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May 26, 2020
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Approaching 99,000; CDC: Coronavirus Antibody Tests Might Be Wrong Half The Time; Fate Of New Cases Trending Up In 17 States, Down In 20, Steady In 13; Biden's First Face-To-Face Interview Since Coronavirus Upended Campaign; U.S. Travel Ban On Brazil Takes Effect At Midnight; China Claims 6.6. Million Tested Over Past Several Days In Wuhan. Aired 5-6p ET


May 25, 2020
• Crowds Across U.S. Ignore Guidelines, Escalating Fears of New Spread; CA Gov: Counties Can Begin Re-Opening Houses of Worship and In-Store Shopping for Retail; Mayor Marty Walsh (D) Boston Discusses His Thoughts About Having Presidential Convention at the End of August; W.H.O. Officials Warns "Disease is Actually on the Way Up" as U.S. Reopens. Aired 7-8p ET
• Memorial Day Crowds Raise Fears Of Virus Spikes; Interview With Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR); Disturbing Scenes Of Packed Beaches Spur Warnings And Virus Fears; Another Experimental Vaccine Entering Human Trials; New Studies Show How Virus Spreads In Restaurants And In The Air. Aired 6-7p ET
• Americans Celebrate Memorial Day Flocking To Beaches And Public Places; Arkansas Seeing Second Peak Of Coronavirus Cases; Novavax Begins Humans Trial For Coronavirus Vaccine; President Trump Spends Memorial Day Golfing And Tweeting; WHO Stops Hydroxychloroquine Testing; Gov. John Carney (D) Delaware Is Interviewed On The State Of Delaware's Response To Coronavirus. Aired 5-6p ET


May 23, 2020
• More Than Two-Thirds of California Clear to Reopen Further; Interview with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner About Memorial Holiday Weekend; CDC Releases New Guidelines for Religious Worship; Interview with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel About President Trump's Attacks. Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump Golfs at His Virginia Club Amid Pandemic; Trump Calls on Jeff Sessions to Drop Out of Alabama Senate Race; Interview with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) About Memorial Day Weekend Activities; Officials, Health Experts Urge Social Distancing This Holiday Weekend; Air Travel on the Rise Heading into Memorial Day Weekend. Aired 8-9p ET
• Arkansas Governor Reports Second Peak Of New Cases; North Carolina Reports Highest One-Day Total Of New Infections; Visitors Pack Beaches, Many Not Heeding Safety Guidance; NY Governor Cuomo Touts Good News As COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Decline; Brazil Reporting Record Number Of Coronavirus Cases In A Single Day. Aired 7-8p ET


May 22, 2020
• Brazil Passes Russia in Number of Cases, Now Second to U.S.; Mexico Reports Largest Single-Day Increase in Virus Cases; U.K. Announces 14-Day Quarantine for Incoming Travelers; Study Finds Hydroxychloroquine Linked to Higher Risk of Death; Trump Demands Governors Reopen Churches; Interview With Miami Beach, Florida, Mayor Dan Gelber; Interview With Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Randall Woodfin; Coronavirus Vaccine Reaches Advanced Stages Of Human Trials. Aired 6- 7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 95,000 with almost 1.6 Million Cases; States Face Critical Reopening Test as Weekend Holiday Begins; CDC Publishes New Pandemic Guidance for Religious Worship; Violent Confrontations Erupt across U.S. over Face Mask Rules; Trump Removes Watchdog Investigating Key Cabinet Member; Duke University Planning For Students To Return In Person This Fall. Aired 5-6p ET


May 21, 2020
• Trump Continues Refusal to Wear Mask in Public; Interview with Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH); Another Person Charged With Murder In Case Of African-American Man Killed While Jogging; New Model Predicts Case Spikes in Some States That Reopened Early, Especially in the South; Census: 10 Percent of Americans Report Not Having Enough Food. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 93,000; Trump Says He Won't Replace CDC Director Redfield; CDC Director Warns Of Second Wave Of Coronavirus; New Model Predicts Cases Spikes In Some Early- Reopening States; Universal Orlando Presents Reopening Plan, Disney Holds Off; U.S. Investing $1 Billion In Potential Vaccine; Deal Secures Order Of At Least 400 Million Doses; Brazil Sees Biggest Single-Day Spike In New Cases; COVID Could Prompt Schools To Rethink Classroom Practices. Aired 5-6p ET


May 20, 2020
• President Trump Blasts Mail-In Voting; States Reopening; WHO Reports Largest One-Day Increase In Coronavirus Cases; Trump Blames China Incompetence For Mass Worldwide Killing After Praising The Country Early In The Pandemic; Churches Are Reopening, But Can Services Be Held Safely? Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Death Toll Tops 92,000 As All 50 States Partially Reopen; Pence Travels For First Time Since Press Secretary Tested Positive; CDC Releases Detailed Guidance On Reopening; Positive Results In Animals For Johnson & Johnson Vaccines; Trump Falsely Claims States Illegally Sent Absentee Ballot Applications To Voters Threatens Emergency Funds; Pompeo Defends Push To Fire Inspector General. Aired 5-6p ET


May 19, 2020
• States Continue Reopening; President Trump Continues To Defend Taking Hydroxychloroquine; Interview With Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT); City Of Miami And Miami Beaches Start Reopening Tomorrow; More Colleges To End In-Person Classes After Thanksgiving; Businesses Are Reopening, But Are Public Bathrooms Safe? Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 91,000; All States Will Have Reopening Plans Under Way By End Of Week; Trump Defends Use Of Unproven Drug; There Are 87,000-Plus Cases In Massachusetts, 5,800 Deaths; Sources: CDC Staff Being "Muzzled", White House Prioritizing Politics Over Science; Russia Nears 300,000 Coronavirus Cases, Second To U.S.; CDC Health Alert Warns Pediatricians To Be On Lookout For Rare Inflammatory Syndrome In Children. Aired 5-6p ET


May 18, 2020
• Interview With Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO); Trump Announces He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine; Interview With Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO); Texas Governor Announces Sweeping New Reopening Moves For Offices, Childcare And Pro-Sports; Trump Says Secretary Pompeo Asked For Firing Of Inspector General; States Are Reopening, But Are Residents Social Distancing? Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Topped 90,000 As 49 States Moves To Reopen; Moderna's Early Vaccine Results Promising; President Trump Taking Hydroxychloroquine; Automakers Resume U.S. Production; Trump: Secretary Pompeo Asked For Firing Of Inspector General; CNN: Fired I.G. Was Investigating Pompeo's Role In Saudi Arms Sale. Aired 5-6p ET


May 17, 2020
• Trump, Obama Spar Over Coronavirus Response; White House Advisers Says CDC Let Country Down on Testing; Interview with Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) on Fighting Coronavirus Outbreak in Nursing Homes; Trump Vows Fully Approved Vaccine for the Public by Year's End; Navajo Nation Faces Deepening Coronavirus Crisis. Aired 7- 8p ET
• Trump Administration Downplays Need For A Vaccine; Trump Attacks Obama As Grossly Incompetent In Escalating Feud; Miami Beach Begins Phased Approach To Reopening; Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Economic Chaos; Interview With Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) On Georgia Reopening Process; Dozens Of Surrogacy Babies Stranded In Ukraine. Aired 6-7p ET


May 16, 2020
• Obama Slams Lack Of Leadership On Pandemic Response; In Texas, Cities Square Off With State Over Reopening; Trump Fires State Department Watchdog Reportedly Investigating Pompeo. Aired 10-11p ET
• Obama Slams Lack Of Leadership On Pandemic Response; WHO Says, Spraying Disinfectants Outdoors Or In Broad Spaces Indoors May Do More Harm Than Good; Trump Fires State Department Watchdog Reportedly Investigating Pompeo. Aired 9-10p ET


May 15, 2020
• McDonald's Details Safety Measures for Reopening Dining Rooms; Trump Administration Promises Vaccine by End of Year; Interview with Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA); CDC Director Forecasts 100,000 U.S Coronavirus Deaths By June 1; Virus To Keep Many Students In Online Classes For Fall Term. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump: "Vaccine or No Vaccine, We're Back"; 48 States Partially Reopened or Easing Restrictions by this Weekend; Protesters Demand Michigan Governor Speed Up Reopening; White House Defends Scrapping Of Obama Pandemic Playbook; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 87,000; WH: Trump "Streamlined" The National Security Council; China Softens Tone Toward U.S. After Weeks Of Growing Tension; CNN: DOJ Officials Were At Odds Before Deciding To Drop Flynn Case; Tracking The Pandemic's Impact On Communities Of Color; CDC Director Forecasts 100,000 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths By June 1. Aired 5-6p ET


May 14, 2020
• Video Shows How Easily Virus Can Spread in Restaurants; COVID- 19 and Children; Former Top U.S. Vaccine Expert Issues Stark Warning; Trump's Mar-a-Lago Resort To Partially Reopen Saturday; New Orleans To Begin Reopening Saturday; CDC Issues Nationwide Alert Warning About Coronavirus-Related Syndrome In Children. Aired 6-7p ET
• Global Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 300,000; Ousted Vaccine Chief Warns Of "Darkest Winter" Without Planning; More Than 36 Million Americans Filed New Jobless Claims In Past 2 Months; Trump: Ousted Vaccine Chief Is A "Disgruntled Employee"; Wisconsin Court Strikes Down Stay-At-Home Order; WI Gov.: "Wild West" After State's Stay-At- Home Order Struck Down; Russia Second To U.S. In Total Coronavirus Cases; Study: Young Children Not Getting Enough To Eat In Nearly 20 Percent Of American Households. Aired 5-6p ET


May 13, 2020
• Grim Forecast; Trump Criticizes Dr. Fauci; Interview With New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; Trump Reacts To GOP Release List Of Obama Officials Who Sought To Unmask Michael Flynn; Can Sports Leagues Resume Games Without Virus Risk? Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 83,000; Leaders Named For "Warp Speed" Vaccine Effort; MI Gov. Says She Has Not Talked To Biden About VP Role; Trump Says Fauci's Answer On Schools Reopening "Not Acceptable"; D.C. Extends Stay-At-Home Order To June 8; Trump Says Fauci "Wants To Play All Sides Of the Equation" When It Comes To Reopening. Aired 5-6p ET


May 12, 2020
• Dr. Fauci Warns Of Suffering And Death If States Reopen Too Soon; Interview With Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH); Los Angeles County Could Remain Under Stay-At-Home Orders For Next Three Months; Fauci Cautiously Optimistic That Vaccine Will Be Discovered; Dr. Fauci And the President: A Task Force Timeline. Aired 6-7p ET
• L.A. County Likely To Remain Under Stay-At-Home Order Through July; Fauci's Blunt Warning; Trump Declares The U.S. Has Prevailed With Testing; Key Model Predicts 147,000 U.S. Deaths By Early August; Fauci: U.S. Death Toll "Almost Certainly Higher" Than Reported; South Dakota Not Under A Stay-At-Home Order; Wuhan, China To Test Millions After New Virus Outbreak; Russia Reporting 10,000 Plus New Coronavirus Infections A Day. Aired 5-6p ET


May 11, 2020
• Interview With Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH); Florida Reopening Barber Shops, Salons In Most Of State Today; WHO Says, New Surge In Cases In Some Nations That Eased Restrictions; German Cases Increase After Easing Of Restrictions; Virus Takes Heavy Toll On Nursing Home Facilities. Aired 6-7p ET
• President Trump Holds Press Conference; Trump Belittles Spread Of Virus In The West Wing; Trump Claims To Have Succeeded On Testing; Chinese-American Reporter Calls Out Trump On China Coronavirus Remark; Trump Claims Anyone Who Wants A Test Can Get One; U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 80,000; Trump Asks Asian-American Reporter To Ask China About Coronavirus Deaths; Minnesota Projected To Remain At Peak Of Cases For Two Weeks. Aired 5-6p ET


May 10, 2020
• VP Mike Pence Will Not Self-Quarantine After Press Secretary Tested Positive for Coronavirus. Aired 7-8p ET
• Top Three Members Of Coronavirus Task Force In Quarantine; Town Straddling Virginia-Tennessee Border Adjusts To Two Reopen Timelines; Worst Jobs Report In U.S History: 20.5 Million Jobs Lost In April; Pandemic Warnings Go As Far Back As 15 Years Ago; Celebrity "All In Challenge" Raises Millions To Feed Those In Need; U.K.'s Boris Johnson Eases Some Restrictions, Unveils COVID-19 Alert System. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S At 1.3 Million Cases And Nearly 80,000 Deaths Due To Coronavirus; Three Top Task Force Members In Self-Quarantine; Cluster Of COVID-19 Cases Traced To A Birthday Party In California; Sioux Tribe Rejects Removal Of Coronavirus Checkpoints; The Airline Industry's Struggling Business; April's Worst Jobs Report; Italy Emerges From Lockdown. Aired 5-6p ET


May 09, 2020
• Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield & Dr. Stephen Hahn Quarantine After Virus Exposure; Dr. Anthony Fauci Starting A "Modified Quarantine" After Virus Exposure; Pools & Beaches In Arkansas To Open With Restrictions On May 22; No Masks Worn As The President Gathered With His Top Military Officials In White House Cabinet Room; Americans Suffering From Public Health, Economic Catastrophes. Aired 9-10p ET
• Interview With Mayor Marty Walsh (D), Boston; Fauci, Heads Of CDC And FDA Quarantining After Virus Exposure; Parades, Festivals In Boston Canceled Through Labor Day; U.S. Hits Worst Unemployment Rate Since Great Depression. Aired 8-9p ET
• Heads Of CDC, FDA Now In Self-Quarantine After Virus Exposure; Obama: WH Response To Coronavirus An Absolute Chaotic Disaster; California Moves To Phase 2 Of Reopening This Weekend; Gov. Newsom Says California Voters To Receive Mail-In Ballot For 2020 Election; Trump Administration Shuttered Pandemic Program Then Scrambled To Extend It. Aired 7-8p ET


May 08, 2020
• Coronavirus: Experts Who Predicted Pandemic Sound New Alarms; U.S. Hits Highest Unemployment Rate Since Great Depression; Vice President Pence's Press Secretary Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Interview With Detroit, Michigan, Mayor Mike Duggan; 20.5 Million Jobs Lost In April, Worst In U.S History; Hari Salons Open For Business In Texas. Aired 6-7p ET
• Coronavirus Hits West Wing; 20.5 Million Jobs Lost in April, Worst in U.S. History; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 76,000; California the First State Borrowing from Federal Government to Pay Unemployment Benefits; Federal Agency says Removal of Vaccine Chief may have been Retaliation; Study: Travel to Georgia Spiked after Reopening; Some Meat Plants Reopening Despite Outbreaks; Key Model Forecasts 134,000 U.S. Deaths By Early August; Government Has Few Answers On How Hospitals Will Get Remdesivir. Aired 5-6p ET


May 07, 2020
• Investigating Coronavirus; Trump Valet Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Interview With Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA); Some California Counties Reject Statewide Stay-At-Home Order; Alabama Begins Reopening Amid Rise In New Cases; Montana Reopening Some Schools Today Sparks Intense Debate Over Return To Normalcy; Study: Coronavirus Kills More African Americans Than Any Other Group In The United States; In Memory: The People Behind The Pandemic. Aired 6-7p ET
• White House Rejects CDC Guidelines For Safe Reopening As U.S. Death Toll Surpasses 75,000; 44 States Partially Reopening By Sunday As New Cases Climb In At Least 19 States; Justice Department Drops Case Against Michael Flynn; FDA Clears New Vaccine For Expanded Trial; Valet To President Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Federal Government Not Tracking Antibody Testing From All States; Justice Department Drops Case Against Michael Flynn; New W.H. Press Secretary Once Called Trump For "Racist Statement". Aired 5-6p ET


May 06, 2020
• States Reopening; When Did Coronavirus Begin In United States?; Interview With Mayor Sylvester Turner (D), Houston, TX; At Least 43 States Partially Reopening As U.S Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 72,000; Study Shows 90 Percent Of Those Who Tested Positive For Virus Reported Being Unable To Work From Home; Nation's Stockpile Proves To Be No Match For A Pandemic. Aired 6-7p ET
• WH: Notion That Everyone Needs To Be Tested Is "Nonsensical"; U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 72,000, Cases Top 1.2 Million; Study: Blood Thinner May Help Severe Coronavirus Cases; Former CDC Director: As Bad As This Has Been, It's "Just The Beginning"; Study: Coronavirus Killing More African-Americans In U.S. Than Any Other Group; C.A. Gov: Some Retail Shops Can Begin To Reopen Friday; The New Normal: Masks; Distancing; No Handshakes. Aired 5-6p ET


May 05, 2020
• States Reopening; Early Coronavirus Warnings Ignored?; Interview With Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA); New York City Subway To Close For First Time Ever For Cleaning; Atlanta Mayor's Warning As Georgia Reopens: The Only Thing That's Changed About COVID-19 Is Your Chance Of Catching It; Sources Say, Intel Shared Among U.S Allies Indicates It's Highly Unlikely Virus Came From Wuhan Lab; Trump: We Have To Get Our Country Open Even Though Some People Will Be Affected Badly. Aired 6-7p ET
• More States Reopening As Death Toll Tops 70,000; Pence: WH May Disband Coronavirus Task Force Around End Of May; Fauci On Reopening: How Much Suffering Are You Willing To Accept; Ousted Vaccine Chief Files Complaint, Alleges Warnings Ignored; Death Toll In Britain Surpasses Italy, Highest In Europe; French Doctors Find Coronavirus Case From December; Italy Allows Restaurant Takeout In Phased Reopening. Aired 5-6p ET


May 04, 2020
• U.S. Government Projects Massive Rise In Coronavirus Cases Ahead; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary Of Defense Leon Panetta; Interview With Speaker Of The House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Key Model Forecasts 134,000 U.S Deaths, Almost Double Last Estimate; Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) Is Interviewed About His State's Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic; Growing Concerns About Outdoor Crows And Lack Of Distancing After Warmer Weekend. Aired 6-7p ET
• Coronavirus Model Projects U.S. Deaths Doubling By August; Forty-Two U.S. States Partially Reopening; Coronavirus Task Force Members Blocked By White House From Testifying; Trump Points Blame On China On The Virus; Florida Allowing Restaurants, Retailers, Parks, Beaches To Reopen Except In Three Biggest Counties; Miami Beach Closes Park Due To Nearly 8,000 Social Distancing And Face Covering Violations; Texas Reopening As New Coronavirus Cases Drop After Four Straight Days Of 1,000-Plus. Aired 5-6p ET


May 03, 2020
• Biden Confronts Allegations As He Prepares For Unprecedented Campaign Against Trump; The Future Of Education Is Uncertain Amid Pandemic. Aired 7-8p ET
• More States Loosen Restrictions As Death Toll Rises; Dr. Birx Says, Coronavirus Vaccine By January Is Possible On Paper. Aired 6-7p ET


May 02, 2020
• U.S. Death Toll Tops 66,000 As Majority Of States Ease Restrictions; De Blasio: New Yorkers "Pretty Amazing" In Following Rules; Southeast Florida Beaches Still Closed Amid Hotspot Status; WH Blocks Dr. Fauci From Testifying Before House Next Week; Cities Weigh Layoffs & Service Cuts Amid Financial Crisis; Thirty Million Americans Filed Jobless Claims In The Past Six Weeks; U.S. Official: Analysis Finds Kim Jong-un Images Appear Legitimate; Japan's COVID-19 Refugees Barely Scraping By In Changed World. Aired 9-10p ET
• New York Plans to 40,000 Testing Average from 20,000; WHO Warns No Evidence Yet of COVID-19 Immunity; Kim Jong-un Allegedly in Grave Danger After Surgery. Aired 8-9p ET
• More Than Half Of The Country Goes Into First Weekend With Loosened Restrictions; Health Officials Warn Of Looming Spike In Cases; Fauci: Without Mitigation, You're Going To See Another Peak; Former Homeland Security Secretary Says The Nation Needs To Sacrifice; Boris Johnson Names Son After Doctors Who Saved His Life; Biden Denies Sexual Assault Claim. Aired 7-8p ET


May 01, 2020
• First Responders Return to Front Lines After Battling Virus; Coronavirus Drug Authorized For Emergency Use; Status of Kim Jong-un?; Interview With Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH); Trump Touts Promising Remdesivir As Drug Gets FDA Emergency Use Approval; Study Predicts Virus Will Spread For Up To Two More Years. Aired 6-7p ET
• FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Remdesivir to Treat Coronavirus; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 64,000; NYC Mayor Apologizes for Singling Out Jewish Community after Crowded Funeral; Interview with Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NY); More Than 30 States Ease Restrictions As Death Toll Climbs; Study: Virus To Keep Spreading For Up To Two Years Until 60 Percent To 70 Percent Of Population Has Been Infected; U.S. And China Play The Blame Game Over Coronavirus Outbreak. Aired 5-6p ET


April 30, 2020
• Trump Looking to Punish China?; States Start Reopening; Interview With San Diego, California, Mayor Kevin Faulconer; Texas Tech Announces "Phased" Reopening of Campus for Fall Term; Louisiana Governor Extends Stay-At-Home Order To May 15, But Eases Some Restrictions; Remdesivir Trial Shows Drug Might Help Patients Recover Sooner. Aired 6-7p ET
• Stay-At-Home Orders In Seven States Expiring Tonight; Fauci: U.S. Goal To Manufacture By Vaccine; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Nearing 62,000; Los Angeles Offers Free Testing To All Residents; 30 Million Filed New Jobless Claims Since Mid-March; Trump: I've Done A "Spectacular Job" As U.S. Deaths Near 62,000; Dr. Fauci: FDA Moving "Really Quickly" To Approve Drug Remdesivir To Treat Coronavirus; Remdesivir Trial Shows "Positive Effect" On Recovery Time; Ohio Gov's Slow Reopening Faces New Test: Angry Business Owners; Barron Trump's Private School Keeping Funds From Federal Loan Program. Aired 5-6p ET


April 29, 2020
• Trump Upset Over Poll Numbers?; Vaccine Search; Interview With Mayor Jane Castor (D), Tampa, FL And Mayor London Breed (D), San Francisco, CA; World Central Kitchen Has Served Almost Four Million Meals; Trump On Testing: I Don't Know That All Of That's Even Necessary; Trump Offers No Specifics On How He'll Protect Workers In Meat Processing Plants He Ordered To Reopen. Aired 6-7p ET
• NYT: FDA Expected To Issue Emergency Authorization For Remdesivir; Fauci: Early Studies Show Remdesivir Can Block Coronavirus Effects; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 60,000; Trump On Testing: I Don't Know That All Of That's Even Necessary; Florida Governor Announces Plan To Reopen Businesses; States Reopening Despite Not Meeting 14 Days Of Declining Cases". Aired 5-6p ET


April 28, 2020
• U.S. Surpasses One Million Coronavirus Cases; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Interview With Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D), Atlanta, GA; Fauci Says, Feds Need To Connect The Dots With States On Testing; California Governor Says, Some Schools, Businesses May Reopen Within Weeks; JetBlue First Major U.S. Airline To Require Face Masks. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass One Million, 57,000-Plus Deaths; New Models Project Thousands More May Die If States Open Too Early; Trump Ordering Meat Processing Plants To Stay Open; Texas To Allow Restaurants, Retail Stores And Malls To Reopen Friday With 25 Percent Capacity Limit; About 60 Million Americans Still Waiting For Stimulus Checks; V.P. Pence Tours Mayo Clinic Without A Mask Despite Policy Requiring Visitors To Wear Them. Aired 5-6p ET


April 27, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; U.S Death Toll Surpasses 55,000, Almost One Million Cases; "Washington Post:" Trump's Intel Briefing Book Repeatedly Cited Virus Threat. Aired 6-7p ET
• Awaiting The White House Coronavirus Briefing As Number Of U.S. Coronavirus Cases Nears One Million; More States Move To Reopen Despite Lack Of Testing And Tracing; Gloria Borger Argues That Doctors And Medical Experts Are Filling A Leadership Vacuum Left By The President; Birx: U.S. Needs A COVID-19 Testing "Breakthrough;" GA Restaurants & Theaters Reopen Today, Despite Warnings. Aired 5-6p ET


April 26, 2020
• Colorado Begins to Lift Coronavirus Restrictions and Reopen; Interview with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) on Reopening Florida; Trump Denies Plans to Fire HHS Secretary Alex Azar; Experts Raise Concerns About Using UV Light to Sanitize Workplace. Aired 7-8p ET
• Global Death Toll Approaches Three Million People; Georgia Reopens Salons, Gyms, Bowling Alleys And Tattoo Parlors As The State Death Toll Rises; Maryland Governor Says, Hundreds Called Asking About Ingesting Disinfectant Following Trump Remarks; Wisconsin To Remain Shut Down Until At Least May 26th; White House Adviser Says U.S. Faces Great-Depression-Era Unemployment; California Eases Social Distancing in Areas As Cases Exceed 42,000. Aired 6-7p ET


April 25, 2020
• More than 2.8 Million People Infected Worldwide; Some Governors Report "Flattening of the Curve"; Interview with Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR); Interview with Mayor Kelly Girtz (D-GA), Athens Clarke County; CNN: White House Officials Discussing Plans to Replace HHS Secretary; Japan Exceeds 13,000 Confirmed Cases with 360 Deaths. Aired 9-10p ET
• New York Plans to 40,000 Testing Average from 20,000; WHO Warns No Evidence Yet of COVID-19 Immunity; Kim Jong-un Allegedly in Grave Danger After Surgery. Aired 8-9p ET
• Dr. Fauci: U.S. Needs To Double Diagnostic Testing In Weeks; WHO: No Proof Coronavirus Survivors Can't Be Re-infected; 2,600 New Infections Among Illinois Health Care Workers; Daily Briefings With The President And Coronavirus Task Force To Stop; British PM To Resume Work On Monday After Coronavirus Fight; Interview With Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (D) On Extending Stay-At-Home Order While Colorado Reopens. Aired 7-8p ET


April 24, 2020
• Trump Takes No Questions at Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Interview With Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mayor David Holt; Interview With Brookhaven, Georgia, Mayor John Ernst; U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Pass 50,000; Trump Refuses To Take Questions After Dangerously Suggesting Internal Use Of Disinfectant To Treat Virus; Texas Retailers Reopen For Curbside Pickup; Dr. Sanjay Gupta Answers Questions About the Virus. Aired 6-7p ET
• Awaiting White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Despite Warnings, more States Set or Enact Reopening Plans; FDA Warns of Serious Side Effects, Deaths from Two Drugs Touted by Trump to Treat Coronavirus; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 50,000; Businesses Are Reopening, But Are They Safe?; White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 5-6p ET


April 23, 2020
• Trump vs. Top Scientists?; White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 47,000; Antibody Tests Suggest 1-in-5 NYC Residents May Have Had Virus; Model: Hidden In Outbreaks In U.S. Far Earlier Than First Thought; Science Vs Politics In Trump Admin Coronavirus Response; Model: Virus Spread Earlier, More Widely; Drug Maker Days Remdesivir Trial Posted Online Prematurely, Showed "Inconclusive" Results; Key Coronavirus Model Updates Projections, Now Says Some States Should Wait Even Longer To Open. Aired 5-6p ET


April 22, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Interview With Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY); CDC Director Tries To, But Doesn't, Walk Back Comments That Virus Could Be As Difficult Next Fall Or Winter. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 46,000; Doctor Says He Was Removed From Federal Post After Questioning Drug Trump Praised; Key Model Shows GA And 11 Other States Should Wait Until At Least June 8 To Reopen; Key Model: States Are Reopening Weeks Before It's Safe; CA Becomes First State To Recommend Testing Without Symptoms; NY Gov On Reopening: "No Time To Act Stupidly;" Las Vegas Mayor Calls Nevada's Shutdown "Total Insanity." Aired 5-6p ET


April 21, 2020
• CDC Director Warning About Possible Second Wave Of Infections This Winter; White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Three Southern States Are Moving Forward Rapidly With Controversial Reopening Plans. Aired 6-7p ET
• Wash Post: Possible Second Wave Of Infections This Winter Likely Worse; Wash Post: CDC Dir Says Possible Second Wave Of Infections This Winter Likely Worse; CDC Directors Says Possible Second Wave Of Infections This Winter Likely Worse; Senate: Approves New $84 Billion Package To Help Small Businesses; Director Of Key Trump Admin Vaccine Agency Suddenly Departs; Abbott Labs Warns Its Rapid Coronavirus Tests Can Produce False Negatives Under Certain Conditions. Aired 5-6p ET


April 20, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Interview With Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD). Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Death Toll Tops 41,000 and Georgia to Open Business on Friday; Governors Hit Back at Trump on Passing the Buck Testing Claims; Some States Also to Reopen; Trump Supports Protest Challenging His Own Guidelines; Gov. Mike DeWine is Interviewed About Reopening Business in Ohio; Boston Brace for the Worst as Being One of the Hotspots of the Pandemic in U.S. Aired 5-6p ET


April 19, 2020
• More than 41,000 Coronavirus Deaths Reported in the U.S.; Contact Tracing Critical for Safe Reopening of the U.S. Aired 7-8p ET
• More Than 2.3 Million People Globally Known To Be Infected; New York City Mayor Says, Rise In Hospital Patients Admitted For Suspected COVID-19; Police Says, At Least 10 Dead In Nova Scotia Shooting Rampage; Around 12,000 Coronavirus Testing Kits Recalled In Washington; Inside A Busy Intensive Care Unit In Israel; Navajo Nation Struggles To Battle Coronavirus With Limited Resources. Aired 6-7p ET


April 18, 2020
• President Donald Trump Says Pandemic Response Should Not Be A Partisan Witch Hunt But Criticizes Democratic Governors; Louisiana Governor: More Work To Do Before State Begins Opening; Health Officials: Mall Owner's Plans To Reopen "Premature"; Coronavirus And Its Impact On Japan's Sex Workers; Is San Francisco's Aggressive Approach Paying Off; Actor Sean Penn Helping Bring Free Testing To California. Aired 9-10p ET
• Mayors Beg Washington; Interview With Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D), Chicago; Texas Set To Reopen; Interview With Mayor Sylvester Turner (D), Houston; Interview With Former Surgeon General; Contamination At CDC Lab Likely Cause Of Early Testing Delays; Food Banks See Surge In Demand As Unemployment Soars; Communities Of Color Hard Hit By Coronavirus Pandemic; More Than 1,300 Inmates Test Positive For Coronavirus At Three Ohio Facilities. Aired 8-9p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 38,000; Trump Says Pandemic Response Should Not Be A "Partisan Witch Hunt" But Criticizes Democratic Governors; Op-Ed: Doctors, Scientists Should Lead Briefings, Not Politicians; Governor: California in "Pandemic-Induced Recession"; Unemployment Claims Surge And Government's Small Business Loan Money is Gone. Aired 7-8p ET


April 17, 2020
• States vs. Trump; Interview with Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA); Trump Says, USDA Will Implement $19 Billion In Relief For Farmers; Coverage of White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 34,000; Small Business Loan Program Out of Money and Impasse over New Funds; Trump Renews Criticism of China and World Health Organization; New Model: Some States Need to Wait until at least June, Early July to Start Reopening; Trump Attacks Govs A Day After They "Call The Shots", Calls To "Liberate" Dem States With Stay-At-Home Protests; Trump Touts Guidelines To Reopen Economy In 3 Phases; Report: Experimental Drug May Help Treat COVID-19 Symptoms; Many Feeling Pain Despite $2 Trillion Stimulus Plan. Aired 5-6p ET


April 16, 2020
• Coverage of White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; New Federal Coronavirus Guidelines Issued; Trump Announces New Guidelines To Reopen Economy In Three Phases. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Plan In Phase One Of Reopening, Schools Should Remain Closed; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Almost 31,000; Record 22 Million Filed For First-Time Jobless Claims Since Mid-March; Soon: Trump Unveils Reopening Guidelines Amid Health, Biz Warnings; Trump Plan Calls For A Two-Week Sustained Decrease In Cases Before States Reopen; Mayors Say Sporting Events, Concerts Unlikely This Year; New Orleans Mayor Extends Stay-At-Home Order Until May 16; Record 22 Million Filed For First-Time Jobless Claims Since Mid-March. Aired 5-6p ET


April 15, 2020
• The New Normal?; White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; U.S Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 27,000. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 27,000; Industry Leaders Tell Trump: More Testing Before Reopening; Los Angeles County Sees Record Deaths For Second Straight Day; NY Gov: Distancing Won't Completely End Until "We Have A Vaccine"; CDC: 9,200-Plus Health Care Workers Have Been Infected; L.A. Mayor May Ban Concerts, Sporting Events Until 2021; Global Backlash After Trump Cuts WHO Funding Amid Crisis. Aired 5-6p ET


April 14, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Trump Halts Funding To World Health Organization; Trump Continues To Defend Response To Virus. Aired 6-7p ET
• CA Gov Newsom Outlines Moves To Reopen State; NY Gov: Trump "Spoiling For A Fight" Over Power To Reopen U.S.; Battle Escalates Between Trump, Govs Over Reopening U.S.; Farmers Destroy Crops As Consumers Struggle To Find Food; U.S. Death Toll Surpasses 25,000; Cases Nearing 600,000; Trump Implies Governors Who Rejects His Claim Of "Total" Authority Engaging In "Mutiny"; Connecticut Reporting 602 Deaths, 13,000+ Cases; Harvard Scientists: U.S. May Need Social Distancing Until 2022. Aired 5-6p ET


April 13, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 6-7p ET
• East And West Coast Governors Team Up On Reopening States; Trump Retweets A Call To Fire Dr. Fauci; Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) Is Interviewed About The Coronavirus Update; E-mail Chain From Medical Experts Ignored By Trump; Major U.S. Pork Plant Shuts Down After Hundreds Of Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus; Governors On East And West Coasts Band Together By Region To Decide When To Reopen States. Aired 5-6p ET


April 12, 2020
• More Than A Dozen Tornado Reports Across The South; Interview With Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) About Easing Social Distancing In New Mexico; New Mexico Uses Cell Phone Data To Create Social Distancing Models; Dr. Anthony Fauci Says Reopening The U.S. Not Like Clicking A Light Switch; Small Businesses Hit Hard As Pandemic Wreaks Havoc On Economy; Kansas Church Defies Order Limiting Size Of Religious Group Gatherings; At Least Three Dead As Tornadoes Hit Southeastern United States. Aired 7-8p ET
• Fauci Says, U.S Could Have Saved Lives If Social Distancing Enforced Earlier; Total Number Of Cases In New York City Now Over 100,000; IRS Says, First Stimulus Payments Deposited This Weekend; Small Businesses Wait For Cash After Chaotic Loan Program Start; Nearly 17 Million Americans File Jobless Claims In Just Three Weeks; Interview With Mayor Jenny Durkan (D), Seattle, About How Seattle Seems To Have Flattened The Curve; Interview With Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) On When To Reopen New Hampshire. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Cases Reaches Half A Million At 21,000 Deaths; Social Distancing Should Have Been Earlier Enforced; Pastor In Louisiana Held Large Easter Service; Tornado Hits Mississippi, Louisiana And Texas; Cautious Optimism Over Coronavirus Slowing Down On Reopening The Country; Georgia To Peak In Two Weeks On Coronavirus Deaths; U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Released From London Hospital; Pope Francis Streams Easter Mass Inside St. Peter's Basilica; New Restrictions In China On Research On Coronavirus. Aired 5-6p ET


April 11, 2020
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 20,000; NYT Article Paints Damning Portrait Of White House Response; Dr. Birx Says U.S. Coronavirus Curve Is Leveling. Aired 9-10p ET
• L.A. County Extends Order; Interview With Mayor Libby Schaaf (D-CA); Damning Portrait Of White House Response. Aired 8-9p ET
• Every State Under Disaster Declaration For The First Time In U.S. History; The New York Times Article Painting A Damning Portrait Of White House Response; New York Mayor & New York Governor Disagree Over Who Have The Authority To Cancel New York City Public Schools; President Donald Trump: Reopening Country Will Be "Biggest Decision" He's Ever Made; President Donald Trump: Testing All Americans Is Not Going To Happen. Aired 7-8p ET


April 10, 2020
• Mass Burials in New York; Interview With Thomas Friedman; Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 18,000 In U.S.; Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 100,000; Italy Extends Nationwide Lockdown Until May; China Slowly Returns to Normal, But Fears Second Wave of Infections. Aired 6-7p ET
• 1.6 Million Coronavirus Cases Worldwide with 100,000 plus Deaths; Prominent Coronavirus Model Now Says Today Peak Day for New Deaths; Trump: May Shut Down Country again if Cases Spike upon Reopening; Task Force: Encouraging Signs but We haven't Reached the Peak; Gov. Cuomo: "Cautiously Optimistic" As Hospitalization Falls Despite Climbing Death Toll In New York; Task Force: Philadelphia, D.C., Baltimore Mayors Changing The Curves In Their Cities; Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 18,000 In U.S.; NY Times: New Models Show Cases Spike If Stay-At-Home Orders Lifted After 30 Days; Coronavirus Model Now Says Today Peak Day For New Deaths. Aired 5-6p ET


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