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🗓️ 21 April 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

As Congress continues to negotiate their next relief bill, Democrats are pushing for a requirement that the administration develop a national testing strategy. Meanwhile, the National Restaurant Association is pushing for an industry bailout.

Then, an update on case numbers around the country and the world. Plus, why Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina think it’s a good idea to reopen right now.

And in headlines: the Supreme Court knocks down split jury convictions, John Stamos has a Dumbo, and Whole Foods' anti-unionization map is revealed.

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, April 21st. I'm Keela Hughes.
0:08.8	And I'm Gideon Ressnick and this is what a day, your helpful guide to the latest news and also what day it is.
0:14.4	Yeah, it's Tuesday today. If you're wondering, it's Tuesday again. It's only seven days.
0:21.2	It's up to you to keep track now. You know.
0:30.0	Today's show where coronavirus cases are trending downward and up throughout the world, then some headlines.
0:40.8	But first, the latest.
0:42.8	Please protect yourselves. We are one family and we need you. We need your voices, your abilities and your strength all over this world.
0:52.0	I know it's very hard, but please be patient, stay encouraged, keep the faith, stay positive and continue to pray for our world.
0:59.8	Our heroes got flesh.
1:04.6	That was Beyonce, Queen of the universe speaking as part of Lady Gaga's one world together at home.
1:10.2	We featured a different clip from this event yesterday, but what can we say? You know, it was a banger and it was streaming everywhere.
1:17.0	But news, we're going to start with the $450 billion deal for small businesses on yesterday's show.
1:22.2	We told you that Democrats and the Trump administration were hammering out a deal on this, which is still happening,
1:27.4	but there are a few key updates we need to go through. So get in, take it away.
1:31.4	Yeah, the final sticking point in these negotiations has to do with testing, which is perhaps the single most important element of the country's public health and economic future.
1:40.2	So something that needs to be worked out.
1:42.2	The deal that has been discussed allocates $25 billion for testing, but Democrats want to include a requirement in it that the administration come up with a national testing strategy to go forward.
1:52.2	The Republican response has been that states should be coming up with their own strategies and carrying them out accordingly based on what works in those states.
2:00.2	And this is just a microcosm of the same story that has played out over the last couple of weeks now.
2:05.4	Governors point to the Trump administration for the shortage of tests.
2:08.9	The Trump administration points back to governors and says effectively it's up to you figured out.
2:14.2	Now, how has this actually been manifesting on a state by state level?
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