New model: U.S. death toll could reach nearly 300,000 by December; Ohio governor speaks after positive COVID-19 test; Some Senators leave town with no relief deal for struggling Americans; What’s driving Biden’s running mate decision;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 6 August 2020

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Trump falsely says kids are “almost immune” to COVID-19; Trump claims virus will “go away”, Fauci says it won’t ever disappear; Trump claims Biden, a devout catholic, wants to “hurt god”; FDA commissioner denies political pressure over COVID-19 vaccine; Trump “optimistic” a vaccine would be ready by election while White House medical experts predict early 2021; WH, Dems “trillion of dollars” apart on stimulus deal; Another 1.2 million Americans file for unemployment benefits; Grocery store prices spike as more Americans are stuck at home and processing plants are forced to close; Ohio GOP gov tests positive ahead of meeting with Trump; State department lifts global “do not travel” advisory; Germany sees 1,000 new cases in a day for first time in 2+ months; Germany requiring tests for travelers from high-risk places; TSA to install plastic shields at airport security checkpoints; Delta CEO warns of “long and somewhat choppy” recovery; Biden could announce his running mate any day now; Kamala Harris, Karen Bass & Susan Rice among top contenders; 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.
0:03.7	And welcome to the lead. I'm Pamela Brown in for Jake Tapper.
0:06.9	And today the number of coronavirus cases is nearing 5 million in the United States.
0:13.1	And one of those cases is now Ohio Governor Mike DeWine,
0:16.5	who just tested positive.
0:18.2	He was not showing symptoms,
0:19.7	but was scheduled to meet with President Trump. The governor is at least the third person
0:24.2	and just the last week to test positive because they were tested before coming into
0:28.1	contact with the president. Yet when it comes to the general public, President Trump
0:32.3	has suggested the US is testing too much.
0:35.8	Dr Anthony Falchy says testing in this country is still not where it needs to be.
0:41.0	And with deaths rising in at least 15 states, the CDC now projects there could be up
0:46.2	to 20,000 more lives lost by the end of this month, as CNN's Athena Jones reports.
0:53.8	This is a predictor of trouble ahead.
0:56.3	A new warning for nine U.S. cities and California's Central Valley, where the rate of people
1:01.2	testing positive for coronavirus is rising.
1:04.0	It's a clear indication that you are getting an uptick in cases which inevitably,
1:10.0	as we've seen in the southern states leads to surges and then you get
1:15.0	hospitalizations and then you get deaths.
1:17.7	And a recording of a private phone call with state and local officials obtained by
1:21.4	the Center for Public Integrity,
1:23.3	the White House's coronavirus Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Burks,
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