Music legend Tina Turner dies at 83

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Tina Turner, the resilient signer hailed by many as the “Queen of Rock and Roll,” died at the age of 83. Plus, Gov. Ron DeSantis is less than two hours away before using Twitter to announce his 2024 presidential bid. Also, with only eight days until the U.S.’s possible default, negotiators on both sides are going back to the drawing board to try and avoid economic catastrophe. 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	Simply the best, the lead starts right now.
0:15.1	Remembering an entertainment legend, Tina Turner, dead at the age of 83.
0:20.3	Plus, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis bucking the trend less than two hours to go before
0:24.7	the Florida Republican uses Twitter and Elon Musk to launch his campaign for president
0:30.3	coming up. How Donald Trump, the frontrunner, is responding to DeSantis's unconventional approach.
0:35.4	And we're not going to default. We're going to solve this problem.
0:41.4	Oh, really? How's that going to happen? We have only eight days left until the US
0:45.5	possibly hits default. Here, what else is and is not on the table as negotiators on both sides.
0:51.3	Go back to the debt limit drawing board today to try to avoid economic catastrophe.
1:00.7	Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper. We start today with some sad news and our pop culture
1:05.2	lead music legend Tina Turner has died at the age of 83. A post on her verified Facebook account
1:11.8	gives no details, but says in part, today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us
1:16.6	all her greatest work, her music. Tina, we will miss you dearly.
1:30.6	The queen of rock and roll rose to fame from rather humble beginnings and overcame an infamously
1:37.5	horribly abusive marriage to become one of the most popular female artists of all time.
1:44.2	CNN Stephanie Elam takes a look now at Tina Turner's extraordinary life and career.
1:49.1	Proud Mary was one of Tina Turner's signatures showcasing her unique sound, look and moves.
2:01.1	That's my style. I take great songs and turn them into rock and roll songs on stage.
2:07.4	Icon, survivor, a queen of rock and roll.
2:13.4	Tina Turner began life as Anna Mae Bullock in world Tennessee. As a teenager,
2:18.2	she moved to St. Louis where she met rocker Ike Turner. Ike was very good to me when I first started
2:23.4	my career, started to sing weekends with him and we were close friends. The Ike and Tina Turner
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