Interview with Chief Biden Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci; Interview with Republican Sen. Pat Toomey; Interview with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson; Interview with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown

State of the Union

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🗓️ 25 July 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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First, Jake talks with President Biden’s Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci about the pandemic among unvaccinated Americans and the growing spread of the Delta variant. Then, Jake interviews Republican Sen. Pat Toomey about the latest on the infrastructure negotiations on Capitol Hill. Next, Jake speaks to Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas about what can be done to combat vaccine hesitancy in his state. Finally, Jake talks with Democratic Governor Kate Brown of Oregon about climate change playing a role in the fires in her state. 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	Avoidable Surge
0:06.8	The deadly Delta variant spreads further with unvaccinated Americans bearing the brunt.
0:11.9	We have the tools to end this epidemic.
0:14.1	But will enough Americans get the message that the vaccine saves lives?
0:18.4	I'll speak to Dr. Anthony Fauci and the governor of a state battling one of the lowest vaccination
0:23.3	rates. Arkansas Governor Aiza Hutchinson. Next, and building bridges,
0:28.1	as one congressional divide grows deeper, senators are struggling to come together on a much
0:32.7	needed infrastructure plan. Can they reach a deal? Republican Senator Pat Toomey joins me
0:37.9	exclusively to discuss in moments. Plus, monster inferno, wildfires in the west,
0:43.2	spawning explosive clouds, and fire tornadoes, and harming air quality from coast to coast.
0:48.8	It is literally climate change playing out before our eyes.
0:52.6	How much worse could this get? I'll speak exclusively to Oregon Governor Kate Brown ahead.
0:58.6	Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, DC, where the state of our union is sad and confused,
1:11.6	because the U.S. suffered through yet another COVID surge, one that did not have to happen.
1:17.7	The highly contagious Delta variant is fueling a rise in coronavirus cases in every state with
1:22.6	cases at their highest level since May, and one clear demographic group causing the spike.
1:30.7	Those who are not vaccinated, only 49 percent of the United States is fully vaccinated for
1:35.6	those eligible for the vaccine, those 12 and older. It's only 57 percent. The most severe outbreaks,
1:42.0	not surprisingly, are happening where vaccination rates are the lowest. Just three states,
1:48.0	just three. Florida, Texas, and Missouri accounted for 40 percent of all the new cases this week.
1:54.3	We've heard some heartbreaking stories of intensive care unit patients begging for the vaccine,
1:59.1	as they're about to go on a ventilator, only to be told by health professionals that it's too late.
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