{"id":3551,"date":"2020-06-11T10:17:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=3551"},"modified":"2020-06-11T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:17:14","slug":"lester-holt-to-anchor-the-playbook-this-saturday-a-special-hour-on-the-covid-19-crisis-as-cases-in-u-s-top-2-million-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2020\/06\/11\/lester-holt-to-anchor-the-playbook-this-saturday-a-special-hour-on-the-covid-19-crisis-as-cases-in-u-s-top-2-million-0\/","title":{"rendered":"LESTER HOLT TO ANCHOR \u201cTHE PLAYBOOK\u201d THIS SATURDAY &#8211; A SPECIAL HOUR ON THE COVID-19 CRISIS AS CASES IN U.S. TOP 2 MILLION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Features In-Depth Analysis From \u201cPandemic Playbook\u201d Authors &amp; Reporting from NBC News\u2019 Investigative Unit<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cDateline NBC\u201d&nbsp;Special to Air Saturday, June 13 at 8pm ET\/7pm CT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC News\u2019 Lester Holt will anchor <em>The Playbook<\/em>, a <em>Dateline NBC<\/em> in-depth and comprehensive special look at whether the coronavirus pandemic that tore through the United States could have been contained or slowed had government agencies\u00a0 responded differently, this Saturday, June 13 at 8pm ET\/7pm CT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As cases in the U.S. top 2 million and the nation begins to reopen, Holt speaks with Dr. Beth Cameron, former head of the National Security Council\u2019s pandemic response and preparedness team, along with Jeremy Konyndyk, an expert in international disasters who helped co-ordinate the Obama administration\u2019s response to Ebola. They are two of the authors of the 2016 \u201cPandemic Playbook,\u201d a step-by-step guide for White House officials to help them make decisions quickly in a crisis. To watch a preview of the special, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/dateline-preview-the-playbook-84831813670\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the one-hour broadcast, Holt sits down with HHS Secretary Alex Azar, who responds to criticism that the Trump administration could have done more to fight the pandemic and that it largely ignored steps outlined in the playbook, a notion Azar denies. The special alsofeatures NBC News\u2019 extensive investigative reporting on the government\u2019s response to the pandemic, as well as interviews with key experts including: Dr. Luciana Borio, an infectious disease expert and former member of the Trump administration\u2019s National Security Council, and Eric Ries, an entrepreneur who worked to help connect PPE makers with those who needed it the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program is produced by Liz Brown, Justin Balding, Tim Beacham, Dorothy Newell, Marianne O\u2019Donnell, Sue Simpson, and senior producer Allison Orr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dateline NBC<\/em> is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 28th season. <em>Dateline<\/em> is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. 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