. it was said by your former health commissioner that you wanted to go in a different direction. what is the different direction you want to go? state government works in silos. people are not always talking to each other. we found the hospital system did not coordinate with each other as well. i worked hard to make sure i worked on a regional basis with my governors, the hospital system, the academics involved as we reopened connecticut. when it came to health care within the state government, i thought it made sense to have the department of social services and public health more closely aligned. one regulates the nursing home, one regulates the rates on the nursing home -- one coordinates the nursing home, trying to get better coordination. david: are you confident you can make the decision to gradually opening up more and not miss a beat with the change at the top of the public health a

it appears clear from the whistle-blower report that the trump administration prioritized political calculations above public health with regard to chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. despite the lack of data supporting the clinical benefits for the treatment and prevention of covid-19, the trump administration promoted the drug's use to the american people because it was seen as a big immediate win. dr. bright, do you believe there are other instances where the administration relied on politics rather than science to make coronavirus response decisions and what consequences might those decisions have had on public health? >> we have a very rigorous scientific review process for all the investments we make for the drugs, vaccines and diagnostics through barda and our department actually. so there were some attempts to bypass that rigorous vetting process that caused me great concern and actually increased the tension between me and dr. cadill cadillac. without that scientific vetting, that does increase the risk of a drug being evaluated or supported that could have safety concerns. we really needed to have the bes

fauci is in a familiar position as a scientist and as a public health administrator, he has been over programs in the last 30 years where he has positioned himself where he is charged with being the position to bring the science into the policy discussion, so the principle he's supporting in that decision will have the science that's relevant to the issue and allow for that political decision to be made in the context of the scientific ramifications. that's a delicate position to be in. it's difficult to be constantly putting the hard fact realities into what often is a an attempt to appease a political pressure point. so tony fauci has been in that position his entire career. >> so you think he just lets this roll off his back. obviously, he tries to. but he's not going to get it let to him, as the president tries to go after him. >> i think that there's no question when you're dealing at that level of discussion, the president of the united states reaction to qular bringing into the discussion is critical. you have to learn to find ways to maintain your credibility so you can contin

than acknowledging the help that immigrant doctors are providing during this public health emergency, this administration's rhetoric has made them feel -- well, unwelcome. that would be a euphemism. it is one of the reasons that minnesota doctor asked that i not use her name. when discussing the process of applying for a work visa, she noted, at the same time you're taking boards -- medical boards -- you're also filling out hundreds of pages of paperwork to provide that you're worth and to prove that you're worth keeping. okay, picture this. while she's saving lives, managing the time that that -- mapping the team that resuscitates people, caring for patients on ventilators, bringing their hearts back to life, while she's doing all of that, she somehow has to prove that she is someone worth keeping. as she says, it is very disheartening as times. but she isn't giving up on us. she said, all of us who come from foreign countries were here because we want to be here. we love this country. and for these brave men and women, it's so important that we do everything we can to protect them and their loved ones, n

administration tossed it in the trash bin for being to prescript -- for being too prescriptive. this is not the first time the admin's trajan has defied experts doing their job and in public health first -- the administration has defied experts doing their job and putting public health first. since this committee last heard from these witnesses on march 3, we have seen over 900 deaths in my home state of washington, over 80,000 deaths nationally, ending numbers continue to climb. still, president trump is trying to ignore the fact and ignore the experts who have been very clear we are nowhere close to where we need to be to reopen safely. my hope today is that we can cut through this and have a serious discussion about what is needed to safely open, how close we are as a country to meeting those needs, and how we actually get there. one thing that is abundantly clear, we need dramatically more testing. it is unacceptable we still don't have a national strategic plan to make sure testing is free, fast, and everywhere. that is why i thought to make sure our last covid-19 package included an initial $25 billion testing fund and a requirement that the administration submit a plan by

these stunning numbers come as the trump administration is sidelining its public health experts. the administration's decision to bury the cdc's new draft guidelines for how states and businesses can safely reopen. the agency was told that some of the suggestions were too strict, but frankly most of them are fair. if you read through it, you will see, as one examples, schools they say you should cancel field trips and encourage students to eat in the classroom instead of the cafeteria. that's too strict? seems like it's common sense. trump's personal valet has tested positive for the virus. a source telling us the president was upset now there's a scramble to test everyone who came into contact with the valet, including the president. moments ago, trump claimed valet's wear masks even as an official tells cnn, very few wear masks inside the white house, including valets, so why reticents in wearing masks in the work place? the president sets the tone. this video this week, visiting a plant that makes masks, you see the president not wearing one. he doesn't want to wear one. even a

that is consistent with the data that we know, with the science, and with the public health authorities and his own administration, that mask wearing is important to protect public health. >> i'm constantly confounded with the push-back to wearing a mask. it's not challenging and it's not hard and it's there to help your neighbor and your family and those around you. you would expect them to do the same for you. i'm constantly confounded by that, this element of it. doctors, thank you very much. you now may return your phone calls. >> thank you. >> the pressurery secretary and federal reserve chairman were in the hot seat today facing questions from senators over the trillions of dollars that congress approved for stimulus and economic relief for small businesses and state and local governments and hundreds of billions of dollars in loans that are still sitting in the bank. cnn's congressional correspondent phil mattingly is in massachusetts and he joins us. and julie chatterly is with me as well. the speed they push them through is amazing. why is some of the money just sitting there? >> reporter: i think it's a

distancing plan public health officials had been hoping for. >> when you compare what we've done to other areas of the world, it's pretty incredible. >> but back in 2018, the trump administrationded its pandemic office into a different office of the national security council. those had been a group of public health experts who, according to their former senior director, could have made a difference. >> and when you say me, i didn't do it. >> they think a practice senior level white house pandemics office would have been able to understand exactly what needed to happen more quickly. >> we much rather be ahead of the curve than behind it. >> march 16th. more than 70 days after the trump administration first learned of the virus, the president implemented what had become the nation's best tool to slow its spread. >> my administration is recommending that all americans, including the young and healthy, work to engage in schooling from home when possible, avoid gathering in groups of more than ten people. >> what is still so stunning is to realize that this was on march 16th. it was the end of february that his health advisers had started talking of putting these measures in place.

because the trump administration's response to this public health emergency so far has been a disaster all on its own. delays, missteps have put us way behind where we need to be on diagnostic tests and allowed inaccurate antibody tests to flood the market. corruption and political interference have impeded efforts to secure desperately needed personal protective equipment and promoted dangerous, unproven treatments. and we recently learned that after experts at the centers for disease control and prevention spent weeks developing a detailed guide to help our communities understand how to safely reopen when the time comes, the trump administration tossed it in the trash bin for being too prescriptive. this is far from the first time this administration has silenced experts who were doing their job and putting public health first. the fact of the matter is, president trump has been more focused on fighting against the truth than fighting this virus. americans have sadly paid the price. since this committee last heard from these witnesses on march 3, we have seen over 900 deaths in my ho

. >> the very next day, his administration declared a public health emergency. >> what did the president do about the coronavirus? >> i issued a travel restriction from china. >> public health experts, they say he bought himself a little bit of time and then he just squandered it. >> what did the president say? >> it's going to disappear. one day it's like a miracle -- it will disappear. >> and did it match reality? >> a cdc official said publicly that it was not a question of if this virus spreads, but when. >> how delayed actions and false statements from beijing to the white house contributed to missing supplies. >> we're running out of cases, equipment. >> slow testing and confusion about the best way forward. >> it's frustrating. it's disheartening. we can do this. we know how to do this. >> a cnn special report. the pandemic and the president. the human toll so far, more than 1 million u.s. citizens infected, and we just passed another grim milestone, more american lives lost in three months than during the entire vietnam war in more than ten years. the economic toll is also stagge

regulatory agencies give free rein to corporations we tend to see negative effects on public health and safety the trump administration has long periods weeping deregulation. and we know this wall street's wall street's meeting with trump regularly the u.s. chamber of commerce is meeting with from regularly and they're saying look we want to take all the things we've accomplished in the past with obama and clinton and bush and we now want to put all those great accomplishments on steroids i would love to say that there's a huge difference between the parties and how they regard this type of deregulation issue and how they regard wall street but they're. and i got to say out this is what i do for a living i try cases against corporate america and both both parties have been so active in taking away consumer rights but this is over the top this is absolutely over the top because they're saying this to wall street they're saying it to health to the health industry they're saying it to the environmental industry do what you want to do just just do what ever you want to do him no matter how sweeping it is do what you want

but you can see on a seven—day rolling average on these figures by public health england, public health in devolved administrationshich is good news and represents the benefits of complying with social distancing. then in the final slide, as we have shown before, an international comparison now reporting uk deaths in all settings, remember previously in these charts showing deaths, we were reporting for some time deaths in hospitals. this is now all settings. the usual caveats at this, the different countries measure this differently. the measure i think we all recognise it will be the key measure which is excess deaths for all mortality because that will take into account the overall effect of the pandemic but it will be some time before that sort of comparison can be done between countries. thank you. thank you very much. we will turn now to questions and i believe we have two questions from members of the public which have been submitted? what lessons have you learned to prepare a health and care systems for the expected future waves of the virus? and how are you ensuring that we have adequate supplies of worki

and i think at large this is something we're hearing from the public health officials and people inside the administration as you reopen the country, how do you grapple with wanting business as usual with the necessary public health protections? of course, the president, someone in his orbit is not the same, for instance, reopening the state of georgia but it is an example of the sorts of challenges this white house and the nation will have to grapple with. and the president now is experiencing it firsthand. >> indeed. and this in fact as ashley just to follow up quickly, we understand the cdc guidelines recommendation was rejected by the task force. i would argue it was probably -- we don't know this but i would suppose it was rejected because of the economic focus right now and the reopening focus, not because of the scientific of the task force. the cdc has traditionally been the go-to source for any administration during a health crisis. they had not briefed in weeks and weeks. it was transferred to the vice president. and now the guideline for recommendation was rejected for being too tough. >> exact

they could have begun the work of building national public health workforce, every expert told the administration it was not just the machines and equipment, we were going to need public health workers to do the testing to then trace the spread of the disease to help support quarantine, they could've started to put together plan to help build that workforce to a national level or plan to help the states build the workforce, they did not do that. they could've earlyth on worked with states have uniform standards for school and business closings did not have to be left to states and municipalities and individuals to superintendents administration could've chosen to lead on how and when we chose to close our economy and school systems down, but they did not do that. they could have joined with countries to jointly produce a vaccine. in fact, there is an entity set up at the beginning of the trump administration specifically for that purpose, coalition for epidemic preparedness innovations. they could've made an investment in that international organization after having refused to join early on durin

public health workforce. every expert told the administration that it wasn't just the machines and the equipment. we were going to need public health workers to do the testing, to then trace the spread of the disease, to help support quarantines. they could have started to put together a plan to build that work force at the national level or at least help states build that workforce, but they didn't do that. they could have early on worked with the states to create uniform standards for school and business closings. this didn't have to be left to states and municipalities and individual superintendents. the administration could have chosen to lead on the question of how and when we chose to close our economy and our school systems down, but they didn't do that. they could have joined with other countries to jointly produce a vaccine. and in fact, there was an entity set up at the beginning of the trump administration specifically for that purpose, the coalition for epidemic preparedness innovations. they could have made an investment in that international organization after having refused to join

president trump and his administration have failed to provide the consistent and stable leadership that is necessary to guide our nation through this public health and economic crisis. for months the president has delivered mixed messages and misinformation to the american people, creating confusion across the nation. instead of showing leadership, competence and vision at a time of crisis, the administration has abdicated its responsibility and forced states to fend for themselves and find their own way out of this pandemic. while states and front line health care workers were pleading for personal protective equipment, testing supplies and other resources to protect them and their patients, president trump's response was to let states fight it out on the open market. for months the president has refused to develop and implement a national testing program. for months we've been promised millions of tests were right around the corner. the promises have been hollow. testing is getting better but nowhere near what it needs to be. it doesn't help that the president proclaimed about testing earlier this week, and i quote, we have met the moment and

because the trump administration's response to this public health emergency so far has been a disaster on its own. delays, missteps have put us way behind where we need to be on diagnostic tests and allowed inaccurate antibody tests to flood the market. corruption and political interference have impeded efforts to secure desperately needed personal protective equipment and promoted dangerous unproven treatments. and we recently learned that after experts from the centers of disease control and prevention spent weeks developing a detailed guide to help our communities understand how to safely reopen when the time comes, the trump administration tossed it in the trash bin for being too p prescriptive. but this is far from the first time this administration has silenced experts who are doing their job and putting public health first. the fact of the matter is president trump has been more focused on fighting against the truth than fighting this virus. and americans have sadly paid the price. since this committee last heard from these witnesses on march 3rd, we have seen over 900 deaths in

public health threat. the issue the president is facing is that so many of the people in his administration who are public xperts and disaster response experts, members of the task force as nbc news report kexclusively last week told him they fear a resurgence of the virus if the economy opens up too early and they believe there aren't enough tests and realize there is not a vaccine or treatment. so that public health element is so incredibly tied to everything that's going on in our lives in everyone's lives across the country including the economy but the president can only really affect one of those things which is the economy because even if you wanted to, he's not going to be able to stop governors from bringing people back to work. so i think he's going after the thing he can control and i think he's going to hope that the disease is less bad than some of the people in his administration think it will be. >> in his town hall last night that we were talking about, president trump was asked by a viewer who appeared to be friendly to him overall about his interaction with the media throughout the pandem

because the trump administration's response to this public health emergency so far has been a disasterll on its own, delays, missteps have put us behind where we need to be on diagnostic tests and allowed inaccurate antibody tests to flood the market. corruption and political interference have impeded efforts to secure personal protective equipment and promoted dangerous unproven treatments. and we recently learned that after experts at the centers for disease control and prevention spent weeks developing a detailed guide to help our communities understand how to safely reopen, when the time comes, the trump administration tossed it in the trash bin for being too prescriptive. but this is far from the first time this administration has silenced experts who were doing their job and putting public health first. the fact of the matter is, president trump has been more focused on fighting against the truth than fighting this virus. and americans have sadly paid the price. since this committee last heard from these witnesses on march 3rd, we have seen over 900 deaths in my home state of was

you have the public health officials of the administration have taken themselves into quarantine fully or partially. stephen hahn at the fda, anthony fauci of the nih and robert redfield from the cdc. on the other hand, you've got other people perhaps with less contact with katie miller. you've got to assume they're making wise judgments who are not quarantining. the surgeon general jerome adams, mike pence is not quarantining as well. so you have this mishmash while the president of the united states who has access to fine medical care, daily testing, secret service protection. he nor vice president pence themselves are neither quarantining nor wearing masks in public. they're trying to keep public confidence up, but it's very difficult to do that, as you know, john, when you've got these cases in the white house, when you've got a senate hearing tomorrow. when the chairman of the committee, lamar alexander, will be questioning witnesses from quarantine himself because a staffer tested positive, and he'll be asking questions of those three public health officials i mentioned earlier w

public health. take a look at this. insiders say, the administration built the guidelines based on economic rather than public health advice, cheering an economic revival, rather than managing a catastrophic health crisis. we all know the weather is going to continue to get warmer. people want to go outside. the question is how you can do that safely. and consider this, health care workers who have closer to this than anyone, warning about the implications of any further spike in cases. >> there's going to be a lot of nurses that want to leave the bedside. they're going to want to get out of this environment. and out of this atmosphere. that it's just draining us, mentally and physically it's taxing. and going home to our families, you know, and having the fear. >> we kick off tonight with "new york times" columnist nick christoph, hall rans the former executive editor for "the new york times." nick, there is an obvious tension and balance tweer, because some parts of the country have the ability to reopen with cdc guidelines and social distancing. the

travel area will also be exempt. 0btaining people's contact details for public health england and for the devolved administrationsalent devolved administration programmes. the more rapidly we can identify and contact those at risk of infection, the more effectively we can reduce the more effectively we can reduce the spread of the virus. third, at the spread of the virus. third, at the border, there will be spot checks conducted by border force officers. any obvious errors will trigger a requirement to complete another form trigger a requirement to complete anotherform or trigger a requirement to complete another form or potentially be refused entry into the uk. fourth, passengers will be required to go to their self—isolation and finally, there is the question of enforcement. potential penalties for noncompliance, for failing to com plete noncompliance, for failing to complete the form, and £1000 for breaching the terms of self—isolation. in extreme circumstances, border force officers do reserve the right to refuse entry to any non—british or nonresident who don't follow these regulations. we spent the vast maj

. >> a most unusual hearing today with expert witnesses leading the trump administration public health respond testifying via videoconference. chairman lamar alexander noted that shutting down the country long term is not an option. >> staying home indefinitely is not the solution. all roads back to work, back, back-to-school lead through testing, tracking, isolation, treatment, vaccine. >> alexander chaired the hearing from his tennessee home after one of his staffers tested positive for covid-19. fauci was also asked today about the danger of coronavirus making a comeback. >> yes, we do have the threat of a second wave. we will be able to deal with it very effectively to prevent it from becoming an outbreak. >> there was a tense moment when covid-19 survivor and medical dr. senator rand paul said predictions have been wrong and went after fauci. >> we ought to have a little bit of humility in our belief that we know what's best for the economy, and as much as i respect you, dr. fauci, i don't think you are the end-all. >> i've never made myself out to be the end-all. i give advice ac

the public health challenge this is unprecedented in modern american life and we have an obligation to respond in kind. the administration's response to this pandemic and implementation of bipartisan legislation trillions of dollars n support require meaningful oversight. as our public health experts ontinue to recommend social distancing, this rule will allow the house to execute its a stitutional obligations in way that respects their advice and limits the spread of covid-19. i also am here to support the act.s the additional funding included in this bill are needed immediately. the eroes act builds upon progress of our previous bills by providing nearly $1 trillion and local governments to pay health care workers, teachers, transit workers and other essential personnel. whaturposeoe the gentleman i from massaustseek recognitio >> back to live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span. resolution. ism e clerwill report e title of the

public health risk. the trump administration has rejected detailed recommendations by the centers for disease control and prevention on how schools, churches, and businesses could safely reopen. this marks the latest attempt by the white house to sideline the cdc, which has not held a regular news briefing on the pandemic in two months. president trump is also reducing the public role of two key medical advisors, dr. anthony fauci and dr. deborah birx, who had been taken part in daily -- taking part in daily televised briefifings about t te crisis. meanwhile, o one of presidident trump'p's personal valalets has tetested positive for r covid-1. nbc news reports trump became "lava level mad" at his staff over the incident, accusing them of failing to protect him from the virus. trump confirmed the valet's positive test during an oval office meeting thursday with texas governor greg g abbott. pres. trump: i just had a test, as you probably heard. i had one yesterday and i had one today. it is negative. mike just had to test and it is negative. they do the test and it just shows you the fallacy, what i've be

under president obama so i know that she understands data she understands public health in a way many other university administrators may not so my faith in her is quite strong we will be open in the fall semester she announced this week and we expect by june 1st to have an announcement about what that will look like whether or not that's a hybrid in online or in person environment so all of us are eager to get back to campus but we're going to work you know just as hard whatever that environment looks like as i'm sure you know every workplace will as we emerge from you know emerge from these last couple of months. i'm glad to hear that american university has a great school and dr margo suster i do look forward to seeing you again in washington thanks for your time tonight ok thanks so much allan appreciate it. coming up as we emerge from home confinement will social distancing continue and what are the new rules for the new normal we will talk with lisa ghosh a from beverly hills manners dot com next this is the big picture on our to america . divided the in. please do you think. that we're operation in dying why

it appears clear from the whistleblower report that the trump administration prioritized political calculation above public health with regard to chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. despite questionable benefits the trump administration , promoted the drug use because it was seen as a big and immediate win. dr. bright, do you believe there are other instances where the administration relied on politics rather than science to make the response decisions? and what consequences might those decisions have had on public health? dr. bright: we have a very rigorous scientific review process for all the investments we making drugs and diagnostics, through barda and through our department. tothere were some attempts bypass that rigorous vetting process that caused me great concern, and actually increased the tension between myself and the other doctor. scientific vetting, that increased the risk of a drug being evaluated or supported that could have safety concerns. to have they need best scientists in our country weighing in on whether that drug should be evaluated and how it should be evaluated. ms. matsui: certainly. t

asked trump that his administration facing facing a lot of criticism there are recent polls suggesting that a majority of the americans think it's not worth risking the public health for opening the economy too quickly i think that the major allegation here is that trump and his administration acted too late with as we know trump didn't take the threat posed by the girl no virus very seriously we're now counting 80000 casualties in the united states with 1300000 infections and counting and president of the same time is still bragging with his work with the work of his administration encountering the outbreak we could see that very well at a press conference on monday when he said the united states and germany are leading the fight against corruption of course delivering a very distorted image so he's facing criticism but of the same time it's also fair to say that his supporters still continue to back him. out of a solitary washington thank you. during take a brief look at some of the of the stories making headlines around the world president to trump has tweeted his support for electric cars make a tesla the company restocked of its factory in california in defia

administration. also joining us, three msnbc contributors. the former white house health policy director also for the obama administration. chief public affairs officer for move-on.org. and maria teresa kumar is the president and ceo of multitivo. i'd like to get your reaction dr. patel. let me get your reaction to something the president said earlier this week. >> oh, no, i agree, mr. president. >> because i've heard the opposite. i heard they are loaded up with gowns now, initially we had nothing, we had empty cupboards, empty shelves, we had nothing. because it wasn't put there by the last administration. >> he was responding to that woman in the blue scrubs who said she had heard of facilities that were not doing well on ppe. >> dr. patel, your thoughts on that? >> sure, joshua, here's the truth, it's really kind of obfuscating the facts when you try to say something about the previous administration and simply not taking responsibility. health care workers, my own colleagues, they're still going home and not having the protective gear to protect themselves, their own families and their own patients. why would we be trying to make

now national security and public health officials from three different administrations on both sides of the atlantic tell nbc news they're concerned the vulnerabilities exposed during this outbreak show the u.s., like its allies, is not ready for the intentional use of biological weapons by hostile individuals, groups, or nations. >> if they're looking for our vulnerabilities and they're looking to attack, now would be the time, or soon would be the time because we're already drawing down in those resources that we would use to respond. >> reporter: current and former biodefense officials point to depleted stockpiles of protective equipment and testing kits, slow vaccine development, outdated surveillance systems, and major safety concerns about the growing number of the most dangerous biological research facilities with more than 50 now known to exist worldwide. with covid-19 a neon advertisement for potential terrorists, here in britain a specialized police unit inside mi-5, the country's domestic intelligence service, is responsible for the laboratories that house the most hazardo

as well as the response by some public health experts who continue to say this administration needs to get on top of that testing issue. ana. >> jeremy diamond at the white house. thank you. >> i want to wring in florida democratic congressman donna shilayl shilayla. congresswoman, thank you for taking the time this afternoon, similar to obama who we just heard from, you have been critical of the president's coronavirus response. but you did have some nice things to say about the vice president. and i'm quoting you from yesterday. you said the president had gotten out of the way, the vice president would have done just fine because he had just the right tone about working with state and local governments. so do you believe the vice president has been a strong leader in all of this? >> well i think that he's had the right tone and put as much as he could the scientists in front. but the problem is, the president overwhelmed those press conferences with misinformation. and the stories that came out were about the kind of kwak stuff the president came out with. with drinking lysol or what

public health emergency? >> the clear best and then to rapidly develop for state and local election administrators to make it more broadly available to the public. think about it logically. and containing the virus in the next couple months, if we are likely to have a resurgence in the fall this year as we did during the great influenza of the fall of 1918, a lot of people will be afraid to go outside their homes. we will be sure pull workers like we were in wisconsin or milwaukee with a reduce the number of polling to the nfp stamped envelope for free postage and have the mailman pick it up or put it in the po box it will be a lot safer. a lot safer. so a lot of people are going to want to do that but a minimum it's very important that we give the states and localities the assistance they want and need to have this up as an option for the voters if they want five states now will vote purely by mail in november of this year three, colorado oregon and washington have been joined by two brothers hawaii and utah. utah is an interesting case steve red that county by county has been phasing in universal vote by ma

>>the administration to sit down with the public health experts to help you should look my recess testing and tracing isn't one size fits all it may differ state by state. >>but no matter what the strategy. he says it's going to take thousands of trained workers to put that strategy into workforce the men and women that are going to go there and get contact tracing congressman ami bera says california is already training thousands of contact tracers he says the work with county health officials to enforce isolated quarantines so you don't have to shut down the entire country but we could shut down clusters in that testing blueprint we talk about proactive surveillance doctor deborah birx as in settings where outbreaks are common everyone should be tested proactively go and test everyone in meat packing plants to proactively go and test a 100% of the residents and workers in every single long-term care facility. burke says catching asymptomatic cases early is the best way to prevent outbreaks in washington, i'm joe khaleel. >>this memorial day weekend will look a little bit different and w

organizations, eligibility for covid-19 relief efforts and everything to do with the trump administration using a public health crisis to advance a political agenda. tesla dropping his lawsuit against the california county over its planned shutdown. elon musk sued alameda county earlier this month over it stay-at-home orders. musk arguing they contradicted state policy. he threatened to move the headquarters to texas or nevada. the county leader approving tesla's safety plan allowing employees to return to work next week. rob: governor gavin is in telling believers in his stated could be weeks before they go back to church. >> we are within a few weeks of meaningful modifications as it relates to houses of worship, working in the faith-based community, congregants coming back into the pews, we are a few weeks away. rob: this as the department of justice warns the governor against infringing on religious freedom and focusing on things like giving money to illegal immigrants and tent cities for the homeless. former chairman of the republican party, they will try to recall governor newsom. he joins me with more o

elizabeth: the trump administration is reportedly getting ready to announce a new public health regulationer. it would continue to give federal border officials broad power to rapidly detain, process and return border crossers to their home countries. basically what is going on is, the covid-19 outbreak is catching on and breaking out like wildfire south of the border. let's bring in former i.c.e. acting chief, he is ron vitello. ron, always great to have you on. your reaction what is going on? >> glad to be here. things have dramatically changed from the border a year ago. this authority and announcement they made and current authority the cpb and exercising at border comes from title 42. it is all based on public health and safety measures. so it allows agents to quickly return people back to mexico after they cross the border illegally under this title 42 authority. then other people who have criminal record or children that have alone, they have to be processed in the traditional way. so this helps both the agents, helps keep them safe and helps the interactions come down right, so tha

public health but social control. i mean, health experts from his own administration say mask wearing is essential to stopping the spread. how much of this disinformation is coming from domestic sources as opposed to foreign sources? >> this is the most interesting part, what you just said. it is not just foreign and domestic. i think it is what i would call a confluence of interest of certain groups that is either intentional or deliberate, and here is a good example of what you cited. within our own country, they are either feeding off other media or other netflix information and amplifying it. this is what i would call a fabrication that might start in a small group somewhere, actively being pushed by groups, but then it gets amplified when it gets picked up by, you know, tr figures of authority who can lend more to this disinformation. >> and it has enormous effect. final question, during the 2016 election, there was a lot of deliberate disinformation spread in this country by foreign actors, particularly russia, to influence that election. and social media companies came under a lot of criticism for not policing it