NO NEW CASES REPORTED AND NO ONE ELSE REPORTED AS RECOVERED.

ELSE REPORTED AS RECOVERED. OUR NEXT DEFENDANT BRIEFED THE

OUR NEXT DEFENDANT BRIEFED THE SENATE TODAY AND WILL BE

SENATE TODAY AND WILL BE BRIEFING THE HOUSE TOMORROW ON

BRIEFING THE HOUSE TOMORROW ON THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS.

THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE WITH US,

WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE WITH US, ALEX AZAR, THE SECRETARY OF

ALEX AZAR, THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. LET’S START WITH THE SHOULD BE

LET’S START WITH THE SHOULD BE CHANGE?

CHANGE? TONE ON THE PART OF ALL OF THE

TONE ON THE PART OF ALL OF THE BRIEFING OFFICIALS IN YOUR

BRIEFING OFFICIALS IN YOUR ORGANIZATION, THE CDC FROM IT’S

ORGANIZATION, THE CDC FROM IT’S NOW NOT A QUESTION OF WHETHER

NOW NOT A QUESTION OF WHETHER WE’LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS

WE’LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PANDEMIC BUT RATHER WHEN.

PANDEMIC BUT RATHER WHEN. >> OUR MESSAGING HAS BEEN

>> OUR MESSAGING HAS BEEN CONSISTENT.

CONSISTENT. FROM DAY ONE WE SAID WE’LL HAVE

FROM DAY ONE WE SAID WE’LL HAVE ADDITIONAL CASES IN THE UNITED

ADDITIONAL CASES IN THE UNITED STATES.

STATES. BUT THANKS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S

BUT THANKS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HISTORICALLY AGGRESSIVE

HISTORICALLY AGGRESSIVE CONTAINMENT EFFORT WE HAVE

CONTAINMENT EFFORT WE HAVE CONTAINED THE SPREAD OF THE

CONTAINED THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AT THIS POINT.

VIRUS AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE 14 CASE OF U.S.4

WE HAVE 14 CASE OF U.S.4 U.S.-IDENTIFIED CASES.

U.S.-IDENTIFIED CASES. WE HAVE HAD 14 FOR TWO WEEKS

WE HAVE HAD 14 FOR TWO WEEKS WITH NO CHANGE.

WITH NO CHANGE. WE HAVE THE PRESIDENT’S

WE HAVE THE PRESIDENT’S AGGRESSIVE BORDER PATROL ACTION.

AGGRESSIVE BORDER PATROL ACTION. THE PUBLIC HEALTH

THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR HOSPITALS,

INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR HOSPITALS, DOCTORS, EVERYBODY IS ROWING IN

DOCTORS, EVERYBODY IS ROWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO KEEP THE

THE SAME DIRECTION TO KEEP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SAFE.

AMERICAN PEOPLE SAFE. LOU: THERE IS NO QUESTION, THE

LOU: THERE IS NO QUESTION, THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM AND

PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM AND AGENCIES HAVE DONE A TERRIFIC

AGENCIES HAVE DONE A TERRIFIC JOB AND WE WOULD EXPECT THE SAME

JOB AND WE WOULD EXPECT THE SAME OF THE BROAD HEALTHCARE

OF THE BROAD HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY IN THIS COUNTRY.

COMMUNITY IN THIS COUNTRY. BUT THE TONE DID I THINK YOU

BUT THE TONE DID I THINK YOU WOULD AGREE CHANGE.

WOULD AGREE CHANGE. IT ATTACHED GREAT URGENCY AND

IT ATTACHED GREAT URGENCY AND GREATER CERTAINTY ABOUT THE

GREATER CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF HAVING TO DEAL WITH

PROSPECT OF HAVING TO DEAL WITH A PANDEMIC.

A PANDEMIC. >> THERE IS A PROGRESSION.

>> THERE IS A PROGRESSION. IF WE SEE ADDITIONAL CASES AND

IF WE SEE ADDITIONAL CASES AND ASK COMMUNITY-BASED

ASK COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSMISSION.

TRANSMISSION. YOU MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THAT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THAT. COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSMISSION OF

COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSMISSION OF SOME VARIETY.

SOME VARIETY. WE’LL WORK AGGRESSIVELY TO

WE’LL WORK AGGRESSIVELY TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THAT.

MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF THAT. THAT’S WHAT CDC IS TALKING

THAT’S WHAT CDC IS TALKING ABOUT.

ABOUT. LOU: I WAS NOT CRITICIZING YOU.

LOU: I WAS NOT CRITICIZING YOU. I WAS COMPLIMENTING YOU.

I WAS COMPLIMENTING YOU. TREATING AMERICANS AS ADULTS IS

TREATING AMERICANS AS ADULTS IS WHAT I EXPECT FROM OUR

WHAT I EXPECT FROM OUR GOVERNMENT.

GOVERNMENT. AND I THINK IT’S WISE FOR OUR

AND I THINK IT’S WISE FOR OUR GOVERNMENT TO PREPARE FOR THE

GOVERNMENT TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST, HOPING FOR THE BEST.

WORST, HOPING FOR THE BEST. I THINK YOU AND ALL OF YOUR

I THINK YOU AND ALL OF YOUR FOLKS HAVE ALL OF THE TALENT AND

FOLKS HAVE ALL OF THE TALENT AND JUDGE TO THE DO JUST THAT.

JUDGE TO THE DO JUST THAT. >> I COULDN’T SAY IT BETTER.

>> I COULDN’T SAY IT BETTER. WE WANT TO TREAT EVERYBODY LIKE

WE WANT TO TREAT EVERYBODY LIKE ADULTS.

ADULTS. THE PRESIDENT INSISTED ON

THE PRESIDENT INSISTED ON RADICAL TRANSPARENCY.

RADICAL TRANSPARENCY. THAT’S WHAT THE CDC AND MIH WERE

THAT’S WHAT THE CDC AND MIH WERE DOING TODAY.

DOING TODAY. GIVEN WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE

GIVEN WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD WE’LL PROBABLY SEE MORE

WORLD WE’LL PROBABLY SEE MORE CASES HERE AND PROBABLY SEE

CASES HERE AND PROBABLY SEE COMMUNITY SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.

COMMUNITY SPREAD OF THE DISEASE. BUT WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO DEAL

BUT WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO DEAL WITH THAT.

WITH THAT. WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR

WE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR DECADES FOR SPREAD OF VIRUS LIKE

DECADES FOR SPREAD OF VIRUS LIKE THIS.

THIS. SO WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING.

SO WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO. I THINK PART OF THE MESSAGE TO

I THINK PART OF THE MESSAGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IS WE NEED

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IS WE NEED TO TAKE A BIT OF A DEEP BREATH.

TO TAKE A BIT OF A DEEP BREATH. THE GOVERNMENT IS WORK ON THIS.

THE GOVERNMENT IS WORK ON THIS. WE ARE WORK WITH CONGRESS TO

WE ARE WORK WITH CONGRESS TO INSURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT

INSURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT RESOURCING, AND THE PRESIDENT IS

RESOURCING, AND THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDING THE AGGRESSIVE

PROVIDING THE AGGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP ON THIS.

LEADERSHIP ON THIS. LOU: LET ME GO THROUGH A NUMBER

LOU: LET ME GO THROUGH A NUMBER OF ISSUES I THINK WILL BE

OF ISSUES I THINK WILL BE HELPFUL FOR OUR AUDIENCE.

HELPFUL FOR OUR AUDIENCE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF

HAS THERE BEEN ANY SORT OF BREAKTHROUGH WITH CHINA GETTING

BREAKTHROUGH WITH CHINA GETTING OUR SCIENCE, OUR MEDICAL

OUR SCIENCE, OUR MEDICAL RESEARCH DOCTORS IN TO CHINA?

RESEARCH DOCTORS IN TO CHINA? IS THERE ANY SIGN OF GREATER

IS THERE ANY SIGN OF GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND WILLINGNESS TO

TRANSPARENCY AND WILLINGNESS TO WORK AS A RESPONSIBLE MEMBER OF

WORK AS A RESPONSIBLE MEMBER OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY?

THE WORLD COMMUNITY? >> THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

>> THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TEAM WENT TO CHINA.

TEAM WENT TO CHINA. THEY RETURNED ONE FROM THE

THEY RETURNED ONE FROM THE TONIGHT.LINE H. AND ONE FROM

TONIGHT.LINE H. AND ONE FROM THE C.D.C. WERE PART OF THAT

THE C.D.C. WERE PART OF THAT DEAL.

DEAL. THEY FELT THEY GOT TRANSPARENT

THEY FELT THEY GOT TRANSPARENT COOPERATION AND ACCESS TO DATA.

COOPERATION AND ACCESS TO DATA. THE REPORTING ON THAT WILL BE

THE REPORTING ON THAT WILL BE COMING UP FROM THE WORLD HEALTH

COMING UP FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

ORGANIZATION. LOU: MR. SECRETARY, I EXPECT OUR

LOU: MR. SECRETARY, I EXPECT OUR GOVERNMENT TO REPORT TO US.

GOVERNMENT TO REPORT TO US. I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE W.H.O.

I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE W.H.O. AND ITS UNITED NATIONS POLITICS

AND ITS UNITED NATIONS POLITICS OR SENSIBILITIES.

OR SENSIBILITIES. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT OUR

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT OUR GOVERNMENT KNOWS, AND I WOULD

GOVERNMENT KNOWS, AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU

REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT’S

WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT’S IMPORTANT FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT

IMPORTANT FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT AND THIS GOVERNMENT.

AND THIS GOVERNMENT. >> ABSOLUTELY IT IS.

>> ABSOLUTELY IT IS. IT’S JUST THE PROTOCOL WHEN THE

IT’S JUST THE PROTOCOL WHEN THE W.H.O. SENDS A TEAM.

W.H.O. SENDS A TEAM. THAT TEAM PREPARES A REPORT.

THAT TEAM PREPARES A REPORT. THERE IS A REPORT FROM THE

THERE IS A REPORT FROM THE W.H.O. THAT WILL COME OUT VERY

W.H.O. THAT WILL COME OUT VERY SOON THAT THEY ARE REVIEWING.

SOON THAT THEY ARE REVIEWING. WE’LL GET THE INFORMATION

WE’LL GET THE INFORMATION DIRECTLY.

DIRECTLY. AND WHEN WE GET IT WE’LL

AND WHEN WE GET IT WE’LL TRANSMIT IT TO THE AMERICAN

TRANSMIT IT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BEING TRANSPARENT WITH

PEOPLE BEING TRANSPARENT WITH WHAT WE KNOW.

WHAT WE KNOW. LOU: THERE ARE SOME HOLES WE ARE

LOU: THERE ARE SOME HOLES WE ARE CONTENDING WITH.

CONTENDING WITH. WE ARE HAVING SOME REAL ISSUES

WE ARE HAVING SOME REAL ISSUES IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH THE

IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAVELERS ACROSS OUR

FLOW OF TRAVELERS ACROSS OUR BORDERS.

BORDERS. I’M TALKING ABOUT LEGAL

I’M TALKING ABOUT LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS WELL AS TRAVELERS

IMMIGRANTS AS WELL AS TRAVELERS LYING TO OUR IMMIGRATION

LYING TO OUR IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES ABOUT WHERE THEY

AUTHORITIES ABOUT WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN AND THAT CREATES A

HAVE BEEN AND THAT CREATES A REAL MARGIN FOR A TERRIBLE

REAL MARGIN FOR A TERRIBLE PROSPECT FOR THE CORONAVIRUS,

PROSPECT FOR THE CORONAVIRUS, DOESN’T IT?

DOESN’T IT? >> WE HAVE ALWAYS SAID WE CAN’T

>> WE HAVE ALWAYS SAID WE CAN’T HERMETICALLY SEAL THE BORDER.

HERMETICALLY SEAL THE BORDER. THE WHOLE CONCEPT IS CAN WE SLOW

THE WHOLE CONCEPT IS CAN WE SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE DOWN,

THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE DOWN, FOCUS OUR RESOURCES.

FOCUS OUR RESOURCES. NOT THAT SOME PEOPLE AREN’T

NOT THAT SOME PEOPLE AREN’T GOING TO SNEAK INTO THE COUNTRY.

GOING TO SNEAK INTO THE COUNTRY. BUT BY THESE UNPRECEDENTED

BUT BY THESE UNPRECEDENTED MEASURES IN TERMS OF BORDER

MEASURES IN TERMS OF BORDER CONTROL BY THE PRESIDENT.

CONTROL BY THE PRESIDENT. SLOW IT DOWN, BUY OURSELVES TIME

SLOW IT DOWN, BUY OURSELVES TIME AS WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE AND

AS WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE AND GET OURSELVES READY.

GET OURSELVES READY. LOU: IS THERE ANY CONTINGENCY

LOU: IS THERE ANY CONTINGENCY PLAN ON WHICH YOU WOULD SUSPEND

PLAN ON WHICH YOU WOULD SUSPEND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL?

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL? >> WE’LL ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT

>> WE’LL ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. WE ARE ASSESSING THEM EVERY DAY.

WE ARE ASSESSING THEM EVERY DAY. AS WE DID WITH CHINA.

AS WE DID WITH CHINA. IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ANY

IF THERE NEEDS TO BE ANY APPROPRIATE RESTRICTIONS ON

APPROPRIATE RESTRICTIONS ON PEOPLE COMING INTO THE UNITED

PEOPLE COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES --

STATES -- LOU: THAT IS ONE OF YOUR

LOU: THAT IS ONE OF YOUR CONTINGENCY PLANS TO SHUT DOWN

CONTINGENCY PLANS TO SHUT DOWN TRAVEL IF NECESSARY.

TRAVEL IF NECESSARY. >> WE’LL ALWAYS LOOK AT TRAVEL

>> WE’LL ALWAYS LOOK AT TRAVEL FROM HOTPOTS IF WE THINK IT WILL

FROM HOTPOTS IF WE THINK IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE.

BE EFFECTIVE. WE’LL TAKE WHATEVER STEP

WE’LL TAKE WHATEVER STEP NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE

NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AMERICAN PEOPLE. LOU: DO YOU THINK YOU WILL GET

LOU: DO YOU THINK YOU WILL GET THE $2.5 MILLION YOU HAVE ASKED

THE $2.5 MILLION YOU HAVE ASKED FOR?

FOR? >> I FEEL CONFIDENT WE’LL GET

>> I FEEL CONFIDENT WE’LL GET THE $2.5 BILLION.

THE $2.5 BILLION. IF WE NEED MORE, WE’LL ASK FOR

IF WE NEED MORE, WE’LL ASK FOR MORE AND WORK WITH CONGRESS ON