Special Edition: Fauci: U.S. could see 100,000 cases per day if surge continues; Official: Russia bounty intel was included in the presidential daily briefing sometime in spring; House Dems slam White House for insufficient briefing; Biden: “Trump failed us” as other countries got pandemic under control; FL Gov: “We’re not going back, closing things” despite surge; EU to reopen its borders, but not to American travelers;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 30 June 2020
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
CDC Director urges younger generations to wear masks; Cases rising in 36 states; flat in 12 states; declining in only 2 states; NY, NJ, CT expand travel advisory to 8 more states; 17 states pause or change reopening plan as new cases surge; Texas bar owners sue Gov. Abbott over emergency order shutting bars back down amid surge in cases; Sources: Officials alarmed at Trump’s calls with leaders due to abusive language with allies & pandering to Putin; Fauci: “Cautiously optimistic” for vaccine by 2021; FDA to provide guidance to vaccine developers to speed up approval process; Biden: Trump should fix PPE shortage before teeing off for another round of golf; Biden: “Everyone needs to wear a mask, period”; Biden on cognitive decline: “Watch me” and “can hardly wait” to compare his capability to Trump’s; Today is the last day for PPP small business loans with no new stimulus plan from congress; PPP application process expires tonight; $134B left untapped; Fauci: New swine flu found in China not “an immediate threat”; Scientists: New swine flu found in China can infect humans; NY, NJ & CT requiring residents from 16 states to self quarantine; Fauci: States must “follow the guidelines” on reopening; Study shows home made masks are often much less effective; Trump denies being briefed on Russian bounties to kill U.S. troops; Intel Chief says Trump was not briefed on Russia bounty Intel; Florida reports over 6,000 new coronavirus cases amid spike; Some small-city airports barely operational as passengers stay home; Small Michigan airport averages three daily flights, 63 passengers amid Covid; Small Virginia airport cut 46 jobs as airlines moved flights to larger cities;
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| 0:00.0 | This is CNN breaking news. |
| 0:06.0 | Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper and we begin with our health lead and the latest on the doctors. Dr. Anthony Fauchy warning the United States could hit 100,000 new |
| 0:25.6 | coronavirus cases every day if things do not turn around, noting that the |
| 0:30.4 | US is already at 40,000 new cases a day. |
| 0:34.5 | In addition, the CDC director is urging Americans |
| 0:37.4 | to take personal responsibility and wear masks in public. Specifically, I'm addressing the younger members of our society, the millennials, and |
| 0:47.6 | generation Z. |
| 0:48.6 | I ask those that are listening to spread the word. |
| 0:56.0 | 36 states. 36 are now trending upward when it comes to new cases. |
| 0:59.0 | Only two states are seeing a decline. |
| 1:02.0 | Yesterday, 15 states saw their highest seven-day |
| 1:05.0 | average for new daily cases yet. Only three of those 15 have statewide |
| 1:09.2 | face mask requirements. The European Union reopens its borders tomorrow and the EU has announced the countries |
| 1:15.6 | allowed to travel there, including our neighbors to the north, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, |
| 1:21.3 | even China reciprocates with the EU. |
| 1:24.3 | Among those countries banned from entering as of now, |
| 1:27.9 | Brazil, Russia, and the United States. |
| 1:31.6 | States within the US are also now currently imposing |
| 1:34.7 | regulations on Americans from other states where the virus is still spreading |
| 1:38.8 | like wildfire. New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are all expanding their travel advisories, adding |
| 1:45.0 | eight more states that will have to quarantine for 14 days if travelers from there enter that |
| 1:51.2 | tri-state area region. |
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