Florida cases up more than 1,500% since May reopening

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 28 July 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stood outside the White House two months ago declaring his state’s victory against the deadly coronavirus. Less than 10 weeks later, Florida has surpassed New York’s total count for Covid-19 cases, with at least 432,747. Democratic Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber wrote a letter to DeSantis blaming him for the “unconstrained growth” of Covid-19. Mayor Gelber joins AC360 to explain why he called the governor’s response “unprepared” and “failed.” Plus, Congressman John Lewis lies in state at the U.S. Capitol. Congressman James Clyburn tells Anderson Cooper about his friendship with Lewis dating back to the 1960s. Airdate: July 27, 2020 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 good evening.
0:03.7	Public viewing is now underway as Aaron mentioned on the capital steps for the late Congressman
0:08.5	and Civil Rights icon John Lewis.
0:10.8	People paying their respects lining up for a socially distant glimpse of the flag draped
0:14.4	coffin.
0:15.4	Honoring a man we all imagine could live forever on the strength of his moral power alone.
0:20.0	John Lewis lived long enough in his remarkable life to see a lot, including the sadder reality
0:24.8	of socially distant memorial services for so many others these last six months.
0:29.6	We'll have more on Congressman Lewis's life and legacy tonight.
0:32.8	We begin though with the president who still fails to lead on coronavirus and fails to
0:36.6	accept his responsibility for its spread, even as the virus reaches right into the Oval Office.
0:42.4	National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, testing positive, said to be showing what are
0:46.0	described as mild symptoms, no doubt causing concern among all the senior foreign officials
0:50.8	he met with unmasked, not socially distanced, on a recent trip to Europe.
0:55.1	Or the Secret Service agent, staffers and reporters accompanying him.
0:58.9	The president barely mentioned O'Brien today.
1:01.4	He didn't mention today's news from ESPN that 13 players and coaches on Major League
1:05.9	Baseball's Miami-Marlins have also tested positive for the virus, or that the Minnesota
1:10.4	Vikings infection control officer has also tested positive.
1:14.5	Let that sink in for a moment, the infection control officer.
1:17.9	The president also had nothing to say about Google giving employees the option to work
1:21.6	from home until June of next year, where that his friend and staunch supporter Herman
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