::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

By Mona Austin As the public outcry demands more attention from Washington on the Coronavirus, government agencies have worked swiftly to respond to the CDC warning of its potential spread in the United States. Pres. Trump tapped Vice Pres. Pence to lead the response to the disease as it gradually shows up stateside. Pence and members of his Coronavirus task force (Sec. of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams) gave members of the press a tour of the Command Center where the when critical information on the virus is being gathered on Thursday. In the Health and Human Secretary Operations Center, the Coronavirus is monitored 24/7. As of Thursday afternoon, the running tally of deaths in Hubei Mainland China was 2,641, Iran 26, and Italy 14 as indicated on a map. Top 5 countries with widespread transmission of the novel Coronavirus: - China - Iran - Italy - Japan - South Korea The virus has been detected on every con...

By Mona Austin Pres. Trump woke up Wednesday morning expressing disbelief that he will likely be impeached today. He asked followers if they could believe the "do-nothing Democratics" are impeaching him. He won't be watching the impeachment, electing to pay attention to GOPers online who support him or FOX News, whose comments he likes to retweet. But, his team has his back and for now they are doing the talking. The Vice Pres. arrived in Michigan ahead of the president for a separate event this morning and immediately started defending his tarnished legacy in light of impeachment. "Thank you for being here on a blustery Michigan day, and a day when there's a lot of bluster in DC as well," he said. "Truthfully, friends, what's happening on Capitol Hill today is a disgrace... the truth is they are trying to impeach this president because they know they can't defeat this president. They're trying to run do...

CLICK HERE: Trump talks preparation for Hurricane Dorian FEMA has mobilized on the island territory Puerto Rico ahead of  category 4 Hurricane Dorian. Pending Hurricane Dorian making landfall in Puerto Rico on Friday, Pres. Donald Trump cancelled his trip to Poland and will send Vice Pres. Pence instead. "We are all working very, very  hard for Hurricane Dorian," he said while his administration is poised to provide assistance to prevent a repeat of the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria on the island territory two years ago. At the same time he has been criticized for tweeting about rescue aid Puerto Rico. At an event announcing the Space Command in the White House Rose Garden Thursday Trump said, "To ensure that all resources of the federal government are focused on the arriving storm, I have decided to send our Vice President, Mike Pence, to Poland this weekend, in my place.  It's something very important for me to be here.  The storm looks like...