stephen hahn, cdc director dr. robert redfield, now under a two-week quarantine.hat's in addition to the nation's top infectious disease doctor, anthony fauci, who's beginning what he called a modified quarantine. all of them may have come into contact with one of the white house staffers who tested positive. >>> also this morning, the city of wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, is now reporting its first new case in more than a month. >> and there are some really concerning details coming out of new york this morning. a teenager and two children under 8 years old have been killed by this inflammatory illness they discovered. state health officials believe that it may be linked to covid-19. >>> for the first time since the outbreak started, several members of congress will have a chance to question the trump administration's response to the pandemic. several top doctors advising the white house are expected to testify during a hearing on capitol hill on tuesday. >>> let's start this morning at the white house. cnn's kristen holmes is following

in the past 24 hours, cdc director robert redfield, fda commissioner stephen hahn and dr. anthony fauci have all said they will quarantine after being exposed. people in masks seen leaving the white house this weekend. but inside, president trump met with his military and national security teams, sitting a little further apart. no one wearing a mask. the concern, of course, as the number of confirmed cases tops 1.3 million and with the number 79,000. 45 states have already eased restrictions. barbers and hairdressers back at work in las vegas. curbside pickup at a bookstore in napa, california, and sunday services taking place in san antonio, texas. but the virus is still posing new and troubling challenges. that mysterious illness possibly linked to it now suspected of taking at least three young lives in new york. we will take you through all of it tonight. we begin with abc's rachel scott in washington. >> reporter: tonight, three of the nation's top doctors are sidelined in self-quarantine, as trump fights to stop the spread of coronavirus at the white house. >> it is

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also in self-quarantine for 14 days, cdc director robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn. the news coming after two confirmed cases at the white house. one of the president's personal valets and the vice president's press secretary, katie miller, married to senior trump adviser stephen miller. on saturday white house staffers were seen with masks, but with senior military and security leaders, no one in the room wearing one. the virus taking a devastating toll on the economy. more than 20 million jobs lost last month. unemployment now at 14.7%, the highest since the great depression. but the president's chief economic adviser trying to put a positive spin on the numbers, arguing the situation might not be permanent. >> 80% of it was furloughs and temporary layoffs. it suggests strongly that the cord between the workers and the business is still intact. >> reporter: an abc news/ipsos poll shows 64% of americans say reopening now is too dangerous. states grappling with how to get their economies reopened without sacrificing safety. >> there's evidence that when countries rela

stephen hahn fda commissioner is staying at home. but sanjay, the surgeon general is not, the vice president of the united states who is leading up the white house task force is not. from a medical perspective, can you explain how this makes sense or what message this sends? >> i'm worried that this is inconsistent, and there's all sorts of different things where we've been reporting on this over the weekend, talking to people both on and off the record. you know, when we first heard that, due to the exposures, potential exposures dr. redfield, dr. hahn and then dr. fauci decided to have some form of quarantine, that made sense. went back and looked at the cdc guidelines, understood that. also keeping in mind that we're talking about members of the coronavirus task force, the person they were likely exposed to, is also someone who spends a lot of time with the task force, and then that raised the questions what about the other task force members? what we're hearing is that they're saying we're not quarantining. we've been tested. the

stephen hahn, the head of the food and drug administration, as well as dr.hony fauci who has of course become one of the most public faces of this white house's response to the coronavirus. all of them announcing they will be working from home for the next two weeks, carrying out some form of self-quarantine. dr. anthony fauci telling jake tapper that he will be undergoing a modified quarantine for the next 14 days, working from home, wearing a mask at all times of the day. though he does note if he's called to the white house or capitol hill, he will go, but will take every precaution necessary. a similar message that we are hearing from a spokesperson from the cdc saying that dr. redfield would go to the white house if he had to fulfill any responsibilities with regard to his role there, but he would be wearing a mask. very notable that we are seeing these three top medical experts on this coronavirus task force, all of which are undergoing some form of self-quarantine. what we have not severe, though, is a kind of unified, centralized approach from the wh

stephen hahn of the fda, all entering some form of quarantine for the next two weeks. in fact, the three of them were set to testify on capitol hill this coming week, but instead they will be testifying via videoconference as a precushion. what we are seeing here, fred, really quite a piecemeal approach from this white house from this administration how to deal with individuals who have had contact with others inside the white house who have tested positive for coronavirus. again, we know that katie miller who is not only a spokeswoman for the vice president's office but also for the coronavirus task force, she regularly interacted with senior staff at the white house including many of those medical experts, but so far we have only heard of three of those doctors on the coronavirus task force entering this quarantine. milt te aide to the president tested positive, we know. conducting daily and weekly tests for the president. and that's how they found out katie miller tested positive. a day earlier she tested negative for the virus. again, this goes to show just like ke

stephen hahn, he began self-isolating for 14 days yesterday. all three because of a potential exposure to a staffer at the white house who tested positive for covid-19. back with us for more analysis, our senior political commentator, david axelrod and our chief political analyst gloria borger. when you see a president holding a meeting today without masks, without a lot of social distancing after two members of the white house staff tested positive, david, what does that tell you about how seriously the white house is taking all of this? >> what it tells me is that the president wants to sell the country on the idea that we are getting through this, that we're in the next phase of this. you know, i was saying to gloria in the break, sometimes i have the feeling that the president wanted to quarantine dr. fauci and the other scientists because they've been bothersome to him lately. they have been honest with the country about what this virus entails, that it's still out there, that we have to be very careful about how we open up. as you know, t

anthony fauci, robert redfield and stephen hahn are all self isolating after possible exposure to covid-19. the push to reopen the country comes amid fresh signs with the labor market could be in real danger. >> the flow of initial claims that it looks like we're going to get close to 20% in the next report. >> aren't we talking close to 25% at this point which is great depression neighborhood? >> chris, with he could be. >> with me now, josh letterman, nbc news national political reporter. we're going to get back to that sound in just a minute, josh. i want to ask you first, what is the latest that you are hearing about these senate hearings with dr. fauci and other members of the administration? >> josh, what's the latest with these senate hearings? what are you hearing about fauci being able to testify and how he'll testify? yeah, josh, i get the sense that you cannot hear me. hopefully we have our reporter at the white house. i'm not sure if we have her yet. do we? all right. we're going to come back to monica and josh. first, we'll bring in our panel. we have eugene scott, "washing

stephen hahn all going under quarantine after coming into contact with white house staffer or staffers, who have recently tested positive for coronavirus. and today president trump's economic adviser says everyone in the white house knows the risks they're taking. >> i knew when i was going back in i would be taking risks, that i'd be safer sitting at home at my house than going into a west wing even with all the testing in the world and the best medical team on earth is a relatively cramped place. we set up a big data operation in the basement when i got there and we were interacting constantly with people going to and from fema, right at the beginning had there, there were people too caught covid at fema. we've all been exposing ourselves to risks under the best guidance we could possibly have to keep us chance but willing to take that chance because we love our country. >> start our coverage at the white house. cnn's jeremy diamond joining me. how will the quarantines affect the day-to-day operations of that coronavirus task force? >> reporter: certainly is a big question. look, the

anthony fauci, robert redfield, data center for disease control, and stephen hahn. they are quarantined for 14 days, and then down there, you see stephen miller. the chief domestic policy advisor, married to katie miller, so he is isolating as well. other white house staff that were in proximity to her mother also either working from home, where they are being monitored, being tested daily to see if something pops up because what's really interesting about the miller case is on thursday, she was not showing any symptoms and tested negative, but that on friday morning, began showing symptoms and tested positive. we heard all this talk about asymptomatic infections, but if one were to be infected and not be symptomatic, you would think that the test would show a positive, but hers should have negative peer dr. fauci was supposed to be on capitol hill to testify before the health committee, but it has been decided that dr. fauci along with a red dr. stephen hahn will give testimony to the committee via teleconference tomorrow. this really, bill, what we see here at the

it's entirely conceivable doctor anthony fauci cdc director robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn all members of the white house coronavirus task force will to fight remotely for a senate hearing tuesday. they're currently self quarantining after contact with a white house staffer who tested positive. >>raising concerns about the tight quarters of the white house workplace need to be laser focused on protecting the president and vice president. this has at least 47 states ease some restrictions with an eye toward getting back to businesat president trump's encouragement we expected a very quickly will have a picture about how quickly we can recover whether we might have to slow the recovery back down because the disease is spreading and so on. >>health experts warn normalcy can't really be restored until a vaccine is widely available. johnson and johnson told abc this week they have a leading candidate and they're looking to produce 1 billion doses next year. >>we are prepared in clinical trials, we are fully an upscaling and we start to get roles in september and hopefully have t

and the fda commissioner stephen hahn.ng after possible exposure to the virus. >> and two staffers at the white house tested positive the last few days. joining now is a political insider. how closely were the staffers working with the president and the vice president? does this mean that pence and trump should be quarantining? >> yeah. it's a really tricky situation. certainly, it's very high-risk because of the two white house staffers, the vice president's press secretary, and also the oval office valet, who tested positive. it's very plausible they had close contact with the president, herb especially over last few weeks. it's gets more positive when you add to the fact that someone positive for the coronavirus may not test positive until a few days after they've been infected. it's difficult to know how prolonged the contact was. exactly how closely they were working with the president and whether the president and the vice president and other critical members of the west wing were adequately protected while they were

that stephen hahn the cdc director robert redfield. people not quarantining include the vice president himself, even though his press secretary tested positive. the hhs secretary as well as the surgeon general. back to you. >> president obama has been quiet usually on the politics of the time or held his fire, but he's offering strong criticism of the administration's response efforts to covid. what is he saying exactly? >> reporter: yes, this was one of the occasional calls that the former president holds with his alumni, people who worked in his administration. some question as to whether anybody knew that tape was actually going to be leaked, but the president unusually critical of this administration's handling of coronavirus. listen. >> it's part of the reason why the response to this global crisis has been so anemic and spotty and it would have been bad even with the best of governments. it has been an absolute chaotic disaster. when that mind-set of what's in it for me, and to heck with everybody else, when that mind-set is oper

stephen hahn of the food and drug administration, that they were both going to video conference intohis senate hearing on tuesday, but today the chairman of that senate health committee, senator lamar alexander, confirming that all three of those doctors, including dr. anthony fauci, will be testifying remotely via video conference for this hearing about the coronavirus response on tuesday. this news, wolf, of course coming after all three of those doctors have announced essentially in the last 24 to 48 hours that they are all undergoing some form of self-quarantine for the next two weeks, working from home. dr. fauci said he will be undergoing a quote/unquote modified quarantine because of his limited exposure to a white house official who tested positive for coronavirus. all three officials, of course, entering that self-quarantine because of exposure to a white house official, and it came within 24 hours of katie miller, the vice president's spokeswoman, testing positive for coronavirus. she's also a top spokeswoman for this coronavirus task force. and so, she has naturally been i

anthony fauci, cdc director robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn all taking precautions.lopments from washington, as former president obama speaks out about the white house's handling of the pandemic. >>> health alert. the mysterious syndrome linked to coronavirus, now taking the lives of at least three children. the symptoms to watch out for and how it can turn life-threatening -- >> he's not able to say much. >> -- in just days. >>> pressure on the food supply. many shoppers finding meat shelves empty or faced with limits. this, as food banks see unprecedented demand.

stephen hahn, an assistant health secretary admiral brett giroir. several senators appeared including senator lamar alexander of tennessee who self quarantine after a member ofof s staff tested positive for c cov. republican rand paul of kentuckyky, the first senator to test p positive fofor the virir, appearared in person and did not wear a mask. on tuesday, nbc news published an unreleasesed white house rept showing a surge of coronavirus cases in heartland u.s. communities. topping the list was central city, , kentucky.. other hotspots include nashville,e, tennessee, dess moines, , iowa, and amilillo, texas. the leaked may 7 coronavirus task force report contradicts this claim made by president trump on monday. trump co-author of the country, the nunumbers are coming down rapidly. on capitol hill, house democratic leaders havave unveid a a massive 1800-page coronanavs relief package worth $3 trillion. the so-called heroes act would fund expanded unememployment benefits through january 2021, send most u.s. adults another one-time $1200 stimulus ch

stephen hahn. he's commissioner of the food and drug administration. before joining fda, he was the chief medical executive at the university of texas md anderson cancer center. he was chair of the department of radiation oncology at the university of pennsylvania, was a senior investigator at the national institutes of health, was commander of u.s. public health service commission. we'll ask each to make their remarks for five minutes. following that each senator will have five minutes for questions and answers in order of seniority. dr. fauci, let's begin with you. welcome. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, ranking member murray and members of the committee. thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss with you today the role the national institutes of health and research addressing covid-19. the strategic plan that we have is fourfold. one, to improve our fundamental knowledge of the virus and the disease it causes. next, to develop new care diagnostics. next, to characterize and test therapeutics and finally, new vaccines. first to diagno

stephen hahn. he's commissioner of the food and drug administration.efore joining the fda, he was the chief medical executive of the university of texas md anderson cancer center. he was chair of the department of radiation oncology at the university of pennsylvania. he was a senior investigator at the national institutes of health. i will ask each of our witnesses to summarize their remarks in five minutes. following that, each senator will have five minutes for questions and answers in order of seniority. dr. fauci, let's begin with you. welcome. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. ranking member murray and m members of the committee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss the role the national institutes of health and research addressing covid-19. the strategic plan that we have is four fold, one, to improve our knowledge of the disease, next to develop new point of care diagnostics, next to characteristicize and test their therapeutics. as you heard from dr. collins last thursday, the nih has developed a rapid acceleration diagnostics

robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn. nicole killian, cbs news, the white house. >>> back here in the bay area, one city in contra costa county taking a big financial hit with the pandemic, and now the entire city staff could be getting furloughed. according to the east bay times, it would affect everyone from management on down in el cerrito. their initial plan would cut two to three work days for city employees in may and june. there would be a remaining 13 days cut from july through the end of the year. city offices would also be closed on fridays and if approved, it could save the city more than a million dollars. city manager says it's a way to cut costs without eliminating positions. city council will have to approve the measures. >>> there is some good news for people who want to get outdoors in santa clara county. some parks are officially back open today. in fact, taking a live look at san jose right now where the skate parks and tennis courts are reopening. people will also be allowed to play boccie ball and pic

also in self-quarantine for 14 days cdc director robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn, the two confirmed cases of the coronavirus at the white house. one of the president's personal valets and the vice president's press secretary katie miller who is married to senior trump adviser stephen miller. on saturday, white house staffers were seen with masks, be up with senior military leaders, no one in the room was wearing one. the virus has taken a devastating toll on the economy. more than 20 million jobs lost last month. the highest since the great depression. but the president's chief economic adviser trying to put a positive spin on the numbers, arguing the situation might not be permanent. >> about 80% of it was furloughs and temporary layoffs suggest strongly that the cord between the worker and the business is still intact. >> a poll shows 64% of americans say reopening now is too dangerous. but frustration is growing. states now grappling with how to get their economies reopened without sacrificing safety. >> there is evidence that when countries relax their economic con

according to a statement from the senate health committee, doctors anthony fauci, robert redfield, and stephen hahnwill testify by videoconference. the precautions follow news that a white house aide tested positive for coronavirus last week. the title is safely getting back to work in school. watch it live tuesday morning at 10:00 eastern on c-span3, on demand at c-span.org, or listen on the go on the c-span radio app. c-span has unfiltered coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, with white house briefings, updates from governors and congress, and our daily call in program "washington journal," hearing your thoughts about the coronavirus crisis. and if you missed any of our live coverage, watch anytime on demand at c-span.org/coronavirus. with the federal government at work in d.c. and throughout the country, use the congressional directory for contact information for members of congress, governors, and federal agencies. order your copy online today at the span store.org. >> on friday, queen elizabeth gave an address on the 75th anniversary of v-e day, marking the surrender o

all staffers are now to wear masks and 3 people cdc director robert redfield fda commissioner stephen hahn are under a 2 week quarantine and doctor fauci and i were governor also who came in contact with the press secretary are in self-isolation however, the vice president is not he was not at the briefing either when asked about whether americans should be concerned about how covid is now the white house and that members can easily get tested the president downplayed testing and the case. >>and frankly if we did get test and you'd be up complaining about the fact that we didn't have said now that we're doing so well on tests and so quick and so fast 5 minutes, et cetera and so accurate. you complaining that we're getting too many tests self you can't when it was revealed at the briefing that the federal government plans to send 11 billion to states to help expand testing. >>when pushed on how it seems that the president is bragging about testing and saying that the u.s. is better than any other country that erupted into a conflict with the reporter listen in. >>and many times that the u.s

fda commissioner, stephen hahn also urging americans to continue taking precautions. >>with the country starting to open this holiday weekend i again remind everyone that the coronavirus is not yet contained. the trump administration is also looking to boost testing capacity promising in a report to congress to buy a 100 million testing swabs in vials by the end of the year with cases surging in brazil. the president on sunday issuing a new travel restrictions, barring foreigners who have recently been to brazil from entering the u.s. trump is still refusing to back off his support for hydroxychloroquine promoting the drug after yet another study found it increases the risk of death in coronavirus patients and tonight. that study is prompting the world health organization to suspend its studies of the drug. those jeremy diamond reporting happening today, the new york stock exchange will partially reopen its trading florida, some brokers today after closing in late march because of covid-19 the traders who do return will be required to wear protective masks and follow

stephen hahn, commissioner of the foo and drug administration, all said they are at "low-risk" and have tested negative. in statements, the three necessary precautions if their essential work requires them to go to the white house. c.d.c. guidelines include screenings, wearing face coverings, and social distancing. chiefs of staff yesterday, neither president trump nor any of the mi wore masks, but all sat a few feet apart. around the world, there are now more than four million confirmed cases of covid-19, according to researchers at johns hopkins university. but as ine rate of new ctions slow, countries continue to plan for what comes next. in a speech today, british prime minister boris johnson laid out a plan for how the u.k. will slowly start easing the lockdown it has been under since march 23. johnson outlined a five stage virus alert w systeh each stage allowing more aspects of the economy and daily life t restart. >> throughout this period of the next two months, we will be driven not by mere hope or economic necessity, we are going e,to be driven by the scie data, and public he

commissioner stephen hahn. >> senator, i completely agree with you that this is an opportunity for uso take a look and determine how we can do things better. >> reporter: president trump struck a more triumphant tone tsterday. >> we have met the moment, and we have prevailed. >> reporter: and yet, an unreleased fema report found that infection rates in early may surged by more than 70% in cities like des moines, iowa; ned nashville, tennessee, where businesses just began reopening yesterday. >> in other parts of the country republican rand paul. >> and as much as i respect you, dr. fauci, i don't think you're the end all. i don't think you're the one person that gets to make a decision. we can listen to your advice, but there are people on the other side saying there's not going to be a surge and we can safely open the economy. >> i have never made myself out to be the end all and only voice on this. and we don't know everything about this virus, and we better be very careful, particularly when it comes to children, because the more and more we learn, we're seeing things about what th

that's because doctors robert redfield and stephen hahn were exposed to someone who tested positive for coronavirus and are in self quarantine committee chairman senator lamar alexander is also self quarantining after a member of his staff tested positive. senators are supposed to hear an update on what federal state and local governments are doing to help americans go back to work and back to school as rapidly and as safely as possible. however we're just getting started in the second inning of a nine-inning game. so you can understand why we have to have a comprehensive plan for things like testing and so forth that are so different that we have right now we're just getting started doctor. anthony fauci the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases says he will talk about the dangers states could face. >>if they open without following recommended guidelines. according to an e-mail he sent to the new york times the 6 foot rule. >>it's the 11th commandment that wealth is wear a mask. the 13th is wash your hands constantly the trump administration says billion

anthony fauci, robert redfield and stephen hahn will testify i videoconference. the percussion sound is that a white house aide tested positive for coronavirus last week. the official title of the hearing is safely getting back to work and school, and you can watch a live tuesday morning at ten eastern on c-span3 come on demand at c-span.org or listen on the go on the c-span radio. >> eric katz is a sin to correspond with thend publicatin governor executive and recently published a piece take a look at federal employees and how they been impacted by covid-19. morning. >> good morning. >> paint a picture overall will be our first number of employee employees. >> so the number of employees with tested positive is over 10,000 and that's been growing pretty rapidly. a lot of these workers are on the front lines so their exposure rates are pretty elevated. we've seen that kind of climb at a pretty rapid rate. the defense department has a lot of positive cases, delivering healthcare, employees have a lot of cases and the postal service is also there. they are out there

stephen hahn are in a two-week quarantine. all three officials are expected to testify remotely during tuesday's senate health committee hearing. but now the chair of that committee, senator lamar alexander, is in isolation after one of his staff members tested positive. alexander says he will run the hearing remotely despite testing negative. outside the white house nearly the entire country taking steps to reopen.ea sngs including kentucky, where churches held in-person services with spaced out seating. >> i'm glad you are here. >> reporter: but in 15 of those 45 states, the number of new cases is still on the rise. in castle rock, colorado, a crowded restaurant on mother's day with few customers wearing masks. in los angeles, a busy flower market as florists reopen for mother's day. today many states across the country are reopening certain portions of their economy. in michigan all manufacturing workers can return back to work. in indiana all restaurants and bars can reopen at half capacity. and in new york governor andrew

all staffers are now to wear masks and 3 people cdc director robert redfield fda commissioner stephen hahn are under a 2 week quarantine and doctor fauci and i were governor also who came in contact with the press secretary are in self-isolation however, the vice president is not he was not at the briefing either when asked about whether americans should be concerned about how covid is now the white house and that members can easily get tested the president downplayed testing and the case. >>and frankly if we did get test a new be up complaining about the fact that we didn't have said now that we're doing so well on tests and so quick and so fast 5 minutes, et cetera and so accurate. you complaining that we're getting too many tests self you can't when it was revealed at the briefing that the federal government plans to send 11 billion to states to help expand testing. >>when pushed on how it seems that the president is bragging about testing and saying that the u.s. is better than any other country that erupted into a conflict with the reporter listen in. >>and many times that the u.s. is

commissioner stephen hahn is self-quarantining after being in white house meet this is week, and otherk force members are work remotely or following guidance from the white house physician. in a new audio recording obtained by yahoo! news, former president barack obama levelledly some of his harshest criticism yet about the trump administration's pandemic response. >> it has been an absolute chaotic disaster. >> reporter: during a web talk with former staffers, he also said the rule of law is at risk after the justice department dropped charges against former national security adviser michael flynn. >> getting off scott free. that's the kind of stuff where you begin to get worried. >> reporter: an obama spokesperson confirms the call. the white house responded. there has been bipartisan recognition of president trump's leadership and his coronavirus response is unprecedented. debby. >> knox: nikole, thank you. and be sure to watch "face the nation" tomorrow morning. margaret brennan's guests include white house economic adviser kevin hassett. former google c.e.o. eric schmidt. and dr.

cdc director robert redfield and fda director stephen hahn going further, isolating at home for two full weeks exposed to coronavirus inside the white house when aide to the vice president katie miller tested positive. mask wearing among secret service agents and some white house employees. officials acknowledge the risks. >> i think that i'd be a lot safer if i was sitting at home than i would be going to the west wing. but, you know, it's the time when people have to step up and serve their country. >> reporter: treasury secretary steve mnuchin says self-quarantine is the policy. >> when people do get exposed to the virus, if they know it they should self-quarantine to protect others from getting it. >> reporter: the president and vice president who promoted guidelines. >> teleworking when possible staying at home if you feel sick, maintaining social distance. >> reporter: are not self-isolating, despite their own exposure both are tested daily. in a sign of the times, the quarantine doctors will tap into the pandemic's zoom meeting culture. the medical officials and trump testing chie

it's entirely conceivable doctor anthony fauci cdc director robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn all members of the white house coronavirus task force will testify remotely for a senate hearing tuesday. they're currently self quarantining after contact with a white house staffer who tested positive raising concerns about the tight quarters of the white house workplace need to be laser focused on protecting the president and vice president. this has at least 47 states ease some restrictions with an eye toward getting back to business at president trump's encouragement we expected a very quickly will have a picture about you know how quickly we can recover whether we might have to slow the recovery back down because the disease is spreading and so on. >>health experts warn normalcy can't really be restored until a vaccine is widely available. johnson and johnson told abc this week they have a leading candidate and they're looking to produce 1 billion doses next year. >>we are prepared in clinical trials, we are fully an upscaling and we start to get roles in september and hopefully

doctor robert redfield head of the centers for disease and control and doctor stephen hahn the fda commissioner, they are currently in self isolation after several staffers tested positive. in addition. mister trump's valet and nearly a dozen secret service members have tested positive. a white house part of the administration said that more precautions are now being made including staffers wary mass. >>so we've all been exposing ourselves to ris is you know with under the best guidance we could possibly have to keep us safe. but we're willing to take that chance because w love our country and i think that you know there are things that have to happen in that west wing even if the building is a little bit old and under ventilated and so on and their and their first duty. >>is to protect. this country protect the citizens of this country and that and doing pr to make people think that it's safe to go back to work is not protecting this country is not provide political analysts michael yaki about the recent developments at the white house and someone tests. >>positive you isolate them. you test y

>>doctor stephen hahn commissioner of the u.s. food and drug administration saying they'll keep those lessons in mind as the pandemic continues i think valuable lessons to be learned and will be learned with respect to other therapies and vaccines in particular and we must incorporate those into our operational plans moving forward and he says as time goes on doctors are learning more about what drugs covid patients need. for example we do know that in circumstances a patient who had severe cold the disease develops from by her claim that the sos and so we prioritize a review of agents that we think might be beneficial all part of the race to save lives or better yet to prevent infection. and it was clear from this hearing that the race is far from over elizabeth cohen cnn, atlanta. >>well a new study by ucsf found that among people with coronavirus the risk progression in those who currently smoke or previously smoke was nearly double that of non-smokers kron on is catherine heenan talk with the ucsf professor of medicine to find

and fda commissioner stephen hahn is in self-isolation after possibly being exposed.t moments ago, the president with military advisers and members of the cabinet, none of them wearing masks. >> are you worried that it's kind of already in the white house? >> well, i'm not worried, no, i'm not worried. we've taken very strong precautions at the white house. but again, we're dealing with an invisible situation. >> reporter: miller has been in the vicinity of the president in recent days, including at trump's town hall at the lincoln memorial on sunday. her role as press secretary requires constant contact with the vice president, administration officials, and the press. on thursday, she tested negative, seen here speaking to reporters in virginia without a mask. the next day, she was positive. the vice president has promoted cdc recommendations. >> if you have been in proximity to someone who did test positive for the coronavirus, that we ask people to stay home for 14 days. >> reporter: still, it's unclear whether pence or miller's husband, stephen, one of the preside

robert redfield, the director of the centers for disease control and stephen hahn, the commissioner ofs administration. dr anthony fauci, from president trump's own coronavirus task force, has also said he'll take precautionary measures. the us accounts for more than a quarter of worldwide coronavirus cases and a third of all deaths. in new york, by far the worst—affected area, the governor criticised the lack of support from the federal government. ok, where's the funding? oh, there's no money, just applause. meanwhile, across the us, several states continue to ease lockdown restrictions. from the beaches and boardwalks of maryland to the hiking trails of los angeles and san francisco's skate parks. rich preston, bbc news. the prince of wales has offered his "heartfelt thanks" to britain's postal workers for their resilience and hard work during the pandemic. in a letter left on a bench outside the duke and duchess of cornwall‘s home, he stressed the value of royal mail workers "has never been more important". that's it. i'll be back with the next news on bbc one today at 5:35pm. but,

robert redfield, the director of the centres for disease control and stephen hahn, the commissioner oftration. dr anthony fauci from president trump's own coronavirus task force has also said he will take precautionary measures. the us accounts for more than a quarter of worldwide coronavirus cases and a third of all deaths, adding another 1500 fatalities in the last 2a hours. in new york, by far the worst affected area, the governor criticised the lack of support from the federal government. where's the funding? 0h, there's no money, just applause. you want to say thank you? provide the funding, not just the applause. meanwhile, across the us, several states continue to ease lockdown restrictions, from the beaches and boardwalks of maryland... watched as local residents have been social distancing, they have been wearing masks, they have been making sure they don't congregate in crowds of more than six to ten people. we thought it was the right time to take that next step. ..to the hiking trails of los angeles... it has been really good to get back out and just be in the outdoors agai

anthony fauci and stephen hahn are self-isolating. >> welcome to fox and friend.o be here with grinch jenkins and pete hegseth.

stephen hahn. he's commissioner of the food and drug administration. before joining fda, he was the chief medical executive at the university of texas md anderson cancer center. he was chair of the department of radiation oncology at the university of pennsylvania. he was the senior investigator at the national institutes of health. he's commander of the u.s. public health service board. now we'll ask each of our witnesses to summarize their remarks in five minutes. following that, each senator will have five minutes for questions and answers in order of seniority. dr. fauci, let's begin with you. welcome. >> thank you, very much, mr. chairman, ranking member murray, and members of the economy tee. thank you for giving me the opportunity to discuss with you today the role the national institutes of health and research addressing covid-19. the strategic plan we have is four fold. one to improve the fundamental knowledge of the virus and the disease it causes. next, to develop new point of care diagnostics. next, to characterize and test the reputics. an

>> tonight, four expert witnesses on the coronavirus pandemic, anthony fauci, robert redfield, stephen hahn and others testified before the senate committee on returning to work and school. three of them were potentially exposed to the virus. watch testimony tonight beginning at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span, anytime at c-span.org, or on the go with the free c-span radio app. >> c-span has unfiltered coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic with white house briefings, updates from governors and congress, and our daily call-in program, "washington journal," hearing your thoughts about the coronavirus. watch anytime on demand at c-span.org/coronavirus. earlier today, virginia governor andh northam governor is a hutchinson talked about the pandemic during an event hosted by the "washington post." governor northam talks about steps his student has taken to reopen and improvement to testing capabilities. governor hutchison

the cdc director robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn are expected to testify. >> the man said he recorded the shooting death of amaud arbery saying he is scared for his life. >> i'm not feeling safe at all. i haven't felt safe in at least, the threats have been real. >> he recorded amaud arbery because he thought he was a burglary suspect, he hopes it will bring justice for his family. and out of the report says amaud arbery died from two shotgun was. the doj says it is considering federal hate crime charges. rob: the government awarding a $275 million contract to support a border wall in laredo, texas. in alabama company will build the 14 mile stretch next year if the president is reelected but it would cut through private lands, and will take the property through eminent domain, the first portion of the border wall to go up in laredo which you can see on the rio grande. rob: house republicans issuing a call to arms about democrats trying to steal state special elections, the lisman it democrats adding a polling place in a highly democrat area. the former chairman of the

you will hear from doctors anthony fauci, rod from -- robert redfield head of the cdc, stephen hahn with the fda, and brett jarrard from hhs on the current national virus response on what the future holds. the entire hearing tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. earlier today, georgia governor brian kemp held a briefing on his states response to the coronavirus pandemic. the governor extended coronavirus restrictions for bars, nightclubs, and live performance venues through the end of may, saying it will enhance health outcomes and give owners more time to prepare. gov. kemp: good afternoon, everyone. i want to thank everybody for joining us. just to let everybody know, i've got to -- i'm joined today by my jima of, kathleen, homeland security director, homer bryson, our insurance and fire safety commissioner general don king, and our of community health commissioner, frank very will be available today for questions if you have them. before i begin the weekly briefing, i want to provide a quick update on the model aubrey -- the a mod aubrey case. the past few days, there have been several i

today, four expert witnesses on the coronavirus pandemic, anthony fauci, robert redfield, stephen hahn testified before the senate health education labor and pensions committee about returning to work and school. each witness, part of president trump's task force, is self quarantining after three were potentially exposed to the virus. live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3 come on demand at c-span.org, and on the go with the free c-span radio app. new york governor andrew cuomo outlined his criteria and guidelines for regions to begin reopening in the state. the state's executive order, new york state on pause is set to expire friday, may 15. he said regions are a -- responsible to track infection and hospitalization rates as an indicator on whether they can move to phase two. this briefing is 45 minutes. scattered applause. scattered people, scattered. good morning, everyone. it is a pleasure to be here. let me introduce the people on the dais. the deputy of financial services in the state of new york has been working with us on this since it began. dr. whicht, a phd st

staffer who tested positive for the coronavirus cdc director robert redfield an fda commissioner stephen hahn also of the white house coronavirus task force have also started to self quarantine meanwhile, new york governor andrew cuomo says the state is working with the cdc to respond to an illness affecting dozens of the youngest new yorkers that may be linked to covid-19. >>these children happened to have the covid antibodies. or be positive for covid. but those were not the symptoms they showed when they came in to the hospital system. >>the governor's office said saturday a 5 year-old a 7 year-old and a teenager have died. similar cases of the syndrome in children have been reported in seattle northern california the united kingdom, italy and spain, it's more an inflammation of the blood vessels. >>which can then cause problems with their heart. >>experts say it is too soon to tell what it really means what we really think is that there's a large number of children in fact in and that this is a rare complication, but it is the complication. >>that of course if i was a parent i be concerne

robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn have gone into quarantine.ut neither the president nor the vice president are self-isolating. the white house says the leaders are considered essential workers and are both being tested daily. and while mr. trump focuses on reopening the country -- >> that's the slogan we're going to use. transition to greatness. and it's starting right now. >> reporter: even his economic policy adviser kevin hassett was frank about the risks of working at the white house on "face the nation." >> it is scary to go to work. i was not part of the white house in march. i think that i would be a lot safer if i was sitting at home than if i was going to the west wing. it's a time people have to step up and serve their country. >> reporter: the unemployment rate reached 14.7% last month, and hassett predicts it will surpass 20% this month or in june. while president trump continues to praise the federal response to the pandemic, his predecessor, former president barack obama, offered a rare rebuke. in leaked audio of a call with 3,00