Special Edition: Texas, Florida, California hit record virus levels as cases surge; 5,000+ new cases in California today; Trump accuses a BLM leader of “treason, sedition, insurrection!”; Multiple Trump Campaign staffers quarantining after Tulsa rally; Govs in NV, NC, SC mandate masks in last 24 hours; 30 states infections increase; 9 states flat; 11 states declining; CO Gov: Officials will investigate 2019 police killing of unarmed black man after millions sign petition; Trump visits Wisconsin
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
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🗓️ 25 June 2020
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Texas pauses phased reopening as cases, hospitalizations spike; Doctor in Texas warns surge in cases could be “apocalyptic”; Texas Medical Center website says 100% of ICU beds in use; Texas Gov recommends masks in public but won’t require them; CA Gov: Coronavirus hospitalizations up 32% in last 2 weeks; Florida records 5,000+ new cases in 24-hour period; Miami-Dade County reported 27% positivity rate Wednesday; Florida Gov refuses to issue mandatory mask order; WH Econ Adviser: “There will be shutdowns” but not nationwide; Biden slams Trump on health care in Pennsylvania speech; Fauci on masks: “Forget the politics. Look at the data”; The Lancet: Chance of virus transmission with a mask is 3.1% vs without a mask is 17.4%; New model: Wearing masks may save 30,000+ lives by October; Arizona city councilman apologizes for mocking “I can’t breathe” while wearing mask & protesting mandate; Political battle over masks as cases soar nationwide; CDC Report: Pregnant women with COVID-19 more likely to be hospitalized, admitted to ICU, put on ventilators; McClain pleaded with police to stop using force: “I’m an introvert, please respect my boundaries”; District Attorney defends decision not to charge officers in McClain’s death, says evidence wasn’t there; House Democrats expected to pass police reform bill today; Residents and businesses sue Seattle over “financial hardship” from protest zone; Trump resists wearing masks as infections rise across U.S.; CDC Dir: Most “powerful weapon” is social distancing; Trump to use executive order & U.S. Marshalls to protect monuments; Polls show Trump trails Biden in WI, MI, PA & FL; Group of Miami hospitals reporting 108% increase in COVID patients; Miami mayor considers fines for not wearing masks in public, FL Governor says he will not require masks; Disney postpones Disneyland reopening in California; Apple closing more stores as COVID-19 cases spike; Uncertainty grows as more athletes test positive for virus; At least six MLB teams reporting positive cases, training camp expected to start July first; Top golfers drop out of tournament over coronavirus concerns; NFL doctor says league will have “very aggressive testing”; TX Doc: COVID-19 models are “on the verge of being apocalyptic”; Recovered COVID-19 patient lives with survivor’s guilt;
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| 0:00.0 | This is CNN breaking news. |
| 0:05.0 | Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. |
| 0:07.0 | We begin today with our health lead and we are breaking records on new coronavirus cases in states across this nation. |
| 0:14.5 | Right now there are nearly 2.4 million confirmed cases in the US and that number is |
| 0:19.3 | tragically surging with the CDC director warning this afternoon that the actual |
| 0:24.0 | infection rate could actually be 10 times higher because of those who show no |
| 0:29.0 | symptoms but have the virus and can spread it. |
| 0:32.8 | Infections are soaring in California, in Texas, in Florida, |
| 0:37.2 | three states that make up more than a quarter |
| 0:39.6 | of the US population. |
| 0:41.2 | In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott is suspending the reopening to deal with the growing crisis and once again in several counties cancelling elective surgeries and hospitals. |
| 0:52.0 | The mayors of Houston and Austin in Texas are warning intensive care units could soon |
| 0:57.2 | become overwhelmed. |
| 0:58.4 | As one medical expert in Texas gave this sobering assessment, increases in hospitalizations and infections across the Lone Star State, he said, could become quote, apocalyptic. |
| 1:09.0 | CNN's Alexander Field is in Dallas, Texas for us. |
| 1:11.3 | Alexandra, is this a major reversal from Governor Abbott, |
| 1:15.2 | considering how much of the state has already reopened? |
| 1:17.7 | What does this actually change? |
| 1:21.5 | Look, he has certainly pumped the brakes here. You'll remember of course that Texas was out in front with a handful of other states that were quick to reopen during the course of this pandemic. |
| 1:32.0 | They moved to open businesses quickly. Now you've got the |
| 1:34.5 | Governor Greg Abbott calling this a pause on the reopening. It means that the businesses that are already |
| 1:39.9 | opening can continue to stay open. They can continue to operate within the thresholds |
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