U.S. reports highest single day increase in COVID-19 infections; GOP Rep. Cheney tweets #RealMenWearMasks; Houston area raises alert level citing “uncontrolled” outbreak; Local Florida lawmakers enforce mask requirements, governor refuses to make requirement state-wide; Pence says the U.S. opening “safely and responsibly,” even as cases surge in several states; Fauci: U.S. must consider “flooding the system with testing”; House votes to make DC Nation’s 51st State, Trump & GOP Senate oppose;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 26 June 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
32 states increasing cases; 11 flat; 7 states showing a decline; Fauci: U.S. seeing “serious problems” in some areas; San Francisco delays reopenings scheduled for Monday; Gov advises Southern CA County to reinstate stay-at-home order; Source: Schism within coronavirus task force on issue of testing; Trump puts focus on protecting statues as U.S. hits COVID peak; Houston Mayor: Infection rate tripled in last 3 months; Texas Gov. puts restrictions back in place as cases soar; Trump Admin extends funding for Texas testing sites; Moments ago: FL Gov says no mask mandate, will “trust people to make good decisions; Hollywood, Florida issues emergency order requiring masks; Florida bans alcohol consumption at bars amid COVID spike; Trump administration urges Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare amid pandemic, recession;
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| 0:00.0 | This is |
| 0:02.0 | CENN Breaking News. |
| 0:05.0 | Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. |
| 0:07.0 | We begin this Friday with Breaking News in our health lead. |
| 0:11.0 | The coronavirus crisis is surging in nearly two-thirds of the |
| 0:14.6 | United States, but you might not know that if you listen to the Trump White House |
| 0:18.7 | which today minimize the fact that there is a looming disaster in several states, the president and |
| 0:24.8 | vice president continue to feed the American people lies about the state of |
| 0:28.6 | this pandemic and their administration's failures to rise to the moment. |
| 0:33.4 | This map tells the story. |
| 0:35.0 | 32 states are battling an increase in cases. |
| 0:38.2 | 11 states are flat. |
| 0:39.6 | Only seven states are showing a decline. |
| 0:41.8 | With Dr. Anthony Fauchy, the nation's top |
| 0:44.0 | infectious diseases expert warning today that the United States is at a crossroads |
| 0:48.4 | and that Americans can choose to be part of the problem or part of the solution. |
| 0:54.2 | Unfortunately, President Trump and Vice President Pence |
| 0:57.7 | seemed to be opting to be part of the problem. |
| 1:00.8 | Trump is refusing, of course, to set an example and wear a mask in public. |
| 1:04.7 | He continues to hold rallies with no social distancing, rallies that are veritable |
| 1:09.2 | Petri dishes. |
| 1:10.8 | And today at the first coronavirus task force briefing in two months, the Vice President of the United States made statements to the American people that simply do not square with the facts. |
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