Highstakes gamble. The drunk suspect throwing his safe full of cash out the window. I want to ride my bicycle i want to ride my bike and twowheeled trouble. Americans looking to ride their bicycle could be pedaling into a problem, a shortage like weve never seen before. I want to ride my bicycle good tuesday morning, everyone. Were learning more about President Trumps decision to take an antimalaria drug after a white house staffer tested positive for coronavirus. The president s doctor has released a new memo. Meanwhile, in a late night tweet, President Trumpreat to th organization. The president now saying if the w. H. O. Doesnt commit to major improvements in the next 30 days, he will permanently cut off u. S. Funding for the organization. Also today, a new warning to all those gyms here in the u. S. That are reopening. A coronavirus cluster in south korea is now being linked to fitness classes. Here at home were seeing new cases of that rare inflammatory illness. Doctors in 21 states are now investigating cases. The symptoms include fever, stomach pain and red eyes. But we begin our coverage with the new details from washington. This morning, a white house doctor weighs in after President Trump said hes taking the drug hydroxychloroquine. I happen to be taking it. Hydroxychloroquine . Im taking it, hydroxychloroquine. When . Right now, yeah. Reporter the president has pushed the antimalaria drug as a potential game changer in fighting coronavirus despite warnings about dangerous side effects and no evidence it actually works, and a doctors note released overnight, the president s physician says after numerous discussions with trump, we concluded the potential benefit from treatment outweighed the relative risks. The president , who is tested regularly for coronavirus, said his doctor did not recommend the drug to him, but he requested it as a preventive measure. Can you explain, sir, though, what is the evidence that it has a preventive effect . Here you go, you ready . Heres my evidence. I get a lot of positive calls about it and i say, hey, the expression, what do you have to lose, okay, what do you have to lose . Reporter the president says he started taking the drug along with zinc around the same time cases confirmed in the west wing. Look at the time line here. The president says he has been taking it for a week and a half. That means he began taking it just days or perhaps the day after his personal valet tested positive for coronavirus and also the Vice President s press secretary. Reporter just last month the fda warned against using the drug outside hospitals or Clinical Trials because it could cause heart problems. Initial studies on those infected has shown limited or no proven benefits. A lot of things have come out about the hydroxy. A lot of good things have come out. Youd be surprised at how many people are taking it, especially the frontline workers before you catch it. The frontline workers, many, many are taking it. Reporter also this morning critics once again pointing out President Trump has refused to wear a face mask as a preventive measure, which doctors say could do more to limit the spread of the virus. The last results of his physical exam in 2019 showed he was in very good health but his body mass index fell within a category that tends to be at higher risk for heart disease. Overnight house nancy pelosi voicing concern. As far as the president is concerned, the our hes our president , and i would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and his, shall we say, weight group, hes morbidly obese, they say. Reporter in the meantime, a possible break in the case. Moderna says its first experiment at vaccine to be tested in human beings is testing promise. 45 patients in the test developed the same level of antibodies as someone who has recovered from covid19. The company then tested the blood of eight of those patients against the actual coronavirus. And in all eight cases the virus was killed. The fact that the Moderna Vaccine has been shown to be safe and generate a robust immune response in numbers of patients is very promising. But now it has to be proven in larger numbers. Reporter sean doyle is a volunteer who received two doses of the experimental vaccine. Im happy to say after the first dose i didnt experience any side effects and the same is true after the second dose as well. Moderna now moves on to phase two testing when 600 patients will get the two shots and hopes it can be ready by the end of the year. More states are lifting restrictions allowing gyms and salons to open, even paving the way for sports. But more businesses are asking governors to clarify the rules. Heres abcs andrea fujii. Reporter this morning, major steps to reopen more of america. In texas, gyms and hair salons already operating just days after the state saw its highest oneday increase in coronavirus cases. Hundreds of them tied to meatpacking plants. When we increase testing in hot spots, the number of people testing positive is going to then what we find is that the flareup is contained. Reporter the governor also announcing youth sports can hold practices at the end of the month and summer camps can begin. In california, the governor relaxing some criteria now allowing 53 out of 58 counties to move into phase two of reopening thanks to a drop in hospitalizations. He says pro sports, hair salons and churches may be able to open in june. New yorks governor also saying his state is ready for sports to restart without fans. New york state will help those major sports franchises to do just that. Reporter despite recent cases of the virus on the rise in ten states, plans to reopen are still in place. Massachusetts becoming the 49th state to start to reopen. Connecticut to follow tomorrow. Spreading the virus is a big concern after scenes like this at bars and restaurants, even on hiking trails. Patio only dining has opened in ohio, but multiple restaurants received citations after owners admit social distancing was hard to control. s now feet from the other table. Health inspector shows up and gave me a warning. Reporter as more factories reopen, not everyone is happy about returning to work. More than 130,000 autoworkers back on the job in michigan for the first time in eight weeks. We shouldnt be here. Its not fair. Reporter workers now getting screened with temperature checks wearing masks, gloves and protective eyewear. Life is risk. I think this is a minor one im willing to take to put food on the table. Reporter and more colleges and universities are announcing their plans, some agreeing with the university of South Carolina which plans to Start School Early with oncampus classes until thanksgiving before a transition to Remote Learning in case of a second wave of coronavirus. The president held a phone call with the nations governors on monday in which he told them he wants them to make their own decisions on when to reopen but also said hell step in if he disagrees. Kenneth and mona. Andrea, thank you. Amazon and jcpenney may be planning to join forces. Just days after the Department Store tied for bankruptcy, the two companies were reportedly in talks and sources say it may be an opportunity for amazon to expand its apparel business. Jcpenney plans to close about 240 stores. We turn to a deadly shooting on a florida military base and the alleged involvement of the al qaeda terror group. Federal authorities now say a saudi aviation student who killed three people at the Pensacola Naval air station last december had links to al qaeda. Investigators say they found evidence on his iphones. The Justice Department says he joined the saudi military to carry out a special operation after years of preparation. He wasnt just coordinating with them about planning and tactics, he was helping the organization make the most it could out of his murders. Both the fbi director and attorney general criticized apple for not helping to unlock the suspects phones, but apple claims it did provide technical support. We turn now to the Severe Weather outbreak. Tornadoes caused damage in ohio overnight. Lets take a look now at your tuesday forecast. At least two tornadoes have touched down in ohio. This twister forming southwest of columbus, but no reports of any injuries. Looking at the radar, heavy rain extends from georgia to the great lakes, and Northern Michigan evacuations were ordered near two dams. Officials say one dam is in danger of failing. Checking todays high temperatures, 60s and windy in new york, 70s from atlanta to kansas city. 93 in dallas, 60s in the pacific northwest. 89 in new orleans. Coming up, the suspect in a drug case who tried throwing his safe full of cash out the window. But first the hazing scandal forcing big changes at one of the countrys top Cheerleading Programs. And up next, the growing music music were back now with new details about the investigation into secretary of state mike pompeo and the firing of the state departments watchdog. Top republicans are asking for an explanation. Abcs alex presha reports. Reporter this morning President Trump is defending the firing of state Department Inspector general steve linick who was investigating secretary of state mike pompeo. I was happy to do it. Mike requested that i do it. Reporter according to congressman eliot engel, head of the House Foreign Affairs committee, linick was investigating pompeos declaration of an emergency last may to sell arms to saudi arabia bypassing congress. Linick was also investigating pompeos use of a staffer to run personal errands like dog walking and picking up dry cleaning. Maybe hes negotiating with kim jongun, okay, about nuclear weapons, so that hed say, please could you walk my dog . Do you mind walking my dog . You know what, id rather have him on the phone with some world leader than have him wash dishes because maybe his wife isnt there. Reporter pompeo tells the Washington Post he was unaware of the investigation saying, it was not possible that this decision was based on any effort to retaliation because i simply dont know. Im not briefed on these investigations. Pompeo said he fired linick because he wasnt happy with his performance. Meanwhile, this morning, in a surprise move, attorney general william barr appears to be breaking ranks with President Trump when it comes to investigating and prosecuting former president barack obama and former Vice President joe biden. As long as im attorney general the criminal Justice System will not be used for partisan political ends. Reporter the president has suggested without evidence that obama and biden broke the law during the russia investigation. Obamagate, its been going on for a long time. Reporter barr now declaring he doesnt see any investigation for a legal investigation. The president saying hes surprised by barrs decision. I think its just a continuation of a double standard. Reporter barr didnt completely reject trumps claim but said not every abuse of power no matter how outrageous is a federal crime. Kenneth and mona. All right, alex presha, thank you. A hazing scandal at the university of kentuckys Cheerleading Program has now cost four coaches their job. 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And were back now with money falling from the sky. Okay, actually it was a roof in england. Police say that it was a safe containing 33,000 being tossed out of a window during a drug raid. Both the suspect and the cash are now in custody. A surgeon from the boston area is held without bail charged with murdering his estranged wife. Ingolf tuerk has pleaded not guilty but Court Documents say he admitted to killing his estranged wife, kathleen mclean. Prosecutors say he admitted to dumping her body in a pond and weighing it down with rocks. It all allegedly happened after an argument. He said that the victim struck him on the head with an object. He wasnt certain what that object was but thought it might be a glass. He said that he reacted to that aggressive situation and that he had choked the victim. He said that she was fighting at first and continued to choke her and that she passed out, and he realized they went too far. Investigators say mcclean previously had a restraining order against her husband. Back now to the coronavirus and the questions about the antimalaria drug President Trump is now taking. Earlier i spoke with dr. Alok patel. We talked about several issues including the progress and finding a vaccine and reopening the economy, but we start with that malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine. Good morning, dr. Patel. Thank you for joining us this morning. I really want to ask you about the shocking admission made by President Trump that he has been taking the antimalaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, as a preventive measure despite the fda warning about the associated risk. We also know that the president early on heavily touted the drug as a potential coronavirus treatment. I believe he used the word game changer. What do you think about this announcement . I honestly wonder if the white house has any idea about the ramifications of these comments or these actions made by President Trump. He is not wearing a mask which is a strict cdc guideline yet hes taking hydroxychloroquine as a prophylaxis which is not recommended by anyone or the fda so this is just going to add a lot more confusion to people who already dont know what the right answer is. We reported on the progress moderna is making saying the first vaccine to be tested on people appears to be safe and effective. We know this is still very early in the process but how encouraging is this for you . Its early, but it is encouraging, and these eight people who went through the trial, they were shown to actually create neutralizing antibodies meaning the vaccine created antibodies that are not only shown in a lab to bind the virus, prevent it from getting into other cells, so youre right, its early but were going to see phase two which will involve hundreds of people and hopefully phase three which will involve thousands but this is a very good first step. Today we got word that california and texas are taking big, new steps to reopen and as we see infections dropping and fewer flareups, are you encouraged we are reopening at the proper rate or still too early to tell . Its a little of both. It is encouraging that rates of infection are slowing, and, you know, its possible well see spikes as we test more. Everything being reported right now is showing its not the entire states rolling out. Theyre really doing it systematically, but at the end of the day, theres going to be a reason to have everyone still follow the guidelines. To socially distance and wear masks and do everything because even if the states do everything they need to do, it still takes one person to cause an outbreak. Our thanks to dr. Patel there. Coming up, americas new bicycle shortage. Also the search for two suspects wearing watermelons on their heads. They can du more with less asthma. 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