Anderson Cooper: You're talking about encouraging hundreds of thousands of people to come to Las Vegas ... smoking, drinking, touching slot machines, breathing circulated air, doesn't that sound like a virus petri dish?!
Las Vegas Mayor: It sounds like you're being an alarmist!
Las Vegas Mayor: It sounds like you're being an alarmist!
Cooper: Chinese researchers have shown how this virus spreads
Mayor: You are tough. This isn't China, this is Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cooper: Wow, OK, that's really ignorant. That's an ignorant, ignorant statement. That's a restaurant, yes in China, but they are human beings too.
Mayor: You are tough. This isn't China, this is Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cooper: Wow, OK, that's really ignorant. That's an ignorant, ignorant statement. That's a restaurant, yes in China, but they are human beings too.
Live shot of Anderson Cooper during this interview (h/t @snackbardan ) 
Cooper: Casino owners are probably doing OK, it's the people who are working on the floor who are the ones who are going to become infected and potentially die.
Mayor: You're talking disease. I'm talking life -- I'm talking life and living.
Cooper: OK, that makes no sense.
Mayor: You're talking disease. I'm talking life -- I'm talking life and living.
Cooper: OK, that makes no sense.
Mayor: We offered to be a control group
AC: You're offering the citizens of Las Vegas to be a control group -
Mayor: I did offer, it was turned down
AC: - to see if your theory on social distancing works
Mayor:No, no, absolutely wrong. I offered but was told you can't do that
AC: You're offering the citizens of Las Vegas to be a control group -
Mayor: I did offer, it was turned down
AC: - to see if your theory on social distancing works
Mayor:No, no, absolutely wrong. I offered but was told you can't do that
