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CNN Transcripts for August 08, 2020

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CNN Newsroom
• Large Motorcycle Rally Being Held in Sturgis, South Dakota, Raises Concerns about Coronavirus Spread; Teachers Protest Plans in Georgia to Reopen Schools During Coronavirus Pandemic; Protestors Take to Streets of Beirut after Massive Explosion Kills More than 150 People; National Education Association President Becky Pringle Interviewed on Need for Funding to Reopen Schools Safely; Former Education Secretary under President Obama Arne Duncan Interviewed on Steps Government Should Take to Help with Continuing Education During Coronavirus Pandemic; President Trump States He Will Take Executive Action If Congress Cannot Reach Deal on Economic Stimulus Bill. Aired 10-11a ET
• Stimulus Talks Break Down, Negotiators Walk Away Without Deal; NYC Schools Cleared For In-Person Classes This Fall; Florida Reports 8,425 New Coronavirus Cases, 182 New Deaths; Bikers Gather In South Dakota For 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally; Reimposed Restrictions Credited For Arizona's Downward Trend; School Districts Across U.S. Weigh Reopening; Protests Erupt In Beirut Over Deadly Explosion. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Threatens Executive Action If No Deal Is Reached; U.S. Nearing Five Million COVID Cases, Death Toll Passes 161,000; Around 260 Students, Eight Teachers Quarantined After Georgia Reopens Schools; Dems, WH Locked In Stalemate Over New Stimulus Plan; Biden's Relationship With Obama Offers A Guide To His V.P. Search; Protests Erupt In Beirut Over Deadly Explosion. Aired 12-1p ET
• Stimulus Breakdown: Negotiators Walk Away Without Deal; Struggling Families Get Food, School Supplies At Drive-Thru Event; NYC Schools Cleared For In-Person Classes This Fall; Georgia Teachers Protest Plan To Return In-Person Learning; Children Hospitalized For COVID Need ICU Care At Same Rate As Adults; Bikers Gather In South Dakota For 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally; U.S. Intel's Top Election Official: China Doesn't Want Trump To Win, Russia Working Against Biden. Aired 1-2p ET
• President Trump to Give Press Conference on Possible Executive Action on Economic Stimulus; Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Austan Goolsbee Interviewed on How Government Action Can Help Struggling U.S. Economy; Charitable Organization Distributes Food in Los Angeles; New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to Allow Schools to Reopen; Georgia High School Student Temporarily Suspended for Tweeting Picture of Crowded School Hallway; Doctor States Obesity May Reduce Effectiveness of Coronavirus Vaccine. Aired 2-3p ET
• Massive Biker Rally Going On Despite Objections From Most Locals; Picture Of Crowded Hallway Raises Concerns As Schools Reopen; Biden Expected To Announce Vice President Pick Soon; Mayor Carlos Gimenez (R), Miami-Dade County, Discusses Rising Coronavirus Cases, Lag In Testing; Trump To Sign Executive Orders After Stimulus Talks Break Down. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Holds News Conference As U.S. Nears Five Million Coronavirus Cases; Trump Announces Executive Orders After Stimulus Talks Break Down. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Signs Four Executive Orders, Including $400 In Enhanced Federal Unemployment Benefits; Trump Abruptly Ends Briefing After Reporter Asks Why He Falsely Claims To Have Passed Veterans' Choice; Around 250K Expected At Motorcycle Rally In SD As Nation Battles Pandemic; Schools Prepare To Reopen As Nation Nears Five Million COVID Cases. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Signs Executive Orders After Stimulus Talks Break Down; 250K Expected At Motorcycle Rally In South Dakota As Nation Battles Pandemic; Interview With San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg (I). Aired 6- 7p ET
• President Donald Trump Signs Stimulus Provisions After Capitol Hill Talks Break Down; Adds $400 Per Week In Unemployment Benefits, Asking States To Provide 25 Percent; Biker Rally Draws Large Crowd As U.S. Nears 5 Million Virus Cases; Food Banks Struggle To Meet Growing Need Across The U.S.; Florida Reports Sixth Day This Month Of 120 Plus Single Day Deaths. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Signs Executive Orders After Stimulus Talks Break Down; Fears As Bikers Rally Expects 250K People Without Mask, Distancing Rules; Fear Of New Spikes Ahead In Arizona; Teachers In Georgia's Largest School District Staging A Protest; Biden Holds Lead Over Trump In Polls As Election Nears; The Testing Crisis: What 20 Experts Say They Need From Government. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump Signs Executive Actions After Stimulus Talks Break Down; U.S. Food Banks Face Shortages As Demand Surges; US COVID-19 Deaths Rise For Fifth Straight Week; Foreign Policy Gives U.S. Lowest Score For Fact-Based Communication; Biden Narrows Down VP List With Convention Just Days Away; Ohio Governor And Wife Test Negative For COVID-19; FBI Testing Ballistic Evidence From Inside Breonna Taylor's Home. Aired 9-10p ET
• Huge Explosion Rocks Beirut; Air India Plane Crashes in Kerala after Skidding Off Runway; Georgia School District Quarantines 260 Students and Eight Teachers after First Week of School; Hawaii Reinstates Inter-Island Travel Quarantine and Other Restrictions; Trump Issues Orders Banning TikTok and WeChat; Stimulus Talks Break Down on Capitol Hill; Mexico Now Has Third Highest Global COVID-19 Death Toll. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Huge Explosion Rocks Beirut; Georgia School District Quarantines 260 Students and Eight Teachers after First Week of School; Can You Catch COVID-19 Twice?; Air India Plane Crashes in Kerala after Skidding Off Runway. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Huge Explosion Rocks Beirut; Georgia School District Quarantines 260 Students and Eight Teachers after First Week of School; Stimulus Talks Break Down on Capitol Hill; Air India Plane Crashes in Kerala after Skidding Off Runway; Trump Issues Orders Banning TikTok and WeChat; Tyler Perry Builds Camp Quarantine for Production Reboot. Aired 4-5a ET
• Huge Explosion Rocks Beirut; Stimulus Talks Break Down on Capitol Hill; Riders Gather in South Dakota for 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally; Georgia School District Quarantines 260 Students and Eight Teachers after First Week of School; Air India Plane Crashes in Kerala after Skidding Off Runway; Mexico Now Has Third Highest Global COVID-19 Death Toll; U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Hong Kong Officials; Trump Issues Orders Banning TikTok and WeChat. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN Special Reports
• The Road To Change: America's Climate Crisis. Aired 10-11:30p ET


New Day Saturday
• Famed Biker Rally Expects 250K People, Masks not Required; As Stimulus Talks Collapse, White House Plans Executive Orders on Payroll Tax, Unemployment Insurance and Student Loans; Grocery Bills Ballooning as Pandemic Disrupts Food Supply Chain; NYC Schools Cleared for In-Person Classes This Fall; U.N. Releases Additional $6 Million to Assist Beirut After Blast; South Africa Delays Classes While Kenya Cancels School Year; CDC Reports At Least 570 Children Treated for Rare Inflammatory Illness Linked to COVID-19; NBA Players Stand Up Against Racism. Aired 6-7a ET
• Forty Million At Risk Of Eviction Without A Stimulus Bill; Grocery Bills Ballooning As Pandemic Disrupts Food Supply Chain; Unemployment Rate Falls To 10.2 Percent; U.S. Intel Warns Of Threats From China, Russia, And Iran; Georgia Teachers Protest Plan To Return Students To In-Person Learning; UNICEF Coordinating With Partners To Help Front Line Workers. Aired 7-8 ET
• Stimulus Talks Break Down As Negotiators Walk Away Without A Deal; Trump Again Pushes False Claim That Pandemic Is "Disappearing" And Cases Are Up Because Of "Testing"; NYC Schools Cleared For In- Person Classes This Fall; Famed Biker Rally Expects 250K People, Masks Not Required; Children Hospitalized For COVID Need ICU Care At Same Rate As Adults; St. Louis Cardinals Postpone Another Series After Players Test Positive For COVID-19. Aired 8-9a ET


Smerconish
• A Potential Perfect Storm Of Issues Affecting Voting In 2020 Election; Are Some Of Us Naturally Immune To COVID-19?; Is Greater Threat Voter Confusion Or Fraud In 2020 Election?; Princeton Grads Create Campus Experience Inside "Bubble"; "Prediction Professor" Calls 2020 Winner. Aired 9-10a ET