Biden introduces first cabinet picks, declares “America Is Back”; Doctor: We’re all “really, really scared of what’s to come”; New details on timing of GSA’s formal approval of Biden transition: Record pandemic-era air travel despite CDC guidance to stay home
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
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🗓️ 24 November 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Trump makes surprise appearance to brag about stock market before annual turkey pardoning; Biden: America will “lead the world, not retreat from it”; Biden: Team brings experience, leadership, fresh thinking; Trump makes two brief appearances today, takes no questions; Trump’s HHS Secy” We’re “Immediately” getting Biden team all material they feel they need; Experts warn new covid surges could force rationing of care; Surgeon general warns hospitals could become too overwhelmed to treat heart attack victims; Meadows notifies wets wing staff of transition; Warns staff against unauthorized contact with Biden team; Source: Biden team still not in touch with Dr. Fauci; Cars line up for miles, some wait 5+ hours for food donation; Covid task force is considering shortening quarantine period; AXIOS-IPSOS poll: 51% of Americans say they’re likely to take vaccine as soon as it’s available; Fmr. CDC Dir.: We need a nationwide covid alert-level system; Two Kansas City fire dept. employees die in one weekend from virus
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the lead. I'm Erica Hill in for Jake Tapper. We begin with breaking news in our |
| 0:05.3 | 2020 lead. A Trump administration official telling CNN just moments ago the White House |
| 0:10.0 | has given formal approval for Joe Biden to receive the president's daily briefing. |
| 0:14.2 | Now this comes just hours after President-elect Biden introduced his first cabinet picks |
| 0:19.2 | this afternoon. The overarching message, America is back and the Biden team is ready to lead. |
| 0:26.5 | It was a striking visual, the nominees as you see they're gathered in Wilmington, Delaware, |
| 0:30.3 | but of course socially distanced with masks. |
| 0:33.4 | The President-elect acknowledging he's glad his transition is finally being allowed to move forward |
| 0:38.4 | after weeks of delay from the Trump administration. |
| 0:41.6 | The Biden transition helping the stock market roll a |
| 0:44.3 | huge milestone on Wall Street today you see it there on your screen. The Dow |
| 0:47.5 | topping 30,000 for the first time ever and then closing above that number as |
| 0:52.4 | well just moments ago and it's that |
| 0:54.5 | milestone that prompted President Trump to make his way to the White House briefing |
| 0:58.6 | room for literally a one-minute speech bragging about the Dow. Hours later he pardoned corn |
| 1:05.7 | gobbling alongside Cobb two Thanksgiving turkeys who came from Iowa a state the |
| 1:10.9 | president said he loves. |
| 1:13.0 | One thing the president does not love these days, |
| 1:15.0 | questions. |
| 1:16.0 | Didn't take any. |
| 1:17.0 | Not answering when asked about a formal concession running in 2024 |
| 1:21.0 | or any additional pardons. |
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