Fauci: state of testing in the U.S. “unacceptable, period”; Partisan fight over stimulus bill leaves millions of Americans in limbo, struggling; Georgia 2nd grader tests positive after first day of school

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 5 August 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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N.I.H. announces two new trials for antibody treatments; Without proof, Trump claims mail-in voting would be a “disaster,” then moments later, endorses Arizona mail-in voting; Families struggle to pay bills without $600 unemployment boost; Several people in Mississippi school district test positive after return to class; 100+ kids quarantined; Nurse saves her newborns at hospital near blast site; Lebanese officials: 2000+ tons of ammonium nitrate caused blast; Def Sec: most believe Beirut blast was an accident, after Trump suggests it was a bomb attack 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	And welcome to the lead, I'm Pamela Brown in for Jay Tapper today. And this afternoon, Dr Anthony
0:06.2	Fauchy is calling testing delays in this nation, quote, unacceptable period. And warning the pandemic will keep smoldering without a more unified response.
0:16.4	Yet a source telling CNN that President Trump is still struggling to grasp the severity of the
0:22.4	pandemic.
0:23.4	The source said, quote, he does not get it.
0:26.7	Globally, about one person is dying from coronavirus
0:30.2	every 15 seconds.
0:31.5	That's according to CNN's calculations and as CNN's
0:34.4	Athena Jones reports the US just marked one of the deadliest days of the summer.
0:41.1	I mean the numbers don't lie.
0:43.0	America's top infectious disease expert with a stark diagnosis six months into the pandemic.
0:49.0	When you look at the number of infections and the number of deaths, it really is quite concerning.
0:56.3	But Dr Anthony Fauchy has some good news, especially for those who don't want to go back into quarantine. We can do much better without locking down.
1:06.4	And I think that that strange binary approach that either you lock down or you let it all fly.
1:14.3	There's some place in the middle when we can open the economy.
1:18.8	That assessment coming as the state by state picture is mixed at best.
1:23.8	New coronavirus infections steady or falling in most states,
1:28.0	but daily death counts still rising in 22 states,
1:31.8	hitting 1,359 nationwide on Tuesday. The second highest one day death toll
1:37.3	reported this summer. The virus is winning and the American people are losing and we need to focus on what's happening.
1:45.3	Hawaii reporting its highest seven-day average for new daily cases at 119, up some
1:50.9	146 percent from the previous week.
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