Interviews with: Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
State of the Union
CNN
3.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | After decades of abortion being protected, is it about to become illegal in much of |
| 0:20.4 | the U.S.? |
| 0:21.4 | I'll speak to the Republican governor of Mississippi, Tate Reevesnext, and Battlefront. |
| 0:26.3 | The leak ignites outrage and protests across the nation, as Democrats vowed to fight |
| 0:31.3 | for abortion rights. |
| 0:32.9 | This is a life or death moment and we need to fight like it is. |
| 0:36.0 | But will the court's decision affect how Americans vote this November? |
| 0:40.0 | Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins me to discuss ahead. |
| 0:43.6 | Plus, proxy war, Russia has set to celebrate Victory Day, with signs Putin could escalate |
| 0:49.2 | his war strategy. |
| 0:50.6 | As reports suggest, the U.S. is going further to help Ukraine. |
| 0:53.8 | I'll speak to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield, in |
| 0:58.1 | moments. |
| 1:06.6 | Good morning, I'm Jake Taper in Washington, where the state of our union is on the brink |
| 1:10.6 | of a very different America. |
| 1:12.2 | The nation is still reacting to this unprecedented leak from the U.S. Supreme Court revealing a draft |
| 1:17.4 | majority opinion on a Mississippi abortion case that would overrule the landmark 1973 ruling |
| 1:23.8 | Roe v. Wade. |
| 1:24.8 | The majority draft was written by Justice Samuel Alito and supported by four other justices, |
| 1:29.4 | according to Politico, which obtained the draft and broke the story. |
| 1:32.8 | While not final, the stakes of this decision have already spurred protests and celebrations |
| 1:38.2 | across the country and a new debate in Washington, between those who want to nationalize the |
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