Reporter four days after he boarded marine one to Walter Reed Medical Center, President Trump tweeting hes leaving tonight, saying hes feeling really good despite undergoing experimental treatments and needing supplemental oxygen and stating in a video yesterday he gets it, the president today saying dont be afraid of covid, dont let it dominate your life. Those words unlikely to resonate with the families of more than 210,000 americans who have died from the disease. The white house physician giving this update on the president s health today. Though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet, the team and i agree that all our evaluation, and most importantly, his clinical state, support the president s safe return home, where hell be surrounded by worldclass medical care 247. Reporter the president set to return to a white house that is its own covid hot spot. Press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany revealing she tested positive for the virus this morning. Abc news has learned at least two other staffers got positive test results in the recent days but mcenany never quarantined, even briefing the media yesterday after removing her mask. Sources tell abc news mcenany was pulled from the president s trip to bedminster, new jersey last thursday because of her proximity to top aide hope hicks who also testified positive. President trump violating the health agencys recommendation during a surprise driveby to wanch to his supporters outside the hospital. The president , who Health Experts believe is still contagious wearing a mask, but protected against chemical attacks, meaning the air doesnt circulate. The white house saying in a statement, appropriate precautions were taken, including ppe. The movement was cleared as safe to do by the team. Any movement of a hospitalized patient outside their room should only be done for medically essential purposes. We still dont know what President Trumps schedule will look like after he leaves the hospital tonight and if he will remain in isolation at the white house, but the Trump Campaign tells abc news the president is planning to attend next weeks debate wit joe biden. Biden saying hes looking forward to that town hall event. Elizabeth schulze, abc news from Walter Reed Medical Center in maryland. Now lets take a look at a live picture from the white house, as the president has returned. And we should remind everybody that the white house does have extensive facilities inside for medical care, should the president need it. Want to show you some video of the president arriving at the white house just a short time ago. Marine one landed right before 4 00 p. M. And obviously the president has access to a team of doctors and experts who can guide him through this situation. And if he needs to return to walter reed, presumably they will do that, but will continue his recovery at the white house. Kristen . Yeah, so what does he face there, larry . Abc 7 news special correspondent joining us now to talk about President Trumps covid battle and progress. Thanks for joining us, dr. Patel. Good to see you. So we just saw the president leave walter reed to head back to the white house. He just landed there. He walked out, gave a thumbs up, walked a few steps on to marine one. Does that suggest anything about his progress . I mean, its reassuring. He did not need assistance. He was able to walk on his own. You know, i still dont understand the timeline of being hospitalized and getting these iv medications, things like dexamethazone and remdesivir which are given with an iv, not like go to the hospital, get it and leave. Him leaving to go back to the white house, that doesnt make any sense to me. And i think thats the underlying visual were seeing. Is he trying to appear like hes stronger than the virus or is there actually a medically indicated reason for him to leave . Hard for you to answer those questions without seeing the charts, of course. Dr. Sean conley says the president is doing much better, but hes not out of the woods yet. So when would he be out of the woods, based on the timeline that we know about covid. Well, based on the timeline we understand, we usually see the worst of symptoms if its going to happen at the five to seven, even tenday mark. The timeline changed on friday, President Trump tested positive sometime around thursday, either in the morning or the evening. So still a couple of days where his symptoms could get worse and we dont understand, like, how low his oxygen saturation really got or what his condition looked like to warrant those medications. But number one, he has a worldclass medical team watching over him 24 7, but also and more importantly, we want to know that hes going to keep everyone around him safe and stay away from them, which it at the white house in terms of the quarantining, the treatment and the monitoring . Well, based on what we saw last week and even him getting into that suv, it doesnt look like theyre really practicing the type of physical distancing they should be doing. According to the cdc, they will only transport a hospitalized covid19 patient for a medically indicated or necessary purpose. I dont know if going back to the white house fits that bill, but aside from President Trump, i really, really hope all the other people who are infected, the ten others near him, and everyone else potentially at the rose garden, is doing their best to keep everyone around them safe and there is Contact Tracing involved. I was just going to ask you, what do you know about their Contact Tracing . Given the increasing number of cases. We havent seen any official reports yet. About Contact Tracing efforts. I mean, everything weve looked at from the Public Health department in d. C. , theres theres no clear information. Im not saying its not happening, but i think it would be really reassuring to all of americans to know that theyre taking this extremely seriously. Thats a lot of people who are potentially exposed right now. Of course were looking at video of Kayleigh Mcenany, the press secretary, who just yesterday was talking to reporters without a mask on. She takes it off right there. I want to ask you, you know, about President Trumps tweet when he announced that he was going home. He said hes feeling really good and then he said dont be afraid of covid. Dont let it dominate your life. What do you think about that . I try to keep a straight face, kristen. I cant. Sean conley himself earlier today said President Trump has a medical team watching over him 24 7. We have something around 30 to 40 million uninsured or underinsured americans. There are people out there who dont have access to a doctor who cant physically distance. There are people who are houseless. How on earth can the president make a Statement Like that and have it be relatable or generalizable to the public at large . Its just irresponsible any way you look at it. His situation is not comparable to what we saw in so many people who were infected by covid19, including the 200,000plus americans who died. Well, it seems like the virus doesnt really care if were afraid of it or not. It does its thing. Doesnt care at all, if youre rich, poor, have medical care, a helicopter to go to the hospital, it doesnt care. Dr. Patel, thank you so much. Appreciate your time. Thank you, kristen. Santa clara countys Health Officer today issued a revised Risk Reduction order to allow more businesses to resume once the county moves into the next tear. Reporter this afternoon an encouraging announcement from Santa Clara County as it moves closer to the orange tier as part of the states reopening framework. We want to align more closely with the California Department of Public Health to make things simple and to prevent any confusion. But we also want to reduce the chance of yet another swift spike in cases, which means that we will continue to move slowly in two key areas. Reporter under the countys revised Risk Reduction order, Indoor Dining as well asndoor and outdoor gatherings can resume as early as october 15th with 25 occupancy limitations assuming the county continues to trend in the right direction. If as we move slowly forward we should slip back into a previous tier, that is going to be disruptive for everybody. So as a community, weve got to work together. Reporter the county cautions that just because an activity is allowed doesnt mean its safe. Stanford Infectious Disease expert dr. Dean winslow said the measured approach is about threading the needle. As we open up, we are increasing risk to some extent and really individuals have to make the choice about in a way how much risk theyre willing theyre willing to take at this point. Reporter and a reminder that being outside is still safer than the indoor environment when it comes to potential exposure to covid19. Small particle aerosols, which are generated just by coughing or even just talking normally can remain suspended in the relatively still air indoors for up to three to four hours. Reporter the news comes as Santa Clara County overlook Alameda County over the weekend for the highest total number of covid19 cases in the bay area. But county Officials Say a big part of that is their push to ramp up testing. And that sevenday positivity and hospitalization rates are down. Which is why Santa Clara County could enter the orange tier in the coming weeks. In san jose, chris winn, abc 7 news. Now to the developing news on the glass fire in napa and sonoma counties. Fire officials said the fire burned actively overnight because of poor humidity and high temperatures. Sky 7 just flew over the burn area. 65,580 acres have burned and the fire is 30 contained. 487 homes have been destroyed. More than 21,000 structures are still threatened. Crews are working aggressively to construct and reinforce existing control lines. Now check this out, cal fire tweeted out this video of the Global Supertanker in action over the glass fire. This video was shot over Robert Lewis Stephenson state park in napa county. The plane is the largest aerial Fire Fighting air tanker in the world. Early voting, you can start voting today, actually. Some people are already having issues. So the question is, what is being done to make sure that your vote counts . Well get to that when we come back on abc 7 news at 4 00. Im Spencer Christian. A falllike cooldown is coming our way this week, and guess what . 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Other larger School Districts around the bay area will be looking to them to see how successful they are in the midst of this pandemic. Heres abc 7 News Reporter leeann melendez. Reporter parents waved to their children as they entered the school nearly seven months after it was shut down due to the coronavirus. Filled with joy and excitement and also that uneasiness of how are things going to go . Reporter the superintendent assured us theyve been preparing for this day since st. 86 of the families opted in. Weve han trainings here on site with staff. Weve had trainings with students through videos, trainings with parents through videos. Reporter some of the classes were held outside and inside desks with plexiglass are expected to keep students safe. This week they will learn in a hybrid mode to get ready for the following weeks. October 12th where we go full full week, five days, a. M. Cohort, 8 10 to 11 00 a. M. , and then deep cleaning every classroom, p. M. Cohort arrived 12 30 and goes home at 3 20. Reporter school staff said they noticed how reserved and cautious the kids were when they first arrived on campus. By the end of the day, i think they started to feel more comfortable, which led them to have their shoulders relax, the smiles, even though you cant see them as well with the masks on, it was all there. Reporter the School District has only two Elementary Schools and one middle school. Granted, this School District is much smaller, with fewer schools than a unified district. For them reopening remains a challenge. In that larger district its about scaling up. Reporter oakland teachers have yet to begin negotiating with the School District regarding a possible return to inperson instruction. San francisco unified and their unions are still in negotiations and in the process of both reviewing resources and facilities to make sure they can reopen safely. Leeann melendez, abc 7 news. Some students in the San Ramon Valley unified School District are eager to return to oncampus learning. So eager, in fact, they tried to put pressure on the school board by staging a sitin. Abc 7 News ReporterJulian Glover has the story and the superintendents response. Reporter about a dozen and a half San Ramon Valley students showed up for a sitin outside of district headquarters. They were here for about an hour and a half, quickly moving out after that, asking that the School District allow inperson learning to resume. Several cars driving by honked at the small group, seeming to show support for the students demonstration. Holding signs with the message back to school now and back to campus. The group of mainly High School Students want to be back learning inside of the county now that Contracosta County has moved from the red tier on the states covid watch list. The superintendent of san marrone County Schools actually came out to speak with students. He explained, though, there is a plan in place to bring students back to the classroom starting in january and families will actually get to choose in november whether returning to the classroom or continuing to learn remotely is best for them. All that were saying to our community now that we are in the red tier is we get it, we understand it and were going to try to figure it out fast. Its not fast enough for some. Its too fast for others. Its way harder to learn on a computer screen. I cant ask a question as easily. I cant go after class as easily. I cant see my counselor as easily. I have to set up all these meetings. Reporter you heard one frustration with online learning. Several other students shared similar concerns. The superintendent says he gets it, but when surveyed most families did not like the idea of hybrid learning, so the district will spend the month of october figuring out how to deliver both inperson and online instruction starting on january the 5th. Hes hoping to make the transition over the winter break satisfd anuary 5th danville, ju glover, abc 7 news. The centers for Disease Control said theres increasing evidence to suggest children and adolescents can efficiently transmit covid19. They point to an investigation where 13yearold was the source of an outbreak at a family gathering. She had been exposed to a confirmed case before the gathering and tested negative via a she shared the house with 13 relatives. Six relatives visited and stayed outside and maintained social distance. They did not contract covid19. The cdc says rapid antigen tests have a lower sensitivity and people should quarantine for 14 days regardless of test results. Works underway to keep crowds from congregating at night in the east bay hills. Crews are chaining logs together to block all the dirt turnouts along grizzly peek boulevard. New signs have been posted alerting drivers that stopping is prohibited from 9 00 in the evening until 6 00 in the morning to produce fire danger. Complaints have risen in recent months over large crowds gathering at night shooting off illegal fireworks and even having bonfires on grizzly peak and skyline boulevards. Obviously nobody wants any more fires, so they want to shut all of that down. Lets get to the forecast with Spencer Christian. And spencer, still a little bit warm inland, but weve got some big changes coming. You are right about that, larry. And some changes i think we will welcome. One of the changes right now is that we have improving air quality. Even though today is a spare the air day. Heres a look at our air quality map. You can see mainly yellows and greens, indicating moderate to good air quality, although there are a couple of orange spots. Concord has poor air q