President Trump To Make Major Announcement Regarding National Stockpile 2.0 In Lehigh Valley

Chantee Lans reports.

LIVE FROM THE CBS BROADCASTCENTER IN PHILADELPHIA, THISIS CBS3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS."DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW ATNOON, WE ARE AWAITING THEARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT DONALDTRUMP IN THE LEHIGH VALLEYWHERE THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEFIS EXPECTED TO MAKE A MAJORANNOUNCEMENT.GOOD AFTERNOON, I'MJANELLE BURRELL.WELCOME TO CBS3 AT NOON, ALSOSTREAMING LIVE ON CBSN PHILLY.THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENTIS ABOUT WHAT'S BEING CALLEDNATIONAL STOCKPILE 2.0.WE TOLD YOU ABOUT IT FIRSTHERE ON CBS.THE PRESIDENT WILL STOP ATOWENS AND MINOR INCORPORATEDNEAR ALLENTOWN.OUR CHANTEE LANS IS THERE WITHTHE DETAILS THIS AFTERNOON.CHANTEE.Reporter: JANELLE,PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ISEXPECTED TO TOUR THE MEDICALSUPPLY COMPANY FACILITY ANDSPEAK WITH EMPLOYEES.THIS AS PENNSYLVANIANS SAYTHEY'RE TORN OVER HIS RESPONSETO THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS.AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMPTRAVELS TO PENNSYLVANIA,DOZENS OF DRIVERS LINED THESTREET IN PROTEST OF HIS VISITTHEY SAY TO EMPHASIZE THENEARLY 4,000 LIVES LOST IN THECOMMONWEALTH DUE TO COVID-19.WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON TOPOF IT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNINGBUT HE DENIED IT.NOW HE'S TRYING TO SAY HEISN'T DENYING IT BUT HE WON'TEVEN WEAR A MASK.Reporter: TRUMPSUPPORTERS ALSO SHOWED UP.IT WILL BE THE PRESIDENT'SSECOND TRIP WITHIN TWO MONTHSTO THE ELECTORAL BATTLEGROUNDSTATE AS HE PUSHES FOR THECOUNTRY'S ECONOMY TO REOPEN.THIS IS NOT A TIME THAT THEPRESIDENT SHOULD BE OUTCAMPAIGNING IN PENNSYLVANIATHAT'S FOR SURE.IT'S PERFECTLY OKAY FOR THEPRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATESTO COME IN AND DRAW ATTENTIONTO THE GREAT WORK THEY'REDOING.Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMPWILL VISIT OWENS AND MINORDISTRIBUTION CENTER IN UPPERMACUNGIE TOWNSHIP NEARALLENTOWN.ACCORDING TO THE MEDICALSUPPLY COMPANY'S WEB SITE,OWENS AND MINOR IS ONE OF FIVEMANUFACTURERS AWARDED APORTION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESRECENT PURCHASE ORDER THATWILL SUPPLY 600 MILLION N95RESPIRATOR MASKS TO HEALTHCAREFACILITIES OVER THE NEXT YEARAND A HALF.THE COMPANY'S PRESIDENT ANDCEO APPEARED WITH TRUMP AT ACORONAVIRUS TASK FORCEBRIEFING IN MARCH.ONE OF THE ISSUES WE'RESTRUGGLING WITH IS THE DEMANDINCREASE.Reporter: THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION IS EXPECTED TOANNOUNCE A NEW INITIATIVECALLED THE NATIONAL STRATEGICSTOCKPILE 2.0.IT'S A REVAMP OF THE CURRENTSTOCKPILE WHICH WOULD USE NEWTECHNOLOGY INCREASE SUPPLIESAND ASK PRIVATE COMPANIES TOSTORE PPE IN AN ATTEMPT TORELY LESS ON CHINA.HOURS AHEAD OF THE PRESIDENT'STOUCHDOWN PENNSYLVANIA STATEDEMOCRATS HOSTED A VIRTUALPRESS CONFERENCE FOR WHAT THEYSAY IS TO HOLD THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE FORITS CONTINUED MISHANDLING OFTHE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS.WE ARE ALL WANTING HIM TOSUCCEED, WE WERE ALL HOPINGTHAT THE PPE EQUIPMENT HEPROMISED WOULD BE GIVEN OUT.WE WERE ALL HOPING THAT THEREWOULD BE TESTING WIDELYAVAILABLE BUT HERE WE ARE INMAY, HE MADE THESE PROMISES INMARCH AND IT'S STILL NOTAVAILABLE.Reporter: DEMOCRATICPRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANDFORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOEBIDEN RELEASED A STATEMENTTODAY READING IN PART "MORETHAN 1.7 MILLIONPENNSYLVANIANS HAVE FILED FORUNEMPLOYMENT.SO LONG AS THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TOFAIL TO GET ADEQUATE TESTINGCAPACITY IN PLACE AND TOPROVIDE AND ENFORCE GUIDANCEFOR WORKPLACE SAFETY, THEECONOMY WON'T BE ABLE TOREGAIN STRENGTH ANDPENNSYLVANIANS FROMPHILADELPHIA TO SCRANTON TOPITTSBURGH WILL CONTINUE TOFALL VICTIM TO THE DEADLYVIRUS ."NOW PRESIDENT TRUMP ISEXPECTED TO ARRIVE HERE ATTHIS MEDICAL SUPPLY FACILITYLATER THIS AFTERNOON AT 2:00P.M.

LIVE IN UPPER MACUNGIETOWNSHIP IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY,