they have not had a lot of time to absorb this new prognosis, and what it means, and there could be a lot of denial involved. who could blame them?
That's what I'm thinking
Thinking that through -- the not thinking it through/denial thing -- I'm left with the fact that if they are indeed still not fully informed (who could be after one day?), then watching the press conference is even worse for me because it leaves me with one impression: damage control.