Dorian threatens U.S. after devastating the Bahamas; CNN reporter gets look at obliterated airport in Bahamas; Walmart ends some ammo ales, tells congress to step up; Biden campaign lowering expectations for early states

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 4 September 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Rush to save lives in Bahamas after destruction from Dorian; CNN reporter in Bahamas: "level of devastation is breathtaking"; Hurricane Dorian gaining speed as it closes in on Carolina's; SC bracing for near-record storm surge as Dorian moves in; U.S. Coast Guard has conducted 61 rescues in the Bahamas; Trump shows altered Dorian trajectory map to add Alabama; Research shows warming ocean increasing intensify of storms; Pence & Aides try to explain stay at Trump's Ireland resort; Trump, Pence dismiss conflict of interest claims with Trump hotels; DOD diverts $3.6 Billion in military funds to build border wall; Sources: Odessa, TX gunman was declared a "mental defective"; Biden campaign lowering expectations for early states; O'Rourke defends plan for mandatory buyback of assault weapons; Trump leaves Capitol Hill in limbo on gun measures; Watchdog: Trump's family separations traumatized children; Chaos engulfs U.K. Parliament after Brexit showdownTo 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	Hundreds of thousands of Americans on edge after seeing what Hurricane Dorian did to the Bahamas.
0:08.0	The lead starts right now.
0:10.0	Quote, almost 48 hours with non-stop carnage, unquote.
0:14.0	That's how one survivor is now describing the destruction Dorian inflicted on the Bahamas
0:19.0	as the storm today takes a dangerous turn, steering closer to the East Coast of the United States.
0:26.4	A bunch of Blarnie, the Vice President's confusing attempted explanation for going so
0:31.5	far out of his way so he could stay at President Trump's
0:35.5	hotel and resort in Ireland. And breaking news we now know why the West Texas
0:42.2	mass shooter failed his gun background check and
0:45.8	with Washington missing from the gun debate or the Senate at least
0:49.2	Walmart is stepping in could a company with a complicated history with guns actually
0:54.7	be blazing a trail? This is CNN Breaking News.
1:01.6	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper. We start with the breaking news
1:04.2	Hurricane Dorian's destruction in the Bahamas and what that might mean as the
1:09.5	storm makes its way up the East Coast of the United States.
1:12.8	New images in today show the catastrophe in the Bahamas.
1:16.7	What were family homes and quaint resort towns,
1:20.3	pulverized, pummeled.
1:22.4	The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1:25.8	have joined the behavior and rescue mission searching by air and by land for any signs of life.
1:32.0	The death toll now stands at seven, but officials expect that number to rise.
1:37.3	As Dorian moves north, Florida beaches are getting pelted by outer bands, Dorian could then slam the Carolinas, Port cities such as
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