FDA Approves Remdesivir for Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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U.S. Coronavirus death toll tops 222,000 and 8.3 million cases with more than 1,000 deaths just in the last day. FDA approves Remdesivir for hospitalized Covid-19 patients; becomes the first approved Covid treatment in U.S.. Study shows that up to 210,000 lives could have been saved with a more robust federal response. Wolf goes one on one with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows prior to tonights final Presidential Debate. Meadows sheds some light on ongoing stimulus talks. Trump tests negative for Coronavirus en route to debate. White House says, Trump may disregard some questions and attack Biden’s record on China. Biden vows to create commission to study expanding Supreme Court. Wolf talks with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on what Biden needs to do tonight. Candidates microphones will be muted during portions of night. Trump claims “bias, hatred, rudeness” by 60 minutes, says tonight’s moderator is “far worse”. Feds say Russian state sponsored hackers successfully stole data from state & local governments, but there is no indication that election systems were compromised. A look at how Florida will play a critical role in the fight for electoral votes. 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.
0:10.0	Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.
0:12.8	I'm Wolf Blitzer in the situation room.
0:14.8	We're following breaking news.
0:16.4	We're just hours away from the final debate between President Trump and
0:20.0	former Vice President Joe Biden, the most critical moment yet with just 12 days left in
0:25.8	the race for the White House.
0:27.1	Tonight, we'll break down what's at stake for both candidates and what we're expecting
0:31.2	to see on stage.
0:32.6	We're also tracking the very critical path,
0:35.5	the 270 electoral votes with five key battleground states
0:40.0	front and voted. Their votes have been cast nationwide. All of this as the coronavirus pandemic
0:56.2	is sadly surging once again. The US death till now topping 222,000 Americans with more than 8.3 million cases.
1:07.0	More than 1100 Americans died of COVID-19 just yesterday, and we've just learned that the FDA has approved the drug
1:14.8	Remdessevere to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients making it the first approved
1:20.1	COVID treatment in the US. Lots going on. Let's start our coverage with the
1:25.2	scene of tonight's debate. CNN's Chief White House Corresponded Jim
1:29.0	McCostas in Nashville for us. Jim, we're learning that the president was actually tested for the
1:33.9	coronavirus on his way there.
1:37.9	That's right. Well, President Trump was tested on board Air Force One as he was
1:42.3	en route to national. White House officials
1:43.8	say he tested negative for the coronavirus just hours before his final debate
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