Mystery of where, when, and from whom he contracted the virus is growing, as is a number of those in mr. Trumps inner circle who have tested positive. The race to Contact Trace is now potentially a matter of life or death as attendees attended this rose garden public event. Its a Sobering Development for a white house that has downplayed the severity of the virus. This is not a matter of politics. It is a brazen replientd to alreminder toall of us we hae this virus seriously. Brennan well talk with Robert Obrien and nancy pelosi. And Scott Gottlieb will be with us, as well as Adam Schechter of labcorp. Plus a face the nation focus group 2020style. Can i see a show of hands from those of you who believe that the news of the president s illness will affect the president ial campaign . So when i heard that he had coronavirus, i guess i wasnt surprised. Im a Firm Believer in karma. The president has never taken this seriously. Brennan it is all just ahead on face the nation. Brennan good morning. And welcome to face the nation. As we come on the air, the as pdent tmpemwalterteds edical cener. And there are new questions this morning about how the administration is handling his case. We begin today with White House Correspondent weijia jiang. Reporter from his suite at walter reed Medical Center, President Trump took to twitter last night to say hes feeling better, but acknowledged his condition could take a turn. President trump you dont know over the next period of a few days i guess thats the real test. Reporter the president s address capped off a day of mixed messaging from the white house. President trumps doctors painted an optimistic picture of his health. This morning the president is doing very well. Reporter cbs news has learned that the president did receive oxygen at the white house friday before leaving for walter reed. And just 10 minutes after the medical briefing wrapped up on saturday, a person familiar with the president s health, identified by the Associated Press as chiefofstaff mark meadows, told reporters his vitals over the last 24 hours were very concerning. Were still not on a clear path to conavirus in an earlymorning tweet on friday. They are at the top of a growing list of people who have tested positive after attending last saturdays rose garden event where President Trump nominated his new Supreme Court justice, judge amy coney barrett. President trumps former advisor, Kellyanne Conway and Chris Christy said they have the virus. Yesterday the former new new jersey governor tweeted he checked himself into the hospital due to his history of asthma. Utah senator mike lee and North Carolina senator tom tillis also tested positive after attending the event. And now ron johnson has contracted the virus. G. O. P. Senate leaders are moving forward with barretts nomination as scheduled. They hold a slim threeseat majority, and a final vote only counts if it is cast in person. So if the virus continues to spread, it could cripple barretts chances. President trumps doctors say he is doing better, but he is not out of the woods yet. He spent his second night at walter reed last night, and we are awaiting an update from his medical team his morning. Marrying . Brennan weijia jiang, thank you. We go to the white house and National Security advisor Robert Obrien. Good morning to you. Good morning to you, margaret. A Beautiful Day in washington. Brennan an eventful day. This is the most Serious Health crisis that a president has faced since roronald reagan was shot back in 1981. Were 30 days out from an election. Every intelligence servi the world wants to know how the commander in chief is doing. What is hit his status, and when did you last speak with him . The good news is the president feels very well. He actually wants to get back home to the white house and get back to work. But i think he is going to stay at walter reed for at look, i went through this virus myself, as you know, margaret, over the summer. Even if you have no symptoms, and i had very, very minor symptoms, day seven and eight are the critical days. So i think the doctors want to make sure that they are there for the president and he is getting the best treatment. But he is doing well. I spoke with him, to answer your question, on friday, i was in geneva, holding some talks with the russian team, and i was able to call the president after he was tested positive to get his feedback for the afternoon season, and he was in good spirits and firmly in control. Brennan to thatpo you jsaid the woy be aheouofus. Have you and the team discussed a scenario in which at some poihe president might have to transfer power if he can no longer discharge the powers and duties of his office . No, thats not something on the table at this point. The president brennan but it may be, as you just said. He is doing very well, just like it could happen to anybody. Were prepared. We have a great Vice President. We have a government that is steady, and steady as a pillar, and well be briefing the president this afternoon, secretary pompeo and myself will be briefing him. Well do it by secure Video Conference or secure phone. The government is doing well. The president is doing well. And im not going to address hypotheticals. But we do have plans for everything. Brennan you do know that president s reagan and bush at one point temporarily signed over power while undergoing medical treatment yes. I think those were i know they were colonoscopies so they were under an thei an their anesthes. Brennan do you know how the president became infected and how widely the virus has spread . There is Contact Tracing going on. Brennan who is doing it . Well, the white house medical unit and others in the white house are working very hard on Contact Tracing and doing all of the things you do in these circumstances. And just like this has been going on for some time with this virus. It is a very nasty, resilient virus. I want to take a moment because i know the president watches your show, and others do, and to extend best wishes to him and the first lady and to the senators and high colleagues who have this. Having went through this ve got millionsgoing to of people around thehtis covid infection, in the nfl, in the most controlled environments. My message out to the president and the first lady and all those who are infected, a speedy recovery and b youll get through it. Fight it and hang in there. Brennan i think the entire country joins you in that sentiment in hoping that the president does well and our whole government does. Are you saying at this point that Contact Tracing is still under way and you dont yet know how much it has spread among the top ranks . I think what is happening people are getting tested on a regular basis. Ive seen a number of my colleagues here this morning who tested negative for three or four Straight Days in a row. If people test positive, theyll be quarantined and well follow the procedures that the c. D. C. Has. But i can tell you there are many men and women on the watch tower at the pentagon, at the state department, here at the white house, making sure that the country is safe and were in very good shape. Weve got a great team in place, and the president is firmly in control. Brennan given continuity of government concerns, should the Vice President return to the campaign trail and to the debate stage, as he is scheduled to this week . Well, listen, one of the things i also want to mention, issued the fact that Vice President came out and said he and his wife, jill biden, are praying for the president. This is the time to come together. Were thrilled. And were all happy that the Vice President and his family and senator harris and her family tested negative. Vicepresident pence has tested negative, along with this family. I think there will be strict the protocols in place to protect all of the candidates. I think it will be a very safe environment for them to have a conversation that the American People want to hear. It is an important conversation. Weve got to deal with this virus. It is here. It came from china. But weve got to continue to have the conversations so the American People can make a big decision at the end of this month. Brennan i want to ask you, though, how the odonnell this is a cbs news special report. Im Major Garrett in washington, good morning. We are awaiting the suggested briefing on President Trumps help. Last night the president released a video seeking t since we spoke last, the president has continued to improve. As with any illness, there are frequent ups and downs over the course, particularly when a patient is being so closely watched 24 hours a day. We review and debate every finding, weighing the risks and benefites of any intervention. Its timing, as well as any potential impactaise delay may have. Over the course of his illness, the president has experienced two episodes of transient drops in its oxygen saturation. Timeli of the initials for this. Diagnosis, that we initiate dexamethasone. Id like to take this opportunity now, given some speculation over the course of the illness the last couple of days, to update you on the course of his own illness. Thursday night into friday morning, when i left the bedside, the president was doing well with only mild symptoms, and his oxygen was in the high 90s. Late friday morning when i returned to the bedside, the president had a high fever, and his oxygen saturation was transiently dipping below 94 . Given these two developments, i was concerned for possible rapid progression of the illness. I recommended the to the president we try me woulond. Heas faimt he didnt need t he breath. He was tired, had the fever, and that was about it. After about a minute, on only two liters, his saturation levels were back over 95 . He stayed on that for about an hour, maybe, and it was off and gone. Later that day, by the time the team here was at the bedside, the president had been up, out of bed, moving about the residence, with only mild symptoms. Despite this, everyone agreed the best course of action was to move to walter reed for a more thorough evaluation monitoring. I would like to invite dr. Dooley to discuss the plan. Thank you, dr. Conley. Before i begin, a brief clinical update on the president s condition. I do want to reiterate my comments from yesterday, regarding the how proud i am to be a part of this multidisciplinary, multiinstitutional team of Clinical Professionals behind me, and what an honor it is to care for the president here at Walter Reed National military Medical Center. Regarding his clinical status, the patient continues to improve. He has remained without fever since friday morning. His vital signs are stable. From a pulmonary standpoint, he remains to rumair, this morning and not complaining of shortness of breath or other significant respiratory symptoms. He is ambelating himself, Walking Around the white house medical unit without limitation or disability. Our continued monitoring of his cardiac, liver, and kidney function demstraights continued normal findings, or improving findings. Ill now turn it over to dr. Garibaldi, from Johns Hopkins touc taabout ourthap anr thankou, dr. Dooley. I want to again reiterate what an honor and privilege it is to take care of the president and be part of such a talented and Multidisciplinary Team here at walter reed. The president , completed his second dose of remdesivir. He tolerated that transfusion well. We are monitoring for potential side effects and he has none as we can tell. His liver and kidney function remain normal, and we continue to plan to use a fiveday course of remdesivir. In response to transient low oxygen levels, as dr. Conley has discussed, we did initiate dexamethasone therapy, and he received his first dose of that yesterday. And our plan is to continue that for the time being. Today he feels well. Hes been up and around. Our plan for today is have him eat and drink, be up out of bed as much as possible to be mobile. And if he continues to look and feel as well as he does today, our hope is that we have plan for a discharge as early as tomorrow to the white house where he can continue his treatment course. Thank you very much. And ill durn iver tcoey for an. The president wanted me to share how proud he is of the group, what an honor it is for him to be receiving his care here at walter reed, surrounded by such incredible talent academic leaders, department chairs, internationally renowned researchers and clinicians. Id like to reiterate how pleased we all all are with the president s recovery, and with that ill take your questions. Reporter you said there were two instances he had drops in oxygen . Can you talk about the second one and i have a question for the lung specialists. Yesterday, there was another episode where he dropped down to about 93 . He did not feel short of breath. We watched it, and it returned back up. As i said, we evaluate all of these, and given the timeline, where he is in the course of illness, we were trying to maximize everything that we could do for him, and we debated whether wed even start it, the dexamethasone, and we decided that in this case, the potential benefits early on in the course probably outweighed any risks at this time. Reporter did you give him a second round of supplemental oxygen yesterday . Id have to id have to check with the nursing staff. I dont think if he did, it was very very limited. But hes not on oxygen, and the only oxygen that i ordered, that we provided was that friday morning initially. Reporter about what time was that yesterday . You know, yesterday what was yesterday . Reporter you said the second incident. Over it was over the course of the day, yesterday morning. Reporter . The president s current blood oxygen level, thats my first question to you, dr. Conley. 98 . Reporter what did the xrays and c. T. Scans show . Are there signs of pneumonia . Are there signs of lung involvement . Any damage to the lungs . You know, so were track all of that. There are some expected findings, but nothing of any major clinical concern. Reporter i wanted to ask if his oxygen level ever dipped below 90. We dont have any recordings here of that. Thats right. Reporter what about at the white house . Reporter anything below 90 just to follow up on her question . No, it was below 94 . It wasnt down into the low 80s. Reporter yesterday you told us the president was in great shape, and had been in great shape and feverfree for the previous 24 hours. Minutes after your press conference, mark meadows told reporters that the president s vitals were very concerning over the past 24 hours. Simple question for the American People whose statements about the president s health should we believe . The chief and i work side by side, and i think hiswas miwhat, when he and i were checking on the president , that there was that momentary episode of the high fever, and that temporary drop in the saturation, which prompted us to act expediently, to move him up here. Fortunately, that was really a very transient, limited episode. A couple of hours later, he was back up, mild again. Im not going to speculate what that limited episode was about so early in the course. Hes doing well. Reporter why is the president not wearing a mask in the videos and photos that have been released . You know, the president wares a mask any time hes around us, and were all wearing our n95s, full p. P. E. S. Hes the patient, and when he moves out into package, about and around other people not in full p. P. E. , as long as hes still under my care, well talk about him wearing a mask. Reporter is the room negative pressure . Im not going to get into the specific of his care. Reporter the lung function question. You can talk about that . I would just share, like every patient, we perform lung spirometry on him. He maxed it out. We told him see what you can do. Its over 2,500 milliliters each time. Hes doing great, yeah. Reporter . A scan showing any irregularities in his lungs . Reporter . To disclose the president had been administered oxygen . You know, thats a good question. Reporter thank you. I was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude that the team the president , the course of illness has had. I didnt want to give any any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction. And in doing so, it came off that we were trying to hide something, which wasnt necessarily true. So here i have it. He is the fact of the matter is that hes doing really well. He is he is responding. And as the team said, if everything continues to go well, were going to start discharge planning back to the white house. Thats it, thank you, folks. Reporter when on thursday did the president receive his first coronavirus rapid test. Garrett that was the voice of dr. Sean conley, the president s personal physician at the white house, a briefing that wrapped up add walter reed Medical Center. The headlines are as follows if all goes well, the do,s for the president of the United States said he might be discharged from that facility and sent back to the white house as early as tomorrow. But that is by no means clear. The other bit of information that was expressed for the very first time, is the from had two transient drops in oxygen saturation. Most concerning we have now learned the very first time was friday morning at the white house. It was also accompanied by what was described as a high fever. That prompted the doctors and those within the president s inner circle within the white house to