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Record high worldwide, topping 300,000. We have much to get to, but the top story turns on these two crises rocking the u. S. Right now. More fallout over President Trumps failure to contain the coronavirus or this rolling scandal over his admission that he knew how deadly the virus was as he down played it. And then the other National Disaster rocking the west coast, wildfires raging in california and oregon. We have more on that later in tonights broadcast. On covid, bob woodward is now callin...

Also tonight were learning that on a single day when more than 1,300 americans died of covid19, President Trump told Journalist Bob Woodward, and im quoting now, nothing more could have been done. And he went on to stress gains in the stock market. Also breaking this hour, the death toll from the historic wildfires ravaging the western United States is now at least 35 with millions of acres burned and hundreds of thousands of people forced to flee for their lives. And were also following Hurrica...

Welcome. Our guest tonight for the hour is bob woodward. His new book and the subject of it cannot be more timely. The title of the book is rage. The subject is Donald Trumps leadership. We are, of course, experiencing a steep recession and the president ial election a little more than a month and a half away. He spoke 18 times to the president in making the book. He recorded the conversations and youll hear many exchanges for the first time tonight. Others have already been released and theyve ...

Were waiting to see if the president takes questions. If he does, ill bring that to you. The president s visit comes as tens of thousands of firefighters are working all around the clock to get these flames under control. In addition to the nearly three dozen deaths, dozens more are missing. Millions of acres are burned and the weather could make it all worse. That is not the only Severe Weather threat facing the country right now. You have hurricane sally, which is rapidly gaining strength, it ...

Trying to convince bob woodward and perhaps himself that he handled the coronavirus pandemic perfectly. Nothing more could have been done. Well i acted early. Well acted early. Well see. That is one month ago, august 14th. The president in a final call trying one last time to shape a book by then was already at the publisher and in production, a book that uses the president s own words to frame a damning verdict on his pandemic mismanagement and deceit. The 19th interview between the president a...

Public, with the people health, security and welfare are supposed to be any president s first priority. Whats more, the president suggested to woodward on the conversation on the 19th of marg marge, his priority was to hold it down. He said he wanted to minimize panic. Well speak with bob woodward about that and more over the next hour. The book is called rage. Thanks for being with us. Thank you. So Jared Kushner today said President Trump was very forthcoming with the American People about wha...

35,000 new infections a day. Sally is expected to grow Even Stronger before making landfall tomorrow. The entire coast under a hurricane warning. We have meteorologist, Jennifer Grey tracking sally for us. Tell us what we can expect here. This storm is moving very slowly. I think thats going to be inbig story with this storm. Were talking one to twofeet of rain across the gulf coast and nothings going to stop this from strengthsening more. Before it makes its landfall. We could end up with a hig...

Trump. Well, okay, three technically, but the third one included material that we had already seen in the washington posts first report of Bob Woodwards book last week. We saw that in print. We just got to hear the audio of it today for the first time. The latest tape released tonight shows donald trump telling bob woodward something he has never said publicly about how deadly the coronavirus is. This thing is a killer if it gets you. If youre the wrong person you dont have a chance. Yes. Yes, e...

The coronavirus has now infected over 6. 5 million americans and now over 195,000 of our fellow citizens have died. People along the gulf coast tonight are bracing for Hurricane Sally, a rapidly strengthening category 2 storm. It was a Tropical Storm just last night. And authorities in california, oregon, Washington State fighting to contain mega wildfires. In their size and scope, theyre unlike any other fire season in modern history. Trumps threeday visit to the west included a stop near sacra...

Senator kaine . I want to say a word to you senator alexander, how much ill mitt you as chairman of this committee. I learned a lot how to be a good senator from working with and also observing you and ill miss your friendship and leadership. Also i just want to acknowledge what it means to have 200,000 people in this country who are no longer with us. My wife and i have four friends who have died of coronavirus. We have preexisting conditions now and hopefully antibodies that might do something...