Hey there, it's the MPR Politics Podcast.

I'm Susan Davis, I cover Congress.

I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.

And today we've also got Rob Stein from MPR's Science Desk.

Hey Rob, welcome to the podcast.

Nice to be here.

Well it is 4.45 pm on Monday, October 5th, and President Trump will be released from

Walter Reed and return to the White House later this evening.

There was another briefing about the president's health that raised more questions than it answered.

Though he may not entirely be out of the woods yet, the team and I agree that all our evaluations

and most importantly his clinical status support the president's safe return home, where he'll

be surrounded by world-class medical care 24-7.

And Tam, you were at Walter Reed today, you're still there?

Let's start with what we do know about the president's health.

Yeah, so what the doctor said is that he is doing better, that he doesn't have a fever.

They gave a number of vital statistics that sound pretty normal, I'm not a doctor.

And they said that he is in good enough condition to head home.

But that doesn't mean that his treatment for the coronavirus is over.

At one point I asked, you know, is he out of the woods essentially?

The answer was that if they get around to next Monday and everything still looks good,

then they will relax and feel good about it.

But this is a disease that changes in shifts.

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