Alarmingly close where the last large gathering on the white house grounds took place. That one now considered to be a super spreader event at the rose garden. At least 20 people in President Trumps inner circle have tested positive for the virus since that ceremony to announce Amy Comey Barrett as trumps u. S. Supreme court nominee. Including, among those who tested positive, the president , first lady, advisors, the press secretary. And two u. S. Senators. Meanwhile americans across the country are suffering a worsening pandemic. The nation added over 57,000 new cases yesterday. The third consecutive day infections hit over 50,000. And this outbreak putting so many lives in danger, while the president in an act of potential politically desperation is putting thousands of his supporters at risk by inviting them to the white house. And all of this as we are just now 24 days out from the election. And we wont see the candidates share the stage next week as scheduled because the president refused to participate in the second scheduled debate which has changed from inperson to virtual. That was the pitch following the covid diagnosis. Well that prompted the Debate Commission to cancel the vent because the president debate agree to the terms of a Virtual Event and this is the first time in decades. Seven decades that a president ial debate has not happened. At the white house. Cnn Sarah Westwood is there. The president s behavior has been described as erratic. The incumbent perhaps willing to put so much and so many at risk with todays event. Now what do we know about the arrangements made for the event . And who are the nearly 2,000 who would show up . Fred were expecting this to be a large crowd. Hundreds and potentially as you just mentioned thousands of people are expected to gather on the south lawn. And in fact they should have been arriving within this past hour. That is when the gates opened for guests to attend. Now these people are not necessarily going to be tested for covid before they get out there on the south lawn. There are some precautions the white house announced. They say masks are going to be mandatory for the people out there and that they are going to conduct some kinds of screening which is going to entail temperature checks and a questionnaire likely about exposure and symptoms and things like that for the people to answer. But that mask requirement was not enforced just moments earlier in the Briefing Room where National Security advisor Robert Obrien was seen giving a tour in there not wearing a mask despite signs everywhere in the Briefing Room that everybody in that room needs to be wearing a mask. White House Communications director said there are going to be precautions in place but the president s speech today is expected to be brief. Were making sure were taking precautions. The president is going to be up on the balcony. It will be a short event. Hes going to give remarks and it will be all outdoors. Distanced of course and then hopefully once hes cleared by the doctor were going to have him back on the road soon. Keep in mind were still awaiting the results of the president s most recent coronavirus test. So we dont know if he is heading into this event giving a speech while still positive for the virus. And we gave an update on his health last night which he said he is no longer taking any medication for the virus. But he revealed for the first time that lung scans at some point since his diagnosis revealed that there was congestion in his chest. So a potential point of concern there. Nonetheless the president is expected to hit the campaign trail this week. He has a rally in florida scheduled for monday. Sarah westwood. Thanks so much at the white house. All right the president s rally at the white house also comes as there is a disturbing rise in covid cases around the country. The u. S. Reported the highest daily rise in cases in more than two months on friday. And the surge is happening in multiple regions. And as americans head into the holiday season, dr. Deborah birx has a dire warning. The communities that are seeing up ticks, please bring that same discipline that you are bringing to the public spaces into your households and really limit engagement with others outside of your immediate household. All right. The u. S. Is also recording its third consecutive day of more than 50,000 new cases. I want to bring in dr. Rebecca gee, ceo of the lsu Healthcare Services division and the former louisiana secretary of health. Dr. Gee, good to see you. Good to be here. Before i ask you about, you know, dr. Birxs outlook. What is your view on the fact the president says there were some lung scans done, and it does show congestion. What does that tell you about the president s condition right now, as he is about to host this big event at the white house . Well look hes doing something that were telling the public not to do. Which is that if you are actively infected you should not be amongre people. You should be quarantining. Whether what the lung scans showed. I dont know whether it is pneumonia or something else. Clearly he was on dexamethasone. But the most important thing i think it is unconscionable that hes having a public event with active covid potentially exposing others to the disease. And moments ago we heard from dr. Birx who said shes concerned about the upcoming holidays, foom families getting together. What are your concerns. Covid19 is something we cant see and we i cant just assume because someone is family that they dont have it. We are not at the point we need to be with testing and we know that people who are asymptomatic spread the disease more than people who are symptomatic. So we have to carry the same precautions in public that we do that when were at home. Mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing. And particularly being conscious of those who are elders. This is the time to have a virtual thanksgiving. Virtual holiday. These are concerning times but we know that mask wearing works. In fact in arizona when mask wearing was implemented we had a new study yesterday. 75 drop in covid cases. So it is no surprise that it works with family and also works in the public. Among those who are asymptomatic. Many of which are young people. What are your concerns about reports that it is the younger adults, young people who might be the biggest spreaders of this virus . Yeah, look, weve seen big up ticks in 28 states, three states with more than 50 increases and nine states with seven day in a row historic increases in covid and many of these states are in areas where colleges have reopened. We know 3,000 cases a day, in addition to what we would expect, are related to College Campus reopenings and we know the American Academy of pediatrics a recent report last week said kids are much more likely to be the ones diagnosed with covid right now. In october about 10 of our covid cases are kids. In april it was 3 . Certainly a dramatic rise in the number of children infected and likely responsible for local community spread. I heard you on the message you think the white house is sending with its scheduled rally today and then this. The New York Times is reporting that the white house blocked a move by the cdc to require all passengers and workers on all forms of Public Transit around the country to require a mask. At this point in the pandemic, the message from anyone, you know, to discourage mask wearing is just astounding. What does this tell you that the white house was discouraging the cdc to take these kinds of measures . Well unfortunately i think that this president has treated the American Public like hes treated people in the white house and at this event today. With disregard for their health. And unfortunately this is an unfortunate thing. But i think that we need to listen to the scientists and cdc, and other officials like dr. Birx who have been credible sources of information. Dr. Fauci. Throughout this epidemic. And, you know, not listened to politicians. They should be, you know, in general stop talking or when they do talk, they should use information from our experts and unfortunately thats not whats happening. Wow, okay. Yeah what a message that is. I mean elected leaders are that. They are leaders and it is pretty sad to hear a message that people shouldnt be listening to the leaders because some are just not honoring, you know, the studies and the research and the results found by our medical and scientific community. Dr. Gee, please stick around with me. Weve got more to talk about. In the meantime joe biden is campaigning today in pennsylvania and the president s decision to hold a white house event as the pandemic worsens is drawing fire from both biden and his campaign. Former Vice President s Campaign Stops come one day after President Trump rejected a virtual debate. Cnns jessica dean joining us now from pennsylvania. So jessica, how strongly is the Biden Campaign trying to send its message . Reporter good afternoon fred. I think it is pretty clear from the Biden Campaign they dont want donald trump, as they said, rewriting the rules for the debate this late in the game. Their argument is these dates were agreed upon back and once donald trump was not willing to accept a virtual debate, which the Biden Campaign was, they went off and did their own thing. So now joe biden will be in philadelphia for his own town hall next thursday and that debate has been officially canceled by the commission on president ial debate. So that means that likely the last time we will see those two men together on stage will be october 22nd. That is the third debate that was scheduled for nashville, tennessee. The Biden Campaign requested that be a town hall format so voters are allowed to interact with both candidates. Remains to be seen how that thax out for 22 bd. Booipd back on the campaign trail yesterday. Iden back on thl yesterday. Take a listen. His reckless personal conduct. The destabilizing effect on our government is unconscionable. He didnt take the proper precautions to protect himself or others and longer donald trump is president the more reck lis he gets. How can we trust him to protect this country . Sfl and of course the Biden Campaign and joe biden have made Donald Trumps response to the covid pandemic absolutely central. And integral to their case to the American People making the case that donald trump fumbled the response and as a result americans are worse off. You heard horns honking in the background of biden talking there. The campaign has moved towards having drivein events. They have been very particular about having socially distanced events, events that are safe. And here in eerie pennsylvania, a rural part of pennsylvania. Joe biden has been going into these parts making his ways to White Working Class voters right outside of union hall you can expect to hear that message of economic recovery for those workers. Appreciate i jessica dean. Former new Jersey Governor Chris Christie reports he went home from the hospital this morning. He tweeted adding i will have more to say about all of this next week. Christie tested positive for covid19 a week ago today. He had helped the president prepare for the first debate and attended the nomination ceremony and the rose garden there for judge Amy Comey Barrett. Christie who is overweight and asthmatic had checked himself into Morristown Medical Center as a precautionary measure. 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We have one of the best governors in the nation with the strongest teams i know they are in the situation room right now planning for the safety of First Responders and the people of louisiana. And look, weve done a good job so far. Hurricane laura battered our coastline. And 10,000 people remain. Housed as evacuees and yet we have not had large covid spike and that is because of great leadership. Extensive testing and Good Public Health resources. So we have been able to weather the storm previously and do a good job. So i expect and anticipate the same thick will happen with hurricane delta. What do you suppose the situation is like in the shelters . Well i think the proof is in the pudding. Were not seeing spikes in covid. The mega shelter in alexandria, the one we normally use for medical evacuees is already full. Hotels throughout the region. Over 10,000 in louisiana and tex. More to come. We have about 5,000 ready if evacuees need them. This is good for the hotel industry. We are able to solve the problem of getting people a place to stay but also fill a hotel room for businesses where it is greatly needed. But, you know, its been really challenging and hard for workers, certainly ppe is important. Distancing is important. All of the same things. And it is more difficult to transplant people than it is prior to covid because you cant pack people on buses but so far that has been the experience postlaura has been that the state and the governor have done a phenomenal job managing this. And you used to head up louisianas health department. So what do you believe the most critical needs are right now . Usually in covid the governor has said stay put. Stay safe and stay vigilant but people cant stay put because they have to leave. You know, before a storm so people need to remember to bring their medications. The things we see in shelters are people start to have opioid use withdrawal. High blood pressure, psychiatric conditions that without treatment will start to become acute. So immediately after storms we start to see acute medical needs and that becomes more difficult with pharmacies over run and not necessarily stocked for the number of people going to a certain area. So certainly those same type of consideration will be for hurricane delta. Leave it there for now. Best wishes going out to everybody there. Just been hit way too hard, especially this year. Dr. Gee, thanks so much. Thank you. Coming up. 13 men charged in a plot to kidnap and kill michigan governor gretchen whitmer. Why isnt attorney general barr even discussed the case publicly . Well talk about the growing fall out next. To save you up to 60 . These are all great. And when you get a big deal. You feel like a big deal. Priceline. Every trip is a big deal. A livcustomizeper iquickbooks for me. Okay, youre all set up. Thanks that was my business gi, this ones casual. 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