Fauci: all options must be on the table in fighting virus; Amid sinking polls, Trump tries to rewrite virus response; Ohio coronavirus hospitalizations hit record high; Washington among 25 states seeing a rise in cases;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 24 July 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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US daily death toll topped 1,000 for third straight day; Hospitalizations hitting levels not seen since April peak; Birx: surge in U.S. “very serious” like we’re seeing 3 New Yorks; CDC pushes for schools to reopen in new guidance; Critics claim the agency is being politicized; Birx and Fauci: unclear how severely young kids spread COVID-19; Average new case counts down or flat in at least half of U.S.; Birx: Florida, Arizona, Texas & California plateauing; CA reports highest number of COVID-19 deaths in cone day; McDonald’s & Chipotle to require customers to wear masks; Trump cancels GOP convention activities in Florida, but North Carolina events are still on, for now; Sources: Trump erupted over defense dept ban on confederate flag; White House won’t say if Trump & Putin discussed election interference or bounties on Thursday call; Dr. Birx sees concerning rise in cases in two Ohio cities; Ohio governor’s statewide mask mandate is now in effect; At least one person died, 19 others infected at Ohio country fair; WA tightens restrictions, announces mask requirement amid spike; Washington state sees surge in cases after easing lockdown; DHS admits to “inaccurate” statements in NY global entry ban; Any minute: China’s Houston consulate to officially close; Pompeo: China’s Houston consulate is “a hub for spying”; China forces U.S. to close consulate in Chengdu as tensions rise; U.S. officials: China’s consulates help run espionage network; Confusion & stress about policies and guidance on virus; The psychology of remote learning… for students, parents and teachers; CDC: COVID-19 on track to be a top 10 cause of death in 2020; Beloved Florida grandmother among victims of 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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0:00.0	This is CNN Breaking News.
0:02.0	Welcome to the lead.
0:07.0	I'm Jake Tapper.
0:08.0	And we begin this Friday with Breaking News and our health lead, the nation's top infectious disease
0:12.0	expert, Dr. Anthony Fauchy
0:13.6	making clear this afternoon that some states in the US should pause and even
0:18.5	reverse course in their reopening plans.
0:21.6	Fauchy saying that all options must be on the table to
0:24.5	fight this pandemic. The comments from Fauchy come as COVID-19 is spreading at
0:28.6	alarming rates across significant parts of the United States including the South and the West.
0:34.2	The death toll topping 1,000 for each of the last three days.
0:38.2	It's a dangerous trend that we have not seen since May.
0:42.0	Hospitalizations are also climbing, reaching near record levels
0:45.3	over the last 24 hours after declining dramatically last month, as you see in the graph on the screen.
0:51.7	Dr. Deborah Burks of the White House
0:53.1	coronavirus task force saying today that the surge is quote very serious and
0:57.3	very real unquote comparing major outbreaks in at least three state three
1:01.6	states Texas Florida and California to what happened in New York.
1:07.0	Though Burks pointed to some encouraging signs, infections she said, may be plateauing in those
1:12.4	hotspots as well as in Arizona.
1:14.7	This all comes as the CDC is trying to defend newly released guidance pushing for kids to go
1:19.7	back to school in person.
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