The Lead with Jake Tapper

46 states increase or flat in new cases, just 4 states declining; U.S. death toll tops 125,000 as cases continue to surge; CA Gov: state seeing 45% rise in positive tests over last week; Florida leads U.S. in new coronavirus cases; South Florida beaches to close July 4 weekend; Jacksonville mandates masks ahead of GOP convention; Arizona hospitals at nearly 90% capacity as cases surge; Arizona reports largest one day increase in cases amid surge; W.H.O. the pandemic “is not even close to being over”;   Fauci: lack of masks, distancing are “recipe for disaster”; Fauci: Americans not wearing masks or distancing fueling surge; Shortage of contact tracers in states with cases spiking; Fauci on contact tracing: “I don’t think we’re doing very well”; Fauci: vaccine unlikely to get U.S. to herd immunity level; HHS secy: “window is closing” to get virus “under control”;   Officers charged in George Floyd’s killing appear in court, trial date set; Chief Justice Roberts sides with liberal justices to block Louisiana abortion law; White House: Supreme Court abortion ruling “unfortunate”, devalues health of mother and lives of unborn children; Chief Justice Roberts has now sided with liberal justices on abortion law, immigration and LGBTQ cases   Bipartisan congressional leaders demand answers from WH on Russian bounty intel; 8 GOP lawmakers briefed at WH on Russian bounties intel;  Pelosi demands intel briefing on Russian bounty reports; Source: Dems to be briefed tomorrow on Russia bounty intel; Source: Russian intel officers offered money to Taliban fighters to kill U.S., UK troops in Afghanistan; Trump denies being briefed on Russian bounties to kill U.S. troops; Sources: U.S. shared Russian bounty intel with UK last week; Trump admin asks supreme court to overturn affordable care act;   5,000+ people a day being admitted to Texas hospitals; Houston mayor asks Gov. for a new “stay at home” order; Inside look at how jail hotspot is now protecting detainees; After massive early outbreak, Cook County Jail tries to keep COVID case count low; Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove confederate symbol in state flag; Mississippi becomes last state to remove any confederate symbolism in state flag; Family of confederate leader: put Mississippi’s confederate state flag in a museum; Officers hit “breaking point,” retire amid rising tension; Major U.S. cities se uptick in violence amid calls to defund police; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Jun 20201h 16min

CA, TX, & AZ see spike in new cases, hospitalizations; Health system in Miami reports 101% increase in Covid-19 patients; Two candidates endorsed by Trump lose their elections To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 Jun 20201h 2min

Fauci: “Disturbing” and “troublesome” surge of cases; Texas cases numbers nearly quadruple, Florida case count triples; CDC Director: COVID has “brought this nation to its knees”; California sets another daily record with 5,000 new cases; Fauci “cautiously optimistic” vaccine could be ready by 2021; Trump visits border, wall is key campaign pledge; Trump may sign executive order to protect controversial statues; Family & friends honor Rayshard Brooks at historic Atlanta church; Officer charged with assault in Brooks case: “Truth will come out”; Petition urges Disney world to delay July 11th reopening due to spike in Florida coronavirus cases; Sen. Cornyn: Dems “completely insane” to block police reform debate; Schumer: “No bill will pass” & GOP must start “bipartisan talks”; Senate Dems poised to block GOP legislation in vote; Italy records lowest number of daily cases since March; Europe sees steady decline in new cases as U.S. hovers at peak; Soon: Trump to speak to students at indoor rally in key battleground state of Arizona; Arizona confirms record 3,591 cases in last 24 hours; Prosecutor to testify Roger Stone got special treatment because of Trump relationship;   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Jun 202039min

NYT: Bolton writes Trump's corruption went well beyond actions with Ukraine; Tulsa Health Dept director "wishes" Trump rally would be postponed; Now: VP Pence leads closed door coronavirus task force briefing; Texas, North Carolina COVID hospitalizations hit record highs as Florida, Arizona see massive spike in cases; Disinfecting tunnels installed at Putin's home, office  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Jun 202038min

Top General: Taking part in Trump's photo-op was a "mistake"; Senate panel votes to remove confederate names from military bases, despite Trump's opposition; 3 top black officials in Dallas not invited to Trump event; Hospitalization spiking in Arizona, Texas, Florida & the Carolinas; Iowa state fair canceled for first time in 75 years; Nashville delaying next phase of reopening due to spike in cases; TX Health Official: COVID-19 "still a serious situation" as cases & hospitalizations increase; Tulsa police handcuff black teens for jaywalking; Human trials underway on antibody cocktail that may treat or prevent coronavirus; Moderna to start vaccine trial of 30,000 people next month; U.S. passes 2 million cases as some states see spikes; Arizona asks hospitals to activate emergency plans, 12 states see rising coronavirus hospitalizations; Minnesota Governor announces sweeping police reform plan; "Cops", "Live PD" canceled as backlash grows over "good cop" narrative;    To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Jun 202040min

Minneapolis police chief promises reform, says parts of the police dept are "broken"; Report: Chauvin plea deal discussed before his arrest; At least 12 cities & municipalities are banning chokeholds; WH says Trump will discuss race issues at tomorrow's event; Sen. Tim Scot unveils GOP's police reform plan but says White House is on a "separate track"; Trump: won't remove Confederate leader names from military bases; George Floyd's brother makes emotional plea to lawmakers: "make sure his death is not in vain"; Dems & GOP urge bipartisan cooperation to pass police reform; Arizona officials warn about massive surge in ICU patients; FDA authorizes first COVID-19 test that also looks for mutations; Republicans & Democrats demand investigations after voting issues plague two Georgia counties To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Jun 202039min

Officer arrested for Floyd's death charged with 2nd degree murder; 3 other officers charged with aiding & abetting 2nd degree murder;  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Jun 202054min

Any minute: final weather call for NASA/SpaceX launch; U.S. nears 100,000 coronavirus deaths; Fauci: a second wave is not inevitable; Dr. Fauci: wearing a mask shows "respect for another person"; Washington D.C. to start reopening on Friday with restrictions; CA Gov. Newsom: we're still not through the "first wave";  Trump in Florida as historic SpaceX launch scrubbed due to weather; Trump escalates Twitter fued, claims he will shut down social media platforms; Trump expected to make comments in wake of scrubbed launch; Experts: drugmakers conducting "science by press release"; 10 vaccines are currently in human trials around the world To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Mai 202042min