Trump fundraises in Florida as state’s cases top 11K in one day; New poll: 67% disapprove of Trump’s handling of coronavirus; Fauci says he has not briefed President Trump in two months; COVID hits black and Latino communities at staggering rates; Big Ten Commissioner: “We may not have sports in the fall”; Parents stressed over what to do about school;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
3.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Trump visits virus epicenter, but not to address pandemic; Trump and Fauci not speaking as pandemic worsens; Fauci “trying to figure out” Trump’s claim that 99% of COVID-19 cases are “harmless”; Trump says economy “getting back on track” as COVID crisis worsens; NY to help FL fight COVID-19, plans to send Remdesivir drug; FL Gov. Ron DeSantis defends state reopening as Fauci says states like Florida reopened too quickly; Georgia sets new record, 4,400+ new cases; President Trump claims he “aced” cognitive test; Trump: Doctors “very surprised” by my cognitive results; CDC: Hospitalizations for black and Latino COVID patients nearly 5 times higher than white patients; Big Ten joins ACC, Ivy league in changing fall sports over virus; Amid pressure to explain quick test results, NBA says testing for players, staff doesn’t divert from public; Los Angeles teachers union recommends keeping schools closed, shifting focus to distanced learning;
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| 0:00.0 | And welcome to the lead on this Friday. I'm Pamela Brown and today for Jake Tapper. |
| 0:06.0 | President Trump right now is visiting the epicenter of coronavirus in the United States, Florida. |
| 0:12.0 | The presidential visit is not at all related. virus in the United States, Florida. |
| 0:13.0 | The residential visit is not at all related to the pandemic, as Florida continues to set all the wrong records, with new cases skyrocketing, more than 1,200% since May 4th when the state began reopening. |
| 0:26.6 | Well despite this, President Trump and the nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony |
| 0:31.4 | Fauchy, have not spoken in more than a month. |
| 0:35.0 | Even as Fauchy is warning the U.S. is in the middle of a quote very serious problem. |
| 0:40.4 | And we have just learned that it's now New York State sending health to Florida. |
| 0:44.4 | 280 COVID-19 patients in the state will be getting Rondezevir medication |
| 0:49.2 | while they wait for federal aid. |
| 0:51.2 | And the CNN's Martin Savage reports, Dr. |
| 0:53.6 | Fauchy specifically pointed to Florida as a state that reopened too quickly. |
| 0:57.8 | Now the state's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis maintains he did the right thing at the right time. |
| 1:04.0 | Florida is paying a painful price. |
| 1:08.0 | In addition to a record single day death toll of 120, |
| 1:11.0 | including the death of an 11-year-old child. |
| 1:14.7 | Miami-Dade County reports hospitalizations are up 74% in less than two weeks, |
| 1:20.2 | and the You've got a lot of beds available. The county's also seeing a staggering 28% |
| 1:34.7 | positivity rate of tests being taken now, |
| 1:37.4 | according to the mayor's office. |
| 1:39.2 | The nation's infectious disease expert, |
| 1:41.0 | Dr Anthony Fauchy, says the coronavirus surge can be traced back to |
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