Trump expected to host event at WH tomorrow despite having COVID; Trump on his COVID diagnosis: “I was not in great shape”; 13 charged in domestic terror plot to kidnap Michigan Gov.; COVID cases rising across all regions in the country;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 9 October 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Trump: I might not have recovered “at all” if not for experimental antibody therapy; Trump claims the Regeneron treatment he received is a “cure”; Trump pressures AG Barr to prosecute Obama, Biden; Trump expected to host event on WH South Lawn tomorrow despite having COVID, will address guests from balcony; Trump struggles with coughs during tv interview; Trump on coughing interview: there’s a “lingering thing” from COVID-19; Whitmer: Trump “complicit” for not denouncing far-right groups; Plot to kidnap Michigan Gov designed to start a “civil war”; Michigan AG: I think there will be more incidents like this; U.S. adds 56,191 cases Thursday; Hospitalizations now starting to trend upwards again; Broadway to stay dark though summer 2021; COVID outbreak sparks NFL schedule changes; Medical experts urge FDA to rely on science for vaccine approvals; WHO: record number of COVID cases reported today; U.S. reports highest number of new cases in nearly two months; Trump campaign: Trump to speak at rally Monday in Sanford, Florida; Infectious disease expert: in 8-10 weeks Florida will be a “house on fire”; Hurricane Delta nears landfall as powerful category 2 storm; Hurricane Delta to set record as 10th named storm to hit US in 2020, forth to hit Louisiana; 19-year-old dies 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	This is CNN breaking news.
0:04.0	And welcome to the second hour of the lead.
0:06.0	I'm Jake Tapper.
0:07.0	We're continuing this hour with breaking news, President Trump,
0:09.0	planning to hold an event at the White House tomorrow,
0:11.0	despite the fact that he is infected with the coronavirus.
0:15.0	It's a stunning and potentially reckless move given the nation's top infectious disease expert,
0:20.2	Dr Anthony Fauchy, called the White House event many believe is responsible
0:24.4	for the Trump administration outbreak, a quote, super spreader event.
0:28.6	Trump's physician, Commander Sean Conley, said yesterday he expected the president could return to public engagements
0:34.0	as soon as tomorrow, we're not sure what that is based on.
0:37.1	We still do not have answers to basic questions about the president's health, such as, is the president
0:42.1	still contagious? Has the president still contagious has the president
0:44.0	tested negative since being treated when in fact when when exactly did he
0:48.0	last test negative when did he contract the virus basic questions we still do not know the answers to answers you the
0:53.0	basic questions we still do not know the answers to answers you have every right to know
0:56.0	ones that could be literally a matter of life and death for people the president wants to see as soon as tomorrow
1:02.0	today however the president wants to see as soon as tomorrow.
1:03.0	Today, however, the president claims he feels perfect that he might not have recovered at all from coronavirus
1:08.6	if it had not been for an experimental antibody therapy, which the president called a cure it is not a cure as
1:14.5	CNN's Caitlin Collins reports. Just one week after he was admitted to the
1:20.7	hospital president Trump is insisting he's ready to get back on the
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