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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown: The command center for breaking news, politics and extraordinary reports from around the world. The Situation Room airs weekdays 10am-12pm Eastern, Monday through Friday on CNN.
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Apr 29, 2020 • 38min
United States coronavirus cases surpass one million, 57,000+ deaths; Key model revises forecast to 74,000 deaths in United States by August; Despite misgivings, Texas lifts stay-at-home order on Friday;
New model project thousands more may die if states open too early; California governor outlines phased reopening plan: retail businesses, schools "weeks away"; Trump ordering meat processing plants to stay open; Newly released White House testing guidelines appear to fall short of levels recommended by two health experts; Vice President Pence tours Mayo Clinic without a mask despite policy requiring visitors to wear masks; Washington Post: Trump intel briefings repeatedly warned of virus threat; United States coronavirus cases surpass 1 million, 1/3 of global infections; Some state unemployment funds are running out of money; Fauci: If we "prematurely try to open up," coronavirus could "rebound"; Fauci: "We need to have a productive partnership" between the states and federal government on testing; Texas to allow restaurants, retail stores and malls to reopen Friday with 25 percent capacity limit; Small business loans website crashes on first day of reopening; About 60 million Americans still waiting for stimulus checks; People getting stimulus checks with a letter signed by Trump as millions still wait for payment; Dr. Gupta answers your questions about the virus;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 28, 2020 • 48min
Awaiting White House news conference as number of United States coronavirus cases nears one million; Borger: Doctors, medical experts are filling a leadership vacuum left by the president; Georgia restaurants and theaters reopen today, despite warnings;
Sources: White House will release overview and "blueprint" for increased coronavirus testing as states reopen; Texas governor will let Stay-At-Home order expire Thursday; United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 55,000, almost one million cases; White House schedules, cancels, then reschedules briefing as Trump lashes out and airs grievances; Source: White House may scale back coronavirus task force meetings soon; Birx: United States needs a Covid-19 testing "breakthrough"; White House tired to pivot Trump's focus from virus to economy; More states move to reopen as United States cases near one million; Glitches hamper round two of small business loan funding; Tyson wants meat plant closures could cause major gaps in food supply; New York governor: 7,500 people tested in antibody study, about 15 percent positive; New York Times: Trump suggested to government that some schools should reopen before end of academic year; Crowds flock to open southern California beaches amid heat wave; awaiting Trump statement after White House cancels task force briefing; Trump news conference on coronavirus;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 25, 2020 • 53min
CDC urges proper use of disinfectants after Trump dangerously suggests internal use might treat virus, NY Times: Trump rarely attends task force meetings, businesses are reopening, but are they safe?
Trump falsely denies he suggested looking into internal disinfectant to treat virus, claiming he was "sarcastic", Lysol warns against use after Trump comments, head of Navy recommends reinstating commander ousted for sounding alarm about Coronavirus on aircraft carrier, U.S. Coronavirus death toll surpasses 50,000, GA, OK reopening some businesses today despite warnings, Atlanta mayor urges people to stay home as state reopens, White House Coronavirus Task Force BriefingTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 24, 2020 • 39min
Key Coronavirus model updates projections, now says some states should wait even longer to reopen; Science vs. Politics in Trump administration coronavirus response; Source: Dr. Fauci not at today's White House coronavirus task force briefing;
Public labs still can't meet demand for testing, Fauci"not overly confident" with test capacity; Antibody tests suggest 1-in-5 New York City residents may have had virus; Health department "appalled" by bodies transported in truck; Model: Hidden outbreaks in United States far earlier than first thought; New coronavirus model: Georgia won't be able to safely reopen until at least June 22; Source: Coronavirus task force had to convince Trump to denounce Georgia governor's reopening decision; CDC director tries to, but doesn't, walk back comments that virus could be as difficult next fall or winter; Top vaccine doctor says he was removed from federal post after questioning drug Trump touted, accuse Trump administration of "false statements'; New York Governor: Senator McConnell calling for state bankruptcies instead of federal funding is "one of the dumbest ideas"; Model: Hidden outbreaks in United States far earlier than first thought; Drug maker says Remdesivir trial posted online prematurely, showed "inconclusive" results; New York researcher: Initial results of Hydroxychloroquine study are ready, but state hasn't released them; United States death toll surpasses 47,000;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 23, 2020 • 38min
Doctor says he was removed from federal post after questioning drug Trump praised; Las Vegas mayor calls Nevada's shutdown "total insanity"; New York, Connecticut, New Jersey to cooperate on contact tracing;
Key model shows Georgia, 11 other states should wait until at least June 8 to reopen; United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 46,000; Source: Other task force members share CDC chief's concern that a second wave may be more devastating; New study finds no benefits, higher death rate in patients taking hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19; Coronavirus killed Americans weeks earlier than thought; California becomes first state to recommend testing without symptoms; New York governor: New York, Connecticut, New Jersey to launch "nation-leading" contact tracing effort; Iowa governor won't close meat processing plants despite virus outbreaks; New York governor on reopening: "No time to act stupidly"; Las Vegas mayor: I offered to use city's reopening as a "control group" to see if infections rise, was told no; Las Vegas mayor rejects responsibility to help casinos and hotels safely reopen: "It's up to them"; Las Vegas mayor wants to reopen casinos but offers no plan on how to do it safely; Key model: Georgia can't safely reopen until at least June 19, state reopening some businesses Friday; "An army of tracers" needed to control coronavirus spread; Dr. Gupta answers your questions about the virus; Key vaccine doctor removed from job;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 22, 2020 • 43min
Washington Post: Possible second wave of infections this winter likely worse; Georgia reopening gyms, hair and nail salons, body art studios, massage therapists, bowling alleys starting Friday; DC mayor revamps virus response for jails, mental hospital;
New York governor talks testing and funding with Trump in "productive" White House meeting; United States death toll tops 43,000 as some states move to reopen; New study finds no benefits, higher death rate in patients taking hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19; Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee move to reopen businesses, despite not meeting Trump administration's "phase one" requirement; Senate approves new $484 billion package to help small businesses; Director of key Trump administration vaccine agency suddenly departs; Abbott labs warns its rapid coronavirus tests can produce false negative under certain conditions; DC among United States cities reporting high rate of coronavirus deaths among African Americans; Nursing homes bearing brunt of deaths, infections; "An army of tracers" needed to control coronavirus spread; White House coronavirus task force briefing;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 22, 2020 • 43min
Washington Post: Possible second wave of infections this winter likely worse; Georgia reopening gyms, hair and nail salons, body art studios, massage therapists, bowling alleys starting Friday; DC mayor revamps virus response for jails, mental hospital;
New York governor talks testing and funding with Trump in "productive" White House meeting; United States death toll tops 43,000 as some states move to reopen; New study finds no benefits, higher death rate in patients taking hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19; Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee move to reopen businesses, despite not meeting Trump administration's "phase one" requirement; Senate approves new $484 billion package to help small businesses; Director of key Trump administration vaccine agency suddenly departs; Abbott labs warns its rapid coronavirus tests can produce false negative under certain conditions; DC among United States cities reporting high rate of coronavirus deaths among African Americans; Nursing homes bearing brunt of deaths, infections; "An army of tracers" needed to control coronavirus spread; White House coronavirus task force briefing;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 21, 2020 • 37min
Awaiting White House coronavirus task force briefing; 5,500+ conformed cases in Boston, 175 deaths; What reopening looks like across the United States; New York rolls out statewide antibody testing today; Dr. Gupta answers your questions about the virus;
Georgia governor clears gyms, bowling alleys, body art studios, hair and nail salons to open as early as Friday; Trump passes buck on testing as Pence tries to reassure governors; United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 41,000 as need for testing grows; Governors call Trump's testing claims "absolutely false," "Delusional"; Fauci: "We still have a way to go" on antibody tests; Concern grows in some United States cities as earlier hot spots ease; Some states, cities and towns take first steps to reopen; Hundreds defy state orders, medical experts to protest restrictions; Tennessee governor says state will begin to reopen on May 1; Harvard study; Untied States must triple test to safely reopen; Trump insists testing is "a local thing", Fauci urges "partnership" between federal and states; Trump defends protesters defying his administration's own guidelines; Oil has its worst day ever, finishes at negative $37 a barrel; Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee announce plans to reopen some businesses; Boston Mayor: "The worst is yet to come for a lot of people"; Detroit begins testing essential workers for virus; Detroit able to test people without coronavirus symptoms; Preliminary results in hydroxychloroquine study expected soon;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 18, 2020 • 38min
Trump attacks governors a day after saying they "call the shots", calls to "liberate" democrat states with stay-at-home protests, new model: some states need to wait until at least late June, early July to start reopening, Report: experimental drug may he
U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 34,000, New York Governor Cuomo responds to new attack by Trump: if he's "home watching TV" he should "go to work", angry senate democrats press Pence on testing, get no clear answers, Senator King: "never been so mad" after phone call with Pence; slams Trump "dereliction of duty" on testing, 4,100 confirmed cases in Rhode Island, 118 deaths, New Jersey Governor: students will likely wear masks when schools reopen, new model estimates 60,308 U.S. deaths by August 4th, down about 8,500 from previous estimate, Friedman: government needs to focus its investments for the "after coronavirus era", report: experimental drug may help treat Covid-19 symptoms, Study: small percentage of sample have Coronavirus antibodies, many feeling pain despite two trillion dollar stimulus planTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 17, 2020 • 38min
In complete reversal, Trump tells governors they "call the shots" on reopening; Soon: Trump to announce guidelines to reopen economy in three phases; What the "new normal" in the United States may look like; Private lab's rapid-results test draws praise;
Trump plan: In phase one of reopening, schools should remain closed; Trump plan: Gyms can open in phase one as long as they maintain social distancing, but bars should remain closed; United States coronavirus death toll almost 31,000; Record 22 million filed for first-time jobless claims since mid-March. Tip leads police to 17 bodies at New Jersey nursing home; Trump to unveil reopening guidelines as states and cites extends stay-at-home orders; Business leaders governors tell trump testing inadequate to reopen; Soon: Trump unveils reopening guidelines amid health, business warnings; Trump plan: states should have ability to quickly set up safe and efficient screening and testing sites before reopening; Trump reopening plan urges continued hand washing, face coverings; Trump plan: some restaurants can reopen under strict social distancing guidelines during phase one; Trump plan calls for a two-week sustained decrease in cases before states reopen; Awaiting coronavirus briefing; One-on-one with New Orleans mayor; Mayors say sporting events, concerts unlikely this year; New Orleans mayor extenders stay-at-home order until May 16; Praise for rapid-results test; Detroit mayor: Hundreds of officers tested, now back at work; Most dramatic rise in jobless claims since labor department started tracking in 1967;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


