19 states pause reopening plans as infections surge in U.S.; 37 states increase cases, 11 flat, only 2 states declining; Trump tweetstorm stirs culture wars on race, ignores coronavirus

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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CA gov. closes indoor activities for 19 counties on "watch list"; Pence meets with Arizona gov as cases surge there; U.S. sees 75% jump in daily cases from 2 weeks ago; Texas lt. gov: I don't need to hear from Dr. Anthony Fauci; 37 states increase cases, 11 flat, only 2 states declining; New study: deaths from COVID-19 could actually be 28% higher; Trump calls Russia bounty allegations a "hoax" despite sources saying it was included in his daily briefing; Trump calls "black lives matter" street paintings a "symbol of hate"; Trump: election is "battle to save the heritage" of the country; Moulton: Trump's handling of Russia bounty intel "treasonous"; Pompeo: Trump is briefed when intel is "sufficiently credible"; Trump feeds into culture war on race with series of tweets; Richmond, VA mayor orders removal of Confederal statues; Comedian D.L. Hughley on his coronavirus diagnosis; GOP Gov. Kemp embarks on "wear a mask tour" around Georgia, but has not mandated masks; GOP lawmakers split from Trump, urge public to wear masks; New study: chidlren can spread COVID-19 as easily as adults To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is CNN breaking news.
0:06.0	Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper and we continue this hour with our health lead and the acceleration of coronavirus globally, with more than 60% of all coronavirus
0:16.6	cases in the world reported just in the last month, according to the World Health
0:21.2	Organization.
0:22.2	Just look at this map showing the surge of cases in the United States over the past two weeks,
0:26.5	the number of new cases soaring in 37 states.
0:30.0	And in the wake of this escalation, at least 19 states have paused or pulled back
0:34.5	their reopening plans. In the last hour California Governor Gavin Newsom
0:38.4	ordered restaurants, movie theaters, museums, and more to stop indoor operations in 19 counties in California.
0:47.0	More than 127,000 people have died from coronavirus in the United States.
0:51.6	As of now, though health experts have long
0:53.2	warned the actual death toll is likely much higher. A new study out today finding
0:58.2	there may be as many as 30,000 more coronavirus deaths in this country
1:01.9	than had originally been reported.
1:04.0	California is seeing such explosive growth in new cases and hospitalizations.
1:08.6	The state's Democratic governor now re-implementing restrictions.
1:11.8	CNN's Nick Watt is in Los Angeles for us.
1:14.3	Nick, indoor activities will be closed for 19 counties in the state.
1:18.6	That's right, Jake, and these are not 19 small counties. These are some of the big ones including
1:24.8	Los Angeles home to 10 million people neighboring Orange County, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Sacramento.
1:32.0	This is big news.
1:33.8	He is hitting Paul's and rolling back a little.
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