Interview with FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn; Interview with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; Interview with former Vice President Al Gore; Interview with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy; Interview with former Georgia Gov. candidate Stacey Abrams

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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First, Jake presses FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn on if the Trump administration politicized the vaccine approval process. Then, Jake talks with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on the US response to the coronavirus pandemic. Next, former Vice President Al Gore joins Jake to reflect on his decision to concede the 2000 election 20 years later. Then, Jake asks Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy if he thinks the Senate will be able to approve a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill by the end of the year. Next, Jake asks former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams about Democrats’ efforts to flip Georgia’s Senate seats in the January runoff election. Finally, Jake looks at the ways the Trump presidency exposed major issues with America’s political system. 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	Come and get it, the FDA authorizes the use of the first coronavirus vaccine.
0:10.4	Science and data guided the FDA's decision.
0:13.4	As millions of Americans patiently wait for their turn, how long will it be until you can get your
0:18.3	vaccine?
0:19.3	I'll speak to FDA Commissioner Stephen Han and a major figure in the fight against coronavirus Bill Gates. the President Trump's latest outrageous effort to overturn the election.
0:33.8	Are his fruitless efforts finally coming to an end?
0:36.7	And what will be the consequences for America?
0:39.2	Republican Senator Bill Cassidy and former presidential candidate Al Gore join me to discuss in moments.
0:45.3	Plus, eyes on the prize. Early voting set to begin in Georgia as control of the US Senate hangs in
0:52.2	the balance.
0:52.9	We know how to win those seats.
0:54.7	Will Democrats deliver the majority to President-elect Biden?
0:58.3	I'll speak to voting rights leader Stacy Abrams ahead. ahead. Hello, I'm Dick Tapper in Washington where the state of our union is, as FDR once said about D-Day, on a mighty endeavor, this time
1:16.8	to immunize the nation.
1:19.2	And there you see it an historic morning.
1:21.2	The first trucks with the COVID-19 vaccine are on their way.
1:24.6	The first shipments of the vaccine expected to arrive in all 50 states tomorrow and about
1:30.2	3 million doses to be delivered this week.
1:32.6	General Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warps Speed,
1:36.4	compared the logistical effort to distribute the vaccine to D-Day,
1:40.4	the beginning of the end of the pandemic, which is now racing towards 300,000 dead Americans.
1:45.8	Of course, victory in Europe would not happen until 336 days after Allies first stormed
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