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I'm Jim Acosta in the situation room and we're following breaking news.

The US coronavirus death toll has now topped 2005,000 people with more than 7.1 million confirmed cases and infections are on the rise

in almost half of the country.

Just moments ago, President Trump announced a plan to send 150 million rapid coronavirus tests to the states.

Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauchy tells CNN he's concerned about misleading

information being given to the president by coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas

sources say CDC director Robert Redfield has also voiced concerns about Atlas

also breaking. Mr. Trump dodging questions about a bombshell New York Times report that says he paid no income taxes and 10 out of 15 years

starting in 2000 and that he's hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. Let's go straight to the White House and CNN

White House correspondent Boris Sanchez Boris a major pandemic announcement by

the president this evening. That's right Jim President Trump announcing the US plans to manufacture 150 million

new rapid COVID-19 tests in the coming months. The president saying the

United States is rounding the corner on the virus

going against his own health experts including Dr. Anthony Fauchy, who notably was not in the

Rose Garden for today's announcement, nor was CDC Director Robert Redford. was those men have a very public

nor was CDC director Robert Redfield

but Dr Scott Atlas as you noted

was those men have a very public dispute I try to ask the president about it. He chose not to answer our questions

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