Chaos erupts at Hong Kong airport as police, protesters clash; New video shows police engaging Dayton shooter; Sanford talks possible GOP primary challenge to Trump; Warren surges in polls, draws crowds in Iowa

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 13 August 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Trump on violent Hong Kong protests: "Hope it works out"; Hong Kong protests stretching nearly three months; Trump claims McConnell supports expanded background checks, despite McConnell's office saying otherwise; Dem Sen. Murphy: Trump believes there's a deal to be had; Police: Dayton shooter communicated with sister and companion in hour leading up to massacre; Sanford heads to NH as he weighs Trump 2020 challenge; Sanford: Trump should not be GOP nominee in 2020; Inside the Warren Iowa campaign strategy; Sanders attacks Washington Post, New York Times; Sanders walks back Bezos comments, still slams media; Cuccinelli changes statue of Liberty poem to make case for Trump's new rules to limit immigration; Crying girl's father tracked down after ICE raid caused confusion about his locationTo 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	President Trump says China is now moving troops reacting to the protests in
0:06.2	Hong Kong. The lead starts right now. Riot police clashing with protesters who
0:11.6	are crippling the airport in Hong Kong and breaking
0:13.8	today how China may be responding by possibly moving troops and also refusing to
0:19.1	let the US Navy dock there.
0:22.8	After back to back gun massacres, President Trump today insisting that the Senate
0:26.5	majority leader, Mitch McConnell, is in favor of expanded background checks for gun
0:31.3	purchases, but McConnell's own offices saying whoa not so fast
0:34.5	plus just moments ago Dayton police revealing brand new surveillance video and
0:39.8	new details about what the gunman did before he murdered his sister and eight others.
0:47.0	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper. We start with breaking news and our world lead
0:53.6	as absolute chaos takes over one of the busiest airports in the world. One
0:58.8	protester compared it to war today as hundreds faced off with riot police bringing to a halt the airport in
1:05.6	Hong Kong the semi-autonomous region off the southeast coast of China
1:09.7	canceling flights, stranding travelers, causing violence.
1:13.6	Our reporters on the ground described an ugly and violent scene.
1:17.4	Protesters beating at least one person they believed to be an undercover police officer
1:22.4	and then refusing to allow that
1:24.0	individual first aid.
1:26.1	This is just the latest in nearly three months of protests in Hong Kong against the government
1:31.0	closely aligned with China and a proposed bill legislation
1:34.3	that would have allowed extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China.
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