Outbreak grows, as the press secretary and two deputies also test positive for the virus. The question, sad question is, whos next . And there now will be plexiglass separating mike pence and Kamala Harris at tomorrows Vice President ial debate. Question is, why did mike pence oppose it . It is way too early for this. Good morning, and welcome to way too early, the show that really cant believe its only tuesday. I am kasie hunt on this october 6th, and we will start with the news. President trump is now back at the white house after spending three nights at Walter Reed Medical Center with coronavirus. It was a highly choreographed return last night. The president walked out of the hospital around 6 30, right as nightly news was going on the air, and he arrived back at the white house just after 7 00, where he walked across the south lawn, up those exterior stairs, and onto the truman balcony, where he immediately removed his mask there it is and posed for photos. The president gave a thumbs up, said he felt good. But after climbing the stairs, you can see pretty clearly that his breathing was labored. The white house says physica access to the president will be significantly limited and that staff will wear appropriate ppe when theyre near him. Heres what the president s doctor said about the decision to release him from the hospital. Though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet, the team and i agree that all our evaluations, and most importantly, his clinical status, support the president s safe return home, where hell be surrounded by worldclass medical care 24 7. Was this something that he pushed for . So, we try to get patients home and out of the hospital as quickly as is safe and reasonable. Every day a patient stays in the hospital unnecessarily is a risk to themselves. And right now, theres nothing thats being done upstairs here that we cant safely conduct down home. We all remain cautiously optimistic and on guard because were in a bit of uncharted territory when it comes to a patient that received the therapies he has so early in the course. So, were looking to this weekend. If we can get through to monday with him remaining the same or improving, better yet, then we will all take that final deep sigh of relief. After receiving stateoftheart treatment for coronavirus at a worldrenowned hospital, President Trump tried to quell fears of the deadly disease that has already claimed the lives of 211,000 americans. Before leaving the hospital yesterday, trump tweeted in part, dont let it dominate your life. We have developed under the Trump Administration some really great drugs and knowledge. I feel better than i did 20 years ago the New York Times notes that Health Experts had hoped that trump would rise to the momentous occasion and help persuade his supporters that Wearing Masks and social distancing are essential. Instead, heres what the white House Doctors response was yesterday. Doctor, the president said dont be afraid of covid. Do you agree with that . Should we not be afraid . I am not going to get into what the president says. Ooh. White House Press SecretaryKayleigh Mcenany and two deputies are just the latest members of the administration to test positive for covid19. Mcenanny made the announcement yesterday with a statement posted on twitter, and he explained in part, after testing negative consistently, including every day since thursday, i tested positive for covid19 on monday morning, while experiencing no symptoms. She went on to say that no members of the White House Press corps are considered close contacts by the white house medical unit. The deputies that also tested positive are chad gilmartin, Principal Assistant press secretary, and caroline leavitt, assistant press secretary. It is unclear when they tested positive. After the announcement, white house reporters asked why mcenany, with a growing number of the president s inner circle testing positive, took off her mask when she answered questions on sunday evening. She has her mask on in this video but removes it. White house Senior Communications adviser Ben Williamson responded on twitter that mcenany only answered two questions, was at the microphone for less than a minute, and was socially distanced from reporters, so there was no close contact as defined by cdc guidelines. Okay. Nerveracking. The white house, meanwhile, has decided not to Contact Trace the guests and Staff Members who were at the rose garden ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, where at least eight people may have become infected. According to the New York Times, the white house will simply notify people who came in close contact with the president two days prior to his positive test results on thursday. The rose garden was the previous saturday, more than two days before that. In addition, the centers for Disease Control and prevention has been removed from the process entirely, although the cdc has the most extensive resources for Contact Tracing. In response to questions from nbc news about the times report, the white house issued a statement that reads in part, the white house has a robust Contact Tracing program in place, led by the white house medical unit with cdc personnel and guidance. Contact tracing begins when someone tests positive or develops symptoms and goes back for 48 hours. Joining us now, Senior Writer at politico and cowriter of the playbook, jake sherman, also an msnbc contributor. Jake, good morning. I hardly know where to start this morning, which, unfortunately, is not an uncommon scenario when we cover the Trump Administration. But i suppose the thing that we should say or the thing we should focus on is the president telling people to not be afraid of coronavirus. I dont think anyone is arguing that we should be living our lives in a constant panic, but the number of people who have lost loved ones, the number, the sheer death toll, the anxiety that we all feel when people close to us do test positive, and so Many Americans now have been in that situation this seems like everyone was hoping the president would learn the opposite lesson of that. Yeah, thats right. Thanks for having me, kasie. Number one, there isnt anybody in the white house that i could find last night who didnt think almost every event yesterday was not a disaster. Everyone thought it was a disaster. Why did he go home . Why did he stage this kind of walk up to the top of the stairs and take your mask off situation . It befuddled almost everyone, especially when i mean, its difficult you did a good job of kind of saying how all these people in the white house had covid, but its really it goes beyond that. I mean, the entire press operation, pretty much besides one or two people, have contracted this virus. The president is leaving a worldclass hospital in which hes gotten basically every therapy under the sun, including many that are not available to just anybody, and he comes home to a house that has a Hospital Unit inside of it, and then tells a nation that has lost 200,000 people to not be afraid of a virus thats still rippling through communities. So, it just it defies logic. It doesnt make sense. You cant you know, it really undermines, kasie, what the white house says every day, which is were for masks, were for responsible behavior. And then the president makes a point of taking his mask off at the top of the stairs. So, its not a political statement here to just say its a ridiculous series of events, which no one can really explain. Yeah. Well, and the reality is, it really brought our governments functioning to a basic halt. Yes. In terms of you know, the president was in the hospital. The senate is still unable to vote on the floor because there are so many senators that have come down with this. The republicans in the senate are trying to force through the Amy Coney Barrett nomination. Meanwhile, americans are waiting for nancy pelosi and Steve Mnuchin to try to get something done. Do you think its at all possible that we might see a deal on Coronavirus Relief negotiations . I know you ran into ran into i know that you were chasing nancy pelosi in the capitol yesterday. What did she say about the state of play . She said that Steven Mnuchin shes going to have a conversation with Steven Mnuchin this morning. The talks are still ongoing. We put in playbook this morning that she told her Leadership Team theyre going very slowly, which is pelosi speak, perhaps, for just the pace of the negotiations are not to her liking, considering theyve been going on here for 12, 14, 16 weeks. Heres my question, kasie, and i dont think we know the answer to this if they come to a deal, is there going to be anyone there to vote on it . Is there going to be any time . If you are a 65yearold member of congress from somewhere west of the mississippi, would you get on a plane right now and come to a capitol thats been just almost not overridden, but pocked with this virus . I mean, especially with the election just weeks away. I dont understand why they would do that. Obviously, americans are hurting. They need relief. But this is just its just a really perilous situation right now. Yeah, i mean, its so important and its really hard in many ways to get your head around. I mean, at least the house, of course, has implemented proxy voting. They could potentially call their friend who represents the maryland district and vote. But for the senate, gathering those, many in their 70s or 80s, all on the senate floor when many of them have tested positive is really extremely risky. Jake, thank you, as always. Its great to see you. Thanks, kasie. Early in the morning. Well be looking out for playbook in a couple minutes. Another safety update ahead of tomorrows Vice President ial debate. The commission on president ial debates has approved plans for plexiglass to be used during the event. According to a source familiar with the matter, the request came from senator Kamala Harris team. Politico reports that Vice President mike pences campaign was opposed to it. Katie miller, a spokeswoman for pence, said on the record, if senator harris wants to use a fortress around herself, have at it. Miller, herself, tested positive for covid19 back in may. Meanwhile, Vice President joe bidens former chief of staff and white house Ebola Response coordinator ron klain responded on twitter the head of the White House Task force on covid should be busy getting plexiglass into countless workplaces and shops to keep workers and shoppers safe, not belittling its use. Thats where we are, folks. Still ahead, even though hes back at the white house, there are still looming questions about the president s health. What his doctor left unanswered yesterday hint many questions. Plus, a look at the International Reaction to President Trump leaving the hospital after his coronavirus diagnosis. Those stories and a check on your weather when we come right back. Ur weather when we come ri back incomparable design makes it beautiful. State of the Art Technology makes it brilliant. The visionary lexus nx. Lease the 2021 nx 300 for 359 a month for 36 months. Experience amazing. At your lexus dealer. With the ninja foodito intelligesmart xl grill. 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Running out of room, and shes gone its a grand slam for Giancarlo Stanton welcome back the yankees Giancarlo Stanton blowing the game wide open with that grand slam in the ninth inning, the fourth yankee home run of the night, as new york defeats tampa, 93, in game one of their American League division series. All right, fine. In the other alds matchup out in l. A. , the astros carlos hit it while they rallied in the sixth inning to beat the as 105 in the series opener. Now for a double dose of monday night football, after sundays matchup between the patriots and chiefs was rescheduled to last night because new england quarterback cam newton and a member of the kansas city practice squad had tested positive for the coronavirus. To kansas city, where the patriots did not fair well without their starting qb against the defending champs, 2018 mvp Patrick Mahomes tossed two short touchdown passes in the game, while the chiefs defense did the rest of the work, including a 25yard pick six returned by safety Tyrann Mathieu in the Fourth Quarter to seal kansas citys 2610 victory. And out in green bay, packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers connected with tight end robert tonnan on three of his four touchdown passes in the game as green bay remains unbeaten after a 3016 victory over the winless atlanta falcons. All right, now time for the weather. Lets go to meteorologist bill karins for our forecast this morning. Bill, good morning kasie, you know, i can help you with those yankee highlights, if you want, like the inflection points, like, Giancarlo Stanton, grand slam im good. Thanks. You know, like get a little more into it. Are you sure . Just a recommendation. Yeah, you know, i just im just not feeling it this morning, or ever. Yeah. All right, i understand. It will grow on you. Maybe into this very important forecast for hurricane delta. We talked about this yesterday. This is going to be another problem storm, possibly louisiana again, for, like, the fifth time this hurricane season. So, the new update just in from the hurricane center. Winds are now up to 100 miles per hour. It is now a category 2. Its over some of the warmest water right now on the entire planet, and thats why its rapidly intensifying. And all thoughts right now are for our friends in cancun and near the cozumel area. They are expecting now to deal with a category 4 hurricane, a major hurricane, direct landfall, in roughly about 24 hours from now. So, thats a serious situation. Its happened v cancun area, but they are boarding up, getting people out of there. A very dangerous situation there for, you know, the resort areas there in northeast portions of mexi mexico. So, what happens after that . We do think the storm will slowly begin to weaken as it approaches the northern gulf coast. But if you go from a category 4 to a 3, thats still serious, maybe down to a category 2, hopefully. Thats still a serious concern. The area of uncertainty goes from pensacola back to the texas louisiana border. But as of now, its really louisiana. And you dont want to be on the right side of these storms, you know. Day three and day four airs are about 110 to 150 miles, so thats why were still saying anywhere from about houston to about mobile and pensacola, you need to keep an eye on this. And the recipe for strengthening is its over very warm water right now, and it looks like this storm, as we mentioned, kasie, heading directly towards cancun. Its even going to absorb what used to be gamma, and then eventually head to the northern gulf coast. A very serious storm friday nightsaturday morning. All right. Were thinking about everyone in the path of that storm. Bill karins, thank you very much, as always, my friend. Still ahead here, a Top Republican says the president let his guard down when it came to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Were going to show you those new comments, plus, what other gop leaders are saying. Were back in just a moment. P lg werbae ck in just a moment. Bip. Its a dark, lonely place. This is art inspired by real stories of People Living with bipolar depression. Emptiness. A hopeless struggle. The lows of bipolar depression can disrupt your life and be hard to manage. Latuda could make a real difference in your symptoms. Latuda was proven to significantly reduce bipolar depression symptoms, and in clinical studies, had no substantial impact on weight. Now im feeling connected. Empowered. Latuda is not for everyone. Call your doctor about unusual mood changes, behaviors or suicidal thoughts. Antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and y