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The number of people testing positive for coronavirus continues to rise in many parts of the U.S., with sharp rises in places like Florida, Nevada, Alabama, Texas, and Puerto Rico. Yet, President Trump continues to attribute the rise to more testing -- despite the rise in hospitalizations and deaths -- and he wants to reduce federal aid for more testing, tracing, and for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Also this hour: The ABC News/Washington Post poll released Sunday shows former Vice President Joe Biden leading President Trump by 15 points among registered voters, 55% to 40%. A majority of respondents are not happy with the president's handling of the coronavirus, among other things.

On a happier note: It's National Moth Week!

GUESTS:
Maria Sundaram is an infectious disease epidemiologist. She’s a postdoc fellow at ICES in Toronto and a regular contributor to BBC OS (@mariasundaram)
Steven Shepard is senior campaign and elections editor and chief polling analyst for Politico. (@politico_steve)
Liti Haramaty is a founding member of the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and vice-chair of the East Brunswick Commission. She's co-founder of National Moth Week and a researcher at the department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University. (@LeeTeeK)

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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus continues to rise in many parts of the U.S., with&nbsp;<a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/new-cases-50-states">sharp rises</a> in places like Florida, Nevada, Alabama, Texas, and Puerto Rico. Yet, President Trump continues to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6XdpDOH1JA">attribute&nbsp;</a>the rise to more testing -- despite the rise in hospitalizations and deaths -- and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/07/18/white-house-testing-budget-cdc-coronavirus/">he wants to reduce federal aid</a>&nbsp;for more testing, tracing, and for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Also this hour:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.langerresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/1214a22020Election.pdf">The ABC News/Washington Post&nbsp;poll</a>&nbsp;released Sunday shows former Vice President Joe Biden leading President Trump by 15 points among registered voters, 55% to 40%. A majority of respondents are not happy with the president's handling of the coronavirus, among other things.
On a happier note: It's&nbsp;<a href="http://nationalmothweek.org/">National Moth Week</a>!
GUESTS:
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<li>Maria Sundaram&nbsp;is an infectious disease epidemiologist. She&rsquo;s a postdoc fellow at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ices.on.ca/">ICES</a>&nbsp;in Toronto and a regular contributor to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_world_service">BBC OS</a>&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/mariasundaram">@mariasundaram</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/steven-shepard">Steven Shepard</a>&nbsp;is senior campaign and elections editor and chief polling analyst for&nbsp;Politico. (<a href="https://twitter.com/politico_steve">@politico_steve</a>)</li>
<li>Liti Haramaty&nbsp;is a founding member of the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and vice-chair of the East Brunswick Commission. She's co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="http://nationalmothweek.org/">National Moth Week</a>&nbsp;and a researcher at the department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University. (<a href="https://twitter.com/leeteek">@LeeTeeK</a>)</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColinMcShow/">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnprcolin">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.

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