United States reports 835 new deaths today, most in one day; Awaiting White House coronavirus briefing; Source: National stockpile deploying last round of protective gear;

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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United States coronavirus death toll doubles in three days; Trump changes position, now acknowledges virus is dire; Florida governor reverses course with new stay-at-home order; Trump predicts "painful" weeks ahead after saying virus "under control" two weeks ago; White House projects 100,000 to 240,000 Americans could die; Nearly nine out of ten Americans now under stay-at-home orders; Awaiting White House coronavirus briefing; Source close to task force: tougher measures implemented earlier "might have made a difference," despite what the White House is saying; Pence: We think Italy is closet comparison for United States projections; Pence casts blame on CDC, China for any delay in United States response; Sources: White House task force may soon recommend Americans wear masks; Wolf speaks with Vice President Pence; Pence: coronavirus could "largely" be "behind us" by early June; Pence argues national stay-at-home order still not necessary; Pence: "likely" second wave of virus in fall or winter; testing backlog; Documents show backlog of 160,000 tests at just one lab;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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1:19.7	Task Force officials in the U.S. announced 835 more dead today. That's the deadliest
1:25.7	of the pandemic so far here in the United States. The US death toll skyrocketing
1:30.7	doubling in just three days.
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