Pool Reports of March 23, 2020

In-town pool report #1

Good morning. I'll be pooling today. As in recent days, there was a tent set up in front of the White House gates to take reporters' temperatures. There are no open events on Potus's schedule until the 5:30pm briefing.

In-town pool report #2 -- lunch lid

At 12:48 p.m., the White House announced a lunch lid until 1:45 p.m.

In town pool report #3 - briefing starting soon

Today's briefing is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. It is available on whitehouse.gov/live. Reporters in the room had their temperatures taken beforehand (though no questions about whether we had been coughing or experienced any shortness of breath).

Also flagging this tweet from earlier from Stephanie Grisham on Potus signing an EO: https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1242183631432495107

I have asked for more details on the executive order and will pass them on if I get them.

In town pool report #4 - 2 min warning

until the briefing begins.

In town pool report #5 - briefing starts

Potus and the VP came to the podium at 6:11 p.m.

They are accompanied by officials including AG Barr, Deborah Birx.

In town pool report #6 - briefing over and lid

The briefing wrapped up at 8 p.m. after nearly 2 hours. Birx, Barr, and Polowcyzk left early and Potus and the VP stayed until the end.

At 8:03 p.m. the White House called a travel/photo lid. Have a good evening.