he will work from the walter reed offices. there is a suite of offices and he will obviously be monitored for covid-19. your thoughts. >> apparently the situation is set up at walter reed, it's a whole floor, lots of bedrooms, offices. it's kind of like a mini white house. he is going to be able to work there. but i think there's going to be tremendous interest in what exactly are his symptoms, how he's feeling. and there's going to be a lot of pressure on him to actually speak to either reporters or address the nation. it's a big deal. he is going to need at some point to reassure the country that he is okay. >> bret: steve, there's a lot of animus all over social media. there's a divided country. in moments like this, praying for and wishing good thoughts for the first family of the united states, the commander in chief of our country, is a pretty good thing to do. >> it shouldn't matter what your politics are. it shouldn't matter what your views are on donald trump. i'm saying prayers for donald trump. i hope people who, re

taken to walter reed friday night. the medical team treating the president aggressively. and the president's doctor confirming today that the president did receive oxygen twice since testing positive for covid. the president's doctor also saying late today he may not be entirely out of the woods yet for something this early in his course of treatment. in fact, the doctors said, we won't know until next weekend, several days from now, truly how the president will fare from this, given the normal course from the virus. but tonight, the president is going back to the white house, and this evening, the growing number. at least 18 people now connected to the president have tested positive. 11 of them at that rose garden event introducing judge amy coney barrett, including hope hicks, three senators, and just today, we learned press secretary kaylie mcnanny have tested positive in the west wing. the president tweeting about leaving walter reed, telling the american people, "don't be afraid of covid. don't let it dominate you

our jeremy diamond is already over at walter reed. jeremy, tell us what you're hearing over there, what are you seeing? i suspect fairly soon we'll probably see the president heading over aboard marine one taking off from the south lawn of the white house making a very brief flight over to walter reed in bethesda. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. and this is a major development here. listen, we have launched the evolution of this from last night early this morning when we learned that the president had indeed tested positive for coronavirus. this morning the white house and the white house doctor initially describing this as a very mild case of coronavirus saying that he was having moderate symptoms. we even heard the white house chief of staff mark meadows say that the president was very enthusiastic and had high energy levels. and then came this letter from the white house physician dr. sean conley this afternoon saying that the president had been fatigued. the situation has been changing the white house's description has also been

i'm going to walter reed hospital. i think i'm doing very well. but were going to make sure that things work out. so, thank you very much, i appreciated to, i will never forget. thank you. >> jon: while democrats have been quick to criticize the president, his challenger joe biden takes a different path. his campaign pulling all negative ads and biden himself offered condolences to president trump and first lady melania trump who tested positive for coronavirus. >> sending my prayers for the health and safety of the first lady and the president of the united states. after they tested positive for covid-19. this is not a matter of politics. if it's a racing reminder to all of us that we need to take it seriously and it's not going away automatically. >>> jon: right now, the presidents in walter reed national medical center and he was taken friday evening after receiving experimental antibody treatment at the white house. if the president boarding marine one wearing a mask and giving a thumbs up and he did not speak well

walter reed. and so it's really about projecting strength you'll want to sure that. i've got covered not well but not as bad as some people might have you believe and so that is why he put out the message and then walked to the helicopter with his body man is they call him his personal assistant mark meadows who's this chief of staff he'll arrive at walter reed as he has done and you'll be able to work is if he was sitting in one of the rooms in the white house it is a high tech presidential suite to use access to but it has all reflection been a remarkable 24 hours from being told that the president being told that he's been exposed to any who had covered who tested positive to flying to his. fundraiser in new jersey coming back here saying that he was getting a test finding out that that test was positive to being told this morning that he was in contact with people and was was in good spirits then being told he'd been given a cocktail of drugs that hadn't gone through regulatory approval but had been approved by his doctors that he was running a mild temperature b

i'm going to walter reed hospital. i think i'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is doing very well. so, thank you very much. i appreciate it. i will never forget it. thank you. >> that's the first time we heard anything from the president, video, tweet, anything, since he tweeted he tested positive for coronavirus at 1:00 a.m. since then vice president mike pence had to take trump's pace on a conference call about protecting seniors from coronavirus. the president had supposed to be on that. the governor of new york said he would be, but that changed at the last minute. and the trump campaign has announced all upcoming events will be postponed or held virtually. jeremy diamond is live outside walter reed. what are you learning about the president's condition right now? obviously he did not take a motorcade to walter reed. he was air lifted there. >> yeah, erin, and it was just 18 hours ago, when you think about it that dr. sean conley, the president's physician, release

you see marine one approaching walter reed. president is expected to leave walter reed medical center in about now, 20 minutes time. we're on the story live for you this hour. we'll take you, bring all of the breaking news developments. you can see marine one landing at walter reed medical center. so he did have hypoxia. it dropped twice. he basically -- you know, let me back up. doctors say you know, when you talk about the oxygen level dropping as a quote, when you talk about it as a brief lowering of oxygen or a transient lowering that is not the way to talk about. it is about the level it dropped too and how long he needed the oxygen. that is what our sources are saying. the oxygen level was 93. the normal range is 95%, 100% saturation t went to 93. then they stepped in and administered oxygen. so is that the way to look at it? it is about the level it dropped to and how long he needed supplemental oxygen? we heard he was on oxygen about an hour last week at one point? >> both of those are correct, liz. how low it goes and

he was released from walter reed hospital today. less than 30 minutes ago here we can't see it from the shopping we're told that he has just taken off his mask again. he tested positive for covid-19 on friday he was taken to the hospital. he is feeling better. you deserve he obviously the you know given what we know the virus. the virus is still in his system. but he has just arrived at the white house walked up the stairs he no longer is wearing his mask. he we're told he's going to be in the white house, but again as we spoke to a medical expert a little earlier. given that this is day 4 or so of you know the progression of the virus. the president is not necessarily in the clear just yet again if you're just joining us we're taking a live look at the white house you could see marine one right in front. don't know if you can make it out on your screens but you could see a few american flags, the presidents, donald trump is standing in front of those flags. he had just walked up those stairs and we're told that he has taken off his

reed, once he's at walter reed, he would work for the next few days inside the presidential quarters there. there are offices set aside for the president and we believe it would happen sort of orderly in a time period like that. now, it's certainly possible that, you know, something came up and there is just a delay we don't have any idea what it is there is nothing official from the white house except that the president will be working there. that he felt fatigued. that he has this low grade temperature and that he'll be taken there and working there. he's still in charge of the government there is no transfer of power. he's not that sick but the rhetoric has changed throughout the day i've given you those examples already. we have gotten some news from the biden campaign while we wait, what we believe to be the president going to walk out of the white house. that's what the white house told us we have news from the biden camp mike, what have you learned? >> reporter: shep, former vice president joe biden just took off from grand rapids here after holding a campaign event in which h

walter reed medical center is the preeminent place. if you're going to get medical care from anyone, that's the place to be. i also think to your point and it's a good one, i think it will renew people sensitive taking precautions early. if you have any symptoms, self isolate and try to get a test and follow doctor's orders. not everybody in america has access to walter reed. but the president of the united states is not just any average american. he is the commander-in-chief and the leader of the free world. >> juan: my neighborhood is where the old walter reed was. >> jesse: before we get to you, juan, the biden campaign is removing all negative ads. that came in. they are removing all negative ads on the internet and facebo facebook. >> juan: walter reed used to be in my neighborhood in washington. now it's over in bethesda, as bret baier was explain. i have been there. to sign books and meet people. i recently was right across at the national institute for health. and i've got to tell you, it's an amazing -- looks like something ou

once he arrived at walter reed walter reed here for a couple hours got the tweet going well, i think, thank you all, love. in terms of the president's orbit we have a number of cases. first lady. hope hicks, the president's key add, senator mike lee, senator thom tillis. ron mcdaniel of the rnc and kellyanne and the president's assistant as well. as we show you pictures of president medical wing of walter reed can you see how long it's been they had to use this wing how old the pictures here. goes all the way back to the time of president reagan. it has since been very much update you had. not only a place for the president to get any kind of medical care he needs, including icu care if that becomes necessary. but also he can work and still perform all the duties of president. and that is what the white house and the president's surrogates are underscoring this morning is the president is still very much at work. and we have heard that he spoke to the house minority leader, congressman mccarthy last night. also talked to mitch mcconnell about the supreme court nomination process. so,

i am going to walter reed hospital. i think i am doing very well, but we are going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is doing very well. thank you very much, i appreciate it and will never forget it. thank you. >> a short statement from the president trying to reassure the american public and friends warned the world that he's okay and the first lady is okay as well. >> jeremy diamond, you are at walter reed. we saw crowds gathered. what are you seeing? >> reporter: we saw the president arrive. he landed on marine one. the president got off marine one and then boarded one of those suvs he typically uses for transportation really just to take him he could go inside walter reed hospital behind this fence. there was a theme here as well as the president was arriving. he would saw many of the president supporters, people who were against the president, and they are still gathering here. you can see a crowd of people gathered to watch the hospital arrive at the hospital. a significant situation, something tha

and walk in to walter reed. it was a very quiet moment. you would think that with so many people here there would have been a lot of noise. it was very quiet. it was very surreal. and now president trump is inside the nation's premier military hospital. you oftentimes hear about walter reed in the news when a president comes here to spend some time with wounded troops. this is where a lot of them come and spend some time after serving in iraq and afghanistan and other war zones around the world. and now president trump is going to be staying here not just for a few hours. is he going to be staying here for the next few days. and, martha, he is not just going to be staying in a small hotel room like you or i would be staying. in he has an entire suite, this massive secure complex inside walter reed that was made pro-sizely for moments like this. it hasn't been used very much. we know that president ronald reagan actually stayed here at walter reed overnight back in 1989 after a minor surgery. so, it hasn't been used a ton. but it is going t

and at walter reed. the president as we have been saying looks fine, he looked strong, walking by himself, but still this question of why he has been moved at all given that this is not necessarily something that a president would want to have to be seen to have happen to him just a month before a very important presidential election because it puts the focus on the coronavirus, it puts the focus on his health, questions about his health, we understand from the white house, that he will be up at the walter reed for the next few days, that he can walk there, work there, he has an executive suite at walter reed hospital, and that he can get the job of the president done they are as he can in the white house. it is still something of a mystery, isn't it? it still doesn't totally add up as a precautionary measure. i mean, you think about borisjohnson when we first heard that boris johnson was in hospital when he was diagnosed with coronavirus back in april, he was quite sick by the time we heard about him be

i am going to walter reed hospital. i think i am doing very well, but we are going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is doing very well. thank you very much. i appreciate it. i will never forget. thank you. i want to thank everybody for this tremendous support. >> if he were able to hear that, it was a short taped message. the president sounding a little congested, thanking people for their support, saying the first lady is okay. he is basically okay and just saying thank you. that sounds like it might be the extent of what we hear tonight. at one point we were told he might address the american people. i guess that is what this short video message was. >> yeah, you can see has not cost -- lost color in his skin. he spoke clearly. they are just being beyond cautious. he is at risk. let's be serious, he is 74 years old, and he is overweight. those people are at risk, but donald trump has more energy than even i do and i am much younger than he is. given the care that is available to him and being administ

both helicopters close to walter reed now. he should be there very, very soon. >> it is a very, very -- >> looks like they're just about landing at walter reed. a massive facility with some of the best doctors in the world. and he will have at his disposal any doctors he probably wants, any specialists. the secret service, also, they've been with him for days. >> and there we see, there is the pictures earlier of the president walking out to the helicopter, wearing that mask. thumbs up from the president. his signature sign right there. and a small wave. >> i suspect very much he wanted that picture, walking himself to the helicopter with those masks on. >> absolutely. >> you see the staff around him, pro protecting themselves as well. and the president by wearing a mask, protecting them. >> jen ashton, he seems to be walking relatively comfortably up those stairs heading into marine one. and we were discussing, this can take so much out of you. >> absolutely, george. anyone who has ever had a virus with a fever typically when

reed medical ce ntre trump to the walter reed medical centre in northern washington, in maryland, to bethesda, and the helicopter has now departed. donald trump has left the white house, he is on his way to hospital out of an abundance of cautions, the white house is a saying, but an awful lot of unanswered questions as to why the situation has changed so dramatically, so quickly from mild symptoms to the need to hospital for the next few days. that is what we understand is going to happen once he arrives. he will be put in a private suite, of course, as you would expect and he will be kept there for a few days but we don't know very much about what is going to happen once he arrives, do we? there are going to be presumably adequate test undertaking and presumably test they cannot perform in the white house, where there is a fully equipped medical unit and there is another medical unit in the building across from where i am standing. they have office decided it needs the full panoply of a quick and you having a major hospital —— they have obviously decided. that is why, presumabl

walter reed is a phenomenal source for the nation. he's going to be okay. >> what you do make of the day-to-day prognosis. would you consider that normal at the moment? >> absolutely. maybe a little ahead of normal. you know, when the president is saying, hey, i feel like i can walk out of here right now, pan being fever-free, typically they say, three days after the fever is gone, c.d.c. has said, you know, you're basically okay. so, you know, i think he's in a great place. probably ahead of it. >> you heard the news about the senate. this is developing at this hour, i don't know if you're aware of it earlier, but they will adjourn until the 19th of october as i just mentioned. what about the covid bill? does the situation like this give it more urgency? does it get members of congress off the point of being stuck, sir? >> you know, bill, i don't think this impacts the negotiations at all. you know, and in talking to majority leader hoyer just yesterday, he was pretty optimistic that, you know, in his words, we're working out our tac

so the president has had working quarters at walter reed for quite some time. the reporting of nbc news is he will be there for, antidepressant quote, the next f few days he is expected to walk out of the white house and board marine one in just a few minutes. the symptoms are still mild. he's said to be in good spirits and doing well this was the recommendation of the doctors. you may notice we've been having this particular shot of the white house up soon screen. there's another shot of the white house that is a camera inside of the historic hotel across the street whose motto is "we don't overlook anything but the white house. if you have that shot and can put it up, i'll show you what we're expecting to happen in just a few minutes the president is expected to walk out of the white house on his own and walk over to marine one, which will take him to walter reed medical center this is that shot from the hotel. we have this shot up so we'd be able to see the hospitals coming in to transport the president. this is not to say that the president's condition has

reed is confirmed he's no on his way to walter reed hospital so this is developed quite significantly over the last 14 or so hours you'll remember that it was just after 1 am here in washington that we were told that the president had tested positive after being exposed to top level aides hope who had also tested positive for covert he went on fox news on thursday night to see that he had this exposure and that he was being given a test and then we got the news just after 1 am that that test had had proved positive we're now hearing helicopters i don't think for a minute that there would be taking him on marine one but that's the sign that we normally hear. over the helicopters. to escort it so that what is going to happen is that the helicopter will be in the year above the president so if there's any problem because immediately caught him by helicopter but he is going by road we don't know if there's an ambulance here or whether he will go it is normal truck known as the the beast or he will go with an s.u.v. which of course what he did when he went to walter reed back in march. cle

we're joining us now what we are seeing those are images of the walter reed medical center where president trump has been for the past few days being treated for covert 19 he has tweeted saying that he will be leaving at 2230 g.m.t. that is pretty much and now 7 seconds from now roughly and in the past 20 minutes or so we have seen the official helicopter marine one arrive at the walter reed medical center so we're now waiting for the president to leave life pictures there from the hospital and for the latest from area and my colleagues in doha will continue our breaking news coverage over to you. barbara thank you for that yes the team here in 20 to 30 g.m.t. it is now 6 30 pm on the east coast of the united states waiting for the doors to open they are opening someone leaving there maybe just at the end of their working day but the word is that u.s. president will leave via those doors of the walter reed medical center any time from now head to his motorcade his motorcade which will take him to marine one the helicopter the official helicopter for a i believe it's about a 10 minute fligh

i am going to walter reed hospital. i think i am doing very well but we will make sure things work out, the first lady is doing very well so thank you very much, appreciate it, i will never forget it. >> democrats were quick to criticize the president suggesting he didn't take proper precautions, joe biden took the high road pooling all negative ads and offering condolences to donald trump in first lady milania who tested positive for coronavirus. >> sending my prayers for the health and safety of the first lady and the president of the united states after they tested positive for covid-19. this is not a matter of politics. it is a bracing reminder to all of us we have to take this virus seriously. it is not going away automatically. >> a rare move sending the president walter reed hospital for care and more rare, he first received an experiment antibody treatment at the white house that hasn't been approved by the fda as more officials in the president's inner circle test positive for the virus. lucas tomlinson live at

conley, that is what we're expecting coming out of walter reed. i wonder if you could give us some insight. it would seem that dr. conley will not be telling the public anything that the white house won't approve of or know. this just moments before he is expected to come out on the microphone. >> imagine the struggle that is taking place as we await for the press conference to occur. you have the doctors who, you know, who are not political, who want to come out and just tell the truth, calm the nation, and then you have president trump and his team which are bombastic just about everything. and i suspect that is going on right now. not that we wouldn't have this kind of confusion or controversy during any situation if a president was in a bad way. but right now, what we're seeing is this delay, wondering what are they going to say, have they got all their ducks lined up. one thing to know, and i think gloria hit upon this earlier, as did dr. gupta, what we saw was a super spreader event potentially, but we not only put the president in peril, bu

wanted toi just express our profound gratitude, first to the incredible medical staff at walter reed hospital , to thehe white house care and concern they have shown for this president and our first family at all of those impacting the white house staff. let me also take this opportunity to say how grateful we are to the expressions of concern and support, and the prayers of millions of americans. remembering our president and first lady, and we believe it is emblematic of the love and care and compassion of the american people, and showing all those who have been impacted from the very beginning of this pandemic. when the president told me that he was headed back to the white house, he told me to head to muchand we are very looking forward to the vice presidential debate. the choice has never been clearer. i look forward to the case toity to take our the american people for four more years for president donald trump in the white house. thank you all very much. >> we go live to walter reed medical center where president trump is leaving for the white house after spending three days i

he has been at walter reed medical center since friday. the white house physician says he's now fever-free. for an update on president trump's condition we go to brian lega -- bryanllenas. reporter: the six-room suite includes an intensive care unit and secure conference room. the president released a four-minute video reassuring americans he's feeling better. president trump: i came here, wasn't feeling so well. i feel much better now. we are working hard to get me all the way back. i have to be back because we still have to make america great again. we have done an awfully good job of that. but we still have steps to go, and we finished that job. i think i will be back soon. reporter: the latest update reads in part from dr. sean conley. president trump continues to do well after making significant progress since diagnosis. he remains fever-free with a saturation oxygen level of between 96 and 98 percent. former new jersey governor chris chris tee tweeted saturday night that he checked himself into the hospital hours after he tested posi

we don't know why he's taken to walter reed

reed was the option for him and even at walter reed there is a specialist unit that is set aside for the president it is very secure it is state of the art communication he can do so with the privacy they would have here in the white house and so he can continue to be president and conduct his his duties even speak to other heads of state if required another thing to point out is this also kind of follows the pattern of boris johnson boris johnson of course you remember the u.k. prime minister was diagnosed with covert conditions got slightly washed he was taken to hospital. bed then things deteriorated for him and obviously people will be hoping that doesn't happen to president trump. but that he deteriorates to the extent where he had to be put into i didn't just coma and was in intensive care for some considerable time mike pence will no be in stand by there will be senior figures from the administration and also from the military who will be taking the far steps to make sure that there's a succession in power not only will mike pence be approached but also one see. palosi who is

reed for observation and he will be working from walter reed. discharging his duties of the office. david: ok, thank you for very much for joining us. professor lara brown of george washington university. now we turn to the men we always turn to, marty schenker, thank you so much. you and i, we have been through a fair amount of history. i have not seen this. i thought we had one october surprise in the passing of ruth bader ginsburg. it turns out we have at least two. marty: and who knows what what is to come because we have one month to go. this has been just extraordinary in terms of the news cycle. david: give us a sense of the white house approach to this. you have seen a number of white houses deal with different crises. we have a white house that has said first the president tweeting, i got this. we have his chief of staff mark meadows saying mild symptoms, no big problem. this afternoon, the white house physician says, he's got this drug and now he's in the hospital. at some point, don't they have to set up a way for briefing us in the p

so we basically moved the white house to walter reed. this is a man who had no intention of ever resting. but just accepting whatever therapeutics. we'll have a doctor on in a few minutes. but as you can expect, the country was fearful. but now it look like things are on the mend. >> i think the country was fearful. but i can tell you some of the fears were irrational. i have seen some of the reports, and all of the pictures about transition of power and who's going to replace this pen or that person. and while that may make for good clicks on the internet or make for great hyperbole on tv. there was never a consideration and never even a risk with the transition of power. what i find appalling is taking a real severe health issue that millions of people around the world have had to struggle with. a lot of people can identify with this. and this is a virus that we came from china. we didn't know what it was all about. and honestly we are finding out more and more. from his heart, he spoke to the american people. we filmed his address to

so we basically moved the white house to walter reed. this is a man who had no intention of ever resting. but just accepting whatever therapeutics. we'll have a doctor on in a few minutes. but as you can expect, the country was fearful. but now it look like things are on the mend. >> i think the country was fearful. but i can tell you some of the fears were irrational. i have seen some of the reports, and all of the pictures about transition of power and who's going to replace this pen or that person. and while that may make for good clicks on the internet or make for great hyperbole on tv. there was never a consideration and never even a risk with the transition of power. what i find appalling is taking a real severe health issue that millions of people around the world have had to struggle with. a lot of people can identify with this. and this is a virus that we came from china. we didn't know what it was all about. and honestly we are finding out more and more. from his heart, he spoke to the american people. we filmed his address to

so, again, walter reed medical center. go ahead. >> i mean, i think, of course, the president takes these things seriously. he's a germophobe, by the i way, so anybody who suggests he's not careful, we just don't know a lot about this virus. we are in this country, the greatest country in the world, developing terrific therapeutics for them. i know he's going to be able to get those. i suspect the president being somebody who barely sleeps will continue working hard throughout this and, by the way, our country needs it. all of our prayers -- i just got off a prayer call for a number of different people of faith. there are prayers coming from every faith from every corner of this country for our first family. and with that and with science, i have every confidence that he's going to recover and continue to get back on the campaign trail and finish out this election cycle. elizabeth: what do you think the fallout will be for the 2020 race? >> well, it is like somebody, you know, sort of just upending the chessboard, you know

walter reed is a terrific place to get care. certainly the president has a great unit in which he is cared for but is this a missed opportunity. people look up to the president and you want the president to model the type of behavior that you want other people to have. we certainly don't want others who have been diagnosed with covid or under quarantine to be going outside and exposing others to risk. we certainly don't want to expose people like secret service agents. as secretary, i had a big security detail, they've become family. these are high risk jobs. you don't want to put them at higher risk than that. most importantly, this is so disappointing, this is a great moment of teaching for the country. we have a president who not only has gotten this illness but so many of his staff and other members of government. to be able to make the point that this is a very contagious illness, this is serious, should be treated seriously, and people have to respect it, we're missing this as an opportunity to come together under a common

reed in bethesda, maryland and the move to walter reed is a precautionary measure and they expect the president to stay there for the nix fext few days working out of the offices in the facility they said the president had mild symptoms but larry kudlow described at 3:00 this afternoon the symptoms as moderate the white house has not said whether that is accelerating president recorded a video message and posted it on twitter. >> i want to thank everybody for the tremendous support i'm going to walter reed hospital i think i'm doing very well. but we're going to make sure that things work out the first lady is doing very well so thank you very much i appreciate it. i will never forget this thank you. >> a short time ago the president before boarding marine one. this afternoon the president's physician reported that he was fatigued but in good spirits and received a regeneron antibody cocktail but not yet through clinical trials. the white house reports that the president has not transferred power to the vice president mike pence and that he is still in charge cnbc eamon javers begins

the president is here and resting comfortably at walter reed. the unfortunate circumstances with the inner circle, kellyanne conway has tested positive for covid-19. she said on twitter my symptoms are mild and i feel fine. i have begun a quarantine process. my heart is with everyone affected by this global pandemic. he attended the confirmation event this saturday and so did a lot of other shalls. we don't know -- officials. we don't know if that was a super spreader event. amy coney barrett was there and tested negative. dramatic images as marine-1 departed the white house. the president recorded a video he posted on twitter. >> i want to thank everybody for the tremendous support. i am going to walter reed medical center. i think i am doing very well. but we are going to make sure that things work out. the first lady is doing very well. thank you very much. i appreciate it. i will never forget it. thank you. >> i mentioned kellyanne conway has tested positive for covid-19. a number of other folks in the president's inner circle have tested ne

thank you for that and walter reed. we will come back to you at walter reed if we have more information and we hear that the president is going to take off. the president has been given aggressive covid treatments that doctors are calling "uncharted territory". they include a cocktail of antibodies, the antiviral drug remdesivir — which he'll continue to get at the white house — and the steroid dexamethasone. that is normally used when patients who have become seriously ill. let's ta ke let's take a quick look at the medical side of things. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. it seems the president's doctors have thrown everything they can at his infection, but getting an exact picture of his state of health hasn't been easy. the white house says president trump and the first lady tested positive for coronavirus on thursday evening. his doctor said as a precautionary measure, he was given a one—off infusion, a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies. this is an experimental treatment by biotech firm regeneron, desig

he is there at walter reed. do you think we are seeing a dramatic shift in the culture in the white house? there has to be a shift in culture. diminishing the importance of masks, has created super spreader type events. people are not wearing masks. people are getting infected. white house aides are getting infected. reporters who come to the white house are getting infected. there has to be a cultural change. the question is, are these tactics so ingrained in the white house culture? it is very late. we see the consequences of this attitude. three united states senators. will this imperil or slow down in any way the nomination to the supreme court of the united states. so much of this began a week ago when the president unveiled her nomination in the white house. it is very uncertain how that nomination is going to proceed. there has to be some contact tracing. we have to wait till negative tests turned positive. it is not clear how that nomination can proceed. it is important enough to the republican party, to

still ahead tonight, president trump being treated at walter reed hospital. but what happens if he is too ill to carry out his duties. experts answer our questions next and we'll continue to. >>follow the news president trump's admission to the hospital. his economic advisor larry kudlow now saying that the president has a very moderate case of the coronavirus that after it was described as minor earlier today. health experts are watching over him and will continue to keep you posted on his condition has he seen here leaving marine one at >>breaking news brand new information about president trump's condition, a source telling news nation that the president now is experiencing shortness of breath as well as a fever we knew about the fever, but had not heard about shortness of breath, the president of was hospitalized this afternoon he walks from the white house to marine one on his own didn't appear to be struggling this is not video related to that story but the hospitalization and the condition in general are raising questions about what happens if the pres

here at walter reed. there are dozen and dozens of his supporters lining the street right outside walter reed where the president has been for 24 hours, a little over 24 hours. they are waving flags, honking horns. and their message is clear. they are trying to get president trump the support he needs to fight through the coronavirus. that video that president trump recorded inside walter reed that was posted about an hour ago was welcome news for every american because it shows he at least sounded healthy. it was important because it came at the ends of a very confusing day. it started with the president's doctors delivering that press conference saying that he was doing very well. but right after that press conference was over a senior administration official reported to be chief of staff mark meadows, he said there were some very troubling signs yesterday when president trump was first brought to walter reed. he made it sounds like it was touch-and-go. he said the next 48 hours was going to be critical

the presidential suite at walter reed is designed processing for these situations. while obviously the most important issue right now is the president's health, this patient at walter reed is unlike any other patient. he is the leader of the free world, president of the united states, and there are processes in place to ensure that classified information can be gotten to the president. briefed.an be that he can communicate with in the of his staff and any world leader that he would need to at any moment. so long as the president's health allows it, the processes of government will go on from walter reed, much the way they would from the white house. host: your book pointed out that the president has access to some of the best health care in the world at walter reed but his age and his weight put him at a higher risk -- at a high risk category. how important is it for the american people to know what is happening with his health, and what treatment he is getting at walter reed? guest: it is critically important. we value in the united states privacy and health care f

he's on scene outside walter reed. jeremy diamond, what can you tell us about what we just witnessed? >> reporter: well, we just saw the president drive by in the motorcade to wave to supporters. it was a stunning scene. we didn't get any notification, of course. initially they started to block off a part of the street right here in front of walter reed national military medical center. and then the president's motorcade proceeded to drive down one side of the street where you have several dozen of the president's supporters. and back around the other side. the president was seated in one of these suvs. i can't see the screen but i presume you have the video up on the screen. the president was seated in the back of one of his presidential suvs. the motorcade drove by at a pretty slow pace and the supporters here for the president went wild as they saw this happen. we saw the president post that video and tweet to his supporters saying he appreciated all the support -- sorry. i'm just making sure he's not coming by agai

chip reid, one of my colleagues here at cbs, is outside walter reed. chip,, your observations. >> reporter: well, it's hard to see from here. i can't see the press there's a group of very enthusiastic trump supporter overs here, about two dozen of them, who also can't see the press conference. but i thought certainly the most interesting of all of this, a lot of it was medical talk that they're trying to put the best spin they can possibly put on it. but certainly, the most interesting thing of all was the prediction that if things go well, if he's mobile today and he continues to improve, they may well send him back to the white house tomorrow. remember, it wasn't long ago when marine one lanlanded here. could be taking off again tomorrow. one danger in that, of course, is if he does not go home tomorrow, people will start to and dr. conley, at the very end, said that he was not trying to be evasive with the american public because he was yesterday. he did not take on fully, as he clearly could have, with the information he possessed yesterday, whethe

teams at walter reed medical centre to the north of washington. it is an unbelievable series of developments that have taken place today, two days ago, no—one could have imagined this. but now the president has coronavirus and he is in hospital, and who knows how the election will unfold. let's show you the scene live at the walter reed hospital, near washington, where it isjust after 9pm, and inside that complex my president trump is now beginning his first night in hospital, in a secure part of the hospital —— inside that complex. earlier our washington correspondent, barbara plett usher, outside the walter reed hospital, told us what facilities the president will have at his disposal there. he has settled into the medical executive treatment unit, that is a special unit for vips, presidents in this case, which is pretty self—contained, we are told it has a dedicated doctor, nurse and technician team, trained to shift away from normal hospital work to look after the president when he comes. it has everything he needs there to continue wo

this is an incredible hospital, walter reed. the work they do is just absolutely amazing and i want to thank them all -- the nurses, the doctors, everybody here. i have also gotten to meet some of the soldiers and the first responders, what a group.

i'm going to walter reed hospital. i think i'm doing well. but we're going to make sure things work out. the first lady is doing very well. so thank you very much. i appreciate it. i will never forget it. thank you. >> also tonight the white house stating clearly that there won't be a transfer of power to the vice president. mike pence. that the president quote is in charge. the vice president and the speaker of the house nancy pelosi who are in the line the line of succession should the need ever arise. both testing negative for the virus today. are there plans if god forbid his condition worsens? are there plans? we have so many questions. this comes as we learn two republican senators mike lee of utah. and north carolina. have tested positive for the covid-19. both of them attended the white house rose garden ceremony last weekend. when president trump nominated judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court. we need so many questions answered for you the american people. let's turn to cnn white house respondents. and