Interview with Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson; Interview with House Intel Chair Rep. Adam Schiff; Interview with CBC Chair Rep. Karen Bass; Interview with FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor; Interview with WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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First, Dana presses Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson on if President Trump is inflaming tensions following violence in Wisconsin and Oregon. Then, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff responds to the White House decision to cancel in-person election briefings for Congress. Next, Dana asks Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass about President Trump's response to the shooting of Jacob Blake. Then, Dana talks to FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor about the damage from Hurricane Laura and the ongoing coronavirus relief efforts. Finally, Dana talks the Women's National Basketball Players Association president Nneka Ogwumike about the historic protests in the sports world against police violence. 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	Nation divided.
0:07.2	America officially nominates presidential candidates as protests erupt in Wisconsin and a person is shot dead overnight during
0:16.8	Portland protests as the COVID-19 pandemic rages is the already deep
0:22.4	political divide growing.
0:24.0	Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson, Democratic Congresswoman
0:29.0	Karen Bass and FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor joined me to discuss.
0:33.9	And election threat.
0:35.6	The President's Intelligence Director says he will no longer brief Congress in person
0:40.9	on election security.
0:42.4	As Americans prepare to cast their ballots,
0:45.2	will their votes be secure?
0:46.8	House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff responds.
0:50.5	Plus, team effort. Again, America's sports players take a stand, cancelling games in protest of police violence.
0:59.0	It's exhausting being black, especially when you're a celebrity.
1:03.2	Why is this moment different?
1:05.6	WNA star and president of the Women's National Basketball Players Association,
1:10.9	NECA Okumike, will be here ahead.
1:14.0	Hello, I'm Dana Bash in for Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is bitterly
1:25.2	divided with both conventions behind us.
1:28.5	It is more clear than ever that this is an election year like no other. in the middle of a pandemic that is still
1:34.8	not under control and as the nation comes to a reckoning with racial injustice
1:39.6	protests recharged by the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
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