A Senior Administration official tells nbc news the move to walter reed is a precautionary measure after consulting with physicians and that the president will stay there for the next few days working out of walter reeds president ial offices that have been in place for many years the white house says the president has not transferred power to Vice President mike pence. The president is still in charge this afternoon, the president s physician report that he was fatigued but in good spirits and received a regeneron cocktail to lesson the symptoms. The president has a low grade fever and has for much of the day. The white house calling the president s symptoms mild and later in the afternoon, his senior Economic Advisor larry c kudlow saying his symptoms are moderate peter alex eander reports mike pence will remain in the reservery. Yesterday the president seemed tired and has a raspy voice. Cdc says every covid19 ten patient should isolate for ten days the news came in the 1 00 a. M. Eastern hour five hours later bloomberg reported hope hicks tested positive so we learned last night but she learned on wednesday a group of white house officials got word then that hope hicks had tested positive and the president had been around her repeatedly yet, he traveled to a fundraiser in new jersey after. The president did not wear a mask at the event at his golf course in bedminster or on the plane to and from there. Where did this begin who was the super spreader the truth is we do not know but have these facts around noon today the republican senator mike lee of utah announced he tested positive now, look at this video. See on the right of your screen . This is from saturday. Six days ago at the Supreme Court nominee announce 789 this was no washington and people shaking hands all of this activity goes against the cdc guidelines another person tested positive the president of notre dame and see that picture there the nominee herself judge Amy Coney Barrett tested negative today but new today, judge Amy Coney Barrett had the virus. Three officials said it was back in the summer the judge since recovered. She has tested for covid19 today and Amy Coney Barrett tested necessarygative for covi now. There is no word of further spread but one journalist and one white house staffer who worked with journalists tested positive today according to the White House Press association. Now, we dont know what that journalist or the staffer are. But the Vice President and karen pence have tested and they are negative the president s election opponent, the former v. P. And his wife dr. Jill biden have also tested negative in addition, Vice President bidens running mate in the upcoming election, Kamala Harris has also tested negative testing and tracing is happening now with members of the president s inner circle now, think of this the president made a number of moves after he had been around hope hicks who tested negative the question is when did the transmission of the virus happen well, we have reporting to indicate that both the president and the former Vice President joe biden were indeed tested prior to the debate, which happened on tuesday night. Chris wallace was there and he said that members of the president s family did not wear masks on that occasion but there is noting to indicate that others who were at that event have tested positive aside from the first lady. You have to go back to the saturday event at the white house with all of the hugging and no wearing of the masks that does raise concerns and questions about whether that virus could have been spreading in that event. Think of it. The people who were there, the president was there. Hes now negative for covid19 the first lady was there shes negative positive for covid19 both of them are positive. In addition, the president of the university of notre dame tested positive. Mike lee who you just saw in that video, the republican senator from the state of utah tested positive. So whether there was a super spreader event that happened on saturday, we cannot know definitively but those facts exist. Whether the president was infected there, we cant know. He is in two high risk categories, the president. Both age and weight. The president is 74 years old and clinically he is obese lets go to cnbc kayla for more. We have questions whether others who have been tested and tested negative might have a future test positive just like players on the Tennessee Titans team did. Its believed they may have spread the virus at the same time but people tested positive on different days because it takes awhile for this virus to show up in testing and takes even longer for symptoms to develop, kayla. Reporter usually experts recommend being tested five to seven days after potential exposure and because of the regularity of the tests conducted for white house and cabinet officials, they test negative until they test positive in the case of President Trump and hope hicks who both are tested regularly. Earlier today, the chief of staff mark meadows was asked about Contact Tracing and one of the challenges is the president entertained a pretty wide circle of company in the past week everything from a one on one meeting with the oval office with the treasury secretary to private fundraisers with small numbers of donors to thousand person rallies at airport hangers outside. All the while he chris crossed many events at the white house we heard many Officials Say on the record they themself tves he tested negative. One of the president s top aids tested negative and Jared Kushner and ivanka trump tested negative larry kudlow tested negative again today and peter navarro, he was asked on a call with reporters earlier today and ended the call instead of answering the question people who had close contact with the president were told to work remotely but for those who want to go to the west wing and work in person, they have to have a negative test to do that. The white house is now doing that for every single staffer who wants to enter the west wing at least as of this morning, theyre using the abbott rapid test the president unveiled earlier this week although its an antegen test with a higher rate of false negatives so we could see more positives as the days go on. Thanks very much. Kay kayla. This is not the series of events which we were anticipating the white house is to be questioned im not saying that at all i can information what weve been learning throughout the day. It was clear through the series of statements that were made by people close to the president that he had symptoms and that at least larry kudlow classified themed a moderate, not mild during the 3 ocho 3 00 hour this afternoon that did not go unnoticed. By the afternoon it was clear he had a fever. Then it was clear he would get a cocktail from regeneron and after that kmchoppers would be coming around 4 30 we were not reporting this the president s safety was of importance and we wouldnt tell you that choppers were coming because it could be danger to the president. We held off on that in agreement with the white house, all the major news networks. We were told around 5 15 all of the networks could report what we knew from white house information and that the chopper would land, the president would walk out of the white house on his own, would go to the chopper, the chopper would take him to walter reed, once hes at walter reed, he would work for the next few days inside the president ial 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, its certainly possible that, you know, something came up and there is just a delay we dont 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 hell be taken there and working there. Hes still in charge of the government there is no transfer of power. Hes not that sick but the rhetoric has changed throughout the day ive 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. Thats 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 he largely stuck with his message focused on the economy and pandemic offering thoughts and prayers for the president and his health and reminding americans for their patriotic duty to wear masks and follow guidance and make sure everyone is healthy and safe. The news we learned in the last few minutes is that the Biden Campaign has made the decision to suspend all negative advertising on the air waves the Biden Campaign has an awful lot of money to spend on Television Advertising they will continue to run positive advertising but given the president s condition, and especially in light of the announcement that he is going to be spending a few days at least at walter reed, the Biden Campaign is telling me just in the last few minutes they are suspending all negative advertising. This is a campaign that has been operating on frankly a crisis footing for months they have adapted their Campaign Strategy to the coronavirus. Ive been covering the former Vice President for 12 years. Ive been covering this campaign since it began covering him in the last eight months really meant often not getting close to him when i am, its after being tested and after being having my temperature taken this is a candidate that does not to change it. The negative campaigning is gone which makes sense u y you dont go negative on somebody thats sick hes the president of the United States hes the most powerful man in the world and hes ill every american hopes that his progression doesnt happen and that hes better immediately and the campaign can return. But its, you know, there are no a assurances of that with this disease. 206,000 americans have died and counting of covid19 and people with comorbidities are most vulnerable statistics from doctors and scientists that id like to share now. People the president s age, hes 74 who develop covid19 often but not always, often have more subtle symptoms initially that may give way to progressing illnesses conditions as time goes on. One of the commonerly symptoms among elderly Covid Patients is a drop in mental acuity of periods of mental confusion. We have no information to suggest that anything like this has happened this is a disease that can often, can and often does confound with many people experiencing no or very mild symptoms in the early going and then progressing to be very serious or stopping at the level where were told the president is now but those who are older and those who are obese are more vulnerable lets go to eamon javers i dont want to suggest there is something a miss here except that we had every indication that the chopper would land. The president would walk out on his own. Sort of show of strength and, you know, calm to be reassuring to the people of america and frankly, to World Leaders that he would walk out, get on the helicopter go to walter reed and continue with his work. So far, thats not what happened. Reporter yeah, thats right, shep we dont know the cause of the delay. The Vice President has remaineded at his residence, the naval observatory, not too far of a drive from where im standing now outside the Walter Reed Military Medical Center what we know is that the president has access to top of the line medical care at the white house, but this is one of the most state of the art medical facilities in the world so clearly, there is a decision they need to have access to some facilities or personnel here that they dont have access to at the white house that would be the reason why you would physically move the president out of an abundance of caution is what the white house is saying now. What we dont know exactly what is happening behind the scenes the last time he came here for the surprise physical last year, we saw the president walking out of the white house in a very hurried way but walking into a motorcade for transport to walter reed. In this occasion, they landed marine one, the helicopter on the south lawn and we expect to see him walking out there. The White House Press poll for marine one departures is brought to the south lawn to film that, the president walking from the oval office to the helicopter or from the residence to the helicopter and in both cases, we can see that from our position on the south lawn. Well see if were allowed to get that shot today. If the president is in a strong frame of mind, strong physically, you would imagine the white house would want us to see that image of him walking on his own two feet out to the helicopter tonight we dont know why they have made a decision to helicopter here today rather than take the mo r motorcade but it is a rush hour to the extent there is a rush hour anymore here in washington d. C. So maybe this is simply in the interest of getting him here as quickly as possible but no indication here on the ground at walter reed that we are going to see the president at any time. There is a Little Police activity here outside where the media have gathered but not a lot. I got to tell you, shep, there is no indication anything is imminent from where im standing. This notatiknonotice, stay w you can, this notice from the president s doctor from Kayleigh Mcenany from sean conley came out this afternoon just shortly before 5 00 eastern time and then the white house asked that we hold this information until 5 15 eastern time. That was when the networks were told it would be we would not be putting the president in any jeopardy by reporting this and they wanted this information released, which is why they gave us this release. It was at 5 15 we could report the president would be walking out of the white house it now 6 16. So its been one hour and one minute since that happened during that period, eric trump has issued a tweet which came out a few minutes ago and said, donald trump is a true warrior he will fight through this with the same strength and conviction that he uses to fight for the American People each day i ask you to join me in praying for his recovery ive never been more proud of someone and what they have had to endure. So that from eric trump on the president just a short time ago. Lets gorucker from the Washington Post that has covered the president and breaking news regarding the president over the past four years. Phil, this hold until 5 15 the chopper has come flying in the word the president will come walking out, that he will get on the helicopter on his own accord, that well walk out on his own as it shows strength and now an hour and two minutes later, we see no movement. What do you know, if anything . Im told now that the president is coming out. The producers say that is happening now. We cant see it because of the chopper but he is coming out and well have the tape. They arent allowing live pictures of that i presume unless its in other locations they arent allowing a live picture. I wonder what you make of this and what your sources said about what is p haeni haening. Our reporting is his condition has worsens to some degree today he has a fever and a cough and also nasal congestion. Those of course are symptoms of the coronavirus and also as one source described it like having a head cold so well see officials are saying hes going to walter reed out of an abundance of caution but we know donald trump and how much he focuses on image and the image of him being airlifted to the hospital is probably not something he would do unless he felt it were necessary so we can read into that what we will well look for those images of him walking out and really be able to take a look at his condition. The rotor is turning now and the president will be taken to walter reed. One of the phil, one of the marks we have to look at historically, recent history is that of Boris Johnson whom the Washington Post reports almost died of covid19 and thats a quote. Today wished the president a speedy recovery. If memory serves, Boris Johnson had his first symptoms and then three to four days later he was in what amounts to an intensive care unit in Great Britain it was rough going for him. It was very rough going and it was not rough going immediately but it became worse for Boris Johnson and it became worse very quickly and so perhaps, this is an effort by the president and his medical team to try to get him into a place at walter reed where he had better care around him and the proper equipment and protective gear for medical professionals and they can take care of him as his condition changes, perhaps in the days to come. Though, the president had not shown a lot of concern about coronavirus over time, he had shown concern behind closed doors. Ive talked to reporters who said that he didnt want to be near anyone unless they had been tested, that he was concerned about the virus itself what is your reporting on those instances in recent weeks and months its certainly he has been concerned inside the white house there say pretty strict testing regimen in place, has been for months where anybody who is on the staff or outside guest will be coming into contact with the president is tested that morning d