Awaiting White House news conference as number of United States coronavirus cases nears one million; Borger: Doctors, medical experts are filling a leadership vacuum left by the president; Georgia restaurants and theaters reopen today, despite warnings;

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Sources: White House will release overview and "blueprint" for increased coronavirus testing as states reopen; Texas governor will let Stay-At-Home order expire Thursday; United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 55,000, almost one million cases; White House schedules, cancels, then reschedules briefing as Trump lashes out and airs grievances; Source: White House may scale back coronavirus task force meetings soon; Birx: United States needs a Covid-19 testing "breakthrough"; White House tired to pivot Trump's focus from virus to economy; More states move to reopen as United States cases near one million; Glitches hamper round two of small business loan funding; Tyson wants meat plant closures could cause major gaps in food supply; New York governor: 7,500 people tested in antibody study, about 15 percent positive; New York Times: Trump suggested to government that some schools should reopen before end of academic year; Crowds flock to open southern California beaches amid heat wave; awaiting Trump statement after White House cancels task force briefing; Trump news conference on coronavirus;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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1:16.2	We're standing by for remarks by President Trump in the White House Rose Garden.
1:20.3	The White House says this is a news conference that's about to begin.
1:23.6	The source tells CNN that the White House will release two documents on coronavirus testing.
1:28.9	Today, one of Blueprint provided guidance for increasing testing as states begin to reopen.
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