Dec. 12 — Sec. Blinken, Gov. Beshear & Sen. Marshall

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🗓️ 12 December 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) talks to Meet the Press about his state's recovery effort after tornadoes devastate communities across Kentucky. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) defends his opposition to vaccine mandates. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses President Biden's recent phone call with Russian President Putin. John Heilemann, Marianna Sotomayor, Kimberly Atkins Stohr and Brendan Buck join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, tornado catastrophe.
0:05.0	This will be, I believe, the deadliest tornado system to ever run through Kentucky.
0:10.0	100 or more feared dead, mostly in Kentucky.
0:13.0	If you had to describe what's happened to your town, the people that don't hear what you say.
0:18.0	It's gone.
0:20.0	Rare December tornadoes crashed through six states.
0:23.5	They're working on trying to save some people that are trapped in the rubble.
0:27.1	And Amazon warehouse destroyed in Illinois.
0:30.2	I had no idea the building looked that bad, and I'm just, I'm worried sick.
0:34.3	I just want to know if he's okay.
0:35.8	We'll get the latest from Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.
0:39.3	Plus, COVID and mandates.
0:40.6	A lot of the sickest patients that are on this floor won't make it out of this war.
0:45.3	With cases and death spiking again, are Democrats in the Biden administration doing enough to push for vaccine mandates?
0:52.8	Know this. Everyone in North America is either going to get vaccinated or you're going to get COVID.
0:57.8	Joining me is Republican Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas who opposes mandates.
1:03.1	Plus Biden and Putin, Russia and Ukraine.
1:05.9	Good to see you again.
1:07.0	President Biden says he's warned Vladimir Putin against any invasion of Ukraine.
1:11.7	There will be severe consequences. Economic consequences like none he's ever seen or ever had been
1:17.4	seen. But how much is the U.S. willing to do to stop another Russian invasion? I'll ask Secretary
1:23.1	of State, Anthony Blinken. Joining me for Insight and Analysis are, executive editor of the recount, John Howman,
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