Trump reverses course, tells governors "you are going to call your own shots" on when to reopen; Trump criteria to begin reopening includes a 14-day sustained decrease in cases and pre-crisis hospital conditions;

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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🗓️ 17 April 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Trump's phase one for reopening: Vulnerable people continue to shelter in place and schools remain closed; Trump's phases two for reopening: Urges telework, but schools, gyms, bars open with physical distancing; Trump's phase three for reopening: Vulnerable people resume public life, limited distancing at large venues; Source: Several governors tell Trump they're still lacking tests and materials for tests; Trump issues new three-phases plan to reopen economy, but tells governors they will be "empowered to tailor" approach; Oxford researchers hope to have a vaccine ready by September; Oxford researchers 80 percent confident their vaccine will work, human trials to start next week; Oxford to start human trials on their vaccine next week, they are hoping to have a vaccine ready by September; Trump claims United States is testing more than any other country as lawmakers, business leaders push to ramp up testing; 22 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in last four weeks; Small business loan program has run out of money as 22 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in last four weeks; Less than two weeks after starting, the $349 billion small business loan program is already out of cash;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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0:30.2	And good evening. That was President Trump. He was just unveiling new guidelines for states to
0:35.0	reopen the president telling the nation's governors to, quote,
0:38.1	call your own shots, reversing a position that he had earlier this week, of course, when he said
0:44.0	that he had total authority. He now says some states could possibly open tomorrow as soon as tomorrow.
0:50.9	Well, the president laid out three phases, in the first phase, vulnerable individuals will
0:55.6	shelter in place, people will be urged to work at home, schools remain closed, social gatherings
1:00.5	no larger than 10 people, bars don't open restaurants and gyms due with social distancing protocols,
1:06.2	and that phase does not even start until you have seen two weeks of a sustained decline in new cases.
1:11.8	Phase two, among the big changes, schools will open, social gatherings go to 50 people,
1:17.1	non-essential travel could resume bars allowed to open.
1:20.5	And in phase three, vulnerable people can interact with the public and there would be no restrictions
1:24.7	on going back to work.
1:26.9	Obviously, at any point, if there is an increase in cases, theoretically, there would be no restrictions on going back to work. Obviously, at any point,
1:28.1	if there is an increasing cases, theoretically, you would go back to the beginning, although
1:33.1	there is a real lack of clarity about that. When will the states be ready? Even for phase one,
1:39.0	and what do the medical experts say? All right, well, I want to get to the bottom of that. This is
1:41.8	the big question, of course, facing this entire country tonight. I want to go first to the Democratic Governor of Kansas, Laura Kelly. She was on President Trump's call today with governors from around the country. Governor, when you see this, do you feel, I mean, first of all, let's be clear, it was always the reality that you as a governor make the decisions when it comes to your own state. But when you get these guidelines and it says two weeks of a sustained decline in cases
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