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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


April 09, 2020
• White House Task Force Says, Baltimore, Philly And D.C. Next Coronavirus Hot Spots; Chicago Jail Reports 400+ Confirmed Virus Cases; Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 16,000 In U.S.; Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 16,000 in U.S.; Surviving Coronavirus; 6.6. Million Americans File For Unemployment. Aired 6-7p ET
• Awaiting Coronavirus Briefing; Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 16,000 In U.S.; More Coronavirus Cases Now In U.S. Than Italy, Spain and France Combined; Cuomo: Current Outbreak Only "First Wave" Of Pandemic; Sources: Trump To Announce Second Task Force Focused On Reopening Economy; 6.8 Million In U.S. File Jobless Claims This Week; 16.8 Million In Last Three Weeks; Experts: Warmer Weather Won't End Pandemic; 6.6. Million U.S. File Jobless Claims This Week; Airlines And TSA Report 96 Percent Drop In U.S. Air Travel; Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 16,000 In U.S.; WH Task Force: Baltimore, Philly And D.C. Next Coronavirus Hot Spots; California Sees 1.9 percent Drop Of People In ICU. Aired 5-6pET


April 08, 2020
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 14,000; White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 6-7p ET
• Awaiting Experts At Coronavirus Briefing; Fauci: 100,000 Deaths Not Inevitable; Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 14,000 In U.S.; Gov. Cuomo: Curve Flattening In New York Despite Highest Daily Death Toll; Birx: D.C., Baltimore & Philly Could Be New Hot Spots; CNN Poll: 55 Percent Say Government Has Done Poor Job Stopping Virus; African-Americans At Higher Risk For Coronavirus; New Preparations In Chicago As Deaths Surge; White House Model Revises U.S. Deaths By August From 80,000 Down To 60,000; More Than 400,000 Coronavirus Cases In U.S.; Navy Hospital Ship In N.Y. Now Taking Coronavirus Patients. Aired 5-6pET


April 07, 2020
• Coronavirus Death Toll In U.S. Passes 12,000; Trump Says He May Put A Hold On U.S Funding For The World Health Organization. Aired 6- 7p ET
• CDC Director: U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Could Be "Much Lower" Than 200,000-Plus Predicted By Some Models; Trump Removes Independent Watchdog Overseeing Coronavirus Emergency Funds; Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 12,000 In U.S.; Acting Navy Secretary Resigns After Calling Ousted Aircraft Carrier Captain "Stupid"; Surgeon General: African- Americans Face "Higher Risk" Of Coronavirus; Ninety-Seven Percent Of Americans Under Stay-At-Home Orders; British PM Boris Johnson "Stable" In ICU. Aired 5-6p ET


April 06, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 10,000 In U.S. Aired 6-7p ET
• Prime Minister Boris Johnson Moved To Intensive Care; Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 10,000 In U.S.; White House Pushes Anti- Malaria Drug For COVID-19 Treatment; Boston Mayor Says Stop Sending Mixed Message To Washington; Life And Death Struggles In A Hospital Emergency Room; Louisiana Cases Jump Again After Weekend Slowdown; Coronavirus Strains Emergency Services Across U.S. Aired 5-6p ET


April 05, 2020
• Surgeon General: This Week Will Be A "Pearl Harbor" And "9/11" Moment; Almost Half Of U.S. Coronavirus Deaths In New York State; Trump Continues To Push Unproven Drug For Virus; Governors Plead For Medical Supplies Amid Nationwide Shortages; Fauci: This Is Going To Be A Really Bad Week; Fauci On Hydroxychloroquine: I Don't Think We Can Definitively Say It Works"; Trump: We See Light At The End Of The Tunnel"; Trump On Masks: I Would Wear One If I Thought It Was Important. Aired 8-9p ET
• President Trump And White House Coronavirus Task Force Hold Press Briefing. Aired 7-8p ET
• Crisis In New Kersey, More Lives Now Lost Than In 9/11; U.K Prime minister Admitted To Hospital With Coronavirus; Trump Touts Potential Unproven Drug Hydroxychloroquine. Aired 6-7p ET


April 04, 2020
• U.S Tops 1,000 Deaths For Second Day In A Row; Louisiana Governor Warns Hospitals Could Be Over Capacity Soon; Eight GOP Governors Refuse To Issue Stay-At-Home Orders. Aired 9-10p ET
• U.S. Death Toll Passes 8,000-Plus, Second 1,000-Plus Death Toll In Two Days; Trump Considering Second Task Force On Reopening Economy; Michigan Reports Significant Jump: 1,400-Plus New Confirmed Cases Today; Tenth Member Of NYPD Dies From Coronavirus; Building Hospitals From Scratch In New York; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) Is Interviewed About Coronavirus Cases In New Jersey; New Jersey Confirms 4,000-Plus New Cases For Second Straight Day; There Are 155 Confirmed Cases Of Virus On U.S. Navy Ship; Trump To Deploy Thousands Of Military Personnel To Boost Coronavirus Response; Germany Testing 100-Year-Old Tuberculosis Drug To Fight COVID-19. Aired 8-9p ET
• Total Coronavirus Cases In The U.S. Have Eclipsed 300,000 With More Than 8,000 Deaths; New York Mayor Bill De Blasio: We Could Have 5,000 People On Ventilators Next Week, We May Need 45,000 Doctors To Get Through This Crisis; President Trump Accuses Governors Of Playing Political Games With Ventilators; President Donald Trump: Navy Captain's Letter Warning Of Ship Outbreak "Not Appropriate;" Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Says Avoid Going Out At This Time; Trump Continues To Tout Use Of Unproven Drug; Grocery Rush Leaves Many Shelves Bare For Low-Income Families. Aired 7-8p ET


April 03, 2020
• CDC Recommends Wearing "Cloth Face Coverings" in Public Settings; White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 6- 7p ET
• White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Maryland Nursing Home Reports Spike in Cases and Deaths; U.S. Coronavirus Surpass 250,000; New York Coronavirus Cases Surpass 100,000; 700,000 Plus Jobs Lost in March; Alabama Becomes Latest State To Issue Stay-At Home Order; Trump: CDC Recommends Voluntary Use Of Non-Surgical Masks; Source: In Last-Minute Decision, Fauci Excluded From Briefing. Aired 5-6p ET


April 02, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Coronavirus Cases Surpass One Million Worldwide; White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 6-7p ET
• Coronavirus Cases Surpass One Million Worldwide; Source Close To Task Force: "Certainly Possible" Virus Can Spread Through Talking And Breathing; Source: Thousands Of Ventilators In Maintenance As Federal Government Struggles To Meet Needs; Defense Dept. Seeks 100,000 Body Bags Anticipating Virus Deaths; Mnuchin Commits To Sending Out Stimulus Funds In Two Weeks; Coronavirus Cases Surpass One Million Worldwide; Trump Invokes Defense Production Act For A Second Time To Increase Ventilator Production. Aired 5-6p ET


April 01, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; U.S. Reports 869 New Deaths Today, Most In One Day. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Doubles In Three Days; FL Gov Reverses Course With New Stay-At-Home Order; W.H. Projects 100,000 To 240,000 Americans Could Die; Pence Casts Blame On CDC, China For Any Delay In U.S. Response; Documents Show Backlog Of 160,000 Tests At Just One Lab; Source: National Stockpile Deploying Last Round Of Protective Gear; Pence: We Think Italy Is Closest Comparison For U.S. Projections; U.S. Reports 835 New Deaths Today, Most In One Day; White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 5-6p ET


March 31, 2020
• White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; U.S. Reports 780+ New Deaths Today, The Most In One Day. Aired 6-7p ET
• White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Makeshift Tent Hospital Opening In NYC's Central Park; U.S. Reports 770-Plus New Deaths Today, Total Deaths Top 3,700; Field Hospitals Preparing For Expected Surge Of Patients; Dr. Fauci To CNN: Would "Lean Towards" Recommending Public Wear Masks If It Doesn't Affect Supply For Medical Workers. Aired 5-6p ET


March 30, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; New One-Day Record With 500-Plus U.S Deaths Reported Today, Total Dead Nearing 3,000; Illinois Cases Top 5,000 As Chicago Becomes A Hot Spot; Navy Hospital Ship Comfort Arrives In New York; Patient Beds Line Hallways, Morgue Overflowing At NYC Hospital. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Total Deaths Pushing To 3,000; President Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines; USNS Comfort Arrives In New York City; Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) Is Interviewed On The Coronavirus Pandemic In Maryland; White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; New One-Day Record With 485 U.S. Deaths Reported Today, Total Deaths Nearing 3,000; Dr. Fauci Stands At Estimate 100,000 U.S. Deaths Possible; Governors Tell Trump About Lack Of Supplies, Including PPE And Testing Capabilities. Aired 5-6p ET


March 29, 2020
• Trump Extending Social Distancing Guidelines Until April 30th. Aired 7-8p ET
• President Trump And Coronavirus Task Force Hold Briefing On Coronavirus Response. Aired 6-7p ET
• Possibility Of Millions Of Coronavirus Cases And More Deaths In The U.S.; New York City Has 32,308 Coronavirus Cases; Colorado Ordered Stay-At-Home Statewide By The Governor; Stimulus Check To Arrive In Three Weeks; Downtrend In Deaths And Cases In Italy; White House Task Force Coronavirus Update. Aired 5-6p ET
• White House Task Force Gets Proposed Guidelines On Reducing Restrictions; Interview With Mayor Francis Suarez (R), Miami, FL On Steps On Limiting Coronavirus Spread; U.S. Deaths Rise To 2,300-Plus And Confirmed Cases Over 133,000; CA State Parks Closed To Vehicle Access After "Visitation Surge"; Illinois Governor Wants To Increase Testing Capacity To 10K A Day; Chicago's United Center Hosting Personal Protective Equipment Drive; Senator Amy Klobuchar's Husband Tests Positive; Latin America Seeing Sharp Spike In Coronavirus Cases; Making A Difference On The Frontlines Of The Coronavirus Pandemic; WH Task Force Updates Coronavirus Response. Aired 4-5p ET


March 28, 2020
• U.S Coronavirus Death Toll Doubles In Just Two Days; Trump Backs Off Possible New York Quarantine, Will Not Be Necessary; Japan Marks Biggest One-Day Jump, 194 New Cases Reported. Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump Talks Of Tri-State Quarantine; Death Toll Doubles; Navy Hospital Ship En Route; New Orleans Large Rising Cases Of coronavirus; General Motors And Ventec Partnership To Produce Ventilators; Companies Pivot To Make Medical Supplies For coronavirus Response; Trump Backs Off Possible New York Quarantine: Will Not Be Necessary; Russia To Close Most Borders At Midnight Sunday. Aired 8-9p ET
• Coronavirus Cases Top 113,000 in U.S., 650,000-plus Worldwide; Trump Considers Short-Term "Quarantine" of Parts of NY, NJ, CT; NY Governor: Trump-Ordered Quarantine Would Be a "Declaration of War" On States; New Orleans at Epicenter of Louisiana's Rising Case Numbers; More Than 200 Million Americans in 25 States Told to Stay Home. Aired 7-8p ET


March 27, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 6-7p ET
• Awaiting White House Coronavirus Briefing; Interview with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI); Interview with Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY); California Sees 26 Percent Increase in Cases in One Day; New Hot Spots Emerge as U.S. Leads World in Cases; U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Mercy Arrives in Los Angeles; Under Pressure From Governors, Trump Invokes Defense Production Act, Ordering G.M. To Make Ventilators; U.S. Now The Epicenter With Most Coronavirus Cases In World; Experts' Advice On Caring For A Virus Patient At Home; White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 5-6p ET


March 26, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; U.S Now Has Second Highest Number Of Coronavirus Cases Globally, Behind China; California Reports 65 Deaths with 3,000+ Cases; Interview with Mayor London Breed of San Francisco, CA. Aired 6-7p ET
• White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; NYC Mayor: "Race Against Time" At Hospital Where 13 Died In 24 Hours; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,100; Doctors Describe "Apocalyptic" Scenes At Hospital; House To Vote Tomorrow On $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Passed By Senate; Gov. Says 17-Year-Old Died From Coronavirus In Louisiana. Aired 5-6p ET


March 25, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Deadliest Day Yet In U.S Crisis As Total Deaths Hit 900; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D- CA) Is Interviewed About The Coronavirus Relief Bill. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Deadliest Day To Date, At Least 185 New Deaths; Source Close To Task Force Says Advisers Urging Trump To See Easter As "Aspirational Date" To Reopen Country; L.A. Gov.: New Orleans Could Run Out Of Ventilators By April 1; Senate Yet To Call Vote On $2 Trillion Stimulus Package; World Health Org Warns Against Easing Restrictions Too Early; Hospital System In New York City Sees Tenfold Increase In Positive Patients; World Health Org: "Significant" Global Shortage Of Med Supplies; Sources: Pentagon Orders 60-Day Freeze-In- Place For Overseas U.S. Troops; White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 5-6p ET


March 24, 2020
• White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing; Birx: People Who Have Recently Been To New York City Should Self-Quarantine In Their Homes For 14 Days; Mayor Eric Garcetti Of Los Angeles Is Interviewed About The Coronavirus Pandemic And His City's Response To The Crisis. Aired 6-7p ET
• Los Angeles County Reports First-Known Child Death From Coronavirus In The U.S.; World Health Organization: U.S. May Be Next Epicenter Of Pandemic; Trump Wants U.S. To Reopen By Easter, Churches Full; N.Y. Gov. To Trump Admin: You Pick The 26,000 People Who Are Going To Die Because You Only Sent 400 Ventilators; Navy Hospital Ship Mercy On Its Way To Los Angeles; Health Workers Tell Of Increasingly Dangerous Situation; One Hundred Twenty-Nine Coronavirus Deaths Reported Today, Deadliest Day So Far In U.S.; White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 5-6p ET


March 23, 2020
• Trump Considering Scaling Back Social Distancing Measures?; White House Holds Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 6-7p ET
• Some States Implement Stay-At-Home Orders To Curb Pandemic; Britain's Public Ordered To Stay At Home; Governor Cuomo Orders New York Hospitals To Add More Beds; Trump Suggests Scaling Back On Social Distancing; New Jersey Critically Needs More PPE; World Health Organization Cautions On Untested Drugs; Navy Hospital Ship Heading To Los Angeles; Florida Governor To Issue Executive Order Mandating 14- Day Self-Isolation For Travelers From N.Y., N.J.; Mayor: NYC Hospitals May Run Out Of Supplies In A Week; One-Hundred-Plus Coronavirus Deaths In U.S. In Single Day. Aired 5-6p ET


March 22, 2020
• Coronavirus Pandemic; Interview With Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY); Stimulus Package Now At $2 Trillion, Leaders Race For Agreement; German Chancellor Angela Merkel Goes Into Self-Quarantine; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Number Of Deaths In Spain Jumps By 30 Percent In One Day; Pressure Mounts For Trump To Use Defense Production Act; Experts Say OK To Go Outside With Precautions. Aired 2-3p ET
• Governors plead for federal government to nationalize effort to acquire medical supplies for coronavirus; Global cases exceed 318,000, more than 29,000 cases in U.S.; Gov. Cuomo: 40-50% people in New York will get coronavirus. Aired 1-2p ET
• Congressional Leaders Meet Today On $2 Trillion Rescue Package; FEMA Declares New York A "Major Disaster" As Coronavirus Surges; Interview With Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NY) On FEMA's Assessment; Interview With Mayor Muriel Bowser (D-DC) About Coronavirus Outbreak; Infectious Disease Expert: National Lockdown May Not Be Best Defense; Europe Overrun: Number Of Deaths Soar In Italy, Spain; Former Vice President Joe Biden Campaign Adjusts Outreach Tactics Due To COVID-19; Former Vice President Joe Biden And Senator Bernie Sanders Shift Campaign Strategies Amid COVID-19 Crisis; Kevin Bacon Adapts "Six Degrees" Game To Promote Social Distancing. Aired 10-11a ET


March 21, 2020
• Coronavirus U.S. Emergency Relief Package; California Coronavirus Response; U.S. Cases Surpass 23,000 With Nearly Half In New York State; China Reports No New Local Infections For Fourth Day; Kevin Bacon Encourages Social Distancing With "Six Degrees" Campaign. Aired 8-9p ET
• Coronavirus Cases Top 300K Worldwide, 22K Cases In U.S.; More Than 80 Million Americans Told To Stay Home; FDA Authorizes Rapid Coronavirus Test With Results In 45 Minutes; Goldman Sachs Warns Of Sudden And Historic Surge In Layoffs; WHO Says Europe Is Now The Epicenter Of The Coronavirus; People Helping Each Other Get Through The Virus Outbreak. Aired 7-8p ET


March 20, 2020
• Coronavirus Pandemic Growing; Interview With San Francisco, California, Mayor London Breed; Interview With Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Lori Lightfoot; Illinois, Connecticut, New York, California Ordering Residents To Stay Home; Unemployment Claims Soar Amid Coronavirus Layoffs; White House Says, Person In V.P. Pence's Office Tests Positive For Coronavirus; White House: Person in VP Pence's Office Tests Positive For Coronavirus. Aired 6-7p ET
• CT, IL Join NY, CA in Ordering Residents to Stay Home; Dr. Fauci Warns Against Over-Optimism of Drug that Trump Touts; Wolf One- On-One With White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator; Wolf Speaks With Lawmaker Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus; Millions Told To Stay Home; Dr. Gupta Answers Your Questions About the Virus. Aired 5- 6p ET


March 19, 2020
• U.S. State Department Tells Americans Not to Travel Abroad; Interview With Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO); Interview With Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL); Trump Cancels G7 at Camp David, Will Hold Teleconference Instead Due to Coronavirus. Aired 6-7p ET
• US State Department Tells Americans Not To Travel Abroad; New York City Expected To Run Out Of Medical Supplies In Two To Three Weeks; CDC Recommends Health Care Workers Reuse Masks In A Crisis And Use Bandanas Or Scarves As A Last Resort; Italy Reports More Than 3,400 Deaths, Surpassing China's Toll; Sanjay Gupta Answers Your Questions About The Virus. Aired 5-6p ET


March 18, 2020
• NYSE To Close Its Trading Floor Starting Monday; Interview With Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY); U.S. Senate Approved House-Passed Coronavirus Relief Legislation; Americans Look To WWII As Health Crisis Deepens. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll 125, More Than 7,500 Confirmed Cases; Trump Invokes Defense Production Act To Expand Production Of Hospital Masks And Protective Gear; Defense Department Preparing To Deploy Two Hospital Ships To New York And West Coast; New York Stock Exchange To Close Trading Floor; Senate Approves House-Passed Coronavirus Relief Bill; Still Negotiating Trillion-Dollar Stimulus Package; U.S. Border With Canada Closing To Non-Essential Travel; Beachgoers Ignore Warning To Avoid Large Groups. Aired 5-6p ET


March 17, 2020
• Federal Aid Package For Coronavirus?; Interview With Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT); White House Pitches $1 Trillion Economic Response Package, Would Include $1,000 Checks For Americans; Arizona, Florida, And Illinois Take Steps To Limit Coronavirus Risks For Voters. Aired 6-7p ET
• White House Pitches $1 Trillion Economic Response Package Would Include $1,000 Checks For Americans; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 100, 5,304 Cases; New York City Tells Citizen To Be Prepared To Shelter In Place; NYC Mayor Tells Eight-Million-Plus To Be Prepared To Shelter In Place; Decision To Be Made In 48 Hours As City Nears 1,000 Cases; NYC Councilman Tests Positive For Coronavirus; British PM: We May Need To Go "Further And Faster" In The Fight Against Coronavirus In The Coming Days; Report" NBA Star Kevin Durant Tests Positive For Coronavirus. Aired 5-6p ET


March 16, 2020
• Coronavirus Fears Escalating; Record Dow Collapse; Interview With San Francisco, California Mayor London Breed; Interview With Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD); San Francisco Orders Residents To Shelter In Place; Trump Announces Stricter Guidelines To Slow Coronavirus Spread; Debunking Myths About The Coronavirus. Aired 6-7p ET
• Dow Falls On Pandemic Coronavirus Concerns; New Jersey Statewide Curfew; New Guidelines Imposed To Control Virus Spread; Ohio Governor Calls For Delaying Tomorrow's Primary; Trump: New Coronavirus Reality Could Last Until July, August; Seventy-Four Deaths, 4,100-Plus Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In U.S.; French President Declares "War" On Coronavirus, Bans All Social Events, Including Family Gatherings; Spain In Partial Lockdown; Italy Reports 349 Deaths In Past 24 Hours. Aired 5-6p ET


March 15, 2020
• White House Coronavirus Update; Federal Reserve Cuts Rate To Zero; Coronavirus Testing Available To All 50 States. Aired 5-6p ET
• Medical Screening Spark Long Lines, Chaos at U.S. Airports; White House to Hold Press Briefing on Coronavirus; Germany to Restrict Border Crossings Amid Coronavirus Pandemic; Interview with Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) on Coronavirus; Cruise Ships with Coronavirus Patients Scramble to Find Port; State of Emergency in Spain as Outbreak Worsens. Virus. Aired 4-5p ET


March 13, 2020
• Tips On How to Shop Amid Coronavirus Stockpiling; Declining Death Rate and Cases in China Could Be Positive Signal for U.S. Efforts Against Outbreak; President Trump Declares National Emergency Over Coronavirus Pandemic; Interview With Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD); Trump Declares National Emergency As U.S Deaths From Virus Jump To 48, Cases Top 2,100. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Declares National Emergency to Combat Coronavirus; Trump Says He Won't Take Responsibility for Testing Delays; Drive Through Testing Begins in New Rochelle; Top Doctor Warns Against Air Travel For Pleasure; Global Deaths Top 5,000 With 136,000 Plus Confirmed Cases; 250 Deaths In One Day In Italy, 17, 000 Plus Total Cases; Sports Shutdown Impacts Hundreds Of Thousands Of Workers. Aired 5-6p ET


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