>>> THAT IS TONIGHT’S "LAST
WORD."
"THE 11th HOUR" WITH BRIAN
WILLIAMS STARTS NOW.
>> WELL, GOOD EVENING ONCE
AGAIN.
DAY 1,364 OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION.
20 DAYS REMAIN NOW UNTIL
ELECTION DAY.
JUST AS THE PANDEMIC IS SURGING
THROUGH OUR COUNTRY, THERE ARE
FEW STATES LEFT ON THE MAP WHERE
THE VIRUS ISN’T ON THE RISE,
SOMETHING HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE
WARNED US AGAINST CONSISTENTLY.
AVERAGE DAILY CASES JUST
YESTERDAY TOPPED 50,000 FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN NEARLY TWO MONTHS.
NEW REPORTS OUT TONIGHT SAY THE
HEAD OF THE CDC BELIEVES SMALL
FAMILY GATHERINGS ARE FUELLING
THIS LATEST SURGE AND HAD THIS
WARNING ABOUT THE UPCOMING
HOLIDAYS.
>> PARTICULARLY WITH
THANKSGIVING COMING UP, WE THINK
IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO STRESS
THE VIGILANCE OF THESE CONTINUED
MITIGATION STEPS IN THE
HOUSEHOLD SETTING.
>> THE STATE OF IOWA STRUGGLING
WITH AN INCREASE IN CASES AND
HOSPITALIZATIONS.
THE DES MOINES REGISTER SAYING
THAT OF THE TESTS REPORTED SINCE
TUESDAY, OVER 21% WERE POSITIVE.
AND THE PRESIDENT TONIGHT CHOSE
IOWA FOR HIS LATEST RALLY.
THE STATE HAS BEEN UNDER A
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY SINCE
THE 17th OF MARCH.
IT REQUIRES THAT ORGANIZERS OF
MASS GATHERINGS ENSURE AT LEAST
SIX FEET OF PHYSICAL DISTANCE
BETWEEN ATTENDEES.
OBVIOUSLY THAT WASN’T HAPPENING.
AND AGAIN TONIGHT MASKS WERE
VISIBLE ON THOSE BEHIND THE
PRESIDENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF HIS
HEAD-ON CAMERA ANGLE.
THE REST OF THE CROWD NOT SO
MUCH.
EARLIER TODAY FIRST LADY MELANIA
TRUMP REVEALED IN A LENGTHY NOTE
THAT BARRON TRUMP ALSO
CONTRACTED COVID-19 NOT LONG
AFTER HIS PARENTS.
FIRST LADY SAYS HE HAS SINCE
TESTED NEGATIVE.
SHE SEEMED TO SUGGEST HER SON’S
RECOVERY CARRIED A BROADER
LESSON.
>> BARRON TRUMP, YOU KNOW, HE
HAD -- HE HAD THE CORONA-19, THE
CHINA VIRUS.
HE HAD IT FOR SUCH A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.
I DON’T THINK HE KNEW HE HAD IT
BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG AND THEIR
IMMUNE SYSTEMS ARE STRONG AND
THEY FIGHT IT OFF 99.9%.
AND BARRON IS BEAUTIFUL, AND
HE’S FREE, FREE.
GET THE KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.
WE GOT TO GET THE KIDS BACK TO
SCHOOL.
GET THEM BACK TO SCHOOL.
>> THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY
WERE DIAGNOSED, THEY SAY, ON
OCTOBER 2nd.
IN ADDITION TO WRITING ABOUT HER
SON’S ILLNESS, MELANIA TRUMP
DESCRIBED BEING HIT WITH A
ROLLER COASTER OF SYMPTOMS THAT
SHE TREATED NATURALLY WITH
VITAMINS AND HEALTHY FOOD.
EARLIER TODAY DR. FAUCI SAID HE
HAS SEEN TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS
TEST RESULTS AND ACCORDING TO
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" HE SAYS
THIS, QUOTE, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
PASSED THE POINT OF
INFECTIOUSNESS AND DOES NOT POSE
A SAFETY RISK.
WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN
SAY WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF
CONFIDENCE THAT HE IS NOT TRANCE
MISSABLE.
TRUMP AGAIN CALLED FOR THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY TO REOPEN.
>> I DIDN’T LOVE IT, BUT, YOU
KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT’S A LITTLE
TOUGH AND YOU HAVE A TEMPERATURE
AND YOU DON’T FEEL GOOD.
AND THE SCARIER PART IS, YOU
KNOW, WHERE IS IT GOING?
YOU’RE AT 101 OR 102 AND THEN
YOU SAY, I DON’T LOVE THIS.
YOU HAVEN’T HAD A TEMPERATURE IN
YEARS.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU
HAVE IT.
BUT YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO
PEOPLE.
I’M LAYING IN THIS BED NOT
FEELING MY BEST AND I’M
SURROUNDED BY 12 DOCTORS.
THESE INCREDIBLE DOCTORS.
AND I LOOKED AT THE ALTERNATIVE,
ALL THINGS WE DEVELOPED IN THE
LAST SEVEN MONTHS AND ONE OF
THEM IS REGENERON.
I SAID, I’LL TAKE THAT ONE.
SOMEBODY SAYS HE LOOKS BETTER
NOW THAN HE DID TWO WEEKS AGO.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
>> DR. FAUCI IS ALSO WEIGHING IN
ON THE SAFETY OR LACK THERE OF
IT OF THESE RALLIES.
HERE’S WHAT HE SAID TONIGHT WHEN
ASKED BY CBS NEWS IF TRUMP
SHOULD STOP THESE CAMPAIGN
EVENTS.
>> I CAN’T ADVISE THE PRESIDENT
ABOUT WHAT HE CAN DO AND SHOULD
DO WITH REGARD TO POLITICAL
CAMPAIGNS, BUT I CAN REITERATE
MY STATEMENT, THAT WHEN YOU HAVE
CONGREGATE SETTINGS OF A LOT OF
PEOPLE TOGETHER CLOSELY PACKED,
WHEN MOST ARE NOT WEARING MASKS,
THAT IS A RISK SITUATION TO BE
AVOIDED.
>> TONY FAUCI WITH NORA
O’DONNELL FROM EARLIER TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE, "THE NEW YORK TIMES"
IS REPORTING THAT AS THE VIRUS
WAS FIRST SPREADING LAST WINTER
REPORTS ABOUT WHITE HOUSE
BRIEFINGS ON THE POTENTIAL
IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC FUELED A
SELL-OFF AMONG THE WEALTHY.
THE TIMES REPORTS IT THIS WAY.
THE PRESIDENT’S AIDS APPEARED TO
BE GIVING WEALTHY PARTY DONORS
AN EARLY WARNING OF A
POTENTIALLY IMPACTFUL CONTE GONE
AT A TIME MR. TRUMP WAS
INSISTING IT WAS NONEXISTENT.
ELITE TRADERS HAD ACCESS TO
INFORMATION FROM THE