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Good evening.

Tonight with the coronavirus death toll approaching 47,000, the White House appears to be choosing

loyalty and political concerns over science, even the simple truth.

Today, the government doctor, who was until just days ago in charge of the federal vaccine

effort, sought whistleblower protection.

He said he was sidelined because he chose science over unproven and potentially deadly

drugs favored by President Trump.

And Rick Bright, that's his name, Rick Bright said in removal from his job as director of

the biomedical advanced research and development authority, or Barda appears to be part of

a pattern.

In his case, apparently punishing a career professional.

Also according to new reporting tonight in the Wall Street Journal, threatening to fire

another.

And this evening, yet another scientist was forced to publicly attempt to backtrack on

something he himself admits he said.

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Protection was brought to the podium

late today by the president to disavow his own words on national television.

So let's start with that first.

This is what Dr. Robert Redfield actually said to the Washington Post about what might

happen if a second wave of the virus hips during flu season.

The article was published yesterday, made headlines around the world.

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