Hey, everybody. Im chris cuomo. Welcome to prime time. Some cdc guidelines for reopening are now out. The white house, for some reason, held them back. And, as a result of the delay, almost 50 states have lifted restrictions in some way, without that guidance. Now, know this. To reopen or not, is not the question. We have to reopen. The only question, has always been, how . And, when you dont focus on that, through the lens of science and smarts, you get wisconsin. Packed bars, after a court overturned the governors stayhome order. I want you to look at the case graph for the state. Okay . This is wisconsins total confirmed cases graph. And you allow people to go into packed bars . What do you thinks going to happen now no . We have the governor of wisconsin tonight. Governor evers did not want what you are just seeing in those pictures. He will make the case to his state and this country. Now, the day after trump says that kids are in great shape, there is a new, nationwide warning fo
When to reopen has, of course, become a flashpoint across the country. Particularly in three key swing states. In michigan the State Capitol shut down because of protests from heavily armed protests. Protesters in pennsylvania planning a protest at the capitol today. Alisyn, this morning a version of cdc guidelines for reopening. More like a series of singlepage check lichte list r cry from the draft expected. Health experts agree testing is key. Whats the federal plan for that . We asked director of the governments efforts to find a vaccine who just told congress, there is no plan. Ill never forget the emails i received from mike bowen indicating that we are we are massive the supplier was completely decimated and he said, were in deep shit. All right. Joining us now is dr. Nicole laurie, former assistant secretary for preparedness and response at hhs. She was also rick brights former boss. Also with us is dr. Jeanie marautso from the university of alabama at birmingham. First i want
Died. Nationally, the number of new confirmed cases is trending downward over a fiveday average. But the number of new infections every day is still staggering. More than 20,000 new cases were confirmed in the United States yesterday. And those are still only the people who were able to get tested. According to the covid tracking project, close to 10 million tests have been issued in the u. S. And a country with a population of over 328 Million People. That accounts for just 3 of the population. Experts are still concerned about potential hot spots popping up across the country with an eye on the states opening up their economies. And the nations top vaccine expert is still testifying before the house in person. Dr. Rick bright says he was ousted from his position after he pushed back against the president s desire to fast track the drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for covid19. And he warned congress that without a comprehensive national response, the worst is yet to come. A warn
Damning testimony. A top u. S. Vaccine expert warns lawmakers that time is running out to get the pandemic under control. Also this hour, as some summer camps and Child Care Centers in the u. S. Start to reopen, Health Officials issue a new warning about a syndrome affecting a growing number of children in the u. S. Also, a cnn exclusive. We take you inside Caesars Palace to see how they plan to keep gamblers safe when the Las Vegas Strip finally reopens. Were live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Aim natalie allen. Cnn newsroom starts right now. Thank you so much for joining us. Our top story, a senior u. S. Health official warns the United States is running out of time to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The disease already has claimed almost 86,000 american lives according to Johns Hopkins university. They say the u. S. Death toll will go higher. On thursday u. S. Vaccine expert rick bright told congre
Coronavirus. Delivering damming testimony before congress, giving a dire warning about the pandemic and the Trump Administrations continued lack of preparedness. Bright says the officials were dismissive in january, that the u. S. Did not have enough personal protective equipment. I was met with indifference, saying they were either too busy, they didnt have a plan. They didnt know who was responsible for procuring those. In some case, they had a sick child and they would get back to it later in the week. A number of excuses. But never any action. But going on to describe an email from an n95 mask supplier in january, calling it a moment he will never forget. And he said, were in deep shit. The world is, and we need to act. Bright says he got no response after pushing that to the highest levels of the department of health and Human Services. It was at that moment, he said, he knew there would be a crisis, saying the Trump Administration had no coordinated plan to combat coronavirus and