The world. Im wolf blitzer in washington. This is a special edition of the situation room. Global coronavirus numbers near a pair of truly staggering milestones almost 10 Million People infected and almost 500,000 dead worldwide. Here in the United States, over 125,000 have perished and the pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down at all. An alarming rise in cases led to a new National Daily high of more than 45,000 cases on friday. The surge, sweeping across 32 states over the past week. This as the cdc is now warning that the total number of Coronavirus Infections in the u. S. Could be anywhere from 6 to 24 times higher than the reported numbers. These grim trends are forcing states to overhaul their reopening time lines as we near fourth of july weekend. Normally heavy with travel, at least 12 states right now have already paused or tightened their reopening measures, including florida, the state shaping up to be the countrys new epicenter just hit a peak of more than 9,500 cases in one day. Texas another hot spot, the governor admits he reopened bars too soon. Now bars are shut down once again. Arizona seeing a drastic spike as well. The governor there putting the state on pause, and california weighing tighter restrictions after record hospitalizations and icu admissions this week alone. But as red flags pile up, the Vice President , mike pence, he stuck to the reopening narrative pushed by the president. Listen to what he said on friday. We have made truly remarkable progress in moving our nation forward. Weve all seen the encouraging news as we open up america again. As we stand here today, all 50 states and territories across this country are opening up safely and responsibly. Were in a much stronger place. The truth is we did slow the spread. We flattened the curve. Simply not true. Some of the states are going back. Theyre ending their reopening measures to begin with. Lets start in washington right now as the white house tries to explain away the skyrocketing new coronavirus numbers. Behind the scenes, theres also an increased effort to protect, and this is understandable, to protect the president of the United States from the virus. Our White House CorrespondentJeremy Diamond is joining us right now. The surely front of mind for Many Americans right now. Does that seem to be the case for the president as well. Reporter the reality is when it comes to the coronavirus, the president is nowhere to be seen. That doesnt mean the president isnt being seen at all. In fact, our tony journalist spotted the president golfing today at his golf club here in virginia. The president , in fact, was supposed to go to bedminster this weekend, his golf club in new jersey, but he cancelled that trip at the last minute but still went golfing today in virginia. Not clear why, wolf, but the president claimed it was because he wanted to monitor the law and order situation from washington, and that certainly has been on his mind far more than this coronavirus pandemic. The president tweeting more than a dozen images of individuals believed to have participated in some way in trying to take down that statue in lafayette square, right across from the white house. Whats clear, wolf, is that the president and the white house, they dont want to treat this latest spike in cases in the same way that they treated the previous peak. Despite the fact that we have seen several records in new case counts of coronavirus across the country in the last week. We have not heard from the president in the way that we did when we were seeing that first dramatic peak in coronavirus cas cases. In fact, yesterday, while we did hear from the Vice President and members of the Coronavirus Task force, that briefing notably didnt take place at the white house. They moved that over to the department of health and Human Services and the president did not join them. Clearly, wolf, an attempt to match what the president is saying that no matter what happens in terms of the number of cases of coronavirus in the United States, this reopening is stopping for nothing. Yeah, the president seems to be more interested in protecting monuments and statues than he is in the coronavirus which is killing hundreds of americans every single day. Jeremy diamond reporting for us. Thank you very much. Coasttocoast coronavirus cases are on the rise in 32 states, some reporting record new highs. Covering this for us, cnns natasha chen, in pensacola beach, down in florida, natasha, lets start with you. Florida reported a record 9,585 new coronavirus cases in whats now the highest single day reporting since the start of this pandemic. So what are you seeing there on the ground . Reporter wolf, theres music playing. Its hopping here. People are enjoying themselves like its any other summer in pensacola beach, and the only difference is that yesterday the states shut down stand alone bars so they can no longer sell alcohol on the premises. They can, however, sell to go orders for people to consume that alcohol off of their property. Restaurants are still allowed to operate right now, even with bars in those restaurants at 50 capacity. And the governor has said that there are no plans at the moment to continue the future phases of reopening. So right now, he has stopped short of issuing a statewide mask mandate. And we asked some bartenders about that. They said that, you know, they can see that happening. It wouldnt be unreasonable because they see the numbers rising as well, but not everybody feels the same way about that. Most people Walking Around here do not have masks on. There are some businesses that have decided to voluntarily roll back just a little bit, perhaps closing an inside dining room, cancelling large events or music, but again, that is not the majority of the businesses, wolf. Natasha chen, stand by. I want to go to paul, an increase of nearly 6,000 coronavirus cases. Paul what else can you tell us . Reporter we should note they are testing more than ever before. Outside anaheim, we saw 100 cars in a rally. This was a protest against disney opening up, with these union members, Hotel Workers want further safeguards before disney reopens. You may remember disney backed off on reopening july 17th. Nevertheless, this one union is adamant about needing more safeguards. They need a comprehensive plan. It begins with testing, which theyre saying no to. But theyve got to tell us the details. We asked them, what happens if a cook gets sick, how are you going to test and protect the other folks in the department. They dont know. How are you going to handle the increased cleaning, they dont know. Then beyond that, we asked them, you need to do comp henrehensiv regular testing, theyre not willing to do it. Reporter but disneyland is saying through its doctor, dr. Pam heimer, to reopen for testing, and masks for guests, masks for workers, temperature checks for guesting before they come in. Temperature checks for workers when they go home. They also want to increase the number of workers that are involved in disinfecting and cloning. So they say theyre ramping up. We should note that we also talked to another union thats in favor of what disneyland put in place. This is a nuanced and complex story. Disneyland is an economic engine. It employs 31,000 people. Tens of thousands of other jobs linked to disneyland that put paychecks in peoples hands, and we should note, wolf, 21 Million People a year visit disney lala so stay tuned, no opening date yet as california proceeds cautiously in the latest covid19 outbreak. Paul, natasha chen reporting for us. Guys, thank you very much. Lets discuss this further with our medical experts. Dr. James phillips, assistant professor at the George WashingtonUniversity Hospital in the nations capital. Dr. Al sayed, the country has surpassed the high back in early april. There isnt the same sense of urgency in light of the new surge, is there . No. And heres the message everybody has to understand. Covid is not over. It was not over, and simply because we know more about the virus and because weve made it through that first major peak does not mean that we can act like its over, and this spread is extremely difficult to see because we know that if its been spreading this long, its not just the number of cases, but its how long its been spreading consistently that we are getting a delayed view on where we really are. The transmission rate today is not what were seeing in the case count. Thats seven days old and at its peak, we know this virus and spread double every two and a half days. If were seven days behind, we could be looking at 16 times the number of cases we see right now. We need real action. Everybody has to be a part of it. It means wearing masks, social distancing, taking this thing seriously because it really is a dangerous disease. Its killed 125,000 of our sisters and brothers in this country, and weve got to do a lot better. We certainly do. You know, dr. Phillips, i want you to compare the numbers, in florida, compare those numbers to italy, which used to be the epicenter in europe. Italy never had a single day record of close to 9,000. Florida does. Even though it has triple the population. The number in florida are on par with new yorks highest case. That was at the height of the pandemic in april. When you consider all of this, is it time for florida, dr. Phillips to take more drastic measures . Absolutely. There was interesting parallels between florida and italy, but also some interesting differences in the timing and the testing that i think are important to get the full picture now. When we first looked at italy and the number of cases and deaths we were seeing will ther attribute that to the age of the population in italy. About 20 of the population in italy is over the age of 65 which we know to be one of the vulnerabilities of the virus. The percentage of people over the age of 65 is 20 . 18 in the last numbers that i saw. And so i think that thats critical to see that you have a similar population thats vulnerable. Now, some of the differences between the case counts that are important is that we are testing more in the United States now than italy was at the peak of their disease. And so we are seeing more cases diagnosed in the young population here, and italy wasnt testing those people. They were reserving the testing for the sickest people at that time. However, in florida, with the number of people that are currently infected, the fact that theres still a lag, and the fact that we havent even diagnosed all the cases there, its going to continue to spread and the older populations are going to become increasingly vulnerable. We may see numbers of deaths in hospitalizations go up. It is a very significant Elderly Population as we know in florida. Dr. Al sayed the fourth of july holiday in the u. S. Is approaching. Its summer, people want to get out, enjoy the weather. Let me ask both of you first, dr. Al sayed, whats your message to those who reject masks and social distancing, say its not for them . Look, i get that youre frustrated. I get that you feel cooped up. It get that you want to have a great fourth of july, but heres the thing, it will not be a celebration of this country if what we do goes on and kills many more americans. In order to take this seriously, it means not just curtailing having a good time. Have a good time but do it in a way thats responsible. If youre going out, make sure to wear a mask. If you can, stay in a place among folks with whom you share a bubble, and try not to go out and mix too much with other folks, and then lastly, ill just say, i want you to remember that you yourself may be cavalier about your own risk but i want you to ask yourself about the people in your life that you love, that you care about, who may come in contact with the disease because of you, what does it mean to protect them and keep that in mind as you go out and have a great fourth of july. Thats a really important message. Dr. Phillips whats your message . Treat yourself and every other person around you as though they have covid19. And are asymptomatic. If you do that, and you space yourself out and you stay within your bubble of people that you know and are constantly exposed to, its the best way to keep yourself safe. Fourth of july is a great time. Im here in washington, d. C. Its an excellent holiday. There will be thousands of people outside. The good news fireworks are in the sky. Stay away from people and look up. You dont have to stand next to people to see fireworks. The president wants to give a speech and the mayor of detroit is doing everything she can to prevent large crowds from gathering by withdrawing some support and trying to get the message out that its dangerous so im hoping people dont go to large Mass Gatherings like on the national mall. There will be medical support there. Its just north worth it. Watch them from your house, with your families from afar. Very good advice. Al sayed, a quarter of the worlds death from the virus. The numbers are surging, much of the world is seeing a dramatic decline in cases. Is this anything other than a catastrophic failure to contain the virus here in the United States . Look, theres no way to characterize this as anything but a failure in leadership to take this on, and if you dont believe that, just take a look at the curves in almost every other high income country in the world. They have figured out how to curtail it after admittedly getting off to a challenging start, and we are not going to be able to take this on by ignoring it, pretending it doesnt exist, quote unquote moving on. By acting like theres nothing that we can do about it. We know what to do but we have to decide to do it, and part of that is ending this politicalization of the basic things that we can do to get this right. Wearing a mask isnt a question of whether or not you believe in liberty. Its a question of whether or not you believe in science and the well being of the people around you. We have to stop with this politicalization. We have to stop up with science and believe in one another. I know we can take it on if we are willing to do what it takes. That may mean sacrificing a little bit. Wearing a mask is uncomfortable, but if that means protecting someone you love from a disease thats deadly, its worth it. If were willing to take that on, i know that we can do this. Certainly is worth it, and will save hundreds of thousands of lives in the u. S. Dr. Al sayed, dr. James phillip, thank you for joining us. Thank you. A surge in cases what does that mean for the education of millions of children in the United States. The former secretary of education arne duncan is standing by live. Well discuss when we come back. Looks like they picked the wrong getaway driver. Theyre going to be paying for this for a long time. They will, but with accident forgiveness allstate wont raise your rates just because of an accident, even if its your fault. Cut sonny. Was that good . Line the desert never lies. Isnt that what i said . No you were talking about allstate and insurance. I just. When i. Lets try again. Everybody back to one. Accident forgiveness from allstate. Click or call for a quote today. Can i find an Investment Firm with a truly longterm view thats been through multiple market cycles for over 85 years . With capital group, i can. 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Teachers like mary mckeel were allowed back inside their classrooms for the First Time Since the pandemic started. When i first came in this morning, i had winter stuff out still because it was cold, so i put snow men away. Cleaning out a time capsule of the day students left back in march. To sort of leave things the way they were was a little bit out of a Science Fiction movie. These days, going into a School Building means temperature checks. And frequent disinfecting, where people go, and what rooms they enter is closely monitored and its still not enough. Governor andrew cuomo signed an executive order in early june allowing schools to open for inperson instruction of special education students on july 6th. After scrambling to make it work, greenberg had to take a pass. One of the reasons i dont have enough staff. The indication reason, i dont have the therapist to provide the services that these children need. Superintendent dupree chase is focused on planning for the fall. Thats also a challenge when nothing is certain. Were in the phase of making sure that we have multiple plans in preparation for whatever is going to happen in september, but planning is key. What i believe its going to look like in september if it does reopen is were going to have to have a hybrid model. Under consideration is plans for students to be in class half the day and online at home half the day. Thats not finalized yet. In fact, nothing is. New york schools are waiting for guidance from the state. The next school year is getting closer by the day. How long do you have to make a decision about cemeseptember. Like now. Actually we dont have much time because there has to be a point of planning, there has to be a point of then communicating that plan. We have parents that are apprehensive. Reporter greenberg is developing a plan for parents who dont want their kids back in school before theres a vaccine to be online. We have to wait until february. I think we should stay home until february when all of this virus is away so even can be safe. Cnn new york. Thank you, evan. Schools around the country are weighing how to reopen and keep students, teachers, parents, all safe. The california state superintendent for Public Schools there calls the spike in cases significant right now, and tells cnn he is tracking the data very carefully. The former secretary of education under president obama and joe biden supporter, as you can see, arne duncan is joining us right now. Mr. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us, even if the u. S. Does flatten the curve by the start of the school year, lets say in mid to late august or september, how do you reduce the chances of a second wave happening in the classroom . You have to be very thoughtful, very careful, and put first and foremost the safety of students and staff. Thats got to be paramount. Let me walk through what i think will be most likely will happen. It will be in a hybrid situation, as the earlier speaker said. Its going to be even more complicated than that. There will be certain students who because their parents may be essential workers, they may have to be in school every single day. There will be certain students because of their own health or the health of their loved ones at homes, parents or grandparents who may not be able to go back to school at all in the fall. We have to be able to have kids learn in school sometimes, and all kids learning at home part of the time as well. You recently wrote an oped saying this crisis is an opportunity to rethink and restructure the Education System here in the United States. So where do you start . Many places. So first of all, we shouldnt wait until the fall to start to educate kids. We have well know summer slide, we obviously have the covid slide. As we go into the fall, unfortunately, wolf, youre going to have students that are six, seven, eight months behind. Starting this summer again, virtually if it has to be, in person, a massive tutoring program to help children catch up who need that. We need to worry less about time. We need to focus on competency, and we have to worry not just about the educational piece, we have to continue to feed children and take care of their social and emotional needs as well. So many kids only get really healthy delicious meals when they go to school, and thats a fact here in the u. S. States across the country as you know, mr. Secretary, are facing serious pushback on even Simple Matters like wearing masks. Do you expect parents to accept changes, drastic changes to their childs routine that we have known for years in squocho they have to. All of us as parents have to do that, not just for our own children, not just for our health and safety but for the health of our teachers, our bus drivers, our custodians, our staff, for all the other children, their families, this is not something we can be selfish and think about whats right for us. We have to think about every single child, every single adult, and this disease is wicked. This pandemic is wicked. I have lost friends. I have friends going through traumatic stuff right now. We have to take this very very seriously, and keep first and foremost the health and safety of everyone, children and adults at the forefront. All of these changes as you know, have put an enormous burden on teachers. How does the country retrain an entire work force if the kids are going to start going back to school in august or september . Well, we have to continue, as you said, to help those teachers learn how to teach virtually. Thats gotten better over the past couple of months. We need to continue to do that. What we really need is a massive investment in education from the federal government, and were going to see significant cuts to School Budgets on top of these challenges all right with property taxes, sales taxes going down at the local and state level. The federal government has to step up and invest in our schools, invest in education, invest in our kids and to your point, invest in the ongoing training and professional development of our teachers being asked to do so many Different Things right now. Its a whole new world as far as education is concerned. With all of this in mind mr. Secretary, what is the current education secretary betsy devos need to say or do to help allay the concerns and they are enormous, of teachers and parents and students. Unfortunately the Current Administration is basically missing in action, but as i talk to summiperintendents on a week basis, teachers, principals, mayor, the lack of leadership at the federal level is daunting. Its a challenge. But were seeing amazing leadership at the local level. People are creatively problem solving, figuring out a, b, c, d scenarios, whatever scenario we go into for the fall, thats going to change in october, november, december. Im really inspired and just doing everything i can to help support that local leadership. It truly has a heart for kids, a heart for staff, and wants to do the right thing for the right reason. Secretary arne duncan, thank you so much for joining us. Thanks for the opportunity. Coming up, before president trumps rally a week ago in tulsa, oklahoma. There were stickers on the seats directing people to leave every other seat empty to encourage, i should say, social distancing, but youre going to hear why. 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Yeah, so there was a lot of angst in tulsa and elsewhere in the days leading up to this event. A lot of people were worried that hosting a large rally inside would accelerate the spread of the coronavirus. The local Health Director in tulsa had recommended the event be postponed. There was a lawsuit trying to stop it. So as part of that process, the Event Management at the arena in tulsa had taken a certain number of musheasures to try to keep people safe. One of these was they bought 12,000 stickers that said do not sit here, and put them on every other seat on the day of the rally. And this happened as they were putting these stickers in place, we were told that the Trump Campaign asked them to stop, and then began removing those stickers. Has the Trump Campaign, josh, responded to your reporting . Yeah, they didnt respond directly to the question of whether they removed the stickers. They did say they followed all local guidelines for the event and that they gave people Hand Sanitizer when they went in and a mask. As you saw last week, it didnt appear that most of the people were wearing those masks. Some were. But so when the rally happened, you saw that people were not sitting is a seat apart. Everyone who showed up was sitting next to each other. There was a crowd on the ground floor in front of the president while he was speaking. You know, obviously the attendance wasnt what the president had hoped for. There were a lot of empty seats. Anyway, particularly in the upper level. But these stickers, this effort that the Arena Management had gone to to try to keep people socially distant was not in evidence when the rally actually started and so we got a video tape showing the removal of these stickers in the hours before trump arrived in tulsa. We know that everyone who attended that rally, the Fire Department there said about 6,200 people attended the rally in that 19,000 capacity stadium over there, they all whoever went had to sign a waiver, sign a waiver to their rights to sue the Trump Campaign, if he actually came down with coronavirus. Did many rally attendees based on your reporting actually take their own measures to stay safe . From what i saw, there was, you know, not a lot of people who seem to be socially distant at that rally. We have been trying to track whether there has been, you know, whether this event has accelerated the spread of coronavirus like many people feared. It maybe is too soon to know that. Some of the president s advanced staff have tested positive, at least six people including two secret Service Officers have tested positive for the coronavirus who were at that event, and then others, dozens of other secret Service People have been quarantined since that event. So i mean, you know, these cases, you know take a while to show up. Well know more in a little while, but, i mean, what we know so far is that there wasnt a rigorous effort to keep people apart while the rally was taking place. We know a lot of people came in to attend that rally in tulsa, and a lot of people from tulsa obviously attended the rally. Well see what the numbers are as far as coronavirus cases in two or three weeks. It usually takes a while, as you pointed out to find out. Josh partlow, excellent reporting as usual. Thank you very much for joining us. Thank you very much. Up next, the nba is set to restart its season next month in florida, a state that saw its highest single day record, is that too optimistic for the nba. 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Local Law Enforcement tells cnn that dispatchers received multiple calls this afternoon reporting an active shooter and multiple shots fired. Officials say the scene is still very active. Theyre working to try to clear the building which is very large. Well continue to follow this story and update you when we know more. Across the nation right now, sports have been central to the discussion about loosening coronavirus restrictions. Just yesterday, the nba finalized a plan to restart the season on july 30th at the Walt Disney World resort just outside orlando, florida. On that same day, florida set a new daily record for the number of new coronavirus cases, more than 9 and a half thousand. Cnn sports analyst, Christine Brennan is joining us right now. The governor of florida has paused on reopening efforts in the state. Are nba players, were talking about the players, concerned about this bubble season as its being called, being held in florida at a time like this . Reporter wolf, they are. They are. The commissioner is concerned, everyone is concerned and i dare say that if they knew a few weeks ago about what they know now about florida, they might not have picked orlando and disney world as this bubble location. It couldnt be worse timing, and for example, the womens Soccer League that just kicked off, theyre in a bubble in utah, but the orlando team is not there because they had six players and four staffers test positive while training in orlando. So these athletes, you can try to protect them, but i think the bottom line here, wolf, is we have no idea what this is going to look like or even if theyre going to be able to pull it off. Yeah, 22 of the 30 teams in the nba, the top 22 will restart the season. If it goes forward at the end of july. Is there any chance based on what youre hearing, christine, that the nba will have second thoughts and actually get a pushback and alter further their plans and not necessarily let the players show up in early july for some training and then see the season restart . Reporter wolf, is there any answer, absolutely there is a chance. For the nba, i think for Major League Baseball, which is not playing in a bubble, and of course the nfl is looming out there. The antithesis of social distancing, the nba was our bellwether, right back on march 11th, the nba was the first league to shut down, suspending operations, got our attention, shocked everybody and obviously the dominos fell from that point on. The nba showed us the way. The question is now will the nba show us the way back or will the nba have to say, wait a minute, we cant start again with all of these new cases spiking around the country. Unknown. We just simply do not know the answer, but i think anything is possible. And on top of all of this, christine, 16, 16 nba players have already tested positive for covid. The league previously shut down in march after one positive test. Are you confident the league will do enough to protect the players, the coaches, everyone else who are involved . There will be no fans in the stadium down there near orlando, will they do enough to protect these players . Reporter theyre certainly going to try, wolf. Theres a 108page document with all of the health and safety protocols, and ive read it, and it is detailed, and theyre certainly going to do their best. The question is can any entity, even something as big as the nba fight covid19 . You know, can they beat it, with all of these people going in this bubble, heres another issue thats going to come up, wolf, as you know, i know youre a big nba fan, youve got the players and the coaches and the staff in the bubble, but you dont have the Hotel Workers. So the person thats going to be coming in the hotel, cleaning the rooms, delivering room service, they will go home every night. And that obviously presents another issue in terms of then coming back safely into the bubble every day, day after day. So i think i hate to i wish i could give you a positive and a certain answer but as were seeing with this virus and this pandemic, the answer is that we absolutely cannot give a definitive answer on whats going to happen. I do know based on my reporting a lot of these players are pretty nervous right now about the whole thing. Theyll do it but theyre nervous about it. Lets see if it goes forward. Lets talk about Major League Baseball for a moment while i have you, christine, theyre planning a comeback. Teams are expected to report on july 1st, opening day slated for july 23rd, july 24th t including my own washington nationals. What can you tell us about this time line . Theyre going to be playing at their home stadiums but no fans in the stadiums. This is exact opt sposite of what were talking about with the nba. The nationals and mr. National, ryan zimmer is trying concerned about his mom with a preexisting conditions, about his Young Children and his wife, and he doesnt know if its worth it. What were going toe s see here mlb teams traveling across the country. Theyre not in a bubble. You look at the spikes and the cities, thats where mlb is. Major League Baseball is in those cities. Many are having trouble with the virus. Christine brennan reporting for us. Well have more news right after this. How they gonna pay for this . They will, but with accident forgiveness allstate wont raise your rates just because of an accident. Cut is that good . No you were talking about allstate and. I just. When i. Accident forgiveness from allstate. Click or call for a quote today. Whats gonna happen next in the market, can i get rich quick . , companies are saying we dont know how we are going to be doing in the next couple of months. Were withdrawing our financial guidance. So, there seems to be a massive disconnect between whats going on in Corporate America and what investors are believing is going on in Corporate America. The message to you dont trade because you think youre gonna get rich quick. Because you think. 2020 is becoming a year of historic change in the fight for racial equality in america. For some, its reminiscent of another year. Dont miss the special cnn original series event 1968 featuring backtoback episodes, thats right, at the top of the hour. Let me close tonight with a final thought on the critical yet simple way to save thousands of lives here in the United States in the coming weeks and months. Its not complicated at all. Reason to the director for the centers for Disease Control and prevention dr. Robert redfield. Were not defenseless. These are in fact very powerful weapons, and its our collective responsibility to recommit ourselves to put them into routine practice. Again, to stay six feet apart from each other as much as possible, to wear face coverings when were in public, and to practice vigorous hand hygiene. Again, its very simple. Wear masks, engage in social distancing, and wash your hands. Unfortunately, those steps have become very political. The president and the Vice President have not taken an aggressive leadership stance in urging every american to simply follow those guidelines and the results as we all know are so sad. Listen to this. On march 5th, there were 11 confirmed coronavirus deaths here in the United States, and there were 35 in south korea, a country of more than 50 Million People. Today there are more than 125,000 confirmed deaths here in the United States, and in south korea, there are fewer than 300. More americans die every single day than have died in south korea over these past months. Why . In south korea, they immediately imposed a National Strategy for the entire country that included the three above mentioned very simple and very basic steps, but also went further in organizing very intense testing and Contact Tracing for the entire country. They didnt leave it up to the cities and the regions. Here in the United States, we unfortunately waited. There was no national plan, and there still isnt. So much of the details have simply been left to the states and the cities. Its not too late to save thousands of american lives. We dont want those models that project 200,000 deaths in the United States by october to be accurate. Ill be back tomorrow at 8 00 p. M. Eastern for another special edition of the situation room. Until then, stay safe, good night. Thanks for watching. You look fine. We were just talking about yeah, right. I look like a wanted poster. 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