Erin Burnett OutFront

A study suggests a 7-day average show 17 states with an increase in new reported cases compared to nine states on the rise the week before. Another study suggests that 36,000 lives could have been saved if the United States lockdown happened one week earlier. Trump responds to the study, calling the study a "political hit job."  Trump defied rules and CDC recommendations when he refused to wear a mask during Michigan visit. Trump says he doesn't want to wear a mask in front of cameras because he doesn't want to give the press "the pleasure" of seeing him in one.  Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama says "If you need an ICU bed, you are in trouble" amid the coronavirus outbreak in Alabama. The mayor says hospitals in Montgomery are overstretched.  A new model predicts coronavirus case spikes in some states that reopened earlier, especially in the south. CDC director warns of coronavirus second wave later this year.  Miami and Houston school districts weight plans for Fall reopening as model warns of coronavirus case spikes in cities. Another model warns that cities with some of the country's biggest school districts are in danger of case spikes.   Nearly 40 million people have filed for unemployment since mid-March.   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

World Health Organization reports that there were more cases reported in last 24 hours than any time since the coronavirus outbreak begins. All 50 states partially reopen as CDC releases detailed guidance on reporting that had been shelved by the White House. United States death toll tops 93,000.  Sources say the fate of CDC chief are in question as tensions with White House rise. Trump claims CDC chief is doing a "very good job," but sources say Redfield's fate is in question. The CDC official says the agency is "muzzled" as tensions with White House rise. A health experts says "faith in medicine and science is based on trust" and it's being "undermined" in a rush for progress. The expert also says that companies, governments and researchers are reporting potential "breakthroughs that cannot be verified."   Trump touts hydroxychloroquine as World Health Organization warns about the side effects of the unproven drug. The World Health Organization also warns that the drug has not been found to be effective to prevent the virus. Trump says he'll stop taking hydroxychloroquine in two days.  Pence and Florida governor visit busy restaurant without masks. Trump is scheduled to visit Ford facility in Michigan that requires masks tomorrow, but won't commit to wearing one.   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After defending his use of unproven hydroxychloroquine drug, Trump calls study's warning of it's risks "phony" and an "enemy statement." While taking the drug, Trump is also refusing to wear a mask.  Although cases of coronavirus are rising in 17 states, all states will be partially opened this week. The governor of Texas is attributing the rise in coronavirus cases to the increase in coronavirus testing. The Washington Post is reporting that at least 12 states where testing is more than the number of patients lining up to take the coronavirus test.  A new model is suggesting that cough droplets can travel 18 feet.  New York City schools are going to host 178,000 students online for this year's summer school. The fall semester is still up in the air for more than 1.1 million students, because of fear of second wave. Other schools and universities across the country are wrestling with how and when to reopen due to coronavirus concerns.  Mnuchin says that no worker should lose their life to increase the GDP. He also warns that "there is risk of permanent damage" to the economy is states wait too long to reopen. Federal chair says "this is the biggest shock we've seen in living memory."  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Fauci said in March that there was no evidence hydroxychloroquine works as a preventative. The FDA also warns it’s tied to heart disease which Trump was found to have in 2018. U.S. death toll now tops 90,000 as cases surpass 1.5 million; Texas plans to open bars, bowling alleys, gyms, and a massage center as state posts its highest single day spike in cases. 17 states seeing a rise in new cases over past week. New guidelines will allow most of California to reopen further. Moderna says their goal is for broad distribution of a vaccine by early next year. Interview with volunteer who took part in vaccine trial. A new study shows that places with no social distancing in March & April could have 35 times more potential for virus spread. New York stock exchange to partially reopen trading floor on May 26th. Interview with NY stock exchange president. Trump says Pompeo asked for state department IG to be fired. IG was investigating Pompeo’s role in Saudi arms sale. Trump has purged 4 inspectors general in 6 weeks. Navajo nation battling highest infection rate in U.S.. They’ve tested 11% of their population, more than any other state.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Army general helping lead vaccine effort: "Herculean task"; number of new cases trending lower in 28 states; but new Texas cases up double digits since restrictions relaxed; America's retail sales completely collapsed in April; NY, NJ, CT beaches opening for Memorial Day with restrictions; President Trump: "vaccine or no vaccine, we're back"; Death toll now tops 87,000 as cases surpass 1.4 million; Trump touts new CDC guidance, but appears to be watered down; Oxford researchers finish first human vaccine trial; Oxford studies vaccine on monkeys, finds those with vaccine had less of virus after exposure; Oxford researchers aim to know by Sept. whether vaccine works; TX sees rise in cases after reopening, GA on the decline; Georgia among 28 states on downward trend with number of cases, Texas among seven states that are on the rise; Number of Texas cases on the rise after reopening, reported single day highs of cases and deaths yesterday; Trump again avoids wearing mask, says he tested negative; Nurse tells Trump she hasn't caught virus because of PPE, President again declines to wear a mask; Trump doubles down on vaccine timeline: could be end of year; If a vaccine existed today, there'd be a supply shortage; House about to vote on $3 trillion coronavirus aid package; Includes new round of direct payments to Americans, Senate unlikely to take up; Top U.S. asset manager: will take 10-12 years for U.S. to return to pre-pandemic employment levels; The Texas restaurant owner who refuses to give up; Restaurant owner battles his ailing health amid pandemic by refusing to give up: "I'm going to fight and fight and fight".To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ousted vaccine chief says he warned admin. About need for personal protective gear "Lives were lost"; we don't have a "single point of leadership" or a "master plan" for this response; Ousted vaccine chief casts doubt on Trump admin's goal of having a vaccine in 12-18 months: "Usually takes up to 10 years"150+ Children in U.S. suspected to have inflammatory syndrome; Trump says kids "are very little affected" by virus as doctors treat 150+ cases of inflammatory syndrome; Doctors keep discovering new ways the virus attacks the body: What could be next?;Trump keeps up criticism of Fauci after top CDC warned reopening U.S. too soon could lead to virus resurgence;36.5 Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March; Fed report: Nearly 40% of low-income workers experienced a job loss because of the pandemic; More than 36 million Americans, about 22% of the labor force, filed for unemployment benefits since mid-March; Democrats propose $3 trillion relief package; McConnell: Congress should "pause" before spending more money on relief; Caesars Palace to reopen with new safety measures: fewer people at gaming tables, disinfected dice and slot machines; Caesars Palace to reopen with new normal including fewer players at Black Jack tables, deactivating some slot machines;A new way to hug the old-fashioned way; When quarantine hugs are possibleTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump pushes to reopen schools as Fauci urges caution; Trump: Fauci's comments on reopening schools "unacceptable", Fauci urged caution, said vaccine by fall "bridge too far"; United States coronavirus cases top 1.38 million, death toll surpasses 83,000; Sources: Trump questioning whether virus death toll is inflated; Sources: Senior officials have raised questions during task force meetings about how the CDC compiles coronavirus data; Trump repeats claim United States has "more" and "better" tests; States ramp up contact tracing, some restaurants will ask people for contact info in case someone tests positive; Studies show how virus spreads through restaurants, workplaces; How to protect yourself as states reopen; New study: virus droplets could remain in air for 8 minutes after talking loudly in a confined space; How one person infected 94 coworkers in South Korea; Passengers question safety on crowded airplanes as air travel climbs to level not seen since March; Thousands of people volunteer to be infected with coronavirus in an effort to find a vaccine; Doctor behind "Contagion" looks for virus origin; Stanford: Unlikely all undergraduates return to campus in Fall; Trump urges schools to reopen, says "I don't consider the country as coming back if the schools are closed; Northeastern University intends to reopen all campuses in Fall; Study: Abbott test used by White House misses many positive cases; Judge questions whether Trump's ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn could be held in contempt of court for perjury; Judge in Michael Flynn case asks retired judge to argue against Justice Department's request for case to be dismissed;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Fauci: Reopening too soon could "trigger an outbreak" that lead to "suffering and death that could be avoided"; CDC chief warns "not out of the woods" as Trump pushes to reopen; Los Angeles County: "No way" stay-at-home order will be lifted for the next three months without dramatic change in virus; Fauci warns United States can't be "cavalier" that kids are immune after Senator Paul says schools should reopen in fall; Governor Cuomo: About 100 New York kids have mysterious illness linked to coronavirus, likely in other states as well; Second Kentucky child diagnosed with rare coronavirus-linked illness; Study: More than 80 percent of kids with coronavirus who need intensive care have underlying health conditions; California State Universities, largest 4-year public system in United States, to cancel most in-person fall classes; CNN poll: Most Americans would be uncomfortable returning to their regular routines today; CNN poll: 41 percent want to return to normal routines, 58 percent do not; CNN poll: Increasing number of Americans think economic damage from shutdown will be permanent; Americans are hoarding cash amid mounting job losses; CNN poll: Nearly half of Americans facing financial hardship; CNN poll: 66 percent of Americans would get vaccine if available; CNN poll: 33 percent of Americans would not get vaccine if it existed; CDC director: Nursing home crisis "one of the great tragedies"; Putin's longtime spokesperson hospitalized with coronavirus; Russia's coronavirus crisis worsens: Putin spokesperson hospitalized as country surges to second most cases in world after United States; Three Russian doctors mysteriously fall from hospital windows; Words of wisdom... in the age of coronavirus;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Top health official: Anyone who "needs" a test can get one; Trump: United States conducting 300,000 coronavirus tests daily, Harvard institute: 900,000 tests daily needed by May 15; Trump says asymptomatic people have "no reason" to want to be tested, but a person can be infected without symptoms; Key model raises projected United States death toll to 137,000 by August as states see "explosive increases in mobility"; Trump claims Americans will be able to get tested daily "very soon"; FDA issues first emergency use authorization for antigen test; White House orders staffers wear a mask after scrambling to deal with two staffers who tested positive; Vice President Pence, Mnuchin enter White House without masks; Trump accuses Obama of a crime, but doesn't specify when asked; Trump abruptly ends press conference after Chinese American reporter presses him on rhetoric; Chinese American reporter questions Trump on coronavirus response, Trump tells her to "ask China"; At least 48 states to be partially reopened as of this Friday; Influential model warns of 137,000 deaths by August as at least 48 states will be partially reopened by Friday; 10-year-old Kentucky boy on ventilator with mysterious coronavirus-linked illness that killed three kids in New York; Dozens of New York children sick with coronavirus-linked illness; Small business owners frustrated by loan program constraints; Tom Colicchio on how small business loan program fails restaurants; Chef Tom Colicchio on hoe restaurants can survive crisis; Shanghai DisneyLand reopens as another Chinese city locks down; First DisneyLand park opens in Shanghai as another Chinese city goes into "wartime mode" due to spike in cases;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pence aide Katie Miller, wife of Trump aide Stephen Miller, tests positive for virus; Trump forgoes mask during visit with vets in their 90's after his valet and a Pence aide test positive for virus; Trump on why he didn't wear mask during visit with vets: I was "very far away" & wind was blowing hard in one direction; WH Official: West wing nervous after Katie Miller, VP aide and wife of Trump senior adviser, test positive for virus; NY investigating 70+ cases of severe illness in children; U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 77,000; Oxford researchers: Will have millions of vaccine doses by September; Oxford researchers: Could know if vaccine works by early June; Trump predicts "jobs will all be back very soon" as U.S. hits worst unemployment rate since Great Depression; Churches feel financial impact: "tremendous strain"; Reverend: This is a "make or break moment" for houses of worship which are struggling due to lack of donations; Churches fear they'll be forced to close as donations dry up; MLB days away from unveiling plan for 2020 season; Reports: MLB plan calls for 2020 season to start in July; Fans return to baseball games in Taiwan amid reports MLB days away from unveiling plan for 2020 season; A-Rod on when baseball will be back in America; A-Rod on how the pandemic has affected him; A-Rod on the need to give back during coronavirus crisis; 4 year old boy hits his first homer in viral video, also beat Yankees legend A-Rod in 2018 hitting contest; A-Rod's message to kids who can't play baseball amid pandemic.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices