U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 75,000 people; Trump Administration rejects CDC guidelines to reopen U.S.; Weekly unemployment claims top 33 million since mid-March; 44 states will partially reopen by Sunday as cases spike; Justice Department drops crimi

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 7 May 2020

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Valet to President Trump tests positive for coronavirus; Trump says he had "very little contact" with Covid-19 positive valet; AP Report: Trump said wearing a mask "sends the wrong message"; WH tests its staff, press corps for virus but downplays national testing; 40+ states move to reopen despite not meeting federal guidelines; WH adviser: April jobs report could show 20% unemployment; Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy; Frontier Airlines reverses plan to charge customers $39 for empty middle seat; FDA clears Moderna vaccine for phase 2 trial; Cuomo: NY seeing "painfully slow decline" in death rate; CA Gov confirms first known case of community spread at nail salon; Some doctors see hope in HIV drug combo despite study showing no direct benefit; How Washington state avoided coronavirus surge after reporting first case in January; Source: HHS Secy Azar blames plant workers for getting infected; Justice Department drops criminal case against Michael Flynn;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	Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper one month ago. At this time the number of
0:08.9	lives that had been lost to coronavirus was just over 12,000. Right now we just hit another green milestone
0:15.0	passing 75,000. The death toll officially standing at 75,054 just for some
0:20.0	perspective on that. Take a look at this photo.
0:23.0	This is Michigan State Spartan Stadium.
0:26.0	It holds just over 75,000 people.
0:28.0	Meaning there are more people that have died from coronavirus
0:32.0	in this country than you see in
0:34.4	this photo in just a few short months. Weeks ago Dr Deborah Burks who heads the
0:39.4	White House Coronavirus Task Force asked the CDC the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for specific the The CDC drafted a document and CNN has learned the Trump administration has rejected that guidance.
0:56.0	It's something of a theme here, the politicians pushing back against medical and scientific expertise.
1:02.0	Governors around the country are taking steps to reopen without having reached
1:06.0	the benchmarks in the White House's guidelines.
1:08.9	And while experts say widespread testing is key to saving lives and responsibly reopening.
1:14.0	President Trump does not seem to grasp the concept,
1:18.0	saying in the Oval Office yesterday, quote,
1:20.0	in a way, by doing all this testing,
1:22.0	we make ourselves look bad.
1:25.0	We should clarify, that's testing for you that he's talking about.
1:29.2	The White House tests its officials and visitors regularly.
1:32.8	In fact, the White House official confirms that a member of the US Navy who serves
1:36.4	as one of President Trump's personal assistance has tested positive for coronavirus.
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