Hurricane Dorian slamming U.S. Virgin Islands; Hurricane threat grows for continental U.S.; Trump goes after Puerto Rico, Fox News in Twitter tirade; Next Dem debate stage likely set with 10 candidates

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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3.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Dorian gains strength, now hitting Puerto Rico as category 1 hurricane; Ahead of storm, Trump attacks Puerto Rico, calls it "One of the most corrupt places on Earth" ; Mayor of San Juan responds to Trump's attacks; Sources: Trump rattled about possible economic downturn, scrambles for victories ahead of election; Trump: Fox News "Isn't working for us anymore"; Biden dominates Dem field by double-digit in new poll; Top 2020 Democrats beta trump in new 2020 poll; Sources: Trump said he'd pardon aides if they broke law to build wall; AG Bill Barr to host private party at Trump's DC hotel; GOP Sen Isakson announces he's retiring from Congress; Boris Johnson to suspend Parliament amid Brexit brawl; Trump: Johnson is exactly what "U.K. has been looking for"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	Puerto Rico bracing for a hurricane and gets a direct hit from the president.
0:07.0	The lead starts right now.
0:10.0	Breaking news, Hurricane Dorian slamming, preparing to Swipe Puerto Rico, an island still
0:16.8	suffering from Hurricane Maria two years ago.
0:19.9	The storm could also hit the U.S. mainland as a major hurricane. And as if
0:25.0	getting slammed by Mother Nature isn't enough, the president spent this morning
0:29.2	ripping Puerto Rico and specifically the mayor of San Juan.
0:33.0	She will be here to respond.
0:35.0	And take the land, don't worry.
0:37.0	I'll pardon you.
0:38.0	A new report goes inside President Trump's all out
0:41.0	and possibly law-bending attempt to build the border wall
0:44.8	before people vote. This is CNN breaking news. Welcome to the lead. I'm
0:52.4	Danabash in for Jake Tapper and we start with breaking news in the national lead.
0:57.1	What is now Hurricane Dorian, lashing the Virgin Islands and bearing down on Puerto Rico.
1:02.4	It's proving to be a test for the already
1:04.4	battered island and that 3 million people, all American citizens who live there.
1:08.9	Dorian's track keeps changing and it keeps getting stronger now expected to swell into a
1:14.5	category three hurricane as it heads towards Florida. CNN is covering every
1:19.7	angle and we'll start with CNN's Omar Jimenez on Puerto Rico's east side.
1:24.3	So Omar what's happening where you are?
1:28.3	Dana, well just to our East Hurricane Dorian continues to gather strength by the minute at this point at the very
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