More than 12,000 people have died from coronavirus in the U.S.; States competing with private companies and FEMA for medical supplies; Chef Jose Andres urges restaurant workers to help feed America; As Trump downplayed coronavirus, January memo warned Whi

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 7 April 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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CDC Director: U.S. death toll could be "much lower" than predicted 200,000 because most Americans staying home; WI residents waiting up to 3 hours to vote amid pandemic; In Michigan, Illinois and Louisiana rate of infection and death higher in African-Americans; Acting Navy Secretary submits resignation after calling ousted aircraft carrier captain "stupid"; As Trump downplayed coronavirus, January memo warned White House it could become "full-blown" pandemic; Trump removes independent watchdog in charge of overseeing coronavirus relief spending; Grisham out as WH Press Secretary, never held a briefing; Kudlow: U.S. economy should be strong in second half of 2020; Treasury to ask for another $250B for overwhelmed small business loan program plagued with glitches; 32,200+ staff from Michigan's two largest hospital systems had coronavirus or showed symptoms; Automakers switch gears, manufacturing medical equipment; Famed chef turns D.C.'s baseball stadium into a community kitchen; U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson "stable," remains in intensive care; Wuhan reopening after two months on lockdown;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.
0:05.0	Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper.
0:06.5	The coronavirus battle continues in what could be one of the worst weeks in the United States for this pandemic.
0:13.7	Right now, there are more than 81,000 reported deaths worldwide from coronavirus and 12,21
0:20.8	of those just in the United States alone.
0:23.8	At this time, last week, the number of deaths in the US was 3,562.
0:29.7	The number of reported cases around the world, now more than 1.4 million. That's globally.
0:35.7	About 383,000 of those are in the United States, though of course there continue to be
0:41.0	major questions about the availability and accuracy of
0:44.4	coronavirus tests throughout the world and in the United States and of course
0:48.6	there are continued questions about the reliability of any of the data coming from places such as China, Russia, or Iran.
0:56.0	One silver lining in the dark cloud over all of our heads.
1:01.0	The efforts that most Americans are making to stay at home and to practice
1:05.8	physical and social distancing seem to be working according to the director of the Centers
1:11.6	for Disease Control and Prevention.
1:13.6	Dr. Redfield, who said this morning that because of these efforts, the efforts of the American
1:18.4	people, the death toll could be much lower, lower than the up to 200,000 deaths previously projected.
1:27.0	But of course that comes along with new disturbing data showing that one group of Americans is being hit harder by the
1:34.2	coronavirus. Here's the Surgeon General of the United States earlier today.
1:39.2	And I and many black Americans are at higher risk for COVID
1:43.2	it's why we need everyone to do their part to slow the spread.
1:46.8	Every single person who stays at home whether you're white, black, brown, or
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