Remembering The Life And Legacy Of Colin Powell

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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3.6 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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News of former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s death prompted an outpouring of grief that reflects the profound admiration of a statesman unique in so may ways. President Biden said Powell will be remembered as one of our great Americans. Bob Woodward joins to remember the “reluctant warrior." Steve Bannon refuses to comply with the January 6th Select Committee’s subpoena. The committee will vote tomorrow night on whether Bannon should be referred to the Justice Department for criminal contempt. 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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0:29.2	Now General Colin Powell is remembered as a highly respected soldier, statesman, and trailblazer.
0:39.4	We're learning more about the death of the first Black U.S. Secretary of State and why he was so
0:44.6	vulnerable to complications from COVID-19. Also breaking tonight, former
0:50.2	President Trump just filed a lawsuit to keep his record secret from the January 6th
0:55.3	Select Committee.
0:56.7	I'll speak live with a key member of the panel.
0:59.5	We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.
1:03.4	I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room.
1:05.5	We begin with the passing of General Colin Powell at age 84. The loss felt so
1:17.3	deeply by so many of us especially as we have learned about his battles with
1:21.9	COVID-19 multiple myeloma blood cancer, and Parkinson's
1:26.4	disease.
1:27.4	CNN's Alex Mark Wort reports on Powell's life, death, and legacy. The news of death and
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