The Lead with Jake Tapper4 Aug 2020

Trump on COVID-19 death toll: “It is what it is”; Health Minister: At least 50 dead, 2,750+ injured in Beirut blast; Trump: Virus “under control as much as you can control it”; Sources: WH, top Dems nowhere near deal on stimulus bill;

Dr. Fauci: New community spread outbreaks are “insidious”; Trump defends holding Tulsa rally by touting TV ratings; Trump falsely claims virus “under control” as death toll climbs; Study: Need comprehensive testing & tracing to reopen schools; “It is what it is”: Trump responds to 156,000+ Americans dying of virus; Trump makes false claims about U.S. testing, death rates; National Sec adviser at WH after recovering from COVID; Lebanese Red Cross makes urgent call for blood donations; Lebanese official blames “confiscated high explosive material” for blast injuring hundreds in Beirut; The testing crisis: what 20 experts say they need from fed govt; Trump testing Czar: “Tell me one thing we should be doing”; 20 experts to CNN: More supplies & support; Lab official: We need support at the federal level for testing; The consensus from 20 experts: Trump administration is not doing enough to increase testing capacity; Trump falsely claims there is too much testing; Voters cast primary ballots in 5 states, all offer mail-in-voting due to pandemic; Trump contradicts himself, encourages Floridians to vote by mail; Trump claims without evidence mail-in voting is plagued by fraud; Trump downplays John Lewis’ legacy, complains Lewis “didn’t come to my inauguration”; Vulnerable GOP lawmaker: If we can’t get a deal, “we have failed the American people”; 100M+ at risk for flooding, damaging winds as Isaias moves north; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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