Birx Wishes United States Lockdown "Looked Like Italy"

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 170,000 with more than 5.4 million cases as testing declines in 15 states. Birx wishes that the United States lockdown "looked like Italy... People weren't allowed out of their houses." Trump spreads new misinformation about mail-in voting by tweeting that drop boxes could case "rigged election." A Trump supporter who created MyPillow says the college president is "enthusiastic" over unpriven coronavirus therapeutic. The FDA grants the emergency use authorization for the saliva test. The postmaster general agrees to testify to congress as Trump steps up his attacks on mail-in voting. Democrats begin their unprecedented virtual convention. The UNC Chapel Hill is returning to remote learning due to rise in Covid-19 cases in the United States. Fauci warns of "really troublesome" long-term effects in young people as cases break out at college across the United States. CNN poll of polls says that Biden holds a nine-point lead over Trump. A former senior Trump administration official has endorsed Joe Biden. Trump is to give his GOP acceptance speech from the White House. Michelle Obama speech excerpts. Kamala Harris' secret service codename is "pioneer." Wolf Blitzer has a one-on-one with Jared Kushner. Israel and UAE establish "full normalization of relations." 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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