he will be in ypsilanti, michigan, normally a car parts factory. but they will be making ventilators. they are making ventilators, that's what they're there to tour today. >> harris: that plan, air force one, is getting ready to take off as you're speaking, david. good timing on wrapping that all for us. as we just saw the president live on the white house lawn and i went air force one headed to michigan. i want to get into this whole voting situation, though. former white house press secretary and fox news contributor sarah sanders joins me now. always great to have you on the program. speak okay to be with you. thanks, harris. >> harris: you heard david just reporting, david spunt, and also the president himself a few moments ago, he said, "if there's a reason for mail-in, that's okay."

>> reporter: the president is inside the ypsilanti plant. we're expecting to hear remarks from the president. the question is whether the president will be wearing a maverick which we haven't seen him do up until this point and it's also significant because it's ford's policy that anybody who is inside has to wear a mask, which is something they say they have communicated to the white house. it also comes as state attorney general says there could be possible future penalties for any company here in michigan that allows the president to come inside of their premises without a mask on. let's remember this visit isn't happening within a vacuum. this comes, we're seeing different sets of dialogues playing out. we're seeing flooding in a different part of the state where the president says he's been in touch with governor gretchen whitmer on that front but at the same time threatening to withhold fund from state over move that state has done to sent absentee ballot applications to their voters that he says will contribute to voter fraud. on that

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president trump ripping on the floor of the ford plant in ypsilanti, michigan. i want to go back to sanjay gupta if he's there and just one more time, the president was asked why he wasn't wearing a mask. he said he was tested, he does not need to wear a mask. first of all we know people have caught and contracted coronavirus, the novel kroefl at the white house, so as you note, there are also false negatives. as you note, who knows what he encountered on his way from the airport to that plant and as you note, we're trying to reopen. the country is trying to reopen and get back to some semblance of normal. health officials feel masks need to be a part of that. sanjay. >> we have increasing everyday, some of it good. i think there are these things that are more hope. in that masks do seem to make a difference and people even as they open are i think you know you look at some of the data around the country, it obviously differs in different places. more people are wearing masks than not, which is a good thing. again we have that evidence. i think the other concern

has just begun taking questions during a q & a with african americans at michigan ford plant in ypsilantihink we would have had, you know, well over a million, could have been a million and a half to two and a half million people dead and so we did the right thing. it would have been a horrible -- can you imagine if you saw what we have now and multiply that times 15 or 20 times, so we did the right thing but we now want to get going and we also learned a lot about the disease during this time nobody knew. we learned about the tremendous contagion and the problems, we learned a lot of -- lot of very important facts but now it's time for our country to open again and i think you'll start with churches, i think you'll start with some other states that have been very resistant. you have a lot of unfortunately in this case democrat governors, i think they think it's good politics to keep it closed but what arehurting themselves. i don't think it is good politics. they're hurting themselves, they're hurting their state and it's not good. i think you're going to see pretty much people are going

investigators say the couple was refusing to leave a shooting scene in ypsilanti, and the local sheriffalls the video disturbing. the deputies involved are on leave pending the investigation. >>> forecasters say there is a 60% chance that the weather will be good enough for today's historic launch at kennedy space center. it will be the first time in a decade that astronauts will head into space from u.s. soil. abc's megan tevrizian has more on the risk involved. >> reporter: this morning it's mission countdown. >> three, two, one, ignition, liftoff. >> reporter: spacex ready to make history launching its dragon space capsule with two nasa astronauts inside. the goal, prove private companies like spacex can deliver astronauts too the international space station. >> it's certainly an honor to be part of it. >> reporter: nasa astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley will be on board. >> i think continuing to push into space challenges us as americans, challenges us as scientists and engineers, and i think that continued push is important. >> reporter: if the mission succeeds, it will be the

coming november by deciding not really did where i had one on before touring the ford motor planet ypsilanti michigan president trump says despite the rumors that he wouldn't wear a mask he did a poor one in the spec hearing but i didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it while ford is getting ready to relaunch their newest model of the infamous ford bronco the company is also joining up with general motors to make ventilators however not for the u.s. our stockpile is totally full we have a tremendous amount so now we're really helping other countries with their you know losing a lot of people because they don't have ventilators also trump touting american innovation and its achievements during covert 19 the ventilators and hard to do and i want to say that ford and general electric have done an incredible job working together while michigan is looking to bring back jobs and aid for the rest of the world the rest of the state is in dire need well everything is destroyed pretty much you know we had no way in north devastation this looks like something out of a science fiction mo

meantime the president is heading out to ypsilanti, michigan to a ford plant. he has had a touch-and-go relationship with ford but this particular plant has a lot what he wanted to see companies do, renovating itself to make ventilators, personal protective equipment, ppes. it has been on again, off again relationship with the big automaker. combs at a time people wonder whether the president wear as mask to the facility. blake burman following that. hey, blake. reporter: a lot going on as president trump set to leave the white house for the state of michigan. he wit be visiting a ford plant there, completely shut down in march, but started to bring back in workers, got into the ventilator making business and did so very successfully and that is what the president is going to be highlighting in part as he goes to ypsilanti down from ann arbor a little while from now. mike pence teed up the president's departure when he spoke to start varney a little while ago. watch. >> we brought together with general motors with,ge and now with ford as the president will refl

vote this coming november and how the economy will bounce back from planted thursday afternoon and ypsilanti michigan to tour the ford motor facility detroit automakers headed back to work monday producing vehicles along with ventilators for the 1st time since late march because of covert 19 now despite the reopening there's 3 key factors that must happen for a steady recovery in the auto industry coronavirus safety protocols the supply chain and the demand and the president was asked yesterday whether or not he would be wearing a mask while he tours the plant which is in the process of manufacturing ventilators to which trump said it all depends that's what michigan's attorney general fired back saying if trump did not wear a mask he would not be allowed to come back now because of the corona virus pandemic michigan has considered implementing mail in ballots. to which president donald trump followed up on tweets wednesday threatening to hold up federal funds if michigan decides to give mail in ballots the green light listen here but we don't want them to do mail in ballots because it's goi

-ford thank you for coming to ypsilanti. thank you. service to our company runs through our veins and we wanted to find a way to help create the equipment that the country needed to win. our team has stepped up and worked tirelessly for a common cause. our workers both hourly and salaried have done their very best to put safety first. to stay safe, strong, and on the job. i want to take a moment to ask our team members to remember all of our health care workers, first responders, essential workforce who have given their lives in order to serve and protect >> you and your team represent the very best afford. welcome, mr. president, to the rossville plant and welcome all of those employees joining us today. today is a big day for ford and a big-time for our country. at this plant, we normally assemble components and hybrid batteries for ford cars and trucks. for the past six weeks, our employees have been assembling machines to save lives. as everyone here knows, for it has always been a family business. it is not just my family. employe

is he headed to ypsilanti michigan. back to work for more americans. let's take a look.n the state of mississippi casinos are now permitted to reopen. now, let's go to ohio where outside dining is now allowed along with camping. plus, a major transition in the state of west virginia. officials easing restrictions on retail, indoor dining and even tanning salons if you feel

trump went to a ford plant in ypsilanti today.and one of the big questions was whether he was going to set a good example and abide by company rules by wearing a mask. people were so concerned that, prior to the visit, the michigan attorney general wrote a letter asking trump to wear a mask for the visit, explaining, "anyone who has potentially been recently exposed, including the president of the united states, has not only a legal responsibility, but also a social and moral responsibility, to take reasonable precautions." okay, you lost him at legal. and social. and moral. and "wrote a letter." next time, try delivering your message via a sock puppet with a nice set of cans. so, would he? or... of course he wouldn't. oh, my god, what's it going to take? just fill it with skittles and strap it on his face like a feedbag. (as trump) "can i get a new mask? this one has only purples left." trump was asked about his decision to go without a mask. >> could you just take us through your thought process of why you decided not to wear a

will you be joining the president in ypsilanti? >> the invitation didn't come, john. know, all of us are -- the uaw, the governor and myself have said that we are really proud he's going to see the heroes of the front line visiting this plant. he's coming in the area that's the home of rosie the riveter, it was the arsenal during world war ii and now the same. he's going to see the people who helped produce the ppe and other critical equipment like the ventilators that are needed. we're all being positive today that he's going to see and witness michigan grit. >> michigan grit, which is visible now in abundance. the attorney general of our state has written a letter requesting that the president wear a mask which is required by visitors who visit the plant. what's your opinion approximaon? >> i've spent time speaking with the ceos, the community about how you protect lives and how do you keep jobs safe and ultimately still keep those jobs. this is a critical week. auto plants are slowly reopening. those protocols were developed with expert scientists, the workers them

. >> mayor bashard, the mayor of ypsilanti, thank you. good luck to you. >> thank you for inviting me. >>> let's turn to dr. patrice harris, the president of the american medical association. dr. harris, it's always good to have you. let's start with the president's trip to michigan. public health experts are warning that these presidents in general could bring a higher risk of the virus to the places that the president visits. do you share that assessment? how do you think these trips are affecting the areas? >> i think it's hard to know. you know there are increased risk factors. you have a lot of folks who are moving with the president. we just heard the mayor say that her city has been hit particularly hard. so you have a visit to an already vulnerable jurisdiction. i certainly hope that the president -- in fact everyone follows public health best practices which is wearing a mask and making sure you stay six feet apart and really no large gatherings. again, that's even more important in a city that's been hard hit. so i hope i see ev

the president is in michigan, landed just a couple of minutes ago, going to make a short trip to ypsilanti just west of detroit during the ford plant. in after publicly threatened to pull federal funding from michigan and nevada if both states banned voting by mail. that is not the only states that do that. we just had a graphic that showed you that. the president believes some people that are critics believe that the president is targeting michigan because democratic governor gretchen whitmer. she is rumored to be on the short-list for former vice president joe biden for his campaign and they believe the response has been repeatedly criticized. before president trump took off to michigan, i asked him specifically about tying the funding mailing voting. listen to this. >> we don't want them to do mail-in ballots. we don't want anyone to do mail-in ballots. someone has to mail it in because they are sick or because they live in the white house and they have to vote in florida, if there is a reason for it, that's okay. >> the president called secretary of state in michigan a rogue secretary

again, these are the dynamics playing out as president trump makes his way to ypsilanti, john. >> to that point, dana, the president has been a contrarian when it comes to masks. he doesn't wear one even though his government tells you that you should out in public, or in close proximity. he's also heading to a state with the map on 2016, and fighting with a governor who has giant approval ratings on how she's handling the pandemic. the governor is getting high numbers, normally, that would say back off, don't fight, but he's picking the fight? >> because he can't help himself. this is not something that he's being encouraged ed td to do b police department cat advisers according to the people i'm talking to. he sees the governor as somebody who has challenged him which he doesn't like. and it's even more of a sore point when it's a strong, powerful woman. and then you take it to the next step where he does also see the visuals in the, you know, volumes of news that he consumes. of the protests in michigan, specifically, saying those are my people. i want to encourage those people. i

joining me from ypsilanti, shaquille brewster and peter baker. shaquille, tell me about the visit.irst, we see the michigan state officials are not happy with the president, yesterday feuding with secretary of state, today feuding with the attorney general. what did you see in the tour? >> reporter: well, the president just left this facility behind me, a ford facility that makes battery packs for hybrid vehicles, plug in cars, has been making ventilators, 50,000 they plan to make in july, 6,000 a week once you get to june. the president toured the facility. one thing we were asking, would he plan to wear the mask. he was not wearing a mask on the tour. when bill ford was asked about it on tour, you saw the executives wearing the mask. when he was asked about it, he said it is up to him. it is in violation of the governor's orders in that regard. in terms of his speech, what you heard from president trump, you got a sense of what he was trying to do, what his purpose was. he was trying to highlight his administration's efforts responding to the coronavirus outbreak, talked about th

reporter: exactly a tour of the ford plant in ypsilanti michigan.his plant was making auto ports parts. they brought back workers in to take on the health care fight. what we'll see president trump highlight the ford plant in particular for making up ventilators which the president, vice president, feel is really one of the main success stories. the ability to sort of reposition to take up the health care fight over the last couple months. so we anticipate that, that meeting with the ford president here shortly. what we did hear from the president today is this continued push for his belief that the economy and that the country needs to reopen sooner rather than later. for example, the president saying that earlier today he had a phone call with the cdc about opening up places of worship and the president says, announcement on that is likely coming if not today, then potentially tomorrow. listen here to president trump from earlier. >> we did the right thing. but now we're opening up again. we'll open our churches. i think cdc will put out something

he's due to visit a ford plant in ypsilanti, michigan tomorrow. and while there's been a lot of attention today as to whether or not the president will wear a mask on that visit because that's required of everybody who goes into that plant, perhaps more substantively it should be noted that as excited as the president is to basically proclaim the epidemic over and everything must open back up and that's part of the reason for this visit to michigan tomorrow, while he's taking that sort of victory lap, look, the plant is open, ford has already just since monday of this week had to reclose two of the plants that they just reopened because of coronavirus cases among the workers there once they reopened. they had to reclose this week a plant in chicago, and they have had to reclose a plant in dearborn, michigan after reopening. and that sort of thing is happening now in states that are reopening all over and it's not only in workplaces. big workplaces like those auto plants. it's also happening in places like chufrpz too. the "washington post" today p

president trump is traveling to ypsilanti, michigan, today to tour a ford auto plant that's been converted to produce ventilators during the pandemic. ahead of the trip, michigan's attorney general said the president has a legal responsibility under state law to w wear a mask during the vist after trump refused to commit to wearing onene. immigrant t rights activists are condemning the deportationonf hector garcia mendoza, a 30-year-old mexican immigrant who sued immigration a and custs enforcement, ice, just last week. garcia mendoza was part of a class action lawsuitit demanding the immediatate release of all immigrants held at t the elizabh contract detention facility in new jersey, where prisoners and staff have tested positive for coronavirus. he was transferred to texas on tuesday and then deported to an undisclosed location in mexico. his attorneys say they have not been able to find him. garcia mendoza's removal came despite a federal judge's order blocking the deportation. advocates believe his expedited deportation is retaliation for the lawsuit against ice. in alvarado, texas, 1

production companies have reopened plants, and he is due to visit a ford plant in ypsilanti tomorrow, and there is a lot whether everyone will wear a mask and the president will wear a mask, and prness pra it, perhaps it should be noted that as much as he wants to declare the pandemic over and open everything back up, while he is taking the victory lap, look, the plant is opened, ford has had to reclose two of the plants that they just reopened. because of coronavirus cases among the workers there, once they reopened. they had to reclose this week, a plant in chicago, and they have had to reclose a plant in dearborn michigan after reopening. and that sort of thing is happening now, in states that are reopening all over and it is not only in workplaces. big workplaces like those auto plants. it is also happening in places like church, too. the "washington post" today profiling two churches, one in georgia, one in houston, texas, that were happy to open back up, everything's fine, things in the past now, let's start holding services again, but now, after doing that, they have closed the

. >> alcindor: he travelled to the city of ypsilanti, some 40 miles outside detroit. there he met with african american leaders from the area. black people and people of color remain disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus. >> african-american communities have been hit very hard, including in detroit. >> reporter: he also toured a he also toured a ford motor plant where workers are now producing ventilators in responseo the virus. >> those containment efforts have been across the country. new procedures for airport screenings were released. the agency is urging travelers to wear face masks and to scan their own boarding passes. people are also urged to keep carry-on food items in clear plastic bags to prevent agents from handling their belongings. control measures like these are playing out across the globe as the tally of infections surpass five million. and countries with fragile health systems are bearing the brunt: by the weekend, cases across the continent of africa could top 100,000. the africa centers for disease control and prevention warned the contine

. >> well, first of all, he goes to the ford motor plant in ypsilanti, michigan yesterday. and the ford executives insist that he wear a mask, and the attorney general of michigan had warned him in advance that it is the law that if you're going to be out in public or around other people, you have to wear a mask. and he wouldn't. he would not do it. and there was quite, from what i have heard from people, bill ford, who i think is the great grandson of henry ford, they -- ford executives were refusing to go out there with him until he did it. and then finally out of the range of the camera, he put it on. >> let me show you. for your reaction we had the attorney general you mentioned on last night. take a listen to what she said about the moment you're discussing. >> yes. >> how disrespectful to come in and then to at least refuse to wear a mask publicly. leaders lead by example, and he is the poorest example of leadership that i think we've ever seen in this nation. and it sends a terrible message. >> michael? >> yeah. so, okay. so here you have corporate executives, not ne

indicated you want to talk to ford about the president not wearing mask during parts of his visit to ypsilanti plans where they are making personal protective equipment. here's what she is saying about ford. >> we are going to have to have a very serious conversation in the event that they permitted the president to be in publicly enclosed places in violation, they knew exactly what the order was and if they permitted anyone, even the president of the united states to defy that order, it has serious health consequences. >> the president tweeting back the do-nothing ag should not be taking her anger and stupidity out on ford motors. they might get upset with you and leave the state like so many other companies have until i came along and brought business back to michigan. jobs!" we should point out as well that in the round table the president conducted at the plant with african-american leaders, only one of those participants was wearing a mask, but the attorney general is saying nothing about them. the president has also tested every day to see if he has been infected with coronavirus. for fu

is he headed to ypsilanti michigan. back to work for more americans. let's take a look.n the state of mississippi casinos are now permitted to reopen. now, let's go to ohio where outside dining is now allowed along with camping. plus, a major transition in the state of west virginia. officials easing restrictions on retail, indoor dining and even tanning salons if you feel like you got to get tanned indoors rather than outdoors, ainsley. ainsley: well, steve, all of this as hundreds of doctors have joined the call -- these are doctors, keep in mind, to end the strin jengt stay-at-home orders. more than 600 sending a letter to president trump calling this lockdown a, quote, massive casualty incident. saying that americans are putting themselves at risk by missing routine appointments. isn't that interesting because we hear all these expert doctors say don't open too quickly. but then you have this other group that is saying look, if you look at the statistics it shows states that are reopening, many of them don't have as many cases now. they are doing better. and potentia

meanwhile, the president of the united states made a road trip he was in ypsilanti, michigan.econfigured to make ventilators. did he say because of their hard work not one american was denied a ventilator. the president showed up there you can see he is not wearing mask. however, apparently behind the scenes away from the cameras he did put on a mask. and at one point a face shield as well. and he thanked the workers. and he said that america's strength is tied to what they did at that plant and everywhere else from coast to coast. >> the global pandemic has proven once and for all to be a strong nation america must be a manufacturing nation. we are bringing it back. previous administrations said manufacturing, we're not doing that it's gone. from this country. they were wrong. 600,000 jobs until we had to turn it off. and now we are going to turn it back on like never before. i have been fighting to bring back our jobs from china and many other countries. today i'm declaring a simple but vital national goal. the yates will be the world's premier pharmacy, drugstore, and medic