DAYS TO KEEP CROWDS AWAY. THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THAT.

THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THAT. VICE PRESIDENT MEETING WITH

VICE PRESIDENT MEETING WITH AIRLINE CEOs ON CORONAVIRUS.

AIRLINE CEOs ON CORONAVIRUS. BLAKE BURMAN AT THE WHITE HOUSE

BLAKE BURMAN AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH LATEST ON THAT FRONT.

WITH LATEST ON THAT FRONT. REPORTER: A BUSY DAY FOR THE

REPORTER: A BUSY DAY FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT BECAUSE HE IS

VICE PRESIDENT BECAUSE HE IS MEETING WITH CEOs OF

MEETING WITH CEOs OF DIAGNOSTIC LABS THIS MORNING.

DIAGNOSTIC LABS THIS MORNING. HE MET WITH PEOPLE OF FACILITIES

HE MET WITH PEOPLE OF FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE CARE FOR THE SICK

THAT PROVIDE CARE FOR THE SICK AND SANDWICHED, MEETING WITH THE

AND SANDWICHED, MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVES FROM AIRLINE

EXECUTIVES FROM AIRLINE EXECUTIVES T WAS REALLY A WHO’S

EXECUTIVES T WAS REALLY A WHO’S WHO OF LEADERS WITHIN THE

WHO OF LEADERS WITHIN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.

AIRLINE INDUSTRY. FOR EXAMPLE, REPRESENTED THERE

FOR EXAMPLE, REPRESENTED THERE THE HEADS OF UNITED, AMERICAN,

THE HEADS OF UNITED, AMERICAN, SHOUT WEST AND JETBLUE JUST TO

SHOUT WEST AND JETBLUE JUST TO NAME A FEW.

NAME A FEW. THE MESSAGE FROM INSIDE THE

THE MESSAGE FROM INSIDE THE ROOSEVELT ROOM AS THE PRESIDENT

ROOSEVELT ROOM AS THE PRESIDENT WAS GOING AROUND THE TABLE

WAS GOING AROUND THE TABLE LISTENING TO, ASKING QUESTIONS

LISTENING TO, ASKING QUESTIONS OF THESE AIRLINE EXECUTIVES THAT

OF THESE AIRLINE EXECUTIVES THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO THEIR BEST

THEY ARE TRYING TO DO THEIR BEST TO MAKE SURE THEIR PLANES ARE

TO MAKE SURE THEIR PLANES ARE CLEAN.

CLEAN. THAT INCLUDES THE CREW AND

THAT INCLUDES THE CREW AND INCLUDES THE PASSENGERS.

INCLUDES THE PASSENGERS. THEY ARE TAKING MEASURES TO STEP

THEY ARE TAKING MEASURES TO STEP UP THEIR CLEANING.

UP THEIR CLEANING. THE OBVIOUSLY QUESTION, NEIL, TO

THE OBVIOUSLY QUESTION, NEIL, TO POSE TO ANYONE INSIDE OF THAT

POSE TO ANYONE INSIDE OF THAT ROOM WAS, IS IT SAFE TO FLY?

ROOM WAS, IS IT SAFE TO FLY? THAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT WAS

THAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT WAS PUT BEFORE THE PRESIDENT AND

PUT BEFORE THE PRESIDENT AND THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE RIGHT

THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE RIGHT HERE.

HERE. WATCH.

WATCH. >> IF THESE PEOPLE ARE FLYING IT

>> IF THESE PEOPLE ARE FLYING IT IS SAFE TO FLY.

IS SAFE TO FLY. LARGE PORTIONS OF THE WORLD IS

LARGE PORTIONS OF THE WORLD IS SAFE TO FLY.

SAFE TO FLY. WE DON’T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING

WE DON’T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT THAT.

OTHER THAN THAT THAT. WE HAVE CLOSED DOWN CERTAIN

WE HAVE CLOSED DOWN CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE WORLD, FRANKLY.

SECTIONS OF THE WORLD, FRANKLY. THEY SORT OF AUTOMATICALLY

THEY SORT OF AUTOMATICALLY CLOSED THEM ALSO.

CLOSED THEM ALSO. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT, UNDERSTAND

THEY UNDERSTAND THAT, UNDERSTAND IT PERHAPS BETTER THAN ANYBODY.

IT PERHAPS BETTER THAN ANYBODY. YES, IT’S SAFE.

YES, IT’S SAFE. REPORTER: YES, IT’S SAFE TO FLY,

REPORTER: YES, IT’S SAFE TO FLY, YOU HEAR FROM THE PRESIDENT

YOU HEAR FROM THE PRESIDENT THERE.

THERE. I FOLLOWED UP, NEIL, BY ASKING

I FOLLOWED UP, NEIL, BY ASKING THOSE IN THE ROOM, IF YOU’RE

THOSE IN THE ROOM, IF YOU’RE GOING ON A FLIGHT, IS THERE

GOING ON A FLIGHT, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU SHOULD BE DOING

ANYTHING YOU SHOULD BE DOING DIFFERENTLY?

DIFFERENTLY? WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC

WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS TIME AND TIME

HEALTH EXPERTS TIME AND TIME AGAIN OVER THE LAST COUPLE

AGAIN OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, NOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS

WEEKS, NOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS BECOME STANDARD PRACTICE FOR

BECOME STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MOST, WASH YOUR HANDS, DO IT FOR

MOST, WASH YOUR HANDS, DO IT FOR 15 TO 20 SECONDS.

15 TO 20 SECONDS. THE ANSWER I GOT FROM INSIDE THE

THE ANSWER I GOT FROM INSIDE THE ROOM WAS EVENTUALLY PASSED OFF

ROOM WAS EVENTUALLY PASSED OFF TO AMBASSADOR DEBBIE BIRX.

TO AMBASSADOR DEBBIE BIRX. SHE HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON TO THE

SHE HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON TO THE TEAM TO COMBAT THE CORONAVIRUS.

TEAM TO COMBAT THE CORONAVIRUS. SHE IS THE FOREMOST EXPERT ON

SHE IS THE FOREMOST EXPERT ON HIV AIDS, YOU’RE ON A PLANE AND

HIV AIDS, YOU’RE ON A PLANE AND MAKE SURE YOU WASH YOUR HANDS