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CNN Transcripts for August 02, 2020

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CNN Newsroom
• Dems, White House Locked In Stalemate Over Enhanced Unemployment Benefits; Brix Warns U.S. In "New Phase" Of Pandemic, More Widespread Cases; Pandemic Slows Communication Between Emergency Staff In Florida; Millions Face Crisis As Unemployment Benefits Expire; SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule Splashes Down Off Florida Coast. Aired 2-3p ET
• SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Splashes Down Off Florida Coast. Aired 3-4p ET
• NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After Historic SpaceX Mission; Nancy Pelosi Says She Has No Confidence In Dr. Deborah Birx; Birx: Cases, Hospitalizations Show "Reassuring" Signs; Dozens Seen Partying At CA Bar As Owners Say Event Meant To "Honor First Responders"; Trump Floats Delaying Election, Which He Has No Authority To Do. Aired 4-5p ET
• U.S. In New Phase Of Pandemic And Hydroxychloroquine Not A Treatment; Speaker Pelosi Has No Confidence Towards Dr. Deborah Birx; Tropical Storm Isaias Heads Towards Florida And The Carolinas; NASA Astronauts Safely Returns To Earth; Jared Kushner's Secret Plan On National Testing Scrapped; Pres. Trump Suggests Delaying Election; Pentagon Releases UFO Encounter Reports. Aired 5-6p ET
• Florida Nears 500,000 Cases as Tropical Storm Disrupts State; Millions Fear Eviction as White House, Democrats in Stalemate Over Stimulus; Negotiations on Stimulus Package Continue as Benefits Expire. Aired 6-7p ET
• Florida Braces for Possible Hurricane amid Pandemic; Florida Hospitals Prepare for Big Storm amid Pandemic; Negotiators Still Far Apart on New U.S. Stimulus Package; 99th Hurricane on Record to Track through Bahamas; GOP Convention in Charlotte Closed to Press; Trump Claims Mail-in Voting Will Lead to "Rigged" Election; Few Countries Allowing Unrestricted Travel from U.S.; COVID-19 Outbreak a Blow to Paris Tourism Industry. Aired 12-1a ET
• Florida Braces for Possible Hurricane amid Pandemic; Florida Hospitals Prepare for Big Storm amid Pandemic; Negotiators Still Far Apart on New U.S. Stimulus Package; Los Angeles Church Gives Food to Thousands in Need; 99th Hurricane on Record to Track through Bahamas; Phase 3 Trial Begins in U.S. Hopes of Vaccine; "Operation LeGend" Brings Federal Agents into Chicago. Aired 1-2a ET
• Florida Braces for Possible Hurricane amid Pandemic; 99th Hurricane on Record to Track through Bahamas; Negotiators Still Far Apart on New U.S. Stimulus Package; Berlin Protest against Virus Limitations Draws Thousands; TikTok Scoffs at Trump's Ban Threat; Thousands Protest Netanyahu in Jerusalem; China Accused of Violent Victimization of Uyghur Women; Italy Turns Masks into Fashion Statement. Aired 2-3a ET
• Florida Prepares For Big Storm Amid Pandemic; Astronauts Head Home On SpaceX Capsule; New School Year Brings Fears Of Virus Among Kids; U.K. Scores 90 Million In-Development Vaccine Doses; Doctors Observe Many Young People Ignoring Safety Guidance; Hundreds Of California Firefighters Battling Blaze In Scorching Heat; Los Angeles Church Gives Food To Thousands In Need; TikTok Scoffs At Trump's Ban Threat; Thousands Protest Netanyahu In Jerusalem. Aired 3-4a ET
• Florida Prepares For Big Storm Amid Pandemic; Virologist Says U.K. Must Choose Between Pubs Or Schools; TikTok Scoffs At Trump's Ban Threat; NOAA Storm Trackers Now In The Air To Assess Isaias; New School Year Brings Fears Of Virus Among Kids; Australia's State Of Victoria Declares Tight Restrictions. Aired 4-5a ET
• Florida Prepares for Big Storm amid Pandemic; U.S. Deaths Top 1,000 for Six Consecutive Days; Millions of Renters Could Face Eviction Later This Year; Los Angeles Church Gives Food to Thousands in Need; Astronauts Head Home on SpaceX Capsule; NASA Looks for Evidence of Ancient Life on Mars. Aired 5-6a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• A New Cold War Between U.S. And China?; How The World Views America's Handling Of COVID-19; Authoritarianism In America?; Developing Countries Face Dire Challenge Of COVID-19; Trump Says He Will Ban TikTok. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Floats Delaying The Election, Attacks Mail-In Voting; New Cases Declining In Hard-Hit Florida And Texas; Biden Narrows VP List As Final Decision Looms; Coronavirus Crisis Spotlights The Inequalities In American Education; Doubts Hang Over MLB's Shortened 60-Game Season. Aired 8-9a ET


New Day Sunday
• Florida Braces For Tropical Storm Amid Pandemic; Lawmakers At Stalemate Over Extra Unemployment Benefits; In-Person Portion Of GOP Convention Will Be Closed To Press; Sailor And Seven Marines Presumed Dead After California Incident; U.S. Deaths Top 1,000 For Six Consecutive Days; California Reports Highest Single-Day Death Toll; Experts Recommend Wearing Face Shields Or Goggles As Well As Masks. Aired 6-7a ET
• U.S. Surpasses 4.6 Million Cases And 154,000-Plus Deaths; Florida Braces For Tropical Storm Amid Pandemic; People Facing Food Insecurity And Housing Fears Amid Pandemic; Talks Continue Today On Unemployment Relief Deal. Aired 7-8a ET


Reliable Sources
• NYT: Trump's Campaign To Undercut Democracy; What Will Election Coverage Look Like This Fall?; Is Biden's Low-Profile Media Strategy Working?; How Biden Is Dodging Trump's Punches With Silence; Messaging Divide During A Pandemic Can Cost Lives; DHS Promises To Investigate Surveillance Of U.S. Journalists; James Murdoch Resigns From News Corp Board; Fox's Rating Dropped During John Lewis Funeral. Aired 11a-12p ET


The Situation Room
• Storm Isaias Nears Florida's East Coast to Bring High Winds and Heavy Rain; Dr. Deborah Birx Warns U.S. is in New Phase of the Pandemic; Coronavirus Pandemic Magnifies Flaws in U.S. Health Care System; Controversial Pentagon Nominee Placed into Senior Role After Nomination Failed; Interview with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) about Coronavirus Cases and School Opening. Aired 7-8p ET
• Florida Nears 500,000 COVID-19 Cases as Tropical Storm Disrupts State; Dr. Deborah Birx Says "New Phase" of Pandemic with Both Urban and Rural Areas Affected; Interview with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber (D) about Tropical Storm and Coronavirus Cases; Millions Fear Eviction as White House, Dems in Stalemate over Stimulus; Interview with Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) about COVID Relief Package Negotiations; Ex-NFL Player Now a Doctor on Front Lines of COVID-19; Trump Seen Golfing This Weekend Amid Two Crises Facing America. Aired 8-9p ET
• FL Nears 500,000 Cases As Tropical Storm Disrupts State; New Infections Surge Across U.S.; CA Reports 500,000-Plus Total Cases; Controversial Pentagon Nominee Placed Into Senior Role Days After Nomination Failed; Is It Safe To Reopen The Nation's Schools?; NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After Historic SpaceX Flight. Aired 9-10p ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Stacey Abrams; Interview With White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx; Interview With Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR); Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC). Aired 9-10a ET