Topic: Timeline

Governor Cuomo noted that New York's death rate had dropped to 35, though he questioned how hospitals were attributing causes of death for the gravely ill. Former Defense Secretary James Mattis issued a statement accusing President Trump of being a threat to the Constitution. Meanwhile, health officials expressed confidence that a vaccine would be ready by late 2020 or early 2021.

Reporter Wei Jia Jiang confronted President Trump regarding his activities in February and why he didn't warn the public sooner. Trump defended his early decision to implement a travel ban on China, noting that there were zero recorded U.S. deaths at the time of the order.

A review of Dr. Anthony Fauci's public statements from January and February 2020 shows a shift in risk assessment, moving from telling citizens they did not need to worry to acknowledging community spread. By late February, Fauci was still advising that there was no need for Americans to change their daily habits, contradicting later claims about the urgency of the situation in mid-January.

Jesus Campos and maintenance worker Stephen Shuck describe the events on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay during the October 1 shooting. Campos explains finding a bracketed door and being shot through a doorway, while Shuck recounts being warned to take cover. The hosts express skepticism regarding Campos's explanation for using a cellphone instead of a radio to report being shot, suggesting the narrative remains inconsistent.

The official timeline regarding Mandalay Bay security guard Jesus Campos is scrutinized. Police reports state Campos was shot in the thigh after responding to a door alarm on the 32nd floor, but the hosts find the lack of radio traffic and the shifting story about when he alerted authorities to be highly suspicious.

Conflicting timelines of the Pulse shooting suggest Omar Mateen may have been at the club earlier in the evening before the shooting began at 2:00 AM. One witness reported seeing Mateen at 1:00 AM and claimed they had previously communicated on the dating app Grindr. This leads to a theory that a personal altercation or rejection within the club may have preceded the massacre.

Twitter users protested a proposed shift from a chronological feed to an algorithmic timeline, leading to the trending hashtag #RIPTwitter. CEO Jack Dorsey is reportedly seeking ways to increase user engagement and stock price by mimicking Facebook's structure. Critics argue this change destroys the real-time nature of the platform that original users value.

The BBC is criticized for allegedly blowing the scripted timeline of the Arab Spring by reporting on unrest in Jordan before Egypt. A clip from BBC Newsnight shows a reporter discussing the Muslim Brotherhood and political Islam in Jordan, which the hosts claim contradicts the intended media rollout. They mock the British broadcaster for failing to follow the "memo" regarding the sequence of regional uprisings.