As 38 states see a rise in coronavirus cases, White House Task Force Member Dr. Anthony Fauci says he thinks “it’s pretty obvious that we are not going in the right direction.” The Texas governor is now requiring face coverings in public places “in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases” after the state saw its highest number of cases in a single day. William Haseltine, Chair and President of ACCESS Health International, joins AC360 to discuss the surge in cases throughout the country ...
Jul 03, 2020•42 min
As the U.S. sees the highest single-day increase in new coronavirus cases, Pres. Trump repeats his claim that he thinks at some point the illness will just disappear. Florida Democratic Congresswoman Donna Shalala and Clinton White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta speak to AC360 about lack of guidance from President Trump. Also, former National Security Adviser to Pres. Obama Susan Rice reacts to reporting from CNN’s Jim Sciutto. Multiple former Trump administration officials who briefed the Pr...
Jul 02, 2020•42 min
With the U.S. seeing 40,000+ new cases a day, White House Coronavirus Task Force Member Dr. Anthony Fauci warned a Senate committee that new cases could rise to 100,000 a day. Colorado just became the 18th state to pause or roll back their reopening plans. William Haseltine, Chair and President of ACCESS Health International, tells Anderson Cooper because the country is lacking leadership from the President, governors and other local officials are stepping up to try and protect their states and ...
Jul 01, 2020•42 min
Florida is one of at least 16 states that have paused or rolled back reopening plans. Governor Ron DeSantis suspended alcohol consumption in bars but has yet to put a statewide face mask requirement in place. Nikki Fried, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, says the governor needs to be more engaged and “get his head out of the sand.” Plus, sources tell CNN during hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign leaders, President Trump was consistently unprepared an...
Jun 30, 2020•42 min
During the first White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing in nearly two months, Vice President Michael Pence claims Americans are seeing “encouraging news” despite 32 states across the country seeing an increase over the past week. Pence also defended the President’s recent rallies in Oklahoma and Arizona, two states seeing a spike in cases, saying Americans have freedoms of speech and assembly. Marc Lotter is the Director of Strategic Communications for Trump 2020. He joins AC360 and says ev...
Jun 27, 2020•42 min
An influential COVID-19 model projects nearly 180,000 deaths in the U.S. by October 1. That number drops to 146,000 if 95% of Americans wear face masks. Dr. Chris Murray is the director of the group at the University of Washington that’s been working on the models. He joins AC360 to explain how wearing masks could not only save lives but also help the economy. Plus, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says the House “may very well” try to impeach Attorney General William Barr. This comes after...
Jun 25, 2020•42 min
White House Coronavirus Task Force Member Dr. Anthony Fauci testified in front of a House committee on the Trump’s administration’s response to the pandemic and directly contradicted the President. “We’re going to be doing more testing, not less,” said Fauci. Dr. Richard Besser, former Acting Director of the CDC, tells Anderson Cooper the mixed messaging could result in some parts of the country slipping back to a worse situation than they were several months ago. Plus, Democratic Senator Kamala...
Jun 24, 2020•42 min
Right before Trump’s weekend rally in Tulsa, OK, it was reported that six campaign staffers had tested positive for COVID-19. Since then the campaign has revealed two more staff members tested positive and they were both at rally but wearing masks. At that rally, President Trump said he told his staff to slow down testing for the virus in order to keep the number of cases down. But his administration is now saying his comments were just “tongue-in-cheek.” William Haseltin, Chair and President of...
Jun 23, 2020•45 min
Leaders and health experts have raised concerns about President Trump’s upcoming rally in Tulsa. Theyworry it could be a new hot spot for coronavirus infections. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she won’t be wearing a mask at the rally where an estimated 19,000 could be inside Tulsa’s Bank of Oklahoma arena. Dr. Stephen Prescott, President of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, joins AC360 to discuss his concerns with having such a large gathering especially when coronavir...
Jun 20, 2020•44 min
Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks, is facing 11 charges, including a felony murder charge. At a news conference, the District Attorney revealed a photo he said shows Rolfe kicking Brooks after he had been shot. Tomika Miller, Brooks’s widow, said she was “appalled” after hearing and seeing the new details. L. Chris Stewart, the Brooks’s family attorney tells Anderson Cooper that Miller had to leave the courtroom because she was so upset. Plus, coronavirus ...
Jun 18, 2020•42 min
President Trump is getting ready to hit the campaign trail for his first rally since the coronavirus shut down most of the country. That rally will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma where social distancing is unlikely and face masks are optional. With Oklahoma’s cases rising, many fear how the rally could potentially spread the virus. A key model often used by the White House is now projecting the United States will have more than 200,000 coronavirus-related deaths by October. Dr. Chris Murray is the d...
Jun 17, 2020•44 min
Rayshard Brooks was shot twice in the back by an Atlanta police officer after two officers tried to handcuff him for suspected DUI. Videos show Brooks grabbing one of the officer’s Taser and then firing it as he ran away. The Fulton County medical examiner has listed the death as homicide. In a tearful interview with CNN, Brooks’s widow asked for peaceful protests and said she wants change through communication, not aggression. Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. tells AC360 he is...
Jun 16, 2020•42 min
President Trump spoke at a "justice disparities" event in Dallas and didn’t focus on police violence against African Americans. And, in an interview with Fox News, the President defended his “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” tweet. Anderson Cooper discusses the president’s comments with Van Jones, David Axelrod and Gloria Browne-Marshall. Plus, Dr. Chris Murray explains his team’s new model predicting nearly 170,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States by October 1. And, Chicago ...
Jun 12, 2020•46 min
Philonise Floyd testifies on Capitol Hill one day after his brother George Floyd’s burial in Houston. He asked the House Judiciary Committee to take action on policing in the United States. Anderson speaks to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democratic member of the committee, and CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger. Amber Ruffin, a comedian and writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” speaks to Anderson about the personal, painful, and dangerous interactions she has had with the police as a bla...
Jun 11, 2020•44 min
Two weeks after George Floyd was killed while in Minneapolis police custody, his family, friends and prominent figures gather in Houston to celebrate his life and call for justice. Dr. Cornel West reflects on the solemn day and talks about racial justice in America. Then, Anderson talks to a friend of the 75-year-old protester who was pushed to the ground by police in Buffalo, New York. Plus, filmmaker Spike Lee talks about the protesters marching for racial justice around the world. “We need a ...
Jun 10, 2020•41 min
Alumni of George Floyd's high school are gathered for a vigil at the football field in Houston where Floyd once played. Meanwhile, protesters continue to march and push for police reforms. As a young man, Samuel L. Jackson fought for equal rights. He was even an usher at the funeral for Dr. Martin Luther King. He tells Anderson what’s happening in America right now evokes very personal memories of the civil rights struggle. Airdate: June 8, 2020 To learn more about how CNN protects listener priv...
Jun 09, 2020•45 min
President Trump says it's a "great day” for George Floyd without speaking about the injustices leading up to his killing or how to end them going forward after eleven days of protests around the country demanding change. Anderson Cooper speaks to CNN Political Commentator Van Jones and CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell releases a video statement condemning racism and the systematic oppression of black people and admitting quote “we were wrong for not liste...
Jun 06, 2020•47 min
Family members, community leaders, and activists gathered in Minneapolis to honor and remember George Floyd in the first of many memorial services. Floyd lived in Houston for many years and that’s where he will be laid to rest. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner tells Anderson Cooper that Floyd and his family will have a police escort the day of the funeral. Plus, retired four-star Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen criticized the President’s threat to use the U.S. military on protesters saying “it may...
Jun 05, 2020•48 min
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck, has had his charge of third-degree murder upped to a more serious charge of second-degree murder. The other three former officers who were at the scene are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who announced the charges, tells Anderson Cooper he’s “committed to holding the defendants accountable at the highest ethical charge.” Plus, NBA Ha...
Jun 04, 2020•53 min
A day after having peaceful protesters tear-gassed so he could have a photo-op in front of St. John’s Church, President Trump, along with First Lady Melania Trump, visited the John Paul II National Shrine in Washington. The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, was outraged when she saw the President hold a bible in front of St. John’s Church. She tells Anderson Cooper that the President’s photo-op and visit to the shrine didn’t seem to be “an expression of faith or...
Jun 03, 2020•50 min
Pres. Trump says he’s an “ally of all peaceful protesters” as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at peaceful protestors so he could have a photo-op at a church across the street from the White House. He also vowed to deploy the U.S. military if states can’t control the protests. Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer tells Anderson Cooper she was “shocked” when she heard the President threaten to deploy troops and that “we need a leader who can bring calm, who can bring unity, who c...
Jun 02, 2020•58 min
Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis police officer, who was seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd’s neck is charged with third-degree murder and also faces a charge of second-degree manslaughter. The death of Floyd has sparked outrage across the country. Ben Crump, the Floyd family attorney, joins AC360 to react to the charges against Chauvin and to the protests throughout the country. Plus, Cornel West tells Anderson Cooper “we are witnessing America as a failed social experience.” Air...
May 30, 2020•59 min
More than 100,000 people in the United States have died from the coronavirus, almost twice the number of Americans lost in the Vietnam War. Dr. Anthony Fauci says he’s hopeful for a vaccine by the end of the year. William Haseltine, Chair and President of ACCESS Health International, tells Anderson Cooper many of the deaths in this country “didn’t have to happen if we had been prepared.” Plus, Democratic Senator Kamala Harris joins AC360 to react to the grim milestone and says President Trump “i...
May 28, 2020•45 min
CNN’s Dana Bash speaks to Former Vice President Joe Biden for his first in-person interview since being knocked off the campaign trail during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden calls President Trump a “fool” for fueling a cultural opposition to wearing masks when "every leading doc in the world is saying we should wear a mask when you're in a crowd." Then, Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine weighs in on how businesses are reopening there and the importance of protecting people during the pandemic...
May 27, 2020•45 min
Large crowds over Memorial Day weekend could cause new outbreaks as people ignore the CDC guidelines which state that “everyone should wear a cloth face cover when they have to go out in public.” CNN’s Gary Tuchman takes us to the Gulf Coast of Alabama for a report. Then, Montgomery, Alabama Mayor Steven Reed tells Anderson Cooper that his city still has a “ways to go to beat this virus” and that “we have to get people to understand that, or we're going to have a second wave that's going to cost...
May 26, 2020•45 min
Despite CNN’s reporting that Dr. Redfield, the CDC director, is on the hot seat, Trump says he’s doing a “very good job.” Kathleen Sebelius, former Secretary of Health and Human Services, tells Anderson Cooper it’s a terrible time for tension with the CDC, who are “gold standard epidemiologists.” Plus, as many fans are desperate for sports to return, Charles Barkley, former NBA player and Turner Sports analyst, is hosting “The Match” to raise money for COVID-19 relief. It’s a golf tournament fea...
May 21, 2020•49 min
Despite the FDA’s warning of serious side effects from taking hydroxychloroquine, the President of the United States has defended his decision to take the drug. David Holtgrave, a lead researcher in a hydroxychloroquine study, tells Anderson Cooper in their study they didn’t find a statistically significant benefit of the drug in terms of death rate or abnormal heart rhythms. Plus, Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist, adds that there is no sign of any efficacy by taking the anti-malaria drug but ther...
May 20, 2020•45 min
The President of the United States says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent coronavirus, despite the FDA warning it could have harmful side effects. Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist, tells Anderson Cooper “we have all the data to support risk and no data to show benefit.” Plus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins AC360 to react to the President firing the State Department inspector general. CNN reported the IG was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s role in a Saudi arms deal before h...
May 19, 2020•46 min
Dr. Anthony Fauci testified in front of a Senate committee that some schools shouldn't reopen in the fall and President Trump called those comments "not an acceptable answer." New Jersey has been one of the hardest hit states in the country. Democratic Governor Phil Murphy joins AC360 to discuss what he plans to do about schools and universities in his state next fall. Plus, a mystery illness similar to Kawasaki disease that is believed to be related to COVID-19 is now affecting children. Roup H...
May 14, 2020•45 min
Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before a Senate committee and warned about needless suffering and death if the U.S. is opened prematurely. Ohio is just one of those states reopening without meeting certain White House guidelines. Republican Governor Mike DeWine joins AC360 to explain why he decided to begin reopening his state. Plus, as parts of upstate New York start to slowly reopen, the timeline of New York City reopening is still unknown. Corey Johnson, the speaker of the New York City Council, ...
May 13, 2020•45 min
