Pool Reports of October 11, 2022

In-town pool report #1

Good morning. The White House passes along the following on POTUS' virtual, closed-press meeting with G7 leaders:

President Biden's meeting with G7 leaders started at 8:09 am ET. President Zelenskyy is joining the leaders at the start of the meeting.

In-town pool report #2 — Briefing time change

The White House informs your pool that the press briefing will now start at 3 pm ET. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha will join the briefing.

In-town pool report #3 – G7 meeting ends

POTUS's meeting with G7 leaders ended at 9:42 am ET, the White House says. A joint statement by G7 leaders is forthcoming.

In-town pool report #5

Your pool has gathered for POTUS' remarks at the summit on fire prevention and control, scheduled to begin at 2:30 pm ET in the South Court Auditorium.

The president's remarks will be streamed live. You can follow the event here:

https://youtu.be/DX68mwIRhDw

In-town pool report #6 — Summit on Fire Prevention and Control

Your pooler had no service in the South Court Auditorium, but POTUS began his remarks at 2:55 pm ET and ended at 3:09 pm ET. He did not answer shouted questions from the press. Once again, they were livestreamed here:

https://youtu.be/DX68mwIRhDw

In-town pool report #7 — Briefing time

The briefing is now set to begin at 3:15 pm ET.

The White House passes this along:

In attendance for the President's remarks at the Summit on Fire Prevention and Control:

Lori Moore-Merrell, United States Fire Administrator (Virtual)
National fire service leaders and fire experts at the National Emergency Training Center (Virtual)

Speaking Program
Lori Moore-Merrell, United States Fire Administrator
The President

In-town pool report #8 — Briefing in two minutes

The press briefing will begin in two minutes. You can follow live here: https://youtu.be/xi3PspOrqDc

In-town pool report #9 — Briefing ends

The press briefing ended at 4:29 pm ET.

In-town pool report #10 — Travel/photo lid

A travel/photo lid was called at 4:55 pm ET.