On Memorial Day, U.S. also mourns nearly 100,000 coronavirus deaths; President Trump tweets insults ahead of Memorial Day events; Large Memorial Day crowds spark fear of new virus outbreaks; Texas town sees surge in cases linked to Tyson meat plant;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 25 May 2020

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WH advisor: double digit unemployment could last to November; W.H.O. we could have a second peak, not just a second wave; Officials in D.C., Alabama & Arkansas warn about surge in cases; Arkansas governor: high school pool party sparked cluster of new cases; Dr. Birx: research shows masks help stop the spread; Dr. Birx: vaccine is possible by the end of 2020; Trump threatens to move RNC if NC governor limits attendance; Some beachgoers across U.S. ignore guidelines, spark fears of spread; Long Island limits beach access to locals only, keeping New York City residents at bay; Amarillo, TX mayor fights to protect city from COVID-19 surge while battling cancer; Japan lifts national state of emergency one week early; Domestic flights in India resume after two-month shutdown; UK PM backs top aide accused of breaking COVID-19 restrictions; Wuhan lab director denies China knew about virus before December; U.S. blocks travelers from Brazil as cases there surge; Brazilian mayor: “stupid” Bolsonaro “co-responsible” for deaths; Attendees social distance as Trump pays tribute at tomb of unknown, Biden wears mask at vets memorial; Pentagon: two coronavirus deaths in military; 5,900 cases; Smallpox, typhoid fever, Spanish flu: diseases & the impact on the U.S. troops; U.S. Military’s long history of dealing with outbreaks; Remembering two WWII veterans who died from coronavirus; 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	Welcome to a special edition of the lead. I'm Dana Bash in for Jake Tapper on this
0:07.0	memorial day. A day for honoring those who gave their lives fighting for the United
0:12.2	States and this year a day where we are now who gave their lives fighting for the United States.
0:12.7	And this year, a day where we are now mourning almost 98,000 deaths,
0:17.8	family, friends, and neighbors.
0:20.4	Dr. Deborah Burke says that Trump administration is still predicting up to 240,000 Americans
0:26.0	dying in the first wave.
0:28.2	And the World Health Organization today is saying there may be a second peak as part of the first wave.
0:34.0	Plus, as White House senior advisor Kevin Hasett told me yesterday,
0:37.8	the devastating economic losses could also be long lasting.
0:47.8	As the president is on the ballot in November, you think there could be double digit unemployment still?
0:48.8	I think that, yes, unemployment will be something that moves back slower.
0:53.0	Many Americans are out and about on this Memorial Day visiting newly reopened businesses
0:58.5	and trying to get a taste of summer.
1:01.0	And as CNN's Jason Carroll reports reports some health experts are alarmed.
1:07.0	After weeks of caution in confinement, you wouldn't know a pandemic was going on by looking at
1:11.9	the beach today.
1:13.0	Looking almost normal in some places, crowded beaches and busy boardwalks seemingly little sign
1:19.2	of social distancing and even fewer face masks.
1:23.0	In Missouri, shocking images of a packed pool party in the Ozarks causing concern
1:29.0	in other areas more vigilant, with some communities encouraging people to maintain
1:35.0	six feet distance on the beach. In New York City, beaches remained closed.
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