A Number GOP Senators Willing to Challenge Election Results

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Trump tweets “too soon to give up” after McConnell acknowledges Biden’s election win. Biden introduces former rival Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary Nominee. CNN: Biden likely to get first coronavirus vaccine shot next week. Biden aiming to fill cabinet by Christmas; Sources say Judge Merrick Garland and Senator Doug Jones top contenders for Attorney General. Lawmakers negotiating on $900B COVID Relief Bill expected to include new stimulus checks. Wolf one-on-one with Senator Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders: Possible stimulus deal is not enough; We’re making progress but should go further on emerging stimulus package. Fauci: Moderna vaccine could get FDA emergency use authorization as early as tomorrow. United States Coronavirus death toll surpasses 306,000 with 16.8 million cases as massive vaccine rollout gains steam. Wolf one-on-one with London Mayor. London Mayor on disagreement with Prime Minister Johnson over restrictions. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is CNN breaking news.
0:07.0	Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.
0:13.0	I'm Will Flitzer in the situation room.
0:15.0	We're following breaking news.
0:16.4	Congress potentially on the brink of a deal on a stimulus package
0:20.8	to help millions and millions of Americans who are desperately struggling
0:24.6	right now through the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
0:28.7	Talks are happening as we speak up on Capitol Hill, the Senate majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying, and I'm quoting
0:34.5	him now, I think we're going to get there.
0:37.3	And the Senate Minority Leader Charles Chuck Schumer says, and I'm quoting, the finish line is in sight. We'll talk about it in a few moments
0:44.7	with Senator Bernie Sanders. He has very strong views on what's going on right now.
0:50.2	Meanwhile, the US coronavirus death toll has now surpassed 306,000 people and more than
0:57.1	16.8 million confirmed cases here in the US.
1:01.1	And as the unprecedented rollout of the Pfizer vaccine gained steam.
1:05.0	Dr Anthony Fauchi now says the Moderna vaccine could get emergency use authorization
1:10.5	from the FDA as early as tomorrow.
1:14.0	Let's begin our coverage this hour over at the White House,
1:16.2	our chief White House correspondent,
1:17.7	Jim Acosta is on the scene for us.
1:19.3	Jim, you're getting new information from your sources,
1:22.3	update our viewers.
1:23.7	Oh, that's right.
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