About phasing the group out. Moments ago the president also confirmed that dr. Anthony fauci and dr. Deborah birx will continue in their current roles on that task force. This, as im learning that some on the task force and in the administration have been urging President Trump to take the lead on an ambitious National Testing program so the virus can be quickly identified and isolated and society can responsibly take steps to reopen. This includes surveillance testing so workers can go into, say, a nursing home and test everyone and get results back very quickly. But that would require President Trump to invoke the defense production act to force companies to manufacture tests and reagents, mandating that labs hire and expand their ability to test. President trump so far has rebuffed those suggestions. He is opting instead to listen to voices on the task force and in the administration that say that such a move is not necessary, that private industry will certainly do this on its own,
Working with the senator, to ensure that we flow testing resources. At this point, there are some 14 people hospitalized, maybe 200 to 300 of the workforce have been impacted, and we spoke about providing those resources this weekend. We will provide those resources this weekend. He spoke about providing those resources this weekend. This weekend. Right away. Vice president , right on it. Right away. Were all working together on this. A serious situation. Dont worry. Weve got this. Were on it. As Vice President pence said, there as he spoke, there were 14 people from that one workplace who already had been hospitalized. I should tell you, by that same night, the night that mike pence spoke about that plant in greeley, colorado, that evening, two people who worked at that plant died. But if the white house is on it, the plant was working with the white house directly, i mean theyre being talked about publicly by the Vice President , about how theyre going to surge testing resources ther
Key to ending the crisis. If we had a vaccine, that would be helpf fulhelpful. When can americans expect a breakthrough. Plus, devastating tape. Two georgia men arrested for murder months after a deadly shooting. Why did justice take so long . Atlanta mayor is here. Im jake tapper where state of our nation is confused. The grim mettics come as states across the country are beginning the loosen their restrictions and President Trump is urging americans to start resuming normal life but the administration cannot get control of this pandemic within the white house. Late saturday we learned three top members of the White House Coronavirus task force, dr dr. Redfield, dr. Hann and dr. Fauci will go into some form of kwar quarantine theres two confirmed cases among white house staff members. While we wish them a speedy recovery, its worth pointing out the white house benefits from surveillance testing and Contact Tracing. Working hard to contain the spread at 1600 pennsylvania avenue avenue
Now to discuss presumably, of course, his daily Coronavirus Briefing but also the unemployment in new york state. Thats okay. Theres always next year. Albert einstein, i do not like to state an opinion on a matter unless i know the precise facts. Good advice. Wouldnt it be nice if all of those talking heads on tv took that advice . No opinion unless you know the fact. Lets talk about some facts. Total hospitalizations, down to 8,196. Good news. Change in hospitalizations, you see has been going down. Change in intubations is also down, and thats really good flus. T news. The percentage of people once intubated that actually successfully come off a ventilator is very low. So that is very good news. And the number of new covid hospitalizations per day is just about flat, has been flat for a few days. These are the number of new cases that are coming in the door every day, or people who were in the hospital who then test positive for covid. And these charts, i look at the line more than a
Versus getting people back to work is a false choice. Plus three top officials now in some form of quarantine after possible exposure inside the white house. My guests this morning, Infectious Disease specialist Michael Osterholm and jeffrey shaman, and republican representative Lamar Alexander of tennessee. Also historic unemployment disaster. Unemployment numbers not seen since the great depression. Im going to be homeless if i dont open my business back up. Im not trying to be a scofflaw, im trying to make a living. My conversation with billionaire businessman and philanthropist robert f. Smith on making sure no one is left out of recovery efforts. We have to reinvest so when we come back from the pandemic were actually in a much better position. And the latest in the Michael Flynn and tara reade stories. Joining me for insight are nbc White House Correspondent kristen welker, richard haass, president of the council on Foreign Relations, and wall street journal columnist peggy noona