Ten days after telling the world he tested positive for the coronavirus, the u. S. President is now claiming hes tested totally negative without offering any evidence. The white house wont say whether well get an update from his doctor, who vaguely told us earlier that President Trump is no longer considered a transmission risk. But now the president is taking it a step further and actually claiming to have immunity. I have to tell you, i feel fantastically. I really feel good. And i even feel good by the fact that the word immunity means something, having really a protective glow means something. I think its very important to have that. President trump also touted his alleged immunity on twitter, claiming he cant get the virus or give it. Twitter then slapped a warning on his tweet saying it violated rules about spreading potentially harmful information. To be clear, there have been documented cases of coronavirus reinfection. Now, this is all happens hours before President Trump launches his next round of campaign rallies. Heres Jeremy Diamond. Jeremy. Reporter President Trump is heading back to the campaign trail, hitting a trio of battleground states, beginning today in florida. Tomorrow the president is going to go to the battleground state of pennsylvania before heading to iowa on wednesday. Now, President Trump heading back on to the campaign trail after the president s physician says that he has recovered from the coronavirus, also saying that the president is no long erin if he can. Now, the president himself claumed he had gotten a negative test for coronavirus, but the president s physician dr. Sean conley didnt exactly say that. He said imply that the president s latest molecular test for coronavirus showed he is no long erin if he can, that he cant infect other people but he didnt say the president had tested negative for the virus. Nonetheless, the president and his campaign are seizing on that letter from dr. Sean conley to say that the second debate that had been cancelled by the excision on president ial debates after President Trump withdrew from the second debate, the president s campaign are calling for that debate to be reinstated, saying the president should be able to participate after hes been cleared by his doctor to resume public activity. Another controversy is hitting the president and his team. On sunday, dr. Anthony fauci putting out a statement to cnn after the Trump Campaign aired this misleading ad. President trump is recovering from the coronavirus, and so is america. Together, we rose to meet the challenge. President trump tackled the virus head on, as leaders should. I cant imagine that anybody could be doing more. Now, dr. Fauci saying in a statement to cnn n my nearly five decades of public service, i have never publicly endorsed any political candidates. The comments attributed to me without my permission in the ad were taken out of context from a broad statement i made months ago about the efforts of federal Public Health officials. It is clear looking at the interview that dr. Fauci was indeed referring to the members of the Coronavirus Task force and other Public Health officials. But nonetheless, the president and his Campaign Standing by the ad, the president noting that these are dr. Faucis own words. Of course what is notable here is that the president and his Reelection Campaign seemed to realize that the president is getting bad marks on his handling of the coronavirus. Nearly six in ten americans have said in recent polls that they disapprove of the president s handling of the virus. Whats also clear is that the campaign is using dr. Faucis image and his words here because fauci is far more trusted by the public on this issue of coronavirus than the president is himself. Thank you Jeremy Diamond live from the white house. So, now the president s claims some as covid infections are once again rising in the u. S. For the First Time Since august, the country has reported more than 50,000 new cases for four consecutive days. Take a look at this map. This infection this pushes the infection total closer to 7. 8 million while the death toll is now far above 200,000 people. And cnns even mcmoro santoro reports, the outbreak is still expected to worsen. Reporter fears of a new coronavirus peak in the United States are growing in some corners. New cases are now on the rise in 30 states, and this country has reported 50,000 new cases for four consecutive days. Thats the first time thats happened since august. But former cdc director tom frieden told cnn over the weekend that a second wave is not inevitable, but he added that the new cases mean a lot of tragedy is coming to this country in the coming weeks. The only thing thats really inevitable is whats going to happen in the next couple of weeks. From the infections that have already occurred, we will see Something Like 20,000 deaths by the end of the month, additional deaths. Any time we ignore, minimize or underestimate this virus, we do so at our peril and the peril of the people whose lives depend on us. We still have the ability to turn this around. If you look around the world, the parts of the world and the parts of the u. S. Guided by Public Health and supported by Public Health have done better. Fredons words about the urgent need to follow infection mitigation guidelines ring especially true here in new york city. This was once the hardesthit place in america when it comes to the pandemic. But those numbers have dramatically improved in recent months. Thats until recent weeks when a few new york city neighborhoods in brooklyn and queens have seen their infection rates go back up. Theyre now six times the overall infection rate in the state. Those numbers are very concerning. Evan mcmoro santoro, cnn, new york. Earlier i spoke with dr. Daryl car row, an emergency physician in hawaii, and i asked him for his take on president s claims of immunity. Thats a difficult pill for most physicians to swallow. Its not the context of anything weve dealt with before. The medication i think hes using, regeneron, that he hangs most of his statement on hasnt been used in very many people, less than 200. And what his physician statement said didnt say he tested negative, just said he wasnt transmissible. When you put it in the context of all the data we do know, somebody viled in illness, the cdc guidelines are to say youre no longer transmissible as long as you spend ten days from the start of symptoms, your symptoms are improving and youre not taking feverreducing medicines and youre not having fever for the last 24 hours. Now, somebody has moderate illness, and i would absolutely argue that our president had moderate illness. He required hospitalization. He required oxygen. He required dexamethasone which we only give to people who do require oxygen, that number bumps from ten days to 20 days. So, theyre going against most recommendations if not all the recommendations that physicians across the country are using. So, for me i dont think thats Holding Weight and i think hes putting all those he comes into contact with at risk. The three rallies in the coming days. I want to talk about the cases were seeing rising in the u. S. , in europe, in the uk. Is this the second wave and how concerned are you about all of these soaring new infection rates . Well, its tough to say is it the second wave . It could be the start, if we had a magic ball where we could take a look. It absolutely could be the start of a second wave. And this is what happens with upper respiratory illness thats similar to flu in how its transmitted. Its much more transmissible and much more deadly. We know those things. So, flu does increase in the fall and winter months. And the reason why that happens is it gets colder out, people are inside more, people are spending more time closer together. And the more that we are doing that, the less that were wearing our masks, the more that were gathering, the more opportunity, which is one of the main variables of this virus uses is the more opportunity we have, the more were going to transfer it to others. This could be the start of a secondary wave, and were seeing that in the United States here. Its getting a bit colder out because our weather is changing and cases are increasing. I dont know if you heard just before we came to you we played a few sound clips from folks in the uk and london who were marching and theyre frustrated about all the lockdowns thats been tough in the uk. Areas like liverpool are about to face more tough restrictions. Pubs and life have changed. Do you as a doctor understand that people are projecting a lot of these harsh crackdowns and feeling extremely frustrated about having these limits on their lives . And what do you say to them with they express that . Sure, i absolutely do understand because on one hand we are seeing the consequences of prolonged lockdowns and our Economic Health is now tied to our Public Health. People arent able to have the proper gainful employment that they used to have. That is harmful in itself. We do understand that. But the more that we are gathering, the more that our cases are going to increase, the more restrictions are going to be imposed. And thats just you need to think long term rather than short term. Hawaii is going through the same thing here in that our state has been closed for the last six months or more because of our mandatory 14day quarantine or more. How do we institute the measures to keep our residents safe, yet continue to make gainful employment for them as well. I understand we need to think long term and we need to think ahead rather than just into next week. And if we do protest, we do go against the Public Health guidelines. So, thats really what needs to guide us is the Public Health guide looibs. And im really happy to hear the United Kingdom government has had a change and theyre having three different regions that follow those and make sure that you listen to science because we do know that when you dont, you transfer to other people. So, that was dr. Daryl carol there, an emergency physician in hawaii. The latest polls show Democrat Joe Biden expanding his lead over donald trump in the president ial race but democrats are urging voters not to become place en. A washington postabc news poll of likely news voters showed biden with 54 compared to President Trumps 42 . The pandemic is certainly a key issue with a clear majority of people believing mr. Biden would handle it better. And the u. S. Senate will begin confirmation hearings for President Trumps Supreme Court nominee in the coming hours. But with joe bidens big lead in the polls, many people are wondering about his plans for the court. Reporter joe biden and his campaign continue to deflect on the question of whether the former Vice President supports adding more justices to the Supreme Court. This comes as republicans are seeking to turn this into a campaign issue, as hearings are about to begin for President Trumps nominee for the Supreme CourtAmy Coney Barrett. The Biden Campaign on sunday again called this a distraction from the president and his allies. Take a listen. This is a distraction that they want to throw out. This is a hypothetical they want to throw out right now to distract from the fact that they are trying to ram through a nominee who, as i said, is going to change the make up of the court against the will of the american people. They dont want to talk about that, so they are trying to create a distraction and send folks down a rabbit hole talking about this. Now, during the democratic primary, joe biden said he opposed packing the Supreme Court. And there have been no public indications yet that he has changed his position on that. But he has said that he will not answer that question until after election day. Now, on monday, joe biden is heading to the battleground state of ohio, where his polls have recently shown that President Trump and joe biden are locked in a tight race just four years after President Trump won ohio back in 2016. And joe biden hoping to make this state more competitive heading into that november election. Arlette signs, cnn, washington. Coming up on cnn, confirmation hearings are about to begin for the Supreme Court nominee. Plus, iran reaches a new milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, and now officials are imposing new restrictions on the nations capitol. 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The process is already a legitimate, dangerous and unpopular, all the more reason she should be recused. Shes being rushed through to decide decisions that she already seems to have made up her mind on. The nomination has been controversial, of course, since day one. Lawrence fox tells us about the latest. Those critical hearings beginning on capitol hill on monday. The series is going to be lawmakers getting to make their Opening Statements, as well as Amy Coney Barrett, the nominee making her Opening Statement. We expect shell say quote, there is a tendency in our profession so treat the practice of law as all consuming while lugz sight of Everything Else but that makes for a shallow and unfulfilling life. I worked hard as a lawyer and a professor. I never let the law identify my identity or crowd out the rest of my life. Also looming over this hearing is going to be the fact that coronavirus is still very much a factor in these proceedings. Remember, two lawmakers, both republicans on the Judiciary Committee tested positive for coronavirus just more than a week ago. Thom tillis of North Carolina as well as senator mike lee of utah both tested positive. While we know that tillis is expected to attend the hearings in person later this week, we still dont know whether or not senator mike lee will attend the hearings in person. Its critical whether or not they show up. Thats because the top democrat in the senate, chuck schumer, told reporters on sunday that if those two members, and it has to be both of them being absent, are not there on thursday, the day of a critical vote in the Judiciary Committee, he will not provide the critical number of democrats necessary to debt a kw quorum. That could slow down the entire process. While the first order of business is going to be what lawmakers say in their Opening Statements tomorrow, what Amy Coney Barrett says in her Opening Statement on monday, its also important tomorrow that the health of the individual members on this committee is going to be closely watched over the upcoming days. For cnn in washington, im lauren fox. Good to see you. What do you expect on monday in particular . Thanks robyn. Good to be with you. Monday is the day for all sides to lay down markers. The senators will give Opening Statements. Weve got some 22 senators who will introduce their lines of inquiry just in terms of pure statement and then the nominee, just Amy Coney Barrett, will give her statement too. There wont be any questioning or answers on monday.