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State of the Union

Interview with Chief Biden Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci; Interview with New York City Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams; Interview with Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Interview with Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan

State of the Union

CNN

News

3.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

First, billionaire Richard Branson makes history with Virgin Galactic’s successful mission to the edge of space. Next, Jake presses Chief Biden Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci about the mixed messages on whether covid vaccine booster shots will ultimately be necessary. Then, Jake interviews Democratic New York Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams about his plans for New York City if he is elected in November. After that, Jake talks to Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois about the US withdrawal from Afghanistan as well as Republican efforts to politicize covid vaccination efforts here at home. Finally, Jake asks Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan about what the US withdrawal will mean for Afghan women and girls. 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

Hello, I'm Dick Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is looking to the

0:11.2

skies.

0:12.2

Virgin Galactic billionaire Richard Branson is set to boldly go where no super rich guy

0:17.7

has ever gone before launching to the edge of space onboard his own supersonic space plane

0:23.7

called the VSS Unity.

0:26.6

The Unity will take off on a carrier plane and then after a brief flight it will launch

0:31.0

at least 50 miles above the Earth roaring well past the speed of sound.

0:35.0

The passengers will experience a few minutes of weightlessness before coming back down

0:40.0

to Earth.

0:41.0

Soon we expect to see Branson and his crew heading to the launch site.

0:44.5

We will bring you that when it happens.

0:47.2

But first, back on Earth, the Delta variant is now the dominant COVID strain in the United

0:53.4

States.

0:54.4

Space numbers heading in the wrong direction in areas with low vaccination rates.

0:58.9

For those who are vaccinated, there is new confusion about booster shots.

1:03.8

Vaccine company Pfizer is raising questions about how quickly Americans may need another

1:08.4

third shot as the FDA and CDC say, no, no, not yet.

1:15.9

Enjoying me now, the president's chief medical advisor on the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony

1:20.5

Fauci.

1:21.6

Thanks so much for joining us.

1:22.6

I want to start with this new reporting from Reuters today that Israel, the government

1:27.6

of Israel, is beginning to administer Pfizer boosters, third shots to people that they

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