President Trump continues to claim the virus will “go away”

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 8 August 2020

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As nearly 158,000 Americans have died from coronavirus, President Trump continues to suggest the virus will “go away.” But, White House Task Force Member Dr. Anthony Fauci says “I don’t think we’re going to eradicate this from the planet.” Dr. Richard Besser, the former Acting CDC Director under President Obama, joins AC360 to react to President Trump’s comments and says if there’s not leadership from the top at the federal level as we start to reopen schools, we’re going to see disease spread in out of control ways. Plus, a 29-year-old man is being called the “miracle” survivor. 29-year-old Chris Rogan spent 132 days in the hospital battling Covid-19. Doctors didn’t expect him to make it but he defied the odds and beat the virus. He tells Anderson Cooper he wishes people would take the virus seriously and he never thought he’d get this sick. Airdate: August 5, 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.
0:01.0	We start tonight with breaking news.
0:02.1	President Trump right now speaking from his golf club in what Bedminster, New Jersey,
0:06.0	about the coronavirus relief bill talks that appear to have collapsed in Washington.
0:09.6	If it takes questions, we'll bring that to you live.
0:11.5	However, on a day, the government reported the economy gained about 1.8 million jobs in
0:15.7	July, but with an unemployment rate still above 10 percent.
0:21.1	President's moments ago, lashed out a Democratic leader as Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer for
0:25.1	pushing for budget items.
0:26.8	He says have nothing to do with the virus.
0:28.8	Or he suggested he's still open to a deal.
0:33.3	My administration continues to work in good faith to reach an agreement with Democrats
0:38.3	in Congress that will extend unemployment benefits, provide protections against evictions.
0:44.4	The terrible thing happens with evictions, not fair.
0:48.2	It wasn't their fault that we were infected with this disease from China and get relief
0:54.9	to American families.
0:57.4	Join me now by Jim Acosta, the White House, also Maggie Heyberman, Sanjay Gupta.
1:01.3	Jim, can you just lay out the president's what he is saying the plan from his side is?
1:05.8	Can he's not actually enacting executive action?
1:08.9	He's just saying what he will do if Congress doesn't reach an agreement, is that correct?
1:13.9	That's what it sounds like so far, Anderson.
1:15.4	Based on the president's remarks, he is laying down essentially another warning to Democrats
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