house staffers instructing them to wear masks when they go into the white house. and gloria, this is the rub, they do at the white house, surveillance testing and contact tracing what the health experts say need to be done all over the country and they at the white house can't keep this from spreading inside, what kind of luck are the rest of us going to have when we all go back to work? >> and that is the lesson. you look at this and say, wait a minute, they have testing available to them that we don't have available to us. that most people in the country don't. and yet they are not immune from this virus spreading. and what -- as we look at the white house we have to say, wait a minute, this could spread no matter what, no matter who you are, no matter where you are, no matter how many times you've been tested, if you are tested the day after, one may be a negative, another one might be a positive and yet on the other hand you have the president coming out and saying, let's reopen the country, we have enough tests. the question is, do we have enough tests, to th

you can see the white house, and a picture of mrs. kennedy during the televised taping, a still picture showing her in the blue room. one of the things the president talked about is the people who came to visit, 1.3 million people in 1961. it wasn't so much that the tour kicked off interest in the white house, mrs. kennedy had already attracted public attention. she got in 1961, congress to pass a law she mentioned, which did not just protect the collection, but established the museum character of the white house must be maintained in perpetuity. it still has to function as a house for the family and the secret service has a lot of say about security issues, but the museum character is what she was so interested in grasping. then she created the curator's , office in 1961, with the idea that you needed a professional staff to collect and preserve and interpret and conserve the pieces she found in the house, and the things she was adding to the house. we have the dichotomy in our collection today, we still refer to the old collection,

you see here the white house. a picture of mrs. kennedy during her -- during the televised training, a color still picture that was taken showing her in the blue room. one of the things the president talked about was how many people had come to visit. she had 1.3 million people in the year 1961. it wasn't so much that this tour kick the off the interest in the white house. mrs. kennedy had already attracted the public attention. she was -- she got early in 1961 congress to pass the law that she mentioned, can which didn't just protect the collection, but it established the museum character that the public rooms of the white house must be maintained in perpetuity. it still has to function as a house for the family, and the secret service still has a lot of say about the security issues, but the museum character was what she was so interested in grasping. then she created the curator's office also in 1961 with the idea that you needed a professional staff there to collect, preserve and interpret and conserve the pieces that she found

house. >> it is in the white house, the white house could be a hot spot, we don't know yet. but that's two people in a confined area, one has to assume what we know about the virus that more are infected. it has two important implications. the first is, of course, the confidence index. the american public in polling is showing that it is not ready to come out, it doesn't have confidence in how the federal government will protect them. the fact that the white house can't protect itself is just -- just goes to that sort of competence challenge that i think the white house has. i want to raise a different point from the crisis management perspective, we think a lot about what is called continuity of operation, continuity of government. it is to ensure your leadership is protected during a crisis. it is the designated survivors of the state of the union. the fact that the white house views it as sort of machismo to continue to work, that they're work for the american people, no, in fact, crisis management envisions you want to protect your leadership so that they can lead us thr

and the white house refused to answer that question. >> the white house refused to answer that question. so that was all july 8th, 1974, the last time a case like this went to the supreme court. that was the supreme court considering whether the then president, president nixon, had to comply with the subpoena and hand over a bunch of white house tapes that had been subpoenaed. the nixon white house raised the specter in court that even if the court told president nixon he did have to obey the subpoena, the nixon white house said they might not obey the court. they were just there to get the court's advice, but they weren't even sure they considered a supreme court ruling to be binding. 16 days later, 16 days after they heard the arguments, the court very quickly ruled in that case. they ruled unanimously that president nixon did have to obey the subpoena. he did have to hand over those white house tapes. and frankly the country was so riveted by this at the time that everybody was still kind of camped out on the courthouse steps to hear the ruling when it came down. >> we interrupt our

the white house. according to officials, he was annoyed to learn that ms. miller tested positive. he was really annoyed. as soon as he found out, he sent her an irritable arrangement. trump is reportedly also worried that aides contracting coronavirus would undercut his message that the outbreak is waning and states should begin reopening. can you imagine that attitude from a fire chief? "hey, knock off the screaming. you being on fire is really undercutting my message that you're not on fire. so, stop, drop and shut up." what are you going doing back here? ( laughter ) here. you're doing a great job. you're doing a great job. you're just so -- thank you. i'm really grateful. just try to keep it down while you're rustling him. please. no, we're not going back. this is it. this is in. trump is obsessed that this virus is going to cost him the election. aides describe him as glum and shell-shocked by his declining popularity. "glum and shell-shocked." also the name of lindsay graham and mitch mcconnell'

even in the white house. while they operate on a do as i say, not a as i do policy, fushls saying it was only a matter of time before the virus arrived in the west wing. where aids rarely worn masks and social distancing is recommended in theory, but often doesn't happen. a source telling cnn that the president doesn't want to be near anyone who hasn't been tested. and has bristled when coming into contact with some people in the white house. 11 secret sfls agents currently have the virus. get this. he's reportedly asked why his valets weren't ordered to wear masks sooner. really, mr. president? you want to know why your valets weren't ordered to wear mask when is you yourself have refused to wear one? just two days ago the president refused to wear a mask a at an event with vet events pap i said this again and again but it's really important. this is about saving lives. wearing a mask is the not about protecting yourself from the virus. it's about protecting other people. and those elderly veterans are at an

but the white house is ramping up the use of the tests for staff and the white house. >> let's bring in dr. sanjay gupta. with these two new cases in the white house how concerned should you be? >> i want to take a second and wish you congratulations 30 years you with the company, wolf. you are cnn. i am honored to work with you. >> time flies. >> i think there is a level of concern. we know there is a contagious virus and now a couple of people in close proximity with other people in the white house. i know katie and hope she is doing well. but this is a concern. i spoke with ambassador birx about this last night and said what are the things in place to try to protect people? it is like how does the secret service protect people in the white house. this is a virus. what is being done to protect people in the white house. wearing a mask is a big one. i get that it is culturally not something we are used to, but we need to do everything we can to slow down the spread and that's part of it. >> dr. mcclelland, this isn't just any staffer. sai katie miller we hope will be just fine and t

the white house task force, they go on to say, and the white house principles disagree on how strongly a public health response should still be in place right now more than eight weeks in. john, erica. >> we should also point out, it has been a long time since we heard from the cdc directly. used to be regular briefings, that has not happened. you have some reporting on that as well, nick. >> i don't know if americans are clear on this but we are according to two federal health officials. people have been criticizing very critical of the cdc for not being more front and center, at least optics wise, dr. robert redfield criticized by people internally for early on not being more visible. what people should know, though, is that according to two federal health officials, the white house and hhs asked the cdc specifically to stop their daily briefings so that president trump could hold his own daily briefings. the result has been, of course, that the american public is getting language from a politician instead of, you know, mostly from doctors, that, of course, is a huge issue with those

white house? we can't win. now that we're doing so well on tests and so quick and so fast, five minutes, etcetera, and so accurate, you're complaining that we're getting too many tests. so you can't win. >> so then the president abruptly ended his news conference after asking for more questions in the rose garden yesterday. it all happened after a tense exchange with two reporters. watch this part. >> you said many times that the u.s. is doing far better than any other country when it comes to testing. >> yes. >> why does that matter? why is this a global competition to you if every day americans are still losing their lives and we're still seeing more cases every day? >> well, they're losing their lives everywhere in the world. and maybe that's a question you should ask china. don't ask me. ask china question, okay? when you ask them that question, you may get a very unusual answer. yes, blind you, please. >> sir, why are you saying that to me specifically, that i should ask china? >> i'm telling

the white house doesn't plan to respond separately two-door letters and can you tell us the white house didn't have information that was responsive to the gao inquiry? >> i can't talk about confidentiality, secondly i am familiar with the fact that general counsel responded to the questions of gao and instead of having separate responses from the chief of staff and white house counsel to said pallone. could you respond to that particular issue. >> right, but the letter was seeking documents and other factual information, so is it your testimony today under oath that the omb letter and their response met all the requirements you would consider necessary to be truthful and honest in their response? >> i am simply saying i sent a letter to make sure the gao had the response of the appropriate officials in the white house. regarding the general counsel's letter -- >> and asking whether your testimony didn't have any additional information that was responsive to the gao inquiry as i understand your statement today, you either don't know or won't say. is that correct? >> server, it is probabl

house staffers, they're white house representatives, they're white house executives and everybody has a mask on. just about everybody i've seen today as worn a mask. >> are you the one who required that, sir? >> yeah i did. i did. i required it, yes. >> do as i say not as i do. he wants everybody else to wear a mask. he just refuses to wear one himself. and you know who wasn't in the rose garden today? the vice president. mike pence. the head of the coronavirus task force. even though we know that he was in washington. we saw him arriving at the white house this morning. it's a little hard -- there he is. a little hard to see him through all those trees. but he's not wearing a mask, from what we can see. do as i say not as i do. that's leadership, right? that was sarcasm. sure seemed to play well with an audience of one, an audience of one in the white house. and then there is the latest example of this president's obsession with former president barack obama. obsessed. we've seen it over and over. obama lives rent-free in his head. just listen to president trump randomly smearing the

it all adds up to a white house that

house in terms of how the nation reopens and the white house shelved them. why did they do that? >> reporter: well, the white house thought they were overly prescriptive, a 17-page document, that the cdc said the white house task force schedule them to do. guidance for schools, for churches for restaurants, all these other establishments. they say they need more taor detail, and basically the white house rejected it. they're not going to be employmenting those. they asked for changes, though it's not clear they got those changes. so right now the warehouse is just repeating what they've been saying, that governors should be the ones issuing the guidance, but certainly a lot of states are looking for more guidance from the federal government. >>> we'll come back to all of this in just a second. kaitlan, thank you very much. >>> a house investigation is finding that in the early stages of this coronavirus pandemic, that the trump administration was not effectively screening passengers coming from infected countries as they arrived here in the united states. le

house. >> what else, kaitlan, the white house had a statement, white house spokesperson had a statement in describing the veterans attending the ceremony choosing nation over self. are you hearing the white house is acknowledging and understanding the risks involved here? all of these men, these war heroes, these american heroes are in their 90s. >> reporter: exactly and so they are in the group that health experts have told us is one of the most at risk, and so that was the question that we heard some people asking. was this the right decision to hold this event, given of course what's going on throughout the nation, and so that is why you saw the white house take these precautions that they're taking here, keeping people distant but you know, new questions were raised about that, given the events of the week, and you know, they also raised questions about what's going to be different inside the white house. trump said he's going to be tested daily now instead of weekly as is the senior staff who meets with him. the next natural question, is it going to be stopped here? is the white ho

that is the main fence of the white house, and there is the white house. the president is sleeping in the white house, or at least watching television, and this is what is happening right outside of his house. there are the usual chance of "black lives matter," "i can't breathe." and then what you are seeing in front of me, shannon, trying to break down the is barricades and push through. every time they would come of the secret service will advance. and go through the barricades getting back up. just recently now we have much more confrontation of a standoff between the secret service officers and their riots and the protesters. for every time you have been at the white house, even when things get a little unruly or there is protests, et cetera. secret service takes great pride in their resolute professionalism. and they have certainly shown that today in the restraint. but there has now been a very clear line drawn between the protesters of not going over these bicycle barricades. the protesters have stolen a couple of bicycle barricades. they don't know

it's in the white house now. arguably, the testing and contact tracing going on in the white house is the most diligent in the country. all of that goes squarely against the president's plot line. >> right, and the cases that we know about are the ones that have spilled into public view. we don't know about the cases -- i mean, there is such thing as medical privacy in this country. there may be more than the three infections that have been reported by the news media. what's so remarkable, though, is that even when the pandemic reaches into donald trump's home, his valet worked in his residence, not in the west wing, and deep inside the vice president's staff, his press secretary, katie miller, sat in every coronavirus task force meeting. she sat with the entire group of human beings that are tasked with protecting every american from the pandemic. they were all exposed. so for donald trump not to value their health, it explains a little bit, doesn't it? why he wouldn't value ours. >> it sure does. it sure does.

the white house has not enforced social distancing

the white house's suppress secretary insisting that the white house is safe. >> we'll have this individual, there is a member of the vice president team who's positive for coronavirus. we have put in place the guidelines that experts have put forward to keep this building safe which means contact tracing and all guidelines that we have for businesses and essential workers. as america reopens safely, the white house is continuing to operate. >> mcenany is saying there they are following the guidelines. if you came in contact with somebody who tested positive, those initial guideline that is the president held up of 14 days extended to 30 days. you are supposed to self-quarantine. the president and the vice president were not self-quarantining. >> they were asked about that, the president did not offer an answer. are you guys going to quarantine. the president did not answer and the vice president took over. it was not clear. they did reference the guidelines but did not say what they're going to do. we did have the press secretary confirming a member of pence's staff have tested positive fo

we know at this point, the virus is in the white house. it's inside the white house. it's in the perimeter. it's a contagious virus. people are in the vulnerable age groups. they should be wearing a mask. i think it's really good that these three doctors are quarantining themselves. i think it sets a good example and reminds people what you have to do and what significant numbers of people will have to do as we start to do significant contact tracing. these conversations about masks, no masks, the testing, i think some of this is going to seem, in a few weeks, wolf, trivial, kind of like when we first started talking about people should be physically distancing outside. people were really reluctant and a couple weeks later it became obviously the norman peop, and understood it. if you wear a mask, it will decrease the likelihood you will spread the virus. weep know that vir we know the virus is in the white house now. we don't have a vaccine. we don't have an effective therapeutic. so we need to do what we know to do as best as we can do it. and wearing a mask is part

as you saw at the white house, very heated. let's go to mike tobin, because he has been in minneapolis, and we check back in with him, as the backdrop increasingly because flames and smoke crosses across the city when we were told that there is hope that there would be more controlled tonight with the national guard brought in and the announcement that the officer who was seen with his neck, his knee on the neck of george floyd has been arrested on murder charges, we are told that more charges may be coming for additional officers as well, it does not seem that that has been enough to quell the passion and the unrest tonight. >> certainly not, and i want to update that we were talking about the new fire that had started off in the background, we can see the flames really leaping out of the front of the building. it is not the chinese restaurant that we thought it was from the vantage point. what building in the area, there is a rental agency and a tobacco store and there is a money gram store, those flames are really coming out

because nobody's coming to the white house. there have been a few people inside the white house, a small number wearing masks but the example is set from the top, wolf, in everything organization, including the white house. if the president were to walk in wearing a mask, i guarantee you that the people around pimm would be wearing a mask. and this is a president, as david is saying, who wants to kind of say okay, we're on to chapter 2 now, we're done with phase one, we're done with all the tough stuff, and now we're going to get back to work and the country's going to go back to normal. wearing a fas mask kind of doesn't fit that narrative for him. he just doesn't want to do it. >> david, former president barack obama had a private phone conversation with a lot of his former aides last night. the tape was leaked to yahoo news among other things. president obama said trump administration's handling of the coronavirus was an absolute chaotic disaster. so he's speaking out. there were a few hundred people on that call. i assume h

kaitlan collins at the white house. what do you know about president trump's reaction to the news that one of these valets tested positive? >> reporter: well, brooke, we're told the president was upset when he heard about it because obviously, this is someone who works incredibly closely to the president and for those who aren't totally aware or sure what a valet is, they work very closely with not only the president, but also the first family. the part of this elite military unit assigned to the white house. they deal with all the food and beverage service, other daily tasks that are personal to the president and the first family, so basically, they work really close by with him. news that someone tested positive near him and the first known case of kvz insicoronavire the west wing. what's the change going forward? the white house confirmed they were informed by the white house medical office that a military staffer who was on the white house grounds tested positive for coronavirus, but brooke, they haven't said much o

>> here's -- here's how the white house is seeing this. they know that businesses, to reopen, are asking the white house, through their different advocacy groups, to have testing at a certain level in all of these states so they can bring workers back without being sued. and so in response to that, many congressional republicans, including leader mcconnell, have privately told them, look, we're going to push for liability protections in this next round of legislation, so if we don't have the testing capacity, we're going to still be able to try to get you reopened. at the same time, many of these businesses, they want to have that liability shield, but they still need a long-term testing strategy, because you may be protected from lawsuits to some extent but if you don't have a test and the swabs and the contact tracing plans, federally, for september, october, later this year, then you don't really have a long-term strategy for survival as a business. >> robert, is his allergy to owning the testing issue simply because he's getting bad pr

the white house, it's really interesting. on one hand they've been saying for months that we don't need more testing. americans have plenty of testing. obviously, they don't believe that for themselves. they've been testing everybody every day. that's only one part of the strategy of keeping the president and the vice president safe. other parts of the strategy have to be that people have to quarantine when they get exposed. and they also have to be wearing masks. and that's the cdc. their cdc recommendation. so it's been striking to me that they're not following their own guidelines. and i think it's making that office and the people in there less safe. >> then what needs to be done, doctor? if these are guidelines and our own administration isn't following them, to get people safely back to work, what has to get done realistically on a daily basis? >> so, look, everybody wants to get back to work. the economic effect of having to be shut down for the last month was devastating. i don't think anybody, you know, questions tha

>> reporter: the white house insists these aren't official white house numbers. this never went through any vetting. of course the numbers are shocking. they show a dramatic increase in the number of cases per day and the number of deaths we could have per day. all the way up to 3,000 deaths per day. now, the president was asked about this last night in an interview that he had with the "new york post." he dismissed it. he called it fake news. and what the white house is saying officially on this statement is this really didn't come from them. this is an external document, they like to refer to it as a draft government document but nothing anything officially part of the administration. it was really the speed with which the white house tried to distance themselves from this document as it broke midday yesterday. it was somewhat remarkable. trying to put distance between themselves and these projections because, ayman, what the white house wants the focus to be on this week is how you reopen the economy, how you convince americans it's okay to go out, start spend

breaking news from the white house this hour. vice president mike pence will work remotely for now as a precaution after his press aide tested positive for coronavirus. the white house stresses pence is following the guidance of medical personnel. he continues to test negative. this will likely be for a short time. we have more coming up on that on "kasie d.c." >>> by tomorrow, more than 408 states will have partially reopened after weeks of restrictions. as governors push ahead with their recovery plans despite health experts warning the risk of a second wave is real and the threat is far from over. >> it is a risk no matter what we do. it is a risk if we don't do anything. it is a risk if we do this. we wish we were going down. we are not. we have been hit in ohio just like other states have been hit economically. so we have got to try to do two thing at once. >> you know i have not been counting on the white house because there have been too many situations where they made promises and not delivered. we are going it alone as t

is permitted at the white house for the new year's reception. and well over 100 african-americans show up for the reception, and mary lincoln was not having it, and forced them to wait until after white guests that gone through. i don't think mary had the same egalitarian strain her husband did. >> late in the war, did lincoln solicit or share his thoughts on reconstruction? jonathan: did he share them with whom? >> his black visitors to the white house. jonathan: that is a good question. to some extent they did, in terms of reconstruction and talking about expanding the franchise, but i don't know that he did. he certainly talked about public policy. robert smalls is a famous slave from south carolina who escapes and after the war becomes a congressman. smalls gives a speech in the 1880's, in congress, where he talks about when he met with lincoln in 1862, and smalls claims they talked about arming black men to fight, and this was before the emancipation proclamation, so smalls may have influenced lincoln's thinking. as for reconstruction polic

what are the rules in the white house? cnn has learned that president trump is worried the white house outbreak will undercut his plan that the pandemic is fading. the white house is now conducting strict testing and contact tracing, two tools the president tried to downplay. >> this morning, the death toll in the u.s. is almost at 80,000 people. at least 12 states are still seeing an increase in cases. at the same time, the majority of states will relax stay at home orders this week. and that key university of washington model now estimates that the u.s. death toll will surpass 100,000 by next friday. that's memorial day weekend, before it in fact, this is because of what they call an explosive increase in mobility among the american people. there is also new concern about coronavirus in children, more than 80 kids in new york have been hospitalized with severe symptoms. three children have died. all suffering from this mysterious inflammatory disease believed to be linked to coronavirus. >> okay, john. joining us now is

at the white house with mrs. john f. kennedy, created for the cbs television network. ♪ >> this is the white house as seen from the south lawn. johnhe next hour, mrs. f. kennedy invite you to visit. [applause] >> good evening, everybody. ok. what i would like to do for a few minutes is ring a little color to a black-and-white tv show. some color pictures of how the rooms looked when mrs. kennedy was doing it, and then pictures of how the rooms have changed since that time. i think mrs. kennedy would have been the first person to say to everyone that what she was doing was a first step, when she was ,sking people to donate things may be the best things were not offered at the time, but when you had nothing you took what was offered. there have been improvements and growth in the collection come and that is what she expected every first family to do, to contribute to the house, remaining a museum and growing and becoming more interesting to the public. you can see the white house, and a picture of mrs. kennedy during the

fauci no longer at the white house podium, dr. birx not at the white house podium near as much. obviously science is being silenced here. >> much obliged to our big three on a thursday night, peter baker, jill colvin, ron klain, our thanks for starting us off. >>> a doctor who has treated covid-19 patients reacting to today's more startling moments of testimony. >>> and later it's the president's new favorite topic. he calls it the greatest hoax in history. but if you have no idea what any of it means or what he's talking about, you're not alone. we have someone who can explain it all as best he can. "the 11th hour" just getting underway on this thursday night. g underway on this thursday night. across america, business owners are figuring things out. finding new ways to serve customers... connect employees... and work with partners. comcast business is right there with you. with a network that helps give you speed, reliability and security. and enough bandwidth to handle all your connected devices. voice solutions like remote call forwarding and readable voicemail. and safe, co

he's a white house reporter for the washington post. we know that president obama is one of president trump's favorite foils. so is this something that potentially the white house or the campaign that they were waiting for, the former president reenter the arena? >> we have been hearing more from the trump campaign and the white house about the former administration trying to pin some of what happened during the 2016 russia investigation on this idea that there was this deep state and that the obama administration was trying to block or interrupt president trump's path to the white house. i wouldn't be surprised if they try to capitalize on this. there's no love loss between the administrations. but president obama has sort of held his fire even as president trump has broken with norms in attacking his predecessor so publically. president obama has not hit back in his criticism. but this leaked tape makes it clear that president obama does not feel that president trump is doing anything close to a presidential job when it comes to handl

' questions in the white house briefing. good that there is a white house briefing. i want to immediately bring in chief white house correspondent jim acosta. it was about a half hour of q&a and a long opening statement on her part as well. what jumped out at you? >> reporter: a few things, wolf. obviously she was prepared for that comment to be thrown at her during one of these briefings about how she once said on fox business that the coronavirus would not come here. she was prepared with it looked like, you know, a few clips from articles where the press in the early days of the pandemic were saying that perhaps the coronavirus would not be that serious. but getting to i guess the more substantive content of that briefing, there was one point, wolf, where she said that not every american needs to be tested, that that would be nonsensical, you would have to test people over and over again if that were the situation in this country. we should point out, over here at the white house, the president and the vice president are

house, on the white house staff, could be at a higher risk right now? >> reporter: right. to your point, kate, testing in this situation can only go so far. all you know is that that person is not getting a positive test at that moment. they could be incubating the virus and they could also feel perfectly fine so they're completely asymptomatic. just because someone has a negative test doesn't mean that they can't spread the virus. is it unlikely? yes, it's unlikely. but it doesn't mean that they don't have the virus. so that's another question that comes to my mind, is did this valet have a test before he entered the white house? and if it was negative, and it later turned out he was positive, what does that tell us? >> stick with me, elizabeth. let me bring kaitlyn collins back in. she's on the phone. kaitlyn, maybe to answer the question that elizabeth led off with at the top, what is known about how close the valet gets to the president and the vice president, the responsibilities of a valet? >> reporter: that's what's so notable. they get incredibl

right now security around the white house seems fairly normal what what you'd find in saturday afternoon but lafayette park remain shut down. it's possible that we could see protests show up in the afternoon because of what the president tweeted earlier today, quote, the professionally manage sod called protestors at the white house had little to do with the memory of george floyd, they were there to cause travel. the secret service handled them easy, tonight is maga night at the white house and the president elaborated about this before -- jon: interrupting that report, the attorney general is making a statement on the george floyd investigation, let's listen. >> it's real and legitimate. accountability for his death must be addressed and is being addressed through the regular process of our criminal justice system, both at the state and at the federal level. that system is working and moving at exceptional speed. already initial charges have been filed by the state. that process continues to move forward and justice will be served. unfortunately with the rioting that is occurring in ma

er for it's already clearly in the white house. it just seems obvious that you would protect yourself. >> dr. phillips, they all get tested when they come to the white house. they do have brief 15-minute tests. but there are concerns about how effective these tests are right now. where apparently there's a rate for about 15%. that's a problem. there's a problem with that test. and a false negative test you get. let's say that test has a 50% false negative rate. and all negative. 15 of them could have the virus. that's what we struggle with in our hospitals. there are more sensitive tests out there that take a slightly longer period of time to get the results back. and that's what we routinely use. and we typically only use but there's a severe emergency that requires them to have a basic procedure. and whether advising them. and getting the most sensitive tests. >> and dr. phillips, i'm going to have you both stand by. there's more medical-related issues we need to discuss. once again we're following breaking news. three members of

after september 11th 2001, the white house closed. we are not open to tours and it is gradually reopened. now the old habit, in the original days you just lined up and if you were there by noon you got in on the tour. now they are giving out timed tickets so that you could not spend your whole day standing along the fence. it is required that you have to go to your congress person and submit information to be cleared through the secret service. so it has cut down maybe not quite 50%. most museums and historic sites would die for 700,000 visitors a year. we are the most visited historic house in the world, i think. >> we have a question. >> in the original broadcast mrs. kennedy showed a a shop which upholstery was done on site. i was wondering if there were other craftsman where people were set out for work to be done, in any other locations during mrs. kennedy's overseeing of the reservation? >> and if so is there a way to actually research that. my grandparents had an upholstery business and renovation and it has always been said wi

government pushes to reopen the economy it has growing concerns that the white house itself could be becoming an infection hotspot 3 members of the current virus taskforce of south isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive signs a number of white house staff have shown symptoms and been advised to work from home alan fischer as small as you know we give leeway to the governors as donald trump tries to get the american economy moving again he faces in a break of corporate 19 on his own doorstep 2 white house staffers have tested positive for the virus the concern is they won't be the last 3 senior task force figures have no put themselves in quarantine best known antony funnell chee the man most americans trust because of a simple and direct explanations of what's going on the director of the center for disease control robert redfield and the head of the food and drug administration stephen hannah also impacted yes no that's right one of president trying to top economists admits those in the white house are warning this is a very very scary virus you know th

will the white house really come tax breaks for state aid? jonathan: they're going to try to push it, you'reight it certainly goes against the chief of staff has spent much of his career arguing when he was on the hill but the president doesn't care about deficits. stimulus.nt needs the he's made that clear. he needs those jobs. he knows -- advisers have told him state and local governments could lay peopl off and that would be another blow to his re-election chances. i think we can expect the white house, the president himself is a haphazard lobbyist and does more harm than good sometimes and republicans feel when he tries t put weight behind legislation but there's a sense at the white house, he believes ghe needs to something done and do it in time to see the good come out of it well in advance of november. robert: with just six months until the election, as jonathan is eagersident trum to rally his core voters. this week he lashed out at long-time targets. >> many times that the u.s. is doing far better than any other country when it come

the white house signalled there will be guidance released. how much does that differ from what is reported on that the cdc originally drafted? >> do you know if the cdc report went state by state or general overview like these are points that one needs to hit before we reopen. >> from the guidance released and leaked out is not the full report according to the ap reporting. it is specific in terms of communities. it directs faith leaders and schools and businesses and restaurants and bars. it gives them guidance which is something that business communities are eager for. some sort of guidance on how to reopen safely. >> there is a disturbing trend highlighted by politico that shows the medical community and media are inflating the death toll for political reasons. >> it is dangerous. extremely dangerous and disgusting this president would use conspiracy theory to help him politically. it is dangerous because it is affecting people's lives. we lost 2,000 lives just in the last 24 hours alone. this president needs to stop and treat this like a

three task members of the white house self-quarantined. we saw them publicly they weren't wearing masks. what do you know about word of anyone else? >> reporter: right. as of now the white house is not confirming whether any other officials will be self-quarantining or working from home the next couple of weeks after katie miller, vice president's spokeswoman tested positive for coronavirus friday. we know in the 24 hours after that positive test, three of the top doctors on that coronavirus task force, dr. anthony fauci, dr. robert redfield of the cdc and dr. 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

he is live at the white house. we obviously just saw the president tweeting about the situation that we're all watching there on the ground in philadelphia. mark? >> reporter: sandra, i don't think any of us are going to forget these pictures. as you mentioned, president trump does a appear to be watching the coverage live as he's been tweeting about what's going on on the ground there in philadelphia. the president has been tweeting quite a bit today indicating that he still wants to see antifa, antifascists labeled as a terrorist organization, bill barr putting out a statement saying that the fbi and the joint terrorism task force are working to identify the criminal organizers and instigators in this and working to coordinate both state and local resources together. these pictures are certainly going to hit home here at the white house where the president -- i want to mention, we were not expecting to see president trump on camera today. they didn't indicate any additional news was going to be happening. that ha

house and the white house staff because of course there's been a flare up here on the white house campus as a result of the latest positive case the vice president's press secretary yet ironically there doesn't seem to be enough testing for the 330000000 americans as they are told they now have to go back to work so even as the president is making this announcement that there will be a ramping up of testing this $11000000000.00 already approved by congress he is getting criticism not just from the media but also from the man he is separate tensional lead to face off with in november as americans go to the polls and can really while i have you with us let me ask you about the reported memo that's been sent to people in the white house who work in the white house directing everyone to wear mosques as a result of your saying the scare of the coronavirus pandemic now very close to the west wing it. yeah well jazeera has confirmed that a memo went out in the form of an e-mail to the west wing staff this is where the oval office is where these surrounding staffers that support the president al

joining me now from the white house is nbc news white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. kelly, this story seems to have been shifting very quickly over the last couple of hours and here just in a few minutes ago we got this new statement from the vice-president's office. what do we know about whether the vice-president is going to be there, what kind of contact he had with the aide who had coronavirus, and how he's handling himself as compared to those health officials that are going to go so far as to appear via video conference at that hearing on tuesday? >> reporter: well, kasie, good to be with you and happy mother's day. the vice-president is keeping quiet over the weekend. nothing on his schedule. he was cleared to a extend a national security meeting held here saturday night, but he chose not to participate then. so keeping a quiet weekend, but no restrictions on his schedule based on the white house physician. and so his coming week, his schedule will not be affected by that, meaning no isolation, not in quarantine. but out of caution, kept a lower profile, laid

he will continue working in his white house office. met with vice president penceho twice last week, said today she would also self-quarantine. all of this comes amid reports that in recent weeks, the white ormius edlshtsffed protective equipment. but the president strongly continues defend the response. he rejects criticism that the they can safely liftto ensure restrictions. instead, he is pressing for businesses to re-open. >> we have to get our countr open again. people want to go back, and you're going to have a p dblem if y't do it. >> alcindor: pressure to re-opeh economy comes as the u.s. unemployment reaches its highest rates since the great depression.pr in, more than 20 million americans filed for unemployment.ec treasurytary steven mnuchin told cnbc today he is optimistic about the potential effects of re-opening efforts. >> i think the numbers are going to be getting better as we go eointo the summer and we rn the economy, and that's the important issue here. >> alcindor: meanwhile, new york state, which had been the natio

next, today's white house briefing with press secretary kayleigh mcenany. she discussed the response to the coronavirus and the justice department's decision to drop the case against former national security advisor michael flynn. sec. mcenany: good afternoon. today marks the 75th anniversary of v-e day, a triumphant milestone in our nations history and world history. 75 years ago today our brave , american forces defeated fascism in europe and through the selfless devotion of thousands of patriots, they saved the world. over 180,000 americans gave their lives in the european theater during world war ii. and i want to take just a moment to honor their service and their sacrifice. thank you to all of our veterans. you are truly, truly our heroes. now, as i move to my next subject, i want to begin by saying this. look, our rank and file men and women at the f.b.i. are heroes in their own right. they protect this country from domestic crime, and we thank them for their service. they work hard and once again, we owe them a debt of gratitude. but that is separat

we begin with late news at the white house that the vic president will take the advice of the white house medical unit and out of an abundance of caution will give a little distance between himself and others for the next day or two. several other top officials are self isolating in some form after two people who work at the white house tested positive for coronavirus. we have our team of correspondents covering every angle for you tonight. we begin with kelly o'donnell at the white house. good evening, kelly. >> reporter: good evening, kate. today a white house official says the vice president, out of caution, i laying low this weekend and has no restrictions on the schedule for the coming week. he is following the guidance of the white house medical unit after his pres secretary tested positive for the virus. as an example, the vice president was clear to attend the saturday night national security meeting here at the white house but did not participate. i am told mr. pence continues to test negative, himself.are other officials on the coronavirus task force ar taking more aggressive st

based upon the fact there's new infection at the white house and the fact that the white house wasn't able to even protect the president and vice president trump. doesn't instill confidence that they're ready or willing to take necessary steps to protect us. >> indeed. good to see you, thanks so much. >>> now over the weekend south korea reported its biggest single day jump in coronavirus cases since early april. the spike believed to be linked to seoul nightclub scene. with the president warning of a second wave. cnn is live for us in seoul. good to see you. south korea widely praised for the handling of the virus. how concerned about this up tick? >> well they're very concerned. the seoul city mayor gave a briefing saying that if seoul falls the country falls. the next two to three days the that's critical to try and contain the tout break. what it started from a 29 year-old man on may 2 went to a number of clubs in the area in seoul. and since then we have seen from officials that 85 more people have tested positive. related to that one particular case. asking people from about a t

says she would is this white house in historical perspective that white house is very different and it's because the president is very different and i think we are in a very divisive time period and he got elected as a sharp partisan capture. it wasn't that he created it greta just think the president has not happened experience as a government official and so business experience and the level of information that you have to provide is a lot less than it is once you get into government asking the question if you're going to push was a governor before he came here obama senator. they learn that the press is it's part of governing and you may not like it but you have to learn to live with it this president doesn't seem to want to live with. it and. listen so this week following up on the motor stuff and if we send anything off to anyone else that that's the stuff that we should do because all that stuff that happened in the last 24 hours. and i've recently did feature going back to the border interviewing drug dealers and illegal immigrants so what i'm writing now is basically act 2 of the