This is cnn tonight im don lemon. We have the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. There are now more than 1. 3 million cases of the virus in the united states. The coronavirus death toll in the u. S. Now surpassing 80,000. President trump wrongly saying again today that anyone who wants a test can get one. Our very own doctor san jay gupta reports thats not the case. Although testing improved. Vice president pence notably absent from the news conference. His press secretary tested positive for the virus. Pence himself tested negative again today. Now the two white house staffers have tested positive. A memo today directs all Staff Members to wear a mask when entering the west wing. At least 48 states are in the process of partially reopening. And that includes parts of new york state. The epicenter of the crisis in the u. S. Governor cuomo saying today that areas of rural up state new york are clear to reopen on friday. Joining me now white house correspondent. And former seen your adv
President of the United States himself rolled out a few weeks ago. But what is happening is the pressure is getting to donald trump. You can see it in the nonsense tweets this morning. So he as his poll numbers decline, he feels the need to rapidly push for a reopening, even though many states are not meeting those guidelines and you still have a significant death toll, significant case numbers. Now, some good things are happening. Testing is increasing. The Positivity Rate is declining. But this hearing today is going to make an impression on the American People in two ways. One, theyre going to hear the words that anthony fauci, the warnings that fauci, robert redfield, stephen hahn of the fda will offer. It is the form of the hearing, it is going to be chaired by lamar alexander, republican from tennessee who is going to be asking questions from self isolation. One of the Staff Members has the coronavirus and the three top scientists, hahn, redfield and fauci, are also going to be t
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world, you are watching cnn newsroom and im rosemary church. Just ahead, the white houses renewed push to highlight covid testing, but its falling short of what experts recommend. Regardless, dozens of states are reopening in a matter of days and we will look at the steps they are taking. Plus, more than 1 3 of coronavirus deaths in the u. S. May be happening at longterm facilities. The new plan to tackle the virus in Nursing Homes. So lets start in washington where senators will soon be getting their chance to grill the administrations top health officials. The doctor, Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House Coronavirus task force is set to testify remotely before the Senate Committee in hours. The New York Times reports dr. Fauci will report about the dangers of opening the company prematurely saying in an email to reporter cheryl gay stollberg, we risk the danger of multiple outbreaks thr
This is cnn tonight im don lemon. We have the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. There are now more than 1. 3 million cases of the virus in the united states. The coronavirus death toll in the u. S. Now surpassing 80,000. President trump wrongly saying again today that anyone who wants a test can get one. Our very own doctor san jay gupta reports thats not the case. Although testing improved. Vice president pence notably absent from the news conference. His press secretary tested positive for the virus. Pence himself tested negative again today. Now the two white house staffers have tested positive. A memo today directs all Staff Members to wear a mask when entering the west wing. At least 48 states are in the process of partially reopening. And that includes parts of new york state. The epicenter of the crisis in the u. S. Governor cuomo saying today that areas of rural up state new york are clear to reopen on friday. Joining me now white house correspondent. And former seen your adv
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